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THE OMAHA i DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , TUESDAY MORNING , 24 , 1898-TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
CROWDING TO GET IN
r People Who Want a Chance to Show Their
Wares in Public ,
EXPOSITION SPACE IN GREAT DEMAND
Belated Exhibitors Beg for Boom in Which
to Hake a Display.
SUPERINTENDENT HARDT ON THE JUMP
His Office the Busiest Place Abont the
Exposition Grounds.
CLAMOR FOR SPACE OR INFORMATION
Center of the Create * ! Activity In nil
Index to the Sucre * * of the
TrnnmlNNlNliiul nnd In-
temntlonnl Fnlr.
The office of the Exhibits department In
the gallery of the Manufactures building Is
iUo most popular place In town. From early
morning of one day until the pale gray
streaks over the Iowa bluffs announce the
coming of another day there Is n constant
stream of people besieging the door opening
Into the office of Superintendent Hardt and
clamoring for attention to their wonts.
Thcso people are would-be exhibitors who
have awakened at the eleventh hour to the
fact that the Transmlsslsslppl and Inter
national Exposition Is a big thing , and they
are tumbling over one another In the at
tempt to secure the little space remaining
unasslgned In some of the buildings.
Superintendent Hardt Is the hardest
worked man on the grounds. With n dozen
men pulling at his coat tails and besieging
him for Infoimatlon about this and that , he
I retains his equanimity In a wonderful de-
grco and sends each one away with the in
formation wanted or with an assignment of
space , which must needs bo satisfactory be
cause It Is the best that can be afforded.
The cxhlbtors who are thus coming In at
the last moment ore of the most desirable
class large manufacturing or commercla
establishments , who are usually large ex
hibitors , but who failed or neglected to get
In their application In duo season. In ad
dition to these people exhibitors arc com
ing In every day In largo crowds nnd one
and all call at the office of the Exhibits de
partment for a permit to occupy the space
which has been assigned to them.
North Carolina' * Contribution ,
Among the latter class was T. K
if. Bruner , representative of the North Care
. Una Horticultural society , who arrived this
morning with a largo exhibit to be made
by the society , representing the experi
mental farm conducted under state auspices
at Southern Pines , N. C. Mr. Bruner
will bo in charge of this exhibit ,
which will represent the results
attained by the methods pursued at the
farm. The exhibit will be In the Agricul
ture building and will consist of a display of
the various grains and preserved fruits
grown on the farm , showing the results of
experiments with various kinds of fruits ,
charts showing the methods pursued In the
experiments , the results , etc.
Another new exhibitor waiting for the
completion of certain preliminary arrange
ments was the Winchester Repeating Arms
company. II. B. Dow , a representative of
the company , direct from the factory nt
Now Haven , arrived with the exhibit , a car
load of boxes and cases , and was prepared
to commence active operations Installing his
material. Mr. Dow says the exhibit now
piled In the Machinery building ready for In
stallation will be the best over shown by his
company.
OF TIIIJ CUAIII1 CHOSEN.
Major I.levrellyn Aniionneea the
NniueN of All lint Cnntnln.
The Exposition Guard has been organ
ized and the work of drilling the mcnfbcrs
In such military movements ns will be re
quired will commence today. Major C.
E. Llewellyn Is commandant of the guard
and the subordinate officers will be one cap
tain , ono first lieutenant , one second lieu
tenant , ono first sergeant , four sergeants
nnd three corporals.
The office of captain has not yet been
filled. The first lieutenant Is Marcus
Covcll , formerly a sergeant In the Sixth
cavalry , U. S. A. , who was highly recom
mended for this position by General Cop-
plnger , Colonel Carr nnd Major Fcchct of
the Sixth cavalry and 'by Captain II. C.
Ward. John Regan , a former sergeant In
the army , Is appointed second lieutenant
having been recommended for this position
by Captain H. C. Ward and E. I. Davis
chief clerk in the office of the adjbtant
general of the Department of | the
Missouri. The first sergeant of
the guard Is William S. Norwood
formerly first sergeant o'f company D
of the Second Infantry. Ho waa also highly
recommended by army ofnceru.
The sergeants of the guard are J. Hanks ,
James Murphy , W. W. Corder and George T.
Young. The corporals arc George L. Tray-
ner , George Kay and M. J. Metcalf , All of
these noncommissioned officers have had
previous experience In military organiza
tions , most of them having received military
training In universities or olher schools
where tactics formed a part of the curricu
lum.
lum.The
The privates of the guard are as follows
Percy White , R. L. Smith , H. S. Smith , Etl
Wood , G. W. Todd , P. 0. King , Frank Buck-
staff , Roy Burr , George G. Sullivan , Earl
N. Sapp , Ira W. Carlton , F. F. Osborn
John Buttcrbough , T. F. McCarthy , Jesse
McNlsh , John D. Murphy , M. C. Whlttaker ,
J. M. Kelly , W. J. Crelghton , Lester Buttcr
rU
bough , Charles C. Northrup , Harley L.
