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EsTABLISIIE1) : JUNE iii isii. OMAhA FRI DAY [ OR1ING JUNE 1'T 1898. sxNGLi : COPY FrVE CENTS.
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\VIIERE \ TIlE BATTLE RACES
Boary Oh Town of Santiago arni Its
8nrroundtng.
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VERY ANCiENT SPANISH COMMUNITY
5cei of the InfnnLOU Mn.usncre or ti
VIrglntiis Crrv-Trnde Ic-
itroyeit br % 'iir-A lie-
Mflrklthle Ilnrbur.
SanttflI ( ) iio Cuba , which Ia now the
scene of highly Interesttng navn nnd mu-
tary operations , Wfli % founded n 1514 by
" suanutui , adventurer nnmd Ve1aquez , re-
1att the Bpr1nfle1d itepublucan. It lB the
O(1C5t town founded b ) ' a European on thie
henilsphero except Santo Domingo , which
ColumbUe him-
wna foufliled by Christopher
eIf In 149O The harbor of Santiago anth the
cntrance thereto are very notable for their
natural features. The entrance Itsdli cannot -
not ho diRCerned except at close quartera
anti no skipper IS mad enough to attempt to
make ht way In by night. It Is uBual to
hie oil for ( ayhigh1t , nut ! In the event of two
) or more thus waiting all kinds of tricks are
I resorted to In order to got to the entrance
flrst , since only one can eafely pass in at a
. ! no through the narrow chnhflcl , 180 yard8
while. beneath the walls of what was the
Morro cntlo before Aimral ainpsofl and
Commodore Sclitoy had their little argument
with it tim other ( hay.
'rho Spanialt warrior Pedro do Ia Itosra , I
--j 9 far back as 1640 , built Morro fortrcsa.
Adjoining the ? dorro is a Email fortlflca-
' tion resembling a star in the etiapo and
knowit aa 1 I3atterln ( IC ha E8treIla , vhile
t on the mountain opposite l La Zocapa
cntle , whichi was not , untIl recently , of
much consequence as a defense. Before
ono reaches Cayo Ibnith , a little Island
ouco held by ( ho BritIsh , used by the real-
dents of Santiago in ProsPerous times as
a watering place , two more batteries may
ho seen on tue cast sIde of the channel.
k h'erclwd Ofl the shore of a tIny bay under
tIm guns of the forts is the cable hut of
, the three companies-French , Cuba submarine -
marine and the West Indian and Pananrn-
which arc reprcscntcd In Santiago. On a
lOIIIt further ( tOVfl the harbor. where it
in necessary for vesscl to make a sharp
curve. a tug sometimes being utilized to
uah around the shlps bow Is the Punta
chords. battery. After passing this spot It
Is somewhat easier saIlIng. The bay opens
to a width of two miles. and the
remainder of the six miles. which is the dls-
tanco front eiiil to cml , can be verformed at
a aieed faster than the slow and enutioua
movement necessary to pass the . tortuous
channel and avoId the shoals. Just at the
entrance of the bay Is a small island liiowii
ns Isle do Itatonco ( the Isle of Itats ) . on
which some time ago was a building used
as a powder magazine where the explo-
elves since utilIzed In mining the harbor
and Its approaches were stored. 'I'hero are
no forts on the western sltlo of the harbor ,
but nearly opposite the city is a coal depot
cml a convalescent hospital. To the east
is a inodera fort of masonry , I'unta l3lanca ,
.
- and It is almost certain that at spots In
) thu city. like the market place. commandIng -
Ing the barber , guns have been mounted.
L0CZLUOn of the 'i'own.
The town of Santhgo do Cuba Is situated
ai one 81(10 of the harbor and about six
miles from Its entrance anti overlooks it
at the widest part. The town Is low , hut
rises as the ground slopes up from the coast
toward some ranges of hUh. . It was quIte
: . _ - - a business town before the war , and there
are three companies there that have ban-
(110(1 a great ( heal of ore , one of them s
much as a thousand tons a day. The houcs
arc mostly one-story bight on account of
the liability to earthquakes , but there arc
some of two stories. The dwelling houses
are surrounded by spacious verandas , which
look on beautiful gardens filed with a
wealth of gorgeous tropical flowers. The
. . polnsdttla , with Its heads of brilliant scarlet -
let leaves which people in the north cher-
lab In little flower pots and in green
houses , is there a largo tree , and other
trees with their clusters of gaudy , fragrant
flowers make these gardens a faIry scene.
There'.ire varIous insects among the 110w-
era and mosquitoes Innumerable , hut none
of the Insects arc poisonous. There is a
large spther about the size of one's List.
- whose bite jroduces a swelling and a slight
fever , and a scorpion whose bite causes
some irritation , but Is not deadly. There
are no venomous reptiles In the Island.
: - There is one enormous variety of boa , called
the maja , of immense strength. It i Per-
tectly black , as thick as one's arm , and
capable of swelling itself out to nearly five
timc Its natural size , and has a blood-red
mouth-nil of which sounds very alarming
until you find out that he is a lazy fellow
and does not trouble himself about human
1 beings , being satisfied with pigs and goals
flfld oven small game. There Is a small
snake called the 3ubo , and some other vane-
t tics , but they are not venomous. The
repose of the streets is not disturbed by
the rush of cable or trolley cars. The usual
conveyance , the volnute , is a long-bodied
vehicle on two wheels. The town of Sauti-
ago is the see of thu archbishop , and con-
tame the largest cathedral in the island-
the cathedral of Nuestra Sonora do ha Carl.
dad dcl Cobre. hero is also the theological -
cal seminary of San Ilasillo.
'I'he Surrousiiiisgs ,
In this region is the highest land in Cuba.
A mountain range called the Montanos da
idnestra or Cobro extends from the Punta
do Maisi on the eastern extremity to Cape
Cruz on the opposite side. Phco do Tur-
, qulno , the highest elevation , rises 7C7O feet
I . . above the ocean. These mountains are very
rich in ore , and the Cobre "opper mines.
