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ONAIIA F111 DOES TIlE \VOIIK \
Contract for Putting the Oago3 Into the 1w
City Jail ,
CITY COUNC1 ORDERS TilE MATTER PUSHED
Ittl rtsi M 1torirI of Ii1I Ic % % ' ( ) VkM Ii
4Igit tIii Pateis wit It l'lnii &
icrII ng atid i , A bend % I(1i
the IittrIr CoIIMrticl Iftil.
'FhD ettY totrncil met In commUtco of
the whole yeaterIay afternoon to open bII
fol' the coimtructlon of steel cngci for the
new ctty aU. Only one propositionS
recotved , that of the I'nxton & Vierling
lion work. , which BpecIflel thu nmount of
$1,493 to complete the work In nccori1ane
with * pecIflcatIons. The material provIouly
acquired for a tnfl1ar purpoze wHI ho used
so far as It accords with prescn pIan.
The BLed pinto partitions were mentioned
Os threo.slxtcenttis of an inch In thickness ,
the bars threfourth- an inch In diam.
eter , ' Ith a root of latticeti or sheet iron.
The proposttion tntcs thtt the work can
bo completed within four weeks or ooncr
if thought necesBarY.
City Iiiglnccr ttoscvnter reiortcd that
1o ha1 reeciveti notice from two lirins in
the cAst. that tids would lie suiimitted if
morn time were allowed , It was generally -
ally felt , liowecr , that after the i1elar
nlreivly undergone at an extra cxIiowe for
prehont liltarters of $200 monthly IL was
desirable to close the matter as ioon as
, ossihie. motion as p8550(1 ijistructlng
the hoard of I'ubltc Works to enter into
contract for the work In accordance with
the proposition on lianil.
iII ( . IIIIi front tiii Old ln II.
The only gain which has coiiie to the
city bY the retention of an unsanttaly jail
' to compensate for the , lraln on thu public
purse and the health of einploye Is In Its
cffect upon the women , colored and other-
wIse. who have math , a practice of preying
upon unwary strangers. Several of them
'who have peflt the greater portion of their
time In jail iluring thu last few months
have been attacked by various maIallcs ,
there being several cases of typhoid fever
as the result of their Imprisonment , atiil
that circumstance has brought about thu
good result. The women came to look tIOfl
confinement as a dangerous experience anil
after a consultatIon a committee was sent
to make peace negotiations wIth the sergeant -
geant , promising to cease operations in return -
' . turn for not being thrown Into jail "on
general principles , " a practice which has
, been quito common. The sergeants looked
4 ? 1 favorably iiiion the matter and a verbal
contract was entered Into.
FIRE AND POLICE MATTERS
Oflte'rM IIiIIIICM uiitliidfl Fined Five
Jns for tiinttciitIon to Duty
at sight.
William holmes and Anton Ina , patrol-
nen , appeared beforu the floard of Fire and
, Police Commissioners last night to answer
, to charges of Inattention to duty and absence -
sonco from their beats without. leave. Ser-
grants King and Halter testified that they
had observed the ofilcers on the nIght of
Juno 19 takIng their ease In an alloy near
Thirteenth and Jackson streets when they
should have been patroling their beats. The
patrolmen stated that their attention had
been direced toward the alley by the bark-
log of dogs and that they bud entered it
to investigate. They were fined five days'
pay.
pay.Thu case against Captain E. W. Watts ,
; ' hose company No. 12 , charging that he bad
used Insulting language toward William
Violig and a woman companion was postponed -
poned because at the absence of the corn-
plalning v1tncsscS. The churges against
Superintendent of Streets J. A. Beverly ,
filed by Frank L. Carver , were tilso laid
over one week.
Permission was gIven to the Metropolitan
Police Relief association to give a beneAt
entertainment in the near future. The funds
of the association arc running low owing
to the continued sickness of a number of
patrolmen and the eltort Is intended to pro.
h ride sufilcient resources to carry out the
purposes of the organization.
The resignation of .1. F. McCullough , one
of the atrol1nen nppointed three months
ago , was tendered and accepted.
The following appointments of special
policemen were made : W. B. I'airner ,
Trocadoro theater : Charles H. Stnrbuck.
Chinese village , and Ernest D. Schneiling ,
German village.
GASOLINE TESTED ALL RIGHT
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r Lititeim .SEiiitI ieeier SIIsJH'tell a
C. ipeer itii.i 'I'rieI un flIuIrI-
niviit 'with d ha Oil.
Lazarus Constantine , proprietor of a lunch
stand at 820 North Sixteenitli street , lost a
considerable portion of his property last
nIght from fire. The blaze originated In an
experiment which ended badly ns to the
quality of gasoline. Mr. Constantine had
just purchased the fluid at a neighboring
grocery store anti from its odor had a gravu
suspicion that it hail been mixed with coal
oil. In accordance with a recipe iniported
from Greece , Constantine voured a portion
_ _ _ smitesluits
I' z- . .A _ ? _ , u s the mnotlicr's '
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\ . ' - ' \ ( oiitl belief that
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fingers. No vo.
: " muan knows the
811pre1n0 sorrow
t - ' ' of womanhood
I r- I until idie sees her
baby in the cold
embrace of death ,
Thousands of women daily achieve wo.
manhood's ' Mipreniest Joy , only to meet a
few days or weeks or months later , Its
supremest sorrow. This s because so
many babies are bormi Into the svorld with
time seeds of thath nhrciuly sown In their
little bodies. If a 'oman would have
healthy , robust children. strong amiti able
to withstand tIme itsiuti hitte illnesses of
childhood , she mntist " look before she
leaps , '
ir a woman vilh take tIme proper care of
her health in a womanly 'a' durIng the
period of prospective maternity , idie ma
protect herself against much laiml and su
fering and possible ( heath , and itisure time
health of her child. Dr. Pierce's Imavorite
I'rcscrlptlon 1 * the greatest of all medicines
for prospective mothers. It acts directly
on the delicate and important organs that
bear time burdens of imiaternity nail imiakes
theni strong , healthy , % Igoratms end clai.tic.
