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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
- . ( ESTABLISUID JUNE 19 , 1871. MAY 27 , 1SOS. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
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% 4 RESPECT TIlE RULES OF WAR
GiieraI Oomz 1iue a PZOCIamatC to the
thiban Army.
VIOLATORS TO BE SEVERELY PUMSHW
infom the Petiple of Cuba 091c1z117
ot th biteyyntlon of the
) Visited tnte , . In the
t VenitLngStrugte.
NW rogic. M c.-Tomas EtTada
Pa1ma has jit receted the ftrt Copy O
Las 1TUIa. the war bulletin wbIct ts pub-
Ilabed by Gcmei. . It. contaLn the ofliclal
news at the nmy of IlberaUon. Printed of
c&urse In Spanish , tt comprises three col-
umfiN , on two iLde of a iheet ten by four-
tee1 1och. Th paier has a greenish tlzt
aod the type 13 set. up and printed at General -
eral G0mez8 heA.qt1arteri under tU direc-
Lion. The r3t flUflbet , under date of May
10. 1838 , La deitiated as "Suplemente %
afl(1 contains a bait column account ct the
battle of Mantla. which coneyed for the
flr3t time to the ! oId1er of the Cubaa ariy
the facta concerntng 1enr Admiral Deweys
magitacent Ttctor7 There Is aa article
which says :
'r I. Maaimo Gamea , coimanier-tn-ch1ef ! I
the Cuban arnr. take thh opportunity
through La Vt1la , which will be published
eaab week at. the hea4quarterm of the
army of llberaUon. to communicate 'with
oil command nail thoee of my po4e. In
view of the adoptloa of the couatluiUon of
the flapublic of Cuba and the ared inter-
. ethj of the tuIteI States La our behalf
- to alit us i obtaIning iwhpendence. which
Gofl will be recognized hi all the 'world. t
destre to make known that hereafttr our
soIiIier no longer shall be known aa in-
slargents , but o1(1er ( of the re&uIar army
p of the republic. I hereby direct that there
- thail be teued each 'week a war bulleUn ,
wbch shall be published at the general
! "atIquarter of the army and 3hall begin
" wil.h thia tame. oa the 10th tiny of May , to
be known aa Laa Vlllzui. It wilt be
circulated under the direction and by the
authority Ct the cuff oflcera of the army
and In it will be publtsbed all circuiar.
* rders and oUeial notes of the War de-
' partm.ant , aa well aa information which
U our army and our people may desire to
1now concernln our progress. and our allies -
lies , the fnlted tat.ea.
I take this occasion to remind each Cuban
in service that he now has a country recog-
nlzed. for 'bIch he must tight with all
honor and glory. He is nos a Cuban
aoltller a-ad not an lilsurgent and will
respect the rales o ( clvi1izii1 wartare. I
will order punished any chief otflcer or
ptrate 'who fails to respect the righta of
our prisoners of war , and such prteoners
will be treated with respect due to their
ranks and according to the rules of civilized
countries antI the constitutional army.
Our soidlera 'will conduct themselves In
such a manner a to gain for thmelves
the respect of the brethren of the tnited
States. aud for this reason It is my wish
that the arxpy may exhibIt discipline. L
wish to Impress upon you that we will
not continue this war. which has so gallantly -
lantly been kept u Zor three years , with
the Idea of revenge. We are fighting tar
liberty anti independence and not revenge.
and I would call your attention to the fact
that loss of blood baa always taen the
price of ltberty
Notw1thstand1n we must ever remember
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our dead martyra to the cause of Cuban
freedom and light the good fight , and it
'will not be long before every Spanish
soldier shall have left our soil. We have
had to contend against a nfost cruel enemy ,
one which ha3 not. kzown honor. and its
methods of warfare have been mast barbar-
Otis and every act at Spain ba. shown the
thirst for blood and the desire to trample
down antI annihilate the people at Cuba.
I . ! n nnt dsIre thiit our armv shall emulate
their example , but I would prefer that our
methods of war be those of civilized na-
tlons , that we may show to the enemy
that those whom they are fighting are more
honorable than themselves.
In a recent rocIamat1oa Issneti bT General -
eral Bla.nco he made the statement that it
wa the duty of all Spanlard In
die for honor. Spain does nOt
know the meaning at honor , her
definition of the word Is but cruelty.
Spanish soldiers have never been known to
t. die for honor except wben they were opposed -
posed aa ten to one. The Idea. of honor ha.s
been to assaselnatae defenseless women and
children whose protectors are now fighting
far freedom in our army. Their idea of
honor has beca to rob. to plunder. They
die for honor committing crimes against
humanity nod society. but now they wilt
die before American. and Cuban arms.
I take thIn opportunity to speak thus to
our Deopio and our army that they may
be encouraged and know that now we have
noble allies , who will aid us in our fight
for freedom. which has long been deserved
and which we can now see 'will be a reality
. - at no distant day. I shall aLso from time
to time iii Las Villas communicate with
you ii the same manner. .
o'rDER i..TIOS . % Jt1 lIflflllltS.
Unitrd tnIe Nat .tlone In flesire fo
tli ianlsl& Weist Indltn.
( Copyright. b' Prets PubIisbtng Co. )
LONDON. May . -New York World
Cablegram.-Special Telegran2.-The ) Daily
News' Berlin dispatch says according to
i4vices train Copenhagen the United States
have resumed confidential pourparle for the
purchase front Denmark of the lesser
ntllles including the Islands of St. Thomas ,
Santa Cruz and SL John. Owing to grow-
lug dllflcultles encountered by the United
States In the war. that government would
like to get possession of the excellent harbor
of St. Thomas. No definite otter has been
giado to the Danish government. but party
leaders in the Chamber are said to have
been confidentially sounded as to their
opinion about such a bargain. On the whole
prospects are favorable. The opinion pre-
Tailing In Danl.sh political circles Ii
that Denmark could not sumclently develop
the Islands either from an economical or
political poLnt of view and that theix- sale
would greatly help their finances. The
United States. however. could reckon with
other bidders and the aetpdce offered will
have to be considerably raised.
