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* " ! .17 , , , . THE OMAHA i DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , TUESDAY MORNING , 24 , 1898-TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. CROWDING TO GET IN r People Who Want a Chance to Show Their Wares in Public , EXPOSITION SPACE IN GREAT DEMAND Belated Exhibitors Beg for Boom in Which to Hake a Display. SUPERINTENDENT HARDT ON THE JUMP His Office the Busiest Place Abont the Exposition Grounds. CLAMOR FOR SPACE OR INFORMATION Center of the Create * ! Activity In nil Index to the Sucre * * of the TrnnmlNNlNliiul nnd In- temntlonnl Fnlr. The office of the Exhibits department In the gallery of the Manufactures building Is iUo most popular place In town. From early morning of one day until the pale gray streaks over the Iowa bluffs announce the coming of another day there Is n constant stream of people besieging the door opening Into the office of Superintendent Hardt and clamoring for attention to their wonts. Thcso people are would-be exhibitors who have awakened at the eleventh hour to the fact that the Transmlsslsslppl and Inter national Exposition Is a big thing , and they are tumbling over one another In the at tempt to secure the little space remaining unasslgned In some of the buildings. Superintendent Hardt Is the hardest worked man on the grounds. With n dozen men pulling at his coat tails and besieging him for Infoimatlon about this and that , he I retains his equanimity In a wonderful de- grco and sends each one away with the in formation wanted or with an assignment of space , which must needs bo satisfactory be cause It Is the best that can be afforded. The cxhlbtors who are thus coming In at the last moment ore of the most desirable class large manufacturing or commercla establishments , who are usually large ex hibitors , but who failed or neglected to get In their application In duo season. In ad dition to these people exhibitors arc com ing In every day In largo crowds nnd one and all call at the office of the Exhibits de partment for a permit to occupy the space which has been assigned to them. North Carolina' * Contribution , Among the latter class was T. K if. Bruner , representative of the North Care . Una Horticultural society , who arrived this morning with a largo exhibit to be made by the society , representing the experi mental farm conducted under state auspices at Southern Pines , N. C. Mr. Bruner will bo in charge of this exhibit , which will represent the results attained by the methods pursued at the farm. The exhibit will be In the Agricul ture building and will consist of a display of the various grains and preserved fruits grown on the farm , showing the results of experiments with various kinds of fruits , charts showing the methods pursued In the experiments , the results , etc. Another new exhibitor waiting for the completion of certain preliminary arrange ments was the Winchester Repeating Arms company. II. B. Dow , a representative of the company , direct from the factory nt Now Haven , arrived with the exhibit , a car load of boxes and cases , and was prepared to commence active operations Installing his material. Mr. Dow says the exhibit now piled In the Machinery building ready for In stallation will be the best over shown by his company. OF TIIIJ CUAIII1 CHOSEN. Major I.levrellyn Aniionneea the NniueN of All lint Cnntnln. The Exposition Guard has been organ ized and the work of drilling the mcnfbcrs In such military movements ns will be re quired will commence today. Major C. E. Llewellyn Is commandant of the guard and the subordinate officers will be one cap tain , ono first lieutenant , one second lieu tenant , ono first sergeant , four sergeants nnd three corporals. The office of captain has not yet been filled. The first lieutenant Is Marcus Covcll , formerly a sergeant In the Sixth cavalry , U. S. A. , who was highly recom mended for this position by General Cop- plnger , Colonel Carr nnd Major Fcchct of the Sixth cavalry and 'by Captain II. C. Ward. John Regan , a former sergeant In the army , Is appointed second lieutenant having been recommended for this position by Captain H. C. Ward and E. I. Davis chief clerk in the office of the adjbtant general of the Department of | the Missouri. The first sergeant of the guard Is William S. Norwood formerly first sergeant o'f company D of the Second Infantry. Ho waa also highly recommended by army ofnceru. The sergeants of the guard are J. Hanks , James Murphy , W. W. Corder and George T. Young. The corporals arc George L. Tray- ner , George Kay and M. J. Metcalf , All of these noncommissioned officers have had previous experience In military organiza tions , most of them having received military training In universities or olher schools where tactics formed a part of the curricu lum. lum.The The privates of the guard are as follows Percy White , R. L. Smith , H. S. Smith , Etl Wood , G. W. Todd , P. 0. King , Frank Buck- staff , Roy Burr , George G. Sullivan , Earl N. Sapp , Ira W. Carlton , F. F. Osborn John Buttcrbough , T. F. McCarthy , Jesse McNlsh , John D. Murphy , M. C. Whlttaker , J. M. Kelly , W. J. Crelghton , Lester Buttcr rU bough , Charles C. Northrup , Harley L. Dunn , J. A. Cralk , M. R. Gilmore - more , B. S. Phelps , Crawford Kenned/ , Jlllea T. Babb , C. Tnber , T. L. Richardson B. M. Blxby , Joel Stebblns , L. L. Bice , T. M lllbbord. J. II. Manner. F. A. Hefner , R Hake , Ralph C. Wallace , Ralph L. DeLong John Boeneon , N. B , Ayers , Fred Carr , E. P Ilanscn , Ed Morrison , Charles Brown , J. W Bitllbeln , Stephen Hanson , J. W. Marrow Charles M. Knox , G. S. Kennedy , Albert H Starkey , F. E. Pierce , Mondell Park. Johr Hester. Thomas Holllster , George' Nlcl George Snell , William Gtlslon , N. B. Wash' Ington , Thomas McGovcrn , Charles Bailey 'Jeff