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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ,
ESTABLISHED JTJ E 19 , 1871. OMAHA , FHIDAY , MAY 20 , 1898. SINGLE COPY JTITE CENTS.
DAS FAITH IN THIS COUNTRY
Brazilian Minister Highly Compliments the
United States.
MAKES AN ADDRESS TO THE PRESIDENT
Hope * for Another Pnn-Amerlcnn
> Convren * Which Will Adopt it
Trenly EnlnrultiK the
Monroe Doctrine.
\VASH1NOTON. May 19. Senor Salvador
dc Mendonca , who has represented Brazil
In Washington since May , 18919 , has pre
sented his tellers of recall , preparatory to
being transferred to Lisbon , Portugal. The
ctrcmony , which Is In many cas s little
more lhan on Idle form , was In Itls easel
remarkable from the magnificent tribute
paid to our great republic by Senor Mcn-
donca , who , having occupied the post of
consul general of Brazil at New York for
many years preceding his accession to the
ministry , has had more abundant oppor
tunity for just criticism lhan rails to the
lot of most diplomatic representatives. The
-tulnlslcr said :
T
I have the honor to place In your hands
the revocatory leller by which the presi
dent of Brazil terminates my mission to
the United Stales of America. Hoping lhat
ynur excellency may concur In the belief
expressed by my government that I have
In fulfillment of Its Instructions discharged
the duties ot ray mission in an , agreeable
wanner to your government andadding to
the expression of the best wishes ot the
jirtoldent of Brazil for your happiness and
for the prosperity of your counlry , my per-
eonal good wishes , I might consider closed
tny official address.
r But friends do not part In the solemn
hour In which the nation Is called to arms
* Ith diplomatic forms merely. Moreover ,
tny debt of gratitude to your people and
government for the treulment which I have
received al your hands during a residence
of almost a quarter of a century Is so great
that I cannot take my leave without ex
pressing to the first officer of this great
republic my heartfelt appreciation of your
benevolence toward a student of your In-
lllullons and an admirer of Ihe high char
acter of your nation.
Opening your country since the colonial
times as n land of refuge ; establishing
j-our commonwealth on Ihe solid foundation
of the freedom of conscience ; giving to the
world the principles of the declaratlofi of
Independence ; affirming by the consolida
tion of the union and by the abolition of
slavery that this continent was thenceforth
consecrated lo llberly , your people have
como lo Iho front rank ns a powerful fac
tor ot modern civilization.
Fearless before the strong , magnanimous
toward the feeble , deeply convinced that
"
"Justice and right are the cornerstones of
the stale and fairness Ihe measure of In
ternational dealings ; Industrious , Intelli
gent , law-abiding and peace-loving , your
cation will bo proud of Its achievements ,
and no one has had a betler opporlunlly
than I to satisfy himself by a careful ob
servation of men and laws of your steady
advancement and progress.
Sera the Jojn niul Sorrow ! .
I have seen your country In Its days of
Joy and sorrow. I saw nt the celebration
of the centennial year of jour Independence ,
the pastmasler In the art of war open the
great fair of the arts of peace and reveal
to the world Iho double greatness of the
nation which In ten years had transformed
guns Into Implements of Industry.
I saw the great hero laid to rest In the
heart of your great metropolis , amid the
mourning of thp whole land and witnessed
Ills apotbesls celebrated by the voice ot
the entire union.
I saw the chief magistrate ot the nation
fallen by an assassin's band and observed
the republic continue firm and serene un
der the empire of the law. In Its joy or
narrow the nation did not depart a moment
from the confidence in Its high destiny.
I have visited the different regions of
your broad land ; I know the active men of
the east , the open-hearted Inhabitants of
the west and the chivalrous southerner : It
has been my fortune to meet the slales-
inan , tbe scientist , the artist , the manu
facturer , the farmer and the workman.
Their common Ideal Is the honor a'nd great
ness of their country.
I have trod tbe modest oaths ot the land
which lead to sacred places : Mount Vernon ,
where the founder lies ; Hollywood , where
Monroe rests ; Oakhlll. where Blalne re
poses. I have listened to the voices of .
tbo wind passing through the branches ot
the oaks which cast their shade over their
tombs and learned the story of your
t greatness. May yours be an Inspiring ex
ample to the whole continent.
It has been my aspiration , before leaving
your country , to sit again at a table ,
around which all the American republics
would re-enact , on a more solid basis , the
agreement outlined br the unratlfled treaty
of the 28th or April of 1890. distributing
the responsibilities of the policy of Mon
roe , by the members ot the compact , as It
Is due to their sovereign character.
Blessed be tbe day when I shall witness
tbo meeting of such a congress , first step
for tbe establishment of an American diet ,
high court of the International affairs ot
our continent. Wherever the duly to my
beloved country will call me I can assure
you that my heart and sympathy will beef
of your noble people and wllh the standard
bearer'of the republic ot America , who Is
Advancing the outposts of human freedom
Into the last cntrenchmenls of Ihe oast.
President Make * Reply.
1 The president replied as follows :
Mr. Minister : Recalling your many years
of efficient and friendly reprcsentallon at
,
this capital and mindful of the agreeable
associations you havn formed with the offi
cers of this government , in the fulfillment
of jour honorable mission. I cannot Hitler
feel regret that your transfer to another
post terminates the personal relations you
bavo so acceptably maintained with this
government and wllh the people of this
country , although I must at the same time
congratulate you on the further show of
confidence In your ability and zeal ch
your own government nas given you In
assigning you to another Important mis
sion.
sion.The
The eloquent words you have addressed
to me show that your long sojourn In this
country and your many opportunities of ob )
servation arjd of Intercourse with our pco-
pla have Imbued you wllh a clear percep
tion , alike nt historical and moral origins ,
cf our political and Iqtelleclual syslein and (
ot Ihe high purposes which have ever Inspired
spired our commonwealth In Its relations
with tbo other communities of the earth ,
whether they bo our neighbors or our dis |
tant friends ; our coadjutors or our gener
ous rivals In the paths of Industry and
commerce ; or whether allied to us b > ties
of blood and similarity of constitutional !
forms , or divided by differences of race and
governmental structure.
