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MAKING KEW FIGURES
Exposition Attendance Has Turned Into the
Seven-Figure Oolunuii
FINANCIAL SUCCESS NO LONGER IN DOUBT
Management Greatly Encouraged by the
Outlook for the Future.
CHILLICOTHE AND COLI HERE
Missouri Sends Excursion !
Contributes Schiol Children *
PEACE JUBILEE PLANS PROGRESSING
I'reNlilent Witt tic * Wo r It * Steadily oil
the DutaIN for the ( Ireat Olme-rv-
uiiee anil Grin Much .Ma
terial I : nod 11 rn o mi-lit.
Total niliiilmiloiit yexlerday. . 1-1tas
Total l Date 1,001,01m
No formal celebration or spectacular fea
ture was necessary to muko jcsterday nn
Impoitant day In the exposition calendar.
It was thu occasion on which the total at
tendance tcabcd to bo reckoned In thou
sands and the million figure wn.s wilttcn
on thu bookh for thu first time.
Over 1,000,000 pcoplo have now passed
through the gates of the Transmlsslsslppl
Exposition. Some onu of the visitors on
the grounds yesterday luw the distinction of
adding the laat unit to the enormous total.
While It Is manifestly Impossible to locate
the Individual the mark must have been
reached some tlmu between 11 and 12 o'clock
yesterday forenoon. When the gates
cloied the preceding night the turn
stiles recorded an aggregate nt-
tendance of US3.638. This lett only 10,362
necessary to reach the grand total of a
round million. This balance was niadu up ,
with enough left to atford a stilwtantlal be
ginning for the millions that are to follow
The fact that the million miirk bus been
reached was regarded with unbounded sat
isfaction by the exposition olllcials. It In
dicates on average attendance of over 11,000
during the first eighty-seven days of the en
terprise. This Is considered a remarkable
showing for the opening months , In view of
the war and the difficulty of Inducing people
from a distance to attend an exposition dur-
lngvtho summer months. It encourages the
confident belief that during the sixty-six
days that remain the total will easily reach
the 3,000,000 figure , which was suggested in
the beginning as the maximum expectation
of the promoters of the enterprise. The
era of Increased attendance has already ar
rived and thcro Is no longer a doubt that
during the last two months of the show It
will exceed nil expectations. General Man
ager ClarkEon says ho Is confident that the
last day nf the show will record more than
2,000.000 jml lugdml sjop ? , and If this figure ,
Is even approximated the Transmlsslsslppl
Exposition will be the most brilliant suc
cess In the history of expositions.
I'cnee .Inhllcn 1'rciui rat loan.
While nearly every remaining day of
the show will be made notable by from ono
to half a dozen special features , the great
peace Jubllco celebration Is regarded na the
premier event of the exposition. The spe
cial committee will start for Washington
In a few days to confer with President Mc-
Klnley , and In the meantime President Wat
tles Is personally pushing the local , prepara
tions. At a conference with the board of
governors of the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben ho
Induced thorn to agree to furnish the feature
for at least ono of the evenings of Jubllco
week. The knights will put their best
parade on In the main court , and It Is
possible that they will also occupy nn ad
ditional evening. These parades will In
clude the best features of their street demon
strations during carnival week , and they
will ho made oven moro elaborate for the
Utter occasion.
The cntlro country sopms to have dis
covered that the celebration la going to be
the biggest event that has ever occurred In
the west. President Wattles Is receiving
numerous communications from nil parts
of the Untied States which contain the most
enthusiastic assurances of interest and co
operation. Among these Is a vigorous let
ter from Tom Richardson , secretary of the
Houston Business league , who urges the
Importance of Impressing thu business men
of the trnnsmisslsslppl cities with the im
portance of giving loyal support to the
Omaha celebration.
There was a slight falling oft In the at
tendance yesterday , as many of the out-of-
town people who had como early In the week
had loft for home , and there were no ex
tensive excursions to supply their places.
The only large party In evidence came from
Chllllcothe , Mo. , which sent up a crowd of
nbout r.OO pcoplo o\cr the Port Arthur
route. The special children's excursion from
Columbus was postponed ono week on ac
count of lack of opportunity to secure suf
ficient local co-operation , but nevertheless
the regular Union Pacific trains brought In
several hundred children who evidently
proposed to have their holiday any way. As
they were entirely unexpected , no arrange
ments had been made for admitting them
for 15 cents , and most of them paid the
regular Juvenile rate of 25 cents.
The movement In favor of 23-cent admis
sions was given additional Impetus at the
adjourned meeting of the board of direc
tors yesterday when a resolution provid
ing for a 23-cent admission an Sundays and
Monday night In addition to Thursday was
adopted.
New Yiirk'M lloKpltalitc Itnlltlliiir.
On several occasions during the last two
months the joung people of thu city have
given private dancing parties at the New
York building on the Bluff tract. They
have been very enjoyable functions and hare
been voted Just the thing after the evening
fireworks. The dances commence at about
9 o'clock and continue until midnight. The
lost one was given Thursday night. The
dances arc given exclusively to the young
people , the Now York commission kindly
loaning the use of the building.
