OMAHA DAILY EE.
ESTABLISHED JUSTE 19 , 187J. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MOHNIoSTG , AUGUST 31 , J SOS-TWELVE IMAGES. SLXGLE COPY 1TLVE CENTS.
OFF DAY AT THE FAIR
Yesterday Devoid of Special Attraction , but
Productive of Good Attendance ,
LAMENTATIONS OVER A LOST OPPORTUNITY
Missouri Men Are Filled with Vain Eegrets
Owing to Their Failure.
IT WAS TO HAVE BEEN THEIR DAY
Object Lesson Afforded Spurs Them to Make
How Efforts to Celebrate.
IMRE KIRALFY MAY ADD TO THE JUBILEE
i llh 1'renltlfiit Wattles
for tin * I'ruiliictlnn > ( lilt Siiei'tau-
ulur HeprcKcntalloii ot the
Ilitttli : of
To I ill nilmlNNloiiN yesterday. . . 1D.SH I
Tola I to ilntc. l,07S , < ll
With no unusual feature to attract n
crowd , with u big counter attraction play
ing less than ten blocks from the grounds ,
there was no perceptible falling off In the
exposition attendance. In the forenoon there
was a rush through the gates that has only
been approximated on the occasion of some
big event , but as many of the visiting
elrangers took an afternoon oft to see Colontl
Cody's show the total attendance did not
reach the proportions that the morning ar
rivals seemed to Indicate. But It was n de
cidedly successful day under the clrcum-
Blances nnd the people who were fortunate
enough to bo on the grounds spent a de
lightfully comfortable day as compared
with those who remained on the hot pave
ments down town.
" .Missouri has missed one of the oppor
tunities of Its history , " remarked President
Kormnn . Colinnn of the Missouri State
Hoard of Agriculture yesterday morning as
ho saw the people pouring Into the grounds
by thousands and reflected that this was the
clay ou which Missouri would have owned
the B'now had the original plans of the state
commission been cnrrled out. And then he
began to stir un the other members of the
board with a view to making the best of the
situation by preparing for a second effort
In the line of a state celebration that would
bring more satisfactory results.
President Colman Is only one of hundreds
of people who now realize the possibilities
that nro opened to the trnnsmibslsslppl
States through the exposition. Two months
nnd other special
ngo state- celebrations
events were only secured through the ener
I' ! getic efforts of the exposition management.
But now the situation Is reversed. The people
ple begin to realize more adequately the
scope nnd value of the exposition , and those
vho wrro previously lukewarm nrn Tailing
over cuch other to get into the band wagon
nnd secure for their localities the greatest
possible participation In Its certain success.
There nro quite a number of Influential
Mlpsourlans on the grounds , nnd they were
unanimous In their regret that the plans for
yesterday's celebration had not been carrlcO
out regardless of the difffrrnces between tht
commissioners and the railroads. Now the
task of arranging for the event will have to
lie performed over again , but they declare
that their people arc now thoroughly aiouscd
to the benefit that they will receive and
that when the second date Is set they will
unite to make the day such a success that
out of recol
today's failure will be wiped
lection.
I'renciit.
Tin're Were Other *
officials expressed regret
While the exposition
gret that their expectation of entertaining
several thousand Missouri visitor
was not fulfilled , their disappointment
could scarcely endure In the face of tht
encouraging conditions of the day. The firs !
three days of this week have been cntlrelj
destitute of special feature , but the at
tendance has been unprecedented. The big-
pest Sunday crowd In several weeks was fol
lowed by the biggest Monday of the exposi
* tion with the slmlo exception of July 4 am
, f jcstcrday was well up to the mark. I
looked llko another Fourth of July to sei
the motor trains pulling up nt the gatei
with people hanging on by their eyebrows
nnd iusldo the grounds there were as manj
people by 11 o'clock as are usually seen litho
the middle of the afternoon. Yet the turn'
Btilcs clicked as industriously as over am
there was every indication that they had m
Intention of stopping. But after dinner thi
gatekeepers secured a rest nnd the nfternooi
arrivals were comparatively limited.
President Wattles is not pushing hi
plans for a big naval spectacle on the la
goon during Jubilee week pending the re
suit of the negotiations with Iraro Klralfy
who wants to put on his spectacular produc
tlon , representing the battles of Santiago
nnd Manila during the last three weeks o
W October. This Is the attraction that U nov
ft on the boards nt Madison Square garden li
New York and It is pronounced the mos
elaborate nnd realistic spectacle that ha
ever been exhibited In this country. Mi
Klrnlfy was in consultation with Presldeu
Wattles most of the day yesterday and th
question of securing the attraction Is no\
being considered by the executive committee
If It Is decided to put it on It will be a fca
turo of Jubilee week and continue to th
end ot the exposition.
CODY HAY AT TUB HXI'OS1TIO >
HnfTnlo 11111 nml HI" Uoiiish IlMcr
AVIll I'arailc on the ( mumlx.
The pnrado of Buffalo Bill' ? Rnmh Ulder
\vlll be the most striking feature on th
grounds today. Colonel Cody will bring hi
entire show to nmuse exposition visitors an
with the addition of the McCook band nu
nearly 1GO mounted Indians from the en
cainpmcnt It will be pageant of more tlia
ordinary Interest. The parade will enter th
grounds near the Horticulture building t
11 o'clock nnd will march to the Plaza , whet
It will be massed in front of the pavlllo
while n number of short speeches will I
made. President Wattles , Alexander Major
Governor Holcomb and John A. Crelghto
will each make n short address and Colom
Cody will respond. Then the line of marc
will be continued up the East Midway nn
thence through the West Midway to Twer
tlcth street. It will proceed north to it
Indian encampment , where It will countei
march and return to the Administrate
Arch and thcnco out of the grounds.
