A RANK DECISION.
SUPREME COURT KEEPS UP
ITS RECORD.
HELPS OMAHA REPUBLICANS
DESPERATE MEASURES USED
TO CAPTURE CONTROL.
A Supreme Court Decision which
Smacks Strongly of Rank Politics
-To Oust Present Fire and Police
Commissioners.
Lincoln. Neb., June 23. The supreme
court has handed down another decision
which appears to be more in line with
republican politics than It does in ac
cord with the constitutional law and
Justice.
The frantic effort of the most disrep
utable criminal and political characters
cf Omaha have bent every effort to
secure control over the police system
of that city. Failing in every other at
tempt, they have resorted to the su
preme court and have found there help
ing; hands, as have many another set
cf schemers against the public wel
fare. The deal was to test the constitu
tionality of the law creating the fire
and police commissioners of Omaha be
fore the supreme court. It was looked
upon generally as an absurd proposi
tion, because the provisions of the con
stitution and of the statutes were so
plain; because the supreme court had
time and again affirmed and reaffirmed
the constitutionality of the law.
But the republican machine was not
In such desperate straits as it Is to--day.
In fact, the ward politicians, with
their ally the gambling syndicate
were highly In favor of such a decision.
But things change and men change
with them. So the supreme court now
hands down an opinion declaring the
law authorizing the governor to ap
point four members of the fire and
police board of Omaha Is unconstitu
tional and that a judgment of ouster
be entered against the present members.
The opinion of the court Is written by
Judge Norval and Commissioner Ra?an
itnd Is concurred in by Chief Junti-e
Harrison. There is a dissenting opin
ion written by Commissioner Ryan, la
which Judge Sullivan and Commis
sioner Irvin Join. This makes an even
division of the numbers of the members
of the supreme court, but as the two
Judges control the opinion of Ju'lge
Norval and Commissioner Ragan. con-,
curred in by the chief justice, becomes
the opinion of the court.
The attorney for the board appointed
by the city council of Omaha was
present when the opinion was made
public and he at once demanded of the
cleric that the writ of ouster against J.
H. Peabody. D. D. Gregory. W. C. Ilul
lard and R. K. Lee Herdman be at once
Issued. The clerk declined to do so, and
went Into the Judge's consultation room
to ask what he should do. He was
Instructed by the Judges to not Issue
the writ until the forty days allowed
fr fVing a motion for a rehearing had
expired without the attorneys fur the
-,;d b ard having filed such a motion.
When this motion for rehearing is filed
the c rk will refrain from Issuing the
writ until it can be heard by the
court and determined.
The ?ourt adjourned for the summer
vacst n and will not meet again until
the L-st week in September. This
w.U necessitate a day in the hearing
r.t this application for a rehearing until
the fall term.
MAKES STRANGE MOVE.
Wbei the case was argued before
the supreme court there was a some
what strange sight presented of an at
torney appearing and asking that a
former decision of the court, male
when he was on the supreme bench
and concurred in by himself, should be
overruled. This was ex-Chief Justice
M. B. Reese, who appeared In this case
as attorney for the men appointed by
the Omaha city council. Judge Reese
was on "the supreme bench when the
Feavey case was tried and he con
curred In the opinion In that case,
which the court today, in response to
Us argument as an attorney, over-
TUiej- in oiner -wurur. inc f ir. . 1 1
members of the bench attached greater
weight to the arguments of Judge
Jtt-ese when he apepared as counsel be
fore them than they did to his opinion
-as a Judge when he was occupying the
same position they now hold: at least
that construction might be put upon
It. The opinion semed a surprise to
& attorneys who ware around the
state house.
The general expression has been for
some time that the opinion would be
J rinded down at this time, but the
f--lin among those who have followed
tne case was positive that it would be
In favor of the validity of the law and
the sustaining principle which the court
las adhered to since the first police
.commission came into existence In Ne
braska. SOME TELL-TALE MARKS.
The fact that the opinion which now
arrears as the minority opinion has
(.bout it evidences of having been writ
ten f rir the signature or with the under
standing that it was approved by the
r ajority tends to strengthen the belief
cf those who hell to the Idea that
tr.e law was to be sustained. The
obliterated line at the close of the dis
Frntir.g opinion is now the only thing
that leads to the belief that it was
written first and what is now the ma
jority opinion was written last, and
the latter was at Us writing, pernaps.
Intended to be the dissenting opinion.
The circumstances are interesting and
It has been sugested by an attorney
who is apt with his quotations from
oiy writ if he does not live up to the
precepts therein taught, that It Is
bjt an Illustration of how "The first
shall be last and the last shall be
frst. If one of the Judges changed
1 is mind after the original discussion
cf the case this state of affairs could
nd would be brought about. As a mat
ter of speculation as to what goes on
In the privacy of the consultation of
tve Judges the present case and the
chat about it is Interesting.
SPRAY OF THE WAR WAVE.
General Blanco's sudden dislike for
fags of truce is excusable, nags 01
truce are suggestive of fate.
The sea serpent has disappeared from
the summer resorts on the Atlantic
coast, but phantom battleships supply
all the excitement required by the
reporters.
Republics are not ungrateful, even to
cats. A number of tabbies employed to
guard the meal tubs of the government
In eastern warehouses cost $18.75 a year
IOEnsign Pearson of Admiral Dewey's
flagship went into the service from
Utah and the state is to present him
with a sword as a tribute to his
bravery In the battle of Manila bay.
The strength of the enlisted force of
the navy. Including the naval reserve.
s 20.400 men. and 5.000 more are wanted.
Three grandsons of the late Admiral
"enimes. commander of the confederate
.miser Alabama, are now in the United
States service, keeping step to the
music of the union.
