THE OMAHA TATTJ\r ) < 'BEEs SUNDAY , AUGUST 21 , 18f)8. I
Om.ilia , AuRust 21 , 133.
It's None Too Early
For us to show a. complete assortment of the autumn's advance produc
tions of i'all and winter clrosa stuffs. We now display all that are desirable in the new silk
and novelty weaves , both of'foreign and domestic manufacture. Tasty dressers will appre
ciate this early showing.
Thin Wash Goods What we
have left at 5c
per yard.
Sateens At 7ic per yard.
llcauttful tall ( .tyles , regular 15c qual
ity ; 32 Inches wide , go on Pile Mon
day morning nt 7'/4c per yard.
Elegant new toll line of sateens , fast
black ground , with figures , nt 12' ' c
' ' per yard.
, Vicugna cloth is the best fleece-lined
wrapper goods In the market ; we now
have the largest and choicest variety
of styles ever before shown in' the
city at lOc per yard.
August
. Linen
Sale
We have
just re
ceived
four more
cases Vf
' '
line' linens -
ens for
this sale surplus lots that we
bought and shall sell at an av
erage one-third saving.
CO bleached cloth , 2'/ & yards long , was
$2.50 , 'no > v $1.69.
.15 odd bleached f.cloth , 2 % and 3 yards
i ' long , was $4.00 , now $2.87.
00 "dozen H. S. Hu'clc towels , 23c , now
19c each. , , ,
75 dozen 5-8 bleach'ed'J napkins , $1.25 ,
now 97c per dozen.
25 dozen , 3 ; < bleached napkins , $1.S5 , now
$1.3S'ncrvdozcn. ' _ ' ,
15 doVen .cotton" , buck towels , Cc , now
2 > ,4ocach. :
C pieces linen crash , 5c , now 3c per yard.
Art Needlework Porch pillows
> made up ready
for use ' ,7
At 73c nnd $1.00 , " former prices , $1.23
and $1.50 each , s
Special , , sale on our high -grade sofa
v pillows , .all , hand lembroldered.
$7.50 pllloiVa now $5.00. ' ,
* $1000'plllo < vs now , . $8.00. * '
$12.00 pillows , now'$9,00. <
$15.00 plnows.'now $12.00 ,
Notions Horn hair pins and
side combs.
Wo wish to call particular attention to
these goods , they am the very best
manufactured ; , till theprettlnesa Lf
shape and color.of the real shell.
Hair pins nt lOc , 25c , 3oc and LOc per
dozen.
Sldo combs In pairs at lOc , 12Vic , 15c
and 20c.
Pompadour combs are in onn piece nt
lOc , 15c , 20c , 25c and 35c.
"Cresco"
Corset Selling.
No corset
'specialty '
ever canio
into this
stock or store
that has met
with such a
cordial reception from our buy
ing public ; our customers are
our best advertisers.
Wearers of "Cresco Corsets" are quick
to see the economy of a corset that
cannot break nt the waist llnp. They
' nre equally quick to tell others of the
corset comfort connected with a
"Cresco. " The demand for "Cresco "
Corsets Is Increasing rapidly. That
popular corset section of purs Is fortl-
fled to meet any reasonable demand
for this Justly famous specialty.
Corset Specials Monday you
. will have another
opportunity of purchasing a
perfect fitting summer cornet
at 75c each.
All the popular makes , W. II. , lloynl
Worcester , W. C. C. , R. & G. , Kaboj
regular price $1.00 , at 75c each ; long ,
medium and short models.
Our 50o summer corset Is made of a
strong , cool netting , strongly boned
tl'rp'ighout , reduced to 35c each ; nil
sizes.
Carriage Parasols Indispenwi-
* as a sun
shade.
! 10-Inch carriage pnratols nt $1.00.
10-Inch carriage parasols , with one
ruffle , at ? 1.20 nnd $ IifO each.
28-Inch umbrellas , metal rods , natural
wood handles' , $1.25 and $1.50 each
2-6 Inch umbrellas-fine quality of silk ,
metal rods and black bandies , reduced
from $4.00 to $3.00.
Hosiery
A special pric-
c-t ing of hosiery'for
Lthe ladies' and'
misses this
week.
Ladles' cotton hose In out sizes , with
double toe , sole nnd heel , very good
quality , 35c ; 3 pairs , $1.00.
Also a very good outsize hose , with
high spliced heel and ( Jouble toe , 25c
pair.
Misses' fine ribbed black cotton lace ,
with double knees , toe , solo and heel ,
35c ; 3 pair , $1.00.
Misses' fine ribbed cotton plaid hose ,
very good quality , 35d ; 3 pair , $1.00.
I AW
NATIVES MACE AND ] ( ILL
'
; ; -v > i
iuJ.Portb Eioo "llee in
Terror for Life. ' ' ,
INSURRECTION BREWING IN--PONCE
IllandUilrftty AntlvcM Threaten 11 War
of ItclnlluU'oii for HnrrllAr'Oiit-
rnRvx nt Clnclx Illot1
duelled.
i >
PONCE , 'Porto Rico , 'Aug. 20. A war of
retaliation against the Spanish residents of
tlio Island within the. American lines IB
threatened rc\allatlon \ for the horrible out
rages committed by the Spanish troops at
Clad * , where over eighty persons are said
to" liavc been macbeted by the soldiers. The
nnoltlng details of the butchery of men
and women , the ravishing of young girls
and nan.elcrs mutilations have stlired a
cry for vengeance.
'liprly tbl's morning the natives burned
the town of Cota , seven miles from here.
The Spanish residents fled for their lives.
