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JSSTARJjTSIlED , J UXE ] f ) , J 87J. * OMAHA , TUESDAY MOBXFNG , OCTOUJSK IS' , 1898 TWELVE PAGES. SIN (3 L13 COPY'ITJTVE CENTS.
WINTER AT THE FAIR
Boreas Makes an Unexpected Oall on the
Exposition Management.
UNWELCOME VISITATION FROM A MONARCH
King of tbo Wintry Blasts Demands a
Reception for Himself.
CONDITIONS AS BAD AS SEEMS POSSIBLE
Summer Show Buffers Considerably from
Blizzard's ' Effects.
MANV PEOPLE GO TO THE GROUNDS
Vlnltnra Undaunted hy the. Atrful
Wenthcr .MnUc the. llext of Their
IVny from llalldliiK to
IliillillniC All Dny.
Tolnl AdmlHNtoiiH Yoxtonlay
Total tit Dntu .
If the attendance ycstciday did not reach
record breaking proportions , It was the
moBt surprising Incident since the exposi
tion opened. That any out of door attraction
could bring out a crowd that ran well Into
five figures In the face of such an ntmoa-
uhorical nlghtmuro a that which visited
Omaha yesteiday would scarcely be believed.
Hut the people wcro there and for the most
-nart thov were a merry crowd In spite of
their discomforts. The blinding storm robbed
the grounds of warmth and beauty and sun
shine , but It failed to subdue the spirits of
the people who hnd coino to be amused and
piopwcd to extract enjoyment from the oc
casion bv ono means or another.
The attractions of the show were
limited to a sharp northwest wind
that drove the damp snow through every
rrnck nnd" crevice nnd chilled the visitor to
the very bones. The white buildings seemed
dull nnd leailmi besldo thu pure white of
the Winding snow. The ( lowers and grass
nnd follngo wore concealed under three Inches
of soft. BlUEhy covering , and the nvcnues
and promenades wcro a continuous waste of
slush and water. H wns cold everywhere , and
damp and raw and thoroughly comfortless.
Hut even tlieso multiplied disadvantages
could not entirely keep the people away.
There are sin-era ! thousand people In Omaha
who came here from various distances to sea
the exposition. They had nowhere else to go
nnd thcv did their best to enjoy them
selves on the grounds In spite of the ele
ments. The street ears wcro crowded all
the morning , and while the Mustering cold
drove the people out of the open the build
ings were fairly tilled. By crowding pretty
close together the visitors managed to sco
the exhibits In conic degree of comfort nnd
the shelter of the colonnades permitted them
to pass from one building to another without
exposure.
On the Midway the showmen Just took a
day off and most of them made no effort to
.
„ crowded1 a ViloaPly toftothuPaa their tethera
wo'uiii permit and In the office buildings the
employes shivered In spite"of the soft coal
men. In the Indian encampment the Apaches
and other southern tribes burled themselves
In blankets , crept as far as possible Into
HIP ilnubtfu ? shelter of their tepees and nhlv-
creil In glum silence. Occasionally a fervent
ebullition of cuss words betrayed the pres
ence of an aboriginal who had been partially
civilized ,
Children III the .Storm.
Hut the greatest sufferers by reason of the
young blizzard were a big train ! oral of school
children HIM'- arrived from Fremont nt 10
o'clock. Thcro wore 1.129 of them and al
though It WHS snowing steadily when they
left homo not one of them was willing to
hack out. Some of them , were only poorly
protected from the unaccustomed cold and
when they hnd been on the grounds half nn
hour they wcro nearly frozen. They were
admitted at the north gate nnd by the time
they reached the main court they were uni
formly wot' nnd cold and uncomfortable.
Even childish enthusiasm was chilled by
the dlHcomfortB of the day and they were
glad to'bo taken In hand by the exposition
employes , who did everything In their power
to make them comfortable. The little ones
were divided between the buildings where
stoves diffused some degree of warmth , the
fires were stirred until the stoves were red
hot and the groups of small bovs and girls
wore given the front seats while they dried
their soggy shoes and warmed thcmeelvrfl
ready for another Jaunt out In the cold.
\ The celebrations that hnd been scheduled
for t'hc day wcro , In thu nuiln , abandoned.
The Odd Fellows' parade nnd exercises were
called off entirely and the North Dakota
day exercises were limited to a very Informal
mal celebration at the state exhibit In the
Agriculturebuilding. . Several hundred
North Dakota visitors dropped In during thu
forenoon and these wcro received uiul made
to feel at homo by Mls Henrietta Ford ,
who Is In charge of the exhibit ; Mr . Edua
11. Maxwell of Kausutt City and Mrs. Charles
Dayman of Omaha. The booth waa very
prettily decorated with red and yellow roses
and smllax.
The program of Epcechmaking was cut
very abort ) In deference to the conditions
and this consisted of very short greetings
by Colonel C. A. Lounsbury , chairman of
the North Dakota commission , and Com-
nilcsloner J. B. Power. The feature of the
celebration that appealed most forcibly to
ho crowd was the distribution of hot bis
cuits compounded of North Dakota Hour nnd
lavishly spread \\lth North Dakota butter.
These were manufactured by the hundred
nnd served to all who came , and this was
easily the most popular fearuro of the day.
The biscuits wcro delicious at any time and
especially to the people who had been light
ing their way through the damp snow out-
bide. The way they disappeared was some
thing amazing , and hundreds of cold and
Bhlvorlng people votvxl them the most pal
atable morsels they had ever enjoyed.
C'elehrntloiib for Today.
Today Is German day and Ancient Order
nf United , Workmen day. Both events will
bo celebrated by appropriate exorcises In
the Auditorium , the Workmen meeting at
1:30 : o'clock and the German visitors at 3.
