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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 21, 1898)
FHE OMAHA DAILY BEE ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , FIUDAY MORNING- , OCTOBER 21 , 1808 TWELVE PAO-ES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. LAST ON THE LIST Utah's Celebration Winds Up the'Days Set Apart for the Stated. EXPOSITION'S ' ATTRACTIONS UNCHANGED All Features of tha Pair Will Remain Until Closing Day. FATHERS OF THF WEST TELL ITS STORY Pioneers Briefly Recount the Tale of Conquering the Desert. GRAYBEARDS FROM UTAH THE SPEAKERS Wonders WrotiKht In Fifty Ycnr AC- loril nil Ample Theme for P.lu- unriice liy Thonc "Who Iliu c Uvnl Through It All. Totnl , u lii lN l n ymtonlny. . Total to date . . " . - ! The celebration of Utah d y yesterday concludes the series of celebrations that have contributed to 'tho success nnd 'In terest of the exiiosltlcn. Thn last \vcek of the show was led Yac ut 1 ° expectation that unfavorable weather would compel the postponement ot soma of the events previ ously schrduled , but slnco they have nil been carried jout ou the dales designated It wnd decided that In view of the colder weather It would ho undesirable to organize any additional features of similar character. During the remaining daya of the exposi tion the tlmo will bo left open to permit the visitors to spend their tlmo In taking a last look at thu show that will soon bo a memory and the permanent features will furnish ample entertainment. Thu Audi torium will be turuod over entirely to tunes and his band for their afternoon nnd evenIng - Ing concerts. Fireworks display ? will he Klvcn Iri the evenlngH when the weather IH favorable and the Indian battles and dances , the llfn saving exhibitions and other spectacular features will bo continued to the end. Yesterday's celebration was npproprlntoly one of the most significant of the- hundreds that bavo contributed to the enjoyment of exposition visitors. H was a singular npd striking Incident that men who had been the first white settlers of the territory where the Will to City stands today , and who , In tliilp own recollection , could trace the de velopment ot Omaha from a bare nnd rugged bluft , barren of any suggestion of civiliza tion , to the great exposition city , should congrcgato In the midst of this magnificent monument of Industrial enterprise and re late { holr experiences of over half a century ago on the very spot where the greatest exposition kof modern times Invites tbo ad.- miration of the world. There wna no effort , v4 "ato ) or teWlHtsioiwitraUonv bu' simj > Ic narratives of" thcsb' ' greyVhalred v'onccrs ' copvcyijtl a deeper significance than the most claborn6 { orntory could Inspire and they were iiosrd with a degree of Interest scarcely precedcnted. The effect of the continued cold wcather _ was apparent In the diminishing attenda'nee. A largo proportion of the visitors who canio narller In the -week have gene home and yesterday's arrivals were scarcely sufficient to offset their departure. During the fore noon the crowd was decidedly smaller thVn on the days Immediately preceding , but ns the contents of the morning trains wqrc transferred to the grounds the scene became more animated and the grounds were fairly populated. The day was also set aside for celebrations by the Denver people nnd the Order ot the Eastern Star , but these fea tures were not conspicuous. There was nothing whatever to Indicate the presence of the Denver crowd and the attendance of the women ot the Eastern Star was com paratively limited. Those of the latter who were on the grounds congregated nt the Nebraska building during the afternoon , where they participated In u very Informal reception. Today IB without feature , but Saturday the free admission of all the children of Omaha and vicinity promises to throng the grounds with boys and girls and end the week In a manner that will be prolific of enjoyment \ft hundreds of little ones who have not been able to vlnlt the exposition beforo. DAYS WHKV THU W13ST WAS WIUJ. I tnh I'lonciT Toll of the Time lloforv Oninlin WIIK Unlit. The program of Utah day \\is largely a prrles of reminiscences of the Omaha of iltty years ago and although the audience \\as of verv limited proportions It was heard with more than ordinary Interest. President Wattles piortlded and welcomed the repre sentatives ot Utah to the exposition. lie spoke in eulogistic terms of die rich and varied tesources of their state , which pro duces every known mineral and Is the only place In the world where the people have existed ( or a considerable period solely on what was producid within their own bor ders. He declared that die history ot Utah Is more fttsclnutlng than the most extravagant fiction. Tliij heroism of Its pioneers can not lie excelled by those of war and conquest. The wonder and sur prise of every visitor was challenged to see what has been wrought on the spot where the first colony of footsore and weary pil grims rested , which has Mince become one ot the most magnificent cities of the United Suites. Continuing , President Wattles spoke of the wonderful change that has been pro duced ID the world's opln n of the v cst during i.he last forty years , Then It was consldured a debert almost Incapable ot cul tivation o Improvement. Now the world Is surprised to behold an exposition of Its re- notirocs and progress that Is only second to the World's fair. The exposition has opened the eyes of the people both of this nnd foreign fountrlea to tlip magnitude ol the west und In the great tide of Immigra tion that this change In opinion will In duce , Utah will reap her share of benefit. T In response , Governor II. M. Wells of Utah gpOko on behalf of his utato. He salt ! that It ' .was singularly appropriate that Utah , wHlch had bcm the last ; state admitted to the union , should be the last to appeal at the uxposltlon. The people are