Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 19, 1895, Page 1

PART 1, ; b it THE OMAHA SUNDAY ¥ PAGES 1 TO 8. i b b e B i 2 OMAHA, SUNDAY MORN G, MAY 19, 1895 —TWENTY PAGES. — INGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. HE WASTED HIS LIFE Oarcer of the Late Duke of Hamilton One of Unremitting Indulgence, HAD GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR GOOD Oontracted Tmmense Estates with Thousands of Tenants to Look Up to Him, THOROUGHLY NEGLECTED HIS AFFAIRS Agent Allowed to Run the Estate While th Duke Lived Loose, "y BRITISH PUBLIC IGNORES THE TRUTH Death of the Dissolute Peer Brings Only w Brief Encomium the Press, Whilethe Ascession of His Suc= trom cossor Goes Unnoticed, (Copyrighted, 1895, by Press Publishing Company.) LONDON, May 18.—(New York World Ca- blegram—Special Telegram.)—The late duke of Hamilton had estates in four Scottish and English counties, comprising perhaps hundreds of thousands of acres and with a tenantry of probably 40,000 souls or more. The power for good or ill of a great country landlord over the happiness, moral and physi- cal progress, and, In fact, almost every de- tail of the daily life of his tenants, is almost fllimitable. To this vast responsibility there succeeds today & young man of 33, a remote cousin of the late nobleman. What are his habits, his character, his antecedents, his views of life and of this responsibility and the probable use he will make of it, not only in respect to his tenantry, but in his succes- sion, also to his hereditary legislative duties, are questions of obviously momentous im- portance to this realm. Yet not a single London newspaper of this morning tells us anything more of this young man than that he was born in 1862 and was once a lieu- tenant In the royal navy. The great Times gives two lines to him, the Telegraph four. Imagine an event of this character occurring | with us, and how instantly and adequately the New York World, for instance, would re- spond to its great importance. I have now been reading carefully for nearly two years all the leading English newspapers and can Justly say that no newspaper in any town of 20,000 people in America is not, in point ot ts character as a mere news agent, better then the best of the English dailics. I am sure, moreover, that the court reports of English journals do not more unclean scandal than the worst of our newspapers. Filthy de- tails are frequently given, which would never Dbe permitted in a newspaper with us. ANYTHING BUT LOVABLE. The character and habits of the late duke, who, for reasons given above, was as much a publican as any politiclan of the empire, are certainly as proper subjects for legiti- mate comment as of Rosebery or Balfour or Gladstone, but, yet again, no English news- paper of this morning tells us anything more of him than the details of his titles and his racing carcer. In fact, the story of his wretched and useless life should be used to point a moral of the most importance. He seems to have had no comprehension of bis dutles or responsibilities. His reckfss life once brought him to the verge of bankruptey, which was averted only by the shrewdness of hig business agent, and his tenantry were probably therefore the severest sufferers. He had for years almost abandoned English so- clety, shunned London and was only scen occasionally at the Newmarket races or on his yacht at Cowes. He was a big, fat man, with the German strain of his mother strongly in evidence, both in his manner and dress. Among many wild exploits of his youth [ am told he was concerned in a night broil in the London Haymarket, which re- sulted in the death of a policeman. Some time since he developed symptoms of heart disease and placed himselt under a noted speclalist for the treatment of corpulency, as he had been advised that the only chance of prolonging his life was to reduce his weight. The doctor ordered him to stop all drink beyond a half pint of wine, whereas the duke had been accustomed to take seven or elght bottles of the finest claret daily. He could not stand the speclalist's regimen and re- verted, after a few weeks of abstinence, to his former habits, resulting In a renewed acute attack of gout, which went to the heart and killed him. He lived of late years almost wholly on board his steam yacht, the Thistle. In his young days he created considerable scandal by taking Cora Pearl, one of the most notorious cocottes of the century, on a yachting cruise around the world. He named one of his race horses for another noted co- cotte, ONE CLAIM ON HISTORY. His chiet claim for history, Indeed, is that Marie Bashkertseft fell in love with- him at Nice and frequently mentioned her passion in her famous diary. He was married to a daughter of the present duchess of Devon- shire, but it is common knowledge that the union was an unhappy one. When the duke of Manchester, his father-in-law, died, the duchess arrived just as he had breathed his last, and her daughter, the duchess of Ham- {lton, has now had the same unhappy experi- ence, and she had only time to join her Lus- band before his death. The duke of Hamil- ton was a noted gourmand, and the story goes in London society that he and Mr. Wil- son, the husband of a sister of the duke of Fite, who was divorced from her husband, Mr. Adrian Hopes, were wont to sit down together to a roast sucking pig and a large suet pudding, both of which they invariably finished. The duke of Hamilton was a mis- erable man and was given to lamenting