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' ! ' - - - I . THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. . : i ESTABT1S1IED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAhA , SATUIWAY M9NING , JUNE 11 , 1898. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. -4' BLOCKADES OF OIlIER DAS Adventurci of The e Who Brought Buppilea to the 1ekaguercd. REMINISCENCES OF FORMER WARS ' ) CIIIOS1N Aslnpid by fliockiule Ttn- 4 Bers do Comrftl 1'JiIr Mu- mrnl-Capirts Iurng th Chit ' .Vnr. The bockne ) ot the SpnIsh portt In Cuba by UIILLCI tflte3 VCUCHI of war fti probaby ) the most. qukkly etectLve nnd cmcenL Ir the hhUory of naval warfnre. With the ewIfteit and bet-criUIppec1 of mo1.rn fighting - ing machinmi nt our command , even though JilnaIkr n number tbn they ought to 1e , ve 12av0 been able to strike a more serious blow at the commcrce of the coerny In a few fiaya than WAI ) ORMttO In mtiny rnonthB In prevloua ware. An extenntve bloekafie usually hrhiga with it the Iiazardou , but pornctfltca highly profitable , form of enterprise - prise known as bloc1uule running , relates the I'hlladclplila Timea , but It Ia doubtful whether much , If any. will be seen in the present war , In view of the efficiency of Ad- mimI Sanipanu's fleet aiitl the short time that the Snnlnrds in Cuba will be able to bout out without Immense ielnforccments - from abroad , such as they are not likely to obtain. The ) ilstd.y of blockade-running Is full of stirring adventure. While It does not lu volvo bloodshed , as does irIvatcerlng or piracy , It has Its own peculiar excitement. - It Is the excitement. of the hunted fox-of Iceeping out of the way-of evtuIng discov- cry anil calturo. ) anti of landing a cargo which may prove a gold mine to Its owners. ' . ] ilOCkfldCS In order to be alld znuat be ef- feetive. This rule is more rigidly construed - by some nations than by others and when not effective t'Iyes the blockade runners their coveted opoortunity. fllgn was block- dCd by Englanddurlng the Crhuean war , at a distance of 120 mIles. Napolcons Berlin decree of 1806 dcclarad the entire BritIsh - ' islands In a Btate of blockade. but ho founil it quIto another thing to enforce what be itroclainteil , even though he coerced most of the countrIes of Europe into joining him In lila efforts. Ilts plan was to shut England - out from all connectIon 'with the continent of Europe. All merhanclIso belonging to an Englishman became a lawful prlc , and all trade in English goods was forbidden. England - land retaliated by prohibiting all neutral vcsels from entering any port belonging to f Franco or her allies , and all such ports were treated pe if blockaded. Two other wars grew out of these proceedings. flussla. growing weary of Napoleon's plan , refused to adhere to it any lpnger. and war between the two was the result. England's drastic measures in regard to the commerce of neutrals - trals 80 lncciised the United States that our war of 1812 was brought about , and a so- coIled , but easily evaded , blockade of nearly our tntlro Atlantic coast was proclaimed by the British cabinet. 'the Southern fllocknde. Doubtless the greatest and most memoS - S rabla blockade in the annals of warfare was that of the ports of the southern states by the federal government , beginning in April , 1861. It Involved the closing and patrolling of 3,100 miles of coast , much of tt with an inland sea. and double lIne of shore. In some cases It necessitated riding out storms at anchor oft a lee shore , where such action had been formerly considered well nigh hopeless. t Atbi to this the fact that at the beginning of the 'star the United States navy existed al- moat In name only , an1 we can readily understand why the blockade at first was ineffective - effective and why blockade-running became so popular. In the beginning old , Infirm and even condemned vessels were freely used for this purpose , as their capture involved - volved no serious loss , and the chances of their getting into port were fair. inasmuch as the federal government had but few faster boats with which to give chase : but as the blockade became more and more efficient . - the condition of the blockade-runners underwent - went a corresponding change , There were three blockading 'squadrons-In Chesapeake bay , on the Atlantic coast and in the gulf- and it is a remarkable fact that the most Important naral fight of the war ( far-reach- Ig in its effects on the armament of the whole world ) took place in consequence of sin attempt to break the blockade at Hampton - . ' ton Roads , It was the battle of the Monitor and the Merrimac. Nassau , in the Bahama islands , less than three days' run from Charleston or Wilmington - ton , was a favorite place for the fitting out of blockade-runners , and the Bermudas , but a short distance further away , also offered excellent facilities In this line. Previous to the war Nassau was a quiet , Insignificant nlnce. whose inhabitants lived chiefly on fish tntt occasionally did a little business in wrecking.Vhen it was made the chief base for the contraband trade , however , Nassau began to wear quite odifferent aspect ; trad- ; era in forbidden stuffs flocked there like the pIrates of old , and swarmed about JamaIca. King Cotton was in his glory ; the harbor was filled with vessels of all nations ; huge steamers and threc-inastetl ships astonished the bewildered darkeys. Mountains of cotton - ton appeared on the wharves , and It a gold mine had been discovered it could not have created a greater stir , The bulk of the blockade-running was done by English vessels , manned by EnglIsh I sailors , and as the war progressed many fast steamers were especially buIlt for tbi I purpose in England. The leadIng characteris. tics of these craft consisted of low and , slender hulls , powerful engines , twin screws unti feathered paddles , They were unca- cumbered by spars , save the one necessary to support thu CrOW'S neSt for the lookout. I They were painteI a dull whIte , the precise shade of which was so nicely ascertained by . Ii experIence that a properly dressed runner on t It dark night was absolutely indiscernible at. J a cable's length , So particular were the j captains on this poInt that some of them I even insisted on their crews wearing whtto I wben on duty at night , It wu the business I of the blockade-runner to hide , to rue and itot to light , A single blow or shot in self- defense would at once turn it into a iIi'ate , ' with the penalty of death should blood be spilled. The pilot was the most important man on obard , and for his services any price demanded was paid , especially as the block. ado of the federal fleet becarne more anti - t snore stringent , Some pilots at this time 1' received as hIgh as $ iOQOO a round trIp- . that is , to the blockaded port and back. This 'as owing to the scarcity of competent men ani the risk they ran. They could ply their trade only on dark nights , and It captured they were sure to be kept In prIson until the eid of the war. Ieno , they do- , znarcd high PYt aw If surecasful made big monet , One sub pilot , hailing front r'Wilmington , N , C. , made fourteen trips 'without being caturcd , and after that ho could afford to sliend the rest of his daya $ ashore. . HscitIi. iituiiiieii , That blockade-running was full of excitement - mont goes without saying. A graphic de- scripttou of a fgJi fgop Nasea ; ' in one of the fastest runners is given In the dIary of confederate staff oficer , which I am per- - - - mitted to transcribe : "The first day out , " ho iays , "nothing unusual oecurrcd ie steamed all day fully seventeen miles an hour , and saw nothing to lirevent us from itcering on oUl course. On the second day we had to keep off a little , a we saw smoke to the southward , but at night we could see the Hull's Ifesti light at the entrance of Charleston harbor. OwIng to a thick fog , ' howcvcr. we could not make it until It was nearly dayiIiht , and then finding ourselves very close to a number of federal cruiIcrl we jaw it was quite impossible to run in , anti so again put out to sea , Shortly after we again found ourselves in dangerous ro- Imity to it cruiser. it Was painted white , and in every respect made to resemble a blockade-runner ; indeed , It is not at all .in- lIkely that It was one originally , and was captured and converted into a gunboat bY the enemy. We were discovered , and a chase ensued which lasted all iiay. For scv oral hours the Yankee seemed to gain on U , I anti the excitement was great on board our steamer. itt 12 o'clock the captain gave orders - ders to commence throwIng the cargo overboard - board , in order to lIghten the vesei , anti package after package of valuable machinery was consigned to the deep. An hour passed away and we founti that we were .ilatanclng our pursUer in a tow hours more , owing to our great ipcd , we were out of sight , anti that night we headed \Vilmington , N. C. At 3 o'clock in the morning we sighted the Cape Fear lIght , but as it oulti take us nearly until daylight to reach the biockathing fleet , and then , if we falleti to run through , we should be surrounded anti capturl , wo once more put to sen. All the next ( lay we verc chased and ran away from everything that attempted to run us dowu as the shades of night wore descending we put in again for the ahore , The captain , know- lag that he hail not enough coal to steam back to Nassau if he failed to run in , determined to attempt it at all hazards , anti to land his crew and passengers even if ho hail to beach his vessel and blow it UP. All the boata wore lowered from the davits anti nil on board were told off in crews to every boat , so that in casait became necessary - sary to run , In on the beach and destroy the vcssel there shoultl be no confusion. When it became dark nil on boarti were orderuil on deck , and we had to wear shirts over our coats so as not to be seen at a distance , a dark object being visible at a much greater distance than a white one at night. The passengers were assigned the duty of passing the word to the men at the wheel in a whlper front one to the other. At last we were in the midst of them , glitllng like a make hero and there , and seeming to pass through the water quicker than thought. We could ace the lIghts on the Yankee blockaders to our right , left and in front ef us. At last we were seen and a rocket went up ; then a breathless sIlence for a few minutes , many crouching behind the bulwarks - warks , for we fully expected a shower of shot anti shell , and then we were under the guns of Fort FIsher and in safety. There arose wild cheers from shore , which were reechoed - echoed front the little steamer with a rIght gooti will. The stokers and firemen crowded tip from the engine room ; grog was zcrved to the crew , champagne corks flew in the cabin , and all went merrily as a marriage bell , So I ran the blockade and found myself - self at last in Dixie. " A ? etetl ittocknile Itunner. I'robably the most noted of all the block- nile runners was lion. Augustus Charles Ilobart-IlttmptOn , since familiarly known as Hobart Pasha. lie was the third son of the earl of I3ucklngbamshire. and had entered - tered the British navy in 1S36 , serving against the slavers in BrazilIan waters and in the Baltic during the Crimean war. For want of something better to engage his attention and love of adventure , he now engaged as a blockade runner , sailing under the name of Captain Roberts. His first vessel was a fine double-screw steamer of 400 tons , 2O-horse power , 180 feet long anti 22 feet beam. His crew of thirty-four men were all EnglIsh and received high pay. The hull of the vcasei , the D-n , was painted a dull gray ; anthracite , or smokeless coal , was burned , anti , in order that no noise might be made , steam was blown off under water. Among other precautions - cautions taken was the following : It was ordered that there should be no male birds among the fowls taken on board for provisions - sions , in order that untimely crowing might not at some critical moment betray the craft. On the first trip out from England , Ho- hart Pasha , taking the advice of a southern woman , whom be made inquirIes of before startIng , took on board , among other icier- ehandise , 1,000 pairs of women's corsets , a lucky venture on whIch he realized 1,100 'per