The Standards Paris dispatch says that
Marc Laadry. Lieutenant De Vnlszeau Lcd
In the Figaro. assuming it to be true that
Cereveras iquadrun Is blockaded In Santiago
writes : "The sensational news of the day Is
the announcement , which seems well
founded. that the American suadro ye-
ecived orders not to blockade the Spanish
ihips and more or lees paticatly await their
, - . iteaming out , but to force an entry and
ittacit them at an1orage In Santiago bay. s
repetition of the exploit successfully
athlyed by Dewey at Manila. A question
which Ii Important to ascertaIn is whethey
the narrow neck that gives accesa to the
bay Is adequately defended , If It be the
case that torpedoes haye been moored in the
channel and shores and either side well
supplied with batteries , the forcing of the
passage would be a diflicult operation , liable
to give the American admiral some trouble.
On the other hand the correspondent in-
, forme me that th sole tactics of Spain 'ust '
flow is In 'ain time and that It Is for that
reasca Cervera locked blmrelf up In
Santiago and can effectually prevcu the
euU7 of the .Amertcan iteet by sinking in
the pass the old cruiser R.etnn Mercedes.
This wIll afford time for the reserve Spanish
squadron to be got read' . tad when the
tie 1Gi ; .cLto arrftea. by bluwia up the
I. fos
atter upaa
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Reina Mercedes be could re-open the channel
and gala access to the sea.
AMERICAN TRADE IN CHINA
Exceeds That of .ny Other Cenntry
Ezet treat Uritnin * n4 is
Crowing ItapfdlT.
WASHINGTON. May :6.-Hugh O'Belrne ,
second Iecrttal7 of the British embassy
here. has made a report in the BritIsh for-
plgn oce on the extent of the commerce
between the United States and China. The
reDOrtlz opportune to ths recent movements
of European powers , particularly Great
Britain. Germany and tnssta. toward se-
c'iirin territory and. commercial ad'rantareS
In China. Mr. Olleirae does not deal with. !
the political phases which have matie the
Chinese question a foremost topIc in Euro-
penn discussion , but his report tends to bring
out that the United States has such large
commercial Interests in China that it is
no less Interested than the European powers
In the encmnclthients made hpon China. The
report shows that the present volume at
United States trade in China represents more
than one-seventh at the entire trade of the
empire. It is O per cent greater than the
trade of Germany with China and comes
next to the trade of Great Britain , that be-
lug the first In commercial Importance. The
I increase in American trule has been going
on rapidly within the last ten years. anil this
increase has been entirely on the side of
American goods , our exports increasing whle :
Chinese Imports were decreasing. By far
the most valuable branch of thi trade Is
that In cotton goods. Mr. OfleIrne showed
the importance of the Chinese market for
United States cotton cloth by stating that
last year China took $7.4S11.000 out of a total
export of $ t7.S1OOl ( , or almost half of all
our Cotton c1othi shipped abroad. He says
the Chinese. especially those of Manchuria ,
prefer the American drills and sheetings. as
thy are heavier. The breat bulk of these
cottons are shipped from the ew England
mills to New York , and then through the
Suez canal. But there has been quite recently -
cently a remarkable Increase of shipment
from the west. by way of San Francisco
and Puget Sound.
Continuin ; . Mr. O'Belrne says : "There Is
every reason to think that the eecti've open-
lug up of the interior provinces to forehn
trade will be followed by a great expanston
of the Chinese demand for foreign cotton.
in which the American exporters will have
a very large share of interest. The dense
masses of the Chinese population , clad al-
most exclusively In cotton cloth , oer a
practically unlimited market for cotton
goods. "
The export of .tmericaij kerosene all to
China now ranks second In importance to
that of cotton . '
goods. Mr. O'Beirno says
the Russian oil Is the only serious toreign
competitor with which the American product
has to reckon. In 1SP6 China took iOOO-
000 gallons of American oil , as against CS-
0410.000 of the Russian oil. The American
kerosene Is shigd In cans , almost wholly
from New York and Philadelphia , by way
of the Suez canal. while the Russian is sent
inrely In bulk , In tank steamers.
Mr. O'Belrne also 3how the Increasing
value of our trade In wheat , dour , iron and
teel and railroad materials. He says the
Chinese show a full recognition of the
superiority- the American flour over their
own roughly cleaned product. He says the
increasing industrial activlt of China. and
the building of railroads , will secure to
American makers a large proportica of the
contracts for steel rails , locomotives , etc
He remarks that the Iron and steel Induitry
is one in which the United States have ye-
cently shown their ability to compete with
all rivals. In particular , Mr. O'Beirne
points out the Importance of Chinese trade
upon the development of ur Paciflc : oat
states. He says : "It must be noted that
the Pacific states , , though at arcseut inking
but little part In the businets. are , perhaps -
haps , more nearly concerned in ts ultimate
development than any other sectija of the
country. These states are posseseed of enormous -
ormous natural resources , aud their manu-
tactures , while still of minor imprtanee ,
are computed y Mr. Mulhall to have quadrupled -
rupled In twenty years. These stould , In
the course of time , find a.i advantageous
market in the far east , and th Chinese de-
niand must exercise a great influence on
their eventual development. Ths t'acific
seaports have already begun to feel the
bneflts of the China trade. "
CUTS OFF A THOROUGHFARE
Exposition Mnunrement nnt Citizens
a : " 4'nr O-ei' n CrNsIn Of
the MoulevariL
There is a 'warm fight in progress between
the residents of the tract to the northwest
at Kountze park and the exposition people.
