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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , SATURDAY , SEPTEMBER 23 , 1890 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY" FIVE OENTS. ]
CRISIS HAY DRAG ON
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Question of Peaos or War Left TJndiojfjj
British Cabinet.
LORD SALISBURY BACKED BY THE
Detennlntfl Erery Effort Shall Bo Exhausted
Before War is Beached On.
SUPPORTED BY MAJORITY OF CABINET
Belief In Ohamboilaln'i Sagacity Shaken bj
Attitudt of Frie State.
FEAR AN IMMEDIATE RAID BY BOERS
Alter * hc Cnhlnct Council the German
AmhaMxndor Visit * the Premier ,
Lord 8allhnry , and Hold * LonK
Conference ivlth Him.
( Copyright , 1899. by Press TubllshlnB Co. )
LONDON. Sept. 22. ( Now York World
Cfibtegrath Special Telegram. ) Intense ex
citement prevails In the poll'Jcal clubs tonight -
night over today's cabinet meeting. Min
isters are extremely reticent ami all manner
of nmwatlonal rumors are flying about , but
I hoar from a most reliable authority that
the IRBUO of peace or war was not decided
tod-ky. Military preparations are bclne
pushed on rapidly , ns they cannot now be
stayed until settlement Is In sight.
) Mr. Chamberlain laid before the council
today eomo recent communications between
Mllner and Krugcr which show that the
latter le profiting by the wise advice given
In Sir \Vllllam Harcourt's speech and is
willing to renew negotiations If the Drltlsh
government will accept Harcourt's dctlnltlon
of the suzerainty claim. Salisbury ( him-
oolf , bockod by the strong Influence ot the
V-i queen , is determined that every effort shall
* " be exhausted before war la resolved on. Sal
isbury commands the support of the bulk
of the cabinet , whose'belief in Chamberloln'B
eogaoUy has been rudely ehaken by the
monaolns attitude of the Orange Free State
nnd certainly now fully realize that civil
Avar in Capo Colony itself cannot be averted
if hostilities are once begun against the
Transvaal.
I found belief prevalent In 'best informed
ministerial circles that the crisis will drag
on probably two or three weeks , with grad
ually lessening tension and eventuating In
a peaceful settlement.
The greatest peril dn the situation Hess
In the possibility of Krugcr being unable to
roe train the Boers on the frontier from com-
xnlUlng some rencklcss act of war , maddened
beyond endurance as they are by the spec
tacle of elaborate preparations being made
to crush them by might at Britain.
Aimoalated I'rcfi * Story.
LONDON , Sept. 22. A cabinet council was
hcJd today , beginning at 12:30 : p. m. A
largo crowd assembled abqut Downing street
early In tiho day. The cabinet ministers
vero loudly cheered , tho. secretory > ofpbato
Lt " " for tho'colonies , 'Mr. 'Chamberlain , receiving
* the lion's share ot the applause.
Previous to the meeting of the cabinet
Baron Rothschild visited the first lord of
the treasury , Mr. Balfour. The circum
stance ia unusual and is said to bo tn con
nection wltih the money difficulties the gov-
arntnont is encountering regarding the pros
pective military campaign.
When the cabinet went into session no
now developments In the Transvaal situation
had transpired. The dispatcher from the
Cape continued of a warlike tone and voiced
the Indignation of the British contingent
against the Orange Free State and Afrl-
kaindor attitudes.
The Impression current here , though not
based on anything tangible , was that , pub
licly , tlie cabinet would only take stepu
tending to protract the negotiations , while
eeorotly it would prepare the details of an
np rcsadTe campaign , perhaps deciding to
convoke Parliament , though It was scarcely
p believed the latter determination would be
v announced Immediately.
News from South Africa is eagerly
awaited , as many think the cabinet council
wMl bo Immediately followed by a Boer raid.
The cabinet meeting ended at 2:40 : p. m.
The ministers wore cheered as they came
out of the foreign ofnce. Nothing trans
pired regarding the action taken , though the
general impression spread that a vigorous
line had been adopted.
The secretary of state for war , marquis of
Lansdowne , and the first lord of the ad
miralty , George J. Goschen , immediately
proceeded to the war office.
The Pall Mall Gazette this afternoon pub-
llflhed a dispatch from Capetown which says
it iM stated the Boers have given a guarantee
to tflielr sympathizers In the Orange Free
State and Capo Colony that the Transvaal
will bo the first to make war.
Immediately after the cabinet council the
Gorman ambassador , Count Von Hatzfcldt-
WJldenburff , visited the premier , Lord Salis
bury , and had a Jong conference with him.
The fact that a similar visit immediately
followed the previous cabinet council leads
eomo persons to attach significance to It ,
nnd to Infer that Emperor William of Ger
many is taking an active part tn Trans
vaal affairs. The official German prcsa ,
however , has been so outspoken In telling
President Krugor that ho need not expect
German aidthat it la scarcely possible to
attach credence to that inference. It Is much
anoro probable that the- question of Delagoa
Ibay was dlseusssed , If the dispatch printed
today by the Pioneer of Allahabad , saying
negotiations had been concluded by Great
Britain to take possession of Delngoa bay
November 1 , is correct.