In the sonorous words of Ramon
Blancc. "the fe?t of the foreign In
vader now presses the sacred soil of
Cuba." They are a'so pressing on to
Santiago. Havana. Caramba!
As a commissary Inspector Russell
Harrison Is giving contractors much
trouble and spoiling their profits. Sev
eral of them have b?pn turned down tn
attempting to uncai cojnterfelt giub
wit the aimy. - -.
REAL COWBOY REGIMENT.
No Frills About Crtgsby's Boys.
They Know Their Business.
One of the most spectacular Inci
dents of the war with Spain has been
provided by ' Teddy" Roosevelt and his
band of alleged "rough riders." Des
patches from the south teein with th
doings of the strange conglomeration
of Fifth avenue dudes and 8 called
cowboys until one grows heartily sick
of it all. When Colonel Roosevelt re
signed his responsible post as assist
ant secretary of the navy to raise his
band of terrible warriors, the more
conservative cf his ft.erds did not best
tate to indulge in hostile criticism.
They argued, and not without good
grounds, that it was. .o use a bit of
expressive slang, a "grand stand play."
And we In New York have sronn
'quite hysterical over the doings of the
rruouomuie i eouy ana his kid-giot ed
cohorts, unless, perchance, we have
been gifted with a sense of humor, in
which event we have been quietly
amused. But treie are many of us
who take "Teddy" and his rough
riders quite seriously, not realizing that
down at Chlrkamauga, eagerly waiting
an opportunity to get Into the righting.
Is Another band of rough riders, who
are Just exactly what they seem to he.
I refer to Colonel Milt Grlgsby's troop
of volunteer cavalry. conltiiig of 640
genuine simon pure cow-boys and
plainsmen. They are perhaps not as
pretty as Roosevelt's pets. They are
big. bronzed fellows, every one a born
horseman and a dead shot, every one
used to exposure and hardened by
years of life on the plains. Many cf
them have records as Indian fighters,
and all are Imbued with an Intetu.e
patriotism.
There are no valets In the ramp of
Colonel Grlgsby's Third rrgiment at
Chlckamauga. There are no golf sticks
and polo clubs to be kept In oider. Th
society reporter would pass this camp
of plainsmen by with a sniff of dis
dain. And yet there are men there,
rrom the colonel down to the most ob
scure trooper, who have records to be
proud of. and who have in them the
stuff that heroes are made of.
There are no pampered sons of the
rich in this outfit. These men do not
look upon their enlistment as a holi
day jaunt. They. are there to fight, not
as posers, and the fighting can't begin
any too soon to suit them.
Your true westerner can only be com
manded by a man for w horn he has the
respect born of superiority. And !n
Colonel Grlgsby they have a man In
whom that respect is very deep rooted.
Although comparatively a young man,
his life has been filled with adventure.
At the close of the civil war, through
which he fought with distinction, he
went to Dakota and grew up with the
country. He has seen it in Its most law.
loss days. For twenty-five years he
has resided In the state, and Is at pres
ent attorney general of South Dakota.
During the civil war he was once a
prisoner at Andersonville and twice a
prisoner at the equally hornble prison
pen at Florence. S. C. On both occa
sions he escaped, being recaptured the
first time after having spent thirty-five
days in the swamps. His sobriquet.
"the Smoked Tank." was given him
after he reached Sherman's army, be
cause of his grimy face, the result of
long exposure and the soot of many
solitary campfires In the wilderness.
At the conclusion of the war he wrote
a hook or nis experiences which he
called "The Smoked Yank."
The regiment is officered by men all
cf whom have made names fcr them
selves int he west. Lieutenant Colonel
Floyd of Helena. Mont.. Is a graduate of
West Point, who has passed through '
many exciting Indian campaigns. iwa
Jor Leigh II. French, the senior major ; look for the early capture of the city,
of the regiment. Is a Washington sur- j General Shafter and General Garcia
peon, but he has spent moat of bisreanze. however, that the enemy is
tittr 44 & a t v o v a aa a a -
i t a iM ina n'aa r nirins' rne msr r a tst
years, however, ne has been bunting
big game In the Jungles of Africa.
Captain Jack Foster. Captain Joseph
Birder and Captain Bullock command
respectively troops A. B and C. All
have records as fighters and all have
been terrors to the evildoers of the
early days. Captain Bullock Is one of
the best known men of the northwest.
His record had preceded him, and he
was made the first sheriff of Lawrence
county. "When I first went to Dead
wood," remarked Captain Bullock the
other day, "they killed about one man
a day In street fights, and no one was
ever punished. When I got through
with my second terra not more than
one man was killed in a week.
One Of the first and most notorious
cases of lynch trial occurred about the
time Captain Bullock came over the
trail from Montana. This was the trial
and acquittal of "Jack" McCall for the
killing of "Wild Bill." Bullock had not
yet obtained his commission as sheriff,
and he did not Interfere In the trial,
which was conducted In the street.
There was no doubt about the killing
of "Wild Bill" by McCall, but the mur
derer told a storj of wrongs done him
by "Wild Bill." and the Jury decided to
let him go. provided he could escape
the mob.
They took him up to the head of the
gulch, mounted him on a horse and told
him to ride for his life. At the end of
one minute every man in the camp
would commence shooting at him. It Is
needless to say that McCall made fast
time, and turned a bend in the road
lost as a hundred rifles cracked at the
end of the specified time. Since that
time Bullock has been Identified with
Di-adwuod as one of Us leading clti
Kens.
In a grated window of the county
Jail, between the Iron bars and the
panes of glass, two sparrows began
last week to build a nest. They work,
ed three days bringing wisps of grass
and feathers and strings and weaving
them in behind and around the bars.
