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r &AL. TilS WEEKLY J KIFIKH AM & GREEN. Pv:blls!irrs. PLATTSMOUTII. NEBRASKA t r ATt NliVS. Vil'Tr.m J'aiv. ,. j. a brnkeman on tJ v. ur..l freight tra;n. had hi i ft-t : -t severely biuis'el under the t....ne pilot while switching at Rising. 1 . was taken to his home at Stroms liz. J. Retts. Albert Hitchcock and Otto I itth. k were arraigned before Police Ji'JK i iinan at Fremont on the charge of situlsrig a thoroughbred calf from 1.. M. K-ne. The two IJitchcock broth ers waived examination and weie bound fer t the distrht court for trial. Letts las served s.veial sentences In the county Jail for Inro-ny and is con sidered a sniv;h worker. He belong ed, to a cattle and h-g stealing outfif that was broken up by the ollicers ap Couple of years a;o and turned state' v Idence. More than 400 persons were In at tendance at the meeting of the grand rrait-r of the Oniir of the Eastern F'r for Nebraska held in the Masonic T-nple In Omaha. Mrs. Helen H. S'His of Oduir.bus. grand matron, pre s i!-d at the meeting and introduced i'.rs. Ai.ta C. l'ttt rs of Omaha, matron tjf Vesta chapter, who rr.ade sn ad-iit-s of v.eU-otne to the delegates. Sirs. Eva M. Hal. '.win of North Platte, j a-s.Kiate grand matron, respond d to : the Welcome. Follow irg the addre sses tame the exerr.:lif'fcation of ritual and f oral work, the- ritual work being done Ly Vesia chapt r of Omaha and the r.oial work by Electa chapter of Lin coin. Sheriff Tadlock of Thurston county, accompanied by J. C. Hndrickson of 1'ender. executed a peanh warrant on t!.e house of Harry Arvison. a farmer wl;n lives about ten miles northwest, of that place, for the recovery of sto len Roods. Their search proved sue-' esful and they brought back to l'tn-dt-r some fifteen or twenty sets of farm harness which were stored away la a larK" "oox in the house and covered up by lots, kettles and crockery. Ar-. ison was not at home at the time, as l.e is now doing time in jail at Wayne, for -tit larceny, of which he was con victed in that county a short time ago. As soon as his sentence there expires he will be tried for the other offense, c-f which the evidence is clear. Those who are Interested in stock raising and racking house affairs will f.nd here a few figurts of interest. The Cincinnati Price Current says: Hog continue to be marketed in fairly lib eral numbers. Western killings are 444. t'D for the week, compared with 430.000! the preceding week and 4r0.000 last; year. From March 1 the total Is 6. ;:;5.0i0. against 5.70.000 last year. Prom inent places compare as follows: City. 1S3h. 1S97. Chicago 2.2-'0.0O0 1.94.-..00O Kansas City v.0"0 Omaha 5."."0 ?t. Louis iZl.ii"4 Indianapolis 320,o;.) Milwaukee 4 1.0) Cincinnati 2tf.in ;;umwa lW.tHK) Cedar Rapids r-O.ooO rioux City 10:.f.00 t. Joseph 2-'-'.'X0 ?t. Paul 110.000 Nebraska City 113.000 93.1.00 4fO.C'" 30.000 270.t 257.0" 0, 192.0"h 175.0OI J.H.Oi 7S.000 ioi.oi 34.000 70.0CH Omaha. June 27. The meeting of the Gulf and Interstate Transportation committee was held in Omaha Wed nesday of last week. The meml-.-rs of .his committee were appointed by either the governors or legislatures of twenty-two states, mostly located west of the Mississippi river. Hon. Henry Wallace was selected as chairman of the meeting and Warwick Saunders secretary. Senator George Campbell of Oswego, Kan., explained the object of the meet, ing to be for the purrose of devising ways and means of securing better and, cheaper transportation of their pro ducts to the deep water harbors. Several plans were discussed which; ted the speakers more or less into de-; tails, but in the main the work of tha committee was held to the main points Involved, which was to push forward; a systematic work giving the reasons why the people of the west should havq much better and a great deal cheaper transportation facilities and rates on, their north and s;th business. With this end in view a committee on address was apopinted as follows: Senator George Campbell. Oswego. Kan.; Hon. Thomas liae. Dow City. Ia., and Warwick Saunders, Columbus, NeD. The committee then adjourned to meet at the Commercial club rooms on July 12 next at 2 o'clock p. m. Liquified Air. Prof. Charles E. Tripler. the dis coverer of a process for making lique tier air, says, regarding the possibili ties of it when used in warfare: "Among them are the immediate ap plication to the firing of projectiles, the explosion of shells and torpedoes, the driving of vessels at greater speed with less consumption of coal, the cooling o the turrets in action from a torrid heat to a moderate temperature, thus enabling the men to handle the guns with better efficiency, and adding to their endurance; the cooling of the stokeholds and all parts of a warship. "The benfits of the foregoing are self evident. It is now simply a question of mechanical application. The power exists and is ready to be used; it only remains to be determined how it can best be applied. It Is a power evident ly exceeding any hitherto employed. Its limjts cannot yet be defined, from a gentle, cooling breeze to the power necessary to drive the largest vesel or hurl the heaviest projectile. This is no guesswork or more speculation. These are fundamental facts that I have established. "1. Liquid air can be manufactured easily, cheaply and in large quanti ties. "2. A cylinder can be charged with liquid air under conditions which give an expansive force equal to or greater than that of gunpowder, or an explo eion exceeding guncotton or dynamite. "3. It cannot be exploded except by a spark (produced In any desired man ner), and being unafTe ted by concus sion. It is peifectly safe to be handled, and can generate any pressure desired at will. "4. Liquid air can be produced any where and at any time. Any ship could carry and operate the mechan ism for Its production. "5. Liquid air is from 20 to 100 