Nebraska Newspapers

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IfJSTAIJLISIMJUX'13 : ! 11) ) , IS71. OMAHA , SATURDAY MOH'NM'XC ! , SEl'TEM HKH 10 , 185)8 ) TWELVE 1 AJ ( US. sixr. roi'Y FIVICENTS. .
FOUR DAYS IX ONE
Exposition Data a Qtnrtot of Handsome
Attractions for a Friday.
RAIN FALLS ON EVERY ONE OF THEM
Damp , Sojrtrj Morning and Cold Afternoon
Puts a Check on the Enthusiasm.
COLORADO DECLARES ITSEXERCISES OFF
Absence of Governor 1
His Telegram ofT * $ y
LUMBERMEN AND WOODMEN GET THERE
T n fJront rcntur < " 4 Wltleli Couldn't
Hihtojipril liy thf Cell ! MiovM-r
tinAlixt'iiii - of '
from MMioiinilN. .
Total nilnilxNloiiN > cstcrdiiy. . 17"ill
Totnl lo date 1,1't.Mil ) !
Yesterday was the 101st day of the expo
sition nnd with n ejunite-t of Importnnt
i-ventB to draw the crowd It was anticipated
that the seeond century would he-gin with
an attendance thaj ; would crowd the rcronl
Hut thou camu the rain , soggy , drizzling an 1
Inalstcnt nnd driven by n north wind and
when the officials arrived at their olllces in
the morning nnd deposed of their toddi n
raiment they reslgne-d ihcinsolve-s to the
apparent prospect of failure. Hut they
edther underestimated the courage of ibo
people or the popularity of the show. Al
though the recoid Is still safe Iho crowd on
Iho grounds compared very favorably with
those that huvo been recorded on the preivl-
OUH days of the week. People cnme out
through the seeping rain by thousands and
with ono of two unimportant exceptions the
celebrations of the day were successfully
e-arried on. All the forenoon there was no
prospect that the storm would c < - no , but
the line of arrivals lemalncd unbroken. In
the uttcitioon when the soaking mist disap
peared nnd revealed clouds leaden but dry ,
their numbers Increased and by the middle
of the nfte-rnoon thu ctowd seemed as big
as usual.
The Woodmen of the World contributed
the biggest quota to the crowd nnd the
luinbeimcn vvero not fnr behind. Hacli body
carried out Its program Irrespective of the
dements nnd they nllovvcd nothing to pre
vent them from enjoying their holiday.
The Colorado day exercises were postponed
on account of the Inability of Governor
Adams and other utate odk-lnls to nttend ,
but there was a good sl/ed crowd from that
Htato on the grounds , which was sutll-
clenlly occupied in enjolng the other fea-
tuics. Dining the day Piesldent Wattles
received a telegram fiom Govcinor Adams
oxpiesslng his regrets ) at being tumble ! to at
tend , as follows :
DKNVUU. Sept. U Hon. O. W. Wattles ,
President Trnnsmlsslsslppl ilxpcaltlon The
Ktuto of Ooliiintlo Is toda } re-pi esonted at
Iho exposition by 1I.OUU of Its citizens. I
regret being unable to be present on th.s
occasion , but bospc-nk for the vlsltois from
this cominoin.cnlth a hearty wt-leime Col-
oindo le-adu theHUUM In Its production of
precious mini r. Is and f enu its valkyj tliv-rc-
wc > ro retun-e-d lust } e-ar an agilcultiiial out
put valued nt over $ IO.UiOOOti. ( Our melons ,
twe-nty cailoadH of will h the people of. the
Alkansas valley present to } ou todav , are
the- most lusi ions grown in all the land.
Our small fiults fresh from Hit- orchards
mu In your llortkul uro building awaiting
Inspection and comparison Our inineial dis
play 1 prnnounecd by experts to lw tli"
most ceimpre-he-nslvt- dignified of all and
u credit to thegitnt state of C lorndo In
the educational nnd liberal arts displnvs > < m
will find abundant evldtnee of theluo'riss
of this portion of the western empire' I
hope ) to bo nble at a later da } to visit the
e-xposltlon In the meantime take go d care
of our people for the } me "the salt of the
oatth. " ALVA AD\MS , Governor.
Governor Adams' message was supple
mented by another from William llers of
Denver , who salel
The state' of Colorado will send through
thu exposition gates this morning " ,000 of
Its best eltlz.'i , < hip As pirsldcnt of thu
boanl of dire -tots of the Pestlval of Moun-
tnln nnd Plain I beg to congr. tulateou on
the ) gigantic enterprise which has attracted
to } our eoois so ninny of our people Thr
fourth anmuil Te-stlval of Mountnin nml
Plain will bo hrld In I'envei tctolv > r I , . "
nnd 0 anil we me extensively advertising II
In the > east Weho | e to have mnnj visitors
from Onmlm on our annual bull la.v and we' '
promise all who come a unique setle-H ol
entertainments.
i. tic 1101,1 , IMJ n v TIII : r.xrnirr.s
\Voiule-rfnl i\lillilllon of Ailllt >
( ilMMi on tinI iiuonii V < - - < tr < lM > .
The membcis of the Nebraska Lumber
men's association nnd their guests furnished
u largo proj Dillon of the entertainment on
the gioundt : yesterday and In spile ot nel-
verso candlttons tlu-lr shnio In the festiv
ities wns n thorough suce-ess. The log
rolling contest on the Ingexin was ono of
the most novel and nmuslug features thnt
has been given on the grounds and the
e lover performances of the trained log-
i miners held nn Inuuent-o crowd for two
hours.
The special meeting of the Nebraska as
sociation , which waa to have oecuired nt
the Minnesota building at 2 o'clock , wns
without results from a business stand
point , as It was found Impossible to got
any great number of the members together
nt the same tlmo The occasion wns Im
proved to rehearse the various attract'ons
of the day for the benefit of visiting lum
bermen and then the members adjourned tc
the lagoon to witness the log-rolling.
