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The Heminerford Herald. VOLUME IV. HEMINGFORD, BOX BUTTE COUNTpT, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, JULY 29, 1898. NUMBER 24. rJ k i x v i :-y t:. h (& 7-.- LANDING TROOPS GENERAL MILES FINALLY GETS TO THE FRONT. PORTO RIGAN EXPEDITION DISPARAGING REPORTS ABOUT CUBANS DISCREDITED. Reports From Shatter. Sampson and Other Military and Naval Of ficers at tho Front YellowF ver Situation. Washington, July 25. General Miles expedition in all probability Is now in the Mona passage between Haytl and Porto Rico and in sight of the landing point this morning. While this Is the ' expectation of Secretary Alger, for pru dential reasons the wor department declines to make any comment as to the accuracy of the guesses that have been made In the effort to ascertain just what point has been selected for the landing place. There is likely to be a lapse of a day or two between the arrival of the ex pedition and the notification of the fact to the department unless some mer chant vessel crossing to St. Thoias should sight the American flotilla. After that, however, the department will be In the closest communication with General Miles, for it will possess itself of a cable connecting General Miles' headquarters directly with the department. The Porto Rlcan expedition has been fixed for its departure, but In view of the difficulties in handling large bodies of men and the supplies for them this Is not surprising. Thus Schwan's troops got away only yesterday from Tampa, while the most numerous de tachment of the whole expedition, the First division, under General Brooke, will not be able to clear from Newport News before today. Still, It Is believed they will arrive at Porto Rlco In good season and It will certainly facilitate an orderly and comfortable landing of the troops to have them land In de tachments Instead of In one vast army, as In the case of Shatter's army at Santiago. Doubt Is cast upon reports of recent exciting events among the Cubans at or near Santiago, owing to the failure of General Shatter to make any re port upon them and inasmuch as he has made less Important subjects mat ter for dispatches, it Is hard to under stand why he should fall to mention an event of such Importance as the reported attack by Garcia upon Span ish troops on their way to surrender to Shatter. Some of the papers have come from Sampson, but to the great disappoint ment of the navy department the re port was closed on the day before the famous naval battle. Some points of interest contained In them will be given to the public In the course of a day or two, but they will relate only to the several fights between the squadron and the shore batteries. It Is the nurnose of the war depart ment to begin the execution of the plans devised by Secretary Alger for fne creanon ni reserve nHiujis mm boards of Btaff officers are now engaged in various localities looking after suit able camp sites and making preliminary arrangements for acquiring the right to use those places and arranging for water supplies. The Intention Is not to be caught through any contingency with large numbers of troops, at cen tral points In the midst of an epidemic of any kind, with no place to remove them. The state department has completed the engrossment of the Joint resolu tion adopted by congress extending the thanks of that branch of the govern ment to Admiral Dewey for his achieve. ments In the Philippines. They were transmitted to the navy department. which will forward them to the admiral along with the degree of LL.D.. con ferred on him by the University of Pennsylvania. Important advices from the front and of the departure of the troops for Porto Rlco reached the war department There were two dispatches from Gen. eral Shatter. One announced the prac tical acquiescence In the Santiago sur render of the three remaining garri sons In that district. Guantanamo, Sa gua and Baracoa. Sunday or Monday officers will be Jointly sent out by the American and Spanish commanders to receive the surrender of these points The other dispatch from General Shatter told of the death of three men of yellow fever and announced also that there were 1,500 soldiers sick with fever. Precautions have been taken by the authorities at Santiago to check the epidemic and a general shifting of the troops took place to get them away from the Infected section. Official announcement also came of the departure of five transports from Port Tampa for Porto Rlco. A second installment of this portion of the ex pedltion left this morning and will over take these transports on the high seas This expedition Is under the command of General Schwan and comprises sev enty-three officers and 21,823 enlisted men. They probably will reach the point of debarkation. Joining the other portions or ;ne forio mean expedi tionary force next Friday, possibly Thursday. Sailing a possible nine knots an hour, It Is expected they will cover the 1,200 miles distance In six days at least. The war department authorities say the situation yesterday among the