I some twelve miles distant. from the city ,
- ' have yielded fifty tons a day , the higher
grades being shipped to lurope , and the
i Inferior grades smelted at the mines. All
this work huB StOlheth since the war has become -
come scniou. , These mines were worked
as early as the seventeenth century , and
ere ihei abandoned for more than lot )
years , Iron is also found there , and gold
Utfth sliver have been taken out , but not
In sufficient quantities to make It profits.
ble. hlowevcr , , none of these mines
have vet been fully developed. Bituminous
L1 coal is fouml which gives out a high degree
- . of heat ani loaves scarcely any ashes or
' cinders. Near the coast it Is often found m
i L. . . . semi-liquid masses resembling petroleum or
h nnptha. There are some very extensive
.
cLt.ea Ia these mountains whIch have eycr
been thoroughly explored. There are forests
! e of mahogany , Cuban ebony , cedar anti other
harl woods in this province , among theta
one called the quabra hacha or axe-breaker ,
antI the jucero , which does not decay even
.
after long submersion. The marquetetjo
p. . . _ work in the room occupied by Philip II of
) i3iaiu in the oscurial was made front ttuso
wools , of which the Spaniards knew the
. value , and they are exported from the island
In large quantities.
There are no wild animals , properly speak-
hug , except Wild dogs , which play havoc Ia
the ouitry yards. A small anImal culled
, . utia that resembles a coon and probably be.
longs to the same family Is found in great
eumbers and furnish ninny it good meal to
lbs buugry Cuban soldiers , who trap It by
the dozen , When eaten 'with a relish of
garlic and onion it is delIcious-to those ho
like garlic. The city of 13anmo , in the
western part of the province , was very im-
portant. a century or more ago and a great
stronghold of the insurgents-for htere have
always been insurgents in Cuba. But of late
years business line moved to Santiago 51111
other coast cities and Santiago now has
about 45,000 Inhabitants , whIle Baynmo has
only 10,000. It. a'ns a lawyer of Ilnyalno ,
Charles M , do Cespelcs , who in 186 , at the
head of 128 wretchedly armed men , rose in
rebellion at Yarn and in a few weeks was at
the head of l&,000 resolute though badly
armed fighters , The ilynino de Ilayamo , the
revolutionary hymn of the Cuban patriots ,
originated in llayaino. This was the Mar.
selllalse to whose music Macco marched.
Santiago do Cuba was the birthplace of the
brothers Macco.
The VirzlIlInM iasnrc.
It was at Santiago tie Cuba that the fa-
motis Virginius affair occurred in 1873 and
almost catised a war between the United
States antI Spain. The Virginius , a ship
registered in the New York customs house
September 116 , 1870 , as the property of an
American citizen , was captured on the high
seas near Jamaica , by the Spanish nian-of-
war Tornado , on October 31 , 1873. The
reason given was that she was about to
land men and arms in Cuba , which was
then engaged in thto ten years war against
Spain. At the time of its capture the Vir-
giiiltls Was flying the American flag. She
was taken to Santiago. I'resident Grant at
once remonstrated with tile Spanish govern-
I ment. and through the United States minis-
I ten to Spain , General Daniel B. Sickles , do-
I manlied the release of the Virginius and
Iter crew. Simill WItS at that time a reputihic ,
natIon President Castelar , and while his gov-
crnmont was asking for time to obtain information -
formation and was inching promises , tile
nuthoritics in Cuba determined to talce mat-
tens into their own hands. On Novetnber
' 7 , 1873 , the captain of the Vlrginius , Joseph
Fry , and thirty-six of tue crew , were shot.
The next day twelve of the most prominent
of the passengers were also hiot. The cap-
tam general of Cuba , General do Ilodas , dl-
rectly sanctioned these murders.
When tue news of this action became
known In this country the excitement was
intense. Meetings were held. and the
bloody worlc was denounced. President
Grant authorized the putting of the ItavY
on a war footing , diplomatic relations were
on tim point of severaace and war was im-
nlinent. Mcanwhilo I'resldent Castelar
made the excuse that his orders to stay
proceedings vcro received too late to prevent -
vent the crime. It was probably because
Spain was just starting Ofl her career as
a republic that President Grant used every
olfort to adjust the chifilculty through diplo-
mati'c means and that war was avert.'d.
Sovcrai times it seemed that hostilities
could itot be prevented. Once General Sickles
sent for a ship to take him from Spain. At
last , however , on November 29 , a protocol
% vzts signed between Secretary Fish and
Admiral Polo , by which Spain agreed to
surrender the survivors of the crow and
passengers of the Virginia , together with
the ship , and to salute the flag of the
United States on December 25. It , however -
ever , it should be proved in the interval
that the Virginius had no right to fly the
United States flag the salute should be dis-
pelised with , though Spain should disclaim
any intention to insult the flag. Three days
before the time agreed upon , Secretary FlaIl
announced himself as satisfied that the
Virginius had no right to Ily the flag and
the salute was dispensed with. On January -
ary 23 Admiral Polo made the disclaimer
agreed on. The Virginius was delivered to
the United States navy at l3aliIa Honda
on December 16 with the American flag
flying. She was , however. unseawortby ,
and. encountering a heavy storm off Cape
Fear , sank. The prlpners who survived
were surrendered on December 18 at Santiago -
tiago do Cuba and landed in safety In Now
York.
FLOOD CLAIMS FOUR VICTIMS
lireuhelug of a 1)0111 Near Kunsa City
a Causes a t'looii Iisttroia to
Life nUlL l'ruperiy.
KANSAS CITY , June 1G.-It is now known
that four lives were lost in the flood that
followed the , breaking of the darn at Chelsea
park , a Kansas suburb , last night. They are :
MRS. ELSIId GIiEENLEB , whose body
was found today.
ROBERT CAKANOTE AND TWO CUlL-
DIIEN , Willie , aged 7 , and Mollie , aged 4
years.
William Greenleo , husband of the above ,
was rescued after sustaining severe bruises.
The property loss will be considerable ,
cellars being filled , furniture destroyed and
washed away and other damage done.
I'ENSIONS FOIL WEMTEItN VETIilItANS.
SurIyors Of Late Vnr Iteueniicred
hy the General Goveriiiuent.
WAShINGTON , Juno 16.-Special.-Pen- ( )
sions have been Issued as follows :
Issue of Juno 4 :
Nebraska : Original-Thomas E. Price ,
Omaha. $0 George P. floblnson , Exeter , $6 ;
Silas hut ! , Burcitard , $8. Supplemental-
Asa Drake , Broken 130w , 310. Restoration-
Charles Shields , hhildreth , $6. Original wid-
cws , etc.-Eiizabeth Ellis , Beatrice , $8.