\SThen the exposition o1flclaI were arranging -
ing for the use of the Twentieth street hoWe-
'ard to connect the Xorth Tract with the
main park. it Is asserted by the residents
interested. promises were made that If consent -
sent was given to the closing of the haute-
yard , some sort of arrangement would be
made for a passage way at the Intersection
of Mandersan streeL All winter the inter-
section has been kept. open , and has been
used. Wednesday night It was closed. As
soon as It was known that the Street had
been cut of ! a delegation armel with axes
broke down the fence. The exposition 0111-
daIs had the fence replaced. Again it was
broken down and again replaced. The people
who are concerded say It will be broken
down as often as built uiitll some arrange-
meat is made to carry out the original
agreement.
City anthorltles hare asked that some
plan be adopted to allow free passage across
the boluevnrtt on Manderson street. It Is
the way taken by many people to go to and
from their work. at East Omaha and the
shops.
CASE OF LIEUTENANT MAIJRER
Younr Woman Who Chopped the
Statue Is Willing to ee the
Msitter Through.
Lieutenant Dorothy Maurer , the Salvation
Army otflcer who reeenUyereated a mliii
' sensation by deforrntng a nude Statue at
the exposition grounds , will defend her an-
lions next Thursday morning In police court.
$ Uei' ease was se for bearing yesterday.
' but the etii was 1ot ady lb try the case
and a continuation was taken.
Miss Maurer took exception to the charge
placed aainet her of malicious mischief and
made an effort to have it changed. She
claims that her act was not prompted by
maliciousness , but by a desire to remove
from sight what he considered a menace
to morality.
The lieutenant will not leave Omaha to
bush the matter , although steps have been
taken to that end through Mayor Macyes.
She said emphatically that she would stay
here and see her case trougb , be the pun-
isbmerzt what it may. She has been in
. communIcation with hersuperior , Mrs. Cci-
end Higgins , " , ba has charge of the army
In this section , and It Is belieted she Is
acting on the calane1 * order La this regard.
It Is the belief of the city otcIals and exposition -
position otfictals that the case against the
Uuuten&at will be allowed to drug.
BY AN ELECTRIC 11EADLICIIT
Locc = otiTe EgBeeI Can ee Thing a
Mnch LougerThztce.
REDUCES THE DANGER OF A WRECK
flays ef the Yew Ltht M a fleord
11 * the 5k Uiscerlble for Mile , .
Under Ordlnry Cir-
eum.tauces.
Electric headlights are gratlually coming
into generl use among western railways.
Wherever they have displaced the ott lamps
that have so long served as locomotive
headlights the engineers and their superiors
L have given most hearty commendation of
; the new form of light. The danger of a
! wreck , accIdents at highway crossings and
the killing of cattle on the track have been
greatly reduced since the displacement or
I the oil lamps by the electric lights , while
the possibility of a. head-end collision has
been reduced to a minimum.
The Chicago , Rock Isiand & Pacific is the
first railroad through this section of the
country to adopt the electric headlight. . ' .
representative of The Bee recently took a.
trip over the line at night and noted the
resuita of the introduction of the electric
headlight. On a straight track long before
the headlight itself became visible the re-
fiected beams front the electric light could
be seen quite plainly In the sky. By the
reflected light the 'whereabouts of a. train
twelve miles away could be learned. The
approaching train went down a hill , around
a cut , and still the tell-tale shaft of light
ftom the electric headlIght was seen In the
clouds. And when both trains were on a
straight , level section of the track , one on
a sidetrack and the other train approach-
lag , the lights from the electric headlights
were so strong that no engineer could miss
seeing them.
An engineer ot the Rock Island recently
told The Bee that the introduction of dee-
tric headlights had had the e11ect of slowing
his time between Council Bluffs and Fair-
bury. Asked why that was he saId he used
to be unable to see any cattle on the track ,
and would run right through the stock
now he could see the cattle , and would have
to slow up until they got out of the way.
On the other hand , the claim department
says the electric light Is a. great saving. as
the company does not have to pay for so
many stock killed as formerly.
There will be soon two railroads running
into Omaha whose locomotives carry the
electric headlights. The Missouri Pacific
has Just ordered electric headlight equip-
meats for all its locomotives. One feature
of the equipment on the Missouri Pacific
is to be the addition to the regular head-
libt apparatus of small electric lights at
the sides and at accessible points about the
engine , so that the engineer or fireman when
called upon to oil or examine these parts
at night can do so readily merely by turn-
lag on an electric lIght.
PRE1fDEiT C.tItIt ON TIlE OCTLOOI.
lien , ! of the Short Line Talks About
Generut Interests.
In an interview with a Bee reporter yesterday -
terday afternoon President Samuel Carr of
the Oregon Short Line said : "The fiscal
year of the Oregon Short Line endsIn July
and I belIeve our earnings will show up in
better shape than they ever have before.
So tar it has been an exceptIonally good
year with us. AIr of the western railroads
appear to be in gcod conditifin financially.
thLs being especially true of the great grain
carrying roads. We handle mare live stock
than we do grain , and this business has
been very geoL Then , too , the coal and
other mines along the line have given us a
good amount of business. "
"President Carr , in there any reason to
believe that the recent election of three
Union Pacific men to the directory of your
line means that the Short Line will soon be
taken back into the systeml"
"I think there is no significance in that.
Messrs. Pierce. Mink and Loeb succeeded
men on our directory whom the Union Pa.
dde did not know. The men who went out
were representatives of the Drexel-Morgan
interests , and It was natural with. the change
of interests following the reorganization of
the Union Pacific that the Union Pacific
should want to put its own men in to look
after its own Interests. The ocers of the
tnion Pacific asked us if such a change
would be agreeable , and when we assured
them that It would the change was made.
Of course , one cannot say what may or may
not be done regarding the future relations
of the Union Pacific and the Short Line.
