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THE OMAHA DAILY .THUtWDAY , APRIL 38 , 18W } . GUARDS AND IfflES MARCH Omaha's Crack Military Companies Toke Their Departure. THOUSANDS CHEER THEM AS THEY START Citizen * Tlironn tlic Strrctn nnrt Olve Their llrnvc Soliller Ho - Grrnt Ovntlnn n * Thcr do Away ( Continued from First Page. ) cx-Mcutenant Ilayward of the Thurston muni. Now came a long column of city officials , headed by Hon. Frank E. Moorcs , mayor , ivho looked as though he was sorry ho couldn't go along with the young soldiers. The delegation marched In sets of fours and all carried American flags. The city officials were Immediately followed by the members of the city council and members of the Hoard of Education. Following them were the county officials , Including the juders of the county courts and the court clerks. IN THE SECOND DIVISION. The brass band of the First Regiment Infantry , Nebraska National Guard , followed /.Ides Dudley Smith. H. J. 1'enfold , W. 11. Taylor and Morltz Meyer and opened the eccond division of the parade. The band was loudly cheered by those who appreci ated the fact that musicians were to RO with the Nebraska troops to the front , the call lor the state troops Including the band of the First Infantry , as well as the Roldlers. Owing to a change that was made Just be fore the Rtart'i.3 of the column , none of the civic societies or organizations marched In the second division. With thfo change made the division waa composed entirely of cltl- 7ons , hut there were thousands of them. As the division received the command to mirch Marshal 1'cnfold swung the scctlctw In from the side streets tic til It seemed that all of the rsl' < enta of the city and most ot those from the surrounding country were there. 'Nearly ' nil of those who marched In the line carried the stars and stripes , while many of them bare the flag of Cuba. Whllo the tieeond division was made up ot the citizens , It was not without Its features. Inscribed on many of the banners were cheering Inscriptions , urging the local noldlera to stand by old glory und never per- .mil Its folds to tralUln the dust. One old man , who said that he was a confederate soldier during the unpleasantness of thirty ojii years ago , was loud In his demonstra tions , and as he caught a sight of the III ( lea and Guard ) as he turned onto a side street 'ho ' exclaimed , "Boys , glvo them h 1 ! " As lit made 'tho remark lie tossed his hat into the Air and let out a rebel yell , that was taken tip by the crow ! atxl echoed and re-echoed from curb to curb. As the columu passed Thirteenth street on Its way to the depot a party of some COO , itho members of which had been watching the first division , fell In behind and helped to swell the crowd that marched to the depot. Another cro-wJ , * nearly as large , joined the Jlne at Eleventh street , while smaller parties fell Jn At other street intersections. SCE.NKS Al.O.Vtt ' THIS STREETS. Funil PnrouellH a nil I'nthctlc 1'luturen \ < ite l AnioiiK the Tlu-oiiR * . Among a crowd of people who were massed on a baggage truck at the depot yesterday s the guards were leaving was an.pld negro woman. She was evidently very old ; her hair was white and her face was shriveled and wrinkled with age. Oblivious of the persons who crowded about her , itie proudly waved a small flag above her head In time to the lively music of the band. Her face beamed and she eeemed to bo perfectly liappy. When the train bearing the militia companies passed her station , she called" to each of the boys In blue , "Goodbye , " "Good- hye , " "iQawd blesta you. " Some of the per- eons who were standing near the woman and had only paiBslug Interest in the departing troops smiled at her enthusiasm , but she did not flee them ; her thought ) were with the soldier boys. The train passed , the woman etlll waved her flag till the laat car disap peared. A sad .look came Into her face , and nhe stood tllent for a moment , then turning to a girl who stood near ohe said : "Law , miss , it made mo feel young. I wuzn't no o'.dcd'n you all the time I said goodbye to the ahmy bcfoh. I knows I'e old , but I'a Jca as loyal as I ever be. " Preparatory to entering the parade the Omaha Guards were eesembled In the ermory. The gallery was crowded and many people flood about the walls watching the boys as they fell to. "Company , attention ! " brought the Guards to order. Anxlouoly awaiting an opportunity to say goodbye to friends , the crowd watched the company opn ranks and submit to Inspection Then the command , "Rest ! " waa lie signal for weathearts , mothers and sisters to continue thclntsrewells. Rushing to their dear ones , Rlrta.pinned boutonniers on the blue coats airivepoke words that were meant to cheer , bufrwhlch betrayed so much misgiving and adncs' ) that they failed their purpose. One bright-Meed little girl whose eyes showed unmistakable trace * of weeping pinned a tunch of rosM on a young fellow's coat end grasped bis band In a warm farewell. Then came the command , "Company , attention ! " Kissing the girl hastily , the young fellow pulled the guns and letters from his cap cad handed them to her. Fastening the ouvfnlr In her belt , she watched the com pany longingly as It flled out ot the armory and joined the parade. Just as theGuardt were leaving the armory A woman loading two children and carrying - ing a bouquet ot roses battened Into the corridor. Eagerly aoiralng the facea aa the company caiscd eho tried to force her way to a position- where she could speak to one of the soldiers as he panned , but the crowd held her tack. Suddenly her face bright ened and he called to ons of the Guards &K bo passed and held the flowers out toward him. Tuo cheering was so loud and the confusion was so great that cho did not gain hi * Attention. Disappointment came Into her face a ho helplessly held the rases and with her children withdrew to a place where the crowd was less den- > . 