Iowa : Original-Lewis A. Morley. Onawa.
16 : James C. Wallace , Boone , $6 ; Alfred \V.
Morgan , Burlington , $8 ; Thomas A. James ,
Cairo , $6. Increase-Cleyborn S. Flgg ,
Biakesburg , $10 to $12 : DavId W , Smith ,
\'ainut , $6 to $10 ; John St. John , Cedar
Rapids. $8 to $12. Original widows , etc.-
Mary Wells , Clermont , $12 ; Chaniotto II.
Ilngutan. Newton , $12.
Colorado : Originai-\Vaihs Stephens , Den.
ver , $8 ; Solon N , Ackley , htedcliff. $8. Restoration -
ration , reissue and incrcase-\Viiliam C ,
Adams , dead , ( iuuuisoa , $6 to $12. Increase
-Jcbl.ua W. Clionu , Lamar. 116 to $17. Orig-
lIlal widows , etc.-Amy Adams , Gunnison ,
$8. Maria L. Oswald , Denver , $8.
Montana : Increase-Charles Richards ,
1400 , $6 to $8.
Wyoming : Original-John W. Stevenson ,
Buffalo , $12.
'l'ss 41 PLlsNelgcr Troilis Cull tIle.
D1INVRI1 , June 16-Passenger trains No.
5 , westbound and No. 6 , eastbound on the
Atchinson. Toiteka & Santa Fe railway col-
hided on a siding at Conroy , Coin. , today.
The engine on the eastbound train and the
the westbound traIn were bidly damaged and
the wreckage delayed traflie ten hours. ldx-
press Messenger Travis hail a 'feg broken ,
and six passengers , WhOse flttIUCs were slot
learned , were slightly injured.
( IOdVlrkrrtI ( III ft SInike ,
ChICAGO , June' 16-Sixteen hundred
members of the Wood Workers' union , employed -
ployed in sash , door and blind factories of
Chicago , struck today. Tim men have been
receiving $1.10 and $1.75 a day for ton hours'
work. They demanded a minimum wage
scale of $2 a day and nine hours for a day's
work.
Jury lii Mrs , Cure's Case lisagrees ,
LlfliiltTY , Mo. , June 16.-The jury trying
Mrs. William Carr. for mistreating her little
etep.daughter , Belle , chose father after.
wards drowned lIen In the Missouri river
near Kansas City , has dIsagreed and been
discharged. On December 17 last Cam was
banged for his part in tbq.cnlme ,
1'ns.seii&er hUlL l'reIghit 'rruln. CollIde ,
KANSAS CITY , Juno 16.-At Thornton.
Mo. , a small station eight mIles out of Han-
Ba' City , at 8S : this wornln , the westbOUnd -
bOUnd Chicago , Milwnukee" & St. l'aul pas-
sohiger train crashed into an eastbound
freight. Local ofilcials of the Milwaukee do-
char. that no one was hurt.
ABANDONS hOPE FOR PEACE
IflVMiofl of Cuba Puth an End to the Talk
for the Preeent ,
MUST WAIT FOR PRACTICAL RESULTS NOW
Fail (11 the Freicl 2hItlstry Coiuphi-
cate. Matters-Member of ( lie
flhliioiitntic CortIs Talks
of the Siiiiitiun ,
VAS1IINOTON , June 16.-A leading mom-
ben of th"dlpiomatlc corps said today that
the depat Lure of General Shafter's first army
of invasion to Cuba put an end to all pres-
eat prospects of peace. V'hiile none of the
foreign representatives hero have ever snado
peace overtures to the United States government -
mont , yet a peaceful solution has always
seemed to members of the ihiplomatic fm-
ternity as within the bounds of possibility ,
oven probbaiiity , so long as this United
States troops remained at Tampa and Key
\Vcst. Now , however , with l,000 American
soldiers about to take a position on Spanish
soil , it is said that conditions opportune for
peace have undergone a material change , as
it commits the United States to an aix-
gressive land campaign and also makes it
impossible for Spain to adopt any other
course tiiaii that of defending its soil against
invasion. The presence of our ships at
Manila , havana and Santiago have not , this
diplomatic ofllcial stated , constituted an
actual invasion , although the ships had
wrought itsuch damage. The ships COul(1
have been withdrawn at any time. But
with 15,000 troops landed on Cuban soil a
new and more serious phase of the conflict
was .prescntod. Instead of blockading and
beleaguerlag a few Spanish cities , the Amen-
can army now entered Spanish territory , and
that advanced tile campaign from a passive
to an active afll offensive coiithition. The
ships had simply surrounded Spanish tern-
tory , but the troops would cross the line
and enter Spanish terrItory. For this rca-
son , ho said , the hopes of a peaceful solution -
tion of the conflict had passed away and
he believed they could not he revived until
the result of this first Cuban Invasion was
determined. This would takd some months ,
probably all summer , for this aggressive
land movement would be folionedby otiers ,
each one making the prospect of peace more
remote. .
If a peace proposition had conic before
General Shatter sailed diplomatic officials
are inclined to believe it would have been
eagerly accepted by Spain and wo i1 have
stood some chance of consideration by the
United States. While it is not doubted that
this country intends to push the war'to a
fiuilsli , yet the belief Is entertained in diplomatic -
matic quarters that the authorities here
were 10th to send a 'Usrgd itivading army
into Cuba during tue rainy season , when
yellow fever , heat and pestilence combined :
to make such a movement exceedingly
hazardous , even If no enemy was on hand
capable of an effective defense.
AuotIier Coiiiittcatioii ,
The cabinet crisis In France may exert
other indirect influences OR the. present war.
