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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 10, 1898)
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SA1INGER IOWA BRIEFLY RESPONDS LcIizsigc df Fe1IcItion nhiI Srnue icv ordi AbOut the Order Coni- priNt ? ( lie I'oriiftIItlei Of OCCZt. . Niohi Zulu Gtioil Time I'oIIown. Trio KnlghtR of Pytlilas of Iowa , fully 1,500 stmtg , cnflhuled the exposition grouudi yeatarday aut captured overytliLug Iii Bight. In turn thcr were captivated by the beauty of the rcnlm of 'likh they acquired ponscs- tiOfl antI most of them loft last. night with a fli-ni intention to return and spcfld a week r ; In the contemplation of the inarvein of which their brier sojourn ouly allowed them a pasBing glimpse. The visitors IucIudt1 all the dolegateg to the grand lodge that meets n Council BlUffS today and several hundred others , representing nearly all the subordinate - dinato lodgea In Iowa. Many of them were accompantc(1 by their wlve and they constituted - stitutod one ot the most appreciative crowds that ha been on the grounds. Sonic scattering delegations of the visit- Jog knights came over in the morning and ' ) spent the forenoon In looking over the -p grounds , hut the bulk of the delegation arrived on a special traIn over the terminal line at 2 o'clock. General Manager Clark- son and Phinnoy's band met them at the entrance , where they fell into line for the parade to the Iowa buIlding , where the exercises - cises of the day were to occur. Ths parade presented a very pretty spectacle to the crowd around the buildIng as it wound along the wide curves of the main avenue. The band marched In front , closely followed - lowed by the Council Bluffs division oC the uniform rank nail the non-uniformed mom- bore fell into line behInd without regard to lodge formation. There 'vere fully 1,000 knights In the iroccsslon in addition to those who had already congregated at the Iowa building and when they arrived they almost entirely filled the broad open space in front of thu building. After a sloct1on by the band Grand Chancellor C. C. Dowel ! of Des Moines called the crowd to order nnd introduced will L. Sclsxn , supreme representative of Nebraska. who delivered the aidress of wel- como. Mr. Scisin declared It needed no words froiii him to assure the visitors that Ce17 I'ythlan heart in Nebraska throbbed a welcome to their Iowa brethren , who stood . with them uround a con\mon altar. it means sonithing to wear on one's breast the Insignia that denotes membership in the Knights of Pythlas. It is comparatively a new organization , but its Inspiration dates back to the time when the morning stars sang together the first strains of fraternity and human love. The speaker referred in eloquent sentences to the fact that. some of the faces that should be seen on this occa- . ston were absent. They were those of Pytbians who were fighting the battles of the flag in malnria-strieken Cuba , In Porto Itico and across the blue waters of the Pacific. lie repeated the cordial welcome lie had expressed In his opening sentences and closed with a complimentary tribute to the exposition that they rcro about to in8pect. The rOspOflBO in behalf of the visIting knights was made by 13. F. Salinger of Carroll - roll , supreme court reporter of Iowa and past chancellor of the grand lodge. Ills address combined a very eloquent tribute to the Pythian organization with a series of witticisms that caught the crowd corn- pIoti y. Chancellor Doweli , having Indulged In a little humor of his own in introducing Mr. Salinger. was the good natured target for the bombardment that followed , whIle tias crowd cheered Its appreciation. Speaking more seriously , Mr. Saltuger compared th growth of the Knights of Pythias with the development of this coun- try. Ia which the order had had Its birth. ThIs nation had at first been the retreat of 4 tho8e who were dissatisfied with their sur- j S ioundingsln theold world. Then weliad , _ been culledi a nation or shopkeepers without the Instincts of art or science or the liner ontIinonts of humanity. It had required the last few months to teach the vorId that God had woitcd until the last to create the greatest government of all. The speaker contndcd that tbt Is essentially a patriotic order. In times when men who vcre dissatisfied - satisfied with exiatiug conditions stood on the street corners and contended that the rich vcro growing richer and the poor Ioorer. wbiie the mighty were gradually cruBhing the lowly , it is a great thIng to have an organization in which nIt men wore equal whoa the castle door closes behind them , No words can exaggerate the tribute that Is duo to th brave ne1i who have gone to the front , but a word is also duo to those who o lived as to keep their country - try alive in time of peace. At the concluaion of Mr. Snlinger'a address - dress Grand Chancellor lowell dismissed the crowd to spend the remainder of the day In enjoyIng the attractions of the exposi. tlou , The band rendered a concert lire. gram from the veranda of the Iowa build. lug and gave the usual Plaza concrL in the evening. IIu Ill' 1i.t'I'lO MUSI' 1111 LDVI0it , 1eii lug stdiuhiIoiito titi , lxilaiIliIiI Ii.iiilii ha 'P % eflt-Pl L' Cents , The question of a 25.cent admission every night In the week promises to be a leuding feature of the deliberations of the board of directors at their next meetIng , IL is likely to be complicated by a sentiment of more recent origin \hich favors the absolute closing of the exposition gates en Sunday , There Is nothing to Indicate that the latter idea Is favored by a majority of the direct. ors , But it is beiag generally discussed and tL number of the directors declare that they favor It. They basn