Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JU E 10 , 1871 OMAHA , MONDAY MOHNTNG- , SEPTEMBER 25 , 181)9. SINGLE COPY FIVE GENTS.
BRYAN1TES FOR SELF
Flacs Their Own Selfishness
Interests of Their Oonntry
SOME INTERESTING MILITARY HISTORY
Political Scheme Connected with Organiza
tion of Third Regiment.
SILVER IDOL DEFEATED FOR CAPTAIN
Heavy Artillery Regiment Sacrificed to
Advance Popocratlo Interests.
TRAINED MILITARY MEN STAND ASIDE
Comiicllcil to TaUo n Uncle Sent to
JInkc'Iloom for n Clnn of Their
Fellow CltUciiM Trained Only
in Trick * of Politicians.
LINCOLN , Sept. 24. ( Special. ) To these
who are unacquainted with the methods
used by the little Cotcrlo of popocratlc poli
tician In organizing and forcing into the
service the Third regiment of Nebraska
volunteer Infantry the statements of Col
onel Victor Vlfqualn , published recently In
the fusion proas of the state , may bear some
semblance of truth. However , Httlo ro-
spcot the last colonel of the Third regiment
JIRB for W. J. Bryan as a military officer ,
ho Is still his loyal friend and protests with
emphasis the allegation that thcro was a
political scheme connected with the organ
ization of the 'third ' military body which
left Nebraska for service la the war with
Spain.
The manner In which the regiment of
heavy artillery was turned down through the
efforts of Governor Holcomb , Adjutant Gen
eral Barry and General Victor Vlfqualn so
that the free silver champion mlgM lead
n regiment will probably never be forgotten
by a certain body of young men In tuto
state. When the call was Issued for volun
teers an organization was formed by a num
ber of young men who had received mili
tary training nt the State university under
experienced regular army officers and Its
services were accepted by the governor and
formally tendered to the War department.
These men were inspired by true patriotic
In&tlncts and were earnest In their desire
to enter the service. But Bryan had an
other scheme and the heavy artillery regi
ment was offered ns a sacrifice by Governor
Holcomb to make a ploco for the Third
rcgimont , whoso commander had had no ex
perience whatever in military matters.
Colonel Victor Vlfqualn explains in hl&
letter io the public that ho was authorized
to organize Company A of the Third regi
ment and that a few days afterwards he got
enough enlisted men nnd that ho "then "got
the men together for the election of offl-
cero. Bryan waa elected captain. But ho
declined. Then Captain Charles F.
Schwartz was elected captain , George S.
RaJiiUm first lioutimaut ODd Edvfln Xi.--Mor-
risen second lieutenant. If he had not
raised and organized the regiment then no
regiment was ever raised or organized In
the United States by anybody. "
No Oiit I lcr Admitted.
"These statements are so for from being the
truth that they cannot bo credited without
attacking the voracity of nearly every man
who waa present nt the election , of officers.
On the evening of May 22 , 1898 , all of the
men who agreed to enlist In Company A
assembled In a back room of the popocrntlc
campaign headquarters In the Lincoln ho
tel , the meeting being called by General
Vlfqualn to elect three officers for the com
pany. No outsiders were ndcalttcd and no
newspaper men were allowed to pass the
door except these of the popocratic persua
sion. However , popacratlc politicians from
Tecumseh and other places wore allowed to
remain and , through their sense of fair
ness , It was possible after the 'meeting to
ascertain how the election had been con
ducted.
"When the matter of election of officers
' mentioned for
carao up Bryan's name was
captain , It being the intention of the or-
ganlzors of the regiment to have him enlist
as a private and bo elected to that position ,
but before any vote was taken ho made a
speech to the men and withdrew his name.
Ho snld that ho did not desire to bo elected
captain , as he expected to bo Immediately
appointed colonel of the regiment. Horace
G. Whltmoro , an ox-cadot nnd ichalrman of
the committee on organization ot the heavy
artillery regiment , was then elected cap
tain. After the heavy artillery regiment
was turned down as an organization Whlt
moro eougbt to enlist several of the com
panies of that regiment In the regiment
Bryan was forming , having 'been ' assured
by the latter that such could bo done. Ho
waa elated ( or captain of Company A , but
until the night of the election of officers
Bryan Insisted on first being elected to that
position himself. A later promotion to a
higher office would , of course , place his suc
cessor at the top of the ranking list of cap
tains. Wbltoioro then came out as a leader
of the anti-Bryan movement , although bo
himself was a democrat. The contest for
second lieutenant was between Charles
Schwartz nnd W. F. Schwlnd , Bryan's pri
vate secretary. Again the Bryan forces
were defeated , for Schwartz was elected by
a vote ot 2C to C3.
"Captain Schwartz was not elected com
mander of tbo company when Bryan with
drew , ns Colonel Victor Vlfqualn states , but
was later chosen to succeed Whltmoro , ho
having resigned in disgust after learning of
the schemes of tbo Bryau-Holcomb combi
nation.
EJvor since the regiment Tvas formed the
popocrats have exerted very effort to
cover up Bryan's defeat. Ills withdrawal
from the race for certain was not announced
until it was evident that a majority was
against him. Mr. Bryan waa asked to be-
corno lieutenant colonel of the regiment of
lioavy artillery , but plans for the Third regi
ment had already been laid and be declined
the offer with the explanation that the ter
rific nolBB of artillery waa apt to produce
deafness.
Governor Holcomb's tender of the artillery
regiment was In the following language :
"LINCOLN , May 3 , 1898. Senator Wil
liam V , Allen , Washington : Pleuae tender
to the president a Nebraska regiment of
heavy artillery , now nearly formed , which
could eoon 'bo ' tltfCd for active service , Rcgl-
roont commanded 'by Captain Dudley , U , S.
