THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
JESTAttLISIIED JUKE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MOItNBSTa , MAY 22 , 1895. SINGLE COl'Y FIVE CENTS.
PRESIDENT MARTI KILLED
Bpanith Troops Inflict a Serious Blow on
the Insurgents.
CAPTURED SOME IMPORTANT PAPERS
Hodof the rrovlitluniiL Prenldcnt of Culm
1'otltlvcly Identified Aiming the
Killed HpiinUh Lots
Un hni.ill.
HAVANA , May 21 , An engagement dis
astrous to the rebels was fought today In
eastern Cuba , In which Joseph Marti , who
was proclaimed president of the revolution
ary party , was killed and his body poiltlvely
Identified. Colonel Salccdo received positive
Information that a band of Insurgents under
the command of the well known leaders.
Joseph Marti , Maximo Gomez , Maceo and
IJarro , had taken up a line of march to pass
the River Neuto In the direction of Victoria
do Las Tunas , with the design of marching
upon Puerto Prlncelpe. Colonel Salcedo dls
patched Colonel Sandoval with a detachment
of troops In pursuit ot the rebels.
Colonel Sandoval found the enemy en
camped al n point between BIJas nnd Boca de
Doa Rlos on the right side of the Contra-
tnaeste river , t small tributary of the
Cauto. The strip of land between the
two rivers Is high , thus making a strong
p6 ltlon. Nevertheleps , Colonel Sandoval at
tacked the camp and found his troops har
assed by a scattering fire of single shots
from cover. The fight lasted for an hour In
this manner , at the end of which time the
Spanish troops advanced and took the en
emy's position , dividing the Insurgent force
on the narrow strip cf land by their advance
and compelling the rebels to fly. The Span
ish troops holly pursued and came upon the
body of Joseph Marti , which was positively
Identified.
Of the rebels twenty were killed and man ]
wounded and left In tbo camp when the
others took flight. The Spaniards took some
correspondence of the rebel leaders , among
which are some Important papers. The arm
and horses of the Insurgents were also taken
The Spaniards lost five killed and seven
wounded ,
WILL SHOOT THE NEXT ENVOY.
NEW YORK , May 21. General de Que
sada In an Interview upon Cuban affairs an
nounces. "The hour has arrived. The wa
will soon be at Its height. In six month
General Campos will be forced to return t
Spain. Already peace overtures have beat
made to us by the regular troops. We hav
Issued orders that the next envoy that come
to us from the Spanish troops with terms o
psaco shall be treated as a spy and shot o
captured. We have so Informed the Spanls
government. Wo are dally receiving recruit
nnd financial aid. This will be the effort o
our lives and we will win. The yellov
fever will get In Its work soon now. Natur
and labor circumstances are with us. Who
the sugar mills close we will gain thou
sands of recruits. I rannot say when I sha :
start , but It will be In a short time and I wll
take a force down that will startle th
troops there "
General de Qussadu declined to say wher
ho would get his men. Ho said the mone
would come largely from contributions , rnuc
of which he gives himself. He asserted fha
ho waa breaking no Internal law for ths lav
says that recruits and arms must not go ou
on the same vessel , but they may go sepa
rately. He Bold : "I can take 1,000 men 01
on one vessel and 5,000 rifles on anothe
The two ships can meet beyond the three
nillo limit and transfer the load and nothln
can bo said. "
TOWN MAK : ovisiviitiiv : : : SHAKHN
Koploto , un Ancient llnllnii City , Fro'H the
i : > irtli < i"uKn shocliH ,
ROME , May 21. Severe earthquake shocks
were exparlenced yesterlay evening at Sopl ti ,
a town situated on n hill about twenty-four
miles north of Rlette , which Is located about
forty miles from this city. Although full
particulars are not yrt obtalnabl * . It Is known
that much damage has been done and many
houses have been injured. As Sopleto Is con
nected across a deep ravine with a ntlghbor-
Ing height by a bridge andaqueduct over COO
feet high , there-are people who fear that this
structure may have been damaged.
Assistance has been sent from Rlette , an'l
everything possible Is being done to relieve
the sufferers The damaged town has a fine
citadel , a cathedral , a Roman arch , the re
mains ot a theater and other antiquities. Its
population Is about 7,000
Dispatches re-c'lvel tore fr m F < r nee show
that the authorities there are doing every
thing possible to repair the damage done by
the earthquakes on Saturday last. The trocps
of the garrison have b ? n actively crnploved
ever since the disaster In succoring the suf
ferers In neighboring towns and villages , and
the distress has In consequence been greatly
lightened. A subscription Is being raised for
13- * the relief of the suffering poor and the dif
ferent towns and cities which have been af
fected by the dlsturbanca are providing sums
of money to assist those who arc most In
need.
need.King
King Humbert has from the first by h !
special request bttn kept Informed regarding
the extent of.JJ\o \ disasters and the measures
of relief taken by the government and civil
authorities and has personally directed a num
ber of the operations conducted by tha m'll-
tary authorities. His majesty Is understood
to have subscribed liberally from his private
purse for the relief of those thrown Into com
plete destruction and he has In many other
wajs shown his sympathy with the sufferers
KU.MOllS OP DISSOLUTION COMINUU
Conarrtntltr * Him Their Cnlilnot All Ar-
r : li ; ( l It Thny ( lot In ,
tONDON , May 21. The afternoon news
papers ot this city today devote much space
to the scare caused by the report of the approaching
preaching dissolution of Parliament. The
Westminster Gazette says the next conserva
tive ministry had already been agreed upon at
the Carleton club , headquarters of tbo prom
inent conservatives. It Is added Rt. Hon. A.
J. Ualfour will bo premier. Rt Hon. Joseph
Chamberlain Is slated for the office of secre
tary ot state for homo affairs. The marquU
of Salisbury Is likely to be next secretary ol
Etato for foreign affair * , and Hon. George N.
Curson , at ono time parliamentary under secretary
rotary for India , U said to have been selected
for the office of secretary of state for India.
MONTiUr.Y : AllUIVhS AT CAI.I-AO.
Welcomed l y the People of the 1'ort with
( Iront I nlluulium
( Cop ) rlghtrJ. 1S95 , by the Associated Pref" , )
LIMA. Peru , May 21. ( Via Galveston.- )
Thc arrival ot the United States coast defcnsi
ship Monterey at Callao was welcomci
here with great enthusiasm. The Montere }
Is to stay at Callao until after the presl
der.tlal election In Peru , which Is to occur or
the first Sunday In June , and If there are unj
outbreaks conicqucnt upon the election , bin
will assist In preserving order. The elcctlor
la to choose a stable constitutional govern
uu'iit to take the place ot the provlslona
government chosen through the interventloi
ot the papal nuncio after the success ot thi
revolutionists ,
Lena' * Murderer * urn Known.
