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ESTABLISHED JUKE 19 , 1871. , MONDAY MOKNI&Gy NOVEMBEll 2U , 1897 , SINGLE OOIT FIVE CENTS ,
SUFFERING IN CUBA
Half Has Not Boon Told of Diatrcaa Among
Insurgents.
PEOPLE ARE DYING CFF BY THE THOUSAND
Many Beautiful Little Villages Are Now
Cities of the Dead ,
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GUARDED BY DOGGED SPANISH SOLDIERS
Direct Eosult of Huddling People Together
as Roconcontrados.
BUT FEW LEFT IN MANY OF THE TOWNS
IAt MntiuiKiiM Atouc Over Out- Hundred
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MATANZAS , Cutoa , Nov. 1C ( via Tampa.
Fin. , Nov. 21) ) . ( Now York World Cablegram
Special Telegram. ) The hnlf of the story
of Buffering In Cuba has not been told. In
Havana and Its suburbs the streets are dotted
with beggars , the hospitals are overflown
with starving Innocents and the Bparo bar
racks are filled with the destitute and dying.
But from 'Havana to this place there Is a
Buccesslon of small cities almost free from
sickness and hunger. Nobody Is left there.
The once swarming population Is gone. They
nro cities of the dead. Protecting forts over
look empty houses. Pallid , ragged Spanish
Eoldlers guard a few very few human
skeletons. Vc y soon they will have only
themselves to protect. They need It. It Is
almost a question whether \Veylerlsm has
not been as awful for them as It has been
lor the peaceable Cubans. The towns of
Campo 'Florida ' , San 'Miguel ' , Minus , Jaruco ,
Dalnoa , Agualcato , 'Mocha and Uuena Vista
were tiubled and quadrupled In population
"by " Weyler's concentration of the surrounding
country people under the rifles of their ie-
Bpcctlvo sets of little forts. The loyal ,
obedient farmers took their furniture and
their babes In ox carts , their cows and pigs
wives and children on foot and built long
btreets of palm-pillared , raftered , thatched
and sldod houses. Today nothing remaliib
ibut the wood. The animals have been taken ,
all articles of value have been changed Into
fcread , and the people , everything having
been used up , are dead.
Our tmln stopped at each place mentioned.
"We counted only twenty-five women and
children and three men In the- palm house
lanes. There are two trains a day. They
are the great events of each miserable
twenty-four hcurs , and wu counted twenty-
eight spectators. There should have been
visible' S.OOO. There were at least 15,000 to
20,000 reconcentrados In those palm i/i.rk
villages when Weyler's victims first began
to die and wo counted twenty eight.
TO niR nnAr > iiAr > T/v.
Matanzas , a city of 50,000 Inhabitants , has
given Its "rccouccntrndos" much better
chances for dying gradually than lias any o :
the silent villages first mentioned. Much
meat has come hero from Florida. The
people are rich , the water Is good , s-omc
charitable efforts have been made by the
citizens , the city government ban filled In
slumps and made boulevards to give work
to the destitute. Yet In Matanzas , out of
13,000 countrymen , women and children
there nre today not more than 3,000 left
and they tire barely alive. The streets arc
full of tottc.-lng ones. The cafe doors frame
for begging women and chldren , the publH
eqUiiro has a living skeleton for each of Its
beautiful shrubs and trees , the do.d cartt >
go to the cemetery loaded with bodies three
deep. The mayor of Matanras publicly siii
u few da > s ago that 13,000 reconcentrados
l.ad been brought to town.v Seven thousaiu
of them last February and March , c.n Wey
lur's first order , with the first arrivals. haJ
a little money and seme cattle. Then strag
filed In or were brought In the renulnlt'i. ,
0,000. There- have been no considerable ar
rivals for thre-o months.
When the number was hlgluat the gov
ernor of the province sent 30,000 to be dis
tributed among teveral small towns nearby
It Is almost certain that 9C per cent o
those are dead. H Is certain that 7.000 o
the remaining 10,000 have died. This ap
paling fact hati been proved lu foover.il ways
The housco occupied by the rcconcentrados
have been counted and the dead estimate *
from the difference between the average
number of occupants now and when mofl
ciowdeil. Thla checks with the average
present number per house multiplied by the
number of bouses. That only 3,000 remain
olive Is a very moderato statement. The
civil register of the city only hints at the
awful loss of life. It Is ofilclal and does
not record its many quot ! burla's In the
fields to avoid the danger of waiting dajs to
secure the permit necessary for a poor rnan'ii
body. It shows 2,310 deaths of reconcentra
dos , or about one-third the actusl tad figure.
HIGH DEATH RATE.
The present death rate of forty starving
ones dally had It been constant since the
beginning of Weyler's regime , would have
wiped out the whole 10,000 before now. The
toMl dally death rate carries from o'xty to
teventy. On November C 123 d'cd. Phy
sicians claim the dally average should be
eighty. At this rate In little more- than a
year Matanzas will TJO a graveyard and In
less than three- months there will bo no
more roconcontrado , Although the condi
tions may change for the citizens of Matin-
zas , there Is little hope for Its enforced
visitors ,
General 'Blanco's relief measures nlthoug'h
Immune , ara wholly Inadequate. It carried
out -by the local authorities they como too
Into. 'Soldiers' ' rations oven with Jerked
liee-f and cornmeal added , 'Will kill moie
than they will cure. The anaemic condition
of the wretched blpeia hero la such that ex
pert modlcal testimony dooms one-half of the
3,000 reeonrentrados left to death , and If the
ruttonn Issued uru the same the i-panlsh
soldiers hero now barely exist on the name
testimony declares that at least 2,000 will
die , The starving are not likely to gut oven
that mrch. Ono of the highest officials who
would bo entrusted with tba Issuing ot
ratlonu has said within three days ; "We're
jiot folr 3 to pay any attention to Blanco'n
ordora. "
The tubncy raised for feeding the starving
lias t-ecn mostly stolen. The change of offi
cials has let this out through the Intense
hatred of the Spanish reformist for the
Spanish conservative. An Income tax of 3
per cent wus levied for the care of the hun
gry anal collected. The present officers
charge the former officials with putting most
of It In their pockets. The amount raised
was considerable ; the work done was next to
nothing. Six thousand dollars went In wages
at 1) cents a day and downward for swamp
filling. Two hundred men worked on a
boulevard two weeks and paid most of their
mor.oy back to tbo officials for the food they
WITH ompcllcd to 'buy In certain places.
