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, * , . THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUXE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , FRIDAY MORNING , MA3F 20 , 1898-TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. TEARS FOR THE DEAD All England Mourns the Departure of the "Grand Old Man. " UNFEIGNED SORROW THROUGHOUT REALM Boose of Commons Adjourns Out of Eospcct for His Memory. COMMON PEOPLE FEEL THE LOSS DEEPLY WorWngmen's Olnbs 'Pass Eesolutions of fc- Eespect and Sympathy. NATION MAY JOIN IN A STATE FUNERAL Parliamentary Atmoclate * of the Honored Dead m Pay Eloquent Tribute to the Nobility of Spoiled * Character. F { Copyright , 1SOS , by Press Publishing Co. ) . -LONDON. May 19. ( New York World Ca- ologram Special Telegram. ) England Is today mourning without distinction of party the death of Its Illustrious citizen , William Ewart Gladstone. The noble resignation , the dignified pathos of his closing days have fulfilled the highest Ideals of his fel low countrymen , completing a picture of endurance urdcr suffering , deep religious fervor and domestic peace which appeal with Irresistible sympathy to the best instincts of the Anglo-Saxon character. The see no at the House of Commons to day during the brief formal motion for ad journment In Gladstone's honor was deeply nffectlng. The chamber was filled com pletely before the appointed time , the mem bers all clad In mourning , filing slowly to their places In the house which had been r BO often thrilled by the magic eloquence of the greatest orator of the time ; there was none of the usual hum of conversation ; a deep hush overspread the house , and when Arthur Dalfour rose to make the motion of adjournment In honor of Gladstone the house , as ono man , uncovered reverently , us though In the presence of the dead. Balfour - four , who had been the lifelong persona friend and admirer of Oladstone , spoke his few sentences In broken accents , his face pale with emotion. Several of Gladstone's old followers were visibly affected , and when William Vernon Horcourt rose to second the motion ho spoke with painful difficulty. The eccno was profoundly Impressive of the In- llucnce Gladstone's memory still wielded over an assembly where exhibitions of per sonal emotion are of the rarest possible occurrence. When the nous ? ( adjourned the members congregated In the lobby lamenting th < death of the greatest statesman of the agi 3 and exchanged reminiscences of his mar velous parliamentary triumphs. When Lori' ' Ileaconsflcld died there was no display o f feeling. The commemoration- a cold , perfunctory ceremonial. Dut today every member spoke of Gladstone with n sense o personal loss , with profound consciousness that his place would never bo filled. Conventional tokens of sorrow were op parent throughout London. A number o flags were at half mast , passing bells tollc and newspapers were printed in mourning. Loved by the I.owly. But there were other signs not convcn tlonal which spoke eloquently of the plac Gladstone had filled In the hearts of th humbler classes. Wherever workmen wen e gathered together during the dinner hou : they collected In knots while one of thel number read aloud a newspaper account o Gladstone's carrer , Interlarded with com jnondatory comments. A largo body workmen engaged In the neighborhood of S Paul's church yard flocked Into St. Paul cathedral to attend Ascension day service end explained to the astonished vergers tha' ' they had come there out of respect for th 'Grand Old Man. " British worklngmen an tiot at all addicted to church going , so thai this manifestation of sympathy and re ep'ect for Gladstone may bo regarded as unique exemplification of his elevating Influ ence on the masses. Nearly every worklngmcn's club through out England last night passed resolutions of respect and sympathy , all of them rccog- " plzlng that the greatest democratic leader of the century had-passed away. A bulle tin from Hawcrdcn at 10 tonight says up wards of 700 resolutions of condolence from gathering worklngmen In all parts of the country had been received by telegraph. No uch widespread sympathy has over been evoked by the death of a political leader In England. Labor members of Parliament waited on Arthur Dalfour this evening In the house and asked that In the event of Gladston's family accepting a state funeral for bis remains duo provision should be made for the Immense body of working rep resentatives who deslro to attend. Ualfour replied that U would bo the duty of the gov ernment to sec that those for whose welfare Gladstone had labored were duly represented. UlaiUtoiic' * Wllic * . Your correspondent hears , however , that Gladstone left special Instructions that ho bo burled at Hawardcn In the family vault. It Is recalled , moreover , that In his mo- ir.orlal speech on Lord Deaconsfield Olml- Etono singled out for special praise the deslro of Iteaconsfield to be burled at Hughendcn bcsldo his wife. Should there bo a state funeral at nil It will bo the greatest scene In London since that of the duke of Welling' ton , which , however , was largely a military pageant , while Gladstone's will be a popular cpothcosls of England's greatest 'exemplar of civic virtues. Gladstone Is known to have died anything but a rich man. Mrs. Gladstone was n con siderable helrebB , but her fortune was mainly In agricultural lands which greatly deteriorated In value. Gladstone himself had only limited private means , but of course dicw salaries for many years In various public offices. However , his family has been always