TtTTJ mrATTA TATTW ) TITTR ! STTT TDAY. ATTGITST 28. 1898
MANILA CLIMATE ALL RIGHT
> Walter L , Ooakley Writes that it is Not as
Hot as in Omaha ,
SOLDIERS ARE ANXIOUS TO COME HOME
They Hiuo Uttlo Unc for the Gcr-
iniinii nn Heiirencntcil lit Their
fleet Xoiv Htntlnneil In
Manila liny.
Mrs. Walter L. Coakley Is In receipt of n
letter from her husband , dated at Cavlto
July C. Mr. Coakloy left Omaha for the
Philippines In "company with Major Jones
and Joseph S. Joplln , and Is In the employ
of the government , in speaking of the
weather , Mr. Coakley says :
"So far I see nothing peculiar in the
climate. It is not
as hot as Omaha , nor oa
damp ns Now Orleans. It rains every after
noon and occasionally at night , but the soil
docs not make mud. I have not thought
of looking at a thermometer to see how
hot It Is , which speaks well for the tem
perature. The rear end of our quarters ex
tends out over the bay , so wo get all the
wind that blows , or I should have written
"breeze , " ns wo have no wind , although wo
nro In a typhoonlo country. Wo were ad
vised that the
mosquitoes hero were some
thing terrific , and there is something busl-
ncsa-llko In them nb night when the lights
are out , but they nro not "In it" with the
natives ot Now Orleans. They did not get
out to the ships In the bay nt all. "
Mr. Coakley says of the natives.
"Tho 'Flllpplnos , ' ns they call them
selves , are quite small , but wiry. Wo have
been employing nbout 200 of them in un
loading ships and storing supplies and
find them the most faithful workers I ever
saw. The women nro llttlo bits of trifling
things , about the slzo of 10-year-old chil
dren nt home. In fact , they mature and
marry at that ago. Yesterday I saw n. child
apparently nbout 11 years old carrying a
baby which I was Informed was her own.
This seems nil right to the natives , but
disgusting to us.
"Tho animals here are also very small ,
cattle and horses nro llko toys. Hero at
Cavlto the only means of transportation Is
llttlo pony carts drawn by ponies nbout the
slzo of burros. They nro hardy little beg
gars , though , nnd make good time.
IiihuliItniitH Hnntcncil Aivny.
"Cavlto , before '
Dowcy's victory , waa a
Spanish town of some llttlo pretensions , sup
ported by the army and navy , which had
largo supply depots here. Immediately
nftcr the destruction of the Spanish fleet
the inhabitants stood not upon tlio order of
going , but went at once , leaving everything
behind except their clothing and such Jew
elry nnd money as they could carry. When
you consider that only silver money is used
hero , and that $1,000 of it weighs sixty
pounds , you can realize that a man could
not escape with much of It and make his
way for twenty miles through an enemy's
country. The Insurgents swarmed over the
town and looted every house. What they
could not use they destroyed. The natives
nnd Spanish are fighting dally. Their cus
tom is to have a llttlo spat in the after
noon and a pretty hot fight between 10 nnd
2 o'clock at night. The Insurgents have
driven the Spanish around the bay from
Cavlto , until last night the fight was on
the outskirts of Manila. News has Just
como In that the Insurgents captured over
2,000 men last night and the prisoners are
being landed hero nt Cavlto. The army
people are somewhat alarmed at the success
of the insurgents , nnd nro afraid that the
latter will take Manila before we have a
chance and then refuse to surrender It to
us. This would make nasty complications.
Cavlto Is nn unattractive place , and wo are
all longing to go home. Manila seems to bo
the promised land for everyone here , even
the natives. Scon from here It is Indeed
a pleasant sight ; handsome buildings and
beautiful foliage- during the day , and bright
electric lights strung along the water front
at night. "
Uctvcy TillU lo the Dutch.
Mr. Coakley tells the following of the
condition of International affairs in the
harbor of Manila :
"Germany , Great Britain , Franco nnd
Japan have war vessels in the harbor watch
ing events. There does not seem to be a
cordial feeling between the Dutch and our
boys , Dewey , being In control of the har
bor , directed that no boats should appear
upon the bay after dark , and the war ships
keep flash lights going to see that the order
la obeyed. A few nights ago the admiral B
own ship , the Olympla , caught with its
flash a German , boat , a steam launch , slip
ping along. It was hailed and ordered
to hcavu to and 'wait the pleasure ot the
admiral , who , to teach them a lesson , kept
them waiting under the glare of the flash
light for about an hour. He then came
up and addressed the lieutenant in charge
ot the boat In vigorous English. It Is re
ported that ho said : 'Don't you know that
I am blockading this harbor and that no
boats are allowed out after dark. ' The poor
lieutenant could only say that ho waa under
the orders of his admiral , making a call on
ono of our boats. 'Glvo my compliments
to your admiral , ' Dewey replied , 'and tell
him that the next boat found on the harbor
after dark will bo sunk. ' The Germans
think they can take liberties hero because
their fleet Is so much larger than ours , or
at least they did think so before this In
cident. The English , on the contrary , are
with us. It Is reported that at a meeting
ot the English and German admirals a few
days ago the latter asked the Englishmen
what action they would take In case the
Americans bombarded Manila , and the reply
was , 'Ask Admiral Dowoy. '
VOYAGU OF TUB KIHST N13IIIIASICA
( -'a pn hi Illicit Taylor Write * nn In-
tcrcNtliiK Account of the Trill.