Dunn , J. A. Cralk , M. R. Gilmore -
more , B. S. Phelps , Crawford Kenned/ ,
Jlllea T. Babb , C. Tnber , T. L. Richardson
B. M. Blxby , Joel Stebblns , L. L. Bice , T. M
lllbbord. J. II. Manner. F. A. Hefner , R
Hake , Ralph C. Wallace , Ralph L. DeLong
John Boeneon , N. B , Ayers , Fred Carr , E. P
Ilanscn , Ed Morrison , Charles Brown , J. W
Bitllbeln , Stephen Hanson , J. W. Marrow
Charles M. Knox , G. S. Kennedy , Albert H
Starkey , F. E. Pierce , Mondell Park. Johr
Hester. Thomas Holllster , George' Nlcl
George Snell , William Gtlslon , N. B. Wash'
Ington , Thomas McGovcrn , Charles Bailey
'Jeff Powers , George W. Cosey , E. A. Pol
lard , W. A. McCllntock , W. Shevlen. Johr
Gallagher , Frank Noonan , John Kenworthy
W. E. Morris , Frank Rynacewakl. F. u.ry
Winter. George Kyr l , Frank Swain , Henrj
Kelley , Sid U Hoard.
The members of the guard are ordered tor
report for duty nt the exposition headquar ,
tern at 9 o'clock Tuesday morning , when the
force will be divided Into "awkward squads'
and Instructed In the "setting up exercises'
and the foot movements. The headquarter !
of the guard will be In the Service bulldlnv
back of the Administration arch as eoon si
the building Is completed , but for the pres
ent the office of Major Llewellyn will bo U
Ahe "White Cottage" ou the bluff tract. Al
the members have been required to provide
themselves with uniforms.
LIFE ON TUB MIDWAY 18 nOOMINO.
Alt Sort * of HluhtM nnd floaiulN Are
Now to He Heard There.
The Midway Is a'bornlng. Down In the sec
tion where the exposition powers have de
creed that the sons and daughters of alien
lands shall show their wondrous ways and
marvelous activities for the benefit of Amer
ican gold sounds and sights quaint and
suggestive meet the ear and eye. As one
enters the garish gate of their abode the
zum-zum of the base accompanied to a
dance which has Imparted strange but lastIng -
Ing Ideas to American minds Is wafted across
the courtyard from the Egyptian quarters.
No , you cannot enter. H Is all private BO
far , monsieur , but perhaps You turn to
the turbaned gentleman on your left. Ah ,
this Is Uie wonderful Illusion performance.
Next Is the Greek acrobatic aggregation. A
little farther on nnd passing booths where
the guardians know not your strange ut
terance Is the domicile of the animal end
of the show. Six long , patient looking , ven
erable ships of the desert are there , and out
of their wise eyes comes the knowing gleam
anticipating divers and sundry loads of
wondering yokels and blushing buds and
awkward grooms and well , they have done
duty before. And all the other denizens
seem to have something of the same wis
dom in their attitude and demeanor.
You can drift across almost anything on
the Midway , even at this stage. A dark-
eyed daughter of the Pharaohs hastens by
In the half-dcshablllc.her sense of pro
priety well , never correct , and Is followed
by a skirted somebody and then , unless
you arc a showman , you are kept wondering
where thcso men nnd women of many na
tlons belong. Everybody Is busy , as busy
ns a bird dog , and everybody Is Idle when
results are looked for. The amount of work
done. Is Inverse to the amount of chatter
and talk , and talk Is the principal occupa
tion.
In the center of the enclosure Is the
theater. Here rests the hope , not only of
the denizens of the little dwellings , but of
many eager anticipators of strange sights.
The architecture Is outre , full of color ,
bizarre and , as comports with Its object ,
spacious In capacity. Yes , they know what
to put on this stage. They nro here from
many expositions and they are always learn
ing now varieties and features and they will
delight the hosts who will come to gaze
upon them with many , many startling Ideas ,
not born or known in the land of liberty
and the Caucasian.
CHINESE AHE IIC.SV AT Ill'IMMMJ
MuthoilM of the Workmen Cntixo Much
.4 m-INC in ftlt t0 utheri.
"Look at the healthy Chinee ! Eight uv
'em llftln' won two-by-six Joist ! Ha , ha , ha. "
And a stalwart Eon of the Emerald Isle
supplemented his Jocosity by certain under
tone phrases not on the map. A number o.
workmen stood by and Joined In the laugh
It was at the Meo Lee Wah Village com
pany. "The Chlncsers , " as the red-shlrted
workman put It , were giving another ex
ample of their methods and likewise an
occasion for the outbreak. Perched on top
of the Chinese village main build'
Ing were two workmen , Atncrl
canlzcd Chinese. One of them asked for a
Joist , using the Chinese equivalent for "send
up a two by six. " There are twenty-seven
sons of the Celestial
kingdom at work on
this Immediate department. "BHng a-lI
hoop-tla" and eight or ten of them parted
Expectation was aroused and when they
appeared supporting a nix-inch Joist th
crowd laughed. They felt It and all bu
two , after some pow-wow , dropped off ,
Then the foreman appeared and though an
Interpreter eald romcthlng , they all droppc
the load. He motioned to a boy who car
rles water to the laborers. The boy came ,
plcked up the Joist , nnd , mounting the lad
der , carried It to the top of the roof.
The contrast between the methods of the
workmen of the two civilizations Is really
startling. For Instance , there nro five men
stationed on a single ladder which leads
from the ground to the pinnacle. They are
covering the roof with bamboo. One Chi
. nese holds a 2x4 strip of bamboo , another
holds tbo nail to be driven , and a third
sends home the fatal Juncture with a large
amount of guttural Jargon.
They are artistic also. The Chinese con
cessionaires acceded to the taste of coun
try , etc. , and agreed to put on a certain Imi
tation brick design as adornment to the ex
terior of tbo building. The Chinese work
men started all right Then they began to
get the right to left , backwards , upsldo
down altogether mixed Chinese Idea and
placed pscudo brick Imitations In more
strange positions than a country qullt-
makcr ever conceived. But Irish stubborn
ness Intervened and the Chinese symbolism
were relegated. '
MOHTON'S CUHItENCY CONVOCATION.