more or less dependent on him , and the maintenance of Hawarden castle and ada grounds , his ono hobby , cost annually a large sum. Ills favorite nnd youngest son , Herbert , rt.d had been adopted by Mr. Armltsed , Glad dr stone's lifelong friend , a roan of large for rill tune. Henry Gladstone la engaged In oil illn .well speculations at Baku , on the Caspian , JKhllc Stephen Is rector at Hawarden. U will surprise Gladstone's friends If h's ' estate 8I. tate U valued In probate at more than 14- 000.Ho I.X' Ho was three times chancellor of exchequer - chequer , carrying through the greatest fiscal changes of the century , and might bave made mlllloni by ntlllrlng his Infer mation. GladMtniio mid the IrNli Party. One of the most Interesting periods In Gladstone's life was that of the Parnell 1ho cls. That crisis came at a moment when heat fruition of his homo rule policy seemed nt re band , and U ultimately wrecked the closing years of Gladstone's career as effectually f.s It did those of Paruell himself. Justin Mo- Cat thy has uow for tbe Oral time lifted the veil from the Inner history of that eventful time and describes exactly what his rela tions , as Parnell's successor as chairman ot the Irish party , were with the great liberal leader. He writes : "Among many memories of Mr. Gladstone which keep crowding on me there are some , of course , which belong to the trying times of the Parnell crisis. I saw Mr. Gladstone very often during all that time and ho told mo what he felt with his usual frankness. From flrst to last ho was mainly concerned about the Interests of Ireland. At first the Irish policy of obstruction made him some what Impatient , but the generosity and truly statesmanlike order of his naturt were proved by the fact that he never showed bis mind to be turned away from the calm consideration of our claims , even when most ho felt Inclined to ( hate at the Immediate consequences ot our action. When nt last he saw his way clear to advocate our claims he threw his whole heart and soul Into the championship of the Irish national cuusc. "It was a cruel disappointment tor him when the controversy which arose In the party Itself seemed to moke certain under such conditions , that the carrying ot the home rule measure was not likely. No effort at dictation to the Irish party was ever made by Gladstone. So far as I am con cerned ho did not Interfere even to the ex tent of advising , as to the course he thought the Irish party should adopt. He never said , 'If you do do this , or do not do that , I shall absolve myself from all further re sponsibility with regard to home rule. ' Not only did he make no threat or hint of the kind , but In all my conversations with him ho appeared to take It for granted and as sume that come what may he was deter mined to press on the home rule measure just as before. "He never uttered to me a single unkind or ungcneroua word In regard to Parnell. Time after time ho spoke to me with deep regret about the manner In which Parnell's career had been brought Into such disfavor , He spoke of It often as 'a truly great career , ' and he expressed his admiration for the undaunted patience with which Parnell pur sued his course up to the moment when the dark cloud came over him. He once said to me he had never known any man In the House of Commons , not oven excepting Lore Palmerston himself , who had BO completely as Parnell had , the ability of saying In his speeches exactly all he wanted to say with out the use of a slnglo superfluous word With Mr. Parnell ho said the object of a speech In debate was of a man who desires to send his arrow straight to the mark am who cares nothing for flourish or gesture so long as he can accomplish that object. He was ready to make every allowance for Par nell under all the unhappy considerations o the hour and It never seemed to occur to Ms noble mind to think that the occasion might be fitly closed for a display of superior virtue. Ho always spoke of Parnell as of a man certain to redeem himself In publl < opinion and return to his * place as Icadc of the Irish people. "Many of his suggestions as to the futun seemed mainly Inspired by this hope and de signed to guide or help toward Its fulfill ment. To every sign made him with n view to avoidance of an open rupture in the Irisl party ho lent the most willing ear and wa , full of friendly counsel. It gives me melan choly pleasure to call back to mind the man ; ftalks I had with Gladstone during those somewhat distracted days and feel in recol lection of them new assurance of Glad stone's sincere devotion to the Irish causi and his unwillingness to utter one unklm word against any who had ever striven t sincerely make themselves advocates am champions of that cause. " WIIEATIIS UN GLADSTONE'S BIER Great Men Pay Tribute to the Memory of the Departed ( Copyright , 1S9S , by Press Publishing Co. LONDON , May 19. ( New York World Ca blcgram Special Telegram. ) John Dillon chairman of the Irish parliamentary party gave the following appreciation of Glailston to me : "The greatest , most patriotic o Englishmen , ho proved himself the faithful friend of Ireland and all other oppres&c nationalities. It I were asked to say what think most characteristic of Gladstone , should say his abiding love for the commo people and faith In a government foundcc npon them which had como to him , not a ; the enthusiasm of youth , but as the stabl and slower conviction founded on his un paralleled experience of men and affairs. . Ho loved his own people and through th hearts of his own people he bad gained tha greatest of power , sympathy with sufterln mankind throughout the world , which llftet htm high above purely national patriots , E that while he remained the most patriot1 ! of Englishmen , he Is today mourned wit ! equal Intensity throughout the civilize world. " Justin McCarthy , M. P. , historian of ou ; own times , gives to me his opinion of Glad atone In the following signed statement "The death ot Mr. Gladstone closes a caree which may be described as absolutely unlqti In English political history. It was th career of a great statesman whoso states manshlp was , from first to last , Inspired Informed and guided by conscience , by prln clple and by love of justice. There wen great men before Agamemnon , there wen great men besides Agamemnon. There wen great English statesmen before Mr. Glad stone's time and during Mr. Gladstone' ' time , but wo shall look iu vain for an ex ample of any other statesman In office wh made genius and eloquence as Mr. Gladstoi did , the mere servants of righteousness am conscientious purpose. Into the mind of Glad stone no thought of personal ambition o personal advancement ever entered. H was as conscientious as Burke , but he ha opportunities for making effective his genius as a political leader which were denied to Burke. In the brilliancy ot hla gifts he was at least the equal of Bollngbroke , but no ono ever pretended to regard Bollngbroke as a man ot high political principle. Ho was as great an orator as either Pitt and he has left the Imprint ot his Intellect on beneficent political and social legislation to the extent which neither of the two Pitts had the happiness to rival. In eloquence he far surpassed Cobden and was the peer of Bright , while his position as parliamentary leader enabled him to Initiate and carry out measures of reform which Bright and Cobden - den could only support. Ho was , In short , the greatest and the best prime minister known to English history. " Michael Davltt gave his estimate of him as follows : "Ono can only say that ho joins with tbo whole world In admiration ot tbo almost boundless talents which were rem devoted with unparalleled power and charm to the service of his fellowmen. He was probably the greatest British statesman and leaves behind a record of a career un- equalcd In the annals of English politics for the magnitude of his national labors and the Integrity of his personal character. Irishmen will remember gratefully and hopefully that the last public effort of his great public life was the writing of a letter to the Irish people , In which ho gave ex pression to his unabated attachment to the cause of Ireland. Whatever Englishmen may think now the friends of liberty every where will learn to look upon these last public words of Gladstone as his political will and testament to the pepole of Great Britain , over whoso liberties and welfare his lifelong labors were wrought. " Appreciative estimates ot Gladstone come from eminent men of all lands and several ( Coutluutd on Third Page. ) MANILA TRIP IS POSTPONED Belief Expedition to the Philippines Halts For a While. HITCH IN THE PROGRAM SOMEWHERE Admiral In Chance of the Fleet Said to Have Ileen Summoned to Madrid to Commit the Government. ( Copyright , 1S9S , by Press Publishing Co. ) GIBRALTAR , Spain , May 19. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The departure of a fleet from Cadi- : for Manila has been postponed. U was announced that It would sail last Atonday , but Vlcu Admiral Camara , In command of it , has bt''ii sum moned to Madrid to consult with the new government. A military lorco of 6,000 picked troops , picked men who have seen not less than two years of service , Is said to have been assembled at Cadl.t , Valencia and Barcelona under orders to embark at those points for the Philippine Islands. This military contingent was to be convoyed through the Suez canal and thence eastward to Manila , It was asserted , by war ships from Cadiz. One story was that the entire effective part of the reserve fleet was to go. That part.of the fleet reported to bo now ready for sea and waiting at Cadiz for sailing orders Is composed of Spain's best fighting vessels , the battleship Pela > o , the old-fashioned Ironclad Vltorla , lately reconstructed at heavy expense ; the armored cruisers Em- pcrador , Carlos V and Alfonso XIII , the converted transatlantic liners Antonio Lopez , Alfonzo XII , Buenos Ayres and Rapldez , the dispatch boat Olralda and three torpedo boats. Reports regarding the battleship Numancla and the armored cruiser Cardinal Clsneros are conflicting , but It Is believed that they are not yet fit for service. There are numerous merchant steamships available for auxiliary cruisers and plenty of sailors to man them , since the war has prostrated commerce , but equipping them is quite an other thing. There are , besides , a lot of small craft , Including torpedo boats. The Austrian war ship Katserln Maria Theresa has arrived at Gibraltar on Its way to Cuba. It Is one of the most formidable vessels of the Austrian navy , a flrst class armored cruiser of 5,210 tons and fifteen knots speed , carrying two 0.4-Inch Krupps , worked by electricity ; eight 5.9-lnch Krupp quick-fire guns , twenty-four small guns , four torpedo tubes and 400 men. ST. PIERRE , Martinique , May 19. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) --The Spanish torpedo boat destroyer Ter ror is still at Fort do France , but It Is reported It will leave tomorrow. The Ali cante , Spanish hospital ship , has changed Its moorings from the Inner to the outer harbor for coal. The English steamer Twlcklngham has arrived from Fort do France with 2,800 tons of coal and it Is rumored Is under con tract with the Spanish government for two months. The Spanish consul succeeded In obtaining five days' delay In entering It at the customs house , but the French authori ties have refused so far to allow the Ali cante to coal from It. Sympathy here Is becoming intensely Spanish. COLON , Isthmus of Panama , May 19. ( New York World Cablegram Special Tele gram. ) The French steamer Ferdinand do Lesseps , which sailed from here yesterday , cleared for Port Llmon and Costa Rlcan ports. It Is reported that It has a big cargo of arms and ammunition for Admiral Cervera's fleet. The newspapers hero re port that the Spanish squadron Is In the , proximity of Port Llmon. ' KINGSTON , , Jamaica , May 19. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The people hero roundly ridicule the an nouncement of on American censorship of cable dispatches for the purpose of prevent ing the Spaniards from learning of the move ments of war' ships. The Spanish govern ment Is utilizing the French West Indies Cable company's line between Jamaica and Santiago de Cuba to transmit communica tions between Havana and Madrid by way of Bermuda on matters of vital Importance to American interests. This could have been avoided by cutting the cables , as was at flrst Intended. General Blanco , at Havana , has been able to communicate freely with Admiral Cervera at Martinique by way of Jamaica and at Curacao by way of Haytl , the Spanish ad miral keeping Informed of the movements of the American ships , while the State de partment at Washington remained In utter Ignorance of Admiral Cervera's movements 'and Intentions. Fleet at Santiago. MADRID , May 19. Midnight ( Via Paris. ) The Spanish squadron has arrived at San tiago de Cuba without accident. A direct message from Santiago do Cuba confirms the report of the arrival of the Spanish squadron there. The dispatch says the event has caused Intense enthusiasm at Santiago. May 20 4 a. m. The Spanish fleet , on arriving at Santiago de Cuba , found there two American war ships , which retired with all possible speed/ The queen regent has cabled congratulations to Admiral Cervera. ST. THOMAS , D. W. I. . May 19. The Spanish squadron was not at San Juan when the steamer Rodrlcz left there Tues day noon , and there Is no Indication here of Its subsequent arrival. WASHINGTON. May 19. Secretary Long said this morning that he had received no advices as to the whereabouts of the Span Ish fleet and hod no Information Indicating that a battle was Imminent. WITH THE IIIOCKAUIXJ FLEET. Illutil Guard Maintained by VenHcln of the SijtinUrini. ( Copyright , 1838 , by Press Publishing Co. ) KEY WEST , May 19. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The officers and crew oC the blockade squadron have exchanged the blue for the regulation white uniforms of the tropics. A stranger who should happen to meet one of the blockading squadron without knowing of Us warlike mission would almost certainly take it to be Eome rich man's pleasure boat cruising leisurely along the gulf stream. But the blockade Is just as complete as though each of the government ships were battleships. All the way from Havana to Cardenas very seldom does any Ball or puff of steam or smoke * appear on the horizon nowadays. When one does , the head of some ship swings out to sea In Juit about a minute at the two or four-pounder In the bow. Under - der full steam It chases away to find out what business a ship has In coming to a Cuban port. Officers and men complain that there are no more prizes. Nothing could be better proof of the efficiency ot the blockade The life on board the blockading squadron Is a lonely one. Every day a torpedo boat or a government tug brings dispatches from Key West to the flag ship , but the remainder of the fleet are almost as completely cut off from the rest of the world as though they were In the center of the Indian ocean In stead of only ninety miles from the United States. As the dltpatch boat Triton cruised along the coast from Cardenas to Havana several of the shlpi ot tbe squadron balled n and asked for new * . 6 M of the officers nhi had n'ot yet heard of th bombardment of Porto Rico. There la no more CArdoBftt. An a town It has ! been prnctlcalljr > wlp d' ' * the map by the repeated shelllng'v.lt bap * received from Americans. Through classes the officers of the t ! ships on guard at ttio mouth of the har bor can see heaps ofrulns and dismantled buildings. When the helling began three Spanish gunboats were lying at a pier nu-1 a special fire was directed at them. On ! Tuesday ] the Spaniards 'made another at tempt to mine Cardenas harbor. The work v as all done by an ordinary tug unarmed , 0 ccompanlcd by a barge. The gunboats re mained Idle at the pier. They had evl- d ently been rendered useless by the pun- shment they had received. On shot from ho Leyden drove the tug back to the ruined ' Ity. HOW THE PORTER ESCAPED jlttle Torpedo float Comen Ont from Duller Sail Jtiiin'n IIIn Cmm Uimeathed. Copyright , 1S98 , by Press Publishing Co. ) KEY WEST , .Fla. , May 10. ( New York I'orld Cablegram Special Telegram. ) This the simple story ot the escape of the tor- ei'o boat Porter at the battle ot San Juan , n a greenish mist before the town the quadron , headed by the flagship Iowa , B wept quietly toward the mouth of the river , he shadowy Porter glided noiselessly on he Iowa's port side and the approach ot lie fleet was In absolute silence , save for ho splutter of the waves at the bows. Slg- als suddenly made to the Porter ordered It o