The Heminerford Herald.
VOLUME IV.
HEMINGFORD, BOX BUTTE COUNTpT, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, JULY 29, 1898.
NUMBER 24.
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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.