Captain "Buck" Taylor of the Thurston
miles of this city , now stationed at Manila
with the First Nebraska regiment , has
written a lengthy description of the voyage
across the Pacific to his father and mother ,
Mr. nnd Mrs. Cadet Taylor. The following
Is a part ot the Interesting letter :
' ON BOARD STEAMSHIP SENATOR , AT
SEA. Friday , July IE , 1898. ( Just Entering
the China Sea , North Coast of Luzon. ) Wo
today were mot by the man-of-war Boston
which was ono of Dewey's prize winners
nnd feel quite among friends again.
Wo left Honolulu quite hurriedly , In fac
did not take on all the coal that wns in
tended , and no provision was made for the
better condition of the men. The people
of Honolulu gave us a royal welcome am
a hearty send-off. So far we have me
\slth no accidents or had any fatalities , bu
the men ore not in anywhere near the
strong condition that they should bo , solely
because of the lack of proper food. Soon
utter leaving Honolulu the light brown duck
clothing was Issued and the Thurstons im
mediately started something new and
dubbed themselves "Buck Taylor'n Brown
les. "
July9 was a day of suppressed excite
roent nnd anticipation , for wo expected to
eight the Ladrouo Islands before night.
had heard that a portion of the first
pedltlon was to occupy the principal Island
Guam , but we had no authentic Information
Wq hugged the shore and about 6 o clock
the China pulled out ahead to scout and
learn If there were any friends In port
Just at dusk wo saw it pat about and heae
out to sea. We shortly came up and were
told that there wrre no vessels at Guam
and to follow the China. So we set out to
Manila after havldg gene GOO miles put o
our course and .hen not learning whctne
Guam was held by friend or foe.
My boys ha > had the record for health
Vnnd it was rot until July 11 that I had
to cuter In my diary that my boya were
TT-
ommoncInK to weaken under the strain
ml Bevcrnl were reported to the surgeon
or treatment. Tonight , however , I have
very hope and feel quite absured that It
tm require much greater hardships to
reak them down.
Slnco leaving the Ladrones wo have hod
ii opportunity to realize the facts of the
eportcd rainy season of the tropics. Hardly
night has passed without heavy rain and
carccly a day but a few light showers
vcrtook us. The heat of the sun Is not
i the least opprcslve , ns wo are nil In
no shade and there Is usually a fair breeze
lowing. iUt today. This Is the dajr on
vhlch wo sighted the soil of our promised
and , the day when our drooping spirits
were to arouse themselves and our lasslludo
was " to give way to life and activity , the
"ay wo have longed for is here. One month
go today wo sailed from San Francisco ,
nd until today liavo known nothing but
urselvcs.
Early this morning we sighted the Island
f Luzon and In a few hours were rounding
t northern end within ten miles ot shore ,
'his portion of the Island IB very moun-
ulnous nnd heavily timbered to the shores
f the sea. Picturesque nnd beautiful as the
iloturo of the famous upper Hudson , nnd
not at nil uninviting in appearance to one
f our Inclination.
Just after entering the passage wo
Ighted the smoke of n ship which
urned out to bo the Boston. 'Twas
ko meeting a friend from home , on
-asls In the desert , and when it was
longsldo It seemed like a family re
union. Our boys , many of them , have
acquired the. signal code fever , nnd soon
icarly every sailor on board the Boston
van kept busy "wlgwnggln" his hat In ro-
ponso to questions as to the latest news.
The China soon pulled out and will arrive
n Manila several hours ahead of us. All
lay long the boya have kept up the "wlg-
vagglng" and the sailors on beard the
Joston will think wo arc a pretty Inqulsl-
Ivo lot , I fear. They seem to enjoy the
giving ns much as our boys do the re-
elvlng.
Sunday , July 17 , 4:30 : A. M. Just off
ntranco to Manila bay , heading east. At
:30 : o'clock passed Corrigcdor Island on our
port side. The view is Inspiring nnd the
cenery beautiful. At 6:30 : o'clock , far off
on the horizon wo can see one war ship
and quite a number of the Philippine Junks.
At 7:16 , Cavlto on starboard quarter about
en miles. Many war vessels stationed
here. Several In harbor oft port bow.
At 7:45 : , we can see wrecks of Spanish
hips across Cavlto point. The sight thrills
iur souls , for wo can now realize that the
ilalno was certainly well remembered. Can
co Manila in the distance. At 8 o'clock
ire within half mile of fleet anJ preparing
o drop anchor. At 9 o'clock wo circulated
n and about the Aperocan , man-of-war ,
cheering and receiving cheers. Are now
anchored within 1,000 yards of n sunken
nau-of-war and In sight of several more ,
foreign men-of-war arc opposite Manila ,
which Is seven miles distant. Can see smoke
if skirmishers on both sides of the town ,
ind occasionally a cannon shot. There Is
one now can be plainly heard and the rat
io o'f the machine guns another Is quite
enchanting.
Our troops have 3,000 prisoners nt Cavlte.
The Charleston met first expedition nt
Hiara , and because salute was noC made ,
lombarded the town. The governor came
nnd surrendered , apologizing for not re-
urnlng salute and stating that ho had no
cnowledgo of the existence of war. Are
now prisoners here. This will leave hero
omorrow morning , so I may not have much
Imo to write more. Insurgents are quite
nctlvo and are harrasslng the Spanish con-
Inually.