It allays inhianunation , heals ulceration ,
soothes pain and tones the tortured nerves.
t banishes the usual discomforts of the
expectant period and imiakts baby's advent
to this world easy amiti almuost painless. It
' inettres an ample supply of nourishment.
It is the greatcbt known nerve tmmic and
Invigorator for women , All good dealers
sell It. Say " No " and stick to It when
* flCI to accept a substitute said to be
"just as good. as Dr. Pierce's Vavorite
Prescription. "
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I laid iiitmcsrded twice nod was so weak I
could not stamul on may feet , " writes Mrs. Miucie
, bluith , I' . M. . o Iowrll , 1.aUe Co. . Oregomi , " 1
' toul twu bottles of Ir l'icrce Iaorite l're.
beription lunt now have a healthy b.mby sail iOu
stronger tnau fur twelve ycars. "
The quick constipation . cure - Doctor
Pierce's Pleasant I'cllets. Never ipipc.
accept no substitutes or fwltations ,
,
of the liqui4 upon the floor soil npphied a
match to note limo color of the flame lie-
fore time test was conclui4 ronstantina's
51,01) , On flte and vns seriously damaged
Ahother fire also resulting from a small
bonflra rind resulting rather seriously oc-
ciirred shorthy afterward at the barn of
Adam Fisher , 3121 South Twenty-third
street. Flhc'r hiul been cleaning out the
barmi and lisil set fire to a iIe of ruhhmtsli
in one corner. During his momentary inst.
tention the fire caught the woodwork anti
the building burned to the ground before
assIstance arrived. It was unoccupied and
was valued at $60. A stable atijoining , belonging -
longing to George It.Vest , was also par-
tinily destroyed ,
WOMttN DEFENDS HER HOME
Mri , , OsvMlc' Drives Jnliit hte'TIildN
Out at the t'oln of
r. Itc'nI'er.
The police and station loungers were
treated to a neat little "gun play" in the
hailway of a building directly oppotto the
police station yesterday afternoon. The re-
vohvcr was bandied by a plucky cohorcd
woman nnmnrd Mrs. Owsicy , who is the pro-
prletrcas of a boarding house , and the oh-
ject of her aini wn a delinquent boarder
named John Iteynolds.
lteymmojds , who is a big fellow , drove imp
to the house with an cxpremm vngon intending -
tending to remove his belongings. Mrs.
Owaley objected and Iteynohtia became
abusive and sought to gain entrance to the
hmouro. lvidently Mrs. Owsley had anticipated -
ipated trouble with Itcynohtis , for no sooner
ilid ho attempt to cross the threshold thami
aho drew a revolver from the folds of her
dress arid ordered him to get oft the prem-
ises. Iteynoids i'litel at tIme sight of the
'enpon amiti hastily hacked out of tIme house.
lie ran into the ; iohice statiomi to swear
out a Warrant for Mrs. Owsley , hut lie \'iIS
told that ho could gst none , as time womumum
vas in her own castle and hail a right to
defcd It.
Mrs. Owsicy says that Iteynnids owed
her a certain sum as room rent.
liolit-PIN ' % 'IIM Stoiied 'I' , , Snom , ,
L. 11. Morton , Ralph Thomimas , F. N. Wil-
imon and It. N. Rising , a crowd of yoummg
muon out for a good time , visited the l'abst
garden on the exposition grounds last night
mimid passed good natured criticisms on the
vaudeville program. One sally was (11
rooted toward J. II. Itoherts , it large anti
athletic young mann who wns doing a din-
logue part with a soubrette. Roberts resented -
sented time joke and , springimmg over the footlights -
lights started to throw his tornmcmmtors one
at a tinie through the door. lie had reached
the fourth man when an otilcer appeared anti
alt vuro placed under arrest for fighting.
IWAI1D ABOUT TOWN.
.1. Woods Smith is in the city. This statement -
mont of itself is not so important , for he is
hero frequently : but just now he might
have been at Chickamauga , or even on the
road to the Philippines , bad his expressed
wish bcen gratified. lie expressed It to
Governor 1-loicomb , so ho says , amid received
a u'omntse that he would be cared for. Mr.
Sniltim ' , 'as for many years a resident of
Custer county , from whence comes the
governor. lie was a fusioniat long before
thu governor ever thought of being district -
trict Judge , which was several years before
ho was chotcn governor. Smith was a candidate -
didate for the state senate out there one
year , having time endorsement of everything
which wasn't republican , but Custer county
was raising fairly good crops in those days
and J. Woods Smith was left at home. Yet
encouraged by the likeness between his
political affiliations and those of the goy-
ernor , and hopeful through long association
as neighbors and practicing attorneys that
he might be honored , Smith applied for a
commission in one of the regiments of vol-
unteere accredited to Nebraska. lie says
the governor gao birn hope , but admits
now that ho has lost faith in the chief executive -
ecutivo of the state. Hence be is yet a
civilian , and Instead of directing when and
where to fire metal into the ranks of the
enemy of his country , ho is now traveling
selling metal in the shape of stoves , of such
quality that he guarantees they will promote -
mote domestic peace , and anticipates vie-
tories no less renowned than those he might
have acquired on the sweltering fields of
Cuba or the Phiiippine , for there is a good
deal to Smith , especially physically , and ho
would have made an excellent target for
either sun or Spaniards.
Mr. Smith still calls Custer county his
home , but temporarily he is residing iii
Chicago , expecting to return to Nebraska
some time in the future ,
t'erNoIflIl I'rngrnmilii ,
Miss IInrgrea'es of Lincoln is visiting
Miss Ethel Tukey.
Dr. C , A , Allcnhmmrger of Shelby , Nob. , is
an exposition visitor.
M. 5 , Foss has returned after a trip of
three weeks in the west.
A. L. Negrete and C. 13. Flynn of Durnn.
go , Mex. , are Omahs visitors ,
Miss Florence Ilutehens of Chicago is
visiting relatives in tilts city.