theIr ImBitlon on the as. serlion that. the Sunday closing is on es- sentini correlative of any action that involves - volves a reduced evening admission. The .cont night rate , in their opinion , would kill the Sunday local attendance , and the aggregate weekly receipts would be as much in days a5 it the show remained oien every day , They argue that the bct solu. tion of the entire tiroblein is to close the exhibit buildings at 6 o'clock , make the udmission 25 cents after that hour and then V close everything up tight oii Sunday , in thIs connection sonie of the directors have been impreaBed with the plea of thu coitceasioutts , who contend that. It is In. bunisn to compel thoiE employcs to work solen days In the week. They allege that their show people are compelled to work from early in the forenoon until after midnight - night seven days In the week and that many of thorn are wearing out under the straIn. If the grounda arc closed Sundays the people wili get a chance to rest and would be able to give more satisfactory performances than they can when they are fagged out from overwork. on glie Other Side. Other directors present a strong argu- meat In opposition to this policy. They suggest that a large proportion of the inuni- cipal excursions come to the exposition Saturday , This is because business men cannot afford to leave their business two days to attend the exposition. They can come Saturday or Monday and spend two days on the grounds with the actual loss of on day , but If the grounds were closed Hundays they would stay at home and an Important revenue would lie sacrifleed. As far as the Midway people are concerned , they suggest that It they are so anxious to rest Sundays there Is no law to compel them to remain open. The concessionaries' club COuld take action by which every member WoUld tie bound to close his resort on Sundays - days , without closing up the entire exposi. lion for their benefit. These conflicting opinions will probably be ventilated with considerable vigor at the directors' meeting Friday , but In regard to the evening admissIons the board Is becoming - coming practically of one mind. A tow members stIll cling to their contention that the 2 cent rate will be an injury to the exposition , but as their arguments have been effcctualiy annihilated by previous experiments - periments they are largely outnumbered. The. only real dIfference is on the question whether the reduced rate should be mndo to apply to three evenings in the week or remaIn in force every nIght. The majority view is that It should every night and there Is every indication that this action will ho taken with a possible exception in favor of evenings when there is some exceptiooally strong attraction. 1O'VA VIStTOltS LOJC AT FRUIT , JIsiiI. . * , in horticulture JJiilliliii.r Is JCept liright nail Fresh. The Iowa visitors captured the Ilorticul- ture building yesterday. They visited the structure soon after entering the grounds tiid spent much of their time Inspecting the fruit and general horticulture display that had been brightened and burnished Until it looked as fresh as though it had been gathered but a few hours before. All of the fruit is looking unusually fine just now , which is largely due to the fact that a large supply has been coming in of Into and that the Plates nrc plIed high with the best that the country can afford , This Is not only true with reference to one state , but equally so with all. Doing right at home , of course Nebraska and Douglas county make the largest display - play of varieties and In this connection the county lends the state in some particulars. Superintendent Walker , who Is looking after the Douglas county exhibit , is showing 307 different varieties of fruit , much of which Is rare. lie has nearly fifty varieties of plums anil more than that of apples , The now apples are arriving daily and are corn- lag In large quantities , while the old apples are standing up unusually well. Those recently - cently taken out of cold storage seem to be as sound and solid ac 'when they were put In last fall. This La particularly true wIth the l3e raIs. Iowa's fruit has had a big boom during the past few days , the tables havIng been completely hurled under the bIg red apples and the delicately tinted peaches. This display - play by Iowa Is the regular thing , but lust at this time it. is a little more extensive on account of the Knights of Pythins of that stnte , who hava recently sent in a fine collection - lection , Accompanied by hIs family , N. F. Murray , pi'csidciit of the Missouri State Horticulture society , has arrived for a stay of a week. I-fe Is spending all of his time on the cx- position grounds and a greater portion of It in the HortIculture building. He is much pleased with the showing made and especially - cially with that of his home state. Ito says that within the next two weeks Missouri will send In more peaches than alt of the other states combined. Ito is enthusiastic over Missouri's peach day and expects a big attendance upon that occasion. The date has not yet been sot , but It is certain that It vili be between August 15 and 20 , when some 2,000 baskets of the fruit will be sent hero for free distribution. The California exhibit has beezi increased to a great extent during the past two days , Superintendent Wilson has added some ten boxes of oranges of this year's crop. In addition - dition to this lie has placed hirge quantities of dried fruit upon the tables and shelves in his space. It. is alt of the new crop , As features in the fresh fruit line ho Is showing grape fruit , ne apples , pears , peaches and the Satsuma plums , which are as large na good sized oranges , 511AM F'l ( IL' ! ' % Vl'VIl INII.tNS TOIAY , lteiliiien znL Iteilskliss % 'Ill Ilagage In lliooiiless Contest. The jubilation of tle lied Mon today is one of the biggest events of the week in anticipation and the committees who have hail the arrangements in charge arc confident that those who expect a big dcm- castration will hot be disaointed. The parade v1ii start from Fifteenth and Doug. Ins street ! at P o'clock and after a circle through the busiqess district the procession wIlt march to the grounds where the exercises - cises svlil begin at 11 o'clock in the Audi- toriuni , The program includes music by l'hinney's band , an invocation by Rev , Campbell Fair , deati of Trinity cathedral , addre3ses of welcome by Governor Ilolcomb and Mayor Moores , responses by Charles C. Conley of Pbiiailelpliia and J. A. Seltznian of St. Joseph and the address of the day by Great Incohonee Itobert T. Daniel of ( Irltlln ( Ia. A big sham battle , which Is one of the characteristic features of the demon. stratlons of the [ ted men. will occur at 6:30 : o'clock , and the evening will be fully occu pled by the regular band concert and the display of fireworks on the north tract , Tliero were no dances or other public exercises yesterday afternoon or last night on that portion of the oxpoaltlon grounds occupied by the Indians. Instead of anius- ing the whites the 450 IndIans were resting or preparing for the sham battle. All day lung thu Indians remained In their tents , burnishing up their implements of warfare , lititting the finishing touches upon their war toggery , or laying out the plans for action. The battle will occur on the opei , ground just west of the Transportation building Captain Mercer wIll command the Indians. lIe vIIl not wear the blanket and thu breech clout , but he wIll ride a horse and will direct the movements of his savage fol- lowers. For the limo being ho will act the van of a renegudu white who is not Ia. dined to give any quarter , It ii not certain who will command the white forces , though It is known that Borne old-tinier accustonred to Indian warfare will be selected for the occasion. lie will be as- stated hy ft number of brave men who have sea life on the plains and who have fought Indians IU their younger dayE. The plan of hattie Is this : The Indian lodges that are now in the center of the en. cnrnpuient wIll lie moVed into the timber at the west end of the grounds. The whites ( Continued on Fifth Page , ) REPUBLICAN CLANS GAThER Delegates to BtAtC Convention Today Are on the Ground. NOTABLE ABSENCE OF PARTY STRIKERS Cnndidnlvs on linnil , TltIs the ladleR- tIiIN tlint .Tti.Ige Iiaywnril lie tniuinnteit fo IANCOLN , Aug. 9.-Spcciai ( Telegram.- Lincoln tonight is in the hands of Urn republican - publican lenders of Nebraska , Badges nrc everywhere seen setting forth the claims of favorite sons for places on the ticket that will be nominated tomorrow. Conklin of Tekainah will be the tern chairman and in all probability A. ' of St. Paul wIll ho the permanent c of the convention , having per 7 ' y refused to allow his name to bo " ed for state treasurer , which , It , . , ho could have by acclamation if Ii ted. Not in years has the rep arty been so fully represented , vI , onaid- ered a sIgn of what Nebra do on November 8. The delegate t represent - sent the best brains and a the people - plo of the state of Nebras . ho gather. ing is conceded to be the finest ody of men ever congregated at a volltical convention within the state. There is a noticeable absence of the crowd of strikers , camp followers , and hangers-on that have attended conventions in the past and who were in the old days brought in by candidates who imagined that in numbers of shouters there was real strength. The counties are welt represented by delegates who were selected because of their fitness to take part in the deliberations of a genuine convention of republican citizens. One thing must ho remarked upon thIs gathering of republicans , and that. is the total absence of rancor which has not always - ways been kept. out. of sight in former con- ventiona. But from one end of the state to the other so far as the delegates arc concerned , there is a unanimous effort to eliminate per- soaal preferences for the sake of the ticket. Ilnyiiitrd In the Lend. So far as conditions go tonight it would appear as if Judge Hayward of Nebraska Ctty would receive the nomination for governor - ernor , although Judge Baker's friends are hopeful that Hayward's apparent strength is overestimated. For lieutenant governor there is a dis- pOsitiOl ! to nominate Captain Allen Fisher of Chadron , who is with his company at Chickomauga , and it crack company of the second Nebraska , Colonel Bills commanding. The delegates argue that it would be a graceful tribute to the boys In the field to rerot.iic their patriotism in this way. For sereYry of StaLe Duras ot Saline county is th .ug'tt to ziae a cinch , while for auditor - tor Matthews of Dodge Is the only candidate - date seriously considered. Saylor of Lancaster - caster for superintendent. of public lostruc- tion is showing considerable strength , but everything is at sea upon the attorney generalship - eralship , Wilson of Lancaster having withdrawn - drawn , leaving the field between McCreary "at M1ami tnd Jackson of Antelope , the Iatl ter seemingly having more votes at this tin o. For ccrnnissiner of public buildings - ings and grounds High of lied Willow county , a German farmer , will be nominated - nated in a canter. The present scheme is to accomplish the nomination of governor before adjournruenf for dinner tomorrow in order to permit the Douglas county deiegation to say whether in the event of the defeat of Judge Baker it wIll accept either the lieutenant-governor 01' treasurer on the