proud that they are at last a part of the federal republic and the destiny of the government Is the d tlny of Utah. When the call foi troops vjas Issued. Utah had furnished double Its quota and Its batteries of llghl artillery participated In tbo engagement nl Manila. Continuing the speaker said that what rtah want * Is capital. Over J'JOO.OOO.OOO In mineral has be n dug out of her hills and enough remains to pay the national debt , While much ot the best land has been oc cupied , millions of acres ore awaiting re demption by Irrigation. He referred briefly tf some ot the moat notable Improvements itad public enterprises that have been con- auniiuatfd durlnc tbo lust fitly ycarg ind tc the varied mineral productions that con stitute a limitless mine of wealth. President Lorenzo Snow paid that when ho saw the magnificent specta cle of the exposition he was struck with the contract between this an.l what ho saw whea ho went through hero fifty years ago. Then there was none of the loveliness that now appears. There was not a house In sight tnd they came through with ox teams , taking four months to make the journey that they had Just made In thirty-six hours. Ho pointed out the wonderful changes In their own condi tions and manner ot living since they founded Salt I ake City. This , he declared , showed what energy nnd a laudable ambi tion can accomplish. In conclusion , he congratulated the people of Nebraska on what they have accomplished and Invited them to come to Utah nnd see what they had done. The next speaker was Congressman fJeorge ' Q. Cannon , who was one of the leading \ participants In the Trnnsmlsslsslppl Congress - j gross at which the exposition project was launched. His remarks were also largely i ! of n reminiscent character. He said that [ hu was In Omaha fifty-two years ago and spent the summer cutting grass for their cattle. They came to what Is now known as Council 11 luff a In 1846. There a bat talion of 500 men was recruited from their camp for the Mexican war , thua leaving no adequate defense for the women and chil dren. Then they moved to Culler's Grove , now known as Florence , and the speaker told In some detail of the hardships that they endured during the following winter. Then ho related many Interesting Incidents of the subsequent trip across the plains and suggested how little they realized at that time the wonderful development that the next half century had In store for this ter ritory. The concluding address was delivered by President Joseph Smith , who spoke briefly along somewhat similar lines. Ho said thnn ull this magnificent city of Omaha , with Its majestic buildings , Its railroads and Its wealth In fnct everything that can now be seen In this locality has sprung up within his own recollection. Ho also re lated a number of Incidents of his experience here In 1846 nnd 1817 , and said Unit nt ! that time ho had assisted to raise a crop of corn very near the place where the exposition Is now located. MMV VKGKTAIILKS AM ) OHAINS. Agricultural Kxhlhltorn Clcnu V\ \ > Heady for the I.nut Week. The exhibitors In the Agricultural buildIng - Ing have performed their last work In the way of replenishing their exhibits. From now until the close of the exposition the exhibits will remain the same , with the ex- ceptlon that they will be brushed off oc casionally and all decayed and wilted articles will he picked. During the last two or three days nearly every exhibitor who shows fresh vegetables , corn and specimens of the root crop has been receiving largo quantities of farm products to add to the big showing that Is to be made during the last week of the exposition. Douglas county has practically rebuilt Its exhibit during the lasti week. It has added many new things until now , when it not only has the largest exhibit In the building , but has pearly double the amount of any of , the stales. Corn Is now 'being featured as te leader. Strings of this graUi. topri'aer with great pyramids , have been put In place. More than fifty varieties are shown , all ripe , sound and OB fine as could bo wished for. Then the potatoes nnd roots ex hibited by the county are wonderful and are greatly admired by all who visit the build ing. Pumpkins , squashes , citrous and scores of other food vegetables have been arranged throughout the space , adding much to its completeness. North Dakota has received another large consignment of vegetables from the Red Hlver valley , all of which are noteJ par ticularly for their enormous size. There are potatoes weighing from five to seven pounds each , while some of the turnips would not go Inside of an average-sized water pall. One of the features of the exhibit Is a bunch of bananas , which the superintendent , Miss Ford , avers grow In the Devil's Lake country , pretty well up toward the north pole. The bananas nro small , but tfapy are perfectly formed and the buuch contains twenty-five. Miss Ford declares that the fruit matured In die open air and that the banana , while not a profitable crop , Is quite a common ono In the state where she re sides , hence Its name , the "Banana Belt" Oregon has put In a collection of mam moth vegetables , having some turnips that weigh sixteen pounds each. They are as large as peck measures and are undoubt edly prlzn winners If size Is to be taken Into .consideration. The potatoes that arc being shown are almost as largo as the turnips. The vegetables are all from the State fair that was concluded a few days ago. Nebraska's stock of vegetables was re plenished yesterday by the addition of nu merous varieties of beets , potatoes , cabbage , pumpkins and a general assortment of farm produce. The stock on hand , outside ot that shown by Douglas county , Is the largest In the building and is something that astonishes the easterner * , who labored under the mlHguldcd Idea that the state was a vast sandy plain. Texas , Missouri , Utah , Oklahoma. Jlon- tana and several