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ESTAIBLISIIEI - ) JUE 19 , 1871. OMAhA , MONDAY MORNIN- , AUGUST 15 , 1898. SINGLE COPY FIITLE OENTS
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SLIII SUNDAY dRorn
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, I Atthndanco Yesthraay a Good Argument for
Reduced Adin1aion Fec.
:
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. FULL FARE TOO MUCU FOR UALF A SHOW
Genomi Imprcsion of the Public Doing ! &ado
. Plain to the Manngcr.
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MEXICAN BAND CREATES A FLJRORE
] : ta Place in Popular Estimation Fixed
. Beyond Any Doubt.
WARMLY ENDORSED BY ALL WHO HEARD IT
high ( rnilc 1IHkn Orgnnlrntloii tf-
ttrIlN ; Liie1i 1'Iesiur to tIi EItIteil
AUt1IIIICCN JieforeVIIICIL It
.
OpeIIN It $ igigeiiteiit.
The exposItn crowd of yestcrday wn a
torciblo argument to the effect that the ma-
jority of the people do not propose to pay
I o cents to see half a show halt a day when
they can ace ho whole thtng Cor the same
money on any ot the other Aix days of the
wcek. Aside from a few ieoplo who lound it
Inconvenient to visit the grounds during the
wtck the local attendance wn..the 1ihtest
that has been registered on any pleasant
sunday since the exposition opened. The
enclosure was relecmcd from almost absolute -
lute desolation by a geol proportion of the
It. Joe crowd of yesterday who cmatncd
over to see the features that they had been
compelled to slight the day before. With
these as auxiliaries the day was fairly sue-
cessfui and the crowd Increased ycry perceptibly -
ceptibly in the evening.
.
The feature of the day was the initial concert -
cert of the Mexican baud , vhich was played
on the portico of the Government building
at 2 o'clock. To say that the musicians
made a favorable impression would be far
too lflhil an expression. "Isn't that band a
crackerjack ? " wa a query frequently heard
and it very accurately expresses the senti-
meat of the crowd. 'rho Mexicans play with
a rccisIofl uwcsttve of the most conselen-
tious rehearsal and every noic seems to be
at tim absolute command of the leader's
baton. They play the same standard corn-
' positions that are played by the first-class
bands of this country , with occasionally a
Mexlcaii dance interjected by way of variety.
Their rendition is markel by rare musical
f taste and the success of their first appear-
face indicati that their concerts will be the
mt cujoyablo out door musical features
that exposition patrons have yet enjoyed.
The initial program was introduced by a
march and 'a waltz that were new to the
audience nod then they caught the crowd
witb their virile rendition of the overture ,
"America , " with its succession of patriotic
melodies. A very pretty Mexican dance se-
cction was given in response to the encore
and then the fantaslo from 'Fuust" was
¶ Played with a degree of artistic conception
t that was a revelatIon in band music. At
times an , ffcct almost similar to an or-
cliestra w.s produced and the interpretation -
tion vns full of delicacy and flre in cx-
ectly the right proportion. Another decided
, , p' succesa was seore in th& rendition of flu-
ialosi's famous descriptive fantasie , "The
Hunter , " in which the band showed itself a
' master of this class of inusI as well. Another -
other fantaslo and the finale , a Mexican
dance , completed the program.
7 The evening concert was received with
even greater appreciation. The program
included such local favorites of the overture -
ture from "William Tell" and the fantasle
from "Cavallierla Rustlcana , " together with
a succession of less familiar compositions
that wore hrnrd with equal favor.
JtIALItY Ic IllflI-C.ItIlED COItN.
i- , . Texas nod Oklahoma )5ai1eliig a Great
' SIio Of file Prostuct.
' I There i great rivalry between Editor
Gohobie of Oklahoma and Prof. Atwater of
Texas. These men are In charge of the ag-
riculturni exhibits from their respective
states anti both are located in the Agricul-
turai building. Ooloblo has lila exhibit in
the east end and Atwater has his in the
west enil ot the building. They are both
' long on corn and they hoth have long
corn , hence the aforesaid rivalry.
Some days ago Prof. Atwater received a
. consignment of this year's sheaf corn from
Toxas. It was fourteen feet high and the
ears , which ran from three to five to the
stalk , were higher than a ajan could reach.
Proceeding to the exhibit , the fire of jealousy -
ousy consumed the editor froni Oklahoma
and ho irnrnediateiy wired borne to send
him some corn. It caine , and then it
reached here it was nailed to the side of
the Oklahoma booth , From root to top of
tasslo it measured sixteen feet. Atwater
looked at the display but never said a word.
Last week Gobble got In another consign.
meat of corii. It came from Norman and
zarasured an even eighteen feet froni root
to tOi ) of ston , The stalks hear eight ears
each , which arc from nine to fifteen feet
from the roots. With the corn there was
a certificate thnt it was planted on May 1
anl that when it got its growth , it would be
at least three feet higher. Atwater saw
this corn , but ogain ho remained silent and
' nursed the scorn that ho felt , Yesterday
lie got hts revenge. Corn he had tehcgrahetl
for arrived and vas PUt iii place in the
- 'Foxa exhibit , It Is two Inches higher than
' that shiawii by Gobble. lIe is not satisfIed
. ,
with this , however , and in order to rub it
In on the mait from Oclaliorna , he took half
. . a dozeit stuffed monkeys from lila exbibit ,
. mounted a step ladder and tied the little
creaturce vell up auing the cars. Then
proceeding to the Oklahoma booth , ho In-
. vltetl ( loloble down to see his corn. Got -
t #
' loble gazed In astonishment and finally
asked : \\'hat are those Inonko's doing up
therc ? '
4. "l'Icblng corn , " gleefully replied Atwater.
' . "Thu corn grows so big down in our state
that we have to send monkeys up the stalls
, . to break off tlto ears and throw them down
to the huskers. After that we chop the
stalks aflI use them for stove wood , saw
logs and ship masts. "
The Oklahoma editor acknowledges that
. . ho has been beaten on corn , but declares
that before the exposition Is ever lie v1ll
shiow seine corn that vIli also vut flie Texas
man to shame. lie also says that this week
ho will have a car of water inelona and
I that most of them will be sent direct to
the Agricultural building and that from
there thie will be given away ,
Iiihl flLI ) ( or liii , lieu Men.