troops, as shown by tonight's dispatch, Is less serious than they had expected. With 27,000 men before Santiago, the officials say that with the conditions considered, the proportion of victims and of sick is less than have been ex pected. Adjutant General Corbln said tonight that the men were largely af feoted by exhaustion and overexpos ure. "There is not," he said, "one reg iment that Is not Infected, and for that reason none of the men from, the com mand at Santiago will be taken on the Porto Rlcan expedition." At midnight the war department made public the following dispatch from General Shatter regarding the yellow fever situation: "Santiago de Cuba, July 26. Adju tant General, Washington: The follow ing men died at the yellow fever hos pltal at Slboney today: Jack Dongan, civilian; Bert Louis, bandsman. Sev enth Infantry; Private Frederick A. Perclval, company P, Thirty-third Michigan. On the 21st: Sergeant J. Brltton, troop G, First cavalry; Wil liam J. Howe, teamster; Patrick Sul livan, company E, Seventh infantry. "No deaths at the front have been reported as yet. Complete report will be sent In morning. The situation 1b not alarming, though there are many sick with fever, about 1,500 (exact num ber will be given in morning). Only a small part of those sick are down with yellow fever, about 10 per cent 150 In all. Slight changes of all the troops have been made to get them on fresh ground and the artillery and cavalry have been moved about three miles. "SHAFTER. GARCIA TO SHAFTER. Cuban General Explains Why He Withdraws to the Interior. New York, July 25. A dispatch from Santiago gives the following as being a letter sent by General Garcia to General Shafter: Sir On May 12 the government of the republic of Cuba ordered me as commander of the Cuban army In the east to co-operate with the American army, following the plans and obeying the orders of its commander. I have done my best, sir, to fulfill the wishes of my government, and I have been one of your most faithful subordi nates, honoring myself In carrying out your orders so far as my powers have allowed me to do It. The city of Santiago surrendered to the American army and news of that Important event was given to me by persons entirely foreign to your staff. I hove not been honored with a single word from yourself Informing ine about the negotiations for peace or the terms of the capitulation by the Span lards. The Important ceremony of the surrender of tho Spanish army and the taking possession of the city by yourself took place later und I only knew of both events by public re ports. I was neither honored, sir, with a kind word from you Inviting myself nor any officer of my staff to repre sent the Cuban army on that memor able occasion. Finally, I know that you have left In power at Santiago the same Span ish authorities that for three years I have fought as the enemies of the In dependence of Cuba. I beg to say that these authorities have never been elected at Santiago by the residents of the city, but were appointed by royal decrees of the queen of Spain. I would agree, sir, that the army un der your command should have taken possession of the city, the garrison and the forts. I would give my warm co-operation to any measure you may have deemed best under American military law to hold the city for your army and preserve public order until the time comes to fulfill the solemn pledge of the people of the United States to establish In Cuba a free and Independent government. But when the question arises of appointing au thorities in Santiago de Cuba, under the peculiar circumstances of our thirty years' strife against Spanish rule, I cannot see but with the deepest regret that such authorities are not elected by the Cuban people, but are the same ones selected by the queen of Spain, and hence are ministers to defend against the Cubans the Span ish sovereignty. A rumor too absurd to believe, gen eral, ascribes the reason of your meas ures, and of the orders forbidding my army to go Into Santiago for fear ot massacres arid revenge against the Spaniards. Allow me, sir, to protest against the shadow of such an idea. We are not savages, Ignoring the rules of civilized warfare. We are a poor, ragged army, as ragged and as poor as was the army of your forefathers In their noble war for Independence, but as did the heroes of Saratoga and Yorktown, we respect too deeply our cause to disgrace it with barbarism and cowardice. In view of all these reasons, I sincerely regret to be un able to fulfill any longer the orders of my government, and therefore I have today tendered to the commander-in-chief of the Cuban army. Major Gen eral Maximo Gomez, my resignation as commander of this section of our army. Awaiting his resolution, I withdraw my force to the Interior. Very re spectfully yours, CALIXTO GARCIA. Washington. Special: The letter written by Garcia was read and dis cussed at some length at the cabinet meeting today, and the opinion was expressed that It was evidently based on a wrong conception of the motives of our people. These, It was said, should