other states received large consignments of farm produce yesterday and tha men In tharge of the exhibits spent the greater portion of their tlmo putting the stutf in Hhape tar Inspection today. All that came was of the best and fully matured , being In far 'better condition than that which was sent along during the early days of the exposition. I.IV1J STOflC SHOW AT AX KM ) . I'l-eiiiiumn All I'nlil nnil thr Kxhlhlt- ir Oo Amiy rii-nxeil. The live stock show , the biggest one of Its kind ever held In the United States , with the possible exception ot the exhibit at the World's fair , has closed Its doors and gone out of business. The curtain went down on the final act last night when the judges finished their work on the fat cattle , hogs and sheep. During the morning the judges completed their work on that portion of the program that had been carried over from the previous day and passed op general pur pose breeds of cattle , Merino and Dorset sheep , Shetland ponies , Angora goats and swine. So far as premiums are concerned , most of those on cattle and hogs went to Missouri growers. Canada took the lead In sheep and Nebraska In horses. The attendance was all that could have been desired , nnd even when the weather was the worst dur ing the last few dajs the barns were crowded with spectators , many of whom were strangers In the city. H Is estimated that 75 per cent of the people who passed through the exposition gates visited , the live stock show. U was the Intention yesterday to have had a parade of nil ot the prize winning animals. This parade was to have passed over tbo avenue * ut the lllutt tract and through the Midway * , but on account ot the Inclemency of the weather and the threatening conditions that prevailed It was abandoned and no attempt was made tc j show the animals , uot even in th ? ring , There was no paraJa ot the fat cattle , ai j had been originally Intended. This cancel- ( Continued on Third Page. ) GIVEN THE COLD SHOULDER Twenty-Eight American Concessionaires at Paris Are Left Ont. WORK DONE BY HANDY UNDONE BY PECK HulliiHT hy the .New Commlniloncr Oeu- vrnl C'niisco ronnldcrnhln Ilnrit r < -i-llUK United Mtntofi Cnn- iiot llnve More Spncc. ( Copyright , 1S9 * . by Press Publishing Co. ) PAIUS , Oct. 20. ( New York World Cable gram Special Telegram. ) Twenty-eight demands for concessions lu the American building approved of hy the late Major Handy , formerly commissioner-general for the Exposition Unlverscllo of 1900 , nnd sub mitted by him to the French commlssloner- general , have been turned down by Mr. Peck , the new American representative to the big fair. This Is how It was done : When the major was In Paris last year he selected from amongst the number of applicants for such concessions as those ot bar restaurants , cafes and other various amusements within the American building twenty-eight which ho Judged up to tb required financial and Interesting standard. These he recommended ofllclnlly to the French commlssloner-gen- er.il , as all concessions which comprlw en- 'trance fees , sales of articles , etc. , must bo awarded directly by the French authorities. The respective , commissioners of the various foreign nations have only the right to appor tion the .space and decide upon the purely competitive exhibits of their countries. In a letter to the French commissioner- general Mr. Peck declares he cannot offi cially approve ot the demands submitted and approved of by his predecessor. This letter hns fallen like a bombshell Into the French department and thrown the authorities Into an embarrassing sltuntlon , and the question Is proposed that If each new commissioner- general ( and Mr. Peck's nomination has not yet been approved by the senate ) Is going to undo the work-accomplished by his pre decessor how is any serious business pos sible. ConceNildiinlreH Wnriu. The people whoso concessions were prac tically accorded before the fatal letter and who have now received the cold shoulder are iu a pleasant state of mind nud not In a humor to be trilled with. Having ob tained official endorsement they have In many CUSCB spent time and money lu the realization of their projects as to.space. Il'Is no use In further deceiving the Amer- Iciin public. Not another Inch ot space than was accorded to JInJor Handy will be al lowed the United States. It Is an utter Impossibility and exhibitors must moke the bcsO of It nnd prepare to conform their ex hibits to the space limits. At the American Chamber of Commerce banquet in a witty speech Mr. Plcard utterly blasted Ameri lean hopes of more territory when he de clared such a thing impossible andadvised , Mr. Peck ro abandon his big dream and remember Paris was not Chicago. It In felt here , oven 'Iu ' tbd American colony , , that Ihe big arid oxpeDSly Bpresd mude by the former 'and present commis sioners general and numerous .assistants , Is qlilte out of place and the paid puffs in the French papdrs'ridiculous and ot no real service to tllo country. The representatives of other foreign nations have come quietly to Pnrls nnd gone seriously nbout their business without fetes and trumpets nnd 'lings and It may be remarked that they have obt'alned all the space they dealrM : The space accorded the United States Is about 3,000 meters In the Chnmps do Wars and 1,500 In the Invalldes. STOPS ATTACKSON AMERICANS I'opp I.eo till ON Out Orilcrn Cnllnl Korth hy tin ; IleeUer Incident. ' ( Copyright , U9S , by Preps I'ublUhlnir Co , ; HOME , Oct. 20. ( Now York World Cable gram Special Telegram. ) Popolo Itomano publishes a statement to the effect that the pope has given orders' for the cessation of all attacks on American Catholics and that all complaints against the doctrines of Father Hecker be withdrawn. The antl- vatlcan organ , Italic , deslious of exaggerat ing the Hecker Incident , says Qlvlttl Cntho- llca Is nbout to publish nn attack on "Ameri canism , " and adds that the campaign against