Many rumors are current regarding the
result of the cabinet council , all professing
to be bated on good sources , But the&o are
vague and contradictory. Ono news agency
announces that Immediate and decisive ac
tion lias not been decided upon ,
Later In the day various rumors were still
current regarding the cabinet meeting , but
the following , which the Pall Mall Gazette
publisher , Is believed to 'be correct :
"The comparatively short duration of the
council warrants the conclusion that noth
ing of supreme Importance was decided at
It , and euch wo believe to be the fact. "
"Information in our possession Is to the
effect that it was an Interim cabinet sum
moned to consider an Interim dispatch. It
is believed that this paper , which met with
tno uanlmous approval of Mr , Chamberlain's
colleagues , will be published as soon as rc-
celvc-d by the Boer government , on Monday
or ut the latest , on Tuesday , "
According to the Pall Mall Gazette the
dispatch opens with an expression of regret
nt the unfavorable character of Secretary
Reltz's last reply and proceeds with a very
firm insistence upon the repudiation of the
claim of the Transvaal to the status of a
6over lgn etate , once more pointing ou
British readiness to settle at once the nature
of the propoied arbitration tribunal , pro-
vlded the other British conditions are
promptly and unreservedly accepted anc
concluding with the Intimation that the im
perial government Id now engaged In draw
ing up Us own terms and that the Trans
vaal may expect to hear from them very
ehortly.
The Pall Mall Gazette says that another
meeting of the cabinet will take place next
Thursday or Friday , when the Issues will
bo presented In a more terlous shape.
PlEiirliiK ou Iloer Force * .
nnrOUIA. Sept. 22. The executive
11 sat until 6 o'clock yesterday even-
telegram containing President
to Sir Alfred Milner , the Brlt-
mmlsslonor In South Africa ,
cored. A largo order for
loon given In the Orange Free
field cornets say that In the
event of mobilization 4,000 men will bo
available at Pretoria alone.
It Is reported that nn experiment at
Zuurfonteln with a locally manufactured
dynamite gun resulted In the gun bursting ,
though no ono was Injured ,
DUKBAN , Natal , Sept. 22. Refugees from
Barberton complain blterly of the arrogance
of the field cornets. They say Boer boys
ot 15 y ars are placed on the lists ot the
commanding.
AmrrleaiiH in Trnimvnal Safe.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 22. No American
cltlzon In the Transvaal republic stands In
danger of Impressment Into the Boor army
is the opinion of the State department and
notwithstanding many appeals have been
received from private sources to protect
our citlzcna from suob. Impressment it Is
not regarded as necessary to change In any
manner the well established policy of the
department In dealing with such ubjects.
Sympathize ivlth Iloer * .
ST. PETERSBURG , Sept. 22. Believing
that -war between Great Britain and the
Transvaal Is Imminent , most of the Russian
newspapers make no attempt to conceal
their sympathy with the Boers.
The Novoe Vrcmya ralecs Uio question or
the 'maintenance of the Suez canal as an
international waterway if the whole of cast
Africa , from Cairo to the Capo of Good Hope ,
Is to be formed Into a compact British col
ony. The Novosll comments in bitter tormn
against "Groat Britain's igrab policy" and
warns her that the war will not bo a tri
umphal march.
Xoihlne Left hut to
NEW YORK , Sept. 22. A dispatch to the
Tlrbuno from London says : Leading finan
ciers In the city are convinced that war is
Inevitable , since neither President Kruger
nor Mr. Chamberlain can retreat with honor
and there is no other way out ot It. That
Is the commonest expression heard In Lom
bard street , that each side has gone too
far to turn back , and hence there Is nothing
to do but Qght it out.
London Stock Market Nervonii.
LONDON , Sept. 22. The stock market
opened nervous and showed some Irregu
larity for a time. Consols , for both money
and the account , fell 3-16 and American
shares were unchanged to % lower. After
the first hour prices were steadier and the
market was quiet awaiting news of the re
sult of the cabinet meeting.
Transportation Charge * IIlRli.
BOMBAY , Sept. 22. The remainder of the
Nineteenth Hussars and the cavalry staff
have sailed for the Cape.
The cost of transporting the Indian con
tingent to South Africa Is estimated at
400,000.
to Take Delapon Tiny.
ALLAHABAD , British India , Sep 22.
The Pioneer today prints a dlspatchrsaylng
negotiations have been concluded by Great
Britain for taking possession of Delagoa
bay November 1.
NEW ODD FELLOW RULINGS
VlMltorn to the Sovereign Lodge Need
Not He Memhcrn of nebcltnh
Old Uniform Stays.
DETROIT , Sept. 22. Many of the visiting
Odd Fellows left the city today.
The business of the sovereign grand lodge
will be completed tomorrow. This body , by
a vote taken today , refused to abolish the
old encampment branch of royal purple de
gree uniform. The Patriarchs' militant had
strongly urged doing away with the division
named.
The sovereign legislature today adopted a
resolution authorizing relief committees to
raise funds for relief purposes by giving
entertainments and by any other means
which the state grand masters may approve.
A proposition for ostablishmen of a
sanitary fund In old of Odd Fellows
sanitariums In regions of rceont for invalids ,
was recommitted. It had been claimed that
the burden of caring for Invalid members
by the local lodgea of such regions Is un
duly heavy.
A report of the Judiciary committee was
adopted , deciding that visitors to the
sovereign grand lodge need not bo members
of the Rcbckah branch , although the grand
representatives must bo.
POLITICAL EXILES RETURN
LandliiK Arounen Great KnthimliiHia nt
the City of Santo
SANTO DOMINGO , Sept. 22. A war ehlp
from Porto Rico , with forty political exiles
on board , arrived here today. The return
ot the exiled aroused much enthusiasm
among the populace. The decree of the gov
ernment fixing October 6 to October 8 for
the primary elections nnd providing for the
meeting of the electoral college during tbo
last week In October , although a revolu
tionary action and against tbo constitution ,
has been well received. The government's
action was ratified by a popular demon
stration , the crowds crying : "Down with
the constitution , "
There was apparently no opposition to the
decree. Officers will bo elected for the full
term , four years. Jlmlnez Is the only can
didate for the presidency of the republic.