The prisoners on the second tier of
cHls. with time hanging heavy on their
hands, watched the home building of
the birds.
Friday afternoon the prisoners heard
a great chattering of sparrows, and
locking out they saw that one of ths
birds. In weaving a string into the nest,
had got it tangled in some way around
Its neck. Its fluttering tightened tht
string and choked it. and it was dang,
ling helpless from the bar, within a
few yards of the black gallows In the
jail on which have been hanged four
men and on which three more will
probably be benged this summer. The
mate of the hanging bird was wildly
excited and chattered loudly, fluttering
around and pecking at the string, tl
cries brought out other sparrows, who
chirped excitedly and pecked at ths
string with their bills. Soon there wert
a dozen sparrows flying around the
hanging bird, and they kpt up theli
chattering for a half hour; then a dep
uty marshal tore the bird loose with s
long stick. It was deiid Kansas Cltj
Star.
"There Is something I have noticed
about eyes, though I am not an ocu
list, that probably few people know,
said Dr. Theodore llg of St. Louis
"You have often seen a large, hand
some eye. and no doubt admired It, bu
there Is this disadvantage. A larga
eye Is rnut:h more susceptible to tht
strain nf use, and cannot stand hal:
the wear and tear that a small eye can
There Is a compensation, however; th
one in pretty and ail right If taken cart
of. and the other not beautiful, bu'
substantial."
Herman Bergdorf's alarm clock prob
ably saved him from losing his watel
and other valuables yesterday morn.
Ing. The clock broke the silence at
o'clock, and as Burgdorf rubbed hit
eyes and Jumped up he almost fel
against a stranger who stood near tht
bed. The Intruder tried to get out
but Burgdorf held him fast ans fount
his watch In the stranger's possession
The Thirty-fifth ward of Philadelphia
c'aims to be the banner asparagus
gicwlng section of the world,
ARE READY FOR THE FI6HT
SIEGE GUNS ARE PLACED IN
POSITION.
Battle of Santiago May Commence
at any Moment Shafter Takes
Observations of the City Ameri
can Flag Waves for Miles.
At the Front, on the Rio Gauma.
(Special) It Is announced on very high
authority that almost 20,000 Spanish
soldiers had arrived at Santiago de
Cuba when the advance began, and It
Is added that General Pando may be
able to effect a Junction with General
Linares at Santiago de Cuba.
General Shafter's Headquarters. Ju
ragua Marked success has attended
the work of the American army in
transporting its siege and field guns
from the landing place near Balquirl
to the heights overlooking the city of
Santiago.
Unless the Spaniards are able to
offer more resistance than they have
attempted since they evacuated Sevilla
Saturday night, the Invading army will
be ready to attack Santiago within
forty-eight hours.
Much depends upon the Information
Major General Shafter will receive
from General Wheeler, General Law.
ton. Colonel Wood and Lieutenant Col
onel Roosevelt tonight and tomorrow.
There was a report that the assault
was begun today, but such was not
the case.
General Shafter debarked from the
Saguranca this morning and proceed
ed at once to this point, where he is in
close communication with the com
manders of ' the advance divisions of
the army. General Bates met him. and
they conferred for n few minutes about
the landing of the supplies.
General Shaft or, who was in full unl.
form and wore a straw helmet, found,
after much diliiculty. a magnificent
horse for use in the campaign. After
attending to some minor matters at
headquarters, he mounted and began a
tour of inspection of the American and
Cuban forces. For J ma sua the Amer
ican commander rode several miles to
ward Santiago, passing on bis way the
camps of General Garcia and General
Castillo. He visited, before his return.
General Wheeler and the other divis
ion commanders, and made observation
of Santiago from the heights.
General Shafter learned from the Cu
ban generals the exact points at which
their 4.0o0 men are camped. General
Garcia, because of his knowledge of
the country, was able to point out sev
eral decided advantages that had ac
crued to the invading army through
General Linares' course tn abandon
ing Sevilla without resistance. He had
learned from his scouts many details
of the Spanish plan for the defense of
Santiago, and he gave this information
to General Shafter.
General Kent's division today took a
position on the extreme left flank of
the enemy, near Morro castle, and it
is likely that this advance caused the
rumor that the assault on the city had
begun. General Kent's men are now
ncamped along the railroad, the Amer
ican Mag being visible for miles from
both land and sea.
As I have indicated in previous dis
patches the hour of the attack will de
pend entirely upon when the heavy ar
tillery is put in position before the city.
The three generals finally agreed upon
the points at which the Cubans shall
tta'lr unA I mti ahla t rk aH.I that oil
prepared to make a desperate resist
ance, but they are conrident that the
superior numbers and courage of their
troops will insure a complete victory.
Neither General Shafter nor General
3arcla, it is understood here, place
aiuch credence in the report that Gen
eral Linares has divided his forces so
as to attack our army from the rear
when the Americans advance against
the city. General Garcia maintains
that the Spanish commander has not a
Torce iare enough to warrant him tn
adopting such a course, lie bases his
jpinior. on the reports brought by his
lost reliable scouts.
All the Information at hand indicates
.hat General Linares will hold his en
tire force in Santiago. He may conclude
fn ,aVe Ceneral IMndo attemnt tn at
tack t,ur TeBr when ,ne fighting begins
but even this is doubtful. In fact, the
lhanees are ten to one that General
Pando will be unable to get his forces
;n the vicinity of Santiago before the
attack begins.
One of General Shafter's reasons for
rushing preparations for the attack Is
to prevent the possibility of such action
3n the part of General Pando.
General Shafter was accompanied to
;amp today by Colonel John Jacob
Astor. Captain Stewart M. Brice. Lieu
tenant Noble. Lieutenant Miley and
3ther members of his staff.