Americans Is being carried on in Home by powerful underground Influences , which the pope , though personally well disposed towards Gibbons and Ireland , Is unable to resist. The report that the pope has placed Father Heckcr'a book on the Index Is denied. Afriilil of the 1'liiRuc. ( Copyilelit , 1SU liy Press Publishing Co , ) VIENNA , Oct. 20 , ( New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram. ) The public Is panic stricken by the Intelligence that two nurses who attended the hospital servant who died of thi' plague artIII and Isolated In an epidemic hospital. Dr. Miller , who attended the first victim , Is Isolated with them. Medical opinion here Is greatly alarmed at the prospect of the plngu gain ing a foothold , as no climatic or other reajort exists to prevent it. Once an outbreak oc curs here Its spread over the rest of Europe Is cpitnln. A popular outcry Is belug raised ngalnst the bacteriological Institute , which Is specially guarded lu.anticipation ot an attack by a mob. EXECUTIONS A GALA EVENT t.'hlumo Mnkp Merry Over the" Deulli of llbelH Children Join In DlNKiiNtliiK Spectacle. VANCOUVER. 11. C.-Oct. 20. Accordlns to tbo latest mall advices from China eight subordinate lenders ot the Kwangskl rebel- dlon have been beheaded at Wuchow. They were carried In baskets through the princi pal streeiM ns a warning spectacle , amid th < laughter nnd jeers of men , women nuri children. Ten thousand people wit nessed the decapitation and made II a gala day. Little children ac companied their parents , who Joked nt du dying rebels a second before the axe fell When all wns over the children plnjei ! nmong tbe headless , bleeding corpses and made sport' with the black , disfigured heads Mandarins and headmen Improvised u sorl of maypole and the lunds of the rebels wcr < placed on top In tlcis , the children dnncint around them. The governor advlsd tht mandarins m make the > beheadlng as 'festlv < as possible , so as to Inspire disgust for thi rebels In the hearts of the people. A banquet was afterward spread , The Jnpar Mall says a petition has been sent to thi government by foreign consuls rcqiipstln ; that beheading be discontinued. OrcyfiiN In I'nrln. PARIS , Oct. 20 , An evening newtpape announces that Captain Dreyfus U nlread ; In Paris and U now confined in the fort ret at Mont Valerian , to which he was secretl ; brought. Jiipniicce IiiNiirnnci * CuiiipunleH I'ill I VANCOUVER , 1) . C. Oct. 20 , The Hypeo Japan , 4 Jews says that with tbo exceptloi ot the Mclll Telkuku and Kvosal Life In surance company , every life'Insurance com pany in Japan Is In tllfflcultlM , owing to their basing their actuary tables too Closely on lirltlsh nnd American lines. N'onc of them can even pay their bills. Every two or three months , owing tb enormous disasters Involving great loss ef life , an .Insurance company suspends paying. As the'rn Is no system of depositing guarantees with the government , holders or.belrt-loso . the benefit and extensive frauds are WAINWRIGHT BOARD REPORTS Position * mill Course * of American VrKMpIn In Mcmornhlr SnntlnRii Arc OHIclnlly Dcelilcil. WASHINGTON , Oct. 20. The report ! of the Walnwrlght board , convened for the purpose of determining tbo positions and courses of the ships engaged in the action nt Santiago , July 3 , wan made public today. The board was charged with the task of settling the at th'at tlrde growing contro versy as to what the leading1 battleships were doing when the enemy'sihlps came out of the harbor of Santiago./ Two mooted questions , which are hotly disputed to this day by landsmen , nro an swered in the report on ns good authority , the board states , "sis is possible , so long after the engagement. " The answer to the first ! question Is that the New York was nine and a half miles from the Cristobal Colon. The second Is that the Brooklyn was the nearest , American TOSBC ! . The positions of the American vessels en gaged in that remarkable fight are de termined by a series of charts. The board took each ship separately nnd discussed Its data for the position under consideration , this data being . .obtainedfrom tho'Jrtport of tbo commanding officers , notes taken during the action and the evidence of the members of the board. In reconciling differ ences of opinion In regard flo distances , bearings , ranges , etc. , full liberty was given to the repre < mtatves ) of the ships under discussion to bring ID any argument or data they considered hecessary. The positions of the Teasels are noted.at seven different periods , namely : First , 0'S.r a. m. , when the Marla Teresa caino out of the harbor ; second , 9:50 : a. m , , when the Pluton came out' : third , 10:15 : a. m. . when the Maria Teresa turned to run ashore ; fourth , 10:20 : a. in. , when the .Oquendo turned to run ashore ; fifth , 10:30 : a. m. , when the Furor blow up and the Pluton : urned to run ashore ; sixth' , 11:05 : a..m. , when the .Vlzcaya turned to run ashore ; seventh , 1:15 : p. m. , when the Colon surrendered. The report concludes as follows : "Position No. 7. 