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.ESTABLISHED JUSTE 19 , 1871 , OMAHA , PKTDAY MOEXTXG , AL'GUST 20 , 1 SOS-TWELVE PAttES. SINGLE COPY CEXTS-
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JOIN 0 THE JUBILEE
TriEsaussisaippi States Aid in Invitation to
President McZinley.
OMAHA IDEA IS SPREADING RAPIDLY
Governors and Leading Men Assist in the
V7ork of Promotion.
CHICAGO WILL NOT HINDEI , E PLAN
World's Fair City Changes
Conform to tfle Gate Ci
BUSY WORKING OUT THE DETAILS
President Wattles Forming Plnns for
the Proper Observance of the
Uu ) tliat Arc to Jlnke L'u
the Greut Week.
Totnl ndnttislons yeoterdny. . . . 2I.Ut :
Totnl to date. . . . .
Every ilay the grand Peace Jubilee at the
exposition grows In prospect and nothing
now seems lacking to make It one of the
'
most notable events that ever occurred on
American soli. The Idea bas received the
unqualified approval of everyone to whom it
has been suggested. The announcement
that President McKlnley and his cabinet of
ficers , as well as other representatives ot
the national government , will give their
presence to the occasion has aroused public
Interest in every part ot the continent , and
the enterprise is assuming a. scope that al
most exceeds the anticipations of its pro
moters. The promise of President McKln
ley to come to the jubilee Is followed by
expressions of hearty co-operation from
nearly all the governors of the Transmlssls-
slppi status. Some days ago President Wat
tles addressed letters to each ot the gov
ernors asking them to co-operate with the
exposition management la extending a for
mal invitation to President McKlnley and
n largo proportion of them have already re
plied. They have transmitted formal In
vitations In the name of their respective
states , which will be presented to Presl-
deat McKlnley by the special committee
which will call on him September 3. Gov
ernor Holcomb's letter la the following :
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER. LINCOLN.
Neb. , Aug. 19 , 1SSS. To the President : U
has been suggested that a great Peace
Jubilee be held at the Trantmlsslsslppi and
International Exposition , Omaha , to cele
brate the termination of the war with
Spain , In which the American nation has
acquitted itself with so much glory. A
committee from the Transmlssissippi and
International Exposition and prominent men
of the west will Join in urging your pres
ence upon this occasion. I beg to express
the hope that you will honor the state
aad the exposition by accepting the Invi
tation of the exposition committee. The
citizens of Nebraska will gladly welcome
700 to tha state and would highly , appreciate
such evidence of your good will for this
exposition. I have the boner to be , with
great respect , yours vry truly.
SILAS A. HOLCOMB ,
Governor.
Governor Richards' Request.
Governor William A. Richards of Wyo
ming extends a hearty solicitation from
himself and people as follows :
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. CHEY
ENNE. Wyo. . Aug. IS , 1S3S. His Excellency -
lency WUIIam McKlnley , President of the
Unit Hl States. Washington. D. C. : Sir I
am informed that It ls"the Intention of the
managers of the Transmlsslsslppl and Inter
national Exposition now being held at
Omaha , Neb. , to have a Peace Jubilee on
their grounds at seme convenient date 11'f 11n
celebration of the victorious conclusion ot '
the war with Spain. It-vould be espe
cially fitting to have this occasion honored
by the chief executive of the nation , whose
wise , patriotic and arduous labors have _
brought about this happy result.
v In the name of the people of the state
of Wyoming , who have contributed In a
modest way to this exposition , I extend to
you an earnest and heartfelt invitation to
attend this great Peace Jubilee and I as
sure you that we will rsteem It an honor
to do all within onr po.ver to make your
rlslt pleasant and enjoyable and we hope
cot wholly unprofitable. Very respectfully
yours. WILLIAM A. RICHARDS.
Similar letters have alee beea received
from Governors D. M. Clough of Minnesota
seta , Leslie M. Shaw of Iowa , Joseph W.
- . Devlne of North Dakota , Alva Adams of
"Colorado and C. M. Barnes ot Oklahoma.
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\jTte eoveraors of Utah , Oregon , Montana
. and other states have telegraphed that
their letters ore on the way and within a
. lew days It Is expected that the committee
? ' / trill be provided with invitations from the
governors ot all the states that are repre
sented at the exposition. Aside from these
formal communications a large number ot
! , * > ' personal letters have been received ex
pressing the heartiest approval of the plaa
mad promising all possible assistance In
making It a tremendous success.
The special committee that will call on
President McKlnley September 3 to deliver
the formal Invitation of the transralsslsslppl
people has been appointed by President Wat
tles , in conformity with the recent action ot
the board of directors. It consists of Sena
tors Thurston and Allen , Congressman Mer
cer and John L. Webster , John C. Wharton
aad General J. C. Cowtn. The committee !
will probably leave Omaha about the mid
dle of next week.
The decision of the Chicago people to limit
their celebration to a two days' demonstra
tion is regarded as removing any possibility
that It would coaflict with the exposition
Jubilee. The latter will be the great peace
celebration of the United States , and Its
magnitude will not suffer on account ot the
Chicago jubilation. It was at fint pro
posed to raise J2S0.000 for a big demonstra
tion at Chicago , but more recently the committee
ahe
mittee in charge determined to limit the
celebration to two days and to cut the
financial expenditure In half. They expect
to Induce President McKlnley and his
cabinet to stop off oa their way back from
Omaka and the Chicago spectacle will there
fore be practically supplementary to the
Omaha affair.