Woman .IIIIIIIIN from Fourth Story.
NEW YORK , Sept. 22.-Mrs. Horace
Chcnery , wife of a wealthy repldent of
Larchmont Manor , N , Y. , cither jumped or
fell from a fourth story window of the
Hotel MajeHtlc early today and was In
stantly killed.
Mrs. Chcnery wan 25 years old. She had
been In dellrato health far somn time nnd
had come to the hotel six weeks ago from
her home In Lnrclunont to be near the
office of her physician , who was treating
her for a nervous trouble ,
At 3:30 : this morning Mrs. Chenery asked
her nuren to get her a glass of water. Tim
nurse left the bedfldo to get the waler.
At that moment a lire engine , clanging Its
licll , passed the 'hotel ' on Its way to a fire.
The nur e returned to the room and found
the lied empty. She went to the window Slid
saw 'Mm. Chencry's body on the pavement ,
beventy feet below.
Strike StopM Work at Crampx ,
PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 22.-The strikers
at Cramp's shipyards were joined today
by tha blacksmiths and their helperw , who
have been nt work at the dry dock. Several
machinists and Joiners who nt first refused
to join the nine-hour movement also deserted
their poHts. The defection resulted In a
total suspension of work.
San .In ii n Hero Killed.
DENVER , Sept. 22. A special to the
News from Price. Utah , ways ; Private
Holland of the Ninth cavalry , at Fort
Du Chesno , had hlx homo fall on him ,
receiving Injuries from which lie died to
day. Ho was one of the heroes of San
Juan ,
Iti-v. t'oa ! M IiiHtead of liner.
BEVERLY. ( Maes. , Sept. 22. Rev. Albert
B , Coates of Beverly lias accepted the nom
ination ot the Massachusetts prohibition
state committee for covcrnor , In place of
John Willis Baer. dwllned.
OTIS IS ASKED TO EXPLAIN
Called On to Elucidate tha Exclusion of
Chinese from Manila ,
CHINESE MINISTER WANTS INFORMATION
Ucnlre * the Admlinlnn Into the Phil
ippine * of Some Chinese < luctlou
of DcHccrntlott of Chnrchcn
! I'nnacd Over.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 22. At the cabinet
meeting today the subject of Chinese exclu
sion In the Philippines was discussed at
om length. It was decided to ask General
Otis for definite Information as to what had
been done , and especially In regard to a
particular complaint from the Chinese min
ister that ono shipload of Chinese had been
stopped. General Otis will bo asked to give
reasons why this action was taken.
First Assistant Secretary Hill ot the State
department was present at the session on
account of the Chinese exclusion topic.
The telegram from General Otis relating
to the occupation of churches by United
States troops In the Philippines was read
and dlscusced. No orders will bo sent to
General Otis on this subject , as It is re
garded as a part of warfare to ccupy the
churches.
The War department has received the fol
lowing telegram from General Otis regard
ing the military use of church property
in the Philippines :
"Referring to your cablegram of Septem
ber 18 , sixteen churches In dlflorcnt local
ities occupied by United States troops. Four
only partially occupied and religious serv
ices not Interfered with. Also three con
vents occupied. These three and ten of the
sixteen churches wore formerly occupied by
Insurgents. Church property is respected
and protected by our troops. "
The Chinese minister called at
the State department today andj
hold a long conference with Acting
Secretary Hill respecting the admission into
the Philippines of some Chinese. The case
is an exceptional one and It Is said that the
general question of the validity and pro
priety of General Otis' extension of the
Chinese exclusion laws to the Philippines
was not an Issue in the conference.
Senator Davis , chairman of the commlttca
on foreign relations , happened to call nt thei
tlmo and was a participant in the dlscua- ]
slon , giving the department the benefit of
his views of the attitude that would bo as
sumed by his committee and perhaps by
congress respecting such questions as that
presented.
There are some Indications that the adop
tion of a more elastic policy in the matter
of Chinese exclusion will bo suggested to
General Otis , but nothing has yet been done
In that direction.
TO PURSUE FABIAN TACTICS
AKntnnldo Preparing to Worry the
American Forcen an Much nH
He PonHlbly Can.
( Copyright , 1899. by Press Publishing Co. )
MANILA , Sept. 19. Via Hong Kong , Sept.
22. ( New York World Cablegram Special
Telegram. ) The Filipino newspaper , Jndo- '
pendonoia , says Inturgent preparations are
complete to abandon Tarlao If necessary.
Agulnaldo's forces , this organ says , will bo
able to continue their Fabian tootles suc-
oes fully , exhausting the American troops
moro easily than the Romans wore out Han
nibal.
General Joseph Wheeler , after a skirmish
at Porac , telegraphed to General Otis abklng
that the latter send cavalry so that Wlieelcr
could annihilate a large body of insurgents
and prevent a reassembling. General Otis'
reply iwas a curt refusal to send the cavalry
until October.
Members of the pio-Amerlcan party or
Filipinos are utterly discouraged because of
General Otis' procrastination. Ills Incon
sistencies and his obstructivcncss. Even
the most loyal pro-Americans among the
natives are losing hope. Their lives have
been threatened , their policy has been rid
iculed1 , their plans have been thwarted.
Then , too , their commissioners have been
discredited by General Otis , who declares
they have no status.
Three attempts have been made to assas
sinate Tavera , the leader of the pro-Amer
ican Filipinos. Now General Otis refuses
to allow soldiers to guard Tavera's house ,
therefore Tavera will leave the Philippines.
