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THE WEEKLY JOURNAL KIRKHAM A GREEN. Publisher. PLATTHMOUT1I. NEHUAKIIA NfcURASKA NUWS. Tr.e elly rourn II of I'.lnlr has Instruct '1 the city attorney to begin jinufd. li-K to forfait the franchise of the Be- ulir l( a tl Transit nl I'owrr coin I 117. ami the Kleetrtc company. It) flUe'tor. The franchise In nwiml and oil trolled ly John A. Ilolhaeh ti lii')iH, Mho ha refused t o-rnte th system fr the past two years. Ioul Jefferys. a Ul 12 years of ar. nl swimming In the river Just south of the Union pacific bri Ik at Omaha. II wa caught In un eddy, carried uu Into the middle of the river and m drowned. Frank Hirke. it companion, Mho whs also In aw iuimlng. reported th rune to several of the dwellera a Ion ir the river hank. Jefferys wa ua orphan an. I lived with A. W. William at 17v7. St. Mary's ivriiue. GAMMA'S POWERFUL FLEET IS NOT GOING TO THE PHIL 1PP1NE ISLANDS. Jon Think Atlantic Coast Cities Offer Capital Gam For Their Flying Squadron of War Ships Which Has Sailed From Cadiz. The Interstate grain dealers conven tion wan held at Omaha. The early fart of the session was devoted to the reading anl Incusslon of papers by members of the convention, at th conclusion of which the grain dealeitl went Into executive session until I o'clock. At that hour adjournment wi taken until 2 o'clock the next day. Tha subjeet and reinli rn of the papers sub. ml tied and discussed during the open session were the following " Jeneral Information Regarding the Inspection of Grain In Chicago." K. J. Noble, chief Inspector. Chicago; "History of th Iowa ami Missouri Union and It Sue. cess." I. Hunter, Hamburg, la.; ad. dress. "How the Union Han Benefited Me, Charles S. Clark, Chicago; an ad. Ureal- on "A Member's Duty." I. N. Dunhip, Fontanelle, la.; address on "What a Secretary of a Grain Dealers Association Has to Contend With." George A. Stibbens. Mrs. Hattle Huston and Miss Anna Illckenlooper of Shlekley had a nar row escape from asphyxiation by gai In Omaha Wednesday night at theli room. 1312 Farnam street. Upon retlr Ins; they blew out the gas, and but for the timely discovery made by Mrs. Iirl. denbecker of the presence of the gai they would now both be subjects for ,t,uity of a bombardment of Boston hat London, June 21. Advices from Gl braltar make it a certainty that Ad mlral Camara's fleet, which has salle from Cadis, Is bound for the other sldr of the Atlantic. In some quarters In Madrid the an deavor Is made to have It appear that the fleet Is In such bad shape that It cannot make a lengthy voyage, and that, consequently. It will hide Itself along the Canary islands, become a misery and a bugaboo to the Ameri cans. , I can stateo n the best of Informa tion that the fleet Is in a remarkably good state of preparedness of either battle or a long voyage. The Pelayo Is not the wreck she has been pictured and the Carlos V. Is really formidable. The 1'at r iota and Rapldo are as fast und as seaworthy as they ever wera as part of the Hamburg-American steamship line, and the tllralda, form erly Mr. Hugh McCalmont's yacht, la a very serviceable dispatch boat. .11 . a , a. - nit; mrpruu uuai aestroyers Auaax, Prosperlna and Osado are the only questionable elements, and even thej .are quite effective In their way. My informant thinks it a great mis take if the Americans belittle th significance of the sailing of the fleet It is not going to the Philippines. ' an state this with posltlveness. - There are sinister rumors that Cam ara will make a sort of flying squadron of his command. The bottling of Cer evra at Santiago, after so much war expected of him. Is a lesson to the S anlards. Camara will not be bottled, lie will act. And It Is said will do some desperate and substantial work ,on the American coast. The New Eng. land cities are considered capital game by Senor Aunon, to whom the deslra WAR-LIKE TALK. the rorimer. Irs. I.ee and lley res use I tated them after considerable effort lth women being unconscious when first found. Mr j. Huston was lying J he floor almost dead. A ladder wu used from the street to communlcat with the room, as the door was locket? and barred. The steamship Senator, on which th First Nebraska regiment embarked foi Manila. Is an old coast line vessel. Sh belonged to Ooddard Nelson and Pet- kins and was In the coast trade in 1876, At that time she was plying betwee Pan Francisco and I .oh Angeles. Sh was considered rather a small vt-sse for the trade then. The dispatches sa the regiment filled the ship. Their quar ters must be close. Induced. "Twenty two years ago." said a well known cltl sen, "I sailed out of the Oolden Oat aboard of her. and when she struck the waves of the high seas a sicker bo you never saw. Any old woman coul have thrown me overboard and I would have welcomed it as a relief. 'All tha night I sat In my bunk while the little vessel rocked and plunged like some crazy things on the billows of the sea, The next afternoon I landed at Port Harford fully determined to walk thousand miles rather than ever again venture on that big duck pond in sucr a little tub of a craft." Th Nebraska State Medical society finished Its work at Omaha after one of the most interesting sessions In It history. The last session was devoted to "Obstetrics and Gynecology." unde direction of Ir. Grothan of St. Paul Secretary Simmons of Lincoln delivered an address, and Ir. Rullard of Pawn"tl City made an interesting talk. foll.we by a discussion In which many of the delegates participated. The selection f t Ir. A. Ft. Mitchell of Lincoln for president meets with general approval and Ir. J. T. Miller of Holdrege for first vice president was 'a popular. choice. Ir. George H. Simmons" re-elec tlon by unanimous choice is considered a deserved compliment. A. D. Nesbif tf Tekamah. who was chosen second vice president. W. M. Knapp of Lin coin, who was re-elected treasurer, an. the election of H. li. I,wry of Lincoln for corresponding secretary, are fa vorltes. Governor Holcomb has directed the