Id. Har.otaux , minister of foreign affairs in
the present French cabinet , has hieen fore-
most in overcoming the anti-American
sprit shown by part of the French people
and the French press. He has , moreover ,
exercised a strong repressive influence on
Spain. He vus able to do this through
his peculiarly close and personal intimacy
vith the Spanish ambassador at Paris ,
Senor Castiilo , and through him to have a
considerable part in shaping the. policy of
the Spanish government. It was through
Castillo that Spain hoped to induce France
to ccime to the rescue , but. Hnnotaux would
not entertain the proposition , and on the
contrary urged that Spain must. make the
concessions necessary to secure peace. It
was this attitude of France , shaped by
Hanotaux , that caused such deep depression
in Spain a few weeks ago , as it brought to
the Spanish government and people the first
rea' ' intimation that they were without an
ally or friend in Europe. The course of
hianotaux hnd been highly gratifying to the
autilonitics here , and they would he glad
to ace him retain the control of foreign
attains In France. Besides being most
friendly to the United States , ho is an cmi-
neatly fair and conservative man , What is
feared , particularly in diplomatic circles , is
that Hanotaux's withdrawal along with the
Mehino cabinet will bring some fiery deputy
to the head of the foreign office , thus giving
free rein to some of the popular ill-feeling
in Francoagainat the United States. hlano-
taux has been strong enough to resist this ,
but a foreign minister drafted from the
Chamber of Deputies mIght prefer to share
the popular feeling rather than resist it.
AID FOlt P1511 itMId1IICAN VOUNDED.
Frenchi Society Scuds a IonaIon to
PaSte'S States Consul.
WAShINGTON , June 1G.-The State department -
partment has received from United States
Consul Thackera at Havre a translation of
a letter received by him from the president
of the Havre branch of the "Association Des
Dames Francaises. " Mr. Thackera says :
This branch of tue association , eonmpoea
of ladles and gentlemen belonging to the I
very best familIes of Harre , was founded in
1882 for the purpose of rendering aid to
wounded soldiers in time of var , or to the
victims of any great public calamity. It
organizes every year a course of lectures
treating UioIt ) elementary medicines anti
minor surgery for thIn instruction of nurses
and ambulance assistance ,
The letter follows :
Sir : I have the honor to inform you that
on tiu occasion of the bali recently given
at tlta Hotel Frasciti in this city the local
committee of the Association Des Daite
Fraucaiaes ( heckled to donate the sum of 100
franca from thu receipts of the ball , to be
useJ in the aid of the wounded in the Amen-
can aimy. This amount will be added to
various other subscriptions brouflht together
by our central committee of Paris for thmo
purpose of purchasing delicacies , medicines ,
bandages , etc. I hope you will be good
enough to iufcrm your govemnmen of tills
fact.
fact.Tue
Tue committee has not forgotten the aId
rendered and the assistance offered tile
French army during ( ho war of'lSiO , and it
trusts that the interest now taken by tile
French leoplo in your behalf will serve not
only to assure ) 'OU of. our profound .Syffiy
path ) ' , but also dispei any unhappy mis-
understandtu that may ut lIrCSCUteXiBL
rno nones ot irhenusnip wfllCfl nave so
long united France with America are auifl-
cient In theinseives to denote the feelings
and sentiments of both nations ,
1'IdOl'LId AItil ' 1'AlClG U ! ' 'l'ltFl LOAN.
i'05)Uhilr Fentureofitonil Issue i'roveC
U. Great luccess ,
WASHINGTON , June 16-The amount of
subscriptions so far received at the Treasury -
ury department fully meets. the expectations
of the officials and warrants tito prediction
that the new loan will prove a greater suc.
cess than any other even issued by the goy-
omnmcnt , although several subscriptions of
from $1,000,000 l.a $3,000,000 were r Ivl1
today , the response of the peQplo oLuiodrate ,
means is especially gratifying o the scene-
tany and indicates that , tbapoplilar feature
of the loan will prove a very great sue-
cc" .
lie Need for lIntergeiley Clerks.
WAShINGTON , June 16-Assistant See-
retary Meiklejobn ann0unea that the eon-
ditlon of business in vnrius bureaus and
offices or the War department is such now
that there is no further need for the OflI-
ployment of clerks , mess4ngers or others
under the emergency whi h1iiaa been created
by the war. The work bs been so systematized -
tematized that the present torce Is sufficient
for all requirements of the service. There
are at present some 2.000 applicatIons on
file at the War department or appointment ,
Arrangements have been made recently ,
however , whereby all future emergency ap-
polntments which may become necessary
will be made from the eligible list of the
civil service commission.
SI'RCiilN 01" ENGLISII , OL'INION.
CierKynlan Sends Ills lIttle In Itehil
Along a Worthy' Cause.
WASHINGTON , , Juno 16.-lion. James F.
Melino , assistant- United -States treasurer ,
1153 received through Speaker Reed a letter
from V. ' . ilumo Elliott of Manchester , Rag-
land , inclosing a postal money order for 10
shillings 10 pence. In the course of his letter -
ter Mr. Elliott says :
Will you kindly accept the half of a guinea
as a token of great regard for the Unitest
States in its present righteous enterpriRo. It
may furnish a cup of cold water to some
member of your army or navy bravely contending -
tending in the interests of humanity and
justice ,
May I venttire to add that this simple
oilering does not spring altogether froul a
new-born sentiment.Vhen , , last year , to
celebrated the diamond .jubileo of our beloved -
loved queen , behind my pulpit platform were
grouped three flags-the royal British standard -
ard in the center , while on tile 000 side Ilung
tile Ufltofl flag and on tlte qther the stars and
stripes. The explanntion . is simple. We
felt that ill the United States-wilithler so
many loved ones had gone-coutitless hearts
of kith mttmd kin were bcmtiimg In sympathy
with our own. Moreover , it seems nitimost
impossible for us to regard tile stars anti
stripes like the emblem of any other nation
-as an out anti out foreiguflag. Had it been
so regarded by us it could never have occth-
Pied the position It did1 on tile august nnd
memorable occasion I have reference to.
I May God bless , protect nod prosper the
I United States.
In his response Mr. Mehine says :
lie pleased to accept the assurance that
your gellerOus expressions of sympathy are
received with the feelings they naturally inspire -
spire , coining as they d from the near
though foreign kin of a greater part of the
population of this country ,
Geriiiun Ship Goestu 3tiiiiilti.
BERLIN , June 16.-Advices received lucre
today say that tlld German'tnansport Dnrm-
atadt has arrived at Kiao Cmnu bay and that
the German second class druiser Princess
Wilhelm sailed yesterday fem Nagasaki for
Manila. ,
HONG SLING ON THE STAND
lINpinins Sf1110 ( If thIehhIlie Costullies
o the Cilijoese
% 'OllItfl ,
Judge Scott has announCed that hue will
decide the Chinese hahas. corpus t'nSC
this morning at 10 o'clock even if he has to
wrlc until midnight. Tho.c4so was before the
court all the morning , and the prosecution
attempted to drag in any number of things
that were ruled out as immaterial.
