Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 22, 1901, Page 1

el PART L E O W TP D BLISHED ESTA BOERS PUSH AHEAD Carry Hostilitios Back te tho Aggressive Mtage of Two Years Ago. GIVE JOHN BULL A HARDER PROBLEM From British Viewpoint the Situal Grews Bteadily Wors WHITE LEPHANT IN DARK CONTINENT | General Botha Finds it Na Trouble to Capture Officers. | MEANWHILE ENGLISH GOLD RUNS I.OWl While Kruge:r Seceks Intervent from Rooseveit and Czar His Men attle Datly Help Themselves. (Copyright, 1601, by Press Publishing Co) LONDON, Sept. 2L.—(New York World Cablegram — Speelal Telogram.)—General | Potha hag captured pearly 200 Pritish offi- JUNE {1 have hopes of their accepting my invita- | atter several cers and soldiers since Kitchenor's procla- mation of banishment and confiscation came| into force. Whether Bot will disarm and return them, as heretofore, or hold them as hostages for England's observance of civiilzed warfare, Is causlng natural anxlety. | Since Chamberlain has adopted the con- | tention of the jingo press that the Boers| are merely bandits, Boer generals will un- doubtedly necd some sccurity against their| belng treated as such. | Tho South African situation s persist-| ently growing worse. Dewet is believed to be heading for Capo Colony, and in the present state of widespread revolt through- out that extremely rough country bis ad- vent would mean that war could be car- ried on for five years With Dewet In Cape Colony, Botha harassing the British on the Natal border and Delarey and Vil- joem capturing artillery under Kitchener's noso at Pretoria, the Hoers enter upon| their third yea: of their emancipation in| & marvelously advan s position. Thls 1s here, and the depression is general, especially as the war chest fs rapidly be- | coming exhausted. An cxtra session of [ Parllament to vote more money scems un- avoldable, Boers Help Themselves. While Mr. Kruger and Dr. Leyds are @rawing up petitions to President Roosc- velt and the czar asking them to inter- vene, the fighting Boers are helping them- selves In South Africa. They celebrated the expiration of the period in which Lord Kitchener proclaimed they must surrender by four notable successes, killing sixteen officers and men and wounding sixty-three men. ‘The situation s singularly llke the open- ing of the war two years the names of the same places recurring in the dls- patches. -Utrecht, where Major Gough was entrapped, was the scene of a similar am- buscade elghteen months back. Acton Homes, where ‘he Boers yesterday reap- peared, is eighteen miles southwest of Ladysmith, prominent in the early hos- tilities, and the Natal colonials are mus- toring for the defense of the Tugela as when General Joubert invaded Natal in 1899. In Cape Colony fighting is again golng on south of Stromberg, in territory ‘aversed by ralders and their pursuers half s dozen times. Another Outburst. The government’s publication of these re- verses causes an outburst of exasperation agalnst the conduct of the war, not in South Afriea, but by the ministry. The great ministerial journals accuse the gov- ernment of trylng to run tho war “on the cheap” by not having provided Lord Kitch- ener with sufficlent resources. The Times, while it has no misglvings s to the final lssue, accuses the home au- thorities of lack of organized, sustained effort, of a disposition to postpone mili- tary for financial consideration and of fail- ure to grasp the moral and Intellectual damage which the prolongation of the struggle inflicts on the empire. Other min- isterial supporters aver that preclous months which should have been spent in preparing for another campalgn were watsed In_electioneering and that Lord Kitchener has not been suppiied with the Pequisites for war. 8o soon Lord Kitchener ueezes one part of the sponge the mobile Boer trips away at the other part. The vast war field s continually recruited from the Dutch and supplied out of British convoys or by rebel sympathizers. In the mean- while only disastors disturb the govern- ment's normal lassitude, occasloning spas- modie efforts, when it ought long ago to have reallzed that far larger and better equipped and trained forces were essential to terminate the war. It is pointed out that it is convenlent for the Boers to have in thelr hands numbers of British at time when a harsher pollcy s advocated, ANARCHISTS AFTER ASTOR American Representatives Threaten His Life and Property in England. ha al (Copyright, 1901, by Prcss Publishing Co) LONDON, Sept. (New York World Cablegram—Speclal Telegram.)—Anarchists o America are paylng considerable atten- tion just now to Willlam Waldort Astor. The millionaire has recelved many letters within the last two wecks threatening his lMfe and the destruction of his house and the office of his newspaper, the Pall Mall Gazette, If he ventures to join the anti- anarchist campalgn. Mr. Astor treats these letters Wwith contempt in his paper, but has taken precautious to protect both him- gelf and his property trom the. possibllity of attack. He has speclal detectives em- ployed at Carlton house terrace, his London mansion, pnd at Cliveden AMERICAN . RAILWAY By Applying Them to London Under- ground Yerkes Expects to Triumph, IDEAS 1001, by Press LONDON, Sept. 2L.