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.TTIN.I3 10. 1871 OMATTA. MONDAY MOItNlXGL AUGUST 29. 1898 , SINGLE dOFY MVJE CJGtf'fS.
GOOD SUNDAY CROWD
Half Sato Brings Ont a Very Satisfactory
Concourse of People.
ATTENDANCE JUSTIFIES THE CHANGE
Advocates of Reduced Admission for Snnday
Feel They Are Vindicated.
MUSIC AFFORDS THE ONLY FEATURE
Three Band Concerts Give the People
Something to Listen To.
MORE INVITATIONS TO THE PRESIDENT
All Hie tintcriiiirx Ilav c Jolncil In the
Formal IIId to Mr. MclClnlcy for
IIU Attendance IlurliiK tlio
Weclc of the .InMlee.
Totnl AilinlNNloiiH Ymtcnlny ll.SOIt
Totiil to Date l , < > : i < ll- < >
It was decidedly refreshing to sco a good
Sunday crowd on the grounds yesterday
after the successive "frosts" that had ac
companlcd the efforts of the management to
Induce people to come out and spend 50 cents
to see half what they could see for the same
price on any other day of the week. The
effect of the reduced admission was npparcnl
In nn hour after the gates were opened and
instead of the sepulchral and deserted scene
that prevailed on 50-ccnt Sundays thcro was
n. lively and continually Increasing crowi
that made the enclosure look like nn cxposl
tlon. While the crowd did not approximate
the big attendance of the preceding days , It
was. exceptionally big for Sunday. The
amusement resorts that wcro almost abso
j lutely deserted a week ago enjoyed quite a
lively business and the bands played to good
audiences Instead of empty scats.
The attractions of the day were entirely o
n , musical character , but three excellent
concerts by two bands furnished ample op
portuntty for enjoyment. The Mexican bam
played to a big audience In front of the Gov
ernment building at 2 SO and this was
scarcely over before the concert by the Me
Cook band in the Auditorium took Its turn
In entertaining the crowd. The evening con
cert on the Plaza was enjoyed by ft stll
larger crowd , as a great many ot the Bohem
ian visitors who wcro occupied nt Turner
Park during the day came out In the evenIng -
Ing to get another glimpse of the exposition
by electric light
It Is noticeable that the tendency of the
crowds to linger exclusively In the main
court and on the bluff tract Is gradually dis
appearing ns the people learn that those do
not represent the whole show. The Indian L
encampment and the North Side buildings ,
now draw their fair proportion of the
visitors , and the number of people who ,
travel a quarter of a mile to see the Indians
Indicates how popular the feature would be
came If a more convenient joule were pro
vided.
President Wattles has now received com
munications from nearly all the transmUsU-
slppl governors , Inclosing formal Invitations
to President McKlnley to become the guest
of the exposition dm Ing Jubllco week.
These will all bo presented to the president
by the special committee that will call on
him September 3 , and they represent the
hearty wishes of the people of the entire
transmlsslsBlppl territory as expressed
through their various executives. No new
details have been announced relative to the
various celebrations that will occupy Jubilee
week , but the exposition officials are giving
n largo part of their attention to this sub
Jcct and evidences of the popularity ot the
enterprise continue to multiply ,
HOW I10TII Till : I.ITTI.i : Hl'SY 11I3I3.
Vlult the Aplnry llullillniv mill You
Will I.earn.
Although not so attractive upon the out
side ns Eomo of the magnificent structures
upon the Grand Court , the Apiary building
on North Twentieth street , directly oppo
site the Transportation building , dally draws
a crowd of people who are Interested in
* he workings of the honey bee and bco cul
ture generally. The exhibit Is now com
pletely Installed and Is carefully looked
after by Superintendent Whltcomb of Friend ,
\ this state , who is looked uponvns authority
when the questions relative to bees and
honey como up for consideration.
For a long time after the opening of the
exposition the Apiary building was prac
tically tcnantlcss , not bccaufo thcro wcro
not exhibitors who would show their wares ,
but because the honey crop was not ready
to bo placed upon exhibition. About two
v\coKs ago , however , the honey crop com
menced to niatmo mid slnco that time the
building 1ms been filling , until now every
foot of space Is occupied , oven to that In
the gallery on the second door. The states
of Nebraska , Kansas , Utah , Minnesota , Mis
souri , Ohio , Wisconsin and Iowa arc rep
resented In the Apiary building , while Doug
las county has an exhibit that nearly fills '
tbo cases on the south side.
The honey Is principally of the present
season's crop and about all of It was made
since the middle of last May. It Is shown
In Jars , bottles , glass cans and in the comb
In addition to the honey there are all of
the appliances used In the cultivation of
bees , together with hives and the machin
ery necessary for the work of caring for the
lioney , The honey that Is shown Is prin
cipally from the bloom of the basswood tree ,
alfalfa , white and red clover , buckwheat ,
dandelion and heartsease. In color It runs
from a reddish brown to transparency.
The evolution of the methods of handling
bees forms an Interesting study , not only
to those who are In the business , but to the
novice , who knows that bees malco honey ,
but how and why ho cannot tell. To show
the evolution Superintendent Whltcomb has
secured a lot of hives , both undent and
mo'lcrn. The oldest thing Is this line Is a
"bco gum , " which Is n section of a log filled
with honey and comb. This exhibit docs
not antedate the Hood , but the time of Its
existence Is somewhat shrouded In mystery ,
as few men of this generation have seen
bees building In logs. Years ago , however ,
the hollow log , or "bco gum , " was the only
hlvo known. U Is simply a section of log ,
liolloned by nature and filled by bees. The
occupancy of such a log was a simple thing.