( A. , whom I would be pleased to appoint as
colonel , with president's permission , and
officered by Nebraska men , educated In the
military department of the state university.
Would roako a strong organization ,
"SILAS A. HOLCOMB , Governor. "
After the Third regiment was forced into
the service t > y the popocratlo politicians
over the artillery regiment , whose services
bad already been tendered , the committee
on organization of Uie artillery regiment
Issued a statement , from which the follow-
Ine is taken ;
"Imagine our complete turprUe when It
V
became evident that every company of the
artillery regiment outside * of Lincoln would
bo offered as a nacrlflco to a man whom the
slate ot Nebraska has already generously
ated , who had , 'been ' the recipient ot
and klndnraaos at the bauds
the stntc an(1 ot tnla
monlnto the very
v.j , ho now struck n death blow
by insoiteifiHi8 etllleto of his own ambi
tion. Wo wnll to use this opportunity of
making an emphatic protest against the
treatment that has been accorded the
trained citizen soldiery of our state by men
who place their own selfishness above the
Interests of their country , who place per
sonal gain above patriotism , who would use
military service in time of war , not as a
means of protection to the country4 , but as
an opportunity of attracting and holding
public attention and rewarding political
friends. Wo believe that even the humblest
citizen has rights which these in authority
should respect. Wo believe that a promise
once given should not bo broken.
"Representing the men whom the state of
Nebraska hoe compelled to take military
training , wo wish to express our unqualified
disapproval of the sentiment expressed by
Governor Holcomb In his address to the
graduating class ot the military department
of the State university nt the recent com
mencement , when ho said : 'Persons of one
calling nor the representatives of any class
have no right to receive such distinguished
favors to the exclusion of all others. The
university cadets enter the flcJd for the
honors In competition with hundreds of
others of tholr follow citizens , who hold
the confidence ot the volunteer soldiers nud
are equally patriotic , courageous and pos
sessed of qualifications which , taken alto
gether , entitle them to like consideration. '
"In other words , It la not right that a
'class' of trained military men bo given
preference over a class of their fellow citi
zens without training. "
This Is an example of the sentiments en
tertained by the young men who devoted
nearly their entire time for a month or
moro to the organization of an artillery reg
iment after they had been encouraged both
by Bryan and Holcomb.
NO VOICE AGAINST REESE
Sevmril Will Ilutlfy Ilia Nomination
Monday IladKC County for Him
from the Plrat.
SEWARD , Neb. , Sept. 24. ( Special. ) The
nomination of Judge Reese for supreme
judge gives groaft satisfaction and a rous
ing ratification will bo hold hero Monday
evening.
FREMONT , Neb. , Sept. 24. ( Special. )
The nominations made by the republican
state convention last week glvo the best of
satisfaction to the republicans here. Dodge
county was for Reese when his name was
first mentioned and all much regretted his
decision not to bo a candidate. Democrats
and populists all admit that ho Is a clean
candidate and seem disappointed that some
vulnerable man was not put up. Ho la likely
to get many votes that would otherwise go
to Holcomb from the fact the railroads
downed him In 1889 and ho Is not considered
a corporation man.
COLUMBUS , Neb. , Sept. 24. ( Special. )
M. B. Reese , the republican nominee for
supreme Judge , Is well and favorably known
in this county. In the early days ho was
district attorney here In what was then the
old Fourth judicial dUtrict.and hoJias rriaay
warm' friends Irrespective of party lines. A
partial canvass ot tbo leading republicans
has been made with the following results :
Henry Ragatz I have known Judge Reese
slnco 1880. Ho is a clean , able jurist , one
in whom the people have the fullest confi
dence. I believe ho will defeat Judge Hol
comb.
John H. Brock , First Serge&nt Company
K , First Nebraska I am not In politics , but
you may say for mo that T endorse the
entire ticket , and I believe Judge Reeao
is tiho man to lead us to victory.
Ex-Chief Justice A. M. Post The nom
ination of Judge Reese Is the very best that
could have been made. Ho Is the strong
est man In the state In either party. A sure
winner.
Carl Kramer The best and strongest
nomination ever mode. I believe tt Is the
turning point for republican success.
John R. Brock The ticket Is a good one
and I predict Its success at the polls.
J. H. Galley It Is a good , strong ticket
and I believe It will bo a winner In No
vember.
C. B. Pollock Think It Is the strongest
that could have been put up and 1 believe It
will prove a winner.
WAYNE , Nob. , Sept 24. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The hottest political fight ever
known In this county occurred at the popu
list nnd democratic county convention yes
terday between what is known as the Kohl-
Royburn faction and the Coylo-Volpp fac
tion. A conference committee from each
convention was appointed to parcel out the
offices. In about two hours the joint com
mittee reported , the report being rejected
by both conventions. Another committee
was appointed after considerable wrangling ,
which reported In favor of dividing the of
fices as they now stand , and the report was
adopted. This was a victory for the Coylo-
Volpp faction. The democrats nominated
Fred Volpp for treasurer , J. M. Cherry for
sheriff and Charles Reynolds for dlerk of the
district court , and the populists nominated
John R. Coylo for county clerk , L. F Ray-
burn for county Judge and Mlsa C. M. White
for county superintendent. The bitterness
engendered Insures a republican victory In
thla county.
SWIFT BUYING UP RANCHES
IllK VneltliiR Company PnrehaacH
Valuable Cattle I , a ml n In the I'MII-
liniiille of Texan.
GUTHRIE , 0. T. , Sept. 24. The Rogers
ranih In Beaver county , 'Oklahoma , and the
Cblldress cattle ranch In the Panhandle 'of
Texas , containing 200,000 acres and upon
which 300,000 cattle are now grazing , have
been purchased by R. L. Ellison of Fort
Worth , Tex. , for the Swift packing house
interests In Chicago ,
Titles to three other great r ucnes are be
ing examined with a view to purchase by
the Swifts.
