EACH DESIRES PEACE
Both England and the Transvaal
Avoid Bloody Conflict ,
NEVERTHELESS EACH PREPARES FOR WAR
Ntlthcr Side Shows Any Great Anxiety to
Precipitate Trouble.
GREAT ACTIVITY ON THE NATAL BORDER
Tr&nmal's ' Troops Advance with a Oenoral
Movement of ArtilUry ,
REINFORCEMENTS FOR ENGLISH ARRIVE
Urltlnh 1'oNltlon Iniitul Strenurlh-
cncil li } ' 41ic Appearance of ,51)0 )
.More Men IliiNiln Cliurlnuv *
Some
LONDON , Oct. 5. Whllo ithcro Is no
'diminution In the Hood of dispatches from j
fc'outh Africa recording with almost tire-
t > oino reiteration the military preparations' '
and movements on both sldiw , with all kinds >
of accurate and Inaccurate rumors and spec-
ulatlonii , the real situation remains un
changed. I
It Is evident that strong efforts are being |
xnado to preserve peace , simultaneously with
nil energy to be prepared , It Is expected
that 10.0CO reserves will be called out ti-
morrow and that a corps will bo formed
on the 15th or tbo 20th of the month , lit
the meantime It In Interesting to note that
nolthor slilo who wo anxiety to precipitate the
trouble.
The mysterious visit ct Count Muravleff ,
the Russian minister of foreign affairs , to
Kan Sobaatlan , whcro he saw the queen
xcgont nnd king of Spain and had a long
conference with Scnor Sllvola , the Spanleri
premier , occupies political minds. From
Spain Count Muravleff will go to Paris.
Kussla's attitude in the Transvaal matter
Is common knowledge ,
Germany Is olllclally neutral , but Etnpercr
William's famous telegram to President
Krugor Is not forgotten , and this , added to
Franco' * ! bltternefw since the Fashoda affair
nnd Spain's resen'ment of England's atti
tude during the HI panoa-Amcrlcnn war , so s
the people asking what the motives of Count
Muravloff's tours are.
The Jingo press poohpoohs the Idea cf
European Interference , but In the amo
breath eagerly seizes upon any Incident ,
Biich as the America's cup races , to Insist on
the growing Anglo-American friendship.
lloern on uN'ntal Ilortlcr.
Tbo Dally Telegraph publishes in its
second edition this morning a dis
patch from Newcastle , Natal , dated yesterday -
torday , announcing that the Boer ndvnnrn
began yesterday with a double movement
of artillery.
The dispatch says : "The Boer advance
fcegan today with a general movement of
nrUllo.-y- The - Boersnrcr.eccurylnB Lalng's
Nok , nightly , nnd now hold the mountains
to the southwcflt nf Volksrust. There are no
British troops nearer than Lndysmlth and
preparations nro being made to abandon
Natal from the frontier to Glcncoo.
"Tho Inhabitants of Newcastle met today
nnd decided not to attempt to defend the
town In the event of a Boer advance In force.
General Simons is prepared to evacuate
within twenty-four hours. The people are
crowding the trains for Ladysmlth. "
The British position In Natnl was consid
erably strengthened today by the arrival ot
in Indian transport with about 2,500 Infantry ,
cavalry and artillery , all of which will prob
ably ( bo sent to the front by train. With
their arrival at Glcncovo and Ladysmlth to
morrow or Saturday , the British advance
camps nnd lines o : communication will be
practically safeguarded ngalnU a dash
UcrcHS the frontier by the Boers.
The military authorities apparently no
longer fear the massing of the Boers along
the 'border ' and In fact It has been provided
that the- Boers shall not make a sudden rush
Into the country. The Natal people are
plcaned with this , because they argue- the
tension of waiting will tell severely on the
Doers' discipline and , moreover , they will
Boon exhaust what little forage there Is
near the border nnd compelled to fall
Ibick on their base , bosause , In vlow of the
defective commissariat , they are unwilling
to advance Into Natnl , leaving behind them a
forngoless veldt.
JVevtn IN Contradictor- .
Although today's news from South Africa
Is. unmistakably grave , the advocates of
peace still derive u gllmpso of hope from
some of the dispatches that the wtagc of
negotiations Is not yet fully terminated. Thi
'news Is contradictory. Sldo by side with
the announcement that the Boers have cccu.
pled Lalng'n Nek Is printed a dispatch from
Pretoria stating that the Transvaal govern-
mcnt has Issued strict Injunctions to the
commandant * ) that British territory must not
lie Invaded and that Commandant General
Joubort has Issued a proclamation threaten
ing to shoot any man who crosses the border.
Scarcely had Iho advocates of peace ex
changed congratulations ovortho announce
ment from Pretoria that J. II. Hoffmyr , the-
Afrikander leader , and W. P. Schrclncr , the
Capo premier , had undertaken n Joint oeml
ofilctal peace mission nnd had actually
started for Pretoria , where they ought to
have arrived last evening , when later mes.
sages from the TrniiHvnnl capital declarei
that the Boor government know nothing ot
this alleged mission , and that , in any event
nothing could preserve peace hut the w th-
drawal of the British demands
AVhllo It Is not necessary to accept all the
sensational statements regarding the ad
vance of the Boers , there Is not a Jot of nvl
donee going to ehow that the burghers fin
template receding.
Up to 2 o'clock this afternoon nothing hai
nrrlved to contlrm the dispatch from Nc
castle to the Dally Telegraph announcing
( hat a general advance of the Boer forces
began yesterday. The war office and the
colonial ofilco profess entire Ignorance In
the matter , but this is In consonance with
the attitude toward the prees.
Another Newcastle special , forwarded
later than that to the Dally Telegraph , con-
tradlcts the first and declare * that all \\aa
qulut on the border laxt evening and that
there was no sign of a Boer advance.