.
Three Dayn to He Devoted to the Ul -
cuNNloii of thu Problem * .
, Hon. J. Sterling Morton , chairman of the
Monetary congress , has submitted an out
, line for that portion of the exposition auxil
iary which has been laid before the execu
tive committee for approval. Mr. Morton
disdains the ordinary and commonplace des
, ignation of Monetary congress and desig
, nates the event as a "Currency Convoca
tion. "
According to the outline of the former sec
retary of agriculture , the convocation will
occur during September and he asks If the
Auditorium can be secured for three entire
days for this purpose. Ho proposes to desig
nate the first of these days as 'stiver day"
and give Messrs. Bryan and Towno and other
apostles an opportunity to discuss their fa
vorite theme. The second day Is to bo known
ns "gold day" and Horace White of the Now
York Evening Post , Edward Atkinson of
: Boston and other single standard men are to
have nn opportunity to state their views.
The third day will bo "paper money day"
and will be divided Into two sections. Wea-
/er nnd Bland and other "original green-
,
backers" will be given the floor during the
morning and will argue for their favorite
money , while the afternoon will be devoted
to addresses from Ecklcs , Hepburn , Can
non nnd other bankers who are opposed to
Irredeemable currency ,
, , CIiARKSON FOIt CUNEIIAI. MANAURII.
,
, Kontlvc Committee Appoint * ) mm
to He Ilt-nil of the Exposition.
, At last the exposition has a general man
, ager. Major T. S. Clarkson , who has held
, the position of assistant to the president
for the last few months , was elected gen
eral manager by the executive committee
yesterday afternoon.
' Two ballots were taken the first an in
formal ballot , resulting : O. W. Wattles , I ;
A. C. Foster. 2 ; T. S. Rlarkson , 3 , The second
end , a formal ballot , resulted : Clarkcon , 4 ;
. , Tostcr , 2. Major Clarkson was declared
. elected.
The only other business transacted by the
committee was the awarding of a number
of concessions , as follows : Onyx Soda Foun
- tain company , 'space on the West .Midway
for the operation of A bottling plant and
the tale of the product ; Mrs , M. S. Dundy , ,
space on the Weet Midway for thu operation
of a labyrinth. Concessions for the sale of
goods In the International building were
granted to the following persons : Henry
Groseman , leather goods and cancelled
( Continued on Third Page. )
GETTING READY TO EMBARK
Beginning to Load tie Transport Ships
Bound for Manila >
THREE STEAMERS PREPARED TO SAIL
Full Knencle * of the Wnr Department
OfflcInU HcIiiK Expended to
llnnten the Departure
of the Troop * .
SAN FRANCISCO , May 23. The prepara
tions for the first expedition to Manila arc
absorbing the energies of all the military
departments of the state , as well as the en
thusiasm of the people. Nothing remains to
be done but to finish loading the three ves
sels , the City of Pekln , Australia and the
City of Sydney.
The first expedition will be divided on the
three vessels as follows :
The City of Pekln The First California
volunteers , composed of forty-nine officers
and 953 enlisted men , ten officers nnd sev
enty-one sailors of the navy , making a total
of fifty-nine officers nnd 1,044 men.
The City of Sydney Thirteen officers and
318 enlisted men of the Oregon volunteers ;
nlno officers and 300 men of the four com
panies of the Fourteenth United States In
fantry ; ono officer nnd fifty men of the Cali
fornia heavy artillery , and Dr. II. E. Me-
Vnln , ranking medical officer , making n
total of twenty-four officers and C70 men.
The Australia The headquarters staff
and band and two battalions of the Oregon
volunteers , comprising thirty-seven officers
and 64G men.
The troops assigned to depart on the Aus
tralia and the City of Sydney have been or
dered to report at the docks of their re
spective vessels at 8 o'clock tomorrow
morning.
The organization of the second expedition
to the Philippines will not be determined
until the arrival of General Wesley Merrltt ,
who Is in command of the whole expedi
tion nnd who will reach this city at the
end of the week.
The Zealandla Is due to arrive here from
Honolulu tomorrow. The work of unload
ing Its cargo will be rushed nnd the ves
sel will probably bo turned over to the gov
ernment Thursday night and the work of
transforming It Into a troop ship will com
mence Immediately.
China IN Expected Saturday.
The steamer China Is expected to arrive
from the Orient on Saturday. It will be
ready for use as a transport by the cud of
the following week. About eight moro
large steamers will be required to trans
port the necessary soldiers to Manila , but
no vessels have been chartered , though a
number of fine steamers are available.
The Oregon troops underwent an Inspec
tion this afternoon preparatory to embark
ing for the Philippines. They have been
splendidly equipped by their own state am'
their appearance evoked much favorable
comment from the Inspecting officers.
Sergeant McCarthy of company D , Firs
regiment California volunteers , died this
morning of pneumonia. Ho had been Elck
In the hospital since Monday last and on
Saturday It was .thought he would pul
through , but ho suffered a relapse and diet ,
just after "taps" had been sounded for "his (
regiment for the last time before boardlu ;
the City of Pekln , which Is to _ convey I
to Manila.
The Second regiment of Pennsylvanlt
volunteers , formerly th crack regiment of
the National Guard of that state , will ar
rive tomorrow.
The cavalry of Utah will arrive hero
Wednesday morning.
