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ESTABLISHED JUNE 11) , 1871. OMAHA , SATURDAY MOKNTNGr , MA'S 11 , 1895 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COI5T FIVE CENTS.
ROUTED THE SPANISH TROOPS
Rebellion Not Bo Near Ended as the Mother
Country Imagines ,
CUBAN INSURGENTS CAPTURE A CITY
Regiment of Cadiz Sent to ItR Ilcllct Cut
to 1'lcccs by Uomex'i Vnllnnt Men
Startling btory from
Tiunpu ,
TAMPA , Fla. , May 10. Passengers arriv
ing on the Plant steamer Mascottc say tha
condition of things is encouraging to the
Cuban Insurgents. It Is declared that
Camngimy has been Invaded by Gomez and
t | at ho with 3,000 Insurgents besieged
Guaymaro on Monday. There were about
2,000 Spaniards In the city , and , so the pas
acngcrs say , after lighting became disastrous
for the besieged , the regiment of Cadiz , num
berlng about 2GOO , arrived , attacking the
Cubans In the rear. Gomez quick y recoverol
from the first onslaught nnd whllo a small
force kept up the conflict with the forces of
the city his main body faced the new enemy
Fighting was very fierce , but It Is assertet
that the strategy of Gomez and the valor o ;
the Insurgents resulted In their victory.
The regiment of Cadiz , It Is said , was routed
and cut to pieces. The city , the passengers
Bay , was taken nnd Is nn\y In possession of
the Insurgents. The Cuban loss In killed and
wounded Is put at 700 , while It Is asserted
the Spanish loss In killed and wounded was
1,000.
Smallpox and yellow fever are said to bo
very prevalent. Campos Is said (6 ( bo greatly
displeased with the situation and the Cuban
Insurgent leaders are hopeful of another
crisis In the cabinet , which will require
Campos to return. Cubans assert that dis
satisfaction exists among the troops over the
execution of Gallego. Lieutenant Mnhy , who
was brought to Havana for execution , for
this reason , It Is Bald , was not executed , but
was decorated with medals for his valor.
The Spaniel' government. It Is said , desires
to build a railway from Puerto Prlnclpo to
Santa Cruz , to give 2,000 or 3.000 men em
ployment , thus preventing their taking arms
with the Insurgents , and government agents
are reported cnrouto for Philadelphia or New
York to borrow money to build the road.
MADIUD , May 10. A dispatch received
hero from Havana says the Spanish troops
operating ngilnst the Cuban rebels have dis
persed two band's , ono commando ! by
Malagas and the other by Castlllos , captur
ing their arms and ammunition.
The defeat of the Cuban Insurgents under
Malagas has been officially confirmed. The
rebels set fire to the railway bridge be
tween Camlnos and San Luis. More troops
have arrived In Cuba , and the campaign will
now be more actively pushed. The report
from Tnmpa of a repulse on Monday of a
Spanish force at Gulmayaro by the rebels
under Gomez Is denied by the officials hero ,
who say that no such engagement occurred.
Castcllano , colonial minister , stated In the
Cortes today that Captain General Campos
was authorized to establish reforms In Cuba
the moment he deemed the tlmo opportune.
uiiuis : I > O\VIIIVUL IN HCUAOOK.
Prevented flovnrnmcnt Tioop * from Land-
Ine Until nil American Ship Apppiirol.
NEW YORK , May 10. A special from i
Panama , dated May 9 , says : The British i
bark Chala , which arrived here this mornIng -
Ing , carried 150 troops of the government of
TScuador Irom Manta , convoyed by the gun
boat Cotopaxl. carrying 200 to Puntasua , off
Esmeralda , May 3.
In trying to effect a landing the troops
met with continuous firing from the ehorc ,
and were forced to retreat with heavy losses.
Captain Dayano of the Cotopaxl , realizing
the usclessness of his guns at tint distance
from Puntasua , turned his course to a point
near Esmeraldas , niuVbcgan to shell the town
effectively. Then he threatened a regular
bombardment , unless the rebels evacuated
their position within twenty-four hours. At
this Juncture the Ranger , under cabled or
ders of the United Slates to protect American
Intcresls , made her appearance. It was a
timely entr.inco on the scene. Captain Wat
son of the Hangar landed immediately under
a flag of truce , and his wise counsel and
friendly Influence prevailing , the rebels
quitted Esmeraldas and Captain Dayauo as
sumed possession.
The rebels remain encamped In the vicinity.
The revolution Is everywhere gaining in Ecu
ador. General Altaro has been proclaimed
Us leader. The rebal general , Bowen. holds
Dabahoyo , which Is on the Guayasa anil
seventy miles from Guayakll , with an army
of 1,200. i .
CHILI MARKS A OIFT TO 1IOMVIA
Strip of Territory South of Iqn'qnn Prc-
united tn tlin 1' 1 nil ItopnMlc.
BUENOS AYUES , May 10. A dispatch re
ceived here from Valparaiso today states thai
. treaty of peace and friendship has beer
concluded between Chill and Bolivia by whicl
the former gives to Bolivia a small strip cl
territory and a portion of the Pacific mldwaj
uHween Iqulque and Plsagua. Chill In returi
receives commercial advantages.
WASHINGTON , May 10. The cortclusloi
of the Chill-Bolivia treaty la said to bo of fai
reaching Importance , particularly to Bolivia
aa It makes the latter a Pacific coast country
after It has been shut Inland for ten years
Officials hero My that when Chill concludec
her war against Porn and Bolivia , she let
the latter landlocked like Switzerland , with
out opportunity for commerce by the Paclfii
and unable to maintain a navy. In 18S4 i
treaty of peace was effected between Chll
and Bolivia , but the latter did not get bacl
her coast lerrllory. Afler renulnlng hemme <
In for ten years Bolivia now gains a Paclfii
port and a strip of territory. This will en
able her to resume commerce by the Paclfii
without crossing Chilian foil , and It will per
nilt a re-establishment of her navy.
Minister Gana of Chill has not been ofll
daily advised of the conclusion of the treaty
X1GAIIAHUANS WANT I'ltOVKCTOIC 11 K
Some Kvrn Ad\octo Annexation to tin
United States.
Copyrighted 1S95 by the Associated Tress ,
MANAGUA. Nicaragua , May 10. ( Via Gal
veatun. ) Many prominent Nlcaraguant , om
of them being In high official positions , ar
openly favoring the establishment by th
United States of a protectorate over Nlcara
gua , or the Incorporation of the country tnt
the great republic. They declare that peac
and prosperity would then result , the won
dertully rich natural resources of Nlcaragu
would bo deelopej and a financial syster
ba organized by which all the country's debt
would be canceled.
RniiU Wa Pn imrlnx to right.