Complaints are heard that there are
:oo many Cubans o-operatlng with
General Shafter's army in this cam
paign. The Cubans. It Is alleged, are
sating everything In sight, and leaving
little for our troops.
With the Army. Saturday, by the
Herald's Difpatch Boat Golden Kod to
Port Antonio. Jamaica. June 28. As a
result of a few days' operations 20.000
troops, representing the combined
forces of General Shafter and General
3arcia. are ready to strike Santiago a
:rushing blow.
General Wheeler's division of the
irmy is within ten miles of the city,
general Shafter las arrived on the
tcene and Is hurrying troops forward
.n the direction of Santiago. The last of
the army transports was unloaded at
aoon Sunday, and three hours later an
army of 8.000 men stretched out to the
westward of Sibony for a distance of
ight miles.
An engineering corps has been sent
n ahead to build a military road. The
work of hauling the heavy siege guns
through the mountain passes is slow
and tedious, but all will be in readi
ness for an attack on the city by the
time General Shafter's command comes
jp from Baiquiri. The progress of the
army has been retarded by a lack of
pack mules. It Is extremely difficult to
move the guns and supplies, and for
this reason attention at the moment Is
;entered upon the work of the engi
neers. Our forces Sunday were In full pos
aession of the advanced points they
nad taken, and the Spaniards now must
:ontinue their retreat Into Sevilla. They
rannot long withstand the advance of
American and Cuban forces. Two
thousand Cubans brought from Key
West In transports were landed at
Balquirl. and at once joined Shatter's
army.
Our men complained bitterly of the
clothing provided by the government,
aeven miles along the road the troops
have left a trail of discarded uniforms
and blankets. They cannot wear wool
ens In Cuba at this season and have
mbraced the first opportunity to
lighten their burden.
London. June 28 The Cadiz fleet sf
warships and transports arrived at
Port Said, the Medlterraneon entrance
of the Sues canal. Sunday.
The first news of thv fleet came from
Alexandria. Kgypt. In a dispatch which
stated that the Spanish armada had
been sighted In the vicinity of Port
Said. From Cairo It was learned that
at a late hour Admiral Camara. com
mander of this formidable fleet, had
not yet asked permission to take on
coal.
Lieutenant Hobson and hla men are
still In communication with the fleet.
There Is little prospect that they will
be exchanged before the 'attack ea
Santiago Is maCe. .
COURAGE IN BATTLE.
It Is by no means easy to decide
which of the races of mankind Is the
bravest upon the battle field. The Lon
don Spectator is rather Inclined to as
sign that place to the Osmanll, who,
besides his natural stolidity and ex
emption from nerves, has the pride of
a race of hereditary conquerors, exalt
ed by an honest belief that God is on
his side or that fate is Irresistible. If
he is to die he will die; If not, not; and
he charges through the hall of shot
with an imperturbable serenity which
makes him the delight of disciplinari
ans and the despair of decent men. It
is, however, most difficult even to in
stitute a comparison as to national
courage, so much depends upon cir
cumstances, upon discipline and, with
some races, upon leadership.
very few troops fight well when they
are hungry. Frenchmen are distinctly
braver, by their own confession, when
they are led by a Napoleon, and Ger
mans differ violently from themselves
according to the perfection of their
discipline. Slavs will face any danger
which approaches if they are ordered
to face It, but to Induce them to show
fierce charging courage, the courage
which sweeps away armies, they must
nave confidence in the general and see
him at their head. Italians have hard
ly been tried of late years, though they
died in their tracks at Dogall; and
Spaniards, once esteemed the bravest
infantry In Europe.have In more recent
years appeared to have lost some con
fldence either in their officers or them
selves. Even the evidence is imperfect.
We English, remarks the Spectator.
believe in our hearts that we make
the best soldiers in the world; but. as
matter or fact, there is no evidence
for the assertion; Indeed, there is little
evidence the other way. There is plen
ty of proof running through all his
tory that the class of Englishmen who
take to the army have no superiors in
battle, if, indeed, they have any equals;
but the English people have never yet
been tried. They have never yet been
subjected to a conscription or anything
approaching to one. and the voluntary
adoption of a soldier's life naturally
acts as a winnowing process,
The question of the comparative pro
portion or really brave men In any
army will probably never be determln
ed. Great officers on the continent
keep their knowledge on that subject
rigorously as a professional secret and
assume as a cetainty that all soldiers
are Drave. i ney Know very wen. now-
ever, that they are not, and when con'
ndentlal will admit, as Marshal von
Moltke once did in public, that with a
great number it takes discipline, and
severe discipline, too. to induce them
to face shells unshrinkingly.
American officers, continues the Spec
tator, have been known to acknowledge
that of their men. who are as brave as
any in the world. 20 per cent would
run away if they could, and In every
army, even ours, which a man enters
only of free will, there is a certain pro
portion that literally can not overcome
its fears. They are stricken with
sort of paralysis. The proportion Is
probably not high In any army, the
majority. If In health, being able to
do their dure and having Intense mo
tives to do u; but neither is the pro
portion high of those soldiers who lit
erally feel no fear. There are such
men. who do not quite understand
what the emotion Is. as there are some
also who have In extreme danger
sense of pleasure, which sometimes
not only quickens their blood, but dis
tinctly Increases their Intellectual force.
This is said to have been true of Gen
eral Picton. who. though a hard, rough
man. was an "ar.gel when bullets were
about;" and was undoubtedly true of
the first Lord Gough. who had a trick.
highly disagreeable to his staff, of seek
ing points of full exposure to the en
emy's fire.