Throughout bo surrounding country the
Spaniards are terror-stricken and are ap
'
pealing' to the .Americans for protection.
The shops kept by Spaniards here , which
were opened after the signing of the peace
protocol , 'ha > e been closed again * through
fears of the rioters. Reports ot alleged
outrages come In ' , but none of tbepi were
con'flrmcd today.
"Tne'-heavena In the direction of Yauco
and Jauna Diaz appeared to be ablaze
Thursday night , nnd haf a dozen ble flrcs
have- been reported , but no details have
been received. The flres were probably thu
work of natives engaged in destroying Span
ish property.
A small riot occurred hero this morning ,
adjoining General Miles' headquarters , but
the disturbance was quickly quelled. Colonel
Clause ot General Miles' staff , djspcrstng a
howling mob of Spaniards by flourishing his
revolver.
/Today's / editions of two papers which
hysterically demanded venceance and tbe
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expulsion of all'Spanlsh-born residents were
suppressed by the military authorities , who
are doing all that is .in their power to dote
to allay the fears of the Spanish inhabitants.
Captain Evans , the provost marshal , with
two companies of the Nineteenth infantry at
Jis command , has doubled the provost guard , '
but the Spanish have "difficulty In preventing
Individual cases of persecution.
The natives- who are fomenting the' trouble
are ot the lowest classes and many of them
are criminals. Over twenty-five of the ring
leaders In the disturbances have been ar
rested.
The report that the Concho arrived here
yesterday was an error.
PONCE , Aug. 20. Midnight. General
Miles returned to bis headquarters here this
evening. Ho was greatly pleased by tbe ap
pearance of the troops at the front. Ho wit
nessed the target practice by the soldiers
and was present at a flag raising at General
'Wilson's camp this morning , which was ac
companied by music and cheers. While at
the front General Miles communicated with
General Macblas legardlng the depredations
committed between tbe lines.
General Machlas replied courteously and
they jointly agreed to apprehend tbe offend
ers near their respective lines. General Ma-
chlas said the Spanish troops would begin
retiring shortly.
A commission for Porto Rico will meet as
soon as General Gordon can reach here. Jt
Is believed that the'existing turmoil will
*
cease upon 'tbo ' evacuation of the island by
the Spaniards.
MANILA CABLEJS WORKING
WnnhliiKton nnil the Philippine * * I2x-
chuuife MeHNnKe * Dnrlnn
J < a t
WASHINGTON , Aug. 20. Major General
Merrltt has notified the War department
that tbo cable from Hong Kong to Manila
is again In operation. The dispatch from
General Merrltt came direct from Manila
and was rcelved at 11:25 : p. m. It reads as
follows :
MANILA , Aug. 20. Adjutant General ,
Washington : Cable now working to this
point. ( Signed ) MEHRITT.
Adjutant General Corbln Immediately bore
the dispatch to President McKlnloy. There
was a conference between them. While
nothing was made public , It Is believed dis
patches wcro sent direct from the president
to both Major General Merrltt and Rear Ad
miral Dewcy , probably expressing the grati
fication at the nature of the terms of
capitulation to which the president had
given voice during 'the evening.
Spain Will Get Letter *
NEW YORK. Aug. 20. The French line
steamship La Normandle , which sailed today
for Havre , carried the first mall to leave this
country for Spain since the beginning of the
war. There were two sacks ot letters and
one sack of papers for Madrid , two sacks of
letters and one sack of papers fdr Barcelona
and three sacks ot letters and one sack of
papers for the north of Spain.
Weak Tired.
Nervous
Thousands are In
this condition.
They are despondent and gloomy , cannot
sleep , have no appetite , no energy , no
ambition. Hood'n Sarsaparllla soon brings
help to such people. It gives them pure ,
rich blood , cures nervousness , creates an
appetite , tones and etrengtbens tbe
stomach and Imparts new life and in
creased vigor to all the organs ot t he body.
Hood's Sarsaparilla -
parilla
Is the One True Blood Purifier , All druggists. | l.
Hst'a Pill * cure all I4 UU. .
Underwear Special reduction
iii summer garments.
Indies' ' extra largo tlzo vests , fancy V
fron . short sleeves , shaped at the
waist ; regular price , 25c ; reduced to
ISc ; 3 for 50c.
Ladles' cotton ribbed union suits , high
neck , short sleeves , buttoned across
"thd front , " 35c ; 3 for $1.00 ; reduced
from 50c.
Hoys' fine bulbrlggan shirts , high neck
and long sleeves , with knee length
pants to match , 25c each.
Under MUSlins Misses' umbrel
la drawers ,
of fine muslin embroidery , edge on
ruffle , at 60c and 60c per pair.
Ladles' muslin nnd cambric drawers ,
prettily trimmed , from 23c to $2.75 per
pair.
We have reduced the prices on all our
flno white petticoats.
$1.25 skirts reduced to $1.00.
$3.00 skirts reduced to $2.50.
$1.00. skirts reduced to $3.00 ,
$4.60 skirts reduced to $3.50.
Ladles' white lawn dressing socquos ,
marked down at cost and less.
Domestics
We have just
received a large
line of "medium
and dark color
ed Percale , very
appropriate for
children's
school wear as
boys' waists and
girls' dresses , *
30 Inches wide at 12 &c per yd.
One lot of Louisiana Fancies for ladles'
house gowns , 30 inches wide , at lOo
per yard.
.READY . MADE SHEETS.
81x90 or 21/4 2'/4 , at EOc , 60c each.
Hemstlched , 65c each.
Extra , size , 90x9,9 or 2 x2 % , at 65c each.
READY MADE PILLOW CASES.
