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Oio SEEI1IIES1IO\V \
Monday's Utowds Are Usually Oomposed of
Qiflet Investigators.
b .
; oT LARGE , BUT VERY INQUISITIVE
r Attendance Makes Up in Onrio3ity What it
Lacks In Numbers.
POSTING liP ON TIlE AMERICAN NAVY
Wcatm Peopo Gather Much Information at
Uncle Bam'8 ' Headquartor.
KUIGIITS OF PYTIIIAS TO BE HERE TODAY
lowst ICtlt1PP A'b
In : : : : :
Like most 1onday crowds that of yesterday -
terday was otabIc more for the Interest
it lnunlte8ted In the contents of the grounds
than in Its proportions. No one expects a
big crot on Monday. The locol attend-
. ' anee inclines more toward the latter part
ot the week and only a moderate proportion
of the out-of-town visitors gets in early
enough to put In an appearance on the
grounds before Tuesdny. The crowd con-
iit ; almost entirely of the first battalion
n the country visitors of the week and
they arc not sumclent to make any great
showing on the immense expanse or oxpo-
sitlon territory. But the proportion ot now
faces Is always greater than on any other
day of the week. ThIs feature Is empha-
t I sized by the absence of local visitors and
; , ' the hulk ot every Monday crowd is corn-
p posed or people who have not been on the
grounds before. It is the best possible day
cii which to sco the exhibits , and vhilc the
general aspect of the grounds Is discouraging -
aging as compared with the more active
days the Interiors of the main buildings
prcsen a surpriAlugly lively appearance.
The attention ot the people is not dis-
tiacted by special features 50(1 they study
I- the Fbow at their leisure and see hundreds
- of interesting things that are Fcarcely no-
ticetl when the grounds nrc crowded with
people.
P Yesterday was precisely that sort ot a
day. There was a fair attendance for Mon-
day. but it was possible to walk over the
grounds all day and see scarcely a dozen
Omaha people , aside from those who are
employed on the grounds. The majority of
the visitors were from the territory within
100 mIles of Omaha and who came in on
th9 morning trains to SIefld ) from two ( lays
to a week in the city. They came jrlrnarily
to see the show and they fOUnd it a sutl-
dent entertainment. They started in early
In the morning and when night came they
Jat discovered that with all their iudutry
they had only seen a very small part of
\
) what the exposition contained.
1 dispositIon to hin. tbanjpectlon ttb.
the Government building Is an almost invariable -
variable characteristic of the new arrival.
ino out of ten ( if the vcople who come
t to the grounds for the first time head diV -
V reetly for Uncle Sam's display and inquire
the way to the naval exhibit. I3attleships
and 13.inch shells and mines and torpedoes
t4cem to have first Place in the imagination
of pretty nearly every visitor. and even
the farmers leave the magnificent ugri-
cultural display to be seen only after the
fighting material has been thoroughly in-
epected. The amount of definite inforina-
tion that western people have acquii' d
during the last two months Is something
amazing. Each one has a variety of naval
appurtenances in mind that ho tins read
about In the daily papers , but that are
otherwise UflkflOWfl to him. After two
hours' busy questioning of the government
attendants be thinks ho knows as much
about it as a vice admiral unti if there
\ aliould be another naval battle a good many
thousand PeOple Will be able to rend tile
story with an uiiderstaniling that they
could icvcr have acquired except through
their trip to Omaha.
t 1 Today the crowd will be reinforced by
nearly 2,000 Knights of Pythias from the
varidus Iova lodges , who will * ipcnd a day
011 the grounds Preiixninary to attending
their grand lodge \Vednesday. They vili
' come to the grounds in a holly early in the
'I
afternoon anti at 2 o'clock they will IraIe )
. to the Iowa building. It is understooLl that
the exerciBes will be very brief anti they
d , will bo followed by a special concert program -
; , . gram by Phinnoy's band. The first nurn-
, ( t. her of the second part will be tile "inights
I of I'ythias" march. composed by Director
: Phinney expressly for the occasion. After
) the exercises the knights will be dismissed
to see as much as 1)Ossible until thu gates
close at. midnight.
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3idiiiiiii ( H i. lIlPIrZINM. SIIIIlIV fluid
Priciuul I iani'i s ll , Vigor.
The Indian congress continues to ho one of
the strong drawing carls of the exposition
and is constantly growing in popularity.
\Vhiio few now Indians are arriving those
flU the grouniis are becoming better ac-
qualnted and are getting down to business.
'They have settled into the routine of camp
111e. , the strangeness having worn off. Their
d0000B are becoming regular features and as
a result they are better Iatronized.
Yesterday the gatt's to the dancing and
Iporting grounds 'ero thrown OflCll to the
itublic and the adinissiot charge was dis.
ii , insed witit. This 'as brought about
through the instrumentality of Captain
Mercer. s ito tiocided that as the Indians arc
' II government exhibit Pep1e should not be
- . compelled to pay to see titent , However ,
Upon special orcaslons when some big event
? . , Is carded a small ( cc vil1 be charged at
the gate.
During the forenoon the Indians had the
regulation flag raising , after which they
epaircd to the dancing enciositre , where
( boy gave several full dress rehearsals to
more thoroughly familiarize themselves with
the dances that they will put on during their
Hay here. In tile afternoon they opened
the ball with a grass dance , in which most
bf the mett from the various tribes iJartici-
. tatetl. 'Fito same nluic. or that is called
tflusir was furnished , The grass ( lapec is a
Ilanco conirnon to all of the northern In.
iaqs anti Is said to commemorate tito return
bf 10(115115 who have been out on a horse
gathering excursion and have been success-
ful. As ttone of the Indians had been out
Sesterday anti as they had captured no
Ilorses those who participated in2ply played
) part.
