Nebraska Newspapers

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ESTABLISHED JUXE 19 , 1871. OMAJIA , SATL'JIDAY MOKXISG , SEPT.EMJ3EH 3 , IS OS-TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
PUTS AWAY PE.VCHE
Exposition Crowd Surfeits Itself wi
Luscious Nebraska Trait.
NOVELTY IN WAY OF ENTERTAIN.VW .
Gustatory Peats Take Place of the Hsu
Oratorical Plights.
MANY THOUSANDS ENJOY THE AFFA
Physical Discomforts Mora Than Offset 1
Poma's Generous Hospitality.
JUBILEE INVITATIONS ARE SENT AW/ /
Committee tiirtn on It * Wtinlon wl1
the riiriiuil HliN to the I'rrililfiit ,
J'rlncu of Wnle * mill Other
Total niliiilMxIonn j eiterdny. . . -It.li
To I nl to date 1,111 , . "
' - decided novel
Yesterday's feature w-aa a
nfter those whtrh have marked a long su
cecolon of state and municipal celabr
tlons Instead of a surfeit of oratory at
rhetorical felicitations , the multitude ga
Its collective Intellect a rest and stuff *
It8 Individual stomachs with luscious fn ;
from Nebraska orchards. And the avtdl
with which thousands of people nssalli
the pyramids of peaches that were glvi
nwav In honor of Nebraska Peach day ii
dicated that the change was appreciated.
Aside from the free peaches ordinary a
trait ions had full sway until evening. wh <
the masked carnival on the main court fu
nishiil a novel and highly amusing spe
tanlo While the ground * were scarcely
crowded as they were the day before , tl
falling oI ( was hardly noticeable and tl
people w ho wanted to spend their time
the buildings wera thankful that there we
not more of them. For the first time sin
the expoalt'on ' opened there was enoui
il ist in the air to create some Inconvenien
In some pans of the grounds , but this w
largely due to some hitch In the sprlnklli
nrrargcmeuts that was merely temporar
In the main court and on the Bluff tra
the dust was scarcely perceptible , and tl
vorit sufferers wera the exposition offlcls
nnd others who occupied the buildings aloi
the boulevard.
Arrangements for additional attractlo
for Jubilee week are hanging flre pendli
the more important negotiations In co
nectlon with the events that are alrcai
under consideration John L. Webster
the special committee recently appoint
by President Wattles left for Washlngt
jesterday , carrying the lithographed I
vltattonH to President and Mrs. McKinl
and the prince of Wales , tlw invltatlo
of the governors of the trnnsiVssisstj :
Btates nnd about 200 other invitations
be distributed through the State depai
ment. Srnator Thurston. Congressm
Mercer and General Cow in were alrea
on the way , and John C. Wharton , the r
mainlng member of the committee , w
not be able to get awav.
There seems to be a certain lack of u
derstandlng even on the part of expositl
officials In regard to the status of the fli
men's tournament In Ita relation to the (
position The tournament Is located In
8ppara enclosure- and naturally Involve :
separate admission. But there Is a gene
foiling that exposition visitors who are wl
for the ss
Ing to pay another admission
of st-elng some of the events in the toun
mcnt should not be compelled to pay a th
nrtmieslon fee In order to return to I
grounds. H Is suggested that thousands
people from outside points would want
spend the forenoon at the exposition , go
the tournament for an hour or two In '
afternoon and then return to the exposlt
for the evening. Some of the exposition o
cials say that it will bo a mistake to co
pel these- people to pay another 50 cents
return to the exposition , but others decli
that there l no other way out of It Tl
urg" that If return checks are given out
recipients might give them to someone e
Instead of using them themselves and tJ
permit peopleto get Into the exposlt
wthout paying a cent. It Is urged In rett
that even if one or two people got In f
during the week it would not bo so serl
n calamity as to antagonize thousands
people by a policy that practically cc
pels them to either stay away from
tournament or pay two exposition adrr
Eions.
UIVAIJIY AMONO 1,0(5 HOM.U1
ConteMt for I.nmliermeiiN Day In I
Interett.
\cloplnu : Intense
The log rolling contest that will beef <
of the features of Lumberman's day , S
tember 0 , is developing a rivalry betw. .
a number of the big lumber firms of
northwest that promises to result In si
Btanlial benefit to the exposition. It \
necessary to go to Eau Claire , Minneapi
nnd other big lumber centers to secure
pcrlenced men to enter In this contest ,
number of the big firms will send one
more men each and each Is naturally a :
lous that Its men should win out A gr
deal of Interest has been created In
prospective competition In this event :
the local lumbermen have received
surancea that a large number of people v
come to Omaha In addition to the he <
representation ot lumber dealers from ;
braska and adjacent states. As Lumb
man s day Ii also Woodmen of the We
day and Colorado day , It Is believed t
It will be ono of the biggest occasions
the exposition. The railroads are asau
ot a big crowd from Colorado and the Wo
men expect to be represented by sev <
thousand members of the order. These s
clal features , with the Firemen's tour
ment and the permanent features of
exposition , are expected to bring a crc
that will rival that of the Fourth of Jul :
The local committee In charge ot the It
bermen b celebration has announced t
the special meeting of the Nebraska A :
elation of Lumber Dealers will be held
the Nebraska building at 2 o'clock In
afternoon. The log rolling contest '
occur on the Mirror at 3 o'clock , the par
at T 30 , fireworks at S 30 and the concate
tion of Hoe Hoes at the Minnesota build
at a 00.