Tbo next news regarding this alleged In
vasion of Natal Iu awaited with anxious In
terest , The statement In the Dally Telo-
garph's special that there were no British
troops nearer Newcastle than those at Lady-
Binlth In obviously an error , ns 3,000 British
troops are encamped at Dundee
The alleged Boer advance coincides curi
ously with simultaneous telegrams frctn va
rious quarters regarding u Boer ultimatum
nnd the expiration of the time limit last
evening ,
ICnlllrx with the liner * .
A distinctly serious and ugly Gtatement
comes from Newcastle to the effect that
( Continued on Second Page. )
GUNBOATS WILL STAY HERE
Mnrlottn nnd Miiehlnn Cannot Oo ivllh
the llrnoklyii to 31 mil In Other *
Oo hy Sue * lUmtc.
Oct. S. The Navy de-
was busily engaged today In nr-
the fleet In the Philip-
yesterday by Admiral
. of hl9 conference with
the frS - t jJI HKoInK over the field or
available feuS31 ! 'a8 follncl thal tno plan
conceived la rbtVblng of Bending the Mari
etta and the Machlas with the Brooklyn
would have to bo modified so as to drop the
two gunboats.
By noon the department had completed
Its program and was In position to scud sail
ing orders to the ships chosen to go to
Manila. The New Orleans was telegraphed
to proceed at once to the New York navy
yard to have some changes made In the
galley apparatus. This change can be
made In six days , when the ship will start
on lt voyage. The Brooklyn will be turnw
back from Hampton Roads as soon as It
comes within signaling distance and Rent to
New York , whence It sailed this morning
before the department could rea < "h It with
orders. It will be ready to sail by the end
of next week.
A cablegram was sent to the Nashvlllo at
San Domingo to proceed nt once to Manila
via Suez , nnd It Is expected to get off within
twenty-four hours. Orders were also tele
graphed to the Badger at Mare Island to
proceed to the Philippines as soon as pos
sible. No orders have as yet been Rent to
the Bancroft nt Boston.
It wns suggested at the Navy department
that three of the four vesels now under or
ders for Manila will pass through the Suez
canal nnd so will bo available to divert to
South Africa should matters there take
shape requiring the presence of a United
States naval force.
NO CASUALTIES AT ORANI
IlluejncketH Flml the Filipino Tntvii
Ueiierteil , Following ; nVcnU
iNc of It. '
MANILA , Oct. B. 5:10 : p. m. The expedi
tion sent to the Oranl river under the com
mand of Captain Cornwall to recover the
sunken gunboat Urdaneta returned to Ca-
vlto yesterday with the hull of the boat ,
after bombarding Oranl and landing a force.
Captain Cornwall brought one prisoner.
Lieutenant Franklin of the army gunboat
Laguna do Bay guided the expedition. There
were no casualties.
On Monday morning the expedition tn-
tered the river nnd anchored above Oranl
near the Urdaneta , the Inhabitants of the
town simultaneously evacuating It and car
rying their belongings with them. The gun-
1 boats bombarded Oranl , the beaclaa and the
! surrounding country for half an tour , re-
clvlng a Mauser volley In reply.
The Urdaneta was towed otf the bar about
0 o'clock that evening , the operations of
he Americans being unmolested. The fi.1-
owlng morning the bombardment was re
opened to cover a landing of ISO bluejackets
and marines about half a mile abuve the
own. On entering Orunl the Americans ex
perienced a slight rlfio fire from the Filipino
roaches. They found the town untenauted.
OTIS HEARS ANOTHER PLOT
llnnlln'H Arelililnliop IiiforniN Him of
u I'liui tit Hum Severn ! Public
UuillllllBM.
MANILA , Oct. C. 6:20 : p. m. The arch
bishop of Manila has notified General Otis
that there was n plot on foot to burn the
residences of the governor general and the
archbishop , together with several govern
ment buildings nnd banks , but the plot
'ailed to materialize , posalbly because of a
display of force.
The first reports of the affair at Para-
naqiif ) eecm to have been much exaggerated.
The facts are that a small band of Insur
gents , following the bay road , poured a voj-
ey Into the village , later another Into Las
I'Inos , with the result that two or three
liouscs wore burned. The cracking of the
liamboo caused It to be reported In Manila
that there had been much shooting.
The United States transport Warren , from
San Francisco with 1,200 recruits , * as nr
rlved.
The United States gunboat Wheeling , from
Vancouver , March 3 , via Honolulu , while
passing St. Vincent , In northern Luzon , tihot
down a Filipino flag. The Filipinos fired a
volley at the Wheeling's men , who were
sleeping on deck , nnd the Wheeling bom
barded the settlement.
SOUTH DAKOTA MUSTER OUT
They Will I.enve Sim FriinelHen for
Their Hitmen Sinulit ) Over the
Southern 1'iielllu.
SAN FRANCISCO , Oct. G. The South Da
kota volunteers were mustered out today
nnd paid off. They will leave for their
homes on Sunday , traveling over tbo South
ern Pacific to Portland , thence east on the
Northern Pacific.
The death of Corporal Wayne B. Larra- | {
bee of the South Dakota regiment from
smallpox cast a gloom over the musterlng-
out ceremony today ,
The Minnesota volunteers started for
homo today. The soldiers wcro given nn
ovation nt the ferry depot before their do-
partura. The men will bo given a twenty-
four days' stay In Portland nnd will then
resume their eastward Journey over the
Northern Pacific.
FIMIM.VO MH.UIintS MUST FAH.M.
IVeeil of SiiiiilleH | I'robalily I.eiulH to
Such nn Order from . \Kiiliiiililn.
MANILA. Oct. fi. Agulnaldo , according tea
a report brought to Manila today by a Do
minican friar from the north , has Issued
orders to the Filipino soldlera In the northern -
ern provinces to return to their towns nnd
to refume farming. This story lacks con-
firmatlon , but the rumor may bo In accord
ance with Agulnaldo' : ! policy of keeping the
country ns productive as possible by using
lil.i men In alternate shifts on the farms or
under arms * .