45x36 or IVixl yard , at-120 and 15o
each" .
Hemstitched , 15c each.
Napoleon Caps For late sum
mer wear.
Children's white pique Napoleon caps nt
50c each , large assortment of chil
dren's
Mull bonnets , from 25c up to $4.50
each.
Call and examine them.
END OF PEACE CONFERENCE
A < l'oit HeMOlntlnnx tlint nn
Soon IIM I'tiNNlblc Our AfqulHltluiiM
Mil on 111 Uu > tm TlieinxelveH.
SANTIAGO , Aug. 20. The peace confer
ence adjourned today subject to the call of
the chairman. Tbo .following resolutions
were unanimously adopted :
Wo commend the wise and patriotic course
ot tbo national administration in first seek
ing to avoid war with Spain and In subse
quently prosecuting the war with higher
alms and _ success in bringing It to a speedy
conclusion. li is glorious to our arms and
gratifying to Iho high aspirations of our
people.
On behalf of freedom and human welfare
wo thank the officers and men of our army
and navy for their skillful and heroic
achievements on land and on sea and for
their chivalrous conduct toward tha de
feated enemy. We believe that the rescued
and liberated people of the surrendered
Islands are in a sense temporarily the wards
of the conquering nation and that we should
treat them as such.
With our view of natural right and of
the Inestimable privileges of citffl liberty
wo should not be justified In returning the
conquered Islands to the misrule and op
pression from which we have relieved them.
As soon as the Islands under our present
protection can bo trusted to govern them
selves they should bo allowed to do so ;
the United States retaining under its au
thority only necessarynaval stations."Until
such tlmo as they may be able to govern
themselves 'they should continue under the
protection ' of the Unlte.d States and the
( juestloh 'as to whether , nt some period and
at tho' mutual desire of both , they should
be permanently annexed , should be left to
the'time wicn It arises. The United States
on behalf of each of the territories in ques
tion , should adopt proper measures for se
curing out of the revenues of these countries
the establishment of free , elementary , un-
sectarlan schools , sufficient for the Instruc
tion of all persons of school age.
Wo count the present an auspicious time
for the establishment by tbe United States
of a graded diplomatic and consular service
We heartily approve of the principle oi
arbitration In the settlement of Internationa
differences and urge that Its largest prac
ticable application bo secured by treaties o
arbitration ,
We cordially favor the precedent set by
President McKlnloy In refusing at the be
ginning of the war to grant letters of marque
and reprisal and we recommend that in the
peace to be concluded between the ; United
States and Spain the practice of privateering
, be forever prohibited ; also that provision be
made ' as foreshadowed by the government o
the'United States in requiring to sign the
declaration of Paris in 1856 for the exemp
tion from'capture of private property at. sea
in accordance with the enlightened senti
ment of mankind.
Chairman Henry Wade Rogers and Secretary
rotary Ralph W , Eastley of Chicago , and
the committee of twenty-one , were In
structed to present the resolutions to Pres
ident McKlnley and bis cabinet for their
consideration.
of Oeean Venxrl , Ann. SO
1 At New York : Sailed : Pretoria , for Ham
burg ; Campania , for Liverpool ; La Nor-
niandlc , for Havre ; Maasdam , for Rotter
dam ; Victoria , for London ; Kaiser Wilhelm
II. , for Genoa ; Furnesla , for Glasgow ;
Thlngvalla , for Copenhagen. Arrived : Rot
terdam , from Rotterdam ; Cymric , from Liv
erpool ; steamers Umbria and Cuflc , from
Liverpool.
At Southampton : Sailed : Pennland , for
New York. Arrived : Koeulgen Lulso , from
Now York.
At Havre ! Sailed : La Touralne , for New
York.
At Liverpool : Arrived : Etrurla , from
Now York. Sailed : Lucanla , for New
York.
At Hamburg : Arrived : Auguste Vic
toria , from New York.
11 At Southampton : Arrived ; Waesland ,
from
GO OUT TO GREET THE FLEET
Great Ooncouwo of- Water Craft Meets the
Squadron in the Lower Bay.
iAILORS GLAD TO RETURN TO THE NORTH
AVlifn OrilcrJi Arc Itpcclvcil nnil
SHnrt the Iliinil Striken U |
'Ain't' I film ! l Cict Outer
or tlic WllilcrncKN. "
NEW YORK , ' /tig. 2fl ! The fleet at Ad
miral Sampson was sighted , off , the High-
ands early , rin'd soon the bay began to liven
in' ' with gully dressed vessels , ot 'all kinds ,
rom"nh ocean finer to small rovfng croft.
riid tii Nina" , which' put 6ut to sea yester-
lay nffern'obn to Intercept the ( fleet" returned ,
la'sslng the Narrows at ' 8:10 : a. m. The
James -W. Waflsworlh was put at the dls-
> osal of the public and at 9 a. m. , when
he ilcct'Was reported a'ppro'achlng'the Nar-
ows , nil who des'lrcd were taken oii board.
The Canard liner Campania pas od out and
also .sev'eral ' smaller craft. The fleet approached
preached the Narrows In this following or
der , about a cable's length apart : ' * "
New 4York , armored 'cruiser , flagship of
Admiral Sampson , commanding North At-
antlc squadron , Captain R E. Chadwlck.
lowaj battleship , Captain Robley D. Evans.
Indiana , battleship , Captain H. C. Taylor.
Drooklyn , armdr'ed cruiser , flagship of Rear
Admiral Schley , Captain K. A. Cook.
Massachusetts , battleship , Captain F. J.
iilgglnson. i
Oregon , battleship , Captain A. S. Darker.