SvtthX V week a leading Spanish merchant
Clapped the former mayor's face after taxing
111 in and the former governor with this and
other stealings. Another example Is the
barracks built frr the rcconccntrados , which
appears on the books to have cost $16,000.
The material was taken from dismantled
buildings , the labor was compulsory and the
tmrracka could not have cost more thun
J2000. With such a record aud the boast ,
"We are not going to pay attention , to
Ulanco's orders , " the Spanish authorities ot
Malsntas cannot bo expected to glvu to the
etarvlng the care they require.
FEEDING AMERICANS.
To ebpw how cheaply the dead could have
fcecn kept ellvo but a glance la necessary at
ho books of the United Htatcs agent who Is
arlng for destitute AmaMcan citizens. There
mvo been 3,000 persons ot the rcconcentrado
class. Upon May 24 many of them wore In
want. Slnco the American agent came upon
.hat date only halt a dozen have died , and
t has cost but 19 cents n day for each per
son at war prices for food bought In Matan
zas City , The dally ration Is six ounces of
potatoes , rice codfish or Jerked beef , six
ounces of cornmeal , four ounces ot sugar ,
two ounces of lard , and an ounce and a-hnlf
of bound. Medical attention has cost little.
The Cuban physicians pr6 M 50 gratis and
ho Cuban druggists sell at cost. Such a ra
tion and medical attendance would have
saved 2,600 souls In Matanzon and tens and
tens and tens of thousands In western
Cuba.
The Red Cross society has a permit from
Weyler to go even Into the rebel camps ,
lencral Blanoc doubtless would extend every
'aclllty for Its work now , as It must bo done
only In the fo-tlficd towno , and only for
obedient subjects ot fixiln. Fifteen cents a
day and the Red Cross should save a life.
A tow thousand dollars would gave the rem-
iantn of the rural population of western
Cuba.
SYLVESTER SCOVRL.
DISSATISFACTION A.MOXO CtlllAXS.
CotiHcrvaMvcN Not Pli'iixed with
Spain' * Clianne In Pulley.
HAVANA ( via Key West. Fia. ) , Nov. 21.
La Luclm , In a recently published editorial ,
expresses doubt as to the sincerity of the
friendship for Spain professed by the Amer-
can government and says :
"If the American government cannot pre
vent the sailing from the ports of that coun
try ot expeditions lu old of the Insurgents ,
and does not respond In other ways to Spain's
jfforts to como to favorable terms , It Is use-
ess for Spain to maintain friendly relations
with America. "
Reports from Matanzas say that the con
servatives having become enraged at the
change In the government's policy arc dls-
: urblng public order. Ex-Mayor Crcspo
initiated the disorderly condUct by publicly
giving offense to Senor Armas , the now civil
governor of the province. The chief of pollco
'ollov\ed Senor Crcspo's lead b endeavoring
io prevent ain being given to the suffering
ifconcentrados. Of the rcconccntrados In
Matnnzas , numbering moro than SO.OOO , sev
enty-nine died In two days thirty-seven
perishing from hunger. Yesterday seventeen
deaths \\oro reported , a large proportion of
which wore the result of starvation.
In Jnruco , about C5 pec cent of the deaths
nre caused by starvation , and the same Is
true of many other towns Owing to the ,
lack of proper clothing and of blankets the
situation of the reconcentrados Is becoming
worse as the cold weather approaches , de-
splto t.'io efforts to relieve them.
Horrible episodes are of dally occurrence
among the reconcentrados. After lying for
three days upon the sidewalk In front ot a
house In Matanzas a poor negro woman ,
who was suffering terribly and was unable
to move , was can led away by a flpod' ' caused
by a heavy downfall of rain. A short tlmo
afterward her dead body was discovered a
few blocks away and at last reports was | .lll
lying In the gutter.
A cab driver who was carrying a sick man
to a hospital observed that his passenger
was dying and dragged him from his cab ,
leaving him on the curbstone , where he
finally died. Cases similar to these arc of
fiequont occurrence.
Reports from Candelarla say that a man
who wus suffering from smallpox was driven
by the authorities Into the Insurgent camp
ut Cejudal Negro , Plnar Del Rio province ,
where threats were made to hang the man
If he was not taken away.
Oa Wednesday evening the remaln'tig
iauu uuiuct uu iiitj jjiuuiunuu i ui lu aici * ; ,
owned by Dr. Manuel Calve , were de-
otrojcd by fire.
Marshal Blanco hcs appointed thirty-four
new employes at the customs house. Of
these five are native Cubans and the re
mainder Spaniards and reformists. The au
tonomists are greatly disgusted by these ap
pointments. Sixty persons employed about
the dockd and 500 others In various pjrts
of the Island have Joined the revolutionists
and a number of prlcncrs at Guinea , who
were pardoned under the recent proclama
tion , have returned to the insurgents.
Smallpox Is ravaging the neighborhood of
the Insurgent headquarters In Pinar del Rio
end there are In the hospitals and the hll's
1,700 perocns buffering from the disease.
It Is s-tatcd by a prominent resident of
Plnar del Rio , according to an ofilclal re-
poit , that there are only 1,300 armed In-
suigents In the province , including the
bauds which have recently entered the prov
ince under Mayla Rodriguez and other
'enders. '
General Hernandez Vetasco confirms the
-tatement that the Insurgents In Plnar del
Rio aso abundrntly supplied with ammuni
tion. Seventy of Geneial Vclasco's men
have arrived at Plnar del Rio suffering from
wounds received In recent engagements.
The financial sltuatlcri of the military ad
ministration is bad. The soldiers have not
been pa'.d in eight months. There Is a scar
city In the meat supply for the hospitals and
n many towns no meat has been obtainable
for many da > s.
Goncial Lcsada , sub-Inspector of the
health department , said recently to the cor
respondent of ni Imparclal of Madrid , that
theie were actually 30,000 soldiers In the
'icspltals In Cuba and that about 15,000 of
this aumbor were not suffering from any
dlseate , but simply from need of nourish
ment.
A band of Insurgents recently fired on the
town ot San Nicholas , In Havana province.
Rio Seco , province of Havana , reports that
fresh baud of Insurgents , well armed and
oiulpped , tas arrived In that vllulty. The
eader ot the baud Is not known.
The police recently visited the house of
George W. Iljatt , chief of the relief ; depart
ment of the United States consulate , at 12
o'clock at night , to make Inquiries as to the
destination of a quantity of food which luul
been taken Into the house during the day.