dart In and wait close In shore at the { astward mouth ot the river. Captain Frc- nont promptly steamed hla llttlo vessel In nil took up a position orijy COO yards from ho rather high bluff. The big ships opened .n the Spanish forts terrifically and the Fre mont and its men lying In the shelter of the 111Rh bluff enjoyed the spectacle. The action rocecdcd with the crew of the torpedo boat nercly as spectators. Then suddenly thn vholo bluff COO yards away burst Into flume , omc thirty-five guns opened on the little i'orter at this absurdly short distance. The 'ortcr was head on when it came about. U teamed to sea , obedient to frantic signals rom the flagship. It steamed to the flagship the halls from the nd comrrmmler-hi-chlef : amo thick. "Do you nctd any assistance ? " 'No , sir. " 'How many of your men are killed ? " 'None , sir. " , 'Is your ship Injured ? " No. sir. " ' : And In the dawn of themorning a certain orpcdo boat took up "a new position un- lonsclous , seemingly , that n had performed L fabulous feat. it Y. CRANE. TERROR IS READY'TO ' LEAVE SpanlMh Torpedo Hunt Dextroyer CompteteN KM Heualn nnd IM r Onion. p Hull. ICopyrlRht , 1S9S , by the. Associated Press. ) ST. PIERRE , Murtlriq | V May 19. The Spanish torpedo boat dcMr'oyor Terror , ut Tort de France , has .coiupioted Its repairs and Is ready to leave at auy moment. The Spanish ambulance ship Alicante today changed her moorings fror.tjtho Inner to the outer haitor In order .to'"take on coal. The British steamer Twickenham , with 2,000 tons of coal , naa arrlved at Fort de France. It is reported that a contract has jcen made with the Spanish government under the terms of which the Twickenham s to furnish coal for a two-months' bnsls at Fort de France. t The French governmenthas , thus far re fused to allow the Allcant > io coal from the Twickenham , but the Spanish consul hus obtained permission fpr a flvo days' watt of the Twickenham before declaring cus toms. The excitement among the Spanish sympathizers is very .great , MANY SPANIARDS , AHE KILLED Knll Keforc the American GIIIIH a ( Copyright , 1808 , by Press Publishing Co. KEY WEST , Fla. , May 19. ( New Yorl World Cablegram Special Telcfjram. ) Th loss of two of the cruiser Marblehead's jncn off Cicnfucgos has been terribly avenged The number of Spanish dead Is now put a 300. Cuban officers say private bouses In ClcnfucEO3 were turned into hospitals am morgues so great was the number ot dea ( and wounded. Fifteen hundred artlllen , cavalry and In fantry fired on four boatloads of men sen from the gunboats Nashville nnd Marble head to cut the cables. They were on n nar row strip of land on each side ot Clenfuegoi bay. Into these fifteen hundred the Mar blchead , Nashville and Wlndom poured a murderous crossfire. The Marblehcad flrei no less than 400 five-Inch shells and 300 one and six-pound shells. Th6 Nashville fired COO four-Inch and SCO secondary batteries Scores ot sharpshooters kept up the deadly work. The ships fired shells exclusively The men say that where many explode' ' scores of rifles which had volleyed steadily became silenced. T\\o of the enemy's batteries were sllencei In ten minutes. Ono man jumped to th fortifications at Colorado's point to ge bearings for a comrade. Ho fell backward the next moment at the crack of a score o American sharpshooters on the Nashville Marblchead and Wlndom. The Marblehea with two fiveInch'guns at the same tlui blew the light house off the earth. It fire at SOO yards and kept It up until the Span Ish ceased firing altogether. Estimates o fearful havoc are confirmed by Colonel Orlz and Lieutenant Alvarez. All the Cubans who reached the Marble head In the open boat had been In th cockleshell thirty hours until they slg nalcd the Marblehcad. They- came from camp fifteen miles west of Clcnfuegos. Cu bans from the city brought the news of Spanish slaughter. A. hundred wer wounded and all troops heTO since bee withdrawn to the city. Tbe'cubansVecclve 5,000 rounds of 47-callber araiuunttlo which the Eagle put ashore with the Cu bans near camp. The Cubium also reporte that the overland wires tof Cleufuegos ha been 'cut. The cable from Batabano to CI cnfuegos was In ten and a holt fathoms an the cable from Clcnfuegos.to . Santiago d Cuba In fifteen and a halt fathoms. Sec tlons of the cable 'were cutout and take aboard the Nashville and , Harblehcad n souvenirs. The Marblehead has other souvenirs In th shape ot two kinds of bullets fired by th Spanish , one Mauser , the other of large caliber , which pierced a man's cartrldg belt without Injuring him. Funnels ot bat the Nashvllio and , Marblchead show shot ! but are only slightly damaged. Hendrlkse of the Marblebead"though halt his jaw ha been carried away , climbed unattended from the cutter to the ship. Two ships' watchc Clenfuegos , but no attempt was made t spllco the cable. The. Nashville was off Sa Antonio Point Wednesday night. Th Marblehead reports remarkable picket wor by the Cincinnati. Although fourteen mile away the Cincinnati saw the Marblehea change Its course and steamed at breaknec speed toward It. Cantlllo Will Not Accent. PARIS , May 19. Senor Leon r Castillo Spanish ambassador to France , who ha been tendered the foreign office In the ne cabinet of Senor Sagasta , has replied t Sejw ftacwU dKliolng to accept SECOND AWAY FOR THE WAR Another Bcgiment of Nebraska Volunteers Leaves the State. NE BATTALION GOES THROUGH OMAHA lajor MnpeM nnd HU Command Get a Warm Welcome at the Depot front Friend * Who WlNU Them Well. The last company of the Nebraska Volun- eer Infantry left the state last evening , and wo full regiments from this commonwealth re now on their way , the one In an exactly pposlte direction from tbo other , to take p arms against the common enemy. The econd regiment of Nebraska's volunteer ifantry left Camp Alvln Sounders , near ilncoln , for Chlckamauga Pork Ga. , last veiling , the Second battallou passing hrough Omaha In two special trains over he Chicago , Rock Island & Pacific rail- oad. Despite the rain and the uncertainty of he exact hour at which the troops would ass through Omaha there was a goodly umber of Omahans at the Union station o bid farewell nnd godspeed to the boys n blue. There were probably 300 persons ongrcgatcd about the frame station , dodg- ng rain drops for an hour or more , waiting or the special Boldler trains to como around he bend , and when the electric headlight f the special's locomotive was seen a great bout of welcome went up. Practically all of the people congregated .t the station were there to see the Omaha Guards , or some particular member of that unions company , which constitutes an Im- iortant part of the battalion. Every one f the seventy-nine men In the Guards had omc relative or friend nt the station to jld him goodbye. The women folks formed a conspicuous part of the crowd , nnd each voman , young and old , Insisted on kissing he particular Idol of her affections good- jyc , somewhat to the worrimcnt of the sol- Hers on guard duty at each car. The boys vcro pretty hungry when they reached Omaha , for they had had no supper , nnd he mother or sister or sweetheart who was houghtful enough to bring down a sub stantial lunch to the train with her was loubly welcomed. A stop of about ten minutes was made here , allowing ample Imo for all the goodbyes to be said and some coffee served. The supply of cofteo at the station was hardly equal to the de- nand , nnd the soldiers who were near enough the chop houses of the station to lave their tin cups filled with coffee once or twice were very fortunate , and were regarded with some envy by those so situated that they could , secure no such nourishment. Cnrlnir for the Comfort. The battalion was carried through Omaha In two special trains and so well had the Rock Island looked after the comfort of the soldiers that there was no crowding In the cars. In the coaches each private hodj\ scat by himself to sleep In , and'tbd officers enjoyed the luxury of a standard sleeping- car of the Pullman company. The flrst sec tion of the 'movement passed through Omaha at 6:25 : p. m. , and It was greeted by a largo sized crowd. The train consisted of four coaches nnd four box cars , the latter con taining the equipment nnd stores of the battalion , carefully guarded by soldiers at tached to the commissary department. The second section carried the Omaha Guards among other troops , ana consisted of six coaches and one standard sleeping car. Tbo battalion was under the command of Major Mapes , and Included companies G ( the Omaha Guards ) , of Omaha ; M of Grand Is land , A of Kearney and K of Schuyler. A number of Omahans spent the last day of camp with the Omaha Guards and some accompanied the company eastward as far as this city. Among the number were Mrs. Mulford , wife of Major Mulford of the First regiment , Nebraska Volunteer Infantry , and formerly captain of the Omaha Guards. Ho had been at the head of the Omaha Guards for eleven years , and when he was ordered west as major , while his old company was sent eastward , there was much mutual re gret at the separation. Mrs. Mulford has been exceedingly kind to the boys of her husband's old command , and extended them many courtesies since they have been In camp. The appreciation was shown on sev eral occasions yesterday. The pet of the company Is llttlo Hunter Mulford , the G- ycar-old son of the former captain. Ho was knocked down by a team carelessly driven by a woman at Camp Alvln Saundcrs yes terday. Fortunately be suffered nothing more than a bad bruise on the face. He might have been more seriously hurt , but a dozen members of thn company sprung to his rescue as soon as they saw his danger , and stopped the team before It ran over the small boy. Mrs. Bowen , mother of Storrs Bowen , and Mrs. Robert Purvis , mother of Sergeant George Purvis , spent the afternoon In camp with their sons , and came up to Omaha on the special train with them. Miss Sadie Burnham of Lincoln , who was adopted as the daughter of the Second regiment , ac companied Mrs. Mulford and the soldiers as far as Omaha. Captain Sues of the Webster Zouaves was there to say goodbye and to pick up some pointers for the guidance of his command when It comes Its time to go to the front. Illddliitf Goodbye at Lincoln. The rain ot the afternoon had a diminish Ing effect on the crowd of Lincoln people who expected to see the departure ot the Second regiment. There were not nearly EO many spectators on hand as when the First regiment pulled out , but the dinky street cars out to the camp did a profitable busi ness nevertheless. Somewhat over COO people were on the camp grounds when the signal to strike camp was given by the booming of a big cannon and the blowing of sundry bugles. It was a pretty sight , and brought forth the enthusiastic applause of tbo spec tators. At each tent were stationed four men , a man at each corner. The stakes had been pulled up , and at the given blgnal every tent In the camp fell simultaneously. In less than two minutes every tent had been regularly folded and loaded on the reg imental wagons that were In watting for their loads. All the tents that were not 10 be taken with the regiment