The day 1s also design-vied as the hollda
ot the members of the ( ireek letter socleth
who arc now in national convention i
Lincoln. They will make their hoadquartei
nt the Japanese tea garden on the Bin
tract nnd spend their time in seeing tt
show.
The thoughts of Colonel William F. Cod
( is ho sat back ot the scenes during the pei
formanco ot the Wild West show last nlgl
v ro chiefly concerned with plans for tl
OUCCCBS ot "Cody day" nt the cxposltlc
today , The colonel looked a little oldi
of the show fn this city fifteen years ngo ,
the glossy black hair was thinner nnd
sprinkled with grny , but his figure had lost
none of Its vigor nnd he called n salute to
n Brulo Sioux who dashed by In the full
tones of the stnlwnrt western plainsman
he Is.
"I don't care If wo don't have a corporal's
guard at the performance tomorrow , " he
said. "What I want Is to make the attend
ance at the exposition reach the high water
mark of the year. It is a fact that on
Nebraska day at the World's Fair the at-
IjMdance which had gathered to see the
[ h ur show through the grounds
RTii4ftBtaainnlng the fair's greatest
' Hi iiilt'/vBWte&slJ1000 lho neODl °
w"l " " l v nBtobe too late to
4untll afternoon nnu Knc full parade of
l.OUO people In all sorts ofulfferent features
starts at 11 n. m . sharp. Governor Holcomb
and Senator Thuraton will be there of
course nnd as far as 1 am concerned I am
willing to sacrifice anything to make it the
banner day In every point that the exposi
tion can reach. "
MANUAL TKAIMXd .SCHOOL AVOIIK.
Ilvc Hvhlliit In tinOinnliu Section Iii-
tercMtN .Many VlHltnrx ,
The live exhibit ot the manual training
department of the Omaha High school ,
uhlch occupies the west gallery of the
Manufactures building , Is a feature of no
little Interest to the out-of-town people who
visit the exposition. The exhibit is Instruc
tive even to Omaha parents , who are pre
sumed to be passably familiar with local
educational methods , and it Is nn entirely
IILW thing to tiie bulk of the outsiders who
visit the building. They watch the deft
work of the school boys with unconcealed
admiration nnd judging from the remarks
dropped by many of the visitors , It is not
unlikely that this exhibit will be produc
tive of quite a vigorous agitation In favor
of manual training In the schools of quite
n number of the smaller towns in Nebraska
nnd Iowa.
The exhibit is under the pcrsonnl direc
tion of Superintendent Wlgmnn of the
manual training department of the Omaha
schools anil the facilities Include four turnIng -
Ing lathes , two work benches and a band
saw. About a dozen boys , members of the
first year class , are employed continually In
turning out samples of work Just as they
do In their regular school work. Each boy
nkes n piece of work nnd carries It through
and It is quite Interesting to see how rapidly
and accurately they work out the design.
At the ben9hcs the pieces of wood nro
dressed , Jointed together nnd glued solidly.
Then the piece is put in n lathe and fancy
cups , darning balls , cigar holders and a
core of other useful articles are turned out
nnd polished until they nro really hand
some pieces of cabinet work. Everything
must bo done perfectly and it Is surprising
what perfect Joining is done by these boys ,
who have only been In the department n
ear , and are just beginning what Is called
finish work.
A number of cases at one side of the ex
hibit Illustrate more" broadly the scope of
ho department. One case shows the work
of the first year and another that of the
econd while a large one in the center
contains fully 100 samples of completed
t\ork , much of which displays n romnrk-
able degree of skill. The Interest that Is
nken in this work by the pupils is indi
cated by the fact that the boys who con
stitute the "livo" feature of the exhibit are
voluntarily spending their vacation doing
exactly the same work that they would bo
occupied wih ! If school was in session.
TIUI.nY HAS A VERY CLOSE CAM- .
MiiBiilflcciit ralntliiK Saved from De-
ntrucdoii liy Timely Action.
Had it not been for the presence of mind
of three men the beautiful picture known as
"Trilby , " shown on the East Midway by L.
Lincoln , would have been totally destroyed
yesterday afternoon. The picture is shown
In n building that was constructed specially
for the purpose nnd is lighted only by elec
tric lamps placed In hoods nbove the pic
ture. This causes the room to be very dark.
During < the afternoon ono of the electric
fans in the room got out of order nnd n
workman went in to repair it. Ho struck
a match In order that he might examine the
fan and almost instantly the flame caught
the light drapery and spread toward the
picture. Without trying to extinguish the
( lames this man rushed out nnd told Mana
ger Jamison of the Maze that the "Trilby"
concession was on fire. He in turn called
Messrs. Fcldor and Shlplor and the three
hurried Into the burning building and , tearIng -
Ing the picture from Vts fastenings , carried
It to a place of safety and then went back
and with an extinguisher put out the fire
before it had done any damage , aside from
burning the drapery on the walls and cell-
Ing , which is cloth and can easily be re
placed.
At the time of the fire Mr. Lincoln was
downtown and upon his return Immediately
put men at work repairing the damage. They
worked all night and sometime- this after
noon the concession will be doing business
as usual. The picture was not damaged in
the least.
Went Piilnt Will Ilnve n Dny.