The New York building on the exposition
grounds Is In a conspicuous location , Just
east of the Horticulture building. It Is
modest and unpretentious , but architectur
ally attractive and especially suited for the
lovely surroundings of green lawns , gor
geous flatter beds on ono side and with
thp river , the Stale and other exposition
buildings on the other. Its colonial char
acter , broad piazzas , lofty ceilings , light
and airy decorations of blue and white and
other harmonious colors present nn nppear-
anco of comfort and welootrv that Invites
the educated eye and weary soul and body ,
giving A cense of comfort and restfulncss
not often found tn public places or else
where , A well known Omalm woman In
peaking of the New York building said-
"It ll so delightfully dainty and restful ,
mlth an air of comfort , It exhibits great
tatto tn Its harmonious arrangement of
colors , selection ot furniture and decoration.
Everything about It Is BO modest , but so
very tasteful , stylish nnd appropriate. "
HALF HATKM SLMA\ AND MONDAY.
Director * Deride oil Trro More Occa-
NlntiN for tH. | u.l-Cent Hate.
The board of directors succeeded In get
ting a quorum yesterday and In completing
the order ot business before adjournment.
As this Is the flrst occasion since the ex
position opened on which It has accom
plished this feat the minutes will be re
corded In red Ink. The principal results of
the meeting consist In an effectual sup
pression of the disposition manifested by
thu special Investigating committee to look
Into some of the proceedings of the depart-
lcnt managers and a partial victory for
; ates of a 25-cent admission on
evenings. From now on the
ill be In force on Sundays
day and Thursday evenings ,
lion of limiting or unllmttlng the
powers of the ln\estimating committee was
left In nbc > ance , when the previous meetIng -
Ing adjourned. When the board convened
yesterday President Wattles announced that
Casper E. .Yost's motion that the commit
tee be given the broadest possible scope
was before the house. Chairman Kllpatrlck
of the special committee then read three
lesolutlons which he had prepared and sui-
gestcd that the board adopt the ono that
suited Its purpose. Ono of the resolutions
gavu the committee full latitude , another
limited Its Investigations to specific
charges of fraud or corruption and errors
In the books and t > ho third provided that
It might investigate matters in which the
exposition alone Is concerned , but prohibited
any meddling with matters at issue between
ex ] oslllon olllcials anil outside Interests.
Herman Kountzo had also prepared a resolution
elution which was very similar to the last
one read by Mr. Kllpatrlck. It gave th
committee power to audit books and ac
counts and to Investigate written charges
of dishonesty or corruption on the part of
any official br employe , but It was not to
concern itself with matters of equity In
which no dishonesty or misappropriation
was Involved. This was offered as a sub-
stltuto for Mr. Yost's motion and was
adopted without opposltlo1. .
At the request of Ma'.ager Llndsoy the
action taken at the pr/vlous meeting , di
recting certain changes In the olfice sys
tem , was suspuuled and Accountant Streeter ,
Chairman Kllpatrlck of the auditing com
mittee and Secretary Wakelleld were di
rected to recommend an Improved system at
the next meeting. Mr. Llndsey objected to
the previous action on the ground that It
had a tendency to cripple the operation of
his department. He referred particularly
to Che provision that no checks should be
cashed at the secretary's office , saying that
many pcoplo had to be paid late Saturday
night and us they are frequently strangers ,
unknown at the banks , It Is advisable to pay
them at the grounds and turn In the vouch
ers.
ers.The
The protest of Central Labor Union
against the employment of the Cosmopolitan
baud was placed on file.
Thomas Kllpatrlck brought up the ques
tion of 25-cent admissions and mored that
that rate bo put In force every Monday
night In addition to Thursday night , which
had previously been provided for. This re-
ncpcd the discussion that hoa occupied the
bulk of the last three meetings and the
question was complicated by a half dozen
amendments and substitutes in the course
of the debate. When It was finally un
tangled the motion contemplated a 23-cent
Sunday rate also and It was adopted In that
form by 17 to 14.
Pass Inspector Mitchell reported that ho
had checked up the concessionaires' passes
carefully and bad found that some have
passes who are not entitled to them. Each
case has been reported to the department
of admissions and the passes canceled. He
also found that the wagon passes are being
largely abused and the result of his Inves
tigation In that line has been to Increase
the tccelpts from that source from $6 to
$10.50 a day. He promised a detailed re
port In a short time.
Clement Chase was represented by an
other demand for an additional season pass ,
which was voted. The secretary was di
rected to produce a list of all season passes
Issued to date at the next meeting.
HIVAMIY IN FIIUIT INCHEASCS.
Idaho HoneN to Cut Some FlKiirc In
tin- Final Atviird of Judgment.
Yesterday Commissioner Drlscoll of Idaho
commenced installing the fruit exhibit from
that state , and In the course of the next
two or three days will be able to make na
fine a showing of horticultural products
as can bo found In the building Ho has
500 feet of tables and shelf space to fill , and
expects fruit along at the rate of 1,000
pounds per week until the close of the ex
position. The first shipment came early
yesterday , nnd consisted of Beltelghtclmcr
apples , as large as quart cups , Bradshaw
plums , Elbcrta peaches and watermelons.
Commissioner Drlscoll says that this year
the Idaho fruit ciop Is unusually fine and
abundant , and ho has no hesitancy In ven
turing the opinion that when the time for
making nwurds rolls around , ho will be
well In the lead.