had been taken down In the morning and turned back to the state. These were the larger tents that were not serviceable ID the coming cam paign. The only accident to mar the start ot the Second regiment was an accident to Paul Epeneter of the Omaha Guards. His Injury was not regarded as serious by the surgeon who examined It , and last evening Private Epeneter was one of the jolllest members of the company on the train from Lincoln to Omaha. Ho joined In the songs with the rest of the boys , and laughingly declared that be would be ready to Qght the Spaniards long before be reached Cuba. The start of the second train of the Rock Island was delayed for nearly an hour by the unexpected disappearance of the bat talion surgeon. The doctor was a little bit tardy In packing his cases and mlascd the train at camp. It was held at the Lincoln city station forty-five minutes for him , and tben It was discovered that be bad crossed THE BEE BULLETIN , Weather Forecast for Nebraska Cloudv ; Variable Wind * . Page. 1 Enicland Maarim far ( lladntone. Whereabout * of Spaln'a Klect. Second IlcKlment Start ! Booth. Itavaircn of the Crolone. 3 Troop * Iltock the Ilnllroniln. I'lnttB for Cnbnn Invimloii. " 3 NebrimUa Nc t . _ Ilrrnn nnil Hln ffjt lent. Dolnffn of the 4 Editorial anil 5 Delay * In Maklnfc'aVar. I'rcNhrtcrliinn Meet lit Amnembly U Council UliKTu Iocnl Matter * . lovrn New * nn l Comment. 7 Oencral New * of the Knrthcr We t Siiortlnir Invent * of n Day. K Latent Exposition New * . I * Comiillmentii from llrnmll. Knct * About the Antilles. Kimtner Jury IN Secured. New IndnMtrlcM for Omnlin. 1. Commercial niul Financial Now * . S. "The Jnblinliiorc Dlamond.'t. Tenitieratiire nt Omiihnt lonr. Dcir. Hour. H n. m RS 1 p. nt. . . . t 7- ( I n. in. . . . . . r 7 2 11. m .71 7 n. m 57 ! t p. in 41)1 ) H n. m RS 4 p. m ( IN t n. m ( to ft ii. m H 0 a. m ( ti : ( > p. m 01 1 a. m 0.1 7 p. m RH is m ( is H p. m nti u p. in nti his wires anil Jumped aboard the first sec- Ion by mistake. Major Mapes telegraphed lira to wait for the second section at Coun- 11 Bluffs , and there delivered quite n severe cprlrnand. Both specials made fast time to Omaha , running In about one hour , Includ- ng two stops. The troops were well handled at Lincoln by Frederick Rutherford , cl y l > asscnger agent of the Rock Island at Lin- oln. oln.The The Missouri Pacific will take Captain Culver's troop away from Lincoln today , all rrangements for the movement having-been made. Stnrt from Lincoln. LINCOLN , May 19. ( Special. ) The Sec- md regiment , Nebraska Volunteer Infantry , mbarked on thieo trains late this afternoon md departed for Its future camp on the lattlefield of Chlckamauga. Preparations 'or ' the start were thoroughly made during he forenoon. All the baggage was packed ml surplus articles were sent home. The ents were left standing , and dinner whs served ut the mess headquarters at noon. Then everything was prepared for the sig nal to "drop tents. " All the baggage was [ illcd In the company streets , and the blankets were rolled up. All tent stakes were pulled up and piled except the ones holding the corner ropes. At 3 o'clock when ho signal was given all the tents fell at once , and what has for the last three weeks been a tented city was transformed Into a hurrying , scrambling mass of soldiers , eager to be off. nach company tried to bo first n getting the tenta bundled up. The ex perts In the Kearney company made a little the better time , although the others were only a few seconds later. There was an Immense crowd at the camp to witness the start and as the afternoon wore on more carao from the city , not de terred by the threatening weather and occa sional showers. Most of the people were from Lincoln , although a number came from other towns to say good-bye to rela tives and friends. Not Sorry to Go. The departure of the Second regiment was not of such a solemn nature as was that of the First a few days ago. The regi ment that left today went with the realiza tion that the trip was comparatively a sheri ono and that the stay would not bo pro tracted beyond the end of the war. There was much .enthusiasm displayed and the crowd of visitors was of a more cheering nature. Squads of soldiers joined In sing ing such sons as "How Tired I Am , " "Forty- nlue Bottles" and "We'll Hang Old Weyler on a Sour Apple Tree. " The band plnyei as a parting tune "The Girl I Left Uchlnt Me , " and there was no doubt about the aforesaid girl being strictly In evidence. I Is estimated that In spite of the weather there were over CO kodaks and cameras. In the camp , each loaded for snap shots a parting friends. The battalions were formed In the order as outlined In The Dee this morning , the First battalion with the headquarters ant band going over the Burlington by way o Kansas City and St. Louis , the Second over the Rock Island by way of Omaha and Chicago , and the Third over the North western , also by way of Fremont and Chi cago. A large crowd gathered at the D & M. depot to see the First battalion .go through. Many of the business houses o the city closed in order that the proprlc tors and employes might go out and taki a last look at the Nebraska soldiers. NEBRASKA BOYS ON. COAST Two Sccilonn of the Train Arrive a Stui FrnnclHco. bnt the Third IN Delayed at Ileiio. SAN FRANCISCO , May 19. Nebraska' contribution of men to the army to be sen to the Philippines arrived iu this city to night. There are thirty carloads , number Ing CC2 men and officers. Another train , comprising 3CO more sol dlcrs from the same state , Is detained a Reno , on account ot the