'Fito musicians squat In the center of a big
fleld.Vhen they are ready to start the
festivities they commence a dLmai chant.
ivliIcb is followed by beating on their
drunls. Almost InunMtlately a dozen bait-
baked ttud highly deorsted Indians Jump
Into the ring and nving their hands over
' their heads take up the refrain of the chant
c nt1 pretentt to keep step to the music. Yes.
.ter'A thu dalicO conunucti tor an iiour
during which time fully 100 Cheyennes ,
Sioux and Omahas took part. They danced
tlntil they wert completely exhausted and
then their places were filled by others who
had been sitting around the ring and watch-
log the performance. The dance was pronounced -
nounced a great success.
Following the grass dance a squaw dance
was put on , tile Omahas taking the leading
PItri. To the uninitiated It closely resembled
the grass (1011CC , but the Indians said tIlat it
was dilTerent. However. the only difference
that the white man observed was due to the
fact that some women hung around the
outer edge of the circle and attenlpted to
keep time to ( he sounds that emahated from
tile wheezy drums. In this dance the male
Indians were out in holiday attire. They
wore nil of the colors of the rainbow , while
their bare backs were decorated in the most
striking manner With grease paints , daubed
on to represent horses , hunting scenes and
animals , Some of them wore their feather
headdress and carried their tomahawks ,
which they brandished in the most threaten-
lag style.
During the evening the fun waxed last and
Ctlrious. Large quantities of wooi were
carried to the grounds and after the sun
hail gone down the torch was applied and
the ever present drum was brought forth.
It was louniled by half a dozen Indians ant (
renewed energy. This was the signal for the
assembling of the clans and they drifted in
from all directions , completely tIllIng the
large circle within the ropes. The Indiana
squatted upon their haunches until the
signal for action was given , after which
they put on and engaged in the friendly
dance. a dance that had for its object the
binding of tile ties of friendship between all
of the tribes present. For an hour it was
kept up and ceased only when the light from
the piles of burning wood became din.
\Vltii the Indians the friendly ( lance is
the most signijicant of all , as it means that
after an Indian has entered the charmed
circle and taken a part in the festivities he
will never think of harming any of the Indiana -
diana who have participated.
Ol MOhtI I.ft'1'I.L ISJt'N 1IO' .
Mr. nuiul 'irs. Siottud hack the t'rontl
I'zreui t.i of a cIurn SOil.
Tilere is a baby . lii the Indian village on
the exposition grounds and consequently
there is much joy throughout the camp.
It is a boy and is the offspring of Mr. and
Mrs. Spotted flack of the Omaha agency.
it arrived upon this mundane sphere at
3iO : oclock yesterday morning and four
hours later the mother was up preparing
breakfast for the family. Little Spotted
Uack , for that is what his name will be
until he is properly christened , is the first
Indian child born in this vicinity in some
time and consequently be is attracting
much attention , so much so that his proud
parents are exhibiting him in their tepee
at 25 cents per exhibit. The father of the
youngster Is about 15 years of age. while
the mother. whose maiden name was Miss
Turns in the Wind is about three years
his junior.
There is a remarkable coincidena connected -
nected with the birth of Little Spotted
Back . Thirty-two years ago his mother's
people were passing through Omaha and
camped for the night at Sulphur Springs.
under the bluff , just back of the Nebraska
State building. Hero during the evening
the mother of Little Spotted Back was
born. The place is hardly a mile from
vhere4bJIttLs. fellow , now in the Omaha
camp was born.
The christening of the child of Mr. and
Mrs. Spotted flack will ho an important
event and will ho attended by some inter-
eatIng ceremonies anti will occur within
the next few clays. While Captain Mercer
will not act as master of ceremonies , he
will see that all of the details are attended
to anti that every feature en the program
is carried out as billed.
When an Indian child is born , or at least
soon thereafter , tile father gives a feast
and calls In ills neighbors to assist in tie
jubilation. In this case Spotted Back will
follow the usual custom and as there arc
many strange Indians here they will be
invited to participate. There will be a big
feast. at which all dishes known to the
Indian culinary art will be cooked and
served. Captain Mercer will furnish the
material for these dishes and will Bee that
there Is an abundance of each. After the
feast there will he some speeches of congratulation -
gratulation delivercil by the orators of the
different tribes. the affair to end with a
big dance , in which all of the Indians will
tartici pate.
As soon as the Indians hetrd of the birth
of the child they commenced to arrive singly -
gly , in pairs and parties , all santing to
look into the face of tbo little thing. Their
desires were gratified and before leaving
they nil throw down presents. Some
brought food , ethers clothing. blankets ,
Pipes. hews and arrows , calico , red cloth
anti everything intended to make an Indian -
dian father anti Inother happy. The little
Indiaui boy was oblivious to wbat was going -
ing on around and about him and spent
his time swaddled in a blanket , now and
then gIving YCilt to a cry that in many
respects sounded similar to the songs that
the big Indians sing when they are putting -
ting on their ( lances for the benefit of their
white brothers and sisters who stand
around the roped circle and watch the per-
tormancea ,
i.iuiikjilg fur ii llootle'gger.
There is trouble in store for some In-
than , especially if his identity Is discovered ,
Tiils Particular Indian has been bootlegging ,
In other words , ho has been smuggling
liquor into tile camp anti has been selling it
to tile other Indians. Captain Mercer made
the discovery yesterday and Immediately
issued an orier to the effect that if tile
culprit as caught he would be turned over
to tue United States authorities to be dealt
with according to law ,
Several Indians are suspected of having
had a hand in the purchasing of the liquor
anti tiley are being watched , It the sos-
plclons are confirmed tile Indians will be
driven out of camp and returned to tile
agency from which they came. Captain
Mercer is determined to maintain order In
the Camp anti if necessary ile will adopt
the most rigid policy to do so.