4 'Tm mighty sorry I didn't get 'to ' see m > girl , " said one of the Thurston Rifles just before the train pulled out. "I looked every , where for her , but couldn't find her at all Mcbbe she's hero In the crowd somewhere , Certainly would come to see me off. " "There lie is. > there he. Is now. " exclaimed three pretty girls , as they pointed at the young fellow who was lamenting his girl's ab jsaiice. The recognition was mutual and he eturted toward the girls , shouting : "I knew I'd see you. " With much affection he klsscc ! all three of the girls and they wished hlir good luck and a safe return. "Kind of hard to tell which one was the particular om that young fellow was wishing for , " said ar old man who heard the conversation anc saw the meeting. "Dut guecs the little om In the green hat must have been her. Hi sort ot husged her a little longer than thi other ones , " The parade was watched with Badness h ] the prisoners In the county jail. The ; clung helplessly to the bara that held then while the crowds on Seventeenth and liar ncy streets were moving back and forth bo- twecn the bands , the High School Cadets mall carriers and veterans who were form inij for the parade. Old Glory waving fron all the surrounding buildings did not meat freedom for them. All their love of patriot Ism was contained within four dlsmn walla , as compared with which a camp li Cuba would be a paradise. Stirring musii to a man In prison Is a mockery. And al , because he has transgressed the llbertlei which .his country offera to him. A huge flag was 'toru loose from Us fasten Ing * at an upper window of a building 01 Fern a in street < uj the parade was passing am carried nearly a block before It came down The lucid-en t brought out a mighty chce from the crowd , which was prolapsed whei tin * utars aud stripe * eompletflf envelope ! i anal ! child as It struck the ground. Two spectators were old veterans who ha < evidently come In from the country to1 see th soldier bo-a off. "Kemlnda me right smar ot ' 61 , " remarked one of the aged tncn a thf militia passed by In good' inarchlnj order. " 'Deed It does , " came the rcjalndei "only the crowd's bigger ; but 'then ' war1 war. and thcso boys'll k > : o\v more about I before they're done with their brush wit Spain. " * A bevy of young women who attracted unl versa ! attention on Farnam street wore coa tunics made entirely of silk ot the ytitlcru colors , trimmed with Oealgns of the Cuba. ' flif. The ? rol In a trap , which WAI ils prntusrly decorated with flag * , and M tnV militia paiinrd their vrhlclotho young women , nhowcTcd upon them bunchra ot lovely rosrs. It was an Inspiring Blprht that caused the cro-.vfl to cheer cuihujUitlcally , Amcoj the old BolcMers who took part In the parade there were fathers of some ot the young moi who started for the front ; bant with ago and crippled with the ravages of the sootloni.1 Ktrlfe they were following the rising generation with the name pride and love of country that more than thirty years ago Induced them to desert home snl friends to aixstver thrlr conntrj's call. Th" crowd WAS so great at the corner of Fifteenth street , where the parade turned Into Farnam , that It wai with great diffi culty the marchon pushed through without breaking rinks. Old men and wolnc'i pushed forward and showered blcralngs In mono- uylablco on the militiamen ; pretty young women waved small flags and handkerchiefs and evorybcdy crowded to the utmost to get just a little closer to the column. It was only by the hardest kind ot work that the police broke up the crush and averted what threatened several times to break Into a panic with sorlous rcsulta. Fire Chief Tledell was represented In the pirado by Aaslstant Chief Salter , who com manded a squad of firemen from the depart ment. At the scpot ! before the train pulled out a baind played a march dedicated to the Omaha Gutrd and the "Thurston Hlfies March. " When the train began to move on Its journey to Lincoln the band struck up "The Girl 1 La.'t fiehlnd Me , " atid It was Interesting to Jioto the effect this had on the countenances of the girls who swarmed the railroad yards on they looked sheepishly at one another. While the Thurston Rifles wore In line before their armory yesterday afternoon waiting for their escort First Lieutenant Lee Forby warf presented wild a flnt ? French field glass , Inscribed with the insignia of the order , by Mara lodge , No. 130 , Knights of Pythias. The token was given as a mark of tbo friendship of Lieutenant Forby's fel low members of the lodge. He has been Its prelate. A committee consisting of Thomas Dorrlngtcn , F. C. Dougl-is , Harry Egan , "ohn Kcrvan and M. U. McKenna , delivered ho glasses to tbo lieutenant and Chancellor Commander James Noon made a brief preo- nUtldn speech. Private William Newton of the Omafia uartfs watt presented with a handsome gold etch by Haydeci Bros. , In whoso store he as been employed for some time. The rm took this way of showing Its dpprecla- 'on of his former services and his patriot- > m. Major Olarkson made the presantatlou peech , which occurred * i the Guards' ar mory yesterday morning. Hayden Bros , have rej the young soldier that his position rill be open for him ca his return and erhaps a better one. OOI.O.VE.I. SIMMH ; ix THE CITY. u in in n ml nnt of Depnrtineiit of tlie ' .MlNNiitirl lit llenilqnnrteri. Colonel Edwin V. Sumner of the Seventh avalry , who was appointed by the secretary f war to take charge of the departments > f the MUuDurl and of the Colorado during da absence of Generals Coppinger and Otis , rrlved In Onxlia from Denver yesterday nornlnj. Tie proceeded at once to the hcad- iiiartcrs of the Department ot the Missouri ml spent meat of the day In routine work here. Since the departure of General Cop- Inger for Mobile a number of matters re- ulrlng the personal attention of the gcn- ral In command of the department have ome up and these were dlspo d of by Colonel Sumner yesterday. In the afternoon e reviewed the parude that escorted the Omtha Guards and the Thurston Rifles to .ho station cad appeared well pleased with he demonstration given In honor of the militia. Colonel Sumner did not have an opportunity to visit Fort Crook during the ay , his time being fully occupied at da- wtment headquarters. He will return to Denver today aod will maJco hlo headquar- ers there with the headquarters ot the De- lartmcnt ot the Colorado. Tbo news of the Issuance of an order by ho War department to recruit the regular .rrny to 01,000 men was given to the officers f the Department of the Missouri by a Bee eporter. The officers said they had re- clved no ofllclal Instructions In regard to he matter , but they