The Immense respect paid to such men
in all armies shows, however, that they
are exceptional, and, on the whole,
we believe that the opinion of the first
Sir Henry Havelock Is very nearly the
truth. The writer once had an oppor
tunity during a discussion on the utility
of the Victoria Cross of cross-questioning
that famous general on the
subject, and never forgot his reply:
"In my experience." he said, "in any
British regiment there are always
hundred men who would storm the
gates of hell, eight hundred who. If they
did It. would follow In, one hundred
who want to skulk In the ditches, and
about thirty who actually do skulk
there or elsewhere.
The averages should be higher In a
conscript army, but then also, the dis
cipline is more severe. Why discipline
should impart courage Is something of
a mystery, but there is no shadow of a
doubt that it does, and that a well dls.
clpllned regiment is not only more obe
dient, but actually more indifferent to
danger, probably because the continu
ous habit of self-suppression has posi
tively diminished selfishness.
The popular notion that seasoned
troops are much braver than ovlces
seems, however, to be unfounded. They
are more afraid of giving way. know
ing what a hell upon earth commences
if men begin running: but Waterloo
was won. In considerable measure, by
young soldiers, and Spelcheren was
carried by regiments In which no prt
vate had ever seen a shot fired in anger.
His Fighting Spirit High.
I was down In the mountain region
of West Virginia last week, said the
returned special agent of the internal
revenue department, and I happened
upon one war Incident down there,
where, you would suppose, people had
enough fighting of their own to do
without going to foreign countries for
t. One morning as I was riding thro'
a lonesome valley 1 came upon a house
st the turn of the hill, and as I passed
a man came out and joined me. taking
the side of the road, as Is common oft
entimes where there are a rider and a
walker going the same direction.
"How far is It to Sam Morgans.
was the first question I asked.
"Old Sam's or young Sam s?"
"I didn't know there were two."
"Thar wuzn't until two weeks ago.
when young Sam got hitched and rent
ed the Mullins farm. It's two miles
to the old man's."
"Do I keep on this way?"
"Yes. folier the crick. I reckon." he
said. Then he went on: "Thar ar' like
ly to be a war, hain't thar?"
"That s what most people think where
come from."
"Whar's that, mister?"
"Washington."
"Well, I reckon that's headquarters.
an' ef they think it thar then thar '11
be sum fightln'," and his face bright
ened.
"Are you in favor of war?"
"I never wuz till here lately, and now
I'm Jest achln' fer it."
"I suppose the continued cruelty of
the Spaniards toward those helpless re.
concentrados, added to the loss of ths
Maine, is too much for you to bear?"
"Well, no." he hesitated. " 'Taln't
that, I reckon."
"Not that?" I said. In surprise.
"No, stranger," and he glanced ovei
his shoulder at the house. "You see,
I've been married to John Pressler's
wldder fer about six weeks, and I've
got to the p'int when I've jist got to
fight somebody or somethln . I can t
fight the old woman, an' 1 don't want
ter fight any uv the neighbors, but I've
got ter fight, an I'd ruther fight them
darn Spanyards thin anybody else I
knows uv. Y aln t never been mar
ried, have yer. mister?" .
I shook my head.
"Well." he said, with a long-drawn
breath, "you don't know nuthln' what
somever about the feelin's a man has
got sometimes. No wonder she was a
widder. She'll be another one ef this
war gits declared off. er I'm no ledge."
Washington Star.
The clgarmakers at Tampa hire a
man to read to them while they work.
This Is a revival of a New England
shop custom prior to the Introduction
of , machinery. - .-
i AUGUST! Ill A BAD FIX.
SPANISH RANKS THINNED BY
FEAR AND DISEASE.
Captain General Declares He Will
not Surrender to Insurgents-Ma-nilaa
Doomed City--! hlrty Thous
and Rebels Armed.
Madrid. June 30. The government
has received the following dispatch
from General Augusti:
"The situation Is still as grave. 1
continue to maintain my positiou In
side the line of blockhouses, but the
enemy Is increasing in numbers as the
rebels occupy the provinces which are
surrendering. Torrential rains are in.
undating the intrenchments, rendering
the work of defense difficult.
"The number of sick among the
troops is increasing, making the situ
ation very distressing and causing in
creased desertions of the native sol
diers. "It Is estimated that the insurgents
number 30.000 armed with rifles and
100.000 armed w ith sw ords, etc.
"Aguinaldo has summoned me to Bur
render, but I have treated his proposal
with disdain, for I am resolved to
maintain the sovereignty of Spain and
the honor of the nag to the last ex
tremity. "I have over 1,000 sick and 200
wounded. "
"The citadel has been Invaded by the
suburban inhabitants, who have aban
doned thir homes owing to the bar
barity of the rebels. These inhabi
tants constitute an embarrassment, ag
gravating the situation, in view of
the bombardment, which, however, is
not seriously apprehended for the mo
ment.
"Tlie governor of the Visayas and
(i..,an .okio ho
defated the Insurgent during which
Chief Arco Aguinaiclo s representa-
tlve was killed He adds that tran-
quility now prevails throughout these
Islands. and he further says that the
principal Malay chiefs of the Min-
danao group claim they desire to fight
on the side of the Spaniards against
the invaders."
According to advices the emissaries
sent out to seek a column of 1,000
men returned after a fruitless search.
Captain General Augusti's family is
still in the hands of the insurgents.
General I'ena with 1,000 soldiers has
surrendered. IBs soldiers, most of
whom are natives, joined the insurg
ents. A majority of the detachment
tn the island of Luzon have surrendered
owing to their lack of food, though
some succeeded in escaping.
Numerous Spaniards, including the
governors of Batanga. Luna and Bula-
can. have taken refuge at Cavite. The
rebels who are besieging Manila ex
ceed 25.000 men.