Captal ! ercer Indians found exposition
life almost ne 'mouot000u5 yeatrdaj as
everyday life Upon their repectlye rcsei'va-
tious. During the morning some ot them
attended religious servicea at Tilnity catho.
dral , but the majority remained in their
tepees , or visited one another , The after.
nOon * as even more lrksoue and ew of tb
red wea &ot out Into the heat of the sue ,
They remnie in the Bhado , stretched full
( coW P ) * t1.1 ; tkr
their pipes or slept , No att'inpt was made
at dancing or giving entertainments , though
a few of the young boys got out and .hot
at pennie the whitea put up to test the
Indian marksmanship with the bow and
arrow.
The Cheyenne River Sioux , who came in a
couple of days ago from South Dakota ,
seemed to be the center of attractlo , estcr-
day and the tent occupkd by the chiefs ,
Charger and Two Tallu , drew the crowtlg ,
Neither of the Indians speak English , but
they have their Interpreter along. This man
Is highly educated and reads and wiilrs.
Of the two chiefs , Charger Is the tnot noted ,
In fact be ix one of the most noted and most
powerful men of the Sioux , lie Is 67 years
of age and is rich , owning about 1,000 head
of cattle and 500 horses. Years ago ho was
a great warrior and gathered about hini a
tribe of the bravest of the western Indiang.
As an orator be lies no equal .nnong the
Indians , and for this reason he has always
appeared in th councils of the tribe. Whenever -
over a delegation has been sent to Wash-
lngton to confer with congress or with the
president , relative to matters pertaIning to
the Indiana , Charger has been the spokes.
man for the delegation. He stands aeahy
seven feet high and notwithstanding his age ,
is as straight as an arrow. lie has discarded -
carded the Indian dress , yet during some of
the parades to be given by the Indian con-
grcss , be may wear a blanket , but usually
ho wears a neat fitting suIt of black , fash-
tenable shoes and a white shirt. Yesterday
ho was dressed in a suit' of black broadcloth -
cloth and if seen upon the street under his
broad brimmed brown hat , he would have
passed for a rich planter or stockman ,
S i''EN I I Ic. ' I ) S I I A'I ' 1' liOUll LE.
Neeti of SOhtie Authority at the L'xpo-
, , ltion lnii SlIvn.
The hack of a central authority whIch has
repeatedly caused embarrassment to expo.
sition guests was again iliustrnted tn con.
nection with the visit of the St. Joseph PeO-
rde Saturday. The visitors brought with
them a band and a number of tallyho coaches
and a special arrangement was made with
General .lnuager Ciarkson by which the
coaches were to be admitted to the Midway
for larade purposes ( luring the afternoon.
But when they tried to enter the gate they
were met by a determined refusal on the
part of the gatekeepers. They declared that
their orders were to let in no vhlcles at
that hour and they proposed 'to obey them.
General Managr Chnrkson was summoned
and hastened to set the matter right , but
without success. The gatekeeper was reinforced -
forced by Secretary WakefIeld , who averred
that nothing less than a resolution adopted
by the exceutivo committee would admit the
vehicles. The orders of the general manager -
ager were sot aside and even when President -
dent \'attles added hits persuasions the admission -
mission was still refused. Finally after the
patiopco o _ the visitors had been pretty
nearly exhausted the ridiculous aspect f
the situation was appreciated and the
coaches wore admitted.
These clashes of authority and the resultant -
ant jangles between the heads of various
exposition ( lepartinents are so common that
they ordinarily attract very little notice cx-
cept from those who are inconvenienced
thereby. A very pointed instance occurred
some time ago when the executive committee -
tee spent two hours a ilay for several sue-
cessIv ilays in trying to decide what department -
ment manager should have charge of the admission -
mission of vehicles to the groumlL Manager -
ager Babcock suggested that anything that
came in on wheels would very properly come
under the direction of the Department of
Transportation. Manager Kirkendall differed
very vigorously. He stated that ho was Che
head of the Department of Buildings and
Grounds , and as the wagons undoubtedly
caine in on the grounds It wns eminently
fitting that It should be his business to regulate -
late them.
The came Maiiager Lindsey , who alleged
that while the vehicles undoubtedly came in
on wheels and traversed Manager Kirlten.
dalI's grounds in the course of their pore-
grlnntions they still remained subject to
the Department of Admissions because they
carne through the gates.
All this time Manager Reed had been
waiting for his turn and he proceeded to
intervene to the effect that since these ye-
hides came to deliver supplies to the vail-
ous concessions they were a part of his do.
Partmeut and subject to his supervision.
l'hichi manager was insistent on what he
considered his prerogatives and the commIttee -
tee spent meeting after meeting in a jangle
over their conflicting claims.
There is scarcely a day that does not develop -
velop some similiar conflict of authority to
Justify the position taken by The lice from
the beginning in favor of a director general
or general manager , who should be something -
thing moi'e than a figurehead and have the
authority to settle disputed questions without -
out an Incessant jangle over the relative
prerogatives of the heads of the various de-
pnrtznente.
5h10h1'l' SERMON A' ! ' ThlI AUDITORIUM
11ev , Ccliii . : ; ; ,
I.flrItinhiey DIuurNen
to au IN1)OMi tioti CoiiregiitI.i.
Thie only religious service held in Omaha
yesterday at which no collection was taken
occurred at the Auditoriuni at 4 bcloclc.
It was held under the direction of thp corn-
mittee of local clcrgymeu which was ap-
lOintel by General Maiinger Clarkson some
time ago antI which was represented by Rev ,
T. J , ! dackay of All Saints Episcopal
church. The heat was very oppressive in
the building and this largely accounted for
the preponderance of vacant seats , Thu
sermon was delivered by 11ev , Celia Parker
Woolley of Chicago , who talked briefly but
vigorously on the subject , 'Things Coin-
monly hielievefi Among ifs , " She said at the
outset that the term "us" diel not refer
to this audience nor to one locality , butte
to nil mankind , Man was everywhere a
creature of love and worship , The capacity
to recognize the claims at suffering brethren
and the irnwcr we have to relieve our fel-
iow men are the essence of religious life
wherever vo find it , Any nina who recog.
uizes in himself evil motives and good mo
tives , t'ehflsb ilurposes and unselfish purposes -
poses , is a believer whether ho conforms to
any imrticular creed or iiot.
