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VOLUME IV.
HEMINGFORD, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, 'FRIDAY, JULY 22, 1898.
NUMBER 23:
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GOODBYE TO THIRD
LAST DAY AT FORT OMAHA A
MEMORABLE ONE.
THOUSANDS VISIT THE GAMP
PARADE GROUND LINED WITH
ADMIRERS OF BOYS IN BLUE
Grand Farewell to the Gallant Sol
diers Under Command of Col.
Bryan Go to Jacksonville, Fla.,
to Join General Lee.
Omaha, July 18. Not until the time
when the gallant soldier boys of Ne
braska's Third regiment come marching
home with victory perched upon their
banners will there recur to their friends
and relatives and their sweetheurts a
happier day that yesterday at Fort
Omaha.
The opportunity was made the most
of, for while this account of Sunday's
doings at Fort Omaha Is being read
at breakfast time, the young soldiers
are throwing the last camp traps
aboard the train to follow them at 3
o'clock this afternoon. The trains will
back In on the Missouri Pacific tracks
near the fort In the early afternoon,
and forty sleeping cars will move the
soldiers to Jacksonville, Fla.
Hardly had the soldiers take,n their
morning meal wnen delegations or
friends from all parts of Nebraska
began to arrive, and by mid-day the
parade and shady places about the
grounds were swarming with crowds'
that would rival the exposition on
some of Its special occasions.
Barring the formalities of army
rules there was a social Intermingling
rarely witnessed, for everybody seemed
to know and feel that It was a precious
privilege to say good-bye to the boys
in blue on the eve of their departure
for southern climes. So the visitors
strolled about the grounds saying fare.
well to all the boys, and of the 1,400
soldiers In the regiment there was
not one but was made to feel that
he was leaving behind him countless
friends who felt a personal Interest In
his welfare.
The sisters and the sweetheartB were
most In evidence, and It was not with
out difficulty that the mothers gained
an uninterrupted audience with their
soldier sons for any considerable lengin
of time on that account.
MOTHERS NOT FORGOTTEN.
Albeit, there are a great many
members of the Third regiment old
enough to appreciate their mother,
and In a quiet, shady corner on the
thick matted grass there could be seen
many a young blue-coat holding In
his brawny hand that of a dear old
lady who spent the entire afternoon
earnestly, and sometimes tearfully,
warning Mm of the moral as well as
physical consequences or soldier lire
Every visitor left some keepsake or
delicacy in the culinary line, and most
of the soldiers at the noon mess had
cakes and pies, the gift of the dear
ones at home. The boys of company C
fared somewhat better In this respect,
as the Omaha friends so conveniently
located called in the afternoon and left
innumerable eatables and gifts useful
for army life. The boys were not hun
gry, though, and some of them said
that the dinner given them at the ex
position Saturday would easily last
until they got to JacKsonvme. 'rney
were lavish In their praises of the ex
position ladles and their dinner, and
all people concerned.
The tents and equipage given the
soldiers Saturday afternoon kept the
quartermaster sergeants busy marking
the company letters and regimental
numbers. There ure nineteen tents
to the company and one-half a shelter
tent to the soldier.
FIRST LESSONS IN COOKING.
Some of the boys wete busied also
In cooking the dinners for toduy. Five
days' "travel rations" were Issued to
be boxed and taken Into the cars by the
boys. They consist of 112 pounds of
soft or 100 pounds of hard bread per
100 men, seventy-live pounds of cannea
beef to 100 men, thirty-three one-pound
cans of baked beans per 100 men, and
eight pounds of roast coffee per 100
men. For this the battalion quarter
master will be furnished with money
amounting to 21 cents per man with
which to buy coffee In roast along the
route for five days.
At 11 o'clock in the morning the
regimental band .played some good old
hymns, and a great congregation sur.
rounded the band stand, where the
newly elected chaplain, Rev. E. F.
Jorden of the First Baptist church at
Grand Island, preached an eloquent
sermon. Colonel Bryan occupied a
seat near the speaker.