Ilcforo the bees got ready to swarm the
runners were sent out to find eomo hollow
tree and when once found , directed by the
queen of the swarm , the whole colony made
a break for It and there Installed Itself
in Its new homo. The "boo gum , " when
found , were the property of the discoverer
ami to secure the honey the tree was
chopped down , the a warm dcstro > ed and
the honey secured. Now , however , thcro
arc no "bee bums" and there are few lost
ewarms. Instead the bco raiser regulates
the swarming as well as ho does the gath
ering of any of hla other crops.
With the now hives a queen Is taken from
Ibo parent hlvo about the time the colony Ute
to pn&rst < uul plawi } lu her new
She Is followed by the colony and the work
of gathering honey begins and continues un-
ntcrruptcd until the hive Is filled , or until
the colony becomes too large and a division
ot the family Is required.
While the queen bee docs not go out Into
the field and work , she directs the working
of the other bees and lays the eggs. The
queen goes considerable upon the scriptural
njunctlon of multiplying and Increasing the
population. Her principal business Is to lay
eggs and In doing this she commences ns
soon as the honey begins to flow In the
spring and stops Immediately upon the flow
icing shut off. During this season she lays
on an average of 2,000 eggs per day. The
lices that hatch from these eggs are the
ones that leave the parent hlvo and start out
to work for themselves.
On the second door of the Apiary building
Superintendent Whltcomb Ima started sev
eral colonies of bees out In business. Ho
has put them Into small hives , supplied a
queen and put In the foundation upon which
they build their cells. Here the little In
sects work from early morning until late at
night. Ho has cut holes through the wall ot
the building , thus allowing the bees to pass
out and Into their hives. The sides of the
hives are of glass , so those who desire can
watch the bees como In from the field
loaded with honey , enter the hives and see
the process of building comb and depositing
honey therein.
The hives used by the bee keepers of the
present day have a compartment known ns
the bee chamber , or brood room. This Is
the place where the bees live and Is entered
from a small aperture at the bottom of the
hive. This living room Is filled with hang
ing frames , In which the bees have con
Btructed comb , which they , have filled with
honey which they use for their sustenance.
Above this Is the apartment where the
commercial honey Is manufactured. This Is
a box-like space and Insldo It arc placed the
little frames which nro ordinarily sold at
the grocery store , but when put In place
they are empty , with the exception that
through the center thcro Is a thin sheet of
wax , which the bees use as the foundation
for the cells In which they place the honey.
When these frames arc filled with honey anil
scaled over by the bees , they are removed
and empty ones placed In their stead for
the bees to fill , ns the llttlo things must hav
work , and If not provided with a place to
deposit their honey , they will destroy that
already made and go on with the work ol
refilling. To mo'.io the sides of the comb
oven and smooth , glass Is Inserted against
the sides of the frames and the bees work
to this , pressing their backs against this
and making the outside almost as smooth as
the glass.
As soon as the first frost comes In the fall
every bco stops work and hustles to the
hlvo to prepare for the winter. The open
cells are scaled , anJ the working chamber
of the hlvo Is deserted , nil removing to the
brood loom , where they remain until warm
weather comes the following spring.
The artistic things that can be made from
bee's wax are shown In several cases In the
Apiary building. Most of them ore the
handiwork of Mrs. Whltcomb , and are flow-
| crs , white , yellow , and various other col-
ors. The wax Is pressed Into thin sheets
and then cut Into the shapes desired for the
leaves. In addition , she has constructed an
elephant In wax , and a cross" , over which
are trained vines of the same material. The
ono which attracts as much attention as
any Is an Odd Fellows' emblem In different
colored wax , though a pure white dove is
admired by many.
The bee-keepers and the manufacturers
of bee-keepers' supplies have put In n flno
exhibit , said to be superior to that ever be
fore seen. It Includes the machines for ex
tracting the honey from the comb , the nets
and gloves used to prevent bees from sting
ing when handled , and every other thing
used In the bee culture.
Dr. Jaques of Minnesota , who Is In charge
ot the Minnesota honey exhibit and who hna
been In the bee and honey business all his |
life and who has attended all of the expo
sitions , says that the exhibit In the Apiary
building at the exposition Is the best that
ho has over seen , and that never before baa
he seen so much cnro used In the gather
ing and preparing honey for show.
nn WAS WITH TIIR AVAR IIAM.OO.V
Lieutenant Voll.niar Who AVax In the
SJuiinl Service nt Santiago.
Lieutenant Volkmar , ono of the heroes
of Santiago , ivos In the city yesterday and
loft last night for Denver , where ho will
remain for a few weeks recuperating and
regaining his health The lieutenant was
attached to the signal corps of the United
States army and was Instrumental In sav
ing the big balloon which will be hero tn a
few days and will be featured as ono of the
attractions of the exposition.
Lieutenant Volkmar went Into the signal j
service Boon after the outbreak of the war
with Spain nnd was attached to the balloon
corps. At that time ho was a sergeant , but
was promoted for bravery. Ho was stricken
with yellow fever and was sent north. On
arriving In New York he was mot by an
uncle , who took him up the St. Lawrence
and through the Great Lake , ? . , At Duluth
Lieutenant Volkmar telegraphed his father
that ho would be In Omaha and requested
him that ho come on and meet him here.