Rev. Woolicy contended that after all a
belief in the main tenets of reilgion Is com-
nina to all inca , All agree in the belief
in a power outside of themselves and they
diffe" only in the minor points of name
and. theories antI creed , flut in all the
emotions and aspirations that underlie the
surface they arc one the world over. We
are beginning to see this , The principle
of unity is becoming snore generally recog-
nizcd and established , It exists in this
exposition , which brings men together to
compare notes on their material resources
and these Auditorium ervlces were a step
in the sauio direction , They bring speakers -
ers of tliltoren ( . denominations in order that
the people might compare notes and grow
closer together to their religious beliefs ,
Tke speaker suggested that a new Idea
of reverence is another ! esult of modern
religious thought. Men once believed that
religion meunt the mere acceptance of an
intellectual statement propounded as the
doctrine of a recognized creed. But we are
ocming to see that this Is entirely too ettal.
low a conceptiou , Religion means a hciief
in a rower for righteousness withla our-
5elvcs and the conviction that 4OUi1)Cls us
to ally ourselves that lower. So ruy
eeace no lunger &ie3nt werly an austere
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1AS111NGTON LESS \VMILIIiE \
For First Time in Montha Officlitis Have a
Little Bospith
DSCLJSSING TERRITORIAL PROBLEMS
It Is MenreeI to Do Conjectured What
the Unitcil StateN l'cnce Coin-
luiNslon Miiy 1)o utthi the
riLilIPliites.
WASIUNGTON , Aug , 14.-The Whtto
House , the \Var depariment and the Navy
department today resumed their usual Sunday -
day quietude , a condition which ba not
vrevnlled since the Maine was blown up
in Havana harbor , February 15. Secretary
Alger was at the department a few mm-
utes and also went to the White Ilouso ,
but did not remain there long. General
Corbin canio into his olfice during the day
and looked over his dispatches , but did
not remain constantly on duty , ' as be has
been doing. There were a few clerks about
the departments. but scarcely a Sunday
passes in peacs times when this tlos not
happen. The busy , warlike attitude has en-
tirclyhisappearol and 'Washington has set-
tIed down to a peace basis.
The president believes that the most so-
sbus problem which the hence commission
will ho called upon to deal with is the
Philippines. l3eforo the commission as-
semhles it is hoped the affairs of Cuba and
l'orto Rico vili be found In such process
of adjustment as to leaye little for the. corn-
mission to consider under that head. The
absolute relinquishment by Spain of all
sovereignty over the islands in the West
Indies 'dli allow only the vroperty questions -
tions to be settled between the governments
-that is , what Spain shall take away and
what shall remain as captures of war , and
the vrotection of Spanish subjects and their
property in the Islanhs ,
Culpit Porto iLto.
The greater questions growing out of the
war as relating to Cuba and Porto Rico
will have to he dealt with by the United
States alone. The fact that the Phiiip-
pines will present the difficult problem in
the peace negotiations has caused the administration -
ministration to give it a great deal of careful -
ful attenUon.
Several suggestions have been made its to
what shall be done. one being the renten-
tion of the bay , city and barber of Mnnhia
-just what the protocol gives temporarily.
Another is that Subig iay and a sufficient
amount of territory for a naval and coaling
station ho secured and the building up of an
American city at that place begun. Still
nnnther itien , which is being considered , is
the retention of the island of Luzon , the
advocates of that plan believing that there
would be trouble between the governments
which occupied a portion of the Island with
a line of demarcation such as would exist
in case Manila and the bay only were ro-
tamed. The island of Luzon is the largest
of the group and contains about 3,000,000
people , which are said to be the better
cins in the Philippines. It is believed.
however , that the administration and the
commission wiil be greatly Influenced by
the reports which Admiral Dewey and Gun-
oral Merritt will make on the subject. Their
reports are expected before the commission
meets.
The final determination as to the government -
mont of Porte Rico nod the settlement of the
government of Cuba are problems for act-
tlement , but the impression prevails that
these islands will become quite rapidly
Americanized. and every encouragement for
them to do no will be given. Porto Rico will
be under military control for the present.
Cuba also will be aimilarly governed , hut it
is Probable that American reforms in the
matter of government will be such that the
people of Cuba will see the advantage of becoming -
coming annexed to the TJnitel States. It is
thought the sanitary Improvement of Hnvana
and other cities , the management of the
municipalities and liberality offered the
country people will be of such a character as
soon to convince the people that the changed
conditions are for their good ,
14) rte IL leo iii , ! American I'OMPjCNNiOii.
There has been little doubt about soon
aettling the transfer of Porte Rico , and the
reception which the American troops have
received in that island is a justification for
the belief. Porto Rico will be treated at
once as an American possession , The first
movement in this direction v1ll ho the sending -
ing of a delegation of officials from the post.
office department to investigate and report
ilpoll the mail facilities there now and to
make such recommendations as they determine -
mine upon. Mail routes , methods of transportation -
portation and the conditions of postcfllces
generally In the island will be examined.
Military postofilces will ho established at
once wherever troops are stationed and dt
such oIlier points as may be demanded by
the interests of Americans and the people of
the islands , it the present offices are not
available. A similar course will be taken in
Cuba , but this is likely to be delayed , as
the Immediate removal of the Spanish and
the occupation by the United States Is not
expected.
No more troops will , be sent to General
Merritt unless lie asks for them. It is be-
hieved at the War department that the 16-
000 men now there are sufficient to gar-
risen Manila and the around which tile
United States , for tue picsent , will occupy.
