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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAIIA , TUESDAY MOUNING , OCTOIJEtt , 1899-TEX PAGES. SINGLE COPY .FIVE OE TS.
YACHTS ARE READ\ \ '
V
Columbia and Shamrock Sail First Race of
Series Todayi
AMERICAN CRAFT MUST ALLOW
Greatest Surprise for Yachtsmen Since
Arrival of English Yacht.
SHAMROCK HAS SHORTER WATERLINE
Sir Thomas Lipton Gives Final Instructions
to His Skippers ,
HE ADMITS COLUMBIA IS A FAST BOAT
Sny He linn a.Swift Crnft of 111 * Own
nnil It Onlr ItoninliiH for Coining
IlltccM to Determine AVhlch
In the Jtcttcr.
NEW YORK , Oct. 2. The first race ot
the International series between the Co
lumbia nnd the challenger Shamrock will
Ibo sailed tomorrow , weather permitting ,
over a course fifteen miles to windward or
to leeward and return , olt Sandy Hook. The
start Is to bo mndo at 11 o'clock from
Sandy Hook lightship unless n postpone
ment Is made. But no race Is to bo started
later than 12:30 : p. m.
One of the greatest surprises for yachts-
f men olnco the arrival of the Shamrock In
thcso waters was the announcement , ofil-
dally made at the Now York Yacht club
tonight , that the Columbia would have to
allow the Shamrock 631-100 seconds on a
thlrty-mllo course. It was generally sup
posed by yachlsmcn who have seen both
yachts under sail and In the dry dock that
the Shamrock , by reason of ils grcaler sail
y -f'.road and apparcnlly la ser hull would have
' to give the Columbia something like a
mlnulo time allowance over the thirty-mile
courses which they are to sail.
It appears , however , that Designer Fife ,
nvhllo giving the Shamrock a larger sail
plan than the ColunVbla has , at the saras
tlmo BO constructed Its hull as to give It
great free 'board , less displacement ana
consequently a shorter water line by almost
two feet.
At 7 o'clock tonight two of the regulation
measurer's certlflcales , one showing the Co
lumbia's measurements , the other the Shorn-
rock's , were posted on the bulletin board
of the New York Yacht club's house. They
were signed by the club's official measurer ,
John Hyslop , nnd read as follows :
Dimension" ) , length of water line : Co-
aumblit , SDGO ; Shamrock , S7.S9. From after-
end of main boom to forward point of
measurement : Columbia , 181.62 feet : Sham
rock , 1S9.13.
From foresldo of foremast to forward
point of measurement : Columbia , 7335 :
Shamrock , 79 4G.
. ot spinnaker boom : Columbia ,
M-
73 3n ; Shamrock , 79 46.
Main gaff : Columbia , C395 ; Shamrock ,
ui.ii4.
Top mast : Columbia , El.CO ; Shamrock.
46. 4a.
Jlelljht upper side of main lioom to ton
Ball , halyard block : Columbia , 131.75 ;
Shamrock , 128.28.
Square foot of * a1l area , OB per rule :
Columbia , 111.31 ; Shamrock. 110.15.
. ? ' $ ! " " , , Ien u ! ' al Per rule : Columbia ,
ao..SG
; Shamrock. 101.92.
The Columbia's top mast , length GI.BO ,
inlnua one-fifth , equals G7.CO.
The Shamrock's top mast measures 5S.M
feet , one-fifth off equals Ifi.43 feet.
By theeo figures It will bo seen that nil of
Shamrock's spars except the mnst are longer
than those of Columbia. For Instance , Co
lumbia's main boom measures 10S.27 , while
Shamrock's mcasitrument Is 109 67 , making
the latter spar 1.40 longer than that of Co
lumbia's. The measurements of the gaff
nhow 2.69 In favor of Shamrock. Sham
rock's spinnaker boom la G 11 longer than
Columbia's , but Its topmast is G 40 shorter
than that of the American boat.
Shiimroclc 11 AVorthyntiiKoulnt. .
Judging from the stability of Shamrock
luring Its recent trial spins off Sandy Hook ,
Designer Flfo has been able to glvo his boat
n greater amount of lead ballast than at
first supposed by the yachting sharps who
have predicted that Shamrock would not be
nblo to carry Its sail. Thcso yachtsmen
nt the club tonight who heard of the meas
urements of the two yachts agree that Sham
rock will really prove a worthy antagonist
of the tenth defender of the America's cup.
It was 1:30 : today before Shamrock was
warped Into the drydock where Columbia
liad been measured and the caisson closed ,
making the water smooth for the measure
ments. Just before going on board his
yacht , Sir Thomas Lipton said : "I am
extremely sorry that Mr. Flfo Is not present.
It is very unfortunate that at this tlmo
lie is unable to leave the hotel , but I hope
lie can bo with us tomorrow during the
raco. We have done the best wo could with
out him today. "
Sir Thomas , Vice Commander Sherman
Crawford and II. McGill Downey of the
Iloynl Ulster Yacht club , with Henry F
Llppltt of the Now York Yacht club , who
nlll represent the latter club on the Sham
rock during the race , then went on board
'with Measurer II j slop , his assistant and
Captain Nathaniel Hcrreschoff , the designer
of Columbia.
After the measurer's steel tape had been
stretched from the topmast truck down the
mast to tbo top of the main Imam and from
the bowsprit end to the main boom end
nil these who will Ball In the Shamrock dur
ing the races , some fifty-three In nil , In
cluding Sir Thomas Lipton , sat down on
deck on each slilo amidships , while Measurer
llyslop , Captain Hcrreschoff and Henry F.
Jjlppltt proceeded to measure the yacht's
'watorllno. This work occupied two hours
nnd a half. Thn jacht's watorllne was
marked In each side by a red letter V nnd on
the bow by a broad white stripe acroks the
Etoni.