CONSTANTINOPLE , May 2l.-Advlc * :
from Armenia say the names of flva Kurd
who are said to be the murderers of He
O. Lenz of Plttsburir , Pa. , who vvns ed
while uttpmtplng to ride around the vvorh
on a bicycle , are known. It Is nnnounoet
William A. Sachtelebcn. who has gone In
search of the missing' bicyclist , In the hop
of recovering 111 * body or obtaining detlnlti
Information as to the cause of his dis.ip
pcarunce , has nrrlvtd nt 1'rzeroum.
Fever Aiuouc the 1'renih troop * .
LONDON , May 21. According to advlcci
received here from tha lilaud ot Madigaicai
fever Is ravaging tbe French troop * com
posing the expeilltlcuary fore * -cperatlni
tb Ilovai ,
JVO HUl'K Of aUCGKS < il'VL ItKlHST.lftOK
All the ICmpnror'fi AilvUer * Snvo One
SuhmlMlnn to thn Powera.
TOKIO , May 10 ( Via Victoria , B. C. .
May 21) ) History has moved with extraor
dinary rapidity during the past two weeks.
The newly established peace has been endan
gered and coTpllcitlons of greater magnitude
than any produc'd by the contest between
Chlm and Japan have threatened to Involve
at least threa European powers In a desperate
struggle for supremacy In eastern AHa. Tor
several days the attitude of Japan Indicated
a resolution to st the enormous cdds against
her at defiance , then with a sudd'nnosa which
the most hopeful cb ervers an. puzzled to ex
plain the sp'rlt of resistance subsided and
complete submission was promised to the
harsh * demands of the hostile leagues What I
am able to relate Is still unknown In this
part of the world , except to ofilclil and diplo
matic circles. An outline of the facts has
been sent already , but the general community
In Japan remainIn almost uifr Ignorane ?
As eoon as the government was Informed
of the determination of Russia , France and
Geriany to forbid acquisition of territory by
the Japanese on the continent , a majority of
the cabinet ministers met at Kioto and meas
ures were tak n to ascertain how far the
menaces of the alliance were rerlously In
tended. The Russian and Fr nch governments
were firm In their declaration that Japan
must rcnounc Manchurlan terrltuiy , while
the tone adopted by Germany was
Intemperate When It became apparent that
Japan had only her own resources to rely
upon the government devoted Its energy to
scurlng the be-st ter-ns of accommodation.
This , however , was divulged only to ministers
In Immediate attendance upon the sovereign.
Almost from the first the emp ° ror's ad
visers were In favor of submitting , with the
solitary exception of Viscount Matsu
The heads of most civil depart
ments and military nnd naval
leaders were agreed as to the futility of re
sisting and the necessity of speedy surren
der , but whatever thclr explanations shall be
It Is certain their country will not forgive
them for what will be denounced as a sacrl-
flco of national honor The papular assurnp
tlon that the government would maintain a
courageous front as long as defiance was pos
sible , was strengthened May 3 , when It wa
learned that China had asked the date f r ex
changing ratifications should be deferred t-n
days and had been sharply refused. A decro'
of the War department the same day sum
moncd all reserves for actual servlc * am
ordered reinforcement ot the garrisons In
Yezzo. While It app ° ared Incredible tha
Japin could dream cf joining Issues with thr e
glantii , It was hop d that a way had been
discovered to ward oft Impending danger un
til a definite- announcement of purpose couli
no longer be avoided. This Illusion was pain
fully dispelled.
On May 4 came the Information that an
offT had been made by Count Ito to rcleas
the whole of Manchuria , except the souther :
portion of the Llao Tong peninsula , on vvhl" !
Tallcn nnd Port Arthur are situated. Th
was the first Intimation of the -nlnlstry's re
solve to yield , and It had a distressing cffec
upon officials. But another dlsappolntmen
was at hand. Manchuria without fortre > sse
was not enough to satisfy Russia and he
allies. The powerful strongholds must als
bo Included , and on May 6 , two days befor
an answer could be extorted on any pre
tense. It was announced to the official clrcl
that the whole would b > abandoned.
A desire to exact compensation for the los
of territory was expected , but no on peas ho
this can bo obtained If CHna stanls en he
rights and says that she has a deed of th
land and 'he ' does not chocs" to buy It
again The g'oomy conclus 01 , when the news
came , was that Japin had suffered an Irre
trievable disgrace. The question of ratifica
tion was regarded with comparatively slight
Interest , although It uas clear that a renewal
of hostilities was probable. If not certain , In
case the exchange was delayed.
May 7 a further postponement was granted
for five days , but as It happened the conce"
slon was superfluous , as China gave notice
that an expected European message having
como to hand the ceremony need not be de
ferred. Delegates of the two governnrnts
met at Chee Fee , and the last formality of
the peace negotlat'ons were effected on the .
same evening. This end Is accomplished , but
Count Ito Is believed to have I'ttl ' ? cause to
congratulate himself. Moderation and toler
ance are not among the virtues of the Japa
nese poopl = > when their pr'd * Is wound d Th'
ministry , of which Count Ito is the head , can
never stand against the rage of the entire
comTunlty It Is thought possible that he
Is already providing for a new administration
Three days ago the full cablnst and privy
council were summoned to Kioto , with the
purpose. It la supposed , of recommending a
prearranged change of government to the em
peror , but It Is likely that any ministry ID
which Count Ho has the slightest concern ,
will be p'rmltted to rule It Is probable that
the question ot future leadership will soon b *
definitely Bottled.
WILL m : ISIIHIIV : IIIIITISII.
Tunning T lnnd Route Adopted In tiplto of
the Creator DIMuncir.
OTTAWA , May 21 It may be taken at a
settl-d fact that the Pacific cable will be. like
Its promoters , essentially British. Under Its
treaty with the United States the Hawal'an
government Is precluded from allowing any
foreign power to acquire any portion of Ha
waiian territory- The United States having
given an adverse answer to Great Britain's
proposition to secure Neckar or Bird Island as
a cable station , the Fanning Island route will
therefore , be adopted. The link from Victoria
to Fanning Hand Is 800 mil's longer than to
Neckar Island , but this , It appears , will not
mitigate against the effectiveness of the cabls.
All tenders for construction of the cable have
be'n given assurances to this effect Fanning
Island Is a British possession , so that all the
landing places of the cable will be within the
empire.
AIritni > \YI.OH 11 1OUNO < 1UIITV
Osoir WlliloN 1'artniT In Crlnm Will lluvu
f-pntiMice I'runoiineoil hoon.
LONDON , May 21 The Jury returned a
verdict of guilty In the case of Alfred Tay
lor. Sentence was postponed.