WI. 13. McArthur , it iromnlnent attorney of
Colorado Springs , is in the city.
I. Kimball , an attorney at Onawo , Ia. , is
in Omaha visiting the exposition.
Arthur H. Conge of Pasadena , Cal. , Is
time guest of W. B. Redell of this city for a
fei' days.
B. B , Brooks and T. S. Steed of Caspem' ,
Wyo. , are mummong the Wyoming visitors to
tile exposition.
William Marlulss of Itippie , Ta , , mind
David Davis of Casper , \Vyo. , are atockmemm
at the Barker ,
Colonel Joseph Eiboeck , editor of time
Iowa Stunts Anzelger , Des Moines , is visiting -
ing the exposition.
J , Li. Tackctt and wife , Miss Kitto amid
Mis. Carahin of time Sammtee mmgcmlcy are
visiting the exposition ,
Tlmonias A. Williams and 0. L. Simear ot
the tjmmited States Department of Agriculture -
ture , Wasimingtomi , art' In time city.
II , C. Russell of Schuylcr , ex-comnimmis-
siommer of public lands , mind Janice P. Gage ,
ex.adtmtunt genem'nl of time state mnilitimm , arc
1mm time city.
A. J. Scott , steward at the Asylumim for tIme
Insane at hinstmmgs , avant a few ( hays visit-
log the boys 0 ! tIme Third regiment at For
Onmahmi end returned to linittings yesterdaS' .
Time condition of General Clmarlea F. Man-
derson was nimmch Improved yesterday , but
it mnay be sonic time before he wili be out
again , "mVlmen sufhiciemmtly well it Is probable
that be will leave for a trip of rest and
recreation.
Mr. amid Mrs. John 0. Liver ammd son of
llartfortl , Wia. , are visitinK the family of
C. B , Liver of 1022 South Twenty-eighth
Street , It is their iirat visit to Omaha. Mr
Liver is in time gi'nemmml mnerclmaimdlso and
hammkimmg business ,
Iiutmjarnin Carter of W'nslmington , special
attorney in time Depmmrtmnont of Justice , left
yesterdey afternoon for Chadron , where ime
, ili take testimnony in ii number of claims
agaimmat time government on account of In-
milan tiepredations , imelmi by parties in Sotmtlm
Dakota.
Frank liusmmett and A. V. Jobmmaon of Denver -
vor , 1' . Mulony amimi L. J. Simeehan of Dos-
ton , John Jack , Voter McKcon , J , 0 , lUnatic
and J. Ii. Ctmmmnimmgbammm of New York. George
W , Glenn , B , J. Lockwood , % 'iliIommi Murphy ,
14. ? ii. hurt nod I' . C , Arniburster of Ciii-
cage and F , C. l'ogo of Milwaukee are
irommminemmt guests stopping at time Barker ,
Nebraskans at hotels : Isaaa L. Dwight ,
hlmtutiiigmm ; J.V. . Porter , J , J. Hrbort , Ceo-
trai Cfly ; J. l. Kreidi r , Fullerton ; A.
Nuwconib , Kvarmmey P. J , Gates , wife and
iiuuglmter , Mblon ; C , W. Owemma and wife ,
Sitringfieid , C. M , Baldwin. l.cxinstomm ; Il.
B , ltehscbe , Chadmomm ; M. 'I' , Meiklo , W'y-
mmmore ; Mutt flauglmemty. Ogalaila ; A. U.
While. Bed Cloud ; B. 11 , Ambles end wife ,
Lic'mmtricc : Frank Irvine. J. U. Oawiey. J , C ,
inotts , I.iqcyo C , ii. WpIrab and wIfe ,
0. F' . Whitiepre , North head.
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FORT CROOIi BOYS UXOERFIItET
Thrilling Account of the Atanlt on El Canny
by the Twenty-Secona Infantry ,
BREASTING THE FIRE OF UNSEEN FOES
ilemitctinmit " .VgmMCli'I' ' , Snr' ( 'it the
Mnrt'lt i ( , nuil tit' ? tttfl'iL UI"i" ( lie
41nmmiNli Stroll gitolil - lczisii
F'Irc ( if ( hit'rrllln , .
General Shofter , commanding time vie-
toriout army at Santiago , supplements press
reports 1mm pronommnclmig the campaign just
coiled one of unprecedented hmmrdsimip for
both oflicers and men. Correspondents Immure
described in ienerai terms the nature of
time hardships anm tIme tremendous difliculties
time army was forceil to overcome to reach
a position rendering the surrender or destruction -
struction of time enemny inevitabic. Hut the
detaIls of rho strimggiti in time jungle , time
deadly fire of unseen foes in trenches , blockhouses -
houses anti in trees are best told by the
fighting macn itt time front.
Lieutenant Wassehl of the Twenty-seCOnd
infantry , who was wounded in tIme battle
of July 1. contribut&m to the New York
herald a ernolmie imecount of the capttmre
of El Caney amid time gallant part taken by
time regiment fromn Fort Crook iii that deadly
eneommimter. Lieutenant Wassell is novmit
the army horpitai at l'ort Mcl'herson , nit.
lie wrie' na follows :
0mm the night of June i0 we hivotm&mckCtl Cr1
tlmo crest of it bill a mile ammd a hrit from
time village of ll ( 'imnot. : 1)ircctiY east of
UI ; were tim lights of Santiago , the Mecca
of our bloody piigrimmmnge.
\ O had broken eammmn early in time nt'cr-
noon. 'fimo nmarch to time bill hind li2emi 1
slmort one , but we had been held mmp along
time immachete cmmt trail to aliow oilier trtiOpt
to pass. nod knee deep creeks hind mmmtmthi time
men footsom'e.
