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t * THE OMAHAI DAILY BEE. I ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , TUESDAY MOKNIXG , MAY 17. 1898 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. THEIR LIVES SAVED Correspondent Thrall and Jones Are Bescned from Cabanas. WILL BE EXCHANGED FOR SPANIARDS Two Officers Now in Confinement to Bo Their Hansom. BLANCO AGREES TO THE PROPOSITION Details of the Affair Are Arranged Tinder Plag of Truce- SPANISH OFFICIALS ARE PARTICULAR Indulge In a Deal of Ited Tape anil Make Some Important lteiue tii , but DetnllH Arc Finally .Fixed Up. rCopyrlght ( , 1S93 , by Press Publishing Co. ; KEY WEST , May 10. ( New York \Vorli Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The flrs Americans made prisoners by the Spaniard : during this war were Charles II. Thrall um Haydcn Jones , correspondent and artist fo a New York newspaper , who are now Ii grim old Cabanas. These Intrepid men tealous In their patriotism , entered iipoi their expedition on their personal rc-sponsl blllty , thoroughly aware of tha risks the ; wore going to encounter. They wcro cap tured on Cuban soil after they wore scei landing fiom tbo dispatch boat Triton. Had they been hanged as spies the cthlo of war would have justified the Spaniards But the men were treated with klmlne consideration nnd courtesy. Wlth'.n forty eight hours they will bo free men aboard United States war vessel. Captain Cienctr Blanco has agreed to exchange thpm fo two Spanish officers. When the news reached mo tlrit Thra ! nnd Jones had been captured I sent u cabl message to a Spanish colonel who U n incm ber of the Cortes nnd to Mendcz. the K 'V crnmcut censor In Havana , asking htm fo full particulars. When I returned thi morning I found the reply awaiting mi Hero Is a translation : "HAVANA , May 15. Scovcl , Key West The correspondents wcro yesterday cap turcd by our forces. They were nttcmptln to disembark , ns Is always Impossible. Salvador vader Jones and Charles II. Thrall wcr saved. They say they are your companion ) They have been treated with the gcneioslt which , you know , Is habitual with us. The are In a fortress , where they are treatc with distinction. Do you remember my ncl vice ? What a mistake you have made an how foolishly you acted. It Is tsald that yo huvo escaped by swimming. Is this tb truth ? When will your real fighters come Hurry up the campaign. Oh , let It com quickly. Hero we arc very tranquil and ni surcd of giving you a disagreeable surpris Will see what comes of It. I take muc pleasure In giving you the facts you as ] doing BO with the smile that Is ha'bitui with me. ( Signed ) RAMON MENDEZ , "Censor. " Keep Out of Cuba. The advice to whltch Mcndcz refers was friendly word to me not to return to Cub ; It was just ninety-six hours ago that Thra ind Jones wcro landed. The Triton ha taken a swing around westward , then , stoc In toward Havana as If coming up tl : ount fiom Marie ) . Approaching Banes COY fifteen miles west of Havana , we saw tt indent stone blockhouse swarming wtl Spanish soldiers. Three miles further ca projected a small coral point , which a | peered to otter an admirable landing plac \Vo searched the land with our glasses. M could see no sign of soldiers In the state pn1m orchards. No one shot at us. Tl Triton's battered life boat was lowered fi landing. Thrall , Jones and myself jump * Into the stern. I had a navy rifle. On landing the two men started along t ! Ihoro under cover of dense vegetation. Iran Thrall's purpose to strike Inland abe 1 y.lf n mile from where ho landed. Wo si the two disappear Into the jungle as t ! boat was hoisted onto the Triton. T Spaniards no doubt saw the Triton drr close to the shore. Possibly they saw t men leave the boat. A detachment of ca llry was after them. The troopers cat upon the men about a mile from shoi There was no chance to escape. Thri ipsaka Spanish as ho does EnglUh nnd knows the Spanish character. He franV acknowledged that he and Jones were cc respondents and threw himself upon t grtxiroslty of the lieutenant In charge , i lying upon the vanity and weakness of 1 cuptori. Diplomacy Sueoeedn. Ills diplomacy succeeded. Ho and Jon wcro treated with courtesy and consldei ' tlon. The next morning they were taken Havana. They vcre cross-examined at t palace , and then sent over to Cabanas foi ress. The news was cabled to Madrid a from there cabled to New York. The nam had been misspelled , but they did not cc ccal their Identity. When Commode Remoy learned that the men had been en tured he cabled Secretary Long , sayl that If arrangements for exchange w < ttado Immediately their lives could uved. Within nn hour nnd a half the ansu was Hashed back. It said In effect : "Send war ship under flag of truce I mediately to Havana with Mr. Knlglit board , Have officer In command negotl : With General Blanco for prisoners. " Knight Is the London Times' corrcspou ent. He wished to go to Havana , having i ectved permission from General Blanco remain there , and ho was anxious to do 1 utmost , with Mr. Qullan , the British com general to save the prisoners. Lleutcnr Dralnard was detailed to open the flrst i gotlatlons with the Spaniards since the began. He was to carry the flrst flag truce and his mission waa to save the Ih ot two men. Sealed Order * . Tbo armed Uncos was almost ready team to Us station In the blockade wl : Lieutenant Bralnurd and his crew w < board. Bralnard bad scaled orders for I senior officer of thu Havana station , Cnpti McKenzle of the Mayflower. The Um paused beside the yacht that had been c < verted Into a war ship