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DIOT' ' S
Oommonwealth that Haa Grown from the
Old Quaker's Wood Celebrates ,
ITS PRESENCE AT EXPOSITION MANIFEST
Eminent Orators and Distinguished Citizens
Partlcipata in Exercises.
OHIO PUTS ITS PROGRAM OVER ONE DAY
Eailroads Delay the Arrival of Quests Till
Postponement is Necessary ,
TOPEKA PEOPLE ALSO HEARD FROM
KnrnUnl KnlKl > < nml Tlielr I.mllen
Make n I'roiiilncnt 1'nrt of the
Orcnt ThroiiK nt the nxnonltlon
Grouiiiln DurliiK the ln > .
Total nclliilnnloim jCMlerilny. . . .SitMTJl
Total to elutc 1,71X1.1. ) .l
The weather man dealt generously with
the exposition yesterday The morning was
crisp nnd cool , later a bank of threatening
clouds piled up In the northwest , but before
noon they had been dissipated by he Octo
ber breeze and by midday the temperature
was all that could bo desired U was about
thin tlmo that the crowds began to icach
the giounds nnd duilng the hours Interven
ing between that time and evening .he turn-
Btllcs clicked right merrily , us they recorded
the thousands who passed In to gaze upon
the beauties of the great show.
The day was filled with special features ,
and there were thousands who attended to
see sights nnd participate In the festivities
of the occasion Thcro were excursions ga-
loru , nnd In addition to these there were
the usual visitors who came unheralded , be
sides the many city people who were upon
the grounds for the purpose of meeting
friends who live In the remote states and
who are hero for the purpose of being con
vinced of Clio wondrous tales told of the c-
posltlon which Is now upon Us last month.
Among the first excursion parties to ar
rive was that from Topeka. There wera TOO
In this party , and It Included a real queen ,
Miss Anna Rose , who was recently crowned
queen of the Karulval Knights of the Kansas
town. Then came the representatives from
Pennsylvania , who were present to observe
the day set nsldo for the residents and for
mer residents of the Keystone state. They
arrived on the day before and visited the
grounds without making any display. Yes
terday they were announced by a blare of
trumpets blown fiom the topmost towers of
the city. While they were not so numerous
ns some delegations visiting the exposition
1ho party was augmented by the hundreds of
Omaha residents who formerly lived In the
grand old state , until It was a gathering of
no mean proportions The exercises were
held In the Auditorium , lifter which the ex
position management bauquoted the members
of 'ho statu commission and nome of the
either prominent members of the party.
The excursion from Ohio wns duo to ar-
ilvo early In the morning , but the trains
did not como in until afternoon Then , how
ever , the party cnmo 3.200 strong. They
were switched direct to the grounds nnd
spent the remainder of the day visiting the
exposition nnd getting ready for the exer
cises that will bo hcYd In the Auditorium at
11 o'clock today.
A delegation of several hundred came In
Tiom Mercer county , Illinois , but the mem
bers of the paity made no attempt at hold
ing any exercises. They made their head-
eiuartcrs at the Illinois state building nnd
mient most of their time In seeing and doing
the exposition.
Today has several Interesting features In
store for those who visit tbo exposition.
This morning the Ohio day exorcises will beheld
held In thu Auditorium. There will be
Bpcechcs and music , followed by a funch.
The occasion will also bo designated as
South Dakota day , but there will bo no Bpe
clul program to bo carried out. A largo num
ber of the Dakota people arrived last night
und more are coming today. Instead of hav
ing a set program , they will bo left to do
as they please and see what there Is to be
Been.
Another Interesting feature for today wll
no the sham battle between the different
tribes of Indians. It vvllf bo fought on the
North tract and on the grounds where the
Indians era located.
About all of the animals entered In the
live stock show have arrived and Judging
will begin today. The results , however , wll
not bo given out , as tbo managers desire
to keep the premium list a secret until the 1
tlmo for making the awards.
The program for Ohio day exercises at
thu Auditorium at 11 n. m. today Is : Music ,
liand ; Introduction , Hon. O. W. Wattles ;
nddress of welcome on the part of the state ,
Silas A. Holcomb ; address of welcome on
the part of the exposition , John L. Webster ;
nddrcss , Asa A. Bushnell , governor of Ohio ;
address , Colonel James Kllbourne , president
Ohio Centennial commission ; music , band.
nwsYiVAM.v 'io TIU : WOULD.
CJreiit IvejMonc Coniinunncnltu Mod-
cHtl > Set * KOI tli lt ( tnitlltlm.
The Pennsylvania day exercises were hold
In the Auditorium yesterday afternoon at
2 30 o'clock. President Wattles of the ex
position called the gathering to order and
introduced Senator Charles r. Manderson ,
who acted as chairman. Senator ManJerson
enld In part :
That dear old Keystone state which sup
ports the Arch of States la one In which we
that aru of her blood can take e eedln < '
jirlde. She has ever lien nn exaiipl- 'he
btate-s of the union Founded on a busts of
righteousness , Justice nnd truth , her blHoiy
lias embellished every page of UHury from
the settlement of the states M toiiv. ! : How
pleasant It would bo to call ive- the loll cf
her sons ! On every battlefield they have
done good service , In the hall of conicress
slio has maintained a glorious leadership 3'e
There Is a gash In her sldo that tells of the
rebellion.
I find myself with a sort of double allegi
ance. Born In Pennsylvania , It was my
fortune to como west nnd I settled In a state
closely allied to Pennsylvania by many tlee
other than proximity. But If I were back
there I would come again. Wo who are the
BOUS und daughters of the west extend to
> ou a most hearty and heartfelt welcome.
Coming as we do , not only from Pennsyl-
> anla , but from all the other great states ,
ice-l that we ore Americans citizens of a
great republic whose destiny Is to spread
the blowing and beneficence of liberty over
ell the world.