The city is -completely Isolated and
the Spanish squadron is anxiously
awaited, as Manila is untenable.
Small rebel craft navigate the bay
conveying prisoners to Cavite.
READY FOR SIGNING.
Conference Report on Bankruptcy
Bill Is Adopted.
Washington. D. C. June 30. In the
house today the conference report on
the bankruptcy bill was adopted by a
vote of 134 to 53, and the measure will
go now to the president.
Speeches in opposition to the reported
bill were made by Messrs. Tarry (dern.
Ark.). De Armond (dern. Mo.) and Mc-
Rae (Jem., Ark.), and In support of
Henderson
the measure by Messrs,
(rep.. Ia.). Underwood (dem., Ala.) and
Ray (rep., N. V.).
When the bankruptcy bill was dis-
posed of Mr. Mason (rep.. Pa.), asked
unanimous consent for disagreement
to the senate amendment to the "om-
nibus bill." and for granting the re-
quest of the senate for a conference.
Pending disposition or the request,
Mr. Loud (rep., Cal.) secured the floor.
and declared general opposition to the
payment of war claims, criticising se
verely the policy that was leading to
wholesale payment of such claims.
He said the bill as it passed the house
originally carried but Jl.100.000. and
the senate had added SS.000,000. but a
compact, he added, existed at the time
the bill passed the house, whereby no
other claims were to be passed in case
the 11.100.000 should go through. Con
sent was given when Mr. Loud conclud
ed, and the chair appointed as conferees
Messrs. Mahon. Otjen (rep.. Wis.) and
Richardson (dem., Tenn.).
The Third Call.
Washington. D. C, June
30. Tho
president will Issue early next week
a third call ror troops. tne exact.
number to be called for has not been
determined, but there seems to be no
doubt that at least 150,000 will be In
vited to enlist.
The war department estimates that
50.000 troops will be needed In Santiago
province, 125.000 In Havana province.
2.000 In Clenfuegos and vicinity, 20.009
in Porto Rico and 60.000 in the Philip
nines. A reserve force of 100.000 is
held to be essential for retention in this
country.
The nresldent is convinced that the
estimates of American strength need
ed for subjugating Cuba have been
short. He has been much impressed
with Shafter's experience in Santiago,
and assumes that the conditions ex
istent there will be found to pervade in
other parts of the country.
VICTIMS OF THE WRECK.
Tupelo, Miss., June 28. A railway ac
cident occurred at this place at 3:40
Sunday afternoon. In which four sol
diers lost their lives and others re
ceived fatal Injuries. Everything was
done to relieve the wounded by the
local physicians and citizens, who were
soon upon the Ecene.
Killed:
Willie B. Wallace, troop C.
Sam Johnson, troop C.
Gordon, colored porter.
Cornelius Lenihan, troop C.
Private Gimmer.
Fatallv Injured:
Henry S. Mapes. troop C, both legs
cut oft, punctured In abdomen.
Injured:
R. D. Staley, troop C, elbow dislocat
ed.
Wallace Hodge, troop G. ankle bro
ken.
George Gardner, troop C, hip hurt.
Rudolph Wldmar, officers mess cook.
back sprained.
Hiram F. Davis, troop
C. ankle j
nralned.
Henry Stelts. troop u. leg Drosen.
Will Grovener. troop C. leg bruised.
Jos Aaron, troop C. back sprained.
W. H. Robblns. troop A. ankle dislo
cated.
Arthur Evans, troop A. slightly In
jured.
schenck, troop c. leg Daaiy
bruised.
Colonel Torrey was In a state room
ef the sleeping car. which was separate!
from the engine of the second section
by a short caboose. The force of the
Impact carried the first section forward
-S00 yards. When tne train ftoppea col
onel Torrey found himself outside, be
ip.eath the wreckage, and although his
-feet were badly bruised, he managed
.to clamber up the embankment. His
other injuries are several bruises about
'the head-
' Later Private Mapes Is now In a
dying condition. The engineer who
'was reported missing was seen to
; night, but was unable to talk He
received internal Injuries that have
caused several hemorrhages. He Is
completely overcome cn account of the
asplorable affair.
CUPID ON A STEAMBOAT.
Marries You and Gives a Weddlnj
Trip for Nothing'.
Cupid, who has been fancy free for
countless ages, and whose merry prank
have caused thrones to totter and fall,
has at last been enmeshed In the fet
ters of an effete civilization. He Is now
doing business for a steamship compa
ny whose boats ply between the cities
of Chicago and Milwaukee. It Is a far
cry from the love laden atmosphere of
rarnassus to the marts of American
trade, and Cupid.. unless he regards It
as his maddest and merriest achieve
ment. must shudder In his bondage.
But this is not telling the story. Is It?
Well, it is a story of matrimony for
the masses. If you are inclined that
way, here Is the opportunity of a life
time. Not only will your honeymoon
tr Ip andthe minister's fee be paid for
you, but In addition you will receive
an annual pass good for two and the
steamers plying between Chicago and
Milwaukee and $25 In bright shining
gold.
bride, the steamboat company will land
you In Milwaukee, and upon presenta
tion of the marriage certificate at the
office you will receive all the benefits
except the golden coin. That is re
served for those who are wedded on
the boat.
As "the town of easy marriage," Mil
waukee is known far and wide, and
during the summer Chicago couples
are married there in big bunches. The
absence of a license law in Wisconsin,
a condition which Is Imposed by the
state of Illinois. Is responsible for the
situation, and local ministers and civil
officers make more from tying copies
In the double knot of connubial bliss
than they do from their salaries.
