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OMAHA DAILY BEE ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , PKIDAY MOHXIS GSEPTE rBEIl 2li , 1808 TWELVE PAGES. S1XGLE COPY 1TIVE CENTS. WOODMEN IN SWARMS WieldersofAxe , Beetle and Wedge Pill the Exposition Grounds. THRONG SURPASSES ALL EXPERIENCE New High Water Mark Has Now Been Es tablished for Attendance. IOWA VISITORS SWELL THE CROWD Thousands of Hawkeyes Stay Over to Bee the Whole Show , SOLDIERS WILL BE OUT THERE TODAY ( Jullnnt Tucntj-Sccond Infantry to lie GiieHiN of the MminKemeiit riuim for niitertnliiltiK the VcteruiiH of Santiago. Tolitl AdinlHKloiiH Yentenlny. n2,7Sn Total to Date . lriOlTtt : lrc > lou HlKli Iteuoril . llli > - The record of exposition attendance went to smash yesterday. The attendance ot 44,452 which was registered July 4 and which bus since remained the high water mark was easily exceeded and from now on there IB a now mark to aim at. Iowa cime very near accomplishing the feat the day before nnd yesterday the big celebration of the Modern Woodmen of America brought the additional visitors that were needed to complete - ploto the achievement. The old record , which had stood unchallenged for eighty days , was knocked Into smithereens tnd the event was welcomed by the management as a substantial Indlcatlaon of tbo unprece dented crowds that are promised for the remainder of the show. That tbo new record cannot enjoy the long llfo that was granted to Its predecessors Is conceded , but so long ns It may be permitted to stand it will be treated with , reverence. When the magnificent showing of Iowa day was known it was scarcely expected that yesterday would show such additional strength. But the gates were not open two hours before it was apparent vhnt the day would at least crowd the record olosely. From 7 o'clock to long after noon there was not n minute's cessation of the rush. It seemed that the street cars wore bringing all tlio/leoplo they could carry the day before bi they hauled thousands more yesterday. There was scarcely an hour during the fore noon nt which there vvero not 200 people massed In line at the Twenty-fourth ntieel entrance nnd nt Sheiman nveuuo the crush was almost as great. The full force of ticket sellers was on duty , but by 10 o'clock the management was compelled to rclnfoico the department by employing cow men. Ar rangements wcro also made to relieve the crush nt the main enhances by running Homo of the street cars to the Twentieth and Boyd street entrances. With th so pro visions the crush was handled with ndmlra- 1)1 o system and the people were passed Into th' grounds faster than t-ey ! hnva ror been before. Thcra was a crowd every where , The Auditorium , where the exer I cises of the day were held , was packed to suffocation. The main court was solidly lined with spectators ot the parade nnd the Bluff and north tracts were almost ns thor oughly filled. The Immense crowd ot yes terday seemed to have como back In full force nnd with It were mingled thousands of Woodmen , whoso bright uniforms and pretty badges wore everywhere conspicuous. ( Jot III I , hie Promptly. While there wan the inevitable dlmlnut'ott ' In the arrivals during the nftctnoon the tldo did not turn entirely and there were more than enough people coming In to ortsct the early departures. After 6 o'clock the iS- cent rate Induced n second boom nnd sev eral thousand local vlsltois came to swell the crowd that already packed nearly every square foot of the grounds. The crush was even more noticeable than during the day , nnd It was long after midnight before the last load of tired and happy people were hauled away. Today there will bo another big crowd , for most of the visitors who are hero now will remain until the end of the week and the settled weather Is bringing In Immense numbers of excursionists Independently o ( special attractions. The great event ot the day will be the presence of the Tweuty-set- end United States Infantry , which will be the guests of the exposition. The troops will bo hauled from Fort Crook by a special Mis- bourl Pacific- train and deposited at the gtte , where they will bo welcomed by the exposi tion officials. There will bo no specchmak- Ing nnd no formalities. The soldiers will be permitted to enjov themselves according tc their Individual Inclinations and the only special attention that they will receive will bo n big dinner at Market's cafe at the ex pense of the management. This policy , was decided on as ono which would be moat satis. factory to the visitors nnd vvnlih will allow them to spend the entire day In seplng the great show which has been built blnce they wcro ordered to the front. A large excursion from Qnlncy , 111. , will ill no be on tbo grounds today. The vlsll will not bo signalized by any ceremonials und the excursionists will spend their holt- day as they please. MODKIIN AVOOllMDN OK 12verelnen nt the Auditorium Held llefnre nn ImmeiiNC Aiiillenee. The iiromlse that the Modern Woodmen of America would make a tremendous show ing on the grounds yesterday was magnifi cently fulfilled. In spite of the Immense crowd of the day the members of the ordci tteemed to be In the majority , nnd theli eolors everywhere predominated. Their ex erciser were thoroughly enjoyable , and they contributed eoino of the most merltorloiiE features that have been seen In the White City. They were a thoroughly representa tive crowd nnd they filled the day with color nnd enthusiasm. The Woodmen who wore * to participate In th exercises of the day were rotumendably prompt In getting Into line. The parade ol the uniformed camps around the main couri Htartisl almost exactly at the designated hour and It was one of the prettiest pageants that has been witnessed on the grounds. The