Hon , John W. Woodalde , chairman of the
Pennsylvania commission , responded to the
welcome of the chairman , Baying In part.
Pennsylvania was the second state to
adopt the federal constitution. She Is tin
eccond state In population. But she Is the
first In all things that go to make nn Ideal
commonwealth She boimts of her tillers ol
the tM and her mountains of coal. Her
rewrvolr * of oil furnish the weans of light
to the world Her great rivers command
( Continued on ntth Page )
QUEEN HAS A NARROW ESCAPE
Victoria Ilnrely MNNCM | Scrlonn Injury
While Out Ilrlv Intr Lnit
Mo M tin ) ' .
( Copyright , 1898 , by Press Publishing Co )
LONDON , Oct. 5 ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram ) . Queen Vic
toria had a narrow escape from serious ac
cident at Balmoral on Monday , The usual
efforts were made to keep the Incident
secret , hut the facts have now leaked out.
The queen , Empress Frederic and Princess
Adolpho Scbaumburg Llppe , the empiess'
daughter , wore driving along Dcesldo about
I o'clock In the afternoon. Two horses of
the royal carriage got beyond control , ns the
chcckrelns had not been put on , and they
ran off nt a rapid pace The coachman lost
Us ncrvi > nnd In endeavoring to stop the
runaways pulled them to ono side , where
n pine wood skirted the road. The horses
were now thoroughly frightened and thev
careened madly toward the trees and a
frightful accident seemed unavoidable 1 or-
tunatcly , however , the footman next the
coachman on the box 'clzprt * > ri > ' " -1
succeeded In directing the horses toward .
glade among the pines wlue enough io iiu at
the horses abreast , but not the body of the
carriage , which got caught between two
trees , Just as both coachman nnd footman
by hanging onto the reins succeeded In slow
ing down the horses When the carriage
struck the queen was thrown \lolentlv fnr-
ward against Princess Schaumburg Llppe ,
who was sitting opposite , but sustalneu no
Injury besides a shaking up from the time
the horses took fright until the carilage got
wedged in the woods was only half a min
ute , but when the queen realized what was
happening she had sufilclent presence of
mind to take off and throw away the lane
colored spectacles she now alwavs wears
when drlvlnc When the party returned to
Balmoral the queen appeared all right but
she did not como down to dinner at evenIng -
Ing , as bho was suffering from a reaction
of the shock. The footman whose coolness
prevented a possible fatality was personally
thanked by the queen nnd IB declared to
have stated that not a sound was heard
fiom any of three royal ladles In the car
riage even when the horses were teal Ing
along nt their maddest.
SEEN THROUGH SPANISH EYES
Sccretnr > of Coiiimlwulon Tnlkn nt
Itiimlom About the I'eiidliiR-
I'ence AeijotlutloiiM.
( Copyright. IS'jS , by Press Publishing Co. )
PAIUS , Oct. 5. ( New York World Cable
gram Special Telegram ) Senor OJedu , sec
retary of the Spanish commission , seen this
afternoon , said
"All political proceedings of the commis
sion uio confidential , but I may say ths
meetings of the Joint commission so far
have been Indecisive so far as any Important
point Is concerned. Wo were moat graci
ously received by President Fauro yester
day , who said he was glad that Franco
should bo able to bo of service to nn old
friend and hoped for a satisfactory termi
nation of our Joint labors. Our commission
ers appear to me favorably Impressed by
the Americans , but as Important and stiff
matters arc In dispute there Is no cor
diality. "
I have secured confirmation of the previ
ous dispatch that the Spaniards requested
the adjournment In order to refer the Amer
ican demands concerning the Philippines to
the Spanish government , a demand not very
agreeable to the American commissioners ,
who thought It possible by pressure to be
able to present a signed treaty of peace to
congress when It meets the first Monday
In December. This desire of the American
commissioners to get through before con
gress meets Is shown by the fact of ex
hausting dally meetings. Secretary Moore
Informed mo that General Merrill had an
interview with the. commissioners today
which lasted an hour.
Illvninrok'n Memo ) .
( Copyilght. 1893. by Press Publishing Co )
LONDON. Oct. G. ( Now York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) The Stand
ard's Cologne dispatch says : It has been
arranged for Bismarck's memoirs to appear
November 20. Two German agents of the
publishing firm which hag secured the right
of publication are now staying In a London
hotel and for the last week have been en
deavoring to arrange terms with some Lon
don publisher who will produce the work at
his own risk. The price demanded for
English nnd American rights of publication
In English In said to be 10,000. The man
uscript has been written In Bismarck's own
hand.
TICKET OF THE CUBAN PARTY
r.nmrr. Declare * He Will > ot Accep
Presidency , lint Friend" tiny He
Will Accept.
HAVANA , Oct. C. The press of the Island
seems to consider the following ticket almos
sure of election at tbo coming convention
of the Cuban party at Santa Cruz Del Sur
called for October 10 President , Maximo
Gomez , vice president , Bartolomo Masho
secretary of foreign affairs , Domingo Mende *
Capote , secretary of finance , Benjamin
Querra , secretary of Justice , Jose Lanuza ,
secretary of war , Callxto Garcia.
Scnor Estrada Palma Is a candidate foi
the post of Cuban representative at Wash'
ington. General Maximo Gomez has de
dared that he wllr not accept any oRlci
under the Cuban government , but his friend :
are confident of their ability to persuade
him to withdraw bis objection.
According to advices from Clenfuegos ,
Cuban General Esquern , with 2GOO men , Is
encamped on the Santa Rosa estate , about
four miles from Clenfucgos He has estab
lished a hospital there over which float the
Cuban and lied Cross Hags. The condition of
the men Is excellent They are well equipped
end considerable quantities of stores and
provisions are sent to them daily from
Clenfuegos.