The contest occurred on the Mirror nne :
the wide circle of pavement was packee
with people who had only a vague Idea o :
the sort ot entertainment that was contem
plated. They found sl\ husky joung nth-
lotcs in tights and splkcel shoes cnvortlm
on ft lot of shifting logs ns easily as 1
they wore on solid ground. Each of thi
logs wns about ten feet long nnd not se
big but that the weight ot two men vvoule
sink U nearly level with the water. /
lilncU ring around the center of each lei
i-cparatcd the two contestants when tin
real contests begun and sot a limit beyone
which neither could go In his efforts te
overbalance his ndvcrsarj The entiles It
the contest represented a number of tin
biggest lumber firms In the northwest am
each had his partisans in the lumbermci
111 the crowd. The-ro was a purse of 12" '
In bo divided Into four monevs of $100 , ? 7u
ISO nnd } 2& , respectively , and this ) , with th
lively rivalry between the firms represented
was suinclenl to make the contest decided ! ;
Mnrv rloii i\lilliltlon : of Audit ) .
The manner In which the- athletes handle
ihini-ilvtg on th < ir mii < ruu ! fnuuiiK wn
n in i M ! to the umn.ti.uul Two of ill
< -t > ni tavs w ii out a' a nine and whc
Hi } had propellc 1 'bear leg well out in'
H"- i"n tlry threw away tht r i ike pole
and dcpe-ndrd e'atlrcly on their feet to Kcc
tUcui on the rlgbl aide ot the log. The ot
Jeot of each was to throw his opponent
off his balance without losing bU own.
They watched each other like u pair of
expert wrestlers waiting for an opening.
Then one- would give the log a twirl with his
feet that would make It revolve so fast that
an Inch of vvnter clung to Its surface nnd
the rollers would still manage to keep on
the upper side. 1'aiter and faster the log
would whirl under their combined Impetus ,
first ono way nnd then another , but their
feet flew as fast , \a the log rolled under
them and even though It went under and
they splashed through scver.il Inches of
water they maintained their balance appar
ently without an effort. Hut eventually an
unexpected twist would send ono of the men
headlong Into the lagoon and ho was picked
up bv the < Judges' boat , while his successful
competitor continued on dress parade. Then
another pair were given a chance and after
them had gone down the third set
Then the three winners were
fne aguli s the o her a iJ then the e
to be rolled off and altogether It
two hours before the Judges were
satisfied All this time the contestants hnd
been out In the freezing atmosphere In their
soaked tights and during the Intervals when
they were not nt work they shivered and
chattered until the Judges declared them
selves satisfied and awarded the prizes. T. H.
1'lemlng of Unti Claire , Wls , won the first
prize , A R Stewart of Kau Claire second
and Gus Miller of Wlnonn , Minn. , third. \
Dugas of Llttlo Tails , Minn , and L. Cyer
ot Minneapolis tied for fourth and the last
man was John Murray of I'au Claire. Dur
ing the contests Murray alto gave ti remark
able exhibition on , the "baby" log , a stick
about four feet long and eighteen Inches
thlcH , which he handleel under his feet as
nn acrobat docs the wooden ball in a circus.
Ho not only rolled It sldewas , but end-
wlso and several other wn3 , and appar
ently ho could not throw himself off If he
tried Altogether the contest was a won
derful exhibition of cleverness and the
crowd cheered Its appreciation at every op
portunity.
Ol'IlM.MJ THU Ul nOK KITTU-SV
lllni-K e'lit' * ! ) > % otfi-w MllKc ( iooil Ileio-
llddi ol rll'tron X. oiiiiu-tli-rx.
Three hundred members of the Order of
Hoo-Hoos , better known as Hlack Cats , arc
in the city They were nt the exposition
grounds last night ami there they held n
concitenatlon that continued until early
this morning It would have continued
until a Inter hour hnd not n number of the
kittens balked and refused to fuinlsh
amuse ment for the kittens who have been
In numerous other concutenat'ons '
The- Order of Hoo-Hoos Is made us of
lumbermen ami dealers In lumber , with now
nnd then -special dispensation being Is
sued that al.ows newspapct men to pass
through the tr } Ing ordeals required In order
to become full-Hedged members The meet
ings arc held upon the roof and are noted
for their quietness. So far a.s last night's
mcctlni : goes , It was as eiulct as any ever
held , but Is was adjourned from the roof
of the Minnesota building to the Inside ,
seveial of the kittens objecting to stalng
outside and caterwauling In the ruin that
poured down during portions of the night.
While the old kittens occupied the rooms
on the second floor of the Minnesota buildIng -
Ing , the fifteen } oung kittens snoozed before
the fireplaces on the first floor and watched
lhf > spurkH fly up the chimnevs as the }
dtled themselves after being out In the
storm. Ucarly nil of the old and young
kittens started out on n lark and garbed
j In robes of black and wearing filse faces ,
rcfcmbllng the heads of full crown black
cats , inradcd the Midway , slopping at one
or two places to pa } their respects. During
I the trip they were thoroughly wet , both
] Inside and out , and the } oung kittens upon
icturnlng to the building Insl'ted on drying
I themselves before going Into the concatena
tion I'ad they known what was in store
! for them thev would not have wanted any
aeldlt.oral warmth aside from that which
I
thev the msedvcs furnished. However , they
were allow eel to rest by the fire and pur
until nine minutes after 0 o'clock , when
they wcro Invited upstairs to appear before
lC. . Colpetzer of Omaha , snark of the
universe , R. L. Oliver of Lincoln , senior
Hoo-Hoo , R Klouiney of Minneapolis ,
junior Iloo-IIoo ; A. H Wlcr of Lincedn ,
, uojiuu , L. n. Deemer of Omaha , scrlv-
i enetor. Hen Collins , , jr. , of St. Louis , Jub-
ibcrwark , J J. Mullen of South Omaha ,
I custocatlonei ; William Krottcr ot Stuart ,
'
Neb , arcanoper. and D. P Cobb of Chicago -
! cage , Jurdon , and n whole lot of other klt-
| tens that had been upon the roof moro
I times than some of the fifteen candidates
for lloo-llootem had seen years Ruflllng
up theli backs according to Instructions the
' } oung kittens wore escorted to the outer
, gates of the room occupied by the old kit
tens and were allow eel to glance within.