that, though he had six palaces, he had no home. His sister was married In 1869 to the prince of Monaco, but in 1850 the pope annulled the marriage on the ground that it was procured by duress by the agency of the Empress Eugenle. The duke of Hamilton had squan- der:d as much of his fortune as he could control, and some years ago disposed of the Hamilton palace collection, one of the most magnificent private collections in the world, to meet his extravagant expenditures. The famous Breckford library, indced, went to Germany. Such is the career of this man of vast responsibilities, of which even the mdi- cal Journals of this morning tell none of its unsavory details and of whom leading news- papers speak ‘as “this amiable and la- mented nobleman. CHAMDERLAIN MADE A MESS OF IT. The English political situation at this mo- ment is pecullar. The government majority by the loss of Walworth is reduced to nine, and under ordinary clrcumstances it would be the obvious policy of the opposition to bring efforts to take the leadership of the opposi- tion out of Balfour's hands have resulted disastrously for himself, and there s a strong opinion in the tory ranks that if a general election is deferred Chamberlain will have &0 completely destroyed his reputation as a tacticlan that he can be kept out of the next unifonist government. The bulk of the torles are frantic with anger because he sup- ported Lord Selbourne In his attempt to re- main a member of the Commons after his ac- cession to the peerage, that action being a blow to the continuance of the House ot Lords, whereas Chamberlain fancied that he would be accomplishing a great stroke for the peers it he could establish for them the right of option of sitting in elither house. PRESENTED AT COURT AGAI The fact that the duchess of Marlborough was again presented at court this week was because of the invariable rule that second presentation must be made after the mar- riage of either maid or widow. When she was first presented, after her marriage to the duke, there was much discussion be- cause of the warm friendship between the queen and the duke's divorced wife, but the dowager .duchess of Marlborough came for- ward as her sponsor. This time the duchess was presented by the marchioness of Lon- donderry. The presentation would have been made by one of the late duke's sisters, but they are still in mourning for Lord Randolph Churchill. Though a duchess retains her rank and title in society when she marries a person of lower rank, she is recognized at court only by the name of her new husband. Thus the court presentation card of the duchess of Marlborough sets forth her title as: “Lady William Beresford, formerly the Duchess of Marlborough.” The dowager duchess of Marlborough is shortly going on a visit to the duchess at Deepdene, and, in fact, the Churchill family loses no oppor- tunity of testifying thelr continued regard for the duchess since her remarriage. entertains a large party at Deepdene for Derby week, after which she accompanies her husband to Ireland to visit his brother, the marquis of Waterford, at the family seat, Curraghmore, In the county Waterford. PEEL WILL ENTER PARLIAMEN One of the society papers that the new Sir Robert Pecl will renew his suit for the hand of Miss Kitty Sanford of New York. He has been liying recently in Parls very quietly, and it is expected, mow that he has inherited the title and entailed estates, that he will settle down and enter Parliament. Under his father's marriage set- tlement, the new baronet must give each of his three sisters the lump sum of £150%, and provide his mother with an income for life of £3,000 a year. The nominal value of the tamily estate is about £20,000 a year, but be- tween these charges, his own debts and the depreciation of agricultural land, he will have only about £7,000 a year. BEARDSLEY NOT COMING OVER. An intimate friend of Aubrey Beardsley informs the World that Beardsley has not decided to visit America at present, though he has been strongly prested to do so. He has just returned from Parls, where he was staying some weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Harland, the former an American, and editor of the Yellow Book. Beardsley spends most of his time with the Harlands, does not go much into artistic soclety, and desplte the recent outery against his pictures, is making a large income. Dr. Conan Doyle safd today he would re- turn Immediately to Davos, Switzerland, where his wife is, and expressed the gravest fears that she may not survive the present attack of phthisis. CONFESSION OF THE T. “ LAIMANT. Who seaght the Tichborne Tells His Story Publishing Company.) ew York World Arthur Orton, Estates, (Copyrighted, 1895, by Press LONDON, May 18. Cable—Special Telegram.)