STORM DOES IttMiNSE DAMAGE
llenort * Cniiilnir In from Vicinity of
biitunnuh Mntiy I.Um hiilil
to Have Ileen Lout.
SAVANNAH. Ga. , Oct. 5. News from the
stonnstrlcken districts along the coast Is
coming In gradually , and It Is probable that
100 lives have been lost. News by way of
a boat which arrived today Is that fifty people
ple were drowned at Fernandlna. From
Campbell Island , Inhabited by about forty
colored people. It Is reported that all but
three were drowned. At Brunswick four
people lost their lives , and at Jessup , ten
mile * ) from the coast , one man was killed
In a building blown down by the storm.
The damage by wind and rain Is enor
mous and extends Inland 100 miles In eome
caies. The damage to shipping Is enor
mous.
Murderer on thu Count.
SAN PUANCISCO , Oct. C. Chief of Police
Lees has been requested by the Denver po
lice to arren II C. Becker , supposed to be
hiding In this city. Becker Is charged with
the murder of Otto Goettc , a sheep herder ,
who disappeared from his ranch , forty miles
from Denver , two weeks ago. It Is supposed
that the murder was committed for the pur
pose of robbery , as his sheep were told fcr
J3.200 by a man supposed to be Becker , oth-
cnvlsa know a us Novtllu.
CONDITIONS AT CAMP THOMAS
Army Officers Tell War Commission About
Alleged "Oatnp Horrors. "
GEN , BOYNTON'S ' EMPHATIC STATEMENTS
He Pnjfi ( lint the Men nt the South
Wnitcil .More 1'ootl Thnn the
Army of Ciiiitlicrlnnd C n-
Hiuncil In Iti Time ,
WASHINGTON' , Oct. C General Wheeler
completed his testimony before the War In
vestigating commission today and was fol
lowed by General H. V. Boynton , who was
still on , the stand when the day's session
closed.
General Wheeler's statement of today
dealt entirely with the conditions at Camp
Wlkoff anj General Uoynton's with those
at Camp Thomas , where he Is now In com
mand.
General Boynton described In detail the
revisions for supplying the Georgia camp
1th water nnd told Interesting facts about
ID location of the troops and the precau-
[ ons taken to care nnd protect them
nether sick or well. Ho said the men
vastcd more food tha" the Army of the
'umbcrland consumed during the civil war
n the siege of Chattanooga He eulogized
ie supply methods of the War department
broughout.
General Wheeler reaumed his testimony
n the line of the New York Wend
barges HP slid If there were
uy "camp horrors" on August 27 , as
barged , the commander of the camp was
esponsible , for ho had full power to fuinlsh
elief. There probably were Individual
ases of suffering , but as a rule he know
3e soldiers were well cired for. There was
crt ilnlv no lack of food.
General Wheeler admitted that In many
nstanccH theie were men 111 In their corn-
any quarters. Often men not very 111 pre-
crred not to go to the hospital and the
ospltals were too crowded to make roomer
or them Some time was spent on the
harge that General Wheeler had said that
lencral I7agan , chief commissary of subs si
nce , had countermanded an order of his
or supplies. This occurred , he said , but It
A as duo to a inlscontrurtlan of general
rders.
General Wheeler also explained the clr-
umstnnces concerning the death of Prhato
lugh Parrctt. "My Inquiry , " he said , "de-
eloped the fact that Dr. Tabor was a little
; rull ! to the men , but It also developed the
act that he had proved so efficient In the
.old that they were devoted to him and
bad petitioned for his retention In the
, rmy" This ho thought was one of thobo
ndlvldual cases of neglect and he thouRht
t was to be e\plalned by the fact that Dr.
Tabor was probably 111 himself. He found
his to bo true In other cases and had re
monstrated with physicians for being Irrl-
able with patients. General Wheeler Bald
t was true that many soldiers would fall
n the streets He thought that all of them
iad been weakened by their experience in
! uba and most of them had the germs of
ever In them. It was not strange , there-
ore , If some of the men bad fallen to the
ground at Wlkoff.
Semi n Filler I'rouhi I.
The general took up a Btatement attributed
o Dr. Senn concerning the sinks. He said
he sinks were covered every hour with
: arth or lime. Ho had examined the ground
and found that the soil was not porous and
\lso found that other physicians did not
igreo with Dr. Senn as to the danger from ,
typhoid. There was rio outbreak of fever ,
such as Dr. Senn bad predicted , hence It was i
a false prophecy. He admitted also In reply
o a charge attributed to Dr. Cyrus Kdson i
hat a small percentage of the men In bis i
roops were without cots and were lying ;
on the floor on August 30. They were , how .
ever , supplied with beds and In no cases i
was there complaints on this account. "The
fact Is , " ho said , "that the surgeons ana i
other otllcers and men conducted themselves i
most heroically nnd It Is painful to me to
seq the effort to make It appear that they
were complaining when they were not. Dr.
Tyson had also predicted typhoid , but the
prediction had not been verified.
General Wheeler said bo had seen a state
ment from Dr. E n Smith , that the drinkIng -
Ing water wan contaminated. He had had an
examination made not only by the surgeons
but by Colonel Smart' , a noted expert , and 1
they had Informed him that the water TV as
pure. He considered the water supply ade
quate and pure and that the water was well I
distributed. While It had been very desirable
to weed the sick out and send such as
could go to the city hospitals , he had cau
tioned the surgeons against sending men
not able to leave and had Interfered to see
that some were not sent. Ho admitted that
before the steam laundry was put to work
there was a scarcity of clean bed linen for
typhoid and other patients. He had encour
aged the closest Inspection from visitors
and had asked newspaper men to visit the
hospitals and report tht > complaints of ho
men with the \lev > - of relieving their -wants
If they had any.
