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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19. 1871 OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MOTINTNG- , SEPTEMBER 27 , 1890 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. HOMAGE TO T11KK1NG / Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben A the Coming of a Rnhr THOUSANDS PAY HOMAGE TO MONARCH tfncoufined Joy Proyailu in the Great 0 n- tial Oity of Quivora. PAGEANT PASSES OVER THE STREETS Thousands of Bright Lights Convert Into Midday Brilliancy. LOYAL GREETING TO THE ROYAL KNIGHTS People of Uic CHy nnil Country n- tliiiHC Over tlir. Scene * of llcnuty nuil Give KiiII Vent to Tlielr Although It was moro than 250 yearn ago that the members ot the Ancient Order of the Knlghls of Ak-Sar-Bon paid their first visit to the plains of the Kingdom of Qui vera , now known as Nebraska , the followers of the then mighty kins , Tatarrax , built up n dynasty that has withstood the onslaught of the Intervening centuries. Ever since those days when the followers of the old king set out from Mexico In quest of the Seven Cities of Clbola , which .wero . belloved to be In the Kingdom ot Qulvern , the dc- econdnnts have been loyal to his memory nnd the rqlgn of each succeeding monarch. With glad acclaim they have heralded the coming of caoh now king and each succeed ing autumn have made the streets of the favorite city , Omaha , ring with their glad huzzas. Each year there have been festal occasions , but none have compared with that of last night , -when the whole city and the sur rounding country turned out to witness the Initial parade of the week , put on by the Knights of Ak-Sar-Bcn and which traversed the streets of the business portion of the city amid the wildest enthusiasm. Omaha lias had the reputation of ( being a city , the people of which never enthuse over a good thing. However , that Is a statement that la engraved upon the tablets of the dim and misty past. Last night a change scorned to come ever the people of the city , and Instead of silently gazing at the parade as It passed , they rended the cool night air with loud cries of applause , at the same tlmo cracking the car drums with the noise of blowing horns , ringing bells , beating upon drums and otherwise showing their appreciation of the epoch marking the com ing of a king. Hum Rcil Fire. On nearly every corner hugo plica of red flro burned during the passing of the floats , while from windows and cupolas hung ban ners of trl-colorcd bunting and the familiar rod , green and yellow flags of the knights. They .numbered thousands nnd as they waved in tho' gentle breeze their colors formed a prptty back ground for the myriads of brll- "Vi.-J.'W tL tgrueil-along"ttio > ' 'jlllo''of' march nnd upon the streets below. With reference to the crowds. All day yesterday the trains coming to the city wore ueavlly loaded , with a Jam during the after noon. As the shades of evening drew on opaco , itho people of this city , South Omaha nnd Council Bluffs commenced to move nnd before dark every car coming into the cen tral portion of the city was crowded. All thcso cars deposited their loads of human freight and returned ifor moro. This con tinued until the parade was well on Its way flown town and still there were thousands who _ came In carriages and on foot. The country people from nearby wore out In large numbers and from the middle of the nftcr- noon -until night all the thoroughfares were black with teams. In fact , with one or two possible exceptions , It was the largest crowd ever eeen upon the streets of Omaha. Points of vantage from which to view the parades wore In good demand and In many Instances windows and cholco locutions on the streets cold at good prices. The arrangements for handling the crowds were perfect. Police were detailed for every Btroot Intersection In the down town dis trict and at no time did the officers permit the great throngs of people to break Into tbo street to Impede the movements of the par- ado. The I1 nrnilc MOWN. The starting place ot the parade was from Sixteenth nnd Cum Ing streets nnd there the bands , nlno In number , congregated. Wlillo waiting they rendered several popular nlrs and thus kept the people good natured , Ona now feature that the people Intro duced was the throwing'of confetti. Kvery- where along the line of anarch this was thrown. It was thrown at the floats , at the people on the sidewalks nnd nt these In the grandstands , nnd after the parndo had passed the streets had the appearance of ba- dng carpeted with red , white and green bits of paper. Llko all Ak-Sar-llcn parades , the ono last night was handled by the members of the Hoard of Governors , who presented a strik ing appearance , clad In thulr eults , conslstr Ing of bright scarlet coats embroidered with Bold lace , white pants , red cnps and black riding boots , n rallies the members of the Doard of Governors there were hundreds ol outriders , slaves , light bearers and servants all of whom wcro nhvajs on hand to obey the commands of their masters. UISSOUII'TIO.V OP THIS FLOATS. "Quaint nnd Merrle Sport * and I > n - tlmi-N fur V < - YIMIIIK : and Ye Old. " The first in the line was the title float which carried upon either sldo the inscrip tion ; "Quaint nnd Merrlo Sports nnd Pns- tlraes for yo Young nnd yo Old. By yo King's J Command. " That the parade wns to be along sporty llnrs was apparent , and the fltlo float prepared the thousands of spectn tors for what was coming later. Upon the | * front of the platform , occupying n chair up- 1 holstcrod In Bilk nnd velvet , and from the | peats of which sparkled countlcM gems , But * n hugo figure , the features and general > nake-up of which were the counterpart of the hottest sport In this town. The big follow wns clothed In tbo most