cent profit , when , after some exciting adventures , he had landed them safely in Wilmington. Ills main cargo consIsted of heavy boxes , labeled "machinery , " and' was paid for by the confederate government in cotton. Ills closest call caine at 11 o'clock on the morning of his arrival , when he suddenly found a federal steamer alongside - side the fl-n. How the enemy had got there without his knowledge was a inys- tery. However , tbere was the vessel ; anti soon a stentorIan voice called out : "Heave to in that steamer , or I'll sink you. " It seemed as if all was over , but Hobart tie- terniined to try a ruse , before giving his craft up , So he answered , "Aye , aye , sIr ; we are stopped. " The cruiser was about eighty yards away. Orders could be heard given , anti soon the boats were lowered and the crews laughed and cheered as they came on for the supposed price. Just as they reached the side of the B-n , however , the captaIn whisperetl down the tube Into the engineroom : "Full speed aheatil" and she shot away into the darkness and es- caped. On her return trip , as soon as the fl-n left S'Ilmtngton harbor , she wa , chased again , but made her escape. When daylight broke she was again discovered , thIs time by a large paddle-wheel crulter , which chased her all day and must eventually have caught tier had It not bten for the friendly gulf stream , into whIch hobart Pasba plungeti hIs craft , changing her course so as to run with the current , while the cruiser , changing her course before entering the stream , could not snake as good headway and was soon distanced , Eventually hobart reachtd Nassau - sau , whera he remained untIl the dark nights came on again , when he stareti nut upon a second i'au \Vilruingtou , Luck again favored him , and , although ho made tour trIps in all in the fl-n , lnclutlin one unsuccessful attempt to get Into Savannah , he was never caught , mu returned to Erg- land and turned the vessel over to her ccc- end oiflcer , Under the latter she was cop- tured on her very next trip , but not before passing through an exciting adventure In which her new commander greatly distin. guished himself. Being chased by a cruIser , a large full-rigged corvette , and nearly ovtr- taken in a stiff breeze , he turned hIs vessel around , beati to the wind , and deIibeately steamed past hIs pursuer at a dItuce of less than fifty yards. The int'er , being under great headway , went nearly it quarter of a mile before she could turn , and so lost her intended prize , The next morning another - other federal government vessel c.tme upon the fl-n unawares and aptured her. The captain of the cruiser remarked as tie came on board : "Vell , Captain Roberts , so we have caught you at last. " Great was his surprise anti disappointment on bearing that the captain bs so particularly wanted bad - - - - - - returned to lngland by the last mail B teamer. lien Ievtt by Yliniv Jack , hobart Pasha , six or eight months later , resumed blockade-running and gel safely to Wilmington once more with lila new last patitlie-wheel teasel and her cargo. lie also got away safely again to Bermuda , but there some of his men caught the yellow fever , anti , on running to Halifax , he himself was for a time prostritte1 with the dread tilsease , ThIs caused hint to give up his enterprise , anti the fail of Fort Fisher occurring shortly after , the last southern port was gone , anti blockatie-running was at an eniL Ills knowledge gained during the American war serveti him well afterward , when , on enter. lag the service of Turkey , he effectually checked the Greek blockade-runners about the island of Crete. For this he was raled to the rank of pauha and made an admiral of the Ottoman fleet. It may be added that the Uniteti States government capturetl or tlestroyed li04 blockade-runners during the war , and the gross proceeds of property captured in them amounted to 123,000,000. The vessels themselves - selves were worth about $7,000,000 , making ; the total 000O,000. Betw on November. 1861 , antI darch , 1811 , eighty-four steamers I were engageti in running the blockade from Nassau , anti of these thirty-seven were captured , twelve lost , cloven lojt anti cargoes partly saved , ant ! one foundered at sea. Among the highest number of runs made Were those of the Fanny , which made eight- can trips , and the Margaret and Jessie , which equaled this record before ahe was eaptureti. Out of 42 runs from Nassau only sixty-two , or one in seven , were sue- ceasful. ENJOINS WAITERS' UNION .Syi Iit Stewart ( 'ts tue Court (4 lidS ) IIr right a iInciitt , The trouble that has heretofore existed tic- twccn certain restaurants anti the Waiters' iinon has found it way into the courts. Sylvia Stewart , proprietor or a restaurant on North Sixteenth street , has brought suit against the Omaha Waiters' union antI the Hotel anti Restaurant Employes' National alliance , alleging that the members of the two organizations are levying a boycott against her and her business , thus doing her irreparable injury , The plaIntiff has secured a temporary restrainingorder that wIll continue - tinue in force until the case can be heatti upon Its merits. the date for which has been fixed on June 14 before Judge Fawcett of the equity court. Dow & Thomsen have sued 001db & Son in an action to recover the sum of 3,837 , alleged to be due for material furnished the defendants anti used in roofing the expoei- tion buildings. The defendants are the parties who had the cootracts for the construction - struction of a number of the buildings on the grountis. The Consumers' rce company has brought a $1,000 damage suit against M. L. Rawlins alleging that ho agreed to furnish a certain quantity of ice to the plaintl and failed so to do. \v. F. Bechel , accused of embezzling funds of the PacIfic Express company , was in district court , where he furnished a bond in the aunt of $5b00 and the case was continued - tinued until the October term. Juilgo Scott baa disposed of the neighborhood - hood row between Addle M. Trumbull and George Ring by dismissing tbo case wherein the former sought an Injunction to restrain the latter from building a high board fence