Theio they saw a sight that froze their
} onng blood , but they were not to bo
blulUd. as the } had been told that every
cat has nine lives. Before they were
through with It they knew that there was
truth In the statement nnd some of them
wcie willing to testify that some kittens
hnd mow ; than double- this number. In
side the room the- saw the emblem of the
eider In heiole form , reaching fiom lloor
' to celling This is n black cat , standing
rampant , with tall curled over the back.
, The } were asked It they desired to know
' more of the geiod things pertaining to full-
Hedged kltte-nhood. and poor things , not
1 having had their ees opened , they said
'that ' they did They were Immediately cs-
i cortcd before the throne of the anark nnd
there tl-e fifteen kittens were toyed with
I much after the same fashion thnt a boy
will toy with a kitten that la to bo drowned.
1 Shrieks cut great chunks out of the nigh
ns fifteen Innocent } oung kittens were
sewed up In fittccn sacks and tossed aboul
the room. This performance disposed of one
life and nil of the kittens wished thnt thoj
' did not have eight more coming , but the ;
bud nnd the eight had to bo knocked out
After oelng tossed about for nn indefinite
period of timeIho kittens , sacks and al
I went over the bannisters and down Into tin
lobby on the first floor , which had beci
cleared of the curious. This disposed o
another life and there were moro left. Thei
1 the kittens were tossed up stairs and out o
the window , only to be tossed back again
Then they were taken down Ftnlrs nnd neli
up close to the fireplaces , while the Maine
burned their whiskers which vvero Juat be
ginning to sprout Holes were buined li
the black sacks In which they were tied , bu
this did not count , for the old kittens wcr
having fun.
i As a finale the fifteen sacks full of kitten
i were thrown upon the roof of the bulldlm
and we-re allowed to roll off. striking upoi
i the pointed stakes that had been plantci
I beneath for the purpose of preventing thel
striking the hard ground.
Right nt this point several of the kitten
show eel signs of giving up the ghost , an
were tenderly picked up and carried to th
rooms on the second floor , whcie restorative
In the nature of liquids wcro forced dow
their throats , thus bringing them back t
life. Having passed through the require
amount of torture , they were declared to b
. entitled to share the full benefits of kitten
i hoeid and were told to go out and hunt th
bways and hedges for other vu-ilms.
> ' Kaln StopN VII I'roi-
] Last nights rain was a damp ner on th
3 ' nrauncracut features of the exposition 1-V
11 _ _
( Ccntlnucd on Fourth Pace. )
FRIES TO KILL \YIII1ELJI1NA \
Assassin Makes Attempt on the Life of Hol
land's ' Young Queen.
FIRES A REVOLVER AT HER MAJESTY
Itnllt-t fine * Wldiof Iti Intruded
.11 a r I. , lint rioiittli * the Clicrlv of
One of tin * l.ndli-N In At-
tClldlllK'C ,
HRRLIN , Sept. 0. The Ljknl An/elger
says that n fortnight ago an it'i.npt was
made to assassinate Queen Wllhi'lmlni n ar
Amers fort , province of Utrecht , on the road
between Castle Soosdjt and Baara.
A man emerged from behind a trco and
fired u revolver at her nnjestv The bullet
missed the queen , but ploughed thy cheek of
a lady In attendance. The would-be as
sassin was arrested. Ho Is supposed to bean
an nnglluh anarchist.
The strictest secrecy has been maintained
hitherto aa to the ntfulr In oreltr not to
disturb the enjoyment of the enthionetucnt
festivities.
( Hrlirutc tlu > ( liiffiiN Ill-turn.
THn HAGUn. Sept. 0 The queen of the
Netherlands nnd her mother , on their le
turn here from Amsterdam , were received
with the same ceremonial that marked the
Htato entry of the royal party Into Am
sterdam. The streets and houses were mag
nificently decorated and the cheering was
continuous throughout the passage of the
procession from the railroad station to the
lalace. A special religious service was held
it St James chinch today for Queen Wil-
lelmlna It was a beautiful and Impressive
ceremony. The queen entered , attended bv
n retinue of high officials. She was also
attended by her mother , the princess of
\Vlcd and the women In waiting.
Prince Preelerick of Wleel , eldest son of
he reigning prime of Wicd , accompanied
jy the former's mother , was present. The
joung pilnce's mother Is a princess of the
Netherlands and It Is popularly believed
10 will be Queen Wllhelmlna's choice for a
jusband
The joung queen sat on a chair on a high
ilatform facing the pulpit. She was pale
ind looked tired. Her majesty Joined In
the singing and listened to a long sermon
lellvered by the court chaplain , Dr. M J.
Van der Ellor. A chorus of 100 voices
then sang a special anthem composed by
N'lcholas Heels.
Four rows behind the queen were seated
the generals and peers and a guard of honor
lined the al&lea. The service ended with
the singing of "Wllhclmus Von Nassnue "
Queen \Vllhelmlna was preceded by four
children from the orphan as } him , who
strewed flowers across the path of her
majesty.
ITALIAN CRUISER ON THE WAY
rirM llaprlnir In Ciinilln iiiul Another
Uomlinriliiirnt IN Imminent Pour
Ilniiilri-il li-ntli-i.
RO.MR , Sept. 9 The Mcssftgero an
nounces that the Italian cruiser Lombardca
with 300 men has been ordered to Candla.
ATHKN'S , Sept. 3 News was received
hero from Candta this afternoon that an
other bombardment was Imminent. The
files continue. Tour hundred deaths nrc
already attested.
Martial law has been proclaimed.