All of the troops that wore with General
Shatter in the Santingo campaign will be
out of Cuba by Friday of this weeh , General -
eral Shatter will accompany them to Mon-
tauk Point. There will renmin at Santiago
five regiments of Immunes to do garrison
ditty. It is yet possible that a battery will
ho sent to Santiago to take the place of tim
batteries which are to be removed. General
Miles baa about , 15,000 men in Forth Rico ,
They viii be sufllcicnt for the occupation of
the island and verhaps more than are needed
after the Spanish evacuate. The remainder
of the troops will remain in the various
camps to which they have been assigned for
the present , though something may ho done
looking toward diminishing the number
when it becQmcs opparent that they are no
longer needed. The government will die-
11080 of the transports that have been in
use as fast as they can be released ,
All vessels of the navy that can be spare
from service In the West Indies will be
ordered to ports in the states where th
men will be given brief holidays. The big
battleships of the fleet v1 ! be put In dry
dock its soon as possible aii , undergo such
repairs as may be uccessary , There is
scarcely a vessel of the navy that does not
need docking. It Is expected that the large
dock in the New York yard will be ready
to receive the ships in about two weeks.
7he auxiliary vessels of the , navy which
will not be Used ( or tbu permanent navy
will be disposed of as soon us they go out
of commtuton , probably belug sold at auc-
tion.
? ; ut Under hiceiprocul % rrUige5iiCIitN.
W4ShI INOTON , Aug. 4.-The Treasury
department baa revoked its recent dfclsion
in regard to importations of certain ar lcles
Into this country unhar the existin , PIp.
royal arracgetnents with France , tsr
ruling allowed these importatlonc'l , ,
cut of the reduced rates wilbo"
. jg jp ! i3t pI
the new decision , however , roducts 'of
France exported from other countries are
not entitled to the prtvilegts of the reciprocal -
rocal arrangements.
BLOCKADE SHIPS ASSEMBLE
Plnghuis Sflfl ; ; ; ; ; Arrives at
ICe' % 'cit LittI Ilte WorMe
for SpaniIiLhOtM.
KEY WEST , Aug.14.-In accordance with
orders front the Navy enrtment following
tim presideiit'B proclamation of a suspension -
sion of hostilities , Commodro howell of the
north Cuban coast blockade squadron , is
rapidly assembling his ships at Key West ,
Many arrtved yesterday and still moro to-
day.
day.The flagship San Frnncieo , 'wtth the corn-
modore aboard , arrived this morning. It
looks none the worse for Us experience oft
havana early Fi'idny morning. The hole
torn in its stern by the I2itnch shells from
Morn , castle has been neatly patched nd
the damage to the ship Is inconsldeutblo.
The larger gun boats and the torpedo
boat destroyers have not yet. reeetvcd orders -
ders , but the torpedo boats and rerenue cutters -
ters have already been called north.
The revenue cutter Hudson , which won ,
perhaps , the highest distinction of all the
smaller craft , by Its gallant work at Car-
denas during the Winsiow engagement , heft
for Norfolk this morning , and 'the ' revenue
cutter Morriil , which arriyed from the
Matanzas station this morning , loft for Norfolk -
folk this afternoon. They will bo followed
tomorrow by the revenue cutters Woodbury
and Windom , 'yhich came from Havana , and
the lighthouse tender Maple , from tile Isle
of Pines.
The Fiahihn.whc , which only recently came
.down from Philadelphia , , will return to
League ishand as soon as it' has taken on
coal and water. The othel' ships of the
fleet hero tcday are the Ihancreft , Marietta ,
Castine , Newport , Minatonomab , Apache ,
Peoria , Hornet , Oneida , Hawk. Dorothea ,
Buccaneer , Sylvia , Siren , Raoger , Piscataqua
and Uncas , The Tecumseb , and the smaller
unarmored tugs Siowc , Calumet and Cheyenne -
enne left today for Tampa.
The gunboat Princeton. which has been
doing special duty around Guantanamo and
British Honduras , opportunely returned today -
day , but baa received no further orders.
Other ships of the blockading squadron are
expected tonight or tomorrow.
Naval officers are unanimous in their cx-
presslons of gratification that the war is
over anti are anxiously bolting for orders
which will take them north.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA , Aug. 14.-6 p. in.-
The Spanish transports Isla do Luzon , P. do
Satrustegui nod hahn do Panay. are in port
and will begin embarking the Spanish
troops tomorrow.
It Is expected that they will carry over
4,000.
The transport Leona from Savannah arrived -
rived this morning with the remainder of
the Fifth immune regiment , .
MiJnrvis , vice president and Cuban manager -
ager of the North American Trust company ,
who has been here for the last ten days ,
establishing a Santiago 'office , wiil go to
Havana ' , whore he will establish headquar-
ters'for the whole island. The North America -
ica Trust company acts as the-fiscal agent
of the United States in Cui , all revenues ,
duttes and taxes.ptissjn ; 'tbrough their
hands.
FOUf TRANSPORTS ARRIVE
Several IIiiiiiIreI SolIIt.r , . floeels'cjt at
New York-LitdIc StokuewM Aboard
flhlil One betitli.
'NEW YORK , Aug. 14.-Four transports ,
the St. Louis , Vigilancia , Mattewan and Miami -
ami , having on hoard troops who were or-
derech home from Santiago do Cuba , hae
arrived off Camp Wilcoff , Moatauk Point ,
Long Island ,
The troops aboard the transports are the
First volunteer cavalry , First regular cay-
aIry , Battery H. Fourth artillery , and the
Sixth , Ninth , Tenth andThirtecntb infantry.
All the transports excepting the St. Louts
sailed from Santiago on August 8. The St.
Louis , which left a few dnys hater , brought
up 872 soldiers. There was little B1ccness
aboard the former Amoritan liner and hut
one death-Private Oliver Lougwood , Corn-
pony B , Ninth regiment , who died from yellow -
low fever and was burled at sea. There
was no other development' of yellow fever ,
Twenty-four sick , none of a serious no-
ture , are aboard the St. . Louts ,
The Vigilancta has 609 men of the Sixth
and Thirteenth regular infantry , and the
condition of the troops is xcehlent. Twenty-
one sick are under treatment , but there Is
no fever. General Ames is on board.
The Miami came up sioiIy and anchored
in the quarantine grounds late today. It
was not boarded. Colonel Theodore Rooso-
veit and his Rough 1tiers are on the
Miami.
