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Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-27
FOURTEEN BURNED TO DEATH
Members of Two Former Iowa
Families Cremated in II Fire
Near Mobile, Ain.

MOBILE, Ala, Oct. 26.-News was re-
ceived today that fourteen people had been
burned to death at Faires, Baldwin county,
about thirty miles northeast of Mobile. The
information was brought to this city by Cap
tain John E. Jordan, who resides in that
locality. Sometime during Monday night
last fire destroyed the dwellings of Harry
Goodlow and Samuel Smithson, cremating
all the occupants of both houses.
The Goodlow family consisted of father,
mother and six children. There were six
persons residing in the Smithson home the
husband, wife, three children and a sister of
Mr. Smithson. The fire is believed to have
been of accidental origin.
The pine trees surrounding the house
caught fire from the flames and prevented
any assistance from reaching the persons
in the houses. Bodies were found in the
rooms where the different members of the
families had been accustomed to sleep
Death had probably come while they were
sleeping.
The families formed part of a colony OF
emigrants who had settled in this region
These two families had come from Iowa
Gcodlow having been in the neighborhood
for some three years, while Smithson had
only recently reached the locality.
The bodies were inferred in the little
/ graveyard Of the settlement. one OF the
| colonists acting as minister.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-27
TERMS OF VANDERBILT WILL
Fortune Estimated Mt S7O.OOO,o0O. of
which Alfred Gwynn Gets S5O.-
100000 and Cornelius 81 100000.

NEW YORK, Oct. Ex-senator Depew to-
night gave out statement of the terms of
the will of the late Cornelius Vanderbilt.
1t shows that the fortune Is estimated at
$40, ,O00,0 000 Alfred Gwynn Vanderbilt will
get about $50, ,000,000 He thus becomes the
head of the family. The will gives Cornell
ius Vanderbilt about $1,500,000. 1t gives to
each of his remaining brothers and sisters
about $500 900. Alfred, of course. not in
cluded.
Out of a spirit Of affection and for the pur-
pose of satisfying all the members of the
family, Alfred Gwynn Vanderbilt gives his
brother Cornelius enough of his inheritance
to make his fortune equal to that OF the
other members, namely $7,500.000.
Senator Depew says that Cornelius Van
derbilt has accepted this arrangement in
the spirit in which it was offered.
William K. Vanderbilt 100000; Chauncey
NJ Depew, 100000; Edward " W. Ros-
sitter $50, 900; John Hone s50,0O0; Rev. Dr.
David H. Greer, $780, 900.
A legacy of 100000 is given to the Young
Mems Christian Association of New York
and the desire is expressed that the income
so far as practicable be used for Christian
work among railroad employees.
Also bequest of 100000 is given to the
rector, church wardens, etc, Of st. Bar
tholomew church to be kept invested by them
and the annual income applied to the mis-
sionary work of the parish.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-27
News for the Army.

WASHINGTON, Oct, 26-(special Tele-
gram. Army orders: Private William T.
Fauquax, Troop c, First United States cav
airy, has been transferred to the Tenth
United States infantry and will be sent to
Fort Crook for duty.
Recruits A. Juffman George A. Roach,
James Ball and William A. Jackson Thirty
ninth infantry, Fort Crook, have been dis
charged.
The following changes in stations OF
troops are ordered; Company d, Seventh
United States infantry, relieved from duty
in the Department OF the Missouri and will
proceed to the Department of Colorado for
station at San Carlos, Ariz.
Company c, Twenty 18TH United States
infantry Is relieved from duty in the De-
partment of Colorado and will proceed to
the Department OF Texas, reporting by tele-
graph to the commanding officer of that
department for assignment to station.
The commanding general OF the Depart
ment Of the Missouri will send one COM
pany of the First United States infantry
from Fort Leavenworth to Fort Logan II
Roots and one company of the Tenth United
States infantry from Fort Crook to Fort
Mackenzie for station.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-27
TO TEST MARCONrS SYSTEM
Naval officers Preparing to Conduct
Thorough Experiments of
wireless TeleEraphy.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.-Naval officers
are looking forward with interest to the
coming experiments the department is to
make with the Marconi system of wireless
telegraphy. Arrangements have been made
between representatives of the bureau of
equipment OF which Admiral Bradford is
the head, and Mr. Marconi, by which the
department will bear the expenses to which
the inventor may be put in conducting the
experiments. They are to be under the di-
rection of board of officers, OF which Lieu
tenant Commander Newton and Lieutenants
Hill and Bliss. all electrical experts, are
members. The cruiser New York and the
Battleship Massachusetts, are to be used for
the experiments, the Navesink light
station on the New Jersey High
lands being utilized as the shore
station to which the messages will be trans
mitted from the ships at sea. The first trip
OF the vessels to sea probably will be made
Saturday If the apparatus necessary for con-
Quoting the experiments can be properly
rigged up by that time, The experiment will
be made In all kinds OF weather, at variable
distances and while the sea is calm as well
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-27