Iir Ituit i'ruls * ,
Another tine lot of fruit appeared in tile
Horticultural building yestetday morning
uiiii was Placeti upon the tables , taking tue
illaco of that that had been on since last
week. As usual Nebraska continues to
exhibit the greatest quantity and the largest
number of varieties. The state has some
forty varieties of new apples and any iium-
ber of variety of peaches.
Superintendent Coilman of the Iowa fruit
exilibit is tilling his tables with now up-
pies and peaches and is making a most
creditable exhibit. lie is also showing some
vlurns that are regarded as prize winners.
The Missouri peaches anti grapes are coin-
bIg in at a lively rate and are making a
good showing. The smallest peach in the
lot measured twelve inches in circumference -
enco , while the large ones were nearly
double titis size.
' 'huit St. ) oepls % ' . 'iiI Iii ,
A Si- . Joseph traveling man who was on
the ground5 yesterday says that the merchants -
chants of his city are inspired with a 'rig.
orous determination to make a bigger show
at the exposition Saturday than their Ken-
( Co7ied on 1'flth Page. )
SOLDIERS SAIL FOR 1IO1E
Pivo Tran'iport. Oarry Our Boya Away from
Santiutgo.
MEN WRECKS OF THEIR FORMER SELVES
Lit 1iitiiitsIiiuui SIuiusn ( iii 1.eii ii utg ,
All IIt'iiig 'L'utuu 1S't'nk to ( 'are
for Uniciuig ill ) 'Lui&iiu
fletilouist ru I i it U.
( CopyrIght , 1S9S , by Press Publishing Co. )
SANTIAGO Dfl CUHA , Aug. 8.-New (
York World Cablegram-Special Telegram , )
-Five transports sailed away this afternoon
with 3,000 American soldiers. The men are
all badly run down and are in neeul of care
and attention that they cannot receive hero
and which can be given them only at home.
The detachments were taken from the
Rough RitleN , the Third and Sixth cavalry
( regulars ) and the First , Sixtil anti Thirteenth -
teenth United States infantry.
The work of getting the men on board
the ships began at noon. liefore that. beginning -
ginning at 7 o'clock in the meriting , the
men had been marched from the camps In
the hills or had been transported In special
tratlis over the Juragua railway , For the
latter it. had been a desperate trip. There
wro nothing but flat cars available and the
joune ) ' of four miles at slow speed vas
Inath , under a. blazing tropical sun. There
was no attempt at maintaining reguier regi.
rnentai organization in the movement of
the men ; they were taken aboard th cars
as fast as they were available and moved
into the city without their haggoge , tents or
camp equipage. Those who were strong
enough to carry anything bore away some
trophies of the campaign-machetes , swords ,
guns anti side arms , tie discarded weapons
of the Spanish opponents that had been
picked up in the field.
Wrecks ol : VernIer Scives.
Most of the nen , however , were so weak
they could barely drag themselves along
and many had to be helped by their corn-
rades. The dreaded calentura sever had
left them as tired and jaded looking a lot
of men as the army surgeons had ever
seen. Some of them of giant frame were
reduced to mere wrecks of their former
selves , thin and emaciated ,
There was little or no visible enthusiasm
attending their departure. The men were
too worn out to show any spirit anti nil
that was plain was that they were simply
glad to get away and were perfectly wiil-
ing to tiO it with as little excitement or Incident -
cident as possible. Nor was there any assemblage -
semblage of the residents of the town to
cheer their departure. The transports left
in this order :
Miami , with part of Third and Sixth
cavalry and the men who had served out
their terms of enlistment ; Mntteatvan , 'with
the rest of Third and Sixth cavalry ; Gate
City , 'ith Rough Riders , Colonel Roosevelt
at their head ; 'Vigilancia , wittt alt the in.
fantry. General \Vheeler and his staff ,
among the latter being William Astor
Chanler , sailed on another transport ,
According to the Present schedules the
Olivetto and Grande Duchesse wiii be the
next to start away. There are eighty oil-
ears to go on them , among'theni being Cap-
tam Italiett AISOl ) ilurrowe , who is recoy-
cring rapidly. The rest of the accornnio-
dations on these transports wIll be given
over to the sck ! men.
TOO lii to Travel.
The examining board had been kept busy
rejecting men too ill to endure travel. There
were no less than ninety of these in the
four regiments , five of them being Rough
Riders. They will be taken care of here in
the hospitals. Lieutenant \Viilie Tiffany of
Troop K. Rough Riders , who was hold back
by the examining board , has developed
symptoms of yellow fever , Private W.
ilengle of Troop G , who was also held back ,
is suffering from ealentura.
Exposure and the privations the men have
been forced to endure have so reduced and
weakened tile army that meiical exarnina-
tion now shows that more than half of all
the fllCfl are on the sick list. It has llot
been nettled definitely , but It is probable
that by next Saturday the artIllery and all
the Infantry that arc to be sent homo svlll
be embarked.
The Spanish transport ship Alieaate , under
safe conduct , entered the harbor today to
take hack a detachment of the prisoners to
Spain. A great many of the Spaniards are
sick , anti it is probable that they will be
given the first chance. The men in the
ranks say tbat the officers of high rank are
not ( iesirous of returning to Spain In any
hurry , as they fear that court-martial awaits
them when they reach there.
High mortality continues among the pee-
plo of the town. For the last seven days
the funerals averaged more than fifty daily.
or 350 for the week , These deaths result
largely from starvation mind the exposure
time people endured at El Caney , where 8,000
fought for bread while Santiago was being
besieged.