Although the storm of yesterday is expected
to minimize the attendance from abroad the
committees In charge of the celebrations
expect to have fairly good crowds If the
weather man keeps his promise and brings
clearing weather , Tbo Workmen have ar
ranged a very elaborate program and Ger
man davlll bo observed by a parade to the
k-rounils followed by music and speeches In
thu Auditorium. William Rapp , editor of the
Illinois Staatz-Zeltung , will eprak In Ger
man and Edward Rosewater will deliver an
mhlresB l\f \ English ,
remix ) iMuila Ilnilronil OOlclnU.
President Wattles received a telegram
yesterday that the officers and directors of
the Pennsylvania railroad will arrive at the
exposition Wednesday morning. At 1
o'clock HKV will entertain the officer * and
executive committee , with other Invited
guests , nt a dinner In their dining car ,
which will bo switched on the grounds.
I.MM.VVS Wn.VTHUIl Till : MTOUM.
\olile Ited Man linn n I'retly ( food
Time lit Illn Topee.
While most of the people at the exposition
wcro wading around In the snow , slush and
water yesterday Inviting pneumonia , the In
dians on the north tract were ns warm and
comforUible ns though they hnd been occu
pying quartets in the most modern houses.
Some of them , however , were slightly un
comfortable , due principally from the fact
that they coma from the south , where snow
Is seldom seen. About the only Indians who
suffered were the Apaches. They all occupy
wnll Wilts and have no provisions for fire ,
their tents not being so constructed ns to
admit of a fire being built Inside. However ,
they had plenty of blnnkcts and wnrm cloth
ing and when rolled up In these they got
along very nicely.
Some of flic BO Indians had never seen
snow before yesterday. There Is ono man ,
Joe , 26 yearn of age , who was eomowhut
alarmed when ho nro e yesterday morning
and , looking out of his tent , saw the flakes
falling. Ho called his fellow Indians , urging
them to hurry , telling them that the ground
was being covered with something whll'c.
They all went outsldo and nfter explaining
things to Joy frisked nnd frolicked like a
lot of school boys.
The 1'ueblos. who have the ndotie house
down under the trees , Just west of the offi
cers' quarters , were the envy of all of rho
other Indians of the encampment. The wnlls
of this house are about eighteen Inches In
thickness and the root Is covered with
boards , which In turn are covered wirh earth.
In one corner there is a huge fireplace and
Into this the logs were thrown yesterday ,
heating up the Interior of the house until
the mercury toyed with the ulnet'les. No
matter how hard the wind blew outside , In
side the adobe house It was warm and com
fortable.
With the Sioux , who are most numerous ,
there was no suffering. They nil had plenty
of wood and had fires In the center of their
tepees , which warmed up the entire Interior.
The Sioux all come from Dakota , where
snow storms In October are not uncommon ,
and for some days they have been looking
for a chungo of weather. Sunday night
American Horse , who came down here to
meet the president nnd the members of his
parry , predicted snow _ and Informed his people -
plo that If the signs'In the goose bone did
not fool him It would blizznrd before Mon
day night. Ho said that In addition to these
signs his rheumatism , which he designated
ns a sure storm barometer , Indicated snow ,
accompanied by high winds. Ho ndvlsed that
the tepees be drawn close about the poles
nnd that dirt bo thrown up around the bet
toms. Indians who know American Horse
nnd knew of his weather predicting pro
pensities profited by his words of wisdom
and hustled. There were others , however ,
who wcro llko the foolish virgins of sacred
writ nnd when the storm broke they were
unprepared.
Indulge In n Smoke Talk.
In rho tepees where the cloth had been
drawn tight and where Che dirt hnd been
thrown around the bottom there was every
comfort that nn Indian expects In this
world warmth nnd plenty to eat. Fires of
dry woqd were bullc In the center of each
cloth-covered hnbltntlon , flrd from ervch tire
tliu umoko mounted to tlic-iop or the cone-
shaped structure nnd there passed out of an
opening left for the purpose. Around the
fires fhe Indians sat crosslegged and smoked
nnd told stories of their experiences of long
ngo nnd of whnt they have seen at the ex
position.
With an Indian a plpo Is Just ns much
of a necessity ns a full stomach and nil day
yesterday the pipes were worked double
time. The Indian does not smoke as does
the white man , but instead , makes the
smoking of a pipe something of a social
function. If there are a dozen Indians
around n fire only ono pipe Is used. This
In almost every case Is a stone article man
ufactured from red plpcstone , the only
quarry of which Is up In the southwest cor
ner of Minnesota and which under treaties
with the United States Is always to remain
the property of the Indiana In common , nil
tribes having the same rights.
This smoking starts early fu the morning
and It Is presumed that It continues until
the last Indian has roiled his blanket around
him nnd gone to sleep. Some man starts
the smoking function by pulling ono of these
stone pipes from some portion of his gar
ment and filling It with American tobacco ,
takes a brand from the fire and lights It.
This Indian takes a few whiffs nnd passes
It to his neighbor on the right , who follows
the example and passes the plpo along.
Around and around the circle It goes until
the tobacco has burned out , when It Is re
filled by the Indian lute whoso hands It
happens to full when the last whiff has been
pulled. During this smoking little cbnversa-
tlon Is Indulged In , though occasionally an
Indian will break out and chatter llko a
magpie for a fuw moments. His companions
will listen and during nil of this time the
plpo continues on its rounds. To the con
versation few ; responses are made , the story
teller apparently having the right of way ,
a grunt now and then evidently sanctioning
all that has been snld.
None of the squnws tnke part In the
smoking , though once In a while one of the
smaller boys will be given a pull nt the
stem. While the men smoke the squaws
busy themselves doing bead work or In mak
ing articles to sell , stopping only long
enough to get the meals of the day , which
are easily cooked nnd quickly eaten. When
a meal Is served the pipe Is laid aside , but
ns soon us the repast has been finished it
Is tnken up nnd again started on Its
rounds.