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LONDON , May 10. A dispatch from Si
r'etersfurg slatits that up to Sunday It wa
believed that Japan would refuse to give uj.
Orders were given to mobilize 15,000 troop
In the Irkutsk and Tomsk districts anl
credit of 20,000.000 rubles was opened. 1
was hi vlow of this attitude of Russia the
Japan Immediately consented to the demand
made by Ru sla. France and Germany.
London fpjrt * Mitjr Invite Corbclt.
LONDON , May 10. The directors of tl
Natlonal'Sportlng club will decide on Tuei !
day next whether the dub will put up
feUMo for a fight between Corbett and Jacl .
con. Matchmaker Fleming lias no authorll
tJ decldo on iuch an Important matter.
Kx-Kliiff Milan Still I.lTln ; .
BERLIN , May 10. It was rumored ye
terday that cx-KIng Milan of Servla hi
either committed lulclde or been aEtasilnatci
bub It lubiequcntly developed that the rumi
bad betn set on toot merely for apeculatlv
( urpoaes.
Kuntxo mmcvLRH TUB HTOttr
Hnjf the Japaneie Will Never Ilo n Dancer
In thi llnn-ailnn lulamli.
WASHINGTON , May 10. The attention ot
Minister Kurlno of Japan was called to a dis
patch from San Francisco published yester
day Intimating that there Is liability of
trouble from the Japanese In the Hawaiian
Islands. Th : dispatch In question purports
to contain Information recently received by
C. W. Ashford from Hawaii to the effect that
the Japanese In the Islands are In a feverish
and excited state , owing to Japan's victory
over China ; that therci are a number of
trained leaders among them , and that they
threaten to come forward and bscomo a
serious factor In the affairs ot Hawaii. Ku
rlno characterized thesa stalements as absurd
and ridiculous in th. extreme. The Japanese
In Hawaii , he says , are an orderly and Indus
trious people. Mosl of them are farmers and
none of thsm have received military train
ing. They have shown no disposition at any
time to be turbulent or to do anything more
than to preserve the status secured to them by
treaty. Mr. Kurlno said th.tt any statemenl
which ascribed to them the purpose of forcibly
Interfering In Hawaiian affairs is manifestly
false , slnco nothing could be plainer than
that the Japanese government would sternly
and decisively discountenance such unauthor
Ized Interference by any of Its subjects In the
matters of a friendly state.
Mr. Kurlno Is at a loss lo account for these
constanlly recurring rumors regarding the
probability of misconduct on the part of the
Japanese in Hawaii. He could only ascrlbs
them , he said , to a desire on the part of some
Hawaiian politicians to show that the presence
of Japanese In Hawaii Is a constant menace
and thus to advance other purposes which
In ? authors of these false stories have In
view.
11 IS It OPS AUK CAUSING TKOUItl.U.
HelntloiiH of Church anil State In I'rnncu
Arn Hot-online Striilnod.
LONDON , May 10. A dispatch to the
Chronicle from Paris says the government
will be imablo to much longer Ignore the re
bellion which Is gaining ground all over
France a rebellion of the church against the
state. The attitude of the bishops Is making
a general Impression upon the public mind
and the country Is being divided Into two
camps. Only one bishop has had the courage
to advocate submission to the law and he was
promptly extinguished by his metropolllan
The slrangest part of Ihe affair la the ap
parent turn about of the pope. It Is un
open secret that his holiness will not with
hold the panal benediction from those who
think it their duty to resist the droll d'ae-
croissemenl. The Assumption Fathers , who
are the proprietors of sixty religious papers
and printing millions of sheels , advocated a
1'outrancc. The socialists are Jubilant eve
the prospectof a war with the church.
itijicTii : > TIIK MAIN PAR\QKAIM
AntURcvolntlonnry Hill r.ots a Stunning
Him * In the IC < ileli tiQ- : .
BERLIN , May 10. In the Reichstag , Hen
Bebel , socialist , attacked the practice of duel
ling , which ho declared was contrary to re
ligion and morality. He especially com
mooted on the students' associations In whicl ;
duelling was formally recognized.
The minister of war , General Bronssrt voi :
Schelllngdorf , replied thai Herr Bebel was In
capable of understanding the views of army
officers on this question. Duelling , ho added ,
was only resorted lo In the army when all
endeavors looking to a peaceful settlement of
the matter in dlsputo had failed.
The Reichstag then rejected the commit
tee's amendment to paragraph 3 of the antl-
revolullon bill , which Is the chief section of
that measure , and next the Reichstag re-
jecled paragraph 3 altogether.
IIAKLOUKT SIIOIVKU Jilt ) TKMPUIt
Told fccntch Member * Tlioy Con hi Desert
'the < iov'oriinicni It They YVIahoil.
LONDON , May 10. There was an excit
ing . .sceneIn the House of Commons today.
Sir Donald Home Macfarlane , liberal member
for Argyllshire , after receiving an evasive re
ply to tils question as lo when the Crofters
bill would bo taken up , threatened lhal Ihe
Scolch members would withdraw their sup
port from the government. This caused Ihe
chancellor of the exchequer , Sir William Vernon -
non Harcourt. lo reply In a towering rage that
t was open lo ( tie Scolch members lo do as
hey pleased. Thereupon Mr. Donald Mac-
gregor , liberal member for Invernessshlre , re-
orled : "Are we lo undersland lhat the gov-
: rnment Is going to show the white feather
. o the opposition ? " The chancellor of the ex
chequer made no reply.
Arrancrlne for u CU'noso ' I.onn.
LONDON , May 10. A dlRpstch to the
Times from Paris says : M. Hnnotaux , mln-
sler of orelgn affairs , has Invlled the lead-
, nu financiers lo meet Sulurday to consider
the Impending Chinese loan , tha wnys in
which the bourse might co-operate and the
conditions on which French capital might
nrliclpate. One reason for this action on
: he- part of M. Hanotnux Is that Hussln ,
L-Ynnce and Germany. In return for Japan
ese pliancy in acceding to their demands
practically engaged to hasten If not to se
cure the punctual payment of the war In-
lemnlty. It will not be surprising if the
oan reaches 180,000,00 } s > ierlIr-B. The pow
ers , while dlyciiss-'lntr so Important n finan
cial proposition , will nol arrive at a de
n cision without consulting- London , without
whose co-operation such an cnlerprlse could
nol be undertaken.
JMlnnloimr.tr VVmol uverilnr.
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VICTORIA. B. C. . May 10. Considerable
' anxiety Is fell by the members of the Metho-
dsl ! conference now In session here at the
nonarrlval ot the Fort Simpson district dele
gation , which left the north for Victoria ten
days ago on the missionary steamer Olad
Tidings. Tli" lltlle vessel was seen ol
Bella Bella by the steamer Bascowltz , which
arrived Wednesday. That was a week ago
and the day after the Glad Tidings made
Namao , fifty miles this side of Bella Bella.
lo Since then nothing has been heard of her ,
though she should have arrived by Tuesday
lc at latest. There are ten persons on the
vessel.
