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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , THURSDAY MOBKTNG- , OCTOBER 13 , 1898 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
MINERS SHOT DOWN
Guards Tire Into a Orowd of White Men with
Deadly Exults.
TROUBLE CULMINATES IN BLOODSHED
Clash Between Striking Miners and a Lot of
Imported Negroes.
SEVERAL MEN ARE REPORTED KILLED
Governor Tanner Orden Oat the Militia to
Preserve Orden
SAYS HE WILL STAND BY THE WORKMEN
cH Are Taken to Vlnlen , 111 , , enTrain
Train rand the Cum Are
lUddlcd irlth millet
VIRDEN. 111. , Oct. 12. Tbo little town of
Vlrden Is comparatively quiet tonight after
n day of riot and bloodshed , the long ex
pected clash between the union miners and
imported negroes.
At 12:40 : o'clock this afternoon a Chicago
& Alton spqclal train , bearing 200 negro
miners from the south , arrived at the stockade -
ado around tbo Chlcago-Vlrden Coal com
pany's mines and Immediately terrific firing
began. The fist at 10 o'clock tonight stands
seven dead and eighteen wounded.
Dead :
ED WESH , Springfield.
FRANK BIUEU. Springfield.
ALBERT SMITH , Mount Olive.
JOB'KITTERLiY , Mount Olive.
ERNEST KITTERNER , Mount Olive.
A. 8. BRINSMAN , Glrard.
.4 * D. II. KILEY , Chicago & Alton detective.
ED GREEN , Mount Ollvo.
Wounded :
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Ansk Ankl , Mount Olive.
Gustavo Weyaelp , Mount Olive. ,
Kd Upton , Springfield.
t Thomr- Jennings , Springfield.
Joe Humes , Glrard ; shot In leg.
Joe Hunk , Glrard ; shot In arm.
George Runk , Glrard ; shot In stomach. '
William Herman , Glrard ; shot In hand.
, Joe Baston , Mount Ollvo ; shot In stomach.
f Joe Sprlm , Mount Olive ; shot In arm.
Bart Tlgar , engineer Chicago & Alton ;
Bhot In arm.
J. P. Eyotor , superintendent Cflmax Trad-
IDK company ; shot and beaten.
It Is said that nix men wcro wounded In
side the stockade , but this has not been veri
fied , and those Inside tbo Blockade refu p
to communicate with outsiders.
For the last two weeks rumors have
reached Vlrden dally that a train having
negroes from Alabama would reach the city
nnd the Chicago & Alton depot has been'
eurrounded day and night by vigilant miners
determinedly awaiting their arrival. Today
the Chicago & Alton limited , due to pass
- * - . .here at 10 o'clock , shot through onroute to
Chlcago ju onf Matv ; , * < Iisplayiugflogs -on
the rear. Indicating ; thata special was fol
lowing ! Immediately fha ( word was spread
'
'nnd'ft dense crowd ot miners lined the sta
tion pldlform , whllef'another crowd collected
at' the ontmnccS of tho'stockade half a mlle
north of the station. D. H. Klley , a detect
ive , stood watch at iho south end ot the
platform. >
llnttlo nctclnx.
At 12:40 : the special train passed the sta
tion and signal shots were fired from the
south end ot the train announcing "tho spe
cial's arrival. Immediately shots were fired
from trie moving train and outside and * the
battle was on. A few moments after the
train had passed the switch where Klley was
stationed and while he was talking with
two citizens ho throw up his arms and
dropped dead with a bullet through Ills
brain. Ho was the first man killed.
The train continued to the stockade , the
miners firing Into It all along the route
and the negro passengers returning the fire.
Tbo moment the train reached the stockade
the miners opened a desperate fire with
Winchesters , revolvers and firearms of all
descriptions. The negroes on the train an
swered with a steady fire. Ths miners and
the train were enveloped In a cloud ot
ruoko and the shooting sounded llko a con
tinuous volley.
Engineer Burt Tlgar received a bullet In
the arm and dropped from bin spat. Ills
fireman seized the throstle , pullel It open
ami with a jerk tbo train was under speed ,
carrying a load of wounded negro passen
gers to Springfield. How many were
wounded Is not known. Tbo train stopped
at the stockade but two minutes. Its de
parture did not cause the tiring to cease.
The tower of the stockade was filled with
sharpshooters armed with Winchesters and
they kept up a steady fire into the crowd of
union miners. Eye-witnesses say the dead
ralnertf were killed after the train had do-
parted.
It Is not known bow many men are sta
tioned behind the walls of the stockade , but
an estimate Is placed at between twenty-flvo
nnd forty. It is claimed that six within tbe
stockade were wounded , but those Inside re
fuse to hold any communication with the
outside and nothing authentic can be
learned , Word was , however , sent from the
stockade to physicians in town that their I 1
services were needed.
The supply and provision store of the Chl
cago-Vlrden Coal company Is known as the
Climax Trading company , with Superln
tendent J. F. Eyster in charge. At 2 o'clock , |
utter the firing at the stockade had ceased ,
on attack without parallel In the history of
the trouble Was made on Eyster In his store
on Main street , one block from the depot ,
which will probably cost htm his life. He
was Bitting In bis store whoa his telephone
rang and he was Instructed from the stock
ade to secure physicians and to hurry to the
place. Eyster jumped Into his delivery
wagon and securing tno doctors , rushed
them to the mines.
He returned to his store , climbed out of
his wacon and was just entering the door
when the cry'was raised that Manager Fred
Lukens ot the mines was with him. With
a rush a throng ot infuriated miners
pressed toward the store. Eyster ran be
hind a counter with a revolver in each
hand. Tbo miners pressed bard after and
as Eyster sprang up itulra he and the
miners began shooting simultaneously. He
ran to the top of his building and jumped
behind a chimney , while the miners ran
into the street and opened fire on him
again.