CANI3A , Sept. ! ) The foreign admluls
have rcejuested the powers to send a bat
talion each to reinforce the International
garrison. On the re < | ucst of the admirals
the Cretan executive committee has in
duced the Christian Insurgents In Candla to
retire outside the cordon.
DJevadllk DJcvad Pnsha , the Turkish mili
tary commander , sas that he has given the
Turkish mllitar } authorities nt Canella strict
Instructions to nsslst l-i mnlntalnlng order.
Ho. declares that the bashl-bnzouks are re
sponsible for the recent outbreaks. Today
twenty-one additional bodies of Christians
wcro ellscoveied under smouldering ruins at
Cnmlia.
The British admiral , It Is said , has de
manded the disarmament of Mussulmans.
WUST I.Mll ItUIMlUSUVI'ATIVUS
HesnllM of ( lie Coiifi-roiirr at tlie
iNliinil of Itnrliniloi-H.
KINGSTON , Jamaicii , Sept 9. The con
ference of West Indian representatives at
the Island of Hnrbadocs passed a resolution
formally demanding aid from the Uritisf
home government as a matter of right , as
being the only remedy for the Industrial
crisis , and also demanded the adoption ol
measures cither for the exclusion of bounty-
fed sugar from the sugar market or the
enforcement of countervailing eiutlcs. Nc
ultimatum looking to American annexation
was adopted , although the question was In
cidentally discussed as a possible fufure
contingency to effective Cuban and Porte
Rlcnn competition in the Amcrlcnn mnrkel
should Grent Britain conclusively icndci
the icllef demanded
The ejuestlon of annexation to Canndt
was not mentioned and the Jamaican elele-
gate In an interview declares rhat while
annexation to the United States Is Improb
able , the ) transference of the British Wesi
Indian Islands to Canada Is impracticable
besides promising no relief.
nitivu nusuiivisT.s num rit.\\ci :
lN In I.arKc Ninnlx-rn Sci-l
ItcfiiKi * and Avoid Sort li-c.
PHRPIGNAN , Prance , Sept 9 The nu-
thorltles here are taking steps to drive out
the numberless Spanish reservists who have
been seiklnc refuge' in France since the
recent call to the colors of Spain of lOO.fOC
men , of which number 20.COO are said to be
Intended for the Philippine Islands.
A lively Carllst propaganda Is In progress
at Ccrdasne , in the Prenees. under the
auspices of the friars who recently rcturneO
from the Philippine Islnnds. Well known
Carllsts have held freijuent secret meetings
there.
Mi-nnislilp Ollli-oiN Ili-lil for Trial.
LONDON , Sept. 9 J. W Jago , formerl )
chief officer of the White Star line steamei
llrtiannlc. and John Kynaston , who was
third olllcer of the same steamer , were for
mally committed for trial today at the Dow
street police court , charged with robblnp
the malls on board the Britannic. The pris
oners were remanded on Priday last wher
counsel for the British po tofllce made t
statement taken from n confession whlcl
he said had been made by Kynaston , de
tailing the manner In which the robberiei
had been carried out
Illphtlirrlii In Itojnl lioiiNi-liold.
DKRL1N. Sept. 9 Prince August Wll
helm , fourth son of Pruperor William , i
suffering from diphtheria. The } ounge
children have been removed and the empres
alone remains at the now palace with th
patient
KOITII'M KliiK ( iiinrdt-il.
LONDON Sept 9 A special to a new
agency from Shanghai says that Clarancej li
Grcathouse , the American adviser of th
king of Korea , has recruited a strong fore
of [ qU-lg&irs at Shanghai to act aa a body
guard of the king who Is said to be afraid
to trust the Korean * .
CARL SMITH IS DROWNED
I'ornu-r Oiunlin > < M Ntitit > r Inn lonei
Illn I.Iff In Itaplil * of Cniia-
< l III n lllM-r ,
OrnilKC , Sept 9 ( Special Telegram )
Louis Pass and Carl Smith , members of the
editorial staff of the Chicago Record , who
arrived hero Tuesdav on n holiday tour ,
wcrei drowned today In the heavy rapids of
the Grande Discharge by the upsetting of
their birch bark caners The Grande Dis
charge Is the outlet of Lake St. John , for
which resort the newspaper men had left
hero Wednesday morning
The Vncho Gallic , whnro the drowning oc
curred , Is opposite the lower point of Alma
Island , where the waters of the Grande nnd
Little Discharge unite to form the head of
the Sagucnay river At low water the rapIds -
Ids arc often shot safely by Indians In
ronoes , but the water being high the guides
today objected to the trip until urged by the
deceased. When one cnnoo upset the other
went to Its assistance and was also
fuvamped. loth ! guides vvero ettowned.
Carl Smith was a former Omnha news
paper man nnd had numerous frlemN In
this vicinity. Ho left here shoitly after
the death of I'ugene 1'leia to tnko the posi
tion on the Chicago Record left vacant by
that writer's death
TRIES TO STOP NEWS LEAKS
In 'ort 'M ProcrcilliiKN Mlieln Cnlli
SllKilNdi' * Ministry n "CorjiKU. "
CrlulM Imminent.
MADRID , Sept S ( Via Ularrltz. ) The
government's severe measures to prevent
reports ot the se-crct sessions ot the Cortes
nre nullified by the deputies of the oppo-
Itlon. who are eager to Inform the foiolgn
correspondents us to what goes on.
Yesterday's session ended by Senor Sllvela
attacking the government and exclaiming
"The Sagasta ministry Is .a corpse nnd wo
do not discuss corpses ; wo buy them. "
Scnor Cnnclcjas , who Is a lieutenant of
Polavleja's new party , urged an Inquiry Into
the soutces of the charges against the army
and navy. The debate apparently weakened
the go\eminent. It s reported that at yes
terday's cabinet coi'--oil Scnor Sagasta told
his colleagues that the } must be prepared
for the fall ot the cabinet.