At 4 o'clock Sir Thomas Lipton and his
party loft the jacht , the calbson was swung
open , Hnea cast off and the Shamrock with
Jioused topmast was towed away from the
navy yard by ft tug. It arrived and mndo
fast to Its moorings In Sandy Hook bay at
G 10 p. m. , re-reiving salute * as It passed
down the East river and the upper bay from
almost every passing Btcamor.
Sir ThoiiuiH tilit-H liiHtrnc-tlonH.
Just before leaving the navy jard for his
fleam jacht Erlu , Sir Thonias Lipton called
Ills captains , Hogarth and Wrlnge , nnd gave
them ilnul instructions about the propura-
Jions for tomorrow's event , which means so
much to him nnd to them Ho had evidently
gathered from what he had Been nnd beard
> whlle the jacht was being measured that It
certainly would not have to give the
Columbia any time allowance and he was
correspondingly theerful when bo came to
aXe leave of his two skippers.
The weather indlratloiip , according to the
special forecast sent out from Washington ,
are that the wind will bo fresh from the
northeast. The > a lite will start from Sandy
Hook lightship and run almost dead before
tba wind down the Jersey coast to a point
juit bejond Long Branch. According to a
dispatch received from the Monmouth
Beach llfo wiving station nt 10 o'clock to
night , thcro will bo quite a heavy sea off
Sandy Hook tomorrow unless the wind mod
erates or shifts to some other quarter.
The cup defender Columbia was the first
boat of the two to be measured. When the
telltale on the cals on showed that thc.ro
wai about twenty-one feet of water in the
; k the Columbia floated , but In order to
the ship was off the blocks the
to flow In until there was
; hort of twenty-eight feet
official measurer of the
, and who has put the
tape on matJ ' 2 , cup challenger and de
fender In past jears , performed the task
again today He arrived at the navy yard
shortly before 8 o'clock nnd at once com
menced work getting the length of the
boom , gaff , masts and spinnaker pole. The
crew rendered all the assistance they could
nnd n man was hoisted In a boatswain's
chair to the top to carry the tape to the
head of the topmast In measuring the
length of the gplnnaker boom It was found
that the polo was about three inches longer
than the restrictions allowed , that Is from
the center of the bowsprit ' /twecn the Jib
and the Jlbtopstays to the mast was three
Inches too long. Captain Charley Barr called
in requisition a fine-toothed saw and cut
two Inches from one end nnd one Inch from
the other of the spinnaker pole.
Then plans were made to measure the
waterllno and over all lengths of the boat.
The crew nnd C. Oliver Isclln , C. Herbert
Leeds , W. Butler Duncan of Iho Defender ,
Mr. Llppllt of the Yacht club committee ,
Hugh C. Kelly , eecretary of the Royal Ulster
Yacht club , who will sail on Columbia as
Sir Thomas Llpton's representative In the
cup races , J. Connell , also of the Royal
Ulster Yacht club. Captain Nat Herreschoff
and Mrs. C. Oliver Iselln were aboard the
American boat when the hull was measured.
Take Colunililn'n Menntire.
Mrs. Ipelln , Mr. Duncan nnd Secretary
Kelly were In the cabin engaged In conversa
tion , while all the others on board , with the
exception of Nat Herreschoff , Captain B arr
and Mr. Connell were placed amidships In
order to bring the boat down evenly to the
water line. Mr. Herreschoff , Captain Barr
nnd Mr. Connell aselsled Measurer Hyslop
In gelling the figures. The forward over
hang was first measured. A plumb line waa
suspended from the very tip of the bow
and , getting Into a boat , Mr. Hyslop by
means of a long measuring rod got the
measure. The overhang was obtained in
the same manner. Then the measurer ap
plied the tape to the taffrall to Iho bow.
After making calculations Mr. Hyslop an
nounced to Messrs. Iselln and Herreschoff
the result of his measurements.
Evidently the figure was somewhat less
than the managing owner desired to sail
Columbia on , for a dozen men were sent
ashore In a tender and carried over to the
Columbia twenty pigs of lead , aggregating
about 1,700 pounds in weight. Previous to
taking the measurements a lot of dunnage
was brought up from Columbia's cabin and
put in several largo rowboats , as It was the
Intention of the captain to clean out from
the hull nil movable articles.
Mr. Leeds stated that the pigs of lead were ,
placed in the Columbia to make up for the
loss In weight occasioned by the removal of
the dunnage , but It was noticed that when
the ballnat had < been added the Columbia
sat low or In the -water than it did before.
Then Mr. Hyslop measured its waterllno
again and the length again , 89.66 , proving
satisfactory to the owners and designers , a
red V was placed on the side of the boat
about midships.
As soon as Mr. Iselln announced that the
measuring operation was finished the crow
took aboard Its dunnage nnd several spare
sails. The caisson at the end of the dry
dock was warped on ono side and the Co
lumbia was taken in tow for Its moorings
Inside of Sandy Hook. All the way down to
the Hook it received a continuous ovation
from steam and sailing craft , whoso sa
lutes wore acknowledged by the dipping of
its flags.
At 5 o'clock the craft , nil taut at Its moor
ing nt the Big Can buoy In the Horseshoe ,
a fresh northeast wind swung it around
so that the bow pointed right by the end
of the Hook. The St. Michael soon came
down and anchored near the Columbia.
iHfllll SutlNflCll ITltll IlOllt.
Mr. Iselln said he was perfectly satisfied
with his boat. Ho said he- knew he had a
very speedy boat in all kinds of weather
and that he was confident It would rendet
a good account of itself in Iho coming
races.