General Manager Clarkson has designated
Friday as West Point day in accordance wilt
the request of the people of that lively Ne
braska town. The West Pointers nro pre
paring to send a special excursion to tht
exposition on that day and they expect t (
bring n very good crowd. Friday will alsc
bo signaled by the arrival of the blggcs1
nnd most Important editorial excursion tha :
1ms yet visited the show. The members 01
the National Editorial association will nr
rive at the grounds Friday morning In thcli
special train of fifteen Pullman cars. Thcj
will be sidetracked on the Missouri Pacific
tracks at the northwest corner of thi
grounds and will occupy the cars durlm
their three days' visit. It Is expected tha
the party will Include about 500 editors
representing the entire territory cast ot tin
Missouri and as they will not leave foi
Denver before Sunday night they will havi
quite n satisfactory opportunity to arrivi
at an adequate appreciation of the merlti
of tint exposition.
I.HMI MKllt'H ClIIIClTt.
The concert given on the Grand Plaza las
night by the McCook tand and the exposl
tlon chorus was n decided hit. It drew i
great crowd , all of the reserved seats belni
filled and people standing around for a cou
| pie of blocks away.
| The first part opened with "Stars nm
Stripes Forever" nnd closed with "Th
Harp That Once. " The second part , how
ever , was what caught the crowd. It wai
the grand fantnsle , an American battl
scene , introducing such features as the fir
ing of cannon , the inarch ot the armies , th
close of the war and the grand finale , pcac
being celebrated with fireworks , the bam
playing the Star Spangled Banner.
\cliriiNkn Will filvo tlit ; I'enphcM.
The Indications are that while September
will bo Pcnch day at the exposition , Ne
bra la will have to furnish all ot th
peaches. It seems that It is about the enl
Btnto In the whole transmlsslsslppl reglo :
that has an abundant supply nt the trull
This btIng BO , Superintendent Youngers pro
poses to go right ahead nnd gather In th
\YE\LER \ \ POSES AS A SA\10R \
Fonner Captain Qpneral of Cuba Will Save
His Native Land.
OUTLINES HIS POLICY TO SUPPORTERS
He I'ropnueH to 1'rencrrc the Country
mill HcorKiinlzc the Army mill
Will Try to Check K
Ambition.
LONDON , Aug. 30. General Weyler , ac
cording to a special dispatch from Madrid
th.s afternoon , has outlined his future
policy. He proposes , it appears , to be in
dependent of both the government nnd of
the opposition , "nlwnys nlmlng to preserve
the country nnd to reorganize the nrmy. "
He exnrcsies the belief that the Carllsts
have plenty of money , some of which , he
alleges , comes from France. He says the
united republicans have no personal nnl-
mus against the queen , their only object be
ing to "adopt n firm International stand , one
result of which would be to check in some
measure England's ambition. "
MADRID , Aug. 30. General Wcyler's
statement was made to a committee of the
Woylcr club which called upon him this
morning nt Palma Majorca , vhcre he 1,1
staying. This evening ho expects to speak
before a club convention. K la repreaented
that the general la returning to politics In
response to many appeals from Spain anJ.
abroad , nnd It is added that ho will attend
the sessions of the Cortes nnd expound his
as to the cause of the war disasters.
Here It IN.
The substance ot General Woyler's dec
laration to the Weyler club delegation Is as
follotYB :
The general Intends to advocate n sweep
ing policy of rehabilitation of the govern
ment. Ho will refuse to aid In nny tem
porary measures nnd will propose a mili
tary dictatorship for the reorganization of
the army and navy. Their honor , he re
marked , had been lost , ns well as the An
tilles , owing solely to military deficiencies.
General Weyler expressed the belief that
the present cabinet will be succeeded by a
military dictatorship or by n Silveln min
istry.
He added that ho did not desire a change
In the form of government , but ho pointed
out that the Carllsts have an excellent or
ganization. Continuing , the former captain
general of Cuba urged Spain to abandon
Its attitude of International neutrality In
order to bo prepared to oppose Great Brit
ain when the latter , desiring to enlarge
its sphere of action nt Gibraltar , demands
the Sierra Carbonora , Mclllla or other ad
jacent Spanish possessions. The general
deemed it better to lose 'the Philippine
islands , the Importance of which he did not
nppreclate , than territory around Gibraltar.
lu conclusion General Weyler deplored the
loss of the Antilles for the sake of the
Spaniards who resided In the Islands and on
account of the national commerce.
JUSTICE WHITE UNCERTAIN
Will Give HU Final Aimrvcr Alioul
Serving oil CunimlHHlnii After
Conferring with Day.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 30.-JustIco White
Is to have a conference with Secretary Daj
when the latter returns to Washington
about the end of the present week and It If
supposed that it will be then definitely de
termined whether or not the former wtl
consent to abide by his first decision tt
servo as a member of the peace commission
At last accounts the Justice was In Coopers
town , N. Y , , on a vacation.
M. Thlcbaut , secretary of the French em
bassy , had a long conference with Actlnf
Secretary Moore today , supposedly will
reference to the accommodations to bo pro
vided for the commission when it reache' '
Paris. While details have not been nrrangec
It is believed that the French government
will afford the commission suitable room :
in the French foreign office and that it wll !
be treated with distinguished consideration
No outside pressure from any source will b (
permitted to bo brought to bear upon th <
commission , It being admitted that notwlth'
standing the keen Interest all Europe maj
have in the commission , the body must b <
allowed to deal with all questions comlni
before It under the protocol without Inter
ference from any country besides the Unltct
States and Spain.
NINE HUNDRED ARE DROWNED
Siiiiiilxli Tnke HefiiKe on Siilllnor Ven <
elH to ISHcnne the Innurceiitn
Kiul Go to tliu llottom.
TACOMA. Wash. , Aug. 30. The Honi
Kong Dally Press Is authority for the state'
mont that 900 Spaniards , including slxteei
priests , lost their lives several weeks agi
when the Spanish gunboat Leyte was cap <
tured by a vessel belonging to Admlra
Dewey's squadron. The Leyte had been sta
tloncd in an adjoining Island , where the in
surgents were numerous nnd aggressive. Thi
lattsr were gaining ground rapidly , causlni
900 Spaniards to board three sailing vessel
in an endeavor to escape from the natlvei
who would massacre them.