General Hlancc nns appealed to the gov
ernment for funds representing that the
situation In Cuba Is most distressing. Scnor
Romero Glron , minister for the colonies , has
asked the treasury for 100,000.000 pesetas and
In reply he received 30,000.000. The Dank
of Spain nominally holds i.ono.000,000 pesetas
In International Is , but the sums supplied
to the government on this guaranty are al
ready exhausted.
In the Chamber of Deputies Senor Canal-
ejns In the course of a long speech of violent
lent and tinmeasuied abuse , denounced the
government collectively and Individually
for Its conduct during the war and now In
the peace negotiations. Ho declared 'hit ,
whereas the Issue nlth ihe politicians nt
first was war u li entrance It had become
peace equally a la outranco.
Ho produced n ruction by asserting that
when Admlial Centra askeu for Instruc
tions of war the minister for the colonies
replied to htm"May God help vou "
Senor Canalcjas accused Senor Calejas of
constituting himself the army to satisfy his
peisonal ambition nnd ho attacked Lieu
tenant General Coirea , minister of war , and
Captain Aunon , minister of marine , meicl-
lessly for their Incapacity. The sitting was
suspended. Senor Canalejas will continue
his speech tomorrow.
The senate held a secret session.
SAY CUBANS SHOULD BE PAID
II ) So OoliiK It IH I ru.-il Itcv olnt Inn-
iNtrT ( iood Will to I nltcd htllle-H
Would lie (
NKW YORK. Sept. 9 The following let-
I ter to President McKlnle } was made public
by the Cuban-American league
Hon. William McKlnley , President of the
United States , Washington : Dear Sir The
Cuban-American league * would urge upon
the government of the United States that
n plan bo devised and carrleel out nt the
earliest possible moment for the payment
of the nrmy of the Cuban revolution This
would accomplish the Immediate ) disbanding
of the army and the solellcr would not have
to return to his family penniless , but would
have < hotnethlns with which to start In the
world anew. Acnln , his good will townrd
the United States would bo complete , he
having received his pay at Its hands. Of
course the funds for this purpose will have
to bo advanced by the United States , to
bo repaid by Cuba as soon as It hns a gov-
I crnment dulv organized , Independent or as
| a state ; In the union , that can Issue the
, necessary bonds and in the ineanllme the
I United States will hold the Island , the
public lands and collect the revenues , mak
ing its security ample. Payments could be
made on nay lolls only certified bv General
Gomez ns commander-ln-chlef of the nrmy
of the revolution and these could bo safe
guarded In every way to prevent Irregular
ity. The Boldler upon being paid would
make his affidavit of service and as to the
correctness of his account and nt the same
tlmo assign his claim to the United States.
Very truly yours.
W. O. M'DOWKLL , President.
A. A AGUIRRi : . Secret-try.
SICKNESS ON THE INCREASE
I'c-vrr MnUlnur InroiidN on the Arm3
In I'orto Itli-o ( it-nrrnl lle-nrj-
In Ciiinitiiuid.
NEW YORK , Sept 9 A dispatch to the
Herald from Ponce , Porto Rico , says : Ill
ness amom ; the United States troops hero
Is Increasing. There are now more than
25 per cent of the men unfit for duty.
Within a radius of a few miles from
Pence there are 1,000 soldiers In hospitals.
In some commands there are 20 per cent
of the men down with fever , principally
Uphold.
The City of Chester has arrived with
medical supplies and forty-six nurses. The
surgeons here are handling the patients aa
well as possible. Consideitng the condi
tions the percentage of deaths is small.
Convalescents , however , have the climate
to contend with nnd after the fever has
left them the patients fall to recover theli
strencth They should bo sent north at
once. Need for transports for convalescents
and for hospital ships U Imperative , n
there is more wet weather the condition :
will become much worse.
All the United States troons now In Porte
Rico have been placed under the commaml
of General Guy V. Henry , General Hrooke
rclimiulsulng active direction of the army
while occupied with the duties of the mili
tary commission
Ilefore his departure General Wilson an
nounced bis approval of the findings of the
military commission In the trial of the
Corto "firebusB " Jose Hurgos nnd Ranior
Vega were each sentenced to fifteen } ean
at bard labor and Leonardo Colon ant
Juan Martinez Plorlncrs to t o years eacl
at bard labor. The urUoncrs have bcc-i
placed In the prison ot Ponce.
TO BE TERRITORY OF HAWAII
Form of Government for Islands Decided
Upon by Annexation Commission.
MUNICIPAL DISTRICTS WILL BE CREATED
Wlillr Moilt-lfd After U-vlntliiK Ter
ritorial roriiiH of ( Jo\t-rniiu-iil ,
I'll I nut to IS.s-.ll.llll > nI Mate-
liiiinl IN .Not llarred.
SAX FRANCISCO , Sept. 9. The steamer
Coptic , from Yokohama anil lions Kins , Ua
Honolulu , brings the following acl\lcc9 to
the Associated Press from the latter cltj ,
under date of September 3 :
It will be the "Territory of Hawaii. " That
Is the name which the annexation commis
sion has decided to lecommend to congress
Thus will bo preserved in the political no
menclature of the United States the dis
tinctive origin of this part of the United
States. Tlu > history and traditions of the
Islands , and the associations that no resi
dent hero wants forgotten , will go on In
unbroken union with the name.
The form of the government will bo mod
eled on that of existing territories. There
will bo no further departures from this
form than lo. , il conditions and national
political considerations make neceasnr } .
It Is probable that In working out the
details the form of government will not
approximate so closely to that of state gov
ernment as the ordinary fotm of govern
ment does. Hut the ultimate possibility of
statehood will not be barred. There will be
no District of Columbia or Alaska form of
government proposed. Local self-govern
ment will be given through the extrusion of
the municipal laws The Islands will be di
vided into municipal districts having con
trol , under restrictions and limitations , of
purely local affairs. Honolulu , for Instance ,
will ho a municipal district , embracing the
whole of the Island of Oahu.