The female inmates , becoming frightened , re
fused to open the door and Insisted upcn
being Informed of the- object of the officers'
visit. The pollco finally retired upon learn
ing that the Inmates wore Americans.
The liiiiurgeuts , It Is reported , have cap
tured 150 mules from the Consolaclon del
Sur government reservation.
A dispatch from Madrid cays that
Srnor Glberga , deputy to tbo Span
ish Cortcz and leader of the new
autonomist party , Is on his way
to Cuba , where he will enter the autonomist
party on condition that Ssnors Monteros , Cu-
blto and Zaycs leave the beard or directors
of the party , It being asserted that they
are too pronouncedly Spanish to succeed In
Inducing the Insurgents to accept autonomy
under their leadership , Senor Jose Galvez
will remain chairman of the party.
About seventy of the Inmates of the Matan.
zaj jail have been stricken with what Is
suppcaed to bo berl-bcrl. Three Havana
specialists have ibeen sent to diagnose the
disease and the sick persons have been
transferred to more healthful quarters , where
they will bo provided with medicine and
nourishment , whllo other steps have been
IdUen to avoid an Increase of the epidemic.
Captain General Blanco has called for t.
public subscription on behalf ot the at-
dieted persons and has himself subscribed
$100.
$100.A
A small party of Insurgents last night
raided the farm of San Nlcoles Casa Blanca ,
near hero , and captured a number of horses
and carried off a quantity of rifles. The
Havana police , assisted by Inhabitants of the
district pursued them.
General Parrado arrived today with the
Insurgent Colonel Jose Cuervo and Major
Adono Cuervo , who , with fifteen Insurgent
cavalrymen and thirty-seven Infantry , sur
rendered at Pales.
DSIIISS : TO IMIOSKCUTU CHIMH.
of Son'Miileo Court U About
DlHeoiiraKed.
SANTA FE , N. M. , Nov. , 21. In the district
court In JUo Arrlba county , In the case of
Bplfamo Jnramlllo , Sandovul and P. Salarar
for the murder ot Pablo Garcia , the Jury
brought In a verdict of not guilty. Then
Judge Laughlln said to the Jury : "Gentle
men , I HuJ U la entirely useless to prosecute
crimes lu this county , It scoins that murder
la Justified here. You can all bo discharged
permanently and go tome. " ' |
WORK OF WAR DEPARTMENT
Operation ! of the Last Year HeTiowed by
Secretary Algor.
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE FUTURE
Pronrcni of Scnconut UefenMON nnil
Undine of Co in IM K.VeedM Occupy
u Prominent IMncc Army
In fiaoil Condition.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 21. The report of
Secretary of War Alger Is composed very
largely of the reports of the various depart
ments of the service , with brief comment
on the recommendations contained therein.
The work of distributing supplies to the
Mississippi flood sufferers Is detailed and
the ofllcers complimented for the manner In
which the duty was performed ,
Tlio engineer department details the work
of erecting coast defenses and placing guns
therein. The total armament proposed under
plcsent plans consists of a total of about
thirty-two IG-lnch guns , 200 12-Inch guns , 180
10-Inch guns , 100 8-Inch guns , 250 heavy
rnpU-flro guns , 1,032 12-Inch mortars and
twenty-four 10-Inch mortars. These figures
are subject to slight changes as the work
progresses , 'but ' show approximately the total
armament that will bo required for an ade
quate defense of our sea and lake poits. It
will be observed that congress has thus far
provided for 139 emplacements for 8 , 10 and
12-Inch guns out of n total of about -ISO re
quired under present projects , and for 232
mortar emplacement ! ) out of a total of about
1,056 required.
The aggregate of all appropriations for gun
and mortar emplacements prior to the act
of Juno G , 1S96 , amounts to $3 521,000. At
the beginning of the fiscal year these funds
had cither been expended or allotted for the
following emplacements : Eight 12-Inch ,
twenty-one 10-Inch , SOVCD 8-lnch. two rapid-
lire and eighty 12-Inch mortars. Since then
sixteen 12-Inch , sixty-one 10-Inch , twenty-
slv S-lnch , fourteen rapld-firo and 152 mortal-
emplacements have ibceni authorized and are
being constructed. By the end of the year
it Is hoped to have mounted In these em
placements fourteen 12-Inch , fifty-seven 10-
inch , nine S-lnch , blx rapid-fire guns and 112
wortars. ,
Tre ordnance department recommends and
the secretary heartily concurs in the recom-
mendatlon that the guns ana means for
mounting them contemplated in the scheme
of coast defense be provided for as rapidly
as possible. The necessity of providing a
reserve of field and heavy artillery la also
pointed out.
The Board of Ordnance report mentions
the failure of experiments with the Haskell
multlchargo gun and no further experiments
will be made with It. The 10-Inch Brown
scgmcntal tube gun Is expected to bo ready
for trial by July 1. The Crozler-Bufflngton
disappearing gun carriage has nroven a
success for coast fortifications and. to render
them of the most effective range finders
of various patterns have 'been ' designed , but
no type definitely decided upon. Satisfactory
results aie being obtained In the manufac
ture of smokelcBS powder.
GOOD RESULTS IN RECRUITING.
The results obtained by the recruiting
service have been especially gratifying , es
pecially In the Increase of post enlistments ,
Of the 8,285 accepted applicants , 6,239 were
native born , 2,016 of foreign blrtn. Total
enlistments , 5,280 ; re-enlistments , 3,005 ; per
centage of native born recruits , 83 1-3 ; 41,058
applicants rejected , slightly over 83V4 per
cent of the number seeking enlistments ;
2,791 rejected as aliens and 2,333 for Illit
eracy.
Discharge of the fifty-three Jndlans com
prising Troop L , Seventh cavalry , ended the
scheme formulated six years ago for an In
dian contingent as part of the army. The con
tingent never reached a degree of substan
tial success as useful soldiers.
The character and efficiency of men In the
ranks was never higher. Short term of serv.
Ice , elimination of disadvantageous element ,
through purchase or order , careful recruit
ing , physical' training. Instruction , athletkn ,
etc. , coupled with judicious and humane dis
cipline , have placed In the army men ot good
character and conduct , flno physique and
highly efficient. Officials and press speak
warmly of army men when brought In con
tact with militia at camps of Instruction and
other places.