Dagupan , San Fernando and Dellclnlct ,
which are under the guns of the Unitol
States war ships , are supposed to bo evacu
ated. It Is alleged that the evacuation order
calls upon the male Inhabitants tn bo or
derly In casa of the arrival of the American
troops nnd expresses' the hope that tin-
Americans will protect the towns.
Shnfler lleportN on MuiiliiimiiK ,
WASHINGTON , Oct B. General Shatter
has forwarded to the War department the
following field return of the First Montana
regiment : Total commissioned , fifty ; pro.
mated from ranks , nineteen : resigned , two ;
discharged , seventeen ; Killed , one ; died < f
dUesc. ono ; remaining to bo mustered out ,
forty-eight ; total enlisted , 993 ; discharged ,
277 ; killed and died of wound * , t > veaty-one ;
died ot disease , thirteen ; deaerted , five :
drowned , one ; remaining to be mustered
out , C70-
.Vtlienlnn Iteneheii Mniilln ,
WASHINGTON ! Oct. B. Gtncral Oils has
' Inf'rmed the Wnr department of the or-
I rival of the transport Athenian with a do-
J tachmcnt of the Third cavalry nnd horse : .
I There were no casualties on the voyage.
WIND SUPPLY FALLS SHORT
Yaoht Kaca Declared Off Before Races
Beach the Turning Point ,
BIG DISAPPOINTMENT TO SPECTATORS
mill Incoming Ocean Iliirrn
Cronn the Cournc Dili-line ( ho Itncc
Scnteh Knllnr * Arc IeiirnliiK
American Trlokn ,
NEW YORK. Oct. 5. Today again the sea
refused the Shamrock and Columbia a field
of conflict ; again today the multitude which
went out to watch the contestants for the
championship of the world returned disap
pointed and not a little disgusted ,
The question of supremacy of the two great
yachts Is etlll as much an open question ns
befoFo they first met , as the contest today
wna In aomo respects more of a lltiko than
that of Tuesday. It was a drifting match
almost from start to finish.
The yachts crossed the line with a breeze
of five knots nnd the wind never blew more
than six knots , most of the tlmo less than
three nnd part of the time not a breath of
nlr was stirring. After sailing four hours
nnd forty-three minute * , the yachts having
covered only twelve miles of the course to
Lho outer mark , the regatta commltteo du-
clarod the race oft. as It was manifestly im
possible with the breeze blowing for the
boats to round the stake before the time
limit expired , much less get back home
again.
During the tlmo In which the yachts wore
at It tbo wind , which carried them dead be
fore It over the line , had hauled around
until at the flnlab. they were beating Into Its
teeth.
Whllo the wind hold astern , the Columbia
steadily outfootcd dte rival , until It was fully
half a milo ahead , but In the shitting , bat- j
fling winds that held during tbo last three
hours , with the great single stickers tacking
and boating and gybing to catch every ,
streak of wind , with fortune helping one i
about as muchas the other , the Shamrock
gradually worked Its way up until , when
1
the race was declared off , the two boats were
about on oven terms , the Shamrock , perhaps ,
half a length ahead , but e > o close was the
Columbia that Captain Darr could have
thrown a biscuit to the foreigner. ] i
The only lesson learned by the nautical
sharps from today's trial of the abilities of ,
!
the two boats wns that In light weather con- j I
dltions the Columbia is the superior In
|
running and reaching and the Shamrock Is '
slightly better In beating. There has yel
been no indication of what cither boat can ,
do In a piping whole eall breezo.
Wenther I'rniiliccy -Failure. .
The weather bureau had promised good ,
strong winds for today , but the prophecy
was a most dismal failure. It was Just an
ideal , lazy , hazy Indian summer day , a day
for white duck and a novel under some
tree ashore , rather than an overcoat nnd
a yacht race afloat. A heavy haze hung over
eca and land. The opaque curtain shut off
the vlow of the thousands waiting on the
highlands of Navcslnk and the Long Island
shoro. The sky was veiled by a gossamer
of clouds througS wlllch the sun sifted ,
turning the sea Into molten gold.
So eentle were the crostlcas , pulsating
seas that any sort of harbor or river craft ,
from a steamer to a rowboat , could venture
out with Impunity and a vast colony of ex
cursion boats , ocean-going steamers ,
yachts , tuga , sldewbeelers and sail-1
Ing vessels , gathered around the
red hulk of the Sandy Hook lightship ,
seven mllca from the entrance to the lower
bay , to watch the start. The smoke from
the stacks and the steam from the exhausts
mingled with the haze and formed an 1m-
penetrable veil which transformed the craft
In the distance Into a vast fleet of phantom
shlpe.
Though the curtain shut out the view
of these ashore It added to the pleasure }
of these afloat , for It made each feel him
self personally a part of the beautiful spec
tacle. The torpedo boats guarding the
course threaded their way In and out
through the acres of boats like needles ,
their wakes a thread of foam , warning the
excursion skippers to keep their distance.
But little difficulty was experienced today ,
as Captain Evans' Interviews threatening
fllro consequences to offending skippers had
had a wholesome effect. Already the crowd
was disappointed. Each one had comis
down praying for n stiff breeze and had
found Instead that there was hardly wind
enough to keep the flags fluttering. What
there was was from noithwest by north ,
over the land.
Old nefeiulerH on Ilaiul.
Outside of the ruck of the steamers the
old cup defender Vigilant mndo n beautiful
picture , leaning away through the mist ,
and the old schooner America , which had
brought the blue rlbbbn of the sea across
the western ocean fifty years ago , attracted
unlvorB.il attention as It Killed about to
BPO how IU latest champion would de
fend It.
Preparations -were made aboard both
yachts for the lightest airs before the start.
Columbia discarded Its heavy steel top sail-
yard for a lighter one and the Shamrock
put aloft the largest topsail over seen on
It , larger by yards than any used on It on
this side.
Mrs. Iselln , wlfo of the managing owner
of the Columbia , and who never falls to
bo aboard during a race , was snugly ensconced -
sconced In the companlonway , attired in a
Jaunty white flannel yachting costume ,
with a red streamer around her hat.