tee on decorations was held last night and
all details arranged for The committee de-
cded to decorate the four buildings in which
the banquet will be held. both inside and
out.
Committees are to be appointed to can
vaes the city to urge everybody to decorate
their homes and places of business and an
other committee will be appointed TO see
that all the schoolhousos are suitably dec
Grated.
The committee decided to ask the execu-
tive committee to increase its appropriation
to 81 900, as 1t will take fully this sum to
make an adequate showing
The success of the endless chain letter
system 10 assured by the returns which the
committee has received up to date There
is now something like $3.50 in its treasury
and replies have been received from Gen
eral Dodge. Senator Allison, Robert Lincoln
c. A. Davis and o. x. Hesse. The latter
contributed IS to this growing fund.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-27

Chicf of Ordnance Goes Into History
OF shOrtnRe of supply.


WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.-The navy de-
partment has made public the report of
Rear Admiral Charles O'Neil, chief OF ord
nance. 1t shows a satisfactory condition Of
affairs in the ordnance branch Of the serv-
ice in all departments save that of armor.
Admiral ONeil goes at some length into
the history Of the present difficulty of OBJ
tanning armor suitable for the new battle
ships and cruisers.
Congress last year limited the price of ar
NOR to $400 per ton. At this price no ac-
ceptable bids were received, but proposals
were recently invited for armor for the three
new battleships, numbers 10, II, and II of
the Maine class, the four harbor defense
mentors, numbers Z, s, and 10 of the Ar
kansas class and three battleships, numbers
1S, II and Is and three armored cruisers.
The total amount of armor necessary for the
seven vessels authorized by the act of con-
gress approved May 4, 1885, was 24,OOO tons
Only one firm put in bid and that at
$3.50 per ton. 1t was ascertained on inquiry
that this bidder had no manufacturing plant
whatever and the bid was not considered
The difference in quality and price OF the
armor arose in the desire of the department
to secure plates of what is generally known
as the Krupp process, which is deemed more
satisfactory than the face hardened armor
plate heretofore in use in American war
ships.
The contractors claimed that it was i'm
possible to supply this armor for s400 per
ton and the department, in order to avoid a
delay in the completion of certain vessels
already contracted for, was obliged to con-
tract in August and September of this year
for a comparatively small amount of armor,
aggregate 2,26S tons. for the vessels of the
Maine class and for the four harbor defense
monitors. There remains still to be con-
tracted for a total of q ,45S tons for the
| three battleships of the Maine class, for the
| three battleships authorized by the act OF
March 3, 1899, and for the three first-class
! cruisers.
| In order not TO delay the completion of the
vessels of the Maine class beyond contract
| date, Admiral ONei says that it will be
| necessary to make contracts for the remain
| ing armor by January, 1900
The question OF a government armor fac
| tory, he says, should have no bearing upon
| the supply Of armor for the Maine, Ohio and
| Missouri, Is it would be impracticable to OBJ
| tain armor from such a source in time tC
| complete these vessels.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-27
GOING TO BRING HOME DEAD
Arranging to Return Bodies of Sol
diers Who Have Died in
the Philippines.

NEW YORK, Oct. pa special to the
World from Washington says: D. H.
Rhodes, an empoye of the quartermasters s
department, who superintendent the removal
of the dead soldiers from Cuba last spring,
has departed for Manila to make arrange
ments for bringing to this country the
bodies of the boys in blue who have fallen
in battle or died of disease in the Philippine
islands.
The promise made by the president at the
time of the breaking out of the Spanish war
that the bodies of all soldiers who fell in
battle or died of disease in foreign countries
should be returned to their homes in this
country for final interment will be strictly
adhered TO in regard to the Philippine war.
An expedition sent out last spring was a
failure and bodies will be sent back by the
returning transports which are now carry
ing troops to the islands and will probably
reach this country about the first of the
year.
The remaining bodies of American soldiers
left in Cuba and Porto Rico last spring and
the bodies OF those who have died in those
islands since will be brought back to this
country in December.
The returning ships bearing the dead from
the Philippines will stop at Hawaii to gather
up the few bodies Of American soldiers in.
tered there.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-27
URGE M'KlNLEY TO INTERVENE
Resolution Passed Mt New York Meet
ing Presented to the President
by Gotham Delegation.