The Inspector general 1& his report sajs :
To obtain the utmcot effectiveness , exer-
clsca simulating war are as imperative as
the prior training of the Individual soldier ,
and funds should1 bo appropriated for flelc
mrneuvers , combined when practicable w'th
the national guard. With the passing o
the veterans skilled In handling large bailie's
of troops , this subject demands serious and
prompt attention.
The number of trials by general courts-
martial was 1,384 , which Irc 102 les.3 than
last year. There has alw been a decrease
of 127 In the number of trials by Inferior
courts-martial. The number of convictions
of desertion wao 244. which Is twelve less
than last year and 274 less than during the
twelve months ending August 31 , 1894.
WORK ON MISSOURI RIVER.
The Missouri river commission again calls
nttentkn to the fact that the progress 01
work for the systematic Improvement of the
river by continuous work by reaches Is seri
ously Interfered with by requirements 01
law which specify numerous localities , sep
arated by many miles , where work is re
quired to bo done , notwithstanding a reduc
tion in the money provided by ccngress for
the work. The results obtained on this river
have shown beyond question the practica
bility of controlling the river , holding Its
banks , and giving ample channels for navi
gation ; but the cost and uncertainty of per
manence of the work and the slow progrccw
heretofore made have been such as to dis
courage those Interested In the effort to Im
prove the river for such a distance as would
give promise of bulld'ng up Its commerce
to a degree commensurate with the cost o :
the work ,
During the year the channel through the
Great Lakes between Chicago , Duliith and
Buffalo was practically completed , and' Its
Importance to the Interests of navigation la
enormous.
The commerce passing through tbo St
Marys Falls canal during the navigable sea
son of 1896 comprised 1C , 39,001 tors of
freight , valuc-d at 1195,146,842- through
the Detroit river about 27,900,520 tons , valued
at $300.000.000 ,
The publication of the official records wa
carried forward and five volumes were pub
llsbcd , and five supplemental volumes wer
printed and put In the hands of the In
( lexers. When these shall have been dls
trlbuted , as they will be before the clos
of the present llsca'l yea'r , the entire nerle
of the records of the two armlca that relat
directly to battles and campaigns will 1m
been completed , 113 volumes In all , of nearl
120,000 octavo pages. The Atlas cantalns 17
plates , embracing nearly 1,000 battle on
cair.ialgn maps , sketches and reproduction
of photographic and other views.
The records remaining unpublished relat
to prisoners iind to organIzatloo , maintenance
etc. , of the two armies , requiring In ul
twenty more backs. By the close of tliu
current fiscal year , the work of compilation
of these records will probably bo completed
and at the present rate of publication four
years will bo required to finish the whole
work , the expenditures upon which now
reach very nearly 12.500.000.
The condition of the Indians Is better t"-
day "tt.cu It has been for many years , and
during the last year there has been no sari-
ous disturbance of the peace. The Indians
are making rapid progress toward pennanei.t
settlement and semi-civilization. It was a
wise provision of congress tlut uulhvUcd
the president to detail experienced ofllcers
of the array to act as Indian agents , and I
trust this sjfltbni will be continued , The
number of Indian children that are now re
ceiving the advantages of school education
Is very Urge , and" * It 1s having a very ex
cellent effect upon the condition ot the
tribes , as well > upon their proereia a 4
Kistornl and nn agricultural ) boplo. Their
on.ltlon ] Is being benefited in many ways.
NEW POST'IN AltA&KA.
Within the past yar < , as'lnbt course well
mown , the great territory 'of Alaska has
opened up a new problem. H s probable that
wlS.iln another year .a vcry Urge number of
icople may bo gathered there , estimated by
many conservative melt us lllgh as 100,000 ,
and I urgently suggest that some adequate
ncasurcs bo adopted \by which a mllltarj
orco can bo sent to that territory , If need
> c , to guard persons and property. In n. re
mote country where there arc no laws , and
the territory very cxtcmlvo , there Is great
danger that there may be much lawlessness
and need of a restraining force , and 1 there-
ere hope that largo powers may be granted
ho executive , to provide as far as possible
for any emergency Mat may arise.
On tiio 20th day of September Lieutenant
Colonel Randall ot the Eighth Infantry , with
wo officers and twenty-five men , accompanied
iy a surgeon and three assistants , were sent
to St. Michael to establish a peat , and for the
lurposo of guarding property and preserving
.ho pence. The commau'd arrived safely on
ho 9th ultimo. A mlllKry reservation , with
icadquartors on the Island of St. Michael ,
was created under orders of-tho 20th ultimo.
The creating of further ) military reservations ,
n commani ot prudent officers , given some
discretion , may best solve the problem. A
} oat for transportation and patrol on the
Yukon and Its tributaries will bo.essential ,
end authority la asked to provide one.
On account of the tcrrlbio rigor of the
weather , and also the Inducements for de
sertion , I recommend that tno pay of the en-
Istcd men serving there ! bo Increased , with
; ho hope that exttxi compensation , will be an
nducement for a very high grade of men to
enlist la that particular service.
CAXVOT COME TO AX AQlini3.MRVr.
iM fin * Keeliiriielly Tri-iity
with l''runeo Delayed.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 21. > There Is no Im
mediate prospect of the conclusion of the
reciprocity negotiations between the United
States and France. Both governments have
iresentcd elaborate statistics to show their
respective position In any reciprocity ar
rangement , but the matter has not pro
gressed to the point whore an agreement
cm bo foreseen.
Having presented the French side of the
case from every- standpoint M. Patenotro ,
.ho French ambassador , has now referred
the question 'back ' to his government and Is
awaiting Instructions. Ho had hoped to
conclude the negotiations before departing
o his now pest at Madrid , but this seems
hardly likely , owing to the many delays
which are occurring.
Ho had expected to leave the latter part
of this- month , but may defer his trip until
the latter part of Decemocr. Mmc. Pat-
cnotro will not &o until spring ; owing to the
severity of an ocean trip in ] midwinter.
The new French ambassador , M. Cambcn ,
will leave Paris December 15 , arriving hele
about the first of the "new ; year. Mmc- .
2ambon will not come to this country dur-
ng the first year of the ambassador'
service. '
As the reciprocity question Is now before
the authorities at Paris It Is likely that M.
Cambon will receive personal Instructlcns
and come here fully conversant with the
question. , , -
In the course of the negotiations an Inti
mation has been made br tho'United States
officials that a relaxation of the French re
strictions on American meat products would
be helpful In forwarding the reclprpclty
agreement
GI2.YUK.VI * AL11ISIIT OUIIWAV DEAU.
lit ? Hurt JiiHt JU'turneiT. front ) n
Kuroiu-irti. Trill.
