FHE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JU.XE 19 , 1371. OMAHA , TUESDAY MOltNlNG , SEPTEMBER 27 , 1808 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE cor\r rrvE CEXTS. JOES THE PRESIDENT Members of the Oabinet Will Be Hero During Peace Jubilee Week. SECRETARY LONG OF THE NAVY WILL SPEAK Colonel Roosevelt Will Gomo if Ho Oan Make Necessary Arrangements. SPECTACULAR FEATURE IS Illumination of the Grand Sufficient in This Line. MONDAY SEES AN EXCELLENT CROWD Jny Devoid ot Special Attraction * , lint Attendance HxeeciU the Aver- UKC Miller * nnd Manufacturer * Have Today for Talnl AilmlNMloitn Yenlertlny 1 ! > , Sr.T Total to Date J , l- . " Arrangements for the great Peace Jubllco celebration arc rapidly approaching comple tion and every day additional acceptances arc received of distinguished officials and citizens who will participate In the cere monies. In addition to the members of the cabinet who have previously announced their Intention to bo present Secretary Long has Consented to accompany the president and ho will be ono of the speakers of the occa sion. A very satisfactory representation of the naval and military heroes of the war Is already assured and others will probably decide to como during the next two weeks. General William H. Shatter will also bo here during the week. Dr. Miller wired President Wattles yester day that Colonel Roosevelt had assured him that ho would como to the Jubllco If ho is not nominated for governor of New York. If he should receive the nomination , ns Beenis altogether likely , ho cannot promise further than to say that ho will be here If possible. Secretary Algcr of the War de partment writes that ho would like very much to bo present , but ho cannot determlno so far In advance whether his duties will permit It. The Idea of organizing a grand spectacular display to bo given on the evenings of Jubilee week has been practically dropped. The management Is Inclined to the opinion that such an attraction would bo to some extent superfluous In view of the magnifi cent Illuminations that In themselves fur nish a spectacle that no art could surpass. To visitors who come to the exposition for a few days or a week these are ample to make the evenings enjoyable and with especially cloborato displays of fireworks every evening it Is believed that no additional spectacular effects will bo desirable. This week's crowd has not arrived In Its entirety , but It Is coming fast. Yesterday's Attendance was exceptionally good for Mon day , although there was nn feature to make the day notabla except those which Nature lavished In kindly profusion. Experience has Indicated that the people who como to the exposition on Monday arc particularly Interested In the permanent attractions of the grounds and consequently It has been determined that Monday celebrations are entirely unnecessary and undesirable. The substantial Increase In the Sunday attend ance encourages the expectation of another prosperous week and this Is supported by the largo number of now faces that were In sight yesterday. The attendance yester day morning largely represented the van guard of the excursionists who will come in larger numbers tomorrow and Wednes day. The street cars wore loaded with people ple who carried grips and handbags and had evidently como to spend the week In Omaha. Today Is set aside for the millers and manufacturers of Nebraska. As they have a convention down town this week they will not attempt to hold exercises on the grounds but will devote their tlmo to seeing the show that has drawn the attention of the world to their state. The first ascension of the war balloon will also occur this after noon nt i o'clock. MOW YOHKOTA1II.KS AIIB COMIXCJ. .J liu C. Whnrtnii Itoturnn with nn Kitcournulnif Ileiiort. John C. Wharton has returned from New York and other eastern points where ho went with Dr. George L. Miller , and Hon. J. Sterling Morton to represent the exposition In extending Invitations to various notables to attend.tho Peace Jubilee. In speaking of his trip Mr. Wharton says < that In most re spects the commltteo Is entirely satisfied with Its success. They are especially hope ful of a big crowd for Now York day. When arrived In Now York they were assured that If the railroads would glvo a half rate to Chicago there would be no'trouble In getting up a big crowd from that city. They have been assured that n rate of $18 for the round * * - ' trip will bo made and ns this Is less than half faro It Is expected that several thousand people will como from New York City alone. President Callaway and General Passenger Agent George H. Daniels of tbo Now York Central railroad will be among the visitors nnd Chaneey M. Depew has renewed his promise to bo present and deliver the oration of the day. The committee Also called on Mayor Von Wyck of New York and ho agreed to designate someone to represent the muni I cipality at the celebration of New York day. Governor Black has also promised to be present and a largo number of other notables from eastern Now York. The mayor of Ruffalso , Editor Butler of the News and various other prominent citizens of Buffalo will join the excursion. General James H. Wilson and General Sexton , commander-ln chef | of the Grand Army of the Republic will also be among the distinguished visitors. CIIIUAOO IS COMING IX KIJI.I , FOUCK. Ten to Fifteen Tluuinaiul I'eople AVI 11 He Here from There. The advance guard of the crowd that will be hero from Chicago on Saturday of the present