—(New York World Cablegram ~Spacial Telegram.)—Charles T Yerkes has expressed a determination to charge a uniform fare, 5 cents, on the underground railroad, instead of fares from & shilling downward, working the road on American prineiples, which was thought, Engloeering says, to be absolute nonsense by nearly every English railroad man. (Copyright blishing Co.) | other steamship line from which it antici- “It the road is expected to pay,” the paper says, “Mr. Yerkes will give English- wen an object lesson in three principles, rapid transit, cheap fares and frequent servica” « 1 CRITICISES WOMEN Lebargy Dellghts Mra, s Wity on Tollettes. Remarks Press Publishing Co.) PARIS, Sept. 21.—(New York World Ca- | blegram— Speciai Telegram.)—Mrs. Potter | Palmer found herself scated next to M. Le- bargy at & dinner given by the duchess of Lurochefoucauld, daughter of Senator | Mitchell, yesterday, and the conversation | naturally turned upon the subject of the French Beau Brummel's proposed visit to | Chicago to lecture before soclety. Mrs. | Palmer sald later 1 was at first disposed to chaff him, but was soon convinced that he would have nch of importance to say upon the art of dressing it he could be induced to come to America M Lebargy 1s a very Interesting | and & very witty man. 1 asked him to criti- cise, confidentially, prearance of other women guests at the dinner. He did so and in the mosi amusing and instructive way own tollette was discussed next and 1| must confess that I learned a few polnts | which 1 shall find iuvaluable in the future. “The upshot of it all was that we be- came great friends. Mme. whom 1 had previously met, is perfectly fascinating yright, 190, by Lebargy, tion to come to America M though I doubt 1t Leba gy would lecture.” Mr. and Mrs Potter Palmer are just back weeks' stay at Bellaglo, on Lake Como. There they met M. Labouchere, editor of the London Truth, with whom they formed an immediate friendship. Mre. Palmer also invited M. Labouchere to visit | Chicago and Newport as their guest. “Are you sure you can get me llonized properly?” Inquired the irrepressible mem- | ver of Parllament. Mrs. Palmer assured him th.t she could and M. Labouchere promise to go next year, “Loaded with enough eplgrams to make a huge senea- tion." POSTPONES TRIP TO AMERICA for prough Gives No This Sudden Change of Plan, Reason (Copyright, 191, by Press Publishing Co.) | PARIS, Sept. 21.—(New York World Ca- blegram—Special Telegram.)—The duchess of Marlborough arrived this morning and will spend some time with her father at his apartments on the Avenue Champ Elysees Her trip to America has been postponed. No reason is glven. She may, however, sail aboard Valiant about October 15, it Mr. Vanderbilt decides to go to the United States for two or three weeks before ths usual Riviera cruising. Vallant 1s now undergolug repairs at Southampton. When the Duchess Consuelo arrived at the Northwestern etation, accompanied by her courfer and two maids, her father was awaiting her on the train platform. After fond embraces Mr. Vanderbilt questioned “Isn’t he with you?"" answered the duchess, shrugging her shoulders, “'he simply would not come.” This presumably referred to the duke, who once more has allowed his wife to travel Vanderbilt has been seriously an- noyed by the reports of an estrangement between the couple, and especially insisted that the duke should be his guest In Parls, Since President McKinley's death Mr. Vanderbilt's horses have been run under thelr trainer's name. One of them won an important prize a few days ago at St. Cloud. CZARINA CLIMBS THE FENCE She s as Highly Amused aw Others Over Her Berlin iscapade. Are | (Copyright, 1901, by Press Publishing Co) BERLIN, Sept. 2L.—(New York World| Cablegrom—Special Telegram.)—The czar- | na of Russla was the heroine an amusiog escapade while visiting Kiel last week. One morning while she was shopping with her sister a| crowd collected around the door, hop- | ing to catch a glimpse of her as she left. The czarina asked the people of the | shop 1f she could not escape by the back| way and was told that the back entrance was boarded up owing to bullding oper- atlons. The czarina, nothing daunted, ordered a ladder to be placed agalnst the wall of the yard, over which, greatly delighted, sbe clambered into an adjoining garden, whence she made her way unobserved through side streets to the castle. of STEAMSHIP LINE TO CUBA North German Lloyd Company An- ticipates Large Exte Amerlean Tr lon of (Copyright, 191, by Press Publishing Co.) BERLIN, Sept. 21.—(New York World | Cablegram—Special Telegram.)