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DAY FOR INSPECTION
Yesterday at the Fair Given Over to
' / / Sightseeing Exclusively.
MANY PEOPLE ENJOY THE EXPOSITION
Good Crowds at the Grounds During the
Morning and Afternoon ,
DOUBLE STATE CELEBRATION FOR TODAY
Ohio and Pennsylvania Will Have the Stage
All Day Long.
TOPEKA'S ' KARNIVAL KNIGHTS COME ALSO
] vnnnn' Capital Send * n Gallant Crew
of Mcrrrmnkem niul ( Inecn They
Crovrncil Dnrlue Their Fotlv-
lllcii to Join with Omnlin.
Totiil AdnilNHlon * YcBtcrdnr 10,1)1)1) )
Total to Date . l,7(10hlil (
All roads seemed to lead to the exposition
grounds yesterday and from early morning
until late in the afternoon there was a
steady stream of humanity pouring through
the gates. There were times when the at
tendance promised to be close to the high-
water mark , but during the afternoon It
slumped off , leaving the day one to go along
in the 20',000 class. The attendance during
the early part of the day was much larger
than usual , owing to the fact that thou
sands ot strangers had reached the city the
night before nnd were anxious to put in a
full day upon the grounds.
Most ot the visitors yesterday wore from
a distance and have come hero to remain
during the balance of the week. Many of
them are farmers who have brought their
families along. Then there are hosts ot
people who have come to the live stock
show , many of whom will remain several
days looking over the stock and making
purchase ! ot animals with which to Improve
the quality ot their herds. Jn addition to
these there were many people who came
here to witness the downtown parades and
participate in the pleasures that go along
with the great festivities attendant upon
the coming of King Ak-Snr-Ben IV , who
r entered the city last night.
There was all kinds ot weather yester
day , but none of H Interfered with the
pleasures ot tbo exposition visitors. It
started In cold and chilly and continued so
until nearly noon , when the sun broke
through the clouds and warmed up the at
mosphere. During the afternoon the wind
whipped around into tha northwest and
blew In the cold wnva from the frigid zone.
Nobody seemed to care nnd the only differ
ence that the changed condition of the
afternoon made to the sightseer was to
cause tha greatcoat to bo buttoned up a
llttlo tighter under the chin.
Aside from the Indian sham battle in the
afterpoon there was nothing ot a special
nature to attract the attention of the expo
sition visitor. Hwas Just an ordinary day ,
' * llt" MfeViS mtefib btf oumclenrto satisfy the.
$ thowands , who T ) t in their tlmo crowding
'through the big buildings , examining the
exhibit * and wondering at the beauties that
have grown up upon the spot where one
year ago was a field of waving corn.
Attendance IK
Tfto evening attendance at the exposition
was about the lightest in the history ol the
big show. Even the Midway was almpst
deserted and for once the barker In front
of the sldo show found himself without an
audience. The "free show In the lobby"
could nor attract a crowd , simply because
the crowd was not there to bs attracted.
This condition was not duo to weather or
causes over which the exposition manage
ment had control. It was brought about by
riason ot the night having been set aside
for the triumphal entry of Ak-Sar-Dcn IV
and all o hls loyal subjects were along the
Htruets of the city , there to pay homage to
the great monarch.
Today promises to be a red letter day In
the history ot the exposition , as It has
sundry and numerous special features. The
live stock show will be In full blast , ns
about all of the animals have arrived and
have been Installed In the classes to which
they belong. , In addition to this big show
two of the states ot the union , Ohio and
Pennsylvania , will have the right ot way.
As neither ot the states have buildings on
tin ; grounds , the exercises will bo held In
the auditorium. The Ohio day exerclspa.
will bo held at 11 o'clock in the forenoon
ind the Pennsylvania day program will be
taken up at 2:30 : o'clock In the afternoon.
Upon both occasions there will he addresses
of welcome and responses , music nnd a sea-
sun of handshaking. Special trains from
both Ohio and Pennsylvania have arrived ,
bunging the governors of tte two states ,
the members of their respective staffs , to
gether with members of trade organizations
and visitors.
Mercer county , Illinois , rends In a dele
gation of several hundred p ople , all ol
whom como on a special train. They do not
come for the purpose of rjiuk'ng ' speeches or
listening to Breeches , but solely to have a
good time and see the wonders ot the expo
sition. Most ot them will remain during
the balance of the week nnd while upon the
grounds will make their headquarters at the
Illinois state building.
One of the big parties and one of the swell
ones comes from Topcka , Kan. There are
TOO persons , all members of the Karnlval
Knights of that city. They have brought
along their queen. Miss Anna Rose , a native
ot HUe , Hawaii , a girl who has recently
been crowned queen ot all the Kansans ,
These knights are members of an organiza
tion similar to the Knights ot Ak-Sar-Ben
and their visit at this tlmo is the grand
finale ot a successful season ot festivities
that has Just closed. The Karnlval Knights
will visit tbo exposition today , accompanied
by a band ot music that they have brought
along and Will parade the grounds. When
not seeing the sights they will be nt the
Kansas state bulldlne.