Knatern ItallroaiU froml-ie Untei
The roads ea t of Chicago have notl
Manager Dabcock of the Department
Transportation that they will only mak
rate of one and one-third fares on
cert fkate plan for Sons of Veteran * ' wi
The fare from Chicago U one fare plus
for the round trip. The eastern roada ]
posed some Umu ago to make a rate ot
fare r > ua JI If the Omaha city author !
woull enact Ugtelatton that would pro
the t > k u from tha operation * ot scalp
In their mor r c nt communication i
e'atrthat th y are MtUHed that the l
te ton ! they r qutr cannot b * provided
that they have consequently to make the
and one-third fare rate. This Is exploit
by the road * a a conceMlon. but in exr >
sit Ion circles It is tnk n aa an Indlcatli
that the eastern roads are not likely to ma
reasonable ratei at present.
CDI IIT CUt.MVAI , TUB I'KATflll
I'arude of the MiinUur * Around tl
llrllllnntly Mulited tiranil Court.
The carnival that was given lost nlzl
by the women of the Bureau of Entertair
ment transformed the main court Into
scene of enchanting beauty In addltlc
to the electric illuminations , thousands <
Japanese lanterns were stretched In
double circle around the lagoon and slmiK
decorations threw a soft light over tl
water from the launches and gondolas th :
skimmed over Its surface. When the va !
court was sacked from end to end wit
thousands of people In which the fantast
costumes of the maskers were here an
there perceptible like Dowers in a somb <
landscape , the effect was bewildering !
beautiful. The barkegAnd of gllstenin
greensward , the gorjpjJHyolla2e ) | : of tt
oleanders and the ) $ | | re ? < } * (
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he tremendous crow < f' * ! ( af. " * < 1 to mal
he scene a fantasle V > / " /'I/ ' " * &Lfl co'c '
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hat charmed each sense' - " i
Nearly even one on the gF
racted to the court br the clt |
monies , and so dens' ! was the
t was with difficulty that the pre
irozrarii was carried out The
: ongresa ed In the Auditorium at S o'i
and a little later they were formed Ini
ine behind the McCook Land by Gencr ;
nnjcr Clarkson , who acted as marsha
and Assistant Marshals Dudley Smith , V
J. Schriver and Harry Thomas. Mr. at
.Irs. . Clement Chase headed the masker
ollowed by the members of the- Bureau i
Intertainment , with their escorts , and th (
> y the general crowd of visitors In mas
fhero were several hundred of them alti
gether and the costumes comprised a v.
rlcty of pretty and fantastic designs. Thei
A pre shepherds and flower girls nnd Imi
and clown * and a score of novel charai
era that were delightfully original. Amor
h se one of the most ingenious was th :
of H. S. Berlin , who had transformed bin
ielf Into a hune sheaf of Nebraska whe ;
'ully ' eight feet high , which seemed
move in the pageant Independently of a :
ivinn agency Officers ot high degree wr
iwords and top boots and resplendent wli
decorations escorted pretty peasant girls
he costumes of the Alps and the Tyrolei
mountains , and princes In flowing robes ai
flowers walked side by side with gnom
and clowns in heathenish garb. Altogeth
t was a very pretty spectacle , but it w :
but a feature in the grand ensemble ot tl
court , which was more beautiful In its ei
tlrety than any of Its features.
The fantastic calvalcade proceeded aroui
he head of the lagoon , thence west to tl
bridge and across to the other side , (
which it marched to the wldo space
rent ot the Government building , whli
tad been rored off for the exclusive u
of the maskers. But the crowd was
big and BO enthusiastic that : it swept ov
tha ropes and interfered somewhat wi
the subsequent proceedings. The battle
confetti furnished amusement for a fe
minutes and then the band played a sele
tlon of dance music while those who fc
ncllned danced on the wide brick pav
meiit. Then the pageant moved back
the bead of the lagoon and broke up , whl
the maskers scattered to the Midway
continue the revelry during the remalnd
of the evening.
v.v. ui\ns TIII : i'
Antelope Mnte Sa e the Uny Aft
the Other * Ml IlaeU Out.
Nebraska got to the front yesterday a
monopolized all of the honors that w <
9lth the observance of Peach day , that
Nebraska was ! only state that h
peaches to give a\.ay
Some wet > ks ago when It was proposed
have a Peacti day at the exposlton , a nu
her of the transmlselssippl states propos
to comein and make it a great event Tt
promised carloads of peaches and It was si
posed that there would bo any quantity
the fruit , each state contributing Its sha
N'oth'ng ' was known to the contrary unti
few days ago when the reprcsenta-lves of l
several states commenced to serve not
upon the exposition managers thit It woi
be Impossible to furnish the peaches. T
Information was conveyed to Superlntendi
Taylor of the Horticultural building a
Sup rlntendent Youngprs of the Nebros
fruit exhibit They were asked If It woi
not be advisable to abandon the Peach c
features and let everything In this conn
t.on go by default. They replied In l
negative and the work of having a I1
braska Peach day was started.