TAKING SHOTS AT MANZAMLI.O.
Tnrprct Prnctlo * of the Newark nnd
CniiNortfi Interrupted hy Protocol.
The following letter to The Bee Is fro'm
Guy n. Cramer of this city , who resigned
its position with the passenger department
of the Burlington road at the outbreak of
he war to enter the navy as ship's writer
on the Newark under Captain Goodrich :
UNITED STATES SHIP NEWARK , OFF
MANZANILLO. Cuba , Aug. 12. To the
Editor of The Bee : Wo anchored thirty-five
r forty mlleo off this place last night and
urly this morning (4 ( o'clock ) got under
vay. Arrived hero shortly before noon and
sent the Alvarado. a very small gunboat
apturcd from the Spaniards at Santiago and
which has been turned Into an American
rcsscl , under command of the famous lleu-
enant , Victor Blue , Into the harbor with
nn ultimatum which Captain Goodrich of
he Newark , as senior officer present , hhd
drawn up for either the acceptance or re
fusal of the Spanish authorities In the
province of Manzanlllo.
By the way , I think I am putting the cart
icforo the horse by falling to tell you how
t was wo got hero and how many of us there
nro. Wo left Guantnnnmo in company with
he Resolute , who had Colonel Huntlngton's
batollton of 400 marines aboard ot It. That
vaa on August 9. The afternoon of the 10th
wo fell In with the Suwanoe and the Hist ,
which had left Guantanamo about the same
Imo wo did nnd had been waiting for us.
The Suwanee came In close to us , and
Dclehanty , the commanding officer , balled
us from the bridge , giving uz tl.e news from
Manzanlllo , where the Hist bad been the
day before. He reported there were five
small steamers and fifteen schooners In the
larbor and thnt bo thought th < > place couM
} e easily taken. He concluded his remarks
jy saying : "Don't you think wo had better
stop and clean this place up as we are paw
ns by ? " Our captain requested the
iresonce of the commanding officers ol
sach of the other vessels to come aboard
; he Newark , and they were closeted together
for some time. They evidently decided to
make the attempt and wo watted around
In the vicinity of Capo Cruz until morn
ing. At early daybreak the tug Osceola and
the before mentioned Spanish gunboat
Alvarado , Joined us , making a total of six
vessels. Wo all then proceeded on our way
Into this place , taking the longest way
around the three channels leading up to
the town on account of the amount of water
wo draw being so great ttat wo could nol
take either of the shorter passages. That's
how the six of us got here and that's how
the trouble began. Two days ago I wrote
the torma which ttao six captains had agreed
upon.
They don't get the best of It by a good
deal. We sent the Alvarado In with the
letter shortly before noon nnd very soon
after the answer came back that they coulc
not accept the terms. The signal was Im
mediately hoisted on the Newark to clear
ship for action for the fleet , and we did so
ourselves. By this time the three hours
given them were up , and the men wore sent
to general quarters and another action was
on. It was raining slightly during all the
firing. It was a grand sight to see all the
ships In action and the shells bursting ul
over and around the town and In the water
and air all around the vessels. We , draw
ing as much water as wo do , could only ge
within 6,000 yards of the shore ( three and
one-half miles ) , but after an hour's firing
on the supposition that the Spaniards hat
hoisted a Hag of truce , they sent the
Alvarado into the town with a white flag
Wo wore away off to the left , throwing six-
Inch shells into tto town at a very rapid
rate. The Suwaneo , Hist and Osceola were
making their way a llttlo closer Into the
harbor , while the Resolute and AlvaraJo
with their small guns , were laying off close
to us. As I say , they sent the Alvardo in
with the fine of truce , and as soon as the
other vessels saw this , they Immediately
stopped firing , but continued on their wiv
closer In to act as a protection to the llttl
Alvarado. As luck would have It , it proved
necessary , for here waa shown ono of th
most dastardly pieces of work that can b1
shown In an action between two opposing
forciis. The Alvarado was within 400 yard
of the landln ? , preparing to put a boat eve
the side and send an officer ashore , flag
of truce still flying , when three of th
Spanish batteries scattered along the shore
opened flro on her at once. It was such a
ourprlslng thing to do , even with times as
they are , that It took the breath away from
the whole fleet. Of course , the llttlo gun
boat Immediately turned and got out of the
way as quickly ns possible , but not , however ,
without tiring a few shots from the Spanish
guns with which she was armed , back at
their original owners. By this time the
Suwanee , Hist and Osceola were well within
the harbor limits and opened fire at once ,
parading back and forth In front of the
batteries. The fire was both rapid and
accurate , while that of the Spanish batteries
waa only rapid. It would not have boon
rapid , only that they had so many of them
scattered along the beach that force oti
t
umbers made the number of shots como In
npld succession.