Rev. W. A. Hunsberger, of the Grand
avenue Methodist church, otherwise
known by the sobriquet of "the mar
rying parson," holds the record to date.
For several years he averaged 2,500
ceremonies per year, and with few ex-
i captions they were couples from Chi -
icago ana oiner Illinois towns, ai one
! tim rivalry was so great that run-
ners were employed by the hustlers
amonS the clergy to make the trips and
el Business on tne Doais.
" " ."e.u "
j " " , " .Vi - T
) ?r u&n. yuP'a- Anticipating a decrease
in matrimony this summer owing to
lut lt
men have gone to the front in their
country's service, the steamboat com -
pany has entered upon a novel plan to
stimulate marriage. To twenty thou
sand young men has been sent an in
vitation to desert single blessedness
for matrimony, with special induce
ments offered by the company.
The Invitations are embellished with
pictures intended to be alluring and
i n 1. 1 . - n T-V. Ax- V, .a f - U (,..-. .
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, with the sun coming up In the east: the
next, the steamer on the lake; the third.
; Milwaukee; the fourth, a marriage cer-
emony; the fifth, the boat steaminR
under a low moon, and the sixth and
.last. Chicago lighted by a high moon.
'A m nlster will be on the boat ready for
service at a moment s notice. He will
j carry a full supply of blank certificates
and guarantees to kiss each and every
oriae mat ne marries. tne vote of aU absentees. If any. shall
That the Invitations will be produc- oe cast Dy Bald chairman of said Doug
tlve of results there Is no doubt. Ac- jas county delegation."
ceptanees are reaching the offices of Wharton moved the adoption of the
the company at the rate of five hundred resolution and It carried unanimously
a day. and It is confidently expected and Ben Baker then walked right up.
iinai irom one iu iwo mousaiiu coupies
1 will be married on the boat during the
summer, so rar tne replies nave oeen
entirely from Chicago.
I One of the letters received is from a
typewriter, who describes herself as
i "twenty-six years old, handsome, good
looking, brunette, perfectly sound and
matrimonially inclined." She offers the
company $25 if it will find her a suit
able fellow to tie up to. Although this
Is a line of work Superintendent Whits-
lar had not anticipated going Into, still.
; as the advance agent of Cupid, he will
(not let any chances slip, and If all per-
'sons wishing to marry a girl with all
the good points stated in the descrip-
Ition will forward their applications to
.Mr. Whitslar. they will be turned over
J to the young woman to make a selec-
tion.
I Many similar letters are coming, and.
by a curious coincidence, all of the
w-riters are apparently attractive In
! pvpr wav that would anneal to a man.
However, if mates can be found for
them, they will be married aboard the
.boat ana receive tne suosianuai wen
.wishes of the company.
Facts About Powder.
The California powder mills In the
San Lorenzo valley ship 20.000 pounds of
'powder dally to the Atlantic coast for
government use.
The principal smokeless powders in
use are composed of gun cotton and
nitro-glycerine. either alone or in com
bination with other material, the func
tion of which Is to reduce the violence
of action. The parts are mixed In
quantities In the presence of a liquid
which has a solvent action upon the
gun cotton. A doughlike substance Is
'the result. This mass Is placed In a
press from which It emerges squeezed
into flat ribbons. After running it
' between rollers to obtain the proper
thickness It Is cut Into grains a nd
dried.
! The Oregon's 13-Inch rifles are charg
ed with 550 pounds of powder, and this
imparts to a 1.100-pound shot a veloc
ity of 2.100 feet per second and the
energy of the projectile Is nearly 24.000
foot tons. This energy is sufficient to
life the Oregon eight feet out of the
: water In one minute.
Nitro-glycerine Is not adapted for
aporting purposes. In a shotgun its
I combustion Is- not complete, and the
I fumes from It give violent headaches
! to the shooter.
I Most of the cotton used in the man
'ufacture of gun cotton comes from
Georgia,
I In black powder the components are
j charcoal, sulphur and saltpeter, the
latter supplying the oxygen and pro
ducing combustion of the other two.
Black powder and brown powder are
variations of the same thing, brown be
inr developed from the black.
Sulphur used In the powder mills
comes In ship loads from Japan and
Sicily, the saltpeter from India.
The dust rising in some rooms of the
powder mill is so Inflammable that the
workmen must, wear wooden pegs in
their shoes to avoid friction.
Some two years ago a retired officer
of the French merchant service, liv
ing in the Rue d'Alesla. Paris, M. Du
chesne, brought home an orangoutang
from Borneo. Since growing to Its full
size the brute Is a terror to the neigh
bors. Its master won't hear of Its be
ing chained up, contenting himself with
shutting the animal In his bedroom
nerore goinS ouc. a n. w oo..r . y
mini, om uuiuiiui-.v., -- -
olas Bargeve. alias "the Devourer." had
determined to make a professional call
at M. Duchesne's apartment with In
tent to burgle. Now as this Illustrious
character had only been three days at
large after completing his ninth term
of Imprisonment, he was naturally un.
aware that such a pet as the orang
outang was tolerated In these particular
rooms. Consequently, when the burg
lar was suddenly pounced upon by two
hairy paws, he was somewhat sur
prised, and his screams soon brought
help, with the result that M. Bargeve
was drawn out of the room by his
feet. In a very Ignominious rasnion.
very ignominious fashion, tie
was taken to tne innrmary, ana it isp -
reported that he has gone mad and
n.ir imas-inM himself to have been
now imagines himself to have
changed Into an ape.
Queen Victoria Is said to possess
some very oia watcnes. Among mem
are two little, gold ones, by Breguet.
sunnosed to be 100 years old. One Is a
reneater. the other a blind man's
watch. Both of these are In constant
uf. and keen rood time. They are
bout the size of a two-shllllng piece
and nave silver
THE OMAHA POLITICIANS.