It's possible that the Short Une may be
taken into the Union Pacific system again.
but I really do not know of anything that
Indicates that such an event wU ! occur any
time soon.
"Omaha appears to be looking up , and I
a.m glad to note the improvement about the
city during the Inst year. The exposition
and general revival of buzthss certainly
have done a great deal for your city. I had
intended going out to see the exposition this
afternooo _ but on account of the rain have
postponed the visit till Friday morning. My
family and I shalL leave here in th afternoon -
noon for Denver and Salt Lake City , We
shall take a. trip over the Short Line to
Porthtntf and return east probably by the
Canadian Pacific after a brief visit at Van-
couver. "
States for Gras. ! . ( rny Enennpment.
CHICAGO. MayThe Western PasSenger -
Senger association today made final ar-
rangementa for rates to the Cincinnati
Orand Army of the Republic encampment.
The lines agreed that in all territory where
two or more roads compete for the business
the rate should be fixed at single tare for
the round trip. In non-competitive tern-
tory the original rate of a single tare plus
; : ! will stand.
itnlroftd Notes . .indl'ereougsls. .
Traveling Passenger Agent Lincoln of the
Chicago Great Western was in the city yes-
tentlay. - . - . . .
Superintendent GIbson of the Iowa division -
vision of the Milwaukee spent yesterday n
Omaha.
Phil .7. Rupp of Chicago. traveling paz-
senger agent for the Rock Island , .and Mls
Rupp , are in the city.
J. A. Munroe. general freight trac manager -
ager of the Union Pacific. arniv d In Omaha
yesterday morning from the east.
Superintendent C. C. Hughes and Assistant
Freight AaL Merchant of the Elkhorn went
west on that line yesterday.
Superintendent Rzthbura of the Missouri
Pacific was in Omaha yesterday and returned -
turned to Atchison yeterday eventng'
The Buniinitoa Ii pushing the landicane
work very rnpltil on- the little triangular
park It is making ua4 west ot the south
end of the Tenth struct siaduct.
.1. I Casney baa been' appointed travel-
I ing freight agent of the Union Pacific witja
I headquarters at Cleveland , 0. Hiretotare
he has been stationed.at Manhattan. Kan.
tt the meetin , of the Westera Passenger
association In Chicago an Wednesday it was
'lecided that each line desiring to take olZ
.
the "plus 2. ' from the round trip rate for
the Grand Army encampment Should give
iwiividual notice to the chairman. I was
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act thought that the-retfeetion started In
Grand Army rates , InUgnCated by the Clii-
cage Great Western. woul4 extend to other
meetings for whlch redtsctrates have been
announced.
General Passenser Agent . . W. La Banme
and Traveling Pas3eoe Ag"nt Adami of
the Cotton. Belt are In the city to supervise
the 'sork at opeaing their exhibit at the
exposition ,
James Lamb. forinerty connected with the
Union Pacific pweney department , has
been appelntet clerk te.T W. Lee , who will
act as joint agent for the Omaha terminal
lines during the exposition.
The many friends of Denglas Weipton of
thLs city regret to learn of the death of
his mother at Red Oak. Ia. . Mr. Weipton
and Cbariei J. Lane went Over to Red Oaken
on Thursday to be preflt at the funeral
services.
The mayor and the city comi'clI of Kansas
City 'will be present a .tbe opening of the
exposition. They 'will IPave these' 'on the
evening of May 31 in a priTate car attached
to the Burlington train , antI reach here on
the following mornin .
James B. Ferguson , farmer agent of the
Union PacIfic at Beatrice , Neb. . died in Chicago - ,
cage 012 Tuesday afternoen. He had been
III for some time and was under medical
treatment In Chicago a& the time of his
death ,
The Burlington has announced that it will ,
run a Special train from Omaha to Lincoln
after the evening exercises at the opening
of the exposition. The train will leave here
at 11 o'clock on Wednesday evening and will
make all the local stops.
W. IL O'Connell. a brakeman on a Union
Pacific freight train. tell o a train over
which he ws running on Wednesday evening -
ing near Big Springs. He struck the grounil
with great force. but had no hones broken.
One of his hips was badly injured.
It. Is said that 50 cents Is now regarded as
a big commission on tha sale of a ticket between -
tween Omaha and Chicagn Omaha and St.
LouIs or. Omaha and Indianapolis. A few
years ago the lines running between these
points pail $ commission on a ticket.
The Milwaukee has announced that Its
special train to Omaha. for the opening of
the exposition will leave Perry at U a.
m. , make all local stops in Iowa. and reach
here at 10 a. m. It will leave here at. 10
laugh over the statement of a local paper
p. m. for the return trip.
While Union Pacific locomotive o. 711 ,
in charge of Engineer Fisher , was taking
coal at Columbus on Wednesday evening
Michael McLaughlin , foreman of the coal
chute , lost his fcotlng and fell into the coal
pit. Before the coal could be shut of ! the
unfortunate man was covered over 'with
coal and whe dug out by the other rail-
noah men was found to have sustained ser-
era ! scalp wounds and a badly braised
ehoulder.
The Crouch Construction company , Clii-
cago. has been awarded the contract for
gradine and tracklaviar for the new Wvnm-
lug &Biack Hills i1road front eUc
Fourche , S. 11 , to Barrett. Wyc. , eighteen
miles , and will begin work about June L
Subcontracts will be let at the Chicago
otfice or at BelIe Fourche. The road is to
be completed ready for operation by Septem-
her 15. The road was formerly known as
the Wyoming & Dakota , and seven miles
were graded in 194.
The fourth number ot North . Nebraska
Resources has lust been issued by the paz-
seager department of the Blkhorn railroad.
