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FRAUDS IN TIlE FREE LIST
Most Alarming Exhibit of Deadhead at
the ExpoBitlon ,
EVIL IS CONSTANTLY GROWING WORSE
$ ' % 'Jiy flue AdzIlNjtnN , Bureau ObJcct'i '
( U ft 1'nN Ittiretnr W1 , 1)0CM
t ( ) ve hIM AIIIlLt.
. inetit to Itis Ilonti.
The controvory over the appoIntment of
a as In8pector of the exposItIon haH StI
opened the eyes of the d1rector and stockholders -
holders to the extent to vbk1i the free pass
fl1)USC Is being worked. The letter nd-
t1rcssct by r. v. ) Jlackburn to Monager
Lindsey , printed In The flee polnUng out
certain "Intlrintks" of the pass system now
In voguc has not only created talk , bitt has
brought out a 8roat deal of information
nbout other "Infirmities" htthcrto covered
AtthoRcnera omces of the exposition no
datailed information Is given out concerning
the nunibor of free passes Issued or In which
dcpnrttncnts they are distributed , Nothing
can be obtained as to the deliy free admis-
nione , the only flgnrcs now published being
those representing the total aciinhioions each
clay , and these give no idea of thin extent to
which the free pass horse Is being rhidon.
Even casual observers. hawover , have noticed -
ticed that the pass gates seem to ho work-
log overtime Comparc1 with the pay gates
afl(1 ( also that 1)OoPle ) jiresenting passes are
for the most part not out-of-town visitors
or country editors , hut Omaha men and
women who might be expecte(1 to pay their
Way , Any number of people are roaming
around the exposition grounds every day
admitted on passes issued to concessionaires
or exhibitors. The ay the trick is worked
is simple , Each exhibitor and concession.
niro is entitled to tree admission for his
onpioyea required to attend to the exhibit
or to operate the concession. It In said few
of the conccssionalres and exh1bItor have
withstood the importunities of friends to
have their nanies placed on tte employcs
list. As there has been up t this time no
one protecting the interests ef the exposition -
tion in this matter the result is that hundreds -
dreds of people have been trovided with
! JnsScO on account of concessions and cx-
hibits to whichi they have fl ) claim what-
ever.
Atioher F1zgrnnt 1ItstnhItP.
S ' Another great abuse has beoti developed
by the scheme for the exposition chorus.
Members of the chorus were to have paid
a nominal sum Into the exposition treasury
for the books of music , and In return were
to receive free chorus drill and free admission -
mission to the exposition on days when the
chorus participated in the program. It is
said that nearly 201) iu'ason passes have been
distributed to exposition chorus singers.
who have been tising them ( lay in and day
out. But wizen choral concerts are schied-
Wed not one-half of that. number have
shown up to contribute to the music , As
a Consequence , a hargo number of people
who enrolled themselves in the chorus are
enjoyiiig the privilege of season 1)aSaCS at
the hwicu of hi each. The music department -
mont says it has canceled some of these
hasSes whore the abuse has become too flag-
rant.
The looseness of the whole pass system
is gradually ilawning upon the public. Under
the system put in force over the protest of
Manager flosewater , there is nothing whatever -
ever to rrevent the wholesale brokerage of
passes , and as a matter of fact. the barter
and sale of exposition passes has already
reached diu9uieting iropqrtio's. ) The long
lists of pass numbers on exhibit at each of
the pass gates , for which the gateman is
instructed to 1)0 011 the hookout because or-
dereil taken up for sonic reason , is evidence
on this noint and aroof that th. na. . gv. .
tern affords the fxIosition ; flo protection
'm ' whatever against fraud.
With the OXceitiOii of photograph tickets
there is no way for the gatekeeper to identify -
tify the person possessing the pass , or to
nicertain whether the pass belongs to him.
The holder is not required to sign the pass
nor does the pass give aiiy description , or
even tell where lie hives , or on what grounds
.lt is issued , Many have been made out
without the initials of the holder , nnd can
be readily transferred from one person to
another. There is no. distinction between
term passes and season passes , so far as
outward appearances go , and nothing to
prevent the gatekeeper from recognizing
term passes after they have expired , While
the verde given to inss holdera at the gate
arg supposed to be the checks on the gatekeepers -
keepers , as a matter of fact they have never
been tallied up oxcc'pt to see if the number
corresponds with the turnstile record. So
far as records nt the Bureau of Admissions
4 go there is nothing to show whether a
l1 pass lips been used or not , and the only
j\ Wa ) Of obtaining this information Is to go
: through and tabulate the 200,000 uninspeetci )
card checks that have accumuinted since
the opening of the exposition.
liceord fur .1 une ,
As the only index is by numbers , In order -
der to locate a pass the annie of the holder
would iiot ho suthicient unless tim number
is also known. Thu only available statistics
bearing on free and paid admissions are con.
tamed in the following table for the month
of Juno :
. I'reo Excess over
Juno. - Thud. Free. Total. l'ahch.