With the male Indians of the northern
tribes smoking la more than a habit. It Is
cultivated In childhood and Is Indulged In
all through life nnd the Indian and his plpo
are two thing * that arc as Inseparable as the
Siamese twins.
Again yesterday Captain Mercer Issued
warm clothing to all the Indians. Under
clothing nnd stockings were Issued to both
men and women , ns well as to the children.
In addition to the clothing blankets In great
numbers were passed. The women received
nhawls , wnrm skirts and hoods , while the
men and boys were given iwcatera and caps.
Some of them used them , but otherstdld not.
Some of the men tried to run In ringers on
the store , but were always detected.
While most of the Indians donned the
American store clothes others did not and
during the afternoon there were plenty of
the men who wore furnished with complete
outfits In the morning came out with noth
ing between them and the snow but a breech
clout , a coat Of paint and a bunch of
feathers.
\VIM1I\C VI * Till : ASSOCIATION
Director * to Tnke the Preliminary
StfllM Thin Afternoon
A special meeting of the Hoard of Direct
ors has been called atI o'clock this af
ternoon , Aa t'ho object of this meeting Is
to arrange for winding up the affairs of the
exposition an urgent Invitation has been
ent to every member to be prwut. Ono
of the Important questions to be consid
ered IB the disposal of the assets of the ex-
( Continued.on 4-"lth ( l'agr. )
PREACHER UNDER A CLOUD
Hev , George R. Parish of Marshalltown ,
la. , Charged with Forgery ,
PLACED UNDER ARREST BY A DETECTIVE
AcciiMOd of t'Clerliin Spurious ChccUn
In Illlniiln niiil AVlKCoiiMn Doiilen
Unilihiitlciilly Hint lie In Guilty
of Aliened IrrcKiiliirltleN.
MARSHALLTOWN. In. , Oct. 17. ( Special
Telegram. ) Hev. Ocorgo 11. Parish , pastor
of the Congregational church of vhls city ,
was nrrt-Hted this nfternoon by Detective H.
Koach of the 1'lnkerton agency and Deputy
Sheriff H. J. Hnlcomh of DeKalb county ,
Illinois , on the charge of forgery. The ar
rest wan made on complaint of the Ameri
can Hankers * association and fhc American
Hoard of Foreign Missions Is also Interested
In the prosecution.
The- crimes with which Hev. Parish Is
%
charged date back three years. July 17 ,
1S93 , the Hank of Sandwich , * III. , received
a letter from the Lucns County Savings
bank of Toledo. 0. , enclosing a check for
$300 , purporting to have been drawn by the
Illinois Home Missionary society unit In
favor of llev. Mark Thompson. No such
bank was found to exist , but the letter ac
companying this check stated that Thomp
son was pastor of the Central church of To
ledo , was visiting in Sandwich and needed
the money. About1 this time a clerical np-
pcnrlng gentleman appeared In Sandwich
with a letter Introducing him as Mark
Thompson. Tht ; check was paid , but both
It nnd the letter were found to be forgeries.
An attempt was made ro defraud the Wis
consin National bank of Waterloo , WIs. ,
out of $500 In Identically the same way , but
failed. This draft was purported to be drawn
by the American Hoard of Foreign Missions.
The First National bnnk of Elkhorn , WIs. ,
also received n similar draft Issued under
the name of Edward E. Alken , M. D. . a mis
sionary of the society in China.
In all those cases the handwriting was
similar. The bank letter heads were all
forged , us were the signatures of the board's
secretaries. For thrcn yenrs detectives hnvc
worked on the case , resulting In the nrrest
of Parish , whom they claim to have appre
hended through forged letters sent to the
clerks of the various boards of Congrega
tional churches In need of pastors , asking
them to give Mr. Parish n trial. These pur
ported to come from Rev. James L. Barton
of the American board , who disclaims all
knowledge of Parish.
Parish came hero a few weeks ngo from
Const'antlne , Mich. Ho denies emphatically
the charges against him and voluntarily ac
companied thu officers to Sandwich tonight.
BROOKE TO RULE IN SAN JUAN
Flnnl Ceremony In tlie Deliverof I * .
Imiil of Porto Illeo to United
.Stilton OccurN Today.
SAN JUAN , Porto Rico , Oct. 17. The final
ceremony In the. delivery of the Island and
the raising of the United Slates Hag upon
the .captain general's | iMnpp , Rf Mnmr And
the- public buildings of San Junnvlll take
place tomorrow at noon. National salutes
will bo fired by the American artillery nnd
the forts. Thens will be special music. All
the Insular officials and the foreign consuls
have received invitations to attend the func
tion.
tion.Tho
The United States cruiser Newark Is dally
expected. The New Orleans has sailed for
the United Stntes.
Two batteries arrived today from. Ponce.
They were followed by the Eleventh regi
ment of Infantry. This teglment will be
garrisoned at San Juan. The Sixth immune
regiment , under Colonel Tyson , Is debark
ing today and Is being sent by trnin to re
lieve regulars.
Four companies go to towns between San
Juan and Areclbo , four to Areclbo and four
more to towns west of Arecibo. The few
Spanish guards now remaining at San Juan
are quartered together and will bo removed
later.
Ocncral Brooke's headquarters are being
removed from Illo Pledras , a suburb of San
Juan , to the city proper.
.WASHINGTON , Oct. 17. General Drooke
has plenary powers In Porto Rico , nnd will
have sole charge of the government ) until
some other arrangement Is made. It Is pos
sible when the president returns he may
designate some other governor for that
Island until a territorial government Is pro
vided for. No Instructions have been sent
to General Brooke tegardlng bis duties after
tomorrow , when the Island formally passes
over to the UnlteJ States nnd all Span
ish authority Is withdrawn , but he Is ac
quainted wlfh the proclamations of the presi
dent regarding the management of affairs.
