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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , THURSDAY MORNIXGr , MAY 12 , 1898. S1NGX.E . COPY FIVE CENTS. UNCLE SAM'S ' NEW SEIZURE lacte About the Philippine Islands and the Captured City. CRUELTY THERE AS BAD AS IN CUBA Penccfalntlvm Tnrneil hy Ilule Into Illoodthlrntr Ilevolutloii- 'jitu Spirit of Inmirrectlon Irrenremilhlc. Trie aggregate area of the 1,000 odd Islands constituting the Philippine group , relates the San Francisco Examiner , Is about the same as that of California ; but the popula tion of the Islands Is said to number seven or eight millions. The principal Island , Luzon , exceeds Cuba In area by 14,000 miles , nnd contain ! over twice the population. In this population two hundred tribes , Indig enous and mixed , arc said to be repre sented. Such are the negrltos , who were the aborigines ; about 5,000 Spanish-born and a few hundred English , Americans nnd Ger mans ; a considerable body of Spanish mes tizos , the offspring of Spanish fathers nnd native mothers ; several hundred thousand Chinese and Chinese mcstUos that Is to say , the offspring of Chinese fathers and native mothers ; but the great bulk of the Inhabitants are Malays , who conquered the island long before the Spaniards landed , and resisted fiercely , but Ineffectually , the Euro pean Invasion. They were originally a mild , gentle , kind and hospitable people , but cen turies of cruel oppression have generated among them a warrior class which bos learned to outdo the Spaniards In ferocity. In the rebellions of 1872 and 1895 they made uo secret of their purpose to grant no Bar ter. ter.They They were originally Mahometans , and thq Spanish Invaders dealt with them as their co-rellgtontsts did with the Moors In Spain. Steadfast adherents to the Moslem creed were exterminated , and the work was so thoroughly done that there is not a mosque left on any of the Islands , and less than S00,000 Malays now adhere 9 ; to their ancient faith. ( When called to ac count for Intolerance Senor Canovas justified himself by alleging that mild , persuasive. paternal Influence was effective In counter acting the -savage Instincts of the natives , In this plausible theory the Malays do not concur. In 1872 they denounced this pa ternal solicitude of their masters as Intolerable erable tyranny. In 18S3 they went , further , and , finding that they could not shake ofl the inquisitorial dominion ot governing offi cials , they planned the annihilation of the whole white race In the islands. Earthquake * , Valcanoe * . Typhoon * The region Is congenial for the develop ment of passion. The whole Philippine Broup Is of volcanic origin ; ono of the great est active volcanoes In the world , Mayon , ii within sight of Manila. Earthquakes an frequent and they arc so terrible that men'i bones are Bald to shake. Sir John Brown ing said : "They overturn mountains , the ; fill up valleys , they desolate plains , the : open passages from the sea Into the Int'erlo nnd from the lakes into the sea. " The earth quakes of Japan are gentle tremors In com part son. As if volcanic eruptions and earthquake : did not suffice to keep up popular excite ment , nature selected the Philippine grou ; to bo a cradle of typhoons. Navigator sailing the China sea hardly dare lift thel eye from the barometer to talk or cat o Bleep so long as they are In the latitude o Quyon. In the old days many a bravo gal Icon on her homeward voyage , such as th one Bret Hartc described as slowly drlftlni athwart the setting sun , was crushed t 'atoms In tlii > whirlwind before It lost sigh ot Mayon. Yet the people , quickly as these terrlfyln ; phenomena of nature make their bloo course through their veins , are pleasure loving and lazy. Every village has it hand and at the first scrape of the violin al hands gainer In the piazza to dance. Bu the orchestra will be deserted In a twlnklln It the word goes around that there Is cocklng-maln. Every town has its pit. A Manila the audience numbers thousands an the government revenue from the tax o mains amounts to hundreds of thousand : However poor a native of Luzon may bo- many of them live on $35 a year bo alway manages to keep a fighting bird ; K Is re corded that on the occasion ot fires an earthquakes the head of the household ha fi been seen , flying to a place of refuge wit bis precious bird under his arm and leav ing Ms wife and children to take thel chances tn the disaster. The excitable race Is prone to plot an conspiracy. In July , 1S96 , a brotherhood c Malays and Chinese was formed to ovei throw the government. Each member o being sworn made the "blood compact. From a cut In the arm or leg the blood wn drawn and with this blood the name-of tt member was inscribed on the roll of tb Katlpunan. The plot was betrayed. Tti authorities laid hands on the rlnglcadei and before New Year's the prlsons.at Manll contained 4,377 persons , many ot whom afl or ward met their fate at the hands of firing party. But the spirit of rebellion was not quellci A petition was signed by 5,000 native Malays and half-breeds and was addressc to tbo mikado ot Japan , begging him to ar nex the islands. Japan has acquired Foi rnosa. as one of the results of the Chine : war , and fiom the southernmost cape < Formosa to tha northernmost capo of Luzc the distance Is not great. Commenting c the petition , a Japanese newspaper whlc was supposed to be inspired observed ; "Tt revolt in Manila Is really a consequence ' tome- extent of the rising power of Japan I Pacific waters. Having acquired Formoi nnd become ambitious of a territorial at commercial empire , the eyes of the Japi nese. have lately been directed toward tl next Islands [ On the south. The wcaknc : ut Spain Is regarded as the opportunity Japan. " IV * . U Is remembered by some who met Gei oral Grant on his return from Asia thi that far-seeing statesman predicted the a qulsttlon by Japan of all the islands lyii off the Chlncao coast. When the mikado was studying tl Philippine petition the rebellion broke 01 more fiercely than ever In Luzon , though force of 10..000 Spanish regulars had bet Imported to suppress It. Battles we