I . . . . . . . . . . . . , hl2 2,8'd 27P9I
2 . . . . . . . . . . 4,129 1,341 5,470
3. . . . . . . . . . . 2,7:14 : 2,022 4,7f
4 . . . . . . . . . . 2,3t ! ) a,5J : ) ittd } 1 202
5 . . . . . . . . . . 3,371 2,37 ; 5738
4 ; . . . . . . . . . . 1,702 ) ,27S 5.030 1 '
7 . . . . . . . . . 3,129 4t.S 7KT J'539
S . . . . . . . . . . 2,95 3.76 $ C,5f9 DCt
U . . . . . . . . . . 1,19J 3,7f0 5,29 2,261
10 . . . . . . . . . . 2iO'J . 3,93S 6,5t:7 : 1,119
It . . . . . . . . . . k$3i 3.035 7,7SJ 123
12 . . . . . . . . . . 3,00S 1,355 7,201
13 . . . . . . . . . . 10,197 4.401 14S0
14 . . . . . . . . . . 11,721 4,711 h6.4 ( )
In , , , , . . . , 7$94 4,206 12,100
16 . . . . . . . . . . 4,425 4Ot3 SF.23
I 17 . . . . . . . . . . 4,1ST 4,090 8,2S1
113 . . . . . . . . . . 613. 5,003 ih,131
19 . . . . . . . . . . 4,1St J,174 7C55
20 . . . . . . . . . . . J.73 4,1GS 7,593 43)
21 . . . . . . . . . . .t,199 5,531 11,713
22 . . . . . . . . . . 7,411 6.801 11,216
23 . . . . . . . . . . S&Oth 4S94 13,4(10
21 . . . . . . . . . . 6,61l 4J'63 11,217
25 . . . . . . . . . . 4,744 4,913 9S7 hG9
24 . . . . . . . . . . 2,831 3,011 OC30 ss
:1 : ? . . . . . . . . . . a,578 4,610 8,191 1,01)
2'i . . . . . . . . . . 4,403 4,575 atiis : 112
29 . . . . . . . . . . 4 , 769 4,931 9,700 162
3d . . . . . . . . . 4,00& 11,114 9,11) 1,110
Total . . l66,11S2 122,469 , 2S9,311
This ( stile affords the materIal for some
startling comparisons. IL shows that of
- 290,000 nUInISSIOnS uunng iou uiuuiu U.
125C0O admissions were Oil free Passes , It
shows that for days in succession the aiim-
her of free admissions has exceeded the
number of jmld ndinisslOfl5. On one day ,
for example , the paid admissions voro 1,752 ,
and the free admissions were 3,218 , or
nearly double ; while on Juno 9 the paid admissions -
missions were 1,499 and the tree odmissions
vero h.760 or 700 tree adniisslons more
than twice the paid admissions , The daily
average of free admissions ( or Juno Is over
4,000 and it has bren steadily increasing ,
This constant incresso in free admissions i
singuiar when it is recalled that ( hero were
large numbers of workmen einployd the
and the force ci employcs lies
_ _ _ _ _ first few days
regularly decreased.
No similar etatenient of July admissions
Is accesIb1e. For the fli'st twenty-six days
of July , however , the tree ahluisbIonB have
exceeded 121,000 , and they flave exceedeil the
vaid admissions on dftcen out of ( lie twenty-
six da3. The total udnll2stuns for the
fifty-six deys from Juno 1 , to July : In-
elusive are 6D,544 , of which 213,184 are free
admissions and only 326,360 paId admis-
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sions. The average free admissions so tar
In July are nearly t.ooo ; daily.
while for Juno they were 4,000
daily , The appointment of a pass Inspector -
specter is expected to result In stopping
some of the leaks. It is also possible that
the investigatIon aol auditing committee ,
now holding sessions , will review the pass
frauds , anti include some timely recommendations -
mendations in its report to the fuil board.
TALKING OVER THE RATES
11hIoNIliot * flnd Conitiie'rcinl Club
Coiiienitfcpi In Conference on
the TlIC of PareM.