adjutant general to forward to the commanding officer of the First N-? braska at Manila an order approving the discharge of Captain John ft. Pain ter of company M In accordance with the medicl board's report of physical disability. First Lieutenant Lincoln ."Wilson, regimental quartermaster, now on recruiting detail at Hastings, is promoted to the rank of captain and assigned to the command of company M. vice Painter, discharged for disa bility. Second Lieutenant Warren L. McLaughlin of company C Is promoted to the rank of first lieutenant and ap polnted regimental quartermaster of the First, vice Wilson, promoted. As tWllson is now in Nebraska and the va cancy In company M occurred just as ,the regiment sailed, that company is commanded for the present by First Lieutenant Claris V. Talbot. Another company. A of the First, is commanded by Its first lieutenant. Captain G. II. Hold man being at Omaha on recruiting duty. First Lieutenant Fred M. Yale commands the company. Washington. D. C, June 10. After ;rareful consideration the president and his advisers have decided to postpone the main Cuban Invasion and the at tack on Havana until after the rainy season. The danger from aisease that the army would have. to encounter If It should Invade Cuba during the sum. mer would be very great, and the pres ident has come to the conclusion that It would be a useless waste of human life to send the American troops into Cuba before fall. It Is not the Intention to let the fearful suffering of the Cu bans continue for any length of time. In the very near future the United States will seize some place on t he northern coast of Cuba and form a Junction with the army of General Go Inez. Through this channel of com. inunlcatlon the government will supply the starving Cubans with an abundance f food. ' While Major General Miles was tn the south he was In constant communica tion with Oeneral Garcia. The Insur gent general was Informed that the American army would be sent to San tlago de Cuba, and that his troops rwould be plentifully supplied by the United States with food and clothing and munitions of war. By forming a junction with General Gomes It will be possible for the United States govern ment to relieve the sufferings of the Cubans In all parts of th Island. Gen eral Garcia will distribute food In his section of Cuba and General Gomes In bis territory. Havana. Cuba. June 20. Captain General Blanco has refused to enter tain a proposition to exchange the Mer rtmac prisoners. The Spanish torpedo gunboat Martin A ion so Plnson sailed out ten miles to the northeast of thl harbor under a flag of truce. She met the monitor Terror and the Mangrove. The monitor sent an officer off tn a small boat, to whom Lieutenant Man. uel Cubello, commander of the Martin Alonza Plnzon. handed General Blanoo'a reply In a sealed envelope. The afar, tin Aloaso Plnson returned to port la tha mi tasaoon. been suggested time and again by army land navy officers. It is even said that this Is one of the objects of Camara's voyage. The fact that the fleet had been .sighted at Gibraltar sailing east meant .something. This Is unquestionably a .Spanish ruse and a maneuver purposely 'performed to befuddle the Americans. 'At nightfall the fleet will double on its course, and. going through the straits, be on the broad Atlantic Ions before daylight. A Long Drawn Out War the Prob. ablfc Outcome. Washington. I. C. June 21. The si-c-nd Ann it an council of war uas held ut the White house and It wat decided to push the Porto Itlco expedi tion to the utmost, to seise all the chief ipolnts In the eastern end of Cuba, to .prepare for Camara's squadron, wher ever It may be bound, to pour Into Cuba an army of 200.000 troops and to Issue u third call for volunteers and to be Iq xeadibess to reinforce Shafter. President McKlnley summoned the secretary of war, tha secretary of the navy. General Miles. In command of ths army, and Admiral Slcard and Captain Mahan of the board of strategy. The president and his advisers consumed two and a half hours In discussing tb situation. During the discussion Gen eral Miles, It Is understood, strongly ad vocated the sending of reinforcements to Shafter at once, and without waitlnf for him to request aid. General Miles discovered enough dur fug his recent visit to Tampa to cuni vlnce him that Santiago is much mon formidable than is generally believed. He thinks that In view of the plar ."which contemplates the seizure of San tiago and the taking of Port de Banes, Glbrara, Nuevitas and Puerto Princlpf by Shafter's troops that that genera, will not have enough men to do thi work thoroughly. ANOTHER SIEGE TRAIN. The fact that an order was sent by wire to the commanding general, de partment of the ea3t, directing him U jform another siege train, to be composed jui four batteries now at Fort Monroe. It icin:a hb CJLU trmeijr B1K llJIlt. a.11 1. 1 Ilia siege train was ordered to proceed im mediately by rail to Tampa, and there ,reiort to General Rogers, chief of ar tillery. The inference Is drawn that tht Commands will Join Shafter's forces. since the orders are imperative as to immediate departure. If It Is found necessary to send 10,001 or 12.000 troops to Shafter. the Porto It lean expedition may be subject to a slight delay. The war council thought that In case Shafter is sent more troops the part ot wisdom would suggest first the subju gation of Santiago by the force sent down there, and then the re-embarka- klon of three-fourths of the troops for Porto Rico, the gap left by this with drawal to be filled by the volunteers now in camp. MEN NEEDED IN CUBA. The investment of Havana, as fore- the insuuGEnr leaded EXPOSITION RAILROAD RATES AQUINALDO SENDS GREETING TO AMERICAN SOLDIERS. Holds Wife and Children of the Spanish Governor and Treats Them Like Royal Prisoners Dewey the Lion ofUanlla. Manila. Philippine Islands. June 21. Agulnaldo. the leader of the Philip, pine Insurgents, In an Interview, says: 'I want to tell America that I am humane. The Spanish governor put