Superintendent Walker , In charge of the
Douglas county fruit exhibit , Is proud of
a Jot of plums that have Just been placed
on exhibit. They were propagated by Theo
dore Williams , a farmer residing near
Omaha , nnd have been named the Omaha
Exposition plum on account of this being
the flrst time that they have ever been
seen by the public. Last year Mr. Wil
liams raised a few. Thle year his supply
Is limited , as the trees have hardly com
menced to bear. The Omaha plum Is a
bright blue , \ery dark and as round as a
ball. This plum Is very meaty and when
rlpo ! o EOft , but firm. Bob Douglas , a
farmer residing near Elkhorn , has sent In
sorno Hungarian plums that are richly
cnloied and are as large as the plums that
couiu from California , and which occasion
so much favorable comment on account ot
their enormous size.
Superintendent Stanton , In charge of the
Illinois fruit , Is In high feather over the
fact that he has Just received word from
Senator Dunlap , who has Informed him that
the Illinois commission has appropriated nn
additional $700 to bo used in keeping up
and In enlarging the Illinois exhibit. This
leaves Superintendent Stanton with about
$1,700 to run the exhibit during the two
remaining months of the exposition. With
this money and the Interest that Is bclne
taken by the Illinois horticulturists , he
says that he can keep up an exhibit that
will bu second to none in the building.
Some time within the next two weeks be
will return home and will remain several
days visiting the orchards and deciding
Just what ho wants sent on for exhibition.
I'ottnviiittamlc'H I'roilnct.
Superintendent Graham , who Is In charge
of the Wigwam on the Bluff tract , has suc
ceeded tn working up a deep Interest among
the farmers and fruit raisers of Pottawat-
tamle county and the products of the farms
nnd orchards are pouring In upon htm at a
lively rate. Ho Is receiving an abundance
of grapes , apples and plums , while he Is
almost swamped with corn , wheat , oats , rye
( Continued on Fifth Pace. )
CHOSEN BY THE CABINET
President's Official Advisers Agre on the
Peace Commission.
DAY , DAVIS , FRYF , REID , JUSTICE WHITE
I'omilhlllty thnt ( he Lnwt Named Mny
Not Accept I'onltlon , n 111 * Du
ties May Keep llliu oa
the IJfiii'li.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 26. The cabinet
was In session two hours today and de
voted a largo share of the tlrao to matters
which will como before the peace commis
sion.
sion.At
At the adjournment of the meeting Sec
retary Day announced that four members
of the commission had been selected Secre
tary Day , Senators Davis and Fryo and
Whltelaw Held. As to the fifth member no
definite announcement could be made , Jus
tice White's acceptance not having at that
time been received.
Secretary Day arranged to leave for Can
ton tonight or tomorrow , In order to make
his personal preparations for the trip to
1'arls. Ho ulll be accompanied abroad by
Mrs. Day , who has entirely recovered from
her recent Illness. The secretary has al
ready shipped to Canton a number of his
personal effects , In anticipation of his early
retirement from the head of the State de
partment.
The following attaches of the peace com
mission have been selected and will be ap
pointed by the president :
John B. Moore of New York , now as
sistant secretary of state , to bo secretary
of the commission , and J. R. MacArthur
of New York , to be assistant secretary. Mr.
MacArthur was formerly first secretary of
the United States legation at Madrid and
Is now on special duty at the State de
partment. He has 'had ' considerable ex
perience In work of a diplomatic naturo.
These appointments were decided on by the
president this afternoon.
Assistant Secretary Moore tonight ad
mitted his selection as secretary of the com
mission. He said he had not decided when
he would resign his position as assistant
secretary of state , but that It would prob
ably ba within a fortnight. Ho had a long
conference with the president this after
noon , and Bomo plans of the commission
were discussed. Secretary Day also had a
Interview with the president.
Tarto Iticnn Tariff * .
Another matter before the cabinet was the
Cuban and Porto Rlcan tariffs. It was In
tended that the rates promulgated some
days ago should be subject to change If In
consistencies wfro found or If any Injus
tice had been done the people of the Islands
or If any particular trade or Industry had
been discriminated against. The particular
question discussed today was that of butter ,
buttcrlne and oleomargarine. Under the
Spanish law butter paid a tax of 0 cents
a pound and butterlno and oleomargarine
were prohibited. It was decided to fix a uni
form rate for all of 3 cents a pound
In Porto Rico and 1.8 cents In
Cuba. Butterlne and oleomargarlno , Imw-
ever , will be required to be stamped as
such.
During the meeting a telegram was re
ceived from General Alger at Montauk
Point , In which he said In effect that the sit
uation there was reasonably satisfactory.
The general will return to Washington to
morrow.
THREE TRANSPORTS ARRIVE
Severnl Hundred Soldier * In Bad Con
dition Are Landed at Moii-
tank I'olnt.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 26. The transport *
Yucatan , Hudson and Catallna arrived at
Montauk Point today with several hundred
men from Santiago. The arrival of the
ships was reported to the War department
tonight by General Wheeler , In command
of Camp Wlkoff. During the voyage four
deaths occurred on the Yucatan , one on the
Hudson and nine on the Catallna. General
Wheeler's dispatch announcing the arrival
of the transports is as follows :
CAMP WIKOFF , MONTAUK POINT
Aug. 26. Hon. IR. A. Alger , Secretary of
\Var , Washington : Yucatan arrived with
six companies Seventh Infantry , 487 men ,
110 tick , four deaths , no contagion. Hud-
sou arrived with 514 trcops , coiislitlng of
Second and Third battalions District of Co
lumbia ; ninety-five sick , no contagion ; Mc
Donald , Second battalion , died on voyage.