The exposition management is taking Its
time la working out the details of the
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jubilee week celebration , as It is proposed
that nothing shall be overlooked that can
add to the scope ot the demonstration. It
has been definitely decided that three days
of the week will be celebrated as Military 'V. 1
day. Naval day and Industrial day respect :
ively , aad various plans are being consid '
ered to make the most of each occasion.
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Monday. October 10. will be marked merely
by the formal opening of the jubilee. This.
bom ever , will be on an expansive scale and
ada
will be a fitting Inauguration of such a
vast enterprise. The opening exercises will
probably be held in the Auditorium , ocd
some of the most distinguished orators in
the United States will participate la the ;
program.
Idea for \aval Day.
President Wattles is working out a novel
idea in connection -with the celebration of
Naval day. llo iru anxious that there should
be acute spectacular demonstration that
would bo In harmony with the occasion , but
how to accomplish this with no larger body
of water than the lagoon to work en was
a difficult question. He finally hit on the
plan of putting on a realistic reproduction
of the slaking of the Merrlmac In Santiago
harbor and after come discussion It has been
pronounced entirely feasible. The construc
tion of the lagoon is especially favorable
for the spectacle. The broad mirror will
very aptly represent the harbor and the
narrower part of the lagoon will answer per
fectly for the entrance. A ship will be con
structed which will resemble the Merrlmac
as nearly as possible and this will be pro
pelled down the lagoon under fire from the
Spanish forts , which will be constructed on
each side. Lieutenant Hobson and his crew
will also be In evidence and just aa they
each the narrow entrance to the mirror
will b blowa up and sunk. Then
be rescued by a Spanish boat
'ay ' to Morro castle. It Is beIt
1th the resources now on thequ
event can be put on In a wonspi
dcrfully realistic manner and be one ot the !
most striking features of the jubilee. A big !
fireworks display will bo given every night |
during the week and Manager Due Is alt t
ready at work oa novel aad elaborate dewl |
signs for the various occasions.
HIG WAR HALLOO * WILL DE I1EUU.
Interesting Feature Added to Govern
ment UNplny at Exposition.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 23. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The following order waa Issued by
the War desartment today :
The large balloon , with generator and gas
compressors , now at Tampa , Fla. , will be
carefully packed and shipped" Omaha , care
of Captain Henry C. Ward , la charge of
War department exhibit , for temporary use
at the exposition , after which th balloon ,
generator and all equipments will be stored
at Fort Omaha. The commanding officer of
that post Is directed to furnish storage.
MEIKLEJOHN.
Acting Secretary of War.
A second war balloon BOW at Montauk
Point will shortly follow as an auxiliary la
case of needed repairs to first.
"Tha military balloon has now come to be
regarded as a very Important part of an
army's equipment , " says an army officer sta
tioned at the headquarters of the Depart-
meat of the Missouri. "The war with Spain
was the first American war In which the
balloon was used , and Its success in the
campaign before Santiago was sufficient to
justify the assertion that It will bs used
more freely by the army of the United
States hereafter , and as experiments looking
toward improvements and more extended
uses are made they will be followed by the
keenest Interest by all army mea.
"I said this was the first Amerlcaa war la
which the military balloon had played a part
That is so , but it was not the first
lastaace of Its use. The ballooa was used
la the Franco-Prussian war for the first
time , and although Its success was not great
at that time , the Improvements that have
since been made have caused army men to
believe that the balloon was a thoroughly
practical instrument of warfare.
"As shown In the reports of the campaign
before Santiago , the use of the balloon waste
to locate the forts , the garrisons , the block
houses and the trenches of the enemy. In
ce countries the balloon Is bound to be
of greater use thaa others , and I can't
imagine a country where the balloon could
have a better test than down ia Cuba , la
that Island , where the foliage is so thick ,
erpe.-ially la summer , and the dense thickets
and shrubbery , together with the peculiar -
culiar lay of the laad , the ordinary
means of taking observations are out of
the question. Tne balloon was sent up by
.
our army about a mile back of the Spanish
garrisons. Engineers , representatives of
the signal service department , went up la
the ballooa , and at a distance of a mile back
from the Spanish strongholds they located
with considerable accuracy the position of
the enemy and the enemy's guns. The
balloon drew the fire of the Spanish soldiers ,
but they could not hit it. It was the fire
thus drawn that did some damage among
one of the American troops that was march-
ing along a road toward a new position. "
TWO MO UK CHEAT
Lincoln Children nnd Slonx Cltr
( irnirn Polks oil the Ground.
Excursions that bring more people than
they promise are usually Infrequent-
there were two of them on the grounds yes
terday. Sioux City sent upwards of 1,200
people to assist ia the celebration of Sioux
City day and the children's excursion from
Lincoln and Intermediate points brought
fully 1,500 Instead of 1,000 as the estimates
Indicated. These , with the large attend
ance of general visitors , kept the crowd
well up to the high water mark.
The first party on the grounds was brought
la by the Burlington special from Lincoln
and It was a whole. The train consisted c.
fifteen coaches and they were jammed full
of children. There were upward of 1,501 of
them , in the party , and when they were
marshaled into the grounds they suggested
the query whether there were aay more ot
tha same size left ia Lincoln. Their train
arrived at the Burlington depot Just before
9 o'clock anJ the children were at once
taken to the grounds in special motor trains.