had understood that uch an order would to Isauad. The decision o recruit to the full war steading at once ivas well received by the army officers here. TO FIGHT EPIDEMICS. recnntlonnry Step * Will lie Taken ( a 'Protect ' Troop * . WASHINGTON , April 27. Surgeon Gen eral Wyman of the marine hospital service has been perfecting arrangements for an ixcellent system of quarantine protection against the Introduction of yellow fever or mall pox as a reoult ot military and naval communication between the United States and Cuba. Four or five eurgeons of the marine hos pital service nbo have had experience in uta and are familiar with the yellow fever will accompany the troops to the Island. Among these surgeons will bo Dr. Brunuer , who haa been the marine hospital expert at Havana. The surgeons will aid In not only protect ing the troops from the spread of the dis ease , but will eeo that the disease Is not carried back to the United States. This lat ter la felt to be the one needing the greatest attention. 'Marine ' hospital attendants will be stationed at all gulf point * where troops will be embarked on returning. They will establish a strict quarantine. There will be two quarantine stations on the gulf , one at Ship Island and the other at Dry Tortugas. The latter haa been re tained by the marine honpltar ecrvlce , de spite protests of the -war and the naval au thorities to g-pt control of it. The naval period ot quarantine Is five days , but General Wyman will make special reg ulations on the exposure' of Infection tc which the returning troops have been sub jected. Aside from Inspection and quarantine everj effort will be. made to move troops as fasl as possible away from the low ground alone the coast and place them on the high ground of the. back country. With a system ol quarantine and subsequent care the dangej an epidemic of yellow fever or smallpoi It Is believed , will be reduced to a mini mum. It 1 * believed that such danger as b feared may be deferred until the Utter parl of the aeason , when the troops will ba re turning from Cuba. The time from July 1 to the first frost will be the one to bo mosl watched. HOPE'S ' TO UK MADE A MXE OFFICE.Il Cnptnln Hill Wan to'lle Itctnrned ti the Mctheru- . ATLANTA , April 27. Captain Charles Hll who commanded > the Nlctheroy during thi Insurrection In Brazil , -will leave for Wash' Ington Saturday , to appear before the ex aralnlng board of the navy , having tcndercc his services. Captain Hill caya he does no think any volunteer -will be placed In com mend of a ship , but hopes to bo appo'ntei ' a 'line ' officer. The Nlctheroy is one of tin only two dynamite gunboats in the world. PARIS , April 27. A alspatch received her. . from Rta Janeiro announces that the dyna mite cruiser Nlotheroy , purchased by thi United States , will call northward on. Bat day next , escorted by a Brazilian war ehlp Cheer * for Troop * . l/ARAMIE. / Wyo. , April 27. ( Special Tele gram. ) A special train of eight cars stock flvo of provisions , two wjgons , one baggag car , four tourist cars and one Pullman ar rived hero at 3 o'clock and were given i canon valuta ot twenty guns by the artlller ; squad of the University cadets. The whol town turned out and cheers and hurrahs icn the air. Captain C. A. Varnum and wife pro Rented Major Forbush with a bouquet o rones nnd a reunion of officers wa * held. EullxtiueutH at Huron. HURON. S. D. , April 27. ( Special Tele gram. ) There -w-as a tremendous patriot ! meeting here tonight. Mayor Cleaver prc sided and many speeches were made b prominent citizens and ex-aoldlers. A larg number enlisted in the volunteer reserv < making Huron the first town In the nortl : west to form a company for this organize tlon. Lieutenant Duff la expected here Fr ! day to establish headquirteri ana prepar for the rendezvous for state ire ) ii. Ciladuue Kent * Eaaler. LONDON. April 27. Mr. Gladstone. It I announced from Hawarde-n , did not alee very well last night , but he Is rcatlng eaale tody * nd ! Mt auIerJog pate. WA1UI WELCOME FOR DEWET ( Continued from First PAge. ) igent here to charter a tug anil proceed at once to Hob-ln-the-Wall pannage , at the southern extremity o [ Abaco Intend , one ot the I/tlle Utihainaii , to Intercept two Spanish fitcamers which ore loaded with valuable cargoes and LoLtid ( or Havana. The light house kee-neri there will a'ao be ordered to keep a lookout ( or the otcamers anil algiial them of danger from the United State * blockading fleet. Uoyds' agent ( ailed to get a tug , but chartered a eshooner and sailed ( or the Hole-ln-the-Will thU after noon to carry the warning. I Informed Con sul McLaln of the approach of the Spanish merchantmen and the move to prevent their falling Into the hands of Admiral Samriion. Ho Immediately cabled Secretary of tbo Navy Lctig , sugcgatlng the sending of a mnn-of-war to the Holo-ln-the-\Vull to capture the richly laden vessels If pxwlble. t > AIU\U COIIHKSI'OXDKNT .MISSI.Ntt. Goon to f.nok Over llntnun mill * Doin Xot Ilcturn. . ( Copyright , ISM , by 1'rca * Iubl hlnf ( Company. ) KEY WDST , Fla. , April 27. ( New York World CableRrum Sposlal Telegram. ) Tbo daring Havana corrcspoujent Holme * and his Important Information arc missing. Ho failed to appear at the mealing place on the two determined nights. ThU light draft flyer , torpedo boat Porter , was sent to meet him by Admiral Sampson the night of the 23d. J. C. Fremont , lieutenant command- kiK. ran toward the north shore carefully , signalled and wutche-1. The moon hart not risen , the coast and the sky were of the same Inky blackness. The Porter could be seen. Every momctit the near ColJImar flol-1 artillery might tocln puncturing the thin skinned , valuable , but almost defense less torpedo boat. Holmes -wasl to he- waited for three hours. The officers watched longer and reluctantly gave up. On the night ot the 24th the hour sot was "scoa utter dusk as ? possible. " Again the lllho Porter strcakej Into the shaded bay. the moon enabling them to And It cosily. This was the second trial. Tfce officers , In order to give Holmes every chance to learn the facts of Havana's armed Interior , decided to go right to the beach. Ensign Olllls took an eighteen foot bait , four willing jackles swept the oarr anJ the sanly beach was almost touched. GIllls BlgralleJ but received no answer. It Is now known that this point was pa trolled that night. Signals of the previous evening had been seen and Holems could not approach the beach or had he attempted It and been captured ? Qlllls hcU on to the shore for an hour , then after his return the Porter's electric masthead light Itself shot the white beams In proper Intervals , but no Holmes. Whether killed , captured or accidentally prevented from furnishing leaders with the most Interesting new ? aiU his government with much needed Informa tion will be found out at once. Courier Helde'berg Is reaJy for another dash. At any pate correspondents will penetrate Havana to learn Ha condition and print the news. SYLVESTER SCOVEL. Sl'AXI.VHOS WATCH OUIl SIllI'l'IXG. Keep Their Kyen Open to Jin lie Some CniiturrH. ( Copyright. 