Only a few days ago the Swifts purchased
the O'Keofo ranch In Gaincs county , Texas ,
containing 18,000 acres , and It Is stated that
Swift and Company and Neleon Morris , who
has Invested heavily in ranches recently ,
will raise cattle on a large scale.
BOHEMIANS ARE INDIGNANT
*
Illur Mn * Meetlnic nt Chicago De-
iioniiceN ThOHe Hi'niHiiiKllile for
Hnlclde Circular * ,
CHICAGO , Sept. 24. A mass meeting ot
Bohemian residents of Chicago was held to
day to denounce these responsible for issu
ing a circular recently. In which It was
stated that Bohemians are In the custom ot
'forming secret clubs among themselves for
tbo express purpose of Inducing suicide. The
circulars , It Is said , have been tent broad ;
cost over the country.
The meeting was attended by nearly
1,000 Bohemians , and each speaker in de
nouncing the authors of the circulars was
enthusiastically cheered. All the speeches
were In Bohemian , Frank B. Kudrubek and
Jamea E. Cross were the principal epoak-
era.
HOBART'ONABLE TO PRESIDE
Disease from Which Ho Suffers Requires
Absolute Best for Long Tirre ,
ILLNESS MORE SERIOUS THAN SUPPOSED
Prol.nl.lllty that He Will Not PC Able
to Accept Hciiiiiiiliiutlnn nx the
KiinnliiK Mate of President
McKliilcx Next CnniinilKii.
NEW YORK , Sept. 2B. The Press says :
It Is possible that Vlco President Hobart
may fbe una'blo ' to preside at the next fessloti
at the Unlteil States senate.
Mora than that , It la now recognized thai
It Is a serious probability that howill not
bo In physical condition to accept a renomt-
natlon as the running 'mate ' of President Mo-
Klnloy In the next campaign.
The disease from which Mr. Hobart suf
fers Is a kidney trouble , not acute , tout of a
form requiring absolute rest for a long tlmo.
The fact has ibcon known to hla friends , but
this Is the first announcement that his Ill
ness Is so serious as to threaten an actual
withdrawal from the duties of his public
position.
This Illness began with an attack of the
grip In Georgia last spring. He returned
thence to Washington , where ho suffered n
relapse , being confined to his house for sev
eral weeks. Then he went to Long Branch
and recovered sufficiently to Join his friend
the president , during a part of his outing
at Lake Champlaln.
Since his return last Tuesday to his homo
in Paterson the vlco president has not vis
ited his officeIn the Savlpgs bank building
It Is said that ho can make no effort withotr
exhaustion. Ills private secretary says
"Tho trouble with Mr. Hobart Is that as
soon as ho feels strong enough to work he
pitches In so hard that ha makes himsel :
111 again. "
It Is now nearly six months since the
vice president , despite long periods of rest
has been able to devote tlmo continuously
to business.
READY TO RECEIVE DEWEY
All the General ArranRcntentii for
the Admiral' * Great Ileceiitlon
Arc IVow Complete.
NEW YORK , Sept. 24. All the general ar
rangements for the reception of Admiral
Dewey are now completed and only a few
minor details are loft to bo settled. The ma
jority of these cannot be attended to until
tbo admiral has arrived and his wishes have
been consulted.
All the subcommittees have about finished
their work and have presented their reports
to the general committee. The committee on
distribution of tickets was at work all of to
day In the mayor's office until late Into the
night. They apportioned nearly 20,000 tick
ets , all there were at their disposal. There
were applications for more than 100,000.
Their work did not Include the distribution
of tickets to the municipal assembly and
the school children's stands. These tickets
will be at the disposal of the munlclpalyleg-
Islators and the president of the Board of
Education. . < > . * , *
The committee on stands -will bold Us final
iSeetlng tomorrow and decide exactly what
will ibe the capacity of the new stands. If
the committee stands for all tie expendi
tures it has authorized , It will have spent
moro than $45,000 In excess of the first ap
propriation made to It of $30,000 , and $4,000
moro than It has In sight , oven U tbo mu
nicipal assembly Totes to give It the addll-
onalt $25,000 that Is to be asked for at Tues
day's meeting of the aldermen and council.
For the $70,000 expended the committee
hno furnished about 20,000 seats to the ticket
committee , 4,000 on the city hall stands ,
6,000 for the school children , 10,000 for the
municipal assembly an'a 25,000 for the veter
ans of the G. A. R. , a total of about $40,500
seats for about $74,000.
Work on the big Dewey triumphal arch Is
rapidly being pushed and the arch will be
4n proper condition In plenty of time. To
day while some workmen were raising the
, figure of a eallor to the top of a pedestal a
Broadway car ran against one of the guy
ropes of the derrick and the latter , statue
and workmen fell over on top of the car.
There waa a slight panic among the trou-
sands of people watching the structure from
the sidewalks , but the police finally restored
order. No one was 'aurt and the figure of
the sailor was but slightly damaged.
Governor DoForrest Rlchnrda of Wyoming
has 'telegraphed asking leave to withdraw
his previous .refusal to participate in the
celebration. The reply was sent that New
York would be pleased to welcome htm.
Concerning Jhe committee of seven that
Is to attend Admiral Dewey during his stay
In this city , Mr. Footer said ho had re
ceived a reply In writing from Chauncey
Dcpow and an answer from Richard Croker
' and William McAdoo. Croker said the cora-
! mltteo could make any use of him they
, desired and that be was ready to do any
thing In his poweto help along the suc
cess of the celebration. With the exception
of , Levl P. Morton and W. C. Whitney , nil
the members of the committee have accepted.
