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HE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JTJXE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MORNING , MAl Siu , 1898-TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. V BUSTLE AND HURR This Explains the Work Being Done on Exposition Grounds , EVERYBODY IS UTILIZING ALL ENEF Veritable Bee Hive of Industry b All Departments , ONLY SIX WORKING DAYS NOW REM Are Being Crowded Eapidly ] Their Places , ORDERLY CONFUSION RU ES THE I In Hterr IlullilltiK the Same Iluntli Shoun anil the Thlitic Cnn lit Seen to Grow While Yon l.ooli. i Orderly confusion , well-directed ho hurried energy that IB the condition at TtTbsltlon grounds now. The head of department U as active as the man executes his most trivial order. The ski decorator Is not working more energetic to get his part of the show ready thai _ the man who rakes smooth the gravel is being put on the drives to cover broken stone , or the navvy who Is dowi the bottom of the lagoon repairing the d age done by the storm. On evciy ham ! every turn , In every building , the utt energy Is now bent. Only six more wi Ing days elapse before the big gates s\ open and the greatest show on earth comes ltn throngs of sightseers. Already there are throngs of sights and they have little trouble In se enough ; although now and then semI I kicks , as did one joung man who was tu * back at the door of the Art building. ' a blanked swindle , " he said. "That f < told me I could go anywhere I wantci nnd here jou won't let me. " And he < nvvay venting his disappointment at not Ing allowed the private view he sought Down the main alslo In the Machl and Electricity building a continuous of packing cases jet to be opened lndl < that the space there will all be well c plod. In one corner an array of gas gasoline engines now greets the vis further down a great "ring" gcnei promises untold electricity , while back rears the huge switchboard , with its rangement of meters to measure watts volts and amperes and other things ncctcd with the mjstlc power. Hero a beautiful printing press Is rte to turn out Its wonders of the prcssn trade and Just be > end it U a most ma ; cent collection of gold and silver mon repeating rifles , ready to deal out deal rapidly as the other delicate piece of chlnery can Ih'o. Here a showing of hoists , so simple } et Invaiuable In the factory or mat ehop ; there a pile of anvils of a finish Vulcan , the Immortal , would have re ] to have had In his smithy. And e-.eryv a hive of hurrying workmen , gettln place vet other mechanical marvels , a which will be given such life as they ess In another week. Kver > here the Snme. And this is In only one building , the others ebow the same. In the M factures alrealy the pushing firms have nrrny of goods arnnged in designs or less artistic nnd all a'.tractlve. Thr lha Agricultural bu'.ldlng there Is the s Ir.g of earth's products of more variety the ordinary mortal ever supposed ex ! and In profusion that U bewildering. Arkansas Traveler , coon-skin cap am done In grains , seeds and grasses , wit flock * and the wondering stranger , peacefully down , side by side with a scene made so real that the rustic o corn blades may almost be heard. The familiar colors of Ak-Sar-Ben where Nebraska's triumphs in this lint be shown ; the other states are getting part of the great array In place : the roads and private exhibitors are rlgl with the procession , and already the t " * Ing will afford a place for many hours' Investigation. Across the lagoon there Is the same i In the Mining building there Is alre ; collection that will delight mineral metallurgist , geologist , miner or rock-t Glittering pyrites , satin ? spar , brill polished chalcedony , the rich hues o : quolse , carnellan and agates , the steel ) ter of the bright but cheap galena , thi brown of the carbonate , the rusty red i iron-stained gold ore , the soft green ( copper-bearing rock all these and others. In a glowing array that bcspeal plenitude of western pride In the grc ; dustry of which the eastern dweller 1 only by mison of the fact that some was said of It In connection with the palgn two > cars ago , combine to maV greatest exhibit of minerals ever gat under one roof. Chunks of coal of enormous size she extent of the veins from which they snatched ; building stone , dressed nn dressed , clajs of all qualities and otbe dences that mining is noi necessari for gold andjsilver , afford the object , ' In the extent and diversity of the rest of the great west Dr. Day's enthusiasm over this dtsp surely Justified. In the Liberal Arts building the g < but Just as essential , features of life a bo.