week to assist In the proper oh ecrvance of Chicago day has commenced to arrive. Yesterday C. N. BUbop , Kossuth Marks and It , T. Parry , three prominent bus Incss men of the Windy City , came In for the purpose of arranging tor the accommo datlons of the great crowd that will arrive later In the week. They spent the day on the cxpoatlon grounds , admiring the build * Ings , the Grand Court and the Interesting features. Speaking of Chicago day Mr. Bishop said : "U would not surprise mo In the least to Bee from 10,000 to 15,000 people here from Chicago. Our people are enthusiastic and propose to do all in their power to make the occasion a grand sucrogs. A number of our uniformed marching clubs will come on special trains , bringing along tbelr bands that they may make a good appearance In the parade. The members of the Chicago Board of Trade or at least a great number ol them are coming and In addition to them Continued on Fourth rate. ) ROBBERS NOT IN CUSTODY Men Captured In St. Joseph Wnnlcd for Snfeerneklnir In nn lotia To IT n. KANSAS CITY , Sept. 26. The hopes of the local police received a dash of cold water today when word from St. Jo cph , uncon- flrcmed but apparently authentic , waa re ceived that the three men , James Morgan , John Ryan and James McAlccr , arrested In that city last night , were not the desired Missouri Pacific train robbers but a band of safe crackers from Iowa who had just made a successful raid In that state. * The mcn , when arrested , had In their posses sion several hundred dollars worth of pow- -burncd money , which the police quickly comlnc from the Pacific Ex- safe , blown to pieces with wson on Friday night . nt that tbo mcn r".w.j arc Iowa saTd'V.yB Bwas made by a local de tective who wcin7 to St. Joe last night and saw the suspects this morctng. Chief of 1'ollce Hayes still hopes that the men are part of the gang of train robbers and they will not bo allowed to leave the state until the officials are thoroughly satisfied on thla point , ST. JOSEPH. Mo. , Sept. 26. James Mc- Aleer , James Morgan and John Ryan , the three men arrested hero last night , suspected of being Implicated In the robbery of the Mlsourl Pacific express train near Kansas City lafit Friday night , are probably not the men wanted for that crime. Chief ot Police Hayes of Kansas City , Chief Special Agent Kay of the Missouri Pacific , St. Louis , and n party of detectives came to St. Joseph this morning to exam I no the prisoners. They do net bcllevo them train robbers and the prisoners will not bo taken to Kansas City. It Is almost certain the mcn are the robbers of the Hastings , la. , bank , looted of $2,000 last Wednesday night. Notwithstanding the strong alibi John Kennedy establishes for his where abouts when the Missouri Pacific express car was blown up the police refuse to be lieve that he had nothing to do with the crime. The officers say they do not believe that Kennedy was one of the flvo men who actually did the work , but they believe he know all. about It , They believe ho came to Kansas City Friday night , met some of the real robbers , got his share of the booty and divided with the other outRldc helpers. If the robbers are not caught It will not be the fault of the railroad nnd express companies. They Intend to go after the thieves In earnest. Jackson county Is to be combed and swept for the train robbers. Governor Stephens has offered $300 for the arrest and conviction of the robbers. TAKES HAT OFF TO LINCOLN Aifulnalilo'H Ilepreaentdtlve StopM nt ChlciiKO ami Pnyii n YlMlt to .Statue In Iliicou Pork. CHICAGO , Sept. 26. Major General F. V. Greene of the- American army ot Invasion ot the Philippines and Scnor Fellp Angonclllo , vlco president of Agulnaldo's revolutionary government , arrived in Chicago today , en route to Washington. General Greene's er rand Is to give the executive his views and the views of his fellow officers concernIng - Ing the right course for this government to pursue In regard to the future of the Islands. The Filipino goes to appeal to the president for representation on the Paris peace commission and for Immediate independence tor his people. During the duy Scnor Angonclllo , at his own request , was driven to Lincoln park to see the big bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln , who , the Filipino statesman said , was his Ideal American statesman and citi zen. About ten or fifteen minutes was spent at the statue , Senor Angonclllo baring his head to "one of the greatest of the world's rulers , " as ho put It "In all my historical studies 1 have paid the most attention to the growth of the power and Influence of this Unll'ed States government , " said Senor Angonclllo. "It Is my Ideal of a government and It Is this pattern which the Philippine people will follow when they are Independent. I have visited the courts of China and Japan , but ) there Is nothing In cither of those empires that compares to the freedom ot this coun try. This Is the land that we have looked up to for many years and the ono In whose footsteps wo have tried to follow. " Angonclllo discredited the report that France had promised to recognize t'ho Phil ippine republic and Intimated that his sole hopes of Independence were with President McKlnloy and the government of the United Slates. OFFTRACK AND OVER A BRIDGE Serloun Wreck on Hoimton A Texan Central Itnllwny In Which One PimiiciiKcr In Kntnlly Injured. CORSICANA , Tex. , Sept. 26. The south bound Houston & Texas Central train was wrecked