Chips flew from the brick chimney and
Eyiter ran across to the roof of another
stpre , firing into the street below as he
ra'n. From there he crossed to the root o
the Bank of Vlrden , where ho reloaded bis
revolver * . Blood was flowing from
wound In his side , but with dogged de
termination agalnit terrible odds he con
tinued his night.
Jumping to the root ot the Rae Gtsn
drue store , he halted behind a projection
and emptied both his six-chambered re
volvers , Then springing from cover , Eyiter
dashed ahead amid the rain ct bullets to
, , the root ot U > Steed building , tba upper : \ 2
story of which Is known as Miners' hall.
He either fell or jumped through the sky
light and landed In the arms of a crowd ot
miners , who seized him and carried him
down stairs to the street.
Other hands seized the almost unconscious
man and he was dragged Into the middle ot
the street. Local policemen drove back the
crowd and carried Eystcr to the city square ,
across the street , and laid him on the grass.
Eyster was motionless and supposedly dead.
The police left him lying and attempted to
disperse the crowd. In a few minutes Eystcr
was seen to raise his hand and wipe the
blood from his face.
Two men sprang at him and , with the
ferocity of tigers , began jumping on his
body and striking him on the head with
stones. With a yell the angry ctowd charged
Into the square to kill Eystcr. The police
charged In a body and fought their way to
the center of the mob , where they took a
stand over the prostrate , battered , bleeding
man. A carrier was procured and Eyster
was taken to the Buckles hotel.
Ho bad been shot through the groin and Is
tcrrlbry battered up about the head. The
physician states ho has barely a cbanco for
recovcrv. The dead miners were removed
from the vicinity ot the stockade to hotels
and livery stables , and the wounded miners
were taken on Utters to the station and
taken to Springfield tonight.
Lint of Cnnnnltlcii. |
An Associated Press representative se
cured admittance to the stockade late to
night. The list ot dead and wounded Inside
the stockade follows :
Dead :
A. W. MORGAN , Chicago.
Wounded :
H. Grltgcscll , shot In shoulder.
O. J. Snyder , shot In face and legs.
James Sickles , Chicago , shot In leg.
Frank Wilder , Chicago , shot In arm.
Thomas McEnlce , Chicago , shot In li > g.
J. W. Moonan , St. Louis , slightly Injured.
P. J. Haban , slightly wounded.
James Smith , Chicago , slightly wounded.
Two doctors were at work with the
wounded and communication with them was
prohibited.
The stockade surrounds about twenty ac-es
and Is made ot pine boards , set edge to
edge about twelve feet high. On each' o !
the four sides Is a small watch tower , with
a guard with a Winchester , There are ihrto
entrances , closely guarded by halt a dozen
sentries day and night. The fight today oc
curred at the east entrance.
There are about thirty-five big , strong
men stationed Inside thu stockade tonight ,
each keeping watch through a loophole. The
four towers have been deserted. Manager
Lukens remained at his desk in the office all
night issuing orders to hlsjaen.
Troop * Ordered Out.
SPRINGFIELD , 111. , Oet , 12. Governor
Tanner has ordered Captain Craig , in com
mand of Battery 13 and Sons of Veterans
companies at Pana to proceed at once to
Vlrden. Captain Craig will leave Pana for
Springfield In a short time and then pro
ceed to Vlrden with Battery B and one
company of the Sons of Veterans regiment.
The governor also ordered Colonel Harall-
ton , commanding the Sons of Veterans regth
tment , to rendezvous four companies of his
regiment at once at Springfield for equlp-
ment. I
Governor Tanner said : "I shall give Cap- |
tain Craig , who will command the troops
at Virdeh , orders tt ) Btop riot , protecjt llfo
and property and ri6l to allow alien laborers
o bo unloaded at that place , since the. mlno
owners have carried out their threat , In
fluenced by avarice and gain , to precipitate
riot and bloodshed , I do not propose that
.hey shall further disturb the peace of the
state. The mine owners and managers are
responsible for and guilty of the murder ,
broughtrabout by this conflict and should bo
ndlotcd by the grand jury for murder , as I
bellevo they will bo. "
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WOUNDI3I ) TAKEN TO SPRINGFIELD.
All Arc ItcNtlnK in HoNpltali and
Mont of Them Will Ilccover.
SPRINGFIELD , 111. , Oct. 12. The special
train on the Chicago & Alton , which
brought the Alabama negroes from Vlrden ,
bad eight wounded men , all deputies ex
cept one , who was a colored miner. They
wcro taken to the Springfield city hospital.
Of these ono man died tonight , William W.
Carroll , a deputy sheriff. He was shot
throe times , ono bullet passing through
his neck from th6 right sldo. Another
passed into the temple on the right side
and the third entered the brain over the
eye , crushing the skull.
Another train , which arrived at 0 o'clock
tonight , brought up six wounded men , who
are at St. John's hospital. Those at the
Springfield hospital arc :
William Spark , an Inmate of the Old Sol
dier's home at Leavenwortb , Kan. , deputy ,
skull crushed ; will die.
H. K. Kyger of Bloomlngton , engineer
on train ; shot through arm.
William Musser of St. Louis , deputy , shot
through head , shoulder and hands ; will
probably recover.
James Palmer , deputy , shot In left 'side
of face , arm and side ; will recover. Palmer
has just been mustered out of the Third (
Nebraska regiment. He refuses to glvo his
homo.
Patrick Mack of Vlrden , employed by the
operators of the Chtcago-Vlrdcn shaft , bul
let went through thigh ; will recover.
Ernest Ryan , a colored miner from Ala
bama ; bullet went through head ; will re
cover.