1SSS. by I'tttf PubllfhlnK Comimny. ) MADRID , April 27. ( New York World Ca blegram Special Tnlcfjram. ) Spanish naval authorities are closely watching the numer ous American yaohts and merchant vessels In the Mediterranean , -which will bo picked up In the strait of Gibraltar , though some are alleged to have made arrangements for flying European flacs. The movements of American Ships at all European ports aie closely watched and signaled by consuls. Spaniards are much elated nt the sym pathy Prenchmea and Russians tiiow them , which they reciprocate -warmly , to the fcr- mer especially. Madrid la being now un usually crowded by French visitors and Jour nalists. England Is much abused , so much so that business and social relations are made extremely unpleasantj Spain Is anxious about cable communica tion with Cubrt. Blanco lias asked more money for financial projects. This request was read by the minister of flnau.ie in con gress today and made a profound and de plorable sensation. His ordinary bud gets -were simply copied from the lost two , which both fell short of necessary ways and means by about $20,000,000 each. His extraordinary budget Is based upon a navi gation tax 'that ' did rot this year tr'vo ' two- thirds the sum expected , and upon a loan with the guarantee of the Almadcn mines that he must first get out of the hands of 'tho ' present farmer , Baron Rothschilds of London , whose lease has throe years to run , and has absolutely refused fresh operation until the close of ' ( he war. A special bill to provide ways and means for "the present war -simply based on unlimited loano with a Hen on all sources of notional revenue and nu unlimited Issue of bank notes and forced loans In shape of advances from farmers ot state monopolies ; also permission to exact one whole year's taxes on real property and Industries and conversion of the exterior debt Into the Interior , with a view to escape the obligation to pay In gold. The bourse in consequence declined heavily. V1JEET STILLAT ST. VIXCEXT. No One Seem * to Know Wlicii it Wilt Sail. ( CopyrUht , im. by I'resa Publishing Company. ) ST. VINCE.VT , April 27. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram.1) ) To day I tftard a Spanish officer relating that three torpedo .boats will leave for the Canaries and that the reel ot the fleet sal's shortly for Cuba to protect their presrnslora and that America has recognized the Cuban belligerents. He also remarked that the Spanish bid already ooizej an American merchant vessel with ammunition and transports. The San Francisco , after having supplied the fleet with all Us coal , returns to Spain for provisions and ammunition. Spanish officers and men are still to ha ooen la the early mcrulng buying up everything from the market and meat companies. They have a'ao bought up large quantities of bandages , etc. , from the chemists. All ueem eager to atari off when ordered to fight lor their country. They are unable to give any now a of gotagg on aboard , as everyone la prohibited to talk. No one seems to know when the fleet will sail , but all are ready wltb .tanked fires to start off at any mo ment. If the Spanish officer Is right In saying that all the war ahlpo hero except the three tor pedo boats will start soon for Cuba , the fleet which will cross the ocean to attack1 the American fleet will consist of the fol lowing vessels : Four first class armored crul'"are , the Vlrcaya , the Almlranto Oquen- do. Infanta Maria Teresa cad Cristobal Colon ; three torpedo boat destroyers , Pluton , Furor and Terror ; two transports , San Frau- clsco and Cludad de Cadiz. If the transport San Francisco Is going back to Spain , nearly 2,000 miles , for supplies of fooj and ammu nition , either the fleet will be here for ten dajn at leaot or the transport will jola it at eea , probably off Cuba. WOOIIFOKU KXI'I/AIXS 1'OSITIOX Illmarlr in Hemline * * nl 1'nrin lu Cimc of Xrril. ( Copyright , U9S , by Press PuMlfhincr Company. ) PARIS , April 27. ( New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram. ) Today General Woodford explained his exact position In Paris , accompanying the explanation with an important statement regarding Amerlca'e position toward peace negotiations. General Woodford eald : "I am Btill minister to Spain and am onlj here In accordance with diplomatic usage re quiring ministers In ouch case * to stay a rea sonable time In adjacent countries In car , any matter requires to be referred to then or Information Is required from them by thi authorities. My position , In fact la exactly lllco Ecinabe's In Canada Regarding the auppcsltlon that peace nego tlatlons are still going en you can i > ay tha war having once begun no diplomatic nego tlatlons for peace have any porulble chanci of success which are not based on abaoluti and permanent withdrawal of the SpanUl ( lug from Cuba. " Colonel Challlo Lcng , secretary and spe clal cmnmlrsloner of the exhibition , ha placed his services at the disposal of thi governor of Maryland In case they arc re qulral. Long ( erred In the war of BSCMS'OI In the First Maryland infantry. Four re tervUt BoaooinalMlon * ! officers of th French army today to'ndsred their services for the Unltcsl BtateVW-my to Colonel Lone , Imagining ho coul&lMHst them. < 10ES TO TAliKr WJTIt OOMK7. . J-OJ- Ainrrli-nn T | in ier Mnn Wilt Sec the Innarttoiit General. ( Copyright , 1SSS. bj" Press rub'.Uhlne Company. ) KEY WEST. FlaOlAprll 22. ( Via the Triton , off Mataotch.DAprll 28. ( New York World Cablcgronv-fSrwclal