six miles north of this city today whllo going at a high rate of speed. Two coaches Jumped the track nnd went over a bridge. They were completely de molished. The fatally Injured : Judge A. B. Davis , Oak Cliff , Tex. , bruised about head and body and fracture ot the skull ; will die. The following persons sustained serious Injuries : R. W. Moore , Trenton , Tex. ; R. D. Berry , Dallas ; Mrs. Ems , Houston ; L. A. Daffa , Ennls ; division superintendent Houston & Texas Central railway ; William Gaunt , St. Louis ; J. R. Richardson , Rlchland , Tex. ; D. Duncan , Brownsville" ; E. Dome , Paris ; Sterling Price , Paris ; A. B. Yantls , Roby ; W. J. Robinson , Dallas ; William Wade and Pearl Foster , Calvert , Tex. MEET AT OMAHA NEXT TIME African Mcthndl t Upliteopnl Confer ence Will Hold Itn \e\l Con vention Here. ' LAWRENCE. Kan. . Sept 26. ( Special Telegram. ) The twenty-third session of the Kansas-Nebraska African Methodist Episco pal conference closed a five days' session here this evening. After selecting Omaha as the next1 place of meeting. Bishop B. T. Tan ner announced the appointments : Those tor Nebraska are as follows : Omaha , Charles Woods ; Beatrice , to bo supplied ; Nebraska City , J. II. Tollver ; Lincoln. G. C. Clark ; Omaha , J , C. C. Owens. Mob I.ynchen nc ro. KNOXVILLE , Tenn. . Sept. 26. A special to the Sentinel from Mountain City , Tenn. . says : About 2 o'clock this morning a mob ot 100 men overpowered the Johnnon county jailer and took John Williams , the iifgro who seriously stabbed Shnrmai Di'nn nnd assaulted Mrs. Mollle Shclton In this county a week ago , from the jail and hung him tea a tree about one mile back of town , ills body Is still hanging to th.i tiea with r > large crowd viewing the bodv. Great ex citement prevails. Colonel Day ArrUen ut I.lnui. LIMA. Peru , Sept. 26. ( Via aOlveaton. ) Colonel Richard Day , the new United States minuter to Chill , arrived here safely last night with & iA. Brldgcman , the new United States consul to Bolivia. The wife of the United States minister here , Irving B. Dudley , la improving In health at Choitca , the air ot which place h i benefited her. Members of American and Spanish Commissions at Their Destination , UNCLE SAM'S ' PARTY IS DULY WELCOMED Ainhnmindnr Porter nnil n llciircncntn * tlte of the French Government Kxtcnil thn Clnil Ilnnil to the Trnvelcrn. ( Copyright , 1S9S , by Press Publishing Co. ) PAIHS , Sept. 26. ( New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram. ) The Amer ican members of the peace commission , with their wives , sons and daughters , ar rived tonight at 7:20. : Twenty minutes later they were received by Ambassador Porter , Henri VIgnaud , first secretary ; Ed gar Scott , second secretary ; Captain Slmras , naval attache ; Edward MacLcan , American vice consul , with the personal embassy to look after luggage. Monsieur Roger Clausse , attache of the French foreign office , repre sented Del Casse , the French foreign min ister , and the French government. Exactly an hour later the south express from Madrid , carrying Minister Hamlerez do Vlllarrutla and General Itafaol Ccrero y Saenz of the Spanish commission , steamed Into the station and drew up nt the other side of the name platform. The American commission had a smooth crossing of the channel and by orders from the Paris embassy J , B > Mllner , American consul nt Calais , and William Hale , Amer ican consular agent at Boulogne , saw the party safely through to Paris. Captain Church wartl represented the Calais Dover Company. Ambassador Porter greeted the commissioners on their descent from t.ie train and Introduced the French govern ment's representative and everyone all around , Fifteen carriages , provided by the em bassy , conveyed the party to Hotel Con tinental , where they dined In a largo private room upstairs , the younger members after word going to a reception at Consul Gen eral Gowdy's. The first carriage to leave the station contained Ambassador Porter , with Mr. and Mrs. Day , the second Sena tors Davis and Frye with their dames , the third Mrs. and Miss MacArthur nnd Mr. and Miss Taylor. The rest tailed off any- Low. There was no demonstration of any- kind worth noting. The French govern ment representatives wore a scarfpln con sisting ot two death heads In union , no doubt to symbolize neutrality and peace. Tomorrow the commissioners will un- rack and shake down. Wednesday Del Casse and the ambassadors of the respective coun tries will make the members ot the two commissions acquainted nnd nt the same tlmo the commission's modus procendl will be outlined. FRANCE MAY TAKE A HAND Humor thnt It U Ahoiit to HCCOK- nlxc the Filipino lle- LONDON , Sept. 26. A special to the Globe from Hong Kong , published this afternoon , says It Is learned from a trustworthy Filipino zourca-that Franco has. promised to rccojnlzo the republic , and It Is believed that negotia tions on the subject are proceeding at Ma nila , where there are three French war ehlpa. AVIM- CONTEND FOR SOVHIIKIONTV. Madrid Cnhliict'H Instruction * to the Pence ConinilKnlo'n. MADRID , Sept. 26. The cabinet this even ing bad under dlscusslo'h Captain General Blanco's dispatch concerning the American claims In connection with the evacuation of Cuba. Duke Almodovar de Hlo states that th'o Spanish peace commissioners have been In structed to contend strongly for the Spanish sovereignty In the Philippines on the ground that the protocol between Spain and the United States was signed before Manila ca