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THE OMAHA DAILY BEBr TUESDAY , MAY 17 , 1898. HORE TROOPS ARE NEEDED Philippine * Will Make a Hcayy Draft on * , Available Men. LARGE FORCE NEEDED TO HOLD ISLANDS NiimtxT Plnced nt from Thirty to I''lfl > - Thonmind Intlmntlon that the \ett full Will He for Hundred Tiou nil. WASHINGTON , May 16. "Thcro will un questionably be a second call for volun teers nnd equipment , " Rays a well known republican senator , who holds Intimate pcr- tonal relations with Secretary of Wnr Alger. "To pfoperly hold the Philippine Islands , " ho continued , "we ehall find 30,000 to 50,000 none too many , To clean up mutters In Cuba In n quick manner we shall need not far from 200,000. With the regulars and volunttcrs nlicady In the field we find our selves short about 75,000 men. 1 understand that the president Is considering a call for 100.000 additional volunteers. I also under stand that the secretary ot war nnd Gen eral Miles agree with the president that the call Is a timely one. " Secretary Long bus found It necessary to Issue a general order calling the attention of enlisted men particularly to the uselessness - ness of employing attorneys In settling any questions of pay , bounty , prUe allowance or claims In general. All that Is possible may be accomplished by writing to the nudltor for the Navy depirtmcnt who Is btatloncd In the Treasury department. An other general oidtr has been Issued , re quiring dial all ofilceia shall furnish the Navy department with the name nnd nd- drcsa of the nearest relative or Iho person to whom advices Bhould be sent In the event of disaster. Tintr.r. TAKin i.v ON SUSPICION. Were fiuiKht PnmlltiK Around hand- Hook rortlllenlloiiM. NEW YORK , May 16. Locked up In the guard house nt Sandy Hook are three men who were discovered piowllng about the Hook lu a small cat boat nnd who were captured by the coast patrol. The men could not give a satisfactory" explanation of their presence In the forbidden waters near the fortifications and adjacent to the mine fields , and were therefore made prisoners and turned over to the authorities on the Hook. One of the men said his name" was Dennis Ta > lor nnd all said they lived In Brooklyn. The names of the others could not bo learned. One of them was described , ns a small , dark man , who resembled a Spaniard. The statements of the men have been taken nnd they are held pending nn Investigation. Ono ot them sold he was n mason and lived near the old Thirteenth regiment armory , which la now used by thu Second battalion of the naval reserves. This man said that bo had been at work nt Camp Low , and with other workmen was out for a sail nnd they drifted to where they were found. There have been so many Interferences with the submarine mines in the bay that the men on the patrol boats concluded to take no chances and turned the prisoners over to the army officers in charge of the defenses to be dealt with an they may see fit. The punishment that would follow a conviction by court-martial for spying upon the fortifications in the interest ot the enemy would b'o death. . ' Lieutenant Hale , Avho has been desig nated by Major General Merrltt to give out such Information' as Is proper at Gov ernor's Island , said that , ho had uo In formation about the arrest or detention of thico men at Sandy Hook. Officers In com mand of the patrol boats refused to talk about the affair further than to admit that three men had brcn taken from a boat and turned over to the authorities at San y Hook. They declined to glvo tho'names of th'p men , ANXIOUS AIIOUT MISSIONARIES. . * - Uncertainty ronceruliiK the Fate of Two of Them. WASHINGTON. May 16. Secretary Day has telegraphed Ambassador Hay at London to procure all the Information ho can in 10- gnrd to the alleged massacre of American missionaries and the destruction of mission property at Sierra Leone , on the west coast of Africa , and to make special efforts to as certain whether Mr. nnd Mrs. McGrow were among the number who were killed. On the Uth Instant Ambassador Hay sent a cable message to the secretary of state , saying ho had received the following message from the London foreign office , being an extract from n telegram from the govrrnor of Sierra Leone , Sir .V. Garden , to Mr. Chamberlain : Regret to Inform > ou that the following Atneiican missionaries weie killed by Insur gent bands nt Rotlfuuk : Mr. and Mrs. Cain. Misses Archer , Hatficld nnd Schenck , and that Miss Ward , a.s well as the following named American missionaries , are hern quite safe : Mr. and Mrs. Buntner and Mr. nnd Mis. M.lnshall , from Shclgch , and MUs Mullen from Hlnlallgl. This message makes no rcforcTico to Dr ; and Mrs. McGrew , and their friends In this country became apprehensive ns to their pos sible f.ite. Secretary Day Instructed Am- basEpdor Hay to make further inquiry about them. Ambassador Hay replied on the 13th lust. , that Mr. nnd Mrs. McGrew were sta tioned at Robctt , and they are safe. On the following day the sccictary of state cabled the American ambassador nt London that they were stationed at Talma , at last accounts. All of these missionaries vvcro Kent to Sierra Leone by the United Brethren of Christ Mission of Dayton , O. IIRKAKINR UP HOARD OF STHATIXJY , Nn nl Olllcern to Hate Greater Liberty off Aetloii. CHICAGO , May 16. A special to the Journal from Washington sajs : Within n weol ; tbo Naval Board of Strategy will be n remlnUcncc , except ns to the name , Cnptutn Baker of the board has been or dered to command the Newark , which goes Into commission next Saturday. His de parture will mark the breaking up of Hit Naval Board of Strategy. The Newark , bj the way , will become the llagshlp of thi blockading squadron. U will bo , the plar of th vsecretary of the navy after this week to leave moro to the discretion of the ofll. cers in command , reserving to himself uni bis department advisers the right to coun ell and veto an > thing which may bo , li their judgment , entirely nn error. Call for Ohio Natnl HencrtcN. CLEVELAND. May 16. Acting Adjutan General Klugslcy of tbo Ohio naval reserve ! bas been Instructed by the Navy departmcn to nrrango for the mustering of 00 mei from the reserves. Engineers and aeumei ore especially wanted. The men will b < assigned to Admiral Sampson's fleet. Tin commanders of both battalions of the Ohl The Omaha Bee j Map of Cuba Coupon 1 t Present this Coupon with 1 lOc for | A Map of Cuba. j A Map of the West Indies. I And a Map of the World , | UyMnil 1 * cents. 