long ago have been fully ex plained to him and to all the Cubun leaders. If It was true, aB had been reported, a member of the cabinet said Garcia was not Invited to participate In the ceremonies attending the rais ing of the American flag over Santi ago, It was a mistake. Everything rea sonable, he said, should be done to win and keep the friendship of the Insur gent Cubans and they should be made to know that the only purpose of the United States In waging war against Spain was to secure to all the people of Cuba relief from the oppression of Spanish rule and a satisfactory gov ernment established by the people themselves. Of course, it was added, it is not the Intention of this government to drive the Spaniards out and then turn the Island over to the Insurgents or any other particular class or faction. This government had never Intimated such a purpose, but on the contrary it was well understood that a stable govern ment, for and by all the people of Cuba, had been the only purpose and end sought to be attained. The de tails of the establishment of such a government, It was said, have never been discussed by the cabinet at any great length, but there could be no very great difference of opinion as to the general plan. All the people of the Island. It was declared, must be given an opportu nity to express their views as to the character of the constitution under which they were to live, and as to the men who would make and exe. cute the law. The Insurgent Cubans certainly could not consistently ask for more than this. Secretary Alger states there Is no foundation to the. report thai Cubans have been cut off from rations. Up to the present time not a word has been heard from General Shafter con cerning the letter General Garcia hat written him, and pending any report he cabinet will not discuss the ques Mon. Confidence is felt that all trie Jon will be removed. MORE PEACE TALK THERE IS NO PEACE, AND BUT RUMORS OF PEACE. THE BIG EUROPEAN POWERS GRUMBLING BECAUSE ARE NOT IN IT. THEY Nothing la to Bo Made Public Until Something Decisive Is Done In the Promises Spnnlards Kept In the Dark. Madrid, July 26. Peace negotiations nru being conducted by Duke Almo dovar through the Spanish ambassa dor at ParlB with the co-operation of the Spanish ambassadors at Vienna, Berlin, St. Petersburg and Rome. The only person In Madrid acquainted with the negotiations Is Sugasta. The duke goes along cautiously, with the ut most secrecy, as the all Important ques tion Is to keep the people In the dark until something decisive Is done. The government alms principally to avoid paying nn Indemnity and to continue to retain the Philippines without con ditions disagreeable for Spanish com merce and religious orders. Spain Is willing to give up Porto Rlco It una voidable, because the Vatican and the powers insist on sacrifices for peace. The government expects that this par leying will come to a head In a few days. The negotiations will decide whether Sagasta remains In offlce and constructs a cabinet or makes wuy for Folavleja. London, July 26. After a lull for some days there has been again a re vival of peace rumors from European capitals, but In authoritative diplo matic quarters here and In Paris In quiry by correspondents elicits noth ing but professions of absolute Igno rance of anything In the shape of defi nite overtures. It Is pointed out that the recent Intelligence of Agulnaldo's action and Garcla's severance from Shafter are calculated to give a fresh lease of life to the Influence of the war party in Madrid. At the same time flnanclul difficulties, It is believed, will Impose before long an impassable bar to the continuance of the war by Spain, and Sagasta seems to be work ing steadily and cautiously for peace. Berlin, July 26. "So fas as the United States embassy here Is con cerned nothing 1b kn6wn of any nego tiations or communications whatever between the United States and German governments relative to any Spanish colonies," said Andrew D. White, the United States ambassador, in an in terview with the correspondent here or the Associated Press. "Besides," continued Mr. White, "there has been no question at any time between this embassy and the German foreign office relative to thp desire for a coaling station In the Phil ippines, nor for the possession of any of the Islands there, nor has there been any notice of Germany's wish to secure any other Spanish colonies. To ex press such wishes, which we were un aware of, would be at the present mo ment, above all, top premature. There have been Important negotiations be gun between the United States and Geramny, but It Is too early to talk about that now." From another source the correspond ent of the Associated Press hears the negotiations to which Mr. White re ferred are the tariff bill. He was un able to obtain an affirmation of this at the German foreign offlce. Emperor William Is kent continually Informed of all eventB connected with the war between Spain and the United States and of the developments at Washington, Madrid and Berlin. Reg ular reports are sent to