pitulated , and also to make a firm stand re garding the Cuban debt and the Philippine loan of 1896 If Luzon Is ceded to America. CAUSK OP TIIK CIUSIH ICHINA. . Knilioror 'H Kdlct AhollHhliiK .Snlil to llnvc Provoked Wriith. LONDON , Sept. 27. The London Chron icle' * Tien Tsln correspondent says the em peror provoked the existing crisis by an edict Introducing European dress and abolishing ishing pigtails. Opiicrnl Kllc-liiMirr n I'eer. LONDON , Sept. 26. General Sir Herbert Kitchener has been elevated to the peerage. WITHDRAWING TO SAN 'JUAN American Troop" Now Occupy Fnur- FlfthH of ( hiInlauil Four Huiiilreil Typhoid CHUCK In Troop * . PONCE , Sept. 26. The Americans now hold four-fifths of the Island. The Spanish are retiring upon San Juan from all di rections nnd the American troops are mov ing up. Some slight disturbances have oc curred at Barros and Fajardo , but their seriousness has been exaggerated. lA company ot the Third Wisconsin en tered Cayey yesterday. General Ernest has i moved his headquarters to Albonetto , but It ; Is doubtful It his brigade will follow. The i percentage of sick In his brigade Is 42 and there are on the sick list In the entire com mand 2,600 men , 400 of whom are suffering from typhoid fever. The transport Obdam will sail tomorrow with 240 convalescents and the Relief will I leave Arroyo with 260. The medical officers generally believe the troops should be sent north , but a few think their condition will Improve when they cross the mountains and get Into quarters TVi'iimn si > ni\ns AT DAMP \evr York Iti-ulmeiit ( o lie Sent to n New Cnniplnir ( ironnil , CAMP MEADE , Mlddletown , Pa. , Sept. 26. Private Benjamin Derloulncr , Company M , Eighth Ohio , was struck by lightning and ' instantly killed this evening while guarding the tent of a military tailor. Dcrloulner's home Is at Cincinnati. Typhoid Is spreading so rapidly In the Two Hundred and Third New York that the regiment will be sent away as soon as a suitable camping ground Is found. Captain Whlttlngton. Fourth Missouri , has been relieved as executive officer of the. Red Cross hospital and returned to his regi ment. Dr. Barry of Washington takes his place. Dr. Hall ot the Second Tennessee has been ordered back to his regiment from the hospital corps. Health of Troopn Good. WASHINGTON , Sept. 26. The War de partment has received a dispatch from Major General Otis at Manila reporting the condition of the troops In the Philippines. He saya the health of the men generally Is good and that the percentage of sickness is small. Mnjor Money Very III , NKW YORK. Sept. 26 Major Herman D. Money ot the Fifth Mlnlsslppl volunteers , a son ot Senator Moncyjof Mississippi , watt brought from Camp Wlkoff to Roosevelt hospital 111 with malarln , but his case Is not deemed'serious. Dr. Charles T. Pol lard of Montgomery , Ala. . , a surgeon In the volunteer service , ranking as lieutenant , was also a patient on the Yucatan. Like Major Money ho suffered from malaria. STARVATION JNJJUBAN ARMY Conillllonn In .Siintit Clnrn Dcwpcrafc itnil Deinnnd Immediate Attention. WASHINGTON , Sept. 16. Telegrams have been received nt the Cuban legation from commissioners who arrived at Key West and whowero sent to this country by Gen eral Gomez , the Cuban Insurgent leader. These telegrams depict the situation In the province of Santa. Clara as most critical. The Cuban army is said to bo starving. The vegetables are almost gone and the last mules and horses have been killed to feed the sick. The children and old people nrc said to be dying by dozens every day. The general appeals for alJ ( and Bays his mcn are desperate. The Spanish are doing all they can to make the'Insurgents' situation more terrible. It Is .Ycared that serious results may arise from Xhl and the Cubans cannot bo blamed If they nro forced to take the necessaries ot life. This they can do by capturing n town , but the Cubans have pladged themselves notjito violate the armls- tlce , and they , therefore , appeal to the United States in order to avoid a conflict. CORPORAL JOHNSON DEAD Crete .Mini Succumb * to Fever nt Cnmp Mende Hln'-Hoily Will He Sent Home. CAMP MEADE , Mlddlttown , Pa. , Sept. 26. Corporal Roy W. Joinson , Company II , Engineer corps , died this morning nt the Red Cross hospital of typhoid fever. Ho was a graduate of the University ot Nebraska. His remains will be sent to Crete , Neb. Ileiithn Amonp : Porto Itlenit Trnonx. WASHINGTON , Sept. 26. General Brooke reported to the War department tonight that three deaths occurred yesterday among the American troops in Porto Rico. His dis patch follows : PONCE , Sept. 26. Adjutant general , Washington Deaths the 25th : Milton H. Morgan , Company A , Fourth Ohio , typhoid fever ; William E. Rourke , Company II , First volunteer engineers , typhoid fever ; W. R. Johnson , Company A , Eleventh Infantry , cause unknown. BROOKE , Major General. Stories of Slcknenn KxitKKcrntcil. WASHINGTON , Sept. 26. The following cablegram was received at the War depart ment : MANILA , Sept. 26. Adjutant General , Washington : Understand reporters send ex aggerated accounts of sickness. Total In hospital today , highest of any day , C29 ; ty phoid patients , 93. All doing well and mostly convalescent. About 1,200 excused from duty , mostly slight ailments , showing condition fair for this latitude. Nineteen deaths from disease this month : twenty- three In August. OTIS , Commanding. Ohio Men Mny Go to Manila. KNOXVILLE. Tenn. , Sept. 26. The Second end Ohio