The gunboat Leyto undertook to tow thes
three transports to Manila bay , where thi
Spaniards aboard them were to surrender ti
Admiral Dewey if they did not succeed li
landing somewhere and reaching Manlli
under cover of darkness , After the Leyti
had towed them down Pampangas river am
some distance along the coast a heavy stern
came up , making It necessary for the gun
boat to cut her tows loose and proceed ti
Manila for assistance. Before getting ther
it was captured by the Americans the nex
day , and an American vessel was dlspatchei
to find the three transports ; but failed t
discover any trace of them.
The natives on the adjoining coast sa ,
they saw nothing of any vessels. The Honi
Kong Press finally reached the conclusloi
that the vessels foundered with all on board
MADRID COUNCIL UNDECIDEt
I'cnre Communion for 1'nrln Mcctlni
Not Yet ICiiiMvii , but In-
atruettoiiN Arc Hvnily.
MADRID , Aug. 30. 9 p. m. The cablnc
council did not meet today and the name
of the Spanish peace commissioners are no
yet known.
Senor Sagasta consulted with several pol
itlclans on the subject nnd tonight prepare
instructions for the commission. The opln
ion regarding the American commissioner
held here is that they will have a tendcnc
to treat Spain liberally , but are nevertheless
likely to carry out President McKlnley' '
ideas.
No Noiv CiJKeii of Yellow Fever.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 30. Dr. Wyman
surgeon general of the Marine hospital serv
ice , has received encouraging yellow fcvr
news from both Key West and Galveston
At the former place no new cases have de
vcloped fjVitbln the last four days , and be i
ot tte opinion that no fever qasea exU
isnnt Th r pro tin n wra , ii ronnrle
Lowlflj 1114 BlrPlAMrm tu ,
at Galveston , and the quarantine established
against the city has been raised , but It is
continued against Fort Point , where the
troops are quartered.
NOT DUE TO YELLOW FEVER
Surgeon Semi Denied Unit FntnlltlcN
nt Camp AVIkoK Are Cnuneil
! > > that Dlncanc.
NEW YORK , Aug. 30. Medical officers nt
Camp Wlkoff , Montauk Point , deny that
thcro have been deaths nt the camp hospital
from yellow fever. The two men whoso death
hero yesterday was said to bo attributable
to the disease named , were , according to
the surgeons in charge , victims ot pernicious
malarial fever , which those unfamiliar with
malarial fever frequently diagnose as tha
latter. Dr. Charles Scnn , assistant surgeon
general , U. S. A. , Is quotci as saying toaay
at Camp Wlkoff : "In justice to the camp 1
want to say that almost none of the sick
ness among the soldiers up to the present
time , and none of the deaths , have been duo
to the conditions which now prevail here
or have in the past. Sickness has been al
most entirely limited to fevers contracted
In the south and the death rote would have
been much more than now had the men re
mained in the south instead of being brought
here.
"The change of climate lessened the ef
fects of the fevers an'd Improved the con
dition of the men. As a consequence the
only sickness which can bo nttriDUted to
this camp Is dysentery , or lesser troubles
which may have been caused by the change
of diet or water.
"So far , none of the fevers has been In-
digoneous to the camp. But if the men re
main they will certainly be attacked with
typhoid fever. This will be due to the gcrnm
which they will get In the water. To make
this place healthy we should have a sys
tem of drainage which would carry nway nil
these germs , but to build such would cost
a large sum , owlug to the extent of the
camp. "
Dr. Senn was naked If ho had brought his
views to the attention of the surgeon gen
eral at Washington.
"I have not done so In regard to Camp
Wlkoff , " he Enid. "My protest In regard to
other camps have passed unheeded. In re
gard to Camp Wlkoff , I have written an
article embodying all my views , which will
bo printed in n medical journal over my
signature and will be reported to the au
thorities In Washington , I am sure.
"Then I will bo asked about and will
emphasize my opinions. I want you to reiterate -
| iterate that unless this camp is cleared out
within six weeks it will be the worst In
fected place in the United States. The soli
will be permeated with typhoid fever and
epidemics will follow. It will be worse than
it has been nt nny time nt Chlckamauga.
"In regard to that camp , I want to say
that I warned the Washington authorities
before the soldiers were sent there that
danger would result from massing n large
body of men there. I told them that the
water oupply was insufficient and that the
use of river water would result in typhoid
fever. My protests wont unheeded. The
result was shown when I was in Porto Rico
with General Miles. Almost the first men
sent him wt-ro from' Chickamauga. They
wcrn run down nnd lie ! ' sick -when they nr-
rlvid. They were , in.ifj condition to stnud
the south * climate. General Miles noted
their weakness nnd I told him the cause of
it. I asked him to notify the Washington
authorities nnd have the Chlcknmauga camp
broken up. He did so and the evacuation
of the place followed.
"I want to say that as bad as Chlcka
mauga was , this place will soon bo far
worse. Within three weeks nil the disease
i contracted In Cuba will bo cured. After
1 that there will be no sickness In this camp
1 except what is indigenous to It the death
rate will be vastly greater thnn It is now.
The men will die from the typhoid fever
which will Inevitably follow. Unless this
camp is broken up within six weeks I
predict that it will bo Instead of a 're
cuperation camp' a 'horror camp' worthy to
rank with the Infamous pest holes of the
civil war. "
Several hundred cots arrived last night
and were this morning put up in the differ
ent hospitals. There is now enough room
to accommodate all the sick. Convalescents
are being discharged daily from the hos
pital and their places are being taken by
the sick from the transports.