It is a very creditable paper and should do
some valuable advertising for the northern
part of the state. Milton Doolittje , president -
dent of the Nebraska State- Board of Agri-
cuiture , contributes a wclL written article
on the present attractive agricultural conditions -
tions of the state. Two articles. "Fruit
Culture in Nebraska" lint ; ; "The Sugar Beet"
are reprinted l.rom The Gmaba Bee. The
exposition is advertised zd two pictures of
buildings printed.
President. Samuel Cary of the Oregon
Short line. accompanied by Mrs. Carr , ar-
ni'rd in Omaha at. S:0 thIn morning , and
spent the day here. He came in an the
Northwestern from Chicago , and proceeded
at once co the Millard hoteL He did. not
call at Union Pacific headquarters during
the morning but saw General Manager
Dickinson later in the day. Mr. and Mrs.
Cam are bound from Beton to Salt Lake
City. Arriving in Utah the young railroad -
road magnate will take trip of inspection
over the line from Salt Lake to Huntington ,
Ore. , which was once a yaluabin part of the
Union Pacific system and. shows signs of
again being included within the fold.
For the twelve months ended March 31 the
Union Paciac ( LS miles , Including Kansas
& Denver Pacific nalirondi earned gross 16-
t196 , : ; : , an Increase of .4Z0.711 over the
twelve months ended March 31. 1i97. Net
earnings 'were * 6,4LSI2. an Increase of
1,158,510. Yearly taxes al 1t00.IO0 prac-
ticnliy offset 'other income" estimated at
the same amount. so that the net earnings
are applIcable to Interest chares. Four per
cent on $0OOOOO0 new 4a call for $ .GO0OO0 ,
a balance of $ ZO4S.S remaining for the
$75,000,000 preferred stock. This is equivalent -
lent to 4 per cent. with a small surplus besides -
sides , Net earnings for the current fiscal
year are expected In show very large increases -
creases over last year , when the receivers
charged to operating expenses heavy lxi-
provement and renewal expenditures.
Engineer James Tucker , who recently
died at his home in Chicago , has left behind
him a most remarkable record. and one with
which only a few can be compared. Ia 1S1I2
be entered the service of.the Roak Island at
Peru , UI. . as wood passer. In which capacity
he ortcd but a. short tixie , 'when he was
put on a yard engine as fireman , and on May
10 , 1S3. he was promoted to yard engineer.
From that time up to February , 1S98 , he ran
a locomotive on the Rock Island road. his
mileage bring approximsted at about , O0O-
000 miles. During the forty-five years of
active service as engineer has engine never
met with an accident. and the only injuries
sustained personally by himself were a
broken wrist and a few sllcht injuries.
caused by Losing his touting and failing ott
his engine into an ash pit. Barring this
accident , during the entire forty-five years
he never lost a. day on account of sickness.
With the exception of being suspended ton
five days ia 1S9 far violating the rules in
accepting release order from a train porter
his reord is a. perfectly clear one.
TIES UP GERALDINE'S CASH
- ' -
Creditor Get * a fijsxnIslee Atsach-
ment on a 1511)0 Cash Bond rut
U , bs' Pia.
Dion Geraldine. late upenIntendent of
construction of expositlqa buildings , is again
brought LaIn unenviable prominence by the
garnishment of a $100'iish bond he bad deposited -
posited in police court ir the release of
Joseph Schwartz. wie assaulted James
Wela of 1408 Williams Street Wednesday
night.
When the case agaInst ch'rartz was dis.
posed of by Judge Gordon and the money
was about to be paid qeer to Geraldine , Attorney -
torney W. A. DeBord , . eating for James IL
Shunk of Chicago , served a notice of garnishment -
nishment on Pollee Clerk H. J Ciancy , issued -
sued by Justice Foster , Clancy will hold
the money until the gv.rvdshment case is
heard before Justice Fester. May 32.
This case is the sequel to the recent attempts -
tempts of Shunk through his attorney to recover -
cover a debt of * 165.6 ! sUrged to be due him
for merchandise furnished Geraldine in Chicago -
cage a year or more ado. Shuck sued Ceral-
dine in the Chicago courts and obtained
judgment anti the judgment was sent to..Jus-
lice Foster.
L4seritiuir U. iteerniting 0151cc.
The location of the recruiting otfica for
the United Slatee regular army will be de-
clued at the headquarters of the Depart-
meat at the Miseouri. U. S. A. . on Friday
moraing Bids have been received by Cap-
lain Barter actiag quartermaster. from see-
exit property owners. The best bid will
secure the recruiting oce. Ucatenant Sax-
ion of the Eighth. cavalry Is still here and
expects iLl be kept busy with the enlistment
of recruits for the cavalry branch of the
regular service as joan. as the location of
the clflne is decidut upon.
REPUBLICAN LEACUE CLUBS
Prcpanton for the Great NiOBaI Meet at
Omaha n n1y.
LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS WELL ADVANCED
3nb-Committe , For the Ntlonat flatly
Come , to Confer wIth the Ie-
brsk Kepre.enttlves-
, Work Under Wy ,
Preparation has sct'eIy begun for the is-
caption and entertaInment of the annual
convention of the National League of Republican -
lican Clubs , which 'wilt meet in Omaha
July 13 , 11 and 15. Owing to the aitrac-
flea of the exposition and the extremely
favorable railroad rates that have been secured -
cured it Is expected that the convention will
exceed In size and interest any of its predecessors -
cessors , and the various committees that
have the preliminary work in hand are
working hard to make the event one that
'will have an important bearing on the fu-
tune of the league. This Is especially true
of the executive committee of the Nebraska
State League , for it Is felt that the presence
of the national organization will operate to
' enthuse and mobilize the league clubs of
the state and thoroughly prepare theta for
the campaign that is to be fought out this
fall.
fall.The general arrangements for the
convention. will be outlined at a meet-
lug of the subcommittee on arrangements ,
which ivan appointed by the na-
tianal executive conimittee some time ago ,
which will be held in this city today. .