The charges against Taylor In brief were
committing acts of Indecency with the broth
. ers Parkers. Wlldo will 1)3 tried tomorrow
by n fresh jury.
On-many nnd tliu Mlvor ( Juenlun ,
BERLIN , May 21. The lower house of the
. Prussian Diet today by a vote of 157 , to 92
- adopt.d them otlon ot Dr. Otto Arendt ur
ging the government to take stepsIn favor ol
an Internal settlement of the- currency ques
tion with the view ot securing international
bimetallism. The house also adopted all
amendment proposed by Baron von Zedlltza
member of the privy council , to the effect
that Germany Is only to act In the matter In
connection with Great Britain.
Dr. Mlquel , minister of finance , said tbe
government's standpoint had already been
explained by the chancellor. The government
admitted the disadvantages arising from the
depreciation In the value ot silver and woulO
endeavor to counteract them by International
negotiations , The chancfllcr. ho added , was
prepared to commence these negotiation !
forthwith , but the chancellor fild not con
sider It advisable to enter at that time Intc
the detailed prcpo'.ih. In any case tom
thought It doubtful whether blmcNlllsn
would lead tc an Increased pi Ice of cereals
Dr. Arendi'n motion vva ? then adopted.
I'nltlni ; for Muliml 1'rolrnlon.
'
MANAGUA. May 21. President Zelayi
: Rave a. grand bapquel list nigh * to the spe
cial eiivcvK of Honduras , Salvador am
Guatemala. It U rai'l that the * meeting o
these ttaUiineu vvai for the purpoto uf ad
vocatlug the union of the Central Amrlcat
states to take ectlon against tlic linportatloi
ot European product ! ami to devise mexm
against the forced collection ct damage :
tuch as recently threatened ty Great Britain
Sn.rr Trot nt Uln.lilc.
WLNS1UE , Neb. May 21 ( Special Tele
gram ) This eecllon wfc * visited last nigh
by a very v re frokt. Even Ihp weed * an
dead Corn was mostly cut ct the trottm
* iul will huve to to ? rept niM.
FIGHT TO GET ON THE BOARD
Some Churches Objcl to the Personnel of
the Missionary Committee.
DIRECTORS CF UNION SEMINARY ELECTED
Homo Mlmlonn Dlncumod by tlio Pre by
terlim Amcinbly KfTortn to Tnhlo tlio
Motion fur the itc-Klectluh nf Or.
Hasting ! nntl J. C. 11 row n.
PITTSBURO , May 21. The "storm center"
t Now York made Itsclt felt In the atmos-
there of the Presbyterian general assembly
gain today. The winds of debate had only
ust cleared the ecclesiastical sky of the cloud
f assembly control of seminaries when , an
ither cloud from New York loomed up In
Ight. Hut It was only a pawing thunder-
ead , and was dissipated with only three puffs
t wind , one of which was furnished by Elder
Story himself , acting as the mouthpiece of
ncnibers of the New oYrk prevbytery's delc-
; atlon. The question to the front was the
lection of certain men who are connected
kith Union seminary to the position of mem
bers of the Hoard of Home Missions. Appar-
ntly there was considerable opposition , but It
valted to develop enough courage to stand up
indbe _ counted. The responsibility and credit
'or the action of the assembly In reject-
ng the proiKisal of the New York delegates
are generally given to Dr. John Hall , who
reached Plttsburg this morning. Ills- atten
tion was called to the report that union men
were to be turnted down and he set aboul
negativing such proposals. Another matter
which promised to bring out opposition was
the erection of a building for the use of the
nlsslon boards of New York at a cost :
fl,750,000. But the opposition of Elder Mc-
Uougall o fClncinnatl , failed to make Itself
effective. In other words the assembly
while overwhelmingly conservative , has re
fused to make Itself the tool of conservative
extremists. The rest ot the day was devotee
to the missionary and benevolent Interests of
the denomination , an outline of which Is
given below.
At the fifth day's session of the
Presbyterian assembly the chair was
occupied by Governor Beaver , the vice
moderator. Dr. John Dey of the WeMchester
presbytery was given permission to record
Ills vote In opposition to the recommendation !
adopted by the assembly yesterday. Thi
fifteen minutes before the consideration o
the report of the Board of Homo Missionaries
were devoted to the report of the commltte
on the denominational monthly pertodlca
called The Church At Homo and Abroad
The reports howcd that the subscription Us
had been Increasing steadily since the be
ginning of the year. Dr. Mclntosh of Phlla
dclphla presented the report and spoke In
Its favor.
Dr. George Norcross of Carlisle , Pa , pre
sented the subject on home missions , whfcl-
was the first regular order to be reached by
the assembly on account of the long dela ;
caused by the seminary question. The department
partment showed that In the quarter of
century since- the reunion of thotwo branchc
of the church the annual receipts had growi
from $282,430 to the sum of $934,529 , and th
missionaries from 1,232 to 1,731. From th
woman's board the sum ot $290,623 was ri
celved ; from the churches , $257.339 , from bequests
quests , $234,414 , and from Individual donors
$17,390. The jear was closed at the on
of March last with a debt of $34,850. 0\e
$16,000 of this was charged to the interest ac
count and the aggregate was swelled b
$50,000 on account of the work of the mission
an ! education among the Indians , more tha
half of It being due to the fact that the last
general assemblies directed that all subsidies
from the government bo refused. Among
the Interesting recommendations was one con
tinuing Dr Thomas S. Hastings , president of
the faculty , and John Crosby Brown , vice
president of the board of directors of Union
seminary , as members of the Homo Mission
board. In objection to this Mr. George Ster-
ey of Now York moved that the nominations
> e referred back to the committee , that the
New York prctbjtory might ho heard on the
subject. The motion was laid aside.
MADE IT UNANIMOUS.
motion to adopt the report was made
3r William C. Roberts , secretary of the
> oard , reported that the amount received by
ho treasarer of the Homo Mission board had
nly orco been exceeded and trat was two years
ago. The subject of the new mission house at
the corner of Fifth avenue and Twentieth
street. New York , made Its first appearance
In the report en home missions In a supple
mentary paper. H was stated that the total
cost of land and building was estimated at
$1,720,000 and the estimated revenue from
rents about $100,000. The total cost of
maintenance and administration was esti
mated at about $63,000 , leaving a net Income
of $37,400 at least.
