Mission Which the Structures Performs During the Season. THEY OFFERED COMFORT To Thou»»n pie have played the part of hosts too sincerely and taken too much real pleasure In providing for the comfort of visitors to be glad that the relations of the t miner are now to be severed. With Buch a prospect In view as the close of a great exposition that has been the delight and admiration of " hundreds of thousands, It Is common to hear expressions of regret that the scene is to he blotted out forever and the beautiful buildings be torn down, and the fcellngH of the host and the hostesses and attendants hi me *iam buildings are well appreciated by the visitors who have found hospitaole receptions, rest and refreshment with in these walls. Their sentiment of fondness for these places is somewhat attested, too, by the demands for pieces of furniture or hangings or decorations from them as souvenirs. And one of the most gratifying fea ture of the whole exposition, both to the management and to the visitors, has been the excellent administration of the state buildings. At no other exposition has the purpose of the state and local headquarters been so well served. At no other exposition has there been so little formality, cuc’i cordial welcome, such generous treat ment and such facilities for rest and comfort. What at other expositions has bota done by a central organization known as the department of public comfort was here done by all the stale?, and they left nothing to be desired. All the Trans-Mississippi states were not represented here, It Is truo, but those which contributed the overwhelming ly large share to the attendance of the exposition were adequately rep resented. Not much that is very reliable can be learned from the record of reglH tratton at the various buildings, be cause callers registered Indiscriminate ly, and thousands of the same names are on all the registers that wore kept. It haB been claimed by Iowa that she sent to the exposition half of its at tendance. This Is not admitted by very many, more admitting that Iowa contributed only as many visitors as nebraska. If the registers show anything they show that this Is true, for the Iowa and Nebraska registers contain about 100,000 nr.mes each, and these regis ters are considerably longer than any others. Minnesota shows 65 OOo names; Illinois. 45,000; Kansas, 35,000; New York,' 20.000; Wisconsin, 20 000. and Montana something less than that, The largest state building, which was natural and proper enough, was Nebraska's. Nebraska started out to be the host, not only of the visitors from Nebraska, but of those from all the states and especially for those from states that had no building.-*. The broad guage plan was earned out perfectly and It should not be for gotten that the same spirit governed the administration at every state building. All comers were welcome. At the Minnesota building for exam ple a man was Just as welcome whether he came from Minnesota or from Cal ifornia. or Hawaii. It was the same everywhere else. And. while order and neatness had to he looked out for everywhere, there was a gratifying absence of any stiff rules whose un nessary restraint the wearied visitors might feel. At the Nebraska building some of the state commissioners were always present and the most unremitting at tention to their functions was given by tue hostess. Miss Hutterfleld, and the assistant hostess. Mrs, Hunter. They bad the unhesitating and eth cleut support of every employe During the eummer the building wae the scene of many a congress or fraternal rally, for which the largo rotunda was so convenient, and sev eral entertaining receptions were giv en afternoon and evening. The fact that the building was headquarters for various fraternities and etate or ganisations and was tilled with elab orate and tasteful decorations ar.4 several collections of great Inter* st made It almost equivalent to an ex hibit as well as an entertaining bull I Ing ItMlk *1 lltpkM M Oil** Kalla C’tly dlapaH'h Hteplian |i Mile* ou* of III* pioneer aattler* of Nabrnaba and ona of Ita wealthiest man. died Inal night about 10 p m nt lh* I'nion houa* after aa !Uae«j of a week Mr, MU#*’ wealth ena aieta largely of land that he a*«|ulr#d front the goveramaal In payment to* tarrying ih* ma btrona the plain* by pony etpreas during the wnr an I bafor* Ita haa apaal hla aummart raaeatlp at bta ran* h of !