FRESH CHANGES N THE NAVY
) It'lie'i's l'lulii 'Vlui Goes
Sigsee , ii , ) on
Shor' Iiit y , au , ! llnrker 'l'akeus
Cliargi' of the Oregon ,
WAS1II NGTON , Aug , 8-Two important
changes In the command of vessels of the
navy were announced this evening by Secretary -
tary Long. Captain Charles D. Sigsbee , who
commanded the battleship Maine vben it
inot its fate in the harbor of Havana and
who has been in comrnan of the auxiliary
cruiser St. Paul since the war began , has
been ordered to relieve Captain John W.
Philip of the command of the battleship
Texas , no' undergoing repairs in Now
York. It is understood that Captain Philip
will be assigned to shore duty , probatiy the
command of the Mare island navy yard at
San Francisco.
Secretary Long announced also that Cap-
tam Caspar F. Goodrich of the auxliiar7
cruiser St. Louis had been ordered to the
conimund of the Newark , Commodore \Vat-
sea's new liagtlilip , to succeeci captain Albert
S. Barker , ho has been transferred to the
Oregon on account of the illness of Captain
Charles E. Clark.
l'rohuifttiuiti for ( 'a Ptttiui Moutl golnery.
\VASUINGTON , Aug. S.-The army orders
today gIve the first information of the promotion -
motion of Captain Benjamin F. Montgomery ,
signal oflicer United States volunteers , to
the rank of lieutenant-colonel , Lieutenant
Colonel Montgomery. for many years. an
executive clerk at the \'Iiito House , was
appointed captain in the signal corps soon
after the beginning of the iar. He will remain -
main on duty at the executive mansion ,
) lore % 'reeliuig . % piuiim'ai lila for Cilitu.
NORFOLK , Vs. , Aug. 8.-The third Mer-
rItt-Chapmau wreciming expedition kIt here
today for entlago , It conasted of the
steamer Plymouth , with complete wrecking
outfit ; the schooner barge F. It. Sharp. with
three complcte outfits ; the wrecking steamer
v , E. Chapman , carrying forty wreckers ,
divers and engineers under cominand of Cap-
tam Charles b. Nelson , and towing four urn-
mense pontoons1 two beIu 100 feet Ioog
sixteen feet wide an thirteen feet deep and
two sixty feet long , thirteen feet wide anti
twelve feet deep. The four combined have
a liftIng capatty of about 3,0O tons. This
is believed to be the largest wrecking expedition -
dition that ever left the t'nited States. Tht.
fleet passed out of the capes this afternoon.
Time voyage will probably take ten days or
two weeks.
CLANS GATHER AT LINCOLN
CnuidIilas fur Ot1Irs 'i lenr 1121.1 A
Fev of She lt'lrjates
flt-it Imi.
AugSpec1nl ( Telegram.- )
A few of the delegates to the republican
state convention are already in the city ,
alld a large number are expected on the
morning trains , Three candidates for attorney -
torney general , N. D. Jackson of Neligh ,
\v. P. McCreary of Hastings , and Judge
Barnes of Ponea , have opened up headquarters -
ters at the Lindell. It is reported on good
authority tonight. that II. If. Wilson of
Lincoln , who was airo candidate for that
place , has withdrawn. U. S. Baker of
Omaha is here accompanIed by some morn-
hers of the Douglas anti Jefferson county
delegates. It is announced that. Judge flay.
ward will open up hoatiquarters in the
moreing.
From the talk of , the delegates now on
the ground It is cvidirnt that few combina-
tlons will be attcmtited and that the convention -
vention vfIl be allowed to nominate the
candidates. There is general talk of Cady
for treasurer and the belief ! s expressed
that he will accept if the nomination comes
to him without opposition , although it Is
known that. be is net seeking the place.
From the news receIved from different
parts of the state ttp to a late hour to
night the indicatIons , are that the convention -
tion will be large.
Il ! .J flOP l'T.iJI DilICILA'FS' TIflMt.
ItelililullenuiN Urgetlo In Iiicorinirnti'
1)0111 ioi'iigic I'1iinuiIzi I i'Inmi Ic.
SALT LAKE , Utah'Aug. 8.-A movement
having been recently Inaugurated to incorporate -
porate the dernocratlcflnanciai Plank in the
platform of the state republican party of
Uah , Senator : il. A. flhnua , chairman of the
national republican committee , has addressed
a letter to United States Marsilal Glen Mil-
icr of this city , in which he says :
"I have been informed that it is suggested -
gested that the republican party of Utah , at
the next state convention , indorse in its
platform the finance of silver. As chairman -
man of the national committee , charged Witll
the duties of' the positIon , I protest against
the republicans of any state taking such
action. It would be clearly in opposition
to the principles of the party as demanded
in the platforni at the national convention at
St. Louis , and I trust you will use your In.
fluence and efforts to the end that that
declaration may be sustained. "
THURSTON ON WAR ISSUES
Nebraska Senator $ iys lie lees ? ot
Favor the Itetcitiliun of ( lie
i'll I i I iii , tiles.
CHICAGO , Aug. S.-Speclal.-A ( ) New
York spectal to the Tribune says :
Senator John M. Thurston of Nebraska ,
'who is at the Fifth , Avenue hotel here , hail
something to say todiy , about the terms of
peace.
"In my oinion" aid Senator Thurston ,
.
'ss.o ' houIti demand all of Srain'a possessions -
sions in the western hemisphere , nod should
have for a coaling statIon the best port to be
bad in the Philippines , with suflicient adjacent -
jacent territory. I believe we should also
have a coaling station in the Ladrones. It
seems to me it would he foolish to let Porte
Rico go. So far as Cuba is concerned we
should establish there an independent form
of government under our protection. Then ,
in the course of time , after citizens of our
country have iiocked there , we should annex
it. The yeliow fever problem will , r think ,
be conquered soon after the war is over.