Dr. Xrwtou'a CrltlrlxniN.
Replying to criticisms by Dr. Heber New
ton , referring especially to the failure to
have the camps at Moutauk provided pre
vious to Iho war. General Wheeler said he
could not account for the criticisms unlco *
It were true that Dr. Newton was not used
to the conditions generally prevalent at a
military hospital. It was Impossible to fore-
sec that the troops would return at so early
a date. General Miles had predicted that
they would of necessity remain In Cuba for
a year or two. It would not , therefore , have
been expedient to build a hospital in ad
vance , as Dr. Newton had said should havu
been done. ,
Mr. How ell asked why there had not been
a court-martial Investigation of the charges
against Dr. Tabcr in the Parrett caae. Gen
eral Wheeler replied that he considered aftef
the report made on the caae the Initiative
of a court-martial should be taken by the
Washington auhorltleft and not by himself.
He also said In reply to a question from
Captain How ell that be had encountered no
obstacles In securing such supplies as he
had made requisition for. He had heara
of but ono Instance In which a surgeon haa
become Intoxicated. The man was relieved
from duty. Theie was no court-martial , as
It was Impossible to procure testimony bearIng -
Ing on the case.
General Dodge asked the witness for a
general expression of his opinion as to the
conduct of the various bureau * of the War
department. Replying he praised the worK
of all the supply departments , saying they >
were actuated by zeal and characterized by
Intelligence. Ho bad found the Medical de
partment from General Sternberg down Ube
bo efficient and anxious to promote the beal
Interests of his department. The same wac
also true of tbo Ordnance , Commissary anil
other departments. General Wheeler spokt
of the mortality among the Spanish soldiers
saying that it was quite equal to thai
among the American troops.
Cenernl Ilo > nlon TenII11 eN.
General H. V. Boynton took the slam ] it
the afternoon. Since July 8 he had been or
duty at Camp Thomas. Recently Ms espe
clal duty hud been that of looking aftei
the water supply of that camp and still
more recently and at present he was In
command of the camp , which was entirely
within the limits of Chlckaraaugn Park. He
thought that C6.000 was the largest number
of troops tint had over been quartered ID
the camp at any one time
General Boynton , In his capacity as a.
member of the park commission , had been
familiar with the park for nine years and
said to General Beaver that It had ulnays
been considered one of the most healthy
ApOiH In the country. There had never been
a death In the park force and never a case
of typhoid fever , though ? 00 men had been
employed at one time on the roads Out of
2300 men employed on contract there were
only seven deaths and none of them waa
due to typhoid. He mid examined the
statistics for the census ? year of 1S90 and
had found that In the tw * counties in which
the park U ultuatcd thy-e had been only
twelve cases of typhoid ffver The park Is
fill ) to 700 feet above thuYpca level and frco
from snamps The mfist of the park Is
underlaid by magnesia limestone and it was
from under this that raot of the water was
secured There were three sources of water
supply. First of the c Is a number of
springs , second the rlveijand third nrteslin
wells There are now thirty-six of these
wells and there were nlno when the camp
site was selected. J ,
1 ) ir > five pprlnss ; , to f.ir as he knew , were
Inexhaustible and not. one of them had been
exhausted during the occupancy of the
camp by the troops The wells were alto
I apparently inexhaustible. In addition to
those 1 SOO.OOO gallons were pumped every
twenty-four hours from the river nnd this
w.tcr nus dl'trlbuted through the camp
by means of pipes.
AVntcr IViin Pure.
The river water supply was not designated
originally for drinking purposes , but fur
cooking , working , and such other UFCS It
, , had been found to b quite pure. The stream
'vas fed wholly by mountain springs , the
nearest of which was Crawfish spring , with
wii output of 35,000,000 gallons ptr day. The
river water had been nnnlyzcd four differ
ent times , once within the last three weeks
bacterlologlcal/y In all tcaFos It had been
pronounced pure and entirely suitable for
drinking and domestic purposes.
It was Impossible for'tho river water to
be contaminated.
"I know all about that and I do not con
sider there IB any foundation for that
charge , " said the witness. "Thero arc no
I towns and villages above the camp , and
there were no residences on It between the
camp and Crawfish spring. There were no
sewer pipes emptying Into the stream. In
some Instances the water was filtered , but
Homo of the filters were found to be unsatIsfactory - I
Isfactory and of little use. The water was
In the main hard limestone "
'
i "It is claimed that this quality In what
makes the Kentucky trotters it goes to the
bone , " It was remarked
I "It is not claimed by papers of recent
j date. " tcspomlcd General Boynton. I
I General Boynton atd that white there I
was plenty of water and good quality for.
the camp , considerable water had been F
I b-ought In recently In birrels from springs * J
four nnd live miles outside This was donu
because of the suspicion of Rome of the sur
geons concerning the water In the camp.
Coiitruillctn Itcnorln of Ciinip ThomnN
When he men begau-.to yet lck the sur-
geonsjhslsled upon gcl ) away from th3
camp for the water aud this warf dona , not
withstanding the analysis showed the water
to bo pure. Ho said that there were no
sinks nearer the wells than 200 feet. The
surface of the ground was an Impervious
clay and the wells were all drilled through
the solid rock. It was therefore Impossible
for the water to bo contaminated from the
sinks. The wells were cemented and there
was no possibility of pollution from the
service. In response to an Inquiry from
Captain Howcll ho said the only typhoid
fever In the camp was brought In from the
outside. The volunteers were located In tha
wooded portion of the park , but the wood
|
was only sufficient for shade. It was nofa
UCIIBO forest and could easily bo penetrated
by the sunshine. He had never heard of
mildew forming on the camp on account
of dampness.