4 reserves will confer with Lieutenant Com mander Itawloy , mustering officer of the United States navy , today , to arrange de tails. The Ohio naval reserve consists at present of nbout 336 men and twenty-four odlccrs. There are two battalions of two divisions each. The first battalion Is located In Toledo , and the second In Cleveland. SAMPSON CHANGES HIS PLAN Will Stop on South Count of Culm IiiHtentl of tiolntr to Key Went nn He 11 ml Intended. - WASHINGTON , May 16. It IB said nt the Navy department that Admiral Sampson re ported today by cable from Capo Haytlen. It is understood that the admiral , by reason of Information just received by him , has changed his plans of operations and Instead going to Key West baa directed his vessels towards Clenfuego.s , where ho Is CM'cctcd to arrive within the next day. CAM , KAIII.V ON THK i'HIJSinUNT. VNItorM Commeni-e Arrlvlnn liiiine- illnlely After llreaUfiiHl. WASHINGTON , May 16. Vice President Hobart was with the president today ns ) Boon ns the latter left the breakfast table , 'other ' callers from the capltol were not long I In arriving. President McKlnlcy had scarcely parted with Mr. Hobart before J Representative Cannon , chairman ot the I committee on appropriations , was ushered In with n friend , and closely behind were Senator Turple of Indiana , Representatives Loud of California , Shattuck of Ohio , am1 perry of Connecticut ! . At 11 o'clock this president had not been .dvlscd of any Important developments In he war situation so far na could bo learned. Thcro wore fcome Interesting cxtlinnges of lews on the situation between the presl- cnt and these who paw him , but to nl' ' f them up to that hour ho stated that hero were no Important dispatcher , nd also suggested that It was little early for news. Secretary . .ong made n similar statement to some enators and representatives , who were unierous , not only at the White House urlng the forenoon , but also at the War ml Navy departments. Representative Walker of Virginia pre- ented the son of General Plckctt , who nado the famous charge of Gettysburg , nnd f General Longstreet , who are anxious for taff appointments. The president gnvo the wo > oung men assurance that they doubt- ess would bo provided for. General Walker s also anxious to go to the front himself. The president said that It General Walker ontinucd to Insist on going ho would give iltn a command If possible , and It was irged that his services were needed In ongrcss. A delegation of prominent Lou- slanlans , headed by Representative Meyer , urged on the president authority for the ormatlon of a complete regiment of 1m- munes from that state for service In Cuba. The president was greatly pleased by the cudcr of their services , as the cication if organizations of Immunes has been de- Ired by him all along. It is probable all vlll lie accepted. REGIMENTS ORDERED TO MOVH. Further Detail of Tluine Who Are Heiiily for Sert Ice. WASHINGTON. May 16. Adjutant Gen- ral Corbin today Issued orders to regiments if volunteers which ar ready to move to iroceed to rendezvousing points as follows : Fourteenth Kansas to San Francisco. Twenty-first Kansas to Chlckamauga. West Virginia First to Chlckamauga. Wisconsin Second nod Third to Chlcka mauga. Missouri First and Second to Chlcka- uauga. Michigan Thirty-first to Chlckamauga. Ohio Sixth and Second and one battery f artillery to Chlckamauga. Wyoming Battalion of Infantry to San rranclsco. Colorado Regiment Infantry to San Fran- Isco. Utah Two batteries nnd one troop to ian Francisco. Illinois Sixth to Washington. Pennsylvania Sixth , Thlitccnth , Twelfth ind Eighth to Washington. Maryland Fifth to Chlckamauga. New York Sixty-fifth and Ninth to iVashlngton. New Hampshire First to Chlckamauga. Massachusetts Sixth to Washington and Eighth to Chlckamauga. SHIPS GOXIJ TO MIJUT THE OHHGON. When Juiietlon In Effected the Squiul- ron Will He Formidable. CHICAGO. May 16. A special to the 'ournal from Washington says : A big urprlso awaits the Spanish admiral if ho alls for Martinique. " There he Is apt to find a new squadron , composed ot the Oregon , Marietta , Buffalo ( Nlctheroy ) , Montgomery , fnlo and St. Louis. The latter have been ent by Admiral Sampson to effect a June- Ion with Captain Clark and to remain near lartlnlque. Under orders the Oregon has been mak- ng rapid tlmo since It left Ilnhla. Itr.lMMlTKI ) CHAMiU IN POI.ICY. Peaceful ! llocknd to Glte Way to Aitlc AHNIIIIU on DcfciiNCN. CHICAGO. May 16. A special to the 'ournal from Washington Days : President .IcKlnlcy has abandoned his peaceful blockade - ado Idea. Orders were today cabled to ho commander of the blockading squadron .hat will give htm an opoprtunlty to turn ils ships loose on all fortifications where resistance Is offered. Every Cuban port that a strongly protected will bo attacked and he bombardment will bo kept up until Spanish guns are silenced and all gunboats are sunk. ' AVTHOIUTY TO AHM THE CUIIANS. HOUNO AurccN to ronferenec Report on the Hill. WASHINGTON , May 16. In the house to day Mr. Marsh (111. ( ) , presented the con ference report upon the bill authorizing the army officers to furnish food to the Cubans and arms and equipments to Cubans to In crease their fighting effectiveness against