General Brooke , it Is understood , Intends
to return to the United States as soon as the
affairs of the island become more settled ,
but probably before that time a military
governor will be named , as was done at
Santiago.
PONCE. Porto Rico , Oct. 17. By permis
sion of General Guy V. Henry , General
C stlemnn of the First Kentucky volun
teers had arranged to assemble all" the regi
mental bands to take part at noon tomorrow
ct the celebration of the final and formal
surrender of the Island of Porto Rico to the
United States. The bands of the First Ken
tucky volunteers , the Third Wisconsin , the
First volunteer engineers and the Nineteenth
regular Infantry were to play the "Star
Spangled Banner" In unison Immediately
nfter the firing of the forty-four guns from
the batteries. In consequence of the In
tense heat , however , General Hpnry , after
n further conference with Colonel Castlo-
man , has decided not to alfow a review of
the troops , considering the enfeebled condi
tion of the men , but there will be music and
other forms of celebration.
BEDECKED WITH THE PURPLE
PrcNldcnt Mclvlnley Iteeelve * the Ile-
Broo of Doctor of I.IMV from
I'nlverNlty.
CHICAGO. Oct. 17. The University of
Chicago today conferred upon President Wil
liam McKlnley the degree of Doctor of Law.
As many people as could be Jammed Into
Kent theater applauded to thu echo ns Pres
ident Harper placed around the shoulders
of the nation's executive the hood of purple
purple to Indicate , us Dr. Harper said In
Latin , that the recipient of the degree had
surpassed other men In native genius and
devoted toil.
The exercises at the university , while
hampered very much by wet weather , ware
ntlll impressive In an extraordinary degree.
Shortly before 12 o'clock he left the resi
dence of Colonel Lafayette MeWllllams ,
entered a carriage and was rapidly driven
to the white house of the university , the
home of President Harper. Here luncheon
was served to the presidential party by
the faculty of the college -and a limited
number of Invited guests , prominent among
whom were * Archbishop Ireland of St. Paul ,
Rev. John Henry 'Harrows and Thomas B.
Ilryan , Mrs , McKlnley wns not present
at the Inucheon , but joined the party at
the Kent theater In time to wltncsa the
conferring of the degree.
Before entering the theater Mr. McKlnley
mounted a stand In frontot , President Har
per's residence , whete lie stood under an
umbrella nnd reviewed a long line of the
students of Chicago university and Its af
filiated Institutions of learning ,
The degree was conferred by. the dean of
the university , who spoke as follows :
Inasmuch as the trustee * qf the Univer
sity of Chicago had judged It to bo reason
able and right that those who , surpassing
other men In native genius and In devotion
to toll , have carried great undertakings In
the letters or sciences to successful Ifaue ,
or In the administration of affairs have
rendered memorable service to the common
wealth , should receive the meed of honors
mid distinctions , that they themsclvet ) may
have the pralso which In their due , nnd that
the minds of others may be roused to emu
late their virtues and to win like fame , I ,
therefore , now present It to you , the chief
magistrate of the United States , ) VIUInm
McKlnley , who recently. In the severest
crisis , fnlled nt no point to serve the Inter
est of the commonwealth. And I commend
him to you ns a man worthy of the highest
honor that the university can bestow.
TRAGEDY OF THE MOHEGAN
ClinrKcn of n Seimntlounl Cliaraetoi-
Arc Made . \ alant the
.siilii'K Olllcvrn.
( Copyright , 1S98 , by I'resn Publishing Co. )
LONDON , Oct. 17. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) A correspond-
j cnt at St. Kcrveru , telegraphing tonight ,
cays :
"Every evidence.Is . accumulating that the
'
loss of the Mohe'gnn was duo to gross blun
der and neglect. One explanation Is that
the ship was coming In jo close as to enable
It to land several stowaways at Falmouth.
Grave allegations are alBO made against the
captain. Several survivors'declare ho was
drunk , taciturn , quarreling with the crew
and lying on a sofa most of the way down
the channel from Dover , D. Kelly , a pas
senger , stated that no officers -were to be
seen at the time of the attempted launching
of the lifeboats , which were very awkwardly
arranged nnd the new crow was unable to
deal with them. Hut no satisfactory expla
nation hns yet been offered of the course
taken by the Mohegan , which Is held to
bo Inexplicable If the ship was being navi
gated by sober or sane men. If pome of
the surviving members of the crew have
the courage to tell all they know of the
condition of things on board the Inquiry , It
Is said , will prove of the most sensational
character. "
FALMOUTH. Eng. , Oct. 17. The Inquest
upon the remains of the victims of the
wreck of the Mohegan was adjourned today
for a week In order to allow of the attend
ance of a representative of the board of
trade.
H. Kelly , one of the rescued passengers ,
created a sensation by declaring that there
were no officers aboard , except the captain ,
when they were most needed to supervise
the launching of the boat's.
NEW YORK , Oct.jt7. . The following
cablegram was received'today * from the Lon
don agent of the offices of the Atlantic
Transport line :
Passengers' bodies Identified : "Baxter ;
Grandln , Mrs. King , Luke , .Warner , Fulton ,
George , Miss Gown , Hlaclry. Master King ,
Mss | Flerlns. Miss , K/umjers.
DOSTON. Oct. X" . i jbarlcs a. Rich , a
Boston theatrical manager , said today that
T. W. King , who with his wife and two
children Is reported lost In the wreck of the
steamer Mohegan , was a summer resident of
Slasconset , Nantucket , and usually spent the
winters In Now York. Mr. King wns born
In Ohio and spent several years of his early
life on a cattle ranch In Montana.
ROYALTY ROBBED OF JEWELS
DntvnKcr Diiplioxn Sutherland I.oncx
Valuable Property on 11 Hull-
rend Train.