Superintendent Youngeri wrote perso :
letters to most of the peach growers In i
state , telling them of the conditions exi
ing and asking them what tney could
All of them responded that they were re :
and willing to help sustain Nebraska's rej
tatlon as a peach raising state. Thus ;
sured. Superintendent Youngers laid
plans and when the gates of the expo
tlon grounds opened yesterday morning ,
had more than 1.500 baskets of peaches
give away. During the previous night
and his assistants had removed the fr
from the tables in the Nebraska space , t
moved chem close together , leaving an al
to pass between and upon these he had pi
baskets and boxes of peaches ceiling hi
As the crowd commenced to file through
building , these baskets were opened and
contents given out to the men , women i
children. All day long the line contlm
to be unbroken and everybody was served
It is estimated that not less than 12.
persons passed through the building dur
the day and sampled the peaches raised
NebTiska.
Wbllo tljero was a crowd at the dlstrl !
tlon of peaches , there was jrie almost
largo at the Pottawattamie County W
warn , where Grape day was being observ
Here the tables were covered with
fruit , which was given away by Super
tendent Graham and his assistants. T
and tons of grapes had been sent In by
growers on the Iowa side of the river , m :
ot whom were present to give points u |
fruit growing In this section and also
convince the public that It Is not necess
to go away from the rtver states to prod
the best that the country affords.
Picture of ii Cotton IlloeUnde.
The Texas people are pointing with c
slderable pride to a picture that they h
hung In their exhibit in the Agricult
building. It Is a photograph , -IxtS feet , ,
represents a cotton blockade In the swl
yards of one of the roads entering Houst
The picture was taken In the fall of 1
when cotton came In so fast that It t
found Impossible to keep it moving out
sufficient quantities to clear the yards. '
' picture shows ten trains on ehe tracks ,
loaded with cotton and thousands of be
1 lying about , corded up like wood.
In spite of the notices that have been
up at all the exit gates to warn people t
when they pass through they are out of
grounds , out of town vUttors persist
going outside and then ktckln * because t
cannot get back. Yesterday a woman M
thr e children came In at the Sb rt
avenue gate and deciding to vblt the B
( Continued on Fifth Page. )
\\HEELER \ \ ( M THE Sllt'ATIO '
Dotaghtj General Writes Concerning t
Complaints About Campa.
ANSWER TO MANY UNFAIR CRITICISf
Culm n Campaign tmlertnkeii ni
Lurried ThroiiKh with M r > eloun
illt ) and t'nclcr Sever
est Condition * .
CAMP WIKOFF , L. I . Sept. 2. MaJ
General Joseph Wheeler gave the follow 1
to the Associated Press today
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STAT1
FORCES. Camp Wlkoff. L. I. . Sept. 1. F <
lowing Is a sample of the letters we a
coastantly receiving regarding the soldlc
In the camp.
"In regard to my stepson , we feel ve
uneasy about him , on account of the new
paper reports of the privation and suffi
Ing Indicted on the private soldiers , i
though he has never uttered a complal
since he has been In the army we he
from other sources of the cruel and bar
bre treatment Indicted on our soldiers u
der the pretense of humanity , for c
feUghbors and the whole state Is In a. si :
of horrible excitement. I should not
surprised If the feeling should lead to
revolution of some kind , for I assure s
I hear on all sides the most violent a
bitter denunciations of the War depa ;
raent and the administration. U Is inde
a great pity that the glory of our trlumc
should be dimmed by such a shame ;
thing oa the ill-treatment and starvatl
of our own brave soldiers , while the Spa
ish prisoners have the best treatment tt
the country can afford. "
Soldier * Hear Their Lot.
It will be seen that the above letter st
that not a word of complaint has been :
celved from this soldier , and so far as i
Investigation goes , no complaint has be
made by any of the brave soldiers tl
have added glory to our arms In the Cul
campaign. A great many anxious fiuht :
mothers , brothers or sisters arrive h
from all parts of the Cnited States to Ic
after their relatives whom , they say , I
papers tell them , are suffering and ma
of them have heard that their relatli
are la a condition of starvation. Most
these people are little able to expend I
money for such a journey and they i
surprised when they come here to
their relatives surrounded with everythl
to eat which can be procured by mon
and If sick In the hospital they are gratifl
and surprised to flnd that they are gii
every possible care
In reply to a direct request that I v
give the exact facts as I see them I \
state Every officer and soldier who w
to Cuba regarded that he was given a gr
and special privilege in being permit
to engage in that campaign. They kn
they were to encounter yellow fever c
other diseases , as well as the torrid h
of the coantry , and they were proud a
glad to do so They knew that It was I
possible for them to have the advant :
of wagon transportation which usually
companies an army , and yet officers a
men were glad to go , to carry their blai
ets and their rations on their backs , and
be subjected without any shelter to ;
sun and rains by day and the heavy dc
by night. They certainly knew that
Spaniards had spent years in erecting i
fcnses and It was their pleasure to assa
and th-er ) duty to capture the Span
works.
Hurried Organization.
They -vrero more than glad to Incur
hardships and these dangers. They w
there and did their duty , each man sec
Ing to feel that American honor and pr
tlge was to be measured bv his condi
The brave men did not complain of
neglect of the government , but on the ot
hand seemed grateful to thf president
giving them the opportunity to Incur th
dangers. They realized that in the hun
organization of an expedition by the g
eminent , which had no one with any
perlence In such matters , it would be 1
possible to have everything arranged
perfection , and they will testify that un
the circumstances the conditions w
much nearer perfect than any one wo
have reason to expect and that the pr <
dent and secretary of war and others v
planned and dispatched these expedlti
deserve high commendation.