participants consisted exclu sively of well-drilled marchers , and thcli fchowy uniforms presented a variety of colorIng - Ing that made the spectacle more that usually attractive. The uniformed camps formed In front ol the Electricity building promptly at 10:3C : o'clock. U was headed by the Fourth regi ment band of Sioux City , which was followed by Sundance camp No. 181 of Sioux City , The men were uniformed In white trousers and bright blue blouses. They were followed by Gus Smith camp No. 2766 of Des Molne. in uniforms of grcan and white , which wen tn pretty contrast to those ot the Sioux Cltj crowd , and then came Missouri camp No 1S93 of St. Joseph In handsome hablllmenu of maroon and white , which added anothei beauty to the galaxy of colors. The mem' crs of Elm camp No. 1221 ot MUsourl Val ley wore green and white , and behind them marched Mondamln camp No. C170 of Mon- damln , la. , In picturesque red uniforms. The combined effect of these brilliant con trasts of color was remarkably effective ngalnst the white background of the court nnd the effect was maintained by the vari ous combinations which were displayed In the uniforms of the camp * that formed the remainder of the procession. These In cluded To/ester's camp , No. 1003 of South Omaha , Fullerton ramp , No. 780 of Fullerton - ton , Lalluo camp , No. 1058 of Union , Wood bine camp , No. 1570 of Woodbine , la. , ac companied by the Modern Woodmen band of Woodbine , Hnzcl camp , No. 171 of Coun cil Iluffs and Maple camp , No. 94H , Beech camp , No. 1454 , B & M. camp , No. 2722 , Forester's camp , No. 120 , Nebraska camp No. 47 and Hlbb'ard camp , No. 4944 of fr | fltej | U'rr nn They March. 4Kfcv ffi bu < scd entirely around the mg ffifJW9 | atbc march Iho vari ous comi4 AK'y/4PHDteumher of move ments whlclT felayjy lHteoroiis appro bation of the crowf'v/y S B-aclc ended nt the Auditorium , which HRlrcady densely crowded with Woodmen nnu their families , with Iho exception of a small space that had been reserved for the marchers. They were greeted with continual cheering as camp after camp filed Into the building and added Its banner to those which already transformed the back ot the stage into a solid mass of color. All tbo head offi cials of the order wcro grouped on the platform and they joined heartily in ap plauding the magnificent showing of the uniformed detachments. The Omaha Concert band played n couple of selections while the crowd was disposing Itself In what scats remained , and then President Wattles Intioduced A. R. Talbot of Lincoln , chairman ot the board ot di rectors of the Modern Woodmen , ns the presiding officer of the occasion. Mr. Tnl- bet explained that Governor Holcomb was unable to be present to deliver the ad dress of welcome. Ho added that whllo ho could not fill the place ot the gov ernor of Nebraska , ho could shako hands with them and give them as cordial n welcome ns any other man In this jurisdiction. Ho expressed the hope that this might bo the brightest and happiest day of their lives and that Its celebration might give new Impetus to the magnificent order that they represent. Wbnt IH Uxpcuteil of U . Continuing , Mr. Talbot said that this ex position is the fruition of American thought , the embodiment of American pluck and en terprise. To the transmlsslsslppl country the world looks for the highest expression of beauty , of energy , of business integrity nnd Christian endeavor. It looks hero for the highest type of "Home , Sweet Home , " nnd it is for the protection ot this homo that the Modern Woodmen of America Is organized. He declared also that of all societies the Modern Woodmen is most closely In touch with the common people of the country. The speaker emphasized the distinctions between the social cosmogony ot this era nnd that of earlier times. Caesar and Demosthenes talked to few people whllo the populace gathered by thousands to witness the brutal encount ers In the arena. Now the taste of the people inclines to beauty and art and oratory tory and such organizations ns the Woodmen are potent factors In working out the development of the race. Whatever may be In store for the future this great order will have emblazoned over Its doors the motto , "love thy neighbor as thyself" nnd millions will join In singing Us song of "Homcj Sweet Home. " President Wattles then gave the visitors n hearty welcome to the exposition grounds. In doing this ho paid a high tribute to the growth nnd vnluo ot fraternallsm as repre sented by this organization. Ho said that such n development of this sentiment Is only possible In this country where the rights of the common people are protected and all men are equal. The work ot this society Is especially valu able because Its membership Is very largely composed of the producers of thle country. If all Its acts ot benevolence , good will and charity could be gathered together and the gratitude of all who had been benefited combined It might form a tribute that would bo commensurate with this occasion. Last year It disbursed Jl- 000,000 to those who had been bereft , nnd since Its organization It has given nearly $10,000,000 to thousands , who bless this or ganization for the relief that came In theli tlmo of trouble. In conclusion ho expressed the hope that Its future might be as bright as Its purposes deserve. Head COIIHII ! ZSorthcott'n Adilrena. After n selection by the Omaha Concerl band , W. A. Northcott , lieutenant governor of Illinois , and head consul of the order , was Introduced and greeted with furious applause that merged into an ovation. In beginning he made a patriotic allusion to the recent war which , he declared , had not tested the full power of the American republic , but had shown the world that the spirit ol Grant and Lee was