I General Boynton asserted that the camp
' was not crowded , that the streets were about
twenty feet -\vldo and that there * was a suf
ficient distance between the \arlous regi
ments. The sinks were from thirty to
ninety feet from the tents aud In some Instances -
stances the kitchens were not farther than
twenty feet from the sinks. Much of the
i kitchen offal was burned , but In other
i canes the offal was dumped Into the kitchen
! sinks and then at times It was hauled off
and dumped In the woods contrary to orders.
| Still man were obdurate about such matters
and It was a difficult matter to properly po
lice BO extensive a camp. Typhoid fever
In the camp did not excite serious attention
until about the middle of July , when the
. cases averaged about two per thousand. It
| afterward Increased until there were about
I 400 cases among the 50,000 men. lie said
j he had given special attention to the Second
division and the Third corps , as It had re-
reived the special attention of "the able nnd
influential press. " He had found that out
of 2,462 cases of Illness In this hospital there
had been only 276 coses of typhoid The
fever had In all cases been of a mild char
acter. At ono time , after measles broke out
In the camp , the hospitals were crowded ,
though ho did not think such had been tbo
case at any other time. Practically all the
sickness was among volunteers. The regu
lars were not sick.
Plenty to Drink In Chnttaiiooga.
Asked If each regiment bad n. sutler , Gen
eral Boynton replied :
"They had something worse * than a sutler-
each ono had a canteen "
He said that 372 carloads of beer had been
sold In the camp. Captain Howell asked
about whliky sales and General Boynton re
plied that It had been difficult Do entirely
cut out the very sharp moonshiners from
Captain How ell's state. U was also a fact
that Chattanooga was a splendid town , but
the saloons were open day and night , while
on Sunday they were "closed on the out
side and open on the Inside. "
General Brooke's orders allowed two men
out of each company to visit Chattanooga
per day , which would permit the absence
of about 1,200 men. He deprecated the fact :
that the army regulations permitted the
canteen system. Ho had never seen such
efficiency In the supply department of the
array In the field as In the case of Camp
Thomas All the officials had worked day
nnd night to render the system effective and
had succeeded , The storehouses were so
full toward the last as to render an over-
fiow house necessary. Sufficient medicines
I were sent to Atlanta from Camp Thomas to
supply fifty regiments for a campaign.
There was no lack of rations and tbo rations
were all good. The variety was equal to
that supplied by a family grocery. Each
man had a loaf of bread dally. Fresh
meat was supplied. Sometimes some of the ,
meat was spoiled , but as a rule It was good.
.No Army So Well Siipiillt.il.
Ho believed that there was more food
left over every day than the Army of the
Cumberland had for Its entire Chattanooga :
campaign.
" .No army was ever so well supplied with
foal and If the men did not know how to
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( Contluucd ou Second Page. )
CONSPIRACY CASE IN COURT
Senator Quny anil Son mid Lawyer McKee
Have Prtllminary Hearing.
iACH IS HELD IN THE SUM OF 55,000 , B IL
.11 r morn ml ii in Hook of the Doiul
Cnnhlcr of 1'conle'K IlnnU Intro-
iluct-il In I lilencc iiml Curloun
Kulrles An * .Shimn.
PHILADELPHIA. Oct r. United Stnt s
Senator Quay , his eon Uiclmnl K. anil Mr
McKcc of I'lttsburB. law partner of Llsu-
tenant Governor Lyon , appeared before
Magistrate Jcrmon In the Central Station
court In this city this afternoon to answer
to the charge of conspiracy In the alleged
misuse uf public monc > 3 In connection with
John S. Hopkins , former cashier of the
Piople's bank , who committed suicide. Ex-
State Treasurer Haywood , for whom a war
rant has been Issued In connection with the
conspiracy charges , was not In comt , but
It Is said he will bo hero Friday
After a hearing lasting three hours Scna'or
Quay and his son and ) "Mr. McKce were
hound over for appearance at the nc\t term
of court. Hall was lUed nt | 3.000 In
each cauo. David II. Line. a loj.il political
leader , going ball The case now ioes on
tha list for trial nt the term of court bo-
rlnnlnc ! n November
The testimony produced by District At
torney Graham was In the shapeof about
twenty letters nnd numerous telegrams
covering n period from December , ISO" , to
February , 1S9S , addressed by Senator Quay
to Cashier Hopkins , directing the purchase
and sale of largo blocks of stocks and ar-
i.inging for the placing of margins , a letter
from State Treasurer Hay wood to the prosl-
dent of the People's bank , n letter nnd tele ,
grams from Haywood to the cnshlcr of the
People's bank and a private memorandum
book of Cashier Hopkins The lawyers rep
resenting the accused fought hard against
the Introduction of the latter , claiming the
b ink's books and not a mere memorandum
should bo offered , but It went In as evidence
nevertheless.
Qun > llml Inc. of 1 ? ( ) ( ) , OII. ( (
The district attorney averred that the
evidence he- produced showed that Senator
Qiny had the use of $200.000 of the stated
deposit of over $500,000 In the People's bink
for stock speculation , that State Treasurer
Haywood placed $100,000 of Btato funds In
the People's bank on condition tint that
amount of money be loaned to Senator
Quay's son , nnd that there was a regular
assignment of Interest on state deposits In
the People's bank to certain accounts ono-
thlrd of It going to Mr. McKee , all of which
lie claimed was \lolatlon of the state law
prohibiting a bank official fiom making
such transactions and that the accused persons -
sons wore , guilty of conspliacy In Joining
with Hopkins In these transactions.
' The court room was filled almost to suf
focation with politicians , newspaper men and
law 3 era. Rufus E. Shapley and A. S L.