ticket. There is some talk tonight to nominate A. C. Foster of Omaha for treasurer , but this is only conditioned - tioned upon the decision which the Douglas county deleiation reaches in it , vilt Stziiid by Baker. TIm Douglas county delegation hold a meeting tonight to decide upon a definite course of action. It was voted to support B. S. Baker firBt , last and all the time. A steering committee was appointed , of whIch Howard Baldridge is chairman , the other members being J. L. Kennedy , Will Gurley , Judge Baxter and Harry Brome. This committee is to take whatever action is necessary to further the Interests of Judge Baker and a meeting of the delegation is called for 9 o'clock tomorrow to receive the report of the committee and decIde upon further action. Late tonight thcro was a flurry among tlio delegates caused by the rsport that Cady was to be brought forward as candidate for lieutenant-governor and that he I3ntl agreed to accept the Dlace.Vhii Mr. Cady was aeon SOifle time later lie declIned to treat the now move seriously ani said his reasons for declining to stand as the candIdate for treasurer would apply as welt to any other office. No move has been made to bring out a candidate for treasurer and it is tatly agreed that Douglas county can name a man for that place tornoriow afternoon. The candidates who are still in the field tonight include \V. B. Smith of Clay , for secretary of stuto ; I. F. Tash of Box Butte , for cuiii- missioner ; Giffert of Coming and ) [ urphy of Gage , for lieutenant-gnvcraor. Tlise are hoping that tomorrow'o events may so shape theniselves as to Improve thelr chances. Baker's friends tonight maintain that their showing iii the conveutloa will surprise - priso the opposition and that stranger things have happened than the nomination of their favorite. The hayward forces arc slow to admit that lInker's strength has Increased and thcr figures show that. hayward will have all hut about 150 votes in the convention - tion on the first ballot. I'Iie I'I a t turin. The draft of the platform as preprod by a number of the leading Iiii's of the party after careful deliberation wIll , It Is con- Ildently expected , pronounce Ia favor of fle single gold standard. It. will congratulate the president on his course and wIll not say anything as to annexation of either Cuba , Porte Rico or the PhIlippines , leaving that queatioii wholly in the hands of the chief executive. lt will pledge the party to many reforms In the state government , will de' . dare for municipal home rule antI the aboll. tioa of all unnecessary or alnecure state 0111- eeL It will stroagl urge a revisIon of ( ho state constitution and pledge , If restoreti to public control of the state adnitnistration , an honest and economical admiiitairation ef public affairs. A draft of tue Platform wIlt be presented to the committee on resolu. tions in the morning for final adopticn , The Federation of RepublIcan Publishers of Nebraska held its third annual meeting at the Lindeil hotel tonight and adopted resolutions reaffirming allegiance to the republican - publican party and indorsitig the acts of President McKinley in every stage of the war complications and especially hIs policy In regard to the annexation of hawaii and the gaining of additional footholds in the l'aciflc. The offlcers elected for the comieg year are as follows : hoes Hammond , 1"re- mont , presIdent ; W. II. Dayton , York , aecre- tary and treasurer. An advisory committee was selected consisting of one member from each congressional district. FIVE NEGROES ARE LYNCHED Mols Takes Penrful Vengeance on n Quintet of Colored l'craona In Arkansas. LITTLE flOCK , Ark. , Aug. 10.-FIve negroes groes are hanging from the limbs of trees near the railroad track and the widow of John 'I' . Orr is dead in her cell. This is the tragic denouement of the assassination - tion of John T. Crc , a wealthy merchant , at Ciarondon , a few nights ago , The wife died from a dose of poison , self- administered , while the negroes , her associates - ciates in crime , were strung up by a mob of citizens. The report of the lynching was rcceiv'.l hero at an early hour this morning .ttter telegraphic communication had suspended for the night , and the only authentic details of the affair came from a railroad telegraph operator at Ciarendon , who saw the lynch- lug , Four bodies , two women and two men , are hanging from the limb of a tree not far from his omce and a few paces away dangles the body of another negro woman , the former cook in the Orr household. Miss Morris , the J055 implicated In the assassination , was not hanged , abc having disappeared last night. The lynched are : MANSE CASTLI. DENNIS RICORD , RILLA WEAVER. SUSIE JACOBS. WILL SAUNDERS. Late Saturday night John T. Orr was as- sassinatcl while making a. glass of lemon- ado. He had just returned from choir pruic- tice , whore his wife was organist. The crime was shrouded in mystery until Miss Morris told somebody that she knew who fired t.ho shot , A coroner's Inquest resulted in the arrest of the flvo negroes and Mrs. Orr and a wararnt for Miss Morris. It was charged that the wife had hired the negroes to do the murder. Orr's life was Insured for $5,000 and It developed at the inque8t that Orr and his wife lived unhappiIy. Mr. Orr was formerly a theatrical man. Ia 1890 the couple eloped to a summer resort - sort In WisconsIn and were married. Later they settled in Clarendon , where Orr prospered - pered in busineus and was considered wealthy at the time of his death. TROOPS ARE GOING NORTH Soldiar. Are BeIalt4i.dvetI its Idly as Possible fr ui the Canip at Santiago , ( Copyright , 1898 , by Press Publishing Co. > SANTIAGO DI0 CUBA. Aug. P.-Now ( York York World Cablegram-Special Tele- gram.