■••• n*-raa near Hawaon Iba wtnlara h# ap*nt In banking and wat natlv* In look1 .g after bt* hualneaa tn««r*au hi nae'f until wttbtn tk* la at «#nr. wben nt* banltb rapidly lallad. Uat wlniar he eat In Iba buapltat al tH la*uu. Mo Tk* paal spring k* gar* tk* vtdd »\dte«* n building worth M •*» a d a Battled them In putting H In akap* ft*. tkatr ua* Mar aaaae* tk* arpaiuui nta** A pro)*?t la under w tv al Idneoln to purvbaaa tk* great *,«a*#rt »**» .«, built far tk* tinulltoa fur ua* it iba tknpal of tk* I'nlttrsUv supreme Coart Decision, Tho supremo court handed down a number of decisions the other day, among them being affirmations In the cases of Stevens, the Sheridan county cattle stealer, and Chezem of Adairs county, who was aentenced by the district court for larceny. A casj brought up from Yors county If de cided, giving cities of the second class (he vlght to levy an occupation lax agaliut railroad companies where the lines of the company enter the city limits. Deserted a new found brhlo Chadron dispatch: Through the agency of a matrimonial bureau Pat rick Lacy of Harrison, Neb., agtvl 41 years, and Mrs. Maggie Schooley, aged 6H, of Marlon, O., were united In mar riage at the home of tho gioonv last week. After having enjoyed the com panionship of her newly found hus band two nights and ono day Mrs. Lacy tired of the matrimonial vonture and Lacy has now lost his bride, who left, together with her little daughter, for her Ohio home. Gross misrepre sentation on the part of both parties In the case resulted In the marriage being a decidedly unhappy union, and Lacy does not regret his wife's early departure. It Is stated that Lacy rep resented to Mrs. Schooley that he was a wealthy cattle ranchman, own ing a large ranch In Sioux City, hut when she arrived on the scene she discovered her Intended to be a day laborer with small means. Lacy, In turn, discovered that the woman, who claimed to have several thousand dol lars In her own right, had barely enough money In her possession to psrehuse a ticket horn*1 so the match was broken with but little sorrow on the part of the two Interested parties. I.lvcly fluking of th* Exposition. There was u noisy crowd on the ex position grounds on the night of the closing day. Here Is a sample of how they celebrated os told by the Omaha IJce: "The second scrap of considerable dimensions took place In Pabst’s beer hall, which has been the “official” ren dezvous for a great number of rail road men and other Omahans during the season. About 1 o'clock a strange lot of spectators wandered In and, as they were more or less filled with the exhuberance of the occasion, and other things, they showed their ap preciation of the show In their own manner. The trouble began when one man heaved an empty beer bot tle on the stage to emphasize the fact that he wanted “Peplta. the queen of the Midway,” to give another song and dance. About six simultaneously followed his example. Then the beer glasses commenced to rain on the stage and the large trays of the wait resses were hastily grabbed and shied Into tho Jack pot. When a cople of chairs were tossed 111 Manager Willard concluded It was about time to close the game. A squad of guards and police soon cleared the hall, the more obstreperous visitors being dragged out and uncerlmoniusly landed In the Middle of the Midway. No serious injuries resulted from this affair, though there were any number of wounds of minor mention received. No more beer was sold, the show wus adjourned sine die, and the big front gate was lowered for the last tine about 1:45 o'clock, A (ionrt Thing fur farinur*. Fremont dispatch: Dodge county will be as large a sheep-feeding point this winter as In previous years. The feeding yards for 75,000 head have al ready been arranged for and It Is pro bable that 100,000 sheep will be fatten ed here for market. Very few of the old feeders are in the business this fall owing to tho fact that the sheep are now, and were last spring, so high that they consider there would be very lit tle If any profit in 1t. A number of range men have engaged yards and some local men have embarked In the i live stock business. Cattle will also I be fed on a large scale. The Standard | Cattle company at Ames will feed | about 7,0uj