The work of disinfeetiiig' the St. Louis was
begun this afternoon , The sick on board
were attended by the hospital corps and the
soldiers were given baths and provided with
clean clothing , They will be allowed to
land tomorrow morning , when they will bb
marched to thie detention camp ,
The soldiers who arrived by the Gate
City Saturday night 'wore handed today.
Thcy were a worniooking lot of men , hut
appeared to be in high pirIts , They were
marched to the detention camp , where they
at once went into quarters.
CARRYING NEWS , TO MANILA
British StetiiiIir AuistruInn Cliarderei
to Iiiforiia FIlIpiitg $ that
1'eicc Is Det'ired ,
HONG KONG , Aug. 'f4.-'iews of the cessation -
sation of hostilities between the United
States and Spain was Ieoeived here yesterday -
day , The i3ritish , .ptcamer Australian ,
bound for Sydney , N. _ . W , 'was chartered
to carry the izews to Manila No other yes-
eel was available fothie liurposo owing to
the Prevalence of typhoon
SiuiuisIa Titiisjitjrt * Tt.-il' Loutled ,
WAShINGTON , Aug. 14.-It e quite evident -
dent ( rein a dispatch received by General
Corbin tonight fron ( ] eaeral thafter that the
Spanish Trues-AtlantIc company in trans.
porting the Spanish irisoters from Banti-
ago to Slain is cCoupmlztg space in its
ships. Thu dispatch from hsafter , which
was dated at. Santiago this evening , reads :
"Luzon sailed thl5 afternoon for Spain
with 2,056 soldiers , four priests , sixteen
women , thirty-lour children and 137 officers ;
total , 2,237. "
Sills t I a g.i'i Otistotia lleci'I p ( ii ,
WASHINGTON , Aug. 14.-General Shatter
reports to the War department tonight concerning -
cerning the customs receipts at Santiago as
follows :
SANTIAGO DC CUBA , Aug. 14-Ii37 ; p , in ,
-Il. 0 , Corbin
, Adjutant-General , Washington -
ington : I have the honor to report for
your information that there were taken in at
the customs house here front July 30 to
August 13 , inclusIve , $58,445.24.
( Signed , ) SUAITER1 MujorGeaeral.
Order to Sijl Ccsuuterzitgi&itte'tJ ,
SAN FI1ANCISCO , Aug. 14-it is announced -
nounced that the order for the sailing of
troops for Manila on the transports Scandia
and Arizona has been countermanded. The
transports will sail for the Philippines on
Monday u lie4uled , but they will carry
paly MOrc , coiisistiu ci weici , coijp.
3WJ1ttv ; ! proierty.
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SPANIARDS DESIRE A REST
People Generally Are Tired of the Vaporinge
of' the Press ,
THEY ARE HEARTILY SICK OF AGITATIONS
BluNleriliR of the CnrllNtM and flenIt
licans at flits I'eae 'rotcseoL
Meet.i ivithi 1 % Slight
iteM 5) 0 0 II C.
( Copyright , 1S , by i'ress Publishing Co. )
MADRID. Aug. 14.-New ( York World
Cablegram-Special Tclegram-Tho ) bluster-
log of the Carlmsts and republicans at the
peace protocol gets a slight response from
the public at large , as does the vaporating
of the digruntlcd press. The cold fact is
that the Spanish people are heartily sick of
agitations ; are weary of attacks on the goy-
eminent and yearn for a rest.
A section of the press and the politicians
they represent censure Sagastn for AoL con-
yoking the Cortes to pass upon the protocol ,
since the agreements cede Spanish tern-
tory , while Spain's constitution provides that
no territory shall be ceded without the tp-
proval of"the Cortex. The oppojition leaders
perceive that postponing the calling of the
Conies until October gIves Sagasta a eh2nco
to strengthen his losltion ) and nicovcn hires-
tige.
Consequently they arc angry because
President McKinley , instead of insisting on
a parliamentary ratification of the protocol ,
"played into Sagasta's hands , " as they call
It. lInt the general ; nibhic fuliy approves
of Senor Sagasta's decision not to assemble
the Cortes untii he is ready to submit to
it a definite treaty of veacc.
The people are as weary of wrangling at
home as they are of fighting abroad.
l'IiilliLiiie QueMtIoii.
What most concerns the Spaniards just
now is to know what the Americans are
going to do with the I'hilippines. The opposition -
position leaders take the position that it
would be better for Spain to lose all its
islands in the Pacific than to suffer them
to be controlled by a foreign power , either
through intervention or a protectorate. To
submit to this they would retard the no-
covery of the prestige and cripple Spanish
sovereignty.
Some of today's newspapers sigh and sob
as if Spanish prestige and sovereignty were
nil gone now. The I'ais , the organ of the
extiemo or "advanced" republicans , appears
with its first page In deep mourning and
gives startling figures of loss of Spanish ten-
ritory and population in the West Indies and
the I'hiiippines. It makes other gloomy
comparisons ietWccfl tito glorious past and
the abject present. Other newspapers representing -
resenting different parties and classes of
society declare virtually in chorus that the
loss of South and Central American colonies
early in this century Spain could forgive
and forget , but never can he reconciled to
being despoiled of Cuba and Porto Rico by
abhorred foreigners.
The govrnment will malntiin for the
preent the rigid censorship of the press
and will continue the suspthsloa of consti.
tutional guarantees-which line enabled th
authorities to check senseless excitement
and suppress the extremists who ivanted to
stir up the people regardless of conse-
qitences. No attention is attached to the
Carhist agitation , for the vatican and the
bishops ha Spain support the present dynasty -
nasty ,
Metisbers of CoiLiillssioiiN.
The government is perplexed over the
choice of men to represent Spain on the
comuilssion. The names are these : Senor
Leon y Castihlo , now Spanish ambassador to
France and at one time minister of interior ;
Senor Maura , formerly minister of colonies ,
afterwards minister of justice and the reputed -
puted author of the first so-called scheme of
autonomy for Cuba , which the Cortes re-
jccted ; Senor Abarcuzza , minister of the eel-
oaies In 1&14 under Sagasta ; Senor Viilar-
antia , now th Spanish minister to Belgium ;
Mgr. Merry Del Val , the Spanish amhas-
sador at the vatican.