between their respective houses. By the terms of the order of dismieal Ring can build his fence to any height. providing it is constructed upon his own land , In the case of Katherine Parker against Smith Parker , Judge Scott has granted a divorce to the plainti , THIEVES OECEIVE AN AGENT , , , Ostialia Pollee Surprise a Suspect and In Turn All Are Given a Surprise. In the person of a man who gives the name of 3. S. Kelly the polIce believe they have a criminal of country-wide reputation. Kelly was arrested Just after he left the offices of the American Express company , where be got two telescopes that had been shippeti to him. Information was given to the pollee by the chief of polIce of Sioux City that Kelly would call at the express office for the telescopes , When Kelly calleti two detectives were waiting forhim and placed him under arrest. When the telescopes - scopes were opened at the station the police were disgusted and Kelly was visibly sur- priced , for instead of a quantIty of rich plunder they only yielded two suits of ragged clothes. Although Kelly said nothing it could be seen that he had been duped by his friends for whom he was to be receiver for plunder , 'hen the telescopes were traced to the American ExQress company's i omce In Sioux City by the police of that city they were known to contain jewelry and other valuables. Kelly's pals either switched telescopes or approprIated their contents and substituted the ragged cloth- lug. Kelly worked with two other men in Sioux City , where they are wanted , and also at Red Cloud , Neb , , where It is alleged they committed a serIes of daring robberies. Kelly since he came to Omaha has altered his appearance by new clothing throughout and by having his hair cut. and a beard re- moved. He refuses absolutely to talk to the polIce and gives them the laugh when they question him. He said to one of his questioners : "You say I am a crook ? Prove it. You surely don't want me to aid you In the proof , do you ? " Relly will be photographed - graphed and his picture sent to all cIties. lie is believed to be a product of Kansas City. RECRUITS FOR THE THURSTONS Major Mttifnrd Conie. . to Get New 3len to Join the First Neltriseica 'o I ii u S crs. . Major Mulford of the First Nebraska regiment - ment , volunteers , formerly captain of the Omaha Guards , will be here Monday to re- crult more volunteers for the Nebraska regIment - ment now stationed at San Francisco preparatory - paratory to beIng sent to the PhilIppine islands. A telegram from Captain "thick" Taylor of the Thurston Rifles to Sergeant Bartlett of this city was received here on FrIday morning. It requested that Sergeant Bartlett make arrangements for recruitIng tsenty-five more men for the Thuratoa RIfles. That is the number that is now desired - sired by Captain Taylor to complete his ranks. A recruiting oluce for all those who desie to join the Nebraska regiment at San Francisco will be opened at the armory of the Thurston Rifles , Seventeenth and Doug. las streets , on Saturday evening at S o'clock , and the names of applIcants will be taken at that time. . . .l citccs hewn 'Viva Prisuncra , Sheriff McDonald has gone to LIncoln , taking with him George McKiuney and \Vlt- 11am hlyan. The former was convicted of forgery and was sentenced to a term of one year in the pcnitentiary , The latter was convicted of burglary acid given a term of flvo years. EXCESS PARE ONFAST TRAINS Weetem Parecngcr Aocket to Decun the Matter at Oxnh , CHICAGO-DENVER FLYERS UNDER FIRE Chinlrmssn Calalivell's flulinies Are ) lnst 5rcnnouslflbJertsd To br the I.iaes Vhieli Mk the Quickest Time. There will be an important meeting of tbs IVestern Passenger audciation in Omaha next week. The call foe the meeting has not been issued yet , but it will probabi ) ' dcsignuto V'ednesday U the time for the passenger men to convene. The meeting wilt be of all of the lines In the \Vestcrn Pas. sengcr association , and was fixed for Omaha in order to give some of the general pas- stinger agents of western lines , who have not had an opportunity of seeing the cx- position , a chance to see the great lnstltu- tion and boom travel In this direction , One of the matters that will come up for discussion is the fast train controversy that has been waged ever since the now fast traIns between Chicago , Omaha and Denver I were put into service. The requirement of I excess fare from all aasongers holding I througi tIckets is the bone of contention. ' The amount fixed by Chairman Cahiwell of the Western Passenger association , who was selected as arbiter in the matter , was 4 for sleeping cars and $1 for day coaches , the excess fare to apply only on through travel on the fast traIns. Thecruhlag was tounti to be easily circumvented by passenger from either Denver or Chicago buying tick- eta to Omaha and then re-buying hero for the rest of the trip. Itecent Dipne Recently a dispute arose as to the charge of excess fare for passengers cnroute from I Chicago to a destination of Colorado who stopped oil at Omaha to attend the exposition - tion , As stopovers are allowed on all through tickets on account of ttccxpositiofl it wait foreieen that scarcely any travelers would go through Omaha without stopping off , and it they didn't have to pay excess fare the lines not enjoyIng fast train service would have no benefit from a handicap on the lines with the fast trains. After some argument Chairman Caidweli ruled that persons bound from Chicago through toIenver , , whose final tiestination wan in CoIoraho , would have to pay th excess fare whether they stopped off at Omaha or not. If their final destination was this side of Coloratlo.or beyond there in Utah or California or other western states , they would not have to psy the excess fare , Or if the passengers bougb tickets to Omaha or'to any points other than those In Colorado they would not be compcUed to pay the $4 or It additional for riding on a faitt train. A traveler from Chicago to Colorado or a through traveler eastward will not have to pay the excess fare again when he gets on the train after having viilted the exposition , but If he is going through he must pay it when be starts and