about noon yestenl The lieutenant went aboard and sta ; ibout five minutes. He returned with pov lo treat with General Blanco for the < change of any two Spanish officers now pi oners of war for Thrall and Jones. "Ti jrour nee for Havana and rig up one of ihects for a flag. " he commanded. Th was mutiny at once. Quartermaster Ki waa ordered to hoist thu sheet. "I'll not hoist * white flag , sir , " Kelly , with a deal of respect and more > termination. "Holtt that flag of truer , " eonimam Bralnard sternly , but there was a glint bis eye that belled his sharp command. "i'll not do U sir , " , aald Kelly , with nt ness , and held out his hands Is If he ex pected the Irons placed on them. "I'll be d d If I'll do It , " ho added un der his breath. Brnlnard turned away. Another man hauled the whlto sheet to the forctop , and the Uncas sped toward the harbor at top speed. Powerful teloicopes showed com panies of soldiers working like ants on Morro's eastern batteries nnd brought the big guns unfavorably close. Presently sheets of color fluttered from Morro's signal mast. They could not be read. Then they were lowered and wo set signal which read : "I wish to communicate with you. " An answer was raised from the fortress : "Await orders. " The engines were stopped nnd the Uncas rolled In the seaway. Through the glasses we could sec the gunners beside the big cannon. Have a I.onK Walt. Wo waited for an hour nnd a half before wo saw a grayish speck developing Into the little fourth-class gunboat Flecha , with a whlto tnblo cloth floating from Its stern. Meanwhile the Uncas had drifted about two miles from shore. The Flccha rounded to about n mile away broadside , as If Inviting the Uncas further In. Probably It did netlike like the looks of the Mayflower and Vlcks- burg , who were nbout two miles seaward. Wo ran toward the batteries ngnln. "Come clone , " hailed the Spaniard. It was Lieutenant Rollan y Lopez of the ad miral's staff who spoke. He speaks Eng lish. "I'll come alongside In my small boat , " answered Bralnnrd , nnd at once stepped Into It , followed by Knight. A few minutes later Officer Bralnard nnd Knight stepped onto the Flecha. The Amer ican shook hands In n hearty fashion , while Knight pressed his In British convention- nitty. The Spaniards were punctiliously polite. Bralnard and Knight went below and the speedy gunboat rounded Morro'f rocky point , stopping just outside the mines In Havana harbor. The docks and quays wcro Jammed with people. The admiral's launches came up and Bralnnrd nnd Knight were , Invited on deck to meet General Blanco's representative , a colonel of In fantry. Rrnlnard explained his mission nni Knight showed his credentials. Mr. Gullon the British consul general , came on boarc and said that Thrall and Jones wcro safe. The colonel of Infantry departed will Bralnard's dispatch. Within half an hou ho returned with General Blanco's compll mcnts , saying that Thrall and Jones wouli bo willingly exchanged the moment tha General Blanco had received by cabl through Consul General Gullou the forma notification from the American governmcn that Spanish officers held prisoners wer sent In their place. The ship that brough the Spanish officers to Havana would con vcy the Americans to Key West. Knight prepared to land , but the Spanlsl officers nnd Consul Gullon dissuaded him saying that the police and soldiers coul not protect him from the mob. Knight dc elded to come back and take another .oppor tunlty for landing In Havana. Matters having been thus satlsfactorll arranged Bralnard and Knight retired to th Uncas , which then headed for the Mayllowci and Bralnard reported to Captain McKenzl nnd subsequently they returned to Kc West. Bralnnrd Is now In communlcatlo with Commodore Remcy. If the Spauls prisoners arc started south from Atlant todny there Is no reason why Thrnll an Jones should not bo free men by Wednesday SYLVESTER SCOVEL. HAWAII IS NOT NEUTRAI * Little Republic AVII1 Take Thi * Ol Iiortiinlty to Show Friendship for the United State * . HONOLULU , Way 10 ( via San Franclsci May 1C ) . The Hawaiian government wl not proclaim neutrality. This stand ! taken on account of the existing relatlot between the United States and Hawaii , Tl executive considers that n proclamation neutrality would bo a breach of good faltl The government made known Its posltlc yesterday nt a secret session of the sennt It Is understood that the senators favor < the stand taken by President Dole. Another Important matter considered i the session was the occupation bill , whlc ! It ratified by the senate , will allow tl United States to raise the American lit 16 over the Island and use the same as a Liai ot supplies. This measure Is said to have been pn pared with the knowledge of the membe : of the senate committee on foreign nffal and has had the approval of President Mi Klnley. This bill was received by the Hi wallan government but a short time at and has had the careful attention ot Pres dent Dole and his cabinet. e The members lit the senate questioned tl 10 executive yesterday regarding the foregoli measure. They were Informed that tl r. measure WM under consideration and tb it would be unwlso to make it public at th lo time. time.When Is When the bill IB given to the senate th body will ratify It at once ; on this pot : there does not seem to bo any doubt. It was extensively reported In the bus ness community on May' 7 that Spat through agents hero , was buying all tl coal to bo , had In this Island. The cons for Spain denied this story and said th there was not a word of truth In U. That a coal famine Is Imminent thcro ci hardly bn any doubt. Last week's Bloc were lower than In many months , scarce 8,000 tons being on hand , and ouly o : house has any coal for sale and will on consent to sell In quantities to satisfy It mediate demands. United States Consul General Haywo has been watching the situation closely a has strongly fortified America's position. 