Krom where wo were lying , It certainly
ooked as though our four vessels could not
scape the flro that wan being directed to- ,
rards them , but the Spanish gunnery was
ere at Manzanlllo the same as it was nt
tanlla , Santiago and every other place
hero they have had nn opportunity to try
jelr guno and gunners. We could see shots
trlklng in the water nil around our vessels
nd once In a whllo they would throw a few
f their biggest ones over In our direction ,
' ' 'he great majority of them fell way short
r missed us by good wide margins , but
uce in a whllo one ot them would come
ncomfortably near. All the time , however ,
wo had been throwing our six-Inch shells
nto the town , GtY ) yards away , and some
f them did Immense damage to the build-
ngs at least , whether they did to the people
n the town or not. Wo could see the build-
nga going to pieces , but , of course , could
ot tell what Injury they were doing to
luman life. Dusk was coming on and the
leot withdrew to where wo were lying for
rders. As each came up , they made fhe
amo report in regard to the Spaniards'
reachcry in firing on the white flag and
he same report In regard to. casualties on
heir individual vessels. Firing was kept up
rom the Newark at Intervals of every few
minutes until dark. Three times during the
ftcrnoou they bad set the houeo of the
ommandant on flro and aa many times had
t been extinguished. At dark the order was
Ivcn to flro Into the town once every half
.our the whole night through. This Is a
Toceedlng a little out of the usual , but
resume. It Is being done on account
f the action of the people in
ho town firing on the Alvarado
is they did. The vessel has
> sen lying In a position all day whereby
only the port battery has been In action.
Tonight , however , she has swung with the
Ide , for wo are lying at anchor , and the
starboard battery will bo In action for sorno
tours.
On the way up here , the morning after
eavlng Guantanamo , wo sighted a long ,
ow steamer close in shore , evidently try-
ng to get down the coast In the gray mist
Df the early morning. Wo ran in close to
icr , showed our colors and ran up our num-
> er , to neither of which did she respond.
We flrcd a six-Inch shot In dangerous
iroxlmlty to her bows , which brought her
o with a round turn. Our boarding officer ,
Mr. Bryan , ( not Willlo J. , by "the way ) ,
went over to her in ono of our "Tif ? boats.
> ho turned out to be the Senior , 01 German
vessel under contract to our government to
work on the wreck of the Cristobal Colon.
3f course , wo nlloned her lo return to her
former position near the wreck , and wo
hen went In fairly close to the shore and
tad a look at the Colon for ourselves , She
vas lying well up on the beach , which at
hat place Is a mountain which runs
[ own to the water's edge , con-
Inulng right down into the water ,
making very deep water close in shore.
The Colon was lying on her port side ,
bows on shore , with all her big guns of
ho starboard battery pointing up in the
air. And she had some big ones , too.
Don't know ns to the bigness in diameter ,
either , but they certainly were long ones.
Wo went In , perhaps , within a third of a
mlle of her. Just at the right of the
Colon from where wo were a little valley
opened up between two mountains , and this
was ono of the prettiest spots I have seen
n many a day. Tall palms were In
abundance , and the nicest , greenest grass
you could Imagine. We were in close
enough to catch the full fragrance of the
and , nnd that , too , was a welcome visitor
to us.
Once more a six-Inch ) eh ell has gone
screaming through the air toward the
loomed town of Manzanlllo , for it Is doomed
as surely as the Newark is afloat at the
present minute. I had n very interesting
dea in my head at the moment ot firing ,
iut the concussion raised mo so high and
: came down so hard that I no longer have
ho Idea.
Following are a few statistics I figured
out today , which will give you a slight
dea of the expense of these little bom-
mrdments which Uncle Sam is Indulging
n : Today wo fired ICO six-Inch shells , at
a total cost of $45 per shot , making a total
ot $7,200 ; 25 six-pounder shells , at n cost of
> 4 per shot , making a total of $100 ; grand
total , $7.300.
The range was C.OOO yards most of the
Jme ; the shots flred would , therefore , reach
531 miles in one line.
The velocity of the six-Inch shells at
the muzzle was 2,200 feet per second ; it
would In that event take one shell twenty -
flvo minutes to travel the 631 miles.
The weight of each six-inch shell was
100 pounds ; the weight of the sis-pounders ,
six pounds each , making a total weight of
metal thrown Into the town from the
Newark alone 16,160 pounds , or eight tons.
The amount of powder In each six-inch
charge , 26 pounds ; In each sIx-pounUer
charge , 2 pounds ; total , 4,210 pounds. The
bursting charge In each six-inch shell was
4 pounds ; In each six-pounder shell , 1
pound ; total amount of powder consumed ,
4,875 pounds.
SAME PLACE , Aug. 13. The following
copy of telegram from Captain Goodrich , In
command of our fleet , to Admiral Sampson ,
tells the whole story In a nutshell :
"Admiral Sampson , Guantnnamo : Off
Capo Cruz received information that Man
zanlllo would surrender under reasonable
pressure. Appeared off place Friday with
Newark , Resolute , Suwaneo , Hist , Osceola
and Alvarado ; demanded unconditional sur
render. On refusal began shelling the
fortifications and continued through night.
Daylight this morning , by flag of truce , re
ceived telegram from acting secretary , read
ing as follows : 'Protocol of peace signed
by the president ; armistice proclaimed. '
Please instruct mo as to movements of ves
sels here. GOODRICH. "
And that is how It Is that wo will not
get a cent of prize money In return for all
the good ammunition we gave to the Span-
lards at Manzanlllo yesterday. IT wo had
only gotten here one day sooner ; If we had
only continued the engagement last night ;
If the Newark could ony have gotten closer
In shore yesterday afternoon ; it the arrival
of that miserable little telegram could have
been put off until tomorrow , or If a thou
sand other things had happened in place
of what did happen , we might have made
a snug sum of prize money out of this
place.