Chaplain Jorden took for his text
Psalms xx., 5: "In the name of the
Lord will we set up our banners." The
thought brought out by the preacher
was that of the blending of Christianity
and patriotism. He thought the
highest patriotism was truly Chris
tianity, for the principles of one are
those of the other. It was purely
patriotism that piompted the Nebraska
boys to All the Third regiment, for
notwithstanding they were to follow a
distinguished man whom the nation
loves, the dangers of war are apparent,
and they enlisted in the cause of hu
manity. IN A RIGHTEOUS WAR.
The chaplain talked earnestly to the
soldiers about their futuie. hoped for
them all the good that would come of
their patiiotlsm while In a war where
the God of battles reigns, and wild
that while he was not allow ed to carry
arms as they were he would always,
be found with the sword of the spirit
fighting side by side with them.
The services concluded with the sing
ing of "America" and the large eon.
gregatlon joined heartily In, swelling
the music of the grand hymn.
DRESS PARADE.
From 8.000 to 10,000 people witnessed
the dress parade in the evening. It was
a spectaclos which surpassed anything
military Omaha has tiad an opportunity
to see. All about the parade ground
the people were stationed, and a con
tinual cheering rent the air until the
last maneuver was executed. The
newly made soldiers marched with mill
taiy grace of bearing that would do
credit to West Pointers, and their pre
cision of step and splendid carriage
were matters of general comment.
Colonel Brynn received an ovation all
along the line, and Lieutenant Colonel
Vlfqualn and other officers were fre
quently cheered.
The "home companies" were cheered
by the friends present, and the mere
spectators cheered every company In
every movement vociferously.
Conspicuous at the head of each bat
talion was one of the handsome silk
guidons presented to the regiment by
the World-Herald at the exposition Sat
urday. There are six of them, one at
each end of each battalion. They at
tracted much admiration.
The parade ended, the people dis
persed as rapidly as accommodations
would permit, with memories of the
day never to be forgotten.
There has seldom been a breathing
spell for Colonel Bryan since his as
sumption of a colonelcy, but yesterday
was his really busy day. He vn con
stantly besieged by acquaintances and
friends from everyvhere who had come
to say good-bye, and it was with much
difficulty that he got through with the
morning's work.
In the afternoon the guard at the
door of Colonel Bryan's office become
exasperated, and it was perhaps by his
request that the colonel walked briskly
from his office at Intervals of an hour
to shake hands with the waiting throng.
Every time he appeared the crowd
would rush forward and wrench his
hand with the vicious manner they ex.
hlblted In another war. The remarks
were all of a farewell character, and
while many old men wept as though
they were Just parting with a favorite
son, there were not a few In firmer
years who betrayed the greatest emo
tion. One decrepit old man from out
in the state caught a sympathetic audi
ence when he grasped Colonel Bryan
with both hands and said:
"God bless ye, Billy! I didn't vote
your ticket, but I love ye, and I'd
rather my son Jim would be under
your command than any man In Amer
ica." Mr. Bryan's answer other than a
hearty handshake was lost In the buzz
of the crowd which pushed forward to
shake his hand. Numerous similar
scenes marked the day at Colonel
Bryan's headquarters.
The three battalions will proceed
south this afternoon over the follow
ing routes:
First battalion, In command of Lieu
tenant Colonel Vlfqualn, and compris
ing companies C, B, D and A, will go
over the Missouri Pacific.
The Second battalion, comprising
companies G, I, L and K, In command
of Major McClay, will go via the Bur
lington. Colonel Bryan and headquar
ters will accompany this battalion.
The Third battalion, comprising com
panles Hi F, M, and E, In command of
Major Scharmann, will go over the
Rock Island.
The Second and Third battalions will
meet at Mendota, 111. They will go
south on the Illinois Central, and at
Du Quoin, 111., will be Joined by the
First battalion and proceed to Jackson
ville In a body by way of Chattanooga,
Atlanta, Nashville and Macon.