Sir Thomas Lipton was present while fht ,
Columbia was being meaBured. He said
that without nny question the Columbia was
a fast boat , but he was of the opinion that
his boat was fast and all that remained to
determine which was the > faster was the
coming series of races.
Among these who watched the operation
of taking the measurements were Sir
Thomoo Lipton , owner of Shamrock ; Rear
Admiral Lord Charles Beresford , Arnold
Morley , Sir Henry Burdett and Chevalier j
Martlno. Lord Charles Beresford looked I '
Columbia over with n critical eye and said , j
In comparing the cup defender with thn I
cup challenger , that the American boat
was much more symmetrical and graceful
In appearance. Ho believed , however , that
this was duo to the white paint with which
its topsldes are covered , and went on to
say that in his opinion the green paint on
Shamrock made It look bulkier than It
really was , nnd thnt If It was painted white
it would look fully as graceful as Columbia.
Chevuller Martlno said that according to
his eye Columbia was the bettor looking
boat of the two from an artistic stand
point , but he did not think ho would
change his prediction that the English boat
was the fn tor of the two.
Sir Thomas Lipton was Introduced to
Lieutenant Tobln , the Inventor of the metal
known as "Tobln bron/e , " with which Co
lumbia Is plated. They mutually com
plimented each other on the looks of the
bronze on each boat , Lieutenant Tobln
stated to the Associated Press reporter that
ho preoumed the manganese bn nze on
the Shamrock was composed of practically
the snmo material as used In his Invention ,
or else the metal-workern would not hava
been able to shapa the metal for tbo frames
Captain Hank Haff was also at the navy
yard He said ho expected to see Columbli
win , and asked about the story that he had
discovered the hull of Shamrock to be out
of plumb , said that ho was still willing to
back up his statement.
There Is very little betting on the yacht
races tonight around the hotels. In fact ,
the element which usually has mpnoy ready
for the big yacht races was of Ihe opinion
that the betting interest this year Is below
Iho average. It Is thought , however , that
It will pick up after tomorrow's rare , when
Ihe men with money to put up can get a
"line on the boats , "
At present they ore rather unknown quan.
tltUfl eo far as the sporting class of men
la concerned
The little money in fight tonight waa nil
Columbia money Hardly could a man be
found to champion the visitor It was eald
that a few bets were placed this nfternoon
on the stock exchange , but the names of
the betters and the amounts were not
learned tonight
At the Calumet club , the Knlckerb-cker
and the New York Yacht club there wa
somn alight betting in small amounts with
the betting 2 to 1 on Columbia ,
WAR DUE TO BEGIN TODAY
Outbreak of Hostilities in the Transvaal
Billed for Ootobor Third ,
BRITISH WILL BE ON THE DEFENSIVE
> o IVnr tlmt A'lctorln'n Troop * Will
lie Ahle to Hold Thrlr t ) n
L'nlll llelnforccniciitn
Arrlx e.
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LONDON , Oct. 2. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) As frequently
happens during the South African crisis ,
there Is serious Interruption of cables and
news accordingly Is scanty So far no In
formation has reached here of any out
break of hostilities , but It Is generally be
lieved they will begin Tuesday. Military
opinion Is that there need be no fear of the
British holding their own , o\en before rein
forcements now on the way arrive , but they
must adopt purely defensive tactics.
ANNOclnteil 1'rofin Version.
LONDON , Oct. 2. The announced Inten
tion of the ? British cabinet to moot tomor
row has , apparently , been reconsidered. It
Is now said that the meeting depends largely
on the devolopmenta In the Transvaal. Tha
date for summoning Parliament has not
been definitely settled , though It Is expected
to be about October 19.
Queen Victoria will hold a privy council
at Balmoral at an early day , when the nec
essary proclamation will he signed.
No confirmation Is obtainable from any
isourco of the report contained In a dispatch
to the Exchange Telegraph company that
the Boers have captured Dundee.
No exceptional activity was shown at
the government offices today. Mr. Cham
berlain and the carl of Selborno were absent
from the colonial office , but Lord Lansdowne -
downe , General Lord Wolseloy and General
Sir Evoljn Wood were busily engaged at the
War ofilce. General Sir Redvers Buller
called at the War office this afternoon and
a special board meeting was held.
Naturally nothing of the discussion was
mode public , but It Is understood that Gen
eral Sir Redvers Buller will not proceed
to the capo until next week , except In case
of unforeseen developments.
Many members of Parliament are return
ing to town In anticipation of an early sum
moning of the Houses of Parliament. It U
the general Impression although that , while
some of the speakers may express disap
proval of the government policy , few will
go to the extreme of voting ngalnst the
required credit. It Is considered more
probable that they will abstain from par
ticipating In n division.
Sir William Vernon Harcourt , the liberal
loader , having In a speech at Trexegar said :
"The first and last word of these gold hunt
ers Is war In order to lead to annexation , "
A correspondent wrote to Lord Salisbury
asking If It were not true that the govern
ment would make every effort to avert war
and had no desire to annex the Transvaal
If a settlement could bo obtained peacefully ?
Lord Salisbury replied , answering affirma
tively.
Fcnr In Johnniica'bnrff.
A letter from an outlander received In
Birmingham was published today. If It re
flects the general feeling of the British res
idents In Johannesburg they must be in an
awful fright. The writer says :
"If it comes to a fight I believe the Boers
will make a massacre of It , blow Johannes
burg to bits and shoot us on sight. In fact ,
I have been told so by one In office. "
Reports from various arsenals and garri
sons In Great Britain testify to the active
continuance of military preparations.
The reserves have received preliminary
notices to be prepared and several commands
have been notified to hold themselvea In
readiness for active service.