The New York was flying Rear Admiral
Sampson's flag with two white stars ; Its
ecka were crowded with Us white-clad crew' ,
vhlch lined up silently observing the ani
mated scene.
At 9:24a. : . m. Port Hamilton flred the
ipenlng gun of the salute , Fort Wadsworth
ollowlng. . The Iowa returned the salute.
The bluff shores of Stateu Island wcro
rowdcd .with people cheering , waving flags
and bunting won ? flying from every flagstaff !
nnumerable crafti crowded with eager'pas-
icngers were waving flags frantically. The
ioldlcrs"1 crowded the cmnankments ft the
orts ' chdeflng and shouting. Smoke from
.he forta'hung over the water , but was 'soon
llspe'lled by thd light breeze. Yachts , tugs ,
sailing raft and ocean steamers added at-
_
laclloti to the marine picture.
The steam yacht' Eleanor , covered with
lags from the tip of Its jlbboom , over the
three masts to thb top rail and from each
Masthead on' both sides to the rails , led the
leet : Health Officer Doty ran alongside of
the flagship NdW York , and after a brief con
versation * with 'the surgeon , who reported
l well throughout the squadron , " the fleet
continued on without abating Its slow pace.
The Brooklyn in passing did not display
; hfe flag'of hear Admiral Schley. Its center
'utinel was seen to 'havo' a shot through the
starboard side : Thd Brooklyn was flying Its
aattle ensigns , which looked stained and
frayed as it they had seen plenty of service.
As the squadron approached Tompklnsvllle
the New York saluted the battleship Texas
which. lay 'at anchor , flying the flag of Com
inodore Philip. The salute' was returned by
the Texas/ The 'fleet ' slowly assembled off
Tompklnsvllle and 'then ' proceeded up toward
the North River 'la ' the same order , with the
Texas in the rear , accompanied by an Im
mense crowd of river craft , leaving the St.
Paul at anchor at % Its usual station off
Totapklnsvllle :
While the fleet was passing in the Nar
rows two explosions on the surface of the
water near Fort Wadsworth , presumably' of
loosbigunicottonror other explosive , shot up
Immense ' -cttlumnB-'of water about 100 feet
h * . blch-jaddeflsto the novelty of the oc
casion. Tie -parade , was commenced at the
Narrows at930 ai < m. and was colntlnucd' ,
Tompklnsvlllc andxa.t .10:30 the Texas , the
last ofthe seven war. ; vessels , took -its plac ?
( a line , , the full length of which extended
from Governor's Island to Tompklnsvllle.
patch. Vy the Scnr . "a'
' Tn 'no way did the b'lg ships shojv thft
iiarH'"usJa'ge ' " (6 ( whlch'they had been sub-
lected. Th9 Brodklyn's' "twenty-seven boles ,
with' the''excepU6n of those through the
3lnokre stack , had becn patched , and the
big' s lp * repainted and repollshed. < 3n the
starboard side , could be seen a big steel
patch1' over 'the hole where one of the
VUcaya's shots went through , and on the
quarterdeck a Wooden patch "where the deck
hart been torn. < 'The armor belt still holds
the' print of -'large shell , and a critical
cyo can see' the Dents made by several more ,
even through the gauze of new gray paint.
The -Iowa has a patch over Its bow , where
It was hit by a six-Inch shell , and the
Indiana had patched up the hole 'In its
deck.- All the ships have been painted and
their peace trappings so arranged 'that , as
reminders of the greatest naval battles over
fought , they are rather disappointing. '
'Tbe-one word "Pe"ace" written In letters
of diamonds and motes at the masthead at
the Oregon In Quantanamo bay was the
signal for- Wild applause from the ships on
Friday night , August 12 , and the applause
became more enthusiastic yhen the an
nouncement was made by Commodore Wat
son that the fighters of the
navy , the big ' war ships , had
been ordered homo , and -were ordered to
sail for 'NflW York as1 soon as possible. . Ad
mlral Sampson on thti New York was absent
whSn the neWs came , but the' Brook ! } n ,
which for twenty-four hours had been'on a
mud b'ank , had been towed off by the Oregon
gen and started for home. Saturday mornIng -
Ing Admiral Sampson returned and after
consulting the "Navy department by wire ,
ordered that the fehlps prepare to go to sea
at'10 o'clock Sunday morning. So once more
Sunday oceanic the navy flay. The Brook
lyn , It was found , was uninjured by its
mishap In the mu'd. The circumstances un
der which It ran aground were very excusa
ble. The St > Paul had anchored almost
across the entrance to the bay and the
Brooklyn while passing its stern on Thurs
day night had to suddenly steer away to
avoid ramming a transport which withoul
warning had backed away from alongside
the big scout. The channel buoy was not
tn.place and the cruiser stuck its nose lightly
In ( he mud. The efforts of the tug Watnpa-
tuck to take It off at night failed , but on
Friday It was pulled off by the Oregon after
the crew had 'removed some of Its heavy
ammunition. ' '
.
) * 9 f *
. l'lnyv ; nn Appropriate Air.