One reason why our army was lack
in zonre respects in equipage was that
telegram was received from Admiral Sa :
son stating that If the army reached th
Immediately th y could take the city
once , but If there should be delay
fortifications of the Spaniards would be
perfected that there might be great d :
culty In taking it. On receiving this <
patch the War department directed
army to move at once. As all connec
with the army will recall , the orders w
received after dark and the army was
motion , had traveled nine miles and
on the ships at daylight. When the ex
dltion sailed for Cuba It went there
corted by a large fleet of war ships.
that time It was regarded as Imposs ;
for a merchantshlp to salt on the oc
safely from any American port to Sai
ago , but as soon as the Spanish fleet
destroyed so that It was possible far
armed shipa to sail safely to Santiago ,
generous people of the United States s
scribed money without limit and dlspatc
luxuries without stint for the Santi
army and everything that could be
compllshed for their comfort was done
the president and secretary of war.
Second TIiouKht * on Fer Sltuatl
After the surrender had been compU
and arrangements perfected for transport
tha Spanish army to Spain the preald
and secretary of war sent ships to S
tiago and transported our army to one
the most healthful localities In the Un
States. - - point selected by the secret
of war was such an isolated situation I
thorough protection was given the pec
of the United States from the danger
yellow fever contagion The soldiers ,
their arrival at this place , received ev
care and bounty which could be procured
money Tha president and secretary of
directed that their health and comfort shi
bo cared for without reference to expei
nnd in addition the people within a ci
of 100 miles vied with each other in si
ping to them carloads and steamboat Ic
of luxuries ot all kinds. I have Ju t
laheil my daily inspection of the hosplt
With rare exception the sick are cheei
I have nurses and doctors to care for tl
and In all my many tours I have not fo
a single patient who made the slightest ci
plaint.
It is trua there- has been suffering
great suffering. The climate of Cuba
very severe upon all our soldiers , but
stead of complaining the hearts of tt
bravo men are filled with gratitude to
poopla far the bounteous generosity xten
to them.
There Is no doubt that there have t
Individual cases ot suffering and possl
neglect among the soldiers , not only
Cuba , but since their arrival at this pi ;
Nearly 20,000 men were brought froc
yellow fever district to thU country.
would have been criminal to have Ian
them and allowed them to go prorali
ously among the people and spread
fever. The physicians declare the fe
would have spread through many of
states.
Sui e * Country from J-
To avoid such a catastrophe a pi
which U more thoroughly Isolated from
people than any other which could be to
was selected By these wis means
country has been saved from a scourgt
this fearful disease. Everyone will rea
that to laud 1S.OOO men and put them
bare fields without any buildings whau
could not be done without some hardi
Over 5,000 very elck men have been
celved In the general hospital and as mat
more sick have ben eared tor in the fit
hospital , and yet about only sixty deal !
have occurred In these hospital ! .
Tents had to be erected and hosplta
constructed and preparations to supp
those 13.000 men with wholesome watt
food , medicines , physicians , nurses , cook
hospital furniture , wagons , etc. and tl
other needs and essentials for caring f
IS 000 , fully half ot whom are very slier
or In a feeble physical condition. In add
tion to this most ot the bedding and mui
of the clothing was left In Santiago
prevent yellow fever Infection. All of the
deficiencies have had to be supplied. V
have but one line ot railroad to bring the
supplies and sometimes there have be
delajs.
MIAKTUR TELLS HIS STOU
General Explain * the Condition *
NEW YORK , Sept , 2. The World prln
an Interview with General William :
Shatter. In which he is represented as sa
Ing "At Santiago we had to deal wl
things as they are , not as they should t
Of course there was slckneas. It was I ;
evltable In a summer campaign. Noboi
was neglected. The doctors were scarce
first , but we had boat loads of them as soi
as they could get there. The doctors g
sick like the rest. They were overwork
and exhausted. But their ability Is u ;
questionable. Look at the low percenta
of deaths from wounds. It never w
lower In any war Why. In the civil war
lay on the battlefield myself until maggo
developed In my wounds , and that was rig
near by , not down In a malarious , su
tropical country far away
"The men who ordered a summer car
palgn In a fever-Infested country are r
sponslble for the natural and unavoldat
consequences. None of our wounded we
allowed to He on the battlefield , as I w
in the civil war. Nothing of the kli
happened.
"It was the heat that was BO deadl
i And the rains. . Right In the mldat of t
I most torrid heat a shower would fall.
would drench everybody without cooling t
air. In a few minutes , under the s
again , every man would be steaming. M
i of the strongest constitution succumbed.
"Our first case of yellow fever develop
at El Caney But the army was ripe 1
It and it spread like a prairie fire. Ma
a man had yellow fever who never w
know it. And , to tell the truth , It is c
so dangerous as the calentura or heat :
tacks that unaccllmated men have in t
malarious regions of Cuba. Why , It Is
j common thing for a man's temperature
! -Ise from a normal state to 105 in a fi
, hours. That means death in most cas
' It can give cards and spades to yelli
fever In the game cf death. I'd rath
have yellow fever. I tell you , when
man burns up Inside there's little ha
i
for him.