The remarkable absence of news from
South Africa this morning leads to the be
lief that there has been a widespread cut
ting of telegraph wires , or that extra cen
sorship has boon established. There Is no
Transvaal news yet today , so there Is noth
ing to soften the extreme bellicosity of yes
terday's dispatches. Neither Is there any
thing to Indicate the authorities at Pretoria
have the slightest desire to come to terms
peacefully with Great Britain. Had the
Boers not determined to fight It out , or , It
they were not prepared for hostilities , they
would , it Is thought , have sent some tem
porizing reply to Great Britain's dispatch.
All the hanging back seems to bo on Great
Britain's side , where. In splto of the news
paper and war office talk of the mobilization
of an army corps , the work Is apparently
proceeding In a curiously leisurely manner.
The departure of General Sir Redvers Buller.
the commander of the British forces In South
Africa , has been postponed from week to
week , and when the members of the cabinet
talk In public their assurances of Great Brl-
tain's goodwill toward the Transvaal are
regarded as almost smacking of pathetic
appeals of peace. The duke of De\onshlrc ,
lord president of the council , in his reply
to a toast to his health at a public lun
cheon of the Manchester Technical school ,
Saturday afternoon , was careful. In referring
to the Transvaal situation , to announce that
the cabinet's now proposals were moderate ,
and his whole speech seemed to indicate
that the British government was framing Its
dispatch so as to Invite a continuance of the
negotiations.
A prominent Englishman , Dr. Wilson , han
been commandeered at Harrlsmlth by the
Orange Free State.
The Natal Held artillery , carbineers nnft
other military commands are encamped at
Show Ground , on the road leading to the
Orange Preo State.
General Sir William Symons , the second In
command under Major General Sir George
Stow art White , commanding the Natal
forces , Is expected to arrive at Ladysmlth
shortly.
Kuiitiirc of HelutloiiN Imminent ,
Reports from Capetown declare that an
Immediate rupture of the diplomatic rela
tions between Great Britain and the Trano-
vaal Is expected. Tha South African News ,
a fiemi-olliclal newspaper , announces that a
special train has left to fetch Conyngham
Greene , the British diplomatic agent at Pre
toria , and his staff , H adds that the formal
hauling down of the British flag on the
agency building at Pretoria Is Imminent.
The correspondent of the Associated Proas
at Capetown has secured an otllclal denial or
tbo btatemcnt of the South African News
that a train has been dispatched to fetch
Conyngham Greene from Pretoria , No in
structions have yet been Issued to Mr.
Groeno. All Is quiet at Pretoria.
Great excitement prevails at Capetown ,
where It Is reported that the Boers have
occupied Lalng's N'e ! . .
The British at Capetown express great
satisfaction at the fact that matters lia\e
reached a state when a definite settlement
of the difficulties U available.
The general drift of the news indicates
that , owing to the position of the British
troops in Suth Africa , because of the delay
In sending reinforcements , | n the event of
hostilities early reverses are regarded as
probable A special dispatch from Johan
nesburg , dated September 29 , gives the ro-
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DESTROYS WHOLE VILLAGES
KMIinnleil tlmt 1r.M ( ) IV r .in nn PJT-
Uhcil In the nnrthiliinkoH In \ tii
Minor Arounil Alilln.
CONSTANTINOPLE , Oct. 2 It Is now
estimated that 1,500 persons perished In the
earthquakes In Asia Minor around Aldln.
The first shock occurred at 4 In the morning
of September 20 and lasted forty seconds.
The effects were appalling. Whole villages
were completely destroyed. The earthquake
wao Ml as far as Sclo. Mltvlono and
Smyrna.
The latest advices from the stricken area
show that men , women and children were
burled In the ruins of their duellings before
they realized their danger. Numbers of
bodies still He beneath * be debris.
About BOO persons were killed at Sarakenl
and some COO at Dcnlzlll , where three-
fourths of the buildings fell There was
proportionate loss of life In many of the
smaller villages
The disturbance has not yet sub ldcrt , al
though Us strength appears to bo spent.
The shocks continue almost dally , but with
no great violence. The population Is en
camped In the open.
Ono consequence of the earthquake Is
the subsidence of the le > el of the Aldln
districts by two years. Sulphurnur springs
burst out In the valley of Noander and the
country between Auden and Dcnl ? ! ! ! became
full of crevices out of which rushed black ,
muddy water with sufficient volume to
wash away n Hock of 1.000 sheep.
The villagers of the valley of Noandor
report that for several days previous to the
catastrophe domestic animals were greatly
disturbed , bellowing , bleating and barking.
VENEZUELAN CASE CLOSES
nlpi Arc in nnil tinTrllitiniil
Uxiiecteil to 'Homier ' Hi
DcciHloit Toiliis-
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PARIS , Oct. 2. ( New York World Cable
gram Special Telegram. ) The Venezuelan
boundary arbitration tribunal , which has
been In session hero slnco June 15 , Is ex
pected to render Its award tomorrow. The
American and British counsel were- notified
today to be ready for formal summons to
appear to hear the verdict , as the work of
the court was nearlng the end.
The arbitrators were still In consultation
today , but It Is understood that they agreea
upon a decision , though nothing has been
allowed to leak out to Indicate what It Is.
The Drltlsh counsel are more confident or
victory than are the American attornejs ,
who advocated Venezuela's cause.
Ex-President Harrison , whoso speech
closed the case- for Venezuela , Is reported to
have said josterday to United States Am
bassador Porter : "I consider that we have
proved Venezuela's title. "
Yet ho did not seem sanguine that the
court's decision will award the disputed
Guiana territory to the South American re
public.