—The sworn confes- sion of the Tichborne claimant that he is really Arthur Orton Is of particular interset for Americans, aside from the general interest in that case and the subsequent prosecution which cost the government over §: ,000 dol- lars, because the claimant was a few years ago, after serving his sentence, a bartender in a saloon near the junction of the Bowery and Park Row, New York. The first install- ment of the confession, which is preceded by a sworn affidavit of its truth, will be pub- lished in the People (newspaper) tomorrow and deals with the narrator's life from his Dbirth in 1834 to his life in Australia up to 1856. In future weekly installments he prom- ises to tell of “why he claimed the Tichborne estates, his arrival in London, the search for Lady Tichborne, his visit to Paris and his fortnight's stay with Lady Tichborne, his recognition by Lady Tichborne, the diary of his interviews, confronted with young Sir Roger's tutor, the scar on his head (re- markable coincident), together with many cother extraordinary incidents and dis- closures He begins his story with the sworn declara- tion that he s the youngest son of the late George Orton, shipping butcher of 69 High street, Wapping, London. He tells of all his brothers and sisters, and seys that one of them, Edmund, now lives In Quartsberg county, California. He narrates many details of his father's business and home and his own school life at East Smithfleld, and the fact that at 14 he was bound as apprentice to Captain George Brooks of the small brig Ocean, which sailed from London for Val- paraiso, Chill, in 1848, He gives a number of rather uninteresting detalls of the voyage. He,says he finally de- serted, stole a ship's boat and sculled him- self ashore. He was betrayed on an offer of $10 reward for his capture and returned to the ship. The brig touched at one of the Kanaka islands, belonging to the French, and he was arrested there, probably for drunken- ness. When they returned to Valparaiso he again deserted and was befriended by Dr. John Haley, whose wife, by the way, after- ward gave evidence at the Tichborne trial in 1873. He mentioned many other persons he knew in Chili. He finally shipped as ordinary seaman on board the brig Jessie, Captain Thomas, re- turning to London in her in 1851, remaining a year with his father and brother in-their business. November, 1852, he sailed for Vandieman's Land, on the bark Middleton, and he gives in the most minute detail the story of his lito in Australia. It is only of interest, if verified, as proving the truth of his confes- sion. He says he was there married to Mary Anne Bryant, daughter of Mrs. Payne of Wagga Wagga, and that two ceremonies were performed, oné by a Baptist min'ster and one by a Catholic priest. He says In- cidentally of the marriage, “As long as"1 can remember from the time 1 was a boy until now, I never believed In a man, much less a woman, and never trusted either." Following chapters will doubtless be much more interesting than the present one. i She | this week says | JAPAN IS JEALOUS Will Attempt to Duplicate the Eastern Navies of Three Nations, WAR FOOTING TOBE SOMETHING ENORMOUS England, Rukia and China 8he Will Be Prepared to Fight. HER CONQU”ST HAS CRAZED HER PEOPLE Determined to Extend Their Territory in Every Dircotion, GREAT PREPARATIONS FOR THE FUTURE Arrangements Urged by the Government by Which Wil Yenars Reach Two Hundred and Fifty Thousan Tor the Fieet in Twenty (Copyrighted, 1895, by Press Publishing Company.) YOKOHAMA, April 27.—(New York World Cablegram—Special ~ Telegram.)—War with China having ended, Japan is rapidly preparing for possible war with other nations. The complications with Russia have allayed internal political strife, the emperor's proclamation has quickened the popular pulse and the government papers are full of articles in regard to increasing the navy in order that Japan may defend herself against the most powerful nations of the world. The Yomiuri, an organ of the ministry, has this very significant editorial utterance, the blanks referring to England and Russia: “The first thing to b> considered with ref- erence to the building of new ships is the question, What countries must Japan regard as possible opponents, for the strength of her navy must be fixed on the basis of the force that her opponents may be able to bring against her. The possible opponents of the emplre are the — and China, con- sequently we must be prepared to hold our own against these three powers simulta- neously. The first of the three countries has an eastern fleet of about §0,000 tons, and as that country has now reached the zenith of | tts power there is little probability of its eastern fleet being increased. JAPAN'S GREAT TASK. “The second country is engaged in raising the strength of its eastern fleet to 60,000 tons. But as its military strength is de- veloped chiefly in Central Asia, its object in increasing its eastern squadron is simply to have in these waters a force equal to the former power. With regard to China, it may be that she will entertain a desire to be avenged on Japan, but to achieve such an ambition she would have to greatly multiply her present military organization. For the present, therefore, she will probably have to be content with the thought of revenge. { Hence we may conclude that she will aim at nothing more than the possession of a fleet competent to cope With that of either of the powers referred to, or, in other words, will restore her fleet to the strength it had be- fora the war, or 70,000 tons. “Thus, the combined tonnage of the three countries’ naval forces in eas e n wac‘rs wou'd not exceed 250,000 tons, and to that point Japan must endeavor to raise her navy. With regard to the method of carrying out that program, omitting the vessels now in our pos- session, and those already ‘n ccurse of con- struction, or crdered, if 10,000 tons be added to the navy each year the total rejuired would be reach:d in twenty-five years, and if the ships that we have already were, together with those ordered, or In course of construc tion, to be included in the account, a period of less than twenty years would suffice to bring the navy to 250,000 tons. WORK WILL NEVER END. “As, however, the life of a vesel of war Qoes not exceed much over twenty-five years, we should have to go on building steadily 10,000 tons yearly in order to keep up our navy. Estimating the cost of a man-of-war and her armament at 1,000 yen p:T ton, it re- sults that we should have to spend 10,000,000 yen (or dollars) every year.