Telegram. ) The Worid'a commlraloq bun started for Gomez. Ttiey landed wlthln forty mllea ot his usual camping grounfo oud jforclbly persuaded a Spanish flahiug emackto ( quickly put them there. Your correspondence of April 29 should contain their report. American people ple will then know "v.bethcr the veteran Cuban commander neWls American Infantry. Gone- I Miles will ktTow how many of our discarded but excellent Springfield rifles and how miuCi ammunition the Cubans need to help thcnwelvea. Armed they will need but llttlo other assistance. With our field bat teries cad mountain guns , wild a coup'.e of troops of ouc cavalry and a couple of regiments of our Infantry for taking towns and eervlng aa a stiffening example , the thirty odd thousand Cuban revolutionists can and are willing to themselves captuve SpinUh towns and foaaes one after another. With American artillery and plenty ot am munition , some food and pack animals with which to move both , Garcia could clear east ern Cuba cf Spanish troops In three weeks. American transports could take him what troops and nupplles arc needed In ten dnjj' time. There Is a multitude of Important polntn the United States government might have settled with Gomez In one .veuk from the historic morning of our fleet'o depar ture from Key Weat. Questions oaverlng many or most of these .have been tiken In to Gomez by Co-rcspcnd- cnt F. II. Nichols , accompanied by Collier's Weekly photographer. Hare , and Mr , Whig- ham , the Golf champion , and corrcjponde'iln of the Chicago Tribune. The party la In charge of Major W. I ) . Smith , second In command of Gomez'fl bodyguard , and who haa been homo on a furlough. He carries the Cuban Junta official notification to the com mander In chief of the actions of congress , the president , the American fleet and the surety of Cuba Libre. The warmth of welcome the party will have can be but slightly guessed. Haggard , war-worn men suddenly In formed mo that their three years of hopeless , heartlcfa , up hill struggle has t.uccorded , that tnelr mir age , 'Cuba Libre , Is a thing , a tact. Backed by sollJ men-of-war It will be a ucune cf moving Intensity. What the Cubin revolutionists have en- durd will never be fully appreciated. Ono couple of figures , though , tells It , 30,000 against 230,000 , Is the thing It'Jalf , No mat ter how aiundant their bsef , fruit cud firrta , nor how broken their topography , nor how lazily corrupt their enemy , what cour age , what faith , what patriots , what patriot ism the Cubans have had shines clear In " 30- 000 ngalcat SSO.MO. " There havi he-en many more Cuban rebels 'than ' that , but the num ber of useful guns 1ms never exceeded the comparative nothing ot 30,000 and two men rfnnot shoot one Run. From the answer - swor the Cuban lieutenant In charge of a vlJette gave me the other night on Cuba's coitt : "Give us rifles and cartridges ; wo don't want soldiers , " one may perhaps be able to foreshadow Gomez's Ideas. SYLVESTER SCOVEL. CITIZEXS FM3Ei.fr : riToM MAXIMA. IiiHnrftent * CoiiiliiVnto Aitnek the Inlniiil To nu. LONDON , Aprl | ' 27. The Times cor respondent at Hong Kong , telegraphing Tuesday , says : Th' ? Ksmernlda brRUElit GCO refugee , mostly Chlne.se . , . fram Mnfilltu.On Saturday ( the 3d ) , the > American .vessels In the Philippine ports put to aaa , AVllH one exception. The llrltlsh consul Is-fcrottctlng American in terests at Manila.ratrd th ? Americans will tnke r. ) fuiei dn Brlflwh vessels. The guns havelxm' taken from the Spanish ships to fisiUt In the defense of Manila , whpro th ; jfcrtlllcatlons nre ttsele-s" , the guns obsolete , the torpdo mines of loubtful value and ammunition of all kinds sonrcc * The Spunlnrtl ? have an effective military force of fi.W ) men. Despite official oontradlctlons the rtibels continue raiding tb * towns In th3 Uland of Luzon , and the appearance of the American squadron will be theUnal for a descent on Manila. It Is cxpictfd that the Spaniards will make but a ffeblc resistance. Itnllnn 'Opinion. ' ( CopyrUlit , 1E08 , by Tref * Tublltblnp Company. ) ROME. April 27 , ( New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram. ) Mahan said to your correspondent 'today : "I have no tnowledze whatever of my reported recall. Rcsardlr : a declaration that cc-ll Is contra band of war , such declaration should como from belligerents , not neutrals , who are free to act Individually. England's action will probably be what It was during the clvtl wcr. namely , a middle course , that Is furnish P. belligerent ship sufficient coal to enable It to reach Its nearest home station. 1 think the. American government must de plore the marked hostility of the Italian pccua , due apparently to misinformation. " Tenrter Their ServloeH. PIERRE , S. D. , April 27. ( Special. ) Com mander Courtney of the Sous ot Veterans division for South and North Dakota today tendered 'the services of that organization to Governor Leo for service. Company A of the guard last night tendered a. reception to Lieu tenant A. S. Frost , before his departure to loin his regiment at Chlkamausa. All na tional guard companlea of the etato will be recruited to full number by tonight and the regiment called for ready at once. The ex pected written orders of the War department will reach here tomorrow and definite nu\\a ct future movements ot state froopi known. Movement ! * of .V ] > nnl liVnr Ship * . LONDON , April 27. Special dispatches from Gibraltar filed today were rece-lvcd this evening. They announce that the Spanish battleship Pelayo , accompanied by a Span ish torpedo beat , , was passing the Rock at tbo time the messages 'v.-ere filed , bound for Cadiz. MADRID , April 27. The Spanish torpedo boat destroyer Aufliz , which was ordered to leave Queenstown by the British officials , owing to neutrality proclamation on Monday l flt , arrived at Fcrrol at noon on Tuesday , after having steamed COO mile * In thirty-one hours. It left QucoMtda-n at about 5 o'clock on .Monday morning. At the fame hour two Spanish torpedo boats were at anchor In the bay of Algelras , adjoining Gibraltar , and apparently watchIng - Ing the straits. GIBRALTAR , April 27. 