"Our men were all unaccllmnted ; . th
never had faced such constant heat. Ma
! of them never had slept outdoors bete
they went into camp. How could they
mou' led Into proper material for such
climate and such a campaign ? It could :
be done. These men you see coming ba
jwlth the thin bodies and tha yellow fac
are suffering from the parasite of the I
fever of the Santiago plateau. The ci
air and good home care will cure them
"We had to choose the lesser of the t
' evils to ship the men north to a heall
' climate , not wanting to keep them vvh
they must d'e. At the front we did
watt to let the tever have its run.
wanted to save life. Nr the problem \
to save the most lives pousTti e. We ne
had a foreign war since HH2-1S14. 1
United States has no hospital ships.
was not a question ot using what was b <
but what we had. We used the transpo
that brought the troops down.
"If I could have had a few weeks
equip hospital ships the condition wo
have been better If the war had contlm
we would have stayed r'ght therde , fever
no fever The sudden end of the war \
unexpected. We were not prepared for
unexpected. I inadt * It an Invariable rte
to send home 25 per cent less men or
transport than they had brought sot
That was a fair view to take.
"I am satisfied with the Santiago ca
palgn. When tt is fully .understood , w
all It * difficulties , it will receive Just pi
In military history We were hurried
to Cuba. We landed and could not h
got our stores back on board ship If we 1
wanted to When the Invasion was plani
It was obvious that It must be a ru
Such It was.
"And It was a success complete and i
equivocal. Many things were done. It
true , that were forced upon us by the e
geucles ot the hour , but the means c
ployed even under such stress proved to
wisely chosen. I was compelled to dc
great many things that under different i
cumstances would not have been con :
red.
"Tho El Caney fight , I hoped , would
finished at 10 a. m , but It took unti
o'clock , and I rather feel now that It i
for the best. Had I had Law-ton on
right of the line we would have undou
edly taken the city of Santiago that nlj
In which case only the garrison then th
would have surrendered to us. When
later , all the troops In the region surrou
Ing were Included. I knew that tha '
was over as soon as Toral spoke to
about surrendering the troops In the ei
rn province I almost fell over.
"We never had on the fighting line
any me time more than 13,000 men. i
with these we captured 27.000 Nine th
sand Spaniards were fortified In the t
Intrenched position I ever saw. Indeed ,
Intrenchments were of such a charat
that shelling -vlth the guns we had did
do them serious damage Where a 13-1 :
shell from our ships dropped Into a ho
in the town It demolished the dwelling ,
all the occupants were gone. "
"Did Cervera s men help In the San Ji
fight * " was asked , to clear up a moo
point.
"Yes. Indeed. He had 1,000 men ash
from his fleet In the battle of July 1.
chief of staff , Busamente , was killed.
marines and sailors suffered severely C
vera put them all back on board July 2 ;
on the 3rd he tried to get to sea.
"The Spaniards were down to their 1
bit of rice when they surrendered , but t
chivalrously declined on the first day to
cept rations offered to ihem. They t
that American charity humiliated them ,
I noticed that they came around for
grub the second day "
"Why was your food supply short bel
San Juan * "
"I had to act quickly and shove my r
right Into the field because I knew t
were growing weaker and weaker everhi
We had plenty of rations , unloaded at
shore , but there was only a single road , h
deep In mud , over which they could
brought to the front , and If w had ha
thousand army wagons we could no : b
got the provisions where they were neet
The pack trains saved us. They aere
valuable. "
"What 1s the condition ot Santiago ted a
was asked.
"It Is In a fair state of heal'h. " rap
General Shafur. "Under the nulltair ;
ernorihtp now in existence It will coon
cleaned and made thorougnly healthy. I
a pretty town , buc the surrounding coimtr
( Continued on Second Page. )
T
Work is Ordered on Construction of Ne
Omaha Station ,
PLANS APPROVED AND BIDS INVITE
Improved Terminal PnMlltlc * an
1'innrntfrr AcL'otiimodntlonx ! M > OII
to He Enjoyed l > r I "Ion
Tactile J'ntroiii.
Omaha Is now assured of a fine new dep <
to be erected Immediately by the Union Pi
ctfic. which will make its terminal facilltl
in this city equal to the best.
The depot project which has been ham
Ing fire since early spring has been pi
beyond possibility of even further delay 1
the action ot the directors of the Unit
Pacific at their last meeting In New Yor
At this meeting the plans and speclficatloi
for the new depot at Omaha were approvi
and the steps commenced for Its con tru
tlon.
The plans were drawn by the archlte
tural firm of Frost & Granger of Chlcai
and contemplate a building fully up to tl
most modern depot structures.
The depot Is to be located at Tenth ai
Mason streets , with approaches from t
Tenth street viaduct , and will supplant t
temporary frame waiting room now ser
Ing for passenger accommodations.
The architects are already receiving bl
for the depot construction and the conlrac
will be let In a few days. U Is the Inte
tlon to push construction work so as to ha
thu depot ready for occupancy at t
earliest possible day.
The depot will be erected by the Unl
Pacific Railway company and will in i
probability be known as the Union Pacl
depot. It will , however , be large enough
take care of the business of all of the co
necting lines and arrangements will prot
bly be made , if not made already , for
Joint use by the Union Pacific and a nui
her of the Chicago-'omaha roads.