head and several firms will i look after hunches of several hundred I head, while many farmers will feed a i <-arload or two. This large feeding I business is a big thing for fanners who 1 sell grain and hay. as It insures an ! excess of the market price aud In i maaiy cases shortens the hauL First Ctulm for u Nehnotkeii. Osceola dispatch: Another of the members of Colonel Bryan's regiment, the Third Nebraska, has Just been dent home here, discharged by tele graphic order from the war depart ment Austin Jeffrey had been hem on a sick furlough and had returned to his regiment at Pablo Beach, Fla., when the order earns fur his dis charge. Judge T H. Saunders has Just filed the first pension claim for a Nebraska soldier of the Kpanlsh-Amerlctn war. This man was a recruit and enlisted fur Company Captain Killian’s company, of tho First Nebraska and had got as fur as Han Francisco, where he was drilling whlls awaiting transportation for Manila, whoa he fell and was Injured quite bai'y and was discharged. Klerllau f’eetesl l'w« DwISel. An slsctlon contest case front Nuck olls county was decided by the su preme courV The republicans of that couaty. In certifying their candidates to the county rlerh, had neglected to Include the certificate for county com missioner end the mtetake was found out too late to Ale, under the elect ton i law To remedy thl the republican I committee met. declared a vacancy 1 on the ticket and nominated the same I man aver again The nonmiation of ) a man la All n vacancy gave them the ! tight to Ale a certlAcate up to eight * dnyn before the election The county j e!erh refused to put the name on the tiekei and the republicans applied for I a writ le compel him to do so The ! < curt granted the writ SeieOtsU be s t stile Vbtel llrohen Buw dlapwtch It Ahntla. who Itvee nine miles southwest of here | bought o> IMober It slaty Ave h'ad of entile of a stranger who sold he in driving them through the roue try and who nave hi* name sa Wil* kin»« Today he turned the mum over to Mr Plumer without espouse, from whue# rang* on the lUsnsal. the i rattle were atuien on the 33ad wit Mr. pholt* Is uui |i THU THE MIRIA TERESA IS LOST. A Storm Off San Salvador Sank the Armored Cruiser. SHE WENT DOWN NOVEMBER 1. Tli* rutolicrt Malttn* In Ilia Hull CouM Nat Nlitml Ilia Mtrnln uf Haavy Nan* All of tho Craw War* Suva 1—News Officially Conflriiiail. ClIARf.KSTON, N. C., Nov. 7. — The ocean tug Merritt, which put Into Charleston this moruing for supplies, reported the loss of the armored cruiser Infanta Maria Teresa off teau Salvador, Bahama*, November I, in the midst of a furious storm. The cruiser left Caitnanera, Cuba, on the morning of October 30, In tow, for New York. She bail already passed Capo May»l and started northeast around tho Bahamas. A furious storm, warning of which hail already been sent out, overtook her, and in her con dition she was unable to weather the gale. The strain opened rents in tier hull which had boon patched to enable her to make tho journey and site began to till rapidly. The Merritt took off Captain Harris and the crew from the sinking ship and she soon went down. The Merritt brought tlie captain and 13f> men who will proceed north by rail. No live* were lost, so far as known. Thu Mer ritt is now at quarantine, six miles from the city. Communication witii her is difficult. W ahiiinoto.n, Nov. 7. - The navy de partment has received a dispatch from I.lenten,'int Commander Harris, who was with the Infanta Maria 'Teresa when site left Cuimanera, saying that he reached Charleston lust night on the wrecking tug Merritt with the of ficers und fifty-eight men. formerly the crew of the Teresa. 'The cruiser was lost about thirty miles north of San Salvador, Tuesday, In a northeast gale of exceptional violence. Nkw Yokk, Nov, 7. Private infor mation received in this city from ( harleston says that the Infanta Maria Teresa was abandoned thirty miles north of Wutlings island, one of the Bahamas. The Teresa was the flagship of Ad mirul Cervera and led the dash out of Santiago harbor duly :i. Shu win, the first of Spain's fine armored cruisers and was built about seven years ago at Hi!bou at a cost of over #.?,000,000. She was of 7,000 tons displacement; her length was 3*11 feet. She curried a crew of 500 men and her coal capacity was 1,300 tons. Her indicated speed was twenty knots on hour. The Teresa, being in the lead, re ceived the bulk of the fire of the American fleet us she left the harbor of Santiago and her flag was hauled down In just three-quarters of an hour, Shu was beached six miles west of Morn) castle. One of the first shells eut her fin; mains and she whs on fire almost from the first. Her sea valves were opened by the Spaniards before sin* reached land. THE THEATER ROOF FELL, Six IIdiIips Taken Kroui I tin linin' of » Structure HuUtllng III Detroit. Detroit, Mich., Nov. 7.