WASHINGTON Oct. 26-The resolutions
adopted at mass meeting held In Carnegie
hall, New York October II, urging the presi-
dent to offer the friendly services of the
United States In mediation between Great
Britain and the Transvaal and Orange Free
State republics, were presented to the presi-
dent this afternoon by a delegation from
New York headed by Tunis G. Bergin
president of the Holland society.
Others of tho delegation were: Alfred H.
Love of Philadelphia, president of the Uni
versal Peace union; Rev. DR.. Evart Van
slyke of Brooklyn, ]. V. L.. Pruyn of AL
bany, Rev. DR.. Farrar, Fred w. Hinrichs
and Samuel Rowland of Brooklyn, James
G. Whiteley of Baltimore and William
Vanbenthuyson OF New York. Mr.. Bergn,
in his address presenting the petition to the
president, said the delegation had no desire
TO embarrass the friendly relations between
the United States and Great Britain. On
the contrary, it was because of that friend
illness and good understanding that they
presented the petition to the president in
tho hope that, in the wise and good dis
cretion of the executive, way might be
found to offer the timely Offices OF the gov
ernment of the United States in an en-
deavor to allay the bloody conflict now
going on in Africa. This would be in line
with the new diplomacy enunciated at The
Hague peace conference. The hope was eX-
pressed that honorable terms OF peace might
be secured, the honor of both parties be
sustained and the names of two of our sister
republics be not stricken from the earth
No people would welcome our good Offices
like the English people, the South African
republics were ready for mediation and the
United States, as the friend of BOTH should
be the best mediator.
The president, in responding. thanked the
gentlemen present for appearing and for
the sentiments expressed in behalf of peace
Such sentiments had his sympathy, but In
a case where so many diverse interests
are involved moves must be made witt
great reserve, lest unwittingly injury be
done some of the parties. The fact, more
over, must not be overlooked that America
had interests at stake. The president re
iterated that he was for peace and assured
the delegation that the petition would re-
ceive his most earnest consideration.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-27

General Bates Agreement with Sui
TIM Is purclX II MilitnrX One.

General Bates Agreement with Sui
tan is Purely n Military One.
WASHINGTON, Oct 26.-War department
officials refuse to make public any of the pro-
visions Of the arrangement made by General
Bates with the sultan of Sulu, the southern
most group of the Philippines. but state thar
its main features have been touched upon in
the cable press reports from Manila The
document was received in Washington about
six weeks ago.
A cabinet officer says General Bates has
secured for the United States the valuable
services Of the whole royal family of Sulu
for the compensation of a good clerk and
provided for the immediate mitigation of the
conditions of the slaves and their ultimate
emancipation. Not being in actual posses
sion OF the Sulu group (and Spain has never
been able to obtain more than a normal
suzerainty over iD the ability Of the
United States military commander to effect
these things, beside preserving peace and
opening the islands to trade, is regarded as
commendable.
1t is further said that this arrangement
is not permanent and does not prevent diff
ferent treatment of the islands in the fu-
ture, and still further, 1t has not been ap-
proved thus far by the president and may
so.
The arrangement is regarded as a purely
military one. fully within the powers of the
American commanding officer to draw up
and so it will not be submitted to the senate
as would be a treaty, but will be merely
transmitted as matter of information.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-27
NATIVE PRIESTS GO TO ROME
Filipino Commission VIII Appeal to
Pope Against the Iniquities
of Friars.