The meeting between father and son was
witnessed by only a few Intimate friends.
It was most affecting
The exposition ofilclals nro endeavoring to
have Lieutenant Volkmar placed on de
tached service as soon as his health will
permit and come here and assist in giving
exhibitions of balloon signaling as It was
carried on during the recent war. The
joung man served under Major Ward at
Nashville , vvhcro the major had charge of
the KO\ eminent exhibit , and as the major
Is acting In the same capacity hero It is
thought that ho will favor bis coming to
Omaha to assist with the balloon.
1'iuil Morton HIIH M'urilM of I'rnlNi * .
Paul Morton , second vlco president of the
Santa Fe Railroad company , accompanied
by Mrs. Morton , arrived In the city Satur
day and spent the day on the exposition
grounds. During the day they visited all of
the points of Interest , spending much time
In the Agricultural building , admiring the
great display of farm products.
Speaking of the exposition , Mr. Morton
said : "If there had not been a World's fair ,
this would be. the greatest exposition ever
held. Of course this Is not so largo as the
World's fair , but it is as complete In every
detail. It is much better than I expected
to find It. The buildings nre grand and the
general arrangements are perfect. Few people
ple who bavo not been hero hardly realize
the magnitude ot this great enterprise that
has been pushed through so successfully.
During the balance of the season I am con
vinced that a great many people from off
the Santa Fo lines will come to Omaha. "
Texim heiiilH home
The farmers of Texas keep right on send
ing in vegetables. Just tha eame as though
they were enl ) a few in lies from the exposi
tion. The latest to arrive are squashes , sent
by John Howrrton of Cure , and John llax-
ter of Rock Island. The squashes are whop
pers and tip the scales at 101 pounds each.
Superintendent AUater contends that these
are email squashes for that state to exhibit.
CIM-M After .More
Superintendent W. W. Barrett of the
North Dakota exhibit in the Agricultural
( CouUuue.d. ( W FjJJth.
BAD CONDITIONS IN CUBA
torrespondenco from Havana Bevcals tbo
True State of Things ,
VERY LITTLE FOOD DURING BLOCKADE
Civil niiiplojen Ilrcclrc > 'o Snlnry
fur ( litSpitee of Hlicht Moiithn
niiil Ht'NlKii Ilcntli Hell
In Hem y.
[ Correspondence of tlio Associated Press. )
Tlio following Items have been trans
mitted by a Spanish correspondent In diary
'orm :
HAVANA , Aug. 20. According to otuclal
Jgurcs It Is shown that prior to the be
ginning of hostilities between Spain and
Lho United Sttites an aggregate of about
75,000 tons of provisions was Imported
monthly at nil tlio ports of Cuba , but that
since the commencement of the war the
toss In volume of these Imports has
amounted to 226,000 tons.
The Menendcz line of coasting steamers
ttas lost five vessels since the Americans
Invaded the Islands , as follows : The Argon
gen an to , captured by the American war
Bhlps at Clenfuegos ; the Relnn do Los An
geles , seized at Santiago do Cuba after the
capitulation of that place , and the Jose
Garcia , Gloria and 1'urlslma Concopclon ,
burned during the bombardment of the port
of Mnnznnlllo.
On the night of July 27 the Insurgent
leader , Juan Hernaudcz , was killed In a
fight with a Spanish guerrilla force , which
had ambushed his party. The Spaniards
had ono soldier wounded.
On the 27th the Insurgents had an en
counter with Spanish troops near Placetas ,
In the province of Santa Clara , which re
sulted In the killing of ono Insurgent and
the wounding of nineteen others. A Span
ish captain was badly wounded. - .
On July 28 a committee representing the
guards and Jail employes of this city pro-
Rented a request to the civil governor that
they bo paid at least a portion of their
long overdue salaries.
Situation Very Had.
Reports received here on July 28 from
the province of Puerto Principe show that
the situation throughout that section of the
Island was very bad. Provisions were quite
scarce , and the little to bo had was held
at exorbitant prices. The civil employes
had received no salary for eight months ,
and most of them had resigned their places.
Special efforts \sero being made to maintain
the eniclency of the civil hospital , and the
civil governor had given orders that every
thing possible bo done In this direction.
According to the data furnished by the
civil government the deaths In Santa Clara
city during the mouth of May numbered
2.2C3 , and during the month of June 2,563.
From July 26 to August 1 many poisons
arrived In Havana and Calbarlen from
Puerto Principe , Nucvltas , Glbara and ad
jacent places which had been abandoned by
the Spnlsh forces.
The village of Glbara , province of Santa
Clara , was recently taken by the Insurgents
who. It Is said , captured eighteen Cuban
guerrillas whom they machcted In a most
savage manner , merely because they were
natives of tbo Island.
Later advices from Glbara say that on
July 1 the place was attacked by Insurgents
under Brigadier Jose Maurlcl Gomez , who
employed cannon In the assault on the forts ,
which v\cro defended by Spanish regulars
and guerrillas. The attack was successful
and the Insurgents captured the place. Of
the Spanish forty were killed , seventy
wounded and ninety taken prisoners.
Tax for Food.