It Is reasonable to suppose that
when the three battalions have gotten
together at the great mlnlnir city of
Du Quoin, which Is about sixty miles
southeast of St. Louis, there will be
a welcoming throng, and It is safe to
venture that from that point until Its
arrival In Jacksonville the people along
the road will give the Third regiment
a reception that the boys will not
forget. Du Quoin Is not far from
Colonel Bryan's old home.
BEAT 'EM lOO PER CENT.
The following Is a statement of the
amount shown as a surplus of funds
coming Into the hands of the state
inspector of oils, after the payment of
all balaries and expenses from Feb
ruaiy 1, 1895, to July 1, 1898:
There was a surplus for eleven
months In the year 1895 of....$l,6S8 33
The surplus for the year 1896
was 1,783 47
The surplus for the year 1897
was 2,023 9C
The surplus for the first half of
the year 1898 was 1,027 17
Showing a total surplus for
thiee years and five months
of JG.52C 95
This, compared with the recoid made
by republicans who filled the office of
oil Inspector from August 1, 1887, to
February 1, 1S95, a period of seven
years and six months, there was turned
Into the state treasury the sum of
$7,104.72, or. In other words, only $577.79
more was turned Into the state by the
republicans during that time than was
turned In by J. H. Edmlsten for three
years and five months, that at the ex
piration of the four years the present
Inspector will have turned In an amount
that will exceed that turned In by the
republicans In heven years and one
half. The work and necessary expense to
carry on the inspection of oils and
gasoline have been more than doubled,
as there were but seventeen towns In
the state where Inspections were made,
now that number has increased to more
than twice that number, and many of
the towns added to the list are those
at n great distance, thereby Involving
a gi eater outlay of funds that would
go to make up a latger surplus If It
was not necessary to use the same In
traveling to a list of towns, s-o greatly
Increased In number In the last three
years.
That there was nothing to be found
except the records when the office was
turned over by the republicans Is true
Since that time the office has been
furnished, a typewriting machine
bought and the Increase of the business
demanded the services of a stenogra
pher, all of which has been paid out of
the funds that come into the hands
of the chief Inspector, and the surplus
accounted for by the present inspector
shows an liicieaae over the record made
by the republicans filling the office of
Inspector of oils of 100 per cent per
annum, or taking the same number of
years; three and one-half for Instance
the lepublicans would show a surplus
of $3.62.30. while the present Inspector
would show $C.53G.95, the difference be
ing In favor of the present Inspector of
$2,974.57. turned Into the state treas
ury, mote than would have boon done
under republican rule In three years
and one-half.
HAS SURRENDERED
A BIG SLICE OF CUBA FALLS
TO AMERICAN SOLDIERS.
TERMS OF CAPITULATION
SPANISH EVACUATE SANTIAGO
AND LEAVE ARMS.
General Shatter Wins Laurels as
a Fighter and as a Diplomat
25,000 Spaniards Forced to Lay
Down Their Arms.
Slboney Special: Via Playa Del
Estes, July 19. The agreement to sur
render Santiago and all of the Islands
of Cuba east of a line drawn from Ac
cerados to Sagua de Tanamo was
signed at 4 o'clock Friday afternoon.
It wan approved by Generals Shatter
and Torol, and later by Miles and
Blanco, and awaits approval of Wash
Ington and Madrid.
News of the surender was received
with Jubilation by the troops. The
first news came an hour after
Colonel Maus of Miles staff and Cap
tain Mendoza, Interpreter for Genoral
Shafter, met Toral. An orderly who
was with them waved his hat In the
direction of the Ninth infantry. ThlB
was the signal agreed upon.
The Ninth was holding a religious
service at the time, singing " Nearer
My God to Three." They stopped In
stantly and broke Into wild cheers.
General Wheeler rode up and said
there would be no more fighting. Cheers
were renewed and word shouted across1
the ravine to the Thirteenth, where the
cheering was; taken up and passed
along the line on the left to the second.