Spain during the present war. The report was adopted without objection. Men Start South. DETROIT , Mich. . May 16. Three long trains bearing thu Thirty-first Michigan In fantry 'passed through West Detroit enilj this morning , cnrouto from the stale carat at Island Lake to Chlckamauga. They pro ceeded southward over the Michigan Cen tral , Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton and Cincinnati Southern roads. Several hun dred from the city assembled at the sub urban station to say goodbye to the De- trait battalion , which occupied the seconi lection , but they were not permitted t < rlslt the soldiers , most of whom wen asleep , The Thirty-second regiment li awaiting orders to follow southward. Heuorteil Oil the Count PORTSMOUTH , N. H. , May 16. Heovj firing off this coast was heard by the met of battery K. stationed at Fort Constitution yesterday and reported hero today. The nr tlllerymeu think It was done by some Unltci , States scouting cruiser In overhauling a ves 1 sel. However , uo war ship of any kind wni ! sighted at the forts I Sunday nor did an ; , m } B SUOHUJB nju38 | WOJJ OIU03 pjo ! ' ahoals that any bad been seen. - ) romunehtt to Ho Jlailo n War Ship : ' PORTSMOUTH , N. H. . May 16. Word ha ; becn received hero that the strain ynch Comanche which was purchased by the gov ; e"innett has been ordered to the navy yan bo fitted out with magazines and a bat ' tory. The yacht is otto of the fastest afioa , and It la said will reach here In less than te ; | dayj. U is now on the great Inkc * . NO PAROLE FOR SPANISH Officers and Men Kept Under Strict Guard at Atlanta. GOVERNMENT CHANGES ITS FIRST PLAN Wcnrern of"Shoulder Strnpx I'.at liy TheniHelveit nnd I'rlvuteH TnUc Their McnN vrlth Their American ( luard * . ATLANTA , Ga. , May 16. The twenty Spanish officers nnd privates , prisoners nt Port McPhcrson , nro kept under close guard. tt v.as expected that the officers would bo paroled and , In fact , It was so stated here , but the officers , as well as the privates , are tinder suivclllance They are confined In the guard house , and their only exercise Is secured In walking to the mess room for their meals. The officers are served at a separate table , but the privates eat at the table with their guards the negroes of the Twenty-fifth regiment. All their letters nro submitted to nn Interpreter In Atlanta , who rends them In the presence of Colonel Cook , commandant at the post , before they are mailed. The Spaniards have no Interpreter nnd their wants are made known by one of the officers , who has a Binatteilng of Eng lish. Colonel Cook expects his Spanish colony to bo augmented In n few days by the ofll- rers nnd crew of the Spanish bark Arta , now at Savannah. The Fifteenth Infantry , Colonel Cook's icglment , which was recently almost dis membered , nnd Its companies scattered along the gulf coast , Is being reciulted rapidly i'nd will soon hnvo Its full comple ment of men. The post la In readiness for the concentration of volunteers. No prepa rations for the comfort of n laigp body of men nro necessary , save Iho running of n water plpo to a distant part of tbo reserva tion , nnd this will be accomplished in a day. The advance guard of the regular re cruits , about 17,000 strong , is expected in a day or two. The recruiting ofllcers have al ready begun seeming men , and Just ns soon ns they nro enrolled and examined , they will be sent to Fort McPherEon. The com missary department of the Department of the Gulf Is making preparations for feeding large numbets of men at the foil. Immcnso quantities of supplies are already there , and still more will be sent. Every man In the two regiments of Georgia Infanty ! , that will bo a part of the volunteer army , has been mustered In. The quota was moro than filled and over 100 men hav o been sent homo for the rendezvous at Griffin. General Graham , commander of the De partment of the Gulf , who has been In Wash ington several days , returned to Atlanta yesterday. When asked about the rcpoit that ho would bo sent to the Philippines to assist General Merrltt , In command of the forces there , he said that such was the plan several days ago , but this had been changed and ho did not know whether ho would bo sent there or not. Lieutenant Samuel Reder , chief signal offi cer of the Department of the Gulf , who has been ordered to report to General Shatter at Tampa , left today. GENERAL MERRIAM IN CHARGE He- Taken PerHiiiial Snpprvlxloii of the EiiiliarUatlou of Trooim and for Mnnlln. SAN FRANCISCO , May itf. Major Gen eral Merrlam , commanding the Departments of California and Columbia , and his aide. Lieutenant Bennett , arrived from Vancouver Darracks this morning. Ho at once assumed charge of all arrangements for dispatching the troops for the Philippine Islands. Ono of the first matters taken up by Major General Morrlam was the supplying of clothing and equipment to the troops lacking such necessities. Ho at once called upon Adjutant General Barrett for 584 uni forms nnd other serviceable articles belong ing to the state of California , and these will be delivered to Major Rice. General Otis , who will be second to Gen eral Merrltt lu command of the Manila troops , Is expected to arrive here tonight. The vessels chartered to leave this port with supplies and men for Manila are not yet ready to receive cither. Work on the City of Pckln Is being rushed , but It will not bo ready for sea for several days. A largo force of men Is nt work on tbo Aus tralia , but It will take several days to fit It for the reception of Uncle Sam's men. It Is said that it will bo ready to sail by Friday. Thcro is little work being done on the City of Sydney , and it will take at least a week to fit It for the expedition to the Orient. The Charleston Is still at Marc Island , but everything Is In readiness for Its departure , and It will sail some tlmo tomorrow