Neither ot the last two haa been heard from ,
HIGHLANDERS CANNOT COME
ConitlilcriMl A'cry Impolitic for Ilrltlnh
'Iteiflmcnt ' to I'artlclnntu In the
Dewey Parade.
TORONTO , Ont , Sept. 24. A special from
Ottawa to tbo Mall and Empire says : The
forty-eight Highlanders of Toronto will not
bo granted permission to visit New York
I to take part In the reception to Admiral
Dowey. The militia department has not yet
received the communication from the dis
trict commanding officer at Toronto and uls
officers for permission to make the trip , '
but when It does come an answer In the
negative will be returned. ,
The view held here Is that Admiral Dewey
Is to be the central figure In the Now York
celebration , yet , after all , the demonstra
tion really will be a glorification of the
United States victories In the Spanish war.
Under the circumstances , therefore , It Is
considered very Impolitic for a British regi
ment to participate. The pipe band of tbo
Royal Scots of Montreal has also been re
fused permission to take part In the pro
posed demonstration.
TRANSPORT STRIKES A ROCK
I.eelnnnw Com on Into Port lit Han
FranvUuo with Pnmim Worklnif
Overtime.
SAN FRANCISCO , Sept. 24. The United
States transport Leelanaw came Into port to.
day with pumps steadily at work to overcome -
como the effect of a bolo In the ship's bet
tom.
f
The Leelanaw called for Manila on September -
tomber 2 with a cargo of commlreary stores
and 200 horses for army use. After leaving
this port distemper was developed among
the horsed and so many of the animals
died that the Leelanaw put into Honolulu
and landed there the commissary stores and
the uurvlvlhg horsre. The transport then
started on th return trip to this city. Dur
ing the thrco days prior to reaching this
port so thick and constam WM the fog that
no observations wuld boftaken , nnd having
lost its bearings the 1/cclanaw struck the
reet bar at Mdntarn , twenty miles south of
this port last evening. It was for flvo hours
stuck fast on the rock and when finally It
floated oft at high tidett was found that the
ragged rock had torn a hole In Its bottom.
It will be necessary fof1 It lo go to dry
dock for a considerable overhauling. In
addition to the leak the Vessel was badly
strained by Us cxpcrlence on the reef.
PEACE TALK IS NOT POPULAR
Aittl-AVnr Demoimtrntlon In Trnfnljtnr
Sqnnrc IteMittR In Failure , Flniitly
War Uenolutlnnri.
LONDON , Sopt. 24. TW attempt to hold
a pro-Boer anti-war demonstration In Tra
falgar square , London , Uifs afternoon , re
sulted In n drastic failure. Thousands ns-
gambled , but not to support the speakers.
On the contrary the crowd waved union I j
jacks and sang the national anthem and i
"Rule , Britannia" like mighty invocations.
The speakers , who were quite inaudible ,
were received with groans , decayed apples
and eggs and other missiles. There were
cheers for Chamberlain , secretary of slate
for the colonies , and hisses for President
Krugcr. Seine soldiers who were present
were carried shouldor-hlgh by the crowd.
There -were several ugly rushes for the
platforms , which were surrounded by op
ponents of the dcmonstmllon , who yelled
fiercely. Finally the mounted police were
telephoned for to clear the square. Datona
were freely used , several persons wore
trodden upon by the horses and. thirty ar
rests were made.
The opponents of the meeting finally pro
posed resolutions In support of the govern
ment's policy , which were carried amid wild
enthusiasm.
This evening the promoters of the demon
stration held a meeting In .private and after
a long dlscuailon carried the following roio-
*
lutlons :
"In consequence of the organized Interrup
tion of the anti-war demonstration In Trafal
gar square today , fomented by a section of
the yellow nnd stock-jobbing press , this
committee resolves to hold "a public meet
ing In one of the largest metropolitan halls
at an early date. "
The list of speakers Included none of spe
cial Influence , moat of them being labor
leaders or socialists. The members of the
peace associations had n'o opportunity to
address the crowd. They \rora saluted with
execrations ns soon nsthey mounted the
platforms and were obliged to stand , smll-
i Ing complacently , during tne < singing of the
| national airs and the -wild cheering for
Chamberlain. Their at'temp.ts to put their
' resolutions to a vote was the merest dumb
show. i
Henry H. Hyndman , tho. ( socialist leader ,
was a , particular object of animosity. He
was menaced with a forest of walking sticks
when he tried to speak.
The shouldering of a soldler-and a marine ,
their hands clasped , in a ptgccsslon around
the square provoked franUo.nthuBlasm . il
wag altogether an Impressive Incident , the
multitudes bursting Into theysong , "Soldiers
of the Queen. " ,
On many of the passing omnibuses , which
carry small union jacks , the passengers lifted
the flags from their socketa-n'nd waved thorn
vigorously. -
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OVER TWO HUNDRED PERISH
DUtrlct of Aldln , in An In Minor , In
VlDlted by a Severe EnrtU-
atiaUc.
CONSTANTINOPLE , Sept. 24. The dis
trict of Aidln , In Asia Minor , was visited
by an earthquake on September 20 and , ac
cording to the latest advices , over 200 per
sons perished.
The chief olt4es of the vilayet , or province
of Aidiln , ere Smyrna , Its capital , Manccsa
and Aidln. The city of Aldln Is about
eighty in'Mco ' southeast of Smyrna. It Is
the residence of a pasha and the focus of
a flourishing country.
Dr. nrldecnian AvoIdH Quarantine.
LIMA , Peru , Sept. 24. ( Via Gnlveston. )
Dr. George H. Brldgeman , United States
minister at Bolivia , who arrived at Callao
with hla family yesterday on the Chilean
steamer Palena from Panama , dec I clod al
most at the 'oat moment to proceed south In
the steamer and thus to avoid a fifteen
days' quarantine at Callao.
Dreyfus' Health HrenliliiR.