MISSOl HIANS AVI I.I. II13 ON HAM )
CM < Tiior > VI11 Ilenil the Party Coming
to thu 12xno ltlon.
ST. LOUIS , Oct. 4. Governor Stephens
and family , with his military staff and the
state officials and their families , will visit
the TrausmlssUslppt Exposition at Omaha
on Missouri day , October 10. The party will
go over the Burlington route , reaching
Omaha by way ot Kansas City , and will
remain over the 12th , President McKlnlcy'e
day. Low rates have been nude by the
Burlington , Mlisourl Pacific and other roadi
y
running to Omaha , and many thousand Mia-
Eourlaua expect to take advantage of them. .
Clnim Up Early.
The exposition grounds Were as quiet ) at
the grave lost night. Everybody except th <
guards and the employes were down town
. ( Continued- Fifth Page. )
THEYivrrr PRESIDENT FAU.IC
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American 1't lit f Coiiimlnnloiicrn Are
1'reneiitcd to llu > lleml of the
rrcue' Itctiuhllu.
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PARIS , Oct. 4. ( New York World Cable
gram Special Telegram. ) Patrle publishes
nn Interview with Abarzaza and Cerero.
The former Fays : "The Idea of Spain being
turned Into a republic like the United States
Is a wholly retrogressive one nnd there Is
no danger of Catalonia and niscaya cutting
adrift from the nation. "
Cerero says : "The expected peace must'
have the effect of complicating all western
questions , as America evidently wants to
play a preponderating part In the world's
events. The Idea of separation and au
tonomy are not shared by a majority of
the people In Cuba. If America takes the
Philippines she must Reek friendship with
Japan and England and -thus exert powerful
rivalries among other nations. "
While the Spanish commissioners were
digesting the American proposals respect
ing the Philippines the American commis
sioners held two lengthy sessions at their
hotel today , when the Cuban and Porto
lllco questions engaged their attention.
Ambassador Porter , accompanied by Secre
tary Vlgnaud , conducted the commission to
the Elyaco for presentation to President
Faure. Fauro wore n civil frock coat with
out a decoration and received the commis
sion In his private cabinet. Kauro bowed
and shook hands , addressing a few words
In English to each commissioner. Subse
quently the party sat about , the president
occasionally speaking French or English.
The chief event of the function was Sec
retary Day presenting President McKlnley's
message , only a few lines , thanking Faure
for the French government's courteous re
ception of the commission nnd assuring
him of his personal good -will.
Fauro said : "I thank President McKInley -
ley and the government of the United States
very sincerely for the message you handed
mo and will reply at my earliest oppor
tunity. "
Everything connected with the ceremonial
was marked by republican simplicity and
the whole affair was over In half an hour.
Neither Madame nor Lucle Faure was
present.
WILL PLEAD HER INNOCENCE
Mr * . Gnllforil Ilrnlen All Complicity
In the Denth of Minn
Km inn Gill.
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LONDON , Oct. 4. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) The first In
formation of the arrest made In the United
States In connection with Emma GUI was
conveyed to Dr. Nancy Gullford today by hep
lawyer. She displayed considerable surprise
nnd said : "I don't know what the pollc
are trying to make of this case. "
She now presents a confident demeanor
and I bear on reliable authority that she
Intends to moke a separate defense. Her
line Is to be that she Is Innocent of any
dealing with Emma Gill and that the
American police are endeavoring to get her
oxtradlted on this charge to make her
amenable for past pffenses. She Intends ,
according to her present statement , to take
advnntage of the new law which only comes
Into operation October 12 , under which lor
the first time-l-i-the , history of English
Jurisprudence , prisoners have the option"of
testifying In their own 'defense. When next
the arraignment Is made probably American
detectives will not have arrived , so the au
thorities here Intend to demand a further
remand. When she goes on the witness
stand shoy will admit her Identity as Mrs.
Gullford nnd give her reason for assuming
the alias of Mrs. Wilbur that she was BO
hounded by the police she determined to
seek refuge In England.
"I regret I can say no more , " said Attor
ncy Wilson , "but Mrs. Gullford asserts ab
solutely she had no connection with the
killing of Emma GUI , whose name she de
clared she had never heard or seen until
she saw It in the cable today. "
A fortnight or three weeks will elapsa
before she can bo started for New York.
While under detention as an untried
prisoner at Holloway jail Mrs. Gullford
occupies a room or cell In which the Dow
ager Duchess Sutherland was confined "two
years ago for contempt of court. The fur
niture , however. Is not the same as that
uxed by the duchess but Is ordinary jail
furniture. She has been placed in this room
not as a mark of favor but because the or
dinary rooms allotted untried females are
undergoing alteration. She has her meals
sent In from n neighboring coffee house ,
which has supplied all the well-to-do first
class misdemeanants and untried prisoners
of late years.