fashionable gaih nnd wore diamonds as big as walnuts. All \ > along the line of march they sparkled nrd oven dimmed Ihu glare of the electric llghU , On his head this sport were a silk tile , nnd over and anon ho bowed to those who lees cnod up and cheered , The body of the float was a huge green rock , with great but- terlllva sitting on the foliage that grow up nround Its base. At the rear of the float worn two allegorical figures , their limbs draped with jut > t enough green silk < to pro tect them from the cool night air. On the program the second float was des ignated ; "Nosmas , Sovereign Protector of all yo Sports. " "Noamas" wns elmply the jI vord "Samson , " spelled backwords. This float alone assured the public that the parade was to be a good thine nnd n good ( Continued on Kllth Page. ) GRIGGS CORRECTS PINGREE No Opinion Olvrn Thnt Con res * Cnn not Knnct it I.nir In Sniiiircii- lon of Trnntii. SHINGTON , Sept. 26. Attorney Gen- has written the following reply pcently received from Governor receipt of your letter of the 21st IlJ nt asking mo to send you a copy of my opinion to the effect that under the constitution of the United States congress cannot enact a law which would bo effective In strvorefwlng trusts , so-called. In reply I beg to say that I have never rendered , neither ofllclally or unofficially , any opinion of that kind. On the contrary , this de partment has been engaged In bringing numerous suits In the United States courts under the Sherman net of July 2 , 1800 , en titled "An Act to Protect Trade nnd Com merce Against Unlawful Restraints and Monopolies , " In several of which cases , notoriously that against the Transmlssourl Freight association , 166 U. S. 290 , and that against the JoTnt Trnftlc association. 171 U. S. 605 , the result has been the suppression by decree of the court of the offending agreement or association. "You may possibly have reference to a letter of mln do a private citizen published several months ngo In the newspapers where in I called nitration to the fact that the only jurisdiction that congrces has over combina tions or jpntracts In restraint of trade was in relation to these which directly affected Interstate commerce. That this Is true and that thls Is the full extent of the Sherman trust net , you will ascertain by reading the decision of the United States supreme court n tlio case of Hopkins vs. the United States , 71 U. S. 678 , and the case of the United States vs. E. C. Knight company , 166 U. S. 1. "You nro doubtless awnro that It Is not the Ight or function of the federal government o Interfere with business transactions cnr- led on within the several states , except upon omo ground expressly authorized by the onstltutlon. Congress can regulate directly bat which wo understand by 'Interstate ommerce , ' but It has no power to regulate or control business or commerce carried on wholly within the limits ot a state. "I have called your attention to thcso mat ers , not because I assume that you arc gnornnt of them , < for you doubtless under- tand them well , but only In order to explain o you that I ihavo not given and could not possibly have given nny opinion of the pur- > ort expressed In your letter. " COLLISION ON DEPEW'S ROAD Three Dcnd nnd ( Mliorn Injured in n. SIcetliiR of Two Triilun Near New York City. AUBURN , N. Y. , Sept. 26. A head-end collision between a 'New York Central pas senger train and a freight train occurred this morning nt 6 o'clock Just west of Old Flnt- lottom bridge , nbout half a mlle west of ho city , and no a result three people are dead , two fatally injured and four seriously njured. The dead are : EMMET LANCELOT of Rochester , engi neer of the freight train. J. G. CURRY of Rochester , fireman on the freight train. JAMES E. KINO of Skaneateles. Fatally injured : R. J. Frew of Geneva , baggage man on the mssengor train. tskull. Jractur.ed. . . , . , . " ( > " Thomas"'liugan of"Gflnevd , engineer'on the passenger train. Others injured : S. J. Ludolph of Rochester , brakeman on ho freight train , both legs broken and other wise Iniured. Byron Nellls of Geneva , fireman on the passenger train. C. A. Martin of Geneva , conductor on the passenger train. Charles Perrons of Genevn , trainman on .he passenger. Responsibility for the accident has not seen determined , but the freight train , which Is due In the city at 1:55 : a. m. , was running on the time of the passenger train and this fact was known to Conductor Elghmo of Rochester , who was In charge of the freight train , when he ordered his .rain to leave Aurellus , the first station west of the city. The place at which the accident happened Is about half a mlle west of the city limits , whore there Is a sharp curve. The freight train , which was several hours late , was making fast time , and when the two came In sight tbo speed was so great that a stop could not ho made. IRRIGATORS IN CONVENTION Seventeen Sintrn nnd TerrUorlen Are Ilenretionipd nnd Meeting In Full of IiitercHt. MISSOULA , Mont. , Sept. 26. Seventeen states and territories are represented at the meeting of the National Irrigation congress today and the meeting has been full of In terest. The Mlssoula Board of Trade today opened a splendid exhibition of Montana farm products that is attracting much at tention. Dr. S. B. Young , president , today named the following committee on resolutions : Ari zona , C. II. Hakes ; California , Sclplo Craig ; Colorado , Henry Mlcholson ; District of Co lumbia , F. H. NoweJl ; Idaho , D. W. ROES ; Indiana , J. C. McNeoly ; Minnesota , F , W. Wilsey ; Missouri , P. L. Cannon ; Montana , James Reid ; Nebraska , J. M. Wilson ; New Mexico , F. W. Sanders ; Nevada , J. II , Tubb ; Oregon , W. N. Jones ; Utah , L. W. Shurtllff ; Washington , O , R. Holcomb ; Wyoming , Fred Bond ; n.t Inrgo , F. W. Maxwell of California. Practical problems occupied the attention of the congress nt this morning's session. Dr. Drnphagan of Montana , Professor Whitney of Washington , D. C , , Professor Buffum ot Wyoming and others discussed at length the question of reclaiming alkali lands. The principal address at the afternoon ses sion was that of Hon. Elwood Mead of Wyoming , whoso subject was "Water Right Problems. " The present meeting of the congress Is a most successful ono. The membership Is representative ot an unusually largo number of t-tat03 , Indiana on the cast and the coast states on the west , Montana on the north and New Moxlco on the south , represent tbo limits covered by state delegations and are enthu siastic and sincere. Sluuv ( itifxt of KIIIINUH VeterniiH. TOPEKA. Knn. . Sent. 2C. Albert B. Shaw , coinniniider-ln-chlef of the National Grand Army of the Republic , arrived in Topekn tonight from Watertown , N. Y. Ho will be the guest of the Kansas Grand Army of the Itepubllc during the reunion tills week. General Shaw will address the veterana on Thursday , Movement * of Ocean Ven elnf Sent. 2(1. At Liverpool Arrived Nomadic , from New York ; Dominion from Montreal. At Shanghai Arrived Orange Branch , from Portland , Ore. At Aucklnnd Arrived Alameda , from San Francisco. At Boulogne Arrived Mousdam , from New York , for Ilotterdam. At Now York Sailed gnale. for Bremen , via Southampton ; Auranla. for Liverpool ; Tnurlc , for IJvorpool. Arrived Steamer Barbara Hossa , from Bremen and South ampton , At Queenstown Arrived Oceanic , from New York , for I/verpool , nnd proceeded. At Southampton Arrived Trove , from Now York , for Bremen At Movtlte Arrived Auchorla , from New York , for Glasgow , British Relations with the Transvaal Almost Prohibit Peaceful Settlement. CAUSED BY CHAMBERLAIN'S ' DISPATCHES Ooin Fnnl'n Ciovcrninciit 1'rnctlcnlly IMit In n I'lncc Where It AVltl He Compelled to Itcnort to A num. ( Copyright , 1S90 , by Press Publishing Co. ) LONDON , Sept. 20. ( New York World Ca blegram Spsclal Telegram. ) The two dls- patchea lately sent by Joseph Chamberlain , secretary ot Btato for the colonies , have de stroyed the last lingering hope of the peace party here. These messages nre Interpreted na deliberately framed so ns to make a settlement so difficult as to bo humanly Im possible. It Is questioned 'whether , In view of their character , the Transvaal could even propose to revive Its offer ot a five-year franchise and It Is suggested In political circles now that the only substantial hope of peace left would bo through the Inter vention of the United Stateo government ns a mediator. Army men all dcclnro thnt nothing but a mlraclo can now avoid war with the South 'African republic. The cabinet mln- Istors evidently do not expect a peaceful Issue of the crisis , for I hear thnt the [ speaker of the House of Commons nnd ! ether high officers of the government have been notified to hold themselves In readiness ! for .1 reassembling of parliament on two . days' notice. The proclamation calling j parliament together has been drafted al ready and is only awaiting the Insertion of a date. The prediction In official circles Is that the Transvaal , unices It does the unexpected by submitting , will send a reply defiant In tone nnd notifying England nt the samu tlmo hat any further massing of troops on the rentier of either the South African republic or the Orange Free State will bo treated as a hostile act. This , It la supposed will bo followed by an immediate outbreak of hostilities and ho British forces will be compelled to act on the defensive until English reinforce ments arrive. In the event of any hostile act , parliament will Instantly bo summoned o convene and nskcd by the government or nn opproprlatlon of at least $50,000,000 o cover the expenses of the war. The In dications that tbo situation Is grave are iclghtcned by the fact that a suite of cabin rooms have been reserved on the English Incr sailing from Capetown next Sunday 'or ' Sir Redverso Buller , who has been se- ccted as commander in chief of all the British forces in South Africa In the event of an outbreak of war. The Cape Line Steamship company has been notified , too , that the government , acting under the statutory process conferred 'or times of national danger , may demand ho entlro accommodation aboard Saturday's steamer for war purposes. ANHoclntcd Presn ninimicIicH. LONDON , Sept. 26. The general feeling , Including that ot the pro-Boers , as Indicated by articles in the afternoon newspapers to day. Is thnt the published dlspntch ol the secretary of state for the colonies , Mr. Chambjnrlalni lo the Brltlih hlghcommls- slonef In "South Africa , Sir Alfred ) Mllner , clears the way for peace if the Boers desire It. In any event , it Is pointed out , it affords further delay , which In the case of Great Britain is certainly advantageous , as It ? lves tlmo for the reinforcement of the gar risons at the capo. The papers generally , liowovor , express the hope that President Kruger will now see his way to meet Great Britain's views , and the Westminster Gazette , which is not an anti-Boer paper , says : "President Kruger and his advisers still have a chanceof securing peace with independence. " In the meanwhile the dispatch of troops to South Africa proceeds uninterruptedly. Three field batteries arrived at Blrkenheaa today and will embark for Durban , Natal. A cablegram from Capetown says : "Quan tities of stores and ammunition are leaving hero dnlly. The movement of troops to Natal is merely a precautionary measure to secure the coal mines , and Is nowise in tha nature of a menace. There are no imperial troops on the Immediate border. Humors of collisions should bo received with cau tion. " A dispatch from Pretoria says that a Maueor rifle , in the hands of a burgher , who was practicing with it , burst recently ana nearly killed him , with the result that tv great number of burghers are gravely con cerned at the apparent Insecurity of tha now weapon. They assert that the cart ridges arc worthless and oxo appealing to the government to revert to the Martini , or Investigate andi remedy the grievances. Deluy Create * Uuil IiiiprcNHloii. The Times has a dispatch from Johannes burg which asserts that the delay Is creat ing the worst possible Impression in the minds of the burghers , who tauntingly boast that while Great Britain deprecates delay upon the part of the Boers , It Intentionally and unnecessarily prolongs the controversy because It is afraid to follow up its own game of bluff with the arguments of force. Reports are heard on all sides of the eagerness of the Boers to start hostilities nnd 'their postponement Is said to be solely duo to the restraining influence of General Joubert. It la added that it Is believed this Influence cannot bo exercised much longer. There Is a circumstantial rumor that Gen eral Joubort has received imperative orders from the armed burghers that unless ho is prepared to take the initiative within a brief period ho must relinquish bis com mand of the army. This is looked upon as Instructive Indication of Boer feeling , llutwoeii AVur mill I'ciiuv. CAPETOWN , Sept 26. The South African NOWJ today prints a dispatch from Pretoria saying the "alleged change in British public opinion and the absence of alarming reports subsequent to the meeting of the council are considered hopeful signs. " Tbcro Is no official news from Bloem- fontcln , but there Is not the slightest doubt ubout the attitude of the Orange Free Sae. At a meeting ot Scandinavians there it was unanimously decided to support the govern ment. Only twenty members of the first Raad nro In town and It Is expected that the legislature will dissolve at nuy moment. The Jews nt a meeting have resolved to support the government and have offered to equip and provision a police corps of 200 men. men.Plet Plet Kruger , grandson of the president of the Transvaal , in a letter to the Volkstoln , asks whether or not It is the government' * duty to inform the Imperial government that any further landing of troops will bo con- aldered a caeus belli , AVorklnir for 1'eni-e. The Times today has a dispatch from Plotermarltzburg , Natal , reporting that a meeting which has arouecd a strong feeling among the loyalists was hold by the Afri kanders. A strongly worded resolution was rmtuixl asking the government to recall the colonial forces on the border , as their prai- cnc tlwra was Inimical to peace and Is calculated to cause trouble with their fellow. Afrikanders. A telegram from Premier Schrolner was read eaylng the government was working for peace. The meeting , not withstanding , passed thd recolutlon , which was supported by two Justices of th6 peace. The Indications nt the agency of the Transvaal Rovcrnment In this city point to the belief that war IB Inevitable Prepara tions nro being made for removing the furniture from the licntiquartorB nnd the gloomiest Impression In ] regnrd to the out come of the crisis appears to prevail. Mr. Slontngue Whlto , , ' the consul gcnernl of the South African republic In London , wished to return to Pretoria , but wns In formed by the government that In the event of war he .would bo moro Useful nt Brusselo. JOHANNESntmG , Sept. 26. A manifesto has been Issued hero by a number of Irish men urging the Irish to "strike a gcod blow at England , which has hold the Irish people In bondage. " INVITE PRESIDENT TO COME llcleuntlon of A'chrnnknnn Ante Sir. McKliilc to V/Sfi Oninhn on UN WeHtufiPiToiir. WASHINGTON , Sept 26. ( Special Tele gram. ) Edward Rosawjujr , editor of The Boo , togcfcer with Senator Thurslon and1 Assistant Secretary of wgf Mclklejohn , pre sented to the prcsldcnt today , an Invitation from the people of Nebraska and the expo sition managers to Inulurlo Omaha In his tour of the northwest. "Jp'he president was somewhat reluctant to accept the invitation on the ground that ho hTid teen In Omaha last year and ho expressed a deslro to see othsr sections of the grohl west. Mr. Rosewater - water , however , does not abandon hope that arrangements maj'jyjo made whereby the president may Incllulo Omaha in his Itinerary. ' ' The president said hiT O&slred to sco the military organizations wb'lch have brought luster to the 'American "J\rms nnd the men who returned crowned with glory from the Philippines and the onlyvay to meet them was 'by ' going to their Homes , which ho be lloved was the boundcn Wty of the president of the United States , m Mr. Rosswater Ieave5tonlght for New York to ho present at itho mooting of the Associated Press. Ho will probably arrange to spend a few hours .with. Sir Thomas Lipton - ton on his steam yacht , the Erin. For some tlmo past efforts have been raado by the leading people of Broken Bow to substitute that city ior Anselmo ns the I head ot the star route from Ansflmo to ' Sargent. A great many petitions have been ' filed with Assistant Postmaster General i Shallenbergcr , who has charge of mall I routes , In favor ot this change. Today the | department Temporarily put a damper on the Broken Bow end of the situation by ruling that Anselmo is ns' good a point of supply aa Broken Bow , ep far as gsneral mall lo concerned , and that as regards the j local mall exchanged between Broken Bow and the postofflccs on the , route , they say that a mal | leaving Broken Bow late at night will reach nil thepostomces enumer ated in the petitions by nbon of the next day , via Anselmo , and mall leaving thoao poatofficea In the afternoon will reach Broken - ken Bow early ths next morning under ex isting arrangements. They admit that the