Powers , George W. Cosey , E. A. Pol lard , W. A. McCllntock , W. Shevlen. Johr Gallagher , Frank Noonan , John Kenworthy W. E. Morris , Frank Rynacewakl. F. u.ry Winter. George Kyr l , Frank Swain , Henrj Kelley , Sid U Hoard. The members of the guard are ordered tor report for duty nt the exposition headquar , tern at 9 o'clock Tuesday morning , when the force will be divided Into "awkward squads' and Instructed In the "setting up exercises' and the foot movements. The headquarter ! of the guard will be In the Service bulldlnv back of the Administration arch as eoon si the building Is completed , but for the pres ent the office of Major Llewellyn will bo U Ahe "White Cottage" ou the bluff tract. Al the members have been required to provide themselves with uniforms. LIFE ON TUB MIDWAY 18 nOOMINO. Alt Sort * of HluhtM nnd floaiulN Are Now to He Heard There. The Midway Is a'bornlng. Down In the sec tion where the exposition powers have de creed that the sons and daughters of alien lands shall show their wondrous ways and marvelous activities for the benefit of Amer ican gold sounds and sights quaint and suggestive meet the ear and eye. As one enters the garish gate of their abode the zum-zum of the base accompanied to a dance which has Imparted strange but lastIng - Ing Ideas to American minds Is wafted across the courtyard from the Egyptian quarters. No , you cannot enter. H Is all private BO far , monsieur , but perhaps You turn to the turbaned gentleman on your left. Ah , this Is Uie wonderful Illusion performance. Next Is the Greek acrobatic aggregation. A little farther on nnd passing booths where the guardians know not your strange ut terance Is the domicile of the animal end of the show. Six long , patient looking , ven erable ships of the desert are there , and out of their wise eyes comes the knowing gleam anticipating divers and sundry loads of wondering yokels and blushing buds and awkward grooms and well , they have done duty before. And all the other denizens seem to have something of the same wis dom in their attitude and demeanor. You can drift across almost anything on the Midway , even at this stage. A dark- eyed daughter of the Pharaohs hastens by In the half-dcshablllc.her sense of pro priety well , never correct , and Is followed by a skirted somebody and then , unless you arc a showman , you are kept wondering where thcso men nnd women of many na tlons belong. Everybody Is busy , as busy ns a bird dog , and everybody Is Idle when results are looked for. The amount of work done. Is Inverse to the amount of chatter and talk , and talk Is the principal occupa tion. In the center of the enclosure Is the theater. Here rests the hope , not only of the denizens of the little dwellings , but of many eager anticipators of strange sights. The architecture Is outre , full of color , bizarre and , as comports with Its object , spacious In capacity. Yes , they know what to put on this stage. They nro here from many expositions and they are always learn ing now varieties and features and they will delight the hosts who will come to gaze upon them with many , many startling Ideas , not born or known in the land of liberty and the Caucasian. CHINESE AHE IIC.SV AT Ill'IMMMJ MuthoilM of the Workmen Cntixo Much .4 m-INC in ftlt t0 utheri. "Look at the healthy Chinee ! Eight uv 'em llftln' won two-by-six Joist ! Ha , ha , ha. " And a stalwart Eon of the Emerald Isle supplemented his Jocosity by certain under tone phrases not on the map. A number o. workmen stood by and Joined In the laugh It was at the Meo Lee Wah Village com pany. "The Chlncsers , " as the red-shlrted workman put It , were giving another ex ample of their methods and likewise an occasion for the outbreak. Perched on top of the Chinese village main build' Ing were two workmen , Atncrl canlzcd Chinese. One of them asked for a Joist , using the Chinese equivalent for "send up a two by six. " There are twenty-seven sons of the Celestial kingdom at work on this Immediate department. "BHng a-lI hoop-tla" and eight or ten of them parted Expectation was aroused and when they appeared supporting a nix-inch Joist th crowd laughed. They felt It and all bu two , after some pow-wow , dropped off , Then the foreman appeared and though an Interpreter eald romcthlng , they all droppc the load. He motioned to a boy who car rles water to the laborers. The boy came , plcked up the Joist , nnd , mounting the lad der , carried It to the top of the roof. The contrast between the methods of the workmen of the two civilizations Is really startling. For Instance , there nro five men stationed on a single ladder which leads from the ground to the pinnacle. They are covering the roof with bamboo. One Chi . nese holds a 2x4 strip of bamboo , another holds tbo nail to be driven , and a third sends home the fatal Juncture with a large amount of guttural Jargon. They are artistic also. The Chinese con cessionaires acceded to the taste of coun try , etc. , and agreed to put on a certain Imi tation brick design as adornment to the ex terior of tbo building. The Chinese work men started all right Then they began to get the right to left , backwards , upsldo down altogether mixed Chinese Idea and placed pscudo brick Imitations In more strange positions than a country qullt- makcr ever conceived. But Irish stubborn ness Intervened and the Chinese symbolism were relegated. ' MOHTON'S CUHItENCY CONVOCATION. . Three Dayn to He Devoted to the Ul - cuNNloii of thu Problem * . , Hon. J. Sterling Morton , chairman of the Monetary congress , has submitted an out , line for that portion of the exposition auxil iary which has been laid before the execu tive committee for approval. Mr. Morton disdains the ordinary and commonplace des , ignation of Monetary congress and desig , nates the event as a "Currency Convoca tion. " According