It Is only a question of keeping the Island In
a sanitary condition. The criticisms that
have been made against the War depart-
bent and time army that there has been
mdc of food or mnedicai supplies and other
criticisms of that sort count for litt1 when
one stops to consider that in 100 days we
got together such a great army , anti when
One StOps to think of what remarkable
achievements were accnmplished , I have
nothing but praise for the way in which the
war has been conducted , and for the way in
which the peace negotiations have been
conducted up to this time. I believe President -
dent McKinley has shown iminiseif to be a
great deal more than a statesman ,
"I am a good deal of a jingo , but some
policies of territorial expansion which have
been mapped out are a littie too much for
me , We do not want the Philippines nor
the millions of semi-barbarous people which
inhabit them , It would be a great mistake ,
it seems to me , to annex those islands. So
far as Aguinaldo is concerned , we are not
bound In any way to his propagandi , "
When asked what effect he thought the
war would have on the country's army
and navy , ho replied :
"We will have a strong navy anti a. reg-
uiar army considerably larger than we had
before the war began. "
Gci'e'rtlr SIanv itt Jitlruoilv tile ,
JACKSONILLIi , Fin. , Aug. 8.-Governor
Simaw of Iowa , accompanied by Mrs. Shaw ,
together with Adjutant General II. Iii ,
flyers and Colonel E. 0. Pratt of the gov.
ernor's staff , arrived today on a visit to
the Forty-ninth and Fiftieth Iowa regiments -
ments in camp here.
Governor Shaw went out to camp this
afternoon and witnessed a review of the
two regiments. lie was much pleased with
their appearance and also with the bce-
tlon of the camp. lie will remain for a
few days ,
The paymasters finished today paying of !
thirteen original regiments here and cx-
poet to finish the others by the end of the
week. The Ninth Illinois regiment arrived
late tonight. The soldiers will remain on
the cars until morning anti then go into
camp. Private Thomas M. H. Yard of
Company F , First Wisconsin regiment , died
last nlgbt of typhoid fever. The body will
ho sent to Racine , Wls. , for Interment.
Coioui . 'iti , ' N'it lie Smived.
PLAYt DEL ESTE , Provlpce of Santiago -
ago de Cuba , Aug. 8.-Noon-The Merritt
& Chapman wrecking steamer Potomac has
arrived at the scene of the battle of July
3 and has yisited the Cristobal Colon. The
wreckers report It to be in a very bad situation -
uation and they fear it Is impossible to
save it. The Marie Teresa has not yet been
floated ,
The auxiliary gunboat ' \'ixen \ has returned
to Guantanamo bay from Santiago. Otherwise -
wise , there has been no utorement of the
vessels comprising the American fleet. The
war ships are ready to sail at twelve hours'
notice ,
llroube ( onfers vlt1 , liiles.
PONCB. Island of I'orto Rico , Aug , 8.-
( Morning.-Cieuerai ) Brooks Is here in con.
fcrence with Major Genezi Miles , His
force Is stub at Guayama. A force of about
400 regular Spanish troops are tatloned
about eight wiles away ,
The United States cruiser Montgomery and
the hospital ship Relief arrived at the port
of Ponce. .
A LION iN TIlE \VAI \
! adrid Press Predicth Difficulties in Peace
Negotiations.
LUGUBRIOUS PROGNOSTICATIONS ARE MADE
Siignstn. lIiweser. Stuiles at lime llti-
Ittiris' i'cnrs nutul I s ( 'oil fident
lie % 'iIi t'one 'I'iirnngli
.tll Itigiti ,
( Coyriglmt , iSDs , bi , Press Publishing Co. )
MAD1tID , Aug. S.-New ( York Worltl Ca.
biegram-Special Teiogram.-Serious ) dill.
culties in the vay of making peace are lire-
dlcted by the Madrid newspapers.
To berm with , the reservations nnd the
objections in the Spanish note forwarded
to WashIngton by way of Paris last night
may cause President McKinley , they say ,
to demur to the Matirld government's anSwer -
Swer to the American conditions.
in tue seconti place , they believe that oh-
stacles will arise in ease the two governments -
ments agree that the congress of the United
States and the Cortes of Spain shall he
convoked immediately to. _ rrnss upon the
basis for a treaty.
Lastly , the newspapers hero foresee
trouble in the negotiations for the settlement -
mont of the Philippines question if Amer.
ica too openly proclaims nit ilItentloll to
exercise even a virtual protectorate over
the islands or to have trade advantages
there , which the European powers would resist -
sist or else demand compensation for in
territory.
The oress also affects to fear Cariist intrigues -
trigues , if no worse , although it has leaketi
out that the pretender cannot raise money
enough to pay the expense of a serious up-
rising.
Sngnstii Soliles.
hut Premier Sagasta laughs at all the
fears of the opposition , professing to be
confident that ho will get a satisfactory
reply from 'Washington and that hostilities
will cease before the end of this week.
Then he will appoint a peace commissioner
to carry on negotiations with American
commissioners for a definite treaty of peace.
Taking into account the probable tiura-
tion of these negotiations. it is not thought
likely in government quarters here that it
will be necessary to convoke time Cortes
before the enti of September. By that time ,
it is assumed. both governimients may be
in a positiOli to submit to theIr respective
congresses for ratification a full , complete
treaty and to renew diplomatic relations.
The Snaniards are anxious to know if
the susensbon of hostilities will raise the
blockade anti permit the resuming of mall ,
telegraph and other communication with
Cuba , Porto Rico and the Philippines.
Fears of l'ever.