Lieutenant Paper, on a mule, started up
the hill, bent on carrying the news to
the right for a distance of six miles.
Cheering followed the aid and lasted
an hour. A great reception was ac
corded Lieutenant Maus and Captain
Mendoza when they returned to Gen
erela Wheeler's tent. Everybody shook
hands. Generals Lawton, Sumner and
Wood took part In the Jubilation,
which lasted all night.
There was a reaction of feeling over
the report that Spanish contemplated
treachery and that they were parleying
simply to get In time. Our commission
ers to arrange peace, Generals Wheeler
and Lawton and Lieutenant Mlley,
went to the place of conference with
many misgivings as to the result. The
Spanish commissioners, General Eza
rlel, Colonel Fontaine and Mr. Mason,
British vice consul, were there wait,
lng. After a pleasant greeting the
party sat down and proceeded to bus
iness. TERMS OF SURRENDER.
The terms of surrender are that 0..
000 refugees at Caney and Slboney are
to be turned back Into the city.
American Infantry patrol is to be
posted on roads surrounding the city
and In the country the American cav
alry will patrol.
Our hospital corps Is to give at
tention to any possible sick and
wounded among the Spanish soldiers
in Santiago.
All Spanish troops In the province.
except General Lugee's 10,000 at Hol
guln, nie to come to the city to sur
render. .Guns and defenses of the city are to
be turned over to the Americans In
good condition.
The Americans are to have full use
of the Juragua railway, which belongs
to the Spanish government.
All Spaniards are to be conveyed
home by American transports with the
least possible delay, and they are per
mitted to take portable church prop
erty with them.
This concession is interesting because
at the first threat by the Americans to
bombard the city, the arcliblshop,
priests and nuns came out nnd de
manded safe convoy. They were told
to go back and point out to the Span,
lsh the foolishness of further resist
ance. Spanish are to surrender their arms.
Conditions were lenghtlly dlscusesd.
The Spanish commissioners wero dis
posed to make trouble over the point
whether submission was to bo sur
render or evacuation, and whether
they would give up their arms and
have them returned or retain them
throughout. The Americans declared
the point was of trlval Importance,
They suspected that the Spanish only
wanted to gain time as they argued
all morning, Late In the afternoon an
understanding was arrived at upon
the conditions stated. These were
written out In duplicate and signed by
all commissioners In turn, two Spanish
officers and a Britisher signing first.
One copy was sent to General Toral
and his signature appeared on It.
Shafter signed the other.
Tornl cabled the conditions to Blanco
in Havana and reported his approval,
Miles npproved the conditions in turn.
Washington and Madrid are yet to be
heard from before the stars and stripes
will float over Morro castle and the
city of Santiago.
The Spanish are to leave the city
with military honors, but surrendering
their arms before leaving.
The Spanlaids also agreed to co-operate
with Americans In destroying mines
and torpedoes at entrance to harbor,
and In the bay. Before the Spanish
commissioners signed It Captain Gen
eral Blanco sent his approval of agree
ment, but aded that he must still
consult the government at Madrid
He therefore wanted the matter post
poned until he received an answer
from Madrid.
The Americans refused this but
Hgieed, that his signature should be
conditional.
A Spanish copy of the agreement was
sent to Genet al Blanco, and an Ameri
can copy was taken by Lieutenant
Mlley.
Mounted on a fast horse, Lieutenant
Mllej came tearing over the roads to
Slboney to hand a copy to General
Miles, who was at General Humphrey's
tent, on the shore of the bay.
Miles, after approval, congratulated
Lloutenant Miloy. He then went on
board the Yale, satisfied that Santiago
was our city. The approval of the
government at Madrid Is expected. By
the forms of the surrender 36,000 Span
iards lay down their arms and submit
to being taken home, a thing unheard
of In history.
While he is satisfied that the sur
render In genuine, Shatter will take no
chances. He directed Genernl Garcia,
after signing the agreement, to look
out for any Spanish reinforcements.