still alive. In this con nection he roused his audience to Increased enthusiasm by asserting that If ever this republic should be In danger It would only bo necessary to blow a blast on the Wood man bugle to bring together 40.000 disci plined men , thoroughly drilled and better than the soldiers that followed Caesar or Napoleon. Glory nnd war are magnificent , hci con tinued , but greater still Is wisdom and peace. The words of Him who died on Mount Calvary come down , to us today , gentle as a summer zephyr , but enduring ns time , "Thou shall love thy neighbor as thyself , " nnd the old question , "Am I mj brother's keeper ? " finds Its answer in the fraternal organizations of t < rday. The speaker contended that In the con dition of the common people lies the secret of national prosperity. It Is not the cultured few , but the education of the masses. It Is the school house In the valley and not the university on the hill , It Is not how many people nro abls to give their children a higher educatlbn , bul how many can send them to the common schools every school day In the year. He emphasised the value of fratcrnallsm ns an adjunct of this Idea , and then proceeded tc speak of the Modern Woodmen and the rapid progress that it is making , Ho declared that the end of th year will see the total membership reach the 400.000 mark and that there Is no Hmll to Its future development. Tor the llo > nl .NelKlihom. The final address was delivered by Mrs , E. D. Watts of Omaha , supreme oracle ol the Royal Neighbors of America. The repre sentative of the feminine auxiliary of the order was given a still more enthusiastic welcome and her remarks were frequently applauded. She discussed the part of the women In the work of the order and dwell on the fact that the Royal Neighbors are also In a process ot gratifying development , She emphasized the value of the auxiliary , which she contended was Indispensable tc the full measure of the prosperity of the order. rr * Dale Chanurd. There has been another change In the dare ol Missouri day. It wai set for Octobei 4 at the beginning of the week , but no\t ( Continued on ritth Face. ) BRYAN CALLS ON M'KiNLEY Takes Holcomb and Stark Along for Company ! CLOSETED AN HOUR WITH THE PRESIDENT ilmt Sick Mm nlul "Such n * Have I'ecnllnr Ciill * Upon Them1' lie Mtifttcrcil Out of. the Third. WASHINGTON , Sept. 22. Colonel Wll- Ham J. Ilryan , Third Nebraska volunteers , was at the War department today and oc casioned as much Interest among the em ployes as a returned Santiago hero. Colonel Bryan was accompanied by Gov ernor Holcomh and Representative Stark of Nebraska. They went first to the adju tant general's ofHce , where Colonel Krjan registered , stating that ho expected to re turn to his station today. In General Cor- bln's office he shook hands with the general and Introduced the gentlemen accompany ing him. The call was formal and brief. The party was then Introduced to Acting Secretary Melklejohn , but remained there only a few minutes , returning to the adju tant general's office. General Corbln Inquired as to the condi tion of the camp at Jacksonville , and naked If the soldlnrs wanted to come home. Colonel nel Bryan said that ho had not made a poll , but his Judgment as to their sentl- mert was that they dM wish to be mus tered out. Colonel Bryan went from the adjutant general's office to army headquar ters and called on General Miles. Neither to the acting secretary of warner nor to the adjutant general did Colonel Bryan or Governor Holcomb make any re quest as to mustering out the Third Ne braska regiment or allude to the desires of Colonel Brvnn In reference to the subject. After leaving the War department Colonel Bryan and his party went to the White House , where they were Immediately ushered Into the president's room. The party were cordially received by President McKlnley and remained In conference with him for more than an hour. They did not prefer a request for the mustering out of the regiment aa a whole , but only for the discharge of such of Ite members as are disabled by disease or such as have peculiar calls upon them. They represented that there were about 20 per cent of the members ot the regiment 111 , and they urged that these should be relieved and sent to their homes , where , they argued , In all probability most of them would speed ily recover because of the difference In the climate of Nebraska and that of Florida. The president gave careful attention to all that was said and talked sympathetically with his callers concerning the condition of these men , but he made no positive promise as to the course ho would pursue In the mat ter. After the interview with the president the three Ncbrasknns returned to the War department. Mr. Bryan said as he left the White House he would return to his regi ment tonight. He was dressed In the full uniform of a colonel , and beyond the fact that his complexion testified to his ex posure to the southern sun he looked very much as he did In the campaign days ot 189G. SHAFTER TALKSTO REGIMENT HP Sn-jH Hint the Invnnlon of Cnlm ItcHiiltciI lit n Comparatively Uifllt l.o B of Life. CHICAGO. Sept. 22. A special dispatch to the Tribune from Constantine , Mich. , gives the following speech made by General - oral Shatter at ) that place , wheie he went to attend the reunion of the Seventeenth Michigan regiment , of which he was colonel during the war. General Shatter described In his own characteristic manner the campaign at San tiago. After reaching the point in his story where the Spanish generat offered to sur render , General Shatter concluded as fol lows : "I said Toral might march out to salute his flag before taking It down , and have other ceremonies as ho pleased , and I would observe what forms I