—The North | German Lloyd company has established an- pates a large extension of its American and South American trade. The new line s from Bremerbaven to Cuba. The first trip will be made about the middle of Novem- ber and thereafter monthly until February, when the service will be made fortnightly. Agents have been appointed at the principal Cuban ports and officials of the company say that in & short time they will enjoy a practical monopoly, not only of the Cuban | coasting trade, but also of the Cuban trade with Europe and South America. PARKHURST HURRIES HOME Anxious in Spite of Ill-Health to Get Back to New York Politics, (Copyright, 1901, by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS, Sept. 21.—(New York World Ca- blegram—Special Telegram.)—Rev. Dr Charles «. Parkhurst and Mrs. Parkhurst sailed for New York Wednesday, shortening their stay abroad by two weeks. Dr. Park- | hurst, who was already in poor health, was serlously affected by President McKinley's death. Moreover, cablegrams received by him insisted that his presence was needed in the New York mayoralty campalgn. IRELAND'S LACK OF CRIME Continues to Ou e in Its Freedom trom Wickedne (Copyright, 1901, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, Sept. 21.—(New York World Cablegram—Special Telegram.) — Ireland continues to far outdistance all other Euro- pean countries in crimelessn Ofclal statistics for the past year show a decrease of 10.2 per cent of Indictable offen: of 18.2 per cent in minor affen: pared with the preceding /ear. | engraved SuesTs FRENCHHUGTHEBEAR Feed Him Well Honeyed Words Through the Ear of the (z:r. KIS MAJES1Y SEEMS TO LIKE THE IDEA Makes Felicitous Reply to Loubet's Spesch at Eetheny. PRESIDENT'S WORDS ARE Seem to Intimate Possible Iaterference in Transvaal GERMANY IS HARDLY FRETTING ITSELF Doesn't Belleve N " e elf to Any Arr: tas Wil Com: ital to the Ku inin While in France. PARIS, Sept. 21.—The czar of Russia left French sofl at Pagoy-Sur-Moselle late to- night, after bldding farewell to President Loubet at the station at Betheny. All those responsible for his safety breathed a sigh of relief, tor it has been A most anxious time. The extraordinary vigilance exercised resulted, however, in his stay in France from first to last, passing without the slightest untoward incldent. The salient feature of the visit was its military character. The czar came to see the French army and he has been seen him- selt by but few persons except soldiers. His general demeauor created the most tavorable impression among all who came in contact with him. He was in constant good humor and evidently tock pleasure in showing satisfaction in the fact that he was among allics and that he appreciated the efforts made to render his visit agree- able in every way On the other hand, the na was no- ticeably less demonstrative and displayed a reserve which probably was largely due t ncrvousness for the czar's safety, but which nevertheless somewhat estranged her from the sympathies of the spectators. At the various ceremonies her smiles appeared to come with less spontaneity than was man- ifested in the case of the czar. Presldent Loubet did not eonceal his happiness and he was evidently gratified at the success of the visit Loubet Spriugs Sensation. BETHENY, France, Sept. 21.—1:15 p. m.— The czar, czarina and President Loubet have just concluded the review of 140,000 troops on the plain of Betheny. The march past lasted from 10:45 a. m. till 1:10 p. m., ter- minating in a magnificent charge of 20,000 cavalry. The spectacle was very imposing, as the fnfantry went by 150 files deep, with fixed bayonets. In his speech at the luncheon which fol- lowed the review today, created somewhat of a sensation by saylng The Franco-Russian alllance 1s pledged to settlements inspired by justice and humanity.” Whether rightly or otherwise, some of his hearers took the remark to re- ter to affairs in South Afric Loubet's Speech in Full. The full text ot M. Loubet's speech is as tollows: “Sire: In thanking your majesty and her majesty, the empress, in the name of the French 1epublic, for having been so good as to attend the cheering spectacles of the last few days, my thought goes back to the great political act which preceded them and which lends them their whole signifi- cance. auguet 1ather, Emperor Alexander 1II, and Presidert Carnot and solemnly proclaimed on board the Admiral Pothusau by majesty and President Faure, the alliance of Russia and France has bad time to af- firm its character and bear fruit. may doubt the essentially pacific idea from which it arose, no more can any fail to perceive that it has contributed powerfully to the maintenance of lhtl balance between the force of Europe, a necessary condition of peace, which, to be fruitful, could not remain precarious. It has developed with the years, and the questions which have arisen have found it watchful and resolute, reconciling Its own interests with the gen- | eral interests of the world. It is moderato because it is strong and is won over in ad- vance to settlements which are inspired by justice and humanity. The good which it bas done is a pledge that it will do still more, and it is in that tull confidence that, after paying tribute to the memory of the noble founder of the work, of which this day is a magnificent consecration, I raise my glass to the glory and happiness of your majesty, the happiness of her