For nearly a quarter ot a century you
* have dwelt among us , a spectator of our
domestic developmpnt and an Interesting
gludent of tbe grtat social and political
problems which have so seriously confronted
fronted all nations during these closing
years of the world's moat eventful century ,
and from which the United States , -while
teadlly keeping tn its own self-appoliitvd
path , has not been exempt.
However sore the passing trial , or hard
Ihe problem of Ihe hour , you have seen It
met by the calm reason and hardy forti
tude of our people , furnishing additional
evidence of the wisdom of these who '
founded tbe republic on the Immutable
basis of union , justice , self-control and
charity toward all. .
I wUh for you. Mr. Minister , all personal
happlnew In your new field of useful duty. [ }
Vlay the memories jou take with jou ot the
IrleniUhlp and etteem you have woo here
I be matched by those which lie before you
In another land.
In thus bidding jou farewell I ask you
to be the messenger ot the earnest , fra
ternal greetings of this government and
people to Brazil and Us citizens and of their
trust that they may long reap the trulls
of their devotion to Ihe cause of self-gov-
crnment , and that the blessings of peace ,
advancement and plenty may ever be their
lot , and I beg you to assure Ihe president
of the republic of my cordial wishes for hU
personal welfare ,
PRESENT NEED OF THE NAVY
Fnxt Armored Crnlnem Ilxnentlnl to
Cnrrjlnn on Effective Of-
fennlve Warfare.
WASHINGTON , May 19. Ex-Secretary of
the Navy Tracy of New York , under whose
administration of the Navy department many
of the battleships and cruisers of our new
navy were projected and built , was at the
Navy department today , meeting his old as-
Icoclales and talking with Ibc officials on
tliq status of the present war.
General Tracy was asked if our ships in
their present acllve service met the ex
pectation ho had of them when Iho new
navy was being developed.
"To Judge from Manila , Ihey are meeting
every cxpcctallon , " said General Tracy ,
"and yet I believe It to be the plain duty of
congress to authorize , Immediately the construction -
struction of six largb armored cruisers of the
most modern typ9J"even larger than the
cruisers New York and Brooklyn. These
should be ordered In addition to the ships
authorized ' by the regulaLr naval approprlarei
tlon bill. Now that we arc called upon to
carry on offensive warfare , the need of
armored cruisers Is Imperative nml the lack
of them Is at present a serious handicap ,
Our new navy was developed on the Idea of
a defensive navy , not an offensive one. It
was thought that If we c\cr had a war It
would be with one of the great naval powers ,
capable of throwing their vast naval arrnago
ments against our shores. To meet this onTl
slaught we proceeded on the theory of havrl
Ing a navy to protect our long stretch of
coast and scout the ocean and cause all the
damage possible on the commerce which
most of the naval powers possess. For that
reason we built our battleships and our unpi
armored cruisers. The battleship Is essen
tially for defensive purposes , ns It lacks the
speed essential to carry on effective offenhi
slve warfare , although of course It Is a
valuable adjunct In any line of warfare ,
The unarmored cruisers , such as the Mintl
ncapolls and Columbia , were designed
mainly as swift scouts , and also as commerce
destroyers. Now , however , we find our
selves at war with a'nation which has little
commerce to be destroyed , so that the unbi
armored cruiser has'little work to accombi
pllsh In the line of Its original purpose as
a commerce destroyer , although valuable as
an adjunct In any line.
"In short we are carrying on what was
not expected , on offensive Instead of n de
fensive war , and' ' as a result we ought to
have the ships capable of executing offensive
warfare. The armored cruisers New York
and Brookljn are fine ships of their class
and are exactly fitted for this line of of
fensive work. They combine the features
of heavy armor and
protected decks of an
Ironclad , together with the speed of a
cruiser. But what we need Is more of them.
The strength of the Spanish squadron now
In southern waters lies In the fact that It
has this typo of armored cruisers , with
speed and protective armors , suitable for
offensive work. Under the now conditions
which have arisen It seems plain that.con
gress should provide at least six of these
armored cruisers. We are not only carrying
on an offensive warfare , but we are reaching
out to the Philippines. The entire theory
of a defensive navy , on which our present
navy was formed , has been changed and
the new conditions should be.promptly met
congress. "
When General Tracy's attention was called
to the report that he might go to the
Philippines as civil governor general he
laughingly dismissed the suggestions and
said there never had been a thought of this
move except In the vivid Imagination of
some newspaper vyrlter. The ex-secretary
.Strongly approves the energy of all depart-
ments of the government In coping with the
present war emergency and deprecates the
loose gossip and criticism which seeks to
force an aggressive movement without regard -
gard to that mature consideration which the
momentous character of the movements re
quire.
HAVE GOOD WILL OF CANADA
Anti-American Speech Drliiim Oat
Strong I'rotent from Party
Lendem.
OTTAWA , Ont , May 19. In the House
of Commons Hon. McCleary , a representative
ot one ot the border constituencies , in dis
cussing the American alien labor law and
the manner In which It had been enforced
against Canadians , incidentally referred to ,
the Spanish-American war , saying that while |
all people In America would pray the Amerl-
can people would comq out victorious , sllll
Iherc wcro not a few who would like to see j
the Unlled , Slafes "get a bit of defeat for I
Us unfriendly act'lons toward Canada. " Cries
of "no , " "no/ ' n ese from all parts of the
house.