Our priumcipal meal for the hriy mmii consisted -
sisted of tightcnimmg ui our iwlt'3. Tired ,
wet mind hungry. the muon tlmrciv timemmisolvea
cmi their blankets just off the roadside. W'ti
were not allowed to light fires. A piece of
hardtack , a hicc of bacon and a null from
time canteen-this was the last supper of
zanily a poor sculler. nut , time mmmciii w'ms
mmmdc with a brave spirit , amid brave hearts
there were withIn the men wimo gulped
down the cnnt fare.
Miurelmilig tim ( lie Baltic.
We were awakened before daylight on time
morning of the 1st by troops passing along
time road. Soon caine the order for tie to
tall in , and in a few minutes we were on
time march.
The Twenty-seCOnd United States infantr'
formed the extreme left of a line that waste
to march through the village of El Caney.
\o had beemi told that we wonid emicotmnter
about 500 Spaniards in the village-that we
'omiht1 hare little or no opposition.
The original plan of battle seems to have
been to have our right sweep the village of
El Caney and then , swinging to the loft.
get to Santiago on the north while the
main force attacked from the east , but this
plan feli through wimen the Spaniards wore
tOUiii in force at El Caney , General Linares
commanding time forces there in person.
About 0:30 : o'cioeic iii time mormming time
Second battalion of the Twenty-second regiment -
mont was deployed near the road leadIng
to Santiago and about two miles snmmth of
El Caney. We were then pushed duo east
for half a mile over wire fences amid
through country ovmrgrown with tough
vines and Spanish bayonets ,
Ciittliig Tlringlt lJiiiiergrowlhi.
Meeting no opposition iii this direction
our march was ehammgem to tfle right. it.
was impossible to keep tile men in the extended -
tended order formation by squads. They
cut their way through the m.mndergrowthm for
a mile and a half The easiest marching
we had was when we pulled ourselves up
the vertical banks of a twenty-foot nit-
vine ,
At about 9 o'clock we found ourselves
within five hundred yards of El Caney.
During the last hour we had been under
a slight but persistent fire from the
Spanish sharpshooters ; a fire that we could
not return on account of the impossibility
of locating it. The greater part of it came
from guerrillas concealed in tree tops , which
easily concealed the slight puffs of smoke
made by the Mausers.
During the morning we found a Spanish
mornimmg report showing that fronm one corn-
pany twenty-five inca were detailed as
scouts and twenty-five as guerrillas. The
latter , after being comivineed that capture
by Americana meant sure and sudden deatim ,
were given bags of ammunition and sent
up trees and told to pick oft American of-
ficera.
Siirrouimdeii J' Guerri lmns.
These guerrillas were nil over time field-
behind us , in front of us. to our right and
to otmr loft-and how well timey diii their
work is shoms'n by time number of killed and
wounthid omcera. Company ofilcers on the
firing lines and general ollicers maneuvering
their commands from time rear all suffered
alike from guerrilla warfare.
As we came in view of El Cnney we were
greeted with mm fussihiado of shots , bitt , with
a eplendid disregard of death. the battalion
oiflcers calmly surveyed the field to locate
our enemies-anti this was a difficult task ,
About 500 yards north of us lay the vii-
lage. We could ace a few houses in a
group , the largest banked with cartim and
loop-holed for rub fire. Between the i'll-
lage anti mis was what had been a cuiti-
rated field. Save for a few straggling
bushes it gave time enemy a clean field for
tiring on us.
In the rear of thin village 'an a large
stone blocicimouse. flying a Spanish ilmmg. Our
artillery soon demolished this , To time right
of time village was a lone red building , with
eartliworks lii front of it. To time right of
( hUm was an intrenclmed blockhouse. All
around our marL of tIme town was a small
intrenclmmnont , train \vimielm time Spaniards
poured a deadly rain of bullets ,
L'.ler mu ht.iiii f hIuhli'tM ,
Had we had artillery to shell these forti-
ftcatiomms our tusk would have beomm easy. As
it wns , we lay on time ground for two imoum's ,
olilcers working with might and main to
locate the foe ,
Our fire discipline was perfect. During
nil tlmis time time nmen hugged the groummil ,
while time bullets rained onto tlmern anti
over ( beam , Such was time condition of the
battlefield timat we were afraid to fire , fear-
log to lilt our own mmmcii.
It vcms a trying tinme , Several ofilcors antI
a number of nmeim had bromi Btrmmclc. Men
lost from their cominmmnds joined us. Once
we hoard a good old American cheer come
frOm right in front of us ,
Mon and oiflcera were exhmmmuBtod from
short rations , hard marching nod time Cumbaim
sun , Our left 'was wholly unsupported. We
were only a thin skirmish line , almost
touching tlio eneimmy , but knowing ( ho location -
tion of neither friend nor foe , Anti so for
hours maneuvered our lines to find Limo
Spanish position.
About noon we succeeded in doing this.
In an ordinary battle on ordinary ground
would immure entered the engagement with all
time Information ( lint to gain here took two
hours under a hire of hitherto unknown
ferocity-a fire timat cost us our colonel
killed. our lieutemmammt cohommel ammd one lieutenant -
tenant wounded. Time loss umnong time zimomi
kind bcemm , equally severe.
.tiseriotiis' 'i'.iri , at Lmist.
Shortly mitten noon we html time Spanish
works in our immediate tent well located ,
anti , after a few changes of position , it
Caine our turn to hurl every omit of our
htludred cartridges per man at a iiviog
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Spnntim target Psit of ommr line was
strctehe.i across the cultivated fleimi , time
other part , at rigimt angles , ncttmpying the
commending crest of mu hill.
Our first fire acted like mangle on time
men F'or two hours they hail been insa-
imeto targets , now it was their turn.
We could see forces that outnumbered
'me. Not tilt later in the fight did we dis.
corer what greatly superior mmumbcrs on tha
left we had to contend against.
Our first shots were directed against the
binckimommses , the fortified houses mind time en-
trenchments. It was Infantry in time open
against lhfnntry tinder cover , and it must
go dowmi to time credit of ( tie American sol-
diet-the private soldier-that we lay 0mm
open groumud , and , by a fire tlmrmt was as
coolly directed and as well aimed as though
on time target ground , we kept the Spanisb
lmemmds imelomy their emmlrenchmmuents ,
Every art knowmi to warfare was used by
time Spaniartle In time locatlomm of their in-
trctmchments. Apache , Sioux , Cheyenne could
riot teach theta craft in this bush warfare.