The committee consist3 of President L. .1.
Crawford and Secretary Stein of Newport ,
KY. ; F. R. Connaway of Iowa. H. L. Rein-
mel of Little Rock. Ark. , and Charles B.
Winter of this city , president of the Nebraska -
braska State league. The ont.of-town
members will arrive in Omaha this
morning and they will be met by a recep-
lion committetLwhich will Include Charles
B. Winter , Charles S. Greene. W. F. Gur-
ley , B. S. Cornish , James Walsh and John
I _ Webster. The forenoon will be occupied
by a. trip over the exposition grounds and
at Ii o'clock they will be entertained at
lunch at the Omaha. club. Following the
lunch the business meeting will occur.
President Crawford will caine to Omaha
from Kansas , where he is attending the
gthte leazue convention today.
Intpnrtnnt Tntter , for Constileratlon.
Two of the most Important matters that
are to be considered are the selection at the
place of holding the meetings and the an-
rnngenent of the program. The local cam-
mittee has retained an option on the
use of Boyd's theater for the three days , and
it is expected that this will be used , except
tar the opening session. which will probably
be held at the Auditorium on the exposition
grounds. No intimatioa has been received
from President Crawford In regard to the
plans that will be submitted for the pro-
gram. but it is the geuera'understandtng
that one speaker from Nebraska and one
from Iowa. will be. scheduled.
President Winter has called a. meeting at
the executive committee of the Nebraska
Sttte : League in Omaha on the evening of
May 32. This 'will perxitt the members of
the committee to attend the opening of the
exposition and will leave six weeks in which
to carry out whatever measures may be decided -
cided on relative to the National convention.
One of the most important matters to be considered -
sidered by the executive committee is the
fact that at present the state organizalon
has no rule governing the admis-
sian at clubs by which the enrollment
of fictitious clubs can be ettectunfly pre-
vented. This has given more than a little
trouble In the past and unless some more
nigitl system of enrollment Is adopted it is
likely to cause unlimited complications in
the future.
The committee will also be asked to consider -
sider ways and means for raising the funds
necessary to ettectively carry on the work
of the league. Ia previous years the National -
tional league has been accustomed to depend -
pend on the national committee for the
funds necessary to defray its expenses. but
it has now decided to become self.support-
lag. Consequently an assessment of $1 will
be made on each delegate to the national
convention and as Nebraska is accredited
with thirty-four delegates Its share of the
assessment will amount to G8. There are
a number of additional Items of prospective
expense to be taken Into consideration and
a plan must be adopted by which train $400
to $ J00 can be raised each year.
Date for itaie League Meeting ,
The time and place of the state
league convention for 1893 will also
be selected at this meeting.
The national exedutive committee
has recommended that the Iowa state con-
ventlon be held at Council Bluffs on either
the afternoon or evening of July 12 , and that
the Nebraska convention be held at Omaha
on the same day. In accordance with this
suggestion the Iowa convention will be held
at Council Blutts in the afternoon , and in all
probability the Nebraska committee will locate -
cate the convention in Omaha on the even-
tog of the same day. This arrangement will
allow the Nebraska republicans to pay a
friendly visit to the Iowa convention in the
afternoon and the Iowans can return the
courtesy in the evening. Then the repub-
henna of both states will be on the ground
ready for the national convention , which
meets the next morning.
The committee 'will also decide what part
will be taken by the state league In the
entertainment of the national convention and
Incidentally it will consider the important
question of platforms. It will outline the
declaration on which the league will fight
the fall campaign , bearing in
mind local conditions , as well
as the general situation in
national , state and congressional politics.
The local committees for the entertain-
meat of the National league convention will
be appointed at a. public meeting of repub-
Itcan clubs. which will be tailed at an early
date. It is conceded that Omaha has done
magnificently so far and there Is no mien-
lion to leave anything undooe to make the
visit of the national organization a memorable -
orable occasion. When the local committee
went to Detroit to secure the convention it.
promised the delegates three things. These
were that they would give thein satisfactory
facilities for holding the convention , the beet
entertainment that they bad ever enjoyed
and the lowest railroad rates that had ever
been provided for a convention of the league ,
These promises have alt been kept. The exposition -
position will constitute the principal means
of entertainment , as it is well understood
that the delegates will he better pleased to
spend their' spare time in seeing the exposition -
tion than In other forms of entertainment.
with which they have become familiar.
Coiierutiou Will Lie 01g.
President Winter has received a large
number of letters train prominent league
members representing nearly every part of
, the country from New York to San Fran-
. dana and these indicate that the conTention
will be one of the largest in the history at
the league. Msor Totten , vice presIdent of
the New York State 'eague ' , writes to tanks
a. number of inquiries with regard to mat-
tars cutinectz4 'with the convention ami he
adds the statement that New Tork will send
a tall delegatica. Colonel Stone of Caflfor-
ala also writes that his state will send a
full delegation. and similar assurances have
been received train a number of other states.
The total representation in the convention
Is l,00 delegates and President Winter cx-
peels that fully 1,100 of these will be in at-
tendance. Besides the delegates there will
be at least 1,000 visitors , among whom 'will
be many of the most prominent republicans'
of the United States.
The contest for the league presMency Is
already beginning to make itself prominent
and at least two candidates have announced
themselves. One is Colonel Stone of Call-
fornia. 'who will have a formidable
following among the western delegations ,
anti the other is B. N. Dingicy of Michigan ,
a son of Congressman Dingley of Maine.
President 2. . J. Crawford has not announced
himself a.s a candidate for re-election , but
it Is not expected that he would refuse the
honor of a second term. More than a little
regret has been expressed on account of the
resignation of Secretary Dowling , whose
I long experience in league affairs ha mails
his services invaluable. but Seercetary Stein.
who has been designated to temporarily fill
the oflice , Is sakl to be a competent executive
otlicer and equally familiar with the work
.
of the league.