The governor of Matanzas on August 3
Issued a bando establishing the contribu
tion "to bo levied on every person who
brings viands and other products to the
Matanzas market for sale. "
This "contribution" Is to bo given In the
form of a certain portion of each of the
various products brought by the venders , as
follows : For every twenty-five pounds of
bananas , ono and one-half pounds to the
municipality ; for every twenty pounds of
pumpkins , two pounds ; every ten pounds
of bread , ono pound , and for every twcnty-
fho pounds of each of the other products ,
two pounds. The dealers will bo allowed
to Bend their goods to other parts of the
province only when the local consumption Is
satisfied , and when this la done an extra
contribution Is to bo levied. On the night
of August 3 a detective In the city of Ma
tanzas visited a kitchen vvhcro food was
prepared for sale and discovered a trunk con-
talnlng 373 pounds of horse meat. The own
er of the kitchen , Ramon Oretega , and his
j son were arrested and have been sent to
prison.
Reports from Calbarlen say that on July
22 no American ship captured at Cayo Fran
ces the Norwegian steamer Frunklyn and the
launches Dos Amlgos and Remcdlo. The
last named , being empty , was abandoned by
the Americans , but the Franklyn and Dos
Amlgos were held by their captor.
La Union Constituclonal , referring to the
capture by American vessels of the Spanish
steamer Humbcrto Rodriguez , asks , In Its
Issue of August 7 : "How would Spain have
been Judged If an American ship , hoisting a
flog of truce , had approached the port of
Havana and the city's batteries had fired
at It ? "
"Tho same Judgment , " the paper says ,
"ought to be pronounced regarding the cap
ture of the Humberto
Rodriguez , which was
effected by the American fleet on the high
seas while the steamer was towing two
schooners with sick and wounded under the
Red Cross society's flag. "
La Union Constituclonal further says :
"The American fleet ought to have rendered
tribute to the steamer and her convoy and
escorted them to Havana's waters , thus
carrying out the rules agreed upon In this
matter at the Geneva convention by the
delegates who framed the convention ,
Hoclnrc ti Capture Volil.
"A naval tribunal , nay , as It Is logically
expected will bo done , may declare the cap
ture of the btcamer void , but will they re
turn the liver of those who died during the
long and dangerous voyage on which they
were carried by the Americans ? The value
of the captured steamer is very small , yet
Its seizure will not bo allowed to pass
without a protest against the action of the
American ships. "
August 8 , Ia Lucha. referring to the posi
tion of the Puerto Prlnclpo civil employes
in regard to their salaries , says that the
amount those employes have received on ac
count of their salaries during the past ten
months has hardly been sufficient to main
tain them , not to speak of supporting their
families.
The Matanzas papers announced on the
9th inst. that for tbo purposes of celebrating
the arrival at that port of the Montscrrot ,
which had Just arrived there , It had been
decided to present Captain Deschamps , the
commander of the vessel , with a gold medal
and a diploma bearing an allegorical in
scription signed by every military officer In
Matanzas and by the volunteers In the city ,
as well oa by all the moat prominent men
or the town. |
A steady Increase 1 * noticeable in the
tod.
kitchens In this city. < 5n July 24 , about 5,000
rations wcro supplied to the poor. On the
25th about 5,000 rations , on the 2Glh about
0,000 , on the 27th about ll'.OCO' on the 28th ,
15,000 , August 3 , 14,700 , and on August 13 ,
26.000.
On the last mentioned date It was noticed
bj the committee In charge ot the kitchens
that a great many boys and glrli were sent
by their parents to re'celve tlio provisions
distributed , A largo number of these chil
dren , upon being questioned by members
of the committee as to whether or not they
attended school , replied In the negative. The
committee then sent to the civil governor a
written request that ho give the matter his
attention and furnished him with n list of 110
names of children who had acknowledged
their non-attendance at school ,
A number ot the residents of the village
of Ilcgln have made contplntnls that while
sufficient wheat Hour was distributed re
cently amoug the Havana bakers to supply
the suffering Havanoeo with bread for two
days , Regla's bakers failed to obtain the
smallest quantity of the flour and the pco-
pla were without bread ,
AGUINALDO TO THE FRONT
Lender Propone * to Go to
1'cnco
Conference.
( Copyright , 1698 , by Press Publishing Co. )
MANILA , Aug. 28. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Agulnaldo
will send delegates to Paris to attend the
peace commission. A meeting of Filipinos
Is now In session at Carlt to discuss a
proposition to act on Agulualdo'9 proposal.
The meeting at Cavlte Includes in Its mem
bership rebel leaders , native civilians nnd
half breeds , Including some who fought
with the Spaniards against Agulnaldo , but
who are now reconciled In the hope of
starting a native government.
The result of tbo meeting Is a probable
agreement on peace delegates , but Agul
naldo Is determined to be represented at
Paris. He says If the Filipinos do not
agree to his proposal ho will send delegates
personally and these will probably make a
proposition for a republic under American
protection.
Ho will vigorously protest against the
Spaniards again controlling the Philippines ,
preferring American ownership to reestablishment
lishment of Spanish rule. Agutnaldo Bays
ho IB personally favorable to Americans ,
but the army Is fighting for complete Inde
pendence. Little faith , however , la put la
his specious promises. His present head
quarters at Baker la between the two
American lines at Manila and Cavlto. Ho
will shortly move to Malabon , north of Ma
nila , leaving clear the way for retreat even
If thcro Is trouble with tjio Americans.