-ne are being arrayed , and bcjo the Art building priceless treasures of cr's or sculptor's uklll look down fron or pedestal , waiting to bo admired. Landscape Architect Ulrlch Is on th side , keeping up with the procession , almost wonders from whence come a flowering plants that have been art in beautiful profusion around the ( our Ing the walks In. every way. His law lovely and his flower ucds such artistic tlons as are rarely seen out doors. IIISSOl HI'S DISl'l.lV IN' S Vl milieu t Merrelt TelU of Wh * tircnt Mtntr Will Slum. President F. M. Sterrett of the M commission , S. A. Stuckey of Cai chairman of the committee on mini minerals of the commission , and Graves , superintendent otthe Do * Ilui In southern Missouri , arrived In th last eight to complete arrangements I space for the Missouri exhibit. * President Sterrett said that all < space reserved for Missouri will bo o : with the exception of that reserved I state building. Owing to the grtal cultin railing money for the exh was decided to abandon the idea of Ing a building and devote the mone would be expended for that purpose exhibit. . "We will make a good showing lines , " said President Stcrrctt , 'bu make our greatest effort In the mineral a horticultural exhibits. In these lines ' 111 excel anything that may bo done ny other state. Our mineral exhibit * > e greatly augmented by private cxhlbltc who will assist us by showing their prlvi ollcctlons , which are priceless In vali .tr. OraVcs , for Instance , who Is with in this trip , has a collection which he t icon years In amassing and which cot ict be equalled without similar effort. Th < rill be many others the same way and hat way and what our commission has do ur mineral showing will be cxceptlona nne. " President Stcrrett and party will lcave,1 city tonight , after making all arrangemci or space , and will attend a meeting of I commission which will be held In St. Lo Thursday of this week , to close up all bu russ preparatory to the opening of the i position. The prtfldcnt and many of I members of the commission will attend I opening and Mr. Sterrett sajs that lai numbers of Missouri people are making pr nratlons to come to the exposition. * T TIII3 TRANSPORTATION HIII.UI. ' IJlK .Structure on the North Tri llnpldly rillliiK I'p. The Transportation and Agricultural I plemcnt building Is rapidly assuming t ! play shape. It ls one of the most nota buildings at the exposition , and , furtt will contain exhibits of a character and rlety which will Interest people to as gr an extent as any other department at exposition. The building 1s admirably planned i built. It Is 432x300 and on an aver twenty feet In height In the clear. F tracks run Into the north end of the bul Ing , which greatly facilitates the handl of exhibit1' . The top Is so constructed as admit an enormous \olurne of light , rli nattng sections having sKyllght roofs , avoid possible heat , the door construct Is such that a perfect gale of wind cnn readily formed by the opening of Qve dot doors on each of the four sides. Almost the entire available space been already secured. On the tracks m tloncd will bo shown the consummation the treln-bullder's art. Representatives the chief railway and locomotive builder America ha\e en route or already In si ago the finest products of their wonde : art. The remainder of the building Is gl up to the arts of the husbandman ami manufacturer who makes his tools. 1'lc harrows , wagons , buggies all that v.l will appeal to the great "bone and sli of society , " will be exhibited. Two ssct ! arc given up to blcjcles , and here cranks will Dnd full Indulgence 'or numberless fancies and whims of the t who rolls. "This is the best building for the p pose ever constructed , " said Superintend D. II. Elliott. "I have been at the Chic fair , where this sort of- thing was In gurated and things were experimental Illmsy. I went to Nashville and Atlanta assure jou none of them compare with t Ve are going to have a wonderful exh Ion. Our space Is about all taken and be highest class of exhibitors I have < ecn. This building will be the centei Utractlon to the man who works , the Isun , the farmer , the builder , In fine , vorkcr. Aside from ojr exhibits , the partment of Forestry will command , general attention and admiration. We 1 : he finest products of the country and I Il ippe.il to men in every department of c l merclal Ufa , " t Some 300 workmen arc getting the An can hustle on themselves all day Ii Things are shaping up re..idly , exhibits touring In and the Transportation built bids fair to be one of the most attrac 1 of the many departments at the exposlt r WANTS MORE X.VVY M VTER1 9 1 Comiiinuilcr Stedninn Criscx the pnrtment to InerenNe It * Dliiplf The force of officials at the Governi building has received fresh acquisition the persons of Lieutenant Commander H Stedman , the representative of the department , and W. deC. Ravenel , re sentattve of the Tlsh commission. The first official act of Commander man was to open communication with Navy department In the effort to 8t ? more material for the exhibit of that dci ment. He was greatly Impressed with general appearance and magnitude of exposition and with the general arrange : of affairs In connection with the govern ; exhibit. Mr. Uavenel expressed his satisfa with the entire situation and promised the fifth exhibit should surpass anything has heretofore been attempted by his partment. "Some of the fresh water have already arrived , " said Mr. Rav , "and others will arrive within a few i ' The ocean fish will come along the 1 part of this week and we are going to i the people of this section a lot of fish , . as very few of them ever saw. I bcllcv < fish exhibit will be entirely satlsfactoi ' ° the people who \lslt the Government b Ing and we will aim to make It cs Inte Ing and instructive as possible. " The ll\e fish referred to by Mr. Ra1 as h.