As they had been provided with tickets on
the trains , there was little delay In getting
them iasiile , and fifteen minutes later they
were scattered from the Indian camp to the
Arch of States. As their train did cot leave .
on the return trip until 9:20 la the evening ,
they had a full day on the grounds and
were able to see the illuminations and hear
most of the evening concert. The Rock :
Island had a aumbor of extra cars attached
to Its regular morning train and swelled the
children's crowd to about 1,500.
The Sioux City crowd was another big
factor ia the attendance. The management
had expected 1,000 people from that city and
that figure was slightly exceeded. A special
train of eleven coaches brought the bulk alof
the crowd , but the regular trains were also
heavily loaded. The special delivered Its
burden at the Boyd street entrance and the
party was at once conducted to the Audi
torium , where the exercises of the day ic-
curred.
The excursionists arrived at the Audi
torium at noon , headed by the McCook band
and conducted by General Manager Clark-
oa anj ayer Moores , and after a selec-
tlon by the band Mayor Moores briefly wel
comed the visitors to the exposition city.
He referred to the associations that have re
sulted from previous municipal visits rend
declared that they have been productive ndof
no little profit to all Interested. He em -
phaslzed the fact that Iowa Is fully mas
deeply concerned in the success of the exposition -
position aa Nebraska. All the visitors who
come from the east must pass through the
fertile prairies of Iowa. They form their
oplnton of the transmlsslsslppl country not
only from the exposition , but from their
views of the magnificent agricultural , enf
try through which they must ride to reach
It. Ho presented the usual golden keys em
blematic of the liberty < jf the city and In l
vited the visitors to take full advantage ot
the privilege * thus afforded.
Mayor J. H. Quick of Sioux City replied
in a happy manner ta the * felicitations extended
tended by the mayor of Omaha. He declared
that the t o cities have much in common.
When Omaha , is full of people. Sioux City
isalso prosperous. When fortune frowned
Continued oa Fifth JMe- )
IRELAND AND THE RED HAT
Beport that Archbishop Will Become a
Cardinal Again Circulates.
ST , PAUL CHURCHMAN IS RIGHT IN UNE
Promotion , It Is Said In Rome , Willet
> ot Come to Him Just Yet
Numerous finesses on
the Subject.
( Copyright. 13 , by Press Publishing Co. )
ROME I , Aug. 23. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) The report
that Archbishop Ireland of St. Paul , Minn. ,
is to be made a cardinal Is still premature.
It seems to have been revived In consequence
quence , of his having been chosen as the
special agent of the Vatican to make repre-
sentatlons at Washington regarding the
Roman Catholic church in the Philippine
Islands. Undoubtedly he was selected for
that mission because of his known influence
with President McKlnley. The success he
seems to have scored In securing promise
of protection and equal rights for the diocese
cese ( of Manila under American control
makes ; It natural to Infer that he will be
rewarded. The cardlnalate would be the
next step ia promotion. Rumor has had
him in line for It many times.
Some people have surmised , however , that
be Is to be designated as the head of the
church la Manila , for which position he
would be especially fit should the United
States retain the Islands or direct their
affairs. Other people have guessed that ha
would be given the archbishopric of Saa
Juan , where the church Is to be reconstruct
ed oa Amerlcaa lines , but It Is orobable that
the new archbishop for these sees will be
French , not American. In any case It will
be Impossible to do anything about promo
tion before November , as no consistory will
take place till then. At the present moment
the Jesuits would oppose his elevatloa to the
cardlnalate , and so would Spain , as he has
appeared unfriendly toward it , but Arch
bishop Ireland Is almost certain to become
a cardinal later.
\RBITRATORS ARE DL'SY AT WORK.
Reports thnt Meeting Is ? Tot Llkelr *
Prove a Snccess.
QUEBEC , Que. , Aug. 23. The arbitration
commissioners assembled for their first joint
business meeting at the parliament building
today. The meeting was absolutely private.
Although little Is said by the commissioners
themselves , there Is considerable discussion
In the Canadian newspapers and among
those Indirectly connected with the confer
ence concerning two points upon which
the committee may fall to agree. State
ments and Interviews have been printed in
the Canadian newspapers to the effect that
the American commissioners will Insist that
the present preferentinl tariff of theo - i
minion In favor of England must be- done
away with before any concessions on the
part of the United States will be made.
Under the present tariffs Canada , admits
products from Enbgland at 25 per cent less
than the duty Imposed upon products from
the j United States and other countries. Con
gressman Dlngley has been quoted In the
Montreal papers as making such a - statement
ment , but he denies having mad such aa
assertion or any other statement of like
nature.
It is said also that Sir Wilfred Laurier' *
position may become an obstacle In the way
of the commissioner * " succcs ? . The asser
tion Is made that Sir Wilfred steadfastly
declines to consider the adjustment of any
other matter under discussion unless the
Americans will agree to a final settlement
of all the questions. It Is said that he will
Insist upon a complete cleaning up of all
the differences or nothing at all. But all
this is the talk of newspapers and outsiders.
Neither Sir Wilfred Laurier nor the commissioners i-
iLs
missioners . will discuss any of these points
beyond a Dlngley Interview.
XOT WILLI.XG TO WAIT FOR TRIAL.
Man Wlio Ii Accused of Wife. Mnriier
Commits Siilclile.