During the six weeks preceding the convention -
' vention the state league ofilcials will make
an energetic canvass for the purpose of get-
ring the state organization in trim to cut a
wide swath In the fail campaign. It Is
their purpose to take the most acti'rn part
In the fight that has ever been acted by
the league , aail with this in view the clubs
will be thoroughly reorganized on
an eectlve fighting basis. After
June 1 PresIdent Winter will
send out printed instructions and blanks
to every republican club In the state for
the purpose of enrolling their entire mom-
bershlp. The returns wtIl serve as a basis
of representation by which fictitious clubs
will be excluded. Immediately after steps
will be taken to reorganize the old clubs
and organize new ones and by the time the
campaign opens it Is intended that the
league organization will be prepared to assist -
sist materially In the task of placing the
government of Nebraska In republican
hands.
President Winter received word luring
the afternoon that Secretary M. J. Dowling
will be In Omaha today with the committee -
tee , as his resignation , which was tendered
on account of ill health. has act yet taken
effect Mr. Stein will also he of the party.
CASH BINDS THE BOND SALE
flei'rei.entatlve of itzer .t Co. ray' .
Over an Enrne'.t for the I'lrnz
to the City.
Yesterday W. A. Barnett. local representative -
sentative of Spttaer & Co. , who bought In
the $3,000 refunding bonds recently.
deposited the $ Jt0O bonus In cash
with City Treasurer Edwards to hint ! the
transaction. The money was paid in in
three crisp $1,000 bills.
There Is but one question that is shadow-
lag the legality of the bonds , and that is
apparently not considered very serious. judg-
lug from Agent Barnett's action. This arises
front the fight. cgrtbmayoralty now go-
lag on in the supreme court. Inasmuch as
that body declared. however , that the ants
of Mayor Macrca have all been legal , the
question will hardly figure In the sale.
One-half of the bonds are to be delivered
and the money paid for them on June 10 ,
and the remaining 150,000 will be disposed
of to the firm a month later. The time is
given in order that the firm can raise the
necessary money.
Demand for Otsildlng Permit' .
Building permits galore are being issued
these days by the force in the alIke of Inspector -
specter of Buildings Butler. Most at' these
are for structures to be erected on the exposition -
position grounds. particularly the Midway.
Over two dozen permits have been issued
In the last two days.
The mast important of the permits allows
the erection of the Minnesota state building ,
which is to be of the value of $10,000.
Hagenback Show company will put up a
structure valued at $2,500. Tom Hector has
'ecured a permit to erect a building for a
dog show at a cost of $750. Other permits
have been Issued for a camera obscura show
for $200 , a glaze blowers' building tot $400.
a bean house for $400 , arid a pavilion for
$600.
$600.The
The Presbyterian hospital has been allowed -
lowed to erect a two-story hotel building to
cost $4,000 in Kountze place. As a result
of the exposition N. M. Husted will put ui
two cottages of the value of $900 each , one
at Si5 Dodge street anti another at 3217
Poppleton avenue. In addition to those
there have been a dozen permits issued for
improvements ranging in value from $50 to
$ c00.
'The Knox Presbyterian church has been
allowed to erect a $1,000 addition to its
church on North Nineteenth Street.
3fiirtility Stntl'.ties.
The following births and deaths 'were ye-
ported during the last twenty-four hours
to the health commissioner :
Births-Julius Koehler , 611 Paiflc street ,
boy ; Carl B. Herring , 811 North Forty.sec-
end street boy ; James Christianson , 3027
South Boulevard , girl ; Sherman H. Cole ,
Sl4 Webster street , girl.
Deaths-Mrs. Emily Dillenbeek , Douglas
County hospital , pneumonia ; Mrs. Mary 2. .
Jones , 3324 Martha Street , pneumonia ; P. J.
Karbach , sr. , 622 South Nineteenth Street ,
59 years of age , pulmonary abscess ; Arto
Czebellln , Aetna house , three months old ,
congestion of the brain.
GEORGE REUM'S BODY FOUND
Missouri River Cleer. . t'p the Mystery
of a Butcher's. Sudden Die-
eppearanee.
The body of George Reurn , a butcher who
disappeared from his home , 230 North
Twentieth street May 16 , as tonal iii the
Missouri river yesterday near Cbtlil's
point Beilevue. The body was identified
by letters and papers found in the pockets
of the clothing.
It was removed to the morgue of Coroner
Hamilton of Springfield , Neb. , but will be
brought to Gave's morgue. South Omaha.
From facts learned since the bo'ly was
found it developed that Reum deliberately
committed suicide because ha was unable
to secure a renewal of a lease on the
ground on which his butcher shop Is
located.
Several days before Reum disappeared he
made the threat to his daughter , Mrs. H. 11.
Huntington , wIts of the proprietor of the
Omaha Bedding company , at 1113 Harney
Street that if he was not successful that he
would kill hint-self. Horace finer. pro-
pnietor of the brick making works at Pros-
Iiect Hill Is the owner of the ground Reum
wished to lease. liner saw Iteum two days
before ho dLsr.ppearetl and rtuse'1 his prot-
fers oflea.se to theground. Ot the day he ,
left home Reuca told his family tha be
was going It , the exposition grounds. l is
believed be tai.dt tile way to the river at
the foot o Burt street and jumped in. He
was 0 years old.
INDIAN CONCRESS AFFAIRS
Eion Officia1 Going Aiend cith Thei
ArEingen1ent.
MATTER ACCEPTED AS AN ASSURED FACI
Vashington tnihnrities Feel Certni *
of the AppropriatIon n.t E.zposi-
tiost WIll Advence the Money
Nee.Ied for the Start.