The Filipino nation Is determined to expel
the Spanish friars , "but " General Otis and
the Spanish archbishop are very friendly.
His friendship the Filipinos hero resent.
There is a growing feeling among military
men and the native police that the native
judges are unreliable. An inquiry ia now
proceeding. Commercial dislocation has re
sulted In Manila because the goods ordinarily
produced here are unobtainable since the
provinces have been disturbed1. Nowadays
the goods are only obtainable from abroad.
? fto tariff , which Is prohibitive , needs mod
ifying , whllo the local supplies are sus
pend il.
General Otis has renewed the monopoly
enjoyed by a private firm for landing car-
gocw and bonded warehouses. He also has
renewed the opium monopoly. Both of
these monopolies are highly Injurious and
their renewal arouses widespread indigna
tion.
GILMORE'S MEN IN A BAD WAY
FUlplnoH Biirneed at Fullnre tn Exact
u ItiniNiini Trent the I'rlN-
iiners Cruelly.
BOSTON. Sept. 22. A naval officer on ono
of the ships at Cavlto says In a private
letter written to relatives here , under date
of August 19 : "I today made a trip to
Manila purpoeely to eeo and interview a
Spaniard who clalnm to have seen Lieutenant
Gllmore and bis men , The Spaniard ar
rived in Manila on tha 12th , coming through
the outpoate at San Fernando de la 1'um-
panga. His name ia Fellpa Galza and he
is a planter by occupation. On February 1
last he was on his plantation when bo was
surrounded by a deputation of natives , who
made him a prisoner. He wae forced to
follow the movements made by the so-called
Flllnluo republic and tramp through mud
and water and over mountains In their wan
derings. Two weeks before the arrival at
Manila bo saw at Blgan Lieutenant Com
mander Gllmoro and hla fourteen fellow
prisoners. From Ills report It Is judged
that they have fared badly at the hands of
their captors and , although their courage
was undaunted , they were in bad shape
physically , In reality being half-starved.
"Gllmore himself said bo was in better
health than eome of the others , being a
man of strong physique and strong determi
nation. The whole party was entirely deatl-
tude of clothes and all the necessities of life.
The failure of the United States to ransom
them as expected had BO enraged the In
surgents that their treatment , which for
lome time had been kind , 'had ' eince been
the reverse. The members of the party ,
however , were not dlecouraged and fully ex
pected to return to their frleudu.
"Glaza thought that with proper measures
employed bythe United States government
there would bo no trouble In cHoctlng the
speedy release ot GHmoro and the York-
town's men. "
INSURGENTS DlTGH A TRAIN
Kill Tire American * nnit Wound
Five Other * Attack In
llepnlncil.
MANILA , Sept. 22. A party of Insurgents
ditched a railroad train a mile and a halt
south of Angeles this morning and then
opened flro upon the derailed cars from a
bamboo thicket close to the track , killing
two Americans and wounding five others.
Lieutenant Lome and five of his scouts , who
wore on the train , made a vigorous defense
and caused the enemy to flee. Six dead
rebels were afterwards found In the thicket
from which the rebel flro came.
General Wheaton , with alx companies ,
proceeded from Calulot to the relief of the
train , but his services wore not needed.
MONTANA TROOPS ARRIVE
An EnthtiflliiNtlc Greeting ; nxtciidcd to
the Volunteer * hy MontnnaiiH ,
Headed bjGovernor. .
SAN FRANCISCO , Sept. 22. The United
States transport Zealandla arrived from
Manila , via Yokohama , today , having on
board six companies ot the First .Montana
volunteers. An enthusiastic greeting was
extended to the returning soldiers , whose
safe arrival was announced by the blowing
of steam whistles and the discharge of can
non.
non.Notification
Notification of the Zealandla's coming was
promptly given and two 'tugs went out to
greet the transport. One tug had on board
a number of officials of California and of
San Francisco and members of the local
reception committee , reinforced by a brass
band. The other carried Governor Smith
of Montana , United States Senator Carter
and a party of 'Montanans , who wore
vociferous in their joy at beholding their sol
dier boys and kin once more.
The Montana party took out to the trans
port 1,000 bottles of beer and an equal num
ber of sandwiches and about a ton of fresh
fruit. All was for the delectation of their
fellow citizens , required by the regulations
to remain on 'board the transport until to
morrow. y
The liealth of all on board Is excellent
and there was but one death enroute , that
of James Ashton , Fourth United States cav
alry , who died on September 19 of pleuro-
pnoumonla. Aside from this case there was
no sickness during the trip.
After the quarantine officer had completed
hla inspection of the Zealundia and certified
to the good health of all. on the ship , per
mission iwas given to the Montana reception
committee to board the transport. Governor
Smith was < the first < man over the side and
ho was greeted with hearty cheers by the
soldlera , T\vho were the first volunteers to
bo mustered .into the service last year. The
governor , in a neat little speech , welcomed
the boys home In the name of the people
of Montana. He told the volunteers how
proud of them "their people at home were
and there was more cheering and the band
played "Home , Sweet Home , " "A Hot Tlmo"
and other popular tunes.
The Zealandia then raised anchor and
started toward the dock. The tugs fell Into
line and thus escorted , the steamer moved
slowly down the bay to the anchorage off
the government pier amid the blowing of
/whistles , ringing- bellpv tooting of horns
and klndrwl forma ot
The men will be landed tomorrow morn
ing and , with a military escort from the
Presidio , iwlll march to their camping
grounds , where they will remain until mustered -
tored out of the service. The Zcalandia
brought 339 ot the Montana regiment , 221
discharged men of the volunteer army , mem
bers of the hospital corps , and forty-two
other passengers.