Mrs. Katharine Tlngley , president of the
International Brotherhood , a thcosophlst so
ciety , has established n relief tent about
three-quarters ot a mile from the Montauli
Point depot. There arc four female and seven
male nurses in attendance and there are
twenty sick In the tent. It is a place where
a furloughed soldier may stop on his way
to the depot and secure something to eai
gratis.
Mrs. B. M. Bell of Chicago Is here lookIng -
Ing for her son , Dleloyne N. Bell of Troop
L of the Rough Riders. He was stricken in
Cuba with fever and was taken to the hoa-
pltal at Slboney. He was to have corns
north on the Catallna , but suffered from a
relapse and was left behind. Mrs. Bell 'iaa
as yet learned nothing as to the wheic-
abouts of her son.
The following deaths were reported today :
Charles Chapin , sergeant , Second Massachu
setts , typhoid fever ; Frederick Snoller , Com
pany II , Eighth regular infantry , typhoid
fever ; Murphy , Troop F , Second United
States cavalry , dysentery ; W. H. Newcomb ,
Company II , Twenty-first Infantry , and n
man whose name is at present unknown ,
dysentery.
The transport San Marcos , which reached
New York on Sunday , arrived at Montauk
Point with Us complement of Texas volun
teers from Cuba. The transport Berlin also
reached Montauk Point today with the First
Illinois volunteer infantry.
SISTER SHIP TO NEW ORLEANS
CrnlNcr Albany lliillilliiK nt Ncwcnn-
tle-oii-Tyne , KiiKlnml , to He
FlnlMhcil In Four Moiithn.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 30. Now that hos-
tllltles nro over , the United States U nl
liberty to receive from the British builders
the line cruiser Albany , sister ship to the
Now Orleans , which was ono of the twc
acquired from Brazil just prior to the out
break of the war. Acting Secretary Allen
today ordered Past Assistant Engineer Nor
ton , who has been of the greatest vahu
to the engineering bureau during the war
to proceed at once to Newcastlo-on-Tyne
England , to supervise and Inspect the com
pletion of the machinery of the Albany. II
is expected the ship can be completed li
about four months , when it will be broughl
over by nn American crew.
MoteiueiitH of Ocean Voxel * , AUK : . HO
At New York Sailed Cymric , for Liver
pool ; Saale , for Bl 'men ; Slate of Nebraska
for Glasgow. Aii'ivid Werkondam , fron
Rotterdam ; Pennland , from Southampton.
At Liverpool Arrived Rhynland , fron
Philadelphia.
At Bremen Arrived Munchcn , from Bal
tlniorc.
At Boulogne Airlvcd Mansdnra , fror
New York.
At Glasgow Arrived Furnessla , fror
New York.
At Chrlstianlo Sailed H ckla , tor Nc\
York.
At Liverpool Sailed Sylvanla , for Dos
ton.
ton.At
At Southampton Arrived Trav , fret
DEATH LURKS IS PORTO RICO
American Soldiers There in Great Danger
from Disease.
HOUSES WITH FLOORS ARE BADLY NEEDED
Tent * Ciinnot WltliNtiuul the Sturm *
of the Tropical Climate fiovcru-
lucut MiiMt Act Promptly
to Sn > t * Life.
( Copyrlsht , 15D3 , by PFCBB Publishing Co. )
PONCE , Porto U'n ' , Aug. 30. ( Now York
World Cablegram Special Telegram , ) Un
less the government acts promptly most of
the 16,000 odd soldiers here- will noon bo
down with fever or other ailments. The
uorst Is Inevitable under present conditions.
Real houses with floors are needed so that
the men may keep dry and be protected
from the poison-filled nlr. Tent life and
health do not go together In this cllmnto
when the rain falls In such deluces that
nothing but a well constructed house can
withstand them.
There nro more than 1,200 sick soldiers
on the Island and the list Brows fast. The
construction of proper barracks In time to
bo of service seems almost Impossible. There
are thousands of acres of virgin forests
hero , but few , If any saw mills , so that the
only remedy according to tnoso who have
observed matters hero from the start Is to
transport them homo with the least possible
delay.
General Henry's division , which Is perma
nently encamped at Utuado , forty-five miles
north and In the very heart of the moun
tains , Is in the moat perilous position from
n health point of view. The rains there nro
fearful In quantity and frequency nnd the
hot sun burns In Its Intensity. There are
no comforts to bo had , even for money. Ice ,
for one thing , Is unknown. A native there
would not know what to do with a piece of
Ice , since he has never seen any of It. A
wagon , no matter how light , cannot cross
the mountains from the south coast ; the
north coast is In possession of the Spanish
and the road to Areclbo , the next town to
the north. Is poor.
The division consists of the Sixth Massa
chusetts , the Sixth Illinois , four companies
of the Nineteenth Infantry of regulars , nnd
a detachment of cavalry. It Is probable that
the soldiers , if they were recalled to I'once ,
would end the terrible march ever the
mountains completely exhausted and would
bo food for the many diseases prevailing
there.
There are moro than a dozen hospitals of
various kinds In Ponce , nnd the situation
at this place , while bad enough , IB not yet
desperate. The Spanish military prison , a
fine and Imposing brick building on a hill
side , \va * found on the invasion to be splen
didly equipped and was pronounced by ex
ports to be first class and up to date. It Is
still necessary to conduct several field hos
pitals here , and the alck do not faro well In
them. The patients are transferred to bet
ter places as fast as there U room for them ,
REPORT FROM REMEF PARTY ,
Snpppllen for Sick In I'orto Rico Cniiic
In Mont Timely.