times as powerful as steam, and it can be applied as easily as steam to drive the, engines of a ship. "These. I repeet, f re not guesses, but established facts, and inevitable corol laries from such facts." The proposition to transfer Naval Constructor Hobson to the line and to advance him to the grade of lieutenant commander contains some interesting features which Indicate the advantages he will gain by such promotion. He. would be much younger.possibly twelve; or fifteen years, than the officers us-) uaily In that grade. This will enable him to remain much longer on the ar llst than any of his seniors, and he) e able to attain the rank of reap Wfcil the highest grade In the navy; , twelve years. Moreover. he V ould he live to the age of re- remain a rear admiral for r vears. a service m mm Wi'tIjI be unprecedented S er of a district school nar !.. has Just one pupil. The maintained ry way i mc- e disintegraUcn oi tne cis- . union with otner aisincis ...M.. Havv - i I V V taxes are ui" BIG GUNS WANTED GENERAL SHAFTER WAITING FOR HEAVY ARTILLERY. CLOSING IN ON SANTIAGO HOSTILE ARMIES WITHIN MUS KET RANGE OF EACH OTHER. On the Eve of an Important Battle Where Some Fifty Thousand Men Will be Enifagtd-Board of Strat egy Anxiously Waiting-. Washington. D. C. June 27. Interest has shifted sharply from the navy de partment to the war department. The newspapers' brief and graphic story, telling of the short and bloody little engagement between the Spaniards de fending Santiago, and the rough rid ers, has aroused popular interest to a high pitch. Consequently newspaper men have besieged the war department, seeking information that would supply missing data. The explanation of this is that-General Shafter failed to take with him from Tampa the splendid field tele graph outfit that had been prepared for such a campaign. It is believed he has already seen his errcr, and will avail himself of the instruments Just as soon as they can be sent to him. WAIT FOR ARTILLERY. There Is a general expression ot grief at the loss sustained by the sol diers in Friday's fight. Still the of ficers in high places express themselves as thoroughly satisfied with the result, realizing that the war cannot be waged" without sacrifice of life. The impres sion gained from one of General Sliafter's dispatch is that he is now about to delay his advance until he has secured his artillery. Such a course will be dictated by common pru d nee, for it is known that the Span iards have fortified as far as they could advanced positions outside of Santiago, and it would be the height of folly to throw soldiers unsupported by artillery against such works. Unfortunately there promises to be seme delay in landing all the artillery, owing to the loss on the voyage to San tiago of the big lighter which seems to be necessary to transfer the heavy guns fiom the ship to the landing pier. The' naval authorities have responded promptly t- the appeal of the war de-. purtment.and some means will be found through the aid of warships to accele rate the landing of the guns and sup plies. SENDING MORE TROOrS. Secretary Alger and General Miles have had several conferences, so as to give every military preparation for the great struggle to come. As a result heavy reinforcements will go forward at once, both from Tampa and from Newport News. An expedition of 6.000 men is expected to leave Tampa in the n-xt few days. It comprises the com mand of Brigadier General Snyder of ti e Third division of the First army corps. The stores are already going aboard the transports and the start of the expedition only awaits the arrival of the naval convoys. Part of the consorts sent with Shafter have been released from Admiral Samp son and are on their way back to Tampa to escort additional troops. Others will follow, and another marine procession will start across the gulf to Cuba. Whether the Indiana will ac company this expedition is not defi nitely settled. There will be several heavy warships, however, as well as' lighter craft, to g'-ve safe conduct to General Snyder's division. Simultaneously General Henry's divis ion will be moving to Santiago. To gether with the reinforcements there will be in the neighborhood of 12.000 or 14.000 men. Drafts on Chickamauga are likely to follow- soon, as the hurry or ders recently given have led to the full equipment of several commands. The war department Is not desirous of tak ing possible chance of a serious re verse near Santiago. ENEMY'S ARMY LARGER. The latest information reaching the authorities here shows that the Span ish army is greater than has been esti mated thus far. Lieutenant Joyce of the regular army reported to General Miles giving full Information as to the number and location of the Spanish troops. Before Joyce entered the United States army he had served with Gen et al Garcia and had traversed a good part of Santiago province. He was on the ground only a few weeks ago, leaving there in April, and at that time he had opportunities to get an idea of the Spanish forces at the east ern end of the island. He reports the number at 37.000. of which 12.000 are at Santiago, 10.000 at Holguin and 15, 00 at Matanzas. Separated by forest and mountain the insurgents are expected to keep the forces at Holguin and Manzanillo from getting to Santiago. One of the curious features of the situation was that of opening direct communication between Spaniards in Santiago and the outside world, over the French cable through the medium of an American military censor. This was effected by the restoration of the circuit running from Santiago overland to the place where the American lines Playa del Este where the cable line which runs across to Cape Haytien is located. At the office sits the American army officer who discharges the duty of cen sor. So far only test messages have gone through, but It will be open to ordinary business that will pass both American and Spanish censorship. The navy department has acquired the fine steamship Pedro, which was declared a prize, having been captured by the Nashville early In the war. She was bought subject to prize Hens and was today christened Hector and ordered to be converted Into a collier. The steamer Norse King, Just pur chased, has been chtistered Rainbow, and changed into a distiller to supply the fleet with pure water. SHORT BITS. Opium Is being smuggled Into Hon olulu from Victoria, B. C. Ex-Policeman- Norton of Washington. D. C. killed Jane Nicholas, a divorced woman. In a park by cutting her throat with a penknife. She wished to break her relations with him. M. Dupuy. M. Leygues and M. de Lomhre have declined to enter the French cabinet with a socialist, and M. Peytral. therefore.