1:15 : p. m. Th j Colon sur rendered. In the two hours and .ten minutes from the last position given th * . vessels bad coursed westward , a great dlstanoi ) . The Colon had run twenty-air and a hntf miles and was off the Tarqulnoriver..The , Brook lyn wns the nearest American vessel. She had sailed twenty-Blght"and a , half miles nnd was three and"fourjtenths miles from the Colon. The Oregon was .four nnd a half miles from the Colon nnd'more In shore than the Brooklyn. The Texas "was three and fouritenths mile * behind the Oregon. The New' York was nine-anil a halC'mllos from the Colon. None of'tho otheriTcseels bad como up , save the Vixen , whlchTVap'.obreast of.the New York * This mtj vcsnel. in the beginning ! ; , or thR.'flghtv ( * anied out to eei and sailed'westward on TI..course about two nnd a quarter miles fr6ni'thit Of'thfe nearest Spanish ships. "Up to the time the Oquondo wi'at ashore the Iowa , Indiana ; Oregon and Texas sailed on courses within three-tenths of a mile of each other , the Iowa being the nearest and the Toxic the farthest from the course of the Spanish ships. The Brooklyn's course wns from three-tenths to one-half of a mile outside that of the Texas. The swing to the right which the Brooklyn raado at the be ginning of the. engagement shows an oval three-tenths of a mile across. It crossed the courses of the Texas , Oregon and In diana twice , while making the turn , but before those vessels had gene over them. The course of the New York after passing Morro was nearer the shore than any'other United States vessel except the Gloucester nnd a mile behind where the Oquendo turned to run ashore it passed Inside the course of the Spanish ships. Ten miles west of tbo Vlzcaya disaster It crossed the Colon's track , but followed very close the course of the vessel until the latter surrendered. "The Iowa , Indiana and Ericsson did not go farther west than where the Vlzcaya ran ashore. The Gloucester stopped by the Maria Teresa and Oquendo , as also did the Hist. The latter vessel was not able to keep pace with the New York and Ericsson , the vessels It was with at the beginning of the battle. " TERRIBLE STORMS IN ORIENT Mnny I.lvcc Lout In Floods on Lund and in ShlpiTrecka r.t Sen , VANCOUVER. D. C. , Oct. 20. Disastrous typhoons , sand storms and floods have caused a fearful loss of life and propertj In the Orient. In the district watered bj the River Feng , In Japan , hundreds ol villages have been swept away and 2,00 ( people have been drowned. Another report sayu 250 towns are under water. Thousand ! of refugees are flocking to the cities. Tht Ishlkarl river has also overflowed , drowning over 1,000 people. Seven' prefectures wen destroyed. , In a terrible typhoon off Formosa , hap pening the same tlmo as the floods , ercal damage to shipping was done. At Tcman ! eight junks were wrecked and 100 lives lost Twelve junks were driven to sea and Ios { The steamer Rensl Mnru was piled up ot shore. Among tbo chips wrecked was thi American bark Comet. The ship wai j abandoned and the crew saved. The Froncl- steamer Holow is wrecked on the bcact near Amoy. The German steamer Trinidad formerly of the Cunard line , was abandonee In the open tca. Homeward bound passengers stt.te the ] passed through twenty miles of abandonee wrecks , chiefly Chinese junks , The loss o. life must have been enormous. BOSTON AND NERO AT MANILA Colllnr'n Cnr o In Atlrc nnd CruUer li Short or Coal Anarchy In Southern Philippine * . MANILA , Oct. 20. The United Slate cruiser Iloston and the collier Nero , which on October 5 , were ordered to proceed ti Hong Kong In connection with the recen disturbances at and near Pekln , have ar rived at Amoy , on the Island of that name In the province of Fo Kll-n , opposite For moia , Tlio former vessel Is abort of coa and the latter's cargo Is afire. Well authenticated reports have reachei here ot a terrible state of anarchy In thi southern Philippines. The Spaniards then are cooped up In the principal towns. The Americans continue capturing thi rebel vessels as they arrive at Cavlte. Twi have been captured this week. Mum 1'uy for Lynching. URUANA. 0. , Oct. 20. The circuit cour hag banded down a declrlpn In the case eDen Den Church against Chutnpalgn county lei $15,000 damages. The suit grows out o the lynching of Click Mitchell two yean m vrhtrh vlviin the nearest kin l.r..non BRYAN AN ARTFUL DODGER Asks to Be Excused from Testifying Before Investigating Ooinmitteo. VIFQUAIN TAKES STAND IN- HIS PLACE Communion Wlniln ITp Itn Work nt Jnckaonvlllr nnil Lcnvm for At- Inntn I'cvr Cmicn of NcBlcct or Mlnnmnniccnirnt. JACKSONVILLE. Kin. , Oct. 20. The War Investigating commission concluded Its labors , at Jacksonville tonight ami shortly nfter 10 o'clock left Jacksonville for At lanta , expecting to take up business there. . The commission has spent four days In Jacksonville. This being the first of the camps to bo visited It lias been awarded some more time than will bo given to other points , with thu possible exception of Chlckamauga. The commissioners have naturally met -with complaints , but these have generally dealt with comparatively unimportant points , and In very few , It any , cases have they Indicated neglect or culpable mismanagement. Colonel W. J. Bryan of the Third Nebraska was called be fore the committee today , but was excused from testifying at his own request , as he eald , for "obvious reasons. " In the case of unlisted men they were se lected nt random , the commissioners being ashed Unit men bo sent to them without ] any specification of the purpose for which they were called. The witnessed have , without exception , said they were receiv ing enough to cat and to wear. There were occasional complaints of defects in clothIng - Ing , and for a greater variety of food , but In no cnso has a spirit of fault-finding been developed among this class of witnesses. In some cases a deficiency of supplies at the beginning of the camp's history was shown , and there has been more or less tainted ircat received by the men , but It was agreed by all the witnesses that the llrat condition was due to thu congestion at Tampa and the latter to the climate. Affair * nt Tampa. General McCook and Colonel Saxton re turned io'lpv f'om tl'i11" itw-'iBntion o' con ditions at Tampa. They found the congM- tlon mat occulted at lliat point at thu ue- glnnlng of the war was due to the fact that cars were shipped from all over the country without being labeled and without forwarding bills of lading. The commUsIou heard several of the pr" fcsslonal- female nurses at the noon ses sion today , Including Miss Copelnnd. chief nurse at the Third division hospital ; Miss Bobbins , head nurse at the First division hospital ; Miss Hubbard , head nurse at the Second division hospital , and Misses Walker