As EOOII as the committee boat had hoisted
Iho signal letters , D. C , L. , malting the
| i courco IH miles southeast by south , dead before -
) \ fore the wind and return , a pulling tug
jftcamod , straight out to sea to plant the
outer mark , which neither of the racers
j was destined to reach today. There was
, eoino pretty maneuvering behind the line
before the start , each lirt'aklng out Its bal
loon Jib and lowering Its spinnaker boom
as each Joekcye < l for position.
Holh got across In tha t > moke > of the last
gun , the white beauty a length ahead. The
wind waw blowing hardly flvo knote. As It
"
crossed the green bolt broke out KB
spinnaker , which was In stops. It Is an
ingllsh : fashion to hoist this sail from tbo
boom and the Shamrock In Its trials clung
i to the KnglUh way , but Elnco Its arrival It
has learned many Yankee tricks and break-
i Ing out the spinnaker IB one of them.
Cuji Defender u Little HImv.
The cup defender was a Ittlo slow In get
ting her big bellying sail out and this eomo-
i what dampened the ardor of the patriotic
throng of Americans who love nothing
morn than forrhandcdnossand snap , but sixty
eeronds Inter both boats wcro on even terms ,
fleeing before the gentle breeze , wing and
' wing , spinnaker balancing mainsail and
buying tmlloon Jib drawing forward. The
bells In the engine rooms of the excursion
l fleet clanged and the careening hulls started
i forwar * In pursuit. Hut bojn slowed down
almost Immediately and then stopped. The
lazy brrcio was carrying the big yachts
down the wind at a snail's pace. Both
drifted along like two clouds of smoke
I
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EX-SENATOR HAKLAN DEAD
"Crniid Old Sinn of Invrn" 1'nnnen
A-uny nt 111 * Hump ut Mount
IMenknnt ,
MOUNT PLEASANT , la. . Oct. 6. ( Spe
cial Telegram. ) Thla morning Scnntor
James Hnrlnn , "Tho Grand .Old Man
of Iowa. " pawed away nt ! ) :30 : with
his friends nroiinil his bedside. For
several days the end had been looked
for nnd It has been known that ho could
not live. The Immediate cause of Ms deiith
was congestion of the lungs , nlthough ho
suflered from liver disorders that would have
soon killed him. Ovcrexcrtlon in attending
the Methodist conference session last week
aggravated the maladies and prostrated him.
Ho remained conscious to the last and
Wednesday evening at 10 o'clock hade all
of his old friends good-bye , after which ho
rested easy and passed cheerfully away th's ' ,
morning. The funeral will probably bo held
Sunday.
Senator llnrlan served Iowa In the United
States senate from 1S35 to 1S73 , with the ex
ception of what time ho served In Lincoln's
cabinet as secretary of the Interior. He
was the first etato Rupcrlntendont of public
Instruction In Iowa and It was ho who laid
the foundations for Uio present school sys
tem of the etnte. He ran for governor In I
1S93 , but was defeated. For the last twenty | '
ycara ho has lived In the aarno suite of looms i
In the Hnrlnn house nt Mount Pleasant , j I i
In honor of his memory an official ,
proclamation has benn Issued by Governor | I
Shaw and prceent Superintendent Barrett . '
requesting thatall , ( school houses throughout
the state lower their lings to half-mast.
DUBUQUE , la. , Oct. G. Senator Allison
said tonight of the late Senator Harlan :
"Ex-Senator Harlan's death will "be " deeply
deplored In this state. Ho has been actively
Identified with Its growth and development
and In everything that makes it what it is
today. He served the state conspicuously
in the Unltod States senate during the most'
critical period of our history since the for
mation of the constitution. Ho was recog
nized as one of its ablest debaters and
wisest counsellors. Ho was a trusted friend
and adviser of President Lincoln during the
period of the civil war , as he was later of
President Grant. His Intellectual strength
and vigor made him a great force In the
senate , as It did In every place ho was called
to nil. During his public lite and In his re
tirement he took a deep Interest In public
affairs , always sustaining the elde that ho
( believed would best subserve the public
ncwd.
"Few men of thle generation or the last
possessed greater Intellectual strength or a
stronger personality. His death will be de
plored by a very largo circle of personal
friends nnd 'by ' the students of our political
history throughout the country. "
DRUGGISTS FIGHT CUT RATES
Iletnllern * IVixtloiinl Association Or-
Ifunlzen n. Movement to Stop
Ctittlncr of Iliiten.
CINCINNATI , Oct. 5. Today's sessions of
the convention of National Association of
Retail Druggists were devoted to the adop
tion of resolutions mostly on "trade evils , "
| Including ono for 33,000 circular letters
against handling a Bcston patent medicine.
In consideration of the resolutions legal
counsel was necessary so as not to conflict
with laws against conspiracy and boycotting.
Cyrus P. 'Wa brldge , ex-niayor of St. Louis
and president of the National Association of
Wholesale Druggists , In an address expressed
the sympathy and co-operation of tlio Job
bers ho represented In the mo-rement to stop I
cutting of rates. The following officers ,
were elected : j
President , Simon II. Jones , Louisville ; vlco
presidents , William C. Anderson , Brooklyn ;
Thomas Layton , St. Louis , and Alexander M.
Robinson , Bnngor , Me. ; secretary , Thomas V.
Woolen , Chicago ( re-elected ) ; treasurer ,
Charles T. Heller , St. Paul. Executive com
mittee : Chairman , T. E. Holllday , Topeka ;
It. P. Hynsou , Baltimore ; J. W. Cheswrlght ,
Ptttsburg ; D. E. Pratt , Saglnow ; A. Timber- j
lake , Indianapolis ; Alfred Do Lang , CIn- |
clnnatl. i
The executive committee will select Milwaukee - i
waukeo as the place for the next annual con- |
ventlon. This committee Is also empowered
to take action for the perfection of the organ
ization nnd Its protection against "cut rate"
stores.