or Wednesday. It will probably anchor In the harbor tomorrow nnd proceed on Its Journey Wednesday or Thursday. The training ship Mohican , which is at anchor In this bay , Is being painted a dull gray color , similar to that of the Monterey and other United States vessels now In port. The rapid fire guns of the Mohican have been transfer ! ed to the Charleston nnd City of Pekln. Captain Long , assistant quartermaster of the department , said this evening that the arrangements for the departure of the troops were being made as fast as possible. Ho could give no Information as to the date of ailing , but thought the transport would get away this -week. Ho said the City of Pekln , ho City of Sydney and the Australia would > o dispatched with troops as near together as possible. The First regiment of California volun- cers nnd four companies of the Fourteenth nfuntry , U. S. A. , will comprise the troops o go on the City of Pekln. There will bo 1,400 of them. Captain Long says the first roop ship will not get away before Friday at least. Orders have been received by Colonel Smith of the First to add u signal corps to ho regiment for service In Manila , and to .hat end forty men are now being organized lor this work. NOTIFV DUWUV HULIUF IS COMING. Nnvy Department IHNIICH an Im- liortiiiit Nenn flutletln. WASHINGTON. May 10 , The Navy de partment issued tbo following bulletin at the close of offlco hours today , embodying such official information of the day ns the depart ment regarded proper for publication : "Admiral Dewey was Intprmed that offi cers , men nnd sullies would be sent out to Manila by the City of Pekln. About 1.200 troopers will go. "Mr , Knight , correspondent of the London Times , having received the necessary per mission from the Spanish government " "to land at Havana , If convoyed to that port by a neutral vessel , has been granted per mission by the government to take passage by the German steamer Polarla , which vea- EC ! 1s given permission to pass the block ade. ade."Tho "Tho department hopes to make an ex change of prisoners at an early date. "Tho British steamer Myrtlcdono has been granted the same permission to go to Car denas as was previously granted to the Norwegian vessel , Folsjo. "The Austrian man-of-war , the Kmpress Maria Teresa , will visit Cuban ports. " nneuttier Co raw a nil * at Wi WASHINGTON , May 1C. Brigadier Gen eral Guenther has been assigned to tempo rary command of the troops concentrated a Washington for purposes of orcanliatloa. JONES ORDERED TO MOVE Win On to tlic "Front with the F.xpe- illtlon thiWlslillM Sntunlnr for the riilllmilnr Iftlnnitn , Captain Samuel 'It ! Jones , assistant quar termaster of lb * 'Department of the Mis souri , U. S. A. , Jnstxnlght In his capacity ns acting adjutant < > t neral of the department Issued an order relieving himself of the duties and namliig'CapUIn John Uaxter , jr. , now stationed nJjFort _ It 1 Icy. to bo depart ment quartermaster. In his stead. Captain Jones will sail jin Saturday for the Philip pines. Hero IB a copy of the telegraphic order under which Captain Jones acts : WASHINGTON , May 16. To the Com manding Oltlcer , Department of the Mis souri : The secretary of war directs that you relieve Captain Jones , assistant quar termaster , from his present duties and dl- lect him to proceed nt once to San Fran cisco nnd report to the commander of the expedition to the 1'hlllpplno Islands for duly therewith. He must reach San Francisco by Friday evening to embark on Saturday. Also that Captain John Ila\tcr , jr. , of Toil Mley be icllcvcd by some ofllcor to be dcs- gnatcd by ) ou or the post commander nnd directed to proceed to Omaha to assume the duties relinquished by Cnptnln Jone * . CAHTEU , Assistant Adjutant General. Captain Jones has Issued the necessary orders nnd will leave Omnlia this afternoon on the Union Pacific fast mall. His new little" ) are not definitely set out In the or- ler fiom Washington , but ho will likely bo fully Informed on reaching San Fran cisco. U Is lll.ely that ho Is to bo chief quaitcrmaster of the expedition. CHAlUiHS SAG.1STA TO THY AGAIN. Uneeii IiiNtructii lK-Preiner ! to I'oriu Another Ciililnet. MADRID , May 1C. The queen has charged Senor Sngasta to form a new cabinet. The > remlur will confer with the piestdctils of the chambers nnd with Senor Gnmazo. Scnor Moret , the minister of the colonies , oday confirmed the statement that any changes made In the composition of the cab- net would bo wholly In the direction of a nero nctl\o war policy. He feaid : "Recent events have greatly Increased the war spirit of the nation. The gientest reliance Is ilaced upon Admiral Ccrvcrn's squadron and upon the skill of the Spanish admiral. Ccr- vern Is not hampered by Instructions nnd he details of his plans are not even known o the ministers. " Captain General Blanco In a dispatch from lavana officially reiterates the Spanish ver sion of the no-called fight between the Span- sh gunboats Condo do Venadlto and Nueva 2spana and the vessels of the American jlockadlng fleet. Ho claims that the two gunboats engaged live American ships and orced the latter to retreat , adding : "I ob- alned the result desired , namely , to atttract as many of the enemy's ships ns possible. Yesterday morning there were only three lore and now there are eleven. " A communication kas been sent to the Chambers announcing the cabinet crisis and asking the Chambers to suspend their sessions pending 1h solution. Seuor Sagasta jollevcs the new ) ministry will bo formed jy Wednesday next , t Orders have bqeu Issued by Senor Sagasta countermanding the reception which waste to have been holjl tomorrow on the occasion of the king's birthday , nnd ho has in structed the captains general In all dls- .ricts not to hold their usual receptions. POLO WKAItinTG OUT HIS WELCOME. Stnjin CnnnditNot to the Liking of TORONTO. Out --May 16. The