John M. Hunter of Pontlac , the president
of the Illinois district of the United Mine
Workers of America , lies at < he Collins home
In a critical condition. Mr. Hunter got on the
train which bore the colored miners to this
city this afternoon and engaged In convcrsa-
ton ! with two of the colored miners. Some
of the deputy sheriffs saw Hunter and when
the train was between North Grand avenue ot
and the north shift and going at the rate ot
eighteen miles an hour , it Is estimated , the
deputies attacked Hunter and pushed him off
the train. A man who happened along later
In a buggy saw Hunter lying near the track
In an unconscious condition and placed him
In his buggy and too.k him to the Collins nt
house , where a physician drciscd his wounds.
He is terribly cut about the face and his
ribs are injured. He Is still unconscious.
Governor Tanner tonight -wired the War
department , asking It the Fifth Illinois In
fantry could not bo placed at his disposal.
Colonel Culver , the commander ot the Fifth ,
has tendered bis services and those of the
regiment to the governdr. Chief Deputy
William York , who brought the train of ne
groes from Birmingham , Ala. , was exposed
to the fire of the miners during the battle (
but was uninjured , although the bullets
rained around him. The following wounded
miners are In St. John's hoipltal :
Albert Smith , Mount Ollvo.
Gus Wersep , Mount Olive.
Edward Upton , Springfield. (
Thomas Jennings , Springfield.
Joe Haines , Glrard. .
Joe Runk. Glrard. "
William Herman , Glrard.
Joe Baston , Mount , Olive.
Joseph Long , Mount Olive.
The miners are gathered In UUIa knots to
night on the streets. They say they recog
nize some of the negroes as pome of those
who came up three weeks ago from Alabama
and refused to EO to work at Vlrden and
who were sent home at the expense ot the
MlnaiV union.
MARTIAL LAW IN HONOLULU
Drunken Military Officers Have a Little
Peace Jnbilco of Their Own Making.
EXCITING TIMES FOR OVER TWO HOURS
Adrcntnrou * Yonnw Snllor In tlic
United Stnlen IMnli link nt
Guam StlrrlnK Event *
In the I'nclflc.
HONOLULU , Oct. 6 ( Via San Francisco , [
Oct. 12. ) On the night of October 3 , Second
Lieutenant Arrlam , U. 8. A. , and First
Lieutenant Whcelock , New York volun
teers , decided to run things In Honolulu
and declared martial law. Wheclock was
provost marshal In charge of mounted In
fantry. It Is not known whether Arrlam
was on duty. About 11:30 o'clock at night
the two officers declared martial law In the
city and for two hours and a half this
condition of affairs prevailed. Indignant
citizens woke up General King about 1
o'clock lu the morning and the general
caused ( he two officers to be rounded up
and their martial law was declared off. It
was stated that both men were under the
Influence of liquor. They will be court-
martialed.
For a tlmo It was the liveliest night
Honolulu has over seen. The two officers
assumed entire .command ot the town.
Citizens were ordered oft the streets and
ordered off the sidewalks. These orders
were enforced by mounted men under
Whcclock's ' command. Sailors were chased
aboard their ships and two steamer cap
tains and a customs officer had to scramble
for their safety.
General King was very angry when ho
heard what was being done and said the
young men wore acting without orders.
Lieutenant Arrlam to a son of General
Arrlani.
The United States troops of the Pennsyl
vania arrived from Manila by way of Guam ,
having on board twelve passengers , mostly
Invalided soldlers-fc m the Philippines. Dr.
Smith , formerly surgeon of the United States
cruiser Baltimore , Is ono of the passengers ,
The Pennsylvania will probably sail for San
Francisco Wednesday. The Pennsylvania
nailed from Manila September 0 for Guam ,
which was reached on the 17 ult. It remained
there until September 18 , being treated by I
the Inhabitants In a royal manner. The
Pennsylvania was the first vessel carrying
the American flag that touched at Guam
since the Charlcstown took possession. Two
revolutions had taken place. Incited by
Spanish priests twice had the natives pulled
elnwn "Old Glory" and hoisted the Spanish
colors. Twice had the local police hoisted
the ensign of the United States. No bloodshed - '
shed ensued.
Guam's Iooli llnli.
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The Pooh Bah , who Is running things in .
_
Guam for the United States , Is reported to
bo a young Bailer , who is said to havede- '
serted from one of the whalers touching
there ( sotno time ago. He fills every billet
from governor down to tax collector , and , .
It Is said , some of the natives still think the
money goes to Spain. The coUector of cue- _
totua is a Spaniard but loyal to the now re-
Kltne. , . t j , "
It ] seems to have been a toss-up when the
offices at Guara had to be filled. There were
thrco applicants , including the two men
named above and -young adventurer from
the < wilds ot Borneo. The Borneo man waa
left.
Dysentery ! , mumps and measles wove cpl- i
dcmlc at Manila when the Pennsylvania
left. The Pennsylvania went to Guam to | ,
return the Spanish dbctor whom the Chariersl1 J
ton Inadvertently took away. The {
Spanish people received the doctor ,
with wild cheers of delight and cheered the
captain of the Pennsylvania for returning
him.
him.Private
Private Clarence H. Porter of Company
H , Third New York , died at tb < j military
hospital. His brother Is seriously ill.
While Hawaiian plante'rs have not made any
overtures to the sugar trust the latter has , i
made overtures to the planters and Is now {
openly In the field with an offer to contract
for the Hawaiian sugar for the next three .
years , expressly stipulating that the present '
agreement with the 'California refinery 'shall
continue , which means That the Pore Costam
refinery Is to get 60,000 tons annually and '
the balance goes to San Francisco o- New
Orleans , as the trust may dacldc. The
present contract ) with Howard ft Kaap of
New York , by which San Francisco sugar
goes over the Southern Pacific and some by
Cape Horn , expires on January 1 next , and i
It la understood that they waive any rights I
they have to a renewal. ' |
Captain Tanner , United States navy , has
arrived to select a slto for a wharf. |
MME. AUGUSTI'S ADVENTURE
Enoaped from the Iu urecnt nnd Pat
to Sen In nn Open Ilont to I
Ilcnch Her Hushnnd. |
Copyright " , 1893 , by Press Publishing Co. )
"LONDON , Oct. 12. ( New York World Cablegram -
blegram Special Telegram. ) The Stand-
ard's Moscow dispatch says : Prince Ukh-
tomskly's organ , St. Petersburg Gazette ,
publishes an account from the lips of Mme.