majesty and of all her family and to the greatness and prosperity of Russia, the friend and ally of France.” The Russian anthem was then played and the czav in a clear and distinct voice | read his answer as follows: “Monsier le President: At the moment of leaving France, where ws have again received o cordial and warm a welcome, | desire to express to you our sincere grati- tude ar w myself the preclous memory of these few days, so full of Impression, so profoundly upon our hearts, and we shail continue both far and near ourselyes with all that France. The ties which unite our coun- tries have just been again afirmed, bave recelved fresh confirmation manifestations of mutual sympathy which have been have found so warm an echo in Russia. The intimate union of the two great powers r's Reply. animated by the most pacific Intentions, and who, while able to make their rights re- spected, do not seek to injure In any way the rights of others, 13 a precious element of appeasement for the whole of humanity, the prosperity of France, the prospedity of a friendly and allled nation 1 drink to and to the gallant army and splendid fleet of France. Let me repeat our thanks and raise my glass in your honor.” The “Marseillaise” was speech was cheered to the echo. Germany Not Alarmed, BERLIN, Sept. 21.—While the papers Have devoted much space this week to the reports of the festivities in France on the occasion of the czar's visit to that country. the discussions on the subject were fow and showed that Germany is little concerned thereby. Confidence in the czar's peaceful iutentions is 8o strong here that the French wooing excites no jealousy. : The newspapers, however, take delight in pointing out that the czar used the most measured language in replying to President Loubet, whose utterances are here regard.d as an {ll-disguised intimation of France's thirst for revenge on Germany. All the ]Coimnuo'd- VOI Second Page., SUSPICIOUS | President Loubet Prepared and concluded by your your It none | the strong feeling which stirs shall ever retain the impress, and| to assoclate | concerns friendly and o the 82 eloquently made here and played and the THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE. 170 12. SEERE G oo =2, G, SEPTEMBER | SNAKE NAMES ARE OMINOUS | Serpent, Viper and Cobr Disastrous to b Navy. All Prove ish (Copyright LONDON, , by Press Publishing Co.) 21.—(New York World Cablegram Telegram.)—No paval disaster since the sinking of Victoria has caused more excitement throughout Great Britain than the loss of the torpedo boat destroyer Cobra, with sixty-seven live Wednesday, off the North sea coast of Eng: land Expert opinion here strongly condemns those responsible for sending Cobra to sea in such tempestuous weather. Lieutenant Bosworth Smith, who was in command, sug- gested a doubt of the advisability of dolog #0, but was overborne by confident state- ments made by the mana of Elswick works, where Cobra wa , and by Manager sons of i § Ine manu- factory engined & aat it had| alread tried wit =& ely satistac-| tory results in much he veather. Both Smith and Parsons ? iown with the vessel. R4 Apart from the qy of the seaworthi- vess of those deli constructed boats, which drive hrough the waves, secure navigatie smes dificult owing to the impossh of keeping a proper | lookout in the bline.1g spray or of mak nautical observations and caleulations under the tryiug conditions that prevail. The strain upon them may be judged| when it 1s stated that Cobra, a vessel of 400 tons' displacement and constructed of quarter-inch steel, carried machinery of the same engine power as 10,000-ton battle- ships. As such vessels do not steer prop- erly when driven slowly the risk must be taken of forcing them forward at a high rate ot speed. It is regarded as an ominous coincidence that the three British war ships named after snakes met disaster. Serpent, a tor- pedo boat destroyer, was lost with 173 lives in 1830 oft Cape Villano, in northern Spaln. Viper, a sister boat to Cobra, was lost in the fog off the Channel fslands dur- Ing maneuvers this autumn. Now Cobra has gone to the bottom. hear FRENCH ART IS MARVELOUS So Declares Julla Marlowe Studying Parl Players. At n (Copyright, 1901, by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS, Sept 21.—(New York World Ca- blegram—Specinl Telegram.)—Miss Julla Marlowe, American actress, attended the| theater nightly during her stay here, es- pecially the Comedie Francalse, where a box had been graclously put at her dis- posal by the members of the company, many of whom are her personal friends. The actress sald to the World correspond- ent “I have learned very much these few nights watching the best French players. Their art is marvelous. Every American actor and actress should devote at least one year to Paris, just attending the the- atrical performances. In the United States, however gifted a player may be, he will gradually be led by public taste Into ex- aggeration. Here the players retain artis tic moderation, which is immensely effective upon cultured audiences, because 1t is closer to life." Miss Lote Fuller gave Miss Marlowe a supper behind the scenes on the day of the reappearance of the famous dancer upon the French stage. Sada Yaco, Sybil Sanderson, Maurice Grau and Fanchon Thompson were amotg the guests. Vic- torfen Sardou also dropped in a few minutes. Miss Marlow and Mr. Grau are passengers on the Kron Prinz Wilhelm, the colossal new liner now iwidatlantic on its maiden voyage. PERSECUTION OF TOLSTOI Russian Government's Pecullar Way of Suppressing News of His Doings, (Copyright, 1901, by Press Publishing Co) | ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 21.