( Copyright , 1S9S. by Press Publishing Co. )
LONDON. Oct. 17. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The Dally
Mall's Paris dlspntch , 8 o'clock : A Jewel
case valued at $160,000 belonging to the
Dowager Duchess Sutherland wns stolen at
Gare du Nerd this morning. The robbery
was cleverly and boldly effected and as it
was not Immediately discovered the thief got
away.
The duchess , who was proceeding with her
brother-in-law and was accompanied by serv
ants from Paris , left by the 11:50 : train for
Calais , en route for London , took an unoccu
pied carriage- which she placed a leather
bag and box containing her Jewels. The
coupe was connected by a corridor with an
other , but the duchess did not take notice
of the fact. She stcujpcd out of the carriage
for a moment onto the platform to see her
friends and It Is surmised by the commla-
salre of police that was the moment selected
by the thief to pass from one coupe to the
other , take the bag and box nnd retire by
the way he came.
Immediately after the duchess re-entered
the carriage and the train moved off she had
not gone far from Paris when , wishing to
obtain something from her bag , she found
that both bag and box had disappeared. Thu
express , however , did not stop until It
reached Amiens , where she alighted and
took the first train back to Paris.
ABOUT READYJiO SURRENDER
I'llIiiKcr Indian * Holding ; a Confer
ence frith CoinmlHNloner of In
dian AITiilrH Jimcx.
WALKER. Oct. 17. The surrender of the
Pillager Indians seems assured. Commis
sioner Jonoe Is having a final conference
with them today.
The steamer Flora , having on board Com
missioner Jones and his party and thu
newspaper correspondents , left for Black
Duck Point to attend the Indian council ,
shortly nfter ti o'clock In the morning. By
noon one of the severest storms ever known
at Leech Lake wtis raging and fears were
entertained It had been wrecked. At 7
o'clock , however , the FJora waa sighted by
the watchers on shore on Its return trip , but
In attempting to land It ran on to sunken
timbers of the dock , which was nearly de
molished by the storm. Those on board
landed In small boats with much difficulty.
The Flora will go to pieces before morn-
Ing.
TORE OFF THE CUBAN BADGES
Pride of SiiiinlNli Colonel ! Sorely
Wounded nnd He Create *
it Scene.
HAVANA , Oct. 17. Yesterday afternoon
Regla , a suburb of Havana , was thoroughly
aroused by a sensational Incident. Ou the
Havana train stopping at the Cuban camp
of Rafael dc Cardenas several hundred pas *
scngers were picked up. Many who boarded
the train displayed Cuban Insignia. A
Spanish colonel , who was a pisienger , ob
jected to this and tore the badges from the
breasts of the wearers , at the same time
giving orders lo the civil guard accom
panying the train < o arrest the engineer
and conductor If they dared to stop again
at a Cuban caivp.
DISPOSING OF CUBAN DEBT
American Oomraissioners Are Said to Havt
Taken a Finn Stand ,
DECLINE TO ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY
Other Ilcinrt Say Uic fulled Slnlcn
Will Tnltp ( lie Mix Per Tent
l.onu of IJSSd , lint .Not
Any Other.
( Copyright , 1S9S , by Press Publishing Co. )
PAK1S , Oct. 17. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) The American
commissioners today finally refused to ac
cept the responsibility of the Cuban debt ,
either on American or Cuban behalf. The
Spanish reply Is now awaited. Meantime
I hero nre no dissensions likely to lead to n
rupture , as It Is known the Spaniards will
give way now that the American commis
sion has put down Its foot. The next moot
ing of the commission occurs Wednesday.
Tomorrow the commissioners nre going over
the exhibition grounds and tomorrow night
the joint commission dines with Ambassa
dor Porter.
LONDON , Oct. 17. ( Now York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) The Dally
'Mall's ' Paris dispatch pays : I hear that a
part of the solution of thu Spanish-Amer
ican pence problem has been or will very
soon bo arrived at. America will bake over
rcsponslbllty for the Cuban C per cent loan
of 1SSS. This loan was floated entirely for
Cuban i urposes. It 1s probable , however ,
that the fi per cent loan of IS'JO ' will not
ba taken over.
Heject Sovereignly Iilen.
LONDON , Oct. IS. The Paris correspond
ent of the Times says :
At the sitting of the peace commission Nils
afternoon the American commissioners of
ficially ami It would seem definitely re
jected the Idea of accepting sovereignty over
Cuba for the United States.
The Spanish commissioners thereupon re
marked that Spain having abandoned uch
sovereignty under pressure from the United
States , and the United States having denied
than sovereignty henceforth belongs to them ,
Cuba la do facto In a state of anarchy , as nn
Intermission of sovereignty cannot bo viewed
in any other light.
The American commissioners rejoined that
without accepting sovereignty tSio United
States considered themselves deputed and
bound to maintain security for all the In
habitants ; -that ) they would not fall to In
troduce and uphold order , and , In short , that
they would do all that was necessary to put
the Island as speedily as possible In a state
of normal organization to bo transformed at
the earliest possible moment Into a legal
regularity satisfactory for the security
of all.
Upon this the Spanish commissioners , with
what deems striking logic , promptly replied
that by the fact of the declaration Just made
thorn and of the United States undertaking
to restore legality , order and security the
United States was Invented wll'h veritable
sovereignty and consequently could not refuse -
fuse to accept the consequences of such sov
ereignty , seeing that they admittedly could
not tolerate the relapse into anarchy of an
Island rlnced under -their supervision und
direction.
Notwithstanding these striking objections ,
the American commissioners persisted In
their refusal and officially declared that the
United States cannot be vested with sovereignty
eignty and they ( the commissioners ) could
not deviate from this definlttdeclaratlou. Ac
cording to Impressions I have been able to
collect In various circles unconnected with
either side , but entitled to weight , rho re
fusal of the United States Is not of so posi
tive a character as would at first sight ! seem
to result from the formal declarations men
tioned.
IteiiHon Tor tinAction. .