Returning of the Spaniards to Spain
1b a serious proposition on account of
the scarcity of transports, but the diffi
culty will be overcome somehow nnd
their removttl'begun at once.
The only soldiers In Santiago pro
vince not Included In the surrender
nre 10,000 at Holguln under command
of General Luque, but they have no
food trains and arc not feared by
Shafter.
Shafter declared he Intended to
keep some of the Spanish authorities
who belong to the autonomlBt govern
ment In charge of Santiago, after the
eyacuatlon. The Cubans declare this
to be a mistaice. Tney say the officials
arc unfriendly to the United States
nnd If they remain in power the Cu
bans will not enter Santiago, and live
under the rule.
Garcia will confer with Shafter In
regard to these Spanish officials.
American officers think that In case
of approval of terms of surrender by
the Mldrld government, it will take a
fortnight to embark the soldiers. In
the meantime the American troops
will remain In the hills where Santiago
will be properly looked after.
TO BLOCKADE PORTO RICO.
Getting Our Floating Fighting Ma
chines in Line.
Washington, D. C, July 18. Paving
the way for tho army of Invasion, the
navy department has Initiated measures
for blockading all of the ports of Porto
Rico.
In accordance with Instructions sent
by Secretary Long three monitors have
left Key West for Porto Rlcan waters,
where they will take station In front
Of San Juan, whose fortifications they
Will attack. The monitors, I under
stand, are the Puritan, Amphltrite and
Wlantonomah, while the Terror re
mains on guard off Havana.
The arrival of thete three vessels
Will Increase the blockading force In
front of San Juan to six vessels. It
Is not Intended to keep all of these
ships at that point, however, but on
the arrival of the monitors the other
ships will go to other Porto Rlcan
ports). There are only seven ports
which It will be necessary to blockade
San Juan, Playa, Mayagucz, Aguad
llla, Areclbo, Fajado, Naguabo and Ar
royo. At the present time the only
port declared In a state of blockade
Is San Juan.
It Is expected that upon the arrival
of the monitors the president will pro
claim the blockade of the entire Isl
and. It Is appreciated by the authori
ties that Spain will make a desperate
resistance at Porto Rico provided she
does not sue for peace in the meantime,
and blockade of tho Island is a warning
to Spain and the world In general that
this government Intends to take posses
sion of it.
The authorities do not Intend to keep
the warships waiting long, but as soon
ob arrangements can be perfected
troops will be sent to the Island and
the Invasion will begin. The declara
tion and enforcement of the blockude
Is Blmply a preliminary step.
Another reason why the president
nnd Secretary Long do not deBlre the
army of invasion to delay Its depart
ure Is the fact that the monitors have
but small coal capacities and frequent
coaling will be necessary without a
convenient port to put Into when coal
is needed. For this reason It Is ex
pected that Rear Admiral Sampson,
directly he arrives In Porto Rlcan wat
ers next week, will make arrangements
for occupying a small harbor, where
his ships can coal in safety. In fact,
the program followed at Guantannmo
will lri all probability be pursued in
Porto Rico.
RUMORS ABOUT PEACE.
Nothing Official Is Given Out For
Publication.
Washington, D. C, July 18. "Peace is
everywhere, and yet there Is no peace."
That Is what the administration
officials are saying. They assert
positively that this government has
not been approached officially or unof
ficially by the representatives of any
other government with an Inquiry re
garding the terms of peace, which the
president will be willing to accept and
they say that all they know regarding
Spain's position on the peace question
Is that published by the newspapers
giving the terms upon which Spain
would be willing to make peace.
So far as the president knows no
American representative abroad has
been approached by a Spanish colleague
regarding the restoration of peace be
tween the two governments.
The reports circulated In Madrid are
regarded In many quarters simply as
"feelers" put out for the purpose of
ascertaining the opinion of the Ameri
can government as to the terms which
It would be willing to make. As the
papers have stated the authorities are
willing to accept peace on condition
Cuban Independence be proclaimed,
that Porto Rico be turned over to the
t'nlted States and thnt a coaling sta
Hon In the Philippines be given to this
government.