Premier Laurlcr , rising evidently with
some warmth , said : "I sincerely hope my
honorable friend who has juu taken his
seat. In his utterance which this * moment
called forth expressions of dissent , speaks
his own personal feeling and not tbo feelIng -
Ing of his party. I would rather hope that
on the present occasion , though we uro
bound to bo neutral , and must bo neutral
In the present difficulties between the United
States and Spain I should like to believe
that If thcro Is a feeling at all apart from
our duty as neutrals , it is a feeling ot
sympathy for those who are our neighbors
and'who share the continent with us. "
Sir Charles Tupper , opposition leader , ex
pressed enltre acquiescence In what the
plcmlcr bad said and concluded by saying :
"While we are bound to respect that com
plete neutrality that has been proclaimed
by the parent state In reference to the war
between the United States and Spain , never
theless I feel we cannot forget that the people
of Canada , as of Great Britain , are as one
branch ot that great English family , and
that tbo Interests of peace , the Interests
of civilization would be promoted by tbe
most cordial co-operation between the two
great nations. " ( Cheers. )
Mr. CbarUon , a member from Onlario ,
"
then called "the government's attention io.to
the presence In Canada of Senor Polo T
Bernabe , late Spanish minister at Washing
ton , who seemed to be actively engaged In j
attending lo an offica of wart "A few days
ago one Downing was arresled as a spy
in Washington and committed suicide , and
It 1s feared that the. presence of Spanish
officials here might lead to complications
as belns considered a breach of neulralliy. "
Premier Laurler replied lhat the govern-
ment had no knowigdso that Bernabe had
tldone ' anything to mrrnnt Interference by
the government. - $ any "rate attention
had not been calleil to the matter. The
British empire bad jUw&ys been the asylum
- for refugees unoSr any circumstances. "So
'long ' ai the Spanish minister did not se
Canada's hoipllallly the government > es
not conilder Itself bound to take notice of
the minister's presence here. "
FACTS ABOUT THE ANTILLES
Centuries of Spanish Enle Only Partially
Develop Their Besonrces ,
RICH IN MINERALS AND AGRICULTURE
Culm Co n 111 Supply the Wentern
HemlHithcre Mltu Snunr Thirteen
.Million Acre * of Primeval Par
ent * of Valuable Wood * .
WASHINGTON , May 19. In response to
the < demand for Information In regard to
Cuba and Porto Rico , the Bureau of Foreign
Commerce , Department of Stale , loday
Issued I a bulletin containing much Interesting
lnf Information drawn from consular re
ports ! and other official data concerning the
geography , products , commerce , rallwajs ,
debt , cables , etc. , of these Islands. It In
cludes also detailed descriptions of all the
large cities. It Is pointed out that If all
tin land suitable to the growth of sugar
cane was devoted to that Industry Cuba
caiml
might supply the entire western hemisphere
with sugar. The Island has already pro
duced In a single year for export 1,000,000
tons and Its capabilities have Been only In
the < experimental slage.
Allhough sellled many years before Iho
United Stales , Cuba sllll has 13,000,000 acres
Of primeval foresls , Including mahogany ,
redwood , ebony and many other valuable
woods. In a report from Consul Hyatt the
richness ( of the mineral deposits aboat San
tiago dc Cuba is pointed out. American
companies , with a combined capital of over
$5,000,000 , now operate mlne in this vlcln-
Uy ; and employ from SOO lo 1,400 men , shipping -
ping lo Ihe Unlled Slalcs from 30,000 lo 50-
000 Ions of iron ore per monlh , most of It
going to Bethlehem , Slcellon and Plltsburg.
These Iron ores are said to be among the
richest In the world. Mr. Hjatt believes
thai Ihe old copper mines in the same
vicinity | , which used to turn out $ .1,000,000
worth of copper ore annually for use In the
United Stales , would bo worked with
profit.
The extent of the tobacco and sugar In
dustries are 'given In detail , although Ihcso
have suffered seriously as a result of the
last three } cars of warfare. About 80,000
of the Inhabitants are ordinarily engaged In
the cultivation of tobacco. The Cuban debt
is placed at 1293,000,000 , or about $979 per
Inhabitant.
The description of Porto Rico Is especially
Interesting In Ihe account of San Juan har
bor. It stales lhat the entrance to the harbor -
bor Is one of difficulty and danger , par
ticularly when a norlhcr Is blowing. The
boca , or entrance lo Ihe harbor. Is a mass
Ol stelhlng , foaming water , and presents
an Imposing spectacle. To see steamers of
from sixteen to cighlecn feet draft enter
through Ihts seclhlng boca is a sight to be
remembered , as the great waves lift them up
and seem about to hurl them forward lo
dcslrucllon. San Juan Is described as a per-
fecl specimen of a walled town , with moat ,
gales and battlements. The description of
the various cities , bolh In Cuba and Porlo
Rico , shows lhat yellow fever and smallpox
are everywhere prevalent , that the streels
reek wllh filth , that the water supply Is
poor , and usually polluted , and that modern
sanitary methods arc unknown.
FRANCE SEES ITS MISTAKE
I.OHH of American HunlnciiH on Account
of Attltnde of that Country
Already Apparent.
NEW YORK. May 19. A dispatch to thn
Herald from Paris says : Mr. Chamberlain's
sensational speech Is undeniably responsible
for a decided feeling of nervousness here
The French papers begin to see It has been
a mistaken policy In declaring so pronounc
edly for Spain as opposed to the United
Stales. Debats , tn a leader published on
Monday , tries to smooth away matters. It
admits that the English have profited by
France's action In this matter. It says :
America is entering' upon an enlarged In
ternational career , and it is very Important
to the French that Americans do not begin
with preconceived ideas against us and that
they do not renounce their good understand
ing with us , so useful In the past and still
more desirable for the future. We have
shown how ably England , dissatisfied with
the attitude of Ihe continental powers. Is
cultivating relations with the United Stales ,
which she Is trying to bring to her policy.