The Montana regiment left in Manila
Lieutenant Colonel Bruce Wallace , appointed
colonel ot another volunteer regiment and
sixty-two men who re-enlisted , as well as
nine sick , two officers and ninety enlisted
discharged.
Companies D , E , G , H , 1C and M of the
Fourth Montana arrived today. The re
maining companies are on the transport
Valencia , expected tomorrow or Sunday.
The following officers of the regular army
came on the Zealandia : Lieutenant Colonel
W. H. Boyle , Nineteenth infantry ; Captain
C. Howland , Fourteenth Infantry ; Captain
H. A. Humphrey , Twentieth infantry ; Dr. D.
T. Kirk'patrlck , Lieutenant L. J. Donovan ,
Twenty-first Infantry ; Captals 0. J. Saw-
tolle , jr. ; Frank B. Duboco , Troop L , Fourth
cavalry ; J. II. Jennings , Fourteenth in
fantry.
The following 'Montana officers were on
the transport : Colonel Henry Ki-essler ,
Lieutenant Colonel Byron H. Cook , Chap-
Iain George S. Still , Major Adams , Captains
Ellis W. Wynne , Thomas S. Dillon , John
Hollohan , W. B. Knowlton , Alfred Leaderf ,
William Brown , Leroy Southwaydo , M. D.
Edward , Garnan , Fred J. Bird , Samuel H1I-
foorn , George E. Kempe , A. S. Leroy , George
E. Loma , Miles Kelly , J. M. Croft , A. Laust ,
A. H. Hogan , Charles Vlrden and Harry
Roberts.
Half of vciity-Miith Start * .
ATLANTA , Ga. , Sept , 22. Six companies ,
Including Colonel Harding and the head
quarters of the Twenty-ninth regiment , U.
S. V. , started from Fort McPherson bar
racks for San Francisco , en route to the
Philippines , this morning , via El Paso. The
remaining six companies will leave as soon
as cars v'or transportation can be obtained.
GRAVITATE ABOUT RAMAPO
Maret InvcHtlKatlon Committee Still
Trylnsr to I.carii Name * of Water
Company Stockholders.
NEW YORK , Sept. 22. The Mazet Investi
gation committee today moved in a circle.
Commencing with the Raraapo Water com
pany , they swung round through tenement
house and building codes , and1 back to
Rainapo water.
P , E. Nostrand , a member of the Ramapo
company , was the first witness of the day.
Ho declined to produce the maps and the
documents of the company , Mr. Moss
tailed President Dutcher of the Ramapo
company to the stand. He sustained the
position assumed by the chief engineer.
This called forth some lively comments
from Moes , who seemed to think that unless
the names of the stockholders of the Ram
ape company were furnished to the Investi
gating committed the general public would
actually < bo suspicious of the origin and thn
disposition of fho stock.
WHITE IS DANGEROUSLY ILL
Former California Senator SnUerluir
from a Severe lleinorrliiinu of
the LunitN.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 22. The Post soya
that Former Senator White Is lying danger
ously 111 at the Palace hotel and that today
ha suffered a foevcro hemorrhage of the lungs.
Senator White returned but a few days ago
from a trip to the country , but be wae eo
feeble that bo was compelled to take to his
bed. His condition today wag such as to
greatly alarm tils friends.
American to Heprcxeiit Colonies.
SAN FRANCISCO . .
, Sept. 22.--Colon2l
QeorBO Hell , American consul at Sydnav.
arrived from the Antipodes en route to
Philadelphia , whore ho wllll represent the
colonies at the cotnmerclul congress which
meats Octon&r 10.
NEW PHILIPPINE ARMY PUN
War Department May Create a Dirision
Similar to That in Onba.
PRESENT COMMANDERS TO REMAIN
Chief Ohjcct Sought io ( live 1'rotec-
tlon to Pcnccablo Tribe * nml
Itcllrvc Them from 1'i-iir of
Attack * from TnRiilon.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 22. A plan is
under consideration at the War department
to create an army division of the Philip
pines and dlvldo the division Into depart-
ciitmta 011 a basis similar to that In Cuba.
The Idea Is to create four departments In
the Philippines , at feast three o ( thorn to
bo commanded by major generals. The
Philippines heretofore have been known as
the Department of the Pacific ,
It Is expected that ono department of the
proposed now division will consist of Gen
eral MacArthur's command north of Manila ,
another will bo General Lawton's command
south of Manila and a third will bo a new
command to operate from Llngaycn or
Dagupan.
A fourth department will probably con
sist of troops In the Islands south of Ma
nila , which Include the icommands now at
Hello , Ccbu and other points.
The schorno has not yet taken such
definite form as to determine the commands
of tha departments and divisions. There is
little doubt , however , that Lawton and Mac-
Arthur will remain where they now are and
probably the command In the Islands eouth
will bo under a brigadier general. An
other officer will have to > bo selected for
the department In Uio far northern part of
the island at the terminus of the Dagupan
railroad.
The plan is to give each department com
mander all the troops that can bo success
fully operated and also insure sufficient gar
risons for all points taken. Protection to
the pcacablo tribes Is ono of the chief ob
jects sought , as representations made to the
War department Indicate that many of the
inhabitants do not want .to fight and if un
molested and relieved from fear of attack
by the Tagalos will assist in supporting
the authority of the United States and make
It impossible for the followers of Aguinaldo
to subsist.