Reduced railroad rates to Omaha on no-
count of tile exposition were htscusaed at a
taceting held at the Commercial dub yea.
terday. There were present from the
exposition : W. N. Babcock , I1dwartl Rosewater -
water , C. S. Montgomery , It , S. Wilcox and
C , C. lielden. Tim Commercial club was
represented by J. 1. Baum , Charles Pick-
ens , .1. E. Utt , John S. Brady and Mr. Tibbs.
Mr. I3abcock was choSen chairman of the
meeting ,
After a full discussion of the rates now In
effect on the railroads entering the city and
the rates that ought to be In effect. It was
moved by Mr. Montgomery and seiondcd by
Mr. Pickens that the chairman appoint a
committee of four , two members to repro.
sent the exposition and two to represent the
Commercial club , to interview the presidents
and general managers of the lines and urge
thpm to make lower rates. Chairman Ilal-
cock oppointOd the foilowing committee :
Edward Rosewater , Herman } Countze , John
S. hirad ) ' and .1. R. Baum.
SNEAK THIEVES ARE AT WORK
Ihlehave ftepnrt from Pivo Cases
Wherein l'eojle I.oii Vntehic ,
MOhIC ) ' nhiiI Ihicyoles.
I'etty thieves were active \'edncsday
night. Five small robberies are charged
to that accoijnt.
1' . 1-1. Eiliott
, slumbering soundly in his
room , the door of which he neglected to
fasten , awoke this morning to find his watch
had been taken during the night , Elliott
hives at 1109 Douglas street.
in almost the same manner William \Vnrd
lost $28 nuil a railroad ticket from his
room at 2207 Douglas street.
P. hlcroux's clothing was stolen from a
roam at tile Morchouse hotel and Id. 13.
Vieno's bicycle was taken from in front of a
building at Sixteenth and Chicago streets.
Mrs. ilierhing of Sixth and Pierce streets
had her gold watch taken , presumahly by a
pickpocket.
LOOKS SQUALLY IN COLOMBIA
Italian tiIii1ra1 'l'hirenens to loin-
1art1 Cartegeiin if CerrutL Claliit
is cot Paid.
NE\V YORK , July 28.-A dispatch from
Colon , Colombia , received here today says :
The position of the Cerruti matter is now
extremely serious. Three Italian war ships
are in front of Cartagena , one is here end
another is lying at Buena Ventura , The
Italian minister at ilogota is here on board
thio steamer Atroto , enroute for Europe.
The Italian admiral has received orders to
bombard Cartageun. Great Britain and the
United States are intervening , and the ad.
mimi , having represented the situation to
liii govornuient , is now awaiting final in-
struetlons.
Conc1uile the ( Ircut 'I'uriifesd.
hAMBURG , Juir 28.-The successful
tLrnfestvaB concluded hero last evening ,
when mile leaves were distributed to the
128 vii'tors. There was a great torchlight
procoeeIon last nIght , in which 4,000 torch
bearers took part. It was witnessed by
enormous crowds of 1,001)10 and the greatest
enthusiasm was manifested. Wilhelm
Lange of St. Louis was second in three
Jumps , and another St. Louis gymnast was
fIrst in the obstacle race.
Puiteral of the Do ) ' J'.erohal.
The body of G. Leo She , the Chinese boy
acrobat of the Midway , who died Wednesday
of heart failure , was buried yesterday
morning at Forest Lawn cemetery. The
remains have been at the morgue since Ilie
death , and the funeral procession startoil
from Coroner Swanson's olnce. No tuneri
services wore hold either at the coroner's
omce or at the grave. The manager of the
Chinese village says his feople (10 ( not iuvo
services over their dead , and that they
simply put the remains in the ground without -
out special ceremony.
A large number of the Midway people
turned out for the funeral , and there 'gas a
long procession following the henria , The
expense of the funeral was borne by the
leople of thiO Chinese village.
Prohil Army lteadqinrers.
General Sumner returned to Denver
Wednesday after spending two days In
looking over matters at the headquarters in
Omaha.
When it was announced that colored recruits -
cruits would ho taken in Omaha for the
Tenth cavalry , it. was generally supposed
that a number of applicants for admission
would be hiatt. So far only one cloroU man
has applied and he was rejected because of
physical disability. Major ICourpor has had
much experience in recruiting colored troops
and ho says that New Orleans is the best
place In the United States for such a ro-
cruiUng station , and that army officers are
unanimous in declaring that negroes make
excellent soldiers ,
The Ilos at Ciilekniunugii Delighted ,
Before leaving for Ulitckamaugit pars , us. ,
Lieutenant George 11 , Bass , Fifty-second
Iowa volunteers , procured a few bottles of
Chamberlain's Colic , Cbolera and DIarrhoea
htemedy. The boys were delighted with tim
quick cures of diarrhoea which it effected.