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ItrlTlth Vrmel from f orlntn.
J" MONTEREY , Cal. , May 10. The British
man-of-war Royal Arthur , northbound from
Corlnto , Nicaragua , Is dally expscled at Mon
terey. There are eighteen sacks of mall mat
ter at the postofflce addressed to Ihe Royal
Arthur.
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I x-Ounen Nulnllv'n rx li Knilril
BELGRADE , May lO.-Ex-Quecn Natalie
arrived here today , after having been an
exile four years. She was met by her son ,
Klntf Alexander , and a vast nnd enthu
siastic crowd. Ex-Klnjr Milan remained al
Nlsch , He Is guile well In heallh.
Cnb' fl.ishe * .
Three negro bandits were executed al
Guantanlmo , Cuba , ycstcrdcy.
m The Canadian sealers have forwarded tc
ts the Imperial ministers a complaint agalnsi
the action ot the United State ? .
The Imperial ministry has consented to thf
. union of Newfoundland with Canada on con
dltlon that the French shore question Is flrsi
as tati. factorlly fettled.
The cupver producers of the world have de
cHel to curtail production during the presen
year. This action was taken at n meetlnt
In London yesterday ,
A dlspalch from Madrid slates Spain can
scntrd to Join Russia. France and German ;
In their protest provided Japan would relln
aulsh claims en Formosa.
he The danger ot a crisis In Austria Is an
S nouiced to bo passed. Emperor Francl
Joseph has decided to protest to Rome again :
a the action of the papal nuncio.
The action ot the German Reichstag li
* rejecting paragraph 3 of the anti-revolution
ary bill has caused a sensation In Berlin am
may lead to momentous consequences.
Iron HIM ! Ml rl Men ( , et More I'ay.
acl WHEELING. W. Va , May lO.-Fou
thousand Iron and steel workers , employe
ior In the Riverside and Wheeling , Belmon
& Top HlUg , ore given an increase li
wages , averaging 10 per cent.
MORE TROUBLE FOR INDIANS
Proposal to Out OffTheirPiivilega.of Hav
ing More Than Ono Wife ,
AMERICAN HORSE ARRESTED FOR BIGAMY
Ajcnt lit 1'lno nidgo of the Opinion the
Crusndo It for Purpose cif Alak-
Ing Fee * for the United
Mates Marshal * .
WASHINGTON , May 10. Special Agent
Dlckion at Pine Ridge , S. D. , has reported
to the Indian office that American Horse ,
the well known Sioux chief , has been arrested
on a charge of bigamy and released on ball
pending trial. The agent recommends steps
bo taken to slop the proceeding , which he
regards as the first In a series of like arrests.
All the other Indian chiefs have had several
wives for forty years and more and no one
has dreamed of Interfering before. The Im
pression prevails In the Indian office that the
arrest of American Horse Is a part of a
general plan , of which the recent Turtle
Mountain disturbances were n part , to trump
up cases against Indians and secure fees
for the United States Deputy marshals who
make the arrests.
CHINA NOW A IMUmiSlXG FJKL1)
Noiv Treaty with Jiip.in Opens Up the
Country to Trade.
WASHINGTON , May 10. Large opportun
tiles for the Introduction of American ma
chlnery and the Investment of American
capital are offered by th.o peace agreement
which Japan has effected with China. A
provision Is made that China shall hereafter
bo open to the Introduction of all forms of
modern machinery and that such machinery
shall bo admitted free of duty. American
cotlon machinery should benefit especially
from Iho new opening presented , and also
telephones , electric llghls , prlnllng presses
and many olher devices of civilization which
herelofore have been kept out of China. The
emperor of China has herelofore prohlblled
Iho introduction ot modern machinery. As
a result the Chinese are using wooden plows
similar to those used a century ago. Modern
loots are Included under Ihe head of machin
ery and mechanical devices , to Ihe American
plow and all olher Implemenls and lools
will enler China free of duty. It Is staled
lhat cotton machinery will bo brought at
cnce Into extensive use , thus enlarging the
demand for the raw cotlon of Iho southern
states.
The Chinese use BO much cotton that the
emperor granted n monopoly of using cotton
machinery to the viceroy of the southern
provinces of China. He has since produced
large quantities and has prevented the
British and the Americans at Shanghai and
clse here from using similar machinery.
Now , however , the viceroy's monopoly Is at
an end , and American machinery is expected
to bo freely Inlroduced Ihcre. The privi
leges secured by Japan are- enjoyed by Ihe
world al large , as Ihe most favored nations
clause compels China to give other coun
tries Iho same favors extended to Japan.
WHKAT coMiinoNM AKI : lairjiovcu
( luln Almost On > < Point In May Over the
Aprit Average.
WASHINGTON , May 10. The May re
turns of the Department of Agriculture show
an Increase In wheat of 1.5 points from the
April average , being S2.9 against 81.4 last
month and 81.4 In May , 1S94. The averages
of the principal winter wheat stales are ;
Ohio , 85 ; Michigan , 78 ; Indiana , 87 ; Illinois ,
90 ; Missouri , 90 ; Kansas , 48 ; California , 97.
The average of the seven stales Is 82.5 ,
agalnsi 81.5 in April , being an Increase of
a little less than 1 point. In the southern
btatcs , the averages range from 55 In Texas
to 93 In Alabama.
Winter rye , like wheat , has advanced
nearly 2 points since lasl monlh , Ihe
average for May being 88.7 , against 87 for
Ihe same date In April. The percentage of
New York Is 97 ; Pennsylvania , 92 ; Michigan ,
SS ; Illinois , 92 ; Kansas , 54 , The prospects
for rye throughoul Ihe rye belt are fair
except In the state of Kansas , where It is
too dry , while in Ihe states of Minnesota
and Kansas the crop was considerably dam
aged by the severe winter and has not re
covered ,
The average condition of winter barley Is
91 , agalnsi 02.3 in the month of May , 1891.
and 8S.6 In 1893. The lowest conditions are
tn Massachusetts. Indiana and Iowa , and the
highest In New York , California and Oregon.
VKKIi MAIL l > iiaVttlvY OX SIlUMiO.UtU
Innovation In the 1'cmal Servlco to lie
Tried nt Detroit.
WASHINGTON , May 10. The postmaster
general has decided to establish a marine
pottal service at Detroit , Mich. , for the free
delivery and collection of mall mailer of the
vessels that pass up and down the Dctroll
river wllhout touching at Detroll and carry
a floallng populallon of 2,500 lo 3,000. This
new departure will prove very convenient
to the merchant marine of the great lakes.