Flag Secretary Caldwcll has returned
from Hong Kong. The president desires Ad
miral Dewey to go to Paris to attend the
Paris convention , but ho will not go unless
specifically ordered. He prefers remaining
hero and sending reports and recommenda
tions by mail. In the event peace Is no
definitely decided on ho wants to be here
for future operations. Manila Is quiet
General Mcrrltt leaves on the China for tin
Paris commission , Otis succeeding him In
command. K. W. HARDEN.
RETURNING TO 0'IVIL LIFE
Volunteers Are Lea-vino : ChlekuinauKn
IIM Fnxt nH Trillii * Cau
Carry Them.
CHICKAMAUGA , Ga. , Aug. 28. The las
of this week will see almost every regimen
of volunteers gone from Camp Thomas. This
morning when the First Pennsylvania left
for Lexington It completed the removal ot
the First army corps. By Monday the Third
army corps will begin to move to Anulston ,
Ala.
Ala.At
At Knoxvlllc there nre the following regi
ments : Thirty-first Michigan , First West
Virginia , Second Ohio , Fourteenth Minnesota
seta , First Pennsylvania , Ono Hundred and
Fifty-eighth Indiana , Sixth Ohio and First
Georgia.
At Lexington are the Twelfth Minnesota ,
Fifth Pennsylvania , Eighth Massachusetts.
Twelfth New York , Twenty-first Kansas ,
Ninth Pennsylvania , Second , Missouri , Fifth
Missouri and First New Hampshire.
If the railroads can handle the troops by
Saturday night not a single regiment will be
loft In the park with the exception of the
Sixth United States volunteers , which will
bo kept here to guard the hospitals and gov
ernment property.
The removal of Major General Breckln-
ridge's headquarters from Camp Thomas will
likely occur September 1. As yet the , general
has not > et decided as to where he will go ,
but It will either be vKnoxvllle , Tenn. ,
or Lexington , Ky. The pYoapccts are that '
he will establish his main headquarters at ;
Lexington and divide his time between the
two places. He will be liT command of all
the troops at these places ,
As fast ns the trains tan be gotten the
convalescents are being aont to their homes.
Already over 4,000 sick leaves have been
granted and there are in 'the ' hospitals over
1,500 sick. [
The mustering officers said today that they
expected to have the Eighth New York ready
to start for Hampstcad by Tuesday morning
to be mustered out. A special train con
voying twenty-eight sick and convalescent
men from the Eighth New" York regiment
left here at 7 o'clock tonight ; The train'had
a full complement of nurses nnd attendants.
There were today reported In all 520 cases
of typhoid fever In nil hospitals and six
deaths. The Fifty-second Idwa left tonight
for lcs ) Molncs , going Sy the Nashville ,
Chattanooga nnd St. Loujs route.
CAMP POLAND , KNOXVILLE , Tcnn. .
Aug. 23. The Sixth OhUrnncJ the Fourteenth
Minnesota regiments reached this camp to
day from Chlckamauga park ; The two regi
ments brought about fifty 'sic * , who wert
sent Immediately to the division hospital ,
IlrliiKlnj ? Iloiun cue SUlc.
CINCINNATI , O. , Aug , 2 . After the mid
dle of last week Governor Hastings of
Pennsylvania raised $5,000 cash In thirty
minutes In Philadelphia to equip a hospital
train to bring homo the sick of Pennsyl
vania regiments from Qhlckamauga. A
train of eighteen hospital can was equipped
and started for Chlckamauga with astound
ing promptness. It passed through Cincin
nati going south on Friday night. Tonight
it arrived by the Cincinnati 'Southern ' railway
homeward bound , with 211'Pennsylvania sol
diers , thirteen Now Yorkers , ono Ohio and
one Rhode Island soldier , and left with its
overjoyed freight an hour later for Pitts-
burg , The train was supplied with every
luxury of personal service , food and medical
attention.
All Quiet nt Manila.
MANILA , Aug. 28. 8:50 : p. m. Steamers
are entering the river as usual. The
Americans are temporarily maintaining the
former Spanish tariff. Business Is brisk.
The United States war ships Olympla and 1
Raleigh have gone to HOUR Kong to go
Into dock. Admiral Dewcy has transferred
his flag to tbo Baltimore. General Merritt
will call on tbo steamship China on Tues
day on his way to Paris to attend the ses
sions of the peace conference. No agree
ment baa yet been reached with Agulnaldo
upon any subject , although circumstantial
rumors are current that everything has
been settled to the niut-jal satisfaction ol
PAIN TO APPLY THE MUZZLE
Government Will Suppress Discussion of War
Topics in Cortes ,
DEBATE ALLOWED ON THE SUBJECT
Snnnntn Outline * Hln Policy anil tilvc *
JUI * IteanmiN Why lie Doe * Not
Tnvor Free Kiprenalou
ot Opinion.
Copyright , 1S93 , by Prer-a Publishing Co. )
LONDON , Aug. 28. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The Dally
hronlcle's Madrid special eays the Irnpar-
: lal hns interviewed Sag.iatn , who expects
tormy sittings In the Cortes and that be
himself will bo especially attacked. He en-
rgetlcally opposes the Cortes dlscuatlng
icaco or war matter ? , owing to tbo present
llplomatic negotiations , alto tlie Insuffi
ciency of data. Neither does lie admit the
llKcuaalcu of the eurrcndcr of Santiago nod
Manila or the los at the squadrons. The
ireis refers hopefully to a , pasuiUe araOitt
tetwecn Germany ana the Yankees In Uce
> hlllpplncs. More repatriated eotdfent per
Alicante arc dying. The d fty total bus fctn
hlrty slnco it arrlvwL There are fears that
.he next arrival ! will be tn a worse condl-
lon , Cuban war orpciwea iiavc apparently
swaltoned the national subscription. Kc-
latrlatcd soldiers oto to receive onc-
.hlrd of their arrears now , viz : forty pcse-
.as on landing , the balance on arrival at
home , and the- remaining two-thirds come
day. Harbor authorities at Valencia , sup-
ircssed a contribution of 10,000 pesetas for
.he life boat society , wlilcu consequently
dissolves. Beamcn are Indignant.