8:15 : p. m. A Spanlt-h war ship and a torpedo boat destroyer have been cruising all day long In the otralta ot Gibraltar , evidently seeking American vca- spls. DUBLIN , April 27. A dispatch from Mil In. head , north ot Ireland , My a a VCEJC ) , be- Moved to be a Spanish war ship , pidsed there yesterday evening. COIMMXKHIt CAITITIIKS TIIH SOUTH. Ill * Xnine IM on tlir MIDI > C Kvrry Aliitmnm Clttteii. MOBILE , April 27. General Copplnger's name Is much spoken In this city today and the federal uniform has become as dear to the people hero as Id the memory of the confeder ate gray. ( April 2fi la the memorial day ot the south. When the memorial ceremonies were at their height a little bind of officers wearing the gold and blue ot the United States , rode quietly out of the camp where the regular troopii are now stationed near Mobile. When the horsemen reached the graveyard that holds the confederate dead , they halted * with bowed heads , before the green-clad mounds. The leader ot the troop was Urlgadlcr General - oral Coppinger. His follow era were member * of his stuff. This offering of respect touched the hearts of the people ot Alabama. Never before In the history ot the otate had the union army Joined hands with the men of the far oouth about the graves of the confederate dead. The incident has wiped out the last ling ering trace of antipathy toward the north in these parts. General Copplnger'a name Is on everyone's tongue and none can speak too highly of him. TUIlllIKIO STOIMf OFF TUB COAST. Crulnor CtlonRotiier- Trntinport I'niither In It * I'ntli. NORFOLK , April 27. A terrific storm ! s ragtag on the Virginia and North Carolina coasts this rnornkig. The wind U blowing sixty miles an hour from the northeast and many vc-soels are In danger of being wrecked. Captain Ferry of the British steamer Caotle- ton , from Tampa , reports passing a derelict bark named Cadlic , completely stripped and Ite long boat lying on the deck. The fate of the crew Is unknown. A big tdrep- ir.'Mted schooner with part of Its masts gone and sails emctbed in , Is signaling for help at Chlckamlcomlco life saving station and will surely be driven ashore. The crulcer Montgomery end transport Panttier , which left hero yesterday for Key West , were also In danger , but It Is known that they rounded Capo Hatteras before they encount ered the storm. Nothing lias been heard ot them , but It Is believed they arc safe. The otcrm did considerable damage In Norfolk and vicinity. PUT 3IIXi.S IX II08TOX IIAIllIOll. Six Ilniiilroil of Them Are Already In IMni-e. BOSTON , April 27. There are many merchant vessels scattered over the ocean at the prespnt time which are deutlncd for New England , or which are owned to New Eng land , any one of which may fall Into Spanish hands. The captains of many of them can not possibly know .that a state of war exists botwcea , this country and Spain. There are twelve bar-las , seventeen scnooners , several steamers and other craft. Lieutenant Sewall of the engineer corps haa sent notices to ship captains and pilots who were In Boston harbor that beghinlng tonight the harbor will be closed between sunset and sunrise. No vessel will be per mitted to enter or leave the harbor during these hours without a permit from him. There are COO mined already laid and 300 moro will be laid before- daylight tomorrow. Show Tltclr Good Will. CLEVELAND , April 27.-Tho Otis Steel company , which Is controlled wholly by Eng lish capitalists , announces through 'General ' Manager Bartol that employes who desire to go to war can do no with the positive aasuracico that their positions will be bald open for them until their return , no mat ter how long the war may 1-ist. Slop * Mull to ainnlla. SAN FRANCISCO. April 27. In accordance with telegraphic Instructions from Wash ington Postmaster 'Mcatague discontinued the dispatch of American mall to Manila and other Spanish pciV-'esslons In the Orlc-nt today. Letters destined for today's steamer will bo returned to senders. If possible , otherwise they will be sent to the dead lat ter office. To EnllHt C ( Copyright. 1E93 , by I'ros Publishing Company. ) KEY WEST , Fla. , April 27. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Cuban - , ban sub-delegate. Brigadier Castollo Duany I will arrive here tomorrow to give orders In rozard to enlisting Cubans. | ArrenteiL on Sunplcloii. ' Mrs. Felter of 190G Farnam street re ported last night that two boys -who had been rooming wlt'n her had auddsnly left , taking with them a quantity of razors and about $3 In money. They packed thcli satchels after supper , Mrs. Felter said , anc then threw them from the window In ordei not to attract attention going through t'.n hall. At midnight Richard Fox and Eddie Evans , answering the description of thi thieves , were arrested at the depot on tin point of boarding an outgoing1 train. The ) ! nave not as yet been Identified by Mrs 5 Felter. The bays say they have been em ployed as bell boys In several local hotels 1'riiyn Pocket Picked. O. H. Pray , an employe at headquarter ! of the Union Pacific , reports to th.3 pollc' ' that while he was In a store at the corne of Twentieth street and St. Mary's avenue , t pickpocket relieved him of a fine gold watch lie suspects that a negro , -whose doscrlptloi he has furnished , got a'ay with the. time piece , and the authorities are trying ti locate htm. Drex L. Shooman Is on guard duty to day guarding the interests of the shoe -wearers. We liavo a foot protector in our Ilanan & Sons shoes the kind for solid comfort that can't be beat. This shoe has the reputation of being the only shoe that 'doesn't need breaking lu Just tlie shoe for soldiers with tender feet nnd for a regular fo'ot form nhoe that fits from the start that looks well wears well and isralways saisfaetory. If you want a petfev.t , .shoe in tan , patent leather or Krenchjcylf , you can find it in this llauan shoe jii S Unit's our price on them. 3f Pl Drexel /Shoe / Co. , Omaha' * Up-tp-4tc Shoe Home. 1419 I'ARNAM STKEET i x ' about -what There's no blnclj cjrvt story wo say WE KXO\M about dentistry yearn of experience1 has enabled us to reach the top In tne.'profe slon we have made a special study of lining teeth- have numerous electrical appliances that enable us to do the work with as little pain and inconvenience as possible our small gold lUllngs arc ? : ! sliver and gold alloy $1.00 nurt we guarantee bat- Lsfactory fillings we are now keeping open evenings till 8:20 : this will be ap preciated by those who could not couio during the day. Lady attendant. BAILEY , 18 Team > Floor Paxton Blk. Experlrnn * . 