Catallua , 401 men , various commands , ar
rived , following died on vojage : Ralph
Lahlon , private Company G , First Illinois ;
Joseph McGlry , corporal Company F ,
Twenty-first Infantry ; Charles Wheaton ,
private Company L , Thirty-third Michigan ;
i , ' , ? , oneB > I > rlvate Company L , Thirty-
third Michigan ; Fred P. Huston , Company
D , First Illinois ; Guy Tnorn , private Com
pany H , First Illinois ; John R. Guy , black
smith , Troop G , Ninth cavalry ; C. h. Cru-
baugh , private Company A , Eighth Whlo
volunteers ; Major George McCreery , sur-
BconWHEELER. . Commanding.
CONDITION OF THE oilVETTE
ltd riiynlclan , lr. Itelir , Snyn It Wan
Overloaded Neither Proper
Food Nor Medicine.
TOLEDO , O. , Aug. 26. The Commercial
will print the following tomorrow. Dr.
Phil Relg , surgeon In charge of the Olivette ,
on Its last trip , said tonight :
"The Olivette was certainly In terrible
condition. It had more patients than It
should have had. I was the only surgeon
working and had no medicines for fever
patients , All I could do was to let them
die. As far as provisions were concerned ,
they were plentiful , but not of the proper
kind. Whchn we reached Boston many had
died of exhaustion. I don't know who
was to blame for loading the transport In
such a manner. "
Dr. Relg , whose home Is In Toledo , Is
chief surgeon of the marine hospital nt
Boston He was on the Olivette twenty-two
days.
From Captain Joe Wheeler.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 26. The president
has received the following from General
Joe Wheelsr :
CAMP WIKOFF. MONTAUK POINT , L.
L , Aug. 26. President of the United States :
I was very glad to learn that jou would
visit Montauk Point very soon. The visit
of the secretary of war has accomplished
more than I can express. He has promptly
corrected evils , made valuable suggestions
and given directions regarding administra
tion. In addition , his personal visit to 1,500
sick soldiers In the hospitals cheered them
up and It U difficult to adequately convey
to you the change for the better by .the
secretary's arrival. The announcement that
you will visit the soldiers has already added
to their Improvement and your presence
here for even a single day will accomplish
a great extent of good , which you can only
realize after your visit. WHEELER ,
Commanding.
Interpreter for fuluiii Communion ,
WASHINGTON , Aug. 26. Captain Juan S.
Hart , First regiment , United States volun
teer Infantry , has been detailed to duty as
Interpreter to the American military com
missioners In Cuba and has been ordered
from Oalvcston to Washington ,
SCHLEY IS IN WASHINGTON
Great Throng" Annemlilp to Cheer the
Itenr Admiral , Who In Cordially
Ilecelved nt White HOUHC.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 26. Rear Admiral
Wlnfleld S. Schley reached Washington nt
4:10 : o'clock this afternoon over the Pennsyl
vania railroad. Hn was quickly noticed at
moat of thu stations along the line and
throughout the trip he was greeted with
cheering crowds. When the train pulled
Into the depot here ho found a compact
mass ot spectators , which filled the depot
and overflowed out Into the train shed. The
admiral and Mrs. Schley , when they ap
peared , were greeted with cheers and shouts
of "Hurrah for Schley. " Everybody Joined
In the shouting and the depot attaches
crowed nbout the admiral and Insisted on
a handshake.
At the gates the crowds Increased and
amid deafening cheers the admiral and his
wife , the former with his hat off , passed
through two solid lines of people. A lieu
tenant and squad of police with difficulty
cleared a passageway to the carriage which
was In waiting. Through a mass of vehi
cles that had been drawn up by curious
drivers , the hansom pulled Into Pennsyl
vania avcnuo and proceeded directly to the
Bhoreham hotel. There were groups of
cheerers all the way and a cavalcade of
cyclists formed a voluntary escort. The ad
miral stayed only a few minutes at the
hotel and then drove over to the Navy de
partment where without any preliminaries
ho reported directly to Acting Secretary
Allen. The latter accompanied him over to
the White House , reaching there at 4:50. :
The president gave him a moat cordial re
ception.
The president thanked him In behalf of
himself and the nation for his brilliant
services tn the memorable engagement of
July 3 and asked him to describe the bat
tle , -which the admiral did at length. The
president took occasion to lay that It was
tha battle which brought about the sur
render of Santiago.
The prcsldcut then entered Into a dis
cussion of the work ot the Porto Rlcan
commission , to which the admiral has been
appointed. He went over with him the
general .Instructions which will guide the
body In arranging for the evacuation of
the Spanish Islands and other' work. Dur
ing most of the conference , which occupied
about an hour , Assistant Secretary ot State
Moore was present. *
On leaving the president Admiral Schley
drove to his hotel. He said his health had
Improved greatly. He will have another
conference with Acting Secretary of the
Navy Allen tomorrow morning and probably
early In the afternoon -will leave for New
York. From there he will go back to West-
port , Conn. He will spend a few days
there before returning here preliminary to
taking up his duties with the commission.