Promptly at 10o'clock on Sunday mornIng - "
Ing the New York signaled to go to sea am
the Oregon , ' nearest the entrance , movcc
out.The * Brooklyn followed , and as it
passed 'tho ' Badger. Vixen , . Massachusetts
and Oregon the men of these ships lined
up on declt and cheered vociferously. When
the Ne\y.York passed the column on Its
wcvout - to take tne < lcad Its band was playIng -
Ing , "Ain't J Glad to Oof Out of the Wllder-
n s , V nnd an the 'ships caught the air there
was great applause. It was decided to run
at eight knots an hour , the Indiana being
Incapable of sustaining a greater speed , ant
with the New York leading the big ships
headed eastward. At 6 o'clock Cape Maysl
on the extreme east of Cuba was sighted
and at 7 o'clock the * column of ships headed
to the north. At 7:30 : the land for whoso
freedom American bravery bad been tested
and American blood shed faded from view
and * it was a singularly significant facl thai
on tha gun deck ot the Brooklyn , at the
big engines ot destruction , that a few weeks
ago had dealt , death to an enemy , a peace
ful multitude raised , its voice in the third
verse of "America. "
"Let music swell the breeze ,
And ring from ? ll the trees
Sweet freedom's BODS !
Let mortal tongues awake !
Lot all that breathe j > artak < * * * <
I < t rocliR their silence break I
The sound prolong , "
So the fleet that for nine long weeks had
Ided nnd watched the progress of freedom
ook a last leave of Cuban shores. Monday
iiornlng the fleet was In sight of some of
ho smaller Islands , but away 'from ' Cubs
nd In the Windward passage. The In-
lana had developed a nlno knots speed nnd
rcatcr progress than expected had been
nade. Tuesday the fleet passed In view
f the Island wh * > ro Columbus made his
irst landing. The Indiana early In the
ay signaled thatIt had broken Its star
board condenser , and nftcr It hnd spent
hree hours fixing It the engineers had to
eo to work for a similar length of time on
he port condenser. Ucsplto the delay one-
mlf of the distance had been made at Wed
nesday noon , the rate of 200 miles a day
laving been accomplished. With the ex
ception of the Indiana , the fleet could have
n'lfldp eleven knots an hour , the maximum
pccnl of the Iowa and Jho Massachusetts.
The Oregon , New York and Brooklyn could
iavo made thirteen knots , but Admiral
Sampson decided to keep them together.
Wednesday afternoon the Indiana got a
ipecd of nlno knots , and from that tlmo
mill Sandy Hogk was , sighted the men In Its
tnglnc rooms did splendid work. The trip
was by no means a simple ex-
urslon hame. Besides the dally rou-
Ine , there wcro flro and collllson
drills on-all ships and active work done In
lalntlng and repairing. The weather was
fine , and rounding CapeHatteras , usually
o stormy , there was a calm , hot day.
Thursday and Friday were uneventful , but
cry pleasant days. Saturday nt 7 a. m.
tinning -by Scotland light , the navy yard
ug brought out nn order for the fleet to
roceed up the North river to Grant's tomb ,
Ire a salute and return to Tompklnsvlllc at
anchorage.
HOT SPRINGS HOTEL FIRE
Several Pcrmmii Iliim to Dentil , Three
of Whom Arc Idrntiflvil LOHH
About
HOT SPRINGS , Ark. , Aug. 20. A flre
vhlch resulted in the loss of two hotels ,
a livery stable and several private resl-
lenccs and cost at least three human lives ,
tartcd In the National hotel at 3 o'clock
bis morning. The identified dead arc :
ABE MATTHEWS , Greenville , Miss.
W. H. WILLS , Randolph county , Arkan-
as.
as.MR.
MR. HUGHES , Tulsa , I. T.
Among the most seriously burned are
tlrs. Eula Jeffreys , a visitor from the In
dian territory , and Patrolman Wiley of the
ocril police department.
A 'dozen or more were more or less In
ured. It Is believed by some of the gUests
and employes of the'hotel ' that more lives
were lost and that when search Is made
n the ruins several bodies will be found.
The property destroyed Has the National
jotel , a'three-story structure'nnd two cot-
: ages Immediately adjoining the Kentucky
livery stable and the Windsor hotel.
The flro originated In the National hotel ,
and It was discovered when one sldo and
the top of the buildings were in flames
and the roof ready to collapse. The guests
were aroused by the intense heat to find
the building falling In on them and the
stairway leading to the first floor , which
was their only means of escape from the
second and third stories , burning fiercely.
The sleeping apartments were confined ex
clusively to the upper floors and the guests
found themselves hemmed In a veritable
death trap , with no hope of escape except
by jumping from the windows. Mr. Hughes
jumped from the third story to the sidewalk
and died in a few minutes.
Mr. Matthews attempted to reach the first
floor bythe stairway , but was badly burned
that he died this morning at 8 o'clock , after
Suffering great agony. Tho.charred remains
ofMr. . Wills were found In the smoking
debris. The body could not be identified ,
but it is said that an examination ot the
hotel register shows that name Is the
only person not accounted for In the hotel
The , shrieks of the imprisoned guests
plerced'thp'hearts of those who were' aroused
by the alarm. .It , was impossible to rescue
any of them B < ? rapid 'was the progress
of the "flre. Those who escaped jumped
from the windows In their night clothes ,
barely getting out with their lives and
oho or two 'of these are seriously Injured
and one Is expected to die.
A statement from a man who escaped
from the building confirms the belief that
other lives were lost. Ho said that there
wore two men , strangers to him , occupying
the room he was in and he believed they
were- burned to death. The furniture ot the
Windsor was all destroyed , but so far as
known no lives were lost there. Several
firemen were overcome by beat during the
progress ot the fire.
The financial loss will reach $50,000 , with
Insurance of about $15,000.
TERMINAL GRAIN ELEVATOR BURNS.
ChlcoKO & KortliTveitern Hallway One
of the Heavy Limem.
CHICAGO , Aug. 20. The Northwestern
Terminal elevator was destroyed by flre to
night , entailing a loss of $350,000. Of this
amount $30,000 fell upon the Chicago &
Northwestern Railway company , whose
freight yards are close to the elevator. The
balance of the loss falls upon the elevator
company , which owned the grain which was
within the building.