Appreciating Spain's poverty stricken
condition the authorities nre not con
sidering tho Idea of pushing her for a
large money Indemnity. The objection
to tho retention of the Philippines In
administration elides Is based upon the
fact that the Islands are too far away
in the first place and In the second
they may lead to too many Interna
tional complications which the authori
ties are anxious to nvoid. The neces
sity of a coaling station In the far east
such as Guajan, Is, however, thor.
oughly appreciated and undoubtedly
this government will demand Its ces
sion. The tepoit that M Cambqtt. the
French ambassador, had opened peace
negotiations Is absolutely untrue. It
Is positively asserted both at the state
department and at the French embassy
that M. Cambon did not broach the sub
ject of peace or terms of peace at the
conference which he had with the presi
dent gome days ago, but that the sub
ject matter under discussion related
entirely to the Paris exposition.
IJ. J. Allen's house, twenty miles
east of Junction City, Kas., burned nnd
throe children under 6 years of age
burned to death. Two older children
are burnt beyond recovery.
UNDER U. S. FLAG
SPANISH RAG HAULED DOWN
AMERICAN COLORS HOISTED
SHAFTER AND TORAL ENTER
SURRENDERED CITY WALKING
SIDE BY SIDE.
They bo Direct to tho Palace where
Elaborate Ceremonies take Place
In Honor of the Americans Vlotory
Spaniards Lay Down thlr Arms
Santiago de Cuba, July 19. Noon
Sunday Amid impressive ceremonies
the Spanish troops lay down their arms
between the lines of the Spanish and
American forces at 9 o'clock that morn
lng. General Shafter and the American
division and brigade commanders and
staff were escorted by a troop of cav
alry and Genernl Toral nnd staff by 100
picKea men.
Trumpeters on both sldeB saluted with
flourishes. General Shafter returned to
General Toral the latter's sword after
It had been handed to the American
commander.
Our troops lined up at the trenches
were eye witnesses of the ceremony.
General Shafter and his escort, accom.
panted by General Toral, rode through
tno city, taking formal possession.
The city had been sacked before they
arrived by the Spaniards.
At the palace elaborate ceremonies
took place. At noon the American flag
was raised over the palace and was
saluted by twenty-one guns of Captain
Cnpron's battery. At the same time all
the regimental bands In our line played
"The Star Spangled Banner," after
which President McKtnley's congratu
latory telegram was read to each regi
ment. The Thirteenth and Nineteenth regi
ments of Infantry will remain In the
city to enforce order nnd exercise mu.
nlclpal authority. The Spanish troops
are to encamp outside our lines.
MILITARY GOVERNOR.
1 p. m. The American flag Is floating
In triumph over the governor's palace
at Santiago de Cuba. General McKIb.
ben has been appointed temporary mil
itary governor. The ceremony of
hoisting the stars and stripes was
worth all the blood and treasure It
cost. A vast concourse of 10,000 peo
ple witnessed the 'stirring and thrilling
scene that will live forever In the minds
of all the Americans present.
A finer stage setting or a dramatlo
episode would be difficult to Imagine.
The palace, a picturesque old dwelling,
In the Moorish style of architecture,
faces the Plaza da la Relna, the prin
cipal squnre. Opposite rises the Impos
ing Catholic cathedral. On one side
Is n quaint, brilliantly painted building
with broad verandahs the club of San
Carlos another building of the same
description is the Cafe de 1' Avenues.
SCENE OF SURRENDER.
Across the plaza was drawn up the
Ninth Infantry, headed by the Sixth
cavalry band. In'the street facing the
palace stood a picked troop of the
Second cavalry with drawn sabers,
under command of Cnptaln Brett.
Mnssed on the stone flagging between
the band and the line of horsemen were
the brigade commanders of General
Shafter's division with their staffs.