Spaniards think the treaty negotiations in
Paris svilt be prolonged and laborious unless
America shows a conciliatory disposition ,
"out of regard , " as the ministerial organs
put It , "for international considerations. "
The press notes with disappointment that
the protocol seems to hiniit the action of
the peace commission with respect to Cuba
and Porto Rico to mere evacuation measures
and is silent about the Cuban debt and other
ilohats which Spain will have to raise In
Paris.
Financiers welcome peace , but persist in
believing that at Spain's request America
will force Cuba to assume part of Its debt ,
News from Havana and Cuba.is apparently
awaited , for there is great anxiety as to
how the Cuban and Togal insurgents will
tahco the peace proceedings.
'Vhiy Hear the Ne'N.
MAIRID , Aug. 14-The governois general -
eral ot Cuba and Porto Rico have acknowledged -
edged the receipt of the news of the sue-
pension of hostilities between the United
States and Spain and announced the carry-
lug-cult of the orders.
An order has boon issued by the captain
general of Madrid suspending the jiubhica-
tion of the republican newspaper El Pals.
Reports from Havana atate thunt the boin-
bardment of Mansaniiio hosted from 3 ocloclc
until P o'clock in the evening and that attacks -
tacks were made by the insurgents at van-
ous points. During the engagement fifteen
Spaniarthu were killed. The American corn-
mnndor summoned the town to surrender ,
giving the authorities three hours In which
tcs capitulate.
El Epoca says "Tue ieaca U the saddest
imi'rnscd since the treaty of Utrecht , " anJ
expresses doubt "if a government iiich hits
allowed itself to be draggel into a vir will
acquit itself well by negotiating peace. "
El I'ais today prints the' text of the pro.
tocol signed by the United States and Spain
with mourning borders nuil says :
"Sham , without colonies , is reduced to the
role of a third-rate power. "
El Imparcial says ; "I'eacs will not bring
to Spaiti even the rest she so mitch needs
after three years nail a half of war , "
El Nacion says bitterly : "If Svaia had
at least been vanquished only after a furl-
ous and heroic struggle , she could resign
herself , I'eavo with the Uiiltc'i States will
eely be a momentary resple ( rota our ails-
fortune. "
El Liberal says the article in the protocol
relating to tue Philippines does not mdi-
cole that anything good for Spain will be
fixed upon , and the question will not be
settled favorably for that country ,
El Olobo ( ministerial ) pines for peace between -
tween Spain and the United States , and says
the commLncationa on eastern questions
which Day atul Cambon have signed begin
the flrst cbapter in a now history of Europe.
Ei Tiecupo ( conservative ) sayB : "Peace
is an accomphi hed tact , The bitterness of
defeat does not prevent us train seeing with
satisfaction the end of the war , "
Coreu 'ii1 Aippr.ye of l'eg * ' .
LONDON , Aug. 15-The Times' Madrid
correspondent , telegraphing Sunday , says ;
"The publication of this protocol line not
made much impression , becaue the contents -
tents were already known , Thu only
doubttij p9p tvfened to tbu time pt the
c2ria Ww
TEMPERATURE ' OMAHA
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( I a. ni. . . , . , (38 n , . . . , , 4ti
7 a. uiu. . . , . ( IS in. . . . . ,
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10 a. iii. . . , . . 8 ' in. . , . , , RI )
11 a , us. . . , , . S 3'ni. . , . . . , R
12 nt. . . . . . . . . $2 , . . , . lit. . . , . , Rh
s1 81
TODAY AT ' TOSITIOX.
At the GroulnullIt
IiuiPPiflCPIPI ititit Fraternal Auu.pciatiouu
tiny ,
Wheelnien's tiny.
:5 : 5) , iii. , Mexican Ilnhud , (1ocrniutctt
Iluildiug.
4 5) . sIt , , Life Salng Ixlttbitiou ,
La genii.
7 5) . lii. , Meaiean Stand , Grand 1'lasn.
flown Town ,
ii U. 10. , NatitutnI Il'lorINfM Meet , First
Congrcrutinuinl Church , ,
is a strong cabinet dissension on this point ,
some apprehending a crisis , little import-
noes need be attached to it , because it is
even unlikely that , in the event of one or
two ministers resigning , the course of the
pence negotiations will be seriously affected ,
because , tn the long run , Sagasta is certain
to have his own way ,
'Meanwhiie his allows hula colleagues to
discuss the subject freely and wisely keeps
his own counsel , There i' no conceivable
do'uht that the Cortes will approve of peace
and tho'dato of the convocation of the Con-
tes can only affect personal party interest.
"It is too soon to speak confidently of
the impression thin preliminary conditions of
peace , when examined closely , wilt make on
the Spanish people generally , but there is
no doubt tbo news of the termination of
hostilities will be received by a great nia-
jonity with satisfaction ,
"During the last few weeks there has
been a great change in public opinion.
Though it W5 universally recognized from
the heginning that , in the long run , Macn-
lea would prove itself stronger than Spain ,
it was generally expected that the bravery.
dash and tenacity of the Spanish army nnd
navy would in some measure counterbalance
the superiority of the United States in pop-
ulatlon and resources and that , consequently -
quently , the conditions of peace would not
be very onerous. This illusion was this-
polled by thin destruction of Cervera's squadron -
ron , the capitulation of Santiago and other
well known incidents of the campaign , and
gradually the conviction spread that , as
Spain was evidently Incapable of defending
itself , thin sooner it made peace the better.