NEW YORK , Nov. 21. General Albert
Ordway died at 7:15 o'clock tonight at the
Hoffman house In this city. When death
came the general's wife" , , his sister. Miss
Emma Ordway ; Dr. Pcaso , the attending
physician , and Lieutenant Very , a close
friend and business assdciate , were at his
bedside.
General Ordway and his wife returned
from Europe last Wednesday. They ensod .
rooms at the Hoffman house. Next day the
general was taken sick and ho continued to
grow weaker and weaker until 7:15 : o'clock
this evening , when he 'passed away. The
general's death was doubtless hastened bj
the eid and recent events In connection with
his wayward daughter , Bettlna Girard. The
latter , a complete wreck , was a. day or two
.ago transferred to a private sanitarium from
Bellevue hospital. Owing to the pleading of
his wife , who had become , reconciled to her
daughter. General Ordwaj , finally consented
to the return of the prodigal and a reunion
of the. family In Washington was arranged.
General Ordway's death Is attributed by
the attending physician to Jaundice and
pleurisy , which developsd. from a cold con
tracted In Paris.
WORCESTER , Mass. , Nov. 21. Judge
Thomas Leverett Nelson of the United States
district court of the district of Mastachuaetts ,
died at 11:30 : o'clock tlila morning at his homo
In this city after a long Illness , aged 70
years.
SAN FRANCISCO , Nov. .21. Captain J. F.
Chapman , for twenty-five years a prominent
ship owner here , died this morning at his
surburban residence , near , Oakland.
NANTUCKET , Mass. , Nov. 21. Mrs. Eliza
beth McMlllIn , wife of General W. L. Mc-
Mlllln of Louisiana , died here today of heart
failure.
SIOUX CITY , Nov. 21. ( Special Telegram. )
Mrs. Charles Lamb died this afternoon
fioml the effects of an explosion of gasoline
here on Thursday. She tried to fill the tank
In her stove without turning the fire out
and was terribly burned. She leaves a hus
band' ' and two children.
SIUSLTON. Neb. . Nov. 21. ( Special. ) J.
C. Hcnlan , one ot Shelton's oldest and very
respected business men , died Friday evening
and wan burled today. The funeral was hold
from the Methodist Episcopal church , ot
which the deceased was a member. The
Knights of Pythias lodjco assisted In the
services. Ex-Grand Chancellor Ford ot
Kearney officiated at the funeral service.
NEW YORK. Nov , , 21 General Albert
Ordway of Washington died at the Hoffman
IHoueo at 715 ; o'clock tonight.
WATKIl SUri'LY M&lltljV EXIIAUSTUI )
CKlcciiM CuniliflK-a to liny AVIml They
\invf line. ' '
FORT SCOTT , Kan.Nov. 21. Save for one
or two artesian welli' ' this city Is without
water. The eontlnucdMffortB'of ! ' twenty men ,
who for two days aml-nlBbfe have been dyna
miting the MarmaWn river "bod for water
to supply the city ] , havbt failed , and last
night the water company's pump house beg -
g diawlng wind and tlio e-utlro city supply
was shut off , _ This eorijlltbn Is unprece
dented , and unless the' men who are still
at work with dycamltd .ana powder < can
bring water down from ( bur miles above In
a short time many mills nnd factories will
bo forced to shut down.
The rainfall for the IciU month or so has
been too light to afford .relict. ' Ouucru of the
artesian wells arp nellrfg ( 'their water and
at the shutdown of the pumping works last
night raised the price.
COLLISION JI F.TVHK.V 31OTOH CAIlh.
r
Itotli Motornii-ii Arc Killed anil OIit ( > r
IiiJnriMl.
BALTIMORE ' , Nov./ / 21. Because K , n.
Morr'lck , a motonnan In the employ of the
i Baltimore & Northern railway , dleobcyed or
ders , officers of that road say there was a
frightful had end collision th's morning
on the lino. In which Jlorrlck na * almost In
stantly kllle4 acd yiljlaui F , Homer , motorman -
torman on , the car which was going In the
I opposite dlr-ctlon , received injuries from
which he died about halt an hour later.
The two conductors end the four imiwi
gcrs who were In both cars we-re mart o
,1658 Injured , although'the Injuries of HOIK
. are euppoied to be dangerous. Those mou.
I tcrlously Injured are ;
Conductor Thomas Ewlng , aged 38 , years.
j CJurles Snowden. colored , aged 29 yearn.
MIKLEJOIIN'S ' LONG TRIP
Assistant Secretary of Wnr Returns from
Tour of Inspection ,
VISITS THE WESTERN ARMY POSTS
Well IMcnKCil ulth tlio Condition of
.Aleii nnil Tlielr Siirroiindlnux
At All IMni-VM He
"The people through the western country
are taking n. deep Interest In Iho Transmls-
slppl Exposition. They Icok upon It as a
western enterprise for the purpose of dis
playing to the world t'.io vast riches of this
section ot the country and they are feeling
the keen necessity that the western states
should put on exhibit ut the exposition the
best they have 'In ' order to make themselves
known. " '
That Is what Assistant Secretary of War
Mclklcjohn eatd' ' yesterday , anj ho has had
an opportunity for more than a month past
to feel the pulse of the western people on the
matter. He has just returned from an In
spection tour ot that length ot time , which
has taken In almost all the country west of
the Missouri river , both to the north aud
Eont'h and t.s far west as the coast.
"Tho exposition Is most thoroughly adver
tised throughout the west , " continued Mr.
Melklejohn. "It was being talked about
everywhere. I was not called upon anywhere
to explain Its scop : , and all that was left
for mo to do at the banquets and receptions
I 'attended and among the many people I met
was to put In some good words for it. "
Assistant Secretary Jlelklejohn says the
Wnr department will bo creditably repre
sented. The display at Nashville will bo
transferred to this city and efforts will bo
made to materially Increase and better It.
Mr. Melklejohn highly recommends Captain
Ward , who has been appointed as the Wnr
department representative at the exposition.
Ho occupied a similar position , at the Nash
ville show aud proved very satisfactory.
, WHERE 'HE HAS BEEN.