The convention adjourned tonight and
President Jones will announce hs ! standing
committees by circular hereafter.
SYNDICATE TO KILL PEOPLE j !
'
IiiNiiri-N Liven of 1'iinr In I'liruciiiiv ,
Then Miirilern Them mill ColleelH
IiiNiiriinee.
1
LONDON , Oct. 6. According to the Montevideo - I '
video correspondent of the Times the dis
covery hna been made hfo that a syndicate
exists there that has been Insuring the lives
of poor people and murdering them and col-
Icctlng the insurance money.
Three cases of the sort have occurred ,
from which the promoters of the scheme
nethal 10,000. The syndicate has other
policies amounting to & 0,000.
The Equitable Llfo Assurance nesoclatlon
of New York Is said to bo affected.
The correnpondent says the Uruguayan
cabinet has not been reconstructed yet.
Delation Hay Awnril ,
LONDON , Oct , 6 , The Standard's Lisbon
correspondent saya lie learns from an of
ficial source that the Prno award In the
Dolngoa bay railway matter will bo given
this morning.
ItiiNHlnn Xuvnl Credit.
LONDON , Oct. 6. According to the Sebastopol -
topol correspondent of the Dally Graphic the
Russian naval credit for 1000 amounts to
S7,500,000 roubles.
iiK IlUeoiuit Itnte ,
BOMBAY , Oct. B. The Bank of Bombay's
rate of discount has been raised from 6 to
6 per cent.
HEAVY SEAS ON THE GULF
Storm of Orent Severity Reported OIT
Tiiinim mill Movlnir Over the
l-'lorlilii I'eiilimulu.
PfiNSACOLA , Fla. , Oct. D. All shipping
Is being held In the harbor owing to storms.
The gulf was BO boisterous lost night that
the bar pilots came in and substituted the
steamer fliey were using for a much larger
tug. Beyond a few vessels dragging anchor *
no material damage lt > reported. A storm
of much severity Is reported off Tampa
moving northeast over Florida peninsula.
ltx HtMUihlleiiiiN tn Meet.
BOSTON , Oct. 6. The republican state
convention will meet In Muslo hall tomor
row. Lieutenant Governor Murray Crane
of Dalton will lie nominated for governor ,
unoppoued , John L. Hates , speaker of the
house of representatives , will he the unani
mous choice for becretary of state and Wil
liam Olln and G. M. Knoulton will 1 > e re-
nominated. For the. other olllces there will
'bo ' conto.sts.
\ < i .Veu C'liHi-M nt
JACKSON. Miss. , Oct -The otllclfil rcc-
ord for today shows no new cune and no
deaths , The romp of refuse north of Jack-
on , established by the Marine hoppltnl
service , has II ft ten refugeua In It from In
fected house * .
STEAiMER BURNS AND SINKS
Leona Domes Into New York Harbor at Fall
Speed on Tire.
PASSENGERS ARE UNLOADED IN SAFETY
Creir Hogl'i * n. Ilnttlc Annlnat the
l-'lnineri Ilelnfnreeil hy Clly 1'lrc
Department Kliutlty
Scuttle Ship ,
NEW YORK , Oct. 5. The Mallory line
steamer Leona was burned nnd sunk nt
Us wharf In the East river today. The cargo ,
which consisted of SOO bales of cotton valued 1
at $250,000 to $300,000 , IH a total lots and
tbero Is a loss of JCO.OOO on the boat ,
It caught flro nt sea several dnys ago ,
since which Umo It has proceeded at full
speed with battened hatchs for this port.
At 3:30 : this aftcrnoou the Leonn came racing
up the East river to lt pier , where haste
won made to debark Its passengers nud open
the hatches. An hour later au army of men
were vulnly lighting the flro. Finally the
ship was scuttled.
As soon as the Leona made fast to its
pier , about 4 o'clock , the officers of the
vpist'l , onniinnndod bv Captain Wllbcr , or-
dercd the members of the crew to try to put
out the flro In the hold without calling the
1 flro department. This wns found to be 1m-
posslblo nnd nu alarm was sent In ,
By 5:30 : o'clock ten streams were playing
from fire engines and six streams were playIng -
' Ing from flreboats. The flremcn hnd a hard
tltno to got at the flames , as the boat came
Into the dock etcrn foremost , leaving the
1 burning part out In the water. The flro was
nt first confined to the forward hatchway
directly forward of the foremast. The
hatches being lifted , a tremendous volume
I of smoke came out , making It utterly 1m-
'
possible to see. Soon tons of water were
poured Into the vessel and It began to list to
! the starboard.
lie } mid KfTortn of Firemen.
About 7 o'clock seventy firemen , with the
chief nnd deputy chief were on the boat
working to keep the flro from spreading ;
I toward the stern. It was found to bo beyond
| the efforts of the flremcn and nu order was
! given to open the tore and aft portholes Iu
order to allow the water to enter nnd make
It settle. The water poured Into the boat
and managed to run along the bilge keels
until It had reached aft and the ehlp
showed signs of listing to the starboard.
Most of the firemen left the ship by sliding
down a hose which was fast to the wheel.
About half the men who were on the star
board side of the boat were uilablo to get
to the pier and kept right on working as It
nothing was happening to endanger their
lives. They kept on until the ship com
menced to sink slowly but surely , until
with a final list It went down. The men
were thrown into the water. Deputy Chief
Duane and Fireman Thomas JIcFarland of
engine No. 12 had to battle for llfo and
wore rescued with difficulty. Duane lost
his helmet and was dragged out more dead
than alive. Several of the flreboats engaged |
In the work of rescuing the firemen wore
nearly carried down by the wreck.
'At ' 7 o'clock a loud report occurred , evi
dently showing ttio presence of gas or pow
der In the forward hold. This was followed
at fifteen-minute Intervals by other ex
plosions.