to the outline of the former sec retary of agriculture , the convocation will occur during September and he asks If the Auditorium can be secured for three entire days for this purpose. Ho proposes to desig nate the first of these days as 'stiver day" and give Messrs. Bryan and Towno and other apostles an opportunity to discuss their fa vorite theme. The second day Is to bo known ns "gold day" and Horace White of the Now York Evening Post , Edward Atkinson of : Boston and other single standard men are to have nn opportunity to state their views. The third day will bo "paper money day" and will be divided Into two sections. Wea- /er nnd Bland and other "original green- , backers" will be given the floor during the morning and will argue for their favorite money , while the afternoon will be devoted to addresses from Ecklcs , Hepburn , Can non nnd other bankers who are opposed to Irredeemable currency , , , CIiARKSON FOIt CUNEIIAI. MANAURII. , , Kontlvc Committee Appoint * ) mm to He Ilt-nil of the Exposition. , At last the exposition has a general man , ager. Major T. S. Clarkson , who has held , the position of assistant to the president for the last few months , was elected gen eral manager by the executive committee yesterday afternoon. ' Two ballots were taken the first an in formal ballot , resulting : O. W. Wattles , I ; A. C. Foster. 2 ; T. S. Rlarkson , 3 , The second end , a formal ballot , resulted : Clarkcon , 4 ; . , Tostcr , 2. Major Clarkson was declared . elected. The only other business transacted by the committee was the awarding of a number of concessions , as follows : Onyx Soda Foun - tain company , 'space on the West .Midway for the operation of A bottling plant and the tale of the product ; Mrs , M. S. Dundy , , space on the Weet Midway for thu operation of a labyrinth. Concessions for the sale of goods In the International building were granted to the following persons : Henry Groseman , leather goods and cancelled ( Continued on Third Page. ) GETTING READY TO EMBARK Beginning to Load tie Transport Ships Bound for Manila > THREE STEAMERS PREPARED TO SAIL Full Knencle * of the Wnr Department OfflcInU HcIiiK Expended to llnnten the Departure of the Troop * . SAN FRANCISCO , May 23. The prepara tions for the first expedition to Manila arc absorbing the energies of all the military departments of the state , as well as the en thusiasm of the people. Nothing remains to be done but to finish loading the three ves sels , the City of Pekln , Australia and the City of Sydney. The first expedition will be divided on the three vessels as follows : The City of Pekln The First California volunteers , composed of forty-nine officers and 953 enlisted men , ten officers nnd sev enty-one sailors of the navy , making a total of fifty-nine officers nnd 1,044 men. The City of Sydney Thirteen officers and 318 enlisted men of the Oregon volunteers ; nlno officers and 300 men of the four com panies of the Fourteenth United States In fantry ; ono officer nnd fifty men of the Cali fornia heavy artillery , and Dr. II. E. Me- Vnln , ranking medical officer , making n total of twenty-four officers and C70 men. The Australia The headquarters staff and band and two battalions of the Oregon volunteers , comprising thirty-seven officers and 64G men. The troops assigned to depart on the Aus tralia and the City of Sydney have been or dered to report at the docks of their re spective vessels at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning. The organization of the second expedition to the Philippines will not be determined until the arrival of General Wesley Merrltt , who Is in command of the whole expedi tion nnd who will reach this city at the end of the week. The Zealandla Is due to arrive here from Honolulu tomorrow. The work of unload ing Its cargo will be rushed nnd the ves sel will probably bo turned over to the gov ernment Thursday night and the work of transforming It Into a troop ship will com mence Immediately. China IN Expected Saturday. The steamer China Is expected to arrive from the Orient on Saturday. It will be ready for use as a transport by the cud of the following week. About eight moro large steamers will be required to trans port the necessary soldiers to Manila , but no vessels have been chartered , though a number of fine steamers are available. The Oregon troops underwent an Inspec tion this afternoon preparatory to embark ing for the Philippines. They have been splendidly equipped by their own state am' their appearance evoked much favorable comment from the Inspecting officers. Sergeant McCarthy of company D , Firs regiment California volunteers , died this morning of pneumonia. Ho had been Elck In the hospital since Monday last and on Saturday It was .thought he would pul through , but ho suffered a relapse and diet , just after "taps" had been sounded for "his ( regiment for the last time before boardlu ; the City of Pekln , which Is to _ convey I to Manila. The Second regiment of Pennsylvanlt volunteers , formerly th crack regiment of the National Guard of that state , will ar rive tomorrow. The cavalry of Utah will arrive hero Wednesday morning. TllOOl'S EMIIAUK FOK MANILA. Flrnt Detnehment of Voluntcem Now fin Hoard Cltr of Pekln. SAN FRANCISCO. May 23. California said goodbye to Its First regiment of volun teers this morning as It marched gaily forth from the Presidio to start on Its long Journey to Manila. The men left .camp at 8 o'clock and marched to the Pacific mall dock , where the big steamer , City of Pekln , lay ready for them. By noon the soldiers were all on board and by night everything will be In readiness for the departure. The farewell demonstration by the people of San Francisco will be long remembered by the soldiers of the First regiment. Every street leading from the Presidio to the Pa cific mall