-Tho ) first transport to leave herewith with cavalry should reach Moatauk Point by Friday at the latest. It is the Vigilancla and she will arrive long before any of the others. The entire cavalry divisIon , excepting - cepting tbo Ninth and Tenth colored troops left behind , will have embarked by tonight. The hospital ship Ollvettc , carrying 400 sick and wounded , will leave tonight. Captain Barrett of the Tenth infantry died on board the transport Los Angeles , of cal- entura. Ho was buried here. There nra fewer sick in Santiago now than at any time for three weeks Irnst , Lieutenant Willie - lie Tiffany of the Rough Riders , well known In New York , is lucid here as a yellow fever suspect. Ho is quarantined at. the fever camp , His condition is very much improved today. The number of deaths In the city still exceeds forty daily. Eight transports to carry the artillery and Infantry regiments are expected on Thurs- ( lay , General Shatter said today that he expected - pected all the troops excepting the colored cavalry and Immunes will leave Santiago within ten days. HOPE TO SAVE PORTU RICO Spanish I'refor to Give lip the Philip.- pluses Itather ( lusts the W'cst 111(1 hut Islauid , NEW YORK , Aug. 0.-A Paris dispatch printed lucre this afternoon says : A dispatch - patch received hero from Madrid , via l3lar- ritz , says that the Spani8h reply to the United States expresses the hope that the American Lovcrnment. wilt not hand Cuba over to the insurgents , but will retain control - trol of the government of the island In or.ier that the interests of Spanish property owners nay ho respected. Spahui also intimates its preference for the retention of I'orto Rico , surrendering any of Its Pacific possessions to the Americans Instead. The Spanish government is satisfied with th appointment of a mixed commission to settle the question of the disposition of the Philippines and suggests that the meeting of the commissison be held in Paris. PROMOTER HOOLEY IS ILL iervous flysicuus Appears to Be BreMk- Jug flown Under the Strain J'ltict'.l Upon It , ( Copyright , 169S , by Press PublishIng Co. ) LONDON , Aug. O-Now ( York World Cablegram - Special Telegram. ) - Ernest Torah Ilooley , the bankrupt speculator and prOmoter , is seriously ill. He Is unable to attend to any business. His nervous sys- tern , strained by the anxiety attendant upon his company promoting career In London , has been shattered by his recent worry. He will require absolute rest and a complete change , LONDON , Aug.l.-Counsel for the official receiver for the estate of Ernest T. Ilooley , the company promoter , applied to Justice WrIght in the bankruptcy court today for an order calling for the examination of Mr. Ilooley , Earl do Ia Warr and Messrs. Broad. Icy , Itucker and fliadshaw by the justice , All the persona mentioned are concerned in the alleged effouts to tribe Mr , Ilooley to change his testimony In the matter of the large sums of money which ho is said to have paid titled lieople during the course of his company promoting. Justice Wright said a serious coatewpt of court was charged antI It must be promptly dealt with but ho could not bCO how ho could compel thu gentlemen to recriminate themselves. The Justice , however , ordered that affidavits in the case be presented to him tomorrow , It developed tQday that Mr , Hooky is Ill and that he may he unable to continue his revelations for some time to come. MARCIITO DEATh T IAMLA Bravo American Soldier Boys rail in Battle with SpanIards ENEMY DRIVEN BACK WITH HEAVY LOSSES Unltel States Troops Fight obIy , liulul Fcry hide of Their Ground 0111 VIuinIIr Scatter the Foe , CAVITE , Manila flay , Aug. 3.-Via ( Ifong Ioag , Aug. 0.-Tho ) first shedding of Arner- ican blood on Philippine soil took place Sunday night , when eleven were killed and forty-four wounded during a skirmish at the Malato trenches betweea Cavito and Manila , No attack has yet been made on the Spanish hue , but the Americans now occupy the trenches formerly held by the Insur- goats. In Sunday night's skirmish the tot- lowing vcre killed : CORPORAL. W. E. BROV.'N , Tenth Penn- sylvania. . PI1IVATE BRADY , Tenth Pennsylvania. PRIVATE 5 , hULL , Tenth Pennsylvania , PRIVATE BRINTON , Tenth Pennayl- vania. PRIVATE NOSS , Tenth Pennsylvania. PRIVATE STILL\VAGEN , Tenth Pennsyl- vnnia. PRIVATE BO\VKER , First Wyoming. FIRST SERGEANT MAURICE JUST , First California. l'ItIVATE DAWSON , Battery K , Third artillery. PRIVATE d'IClLRATlI , Battery A , Third artillery. PRIVATE iW'INFIELD , Battery H , Third artillery. ICIlleil on Monday night : PRIVATE SPRINGFIELD , First Colorado. Last night ( Tuesday ) the following were killed : PRIVATE WILLIAM LEWIS RODDY , Twenty-third infantry. PRIVATE It. BOWERS. signal corps , PRIVATE FRED BUCKLAND , Thirteenth Minnesota. some of the wounded in Sunday night's skirmish were struck by shrapnel. It'Iii't froiii WAShINGTON , Aug. 9.-The War depart- meat today received the following cablegram from hong Kong : Adjutant General , Washington : MacAr- thur's troops arrived 31st. No epidemic sickness. Five deaths. Lieutenant Kerr , engineers , died of spinal meningitis. Lauding - ing at camp delayed on account of high surf. To gain approach to city Green's outposts - posts were advanced to continue line from the Caunino Heal to beach on Sunday night. Spanish attacked sharply. Artillery outposts - posts behaved well ; held position. Necessary - sary to call out brigade. Spanish loss ru- rnored heavy. Our loss killed Tenth Pennsylvania , John Brade , Walter Brown. Artillery , William 10. Brinton , Jacob Hull , Jesse Ness , William Stillwagon. First California , Maurice Just , Eli Dawson. First Colorado , Fred Sprlngslead. Seriously wended : Tenth Pennsylvania , Sergeant Alva Waltqr , Privates Lee Snyder , VIctor Holmes , C. S. Carter , Aruthur John- soul. First California , CaptaIn It. Richter , Private c : J. Elwards. Third artillery , I'rivates Charll. W Field'J. A 'McEr.uth , Thirty-eight slightly wouaded. MERRITT. LoNDON' , Aug. 0.