Dr. John Hall of New York , the chairman
of the Board of Home Missions , addressed the
,
assembly. In reference to the plan to hold
up the re-election of some of the members of
the board , he said nothing of a partisan
character had ever been mentioned In the
board , and made a plea for the retention cf
tbe directors of Union seminary on the Board
of Home Missions. There was a storm of
applause when Dr. Hall ceased ,
The recommendation for the re-election of
Dr Hastings , Dr. Charles L Thompson , John
Crosby Brown and others was then read by
Dr. NorcroiS. Its adoption was moved , but t
Mr. Sterry of New York renewed his mctlon
, that the nominations be recommitted tcr a
hearing from members of the Presbytery of
New York Mr. Sterry stated that the
churches had refused to contribute to the
. cause of fconia missions on account ot the
personnel of the committee. Dr. Norcrosi
and Mr. Thomas G. Rlsh of Westchester
presbvtery opposed thej proposed recommittal.
The motion to recommit was laid on the table
by a largo vote and the election of Dr.
Hastings and John Crosby Brown as mem
bers of the Board of Home Missions was
carried by a standing vote with none In the
negative. ,
A further resolution was adopted which
committed the church to contributions cf :
$1,250.000 next year
Tie first Sunday In June was deslgna'ed as
a day for the special purpose cf raising tha
debt of flip Home Mission board
SEVERAL SUBJECTS DISPOSED OF.
The opening of the assembly this afternoon
was devoted to a partial report of the comm t-
tec on bills and overtures. Among the matters t-
tis
ters disposed of was one In regard to the
use of Individual cups at communion Dy isa
standing vote with very few In the negative
the church decided not to make the change
contemplated. The regulation of Young Pee
ple's Societies of Christian Endeavor was
regulated to sessions of the Individual
,
churches An attempt to effect a r ductlon
of the expenses ot the administration of the
missionary boards was dismissed with no
answer.
The work of the board of relief for d'sabl'd
mln'stero was presented by D' . Jesse F.
Forbes of Ni'w York. The recslpls of ths
board last year amounted to $176,000 , and the
expenses to $178000 , which had bo n d's-
trlbuted to 7t5 persons , whom 310 were min
isters and 419 widows ot minis era Tha av.r-
8gt appropriation waa about $200 , and In nc
case exceeded $500 $ It was stated that ? rta
wr < > over 3 > > 0 churches which had not con
tributed to the relict fund and that the prob-
abllty was appropriations would have to b ;
cut down rather than Increasid , In sp'te ol
the resolutions cf the assembly to raise $200-
ono during the lomlng jcar for the purpLses
of this board
A committee cornlstlng of the vice modera
tor , ex-Ooverncr Beaver , Dr. Sloddard ol
New York , Dr. Lavelru of San Francisco
Mr. II. H Jestup of Syria and Judge H b
bard of Chicago was appo'nted to convey th <
fraternal greetings of the astcmbly to thi
Vnltcd Pretbyttrlan aswmbly , which Is t :
meet In Plttsburg on Thursday next.
I .i-rrcUdriit Vanqurz In Sew Vor < c.
NEW YORK , May 21 On board the Atlai
line st mcr All&i , which arrived here thU
morning ficm Port Llnionwa General D
Vatquez , es-pr tlilcut cf ( he republic of Hen
dura * .
IXDl.t.V I..IXDS TAKKX ItT WHITKS
Available Homo Hllrn on th Ke ormtloii
< Julcklr Appropriated.
ARMOUR , S. D. . May 21. ( Special Tele
gram. ) She's open. The rush U over and
nobody hurt and the Yankton reservation Is
now civilized country. Only ft few waited
until noon before crosalnfthe line , and rather
than scrap over farms men would move on
to another quarter.
The day was beautiful and the whole town
of Armour turned out to wUncos the fun ,
which didn't amount to much. This after
noon people are starting oul for Mitchell to
place filings on land along' what Is known
i Artesian creek. The demand for land Is
sharp and several personal encounters may
esult before matters are settled. The land
nice having jurisdiction Is forty miles away
, nd the rush at the office will begin at 9
o'clock tomorrow , when the office opens.
Newspaper correspondents arc discouraged at
he lack of excitement and will leave for
lome on the first train tomorrow.
WASHINGTON , May 21. ( Special Tele-
ram ) Contrary to regular custom , the
eneral land office did not send any special
agents to be present at the opening of the
Yankton Indian reservation In South Da-
tola. The only representatives of the general
and olllce , therefore , were the register and
receiver of the local land ofllce. Although
10 reports of any character have so far
> een received from the scene of the opening ,
the officials ot the general land ofllce are of
the opinion that there has been no unusual
rush of landseekers on the Yankton reserva-
lon , and that no conflicts will occur bc-
Lween the settlers.
The department does not anticipate trouble
and In the absence of olficlal Information It
Is believed that everything has progre'sod
smoothly. The register of the local land
ofllce has not been Instructed to send spe
cial Information here , and It he dcea send any
messages the action on his part will be vol
untary
An official of the land office today said
that It Is probable that some serious con
flicts may follow the opening of the Klckapoo
reservation in Oklahoma on Thursday next
MITCHELL , S. I ) . , May 21 The land ofllce
at this point commenced tq receive filings for
land on the Yankton reservation at noon.
The first appl'cation was thatof a voung lady.
Up to 4 o'clock about 100 soldiers' declaratory
statements had been filled The. rush hero
will commence tomorrow or next day , when
the homestead applications will come In , At 7
o'clock this morning a line was formed In
front of the land olllce. Everything Is quiet
and orderly.
HENNESSEY , Okl , May 21. This city has
seen a constant stream of boomer outfits
since 6 o'clock this morning , all heading for
the Klckapoo country. Large numbers ol
claim holders In the Cherokee strip , -who se
cured Inferor claims , have deserted them ,
being deluded by the highly colored reports
of the Klckapoo lands
DUagrccnblo Incident Now OllUl.ilIy mill
Amlcihly Closed ,
WASHINGTON , May 21. The offlcla
service of Lorln M. Thurston as Hawaiian
minister to the Vnlted States closed when
Mr. Frank P. Hastings presented to the State
department his credential' , which had Just
been received as charge d'affatrs.
The ofllclal mall from Honolulu arrived this
morning , and soon thereafter Mr Hastings
wont to the State department. It was the
first mall from Hawaii since the recent press
reports from San Francltco giving an un
official outline of Iho purposes of the Hawaiian
government In replacing Mr ThurBton.
Mr. Hn-'tlngs Is very rctllent as to the
Instructions received , but It U known tUat-h -
was commissioned as chargovand so nbtlfiet
the department He- was also commissions
as Hawaii's commissioner to tile Cotton State :
expedition at Atlanta. The department liar
expected that Mr Hastings would be com
missioned as minister , as reports to that cf
foct have been current and ho Is dlrectl >
rcr.'ona grata with the authorities here.