and Waters , ward nurses. Miss Copelnnd spoke in commendation of the conduct of the hospitals and she said the nurses were well treated and apparently much respected. She said .the nurses had their own tent quarters , where there was the privacy demanded by Ithelr sex. . T1K7/ bad In Jbc .beginning of their tay boarded ar a hotel , bat now they had tlwlr own .raes ? anil' ' preferred It. Miss'tCopeland euld thai When the1 hursts first cmne to the camp there was only ono nurse to each forty or sixty patients , but this condition had been steadily Improved. There was also In the beginning some scarcity of ap pliances for thu sick , such as hot water bottles , which , while not a necessity , were often a comfort. She spoke of some nurses yrho had made complaints , but these were from the kind of persons who are never satisfied with any situation. Ono Philadel phia nurse had made , severe criticism , but Mie was of the. kind of woman who would Itavo a pat.ont to whom she had just given a bath to do sorao other errand before drying him. I.ncUeil Ailmliilntratlvr Ability. Major James B. Pilcher , U. S. A. , depart ment surgeon for the Fourth army corps , said that the medical staff here was efllcent as physicians , but they were without ad ministrative ability. Many of them knew nothing of formulating requisitions and were not disposed to learn. To this Dr. I'llcher attributed the fact that so much of relief society supplies were asked in preference to those furnished by the government , lie thought that If the physicians had under stood this line of their business they need not have called upon the relief associations to such an extent , utlll the relief associa tions were supplied with ready money and could 'supply all articles required Immedi ately. Furthermore , there , was no responsi bility on the part of tbo surgeons for the articles secured from outside sources as there was for government4 supplies. Dr. Connor pressed Dr. Pilcher closely on this point , saying to him that the 'country was full of Iho reports that the medical department of the government was not capable of meeting the demands made upon It and that hut for the alii of such relief societies as the Red Cross tbcro would have been actual suftcrlng. To this Dr. I'llcher replied that such was not the case , and ho maintained the sufllclency or the govern ment to take good ea.ro of Us own sick. He said it would have been ungracious not to accept the aid offered by the relief societies. Captain John W. Swatek of Company L , Second Illinois , complained that on two or three occasions the fresh meat furnished his men had been poor , but said that on all Bother occasions the food had been good and ample. General Dodge- fold the captain that there had been complaint from almost every man In the company In regard to their break fasts and suppers. Captain Swatek replied Uiat bo had eaten the same food given the men and that it was satisfactory to him. Ho paid , however , that ho did not ordinarily Inspect the meats of the men. Colonel Taylor of the Fourth Virginia regiment was the first witness before the war Investigating commission af the afternoon - noon cession today. Ho knew of no case of willful neglect. Lieutenant Morrow , acting commissary of the Third Nebraska , Colonel Bryan's regi ment , testified to rho generally good char acter of the commissary supplies. Ho men tioned one or two Instances when poor bacon had beer received and said there were occa sional complaints from the men , enough not of a serious character. \rlirUMkniiM Ciillrd to Tenllfy. 3 Colonel W. J. Hryan was next called. Ho asked to be excused from testifying , re questing that his lieutenant1 colonel bo ex amined in his stead. "You' will , I have no doubt , understand ray reasons for the request , " tald the cole nel. nel."I "I think the request very proper and rea sonable. " responded Governor Heaver , and as the commission consented to thli con- ressiau Colonel Ilrysn wan excused with tha reautst to send up his lieutenant colonel. W. W. Klrktcy of Texas , hotipltal steward , WUR Questioned concerning the management nt the casa of Charles Ileraud , jr. , of the Louisiana troops , for which the hospital manaKetnent baa been severely criticised. Ho eald that'ho bad tbo careof this case , that everytlfl B ooaslble had been done for CONDITION OF THE WEATHER TODAY AT TIM ? 11XI'OSITIO\ . At thr tironmlvi "Apple liny. " Applew tilt on Airny n ( Horticultural llulldliiR. I ) n , m. to 1O p. m. , lnillnn Coii rm * . 1C n , m. , Oniiihu ( , 'oueert Hand nl llortlviilturnl Ilullilliiw. llllltl n , iu. , llnttlt-xlilp Illlnoln Uut'keil nt ( JovernmiMH nullilliiK * 12 m. , I'lre. Hornen Hllohoil 1 > > Illec- trlelty. - p. in , , IIIIICN Ilniul nt Auditorium. Part I. Ov-rturc Pygmalion n > " ' Oalntea..Supp ( n ) Chinese Dnnco , "Alt 8liiK".Ktit7. < MiHteln ( b ) The- Mill ( Ucncrtptlvo Itlyl ) Glllc-t Swnrs from "Lohengrin" Wngner The Kaiser'n Hcvlew ( Military Boene ) . . I'rlrdnuum Part II. Qra id Mnrcli from "Queen of Sluba" . . i Goldmnrk ( This most Intelostlnt : work In from the pen nf one of the. Kre.uest of thu modern pchoal of writers , mid in the opera from . which It tnkes ItB name. It llttliiKly pic tures the Oriental opulence and b.irb.irlc Hpli'iulor uttondliiit the grand procession In honor of the historic qup ° n.j Two nancvj ) In Yc Oldo Sty If ( .O Minuet Uoccherlnt ( bi Oavotto , "Louis XI11" Hhys Pousse Cafe ( Poimlnr Medley.Miirkhnni ) Tromboiid Solo Ye Merry Hirdd..Cuinbert ! ' InncB Concert Oulii | > The peruy Godfrey - p. 111. , Hny MlKlinllliK : I'liltvil Milieu Sluiinl f'oritn. : t II. 111. . United ( Stilton 1,1 fe HnilllK ixhU > l { , 71 p. m , , Oniiihii Concert Uniiil at Trniin port lit ton Hull ill UK. 7 p. in. . IIIIICH llnnil nt Auditorium. AV.icnor Program. Overture JUcnzl Trlalnii nnd Isolde."Isoldon's I.lebps-Tod" l nvo Kraut of the Apostles.Biblical Scene Lohengrin Von > i > lel ( This moat lieuullnil wort tnkci for ll subject tht desoent of the llolj CJrnll , thu mysterious Hymbol ot the Christian Faith. The delicious litirmonlcH which accom pany lt ck'NCciit , lucrensu Invnnntli aim power until thesucre'd myster > l lu- vealed to human eyes. They tli'n ( lib nwa ) to u pianissimo and nradimtly it - appenr IIH the auerl * beurl.ig ; the noiy vessel retinn to tholr cclostlil nbo'l" . The Flying Dutchman Overture Die Walkuero SlKinuiuVs Love. Song Trombone Solo by IIIIIPK. Tannhausor Fept Ma.