- has abandoned the task of forming a cabinet. The supreme court of Wisconsin has affirmed the decision excluding whole sale liquor dealers from the Modern Woodmen. Two strangers from Barcelona, who, according to the Spanish authorities, are Mipposted to be "American spies" have been arrested in Palma, Isle of Ma josica. Colonel James Ilallowell. for a num ber of years a republican congressman fr m Kansas, is dead at the home of his sister. Mrs. Laura Doubleday, in Ciawfordsville, Ind. A terrible wind and rain storm passed over Western Pennsylvania this after noon at the rate of forty-eight miles an hour. A number of houses were un roofed and one man was killed. New York. .Tune 27. A special to the Times from Washington says: When the mustering In of new nresnlzstions under the second call Is completed, the volunteer army will ir-luile between S 000 and 10.000 nepro soldiers and more ne?TO officers than ever before were In the service of the United States. BRAVE BOYS WHO FELL. In Santiago Battle in Defense of Human Rights. Playa del Este, By Journal Dispatch Boat Simpson to Guantanamo. There was hot, bloody fighting Friday morn ing between Colonel Wood's rough riders and the Spaniards in ambush. After a forced march, the troopers dis mounted. They heard the enemy felling trees, three miles Inland from Here. .ignt miles from Santiago occurred a fierce harge through the grass and cnapparei, They w ere met by a withering volley, The dead are: Captain Alvin Capron. Hamilton Fish. Captain Luna. Privates James Crews. Edward Cul ver and Dawson of troop L. Harry lieffner of troop G and three others. Wounded. First regular cavalry: Captain Knox. Captain McCormlck. Lieutenant Bryan. First volunteer cavalry: Major Brodie. Captain McClintock. Lieutenant Thomas. Privates Darnett T. Isabel and Keene S. Whitney. Troop L: . Sergeant Cavanaugh. Corporal Stewart. Private M. Coyle. Troop G: G. W. Arinto. Troop F: A. Rebrutlrch. A. F. Hartle. Ferd Heal and twenty-one others. The rough riders had begged to be cent to the front at once. They marched over the foothills from Uaiquiri last night. Colonel Leonard Wood, who was re ported killed, is all right. He and Roosevelt led the charge with great bravery, scornig to lie in the gras4 or underbrush as the Spaniards did The enemy was driven back toward Santiago with heavy losses. The Montgomery, Suwanee. Scorpion and Wampatuck shelled the woods hotly in the mornig at Siboney, cov ering the landing of supplies and horses. Edward Marshall, the Journal cor respondent, was seriously wounded at the front with Roosevelt. Journal Cor respondent Laine Is with him. Journal Correspondent Menlchol and G. A Coffin, the Journal artist, have gone with food and water and a surgeon to bring Mr. Marshall to the coast. General Castillo, with 2.000 Cubans reports engaging the Spaniards at Guasima. capturing two railroad trains laden with food and 100 tons of coal He killed many of the enemy. Our own losses were fewer than fifty. The Spaniards, reinforced from San tiago with ten field pieces, are fortify ing the hill at Sevilla. In the battle today Roosevelt's men utterly routed the Spaniards in splen did style. Transports are on the way to Cer radero to get Garcia with bis forces. Albuquerque. N. M.. Special: Private Frank Booth, one of the Rough Riders wounded at the battle of Santiago dq Cuba. Is a son of W. A. Booth, a busi ness man of this city. When he en listed he was assistant bookkeeper for E. J. Post & Co. High Albers. also one of the wounded. Is a son of a well-known dairyman of this city. W. T. Erwln, reported killed. Is be lieved here to be I. R. Erwin. who en listed here in troop F. Sergeant G. W. Arringo, wounded, is thought to be Armijo. son of an influ ential Mexican of this city. Denver, Colo.. Special: First Lieu tenant George L. Bryam of the First cavalry, who was wounded at the bat- tie of Santiago, was for four years, and until about a year ago. military ad- vlser on the staff of the governor of Colorado. His wife and little son aru now residing In this cit. Washington. D. C. Special: Major James M. Bell of the First regular cav airy, who was wounded, is a veteran the civil war. He enlisted as first lieu tenant of the Eighty-sixth Ohio Infan try In June. 1862. and served until the close of the war. coming out as a cap tain. He went into the army July 28. 1S66. as second lieutenant, and went up the grades until he was appointed ma jor of the First cavalry. May 23. 18U6. Captain Thomas J. Knox entered West Point from Tennessee.July 1. 