fought at scores of places and shockli massacres ensued. Both sides were Irabui with fiendish ferocity. Searrert with the "Illond Compart Whenever an Insurrection breaks out t ! captain general calls for volunteers jo a Elst the regular troops. A prompt respon generally comes from tbo natives of i races and colors , but on a recent occaslo when the new recruits were examined by Burgeon , It was found that most of the bore on their arms or legs scars of tl "blood compact , " which ihowed that th were secret members of the Katlpunan. Less than a year ago the Insurgent fore in Luzon were said to number 40,000 , a bo 6,000 of whom were armed with Maus rifles , the others bearing bowle knlvi ipears and formidable bamboo lances. Th have a few cannon , mostly cast from chur bells , and a mitrailleuse or two , fashion from CM ! iron water pipe * . Last Octob they were In undisputed possession of Ca * vlte , San Matco , Imus and Novalete , four miles from Cavtte. Bodies of Insurgents were encamped within three hours' march of Manila , which they might have captured by a sudden dash. These Islands , like Cuba , would be A ver itable paradise If order could be main tained. John Barrett , who was United States minister to Slam , wrote of them last year : "The prodigality of nature Im presses the traveler wherever he travels. In the forests he sees ebony , logwood , Ironwood - wood , sapan-wood and cedar ; between the forests and the gardens the fruit trees , orange , mango , tamarind , guava and cocoanut - coanut ; In the cultivated area , sugar cane , tobacco , rlcp , hemp , coffee , cotton , bananas , vanilla , cassia , ginger , pepper , Indigo , co coa , pineapples , wheat and corn. The min erals Include gold , copper. Iron , coal , quick- stiver and salt peter. From the sen , mother of pearl , coral , tortoise shell and amber are derived. The animal kingdom keeps pace with the vegetable and mineral. To say nothing of the water buffalo , the most useful beast In the tropics , goats , sheep , swine and tough little ponies , the jungle swarms with such a variety of fauna that the naturalist finds hero a paradise. Snakes and lizards , spiders and ants , taran tulas and crocodiles abound. Strange to re late , there arc few beasts of prey worthy of note. The flora of the country is as rich as the fauna. The physical conformation of Luzon Is conducive to extensive cultivation and large population. The high mountain range In the Interior gradually lowers to , the sea , making beautiful valleys , .rolling hills , upland and lowland , forest and field , drained with numerous rivers , and dotted here and there with lakes. The coast line Is Irregular , and bays -and bayous extend far Inland. " Mnnlin'n Trade Itenonrecn. It Is the boast of Manila that Its foreign trade now amounts to $35,000,000 a year , and comprises an export of over $3,000,000 of hemp , $6,000,000 of sugar and $2,000,000 of tobacco. But this volume of foreign ex ports seems slim for such a region. Inhabited by 8,000,000 people. Under a more enlight ened government the commercial movement would be very much larger. Like Cuba nnd British India , the colony Is cherished by the mother country because It furnishes n nursery In which men of good family In Spain and young men with Influential con nections can grow rich In a short period of time. Until lately , when the expense of putting down rebellions Involved a drain on the Spanish treasury , the Philippines were also valued because of the coin they sup plied. Everything in sight Is taxed , includ ing the natives themselves , and thus the Islands are made to yield an annual revenue of some $8,000,000 a year. Dana C. Worcester states that both the poll tax and the talllc are exacted by the officials. In sonic cases the poll tax amounts to $25 a year , and women have to pay It as well as men. The Chinese pay a special tax. There are taxes on stores and shops , on weights and measures , on .house property , taverns and the smallest factories. A man must pay a tax for the privilege of killing his own buffalo or pig for meat , or of owning a horse , or of pressing oil out of his cocoa- nuts. For the collection of these taxes Spanish ingenuity has revived the plan which was In use in France before the fcrmlers gcncrnux came in vogue. For each town or district a tax collector Is appointed by the governor of the province. He Is called a gobernadorclllo , and he Is responsl- ble for the estimated amount which his dis- trlct should pay in taxes , so that If collec tions should fall short he must make them good out of his/own pocket. He has under him a number of deputy collectors , known as cabezas , each of whom collects the taxce from forty to sixty taxpayers , and Is per- tonally responsible for the amount expectec from each. If they fall to pay up he dis trains the'ir property and sells It ; If the pro ceeds of the sale fall to cover the Indebted ness the delinquent debtors are imprisoned or deported. At Siquldor Mr. Worcester saw a melancholy procession of forty-four mer who had lost houses , cattle and lands , and who still owned sums ranging from $2 to $40 ; they were being sent prisoners to Bohol , and their families were left to shift for them- selves. Tnrcd with , XotliliiK In Iletnrn. Tha natives get little or nothing In retun for this frightful burden of taxation. Thi courts of justice arc a farce ; the judgi makes no secret of his venality. In a fev towns there are a few schools. In the vll lages and In the country there are none There are no roads which are passable ex cept at the dry season and then only n : buffalo sheds. In the rainy season Inter course ceases. There arc no bridges. N'ov and then a military bridge Is built by ni > t enterprising general. No attempt Is mad to repair It and it soon falls into decay Thus wherever It Is possible people travc and send their produce to market by boat Lots of brigands have been shot or hanged but brigandage still flourishes at the Lagun de Bay , close to Manila nnd the Island o Mlndora , at the mouth of Manila bay. Is ; safe refuge for pirates and cutthroats. Na lives who travel cannot protect themselves for no one can have a weapon In his posses