FIRST CORPSNEARLY GONE
_
Second and Fifth MUionrl Iteiclinenta
Move to LexlUKton , Ky. , Today
to Be Mattered Oat.
CHICKAMAUQA. ( , Aug. 26. By Sun
day night or Monday , iftqrnlng the entire
First army corpa will b Ve gone from Camp
Thomas. The regiments that left today
were the Ninth Pennsylvania , First New
Hampshire , Fort Lexington , and the FIrat
West Virginia for Knoxvlllo. The Pennsyl
vania regiment left early this morning and
the New Hampshire and Weet Virginia reg
iments late this evening. The New Hamp
shire regiment boarded trains at Rlnggold
and went via Nashville and Lebanon Junc
tion , thle being -he Louisville & Nashville
route , and 150 miles farther than thosmoat
direct route. Colonel Solfe , commanding
the First New Hampshire , received notice
today that his regiment IB 10 be Included In
the list of those to b mustered out.
The details of mueterlng out the regi
ment will bo arranged at the Lexington
camp , after which It will proceed to New
Hampshire and be formally nivmered out.
Tbo Second and Fifth Missouri regiments ,
the former commanded by Colonel Caffee
and the latter by Colonel Moore , leave for
Lexington Saturday morning. The Sixth
Ohio will leave for Knoxvllle In the after
noon.
Brigadier General Frank returned today
from Huntsvllle , where ho went under or
ders from General Brecklnrldge to Inspect
the proposed camp slto for the Third army
corps. General Frank expressed himself as
pleased with the location. He thinks It
will make a suitable camp , but does not
favor the massing of troops from two or
three corps there. This means that General
Frank's long experience In military affairs
has proven to him that the dangers from
fever are due largely to putting BO many
Inexperienced soldlera tn one camp.
The Eighth New York regiment started
a special hospital train from Camp Thoma.3
to New York with upward of 200 sick and
convalescent soldiers of the regiment on
board. Governor Hastings of Pennsylvania
will arrive at the camp early tomorrow
morning with a hospital train , In which he
will carry 100 sick Pennsylvania soldiers to
their homes.
OOVKHNMKNT I,1.\K TO WEST INDIES.
FIrat of the Steamer * to Sail at Noon
Monday.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 26. The first of the
steamers of the newly established govern
ment line between New York and Cuba
and Porto Rico to start from the United
States will be the Seneca , which will sail
from New York next . '
Monday. It Is 'pro
posed to have a steamer leave New York
In this service at least once a week. On
each trip the United States malls and the
stores of quartermasters and other supplies
necessary for the Islands will be carried.
The following official announcement was
made today at the War department.
The quartermaster general states for the
Information of all bureaus of the War de
partment that the steamer Heneca will sail
from Now York on Monday next at noon ,
going first to Porto Rico and thence to
Santiago , Cuba , thence returning to New
York.
Lntvtnn'n Ill-port from Snntlnwo.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 26. General Law-
ton's report from Santiago of the health
conditions of his troops today is as fol
lows :
Total sick , 557 ; total fever , 403 ; total
now cases , 15 ; total returned to duty , E.
Deaths : Francis Smith , Company E ,
Eighth Ohio volunteer Infantry , meningitis ;
James H. Miller , private Company D , Second
end Infantry , typhoid fever ; Ruymond C.
Buell , sergeant Company A , Second Infan
try , pernicious malarial fever ; Andrew Ha-
gerstand , private Company B , Seventh In
fantry , pernicious malarial fever and acute
diarrhoea ; Archibald Jones , private Com
pany F , Second Infantry , septicaemia ; Con
rad Bussaln , private hospital corps , yellow
fever ; Louis F. Barrett , private Company
E , Third United States infantry , pernicious
malarial fever. LAWTON , Commanding.
Mnjor AnilrevtH Ordered to Santlairo.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 26. Major George
Andrews , assistant adjutant general , has
been relieved from duty at the department
of the East and ordered to report at San
tiago as adjutant general ot that department.
MOST PAY THE GOVERNMENT
Horaestake Mining Company Timber Oases
Finally Adjudicated.
TRESPASSERS PAY VALUE OF STUMPAGE
Seventy-Five Tliounnnil Pol I urn the
A in ii II lit of Money to 111 * Ttirnoil
Into tin- United State"
Trciiinry ,
WASHINGTON , Aug. 26. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The Department of Justice has suc
ceeded In adjusting the celebrated cases of
the United States against the Hotnc-
stake Mining company and the
United States against the Blnck
Hills & Fort Pierre Railroad company. The
adjustment Is as satisfactory as such things
can bo both to the department it ml to the
defendants and the latter will turn over to
the government $ "S,000 as a settlement.
These cases have been In litigation for
some time anj were the result of trespasses
on the Dlack Hills forest reserve In South
Dakota , the companies having removed hugo
quantities of timber In violation of law.
The government entered suit against the de
fendants for $300,000 and the latter subse
quently made an offer to compromise for
$30,000 , which was rejected by the olficlals
of the Interior department and referred to
the Department of Justice.