-eli Umvn Town i 1O n. in. , Liberal OoiimrouM of llo- HROII nt I'I rut Church. the man and that the father of the man bad thanked him for his cnro ot his son. Lieutenant Colonel Vlfqualn , a veteran ol the civil war and a graduate of the mili tary school of Brussels , ot the Third Ne braska. Eald the regiment wax excellent ! ) equipped except that the tentage was poor , Up eald tire the quality ot the clothlne was bad. The pork had been wormy al tlrnr ' ' ny\ the beef tainted , hut these liad l'ircnoXC4inuid. * Hu hu thought the ( loth- ln better than In the civil war , but th < rHtlrtns were not as Rood as then. He alsc thought the camp entl.cly too much crowded Other witnesses examined at the afternoor sesolou were Lieutenant Jones , commissar } of thu Fourth Pennsylvania ; Private Aller O. Whlto of the same reglrnont , Private S C. Thompson of the Third Nebraska , Lieu tenant Freeman , commissary of the Oni Hundred and Sixty-first Indiana ; Commls. sary Sergeant Morse of the One Hundret and Sixty-first Indiana ; James R. Pourle , t company commissary fcergeant of the SIxU I Mlsfourl , and Private James T. James o : tlin Sixth Missouri. All these witnesses expressed - pressed themtelveB as satisfied with theli treatment. HKI'OIIT OX TIIH KUHNAXniNA CASH Mo Olio hynme : of Al er Kvrr Controlled - trolled Any liiinilH In ( lint County. JACKSONVILLE , Fla. . Oct. 20. Genera Wilson and Cnptiilu How ell , constltutlni the subcommittee appointed to-visit an < report upon the conditions of the cam ] nt Fcrnandana , made their report to tin full commission today. The following 1 ; thu Important part of the document : We carefully examined tbo site of thi camp of the Third Pennsylvania volunteers which It has been reported wns a troplcn juugle on worthless hind until clentcd , am upon clenrliiR which the troops arc said ti have worked like slaves , until It was fit foi a camp site. While your committee cnnno state the condition of this land when thi troops arrived , It found no appearance o a tropical jungle here , or In the vicinity There were no evidences of there havlni been serious work In preparing the camps although , as usual , there were small bushes vines , low palms scattered hero and then over the camt > site and the adjacent land Altogether , the committee was most favorn bly Impressed with the character of the sit selected , Wo visited and obtained from the count : clerk of Nashua county a map of the land occupied by the troopn and his official ccrtlf icato as to the ownership of tbo land This certificate Htatrs that the greater par of ( he lands occupied reverted to thn slat of Florida In Juno. 1897 , bv reason of un paid taxes nnd that no one by the name o Algcr ever controlled any Inndd lu th county , BH shown by the records , and tha the land occupied by the Third Pennsylvanli volunteers as A camp was at the tlmo th property ot the state of Florida. The water was piped without expcndltur to the camp f'om Fernandlna , being fror an artesian well , about 600 feet deep , am the bupply was unlimited. The water Iia > l i slight sulphur tonic , which , It IB < : iH , ecu ) ot the troops disliked and occasionally < isei surface water. The location of the hospital as pointed out to tin were ou high ground well drained and apparently well titled. Your committee , therefore , has the hone to report that In Us opinion the camp wa well selected ; that probably the Bite wa equal In all respects to any that could hay been found on the Flor'da ' coast * that the Bite was well drained , the wate for drinking and cooking purposes good an the hathlnc facilities nt the sea beach ex cellent. INCREASE YELLOWSTONE PAR ! Iami Coiiimlxxlonrr Millie * llccoin mrniliitlon to Hint Kffect In IIIx Annual Itcport. WASHINGTON , Oct. 20. ( Special Tele gram. ) In a supplemental report for Ih fiscal year ended Juno SO. 169E , Irsued todaj Land Commissioner Oakes makes the 1m portant recommendation regarding the en largcmont of the Yellowstone National par ) He recommends that the limits of the par bo extended so as to embrace the tlmbc land reserve on tbo south and east create by the exclusive order of IStiO. This woul take In about 1,014 quare miles. U U ale recommended that that portion of the Teto forest reserve lying cnt of thn summit c the Tcton range ami embracing about l.OS , square , miles , created In IK97 , nnd thn ail ' joining timber land reserve on the couth , tc gether with thu urreserved area ot ebon thirty iquare mlleu at tbo southeast tome ot the park In Idaho ; aUo an area of auou 200 nquuro miles at thu northeast corner 1 Montana , be Included In the park , END OF THE JUBILEE President McKiuley Addresses a Gathering of Railway Employes , GIVE HIM AN ENTHUSIASTIC GREETING Many Who Galled on Him During the Campaign in the Audience. PRINCIPAL ADDRESS BY JUDGE PAYNE Reminds Them that This Government Eestt on a Labor Foundation , RECEPTION CONCLUDES THE EXERCISES I'rmldrnt Shnkvn I Inllnmln of tin ANNcmhlcd HcprcncntntlvcB ot the Teller * on the Great Itnllun } H , CHICAGO. Oct. 20. The weather for to day. the last day of Chicago's Peace Jublfce , wns even worse , If possible , rlian that ot tha nrcccdlng days. Haln fell fitfully and a cold brec7o blow constantly , Preceding the chief ovcnt , the railroad employes' recep tion to the president , Mr. MclClnloy upciit the tlmo quietly at rhe homo of Captain McWIlllams , receiving only n few callers and being ciigogod