We therefore ought to avoid all mistakes
that our adversaries , always vigilant , might
turn to our disadvantage. The moment Is
past to sit in judgment n the war.
France bos never been really hostile to the
Americans. This would be well under
stood across the Atlantic , were the present
misunderstanding dlsslpaled. The friends
of Spain have something other to do than
to declaim against her adversaries.
The general tone of the article Is one of
fear that things have gone too far. Busi ,
ness Interests which depend largely for
their success upon the patronage of Ameri
cans have already felt the effects of the
quasi campaign against the United Stales
in favor of Spain. The proprietor of ono of
Ihe hotels here Inveighed bitterly against
the attitude taken by the French papers.
The number of Americans staying In the
hotels Is sensibly less than tat the same
time last year. At Volslns , whore at this
season there is usually a big crowd of
Americans or Spaniards , there were , the ,
other night , only two diners in the rooms.
Costumers , jewelers , milliners and other
businesses are seeing their season virtually
ruined by the diminished number of Amerl-
can clients.
The Figaro yesterday morning tried to
turn the affair off with a laugh tn an article
which fnjs :
H U finished. France Is going to be
boycotted by American millionaires and by
the pretty Americans , who will no longer
get their dresses from Paris.
Then In a bantering way the writer asks
where they will get them.
Certainly not in London , where tailor-
made costumes and bicycling skirts * can be
made admirably , but a full dress never.
Certainly not in America , and they will
never be content to be badly dressed. As
to the millionaires , they will surely come
to Paris.
In the same Issue of Figaro appears a
dispatch from Its London correspondent
telling ot the grievous stale ot tbe public
opinion there. Mr. Chamberlain is believed
to have spoken for the entire cabinet , and
the correspondent insists on the gravity of'
the situation. The people are already talkj
Ing of a possible Franco-English conflict.
With this fear before them , and with the
practical results of the loss of American
custom staring them In the face , the
people here are very gloomy In their prog-
nostlcatlons in spile of their disclaimers.
It is evident that the French look upon tV
reapproachment of the Englishmen and the
Americans with disquietude. It is such a
}
natural alliance that they realize It will .
some day be made , and they begin to fear .
they have haxtened that day by thfclr dis- J
pluy of hostility to the United States overi
the war with Spain. 1
nite the Volunteer * a Seud-Orf.
PITTSnURO , May 19. Five thousand people
ple , 3.COO of them having remained up all
night , greeted the Tenth Pennsylvania vol >
unteers when It arrived at the union depot
this morning on Its way to San Francisco ,
and .then to Manila. The members ot the
regiment arc from tbe surrounding towns In
western Pennsylvania and they were given
an enthusiastic welcome. * After breakfast
had been served the troop * departed for the
west. Battery B of Pennsylvania passed
through during the night cnroute to Chlck-
amauga.
CUT IN RATES TO CHICAGO
Ilurllnatnn Announce * n Xevv Tnrlff
on litre StoeU Shipment *
from
Another cut In live Block Talcs to Chicago
'
Is Just announced by the. 'Burlington rnll-
road. Effective Thursday , May 19 , the rate
on all shipments of cattle , hogs and sheep
In double-deck cars Is reduced from 15 cents
to 10 cents per 100 pounds.
This slash was made to give Chicago the
same rate from Omaha as is In force from
Kansas City , Mo. The rate from that mar
ket has been 10 ccn'.s to Chicago for some
time , owing to tbe cut made by the Santa
Fe railroad.
In speaking of the cut an official ot the
Northwestern said : "Wo have not j'et re
ceived advices of any such reduction. One
thing Is sure. If Ihere Is lo be any reduclion
n live slock rales on Ihe Norlhweslern
yslem there will be a corresponding reduc-
Ion In rates on packing house products ,
t Is unfair to reduce the rate on one and
not on the other , and our people will not
lo the one without doing the other.
The Rock Island freight office on Thurs-
d ay morning had not received authorlly for
he reduclion. One of the Rock Island's
relght representatives said : "I should not
be at all surprised to see the 10-cent rate
put in from Omaha to Chicago. It's the
only ] way to get rates back to where they
.
. > ! elong. Some cuts like this will soon have
he effect of bringing the lines into an
igreement and ending the present demoral-
zallon In freight rates. "
IIATIS TO UK SMCSHTI/V inr.iinii.
Deleirnte * to Trnnxeontlnentnl ANMO-
elntlon llimy Fluurliijr.
MILWAUKEE , Wls. , May 19. The dele
gates to the meeting of the Transcontl-
nenlal Railway nssoclallon are still burled
n figures , making an effort to decide on
freight ] rates for the ensuing year. The
ndicatlons now are that the rates on certain
commodities transported over transconti
nental lines will be a little higher. A dele
gate to the meeting said today : "We have
been spending the last two days in corn-
puling and classifying freight rates. The
Indications ' are that the rales will be -
;
little higher than last veiir. but the Increase
will be a small one. The tendency in set
tling upon the rates seems to be In favor of r
granting concessions lo the Pacific coast
merchants and to give them the advantage
of a slight differential In less than carload
rales In order to protect them against the
Jobbers from Chicago and other central
cities who are encroaching upon the busi
ness of the western merchants. It Is hardly
thought that the work of the meeting will be
completed today and It is the opinion of
some thai wewill be here for the balance
of the week. " , f * '
< - -
Meeting : of Clnlat AnrentB.
John R. Manchester , general claim agent
of tbo Union Pacific : Frank B. Thomas ,
general claim agent of the B. & M. , and J.
B. Owens , general claim agent of the Elkhorn -
horn , will leave Omaha on Tuesday of next
week to attend'the ninth annual convention
of the Association of Railway Claim Agents ,
which is to convene at Indianapolis , Ind. ,
on May 25. The officers of the national as-
solcation. which Includes the claim agents
of all the railroads in the United Stales
and Canada , are : C. B , Hutchison , pres-
Idenl , and G. L. Price , secretary.