To meet the demands Lieutenant lInes ordered -
dored four docen bottles more by express
and sold the whole of it in one day , except
three bottles kept for his own use anti for
personal friends , It never tells to effect a
cure and Is pleasant and sate to take. It is
the most successful medicine Ia the world
for bowel complaints. For sale b all drug-
gists. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
4ttreNtCtl for iidiinpIii a ( lrl ,
ST. LOUIS , July 28.-Herbert Fickinger ,
U truck farmer Who lives at Mount Washington -
, and who left
ton , a suburb of Inlinnapoiis ,
a wife there , was arrested hero today ,
charged with kiduapilIg 14-year-old Birdie
Seharibatiser , the daughter of a neighbor-
Fickingor ml-
lag tinnier. When arrested
mitteil that he bad elope'l with the girl , hut
denied that ho had enticed her away. 'rho
prisoner said ho left Indianapolis on July
went to
with the girl
3 and in company
hlurlington , In. 'Ihey Caine to 3t. Louis on I
July 12. Piekinger , who is 40 years old , is
await the ar-
being hold in custody hero to
I ivel of Indiana'oillcCrs. .
ASSESSORS PUT TN BILLS
O1aim Against the County for Listing
Property for Taxation.
TOTAL SOME HIGHER THAN LAST YEAR
Aitniee Charged to the .tcoulit of
the lIxtra ' .Vnrlc 1)ue In Gather-
jug itnlitlcs for the Labor
Co , n in I s I i , n V C.
It the claims presented by the assessors
and their deputies for making the nssess
n1cnt of Douglas county this year are at-
towed by the Board of County Commission-
era on Saturtay it will have cost a few bun-
dred dollars more than last year. The net
amount at claims has been figured up-or
rather down-to O,734.30 , for it was orig-
innily $ i1lItJi7. This looks high , corn-
pared with the 310,073,70 for last year , but
the explanation given by County Clerk 11ev-
arty is that the procuring of material for
the statistical report to the labor comtnls-
stoner , r uired under the new law covel'llig
that branch of statistics , has entailed a
great deal of extra work.
Of tim gross amoUnt of claims put in orlg-
inally $6,990 was for Omaha , $1,417 for South
Omaha and $3,001.57 for the remainder of
the county. To go a little more into details -
tails , Assessor Fred Darien and his four
deputies claimed ft total of $694 for the
First ward , S. 13. Letovsky and three deputies -
ties $607 for the Second , henry Rhode and
eight deputies 1O18 for the Third , James
0. Carpenter and three deputies $748 Xr
tIme Fourth , V , ' . II. Malioy anti eight deputies -
ties $759 for the Fifth. F' . Vi' . idanylhie and
six deputies $1,022 for the Shitli , Lyman
Waterman and three deputies $729 for the
Seventh , Chris Iloyer and five deputies SG6
for the Eighth and Simoti Toatter and threp
deputies $607 for time Ninth , . TIme bills of
the assessors themselves individually varied
from $113 for Manville to $199 for Malloy ,
hut they wco mostly around $ ISO. Many
of the deputy assessors hail bills fully as
large. In South Omaha the four assessors
ran from $151 to $186 , and each had two
deputies for his particular ward. It took
thirteen assessors and eight deputies to
cover the rest of the county.
Last year there were thirty-five Instead
of forty-three deputies for the city , but
there vere six more deputies in South
Omaha. Three less persons \vere then
nCClCd for the country precincts. The
amount for Omaha was $6,403 , for South
Omaha $1,064.50 and for the rest of the
county 2G06.20.
There has been a good slashing of claims
already among those presented from the
country precincts , only a very few having
bean nhhoweil to stand as they were fIrst
put in , Seine of the reductions are as follows -
lows l'hii P. Mergan ofVest Omaha , $2113
to $184 ; C. 13. Nichols of Waterloo , $204.80
to $191.20 ; William L. Crosby of Union.
$191.50 to $176 ; Henry Art ) of Jefferson ,
$197.40 to $187.20 ; I'eter Claussen of Esat
Omaha , $189.40 to $181.40 ; Edwina Claussen ,
deputy of East Omaha , $168 to $117 ; J. F.