Augustl of her adventures when surrounded
by Insurgents at the country place whither JI
her husband had sent her for safety when
Manila was expecting bombardment.
The railway lines into Manila having been
cut by insurgents , Mme. Augustl resolved
to attempt to reach the city by sea and put
forth In a small boat. After being two days
at sea , frequently passing quite near to
American war ships , the party lost their
bearings and suffered great straits for want
food and drink. They contemplated sur
rendering to the enemy when , fortunately ,
they met a German ship , which put them on
their right course again and enabled the
courageous woman to reach her beleaguered
husband. (
The correspondent asserts on the authority
General Augustl that the officers of the
Spanish squadron were all present at a ball
given by Montojo on the evening of the at
tack nn Cavlte and that they went straight
from the ball room to the battle.
SOURCE OF DREYFUS PAPERS
Aiaertrd Tlint French Government
Doe * Not Hevenl Nome of Jllliil ter
" \Vlio FurulHlicd FnUc Proof * .
Copyright , 1S98 , by Press Publishing Co. )
LONDON , Oct. 12. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) The Chroni
cle's Rome dispatch says : A French poli
tician , an intimate trlend of a member ot
the Mellne cabinet who has arrived in
Rome , Informs me that documents proving
the guilt of Dreyfus were furnished to the
French government by a representative of
ono cf the small European states In Paris.
Antl-Dreyfuslans cay that revision la im
possible , because the government cannot reveal
veal the name of this minister.
The Standard's Madrid dispatch asserts
that Spain has grounds for believing that
very high American naval and military au
thorities .have made representations at
Washington agalnit annexing anything moro
than naval coaling stations In the Philip
pine * .
QUESADA TALKS OF CUBANS
Sny * They Now Need Food AVorup |
Thnn Gnvcrnnicnt or Au > -
Gonzalo do Qucsada , secretary of the
Cuban Junta in this country and chars o
d'affaires at Washington of the Cuban provisional
"
visional government , . spok"e freely at the
Paxton hotel last night of the Cuban situa
tion. He Is one of the diplomatic party
which , with President McKlnley , came here
to take part In the peace Jubilee and to sec
the exposition.
"What the Cuban people want now Is
bread , " he said. "Our people are really In
a worse condition than they have ever been
yet. Pending the * outcome * ot the negotia
tions of the pence commission at Washing
ton they are starving to death. On the re
ports of Robert Porter and Captain Page ,
who have been sent by this government
Into the unfortunate Island to Investigate
the condition of the people , there nro camps
In which there arc as many as seven and
eight deaths a day from sheer starvation.
Mr. Porter says If the present mortality
keeps up there will be none left of the
miserable people who under Weyler were
made to suffer as reconcentrailosT Vholr
condition Is now really worse thun under
the Weyler rccor-centra Ion.
"Pending the settlemc t of the final peace '
the Spanish continue to [ hold a titular eov-
erelgnty of the Island. Consequently they
have ail the custom houses. Only ono port
been opened ot any practical value to the
Cubans , that ot Matanzas. It Is true that
Santiago Is opened , but that Is away lu the
cast of the island. Whal ought to be done
Is to open the ports ot Bahlar Honda on the
northern coast.'wetit ot Hatana , and Calba-
rlen on the northern coast ot Snuta Clara
province , where Maximo Gomez Is In com
mand. This would enable us to get In sup
plies for our people In the west. The Red , '
Cross society can do nothing , because to get
any relief to the Cubans It must bo either <
smuggled in or the duties on it must be
paid to the Spaniards. The Spaniards argue
that only a protocol has been agreed to ;
that Is , a suspension of hostilities ; and that
until the final question ot peace is settled
they hold possession of the Island and have
the right to levy duty on all relief that en
ters. The terms ot the protocol called for
an Immediate evacuation ot the Spanish
army and if Iho word 'Immediate * means
anything It does notmeau within U mouth ,
or five or six' months , or a year. A mouth
means a great deal to a starving man. The j
Cubans have been reduced to such an ex
tremity that they ! have no money with
which to buy anything and yet they cannot
do as they did under the Weyler regime ,
for then they were , In actual hostility to
him : and could obtain relief' such as It was ,
by force , but now they 'have acquiesced In
the protocol , although not an active party
to it , and their hands are tied. They
acquiesce In It to keep good falUi with the
American government. Under the circum-
utanccs . . you con appreciate the great pa-
tlence and judgment required to arrive at
anything llko a partial solution of the
present problem. |
"This Is not the fault of anybody on this
side of the Atlantic , tf the fault Is anywhere -
where It Is in jtho lack of knowledge on tbo
part of the American people of the depth
of the duplicity of tbo Spanish character.
ofSt '
Spain Is evidently carrvlng'out Tier threat
io lesha thel8l3uef'-u'Ut i offtsh'es. ' She "la
now doing this by means of ( her peculiar
methods of diplomacy. The Americans , tie-
ing brave and generous and honest themselves -
selves , cannot conceive ot the subtlety ot
the Spanish and their natural treachery. All
Spain * Is now playing for Is time. I do not
think for a mlnuto that Spain would ever
attempt to renew .hostilities , but If she can
she will endeavor to involve ono ot the Guso
ropean nations on her sldo before the comcr
mission' can conclud'o Its peace. Meanwhile
our people are starving by the thousand and
there seems to bo no relief possible unless
u comes from the great heart of the Amcr'Q
ican people and an end Is put to Spanish
.
dilly-dallying. And relief we must have In
some way else ono of the humane ends ot
the war will not be served. I know thatyy |
If the American people understood correctly
the situation they would never tolerate the j
present state of affaire. "
Hardly 2 per cent of the Cubans are In
favor of annexation , said Senor do Quenada.