> 'o Cliniijic on Fort Wnyne.
CHICAGO , May 19. At the annual meetIng -
Ing of the Pillsburg , Fort Wayne & Chicago
railroad the three directors whose terms
expired , Messrs. Levl Z. Letter of Chicago ,
John N. Hutchison of Philadelphia and
Henry C. Homer of Cincinnati , were reelected -
elected , together with the other members
of the old board.
Hallrond Note * and IVrnonaln.
An unknown man , who was riding on
the trucks of a Burlington freight car In
the western part of tbe state , lost his hold ,
fell off and was Instantly'killed on Wednes
day. ,
General Manager Ulcklnson. Superin
tendent of Transportation Buckingham and
Chief Engineer Berry'W tbe Union Pacific
are inspecting the branch lines north of
Grand Island.
General Western Agent Robinson of the
Erie Despatch , Traveling Freight Agent
Price of the Blue Ridge and Traveling
I Freight Agent Gray of the Central of Geor-
| gla are among the visiting freight men in
the city.
Among Ihe transient railroaders who vis
ited the exposition grounds and admired the
buildings on Wednesday were : William
Cadwell of Chicago , traveling passenger
agent of the West Snore railroad ; Jacob
Halderman of Chicago , traveling passenger
agent of the Wabash ; William Brill of St.
Louis , traveling passenger agent of the 1111- I
nols Central. All were under the guidance
of George Claylon , norlhweslern passenger
agent of the Wabash , who Is booming tbe
exposition hard among the railroad fra-
ternlty.
CHANGE IN WEATHER SERVICE
AVeitther MnpH Mmle More EnHy of
Auul > U anil Onicen tiencrully
ItenoTMtetl.
The large weather maps which are distributed
3ie
tributed dally by the weather bureau have
now a decidedly Improved appearance , al
though they have In the past been the equal 1.
If not the superior , of the charts Issued by t >
the oilier wealher offices In the country.
y.id
All the figures showing the temperature and
other climatic conditions are now Inserted
by typewriter. The result U that they look
much cleaner and can , be" studied more
easily. Other troproveratnls1 are being con-
templalcd by Forecast Official Weleh. nd.
The weather office In the McCague buildIng .
d.he
Ing Is putting on Its exposition dress. The
walls are being papered , new furniture Is
being put In , the carpets are being cleaned
and other renovations are going on. For
j '
his private office Mr. Welsh has selected a
§ wallpaper pattern which transforms bees
room Into a soothing retreat from the cares
j
Jof ' the hu-ly-burly world outside. The effect >
IIYCS suh an Impression upon every visitor
, that he stralghlway hies himself to buy
i j some and the result Is that the particular
j ' pattern Is receiving such a boom in the market -
ket that the recent wheat ascension is
, thrown In the shade.
' Cou < nUl I'utlrr Arrent.
Constable W. R , Adams and W. H. Mc-
; Kcnzle , acting as agents for Jake Vlerland ,
ar.who leases a house at 109 North Capitol :
avenue to Ada Young , threw Ada Young
and Ida Gregory and all their possessions
Into the street yestenlay. The womtn
contend that no papers were served on
them and there was GO touch trouble about >
the affair that the patrol wagon waa called
and both the two men and the women were
taken to jail on a charge of disturbing tbe
pec br fighting ; .
JURY TO TRY THE KASTNERS
Twelve Satisfactory Men Secured with Very
Little Trouble ,
ATTORNEYS MAKE THEIR STATEMENTS.
Rneh Side Tell. WliAt It Ustiect * to
1'roVc I ) ur I in- : the Trlnl Story
of the Crime that !
Charier d. *
JOHN BRENTON 2514 Patrick Avenue
WILLIAM M'WHOUTGU
; Waterloo Precinct
D. H. MOSS IMl South Twenty-fourth
UOBKKT P. HUEWiK..2026 Ohio Street
JOHN J. LIVINGSTON./
4512 Patrick Avenue
JtW
WILLIAM S. LANE..20S < 4 North Sixteenth
PATRICK DOUGHERTY
2WJ N Street , South Omnha
C R. HUTTON 2rt22 Ersklne Street
13. C. SMITH S22 South Fifteenth Street
E. T. CONRAD 171" Burt Street
WILLIAM M'KAIN..West Omaha Precinct
B. DORMAN ,
. .Twentieth and U Streets , South Omaha
The foregoing.'are the names of the Jurors
who ' will determine the guilt or Innocence
ot Joseph and Louis Kastncr , father and
son , charged with the murder of Officer Dan
Tledeman and the wounding of Officer Al
Glover ' upon the early morning of June 9 ,
1S97. Thu case was called for trial Wednes
day afternoon and the time of the criminal
court was devoted until 3:30 : o'clock yester
day afternoon in securing n Jury. Of the
dtfil
fifty men called Into the box thirty-eight
filWl
Wl
challenges. Of the seventy Jurors called
jesterday morning for the purpose of filling
the panel none were used , the entire Jury
being secured from those who appeared on
May 2 to serve during the first three weeks
Mol
ol the term. The fact that n Jury was se
cured with so little difficulty was a surprise
not only to the court but to the lawyers as
well , as It was expected that at least two
full dajs would bo required to find twelve
men who had not formed opinions relative
to the merits of the case.
Last night after the securing of the Jury
the attorneys made their opening statements
outlining their proof , and the postponemen' '
. of taking testimony was ordered until this
.J i morning , none of the witnesses having been
subpenaed to appear until that time.
Attorney * State the Cn e.