MANILA, Oct. 26,-The Filipino CON
gress has selected commission of native
priests to proceed TO Rome and explain tC
the pope the abuses and iniquities of the
friars and ask for correcting Intervention.
Aguinado, in a recent speech at Tarlac
characterized the frlars as intriguers and
abusers OF honor, law and morality and de.
clared they comprised Spain's downfall in
the Philippines, He added:
I'VE can have no consideration for the
friars whose iniquities and abuses are doubt
less unknown at the vatican. where only the
friars' own misleading reports are received
II this commission has not yet left Manila
the fact is due to the machination and in
trigue OF Bishop Nozaleda OF Manila, who is
most eifcaeiOusly aiding our enemies"
The Thirty fourth infantry proceeded ia
San IsIdro this morning, Colonel Kennon
commanding.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-27
PUBLIC LANDS FOR DISPOSAL
Annual Report of Commissioner Her.
mann Made Public.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.-The annual re-
port of Commissioner Hermann of the gen
eral land office, made public today shows
a grand total of 929, ,30S0 06S acres of unap-
propriated and unreserved public lands in
the United States. The dispcsals of public
lands during the fiscal year show an in
crease of 72S,516 acres as compared with
the aggregate Of the previous year The
total cash receipts of the service increased
1892 142 over last year. Original homestead
entries showed a decrease OF 1872 in area
There were $50, SAL acres certified or pat
ented as swamp lands during the year, an
increase of almost 10000. Indian and mis-
cellaneous land patents issued aggregated
2l2, ,S4S acres and 420. 76O acres selected by
the various states and territories were ap-
proved and certified for educational and
other purposes. Under the several railroad
grants made by congress there We're certified
and patented last year 5O4, ,651 acres of land,
together with 1872 acres for wagon road
construction.
The commissioner makes number OF rec
concentrations locking to the lettering of the
land laws and their administration and sug-
gests the enlargement OF the national park
in Washington and the Yellowstone national
park IN Wyoming
Protection against forest fires Is espec-
tally urged, 1t is estimated that the average
yearly loss from this cause Is not less than
$40, 900 900
The proper utilization OF the grazing lands
on the public domain Is also urged and
it is pointed out that so long as the laws
require mllmen and other lumber men to
pay fair price to the government for tim
ber for supplies drawn from public land
there should be an equal charge levied on
the grazing products of public lands. The
government, it is urged, should derive a
revenue from leasing such lands.
The adjustment of the Northern Pacific
grants shows 36,57O O99 acres as the quantity
OF lands to which that company Is entitled
and there Is still due the company 1851 $50
acres, The whole area of the grant to the
Union Pacific s found to be 1929, SAG acres
of which 5,153, SAG acres is still due. The
whole area OF the grant to the st. Paul
Minneapolis & Manitoba company is 1857
22s, and the company has actually received
an excess of 1O,975 acres, The adjustment
OF the Northern Pacific grant shows there
will be a deficiency Of more than half
million acres by the grant OF May 81 1870
A deficiency also may be found under the
grant OF 1864
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-27
THREE SOLDIERS DIE At SEA
Transport Arrives from Manila with
Four Insane Soldiers ana Three
Deaths During Voyage.

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct, 26.-The United
States transport city Of sydney arrived
from Manila, via Nagasaki and Kobe today,
being thirty days on the journey, The sgd
ney brings thirty-six cabin and sixty nine
steerage passengers.
1t arrived in port with four insane soldiers
on board and another, Private Albert Kel-
lernan, United states infantry, committed
suicide on october Z, by jumping into the
sea.
on October 13 Corporal jeremiah Quin-
Ian. Company A. battalion OF engineers died
of sickness, his body being embalmed and
brought to this city. On October 2S Private
II. Pion, Ninth United States infantry, died,
the body being cmbalmcd.
Among It's passengers are forty-four men
of the wrecked transport Morgan City.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-27
Send Troops to the Border.

WASHINGTON, Oct 26.-The Mexican
ambassador, Senor Azpros, has received
word that two Americans were killed and
two Mexican gendarmes wounded in the
border clash near Naco, Mex, the other day.
The ambassador called at the State depart
ment today. accompanied by Mr.. Romero,
his secretary, and had talk with Assistant
Secretary Hill. Assurances OF regret were
expressed over the affair and both sides have
taken steps in sending troops to the scene,
which arc considered ample 10 maintain
peace and stop border rufhanism.
Secretary Root has ordered a company of
United States troops from Huachica to Mace
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-27
sIonopoIy of Pulp Wood Articles.