—The roof of the New Wonderland theater collapsed at 1:45 o'clock this ufttrnoon, carry ing down tile iron galleries of tlie structure and n great muss of scaffolding. Twenty-five men were working under the (ollnpsed part of the structure. Scarcely any of these men seem to Have escaned injury. The bodies of six dead men have already been recovered. Several others are fatally injured. Np.mMi Ann* to < nm* North. Santiago#, Cubit. Nov. 7. Colonel Barr up lius completed un inventory of the arms captured from the Spanish. They are to be shipped to American arsenals. One hundred and thirty-live cannon, varying from one to live inches in caliber have been (fathered together There are eighty-six bmn/c piece*, three steel puns and forty-one east Iron gun*. In addition to this ordnance, there are t’.vouO Maurer rillcs and 10, 000,000 cartridges. Tli* Oelaweree !•> I iiii.rela la H.ilrn, Wichita. Kan , N’ov 7. The Dela ware Indians are holding a political and religious meeting on • anry river In the Cherokee nation They dis cussed the agitation to cmigrute to Mexico. Five delegates were elected to go to Mexico and arrange lor Hie purchase of lands for the tribe. 1 lie sentiment of the Delawares is said to be practically unanimous fur emlgra lion. Te I*.la. the ».«»l •lo.naa.uau I .ox !><•*. Nov. 7. The wedding of the Kart of isiafTocd to Mr* Nunuel Colgate will probably ia-eur in Aiiwr lea. Mr* luigale i* one of :Kt riche*! wumen in America Her fortune Urv Hniatesl at about t|U,uni, lifter took I rti|>»««lt»le Ttaki Wamiiinoto.v. Nov, 7.—Captain John It. Hurtlett, who was in eotninaml of tiio United Staten auxiliary force dur ing the war, has submitted a rejwirt allowing how that force wan organ ized with expedition and thorough ness, in apite of tiie short time availa ble. He speaks of the naval militia in terms of highest praise. Captain Hart left found that anxiety to see active service induced many ed ucated men to enlist ns coal passers and in other ratings that they were not physically competent to fill. The naval militia was called on to augment the crews of the regular wurships. Captain Hartlett thinks tills n mistake and outliwes a bill to provide for u sys tem of naval reserves, bused upon some part of the militia wiien the men linve shown themselves expert on revenue marine service and the life saving ser vice. CALLED THE KAISER A POODLE. A livrmaii Killtor Given Mix Month* for Inxulllng the Kntperor Vive IIin.* Htki.iv, Nov. 7 Maximilian Hardin, editor and publisher of Die Xukunft, has been sentenced to six months de tention in a fortress for lese mujostc, Five charge* of lex • majeste were brought against llerr Hardin. The four articles particularly resented wore ‘•J’udel Mujextat," in which lie •om> pared the emperor to a poodle prince; “An den Kaiser," (To the Kaiser), in which ho personally addressed the ••m peror complaining that lie has been charged with It •so majeste for writing the first article; "D ir Wuhrhcit lluchc" (The Revenge of Truth), written an onymously, and “Iirosxvuter's Uhr" (Grandfather's flock), in which the Bismarck case was introduced. A re cent dispatch from Berlin said the eir illation of Die Xukliuft since the per secutions had increased three-fold, reaching million, MATAAFA STILL UNCROWNED, HAmiMno, l’rgn«l by hirulftiftrii, \r«* Ob* jrt'tlnir to I tin Klr)t;al)l|». San PhamuAco, Nov. 7. -Dispatches from Kainou indicate that the dis quietude among the members of the hoard of control of the islands still continues. The consuls of Germany, llngland and the United States are not working together harmoniously. President Raff el of the treaty board lias taken a high-handed position, though lie has expressed a willingness to recede, but is not permitted to. Mataafa is not yet king. The abol