More tonnage passes Detroll lhan any olhct
port In the world. During the season ol
navigation a vessel passes Detroll evcrj
seven minutes during the day of twenty-tout
hours. The new service will , therefore , be
continuous and will be conducted by means ol
a steam launch which will be used by the
postal emplcyes. The new service will bt
maintained through the free delivery ap
propriation In the bureau of the first assist
ant postmaster general. Mall will be de
liverer to the vessels by carriers , Just as II
Is to ordinary business houses. Two extro
carriers , a clerk at the dock and the creu
of the steam launch will be required In ad
dition to the present force employed.
MI2ADI2 VlOLATjKO TUT NAVAI. ItUI.US
Criticism of Ills Superior < ) Ulcers May Gel
Him Into Trouble.
WASHINGTON. May 10. There was con
slderablo talk about the Navy department
today of a published interview with Admlra
Meade criticising the administration. Tin
criticism of a superior Is an offense accord
Ing to the naval regulations and the eecre
tary ot the navy and president , agalns
whom the remarks of Admiral Meade wen
directed , are his superior officers. It li
possible that the president and secretarj
may pay no attention to the utterances , bu
Inasmuch as the court-martial has beer
ordered on charges preferred by Admlra
Meade against a surgeon In the navy foi
giving certain matter to the press. It ma ;
be that the admiral's apparent violation o
the naval regulations will be presented to tin
attention ot the department by officers of thi >
navy who are especially Interested li
Siirgeon Kerschner.
Women Panned nml the Men Culled.
WASHINGTON , May lO.-Woman's right
advocates will find pleasure In the remark
of the civil service commission on an extri
examination r c ntly held for library cala
loguer and library clerk for the Agrlcultura
department. Of the thirteen applicants to
the former , all the men failed to pass , -whil
live out of the ten women did so. Of th
Un applicants for the littler , eight m ?
failed and two women passed. Althouc !
Secretary Morton wanted men for th
places , he was moved by these resu'ts t
change his mind , and appointed Miss K. I
Wales of Chicago clerk and Miss G. 1
Leonard of Albany , N. V. , cataloguer ,
Mlnlnter in Veiifzuplt \Vntlilnit < i-i.
WASHINGTON , May 10-Sfneca Hazel
ton , United States minister to Venezuelr
has arrived In Washington on leave from hi
post. It Is presumed he will be consulted b
Acting Secretary Vhl on the matter cf th
UrltlBh boundary dispute with Venczuel
before he leaves Washington for his home I
Wisconsin ,
ITO11K OF A 1'HETTY
Secured tha Fortuneot Fldln Old
MUionrl CUIien.t
ST. JOSEPH , May 10. ( Sijoclal. ) David
'
Clew , one of the plainest me re'-In the state ,
has been the cause of endless' litigation be
tween his wife , Mrs. Martha Clew , and Mrs.
Elizabeth Chapman. Tho. latest suit was
brought by Mrs. Clew for $10,000 against
Mrs. Chapman for alienating her husband's
affections. Mrs. Clew was given a verdict
for $500 and the case wllhbi appealed.
Clew was at ono time very rich , but he fell
Into the hands of Mrs. Chapman , a young
and pretly advcnluross , who now owns most
of his property. Mrs. Clew secured a. dl-
vorco from him on account or ; his Intrigues
with the Chapman woman , and In a series
of lawsuits recovered a portion of the prop
erty from Clow's mistress. Clew and the
woman now live together In one of the fine
residences formerly owned by him. He has
gray hair and a white beard. Mrs. Chap
man 1 ; thirty years younger than Clew and
has flashing eyes and dark , curly , hair.
Notwithstanding all the litigation through
which It has passed , she still succeeds In
holding to the vast amoutit of property given
her by Clow. _
OMAHA QUAIIUS Altlims AT MEMPHIS
Most of the Comninles Will Ho on the
Parade tlroundi In Ilio Morntnp ; .
MEMPHIS , May 10. The Interstale drill
will open at Camp Schofelt , with a dress
parade of the military companies and bands
In , attendance , the presentation of sponsors
and other social functions of Ihe occasion.
Today's arrivals were thd Galling gun de-
tachmenl ot Ihe Omaha Guards , Captain II.
B. Mulford ; companies S , D and K of the
Third cavalry , from Jefferson Barracks , Cap
tain Kclss , with the Third cavalry band and
the Iowa Slate band. The other visiting
companies , including the Thurston Rifles of
Omaha , the National Fenclbles of Washing
ton , the McCarthy Light Guards and the
Flelcher Zouaves of L1U1& Reck , Ihe Seeley
Rifles of Galveslon and two companies of
Untied Stales regulars from Allanla , will
arrive during the night or early morning.
The regulars from Atlanla will be umUr
command of Colonel W. II , Kellogg , who ,
upon his arrival , will assume command of Ihe
United States troops In the city. Following
the parade and other ceremonies attending
the formal opening of Hit- drill tomorrow , a
grand military band concert will be given
In the evening.
OAXXOT SUPPORT PltBK tUWEtt
Senator Hrlce Adciromci n Letter to the
Ohio nomocracy.
LIMA , O. , May 10. There has been Issued
fiom this city by Senator Brllce a circular
letler addressed to the democrats of the stale
protesting against ll.e adoption In the Ohio
democratic state convention ot any resolu
tion endorsing free sliver. He accuses Chair
man A. W. Thurman and Sccrelary W. A.
Taylor of Iho state executive committee and
other free silver men ot working lo secure
delegallons for Ihls purpoe. In the letter he
says :
"In my Judgment It would not only cause
a repetition of the defeats we sustained In
Iho state last year , but would put the party
In a hopeless minority for a long whileIn
the future. It would certainly make It
difficult. If not Impossible , for many who
occupy the f-ame position as myself to lake an
tcllvo part In the campaign this year. " The
letters are addressed to. prominent democrats
all over Ihe staic and ask for'advice as lo the
situation.
H.tltltlSOX 3IAlfitiIS1 1.1.ST Pf.KA
Ex-PrcMileiit Will Abandon the Practice
of l.mv.
RICHMOND , Ind. , May 10. Ex-President
Harrison loday made Ihe closing speech for
Ihe plainllfts In Ihe Morrison will case. The
court room was crowded , many persons o ;
nolo being present from both Ohio am
Indiana. Mr. Harrison was In splendid form
both mentally and physically , and made a
magnificent speech. Today will go down to
history as Ihe. day on which one ot Ihe
Ilk-bilious statesmen of the country made the
crowning and closing effort of his life In his
ch-osen profession , for with this speech Gen
eral Harrison finishes his career In the ac
tive practice of law. Tonight Mr. Tlbbets ,
his private tecrelary , aulhorlzed Ihls as
sertion : "You may state with authority. "
said he , "lhal Mr. Harrison will never again
speak before any Jury , as Ihls argument Is
his last. He will soon abando'n Ihe pracllco
of law enllrely and will never again be
seen so actively engaged In any pursuit. "
TiiovoiiT XUTT ir.i.s JSTOXIVATKJ )
Onn nt Ills Inleiidml Victim * Telia of the
MhootluK of 4'cttanrii.