The reason given was this : The United
States have declared that they made a war
not of conquest but of liberation and or
der , because they could not allow the pro
longation at their very doors of a. state
of things which was in their eyes , n blow
to the cause of humanity and civilization.
They , therefore , made a public declara
tion that the war was not one of conquest
and they now consider that by agreeing
to bo invested with the ( sovereignty of Cuba ,
they would give themselves the appearance
of having conquered the island for terri
torial aggrandizement. They refuse to give
themselves the appearance of a conquering
nation. Hence they
positively refuse to ac
cept that capacity of sovereignty which
would be inconsistent with the character
of humanitarian disinterestedness essential
to the honor of America. The United States
quite comprehend that their refusal to accept
sovereignty does not exclude obligation on
the footing of Justice and equity , to make
Spain real concessions as to financial bur
dens which would bo
crushing if she was
saddled with the whole Cuban debt. Wo
may be assured on this point the Ameri
cans will bo less Inflexible than on the ques-
lion of sovereignty. The proof , I am told ,
that the United States are disposed to meet
Spain in an equitable fashion Is that the
Spanish commissioners , who would not at
first accept an Invitation to dine with Gen
eral Horace I'orter until the end of the con
ference , have now accepted.
Friends of the UnlteJ States here think
it might have been better If they had pro
ceeded more openly , If , Instead of conquer
ing the Island Indirectly , the Washington
government had frankly accepted sovereignty
eignty In Cuba with all the rights and ob
ligations Involved.
Tronhlo nt Madrid.
DAYONNE , Franco , Oct. 17. Advices re
ceived from Madrid point to effervescence In
military circles there. Members of the mili
tary club openly and severely criticise the
covernment for concluding what they term a
"humiliating pence" and some of them even
suggest the establishment of a military dic
tatorship under the present dynnsty.
The official's at Madrid deny the report
that Captain General Dlunco has resigned.
Titoi'iii.i ; TVSTOHK ix criiA.
IiiHiirKcnt ChlefM May PlKM liiNlcnd
of ( ilvlnif I | i Armx.
HAVANA. Oct. 17. Conflicting reports are
In circulation regarding the policy adopted
bv the Insurgent chiefs. For instance , It is
asserted that General Callxto Garcia has
agreed to co-operate with the Americans and
Is exhorting the Cubans to lay down their
arms and accept the conditions Imposed by
the Americans. Hut the friends of the chief
contradict theeo reports and gay the Insur-
sent leaders are all earnest advocates and
champions of the absolute independence of
Cuba and that they will listen to no com
promise.
Therefore , they add , trouble Is to be feared
In that quarter. Indeed some of the promi
nent Cubans go BO far as to say that any
deviation from the original resolution of
congress In regard to Cuba will bo met in
ooen protest and armed opposition , which ,
however fmlrldal to Cuban aspirations , would
mean much further trouble , loss of life ,
urlvatlons and expenses for the Americana.
The climatic perils are particularly referred
to as likely to cause considerable lose of
fife among the Americana ,
Whether from hidden motive * or otherwise
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska
Fain Continued Cold.
YcMerdnyV 'l'e in porn lure nt Omnltnl
TODAY AT TIIIJ IJXI'OSITIOX.
( icriiiiin Day.
Ancient Or it or of ( 'lilted Workmen
Dny.
ToniieNHoe Dny.
II a. in. to 111 | i , in , , liiullnii CoiiKrcNN.
t ) n . Mtc ! took i\lillilt : In Mock
1'avlllon.
l ( ) it. in , , Oninlin t'oueerl lliinil nt Au
ditorium.
lllflO II. III. , IllltllCNlllll IllllllllN
Docked nt ( ioveriiinriit ItulldliiK.
1- in , , Flrp tinmen Illtelicd by ISIpe-
trU-ltj.
1 till ) IP. in. . Ancient Or .lor or l.'iilted
Workmen nt Auditorium ,
Music . South Omaha Hand
Invocation . llev. C. II. DUWKOII
\\flcome .
lion. Krnnk K. Sloorcn , Mayor of Omaha.
lU'Hponsu' .
, . SI. H. Shultz , Grand Muster Workman.
Music . South Omaha Hand
Addrottti . If. C. BtKKlnnn of Soutn
Oiniilm. Supreme .Master Workman.
And rpss .
Mrs. Bella Harding , Oninil Chl f 3f Honor.
Address .
J. ( . . Tale , rant Supreme .Master Workman.
Introduction of Supreme and Grand
I.oilgo Officer * .
Amurlrn . Iy ! the Audience
- It. in , , Dny SlKiinllniv. I'nlted Stuten
SlKiuil CoriiN.
SSiilO p. ni. , Comma Dny I'nriule Kn-
lern ( iroiinilM on I'.ilM Side.
I p , m , , ImicN rnnd nt Auditorium.
Gi-rnwn day uroKrnin :
1'urt 1.
Overture Oberon . Weber
( a ) Acglr's Song . Kaiser Wllhciin II
( b ) 1'lzzlcatl ( concert polku ) . Strauss
Scones frnm Lohengrin . Wagner
( Introducing tlio famoim wedding music
nnd concluding with the "Prayer for Vic
tory" by Messrs. ICenney ( cornet ) , I'or-
l > oru ( wnxtipliono ) , Xltnnicrmn.fi ( trom
bone ) , Purfutto ( euphonium ) nnd A. I. . .
Perfetto ( contra tuba ) . )
Fiickoltunz , No. 3 . Meyerbeer
( Concluding with the well known "llell Dlr
1m Slcecs Krimtz. " )
Part I' .
Overturn Festival . Lputner
The Knlscr'H Guard ( military act-ne ) _
. Frledmnnn
Nuehklaenpo von Vnterlund . Hnrtmnnn
( FnntuKln on German Folk Sonin. )
Trombone Solo Serenade . Schubert
I MUCH.
Dlo AVacht Am Uhcln .