The flro originated by a gas plug blowing
out when John Smith , a watchman of the
building went Into the engine room to turn
off the gas for the night. The man carried
a lighted lantern with him and as the es
caping gas rushed out of the pipe after
the plug was blown out it was Ignited by
the light of the lantern. There was a slight
explosion and Smith's clothing caught flre.
Dropping his lantern the watchman rushed
from the building and as soon as ho could
extinguish the flames In his clothing he
turned in an alarm. Before 'tho engines ar
rived , however , the entire first floor of the
structure was in a blaio and the flames
were swiftly eating their way toward the
upper floors. It was found Impossible to
save the elevator and the firemen directed
their efforts toward saving the cars and
depot of the Northwestern road. The names
were so fierce that at times they touched
the aides ot the freight depot , 100 yards dls-i
t.int. It was Impossible to save a number
of loaded freight cars and these , with sev
eral small sheds , made up the chief -Items
of loss for the railroad company , which are
covered by insurance.
8panlh Spy Vnnderhllt Heleuied.
ATLANTA , Aug. 20. Joseph Castellanos ,
aliasGeorge Eduoard Vanderbllt , arrestad
at Tampa , Flo. , three months ago as a Span
ish spy , and since that tlmo Imprisoned al
Fort McPherson , was given his liberty , to
gether with three others suspected , today.
The men quickly separated and "Vondur-
bllt , " clad in the Cuban uniform which he
wore when arrested , came to town. His
reception here was so demonstrative that be
was soon placed In the central police station
for safety , whcro his numerous wounds were
dressed. Vanderbilt's uniform designates
him as a general. He claims to be a relative
of Cornelius Vanderbllt and says bis mother
Is at present In New York.
8ne on a lllir MartKUKe.
ST. PAUL , Minn. , Aug. 20. James C. Colgate -
gate has commenced an action Jn the dis
trict court against John P. Nell , the Wiscon
sin Central company , Jubn A. Stewart as solo
trustee , under the llrst mortgage of the WIs
coneln Central company ; Henry B. F. Whit
comb and Howard Morris as receivers of th
Wisconsin Central Railway company , to
foreclose a mortgage for J 1,000,000 and In
tcrest from September 1 , ISIS , 'upon a largo
amount of property , Including I'm terminal
properties of tbo Wisconsin Central In thin
city. Judge Dunn today appointed Charles
F. Rand of New York City ai tbe receiver
of tbe mortgaged yrpjpcrtri , . .
I
Common Ailments
Such as Afflict Many People in This ClimateT
Statements that Show with What Success the
Shepard Treatment is Meeting Nervous Exhaustion -
haustion , Catarrh , Eczema , Deafness , with
Noises in the Head Convincing Testimony
from Those Who Know.
\
With the beginning of August torture begins for many thoimmln who uro annual
vIctlniH of liny Fever. The vegtitnblc mutter nllont In thn ulr nftcr harvest Is ended
Irritates the too onsltl\o mucous mcmbrnncu with every breath , which soon bprouum
Inflamed , 'Water , pours from the HOMO nnd streams fiom the eyes , there Is constant
sneezing ntul wheezing. In yuars BOIIU by many who wcro thus allllctcd lletl to the
mountains for relief , often at a great sacrlilco of homo or binlm-is Interests , but
thurp werp many moiq forced from strait of circumstances to "grin and bear It. "
The f ow .Medicated Vapor Treatment offers unspeakable relief to every sufferer ,
andn , cure to a huge number. Its llrst application soothes and quiets the Irritation
and.wlvcs Instant relief. Dr. Shepard will welcome any hay fever patient during
Augustwho desires a trial treatment , without any charge whatever. All lesldcnts 6f
the city or country who have not tried It may now come and test the new treatment
until they are satlslled of Its merits , all without money and without price.
DEAFNESS AND
WHISTLING SOUNDS.
D. C. WHITMOKK , OAKDALK. NH-
riRASKA , is u farmer. Hu brlelly suts
torth the facts in hl case a * follows :
"I suffered 'from niirtlat deiifui-sH for
many years. A dry lorrn of catairli was
steadily making mo dvnf. When 1 begun
Dr. Sbepard's treatment 1 could not hear a
watch tick unless I pren ed It tlrmly
agnlnst my car. There were always un-
n.itural noises In mv head and n constant
whistling wound. The whMlcx blew night
and day and wore n tonstant torment. At
a rtsult of my. treatment 1 am practically
cuied , for Ican now iqndlly bear the tick
ing of a watch at arm's length and the
illstr.ictlng noises have about disappeared.
My strength lmn been greatly Improved und
my general health also * 1 urn not yet
throughwith my course , but I am gaining
every day. "
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NERVOUS -EXHAUSTION
AND ANEMIA.
MRS. CLARA CRAWFORD , O1I1OWA ,
NEBRASKA , writes on July 20 , lb3S :
"I wIlliiiKly mid my' testimony to that of
many others. "WhiMi I started with you in
bo spring 1 was utterly wanting In ambi
tion and strength. Wlmt little work I tried
to do wearied mo so that I felt like giving
up and golnpr to bod. 1 felt Hick all over ,
which J suppose was due to exhaustion and
weakness.
"I was greatly pleased nt the results
afforded me by the Home Treatment. It
Bcemcd a little odd' nt llrst to consult a
strange doctor whom I had never seen , but
[ soon felt that my ca.so was In good
hands , and I am now advising my friends
who need your treatment to send for ques
tion blanks us I did. Your treatment has
entirely cured me. "
FREE TO ANY ADDRESS.