TOPEKA , Kan. , May 10. A special to the
Capital from Atchlson says' During the Irlal
of James Null loday Mrs , Jesse Paylon , one
of his victims , tesllfied lhat when Nutt ap
peared at her home on the night of February
4 he was seemingly under the Influence of
liquor , and when Leonard , Coleman , his other
vlcllm , had lefl Ihe rocm to put up his
horses had made an Insulting suggestion to
her. She had Indignantly refused and Nutt
finally offered uer money If sha would
promise to not say anything about the In
sult. She did not promise and said she would
tell her husband , who was not at home at
.
the time , Aflcr Coleman had pul up the
horses he came Into the room and Nutt , after
asking him Impertinent questions , suddenly
drew a revolver and commenced firing. Three
bullets struck Coleman and two struck Mrs.
Paylon. Null looks pale and careworn.
I-T.KD ir/r/i CORRUPTION JFUADS
'Idcrnian Joe Sainpton ot Sioux I'ulln
SU'pi ' with Iho Saloon Money.
SIOUX FALLS , S. D. , May 10. ( Sp'clal
Telegram. ) This clly has another sensallon.
Alderman Joe Sampson , acting mayor In the
absence of Mayor Williams until succeeded
,
by J. T. Cogan last Monday night , skipped
wllh a corrupllon fund amounting to $760.
The fund was In the absolute control of the
mayor , as It Is Illegally iolleetcd saloon finis
and never gees Into the city treasi.ry , Samp
son expressed his trunk to Sioux City and
then drove out of townT Yesterday he tele
graphed from Sioux City for his dog , Tfierj
Is a question among attorneys whether the
offense Is Indictable , as the 'fund Is a peculiar
one. Many leading attorneys y the offensa
Is Indictable. It la saW..ttut Sampson con
sulted a lawyer aijouC ) he platter and was
told he could net be punished. Sampson's
family Is In Wyoming.
DISMISSED TIIK AHCEHY C11A11OK
llenedlet , Taylor' * llrolhortln-law , Il -
clinrRed lint Inim-dlHtely'Henrretted.
PIERRE , S. D. , May 10. The charge ol
larceny against II. M. IHntdlcl , brother-ln-
' '
law of Ta'ylo'r , Ihe defaulting.stata treasurer ,
e '
was dismissed on motion of 'th ? state and
Benedict was Immediately te-srrfsted on the
charge of conrplracy.
Movement * of ( Jrtmt rumor1. Mny 1O.
At San Francisco Arrived Marlposa , frorr
Honolulu and Sydney. ,
At Bremerhaven .Arrived Trave , frorr
New York , via Southampton.
At London Arrived. America , " from Nev\ \
York. '
At Hamburg ArrlveJ Prussia , from Ne\i
h York'
At New York Arrived S ale , from Br&
men ; Lucanla , from Liverpool ,
At Queenstown Arrived Campania , fron
Nt-w York tor Liverpool.
At Liverpool Arrived Cevlc , from Ncv
York.
At QuMnitown Arrived Adriatic , fron
, New York for Liverpool.
its At Havre Sailed Scandla , from Hamburi
for New Ycrk.
uy
he At New York Arrived Britannia , fron
Liverpool ; Augusta Vlc'orla. ' fmrn II irburg
At Liverpool ArrlVKj Adriatic , fr-in Nev
York ; Campania , from New York.
PENNED IN BY THE FLAMES
Prompt Work of the Chicago Firemen Paved
a Ecoro of Lives.
ONE MAN KILLED AND ELEVEN INJURED
Several < > f the Injured Will Probably llo
Cut Off All HcrfM from the
Ilulldlne Ciccpt by
the riromen'i Ladder * .
CHICAGO , May 11. A fire In which one
man Is known to have lost his life and ten
others were Injured , four of them probably
In a fatal manner , occurred In a rooming
lions ? at Sherman street at 1:10 : this morn'ng.
The building Is a three-slory brick concern ,
standing directly across Sherman street from
the norlh end ot the Board of Trade build
ing. The fire was started by an explosion In
Happl's saloon on the ground floor , and In
side of a minute the whole1 lower front portion
tion of the building was u mass of flames.
The Inmates never had the slightest chance
to escape , for the only door from which en
trance was had to the hotel was In front
and close lo Ihe saloon door. The flames
blocked lhat means of escape at once. A
man named Michael and his wife occupied
Iho upper porllon of the second floor , and
thsy were al Ihe windows calling for help In
a franllo manner when Iho first firemen ar
rived. Unfortunately this was not a truck ,
and thinking his chance of life would be
gene It he lingered anolher mlnule Michael
Jumpsd from Ihe Ihlrd slory to the pavemenl
below , His lefl arm was broken and he sus
tained Internal Injuries.
A second after Michael hit the sidewalk
and before the firemen had lifted him another
form sprang from the second story and came
down on Ihe pavement with a crash. II was
a man , and. he was allvo but unconscious
wh'n carried to the hospital. Mrs. Michael
stuck to her window and was carried down
by the firemen , as was her lltlle girl , who
remained with her. She was badly cut about
Ihe limbs by broken glass.
The fire'was quickly exllngulshed and the
firemen plunged Inlo Ihe house In search of
more vlcllms. One dead man was found In
a front room and two others badly burned
and nearly suffocated. In another room was
found another daughler of Michael and In
Ihe other rooms and In the hallways five
men were found. One of them was said to
bo dying when placed In Ihe ambulance.
The names of Ihe dead are :
UNKNOWN MAN , suffocaled by smoke.
The injured are :
Augusl Michael , both arms broken , inter
nal Injuries.
Mrs. Mary Michael , cut with glass , burned
on back.
Lena Michael , 8 months , sl'ghtly burned.
Mollle Michael , 21 months old , slightly
burned.
Charles Pallet , badly burned about head
and face ; will die.
Joseph Denier , burned about the head ,
Inhaled flames ; will die.
Edward Buran.
Pierre Roegh.
Edward Cuenn.
Frank Randall.
Joi'n Normer.
The five last named are badly burned. All
ot them were unconscious In the building
and If their rescue had come five minutes
later none of them would h'ave been alive.
OFFIOI.HS.
American Mudlcnl Society Urennztt ! for
Anothrr Yrnr.
BALTIMORE , May 10. The American Med
ical af , = oclatlon today elected the following
officers for the ensuing year : President , Dr.