NANSEN IS FOR CO-OPERATION
Xnrwefrlnn Sn > the Three Oreiiter
tN Should Explore the
I'olur
BERLIN , Oct. 2. Dr. Nansen , the Arctic
explorer , eaid today to the correspondent
hero of the Associated Press :
"Tho United States ought to Join Great
Britain and Germany In co-operative polar
exploration. Thus the Ihreo progressive na
tions would work for thd common good of
mankind and science. If the polar dis
tricts arc ever to be thoroughly explores
It will probably bo duo to such joint action. "
Poultnoy Btgelow has presented a writ
ten motion for adoption by the Interna
tional Geographical congress saying that
hereafter each colonial power pledges Itselr
to submit such new methods or questions
relative to the treatment of natives as may
come up from time to time to a permanent
International committee empowered to de
cide upon thorn. This proposition coincides
with that of Andrew White , the United
States ambassador here , made. at the recent
peace conference at The Hague.
ANDREE CROSSES THE POLE
Iluoy Picked Un liy n Snllor Proven
to He AVluit Wnn
STOCKHOLM , Sweden , Oct. 2. The buoy
marked "Andreo Polar Expedition , " which ,
with nn anchor altached , was found Sep
tember 9 on the north coast of King Charles
Island by tbo master of the Norwegian cut
ter Martha Larsaak , was opened yesterday
In the presence of a number of experts and
members of the cabinet. It was found to bo
the so-called north polo buoy which Andree
had arranged to drop if ho succeeded in
passing the pole.
I < lttlc IlcttliiK on the Ilnee.
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LONDON , Oct. 2. ( Now York World Ca
blegram Special Telegiam. ) There In
practically no betting on the cup race here ,
wagering on > acht racing being unusual
except in a very small way. The contest
Is , however , arousing Immense Interest and
great satisfaction is expressed with the
cabled forecast showing that Iho weather is
likely to favor Shamrock's chances. Special
arrangements have been made by the news
papers for the public to watch representa
tions of the race as It actually progressed.
Serum l'ri ei < Itn Vnlue.
PARIS , Oct. 2. La Fronde publishes the
report of nn interview with Prof , Cal-
raette , the Pasteur Institute commissioner ,
who has returned from Oporto , In which the
professor BUJB that before his nrrrlval the
mortality among these stricken with the
plague amounted lo 33 per cent. Of fifteen
treated with the serum , he adds , not one
died. This restored public confidence and
in three days he inoculated 423 persons.
Crew ut SeolKiiiaii .trrcNtrd.
LIVERPOOL. Oct. 2 On arrival hero
today from Queonstown twelve firemen of
the British steamer Scotsman , which was
wrecked September 21 In the Straits of Belle
Isle , while bound from Liverpool to Mon
treal , were arrested on the charge of lootIng -
Ing the passengers' cabins on board the
Scotsman ,
( Irnln ImiiortH nl Liverpool.
LIVERPOOL , Oct. 2 Imports of wheat
Into Liverpool during the last week' From
Atlantic ports , 87,300 quarters ; Pacific ports ,
none , other ports , 27,000 quarters Imports
of American corn Into Liverpool during the
last week , 44,300 quarters.
IZlectloiiH for S eillhli HlUmluu : .
STOCKHOLM , Sweden , Oct. 2. The elec
tions for members of the second chamber of
the riksdag hove been concluded. The leftists
gained eighteen and the rightists gained five
Beats.
llnUe tin * Slnle of .Sle e.
NISCH , Servla. Oct. 2. A ukase has been
issued raising the state of slego established
in the department of Belgrade at the time
of the attempted assassination of ex-King
Milan.
ArrUex ,
SAN THANC'lSrO , Oct 2 The Twenty ,
eighty Infantry iirrlved here toduy from
Camp Meade , The boldlera vveru given u
finu reception.
KILL TWO AND WOUND EIGHT
Insurgents Attack the American Lines from
Imna to Bacoor ,
FOURTH INFANTRY DOES THE FIGHTING
Mnjor PriorIteiincnln Henr Admiral
WntMiii to So nil T o Otiiilionfa til
Ills AnlMtiince rillnlno
Colonel Klllcil.
MANILA , Oct. 3. 10 a. m. The Fourth
Infantry , Major Price commanding , has had
a series of encounters with tht > Insurgents
about Irmis since Saturday. The natives
were led , It Is supposed , by a former major
of Imus and made a general attack on the
American lines from Imus to Bacoor.
A captain and a corporal of the American
forces wcro killed and eight men were
wounded A Filipino colonel Is known to
have been killed. Major Price requested
Rear Admiral Watson to send two gunboats
to his support.
The fighting began on Saturday , when
Captain Brown took the same battalion that
distinguished Itself nt Perez Das Marinas
and Lieutenant Knabcnehue's scouts against
n largo force of Insurgents on the Perez
Das Mlnas road and a general engagement
followed. The soldiers lying In the rice
fields kept up a fire for an hour and a half ,
when reinforcements were sent them , The
Insurgents retioated.
The fighting yesterday began with nt at
tack by the Insurgents on a party repairing
the telegraph line , one member of which
was wounded.
The rillplno envovs called on Major Gen
eral Otis today and discussed matters with
no result.
General Alejandrlno said to a representa
tive of the Associated Press that he had no
Ii.structlons except to deliver n letter , which
was rejected. He will return to Tarlac to
morrow.
An expedition composed of an armored
fiatboat , armed with two throo-poundcrs ,
with the gunboats Helena , Petrel and Mln-
doro escorting It , proceeded yesterday to
Orenl for the purpose of bombarding that
place , landing 200 marines and bluejackets
and raising the \\recked gunboat Urdanela.
The gunboats will approach to about 2,700
yards from Orcnl and the fiatboat will enter
the river. The expedition will return to
morrow.
DEATH REPORT FROM ARMY
rnln OH * mill llrookc Scud Lint
of Fntiilltlcn AIIIOIIK Their
1'orccn.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 2. General Otis ca
bles the following deaths since last report :
Pulmonary tuberculosis , September 1 ,
Clarence Anderson , D , Twenty-third infan
try ; dysentery , chronic , 16th , Peter O. OI-
sen , C , Twenty-third Infantry ; 23d , Allvn D.