—(New York World Cablegram—Special Telegram.)—The Russian government has pecullar ways of | doing certain things. For instance, shortly | after Count Tolstol was pronounced heretical by the holy synod, the Russian Red Cross | soctety placed postal cards adorned with | Tolstol's likeness on the market. This | soclety 1s under the patronage of the dowa- | ger empress and is an arm of the govern- ment. Recently the rallroad minister of- fered Count Tolstol a special car in which to travel to the Crimea. Today the cor- poration received a copy of the following secret circular Ministry of the Interior, Chlef Board of | Press, Aup. 24, 1%01—In addition to the communication of March last, prohibliing | the publication in periodicals of any tele- gram or communications expressing sym- | pathy with Count L. Tolstol, the chief | board of press, by order of the minis er | of the interi by authority of article 140 of the statute of censorship and press, proposes to the editors of periodicals not submitted to previous censorship that they | shall not publish any ‘nformation about the | journey of Count Tolstol to the south of Russla or about the greetings directed to this writer on the part of his admirers. PRINCE CHAKHOVSKY, Nearly every week this board fssues se- cret circulars prohibiting the discussion or publication of information about some question or other. These circulars are also sent to provinclal censors. The board: proposals are usually considered commands, It 1s not advlsable to ignore them. EMPRESS RETURNS THE FAVOR ntertains Duchess of Marlborough for Mer Hospitallty to Crown Prince, (Copyright, 1901, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, Sept. 21.—(New York World | Cablegram—Special Telegram.)—The duke ot Marlborough was the guest of the kaiser during the recent army maneuvers. The duchess, accompanied by Miss Parker Deacon, stayed in Berlin, wWhere she was| entertained by the empress, in return for the hospitality extended by the duke and | auchess to the German crown prince at| | Blenheim. YANKEE EXTRAVAGANZA BAD Finds the Noted London Critie e and pdemns Theme. (Copyright, 131, by Press Publishing Co) | LONDON, Sept. 2L—(New York World Cablegram — Special Telegram.) — Willlam Archer, noted critic, is severo on the re- cont American musical comedy productions here, saying: “There is a decided slump in the American extravaganza market in London, which is ltkely to last until the librettists can hit upon some fresher and more inspiring theme than the eplleptic | terday's | ers came to the conclusion that the track 1901 -TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. CRESCEUS IS WINNER Beats The Abbet in Their Great Race at Readville Track. GOES FOUR HEATS FOR $20,000 PURSE Takes the First, Third and Last Without Muoh Diffioulty. SCANNELL'S STALLION BEHAVES BADLY ghts Oheok His Breaking, but Tire His Logs * TRACK IS HEAVY AND BEST TIME 18 2:07 3-4 Toe Wi Keteham Himself s Not B isfled with Profite Grows Sarcastic. trely Performance—Charity ndsomely—Lawson READVILLE, Mass,, Sept. 21.—The great stallion, Cresceus, 2:02%, obtained a firmor grasp on his crown as king of trotters by defeating his only rival, The Abbot, 2:03, on the Readville track today in three out of four heats. The two fastest trotters in the world raced for & $20,000 purse offered by Thomas W. Lawson, and the money which the 12,000 people paid to see tho event all went to a well-known local char- ity. The weather was perfoct, but the track was very heavy, so that no records were broken or even approached—in fact the fastest time, that In the last beat, was only 2:07% The race was disappolnting to a large rmajority of the crowd and seemed to lead to the conclusion that The Abbot has not recovered from his sickness of last spring. The Abbot broke repeatedly and lost val- uable distance. In the first heat he went off his fect before reaching the first turn and was ten lengths behind at the finish. He managed to keep up in the second and. to the delight of the crowd, passed Cresceus at the half and won by a length. In the third, however, another break came right at the atart and the scannel horse barely saved his distance at the finish Toe Welghts Unavalling, Finally toe weights were resorted to and while they apparently steadied The Abbot at the same time they sapped his vitality 50 that when the moment came for the su- preme effort in the dash for the wire in the last heat, exhausted nature rebelled and Cresceus won the heat and race by sev- eral