1 has 3,600 tons ot coal on hand at the prese time , with tv.o cargoes afloat bound for tt port. In less than a month the Unit States will have 7,400 tons of coal at tt il- port , a very respectable amount , o- oto to 1'roteNt AirnliiMt the Illoekade. Isul ( Copyright , 1S03 , by Press Publishing d ul LONDON , May 16. ( New York World C nte blegram Special Telegram. ) The Dal ear Tclrgrnph's Madrid special says : ar Tha minister 1ms foreign preferred agalt ot the United States government scrlo cs charges of breaches of International lav He denies that the blockade of Cuba Is fectlve and believes all the European powe tent will endorse the statement. He objects the American practice ot bombarding poi nt without the usual warning and adds tli he the Spanish government Is giving nttentl In to the question nnd will take all mcacui called for. The minister dented having a at n- knowledge of the alleged use by Amerl of special Incendiary bombs or other su cd Htunces forbidden by the rules of clvlllz warfare and added that If the nccusatl er x > wcro proved ho would at once Insist on t 8 application ot International laws deal ! with the subject. rn ny fieoriMn Iteuluient Sent to Tnmpa re ATLANTA , Ga. , May 10. Colonel Oscar Brown , commanding the Second regime volunteers today received orders to repi ild with his men to Tampa , Kin. They lei Ic state ffanp at OrlRin , Ga. , tomorrow , eden ! ' < ( ! < MeNKimcM Allowed to Italy. on NEW YORK. May 16. The Commerc Cable company Is advised that code mi sii ts for Italy are now accepted , RUSHING TO CHICKAMAOCA Volunteers Are Gathering in the Camp Vacated by Begulara. OVER EIGHT THOUSAND ARE NOW THERE Train Loud * Arc Coming from All Dl- rectlonn. but They Arc IlelnK Handled with Comparative Kane and ProiuntneNM. CHICKAMAUGA NATIONAL PARK , Ga. , May 10. The War department has reason to be gratified with the dispatch and euse with which the volunteer army Is being concentrated. Within forty-eight hours from the time the order was Issued for the mobilization ot state troops , already mustered Into the regular service , at this point , 8,500 men , representing six great plates , have reported to Major General Biookc , In command of the Deparmcnt of the Lakes , headquarters hero. The soldiers have been moved not ouly rapidly , but with out delay or accident of any kind. General Brooke has already reviewed the majority of the companies , nnd Is gratified at the splendid appearance of the men. 'Tho transportation facilities from Chatta nooga to the park have been so thoroughly arranged that the regiments , as they come In , are promptly transferred , so that without any confusion they are assigned to theli camp , draw their supplies , and are out ol the way In tlmo for the next arrivals. The Third Illinois Infantry arrived al Chattanooga In three sections over thi Nashville & Chattanooga railroad , and die' not reach this point to report to Genera ! Brooke until 2 o'clock In the afternoon. Th < regiment Is In command ot Colonel Free Bennett , and Is composed of twelve com panies , 1,207 men and officers. The Fourth Ohio Infantry arrived nt Chat tanooga at 8:30 : and reached the park al noon , reporting Immediately to Genera Brooke. The regiment Is In command o Colonel A. B. Colt , and composed of twclvi companies , 1,030 men and officers. The Fifth Illinois Infantry. Colonel J. F Culver commanding , arrived In Chattnnoog ; nt 3 o'clock n. m. and reached the park a noon , reporting at once to General Brooke The regiment has twelve companies , l,17i men and officers. The One Hundred nnd Fifty-Seventh In dlntia Infantry , Colonel George M. Stude baker commanding , arrived nt this point n C o'clock. Eleven hundred men and officer comprise the regiment. The Fourth Pennsylvania Infantry nrrlvei at 3 o'clock and reached the park about : o'clock. The regiment has only eight com panics , 700 men and officers. Colonel D. B Cnso Is in command. It IN n Fnmoiin Ileulmcnt. The Fourth Is a famous regiment and ha figured In all the defenses of tbo slat ngalnst lawlessness and strikes. It was a Homestead In 1892 , the Hazclton strike ii 1897 nnd the Reading railroad strike 1 ' 1S77. U is composed ot good marksmen , th i majority being sharpshooters. i The Twenty-sixth and Twenty-seventh In dlana batteries from Indianapolis and For Wayne , under Captain James B. Curtis an Captain L. T. Rankc , 123 men each , ar rived at S o'clock tonight and will remat In their cars over night. They came with out horses or guns and will bo cqulppc here. Captain Rockwell , In charge of the ord nance department , complains that the com manders of nearly all the volunteer regl mcnts BO far arrived have failed to compl with the order directing them before leav Ing their state encampment to notify th department at Washington as to their need In the way of uniforms , ordnance , ammunl tlon , etc. , and states that there will be som delay In equipping such regiments , ns h can do nothing until he has received tb reports from the various commanding ol fleers as to their needs , when ho will mnk the necessary requisitions. Major General Brooke today Issued h ! flrst general order , looking to the reorgnr t Izatlon of the volunteer army. This ordt t , assigns Major General James H. Wilson < Delaware to command the First Infantry dl vision of the provisional army corps ) to t composed of three brigades of four rcg mcjits each. Almost simultaneously the second ordc was issued , assigning Brigadier Generals ; S. Burt , C. E. Compton and H. W. Lawto to command tbe brigades under Genen Wilson in the order named. The First Ohio , Third Wisconsin and Flft Illinois have been assigned to the flri brigade under General Burt. The Third I llnois and Fourth Ohio were assigned \ the second brigade under General Comptoi The organization will proceed as rapid ! as troops are reported to Major Gencn Brooke at headquarters. I2AGI2II TO SUUAUK TIIESISEI/VE Freneb lrc Mnkc * AHHuriince < FrlenilHlilp far Thin Country. PARIS , May 1C. The Journal des Debat ' In the course of a long article today , n il fleets the anxiety experienced In govcrt ment circles hero respecting the feelln lt aroused In America on account of Franco open "sympathy with Spain. It says : "The whole affair Is a mlsunderstandln ; French opinion at the outset of the war cei talnly regarded the United States as In tt wrong and some of the papers expressed th oplnlou In an aggressive form. The Amcr cans , however , should not have taken tl matter tragically , for of all foreigners 01 natural sympathies are for the Unite States and our government has acted mo correctly. " Charging Great Britain with being at tl bottom of the mischief and declaring that Is Is America's own business If It decides i Interfere In distant affairs , the article coi eludes : "What concerns us Is that America sha not , In taking up the great role of Interni tlonal domain , start with preconceived Idei against us and renounce the good unde : standing with France , which has been i useful In the past and which Is still raoi desirable In the future. The French natlt was never really hostile to the American I- who will realize this when the present frl tlon has had time to disappear. " to UOVKIINMR.VT AVI LI , I'AV EXPENSE Ciiren 'for Volunteer * Who Are II Jeeted Upon i\itiiilnatloii. WASHINGTON. May 16. All day I ( julrlcs have been pouring Into the War d partment from tbo governors of states as whether the department would pay tha e penses and allow per diem compensation the men who responded to the governoi ] o call and were subsequently rejected by I examining officers of tbe Lulled Stat army. A decltlon has been reached that the < ; o ernmcnt will bear all ot tbo transportxti and subsistence expenses of rejected npp cants from the date of enrollment to tt of their rejection , liu-lu-lln , : their transpc tatlon and subsistence from the state ? ai to their bomei. No per diem pay will be allowed , us t men were not In the Unite- ! States arn The various states will have to bear t M dicta ejpenso themselves. CHAMBERLAIN'S ' IECLARATION It Caime * All Ma ar of Gomlp Atnnnir the , Otb | ? Nation * of E ro * . ( Copyright , 1808 , by-Press Publishing Co. ) LONDON , Mar ! . ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The preva lent opinion now U that Chamberlain's speech , regarded In the most favorable light , was R grievous Indiscretion. It baa excited jealousies and resentment throughout Eu rope without promising to attain any com pensatory advantage. It IB reported tonight that the Russian ambassador ban been di rected to demand an explanation of Balls- bury of Chamberlain's assertion that the Hussions are Ineligible for alliances be cause of their perfidy , while bis oblique al lusion to the crar as "The Devil" Is re garded certain to give undying offense at St. 1'etcrsburg. In the city of London today great de pression prevailed. Rumors were flying about that the government proposed to offer a large Issue of exchequer bills from the war chest , while the further rlso of the bank rate freely predicted that Chamberlain's main and Immediate object was known to be to force France to evacuate Uoussa , even at the risk of war. It now transpires that Salisbury , In his private jeremiad to the bankers last Thursday , said the west African was the most serious question the cabinet had'now to deal with and that has reached c satisfactory solution. It seems well nlgt Impossible that this anticipatory declara tion by the premier Ogives gravity U Chambcrlnln'B utterances. It might other wise have lacked force because of the uni versal suspicion that ho , Is playing slmplj for his own hand. A further element of seriousness was Inv parted to the situation by a remark of th < Duke of Cambridge at the Volunteer Ban quet Friday night that .Franco had beci given a month to clear out of Boussa , tin disputed district of West Africa. True thi duke today denies having said this , bu volunteer officers present declare his wordi were taken down at the time and passe < round the table to all the guests on a sll ] of paper marked confidential. A variety of circumstances In short tend to cause great anxiety here concerning thi outlook , which now Is'affected by lusplrei statements at the French agencies that wes African negotiations arc progressing satis factory. Everything seems to prove th truth of the words of an editorial publlshci broadcast that Chamberlain's proposal fo an A'nglo-Amerlcan alliance springs from dcslro to drag the United States Into wa over a miasmatic swamp In west Afrlcn Among cve'n the limited sections of poll tlclans In Parliament favorable to an al llance , the Idea of Chamberlain's declaratlo Is treated as being absurdly In advance o the facts , while members of Parliament wh would either bo Indifferent or hostile ar affronted that the minister should hawk of fcrs of a British