R. Beverly Cole of California ; first vice pres
ident , Dr. J. J. Chlsholm , Maryland ; second
vies president , Dr. J. "G. Legrand Cole , Ala
bama ; third vice president , Dr. Augustus B.
Clark , Massachusetts ; fourth vice president ,
T. D. Satlerwhlle , Kentucky ; treasurer , Dr.
Henry P. Newman , Illinois ; secrclary. Dr.
Frank Woodbury , Pennsylvania ; librarian ,
D. . G. E. Wire , Illinois ; members of board
of truslees , Drs. Alonzo Garcelon , Maine ; J.
H. Love , Missouri , and James E. Reeves ,
Tennessee.
The following were named as delegates lo
Iho meellng of foreign medical Boclelics :
Dr. W. II. Dally , Plttsburg ; J. H. Ouhter-
lony , Louisville , Ky. ; J. H. Love , St. Louis ;
C. H. Chaddok , St. Louis ; I. N. Mont
gomery , Chicago ; A. E. Hockey , Portland ,
Ore. ; I. N. Qulmby , Jersey City , and II. II.
Blledler , Baltimore.
Next year's onvcntlon will be held at At
lanta.
Dr. H. D. Holton of Virginia made an ad
dress on state medlcil regulation , in which hi
advocated the establtshmenl of a national
health department , to bo presided over by
an additional cabinet officer , and said the
American Medical association would never
rest satisfied until an additional health de
partment was established and provision made
for a permanent n'cdlcal quarantine.
Dr. Wholsoy of Philadelphia said there was
no use to establish quarantines or lo do any-
Ihlng else looking to Ihe prevenllon and
spread of d'sease ' as long as the dirty paper
money was In circulation.
A resolution was adopted memorializing
congress lo pass bills placing acting assist
ant rurgeons who served In Iho war on the
same plane as a first lieutenant In the regu
lar army.
The- new president , Dr. Beverly Clio of San
Francisco , was Introduced and made a
felicitous speech , after which assoclallon
adjcurned tine die.
IXTKHX.ITIUXAL 1' . .If. V. A. C'O.VOH/IS.S
Jixtemloii of the Work of the Asuoclntlon
line Neir Flnldt.
SPRINGFIELD , Mnfs. , May 10. The dele-
gales lo the International convention of the
Young Men's Christian association Joined in
a short praise service nt the opening of the
Ee. slon. The nddross of the morning waa
delivered by President J. M. Coulter of Luke
Forest university , III. , on "The Interna-
llonal Permanent Fund nnd Its Relation to
the National Work. " The convention turned
next to the Internallonal commlltees' re
ports , A series of resolutions were adopted
In regard to the work. StepH have already
been token by the Mate commltlees of the
Young Men's Christian association for Mas
sachusetts nnd Rhode Island toward an en
dowment fund. Forty p'rsons have already
subscribed $1,000 each and a building given ,
the revenue from which will bs devoted to
the extension ot work among railroad men
and In cities and towns.
President Moore called for pledges In sup
port of the International work for the next
two years , nnd 1mm dlately pledges from as-
soclallons from all parts of the country
began to pour In , amounting lo 11,319. Aft
erward Individual pledges were called for
and } IG. < M was pledged. The next conven
tion will be held at Mobile , Ala.
Ducitrmr Verdict In a Tow lloun ,
ST. LOUIS , May 10. When the Duestrow
Insanity case was resumed today the mil
lionaire defendant was so much affected by
the arguments of counsel that he asked to
be taken from Ihe court room. His wish
was compiled with.
All the testimony Is In and thli morning
Attorney Uooth began argumenl for the de
bate Attorney Zachrltz. Assistants Bolte.
Judge Gallenkump and Lee Merlwelher fol
lowed Booth. Mr. SCachrllz clored for the
Elate , and Governor Johnson for the de
fense. Three hours and a half were allowed
each ride In which to make arguments , and
a verdict Is expected onlghl.
VurnUli riant l r lroycd I T I'lre.
AKRON , May lO.-FIre started from an
explosion In the chemical department at the
Imperial Varnish company's plant today ,
The flames spread so rapidly that the entire
northern part of the plant was In flumes
before the arrival of the fire department _
An Immense fire wall Depurated the main
bii'ldlnt' from the chemical department , bul
despite t'.ils the fire ate Its way Into the
main building , and In an hour from the time
the alarm was founded the entire plan !
was in ruins. The entire loss will be | COt Xl ,
on which there la { 33,000 Insurance.
THE BEE BULLETIN.
Weather Kowmt for Nolirnnkn !
Generally Fair ; Wanner ; Variable Winds.
1'mc1'
1. ( Spanish Trnoni huMnln a Detent.
Amerlrnn llorte Iliul Too Mnny Wlvrs.
Paint I'lro In n Chlcxgo Hotel.
l-urexTell to Uenpral Itroukc.
3. More ( .ulcinulo Mlneri Illmvn Up.
Uovcrnor Murrlll Not Vet Arrr ted.
3 , St. .loo Defeat * Qiilnry.
Ilu\\th rno Ititce Track It tided.
I. IMlto-jJl nnd Comment.
a. I Hill Jf o Ooc to the .Itiry.
Crrrncu llurned by Incontlliirlci , i
Progress of the 1'lillllpi Murder 'IL'Inl.
0. Council llluffA Local Mnttern. 'IL'IP
7 , "Case ot I.nUer , Alm-omletl. "
8. Tritccdy un n 1'lillndalphla street.
Will Old Hcvelvo the Alonoy.
0. Kinds of Money Unod In llr.ntl.
CoHdemn Cuio In Court.
1'loittn for thu Stiito 1'ntr Munv.
Condition ot the Kearney due.
10. Coinmurclnl nnd I-'umnclul Noxvu.
11. I'y Flyer to Jerusalem.
lli , 1' I ni to Trenf irc.
1'reo Silver r..Uiclol-I I.
TliJlPJlJtAIUUE TAKKS A TUMIILE
llcnt I'olliiwcd l y Cold nnd In
i > mo I'laeoa liy Itnln.
DUBUQUE , la. , May 10. The temperature
fell 28 degrees In three hours today. A
cold north wind Is now blowing.
WINONA , Minn. , May 10. Ninety-nine de
grees was registered by the thermometer
yesterday. Today It is 42 degrees colder ,
BURLINGTON , la. , May 10. The mer
cury fell from 90 this morning to 30 this
evening. The drop was accompanied by
heavy wind and rain.
TOPEKA , May 10. A cold wave struck
western Kansas today , which caused the tem-
peraluro to drop forty degrees. The wind Is
blowing n gale and In southwestern Kansas
sand storms are so violent thai people are
compelled to seek shelter In their homes.
A blinding snow storm raged for two hours
at Hays City , Goodland and other points In
northwestern Kansas.