-A dispatch from hong Kong shys : The German steamer Petrarch left Manila August 6 and has arrived here. It reports that the Spanish soldiers at Manila attacked the American camp on the night of July 31. The Spanish forces were over 3,000 strong. They charged the American lines several times. The American fire broke the Spanish center and they retreated. Later they made a second charge , but shortly retreated to the bushes , keeping up an incessant fire. Eleven Americana were killed and thirty.sevon wounded , Spanish losea reported great. During the fighting the rebels remained neutral. Nehrnsknns on Deck. LONDON , Aug. 10.-The correspondent of the Times at Cavite , under date of August. 1 , says : Yesterday I visited Camp Dewey and the American entrenchments before Malate. Captain Grant and Captain Young of the Utah artillery were busily throwing up advanced - vanced earthworks for guns , tinder the 1)10- tection of thc Nebraska volunteers. From the upper floors of a European house form- lag an alignment with th earthworks I was observing the Spanish positions , when a Nebraska. sharpshooter beside me fired the first shot discharged by the Amnericans upon the Spaniards who were crouching in the forward trench. This was contrary to General Merritt's orders. lie had forbidden an aggressIve attitude - titudo unless the Spaniards advanced. The insurgents , now In force Inland on the right. of the American lines , also opened fire , the Spaniards replying briskly with quick firing guns and rifles but their shooting was high and their shots fell half a mile beyond the entrenchments where a colored volunteer picket was hit by a Mauser bullet. I'erconally , I was impressed by the non- chalent demeanor of the Americans in the fighting line. They were like high spirited youths on a picnic. Whole groups lying in the second line were playing cards , hind the Spaniards , who were unaccountably non- aggressive during the American landing and advance , dropped shrapnel from Malate fort , they would have wrought terrible havoc , one house forming a conspicuous mark , beIng - Ing within easy gun range. LONDON , Aug. 10-The correspondent of the Times at Cavite , with General Green's brigade , under elate of August 3 , says : General Green's brigade is the focus of tlio active land canmpaign. Already the troops are in constant. and close touch with the enemy. On Friday morning a battalion , consisting of the First Colorado , under Lieutenant - tenant Colonel McCoy , with four guns of the Utah battery , commanded by Captain Young , grandson of the Mormon prophet , occupied the line fifty yards in advance of the insurgents between the beach and Cello Real and 1,300 yards from a formida- bie earthworhs situated at the southern end of Muulate , the foreign residential quarter - ter of Manila. After sixteen hours of continuous - tinuous labor the work of entrenchment was completed , the enemy not. firing a shot until the Americans indulged in sharp. shootimmg. Ihiucuumy ( ) jueuus Fire , Saturday was comparatively quiet nod so was Sunday until nightfall , when the Tenth Pennsylvania , Colonel hawkins command. lug , occupIed the trenches after aoxnc desultory - tory picket firing. At 11:30 : p. am. the nemy , ctttamcmted ! at 2,500 strong , opcnc(1 fire virorously under cover of limo deumso undergrowth. Their movements were fur- they hidden by the floods of rain , The Pennsylvanians met the attack with a sue- cession of volleys , covering their right with two companies stationed in the swamp beyond the entrcncbmonts , After about three-quarters of an hour two coummpanies of the Third regular artillery , under Major O'Hare , arrived at double quick to relieve the Pennsylvanians , whoao amrnu nition was almost exhausted. They soon silenced the enemny's are. The First California , under Colonel Smith , and the First Colorado , under Colonel Halo , TEMPERATURE AT OMAHA Iluuur Dog. hour. a a. sit , . , . , (1:1 : 1 It. 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Ilut notwithstanding the ( romeo- dotus fusillade cmnd the heavy shell fire , only tout Americans were killed amid forty-six ioumided , though there were sonic casual- ties amoumg the supports.'liiic ( luring the odvammco of the relieving battalions the emily otlicers wounded were Captain Richter of the First California , wounded seriously In the head , and Captain hobbs of time Third artillery , woutoled slightly in the leg. Although the emigagenment. scarcely at- tamed time importance of a battle , it thoroughly - oughly tested the quality of tIme United States troops amid lied an excellent effect , atlunuloting their zeal amid enthusiasm amid inspiring theuil to confidemico. The Spaniards , whose losses in the en- gagcrncnt nro hot known , are adopting Lao- tics tending to lrritnte the Americans. Every miight they maintain an annoying fire. The ) ' have now got the true rnmmgo of the earthworks nmmcl their shell and shrapnel fire is very accurate. On Monday night time American lee were omie killed and five wounded ammil cmi Tmmcsday night one hillel and six woumided , This percentage Is heavy , considering that the men were well entrenched amid timat there has been hardly any fighting in the 01)0mm. ) General MacArthur's brigade , which ar- rlved Sunday , is landing today through the heavy surf. Nothlmg more serious than a thorough wettimmg has occurred as yet , although the operation is not without considerable - siderablo dammger , Hardly any cases of sick- ucs are reported. Mouitero Arrives , MANILA , Aug. 4.