TllOOl'S EMIIAUK FOK MANILA.
Flrnt Detnehment of Voluntcem Now
fin Hoard Cltr of Pekln.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 23. California
said goodbye to Its First regiment of volun
teers this morning as It marched gaily
forth from the Presidio to start on Its long
Journey to Manila. The men left .camp at
8 o'clock and marched to the Pacific mall
dock , where the big steamer , City of Pekln ,
lay ready for them. By noon the soldiers
were all on board and by night everything
will be In readiness for the departure. The
farewell demonstration by the people of
San Francisco will be long remembered by
the soldiers of the First regiment. Every
street leading from the Presidio to the Pa
cific mall dock , a distance of about five
miles , was lined with people , who , after the
soldiers passed , followed in their wake and
marched with them to the docks. It had
been announced that camp would be struck
at 8 o'clock this morning and long before
that hour there were thousands of citi
zens at the Presidio to see the sight.
Promptly at 7 o'clock the bugle sounded
and all the tents went down together. Then
for an hour the soldiers were bulsly en
gaged In rolling them up and loading them
on trucks. At 8 o'clock the regiment was
formed Into line and , headed by Its band ,
marched out through the big stone gates of ,
the Presidio and the journey of conquest
had commenced.
At Vanness avenue the entire police force
of San Francisco was In waiting and fell
In ahead of the soldiers. The latter were
In heavy marching order , carrying blanket
rolls and loaded knapsacks on their backs.
The men marched along at a swinging gait ,
and as they turned Into the broad thorough
fare of Vanness avenue they presented a
splendid appearance. At Pacific avenue the
naval reserve , signal corps and National
Guard staff officers were In line and pre
sented arms as the soldiers went by. Then
they , too , marched to the dock. As the
regiment proceeded through the residence
district on Its way down town the crowd
grew thicker and thicker. There was ouu
continuous roar of cheers , flags were waved
frantically and people along the line , as
they recognized some friend among the
soldiers , rushed but and grasped him by
the hand to say goodbye.
When Market street , the main business
thoroughfare , was reached , the crowd was
enormous. People on their way to work
lingered to see the soldiers pass. The cheer
ing of the crowd grew ID volume and noth
. ing like the sight on Market was ever seen
here before. Many weeping women followed
along after the FoUUers as though loath to
let them out of their sight , and even men
were not ashamed to show their emotion.
As the marching men ncared the water
fiont bombs were fired , steam whistles blown
and every device Imaginable for making u
noise was put Into full operation.
The jam at the dock was something ter
rific. In vain the police and the mounted
signal corps attempted to keep the crowd
back. They would not be denied and rushed
onto the dock In the wake of the soldiers.
Arrived at the dock , the volunteers were
marched on board the transport without
delay. It took considerable time for each
man to be consigned to his quarters , but
this task was accomplished with but very
little confusion. After the Midlers were
once on board the ship the police with dlfB-
culty cleared the dock and the gates were
, shut. All day , however , a big crowd bung
about thu dock In the hope of getting one
more glimpse of the men who are going to
sail 6,000 miles to Oght for their country.
The First regiment of California volun
teers It commanded by Colonel James F.
Smith and consists of iOM . Cccrs and men.
Tomorrow the Second rtgteent of Oregon
volunteers , one battalionof , Fourteenth
Infantry , United St te , r ft lnr , and a de
tachment of California bWfjr artillery , will
board the steamship ! CHy < Jf J3ydney and It
Is probable that the PcktujBd Sydney will
depart In company when supplies ore taken
on board.
Brigadier General 'Anderson has arrived
from Portland and today will go
on board the * steamer Australia ,
which is already loaded with sup
plies and Is ready for the reception of troops.
He will have charge of the advance brigade
of the Manila expedition. Ho Is accompanied
by Lieutenant Clark of the Fourteenth In
fantry , as his aide. Major P. R. Jones , who
came from Omaha , will be the quartermaster
of the expedition. Major R. E. Thompson
of the signal corps , who arrived from Tampa ,
will be the chief signal officer.
Major General Otis has issued the follow
ing general order : ,
The First California and the Second Oregon
gen United States volunteers and one bat
talion of tbo Fourteenth United States In
fantry and a detachment of California heavy
artillery , consisting of n officer and fifty
men , will constitute a brigade of the expe
ditionary force about to leave this place ,
and It Is placed under command of General
Thomas Anderson , United States volunteers.
Tno vessels designated to transport this
body are the City of Pekln , the City of
Sydney and the Australia.
The First California- regiment will ship
on the Pekln tomorrow morning , , the 23d
lust. , and will report at the Pacific Mall
steamer's wharf at 8 a. m. The headquar
ters and two battalions of the Second Oregon
gen regiment will ship on the Australia
Tuesday morning , the'24th Inst. , reporting
at Pier No. 7 , Ocean Steamship company's
dock , at 8 a. m.
The headquarters and a battalion of the
Fourteenth United States Infantry , a bat
talion of the Second Oregon regiment and a
detachment of California heavy artillery
will report at the Pacific Mall company's
wharf for shipment on the City of Sydney
at 8 o'clock on the 24th Inst.
The order affecting the medical attend
ance of troops , order to supply departments
and concerning the freighting of vessels
have been or will be Issued In duo season
and executed so that the vessels may Imme
diately depart as soon as troops are placed
on board.