In view of the arrival ot the Honolulu mal
at the legation , It Is presumed that , the de
partment also received advices from Mlnlste
iVlllls as to the close of the Thur&ton Inc !
denThe
The Hawol'on newspapers which cams tola
contain the announcements of Mr Thurston'
recall and a wide range of comment thereon
The- tone Is very conservative , however , am
hero Is an avoidance of sharp criticism. Th
suggestion that Mr. Willis will be given hi
passports as a retaliatory step Is vigorous ! ;
disclaimed , and Mr. Willis' satisfactory sen
co at a time of many embarrassments I
pointed out
The E'atement Is made thatJlf Prank Hate
s made minister at Washlngtpn , Mr Thurs
t n may accompany him. AS o < id of a Ha
wallan bureau of Information No rcferenc
s made to the project to restore the queen
a ? vvau given In a recent sensational repor
om San Francisco The government at
ihorltley are on the alert , howove-r , for fll
husterlng expeditions led by some of tho&
who were expelled for participation In the re
cent rebellion
The officers of the United' States fiagshl
Philadelphia are expectingdfilly to recelv
orders for the departure- the vessel. Th
shore dr Us have accordingly Irien discontinue
and the vessel ID In readiness to go to Mar
lblalul-
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AO.N ; > .uo.ym *
Order for lliulnrs * A creed Upon Hotel
Will llo Crowded.
MEMPHIS , May 21 The committee of fi
teen appointed by the Memphis exchanges to
arrange n program for the sound money con
vention met this morning and agreed upon
the following order of proceedings :
The convention will be called to order nt
.1 p. m , Thursday , 23d lust , by W J C'rnvv-
ford , chnlrinan of the commute * of fifteen
Election of permanent chairman nnd secre
tary. >
Appointing- n committee on resolutions
coislstlng of one representative from each
southern ftatc.
Address li > Perretnry Caillsl ? , followed bj
adjournment until b p. m.
At 8 p. m. , report of the committee on
i solutions. The general dlscusMon will
follow the resolutions.
It now seems certain that the number of
delegates will reach If It does not exceed
500 , nnd they will form the-most thoroughly
representative body of buslnejs men over as
sembled In the south. Tiio number of vis
itors exclusive ol delegates wll | run Into the
thousands. The hotels are ; Inundated with
applications for quarters coming from every
part of the south. , )
JO//.V Jl.
_
, MllwuuUeo ironic Wrtyk r tRentonced to
l'l\o Yriira IurfrionU | nt.
MILWAUKEE , Mayl. Joh.p D. Koettlng ,
cashier of tha defunct South S de Savings
bank , whoso case has been before the courts
for nearly two years , during vyhlch time the
prisoner has remained In jail , today pleaded
guilty to the charge cf receiving money after
ho knew the bank vvas Insolvent , and was
sentenced to prison for flv years This is
the same sentence Imposed by Judge Clem-
entsen about a year ago.Kottlng then ap
pealed h s cas-o and U his./iwged in court
ever since. , .
'
C.irgo of Mrel lujln VV I.ooir ,
QUEENSTOWN. Msy 21 The German
- steamer HUpcnl ? , Captain Jvuhn , from Ham
burg with 20O raecergcrs on board , liau put
nto this pert In dletresi after encountering
very heavy weather. Whn about 250 miles
west of of Fainet the tteamer rolled so
heavily that a portion nt her cargo , consistIng -
Ing ot Iron ralli , broke adrift and threatened
to pound holes In her side. Consequently
the Hlspanla wag put about arid headed for
this port , where her cargo will have to be
partly restcned before she can proceed on
her voage. {
1ml niiol * to utt * nlooi | <
INDIANOLA. Neh. , May 21 , ( Special Tele
gram. ) At the city council meeting last
evening the license fee was reduced from
$1,000 to J500 and application for license -was
filed by F. Tlngelhoff of Lincoln. This will
surprise many citizens who were given to
'
understand that license vrai not au'lssue In
tbe late election.
\PPRAISERS \ ARE ALL READY
) orgnn's ' Interest in the Prison Contract a
Matter of Doubt ,
TA1E ENTITLED TO THE INFORMATION
liuuld llo llo Out } Mmlirr' * Trillion Pay
ment of Money to 111m Might Not
ItclriKc Iho Mntc ( Juccr Word
ing of Duo 1'ruvlslon ,
LINCOLN , May 21. ( Special. ) The work
f appraising the Dorgan property nt the
tale penitentiary Is to commence tomor-
ow. The appraisers are J. W. Hroatch of
) n'aha , appointed by the Board of Public
ands and Buildings , and A. H. Gale of
lock county , selected by Dorgan. Under the
iw passed by the late legislature the np-
talscrs will , If possible , agree upon the
mount to be paid by the state to Dorgan.
f they are unable to agree then J. N. Gaflln
f Saunders county , the umpire appointed
iy Governor Holcomb , will step in and decide
etween the two. Ills decision will bo final.
The provisions of the law In question are
aslly understood as far as they go. The bill
vhlch was enacted Into law provides that
) organ should appoint ono appraiser , the
Icard of Public Lands nnd Uulldlngs an
other and that the governor should appoint
an umpire. The two appraisers were to go
ahead and fix the value of the property at
he penitentiary claimed to bo owned by
Jorgan , as well as the value of the un-
ixplred portion of Dorgan's alleged contract
f the appraisers agree upon an amount to be
iald to Dorgan the umpire will have nothing
o say. If they fall to agree , then , and then
only , can the umpire step In and adjust their
llfferences , and his decision Is to be final.
There will probably be little difficulty In
Ulng the value of the property claimed by
Dorgan. There should be no difficulty In
deciding upon the value of the unexplred
) ortlon of the contract alleged to be held
> y Dorgan.
Right at this point , however , there Intcr-
.enes . a most Important question. Does
Dorgan own the prison contract , or Is It
still the property of Bankwrecker Mosher ?
The contract certainly has never been as
signed from Mosher to Dorgan In clear nnd
explicit terms.
On February 8 , 1892 , there was filed with
the secretary of state a memorandum
purporting to bo an assignment of the prison
contract to W. H. Dorgan This alleged
assignment closes with the following"This
assignment and transfer is made nnd accepted
subject to all the terms of an agreement
between the parties of even date herewith "
This Is documentary proof that Dorgan
liolds the contract subject to certain un
known stipulations contained In a private
agreement between himself and Mosher and
never made public The state Is now asked
and expected to pay Dorgan $35,000 , or so
much thereof as the appraisers may conclude
to award him , for a contract which may. as
far as the state Is concerned , be subject to
conditions which the state may bo unable to
meetNATURE
NATURE OF THE AGREEMENT.
The nature of the private agreement be
tween Mo'her and Dorgan can only be
guessed at , but there Is every reason for
the presumption that Dorgan Is a trustee
for tbe bankw reciter rather than ( he rlghtfu.
owner of the contract. This presumption Is
borne out by certain facts adduced from the
relationswhiohexisted between ( Mosher
and Dorgan for several years previous to
the date of the alleged assignment. In order
to understand these relations It Is necessary
to look back to the earlier history of the
penitentiary.