a price of $25,000 on my head. I have been poisoned once and stabbed by his braves. My generals have captured his wife and children. They are treated like royalty and will be freed. I prom ised the American consul. Wildman, 1 would forget and forgive. I consider Admiral Dewey the lion of Manila and I thank America from my heart for giving us Wildman and Williams. They are wonderful men for freeing my country from Spanish cruelty and licen tious greed. God and history will repay them. I do not believe America will sell the Philippines to the highest bid der." Madrid Special: It Is said here that Captain General Augnatl has resigned the military laadership at Manila, so that the capitulation of that place may be signed by a person of less Import ance than the captain general of th Philippine islands. London Special: The Star publishes an absurd story from Paris to the effect that Captain General Augustl has (informed the Spanish premier, Senor Sagasta, that he has handed Manila over to Admiral Diedricks, the com mander of the German fleet, who has occupied the citadel and arsenal on 'the plea of protecting the inhabitants Irora the insurgents. NEWS SUMMARY. Congressman E. R. Ridgely has been unanimously renominated by the popu lists of the Third Kansas district. A dispatch to the London Daily Mail from Nagasaki. Japan, pays: "J have .trustworthy information that Germany cast In these dispatches, will be oosti is determined to prevent a bombard- poned until fall, and the council of war pient of Manila." Red Tape at Chlckamauga. Inquiry among the regiments at the park has developed that the system of carrying the requisitions and requests to army headquarters through a long. list of sub-headquarters Is causing de lays which often hamper the com manding officer and discourage cher- ished plans. A prominent regimental officer who was questioned about the system said that in his opinion there ought to be more short cuts to bring about prompt results. He Illustrated by taking one Item that a regiment expressed the opinion without a dis-i sentlng voice that 200,000 men will b required in Cuba before the end iv reached. - At least 100,000 men. It la estimated, will be required for Havana alone. As a result of the conference it is. Stated Dositivelv bv Dersona hlarh in au.' thority that the expedition to Porto Rico could not possibly hail in less than two weeks. There Is some doubt as to sending an expedition for the relief of the suffering uubans at once, although Shafter s Secretary Alger has decided to assign Major General Warren Keifer of Ohio to Seventh corps.' The latter is now stationed at Jacksonville. The Italian ambassadpr at Madrid has sent to the minister of yiarine a detailed report of the condition of the Spanish fiAvy. This report says that Cervera's only rally powerful ship is the Cristo bal Colon. The navy department has concluded .that It has purchased as many small vessels for the auxiliary fleet as it re- army, when It moves on the eastern end! h?u're8- and an Intimation to that et pt the Island, will distribute provision to the Cubans, who are expected to takei them Into the Interior and feed all the starving. AN AWFUL TIRESOME JOB. Our Boys are Getting Slok of Patrol Duty. Key West. Fla., June 21. The captain of a vessel returned from the blockade .night be in need of, an item the prompt, I of the northern coast of Cuba said: We are sick of the patrol duty, drift- Ins; and cruising along the coast. The le. elpt of which would be highly bene. -icial to the progress of the regiment,' To obtain It there is almost an endless round through which the papers must so. Perhaps, by the time a reply reaches the command the war Is half over and everybody has been worsted Instead of having time to get in effi t lent work in training the volunteer. it is suggested that the time is takec up In answering papers and in attend ing to the routine of clerical work. The regiments are also feeling rather seriously the detailing of so many mer. to the hospitals and the various head -luarters for duty. Practically for one regiment yesterday only twenty-eight members of one company were able to report for duty. Recruits continue to arrive by the score. It is estimated that botwten 400 and 500 come daily. The new men are put In awkward squads Immediately after their arrival, and the work ot making soldiers out of them is prose- cuted without delay. The Indications are that the recruiting work will be ilnished in a much shorter time than was at first expected. It Is now under stood that no movement cf troops will be made for some time, but that Chick amauga will be drawn on just as may be needed for the various expeditions that may hereafter be ordered against Cuba and Porto Rico. Hard drills are oeing undergone by all the regiments. work has become more disagreeable. Sometimes a squall will follow another the whole day long, and the rough seas will drench us even on the bridge, The smaller boats approach as near to the coast as they can. Between Port Cabanas and Baiha Honda the, blockaders run along about half a mile from the beach and just outside' of the white water. 'From five to six fathoms the' bottorr pitc-bes suddenly to 200 or 300 fathoms, and the boats can safely skirt the outet edge of the surf. The system of watch kept by the Spaniards from Cardenas almost to Cape Antonio is admirable. Lven on the darkest, stormiest night they see us, and as we move slowly along lanterns flash the news of our approach down the coast, so that if would be Impossible to make a landing wun a small ooat. in the daytime smoke signals are used and the beach is patrolled also by Spanish cavalry-. i.ien. Our vessels move about five miles an hour and the Spanish horsemen car? keep up with us. Three troops fol-i low us along the beach for several they come to a station of) feet has been conveyed to Admiral Erben, in charge of that service. Spain has issued a semi-official note emphatically contradicted all the American reports of the operation in .Cuba, and even denies that American forces have effected a landing In Guan tanamo bay or elsewhere. Senor Romer Giron, the Spanish minister of colonies, according to a 'special dispatch from Madrid, has in the course of a recent interview ex pressed the opinion that nothing short of a miracle can save Manila. While the work of arming and feed ing the insurgents is pushed vigorously, the Spaniards in Santiago are reporteo 'suffering from an Incipient famine, and S Cuban officer asserts that the guer rillas are deserting in-force to the In surgents. The famous wheat deal of Joseph Letter went to pieces Monday. It has. 