him to points on the Norwegian coast, where he makes stops while on his tour to Nor way. A large batch of dispatches, con talnlng the latest news of the war, was sent this week by special courier to Digormuiion. Baron von Buelow, the minister for foreign affairs, Is absent on summer leave, but he Is expected back In a fortnight. The tone of the German press thlB week Is lesB friendly to the United States than the week before and the latest developments In the war in many cases have been commented upon In a rather sarcastic spirit The liberal press has adopted, generally speaKing, a rair ana more neutral tone. The Vosslsche Zeltunir nrinted an editorial In which it Intimated that it wished the United States speedy suc cess ana referred to the unbroken friendship "existing for so many years Deiween me iwo countries." Other liberal papers of importance. like the Madgeburg Zettung and the Wesher Zeltung, express themselves In the same vein. Referring to the fall ure of the late sugar conference and to the agreement between France and the United States regarding tariff re ductions, the Kreuz Zettung says: "Should America refuse to grant those tariff reductions to Germany and the other European states as well. In spite ot the most favored nation treat ies, there will be serious complica tions, to refuse this to Germany would be all the more unfair, since America was made to share, when we concluded our commercial treaties of 1892, In the large reductions that were then In force without being asked to grant an equivalent." Pana, 111., July 26. Tho sixth at tempt to operate the three mines of Pana with non-union men resulted In failure. Miners and their wives were present In ' force. Only two miners, both residing In a house close to the mine, under guard, entered the pits. The Spires Bros., who under guard of Winchesters were escorted In carriages to the mine Friday, refused to drive to tho mine today. The Penwell and Pana mines were under guard also, but no miners passed the lines of the union miners and mines continue Idle. Mrs. Edward Harris of Richmond, Mo., 53 years old, has given birth to twins for the seventh time. They are all living. It is reported that kangaroos are becoming rare, and may posBlbly be come extinct In the not very distant future. PLANS FOR RAISINQ WRECKS Some of the Sunken Spanish Ships to bo Snvod. Washington, July 27, Lieutenant Hobson's visit Is expected to bring about an enlargement of the plans for saving tho wrecked Spanish crlimer Cristobal Colon and some of the othor stranded ships of the Cervera squad ron. The department had already acted on the recommendations of Ad miral Sampson, but those coming by mall and telegraph were necessarily limited, while the complete Informa tion brought by Lieutenant llobson, based on itersoilal observations and an expert knowledge of conditions, en ables the department to get a much more thorough idea of the scope of this wrecking j foject and tho possi bilities of saving the ships. The Colon Is lying on a terraced beach, only about one-half of Its hull being on the sHlre, while the other half Is an overhang In deep water. It hHd been found that tho portion of the 5lp on shore can be raised without much difficulty, but the overhanging creates a problem, as It causes a bal ance or leverage which Interferes with the work on that part of the hull aHhorc. To meet this it Ib now pro posed to adopt an engineering scheme, on considerably broader lines than the usual wrecking devices. It will cm braoe a system of air bags and pon toons floated underneath the overhang ing portion and gradually buoying It upward until the strain on the shore end of the hull Is relieved. In this way It Is hoped the work of raising can proceed on the overhang nnd shore simultaneously, nnd that the big steel hull can thus be brought to an even keel and floated. There were many Inquiries about the navy department for Lieutenant Hob son, but he had departed after his con ferences with Secretary Long and Com modore Hlchborn of tho construction bureau. It Is probable that aside from the lieutenant's explanation of the wrecking expedition, he expressed IiIb preferences on the question of the line of promotion which the president and Secretary Long have In vlow for him. The department probaly will execute the enlarged wrecking projects at once. The original plan left the wreck ing largely with tho company, which took the contract on a per diem ar rangement. Admiral Sampson's report stated that the wreckers were proceed ing with all due dispatch. Tho visit of Lieutenant Hobson does not Imply any criticism on the wrecking meth ods thus far employed, but It Is rather for the purpose of developing them up to the requirements disclosed by expert observations. Tho work Is likely to remain In the hands of tho wreckers, they supplying the apparatus for the enlarged engineering operations pro posed by the naval constructors. EXPOSITION NOTES. Many Alterations Looked for Noxt Few Weeks. An ice water fountain Is being placed In the Nebraska building. It will be In operation this week, and the