slon without procuring a license and that i expensive. d. The weight of taxation is aggravated b the rapacity of the governors. When General oral Wcyler was governor general he re celved a salary of $40OCO a year , but II I said lhal the calls upon bis purse for enter talnmcnts and charities left him no savin ? at the end of the year. Nevertheless , at th close of his term , he had lying to his credl In the banks of London- and Paris a sur which Madrid politicians variously estl mated at from $1,000,000 lo $1,000,000. Hoi he managed to accumulate BO large a for tune may be Inferred from an anccdot which was current talk at Manila. He ivo succeeded by General Despuyol , wh ( strange to say , was an honest man. H had no sooner taken his seat In Ihe gubei notarial office than ho was visited by one t of the richest Chinese merchants of Manlli Behind the Chinese came servants bearln bags which contained $10,000 In silver colni at This trifle Ihc mcrchanl begged the no' . governor to accept as a slight token of hi consideration. He was mightily astonlshc when the new official promptly Knocked hli down. An Ilonoxt Governor. There have been other Spanish officials < the type of Despuyol. Some years ago Colonel Arolas , who had Incurred the 111 ig will of the colonial office at Madrid , wt appointed governor of the province of Sudi U was intended to be an exile. Suda wo a most unhealthy spot , in which malarlot he fevers raged ; most of the province was lr habited by a tribe called Moras , who wet brigands by calling and fighters by cholo ill It chanced lhat Arolas was a man of re source. He drained the town and dispel li the fevers. He enrolled a holy of native nnd drilled them till they were fit to pi be In the field , and marched on the Moro oy Choosing his battlefield , be met the brig ands , and Inflicted such a castlgatlon th : they gave no further trouble during his tu ut ministration. Returning home victorlou ho Improved his town , "founded a hospH ; ? s. and schools. Introduced water , nnd laid ot ey fine broad streets , paved with coral. Hi ch hU heart was in Spain , and at an earl ed opportunity be returned there , ami rose 1 icr high rank in the army , If there bad bee rnoro Spaniards ot his stamp thn Philip pines would not now have been dropping out ot the clutch ot Spain , Manila Is a beautiful city , aboul the size of San Francisco. It Is built on both sides of the River Passlg , which la navigable to Its source. Old Manila lay on the left bank. Parts of the masonic stone wall which was built around It two hundred years ago are still visible , and some ot Ihe gates survive , through which a stream ot solemn friars , grinning Chinese , resplendent Spanish offi cials , beggars In rags , pious nuns , handsome senoras , gay native girls , mestizos In uni form , natives In breech-clouts , four-horse carriages , two-wheel pony wagons and creaking buffalo carts pour from morning till night. The cathedral , monasteries and government offices are In old Manila ; Ihe business quarter , the foreign shipping houses , the banks , stores a.nd custom house are In Blnondo , on the other side ot the river. Between the walls and the shore Is the Luneta , the fashionable promenade , where the band plays and society enjoys the evening breeze , flirts under hundreds ot electric lights and drives around the circle In carriages , which follow each other In a slow , dignified procession. The best houses In Manila are built of stone , and are hand some residences , though there Is no win dow glass used In their construction. In stead of glass the windows nro glazed with translucent oyster shell. This Is cut into squares so small thai a window elghl feel by four will contain 250 of them. It Is found that they temper the fierce glare of the sun and soften the light. GOSPEL FOR GOLD FIELDS Hnnd ot CrnxnilrrK Who Will I'rench Chrlnt A in o HIT the Kloii- d I kern. A little band of Klondike missionaries , traveling to their destination over the coun try in good old Crusader style , arrived in the city yesterday. The advance guard , J. L. Payntor , came to the city several days ago , but the other six members ot the band have been plodding on foot along the country roads from Kansas City to Omaha. They call themselves the Klondike Gospel club and have set before themselves the task ot evangelizing the gold fields. The club Is composed of seven members , all of them of good families , all having left good positions and four of them col lege graduates. They will establish a hos pital , refuge and mission at Dawson City. At Seattle they will be joined by several women nurses and will receive other ad ditions to their party. The whole band will number about twenty when the ship for the gold fields Is taken. They have been sent out by the Christian Herald mission of New York. AH the members of the party expect to be engaged In Ihetr work in the Klondike for two years at least. The mission is to be permanent. The party of seven here has tramped al most every step of the way from New York to this city. They have done this in order to accustom themselves to outdoor life and are In such condition that they would not be. debarred from joining the army on ac count of physical disability. They are at tired in rough costumes leather coats , llnei with sheep wool , heavy blue shirts , cow hide boots and slouch hats. A blanket with a change of clothing , a bible auJ a hyini book rolled Inside it , is strapped tn each man's back. Not Infrequently they have been taken for volunteers traveling towan Cuba. The band Is non-sectarian. The captain Is Alexander DeSoto , a lineal descendant o the discoverer "of the Mississippi river Paynter Is secretary and travels In advance to make necessary arrangements , as the party engages In evangelistic work on the way. The other members are F. J. Baylls George Garner , Clinton Slmontan , Dr. W , A. Shappec and Leron R. Kellogg. Bayll : is an Englishman and for six years was an officer in the English army , stationed lr Africa. The party has. tramped from New Yort through New Jersey , Pennsylvania , Ohio down to St. Louis and then to this cltj 1 through Kansas City and St. Joe. It has been going