As we had only 100 cartridgee her roan
anti as our position was greatly exposed
it. was a matter of primary importance that
an shots should be wasted , and so officers
lay on the firing hues as far to the front us
any man of their companies.
With timeir field glasses time officers kept
a constant match on every visible part of
the Spanisim works ,
All mit once aim olhicer's imead would pop up
front beimimid time enemy's works. Temm eec-
ends Inter the entrcnchimemmt woumld be uiivo
with heads and pointed Mausers. One-
toimtlm of mu second later our eommmpmmuy officers
would cautlomi our men , nod ( lien it was a
question as to who ahouhti get in the first
fire ,
( ; t imn'miiy Lomig Omlihu ,
With crash our fire was delivered. A
monmt.'mit later camno time "ping" of tIme Spanish -
ish bmmiiets. We are Americans , and we
gave the pros' hong odds behind their breast-
m'orks.
\ % e were the well trained pack of hounds
Iii Montana. The Spaniard was time coy-
etc. On groummd he would stand no chance.
In lila lmrotcctcd coulies the culds were iii
his favor , but still we would run himmi till
one of us dropped.
.The loimg red house gave us time greatest
trouble , hut timroumgh all time hot afternoon
it was give and take. That mmiglmt a
wounded Spanish prisoner stated timat of
.1(10 ( muon in the building anti trenches at
noomm only two were without 'wounds at thu
cioo of the fight. So mtmch for American
marksmanship.
More than marksmanship-it was grit that
took the iose of Spanish bullets and witlm-
out a nmurmur gave back niore than It re-
coi'ed.
All along the crest of the earthworks by
the red house were placed straw hate.
Around time house were hung shirts and
trousers aimil undergarments.
Without field glasses in the hands of corn-
pany officers each man might have shot his
hundred rounds of ammunition mind done no
more damage timan puncture Spanish imoat3-
gear. But as it was , never a swarthy head
appeared above the crest without receiving
the ringing report of a Krag-Jorgensen ,
and immammy a bullet struck its macit ,
. I'rnycmt for .irt 111cr ) ' .
This was the fight on our emmtl of the line ,
Weak and tired , ire dared not risk the
charge that would have been so welconme ,
but oh ! lmOw we longed for a support that
would have allowed us to charge ! hios' we
prayed for artillery , even one little piece , to
shell our , mntremmchemi fool
But time iory and glamor of time fight
were not for uc. We were to hold our position -
tion , silence the enemy's fire and take our
medicine. to watch for a momentary glance
of Spanish heads , to give them a quick s'ol-
lay , to take their deadly fire without retreating -
treating an inch-this was the task allotted
us.
our right we could hear great firing nil
the afternoon. All we could do was to hope
that timero our lines Were heavier and that
there the turning point on the village would
be made.
At about lmaif past 4 in the afternoon one
Mauser bullet succeeded in making four
holes in my left hand , one in my cheek and
one half way down my back. I was carried
down behind the hill we occupied.
Shouting fur Victory.
At about 6 &ciock I heard the grandest
sound that has reached the ears of an Amer-
ican. First , the firing all along our line
became one incessant , never ending report ;
thea a wlltl , exultant cheer went. up from
our right. as our lines swept the town , It
was a cheer from white throats anti from
black throats , a cimeer that thrills , caught
up and echoed back to doomed Santiago ,
and right in view of time iins of time Twenty-
second time Spaniards retreated.
It was our turn now. All ilay long we had
waited for it. Now we sent bullet after
bullet at them-not at their imeads alone , but
at any point from solo of foot to crown of
head , so long as it was Spanish.
So the figlmt ended.
We went out in time morning to march
through a hittlo village that would give no
opposition. We struck a fortified position ,
commanded by time ranking general at Santiago -
tiago , but tboumgim it cost time Twenty-second
alone a colonel killed , six officers wounded ,
two sunstruck and many men killed and
wounded , yet by sunset the village and
ninny prisoners wore ours.
CUBANS ARB IIS1'OSil ) TO S'I'EitL.
Suldicrs Sieoi' on'L'hieir Provisiomme to
I'revcit Loiiimw , 'Fhiejil.
TAMPA , Fia. , July 13.-To the Editor of
Tlmo Bee : The wounded of the regiment
wlmo hove just. been brought back to Tampa
and placed in the hospital here tiring the
following names of those in time Twenty-see.
end regiment , Ummited States infantry , who
were kliieil and woumided during the figlmt-
ing micar Santiago :
Killed-Colonel Charles A. Wikoff , anti
Privates Rombeton , Lutter amid Corporal
Forrestor , company Ii ; Samuel Bennett ,
Micheal Gibiney and Henry Pole , comttumy
A.
Wounded-Lieutenant Colonel Patterson ,
Captain Jones , Captalmm Mosher , Lieutenants
Godfrey , Lewis , W'aesoll , anti Patton ; 8cr-
gelmnt Jang ; Privates Hill , hail , Wassell ,
Comnmtgimzmmn , Sehimett , Covert , Ilooster , Newman -
man anti Mendal , company A ; Harris anti
Shephmard , company H ; Corporal Nelson ,
Privates Winter , Lynch , Field , Jameson ,
Struiek , Johnson , Kmmpper , Doimniino , I'aui ,
Pound , Corporal Dialing , Privates Simorley ,
ftliene , Corporal Grabreing , Privates Shea ,
conmpany A ; Corporal Art , Privates Tailor ,
L. C. Pickett amid lCearnoy , coumpaimy Ii ;
Bandmaster Reichartit ,
The reports about time Cubans are not
whmmmt our people have been expecting , Time
United States soldiers hmas'c to sleep on their
provisions to keep the Cubans horn steal-
ing them , 'l'imy have also caught the Cubans
robbing the dccii and woumnthc'd. Whenever
they have been caught in this net they hare
been shot st once , all soldiers having ( ho
right to mete out this pumnishment.