direct means ot communication with Broken Bow would of course be Improved so fur , na the dispatch of local mail Is concerned. ltmt they say also there are disadvantages connected with the proposed change. The route from Broken Bow would be three miles longer than the present route and General Shollenberger says , a'n allowance would have to to mafl' ' 'or'isuch on increase - crease and that It wouliA be necessary to provide for the supply of New Helena by a separata route , which they consider would , involve considerable expense beside that | paid at present. General Shallenborger i states that it was the understanding of the , department that a railroad is in course of ! : construction to Sargent and as soon as the , ' 'building of the road Is completed and trains put in operation the establishment ot rnll- l-way j mail service would bo desired by the . people of Sargent and such an establish- j 1 ment would probably necessitate a re- I arrangement of the star service leading out | ' of Sargent , Under existing circumstances ho ruled that the present route would not i bo chanzed. PRESIDENT'S TRIP OUTLINED To Lcnvo October -I for OnleMjure , Clilcniro , St. Paul , Slonx City nnd Aberdeen. WASHINGTON , Sept. 26. All the mem bers of the cabinet attended today's meeting except Secretaries Hny and Gage , but the mooting was entirely devoid of results. A few routine matters were taken up and the dlspntch of Admiral Watson announcing the dotalli of the loss of the gunboat Urdaneta was read. The arrangements for the Dewey reception and sword presentation In this city were gone over and the details of the president's western trip. were discussed. The president will bo accompanied by Mrs. McKlnley nnd the members of the cablret. They will leave hero October 4 , the morning after the Dewe > dinner nt the Whlto House , nnd will bo gom. about two weeks. They go first to Galesburg , 111. , thence to Chicago nnd on to St. Paul , Sioux City nnd Aberdeen , S. D. The full schedule of the trip haa not yet been com pleted. SQUATTERS STOP OFFICERS Settlcrx OIL Maxwell I.nnd Grnnt Hold Up 1'oMMu of Deputy MnrnlinlH Sent ( o Evict Them front DENVER , Colo. , Sept. 26. A special to the News from Trinidad , Colo. , says : A committee from tbo squatters on the Max well land grant. In Colorado today met the posse of deputy United States marshals sent from Denver to evict them from the lands they have occupied at the mouth of Stonewall valley. The officers were Informed thnt two or three of their number could proceed and wrvo the writs of ejectment , but the posse must go no further. The settlers are or ganized and well armed and apparently mean business , The deputies have camped where they were stopped and nro awaiting Instructions from the marshal's office Jn Denver. DIAZ DISAPPOINTS CHICAGO MexIro'H 1'reNldeiit Cnnnot I-flive , nnd AV111 Send 11 Cabinet Ollicer IiiNfeiid , WASHINGTON , Sept , 2G.-The Mexican ambassador , Senor Azplroz , has received a dispatch from the secretary of state of Mexico confirming the press advlcea to the effect that President Diaz will not attend the coming celebration at Chicago October 0 and that the secretary of state will go as bis representative- . The State department also received the following telegram from United States Min ister Cla > ton at tha City of Mexico ; "President will not visit Chicago. Mln- itrter of foreign affairs goes Instead , " KiuimiH City Cuttle Uecord. KANSAS CITY , Mo. , Sept. SC.- City cattle records were broken today , when the receipts at the stock yards were 19.551 head. In addition 'to today's receipts 10,600 head were carried over from Mon day , so tnut there were over 30.000 head of cattle in the. yards today , The bulk of there were thin range cattle from the soutliwc-st , which will bo &h' < > J ed out again to the country feed lot . ADMIRAL PRAISES HIS MEN Says Atrerican Sailors Have No Snpsriors in Navies of the World , DEWEY NOT CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT DOOM Not Wnnt to Mix Un lit the Af- falrx of Government nnil Consid er * tlutt UP Would Mnke a I'rettr MI-UN of It. NE\V YORK , Sept. 26. The Evening 1'ost prints the following Interview with Admiral Dnwoy : "They nro a splendid lot , " the admiral said , speaking of his men , "tho very pick ; the finest In our navy , nnd that means the best In the world. Before I got to Mnnlla the archbishop , with whom I nftcrwnrd bo- cnmo very Intimate , said the American sail ors were the scum of the earth , n blood thirsty lot of cutthroats , \\ho would destroy anything In their path. Later on , when 1 did get there , " said the admiral with a knowing smile , "tho archbishop came on board ono day while I had a battalion nt drill , the very same ( battalion that will parade In Now York. The nrchblshop went on the bridge and watched them closely. I know ho was admiring them nnd I said to him : 'Well , what do you think ot our American sailors ? ' 'They nro splendid , ' he said. 