PARIS , Aug. 23. Ernest Joseph Possel ,
the German who had been trying to collect
a claim of 10,000 upon a life insurance pol
icy Issued to his late- wife , an English
woman , by the Urbanne Insurance company ,
which had resisted payment on the ground
that he had thrown her off a cliff near Flor
ence , Italy , committed suicide last evening
at the Durand restaurant .In the Place de la
Madeleine. Possel , who called himself the
Marquis de Gondevtlle and pretended to be a
French subject , was under heavy ball and
the authorities had ordered the exhumation
of the body of his wife.
The maiden name of Mrs. Possel was
Eleanor Brackett and she was about 21 years
old. The couple had been staying at Flor
ence and one day Posset returned home
alone from a drive , saying that his wife fell
off the cliff , on the edge of which she waa
resting while he was mending his harness.
They were married In England last March
and Fossel Insured her life almost immedi
ately. It developed after her body was
found beneath the cliff that Possel bad been
seen there several days before throwing
down large stones and watching their de
scent. The mother of Mrs. Possel , how
ever , stoutly maintained that Possel was In
nocent of the death of his wife.
BOCSDARY COMMISSIO.XERS MEET.
Xo Definite Proposals Made for Line
lletween Chill and Arjjentina.
VALPARAISO. Aug. 25. The Chilian and
Argentinian commissioners appointed to set :
tle the boundary dispute met today at San
tiago de Chill. It is rumored , however , that
the Argentine commissioner , Senor Moreno ,
arrived without definite proposals for heed
demarkatlon of the boundary and it Is feared
that further trouble will arise.
To Investigate French. Trentr nights.
LONDON. Aug. 23. Sir John Branston.
former assistant under secretary of state
for the colonies and at one time attornfy
general for Queensland , and Admiral Sir
James Elphlnstone Erskine , rommander-ln-
chlef of the British squadrons on the North
American and West Indian stations , have
been appointed commissioners to Ir.\'estisat -
the French treaty rights In Newfoundland < \
The earl of Werstmeath has been appointed ;
secretary to the commission.
-Italian Prince Orders a Tacbt.
LONDON , Aug. 25. The duke of Abruzzt.
nephew of King Humbert of Italy , and an
officer in the Italian navy , has commissioned
G. L. Watson , the English yacht designer ,
to desiga aad have built on the Clyde a
yacht ainety feet long at the water line In
time for trial with Shamrock , the yacht with '
which Sir Thomas J. Llpton will compete
for the America's cup.
Jllners Drowned.
LONDON , Aug. 25. A dispatch
Vienna to the Daily News says that 300
miners were drowned by the flooding of the
Kaslmlr coal mines at Nlence , near Schno-
wlz. Silesia , three days ago.
Spanish Securities.
MADRID , Aug. 25. Spanish 4s closed to
day at fS.25. Gold was quoted at 60.00.
SPAIN'S BIG WAR BILL
Cnlmn Campaign Kipenses for Half
Year IIT.JiaM-H : > Pesetas-
Cabinet Coancll.
MADRID , Aug. 25. The Gazette gives the
Cuban war expenses from January 1 tc June
30 as 447,369,440 pesetas.
The queen regent presided at today's cabi
net council. The home situation was dis
cussed , and Senor Sagasta , the premier ,
gave details of the capitulations ot Manila
and Santiago , and described tha manner In
which the Antilles will be evacuated.
The cabinet council also discussed the sit
uation of the army at Manila , and sanc
tioned the dispatch of funds to Admiral
Cervera and to Manila for the Immediate
needs of the Spanish prisoners.
Tranquillity prevails throughout the
peninsula.
The landing of troops at Corunaa con
tinues. The men present a piteous spec
tacle. Eight died today.
PROHIBITIVE : DCTIHS TOO HIGH.
lion * Kong Merchants Protest to Con-
in ! General Wlldmnii.
LONDON , Aug. 26. The Hong Kong cor
respondent of the Daily Mall says :
"The retention of the prohibitive Spanish
duties at Manila by the American authorlra
ties is causing concera among merchants
here , who have asked United States Consul ;
j
General Wlldman to use his influence with |
General Merritt to secure a modification of .
them. American kerosene oil sells here for |
$1.90 a case , while at Manila the duty alone ,
is J2.05. Flour pays 70 cents a sack. j
"The object of the Spaniards in imposing i
prohibitive duty was to shut out foreign .
Imports. If they are retained they will pre- >
vent the Importation of American goods Into '
Manila. Merchants here in shlppiag goods
to Maalla did so oa the understanding that
the Manila tariff would be la accord with the
existlag Amerlcaa custom laws. "
SHAFFER'S ARMY QUITS CUBA
,
Last Detachments Have Arranged
Transportation nnd ! et "all for
Cnlted States Today.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 25. The last of
Shatter's army will sail from Cuba tomor
row. The following dispatch was received
at the War department late this afternooa :
SANTIAGO ( Via. Haytl ) , Aug. J5. Ad
jutant General , Washington : Command all
embarked this morning except Twenty-
fourth infantry , detachment of recruits lor
First Illinois Infantry and a part of the
Ninth Massachusetts volunteer infantry , all
of which will embark tomorrow morning on
transports now here. General Butt is with
the First Illinois on Berlin and Berkshire
with thirty-five convalescents leave this
morning for Montauk Point. I will leave
with headquarters and cne company First
Infentry on Mexico by noca today. Instruc
tions about Orizaba proceeding to Montauk
Point just received. Allegheny left yester
day with Ninth Massachusetts oa board.