The work at 8:15 : was confined to the
outward hatches. The ? flroboat New Yorker
WAS kept at work playing on the wreck all
night.
CiuiNe of Fire 11 My tery.
The cause of the .Ire Is a , mystery. The
beat left Galveston September 27 and made
Its eight days' run without special Incident.
It was said 'by ono of the passengers that
three days ago the hal'-heu were battered
down and upon questions toeing put to Cap
tain Wllber ho said the cause was the high
seas. From that tlmo the ship has gone at
high speed for New York , safely reaching
here today. The passenger said ho had de
tected smoke"but " had thought nothing of It
os the captain said nil was -well.
Captain Wllber denies that the ship was
on flro at eea and says the first he know of
the flro was when the hatches were lifted
today after the arrival , The Insurance on
the Leona Is not known.
Charles Mallory said tonight ho knew
nothing about the fire. Ho said If the boat
caught fire at sea AS reported and If Captain -
tain Wllbcr had kept the flro under control
'for two or three days ho deserved credit
for oven bringing the boat Into harbor.
A somewhat similar experience befell the
the ship in 1898. On May 8 It left New
York for Its trip south and on the next
'morning flro was discovered coming-up Us
hatchway from the hold. Tbo fire rapidly
grew larger and the city of Augusta , which
was passing , was signaled for assistance.
. It took the passengers and rendered all the
| assistance possible. On reaching this port '
May 10 It was found that thirteen steerage
passengers had burned to death. They
had 'been ' found In a blackened heap In the
steerage. At that tlmo Captain Wllbcr was
suspended for six months for supposed
failure to properly take care of the flro.
During the war with Spain the Leona waa
used as a transport.
Opinion Made 1'iilille.
WASHINGTON , Oct. C , The opinion of
Attorney General Grlgga In the case of Cap
tain Oberlln M. Carter of the army upon
which the president approved the findings of
the court-martial was mndo public today.
After dismissing certain of the minor
charges as unproved , the attorney general
takes up the more serious questions Involved ,
first considering the objection that the
charges upon which Captain Carter wns
found guilty wcro Incongruous. Ho sayu
that unllko the ordinary criminal procedure
the military usage and procedure permit
of an Indefinite number of olYemses boln 5
charged and adjudicated together in one and
the eamo procedure.
DeiiHiorntH UlHiiirror.
WASHINGTON , Oct. GTho District of
Columbia democratic central commltteo mnt
tonight to select ft euccefsor to the late
Lawrence Gardner as the district member
of the commltteo and adjourned indefinitely
without choice after taking eleven b.Ulots.
James L. Norrlfl led throughout and had
ten out of n necewnary twelve votes on the
last ballot , The meeting adopted a resolu
tion endorsing W. J , Bryan nnd tha Chicago
platform.
> I MI-M DlKOHx * Keiemie TUT.
CHICAGO. Oct. 5. The convention of the
Jlls't slippl Valley Medlcnl nxROclntlon tmont
considerable time today In discussing a reno-
i lutlon Introduced liy Dr. It. M. Mayer.
prcbldent-elcct , iiraylng for the repeal of
the Interml revenue tax on druss nnd
medical and nurglcal appliances. The mo
tion was llnally tabled.
liny ( Iri'uun Timber I.iunl ,
OSHKOSH. Wl . Oct. 6. Lennder Choato
and Jtcnjuinln Doughty , two prominent
lumbermen , have Just returned from Oregon
gen , where they closed n deal for 16,000
ii-rfs of timber land about 100 miles south
of Portland , paying I70,000 for the tract
MUxlonarlrH n .fleet In fit , l.oiiU ,
PUOVIDKNCB It I . Oct. 5.-The Amer
ican Hoard cf Foreign MUHoiiH vuted to
meet iu I'llgrlm church , St. LouU , next
year ,
CONDITION OF THE WEAFHER
Forecast for Nebraska-
Fair ; Warmer ; Variable Winds.
Temperature nt Omiihn > CNtrnlnji
Iliinr. DPR. Hour. Den : .
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n. m lit 2 m rt :
7 n , in. tit n III. . . i . . 7i\
S n. in. . . . . . -IS -I m 7r.
i n , m rt : r , in. . . . . . 71
10 n , in , n it in. . . . . . 7 -
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si
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IRA HATCH GIVEN A PLACE
HU Aiuxiliidnmt UN Ant-lit nt Chey
enne lllver , S. 1) . , IN Korinnll-
A imminent.
WASHINGTON , Oct B. ( Special Trio-
gram. ) The appointment of 1m Hatch of
Mound City. S , D. , ns agent at Cheyenne ,
lllver , S. D. , wnr formally announced to
day. The tardy announcement of the ap
pointment gave South Dakotans eomo n-
easiness , as they feared that through Inad
vertence , President McKlnloy hud failed to
sign Hatch's commission bcfora ho departed
for the west.
Thn appointment of Leo Stovor ns regis
ter of the Watcrtown ( S. D. ) land otncc , vlco
II. A. Dabcock , removed , was announced to
day. It was recently stated that BalicocU'a
resignation had been accepted. Thla was
n mistake , as Babcock's resignation wns refused -
fused 4 > y Secretary Hitchcock. Charges
were made against Ilabcock somotlmo ago
nnd on tlio strength of a report tuadc by a
spwlal agent of the department hoas ro-
nioved.
Secretary Hitchcock will probably approve
this week the recommendation of the In
dian commissioner for the removal of Su
perintendent Davis of the Flandrcau ( S. D. )
Indian school. The reply of Davis to the
chnrgo against him has made a poor Im
pression , so It Is stated , In Indian circles.
Mlsa Minnie Hoover of Wisconsin was to
day appointed teacher In the Pierre ( S. D. )
Indian school at JtHO n year.
i Candidates for the position of postofTlco
'
clerk and carrier in the postofilco at Mason
'
City , In. , will bo examined at that place on
November 1.