'gradually been getting Into position for such a collapse for a week past. Cash wheat has dropped SI in thirty days, July wheat 50 cents and September wheat more than 25 cents. The National City bank and the Cen tral Trust company of New York, and Vermilye A Co., have Informed the secretary of the treasury that in order to Insure the Immediate success of the loan they will subscribe for the entire loan of $200,000,000. or such part there of as may not be subscribed for by the public. Ernest T. HooIey,.ihe English Com pany promoter, who applead for and obtained a receiving order in bank ruptcy, promises. In an interview, to make startling revelations regarding the extent to which , blackmailing !s prevalent in the city portion of London. The Managers Have Agreed Upon The Following Rates. Omaha. June 21. The following gen eral passenger rate will obtain duiini the exposition: From points in Northwern Michigan Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota Eastern North and South Dakota, Ne braska. Kansas, Eastern Wyoming anl Colorado, the rate will be one and s third fare for the round trip, ticket good to return for thirty days from dati of sale, not to exceed November 15. Except from the points named tha rates will be as follows: Chicago, $20 Peoria, $17; Denver, $25; ColoraOt Springs $25; Pueblo. $25; St. Paul Minn., $15.75; Minneapolis, $15.75. Oi special days lower rates will be In ef feet. On June 23, Iowa day, the rate will b 1 cent per mile, plul one way brldgt fare from Iowa points 150 miles from Omaha; tickets to be sold on June 2; only, limited to return June 24. Out fare for the round trip from Iowa pointi outside of the 150 miles radius; ticket! to be sold June 22 and for trains arriv ing in Omaha on the morning of Jum 23; tickets limited to return on or be fore June 29. Tickets will be sold on June 21 from all points In Illinois to Omaha, good U return until and including June 24, at one flat fare for the round trip. Ticketf will be sold to Omaha June 21 and 22, good to return until and including July 7. from all stations in Northern Michi gan, Wisconsin, Northern Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, Eastern North and South Dakota, Ecastern Wyomlng.Colo. rado, Kansas, Oklahoma and Indian territory at one regular one way rate, plus $2, for the round trip. Tickets will be seld to Omaha on Jure 20 and 21, good to return until and including July 7, from points in South ern Michigan, Indiana and Ohio; also from points east thereof to and includ ing Toronto, Canada, Suspension Bridge, Niagara Falls, Tonawauda, Black Rock, Dunkirk, Salamanca, New York. Erie and Pittsburg. Pa, Wheeling, Parkersville and Charleston, W. Va,, and north of the Ohio river. including Louisville, Ky at one fare, plus $4, for the round trip. Tickets will be sold on June 20 and 21 from points east of the boundaries named to and including the Hudson river at one and one-third fare for the round trip. Any one reporting thai tickets cannot be secured at these rates should immediately inform W. N. Bab cock, manager of the department ot transportation, either by mall or tele graph. Tickets will be sold to Omaha at one regular fare, plus $2, for the round trip, as follows: On June 29, from points in Minnesota, Iowa, Northern Missouri, Eastern North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Indian Ten i tor y: final return limit, July 8. From Colorado common points am', west, tickets on sale June 28, final re turn limit July 8. The following arrangement for Kan sas day, June 22, lias been anoupced. A flat rate of one fare for the roum trip from all points In Kansas and from Kansas City and St. Joseph, Mo., tick ets to be sold for trains ariving in Omaha June 22, limited to return on or before June 28. The growing popularity of the free seats and free entertainment at tht exhibit of Montgomery Ward & Co. on East Midway, is remarkable. Out-of-town people are beginning to know that at this building everything tree and that no attempt is made evei to induce them to buy goods. This firm has a barrel of ice water for tht visitors and also toilets for both sexes. THE CONVENTIONS NEBRASKA NEWS. THE COMBINED FORCES MEET IN LINCOLN. IT LOOKS LIKE BUSINESS POPULISTS, DEMOCRATS AND SILVER REPUBLICANS. Senator Butler's Stirring Remarks Pays a High Tribute to Nebras ka's Representatives in Congress The Fltfht Commenced. WHEAT GAMBLERS CO BROKE ir.iles till three others. These take up the work and adds that his estate will probably und run along with us. and so on: show a surplus of $500,000. Vhey never lose track of us, night or Tne flagship San Francisco, with The Bank of Spain. London Dispatch: The Statist, com menting upon "Is the Bank of Spain Solvent, says: Upon the bank's ability to finance the government depends the continua tion and duration of the war. Practi- rally, the Spanish government is now reduced to the expedient of using the printing press to meet its war outlays; and the longer the printing press Is In operation, and the more notes are Is sued, the greater will be the depre-. elation in the value or tne paper peseta. If the war lasts much longer we may see the paper peseta, which Is now at a discount of 50 per cent, depreciate, n did the assignat of France at the close of the last century. The cessa tion of specie payments cannot long be delayed. Indeed.