Tracy of Florence , $195 to $184 ; Eunice I ) .
Tracy , deputy , Florence , $126 to $ )6S0 :
Adolph Harm , Clontart , $79.90 to $60 ; Emma
T. HarrIer , deputy , Platte Center , $60 to
; io , and Mrs Emma Daimuke , deputy , Mu-
lard , $37 to $19.
So all along thin line emits have had to
be niade , vjth the result that the $11,411.57
was brought down to $10,731.30 and on this
basis the claims will be submitted to the
county board.
MUST PAY THE STAMP TAX
Judge 'Vuley l'auses on Cnses _ galnst
IIxpres Cninpt iy-AiiezL1
wilt 'l'iil.eii.
CHICAGO , July 28.-Judge Tuley of the
circuit court today ruled In favor of the
shippers in the tcst ease brought by the
Illinois Manufactureis' association , grantIng
a writ of mandamus compelling time United
States Express company to ac , cpt for trans.
portation packages for shipment without the
payment of I cent in excess of the regular
I rate. Time case will be appealed by the defendants -
fendants ,
The court held it was not within the domain -
main of the shipper to issue the bill antI
that the law expressly provides that. thic ,
person issuing the receipt shall affix the
stamp. Three million dollars annually is
the estimated auth which the express corn-
panics will have to pay in case the opinIon -
Ion is Sustaitied by highmer courts.
FIRE IN RAILROAD YARDS
St. Louis flepnrtmnct htequepited to
Senhl l3iiiglies Aeross the
Jtl'er.
ST. LOUIS , July 28.-A fIre , which origl-
nated in the Clover Leaf yards , Is now rag-
lug in East St. Louis and threatens time
destruction of much property. The St. Louis
fIre department has been asked to be ready
to send help across the river it it Is needed ,
Two engines bas'cm been sent from hero to
fight the fire In East St. Louis. A telephone
message just received says that time ilamcs
have spread to the hay exchange and it
will be destroyed ,
No Clue to hlrniil's ilitirtlea-ers ,
ST. LOUIS. July 28.-Time imohice are
without a clue as to time numidc'rers at
Cimmirles A. Brunt , who was killed Moimday
night. George hurtling , brother of the
murdered man's divorced vife , who was arrested -
rested on suspicion , has been released , as
ho proved a complete alibi. It Is hearnoil
that Mary Amy herding amid Charles llrant.
were married twice. They were secretly
married In lioboken , N. J. , on September
25 , 1895 , about a month before their marriage -
riago in St. Louis mit. the harding residence.
The first ceremony wits performed by
tayor Fagan of hjoboken , amid the witnesses
vero Martha A. Shmroder and Robert ' ,
Curry , The Inquest over the renmains of
Brant began today ,
Anipihier hsiiproveiiieut In Train tlerv'-
ice
on Nickel Plato road , train No , 6 , heaving
Van Iluremi Street Passenger station , Ciii-
cage ( on time Loop ) , at 2:55 : p. en. daily , tom'
Buffalo and local stations , with Buff.mlo
steeper. Also New York sleeper via Nichei
Plate and Lackawanna mails. Rates always
the lowest. Thu excellent train service io
flostoti antI Now York City , with through
day coaches and sheepin cars to New York
City and through sleeping cars to Boston ,
amid the excellent dining car service , will
continue as heretofore ,
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0
LflY tither "feilet" * 3,50 t'om' it tactics
tillI sImon that you cmiii get froth li'ex I4 , 0 0
SliOOlmIthlt for $2.50-thmnt'8 tilt ) tisutil if-
ferchico III 1m1'icee on like ( jUitIltiCSllO a i
slmno store in Ammierlea can give you a
better lit iu at $5i ) shoe thahi W'O 410 in
this gpeCltIl $2.ro line-tIme style's ale t'0
uct ( ltIpli'tttt"t of the Imiglier priced Ones
-either button ot' lace-ally ttyie last-
1(111 01' patent tip coiti or h1O doilmir toes
-tile best llOO W'C'VC ever sold for thu ( /
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Drexel Shoe Co.
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omabS'S VltUilatC Shoe floume.
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11o FARNAM STREET
BRAVE WORK BY OUR BOYS
l'cn l'lCllitC' ! of thieC.nllnnt VIghitIn
of tielc 4tt5 5lul.tiers lie.
fore Santiago.
( Copyright , 189) , by Assocln ted I'ress. )
BEFORE SANTIAGO Dli CUBA , July 14.