CHICAGO , May 23. , A' ' special from Wash
ington says : It Is ofQcldlly stated hero that
three ships will sail on Tuesday from San
Francisco to Manila , carrying In all about
2,600 troops. Two other'transports engaged
will not be ready for some tme. (
COLLECT TAXES > T MANILA
Trri'.Hiirr Departmental * PrepiirliiK a
CtiH'.oiiiN TarlA to Pat In Force
on the Span lull'Inland. .
WASHINGTON , May , 23 : In anticipation
of the early occupation of the Philippine
Islands by the military ! and naval forces of
the United States , the .Treasury department
has already begun the formulation of regu
lations and a scheme Jot customs tariffs ,
which will be collected bjj the military au
thorities and turned . Irjto'the treasury of
the United States as a "military contribu
tion. "
That the president has authority to col
lect the Philippine revenues , under existing
conditions Is , not a matter of doubt. II
was several times done , during the last war
with Mexico , and the jjthorlty of the government -
ernment In the premiss'was ( sustained by
decisions of the Un sJl States supreme
court.
The tariff rates now being prepared by
the Treasury departing , will closely follow
the Spanish customs Saws In force In the
Philippines. Just .what , revenue they pro
duced U not known , but Jthe assumption Is
'
that Inasmuch as the h'orae government
realized from them last year approximately
$9,000,000 , the actual amount collected was
$19,000.000.
The government will assume control of
the revenues as eoon ai the principal sea
ports are In our possession , and will con
tinue to control them. ' at least until con
gress takes specific action In the case , or
until peace has been declared between the
two countries.
Captain Denchnmp * Honored.
MADRID , May.23 The grand cordon of
naval merit has beeji Conferred upon Cap
tain Deschamps of * thb Spanish steamer
Montserrat , which recently arrived nt Co-
*
runna from Clenfuegos The queen regent
personally presented the captain with the
Insignia. .
HIS FACE IS CALM IN DEATH
Feature * of Glndtoue Arc Natural
nnd Give the Idea of
Perfect f'cnce.
( Copyright , IS9S , by Press Publishing Co. )
LONDON , May 23. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) Gladstone's
remains have been submitted today to u
partial embalming process sufficient to pre
serve them so that the face may be seen by
the public through the' glass panel In the
.coffin while lying In slate at Westminster
hall. Sir William B ; Richmond , Royal
Academician , who wasj summoned to Hn-
warden to take drawings of the face for an
Important picture , has written the following
description of the present appearance of the
body :
"The ifreat statesman ; so splendid and yi-t
EO simple his life , lies with no adornments
about his noble head ; not even flowers arc
there. This dignity end severity are fn
keeping with tbo character of Homeric type.
There Is no trace of recent suffering. The
i expression , as ono watches the beautiful
face , seems almost to attain mobility. At
this one Is reminded fplnly ( of his brilliant
fimtlo In life , but coleijy It partakes of
divine serenity. It begra.uo evidence thnt
the spirit has departed i ( ( .appears rather to
have found rest. I have , never seen any
thing so grand or so Jottchlugly beautiful as
that dead face. "
It was the desire of the authorities ( o
defer the funeral until a full state pageant
could be prepared , but fi-Muke of Norfolk ,
who as earl marshal has. ontrol of the ar
rangements , said tonightthat ] the Glad
stone family made it a condition that the
funeral should be held quickly and with as
much simplicity as possible , hence It h.ib
been fixed for Saturday nqxt. The procession
, ,
sion will extend only frornjVWestinlnnter hall
to Westminster abbey , n. distance of about
fifty > arils , though It Uexpected that when
the body arrives WedndHl y..nlcht at Euston
Etatlon from Hawarden there will bo an
Impiovlsed popular prccclon of Imposing
dimensions , despite the-f'ct ' that the family
withes nothing of the kind should take place.
The state procession Saturday will consist
merely of members of both houses of Par
liament , who In ordinary morning driss , not
In court costume , will precede the body ,
which will be followed by the members t'f
the family and mourners. The pall bearers
will Include Lords Salisbury , Rosebury ,
Klmberley , Epencer , 811s William Harcourt.
Balfour , Marley. duke of Norfolk ,
As the funeral Is a national tribute no
political organization will bo recognized In
connection with it Borne idea of the slzd
of the throng expected to gather at West *
minster to see the body lying in state may
be gleaned from the fact that the police au
thorities are providing LCOO xtra police to
regulate the crowd. On Thursday and Frl-
day the casket wHl.be pUced on a catafalque
with head raised , so the v ) | tori may see
the face of the llutrlou | * stttesman as they
pass by in contUat
INTERVENTION LAST RESORT
Spain Still Hopes that European Powers Will
Take a Hand ,
LIKELY TO DO SO WHEN THE TIME COMES
Wilt Appeal to the Amerlenn People
to Aet Leniently 'nnd Show For-
benrnnce nnd C2cneroltr
to Conquered Foe.