lengths. Mr. Ketcham, the owner and driver of Cresceus, while naturally delighted with the result, admitted that even his horse was not in proper shape and that he lost the second heat because he did not stir Cresceus up in the first half mile to the realization that there was a race on. While it was all over and his horse was being led back to the stable, Mr. Scannell. the owner of The Abbot, sald that the best horse won, but that the track was wretched. He took his defeat, howcver, with good nature. The third Interested party in to- day's event, Thomas W. Lawson, smiled cynically and said it looked like a race be- tween “busted horses.” He also polnted out that the time was slower than in y race between Lord Derby and Boralma. The Abbot Behaves Badly. It was early in the afternoon when the two great trotters came out for their first heat. Ketcham bad won the toss and the pole, and after scoring three times, the word was finally given and away they went with Cresceus in the lead. In the scoring The Abbot had acted badly, so that few were surprised when, at the turn, he sud- denly went into the alr fn a bad break. By bard work Geers got him back on his teet, but by this time Cresceus was far in the lead, over a dozen lengths to the good. It looked like a hopeless race for The Abbot in that heat; In fact, at one time it seemed as if Cresceus might be able to shut out the Scannell horse and win the big purse then and there, but Geers man- aged to pull up a little and at the half was only ten lengths behind. This distance was still further reduced by the time the three- quarters pole was passed and at the turn| into the stretch The Abbot was safe. Geers made no attempt to push his iorse fur ther, so Crosccus won the first heat by ten lengths, Second “Teat the Good One. The second heat proved vastly exciting, for this time The Abbot kept his feet, but as usual Cresceus went out at the start and again led at the turn. At the quarter- pole he was a length to the good and in- creased this distance to two lengths at the three-cighths. Then Geers began to drive end rapidly cut down the distance to a lergth, halt a length, a quarter of a length, until just after the two swept by the half-mile pole, The Abbot dashed ahead and for the first time took the lead and the pole. The crowd, which all along seemed to favor The Abbot, was frantic. Geers made the lead two lengths and then| three, and so the flyers entered the streteh, | Ketcham gave the big chestnut the severest | punishment he had ever undergone at this| point and, smarting under the stinging blows of the whip, Cresceus dashed after The Abbot. Geers touched his horse lightly with the whip only twice, and it was just enough to keep Cresceus from winning, The Abbot getting the flag by half a length. A Third. But ¢+ the third heat it was different, for again The Abbou acted badly and the two horses scored five times before they got the word. Ketcham kept sending Cresceus out abead with the apparent intention of get- ting The Abbot off his feet. He succeeded 8o well that when they finally got the word The Abbot broke right under the wire. In fact, the break came with the starter's word, but too late to be recalled. Again Cresceus sped out ahead and was around the turn before The Abbot had even started in the race. This time it looked as if Ketcham had won his trick and had The Abbot fairly out. He drove Cresceus like the wind and wes over fifty yards ahead at the half. But Geers did not despair and he once more sent The Abbot along and man- aged to get well within the distance flag when Cresceus pagsed under the wire, a heat winner by nearly forty yards: Experiments in Fourth Heat, Before the fourth heat was called two- ounce toe-welghts were put on The Abhot's forehoofs in order to eteady him. Both driv- ot Sacrifices the was too heavy near the pole for fast work 50 both horses were started well up on the outside of the track. They only scored twice, in neither of which did The Abbot break, which gave confidence to his follow- ers. At the word Cresceus immediately went out Iu front and was three lengths to the good at the quarter pole. For a few glorification of loose livivg and deep drink | o | soldiers of drunkenness. (Continued on Second Page.) THE BEE BULLETIN. Forecast for Nebraska—Partly Cloudy Sun. day, with Ider in _Western Portion, Probably Rain in Northern Portion; Mon- day Fair and Colder; Southerly Win Becoming Northwesterly. Page. 1 Boers Renew O1d-Time Succe France May Ald the Transval Cresceus Wins Against The Abbot. Flying Squadron in Schiey Inquiry. Senator Millard in Washington. Testing the Sanity of Crolgo Nebraska Socialists Nume a Ticket, Nebruska's Good Crop of Students, End of the Ak-Sar-Hen Carnival. Seventeen-Inning Base Ball Game, Travis Still Golf Champlon, House Keeps Ita Number Secret. Mouument for President MoKinle; Nebraaka Bankers Elect Offl Last Week in Omaha Soelety. South Omaba Local Al Towa Indian Lawsui Court Enjoins the C Council Blufts and lowa News. Horse Ruces at Home and Abro Why Omuha Failed to Win Penn Foot Ball Scason Advances Well, Cornhuskers Have a Busy Season. Westward Badgers Turn Their Eye, Woman: Her Ways Whim Amusements and Musical Notes, “Ihe Truluning Sehool for Anarch Apostie to the American lundinun, renm Rule the irish Hearth, ot O Marringe Customs, iul and Comment. oL Wowmen, Hppines. the ted States. d 1ts Oid Companion, n ot ‘I'rade in Vmak inl nud Financinl News, Schoot Bourd Looks Into Train, First Lady 1 P Temperature at Vmaha Yesterdny: Hour. bew. o . a0 av as 8 SYNOD APPROVES REVISION German Evangelieal Confere! Makes Few Changes in Report of the Committee. §T. LOUIS, Mo, Sept. 21.