LONDON , Sept. 25. The Paris correspond
ent of the Standard says : The excitement
of meeting his children has produced a sorl-
oue reaction In the condition of Dreyfua
and it Is feared that It may be necessary
to Bend him to Malta or Madeira.
Ilulionlo PliiKtic fit Oporto.
OPORTO , Sept. 24. Four new cases of
the bubonic plague were reported today.
Slnco the outbreak of tbo disease here tliero
have been seventy-four casen , of which
number thirty have resulted fatally.
Kitchener Preparing- March.
LONDON , Sept. 25. According to a dis
patch to the Dally Telegraph from Cairo ,
General Lord Kitchener , governor general of
the Soudan , Is preparing for on Immediate
expedition against tbo khalifa.
AniitrallanH for South Africa.
MELBOURNE , Sept. 24. The Australian
military commanders will meet here on
Thursday next to prepare a scheme for the
dispatch of a united Australian contingent
to South Africa.
VESSEL SINKSAT CHICAGO
Cleveland , Lumber Indeii ,
Down at Month of the Chlcimo
Illvcr Crew Ilencued.
CHICAGO , Sept. 24. During a severe
wind and rain storm this evening the steam
barge Cleveland , lumber laden , sank In the
harbor near the mouth of the Chicago river.
Captain Henry Davis and a crew of eleven
men were rescued by tugs with considerable
difficulty.
The Cleveland left Frankfort , Mich. , Sat
urday , bound for Chicago , with 200,000 feet
of lumber. The boat sprung a leak off Waukegan -
kegan and , owing to her waterlogged condi
tion , was driven on a reef while attempting
to reach the Inner harbor here. After the
crew \\as rescued tugs dragged the half
sunken vessel Into the Inner harbor. The
Cleveland waa built thirty years ago.
The life-saving crews. of Jackson park ,
Chicago , and Evanston were summoned on
a dozen different errands to rescue pleas
ure seekers on yachts reported to be In dis
tress. Many boats bad rough experiences
and two wore missing late at night.
A score of small sailing craft In the Inner
basin suffered severely after their owners
had abandoned them , several being over
turned by the violence of the wind , The
yachts Prairie and Juno , which left on
cruises early In the day , had not returned
to their moorings up to midnight. The for
mer is 'a staunch craft and Is supposed to
have found shelter on the Michigan shore.
Fears are entertained that the June , which
Is let > a seaworthy , may have foundered ,
Some anxiety Is also foil for the tug Dorr ,
from Michigan City , with two scpws in tow ,
ENGAGEMENT AT SUBIG BAY
Insurgents Boated nnd & SixtsotrOontimoter
Krnpp Gun Destroyed ,
ADMIRAL WATSON CABLES REPORT
I'lllphin FlroVa Henry , lint Poorly
A Intcil Otic American Hitllor
Wouiiilcilt Another Proi -
trntcil by llent.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 24. Acting Secre
tary Alton of the Navy department received
a cablegram from Rear Admiral Watson
today giving n brief account of the en
gagement nt Sublg bay. It Is dated the
24th , at Manila , and ears :
"Mandera discovered heavy guns mounted
opposite Knlaklan point , Sublg bay , cx-
changed shots with the Charleston. Sent
Charleston , Monterey , Concord and Zaflro
with detachment of marines nnd sailors
from the Baltimore to capture and destroy.
Attacked Insurgent position 23d ; after bom
bardment , landing party carried entrench
ments , dispossessed enemy ami destroyed
a IC-ccntlmoter Krupp gun.
"Casualties : William Shepherd , appren
tice second class , Charleston , seriously
wounded ; Charles Haffke , coal passer , Con
cord , heat prostration.
"Insurgent fire heavy 'but poorly aimed ;
enemy's loss unknown. Full report
mailed. "
The Important feature of the engagement
Is the fact -which Is disclosed that the In
surgents have been able to obtain Krupp
guns. It was known at the tlmo of the out
break of the Insurgents against the Ameri
cans that the artillery of the insurgents
consisted of a few obsolete guns captured
from the Spaniards.
Acting Secretary Allen says that It Is evi
dent that the navy at Manila does not In
tend to allow any fort to bo erected which
can bo reached by the ships , and he Is con
vinced that the squadron under Rear Ad
miral Watson will be able to keep the
shores guarded and repeat the lesson of
yesterday It the Insurgents are found to be
operating on the coast.
DKTAILKD ACCOUNT OP THE
Men from the Crnlner Charleston Arc
Flritt to ncnch the. Ilench.
MANILA , Sept. 24. 11:25 : a. m. The
United States cruiser Charleston , the moni
tor Monterey and the gunboats Concord and
Zadro , with marines nnd bluejackets from
the cruiser Baltimore , loft Cavlto September
18 and , ns already cabled , proceeded to
Subig Ibay to destroy an Insurgent cannon
there.
Owing to the bad 'weather the operation
was postponed until yesterday , when the
war ships for three hours 'bombarded ' the
town of Olangapo and the entrenchments
Where the gun was situated.
Men from the Charleston , Concord nnd
Zaflro were then landed under a heavy In
surgent fire , porccedlng to the cannon , which
was utterly destroyed 'by ' guncotton and then
returning to the war ships.
The Americana hod one man wounded
during the engagement.
Whllo "waiting In Sublg bay for better
weather the Americans descried Filipino re-
Inlorceta'mts moving toward. Olangapo. At
6. : 40 p.m. . yesterday the Monterey began
the advance upon the town , which was about
three miles cast of the monitor's anchorage.
The Charleston , Concord and Zaflro fol
lowed.
At 7:25 : the Monterey opened flrowith ho
secondary and main batteries , the Charles
ton and Concord Joining Immodlately. At
7:38 : the Insurgent cannon answered , the first
hot passing close to the Monterey's smoke
stack. The gun was fired twice only.