dock , a distance of about five miles , was lined with people , who , after the soldiers passed , followed in their wake and marched with them to the docks. It had been announced that camp would be struck at 8 o'clock this morning and long before that hour there were thousands of citi zens at the Presidio to see the sight. Promptly at 7 o'clock the bugle sounded and all the tents went down together. Then for an hour the soldiers were bulsly en gaged In rolling them up and loading them on trucks. At 8 o'clock the regiment was formed Into line and , headed by Its band , marched out through the big stone gates of , the Presidio and the journey of conquest had commenced. At Vanness avenue the entire police force of San Francisco was In waiting and fell In ahead of the soldiers. The latter were In heavy marching order , carrying blanket rolls and loaded knapsacks on their backs. The men marched along at a swinging gait , and as they turned Into the broad thorough fare of Vanness avenue they presented a splendid appearance. At Pacific avenue the naval reserve , signal corps and National Guard staff officers were In line and pre sented arms as the soldiers went by. Then they , too , marched to the dock. As the regiment proceeded through the residence district on Its way down town the crowd grew thicker and thicker. There was ouu continuous roar of cheers , flags were waved frantically and people along the line , as they recognized some friend among the soldiers , rushed but and grasped him by the hand to say goodbye. When Market street , the main business thoroughfare , was reached , the crowd was enormous. People on their way to work lingered to see the soldiers pass. The cheer ing of the crowd grew ID volume and noth . ing like the sight on Market was ever seen here before. Many weeping women followed along after the FoUUers as though loath to let them out of their sight , and even men were not ashamed to show their emotion. As the marching men ncared the water fiont bombs were fired , steam whistles blown and every device Imaginable for making u noise was put Into full operation. The jam at the dock was something ter rific. In vain the police and the mounted signal corps attempted to keep the crowd back. They would not be denied and rushed onto the dock In the wake of the soldiers. Arrived at the dock , the volunteers were marched on board the transport without delay. It took considerable time for each man to be consigned to his quarters , but this task was accomplished with but very little confusion. After the Midlers were once on board the ship the police with dlfB- culty cleared the dock and the gates were , shut. All day , however , a big crowd bung about thu dock In the hope of getting one more glimpse of the men who are going to sail 6,000 miles to Oght for their country. The First regiment of California volun teers It commanded by Colonel James F. Smith and consists of iOM . Cccrs and men. Tomorrow the Second rtgteent of Oregon volunteers , one battalionof , Fourteenth Infantry , United St te , r ft lnr , and a de tachment of California bWfjr artillery , will board the steamship ! CHy < Jf J3ydney and It Is probable that the PcktujBd Sydney will depart In company when supplies ore taken on board. Brigadier General 'Anderson has arrived from Portland and today will go on board the * steamer Australia , which is already loaded with sup plies and Is ready for the reception of troops. He will have charge of the advance brigade of the Manila expedition. Ho Is accompanied by Lieutenant Clark of the Fourteenth In fantry , as his aide. Major P. R. Jones , who came from Omaha , will be the quartermaster of the expedition. Major R. E. Thompson of the signal corps , who arrived from Tampa , will be the chief signal officer. Major General Otis has issued the follow ing general order : , The First California and the Second Oregon gen United States volunteers and one bat talion of tbo Fourteenth United States In fantry and a detachment of California heavy artillery , consisting of n officer and fifty men , will constitute a brigade of the expe ditionary force about to leave this place , and It Is placed under command of General Thomas Anderson , United States volunteers. Tno vessels designated to transport this body are the City of Pekln , the City of Sydney and the Australia. The First California- regiment will ship on the Pekln tomorrow morning , , the 23d lust. , and will report at the Pacific Mall steamer's wharf at 8 a. m. The headquar ters and two battalions of the Second Oregon gen regiment will ship on the Australia Tuesday morning , the'24th Inst. , reporting at Pier No. 7 , Ocean Steamship company's dock , at 8 a. m. The headquarters and a battalion of the Fourteenth United States Infantry , a bat talion of the Second Oregon regiment and a detachment of California heavy artillery will report at the Pacific Mall company's wharf for shipment on the City of Sydney at 8 o'clock on the 24th Inst. The order affecting the medical attend ance of troops , order to supply departments and concerning the freighting of vessels have been or will be Issued In duo season and executed so that the vessels may Imme diately depart as soon as troops are placed on board. CHICAGO , May 23. , A' ' special from Wash ington says : It Is ofQcldlly stated hero that three ships will sail on Tuesday from San Francisco to Manila , carrying In all about 2,600 troops. Two other'transports engaged will not be ready for some tme. ( COLLECT TAXES > T MANILA Trri'.Hiirr Departmental * PrepiirliiK a CtiH'.oiiiN TarlA to Pat In Force on the Span lull'Inland. . WASHINGTON , May , 23 : In anticipation of the early occupation of the Philippine Islands by the military ! and naval forces of the United States , the .Treasury department has already begun the formulation of regu lations and a