Globe ( gov ernment organ ) 'cqmmentlng editorially on the stay -of SenoriiPplo y Bprnaba In Canada , says : s 3/u- ' v With Canada's ? limited diplomatic experi ence there Is a feeling of hesitation about pronouncing a positive opinion as to the propriety of the continued stay of the cx- inlnUter in Canada.TBut some light may 30 thrown on tbo question by Asking what would have been thought in Spain and : broughout Europe If the American mlnls- : ei to Spain , after receiving his passports , had remained in Portugal , instead of coni ng home. The proceeding would have been regarded as very unusual and would have occasioned a good deal of comment and In quiry , and probably a demand for explana tions. "What are the ex-minister and his staff doing here ? " Is a very natural ques tion to ask , and they can hardly complain f the commonly accepted vtow is that they must be hero for the purpose of obtaining nformatlon that may bo of use to Spain. THINKS ALLIANCE OM/Y A I ) Jin A HI. IliiHNlnii Prpim Comment on the Cluiin- herlntn Speech. ST. PETERSBURG , May 16. The Novoe Vreraya , commenting upon the recent speech at Birmingham of Joseph Chamberlain , the British secretary for the colonies , says : Wo doubt U the United States desires an alliance and question whether it would be agreeable to the other powers that the United States , after wresting the Philip pines from Spain , should afterward sell : hem to Great Britain. " The paper says .hat this display of such an intention would bo sufficient to Induce the powers to re consider their neutrality during the present war. " Miixterliiff MtiNourl Troop * . ST. LOUIS , May 1C. The Fourth regiment , Missouri National Guard , was mustered in .oday by Lieutenant Hnrdcman. As quickly as possible , the men In the Fifth nnd Sev enth regiments , are being examined by army surgeons , nnd by Tuesday afternoon or Wednesday , they -will be ready to take the oath. None of the commands has got away ret , but Battery A will leave for Chlcka- mnuga today , and will bo followed tomorrow or Wednesday by the First and Second regl- nents. The Third has also been ordered there. SiihmltH CwiiNuIitte ItenortH. WASHINGTON , May 1C , Prssldont Mc- Klnloy sent to congress today the annual icports of the United States consuls on for eign Industries and commerce. Ho Indorses Iho recommendation of the secretary of state that congress authorize the printing of a special edition of io.000 copies of tbo general * ' eral summary. fj ( Terror Colu'iiletcM ' It * Ileimlm. ST. PIERRE , lalaMd of Martinique. May 1C. The Spanish ctofpedo gunboat Terror , which has been undergoing repairs at Fort do Franco since it arrived with the Cape Verde fleet , under the command of Admiral Cervera , is still ihero , with disabled boiler tubes and propeller , i and no money to pay for necessary repairs. , ,8tioU ; Uuotatlnn * . LONDON , MayJL6. The market for Amcrl- can securities opened weak. Spanish fours opened 'at 33 3-8 , 18 lower than Saturday's closing price. IIL v PARIS , May 1 . Spanish fours opened at ' 335-8 , 3-16 lower , , than Saturday's closing price. IT n I ii for in eil Coneernliiur Spniilfth Fleet THR HAGUE , May 16. The ministry of the colonies of the Netherlands knows noth ing , It Is said , of the movements of the Spanish war ships at Curocoa , Dutch West Indies , and it is pointed out that all vessels are permitted to remain for a certain tlmo at neutral ports. Freui'h emitter Stnrta for Wet. . Indie * BREST , May 16. The third-class French cruiser , D'Estalng , of 2,435 tons displace ment , and carrying fifteen G.5-Inch guns , has sailed for the West Indies. Us estimated speed Is over fifteen knots , and it carries a crow of 64 men. Stop SleHMimen from Cnnnrlen , LIVERPOOL. May 16. From the telegraph office at the island of Grand Canary , neat the center of the Canary Islands , the capital of which Is La Palmas , the barcjt com mercial messages have been stopped. SECOND SQUADRON A MYTH i I Story Bent Out from Madrid Given "No Orodenoo in Naval Circles. ITS PURPOSE IS PLAINLY APPARENT Otic of the Shl'in Ilc'torU-il with Ail- lulrut Vlllnniell Known to Ho on the Other Side of the UCPIIII. WASHINGTON , May 16. The Navy de partment takes with great allowance the report that the Spanish strategists have suc ceeded In sending a second squadron under Admitnl Vlllnmll to the West Indies and that It Is off Martinique. Kvcn If the alleged Information did not bear the suspicious ear marks ofMuli Id the department would not be surptlsed to hear that Admiral Vlllnmll ns well ns Armlral Gun era was with the Spanish force In the Cailbbenn sen. The fact that the report came from Madrid sat- tstles the olllclals hero that this Is another Spanish luse to center our attention on Martinique whtlo their ships have passed westward. The report has It that Admiral Vlllamll has with him the cruisers Clscnc- ros , Catallnn nnd Princess dc Asturlas. U la Known , however , that Vlllnmll Is not the admiral of these ships nnd that nt least one of them , the Clscncros , Is on the other side of the water. It Is also known that Admiral Vlllnmll Is n subordinate to Admiral Cer- vcia. v\hoo particular duties arc to com mand the torpedo destroyers attached to the first Spanish squadron. Ho ocucples the same attitude that Commodore Watson does to Admiral Sampson. The fact that the alleged report of the second gquadron pased n Madrid censor In dicates the desire of the Spanish authorities to spread abroad this misleading Information. Its purpose , It Is believed , Is to Induce Ad miral 'Sampson to remain with his fleet at or near Martinique In quest of the shadowy second squadron so ns to tnko him nvvay fiom fils pursuit of Admiral Cervera nnd the actual Spanish game already In sight. CLOSES AVENUES OF NEWS ! \iiy Department Conceal * K\er - tlilnjr Pertnlnlnir to KM I'laiiH anil AVI It Mtt Ul\e Out Information. WASHINGTON , May 