Unionist having on board one company of
First Illinois and private horses leavea to .
day ; Saratoga with Lieutenant Colonel
Freadman and 350 of the Fifth Infantry ar
rived this morning ; 300 more expected on
the Knickerbocker In two or three hours.
SHATTER. Major General.
MAT EXLAHGE CCTTEK SERVICE.
Representative Sherman Wants G v-
ernment to Keep VjMhts.
WASHINGTON. ABp 25. A plan to enlarge -
largo the revenuecutter service was pre-
' Jo the presli ? .at loday by Repre
sentative Sherman nf New York , who ad-
vocated transferring to it the available
yachts now included In the auxiliary fleet.
Mr. Sherman is chairman of the house com
mittee on foreign aad laterstato commerce ,
which presented a bill at the last session to
authorize the constructloa of eight cutters ,
at a cost of (250,000 each. He came here
today to urge that the yachts which have
beea Sn service during the war and whichever
It is contemplated shall be sold be turned
over to the reveaue cutter service for per-
maaeat use. There are about six of these
yachts. Including tht ? Gloucester , fit for
their proposed use. The president said that
the plan would be Inquired into.
RETURNING FROM PORTO RICO
Miles Ordered to end Home All
Troops Not Actually Xeeded
In the Island.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 25. Orders
been Issued directing General Miles to send
home from Porto Rico all troops not actually
needed for service there. No point has
been designated as yet for their disembarka
tion In the United States , but an examina
tion of several sites Is In progress. It ia
desired to secure a healthful camp and at
the same time one where disembarkation
caa take place at once without delay , such
as occurred at Montauk.
It is expected that some of the troops to
be seat home from Porto Rico will sail to
day or tomorrow. The first arrivals will be
landed at New Tork City.
MOVE COPPIXGER'sl CORPS XORTH.
Order * Issued to fiend It at Once ta
Haiitsvllle , Ala.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 25. The following
has beea posted at the War department :
WASHINGTON. Aug. 24. General Cop-
plnger. Huntsvllle , Ala , : You will give
orders for the removal of all your corps
now at Fernandlna to Huntsvllle at once.
This movement should be expedited In every
way possible. By order of the secretary
of war. H. C. CORBIN ,
Adjutapt O ncral.
MORE TRANSPORTS REACH 3IA.MI.A.
Private Wenks of South Dakota Dies
Dnrlnic the Jotiruey.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 25. The War taint -
partmeat has received the following :
MANILA. Aug. 25. S:35 : a. m. Adjutant
General. Washington : Rio de Janeiro and
Pennsylvania arrived 24th ; all well. No
casualties , excepting Private Wenks. First
South Dakota , who died between San Fran
cisco and Honolulu. MERRITT.
JAPAN MAY BUY LADRONES
Will Prohnhly Take the Islands Offer
t'ncle Sam's Hands for Their
Fisheries.
SEATTLE , Wash. , Aug. 23. Japanese
newspapers received here today say that
Japaa wants to buy the Ladrone Islands for :
their fish resources. About eight years ; ere
it is stated , the Spanish government offered
to sell the islands to Japan , but their pur-
chase was opposed by Count Inouye.
Taklnic Meat to Manila.
BRISBANE , Queensland , Aug. 25. The
British steamer Unastoae Grange last re-
British eteamer Duke of Sutherland , which
arrived here August 9 from London , sailed
today for Manila , Philippine islands , with
3,000 tons of frozen meat.
\arr > o Longer > erds Them.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 23. The acting sec
retary of the nivy today notified the presi
dent that the fish commission steamer siAl -
batrasa and the revenue cutter McLean are
no longer needed for naval purposes. 1
recommends their return to the establish
ments \M which they belong.
UPTON IS AFTER THE CUP
Probabilities of a Crack Yacht Eacc Daily
' Grow Stronger ,
COMWI1TEE SAILS FOR UNITED STATES
Comes to Confer with \etr York
Vnrlit Club to Arrnnice Details
The Shiiinrock Is to lie a
SlicedCrnft. .
( Copyright. IKK , by Press Publishing Co. )
QUEENSTOWN , Aug. 23. ( New York
World Cablegram Special Telegram. )
Sherman Crawford , Hugh Kelley iind Mc-
lldouey , accompanied by Designer Fife ,
sailed today by the Britannic. Crawford
said :
"We are going to confer in New York seas
as to arrange satisfactory terms for that
race to come off next year. We hope to
have flve races and a free course. A great
many erroneous reports have been Issued
about the race , but nothing will be known
until we meet the committee of the New
York Yacht club. Then most probably the
race ( will take place between representa
tives of New York and Ireland. I have
seen , a report that the defender Is to be a
ninety-foot , boat and is to cost. 1120,000 , but
such is entirely erroneous. No one yet
knows what size either boat will be. It
has been reported that Bill O'Neill will
captain the Shamrock , but that statement
la also erroneous. Nothing Is yet settled
regarding . skipper or crew and will not be
known until we reach New York and the
challenge has finally been accepted.
"We expect to be in New York la about
ten days , settling the details of the chal
lenge , and will return agala la twenty-one
days. I can now state that the challenge
has been received by the New York Yacht
club in true , sportsmanlike spirit and nothIng -
Ing will be left undone by ua to settle the
details ot the race in a similar spirit. I
have seen a report out that the Herreshoffs
are to build the American boat with all
their science and skill and I have no doubt
they will do so. They will undoubtedly tura
cut the best boat they can build. It is
true that Harrland Wolff will build a yacht
for Llpton aad it will be designed by Fife.