* The above publication presents the senti- ment of the government. It signified that the Japanese intend to acquire the most pow- erful navy in the world. Their war spirit is up. They are eager to aequire more territory and become the power of the east. Thelr spirit of extension of territory seems to know no bounds. Yet the leaders are conservative enough not to attempt to move too rapidly. Japan has already increas>d her navy by eight torpedo boats and those war ships taken from China News comes from China that vario dicates of Americans and Europeans have offered loans in the aggregate several times larger than the indemnity she has agreed to pay. John W. Foster is said to have negotiated for an American syndicate to take half the loan, the other half payable to be secured from England and Germany. China is anx- fous to pay the indemnity immediately. Un- til she pays, the Japanese tro-ps are to hold Wel-Hai-Wel. COLOMBIA'S CLAIM syn- TO MOSQUITO Time to Assert Her Rights and Shut Nicaragus Out of the Territory. (Copyrighted, 1895, by Press Publishing Company.) COLON, Colombla, May 18.—(New York World Cablegram—Spectal to The Bee)— Referring to Colombia’s old claim to the Mosquito coast, a local paper says: *‘Colom- bia never cared to interfere with the rights of self-government of the Mosquito Indlans, but this does not signify that she renounces her rights of soverelgnty over the Mosquito territory, which belongs to her. The oc- cupation of such territory by Nicaragua is unjust and illegal and now is the time for Colombia to put in her claim and press for settlement. Venezuela’s payment of the first installment of $100,000 claimed by Ttaly for indemnity for damages sustained by Itallans in Venezuela during the civil war there has stirred up some foreigners here who lost heavily in the rebellion of 1890 and received no compensation.' VALUE OF FORMOSA TO JAPAN, Very Rich Country, Growing Good Su; and Better Tea. SAN FRANCISCO, May 18.—Rev. F. G forward a vote of censure and thus enforce a dissolution. But the opposition is paralyzed by acute differences in its own ranks be- tween Chamberlain and the old tories, and South vy they eunnot face a gemeral election in the 5~ < At New _ York—Arrived—Etruria, fro present condition cf thlugs cuw-un'pluw; City of Romg, from Glasgow. = Movements of Sewgoing Vessels, At Himburg—Arrived—Phoenicla, from New York. At New York—Arrived--New York, from May 10 | Draper of the Methodist Eplscopal church has just arrived In the city from Japan where for fifteen years he has been a mis- slonary. He says that since the war the empire is Issulng general passports to Ameri- cans and English residents, good for a year, and allowing them to go where they please in the empire. Before the war only special passports were given. He says the result of the war will be an advancement in different ways. One of the most Important things accomplished is the acquisition of Formosa. He sald: “This s a very large Island and the first thing the Japanese will do will be to appoint a governor general and open it up. 1t is new and wild in many parts, inhabited by wild and dangerous tribes. It is very rich. Some of the best sugar comes from Formosa and tea is produced there which has a high reputation &mong tea drinkers. “The Japanese will open the island. I look for thew to bulld raflroads all over it and civilize it. Our missionaries will doubt- less £oon go into it im considerable numbers. Altogether Formosa will be a great field The Japanese are very kind to us as mission- arles and to Americans generally. 1 regret to see by the dispatches that Russia is try- ing to get some of the fruits of Japan's victory. It is only a question of might making right.” OPENED THE YACHTING SE\SON Great Interest In the Coming Match Be- tween Allsa and Valkgrte 111, (Copyrighted, 1 the Associated Press.) LONDON, May 18.—The yachting season in British waters was opened on the Thames yesterday with matches under the auspic of the new Thames Yacht club, and was con- tinued with races today under the auspices of the Royal Thames Yacht ciub. There every reason to bilieve this season's races will be the most interesting for many years past, The contests between Adlsa, Britannia and the new Valkyrie III naturally form the leading attraction, in view of the challengs for the America's cup, but fmmense interest is likewise being taken In the twenty-raters, owing to the appearance of Herreschoff's new cracks, Niagara and Isolde,” which are ex- pected to make matters rather warm in this class. The interest in the match in the leviathan class, more especially would be but small but for the fact the meetings of Allsa and Valkyrie 11T will decide which boat shall be the one to contest in the America's cup rac:s against the defender. A well known devotee of the sport recently said the America’s cup is beycnd ther eich of cither Allsa or Valkyrie IIL. Herreschoff’s boats, he declared, will outsail either Watson's of Fife's creations. In the twenty-rater elass, most of the old boats will be in commission and some good racing is expected The membership of the recently American society of London is grow! and is now over 