-.Ung already arrived are a lot of which were brought from Colorado ye day by a special messenger from the crnment hatchery at Leadvllle. The ment Included about HO little beautii the trout family , there being four varl < as follows : Lock la\cn. the ordinary 1 trout , the black spotted and the ral trout. These occupy four tanks In thi quarlura. The other live fish , both fresh and water varieties , will arris c during the rent week and will be Installed In ttrcii homes as fast as they arrive. INVITES THEM AM , TO II 1'ret.ldent WnttleVnnln to m i-nt the Opening l ) ) I Mil-mil "The formal opening of the Transiu slppl and International Exposition wl one of the most Important events It history of the great west. " said I'res G. W. Wattles , "and It Is desired to the ceremonies attending the opening scale commensurate with the magnltu le I the enterprise. As the details of the le l ter have been left In my hands I ilesl have the parade preceding the forma erclfCE at the ground as imposing as | ble and on a Fcale In keeping with the extent of territory Interested In tht position. In order to accomplish tl wish to Invite al | uniformed secret see and all 1-ands In Nebraska or In any c surrounding ttates to come to Omaha o opening day and take part In the par : , rl . "As It Is Impractical to sct d inv Italic , each of these rocletles end bands , 1 wlsl e { Bro to make on official announcemcn n ( coming from me , Inviting all unite secret societies and all bands an > whe the United States to come to Orcaha anl he part In the exposition parade. All eec r.nd bands taking part In the parade vv given free admlcslon to the expo grounds on the opening day and the will be made a gala ocrnslnn. The on ! strlctlon le that the tecrct societies mt uniformed , and by thct I mran that must havt n complete uniform contUtl co'lar. hs I "I shall be phased to hear from ana clety or band which will come to Omn a ] ) ( 111 | ii'nnUnvcU on Second Page. ) iMr < n iMVT r % H\T PI vinii E\ES \ HXED ON CANARI1 France Costa a Covetous Qlance Upon Tb Attractive Islands. SAID TO HAVE A SECRET LIEN ON TH Great Ilrltnln Will Try to Frerent autl Coimlder * Such n Denl t Menace to ItK ( Inn Com merce. ( Copyright , 1S9S , by Prccs Publishing C LONDON , May 24. ( New York World bli gram Special Telegram. ) Some t since Sir John Colomb stated In an Inten with me that France would swoop down the Canaries If Spain got Into serious > ficulty , and expressed the belief that Fra had long had a secret Hen on those Islai A big sensation was created here today the published story that France Is makln deal with Spain on the Canaries. This port has gained widespread credence h the simultaneous one that the deal In c the rhlllppplnes and not the Canaries b < dismissed as much more Improbable. In House of Commons lobby tonight there pearcd to be n pretty unanimous feeling I France should be prevented even at of war from executing any such coup , the Canaries In French possession wouli ! a constant menace to British trade enri to the Cape and Australia , giving Fn command of a part of the Southern Atlai Today I was assured by Mr. Macarti secretary of the British admiralty , 1 there Is no foundation whatever In the ported accumulation of warlike store : any special preparation for war In Jam ; or any West Indian Island. He said pu opinion was so excited now that If a Bri admiral takes out his ammunition for amlnatlon or the slightest movement Is ecuted these rumors arc at once star "We are constantly hearing them , " said "The British admiral In command of West Indian squadron has discretion t as alwas , to wake up any station he thl needful. Nothing more than that has t done In Jamaica. It has no special slg cance whatever. " ALL REVDY VOll 1NTERVENT1 ' to 1 Spaniard * AVnitto I'uronc Them Let < . ( Cop > right , 1S9S , by Press Publishing LONDON , May 24. ( New York World blegram Special Telegram. ) The t News' Madrid special says : Although portr of alleged negotiations between continental governments with the objcc bringing about peace are premature , not of the sort having yet taken place , thei still a possibility of peace at no dls day. The responsible statesmen of S are prepared to seize the first opporu for ending the war , provided it can bo on terms honorable to Spain. It would be for Spain to take the Initiative in negotiations , as It did not take the In the In the war. Marshal Martinez Campos , In conv < tton today , said he had not sufficient upon which to speak about the sttuatto the Philippines. However , he Is certa the natives sided with Spain the Amcrl would never be able to wrest the Phlllpi from It. The salvation of the Phlllpi was In ( he bands of lhe natives and r tact should be used to win them. Hcs Ing the reserve squadron , which , accordli some , will be sent ftom Cadiz to the I'b pines , he thought the move would be a one In order to keep up the morale ol Spaniards at Manila. Marshal Campos the situation la Cuba obscure. Says marshal : "It I bad been allowed to carry oul reforms Spain would not be In Its pr < position. Those who attacked me were taken. If I , a conservative , asked for 1 rule , and above all for commercial Indei encc. It was because I knew the sltua We should have obtained the surrend < Gomez and his followers , whereas novv- knows. " The Dally Mall's Madrid dispatch say difference In opinion in financial ma between Gamazo and Puigcerver is beco accentuated and Is