-, the suspension has practically occurred. Th Statist then presents an arrav ot figures showing the exact position of the bank, with a note circulation of 1.318.000.000 pesetas, without any cur rency reserve available for its redemp tion, ana runner pointing out mat such note circulation may be Increased to Z.5O0.00O.0O0. tonally, tne statist says that In three years the Spanish and Cuban governments have .borrowed 1.000.000,000 pesetas from the Bank ot .Spain. War Revenue BUI. The war revenue bill was signed by che President at 3:05 Monday afternoon, The act declares that it should go itno effect on the day next succeeding its passage. It was signed in both houses, and by the president Monday. . , . i . . day. "The new fort at Port Cabanas looks to be very strong. The old fort af IJahla Honda does not seem to be ocJ cupied; at leas there is no flag on it. "From Port Cabanas to Bahia Honda, frmall hills rise ba-k of the beach, an J between these hills and the summit of the mountains far inland are beau-j iful fields of sugar cane and othea rope. The land seems to be cultivated o the utmost. All of this territory is.' of course, tributary to Havana and urnishes food to the city. "There may be vessels in Havana ' arbor anxious to slip out, but they are not warships. The Spaniards have .wo or three small gunboats at Ha-, ana. but no other warships, and Cap ain General Blanco's dispatches about . arships entering and leaving are alt 'oiiibast. The gunboats, if they ever jfot, would never return. ; The reJ M.rts that the mouth of the Havana as been left open Is not true. There re always three of four boats prowlina about. "Commodore Watson's flagship Is ow the Nashville, but he has moved itout from one ship to another, so) 1 at he says his toothbrush Is on one vessel, his hair brush on another and e wonders when he will be able to col- ect his personal effects." and became operative at midnight. The secretary of the treasury held that imported teas, which reached the nort of first arrival before 3:05 o'clock I hippins: as an ordinary seaman, though Monday afternoon, tne lime wnen tne i - e was a graauaie or a navai scnoor Wsrs and Cupid seem to have been, laying each others' hands during the ast few months, and when they plotted; igainst the peace of mind of Miss Flor ence Green of Washington she had to succumb like other girls. Miss Green was engaged to Charles A. Tuttle of Chicago a few years ago. but a lovers" :i arrel was brewed by some unkind rent of fate and they separatedV Mr.' Tuttle spent some time on the Pacific cean after that, including a voyage to the Philippines and another to China. Commodore Howell on board, while attempting to round Cape Cod In a heavy fog, went ashore near High Head life saving station at 1 o'clock Monday morning, but by the hard work of the crew, who threw over a large quantity of coal and ballast, and the assistance of four tugs from Boston, she came off at 6 o'clock Monday night uninjured. President Ulysses Heureaux of the re public of Dominica believes he has dis covered proof that the steamer Fanita, formerly of the Clyde line, which was used by Senors Jimenes and Morales, in their unseccussful attempt to overthrow the Dominican government, left the United States with the countenance of the American government, under a mere pretense of taking munitions of war to Cuba. Information has reached the state de partment that the revolution which has prevailed in Venezuela for the past six months ended feunday night by the defeat and capture of Hernandex, its leader. The people are celebating the termination of the revolution by public demonstrations. As a result. President Andrade remains more flrnjly than ever seated In the executive office In Car acas. Captain Low of the fruiter Allegany, which has arrived at New York from Cavanilla and other West Indian ports, says that from what he learned on the -trip the condition of things In Cuba is deplorable. Nearly all the peaceable Cubans having been starved to death, and the Spaniards on the island are 4n a bad way for food. Hundreds of thousands of Cubans have died since the outbreak of the revolution, and the greater portion of the people have per ished since Consul General Lee left Havana andwar was declared between' the Uunlted States and Spain. "The Cu ban race," added Captain Low, "has oeen practically exterminated." A Youthful Bucket Shop Nlppea In the Bud. Omaha Special: The John L. Boyd commission firm was on the wrong side of the wheat market and the Arm was forced into liquidation. Its head, John L. Boyd, cannot be found by a horde of customers who would have profited by his failure to get on the right side ot the market had he staid in Omaha anc oaid their winnlgs. The failure of the firm affects at (east fifty customers, whose investments with the firm ranges from $5 upward One customer, a traveling man, make the assertion that his winnings amounted to $200. As the firm did bucket shop business on a very smaP scale and had for its customers a class that are not overburdened with wealth. it is thought that the failure will not amount to over $600. None of the big dealers with whom the firm placed business suffer by the collapse so far as known. The firm of H. R. Penny & Co. was given a check for $200 by Boyd Friday, but on pre sentation at the Comemrcial Nationa' bank it was repudiated. The check: Mr. Penny of the firm said, had been given in good faith by Boyd, he having it the time just that amount to his credit, but the check went through the clearing house too late, as the money an deposit was attached by some of Boyd's creditors before it reached tne bank. Mr. Penny, however, win. ne thinks, lose nothing, as some of Boyd's stock that he holds will fully cover the amount if sold. Young Boyd was seen Friday night. He then spoke of the hard blow the ilrm had been struck by the turning ot the market, but said he could meet all demands. But he failed to show up at his office in the board of trade building and an Investigation of his affairs re suited In the discovery that he had taken all the money in the office and had withdrawn