300, Including nearly every prominent American in Lorklon. The soclety is preparing for a grand patritic demonstra- tion on July 4. One of the largest banquet- ting halls in London has been engaged for th2 occasion, and it Is estimated 600 Amerl- cans will be present at the banquet. United States Ambassador Bayard will preside, and a number of the leading public men in the United States have been invited to come here and address the meeting. Next ‘Saturday at Bremen will occur the first stage performance of Christus Ruben- steln’s sacred opera. The work Is in seven scenes and epilogue, the Bible story being ad- hered to throughout. The treatment is rey- erential and applause will be strictly forbid- den. The first tableau represents the desert when Satan tempts the Savior, and from time to time the back of the seene will open and Qisplay a series of lofty' ‘castles, beautiful palaces, luxurious gardens and mountains of gold, ete., i brief, showing the riches of the earth. ! The second scene represents the banks of the river Jordan, St. John the Baptist is preaching and the baptism of Jesus takes place. The scenery is ,ainted from sketches made in Palestine by Herr Zandrich, and will be personally arranged by the author of the libretto, Prof. Bulthaupt. The same treatment will be the scene of the Sermon on which, with the miracle of the fishes, forms the third tableau. tablean depicts tbe expulsion of the money changers from the temple and the fifth shows the garden of Gethsemane, in which the last supper is held. The trial of Jesus forms the sixth tableau, the prison being on one side of the picture andl the steps of Pi- late's palace in the foreground. The cruci- ficion forms the last tableau, watched by Satan and bis devils from a subterranean vault, while a vision of afgels Is shown by an opening in the heavans. The epilogue is formed by the proclamation of the Gospel to the Gentiles by St. Paul. The famous English crigketer, Dr. Grace, who is now 47 years of age, scored 288 runs yesterday, while playing ‘against Somerset eleven. This was the hundredth time he has scored 100 or over while, playing in first class matchies. The feat excites unparalleled interest in London and tbe Times and other newspapers this morning print leading arti- cles tn the subject formed g apace observed in the Mount, loaves and The fourth el A s COLLIDED AFIER THE BALL GAME Crowaed Electrie Cars (rash Into Fach Other and Many Persons Are Hurt, ST. PAUL, May 18.—A number of persons returning home from a ball game last even- ing were injured, and one seriously, in a collision between electric cars on University avenue. The cars were erowded, and had the rear car been running faster the accl- dent would have been attended with loss of life. The injured are Arthur Strauss, elerk, internally injured Matt Jens:, chief clerk state treasurer's office, shoulder brulsed. Lodls Smith, wrist bruised. Fred Eastman, orinter, face eut, He ry Mart'n, insurance man, | gs brulged. Wilbur Tibbits, right hand bruised. J. H. Whittaker of the ‘Minneapolis & St. Louis railroad; back injufed August Koorner, state treasurer, knee and hand bruised. H. J. Leper, salesman, bagk injured. John Lynch, head eut. Others were badly shaken up, but not in- jured to any extent. - J. J. HURT NOT GUILTY OF MURDER right William Milne's Slagfr Raleased by u Jury's ratet. CASPER, Wyo., May (18.—(Special Tele- gram.)—The jury in the J. J. Hurt case, on trial for the killing of William Milne, April 3, brought In a verdict after heing cut twenty minutes of not’ gullty. kS el Willing to Huy Oat the Steamers. OSHKOSH, Wis,, May 18.—J. A. Kimberly of the Kimberly & Clagk Paper company at Neenah, has made a peaposition to Oshkosh steamboat men to tie up sheir boats fc the next two months and ¢ pt an amount from the mill owners af the lower Fox val 1'y equal to what their baats could earn du ing the season of nayigation. This will be done if the amount ta bg pald can be agreed upon and the goverament rescinds the order recently Issued closing down the water pow- ers. The present idleness Is costing the mill owners $0,000 per week, and will eventually result In much suffering among the families of idle workmen, — Detr it Police Wanted Him Fies DETROIT, May 18.—Detective Bagnarello of New York this afternoon demanded W. J White, the alleged blgamist and swindier, who was brought to grief through Mrs Tomlinson, his second, third, fourth and fifth wife. In suppart of his demand he presented an extradition warrant signed by Governor Rich. The police refused to honor it for the reason that they wished him to £0 before the Detroit police court for ex- ml;uuon o0 the charge of, bigamy. GOMEZ IS NOT DEAD Marshal Campos Now Admits the Report of His Killing Was Untrue. NOW IN THE VICINTY OF SANTIAGO Revolutionists 8ucceed in Landing a Cargo of Arms Near Baleta. SPAINARDS HAVE LEARNED KOTHING Olimate is Killing OF More Eoldiers Than Revolutionists, HOSPITALS CROWDZD WITH THE SICX Privates Are Given Rain Scant Protection from Mard Marches in the Extreme Hot Weather, the and Given (Copyright, 1835, by Press Publishing Company.) HAVANA, Cuba, May 17, via Key West, May 18.—(Special Correspondence of the New York World—Special Telegram to The Bee.)— Marshal Campos now admits that General Maximo Gomez was not in the file at Jovito last Monday. I have previously cabled a denial of the report, emanating from Spanish sources, that Gomez took part in the con- test and was among the insurgents killed. 