Illi lil < > llifHiill Into lIlNtrletM ,
Hawaii may be divided Into two districts ,
and Molokni , Lanal and Nijhau may be at-
tnchc-1 to some other municipal district.
The question of a toirltorlal legislature has
been fully settled. There will be piobably
but one , wl.h limited powers The local
attributes of sovereignty , however , will be
exercised by the national goveminent o (
the United States. The people of Hawaii
will bo called ui on to consider themselves
Americans , looking to the national govern
ment as a source of national power. In
j local affairs they will have the opportunity
I of exercising the high nttilbute of Amer
ican citizenship , local self-government ,
The form of government the connnlflslor
will recommend will be one calculated te
do away with the associations of natlona
Independence which have giown up In th <
last eighty or ninety jcars and create asso
ciations nnd the feeling of union with the
United Stntes of America.
It Is pretty clear from what has been sale
by members of the commission from tlmi
to tlmo In framing a form of governmen
for these Islands they have also beet
charged by the administration at Washing
ton for forming ono which can be adaptce
to 1'orto Uico and other new possession :
the war has brought the United States.
The commission IH Irving to so shape it
woik as to be able to conclude Us labor
September 20. The visiting members will
In that ease , bo able to leturn to the main
land by the steamer of September 23. Till
will bo In plenty of time for the promp
presentation of the bill , which will b
drafted right after the opening of cougres ;
on the first Monday In December.
The commissioners visited Pearl harboi
on September 1 Admiral Miller , who l <
thoroughly Informed as to I'earl hnrboi
from a naval point of view , pointed out tilt
advantages which original ! } Induced tht
United States to secure concessions then
for a navil station. Prof. Alexander , vvht
Is thoroughly conversant with It from the
point of view of a geodetic surveyor , pointed
out the geological advantages and the Im
provements that will bo needed to make
It the Ideal naval rendezvous.
Til < I lie < 'a hi i * .
The Pacific cable may go around Honolulu
lulu A shorter route by way of Al.isXr
has been figured on. General A. S. Hart-
I well said this morning.
j "By t'-.o last mall I received a com-
1 municatlon from the company concernlm
the cable. General Serlmser writes mo tha
his company Is annoyed at the delay re <
quired by the contract with the Hawallat
government , which gives the secretary si-
months lo signify his approval or dlsap
proval of the contract. Ho states that IK
has had pome correspondence with Secrctarj
Day on the matter and has asked him t <
come to a final conclusion at as rarly t
elate as convenient. In the early part o
the year the secretary had expressed hi1
disapproval of any contract being enterce
Into at this end and it was in conscqucnci
of his doing PO that the condition was ln <
scrtcd In the Hawaiian contract rcqulrlnf
the approval of the secretary of state
am now Informed that the answer of Sec
letary Day to the communication has beet
received , to the effect that owing to hli
relationship to Colonel Spaldlng ho ha :
taken no part In tbo affair and that hi
would hand It over entirely to his assistant
Mr. Moore. However , I have no doubt tha
Secretary Day will not hesitate to Inforn
the company of his opinion on the contrac
at once.
"If the company shall not avail Itsel
of the Hawallna contract , It contemplate :
adopting the shorter Alaska route. ( ion
oral Scilmser writes me that a cable will
a landlns In Alaska , Ihcimo to Japan , con
nectlng with the established lines to China
Manila und Australia , could be built fo
less than $3,000.000 , as against $12,000,00
via the Hawallna Islands. "
( 'liixli ( Her Military ( Innrlcr * .
There Is a clash hero between Colom
Barber and the Hawaiian government ovc
military quarters
The Hawaiian government , as la knowi
at the end of August withdrew Us garrlso
of troops from the executive building .1.1
grounds. It was deemed that , with th
presence of United States troopH at Hone
lulu , there was no moro need of troops t
guard the public buildings. The paid mill
tary of Hawaii simply wont out of M
Istencc. In the meantime the Hawulla
government had Informed the United State
representatives that after August 21
would not be responsible for the ofTlcit
military courtesies of this port. H is no
an American port. The United States mill
tary authorities then signified their Intcii
tton of occupying the late Hawaiian mill
tary headquarters , Including the men's but
racks , under the executive building and tli
olllccrs' quarters In the bungalow. To th !
Intention the Hawaiian government ot
jected. It Is claimed that the buildings an
grounds vacated by Its military nro pure !
civil ! n their character and their purpos * .
entirely related to the aetralnistralton i
Hawaiian affairs
In speaking of the trouble Attorney Gcr
cral Smith said
"There la no friction , nor baa there bee
any The matter baa been discussed t
General Mcrrlarn , Colonel Barber and Mini ;
ter Cooper. The military authorities woul
TEMPERATURE AT OMAHA
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at r.nciiiniHncnl.
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and Nc-liia-i. a Hnllillnu- . .
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toi Itiin.
tiit ( ( p. in , , 'Mcvli-iiii Hand at ( ! orn -
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I p. in. , I nlli-d Milieu Ilf < - Snv IIIK
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, " > p. in. , I and Coni-crt , TrniiNiiorta-
Iliin HulldliiK.
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rMinpini-nt.
7 p. in * . ItiiNlc-al ' -pi-e-tne-'e * . * * PIIIINI | >
\ iiitrleaniir. . liriind I'lnra.
Down Totini
I ) n. in. . National I'oi ett rj Aiorln -
tlon at Loiiiini-i t-lnl ( lull.
like to move one company Into the qtwr-
teis vacated by Companies n and ! ' of the
I National Guard , and the olficeis would like
to use the bunga'ow ns their quarters The
government has obji-ited to this for the
reason that It Is our eat nest deslro to keep
the civil nnd military depnitment In the
future entirely separate. Wo deslm to re-
, 'ci\e thu lAiiinl.f , nil i ; in nn _ muul1 *
] entirely for civil purposes and to convert
i the basement of the building Into the neces
sary offices as they mnv be required. Wo
have propofcd that Colonel Harbcr be given
an olllco in the bungalow and the men maybe
bo qu.iitered In the other barracks \\o
have offered to assist Colonel Haibcr In
Re-cut Ing nnj quartets he may desire , but
wo are an.xlous to dlsassocl.no the > military
from the executive' building nnd re-servo It
for civ 11 olllccs. There has been no demander
or refusal to comply with any elctmind as
has been reported. The matter was dis
cussed nnd n decision has not been
reached. "
riilliuli'lplila I'mnltiK to 'I rliseo.