10. An order posted this morning and signed by Sccretaty Long relative to the publication of news emanat ing from the navy department , had the ef fect today of conslderaby curtailing the sup ply of Information that heretofore hab been lather freely ghen out. The secretary's order was directed to Cap tain Crownlnshlcld , chief of the navigation bureau , nnd he In turn gave It out by mak ing nn older in his own pnmo that no rer son connected with his bureau in any capac ity should have any conversation whatever upon subjects In any way peitalnlng to the navy to the representatives of the press. As an offset It was ordered that bulletins of such facts as have actually occurred and arc proper for publication and are not connected with existing or protected move ments , shall be prepared nnJ posted on the bulletin board. In explanation of tas Issue of this order the naval authorities say that some of the leading American ncwspapj.-s 1 avc been ro far lacking In patrlotlsn as to print plans of campaign and projected movements of naval ships with the result that the war board has been compelled to ompletnly ro- vlso its plans In the knowledge that the Spanish had promptly taken notice of the publications and were prepared to profit by them. Complaint was made to Secretary Long that the newspapers were working In jury to the government in such cases. The opening of the blockade at Havana to certain vessels Is a rather curious proceed ing that may lead to a considerable widen ing of the blockade Itself , so that in the end it will apply to all neutral vessels not loaded with contraband goods or supplies the carrying ot which Into Havana would Interfere with the navnl nnd military operations laid down by the United States. The marines who have been lying in Key West harbor on board the Panther swelter ing under a semi-tropical sun , are to bo transferred , to a more comfortable vessel , the Resolute , which will easily accommo date the 800 men aboard. Intimations have been received hero that Captain General Blanco at Havana Is very short of ammunition , in which case the _ powerful batteries at the entrance of Ha- van a harbor of course would be deprived of a largo part ot their defensive strength. This state ot affairs may lead to some des perate attempts at blockade running on the part of the Spaniards in the hopes of get ting more ammunition Into Havana. It Is believed that the supplies so fre quently referred to as being on the Spanish flying squadron were of this character , rather than food supplies , which makes it all the more Important that Sampson and Schloy should succeed in keeping Admiral Cervera from reaching Havana or Clenfue- gos , or any port in Cuba connected with Havana by rail. Commodore Schloy probably Is well down the Florida coast now and should bo able to guard the Florlla straits by tomorrow or next day. His uppc.ir.iDco on that sldo of Cuba would enable Sampjon to bring his lionclada with perfect safety into Clrnfue- gds on the south side , and with this disposi tion of our naval force nnl the fioo use of a cousldeiablo number ot our tcoutlng ves sels It Is hard to sco how the Spanish fleet can escape from the CJnlf of Mexico or the Carrlbean sea. The Navy department Is getting a better and better quality of armor as the contracts expire. A thlrteen-Inch pinto test * ! nt la- dlan Head Saturday with a ten-Inch gvn showed Itself to bo equal to or superior to any piece of armor that has ovur boon mut'e , for with the highest velocity , at 1,9\'t \ fret per second , the shot penetrated only twelve inches and without cracking the plat ? . It was the last piece to bo delivered under the existing contract and Is Intended for Ibo Kentucky. NEW ENGLAND COAST IN * O DANGER 1'rutent * Arc Mnde AsaliiHt Keeplntr War HhlpH that Pur North. WASHINGTON. May 16. Senator Gray and other Influential men have made strong protests against the cruiser Columbia and other fine war ships being kept on the Now England coast when the enemy's ships are In southern waters. Senator Gray had business with the president today nnd called his attention to the matter. "It Is stated that these ships arc kept on the New England coast to allay appre hension , " said Senator Gray. "Well , that Is all foolishness. Hero these ships are kept on this coast when there Is not a particle of danger , while the .Spanish squadron Is nol far from southern waters. I do not be lieve anybody has an Idea that the Spanish fleet would attempt to sail 3,000 or 4,000 miles from Its present position to attack the New England coast and be without a base of supplies when it got there. While our ships remain on the Now England coast , the southern coast , much nearer to the Spaniards , Is unprotected. So ls the coast of the middle Atlantic states. Our ships should bo with one or the other squadrons. " It Is said that several New England sen ators toke the earae ground as Senator Gray. TnUc n Ke v Stintn at Holdlcrl. KEY WEST , May 16. The government tug Osceola reported this morning that whll * cruising along the Cuban coast with ths torpedo teat Ericsson on Friday afternoon they saw n largo body of Spanish soliltor * patrolling the nhoro about right miles west of Havana. Both boats sent In a fusillade ot shots which scattered the troops , but It Is not knonn If any of the soldiers vvcro killed. The Spaniards did not return the fire. MINNESOTA SULUIKH.H ON THE WAY. Two lU-arliiirnta tin South nnd One to flnn Krnni'lxro. ST. PAUL. Minn. , May 16. Three Minnesota seta regiments got away today and are well on the way to the front. The Twelfth nnd the Fourteenth are both bound for Chlcka- mauga. The Thirteenth , which goes to San Francisco , required four sections , as fast time Is contemplated and the first of thrso left on the Northwestern road a llttlo after j o'clock and nil had gone before 9 tonight. A large nnd enthusiastic crowd ot citi zens cheered