Shields , two of the brightest lights of the
local bar , represented the accused.
The attorneys for the defense opened tbo
proceeding with a fruitless effort to nrcuio
from the district attorney the names of the
persons responsible for the prosecution.
There were only three witnesses. The first
was Thomaa W. Barlow , receiver for the
People's bank , who Is also a special assistant -
ant district attorney. Mr. Barlow stated
that in his capacity as receiver ho opened
the dead cashier's desk ttnd found , among
other things , a number of letters and tele
grams and a book containing memoranda
in Hopkins' handwriting.
This book referred to by Lawyer Shields
as "tho red book" was about a foot square
and contained 200 paces. It flgutcd sensa
tionally | n the day's proceedings and was
| I ' the subject of much bltt'er controversy. Mr.
Barlow's service as witness ended with the
j presentation of the letters , telegram and the
book. Albert L. Tabor , receiving teller of
the People's bank , then identified the hand
writing In the book as that of Cashier Hop
kins , and also Identified a number of letters
as written by Senator Quay and Treasurer
Haywood.
A number of thesci letters were put In
evidence , ono from Treasurer Hay wood to
President McManes saying that $600,000 of
state funds would be deposited the follow
ing week nnd that ) Richard Quay be allowed
to borrow $100,000.
Entrlua In "the Heel Hook. "
Through the third witness , Meyer Gold .
smith , an expert accountant who had wtrk d I
on the bank's books , Mr. Graham finally
got the "red book" admitted In evidence.
Its entries covered from May 1 , 188 ! , to i
the closing of the bank , nearly four years.
Only a few entries were read. They
showed that between April 10 nnd October
31 , 1897 , the state deposit In the bank ran L
up from $523,000 to $563,000.
From this total there was a deduction of
20 per cent , evidently , as Mr. Graham ex
plained , for the bank's use , then nn entry ,
"less $200,000 Quay , 1S4 days"
For this period the interest was com-
putcd In the book us $3'J44 , about 11 third
of which , $1,934 , was marked "Paid C. II.
McK. "
In October , 18DC , there was a computation
of Interest on stale deposit amounting to
$7,353 , of which $2,451 , or one-third , which
was marked "Handed to C , II. McK. "
The name of "C. H McKee , 118 Diamond
street , " Mr. McKeo's Pittsbtirc address-
was entered in another part of the book
In referring to the book Mr Graham said
tha In all entries of the amount of the
state deposit there was a deduction of the
amount Mr. Quay had In use and there was
never one dollar of Interest credited agilnst
It. Ho said there were frequent entrVfl
"Due Q , " "Due M. S. Q. " nnd duo "Quay. "
Mr. Shanlry. after the district attoim > y
had concluded his presentation of facts ,
said :
"In all these transactions there Is not an
Instance to prove that either Senator Quiy
or his son Richard engaged In ( ( peculations
with the state money. They bought nnd or-
dcred bought shares of stock , which they
paid for with their Individual funds , and
that Is proven by the letters read by the
district attorney "
Mr. Shields referred several times In the
courseof the hearing to Mr. Graham's ar-
guments as "swallow stump speeches"
All through the affair Senator Quay bore
up with composure. The lawyers had trou-
ble deciphering the senator's handwriting
occasionally , but the latter came to their
aid In reading.
IOWANS ARE EN ROUTE HOMF
Member * of the IMftlelh Volunteer
IleKlnirnt Arrive nt ChlciiKo
from .luck HO in Ille.
CHICAGO , Oct. 6 Eighty-one convales i-
cent BO Ml era of the Second and Ninth Illi 1- i1
nois , First Wisconsin and Forty-ninth and
Fiftieth Iowa volunteers arrived nt the
Dearborn street station tonight from Jack
sonville. The men were In charge of Lieu-
tenant J B Whiting and Lieutenant J. 8
Wilson , acting assistant surgeons of the
. army. Later In the evening they left for
I their homes ,
TEMPERATURE AT- OMAHA
Hour. Ocir Hour. DOR.
n n. in II 1 p. m. . , . . . " > I
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n n , in 11 : n ii. in r. i
10 n. in ii n p. in r.i :
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AT 'iiir. I\POM i iov.
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Slock. Ciioumlx.
1(1 ( n. in. ( Inuiliii Concert llniiil.
A'ull'.cii linn.
It n. in. Ohio UxercNet nl Andl-
toi luitt.
11 n. m. TopcKn VOIIIIK l.ndU-n' Drill
nt Vn-li.
Illlll ) n. in. 1 > nttlcNlili | IlllnolN
Ioct < cil nt ( ! eminent llnlldliiu ,
1 | 'loiiel.il Iniini ; I.miles' Drill
Oil t'llli-ll.
- 11. m. IIIIIPH * I'lind nl Indltnrlnin
-slid | i. in. Knluhln 'Icmiilnr I'nrnde
Ainnnil l.iiKiion.
: t ii. m. I tilted State * Iilfe Su-vli
III III on I.iicoon.
I p. m. OrBiiii Itccllnl lit Anill-
tniI-IM
lifil ) p. in Crcnl Slinm Itnltlc , In-
. " > p. m Omnlin Concert Ilnnil nl
( ! oei niiieiil Ititlldlnur.
< > p. in. IIIIICH' Iliitid on I'liirn.
7 p. in. Iiiillnn Dunce on liidlini
C i otiMtl * .
Don-i Tf n *
1(1 ( n. in. I' . K , O. ( oimrenn , l"lr t
CiiiiKrer.ntloiiiil ( lunch.
S p. in. AU-i > iii-ieii iiectrlcnl : I'n-
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PUN3 FOR PRESIDENT'S TRIP
Schedule. If Cnirle-il ( Int. Will l.niul
Mr. MeKlnle > | n Oinnlui TIICII-
ilnj Mull ) .