Anxiety is causeti by the impending return -
turn to Spain from Santiago of 22,000 soi-
diers infected with yellow fever and other
disease. Extensive sanitary precautions
are being taken , but Spain has not enough
lazarettos ( special hospitals ) for such an
emergency. The first steamer will arrive
at Sanander , Corruna and the Balearic
islands. where there arc lazarettos capable
of receiving a few thousand persons.
it , isxprtd here that the two governments -
ments will so hrrango the evacuation of
Cuba and Porto Rico that the majority of
the Spanish forces there will not be sent
home until after the end cf the unhealthy
season In the \Vest Indies , in October.
SHAFER DEFENDS HIMSELF
Sick nudVollnhlCdReCCi'rC All tile
&tteiit ion l'nPuitiitlC Under
Cl re U HIM t Li ICON.
IVASIIINGTON , Aug. 8.-General Shafter.
in a report to the War department , emnphati-
cally denies that he is responsible for the
irovision made for the sick and wounded
brought from Santiago de Cuba to the
United States on the Seneca and Concho.
Everything possible , he says , was sent with
the sick anti wounded , The matter of shortage -
age of water , he says , is inexcusable. lie
concludes his report as follows :
"Thcre Is no excuse for lack of food , as
there has at all times been plenty of that.
I have no doubt that many who
were put on the boats have been
dissatisfied owing to the great desire -
sire to get home , as they had the fear of
yellow fever , and were almost wholly without -
out ilospitai accommodation. The sick and
wounded bad only the clothing on that they
wore into the battle and of course that
was ragged anti worn out by the time they
reached home. There was none to issue to
them at the time they loft and their own
extra clothing they could not get at. There
has never been a case of suffering here
that could be remedied by the means at
hand that was not attended to , The surgeons -
geons have worked as well as any men that
ever lived and their complaint has been
universal of lack of means and facilities ,
"I don not complain of this , for no one
could have foreseen all that would be re-
quirett , but I will not quietly submit. to
Ilaving the onus lalti on me for the lack of
these hospital facilities. "
General Shatter speaks in high terms of
Dr. Lagarde and says that he baa worked
under "the most tilsadvantagous circum-
stances. "
From the day the forces left Tampa
until the present time he says that "there
have never been sufficient medical attendants -
ants or medicines for the daily wants of
the command , Three times since reaching
Cuba has the command , " 110 says , "been
almost entirely without medicines. "
This statement , be says , is made to him
by the medical directors and on one occa-
alon they suggested taking medicines away
from the Spanish hospitals.
CAM1' OP SLICOSI ) . % itMY Citi'S ,
'l'imurouglifare Gap hits iici'mi Srbei'ted
its a i'eruuiuineuit ltctiui'z'eus ,
WAShINGTON , Aug. 8-The Secontl
Army corps will be permanently encamped
at Thoroughfare Gap , Va. The Second
division , now at llrlstow , Va. , will start
on Tuesday. The First division , now at
Dunn Loring , will have to wait for wagon
trains and probably cannot start next
Sunday. Tboroughfaro Gap is about twelve
miles from ! tianassas Junction ,
General Davis has announced that the
Second division will be camped at Beverly
Mills , Thorougilfare Gap , \'a , , where an
abundant supply of water can be secured
for all purposes. Rations were reshipped
to that point by rail and the 'agon trains
will start in advance of the troops , in order
that preparations can be made for their
arrival. There are eighteen nen in the
field hospital. None of them will be sent
to Fort Meyer. Great indignation is cx-
pressed by the Tennessee troops at the sensational -
sational reports of an attempteti assault on
a little girl by a member of that regiment
while at Clifton , The report is wholly unfounded -
founded and General Davis denies that suchl
a thing took place , Other reports about
the slaughter of cattle are included in the
denIal.
General Butler will move the First il.
vision from Dunn LorIng to Thoroughfare
flap , at the base of Pond and Bull moon-
tam , which is traversed by a broad run.
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'i'rnet from eiu.riztui .t'OIttiO ( ii to
( I , ttuiut Iltiillitig ,
iiittu : ii. mn. , iIi iii 103's 11,10,1 , at ln'n
lluiiuhiuig.
.
7. ii. lit , . i'iiiititi'y' iltituti sit tirnilil
t'litzn ,
1) P. iii , , ii reiurls , ortli 'l'raet.
There is a siiiflclent supply of 'imter at
tiiis place.
Much relief Is expressed at the rapiti tie-
chime in time Ilimniber of typhoid cases. There
Were only slxtcen today nail there is nI-
most . no other sickness in camp.
" new court-martial , recently organized ,
probably v1ll try Private Gayt Sixty-fifth
New York , who is charged with robbing
the mails.
BISMAUCK SWEPT BY FLAMES
host l'ort Inn of 'I'iain ' . 'Ipel Out ijy a
F'Irt' Stsrtiiig in Nurtltern
l'itellio 0111cc.
BlSMAttClC , N. D. , Aug. S.-h'iro do-
stroyeti the best portion of the cli ) ' of Ills-
lnarck this evening , licking up htlndrcds of
thousands of dollars vorth of vropert' .
The lIanes originated ill the agent's chico
of the Northern Pacific depot. Almost before -
fore they were dIsco'erctl the entire baud-
big and the linmetise warehouse of the corn-
patmy were in flames. Ohs and powder contributed -
tributed fuel mthd before the flames could
he checked they had spread to thio block of
brick buultiings across the alley , dcstroyitmg
the Tribune olflce , hare's hardware store
and an entire row of buibtiings.
The hlatucs tilell lealetl time street to the
cragnificeilt First National bank building ,
which incited away in it few minutes. Tile
Central block followed and the flames spread
to the ostofiice , sweeping over the entire
block and carrying down the postoflice , Mer-
chants' bank block , Griilin block anti all
tile intermediate frame atiti brick structures.