AHMoelntetl 1'remi Story ,
MADRID , Aug. 28. (4.40 ( p. m. ) Scnor
Sagaetn , the premier , Is quoted as having in
the course of an Interview made some Im
portant statements declaring that It was the
government's Intention to repress tbo dis
cussion of war topics in the Cortes. Ho said
that as soon as the Cortes met the govern
ment would submit a bill authorizing peace
negotiations and next a measure relating to
the suspension ot the constitutional guaran
tees.
"This government , " said the premier ,
"will not discuss In any form the questions
of peace and war. Indeed the deputies would
be entirely lacking In the material necessary
for a discussion. Debate could not bo based
on concrete , positive facts , founded on In
disputable documents , since the necessary
information has not yet arrived. I believe
that no discussion of the surrender of San
tiago and Manila will occur nor of the
destruction of the Spanish fleet unless exact
proofs arc at hand. Moreover , no discus
sion Is permissible of matters at present
under consideration of the supreme councils
of war and marine. Mistakes or blunders
may have been committed , but thus far we
have not sufficient material to Judge.
biuilii Still lit War.
"Another reason why questions of peace
and war should not be discussed Is that dip
lomatic negotiations' are now being carried
on , and a debate on these subjects mlgh
be provocative of undesirable complications
It must not be said that peace Is slgnci
and discussion is now allowable. Peace I
not signed. Spain is still at war with tin
United States. The two nations have merely
concluded a suspension of hostilities in
order to negotiate peace. These negotiation
may be brought to a successful Issue , bu
It might happen that hostilities will be re
commenced.
"That Is why I think the Cortes will hi
able to discuss strictly necessaiy questions
that Is , to make Itself acquainted with thi
situation of the Interests tiow at stake
which are. so Important for the nation , bu
not to engage In debate which would assum
such proportions as to impinge on the dls
cretlon which the gravity of the clrcum
stances requires of the Cortes.
' 'Should they ask to have presented thi
documents concerning the surrender of San
tiago and Manila and tbo destruction of th
fleet now In tbo government's possession
the goveinment would not accede to the re
quest. These papers are In the hands of th
supreme councils which alone , before thi
proclamation of peace , can conduct Inqul
rles and establish responsibilities. The In
qulrlcs may result In acquittals or sovcn
sentences even the capital penalty. "
IiiHtruotlniiH to iomniln loner .
MADRID , Aug. 28. (9 ( p. m. ) Duke Al-
modovnr de Rio , minister of foreign affairs ,
and Senor Gnmazo , minister of public In-
struction and public works , have arrived at
an agreement as to how to Instruct the
Antilles evacuation commissioners and the
Instructions were mailed oday.
Lieutenant General Correa , minister o ;
war , today Informed the queen regent ol
the arrival of the transport Isla do Luzon
! at Vlco and Montserrat at Corunna with
troops returning from Cuba. Forty-two
deaths occurred on the steamers during
their passage.
NEW TYPE OF SWIFT BOAT
"I'til ? Itohert W. AVIImot Launched u
Gluho Ship YurilH 1'imtuNt for
Ity Slvc.
CLEVELAND , O. , Aug. 28. The tug Rob
ert W , Wllmot , which was launched at tbo
Glebe ship yards , Is regarded as ono o
the strongest vessels of Its size In the
world , and the fastest boat ever built a
the Lake ship > ords. It Is owned by W. G
Wllmot & Co. of Now Orleans. The tug di
mensions are : Ono hundred and fifty-six feet
eight Inches over all , thirty feet beam , sev
enteen feet deep. Its mean draught when
loaded for sea wilt be fourteen feet. It will
have a coal capacity of 250 tons , and 2,100
Indicated horsepower. Its contract demands
a speed of twenty knots.
As the tug will be required to curry under
writers on wrecking trips its interior has
been elegantly fitted up for the accommo
dation. Its cost will bo over $100,000.
Omaha -Man in Slek MM.
PHILADELPHIA , Aug. 28. The most se
rious ot all are ten typhoid cases which
were admitted to the hospital from the
cruiser Columbia , which arrived yesterday r.
are :
Clyde Mlchaells , coal passer , Omaha ;
Harry A. Ashley , landsman ; George Smith ,
naval cadet , New Hampshire ; J. J. Kccgnn ,
ship's waiter , Drooklyn ; John Myron , coal
passer , Newark ; Clarence C. Vanrtcrbeck ,
gunner , Now York ; Paul M. Weldmann ,
second class apprentice , Drooklyn ; Nelson
Slnims ( colored ) , coal passer , Annapolis ,
Md. ; Patrick Coogan , second class fireman ,
New York ; William Lynch , coal passer ,
Portsmouth , N. II.
1'enee Juhllee nt KIIIINIIM City.