The men who have been brought back
wounded have been compelled , as have all
others , to throw away nil extra clothing
and blankets. These who hare returned
hare one pair of shoes , one pair of trousers ,
50(1 OflO blue shirt , No underclothing or
socks are worn , as the clothing furnished
by th government Is time same all the year
around , winter and slimmer. and In such
a hot country it is inmpossiblo for the men
to wear such warm clothes ,
It is harti times for the boys anti they
nil say they wish they cotmld be in ommr quarters -
ters mit lort Crook , where time squad room
Is kept in a first-class condition , They tb
not hare their fine btmtlm to jump into at
their wash. Wherd they imow are it rains
every afternoon , and they are compelieti
to sleep in wet clothing every night , But
even on the soft side of rocks and wet ground
they look as healthy as when they bait
their spring bunks and white sheets to sheep
upon.
Food is scarce. What they get is bard-
tack , bacon , sometimes coffee , and sonic-
times not , Canmied tomatoes were once on
the bill of fare , Sugar is not known to them
at the prcscmmt time. Yet they are all jolly
and expect to be bnck in time to see time
exposition.
\'e still hope to be among our friends
in Omaha before long , and ( runt to be 'el-
coined imommie as well as if we were volunteers -
teers , MEMBER T\VlNTY-SECOND.
STAGE HANDS IN SESSION
Nat Assneint inmi of 'rlicmmtrieiil
Emipio'es Opens Its ( . ( , iLS'Ciitlimi
Ith Sommme lisoriler ,
The National Alliance of Tlmcatrical Stage
F.mpioycs met 1mm ( 'relglmton huh meterday
mormming for a short sessiomi , Owing to a immis.
tmmitiersitmndlng there was eommsitierniile dis
mite over who should occupy time chair , tmmiui
to whom the credentials of the delegates
should be gts'emm. Charles It , Normami of
New York City stood 11mm , however , mind mis
president of the associatiomm would mmot allow
time discontemmte't ' faction to break up the
umeoting. When Mayor Moores entered the
hail to welcome time alliance , about a dozen
men were omt the floor yelling at time chair-
mamu at the tops of their voices amid every
one present was taking some active vocal
part in time proceedings.
After Mayor Mooros was introduced he
said : "When I came into the hmail I didmu't
kmmow uvhotimor this alliance wanted me or
the chief of police. This is pretty hot
weather , but mihen saw nil you fellows
with your coats oft throwing your arms
around I timought there was going to be a
general mixup. I take great pleasure in
welcoming this association to the city of
Oniaha. During the exposition months 100
organizations of this kiimti viii come to
Omaha. This one is time twenty-first that I
imave gtvcn the keys of the city to. here
are the keys to the city. I hope you will
use thenm wisely. I will give you my telephone -
phone number , but I hope there won't be
maul calls over it from you in trouble.
Let this meeting go omm iii harmony , If
there is any trouble please call on me , and
I will try and pour oil on the troubled
waters. "
As a souvenir of time occasion Mr. Moores
presented the president with two large
gilded keys. After the speech by the mayor
Presidemit Norman appointad a credential
committee of the following membcrs : P.
Maloney of Boston , Harry Brown of Brooklyn -
lyn , F. Richardson of Newark , N. J. ; C. L.
Kohmsim : of Detroit and C. H. Bonn of St.
Louis. The committee could not report because -
cause of another dispute about the financial
matters of the association. Brooklyn and
St. Louis absolutely refused to pay their
assessments until their own bills against the
National Alliance , which were of long standing -
ing , wore paid. It was decided to postpone
the remainder of the session until tlmla afternoon -
noon , when the credential meeting could adjust -
just the difficulties , Probably time afternoon
meeting will be a more peaceful one and
Mayor Moores will not have to be called
in to pour oil on the troubled waters. The
secretary of the association when asketi what
wns the trouble said nothing was the matter -
ter and that their meetings were always
of more or less the nature of time one this
morning.
The cause of the trouble In time early
part of the meeting was because of charges
which had been preferred against Charles
Norman as president of the association ,
charging hum with illegal conduct In matters -
ters connected with the alliance at time sea-
siomm held recently in New York City. These
charge were not read this morning , but they
were distributed among the local iodges.
Time accent ! session of the Alliance was
secret and the sergeant-at-arms was very
particular to see that imo outsider be ai-
lowed to hiemir any of time hroceethings ,
President Norman continued to preside , in
spite of the charges preferred against lmimn
by somno of time members , anti lie appears
to have backbone enough to continue as
the header no matter how violent a small
portion of time members get iii their nil-
dresses. The meeting was opened in much
the same manner as time one of time morn-
ing. No sooner had order been calletl
for than lmahf a dozen men were on their
feet shouting at the president to be recog-
nized. Mr. Norman climmly puffed away at.
his cigar and said : "One at a time ! I will
insist on only one having the floor and
this meeting vlhi be conducted in order. "
Time first discussion warm about Chicago
and its right to count Springfield , Peoria
and other neighboring cities with it in the
quota of delegates. The four Chicago rep-
resentativcs alternated on the floor for the
first filteem minutes trying to convince the
other members that these minor alliances
did exist , but only as subordinates witim
Chicago at their heuti , to whom they haiti
their dues , One Chicago man lost lmimm tern-
per and said to a member from the Atlantic
coast that either lie must bo very harti t
lmearlmmg or else lila compreimension of the
English languimgo was 'ery small anti him-
ited not to understand. "Keep your tern-
par , gentlemen , " said the presitlent. "There
is no use of our quarreling. " It mit
iengtlm decided to allow Chicago to have its
fommr delegates on the floor with no consideration -
sideration for time suburban mPnmbera , The
remainder of tIme afternoon was spent In
reading the certificates of memnbership frommi
the tieiegatcmm. Today the Alliance will take
UI , more important matters.