ENGLISH CAPITAL IN HAVANA
I2 tabll he * Five Lnrjtf Clgnr Fnc-
torloM nnd Combine * vrlth a
Syndicate.
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HAVANA , Oct. . ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telejjram. ) English cap- !
tal has established five ot the largest ! cigar
factories here and combined with a syndi
cate previously operating four factories. The
Spanish manufacturers presented an argu
ment to Special Commissioner Porter favor *
Ing a heavy export duty on raw tobacco leaf.
To this the dealers filed a BCrenuous protest ,
affirming that such a duty would Insure
Spanish control of the trade , while the aboli
tion of the duty would bring prosperity to
agricultural districts and trade advantages
to the United States manufacturers.
The systematic extortion employed by at
torneys here has been officially luld before
General Butler of the Unlfed States commis
sion by the British consul. The case which
is the basts , of the complaint la that ot Mrs.
T. W. Taylor of Illinois , a widow whoso bus-
band left nn estate here. General Butler has
determined to assist her.
General Blanco has Issued orders for the
departure of officers' families on October 22.
SAGASTA ASKSFOR ADVICE
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Connlt III" Collenttiie * Coneernlnir
I.nip IlNiiitch Wiiftcil from the
I'racc Coinnilmiloii.
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MADRID , Oct. 4. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) Scnor Sagasta
had a conference with several of his col
leagues today on receipt ot lengthy tele
graphic dispatches from the peace commis
sioners at Paris. These dispatches are said
to deal with the demand put forward by the
American commissioners at a recent meetIng -
Ing at Paris for the complete cession of the
Philippines. The belief prevails In diplo
matic'and ministerial circles hero that this
demand represents much more than will
satisfy the United States commissioners and
at tbo very outside tb cession ot Luzon
will be instated on. The raising ot the
Philippine question at this stage ot the con
ference caused surprlie , the Inatructlona to
the Spanish commissioners having provided
for dallying negotiations on Cuba and Porto
Rlcan matters In the belief that American
opinion U setting gradually against un ex
pansion policy ,
WHEELER GIVES TESTIMONY
Brave Old Veteran Appsars Before the
Investigating Committee.
TELLS WHAT HE KNOWS OF THE CAMPAIGN
( iltcn n Detnlled Account ( if ( lie Snn-
tliiKO CnmniilKii ii ml I'ltncttiretr
n I.nt ( if 1,1 c.i A tin lit
Cumit AVIknfT.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 4. The war Investi
gation commission began the taking of tes
timony today and Major General Joseph
Wheeler was on the Rtand the greater part
of the day. General Wheeler's testimony cov
ered the cases of the soldiers at the two Im
portant points of Santiago and Wlkoff.
With reference to the conduct of affairs
at Santiago ho said there bad necessarily
been suffering in the trenches , but General
Shatter had exercised the utmost effort rt >
protect his men. There bad been , he tald.
n shortage of land transportation facilities
for a time and there had been no tents for a
week. The roadi were fair.
The general contended that Wlkott wns a
model cnmp , the climate a salubrious one ,
nnd the accommodations quite exceptional In
character. He considered the hospital capac
ity equal to the demands upon It ntid said
that no military camp In hlsuory was ever so
well supplied In all respects as was this. Red
tape methods were entirely abolished nnd the
demands of the men were met as soon as
they were properly voiced.
Take * the Onth.
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When , General Joseph Wheeler took
the stand Chajrman Dodge stated
to him the scope of the com
mission's duties and asked General
Wheeler whether he had any objections to
being sworn. Ho replied that ho had none ,
and Major Mills , recorder for the commis
sion , administered the oath. Ex-Governor
Beaver conducted the examination , develop
ing the essential facts as to General Wheel
er's rank and hla command. General
Wheeler stated that he left Tampa for Cuba
on the 14th of June , but that he had no
knowledge of the plan of campaign before
going aboard the transport. He then told
ofthe voyage. On June 21 General Shaftei
ordered him to disembark the next day ,
which ho did with a portion of his com
mand. He rode Into the country four miles
that day and the next moved his troops to
Jaguaraclta. He then began his reconnoltcr-
Ing , arranging with General Castillo of the
Cuban army to send Cuban troops with his
men for the reconnoitre , but unfortunately
the Cubans did not keep the engagement.
He told of the first battle at La Quaslma ,
stopping to compliment specially the rcgulat
troops and also to speak of their excellent
firing. They soon learned to mistrust the
reports and estimates of the Spaniards. Gen.
cral Wheeler had not been able on his own
account to secure nn accurate estimate pf
the Spanish loss during the American approach
preach upon Santiago.
Speaking of the proceedings after the flret
battles , he explained that he had been re
ported nick and there < were some movements'
Just prior to the battfe at El Cancy with
which he was not familiar. "I1 was sick , "
ho sold , "but I had been on the 29th nnd
30th. Still I hftd not gone on the sick list ,
[ had a fever , but I appreciated the situa
tion , took medicine and cnn-ni out nll'rlghfr. "
Ho was In the battle of El Caney and
expressed the opinion that raoro men had
been killed In the formation of the line
than.afterward. He told of the necessity for
waijtng the San Juan river , saying that
the water was about walaf deep * * "
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nmccrM niul Mm l < "nrc Alike.