Wllmol , A , Twelfth Infantry ; John M. Pres
ton , G , Twelfth Infantry ; cirrhosis of liver ,
22d , Joseph Hlmes , D , Nineteenth Infantry ;
nephritis , Stanislaus Stovan , D , Fourth In
fantry ; typhoid fever , 23d , Corporal Ulysses
Copley , F , Sixth artillery ; Joseph P.
O'Rourke , I , Fourth infanlry ; 2Glh , Rlchara
E. Baylcg , E , SIxlh artillery ; 27lh , Robert
Marshall , D , Thirteenth Infantry ; Christ
Schwartz , A , Third Infantry ; meningitis , cer
ebral , 25th , Sidney Rysdlck , F , Thlrteenlh
Infantry ; splenic leucemla , Luther M. El-
lett , A , Twenty-fourth Infantry ; atrophy of
thn liver. 20th , Henry Maru , F. Fifth ar
tillery ; Brlght's disease , chronic , Corporal
Edward Fitzgerald , B , Fourth cavalry ; gun
shot wound , accidental , 26th , Saul Copes , C ,
Twenty-fourth Infantry ; diarrhoea , chronic ,
29th , John Moran , E , First artillery.
General Brooks reports from Havana
deaths as follows :
Havana military hospital , Ray K. Murray ,
civilian employe quartermaster's depart-
meent , consumption , dlod 29th ; Puerto Prin
cipe , Edwin E. Blouch , H , Fifteenth In
fantry , appendicitis , died 29th.
WORKING FOR RECOGNITION
Interviews - ltli Otlx Show the Motive
of Itcrcnt Filipino Actions
to lie ThlM.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 2. A dispatch from
General Otis was received at the War de
partment this morning giving an account of
his meeting with the Insurgent envoys
General Otis said Iho Interview with Aguin-
aldo's representatives indicated the leaders
were maneuvering solely with a view to
secure recognition of the Insurgent govern
ment. All such overtures were rejected and
the envo > s were Informed that the only
thing the United Stales would recognize was
a while flag and the grounding of arms. He
also Informed the envoys that such capitu
lation on the part of the insurgents should
como quickly in order to avoid the consO'
qucnco of active war , as the United States
did not Intend to permit any delay In the
matter.
The course of General Otis Is approved
nt the War department. Secretary Root took
the dispatch from General Otis over to the
White house.
Third Ili'Kliiicnt Complete.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 2. The enllslmenls
Saturday nvero 330 , making a total of 12,743.
The third regiment to ibo completed Is the
Forty-flflh , Colonel McClernon , nt Fort
Leavenworth.
FREIGHT WRECK TAKES FIRE
Ilrnlceiiiiin I.nn a Swllrli Ojien mill
n Terrllle rollinlon OcciirN
In California.
CROW'S LANDING , Cal. , Oct. 2. A seri
ous wreck occurred nt Crow's Landing today.
The northbound freight ran Into a string of
freight curs on a siding , owing to a mis
placed switch. Eleven freight cars were
burned , including ono carload cf sheep , ono
car of whisky , ono oil tank car and eight cam
of fruit. The engineer nnd fireman were
slightly hurt.
The southbound train wan too long for the
siding and In cutting and switching tbo re
mainder of the train upon another siding
the brakeman neglected to close the switch
Tbo engine of the northbound freight Is a
complete wreck , A largo warehouse belong
ing to Simon Newman was completely de
stroyed It was nearly full of wheat and
Is covered by Insurance. Trains are running
on n temporary track.
COTTON BROKERS CAUTIOUS
\IMV OrlrniiH llxrhniiKr roiupelleil ( o
TiiLe Mver-iuiil ( luntntloiiH
O\i-r TMO AVIr 'M.
NEW ORLEANS , Ort 2. There waa
again seme excitement on the floor of the >
New Orleans cotton exchange today , due to i'
an unaccountable lapse of the regular re ,
ports from Liverpool , and for a quarter of t
an hour there were delajs In the receipt of [
advices which compelled President Parker to
take drastic precautionary measures against
any possible repetition of the fiasco of last
Friday. Arrangement * were promptly made
with the Postal Telegraph company for
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska
fair ; Cooler ; Variable Wlndi.
Toinnernttirr nt ( liniihii > rMorilm I
Hour. Dew. Hour. DPR : *
tn , in ( II I | i. ni. . . . . . SO
( I n. ni. . . . . . Ill - I' , in * -
7 n. in. . . . . . III ! ! l Ii. in. . . . . . SI
S n. ni IIU -I 11. ni SI
It n , in ( in R | i , in 7J
10 n. in , ( IS ( I l > . in -
11 II. in. . . . . . 7l ! 7 | i. lit. . . . . . 7O
U in 7(1 S n. in ( II
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complete reports over the wires of that com
pany of all market quotations as a check
against the regular reports of the Western
Union.
There la no duo jet to the solution of
the rajstcry of Friday.
HABEAS CORPUS FOR CARTER
Srruroil liy Cnntitln'n Counncl from
littlue l.neomlie of United Stolen
Circuit Court.
NEW YORK , Oct. 2. Counsel for Captain
Obcrlln M. Carter , now confined In Castle
Williams , Governor's Island , upon sentence
for misappropriation of United States funds ,
tonight obtained from Judge Lacombe of the
United States circuit court , nt the Judge's
home , a writ of habeas corpus.
The writ is directed to Major General
Merrill and to Benjamin Ilobcrts of the Fifth
artillery of Fort Columbus , Now York , di
recting thorn to produce Carter In Judge La-
combo's court at 11 o'clock Wednesday
morning. The papers were filed tonight and
the writ will bo served tomorrow morning.