"It may pretty safely be assumed , therefore -
fore , that the decisIon of the government
vihl he generally approved. Whether the
government will subsequently be called to
account for negligence iii its preparation
for war and for the manner in which thin
canipaign was conducted Is another ques-
tion. "
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TROOPS GET OUT THIS WEEK
If 'I'rLtM5uirtM ArcI'rovide.l in Tiuiit
Sliufter's Coiumitnutil ' , VI51 lie
llovcil Quickly ,
WASHINGTON , Aug. 14.-By Wednesday
or Thursday of tlswoek it is expected by
War department oniclaiIUat allof. General -
oral Shatter's commatid will , hIve left' Santiago -
ago for the United States. In adispatch tonight -
night General Shatter says that the early departure -
parture of the troops now depends entirely
upon time transports which arc daily cx-
pcetcd to arrive at Santiago. At the present
time only about 5,000 men of General
Shatter's corps are at Santiago , the remainder -
mainder having already sailed for this coun-
try. General Shatter's report to the War
department coacerning the departure of the
troops follows :
SANTIAGO DE CUBA , Aug. 14.-3 p. in.-
H. C. Corbin , Adjutant-General , W'ashing-
ton : Ai of cavalry division , ICent's division ,
Lnwton's division , except Seventh and First
infantry and sick and suspects of these coma-
mauds , have siready sailed , heaving Bates' ,
division , Eighth Ohio infantry , batteries of
light artillery , one battery of heavy artillery -
lery , four troops of Second cavalry and two
companies of engineers yet to go. If ships
expected with immnunea get here , as they
ought to today or tomorrow , will got the
most of the command away within the next
two or three days. All depends on the
transports , and as they havc not arnIvd
cannot closely approximate time.
( Signed. ) SHAPTER , Major-General.
The following was' received during the
afternoon ;
SANTIAGO , Aug. 14.-Rio Grande , Seneca
and Commanche with Ninth and Tenth
cavalry , Fourth and Twenty-fifth infantry ,
all loaded and will go out this afternoon Un-
! esB hurricanes of whlchreporta have been
had as blowing south or Jamaica PCVCflL.
TIme Breakwater , City of Macon and Arcadia
will go tomnorrow with two light batteries
and Twelfth and Seventeenth Infantry. One
of the hardest rainstorms we have bad Is
raging this afternoon. Am getting the sick
that imave to be left behind in very omtort-
able condition. Two thousand Spanish
troops to be loaded tomorrow. hope to got
troops off so as to bo able to start the hatter
part of the week for the United States. Will
ship 400 convalescents on Catalina Monday.
( Signed. ) SIIAFTER.
I i IIAL'l'lI CON II'l'I OTS I M t'IUVINU.
Side Soldiers at Saustingo 111111) ' on
Iieiiriuig 'J'Iii' Can Coiiie ibm , , ,
WAShINGTON , Aug. 14.-A dispatch ru-
coived by Adjutant General Corbin tonight
from General Shatter indicates that the
health conditions among the troops at San-
Lingo are improving. 'rho men , whose spirits
have been raised at tIme prospect of return-
bIg to the United States , are getting bet-
ten. Shatter's dispatch , , whilch was bulb-
timicd at the War department tonight , is as
follows :
SANTIAGO DE CUDA , Aug. 14-7:30 : p. m.
-Everything is going very well hero. Men
that under ordinary circumstances vould be
sick are trying to pull themselves together
so as to be ready to go , Large numbers of
typhoid fever cases , I think I shah have
timings in three or four days so I can heave ,
but I cannot until arrangetneumle for those
left are made. SIIAFTEI1 ,
Major-General ,
General Shatter's report of tIme health
conditions of his corps , also received tonight -
night , tohiows :
SANTIAGO DE CUBA , Aug. 14.-Adjutant.
General , Washington : Sanitary report for
August 13 : Total number of etch , 2,514 ;
total number of fever cases , 1ti4 ; total
nuniber of new fever cases , 179 ; total ziuni-
her fever cases returned tp duty , 37.
Deaths august 12 : I'nIvates 'William H ,
Sanders , Teoop B , Irirst. United tat3s
'oluimteer cavalry , rernitteht imiularial , fuver ,
acute dysentery ; 1'nivato Reuben SIngle ,
Company 4 , Twentieth infantry , m4ianial
toxamnia ; Private Olof Husby , Compaty A ,
Thiirty-curtb Michigan , malarial ( ever ;
Corporal Henry J , .Jennings , Company IC ,
Ninth Masachusette , typhoid fever.
Deaths August 13 : I'rivntu John B. Fai-
Ion , Company II , First Iliinois , yellow fever ;
Private John Mallory , Company 0 , Thirty-
third Michigan , yellow fever ; Private Irvine
Lautsefihiciser , Eighth Ohio , pernicious nsa-
lanai foyer ; Private Edward Myott , Corn-
Imany L , Thirty-fourth Michigan , typhoid
fever ; First Scrgcaut E. L. Sherrott , Corn-
pamiy C , fiuventy-tirmtt New York , typhoid
fever. SiIAi"Tl'3R , Maor-Gcnerai.
At Jutkasomi'Iibe 'uliiil ,
JACKSONVILLE , Fia , , Aug. 14.-General
Fitihmugh Lee , commanding the Seveuntb
cofliJ , heft last evening for Wasbington in
jesponso to mm telegram received from the
njutjuut Wicr wttiu the ecccta7 of
_ t 't r jU itn v.
BATTLE I'EAR COA1\1O \
Advaico of General Wilson's Oolnmn Rtu
Into Fight and Scatters BpanIar.
DRIVES ENEMY FROM STRONG POSITIO1 '
In Withering Artillery end Infantry Ffr '
Only One Amarictn is Killed , , '
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THEY REFUSE TO SURRENDER AIBONITO
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uI I 4'
Bpanlsh Commander Inclined to Doubt '
Proc'amation ' of Peace. ' -
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MAClAS CUT OFF FROM OFFICIAL NEWS
itceeitiuit of Notiilentlmmtu fromut'IIMlI. . '
iimgtolt Ott Smutuirilny I'enttg Stiui , . '
Au 1'urwnrtL Miuvemncut of Aitter-
Jean Aritmy in l'urto 1(1cm , .
AT TIlE FRONT WITh GENERAL WIT.-
SON'S COLUMN , FIVE MILES IhE'OND
COAMO , POI1TO RICO , Aug. 12.-Evonimig-
( Delayed in transrnission.-Gcmierai ) Wilson
moved ono Laumcastcr battery out to tim
front this aftcrnbon for the purpose of shell-
lag thin Spanish position on the crest of the
muountai at the head of the iss through
wimiciu thmo road winds. The enemy occupied
a position of great natural strength lire-
tooted by seven lines of cntrenchmcnts and
a battery of two howitcers. The Spaniards
were eager for the fray amid earlier in the
day hind fired upomi Colonel Diddle of the
engineer corps , who with a platoon of Troop
C of New York was reconnoitering oi tltelt
right flank.