An order was Issued today establishing n
postofllco at Banks , La ramie , county , Wyo. ,
with Mattle- Smith , postmistress , also estab
lishing a postofllco at Hazleton , Johnson
county , Wyo. , with Etta M. Smith , post
mistress.
Assistant Secretary Melklcjohn of the Wnr
department "was up to his ears today In
work , due to Secretary Root leaving with the
presided on his western trip. Mr. Mclklo-
John stated today that he would not bo nblo ,
Inall probability , to enter the Ohio cam
paign , as anticipated , as Secretary Root
would not return before October 20 nnd he
Tiad Indicated to Chairman Tcfft of the
etato central committee that ho would bo
able to enter the Nebraska campaign Im
mediately after the return of Secretary
Hoot.
Senator Thurstonwill go Into the Ohio
campaignpreparatory , to entering tbo cam
paign In Nebraska. Ho Is booked to speak
at Canton , Octotoor 11 ; Columbeann , 12 ; Jef
ferson , the county seat of Ashtabuln. county ,
the 13th ; Akron , the14th. .
, Auditor Andrews of the Treasury depart
ment expects to spend three weeks In Ne
braska campaigning , leaving Washington
about October 15.
Privates Clement L. Parnell , Qulncy II ,
Hughes , William Strong , Prlco Kelly , Geoigo
A. Hopper , Charlcn S. Goodpastor , Ilenton
P. Goodson , Dale Dawson , Leo Z. Koster ,
Alfred Hanson. Eugciio Thomas. Harry P.
Mitchell , Henry G. Redman , William Hcn-
dion , Monroe Jackson , Karl AI. Lanbe , Ohio
Glgcr , John J. McPartland , Fount Merrill ,
Frank Dovendorf , Raymond F. Rex , Lloyd
A. Horastrcet , Clyde II. Ketterlng , Fred E.
Fuller , Charles E. Slemmons , Charles S.
Illddle , Waldo B. Holmes , Charles D. Saun-
dcrs , Phillip Rlckorts , Andrew J. Bryant ,
Joseph C. Fischer , Frank Wilder , William
J. Stevenson , Albert Smith , James L. Dawson -
son , Joseph L. England , John P. Reed , Les
lie Taylor , John W. Llndsey , James A.
Gloro , Daniel D. Robertson , Eric Johnson ,
Roy Plckctt and Peter O. Johnwjn , Thirty-
ninth Infantry , Fort Crook , Nob. , have been
discharged.
Postmasters appointed : Nebraska Ln-
pecr , Cheyenne county , William O. Suavely ,
vlco B. A. Snider , resigned.
Iowa Bode , Humboldt county , Cclla A.
Gulllxon , vice A. G. Williams , resigned ;
Farley , Dubuque county , A. C. Walker , vlco
Jnmes O'Connell , removed ; Finchford ,
IJlackhawk county , P. D. Finch , vlco F. J.
Bowers , removed.
Flirt Crook Troop" tn Move ,
WASHINGTON , Oct. E. Orders wcro Is
sued today to move the two battalions of the
Thirty-ninth volunteers 'rom Fort Crook ,
Neb. , to Vancouver barracks , Washington ,
whcro the other battalion has been recruited.
Also moving tbo Forty-sixth volunteers from
South Framlngliain , Mass. , to San FrnnclBco.
Both of these regiments will embark noon
for Manila.
Dewey TaUliiK It Hnny ,
WASHINGTON , Oct. fi. The iibsenco of
the president from Washington and the con
clusion of tbo festivities left Admiral Dewcy
practically to hlmoolf for the day. Ho
started out early for a morning constitu
tional and took qulto a walk through the
northwest aectlon of the city , dropping Infer
for a short tlmo at the Metropolitan club
and returned to the McLean residence for
luncheon.
I'artrnlt IliiMt of Driver.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 6. United States
Treasurer Roberts today received an offer
from U. S. J. Dunbor , a well-known Wash
ington fculptor , of a bronze portrait bust
of Admiral Dewey , to bo placed In the now
Dewey residence. Ho alco received a cash
contribution of | 250 from II , T. Wlluon of
Naw York , making a total to date of $19,897. '
li-inrliiieiit | nf the finlf
WASHINGTON , Oct. 5. The secretary of
wnr has Ismied an order discontinuing the
military Department of the Gulf and merg
ing U into the Department of the East , un
der the command of Major General Wesley
Morrltt , headquarters at New York.
llriinUe IteiiortH 11 Ileiith.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 6. General Brooke
at Havana reports the death from yolluw
fovcr of Naval Machinist Frank E , Olosen.
Prlpple Creek .Vuxliy ,
WASHINGTON. Oct. B. The president has
appointed Daniel M. Sullivan poutmnstcr at
Cripple Creek , Colo.
Mm fluent * of Oeenn VeNNelM , Oct , . " > .
At Queenstown Arrived New England ,
from lioHton for Liverpool.
At Naples Arrived Allcr , from Now
York , and proceeded for Genoa.
At Hamburg Arrived 1'atrln , from New
York
At Liverpool Arrived Majestic , from
New York. Aur.mlu. from New York.
At London Arrived Mohawk , from New
At'Bremen Arrived Saule , from New
York , via Southampton.
At Kobe Arrived Port Tnlbot , from Tu-
cainu , for Manila.
At New York-Sailed Augusta Victoria ,
for Hamburg , via C'hcrliourir and Southamp
ton , HarbaroKsn , for Hrcmi n. via Houtn-
ainnton Arrived Scrvla , from Liverpool ,
HckU. from BU'tti ! )
A' llottei'JnmArrivedHimarndarn , from
New York Sailed Muamlnm , from New
York.
At aiaagow Arrived FurnesHla , from
'Now York.
SUPPORTS M'RILEY '
Obaplain Mnilley of the Fighting First
Makes Debut on the Slump.
ADDRESSES A BIG CROWD AT TECUMSEH
People Flock In from Milo Around to
Listen to His Address.
ENTERTAINS AUDIENCE IN GREAT STYLE
Warmly Endorses the Policy of the Admin
istration iu the Philippines.