The Improvement in the conditions sun-
rounding the Indian congress appropriation
shown by the reports front Washington , was
welcome news to the exposition otficlals.
Considerable doubt has enveloped this
matter during the last ten days , but the
latest reports Indicate that the passage of
the appropriation is again assured. It Is
not flkely that the appropriation will ho
made soon enough to be available In time
for assenibliog the Indians at Omaha for
the opening of the exposition. but this dit-
ftcuitj has already been surmounted.
Arrangements have been male by which the
necessary money will be advanced by the
exposition management , to be repaid by the
government out of the anpiopniation. This
will enable those having this matter In
charge to proceed with the arrangements
'eithout any delay. Captain Mercer. U. S.
.2. . who will have charge of the encamp-
meat. baa been in close communication with
the exposition authorities during the pen-
tiency of this matter and preparations for
the encampment have been progressing as
though the passage of the appropriation 'was
assured. A number of Indians from the
tribes in this section will be brought to
Omaha , probably in time for the opening.
and the other details of the congress will to
carried out as soon as may be.
S.tLEl OP' COMML'TATIO TICIET5.
Many PeoDle TaIe .t.Inntnge of the
Low It-Ce at .titnIbosiun.
In accordance with the announcement
made tram time to time during the last
week , the sale of commutaUou tickets to the
exposition was dscontinued ! at 6 o'clock
Wednesday night. All day Wednesday
the demand for the tickets was
heavy , there being a continuous
stream of people in. the 0111cc of tine
secretary. When the sale closed 700 tIckets
bad been disposed of , the greater part of
this number being books of fifty coupons.
Each purchaser of a book receive ! a card
to the ofliclal photographer to make a photograph -
graph of the purchaser. The photographs
will be taken without delay. each subject
being designated by a number correspond-
lug to the number on the card. This num-
her in displayed on a card , which is sue-
pended on the breast of the purchaser at this
time the photograph is taken. the number
forming a part of the picture. The picture
is pasted on the coupon took , and the seal
of the Bureau of Admissions impressed on
the lower portion of the picture. including
the number. This method makes the chaig-
lag of the photograph practically impossible
and prevents the ticket being used by any
one but the purchaser. These tickets are
mailed to the purchaser as soon as pre-
. , .
pared. - '
Want the Piarmi.- , Ie.rman .txenne ,
There was a meetIng or north side citi
teas at Sherman avenue and Corby streets
for the purpose of taking steps to secure the
relection of sherman avenue as the route
of the parade next Wednesday. C. 0. La-
beck acted as chairman and W. G. Hensbaw
was made secretary. After a number of
speeches a set of resolutions was adopted
in whtch the sense of the meeting was en-
pressed that the exposition managers made
a mistake in selecting NIneteenth street for
the parade and that. the route shoulil be
changed to Sherman avenue. A committee
consisting of Messrs. Redman. Henshaw anti
Lobeck was appointed to present resolutions
and petitions to the Transniisslsslppi En-
position.
A specIal decorating committee consisting
of five members was elected. consisting of
Messrs. McKenna , Hazard , Lucas , Houska
and Llndley to see that Sherman avenue be
decorated In a handsome manner.
It was informally understood that every
one should do all that could possibly be
done to make Sherman avenue especially at-
tractlve.
Date for S.'hcneka Dn.
June 14 has been selected as Nebraska day
at the exposition and elaborate preparations
are being made for the observance of the occasion -
casion on a scale commensurate with the
importance of the occasion to the people of
this slate. Commissioner Boy.leton of the
Nebraska commission has the matter in
band and several conferences have been held
with President Wattles anti General Mann-
ger Clarkson with a view of decidIng upon
certain of the details. It is the intention of
all concerned to make this occasion a big
attain and arrangements are being made with
that end in new. Well known public men
will make addresses , the Nebraska building
will be formally dedicated , there will be a
special display of fireworks and an elaborate
program of entertainment will be provided.
Wlsflnsin Want , Two Days.
The WIsconsin Exposition commission
notified President Wattles that it. had been
decided to celebrate two days during Juno
as "Wisconsin days , " the 17th and 13th 4
being the days selected for that purpose by
the commission. The president notified the
commission that the days selected would be
reserved for Wisconsin.
A committee has been appointed by the
commission to prepare a program and inak
all necessary arrangements for the occasion.
Some of the members of the Wisconsin
commission will be present at the opening
of the exposition next Wednesilay and the
Wisconsin building will be formaily opened
00 that day.
Mere EdItors Coining.
A number of editors of newspapers along
the lines of the Chicago , St. Paul , Minneapa.
lie & Omaha road 'will arrive In the city tomorrow -
morrow morning as the guests of the railway -
way company. The party will be taken In
charge by General Manager Clarkian and escorted -
corted to the exposition grounds , after which
luncheon will be served at the Dellonte hotel ,
The editors will leave the city on the regular
trains. leaving at 5t p. in. tomorrow or at
6:40 : a. m. the following day.
) fft5' fit , Settie.i Out of Court.
The injunction suit In which the Street * 4
of Cairo people are the piaintlz and th.
Streets of All Nations is the defendant was
called in Judge Scott's court and by consent
was passed until next Saturday morning. It
is understood that a settlement of the mat-
tens in controversy in in sight. Both partlea
claim the exclusive right to parade camel.s
and donkeys.
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Oltia Troupe Going Vest.
A special train of Ohio soldiers enroote t
Situ Francisco will pass through Omaha oa
Friday morning. Telegraphic advlges is-
calved at Union Pacific headquarters trans
Columbus , 0. . IndIcates that the detacbmenl
¶ will reach CouncU Biutta early on Friday. , '
They will go out In a special train ovee
! the UnWn Pacific soon after arriving fruits
Lh east The dispatches receiveet at rail. '
road headquarters do cot state mom wiss $
rugimen.I the detachment Is a par. '
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