The depot project Is part of the gene :
plan of the new Union Pacific company
put Its line In the best condition and me
ernlze it at all points.
I
M'KINLEY REACHES NEW YOR
Vice President nnd Mri. Hobart Jo
the I'rvnldentliil '
I'arty at
Jersey City.
NEW YORK. Sept 2 President McKl
i ley , accompanied by Mrs McKlnley , Ma ,
| Webb C Hayes , Colonel and Mrs. Myron
Herrlck and George D Cortelyou , the pre
dent's assistant secretary , arrived at Ji
sey City , at noor > today. He vras met-at I
| railroad station by Vice President and M
Hobart. who will remain with them durl
j their stay in the city. The party wi
driven to the Manhattan hotel , where tt
will occupy the state apartments.
| Whlls on its way to the Fifth Aver
i hotel this afternoon , the carriage contain !
President McKinley , Vice President Hob
j and Private Secretary Porter met a del
I of the Seventy-first regiment escorting i
I remains of Corporals Shield and Imme
' who were killed In the charge of San Ji
hill , to the cemetery. With reverential
spect the president and his party remo\
their hats. The president seemed to
deeply affected by the spectacle. The pr
Ident's carriage followed the funeral corti
I a couple of blocks and then returned to i
i hotel.
j President McKlnley was on the balcc
j of the Fifth Avenue hotel fanning hims
with his hat when the naval reserves fr
the Yankee passed. He Jumped to his f
and clapped his hands and when the t ,
presented arms , bowed In answer to th
salute. The sailors were surprised and >
lighted at being reviewed by the president
NEW YORK , Sept. 2. President McK
ley and party left the city at 10 15 tonli
for Camn Wlkoff.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 2 Secretary Ale
accompanied by Mrs. Alger , Commlsa
General Eagan and Secretary Proctor , 1
at 4 o'clock for Jersey City. At that po
I the party will take the General Melgs :
be transferred to the Long Island termii
In Brooklyn.
INSURRECTION IS SPREADlf
Uebel * In I'htllpplnea Intode Oil ;
Inland ) ) Capture Some Span
ish. Treasure.
MANILA. Philippine Islands. Sept :
Several ship loads of insurgent troops hi
Invaded the southern Islands , with the vi
of seizing everything possible prior to
settlement of the peace conditions. Gene
Rtos , the Spanish commander , with a l
tllla of gunboata , is acting energetical
but the Insurgents have captured the out
Ing Islands of Romblon and Palawan , wh
they found treasure to the amount of J-
000. The prisoners captured have arrl'
here.
Delegates from the Hong Kong Insurg
Junta , are to have an Interview with Uni
States Consul Williams tonight , and it
thought this possibly may result In a s
tlement of the insurgent question.
WELCOME WAR SHIPS HOI\ \
Hontoniana Give a Cordial Hecepll
ton > ul Oillcern nnd Suliitei
Are I'tred.
BOSTON , Sept 2 Amid the greatest
thuslasm from thousands both afloat i
aabore , a fleet of nine war ships , fr
from hard fighting In Cuba , headed by
stately Massachusetts , sailed up the bar
this afternoon and quietly dropped anc
off the wharves , salutes only being fired
honor ot Commodore Howlaon ot the n ;
yard and as Governor Wolcott left for
shore. Tonight the officers in their t
uniforms came ashore and with Cover
Wolcott and Mayor Qulncy held a well
tended reception In historic Faaeuil h
while the fleet , with the assistance ol
lively thunder storm , lighted up the h
bor with Its eearchllghta.
Movement" of Oeeuu VeiieM , Sept ,
At Hamburg Arrived Fuerat BUmar
from New York.
At Liverpool Arrived Bovlc , from M
York.
At MovlIIe Sailed Anchorla , lor N
York.
At Genoa Arrived Kaiser Wllhalm , It
N' w York.
At New York Arrived Ohla , fr n Hi
Augusts Victoria , frora Hamburg.
TEMPERATURE AT OMAHi
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TOUVAT Till : U.XPOMTIO.'S.
Vt Hie Or on ml * I
IMltoro * Dili.
S n. in. to 111 p. m. , I ml I n 11 ( "onerr <
at tin * Encampment.
1 < > n. m. , MextiMin Hand at Andlti
rln in.
- > : ' , ( * p. m. . Mi-Cool , Hand at Cot en
nirlit Iliiililltiu.
I p. in. . Mfe - n v I nit i\lilMtlnn o
l.ttuoim.
. " . p , in. . Meilfnn Hand at I nil Inn 111
cMiinviineut.
7 p. in. , Mi-TooU Hand mill Etpo-i
tlon t lioriti In Grand Haiti- * < < en
on I'lnJn. I'lrcuorltN lo tonolnil
Co liver I.
REMEMBERED BY KAW PEOPL
( iooil Thl ! ! ; ; * to Hut riirnlied tl
\ etirnii ! \olniitt eri
on Tliclr Ma > Ilon-o.
KANSAS CITY. Sep2 Plvp trains boa
Ing the Nebraska volunteers from ChlcKi
mauga on their way to Fort Omaha pasei
through Kansas City today There were
all 1.022 officers and men. occupying fort :
four passenger coaches and sleepers at
seventeen cars of baggage. Including foi
carloads of horses.