pleased. "So they took down their flag , fired three guns and Santiago was surrendered. It was beautiful and dramatic. When we raised out flag the ofllcers took off t'helr ' hats and oui guns saluted. "A lot has been said about lack of sup plies. Men who go to war expect to be short rationed some times. You old sol diers hero have often had much less to eat than the soldleis ever did at Santiago. My command during the civil * war often drew corn In the cob for a meal. "It was not a question of having supplies when had we a thousand wagons the fear ful roads would not have let me take their to the front. But the men had coffee , bread and meat. Sometimes they had to pound the coffee In a rag , but you all did that Some of the men complained , but they arc good toldlers In spite ot that and foughl like heroes when called upon , A large number of men died. "Tents could not bo put up because the men were In the trenches and tents could not bo pitched on the firing line. "Wo stayed longer than we expected after the surrender , but bad to stay the honor ot the government demanded It am wo stayed. Five hundred men came ir every dry with sickness and some days 800 "But wo had brought the war to a close The capture of the fleet prevented fresr troops from being brought over , but It dli not stop the war. The surrender of Toral'f army did stop It. "People say we should not have mad ( that campaign In the summer. What else could be done ? We had to end the wai and end it quickly. There was less lost of llfo by 100 per cent than any slmllni Invasion. Napoleon returned from Cgypl with only a remnant of his army. Of 35,00 ( men England sent to this country durlnr the revolution 17,000 laid their bones down to bleach In the soil of the country agalnsl which they fought. "Our campaign would have been fright fully disastrous If It had been long. " VISITS ClIICICAMAlHiAHOSPITALS. Seeretnry AlKer Telia More of HI * Trouble * to Another Reporter. CHATTANOOGA , Tcnn. , Sept. 22. Sec retary Alger , who arrived lost night , was astir early today. About 9 o'clock the sec retary and Surgeon General Sternberg , ac companied by Brigadier General Boynton left for Chlckaraauga park , where they spent the day In n critical Inspection of th ( hospitals over which there has been EC much controversy. Before leaving Chattanooga General Algei said to a reporter : "Tho press has been disposed io exag gerate the condition of some of the campi and things have been charged against th < War department which were untrue anc unwarranted. I want the facts and all tbi facts to come out and have nothing ti withhold from the public. "The crciit trouble has been that tht people have not appreciated the Immense problem of forming an army of 250,00 ( volunteers without arms and without th < necessary equipments. The Spanish wai came on us almost like a bolt from a clem sky and It found every branch of the War department unprepared for the task of equipping and handling such a vast num ber ot untrained men. "Thero may have been some Incompetent officers , generals and colonels. In charge of some of the camps and If such Is found to bo the case they will be held strictly to account for their misdeeds. If there are any commanding officers who are now In competent or who fall to put their camps In first-class condition nnd keep them that way , I propose that they shall bo replaced by men who are competent nnd who will sec that perfect sanitary conditions are es tablished nnd maintained. " .IneUnon lleellnen the IMnee. NASHVILLE , Tenn. , Sept. 22. General Jackson today sent a telegram to President McKlnley , thanking him tor the tender of a position on commission to Investigate the conduct of the war , and expressing re gret that pressing private business compels htm to decline the honor. More Hiiinlh 1'rauim .Start Home. WASHINGTON , Sept 22. The acting secretary of war has received a cable message from General Brooke , chairman of the Porto Klcan evacuation commission , at San Juan , saying that SOO Spanish troops em barked for home today. BEFORE JOINT COMMISSION Tnwncy of Mlnneiiotn IteiirencntN Lumbermen Who 1'ro- tent AKnluni Ileilnetloit of Duty. QUEBEC , Sept. 22. The people ot the United States nra evidently beginning to awaken to the great Importance of the re sults which may come from the work of the International joint high commission now In session In this city. During the past twenty- four hours the American commissioners have been besieged by deputations of Americans , praying that no Ironclad arrangement be entered Into which would disturb the pro tective tariffs of ithe United States. The farmers ot the United States put In their protest and It was a very strong one. They vvero represented by Aaron Jonci of Indiana , worthy master ot the National Grange , annd N. J. Bachclder of New Hamp shire , chairman of the national executive committee. They wcio given a vsry full hearing and will have another audience. Following Mr. Jones came another tnrnest protest from Albert Cleak , president of the Home Market club In Boston. He . .aid the organization ho spoke for had upward of 3,000 members , mostly manufacturers , nnd reported a total capital Interest of $700,000- 000. He opposed commercial reciprocity Ho said that bctwcpn two countries which had the same products for exchange reciprocity was never successful. If Canada and the United Stales had something the other did not have It would bo a different proposi tion. tion.Colonel Colonel Aldaco Walker , formerly of the Interstate Commerce commission but now chairman of the board of directors ot the " Atchlson , Topeka & 'Santa Fe road , spoka concerning the traffic bonding system. He believed the Canadian railroads should be subjected to the Interstate commerce laws and In case of