alliance In the markc place. Chamberlain himself la delighted ovc the sensation ho has created , though hi jubilation Is obviously not shared by hi colleagues. Several members of Parllamen pressed him privately tonight for a mor explicit statement concerning the dnngc ahead , but he merely replied oracularly "Events will justify me. " Liberal leaders IntendJta have a debat on his speech at tbe earliest possible mo ment , which cannot be % untjll Friday after tt * Whitsunday recess. . , The drift of opinion .on. an Anglo-America alliance can be well gathered from the prln clpal papers except the Dally Mall , whic has championed none but Jest causes durln Us short existence. No newspaper receive It with enthusiasm. The .Dally News fcai that whatever chance there Is to realize a alliance , gush and Jlngosm ( arc likely 1 destroy It. "Chamberlain , " It says , "was guilty < jingoism In figuring on an Anglo-America alliance as the engine' of aggression an threatening action. " ' The Qlobo says : "Wo.would be glad I live in likelihood of permanent union- i all the English speaking nations , but I case the United States' foreign policy unilei goes such quick and violent changes that friend of today becomes an enemy tomoi row , as long as our naval supremacy endun we have no need for help on the ocean. " The Star , strongly pro-American , say "Let us not fall Into the error of forcing tl sentiment In a hothouse Of selfishness. Thi Is Chamberlain's mistake"1. In this businei alliance pushfulno : of an Anglo-American Is likely to do more harm than good. " a The St. James Gazette writes : "Good pei 1 pie who fancy all Is now completed bi signing a formal treaty of offense and di fense are going much too fast and are like to do only mischief. The United Stat 'have yet to realize their own isolation at actual danger but for British support Europe. " The gush referred to by the -Dally Nev Is supplied by editorials from certain Ne York papers , which has 'been ' easily drav ' effuslv out by Chamberlain's Interested ness. , , MAJOR GENERALS ASSIGNE PreNldent MeKlnley Dealnrnaten tl CommnndN for ilie Hlothcr Ofllccm of the United State * Army. . ' . WASHINGTON , May 16. In a general o der Issued at the War department todi the assignments to the different corps ai other Important commands are announce The order Is as follows : , WASHINGTON. May 1C. The followli order has been received from the War d partment : , The following assignment of general of ctrs to command 1s hereby made by tl president : "Major General Wesley Merrltt , U. A. , the Department of the Pacific. "Major General John Bi Brooke. U. S. ; First corps and the Department of the Gu o "Major General Q. M. Graham , U. B. A Second corps , with headquarters at Fal Church. Va. "Major General James P. Wade , U. S. > Third corps , reporting to Major Goner Brooke at Chlckamauga. * "Major General Jflbn J , Copplnger , U. V. . Fourth corps , at Mobile. Ala. "Major General W. R. tShafter. U , S. 1 Fifth corps , at Tampa , Fla. "Major General Elwtll S. Otis , U. S. 1 to report to Major General Merrltt. U. A. , for duty with troops In thu Departmc of the Pacific , i "Major Gencj-al Jamas H. Wilson , U. V. , Sixth corps , at Chlckusaauga , . report ! ) to Major General Brooke ! "Major General Fltzhugh Lee , U. S. 1 Seventh corps , at Tampa , ' Fla. "Major Genenil Joseph II. Wheeler , U. V. , Cavalry dlvUton , at Tampa , Fla. "R. A. ALGBR , Secretary ot War. " By command of - MAJOR GENERAL MILES , H. C. CORBIN. Adjutant General. Co'.nmblit Receive * New Order * . PHILADELPHIA , May 16. The Unit States cruiser Columbia pasted the Del ware" capes at 2:30 : o'clock this 'afterno and then came to anchor. A .boat cat ashore with mall anil official reports. So after orders were received for the Columt through the signal service station , a after a stay of several hours the Columt steamed away. HrniiUk Corlrn Adjourn * . MADRID , May 16. 4 p. TO. On recelvl : the announcement that the , cabinet had r Igned. both .bwe HONORS FOR A DEAD HERO Raleigh Fays Tribute to the Memory of Ensign Worth Bagley. FUNERAL IS ATTENDED BY THOUSANDS Cniiket 1 * Hanked with n Wealth of Floral onerlnir * from Friend * and Comrade * of the Late Nnvnl Ofllccr. RALEIGH , N. C. , May 16. The United States and North Carolina today paid noble tribute to the gallant ensign , Worth Baglcy , the first officer killed In the war with Spain. Nothing ever seen hero approached today's funeral pageant. The body arrived hero late last night , was met by an escort ot the First Infantry , and was taken to the house of Ensign Baglcy's widowed mother , where a detail ot troops kept constant guard. The love of all classes of people for the dead officer was shown In the stream ot callers and the wealth ot floral tribute ? . The latter came from near and far , and U was significant that most ot them were red , white and blue. On the casket were the dead officer's chapeau nnd sword. Among the floral offerings , which literally banked the casket and tilled nil available space In the rooms , wcro palms scut by General Brccktnrldgc , In memory of his son , the late Cubcll Brecklnrtdge , Ensign Bag- ley's classmate. There were also flowers covered with a national flag sent by the Brecklnrldge fam ily ; seaweed and oleander from the people of Key West ; flowers from Captain Chester of the cruiser Cincinnati ; porcelain flowers from the men of the torpedo boat WInslow ; palms tied with the navy colors , orange and blue , sent by Miss Gertrude Phillips ot Washington , and a North Carolina flag of flowers from Savannah. There were scores of floral