build ing will be another place on the grounds where cool water will be as free as the air. The dance at the Nebraska building last -Friday night was a Buccess In every particular. Tho commissioners were so well pleased that they have decided to have a dance each Friday night during the exposition. At these dances exhibitors and those In charge of the exhibits and state buildings are Invited to participate. Little Byron II. Gilbert of Atchison, Kas., who with his father, Judge W. D. Gilbert, visited tho exposition last week, deserves more than a passing notice, as he Is the youngest licensed lawyer In the world. He was admitted to the Kansas bar December 24, 1897, tried a case December 20, 4897, receiv ing $25 for the same, has asslBted his father In several cases since, has hla own desk In his father's offlce and uses his own letter heads. He cele brated hlB 8th birthday July 18. The bee keepers of the state are making great preparations for the an nual meeting of the United States Bee Keepers' union, which will be held here September 12, 13 and 14. The headquarters will be at the Dellone hotel. President Whltcomb of the state society and the director of the apiary bureau under the state com mission at the exposition, says that 1,000 delegates are expected, perhaps half of whom will be from Nebraska. An effort will be made "to secure the attendance of every bee keeper In the state. Thursday. August 18. will be Texas day at the exposition, and Governor Culberson of that state will head a distinguished delegation of Texana who will visit Omaha at that time. The railroads will make a rate of one fare for the round trip for the benefit of the Texans, and the people of the Lone Star state expect to make their day one of the events of the exposition. The Houston Dally Post of July 20, In writing of the exposition and Texas day, says: The exposition can stand a compari son as regards beauty and excellence with the World's fair at Chicago and Paris. It exceeds In many ways the effort at Atlanta and the big success accomplished at Nashville. When one considers, however, that this exposition Is located on the western banks of the Missouri river and gathers its main support from a section which was. con sidered the frontier but a generation ago It Ib a marvelous creation. The exhibit which represents the state of Texas has been placed In posl sltlon at the western end of the Ag ricultural building through the efforts of the Houston Business league and the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway Immigration association, and this exhibit, under the care of Prof. Attwater, a thoroughly capable man, Is attracting more attention than any other exhibit on the entire ground. The people of Nebraska, and especi ally those of the city of Omaha, have been extremely courteous to visitors from Texas. A delegation of Hous ton and South Texas business men at tended the exposition last week, and not only the officers of the exposition company but the newspapers and busi ness men did everything In their power to make the visit of the Texans not only pleasant but profitable. Chicago. III., July 26. A era it claim deed was filed for record transferring two valuable pieces or Levi Z. Lelter s property, on Adamu and Wash ington streets, to John P. Wilson In trust for the IlllnMs Trust and Savings bank. The bank vns a heavy creditor of Joseph Lelter during his career In the wheat pit. The property Is worth In the neighborhood of $400,000. A GOOD SHOWING COMMISSIONER WOLFE'S WAY OF DOING. LOOKS LIKE A GOOD RECORD NEARLY FOUR HUNDRED THOU SAND DOLLARS GAINED. Tho School Fund Has Struck It Rich Slnoo tho Republican Poli ticians Hnvo been Driven From Power In This State. Facts and figures of the first eigh teen mouths of reform work In the of fice of the commissioner of public lands nnd buildings, as compared with the first eighteen months of the preceding administration! Every school district In tho state Is aware of tho Increased semi-annual ap portionment of Bchool money, but all do not know that nearly all this In crease Ib duo to Commissioner Wolfe's work In his office In collecting delin quent Interest upon school land leases and contracts, and the largo amount ot school landa that he has put under lease. A great portion of the old leases were delinquent on an average of six years or more. Here are the figures showing tho amount of the eeml-annual apportionment of the temporary school fund derived from the Bchool lands alone during 1895 and the first half of 1896 (under republicans) as compared with a like period under the reform administration, namely, for 1897 and the first half ot 1898: First half of 1895, republican administration $124,210.94 First half of 1897, reform ad ministration 195,196.19 Excess In favor of reform ad ministration $ 70,985.25 Second half of 1895 $ 82,594.38 Second halt of 1897 218,127.09 Excess In favor of reform ad ministration $135,172.71 First half of 1896 $105,008.19 First half of 1898 255,721.28 Excess In favor of reform ad ministration $149,813.09 Showing that under the control of "Uncle