CLOSING UP THE.DEWEY FUND
Committee DenlrcM All CJontrlbntloim
In liy the Time of Ad
miral' * Arrival.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 22. A final meeting
of the Dewey national home-fund , committee -
too was held at the office of the secretary
of the treasury today. An account of stock
was taken and plans perfected for closing
the subscriptions before the arrival in New
York of Admiral Dewcy.
The committee , composed ot Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury Vanderllp , As
sistant Postmaster General Heath , Assistant
Secretary ot the Navy Allen , Adjutant Gen
eral Corbln and United States Treasurer
Ellis H. Roberts , were all present. At the
conclusion of the meeting the committee
requested the Associated Press to publish
the following :
"Tho Dewey national home-fund com
mittee has received contributions from
about 30,000 citizens , representing every
state and territory In the union. These
Aggregate $27,065 , exclusive of the contribu
tions received this morning. The fund
should be increased to at least $50,000 to
enable the committee to purchase a homo
at the capital of the nation , which will bo
a credit to the donors nnd a prldo to the
hero of Manila bay. Admiral Dewey has in
dicated to the committee a desire to make
Washington his permanent home. Here , as
the ranking officer of ths United States
navy , he will spend the remainder of his
life. The admiral has expressed his grate
ful appreciation of the Intention of the
American people to present him a home and
he will accept It in the spirit with which
it Is given.
"Tho committee must close the subscrip
tions before the end of next week , before
the arrival of Admiral Dewey , and will be
pleased to receive and acknowledge , by the
Issuance of a souvenir receipt , any contri
butions. A .homo will t > e purchased with
whatever funds the committee may have at
the end of next week.
"Tho tlmo Is now so short that the com
mittee suggests that those who desire to
make an immense success of this work by
making liberal subscriptions to indicate
their wishes by telegraph to Hon. Ellis H.
Roberts , United States treasurer , Washing
ton , D. C. , who Is treasurer of the fund ,
and to remit by first mall. "
WIN MOST OF THEIR STRIKES
IndiiHtrlal CommlxHloit InventlfritteB
the Liihor Heuord of I2Iec-
trlenl WorkerH.
WASHINOTON , Sept. 22. R. W. Sher
man of Rochester , secretary ot the Electri
cal Workers of America , was the first wit
ness before the Industrial commission to
day. Most of the witnesses were linemen.
Ho mid the dues of his organization were
CO cents per month. There was a $100 death
benefit. There had 'been thirteen strikes in
the organization In eighteen months , ol
these the organization had won eleven , losl
one and ono was still on. The organization
did not Include moro than 2 per cent of the
electrical workers. As a rule the workers
have steady employment. There wan much
extra work , for which extra pay was ob
tained. The average pay was about ? 3 per
day. His organization believed in compul
sory arbitration.
In the strike at Cleveland the union liac
offered to appeal the Issue to the State i
Board of Arbitration , but the telephone <
company refused. Compulsory arbitration , !
in his opinion , should carry with it power
of enforcing acceptance of the decree by
both parties.
FINANCIAL HILL AVI LI , 1113
Speaker IIopeH to Have Ilepnli-
llean CIIIICIIN Aft Karly In Hemilon.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 22. A prominent
republican member of the next houee of rep
resentatives today informed a reporter of
the Washington Post that It was the purpose
of General Henderson of Iowa , who will ba
the next speaker , to submit the new financial
bill drafted by a special committee of re
publicans to a republican caucus soon after
the bouso is organized and have it consid
ered in caucus before reference to any com
mittee.
By this plan it Is hoped to avoid any wran
gle over the proper reference cf the bill to
committee and to secure speedy action on H
In the house.
\n Ulnrnha in Colorado.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 22. The Indian
ogent at Ulntah , Utah , reports to the In
dian commlBsloner that his representative
has returned from Colorado and reports pos
itively that none of the Unltau Indians are
In the state.
rrenlUent Int licit to ICalnniuxoo.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 22.--Senator Bur
rows of Michigan' called on the president to
day and invited him to vUlt Kalamazoo on
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska
Generally Fair ; Easterly Winds.
Temperature nt O in ah in > entcrdayi
Hour. lru. Hour. DOR.
R a. in. . . . . . ( lit 1 ] i. in. 77
( I n. in 111 ! 2 ii. in 71)
7 n. in < ia tl p. in 80
S n. in ( Ill -I | i. m SI
I ) n. in < l-l R p. til. . . . . . 71)
1 ( > n. in ( in ( I 11. in 711
11 n. in. . . . . . 71 7 | i. in. 7U
12 in 7C S p. in TO
1 l > . in. . . . . . ( IS
hla return trip from tlio we-et. The presi
dent , however , has made engagements which
render It Impossible for him to accept the In
vitation.
STOVER'S "OLD PLACE READY
South Dakota' * Colonel io He Ile-
lippnliitcd lU-KlMer Irii Hatch's
Appointment Due.
WASHINOTON , Sept. 22. ( Special T lo-
gram. ) The resignation of II. A. Babcock
as register of theWaterlown ( S. U. ) lanil
offlco was received today at the Interior de
partment. Mr. Babcock succeeded Lieuten
ant Colonel Leo Stover as register at Wa-
tcrtown. When Colonel Stover wont to Ma
nila with the First South Dakota roglntont
nn agreement was made that Babcock
should rotlro when Stovor returned to thh
country. Colonel Stover will be roapprlnted
register at once.
The Indian commissioner has directed
Special Agent Ucyilolds to proceed to Chey
enne , S. D. , and relieve Agent Held from
duty at that place. Announcement of Ira
Hatch's appointment to succeed Held will
probably bo made tomorrow.