Tue fire then spread across anti ievoured
KtiPitZ' store anti tue greater part of the
block. The hianles also spread north into
a residence block anti completely tlestroyeti
it.
l"irmen were Powerless to check the inroads -
roads of the fire , which spread to scores
of buildings , licking them up as so much
waste paper. The origin of time fire is unknown -
known , as mb one was in the freight chico
when it started. It Is impossible to eti-
mate the loss tonight. All wires are burned
out , the W'estern Union ollco beIng one
of the first to go. The railroad oflico also
'was destroyed , A temporary cut-In was
made to hantilo imperative busIness.
The following buildings were destroyed
completely : Penwarden's confectionery
Biore , Morris' shoe store , hare's hardware ,
the Tribune Publishing company , llraith-
waite's shoe store , First National bank ,
Beardsie3 drug store , 'Eppinger-y1otuIimig
, store , Remington drug store , Gussner gre-
cery , J. C. Cunta cigar factory , Gorsuch
bakery , Wens' cigar factory , Small's restaurant -
rant , Wilcox dry goods store , Phelps' stationery -
tionery store , Sweet's grocery , the postolilce.
Kunta restaurant , Siattery's grocery , Mas-
Sen's paint shop , Review chico , Kmmpltz grocery -
cery , Mericics' pool room , Booth's restau-
rant. Morhaus' stationery store , DeGraff's
clothing store , Mrs. Dunn's millinery , Stein-
mnetz'S harness shop , Justice Tibbal's office ,
DohI's clothing store. United States land
olilce , surveyor-general's office , Best's ciry
goods store , Northern I'aclflc offices , baggage -
gage and express office and freight warehouse -
house , Will's seed store , Mellon's hank
building , lawyer's office of R. II. Register ,
liouclier & Philhrick , State's Attorney
Allen , County Judge F. Ort , C. D. Edick ,
Alexander Hughes , A. T. Patterson anti soy-
eral others.
Every drug store in time city is destroyed
and nib tile groceries but two or three , also
two newspaper oilers and the great bulk
of the business portion of the city , vihim
several blocks of resitiences. Many people
are homeless. The Simeridan house had a
narrow escape , but s'ns saved. Tli line
of hire extended from the Northern Pacific
tracks to Thayer street on time north anti
Fourth to Third streets on the east and
west.
insurance may cover half the loss.
tin rum ntiui ( ru I ii liii rued ,
YORK , Nob. Aug. 8.-Special.-A ( ) barn
on the farm of Chris Walbrecht , living eight
miles southwest of York , was destroyed by
fire last night. The loss Is heavy. One
thousand busilels of wheat were burned , together -
gether vith 250 bushels of oats , 200 bushels
of rye and a new hinder. No live stock was
burned. The origin of the fire is not bno wu ,
Xtuip ( ha Vorica lJu'ittruuyt'ti.
BAICU , Russian Trans.Caucasia , Aug. 8.
-The amine and towers of the great naptha
works at Wischau have been destroycti by
fire , Fourteen people were badly burneti.
LIPTONRESTAURANT SCHEME
Nitliut's of the 'l'ruistees 't'Iiti Are to
look % fter ( lie l'rojeet
A re . . uurmouuuced.
( Copyright , 3S13 , liy Prees Publisiming Co. )
LONDON , Aug. 8.-New ( York World Ca-
blegrarn-Spechal Teiegrtmnm.-The ) trustees
selected by Sir Thomas Lipton in cornice.
tion with his gift of .CiOO,000 to establish
restaurants for the working classes of Len-
don are the princess of IVules , thu duke
of Norfolk , lostmastcr general ; Sir Fran.
cia Jeune , president of the divorce court ;
Sir Francis Knollys , private secretary to
the prince of Vales ; James Knowles , ed.
itor of the Nineteenth Century , Sir Tilonlas
Lipton himself will not be a trustee , but
will be a member 'of time executive corn-
mitte , which will also include Lady Faudel
Phillips , wife of ox-Lord Mayor Faudel
Phillips , and which will control the opera.
tions of ( lie trust , The London coffee house
keepers , who now cater for ( lIe class which
the trust will benctit , threaten opposition
to the seimeme.
LAST OF A BAND OF OUTLAWS
Vitil e' ( tuuu a I us , Jenler cut ii 1's'ut I " .l r-
giuuii ( iuuig , iiil''i Ii' a liult
of ligil I iii ii ic.
ST. LOUIS , Aug. 8-A special to the Re-
uubiic from Sulphur Springs , W. Va. , iu4yuu :
On Sundey , in Roamme county , the bodies
of Wade C'ouuts , the leader of the uotoriou3
"consolidated band" of outlaws , antI his son
were found under a tree , where they had
been struck by lightning. l'ery bone in
the elder Counts hotly was broken , but there
wait no abrosion of the skin , excepting where
the bolt entered his lmead , The two were
credited with a long list of murders , but
had never been brought to justice. hteecntly
ohfleers of the law have been o active that
( be band was practIcally broken up ,
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1)ONS' ) ' REPLY IS hERE
French Ambassador Reclvea Long Expected
Meaago from at1r1a ,
ANSWER COMES IN SEVEN LONG SECTIONS
Experts Promptly Translate the Oipher for
President McXinloy ,
SPECULATION RIFE AS TO ITS CONTENTS
Doubt Expressed in Borne Quarters Whether
it is Direct to the Point ,
NO TIME IS SET FOR THE CONFERENCE
ieuugtli of ( lie .tmtsi or to l'euue l'ropo-
si I lOuts 'I'aki'n I" h.'utui I lint Spnttt
hut' mluiggli' oil Snuute of
I ito L'uuitl it ions ,
WAShiNGTON , Aug. S.-The reply of the
SpanIsh governinint to the iieace contlitions
haiti tiowli by the United States vas received -
ceived by the French ambassador , M. Camu-
boa , slmortiy before 3 o'clock this afternoon.