SEDALIA , Mo. , May 10. Central Mla = ourl
was visited by a heavy rain this afternoon.
It was accompanied by a slrong wind , and
In different parts of Pctlya county did
great damage to fruit. The slorm assumed
tornado proportions south of Ihls clly. The
rcof of the engine house at the pumping sta-
lon was picked up and carried away. All
along Flal creek valley small buildings were
overturned , fenceu carried away and vegeta
tion destroyed. No loss of life reported.
CHIPPI2WA FALLS , WIs. , May 10. A
most remarkable change in temperature has
occurred in this vicinity In the last twenty-
four hours. Thursday the thermorreter stoo'l
90 In the shade. In the e\enlng It began to'
grow cooler , followed by a cold rain and
hail. Today the lliermomeier has Blood al
freezing and lonlght there Is a cold north
west wind and rain. The danger to the
gardens and fruit buds is greal.
CUMBERLAND , WIs. , May 10. The heavl-
set rain for two years fell here- last night
and today. The temperature dropped from
92 degrees In the shads yesterday to GO degrees -
gre-es today , and Is still falling rapidly.
Spring crops are well advanced and farmers
greatly fear a hard freeze.
NAXl ) AXf ) JU ! > T HTOlt.n IX OKLAHOMA
1'coplo Compelled to I.eixvo Alt Outdoor
Work In the Afternoon.
KANSAS CITY , May 10. One of the worst
sand and dust storms In years prevailed In
Oklahoma and at ono or two points In Kan
sas today. At Pltlsburg , Kan. , compara-
llvely no outdoor work could be done. A
dust storrn blew nearly the enllre afler-
noon , caking everything In Its path. The
ground Is baked and all crops suffering for
want of rain. Here , as at most points
thoughoul Kansas , yeslerday's healed spell
was followed by a drop In lempcraluro of
learly 20 degrees.
At Guthrle , Okl. , a lerrlfic wind slorm
rom the north struck the town this after-
10011 and the temperaluro fell rapidly. The
lr suddenly become dark wllh dust and
and and for a lime the people sought their
> clone cellars in fear of a twister. Ten
nlles northeast of Guthrle the storm did
wrtalco of a cyclone and much damage was
one , Iho'igh , as far as can be learned lo-
nlghl , nobody was Injured.
Al Kingfisher , Okl. , a sand slorm of great
lolence raged from 1 o'clock In the after
noon until late In Ihe evening. The fore-
icon had been inlensely hot. Shorlly afler
o'clock a norlher came up wilh remark
able suddenness , driving things before It
vlth frightful velolty. For five hours the
term kept up wllh unabated fury , Ihe tem
perature during thut time falling 37 de-
; rees. The sand carried before the slorm
drifted like snow , while the dust and debris
caught up made the atmosphere almost un-
learable and pedestrlanlsm exlremely dan-
, erous. It is believed nobody In this vicinity
was hurt , though worse reports are likely
o come from the country towns , which It
s known must have been struck wllh the
storm.
The town ot Hennessey was also struck ,
mt the extent of the damage suffered there ,
f any , Is not known ,
UOBJV COXPIllMH TIIK PURCHASE
Only the Wire Cable Portion of the Call.
forma 1'lunt Ahiorhed.
WORCESTER. Mass. , May 10. Philip W.
Moen , president of the Washburn & Moen
company of this city , was seen this afternoon
and was shown the dispatch from San Fran
cisco regarding the purchase of the plant
of the California Wire Rope works by his
company. Ho said : "Tho dispatch from
San Francisco relative to this matter Is based
on the truth. There has been no comblna-
: lon of the Washburn-Moen company with
; ho California company , however , and will
jo none. Wo have purchased for a frac
tion of the price mentioned the wire rope
machinery of the California Wire Rope
works , with the good will. We have also
secured the control of the patents covering
wire rope machinery , owned by Mr. A. S.
Hallldle. We have leased for a term ol
years the buildings of the California com
pany used for the manufacture of wire rope.
The plant Is used principally for the manu
facture of large wire rope cables for rail
ways and for use In mines on the Pacific
coast. Wo have been operating the planl
for some lltlle time , and have In process ol
construcllon 1,000 OP jtnoro large cables
The plant will be operated In conjunction
with our plant here. "
rutttcmtm nnd lrurmer AtVur. .
GUTHRIE , Okl. , May lO.-In G county , lr
the extreme western part of the territory
the free range cattlemen nnd herd law
farmers are at open warfare. The cattle
men carried a free range election n few
days ago. The farmers allege that the elec
tlon was carried by fraud , scores of Texai
cowboys being voted Illegally , and havi
armed themselves and threaten to shoo
any cattle or cowboys coming Into the dls
trtcl. The house and barns of J. 1) ) , Nlcho
las , one of the cattlemen , was tired ant
totally destroyed , and a prominent count ]
official , who sided with the cattlemen hai
been ulven twenty-four hours to leave thi
county. _
Comm-rrfl CuinniUdonori fteturnln ? ,
WASHINGTON. May lO.-Tho Interslali
Commerce commission lias completed III
western tour and the members are on the !
way back to the city , to be In attendant
at the seventh annual convention of rail
way commissioner * , which will begin her
on Tuesday next. It will probably be om
time before any decisions are handed dowi
In the cases heard.
Tornado btrlkea \VUcon ln Town.
MEPFORD , Wl . , May 10.-A tornad
last night damaged property here to th
amount of JIG.OOU. The cast side Luthcru
church steeple wns blown down , Maurer'
bakery building , Uunke Hros. ' cigar store
Hhaplera's dry coodii rtore , Hotel Winchet
ter and ( ho fair grounds buildings wi-r
wrecked. No fataUKoccurred. ! .
BADE FAREWELL TO BROOKE
Brilliant Recaption Tendered Him and His
Wife at the Omaha Olub.
PRESENTED A BEAUTIFUL PUNCH BOWL
Ux-Srnnlor JMniulernon , In the Naino ol tllff
1'coplo of Onuiliii , lUprrnicil Their
Sorrow nt the Parting tu Which
the Uoncrnl Itrpllcil.
Ont > ot the , e rare occasions which blend the
regrcls of separation with grateful realiza
tion of friendships which still endure was the
farewell reception which was tenederd to
General and Mrs. John It , BrooKe by Ihclr
Omaha friends at Iho Omaha club lasl even
ing. The news of General Brooke's removal
lo St. Paul hail come too suddenly to permit
of the usual formalities In the \\oy of In
vitations , nnd the company that gathered In
the ppaclous quarters of Ihe- club was n spon
taneous tivstlmonlal to the cstcom In which
Ihe guests of the evening \\cro held by Ihoso
with \\hom they had been associated during
Ihelr seven years' sojourn In the city.