An order was Issued today establishing n
postofilco at Weber , Wayne county , Neb. ,
and Frederick Weber was commissioned
postmaster.
PEACE LIKELY AT CHICAGO
Local G. A. It. OfTorn to 1'ny for An
other Cornrrntonc to lie- Cut
1 - Union Labor.
CHICAGO , Sept , 22. A plan which It is
believed will settle the differences over the
laying of the cornerstone of the new Chicago
cage postofllce was presented today In the
shape of an offer from Judge Tuthlll , rep
resenting the local Grand Army of the Re
public , to secure a new stone cut by union
labor.
Judge Tuthlll declared to the labor lead
ers that the old soldiers would defray the
cost of getting a now stone and would use
their Influence In settling existing difficul
ties between Contractor Pierce and the
trades union men. This proposition was re
ceived favorably by a majority of the
labor men , a minority remaining noncom
mittal , preferring to hold their voices till
the meeting which will be held tonight.
At this conference of the labor people the
question of calling a general strike on the
postoffice in sympathy with the masons who
struck recently , refusing to lay brick for
the foundation of the nonunion cornerstone
or accepting the offer ot the local Grand
Army of the Republic , will bo discussed.
The work of preparing for the ceremony
and for the fall festival is being prosecuted
vigorously despite the labor troubles.
TRIPLE MURDER AND ARSON
Ityhhcr * Kill n AVe t VlrRliila Miner
nml HIM Two Servant * null Fire
the HOUHC.
CUMBERLAND , Md. , Sept. 22. The home
of Absalom Koslcr , n jnlserly farmer 'aged
80 , living on the West Virginia side of the
river near Pawpaw , was discovered on flro
at 1 o'clock this morning and the neighbors
wore horrified to find Kcsler and Albert
Gross , his hired man , lifeless in the yard.
The housekeeper , Anna Doman , was also
murdered , but her body was consumed In the
flamos. The object of the crime evidently
was robbery.
Keslor was known * o keep a largo sum of
money about the bouse , but a few weeks ago
was persuaded to put most of his money In
the bank hero. The robbers secured about
? 200 , it is thought. After beating the two
with a blunt Instrument to death , as they
supposed , they not the building on fire to
cover up their crime , but the men had life
enough to crawl out into the yard. The
officers claim to have a clue which they are
working on.
ELECTRIC CAR TURNS OVER
Twenty I'eople Injured , Severn ! of
Them Scrlounly Speed
Too tirent.
CARTHAGE , Mo. , Sept. 22. An electric
car filled with passengers and running nt a
high rate ot speed Jumped the track at
Prince's curve , ono mile from Carthage ,
turning over on its top. Twenty persons
wore injured. The most seriously hurt :
H. H. Watoon , Lebanon , collarbone
broken.
Mr. Laker , Jeweler , Chicago , badly
bruised.
Mrs. Laker , arm broken.
W. L. Crawford , conductor , arm broken ,
head cut.
m
Charles H. Landrum , Carthage , arm
broken , head cut.
Miss Grace Phillips , collarbone broken ,
L. B , Hutton , arm broken.
William Meekly , Billings , Mo. , arm
broken.
DREYFUS TO WINTER IN TEXAS
French Olllccr Will Go to San Antonio
for IIU Health , Accompanied hy
Mine. Drcyfnv ,
SAN ANTONIO , Tex. . Sept. 22. J. II. S.
Eteen of Shreveport , La. , fans arrived hero
from Rcnncs , Franco , where ho has been
visiting his filste-r. Ho brings Information
that Captain Dreyfus and Mine , Dreyfus , to
gether with Madame Bertha Morre , Lieuten
ant Max Ranco-Morre , late of the French
army , and Misses Ida and Emily Morro , will
came to San Antonio and that Captain Alfred
Dreyfus will spend the winter In this city
for his health.
uMr. Etoon'0 sister Is at Hcnnra and la an
intimate friend of Mine. Dreyfus ,
DR , MILLER'S ' GIFT UNVEILED
Ilronzo HiiHt of the Late ( inventor
Seymour Formally I'rexentcil at
Utlitn , .V. Y.
UTICA , N. Y. , Sept. 22. A bronze bust
of the late Governor Horatio Seymour , pro.
Bentol to the One-Ida Historical wocloty by
Dr. George L. Miller of Omaha , was unveiled
In this city this afternoon.
Governor Roosevelt delivered nn address
The presentation bpccch was jnado by Dr.
Miller and tliat of acceptance by Thomaa R.
Proctor , president of the society. The exer
cises wore held by Grand Army Republican
veterans.
Llnil tilVfli H Hei'einliill.
PORTLAND , Ore. , Sept. 22.-Oovmmr
Lind of Minnesota and Ills Htnff arrived
liuru UilH evening on the Hteanier tolum- !
blu from Ban FranclHco , where thu-y have
been to welcome tliu Minnesota vuluntocre
home The nartv was tlvori u reception
tonight at the Hotel Portland by tlio
riliHinber of Commerce of this city.
IIOOTS FOR SIMPSON
Bookless Statesman of Kansas Driven with
Jeers from the Stags.
HIS REMARKS OFFEND GRAND ARMY MEN
Says Ho Would Rather Bo With Aguinaldo
Than With General Otis.
THIS SENTIMENT DOES NOT GO DOWN
Men and Womsn Rieo in the Audionoo and
Hiss the Speaker. '
OLD SOLDIERS CRY "THROW HIM OUT"
Hand IMny * "The Star Spanned Ilim-
11 IT" mill Orator Jerry Hcllres ,
"While the Crim-d Cheer * at
111 * Departure.