BALTIMORE. Oct 3.-Papers for the in
corporation of the American Xylotile Man
ufacturing company We're signed today. The
company will absorb the Wood Pulp Manu-
Ind!anapoll Ind and Latrobe. Pa. and
VIII come into control of all the patents
monopoly of the business in the United
States. The company will manufacture
automobile boxes. piano box buggies and
other articles that can be made of pulp
wood. The nominal capital is stated to be
100000 The home offices will be in Balti-
more.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-27
DEWEY RETURNS HIS THANKS
Admiral Acknowledges the GIFT of
Home and Enters Into Formal
posscssion.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.-Frank A. VAN
derlp. chairman Of the Dewey home com
mittee, has received the following letter
from Admiral Dewey:
WASHINGTON. Oct. 26.-Dear Sir: l
acknowledge the receipt this day of the
title deed to the beautiful house presented
to me by my countrymen. My heart Is full
Of gratitude to them for this overwhelming
expression of their regard for me, and re-
quest that you will also accept ana convey
to the COMMITTEES my heartfelt thanks for
your and their efforts. Very sincerely
yours, GEORGE DEWEY.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-27
Discouraged Mar Kills Himself.

DENVER, oct. EIDE EDWARD a Van
Tuyle Of Riverside, ILL.,, committed suicide
this morning in his room at 1910 Curtis
street, this city, by stabb;ng himself five
times in the region of the heart. DR. Van
Tuyle came TO Denver shCrt time ago
in search of health, but did not improve
very rapidly. He left note addressed to
the chief of police, saying that he had be-
como discouraged with the prospect of ever
reGaini.ng his health and did not care to
contnue the struggle longer.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-27
Raise - spanish Gunboat.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.-Admral Watson
at Manila has informed the Navy depart.
ment that the Spanish gunboat Arayat. sunk
in May, 1898, in the Pasig river, has been
raised, Its hull, boiler and machinery are
in fair condition and 1t will be repaired.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-27
PENSIONS FOR WESTERN VETERANS.
Survivors of the Civil War Rcmem-
bercd by General Government.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.-(Special) )-The
following western pensions have been


WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.-(Special )-The
following western pensions have been
granted: T.
Issue of October 10:
Nebraska Orisinal-George w. Cottrell.
Randolph. Sc; August Williams, deceased,
Omaha: s6 ddittttonql-Philip J. Ruch,
Coz, Louisville, 'si2 to s14 Original
Widows, etc.--Barbara Williams, Omaha. sS
Iowa: Original-Jacob b. De Lay Cres-
ton, .s6; George n; sweetser, Sioux City. Sc;
David A. Goodrich, Climbing Hill, So; Noah
Harlan, GAenwood: S.; Luke. Huskamp,
Keokuk, S.; Edwin Lewis, Sac City, SIS.
Additional-Peter Remine, Davenport, 81 to
S. Restoration and Reissue--J ohm Hook,
deceased, Woodbine, sS Increase-Holden
Peterson, West Mitchell, Sl2 to Sl7; James II.
Nelson, Tlngley. so to sl2; Marion T. Far
rington Ottumwa, S. to $l2; Andrew 7.
Aidrich, Monticello, $l2 to $1i; Henry II
Benson Maynard Sc to IS. Reissue Louie
V. Dell, Des Moines, $l2. Reissue and In
crease-Henry Gebert, Paullina Sc to $12
Original Widows, etc.-Elsie j. Day, Pres
cott, IS. Indian War Widows-Susan G.
Bailey, Perry. IS: War With Spain
Widows, .etc-Randy f. Haugen, Mother
Calmar, Sl2.
Colorado: Original Widows, etc.-Clara
Phifor, Mantou, $l2.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-27

as rough, the purpose being to give the sys-
TEN thorough trial.
The officers Of the department made a
study of the experiments with the wireless
| telegraphy during the yacht races, but as
yet have made no official report on the sub
| iert
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-27

SAN FRANCISCO Oct. 26.-General Shat
ter has provided headquarters In the army
commissary building for the committee Of
the Red Cross society now engaged in col :
lecting books for a free library TO be estab-
lished In Manila for the use Of American
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-27

Thomas, said to be the finest ship OF tho
knd ahoat An invitation has been extended
to the military attaches OF the foreign en-
bassie3 here 10 accompany the secretary and
view the shin.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-27

soldiers. The committee expects 10 soon
have enough books on hand to make a first
shipment to the Philippines.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-27

Take Laxative Bromo Qulnine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money If It fails to cure.
f. w Groves signature is on each box 25c.
box. 25c.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-27

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26,-The secretary OF
war will leave here tomorrow night for New
York to inspect the United States troopshlp