Assistant iHccretary iMelklcjohn has been
Inspecting forts and barracks In the west
since October 15. Ho went first to the De
partment of ( Missouri and Inspected the Jef-
f01 son barracks and the Fort Leavonworth
Military school , He then came to this city
and Inspected iFort Crook. This was about
October 20. Ho therb went to St. Paul , head
quarters of the Department ot Dakota , and
Inspected Fort SnclllngMlnn. . , Fort Keogh ,
Mont. ; Fort Ouster and the Ouster battle
giound and IFort Yello stone. Ho spout
three days In Yellowstone park with a view
of selecting sites for the substations to be
established to protect the park from
poachers.
From the park the assistant secretary of
war went to 'Fort ' ( Harrison and Fort Missoula -
soula In Montana. He then went to Fort
Vancouver , headquarters ot the Department
of Columbia , and Inspected that fort and
also 'Fort 'Spokane ' , Vancouver Barracks and
the proposed site for a new fort nt Seattle.
Ho Journej'ed to San Francisco , headquarters
ot the Department of California , and In
spected the Benlcla barracks and arsenal ,
Fort 'Presidio ' , the coast defenses at Fort
Mason , the military prison on Alcatraz Island
and the San Diego barracks. On this portion
tion of the trip ho visited' also .Monterey . ,
Santa Cruz , Loa Angeles , San Pedro harbor
and other points.
. , As none ofthe. Jpns. In Arizona or
Mexico are on the railroad , he passed them
by and went to the Department of Tcxao ,
where ho inspected Fort Bliss at El Paso ,
Fort Sam Houston at San Antonio and the
headquarters there and the Army and Navy
hospital at Hot Springs , Ark. , which has
been recently opened by executive order to
the honorably discharged volunteer soldiers
who served during the rebellion. Ho also
inspected Fort Logan H. Roots In Arkansas
and then the proposed rifle range at Arcadia ,
Mo. , ninety miles from Jefferson barracks -
racks , and then , came to this city.
The assistant secretary of war expressed
himself as highly pleased with the results
ojj the Inspection. Ho praises the excellent
personnel of the enlisted men he saw every
where , and commends the recruiting service
for the care it Is displaying In selecting
recruits. Fully 90 per cent of the applicants
are being rejected. Secretary Melklejohn
also finds that the departments are every
where employing economy In the expenditure
of thslr appropriations. Finally ho Is much
pleased with the good sanitary condition in
which ho found all the posts.
WILL BUY THE RANGE.
One result of the trip will bo the purchase
of the new rifle range at Arcudla , Mo. Ar
appropriation has already beeu made for thai
purpose , but the purchase was postponed
because last year when it was used by the
army as a range m1 ny of the men fell slcli
from malarial fever and this was reported
to be caused by the unhcalthful surrounding
conditions. From his examination Assistant
Secretary Melklojohn has como to the con
clusion that the fever was caused by forced
rarches and not by any unhealthy surround
ings , and will therefore recommend the pur
chase. The range contains about 1,000 acres.
Another result of the trip Is the abandon
ment of Fort ( Juster on account of Its unsani
tary 'conditions ' and surroundlags. The troops
that were stationed there have been trans
ferred to Forts Kcogh , Harrison and Mie-
soula.
Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn Intended to
conclude his Inspection trin by visiting Forts
Nlpbrara , Robinson and Meade In the De
partment of the Platte In company with
General Copplnger , but this visit will have
to bo postponed , because of the necessity o
his getting back to Washington before con-
grecs convenes. Ho will bo In the city today
and will tomorrow go to Lincoln , where hi
will bo tendered a reception by the Llncoli
Light Infantry of the Nebraska Natlona
Guard. On the following day ho will re
turn to Omaha and will stay hero untl
Thursday , when ho leaves for Washington ,
TIIOIl.V TIUAIVIH1. . III3UI.V TOI1AY
Sliitu V.'lll Have n WltiiexN \ t
( of ( ! re Summoned.
NEW YORK , Nov. 21 , Martin Thorn will
tomorrow bo placed on trial for the bcconi
time for the murder of Guldcnsuppe , Thorn
and Mrs. Nack will both appear on the stand
An important witness not subpoenaed In the
first trial will 'bo Constantine Kcchn , a
barber , who worked 'beside ' Thorn for nearly
a year. Upon his testimony the state wll
bat > o Its argument that It was Thorn and noi
Mrs. 'Nack ' who planned and committed the
crime. Thorn's testimony > wlll bo equal to a
plea of being an. accefcbory after tbo fact
His part of the murder , ho will declare , was
merely to aid Mrs , 'Nack ' In disposing of the
ghastly remains and protecting her by
silence , claiming that the woman did the
murder.
IMK'VGKttV CASH CO1IKS III- TODAY
DefeiiHe Will I'rnliulily Axle for n
Continuance.
CHICAGO , Nov. 21. The Luctgert case
will bo called for a Eecond trial at 10
o'clock tomorrow morning In Judge Horton'u
court , The state will announce Its readi
ness to go with the trial at once , but It
'a ' very probable that Attorney Phalen for
the defence will ask for a continuance era
a chsngo of venue , Mr. Phalen Is utlll ex
amining the long record In the case am
desires morn time to prepare for the trial
lie has not yet decided upon his associate
In the caco and may decide to conduct the
defense alone ,
Co nun 11 n Suicide.
HflLUWATEH , Okl. , Nov , 21.-Attornoy
Van Martin , u former prominent lawyer
uul politician , committed suicide in jal
i CM while awulilng trial for embezzlenun
lid foigcry. lis hud ticrn out on ball , but
ran mirreuted yeatcrday , e'hargcd wltl
tampering with the Jury list from whlcl
twelve men to try him were to be xelucted
Soon after being- placed In Jail tie took a
blkj elose of morphine and was past relle
when his condition became known , j
THMPKHATtllin AT OMAHA ,
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CHICAGO , Nov. 21. There was a general
all In temperature ot from 18 to SO de
grees throughout the northwest today. A
rep of 20 degrees to 40 above was experi
enced In this city. Havre , Mont. , aud Medl-
Ino Hnt , N. W. T. , carried off the honors ,
ho thermometer at both points registering
0 drgrcea below zero. The cold wave Is
novlng rapidly eastward and will probably
ic fo'.Ioncd by sleet and snow.
I'tlllMG I.M'ICIIKST IS niVIDKI ) .
Spaniard * Think of Weyli-r mid
Autonomy for Culm.
Copyright , 15 ! > 7 , by 1'rrra PulOlxhlnjr Company. )
MADRID , Nov. 21. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Public in-
crest Is about equally divided between the
sensational preparations for the reception ot
General Weyler at Barcelona and the In-
creating opposition of the protectionists and
other adversaries of the Sag.ista govern
ment to conceding to Cuba autonomy In tariff
natters.1.