at the rate of about twenty-five miles a day and has often camped along the roadside. It left New York In Novem ber last. Here a train will be taken for thi coast , as the band Is five weeks behind iti schedule and Is due In Dawson City nexl month. At Dawson City an evangelistic refuge will be established together with a hospital. The latter will be on a boat in order thai It can float along the Yukon should the center of population In the gold fields evei shift. A carload of necessaries , such as v n bedding , clothes and other things has beer shipped from New York to the coast and will be taken along. Mr. Paynter said that the overland tramr has simply been taken to inure the part } to outdoor exposure and not for lack ol money. At times the joifrney has been t hard one , especially In rainy weather , and often the band became discouraged , bul again a good time was enjoyed frequently The party will remain here until Monday Tonight , Thursday nnd Friday services wll bo held at the People's churcl at Eighteenth and California streets On Sunday morning the club will be at the Beth Eden Baptist church , on Sun day afternoon n t4 o'clock at the Younf Men' s Christian association and tn thi evening at the First Methodist church. DIFFERENCE AS TO THE Dim Japanese Importer Ciinnot AurccltJ the Collector of Cu < mn urn tea a Small Item. F. Kanow Is a Japanese merchant fron Toklo. As one of the "Yankees of the Orient , ' ho rightly saw a good opportunity for thi profitable display of his wares at the Trans mlsstsslppl Exposition. So ho shipped 13 cases of rare ceramics and fans and sucl g dainty fashlonlngs as Japan alone produces First he thought to exhibit and then con eluded to open a store In Omaha and sel bis goods. Yesterday he applied to the col lector of customs , his goods were Invoice' ' and the duty fixed. The description thereo covers six large pages , and Mr. Kanow am the collector could agree about everytblni but the value of certain coverings ot boxes a which Mr. Kanow Insists are not dutiable The collector thinks otherwise , and Mi Kanow nays he will not pay. It Is enl ; $1.50 , but the case must go to Washlngtoi to adjust the difference , and Mr. Kanow , Ii his artless Japanese fashion , declares he wll wait and go over the multitude of article In 134 cases with the adjuster to save $1.5 and prove he Is right. Ford Anmvera County' * Salt. In the suit of the County of Douglas brought against the Midland State bank t recover the sum ot $20,630 , which was o deposit when the concern cloned Its e'oon Charles K. Ford , one of the defendants , ra filed an answer. He alleges th'at the count 1s not the proper party to maintain 'the oc tion and that the petition does not stat facts sufficient to constitute a cause of ac tion. Owing to the fact that the issues hav just been joined , It is not thought that th case will come to trial at the present ten of court. WISCONSIN EDITORS INSPECT ) elogation from tie Lttfcg Papers Goes ( her Ziporiticn Gnrands. k ABOUT THEIR SURPRISE AND ADMIRATION 3net * of the Xorthire teri Itond and the MnnnnvmcBt H nd omely ( KntertnlnedBarl it Their Uriel Stur In the City. A party of twenty-four editors from the principal points In Wisconsin along the Hue of the Northwestern railway were the guests ot the railway company and Ihc cxpos'tlon ' management yestcrdai ttnd were enter tained right royally. * The visitors arrived "on the regular train at 8:35 : a. m. They were mel al the depot iy Major T. 8. Clarkson. The party was accompanied by J. L. Ferguson , assistant encral passenger agent of the Northwest ern , and S. F. Miller , the general agent ot the road at o'shkosh , WIs. After breakfast the visitors went to the exposition grounds with Major Clarkson , and were shown over the entire grounds and through the build ings. All expressed great surprise and ad miration for the beauty of the sceuo and the magnitude of the plan. They had r ail about the exposition and had seen plenty of pictures , but they freely admitted that their conception of the -whole affair 'had been very far from the truth , as it appeared after an examination. They made frequent comparisons of the architecture with that of the World's fair , declaring that the beauty of the Main court , while on a smal ler scale , was superior to the far-famed magnificence ot the Grand Court of Honor at Chicago. At noon the visitors were entertained nt luncheon at the Dellono hotel by the ex position management. tln addition to the editors and railway men the Badger state was represented by H. D. Fisher of Flor ence , a member of the Wisconsin commis sion , who is staying In Omaha to oversee the construction of the Wisconsin State building on tbo bluff tract of the exposition grounds. The exposition was represented by President Wattles and 'Major Clarkson. After the wants of the Inner man had been attended to Major Clarkson assumed the duties of toastmastcr and called upon Presi dent Wattles. What the President Snld. The president referred to .the power of the press upon the expoaitlon.-saylng Its suc cess depends largely upon the support given It by the newspapers of the country. He thanked the visitors for the substantial manner In which they had aided the enter prise In the past and assured them that the management fully appreciated what had been done. He then sketched briefly the history of the exposition movement and the results which liavo been accomplished. In closing he Invited the guests of the * occasion to visit Omaha during the exposition and assured them that the customary courtesies would be cxtenO.d. He also expressed the hope that they would carry the Invitation ot the exposition to the people of Wisconsin nnd urge the people to ( come .also. C. J. Augustine , editor of the Menasha Press , was called for oa behalf of the visi tors to speak of his' impressions. He said his impression upon' ' seetng'the grounds was akin' to amazement. Ho had not b'een pre pared to come EO far into the west and find a white city of such grand proportions. "I think the people of Wisconsin ought to know it thoroughly.