paythe full amount at that tIme. The matter has stirrd up a big fuss among all thc lines. On the one hand the North western-Union Pacific , the Iiiirllngton and the Rock Island lines , on the one hand , want the handicap of the excess fare taken off , and the lines that have slower service hetween Chicago and Colorado lnafst that they will commence a rate war if the excess fare is not retained. The Chicago papers have taken a band in the matter , and. are earnestly at work trying to have the trains taken out of service because they rather hurt the circulation - tion of the Chicago papers. It is freely predIcted that the fast trains will be taken off before the summer Is over , but offIcIals of the lines In this city laugh at such a report , anti say they have not spent several thoujanti dollars in building new trains only to abandon them at this early date. It may be relied on that the fast trains between Chicago , Omaha and Denver are here to stay for some time yet. rLA'S FOR UflON I'ACII'ZC flEi'OT. AvcJtittet lies Nt-nrli Comyicted Ills zicwIiiicN for ( lie Stations. It is said the plans for the new union station to he built at Tenth and Marcy streets by the Union Pacific railroad , are almost completed over in Chicago. They are being drawn under the supervision of Architect Frost , son-In-law of President Hughltt of the Northwestern. There has been a change in the plans since work was first started on them , the Northwestern- Union Pacific folks determining on several specIal features and increased space after the first rough draw1ng were made. One of the changes has been to provide for a carriage entrance at Ninth and Marcy streets. in addition to the entrance from the Tenth street vIaduct an entrance that will probably be much used by vehicles will be provIded at Ninth street , This street is paved from Farnam street south , and by throwing a bridge across the freight tracks this side of where the new station will be built , a good approach to the Ninth street end of thq new statIon will be provided independent - dependent of the Tenth street viaduct. Active work on the new station has not been begun. When work will be corn- menced is not known at headquarters. Much time has been spent by the company in getting - ting tenants off the land on which it is proposed to erect a station. The company owns this land , but the tenants of the small houses there all teld leases and had to be given thirty days' notice to get off. About a dozen of these bouaeholders have moved off the compa4 land , and their houses pulled down , but thre are still about half a dozen more left there. Work on buIlding the new unto station was to have been commenced before ,1.Iay 1. Wizen permission - mission was secured to erct the temporary frame structure , now used as a station , the last of February , the city councIl was assured - sured that active opertouz on the new station would be beun wIthin sixty days. Some of the councilrnn hold that active operations have not yet been commenced , and will soon insist that work either be begun or the temporary station torn down. Ii-e.-lvtr Makes is ( ; oed Showing , CLEVELAND , June 10.-Myron T , 11 rrick , one of the receivers of the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway company , in speaking of the proposed reorganiz4tlon of that road said ; Vhile I have n& insIde information in the matter , I am of the opInIon that the I reorganization plan will go through successfully - fully and will lIkeir go Into effect by January 1 , next. "I ecame a receiver eighteen months ago and since that time I have doubled Its earnings , cut its expenses in half , expended fully 11.000,000 in improve- menU , and now there Is a comfortable balaz'ce oa the right elds of the ledger. " t'nion I'ae'ifle Euruiegs. Union Pacific earnings continue to show big gains over those of the past few years , The statement of earulags and expenses for April has just been issued. The gross earnIngs for the month of April , 1S9. were $14,427 , as compared with $1,107,918 in April , 1597 , The net earnings for April , - - ItIR , were $ fi12.78 , compared with $101,026 in April , ltfl. Jlnilvrni totcs ansi I'cr.unnftts. President Burt of the Union i'acIilc left for Denver last night , 'me Ilurllngton pay car paid Omaha a 'cisit yesterday and went on 'west , General Manager itoldrege of the hurling- ton returned from llurllngton yesterday , Traveling i'aslenget Agent unIt of the Illinois Central is in the city arranging for a meeting of railroad and newspaper men at the exposition in the early part of July. l . W , Vkeley , general passenger agent of the Burlington's lInes in Missouri , has ii- sued a pretty summer tourist circular illustrated - trated iitb view. of the exposition and other points of interest hereabouts. The Union l'aaiilc reported heavy rains throughout Nebraska anti Kansas on Thurs- iiay night. The rain was not so heavy in the western part of the state as in the east' era and Omaha had rather more than its share. The rains have caused the ilurlington company consitlerable trouble with the little itlot of ground It is parking. Before yester- day's rain commenced the ol wan all nicely laid on the steep terrace which leatis clown to the tracks , but the rain carried more than half of it tlown the Incline. The Union Pacific operating department is dismayed at the failure of the Centrai I'a. cHic to properly hanillo the troops bound for San Francisco after the Union l'nciflc tiujtleti to deliver them in quick time to the Central l'aeiflc at Ogden. The Nebraska regiments were delayed on the Central i'aciflc by a wreck , the first lot of Iowa troops were tie- iaycil by the break-clown of alt engine , anti the second lot of Iowa tr000s had theIr cloth- log burneti up in a fire on that line. CIVIL HONORS FOR WOLSELEY itc-'trt Stint the I'usl tiun cit 'icerty fir Caisnila Juts IIeii Ten- tiers-il hint. NE\V YOuR , June 10.