NcgoMntlons for the pacification of the
'hlllpplno Islando began eomo weeks ago. It
s asserted in the military clubs. At first
ho Insurgent leaders wanted , In addition to
good terms for themselves and their follow
ers , promise * of reforms In the colonial gov
ernment and the religious Institutions ot the
stands. It was Intimated to the chiefs that
he Spanish liberal government would re
organize the colonial sjstem , but could not
nako any agreement to do so with the rebels
n arms. The negotiations continued with
some of the chiefs because earne of the
others refused lo consider the struggle
lopcless. At last , about the middle of No
vember , the Influence of Aguln-Udo pre
vailed and the rebels offered to surrender all
heir firearms and make public submission
it places appointed by the authorities on
condition that the rank and file be allowed
o return to their homes unmolested and re
cover their confiscated property , the leaders
o be liberally provided with means to go
and live abroad It the authorities should ol > -
ect to their remaining In the colony. The
; ovcrnor general was authorized to consent
o these terms If all the chiefs and the rebel
lands would adhere to them.
ARTHUR E. HOUGHTON.
MUTINY IX SOUIIAXKSI3 FOKCI3S.
Four Oilleers ml KITI re it SoliUorN
Killed In ( lie AUnclc.
ZANZIBAR , South Africa , Nov. 21. Par
ticulars have reached hero of a revolt among
the Soudanese troops In Major McDonald's
expedition In the lake country south of the
equatorial provinces. It appears that the
expedition was advancing into the interior
from the Uganda country for a point as to
which information Is wanting.
On October 19 last the mutineers , assisted
by 150 Mohammedan tribesmen , at licked the
camp at Usoga. In the fierce fighting that
followed Lieutenant Fielding. Major Thur-
Eton , Launch Engineer Scott , Civil Officer
Wilton and fifteen soldiers were killed. The
wounded numbered thirty. Including Captain
MacPherson and Chief Civil Officer Jackson ,
The mutlncrs were finally defeated , after
Using 100' killed and wounded.
Majpr .MacDonald . has been Joined by the
Usoga native army , and It is hoped thai
ho will be able td quell the mutiny in ri
few weeks. A detachment of Indian troops
from Mobasa will stlrt immediately to rein
force Major MacDonald.
Kl'IlTIllOH ' UIOTI.VC IM Al'STKIA.
I'oliee Charge nil ( lie Molt and Kill
One .Mi-n.
VIENNA , Nov. 21 The hostility between
the Christian socialists and the social demo
crats , which exists In all parts of Austria
and frequently leads to sharp collisions be
tween the rival partisans , has resulted In
serious rioting at Gratz , the capital city of
Styria , and the seat of Important cotton and
woolen manufactories. While the Christian
socialists were holding a meeting there to
day the social democrats forced their way In ,
broke up the meeting and pelted the ChristIan -
Ian socialists with beer g'asses. Some of
the Invaders threw cha'ra end several of
the Christian socialists were badly hurt. The
promoters of the meeting rushed from the
hall and the disturbances were continued on
the street outside.
The police and military were summoned
but were stoned by the rioters. They then
charged the mob with fixed bayonets , klll-
'ng one person and wounding many. Ten
of the ringleaders have been arrested. Five
policemen were badly hurt.
UXAIII.I'7 TO 1.OCATI3 I'UOK. AX
i lo Jlexene ( he Aeronaut
ItediniH Km ] > ly-Iatided.
TROMSOE , Tromsoo Island , Norway , Nov.
21. The steamer Victoria , which was fitted
out by the governor of Tromeoe , under In-
structlc-LiB from King Oscar , to search for
Prof. Andree , the missing aeronaut , and
which left here November B , has returned
from Spltzbergon , It brings no news as to
the whereabouts or movements of Prof. An-
dreo , although exploring parties landed ten
times at various points In Danmands Islands.
The Victoria WES provisioned for eight
monthi and carried a crow of fifteen men ,
Paul Bjocrvlg , the explorer , was one of the
company ,
VI3IIIHCT IS I3.V1M3CT13I1 TODAY.
Trial of Arro.io l.ynelierH COIIII < N lo
mi r.nd.
CITY OF MEXICO , Nov. 21. The trial ot
policemen and officials of pollco who took
an active part In the killing of Arroyo , the
would-be assassin of President Diaz , draws
to a close and the verdict la expected to
morrow.
CladHtone In IIU I'MIIII ' ! Ileillli. :
LONDON , Nov , 21. A dUpatch from Ha-
warden says Mr. Gladstone , concerning
whnfie health an alarming rumor was widely
circulated hero yesterday , Is in hta usual
health and this morning walked to and fro
between the castle and the village church
where he attended service ,
I'enee Kel llN In
MONTEVIDEO , Nov , 21. The public la re.
covering from the effects of the prci'.c ' thai
followed the announcement last Friday o :
the arrest of Dr. Herrera y Obea by Pres
ident CuCEtas and the latter's as'sumptlo'i '
aiming at his overthrow by force. The clt >
Is tranquil ,
HHTTIiHMHXT Ol * A IMMII.V KljUl )
Two HrollierN on a Side , Knur ( IIIIN
Four Dead.
MANUBVILLC , La , , Nov , 21. Bayou Ls
combe , a small settlement eleven miles COB
of hero , has beep the ecene of a terrible
tragedy. Nowa has just been received hereof
of a desperate fight between Arthur and Ed
ward Jolle on one side and Laurance am
Edward Cousin on the other , which re
sulted In the killing of all the parties con
cerned , Ehotgiirs and pistols were the
ucapoiiB ttiied. The cause of the difficulty
's attributed to an old family feud. On ac
count of the remoteness of the place urn
lack of the ordinary means of communica
tion the details are necessarily very meager
MoveiuentN mf ( leenn Vexaelx , Vov. Ul
At Huvre Arrived Ui Brctugne , from
New York.
At Qutcnstown-giillcel-Ktrurla ( from
Liverpool ) , for New York.
At New York Arrived La Champagne-
from Havre. Balled American , for Am
Hterdum.
At Movllle Balled Furnevula. from Qlus
, for New York. , i ( |
ENGLAND FAVORS IT
Indorses the Proposed Commission for
Settlement of International Questions
S NOT JEA LOUS OF THE UNITED STATES
frusta to Canadian Loyalty to Protect
Great Britain's Interests ,
VANTS IRRITATING QUESTIONS SETTLED
ifany Subjects at Issio in Which it ia
Not Concerned.