Chronic sufferers llvlne at a distance
from Omaha are requested to send for
free consultation blank , nil it out nnd re
turn for a complete nnd accurate diagnosis
and onlnlon free.
Catarrh , Asthma , Hay Fever , Bron-
chiUij DenfneHH , > Dyspepsia , Rheumatism ,
Malaria. Nervous Diseases , Blood Dis
eases , Skin Diseases , Female Diseases ,
and other curable chronic ailments treated
successfully by mull.
IOREI ) HAS AN EXPLANATION
Thinks tie Colon Would Certainly Have
Gotten Away , If
INTENDS TO TELL WHY-WHENHE GETS HOME
Trie * iof Cnnr'lttce IIlniHPlf that the.
J ' " ' '
SimiiUti''Cni Sh'oot StrulKlit
Uopcntu nn. Olil Sluuiler on
the < > mcer of the Maine.
NE\V YORK , Aug. 20. The Press says :
.Captain. Eralllo Diaz Moreu of the Spanish
ship Cristobal Colon , in an interview , dis
cussed the events of the last few weeks
without bitterness , There was even a play
ful suggestivenc.se in his tones when he
replied to the Inquiry whether he would say
goodbye to tbe .American fleet as he passed
down the bay on. . ther Normandle :
"Yes , " he went on , "why should not I
have friends on board your ships. We did
not light as personal foes Captain Cook of the
Brooklyn you don't know himAh , a fine
man. Half an hour after tbe battle I had
given him my photograph and he bad given
me his. On mine I wrote : 'We have just
fought two hours and a half. Each did his
duty. We were iot personal foes. Now that
it is all over , we are comrades and friends. '
That Is the way I feel toward the Ameri
cans. I believe , they have a different opin
ion of the Spaniards from what they had be
fore the war. "
"Captain1 , do you -think Hobson will raise
the Colon ? "
' 'No , bo will not ; It Is tipped on Its sldo
and Its 7,000 tons have smashed It. Any
vessels saved there will cost twice their
value. "
"The Colon was a beautiful vessel , " ven
tured the reporter.
"Beautiful , and every Inch a fighting ship.
I would have got away ; none of them could
have stopped me , but
Tbe captain paused and said , "Got away ,
I said , jcou understand , I mean It. Scliley
knows it , Sampson knows It , and so does
Cook. , I told , them It was not the Brooklyn
nor the Oregon that kept mo from escaping.
They say I went only sixty-four miles. I
tall you'It was seventy-two. Divide that
by the time and you will see my average
was 17.2 knots an hour , and at times
eighteen. The Oregon could only go six
teen , and I was steadily dropping the Brook
lyn behind. Oh , no , neither of the two kept
me from escaping , but I cannot tell you
now why I was not able to save my splendid
ship , " and the captain's voice trembled.
"You won't have long to wait , though , you
won't have long to wait , " ho repeated.
"When I tell why It will bo on the floor ot
the Cortes. I am a member of the Spanish
'Parliament. ' I represent the Montrll district
In Granada province. I have been permitted
by the president to go homo now , that I maybe
bo present nt the opening of the Cortes ,
which will take place In a few days. Then
I will explain , and many things dork now
will seem clear. I know many Americans
do not seem quite clear from their own
'accounts as to why I aid not escape when
,1 , was In the lead and gaining. They will
, soon know. I am not saying this to de
tract at all from the achievements of the
American fleet. The men did all they could ,
but there Is an unwritten chapter yet to
be ! known before history is written.
' No one will say the Colon was materially
'damaged by the American flre , " ho went on.
' "It was hit only six times. By your own
reports I made twenty-six holes in tbo
Brooklyn , and there were forty-two traces
of hits on its side. Docs that not speak well
for Spanish gunnery ? They say our gunners
pould not shoot. Well , the Brooklyn's sides
tell a different story. "
"Why did not you sink her then ?
"Our guns were too small. The three
vessels with heavy guns Vlzcaya , Maria
Teresa and Oquendo were on flre , I was
left alone with only rapid-fire guns of a
comparatively small caliber. If I had had
thlrteen-inch guns or eleven or twelve well ,
there might have been a different story.
These holes in the Brooklyn would have
meant more.
"Your naval men have learned a great
deal from their fight with the Colon. They
will not give up their heavy guns for the
light , rapid flre. Sampson told me as
much , I told ( hem they could not , and
they smiled when I asked them where
they'd bo If I bad had heavy guns. It was
the fortune of war that the heavy guns ,
HOW HE USED
THE HOME TREATMENT
FRKD BARK1IOKF. LOGAN , IOWA :
"Last fall I found my elf reduced In
strength nnd Ilcsli My nervous system was )
ufTocted to the uxtunt th.it 1 was uimlila
to Bleep well or control my tblnkliiK
powers. My blood was Impoverlshfd and
out of order. I had plmpli-y eruptions , all
o\ur. Constipation wax m-vi'io and I wan
told that my blood was Infected Iiocuusu
of the uxtieniely xluKKlxh action of tbu
bowels. I r.ilsed by nt > lttltiK a watery ,
slimy mucus from thu stomach. My
dltfCHtlon was poor , my food sccnilnir to
lm\o no imuilshliiK effect I dropped In
wt'lsht to one hundred and twenly-Huvuli
pounds.