Time reply came in sections. time dispatth
first received giving only the opening passages -
sages of iho Spanish reply. A few mmliimuites
later another dispatch brought another see-
tion antI thus it kept coimming unlmmterrupt-
edly by a PIOCCBMI0tI of Inessengers , until
Seven BeCtiOfla of the Spanish reply hnti been
rccctveti at , 3:60 : o'clock , when thu
last part was still to arrive. In
tue meantime time cipher experts \vcre at
work anti by 4:0 : o'clock they
a-ore abreast of nil that portion of the reidy _ _ _ _
receiveui up to tlmat time and there was a
lull of some time pendIng the arrival of the
concluding portions. It was thought a ter-
rifle rainstorm , which ilassetl over Wnsllimmg-
ton about 4 o'clock. might have occa-
slonetl delay of the remainder.
Niu 'l'i tue h'i , .eul ror Ctii broil v i'
Peilding time receipt of time complete rep'y ,
no steps were taken to lix the time for a
conference with the president , as the ttuo
for flint deimelitled largely upon some features -
tures of time reply anti also upon tue expilcit
instructions concerning the delivery of the
answer which usually accompanies a decit-
ament of this solenmn character.
Neither cit the \l'hite house mmnr at the
State department was there any official
knowletige timat the reply hail reached \\'ash-
lcmgtnmm ammd the usual office hours closetl with
no appointments made for any conference.
There was felt to be little likelihood , even
though the ambassador received time corn-
plete reply and instructions , that timero
would be a night conference at time White
house for the purpose of liresenting the
( iecmlment.
l'ending the official delivery of the answer
speculation was rife as to its contents.
There was little or no further doutit that
the length of the reply macalit that Sptia
lmpd not given a simple and direct nllrma-
tIre to the American ( 'OlltiitiOlmS. It. was
evident that if the reply was an acceptaflco
it was accompanied tmy extended discussion
nail probably by conditions. This caused
corisitlerable apprebension in official circles
here , for while it was saiti last week that
Spain would surely yield in every particular
it began to be felt that possibly there might
be anotimer period of discussion anti possibly
an indirect attempt to open up a diplomatic
exchange on time nature of tile terms.
: lli ; ' QuIIJuIe out Ciuuuutitlnuis.
The prevailing view , however , was that
time reply was on its face mimi acceptance. iii-
thought imot such a one as precluded nil pos-
slbliity of further discussion , All vital
points were believeti to be conceded-tho
abandonment of Cuba , l'orto Rico and the
Ladrones and the establishment of it corn-
mission to puss upon questions relating to
the Philippines. In the carryltmg out of this
program it was believed that Spain would
seek to secure an unuierstandIng on many
incitiental loiflts involved , some of them of
considerable Importance , For instance ,
SOnlO tlouht was raised as to whether Spain's
acceptance would be operative until referred
to and ratiiieti by the Spanish Cortes. and
it was understood that the reply alight call
attention to this coniiitioim. Tile same condition -
tion , it poirmteti out , exists as to time
United States , for a pence treaty requires
the ratification of the Senate to become
operative. In case Spain's answer discusseti
those incidental points there promised to ho
wide latitude for controversy and ( belay tin-
less the hlresitlcmmt nod cabinet deciitued to
enter the held of discussion.
Late in the afternoon the president received -
ceived an indirect intimation that ( lie Shman-
isit reply batl come to the French emhassy.
A cabinet officer who was witll hinm at this
time , said aim leaving :
"The intnrnlation that has comae froam Mini-
rid about the action of tIme Spanish cabinet
indicates the Spanish have accepted our
terms iii a. general way , but leave several
questions open that we thid not Include In
the terms submitted , The communication
offering those terms was explicit , specillcally
stttting such points as would be left open to
further negotiations. Ve will stand on
theo terms. "
The administration has not yet given serb-
003 consitieration to time personnel of the
peace commission , btmt it can be stated ( lint
no one not in accorti with the prouiuient'u
present 'icws as to tile tilsilosal of the Phil-
lppines will 1)0 appoInted , I'resident 'ticlCin-
hey favors keeping at least Manila harbor
anti suhlicietmt territory around it for its
support and protection , if not the whole of
Liizon island. As to members of tile cab-
met at rnernhers of the commission , there
are precedents ( or tileir appointment ,
notably the treaty of ( Thent.
l'rc'siieuut ( h'ts it 'i'uuiny.
Time concluding huoriion of the Spanish
reply was received during tile evenIng , but.
it was not until a late hour that it was
deciphered as a wimoie and gone over by
time uinbassatlor , No effort was made to
comrnunicattm it to the United States government -
mont tonight beyond a note to Seeretary
Day advising him that the document had
heemm received , but not disclosing its con-
tents. it is probable that thu reply will
be delivered to the hmresttient before the
cabinet meeting tomorrow , although no
hour baa been fixed. There is complete
reticence hum all quarters as to time text of
the reply , but there Is reason to believe
it is not an unquaiuhled acceptance of the
Anmericaim terms , but is framed on the time-
ory of accepting time essentials and trust-
hug to a hopeil.for conciliatory svirit on
the part of this govcrmmmnent to nioderato
to some extent features which the Spanish
government seenme to regard as unesen-
tials.
II uIisoui Culls iou Ci'p''eru.
ANNAI'OLIS , Md. , Aug. 8.-Asebstant
Naval Constructor Richmond F , Ibobson
arrived ibis mnornin at 8:40 : and remained
in town ouly a few hours. lie called 211
Admiral Corvera and also ylsited ' 11am
qitartermu at the Naval aentienmy , which Ilfi
still retains ,
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