PHILADELPHIA , Aug. 30. The yacht
May , which arrived in thU city today from
Porto Klco via Newport News , brought the
report of the representatives of the National
Relief commission , ex-Minister to Italy Wil
liam Potter , William Van Uensselacr , Louis
C. Van Uxem and Dr. Q. O. Graff , who went
( o Porto Rico to superintend the distribution
of the supplies sent to the sick soldiers by
the commission. The May , which was loaneJ
to the government by Mr. Van Rensselaer ,
left this city on August 6 and reached Ponce ,
Porto Illco , August 16. The report states
that the commissioners reported to General
Miles and were by him referred to Colonel
Greenleaf , chief surgeon of the army in the
field. Colonel Qrecnleat ordered the seventy
tons of medical supplies to be taken from
the May nnd placed in the lower floor of the
customs house , which is now being used as
the headquarters of the army In Porto Illco ,
After giving details of the distribution ol
the supplies , the report says :
In almost every Instance we found the
army surgeons most anxious to have nt theli
disposal money for the purchase of needed
luxuries for the sick , such as fresh milk , let
i ( when obtainable ) and canned goods , and
I we nro happy to report that in every case
I wo have been able to meet the demands made
upon us.
There are about 1C.OOO American soldiers
in Porto Rico and on the day of our de
parture , August 22 , there were over l.OOC
men on the sick list. Of this number one-
half were cases requiring prompt and care-
'ul treatment. There was a/ large number
of typhoid cases , but on the 22d Inst. this
disease was not on the Increase , a. fact whicii
ndlcates that the malady had been carried
from the camps at homo and Is not indl-
; enous to Porto Rico. However , there was
i very largo increase In diarrhoea , dysen
tery , dengue or brcakbone fever and malarial
disorders , due to the hot , unhealthy ralnj
season , just commenced , which causes tht
water supply to be filled with malarial germs
from the constantly decaying vegetation. All
medical authorities in the army in Porte
Rlc6 agree that the sick list Is Increasing
and that an alarming condition may be ex-
fiected unless the War department promptlj
irranges barracks for the army of occupa
tion and Immediately provides additional
iransports ( the hospital ship Relief being In
sufficient ) to remove such of the sick mer
home the convalescents
as can bo safely transferred ,
valescents and those enervated by cllnmtli
conditions. It is Impossible for men from t
northern climate to recuperate in a troplca
country during its most unhcalthful season
In conclusion , wo are glad to report thai
we reached Porto Rico with our medical-nni
hospital supplies Just nt the time when thej
were most needed , as , owing to the lack o :
steam launches with which to unload tin
vessels in the harbor nml those hard agrouni
on the coral reef , the medical departmcu1
could not secure its supplies promptly am
our consignment had been most carefull ;
selected , containing many useful articles no
supplied in the hospital equipment of th (
United States army.
Wo cabled to the National Relief commls
slon on the 22d to forward to Porto Illco i
consignment of light groceries , such as con
deused cream , cereals , canned soups , clan
broth , otc. , also pajamaa and underclothing
all of which are much needed In the hos
pltals and are not obtainable In the Island.
Attached to the report IB a letter fron
General Miles thanking the commissioners 01
behalf of the army for the supplies and fo ;
a big consignment of American flags ; alsi
a letter from Colonel Grcenlcat exprcsslni
thanks for the gift of nn ice-making ma
chine , in which he says :
I cannot adequately express the Eatlsfac
tlon with which the results of this donatloi
will be received by the sick. Ice In thli
country Is an expensive luxury , costing P
per ton In Porto Rlean money , which neces
sltutes the exercise of rigid economy 01
the part of our medical officers in its use
To have the output of such a machine at ou
disposal la n blessing , the beneilts of whlcl
can only be appreciated by those who havi
served in these hospitals.
In addition to three relief commissioner !
the following officers and men returned o
the May : Colonel John W. Clous , dcput ,
Judge advocate general , U. S. A. : Colonc
John Diddle , of General Wilson's staff ; whc
with Captain Harry Alvan Hall , of the Six
teenth Pennsylvania , and Lieutenant E. M
FulUngton , al $ of General Wilson's stafl
are commissioned by that commander tie
io the president of the United State
water
TODAY AT TUB K.\POSITION.
it the ( iroiinilm
duly Day.
1(1 a. in , , McCoolc Ilnnil on Cr n lid
I'laxn.
11 n. m. , lluimio 11111 Pnrailc In the
CroiinilN.
11 n , in. , Greek Letter Societies lit
Auditorium.
1 i.'W p. m , , Or.71111 Iteoltnl nt Aiiiltto-
r I u m.
itlt ) p. m , , Mexican llanil nt Govern
ment Iliillillnu : .
I li. m. . Life SnvIiiK Drill. , . , -
C > li. m , , Me Co nit Ilnnil , TriiiiHiortil- |
tlon HiillilliiK.
7 is m. , Mexican Hand on Grniul
Dim n To
1O a. m. , National Deiitnl AHiocIn-
tlon nt CrelKhton Meillcal folIcKC.
1O n. m. , Tel Jeil Sokol at Mclr. Hall.
ho royal Spanish ensign , captured August
, In the engagement nt Coamo ; Hon. James
Volcott Wadsworth , congresdiiinn from the
'hlrtleth Now York district ; Major Clayton
'arXhlll , chief surgeon , First division , First
\uny corps , on sick leave ; Lieutenant John
VorkUer , Nineteenth United States Infan-
ry ; Lieutenant W , Howard Panco.ist. with
'rlvates A. It. Chester and Wilson Potter ,
11 ot Light Battery A , Philadelphia ; James
3. Clark nnd Herbert Chllds of Troop A , New
'ork ; on furlough , Addlson Kelly , P. L.