all his funds at the .Commercial National bank but $200. He ysould not be found at his boarding place somewnere on uapuoi avenue nu It is the belief that he has left the city. The John L. Boyd commission firm was established In a very small way a.bout slx weeks ago. Its capitol. it Is said, was represented in the energy of its young founder. bill received executive approval, are exempt from the aditlonal tax. All tea arriving: after that hour Is subject to a duty of 10 cents a pouna. Immediately upon receipt or mrorma- lon from the White house that tne war revenue bill had been signed by the president Secretary Gage Issued a cir cular explaining to the public the pro- posea oona issue. A member of Emperor William's court declared yesterday that his majesty had no Intention of Interfering In behalf ;itd member of the Illinois naval re serves. Last week he went to Wash !neton to take an examination for the t'ace of engineer In the navy. He a?jed and then called on his former rwetthcart and their engagement was cnewtd. The order for sea duty came In a little while and so the young cou- 4le rr.s4e up their minds snd were married last week. A new hand and arm rest has been Invented for meeting' the general re quirements of bookkeepers and particu larly the want felt when writing at the bottom of the pager when support for the arm is essential to steady form ation of the characters. The new rest Is a depa-ture from those now in ufe and will not warp, twist or split. It will. In fact, last a lifetime. Stair carpet can be securely fastened without breaking the fabric by usina newly-devised bracket which Is of Spain. Statements to the contrary f t , bar h.v,ng. a hnKeJ have creatly displeased the emperor. r. , have greatly displeased Mrs D. R. Hanna was granted a df- corce from Dan R. Hanna. son of Sera. or Hanna. In Cleveland yesterday. No defense was made. The charge vk itrm crueltv. Fires can be kindled automatically o Tn "Mercury Fool" team of New I - nw Tork Athletic club won In the same. If tQ pIaced under tne fireboJ O AllUtl-V ' . ... . . . . . a " la e adjustably attached to its center. vith the upper end of the latter to be I I . . a . . m . . I nsertea unaer tne eage ox tne bu.ii i hove, to lock the bar In a vertical position against the stair riser. Tools for cyclers' use are placed In a handy position for use by a new molder, which is formed of a box divided into two sections and hinged to a central frame attached to a wheel, the oppo site sides of the box dropping in a horlxontal position to form a tray to bold tne tools. 3 contested with the Chlcsgo Athjet.e association at Chicago. F. C Meyers has lowered the Cana dian 200-mile record from XI XI to 12:19. rd earring a wick-tube, which holds artr-tr .i1 mtlrh tlu latter helnsr IsrJ ited by a spring striker released ba the clock snechanlsisj To prent wear of the edges ot books from sliding; over shelves a num ber of metal rollers are set tn a frame and covered with rubber to turn as the books are poshed back on the shelves, or an endless web may be carried by twe vaUara for the saaae purpose. Miss Evangelina Cossio y Cisneros, the young Cuban girl who, since her arrival in this country last winter, haa been the ward of Mrs. John A. Logan, and Lieutenant Carlos F. Carbonet. who aided JCarl Decker, the Washington newspaper man, in rescuing Miss Cis neros from a Spanish dungeon in Ha vana, where she had been imprisoned by Weyler, were married Thursday morning in Baltimore, In the presence f Mrs. Logan and her niece. Misa Logan. After returning to Washington Lieutenant and .Mrs. Carbonel left Thursday afternoon for Savannah. Ga. They will proceed from there to Jack, sonville on Monday, and will go thence to Key West, where Lieutenant Car bonel is stationed on the staff of Gen eral Lee. While the war Is in progress Mrs. Carbonel will remain at Key West with an aunt who resides there. Aft erward she and her husband will take op their permanent residence In Cuba. An Improved method of attaching shades -to the roller Is composed of a groove cut in the face if the roller, with a button wider than the top, to receive a flat metal bar, which is forced tn after the cloth Is In place to wedge It fast. 2' M A combined chair, cradle, bed and walker for children has been designed by a western inventor, a square frame being provided with legs on casters, with a chair suspended on swinging The populist, democratic and sliver republican state nominating conven. lions will be held Tuesday, August 2, at 2 p. in.. In Lincoln, the populixtx In the Oliver theater, the democrats in the Funk opera house, and the silver re publicans in the Commercial club rooms. The state central committees will meet in Lincoln at 10 o'clock on the morning of the same day and apjrolnt conference committees and take such other action as may be necessary to provide for union of forces In the nom ination of governor and other stale officers. The apportionment for the populist state convention will be one delegate at large for each county and one dele gate for each 100 votes or major frac tion thereof, cast for Samuel Maxwell for supreme Judge In lK!5. This pro vides for a convention of 'JH dele gates. The sub-committees appointed by the democratic and silver republican state committees met a like commit tee from the populist state commit tee and agreed to the above provisions regarding tie and place of holding the state conventions. KNOCK OUT PROXIKS. But the work was not accomplished until after nearly four hours of t li hardest kind of work. The populist state central committee met in the Tro- cadero theater at 2 o'clock arid a very lively fight on the admission of prox. ies at once resulted. Judge John Thompson of Grand Island had scciirod a number of proxies from members from western counties in the interest of Grand Island as the place for hold Ing the convention. Hut after a long discussion it was decided that only a voter of the county could hold the proxy of the member from that county, and that one man should have only one