U Is the picsent calculation to send the
United Stntes steamship Philadelphia back
to San rrnnclsco , as Admiral Miller , hav
ing completed the mission on which ho was
sent by Iho United States government , Is
1 anxious to return. It Is close upon bin tlmo
1 of retlilni ; from the pctive service and be
sides that Mrs. Millet IB In San KiaLjsco
awaiting him.
Vnnous officers of the Phlradelphla nro
so sure that their ship will return to th's
port nfter landing Admlial Miller In San
Piunclsco that they are making arrange-
1 mi-nts here for that purpose. In fact the
Philadelphia is the only ship available for
duty hero.
Yuchld.i , Iho Japanese consul to Hon
olulu , airlved by the Coptic last night. He
Is occiedited IIH minister pro tern to the ic-
public of Hawaii , although the arranne--
meiiis have been mnde for the proper ac
knowledgment of his credentials at Wash
ington.
The transport Scandia arrived from Sar
Francisco this moinlng
PRESIDENT'S TRIP TO OMAHA
Mr. Mt-Klnlcy I.ool.s Forward Mill
riniNiiK- Ills \ Kit to llu >
U\l < ONllle > ii.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 9 ( Special Telc-
JKiam ) In an inteivie-w with the president
last night General Munekrson learned that
It was his desire to leave nbout noon on
October 10 for Omaha , arriving there , H
possible , tome tlmo during the night ot
Tuesday , the tlth. It Is the puipeise of the
president lo icmaln In Omaha over Thursday
and possibly Pridny lenvlng for Chicago
Satuiday and spending Sunday with Mis.
McKlnley's cousin , Mr. Williams , in South
Chirpgo.
The president , General Mnndcrson said ,
Is looking forwnrel with considerable In
terest to his visit to the west and believes
It Is the exact tlmo of year In which he
ean not only hnvu rest hut the weather
will bo propitious for nceing n very huge
number of people of the trnnamisslssippl
section.
U } end the Ch'cngo engagement the presi
dent , General Mandeison s.iyn , was not en
tirely certain as to his moveme-nts , but In
nil probability ho would bo away from
Washington In the nclghboihood of three
weeks lie had nt onetime early In tin
season expected to pay a visit to Yellowstone -
stone park , but demands upon the e-hlel
executive in the way of filling commission *
to Cuba and Poito Rico , ns well as the
Philippines , wrie of such n character thai
he could not well afford to leave Washing-
ton. Now that there is some lel-up In
conditions , he feels that the rest wlikh It
elite him Is coming.
Max J. Uaehr of St. Paul , Neb , consul
to Kcll , German } , Is In the city to close
up his matters with the Stnto depnrtmenl
preparntor } to leaving for his new post
September 15 , Hailing on the Queen Louie ;
of the North German Lloyd line. The np-
polntment of Max Adler to bo vice am'
deputy con.sul nt Kell under Mr. Hnehr has
been forwarded to the State desartmctn
1 I with Senator Thuiston's ri-commondntlor
1 In addition to the recommendation of t
I number of loading republicans of the state-
Mr Haelir Is heie largely In the intcre-si
of Mr. Aellcr , with a view to making hire
his deputy consul
GRIGSBY'S MEN LEAVE PARF
foloiu-l and SlnlT of tlllli-erN Will Pol
leivv I.iiMt of MiiMli-rril Out Trooiiw
North Toiluy.
CHICKAMAUGA NATIONAL I'AUK
Sept. 9. Six troops of Grlgsby's "Itougi
Riders" were palel and mustered out of th
service toda } and the men have been leav
Ing the park on every train. It Is Inlendn
to hnvo the entire cotnman 1 mustcii'l ou
by tonight nnd Colonel Grlgsby and lll''c *
of bia olllccrs will leave tomorrow for Chi
eagtj
The order for the Ninth Nnw York t
. proceel to New York tomorrow Inn bee ;
countermanded and It has been eiccldcd t
pay the men here. They will probably i\u \
get away befoio Monday. The Seeoud Ar
Kansas left this afternoon for Annistoi :
General Hrecklnrlilgo today received the re
port of the board appointed by him lo In
.estlgato the charges against the manage
ment of the Sec-ond division hospital. Th
ieport U voluminous and Is made up fret
Iho testimony of more than 200 v. Knesset
The re-porta from the hospitals today i
' very favorable nml show that the nick nr
doing well Only two deaths were 'eporte-
and twenty rt'.i uec-d
KnnxiiN l.li-nl.-nnnt Vi-inllt | .
CAMP MIADJ : Pa Sept ri LUutonan
Guy Morgan of the Twenty pccjud Kan-ai
who was tried by court martial on a eliarn
of desecrating the graves of tonfedcrat
soldiers lu tbo south , has been aceiutttcd.
WILL LOOK INTO IT
President MoKiuley Decides to Investigate
War Department.
EXECUTIVE WILL NAME A COMMISSION
Grucral Schofield nnd Scrntor Gordon Are
Asked to Strve.
ALL COMPLAINTS TO BE INQUIRED INTO
Administration Desires to Get at the Whole
Truth in the Matter ,
ALGER WANTS SEARCHLIGHT TURNED ON
M-i-ri-tar.v of War All < - Kt tluit
.Host of tlit * Ilpi > rt-i of Alinncn
' Air Ov i-idiavt n 1 > > Se-nmi-
tloiutl > xiuipe-rs. .