KANSAS CITY , Mo. , Aug. 28. Prepara-
tlons making for a peace jubilee this fall
promise to evolve the greatest demonstra
tion Kansas City has ever seen. The move
ment is already well under way and a uni
versal desire IB shown to express in a
fitting manner tbo satisfaction felt over the
achievements of the army and navy and the
culmination ot peaco. Mayor Jones has appointed -
pointed a committee of representative cltl-
zens to imp B aeral cJa/KO of ; ho ilem.oa-
sdU ' v ' -Ji'
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10 n. in. , IlnhemluiiH nt Met Hull.
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tlou , Creiwhton Alcilleul Collene.
SOLDIERS ATJCAMP MEADE
General Ua\ln of tin * Second Division
Arrl > CM and IXnlillHUcn Hln
lleadiinnrf erH.
CAMP MEADE , MIDDLETOWN , Pa. , Aug.
28. General Dnvls , commander of the second
end division of the Second army corps , hns
stnbllslicd headquarters In Camp Meade
and will remain hero until the troops nro
mistered out The nencrnl and staff came
n last night with the Twenty-second Kan
sas. The One Hundred and Fifty-ninth In
diana Is expected tomorrow and the re
mainder of the division will be on hand.
Commencing Tuesday the removal of the
First division from Camp Alger will begin
and continue at the rate of one regiment
a day. General Davis Is expected to bring
the report of the court-martial proceedings
n the case of Duncan , the voting Kansas
surgeon , who was sentenced to flvo years'
imprisonment for desecrating the graves of
confederate dead. General Davis sa > s he
tins not received the report and until ho
docs the decision will not be made public.
The health of the camp Is splendid , thcro
being less than 200 cases In the general
hospital. With the exception of fifteen ty
phoid fever cases , none nro serious. The
typhoid cases ore being treated by the fe
male nurses at the Red Cross hospitals.
Eighty patients from the two Missouri
regiments were taken away from hero this
morning In the Missouri hospital train ,
which -vns met at Harrlsburu with fifty
raoro patients from the Camp Alger hos
pital.
Sovcn civilians were turned over to the
civil authorities today for selling whisky
to t the soldiers The bodies of the two
privates killed by a fast mall train of tMo
Pennsylvania railroad yesterday will be
burled by the government In the national
cemetery at Gettysburg.
President McKluloy Intimated to General
Graham that the pick regiments of the corps
would bo sent to Porto Rico and Cuba for
garrison duty and the remainder would bo
mustered out The general may convene a
general court-martial to consider the con
duct of certain high oluccrs charged with
dereliction of duty.
TROOPS RETURN FROM TAMPA
Come to New York on Ilonrd the
Ililted ! btuteN TriuiNiiort
Situ SIre ON.
NEW YORK , Aug. 28. The United States
transport Sun Marcos , which sailed from
Tampa Ausust 20 , and Key West , August
22 , arrived this morning with two batteries
of the first United States artillery , two
companies of the Third Texas volunteers and
the general hospital corps and a < | tach-
meut of engineers. The total number of
men on board was 523 , ot which fifteen are
ofllcers. Captain A. II. Miller , First artillery ,
IB in command.
The San Marcos arrived off the Sandy
Hook lightship at 10 , o'clock last night ,
where It anchored until daylight , when it
proceeded up the bay to quarantine.
Deputy Health Officer Sanborn boarded
the transport and after a brief Inspection
permitted It to proceed. The San Marcoi
then steamed up the bay and anchored off
Liberty island , where It will n-vnlt Instruc
tions from the War department at Wash
ington. The troops will probably be sent
to Camp Wlkoff. One artilleryman Is re
ported sick with measles. None of the
troops on the San Marcos had been outside
the United States , all having been In camp
at Tampa since the early purt of the war.
NEBRASKA SOLDIER IS DEAD
I'rUnlc William II. Ilciinoii of the
Thlril llenlineiit Suuvuiu.hu
tO IJlNVIINC.
JACKSONVILLE , Fla. , Aug. 28 Wednes
day of this week has been definitely an
nounced for tbo parade and review of tbo
Seventh army corps. Forty female nurses
are now in the division hospitals and are
doing excellent work.
The first death In the Third Nebraska
regiment occurred today , being that of Pri
vate William H. Benson.
Two commissioners for the examination of
the Seventh corps are here. Ono Is the na
tional commission and the other , appointed
by Governor Voorhccs of New Jersey. The
commission Is hero to ascertain the fitness
of the regiment for service In Cuba along
with the Seventh corps.
The national commission consists of Major
Walter Reid , Major Victor S. Vaughan and
Major C. O. Shakespeare---They came hero
Monday after making an Inspection at Fer-
nandlna , and are charged with the special
duty of looking Into the sanitary conditions
of the camps , typhoid fever , etc. They will
begin their work tomorrow ;
FATHER AND DAUGHTER MEET
New York IlroUer I lnilM IllH
Lout Child In UliiljiK Ilooiu of
au
HOT SPRINGS , Ark. , Aug , 28. A. Hughes ,
-wealthy retired broker of New York ,
while passing through the Arlington hotel
dining ball , discovered his own daughter ,
who had been lost to him for twenty years ,
Hughes' wlfo deserted him years ago , tak-
Ing with her their only child , n llttlo girl.
The wife deserted tha baby In Chicago and
It was reared by strangers. She was em-
ployed as a waitress In tbo Arlington when
accidentally discovered by her wealthy
father.