On the red tiled roof of tho palace
stood Captain McKlttrlck, Lieutenant
Mlley and Lieutenant Wheeler. Imme
diately above them, upon the flagstaff,
the illuminated Spanish arms and the
legend "Viva Alfonso XIII." All about,
pressing against the veranda rails,
crowding to the windows nnd doors
and lining the roofs, were the people of
the town, principally women and non
combatants. OLD GLORY UNFURLED.
As 'the chimes of the old cathedral
rang out the hour of 12 the Infantry and
cavalry presented arms. Every Amer
ican uncovered and Captain McKltt
rlck hoisted the stars and stripes. As
the brilliant folds unfurled in a gentle
breeze ngalnst a fleckless sky, the cav
alry band broke Into the strains of
"The Star Spangled Banner," making
the American pulse leap and the Amer.
lean heart thrill with Joy.
At the same Instant the sound of the
distant booming of Captain Capron's
battery, firing a salute of twenty-one
guns, drifted In. When the music
ceased, from all directions around our
line came floating across the plaza the
strains of the regimental bands and
the muffled, hoarse cheers of our
troops.
The Infantry came to "order arms"
a moment later after the flag was up
and the band played "Rally 'Round the
Flag, Boys," Instantly General Mc
Klbben called for three cheers for Gen
eral Shafter, which were given with
great enthusiasm, the band playing
Sousa's "The Stars and Stripes For
ever." The ceremony over, Genernl Shafter
and his staff returned to the American
lines, leaving the city In the possession
of the authorities.
Shafter's Report.
Santiago de Cuba, July 17. Adju
tant General United States Army,
Washington: I have the honor to re
port that the Amerlcun flag has at this
Instant (12.10) been hoisted over the
house of the civil governor of Santi
ago. An Immense concourse of people
present. The squadron of cavalry and
a regiment of Infantry presented arms
and a band played u national air. Light
battery fired .salute of twenty-one cutis.
Perfect order Is being maintained y
municipal government. Distress Is ver
great, but little sickness In town
Scateely any yellow fever.
A small gunboat nnd 300 seamen left
by Cervera have surrendered to m.
Ohstiuctlons being removed from
mouth of harbor. Upon coming Into the
city I discovered a perfect entangle
ment of defenses. Fighting as the Span,
lards did the first day, It would have
cost five thousand lives to have taken
it. Battalions of Spanish troops have
been depositing arms since daylight in
armory, over which I have guard. Gen.
arol Tornl formally surrendered the
plaza and all stores at 9 a. m.
W R SHAFTER. Major General.
NEBRASKA FEEDS WOUNDED.
Provisions Collooted by tho World
Herald Now at tho Front.
The State of Texas with its precious
cargo of provisions collected by tho
World-Hernld from Nebraska, South
Dakota and Western Iowa, Is doing a
great work "at the front." The fol
lowing dispatch was received yesterday
by the executive committee of tho
Red Cross at New York city, dated
Playa del Este, July 15:
"Santiago has surrendered, camo from
the front yesterday In a pouring rain.
Fever Is suspected here. Slboney
burned, Dr. Lesser, Mrs. Lesser and
all their nurses are In the hospital
two miles distant. I saw them today
and all nre doing well. Four army
surgeons of the St. Paul are with us,
there being no other provisions for
them. We are feeding the refugees of
Slboney. Many thousands at Eurmlzla,
by rail. Elwell is feeding 6,000 at Coney
by army wagons and 20,000 by pack
mules, fifteen miles travel, Commander
McCalla of the Marblehead called yes
terday for 100,000 rations, medicines and
clothing for tho refugees In the woods
In the country surrounding Guanta
nnmo. "Nothing known of boats or aid of
any other kind from any other source.
State of Texas has fed all the wounded
at the front and Is helping them home.
"All members of the Red Cross aro
in perfect health and thoroughly organ
ized. "A telegram has been received from
Red Cross Agent Kent at Jackson
ville, which states that Colonel Maus,
urgeon-ln-chlef, has Just returned from
Miami and reports much sickness there,
with a need of milk and ice. The
Red Cross launch Moynler has been
repaired and will be ready to leave
Jacksonville Monday for Key West.