WASHINGTON' , Sept. 9 The president
has t.cildril to anoint a commission lo in
vestigate ) the \\ar department. Places nu
the nioposul conimlsslim have been tend
ereil to .Major iic-neral Schollehl , former
commanding scneinl of the army , and to
ex-Senator John B. Gordon of Georgia
A commission aor the Investigation of af
fairs of the War department has been under
consideration for sonio tlmo by the presl
dint. One Mason foi Its cieatlon .vill be to
visit and report upon the conditions In the
various aim > camps and to satisfy the
anxious lel.ulves of soldiers that the e-aro
that Is being taken of them In the best that
can bo attorned , and If not , lo ascertain
what should bo donn and icporl to the \\nr
department. Officials at the War clepirt-
niunt say Inspectors and arm ) ollli-ciu have
been sent lo make Investigations , in d
win-re any fault has bctn discovered It has
been corrected.
'Iho War department olllclals bellevo
there have been gicatly oxaggeiated com
plaints made of the different camps and
that this should Hist bo Investigated , BO as
to convince thu fathers and mothers and
other rolatlvis of the soldlcn that their
men are being well tnkui care of.
ATLANTA , On , Sept. 0 A telegram from
Piesldcnt MtKlnley was received todav by
the family of General John B. Gordon , ask
Ing the general to accept a position as : i
, member of a "commission to examine Into
the conduct of commissary and medical do-
paitmcntH of the auny In the recent war
with Spain" President McKlnley expresred
thu opin.on that General Gordon would do
the coun.ry a great service by accepting a
position on the commission nnd earnestly
hoped that he would neo fit to become u
member of the commlhslon. The specific
objict ot the commission Is an examination
Into the commissary , quartermaster nnd
medical branch of the War department.
Alisi-r CoiirlN lin (
I'lTTSllUUd , o'ept. 9. Secretory of Wnr
Russell A. Alger and paity reached Pitts-
bins tonight , enroute for the secretary's
homo In Del-oil , for about ten days' stay.
The societaly In an interview said
"I do not cnro nbout Iho chnigen nnd
counter chargc-H seen In the nowspapeis.
Absurd nnd nonsensical stories have been
published , vvlileh has hod the cffe-cl ot
nlaimlng the soldiers' ft lends nl home
"Jusl ono complnlnl ban been made by a
soldier to the department and that was a
holdlcr nu Tumpn , or rather by his brother ,
who bald he wns starving to death. It was
femml to btgiofcsly exaggerated , moHtly u
fever patient eonvaresclng and asking for
Just that kind of food which IB nol what
they should have.
"Iho cause of most of the complaints Is
n whale-bale desire on the- pail of Iho sol
diers for furloughs. "
Secretary Algei , In response to n ques
tion , then paid the reason he had usli d
President McKlnley to order an Investiga
tion was thai there hail been sei much rub'
llcity of alleged mismanagement nnd com
plaints in the nimy that ho desired the
light to be tinned em.
"I elcblre , " ho sale ! , "tho widest , fullest
nnd free-st inve. tlgntlon , thnt Iho whole
weitld may know thetiiith. . "
He was asked"Do } ou desire t < o have
Incriided the Investigation of the charges
mnele by General Miles. ' "
The Fecretary replied : "I elo not discuss
my affairs with General Miles with the
newspapers. "
Minfli-r IH Cool.
CAMP MRADR. Mlddletown , Pa , Sept ) .
Sccietnry of War Alger and General
Shatter were nt Camp Meadc today They
witnessed a review of the troops nnd made
n hurried tour of the camp. General Mger
resumed bin Journey nt noon to Detroit nn 1
General Shatter went to Washington They
were closeted together nn hour this morn
ing In the secn-lnry'B private cnr , which
was run onto a sldli g nt Cnmp Me-nde Htn-
llon. While * General Grnhnm was arranging
for the review , Secretary Alger nnd General
Shatter had another conference lusting
thlity minutes What passeel between them
neither would say , e-xcept thai H was a
private affair. General Shatter mild the secretary -
rotary was a very dear friend nnd they hnd
been In the civil wnr together nn colonels.
Ho Is at woik on his reporl of the Santiago
campaign and expects to complete It to-
moirovv.
Speaking of the controversy with General
Miles , he said"It IB nil popycoek Thi-ro
Is no filotion between General Mllrti und
myself , nt least there VI..A nol when he lift
Santiago. Our relations have always been
pleasant and 1 do not understand the meanIng -
Ing of all this talk. The- general may have
been talking , but I believe that mm h of
It IH duo to antagonistic newspapers \li.iio
motives are certainly not patriotic '
Secretaiy Alger IH accompanied by Mrs.
Alger nnd the-ir Bern , Captain Prcd Al " ,
who Is stilferlnj ! from camp fever and . , i
too weak to witness lbe > review Goneial
Slmfter brought with him his nlde , Mnjoc
Mlluy , nnd a llttlo Cuban be > } . whom he oeju
a fancy to while In Santiago , and adopted
Troop * . 1'IIHN III ll < M llMl.
Generals Alzc-r and Shatter were driven
to General Graham's hendeiuarters In an
open carriage , with Colonel He. . kcr and
Major Hopkins , upeclal atdon to the Deere-
tary. After being review ed ; by General
Giaham and his statf , the secretary uns
asked If ho would llko a review He saiel
he would , nnd the e-nllre coips of JO out )
troojs wns massed in Iwo great fields and
mare-heel before General Graham and staff
nnd his distinguished giic-ma It was an
Intptring night and Secretary Alger and
General Shatter were very much plt-ascd.
Heith said they vvero delighted wut , the
camp and the superb arrangements .See.
re ory Algc-r complimented Chief Surgeon
Glrard on the sanltiiry condition of the )
camp und gave illreei'eimi ' to extcn J the
watir HjHiem < > the- general and regimental
hospitals Ilo baid It WES lee tarly lo
Jet rmlno whether this would bo inuelo a
permanent barrack * Ho would huvo to
ItJicrw wore about too climate nnd Ua effect