"I ought to say , " said the general In the
course of his testimony , "that It was mag
nificent to ECO officers of 'high rank , go
ashore with their packs on their backs ac- '
ceptlng all the fortunes of war * with the
soldiers. None of us were mounted and we
were without tents for seven days. "
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Speaking of the character of the roads
from the coast to the points occupied by
th'e Americans ; he said -thai" ' with 'such at
tention as they were able to give to them
they were very good. The rains had not
been severe up to that time. The roads
were not equal to the demands. The sup-
piles he considered sufficient jjxcepj" In a , few
Instances , and in "those Instances the' de
ficiency was only temporary.
"General Shatter , " he said , "deserves
great credit for the zeal he displayed In this
respect. Ho devoted himself to this Cask
and I think there is no doubt that he suc
ceeded. We used pack trains and there wag
comparatively little suffering because of the
shortness of quartermasters supplies. "
General Wheeler said , In response to n
question , that Cervera's fleet was the objec
tive of the campaign. There was no reason
why the Spanish troops should not have
made a sortie from Santiago , and he had
asked General Toral after the surrender why
ho had not attacked. The latter replied that
the failure to Jo FO was because his men
were footsore. Yet General Wheeler could
not accept this explanation , for the Spanish
soldiers were not footsore. General Wheeler's
opinion was that the Spanish commander
was not ) able , to face the Americans in tbo
open.
Cnro of AVontilled ami Sick.
Discussing the plan of campaign , he said
he doubted whether any more effective plan
could have been adopted. Speaking of the
medical department he said that at times
there were complaints , but that they were
not eerlous. On occasions there was a short
age of surgeons , some of the surgeons being
sick or wounded. According to General
Wheeler's belief the wounded In battle were
promptly cared for by the surgeons. After
the fight of July 1 all the wounded were
carried from the field that night. The wit
ness had beard there was more complaint
of the shortage of medicine among the In
fantry than In ) the cavalry service.
Going back to Tampa , he said that at the
seaaon that ho was there , the first half
of Juno , the site was without objection , but
he had felt that it would bo wet later In
the season. It was his Impression that
Tampa bad been selected as a camp site after
the beginning of the war and * as Incidental
to the Intended movement on Havana. There
una. he said , at times some shortage of med
icine at the camp , "but nothing , " he added ,
"that a soldier could complain of. He had
comfortable tents and the commissary sup
plies were sufficient. The water supply
also was good. " Ho said the men In his
command were well tiken care of. However ,
very few men were at that time sick. He
had himself gone Into the hospitals and had
found the men doing well.
General Wheeler said he had no control
over any of the supplies which -were taken
to Santiago on the transports when he left
Ttmpa. This was attended to by the differ
ent staff officers. He only knew from COD-
versatlon with these that there was an
abundance of the supplies of all charac
ters.
HuflcrliiK In Trenches.
Returning to the Santiago campaign , he
said that only two regiments had reported
a shortage of rations and he haJ Imme
diately telephoned to the rear and the
shortage , which was due to accident , had
been adjusted. There was suffering wl'en
the men were compelled to lie In the
breastworks. The meat was poor , and they
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had no bread but hard tack. They' wer
forced to live in the sun and water
alternately , and necessarily there was much
sickness. While they lad the full quota
of doctors and nurses , he thought that If
moro had been furnished the men would
have , been better cared for. As for rations ,
three days' supply was generally Issuoa.
WhcncTer the troops went Into action they
would throw their .food' away as well tis
their packs , nnd they often did not recover
them.
General Wheeler took up the common re
port that the Cubans stole goods thus dis
carded. It was not fair , ho eald.v to thus
accuse the natives , for there -was so much
of this flotsam and jetsam that hungry and
poorly clothed as the Cubans were , they
were not to bo blamed for helping them
selves. Ho said he had seen among the 22-
000 people who came out bf Santiago many
women of refinement who wore .emaciated
end evidently hungry. In reply to questions
he said he never had heard of any- shortage
of commissary or ordnance supplies at Santiago
'
tiago , but he had 'been told that the medical
supplies were shorr ; but ho had -no personal
knowledge on this point. He had seen
some wounded men crawling to the rear in
the engagements , but oa a rule ns soon as a
man fell in battle ho was carrled-to the hos
pitals by tfie medical .corps. He said that
ns a rule the quality ot hart tack-was good.