There was an instance where a Chinese
merchant of Chicago broughthis wife from
China about the time oftho arrival of the
Cililiese In this city , andin this connection
the prosecution attempteti to show tuat tile
wife of the Chicago man was one of the
girls hired to perform in the 1.1cc Lee Wah
village at the exposition grounds. hong
Sling cleared up any doubts that the court
might have had and explainel the vexed
question that the prosecution did not Un-
derstand.
Upon the convening of court Miss Wykoff ,
a returned missionary , went upon the stand
and testified that the , dross of the
Len sisters , black tunics and black
pants , was .the style adopted
by the lewd women of China. She inferred
from the dress worn by the girls in court
that they were not what they should be.
Hong Sling , when called to the stand , do-
scnibed the dress worn by the women of
Canton , Hong Kong , Shanghi and many
other cities of China , explaining that each
city had its own peculiar style of dress and
that in hong Kong and othier places named
vomen of high rank wore. apparel similar
In styie to that worn by the girls. He de-
flied that any of the girls had been brought
to this country for barter and sale , He
maintained that they were all daughters of
respectable parents , and that there svero no
lewd women in the lot.
Before leaving the stand Mr. Sling testi-
fled that ho was approached by a China-
mann a few days ago and was informed that
if the sum of $500 was paid over the present
nrnnrittlnn woihl hn lrn.nrnL Sllnr said
that he spurned the offer , and remarked
that hue hind nothing to ettlo , and that. he
could not be blackmailed. The evidence of
Sling closed the case for the prosecution
and just before noon Loy Sea , one of the
girls for whom the writ is asked , was
called by the defense. She said through
an Interpreter that she was known as one
of the Len girls , but that her family name
vas Loll Sen. " The young woman testified
that she came from Hong Kong , where she
performed in a theater as a singer and
dancer , She came to th9 United States
under contract to ho paid for bar services
in the Chidese village at the oxpositiun , and
that a portion of her salary and hen cx-
juenses had been advndccd. She declared
that silo was satisfied with lien surroundIngs -
Ings , her employment antI treatment , and
that her employers had , treated her in the
best possible manner.
Lem You , when called as a witness for the
defense , said that he was hired to look after
and care for tile girls. lie had never offered
any of them for sale , norcould ho if he
would , as ho was only sq employc of the
Chinese Village company ,
Lee Wee was called ahld.Quostioned by the
court. He said that last Saturday he hind a
conversation with Jim Wey , a witness for
tim prosecution , and that IVee said : " 1
think that it. would be b'ctter to settle tills
nmatter even if we have to pay a few huhillred
dollars , o as not to havi any more trouble. "
Jim \Vey was called nail denied over haying -
ing had a conversatiod wih Wee relative
to a , sctticment.
At this point both sides - rested and the
judge announced that ho did not care to
hear any arguments. lie said that lie would
hand down a decision pt 10 o'clock Friday
morning.
Cnnlt'inpt i'roceelisIus. Coile Nt'xt ,
On an application made by Harry O'BrIen ,
manager of the Stre ts of' Cairo , Gaston
Akoun and Martlole Zittin , proprietors of the
Streets of All Nations , and A. L. Reed and
S. \Viuhiey of the Department of Conces-
slons of the exposition , have been cited to
appear before Judge Scott at JO o'clock Friday -
day morning and show cause why they
should not be pUnishedv for contempt of
I court ,
In the affidavit on file O'Brien alleges
that since the lssuattco of the order restrain-
, tag the Streets of All Natipus from exhibit-
lug mmels and donkeys foC hire , everything
'
Ifi connection with .the show has been coo-
, dueled and carried on the atne as thought
Ito legal or4er had been entered , lie iii-
leges that this has been done by the pro-
pnietors of the Streets of All Nations , and
with the knowledge and consent of the parties -
ties in charge of the Deartmueut of Con-
cessions.
FICURES ON ASSESS1ENTS
Not Enough Footings Made to show What
the Total Will Aggregate.
INDIVIDUAL ITEMS OF PERSONALITY
Siitiis at VhiIch ( lie Assessors Ilnve
Listeit i Four ( If ( lie l'ri.ieipn *
Piriii , . nnd Corioratiou
of ( Ito County ,
The footings of the books returned by
the assessors have not been made , hut the
indications are that. the aggregate assess-
meat will not be very far from that of last
year. Few complaints are being flied and
it is becoming appnrelit to the conhlllisslOfl-
era that they are not going to have very
much work to perform as a Board of Equalization -
ization ,
A large number of the corporations and
big business houses are situated in the Third
whrd , ahld while the total nsessed valuation
of this ward is not available at this time ,
figures are at banil to show that the aggregate -
gregato will not differ materially from that
of last year. Last year the Aultman-Tayior
company was assessed at $10,000 and this
year $1,000 has been added. Last year
the lirolerty of JO. E. Bruce & Co. was listed
at. $10,000 , while this year it has been
pushuel up $2,000. The Now Omaha Thom-
son-Iloucten Light company has been ro-
( luCeth front $10,000 to $18,000.whuio $13,000
has been cut off the Union l'nciflc assesalnent.
this year , the valuation being fixed at. $26-
428. Tue assessnicut of tile Nebraska Clothing -
ing company has been raised from $5,100 to
7,000. The Omaha Gas company is assessed
at $60,000 , the same as last year , hut $1,000
hIlts been added to the flees I'nintlng coin-
patty , the valuation this year being pieced
at $3,350. Tue Schlitz Brewing company is
assessed at $ ,000 , an increase of % 2,700 over
last year. Thlo sum of $1,000 has been taken
oft tile Kilpairiek Dry Goods company , and
this year the valuation is $9,145.
The valuations referred to vertain entirely -
tirely to personal property , no footings whatever -
ever having been flInthe on the realty.
In wards other than the Third , assessors
appear to have had their own ideas relative
to placing values. Last year the assessor
listed A. J. ilanscom's personal property at
$15,000 , but this year he could find only
enough to aggregate $13,130. TIm Onuaha
Street Railway company is assessed at $71-
621 , the Omaha & Grant Smelting company
at $60,000 , the telephone company at $1S,2S5 ,
and the Oumlin Water company at 195,000.
The assessment of the latter named coin-
1)3.-flY 'nS $75,000 last year.