1 bad already described circumstantially in the World General Gomez's departure from the vicinity of Santiago for Puerto Principe province. 1 have authority now to announce | that Gomez arrived in Camaguay, the east- 'e n portion of the prevince of Puerto Frincipe [last Sunday. All previous reports of his | presence there were premature. This is the first accurate announcement of his arrival there. The government will not admit It, but the steamship Julla was dispatched hastily to Nevitas. The battalion of troops, num- bering 1,600 men, will be taken on board at Matanse, under command of the chief of staft of General Addrius, the second in command in Cuba under Marshal Campos. General Gomez has destroyed the rallway track between Gibra and Holguin, The in- surgent leader, Angel Guerra, was mortally wounded in a skirmish near Camaguay, not far from Holgain. General Campos’ military line between Mavseanillo, vhich I been unsuccessful. General Dupue, in command of the Cinco villag istrict, is ‘placing forces in Camaguay in order to impede any revolutionary parties. In a recent skirmish a Spanish corporal and two soldiers were killed. The telegraph be- tween Cigodeavila and Sancti Spiritus has been cut. A band of 180 insurgents is in arms in the Cinco villas district. CARGO OF ARMS LANDED. The report comes from fair authority that a cargo of arms has been landed at Baleta between Guantanamo and Cape Maysi, The reports of the ravages of yellow fever among the troops here are incorrect. I visited a military hospital yesterday and saw only elght cases of yellow fever and mostly of a mild type. I visited the military hos- pital at Santiago last week and only thirteen cases of yellow fever, but plenty of patients down with remittent and inter- mittent fevers and dysentary. WILLIAM SHAWBOWEN. SAN LUIS, Cuba, May 16.—During my re- eont visit to this camp General Antonio Maceo sald: *The Spaniards have learned nothing. They forget the lesson of the late war. They their soldiers without sense. The ralny se at hand. The climate will kill more Spaniards our bullets will take oft.” He was right. The Spanish war office has not learned that it does not piy to neglect and fll-treat the soldfers. The advance of sanitary science ap) to have buwen dis regarded almost entirely by the army officials and the rank and fil> of the troops are abused in a manner that would strike enlightened jtary men as being scandalous. Already the general military hospital, situated on the nill in the rear of Santiago, is filled with the sick. The ghostly movement to the ceme- tery, conducted at night without escorts and without the benefit of clergy, has commenced in earnest. During the former revolution a battalion of infantry was stationed in the barracks. Four hundred of the 10,000 soldiers died of yellow fever. Troops are marched long and hard in the heat, when an early morning movement would do as well. They are not given water although every officer s provided with h. The soldiers are overheated by the noonday sun. They are wet by trop- ical showers and they lie out in the open air without shelter from the cold dew. Then fol- lows fever and death. WILLIAM SHAWBOWEN. KEVOLUTION I | | efforts to Gibara, have maintain Holguin described, a have saw move son iz now than rs CUBAN SPREADING Tusk Will Oceupy More Three Months. SANTIAGO DE CUBA, May 18.—(Special to the New York Herald)—The iusurrection grows with tremendous strides, General Martinez de Campos has changed his mind about ending the trouble In three months. The chiefs are greatly elated over the progress of the revolution. They eay that more has been accomplished In the last month than during the first five years of the last war. They declare that this war will not last more than two years and may be terminated in a very much shorter time If the people of other provinces do what is ex- pected of them. he original plan for a simultaneous rising in all parts of the island falled and the plan now is to extend the wave of revolution westward, sweeping the Span iards before it until all Cuba is in arms For this purpose Gomez and Marti have gone to Puerto Principe, and already co news of encounters b een government and bands of Cubans formed In an ticlpation of their arrival. In this provin the rebels now have more men, more arms, ammunition, horses and facilities for obtain ing subsistence than they had at any time in the ten years' war. They have forests in their rear which are impenetrable to the Spanish _troops and they have mountaln re treats where 100 hold their agalnst 1,000, KEY WEST, Fla.,, May 18.—It Is sald a fili- bustering expedition left here for Cuba while troops men can own the Infanta Isabella was detained in quaran- tine at Tampa, HAVANA, Cuba, May 18.—(Special to th New York World)—The engagement at Jovito affords a good example of the methods of fighting which the Cuban insurgents have adopted. The combined bands of Periquito, Peres, Miro, Bonne, Cartagena and Garzon lay. in ambush in the woods and suddenly at- and | Weather forecast for Nebraska— west; north winds, 1. Lifo and Death of Duke Hamilton, Cuba 18 Sprending. Japan Jealous of Her Privilege Holienlohe Tired of the Chancellorship, 2. Omaha Almost Shuts Out the Juoks. Dwyer and Croker Still Well Roasted. State Unlversity Team Trou Catiforala and Pennsylvania Tle. 3. Income Tux Wil lle Turned Down. nglish Capital Towa Miners o a Deep P 4. 