ishment of tiie kingship is advocated by many of the isiauders. supported by many foreigners. An American engineer lias arrived to superintend the building of a coaling station at I’ago-Dago. A protest, it is said, lias been filed by the German consul over tiie work. AGAINST BANK CONSOLIDATION llorlon tlrri'lmuia Nay It I* a llanar* In liuslness IlilerraK Hohton, Mass., Nov. 7. Soon after tlie announcement of the determine tion of tlic seeing* lunik I'oinintsaiou to liquidate nine Mitvent hank* in Ikrstou tlie ltoston associated Imtrd jf trade appointed u committee of five of Its member. to eoneldei Mm question: Is the u hole sale closing of solveut national bank* for Mte liest interests of the business -oiumunityf* The committee titianimoiisly report ed in severe terms tgamst the saving* banks for their recent work of whole sale liquidation, calling it "unjust, uiiliineijr and needless,' and a menace to the business interest* of ltoston. The leu tea I National bank will lake over the busincee of the laucolit Na tional bank Monday. t|wi»> Aweiloa el Tea* eat! I. «*«#*•*. II it ttt, Nov 7 The Spanish ufH | vials have announc'd « sale of govern ment tugs an I isu t -He*. The only hunt sold was a ieunets, which went fur fl.tM In the otlter the hide fell teriow the two-third* estimated value and the art teles were uot sold t «*a4 Aethraette t -sal te Alesfcs •It sett, Alesha. No* 7 Captain Abercrombie of the t upper Miter Is plurtng von puny. haa returned front an v spedition Anthracite and bit um>u -os tutl w»s f> and in pivnly tie predicts the aettiement of the ; whole topper n*er seitey, A Ussvas SuMUt !»»•« *1 ItrkOA Umteuais. Man, Noe. 7 — rhosnas C MicSards *a, of Company A, Iweoly se*on4 keutav rvginveut, died of tvnbwtd f**er at l ushing Soepttai I Inal night- Mte home we* tn Her eons Says No Serious Mistakes Were Made in Santiago Campaign. TESTIFIES BEFORE WAR BOARD Taking Ivrrjr tiling |nta Cnnslrterstlnu, lla llrrlttm That Tln.rn IVm No l.srk of Cara tjiiin ilia Fart of Tl.oitt In .tulliorltjr anti U.ia ( mil.I On Morn. W A mi I.V (Jinx, Nov. ft. Acting for the war investigation commission, Col onel Den by lias taken the testimony of General I,aw ton. who was in com mand of tlm Second division of the Fifth army corps in the Santiago cam paign, and who has recently been re lieved of the command of the depart ment of Santiago. IDs narration began with the em barkation of tlm troops at 'J'ampa Speaking of the voyage, ha said the transports were furnished us well as could be expected, as they were not troop ships. The medical and com missary supplies were sufficient to prevent absolute discomfort. There was some confusion owing to misunder standing of orders, hut the general did not believe that any real hardship had been occasioned thereby. Colonel Den by questioned him about the fighting before Santiago. "Know ing there was to be a tight, how does it happen that you did no', have enough litters, enough surgeons and the prop er hospital corps?” Colonel Dm by asked. "Well. 1 cannot say there were not enough," General Lawton replied. “How 0 and two ra tions a day—higher wages than have ever before been paid for similar work. In fact, local employers of labor have been complaining of this high rate, alleging tliut it wits quite impossible for them to compete with the govern ment oil such terms. The Cuban la borers want un Increase of fifty centM per day. General Leonard Wood ab solutely refuses to accede to the tle muiid and will adopt heroic measures if the strike U not promptly declared off. The trouble is thut many of the strikers have rations enough on hand to last a mouth or more, and they think tliey can coerce the United .States authorities. Oenerul Wood says he will arrest every idle laborer able to work. A vagrancy law, which he will establish, will compel him to work thirty days for rations while confined fu jail. 11c dislikes the idea of imported labor, but believea that this must be the ultimate result. Two local mining coin panic*, owing to the continued refusal of i tthana to accept employment in mtnra, have em ployed 4.S0 Gallejos miners from thu ranks of the Spanish garrison at Cieu fuegov They were etupiu) ud with the consent of General litaueo FRANCE TO RECALL MARCHAND. TO* AtMuiluuiaaHl ef tuktil* Aan.ium wi tk * Mai- UOi'lal