The Americans' bombarding then became
general. At 9:30 : the Monterey advanced tea
a ranee of 600 yards , using 'her ' main bat
tery. l > wo hundred and fifty men were
landed about 600 yards cast of the cannon
at 11 o'clock , under a severe shore Mauser
flre.
flre.Tho
The men ifrom the Charleston were the
first at the gun , which they reached at 11:10.
The cannon was found to ( be a IG-centlmeter
Krupp eun , presumably obtained from the
Spaniards.
Meanwhile the war ships continued to
shell the shelving beach on the east nnd
west side to silence the Insurgent flro upon
the sailors from .tho trenches skirting the
beach.
Gunner Olsen exploded fifty rounds of guncotton -
cotton In three discharges in the cannon ,
which hod suffered from the fire of the wa > -
ships.
The Americans then returned to the boats ,
the firing Inland being kept up to protect
the embarkation.
The Concord's men were the last to reach
the shore and the war ships were reached
at 11:50. :
Cadet Brlnzer , with the Concord's launch ,
armed with a galling- , did excellent work on
the left of the landing party. Captain
Myers of the marines captured a muzzle-
loading field plecei Lieutenant McDonald
was In command of the landing party and
'tho ' movement was splendidly executed and
controlled ,
The number of Filipinos there could not
'be ascertained and no dead yero Been.
The Monterey fired for four hours
twenty-ono shots from her ten-inch guns
and seventeen 'from her twelve-Inch guns.
The town , which was riddled with shells ,
took fire at several points.
TRANSHORT SHERMAN SAILS
Thirtieth IleKlmeiit nnd n Detach
ment of ItccrultB for Volunteer
Itcirlmeiitii on Hoard.
SAN FRANCISCO , Sept. 24. The trans
port Sherman sailed yesterday for Manila
with the Thirtieth regiment , United States
volunteers , and a detachment of 350 recruits
for the Eleventh cavalry and the Thirty-
sixth and Thirty-seventh volunteer regi
ments.
Colonel Cornelius Gardner goes In com
mand of the Thirtieth , while Captain Wil
liam B , Reynolds of the Fourteenth Infantry
Is In charge of the recruits. Lieutenants
Miles and McKelvy are also with the recruit
detachment.
To ( ill KnlUlment to Date.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 24. The enlistment
to date of soldiers for the volunteer regi
ments last called out Is 9,231 , of which
418 were secured Saturday. The Thlrty-
elbgth regiment at Jefferson barracks leads
with 1,277 men. The two regiments next
In order are the Thirty-ninth with 1,179 and
the Forty-fifth with 1,032 men. The head-
quartern of the Thirty-ninth regiment Is at
Fort Crook , Neb. , and the headquarters of
the Forty-fifth is at Fort Snelllng , Minn.
The two colored regiments , the Forty-
eighth and Forty-ninth infantry , have en
rolled 341 and 1C6 men respectively.
Mnnllu Death Hejiort.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 24. The War de
partment today received -following cable
gram from General Otis :
"MANILA , Sept. 24. To Adjutant General ,
Washington Following death * since last re
port : Dysentery , acute , August 24 , at Jolo ,
Henry Baamler , Company E , Twenty-third
Infantry. September 7 , Isaac E. Romboo ,
Company E , Fourth Infantry ; September 21 ,
John LeClalro , Company I , Thirteenth in-
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska
Fair nnd Warmer ; Northerly Winds.
Temiiernttire nt Oiunlin yenterilnyi
fantry ; September 22 , Martin Johnson , Com
pany D , Third Infantry ; September 23 ,
Benjamin Tollofson , Company B , Third In
fantry. Collies , chronic , at Jolo : Frank E.
Armstrong , Company H , Twenty-third In
fantry. Drowned , accidentally , at Bacolor ,
Nogros , September 12 , Sergeant Frederick
SI mm eg , band , Sixth Infantry. Pneumonia ,
September 16. John Nolan , Company II ,
Nineteenth Infantry. Diarrhoea , chronic ,
September 17 , Louis E. Corbett , Company D ,
Ninth Infantry ; typhoid fever , William II.
Ccbry , Company 0 , Fourth Infantry. Ap
pendicitis , September 18. Thomas Holladay ,
Company A , Twenty-fourth Infantry. Para
lysis , ascending. September 20 , Shaboll A.
Snow , Company 0 , Twenty-first Infantry. "
MONTANA TROOPS" ARRIVE
Valencia Itcaehen Sim Kranclncn with
ComimnleN of Regiment Xot
011 y.enlniiilln.
SAN FRANCISCO , Cal. , Sept. 24. The
United States transport Valencia , having
on board those companies of the First Mon-i
tana regiment , United States volunteer * ? , not |
brought by the Zealamlta , arrived hero to
day , nineteen days from Yokohama.
The shrieking of whistles nud screaming
of sirens disturbed the Sunday quietness
and was everywhere throughout the city a
signal of the sighting of the Valencia. Aa
soon as she had passed In the quarantine
boat put out to meet her and was not long
In completing the Inspection which entitled ]
her to a clean bill of health. By that tlmo
the committee of Montanans now In the city
had gone out In a tug to greet their boys
and escorted the Valencia to her place of
anchorage off the government dock at the
foot of Folsom street.
All sorts of supplies were speedily sent
out to the soldiers to make their Sunday on
boardshlp more endurable. Apart from the
twenty-six Invalid men on board sent out
of Manila hospitals the- health ot all on
board waa excellent. . Several hundred dollars
lars of company funds were used to supple
ment the rations supplied by the commis
sary , envoyngo , so that'the men fared pretty
well coming across the Pacific. What they
desired most was fresh California fruit , and
this was sent to thorn today In Immense
quantities. In addition , every man was pre
sented with two oottles of beer and a pack
age containing dainty sandwiches and some
dollcacles unknown aboard ship.