Temiieranee In Illnelc HlllN.
RAPID CITY. S. D , Aug. 28. ( Special )
The Black Hills district convention of the
Women's Christian Temperance union has
been In session in this city. The ofllcers for
the ensuing year are as follows : President ,
Mrs. J. B. Gossage , Rapid City ; vlco presi
dent , Mrs. Ebon Martin , Dcadwood ; record
ing secretary , Mrs. Alice I , Oxman , Key
stone ; corresponding secretary , Mrs. G. S.
Clovenger , Rapid City ; treasurer , Mrs. 8. E.
Pcttlgrew , Spcarflah. The president wni
elected delegate to the state conveatloa at
FOfi LASTING PEACE' '
Russian Czar Heads a Movement with that
End in View ,
WANTS AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
Onlls on tlio Powers to Join Him iti tha
Matter.
IDEAL FOR WHICH ALL OUGHT TO STRIVE
Excessive ArniamontB Now Crushing
Nations Should Bo Reduced.
PRESENT FAVORABLE FOR THE MOVEMENT
Ijinperor Meholiin Taken the Inltl
iltlve 111 it Iteforiu that .May Ku ,
sure Heal mill I.anting 1'caoo
for the World.
ST. PETERSBURG , Aug. 28. By order ot
Emperor Nicholas , Count Murnvleff , the
foreign minister , on the 21th lust , handed
to the foreign diplomats nt St. Petersburg a
note declaring that the maintenance of peace
and the reduction of the excessive arma
ments now crushing all nations Is the Ideal
for which all governments ought to strive.
The czar considers the present moment
favorable for the Inauguration of a move
ment looking to this end , and Invites the
powers to take part In an International con
ference as a means of thus ensuring real
and lasting peace and terminating the pro
gressive Increase of armament.
The czar's proposition for nn International
conference for the purpose of securing real
and lasting peace among the powers and the
termination of the progressive inertaso In
armament which b been re
ceived in a note from Count Mu
rnvleff , the Russian foreign min
ister , to the foreign diplomats nt St. Peters
burg , Is likely to produce a sensation
throughout Europe and coming fiom such a
quarter and with such evident sincerity of
purpose it is likely to have Important ef
fects.
Thcro la no doubt that with Russia tak
ing the lead , Germany , Franco and the
other nations will be ready to follow. I
Text of the Note.
The text of the note follows : i
"Tho maintenance of general peace and
th.o possible reduction
of the excessive arma
ments which weigh upon all nations present
themselves In existing conditions to the
whole world as nn ideal toward which the
endcavois of all governments should be di
rected. The humanitarian and magnani
mous Ideas of his majesty , the empeior , my
august master , have been won over to thlsj
view In the conviction that this lofty nlr4
Is in conformity with the most essential In ,
tcrests and legitimate views of all the powJ j
ors and the imperial government thluk4 '
the present moment favorublo to the mover '
mcnt. 11
"Tho International discussion is the mos { '
effectual means of Insuring all people's bene *
fit a real , durable peace , above all putting !
an end to the progressive development of
the present armaments. | j
"In the course ot the last twenty yearg
the longing for general appeasement has '
grown especially pronounced In the coa [ j
sciences of civilized nations and the pres
ervation of peace has been put forward aa
an object of international policy. It Is In ita '
name that great states have co.ncludei }
among themselves powerful alliances. ) j
"It Is the better to guarantee peace that i
they have developed In proportions hitherto
unprecedented their military forces anOH
still continue to Increase them without 1
shrinking from any sacrifice , '
rrultlCNH CfTortN. ? ,
"Nevertheless all these efforts have not
been able to bring about the beneficent ra *
suit desired pacification. f'1
"Tho financial charges following the up
ward march strike at the very root of publla
prosperity. The Intellectual and physical
strength of the nation's labor and capital nro
mostly diverted from their natural iippllca *
tton and are unprodtictively consumed. Hua-i
drods of millions aie devoted to acquiring
terrible engines of destruction , which ,
though today regarded as the last work ot
science , arc destined tomorrow to lode al |
their value In consequence of come frcsb |
discovery In the same field. National cuU
lure , economic progress and the production
of wealth arc either paraljzcd or checked Iff
development. , \
"Moreover , in proportion as the armamenia
of each power Increase , they less nnd lesai j
fulfill the object the governments lutve
before themselves. t |
"Tho economic crisis duo In great p.irt la
the system of armaments 1'outronce , and tha
continual danger which lies In this massing
of war material are transforming the armed
peace of our days Into a crushing burden
which the peoples have more and moie
culty In bearing.
"It appears evident that If this state Mt
things were to bo prolonged it would Inevi
tably lead to the very cataclysm it Is desired ]
to avert and the horrors whereof make cvcrjj
thinking being shudder in advance. > )
Supreme Duty. '
"To put an end to these incessant arma
ments and to seek the means of warding otp.i
the calamities which are threatening thai
whole world such ' - * - - -
Is the supreme duty
Imposed upon all states.
"Filled with this Idea , his majesty 1
been pleaecd to command mo to propose
all the governments whose representatives )
are accredited to the Imperial court , the aa
sembllng of a conference which shall OCCUD& ,
Itself with this grave problem.
"This conference will be , by the help ol
God , the happy presage for the e'-nturj :
which ls about to open. It would
Into ono poAvrful focus the efforts of Bll )
elates sluctrtly BCiklug to inako tlio E6
toniejuiou of universal pence