Ho explained that the present government is
merely a provisional ono based upon the
terms of the constitution ot the Cub in re
public. A general assembly will be held In
the Island on the 20th inst. After the evacuation
ttal
ation ot the Spanish ho expected that tbo
alPi
program would bo for the American govern
ment to call an assembly ot tbe Cuban poo-
pie for the purpose of forming a stable gov
ernment. He could not anticipate that the
United States would occupy a relation to
Cuba more than a temporary protectotato
and afterwards a kind ot moral guardian
ship. The resolution under which the war
was declared would operate against * any at
tempt at annexation.
"To do other than this , " ho said with some |
emphasis , "would be the greatest ciimo
against humanity and would glvu color to all
the j misrepresentations indulgsd In by tbe
a
Spaniards ' at the expense ot the purposes ot
the American nation. In the ts.cn ot that
resolution you cannot do moro than to com
pel the Spanish to'evacuate and It should
be immediate evacuation under the terms of
the protocol and then give tha Cubans en
opportunity to have a government of their
own. "
Ito concluded by saying he ha > l placed clip
pings from the Spanish newspapers with the
proper authorities In the State department ,
in which Spanish officers , treated magnani
mously by the Americans , particularly Wey-
ler's brother-in-law , had vonVd their
hatred of this country by saying all sorts cf
bitted and slanderous things. Cortijo , Wey-
ler's brother-in-law , oven aild ho lad bi'en
locked up In a cage and fed like a wild beast ,
yo > t he had actually enjoyed parole and an.
officer's mess.
Diplomatic Relations Ilroken Off.
Copyright , 1S9S , by Press Publishing Co. )
LONDON. Oct. 12. ( N.ew York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) The Dally
Mall's Rome dispatch saya that In spite ot
assertions to the contrary of the clerical
press , the diplomatic relations between
Prussia and the Vatican are broken off In
consequence of the openly anil-German at
titude of the holy see , which reached a cli
max In the pope's recent address to French
pilgrims , In which be spoke of a French
protectorate over eastern Catholics on tbe
vo of the kaiser's journey to the Holy
Land. Great uneasiness Is felt at the Vati
can and Cardinal Rampolla is making
frantic efforts to repair the error.
The Chronicle's Berlin dispatch says ; As
soon as possible after tbe return of Count
Muravleft to St. Petersburg the date of tbe
peace conference will be finally settled.
Probably this will bo early next January.
The conference will almost certainly meet
at St. Petersburg.
Movement * of Ocean Veaieli , Oct. IS.
At Southampton Arrived Pennland. from
New York. Sailed Kalsed Frederick , for
New York.
At Rotterdam Arrived Rotterdam , from
New York. i , ,
At New York Arrived Cevlc. from Lir. ' K
erpool ; BerKUndla , from Marseilles. Sailed
Majestic , for Liverpool.
At Que ustowu Sailed Pavona. tor New
York.
GREAT FATHER AND INDIAN
President MoKinloy Makes an Extended Gall
At OongrctB Gronnds.
NOTABLE EXCHANGE OF GREETINGS THERE
.
Red Men Mnkc Ouclnnnoc nnd Muult I
Ilcforc the I'rcfildent ,
Who I.ntcr 1'nyn Illn Ilc-
xiiecti to the Iiidlnim ,
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Yesterday morning President McKlnley re
ceived the homage ot a hundred thousand
representatives of a race that stands at the
pinnacle of the greatest civilization of the
world's history and of a nation that In the I
opinion of many statesmen Is just commenc
ing to play Its great part upon the stage of
the universe. In the afternoon the president
wns rendered honor by a thousan I represent
atives of a passing civilization that was In
its way great and of a dying nation that
acted within Its limitations as magnificent a
part In the past as Its successor Hi the
present. The one set of the subjects of the
stars and stripes wns but a comparatively
sninll part of the millions that Inhabit the
twenty-four traneralsslsslppl states ; the
other was an alarmingly large proportion of
the remnant of the Indian race.
Thus when on the grounds cf the Indian
congress yesterday afternoon President Mc
Klnley responded to the greetings ot the
hideously , fantastically or ridiculously attired - .
tired Indians who did awkward homaso to '
him , and when ho later passed before-them ,
hat In hand , to more personally respond to
their grestlngs the BCCIIO waa more than
spectacular nnd curious It was dramatic. It
was the first time that a president of the
United States has ever had the opportunity
to meet BO many representatives of so many |
different tribes ; It will probably bo the last
tlmo that ono will ever do so. On that acQC '
count the scene outranked the sight cf the
masquerading redmcn , ot their dances , oven
ot the thrilling sham battle that was on the
afternoon's program. I
It may be that President McKlnloy himI I
self was Impressed with the dramatic feature
In the play that was unfolded before him , i
for he appeared to study rather than to take | '
amUf incnt out of the spectacle. It was the
one feature of the exposition that ho did net
wish to ralsa he had confided to his friends
and tbo trip through the exposition bulldlngj | I
earlier In the afternoon was therefore
hastened to enable the presidential party to
arrive on the Indian grounds at 4:30 : o'clock ,
the hour at which the spectacle was' - ' -
scheduled to begin. When the reserved
scats In the grandstand were taken and the
spectacle commenced President McKlnloy '
evidently a most Interested spectator I
of the affair from start to flnlah. |
Mnde Up for the Grout Kiither.