-Special ( Correspondence of the Associated
Press.-t'robably ) tow Europumn military
critics will appreciate the artluous nature of
tIme campaign so successfully terminated today -
day by limo surremmder of all the Spanish
forces east of Santiago and the virtual
abandonment of this province by Sjmttln.
1mm continental Europe during mdi the wars
since Napoleonic days , it line been osslblo
to drive armies by forced marches over
long distances and to keep supplies up with
the advance. It will be hard , therefore , for
European observers to understand the
obstacles that had to be overcome in nil-
vancing an army of 16,000 inca ten mnilos
into the interior from the south coast of
this province. Oimo word teiis the story-
"roads , " The roads here are simply paths
through the dense tropical forest , iaths
along which a half dozen ordinary ox teams
haul lumber in carts once a day in corn-
lrnratively dry weather. Timero are no
bridges and in wet weather , when the
streams arc raging torrents , these paths
are almost impassable to muon on horseback.
Absolutely so to vehicles of all descriptionS.
Thus It was that all these roads along which
the troops were moved bad really to ho
built before a single wagon traimi could
move , The bridges , thrown across the
streanis , were repeatedly swept away by
high water , Several times communication
was almost entirely interrupted and the
army hail to fahi back on pack trains. In-
deeth , the base of supplies was seriously
threatened.
It Is a tact that during the four days before -
fore time surrender it was possible to get
only one light battery of the six brought by
General Itandolplm to time front ; while not
a single one of the siege gnus brought by
Gcnermml Shatter got beyond Suboney. Iii
Europe , where the roads are good , none of
these difficulties exist.
There Is another vital difference in the
nature of the country itself , Over the fields
of operatiomm in the Amistro-Prmmssinmi war of
18613 , and the Franco-I'russiaim war of 1870 ,
It was possible in almost every instance to
nmatmcuvcr en army corps by platoons and
battalions. Here the inca were obliged to
advance In single file into the open , amid
at the famous assault on San Juan hill , one
column marched out of the road into the
open , in the face of tIme murderous artillery
and Infantry fire from time trencheS , and
deployed for the charge on open ground.
No finer exhibition of mmerve could be re-
qulred of a soldier than that charge across
700 yards of open territory against an enemy
intrencheti upon time crest of a hill.
Ilut our mon never flinched. As a matter
of fact , it is one of the unwritten secrets
at the Battle of July 1 , that the plans made
the night reviotms did not contemplate an
assault upon the works of the enemy before
Santiago. Two divisions , those of General
Wheeler and General Kent , were eu the
main road to Santiago to reinforce General
Lawton , whoso division was to assault El
Cnncy on the extreme right , while Grimes'
battery made a diversion on th left. lInt
hemi time Spanish guns began to drop shrimp-
nd shells over time roam ! In which our
column rested , anti when word came that
General Lawton wns successful at El Caney ,
It became necessary for Wheeler's anti
Kent's divisions either to advance , retreat
or remain quiet under the storm of shell
that was bursting over their heals. Under
the circumstances it , was less dangerous to
advance and charge the enemy's works than
to stay where they vero and , with a general
impulse to get where they could return
the enemy's fire , the advance regiments , the
Sixth anti Sixteenth infaimtry , moved out.
'Flie others followed.
There Is a question whether any specific
general command to charge was ever given.
Regimental and company commanders aim-
ply led their muon heroically forward up
time hill. The hill was taken , the American
flag planted on its crest and the enemy
driven peii-mehl Into his mimer line of en-
trcnchmcnts beyond. Our men were too
much exhausted to follow up their victory ,
though it has since been asserted that had
the pursuit been continued that afternoon
the demoralized Spanish would have aur-
rendered that night.
But men who had left a third of their
ofilcers antI 12 per cent of their comrades
upon the field behind them could not go in.
Physical strength and courage have thelo
limitations. So terrific had been the
the alaugiiter of our men-90 per cent. of
whom were then under fire for the first
time-that the fact Is , though comparatively
tow knew it , that on the night of July 1 ,
officers of 1,1gb rank , bravo soldiers , to6 ,
vcnt to General Wheeler. who was in corn-
mammd at the front , ( General Simafter being
still almond his ship ) , and appealed to him
to withdraw. They predicted an awful
disaster to our arms it we attempted to
boll the position w'eh ad earned so dearly.