It Is a fact that Watson , who designed the
former British yachts , will have nothing to
do with the Shamrock. Fife will have en-
tire control. "
Mclldowey said : "It would be a great
matter if the contemplated race between
the Shamrock and the Valkyrie takes place
because such results will give Sir Thomas
Llptoa a fair idea of the speed ot the Sham
rock. But of course this will depend on
Mr. McCaltaon , owner of the Valkyrie ,
whether he consents to do so or not. I have
been In America four times , so I know the
country very well. AH the members of the
deputation have also beea there before and
Fife has been there too , so we are no
strangers. "
At This End of the Line.
NEW YORK , Aug. 25. In the office of J.
Plerpont Morgan , commodore of the New
York Yacht club , today Hon. Charles Rus
sell , representing Sir Thomas Llptoa and
the Royal Ulster Yacht club , met the com
mittee ot the first earned club formally. Mr.
Russell , who 'left the meeting after half an
hour's talk , declined to say anything , oa the
ground that It would be Improper for him
to reveal what took place at the meeting.
He said he was well pleased at the manner
in which he was received and listened to
by the committee. After the departure of
Mr. Russell , the committee remained la ses
sion over half an hour , after which Secretary
Oddle said :
Mr. Russell expressed himself quite freely
with reference to what is expected by the
Royal Ulster Yacht club. He Is perfectly
satisfied with the way In which things are
proceeding aad is willing to leave every
thing in our hands. "
The matter of a clear course , Mr. Oddle
said , was merely touched upon , and no men
tion whatever had been made of the Dun-
raven happenings in connection with the
last international contest for America's cup.
The committee. Secretary Oddie said , U
ready to receive the Lipton challenge the
moment the committee of the Royal Ulster
Yacht club , which Is due here next week ,
sees fit to present it. Prompt action will
then be taken. He said that the dimensions
of the Shamrock , the challenging boat , were
not ' given by Mr. Russell , nor were they
referred ' to in any way.
CARRIES A MILLION RATIONS
United States Vessels Leaves Tampa
for the Island with Abundant
Supply of Provisions.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 25. The Comal
sailed from Tampa to Havana today with
1,000,000 rations for distribution to the starv
Ing pwple of Cuba. These rations will be
distributed by Lieutenant A. D , Nlckern ,
under the direction of Captain Lotus Niles
ot the artillery , la conformity with the or
ders of the president and secretary of war.
Supplies will be furnished to other provinces
la the Island under the directloa of officers
of the army as the emergeacy may demand.
d.3e
There will be no difficulty regarding the
entry of the supply vessels to Cuban ports or
their distribution under the direction of the
United States army officers. Spanish authorities
uo
thorities In Cuba are glad to have the pro
visions sent in.
SAYS THOL'SAADS ARE STARVING.
Red Cross Agent at Key West Tells
Condition of CubaiiH.
NEW YORK. Aug. 25. G. W. Hyatt , the
hea
Red Cross asent at Key West , who was a
prominent Havana merchant , has beea en-
in stnarng small relief expeditious nto
various points on the Cuban coast. Relative
to the work he writes to Stephen E. Barton
as follows :
I am happy to inform you that the two
last expeditions of food I sent to Cuba , one
to Cardenas and one to the coast above
Sagua la Grand- ? , arrived safely and were
delivered to the hungry women and chil
dren to their great delight. A part of that
sent to the shorea near Cardenas was car
ried on mea's backs nearly to Mataazaa and
distributed to tiue hungry. My men doing
this work have returned here and are beg'
ging for more food. Matanzaz , Havana and
Plnar del Rio provinces [
are suffering horri
bly. Notwithstanding you nave so much
work to do In the different volunteer camps
In the United States , I most sincerely hope
that the Cubnn relief committee will not
forget that there are many thousands In
Cuba who are starving. If it meets your
approval , I propose to send a small amount
of provisions ( say two or three tons ) to
Havana by the Mascotte or other way of con
veyance , to be immediately distributed ,
tea'ork in Cuba can be carried ou with per- >
feet safety. I am only too anxious to try
it and with the least , possible delay. I am
surrounded constantly by persons begging
for relief for their families In Cuba. Com
munication is now an every day occurrence .
Can anything be done to aid some of the
moat worthy Cuban families to return to
Havana ? Some have property there anr
can go and live In their own bouses ; others
have friends and relatives , but none bas [ a
cent with which to get to Havaaa and they
are now living oa the charity distributed by
the Red Crosi.
TEMPERATURE AT OMAHA |
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TODAY AT THU UXl'OSlTlOJf.
At the Orotimli :
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nt Kncnmpincnt. S
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lto : p. in. . O run n Itecltnl HtlVtullto-
rliiin.
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inent llnllillnit.
4 p. in. . Life Surlnn ; Inhibition on
l.nunou ,
p. in. , McCook Hand , Trninpurni-
tlon llulldlnic.
7 p. til. . .Meilcnn Ilnnd , Grnnd Plain.