Governor Thayer was Inaugurated as gov
ernor of Nebraska In January , 1SS7 , and soon
afterward appointed Dan Hopkins warden o
the state penitentiary. Hopkins camefron
Central City. In March , 1887 the leglslatun
extended for a period of ten years the prl'oi :
contract , which had been transferred to C
W Mosher by W. H H. Stout This wa
the beginning of the Mosher contract and o
the relations between Mosher and Warden
Hopkins , which continued for so miny years
When Mosher secured the extension cf th
prison contract In his own name he brough
W II Dorgan fiom Central City to Lin
coin and made him the foreman or superln
tomlent of the contract upon recommendation
of Hopkln" . Hefore coming to Lincoln Dor
gan was Inlf owner of a small country hotel
at Central City , which bad come to him by
teason of the death of his wife's father
When he commenced to work for Mosher hs
accepted a salary of $75 per month. All
these facts simply show that Dorgan was
not the millionaire In 1887 , but a man con
tent to fill a humble position at a small
fcalary.
The relations between Mosher and Dorgan
grew clo er each month. Long before
Moshcr's bank collapsed tbo two were part
ners In the work of manipulating the legis
lature. In 1S92 , five years after he had
come from Central City , Dorgan became tbe
ostensible owner of the prison contract. He
claims that he purchased It from Mosher ,
and Mosher himself a year later addressed
a communication to the state authorities as
serting that he had sold Hit contract to
Dorgan When Dorgan obtained control of
tno prison contract It was looked upon as
an extremely proflfabls Investment and was
reputed to be worth at least $75,000. The
question which forcibly presents Itself to
the mind of every disinterested citizen IE.
how was Dorgan able to save In five years
enough money from his meager salary to
purchase a contract worth from $75,000 to
$100,000 ? Nor was this all. In January ,
1893 , Mosher's bank collapsed A few days
after the swindle was exposed Mosher turned
over to his friends large blocks of property
to secure payment of money which h"
claimed to have borrowed Among th"
friends so Indemnified was W H Dorgan ,
from whom Mosher claimed to have bor
rowed In cash $75,000
STRETCHING THE IMAGINATION.
It will require a lively stretch of the Imag
ination to believe that within five years after
ho graduated as a country hotel proprietor
Dorgan had been thrifty enough to eave from
his salary enough money to loan Sloshcr
$75,000 In cash. The wording of the peculiar
assignment or transfer of the prison contract
to Dorgan but adds to the presumption that
Doigan Is still Mosher's trustee and nothing
oho. The assignment reads , as stated "This
assignment and transfer Is made and acccptcl
subject to all the terms of an agreement be
tween the parties of even date herewith. " .
The state of Nebraska has an undoubted
right to Know the contents of the private
agreement between Mosher and Dorgan , and j
Dorgan should be required to file that private
agreement with the secretary of etato before
the appraisement Is completed.
If the nature of the agreement Is not public
when Dorgan Is paid the money for his hold 1-
ings at the penitentiary the Etato has 110
guarantee that Mosher will not Immediately
lay claim to the prison contract and establish
the claim by documentary proof that he had
never sold It outright to Dorgan , and that
Dorgan had no right or title to the contract.
H would also teem to be proper for the ap
praisers to Insist upon knowing before the >
make their final report Section 2 of the act
empowering the state to purchase Dorgan'a In
terests and to assunvo direct control of the '
penitentiary provide *
"All existing contracts for convict labor
nnJe by Individuals , corporations or co-part-
nerthlps with the said Dorgan or his assignor
shall remain In full force and unaffected by
this act , rave that the compensation for eucli
convict labor shall be paid to the date after
raid award shall have been paid Instead of t < .
the said Dorgan. "
It must bo remembered that the above
quoted section was placed In the bill as orig
inally drawn by Dorgan's attorney. On Itf
face It appears to bind the contractors whc
are now leasing convict labor from Dorgan
In re-allty It binds the state to furnish convlcl
lab r tt any prl-e that Mother or his assignee
Dorgan , may have agreed upon with an )
contractor The price which Dorgan has re
celved for the labor of the convicts bai al
ways been guarded as a valuable secret. Tin
ag eemen's ' wl'h ' the subcontractors havi
never been filed with any ftate officer N <
lucb oErccmnts are now on file , and tbe sUt te <
has no means ot knowing whether Dorgan re
ceives $1 per day for the labor ot the convicts
or whether ho receives 10 cents per day
There Is nothing In the law under which the
state proposes to assume control of the pen
itentiary to prevent Dorgan from making n
new contract at any time after the passage ot
the act and the payment ot the award bind
ing himself to furnl'h convict Itbor for two
3ears at 10 cents per day , and when the state
ns.sunica control the state will be obligate 1
under the provision quoted to furnish convicts
at that rate. Before proceeding with their
Investigations the appraisers should Insist
upon being furnished with sworn copies ot all
contracts made by Dorgan with subcontrac
tors These contracts should bo carefully
scrutinize 1 before any award Is ageed upon
Still another question should be taken Into
consideration by the appraisers It they would
do exact justice to the people of Nebraska.
Under the original contract Mosher had still
to complete eighty cells free of cxpen o to the
state. When Dorgan assumed the contract
which ho Is now endeavoring to sell to the
state , he assumed the obligation to construct
those eighty cells Ho has held the contract
clnco Feburary S , 1S92 , and the cells arc not
yet completed. The state was entitled to the
use of the cells arid should bo reimbursed for
the failure of the contractor to erect the cells.
.SI/OO/C TIIK VOVMKV fOlt MILKS
Mtro-Oljrcorliio Tnrtorjr Kxplodcs nnd Kills
SAN FRANCISCO , May 21. A terrific report -
port and concussion which was distinctly felt
all through the city and at towns around the
bay for a distance of forty miles , was at first
bollcved to be caused by an earthquake , but
proved to bo an explosion In the nltro gly
cerine and mixing houses , storehouses and
gun cotton departments of the California
Powder Works nt. Pinole , across the bay. The
crow of the glycerine house , four In num
ber , and the foreman of the mixing house
were all killed , as were nine Chinese working
In the latter department The explosion oc
curred In the nltro-glvcerlno house and was
probably caused by the Chinese dropping a
can of the explosive. The cause cannot be
definitely ascertained , however , as all con
nected with the building are dead There
nere 200 Chinese' In the adjacent mixing room ,
and at the sound of the explosion all ran and
the majority escaped.