-'Enid Mr. Augustine earnestly. "For .our own encouragement as a patriotic commonwealth that takes d pride in the advancement of any section ol our great country , we should come and sec what has been'done. It Is a matter of pride to any American cltlson to find such de velopment as a grand city like Omaha ant a great state like Nebraska In a section ol country which our forefathers regarded as a desert. Wisconsin looks'to the central wes for patronage for her manufactories , and nc surer way could be availed ot than for the people to visit this exposition and for the " manufacturers to have . "on exhibition here their products. " W. H. Buck of the heboygan Telegram said he had spent quite a little time at the World's fair and thought , after seeing the grandeur of the exposition grounds In Omaha , that any person''might get as much enjoyment out ot this exposition as at the World's fair. , D. W. Dunham of the Oshkosh North western , said he could only say what he ha < already said In a telegram which he had sent to his paper , viz : UThe Wisconsin edi torial party Is amazed by what it has seen here. Don't fall to come. " Major Clarkson close * , the post prandfa portion of the entertainment by recalling a few reminiscences of the early days lr Omaha , thirty-one years ago , when Indians and buffalo were common sights , and refer ring to the changes which have beer wrought since that time. He called espe clal attention to the fact that not one della of Indebtedness rests on the magnlflcen buildings and grounds , which the visitor bad Inspected. t Away for Their Ilomeii. The visitors then adjourned to The Be" office where they were shown over the entire establishment. They also visited the office of the Department of Publicity nnd Promo tion , after which the party dispersed abou town and visited the points of interest unti the departure of their train at 6:45 : p. m. The visitors returned home on th regular train of the Northwestern at 6:45 : p. m. The following Is a list of those In the party : ' P. M. Conkey of the Crescent , and E , Humphrey of the Fosi , Appleton ; R. B , Howell , News , Belolt ; T. H. Sweet , Common wealth and W. F. Weber. News , Found du Lac ; M. T. Stokes , Advocate , Green Bay ; B F. Nowlan , Gazette , O. H. Brand , Recordei and E. M. Hardy , Tlepubllcan , Janesvllle ; J. A. Hageman , Cardinal , V. Shoenfield , Democrat and W. A. Bayley. Journal , Madi son ; A. Nash. Pilot , Manllowoc ; J. R. Bloom , Breeze , C. J. Augustine , Press , Menasha ; G. Kimball , News and P..S. Callahan , Times , Neenah ; D. W. Dunahai : Northwestern , E H. Leonard , Enterprise find W. C. Jenkins Times , Oshliosh ; E. A.JTostevin , Jounrnal James Mllllker , News ami M. Myrup , Times Racine ; A. A. Pott , Zeltuns. W < H. Burk , Telegram , Shcbojrgan. JVEIIIIASKA'8 KMPMIYE'S ALL HIHEl State Exposition C uinl" lon Cow s plete * It * Mat , 4 Summer Help. 0 The remaining vacancies on the pay rol of the Nebraska Exposition commission wen filled at the meeting of the commission yet tcrday morning to ttfo * great relief of thi , members having the appointment ot tbo fe places which remained unoccupied up ( o tba n time. A. J. Tomllnson o ( lied Cloud was ap , pointed Intelligence cleric , Mrs. Clara Mark is. of Grand Island was njule check room clerl y and Arthur Elder ot Clay county was ap pointed messenger. The Nebraska Horticultural society wa glvca authority , so Urafl'the Nebraska com e mission IB concerned , to , offer premlui fo horticultural exhibits. The society desire ' n to bang ; up o series of prises aggregatlni 1 $1,000 la a contwt to Uit one week , Per mission to do this has been asked of the ex position management and the approval ot he Nebraska commission was also secured i an additional precaution. Superintendent Jackson was authorized to mploy a force of helpers on and after May 3 to assist In placing the educational exhlb- . ' In place. Numerous applications for engagements were read from bands , choral tocletlcs , quar- els , etc. , from all parts ot the state , which eslra to make engagements for brief periods ndcr the management of the Nebraska com mission , in order to get a chance to come to Omaha and sco the exposition at no expense , hcse were turned over to Commissioner toydston to suggest a course to be pursued n this connection , and Commissioners Seville nnd Poynter were appointed as a ommlttcc to Interview the railway officials with a view of securing transportation for hcsc musical productions of Nebraska's fer- llc soil. Xoten ot the RxpoKlllon. C. Marchettt of Florence , Italy , Is In the city with a carload of Italian marbles , jew elry , brlc-a-brac , etc. , for the Italian sec tion In the International building , The Transportation department has re ceived notice from the chairman of the Central Traffic association that the assocla- lon has accepted the special rate ot SO per cent of the double locals made by the West ern Traffic association for Omaha. This ac tion of the Central Traffic association cx- rmls the tourist rates to Omaha to points as far east as Buffalo. Dr. David T. Day , mining commissioner of the exposition , has returned from a trip to the Black Hills'where he went n few lays ago to look after the mining exhibit from that section. He reports that the preparations being made In that section In dicate that the Black Hills mineral exhibit wtl be ot a very high order and will eclipse , n some features , the exhibits ot any'other Rtntp. , Concessionaire Bayllss , who has the con cession for picture projecting machines on the exposition grounds , has brought suit against the exposition management to re strain the making of a contract with H. rtoltalr for the electric theater , claiming that the rights of the plaintiff will be In- lured by the proposed arrangement with Roltalr. The hearing will bo before Judge Fawcett on Friday. E. L. Fulton ot Pawnee City , director of the Pawnee City Military band , was here yesterday and completed definite arrange ments for a week's engagement of his band to play at the exposition , the time set be ing the second week In July. The aPwncc band Is practicing three nights each week and ranks first among the bands of the state. It has appeared In Omaha on dif ferent occasions and has never failed to win