And ' the presidential party was shown the
best'to be seen on the grounds. Captain
Mercer had fully Impressed the Indians with
the great honor ot performing bcforo the
' 'great ' father , " and they were equal to the
occasion. They secured over 1,000 yards of
new calico. 100 moro of bright and gay I
blanketing and shawling , all ot the most
brilliant hues : their feathers were bright
and new ; their paints were startling In their
Intensity of , hue and in * the lavlshness with
vhlch the/ were applied to mauf "wtiman ,
child and horse ; their whoops were keyed to ,
the finest pitch ; their actions and antlcn'
were startllngly realistic. Altogether , they ,
played their parts to perfection and gave the
best exhibition yet held on the grounds.
How. many other thousand people bcsldo
the'presidential party saw the savage dis
play Is beyond estimation. Llko every other
section of the exposition grounds , the con-
creas enclosure about the , arena was simply
nacked and wedged with humanity. Tha
stands , , which were built to accommodate
5,000 spectators , groaned and swayed beneath [
the welclit that was upon them. Fully four
or five times that , number must have been
compressed Into the big grounds and clung
to the surrounding buildings , fences , posts , I
When the show commence , ! It was absolutely I
Impossible for a single additional person to
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squeeze Into tbo entrance.
Two hours and a baft before the hour for
which tbo sham battle uas scheduled to cnm-
meuco , the spectators began to take
seals upon the stands. Within half an hour
n crush was on and continued until the ex
hibition was over. The wait , however , was
not a drcarlsome one. Tbo Indians galloped
or ran or walksd about the arena with yells
and whoops to display and call attention to
their finery , and the Omaha Concert band
rendered an excellent concert. Thus the tlmo
was passed entertainingly enough until the
arrival of the presidential party.
Cueem Announce II In
As on every occasion since the chlot ex
ecutive of the nation reached 'the ' city , there
was no need to announce his cxftnlng. While
his carriage was stlfl rolling sonio distance
away toward the grounds , the cheers that '
greetedhis way plainly announced his com
ing. In a tow moments the double file of
his military escort hove Into view and forced
passageway through the crowds. Betweeu-
these flies tbo presidential party rolled into
Ihe arena and to the portion ot the grand
stand which had been reserved for their use.
The president received another tremendous
ovation of cheers and waving handker
chiefs and was kept busy bowing to the en
thusiastic crowds.
Captain Mercer had In the meanwhile set
bis stage. Way to the rear of tbe arena
and directly in front of the presidential
stand stood the gaudy and picturesque red
men grouped In tribes. They were as silent
as the grave. Suddenly Captain Mercer
raised his hand ; the band blared forth a gay
martial air ; a chorus of yells and chants
arose from the ranks of the Indians and
the first detachment stepped forward toward
the grand stand.
Tribe by tribe the Indians were reviewed
by the president and their names were an
nounced to him as they stopped before him.
First came the women In blankets of bril
liant combination ; ) of red , blue , yellow and
green , some with toddling children as
gaudily clothed as themselves by their sides
and some with pappopses upon their backs ,
some silent and shy , and others singing
and chanting and with smiling faces. Then
came the warriors on foot , tome with a
superfluity of gaudy costumes and others
with none at all , every man with all of his
exposed body , arms , legs , trunk and face
fantastically painted In brilliant hues.
Finally came the horsemen as brilliantly
decorated , dashing up and baiting with
perfect horsemanship at tbo foot of the
stand. Behind each tribe came Its chief
and his name was also announced to tbe
president.
ClinrncterUtlc Greeting * .
The salutations with which the Indians
greeted the presidential parties was not
the least Interesting portion of the play.
Some simply halted for an Instance and
wheeled away ; others made an awkward ,
but a dignified obeisance ; a few removed
their headgear ; some grinned ; others la-
luted In tbe fasnon\of ! their people , with
upraised hand or by-putting a hand to
their forehead ; stilt others bowed low. The
women of one tribe came up and wafted
kisses up toward the presidential stand. To
each and every tribe President McKlnley to
graciously doffed bis hat in response to the
greetings ,
And in this public way the president was
! CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Weather Forecast for Nebraska-
Fair ; Cooler In Knst 1'ortlon.
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TODAY AT Till ! EXPOSITION.
Third Hny I'lncuJnlillce. .
Army unit Xnvy Dny.
rxhliin Dny.
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nt Hiii-niniiinent oti North Trnet.
( > 11. m. I.lve Stock Dlniilny nt 1'n-
vjlloii.
K ) n. m. Itmen' Ilnnd nt Auditorium.
11 n. in. Army nnd Nnvy Dny IJxor-
elncN nt Anillturliim.
1 p. in. Ijiiiiuh to Prominent GncxtN
n < Cliff.
ti n. m. OKI film Concert Ilnnd nt
Auditorium.
liiO : l > . m. 1C n IK M" of I'ytlililM Ux-
crclBCN ilt Auditorium.
: t p. in. 1.1 fo .SnilttK Inhibition nt
Went I nd of I.nK < " > ,
I i > . m. Or nn Heeltnl nt Auditorium
liUO p. m. Hlmm HiUtlu nt Indian
I.neniniiinelit.
n p. in. AVnr Hnlloon AneetiMlnn , If
Wentlier lit KiivornhU * .
7 p. m. In n on' Ilnnd oil Rrniid IMncn.
7 ! . ' ! ( > p. in. ( Jrnnil Cnnipllrc o'f Vft-
ernna In tlu > Auditorium.
I ) p. in. Klr < Mvork * on Xorth Trnrt.