certain to lead to ca complications. Rear Admiral Camera left for Cadiz full Instructions with respect to the v < of the reserve squadron , whose destln Is not absolutely known. It will pro sail either tonight or tomoriow. It t lleved that the second squadron will st leave for the east. Troops still contln show enthusiasm , preferring lo go 'a Philippines to be stationed at home. tain Codlnez has been appointed nava tache at London. The Dally Mall's Paris dispatch say hear the reason why Senor Lton y Cai Spanish ambassador here , is remalnli his post instead of accepting the per of foreign relations at Madrid Is that charged with the task of floating a lo 10,000,000 on security of the Spanls bacco monopoly. An attempt will be to float the loan by popular subscrl after the style of the limited coinpan ) the operation will not be an easy one. GHICKAMAUGA HAS AN AI t Second NelirnMUn In In Seeoud Itrl < of Third CorpM , itlth Colon ' Ilrtdlu Aetluu Commaniler. CHICKAMAUGA NATIONAL PARK , Mas 24. There are now 36.000 men o volunteer army under tents at this and the officers of the army expect th Saturday ( here , will be 44,000. The Third Tennessee regiment , the distinctively southern troop to reach park , arrived today under command of nel J. P. Fjffe. with 1.005 officers nnd The First Vermont regiment arrived 12 o'clock , twelve companies , 1,027 o and men , under command of Colonel Clark. These regiments wire assigned t first brigade , Tlrst division of the orps. The division will ' bo complcti the Eighth New York , which will i 'omorrow. The division , as far as perfected , 'bllows : rirst brigade , commanded by C < . Fred D. Grant , provisional brigadier , eenth New York , Fifth Maryland and * Missouri. Second brigade. Colonel . C. H Second New Yorkt commanding , Scxonc York , Second Nebraska and First Def of Columbia. Third brigade , commanding officer assigned. Third Tennessee , First \e and Eighth New York. n The day at the park \vas unmarki any Incident except the battle drill < Firs } division of the First corps. The : -neuts were under command of General n con and the men were put through tl r ercift-s in a thorough manner. The ments of the division have been in f long enough to have become somewh ured to the climate and the worl maneuvers were characterized by grei ergy , accuracy and remarkable precli General Breckenrldgc and staff toda ; tlnued the Inspection of the divisions First corps in detail. He found the lu facilities still inadequate , but fortu there are few sick and they..are being cai for at St. Vincent's hospitaler the Slsti of Charity. He states- that ? In fc short tl the hospital department wlB be In good cc dltlon. General Breckenrldge today gave ord for a sham battle for Intpyttlon tomorr morning. The first two brigades of the Fl division of the First corps will attack I Third brigade entrenched on Snodgrass h the attacking brigades to be. In command General Wilson , and the defenders un < command of their brigade commander. Brigadier General J. S , Poland rcpor today to General Brooke , and wilt commi the Second division of the First corpv , steid of General A. K. Arnold , ordered Mobile. ON A PERILOUS MISSU Corremtandent of a London I'm Stitrt * for llnrana lu * Small HOTV Hoat. ( Cop > right , 1S38 , by Press' Publishing C KEY WEST. May 24. { New York Wo Cablegram Special Telegram. ) E. Knight , correspondent of the London Tin left the Triton yesterday for a perilous ( to Havana. He had Secretary Long's i mission to land. Blanco hi ? acquiesced i tonight he Is safe In the olockaded clt ) he has not upset. Knight once sailed halt tround the gl In a 12-ton sloop and -n > te a book ab It. He embarked today lu a 12'foot , fl bottomed , low-sided cockleshell of a sV The wind was blowing hnlf a gale agal the Gulf stream. The Triton lay near shore , but the sea was still nasty. Knit moreover , had the usual Engiishm : quota of baggage. The rowing th art too high for his long knees to clear oars. He thereupon sat fiat in the ski bottom. Besides his baggage Knight's leged boat bore three bottles of mini water , some whisky and a white flag. British ensign he carried In his pocket Off Barcurlno Cove at 2 o'clock Knl and his outfit were maneuvered Into little craft. He started paddling vigorot for Havana , seven miles distant , westw along the coast. Th mate said : " 1 feller will never see shore. " Indeed the sea which raced by us c pletcly doused him. But he bobbed upoi saying as he paddled away : "Gcodbje thanks. I fancy I am all right now , know. " The Triton's crew and passengers salt him and in less than five minutes , EO frc and so high was the sea. that Knight disappeared from sight. He Is to m every effort to sco that Correspondent Th and Artist Jones are spct < llly forthcon when the two Spanish prisoners reach vana under a flag of true ? . If he tire : rowing and makes tor stioie short of .vana he may run Into th * ; Spanish cav and b'e sent to Cabanas to meet the mei their fellow prisoner before his docum can be examined .sufficiently to release 1 Officers of the blockading fleet are nestly watching for something to capture anxious for news of the cr ; ected south c battles. Their opinion Is tU.