-Via ( Ilong Komig , Aug. 9.-The ) lotmg expected monitor Monterey , with the collier Brutus , arrived this morning - ing ( luring a gale. Much relief is felt by Admiral Dewey and General Merritt nud there Is intense enthusIasm throughout the fleet aumd among tIme troops. The capture of Manila is mmow only a gues- tion of a few days to land the troops from thu 'rimird division of the United States trfumsports Indiamia , Morgan City , Ohio , Va- I Ieumcla amid City of Pare , which arrived in Manila bay out Sunday afternoon , July 31. Tue disembarkation has been delayed by rough weather and the heavy surf. Five memiers of the Third expedition died on the way , among them Lieutenant It. D. Kerr of the engineer corps. The scarcity of food now affects even the richest. class in Manila , There Is no meat , bread or flour , except. very small reserves , chiefly laid under requisition for. the Spanish - ish troops. The newspapers. though rigidly censored , admit that. the famine and the unnrece- dented rains are causing an epidemic. They pretend that the disorders are trivial in- testlnal alituents. but it is believed most of them are dysentery , duo to wretched foomi and the dangerous character of the water , A number of Important persons are Ill. Horse and log leuit , An abattoir hns been ostabllshed for slaughtering horses and dogs. The news. papers admit that time military bakers are reduced to the necessity of using rice , the stock of which will shortly be exlmausted. The stock of fuel , too , is exhausted and the bakers are breaking down doors and window trainee. It Is impossible to eat uncooked rice. A decree has been issued nutlmorizing the entry of private premises audi the seizure of cattle and horses there , for a nominal payment , made 1mm worthless drafts. 5ev- oral animals belonging to British owners lmave been taken , though there were plenty belonging to Spanish owners that had not been seized. An attempt was made to seize time indispensable pony of the con- solar physician amid considerable indigna- Lion limm been expressed. There may pos- slimly ho some trouble over it. Time British consul , who Imas been almost constantly ill of Into , has been absent for a week ; but the vice conatil is munwearying in the energy and tact with which ho smoothes away nnti-Brltish friction , There has been some desultory fighting , Time insurgents deny that they have offered to join time Spaniards agaimist the Americans , insistfng that their offer was only to avoid bloodshed 1mm the hope of reconciling some of the Spaniards into renouncimmg their allegiance - legianco to Spain luy inducing time Americans not to bombard the city. Iore SluahulsIt Lies , It is alleged in a dispatch ofliciahly pimh- 118)10(1 ) hero that Germany Is combining with Russia to lirevent tim capture of Manila anti that Admiral Dewey and Gemmeral Merritt viil refrain from attacking the city ; that the AmerIcan resources are exhausted ; that Admiral Cervera , on Issuing from Santiago harbor , was victorious and captured Admiral Sampson , afterward bombarding American ports ; that the Cherokees and time negroes in thme United States have rehelhel ; tlmd President Mclcim1lo , ' has been mobbed ; tlmt Admiral Camera is at Singapore ; that he Is going to lanl Iii time south Plulhipplimes ; that the allied Spanish fleetmi will annihilate Ad. miral Iowo ) ' , amid , finally , that the ciiinatcm is decimating the American soldiers , OuI % 'li 1111W for Iiiiitii1iiq , , NEW YORK , Aug. 0.-A copyrIghted dispatch - patch to time World , dated Manila , August 1 , s'Iui Iioumg lCouig , August t , says : TIme United Slates monitor Monterey arrived hero today. Manila wIll ( all as soon mis the monitor Monumdnock comes lucre. It is ox- peeled by next Thursday , Admiral Iowey'a ships are stripping for action. Owing to the high wlmmd and heavy seas tIme troopa of the third expedition have not yet landed. Two lighters 'ero capsized in time attempt and three natives were drowned. Irnmnediately after the arrival of time ox. peditiomm , General Merritt organized all his forces for an attack on Manila. The troops wc'ro formed Into one division under cornummanti of General Anderson. Thu division Is composed of two brigades , the first under General MacAuthur , Is 015(10 up of tlm Twcnty4lmlrtl amid Fourteenth regular Infantry , mind time Wyoming , North Dakota , Itialmo and Minnesota - seta volunteers and the Astor battery , The second brigade , under General ireommo , corn- prises the Elglmteenth regular infantry , Third artillery , eniineers , signal corps and California , Colorado , Nebraska , Peonsylva- mile volunteers , and the Utah battery. Time two brigtm'ies number 9,000 moon. The Oregon troops ere garrisoned a ( Cavite , Admiral Dewey's fleet commands time ( Coatlnimed on Second Pare , ) ANSWTER OT FINAL Note of the Spanish Premier Turnl Out UnatIsfnctory. SPAIN SUGGESTS TERMS OF ACCEPTANCE Extended Oonforcnco at White House , but 1othing is Arniounced. DO CUMENT HAS TWELVE HUNDRED WORDS Willing to Relinquish Cuba and Accept Oommisaion's Decision , MADRID CABINET MUST FURTHER EXPLAIN l'reslileat's Advisers lect for n Simurd TIuum- and I uumoruumuilly 5nlmm , , . hieply , ln lteticl * . COhClltslOH , WAI3IIINCITON , Aug. 0.