the volunteers on their way and trains vvcro cheered ns they passed through the two cities. The Thirteenth , n Minneapolis regiment , was presented with n purse ot $4,000 by n delegation fiom that city. KANSAS vcir.vriins MOVE WEST. Twentieth HeRlment I.eav en TopeUii for ! * : iii I'rmirNro. TOPEKA , Kan. , May 16. At [ i o'clock this afternoon the Twentieth icglment of Kansas volunteers left , via the Union Pacific , for San Francisco. Tie regiment was In com mand of Lieutenant Colonel Little , Colonel Funston being on detached duty with Gen eral Miles' statf nt Tampa. The Twenty-first icglment Is under march ing orders and evpects to leave for Chlcka- tnnuga tomorrow noon. The Twenty-second will bo formally mustered In ns a regiment tomorrow morning. ( 'ouho > n In C'nmp. CHEYENNE , Wyo. , May 16. ( Special Telrgrnin. ) Eighty-three cowboy recruits from Utah under Captain John Q. Cannon , Ir. , nnd eighty-four from Nevada under Cap tain W. L. Cox reached hero nt 3 o'clock this afternoon and were met by an Im mense crovvd of people. The men were not allowed to leave their ears , which were at once switched to Fort Russell. Reaching there the men were given n good dinner and assigned to the barracks formerly occu pied by the Eighth Infantry. The medical examination was commenced nt once by Major Munn , assisted by Captain A. W. Baiber. Of twenty-two men examined ijone were rejected. Upwards of 100 magnificent horses have reached the post and by the close of the week mounts for nil the regi ment are expected. Detachments from Sun dance , Buffalo , Sheridan , Newcastle and northern Wjomlng points art- expected In tho'morning. The Colorado troops will bo the last to reach hero and are not expected until Thursday. OHIeern nt Tampa. TAMPA , Fla. , May 16. Count Goetzen , of the German embassy nt Washington , who lias been attached to General Miles' staff as nn accredited representative ot the Ger man army , nnd Von Reuben Pnschwltz , nontenant In the German navy , arrived here Loday. The latter will leave for Key West in a day or two to study the operations of : ho American fleet. Count Goetzcn will accompany the troops Into Cuba. I'orto Itleo Stop * All Cnhlen. NEW YORK. May 16. The Central cable office of the Western Union Telegraph com pany has issued notice that the Porto Rico government prolilblts all messages to or trom the United States. PIIESIDBNT SCNbS HIM FIHST VIVTO. Ilonne Promptly Voteii to Stmtnln III * UeeUloti. WASHINGTON , May 16. The house today received Its first veto from President Mc- Ktnley and voted unanimously to sustain the executive. The veto was of a bill con ferring upon the court of claims Jurisdic tion In a private claims case of long stand ing. ing.The day was given to the consideration of bills under suspension of the rules , the measures of Importance being In ratifying an agreement for an allotment nnd opening to settlement of the Comanche , Klown and Apache lands In Oklahoma , and to establish an assay offlco at Seattle , Wash. Journeymen HorMenhoern Meet. DETROIT , May 16. Sixty delegates from various cities of the United Stales nnd Canada represent their craft at the annual convention ot tbo International Union of Journeymen Horseshoers , which opened to day. Tomorrow Secretary Rhody Kenehan will deliver his annual report. Secretary Keno- han says that the membership of the union has Increased 1,000. there being twenty-one new unions and six reorganized unions. Twenty-seven of the unions have secured the nine hours' work day. Pcnrfnl Cj clone In Indian Oeean. LONDON , May 16. A dispatch to the Standard from The Hague says : "According to n private telegram from India a terrible cyclone has destroyed a great part of Blma , n seaport town of the Island of Sumbavva , Malay archipelago. The shores of Sumbawn bay are covered with the bodies ot thousands of victims. The town of Hupang , Island of Timor , escaped the force of the hurricane. " Two Do > Arrented. Will Wilson nnd Joe Hnnlghcn , about 15 years old , were arrested In nn alley near Fourteenth nnd Howard streets last night , having In their possession a largo nlckel- In-thc-slot machine. They were first ob served by Oillcer Morris at Fouitccnth and Jones sticet sand were followed through several alleys and vacant lots. The boys say they were hired to carry the machine by a stranger who agreed to meet them nt a ceita'In corner. Their employer failed to appear , however , and thr boys are thought to have stolen the property from some store house. Tbo machine is worth about $100. Handy nlth Hln HiiU-het. K. Lecky of 610 North Twentieth street went homo last night after an evening In various saloons and drove his family out of doors. Ho then secured a hatchet and a knlfo and made an attack upon the furni ture. Carpets were cut into ribbons and beds and chairs became kindling wood. Lccky visited his wife's wardrobe and hacked all the wearing tipparel In sight. He bad accomplished about $100 worth of dam- Pure Every thought , ma * m m word and action f Iffm takes vitality * \ JJM from the blood ; every nerve , muscle , bono , organ and tissue depends on the blood for its quality and condition. GMMM V Therefore pure Opring ; blood is absolutely _ _ ; _ necessary to right lYiealCine living and healthy bodies. Hood's Sarsnparilln is the great blood purifier and the best Spring Medicine. Therefore it is the great cure for scrofula , salt rheum , humors , sores , rheumatism , catarrh , etc. ; the great nervine , strength builder , appe tizer , stomach touio and regulator. Hood's > lx for | 5. rtcpurcd only by C. I. Hood & Co. , Lowell , MM . Amerlc ' Greatest Medicine. Hood's PIHS UJwmafttrdlauer 41 * dl MtloB. age before nn officer arrived and locked him up. Lecky IB n stage carpenter at nn amuse ment resort on lower Farnam street. Prenliyterlmi Deleitnteii. This afternoon the deloRntun to tbo Proa- bterlan general assembly will