The petition for tbo writ cites at length
the circumstances of the case leading up
to the trial and sentence and quotes article
K of the Aiilclo ot war , which provides that
the officer found guilty of the crimes
charged against Captain Carter bo punished
by fine or Imprisonment or other such flno
as the court-mat tlal may adjudge.
The petition sajs that "having suffered
the punishment of degradallon , Ihe punish
ment as Imposed by the decision , by said
sentence the Imprisonment and detention of
said Captain Oberlln M. Carter Is without
order of law and further punishment and
detention of said Oberlln M. Carter and the
ciurylng out of said sentence Is contrary to
law and the provision of the constitution
and Is Illegal. "
The petition contends , In other words ,
that the court-martini might have given
any ono of the several sentences provided ,
but In giving both fine and Imprisonment It
erred and rendered the sentence void.
l nl I.rnvcMiMorth.
LEAVENWOUTH , Kan. , Oct. 2. Former
Captain Oberlln Carter ot the army engi
neer , corps Is expected to arrive at the fed
eral .penitentiary on Saturday. Warden Mc-
Laughrey states thai he will bo Ireated the
same as any other prisoner. If he Is found
to bo a good penman he will probably bo
made clerk nt the hospital to assist In keep
ing the records for the Bertlllon sjstem ot
measurements. Captain Gaiter's ability as a |
civil engineer may also bo utilized In mak
ing drawings and estimates for the now
penitentiary. Although llvo good soldiers
have been Incarcerated In the government
penitentiary bore , Carter Is Iho first army
officer to be given a cell.
TAKES THE MORPHINE ROUTE
George AVInc of Oinnhn Taken III *
Uvtii Life While lit St.
JoHcph , Mo.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo. , Ocl. 2. ( Special Tele
gram. ) In n fit of despondency , occasioned
by his Inability to secure regular employ
ment , George Wlso of Omaha took a largo
dose of morphlno yesterday In an effort to
end Ills life. An hour after ho had taken the
drug Wlso was found In his room at Mrs.
Susan Eddy's boarding house on Colorado
avenul , South St. Joseph , unconscious. A
phjslclan was summoned and worked with
the man all night without being able to revive -
vivo him. He died this evening.
Wlso came hero from Omaha about two
weeks ago in search of employment. Ho has
been sick 'or some time and his sickness
and inability to procure employment are the
causes which led him to terminate his ca
reer. Wise left a note In bis room in which
ho said he wn tired of life and bad taken ,
the drug with suicidal intent.
"I did not come into the world of my own
volition , " he wrote , "and no ono has a right
to object to me leaving It. "
He was about 35 years old and was vlell
dressed. Nothing le known of his antece
dents. Ho made no friends among the people
he met in South St. Joseph and he confided
nothing to bin acquaintances concerning
himself.
Wlso has not lived In Omaha for several
yoara and evidently stopped over in this
city on his way to St. Joseph. Ho was em
ployed as a bookkeeper In ono of the packIng -
Ing houses in South Omaha about four
years ago nnd after leaving there led a
rover's life. Ho had many friends in South
Omaha among the young people on account
of his Jovial ways. Nothing is known hereof
of his relatives.
M'KINLEY SENDS REGRETS
Formallr Conveyed to President Dlnz
by AnibiiHHiulnr I'orrell Clu > tou
Mm. Uln > Still 111.
MEXICO CITY , Oct. 2. The health ot
Mrs. Diaz , wife ot the president , Is some
what Improved , although she is still seri
ously 111.
Ambassador Powell Clayton has formally
convoyed to President Dlasr the regrets ot
President McKlnloy that the Mexican ex
ecutive could not wake hla Intended trip
to the United States. The ambassador also
announced to the president that Minister
Marlscal would bo most cordially rccelvca
as his personal reprceentalive.
Minister Marletal IB a highly cultivated
statesman , speaking English llucully and ot
a high literary capacity , having translated
many poems of Bryant and Longfellow Into
Spanish ,
Aerldent to u Iliilloiinlnt.
SAN I-HANCIBCO , Oct. 2 Albert Mo-
PhurHon , a joung aeronaut , was hurled
| from the trapeze bar of a hulloon near
I Glen park nnd so seriously Injured that he
will dlo. The balloon , after rising a t hort
dIMunce , drifted along until the tiap-v
ropc.s xtruck an electIc light wire , over
vvhlth .McPherson was thrown.
DeNiierailo Shootn u .
INEZ , Ky , Dot 2 Joseph Kirk , town
martfhnl , was shot to death by Henry
Cassadsiy , H desperado. Twenty heavily
armed men have gone Into the mountains
In pursuit of the murderer
ItelliMe .Mlllllll ut rnrltTV Ille.
SPIUNOriELD. Ill , Oct. 2. Adjutant
General Itee-Mi this nfternoon Ibmird an or-
dir relieving Company F , Fourth Infantry ,
' from rlnt dutj at Oartervlllo. There nro
two companies still on duty.
Mni eiitenlv of Oerim VrxnelH , Oct. 1 ! ,
i At Olbraltar Arrived Aller , for Naples
! nnd Ofnoa
At Now York- Arrived Pcnnland from
Livcrpi'i'i ' Htciimor KuramanU' from Nn-
pies , Numlili iti fr-iin Glasgow , Anihtvr-
dnm , from Rotterdam
At Auckland Balled Moanu , from Ban
| Frdnclsco ,
CONTINUOUS'OVATION
Dewcy Makes Triumphal Journey from
Now York to Capital ,
TOWNS TURN OUT FULL POPULATION
Greatest Demonstration Ever Witnessed
Along Pennsylvania Line ,
OFFICIAL WELCOME TO THE ADMIRAL
Greatest Tribute EvwPaid by Washington
to Any Individual.