-ic'as now dlv eltner Sampson's or Schlej'a ships are B powerful than Spain's four protected crul and three dcstrojers. By this time the busy TcCumseh will 1 picked up Major Slrals , hfa escort and Information. As cabled Delusively t ! Cuban couriers were land l by Lleutei Evans two dayo ago .to communicate Important Cuban forces. While approac ! shore this afternoon heavy clouds of w smoke rolled out from the Santa llara tery. They were followed by a lesser from Santiago battery on the hill beti Morro and CoJImar. No American s could be discovered wlth\n \ radge and shells dropped near the Triton. The Si lards seemed at target practice. SPANIARDS DYING LIKE D < Dend lu the Street * In Cubr.ii Tonnx. ( Copyright , 1S93. by Press Publishing KEY WEST , May iT4. ( New York W Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Cuba's terlor towns , especially those in the where the Insurgents ar $ practically prcme , are In the throes of starvation. S ] lards are dropping dead In the streets did the miserable reconceutrados under forces of Weyler's edicts. Former Consul Jova , who is the mli ! man for Gomez and our authorities , bro this news today on the Tecumseh. , adds that a great many wounded have shipped from Cardenas to 2anta Clara t the Wilmington's terrible bonibardmen | Caroenas to revenge the death of the \ \ low's men. Close to l,200 * ounded are t now , some from other p&ces besides < denas. Starvation , he sas , Is-Increasing in Interior towns because tins Spanish sol are being concentrated In them and ev thing Is being seized to feed the soldiers the Spanish soldiers are/ being wlthdi from the fields. Hardlr- any fUhtln being done between the > Cubans and Spanish except when the Cubans are ni station when they are raiding interior to Jova said Saata Clara was overrrun wit wounded. The Cubans made a recent on that place and found wounded In i houses. Many Cubans arje making foi insurgents , expecting to eot enough to them from starving , as the ? have absol no hope of food in the towns. Storti slaughter of Spaniards jt Cardenas Clenfuegos have reachedjthese ; towns 'though scores of miles ff'n the coast Inhabitants already fearwthe same fate Spanish people , who have been cultlv ; land , are making for smt l towns and vatlon threatens. Jova &ays. to be as ful as that which carried .off 200,000 Cu Both Cardenas and Clenfuegos were panic. i News of Ccrvera's arrival In San had not traveled to the ( Interior whe was there. The fleet waSexpected } la ( fuegos , not Santiago. U < tra , said thai Spanish soldiers numbered 150,000 , west of the trocha Jucaro Morcn. Ci d were Jubilant , Jova saye , of the nev Cardenas and Clenfuegos , . and anxlou ; Americans and ammunition , opeclallj e -tillery. There Is lesa difioulty now , he than ever to seize the Invrlor towns , s the Americans would atttnd to the * eai , . Jova delivered letters from Gomez U United States authoritieshere. Uu > lnir Mure army Mute > . ST. LOl'IS , May : I. \eting under o ' received from Washlnglpa , Lieutenant onel G. C. Smith , quartermaster genei : the United States , stationed lo this Is buying all the mule * for the army can be purchased in th < v St. Louis m : During the lat six dcys mules to amount of JC'T2PCO have been bought , t is estimated that tomorrow's expem will amount to $100,000 additional. G were received today to buy mules wl limit. CnhlvM in WorUlnir Order. < rep > rU'ht , U91. by A * o < .Idled Prt CAPE HAYTIEN. HftyJI. May 21. Ii les made here at the cable station In rte to the reported cutting o ! the cable. * off tlago de Cuba and Guantanamo by I States ships show the cables hffe not cut. The cable from this place to ( tanamo and S&otU a d Cub * 1s Lo w , ] order. MANILA IS GROWING HUNGl TroTisions Getting Scarce in the Town t ] Dewey Owns. JUST TWO WEEKS' SUPPLIES ON HA Volunteers Denmnil Food and Are t tuned mid There In Dnner of Illot Admiral Hewer Conduct * lllnmelf uhl > . ( Copyright. H9S , by Press Publishing C HONG KONO , May 24. ( New York We Cablegram Special Telegram. ) There Just two week's provisions In Manila. ' people are beginning to realize their desp ate state of affairs and they know that reinforcements sent to Dcwey will an there before any fleet dispatched from Cr by way of the Suez canal can possibly re the Philippines. They are desperate. ' supply of meat Is exhausted and even can goods are running short. The volunU have demanded food as part of the price their service for Spain , but the author ! have refused to open the public store hoi to the troops and mutiny has resulted , n are probable and a delegattou will wait United States Consul Willlatnr to insure I tectlon. Chief Aguinaldo , who was dispatched Consul Wlldman with the Insurgent for Is expected to render substantial aid. ' Insurgents control the surrounding coun The arrival of the American troops Is nc\ thcless awaited with anxiety. Foreign r dents are moving their families and fui ture from Cavlte In expectation of a poss further cannonading. In the previous bi tmrdment , according to the Spanish repc COO were killed and TOO wounded. All well on board the ships of the fleet. Horse meat has become a staple article Manila. None but the wealthy can aff to buy beef , which now sells for $2 a POL Potatoes are sold by weight at 50 cent pound. Admiral Dewey has given General Af nnldo two field pieces and COO Mauser HI The insurgents are greatly encouraged. Is reported here that the captain of Spanish revenue cutter Callao , which