leave Omaha for Warsaw , Ind. , where Iho aawmbly con venes on Thursday. From the Omaha pres bytery the representatives nro : Rev. Ed win Asten of WntcVloo , ilov. Uraden. Rob ert Wise of Omaha and Thomas Drooki of Tekamnh. They will bo accompanied by Rev. S. M. Ware of the Second Presbyterian and Rev. Andrew Christy Drown of the Knox Presbyterian churches of Omaha. In Alii of Thiirnton Hlflm. A mooting of the associate members of the Thuraton Rifles was held in their armory last night to plan nn entertainment and dance for the benefit of those of their number nt the front. The ladles' auxiliary mot Jointly with them and It vvns decided to bilng off the affair on the night of May 18. HcfrcBliments will bo served by tha women nnd the public is desired to attend. SALT RHEUM FOR YEARS Leg From Knee to Ankle Swollen All the Time. Pain Intense. Doctors in Three Cities No Avail * Completely Cured by Cuticura. I have been troubled for > ears with Salt Itlieum. My right leg from knee to ankle was raw and swollen all the time , and the pain was most Intense. Itrlcddoctorstn Hartford , AVatcrbury , and Now Hav en , but to no avail. I rend nn adv ertlsoincnt about CUTICUHA UEM- Einia and bought two bottles of CIITICMJBA lEsoi.viNTsonioCUTicunAolHtinentanda ( ) box of CUTICUK v SoAr.audiiow It Is all gene and I am completely cured. I recommend CUTicimv to all aflllctcd with skin diseases. Jan.20,18D3. GAUUlirr T. BAYKIlfl , Hartford Electric Light Co. , llaitford , Conn. Baby Cured of Eczema Our little boy was only three months -old when ho was taken with Kczenia that broka out In the most horrible state. 1IU facu was full of scabs , and some parts of the llcah were raw. > Vo used CimcuiU SoAr , and ono box of the CUTICUUA ( ointment ) , and < n one iccri this boy was as good at ever , and wo can say the child has been O. K. en er since. We are w IllliiR to recommend that the CtmctmA. SOAV and Cimcun v did It. You can publish this statement for It It nothing but the truth. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. KHEKHK , Feb. 15,1898. 300 So. First St. , Brooklyn. BrKinrCcRi TBKATUI-CT FOR EriiirKixnor Ho- uoxiTitillo < ! orlliiB-VV rm bttht with CUTICCIA SoAr , fentl nolntingiwlth CL'tlcuBAolntutntpur- ( ) tit of emollient > kln curti.ind mild do of CuiictEA llESOLVlST , crntcit ot b'ood purlfleri > nd humor cure * . Thll Irrttmrnt vlll irTutd IniUnt rtllef , permit ml > nd letp , and point to ft ipccdy , pfrmtntnt , nd r-conomleil euro of thf moit torturing , dltfliturlnit , and hilmllUUuf of tleMnir. burning , bleeding , icily , pimply , ind eruitM Un ind icilp liumori , with Ion at hilr , whca illelM till * . Sold throughout the world. roTTtB Dion ABU Cniit , Coup , 1'ropi , lioiton. Uow to Cure Bait lUuum"fi tt first steamer to the Klondike. On or nbout Juno 10th , the steamer "IIOA- NOKI3 , " formerly of the Old Dominion Line , will leave Seattle nnd go direct to the mouth of the Yukon Hlver , where river boats will promptly meet passengers for Daw son. FlrHt-clnsH faro $100 and up ; sec ond-class faro $ J5I ) , Including meulu and berth. Neiul $1OO nt Onee ( it IteNervo I'aminvo. We will nlso deliver 1,300 pounds of as sorted provisions ( estimated to bo a year's auply [ ) at nny of our posts for JG20 extra to n J.'mlted ' number taking pnsiage on our llrst steamer. You will experience no hardships by this all-water route nnd you have the benefit of long experience. W1J AllIS THE PKOPI.E To take you to Alaska. We have been there for six yenr.s. AVrlto for further particulars. NOIITII AMIOHUATHANSPOIITATIOII AMI TltAlHNCi rUMI'ANV , ( IIS Flrxt Ae. , 1IM Old Colony Hid * . , Seiitde , WiiMli. ChlenKO. Ely 13. Weare , Pros. , Dawson , N. W. T. ! dipt. John J. Henly , V.-P. and Q. Dawson , N. W. T. AMtJSnSIUNTH. Trio ' > tt 011 * me T I. i t. O. U. Woodward , Amusement Director. TOMUHT , SlOO. THE WOODWAK1) STOCK CO. Prcscntlnu FANCHON Specialties Blogrnph , Bert Gagnon , Big- fried. OMAHA MUSEUM AND THEATRE , itin-1 : 17 Fnrnnm Street. OPUN IIAI1.Y FltOM i TO 1O P. M. Omnliii'H Popular Family IleHort. ROBBUURO , The Dlslocatcr ; PROP. WKIiDHN. Smoke Artist ; DKU1ARIANB , Tioupc of Oriental People ; Prof. Campbell' * Trick DOB. "CHICAGO ; " DOKME DODD , the MldROt Queen ; THE 55ANCIGS , Dan ish Mind Renders ; HART 11ROS . Musical Artists ; MAY HVANS , America's Greatest Whistler ; NADIN13 , in Cuban Dances ; ALMA HOWARD , the Bonn Bird ; HALL SISTERS , RiiKtlmo Sinners nnd Dancers ; BURT & WHITMAN , Comedy Skoteh Ar tists ; GORDON COLLINS AND FRED. Acrobatic Dancers. IOC ADMITS TO AM/-1OC. BIJOU THEATERS anil Capitol Are. J B. HCNRY , MANAGER. HIGH GLASS VAUDEVILLE AND spnci ti/nus EVERY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. 8:30. : Matinees Wed. and Sat. 2:30. : Admin-Moil lOo. FIIKMOVrCOMPAftY'H COMPAftY'H LADIES' AND GENTS' CONCERT HALt l.-.ir Clileniro Street. South Bldu Jefferson Sruuiro. GRAND CONCERT KVKRY NIGHT ADMISSION Fllii ) . A. M'linilO , Prop. SCHLITZ ROOF GARDEN Curlier Kith anil Hartley Street * . Henry Lloven. Prop. EVIillY EVENING , AND SATURDAY MATINEH. GRAND CONCERT Ily I'H\X7. ADHL > IA\VS UtIILI/S CO.\CiilT GAHDUV. I. N OullI , 1'rop ami Manacer. SoutheuHt Cor. llllh ami Uiiveiiport. Attractions for week commencing May 18 , Campbell & Campbell , Kketoh artists ; Kon- nlsnn Slutcrx , ioncx nnd naneo ; Flimni Hlxtern , In tlulr own original dances ; Ryder A : Dnyton In their novelty plantation trav esty ; HlHtera Dayton , In their now and pleasing acts ; Fred Blmonson , looking for knot kcra. Dally matinees except Monday. IIOTISLS. THE MILLARD 13th nnd Douglas Sts. , Omaha. CKNTHALLY LOCATED. . -AMKUICAV AND KUIIOPUAN PLAH.- J. K. MAHKKI , AbO.X , Prop * . - HOTEL BARKER COR. 13TH AND -TONES ST. . OMAHA. IllTKS 1.00 AM ) 2.00 I'UH DAY , Cltctrle can direct to espoiltlon croundfc FllANIC I3AUKKU. Cuthler HAM IIAUMAN. Cnlif Cltrk. 1513J Douglat EUROPEAN HOTEL Fln FarnUhcd