pieces from towns In North Care lina. At the doorway of the house was looped a national flag with a crepe streamer. Assistant Naval Constructor Lieutenant Lawrence L. Adams came from Norfolk navy yard to represent the Navy department. The body remained at the house until 2:30 : this afternoon , when It was taken to the cnpltol and placed In the rotunda. The ro tunda was draped In the national nnd state colors. A steady stream of people flowed by foi two hours. The face was not exposed. II had been reported that It was disfigured by the explosion of the shell , but this was In accurate. The face wore a smile. HtiormouN Crowd 1'reneiit. v The casket was removed from the rotunda at G o'clock and placed In front of the statue of Washington , where the exercises were held In the presence of the family , the city clergy and 10,000 people , .Including all the United States , state and city officials , military veternns , cadets and school child ren. 'Colonel Thomas S. Kenon was mas ter of ceremonies. The exercises were as 'follows : Hymn "The Son of God Goes Forth to War ; ' prayer ; solo ; "There Is a. Land Mine Eyci Have Seen ; " the XIX Psalm ; quartet "Abide with Me ; " scripture reading ani prayer by Rev. Dr. Eugene Daniels , Enslgr Bagley's pastor ; hymn , "Just as I Am. " The procession at 5:30 : moved to Oakwooc cemetery , ns follows : Police ; First nnd Second 1 end regiments of United Stntes Volunteers ; music ; body In funeral car draped In black drawn by six horses with black housings with six sergeants as body bearers and si ; captains of volunteers as honorary pall bearers ; clergy ; family nnd relatives , together gother with Lieutenant Adams , U. S. N. Agricultural and Mechanical Arts collegi cadets ; Confederate Veterans' camp ; Gram 0 Army post ; Governor Russell , Senator But ler and other national , state and city offi a clals ; Raleigh Male Academy students , In eluding Bnglcy's classmates and pupils' o public schools. Fifteen thousand people saw the proccs slon. All business was suspended durini the exercises. The ceremonies nt the grave were brief consisting of the committal to the grave prayer and benediction ; hymn , "Now thi Day 4s Over ; " a solo , the last sentence o "Anchored" nnd a hymn , "Naman'i Prayer. " As the procession moved eleven gun were' fired by a battery and eleven wen fired at the grave and then tbo two regl ments fired three volleys. The body was burled quite near the grav u of Ensign Bagley's grandfather , Governo Worth. The ceremonies were marked by deep pub lie feeling and the military portion of then was that proper at burial of a brigadlc general. IIAI/riMOHK I'KOI'IK AHE PLEASE ! City Council Will liny n Sword fo Cn nta I it Dyer. BALTIMORE , May 16. The city counci tonight passed resolutions congratulatln Admiral Dewey and the men of the Paclfi squadron on the splendid victory of th American arms at Manila on May 1. Th d , resolutions will be engrossed and the Nav department requested to order that they b placed on the cruiser Baltimore. g The council also appropriated | 500 where ' " with to purchase a sword to be presente to Captain N. M. Dyer of the cruiser Baltl more for gallantry during the battle In th bay of Manila. Supplied with Krupp Gun * . ( Copyright , 1&98 , by Press Publishing Co LONDON. May 16. ( New York World Ca blegrom Special Telegram. ) The Dall Is Mall's Paris dispatch says : Spanish wa vessels which wcro destitute of nrmnmer a short time ago have been supplied wit guns by Krupp , also with all necessary at tides , Including German artillerists. 1 may be noted that Germany has not declare neutrality. The report that Castillo , Span Ish ambasador hero , has gone to Madrid fc a conference , Is untrue. Castillo has n it Intention of leaving his post for some tlmi The Dally Mall's Hong Kong dlspatc 3t says : The United States dispatch boat Me 'B ' Cullocb returns to Manila tomorrow. He majesty's ship Swift leaves for the tare place the end ot the week. The Pique he B. gone to Hollo. Crlnpl on the Alllnnee. ( Copyright , J&98. by Press Publishing Co ROME , May 16. ( New York World Cc blegram Special Telegram. ) Toucbln Chamberlain's proposals concerning a Anglo-American alliance Crlspl , In a prl vat conversation yesterday , old : "Englan foreseeing America's Immediate Interne tlonal prominence , prudently wishes tt profit thereof. Several years ago I foresa the great republic's coming Influence an dlicussed with Caprlvl the advisability < forestalling and stemming It by a comniei clal league of European nations In combine customs regulations and other measure Now the torrent Is on us and Europe inui consent to see its future complications EC tied by a large admixture of America methods and principles. " THE BEE BULLETIN. Weather Forecast for Nebraska Showers ; Easterly Winds. 1 Thrilling l't & 9p flii Cuba. Volunteer * afflQUMiiMiiianKa. Ilnrlnl of HifjMJEjKiRiitley. ' Spain I1n5'/J3 | / y.5'1 Meek. 2 More Trtmii/j&Kfflp Needed. No I'nrole tfimWijnliili onioern. Spain' * SeejEEUBEMinilron n Myth. ! l NebranUn K y31 Jw ! Firm ltriWMH4tnr < H Went. Mercer s\gjtjjKr \ ' Ile-Hlectloii. 4 Kdllorlnlife'jgfjf .nmioiil. D KxpoNltlJir Wllhltii Arriving. nil nil fttmKMKilUon Slnmiin. O Connell iSSJBl ienl 51 niter * . loiva New * nnd Comment. 7 Sitortlnor Kveiita of n Day. ( icneriil Newn of tbe farther 'Went , 8 Womnii'N Club Ktectn Ollleer . MeeUiiK of Hoard of Uduontloii. 0 Kdiicnttonnl Note * and Comment. Curlnir for the Wo united. ComnromlNf on Iliilln Cane. 1'nrk Hoard lleoi-Hiittlmeii. 