FRUIT FOR SICK SOLDIERS
Assistant Secretiirr Jlelklcjolm Sends
UraitKfs nnil Lemons to Hoys
nt 1'ort .Mej-er.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 23. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Men In the hospital at Fort Meyer ,
Va , just across the river from Washington ,
have reason to thaak the liberality of As
sistant Secretary Melklejohn tonight , for
that gentleman , realizing the raving which
convalescent fever patients have for fruits ,
today shipped 1,000 oranges and 1,000 lemons
to the hospital across the river with his
compliments.
Chief l Clerk Michael of the State depart
ment bas received a letter from General
miM
Manderson : , who is In Newport , In which the
ex-senator says he Is rapidly recovering his
health , and that he expects to retura to
Omaha during the first week in September.
Lieutenant C. V. Nusr and Sergeant
Hirst of Company M , Second Nebraska ,
whose homes are In Grand Island , arrived
here from New York today , having wlt-
nesued the naval parade In that city. They
will remain a day or two and will then
. cave ; for home.
Captain W. H. Kehl and Lieutenants
Swain and Moore of the Twenty-second In-
'antry ' have been ordered to old Fort Omaba
to supervise the mustering out ot the Second
end Nebraska.
I. H. Russell was today appointed post
master at Custer. Custer county. Neb. , vice
L. Booth , resigned : also G. J. Biter , at
Struble. Plymouth county , la.
George P. Dean was today designated to
act oa the civil service examining board In
the postoffice at Grand Island , Neb. Mrs.
Elizabeth Jenkins was also designated for
a similar place on the board ia the Grinnell ,
Ia. , postofflce.
The application of the following persons
for authority to organize the National bank
of Sidney , Ia. , with a capital of J60.000 , was
today approved : A. F. Metelman , Charles
Magel , J. T. Hodges , W. T. Frazer , V. Con
rad Magel. L. Wankel.
An order was Issued today discontinuing
the postofflce at Portal. Sarpy county , Neb.
Mall will be sent to Omaha.
PRESIDENT 10 VISIT SOLDIERS
Commandant nt Ctinip Mende Itecelves
\otice of the Proposed Visit of
Chief Execntlre.
MIDDLETOWN , Pa. , Aug. 25. Major
General Graham received a telegram today
from Secretary of War Alger announcing
that President McKlnley would pay an la-
formal visit on Saturday to Camp Meade.l
The general promptly directed Chief En
gineer Lusk to arrange for a marching review -
view of the troops In honor of the presl-
dent. Upward of 12,000 men are In camp
now. and by Saturday this number will be
Increased by half. The Sixth Peansylvania
will arrive this evening , and within forty-
eight hours the entire Second division will
be moved from Thoroughfare Gap. The
movement of the troops from Camp Aler ,
where the Eighth , Twelfth and Thirteenth
Pennsylvania regiments are located will De-
gin tomorrow. The president probably v > lll
ome to Camp Meade by special train and
; o from here to Camp WIcKoff , N. T. Mem-
iers of his cabinet and the diplomatic corps
and some personal friends will come with
him. The Pennsylvania railroad has built
a station at the entrance to the camp
grounds , and hereafter all local trains will
nake this a stopping point. Excursions will
> e rua to the camp on Sunday from Phila
delphia and Plttsburg.
A Spaniard , who refused to give his
name , was detected today selling whisky In
camp. He was arrested and handed over to
.he chief burgess of Mlddlctown.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 25. President Mc-
vlnley announced this afternoon that he
will leave Washington for Somerset , Pa. ,
at 9 o'clock next Saturday morning to visit
its brother , Abner McKinley. He will
spend Sunday there and on the way
will stop off at Camp Meade. Middletowa ,
or about an hour. Other plans .ire con
templated which are likely to make his
trip longer.
LEAGUE OF PRESS CLUBS
Hoard of Governors Arrnnees to Meet
In Omaha In October , Presi
dential Week.
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 25. The quarterly
meeting of the board of governors of the
International League of Press Clubs of the
United States and Canada was held here to
day. Steps were taken toward making pro
vision for building a home for journalists
and other Important matters were consid
ered. A special committee was appointed
with F. D. Madeira of the Associated Press.
Baltimore , as chairman , to make all the ar
rangements for the annual convention of the
league at Baltimore In February next. be
next meeting of the boanl of governors will
be held in Omaha in October next , during
the week the president of the United States ;
Is to attend the exposition.
FRENCH CRUISER it/
IS SUNK
Drtilx Reported to lliive Sunk In the
Indlcn Ocenn < * impuratlvely
New Vessel.
PARIS. Aug. 25. The evening papers
j"report that the French armored cruiser
Bruix has foundered in the Indian ocean.
but the rumor Is not confirmed.
The Bruix is a steel ship with two tr.in
screws. It Is 371 feet long , forty-five-foot
beam and lias a draught of nineteen feet
seven inches. Its displacement in 4,750 tons
and its Indicated horse-power 7,400 tons.
with a speed of seventeen knots. Its arma-
ment consists of two 7.66-inch guns , six
5.5-Inch quick-firing guns , two 4.5-lncb ;
guus , four LS-incb guns , six one-pounder
Maxim guns and bas three torpedo tubed.
It was launched at the Rochefort yards In
U94.
Lord Mayor Will Not Come.
( Copyright , 1S9 , by Press Publishing Co. )
LONDON. AuS. 25. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Ttlegraia. ) The lord
I mayor has definitely abaadoned his trip to
i America owing to L < Jy Davlei' ill health.
DISCUSS ] OUR POLICY
United States Peace Commissioners Confer
with the President.