The first train arrived about 2 30 anil w
composed of the freight of the regiment
charge ot a detail ot men under a lieu'enar
It was run Into the cypress vards near Arc
strong and waited for the other sections
corno up. The next train carried the Tlr
battalion , Colonel Bills , Lieutenant Colon
Olson and the remainder of the staff. It o
cupled thirteen coaches and , having din' '
at Pleasant Hill , Mo. , did not stop until
had crossed the river Into Kansas.
The Second and Third battalions , wl
their company officers , occupied the ne
two trains and stopped In the Missouri P
cific freight yards The officers dined at tl
Union depot and a detail ot men was se
to the depot from the quartermaBter's d
partment for the fifty gallons of coffee. 1
loaves of bread and ten pounds of butt
that had been ordered during the afternoi
by telegraph.
The last train arrived In Kansas CI
shortly after 6 o'clock. Besides three
four cars of troops belonging to the Thl
battalion , the train carried five Pullm ;
sleeping cars , with eighty-three sick m
In the bunks. The sick soldiers were
charge of Lleiftenant Maron of the hospll
corps and Hospital Steward Falrman.
"We hnd about 200 sick altogether , " sa
Steward Falrman , as he stood In one of tl
oar doors. "A few more than 100 of the
have been sent home and we have elsht
three on board. You would be surprised
see how much difference it makes to
going toward home. Rlcht there in th
bunk Is the sickest man we had when v
started , and you see he Is sitting up lee
lu , ; at Kansas City now. He eats , nnd w
be able to walk around considerable wh' '
he gets to Omaha. None of the boys a
in bad shape , and solnj home seems
have been the best of medicine.
* "We have six trained nurses with us n :
a detail of four green ones. But all
them understand their business , and ,
these cars are not overloaded , we ha
had no trouble at all We go to Oraa
and there wait fo orders They will
to muster out , ve expect , though we m
not get loose so soon as we think we wl
"How about Chickaraauga Park * We
It is no place for a northern man to
kept , and that Is about all there Is to
Some were Inclined to blame our officers
the last , but I have been In the park a
in the hospital every day since we lant
there , and I kno'v the surgeons and t
officers have done everything that th
could possibly do. The mistake was
keeping the northern men in the southe
climate "
The regiment left for Omaha during t
early evening.
GERMAN-ENGLISH ALLIANC
Little Credence CJiicn In AVell-I
formed Circles to Ilecent Hu
mor * oil the Subject.
( Copyright , 1S9S , by Press Publishing C
LONDON , Sept. 2 ( New York World (
blegram Special Telegram ) Little cr <
once is attached in well informed circles
the reported Anglo-German alliance. Di
ing the last fortnight the German ambas :
dor has had almost daily Interviews w
Mr Balfour , who Is acting foreign secreta
and the rumor mentioned is a conjecti
founded on these visits. It Is regarded
highly probable that Balfour has been <
gaged in ncgotiFtlng an arrangement foi
reconbtltution of the mixed tribunal
Egypt , whose existence expires by tlux
time next year. Germany would dema
some consideration for siding with Engb
In this matter and an arrangement Is bin
at by whch Delagoa bay Is to b < " acqul :
from Portugal on the understanding tl
Germany Is to obtain certain trading fac
Hies there. Beyond this there Is bellei
to be nothing In the air between EngU
and Germany at present. In financial c
cles where these reports originated
tendency Is to show a support of Portugu
stocks , which have been very firm , i
i South African shares have also Improved
the prospect of a settlement of the Ic
vexed Delagoa bay difficulty
FIX LAWS FOR SANTIAC
Military Olllceri Ha > e the Tunic
ArrniiKlni ; a. Sjnteni Trnnnport
Mliioiirl Mills Today.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA. Sept 2 Lleuti
ant J H. Blo-unt , Jr , of the Third Immi
regiment , has been assigned by Gene
Law-ton , commander of the Department
Santiago , to the task of codifying the Sp ;
Ish and Cuban laws with a view of arrai
Ing a system for usein that part of
province cf Santiago de Cuba , which is t
der American control. He ban begun
work wltlj a large corps of assistants. 1
undertaking Is a big one , and will requ
some time tor Its completion.
The United States transport Missouri v
tail for Montauk Point tomorrow morn !
with 250 conval 8cents from the various re
cients of the Fifth army corps. The vw
has been equipped with great care for '
trip , and the men will be comfortable.
lon Mill * September 17.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 2 Secretary Day
the State dfpartment , who ii now at
home la Canton , O , wUl return to hi e
next week for the purpote or ctmftirr
with the pre ldem regarding the fttal
itructloos to the United Sut < nitWfKii
the r > eac comualtnloo which will leave
Europe OB Hie Ma r Milling from N
York OB the ITti Intt. U U n e uuy
thm to hare a4l their preliminary
raa * BiitU ia this country compile * l bf
that data.
REVISION WILL COME
Sentiment in Paver of Such a Mora Grows
Steadily in Paris.
AUTHORITIES CANNOT STAVE IT OFF
Majority of the Cabinet Are Said to Favor a
New Trial ,
MINISTER OF WAR ALONE OPPOSES IT
Military Circles Admit that the Parnons Case
Must Be Reopened ,
RUMOR THAT HENRY WAS MURDERED
Man ) 1'eopl' * Com Ineed tlint He Hid
: \ot Die 1i > III * O ii I In ml
Zulu Congratulate * Mad-
niur Drcj f HI.