1867. and entered the army as second lieu tenant of cavalry in June. 1870. He was made a captain in 18S9. Captain Lloyd S. McCormlck Is also a West Pointer. He entered the military academy from Ohio and graduated In 1876. when he was appointed second lieutenant of the Tenth cavalry. He was promoted to a captain's rank three years ago. Edward Marshall, who was wounded, was one the first correspondents sent by the Journal to Cuba. He was a most Intrepid and cool-headed man in those days and since has shown remarkable aptitude and skill. He is a man of fine education and has traveled widely. Denver. Colo., Special: Captain James H. McClintock of troop B. who was shot through the right leg In the bat tle before Santiago, is from Phoenix, A. T. He is well known throughout the southwest and for many years until a year ago was editor of the Arizona Re publican, published at Phoenix. Captain Knox is a brother of John S. Knox, traffic manager for Cudahys at South Omaha. The captain was sta tioned at Fort Riley when the war broke out. Wichita. Kas., Special: Lieutenant J R. Thomas, who was wounded at San tiago, is a son of Judge Thomas, who Is stationed at Muskogee. He is one of the four Judges in service, and is railed war governor, as to hlin was as signed the duty of granting all com missions to territory officers. He ap pointed his son a lieutenant over the objection of Judges Clayton and Town send. New York. June 27. Hamilton Fish, Jr., one of the killed, was one of the young New Yorkers of good position and family who went to the front with Roosevelt's rough riders. He was of, distinguished ancestry, his family being, one of the oldest In this state. His; father. Nicholas Fish, is the son of the late Hamilton Fish, secretary of state In Grant's cabinet. He is a banker and lives in this city. Hamilton Fish was over six feet tall, of herculean build and rowed as No. 7 of the Columba college crew In Its winning race of 1894" over the Poughkeepsie course. Key West. Fla., Juns 27. New York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) The most Important commission which) has left Cuba has Just been brought In by the government tug. Chief of General Gomel's staff and secretary sccompanled by four others compos the command. They bring Important documents from General Gomes. They were picked up by the gunboat off Cardenap. They were sailing In a sloop pilot boat captured from the Spaniards and were towed here. The Spaniards have abandoned all their minor operations and have concen trated a:i their forces against General Gomez. Henri Maurice Cannon, former In spector of breweries In Switzerland, now on a visit to San Francisco, weighs 613 pounds and measures eight feet around the waist. He is posing for his photographs for the San Francisco pa pers and seems to like It as much as though he had annihilated an enemy's fleet or sunk his own vessel. Standing twenty feet from a double Uhlckness of heavy paper, about thre vein of San Antonio. Tex., shot on he paper the outlines of an Indian's head. He fired 150 shots and not one was misdirected. EXPOSITION HEWS NOTES KANSAS TAKING WIND FOR THE SUMMER'S CAMPAIGN. The Blsr Show Is Crowing Bigger and Better All the Time In Spite of Everything and Everybody Note of the Show. Omaha Special: All the members ol the Kansas Exposition commission with the exception of Secretary Greer have returned home and each individual member of the body will devote him sell for the next few days to collecting ma terial for the Kansas exhibits. The people in all sections of the state have been profuse In their promises of fruit, grains, etc.. but the promises have not been fulfilled and the commission will now take the matter in Its own hand and see to it personally that the ma terial is secured. The horticulture ex hibit in particular has been neglected and the apeparance of the material comprising this exhibit in the Horti culture building has not contributed to the reputation of the state. The other exhibitors in the building have pro tested against allowing this exhibit to remain in its present condition, espe cially as it is not labeled wth the name of the state, but it is promised that new material will be shipped at once and the spot made to blossom as the rose. A DISSAPPOINTED THIEF. A double-barreled shotgun was stolen from one of the racks in the war de partment exhibit at the Government building last Thursday by a man who probably thought he was getting a prize. When he got outside of the grounds with his plunder he found that the gun was an old-fashioned muzzle loading affair, the barrels of which had been cut off until the weapon was about j inick. Mrs. McCarty and her daugh the length of a carbine. The trigger ', ter were lock?d up In the matron's de and hammer on one side were gone and j tention room and the men lodged in the hammer of the other barrel was so , separate cells. rusty that one shot would have ended its usefulness. The inside of the barrel was eaten away with rust and the j that they "guessed Donnella did not stock had been broken and repaired by : have a dead cinch on them." binding a piece of deerskit about It. Donnella. Deputy United States Mar He threw the weapon in the grass, I shal Holmes and Sergeant Her, accom where is was found shortly afterward i panied by the stool pigeon, left for by some boys and returned to the Beilevue immediately after the arrest, builolng. The attendant in one of ihe ; where the latter had seen, he told lunch stands near the south end of the them, the counterfeit coin made In grounds recalled seeing a man carry- i full operation only Saturday, grinding ing the gun away, but did not pa enough attention to the matter at the time to be able to identify him. The gun was an old relic picked up on an Indian battlefield years ago and pre served in the museum of the war de partment. At the same time the gun disappeared a revolver of the latest ; eitherhere or elsewhere, as no spu type, the style of arm now In use in rious coinmakers have worked without the army, was stolen. It is presumed j molestation for a longer period to time that the same individual tooa mis that took the gun. The revolver was fastened to a board, together w ith a number of others of different types, the collection illustrating tne improve- ment In this class of arms during a period of several years. THE INDIAN CONGRESS. Captain Mercer of the Winnebago Indian agency, wno win nave , ...in ?LL lrJl management of the exposition regard ing the feature. He and