Where there was any deterioration It was
due to local rains and pot to 'the ' fact of
original inferiority. The spirit of the army
vas such , he suld , that there-was no disposi
tion to complain. They w ro all proud to
bo there jind.wlHinK to ifrJeYfco hardships. "
Itcguliir * M.orn Sliffty. ;
Replying to a question from Colonel'Denby ,
General Wheeler said the regulars had
shown a grcaterAblllty to take care'of them
selves than , , the , volunteers. The volunteers'
were-more1 iarelessv.but the volunteer cav
alry were not so negligent as the'other vol
unteers , because they wera generally western
msn who , had teen used to camping. Jlo
thought this fact had had a strong Influence
Ip. causing ( he , health of the regulars to be
be.tter than that of the volunteers. ,
Captain Howell asked to what he attrib
uted the development of disease after tha
capitulation of Santiago and General
Wheeler replied that It was due to the
rllmato and to the.exposure made.necessary.
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All the men , seemed to be more or Ices af
fected by the conditions. He had , ho said ,
known of no Instance of a sick or wounded
man dying from want , of care from the
physicians. . .
ofar as'he knew , ' there waV gene'ral
commendation of tbo medical corps , except
that oa ono or two occasions there had
been some grumbling In regard to general
conditions. Ho thought there was a de
ficiency in the number of ambulances , but
this deficiency was due'r to tho"cxlKonctea
of lhe" " < ! a'mpalg'n. General'Wheeler also
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said In reply to Captain Howell that < Ue
knew of no confusion In shipping supplies
from Tampa. He was not acquainted with
a casn In which any _ body of a vehicle was
shipped on nno vessel -and the wheels -on
another. His memory -was not distinct as
to complaints from physicians In his com
mand as to scarcity of medical supplies ,
but he thought there were some such com
plaints , and In such/cases / ho had had them
supplied as promptly as possible. Thcro
had been difficulty In getting the transports
to lier.s near in shore as was dcstmble ,
rendering It difficult to get at turtles
promptly.
In this connection General Wheeler re
vealed the fact that ho had felt ; somewhat
hurt that 'his had been the fourth command
ordered to bo landed , when he thought his
rank entitled him to the first landing. Gen
eral Shatter had given fho order which thus
affected him.
Men Complained of Ilent.
Speaking of the sleeping apartments on the
transport , General Wheeler said they were-
quite warm nnd there was some discomfort.
Ho had often gone down among the men at
night and found that ( here was compara
tively llttlo complaint , except from the boat.
Coming back from Santiago to Montauk , ho
had sailed on tbo Miami , having chosen it
because it was said to be the worst ) . He
had found it very comfortable. When they
landed there were only thirty-four sick and
only three or four of these were too ill to
stand up for Inspection.
There was plenty of water on the vessel
and a sufficiency of Ice for the sick , though
not for the others. After the destruction of
Cervera'a fleet rhe army was more abun
dantly supplied than any army In the field
had been.
For the future ho recommended the men
should be kept oft the ground and be well
sheltered from the rain by good tents. There
Jliould bo much care In regard to transporta
tion facilities and Co medical and commissary
supplies. He said In reply to a question that
the tents had been left on board the trans
ports , so no time should be consumed In re
moving them. t
"We were there for business , " he laid ,
"and we felt that prompt disembarkation
and a speedy movement to the front would
impress the enemy moro than anything else
we could do. "
Shortnue of Trnnnportntlon Kucllltlei.
There was also a shortage at this time of
ransportatlon facilities. The deficiency of
ranspomtlon after the landlngvwas the ren.
ion why the tents were not brought up , why
iho siege guns were not brought up and why
many other things were not done.
After a recess General Wheeler devoted
( Continued on Third Pace. )
PENNSYLVANIA DAY'S ORATOR ,
CIIAHI.KS 13MO11V SMITH.
OFCHARLES EMORY SMITH
Sketch of the Career of the Present Post"
master General ,
TRAINED IN A NEWSPAPER OFFICE
.Schooled In Pollttcn AIIIOIIK Mj
of-the CniftMl h .Whom He
Ilnfiked nx I'eer Hln Serv
ice to the Government.
A nubile reception will be given in The
Bee building tonight In honor of
Postmaster General Charles Emory Smith ,
editor of'the Philadelphia Press and cx-mln-
Istcr to Russia. Invitations have been sent
to 1,100 Transmlsstaslppl postmasters and
newspaper men , but the reception will not
be confined to them. The general public Is
cordially Invited to be present and make
the acquaintance of the prominent visitor.
Postmaster General Charles Kmory
Smith had his training for a public career
In a hev/spaper office. ' This was In the very
heart of 'the political agitation of his. early
days , Albany , N. Y. , where his relations
w re < oti almost Intimate nature wltlr both
Roscoe Coukl.lng and .Jnnies G. Blalne ; , Tha
press there was naturally the center of poll-i
tlca. Ills first experience was on the Express
' * '
press , on w'blch 'paper hs | pen soon made
hlin In great demand and he then be
came the editor ot the Journal as an owner
of one-eighth interest In thp latter paper.