Overlleld. Joseph Knight and Samuel Boyle ,
all of Battery A , and Myron It. Stowell , war
orrespondent Plttsburg Times.
Dr. Graff will remain temporarily In Porto
llco , nnd will cable from time to time the
needs of the commission in the Island.
I'oiiTo itico's snvuim CLIMATH.
Thin In the Most Sickly 1'erloil Snr-
ecoii SteriilicrKT HHJM.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 30. Surgeon Gen
eral Stornberg says It Is true there Is sick
ness In Porto Rico , but It Is not alarming.
From the volume Issued by the Military
Bureau of Information the following re
garding the climate of Porto Rico is taken :
In August a suffocating heat reigns
throughout the day and at night It Is use
less to seek for coolness. A fnlnt zephyr Is
succeeded by a ralm of several hours. The
atmosphere is heavy nnd oppressive and the
body , weakened by presplratlon , becomes
languid. The appetite falls and the mos
quitoes buzzing about the ears by day nnd
night perplex and nnnoy by their sting ,
while the fevers of the troplce attnck Eu
ropeans with sudden violence. This Is the
nest sickly season for the Europeans. The
thermpmeter frequently exceeds 90 degrees
It is probably climatic conditions which
are causing sickness among the troops in
Porto Rico. Some time ago orders were Is
sued directing that nil troops not actually
needed in the island should bo sent home
and some of the troops In Porto Rico have
been ordered home to bo mustered out. The
same handbook quoted above stated that
about tha middle of September the rains are
something terrific and that it is about the
first of October before the weather becomes
sensibly cooler.
MERRITl STARTS FOR PARIS
from Mniilln to Take Part In
the Approaching 1'eace
Conference.
( Copyright , 1S8S , by Press Publishing Co. )
MANILA , Aug. 30. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) General
Merrltt , accompanied by his secretary , Wil
liam Howell , Major Hale , Major Strother
and Captain Matt , sailed on the China to
day for Hong Kong. They will sail on an
English boat September 3 for Marseilles ,
going direct to Paris to attend the sittings
of the peace commission. Merritt is favor
able to the retention of the Philippines by
America.
General Greene and his staff also Balled
on the China for San Francisco , going to
Washington direct , being relieved on his
own request. General Babcock and Major
Sturges , ordered from Washington and
bearing dispatches , will arrive at San Fran
cisco about September 20.
Aguinaldo has issued an address to all
foreign powers , setting forth the establish
ment of a Philippines republic , according to
the constitution , saying he has conquered
and now controls the foreign provinces , also
the city of Manila. Ho asks the conference
to recognize belligerency , also the Inde
pendence ot the Philippines nnd says tran
quillity Is preserved , the laws administered
humanely nnd the war maintained according
to the rules of civilized nations. Ho saye
ho has 9,000 prisoners.
Really , Aguinaldo controls six provinces ,
not Manila , and has 4,000 prisoners. Pedro
Rojiis , a wealthy native , now in Paris , will
represent Agulnaldo at the conference.
General Otis assumes command of the
Department of the Pacific , the Eighth nrmy
corps , also the military command of Ma
nila. B. W. HARDEN.
I'erHonnel of I'eace ( "ommlNHlon.
( Copyright , 1S9S , by Press Publishing Co. ]
LONDON , Aug. 30. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The MornIng -
Ing Port's Madrid dispatch says : At the
conclusion ot the cabinet council which sat
untlla _ late hour last night the ministers
pretclided the Spanish portion of the peace
commission wns still unformed. There Is ,
however , n strong impression that a tele
gram has been sent to Washington inform
ing the United States government that the
Spanish commission will bo constituted ati
follows : The present Spanish ambassador
at Paris , Leon y Castillo ; Spanish ambas
sador nt Brussels , General Znbala Duke d
Tamancs ; ex-governor of Madrid and Scnor
Moret , or Scnor Abaizuzti , should the former
decline. Scnor Abarzuzn v.os _ colonial min
ister In the last Sagastn cabinet. All these
are members of the liberal party.
Jamaica anil Annexation.
( Copyright , 1S93 , by Press Publishing Co. ;
KINGSTON , Jamaica , Aug. 30. ( Nev
York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ;
The West Indie's conference at Barbadoi
September S Intends to promote nn amiexu
tlon movement , although such n Bchcmi
might bo put forward as an alternatlvi
against England's probable refusal to con
cede a unanimous demand for countervail
Ing sugar duties or n reciprocal trenty wltl
America , which la the prime object of thi
conference. The annexation movement wai
tentatively confined to Jamaica nnd not hav'
Ing received that popular support anticipates
Jamaica's delegate carries no definite In
Btructlons relative to the annexation pro
General Greene to lie Mimtereil Out
WASHINGTON , Aug. 30. Orders havi
been sent by the War department to Manlli
directing that General Green , United Stotci
volunteers , bo sent to San Francisco to hi
mustered out ; that General Dabcock re
turn to San Francleco for duty as udju
tnut general of the Department ot Callfor
nla , and that Major Simpson report n
Washington for duty lu the adjutant gen
cral'a office.
V'o rend of a table 4 IVlrtuoui
off hv
NICHOLAS W18S OUT
Ozar Carries His Point in n Controversy
with Ills Ministers ,
EACE MANIFESTO RESULT OF THE CLASH
Advisers Try to Hold Him Back , but Ho
Has His Way ,
ROPOSITION SOME TIME IN INCUBATION
leoont Events in Europe Porco Kussian
. Ruler to Move.