"Advices Just received from Key West
Indicate that the Red Cross will reach
Santiago Tuesday next with the much
needed supplies and surgeons.
"CLARA BARTON."
Morseman Objects.
Lincoln, Neb., July 18. The recent
case decided by District Judge Cornish
In which he held that the act of the
legislature extending the power of
the state board of transportation to
embrace the control of the express and
telephone companies will be fought by
the corporations Interested.
The latest phase of the case Is de
veloped by a notice and response which
passed between the secretaries of the
board and Judge Morseman, the at
torney for the express and telephone
companies. The notice wuo to the ef
fect that under the Judgment of the
court and the act of the legislature
the board reiterated Its claim of right
to Inquire Into the rtes 3higcd by
these companies and that a day when
the taking of testimony as to the reas
onableness of the charges had been
fixed and the legal representative of
the companies was warned thereof and
notified to appear and present his
proof, if any he had on his side of the
case.
In response to this Judge Morseman
Berved notice upon the board and the
attorney general that If the board un
dertook to hear testimony or take
other steps under the act of 1897 that
ho would at once commence proceed
ing charging them with contempt at
court In disobeying an order of the.
district court.
The contention arises out of the dif
ference of opinion between the attor
neys as to whether Judge Cornish, ln
his Judgment, superseded the Judgment
dissolving the temporary Injunction.
The attorney general contends that he
did not and Judge Morseman con.
tends that he did. Attorney General
Smyth advised the board that he did
not believe they were disobeying the
court's order nnd the board will go
ahead with the Inquiry.
STATE NEWS.
The Union Pacific put In a "Fleming"
mall catcher and deliverer at Duncan.
York county has a woman for a
county officer for the first time. Miss
Mary Holdeman has been formally In
ducted Into the office of county superin
tendent as successor to her brother.
Captain George H. Holdeman, now with
company A, First Nebraska regiment.
United States volunteers. The appoint
ment was made some time ago, but the
usual preliminaries had to be under
gone before she could take office.
The Newsboys' union will give a
grand picnic at Sarpy Mills next Sun
day. July 24. All ft lends of the boys
are Invited to attend and help make
the day a merry cne und one long to
be remembered by them. Trains leave
the Burlington depot at 10 a. m. Tick
ets for Bale by all newsboys.
In order to accommodate the crowds
from the Twin Cities and other Min
nesota points which are expected to
visit Omaha to assist In the dedication
of the Minnesota building ut the
TranB-Mlsslsslppl Exposition, one or
more special trains will leave Mlnne
apolls at 7 p. m. and St. Paul at 7:30
p. m., on Tuesday, July 19, over the
Chicago, St. Puul, Minneapolis & Oma
ha railway. The trulns will arrive In
Omaha at 8 a. in. on the 20th, and will
return, leaving Omaha nt 7:30 p. m
July 21.
A rate of one single fare for the
round trip from all points In Missouri
to Omaha and return has been granted
by the railroads for Missouri Day,
August 30. The tickets will be sold for
all trains arriving In Omaha on August
30, and will be good for return until
and Including September 5.
Omaha Special: Friday was a red
letter day for the sixty Tennessee edi
tors and the sixteen ladles composing
the delegutlon from that state. Headed
by the newly elected president, J M.
W. Burkett, Jackson, with ex-President
R. M. Fields at his right hand, the
party went to Fort Omaha In the fore
noon, nnd each and every one Insisted
on shaking hands with Colonel Bryan
Handshaking over, twenty-five or thirty
kodaks were pointed at the distin
guished colonel, and then they gave
him in the best poslble manner a real
Tennessee three times three and a
tiger. At noon the party boarded a
train provided by Swift's and spent two
tours In going through the plant. Lunch
was served and a good time had by
the editors. This evening the party
will leave for home.
The fusion state convention of Colo
rado will be held at Colorado Springs,
September 8,