violation American traffic over the lines should be suspended Instead ot Imposing a flue , as Is dona In case ol violation on the part of the American roads. Hon. C. S. Hamblln of the .Boston Mer chants' association Q' j-'M Colonel Walker's scheme. He Insisted tlfat the present bond ing scheme by which United States products are carried over Canadian roads from one point to another In the United States with out duty was entirely equitable nnd satis factory. Ho desired no change from the present condition. Another protest came from Congressman J. A. Tawney of Minnesota In behalf ol the lumbermen of the United States. He presented to the American commission a memorial signed by 850 of the principal lumber firms In twenty-one states and pro testing against the reduction of duty on Canadian lumber. HONOR FOR A NEBRASKA BOY Private Iloyle , Who Captured Spanlnli I'lURr nt ni Caiiej , Made n I/U-iiteniint. WASHINGTON. Sept. 22. ( Special Telegram - gram ) President McKlnley today appointed Juan Ashton Boyle of Kearney , Neb. , second end lieutenant In the regular army. Mr , Boyle was a private In the regular armj and showed conspicuous bravery nt the battle - tlo of El Caney , In fact he was the soldlei who personally pulled down the Spanlsli colors that had floated over that Spaulsli stronghold. The flag which he secured If now upon exhibition at Omaha. lilt promotion from the ranks was rec ommended by Lieutenant Clement and Cap' tain Crlttenden and earnestly endorsed bj General Kent , commanding. When the mat ter was laid before President McKlnley he examined the papers In the case very care fully nnd said to the father of the brave boy that such gallantry should not go un rewarded and ordered that a commlssloi as second lieutenant In the regular armj be made out Immediately. Boyle Is conva lescing at his father's home In this city fron fever contracted In Cuba , but he hopes te bo able to join his regiment In a few days The following appointments In Indlat schools wcro made today : Mies Maud < Hlckley of Wisconsin , cook at Snntoe , Ne braska , $420 ; Mary Mashek , South Dakota cook at Chamberlain , S. D. , $400 : Phoeb ( A. Thomas , South Dakota , laundress , Yank- ton , S. D. , (500. The secretary of the Interior today af firmed the decision of the land commlsslonei in the case ot William Selden , Involving lands In the Valentine , Neb. , land district Postmasters appointed : Iowa Major II Griffin , at Carpenter , Mitchell county ; Gcorgo W. Griffin , at Mclntlre , Mitchell county. Wyoming Henry River , at WOOL River , Big Horn county. IN A MIMIC BOMBARDMENT Tun Men Killed by Month While Set- tlntr lliplonlvex for Imita tion Slllllllflll SIllllM. PITTSBURO , Pa. Sept. 22. Captalt George J. Adams and Captain Charles Miller his aEslstant. were Instantly killed while conducting a fireworks display and repro > ductlon of the battle of Manila on the Alle gheny river In front of the exposition build ing tonight. As a nightly feature at the exposltlor Captain Adams has been during the lasl week reproducing In miniature the greal naval battle at Manila with great success The explosives failed to work properly and Adams and Miller were In the middle of the river In a skiff endeavoring to make th < fireworks and explosion effective. The boml which was Intended to blow up the SpanUt ship was exploded almost directly under tht skiff In which the men were working , sup. posedly killing them Instantly. Bartley Connelly , a 16-year-old boy , whe waa rowing in a skiff , was burned by the explosion but was rescued from the water At the time the explosion occurred be , tween 2,000 and 3,000 spectators were watch. Ing the battle and as everything was Ir darknem Immediately after the acclden many of them eaw nothing unusual In thi Incident and thinking the explosion was par of the program , set up a mighty cheer foi Dewey and left * ' POINTERS ON YELLOW FEVER Annual Harvest of Victims is How Being Gathered in Havana. DANGER TO FOREIGNERS IS VERY GREAT Not Ailv Innhle ( < i ho ml l.nrnc > iimlier * of Troop * 1o GnrrlMin the Inlnnil of Culm llcforc ? \IM ember 1. ( Copyright , 1SSS. by Press Publishing Co ) HAVANA. Sept. 22. ( Now York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The annual harvest of victims of yellow fever , which has begun , should warn the. American gov ernment against sending troops hero before November 1. The Increase In the number of cases of fever since last Sunday , when Cop- lain Brown , master of the American ship Maryland , died of It , and four other sailors \ > ere stricken , has been enough to alarm the foreign and timid residents and a number tried to leave today on the Mascotte , Bulling for Tampa. The rigid regulations adopted by the Florida state authorities and en forced by Dr. Dudley , the marine health of ficer on the ship , prevented more than fifty persons leaving , passage being gl\cn only to those having a certificate of Immunity from the physicians attending them during the former attack. Dr. Dudley refused to take anybody not having such a certificate. One man whose wife Is dying In Trenton , N. J. , and who was summoned by cable , pleaded to be taken , but his pleadings \\erc unavailing. The fever so far Is of a mild type , but physicians with whom I talked say It will grow virulent. For the rest of the month the fever will rage and most of Its victims will bo persons not acclimated. It will then die out. Spaniards and natlvo Cubans do not fear yellow fever as much ns they do calcntura or heat fever. The treatment for yellow fever Is not uniform. Ten different methods of treatment were described to mo today. Milliy SolilIerM Sick. It Is linoosslblo to learn the number of cases of yellow fever In Havana. Many of the soldiers In the army of 10,000 men camped within