The assessed valuation of the big stares
runs hike this : Kehhoy & Stiger , $9,141 ;
Browning , ICing & Co. , $5,500 ; Thompson ,
flelden & Co. , $6,000 ; Hayden Brothers , $13-
025 ; Boston store , $12,000 ; Bennett , $5,640.
The Florence assessor has listed the property -
erty of the water company , located in that
precinct , at $240. The comnlissioners say
that this valuation is entirely too low , and
that it. will be raised several thousand dollars -
lars at least.
FEDERAL BUILDING NOTES
GeogMftil Likelyto Find Ills Pugilistic -
listic LilterLrise a Cust1'
I ) II .
Deputy United StatesMarshal Allan went
to Lyons yesterday , where he will arrest
George Mann for obstructing the mail at
Oakland on May 30 'and at Lyons on
May ' 31. Mana boarded a train
at Oakland to boat his way and
refused to be pt1t.ot , causing the train to
be delayed some fifteen minutes. Brakeman
Dugas , who trhid 'to force Mann from the
train , also has charge of the mail and Is a
government emnployo. On the following day
Mann came to Lyons wlii the same train
was passing threugh and made an assault
on Dugas , causing a further delay. Conductor -
ductor Fuller end Brakemen Dugas and
Stevens were taken to Ponder yesterday
and Mann will be arraigned before Coinmis-
sioner Sloan.
Thomas Clay and George Decora of Winno-
bago were arraigned before Commissioner
Sloan at Pender yesterday and placed under
$500 bond on a charge of bringing whisky
into the reservation.
James Peel , William Redman and James
O'Brien , who arc accused of robbing the
postoffice at Rising City , Neb , , are having
titeit' trial before Judge Munger.
C. E. Webb , special inspector of customs
from tIle Chicago omce , has been sent to
Omaha to assist Deputy Surveyor of Customs
Dunn at the exposition grounds.
Robert Riley was arrested in Omaha yesterday -
terday for selling whisky to Indians and
was taken before Commissioner Wappich
antI placed under $300 bond.
Harris B. Smith of Homer was broujht
heforo the federal authorities yesterday for
selling whisky to Indians. lie pleaded not
guilty and ss'es placed under $500 bond.
END OF THEIR CONVENTION
Nat iOtlnl itNOCIiiliIL of Siiiieriii-
tenalents Of htniiuusty 'l'elegrgIlIhL
Get 'I'hiroiiixhi Iiiiriy ,
Thio National Association of Supenintenil-
ents of Railway Telegraphs was called to
order yesterday at 9:30 : and continued
In session till long past noon , The chief
matter under discussion was a report made
on the advantage of the use.of low me-
aistance relays on heavy railway wires , The
following committees were appointed :
On Topics for Discussion at the Next An.
nual Meeting-I. S. Evans , Cleveland ; Ii. C.
Sprague , Kansas City ; Id , A. Chenory , St.
Louis.
On Arrangeinefltl-\V F. Williams , Ports-
nuoutiu , 'a. ; C. A. 'Barton , Washington , D ,
C. ; W. C. Waistrum , Roanoke , Va.
The next annual meeting will be held at
Wilmington , N. C. , July 19 , 1899.
At the close of the meeting tue convention
adjourned sine die , and the delegates
spent the afternoon in riding over the city ,
a special trolley party having been arranged
for , At 6 o'clock they will go to the expo.
Sitiohi , where they 1wiil have dinner and
spend the evening.
CHIEF GALLAGHER RELENTS
I'ectihinr 3teihlOIhI ( of i'olice iii IIi.idiug
( lie Cit , of ( lie Criiiiinsii
Eieiiicnt ,
The peculiar methods employed by thin
police In riddIng the city of crooks anti
undesirable characters are shown by Chief
Gallagher's flCtiohl in granting permission
to George Onion , alias Dhliott , whom ( lie
chief no less than a week ago designated as
a "good" crook , to remain in the city ,
Oneer was arrested a week ago anti was
releasell yesterday on a suspended
sentence of thIrty days , after lie had
promised to leave the city. lie was given
six hours to leave. Yesterday Omer
called on l'olico Judge Gordon with a let-
( or Ill which the chief asked ( hint the
sentence be annulled , as he had granted
Omr permission to renucin in thu city ,
The judge referred the matter back to the
police authorities and told theta to act as
they pleased. Omen will stay and grow up
with the city , Only three days ago the
chief gave Omen the alternative of leaving
the city or rotting in his cell. Prior to that
hue bad denied him tue privilege of getting
alt attorney or seeing his friends. Omen re-
mninecl obdurate until yesterday , when ho
agreed to leave the city ,
Omen was arrested on the receipt of a
telegram from ( lie chief of police at Seattle ,
\Vasii , Chief Gallagher was advised that
he was it dangerous nina to have within ( hue
corporate limits of any city. lie is one of
us now.
TAKE A BURGLAR INTO CAMP
George Ayrcs nhidSoit Capture a
'hio Sought (0 hIoh , nus APart-
tilent itotie ,
A lone iithrglar , who attempted to rob
the two flat buildings at 701-703 South
Sixteenth street last. night. was frustrated
and taken into cusiody by George Aynes
and his SOIl , occupants of ( lie flat at 703 ,
after a chase of two blocks.
The burglar was well dressed and of gen-
tlenuaniy nhPearance , gave his name as 13.
howard Wiion , and said he uvas formerly
cipploycil itt The lIce buiithing , but by whonu
ito refused to say.
Wiisoii vas first discovered by Mrs.
Vivian , who occuipies apartments in the
second story , at 703 , on her rear porch , try-
lag to raise a window She secured a revolver -
volver flflIl boldly went to the window to
watch hits operations. From the window
the fellow went to the rear door and stic-
ceeded lii opening it , Ho was about to cross
the threshiehil , when Mrs. Vivian ioilltetl thin
rovoiver at his head and ordered hiini to
throw tip lila hands. lie coiiupiicd quickly
and asked her not to shoot. She ( lion ordered -
dered bite to leave thin premises. Instead
of doing so , however , lie wont to 701 and
attenupted to force the window at that nuni-
her , but being unsuccessful returned to 703
and made an effort to enter the rear window
of ( Ito rooms occupied by Mr. Ayen. Mrs.