Down TIMVIII
1) n. in. Ainerlcnn ANitoclntloii of
IIouNcliold HoonoinlcM nt Klrnt
CuiutreKntloniil Church ,
t ) , n. m. AVenther Koreenntern nt
Omaha Commercial Cluli.
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American race. First and foremost was
Qcronlmo , the oncc-drcadcd chief of thu i
ApacliCB. As ho dashed up behind his tribe , j
halted In front of thom and lifted his eyes
to the party In .which was numbered the
man who had crossed his bloody trail and
( nought It Io an end , General Miles , ho i
doffed his headgear and a dignified smile '
passed over his wrinkled features as ho
made , obeisance. There was less of show
and moro of dignity In the old warrior's
mien , for of all the chiefs ho was the only
ono ] that had
discarded the dress of sav
agery and ho appeared In a scout's uniform
with but u few brilliant adornments.
A variety of other chieftains of greater or
less ] . prominence were thus paraded and In-
troduced. Among them was American Horse ,
tlic | life-long champion of the whlto man ,
who . ) . mid o his greeting \\Ith a smiling and
friendly . fnco : Natchez , the hereditary chief
of the Apaches , more responsible ttmn Ger-
onlmo probably for the awful deeds in the
southwest , who barely bowed and halted but
for ; nn Instant nnd reeked up at the revieww
IniHi party with Immobile features ; Hollow
Horn Bear ot the Rosebuds , \\lioso painted
face was all smiles ; Little Bat , General Cus-
tnr's famous scout , who eat his horse In dig
nity while the Hory ( of his deodn wns briefly
told the president. There wcro dozens of
others about whoso names are cIUBtcxcJ taUs |
of ferocity , rapine , murder or stories of tried
friendship to the palefaces deeds and ncta
. . . . . . perpetrated and performed not a ]
"hall century ngo.
IVeloome of the lied Mnn.
The ( Indians1 wcro again massed1 In the
background of the arena In a solid group.
Again the trumpet Bounded and a scene of
remarkable spectacular Interest ensued. The |
entire band ot Indians slowly advanced to (
the stand with whoops and yells and chants ,
the women and the men all taking part In |
the song. The brilliant and vivid kaleldocf
Bcopo of color , the thousand savogo faces ,
the shrill tones of the chant , the suggestive
savagery In the dancing limbs probably left
on Impression on the minds of the spectators
that will last for all time , oven though it t
\sas but play.
With the art of a stage master Captain '
Mercer ended the scene with a climax.
When the band had halted before the stand
and the members again paid homage to the '
president , Captain Mercer dashed up In front
of the group and raised his hand for silence.
"Thrco cheers for the president , " ho
shouted.
An ear-splitting yell arose from the throng.
The gay blankets and trappings wcro thrown 1
Into the air ; a fusillade of rifle shots rang
out. It was a pandemonium of nolso and '
color. Again and again tbe salute was given ,
while the president bowed repeatedly In ro-
sponse to the honor that had been done him.
After this finale , the group ot Actors broke
up. The women ran to their tepees ; the war
riors scattered to their positions to prepare
for the climax of the program the sham
battre.
t The exhibition of warfare was on the lines
of those that have been given on the grounds
during the past few weeks. The Sioux , the
Wlchltas , the Klonas and the Asslnlbolncs
came Into camp with a prisoner of the Black-
feet. They tied the victim to the stake and
piled brush about his feet. Rouijcl and about
him 'tho Indians danced and taunted him
In anticipation of the burning. A couple of
scouts were thrown out to protect tbe camp
from the enemy. The latter located tbo camp
of the Blackfeet , but while they were rp In ?
about It they were killed and scalped by a
couple ot the scouts of the enemy. The lat
ter rushed ( nto their camp with Information
of the other encampment and , just as tbo
match was applied to the brush about the
feet of tbo victim at the stake , tbo Black-
feet descended upon the Sioux and swept
them away. In the fight four prisoners were
taken , and the now victorious party were
preparing for a stake burning of their own.
But bcforo their arrangements were com
pleted the Sioux had secured reinforcements
and returned to rcicuo their tribesmen. A
pitched battle ensued , In which men were
killed , and BcaTpcd and the bodies of the dead
warriors were mutilated by the women of
the respective parties.
It was play , of course , but It was play
that seemed to be filled with all sorts of
Ecrlous possibilities. The barks and tbo
yells ot the fighters , the wild and apparently
deadly attacks of the painted warriors , the
din ot the musketry , the dead bo 'I a - all Ibis
looked llko decidedly serious business , and It
had a still worse outlook when Captain Mer
cer was apparently unable to put an end
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to the fray. Ho shouted orders to erase , but
the Indiana were determined to kill each .
other off entirely or use up their entire *
stock ot ammunU'on. ' It was , tho-eforc , wl'h
some difficulty that tbo battle was brought.
to on end. '
Prenldcnt Their ( Incut.
The Indians , having played their part ,
wcro apparently determined to assume the
role of spectators at the conclusion of the
afternoon's program. They gathered In line
before tbe presidential stand and tookcd up :
expectantly to where the president was elt-
tlng. Having been Introduced to the "great
father , " they now wanted to have him In
troduced to them and they sent Captain
Mercer to the stand with a message to that
effect. PresIdent McKlnloy graclouily sc >
ceded to the request.
In company with Captain Mercer , the pres
ident descended from tbo stand and walked
the group ot Indians. Starting at one
end and with bat In band he walked along
( Continued ou Fifth 1'age. )
PRESIDENT AT FAIR
Mr. MoKinloy Vislta the Transmissiuippi
Exposition as Its Guut ,
l S PRESENCE A GREAT ATTRACTION
Greatest Gathering Ever Assembled in thi
\Ycst Bees the President ,
EXPOSITION .GATES NOT WIDE ENOUGH
Press for Admission Exceeds the Capacity of
Turnstilea for Hours.