County Attorney Baldrlge In stating the
case for the prosecution said that the testi
mony would be substantially the same as
that adduced upon the trial of Augsust Kast
ner , who was charged with the same crime
and convicted of murder at the February
; term of court. He added that there would
I be some new testimony all of which would
, bo In line with that Introduced at the other
trial , but would be more conclusive as to
establishing the guilt of the accused.
Attorneys Ritchie and Kllkcnney for the
defendants Informed the jurors that their
clients would relle almost wholly upon prov
ing an alibi and would offer testimony to
show that at the time of the commission
of the murder at Neliun's saloon at Thir
tieth and Spaulding streets the Kastncrs
were at home and In bed. They further
stated that they would show that the par
ties who robbed * the saloon and fired the
shots that resulted in the death of Officer
Tledeman and the wounding of Officer Glover
were probably tramps or parties unknown.
The trial of August Kastncr consumed
nearly four weeks , but It Is thought that the
present trial will be finished and the case
submitted to the Jury some time next week.
During the early hours of the morning of
June 9 last , a fireman at the engine house
at Thirtieth and Spaulding streets , noticed
a light burning In Nelson's saloon across the
street. Knowing that this was something
unusual for such an early hour , he notified
the police at the central station. Officer
Tledeman and Driver Osborne , with the pa
trol wagon , were ordered to the place. On
the way out Officer Glover was taken In.
Upon arriving there , the two officers made a
circuit of the building and discovered that
the place had been visited by burglars who
were still In the Immediate vicinity. While
looking for the offenders , three men were
seen running away from the place. The offi
cers commanded them to halt , but Instead
of doing so , they opened fire with shot guns
and revolvers. Both officers fell. Officer
Tledeman receiving wounds that resulted In
his death a few hours later. Officer Glover
was shot In the head and hip , receiving
wounds from the effects of which he has
never fully recovered.
Knutnrr * Soon Arrested.
Following the shooting of the two officers ,
the Kastners , father and two sons , were ar
rested , charged with murder and held wllh- '
out ball. Officer Glover at the trial of August -
|
gust Kastner testified that as the men were
running , he saw them long enough prior
to being shot to recognize and Identify them
as the murderers.
At the trial of August Kastner a large
portion of the testimony was circumstantial ,
Ropes were found tied about sacks that
were at the saloon , which contained boxes
and bottles. These sacks and ropes corres
ponded with ropes and sacks found in the
Kastncr barn.
It had rained during the night prior to
the murder and as circumstantial evidence ,
the state Introduced clothing belonging to
the Kastncrs , found In the barn. This clothIng -
Ing was very wet , though other articles In
the barn were perfectly dry. In fact articles
hanging on pegs directly over the clothing
were dry. The state contended that after
committing the murder , tbo Kastncrs hur
ried to their home , a few blocks from the
scene of the murder , and taking off the wet
articles of clothing , hung them In the barn ,
with the hopes of thus allaying suspicion
If It was ever directed to them. One wit
ness , u woman residing In the vicinity , tes
tified that shortly after the hour of the
shooting , she heard three men run through
the alley back of her house and that they
seemed to be going In the direction of the
Kastner barn.
The attorneys for the Kastners place con
siderable stress upon the fact that no re
volvers or shot guns have ever been found
about the Kastner premises , but the state
combats this by proving that shortly prior
to the Ehootlng , the elder Kastner bought
repairs for a shot gun , which officers will
testify was In the house upon a former oc
casion when they bad occasion to visit the
place.
AVuIUup Hun * the Uretrery.
A brewery was the controversy In Judge
Powell's court , and the title of the case
was Walkup against Constable Wilson. Thu
suit was brought to secure possession of
brewery owned by Guggenmos. Walkup
.
loaned some money on the property and
took possession under the terms of bis mort
T
gage. The plant was afterward replevlned
.
and again Walkup got hold of It and went
Into the manufacturing business under the
license Issued to Guggenmo * . Judge Powell \
held that Walkup had no right to manu-
facturc under the provisions of the rights
granted by this license. . Walkup , however ,
showed that In May be took out a license
In his own name and that be now has the
right to conduct the business.
No ten front the Court * .
The Irish-American ExpoalUon club will
meet < this evening In the Arlington blork
nstcad of the Barker block , as previously
arranged.
Aside from the criminal division none
ofbu the branches of the law courts did any
business at the morning cession.
L. F. Crofoot , receiver of the Omaha
Fire | Insurance company , has filed his second
end report , showing receipts of f33,6S9.48
and disbursements aggregating an amount
that leaves IS.S14.69 on hand.
The case of the Omaha Water company
against the City of South Omaha has been
dismissed upon motion of the plaintiff. The
suit for { 3,405 was brought on a claim for
hydrant rcutal and services rendered.
FEDERAL GRAND JURY'S ' WORk
Many Trnr nilln Itcturnril , the Great
Majority HelnR WhUky Cnnen
Mne Counterfeiter * Cannlit.
The federal grand Jury , which has been
sitting for a couple of weeks , since the
opening of the present term of court has
made Its final report to the court
and was discharged. It has returned
In all In the neighborhood of 150 Indict
ment , the big majority of which accuse
defendants with selling liquor to Indians
or selling liquor without a government tax.
Among the Indictments were nine In which
charges of counterfeiting money or passing
counterfeit money were contained. The evi
dence In all these cases has been secured
by Secret Service Official Donnella. The
defendants are : Fritz Cougar" and Charles
Houflcr , both of Franklin county , who are
accused of passing counterfeit $10 bills.
These two men are supposed to bo members
of a gang covering several states engaged
In this work. The headquarters are In Ar
kansas , but the leaders have not yet been
run to earth. The two defendants are under
bonds.
William LaRuo of this county , who Is
charged with making and passing counterfeit
nickels. In a hidden spot on the farm on
which he was working , some twenty-five
miles from this city , were found twenty-five
plaster moulds In which the bad money was
manufaclured. He was apprehended In
April and Is In the county Jail.