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Then the Spanish sol- diers, under Major Roble's orders, got in cover and firing was kept up all day. The insurgents did not disclose themselves, but shot from shelter whenever they could see the suggestion of a soldier. The position chosen by General Maceo was strong and he was able to place his vastly superior force in secure cover. If General Macco had as many followers as were with him two days previous, he had certainly 2,000 men. The Spanish authorities assert that he had ac- tually 3,000. The Siemincas, with Lieutenant | Colonel Bosch, the same authorities say, numbered oniy 400. After desultory firing had continued the entire day a detachment of volunteer cavalry, formed in Guantanamo by Major Garrido, | made a vigorous attack on the insurgents, striking them on the flank. This discon- certed General Maceo's men. The Cubans seem unable to meet a sudden change in the situation. This was shown at Cristo when the pilot engine ahead of a train with soldiers upset the insurgent plan of attack. Major Garridos’ squadron drove the insur- gents from their sheltered position, inflicting a considerable loss, The number of killed is uncertain. A Spanish regiment from Porto Rico which has just arrived at Santiago was despatched in haste to Guantanamo. The Mateos, it i3 sald, had probably changed their base. The loss of Lieutenant Colonel Bosch Is unfortu- nate for the Spaniards. the the | JIM ¥ ACCEFTED 7S PROPOSITION) German Bondholders F the North; vor Foreclosure of ifle. BERLIN, May 18.—For the past four days meetings of the United German Northern Pacific committees have been considering the proposals of Mr. Bd Adams, the representa- tive of the Deutsche bank of Berlin, for the reorganization of the Northern Pacific rail- road, and they have finally authorized him to carry out his plan, which the bondholders will be recommended to pt. The Adams reorganization plan is: 1. Foreclosure of the old company and the formation of a new company under speclal arrangements for this purpose, 2. The new company Is to issue shares to the amount of $100,000,000 and a maximum of $200,000,000 gold bonds free of taxation. A sufficient amount of these bonds is to be reserved in order to replace the present first mortgage later, and $3,000,000 of bonds are to be reserved in order to acquire inde- pendent branch roads and for new construc- tion at a maximum charge of $20,000 per mile. The new bonds will be secured by a mortgage lien on the whole Northern Pa- cific system, including the St. Paul & North- ern Pacific rallway line, and will bear in- terest partly at 4 and partly at 3 per cent, all under the same mortgage. 3. The capital and interests of the new bonds are to be guaranteed unconditionally by the Great Northern road by endorsing each bond, the Great Northern receiving in return half the stock of the new company. 4. The board of directors of the new com- pany s to consist of nine directors, four of whom are to be nominated by the Northern Pacific Reorganization company. 5. In accordance with this scheme there should be given for each $1,000 Northern Pacific second mortgage a §1,125 new Northern Pacific guaranteed bond; b, for a $1,000 third mortgage bond, a $1,000 new 3 per cent guaranteed bond, and at least $260 in shares; ¢, for each $1,000 of per cent consol at least $500 of per cent new guaranteed bonds, and $300 in shares 6. That overdue coupons of the second mortgage bo paid in cash at the rate of 5 per cent annuaily. Those of the third mortgage are to be pald in cash at the rate of 4 per cent, and those fn consols are to be adjusted at the rate of 2% per cent In new & per cent bonds 7. The floating debt of the receivership is to be pald by the assessment of about $11,- 000,000 on the old stock. 8. The reorganization and the raising the necessary working capital Is to be cured by a syndicate headed by Messrs. J Plerrepont Morgan and the Deutsche bank e HAMILTON SINKING Crith i 1t Are Improvin WASHINGTON, May 18.—Secretary Gres- ham {8 better. He passed a very comfortable night and is resting easily today Representative Hitt is also better, though his improvement Is very slight, Miss Mary Abigail Dodge (Gall Hamilton) much worse today. Her condition is re garded as critical in the extreme and made more serious in view of advanced age. She s been sinking steadily for some hours. Mr. McCulloch did not rest very well last night. There is no marked change today in his condition, which is eritical. General Cogswell did not pass a comfort able night. Today his condition gives no evidence of improving and his friends fear that the end s drawing near, —— Attorney Tew Not Gullty, n en of GALL RAPIDLY Her Condition 18 rosh. and is CH —In the federal court today Attorney Charie F. Tew on trial, charged with Inducing a sol dier in the regular army to desert, wi qQuitted, ac twenty-three yards wide. tent will accommodate 1,000 guests, who wilk be seated also at tables, reproduction of the German frigate Niobe and JAPAN REFUSES EATE YENNE, May 18.—(Speetal Telegram.) ANXIOUS TO RESIGN Ohancellor Hohenlohe Only Retains Office at the Emperor’s Request, VON KOELLER'S TENURE IS UNCERTAIN His Handling of the Two Defeated M:as~ ures Universally Condemned. ONLY ONE MINISTER SUPPORTS HIM No Prospect of a Revival of Either of the Government Bills, AMERICAN MEAT SKUSGLED INTO GERMANY enomenal Results Attalned with Armor Plates Made at the Krapp Works— Preparations for Opening the New Canul. (Copyrighted, 1595, by the Associated Press.) BERLIN, May 18.