But the Informality of the occasion proved ;
ono of the chlof faclors In Its success. Moro
than 200 ot the leading people of Omaha
came lo Join In wishes for fiilurc happiness
for the departing nnd Ihclr trlbutu was the.
more to bo esteemed In that It came unso
licited , The slmplo announcement that the
reception would bo tendered was sufficient to
fill the parlors , and as General and Mrs.
Brooke bade farewell to the frlenJs that
crowded around them , the affair swelled Inlo
an ovation that commensurately Indicated the
plnco which they had \\oii In the hearts ot
those who came to say good-bye.
With the exception of Die huge mound oC
rases which bankcJ Iho punch bowl , there.
\va i no attempt at studied decoration. It
was thought lhatsimplicity should chiracter-
Izo such a leavetnltlng , and the clubrooms
had only such adornmenls us were borrowed !
from fair fcces and dnlnly evening lollels.
The Second Infantry band occupied n corner
in the hall , and Its strains mingled pleasantly
with the subdued murmur of the groups who
chatted In the parlors.
During the earlier-part of the evening Gen
eral and Mrs. Brooke wore occtiplel In llslen-
Ing lo Iho regrets of the guests for the unex
pected parting , and Iho mutual good wishes
which were exchanged rcllectoJ a sincerity
lhat will linger as a pleasant recollccllon for
many years to come- . This was but the pre
lude to a more substantial token of esteem
' hlch may servo as a happy reminder ot
malm and Omaha friendship * ) .
MANDERRON SPOKE FOR OMAHA.
Soon aflcr 9 o'clock Iho guests gathered in
ho rccepllon room , where General nnd Mrs.
rooke were summoned by a group of friends ,
ho hum of voices subsided as Senator Man-
erson ascended to the first lanJIng ot the
; alrway , and the guests parted so aa to Icavo
encral Brooke directly facing the speaker ,
ho senalor then formally gave nollco lo the
entlment ot the evening in the following
ords :
"Ladles and Gentlemen : Thirty-four year *
go there began a paries of events that , con-
Inulng for nearly flvo years , \\crc of tha
realcsl importuned nnd the mojt momentous
hat ever occurred In human history. Wo
re too near that time , although a generation
ias passed , to appreciate fully how Important
were those events. Looking back , tliDs ? of us
who lived during those days can hardly ap-
reclata nil thai they meant , and certainly ,
lioso--who did not then live cannot possibly , TJ
ave an understanding of what they meant.
Vc- have , someoX us , appreciation of what V
was meant to this country of ours , bul bowl
title do we realize what wns ircant to the
world at large. The greatest pruluct o
hose days , Abraham Lincoln , has tuld that
urlng Ihe war of Ihe rebellion there cime
new birth cf fretdom. If Ihls nation of ;
urs , this government ot the people and by ,
he people and for the people had perished ,
f this experiment of men for B If-govern-
nent had failed , Ihe dial of the hand oC
Ime would have been turned back a cen-
ury , and no man can predict the- dreadful
vll lo HIE human race that would have fol
owed in the Iraln ot lhat disaster.
"It was a great time In which to live ; It
ftorded Individual opportunity such ns events
eldom afford ; It brought forth Iho men al-
vays coming lo Iho front to fit the oppor-
unlly Lincoln and Grant , Sherldin and
Sherman , Thomas and Meade and of tha
,300,000 men who at the call of the counlry ,
flew lo arms lo defend Iho flag , the humblest
oldler of them all had his great individual
ipporlunlty.
"In April , 1861 , In civil pursuit , there was
a young man cf vigor and force who selzsd
his opportunlly , prompled by pa.trlollc zeal ,
vhen Iho news came of the attack upon
umter , and ho quickly volunleered as a
prlvalo soldier , lo bo made shortly a captain
of an Infantry company , and to reach In
a brlff period the position of colonel of ona
of Pennsylvania's great battalions. Ho went
: o the field , and , If I were lo repeat his hls-
: ory I would give the roll of the batllea
'oughl by lhat great Army of the Polomao
under McClellan and Burnsl-Jo and
Meade and Granl , from Bull Run lo Ihe sur
render at Appomattox. I look with admlra-
, lon today over the military record of the
guest whom we are hero to honor , and to
whom we are to say good bye , General John
R. Brooke. ( Applause. )
HIS PART IN GREAT BATTLES.
"I found that under McClellan he fought
at Fair Oaks , and was In the disastrous
and dreadful Seven Days' Batlle before
tlchrnond. Ho was al Die second - ' .
Bull Run , and he participated In that most ' '
angulnary conflict , ono ot Ihe greatest
jattles lhat the world has known , Ihe baltla
of Antletam , under Burnsldc. He fought aC
FYederlcksburg , nnd ho was under Hooker at
liancellorsvllle , and under Meade ho was
ono ot the gallant host In blue lhal repelled !
Iho bravo assault of Plcketl's division. At
GefllysburR he won new honors and added
Lo his fame. Following along In the line ot
. his duty he was with Grant , the great
captain , at the Wilderness ; was In the as
. sault at Spottsylvanla Court House. Ilia
brigade made the great charge at Cold
Harbor and penetrated the enemy's lines and'
occupied his works. There , severely wounded ,
and receiving a third wound during the war-
tor wounds came to him at Fair Oaks and at
, Oetlysburg , as well as al Cold Hnrbor hd
for a tlmo was compelled by reason ot ,
wounds to go upon duty to the rear of tha <
army. He commanded brlgadoa ; he com
manded at times divisions , and was at ona
time In command of the Army or the Shcnan-
doah ,
"A grateful country , recognizing his serv
ices , on the 12th of May , 1SC4 , made him
brigadier general of volunteers for dl tln-
gul hed1 services during recent battes | In the
Old Wilderness and at Spottsylvanla Court i
House. On August 1 , 18G1 , ho was breveted
major general of volunteers for gallant and
meritorious servlco at Polotomy and Cold J
Harbor , Va , He rose from captain to bo |
commander of an army.
ENTERED THE STANDING ARMY. 7
"Tho war over , he rettgned his commission
In the volunteer service , but In 18CC ho waa
one of those officers who had gathered that :
richest of experience that a soldier can reap )
upon the fields of battle , and the govern
ment , quick to cee that he would be of value
In the military service commissioned him an
lleutenanl colonel In the regular army. In
the regular servlco there was recognition
of his gallantry , for , on May 2 , 1807 , he was
breveted colonel of the regular army for ]
gallant conduct at Gettysburg , and shortf/ ,
afterward was breveted brigadier general lor
callant service at Spottsylvanla court liouie/
"His service. In the regular army has been/ /
of great value to the country. In hit dlf
ferent grade * In lhat service he hai been )
In every one of the territories ot the United ]
States. He wai no carpet knight , but II
noldlir of the frontier , one of those met *
In the army ct the United States In th
lead of civilization and making imootli