! t p. m , . ( ipriiinii Dny H erel e nt
Auditorium ,
Music . Innes Band
Welcome .
Hon. Frank K. Moores , Mayor of Omaha ,
Song . Orplila Singing Society
Address .
Hon. William Ratt , Illinois Slants Zeltung.
Music . I nneH Hand
Address . ' , .
Hon. K. Rosewuter. Editor of The Ueo.
Music . Innes Band
: i n , m. , iriilteil Stilton Mfc Savlnif
Kxhlhlt on Itfiixnon , *
I II. III. . ( irent Sliani Ilnttle nil Ill-
Ulan ( irouiiili.
. " | i. m.Vnr llnllooii ANCCIIHIOII.
7 l > . m. , IIIIION llniKl oil I'laxn.
Part 1.
Overture Tannlmeimer . Wagner
Lorelei dmraphrnsp ) . Neavndba
ScencH from Martha . Flotow
Ulo llU8 ! < iirc < n K' mni-li ( military
Ktlf 2.
Vorsplcl Hiinxol and Grotel..Humi > ordlncK
Th ? Fntherlnnd ( German fantasia ) .
. , . . . , . Itartmann
Trombone Solo O Ultt Eucli Llebc Vo-
Keleln . Gumbert
Innos.
Iloch Kaiser ( military march ) . Krai
( "Ili'll Dlr Sieges Krnntz. " )
II I > . m. , KlrcworkN onorlli Trnc.t.
DOM M TOM-III
1 < > n. m. , ( ionium Fentlvnl 1'iirnile
from Turner Hull.
S p. m. , Opening .SenHlon l.llicrnl Ton.
KroxN of ItollKloiiH nt Firxt Coiiuro-
Kiitlonnl Chnrcli.
the Spaniards encourage the Cubans In these
Ideas and Its Is claimed that the Spanish de
lay In evacuating Cuba has much to do with
this situation. The Spaniards. It Is believed ,
vould. In the event of hostilities between the
Americans and Cubans , Join with the latter
against the American forcesr
There Is already abuse In the distribution
of rations and It would be well to Mop that
work as soon as the Spaniards evacuate the
Island , for those who know the Cubans best
nre well aware that they will not go to work
as long as they can obtain free rations. As
It is the planters dread to resume work ,
fearing that the Independence of the Island
will bring about a. state of anarchy. There
win bo no sugar crop this year and the cane
fields will be In such bad shape next year
that no crop may bo expected In 189U.
It Is whispered around the American head
quarters thtit General Parrado'and Admiral
Manterola of the Spanish commission re
cently admitted In private conversation their
dissatisfaction with the result of the war
and expressed the hope that something
would occur before the final evacuation of
the Island to warrant a renewal of hostili
ties , as they are credited with saylng'the
Spanish army and navy could not accept the
humiliation which they have been subjected
to without an emphatic protest and an op
portunity to rehabilitate themselves , which
the Spaniards claim would bo best offered by
a continuation of the war. This conversa
tion , It Is further asserted , was repeated
Alter to Admiral Sampson , who Is said to
have replied that two months of war would
have suited him admirably ,
The admiral Is deeply affected and dis
turbed by the adverse criticism to which he
has been subjected. He appears to brood
over it constantly.
INDICT THE TRAIN ROBBERS
Five .lien , liicliiilliiu ; JPMNO .laiaon , Sou
of the OlltliMV , Are Held lo
AiiNirer hy ( iriind Jury.
KANSAS CITY. Oct. 17. The grand Jury
today returned IndlctmentH against Jesse
James , son of the noted outlaw ; William W.
Lowe , the self-confessed train robber ;
Charfes Polk , Andy Ryan and Caleb Stone
for holding up and robbing a Missouri Pa
cific train at Belt Line Junction on tbo night
of September 23.
The men were brought In during the
afternoon. Young James was promptly ar
raigned In the criminal court and pleaded
"not guilty. " Ilia trial was set for Octo
ber ' 'C. His bond flved at
, ? S,000 , was fur
nished by K. F. Swlnney. a banker , anil
F. C. Farr , ono of the prisoner's counsel.
Mr * , Moruan'n ItmuiiliiN Arrive.
NEW YORK , Oct. 17. The remains of
Mrs. Bessie Hamilton Morgan Belmont. wife
cf August Helmont , the banker , arrived In
this city on the Cunnrdcr Umbrla today and
were taken to the Uelmont residence on
Madison avenue.
Vlxlhlc Hiiiiply of Urnln.
CHICAGO , Oct. 17. The vlslblo supply of
grain (3 ( as follows : Wheat , H.698,000 ; corn ,
21,503,000 ; oats , 0,080.000 ; rye , 1.308,000 ;
barley. 2,7(0,000 biuheln.
\Vork for .NcKrn llefnueeo.
ST , LOUIS , Oct. 17.Mayor Xelgonhelm se
cured work for the Alabama negroes brought
here from Vlrdcn , III. They go to work this
afternoon.
BLAST FROM BOREAS
Storm King Swoops Down on Southwoit from
His Northern Home.
COVERS GROUND WITH MANTLE OF WHITE
October Snow Storm that Paralyzes tha
Oldest Inhabitant.
EXTENDS UP AND DOWN MISSOURI VALLEY
Delays Railroad Trains and Interrupt !
Telegraphic Communication.
SNOW ACCOMPANIED BY HIGH NORTH WIND
First Touch of Winter lit Several
MnkcN Locomotion Dtnicull
nnil AVonle'in nnd llnrd Conl
KIren Comfortable.
A snowMorm of unusual eovcrlly , accom
panied by a flcrco northwest gale , com
pletely enveloped the middle west nnd
southwest yesterday and broke all existing
records for the early approach of winter
In 'thnt ' region. The greater part of Ne
braska , Iowa , Kansas and South Dakota ,
with portions of Missouri nnd Illinois , 'fell
under the dlsplcasuro of the storm king
nnd ns n result railroad trains wcro de
layed , telegraphic and telephonic communi
cation badly Interrupted and street car
lines In the cities partially paralyzed.