1 Commercial nnd Financial Ne\v . "Cniitlrnted by tbe Cup. " In Men Flghtx. Temperature nt Ontnhiu lour. HenHour. . n n. in r > : t i p. m TO On. m nt : 2 p. m 71 7 a. m nt : : i 11. m 7:1 : S n. m. . . . . . f 2 4 ii. ill 71 ! a. m OT n | i. m. . . . . . 74 0 n. m. < lil O p. lit 74 1 n. in < ir 7 ] i. m 7JJ J in (18 H p. m US O p. m UU ANDREW CARNEGIE'S IDEAS Iron Manufacturer Sinew Up the War Situation for Item-lit of the Publlu. iCopyrUht , 1S9S , by Press Publishing Co. ) LONDON , May 10. ( New York World ablegrnm Special Telegram. ) Andrew 'articglc ' said to me today when asked his pinion concerning an Anglo-American al- iancc : "An alliance Is a long look ahead , but am certain as I nm living that Great Brlt- In with only 40,000,000 among the 300,000- 00 of Europe has to look to the United tales In the future and hope that her great rand son will take caru of the old lady In cr old ago. Mr. Olncy Is right ; there Is a ace patriotism. I am satisfied that upon ho Martinique Incident the governing men t France are In nowise culpable. I have cason to know that the Instructions Issued p all agents In that region are of the tralghtcst character , bill In this war wo have to reckon on the Influence of race In A remarkable degree. The drawing together f the English speaking race IB considered in I nous upon the continent. Wo hilvo the Catholic church against us and In favor ol lier brother Catholics In Spain. Wo have ho great moneyed classes In Franco against us because It Is hero the Spanish debt la ld. ld."A "A high authority told me this mornlnp that Franco had 400.000,000 of Spanish bomli upon which she had lost 150,000,000 slnci the United States announced thai they , could stand the Cuban atroc ities no longer. In addition w < : mvo the old monarchist forces of France against us , who hate the very name of re > public. But still the men who govert France are republican nt heart and wouU bo glad to see Spain and Italy republic : too. 'As to the Philippines I would do ns thi president Is doing , send sufficient force t < clear the Spaniards out , but I hope the da ] Is distant when the United States puts It ! hand In the hornet's nest of the far ens that the great powers are on. We get war Ii this region nnd the best thing America cai do Is to keep out and stay out. The Philip pines are great collateral security. Th ( Philippines cannot be a colony to the Unlt.e ( States and wo cannot grow American : there. " Carnegie Is very optimistic about peace He believes It to.bo In sight In ten days. ADMIRAL CALLED TO MADRIC Spniilxh MlnlxterM Want to Kiiov AVhut Commander , of Cadiz Fleet Iiiteiulx Dotiiir. MADRID , May 16. Admiral Camarn , thi commander ot the Spanish reserve squadroi at Cadiz , has been recalled hero to contc with the ministers respecting his Intcndei operations. The newspapers express fen that a secret Anglo-American alliance al ready exists. TWENTY MILLIONS FOR NAW Money Needed for Ordnance , Equip tnent nnd Conatruetlou III that Department. WASHINGTON , May 16. The secretary o the navy has prepared a deficiency cstlmat of over 120,000,000 for ordnance , equipment construction , etc. , of the navy. French ( llllcem Irritated. ( Copyright , 1808 , by Press Publishing Co , LONDON , May 16. ( New York World Ca blegram. ) Special Telegram. ) The Dall Telegraph's Paris dispatch says : Some Irrl tatlon Is shown here owing to the assertlo : that the French cruiser Rlgaiilt do Go noutlly received no notice of the determine tlon to bombard San Juan , and was eve slightly damaged by splinters from shell ! French officers are described as bavin criticised the manner In which the bom bardment was effected. HnlNtend ticU Nine Venm. WASHINGTON , May 16. The British em bassy was requested recently lo secure In formation concerning the Porto Rlcan corro spondcnt of tbe New York Herald , name Halstcad , a British subject , who was sal to bo undergoing torture at San Juan. U Inquiry of the London foreign office , th embassy Is Informed that Halstcad was con vlcted of making photographs of the Port Rlcan forts , nnd was sentenced to nln years' Imprisonment. The reports of tortui are denied. GLADSTONE MUCH RELIEVE ! Venerable Stntexiium In Conaldernbl Improved uud an Oltlcliil llnllctlu In Not Deemed Nvvemiary. HAWARDEN , May 10. 10 p. m. Mi Gladstone bad been to much relieved durln the day that no bulletin will be Issued U night. One of his medical attendants eaj that morphia Is now placed beneath tli tongue. Mr. Gladstone Is not suffering t much pain as he suffered last autumn. The queen has written Mrs. Gladstoni making Inquiries and tendering anuraucc of profound sympathy. Today a long telegram was received froi tbo prince of Wales , In which occur tl words : "I am praying for you. " Dr. Dovle , Mho la attending Mr. Olai stone , lays bis dfstlncuUhed patient rat lost a fortnight. The local malady will m kill him , and ho will gradually get weaki and die of heart ( allure. PLAY HIDE AND SEEK Spain's War Ships Will Dodge About in Order to Avoid Battle , ENDEAVOR TO ENTER HAVANA HARBOR Vizcaya Wants to Qo Into Dry Dock to Have Bottom Cleaned , DESTROYERS TO MAKE NIGHT RAIDS Expect to Make Things Lively for the Blockading Squadron , RELIEF EXPEDITION FOR PHILIPPINES Vive llnttnllonn of IMeked Men to A * . entitle for Kniliiirkutltiii Under , Cuiitoy of War SblpN J-ouie Time TliU Week. ( Copyright , 1S9S , by 1'rcss Publishing Co.f MADRID , May 1C. ( New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram. ) Naval circles bellevo that Cervcra will dodge about , voiding n fight In casa ho Is overmatched , rawlug the American squadron uway from ho Cuban const and make n dnsh to get nto Havana , his principal object being to How the cruiser Vizcaya to enter the dock nd clean Its bottom nnd Improve Us speed , s In Us present condition It cripples the lovcmcnts ot the remainder of the fleet , luch expectation Is also founded on .night aids which the Spanish destroyers might make upon the American blockading squad- on later when the rainy season seta In. 