—The German Evangelical synod of North America held an important session today. The revision of the constitution of the synod, which has been in force for over fitty years, and the laws of which the church has long out- grown, was taken up. The report of the revision committee wae adopted by a vote of 187 to 4, after it had been amended some- what. The officers of the synod were ordered to have the revised statutes recorded and the incorporation of the charter ot the synod executed according to the laws of the state of Missourl. The discussion in regard to certaln differ- ences existing between members of the synod and the trustees of the publishing house was rather spirited, but after the meeting good feeling prevailed. ECHO OF THE ALBANY STRIKE Coroner Severely Critic] Gverybody Inpliented Except the Almonst ALBAN ~Coroner James H. Girvin tonight gave out his verdict in the matter of the death of E. Leroy Smith, | a prominert merchant, who was shot by members of the Twenty-third regiment on May 16 last. The coroner gave a scathing arraignment of Lieutenant Wilson, who was in command of the car that contained the soldiers wno shot and killed Mr. Smith and also Willian: H. Walsh. On the afternoon of the shooting & brick was hurled at the soldiers and the men on the car returned the aesault with bullets. The verdict critl cizes the actlon of the mayor, the sherlff for calling out the militia, the chief of po- lice and the police force and accuses the The coroner also charges a legislative lnvestigation, BURNS IN SIGHT OF CROWD Watchmnn in Indianapolis Factory Beats in Vain A st Hasement's Barred Windows, INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 21.—Amos Morris, night watchman in the El Lilly Manu- facturing company's plant, burned to death tonight behind the iron grating over the windows in the basement of the plant in full view of a crowd of people in the street. Ho lost his life trying to protect the prop- erty of his employers, The fire started in a bank of excelsior in the packing room. Morris fought the fire until his clothing was ignited and then made a dash for the barred windows, calling for help to the crowd outside. Efforts were made to get the iron-barred windows open, the burning man shouting and struggling trom the inside all the time. When, after four or five minutes the windows were forced, Morrls was so badly burned that he dled in few minutes, was slight. MRS. M'KINLEY SOON VACATES Her Effecta Will Be Out of the White House Before Wednenday Next. WASHINGTON, Sept. 21.—Secretary Cor- telyou today was busily engaged in collect- ing the papers of the late president, and Mrs. McKinley's mald was In the private apartments of the White House packing the personal effects of her mistress. All the personal praperty of the late president and | Mrs. McKinley will be removed from the White House early next week and upon the return of Mre. Roosevelt from Oyster Bay next Wednesday the president and his fam- ily will take up their abode at the executive mansion. MACARTHUR GOES TO DENVER cts to Leave Milwaukee in Ten Days to Command the De- partment of Colorado, MILWAUKEE, Wis, Sept. 21.-—Major General MacArthur announced today that he would leave for Denver in about ten days to tuke command of the Department of Colorado. Owing to the fact that a number of generals will be retired within the next year, General MacArthur expect: to be ordered to Chicago within the next slx wonths, them with cowardice and asks for | The property loss | | | | SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. TELLS OF THE CRUISE Massachusetts’' Commander Describes Flying £quadren's Trip to Santiago WAS NOT ACCOMPLISHED PROPERLY Describes it as Less Expeditions Than it Shenld Have Been. HARBER AND HIGGINSON CROSS-EXAMINED Laster Corrects Btatement Concerning Dis- tanoe from Bhore, ATTORNEY RAYNER ROILS THE CAPTAIN His Attempt to Refresh Harber's Mem- ory and His Digital Gestures P, voke Vigorous Proteat from the Witne WASHINGTON, Sept. 21.