-A dIspatch to the Tribune from London saysc The British government has bad unusual trouble in filling - ing the vacancy for the vlceroyalty of Canada. Numbers of candidates have been mentioned , but no oppointment made. The good relations existing between England and America make It important that the new governor general of Canada should be an official of unique reputation so as to int- press the imagInation of the whole English- speaking race in America. The appointment has not been announced , but it is beiieveii in the war oflice that Lord Wolseley is the man t. be selected for this Important post. Nothing has yet appeared in print about It , but It may .ho stated with the utmost con- fitience that overtures have been maiie to him. The crown Is not in the habit of offer- log appointments ( or high places until the wIllingness to accept of those nominated i3 received , There is reason to believp that Lord Wolseley has been approached and asked whether he will accept the post of governor general of Canada , anti he is now consider- lug the expediency of accepting It. He now occupies the office of commander-in-chiet of the army and is the man best fitted by experience and military ability for the place. His appoIntment as governor general of Canada would lend exceptional prestige and authority and would be welcomed both in the Dominion and the United States as a brilliant successor to the long line of Illustrious ylceroys. Ills _ nppointment as governor general would command the. atten- tlon of Canatia and of the United States and would he of great utility in promoting good relations on both sides of the border , and at the same time it would create a vacancy In the 091cc of commander-in-chief which the friends of Lord Roberts would like to have theIr particular friend fill. Lord Wolseley La at once a soldIer and a diplomat , equal to any work he may be called upon to perform. but Lord Roberts Is a soldIer only and a very ambitious one. Lord Wolseley Is now In his 66th year. If he decides to accept he will retire ( rein the army and devote the re- maloder of his life to omcial work as gov. ernor general and to the completion of the memoirs which be baa long desired to write. ENGLISH SECUItE A CONCESSION. New Convention with China Favor- tiir to Them. LONDON , June 10.-The newspapers here are printing many congratulations upon the signing of the Anglo-Chinese convention yesterday. whIch icives Great Britain an extension - tension of the boundaries of hong Kong , in- eluding Kan-Luog , of altogether 200 square miles , under a lease to which the greatest importance Is attached , as the territory thus acquired is regarded as being essential for the protection of hong Kong. The lease comprises the island of Lantao , to the westward - ward of Hong Kong , and the mainland behind - hind Kan-Tung. south and east of a line drawn from Mica bay to Deep bay. While the Chinese get the northern shores of these bays , the lease covers their waters , subject to the right of the Chinese to use them for their own ships. t'hnn ntaatlnna,1 in tha fl'nica nf Cam. mona last evening as to whether Russia contemplated sending troops to the Yang- tee-Kiang valley , the parliamentary seere- tary for the foreign office , George N. Curzon , made an important statement to the effect that such a proceeding , without the consent of China. would be an act of war , and , be added , the government would take the rcqui. site steps to protect British interests. Ob- vioualy this is intended as a warning to Rus. slit not to interfere in the Yangtse-Kiang valley , ZARIFI'S HUSBAND IS ANGRY Insists flint the l'lie Ilawe Conspired Against Hint to .tIil ills ' % % 'tfe and Paramour , It is probable that Zarifi , the Midsay dancer who was released from the charge of havIng eloped with a Grecian gun spinner , after robbing her husband , will be rear- rested. The woman was released Thursday on the representation that her husband would not prosecute her. Yesterday the husband , very angry , visited the central police station and demanded - manded that the , woman and her paramour be rearrested. lie was told that the woman bad been released because no testimony bad been adduced that would convict her , As no bearing bat ! been granted the prisoner this excuse was not stomached by the husband. lie told the police that eIther they had been tricked by the wily Syrian friends of the woman , or else had conspired against hint to secure for her her freedom. The husband says he was approached by the woman's friends and asked to drop the proeecution , but that be had refused , BICYCLE RIDER IS INJURED 1v. P. hiusuntond i.osc's Control of Ills Wheel stud CoIIIdc * sitia cc Motor. . iv. , F , hlammondanengineer living at South Eighteenth Street , while riding a bicycle on Sixteenth street , lost control of his wheel and collided with a Park lIne motor car , sustaining severe injuries about the head , hips and lower limbs. He was removed - moved to his home. The accident was entirely - tirely unavoidable , so witnesses say. hammond reacbed the corner of Sixteenth and Leavenworth streets Just as the motor . - - - - - car reached that point , and in attempting to turn a sharp corner lost control of his wheel and dashed into the car , 'The car was in charge of Conductor J. A , Rose and Motorman - man J. Lanaban. REVISION OF TIlE TAX SYSTEM Special Heigulntlotishlelng Preparcil for SIte I'Istiipplno I s I flu 4s , ChICAGO , June 10-A special to the Tribune from Washington says : From In. formation just come to light It is learned the admInIstration baa determined upon a State policy concerning the i'hilippines. It is the evident intention of thu government to annex the islands , This policy has not been hastily decided upon , and It was tie- cided before Admiral lewey began his operations - tions , It will be operative as soon as hawaii is annexed. This accounts in a measure for the vigor with which the prealtient is pushing the annexation of Hawaii , The Philippine policy 'will then be outlined to the power * . Shortly before Admiral Dewey was ordered to take the i'hiiippines Consul 0. F. Williams at Manila was instructed by the State department to collate all available - able information , statistics , etc. , concern' log the Spanish system of taxation in the islands , their peculiar sources of revenue , etc. , anti to forward the Information to \'ashington at once. Assisted by VIce Con' sul Iuland , he hurriedly complied the