has been Instructed lo make out a requisition for new tci.'jpid other equip ment needed. This Is looknd on as a' con firmation of the report which has been cur rent nt Camp Poland for some time that they will bo ordered to Manila. Itevnlntc Ptitw In nt Key Went. KEY -WEST , Fla ; , Sept. 26. The Resolute arrived here yesterday with General Wade on board , having put In for coal and provi sions. No communication was allowed with It , and the health authorities have ordered the vessel to bo put to sea today. The. Comal has also been ordered to leave. SEAL HERD IS DECREASING Small Cntt'liex Are Ileporteil l > y VCN- of ( he Fleet In the Northern Watem One Selrurc. VICTORIA , B. C. , Sept. 26. H. M. 3. Amphton has returned from the Bering sea. It encountered very stormy weather on Wednesday and Thursday last. Some offi cers fear several of the sailing fleet may have met with disaster. One of the sealing vessels is now on its way south , under seizure. The captain of the Amphlon refused testate state Its name or tbo charge under which it was ordered back to port. Small catches are reported so far , the Otto having the highest , 770. Seals are decieaslng In num bers , being worried by whales , which are Increasing. At the PrlbylofT Islands the herd Is getting smaller. Captain Finnes says the i branding operation and the penning ot the young seals In a lagoon Is having the effect of driving many away. Seven or eight , thou sand have been branded this season. FEVER SITUATION IS WORSE ItennrlH from the Far South Tell of a Total of Seventy-Four JVctr Cnnem nt Different I'olnti. LOUISVILLE , Ky. , Sept ) . 26. The yellow- fever situation In the far south looks a little worse today. The Louisiana State Board of Health reports as follows : September 25 New Orleans , two new cases ; Franklin , four new cases. September 2C New Orleans , eight new cases ; In WlUcn , East Fellclana pariah , twelve new cases ; In Franklin , twcnty-three now cases and one death. In Mississippi there Is a new case each at Jackson and Oxford , also a suspicious case at Water Valley , but no report from Taylors and Orwood. Injured In Sleeping Cnr Derailment. ST. LOUIS , Sept. 28. A special to the Re public from Dnnlson , Tex. , Hays : The sleeping car attached to No , 1 south bound Missouri , Kansas & Texas train. Jumped the track and turned over today , while going down a hill at Colbert , I. T. The Injured are ; Mrs. Dr. Rhea , Uenlson ; Clem Burgett. Richmond , Tex. : W. H. Caswell , Austin ; J. J. Clifford , Torreon , Mexico. None of the Injured were fatally hurt. II. A M. Olllclnl Ahcrrntrd. NEW YORK , Sept. 26. Edward T. High land , assistant miperlntcmlent of the Bur lington & Missouri railroad , living In Den ver , cut his wrist at the Fifth Avenue ho tel. He waa attended by a Bellevue. hos pital physician and placed In the Insane pa vilion. .Movement ) ! of Ocean VenncU , Hei > t. 0. At Bremen Arrived : Koonlgen Loulre , from New York. At Gibraltar Arrived : Werra , from , New- York for Naples and Genoa. At Havre Arrived : La Navarre , from New York. At St. Johns Arrived- : Siberian , from Glasgow. At Liverpool Arrived : Sylvanla , from Boston. At Antwerp Arrived : Wosternland , from New York. At Liverpool Sailed : Taurlc , for New York. At Philadelphia Sailed : Bohemia , for Hamburg. At Movllle Arrived : Auchorla , from New York. iWINDS RAGE ON ONTARIO Tornado Strikes Near St. OatLorincs , Killing Five People. MANY OTHERS ARE SERIOUSLY INJURED ToiiniTiiiula , X. V , , In lilt hy u Violent Storm , DnliiK $100,000 Worth of , Damage nnd llurtliiKT Scvcrnl I'erioim. ST. CATHERINES , Ont. , Sept. 26. A cyclone - clone struck Mcrrlton , three miles from this city , with terrible violence this afternoon , killing flvo persons and Injuring many. The dead : CLARKE O'NEILL , employed In the Lin coln paper mills. MRS. JOHN B1CKLEY. FRANK MOFFATT. JAMES M'CARTHY. MAUD O'NEILL. The latter two died from Injuries received late tonight. The seriously Injured nrc : Jcnulo Neston. R. Bradley , all employed In the Lincoln paper mills. Arthur Bradley , S. Murray. Edward Doylo. Bessie Kerr. W. H. Wilson. The Lincoln paper mill was unroofed and badly wrecked , as was the power house of the Acetylene gas works. Other prominent buildings unroofed br partly wrecked were i the Orange hall , the public school , St. James' church and the Presbyterian church. There were forty pupils In the public school when It collapsed. The children were covered with piles of debris and many were badly injured. Frank Moffatt , ono of the pupils , was < > ead when taken from the ruins. Mrs. John.Blckley was killed Just as slip was about to enter tbo ( rout door of her house , a flying piece of lumber striking her on the head. Armory DcmollNlicil. In St. Catherines the armory of the local mllltla force was practically demolished. Falling chimneys crashed through the roof of the colleglato Institute , narrowly missing a company of students who were drilling. McIIughes' cigar factory lost Its roof , Pack ard's electric works were badly shaken up and ono storage warehouse demolished. Katcllffe's large Ice house on the banks of the Wclland canal has completely disap peared. The St. Catherines house was badly wrecked. In the district extending from St. James street east 'to ' Queen street the havoc Is great , the trees , poles and debris of all kinds rendering the streets Impassable. Many reports are coming In from the coun try of houses being blown down and people Injured. Tonnwniuln lilt hy n Hlorm. TONAWANDA , N. Y. , Cept. 26. A ter rible wind storm struck this place between 5 and C o'clock this evening. Houses and barns were smashed to kindling wood. It had been raining for an hour when nt 4lii : a regular hurricane swept across the Nia gara river. Bessett & Bellinger's dock was .the first place hit and here liugo1 piles of lumber were thrown In all directions. Sheds on the dock were demolished and a number of cars were turned over. * The cyclone passed across the town and disappeared In a , northerly direction. Dozens I of houses were wrecked and many streets I arc littered with fallen trees , telegraph | I and trolley poles. Great stretches of , wooden sidewalk were torn up. Samuel Monnet , a milk wagon driver , was caught In the storm. His rig was rushed along the street at lightning speed until wrecked. Monnet is believed to be fatally Injured. Mrs. Charles Peters and Mrs. Henry Peters , the latter carrying nn infant , were picked up and hurled against a building. Both were rendered unconscious. It la esti mated that the damage to property will reach $100,000. NO NEED HURRY MEN TO CUBA Action of Spuiilnriln Mnken It I'niicc- eniinry to I'rean Troop * Fnrvtiiril In Unhealthy Scamiu. WASHINGTON , Sept. 26. Commander Eaton of the Resolute has been given addi tional duty In connection with the American military commission at Havana. The exact need for'this Is not known at the Navy department , the order having been made nt the request of the commission , but It Is supposed that Admiral Sampson wishes the officer to make an examination of the Span ish naval properties scattered among the various Cuban ports outside of Havana. The naval authorities are deeply concerned as to the disposition of this property to be made by the commission and owing to Its peculiar status , being not captured yet , but subject to the disposal ot the commission , It Is not easy for the members to foresee the outcome of the commission's deliberation on this point. ' Nothing has been heard from the com mission Itself since the cablegram of yester day relative to the Comal. The authorities hero feel that by consenting to the entry of the vessel with relict supplies the Span ish officials In ; i large measure ridded the question ot evacuation ot the urgency at tached to It. So long as tbo Cubans starv ing and naked were denied the relief that might como to them from the United States government and the Red Cross this wag a powerful reason for Insisting on the Imme diate evacuation by the Spanish government officials , In order that we might euccor the distressed Cubans. Now , however , that our government Is free to do this under existing conditions , there Is not the same necessity for haste and tbo War department will not be obliged to force American troops In numbers Into Cuba in the very worst part of the season , so far as health conditions are concerned. Tha dally reports that come to the depart ment from Santiago make It apparent that even the Immune regiments , made up as some of them are ot negroes , supposed to be almost exempt from attacks of climatic fever , much sickness prevails and It la only a fair assumption that the ordinary troops would suffer moro were they now sent Into Cuba , Therefore , while the American and Spanish commissioners at Havana arc still seekingto reach an agreement as to the time to be allowed for evacuation ot the Island , It may be said that the president expects that the result will be a compromise between the details mentioned on each side and that the movement will begin toward the latter part of October and be concluded soon after New Year's. This will accord very well with the plans at the War department , as It will enable it to avoid tending to Cuba any considerable number ot soldiers until the healthy season is well under way. U is the present pur pose to make the replacement of Spanish forces in detail , not sending over any large expedition , but establishing a garrison at one point after another , beginning probably at the western end ot the Island. The au thorities have concluded , in view of the nplrlt shown by the Cubans as reported to it , that It Kill not be necessary to have I TEMPERATUREAT OMAHA _ _ Hour. i Dew. Hour , He > r. n , in < IT I p. m ST II n. in lir - ' | i. m SS 7 n , in ( IT it p. in. . . . . . SS S n. in < I7 -I p. m MS II n. m TO .1 p , in Ml Id n. in 71 tl p. in MU It n. in. . . . . . 71 * 7 p. in. . . . . . 78 11 ! in 81 S p , n 7. % It p. in 7l ! TODAY AT Till : i\POSITlON. At the tJroumlx. / Miller * nml Mnnnfnt'tiirerii' liny. S n. in. to 1O p , in. , Inillnn Counrc * on Inillnn ( ironnil * . Ill n. in , , Omnhn Concert Ilnnil on 1'Iara. lliUO n. in. , llnltlcnhlp Illlnolx Doekeil nt Government llnllillnu ; . Iin. . , 1'lrc llomen llllrheil by I21oc- trlcltj. p. m , , InneH Ilnnil on the 1'limiu : t p. m. , 1'iiltcil State * Mfc Saving Drill on Iinicoon. I p , m. , Crnnil Sniitlnpo Wnr llnlloon AneeiiMlon hy the United Stnten .Hlitnnl Service. I p. in , , Or nan llccltnt nt Auditorium n p. m , , Mi n m Ilutilc hy InillniiH on Inillnn t > ronndM , .1 p. in , , Omnhn Concert Ilnnd nt ( JOY eminent llnlldlnir. 