'ast ' blockade runners , Spanish and foreign , 111 undertake to carry ammunition and revisions to Cuba nnd Puerto Rico. Military preparations for a relief cxpcdl- on to the Philippine Islands are ndvnuc- ng. Five battalions , each 1,200 strong with lilrty-olRht olllccrs , will assemble at Barco- ona , Cadiz and Valencia for embarkation Ills week under General Camprubl. All nro Ickcd men , having served two years. Scv- ral batteries will go with the expedition , IEO a largo supply of stores and soal. War hips to convoy the transports will GO from milto Barccloua. OutbiirHt of Anirrr. It Is dldlcult to describe the widespread Hirst of auger against England on account r Chamberlain's speech coming after Snlls- iury'8. Every Spaniard from the highest to ho lowest Is now quite an exasperated gainst everything English ns against the Yankees. England Is denounced as mean , perfidious , Hellish , base and unscrupulous , t never seems to have struck Spaniards ot ,11 , ranks that the British ministers may have lad some loftier , far-sighted and deeper de sign on European and Asiatic questions han paltry acquisitions of territory and : oallng stations In the Philippines , Canarlc-3 and Baleartcs. Tha.t , lB' 'supposed lo bo tha only object of the iSngllsh statesmen. The wave of Indignation against England nnd he United States 1 such that Spanish jin goes , papers and public opinion loudly find fault with their queen regent nnd the gov ernment for not at once rushing Into arms. Russia nnd Franco uro not offering Ger many any bait In the Philippines short of Manila and Luzon Inland that could maka .ho kaiser a basis for continental coalition agnlnst the Anglo-Saxon countries. The iladrld government naturally cannot Indulge n such quixotic projects and Is content with an actlvo exchange of communication with the courts of Russia , Austria , Germany , Franco and Italy. Besides , If Spain could only give those powers assurance that they could keep the popular nnd military classes lown the continental powers would certainly interpose as soon us any serious reverse In Manila and the West Indies nnd the fall of the liberal government furnished the opportunity to form a strong military ftnj conservative cabinet with Sllvcla Campos , whom the European powers consider may trusted to make peace. A decided change has taken place In the : ontlncntal governments' attitude ulnco they have come to the conclusion that the best way to avert any understanding between England and the United States la a prompt termination on terms securing the preser vation of Spanish rule In the Philippines nn-I Puerto Rico at least , oven If Cuba becomes ndependent under an American protectorate. This explains why the powers.nje so auxloua to hear of decisive naval operations In the West Indies. JVotblim Seen of tbe Fleet. CURACAO , May 10. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Nothing lins been seen today of the Spanish squadron under the command of Admiral Cervera. The squadron left hero last evening utter the first class armored cruisers Vizcaya and "Infanta Maria Teresa had taken oa board about 700 tons of coal and consider able quantities of provisions. The rest of the squadron , consisting of the first class armored cruisers Alnilranto Oquendo and Cristobal Colon and the torpedo boat de- Btroyort ) Furor nnd Pluton , were waiting outstdo for the two cruisers. When the squadron disappeared ' it waa utecrlng a westerly course. CORO , Venezuela , May 10. ( Now York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) No Spanish war ships have been sighted here. It Is reported that the Capo Verde fleet Is still off Curacao. ( Note ) Core IB on the north coast ot Venezuela , directly south of Curacao. GIBRALTAR , Spain , May 1C. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) A SpanlHh fleet was lo leave Cadiz today. A telegram from Madrid Just received hero re ports It bound for the Philippine Islands. Tbo expedition , which Is said to consist of troops and war ships both , will go by way of the Suez canal. Its object Is to ralso the blockade by Admiral Dewey'a ships It possible and to recover tbe Islands. If that cannot be accomplished troops will be landed for tbe purpose of enabling Manila to try to hold out ngatnst capture until the hoped- for Intervention by Europe may restore tha Islands to Spain. ST. PIERRE , Martinique , May 10. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) There Is no Spanish fleet here today. It may be off the coast , but bus probably gone north. One Spanish mau-of-wur has been , imported- tbo north point of tbo Island. The Terror and the Alclanto nro still at Fort de France. The former Is repairing Its boilers and the latter Is being painted white. There was one * flash signal on the hills last night. This was protested against by tha American consul. The French man-of-war Admiral Hlgault Conoullly arrived at Fort de France today from Porto Rico , slightly damaged In the bombardment there , Th excitement still continues hero. Vnle'nVliercnboutn. . ( CopyrlKht , UUS , by Press Publishing Co. ) ST. THOMAS , D. W. I. , May 16. ( New Yoik World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Thu United States auxiliary cruiser Yalt tailed fiom here today going eastward.