aCmiratibn and praise for its splendid renditions. The instrumentation of the band will comprise betwceen forty and fifty pieces. SCHLEY WANTS A CHANCE 0 in nil n Man Vl lt the FlylnR Scjund- rou nnd linn n Talk trlth It a Commander. Dr. D. A. Foote has returned from a ten days' business and pleasure trip spent In Washington and that vicinity. In speaking of matters that came under his observation he said : "I spent three days In Washington , where 1 found the Nebraska delegation very much In evidence and the exposition the talk of most importance Batter war news. The wave ot patriotism whlch"is now sweeping over the country is most Inspiring. - The Ameri can flag waves everywhere , from windmills , barns , trees and sign posts at country crosd roads , from huts , cottages'cabins and pal aces. . "Learning of my purpose to make a short visit io Newport News , Old Point Comfort and vicinity. Congressman Mercer sent me a closed letter directed to 'Commodore Schley , commander of the flying squadron , Hampton Roads. ' I did not know what the sealed orders were , but after arriving at Fortress Monroe and having sent the com munication aboard the flagship by a small dispatch launch , I was coon sent for and requested to report to Commodore Schley's headquarters aboard his ship. I was most kindly received and found that the letter was one from Secretary Long , certifying that I was a safe person to be shown courtesies by the commander of the fleet "I had the pleasure of half an hour's visit with Commodore Schley. He expressed him self very freely upon the situation and made no attempt to * conceal his great impatience over the fact of his being 'cooped up' in Hampton Roads so many weeks with such a fleet of fighters in Idleness. He was very much in favor ot 'carrying the war Into ' Africa. * He said he would guarantee to find the Spanish fleet and sink it In short order , He paced up and down bis cabin like a caged lion. I could see very plainly that he feared he was loosing the opportunity of hh lifetime , should Sampson , unaided , meet and demolish the Spanish Armada. "The pictures seen ot Schley ( pronounced Schly ) do not do him justice. He Is a ver > fine appearing man. His face and bearlnp Impress you with great strength of charac ter and manifest ability. He has the repu tation of being one of the best strategist ! In our navy ; skilled In warfare , resource ful In expedients , wlso in council , learned in naval science and history , an experi enced navigator , calm , brave and vigorous "In Commodore Schley and his grcal 'squadron ' the American people have a re serve power which alone possibly could mas ter the Spanish navy. If war must con tinue I hope that Commodore Schley ma ) bo speedily given opportunity to show hi ! mettle and metal. " Salt * far Divorce. Ida Roller has sued her husband , WllHart Keller , lu an action to secure a divorce5h < alleges failure to support nnd asks for thi custody of the child , the fruits of the union together with such other relief as the coun may consider adequate. Elizabeth Bachoinp asks the court to di vorce her from her husband , Herman Da- chomp. She alleges cruelty and also avert that the defendant Is the owner of property of the value of $15,000 , consisting of laadi and live stock. In the way of alimony , shi alleges that she Is entitled to $5,000 , con tending that she has assisted in accumu lattng the property. Catherine Sloane seeks a divorce fron : i her husband , Joseph Sloane. She charges 3 cruelty and asks for alimony and the cus tody of the minor children. The plalntlfl alleges a marriage of date of Mafch 15 , 1878 She has secured an injunction that restrain : the defendant from disposing of bis prop erty until after the divorce suit Is adjudi cated. BxtendlnK Telephone Sj'nteni , The open weather has greatly favored thi workmen of the Nebraska Telephone com pany , who are extending the lines of thi company throughout the state. Severa hundred miles of telephone wire are belni strung In the southern and eastern parti of the state and later nn the extensions Ii the northern portion of the state will * bi pushed. Four new offices will be opened , ti local and long distance telephonic com munlcatlon during the present week. Tte ; are : Howe. .Nemaha. Brownvlllc and Peru _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .T > s Get a map of Cuba and get tiio beet am moat complete. The Bee's combination ma ] of Cuba , the West Indies and of the world With a Beq map coupon , on page 2. 1 cents , at Bee office , Omaha , South Ornahi or Council Bluff * . By mall , 14 cents. Ad dress Cuban Map Department. GOVERNMENTOWES THE CITY _ Uncle Sntu Delinquent to O inn hit on Aeconnt of Special Amendment * . The finance committee of the city council has been ordered under arms with n view to taking a fall out of ( he United Slates ; overnment. The prospective danger of the ; overnment arises from the fact that Undo jam fans been so busy taking care of the Spaniards that ho has altogether over- ookcd the necessity of paying his Omaha special taxes. These amount to several .housnml dollars , and as the city Is paying > and 7 per cent Interest on the warrants hnt are outstanding , It Is now proposed that the funds shall be adjusted In pome manner and the warrants paid. The prin cipal Items on which the government Is shy arc the special taxes on Its property on ac count of paving Twentieth and Twenty- second streets adjoining the government corral. These Items amount to $1,459.95 and (2,690.30 ( tespcctlvely , and a number of smaller Items for sidewalks , cleaning off snow , etc , bring the aggregate up to $4- 234.10. Some of these taxes have been delinquent since 1SS8 nnd numerous efforts have been made to secure payment. Statements have been sent on to Washington but they were Invariably re turned with the stereotyped reply thnt there were no funds available for thnt purpose. This Is all the satisfaction thut the city has been able to obtain nnd Treasurer Edwards has supplied the finance committee with n statement of the facts with a request that some action bo taken to adjudicate the ac count. XKMV i.icicvsi : SCALE. Prepare * nn Ordinance Intended