7 11. m. , Innen Ilnnil on the 1'lnxn. JJoivu To \ ii ! II n , in , , lloheiulnii Catholic fnlnii , .Vein Hall. - p. in. , TraiiHiiilNNlnilppI Sunday .School Conference , 1'Mmt Metli- oillNt Church. nearly so largo force to garrison the Island ns at first anticipated nnd It ndW thought not ] more than 25,000 men will be required. FANNY DAVENPORT IS DEAD Well Knoun AutreNN Kvplre * from llcnrt Kiiliirucmcnt In Her Home nt Ilnxhnry , MIIN * . DUXBURY. Mas. ? . , Sept. 26. Fanny Davenport ( Mr . Melville McDowell ) died nt her summer home , Melbourne Hall , at ) 10:30 : tonight of enlargement of the heart. Miss Davenport had never fully recovered from her scvcro Illness early In the sum mer , but up to a week ago It wasi thought she would In tlmo regain her health again. A few days ago a change waa noticed. Since then she had been gtadually sinking and today It was announced that death was only a question of a few hours. Hrr Bis ters had already been notified nnd with her hUsband were nt her bedside when she peacefully passed away. Her brother-in- law , William Seymour , was notified yester day of her condition nnd IB on his way here. Ho will take chnrgo of 'the ' funeral arrangements. Miss Davenport was the daughter of Ed- warfl Davenport , the famous American actor , nnd Fanny Elizabeth Vlnlng Daven- rort , the equally famous American actress , and was born In London , April 10 , 1850. She first assayed juvenile parts at the Howard Athenacm at Boston. Her first adult part was that of Mrs. Mlldway In "Still Waters Run Deep. " As Arllno In "Tho Black Crook" she made her debut as a soubrcttc arid later Joined Mrs. John Drew's company at Phila delphia. She remained there but a short tlmo and then Joined Augustln Daly's Fifth Avi'mio Theater company in Nov.- York , where she played leading parts for nearly ten years. , She made her first appearance ns a star In "Pique" and later produced a number of Shakespearean and oloV English plays. She then presented modern dramas of the Dumas variety. In 1S83 she began a scries of Sardou's plays which made her famous. "Fedora" was brought out and In this and later productions she displayed her wonder ful skill as a stage manager. Miss Davenport occupied a unique posi tion on the American stage. She was one of the foremost of the female stars , while she held high rank as a producer of plays , and In this latter work she achieved a great success. Her Sardou plays were put on the stage with lavish scenery nnd costumes and she was fortunate In flndlng In the heroines parts especially adapted for her style of Impersonations. Miss Davenport was twice married. Her first husband was Edward Pierce , a young stock actor whom she engaged as the lead ing juvenile man In her company In the season ot 1877-78. Late In the season of 1888-81) ) she married her leading man , Mel bourne McDowell , younger than herself and an actor of ability. Well ICnnwii Hallronil Contractor. BELLEFONTE. Pa. , Sept. 26. Thomas Collins , the last ; but ono of the once widely known firm of railroad contractors , Collins Bros. , died Sunday at his homo In this city , aged 75 years. Ho had been 111 for the last year or two and was convalescent from an attack of typhoid fever when gangrene sot in and caused death. The firm of Collins Bros. , of which Thomas Collins was ruling spirit , Is said fo have built hundreds ot miles of railroads , moro than any firm In the world. Lieut , ( iov. Northwenl Territory. LONDON , Ont. , Sept. 26. Hon , M. C Cameron , lieutenant governor of the North west Territory , died today. Mr. Cameron was visiting Mayor Wilson of this city and suffered a severe attack of acute pneumonia , which caused his death. I'llvute Unvlil Ilauloii. PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 26. David Hanlon. a private In Company M , Second United Ka'ei Infantry , died In thj Presbyterian hos pital , this city , of typhoid fever. His rela tives , who live In Louisville , Ky. , have been notified. AilniiiN County Pioneer. HASTINGS , Neb. , Sept. 26. ( Special. ) J. N. Paterson , who had an operation per formed on him one day last week , died early this morning. Ho was an early resident of Adams county. PUT POISON IN THJTCOFFEE JcnloiiK You n H- \ .Kr < > WrenkN IIU Venwennee on Inniiitcx of n Ilonnllnic llounc. M'KEESPORT , Pa. , Sept. 26.-A who'le- sale poisoning of colored children at Mrs. Belle Robinson's boarding house today may result In the death of 4hree of the victims. Shortly after dinner today all who drank coffee at the meal were taken violently 111 and tonight three of them are pronounces In a critical condition. They are : Mrs. Belle Roblnaon , Mrs Hattlo Wllllama , William Pulpus. The las named was taken to the hospital and wll probably JIo before morning. The other victims , who will recover , are John Wllklns and two children. William Whlto , a young negro who Is aald to have been Jealous of Mr . Robinson , Is accused of the crime of putting eomo power ful poison In the coffee and a warrant out for his arrest. Memorial lo Winnie Dnvl * . RICHMOND , Va. . Sept. 26. At a meeting of the vestry of Ht. Paul's church tonight permission was granted for the placlnx if a bronze tablet to the memory of Mlta Win- nlu Davis In the wall of the church beatdc the memorial window ot her father. COLONEL BRYAN SICK Jtnrk Says He's Down with a Low Form of Malarial Fever. CONSTERNATION AMONG HIS SUPPORTERS President Decides Question Relative to Mustering Out the Third , EXECUTIVE WILL NOT MAKE SELECTION [ n Harmony's ' Interest Ho Will Accept for Discharge Ono Nebraska Regiment , LEAVES HOLCOMB TO DECIDE WHICH ONE Governor Muniuw Ulllier I-'lnli oe Cut Unit nnilninc Illn Choice. So thnt the Department , Jlny Act , WASHINGTON. Sept. 26. ( Special Tclo- grnm. ) Governor Holcomb arrives In Nebraska tomorrow morning. Colonel Bryan , according to Congressman Staik , Mck with a low form of ma larial