SPEAKS FROM HIS PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
llellcvon tlio lrnpcr I'nil Cnn lie
Attained Only ! > > ' the Hciniullenii
I'nrty tJluwlnw Tribute Vntd
to the Soldier * .
TKOUMSnil. Neb. . Oct. 5. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The first republican meeting of the
campaign for Johnson county , which was
hold here tonight , WJLB a hummer. The latiw
hall was crowded the doors , pcoplo driv
ing In from the country for tul' ' to hear
Chaplain Mullley of the famous Fighting
First. The chaplain wns at bis beat and for
upwards of an hour and n Unit entertained
his niidienco in royal stylo.
Ho said his appearance hero tonight Mid
what ho had to cay need bo of no political
significance. Ho proposed to inform his
auditors of the exact condition of affalra In
the Philippines as ho round them and state
the problem that now confronts this country
In regard 'to the outcoino of the net Ion wo
nro taking In the matter. Ho asked that nil
party prejudice bo laid aside and that , the
question bo considered from a standpoint of
humanity and benevolence.
Ho certainly was obliged to his populist
friends who had assisted him In securing hlu
position In the service , but after a personal
observance of conditions as troy tow exist
In the Philippines ho could conso'entlously ' do
nothing else than coma out squarely In sup
port of the principles advaucrd nnd the ot-
fcctlvo results being accomplished by the ad
ministration In Its conduct of tliu war In
that faraway land.
The end that seems possible of accomp'lsh- '
mont under the direction of this tidmlnU-
trattou could not bo obtained by a demo
cratic or populist administration , for the
reason that these parties were ndvociitlngjic-
tlon in direct conflict with the work now
being done- ,
The chaplain gave much Information con
cerning the islands , paid n plowing tribute
to Undo Saul's boys who had lent such
praiseworthy nsslstanco nnd who arc on the
firing line now and closed his i , ; > ec3h amid
a tumult of deafening appliuito.
FREMONT , Neb. , Oct. G. ( Special. ) The
republican campaign opened last night -with
a meeting at Masonic hall addressed by
Judge Roeeo and Chaplalu Malllcy. There
wcro about -400 present , a fair number be
ing fii ( = ) otilnts. Jtidgo Reese's address wan
hot a stirmp vpeej * , . but a "brief'resume " nr
national and state' Issues , and ho was
warmly applauded.
Chaplain JInllloy made the speech of the
evening , explaining at Rome length the rca-
flons which compelled Tilm to change his
political views , which were In substance his
honest belief from his own personal observa
tion that the position tnkun by his former
party associates was radically wrong. Ho
advocated retaining all the possessions over
which the Hag lloats , declaring the soldier
Is the pioneer of Christianity and civiliza
tion. Ho advocated an Anglo-American al
liance for the spread and protection of com
merce nnd the advance of n higher civiliza
tion. The meeting was in every way a suc
cess.
HARD HIT GIVEN TO FUSION
Mltldlr-of-Uir-Itonil roiuillHfx Heel nt
IIiiNtliiuN mill Deelile to
< ; < i It Alone.
HASTINGS , Neb. , Oct. f. . ( Special Tolo-
grnm. ) The state convention of the "mid
dle-of-the-road" populists convened hero tci-
day. The convention was called to order at
2:30 : this afternoon. Luclcn StcbbliiH of
North Platte was elected chairman and Luna
E. Kcttlo of Hrnrtwell secretary. The fol
lowing resolution , offered by Asa Taylor of
Omaha and seconded by James T. Kettle ,
was unanimously adopted :
"Tho straight populists of Nebraska In
convention assembled at Hastings , In accord
ance with the above call , do hereby rtrcolvo ,
"That we accept and realllrm the Omaha
platform ; that It and the Initiative nnd
referendum embody all the essential meas
ures now proposed by progressive political
action ; that wo recommend persons of po
litical Ideas to support It ; that wo consider
fusion as the direct cause of all the con
fusion that now distracts the reform forces
of this state ; that the nomination of a
straight populist ticket at this tlmo IH not
practical und that the straight populists refuse -
fuse to vote the fusion ticket , and that nil
honorable moans , as they understand It , bo
used to defeat the election of the fimlon
ticket ; that wo uro compelled to maintain
our Belf-renpect In this way by the action
of a considerable portion of the people's
party having gone over to the democratic
party ; that wo favor n state conference of
the progressive people of this Btato who
are opposed to fusion with the old partloK ,
to bo held at Lincoln the latter part of
December to consider what action can betaken
taken toward organizing the reform politics
of this tuito RO as to promote the bo.it po
litical action ,
"Wo urge the organization of referendum
clubs and that reports bo made to th'u sec
retary of thin mooting. "
Wesley Montgomery of Hastings moved
that nn address of C. M. Clark of Lincoln
bo endorsed , Tlila was , carried unani
mously.
The Pralrlo Homo was endorsed as the
official organ of the movement to restore
populism.
After a few short but pointed speeches
had been made , In which fuslonlsm wai
harshly condemned , the convention ad
journed to meet at Lincoln as per resolu
tion.
S'I'II.IClIUONI.Vti
C'lt > - Tldketnniril mill Flll-
ninre t mm.ViiniliiiitlniiM ! In.
HASTINGS. Neb. , Oct. C. ( Hpcclul.- )
The republicans of Hastings hold a mass
convention last night und made the follow
Ing nominations : For UHseSBor , T. J
Crloth ; EupervlBor train Sixth district ,
CliarlfH WllEon ; JiuHcea of the peace , D.
M. M-Knlght and J. J. Buclmnan ; con
BUtlM. William Wilson und I ) , L. Hukt-a.
GHN'IJVA , Nob. . Oct 5. ( Special. ) The
republicans of Flllmoro county have nnra
Inatcd the f noulng ticket Sheriff , Hriiry
Heckman of Fairmont , elerk , Kduard JItt-
calf of Ohlowa , treasurer , J Krlsl of Mn-