Jake" the revenue from the educational lands exceeded the collec tions for corresponding periods of 1891 In the magnificent sum of $355,971.05, In the first year and a half ot Com missioner Wolfe's term he collected $609,044.56, while for a similar period his republican predecessor collected only $313,073.51. From 1890 to 1896 Inclusive, under re publican commissioners, these lands yielded only an average of $139,423.19 for each semi-annual apportionment. During the flrct eighteen months of Commissioner Wolfe'B administration these lands yielded $669,044.56, or an average of $223,614.85 for each semi annual apportionment; the same be lng'un average of $s3,591.66 for each Six months of the new administration more thun the average per six months dur ing all of the preceding seven years under republican misrule. During the entire two years of the last republican administration of the office the total amount of school lands leased were 111,125 acres, while in the first eighteen months of Mr. Wolfe's term he leased 422,548 acres, or nearly four times the amount leased by his predecessor In two years. And, upon the lands leased by Mr. Wolfe, he collected for the state aB bonus above the regular lease rental $10,296.08; this he secured aa a result of personally attending the auctions held for leasing. These lands were 'leased on large payments of rental, as well the average being close to five months. Commissioner Wolfe attended In per son and held auctions for leasing the school land in sixty-three counties, and with all of the consequent expenses of travel and hotel bills he has drawn. during IiIb term, for traveling expenses. only $217.65. His predecessor held no auctions to leasing school land, and did no more traveling for the state than has Mr. Wolfe on like business, and yet he drew for traveling expenses $427.95. The former commissioner's record shows that he wrote only 6,000 letters during his two years and drew $2,253 for postage, $600 of which was drawn after October 25, 1896, or during the last seventy-two days he was in offlce; he turned over to Wolfe $30 in postage. This would leave him to account for $470 for postage drawn the last seventy two days he was in office, or would be an average of $6.53 per day for this time, or 325 letters per day. The rec ords do not show any such an amount of letters to have been Bent, nor, In fact, do they show much more than 325 letters during the whole of this last seventy-two adys. Commissioner Wolfe has written dur ing his eighteen months over 13,000 let ters, as shown by the press book, not counting circulars and ordinary letters, not copied, and has drawn $850 for postage, $150 of which has been for 10-cent registry stamps for serving no tices of delinquency. These stamps were not purchased by his predeces sor, as he did none of this business, but hod it all done by the county treas urers, who paid the postage. Of the 111,000 acres reported to have been leased by the last republican com missioner, 54,530 acres were leased on an average payment of only nineteen and a half days, and no further pay ments have ever been made on this 54,530 acres. This, In a great degree, holds good of the last six years of re publican misrule. In fact, it seems from the records that our school lands, before Mr. Wolfe's administration, have been regarded as legitimate prop erties of illegitimate barter. Instead of being regarded, as they really are, the most sacred trust ever committed to a public officer. Mr. Wolfe himself, as well as the party he represents, has reason to be proud of the record he has made, and every honest citizen of Ne braska will say, "Well done, good and faithful servant," FLOWER DAY IN OMAHA. August 2 tho Day sotfor the Qront Floral Corso. Omaha, July 25. On August 2, tho day set aside for Flower day, Omaha la to witness a falryllko spectacle of t floral corBo, To a great many "Flower day" means very little, but to those who have seen the magnificent floral parades of other cities or the famoun ones at Newport, Saratoga, Lenox and other fashionable eastern rcsorta tho day httB a glamour about it that no other day during the life of the expo sition can have, and it Ib safe to say that no floral parade ever given can excel thlB one at Omaha, for never hnn there been so beautiful a setting for a pageant of any kind ub the Gram! Court of the exposition. MrB. II. McCnll TravlB has been tho manager and designer of nearly all the big flower parades In the country for tho laBt fourteen years, and she in moat enthuslnstlc over Omaha, saying that the Interest taken by Omaha peo ple guarantees It a great success. Sho Ib brimming over with artistic Ideas for trimming the different vehlcler and In her room at tho hotel she dlt cuesseB the decoration for tho traps, and even the gowns are often planned by her, for the success of this color pageant depends almost as much on the effective gownH and hats of tho partlclpnntB as upon tho trimming of the carriages. According to Mrs. Tra vis the first aim In a floral corso should be brilliancy of color, harmonious combinations and