( Copyright , 1S9S , by Press Publishing Co. )
MADRID , May 23. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) I have ques
tioned an old diplomatist of considerable ex
perience , a representative of a continental
power come time since retired from active
service , but who Is still well Informed. He
said :
"I expect European Interference In the
present conflict , but not at the present stage
of the war , because the continental powers
find no pretext so long as Spain holds out
gamely , I have reason for supposing that
Austria Is only waiting the opportunity to
do something for Spain , but the Austrian
emperor feels that he cannot go against the
Interests of the triple alliance by playing
too much Into the hands of Franco and
Russia , or attempt to lead Italy and Ger
many to pick a quarrel with the United
States. Then , again , the emperor of Aus
tria knows that Franco and Russia have
many tnterebts themselves to make them
hesitate about an open rupture with Amer
ica or any Increase of the already visible
tension In relations consequent on too public
a show of sympathy for Spain. When the
continental powers Interfere It will bo In
stantly events give them an opportunity of
appealing to the better and nobler feelings
of the American people and president to
show forbearance nnd gencioslty and not In
sist upon making use of their superior
power and resources to make Spain feel too
heavily the consequences of her gallant
struggle. "
Then , after a pause , the diplomat added
with great earnestness : "Come , don't you
thluk the recent speech of Sagastn , Sllvcln
nnd even that horrid republican Salmeron
point In the same direction ns my Infer
ence ? Cannot you read through the lines
that these , who really can see beyond the
popular agitation very natural at the outset ,
have felt In their hearts that Spain has ,
llko all disabled and sinking ships In the
storm , the ability to save the noble craft
by casting a part of the cargo overboard
after all ? Sir , Spain survived the loss of
her American mainland possessions and will
survive the loss of Cuba If she keeps the
rest and averts revolution and civil war. "
I think this remarkable statement faith
fully gives European views.
MILITARY TRAINJS WRECKED
Prlvr.tu Ilnrhee of n North Carolina
Company IN Killed mill Another
Soldier Seriously Wounded.
SAVANNAH , Ga. , May 23. Private Wil
liam Barbcc of company I , First regiment
North Carolina volunteers , was killed , an
Private 'J. M. Collough of the samp com
pany was seriously Injured , In a bead end
collision of the military train with a spe
clal freight train on the Florida Central &
Peninsula railroad this morning. The col- '
llslon took place near Burroughs , Qa. , eleven
miles from Savannah.
The military train was second four of
the regular passenger train No. T from
Columbia to Jacksonville. On It was the
Third battalion , Major Butler commanding ,
comprised of companies from Durham
Raleigh , Concord and Charlotte.
Three sections of the train had passed the
aiding on which the freight train awaited
them. Engineer Nix of the freight train
claims that the third section displayed no
signals Indicating that another section was
coming and ho drew out on the main track
the collision coming within twenty minutes ,
Engineer Carran of the fourth section o
the military train saw the freight In time
to bring his train to a standstill betoro the
collision. Company I ocupled the fron
passenger coach In the rear of three box
cars containing equipments. Ample warning
was given for moat of tha men to escape
through doors and windows.
Barbee and Colclough were caught on the
front platform between a box car and the
coaches. Barbee was crushed to death In
stantly , and Colclough was badly mangled
about the shoulders. Several other privates
were Bllghtly bruised or cut. The comrades
of the two men hurt were Intensely excited
over their fate , and violence to the engineer
and conductor of the freight train was
feared.
Barbce's body was .sent on to his home at
Durham this afternoon , accompanied by an
escort. Colclough was also sent homo in
care of a physician.
The engineer nnd conductor of the Third
section claim that their signals were correct
and place the responsibility on the freight
crew. The railroad officials and coroner
have begun an Investigation.
COPl'INUEIl MAKES ASSIGNMENTS.
IteforiiiN the Hrlendo * Under 11U Com
mand nt Mobile.
MOBILE , Ala. , May 23. A new assign
ment of regiments of the First division of
the Fourth army corps \\at made by General
Copplnger today as follows : First brigade ,
Eleventh and Twelfth of United Stated In
fantry ; Second brigade. Third and Nine
teenth United States Infantry ; Third 'brig
ade , First and Second Texas volunteers ,
and First Alabama volunteers. Cavalry
brigade , second and fifth United States cav
alry.
alry.Tho
The senior officer present will have tem
porary command of the division. The sen
ior officer of brigades will command their
respective brigades.
Major and Chief Quartermaster Pond was
today sworn In as lieutenant colonel.
Ti ! : < < Troopw Mimtered In.
CHEYENNE , Wyo. , May 23. ( Special
Telegram. ) Major Wllhelra , U. S. A. ,
mustered three troops Into Colonel Torrey's
regiment today. There ore one troop from
Sheridan , J. B. Menardl , captain ; one troop
from Westen , Big Horn and Crook counties ,
H , H. Austin , captain ; one trpop from Al
bany county , George Shanton , captain. Col-
one ! Torrey today nominated as one of the
majors of his regiment Lieutenant J , C.
Harbord , Fifth United States cavalry. Major
Hnrlord has been nsslstlng Colonel Torrey
In organizing his regiment. Three troopn
remain to be mustered In , thcso with tbo
two Colorado troops completing the regl-
mcnt.
Cnrnl Merrill I-OOVI-M Chicago.
CHICAGO , May 23. General Merrltt left
for the Pacific coast In a special car at
tached to the 6 o'clock Omaha train of the
Chicago & Northwestern railroad. He
steadily refused to be Interviewed and the
members of bis staff maintained the same
reticence.
Nnvnl Hi-nerve fine * South.
CHICAGO , May 23. Two hundred and five
members of the Illinois naval reserve will
be sent to the gulf coast tomorrow , It Is
aldthuy will be given a chance to serve
wltb Admiral Sampson's fleet.
THE BEE BULLETIN.
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ANGLO-AMERICAN ALLIANCE
tumor * Come from Jn inn leu thnt n
Treaty of DefriiNe linn llcen
Signed.
Copyright , 1S9S , by Press Publishing Co. )
KINGSTON , Jamaica. W. I. , May 23.