WASHINGTON , Oct T ( Special Tele
gram ) The tireless work of the commlttio
sent by the
Trantmlaslaslppl Exposition to
airungo the details not onlv for President
McKlnley'o train to the exposition but for
a train to cuiry many renowned people dis
tinguished in iirms , In education and diplo
macy. Is making Itself felt In Washington.
Ar. finally arranged the president's train i
will leave Chicago via the Noitlmo-stern
Tuesday morning , stopping n short tlmo at
Clinton , Cedar linplcli , Marslmlltown. Boone i
j | and slowing up at u number of other points i
' onroute He will reach Omaln about S !
o'clock nnd will review the Ak-Snr-Bon
rarado from eomo point to be decided upon
by the local management , tbo reviewing ;
stand In front of the city hall being sug
gested Wednesday will bo president's day
and according to the program the chief ex
ecutive will be given a great ovation , spend '
ing the whole day In and aleut thee \ -
position grounds
| He will leave Thursday morning via Bur
lington line and will run tnrough Iov\n dur
ing daylight , stopping at Crcston , Ottumwa ,
Burlington , Monmouth nnd Galcsburg < n 1
route to St. Louis , making his headquarters
at the Southern hotel nnd leaving via Terre
Haute and Logansport for Chicago , which
will be reached Saturday afternoon.
The Gate City of the West tialn carrying
representative's of the nrmv , navy , govem
inent officials and numbnrs of the dip
lomatic corps will leave Washington over
the Baltimore & Ohio Monday morning at
S o'clock nnd will run to Chlcigo with etops
' only that engines may be changed I'roin
Chicago the train will precede the presl-
I dent over the Northwestern nnd , If thought
! adviBablc , will make two or three stops en
route. This Is not , however , regarded as
likely , ns It Is the desire of Mr. Babcnck
of the transportnt'on department of the
Exposition to arrive In Omaha about fifteen
minutes before the nresldent's train mem
bers of both tialns Joining the procession
to their seveial apartments
Senator Thurslon has not allowed grass
to grow under his feet since he has bren In
Washington , having by dint of hard work
secured for Nebraska one of ten additional J
revenue agents provided for under rerent
act of congress The appointment of the
agent will bo made sbortlv. Colonel Chase ,
present surveyor of customs , will bo ap
pointed distortion of both old and new gov
ernment buildings at Omaha
Assistant Fecietary MelKIe'ohn. Inevr \
of the agitation polng on In Vetra'ka over
tbo colonelcy of the Klrst Nebraska , now
a Manila , stated today that the colonelcy
of the rir t Nebrapl-a run onlv bo filled by
the povcn'or's appointment. The replv of
Governor Holcomb 'o a letter from the War
department In relation in mustering nut of
one of the two Nel > ra = ka reulmcnts now In
vn iPrt ] hns hi en received , but as far ns
can bo lenrned Holcnrnli has failed to elect
vhlrh regiment shall bo discharged. Ho
nli' n iron * , dial about sick BoMl rs. but
evidently falls to remember that the boys
who want to go homo on account of Illness
! can rcadllv do so on application through the
I proper milltaiy channels.
I BUCKEYE NEWS FOR BUCKEYES
nn llii" > Hi'fx OIIP ut Toleilo mill
the Other nt Oinnlui tonneet
Their Wire * .
( Bv Courtesy of the Toledo Bee )
TOLEDO , 0. , Oct. C ( Special Telegram )
Congressman Southard and Hon. J. L
I Orlrtb o Indiana opened the republican
' campaign here tonight There1 was a night
parade of respectable proportions. Memorial
hall was filled by a good crowd , many
rn being prcrent The news feature ol
the meeting was the fact that General J
Kent Hamilton of Governor BushncM's stafl [
.resided Ho Is un antl-IInnna republican
Senator Torakcr opened tbo campaign at
' Wooster this afternoon
Invitations to the wedding of Miss Grace
Chllds nnd Mr. Otto Marx were sent oul
today It Is for Wednesday , October 19.
Mayor Jones Is to deliver two addrcsset
on municipal ownership at Chicago Monday
The news that nn effort la being made tt
locate the Ohio Centennial above the Tolcdc
\vater works docs not meet nlth favor here
The Bay view silo Is preferred
The movements of the Ohio excursion ai
chronicled In the dally press are watchei
with Interest by the folks at home.
Congressman Southard says there are n <
Immediate prospects of the Sixth regimen
being mustered out.
Ue > lnlini Procedure Definite.
PAHIS , Oct. C. A formal application fo
tbo revision of the Dreyfus ease was cntcrcc
today on the docket of the court of cassa
tlon The procedure for reopening the aso
has. therefore , definitely commenced.
Mnopiciil of Orrnn Ve ol , Oct. I/
At Now York Sailed Britannic , for n.v
erpool ; rrlcsland , for Antwerp. Arrlvcd-
Majestlc. from Liverpool.
At Glasgow Arrived rurnesola , fron
New York.
At Bremen Arrived Kalser-FrledricH
from New York
At Liverpool Arrived Teutonic , fror i
Now York
At Southampton Sailed Trave , for Ne >
York ,
At Rotterdam Arrived Maabdam , fror
New York
At Quecnstown Arrived Teutonic , fret >
New York for Liverpool end proceeded.
FIGHT WITH INDIANS
Treacherous Pillagers in Minnesota Attack
United States Soldiers ,
TERRIFIC BATTLE CLOSE TO BEAR ISLAND
Bog-Ah-Mc-Gc-Sbirk Flans an Ambuscada
With Deadly Effect.
THIRD INFANTRY MAKES GALLANT CHARGE
Pour of General Bacon's Men Reported
Kilted and Nine Wounded.