ALL THE CEREMONIES ARE VERY SIMPLE
I'cnnnrlvniiln Avenue One Mnnn ot
Colored IluiitliiK AloiiK Cii
Line of March from Depot
to White lIotiNc.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 2. The home-conilnR
of Admiral Dewey for henceforth the in-
ttoual capital is to bo his home was mmlo
the reason for the greatest tribute over paid
by Washington to any Individual. After
the preliminary welcome. In Itself unsur
passed in Its kind , It remained for the high
est and greatest in the official world to
hold out the hand of greeting to the famous
admiral nnd to Join with the people who
are to be Ills fellow citizens In bidding him
welcome. The citizens had made every
preparation to make the occasion worthy of
their hero. The decorations were elaborate.
Pennsylvania avcnno was one muss of col
ored bunting along the entire line of march
from the station to the White House , and ,
not content with this , few private citizen *
failed to make some display of color on
their residences.
Unique designs In fairy lamps dotted the
horizon ; great searchlights threw broad
j beams ot bright light across the blue sky
on a clear October evening nnd the stately
capjtol stood revealed In its queenly beauty
In the powerful rajs of many concentrated
lights. The same dovlco was used effectively
In the case of other public buildings which
stood within the rnngo of the \lalon of the
distinguished party which stood to review
the great throng of people- which paoocd
slowly along beneath the prow of the while
Olympla , which projected In bold relief fiom
the stiind at the head of Pennsylvania avenue -
nuo , whereon stood Dewey , the central fig
ure of the demonstration.
On the facade of the newly completed
government postofllco building flnnictl forth
two IiiRcilptlons set in electric points , the
ono reciting the famous message of the
piesldcnt directing Dowoy. then thousands
of miles away in the far east , to go forth
to destroy the Spanish ileot , nnd the other
! setting the famous admiral's direction to the
lamented Grldley , "You may Ilio when you
are ready , Grldloy , " which marked an epoch
in the history of the Unite * . ' States.
Twelve thousand members of civic organ
izations passed before him , besides tens of
thousands of non-organl/ed citizens and In a
roar of cannon rockets nnd the hla/o cf ro.1
flro and the thunderous cheering of the
populace nnd the warm greeting of the
head of the nation Dowcy came to thena
tional capital to a welcome such as has not
been known hero hitherto.
Oii > ( Jo n tin ii it ii * OMitlnn.
His journey here from New York had been
ono continuous ovation limited In its In
tensity only by the density of population.
> The decorated special train which left the
i Pennsylvania railroad ferry slip in Jersey
' City at 1 50 in the afternoon was fully lu
keeping with Its distinguished passenger.
It was madeup of five cars of the Pennsyl-
' vania's prize special the Atalantn , a dining
I car , a combination smoker and three parlor
cars for the accommodation of the Waih-
Ington reception committee. The special was
given a clear track , nnd the run to Washington -
, ington was made without n stop , except at
Gray's Ferry , on the outskirts of Philadel
phia , where engines
wcro changed and a
new train crow came aboard.
Almost Immediately after getting aboard
the train the admiral retired to his private
car for luncheon , which was served for six-
Admiral Dow'ey , his son George , his brother
and wife. Captain Lamberton and Lieuten
ant Brumby.
Thereafter the admiral lay down nnd tried
to get a little sleep , but this was Impoa-
Blblo , owing to the continuous ovation along
the lino. It was uald by the railroad officials
and trainmen that the ovation during the
run from New York to Washington was the
most remarkable demonstration that has
over taken place along the line. Every town
turned out ita full population and every
house and crossroads settlement was turned
Insldii out to BOO the flying special pass. It
had 'been ' the intention of the well meaning
committee to notify all the towns along the
route at what hour the special might bo ex
pected , ( but the train dispute her at Jersey
City heard of It and entered a hasty pretest -
test , saying that it wan next to impossible
to get the special out of town and notice In
advance would probably block the tracks.
Apparently , however , the railroad telegraph
operators had passed the tip along and the
crowds were on hand as though they had
( been sent for.
Short Stop nt I'rinceton.
A bare stop was made at Princeton , whore
young Dewey had been a student , and the
admiral went to the platform for a minute ,
merely sajing to the boys that ho was
pleased with the reception they had given
him. It was nuch a reception as an emperor
might have envied , every student of the college -
lego town being In evidence , as well as the
whole population of the place , while college
yells lesoundcd above the rumble of the de
porting train. Admiral Dewey was particu
larly touched all along the line by the num
ber of children who turned out to see him.
They formed a very largo part of the crowd
In every town , and wherever there was a
school house the children had evidently been
given a bpeclal recess to coino and cheer the
train.
There was another large crowd of chil
dren at Baltimore and Admiral Dewey , who
bad como to the rear platform for the sixth
or seventh time on the trip , eald to ihe
trainmaster who was standing by him that
ho felt more touched and complimented by
the attention of the children than by ill-
most any other thing that had happened
since his return to America All along the
line every train , freight or passenger , that
passed tbo special saluted It with n long-
drawn blast of the whlotle and In all the
larger towns where the train slowed down
within the city limits there was a continual
roar of steam whistles from factories , ma-
chlno chops and the shifting engines ami
trains on the Hidings
Every engineer seemed to have been hot.
tllng up steam for an hour In advance and
hung out of his rob-wjiidow with hla hand
on the whUtln cord , while the fireman , hang
ing to the Imnd-rallB and ruunlng-hoardg ,
tiuung the bell as though ringing for n
crowing
C'liunter and Wilmington seemed to have
tome down to the depots en ma me and the
trulu ran slowly between wide lunea ot