September 0 and 10 have been set apart
by the officials of the exposition as special
days for the Woodmen of the World. On
these two days the lodge expects to have
fully 20,000 Woodmen In attendance. An
elaborate program has been prepared and
the celebration bids fair to be one of the
most successful ot any held during the en
tire summer. Special trains have been ar
ranged for to start from Important points
In several of the transmlsslsslppl states and
the two days will be red letter days In the
history of the exposition. Special trains will
start from the following places : Sioux City ,
la. , with an estimated crowd of 600 people ;
St. Louis with 1,000 ; Kansas City with
2,000 ; DCS Molnes , la. , with 1,000 ; Wayne ,
Neb. , with 500 ; Cedar Rapids , la. , with
1,000 ; Oskaloosa , la. , with 1,000 ; Barnston ,
Neb. , 500 , and Grand Island , Neb. , 500.
Woodmen of the World from the following
states have signified their intention of being
In attendance on the two dates set opart
for their celebration : Texas , Arkansas ,
Louisiana , Mississippi , Alabama , Georgia ,
Pennsylvania , Ohio , Indiana , Michigan and
Wisconsin. The two cities of St. Paul and
Minneapolis alone have promised nearly 2.0CO
people , providing the rates are at all reason
able. The first day will bo Friday , Septem
ber 9 , and will bo celebrated by parades ,
speeches ot welcome , music and song. In
the morning all the visitors who come to tha
city will be received nt the stations and
welcomed to Omaha. At 1 p. m. , In front of
the Grand Plaza at the exposition grounds ,
the day will bo formally opened by a parade
of enormous proportions. This parade will
extend through all the streets of the Midway
and the exposition grounds , ending finally
at the Auditorium , where Mayor Moores will
gl\e on address of welcome. Judge Hazelwood -
wood ot Texas will respond In behalf of the
Woodmen , after which Sovereign Com
mander Root of Omaha will speak of the or-
ganlza lon and growth of the society. At 4
| o'clock the program will be turned Into
band and team contests , In both ot which
prizes will bo glvm the victors , $75 for
first nnd SCO for second. The bands contesting
.
testing will bo from the different organl-
.J [ . zatlons of Woodmen represented at tho.
grounds and the team contests will bo In the
form of something llko military drills , ox-
| ccptlng that the Woodmen carry their axes
In i place of guns , In the evening at 8 o'clock
all will gather at the hall and tbo belt'
team 111 "exemplify the amplified protec-
I :
| tton degree ritualistic work , " after which
i' refreshments will bo served nnd a general
I good f time enjoyed. Saturday wilt bo given
to t visiting the exposition and the city. , In
the t evening a parade will start from the
. hall ] at 7 o'clock and march through the
I streets until 9 o'clock when all visiting
Woodmen with their wives or friends will
bo entertained at the forest.
All camps of the Woodmen of the World
In Ohio met In annual convention at
Sandusky last week. Over 3,000 Wood
men were In attendance. A great pa
rade , an excursion to the Islands , the
Soldiers' nnd Bailors' homo and other
points of Interest near the city wore the
principal attractions to which the dele
gates were taken. Refreshments were
served and everybody had n good time. Of
ficers were chosen and other Important busi
ness transacted.
The Woodmen Circle , auxiliary to the
Woodmen of the World , has announced
Us Intention of participating In the Wood
men's celebration at the exposition.
Groves of the order In this city nnd
from a distance will be represented.
The members have arranged for a beautiful
float , emblematic of the order , to bo carried
In the parade at the exposition grounds.
In the evening n program similar to that
of the parent order will bo carried out by
the Woodmen's Circle.
The sovereign commander's office in this
city contains sorno very fine specimen of elk ,
deer , eagle , owl , and other Inhabitants of
the forests which would do Justice to the
shelves of any taxidermist. These have been
sent hero from all parts of the union and
adorn very appropriately the forests of the
sovereign camp.
Prntcrnnl Union of America.
Mondomln lodge entertainment on Mon
day evening was well attended and amuse
ments such as dancing and singing were
participated In by the majority of those
present. A literary program of considerable
merit was rendered by the members of the
lodge.
Banner lodge , No. 11 , met Thursday evenIng -
Ing with a good attendance. The special
committee \\hlch had been appointed to ar
range for a ride on the steamship reported
that the date of August 31 bad been decided
on.
on.Mr.
Mr. John Grennctt , fraternal master of
Boomer Center lodge , was In the city Friday
visiting the supreme lodge ofllco anil taking
In the exposition.
J. W. Blake , treasurer of Oelweln , la. ,
lodge , with a party of thirteen , spent the
week in Omaha visiting the fair and viewing
the sights around and In the city.
Mr. E. R. Smith , secretary of Maglo City
lodge , who has been sick for several weeks ,
visited Banner lodge Thursday evening ,
where his friends gave him a hearty wel
come.
Iloynl HlKlilninliTH.
The Royal Highlanders organized a castle
of that fraternity In Lexington , Neb. , on Au
gust 19 , which is to be known as the Mc-
Calla castle , No. 120 , of the Royal Highland
ers. Many of the prominent citizens of Lex
ington were on the list and the foundation
has been laid for a strong organization.
The Royal Highlanders , Inverness castle ,
No. 60 , of Omaha , entertained on Thursday
evening the most Illustrious Protector W. E.
Sharp , Aurora , 111. ; J. R. Cassothers , state
deputy for Iowa , and the following district
deputies : A. M. Hubbard and H. C. Burgess
of Lincoln , L. L. Atkinson , M. H. Dodge and
G. J. Wilson of Omaha , who were called to
gether for a school of Instruction and as
signment of territory. Short addresses were
made by several of the members and the
deputies conducted several refugees over the
drawbridge of safety.