As our battery rounded a curve in 'time road
2,0O yards away , the emiemny opened an
artillery and infantry fire , Four companies
at the Third Wisconsin , which were posted
on the hlmiffs to thin right of the road. were
mint isonimmitted to respond to the buufamitry
flue. The guns nulvanced at a gallop in thmo
face of a. terrific tire , vero unlimubered mind
s'ere 60011 hurling common shell antI slump-
mmcl at thin enemy at a lively rate , striking
time cimiphacements , batteries and entrenchments -
ments with the rhythmic regularity of a
trip-hammer. Tue enemy soon abaniioned
one gun , but continued to serve the oilier
at intervals for over an hour. They bad
our range and their shirapmiel hurst repect-
emily over our macis. One shell burst , tim
fragments killing Corporal Swanson of Cotmi-
pany L. and seriously wounding Corporal
Yanke and Privates Bunco and hiought.
Captain Paget. the British armiuy otilcer
who is with the American forces for thio
purpose of observing thin operations in the
field. diatinguished himself by aiding Dr.
Woodbury.
l
I'fluir Deadly Fire oxi Our Uci , . I
here Captaimi Leo and Private Sizer of
Company F' were wounded by Mauser bul-
hots. In about two hours the enemy nUfin- '
cloned the other gun and tim men begaa
to lIce from the entrenehnients toward , cx :
banana grove in the gorge. Our guns tuhellemi
them as they' ran. I
One gua was now ordered to advance t
a Position a quarter of a mile further on.
It IntO just reached the new IO5itiofl Whim !
Spanish infantry reinforcements flied lntc
the trenches and fired down a deadiy fire
upon our men , compelling the battery to retire -
tire at a gallop , Then both the , cuetny's C
howitzers reopened and shrapnel screamed
and Mausera sang. Another gun galloped
from the rear , but our nmmunitioim was cx-
: ,
hausted. Lieutenant Haynes was shot i
the body by a Mauser just before huts gu
retired , the bali following a rib. ' ,
Time orders issued for two eompanle t
advance were countermanded and the finin
soon ceased , , j
Colonel Bliss of General Wihsons staff
went forward to the enemy's line with
flag of truce and explained that pener , no-
gotla.tlons were almost concluded and tbat
their position was untenable and demandc
their surrender.
'I'he Spanish have no communication idi
tbo outside world and the cominantler miskemi . '
until tomorrow morning in order that ho
might comnniunicate with Governor Ocneral
Maclas at an Juan. General Wilson anti
lila staff viewed today's action fronm a hill
at the right of the battery. The enenly' ,
guns were fired from a high elevation witfr' '
low velocity. . The Spaniards held tim ranges -
as accurately arm they had at Santiago , Their
position from thin front is almost iimiprcgaa. .
tile , but it can ho turned.
Estimates of the strength of time crmem
range from 500 to 1,000 , Their position 1 , ' ,
five miles from Albonito. '
ItefliNe to SusrrcnIcr ti1jiil to , . '
hEADQUARTERS OF GENERAL WIT. .
SON AT COAMO , Aug. 13.--Morlmiimg-flc (
lnyed In Transmissio-"Tehl , ) the Amerim
can general if be ilesirce no further shied ,
ding of blood to remain whore lie is. " , ' '
This is the rephy that the Spumilsim coin-
mnander , Colonel Nuevilhas , sent to General
Wilsoim' deniand for the surreiiicr , of Al.
bonito made last night. A fight itt cortaims
to occur unless orders are issued front
\Vashiington to prevent it. f
liEADQiAltTEitS OF GENERAI WILs
SON , at COAMO , Aug. I3.-Noomm-Deluye (
in Translnission-'fho ) orders to iulvanc
given to General Ernest's brigade were
countermanded upon receipt of the preej. '
dent's order to suspend hostilities. Pt
General Wilson this mnoriming sent a irnrt'
with a flag of truCe to notify the Spaniards
of time ausponsioim of hostilities , hut time tia
was not mespected. This was by order oZ
Governor General Maclas. As General Ma-
eisa baa no communication with Madrid hcj
may thus cut himself oil from official' imoti-
fication of time situation , although xtutive
have been sent through the Spaniel , hines to
siroad , the news that a cessation of hmostilM
itics bad becim ordered , m )
Time soldiers of time American army gene
emily receive the news of j''ace ' . with tic-
light , uhthoughi seine ann diaaiiolmmtei tbimi
there is to be no further lightimig anti mans -
otflcera express regret at time suspension or
hostilities in time midst of the campaign , ,
Au 'umec lit , , , , , , , . , ' " .
PONCE , Porto Rico , Aug. 13-Evenin. . . .
Thu icaco news has stopped all ( orwar
movement of time American army in 1'ort
Rico , General Wilson at Coarno and Gun-
eral Sehwan at , Mayaguez will rumania a
those places , General Henry , who is a
Utuatho , will return to Adjuntas and Gee-
cml firooke , who bad advanced beyo
( lunyama , will return to that town. ,
General MIles expects to the nothing Imeru.u1
log the arrival at Sab Juan of ( lie
commissioners ,
Arrimiis iii 31oitmtitic i'OIimt. /
WASII1NITON. Aug. 14-General
has reporcd ( to the War department hue ar
rival at Montauk Point , irom Santiago. Fol
lowing Is his dispatch , which wits made pub' ' .
lie bypijutant General Corbin tonight : jf
"SaIled from Santiago , Cuba , Moimthuy iafr'
8th inst. rnived this mmmorning ( 'ondi ,
tlon of troops on boarth-Bixtbi mind Thlrti
teentb Infantry regulars-much Jmprove
by voyage. No msev Cases of sicktmes ;
yellow fevo , no dgtms ) ,
( Signed ) " 4 , AMES , is
" 1Irir.u ; aLnvta,1 YQ1t1U.&L1' !
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