fever at ) his former boarding house , 131 B street northeast , and there Is. coli- Htcrnatlon in the haunts of'those who have supported him through thick and thin , for rho president , It Is understood , has dccldtil the question ns to the mustering out of the Third Nebraska , which brought bol'h Ilol- omb and Bryan to Waehlnglon. According to these best Informed Presi dent McKlnley has recognized the fact thnt Nebraska has now in the field morp troops than It ) Is entitled to under the consu.i ot 18)0 ! ) , but does not feel that the. selection rests with the chief executive a < t to which of the troops shall bo raustvrcd out. At best the muitcr out o * a battalion and a half Is all that Is needed to bring Nebraska's quota down to Its rightful force In tha field under the rules of the War department scaling down the volunteer forces of each state to meet changed conditions brought ! about through peace. To nominate two battalions for a must * * out the president ) refuses to be a party to , but decides that for the sake of harmony a Nebraska regiment shall bp accepted for dlschnige , the regiment for muster out to be designated by the governor. Whether this shall bo the First Nebraska , whlt.h has seen service In Manila , which has berne the brunt of the battle and which has conducted Itself In the most exceptional mnnuer , or the Third Nebraska , , which Is In camp nt Camp Cuba Libre , Is the question now JR- ! tatliiR the minds of those connected with , the War department. U would look lko | a case of fish or cut bait wltti the governor. Hsuoaitlon VUltnrn. Nothing but success has crowned the tlsli of the delegation representing the Omaha ex position to Washington thus far. Minister Wu , the distinguished Chinaman who represents - resents the dowager empress of China nt * ha capital of the United States and who la a law graduate of Lincoln's Inn , London , has signified his Intention of going with the president to Omaha , providing no news no. cessltatlng either his removal or his pres ence In Washington would Interfere. Ho will bo accompanied by Madame Wu and n. nmall rctlnuo of servants. Mr. Chin Pom Ye , Corean minister and ono oC the most picturesque figures In the diplo matic life of Wabhlngton. when Interviewed by Senator Thurston and W. N. Babcock ex pressed n desire to see the boundless west , and before the delegation had left ho had given his consent to join with the chief ex ecutive of the United States , his cabinet anil advisers In celebrating the return of peace. Others who will o with the presidential party are : General Miles , General Shatter , Prof. Moore of the weather bureau , Dr. Har ds of tbo bureau of education , Commodore Philip , the Coata nican minister , Scnor Don Joaquln Bernardo Calve and a number ot newspaper correspondents of Washington. Tomorrow the delegation will call on other members of the diplomatic corps to Induce them to be present on this most notable occasion. Army and navy people will bo visited with a view of sending out from Washington the most notable train within the history of the United States to assist tbo people of the transmlsaUslppI country in properly celebrating the return of peaceto all sections of America. Ill-fluid of Tnxcft. ' Auditor Andrews today examined and started an account In favor of the statn ot Nebraska for the refund of direct taxes against the territory of Nebraska under nn act of congress of 1861 for $10.312. It ap pears that this amount was never covered Into the treasury by the territory , but In 18C2 or 1863 an act was passed appropriating $20,000 for legislative expenses of the terri tory for the year 1863 , and provided further that the amount of direct taxes due fiom the territory should be charged against this ap propriation on condition that the territory should pay Its own legislative expenses for that year. A warrant for $2,000 was Issued to th secretary of the territory In part payment of the legislative expenses , but the war rant was covered back Into the treasury by the secretary of the territory. la 1882 an act was passed directing the accounting1 officers of the Treasury department to start an account between the government and , the state of Nebraska relative to direct taxes levied against the territory. Accord ingly the amount of $4,281.00 , then duo the state as commission for the sale ot public lands , was entered as part payment of the direct taxes and $15,030.40 , on account ot legislative- expenses of territory , mis en- terci ) to balance the amount between the government nnd the state. In 1891 congress pasted n law refunding to states and territories the amount of di rect taxes contributed by each under the act of 1S61. Since 1891 the Treasury department - partment haa been called upon to stare accounts with various slates and with In dividuals In tlia refunding of such taxes , The entire Hut had been completed with the exception of that due the ntato ot Ne braska , for which a warrant was luued to day In the name of the governor ot tbn state under the resolutions passed by the legislature of the state designating nnd au thorizing the governor to receive and re ceipt for the samo. Juun Boyle and HOU leave today for Jjome , arriving flt Omaha ou Wednesday. Mr. Boyle will be In Kearney Wednesday cran ing. Juan Boyle , jr. , has a sixty-day fur lough with permission to auk for an ex tension. He waa corporal In thn Twenty- xeronil infantry , but became of gallant service bo WBB commissioned by President McKlnley a iccontl lieutenant.