The force of the explosion was trcmen
deus Huge trees were thrown Into the bay
a distance of half a mile , and nltro-Klycerlnc
tanks weighing n ton each nrc Ijlng now
500 > ards distant from the scene Hands
toe ? , legs and other parts of the mutilated
remains of the dead are scattered along ( he
road for a mile. The nltro-glvcerlno house
first went up , then the mixing hou e. store
houM > and the gun-cotton premises followed
The nltro-glycerlno house , of which not' ' a
vestige remains , was a three-story frame
structure , 1.200 by fifty feet. It contained
8,000 pounds of nltro-gljcerlno and 2,000
pounds of hercules powder. A remarkable
feature of the explos'on Is that although the
store house , containing 1,000 pounds of her
cules powder , Is completely wrecked , Its con
tents are Intact. In all , 10 000 pounds of ex
plosives went up with a roar and a sheet of
flame.
The- fatalities are as follows : Clare John-
son. foreman glycerine house ; C. A. Doano
Plnolo ; M. Mlnaugli. Oakland ; C. Velagas
Martinez ; W. D. Taylor , foreman mixing
house ; nine Chinese.
nxi'i.ostox CAVHisn in' v I K/KA.S.W ; S.S
four . Miners Killed In n
.Mine.
WHEELING , W. Va. , May 21. The firs
report * of a disastrous explosion at the
Monongah mlno were wildly exaggcited and
a number of sensational stories have been sen
out over the country. The exact facts are
that at 12.30 this afternoon a Pole carelessly
Ignited a can of powder In mlno No 4 of the
Moncngah Coal end Coke company , and a
terrific explosion follov ed The accident oc
curred In the main air course leading to mine
No. 2 , about 500 feet from the mouth of mlno
No 4 , nnd the smoke was thus driven through
the different parts of the mine , suffocating
four miners. Quito n number of others were
i rloasly , but not fatally , effected by the
smoke.
'Ine names of the dead are C. L Bert-
cher , an old man who leaves a large family
William Shaver , aged 15 ; Luke Verlka , An
drew Dunloe
Mine Inspector D. M Harris has arrlvei
and Is making an Investigation. The Monon
gah mines are the principal works In the
upper Monongahela field and the company Is
headed by ex-United States Senator Camden
\\ir.L \ \ A or itun.\
of MM.oo loy to I'rencl
Still Troubles t nniberliind freaby ti-rUns
MERIDIAN , Miss. . May 21. During today1 !
'esslon of the general assembly of the Cum
berland Presbyterian church the case of Mr
Woosley , the woman preacher , was again be
fore the assembly , The Judiciary committee
submitted a report adverse to the reopening
f the case , but It cems that the Innovation
Introduced Into the Cumberland Presbyterian
church by the commission of this lady to
preach will be a bone of contention untlf It Is
finally disposed of.
The report of the committee on the Chris
tian Endeavor work shows that there are 600
sccictles and 20,000 members In the de
nomination , and through this means a $10,000
mission church Is being built nt Portland ,
Ore. The committee on overtures reported
adversely on the overture requesting a spo Iflc
rule against dancing , card playl-ig nnd
theater going , declaring that the rule of the
discipline forbids such amusements.
Birmingham. Ala. , was selected as the placs
for the next meeting of the assembly.
3linilKK . ! . > / > 1IIO
St. I.oulH' Itccnrd fur Ono Night Politician
Kllli IliumcUr.
ST. LOUIS , May 21. One murder and two
suicides was the record for last night In this
city. Allen Banks , colored , was stabbed to
death by Southey Galnes , another colored
man , who found him In company with his
( Galnes' ) wife. Before her marriage Banks
had paid the woman some attention and her
husband objected to his resuming his atten
tions The murderer Is still at large.
Because of Illness , Patrick F. Scollard , aged
61 , a well known democratic politician , com
mltted suicide by shooting himself In the
head. He leaves a large family.
A carpenter by the name of Ernest F.
Sieger , aged C5 , who had been sick and
unable to work for some time , ended his
existence by cutting his throat with a hand
saw. A widow nnd revcral children survive
juiitHii : ron ft/oi/.v vir\
Million Dollari NecrHiiry for Its Comple
tion l Now In Mclit.
CHICAGO. May 21. Sioux City people will
have a bridge over the Missouri river be
tween their city and Covlngton , Neb. , to con
nect the Pacific IShort Line railway with the
Sioux City block vards and terminal * . This
was derided upon last night when the share
holders of the Credits Commutation company
"bf Slcmx City at a meeting In this city voted
a 10 per cent assessment on the capital ttork
of $1,000,000 $ This Injures a fund of $100-
000 , and with this a bonus of $320,000 from
tha town , . " .ml acceptance by the contractors
of a big part of their pay In bo.vlu. the $1 ,
000,000 necessary to complete the bridge Is In
sight.
Ie ) | > ii ed MinlMrr Jlrlnsi Action.
ST. PAUL , . May 21.--A. H. Ilaiidahl ,
formerly minister In the Swedish Auguttana
church , who was recently deposed by the
action of the conference at the adjourned
meeting held ! n St Paul , March 26t and
27th , has brought an action to locover $52-
200 damages frtm Rev. S. U. Suenxon , presi
dent of the Hope academy at Moorhead ,
Mlnri , and ItfV , 8. A. Llndlitilm , for partici
pation In his church trial , lie has aUo xucd
ths Augustana Hi ok Conc/rii for $50,000 for
publishing the conference oflldal proceed-
log * .
SWEPT THE PLATTER CLEAN
Omaha Boys Got Everything In Sight at
the Memphis Drill ,
THUR3TONS NOW NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
'nptntn SchnrfT nnil Ills .MenVln Tour
llrnt mill Ono Svciinil 1'rlxi mill tlio
( > l\c t < in ( HJI ( Initrds ( lot
the ( litMil. ? .
MEMPHIS , Tenn , May 21. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The Thurstoii Hlllcs niul Oinnhit
Suards enjoyed tlio distinction of 1m Ing cap-
urfil six out ot eleven prizes. The Omaha.
Guarils get first prize , $500. In the Galling :
gun class , \\hllo llio Ullles get first prize In
class A , $3,000 ; first In class C. $1.000 , second
end In class 1) ) , (500 , the camp discipline prlzo
ot $300 , anil last , but not least , tlio Individual
irlzo of $75 , won by Prl\atc II It. William.
The Omaha Guards' only rl\al , battery U
of Cincinnati , Is considered to bo one ot tlio
" Inest batteries In the country , while among
ho competitors of the Thurstoii lllflcs arc In
cluded such companies as the National
renclblcs , Chlckasaw Guards and Soely
Hlllcs.