CARES ONLY FOR WELFARE OF COLONIES
> lxpoxed In I.oolc lliiou the Commls-
Mluit KM Source of ( ireat Ooo(3
to Knch of the Three
| , CoiititrloH. ,
WASHINGTON , Nov. 21. There Is good
eason to believe that the British government
vlll vlow with favor the formation of a com-
ulsslon to clear up vexatious questions bo-
wccn the United States and Canada. The
attitude will be Important In the cousumma-
lon ot the commission plan , for the best
efforts of the United Statevi and Canada
toward a general settlement could como to
naught unless the Imperial government np-
woved the efforts and stood ready < to glvo
hem ofilclal execution In the form of a treaty.
At first the ehnrp differences aroused
> y the recent Bering sea meeting
ed to the belief that Great Brit
ain might stand la the way of < a
commission which would discuss , among
other questions , such Imperial subjects oa
ho tariff. England lias been tenacious In
loldlng the advantages secured by Canada's
> rcforentlal British tariff , and It was thought
the colonial otllco at London would not view
vllh favor any movement by a commission
vulch would disturb this peaceful prcfercn-
lal tariff.
ANXIOUS FOR SETTLEMENT.
It appears , however , that the British au-
horltles are sincerely ztixlouS to close up
ho various Irritating questions which have
eng existed between Canada and the United
States through the medium of a commissioner
or otherwise , and that no Idea Is entertained '
that when the commission dealt with th'o
mperlal subject ot the tariff It would Involve
any disturbances of the Brltlsh-Canadlaa
tariff relations. There are eald to bo many
articles , such as coal and fish , which are not
exchanged between Great Britain and Can
ada. On such articles , therefore , any recip
rocal arrangement between the United States
und Catiada would have no Influence In Brlt-
sh trade with Canada.
The home government Is said to bo fully
conscious of the advantages which Canada ,
may secure In the extensive American mar
ket lying along KB barders , and there Is un
derstood to be every desire to aid Canada la
the enjoyment ot reciprocal trade with tlila
couotry.
RECIPROCITY IN OTHER DIRECTIONS.
Already the British ambassador has boon
authorized from London to begin negotia
tions for rociprocty tieatles between tho.
United States and the BritlfhVost Indlaa
colonies. This Is cited to show the favor
whichtho , London authorities exhibit toward
securing the best reciprocal advantages for
British colonies. It is bald the same view-
would prevail as to Canadian reciprocity.
In any event , the work of a commission
would be preliminary only , and It would
remain for the British government to glvo
It effect by formal treaty.
The subjects other than the tariff , such
as border Immigration , fishing In the great
lakes , etc. , are not of an Imperial character
and concern only the United States anil
Canada. In these It is said that Great Brit
ain has no Interest whatever , except to sco
them settled on terms satisfactory to Can
ada. The lake fisheries have been a prolific
source of trouble. It Is claimed that lha
fish of the likei. particularly white fish ,
are being exterminated by the lax laws ot
some of the states bordering on the lakes ,
I lie destruction of thu fish Is said to bu
analogous to the destruction of the tealn
In Bering sea , and one of the subjects which
Canada would urge before the commission
would bo the protection of the flaherlcn
In the lakes.
SATISFIED WITH RESULTS.
Prof. D'Arcy Thompson , the British seal
expert , hav.'nt ; concluded his labors loft to
day for Toronto , Intending to reach New
York In time to take the Lucanla for Liver
pool later In the week. His trip to Canada
iu personal and has no connection with
pend'ng Bering sea negotiations. Prof.
Thompson expresses himself na we ! ! pleased
with tho-rocent meeting of experts and with
the results arrived at ,
Slnco the expert agreement was reached
a protocol lisa been signed by Mr. Hamlln ,
chairman of the expert meeting , and' by the
secretaries , Mr. Vonn'ng In behalf of Can
ada , and Mr , Clark In behalf of the United
SMtcs. This protocol oUs forth the circum
stances under which the meeting was hold ,
with the minutes of the proceedings and to
some extent aide In the Interpretation of tbo
agreement by showing all the circumstances
leading up to It.
Sir Julian Pauncofote , the British ambas
sador , lies been confined to his room for
the last two weeks with a return of h ! old
allmont of rheuniatcm ! , It prevented his at-
tcnftiDcc at the Bering nca meetings and In
this end all other affairs ot the embassy
Mr. Adam , first secretary , has been In
charge. In the meantime such questions as
inclproclty with the British West Indies , the
general arbitration treaty , etc , , have toeon
lu abeyance , but they are likely to como
up for dlEcuFHlcm with the authorities hero
as soon as Sir Julian ! o fully recovered ,
I'I < A.V.S KOIl fiOVKimiK.VJ' KXIIIIUT.
Oinalia May IC\ | > eel Somvlliliiff Very
l'"lne nl KM .SluMr. j
WASHINGTON. Nov. 21. ( Special. ) The
government proposes to give an exhibit at
Omaha second to none heretofore mfldo. Tbo
members of the government branl , who had
largo control .of the Nashvlllo exhibit , have
learned a great man ) things during their
sojourn at NashvllU * which will be of Incal
culable benefit to the government exhibit at
Omaha. They re-cosnlzo the Importance ot
enlarging the exhibit In many partlculira
and In curtailing others , and the experience
gained at Nashville v , 111 prove of vast benefit
to the government f''tnv at the Transmlo-
sUilppI Exposltl n. Til a SmlthEonliii Insti
tution and the Nation 1 museum are already
actively engaged In making a Hut of their
exhibits for shipment to Omoha.
The manner of packing exhibits and ar
ranging them for exhibition In vogue at the
National museum Is a most complete one-
11 nd Is the result of Ions experience and
work on this subject. The boxes In which
the objects Intended f r exhibition arp ar
ranged are ot a standard measurement ,
thirty by twenty-four Incher. They can bo
used to enclose the articles and then brought
Into requisition an tables , or used In a
number of different wuya. The rapidity
with which , under trolned ousUtantH , work
can be carried on was exemplified at the
Nashvlllo exposition. The display of woman' *
handiwork , embracing the coarsest pottery ,
as well an tbo flncvt laces , wan packed la
the cases roidy for shipment to Washington
In two or three hours after the exposition
cloned. This Is also true of the other de
partment * , end the deftncua and speed la
which government exhibits can bo assembled
wus almost ox much of a wonder to tb
Nashville people ut the exhibits themaolvM.