information - formation , an'i his report came to the State department three weeks ago. As a result a revised system of taxation is being formed and is nearly completed now. Twelve clerks have been working on the facts rent by Consul WillIams , anti upon their work being completed the new system will be promulgated by the itresident to the proper flu thorl I lea , In brief , the proposed plan of taxation Is to remove entirely the vresent tax imposeil on household goods , beasts of burden and native products , and to eubstItute reaui- able property an'i poll taxes , similar to those enacted in thIs country. No poll tax will be levied on women , import duties to the I PhilippInes will be lowered no.1 almost cut I in half. A number of native products will be atirnitied free to the UnIted States with some regulations calculated to protect home Intlustric's where affected. It is also proposed - posed to regulate the wage scale. Philippine labor is now rated from 5 to 20 cents a day. A uniform scale of wages of 0 cents will be atlopteil. It is asserted by political economists that the new scale will give an impetus to affairs in the Islands and put the tax income far above the $20,000,000 now obtaIned by Spain. The government is considering the appointment - pointment of an omclal coilector of customs , who shall be dIspatche'i to the islantis to inaugurate the new system , It is believed that the selection of such an official has ni- ready been made , but. there Is no definite Information concerning his identity. i'htoi OSES TO iNI.I WI' Cii ZNESi. Civci1id Ceirstini has a l'lsn for ( 'oni'rl og l'ii I I i iiInes. CLEVELAND , 0. , June 10.-Dr. Joseph F. Chan , a Cbine physician , highly educated , and a naturalIzed citizen , residing here , has conceIved a novel plan for rendering assistance - sistance to the United States in driving the Spaniards from the PhilippIne islands , and the government to aId in carrying out thiTan. Dr. Clian proposes - poses to enlist in the United States regular army or to receive an appointment as sur- geon. He will ask for authority to enlist a party of about 200 of his fellow countrymen - men In San FrancIsco and take them to the Phillppinee and do missionary work among the Chinese residents of that country. Dr. Chan says that of the 0,01)0,000 inhahl- tant.s in the Philippines 3,000,000 are Chinese. They were taking no part in the insurrection against the Spaniards , but were strongly opposed to Spanish rule. He says that the Chinese In the Philippines - pines are almost entirely Ignorant of the United States , but if h can go over there he would ipfluenec them In favor of the government of the islands under the control - trol of the United States and would organize - ganize a large army of Chinarnen to fight under the stars and stripes and to become allies in the army of invasIon. The doe. tor is in correspondence with Governor Bushnell and the War department at Wash. ingtoo in reference to his plan. ItECRUITING WOILIC AT ST. LOUIS. Officers Pied Pieutyof Applicants for I'tnees in the Ariis , . ST. LOUIS , June 10.-Captain Rumboltit , in command of Battery A of St. Louis , who returned from Chickamauga to secure fifty-two recruits , began enlisting the additional - ditional men today. The call of CaptaIn Sweet , United States recruiting officer here , for 300 colored men to fill up the quota in several of the negro regiments in the regular army , is meeting with success and that officer is being kept busy enlisting the eager applicants. Captain W. II. Johnson , who has been recruiting men for the Six' teenth United Statea infantry , has finished his work here and has left for Mobile , Ala. , where he will report to General Coppinger for duty as an assistant adjutant general , to which position he was recently appointed. Deputy Quartermaster Smith , U. S. A. , is engaged In buyIng the horses and mules for the mountain battery which John Jacob Astor has pre3ented to the government and which is now on the way west for service in Manila. Twenty-five horses. eight'flve pack and twelve other mules are being purchased here , NOT Oi'RNiNG PIIIVATIJ LHTTERS. i'cststia.rr Geuerni Deile * Stories I'it in Circulation. WASHINGTON , June 10.-Postmaster General Emory Smith requests the As- eociated Press to state that all reports In. dicating that the postomee inspectors or other ociais have been detailed or authorized to open letters wIthin the mails are untrue and misleading. The privacy of the mails at no time , under any conditioner or circumstances anywhere , will be invaded during the war. All mail properly addressed and with sufficient postage will be delivered to the addresue as expeditiously and scrupulously as it ever has been. The pest. 0111cc inspectors detailed for duty at Key Vet and Tampa and the various military camps are simply performIng duty in connection - nection with the establishment and perfec' tion of the poilal service. All postofitce inspectors - specters so detailed are under the direction of the chief of inspectors , Postomce depart- meat. LIV1B1tALS no NO'i' WANT .t FIASCO. Not Hostile to anii.icrstandlnw with the tni.Ite.l Sttcs. LONDON , June 10.-The Westminster Gazette this afternoon , commenting upon the American suggestion that the liberals are hostile to the proposed Augio.Arnerican understanding , says : The liberal party desires nothing more than to draw cleser the bonds with the United States. 