five miles of Havana , as nearly as can bo learned , arc down with various kinds of fever , some of It yellow fever. Fevers have attacked the troops In other departments of the army In Mntnn- zas and PInar del Klo. The rate of mortal ity cannot be learned. Here In Havana the exact number of cases Is not reported , but Information Is not lacking to show that the disease has appeared. The number ol deaths Yesterday from fevers of all Kinds Is estimated at thirty , some of which were yellow. The largest number of victims ot any distinct class are American and Eng lish residents. I cabled the fnct yesterday that twenty rases had been reported. There were no deaths among them today. The American peace commissioner. ! are reported to bo In good health , as are all the members of their respective staffs , none of whom come to the city or hold com munication with persons from It. The opinions of physicians as to the wis dom of bringing a large force of Ameilcnn troops here are not divided. The Introduc tion of la largo force of unaccllmatcd men for the ' .next ) month would undoubtedly re sult In a heavy mortality. A competent person says that the yellow fever among the Spanish troops Is of a much more seri ous type than that In the city , on account of the exposure of camp life. Dr. Congosfo , secretary to Captain Gen eral1 Blanco , will sail on Saturday for New York on the way to Paris to attend the peace conference. Ho will take with him Information for the use of the commission relative to the territory , number of citi zens , public debt , provincial ilebrs , trade customs , statistics of commerce and navi gation , conditions of the provinces and people ple , and other matters the Paris confer ence will consider. LOUIS SIEDOLD. AUTONOMISTS TAICU A HAM ) , Influeiiee. of Cnhn'N fo\ eminent I2x- erteil In Termn of l Miciuitloii. WASHINGTON. Sept. 22. Official dis patches received by ono of the embassies here from Havana confirm the reports that the cofontal government of the Islands la taking a hand In shaping the terms on which the evacuation shall bo executed This , It Is believed here , may develop some new phases In the situation In Cuba. The colonial government was established by Spain shortly before the war broke out , there being a cabinet of five officers at Havana * and a legislative body with two houses. It carried out in a measure the long pending plan of giving Cuba home rule by means of an autonomous govern ment , but while In name autonomous , It was contended by the Insurgent clement that genuine home rule was lacking and that this colonial regime was a continuance ot Spanish domination. It appears , however , that these colonial authorities are taking a very active part in the presenyL negotia tions and that there Is more or less co operation between them and the Spanish government. This creates a condition In which the United States must deal , not only with Spain , but with those who claim to represent the Island Itself , free from Spanish control. The colonial or autonomist administra tion Is very thoroughly organized and can exert much Influence. It established a reg ular legation In Washington prior to the war , with several prominent men ot Ha vana on the staff. It numbers In Its ranks much of the wealth of Cuba and claims to stand for the educated classes and against the Insurgents and Illiterates. This makes two distinct classes the autonomists , whc are co-operating with Spain , and the insur gents , who are opposed to Spain. It uow seems clear , from the ofllcial at well as the president's reports from Ha vana and Madrid , that the autonomist ele ment Is taking up the claim first advanced by Spain that many incidental questions as to Cuba must bo settled before the evac uation begins. But the view among the government officials hero Is that the Cuban autonomists , as well as the Spaniards , have no cuestions to advance or settle before evacuation Is determined upon. Tun time and place of evacuation Is looked upon by the authorities here as the only point In volved and there Is likely to bo n tudc awakening If the pro-Spanish element , cither as autonomists or as natlvo Span- lards , insists on bringing the determination of the Cuban debt , future forms of govern ment , rates of tarlll for Spain und man ) other subjects as a preliminary to evacua tion. The American commissioners , ac cording to the understanding here , will in sist on a strict adherence to the protocol for an Immediate evacuation and If need be will submit an ultimatum against taking up subsidiary questions of Cuba's future. While the Cuban colonial government it thus combining with the Spanish govern ment In bringing forward these Incidental questions , yet the opinion waa expressed today by a high diplomatic officer , hasec on recent advices from Havana , that a se rious issue would bo asserted and that the actual evacuation ot the Spanish troopi from Cuba would begin within the ntx month. Out it appears that the evacuation v.'ll TEMPERATURE AT OMAHA TODAY AT THIJ IMPOSITION. At the ( Jronmlxt T entj-Seeoiul Itnlteil Slnte * In fantry Entertained by i\inifiltlon. < > nlne > , III. , l > n > . S n. in. to HI 11. in. , liullnu CoiiKrci * on Inillnn ( ironiiilN. 1(1 ( n. in. , Oniiiliii Concert lliinil nt Auditorium. lliUO n , in. , llnttlehli | Illinois Docked nt ( internment llnlldlnu. li : in. , rire Hornet * Illteheil by IMcc- trlclty. 1U in. , Dinner to Twenlj-seeoml I n It ctt Mute * Infantry h > ( he 12\- noNltlnii. - p. in. , OrKim lleeltnl nt Audi torium. V UittO p. in , , Mexican llniul nt tiovern- nient llnllillnu. 