Originally It was supposed that these casrs
came within the decision of the United
States supreme court in the famous Cupplca
Woodenware case , which held that under
certain circumstances Involving wlllfull tres
pass In the cutting of timber , thu party
Injured might recover not only the stumpagc
value but the added value by reason of cut
ting , hauling , freighting , etc. , to the place
where such timber was consumed. Upon thu
strength of this view by the original claim ,
timber of the probable value of 25 cents a
cord was sued for by the government for
many times that amount and the clnlm was
thus amplified so as to reach quite magnifi
cent proportions.
After a careful examination of all the facts
by the Department of Justice , through Its
attorneys In Dakota , as well as a special
attorney of the department having peculiar
knowledge of that class of cases , It was
decided that such a position could not be
maintained in the United States courts of
Dakota by the government. A settlement
of the case was therefore made upon an
offer of the defendants of the sum of $73,000 ,
which It Is believed will cover the full
gtumpage value of the timber taken and all
expenses to which the government has been
subjected In any of its departments in con
nection with the cases from the beginning.
Ilnllooun Co in 1 n K Soon.
Mr. Melklejohn , as acting secretary of
war , Is doing everything In his power to
glvo visitors to the Transmlsslsslppl Expo
sition an unique exhibit in connection with
the signal corps of the army. Dy the end
of next week It Is believed that the two
balloons which have been used off the north
and south coast of Cuba , respectively , will
be in Omaha. They arc capable of carryIng -
Ing three or four men each and'will be held
captive wbllo dally nscents are made sev
eral hundred feet In the air by the men at
tached to the corps.
Acting Secretary Melklejohn said today
that ho is In dally expectation of receiving
word of the arrival of a great quantity of
historical relics from Santiago and Porto
Rico. The secretary will order these guns ,
ammunition , shells , machetes , flags , etc. ,
transported to the exposition Just as soon
as they are landed In this country.
Lieutenant Pershlng of the Tenth cavalry ,
who was recently promoted for gallantry
and efficient services at Santiago , arrived
In Washington today and received his com
mission as major and was attached to tlio
ordnance corps. Acting Secretary Melkle
john granted Lieutenant Pershlng ten days
leave for recuperation , after which ho will
visit military posts In Nebraska.
SOLDIERS TO GET FURLOUGHS
Doth ItCKnlar * and Volunteer * Ile-
turnliiHT from Snntlnifo to lie
Tliim Favored.
NEW YORK , Aug. 26. Secretary Alger
resumed his work of Investigating the af
fairs of Camp Wlkoff today. Among the
flrst things ho did was to give attention
to granting thirty day furloughs to the men
of the Seventy-first New York volunteers
and the Second Massachusetts. General Al
ger told the commanders of these regiments
to make out a list ot all men who were
able to leave camp , so they can depart for
their homes as soon as possible. The Rough
Riders are also to bo granted furloughs and
so will the Michigan volunteers. At the
expiration of their furloughs the Sovcnty-
firat men will not return to Camp Wlkoff ,
but to Camp Black , to be formally mus
tered out. The Second Massachusetts men
will muster out at South Farramgham.
General Alger has given notice that all
regulars will also bo allowed 'to ' go home
on furloughs so that within a few days many
of the men who are now In camp will go
away to make room for those on the trans
ports In Fort Pond bay awaiting to como
ashore and those expected on transports yet
to come from Santiago , Including General
Shatter and bis staff.
General Alger said he did not know when
ho should leave , as he wanted to see things
In better shape before he went away. General
Alger , while making his rounds , made a
careful Inquiry on routine affairs and
whether a sufficient supply of Ice and milk
bad been received at the hospitals. When
he found what Tie considered neglect anywhere -
where he plainly called to account those
responsible.
Secretary of War Alger today received
a dispatch from Adjutant General Corbln
In Washington Informing him that President
McKlnley wpuld not come to Camp Wlkoff
this week. The president will visit the
camp , but ho Is not looked for now before
the middle or end of next week.
Another transport reached the camp to
day. It was the D. H. Miller and It has
the men of the First regular Infantry , 376
in all , on board. Twenty of them are sick ,
but there were no deaths during the voy
age , neither are there any of the sick men
down with contagious diseases.
There were two deaths In camp reported
today. John Qullly of Company C , Seventy-
first New York regiment , died of dysentery
and John Dorman ot Comapny E , Twenti
eth United States Infantry , died from dysen
tery and exhaustion. In the general hospital
there are 1,050 patients. There are 150
typhoid fever patients In the hospital , which
Is a decrease. The number of men In the
detention camp was 236 and this Is also a
lower record than yesterday.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 26. A telegram
from Secretary Alger at Camp Wlkoff , Mon
tauk Point , was read at the cabinet meeting
today. Secretary Alger stated that ho found
the existing conditions at the camp fairly
latlsfactory.
Muwlerlnic Out KunmiH Men.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 26. The Twcnty-
econd Kansas volunteer Infantry , now at
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I.cavenworth , Kan. , where they will bo
mustered out and the First Now Hampshire
volunteer Infantry , now nt Lexington , Ky. ,
to Concord , N. II. , to bo mustered out.
FIX UP OMAHA RAIL RATES
of Wcftlern Lines Doot
Kcacli rinnl Airrecinciit , lint .Make
Turin for Special Unyn.
CHICAGO , Aug. 20. General passenger
agents of western lines were In session again
today to consider Omaha rates. They failed
to reach an agreement us nn organization ,
but gave Individual notice that the following
would bu put in effect :
From points from which the one-way rate
Is not to exceed $1.50 , one faro plus 10 per
cent , sale every day ; return limit , five days.