His nntjye state was Connsctlcut. He was
born In the northwestern part of It , at Mans
field. His grandfather had established him
self In a manufacturing business at Albany ,
and before reaching his 'teens. Mr. Smith
found himself in Albany as early as IS 19 ,
living there until 1880 , when he removed to
Philadelphia. After u term at the Albany
High school ho became one of Its teachers
and 4hen attended Union college , Schencc-
tady , from which ho graduated In the class
of 1861. While at this latter Institution
'youhg' Smith was the captain of the Lin
coln Wideawakes. Old Dr. Nott , the presi
dent ot the college , was n Seward man and
did his best to break up the Wideawakes *
but destiny favored the rallspllttlng candi
date , .arid much to the chagrin of Dr. Nott
you'ng' Smith scored his first political suc
cess by being on the right sldo. He had to
bo something of a hero , too , In this , for his
preceptor ordered the Wideawakes to leave
the college , so strong were hla , Seward preju
dices. Smith held out by telling him that
the organization was sixty strong and If
they all left the college Itould prove
a weakening to the Institution that It would
hardly bo able to endure at that time. Dr.
Nott relented and Smith was the first to
herald yto him the election of Abraham Lin
coln as'presldent of the United States.
, Amonff I'olltlcnl ( limits.
Weed and Croswell were the Journalistic
examples who had served to Insplro Smith
with an ambition to help mould the thought
of his times. They had made the Argus and
the Journal as good as political bTTiles. The
Express , on which ho went to work first ,
was not a very radical party organ. Gov
ernor Ponton was at that time the director
of things political , but his friendship for
Horace Greeley caused him to make ship
wreck of his control. Greeley found Fenton
also a heavy load to carry at times , but ,
like the old party editor , ho carried him
faithfully and all the governor's friends
found shelter under tbo cuns ot the Ex
press.
With shrewd foresight the budding young
editor accepted the place offered him on the
Journal. It was the state paper , with A
printing contract amounting to { 30,000. It
fell to the lot of Mr. Smith as the editor ot
the Journal to write the stnto platform o
his party for years. This he did until after
bis removal to Philadelphia. Then he was
asked to write the New York platform once
morp. but he refused because he was op
posed to a third term for General Grant.
On that occasion ho was made the presiding
officer of the convention which was held at
Utica , but that closed his connection with
New York state politics.
It was because of his' support of Iloscoo
Conkllng that Mr. Smith cut short his con
nection with the Albany Journal. Perhaps
not altogether on this account , because ho
was becoming dissatisfied with Iho financial
prospects of the paper. The period of Boss
Tweed bad left some demoralization < n
this line. The Express was about to get
the state printing and the outlook for the
Journal was that It would lose Its organic
standing as the political organ. State poli
tics , too , had become more or less entanglnd
over the appointment of Smytho ns Insur
ance commissioner. The upshot of nil this
was that Mr. Smith , at the suggestion of
Whltelaw Reid , undertook the editorship of
the Philadelphia Press , under Calvin Wells ,
Klrnt Mfetlnir lth Mclvliilcy.
Mr. Smith's first meeting with President
McKlnley was at a Blalno dinner in Wash
ington about the time Illalno became
speaker. He had gone to the national
capltol with an influential Albany delega
tion and they were invited to Governor
Fish's , to nialno's and to Bayard's. Blalne
wanted his support in 187fl , and , though
tin had Introduced Blalno to many an audi
ence lu 1872 , he found himself bound to the
support of Conkllng , and so replied to Mr.
lilalnp. His position was that he would net
with the blnte and Iti convention , as Mr.
Coupling's claims would bo pressed by the
organic part of the party In Now Yolk.
Blalno appiovcd of hla position In this
under the circumstances. After he ceased
to sake an active part In New York poli
tics ho felt frco to favor Blalne , but > ct
continued upon amlablo relations with Mr.
Conklln- ; , eventually , however , after 1881 ,
taking a position against Conkllnc.
Mr. Smith was minister to Russia under
President Harrison. The appointment , ho
says himself , was purely nn accident. John
Wnnamnker , .then postmaster general , scut
word"that Pennsylvania could get the place.
A conference was held In Philadelphia nnd
Provost HarrUon of the University of Peiin-
'sylvanln was agreed upon. Mr. Smith went
to Washlnctoiv and had an Interview with
the president. ' The result was that Mr.
Blalne. soon offered him the Russian mis
sion.
sion.Mr.
Mr. Smith was appointed postmaster gen
eral by President McKlnley , to succeed Mr.
Gary.
BUCKEYE NEWS FOR BUCKEYES
Two HiiNy Ilccx One lit Toledo nnd
the Other nt Omnlin Connect
Their \VlroH.
( By Courtesy of 'tile Toledo
; TOL'nDO.-'O. , Oi5X.4. ( Special !
' Thp , Toledo jlcc , vhi-oufch the courtesy of
The tlmaha Bob , sonda greetings to bhloans
at Omaha oh Ohio day.
Toledo Is on Its good behavior while Mayor
Jones Is out of town. Nobody has committed
murder , matrimony or suicide since the
trains left for Omaha.