Ancient Order fit United Workmen.
The members of this local lodge are mak
ing extensive appropriations for their day
at the exposition , which they have decided
to celebrate on October 18. The lodge will
hold a grand parade around the streets of
the city , which will have fully 2,000 men In
the march. A meeting of the officials was
held last week In Grand Island , where the
plan of holding this special day was origi
nated.
A big picnic of the Ancient Order of
United Workmen was held on August 25 at
Mt. Gretna , where refreshments were served
and a good time enjoyed. Grand Master M.
E. Spultz of Beatrice and Grand Chief ot
Honor Mrs. Delta Harding made speeches.
Uunliiena nnd Frntcriinl ABHOolntlon ,
On Tuesday evening , August 2 , the consol
idation of the two local lodges was cele
brated by an entertainment at the hall.
The program was a literary one , consisting
of four numbers , after which light refresh
ments were served.
The social and literary entertainment
given to the delegates on the evening of
August 16 was a very enjoyable one nud
was well appreciated by those present.
Among the special features of the program
was the solo by Miss Mary Murphy and
balancing feats by M. Ludstrom.
Ilnyiil Oiikn.
Last Monday the Royal Oaks met In their
hall In the Continental block and Initiated
nine new members In the order. This or
ganization is growing very rapidly and
members are Joining at nearly every meet
ing. The installation of officers was post
poned until September 2 , when a public
Installation and entertainment will bo held.
Supreme Chancellor W. M. Outwits leaves
this week for a tour of the state , including
groves of the order In several of the smaller
towns.
Modern Woodmen of Amorlcn.
At the last meeting ot Omaha camp , No.
120 , five members were Initiated to the
rights and privileges of this organization
and given full titles of membership. L. S.
Heart of Leavenwortb , Kan. , L. J , Kelsey
of Clinton , la. , and H. C. Dietrich of Kan
sas City , Mo. , all prominent members ot
the fraternity , were present nnd witnessed
the ceremonies of Initiation.
The executlvo committees of Omaha ,
South Omaha and Council Bluffs met re
cently and decided to make September 22
a special day at the fair for the Modern
Woodmen of America.
Free MUHOIIN.
Llttlo has been done by the Masons of
late , owing to the hot weather , but arrange
ments are fast being completed for the cele
bration which will continue from Septem
ber 14 to 1C , with special features of en
tertainment on the program each day. The
Department of Promotion has been send
ing circulars all over the United States for
the last few weeks and the celebration has
been well advertised.
KnlKhtH of I'jthlnH.
At the last meeting of Triune lodge the
second'rank was worked on two candidates
and on next Tuesday evening the second
rank will be worked on one and the third
rank on another. A good time Is expected ,
as many brothers from other out-of-town
fraternities of the same order arc/ expected
to be present and take a band m the pro
ceedings.
Sunn of Vcteriinn.
The national encampment of the Sons of
Veterans will be held In this city , Septem
ber 12 to IS. Cheap rates have been se
cured on many of the roads and special
trains will be run from Minneapolis and St.
J . Rutumq Carpet Offerings.
j
j JJJhat we offer in carpets will attract the attention of all
r economical persons because wo are going to offer our customers bettor
value than we ever have before and ours have always been the greatest money
savers We have received the largest shipment of carpets ever brought to Omaha
the stock is now ready for your inspection is all now perfect and artistic
goods the advantages we have in buying in such large quantities for our whole
sale and retail stocks wo pass along to our customers wo are solo agents for
Nebraska for several of the best makes of carpets.
125 New Patterns
In Ingrains
An all wool ingrain carpet 50C , 55C
and 65c ,
The best -ply all wool ingrain car
pet 90C.
60 patterns union ingrain carpet 25C
to 40C.
Tapestry Brussels.
All new and desirable patterns 90c
quality 65c and 75c.
A Velvet Special.
A special offering in new velvet car
pets two complete lines at 85C
and $1.15.
New Axminsters.
250 pieces new Axminster , regular
value $1.15 , at 85c.
Hassocks.
iSWiS ?
A new line 35c , 50C and 75c.
Paul. The cheap rates , together with the
large program , are expected to bring many
to the city on these days.
Iloynl Arcnnum.
At the last meeting ot Union Pacific coun.
ell It was decided to appropriate funds for
the purchase of Jewels for the past regents
of the council. These Jewels will be of new
design and Bhape find will be presented to
the past regents at the next meeting.
Success based upon merit Is almost al
ways provocative of admiration. It Is quite
American to honor those who make for
themselves a place among their fellow citi
zens. Self-made men are nowhere else so
truly at homo as In the New World and
nowhere else are the facilities so univer
sally to hand by which one can really make
something of himself. Antecedents count
for very little where actual ability Is con
spicuous and persistent Industry generally
will bring It to the front. The above rumi
nations were occasioned by an observation
of the career ot Franz Adelmann since his
advent to this country some flvo years ago.
Ho came from Germany , a. stranger to a
strange land. Ills experience with the great
world was almcst nil. He was one among
many whom 'the ' World's fair brought to
Chicago nnd It would have been very easy
for him to have remained one of the many ,
Instead of coming out of the ranks into the
van of musical work In the city which fate
chose for him as his new home.