BEN S. BAKER AS THEIR CAN
DIDATE FOR GOVERNOR.
But He May be Only a "Decoy
Duck" The Shrewd Workers
Have Begun to Pull the Strings to
Jumping Jacks.
Omaha, June 27. Douglas county re
publicans at their county convention
held here Saturday evening, allowed
Judge Ben S. Baker, candidate for gov
ernor, to name his delegates to the
republican state convention. The old
machine was thoroughly greased and
It worked Just as it has worked for
many years.
It is one thing to Indorse a candidate
and it is some other thing who does
It and how it Is done. Kvldently Ben
Baker has a cinch so far as Omaha
republican politicians are concerned.
Immediately after the organization
of the convention was completed John
C. Watson, legal adviser and political
promoter for Frank K. Moores, arose
and proposed a resolution to allow
Baker to select his own delegation to
Lincoln and that Douglas countv in
dorse his candidacy for nomination by
the state convention. The resolution
follows:
INDORSE BAKER.
Whereas. The remibllcana of Don.
las county In convention assembled,
believe it to be for the best Interests
of the republican party in this s.ate.
that the nominee for governor of
the state of Nebraska come from Doug
las county; and
"Whereas. The distinguished abilitv
or lion, ueniamln
S. Baker and his
unblemished record, both in nubile and
1 private life. Is a recommendation for
, mm lor the nigh and responsible msi-
Hon of governor of this state, T the
end, therefore, that the choice and
will of this convention may be observed
I na carried out in the state conven-
"c "
I "Hesolved. By the republicans of
.Douglas county. In convention assem
. bled that tne H'on p Jamln s Baker
be. and he is hereby, requested to 5fJef L .
tne delegation and name the chair-
' -Iian thereof nrp.n rv,i,.
county in the state republican conven
tion to be held in the city of Lincoln
cn the 10th day of August. 1898. and
said list of delegates so selected by
the said Benjamin S. Baker shall
constitute and be the delegation of
I'ouglas county In said state conven-
' J "-
structed to use all honorable means
to secure the nomlnan of the said-
Benjamin 8. Baker fJTgovernor of the
,tate of Nebraska; and be It further
-Resolved. That no proxies be al-
iowed from tn,8 COUnty la said conven-
tlon and ,n case of vacancies In said
delegation the said Benjamin S. Baker
hereby authorized to select such re-
publicans as he may see fit to fill such
vacancies, and at such state convention
on invitation, to the band stand and
cheered to enthuse him.
BIr Expedition of Cubans.
Tampa, la.. June 27. The largest
and best equipped expedition of Cubans
that ever left this country sailed from
Port Tampa Thursday night on the
steamers Florida and Fanlta. The press
.n! j1" "'""fl a.W "Ji
to be sent out about the expedition
until he was satisfied that the ships
were close to the landing place, which
Is supposed to be Port de Banos, on the
northern coast of the province of San
tiago. This Is the same place where the
Florida so successfully landed a large
expedition one month ago. When the
ships left Port Tampa they carried
600 Cubans and two troops of the Tenth
United States cavalry.
General Emllio Nunez, who has super-
Intended the departure of many fillbus-
terlng expeditions from this country to
: Cuba, was in command of the Cuban
i . - . . f -
camped at Lakeland for nearly two
months. They have become acclimated
and have also been thoroughly in
structed in the use of the machete.
Besides the arms and ammuni'tlon for
the men forming the expedition, the
ships carried 15,000 rifles and 5.000.000
rounds of ammunition with which to
supply the Cuban forces commanded by
General Garcia. A large quantity of
provisions, about 2.000 tons, was car
ried. In addition to sixty days' rations
for the men forming the expedition.
The provisions are for the Cuban army
and any of the Cuban people that may
be in need of them.
There were several thousand Cubans
and Americans at Port Tampa to wit
ness the departure, and as the ships
swung out the crowd cheered snd the
band played "Yankee Doodle." "Dixie"
and other airs. The Cuban soldiers and
colored cavalrymen swarmed the rig
ging of the vessels and answered the
cheers. It Is the Intention of the army
officers to have the men on the Florida
and Fanita Join the Cuban forces on
the northern coast and march across
the country to reinforce the Cuban
army In the rear of the city ot Santi
ago. "
To Invade Spain.
Washington. D. C. June 27. The war
Is to be carried Iro Africa, meta
phorically speaking. If Spain Is fool
hardy enough to send the Cadiz fleet
through the Suez canal to attack
Dewey In the Philippines.
It is announced on good authority
that before the last Spanish vessel has
passed through the canal, an American
squadron will be steaming at full
speed across the Atlantic, straight for
the coast of Spain to bring the war
home to the Spanish people.
There is no doubt that Dewey can
take care of himself against this Cadiz
fleet, since his own squadron will be
reinforced by ironclads long before
Camara's ships sight the bay of Manila,
and he will have the shore batteries
with him Instead of against him In
the struggle. But it has been concluded
by the administration that nothing
save the most severe measures will
suffice to bring the Spanish people to
a realizing sense of the hopelessness
of the continuance of the present war
and even kindness, it Is held, will
dictate such a blow as that it Is pro
posed to administer If the Spanish per
sist In this last project.
WARSHIPS TO SPARE.
After the fall of Santiago and the
capture or destruction of Cervera's
squadron Sampson will have an abund
ance of vessels to spate for the task
set for him. Trobably he twill con
stitute the attacking neet in two
squadrons, the first a nylng sqj iv, I 2, j "1 1 -to
be composed of the swIftesVa I iJr 11 ' J
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