They will remain In the transport In the
stream until tomorrow , when the ship will
dock nnd the tncn will bo landed by com
panies and will march to the Presidio ,
there rejoining their companies who pre
ceded them on the transport Zealandla.
The Valencia sailed from Manila on Au
gust 23 , arrived at Nagasaki on August 20 ,
nnd sailed from Yokohama September 6. She
brought Companies A , B , , C , F , L nnd I .of
the First Montana volunteers , numbering
325 men. In addition there are eighty-four
discharged soldiers from various regiments
and twenty-eight cabin passengers. The'trip
was uneventful.
The officer In command of the battalion la
Major J. R. Mlllor , and the other regi
mental officers aboard arc :
Major J. Kcowan , Captain G. Preston , Cap
tain W. J. Bradshaw , Captain R. Freeman ,
Captain Saundcrs , First Lieutenant C. Board-
man , First Lieutenant W. Gardenhlrby , First
Lieutenant V. Lanbenheknor , First Lieuten
ant F. S. Yeager , First Lieutenant H. Poor-
man , Second Lieutenant J. Corby , Second
Lieutenant C. Fane , Second Lieutenant A.
W. Church , Second Lloutonant W. Stoddard ,
Second Lieutenant C. E. Hill , Dr. L. C.
Brunnlg.
The following passengers also made the
trip from Manila : Major Hoyt , chief sur
geon ; Dr. D. Hogan. U. S. V. ; Dr. C. H.
Lowell , U. 6. V. ; Captain Gale , Foi'rth cav
alry ; First Lieutenant Ettlng , Sixth cav
alry ; Lieutenant Hawkins , Third Infantry ;
Lieutenant G. N. Hay ward , U. 8. N.
Cheyenne People Ilejolce.
CHEYENNE , Wyo. , Sept. 24. ( Special. )
At 3:15 : o'clock this afternoon a message
was received here from Colonel Foote an
nouncing the departure from San Francisco
of 'ho Wyoming volunteers. The nowa was
made known to the public by sounding the
steam whistles of the Union Pacific shops ,
the city pumping stations , the electric light
works and other establishments where steam
was up. A delegation consisting of the
governor's staff , Congressman Mondell nnd
others will meet the troops at the western
line of the state and accompany them homo.
HoiiKh Hliler Cniitnln H
GALLUP , N. M. , Sept. 24. Captain John
Wesley Green of Uils place , who received hU
commission on the 10th Inst. , left today
with fifteen men whom ho had recruited
here for Fort Rlley , Kan. , to Join hl com
pany , FopSloth United Stolen volunteers , to
which ho Is assigned. Ha took with him
a fine gold-mounted sword nnd belt , val
ued at $150 , given him by the citizens of
Gallup , Captain Green was a lieutenant In
the Rough Riders.
Grant SnllN
SAN FRANCISCO , Cal. , Sept. 24. The
Wyoming volunteer infantry and Wyoming
( heavy artillery , which were mustered out
yesterday , 'left for homo today on a special
train. Their departure was not marked by
any special demonstration , The Twenty-
sixth volunteer Infantry wont on board the
Grant tonight. A large number of recruits
will also go to Manila on the Grant , which
Is scheduled to sail tomorrow.
Twenty-Ninth Start Went.
ATLANTA , Ga. , Sept. 24. Six companies
of the Twenty-ninth Infantry , which was
recruited at Fort MoPherson , left today for
San Francisco via El Paso , Colonel Hardln ,
with headquarters and six companli-s , left
for the coast if our days ago ,
EDMONTON TRAIL SURVIVORS
Memliern of Mlnnehnha Party from
MlnneniiollK Kettirn to Wrunirel
In Good Health.
WRANGEL , Alaska , Sept. 20 ( via Se
attle , Wash , , Sopt. 24. ) Moro Klondlkora off
the Edmonton trail reached hero Sunday ,
having como down the Stlckccn river from
Glenora In canoes. Among them were Ger
man Luhl of Wisconsin , Pete Rles of Wis
consin , and John Tallon of Minneapolis.
All the survivors were In good health and
had epcnt the tow months laboring on the
Cassiar Central railway and have enough
money with which to roach the states ,
John Tallen waa a member of the Mlnno *
haha party from Minneapolis , that experi
enced such hardships on the frightful trail
last -winter.
There are still a few on the trail and at
navigation closes on the Stlckeen In about
six -weeks it is likely that they will pats the
winter on Dtu * lak ,
MISS HORLOCKER OUT
She Returns from the Jacksonville , H1M
Sanitarium to Sign a Now Bond ,
TRIAL BY A JURY IN DECEMBER THE PLAN
Her Sister , Zorn , Gomes Homo with Her
from the Oaklawn Institution.
NO TECHNICAL FLAW EXISTS IN THE CASE
No Intention on the Part of Her Attorneys
to Qaibblo Over Law Points ,
HER PLEA WILL BE INNOCENCE OF WRONG
Attorney * for DereiiNc Sny They Will
Make the 1'lnlit for Their Client
on Tit IN nnil No Other
Ground * .
HASTINGS , Neb. , Sept. 24. ( Special Tele-
gram. ) Tomorrow at 10 o'clock is the tlmo
Bet for Miss Viola Horlockcr to bo brought
before the district court to answer the
charge of having attempted the life of Mro.
Charles F. Morey by sending her a box of
poisoned candy last May. Miss Horlockcr
arrived In Hastings this afternoon from
Oaklawn sanitarium nt Jacksonville , 111. ,
where she has been confined since , being
placed under a ? 5,000 bond for her appearance -
anco nt this term of court. She waa ac
companied hero by her slater. Zora Qladyi
Horlockcr , of New York , and together thej
wore driven < o their mother's homo.