BOARD WILL FINALLY CONSIST OF FIVE
Davis , Day and Frye and Two More to Ba
Named Saturday ,
START , FOR PARIS ABOUT SEPTEMBER 20
Iti is Decided thai One Democrat Will Be Ap
pointed a Member.
. . .
MAP OUT GENERAL LINE OF NEGOTIATIONS
There Will He n General Final Con
ference of Full Hoard the .MJddle
of September Ileforc Snlllutf
for the French Capital.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 25. Senator Davis
of Minnesota and Senator Frye of Maine ,
who have been selected for peace commis
sioners , arrived at the White House a little
before 10 o'clock this morning and Im
mediately began a conference with the presi
dent over the coming labors of the commis
sion at Paris.
The conference of prospective peace com-
mlistoners Davis and Frye with the presi
dent lasted two hours and a halt and then
the two senators called on Secretary Day ,
who will be the chairman of the commis
sion. Reticence was observed respecting
the conference , which went fully into details
of the American position at the meeting ot
the peace commission.
The first meeting of a majority of the
American peace commissions took place to
day at the Stale department , when at 2
o'clock Secretary Day was joined by Senar
tors Davis and Frye. Prior to this the sen
atorial membership of the commission had a
conference of two hours witti the president.
Secretary Day was not present at t e Whlta
House" meeting , so that after getting the
views of the president , the senators weal to
the State department , aad for an hour andi
a quarter remained closeted with Secretary
Day. Assistant Secretary Moore , who la
likely to accompany the commission to
Paris In an advisory capacity , wag present
part of the time. Mr. MacArthur , first sec
retary of the American legation at Madrid ,
under General Woodford , was also called in.
Make L'p of Commission.
As a result of the meeting It' can be stated
with posltlveness that Messrs. Day , David
and Frye are members of the peace com- ,
mission. It is understood that the re
maining two members have beea selected
and will be announced by Saturday. At the
meeting today the general plans of tha
commission as to proceeding to Paris were
talked over , and an understanding reached
that the start ba made between September
15 and 20. The exact day was left , open la.
order to permit further conference with all
the members.of Jhe commission. NO definite
arrangement ? have been made thus far ai to
securing quarters In Paris , but this will be
left to Ambassador Porter , the plans of
meetings to be arranged between Mr. Porter
ter ' , the Spanish ambassador at Paris and
the French officials. The sessions will be
held in the Salon des Ambassadors , through
the courtesy of the French government.
Aside from these formalities , the commis
sioners went into same of the more seri
ous questions of policy which will come be
: fore them. Much of the preliminary work
has been done by the State department offi
cials , such as the collection of the docu
ments , treaties , books and maps , which will
be used by the commissioners abroad. The
commissioners expect to be occupied for sev
eral days la a discussion of the more Im
portant matters to come before the tribunal
and In the preparation of the American side
of the case.
The question whether the negotiations
with the Spanish commissioners would be in
the English or French language will not
be determined prior to the arrival of the
commissioners la Paris. It la a matter that
must be settled by all the commissioners ,
and will not be determined arbitrarily by
the American commissioners In advance of
the meeting.
Will tie One Democrat.
Owing to reports that were current today
that only three A'mericaa commissioners
would be appointed It was stated authorita
tively this afternoon that the commission
would consist of five members aud that on
ot the commissioners would be a democrat.
At the close ot office hours today Secretary
Day went from the State department to th
White House , where he held an extended
talk with the president , presumably upon
the final make-up of the commission. The
meeting of the three commissioners today
will be the only one of a concerted charac
ter until September 13 , when the flve com
missioners will come to Washington for a
final conference before sailing for Paris. In
the meantime the two commissioners not yet
named may come to Washington If it hap
pens to be convenient , although there is felt
to be no necessity for a conference until
September 15.
CHEER CLARKON A LITTER
_
Hero of the "Matchless Race of tha
Orescon" Is Hnrrled front Train
to Train Enroute to New York.
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 2 ! . Captain
Clark of the battleship Oregon
was car
ried through this city today on hla way to
New York , where he will be placed la the
naval hospital to be treated for dysentery ,
t Twice when the captain was recognized on
I the litter upon which he was borne , he was
heartily cheered by crowds which quickly
I collected. In the Broad street station of
the Pennsylvania railroad an Impromptu
itovation was tendered the hero of the 15,000-
mile voyage "around the Horn. " to which
he unfortunately was too weak to respond.
Shortly after the St. Louis was docked
at Cramps' today ,
Captain Clark was car
ried on a stretcher from the vessel to a
carriage. He was rapidly driven through
the city to the Broad street station. Again
he was placed in a litter and carried aboard
a sleeper attached to the noon train for
New York.
Sehley Starts for Washington.
WESTPORT. Conn. . Aug. 25. Rear Ad
miral W. S. Schley started for New York
this morning on the train , leaving tbia sta
tion at 8:56. : The admiral
apparently had
completely recovered from his indisposition.
Upon reachlns New York he will proceed at
once to his flagship , the Brooklyn , whera
he will spend the day. Tomorrow he will
be joined by Mrs. Schley. and with her will
proceed to Washington.
Colored Soldiers Hound for Bantlago.
NEW YORK. Aug. 23-The transport
Vlgllancla poised Sandy Hook bound out at
7 o'clock this morning. It has the Twenty-
third regiment of colored infantry , from
Topeka , Kaa. , oa board , bou&d. for
I