wrecking of au other train. In three days , If all goes well , the Firs regiment of California Infantry will bo o ; Its way to Manila. The regiment Is full ; equipped with the exception of uniforms which are being distributed as rapidly a possible. Orders from Washington are to the effec that the men must start on Saturday a least , and the work of loading the City o Pcktnlilch Is to transport the troops , I being rushed , so that It will bo ready to sea by that time. It cannot possibly sa ! before Saturday. Three more cases of measles appeared In the soldier camp at the Presidio today und a consultation of physicians and officers Is be ing held. The disease flrst appeared In the camp of the troops from Oregon and I has been decided to isolate the men from that state. Arrangements are being made by the Re Cross for the enlistment of twenty-fou nurses to accompany the first Philippine ex pcdltlon. The nurses will have to enlist but will be exempt from military duties. The Chamber of Commerce of this city to day presented a stand of colors to the Firs regiment , which Is to sail on Saturday o the City of Pekln. War Ship * Off Nova Hcolla. HALIFAX , May 19. A report just re cclved from Gctson's Cove , western shore o this province , says nine war ships wer sighted off Indian Island , near cape la Have thlb morning , heading In a southerly dlrec tlon. Htntlon for Cadi * Niiunilron LONDON , May 19. A dispatch from Mon treat says : A coal depot for the Cadi squadron has been secured near the Frenc colony of St. Pierre , Mlquclou , off the coas of New Foundland. HARVEST OF DEATH 'omado's Frightful Execution Through Three States. ORTY-TWO PEOPLE KNOWN TO BE KILLED > Many Other Deaths Are Reported from th * Inland Towns. II i OWA LEADS WITH NINETEEN VICTIMS : 'ourteen Bodies Recovered at Several Foiuta in Illinois. WISCONSIN HAS NINE KNOWN FATALITIES rnconflrnied ItenortN from Lumber amiiN In That State liicrenno the Number to Thirty-Seven an VIctlniM of the Storm'N Fury. CHICAGO , May 19. Forty-two person * re knonn to have lost their lives nnd wcnty-elght others are reported dead as the csult of the tornadoes which devastated ortlons of eastern Iowa , western Illinois nd northern Wisconsin last night , lone , heads the list , with nineteen fataU > ics. They arc as follows : Near lllggs * Junction : MICHAEL IIINES. MAGGIE MALONEY. JAMES MALONEY. HOSE MALONEY. MAHY CALL. Near Delmar : DBA ALLISON. PAT IIINES. SAUHEN CLEMENSEN. ' TWO CHILDREN OP FRANCIS ALLI-i SON. A. D. HILDER. WILLIAM GIHEM. Near Preston : CHAULES FLORA. , MRS. CHARLES FLORA. TWO FLORA CHILDREN. Near ( Julgley : WILLIAM O'MEARA. CHILD OF JOHN CLARK. Fourteen deaths are reported In Illinois as follows : At Stlllman Valley : MICHAEL NELSON. MRS. NELSON. INFANT SON OF THE NELSONS. JULIA JOHNSON. At Byron : WILLIAM REES At Adeline : THOMAS MULLAN. SCHUNTLER. At Foreston : THREE SMALL CHILDREN OF JOHN MASS. At Pawpaw : MRS. FRANK CHICHESTER. At Lanark : NICHOLAS SCHULTZ. SAMUEL HOOVER. MRS. JOHN HESSLER , all Inmates of th * * 'f county poor house , which was destroyed. Three other Inmates were fatally Injured. Wisconsin reports nlno known deaths , with unconfirmed stories bringing the total In that state up to thirty-seven : At Antlgo : ' IONATZ BARR. FRED BILLINGS. GOLDIE SHELDON. At Bennlngton : JOHN FOSBURG. E. C. BECKMAN. ' , ' * At Zelglcr : FRED HANKE. MRS. HANKE. ALBERT HANKE. FRED HANKE , Jr. At Elmburst : TEN REPORTED DEAD at lumber camp. At Heafford Junction : EIGHTEEN REPORTED DEAD at Good- year's lumber camp. HtartM at Staiuirood. The storm In Iowa started near Stanwood and swept through the northeastern part of ! Cedar county , the southeastern part of Jones county and the northern part of Jackson county. Nnlneteen persons lost their lives and more than twice as many were Injured. The property loss will probably reach $500,000. In many places not a building of any des cription was left standing. Cattle , horses and hogs were killed by the hundred. In numerous Instances farmers lost everything they possessed. The Iowa storm crossed the Mississippi river Into Illinois near Savannah. Consider able damage was done on the Illinois sldo before the storm spent Its force. The second tornado In Illinois started near Stlllman Valley and swept northward , wrecking farm houses and everything as It went , but the greatest loss of life was at the point of origin , where four were killed. At Lanark the storm ended Its career by wrecking tbo county alms house and killing three persons. Three others were fatally In jured. There were over fifty persons In the building when It went down and all of them were more or less Injured. ' In Wisconsin tbo storm was more violent than anywhere else , but fortunately U originated In the lumbering district of the country. It swept along the line of tbo See ruad and spent Its force In the plncrln. Nine people are known to have been killed. Vogue reports brought In by train crews are to the effect that eighteen bodies of lumbermen near Heafford Junction are now lying In the railroad station at that place. It Is said , too , that ten lumbermen were killed near Elmburst , but this report also lacks confirmation , The property damage In Wisconsin , while quite heavy , will doubtless fall much below that done Iu the fertile farm districts along the Mississippi In Iowa and Illinois. t'nrrle * Tremendaai force. The storm In Iowa was In the nature of a tornado , the path var > lng from about fort/ rods to a halt mile In width. Its fury and force may be judged wbrn It Is stutrd thnt at one farm house near Del- mar an Iroa safe weighing 1,100 pouuda