—Things are once more in a chaotic condition in Germany. The two chief government bills, the anti-revolution bill and the tobacco tax measure, have been crushingly defeated, and there is no talk of substitute measures. It is an open secret that the views cf the chancel or, Prite: Hoh nlohe, and the Prussian minister of the interior, Herr von Koeller, clash on most subjects of importance, and the existing situation cannot endure. The latter's position is so shaken that his term of office may end at any mo- ment. Prince Hohenlohe, who has been much worried for months past, offered his resignas tion immediately after the defeat of the antls revolution bill, but he was persuaded to re- main in office on the earnest solicitations of the emperor and his own family. Herr von Koeller's handling of the antl~ revolution biil s condenmed on all sides, but he has displayed a total disregard of thelr dissatistaction, and In fact strongly urged be- fore the council of state the introduction of another anti-revolution bill, directed particus larly at socialists, Prince Hohenlohe quietly disproved his ar- guments and showed the futility of continuing the fight in the present Reichstag. The chane cellor was supported in this contention by Dr. Miquel, the minister of finance; Barom Marschall von Bieberstein, the minister for foreign affears, and Dr. von Boetticher, the imperial secretary of state for the Interior, while Dr. Schoenstedt, the minister of justice, sided with Herr von Koeller. Prince Hohen- lohe's views also met with favor in the Bundesrath, with the result that no new anti= revolution bill or labor-tobacco tax bill will be introduced, and an early close of the Relchstag session is therefore expected. Acs cording to anticipations, the Reichstag wilk adjourn at the end of the month. CENTRIST MEASURE REJECTED. Members of the center party today intro- duced a motion in the lower house of the Prussian Diet for the restoration of the clause of the constitution in relation to the Christlan church, which was repealed in 1868, but only the Poles supported it. The speakers of the remainder of the parties declared themselves. in opposition to the motion and declined to- enter into its discussion, Threupon the bilk was put to a vote and was rejected. Owing to the increasad price of petroleum, inventors are busy throughout Germany try- ing to discover substitutes for petroleum, and one new lamp In which raw alcohol is used to feed an incandescent lamp is being tested with the view of displacing petroleum, Em- peror Willilam personally witnessed a serles of experiments with this lamp at the new palace at Potsdam and pronounced the appa= ratus to be calculated to achieve the desired result, He also expressed the hope that it would become the lamp of the poor, being both cheap and better than the petroleum lamp. Count von Kotze, on the personal order of the emperor, has called off all the remaining duels he intended to fight against his alleged traducers. Von Kotze will be remembered as the master of ceremonies who was arrested and subsequently releated, after having been suspected of being the author of anonymous letters which caused such trouble in high oourt cireles for years. A big musical festival will occur at Bruns- wick from June 12 to June 16, with Mottl, Strauss, d’Albert and Riedel as’the directors., Both chamber and orchastra music will be performed. Miss Fremstadt, an Amerlean musiclan whe hails from Minneapolis, gave a successful cone cert here on Wednesday evening last. SMUGGLED AMERICAN BACON. Revenue officers, having discovered that American bacon has been imported into Ger- many In large quantities under fraudulent declarations, a number of German importers have been Indicted at Cologne, Dusseldorf and elsewhere, Tests have been mado on a large ecale at Krupp's works at Meppez with new nickel- steel plates, such as are intended for the two trorclads bullt this year. The new plates withstood all attempts to plerce them, in- dentations only being observed under the most evere firing. The epidemic of Influenza which has so long made Berliners suffer is at last dead., There has been no case in this city of a death from influenza since May 4. The bimetallists have laid a motign similar to that adcpted in the upper house of the Prussian Diet before the lower house of the Diet. It has been signed by over 200 mem= bers, chiefly conservatives and centrists. ‘our dredges and seven tugs have been en- gaged day and night dredging the earth which slipped into the Baltic and North sea canal on Wednesday night last, and large quantities of gravel are being brought to the spot in order to strengthen the damaged parts of the banks. It is now recognized that It is lms possible to obtain, in time for the opening of the fetes which are to celebrate the comples tion of the canal works, the stipulated depth of nine metres, and o the contractors have been ordered to get a uniform depth of elght metres throughout. The Imperial marquee at Holtenau, In which the gala banquet will be given, on the evening ot June 21, will be a gigantic affair, 120 yards in length and This It will will be magnificent measure It will be an exact masts and rigging of that vessel will be, utilized in its construction, SION OF TIME, Insists on China U ding Formos: Without Further Deluy. SHANGHAL, May 18.—It 1s stated thag China bas asked Japan for an extension of time in which the former Is to hand over the island of Formosa to Japan, pending the l'nnlldtnllon of other proposals. Japan, It is, Uve added, has declined the proposition.