The charges ugainet President Norman re.
hate entirely to the official acts of time oxecu.
tive hoard , and involve imotiming of moral or
mental turpitude. Last night the executive
hoard held a session of some hours on mat-
tore purely pertaining to the order ,
Out For Blood- . - '
Amid h'igllt 1mm the front ranks will lie
foimuti tIme tmummmous mnuim's ITalian simoc-
time oimly stmmmmdmmm'd mmiulsurlmmemit last- - -
'Vliy lmi3' ) $ for the Inferior klmimlm w'iieim
thimi $ Ii1flO iflOulC Inmys tium llalltmi-mio
hii't'imkiimg iii reqimiretl-nuido to fit-does
ilt-ulul flOVtr hmtu'tH the fc'et-\Vu are
solu miellurs mititi lutvo timeimi lii lnmteut
lemtthiem'-tmtmm miimii emmlfltimi-Lmtdli'mi ( limit
want to be imi'to.ilfltu eamm get he new
taim slimitie itllahht-I immtmmmmi mlimoti-hhla(1O (
on saimltm littit mis thu mimnmm'mt shoe-tIme
hmiost himiimmlsommie $ litO ( tei simoivii In
Ommuilma-Ask to see thmeito vimoii imi the
jtore.
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
Omimmllu'M Vp-to-date Slice ilouie. ! ( t' ' . .
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Time sacking mommse strike will be tit'ciaretl
off mimic norimlng. At least timt Is the con-
elusion reached last rmiglmt. l'or mu timmic
yesterday afternoon it lookctl as If time whole
timing might loire to ho mne over again , as
there was sonic talk of calling ommt the C1mil-
mihy mtmm in an effort to compel the SmilIt
mind liammonti hommees to accede to time tie-
mantis of the strikers , This mustier was
considered by the executive committee , mumtl
It a. ennounceti that these men were receiving -
ceiving time pay they asked for amid were entirely -
tirely satisfied , Late In the afternoon a corn-
immittee from time Swift plant waited upon the
executive committee at ilium's bali and an
agreement was remicheti whereby the men
are to go back to work this mmmormming at time
scale mmow paid by the Cimdaimys. It is
understood that the same arrangement
made by the Hammommti people ammd the statement -
mont was mmmdc last night timat mill of time
men would retmmrn to work this mmmornimmg.
Cutlalmy's entire force worked fnitlmfmmily miii
( lay yesterday , the recruits of time mimornitmg
being relmiforecil at noon by those who
learned of the settlement through tIme morn-
log papers , The mcmi turned in with a will ,
especially after dinner and a great deni
of accummulated work was disposeti of with
a rapidity that was eurprisimig. Many cars
wore bailed ami the elaughtcrimg of live
stock went on the same as if mmotimlng had
happened. A number of men were asked
if they were satisfied mind they replied iii time
mmillrmmmatlvc. They mmli appeareml glad to be
back at their old places. There was no
chatmge in the mtituation at. the SWift mmd
ilmmnmnmommd plants thmring the afternoon. A
few muon were vorkimig at both ; iiarcs , just
enough to keep the wheels turning. At
Swift's 150 head of cattle were slaughtered ,
but as no hogs hati been bought no attemmipt
was made to work in time hog cutting or
hog killing departments.
At both Hammond's mmd Swift's ycater-
day quite a number of strammgers applied
for work antI were accommodated. These
imien were riot packing house employee , btmt
eamo here looking for sonmothing to do nod
weimt to work for $1.75 per ilay witimotit ask-
log any questions nbotmt a scale of wages ,
tmniomms or anything else.
With the close of the labor troubles it is
thought that the Armour plant will seen
be opened. It is possibie'thnt time kiiiimmg of
hogs vlhi commence this week. While it
is not known yet just how mnimny mon will
be employed the imummiber is estimated at
1,200 for a start. Of course whemm mmli of
the buildings are completed more men will
be given work.
Time strike started on the morning of July
11. at the Cudahy plant , whemm 100 laborers
In the loading gang threw down their trucks
and made a demand for an increase of 2 ½
cents an hour In their pay. Laborers at all
of the packing houses were being paid at
the rate of 15 cents an hour , but all were
not getting in full time. Fronm the loading
gang the fever spread among the rest of
the inca and by Thursday last the strike
wamm on In earnest. It was the quietest
strike ever knowmm hero. The mcmi immain-
talneti the best of order anti at all of time
meetings time headers cautioned immoderation.
As there was no attempt to import laborers
there was really no reason for a demmion-
stration by the strikers. had time packers
tried to brimmg men here from other places
it might have been tlifferent ,
Everyone appeared to be plenned at time
early termmmiimatlon of the dimculty and time
strihers hmolimt with undo to the fact timat no
serious riots occurred. With the increase In
wages granted the men say they can live
and pay their bills. This , they assert , they
could not do under the old scale.
Last night the laborers nmmd others inter-
estcd celebrated the termination of time
strike with a parade. A large number of
the men gathered at Kouteky's hail in
Brown park and led by a band nmarched
to Blumn's hail. The men marched two
abreast anti time procession was about four
blocks long. Crowds gathered on the streets
and cheered the marchers as they passed.
At Ilium's ball speeches were made by
Chairman Failon and others. All expressed
themselves as being more thman pleased at
time settlement of the trouble ,
Along in the eveiming some of the night
crews went to work at the packing houses
and soon volumes of black smoke poured
from tbe stacks of all of the plants , show-
iag that active operations will be resunioti
this morning.
Council Meeting 'riiig1it.
The city council is on the bills for a
meeting tonight and it looks as if there
would be a quorum. It will be necessary
for the council to meet soon and pass the
levy dod app'roprlation ordinances , else the
city will be without funds for a year. From
what time members of time council said last
evening it is Inferred that these ordinances
wIll go thrommgh tommight.
Magic cit , ' C.ls5IX ) .
L. F. Walker was buried yesterday after-
nooum at Laurel 11111 cemetery.