CROWD STAYS FAR INTO THE NIGHT
Attrnctlonn nt the GronndM Snfllclcnt
to Hold the People Until After the
Last of the Scheduled Kvcntm
SiioctvuiCully Cnrrlcd Out.
Totnl niliiilmilnnH ycnterdnrOS,4" < >
PrevloiiH hlnh dny , Sept. S2..BSTa5
Totnl to dnte S,00I-II7 , ;
* Anproxnintc ! only.
Yesterday the lecord of exposition attend
ance passed tbo 2,000,000 point under the
Impulse of a celebration BO vast and slgnin-
caut nud Inspiring that It will be mciuoru-
blo for n generation Vo come. The prm-
cnco of President McKluley and the
distinguished party that accompanied
him was signalized by the most stu
pendous demonstration that over oc
curred on western soil , and years must pa.ia
bcforo the people who participated In lu
Inspiring , Incidents can witness such a
scene , again. It was n fitting culmination
Qf the flightiest enterprise the west baa
ever carried to .success and It wns wit
. nessed . . by a crowd that packed the grat
Whlto City with surging and struggles
people until It seemed that a thousand moro
could not find foothold within Its gates.
In the morning It seemed that the sklc *
that had smiled so merrily had changed
their temper. The clouds hung low and
ominous of storm. A drizzling rain wan
driven In chilling mist by a strong routh
wind ' and thousands of people resigned
. themselves to the discomforts that scorned
Inevitable. But soon after 9 o'clock the
prospect changed so suddenly that It scorned
as though Nature had granted a special
dispensation in favor of the great event.
The clouds broke Into ft thousand frag
ments and these were swept swiftly out of
Bight. The menacing dome of slaty black
was transformed Info an arch of brightest
blue set with slight whirling specks ot
gray which hurried before the wind n
though anxious to get away and leave na
obstacle between tbo azure above and tbo
otni beauty ot the resplendent towers be
neath. It became an Idea1 day for the *
comfort of the immense crowd that was
rapidly expanding Inside the exposition en-
losuru and the people hastened to dispose of
their mackintoshes and umbrellas and get
readv'to sojoy the day to Itu full JlmlU
Couldn't DluK tlic OroTrd ,
While nature was coquetting with the show
the people were thronging to the grounds
regardless ! of her smiles or frowns. They
began to como almost
as soon as It was
light , and before '
' 7 o'clock there wore hun
dreds massed in front of
. ench of the on-
trances. In deference to the anticipated
crush ' the gates were'opened soon after 7
o'clock . and by that tlmo the capacity of
the [ street car lines was reached. Soon after
! It was exceeded and from 8 o'clock to noon
the transportation facilities were totally In-
adequate. . The street railway company
turned its barns inside out and ran its trains
with exceptional regularity In view of tbo
tremendous crowds that assailed them. But
It | was simply overwhelmed
and a car was
no ( sooner started to the grounds than It
was loaded to the roof. No effort whatever
was made to carry the people from polntn
north , of Dodge street and the trains whirled
8j by them scarcely a block apart , but piled
so thickly with people that it was Impossible
to secure a foothold. Crowds congregated at
every block and finally most of thom gave It
up ] and started for the grounds on foot. Both
sides [ of all the sheets leading towards the
exposition grounds wcro crowded with pe-
destrlans i ( and scores of carryalls and express
wagons did a lucrative business picking
up
the stragglers.
Jam ! Aoundlnif.
When all these people merged Into com
pact crushes at the entrances the jam was
astounding. Before 0 o'clock there were
fully 1,000 people marshaled at the Twenty-
fourth street gate waiting for their chance at
the ticket -windows. On Sherman avenue tba
crush was less noticeable , as it was dis
tributed between the bluff and matu court
entrances. It was manifestly Impossible to
bandfc such a crowd without some delay , but
the Inconvenience was the least that could
possibly bo expected. The Admissions de
partment performed its difficult tusk with
admirable efficiency and the people were bus
tled through tbo gates with tbo greatest
possible rapidity. This is evident when it Is
considered that before the gates had been
opened two hours there were fully lO.OOO
people Inside the grounds , and tbo rush
seemed to become more Insistent every min
ute ,
Deforo the forenoon was half over It waa
almost impossible to force a way through
any of the large buildings. The aisles were
packed solidly and every entrance was be
sieged by a clamoring and struggling multi
tude. Even In the main avenues the pcdca-
trlan had to be contented to elbow his way
along with patience , and as the hour for the
exercises of the day approached , tbo rush
toward the Plaza was something terrific.
At the same tlmo there was no cessation
of the crowd at the gates. Every half min
ute a motor train dumped from ICO to 200
people , and nearly as many seemed to ba
coming on foot.
Kept GaliiK All Dny.
' This continued until long after noon and
even asjate as1 o'clock the arriving trains
wcro comfortably loaded. What the crowd
would have been If It had all been on the
grounds at once may bo Imagined by those
who mingled In tbe nwlrNng maelstrom that
extended from ono end of tbe ble enclosure
to the other. There was no place on tbo
Krounds BO remote from the centers of at
traction that It was possible to walk freely ,
and , as a rule , It was only by dint of the
roost energetic huatllng that it was posxlblc
to go from one place to another. The fact
that the homegolng began early relieved to
omo extent * tbo fearful jam. At 2 o'clock
some of the people who had been on the
grounds since early morning were glad to
bid a reluctant adieu to tbelr attractions anil
begin' the homeward journey. An hour or
two rater there were nearly as many peopU
going one way as the other , and when the
evening crowd began to como tbo ruth to-
Aaril tbo city was on In earnest. Hut even
then It was ImpoMlble to carry tbe tremendous
deus concourse home by any ordinary means
of transportation. The street railway com
pany concentrated every possible motor on
the loop , aiid tbo spur on Eramctt street was