General Man- v " "mv -'-- ager Clarkson looked over the sites that the Indians will be located north of the Missouri Pacific tracks. This will make an extension of the fence necessary. The details of the congress were talked over and the whole plan will be submitted to the executive passed In Omaha, Council Bluffs and j into two sections, Sampson In corn committee. Captain Mercer says that South Omaha. The workmanship Is mand of one and Schley the other. Th the 500 or more Indians, representing clever, the ring, weight and milling ! Marblehead Is in Schley's division, twenty-five tribes, can be brought here being exceptionally like the real, thus j' -e formed for battle at 7 o'clock. In a short time, as soon as the bill making the money a dangerous coun- Schley was to destroy all batteries on finally passes congress, and this is re-, terfelt. The only defect is in the sur- the left of the harbor and Sampson parded as a question of only a short face r face of the coin which when those on the right. We opened fire lime, since the bill has been agreed bn by both houses. THE LARGEST AMERICAN FLAG. Miss Eleanor Dutcher and ' others who interested themselves in getting to the exposition the largest American flag ever made are greviousiy disap pointed that it has not yet been put' up. and fearful lest It will not be. Thej managers of the Utah exhibit have re fused to unpack it because a satisfac tory guarantee that It will be safe has not been given. The flag is 140 feet; long, and was made to. decorate thej tabernacle on the occasion of the exer-; clses celebrating Utah's admission as a state. It was expected that it would be placed Just under the roof girders In the Mines and Mining building. IMPROVING DAIRY BUILDING. The machine for making Ice in the Dairy building Is being put in. and Director Dinsmore says that as soon as it is in operation, and that will probably be In about a week, the buttei exhibits will come rapidly In. Model ing butter In the refrigerator car of the American Transit company will com mence next week. The modeler will be a young lady from St. Louis, and her first work win be a oust oi Admiral Dewey. AN IRRIGATION SHOW. A car filled with seeds, grains grasses and vegetables from the irrigated farms in South Dakota has been as signed a place on the grounds north f the Transportation building, it is sent by John A. Salzer of La Crosse, ..is., and the Milwaukee railroad, ine display is finely arranged and produces a splendid Impression. A. P. Dixon Is in charge. EXHIBITORS ARE ORGANIZING. A meeting of the leading exhibitors on the grounds was held at the Press building for the purpose of perfecting an organizat'on and deciding on plans for the regulation of an exhibitors club W. H. Sutherlln. chairman or the Montana commission, is tU temporary president of the club and C. W. Field of Minnesota, secretary. Nearly an hour was spent In discussing plans of organization, which contemplates a union of the exhibitors both for Dusi ness and social purposes. It is pro posed to secure space in one of th main buildings for the headquarters ol the club. WATERMELON DAY. Fruit Festival Exposition Program Being Made. Omaha. June 28. The Fruit Festival association met at the Horticulture building on the exposition grounds to perfect plans for Texas Melon and Grape day, July 1. President A. F. Coleman of Iowa Ex position. Vice President Johnson and Prof. Taylor. Messrs. Atwater or Texas, Marshall, Shlckley. Barnhard and Her vey of Nebraska. Stanton and Barnett of Illinois. Rogers of Montana, Nelson of Missouri and Wilson of California. took part. The carload of melons to be contrib uted by the South Texas Exhibit asso ciation is to be piled In a pyramid at the Horticulture building and brief ex ercises held next Friday forenoon be fore the public Is turned loose on the fruit. President Collman will make a short address showing the purposes of the festival association, and Messrs. At water and Johnson will respond for South Texas. Mr. Nelson was desig nated to superintend the distribution, and Prof. Taylor was appointed to se cure music. The Texas association has appointed a committee to be present on the occa sion. It comprises Leopold Cahn of Veevllle. O. M. Peterson of Normanna and M. G. Raney of l oakum. It was arranged with the exposition management that August 13 should b the regular state day for Texas, and urn to Texas to collect funds for a bla demonstration. M'CARTY GANG IS CAUGHT. Veteran Counterfeiters Trapped By Detectives. Omaha Special: Secret Service Agent Donnella has captured the notorious McCartys, counterfeit coin makers, at BeJlevue, together with the plant and several hundred dollars in spurious sil ver dollars and other smaller denomin ations of the queer. i Mr. Donnella set his trap at Frank Degan's saloon. Twenty-fourth and P streets. South Omahu. Saturday morn ing about 10 o'clock and then bided his time pending the appearance of his game. He had not long to wait, but to while away the minutes he amused himself and his assistants. Sergeant Her. Detectives Havey and Coimick of this city, by engaging in a game of high rive. The trap was primed with a merchant, who. acting as a stool pigeon under the direction of Mr. Don nella, had contracted with the Mc cartys to buy $50 worth of the bogus dollars for $12.50 or at the late of 23 cents for each dollar. The merchant made an appointment with the Mc Cartys at the place mentioned, and ths latter were on hand with the money, which was w rapped up in rolls of $10 and $20 each. John McCarty, his wife Anna and daughter Sarah, a girl of 18 years; Will Schartow. John Brown and Isaac Beadle drove up from Beilevue and stopped in front of the saloon. The horses were hitched and the men went into the saloon. Before any words were spoken by either of the McCarthy gang or the "merchant," Donnella informed the party that they were his prisoners. No resistance was offered, but there was a mighty mcafl look cast In the direc tion of the stool pigeon. The prisoners were bi ought to Omaha and booked as suspicious char- t acters by Detectives Havey and Cor None of the party would discuss the subject of their arrest except to say out dollars at the late of one every minute. The stool pigeon got next to the McCartys' and gaining their con fidence, was present when they were making the money. It is regarded as one of the best catches In years In the secret service. than the McCartys. and their work is par excellent. Other arrests are to follow of par- ties who have been circulating the coin jn these parts and Donnella promises to cinch some very good people before i the case is ended. It Is believed that Vic McCarty, who j .'"Ped from the county jail at Omaha i iwu yrai o uiru wriiip uuHiun? spiupnr " r . ; . 