Vivian saw him and notified Mr. Ayer , who
arose and awoke his son , and the two nuade
a dash at the man , who ntiiu as they left
the house. He covered two blocks before
ho was captured. The police \vere notified
and the iinisoner turned over to them.
PASSENGER.3 J 3. 1 i GOOD
ititii ) "IS'hl ( ) hlohl.'Lhi rough. 'i'tckels
A'iii1 ' 1'lieiiisi'lt' of Stui
Over l'i'iv liege.
Large nunubers of travelers who are jour-
hieyilug front one oiuil of the continent. to
the other are stopping off in the city to
take in time sights at the exposition. itnil-
roai Inch deciare that. a big proportion of
tills class conic In and go out. of tile city
daIly. taking advantage of the privilege of
laying over in order to visit the big allow.
The through passengers are given ten ilnys
in which to remain. Upon their arrival in
the city and ' .IIJOII presentation of their
tickets at tile association office the tinue
limit is extended ten days. Lange numbers
of such tickets are being presented tinily
at the 0111cc. Many of this class of passen-
gem , too , are staying the full ten days if
their business permits. Local passenger
men are hunt kicking a bit over the business
they are doing. In fact. they say that they
nno about as busy as they want to be , al-
thought they are ready to accommodate any
athIItInnal..buainess that may come along.
And at that , this is looked upon only as a
forotastc"bf wiat Is coming during the later
summer months , when the big rush at the
exposition is on.
IinIIwiiT Notes RiOt I'ersonnhs ,
Tiue Union Pacific pay car went west yesterday -
torday morning.
C. V. " . Lee , joint ticket agent for exposition
business , \velut east yesterday.
Charles Fitzgerald of the Louisville &
Nashville floateth along railroad row today.
S. B. Jones , traveling passenger agent fertile
tile Northwestern , arrived from the east
this muuormuing.
General Superintendent P. J. Nichols of
( ho Union I'aciflc went. west on a special
train this morning.
Ed. Keano , assistant general freight agent
of the Baltimore & Ohio at St. Louis , is
viewing ( lie big show.
Superintendent Sutherland of the Union
Pacific vent vest on ( hue Union Pacific this
morning in special car No. 09.
13. Q. Miller , commercial agent of the
Roche Island at Lincoln , and J , Thonnhierg ,
who occupies a similar riosition at Beatrice ,
arc in the city.
H. C. Brown , assistant general freight.
agent of tiuo Kansas City & Northwestern ,
with headquarters at Kansas City , is another -
other exposition visitor.
The little station of ( ho Missouri Pacific
on time exposition grounds is now fully
equipped for business. Baggage can be
checkcd there and the agent has on hand a
full line of tickets.
C. L. V. Craft , editor and manager of
( ho International Review of LaCrosse and
agent of the Milwaukee road at the same
place , is in the city with his family to take
In the exposition. Another oiie of the party
is T. A. Womudneylca , also of the Interim-
tioiuai Review.
Three carloads of recruIts from Gienwood ,
fled Oak. Sidney anli other western Iowa
points passed through Omaha inst night on
the Burlington , and one carload wont west
on tite Union Pacific. More of the Iowa recruits -
cruits are expected to pass through on the
Burlington this afternoon about 4 o'clock.
SHE CAPTURES A PICRPOCET (
% ' ( ) iilltIi l'ii s NoAtten I iou to I'ohice ,
hut hunts UII ( lie 'I'hiief
herself ,
Mrs. Hattie Moorecifflenver , Cob. , was
relieved of lion pocketbook , containing $22 , on
t street car near tile uniod depot lust night.
Instead of reporting her loss to tiuc police
she turned det.ectivo and succeeded in local-
lug ( hue thief and recovering her money. Thu
thief , who proved to be a one-legged boy ,
is at the central station. ) , trs. Moore traced
the boy from the car to ( lie union station
and discovered him just as he was stealing
a ready made lunch ( rein the depot lunch
counter. Mrs. Dr. L. Davis of Shelton ,
Nob. , who was with Mrs. Moore on the
car , aided the plucky Denver woman ia
doing detective work ,
Ieivi' , . , Yt'uciry In is 'I'uilet IIooiii.
Miss EdIth Chink of Neosha.Vis , , took off
her finger rings prior to washing her hands
in the toilet room of the Liberal Arts build-
lug mud upon leaving forgot ( hem. She die-
covered their loss five minutes later and returned -
turned to the room , but they hind disap-
peared. One of the rings was set with a
one-carat diamond and the ether wn set
with us torquois an,1 several dianuonde ,
( iIIOChC $ iIlIlUt'l ( I ) have hii''ii StOlen ,
George Saunders was arrested last night
for attempting to 'hat is sUpposed to
be a stolen check upon ii , lltrschhierg , a
merchant at 1321 Douglas street. It was
drawn upon tile Woodmanseo & Hewitt Manufacturing -
ufacturing company in the amount of $18.93.
Sautuders also hind a pocketbook from which
( he cover had bceii ripped to avoid its 1)08-
siblo identification.
Cuiidy 'I'hlII'YiM Arrested.
Charles GrIffiWis and an unknown partner
broke Into the candy wagon of 0. J. O'BrIen
several weeks ago and carried away candy
valued Ut $51. The turo men were apprehended -
hended at Syracuse , Neb. , ycster.lay , An
Omaha officer will be sent for them.
1'r&re.l Suite lVurrziuts ,
OLYMi'JA , Wash. , Jumue 16.-Discovery has
just been made that there are forged Wash-
ingon state warrants in circulation , The
amount already discovered is between $8,000
and 10QQ0 ,
iiAIIA POPULISTS ARE SORE
0harinan Edmusten'B ' Scheme Will Oot , the
Party Many Votes.
COMMITTEE WAS PACKED WITh PROXIES
Snub iif the Local Lenders Ads'tse Not
Sending a Ielestntlon to lhi Co15
'eittiOfl Its it I'rotc8t Agnini.t
the Action Takeli.
The action of the Elmisten , machine I
fixing up the populist state central committee -
tee at its Tuesday afternoon meeting Ia
stich a shape that it would carry out the
oil inspector's Plan of cuttIng down ( ha
representation in the state iuoiuuhist conven-
( ion which is to be iicltl August 2 at Lit-
coIn , sinuultamucously with : those of the
dehnocrnts and sIlver republicans. threatens
to cause a seriotis split in the popniit Iarty.