The Omaha boys of bath companies are re
ceived with open arms everywhere. The
ba > s air all well , and , of course , In high
spirits. The Guards , as well as the Hides ,
were banqueted by their sponsors this even-
ug. The Guards lca\e on Wednesday morn
ing , arriving in Omaha Thursday evening ,
whllo the Hllles will lea\o Wednesday even-
ng and arri\e in Omaha Friday morning ,
IT WAS OMAHA DAY.
MEMPHIS , May 21. "Omaha" day waa
not clown on the program as originally pre
pared by the dull inanugeimnt , but the last
day of the encampment cannot properly bo
called by any other name. Memphis saw her
first crowd of 20.000 people today , when fully
that number passed the gates at Montgomery
lurk to witness the closing exercises of the
Intel state drill. From early morning until
Into In the afternoon , c\ery outbound car waa
Jammed Inside and on top , and It was far
Into the email hours of the morning when the
last of the passengers got back toi the city.
The sham battle and the awarding of tho.
prizes were the attractions. The mimic warfare -
faro was participated In by every company
on the grounds with a ca\alry company and.
Galling gun detachment on each side. The
commanding ofllcers were Colonel 13. S Kel
logg , U. S. A , and Captain II S. Ward , U.
D * < \ *
Following the sham battle the troops were ,
drawn up to parade real In front of the grand ,
stand , on which were Colonel I. V. Peters ,
general manager of the drill ; Lieutenant
Steele , U S. A , one ot three Judges of the
drill , General II , II Snow den , commanding
the encampment , and a number of sponsors
and their aides Up to this time no one but
the , officers of the drill had an ) Inkling as to.
what had been the result of the weeks com
petitions Opinions were as numerous and
varied as to the competing companies , and
there Avas no surprise when the sergeant waa
sent to order the Thurstoii Hill s of Omaha to
report.
CHEERED THE RIFLES.
The Omaha boys were given a. rousing re
ception. They have won many friends dur
Ing their short stay In the city , nnd tha bo--
stomal upon them of the Galvcston cup , to
gether with the $3,000 first prlzo | n clasa
A , was a popular decision. Captain Sharif
mounted the review , stand , where the pres.ntu-
tlon of the cup and bin ribbon wap made by
General Snow den , and of the check by Colonel
Peters. lie was congratulated by Lieutenant
Steele on behalf of the Judges on the excolUnt
work of his company
Then followed In ord r the presentations ot
the ribbons and prizes In the other classes.
Another popular victory was that of the Mor
ton cad ts The crowd has been with them ,
from the start and they were expected to bo
well toward the top of the list when tlio
awards were made.
The prizes were awarded as follows :
Class A , Infantry , free for all First prize , .
$3,000 , won by the Thurston HlfleH of Ouaha.
Captain A. II Scharn" , with a percentage ot
9080 , second prize , $1,250 , Morton cadets ,
Washington , 00 GO ; third prize , $500 , company
II , First Texas artillery. Infantry branch. Oal-
veston , Tex , percentage , 90 51 The others ,
competing were the McCarthy Light Onar.ltv
Little Hock , Ark , 90 ; Governor's Guards ,
Memphis , 92.01 ; National Fenclbles , Wash
ington , D. C , 90 48 , and Chlckasiw Guards , .
Memphis , 88 41.
OTHEH PHIZES AWARDED.
The Thurston Rifles also won the Qalveston ,
cup , h Id by the National Fcnclblos.
Class H , Infantry non-winners First prz"Y !
1.000 , won by the M rton cadets Wishing ! n.
D. C. , Captiln E A Schilling , 95-12 ; second
prize , $500 , won by Thurston Rifles' , 91.82 ; .
he Governor's Guards also competed.
Class C , Infantry , maidens : First prize.
ll.OOO , won by the Thurston HIIlos , 93.82- ;
Morton cadets , 02.48 , second , Two entries , .
10 second prlz .
ZouaveNeely's of Memphis won first
irlze of $1,000 , S5.S3. The Fletcher Zouaves ,
of Little Hock also competed. No becond
prlzo.
Galling gun : First prize , $500 , won by
Omaha Guirds , Captain II. I ! . Mulford , 94.63 ; .
second prl/o , silver cup , battery I ) , First ar
tlll'ry. O N. G. , Cincinnati , 93.30.
Camp discipline- First prize , $300 , worv
jy Thurston Rifles.
Individual drill : Prize , $75 , won by W. n.
Williams , Thurston Illflea.
wu.i. CKi.Kimvn : IT ruoriuu.v
liverjrthlnif Cn6 > In Uiimlm "Uhmi Johnny
Coinoi Muri-hliiR lloinu. "
The citizen soldiers are going to own the
town tomorrow night and they are going
to paint It a bright carmlno hue They will
not bo alone In the painting business , as they
will bo assisted by several thousand of their
admiring friends. The determination1 to do.
this thing was conceived labt night when tho-
Information came from Memphis to the effect
that Omaha's soldier hoys who went down
there to take part In the national encamp
ment had walked away with about all ot
the cakes In the bakery.
Yesterday was the final day of the encamp
ment and drill and the last act upon tho-
program was the awarding of the prizes-
Soon after being received tlio Information
was con\eycd to the armories of the respect
ive companies by The Ilee , where the boys
who had btald at homo had congregated to
hear the news. The eoldlera and tlic'lr friends ,
cheered until they tore great holes In tho-
night air , and then they went to work upon
n plan for receiving and welcoming the con
quering heroes upon their return In eacU
armory , as soon as order was restored , com-
mltteecs and subcommittees wore appointed ,
and with them the details were left The fe
male contingent was on hand and the mem-
bsrs of the same will play an Important part
In receiving the proud luds.
The ThurBton lllfles will reach Omaha at
0 08 o'clock Thursday afternoon , coming by
special over the Missouri Pacific , and while *
all of the details have not yet been completed *
the reception will bo something like this :
The clerks In the office * of the Union Pacific ,
the Burlington and the Elkhorn railroad com
panies , the clerks In the Pacific and Adams
Express company olllccs , headed by the First
Infantry band , will march to the depot at
Fifteenth and Webster streets. In the wako.
of tlieso persons will march the High School
c.ilota , they to bo followed by citizens on foot
and In carriages. At eoon at the train T > ulU
Into the depot the band will strike up "Whoa
Johnny Comes Marching Home , " which souU
Inspiring melody will continue for a time ,
after which Hon. John M , Thurston will glvo
tlio boys an encouraging talk , Then ho will
escort Hev. S. Wright Ilutler. the venerable
cha'ilaln of the Rltles to a carriage , and the
march up Sixteenth street will begin , follow *
Ing the principal streets and terminating at
the armory , at the corner of Fifteenth ana
Harney streets , where a banquet will bo served
( by Ih' ladles , after which the boyi will tell
I luw It happened that they did not brine tU |
city of Memphis away with tUem , . . .tjt