KANSAS CITY , Sept. 22. A dtwna'tcb. t
'tho ' Journal from Wichita , Kan. , says :
Ex-Congressman Jerry Simpson was hooted
oft the platform hero this evening whllo ad
dressing a local Grand Army of the lie-public
reunion. Simpson said : 'I glory du the
Kpiuik of Agulnaldo'ti men. They are simply
fighting to regain the land Uio Catholics took ,
from them ,
"A local paper IIOH asked : 'Who is John
Ilrown's soul marching with Otis or Agui
naldo ? ' 1 bellovo John Brown's eoul IB
inarching with Aguinaldo. "
Slnipnon said , in substance , that ho would
rather bo with Aguinaldo than with General
Otis.
Otis.An
An old soldier In the audience arose and
eald the spcoch was drifting too much Into
politics. This wan applauded and greeted
with crle of "Throw him out ! " and "Kick
Simpson off the platform. "
Men and women arosu and hissed and the
men kept crying : "Put him out ! "
Simpson appealed to the crowd to sit down ,
"I am ccm > lng to my peroration , " ho said ,
although ho had been speaking only fifteen
minutes. Cries came : "Tnko your perora
tion to Aguinaldo. " Simpson attempted to
go on , but no ono could "hoxr " him ten feet
away.
The band struck up "Tho Star Spangled
Banntfr4 and Simpson loft the platform. His
retirement was greeted with prolonged
cheera.
EVERYTHING QUIET IN SAMOA
FlctltloiiH AotcN fin llaiilc of Samoa
Sent from I/oinloii HOUHU for
Collection.
SAN FRANCISCO , Sept. 22. The steamer
Mnrlposa brings the following news from
Apia , Samoa , dated September 8 : Another
month has passed and all Is quiet In Samoa.
Major Mair , after investigating claims ( roni
losses during the last disturbances by Brlt-
Ishero , amounting in all to about $85,000 ,
left 'by vTl&jMecvno.
Ex-Vlco King Tamazs has'been married tea
a reputed daughter of Asl , ono of Malletoa's
right hand men. The bride Is really a
daughter ot Laulu ( Asl's brother ) .
The news that Consul Maxso had been
decorated was received with satisfaction 'by '
the Britishers hero and almost all Ameri
cans. It was quite natural that Germany
would recognize Consul Rose's services and
the Germans are dellglitcd that ho s/liould /
have also been decorated with the Order ot
the Red Eagle.
The United States collier Abarenda came
in yesterday from Pngo Page harbor with
Its coal on fire. The damage , which is only
slight , will eoon be overcome.
The British man-of-war Plyades , Captain -
tain Tupper , arrived hero on August 31.
The German cruiser Kormoran is also In
the harbor with the Torch.
W. Cooper , who has Just returned from a
visit to Mataafa , reports that ho has al
most recovered from ihls recent Illness.
A local firm has received from a London
houeo notes for twenty shillings and other
denominations for eolfectlon hero. The
notes nro drawn on the Bank of Samoa and
are elaborately engraved with Samoa
scones. There Is no such concern as the
Bank of Samoa and &o the notes are fictiti
ous. The ones received hero are numbered
as high as 1,600 and It Is surmised that at
least this number of notes baa boon put
into circulation. The notes are eJgned by
n person who was hero over a year ugo en
deavoring to Interest capital in a visionary
coral scheme.
ROOSEVELT OPENS CAMPAIGN
New York Oovernor to Start the lle-
puhllean CiimpnlKii In Ohio nt
Akron Today.
AKTiON , 0. , Sept. 22. The republican
campaign in Ohio will bo formally opened
In this city tomorrow. There will bo n
parade ot political clubs early In the after
noon , followcd by n mass meeting addressed
by Hon. George K. Nnsh , the republican
nominee for governor , and Governor Roosevelt
velt of New York. There will bo no other
addresses except such as may bo made by
Hon. D. N. Tlbbals of this cltv.Jio will
preside nt the meeting.
The survivors of the Eighth Ohio rcg-
Imrnt , known as "Tho President's Own , "
which , under Colonel Charles Dick , par
ticipated In the Santiago campaign , will b
hero to welcome Governor Roosevelt ana
act us his escort In the parade ,
There will bo delegation ) ! frnm all the
larger cities In northern and central Ohio
anil present Indication ! ) are that the attend
ance will be very large ,
CAUSE O"F THE WINDOW WRECK
Coroner' * InvcHtlicatlnn .May Develop
a SeiiNiitloii I'nrt of a lloily
1''on nil ,
SIOUX CITY , Sept. 22. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Word has been received from the
Bceno of the terrible wreck on the line of
the Chicago , St. Paul , Minneapolis & Omalu
railway at North WImloju that a portion of
the body of Carl Rassmussen , the Sioux City
engineer , has been recovered from the
wicckage. This la the only body or part
of one recovered slnco the previous report
of the disaster. Hassmussen's relatives
wanted to take this chnrrul maw and bury
It , but the authorities uro holding It for the
Inquest which will follow. It is said tills
may develop f > orm ; sensational features. The
authorities are determine * ! to hold some ono
to account for tlm accident.
The coroner of tliu county died a few day *
ago , and the county commissioners were
called together and they named a now man
to take charge of the Investigation , which
will begin at onco.
MiivenientN of Ocean Ve Mel , .Sept. - - .
At New York Arrived Oldonburjf , from
Bremen.
At Cluet-nHtown-Arrlved-tJmbrla , from
New York , for Liverpool.
At ClicrbourK Kullod AiiKUHto Victoria ,
from Hamburg uiul Boutlmmptun , for Now
York.