1 ! era, touting agent foV Beilevue rel latives as are engaged In s. and that his headquarters the business. , t- . t .. 11 ......... 1 , . "V. ":T.in ; -.ou..o..i.-c- I oul lor FLOODED T11T WEST. During the last three months the west has been flooded with counterfeit i dollars, many of which have been subjected uy the touch and close scrutiny presents a too smooth and a tather greasy appearance. Most of the money is dated 1888. John Brown, from whom the money was taken Saturday. Is believed to have been engaged in molding money for years, but owing to the cautious manner In which he worked the offi cers have been unable to secure a con viction although he has been repeat edly" arrested, as also has John Mc Carty. SACRIFICED HIS MUSTACHE. Mr. Donnella. however, determined to call a halt to the work, and he person ally worked up the case. Removing his mustache and otherwise disguising himself, he secured an Introduction to the McCartys at Beilevue as one who could be depended upon not to "squeal" on the gang. Donnella gained the con fidence of John McCarty sufficiently to buy about $100 worth of dollars made at McCarty's house. This he has as evidence safely locked up in his office safe. John McCarty says Donnella's visit to Beilevue will not profit him. as there Is nothing there meaning molds or material to be used as evidence against htm. ' The McCartys are pioneers at coun terfeiting, having been doing business In that line for a score of years, ac cording to the authorities. SOME WHO ARE HELD. Will Schartow is the son of a well known Omaha saloonkeeper, and has borne a good reputation. It is not now known that he is connected with the work, but as he was w Ith the party ar rested he was locked up also pending Investigation. Isaac Beadle is an old timer, and has made frequent visits to Beilevue, say ing It was to buy grain. The McCartys occupy a large two story house about a mile from the Beilevue depot, where they have lived for years by their outlawry. At the time uring which Captain Steadman was at th head of the secret service the Mc Cartys operated a morey making ma chine at East Omaha and circulated their money in the south, chiefly Texas and Mexico. It was in Mexico that one of the McCartys was shot and lulled while evading a federal officer, who was pursuing him. Seoond Nebraska. Chickamauga. Chattanooga National Park. Ga.. June 27. The event at Camp Thomas, practically the event of the week, was the second demonstration of General Fred Grant's now noted bat tle problem. The first column, com posed of the First Vermont.Eighth New York and the Third Tennessee, under the command of Colonel O. D. Clark, after considerable maneuvering, se cured possession of the observation tower at the northeastern corner of the park and prepared to hold it. The second column, composed of the Fourteenth New York. Second Nebras ka and First Missouri, commanded by Colonel Charles J. Bills, arrived a short time after and began a vigorous attack. The attack was a Superb one. the most skilled tactics being em ployed. The first column. In posses sion of the tower, held its position well, however, and the attacking col umn failed to dislodge- it. The largest cargo of wool ever re ceived at Boston arrived there the other day on the British ship Commonwealth i.-om Sidney, N. S. W. The vessel had In all 8.021 bales of best quality of greasy Australian wool. The weight of this big amount of wool Is close to 2.600.000 pounds and values duty paid about $800,000. Jay Gould died in 1892. but his affairs are not entirely settled yet. The stats of New York placed a tax of $578,000 on his estate, which was contested by the executors. The case Is now before the court of appeals, which is probably the final step in Its settlement. AN OMAHA BOY'S ACCOUNT PATRICK FORD, JR.. WRITES OF THE BOMBARDMENT. A Gunner on the Marblehead Re tells a Story that Never Crows Old-The Gates of Hell Had Opened. Omaha. June 28. From a letter Just received by 1'atrick Ford, sr., from his Bon, Patrick Ford, Jr., a gunner on the Marblehead, readers of the World Herald can gain a view of the bombard ment of the south coast of Cuba and of Hobson's daring dash, as seen from a "Yankee's" standpoint. Here Is the letter in part: On Board United States Ship Mar blehead, Laying Off Santiago de Cuba, June 6. Dear Father: We have had quite a little excitement since I last wrote to you. I guess you have by this time read all about the Merrlmac. It was as ga. lant and brave deed as ever occurred and the United States cannot do too much for the heroes who manned her. That Is. If they ever return. Theie were eight of them, including the two officers. We on board the Marblehead did not know she was going until Thurs day afternoon. We were all excited that night. "Will it be successful, da you think?" was the question we were asking one another. We were all on the watch the early part of the night, and as midnight passed and nothing had yet happened we all thought it had been put off. but were mistaken. The moon had shone brightly all night and between 