to Cover Lot of Ulttnxcd Oeeputlium. Councilman Burmestcr has prepared n new license ordinance \jhlch provides a scale of fees for n number of occupations not aU ready Included In the ordinances. A n f- ber of the sections relate to attractlons'v.iiat will probably accompany the exposition sea son and are designed to keep these elements under municipal control. The ordinance provides that the proprietors of nil variety shows , ventriloquists and similar fakirs must secure permits for which fees will be charged at the rate of $2.50 per day , $12 per week or $40 per month. Mirror mazes. Illusions and similar attractions must pay $3 a day , $15 a week or $50 a month. The fees prescribed for living pictures , klneto- scopes , cyclornmas , etc. , are $5 per day , $20 per week or $60 per month. Scenic railways and shooting the chutes apparatus arc soaked to the extent of $100 a day and In each case failure to secure a permit Is pun ishable by a fine. The trance mediums , clairvoyants nnd similar fakirs are to become subjects of municipal regulation If nn ordinance now In the hands of Councilman Burmester's committee becomes a law. Previously there has been no effort to Include these occupa tions in those for which a license is re quired , but this ordinance requires them to take out a license for which an annual fee of $30 Is charged. A failure to pay thin Ice is made a misdemeanor nnd subjects the offender to arrest and a nominal One. Mortality StntUtlex. The following births and deaths were re ported at the health office during the twen ty-four hours ending at noon yesterday : Births E. J. Brennan , 1823 Miami street boy ; John Nightengall , 2322 South Twenty- third , girl ; John Wachtler , 1701 South Sev enteenth , girl ; William Grnch , 1C10 Martha , girl ; George G. Harrison , 2120 North Twen ty-fourth , girl. Deaths Freda K. Paulson , 9 months , 2CO ! North Fourteenth , brain fever , Sprlngwell ; M. J. Doll , 35 , Twentieth and Harncy , con sumption , Providence , R. I. ; William Rush- Ian , 36 , Sixteenth and Oak , Laurel Hill ; Ralph Hcddlng , 3 , 3024 Charles , Prospocl Hill ; Allen Huston , 42 , 2208 Grand avenue Forest Lawn. Xo Ilrnncli of I'ollce Conrt. It Is not likely that the city authorities will take any action towards establishing a branch of the police court near the ex position grounds. It Is urged that since a ? oed many arrests will undoubtedly be made at the grounds it will be desirable to have some justice of the peace clothed with the authority of a police magistrate and located near by so that cases can be acted on with out delay. Assistant City Attorney Scotl eays that this is entirely unnecessary a : any justice of the peace can establish him self In a convenient location and the cases can be brought before him if desired with out further legislation. Dual * of Norton' * Complaint. William Norton has filed a complaint wilt the city clerk , which calls attention to thi loose methods that are followed by the clt ] authorities In approving bonds without re gard for their sufficiency. The complalnan alleges that he was severely injured by i runaway express team , owned by W. C Ferrln. and that when he came to look uj Ferrin's bond , It was signed by a fictltlou character. Ho Is consequently unable to secure cure satisfaction , and he wants the city off ! clals to have Ferrln prosecuted for per Jury. t City Hull Note * . The electric light blls for the city hal during April amounted to $110.13. The rccelrts of the electrical departmen during April amounted 'to $200.1 , or ver : nearly enough to pay the entire runnlni expenses of the derailment. City Attorney Conncll is expected bad from New York toiay. The last com munlcatlon received from him Indlcatei thnt there \vns a satisfactory prospect of i settlement of the Barber case , but a cicfinlt agn-ement had not then been reached. License Inspector MoVlttlo U rounding 11 ; the barbers of the city and requiring then to take out licenses as required by the or dlnanco which was passed by the city coun ell some weeks ago. A good many of th barbers had neglected to secure licenses o : the supposition that the ordinance was i farce , but since they have discovered tha the city Intends to enforce It the bulk o them arc rcndy 'to comply with It. There are one or two Indefinite proposl tlons on hand for the purchase of the pav ing bonds which Hayes & Sons neglected t take , but the city council will probably cu the matter short by ordering the bond turned over to the contractors as fast n their estimates become due. The contract ors are ready to accede to this plan , nl though they Intimate that they would b better pleased If the Interest rate on th bonds was raised to ! i per cent , Cnl Viileiitlnc oil n VUlt. Cal Valentine , one of the first court re porters In this county , and who left .Oman several years ago , has returned nnd wll spend the summer In the city. He has th contract for making the official reports of ; number of convention ! that are coming her during the next six'months. . Mr. Valentin Is an old-time resident of South Dakota , an was the father of the bill passed there som twenty years ago , providing for court re portcre. At that time he was the odlclo o reporter for the supreme , United States an all of the district courts in what was the the territory of Dakota. ' I'rltlMh-Aiiierlrnii dull. i A meeting of the British and Canadian p American club ivlll bo held In tbo Commcr I. clal club v .ma , Sixteenth nnd Farnai streets , Thursday evening. May 12 , at o'clock. All Canadian or British born cltl zens ure heartily Invited to attend nnd tli ladle * are Included la like invitation. TESTIMONY AGAINST OERTER State Concludes Oaso in Which Maintaining Gamlling Fiitures is Charged , WITNESSES WHO SAW THE GAMES GOING ON rollremrn nnd Othern Tell ofVhM They Snw lit the Hoonin Aliovr\ the Snloon of the Drfcndnnt. So far as the Introduction of testimony Is concerned the state has closed Its case against Henry Oerter , charged with setting up nnd keeping gambling devices' In the 1 rooms on the second floor ot the building at 1 1409 Douglas street. j The rooms occupied by Henry Oerter were raided on March 17 last , and n