But the intrepid ohmi cavalry leader of the
confederacy said : "No , " Ho spoke reassuring -
suring words to those who came with dire
forebodings. "We are now In an uncomfortable -
fortablo position , " ho said , "but the Span-
ishm are more uncomfortable than we , Pass
that word down the line. "
General Wheeler even sent hack a dispatch
to General Shatter , telling of the pressure
that was being brought to hear upon him.
"I presume time same influences are being
brought to bear on you , " lie wrote in ef-
feet ; "bitt it will not do. American prestige -
tigo would suffer Irretrievably If we gave
In tin inch , We must stanil firm. "
IIUHINIISH IS liUSjSIS.
I IOSV ii Sst' ' h'ii lull I es. 'Foe la a Pall
Oh t , t tl&t hliiil or iiighnid ,
The late Paymaster Clark of the United
States navy , of Iclawmtre , was attached to
one of the ships on the European station
during the period of time civil war. It may
have been the Kcarsago , but it ha not Important -
portant , It ices an armored vessel , relates
the Philadolphmia Times , and had been long
at sea and caine in for coal , provisions anti
to give the imleim a liberty ilay on shore , To
meet thmeso amid other expenses it was nec-
casary to have some 8,000 ( men are paid
in time currency of the country they may be
in when on foreign stations ) antI Paymaster
Clark drew sight drafts on the sub-treasury
of New York through the government agents ,
J. S Morgan & : Co. , bankers , in olil lhroaci
street , London. Accompanied by the vice-
consul he went to the J'Iymotmth irancb of
the Ilanic of England anti Jwesented his
drafts and salted to have themim changed for
notes and gold. The bank manager , not. con-
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tent with exorcising proper commercial acru-
tiny , vmia very nasty and finally said :
"Well , I (10 not know time sub-treasury.
I do not know the paper nor you , and I have
Imevor had business with the gentleman who
is United Staten vice-consul hero , so I won't
cash your drafts , You say J. S. Morgan
will endorse them. You had better go up to
London amid let. bun cash them. "
Mr. Clark went out to the telegraph olilce ,
put himself In communication with Mr. Mor-
gsa amid Mr. Morgan went to the Bank of
England In London , this manager sent word
to the Plymouth branch manager and that
gctmtiomnmmn came presently to the Itoyal ho-
tel mind , with lila bat in hand , begged to ho
of service to Paymaster Clerk in any way
that gemitleman wouhml suggest , The appar-
entiy Imiacated paymaster , accnmpanie'l ' by
lila clerk , accompanied the batik olilcer to tim
bank , The drafts were duly passed over
and a large butmdle of Bank of England
notes placeti before the laymnaetcr ,
"Vhat arc these ? " said Clark.
"Those arc Bamile of Emmgianih notes. "
"Yes , I See they arc notes signed by Fred-
crick May that the bank vIhi pay hearer ,
etc. Well , I do not know Mr. May and of
course I do not know you , This paper may
be good but I have no assurance of that.
I'll ' trouble you for time gold , "
The humniliated bank manager had to hunt
It up and I'aymaater Clark carried It down
to the bank in triumph , "I would have preferred -
ferred part of the money in notes , " lie said ,
"but I couldn't. refuse the chance of getting
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1'svdtr 111111 1hhi'ti 15) ,
ELMIRA , N , Y. , July 28-'Fhe powder
mill of II. T. Johnson at Tray , Pa. , wta
blown imp today. and the owner , who wmia
also paying teller in time i'orneroy and
Mitcheil bank , was killed ,
Our Eye Advico-
'L'o those WllO$40 eyes ate tt'rnihliiig
tlmtimm , Is that , voti ltmivu ilium exahuhlleil
liy tt COflIlleftiut optielimu-in iiimie cases
out of teim iiiiles nil OjftidtiOtl ) is mit'ces.
sary yoiht' leimlg fitted s'itli tIme proper
( 'ye giusses 'uii set luatters straight
itmitl ili'Oifltiil ) ' sb h1W'U3 sitlt hllUtl ) linfle-
coulmtmthmltm lletullIiC'ltes-0Um14 iti ti enln.
ilete epectachim lioimse-gt'iuditig eu' OWII
lCtIHe-flhld here you will find it coInpe. I , . ,
tetlt oitli'ltlmi iii ( 'Iihlm'ge-Wil ( ) Wili mmml : . )
ii practlt'ul tiuti seicat ifte ( tXmtmmhiUhttiOll
fi'eti of eiittrge.
TheAloe &PenfoldCo ?
LeadIng Sottatiflo OptIcinsmu i
1408 Farn.sn Btratit. OMJRA
0iVoeit. Ii'a.xtea J.IQISL Li.