William Ellsworlh , charged wllh passing
bad D-cent pieces also. Is out on bonds. He
failed to appear before Iho Jury , however ,
and Is believed to have eloped with himself.
HP was captured In last February.
Charles R. Carpenter of Cherry county ,
also accused of uttering counterfeit nlcklea.
He Is out on bonds.
Dora Nellgh of thli city , charged wllh
passing a bad CD-cent plcco , also did not
appear before the Jury and Is supposed to
have departed for parts unknown , jumping
her bond.
Bessie Cllflon of Soulh Omaha , accused of
passing a Tennessee warrant upon a grocer
of this city.
Moses Goldenbcrg , a Third ward grocer
charged with passing a bad dollar upon a
customer.
Ellsha Cascbolt of Cherry county , who-fs
accused of furnishing men in the state with
bid nickels for distribution.
Among the other Indictments Is ono
against F. J. Vnnderberg , who Is chargei
with using the United States malls to de
fraud. He was the proprietor of the "Amcr
lean Business college , " an Institution which
purported to teach shorthand by correspond
encc.
encc.W.
W. C. Newman of Asbton , who wrote va
rious and divers racy letters to his forme
sweetheart. Miss Mary C. Wasielecky o
South Omaha , Is Indicted for mailing un
mallable matter.
The following were Indicted for robbln
postoffices : Joseph Lyraan and Gcorg
Holmes , at Callaway ; James O'Brien , Wll
Ham Redman and James Peele , at RIsIn
City ; George Harris and Dell Clarke , a
Wyoming.
Charges of forging names to money or
ders were brought In against Joseph Tucker
William Ellsworth and Richard Eastwood.
Joseph F. King , who had an office In th
Paxton block , advertised extensively fo
young boys to fill lucrative positions , secured -
cured a cash deposit and then left them
without any position , was Indicted on th
charge of using the United States malls fo
raudulent purposes.
Joseph Hochrcller of Ravenna was In-
dlcled on the charge of falling to destroy
United States stamps on empty beer kegs.
Among the cases Ignored was one against
, ydla A. Ruth of this city , charged with
drawing several hundred dollars of pension
money from the government as the widow
of a dead soldier , whereas she had been di
vorced ; another of the same character
against Fanny Phillips ; the case against
Sam Bauman , accused of bringing ridicule
upon a young woman by writing "hotfoot"
upon letters addressed to her and sending
them through the malls ; cases of counler-
felling against John Morgan , J. J. Morgan
and George Holmes. /
Eleven ot the Indicted prisoners were
called before Judge Munger yesterday afternoon -
noon and given a chance to plead. John
S. King , Indicted for using tbe malls to
defraud , pleaded guilty. G. H. Allen and
Joseph Lyman. Indicted for robbing the
postoffice at Callaway , put In different pleas.
Allen pleaded not guilty and Lyman pleaded
guilty on three counts. C. I. Carpenter ,
charged with passing counterfeit money at
Gordon , pleaded not guilty. .Patrick Lahey
of Bancroft pleaded guilty V'selling liquor >
to Indians. Horace Wllkereon of Wlnne- !
bago pleaded guilty to giving liquor to In 1-
dians. Moses Sincere of Wlnnebago pleaded
guilty to selling liquor to Indians. James
O'Brien , James Peele and William Redmond ,
charged with robbing the postoffice at Rising
City , pleaded not guilty. Joseph H. Tucker ;
pleaded not guilty to the charge of forging
a money order.
The five who pleaded guilty will be
brought up for sentence on Saturday. The
. .
others were remanded for trial , which will
be in June , as the fund for the jury at the
present term has been exhausted.
PENNSYLVANIA GOING WEST
Hauling nimtern Solillcm to Join the
Expedition for the Philip
pine
That tbe railroad companies of the United
Stales arc enjoying some nice long hauls
on the present movement of troops was
again illustrated by the announcement that
two battalions of the Tenth regiment of In
fantry , Pennsylvania volunteers , will pass
through Omaha on Friday morning , enroutu
from Mount Gretna , Pa. , to San Francisco
to join the expedition to the Philippine Is
lands.
The movement has already started , and
tbe route Is as follows : Mount Grctna , Pa. ,
to Chicago , PennsIvania railroad ; Chicago
to Council Bluffs , la. , the Burlington route ;
Council Bluffs to Ogden , Utah , the Union
Pacific , and Ogden to San Francisco , the
Central Pacific. The Union Pacific officials
In this city have been notified that the
troops from tbe Keystone state would arrive
here on Friday morning , probably about 9
o'clock , though the exact hour Is not known.
The two battalions of the Tenth Pennsyl
vania Infantry Include CIO men and officers.
They will be carried to the coast on two
special trains , and will rcuch San Francisco
on Sunday night.
Maps of Cuba at The Bee office Omaha- i
Council Bluffs or South Omaha. Cut a
coupon from page 2. Address Cuban map
dept.
TANNERY AND PAINT WORKS
ommcrcial Club Has n Chance to Secure
Mora Extensive Industries.
ETTING ONE DEPENDS ON THE OTHER
Offer from n St. I.oula CnnltnlUt Sctr
the i\etMillic Committee Ilimt-
After 9omc Kir in Will-
*
In IT to Move It * riant. '
If n tannery can be secured for this cltr
imaha Is assured of Iho establishment of a
tg paint and oil manufactory to cngago
artlcularly In Ihe producing of white lead.
Capital aniouullng lo $100,000 will bo put
nto the plant at once and any other nd-
lllonal sum needed will bo easily available ,
s there Is plenty of money behind th *
cheme.
The proposition has been made lo the
Commercial club by n St. Louis capitalist. *
he condition attached that a tannery must
jo located hero before the plant la
stnbllshed Is necessary from Iho fact that
ho new plant will employ the so-called
German process In the manufacture of whit *
ead. In thin process refuse tanbark In con *
Idcrable riuqantlllcs Is needed.