-More than twenty-four hours milLer it lund begun to mcccli Washington ( lie Spanish mmoto in answer to ( lie presidemit's peace conditiomis was presented at the White Ilouso by the Fremich anihmassatlor. V'iiat the nature of the amiawer was ccii emily be conjectured at this stage , time secretary - tary of state at tile conclusion of the comi- forenco nmaklng ( lie formmmnl statement thai muothing whatever could be said on the sub- Joel. Joel.The The conference lasted one hour and twenty-fivo mnimiutes , This prolonged dis' cussioum was believed to indicate timat thmi Suanisim answer was not satisfactory in nil respects , thought in just what Imint it fell simort of meeting time expectations of the president it is impossible to say It was felt. by the observers that Imad the answer been a complete acceptance of otmr terms time resimlt would have been rnmide imbue. On the other lmand It. would ho a straimieth inference - forenco to conclude that time answer was unsatisfactory emmtlrcly , for iii that case , an- cording to time president's atmetemnent heretofore - fore muncie , his offer would have been deflmiitely withdrawn and the war resmmmncl with greater energy than before. Simnin lzikes ( ( , nl itlons. On time 'mvimolo it is rather to ho concluded that a middle result. was obtained ; that Spain was fouumd to have attached certain conditions to her acceptance of time presi- dent's terumis , but that the latter was not ( hisPOsed to regard the interjection of time new niatter as sufilcient in Itself to warrant num inmmedimmte termination of the peace nego- tiations. According to this view the lresi- thent has tnkon exception to some of the Spanish conlitiOfls , hut has allowed a last opportunity for theni to ho withdrawn or mnodlflei , The reply of the Spaumisli government Is ummderstood to be a ( locument enmhracing about 1,200 words. It bears the signature of the Spanish minister of foreign affairs an's ' ' the form of ptntument throughout is that of her maji'bty's government , simnilar to the American terimms being in the name of the president , The copy delivered to time luresi- dent was in Englisim , the trmmnslatiomm from Spanish to French having been made at Paris , amid flint from French to English liar- tog been made here prior to time presentation - tion of the answer at the % 'hIte House. This obviated delays amid gave th president. amid Secretary Day an English text at time out- act of tIme conference with the ambassador. Timd Spanish reply is raid to 'ut. divided into five points or heads , nanmely : Cubs , P9rto Rico , Lzmdroumo islands , occupation of Manila and appointment of a commission , which are treated in the order umanied , So far as could be learned mio nieumtion is made of the Cuban debt. Time retention of arms and anmnmunition by tIme Spammisim troops comes Iii for indirect reference under the head eif Cuba. . % .JI Ilmm to G I've Up Cuba , In time absence of aim official statement it is impassible to give time Spanish position on time several American coumditionmm. But from LImo best infornimttion obtainable in treating each subject-Cubmm , Porte Rico , La. drones , Manila and hence comnmisslcjn-amm acceptance iii some eases is understood to relate to conditions somewhat different to those laid , down by time AmerIcan govern- ament. .As to Cuba , the American terms do. manded time evacuation of the island without - out specifyimmg time future form of govern. mnent. The Spanish reply is saId to accept tbe prlmmciple that Spanish sovereignty over Cuba will terminate , hut it is understood to tnke up time futmmro govcrnnicnt. of thu island and because of time extent of Spanish immterests is said to take the view , either expressed ! or implied , that time United States almoultl administer the affairs of time island. As to time time of evacimating Cuba , this Is mm detail which time Spanish reply is said to regard as among ninny whichm can ho left to time colnmnission for final doterunlnathomm. Time American conditions as to Porto Rico , time Ladrones , Manila , ete , , arc believed to be accented , but the topics mire treated at sonmo iciiztim and it will require time ( mull text to show Imow far time language used may ho construed as au acceptance. Coumumuission to Sit iii i'nrlu , Time provision as to time commission ie assented to , TIme commission is to consist of five commissioners on each side , witit Paris as the probable meeting place. The Spanish reply is said to develop somawhat time scope of time culnnmlsslon , leaving to it. not only time thutermlmmatlon of time future of time J'hliiimpines , hut also time details involved in time arrangement of a lasting peace , The outcome of the conferemmce is unknown , but time beet opinion obtainable is that the ummatter 1mm still open , that Amnbasmtador Caumi hon will report to Spain time results of lila efforts aqd time desires of thmis government timid lust nncmtlmer reply ( rein Spain as to tome of the details will be nece.sary to final conclusion , There wore just four parties to time con. ferenco , President McKinley anti Secretary 1)ay cmi time ammo eldn and 14. Camhou , time Fremmciu anmbassador , and his first secretary of legatlon , M , Thielmaut , presenting the case of Spain , Time call of time ambassador had been almost momontamlly expected frouum time moment time cabinet. adjourned. 'limo lirealdent was iii readiness for the call throughout the attermioon , but towards 3 o'clock took a brief respite from lila work and gained it short nap. Several menmbera of the cabinet called but left r.ftor remnimimi- lag but a few moments in time \'hmito House. Shrtiv after 4 o'clock Secretary Day drove over frommi time State department and lunmcdiately joined -thu president , amunounc- lug ti&t lie had received word trommu ( be Frenclm cumubassy as to an almpolmmtment , and it. was agreeti time president should see ill. Conmboum at 5:30 : o'clock , As cmi time tiny isimea the imreaIdnt temdercd , to tue aiim- bassador time terms this government offered - fered ( time embassy carriage at ( tie ap- Imolutted hour stOpled at thu entrance to the grounds imaml Iii. Cainbon anti M , Tub- baut aaummtered leisurely up the c1rculai I