It. D. fleynoiths of Central City was n
business visitor here yesterday.
The strike has not interfered with the
buying of hive stock at the yards.
Phi Kearimey post , Grand Army of time
Republic , will meet at Masonic hail to-
mmigimt ,
A BOfl Was horn to Mr. and Mrs. Burtomi
Bauly , Twenty-second anti W streets , yes-
terday.
Miss Ella O'Connell of the Drovers' Jour.
hal force has gone to time lakes to spend her
vacation.
George Parks of time Cudahmy company returned -
turned to Sioux City last night after spend-
log a week here ,
Friday evenImig of this week time Lathes'
Aid society of the First Methodist Epic-
The11
Continental's '
STOCK CLEARING
SALE
TUESDAYS
Tt' s sti'av hats , era sh
hats Ull boys' suits.
Every ian's sti'aw
hat in the 11OUS ( ' , ill. 3
lots , at 25c , 50c auid
75e.
Boys' ' straw anl
ci'ash huts , yOuil' choice
lOc , 15c ahll 25c.
To clear out il1 ouui'
boys' waist suits the
1)11CC is 75c.
Always see the Coui
tinental first. It pays.
N. E. Cor. I SLIm u ii J 1)otmhmms.
copal clnmrchm wlil give ii ia'cn r.oiti cit the
borne of Mrs.V. . A. McCoil.lum , Blimtectmtim
anti Missoumri avemmue.
F. A. Muiiemm of Albrglmt ! tiled yesterday.
The remains vill be torunrtkd to ( Jrmmmttl
Island for Internment.
George Alter of Colorado Siriug'm im visit-
lug hils sister , Mrs. W. I ) . Cox , 'r.veiity-
eighth amid F streets.
: ii. F. Cmmmnpbeii anti Roy Io'im'y ! Ittivi' returned -
turned from a trip toVilbcm' . 'i'lm'y : retie
their wheels both going anti ctmmilng. :
\v. Iii. Tommie , one of time rioffusors of time
State University of i'cilims : im atmia , is here ,
time guest of Dr. amid Mm's. B. .1. Kemmtlnhi.
Brigadier General Mmmm'tm ! Mineral of the
Cuibamm arimm' was a clussnmmte : ( if City 'l'rcmms-
uror Drotmdwell ttt Cornell uutvc'rmmiti' it mmmliii-
ber of years ago ,
Time women of St. Martin's Episcopal
church will meet r.t ( lie itommmo tf Mrs. F' .
Pomvers , Twetity-fuumtii mmmmtl I streets ,
Wednesday afteriuomm.
iiI 11cm' a miii I m i 'J'oriiiI'iitorN.
Fred Miller , aim old maim iivimmg at Fortieth
and Masoim streetr , tonIc r&mtimer serious
immeasures last night in rescimtlmmg time conduct
of a gang o somali lmoys m lm iowa been an-
imoyiimg him , It lmas beu'mm their cmitomn to assail -
sail his front ijoor withm rodt'm anti when hill-
icr opened time tloor last night to reman-
strata one of time Stoimcs , tirtmclm imimn on time
bend , imlilier mu into the i'umjc to obtain
his revolver and jmcmmetl fire jirnmis.untmsiy :
train the front tloor. lie contInued firimig
uimtli his immmnummitiomm was exhausted , but
no ( lamage was done. Mule : ' uvas later tic-
rested on comjtlalmmt of mt mituighihor imo oh-
jeeted to tIme bonmbmmrdmmmctii.
Coliverl I iii.r U Si m't'r .11i , ma.
Frank Elmnore , the lmneicnmmtmm , is tisumally
a m'ery strong silver maim anti ipenlts Imis
mind frc'ly , in favor at thmi' whiio metal ,
lie aluvays eont.'atietl ( hint a Mexicaim thol-
lar was ne Itooli ims atm ftimieriean dollar. lie
doeaim't thlmmk so now.
Late Suntlay imight lie imad a party of
Toxaims from the border of Mexico , Thtmy
roile tmhotmt for a time anti were driven tea
a dontown resort , where 1mm time dim , mmn-
certain light twelve sliver dollars , as ho
ciumrges , were counted to Elmoro'hen lie
reached lmis ham lie took out his money anti
found that ime had been giveim twelve Mcxi-
can dollars , lie is looking for the Texans
to give theimm a silver taut ,
The Kimball Piano-
it is always a imleasnut ( luty to eimron-
ide factpm-liemmce it Is mu plemtsmmre itt hue
tiiie to state that s'e immure iii time city' -
of Omnnimmt it live relresemmtatis'e of tile
largest mrotlulchhIg lilmummo amid organ rtu- ,
tories lii time vorId-'i'lme . Vu' . IUmlibmmih
Coiiipnhiy of Chicago mmrtm not ommly tIme .
1nrgst irothumcers iy onn.immtht , but their
piesm'hI t factories mu cc Olle-imluif tlimmemu
hmmrget' than those of iiiiy simmmiiar esiab.
iiiuIimmiont-Mr. hIoiml ) ( , muiso imna ehutige of :
time Fimulnulh exhibit in time I4ibtrmmi 4tu'is
building-You tmimould see timia luterost-
lug diMplmy. :
diMplmy.A.
A. HOSPE ,
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petcut oItiChillI ) t rent ytflit' t'yes- ( ) mmi'p - - -
nmotimod is st Otl'tlhhg ( thumut time m4mallm'Mt : : " c\,4 , , ,
( letect enmimiot escape umg-\'e gt'limd oem' . ' . " 1'\ \
OS'h ) buses itiuti are tlitls limtiiiVe of
giving 111mm iL'OhiCi' ) 1011 $ IuiutI 0:111 : gimiti'-
amitee reaiml1s-lxmiiiiiiuim tlons mmnulu ( jtmm
by it graduiute ojtIcimIu ) vlmo hmimii 111111
years of actual experIm'nce-\'e m4lmow IL
lam'ge hue of cohoremi ghasse's 1mm dlffet'mmt / _
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