vote. Koll call, after this was settled showed thirty-six. . members of the committee present. On motion of J. L. McKeever, who paid a high tribute to him In doing so, Senator Marion Butler, chairman of the national populist committee, was Invited to address the committee. Messrs. McKeever, Abbott, Thomp son. Sprecher and Thomas were ap pointed a committee to wait on Sena tor Butler at the Mercer hotel and extend the Invitation to him. After a motion had been made to hold the populist state convention August 2 the democratic and sliver re publican sub-committees of the Htatu committees were invited to take seats within the rail. Judge Howard of Papillion, for the democratic commit tee, said the place favored was Omaha and the time favored about August 25. Frank Hansom said that the time fa vored by the silver republicans was the last week in August or the first week In September. Several mem bers of the populist committee spoke in favor of August 2, or some date be fore that (August 10) announced for their convention by the republicans. The party was in power and was in position to go into the field first with its platform. SENATOR BUTLER'S ELOQUENCE Senator Butler entered the hall a this point with the committee and wa enthusiastically welcomed. The popu list party. Senator Butler said, wa the war party It had enlisted In the war for humanity, not only for the people of Cuba, but for the people o this country. It was the party which had stood for and favored the freedom of the Cubans, but it did not favor, by needless Issues of war bonds, the rnort gaging of the people of this country and of their ' descendants. The same unholy Influence which had opposed the recognition of Cuban Independ ence had now influenced the issuing o bonds. Measured In time of peace or In time of war, the principles of the popuiist party marked the highes standard of political principles. Sena- ton Butler paid a graceful and hearty tribute to the worth of the populist representatives of Nebraska in the sen ate and house, saying: "Send a few more recruits in the war for humanity such as you- have already sent to Washington. There are none in Wash ington more intelligent or patriotic than those you have sent, and they will hold the fort until recruits come from all the states form ocean to ocean." His attention had been called to the fact that there were some democrats and some silver republicans present, and Senator Butler said he desired to add that in the last fight the silver democrats and silver republicans had stood shoulder to shoulder with the DODullsts in congress they had stood squarely with them for an Issue of greenbacks rather than or interest bearing bonds, and for an Income tax that the burden of taxation, now heaviest on the poor people, might be equalized. The monopolies and trusts would always have a party the repub lican party was now owned and con trolled by them. Should it ever break loose, which he did not believe It would, the trusts and monopolists would seek another party. Senator "Butler sh another party. But as the representa tive of monopolies and trusts. It was now the business of the people to fight the republican party. Senator Butler was frequently applauded entnusias tically. and at the close of his remarks was given a rising vote of thanks. COMMITTEES APPOINTED. Messrs. Kelley of Fremont, De Ala- mand of Arapahoe, Tarpening of Wahoo, Caldwell of Peru and McCall of Ord were appointed a committee on time and place of holding the populist state convention, and while they con ferred with the democratic and sli ver republican sub-committees, which had been authorized by their respect ive state committees to come to an agreement on these subjects, the com mittee took a recess. The report of the committee, naming Lincoln as the place and August 2 as the time for holding the convention, brought forth a long and lively de bate. The places recommended for holding the different conventions were as stated above. The report of the committee on ap portionment, basing the number of delegates on the vote cast for Samuel Maxwell for supreme judge In 1895. was strongly opposed by a few mem bers. Elmer E. Thomas. Douglas county, moved to amend by basing the number of delegates on the vote cast ror Judge John J. Sullivan In 1897. But (the committee held to It that the vote bast for Maxwell was the last time a atralght party vote which could be counted had been cast, and the re- Tie goppel wsgnn, with a corps of ilnccr and workers at Omaha has l mm hoi k at Jefferson square. Meet- liifs will be held nightly until 11 or 1 1 :so. On complaint of Henry llose before Judge A. F. Young st 1 ter 1 1 (i. Ilfiiry Vetly was arretted for the alleged lar ceny of one load of corn stolen from complainant's crlbe. Corm'abls Tuney inade the arrest. The state board of public lands and bulldliiKs let contracts for tin-tooling and oilier finishing work on the Nor folk acyluni. There were three con tracts let, and all will amount to about $1,200. William T. Suttcrfh ld. son of William M. Katterfleld. one of the oldest wet tiers of Ka I ivy county, fell from a windmill tower, a. distance of thirty feet, and sustained Injuries from which he died. Satterfield resided on a fin in near Springfield. He had mounted to the top of the wlndmll to make somo 'l cpalrs. It. A. Glenn, an old and respected citizen of llildrcth. was shot and In stantly killed by an eccentric fanner who lives near there, named Orlpsky. lit Is sujMised that the latter Is crnsy. 