During the last week Mr. Adelmann has
been making a now venture and one In
volving considerable risk. Had it been a
failure ho would have received a generous
allowance of ridicule , to say the least. It
Is a severe climb from the orchestra pit up
over the footlights , but it may be said In
all truth that Mr. Adelraann. has success
fully accomplished it. His work as Qecko
in "Trilby" was a success. At every per
formance ho received applause which
amounted almost to an ovation. Last Mon
day evening the professional musicians were
out in force and established themselves In
the front scats BO as not to miss anything.
It Is not at all unlikely that some had come
to laugh and it Is sure that all remained to
applaud. Several floral offerings were sent
over the footlights and once more the pub
lic was treated to tho.spectacle of a kind ,
brotherly feeling among the musicians.
As a violinist Mr. Adelmann has made for
himself a secure position In the estimation
of the people of this city. As a conductor
ho has demonstrated considerable ability ,
which experience will doubtless develop
until ho shall achieve real artistic success.
As an organizer he has been oven more
fortunate than in any other branch of mu
sical Industry. He has had control ot the
orchestras of both theaters , besides several
other places of amusement , and has exerted
an Influence over the local musicians which ,
while criticised at the time , was doing good
and preparing for the future. Mr. Adelmann
has made the most of his opportunities and
has bad the courage to undertake tasks
difficult and dangerous to his reputation.
He has been progressive and Interested In
the musical good of the public. These
things are greatly to his credit.
The musical advancement of Omaha Is
always a matter of general Interest. The
new season Is at hand and managers all
over the world are preparing for Us needs.
The war being over , foreign artists will to
ready to come to this country anrt
their representatives willing to assume the
risks Involved , Several ot the greatest per
formers are already announced and a num
ber of concert organizations are making up
tbelr tours. The question is , What part of
this will Omaha enjoy ? The tmulo of the
exposition Is hardly to be considered from
an art point of view and local muilc will
have to go It alone in the future as In the
past. Local managers will feel very uncer
tain , after the financial expenses involved In
the exposition music , and it will be a ques
tion until it Is tried whether or not the people
ple will DM sufficient amusement on Uio
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Midway and will spend their money there
rather than at the
theaters and for con
certs. The continued patronage at the
Crelghton looks favorable to an interest In
down town attractions of real merit. The
opera company now at '
Boyd's has found a
reasonable following , but these are hardly
straws. The wind Is often a head wind In
Omaha and whirls around the corner most
unexpectedly.
I There are good things coming In the mus.
' leal world which Omaha cannot afford to
miss and which will be an absolute loss If
allowed to pass by unimproved. The great
world ot culture people finds recreation
and improvement In listening to musical
performances and where distance renders
them eo Infrequent as In Omaha none can
bo missed without danger of allowing to
others more advantages than we claim for
ourselves.
An important addition to the mu
sical family of this city has been made
in the person of Mr. E. D. Keck , until re
cently of Chicago. Mr. Keck comes to
Omaha as the successor of Homer Moore ,
who will leave In the course of a tow days
to make his home in St. Louis.
Word has been received that Hcrr Max
Alvary , the great German Wagner tenor , Is
sick and doomed to die of cancer of the
stomach. It Is also said that ho ia without
financial resources and Is In actual need.
Herr Alvary has been ono of the most suc
cessful singers on the German stage and
has made a large salary for years. Ho was
a member of the Metropolitan and Dam-
rosch opera companies and at the opera In
Hamburg. Ho was a man of steady habits ,
devoted to 'his ' family and bis home. It Is
strange indeed that he should bo Indigent
right In the midst of his career. It docs
not seem as If a truly artistic tempera
ment could also bo economical. Very few-
musicians have ever attained wealth. Herr
Alvary will bo greatly missed. He was one
of the leading exponents of the Wagner
muslo dramas and was the finest Siegfried
the world has ever seen.
_ HOMER MOORE.
SOME LATE INVENTIONS.
An Improved horseshoe Is formed of two
halves hinged at the toe and drawn to
gether nt the rear by a bolt to cause the
lugs at the side to clamp the hoof , no nails
being used.
A Virginian has designed a safety stirrup
for horseback riders , which is formed of a
supporting yoke , suspended from the saddle
tbo lower end on which a Hat plate Is
pivoted to receive the foot of the rider.
Envelopes are being manufactured with an
auxiliary back , which can bo addressed by
the sender In order that the receiver may
reverse It to cover the front of the envelope
to return It to the address already written.
Surgeons' tools , razors , etc. , can bo dis
infected after use by a newly patented ap
paratus In which supports are provided in
the top of the cover to hold the tools , while
a disinfectant Is discharged Into the cham
ber by nn atomizer.
An Illinois woman has designed a simple
burglar alarm , In which a clock mechanism
Is fastened to the wall , to be set off by
cords running to the door , window and
transom when these entrances are opened ,
the clockwork carrying a cord which ignites
a lamp set on a bracket near by.
Object , to Ileliifc Called n Traitor.
CHICAGO , Aug. 27. Father Peter Klofl ,
a Roman Catholic priest of Chelsea , Lane
county , la. , has brought suit In the United
States circuit court hero to recover $10,000
damages from August Gerlngcr , a Chicago
Bohemian editor. In the suit Father Klos
alleges that Gerlnger has published llbelous
statements to the effect that the complain
ant had collected money for the Spanish
cause and was a traitor to this country.
The statements complained of appeared , It
is said , in the Dally Svornost and Duch
Casu , which Is published In Bohemian ,
New Ilecord for lllith Kite Flylntc.