One well kiuown local ioiuiist-no other
than John 0. Yclsor-yesterday advised
goilig ahead anyway and electing a full
Douglas county delegation , based tihlOfi the
Sullivan ote , and then fighting the tiulng
out in the stuto convelitlell. Another was
olpOSel to having flhl delegation selected at
all.
"It emotIntS to this , " lie said , ' 'it nuenni
a republican majority of 12,000 for Nebraska ,
How will Mr. lldnuistcn lIke that , even If
ln .liI ) , n'n . . ' , ' , , ' , , , iii .niitttriiie thin flonl-
ituatiomu of thin , fusionists for governor ? It
'lll cost. the fusiotu ticket lots of votes , nail
: 'as a very unwise nuovo from a populist
point of view. Mr. Edmisten has over-
r nchod himself tIlls hale. "
The choice of the Maxwell vote as a basis
of representatIon , imustead of the Sullivan
vcte , for tlio former of which Rlmer Thionuno
nuade an alniost single-hiantietl fight , cuts
down thto total vote of time state conveiltion
to , 750 votes instead of ( lie 798 Mr. Edmis-
ten would have the rank iiiul file of his party
StlilOSC to be the figure. This Iuueans that
only 376 votes wihl ho required by ( lie lila-
cluino to muonliunto ihustenil of 100 hind ( ho
Sullivan vote been cilosell , but it gives to
( hue ileinocnittic coiuvciutiou a total strengths
of about 1,000.
hits 1)iiiglns third.
1)ouglas county's strcrgthi is reduced from
102 to 34 , Lancaster's about one-tluirtl , Cuin-
ing's front fourteen to thuree , Gage's Irpat
tweilty-six to eighitoeiu and Custer loses ten
delegates. Very few other counties are affected -
fected so Inateriahl ) ' .
The state celitral eomuumuuitteo hind been
hacked by tile Rilmisten machub. Thlero
were only tweluty-twO regular nuenubers hires-
ent , and oiuiy twelve luroxics were nfimitted.
'l'lw iroxies atinuitteil wore wuly those kiuowit
(0 be friendly to Chairnuan Ehiulsten'u
scheme. All others vere barred out. Prox-
ics from members unable to get to ( ho nucet-
ing In tinle-thioso from remote Parts of the
state-were ililprovisetl and voted by the
friends of Edmuiletchu. Mr. Tholnas was nbso-
bitchy unable to prevent the high-handed
vork. his only help came fronu a. Custer
county man. The advice of Mr. Bryan for a
late convention at Omnba was ignored coin-
pletely.
A striking effect of ( ho way the scheme
will woTk out is that It will give Dodge
couluty almost. as nuauuy votes in ( hue convention - .
vention as Douglas.
It is not quite settled yet that ( his doubtful -
ful ( rlumuuph of Mr. Edmisten in hula eagerness -
ness for the gubernatorial iionuination will
rove so advaiitngeous to him in the end.
Tim democrats and silver republicans pro.
pose to have sonuething to say now about
viio is to get that muominatlon. With is
convention strength of 1,000 delegates the
deiuuocrats feel that a proper political recog.
nltion is tine them , and already several
prominent democrats are itching for the
candidature.
POLICE CHANGE PROGRAM
Arrive in 'I'hiiie to l'rei'ent L. 1iiadara
from Cos.iiiiittliig Suicide
Lnt Nltihit.
A fellow lodger of L. Madams , 1816 Clii-
cage street , reported at the police statiois
yesterday thuat Mrularns was making all'
preparatiOlls to commit suicide and might
oven then have taken his life. Officers iiur-
ned to thin 1005(1011 In the enuergency rig
and interrupted Madams just as ho bad corn-
lleted his arrangemcnts.
On the table lay five letters which hail
just been sealed , inommiiug different parties
of time contemplated suicide. One was ad.
dressed to this coroner stating that. Mrs.
Clara A. Mailaras , 674 Forty-eIghth street ,
Chicago , Ill. , should ho notified , as well aa
F' . A. Tayior of Cedar Rapids , ha. , and that
they would make suitable ( hispoaltion of ( ho
remains , Bceido ( lie letters hay a loaded re-
yolyor ,
Madams did not deny that be intended to
kill himself , but promised to deter nctioii
until today , when his friends can b
communicated with. lie is an export penman -
man and has : nntho several attempts to or.
ganizo a business college. Tile last venture
at Lincoln proved unsuccessful , which dr.
cuinstance Is thougiut to be the cause of his
despondezicy , Madams is held at ( be Poiice
station on a charge of insanity until his
friends henna thin circumstances of ( ho case.
LAMP AN EFFECTIVE WEAPON
Chin ru Viiiin ins Sevrrel' Injured bj
One 'l'hrouvn at Her by liobert
Zl.rrimipn ,
Clara Williams , a YOUIIK colored woman ,
was seriously cut about ( hue breast. and left
siiouider by a glass ianip thrown at her by
Robert Morrison. Ten stitches were required -
quired to close tim WOUIId in her breast , and
muliiuost ( hat many had to be taiten in ma
ugly wound in her shoulder , The two
quarrelei over ( he ownership of a bedstead
wfmich was stored iiu the Woman's rooms ema
Ninth street , anh Morrison was driven front
the room by tue woman , On his way out
ho picket ! up the lamp and burled it. wills
oil his strength at the woman's head , Blue
( hodgoll , and the miscue struck her on the
breast and shouhher. Morrison is at liberty ,
The police surgeon dressed the woman's
wounds ,
BURGLARS OPEN MOGY'S ' SAFE
hieriisti'In , , ( ' * ( ) Iii Cisshi and *
1,415 of Vtiliiahiie I'npcrs
I
'rh rough 'l'hliC'P ( , '
Some tuna ( luring Wednesday night iiur-
gars forced opeii the front door of thie boot-
blacking parlors of Moses Bernstein , knowii
as "Mogy , " at 1416 Farxiamn street , and rifled
the safe of $100 In cash and a lot of yalua-
blo papers.
'rite amount etoen represented ( he no-
ceipts of several days. Time safe , which ii a.
small , antiquated affair , was either left unlocked -
locked or else the thIeves worked the coma-
blnatlon. While the proprietor of the as.
tahiiisiimen ( does not entertain the idea , th. ,
police are Inclined to ( ho belief that th. .
work was doae by so'no ernploye or sow. .
one formerly itt the employ of D.musti.