masslvcncsB. Tho smaller flowers, as violets, lilies of tho valely and npple blossoms, aro not so effective as the larger flowers, and are almost Indistinguishable at a distance. In tho City of Mexico, where Mrs. Tra vis bus for two yearB conducted tho flower parades, there Is a craze for tho dark, rich colors. Reds and yellows make superb effects, and tho hand somest carriage In the procession wan a chariot In brown, orange and red, while tho girls who drove wero In ori ental dress, with boleros, scarfs and veils. Another wsb a Mephlstophe llan trap, all In Bcarlet and black, with Mephlsto himself for n driver, and a dainty Marguerite the occupant. Then there Ib a patriotic design In tho red. white and blue, with tho flag and shield emblazoned In red roseB on the sides, and a beautiful Bcheme for u Victoria Is a combination of the pampas plumes with delicate pink roses, the rosea used for massing on the body of the carriage und the great fluffy plumes for borders. Another schema Ib of scarlet popples and sheaves of grain, whtla yet another Ib to havo the whole car riage done In ribbon graBS and white roses. Many beautiful turnouts have been listed for this parade, and society Is on the qui vivo for the eventful day. and gowns, hats and color schemes aro the theme of conversation at lunch eons and gatherings, and the effect of a dash of color on a paraBol or a bow In a hat Is causing much perplexity to many a fair participant. There will be American beauty traps, a violet trap driven by Miss Bennett, while Mrs. Josselyn'H victoria will be banked with Bcarlet popples. Miss Webster, with six of her friends will grace lovely landau decorated In three shades of pink rosea and drawn by four white horses. Mrs. Howard Baldrlgc will be very stunning In her high cart trimmed in popples of the cerlsBc shades.drlvlng; a tandem of handsome blacks. An other dainty trap will be Miss Andrees sen's aplder phaeton, banked solidly In white roses, and Mrs. Klrkendall's high drag will be effective in corn flowers and wheat. There will be a Russian landau banked wltfi -white chrysanthemums. The wheel -will ap pear like those of u white chariot; white horses, white robes, white liv ery, white everything, with outriders; all In white will be a. decidedly beau tiful effect. Mrs. J. E. Baum has a charming color scheme in which the glorious old gold of the California poppy will be used and boys aa t rlders to this chariot of the bash will make an effective turnout- When this glorious pageant winds its way around the Court of Honor, the whole reflected In double beauty In the broad lagoon, the great white palaces with their groupB of statuary, domes and turrets for a background, it vrlll be an effect that those who see wil never forget, a mind picture that In its exquisite loveliness will never die. On Thursday evening, July 28, and on Sunlay, July 31, the price, ot ai mission to the exposition ground vftl be 25 cents for adults and 15 cents for children. This step was taken at a meeting of the board of directors en Thursday afternoon. The object Is to give the workingmen and lromesi the benefit of a reduced rate of admiss&on at a time when they can see the ex position without losing a day's wages. If the laboring people of Omaba and surrounding towns take advantage oC the reduction, as they are expected to. It is probable that the 25-cent rate will be made for other days also before the exposition closes. A number ot additional special days have been recently anonunced, and ef forts are being made to secure tow railroad rates for some ot the more important ocacslons. Passenger repre sentatives ot all Omaha terminal 11 new have recommended to Chairman Cald well that a rate of 1 cent mile from all polnta within a radius of 150 miles of Omaha be granted for Flower day. August 2. The rate beyond this ter ritory to be one fare for the round trip. Rates nearly as low have been recommended for Red Men's days. August 10 and 11; Bohemian day, Au gust 28, and for the National Fire men's tournament, September 5 to 10. Indian day will be celebrated on Au gust 4. On this day will be Inaugu rated the Indian congress, which will be one of the most novel and Interest ing features that any exposition ban ever offered. The celebration will oe elaborate and appropriate. Colored citizens ot the republic will be given the freedom of the grounds on August 19, and as the congress of white and colored Americans and the' National Personal Liberty league will be In session In Omaha August 17 to 19, a large attendance of prominent colored people from all parts of the country Is looked tor. Excursions are being arranged from Kansas City ami other southern points. Wisconsin people are said to be tak ing a widespread Interest in the cel ebration of Wisconsin day, which has been fixed for September 13. Special days for some of the cities In the mid west have been arurnged as follows: August 6, Kansas City; August 13. St. Joseph: August 23, Des Moines; Au, gust 25. Sioux City; October 1. CM cago; October 8, Twin Cities (St. Paul and Minneapolis); October 20, Denver.