'The leaders tiras altenclon to points needing careful handling , because , judging trout the present con- duet of foreign affairs. they hare grounds for fearing that the best policy may be wrecked by lack of wtsdont and perseverance. If we plead for care and caution In dealing with the United States It is because of the anxiety to have that cause free from the flckicess of the present government. hURRY ON STATE BUILDINCS Workmen liae Them Nearly &si1y to Turn Over to Oommlieon5. ! SOME BEAUTIES THAT WILL SOON BE ADDED Convenleneets for lIte I'nhlic and ite- mmdc , . for the 'lsitorp. of the Conditions at Plume Wiii lie ( he Peatnees. The state buildings on the bluff tract which hare not yet been completed are making good progress anti nearing completion - tion , No time in being lost in any case and the builtiings will be reatly for occu- pitney by the time set for their formal dccli- cation. The Kansas building Is about ready to be turned over to the Kansas commission , an'i l'rciildent George OIick and Secretary A , II. Greet have "moved in. " The debris incident to the building operations Is bcin removed anti carpets are being put down in some of the rooms. The buIlding 'wilt be ready by Monday to be thrown open to the public. The Montana buililing is about rcaiiy to be occupied. The carpenters anti painters are putting on the finishing touches and the i furniture anti fittings are being pIae4 in the rooms. Some of the rooms will be decorntci with magnificent specimens of MontanS game , incluiiIng two buffalo heath an'i the gigantic head of a mooic , all the property of a Montana millionaire , who loaned therm for the occasion. Other specimens of anImals are also rare anti interesting , an especially fine pIcc being a Rocky mountain sheep as large as a young calf. There are deere , hears , and other animals in profusion anti President Sutheriin of the Montana corn- mIssion has about conelutieti that. there are so many of these that some of them will have to be placed among the exhibits in the main buIldIngs. The building will be formally dedicated June 2a. The Georgia building is being arranged for the Inspection of the public. This will be an exhIbit building , purely. The lower floor Is being flili1 with a magnificent collection - lection showing the mIneral resources of the state , including ores of all kinds , building stone , etc. The seconti floor Is devoted to a fine exhibit of agriculture anti horticulture prcsiucts , the latter in class jars anti the former arranged - ranged in varIous designs. VhivuiiI a tutu ftc hers. The interior of the Wirconsin building is being cleaned of the debri4 left by the plas- terera anti carpenters and the painters are nearly through with their work , Some of the furniture is being placed in the rooms and the builtiiug aiil be ready for irispec- tlon within a few days. The Pottawattamie county wigwam is progressIng rapidly under the watchful eye of l'rcsbient Graham , and he says th building - ing will be all ready for visitors by Iowa. day , June 23. The first floor of the building will be occupied by a Council Bluffs firm with an exhibit ; the second floor will con- tam the county exhibit ; the thIrd floor wilt he fitted up as a waiting room for the women , affording a pleaEant view of cbs grounds , and the fourth floor will be fltte4 up for the use of the men. The Iowa building seems to he makIng rather slow progress anti a great deal remains - mains to be done to complete the building in time for the formal dedication on "Iowa. day , " The New York building was one of the last to be started and work on ft is making good headway. The interior is being finished - ished and the building will be ready for occupancy some time before the date fixe4 for the dedication , July 12. The Swisa chalet. which 'will be thb headquarters for Minnesota people on the grounds , is gradually mounting skyward. The pine logs with which the building Ia being constructed are strewn all about the building and visitors to the grounds are treated to a sight which is an object lea- son in itself. The great timbers are flUe4 as nicely as though a delicate place of cab- ines work was being constructed , anti the ease and grace with which the workmen handle the axe and adac make an interesting sight to the residents of a prairie state. The form of construction makes the work rather slow , but the building will be completed - pleted in time for "Minnesota day , " July 20. DAMAGE DONE BY THE RAIN Innunirrahjie Small Waslsouts , but None Serious Save 'Flint at Nineteenth and Iiarney. While there were Innumerable wasbont3 of a minor character on the streets as a re- suit of the storm , especially upon those where paving Is in progress or mains are being laid , no serious damage was inflicted. In the aggregate considerable damage wan done , however. That is the result of the examination of City Engineer Rosewater , who took a. trip over the city with Street CommIssioner Beverly early this morning. The most serious hit of damage done as far as the city is concerned occurred near the library building at Nineteenth and Harney streets. This Is the spot that the city engineer - gineer urged upon the council to repaIr last year without success , The water poured in under the pavement and about the foundation - tion of the library , placing the buildIng in a somewhat serious condition and causIng the pavement to sink. A couple of hundred dollars of damage was done in the parks. 'tortaiiiy Statistica , It has been some time since the city has been honored with the arrival of triplets , but such an addition has been made to the family of Samuel McCoy of 1117 howard streeL They comprise two boys acid a girl. The family ii colored. Other births and deaths reported in the twenty.four hours ending at noon yesterday - to the health commissioner are as follows : Birlbs-J. F. Staut , 121 ; South Twenty- ninth Street. girl. Michael CunnIngham , 26 South Twenty-sixth street , boy ; Brutus V'Lliets , 3110 Maple Street , toy ; V. 6. Curt- niogham , 332i Manderson street , boy , Deaths-W , L. Lion , Dougias county boa- pitsi , 51 years of age , Glenn SYcodruff , 13t South Fourteenth Street , S months old. City hail Note. . . President Jordan of the Board of Education - tion is busied in slilsiag his signatures to the 4i1lomas to be awarded to the 111gb school graduates. J. W. Vogel tas taken out a permit for the erection of a two-story frame cottage on South Twenty-seventh Street , to cost ; ioQ. Permits for improvements amounting to $ T have also been issd. guts at Cicrgiywa'a .tdrlce , Among the hundreds of requests which are macic of the Omaha gstmaiter through the mails there are some very unusual ones. A. woman wrote to hIm recently and asked for the name of a Fresbytertan ciergyman. She added that she bad heard that Omaha was snh a. terrible place and that she wouiti. have to ask a cievgymaxcs advice as t whether ii would be a1e for bcz to attcn the exposition.