'I have eoon the men of most navies , but never anything like there. They nre magnificent ; I cnnnot understand It sucn splendid young fellows. How docs It hap pen'1 "Well , " said the admiral , "wo look for the , beet men , we come closer to our men , we treat them hotter than other countries nnd wo pay them better. " "Then I called a < rnnn and snld to him : 'How much do you get a month ? ' "Ho saluted nnd said , 'Eighty dollars , sir. ' The arcttblshop was astonished. You know $ SO would pay a whole shipload or Spnnlnrdfc. After that the archbishop had n very great respect for us nnd became very friendly. "Hero I have a picture of General Luna which was given to me by the archbishop. " The admiral then sent an orderly for the picture of the Philippine general who wns "murdered by order of Agulnnldo , " as he said. The picture wns that of a negro In a sort of military uniform. On the back was an Inscription in Spanish to the arch bishop of Mnnlln , Father Bernardino Mc- salndo. It was signed by Luna. Admiral Dewey then snld Luna was the best man the Filipinos had. Flllplnon a U'lccr Lot. "It was a plot , " ho said , "to assassinate him. A crack swordsman was placed as sentry nnd when Luna appeared ho simply stabbed him. But thcso fellows all , " sate the admiral , "aro a queer lot. They were simply servants and stablemen and Agul naldo was a junior clerk In the navy yard. He is a pretty smart fellow. I know him pretty well ; In fact , wo were great friends , and ns a matter ot fact he has not the brains. There nro people behind him , some of them lawyers and able fellows , who make a tool of Agulnaldo. Here , toy the way , Is a cane which ho presented' to me , " and the ad miral produced a thick black stick , carved and resembling Orl&h dog oak moro than anything else. "I thought , " said the admiral , "that this thing In the Philippines would be over before this , as it should have been. I can't im agine how they have stood out until now. Of course , there was the rainy season , nnd I suppose little was done. Ono great trouble out there has been that General Otis has tried to do too much. I told him so. He wants to bo general , governor , Judge nnd everything else anil have bold of the irons. No man can do that. This is the great trouble. It Is enough for a man to do ono thing , to too ono thing , but when a man tries to bo everything it is easy to imagine the result. "Tho light In the Philippines should be easily ended. The people have been so badly treated for such a length ot time by the Spaniards that they are distrustful. This Is the great difficulty in dealing with them. Where wo Iwo met them and they have been In such contact with us as to learn that we mean to treat them well ; where they have eeen that we mean what wo say , there Is no trouble. They stand by us all the time. All of them will learn this In time. They will get from under the Influence of Agulnaldo , or rather those people who nro behind Agulnnldo , who , as I said before , is a mere tool. "Do I think the Filipinos are. fit for self- government ? "Well , no ; not Just now ; they probable will bo In n very little time. They are very queer people a very queer mixture. Many of them nre qulto civilized and good people , but I do not think they nro fit for eelf-gov- ernment Just yet. But when I say that , I must add nt the same time that It Is my candid opinion that they are more fitted for It than the Cubans , that they are a better people than the Cubans In every way. I do wish , however , that the whole business was settled , and I think that after a little the Filipinos will take kindly to us. " IJe v > v Not a SlnlcHinnn. It was ouggested to the admiral that the democratic slate had been settled with Ad miral Dewey for the presidency , nnd Gen eral Wheeler for the vice presidency. "Well , " said the admiral , "we should make a pretty mess of It. General Wheeler , of course , has had some training In the po litical school , but then ho Is a Wrst Pointer , I had forgotten that. Ho would want to run everything oo bo would a regiment and , of course , would make a splendid mess of It. You cnnnot run a government ns you would n regiment. " "Well , " admiral , "suggested the reporter , "It would not be such n change from the ship Olympla to the ship of state. " "Yes , " said the admiral , "It would bo a very great change. I am not n politician , I am a sailor , my training has been all that way. I am at home on board my ship. I know my business , or at least should know It , and I do not want to mix up In the affairs of the government. I am perfectly satisfied to live and die a simple sailor who tries to do his duty. I am not a politician. I cannot make n speech even ; I wish I could , but I have to bo contented with my lot. " Some one said Just then to the admiral that his son was reported to have made n statement to the effect that his father waft n dyed-in-the-wool republican , The admiral laughed outright and pointed to a piece of wood laying on the deck some yards away , at the' same tlmo saying : "My son knows as much about what my politics are as that stick. " The admiral would not say a word about the alleged Interference of the German ad miral , Dlederlchs , at Manila. Iliiiinii Nluniiiliiu : > vltli POMKROY. O. . Sept. 26. Judge Georse K. Nash , Se-nator Ilnnna. Conuressmun Clros- venor and Colonel Robert Nevln addressed nn audience here tonight that packed the opera house. Judge Nash spoke firm on national issuea. He wns followed by Colonel Ncvln , Central Orosvenor and Senator Hanna spoke briefly Each upeaker WHS greeted with thi > most generous en thusiasm , often manifested by prolonged applause. The same uprnkers uddrcrscd nn immense afternoon meeting at Mlddleport. CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Porocnst for Nebrnskn Fair nnd Warmer ; South to Wct Winds. Trillin-ratlin- Oniiilin ymtpriliiyi Hour. I > CK , Hour. OCR. n n. ni It 1 p. nt. 117 ( t n. m Ill 1 ! it. in ( II ) * 0 70 ( II ) ( lit ( II , dt : (10 HONOR THE NATION'S ' HERO Stiitm ConNiiln Alironil Will Cclt-brnlp llpwpy liny lit tv Slj'lc HcllftliiK < li < > Oooawlon. ( Copyright. 