( Copyright , 1S5S , by Press Publishing Co )
PARIS , Sept. 2 ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram ) Somow bat of
a lull supervened In the Dreyfus torment to
day , but sentiment In favor of a revision Is
steadily Increasing. La I'resse , which
bithcrto has been n most virulent nntl-
Dreyfus organ , admits that revision Is pref
erable to a continuance of the present agi
tation.
Madame Dreyfus , like Zola , Is lying perdu
somewhere In the country and all Informa
tion concerning her whereabouts Is denied ,
but I can state that in the course of a re
cent Interview with her she emphatically
said'
"Hevlslon would bo In Dreyfus' favor , but
H would not bt * justice. The annulment of
my husband's sentence Is what Justice de
mands , for then he could not be tried again
and perhaps be made the victim of a second
end conspiracy , for which his persecutors
have far stronger motives than for tha
first. "
Feeling Is rising against War Minister
Cavalgnac. He Is charged with delay , BO
that outraged public feeling may have time
to cool and bu can avoid extreme measures
against the conspirators.
M. Lasles , nationalist deputy , after an In
terview with Ca\algnac this morning , said :
"I am absolutely convinced that so long as
Cavaignac la minister of war there will bo
no revision. That was the impression hu
words distinctly left on my mind. "
Late tonight , however , the report sped
j along the boulevards that the cabinet had
decided upon revision , but was In dlillcully
as to the method by which a decision can
be effectuated. The antl-Dreyfusltes. how
ever , are attempting to raise a scare by as
serting that the Ureyfus case can only bo
reopened at the cost of war with a powerful
enemy , meaning Germany.
Yves Oavot , who has been one of the most
courageous champions of Justice In this af
fair , said today "I accuse Minister Ca
valgnac of causing the country to merge
the honor of the army In the dishonor at
its guilty officers. I call upon him to prosecute -
ecuto his cousin , Paty du Olam. to < * hem
suspicion strongly attaches as the originator
of the veiled lady fraud. "
Cut alxiini ! lit Work.
Minister Cavalgnac on the other hand de
clares ho Is scrutinizing the Dreyfus bosler
Una by line , determined at all risks to get
at the bottom of the plot. Seven deputies
have announceil their Intention of Inter
pellating the government when the chambers
meet on the fifteenth.
Some sensation has been created by tha
report that Dreyfus himself Is dead , but
the World correspondent was assured at the
ministry of the colonies today that no such
Information had reached that department.
The latest reports represented the prisoner
as being in good health. The event of hii
death would be cabled at once If It had
happened. Dreyfus' death , moreover , would
accentuate Instead of mitigating the gravity
of the present crisis.
There are many people who are convinced
that Henry did not die by his own hand ,
but that ho was murdered. The suspicious
circumstances surrounding the tragedy glva
some warrant for this sinister suggestion ,
though the suicide theory is obviously cor
rect. The prison authorities at .Mont Val-
erin maintain absolute reserve , but from
Henry's own household comes the sugges
tive statement that when he sent for hl3
vallso and servant they found It ready
packed It contained two razors , which wera
visible Immediately the vallso was opened ,
but were nevertheless not removed by his
jailers.
Coii riitnlailonN from Zulu.
LONDON , Sept. 2 ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) The Dally
Mall's Paris dispatch says that Zofa. whoau
present abode Is still a secret , has written
Mme. Dreyfus , congratulating her on the
turn events have taken and declaring that
his letter of accusation will soon be vindi
cated.
The Morning Post's Paris dispatch says
Cavalgnac Is almost alone among the min
isters In still regarding a revision of th
Dreyfus trial with strong disfavor. It la
probable , however , that he will yield to
the pressure of his colleagues and that of
public opinion , which even In military cir
cles Is cow almost universally won over
to revision Already the minister of war
has consented to a careful examination of
the point of whether the trial can legally
be reopened or not. Three Journals , La
Patrle , Lux Intransignante and Le Petit
Journal , continue to oppose the Idea of re
vision. M. Mlllevoye , deputy , declares In
La Patrle today that as there couAl be no
question of trying Dreyfus over again with
closed doors It would be a discusalon in
the presence of the whole of Europe "be-
tween the military staffs of France and
Germany "
The Daily Telegraph's Paris dispatch says
Cavalgnac. minister of war. Is hard at work
studying documents end reports until an
advanced hour every night , but it In not
thought he will arrive at a definite opinioa
for a week or two. There la a possibility
that Mrae. Dreyfus , acting on the advice of
her friends , may address another letter on
the subject to the government and o has
ten the solution of the question , but thus
far she has made no sign.
PARIS. Sept. 2 ( Midnight ) The mo t
pessimistic feeling ! exlit It la the common
belief that Great Britain and Rustla are on
the eve of war and that the consequence of
tha Dreyfus scandal will involve France la
war with Germany
Letter Carrier * at To If do.
TOLEDO. O . Sept. t All offlcers ot the
Letter Carriers' association are in the city
to attend the convention which meet * Mon
day. They bcld an Inform * ! meeting this
evening , tc jet her with the auditing com-
mlttM. All r port r found corrett Tb
city ban put on gala ai > r > * tranc and ta
rMpI B4 at with etectriral tlhimteattoa The
general Indication * r that Prident Par.
KMS will succeed hlmieU as he 4 of tha
organization.