At a reunion of old soldiers today Captain
P. H. Dowllng , ex-chairman of the neran-
crattc central committee , came out v/Idc
open for holding the Philippines and every
thing else wo got our lingers on dm Ing the
war with Spain. Otherwise the community
Is tranquil.-
The public odor surrounding the llnsccl oil
factory Is.stlll theie" , debplto the determina
tion of the police board last night to arrest
it and put It in Jhll.
Society circles are agog with excitement
In anticipation of Congressmen Southard's
coming-out party tomorrow night.
Perhaps Editor Curtis of the Blade will be
.relieved to know that Candidate Nleco was
In town today.
The Commercial staff reports for the bene-
fla of Editor Cass that It has a full rcpoit of
tonight's meeting of the Jackson league.
Tomorrow night the Bee will send an hon
est report of Congressman Southard's open
ing gun and give an Imitation ot a demo
cratic newspaper telling the truth about1 n
republican meeting.
Thcro is a general expectation lure. , that
the Ohloana at Omaha will bring homo with
them as much of the great etpoilrion us
possible ns n starter for the Ohio oontennlnl
in Toledo In 1903.
Everybody Is notified that the foiKs are all
well.
Ciovernor
The gubernatorial party of Ohio arrived
on No. 1 over the Burlington at 1 o'clock
this morning. The parly occupied two special
sleepers and was made up of Governor Asa
H. Bushncll and eleven of his stalf , com
pleting n total of twenty-two.
The party was driven from the train to
the Paxton hotel , which will bo the head
quarters during the stay hero. Govornoi
Bushnell waa fatigued fiom the long Jour ,
ney nnd would say little except that the
trip had been pleasant and without Inci
dent. Ho mnarked that the party would
remain In Omaha during today and tomor
row , when It will return to Cincinnati via
St. Louis.
Governor Bushnell has only been In
Onmlm once before , when ha passed through
the depot thrio years ago.
The party wore the suitable decoration o (
a national flag with a buckeye pendent. In
charge of the transportation waa William
M. Shaw , district rastenger agent ot the
Burlington. The party wns made up of :
Governor Busline ! ! and wife. Major Gen
eral Herbert B. Klngsley , adjutant General ;
Brigadier General William P. Orr of Plqun ,
quartermaster general ; Brigadier General
Joseph E. Lowes , surgeon general , wife and
daughter , of Dayton ; and the following
aides-do-camp : Colonel David L. Cockley ol
Shelby. Colonel Charles B. Wins , wife ,
daughter nnd Miss Tlinms of Cincinnati ;
Cclontl Cl-arJcs H. Klsher of Wilmington ,
Colonel Julius Klclschnfann and wlfu ol
Cincinnati , Colonel Robert C. McKlnncy and
wlfo of Hamilton , Colonel Albert Brewei
and wife of Tiffin. Lieutenant Max r'lelach-
ircnn of Columbus , Hon. Charles L. Kurtz
of Columbus.
Illulciiinvil for .
WARREN. 0. , Oct. 1. The republicans ol
the Nlnteeuth Ohio district tonight nom
inated Colonel Charles F. Dick , hecrrturj
of the republican national committee , U
congress to fill the vacancy caused by thr
death of the late Congressman Northwaj
and for tha full term 'of two years. Thi
convention was In session twelve hours , am'
the nomination was made on the forty-
eighth ballot. The democrats met hen
also and nominated R , H. Novtns and J
H. Phelps. both of Akron , for the lent
and short terras respectively. The dlstrlci
has a normal republican majority of T.OOt
or 8,000 ,
ALL HAIL THE KING
His Most Ohrirtinn Mnjesty Ak-Sar-Bon IV
Enters His Capital City ,
MIGHTY LORD OF QUIVERA NOW REIGNS
Brilliant Train of Courtiers and Beautiful
Pageantry Accompany Him ,
DREAMS OF THE MOON TOLD IN PICTURES
Poetry of Granada Embalmed for Delight of
Admiring Scores of Thousands.
ALHAMAR'S ' PALACE AFFORDS THE THEME
rilorlotiN IjCRCiiiln of the Wonderful
Ilullillniv from the Founder to
Ilonlidll Illiiitrntcd 11 lth ln )
tinunlly ArtlHtle KfTect ,
"Hall , all hall to the King. "
The rapturous cry wounded through nil
the kingdom of Qulvern Inrt night as a loyal
people greeted the advent of King Ak-Sar-
Hen IV and rendered homage to his Illus
trious fame. Mightier 'than his proudest
predecessor , mounted on his silver chariot
which scintillated In the glittering radlnnco
of thousands of electric lamps , preceded by
knights resplendent In the gorgeous.Ivory !
of hla court nnd followed by nn inturmtnablo
train of courtiers mounted on chariots that
reflected the shimmering splendor of a thou
sand rainbows , the puissant monarch en
tered 1ho capital city of hU realm to the
Inspiring strains of myriad Instruments of
brass unit the resounding cheers of a hun
dred thousand throat , ' .