1 | i. in. , I'lllted Stiitc * I.lfe SallllK Drill on Iiiiuoon. ( I p. in , , Meilcnn llniul on Grand I'liirn. Tiil : ( p. in. , Omaim Concert llniul on ( iriinil I'lnrn , iiltli i\iioxltloii C IioriiN. Klir > p. in. , Mexlemi llniul , Oinnlin Hand , \iOMltlon ChortiN , .Soldier * , Ntcrcoiitlcnn and l < 'lreworl < n 111 tin1 lirand .Speetacnlar I'nntiiNle , for the I.iiNt Time , "The SiiinlIi | * American AVnr. " DOM ii TOUIII II 11. m. . MViiterii Trn\eler * ' Aeel- dent AxxorliiHon , TrniiNiiilNMlNMlniil Meii'N Club. cover n much longer time thin has been anticipated. There nro some 100,000 Span ish troops In the Island. Allowing l.OOC men on n transport and a vessel leaving every day , It would take 100 days or ovet tlireo months for the evacuation. But the vessels are not available for n trip every day for 100 consecutive days , so that the tlmo for departure would probably far ex ceed EX ! months. The cabinet composed of the colonial sec- rctailes meets dally nnd pardon Is granted to a great number of prisoners , who arc thereupon turned Into the streets. ti is said that Bartome Masse , presldcnl of the Cuban republic , who has been sick , went to Santa Cruz del Sur last week , bill returned still sick to his estate In the province of Puerto Principe. LUCCHESI WILL MAKE SHOES Steady Hninloymeiit to lie Given tht of the l > niirexM of AiiNtrln. ( Copyright , 189S , by Press Publishing Co. ; GENEVA , Sept. 22. ( New York Worli Cablegram Special Telegram. ) It Is fortu < note that your correspondent had alreadj Interviewed Lucchesl , otherwise It wouh now bo Impossible , for the Genevese peopli are tip In arms against the herolzlnj ; 01 pampering of the assassin nnd olllclali sternly refuse to permit another visit or 111' tervlew. Lucchesl U kept tu solitary conflncmen and permitted to see nobody. Great Indlgna tlco was cxpresfed when a local Journn announced that Lucchesl had been allowec to smoke. So bitter Indeed waa the fcellni that the judge of the criminal court wn : forced yesterday to l sue a formal declara tlon In which ho stated that the prlvllegi ot smoking had only been nccordei' to Luc clicfil on ono occasion and ho had 8mokc < but one cigar. The Judge pledges Ills offlcla hcrxir that this shall not occur again. Si much comment has been made , however upon the reported Indulgence of Lucche ? that the department of justice and the po llco ro today sending In a report to tin Austrian legation at Berne , making a de tailed statement as to the cigar cplsodi and setting forth the hard and strlc regime to which the assassin Is eonflnei here. There Is no further talk of extradition The Genevese nro too conservative to ee aside their constitution , which Is exact ; in < positive In the provision that offenders whi commit crimes on Geneva territory mua be Judged by Geneva tribunals. It Is no believed that extradition will bo dematxlei nnd It It is It will bo refused. Lucchesl's fate Is sure. He will bo confined - fined for llfo at St. Antolno crlson i : Geneva. He will work at sbocmaklng ever ; day of his life except Sundays. Ho wll never be permitted to speak aword to any body except to the prison guards. It la i miserable existence and the only other llf < prisoner In the Geneva prisons , a patricide Is said to bo rapidly giving away under tin terrible strain. It will bo particularly ban upon Lucchesl , who lovcu above all thlngi to talk. It Is not probable Lucchcsl's trial wll take place before November 1. Meanwhll Interrogation commissions have been eet > to Parma nnd Naples to take the testlmon ; of persona acquainted with his carlle dajs. Among the many arrests made enl ; that of Galduecl Is regarded as Important This man shared n room with Lucches at Lausanne and Is kmwn to have bcei In constant communication with him fo several yooks prior to the crime. BUFFALO BILL IS VERY ILL Colonel Cody IH DOUII Mltk tin T > nhnld Fe\er nt ICiin- nan City. KANSAS CITY , Sept. 22. ( Special Tolo gram. ) Colonel William F , Cody ( Buffali Bill ) was taken very III here today and lati tonight was removed from his private rate to St Joseph's hospital. Ho Is surTerlm from typhoid fever nnd his physician sayi his condition is serious. He rode In boll performances of his Wild West show today although ho has been ailing for ten da > n. OHIOWA MAN IS MISSING Axed John Illekej While Traveling to Oklahoma Similarly DU- appearx In SI , .loneili. | ST. JOSEPH. Mo. , Sept. 22 John Hlckey aged 63 , enrouto from Ohlowa , Neb. , to Mtd ford , Okl. , has mysteriously disappeared Ii this city. His daughter , Mr. Maggie Brown was traveling with him. Foul play Is BUB peeled. One More Tune of I'ever. JACKSON , Miss. , Sept. 22. The Board o Health officials announced this mornlni that ono case of yellow fovcr had nppeare < In the detention camp , located ut the eli Mary Holmes college , about two mllei northwest of the city Tbo patient Is a whlti woman named Clara Ilccse , who lived JUH across the street from the building when the man KlU-ore died She has been Isolate ! and under close surveillance for forty-elgb hours nnd the case In diagnosed us a vcr ; mild one. The detention ramp now contains thlrt ; people who hive been exposed and Is mir rounded by vlx guards. The cordon wa doubled Immediately after the announce ment of the cabe and there la llttlii dangc of a spread. DIE OF STARVATION Mortality in Havana Heavy on Account of Lack of Food , BLANCO DRIVES AWAY SUPPLY TRANSPORT Emulates Woyler in Efforts to Kill Off the Population , WOMEN AND CHILDREN BEG IN THE STREETS Twenty to Thirty Persons a Day DJo from Lack of Peed , SAME CONDITIONS ALL OVER THE ISLAND Denlnrnhle ItenuK * of the Mlnlnken 1'olley Piirnneil by the < Jo\ . crnor General ami 11U FoolUh AUilNcr * . ( Copyright , 1SDS , by Press Publishing Co. ) HAVANA , Sept. 1 ! ) . ( Correspondence- New York WorM Cablegram Special Tele gram. ) Blanco nnd his foolish advisers luvo at last succeeded In driving away the Amer ican