For this group of nymptons 1 applied for
relief to Dr. Shepard , who put me upon n
course of treatment which he mapped out
for me to use nt home. I was given px <
pllelt directions as to habits of llvlrif ; , work ,
diet and sleep. 1 wrote my progtcss to tha
doctor cvciy week and iccelved letters o (
advice In reply. I will sum up the whole
matter by elating that I soon tccovoreil my
lost htrutiKth ; my weight returned to on
hundred and fifty-live pounds , which Is
about right. My treatment was vorv
thorough and satisfactory , and the result
has been all I could ask for. 1 am now
all right. "
BAD ECZEMA
IN A BABE.
MRS. MARY OTTE , WABASH , NE
BRASKA , Btates that her baby was af
flicted with eczema , which covered the
body , limbs and face. The little one wan
almost a nolld scab from head to foot. A
course of tieatment by mall from Omaha
covering a period of ninety days has en
tirely cured the case. Mrs. Otte wrles Dr.
Shepard : "Tho baby has entirely recov
ered , thanks to your treatment. I am
sure 1 did my part faithfully , for I used
both the local and internal medicines Just
as you ordered. " *
Shepard Medical Institute ,
C. S. SIinPAItD , M. D. Consulting
nnil AuMoelntrN. Physicians.
ROOMS 311 , 312 & 313 NRW YORK LIFE
BUILDING , OMAHA , NBB.
OfUco Hours 9 to 12 n. m. ; 2 to 5 p. m.
Evenings Wednesdays und Saturdays
only C to 8. Sundays , 10 to 12.
were on ships of woodwork that would
catch flre. The first shell that struck any
of our ships started a fire. There was no
flre on my ship , because it had no wood
work. It was like the Brooklyn and would
not burn. "
"What do you think of the New York ? "
"A bad ship. U was lucky for It it did
not get into the light. It would have burned
like our three ships. Rear Admiral Samp
son was In perfect accord with mo on that
subject nnd agreed that a shell might have
set It on flre and with its woodwork it
would have gone the way of the Vlzcaya. "
"Who should get the credit for the vic
tory Sampson or Schley ? " he was asked.
"Both officers are men of great Intelli
gence nnd high character , " ho said. "But
Sigsbee ! Ah , what shall I say of him ? "
said the captain , bitterly. "After the
Maine explosion he was In Captain Eulatc'a
cabin in the Vlzcaya. There , with tears
In his eyes , ho said his career In life was
ended , because ho had lost his ship. Wo
rescued the American seamen whllo their
officers were drinking champagne on shore ,
and then Slgsbeo goes Into court , forgets
all about his tears and lamentations In
Eulato's cabin and tries to shoulder the
blame on us. Never did wo have a hand
In blowing up the Maine , and I am con-
vlnced that after the straightforward , square
way we have fought this war the American
people do not bellevo that we blow up th
Maine. "
"Do you expect to be brought before a
court-martial on your return ? "
" \Vo will appear before a court of Inquiry.
That is regular and informal. No mat.
tcr whether it is a defeat or a victory , if < |
anything happens to a ship wo have an in
quiry. "
CARNIVAL OF CRIME IN SOUTH
Unknown Man Ilelivnilcd , Farmer *
I'lBliI to Den Hi Mllh Knlvt-N nnit
Another Mail U Amumiiliiiitofl.
LITLB ROCK , Ark. , Aug. 20 The carnival - '
nival of crime Inaugurated In Arkansas sev
eral weeks ago continues without abate
ment. At Paragould , Henry L. Bramlet was
asleep in his bed when nn unknown assas
sin crent up lo bis window and she * him ,
killing him instantly. There is no clue.
A terrible cutting affray In which two
prominent farmer , ) figured , Is imported from
Carroll cou'i'y. H. C. Massey accused a
neighbor named Phillips of making deroga
tory remark. ! roncernlnK him. The nnn
fought with ki Ivts nnd Phillips was fatally
stabbed. Tbe decomposed body of n well-
dressed imn was found near lllnckvllle. in
Conway county. The head was entirely uov-
crnJ Iiom tbe Lody. The body was uniden
tified nnd tl cic k < no clue to the murde.-cr.
Alvin Smith , a younz former , was found
near Mount I'lrcBant suffering from a frac
tured skull. Ho died without regaining
consciousness.
At Ilairlsburg two negroes fouRht oygr
a woman. One negro Is deud and tbe other
is in Jail.
Kooil lli * | > eetl > rn ,
WASHINGTON , Aug. 20. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The commissioner of Internal rev-
cnuo today made public the territory to bo
covered by inspectors under the pure food
law. Inspector John McCabe Is assigned to
the district of northern Illinois , .Nebraska
and Iowa. Inspector W. L. Humason Js detailed -
tailed for duty in Minnesota , North and
South Dakota. ,
Willlum Kry , was today appointed post
master ut Slam , Ta > lor county , Iowa ; also
Charles Ilnrvcy at Lcesdalo , Fremont
county , Wyoming. T
MufTnt anil IIU 3lan. *
( Copyright , 1638 , by Press PubllHlilnir Co. )
LONDON , Aug. 20. ( Now York" World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Millionaire
Modal soiled on the Lucanla today for LlV-
urpool with Walter Tom Gay. Moffat aiK
Tom passed thrugh London hurriedly , spent
Thursday nnd Friday nt Manchester , Shef
field and other Midland towns. Moltat's
state room Is 67 , Gay's 69. Gay Is charmed
with the trip.
TOO i\'i'i ; roil
WANTED. utronK lusty boys to sell pon.
corn and peuiuitH on Kxpoxltlnnrounds
Apply between 3 and 10 a. in. , at 2.0 ! Houth
12th Kt. IJ-M533-22'
WANTED. maiiKli ) KlrlH. Model Stcum
Laundry Co. , mo Dodge. C MG10-22
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