18th and Vmrumm. HONORS TO GENERAL GRANT I 'eventy-.ixtli Annlrereary of His Birth Fittingly Observed , ELCQ'JENTV03D3 BY AN CLr.-TIME FOE Celelirntluii In llelil In Xevr York nnit Henry Wntlernnn l the Prln- elinl Or ill or of the K von I M if. , . NEW YORK. April 27.-mie aovcntyslxth anniversary of General Uljeses S. Grant was celebrated tonight with n banquet at the Waldorf-Astoria , under the auspices of the Grant 'Mon'imcnt ' cssaciatlon. The banquet W.A held In tlic grand ball room , which waa festooned with Amtrlcau ( lass , while , banked with two Immense flags , u portrait of General Grant hung over tl.c gucetV table. Two hundred and iTorty-sU guests were present. The principal speaker waa Henry Walter- son , whose subject was "Tlvj Keunltiil Sec tions , " Ho said : GRANT'S PRAYER FOR PEACE. If the Illustrious soldlor , whoso memory vo celebrate , were with us IHTO tonUht , his heart would glow with p.itlslUd ) ilde In the answer union lime has irauV : o Ills prnyer for pciito between the once vnrrlnff sections of the unKn nnd In the HDuctuclu which the present unfolds of n whole people rallying as n single man be neath fne stnr-llowcrcd flag ot the repub- Ir. Ir.I can not help thinking that , -when the ulstoiy of our Kcnemtlon COITUS finally to be made up , It will be related that two mistakes of the first order were perpe trated by the people of the t'nlted States the latter Imlf of the nineteenth esntury. It was : i mistake of thti touth , for any IMUSO whatever , to precipitate u i.\nr of Bectlor.H , und It wan n mistake of the north , after the overthrow of the conf.d- crucy , to undertake a reconstruction of the union by force of nrms. That the coun try has survived error ? of mu-h magnitude Is proof of amazing vital- ty ; of H vitality thut draws Its sustenance from the adaptability and flexibility of fr.'e i ti.stltutlons and fioni H popular chinoter equal to till emergencies , military und civil. Man proposes anil God disposes , nnd often we build wiser than wo know. Perhaps the \ery mischances of these forty years ot domestic controversy were needful to make I us the nation we tire tddny. I It was General Grant , himself , who Issued | the onler finally wlt'mlrawliiK the tioops j from the southern states , and , when wo | remember that It was none other than ; CJnint that stood between the confederate- soldier und a surrender that iiiltfnt have been dishonoring to American mnnhooJ , the debt we owe our great captain becomes incalculable. BKLITTLINO ARTS OF WAR. There Is Just now , I rojrct to observe , n disposition minlfestcHl In certain quartets to magnify tba arts of peace and to belit tle the arts of war. Most of us Know something about both ; nnd , whilst I do confess fntit even this frusal repast and these homely provisions done In Grant s honor and In our honor are preferable tea a banquet of hard tack and n blazing bru'h heap upon a Georgia .hillside . , I shall not be the man to say t'nnt any of us Is the worse from knowing from personal experi ence the actual difference. I hnv respect for tlin principle cf International adjust ment through moral suasion and mutual concession. I have respect for the prin ciple of approved capability and Illness In tb" matter of appointments to olllce. But when n gentleman In gold-rimmed rpccs and a swallow-tailed coat , standing wltn om > foot on arbitration and the other upon civil service reform , solemnly assures me that he has discovered perfectibility In Government. I take leave to have my doubts about It. I am Kro-rn so jiss.sl- mlatle , indued , as to think that the ono t'nliiK that we do not want , the one thins which would certainly disappoint us In ca j we got It , Is the dreamer's Idea or the Ideal. Ideals , which exist for reformers , lovers and poets , exist not for men and women. Those whose business It Is to deal with life ai It Is , and who can afford to waste no time on self-deceptions , address t'ncmMlvcs to the real , not to the Ideal , nnd fe ° l that they nre fortunate If they cime oft with whole bones. The rich , red blood of nature , -which makes men to act , and te net promptly , in times of danger. Is good enough for mo. nnd I know notVilnt ? in American history more exhilarating than the episode ot old Peter 'MuhlenborBh ' , flinging aside his surplice nnd nppearlnc in a full continental uniform , exclaiming "there Is a time for all thugs a time to preach nnd a tlmu to pray but thereU also a time to fig-lit , and that time has UNION IS RESTORED. If there was any doubt anywhere ab ut the restoration ot the union , not merely In fact and In name , but In the spirit to which It owes Its blrt'n , the manifestations of the hist few weeks can not have failed to dissipate It. That Spanish gentleman who proposed to supplement the forces of his country In Cuba by Inciting the soufn to another rebellion must surely have been the Knlflit of Ixi Mancha comn to llf itf aln , but quite oa bereft of reason as fc wns In thr ilny * of Sancho Pa lira nnd t'i lady it Toliojo ; though , In truth , moit of those supporting- Spain IM her Ill-starred contention HOCIII to be lineal descendant * of the fnmMt * don ! Hlr , the reunited sec tions of the union stand u wall of Iron between fno. nation's honor nnd , If need be , all the world ; xtaml n wall of llro bo tucni the stricken Cubans nnd any fur * ther hurt from Spain. Wn want no olhon warrant for our act of war tlmu the cruel * tlie heartless ntory of the Spaniard In America , From fno comlnrj of Cortex ana Plzarro to the going of Weyler threp cen turies of brutality. Irradiated only by tha pirate's lust for plunder and the tiger' * thlrot for blood 1'iu'h succeeding captain KfiicnU II.IH it vrmxl to emulate Alva an A rival > t s.itan by soeklng u second Im mortality of ilumimtloii. lUfore Mich nil army , Historical and contemporary , tha true American nelfnor consults his KOOU- raphy , ncr founts the co.it. Ills pulnu * beats nro the name lu .MuH.