number of j gambling devices found , consisting of rou- I lette , stud poker and other tables , bcsldo a | couple of faro layouts. Ocrtcr was given n preliminary hearing In police court ami held to answer In the district court , whcro the case was called Tuesday afternoon. All of yesterday was ppont In examining wit nesses anil upon the adjournment of court last night , County Attorney llaldrlge an nounced that ho had no more testimony. Officer Chamberlain was the first wit ness called yesterday morning and ho testified thnt on March 17 , with other offi cers , he made the raid on the Oerter plac and found a number of tables used for Ram- Ing , together with portions of a faro layout. Ho also found cards nnd chips. F. A. Brogan , attorney for Dennis Lcary , owner of the building , testified thnt only few weeks ago he collected a largo sum ol money from Oerter , the same being In poy- rieut of rent. At that time Oerter solJ - It'K about any other portion of the fnilding. Witness understood from Oerter'a onvcrsatlon that he was the sole occupant f the building , including the second floor , vhcro the gambling fixtures were found. W. W. Cox , ex-chief of detectives , testl- icd to seeing gambling fixtures In Ocrtcr' * ilace upon the night of the raid. Whllo hey were not In operation , most of them were in condition for use , though the wheels of the roulette iablcs wern not there. Mud Seen Gnmlillnjr On. At the afternoon session of court -L. R. Grlcr testified that he visited Oertcr's placet at 1409 Douglas street several times during larch last and upon all occasions caw gambling being carried on in the rooms n the second floor of the building. He saw players sitting around poker and roulctto ablcs , while other men were sitting at the 'aro games. The men were playing with chips that they had secured from the deal ers and for which chips they had paid cash. Witness saw men win and lose money. Those who lost bought more chips , while. those who won received cash for them. Upon one occasion , Ocrtcr told the witness that ic , Oerter , was the owner of the place and that It was being operated under his dtrcc- lon. lon.A A Chicago detective testified that between the latter part -of February nnd March IT of the present year he was In Oerter'm saloon at 1409 Douglas. street and Ihe rooms above same , four or five times each'week. . Upon the occasion of each visit lie'- saw gambling devices In operation and men sit ting and standing about the tables betting their money. The devices thnt he saw con sisted of two roulette tables and wheels. two stud poker tables and two faro lay outs. The gambling fixtures that had here tofore been offered In evidence were Iden tified by the witness as the ones that bo liad seen In Oerter's place. Witness testi fied that he usually visited the place dur ing the afternoon qr night and upon every visit ho found the games running. Fre quently he saw Oerter on the floor and at such times ho seemed to be exercising a general supervision over the conduct ot the place. During February and March witness had several conversations with Oerter , who told him thnt he , Oerter , was the propri etor ot the place , which Included the saloon and the gambling rooms on the floor above. In one conversation with witness Oerter said : "The other gamblers of the city ought to pat me on the back for having ; the courage to open up and run a game. " At this conversation witness asked Oerter if he was not afraid of being pulled , to which he , Oerter , replied : "I was pulloi ) once and I got my fixtures back and will get them back again if I am arrested and the place Is raided. " Fixture * Were Token Apart. The day the place was raided witness was at Oerter's place and /ouml that tbo gambling tables and fixtures had all been taken apart as though It was the Intention to store them. The day prior to this they were lu running order and men were playIng - Ing about them both afternoon nnd night. On cross-examination nn effort was made to shake witness * testimony , but It was unsuccessful , as ho went Into details , as to the dates and facts that ho had sworn to on direct. The" state's last witness was C , 8. Smith , who testified that he visited Oerter's place during the nights of March , 1 , 5 and 12 , nnd upon each of these dates he saw numerous * parties about the gamlngntables , buying chips and betting them on the games that were In operation. Indlelcd ! > the Ornnd Jury. Indictments for' selling liquor were re turned by the federal grand jury against the following of Wlnncbaga agency : Henry Phlllls , Daniel Blackbawk , Lewis Hlnman , Rufus Twin , James Black , Walking Priest , John Priest , John Crow. John Snndbcrg , Albert Hlnman , Joseph Grayhalr , Walter Decora , Joseph Willis , Alexander St. Cyr , Harris B , Smith , Whlto Eagle and John Wright. The following from the Omaha agency were also Indicted : Dudley Wood and Isaaa Preston. Note" front the Cour'a. The suit of Louis Slobodlskl against the Phoenix Insurance company of Brooklyn has been Bottled by the defendant confessing judgment for $2,770. The defendant had a policy on the plaintiff's property that woa destroyed by fire five years ago. Judge Fawcett Is doing n little decorating In his court room In The Bee building. He has hung a large flag back of the bench and while not bearing cases devotes a good deal ot his time to admiring the stars and stripes and talking of Dewcy's victory iq the harbor of Manila. The Schlltz Brcwlne association has filed a motion for a new trial In the case In which It was refused a license' to operate a saloon at the corner ot Manderson street and Sherman avenue. Originally the Fire and Police commission granted the license , but when the case came on before Judge Blabaugh he reversed this decision. In the case of J. P. Rummy against Joseph A. Conner , the defendant , has filed hli an swer. Ho admits that he executed and de livered a note for $1,200 to the plaintiff. In defenee , bo Eays that at the time he waa engaged In dealing In options oa grain , and that thus was gambling with the plaintiff , nho was In the came business In Chicago. Ho further says that the note wai without ( .oiuldcruUtm.