This opportunity to secure two additional
manufactories for this city , In which several
hundred employes would bo set to work , has
nduced the Commercial club lo act
Igorously on Iho proposition. As a con
sequence Secrelary Ult of the Commercial
: lub has Issued Ihe following letter to a.
onalderable number ot good tanncrlc *
hroughout the country :
llk Wo have an opportunity of locating a
large oil and paint firm In this city 1C
we secure a lannery lhat will use tan baric.
In the manufacture of leather. The pro-
Hml plant , among other things , proposes *
* to ' manufacture while lead and use refuse
tan bark In the process ; it will pay a good
price for the refuse.
A tannery nt Omaha Is a reasonable
proposition , because the consumption of
leather In the transmlssourl lerrllory Is In
creasing and will continue lo Increase la
Iho manufaclure of harness and for olher
purposes , and Ihe manufacture ot shoes ,
which must bo transferred west In the-
coursp of time. .
\ Further , this clly Is a great packing point
and Is growing rapidly : our hides arc all
shipped cast. This city Is the remote ,
vveslcrn packing center , so that the ad
vantages on account of freights are com
paratively correspondingly great. The rate-
on Ian bark lo Omaha should be low , aa
we have direct lines of rail to Wisconsin.
Arkansas , Sllssourl , etc.
Wo should like to have you Investigate *
this matter and If possible locate a tannery
here ; wo believe If iou will give the sub
ject due consideration you will do so pro
vided jou seek a change from your present
location.
Naturally , as the plan Is as yet In an
nebulous state , none of the details are given
out for publication. The man behind tho-
proposlllon , however , Is a millionaire and a
business man well known throughout tho-
counlry.
It Is believed that a tannery located hero
would be a good business proposition under " " "
ordinary circumstances" . Such an establishment - „ < ,
ment would succeed as well as one located
anywhere else than In the tan bark regions.
Freight rates are as good to Omaha as any
other western city , and a tannery located
here should gather In a large proportion ot
Ihe ( lealher trade In the country west of tha
Mississippi river.
MAYOR MOORESTLAG DISPLAY
CIty'M Executive SetM n Shilling Ex
ample for Other IliiHliieim Men
to Kollnvv.
Mayor Moores proposes to set a shining
example to Omaha business firms and
citizens In the way of decorations for the
flag I day that Is to be observed Saturday. Ho
has just received a consignment of handsome-
flags which ho has purchased at his own
expense for the decoration of the city hall.
and these will make the big building fairly
esplcdent with the National colors. Tho-
enter piece will be n largo forty-foot flag.
he largest one In the city , and the design
ill be completed with two twenty-foot flaga
and a dozen smaller ones , with a large Cuban
banner to Indicate the significance of the
patriotic demonstration. A similar flag-
day has been observed In a number of the
arger cities during the last week and the
mayor wishes to emphasize his suggestion
hat the Exposition City should be decked
with red , white and blue , from cornice t *
pavement Saturday.
Steniter'a Appointment.
Tbo reappolntment of Ernest Stenger
assistant city engineer will probably bo
confirmed by the city council. According la
the statements of councllmen the only op-
polstlon lo Slenger has come from one Wil
liam Cowgill , who Is a paving Inspector In
the street department. Cowgill called on
the members of the council and urged them ,
to turn Slenger down , alleging that ho waa
a democrat. As Stenger happens to be ot
.he brand of democrats who voted for soun'd
money in the last presidential campaign
and as no ono baa questioned his ability
and fitness for Ibe position. Con gill's oppo
sition Is not likely lo produce any scrloua
results.
Mortality StntUtlen.
The follovvlng births and deaths wcro re-
ported at the health office during the
twenty-four hours ending at noon yesterday :
Births Chris Nelscn , 2264 South Twenty-
ninth strccl , boy ; A. C. Dukes , 813 South
Twenty-third , boy ; J. B , James , 1615 Dor-
caa , boy ; Charles Claussen , 2207 Vlnton.
girl ; S. L. Smllh. 2815 Half Howard , girl ;
Jay Burns , 2115 Capitol avenue , boy.
Deaths Andres M. France , 70 , 2448 South.
Fifth. Laurel Hill ; Elizabeth Maher. 72.
1321 Mason , old ago , St. Mary's cemetery.
Frank MrCunc In the Second
J. W. and Will S , McCunc returned yes
terday from a trip to Kansas City , where
they went to meet Frank , the younger son
of the family , who recently enlisted In the \s \
Second Infantry at Salt Lake and In on hla *
way to tbe front with bis company. The/
found him in the best of health and In hluU
spirits on account of the compliment lhat
he bad received from his commanding offi
cer , who placed him In command of a detail
of twenty-two men. Ho went from Kansas
City to Fort McPherson , from 7v . : : h that
regiment was to proceed to Tampa.
Clenn the Alley * AUo.
OMAHA , May 17. To the Editor of Th
Bee : An article In this evening's Bee la
regard to clean streets Is timely. But why
not also clean the alleys ? In Kountza
Place , where I am working , the manure-
piles are as high as eight feet and garbage
of all kinds Is In the alleys and on vacant
lots , an accumulation of three or four yean.
Whose business if It to see that these al
leys are cleaned ? Give the alleys a chance
also. JOHN F. BEHM.
Palntnfflnn Trooprm.
Deputy Marshal Horaan returned from
Lincoln yesterday and reports that b
vlaltcd the recruiting headquarters of Wil
liam J. Bryan last evening "I don't be
lieve there were five men there who could
bo made soldiers , " said be. "It looked Ilk *
a gathering of old politicians and puller * .
If that Is a cample of the future regiment
Bpaln nted net tremble at their coming. "