captured by Dewey's fleet , will be phot not returning the fire of the American ships and that Admiral Montcjo will court-martialed on a charge of cowardlc E. w. HAUDE : IloviejH Humane. LONDON , May 24. ( New York World blegram Special Telegram. ) The D Mall's Hong Kong dispatch sa > s : The Jo ncse cruiser Akitsushlma arrived f Naila with malls. Aguinaldo , the r > chief who went out with the McCulloch week , has been kindly received by Dev who Is pleated with him and thinks he do good work. Dewey handed Agulni two field pieces , COO Mauser rifles and S 000 rounds of ammunition. The natives plajcd great enthusiasm on Agulnaldo's rival. Dcwey has ordered the sanitary condl of Cavlte to be Improved. The Cortes 1 lly and other leading residents , who large houses there , placed them at the posul cf the fleet. A delegation of Ur and German merchants requested Dewe allow them to remove from Manila Cavlte. Dewey granted the request and dered the best houses to be placed at < disposal. A very cordial feeling exists between American fleet and the British ship mas Everything Is being done for the Br sailing vessels to make their stay plea : The ships will leave soon and D < bought 3,000 tons of coal from them. The Spaniards have placed another bi cade of sunken vessels across the i Passlg , 500 yards higher up than the barricade. Provisions are reported scarce. Manila beef and horse flesh selling for Jl.GO a pound. Fires are occ Ing dally. Spanish volunteers dema their pay and It has been refused. ' threaten to take possession of the st Great Indignation Is felt at the Amei fleet because the captain of the Spa cruiser Callao has been thrown into Jail sentenced to be shot for not returning thi on the American fleet when he unconsclc sailed Into the harbor the other weeek , knowing that war had broken out , struck his flag to Dewey. It Is rep < that the Spanish admiral , Montejo , is t court-martialed. The Spaniards charge with cowardice. The papers are publls all kinds of statements about the Amei fleet , such as the Baltimore has bee Injured that it had to be scuttled. The ) peal to the Virgin , who has always si love for her most Christian Spain , to \ her a verdict In favor of her ever fal people. Consul Wildman has received a dls [ from Dewey warmly thanking him foi splendid manner In which he has dom duty here. DEWEY REPORTS TO DEPARTM1 Foreigner * at * BInnlla to Be Tr ferred to Cavlte. WASHINGTON , May 24. The Navy partment today received a cablegram Admiral Dewey as follows : MANILA , May 20 , ( via Hong Kong ) , 24. Situation unchanged. Strict bio : continues. GrGeat scarcity of provi In Manila. Foreign subjects fear an break of the Spanish soldiers and they be transferred to Cavlte by the foreign of-war In the harbor. Aguinallo , the t comraander-ln-chtef , who was brought from Hong Kong on the McCulloch , 1 ganlzlng a force of native cavalry and render assistance that will be valuable DEWI NEW YORK , May 24. A dispatch Manila sa > s th ? German consul there to land provisions from a German ship that Admiral Dewey refused to perm The con'ul then declared , according t ( dispatch , tht he vould force Ihe lar under tht protection of two German crul but Admiral Dewey threatened to fire the cruiser ? and the attempt to laud tiles " , ) abandoned. Another dispatch asserts that Ad Montejo , commander of the Spanish EI ron destrojed by Admiral Dewey , Is court-martialed on the charge of cowo This dispatch also alleges that the tain of the Spanish revenue cutter C more recently captured by a boat o United States fleet as It was entering nlla bay. Is to be shot for not returnin fire of the American's. TnVe Ammunition to Ker We NORFOLK. Va. , May 24. The Am loaded with projectiles for lS-lncbgun ! the navy yard today for Key West. I accompanied by the torpedo boat Mcf The German ship Rhaetla was tranel to the government today. Calkers were put to work on the N < today. It Is bring puibed rapidly , anc bo-ready for departure In a short time. Mnte lleporfu to Copiilncrr MOBILE , Ala. , May 24. Brigadier Gt J. C. Bates arrived today from Cnlckan aid was atslgned to the command o Kirtt division of the Fourth corps. Major John A. Logan , assistant ad ] general , end Major C. B. Edwards , adj general , reported today. They have n < been aczlgncd. THE BEE BULLETIN. Weather Forecast for Nebraska Tartly Cloudy ; Easterly Win Page. 1 lluKlllnir nt the Exposition. Fmnee Co etn the Canarlen. Fnmlite Impend * nt Mittillii. Two Mart * Cattle * Arc Cat. 2 Plenty of Humor * In the Air. 'I Nrlirnnknevrn. ! . > rl > rni > U.n Ednentlnital Exhthlt. Weather Crop llullclln. Mute Troulile fur Colonel Hr > ni 4 Editorial nnil Comment. " I'rohnhl ' n . Imllnn CoiiKremi ) 1'renlx terlnim nnit Home Mtxf AffrlrB nt South Omnliii. U Counell I'ltiffp I.ocnl Mnttem Inrrn Metro nnil Cnmment. 7 Marknmen Smniihlnic lltne I Oninlin IoBOX Another tinmc Vletorlit'n Illrthdnr Celehraj ] Conflrmntlonn liy the SenntH 8 Snlllxau In Held for MiiriU-f Clly Council I'roeeedliiiE * . ( > I'roirrrim of the Ivnutner I'nolllc KxprenN Afriilm t'i Woman Kill * M.