The Dec's advices show that tbo storm
In Nebraska did net extend muoh farther
west than 100 mltea from Omaha. A spe
cial from Des Motnes says that all of low.i
west of that point Is under the snow. Asso
ciated Press dispatches from Kansas City
state that that city suffered severely , while
Kansas Is all covered with snow. Chicago
Is In Its usual paralyzed condition when a
snowstorm breaks loose. Wires are down
and the decorations for the Pence Jubllpa
are ruined.
Telegraphic communication between
Omaha and the east wan practically nil
during Monday , but along about 8 p. m ,
thu wires got to working so that , tha Asso
ciated Press report came straggling In. The
ttorm had ll"lo i licit on exposition vis
itors , IIB 14,922 persons passed the gates
during the day. No damage was done In
the city. Telegraphic reports 'follow.
III.AST FII0.1I THIS MiUTII I OIi : .
( 'old Wmo nnd n Rciiiiluc HIUMT Storm
llltN NuliroHku.
ASHLAND. Neb. , Oct. 17. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The first blast of winter hn been
felt hero today and one of the worst storm
nvpr known for October , a regular old-tlmo
Nebraska blizzard , has been raging slneo the
parly hours of the morning and has con
tinued all day \vlth unabated fury. Wet
snow driven by a high northwest wind has
made traffic llgh ( . The D. & M. pnMengiT
trains from both directions have burn de-
laved by the blinking btorm. Quite a lot of
cittld n'i , ' horncx thnt hnvp not IITII re
moved from th. pasture aru suffering from
the severe cold waVo.
LINCOLN , Oct. 17. ( Speclnl. ) Snow has
fallen steadily throughout Nebraska during
the day and tonight with an Increasing gale
and lower temperature It has all the marks
of a January northwester. Farmers niid
stockmen were unprepared for It nnd un
housed cattle will suffer. Trains .havo been
little delayed thus fnr , ns up to nightfall
the BIIOW has melted nearly as fast as It fell.
Street cnr truffle In this city IK slightly lin-
poded.
STANTON. Neb. , Oct. 17. ( Special Tel
egram. ) It began snowing here nt noon mid
has continued ever since. There Is consid
erable wind nnd the storm Is almost a bliz
zard.
zard.HARVARD
HARVARD , Neb. , Oct. 17. ( Special. ) A
cold wave came up yesterday , accompanied
by occasional flakes of snow.
COLUMBUS , Nflb. , Occ. 17. ( Special. )
The wind suddenly veered Into the north
last night and old Dorcas sent , down a cold
blast that BOOH marked winter flannels anil
hard coal burners up to par. About noon
It commenced to snow and has continued
nil Intervals since. Trains are from v , o
to ten hours late 'and business is suspended.
The storm will be severe on stock , ntt not
much has been done in the way of shelter
yet ,
FREMONT. Neb. . Oct. 17. ( Special.- ) 1 | , a
weather here for the past two days has been
anything hue comfortable. The rain of yes
terday was followed today by the first snow
of the season. H has snowed steadily slnco
early morning , most of it melting ns It fell.
A strong north wind hau prevailed nil day
SCHUYLER. Neb. . Oct. 17. ( Special. ) -
Snow sailing In on a forty-mile gale struck
Schuyler about 10 o'clock this morning , the
present prospect being that a heavy fad
will result. H Is not very cold yet , but Is
getting colder.
FORT CALHOUN , Neb. . Ocf , 17. ( Spp-
clul. ) A severe snow storm struck this plnco
last night. About two and one-half Inches
of snow ban fallen. The snow wns accom
panied by a high wind
making It very B-
vero on tbo stock.
ELKHORN. Neb , . Oct. 17. ( Special. ) Tha
storm commenced here between 5 and
o'clock. The wind has
risen till It is now
a gale. The snow Is four or five inches
deep nnd falling rapidly.
DUNHAR. Neb. , Oct. 17. ( Special. ) This
section wns vlsjted by a heavy snow storm
this morning , accompanied by n atrons
northwest wind. In the memory of the
oldest settler this Is the earliest snow
Morm of anv year. It will not do any dam
age unless very cold weather follows to
freeze the potatoes that have not been dug.
Those who expected to begin lumklng coin
this week will be delayed a few days.
BLAIR. Neb. . Oct. 17. ( Special. ) Kvory-
body was surprised to wake up this mornIng -
Ing and see the ground covered with snow
WEEPING WATER. Neb. , Oct. 17.-Spe- (
clal. ) A Bovcro blizzard made Its presence
felt this morning. About two Inches of
snow Ho on the ground nnd the thermometer
registers 33 degrees
NEBRASKA CITY , Neb. . Oct. 17.
( Special. ) A heavy , drizzling rain
prevailed in this section of the
state yesterday and late last night
turned to snow. The fall has been
Nteady nil day nnd has reached a depth of
four Inches. Owing to the ab enco of killing
frost the trec still retain their foliage
and are heavily coaled with Ice. Telegraph
and telephone wires are ( uttering greatly.
The temperature Is falling rapidly.
IJBNNINOTON. Neb. , Oct. 17. ( Special )
An old-tlmo blizzard has been raging here
all day , from the north , drlvsn by a terrible
wind. The Know la about ono Inch deep
but Is melting about as fast aa It falls.
DAVID CITY , Neb. . Oct. 17 ( Special. ) -
The wind has been blowing n gale from
the northwest for the past Uenty-four
hours. For the past four hours snow liai
been falling rapidly and the ground Is snow
IIMVII ( iolH n Tnnle.
DES MOINES. Oct. 17.-SpecIaI ( Tele-
gran ) . ) The mos1 disagreeable storm In