—Only one new witness was introduced today to the naval court, which is tuvestigating the conc of Admiral Schley during the Spanish American war. his witness was Com mander Seaton Schroeder, who was execu tive officer of the battleship Massachus: during the war and Is now governor of the island of Guam, _His testimony dealt with the cruise of the Flylng squadron from Clenfuegos to San- tlago and the bombardment of the Spanish ship Christotobol Colon as it lay in the mouth of the harbor at Santlago on May 31. The commander sald that tho crulse was not as expeditious as it should have been. Ho also said that in the bombardment of the Colon the fleet had not acted as do- liberately as the commander-in-chief had announced it to be bis purpose to have it act. ot Compn: Forbidden, While Commander Schroeder was giving his testimony Judge Wilson, counsel for Admiral Schley, sought to have him make @ comparison of the distance of the fleet fiom the shore under Admiral Schley with the distance under Admiral Sampson after the latter officer arrived and teok com- mand, but the judge advocate objected and Mr. Wilson withdrew the question, saying however, that he did so only temporarily and that he would raise the polnt at a later stage in the Investigation. The forenoon sitting was devoted malnly to the cross-examination of Commander Harber and Admiral Higginson, the latter baving been recalled. Admiral Higginson corrected his statement made yesterday concerning the distance from shore main- tained by the fleet during the blockade of Santiago. He sald that early in the block ade the fleot was five or six miles out to sea, moving up closer later. Harber Continues Testim At the forenoon sitting of the court of in- quiry today no new witnesses were on the slan Captain Harber continued bis tes- timouy and the major portion was de- voted to his cross-examination by Mr. Ruyner. He adhered to his statement made yesterday concerning coallug at sea and objected when Mr. Rayner sought to re- fresh his memory by quoting the log book of the Massachusetts. Admiral Higginson was recalled and modified his statement yesterday concerning the distance which the fleet before Santlago stood out to sea. He sald that during the first portion of the time it was out about five miles during the day and about four miles at night. The judge advocate asked no questions ot him and he was immediately turned over to Mr. Rayner, of counsel for Admiral Schley, who questioned him concerning his staement, made yesterday, to the effect that he did not recall that there was any picket line Inside the line of blockade at Clenfuegos. A report by Admiral Schley | was read to the effect that a picket line had been maintalned, but the witness de- clined to change his statement. Asked 1f the Brooklyn had not, on May 24, signalled the Texas to go alongside the vollier and coal, he said he did not recall anything of the kind. Mr. Rayner read the slgnal message as follows: “Go alongside the collier and coal as rapidly as possible,” but no amount of pressing could bring the witness to say that he remembered the in- cident. He had, he sald, had very little to do with the signaling. The same replies practically were made in response to ques- tions regarding other siknals, Mr. Raynor quoted several of these. One, transmitted from the Texas to the Brooklyn read: “On afterthought the captain thinks it unsate to put a collier between battleships.” Another from the Texas read: Do not think it safe to collier. The two ships will surely crush her.” Captain Harber replied that he remem- bered there was some talk of the collier, but he could not recall what it was. Speaking of the signals observed off Clen- fuegos he said his supposition, as that of the other officers, was that they were bes tween the Spanish forces. Captain Harber was also questioned closely concerning the rate of speed of the fleet on the sall from Clenfuegos to Santlago on May 25 Witness is Rolled. He said the weather was fresh and the sea moderate; that it was hard for small vessels, but it was “nothing much.” He thought the Tevas could bave made from ten to twelve knots. Mr. Rayner had tho witness reading logs of the Massachusetts, Towa, Brooklyn and other vessels concern- ing the weather at that time. Mr. Rayner read a report from Captaln Higgineon say- ing that the weather had been ‘“rough and squally” on the 26th. Captain Harber stated that the report of Captain Higginson was not borne out by the log of his ship. “It does not correspond with the log,” he sald, and he added that, having given his best recollection concerning the weather, he thought Mr. Rayner had an ulterlor motive in his questions. Mr. Rayner declared that be had no such end in view. “Then,” sald the witness, “I have given you my best recollection concerning the weather. “That is what I want attorney, “That 1s what I bave given you' re- peated the witnes: Captain Lemly objected to the examina- tion of Captain Harber on the record of a ship which he had had mo part in prepar- 108, The court retired to consider the point. After an absence of ten minutes tho court returned, announcing its decision, sustaining the objection that the witness could not be examined upon the log of the Massachusetts Continuing his testimony Captaln Harber insisted that the weather on May 25 was not “‘rough.” Harber Holds to Statement, responded the He also malntained that it was his recol- lection, a3 stated yesterday, that the fleet was farther out at night than in the day- time. When his attention was called to a contrary statement by Admiral Higglnson the wituess sald It was not waterlal to him