(
OTHER NATIONS SOMEWHAT INCREDULOUS
ieiicrnl Opinion Appear * to lie that
the St. l'ctcr lnirK Monarch Acted
with Mnucrlty , but Will
Ai'cuinnll'ili l.Ktle.
Copyright , 1S93 , by Press Publishing Co. )
LONDON , Aug. 30. ( New York World Cn-
) legram Special Telegr.ini. ) The Dally
laU's St. Petersburg dispatch says : The
zar's startling peace rescript Is generally
understood hero as deciding n diplomatic
cud between Muravlcff , foreign minister ,
nd M. Wltte , minister of finance , which has
xlstcd since the latter induced the czar to
uthorlzo the csabllshmcnt of the gold
tandard of currency. I am assured that up
0 August 22 the czar was a strong supporter
of the policy of the foreign minister , hut
hot In consequence of strong pressure ex
erted from Copenhagen within the next
wenty-four hours M. Witto prevailed ou
ilm to publish the disarmament proposal ,
ho idea of which had been In abeyance
Inco his majesty nbccnded the throne.
LONDON , Aug. 30. ( New York World
Jablegrnm Special Telegram. ) I hnvo ob-
nlncd an interview with n British diplomat
of world-wido repute nnd with unique
sources of Information regarding the czar'a
nanlfcsto. This diplomat spoke with free
dom , but absolutely forbade mention of his
name.
"Tho issue of this circular , " he Mild , "Is
not , as the bulk of our own and the con
tinental uress conveys , n deep laid Echcino
of policy on the part of the czar and his
idvisers , but It Is the culmination of tx long
nnd determined strueele between the czar
and those ndvlsers. Ho has carried the
day. Ever since his ascension to the thrnio
ho czar has been steadfastly striving , aided
by the tsnrltn nnd Queen Victoria , to fur
nish the world with tangible proof of the
sincerity of the pacific declarations with
which ho took the crown.
"Muravleff , whllo at Copenhagen , was
[ irlvy to the czar's alms and expressed sym
pathy with them , hence his appointment
to the chancellorship. But once installed
at St. Petersburg , Muravleff played Into
the hand ? of colleagues , passively resisted
the czar's will and by various methods
succeeded in obstructing its expression.
Russia's position In the far east , thanks to
Murnvleff , has been completely assured be
fore the cznr was permitted to shoot out
his bolt , and Premier Salisbury's reluctance
to make any serious reprisal for Russia's
provocative proceedings at Pekln was duo to
knowledge of the czar's Intention nnd fear
of balking It If any action compromising to
peace weio taken by England.
"Bismarck's potent hostility was used by
Muravlcff to stay his master's hand , and
Bismarck's death , together with the feeling
of revulsion caused throughout the civilized
world by revived contemplation of his blood
stained statecraft , convinced the czar that
the psychological moment for definite ac
tion had come. "
To KorcNtall the KalNcr.
'Is there any foundation for the report
tl-at the German kaiser contemplated fore
stalling the czar on his forthcoming visit
to Jerusalem ? "
"Concerning the kaiser's Intentions I can
not speak with absolute knowledge , but I
do know that n month back , when it was
made known In exalted circles hero that
Murnvleff had approved a draft of the cir
cular , n prominent member of our royal
family who is not friendly to his nephew ,
Kutevr William , remarked : Nlckey had
better hurry up with his manifesto or tha
war lord will anticipate him from Mount
Calvary. ' There was probably some foun
dation for this royal mot.
"By the way , the recent annulment by the
czar of the special credit of 9,000,000 roubles
for an Increase of the Rutslan navy wns the
first sign that ho wns Imposing his will on
Murnvleff. That annulment was offered as
an earnwt of his sincere desire for peace to
the British government , which at that time ,
despite the solemn assurances conveyed
throughout the royal family , had begun to
believe the promised manifesto wns only 'ono
of Muravleff'o devices for effectuating his
designs in China.
"You ask mo ray opinion of the ultimate
effects of the czar's action. I believe It Is
ono of those events which mark an epoch
In the history of civilization. It Is asserted
that it will not bear fruit immediately , but
1 think It constitutes n new starting point
In history. In International relations Us
moral effects have been instantaneous. Its
practical effects will prove of slower growth ,
hut will be irrevocable. "
To Ileuil Off America.
BERLIN , Aug. 30. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) I saw Prof.
Hans Delbrueck today , the most eminent
living historian In Germany , who said : "I
cannot understand the enthusiasm of the
press over the manifesto. It Is a simple move
cf Russian diplomacy. The c ar Is doubtless
sincere , but his ministers are not. The
manifesto was Issued with the obcct of
gaining time in a race against the two
countries of England and America , but Us
point lo most directly against the United
States. America is beginning to arm her po
sition In the far cast and will bo In the
future enormously strong. Russia fears her
moro than she docs England , If Russia can
obtain America's consent to adherence to
this idea ot u conference her obect will be
gained. All that talk about burdens which
press on the people , so prominent In the
manifesto , is nonsense. If Russia Is ani
mated by humanitarian and philanthropic
ideas let her look nt home , whore a hun
dred millions Bit In darkness. European na
tions have never felt the burden ot their
armaments so llttlo as nt the present time.
Armaments have not Increased In proportion
to national well being , German armaments
nro rcore cosily borne now than twenty
years ago. If the nations consent to Rus
sia's proposal what Is the guaranty that
Russia will net In good faith ? Shu may bo
arming herself and no ono will hear of it.
I don't see how America can take part In
the conference. "
VolhliiHT Will Come of II.
Dr. Bath , well known In the United States ,
one ot the leaders oi the German radical
party , Bald : "I bellevt the czar In sincere ,
but It ( a .absur. , Jo suppose the conference
liquors. > * . _