'Mr. Glenn represented this county In fthe legislature one term and was a prominent man In the county. Detective Fay of Omaha has gone to ,St. Joseph after George C. lialley, ar rented for an alleged criminal sssault noon the 16-veur-old daughter of C. M. Uue. lialley Is a carpMiter. who boaide.l with Mr. Ulue. on Ukc street, uuhhk which time he took advantage of the ,Klrl while out for a walk June 23, and then fled from the city. The louditlon of ex-Htate Treasurer Hartley's eyes Is such that utiles h has the best of treatment, the attend lug specialist says h4 Will be totally blind and that before V,ry ,ol,K- H, v eial years ago Hartley bad trouble with his eyes, the lids ml ng deeply gian. ulated. At that time a cure whs ac complished, but ever since bis eyes have been very weak. home inreu wecss ago gruiiulatlon again insue us ap pearance, and since mat tune ms kiki has been rapidly fMlllng. His -ll in the Douglas county Jail Is not In a place where It can be protected from the bright afternoon sunllKht, and. u a result, he suffers greatly. Hartley keeps up hope, but admits that It Is very doubtful If he will ever n-galu his sight. I Augustus Wallace, a colored child 2 years of ane, was run over by a street ear and killed In front of 1205 North Twenty-fourth street, Omaha. Motor man Jacob A. Hose, on the southbound car, saw the Utile mite of humanity dart across the pavement and tried to stop the car, but his efforts were In vain. The running board struck th child and threw him beneath the wheels. The mother, who saw the acci dent from the doorway of 1201, ran Into the street and picked up the mangled body and bore It, sobbing and weeping, into the house. . Death was iriHtantaii--ous. letter the remains were taken to the undertaking establishment of Coroner Swanson. policeman Glover, who was on the car at the time of Ihs accident, placed Motorman Hose and Conductor W. F. Willis under arrest, as is customary under such circumstances. The policeman stated that the car was running rather swiftly, due to a delay which had been caused somewhat far ther north, but he was of the opinion 'that the disaster could hardly have been prevented had the car been going a slower rate of sieed. arms to be adjusted -In any position ts t.ort waa adopted by a big majority. form the cradle or bed. . I After a vote of thanks to the pro- Tom Linton of Wales beat Edauai 1 rletors of the TrJsJJi,r..tth Taylors of France In a thirty-mUa ( the ha P the com mittw . d yesterday. I Journed to meet at 10 a. m.. August x. Summer Supply of Hogs. So far as the estimates of observers .can suggest the Indications in regard to Die marketable supply of hog In tho west for the summer season, March (to October Inclusive, point to no Im portant change In comparison with hint year, tlie average or returns snowing about 4 per cent increase. While the Investigation of the price Current a year ago suggested a moder ate uain in the marketable supply of 'aogs for the summer season the esti mated gain was far short or the in crease shown by the records. So far as the returns Indicate the estimated er- entage Increase varies but little In omparison with such estimates lt ...ear but it should he norne in minu that the comparison this year Is with (he decidedly enlarged basis, the full Vdgnlficauce of which may not have been fully taken in account by some of the correspondents. , In consequence of returns recently ob tained from our special correspondents results in the following averages by Vtates: Ohio. 10a; Indiana. 104; Illinois, ,103; Nebraska, 110; Minnesota. 95; WIs Jonsln. 100; Michigan. 103; Kentucky, 100; Tennessee, 97. These avcruKcs ap plied to the varying merits of the dif ferent states result In a general aver iige of 104 per cent Implying an In dicated average expectation of 4 per . ent gain In marketable number of liogs for the eight months, In compaii son with last year. The greatest gain suggested Is In Ne braska, 10 per cent, and next Iowa, ,t per cent, the latter being of muh greater Importance as a source of sup ply. In Ohio and Missouri the appar ent Increase Is 6 per cent, Indiana 4 per cent. Illinois. 3 per cent, Kansas 2 per cent, etc. the states of lesser Im portance not varying much In the comparison. Enormous Grain Exports. The farmers of the United States are Irawlng upon other parts of the world for more money In the fiscal year which ends this month than In any preceding year In the history of the country. Even the high water mark of 192. when our exports of agricultural products amounted to $799,328,232. will be sur passed by the record of the year which 'closes with this month. The prelim inary reports of May exportation which have reached the bureau of statistics make It quite apparent that the agricultural exports of the year will be considerably in excess of isoo.ooo.nw. ithe total for the year being likely to reach $8T3",000.000. Never before have the exports of sgrlcultural products reached the $800,000,000 line, and never hut twice have they reached the t"Xi,. 000.000 mark, the two occasions In which they passed the $700,000,000 line helng In 18S1 and 192. Compared with last fiscal vear. the increase In exports of nirricultural products will be fully $1M,- 000,000, and compared with the preced ing year the increase win oe over m per cent In excess of that of the fiscal year 1H95. In breadstuff alone the exports of the vear will amount to nearly $1,000,000 for each business day. and will be more than $100,000,000 in excess of last year's escort of breadstuffs. Nearly all arti cles classed as breadstuffs have parti cipated in this Increase. Of wheat the vain, of the exoorts for the fiscal year 1893 will be more than double those of the fiscal year 1H97. while tne increase tn flour will be nearly 50 per cent and of corn nearly SO per cent In value. May .Trmrta of corn were larger than those ,t any other month in the history of the ieountry, while the totals exports of corn for the year for the nrst time win r.ass the 200.000.000 bushel line. me jtotal having reached 100,000.000 bushels in oly three preceding years. Sudden Jerks and starts of a horse are prevented from yanking riders In Bi carnage ujr cue ur i 1-1 ha .rest, which Is hinged to the seat at he bottom, the top being supported rued serines mounted on rods In ryllnders at the enas or tne seat. Private advices received In Madrid convey the Information that yellow ever Is raging among the American marines at uuanianamo. President Fan re. on M. Ribot's sug gestion, is said to have asked M. Sax rlen to form a cabinet.