transport Comal , which with 1m 2,000 tons of food sent by the United States gov ernment , was the last lingering hope of the poor , who arc clamoring for food Just ns loudly as they wcro during the blockade. Thousands ot women nnd children beg In the afreets and surround the soup house , where there Is no food for them. At "Las Fosas , " where relief Is supposed to bo given , the food there Is not enough for the COO men , women nnd children who are there to bo fed nnd treated for the dis eases originating In starvation. Prom twenty Co thirty persons die every day ns a result of Buffering for food. Civil Gov ernor Do Castle has ordered the sick women nt "Las Fosas" transferred to Paula , and the sick men to IVjIna , Mercedes hospitals. Ho was compelled to give his personal guar antee for payment for their treatment. Ad the other hospitals , civil and military , there nro n great many sick , and In fact , all ot the hospitals are overcrowded. Havana Is divided Into twenty districts named "Bnr- rlos. " In each of thrso was a free kitchen for the dally distribution of rations to the poor , but during the last week the kitchens at liofon , Atarer , San Lnzaro , Monsenat'o and Jesus Maria have been closed because provisions wcro exhausted. During the com ing week the fourteen remaining kitchens are expected to bo closed. Conditions similar to those In Havana prevail all over the Island. At Gulncs , where there are 6,000 Inhabitants surviving out of a former 14,000 , forty-five die every day. At Jaruco , Aquceate , Balnoa and other small towns bctvvccn Havana and Matanzai the misery Is terrible. Deportation of Simiilnril * . The results ot the. first week ot negotia tions for the withdrawal of the Spanish sol diers from Cuba have caused the American commlBulonors a good dctl of BUI prise on Ac count of the progress made. Instead of be ing obstructed by the Spaniards they hnvo been aided. Without a protest the Spanish commissioners have agreed to the levUed draft of the first article of ngrecmcnt--that piovldlng for the withdrawal of the SpnnMi military forces. The second provision , which fixes the date and provides the method ot transportation of the Spanish , la now under discussion by the "ofllclnl vote" process. By the terms of the American vote all Spanish troops In the Island are to bo mobilized hero and deported In Spanish ships supplied by the Spanish government. Accoi ding to the statement prepared by the military nuthorltlcH for the Informntlon of the Spanish commissioner there nro 117,400 troops to bo deported and 8,200 volurteeis who will remain In the Island. There Is un derstood to bo a controversy between the commissioners over the question of transpor tation. The Spanish commissioners are pro ceeding on the assumption that the United States will defray the expense of deportation , but It Is said that the United States govun- mcnt will Insist that the burden bo borne by Spain , ns was provided In the preliminary council. The second article will bo ready for sub mission to both Washington and Madrll by the middle of next week. Then the question of the Introduction of an American military force will bo taken up. The Spanish gove-iii- ment will ask a pledge from the American government to protect the heavily mortgaged property which It will leave behind. The question of protecting this property will enter - tor Intottho proceedings of the Paris confer ence. German and French houses which have advanced money on the property of Spain In Cuba valued nt $7,000,000 or $8,000.- 000 will demand full protection of pioperty rights for the purpose of perpetuating the Interest of the Spanish government In the Island. CiihiuiM More Their Arum. Two-thirds of the Cubans who fought for Independence have stored their arms where they can get them easily , howevrr , In case of future trouble. General Gomez has his place on Ihe estate Narclsa , In Taguajay. President Masse of the proTl- slonol republic Is 111. Ho returned recently to his estate at Lu Kuperauza , In the prov ince of Puerto Principe. Preparations nra being made for the elections recently or dered by President Masse to select a gov ernment for the Island , which he hopes will servo as a nucleus for that to which the American * nro to turn over the control of Cuba. The elections will be held October 12 , 13 and 14 at Camaguoy. Iho alleged determination of the Madrid government to try a number ot Its naval and military loaders by court-martial because - cause of their conduct in the war la caus ing a good deal of dissatisfaction here. With scarcely nn exception , every army nnd navy onicer In Cuba stands by both Tornl and Cervera nnd blames the Sagasta min istry for the failure of the war. The naval ofllcers attached to the "fleet of Spanish gunboats In Havana harbor have decided to resign In a body If Cervera In court-mar tialed and they will Join with the military leaders to overturn the Sagasta ministry. A lieutenant colonel In the Spanish army said today that the nrmy had a lint of nlnn men now In power whoso political heads must fall. The name of Sagasta Is at the top of the list. Illnnco ItelenMCM I'rlNriner * . General Blanco , following out his plan to deprive the American government of the credit of releasing prisoners confined In the prisons for political offenses , has al ready net at liberty a number of men who declared themselves to bo citizens of the United States nnd therefore entitled to itu protection. There la not a single Ameri can In n Havana Jail , charged with a po litical crime , Six men , who arc undoubt edly American citizens , nre confined In Cabanas prison , back of the Morro , wheru all foreign prisoners and particularly those who plot against the government , are sent. They are not politic * ' nri onera , but &ro