From every corner Qf his broad domain
the psoplo came to greet their Icing. Thu
knight In hU robes of blue and ermine , the
hifmblo peasant clad In the habiliments of
toll , the queen of beauty and the lowly
dame , jostled each other In the surging
crowd and bent the knee In fealty to him. (
In nil the history of Qulvera , since the seed
of the empire first sprouted on Itn hare and
rugged wastes , no ruler had received a moro
galdsomo welcome.
And to the favorite who stood beside his
throne the monnich swore that no king hail
ever ruled a fairer city. The Imperial p.i-
gennt moved through streets that blazed
with light and lite and color. At frequent
Intervals arches of colored lights cas > t fan
tastic colons on his chariot nnd on either
hand unbroken lines of radiant hulbs blazed
down on the tumultuous throng nnd Ut the
emblematic hanging * that were draped nml
festooned and clustered from every wall nnd
cornice. And wanderers from far-off king
doms , even from the cities whoso -walls look
down upon the nei , marveled at the epecta-
clo and said , "Great is Qulvcia and Us
king. "
SuhJectN Thronu the HlKhivny.
Soon after the electric Illumination hite-
cecdod the mmllght the people began to
gather In the public places to nwalt the tri
umphant entry of King AkSarBen. . Uy 8
o'clock the entire population of the city
seemed to have congregated on the streets
that had been selected as tho' rsuto of tiio
pageant and on each sldo the _ \\lndows nrtd
Improvised reviewing stand's1 worn crpwTfeJ
with waiting aubjertB. The colors of Ah-
Sar-Bon wcie everywhere conspicuous. They
wcro flaunted from the buildings , waved
from n thousand windows nd tastefully In
tertwined with the pretty costumes of the
maids nnd matrons of the realm.
When the first trumpets announced the
approach of the regal train the popularo
cheered In welcome and as the full splendor
of Its pageantry appeared they broke Into a
tumult of enthusiasm that compelled the
king to bow his appreciation at every turn.
Other kings had p.ieocil over the barns
streets and received the greeting cf th ,
same people , but none had been surroundeil
with such Imposing pomp nor inspired to
enthusiastic nn ovation.
The parade was led by the Board of Gov
ernors on horseback , clad In riding boots ,
white trousers , red coats nnd black capo.
They were followed by the McCook band ,
with twenty-four ploccs , and the Seventh
Ward hand of this city , with thirty plcre-f ,
one or the other of the organizations play
ing all the time.
The first float represented the tltlo nt th
pageant , "Alhambra. " It presented a portion
tion of the old palace which Irving found
In the mountains of Spain , near Granada ,
and which had at ono tlmo been occupied by
a line of distinguished Moorish monnrchs ,
The ruins had grown to cobwebs , the hem
of vicious spiders , and surrounded with
rank vegetation through which vile reptile *
crept. It wns the picture of desolation anil
ruin. *
AVhcre the Klnjr Rode.
Float two was that of King Ak-Sar-Bea
IV , and showed the gracious and devoted
monarch riding in a .golden chariot drawn
by lions. In the forward part of thn chariot
Etood a herald with trumpet in hand to
sound the glad news of the coming of th
prlnco of push , progress and prosperity ,
bringing happiness and plenty to all of hli
adoring subjects.
The Omaha Concert band led the thltd
float , entitled , "Albanian , the founder of
AUiambra. " Mahamad Aben Alhamar was
shown on his throne surrounded by hla
court. Profusion of flowers , which were
blooming on all sides of him , represented
the development of his people In the arts
and sciences which he fostered and en
couraged from the day he ascended bin
thiono until his untimely death , through
which Alhambra became a later day paradhn
of beauty and contentment , and Alhamar
the Idol of his kingdom.
Float four was a characterization of tha
"Adventure of the Mason. " The mason
stood at the front of the basin engaged In
preparing n tomb In which were to bo burled
the pots of gold belonging to the ecccntrlo
pilest. The priest Btamla guard at ths
door prepared to lead away the mason whim
his work shall bo completed , that ho may
retain no recollection of the spot. Later ,
according to the legend , the priest dies , and
as the owner will not repair the properly , he
can find no tenant for It , and tha mason
\a accorded the privilege of occupying Ii
for keeping It in reasonable repair. He re
members the basin , digs up the money , and
thereafter lives in ease and comfort with
out disclosing his secret until tbo day of
hla death.
Where AVIiiloin Wan VaiiijulHhud.
Tbo wonderful caveof the Arabian a -
trologer , Abu Ayub , who In the reign oC
King Abcn Habuz was summoned to the
counsel of that very much harassed mon
arch , was the fifth In the procession and
followed the Omaha Military band. With
his flowing white beard the old seer tlll
looked as sago as when he scorned King
Alien's "paradise of fools , " but he , too ,
nad fallen n victim to the graces of the
beautiful hourli and be was amused with
three of them In gaudy Turklih coilumM