PREVENT RECAPTURE OF INDIAN PRISONERS
Men Will Intrench nnil AVnK for
ItelnforeeineiitN nml Hour Ixlniul
mill UN UiiiiKeroitN Vicinity
lie ( iullcil.
ST. PAUL , Oct 5 An unconfirmed rumor
has reached hero that the soldiers and Gen
eral Bacon have been massacred by the In
dians nt Leech rake A Bralncrd operator
says this reported massacie1 lh true' .
ST. PAUL. Minn . Oct S Orders were Is
sued late tonight for additional troops to
go to Leech Lake and 200 solilloia will leave
for there on a special train early In the
morning , reaching the scene of the trouble
caily in the ifteinoon. This Is In accord
ance with a telegram from Adjutant General -
oral Corbln to Lieutenant Colonel Sturgls ,
assistant ndj itnnt general for the Dcpait-
inent of Dakota
I'lKlit Still In l'inrcNi. ! .
MINNEAPOLIS. Oct. 5 A telegram ro-
" 'vcd nt midnight' from Walker , Minn ,
says :
.k fierce fight between the Indians and tlui
icaps Is still in progress Marshal O'Connor
cports several fatalities among the sol-
Jlcrt , , but does not glvo the number
A special train Is coming from Brnlneid
ntth 100 armed citizens.
A special to the Tribune from Walker ,
\llnn. , says In regard n > Us statf correspond
ent nt thu scene of the Indian trouble
Have not heard of your man Beaten slneo
the- fight began nt 11 30 a. m. The lanl I
hcRid of him ho was nmong the Indians with
Brill and was running nnd the Indians fir
ing nt them. I fear for his safety as well
ns for General Bacon and his men. The
situation Is very grave. There has been
a special train ordered here from Bralncul
by the county commissioners with arms anil
ammunition. Wo hnvo Just received Infor-
matloti from Washington that more troops
are on their way here. Every one Isery
much excited , yet the situation In such .ta
to warrant It.
Anplher nptclal in the Tribune from , "JP
Walker , Minn. , latur Bays :
Have heard nothing further from Mr.
Beaton. We are expecting the special from
Bralncrd every minute. Have Just been ad
vised that they will soon reach us with
thirty armed men and fifty extra lilies nnd
ammunition.
l > etnllN of the I'livht.
MINNEAPOLIS , Minn. , Oct. 5. A special
to the Journal from Wnlkei , Minn , says.
A terrific Inttlo was fought at H o'clock
this morning thirty miles from Walker , nt
BoK-Ah-Me-Ge-Shlrk's Point eloso
, to Bear
Island
The detachment of 100 men under General
Bicon was lauded on the Point shortly after
S o'clock The. landing was effected with
considerable difficulty owing to a high sen
After landing a sortie of the bush was made
In all dlicctlons. The soldiers wont through
Ihe thick undergrowth very carefully and
with every precaution taken against am
bush No Indians were seen until nearly
11 o'clocl'
The men were then ordered to line up in
an open space nrnr the shore of the Inko
Charges were drawn nnd preparations were
made for dinner.
The order to make coffee had been given
nd the soldiers were standing In column
'ormatlon when the first shot was fired. It
came from Bog-Ah-Me-Ge-Shlrk's house.
The shot struck Ed Harris , ex-marshal of
Walker , a half breed , ills arm was broken.
This was the signal.
Open fire.
Immediately the firing became general
from all directions. It seemed that a shot
came from every brush. Three of Colonel
Bacon's men dropped. They were nt onto
taken to the rear. On the very Instunt that
the first shot was hoard , every man In the
command sprang for cover , without waiting
for orderb Like u flash the blue column
had vanished , and not a sign was to bo
keen of the eighty men who had stood erect
but an Instant before , except hero and there
a little patch whcro a gray hat might h
made out. I heard General Bacon's volc
, h'gh above oveiythlng admonishing his men.
The- general stood straight up and , supported
by Major Wilkinson , looked right Into tha
l eyes of the rod devils
"Steady men , " ho railed , "Keep cool now ,
keep cool "
Again there came a volley from the In-
f dlans nnd that was what the troops had been
waiting for The Krag-Jorgenscns opened up
with a frightful rattle Just a ? thn pillager *
made n terrific rush Half a dozen of
them dropped and the rest fell back , yelling
llko fiends Incarnate.
I do not know how many Indians thorn
were , but Ihero must hnvo been 100 or " 00.
L'cutcmint ' Morrison , with a squad of twenty
men , madu u rush to prevent the recaptur *
' of Old Mali-Quod , a very choice scoundrel ,
and Bop-Dway-Wo-Dung. The marshal !
had these men under arrest and a rescus
would certainly have been offcctfd , but
Lieutenant Morrison yelled "Charge , " ami
liU squad scattered the copper colored gang.
By this time the troops were under cover.
The Indians were firing In a desultory way
and tbo order waa given to charge. Tlia
soldiers rose , ducking and dropping llko
grasshoppers. They made the most of
their opportunity.
I'lroollry nt ( lie I'IIKK ,
- Suddenly u volley was fired by the In
dians at the steam tug Flora , which lay
off shore. A score of bullcta toro through
the frail woodwork of the boat and every
n. man except the pilot sought cover Some
- blazed away In return with revolvers , but
the range was too Ions A volley was then
fired at the tut City of Duluth. A spectator
tater , Tinker , was shot through the leg and
his coat eleoves were torn to ribbons by
anothiT ball. The Flora steamed for tha
in agency under orders from Marshal O'Connor ,
who watt on board , to get the twenty men
under Lieutenant Humphrey , who had been
left there. O'Connor escaped death by a
miracle. The Indians fired a volley directly
m at him. Brill , the newspaper correspond
ent , aud alia UeMon of the Trlbuno