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SAVEI ) SlY A 1'OCmE'1'lCNlLlI.
Survivor of the vine le hfi're 'Fells
of a Remnnrknble i3sezile.
Dy tIme sinking of La hhourgogno amid time
awful loss of life is recalled the accident to
the Vihl.m do Ilarre of the imarno line in 1872 ,
when time latter named ship was struck at
night and went down at once , carrying almost -
most all on board , Pitifully few were these
who vere saved from the hlavro , but among
them was time prorninemmt New York lawyer
Witthaus and the way in which he escaped
is so extraordinary that It sounmls like a
well-concocted tale , instead of the plain fact
that Mr. Whtthaua vouches It to be.
Time afternoon preceding the nccidemmt to
the hlayro , Mr. Witthaus , with onotimor
nina , was on deck , and Mr. Witthaus vmn
leamming against the tafIraii under the flagstaff -
staff In time stern. As the two men stood
there talking time friend put lila hand on the
largo life buoy that was hanging over the
side and called Mr. Wltthaus' attention
to It.
"Look , ' ' lie said , ' 'Umese ' life buoys are
simply screaming farces , This one here Is
so stiff and imaril with coats of Paint that
you couldn't get it free except by cutting it
with a knife. ' '
Mr 'Witthmtus attempted to move it , bitt
found it glued until and fast. Time friemid
took out his kimifo and began lilly sticking
it into the soft pine of the flagstaff nail
amused himself so the rest of time time that
they talked before they were immterruptetl
by time dinner gong , Then they both went
below ,
Early time next morning witfie time passengers -
sengors were still asleep time collision occurred -
curred , and in the mad panic that at oncti
followed Mr. Wittlmaus did what lie could io
get time women anml children Into time lifc-
boats. From time first ho regarded himself
n ) doomed , for there were not nearly boats
enough for nh time passengers , and it. waS
evident that time ship would floJ only a few
minutes , Several wormien who o lcmiow on
board lie founmi lilaces for at 'o , only to
see ( ho boat overturmm as soomi as it was
munched , anti cli go clown , nun of them
with her two little children in her arms.
Horrified and sickened by the sight , ho
Went back to the stern of the ship , which
was higher out of the water than the bow ,
to wait until ito , too , went. down , anti stooti
loaning again on time taifrail , An lie ilid so
in a flash he recollected the conversation of
time afternon before , and looked over time
rail. There still hummg the lifo buoy stiff and
immovable , antI time instinct of seif-preser-
'cation sprang to life once inure , A knifu
to ( ccii thmo inloy atml , lie might 1)0 saved , but
lie had minima with luau , nn'i to find ono was
impossilili' With tim ship hlaimle to go iowa
mit. aity second ,
At the same moment his eye caught the
flagstaff , and thorn , 'here lila triommd ha'l '
ovidontlI' forgotten it the rufternoun before ,
stuck time lcriifc. With the haste of life atmil
death Mr , Witthaus puhicil it out mimid begun
to saw nway at the buoy , end lie freed it
and threw himself ofT time deck Into the sea
just in time to get beyond time vortex that
came as time great ship went. down , sticking
hundreds of victims with It. Air. Vitthiaus
floated about for soimmo time , and was at last
ideked UI ) 1) ) ' a smnimhi boat that was waiting
about for cimarico survivors , miami was brought
back to New York to tell of one of the moat
awful catastrophes that. ever hmmilipened at
sea.
56 , Iusin' Nei" I'ot innNcr ,
WiiShiING'I'ON , July 28.-TIme inesimloni
today appointed Fredericic W , flaimmnhiofi
postmaster at. St. Louis ,
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This Piano Stool S4150- f
Aiiy itnishi-somne ihi'alrs nslc n high _ _ _
as l2O ( ) ( oh- this $131110 stool- r
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YOil'VO htenmvl of
Oum' thin of Icliiihtiil litlhlOs ) % % 'flIt miover
more ebmIiiote , Ilmitmi l'igiit h1Ov-1llll ( , y4)
urn nmakilmg elmecitli iuduceuieiits mis to
Price niitl tei'liis ,
"Aitiioo" Saturday.
You till0hhld Heft the ICinilnihl exhibit at _ _ _ _ _
the eXpOsItiOhi-ihh ( he Liliei'ttl Ai't.s build.
lug-tue etitoimititic 1)neunultie PIPe Ci'-
gun alone Is ss'oi'tli seeing ,
"AlInozo. " : . . _ . .
A. HOSPE ,
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