3 and 4 o'clock Friday morning a dark cloud began to loom up. and It could be seen that it would soon obscure the moon. The Merrimac was lying close to us and we saw her head toward the har bor. Slowly she steamed along. The clouds were fast hiding the moon. Soon the moon was out of sight. Then the black smoke was seen to come from the Merrimac's smokestack. At the rate of about eight knots an hour she steamed into the entrance of the harbor. All at once, as if the gates of hell had opened, you could see nothing but a stream of fire from the shore on botli tides of the channel. How It happened she was not sunk right in the en trance is a mystery to me. The next morning we steamed up and down in front of the harbor, anj we saw by the Merrimac's masts that she had sunk In the right place an 1 that" the Spanish could not escape. About 10 o'clock the same morning a tug steamed out of Santiago with a Hag of truce. She informed the ad miral that the men of the Merrimac had been captured after they hat sunk their ship and they were in a email boat trying to t scare. He ha 1 a letter. from one of our officers to the admiral. Admiral Cervera of the Spanish fleet Informed our admiral that In recogni tion of the gallantly and bravery shown by our men, he would allow our officers to communicate with Admiral ugmnMnn ! We al, felt kind of good toward Cer- i vera for nls message complimenting , our men tor their bravery and allow ln- them to communicate with us. Cei- vera made more American sailor men his friends by that message than he ever had in his lhe before. We landed rifles, ammunition, cloth ing and food for the Insurgents here. iThis morning we were all given an IHv Kr-.Qi.f act ihr fl.t was divided about 7:45 and kept it up until close to ; 11 o'clock. We fired about 170 shells. It was hot work for a while. Shells flew ail around the Marblehead. but they never hit us or Injured a man. We fired plenty of shrapnel, anl soon drove the Spanish gunners from their posts. As soon as we let up a little on our fire, they would return and open fire on us again. At about 9:30 we cease 1 to fire almost altogether. We took a rest of fifteen minutes and then re turned to the fight to finish them. We had gotten their range by this time, and we let them have it the Texa with her 12-lnch. the Massachusetts with her 13-inch, the Brooklyn with her 8-lnch, and the Marblehead with her 5-inch. When we got done thl time and "cease firing" had been sounded, there was not a sound from the batteries that we had engaged. They were completely silenced. The firing of the ships with the bl r guns was beautiful. It seemed they could put a shell wherever they wanted The firing of the Marblehead was unusually fine. The Massachusetts gave us three cheers as we passed them. . Our ship Is a marked one in the fleet. She Is called the Battleship. Our crew Is composed of some of the best shots in the navy. They can put a shot wherever the commanding officer asks them to. When we are at Key West and go ashore and the people find out you ar. off the Marblehead. you are all right The Marblehead's crew and captain are known as the fighting captain and the fighting crew. They are always ready for a fight. You would think they were going to a picnic. They have confidence in their captain and he In them. He will fight anything that runs In the Mar blehead's way, battleship or gunboat It makes no difference to him and wt will follow him. I don't know when you will get thl letter, as It Is liable to leave tonight and may not leave for a week. You must let me know If you get these let ters of mine marked as ship's letters as that Is the only way we can send them, as we can get no stamps. Special Exposition Days. Omaha Special: "Every dog has his day" Is an old saw which was In com mon use long before the Tra ns-Missis-slppl and International exposition be gun to make days. But for future reference here are a few of them as officially announced by the manage ment: , . July 1 Texas Melon and Grape day July 2 Christian cnaeavor uay. July 4 Independence day. July 7, 8 and 9 Louisiana days. July 11 Massachusetts day. July 12 Tennessee Press association. July 14 Ida county and Ida Grove, la., day. July 15 Des Moines day. July 20 Minnesota day. August 4 Stenographers" day. August 10 Red Men s day. August 11 Tennessee Red Men's day August 15 Business and Fraternal Associations' day. August 27 Bohemian day. "August 30 Missouri day. September 1 Kansas day. September 3 Editors' day. September 5 Labor day. September 8 Druggists' day. September 9 Woodmen of the Worl tlay. September 13 Chicago day. September 14 National Shrir.ers day September 15 New England day. September 16 Oklahoma day. - September 18 and 19 Modern Wood men days. September 20 and 21 Lwa days. September 24 Commercial Traveler? 'day. October 7 Knox college day. October 17 Independent Order of Od Fellows day. ASKA NEWS? NEBR1 InVin Tlmm 4 !l .cero,,fVai" ......... - eleven miles ri; while repairing . feet and the pu, domen about ei expected to live. ' ' A gasoline stov, idence of Postif. boldt, and for av; "s windjnm fe , fi,tft' ' time "Uf"' n of th " y m real- ened that portic. Bautz was severe face and hands i George KaurTmanX3" 'd farmer from near Crawford, who if s en an Inmate of the county Jail forVsomernonths on the charge of forgery, madcNi bold break for liberty Wednesday night."w- had succeeded in digging a hole leading from his cell to an open corridor, large enough to permit him to crawl through, when a young man who hapened to be In the jail corridor notified Deputy Sheriff Ebener. The officer reached the Jail before Kauffman escaped and the latter was placed securely in irons. Word was brought to Lodgepole that Frank Winkle, a Bohemian farmer living three miles south of that place, had accidentally killed his wife. Win kler claims he shot at a goose with his rifle, but his wife stepped In range Just