Mat*. I* »Hie, Nov. & —A mmuI-oRIcIaI note l»*u*tl to night i«jr« tli* go***um«ut Am r*wl*«tl not ta retniii the March •nil force at luli>»U mUilng that thia ileetatuu wii arrived at by th* eabiuet after an eahauatlveeaaiuiaAltun of the *4 nee! Ion War Metcalfe a*tl ltl|k K*ea la Hielle hie IMAlilAu.No* A lived boertta na«* been ere*led over the graven of the (Wk4 of tAe Aato* battery, w Ao .le la tAe native cemetery la Maaitn TAe alfeeta bare loan eubJ at auction. bi tag lug large aunt*. A eoat belonging to I “rival* Iinnn Urunght tr • end a twbae eu pnoeb lit TAe money will be cent to relative* IklM te bee Ikaee eat A »»«••* VMM Hm It i* **.d tAat Kang VI, a Atgb MaaeAa urttetel In tAe #>•«* ell «f elate. Am oAteined grant lelit enea over tAe e returned to Cuba at tho expense of the United Htates. They were released from the Ceuta prison some weeks ago. Many of those who arrived to-day had been sentenced for life, while a majority of them were serving a thirty years' term. The lowest sentence which any of them had received was twelve years. THEIR DEATH WORTH $15,000. Brothers Fear tbs Uurers of Thalr In aura u a a Policies Will Murder Them. Lincoln. Neb., Nov. 5.—A remark able petition lias been filed in the dis trict court by Charles F.. David W. and George K. Hrowu. who seek to have Receiver 11111 of the defunct Lin coln Havings bank restrained from selling to thu highest bidder insurance policies aggregating >15,000 on their lives, pledged to secure a loan. Th® claim is advanced that by thus dispos ing at the policies the lives of tho plaintiffs ara placed in jeopardy. The Drown brothers used their life insurance as collateral for a loan. The policies may be paid only at the death of (he nastired, hence the claim is made that by transferring them ® great inducement is offered the holder to make way with the parties insured. The case is to be heard this month. ROBBED THE TREASURY. Two Prisoner* Iu Maulla Charge Wejlar With the Crime, Han Francisco. Nov. 8.—A special dispatch from Manila says that evi dence connecting General Wcyler with the looting of the Philippine treasury has been found. Two prisoners In the Blllkld prison declared that they were suffering for tho crimes of othera, and begged that their eases be reopened. They averred that Wcyler and his as sociates had looted tho treasury of >1,280,000 iu Mexican silver, and that they had been accused of the crime and sent to jail. A report of the matter was made to General MacArtliur and an examina tion of the books at the treasury or dered. They showed that during the Wcyler regime immense sums of money hud been withdrawn, and there was nn unsatisfactory showing as to the disposition of it. One of the prisoners wus a cashier of the treasury, lie de clares that Wcyler himself came to the Ireusury to aid iu tho crime. It haa tweu decided to make a full inveallga tlon of tho case. Tti* «. Fsel Mrln(i ■•llnr Prtisnsre. San Fhancisco, Nut. 5.- The trans port St. Paul from Manila brought Surgeon F W Fad loll of the volun teer*. and Major S. C. Kellog, Major F. J. Kernan and Surgeou IxjuIs I. Young nf the regular* aud aereral die charged aoldiere, regular* aud volun teer*. Four aallurt from the Charles ton. under sentence* for druukeuneaa and dvnerltuu, were brought Captain Hay* of the Ht Paul e&ya that the ato rtra of sickness at Manila are greatly exaggerated. Moat of those on the sick lint are uut very ill. A H«tl«r-*f-rMi Hr. Smith. Ci.ivat.AHti, Ohio. Nov t —A man, apparently *1 or u\ year* of age, who registered at the Jelfereua hotel a few day* »g<» a* “John Jo nee. Itoaton, Mass ," was found dead in hi* nun late last night An empty vial, labeled ehlurai hydrate, accompanied by tho following uetc. told the Iwry of »ut eidv - The nut# waa aa follow*! “My name i* smith* lire la Itoaton, 1 am a bra** moulder by trade; am eel of j work, lot the .grave digger do the reel. ' | _ *»« fiot tiMip. t soles w tattihuma. Hot. t —The secretary of the interior haa reeeived enwftu ml advisee that lha l reek tndiaa aattori | ia Indian territory has rallied tho igrcvmeut reached beiwava its eom | misaiouer* aud the Ihevt ladiee wo m avion ia the reoygaaiaattoo of Indian territory 4estr«Hea tnyi HliSmA Ytnema If C Hot. h -gteamet advisee from Aaatialia any that the drought in the sweater el>li eealinnM ead the trope are withered.