principally with Assistant Secretary Corlelyou. At 1:30 : p. in. the president was driven to tbo First regiment ) armory , where , to gether with Mayor Harrison , ho was re ceived by n largo gathering of railroad em ployes. After the reception the president nddri'FSfd the railroad men , eliciting from them tbo wnrmebB applause. Thu railroad reception nt the nrmOry was President Mi- Klnley'B last public appearance lu Chicago during the Jubilee , wet weather having no cessltated the postponement of rho blcycln parade. nil llnnil I'.urlj. The armory , where the rallwjy employe * and the president met , wai gaily foslooni-I | and the gallellos were hidden behind the folds ot Old Glory. The president appeared upon the cast end of the main balcony ami spoke briefly to the assembled railway mon. The mass meeting was lu the nature of ,1 formal opening of the tbrco days' confer ence of railway employes , called to draff measures for national and state legislation applying to organized labor. In the gain ortng were represented the UrothcrhooJ ol Locomotive Engineers , the Brotherhood uf Locomotive Firemen , the Brotherhood ot Hallway Trainmen , the Order of Railway Conductors and the Railway Telegraphcia union. Tha ladles auxiliary In each of dm orders assisted In the reception to the presi dent. dent.A A throng gathered outslclo the nrinory tv.o hours beff.ro to chui-r Mr. McKiuley upon 1m nrUvat. > Mr. leKtiifey ' t , piurtywsi , con ) ducted to thu flrs't balcony , from , whlch hi looked out upon Ibo thousands : of "railway. men. The galleries overhead were flllrJ with men , women and children , who cheert" ! whenever an opportunity presented Itself. Many of those gathoied on the drill flooi were In the delegations of railway men that vlfilted the president at Canton during thu campaign period. The enthusiastic reception accorded tin president upon his arrival at the armory was sufficient assurance that the railway men appreciated bis presence. The armory was crowded when the ex ercises were opened with prayer by Dr. Envl G. Hll'scn , Chairman J. H. Walsh of Hit Hrothcrhood of Locomotho Engineers pre sided and delivered the opening address. He then Introduced Mayor Harrison , who delivered the address of welcome to Presi dent McKlnloy. President McKlnloy spoke as follows. PrrNlileiit'N AdilrcNn. I count myself fortunate to have the prl\- llego of meeting with this great rnllron'l ' organization In this gn-at metropolis. f have bad In the last ten dny many most Interesting and pleasing experiences us I have journeyed through the country , nut I nsHuru you that not ono of them haa given mo greater pleasure than to meet the men and women connected with the great rail roads of the country. ( Applause. ) It Is fortunate that this great body of rep resentatlvo men and women have assembled In this cltv nt a tlmo when the people were celebrating the suspension of hostilities with early hope of an honorable , Just and tri umphant pence. The railroad men of thn country have always been for the ling of the country and In every crisis of our na tional history In war mid peace the men of your great organization have been loynl and faithful to every duty and obligation. Yours IH ut once a profession ot great risk and of grave responsibility. I know of no occupation In the sphere of human endeavor which carries with it greater obligations or higher responsibilities than the profession ot lailroad men. You cnrrv the commerce of the country , you carry the rlrh treasures uf tbo country fem the Atlantic and Pacific , iiii'l ' you carry dally and houily the frolghtngn ot humanity ; they truK to you , to your In tegrity , to your Intelligence and your fidelity for the safeguarding of their MVP * ; and I congratulatn the country from the bottom of my heart that in this great system su Interwoven with the evory-dny llfo of the citizens of the republic we have nucli splen did character and such high Intelligence I bring to you today ; > ot only my good TV III , but I bring to you the gcod will and re spcct of 70,000,000 ot American citizens. ( Applause. ) Your work IB before n critical nudlcncv. you r.o In nnd out every day before > our countrymen nnd you have ever deborvml from your countrymen the Inetlnted prals nnd approval of your fidelity to the g.'eiit Interest you represent. I 'on n Mat I on of tin ; Itciiulillc. The foundation of the republic l In the American fliesidc. The vlrtuo tha eome.l rut of thi > holv lustre of homn lit the niosi. rr'doub gift this nation has. and when dm words of tbo people como from the honu of tbo people , It Is a command to congress ana the executive It Is thn law of thu republu I thnnk you , my fellow citizens , for your cordial greeting nnd I congratulate you ou the evidence * of returning pronperlty every where. ( Great applause. ) What you want what we all want Is buslncM prosperity When you have that you have nomethliiK tc do.heu you huve It not , then you am elk lulu. There are few empties now on th. Mile track ( great laughter and uppUiibci and there ar tow railroad , ' men { .not em ployed now. ( Applause. ) Tut monp' you eco the ft eight wr the of toner you sec th pay car. ( Applaute. ) k 1 nm very glad to observe Jhat the First T Illinois regiment is In your presence to d day. ( Applnusc. ) That gallant regiment , made un of the volunteers ( torn the homes d of Chicago , look their lives Into their own o hands and went to Santiago to fight the n battle of llbcrtv against digression. I uni > f slacl to have this opportunity to meet nn < l ,0 Fit-el them and to rong'atulu(6 | ( and thank them In tbo name of th American people I And now ha.vlOK wl'l ' this ; much , I hope you I I- know that I will carry from this placr III from tliia audience , from llicno warm r lifuitii ! men and womun , the pliMPami' t itn memory of my IOIIR trip through the urn n At the conclusion ( f Prr.iUtuit McICInlcy't rrmarkfc tha audlcncl broke Into wlM rhccri