as he pulled the triger, the ball passing through her neck and killing her instantly. The coroner has been notified and an inquest will be held. She leaves five small children. Pierre, the 10-year-old son of O. C. Alexander, who resides seven miles northeast of Hemingford, left home last Tuesday and no trace of him has been found. The boy was herding cattle 1 1 and was last seen by his parents at noon. The country is being searched thoroughly, but It Is feared that the boy will not be found alive. Any in formation will he gratefully received by his father. The lad was partially paralyzed on one side and his mind was effected by this affliction. The packing houses c.f South Omaha have acted on the editorial suggestion of the World-Herald nnd made proper arrangements to entertain all delega tions which come here and desire to see the workings of the different houses. Each establishment has a corps of efficient employes which are kept ready to on a moment's notice show the guests about. As a conse quence of this move all of the guests which have arrived recently have been properly cared for and nearly all of them have not been alcne given an insight into the workings of the plants but have been tendered an Impromptu banquet. Ore of Torrey's cavalrymen was re quested by several ladies, while In town Thursday evening, to show thern how his six shooter worked. He drew his revolver from the holster and fired what he said were two blank cart ridges into the ground. Miss Tina Barnhurst. who makes her home with the family of James D. Jones. Twenty second and J streets. South Omaha, was standing near by and some sub stance flew up and pierced her rlKht arm near the shoulder, making a pain ful wound. Dr. Slabaugh was called, but could not remove the substance. It having evidently become embedded in the muscle. The wound Is a painful ore and may cause a good deal of trouble. The soldier was severely rep rimanded by an officer of the regiment. Mr. and Mrs. Lars Oleson and th-lr daughter. Mrs. Charles Keith, had a miraculous escape from death this week at the home of the Olesons. situated on the Table, twenty-five miles south of Chadron. Mrs. Keith Is the wife of a railroad man and was visiting her par ents when a violent electric storm arose. The house was struck by light ning, the bolt descending a chimney Into the room where the family was sitting. Mr. OUfon was struck t.y some of the debris caused by the light ning and was painfully hurt. His wife had her left shoe torn from her foot and was badly stunned. Mrs. Keith was rocking her baby to sleep when the shock occurred. She was thrown completely across the room and both herself and baby were rendered unconscious for a short time. Fortun ately, all of the victims of this electric freak recovered and none feel any bad effects as a result of the experience. Mrs. Johnson, late of Tenth and Paul streets. Omaha, but now without a home, is a most unfortunate woman. While she was away from home wash ing to earn money for her two children Constable Hensel broke into her house and set her furniture out In the lot. Some months ago the husband of Mrs. Johnson, after an extended spree, deeded away his house. He then aban doned his wife and children. The parties to whom the property was deeded sought possession and secured an order from Justice Long granting them possession after ten days. At the trial of the case Mrs. Johnson, knowing little of legal matters, failed to appear. The Justice took this Into consideration and gave her ten days In which to apply for another hearing. Constable Hensel. better known as "Shorty" Hensel. was urged to take immediate possession of the new claimants and this he did while Mrs. Johnson was absent. He did not stop at this, but Installed another family In her home before she returned from work. Mrs. Johnson and her children were homeless last night. NEBRASKA WAR NOTES. It was announced at the governor's office that Dr. Ralph J. Irvln of Hast ings has been appointed first assistant surgeon of the Third regiment. Ne braska volunteer infantry, with the rank of captain. All the supplies for the Third regl-; V, arrtvoil at Pnrl Crook ' Omaha, and the work of mustering in the men win ne negun as soon as mem-: .i aamlnntlnn nre comoleted. Thei work of examining the men commenced) be mustered In not later than Wednes day. Colonel Bryan, the leading spirit oft the Third regiment, has taken up hlJ permanent quarters at Fort Omaha! and now lines up with the common sol-! diers of the companies at the fort and has his meals served to him on a tin plate and drinks coffee from a tin cup like the other soldiers, washing his own dishes when he has finished eat ing. ' i t..v, n xfatipr Tirlvate In the Chad ron company. Second Nebraska, now In camp at ChlcKamauga. cnargeu wun 1 no t inn will he ernnted a trial 1 1 f. u I . . ' I uiiiu.'.., - Thursday of this week. Private Maher refused to allow nis typewriter 10 ne hv nfflcirn of the reirlment without his aid or consent. Until other wise shown iseDrasKans win uei on the conduct of her boys. Captain Lincoln Wilson, who left Sat urday night with recruits for the First . . on rmitp to Manila, was regiment , - - quietly married to Miss Laura Hatch In Lincoln Just Deiore leuYiiis. first lieutenant of VII?MIII Wl-iis. vu ------ company L of the Second, and was successively promoieu . rfr-!i mnster of the First " of M company of th been on duty as rect. me r irpi iur me iai i follow the regiment tcfJlNfc,. Texas Melon and GT and BEST only the beglnnlg market. vai association in -, nllsb In the way hatvtai:iwr.t ..n Pi IAy lous stuff began to win VM I. 'whl.ky Is sw bly. there will parU . bu on,y western slope .-and the liquid k the apples arf -be bottle. pie uniiuiiKi.,,. , n. wortd sayj iie u . fht tna m) eighteen , car- didn-tone ne. Then V y!I. flung I 14 m r V f The cost world thur and It Is c ways cosj -.arked: "By .IK Ml I I tm