It has been rumored hero that Miss Hor-
locker's attorneys would not bring her back ,
as they intended to take advantage of some
legal technicality and thus end the case ,
but John M. Ragan , leading counsel for the
defense , snld today that no such move Imil
been attempted nnd , furthermore , that Mlsa
Horlocker Is In the city ready to appear
before the court In the morning , nnd sign
the new bond , after which oho would go
her own way.
Her appearance In court tomorrow IB
merely a formal procedure for the purpoao
of renewing the bond under which she la
now resting , and to arrange that the case
may go over to the December term of court
to be hoard before a Jury. Mlsa Horlocker's
attorneys say they do not intend to light
her case through on any other grounds than
that she la perfectly Innocent.
FOURTEEN MEXICANS KILLED
OJIlclnl Iteportx Itreelveil of Two
IlnUlc-M IiKllaiiM Defeated , I.ciiv-
lllK K7 Dead oil the Kleld.
LOS ANGELES , Cnl. , Sept. 21. Official re
ports of two battles between Mexicans and
Yaquls have just been received hero. Gen
eral Luis Torres had declared , the- campaign
suspended until October , but the Yaquls
tworo not consulted on that point. Lorenzo
Torres also appears to have made different
arrangements.
I On September 14 Lorenzo Torres crossed
| the river to Vlcam , a town supposed to hnvo
'boon ' captured by Luis Torres in August , nnn
found the Indians. They attacked his rear
guard and a running fight ensued. The re
port says the Indiana were dispersed and
nine killed. The Mexican loss waa Ilva
killed and nine wounded , among the latter
Lieutenant Colonel Navarro of the Eleventh
battalion , one of the beat officers on the
Mexican aide.
The report of a battle on the JSth comes
from another source , also official , and its
statements of the number killed may be
Receipted. According to this report the forces
under Colonel Hernandez , numbsr not .stated ,
encountered 1,000 Indians nenr Lake Za-
queca , a small lagoon between Torln and
Potam. The Indians retired from the open
field and sought cover in the thick woods ,
where the combat raged for moro than two
hours , beginning at G o'clock in the mornlnR.
The report Boys the Indians were defeated
and dispersed , leaving on the field eighty-
seven dead.
The Mexican loraea are stated as fourteen
soldiers killed and thirty-six wounded.
Major Ruiz of the national guard was mor
tally 'wounded ' nnd Julian Esplnosa , captain
of the Yaquls who are friendly to the Mexi
cans , and Tcteblates , a lieutenant In the ten
years' war , wna killed.
An Interesting feature of the reports Is Hit ,
statement that several Inhabitants of rlvoc
towns -who were taken ( prisoners by the
Ynquls In July 1mvo iboen released and liava
returned to 'headquarters ' In Torln. Here ,
toforo the Mexicans have rciprcnented the
Ynquls as invariably torturing' and kllllns
all prisoners.
BUECHNER SHOT AND KILLED
Coroner' * Jury Return AVrdlet that
III * Annuitant , II. CrnveiiHon , A\'n
JiiNtlllcd In HhootliiK Him.
CHRYENNE , Wyo. , Sept. 24. ( Spe
cial. ) The reported killing of William
Buochnor by a Union Pacific train nt Medi
cine Bow Tuesday was erroneous. Bucchner
was shot nnd killed by B. Cravcnson , a cook
of the Callahan grading outfit.
Buochner , who had been working on the
grade 'for Contractor W. F. Callahan , quit
work and demanded his money. Cnllalmn
referred him to the ( bookkeeper , but Buoch-
nor drew a revolver nnd marched Callahan
to the ofllce. Callahan called to Cravonwm
for assistance. Cravcnson went to the rcscua
with lila revolver and Bucchuor turned on
him , shooting at him thrco times. Cravon-
son then returned the flro , his third Hhot
hitting Buoshner In the abdomen and killing
him. Whllo he lay dying , ho fired n fourth
shot at Cravenson , but missed him.
A coroner's Jury rendered a verdict finding
Cravonson Justified In shooting him In order
to B VO the lives of himself and others.
Nothing la known of Buochner's friends or
relatives.
Hrvurul .Illnew HIHIIIIIIWorlr ,
CHARLKSTON. W. Vu. , Se-pt. 21. Several
mines in tlia New river lli'ld hnvo resumed
work , Hftcon minus are In opi-ratlon ,
About thirty-live mines ure Htlll Idle , the
operators refusing to Kraut thu 5-cenl ud-
vanro demanded by the Htrlkrrs. It JH cs.
tlmnttd 1,000 men are Btlll Idle. Ono hun
dred und nlncty-flvu men nt Plymouth
mines in Kunawhu. river Held will resume
work tomorrow , after lielnj ; out Jen
months , They Htruck for 2 cents advance
and ure going back nt thu old price.
McthoillNtH llooni Kiliirnllon Fund.
ATLANTA , Ou. , Sept. 2I.-A union meetIng -
Ing of MethodlBtH waH held in the Grand
opera house today UlHliopa Oallowuy of
illKalHHlppl anil Candlcr of ( IcorKlii were
the Hptukurp and the niuea of ( .duration In
the south and the twentieth cuntury fund
were advanced by subscriptions amounting
to J1C.OOO.
MorementN of Ocean VeHNeln , Nept. "I.
At San Francisco Arrived Steamer Lee-
laniiv , from Honolulu ; Valencia , from Ma
nila.
nila.At Havre Arrived Steamer La flaa-
conne , from New York.
At Qiieenatown Salltxl Stenmor Cam-
punla , from Liverpool , for Ntxv York
At Southampton- Hulled BUiimer Ifoa-
nlKcn IxwUf , from Hretncn , for New York.
At New York Arrived Rotterdam , frora
RoUt-rdam ; litrurlu , from Liverpool.