scheme Jot customs tariffs , which will be collected bjj the military au thorities and turned . Irjto'the treasury of the United States as a "military contribu tion. " That the president has authority to col lect the Philippine revenues , under existing conditions Is , not a matter of doubt. II was several times done , during the last war with Mexico , and the jjthorlty of the government - ernment In the premiss'was ( sustained by decisions of the Un sJl States supreme court. The tariff rates now being prepared by the Treasury departing , will closely follow the Spanish customs Saws In force In the Philippines. Just .what , revenue they pro duced U not known , but Jthe assumption Is ' that Inasmuch as the h'orae government realized from them last year approximately $9,000,000 , the actual amount collected was $19,000.000. The government will assume control of the revenues as eoon ai the principal sea ports are In our possession , and will con tinue to control them. ' at least until con gress takes specific action In the case , or until peace has been declared between the two countries. Captain Denchnmp * Honored. MADRID , May.23 The grand cordon of naval merit has beeji Conferred upon Cap tain Deschamps of * thb Spanish steamer Montserrat , which recently arrived nt Co- * runna from Clenfuegos The queen regent personally presented the captain with the Insignia. . HIS FACE IS CALM IN DEATH Feature * of Glndtoue Arc Natural nnd Give the Idea of Perfect f'cnce. ( Copyright , IS9S , by Press Publishing Co. ) LONDON , May 23. ( New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram. ) Gladstone's remains have been submitted today to u partial embalming process sufficient to pre serve them so that the face may be seen by the public through the' glass panel In the .coffin while lying In slate at Westminster hall. Sir William B ; Richmond , Royal Academician , who wasj summoned to Hn- warden to take drawings of the face for an Important picture , has written the following description of the present appearance of the body : "The ifreat statesman ; so splendid and yi-t EO simple his life , lies with no adornments about his noble head ; not even flowers arc there. This dignity end severity are fn keeping with tbo character of Homeric type. There Is no trace of recent suffering. The i expression , as ono watches the beautiful face , seems almost to attain mobility. At this one Is reminded fplnly ( of his brilliant fimtlo In life , but coleijy It partakes of divine serenity. It begra.uo evidence thnt the spirit has departed i ( ( .appears rather to have found rest. I have , never seen any thing so grand or so Jottchlugly beautiful as that dead face. " It was the desire of the authorities ( o defer the funeral until a full state pageant could be prepared , but fi-Muke of Norfolk , who as earl marshal has. ontrol of the ar rangements , said tonightthat ] the Glad stone family made it a condition that the funeral should be held quickly and with as much simplicity as possible , hence It h.ib been fixed for Saturday nqxt. The procession , , sion will extend only frornjVWestinlnnter hall to Westminster abbey , n. distance of about fifty > arils , though It Uexpected that when the body arrives WedndHl y..nlcht at Euston Etatlon from Hawarden there will bo an Impiovlsed popular prccclon of Imposing dimensions , despite the-f'ct ' that the family withes nothing of the kind should take place. The state procession Saturday will consist merely of members of both houses of Par liament , who In ordinary morning driss , not In court costume , will precede the body , which will be followed by the members t'f the family and mourners. The pall bearers will Include Lords Salisbury , Rosebury , Klmberley , Epencer , 811s William Harcourt. Balfour , Marley. duke of Norfolk , As the funeral Is a national tribute no political organization will bo recognized In connection with it Borne idea of the slzd of the throng expected to gather at West * minster to see the body lying in state may be gleaned from the fact that the police au thorities are providing LCOO xtra police to regulate the crowd. On Thursday and Frl- day the casket wHl.be pUced on a catafalque with head raised , so the v ) | tori may see the face of the llutrlou | * stttesman as they pass by in contUat INTERVENTION LAST RESORT Spain Still Hopes that European Powers Will Take a Hand , LIKELY TO DO SO WHEN THE TIME COMES Wilt Appeal to the Amerlenn People to Aet Leniently 'nnd Show For- benrnnce nnd C2cneroltr to Conquered Foe. ( Copyright , 1S9S , by Press Publishing Co. ) MADRID , May 23. ( New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram. ) I have ques tioned an old diplomatist of considerable ex perience , a representative of a continental power come time since retired from active service , but who Is still well Informed. He said : "I expect European Interference In the present conflict , but not at the present stage of the war , because the continental powers find no pretext so long as Spain holds out gamely , I have reason for supposing that Austria Is only waiting the opportunity to do something for Spain , but the Austrian emperor feels that he cannot go against the Interests of the triple alliance by playing too much Into the hands of Franco and Russia , or attempt to lead Italy and Ger many to pick a quarrel with the United States. Then , again , the emperor of Aus tria knows that Franco and Russia have many tnterebts themselves to make them hesitate about an open rupture with Amer ica or any Increase of the already visible tension In relations consequent on too public a show of sympathy for Spain. When the continental powers Interfere It will bo In stantly events give them an opportunity of appealing to the better and nobler feelings of the American people and president to show forbearance nnd gencioslty