BLUE HILL , Mass. , Aug. 27. The world's
record for high kite fllgh has been broken
at Rotch's observatory by Messrs. Clayton
and Ferguson , who dispatched a tandem of
kites Into the air until tbo highest one
reached an altitude ot 12,124 feet above
the tea level , a height 277 feet greater than
I any kite baa reached heretofore.
u6 ;
RELIGIOUS. Kned
ro
Jewish Year ves ,
- Book estimates that mba
there are in the world about
11,000,000 Jews ,
jurisdiction ' " , hal of * hem under Ilusslaa 7,000
. " . ? . . | ? . na" ° n needs , " says the ,
. . _ . . . ,
* * *
' wnaj4ij
. They are not | UUU ilpts ,
men of war , bu
otho
men of peace. "
have
General Booth reports that the Salvation llfalr
Army has 25,019 officers atached to 6 231 Inary
corps and outposts. There ' > etter
nro also 33682
select
local
officers and
volunteers
engaged in social
worlc > rrncr
* terior
flrTi'fL ? ' CnmPbc11wlio established the week ,
first Texas
Afro-American Baptist church in Texas
where the Baptists ittia
now flourish by the
hundred A ex-
thousand , died recently at t5.00fp
Ln marque. J4.00QI
A tablet in memory ot the late Bishop
Arthur Cleveland Coxe of western New.
tr u as Just been P'nced ' In Grace Eplsco- I2.CO ®
iaj church , Baltimore , of which ho
was rec d In-
tor from 1854 to 1863. . f3.75 ®
The American Tract society has 400 pub- bullc
Icatlons in the Spanish
language and In icntfl
,
tends to put a Spanish primer nnd testa (3.80 ( ®
ment In the hands of every Cuban family as HSI1.00.
soon as the war is over. , lents ,
James EadsHow , the millionaire grandt mtlyo
eon of James B. Eads , has given up lux-1
urles and a palatial mansion in St. Louis
for plain living in order to carry on hit S-RC-
missionary work In the slums of the city.
Twcnty-flve thousand dollars Is the prize or nil
offered by the Sabbath association of Mary Idodly
land for the feed-
best 1,000-word article on tht being
advantages of a change of pay day from pur-
Saturday to Monday. October 12 Is the llml : eadv ,
of time. Bhudo
Six of the great denominations nro pro
paring to respond promptly to the earlles itcher
missionary opening In Cuba and three an bulls.
prepared to enter Porto nice nnd the Philip Tcxaa
pines on the first tick of the clock that an-1' cnws , ,
nounces them accessible. '
M.I i' > . ' ° Abraham Lincoln , chance
that God is on our side. " "I have notl'ly tno
concerned myself with that question , " war7503'855
the answer , "but I have been
very
anxlouantlOr
, /Or
that wo should be on God's side. " > rppllei
ArchblBhop John Baptlsto Salpoint , whose-TH and
remains were burled In New Mexico last WB.90 :
week , was the best known mlsilonary In the T < ! Xnl
west and from the time he went to NeW
Mexico Jn 1859 until the day of bis death
ho has been Indefatigable in his labors.
Hev. Mrs. McLatchey , pastor of the Free
Baptist church at East I'enfleld , N. Y. , be
gins her third '
year's work under most en
couraging conditions. All church nnd Sab"i
bath school activities are growing and the 'tcht |
church building has lately been remodeled Wall
and improved. .i '
Some profane swearers are very fond of ji
quoting General Washington , who , It 1
claimed , once uttered un oath , but the'
should know that the same George Wash Btate-
Ington said of swearing : "This is a vie lljnblo
so mean and low , without any temptation iserve ,
that every man of sense and character do
tests and despises It. " ,
The most curious church In Brooklyn. I
one Just opened and called Our Lady o
Lourdcs. On the third Sunday of eaol
rnoath at 8 p. m. the conifr gatlon will
lighted candles end rhatitlns vlll marc ilNeb
around the grotto In the church which I
an exact reproduction of the grotto o
Lour ( lea , nnd contains ronl Lourdes wntci DCKS
Each day the church will bo open for pll
grlms from C In the morning until 9 In th a
evening.
O'i
The blblo was not circulated In Cub
until 1882. In that year the American ,
Church Missionary society built at Matanzai 1- .
the first Episcopal church In Cuba. Slnoo '
the war began the building has been turno 1 ! Ko1' '
Into a vaudeville theater. The desecratld 1
seems especially awesome when '
slders that the worshippers called ono then cor ] - V ft/
selves the "Faithful of Jesus" congregatloJo'nu
Bishop Alfred Willis of Honolulu recently -
7 " ' " ' WearlnS the
and cotta In vested choirs CaSBOCklflPUKO.
, because , accord-fhe IJelt
iifr thS " t1 k ° f Deut"onomy , God doJlefl u"
that "the women shall not wear thai ! he ad-
which pertalneth unto a man , " whereupon ! f ° r
a Hawaiian paper reminded him that la { PP
the same book It 1s commanded that "tbou ea °
Shalt iiot wear a mingled stuff , wool arid
linen , together. Tliou enalt make thee
fringes upon the four borders of thy
tiSl ! ff thoM ° l e ' * " to regulate
the dress of choir ,
girls It wants to know
why it shall not be held to regulate the t
dress of everybody In general , In which cai
the good bishop would have to make hlmi
self conspicuous frir wearing a fringe oa bli
coat , waistcoat ntM trousers. ' /
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