New York World Cablegram Special Tel-
gram. ) The signing of a treaty of defense
ictwecn the United States and Great Britain
s announced In it dispatch received hero on
Saturday by the military authorities. A
rlsls In the war between America and
ipaln is Imminent , the dispatch Intimates ,
mil Jamaica will be directly affected. All
leaves of absence of military nnd naval
fllcers have been cancelled. Supplies of
> rovlslonH , sufficient to last eighteen
months , are being stored.
LONDON , May 24. 4 n. m. ( New York
iVorld Cablegram Special Telegram. ) A
ipectal cablegram from the Kingston , Ja-
nalca , correspondent of the Chronicle ,
eads : "A military officer Informs me that
iome official cablegram was received here
aturday announcing the formal signing of
: m Anglo-American defensive alliance.
Certainly the war office IB actively provision-
ng the camps at Jamaica with eighteen
nonths' supplies and orders have been Is
ucd to cancel tbo leaves of officers and
men. "
WASHINGTON , May 23. ( Special Tele
gram. ) It was officially stated today nt the
State department that no Anglo-American
: reaty has been signed nnd that none Is con-
: emplated. The senate authority denounced
as untrue the report that In consequence of
such a treaty Having been entered into
England Is making warlike preparations In
Jamaica.
SPAIN BUSY ItAISINO MONEY ,
Snld to Have MortifitKcd the CnnnrlcH
to Krunce.
( Copyright , 1S9S , by Press Publishing Co. )
LONDON , May 23. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The Chron
icle's Liverpool correspondent says : "If 1
be true that Castillo Is undertaking Impor
tant negotiations at Paris , It Is In thu di
rection of the Canary Islands. There arc
mysterious rumors that the Canaries are
practically mortgaged to France. I was
credibly Informed some days since that thu
French government had gone BO fur .as to
offer a lump sura down , the amount men
tioned being 145,000,000 francs , or roughly
15,800,000. The Canary Islands
would be for Franco an admirable strategic
and commercial base of Incalculable benc
flt to It In connection with its growing Wcs
African empire would greatly assist It In
furtherance of its policy of absorption In
Morocco , toward which end Its efforts con
slstcntly tend. "
EXHAUSTING ITS COAL SUl'l'IA" ,
Relief Huniilnh Cannot- Much
Evndc n Ilnttlr.
WASHINGTON , May 23. Naval expert
believe that Adm4ral Cervera's squadron Is
rapidly exhausting Its coal supply , and tha
as many ports are now closed against i
the Spanish squadron will not bo able long
to elude our fleets , unless Its gets coal a
sea from colliers.
lllanco KnntleN for Food.
( Copyright , J898 , by Press Publishing Co. )
LONDON , May 23. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) The Dally
News' Madrid special says : The Cuban gov
ernment at Havana has removed the duties
on food stuffs , which may now bo landed
from vessels of all nations at any port in
Cuba at any hour without clearing or cus
toms.
Flvo hundred rebels with quick-firing
guns have mode an unsuccessful attack upon
Palma Soriano. General Blanco telegraphs
there Is no Immediate need of food stullu
there , but advisable measures must bo taken
to meet the need before It arises. Ho Indi
cates points In the West India Islands where
purchases might bo made with a minimum
of risk of interception.
May He nt I'arn.
LONDON , May 23. Lloyd's agent at Para ,
Brazil , under today's date , cables that thrco
American men of war arrived there af 0
o'clock this morning from Rio do Janeiro.
The only American war ships known to bo
on their way north from Rio de Janeiro are
the Oregon , Marietta and Buffalo. Tbo Oregon
gen was last reported officially by Lloyds
at Bahal , Brazil , on May 9 , and It Is be
lieved to have proceeded at midnight the
same date. The distance 'from Urinal to
Para Is about 1,600 miles , roughly speaking ,
and If Lloyd's report Is correct , the Oregon
and Its consorts have been steaming very
slowly. Other reports havQplaced the Oregon
gen at Barbadocs , and even nearer still to
the United States.
AIIIIOIIIIOCH Hlocknde-of Manila.
WASHINGTON , May 23. Secretary Gage
today Issued an order to customs officers
notifying them that the port of Manila ,
Philippine Islands , Is blockaded by the
United States fleet under Admiral Dowry ,
and , therefore , clearance will not be granted
to merchant vessels for that port. The In- ,
structlons also warn owners and masters
of vessels that In undertaking voyages to
Spanish ports not blockaded -they run the
risk of Interruption by future blockades
and military operations.
flls-titu No Wnr
( Copyrluht , 169S. by Associated. Promt. )
KINGSTON , Jamaica , May 23. No war
ships were seen In the neighborhood of
Mole St. Nicolas , or elsewhere , by the
Haytlen gunboat Crete A. Pierrot , which
arrived here today from Port au Prince ,
The Crete A. Pierrot brought Mme. Simon
Sam , wife of the president of. the Haytlen
republic , \ bo Is going to Paris.
RUSTLING FOR COAL
Admiral Genera Badly in Need of a Supply
of Black Diamonds ,
VESSELS MAY RETURN TO FORT DE FRANCE
Spanish Colliers Arc Reported Dae at that
Point in a Short Time.
BRITISH COLLIER NOW WAITING THERE
Said to Have About Four Thousand Tons of
Coal on Board.
MOVEMENTS OF THE CADIZ SQUADRON
Cnhlenrnm front TniiKler Hoporta
thnt the VcmHflH Are 1'reiinrlnv
to Sail May INmnlhly Join
Cervern'N Squadron.