and not In sist upon making use of their superior power and resources to make Spain feel too heavily the consequences of her gallant struggle. " Then , after a pause , the diplomat added with great earnestness : "Come , don't you thluk the recent speech of Sagastn , Sllvcln nnd even that horrid republican Salmeron point In the same direction ns my Infer ence ? Cannot you read through the lines that these , who really can see beyond the popular agitation very natural at the outset , have felt In their hearts that Spain has , llko all disabled and sinking ships In the storm , the ability to save the noble craft by casting a part of the cargo overboard after all ? Sir , Spain survived the loss of her American mainland possessions and will survive the loss of Cuba If she keeps the rest and averts revolution and civil war. " I think this remarkable statement faith fully gives European views. MILITARY TRAINJS WRECKED Prlvr.tu Ilnrhee of n North Carolina Company IN Killed mill Another Soldier Seriously Wounded. SAVANNAH , Ga. , May 23. Private Wil liam Barbcc of company I , First regiment North Carolina volunteers , was killed , an Private 'J. M. Collough of the samp com pany was seriously Injured , In a bead end collision of the military train with a spe clal freight train on the Florida Central & Peninsula railroad this morning. The col- ' llslon took place near Burroughs , Qa. , eleven miles from Savannah. The military train was second four of the regular passenger train No. T from Columbia to Jacksonville. On It was the Third battalion , Major Butler commanding , comprised of companies from Durham Raleigh , Concord and Charlotte. Three sections of the train had passed the aiding on which the freight train awaited them. Engineer Nix of the freight train claims that the third section displayed no signals Indicating that another section was coming and ho drew out on the main track the collision coming within twenty minutes , Engineer Carran of the fourth section o the military train saw the freight In time to bring his train to a standstill betoro the collision. Company I ocupled the fron passenger coach In the rear of three box cars containing equipments. Ample warning was given for moat of tha men to escape through doors and windows. Barbee and Colclough were caught on the front platform between a box car and the coaches. Barbee was crushed to death In stantly , and Colclough was badly mangled about the shoulders. Several other privates were Bllghtly bruised or cut. The comrades of the two men hurt were Intensely excited over their fate , and violence to the engineer and conductor of the freight train was feared. Barbce's body was .sent on to his home at Durham this afternoon , accompanied by an escort. Colclough was also sent homo in care of a physician. The engineer nnd conductor of the Third section claim that their signals were correct and place the responsibility on the freight crew. The railroad officials and coroner have begun an Investigation. COPl'INUEIl MAKES ASSIGNMENTS. IteforiiiN the Hrlendo * Under 11U Com mand nt Mobile. MOBILE , Ala. , May 23. A new assign ment of regiments of the First division of the Fourth army corps \\at made by General Copplnger today as follows : First brigade , Eleventh and Twelfth of United Stated In fantry ; Second brigade. Third and Nine teenth United States Infantry ; Third 'brig ade , First and Second Texas volunteers , and First Alabama volunteers. Cavalry brigade , second and fifth United States cav alry. alry.Tho The senior officer present will have tem porary command of the division. The sen ior officer of brigades will command their respective brigades. Major and Chief Quartermaster Pond was today sworn In as lieutenant colonel. Ti ! : < < Troopw Mimtered In. CHEYENNE , Wyo. , May 23. ( Special Telegram. ) Major Wllhelra , U. S. A. , mustered three troops Into Colonel Torrey's regiment today. There ore one troop from Sheridan , J. B. Menardl , captain ; one troop from Westen , Big Horn and Crook counties , H , H. Austin , captain ; one trpop from Al bany county , George Shanton , captain. Col- one ! Torrey today nominated as one of the majors of his regiment Lieutenant J , C. Harbord , Fifth United States cavalry. Major Hnrlord has been nsslstlng Colonel Torrey In organizing his regiment. Three troopn remain to be mustered In , thcso with tbo two Colorado troops completing the regl- mcnt. Cnrnl Merrill I-OOVI-M Chicago. CHICAGO , May 23. General Merrltt left for the Pacific coast In a special car at tached to the 6 o'clock Omaha train of the Chicago & Northwestern railroad. He steadily refused to be Interviewed and the members of bis staff maintained the same reticence. Nnvnl Hi-nerve fine * South. CHICAGO , May 23. Two hundred and five members of the Illinois naval reserve will be sent to the gulf coast tomorrow , It Is aldthuy will be given a chance to serve wltb Admiral Sampson's fleet. THE BEE BULLETIN. Vcathcr Forecast for Nebraska Fair ; Cooler ; Northerly Winds , 'age. ' 1 Exposition Exhibitor * Ilnitllnir. Kmlinrklnff fojyjhrl'hlllpplni1 ! ! . flnnln Still EsuRraimntervPUtlon. Cervern Hn tlWlSCConl. } . 2 No Word fronylpJSflpr r Shin * . Wlliion ' 'ev't fiHKc Volunteer * . Conl NeorHHnrlmnEgfimlu'N Succcim. NohrMikn Nr | iElf llolcnmli SII/liBi Kioil Soldier * . Work of { 're/YflKMnit / Anncmbly. t Editorial " ' [ f HR'1" " ' " ' ' 5 Irern < NrrLttjKCllie Nnvr Illuoknile KflKCKItnn In. U Council IMnVgepnl Mutter * . lawn Now * nilk Jg/ininicnt. 7 Mlnlnir New * of the III nek Hill * . Oninlin Shut Out AKnln. Htnte Shootlnir Tonrney. S Snip of Funding llimil.1. II Ednentlotinl Notm nnil Comment. llntfM for lipoltlon Opening. Trlnl of the KnnttierM. Street IJitlitlitK In Oninlin. 