-rm-lf for 11 Commercial nnil I'lnnnelal X M I- Lenten from Matthew Uuln'n Dli Temiiernture nt Uinnlint Hour. Heir. Hour. 1) OREGON HEARDFROM AGA _ ; ilK Hattlenhlp Reported to Iln\e rlted nt Jupiter , on Kant Co nut of Florida. ATLANTA. Ga. , May 21. A special to Constitution reports the safe arrival of United States battleship Oregon , at Jupi Fla. Jupiter Is on the east coast of Florida , .jbout 110 miles south of a straight drawn across the state from Tampa. Tl Is a small harbor there. SPAIN'S FLEET IN BAD W Condition of Ship * Snld to He S Hint The > Cnnnot llo Much Unmnice. ( Copv right , IMS , by Press Publishing PORT \U PHINCE , Haytl. May 24. C York World Cablegram Special Telega The reports hero are that the condl of Spain's Cape Verde squadron Is such it could not Inflict much damage shoul meet the Oregon or any of the Amer fleet. The Spanish squadron , It Is i look on twenty cattle at Santiago and tended to take more , but left hurrl without them. KEY WEST , May 24. ( New York W Cablegram Special Telegram It Is st on excellent authority tonight that the S ] Ish fleet was Monday afternoon In the bor of Santiago do Cuba and It Is belli it cannot escape. ST. PIERRE , Martinique , May 24. ( York World Cablegra.n Special Telegr The Spanlstr feanier Alicante , which tercd Fort de Trance some time ago in character of an ambulance ship , Is known be > end question to be a Spanish ship with a few hospital stores ui a guise. U Is now coaling the torpedo harbor. The Ui dcstro > er Terror In the States consul called the government's lention to the fact. The authorities that only enough coal will be given I to take it to the first Spanish port , French man-of- now being policed by a The Terror , It is reported , will dcparl morrow. The Alicante Is said to hav board'munitions of war. The Terror Is to be in good condition. LONDON , May 24. A report to the I" News from Port au Prince , Haytl , s "Admiral Ccrvera Is believed to have dlv his fleet. It is reported that the Viz < and Alfonso XIII have been destroyed. " LORD WOI.SBfcKV IS WARMISG Think * theI'nlted Stnteii fnti V Any Nittlon In Time. LONDON , May 24. Lord Wolscley , commandcr-ln-chlef of the British arm : conversation with an American today , i "The United States would make a take In attempting to Invade Cuba volunteers who are not fully drilled disciplined. If that were done the U : heavy reverses i States might expect those troops encountered the trained S Ish troops on the Uland. H would the stre grave error to underestimate of the adversaries of the American tr I would regret to sec the Americans temporarily beaten , as all my sjmpa arc with them. "It is fortunate for the United S that this war Is not with a first-class pe for It is evident that on such an encoi they would be badly beaten In the bi nlng , though I believe the Americans to defeat any nation In the long run. " KIM'ORTRI ) CIlAMiC I.N PROG1 Cr.dU Fleet U Snld to lie Henderi II in mm. LONDON , May J4. A special dls | from Madrid today says : Evidently program In regard to the Philippine Is ! has been changed. It Is believed here there will be no immediate engagcmci Cuban waters In case Admiral Cervera draw off the enemy while the Cadiz flee llcves Havana. -nvt-H from the SpnnlMh Red II ( Copj right , 1S3S. by ITf-s Publishing LONDON , May 24. ( New York Worlc' ' blegram Special Ttlcgram , ) The available copy of the Spanish red book been received by me. H contains mucl tertalnlng published matter regarding i tlatlons between Washington and _ M ; and the great powers prior to the dec tlon of war. Following is the full te a telegraphic circular dlsparth to the Ish ambassadors abroad forwarded by G March 22 : "The news from the states cannot be sldered satisfactory as long as McKinle ; his government hiSe allowed the tide t < considerably , and It is now doubtful vvh they have the wish or the power to stand It. In the course of this wee ! shall know whether the president has I upon himself the powers of the exec In International affairs or placed hlmsi the hands of the Chambers , submlttli them the report cf the Maine disaster , i will probably be without foundation IE and hostile to ourselves. " Nearly every dlrpatch has a pa omitted which presumably It publ would not be of assistance to the Sp case. Mov fluent * of Ocean Ven cl , Mn At Antwerp Arrived Noordland , . New York. 11 At New York Sailed Cole , for 1 pool. Arrived Koenlg Luez , from Bn Westernland , from Antwerp , At Boulogne Arrived Rotterdam. New York. At Glaegow Arrived Furnessla , New York. Al Southampton Arrived Lahn , New York , for Bremen. IIATIP n i TIT T * r iT n iv/ MORE CABLE CUT ! ING Tug Wampatuck Docs a Firet-Olasa Job at Santiago. TWO SUBMARINE LINES MADE USELES3 Jlaw Recruits from the Navy Yards Work Like Old Marines. [ STEAM RIGHT UNDER THE GUNS OF MORRO i Auxiliary Cruiser St. Louts Stands by and Affords Protection , AMERICAS' SHELLS SILENCE SPAIN'S GUNS Motto I'oiiiuleil to 1'lecen t > > ' the I'lro from I'uele Sniu'n 1'eneemitUorN Work Done t > > Scoutx from * * Huiimlroll. ( Copyright , 1 3 , by Pros * Publishing Co. ) KEY WEST. May 24. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Santiago do Cuba has been bombarded. All but oue of Its batteries have been silenced. Two more cables from Cuba to Europe have been cut. Another Morro Is In ruins. It was accomplished within a space of thirty-four hours by the cruiser St. Louis and the war tug Wampatuck. The Wampatuck stcamc/1 slowly past Fort Taj'ior early this morning and anchored. Only a few months ago the Wnmpatuck was the tug Atlas of Now York. It belonged to the Standard Oil company , which used It to tow tank steamers and oil laden barges around the harbor. It Is a graceful looking craft , built of steel only a few > cars ago by Harlan & Hollings\vorth of Wilmington , Del. Now In a drab war suit , with a 3-pound Hotchklss in front of Its pilot house and a Galling gun over the engine room. It Is the United States man of war Wampatuck. Its commander Is Lieutenant Carl W. Jun gen. He Is one of the survivors of the Maine. "Maine men never learned how to be afraid , " any Jackie in Uncle Sam's navy will tell jou , and Lieutenant Jungen Is no exception. He Is only about 3 > jears old , with clear , blue eyes and n straight , strong mouth. The Wampatuck carries a crew of twenty- eight men. None of them had ever been under fire nnd most of them were raw re cruits from the navy jards , who hardly knew the difference between a Galling gun and a flagstaff. As soon as the Wampatuck was put Into commission It vis attached lo the 11Ing squadron. It a companled Commodore Schley on a recent cruise through the West Indies In search of the Spanish fleet. On May 13 the cruiser St. Louis and the Wampatuck were detached from the fleet. They were ordered to cut the foreign cables that start from Santiago do Cuba nnd Guantanamo. There is probably no city In Cuba that the American navy has so longed to shoot at as Santiago , that is still filled with the memories of the Vlrglnlus massacre. Span- lards say in Havana that Santiago Is the I only really loyal town In Cuba , which means J that Its people hate the Americans. Span- lards can hate anything. Fir a week before the war began It was difficult to find the word American In any Santiago paper. They were referred to as pigs , or dogs , or dirt. Santiago harbor was especially heavily mln d and protected by two mortar batteries and the formidable row of modern guns in the Morro castle at the entrance. UOPI Some Reeonnolterluir. At midnight of the ICth the Wampaluck slipped past Morro and for three hour * cruised around inside of Santiago harbor. U went within 100 feet of.the batteries and * made a careful study of the position of wharves of the city. Either the Spaniards could not make It out In the darkness or they were EO startled at Its audacity that thej forgot to fire. Certain It ls that they allowed the Wampatuck to leave the harbor without molestation. Captain Jungen found \ \ a dock where more than 3,040 tons of coal t was stored. Last Wednesday morning the Wampatuck begun grappling for the cables about a quar- l tcr of a mile outside the harbor. Two of them were brought to the surface and cut. From one of them a piece 100 feet long was chopped and then one of the severed ends was carried half a mile away from the place where It had been picked up. The gallant little tug was returning toward the harbor to make another dive for the cables , when a long , whistling something came tearing through the air Just over Its bow and splashed into the sea only about fifty feet away. It was the first shot from Moiro'a big guns , but the little Wampatuck never ' thought of running away. H merely sig nalled the St. Louis to draw nearer. Tbo cruiser did so , at the same time swinging Us four 6-pounders around EO that they } would train on Morro. "Of course vvo could not let Morro stand afler giving us a shot like that. " one of the crew said In describing the engagement. " * We were new at the fighting business , but I want to tell jou there wa3 not n man on Ihe tuf who lost his nerve. The shells make a queer noise as they fly. They seem to say : 'Come and get me , ' In a sort of whistle. They make a man feel a bit shaky when he stands unprotected behind a gun and knows that they are being fired at him. 'But the crew never minded It a bit. They fought like Americans. They did. sir. " All Wednesday afternoon the cruiser nnd the tug threw a shower of shell Into Santi ago. Most of the firing was done at a range of 2,100 yards. First one of the moitar bat teries failed to respond to the American fire , then Morro began to crumble. Through their glasses the men on the Wampatutk could see clouds of mortar dust nnd falling walls as the shower of shells beat In an in- cccsant fire upon them. At last Morro j ceased firing. "We've shut her up , " was 8 the shout that went up from the grimy , perspiring crew of the tug's deck. And the crow was right. It will be a long time be fore that heap of ruins can do any more damage to the hated Yankees. Night was coming on , so the St. Louis and u Wampatuck were compelled to withdraw n while the third and last mortar battery was still blazing away at them. AttaeUril ! > > a Spaniard. The next day an attempt was made to cut the cables In Guantanamo , sixty miles to the eastward of Santiago. The cable was grappled and the Wampatuck was Just bring ing It to the surface when a Spanish gun boat slipped from behind a point and began firing. Just where this gunboat cama from Is a mystery. It may h.ivo been one of the Spanlth fleet. The tug's crew say It * s as largo as the Nashville. It had an arma ment of nix C-lnch guns and elx 7-inch guns , besides a number of Nordenfcldti. Simultaneous with the appearance of the gunboat a number of riflemen from pits on here opened fire. Twelve dents In the Warratuck's tmoVettack ihow bow effec tual their marksmanthlp was. Captain Goo4