( Copyright , 159S , by Press Publlfthlng Co. )
ST. PIKRRE , Martinique. May 23. ( New-
York World Cablegram Special Telegram. )
The report that the Spanish squadron un
der Admiral Ccrvera would return to thcso
waters to coal came from the Spanish con
sul nt Fort do Franco. The same authority
says that the Spanish colliers are- due hereto
to meet the squadron. The continued pres
ence here of the British collier Twickenham ,
having about 4,000 tons of coal , Is consid
ered suspicious. It has been entered at
customs and Is evidently walling for some
thing , possibly for Admiral Cervera'a shlpa.
TANGIER , Morocco , May 23. ( Now York
World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The
following vessels of the Spanish rcscrvo
licet nt Cadiz , under Admiral Cainnra , are
preparing to sail : Battleship Pcloyo , ar
mored cruisers Empcrador , Carlos V and
Alfonso XIII , torpedo gunboat Destructor ,
torpedo boat destroyer Prosperplna , auxil
iary cruisers I'atrla and Rnptdo ( formerly
Hamburg-American transatlantic liner ) ,
transport ships three vessels the names of
which I have not learned. It Is reported
that Instead of going to the Philippine
Islands this squadron will probably cross
the Atlantic to reinforce Admiral Cervcra's
squadron , which Is understood to be tiow at
Santiago , Cuba.
Tangier , the point from which the fore
going dispatch was cabled , Is In the ex
treme north of Africa , Is In plain sight of
Spain across the strait of Gibraltar and Is
only about sixty miles from Cadiz.
Departure Delnyed.
LONDON , May 23. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) The Dally
Telegraph's Gibraltar dispatch says the de
parture of the Cadiz squadion has been de
layed. Six thousand Spanish troops are
now massed In the vicinity of that place.
A Madrid telegram to El Calpenec states
that a rumor Is current that the British
government has sent a note to the Spanish
government asking the reason of the con
centration of troops near Gibraltar. Nothing
Is knonn of this here. : i
A Barcelona dispatch to the Chronicle ,
dated Sunday , reports : "A steamer took
1,000 soldiers to Cadiz yesterday. There wua
no excitement. The troops are bound cither
for the Canaries and Ccutn or the Philip
pines , though the sending of reinforcements
to the Philippines probably has been post
poned Indefinitely. The obsolete Ironclad
Neumancta has arrived here from Cadiz anil
Is being fitted up as a guard ship. Two
transatlantic liners are In the port and the
batteries along the const arc being repaired.
The officials hero boast that this city haa
becu undisturbed throughout the trouble.
but great misery has resulted from the Im
post upon raw materials and through tha
falling off of the coinage. The workmen's
committee sent a deputation to the local gav-
crnor yesterday complaining bitterly. 'The
press sympathizes with the workmen. "
PORT AU PRINCE , May 23. ( New York
World Cablegram Special Telegram. )
Mole St. Nicolas confirms the report
of cannonading from Port do Palx.
The news hero is that the Span
ish squadron Is In Haytlen waters.
Spaniards retreated after suffering heavy
losses.
ST. THOMAS. W. I. , May 23. ( New York
Work Cablegram. Special Telegram. ) Ex
tensive preparations for coaling ships wcrr
made hero last week.
Scheme for Coallnir. "
LONDON , May 23. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The Dally
Chrontclo publishes the following with all
reserve : "A vessel flying the Norwegian
flag and sailing with Norwegian papers has
been fitted up In London as a coal hulk on
an elaborate scale. It has been fitted from
one end to the other with electric lights , and
has been In fact altered from stem to stern
to receive and discharge coal In largo quan
tities. Some days ago It was cleared by the
Norwegian.consul In London and proceeded
to Cardiff , where It will take In 3,500 tons
of coal itod will then bo cleared. Our In
formation Is that It goes for a neutral port
and will proceed In tow of a tug to Capo
Verde to act as a receiving hulk to which
Spanish war vessels would go for coalIt will
llo up In a bay off the African mainland
where Its presence will be unnoticed , and
will bo rcflled from tlmo to time by first
steamers coming from various continental
ports. "
The Dally Mall's Gibraltar dispatch says :
In regard to the story that Spanish fortifi
cations are being constructed near Gibral
tar to threaten anchorage nothing Is known
that can be absolutely trusted ; only the
vaguest rumors are current unsupported by
evidence. The fact upon which the rumors
are founded appears to be a dispatch that
two heavy guns and a few lighter weapons
were sent to Ccuta , where Spanish engineers
had been recently strengthening and extend
ing the works. There have been several
movements of troops In the neighborhood of
Gibraltar. Regiments of Infantry have been
sent to Ccuta , Algcclras and San Roquu and
a detachment of cavalry arrived yesterday
at Llnea. Two batteries are expected to
arrive there shortly and are probably In
tended to protect the seacoast or perhaps
provide against a revolutionary movement.
To show the tranqulllty that prevails at
Gibraltar , British officers are playing polo
several times a week on the Campamento
and ordinary dally traffic with Algeclras is
maintained. The port of Algeclras , however ,
Is closed at sunset and the nlgbt boat t
Gibraltar Is discontinued.
The Dally Mall's Madrid special says ; It Is
stated hero that there IB eome reaction In
the British policy In view of the attitude
of the rest of Europe. The English govern
ment does not seem , according to the Span-
lull ministers , to be quite so encouraged
about an American alliance as It has been.
Enroutv for Key Went.
SAVANNAH , Ga. , May 23. Sixteen sub
marine divers from Norfolk arrived here
today rnroute for Key West. They say they
have been ordered there to clean the bov-
toms of Sumi'Son's and Schley's fleets.