1 Cum in en-1 n I nnil Financial New * , i ! "The Xorwell Trenmire. " The OreKoii'n Grent linn. Temucrntnrc nt Omnhni lour. DPR. Hour. Dewr. r n. in ( It 1 p. in S-l ( I n. in OS S | i. in HI 7 n. in (14 : i p. in S.I H n. in ( tl -I p. in Nil n n. 111 7:1 : n p. in so H a. in 7R ( I ii. m M.I 1 n. in 7S 7 | i. m MSI 2 m 80 H n. m HI , I ) p. ni 7H ANGLO-AMERICAN ALLIANCE tumor * Come from Jn inn leu thnt n Treaty of DefriiNe linn llcen Signed. Copyright , 1S9S , by Press Publishing Co. ) KINGSTON , Jamaica. W. I. , May 23. New York World Cablegram Special Tel- gram. ) The signing of a treaty of defense ictwecn the United States and Great Britain s announced In it dispatch received hero on Saturday by the military authorities. A rlsls In the war between America and ipaln is Imminent , the dispatch Intimates , mil Jamaica will be directly affected. All leaves of absence of military nnd naval fllcers have been cancelled. Supplies of > rovlslonH , sufficient to last eighteen months , are being stored. LONDON , May 24. 4 n. m. ( New York iVorld Cablegram Special Telegram. ) A ipectal cablegram from the Kingston , Ja- nalca , correspondent of the Chronicle , eads : "A military officer Informs me that iome official cablegram was received here aturday announcing the formal signing of : m Anglo-American defensive alliance. Certainly the war office IB actively provision- ng the camps at Jamaica with eighteen nonths' supplies and orders have been Is ucd to cancel tbo leaves of officers and men. " WASHINGTON , May 23. ( Special Tele gram. ) It was officially stated today nt the State department that no Anglo-American : reaty has been signed nnd that none Is con- : emplated. The senate authority denounced as untrue the report that In consequence of such a treaty Having been entered into England Is making warlike preparations In Jamaica. SPAIN BUSY ItAISINO MONEY , Snld to Have MortifitKcd the CnnnrlcH to Krunce. ( Copyright , 1S9S , by Press Publishing Co. ) LONDON , May 23. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The Chron icle's Liverpool correspondent says : "If 1 be true that Castillo Is undertaking Impor tant negotiations at Paris , It Is In thu di rection of the Canary Islands. There arc mysterious rumors that the Canaries are practically mortgaged to France. I was credibly Informed some days since that thu French government had gone BO fur .as to offer a lump sura down , the amount men tioned being 145,000,000 francs , or roughly 15,800,000. The Canary Islands would be for Franco an admirable strategic and commercial base of Incalculable benc flt to It In connection with its growing Wcs African empire would greatly assist It In furtherance of its policy of absorption In Morocco , toward which end Its efforts con slstcntly tend. " EXHAUSTING ITS COAL SUl'l'IA" , Relief Huniilnh Cannot- Much Evndc n Ilnttlr. WASHINGTON , May 23. Naval expert believe that Adm4ral Cervera's squadron Is rapidly exhausting Its coal supply , and tha as many ports are now closed against i the Spanish squadron will not bo able long to elude our fleets , unless Its gets coal a sea from colliers. lllanco KnntleN for Food. ( Copyright , J898 , by Press Publishing Co. ) LONDON , May 23. ( New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram. ) The Dally News' Madrid special says : The Cuban gov ernment at Havana has removed the duties on food stuffs , which may now bo landed from vessels of all nations at any port in Cuba at any hour without clearing or cus toms. Flvo hundred rebels with quick-firing guns have mode an unsuccessful attack upon Palma Soriano. General Blanco telegraphs there Is no Immediate need of food stullu there , but advisable measures must bo taken to meet the need before It arises. Ho Indi cates points In the West India Islands where purchases might bo made with a minimum of risk of interception. May He nt I'arn. LONDON , May 23. Lloyd's agent at Para , Brazil , under today's date , cables that thrco American men of war arrived there af 0 o'clock this morning from Rio do Janeiro. The only American war ships known to bo on their way north from Rio de Janeiro are the Oregon , Marietta and Buffalo. Tbo Oregon gen was last reported officially by Lloyds at Bahal , Brazil , on May 9 , and It Is be lieved to have proceeded at midnight the same date. The distance 'from Urinal to Para Is about 1,600 miles , roughly speaking , and If Lloyd's report Is correct , the Oregon and Its consorts have been steaming very slowly. Other reports havQplaced the Oregon gen at Barbadocs , and even nearer still to the United States. AIIIIOIIIIOCH Hlocknde-of Manila. WASHINGTON , May 23. Secretary Gage today Issued an order to customs officers notifying them that the port of Manila , Philippine Islands , Is blockaded by the United States fleet under Admiral Dowry , and , therefore , clearance will not be granted to merchant vessels for that port. The In- , structlons also warn owners and masters of vessels that In undertaking voyages to Spanish ports not blockaded -they run the risk of Interruption by future blockades and military operations. flls-titu No Wnr ( Copyrluht , 169S. by Associated. Promt. ) KINGSTON , Jamaica , May 23. No war ships were seen In the neighborhood of Mole St. Nicolas , or elsewhere , by the Haytlen gunboat Crete A. Pierrot , which arrived here today from Port au Prince , The Crete A. Pierrot brought Mme. Simon Sam , wife of the president of. the Haytlen republic , \ bo Is going to Paris. RUSTLING FOR COAL Admiral Genera Badly in Need of a Supply of Black Diamonds , VESSELS MAY RETURN TO FORT DE FRANCE Spanish Colliers Arc Reported Dae at that Point in a Short Time. BRITISH COLLIER NOW WAITING THERE Said to Have About Four Thousand Tons of Coal on Board. MOVEMENTS OF THE CADIZ SQUADRON Cnhlenrnm front TniiKler Hoporta thnt the VcmHflH Are 1'reiinrlnv to Sail May INmnlhly Join Cervern'N Squadron. ( Copyright , 159S , by Press Publlfthlng Co. ) ST. PIKRRE , Martinique. May 23. ( New- York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The report that the Spanish squadron un der Admiral Ccrvera would return to thcso waters to coal came from the Spanish con sul nt Fort do Franco. The same authority says that the Spanish colliers are- due hereto to meet the squadron. The continued pres ence here of the British collier Twickenham , having about 4,000 tons of coal , Is consid ered suspicious. It has been entered at customs and Is evidently walling for some thing , possibly for Admiral Cervera'a shlpa. TANGIER , Morocco , May 23. ( Now York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The following vessels of the Spanish rcscrvo licet nt Cadiz , under Admiral Cainnra , are preparing to sail : Battleship Pcloyo , ar mored cruisers Empcrador , Carlos V and Alfonso XIII , torpedo gunboat Destructor , torpedo boat destroyer Prosperplna , auxil iary cruisers I'atrla and Rnptdo ( formerly Hamburg-American transatlantic liner ) , transport ships three vessels the names of which I have not learned. It Is reported that Instead of going to the Philippine Islands this squadron will probably cross the Atlantic to reinforce Admiral Cervcra's squadron , which Is understood to be tiow at Santiago , Cuba. Tangier , the point from which the fore going dispatch was cabled , Is In the ex treme north of Africa , Is In plain sight of Spain across the strait of Gibraltar and Is only about sixty miles from Cadiz. Departure Delnyed. LONDON , May 23. ( New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram. ) The Dally Telegraph's Gibraltar dispatch says the de parture of the Cadiz squadion has been de layed. Six thousand Spanish troops are now massed In the vicinity of that place. A Madrid telegram to El Calpenec states that a rumor Is current that the British government has sent a note to the Spanish government asking the reason of the con centration of troops near Gibraltar. Nothing Is knonn of this here. : i A Barcelona dispatch to the Chronicle , dated Sunday , reports : "A steamer took 1,000 soldiers to Cadiz yesterday. There wua no excitement. The troops are bound cither for the Canaries and Ccutn or the Philip pines , though the sending of reinforcements to the Philippines probably has been post poned Indefinitely. The obsolete Ironclad Neumancta has arrived here from Cadiz anil Is being fitted up as a guard ship. Two transatlantic liners are In the port and the batteries along the const arc being repaired. The officials hero boast that this city haa becu undisturbed throughout the trouble. but great misery has resulted from the Im post upon raw materials and through tha falling off of the coinage. The workmen's committee sent a deputation to the local gav- crnor yesterday complaining bitterly. 'The press sympathizes with the workmen. " PORT AU PRINCE , May 23. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Mole St. Nicolas confirms the report of cannonading from Port do Palx. The news hero is that the Span ish squadron Is In Haytlen waters. Spaniards retreated after suffering heavy losses. ST. THOMAS. W. I. , May 23. ( New York Work Cablegram. Special Telegram. ) Ex tensive preparations for coaling ships wcrr made hero last week. Scheme for Coallnir. " LONDON , May 23. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The Dally Chrontclo publishes the following with all reserve : "A vessel flying the Norwegian flag and sailing with Norwegian papers has been fitted up In London as a coal hulk on an elaborate scale. It has been fitted from one end to the other with electric lights , and has been In fact altered from stem to stern to receive and discharge coal In largo quan tities. Some days ago It was cleared by the Norwegian.consul In London and proceeded to Cardiff , where It will take In 3,500 tons of coal itod will then bo cleared. Our In formation Is that It goes for a neutral port and will proceed In tow of a tug to Capo Verde to act as a receiving hulk to which Spanish war vessels would go for coalIt will llo up In a bay off the African mainland where Its presence will be unnoticed , and will bo rcflled from tlmo to time by first steamers coming from various continental ports. " The Dally Mall's Gibraltar dispatch says : In regard to the story that Spanish fortifi cations are being constructed near Gibral tar to threaten anchorage nothing Is known that can be absolutely trusted ; only the vaguest rumors are current unsupported by evidence. The fact upon which the rumors are founded appears to be a dispatch that two heavy guns and a few lighter weapons were sent to Ccuta , where Spanish engineers had been recently strengthening and extend ing the works. There have been several movements of troops In the neighborhood of Gibraltar. Regiments of Infantry have been sent to Ccuta , Algcclras and San Roquu and a detachment of cavalry arrived yesterday at Llnea. Two batteries are expected to arrive there shortly and are probably In tended to protect the seacoast or perhaps provide against a revolutionary movement. To show the tranqulllty that prevails at Gibraltar , British officers are playing polo several times a week on the Campamento and ordinary dally traffic with Algeclras is maintained. The port of Algeclras , however , Is closed at sunset and the nlgbt boat t Gibraltar Is discontinued. The Dally Mall's Madrid special says ; It Is stated hero that there IB eome reaction In the British policy In view of the attitude of the rest of Europe. The English govern ment does not seem , according to the Span- lull ministers , to be quite so encouraged about an American alliance as It has been. Enroutv for Key Went. SAVANNAH , Ga. , May 23. Sixteen sub marine divers from Norfolk arrived here today rnroute for Key West. They say they have been ordered there to clean the bov- toms of Sumi'Son's and Schley's fleets.