1S99. by Press Publishing Co. ) NEW YOHK. Sept. 20. ( Special Tele gram. ) In response to Inquiries for expres sions on Adtulrnl Dewey and what action they would tnko on the celebration hero , n number of United States consuls have re plied ns follows : "NAPLES , Sept. 20. Wo shall decornto the consular office ns profusely as possible with Old Glory on Dewey day. Wo have seven United States flags , big nnd little and faded , and all shall do duty that day. The admiral loft a most agreeable Impression among all classes In Naples , and we can do nothing moro ngrccnblo to residents bore than to join in showing honor to the nmn who has so greatly honored his own nation , "A. II. BYINGTON , "United Slates Consul. " "GENEVA , Switzerland. Sept. 26. The I II UK ot this consulate will bo displayed lit honor of Dewey day. Consul and Mrs. Rtdglcy will hold a reception at their home In further commemoration of thu diiy , on which occasion the health of the admiral will bo pledged In nn old-fashioned Kentucky blue grass punch which I mean to brow my self. BENJAMIN H. JUDQLEY , "United Stntca , Consul. " "HONG KONG , Sept. 26. Greeting from Dowey'a base. His guns won an empire and China's .trade. . ' II. WILDMAN "United States Consul. " "GIBRALTEU , Sept. 26. May Dewey long bo spared to continue serving his country ns nobly ns hitherto. II. J. SPUAGUE "United States Consul. " "BOMBAY , India. Sept. 26. Dewey taught millions In the East to respect the American flag. WILLIAM T. LEE , "United States Consul. " "CALCUTTA , Bengal , India. Sept. 26. I will raise the flag. The hero of Manila is honored throughout the world. "U. PATTERSON , "United States Consul. " "PUNTA DELGADA , Argentina , Sept. 26. American colony hero offer thanks for the safe arrival of the nation's hero. Long may he live. PICKERELL , "United Status Consul. " "YOKOHAMA , Japan , Sept , 26. Americans hero Join in welcoming the great admiral whoso successes make our commercial su premacy possible in the Orient. "J. F. GOWEY , "United States Consul. " "DRESDEN , Sept. 26. 'It ' is my intention to display Old Glory on the consulate flag staff and upon my resldenco on September ,28. jDo vijy Day , an < l I v'JVl , request thoj. , a similar courtesy be observed at the Anglo- Saxoa club and at the > -inM it hoion. ] "CHARLES COLE , "Unltou btates Consul. " "QUEENSTOWN , Sept. 26. I have the pleasure to Inform you thnt I will cause the consular flagstaff to bo duly dressed with American colors on September 28 , Dewey day , as a mark of appreciation nnd respect to America's great naval hero. Many other flagstaffs and buildings in Queenstown will bo decorated with the same intention. "DANIEL SW1NEY , "United States Consul. " "ROTTERDAM , Sept. 26. On Dewey day I shall hoist the stars and stripes and invlto the American residents to meet mo at the consulate In the evening to drink the health of Dewey and 'God'a country , ' which he so nably serves. SOREN LISTOE , "United States Consul. " "DUBLIN , Sept. 26. I shall certainly dis play the American flag on Dewey day nnd there will < bo a combined culobrntlon in Dublin. JOSHUA WILBUR , "United States Consul. " "BORDEAUX , Sept. 2C. I ihavo nrrangefl for flying the United States colors nt the consulate on Dewey day. "ALBION W. TOURGEE , "United States Consul. " "MARSEILLES , Sept. 26. I have arranged for a celebration of Dowoy's arrival at New York at the consulate here. The American . flag will be hoisted and the American resi dents of Marseilles will rally around it. "ROBERT F. SKINNER , "United States Consul : " "MILAN , Sept. 26. I beg to eay that I will hoist the American flag at this con sulate to commemorate Admiral Dewoy's return to Now York. L. FREETE , "Vice Consul at Milan. " "VIENNA , Sept. 26. I hasten to Inform you that this consulate will endeavor to take oomo fitting notice of Dewey celebra tion. C. F. HURST , "United States Consul at Vienna. " "BERLIN , Sept. 26. It has been decided tbnt the embassy nnd consulate shall on Dewey day display the American flag in the same manner as on the Fourth of July , Washington's Wrthday and other national holidays. FRANK II. MASON. "United States Consul General at Berlin. " "MALTA , Sept , 26. Americans In Malta will ealuto Admiral Dewey on September 28th , May hla shadow never grow less. "JOSEPH F. BALD. "United States Vlco Consul at Malta. " American I'lny In London. ( Copyright , 1839 , by Press Publishing Co. ) LONDON , Sept. 26. ( Now York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Bernard Show's "Devil's Discipline , " which enjoyed such success In New York , was producedto night for the first time In England by Mur- I ray Carson nt the PrfnccEa of Wales theater In Kensington , a suburban house. The effect created by a vivid picture of hypocritical Puritanism in the first act wa Intense , while the drnmntlo force of the second , In which the Dovll's Discipline sacrifices him self for Parson Anderson was also cordially applauded. But the third net , In which tht. appearance of General Burgoyno turns the whole current of tbo pU-co from drama to burlesque , although It highly amused the nudlenco nnd Its brilliant cleverness is ac knowledged , | s thought likely to provo fatal to its success with the play-solng public. The play was very enthusiastically received throughout and there was great disappoint ment that thu author was not present to answer tbo call unanimously offered him. VciK-riu-ln'M It < volution , ( Copyright , 1S99 , by Prew Publishing Co. ) CARACAS , Sept. 26. ( Now York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) General Manuel Guzman Alvarez , president of the Htato of Bermudez , In Venezuela , has do. clared for tha revolution as against Pres ident Andrade , General Alvarez commands at the city of Barcelona , capital of this province , and the whole civil and military forcoa of his district will probably follow him In revolt against the Government. MANILA HERO HOME Admiral Dewey Delighted to Eeacb nil Native Shores Again , OLYMPIA'S ' ARRIVAL A BIG SURPRISE Reaches Port Two Days Ahead of the Time Scheduled for It , REAR ADMIRAL SAMPSON VISITS DEWEY Sir Thomas Lipton nnd Several Englishmen Call and Pay Respects. ELEVEN OF CREW HAVE TYPHOID ItYER Some of the CimrN Arc Convnlcneriit nnd All Arc of n Mild l'yie With This KxecliMoii Sailor * nnd IMnrliM-H Arc Well. NEW YORK , Sept. 26. Admiral George Dewey arrived oft Sandy Hook nt dawn nud the Olympla Is now anchored In American wntcra In the light of Sandy Hook. The first shout of welcome was from the plltots and crow of pilot boat No. 7 , fifteen miles south of the Hook lightship. H hap pened to bo Pilot John Peterson's turn , nnd nt 6DO : a. m. ho was put aboard the OlympU nnd brought It nround the Hook and Into the lower bay. The marine observers nlong the const had sighted the Olympla In the Hrbt light of the morning. The shore batteries of Fort Hun- cock , mnnned by gunners called frc n break fast , let loose seventeen guns. The flagship replied with twenty-one and let go Us anchor not far from where the cup challenger Shamrock Is moored. The admiral was In his own country ngaln after twenty-three months' absence. Ho had returned "great with the arduouu greatnesa of things done , " and his excel lency seemed to realize It. The pilot brought aboard the Sunday papers nnd a reporter ot the Associated Press wns received by the ndmlrnl In n cabin littered , wlth the Illus trated Dewey editions , which , together adc hundreds of pages in blnck and white and In colors , nil concerning the grcnt ndmlrnl nnd the preparations made to receive him. "It almost saddens me , " he said , "to nee what my people nro doing for me. The pride nnd gratification Is Immense and I can not express the appreciation I feel. I did not know , I did not really perceive until this moment the splendid welcome that my countrymen are giving me. The governors of many states are coming to see mo and troops from Florida , Georgia and other far away states nre on their way to take part in receiving me. " The admiral stroked the head of a tawny- haired dog , the "Chow" dog of a Chlncsn breed that appears in the Illustrated Inter views of the admiral. "Bob here , " ho said , "Is not well. Ho j earns to bo ashore. Ho Is sick to get a Httlo grass and to scamper around. I fe l a good dead that way myself. I am mighty glad to'get'hornoy It ls-wNX- gocd for a man any moro than a dig to Hvo on board ship for twonty-thrco months. " Admiral In Good IlriiKIt. The admiral said ho felt tired , but ho did not look so. His complexion Is n clear bronze , his hazel yen bright , his bearing brisk nnd rather Jaunty. Some deep lines are under his eyes and around his mouth , but his voice Is slngulnrly clear nnd pleasant. The ad miral's appearance Is that ot a man in his fullest powers. His manner Is gentle and kind , but < ho Is exceedingly wnry nnd did not permit himself to wander off Into poll- tics or to express thcso positive views hone no doubt holds about the Philippines and American affairs there. Ills attention was brought to interviews in which ho IB described - scribed ns going rather fully Into the charac ter of the Filipinos nnd their fitness for self- government. "I cannot stand for any Interview giving my opinions on political subjects nnd the Philippines. I disown any views ascribed tome mo on these subjects. " Alluding to his arrival two days ahead of the tlmo he > was expected , Admiral Dewey said : "I nm sorry thnt I nm ahead of the schedule. The Olympla has been steaming at the uniform rate of ton knots nn hour since wo left Gibraltar. Several clays ngo wo know we would arrive before Thursday unless wo moderated our speed or went out of our courso. Captain Lamborton , Lieuten ant Brumby nnd I hold a consultation. The propriety ot running into Hampton Reader or some other port In the south was spoken of , but wo concluded that wo ought not to touch land first anywhere except at New York. It was suggested that wo cruise some distance outsldo Now York harbor until Thursdny , but wo know thnt If wo did that wo would bo discovered nnd reported. The weather looked a Httlo squally nnd U seemed better to bo insldo the Hook than outside. But tbo consideration thnt really decided UB to coma into port was to give Captain Lnmberton a chance to clean up the ship 'beforo our voyage up the harbor. Cap- tnln Lambcrton nnd I are very proud of the Olympla and wo wanted to make It look Hplclc and span , " Touching Up the Olympic. . " The Olympla looks ns smart now ns n yacht. The anchors were hnrdly down be fore details of the crow wore washing the ship's white sides nnd touching up the stains with paint. The admiral's first business was to nond an officer ashore with telegrams for the Navy department , Mayor Van Wyck and General Butterfleld announcing the arrival. Ho then spent moro of the morning in looking over newspapers nud receiving re porters. Ho wns just finishing a mlddny brcnkfast when Sir Thomas Lipton called on him. With Sir Thomas was Dr. Macltuy nnd other visiting Englishmen. "I suppose you have come for the tea. " said Admiral Dewey , referring to Blr Thomas' gift of five pounds of tea to each man on tbo ship at Columho. "No , you nro welcome to that If anybody can drink It , " replied Sir Thomas. The admiral and the cup challenger had a fifteen-minute talk. As sfr Thomas and his friends left the Olympla n half-hundred of the ship's crew cheered the baronet. "I could not stop them , " cried out Ad miral Dewey , waving his hand to Sir Thomas Lipton , "They had no orders to do that. " Admiral Dewey then had a succession of notnble callers , Rear Admiral Sampson , with Capt&ln Chadwlck , his chief of staff , and Lieutenant Commander Wlnslow , his flag nontenant , came on the Dolphin. Whan the dispatch boat was a milo away it began tiring an admiral's salute und the Olympla replied with a rear admiral's salute of thirteen guns. The Dolphin anchored near thn Olympla and Hear Admiral Sampson and his staff went aboard. They were received by Admiral Dewey , Cuptuln Lnmburlnn Lieutenant Brumby and the ollicer of the derk , the full marine guard nnd baud be ing paraded. The offlr.tri went to thn ad-