From points from which the regular one
way rates are $5 and not to exceed $10 , ono
fare for the round trip , oxccpt that from
west of the Missouri river a one-fare rate
may bo made from points from which the
one-way rate does not exceed $14 ; on sale
every day ; limit , seven days.
From points beyond the $10 and $11 limit
respectively , one faro plus $2 , soil Tuesdays
and Fridays of each week ; final limit llf-
tccn days.
The present summer tour Is the rate of 8
per cent to stand.
Connecting lines to be tendered rate of
one fare plus $2 for round trip from asso
ciation terminals for tickets to be sold Tues
days of each week from September 6 to Oc
tober 25 , Inclusive.
For Chicago day the rate to bo $10 from
Chicago ; on sale September 30 ; final limit
October 3.
For St. Louis day , date to be fixed , rate
to be $9 from St. Louis.
McKlnloy day will undoubtedly require
special consideration. The final return limit
on all tickets provided for as above shall
In no case exceed November 3 , 1898.
KHOIIGANIKK TIIK II. * O. ROAD.
Ileculvor Ccmnn Will He President
and Crrene Gvnvriil Manager.
CLEVELAND , O. , Aug. 26. It U gener
ally believed 'that the plans foi reorganiz
ing the Baltimore & Ohio railway will be
carried Into effect before the end of the
present year. Under tht reorganization
Receiver Cowan will be president and Re
ceiver Murray will b flrst vice president In
charge of transportation and traffic. Mr.
Murray Is understood to be the representa
tive of the new blood which Is being Injected
Into the system , and Is said to have made
up a slate which Involves several Important
changes among employes of the road. W.
M. Greene , now general manager , will have
the additional dignity of a vlco presidency.
L. R. Brockenbaugh Is to become general
freight tralllc manager as successor 1o C. S.
Wight , who will bo retired. A number of
other changes is contemplated.
M1I.M2KS NO LONIiKIt MA1CK RATKS.
AjicntM Form 1'onl to Make
Stiililo Turin oil Flour.
MINNEAPOLIS , Aug. 26. There was n
moating of general freight agents this after
noon for the purpose of making arrange
ments for the formation of a pool which
shall have as Its chief object the fixing of
stable rates on flour shipments. The rate
was not fixed , but plans were adopted for
arranging a sheet to go Into effect In the
near future. It Is probable that the new
pool will provide for a heavy guarantee
deposit and severe fines for rate cutting
and It will bo operated In close connection
with the lake lines pool which went Into
effect yesterday. Business will bo distrib
uted from Minneapolis after the old fash
ioned percentage method and millers will
no longer make the rates. If the new basis
can bo maintained rates will bo about dou
ble what they have been.
CONFEREES MEET SEPARATELY
Ilrltlnh mid American Coinmlniiloiicrn
Meet liy Tlieiimelve and I'lnii
for the Joint McetlnK.
QUEBEC , Aug. 2C. Both the American
and British commissioners have held meet
ings by themselves today. No Joint meet-
lugs will be held until next Monday. On
Friday of next week they will adjourn until
September 20 , but It Is probable that before
the recess Is taken some Intimation will be
given as to whether or not anything Is likely
to be accomplished. Just what subjects
have been discussed so far Is not known.
The opinion Is exprcsbcd by some hero
that the whole scheme of settlement of va
rious questions will go to pieces on the rock
of preferential tariff. Several of the Cana
dian papers have stated that the United
States would never consent to make con
cessions and adjust specific questions so
long as England Is given so great an advantage -
tage over the United States over the Cana
dian markets. When asked about this point
the commissioners declined tp say whether
or not It has been mentioned In their talk.
H is quite likely that the American com
missioners will look Into the question ot
duties on agricultural products , although
nothing has been said about taking up this
matter In a specific way. It Is known , how
ever , 'that the American commissioners are
securing the names of agricultural societies
In thu United States and getting Information
as to the probable result of some change In
the matter of duties on agricultural prod
ucts.
ucts.Tho
The commissioners are to be entertained
tomorrow night at the Garrison club by
Solicitor General Charles Fltzpatrlck. Other
similar events In honor of the commission
ers are being arranged for the future. The
delegation of newspaper correspondents
which reached here early In the week have
nearly nil left for their homes or gone on a
vacation farther down the St. Lawrence.
They were all assured by the commissioners
that it wab useless for them tn remain , as
absolutely nothing would bo given to the
press until the work of the commission was
finished.
EASTERN WAR CLOUD
Situation Suddenly Becomes Acute with
Relation to China.
ENGLAND MAKES A NAVAL DEMONSTRATION
Relations with Tsung-LS-Yamen Strained to
Poiut of Rupture ,
FLEET CONCENTRATED AT WEI-HAI-WEI
All War Ships Tinder 6.000 Tons Mobilized
in Yang Tso River ,
CONFLICTING REPORTS ABOUT RUSSIA
Violent Scene * Said tn llnve Occurred
Ilctueeit llrltlxli .Minister mid
IttiMNlnii CluifKc d'AlTalren
Activity nt I'ort Arthur.
( Copyright , 1S9S , by I'ress Publishing Co. )
LONDON. Aug. 27. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The Pekln
correspondent of the Dally Mall says :
The situation has suddenly become acute.