-mohu.jetts anil In .MUrlsslppI , and whether tho. baud playa "Yankee Uoodle" or "Dixie" Is all one to lilnil ARftiimlng that lu ordinary tlmos It takes but a few months ami a c'natige oC raiment to convert the typical Vermoiitcr Into a typical Texan , It has taken but a. few works to Impress upon the rplMiltnl sections of the union tbo truth that wo aie I ho injt homogrtioous people uii t'uo faro of the Rlob11 ; that such dlncri-nocs a * exist nmons ; in nro local and 'Xtornal , and f t I'Km < iivl > and. along wltii this lesson , to n-aiwakeu In nil hearts Dccutur's rliw * Intr words : "Our o untry may she bo ev v In t i rlqht-but , light 01 wroni.- , our c untry , ! " The other formal addresses wore : 'Ornt'it.il Grant , " by Uourko Cockran , who rrapondfd Instead of Senator Julluo C. llurrowmd ; "The Vluuteors , " by Congressman V'llllan , P. Hepburn of Imva. Ellhu Root presided anl anioue the oppcial guests were Secretary of ( he Treasury lia e , ex-Governor Morton , Dcnjamtn F. Tr qy. General Grenvlllo Dodge , Oharlos H. Eatoii. Wlllhm H. Michael. General \Vraley Merrltt and Colonel Fr.id Grant. GAL N111. . , April 27. Galctia. the lioins of General U. S. Grant , tocuy celebrated thu , Eoventy-nlnth anniversary of the great leader's birth. Mro. Nellie Grant S.irtorl * . accompanied by her daughter , Vivian , ropie- t'ented the Gmnt family. Judge Emory Spcur. a confederate veteran of Macon , Ga. . wai the otator of the day. Upon thr arrival of a special train Horn Chicago the public demon stration besan , A street parade was formed at the depot compcscd of wvalry , vetiran , clvlo socletlru and thousind-j of vlultor-i , which marched to Turner hall , where Judgti Speer dellvcied hla oration. Judge K'.iiory ' Sneer of LMacon , Ga. , tha orator of the day , said In part : Wo nro brethren now , shoulder to nhotil- rttr , under 'tluory ! anJ lirlsht onclgn oJ our common country , and 1 thank Ud that with thv clean vldon ot the dying ; , the noble patriot a horn we , commemorate today llvcJ to see this truth. In slmplj phrasa he iwrote : "I ftcJ tliatk > ' are on the uvo ofi a fi-ew ? ra when thorn U to 1 > Kreat harmony bettwten the federal anil the ccsi- f nit rate. I cannot , stay to bo a living wlt- ms * to thi oorrectne-js of thU proph uy , but I fce-1 It within m > that It U to bo so. The t'nlverail kind teollng expressed for me at the time whru It was sup ; > urtul that each tiny Ivvould piovo my last. set-niil to mo the beginning of the answer to 'Let us have peace. ' " With such emotions In his htnrt this great American illrd. And , my countrymn , his prophetic nvords wete true. Now In our country's ncfil wo- are a reunited pxulv. Ills magnanimity to southern men , hla s -Idlerly Ilil-llty to his griat adversary , lias found Its rpw.ird In the devotion to his country of that other l > e < ? , who amid the rursfM nnd the treachery of the stealthy Spaniards- , the ppll : tic ? among tlulr vic tims , and the ciuel massacre of our sU-cpUi sailors , 'with consummate courage cml manliness , ho has 111 ijntalned the honor o the stars an'l ' trlpEi * . Far to the' south , lu tha atatp of my birth and love. In a park In beautiful Savannah , noble men anil Kontle women have r.art > < l a monument ta the confcdmitci dead. On UH face , taken from th Brand pcutry of hcrlpturo , ar the.so words : ' CoinQ 'from ' the four wlu3. , O breath And brorithe upon these , slatu , that they may llvf. " The. . prayer hns IK-CII granted. They Mv , O , my countrymen , In millions of their fral- lant son * ami kinsmen , qulekcncd InO llfj and power as Ainerlcan citizen * by the W.-me-roslty ot Grant and the nnsnaiilmlty of th-o country he nerved ; and In th < ay o'f ' our country's need , under th * lias of our fathers , In even llnp with th vr-U'ram of th > union , and the noble manhood of tlui north , tho'grcnind shaking i.sIKi their m < is- urf-d tread nJ tha cries of the enemy , drowned by thn rtbfl yell , c caring the way by their IliunliiK volleys , they will bear down upon our country's fu ? . TJie-n thi truth > \lll bn seen of all man , that ths un'on which Washington foitrro * ! rind Grant dll co much to sivs wl I lu Indeed r pe-liial , th gr at st citadel of chll and TirMKlous Cberly c'i cirth , a Bl'dry ' to th i most high Qed , unj a b'i S3- Ins to humanity In alt tlvci ysars to c.ino , The celebratlcn was held under the auo- plccs of the Giant dllrthday aEsoclatlon. I'rosldcnt MeKlnley addressed the first moot ing , which was hold In 18)3. ! ) .Vv I'litroliiicn oil Duty. The thirty-nine patrolmen who were put on the pay roll -of the p.illco department on April 12 went on duty last night for the flrst time. Tney were asslfirned to beats occupied by mer older In the service , who will Instruct them In a patrolman'u duties. It Is going to be dangerous traveling thin summer bettor stay at homo nnd Invest yonr money In a plnno. We have some Bllghtly used pianos that we aru olterlng at real bargain prices : Emerson piano , good repair , $08.00. Story & Camp piano on sale , $715.00. Miller piano , bargain , $02.00. Vose & Sons piano , nearly new , ? 112. Undell plauo , looks new , ? 100. Klmball piano , little used , bargnln. TurniB this week $1Q.OO cash nnd ijiG.OO to ? 8.00 a month. 1'luliHo notk-o wo al ways have what we advertise. Wo supply all Nebraska with Klmball and Knabe pianos. Write or call at hcad- quartots. ( A. HOSPE , Music End Art. 1513 Douglas You don't need a step ladder to see that wiir has begun but yon do need one In cleaning house. Wo have a large line of step ladders In all Imaginable sixes and at as many prices. Every price , however , In lower than that of "the other fellers" . Our two-burner gasoline stove at $1.08 beats them all a good sized stove not a toy. We have garden hose at 8 cents , 10 cents and 12 cents we can't warrant the 8-cent kind , but It Is the best hose ever sold at that price the 10-cent hose i guaranteed. We carry a complete line of builders' hardware and gladly furnish estimates. A. C. RAYMER , WE DELIVEU YOUH PURCHASE. 1514 Famam St , Captain SIgsbee , the hero of the Maine disaster , wasn't endowed with super natural forslght to foresee the disaster to his ship , but when he found his sight was defectlvp ho had the good ense and precaution to provide himself with pro per glasses to preserve his eyesight and aid him In Ids work. We can preserve your sight to a green old age if we keep your eyes suited with proper glasses. Examinations made free. TheAloe&PenfoldCo I.railHIT ) Srlcntlflo Optician * . UM Faro .R Sirect i Oj > t > o U VMUOU Hotel. | .u