The relations between the Tming-11-Yamen
and Sir Claude MacDonald , the British min
ister , nre strained to the point of rupture.
Sir Claude MacDonald baa Intimated that any
failure by China to observe Great Britain's
wishes will be accepted as a casus bull ) .
In support of Sir Claude MacDonald the
fleet has been concentrated at Wei Hal Wei
and Hankow and all the war ships ) under
5,000 have been mobilized in the Yang Tso
river. Tlui naval demonstration IB solely
directed against China , as it is Beml-om-
clally stated that the existing relations with
Russia are cordial. Lord Salisbury linn
abandoned the policy of the open door , sub
stituting for It a policy of spheres of Influ
ence. Diplomatic conferences have been of
constant occurrence In the last few days.
Lord Salisbury insists upon the recognition
by other powers Interested In China of the
boundaries of Great Britain's "sphere of In-
lluence. " In the same Instrument whereby
Oreat Britain recognizes Russia's position
In Manchuria , Russia Is required to ac
knowledge the paramountcy of England In
the Yang Tso valley and guarantee that our
territorial requirements shall bo perma
nently respected.
Great Urltnln Is willing to drop her pro
test In respect to the New Chwank railway ,
but Russia Is required to cancel her agree
ment with China that the country having
the largest financial Interest should arbi
trate in disputes connected with the Pckln-
Hankow railway.
The negotiations are confined to Pckln.
The British ambassadors at St. Petersburg
and Pekln nro in close communication.
Have n Stormy Scene.
LONDON , Aug. 26. A special dis
patch from Shanghai says : Violent
scenes are reported tQ. have occurred
between Sir Claude MacDonald. the British
minister , und M. PavlolT , the Russian charge
d'affaires , owing to the tatter's commanding
the Tsung-11-Yamen to evoke Its agreement
with the Hong Kong bank under pain of
the czar's strong displeasure. The Chinese
are Inclined to obey M. Pavloff , seeing that
the British conflno themselves to verbal
protests.
The position Is now worse than ever ; all
the Russian ships have returned to Port
Arthur , while the British vessels nro as
sembling at Wei Hat Wei and Chefoo. Ex
treme activity prevails ashore at Port Ar
thur.
The action of the Russians at New Chwang
Indicates the Intention on their part to
remain there In strong force whether they
build the Tien Tsln railway or not.
The Copenhagen correspondent of the
Daily Mall asserts that he Is In a position to
confirm the statement ho recently made that
a comprtmlso has been arrived at between
England and Russia , In accordance with
which Russia gets her way on the railway
questions and England gets concession ! ) la
other directions.
"Tho relations between England and Rus
sia , " the correspondent says , "aro very sat
isfactory and Russian concessions fully meet
English ideas. "
With reference to the sensational Chinese
dispatch to the Daily Mall and a news
agency hero , It should bo observed that the
Times' Pekln correspondent , Dr. Morrison ,
who has been conspicuously alert through
out , always getting Information ahead of the
foreign ollice , has thus far telegraphed noth
ing on the subject. The appointment of M.
PavlolT as Russian minister to Corea would
seem to Indicate better relations between
England and Russia. M. Pavloff has been
the active agent of all Russia's advances In
China.
i\ciiA.\ COMIMMKNTS OF SEASON
of Diplomatic I2nteeni
I'IINM Ilotvtt'rit IluNiilii nnil France.
PARIS , Aug. 26. President Fauro and
Emperor Nicholas exchanged telegrams
today In honor of the first anniversary of
M. Faure's visit to Russia.
The president's telegram to the czar was
In part as follows :
The declarations which were exchanged
beneath the shadows of our flags In tbo
roadstead of Cronstadt are memories so
dear to us thnt I cannot let this anniversary
pass without assuring your majesty again
of my very keen gratitude for the reception
your majesty guvo the president of thu
republic.
Our sentiments have undergone no change.
I itm today , as I was then , a faithful In
terpreter of the French people In renewing
to your majesty un expression of the ar
dent wish wo entertain for your hnpplnera ,
for that of the imperial family and for the
grandeur of Russia.
Emperor Nicholas replied :
The empress and myself are deeply
touched by the sentiments you have been
so good as to express on the occasion of
the anniversary of our visit on board the
Pothuau. Wo like to revert In our thoughts
tn those historic moments , the remembrance
of which will never fade.
It gives me peculiar pleasure to be able
to renew at this time an expression of the
unchanging and unceasing good wishes wo
entertain for you , monsieur le president
and for France , our friend.
COIIllT AX AI.MAXCK WITH JAPAN.
MUmon of Sir Churlci Hereford to
Orient for Hint 1'urpone.
LONDON , Aug. 26. The London corre
spondent of the Patrlo Informs hla paper
that the special mission of Rear Admiral
Charles Boresford to China , In the Interests
of British commerce , Includes the conclu
sion of an offensive and defensive alllanc *
between Great Britain and Japan , by the
terras of which In case of complications
with Russia , Japan undertakes to Invodo
Cort-a and to place the Japanese fleet at
the disposal of the British admiral.
According to the same questionable au
thority , Lord Boresford has been "furnished
with the means necessary to cause the
downfall of Prince LI Hung Chang , ana
alto U a bearer o { an autograph JttUc
ri