Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 22, 1898)
OMAHA DAILY ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 1S71. OMAHA , SATURDAY MOUSING , OCTOBER 22 , 1 SOS-TWELVE PAG-ES. LE COPY FIVE CEXTS. runs CLOSE End of the Exposition Oasta Its Shadow Premonitory Over All. PEOPLE HASTEN TO SEE THE V/INDUP / Many Eager for a Last Glimpse of the White Oitj's Beauties. OUT-OF-TOWN VISITORS LOYAL TO THE LAST Diuiiniehing Crowd Made Up of the Kural Elemsnt Exclusively. BAD WEATHER HAS ITS DIRECT EFFECT Sit Ira mill Chilly AVItKl MuKc tlic OrouinlH null llullillnn * K lint a I'luiiNiint I'laue foi a DII J'M ( Inline- . > CMtcrilny. . . .17.UIS 'liilnl o dale : : , Ulir , ' . : Ill Evidently the farmers and the residents of the small towns of Nebraska and Iowa liavti planned to see the close of the expo- rltlon and uio not to bo deterred by cold winds and frowning skies. Nothing cite rau explain the remarkable manner In which the attendance la Keeping up under conditions that Mould ei'tn sufficient to Keep tbo moat enthusiastic visitor at home. I'rlday Is neatly always n light day an ! joslcrdaj was absolutely without feature or n < traction , but still there were enough pco- lilo on the grounds to make a icspeetablo t-hJwIng and keep thu managciE thinking what a trcmrndouB week It would have been If up had the weather man on our Hide It Is the general opinion that with fa\orablo v rather even the Immense attendame of Jubllco week would havn been equaled , and veryono la conlldcnt that If the clouds will only break away for a tow day * the last vcck of the show will bo a record breaker. There was no colebiatlon of any character jrsterday and neither the weather , nor the ciowd was of the sort to Inspire enthusl- iism. It was one of the occasions on which the big show seeinii to be llfelcw while gathering Impetus for some more Inlctest- Ing event to come. With lln same leaden s ! y overhead and a small ciowd of people plodding through the buildings there was lit tle to Interejt the observer aside from the permanent cxhlbl i. Hvcn the white archl- lecture that glowed so magnlllcently In the bunllght aeeniH to ba\e acquired thu eombor coloring with which Nature has Invested herself during the last Kda ! > s and thu daz/llug beauty that charmed the multi tudes of previous weeks Is succeeded by on effect that Is almob1 sepulchral. The wind was not so uolil as the day before , but the air was still law and little con ductive to the enthusiastic admiration that the exposition has been accustomed to In- tplro , Apparently the people are becoming In- tlolcnt thesp cold morning. : . For now the lull Influx of arrivals does not begin before 10 o'clock Instead ot bombarding the gates two hours earlier , as formerly. Yesterday jnornlng there was apparently scarcely a cor- poral'fl guaul on thu grounds during the llrst two hours , but later the people be gan to come in gi cater numbers and by lioou Iho prospects were decidedly Improved Hut oven then the visitors consisted ex clusively of out-of-town people , whom the unseasonable weather had not been able tc drive awav froni the show. It was designated" Apple day on tbo pro- Riams , but this was a couple of days late The unplo distribution occurred Wcdnesdaj in connection with the celebration ot Ne braska day , and none of the state * ex cept Nebraska hod any left with which tc feed the people yesterday. About a dozer Imrrels of Ncbiaska apples were left at th ( Horticulture building and these weio ac cessible to anyone who wished to samiih Iho fruit. Hut there will be animation enough on tbi ground today to atone for the raorlbunt aspect of yesterday. TUu proposition tl iiilmlt all the children free has been groete ( v.lth enthusiastic delight by the rising gen eratlon end the Indications are that piett ; neatly every boy aud girl In Omaha will bIn - In the crowd. The management expects ti entertain about 20,000 children and thes' ' will alone be suflldent to make things ex ccedlnglj lively on the grounds. They wll bit accompanied by enough parents am teachers to keep them out of mischief am all the exprsltlon employes will take par tl"Ular palps to assist In making their vlsl iigrecable The sham battle that had beci ( scheduled hut * b : ? n declared oft , as the In dlnns are packing preparatory to gcttlni luck to their reaenatloim and It has beoi decided that lutther entertainments of tha rort are Impracticable . MTTING lltlM/S M'lIUT 1'iiinti : tin * Inillnii-t Itt'fimcil < o HUM Any I'lirt III n Siu-cliuilc. Some time ago a log cabin was erccte nn the Indian grounds , In which It was pro posed to reproduce a bit of tragedy , show Jng Just how Sitting Uull was murdered a Fort Lincoln a few years ago The cabi is said to bo exactly similar to the on in which the crime was committed by th Indian police , who were sent out to nrree the old man. After the cabin was read and after the Indians bad rehearsed fo the part which they were to play , c\cry thing In connection with the feature \\a suddenly called off. Why this was done n one seemed to know , but It Is known th : CUT since that time the Indians ha\ tbuuned the log cabin as a white man waul nn ell xplrlt. Thursday afternoon , Just before the BlacV feet departed for their homes , Joe Whll Horse , one of the most Intelligent Indlar of the band , confided to Captain Metcer tl reason why the minder of Sitting Iu could not bo reproduced by the membci of the congress. He said that a few nigh previous , several of the Sioux Indians wei passing the cabin and , looking In Its d rcctlon , they saw n light shining throuf the cracks of the door. Drawing near , th < looked In and there In front ot a flro the saw Sitting Dull resting on tha groun Suddenly a man appeared behind him at creeping up to his side administered a bea > blow upon the old man's head. Imm dUU'ly. they eald , that thn lights wont o und the whole Interior of the cabin w : enshrouded In darkness. This word passi from Indian to Indian , and since not member of 'any of the tribes has gone li side the log sft-ucture Several da > s ni ulie Apachoa ot Oeronlmo'a band w reoccupy occupy the cabin during the balance ! their rtay , but they declined , saying 111 preferred to liveIn their tents The unt.H occupied by the Apaches a ft nil structures , not Intended to keep o cotil 'Ihey are of the wall conntructli tud not kultabl ? for u cold day ntrn it necessary to have a lire , consequently Oeranlmo and his people tia\c not been as comfortable an they would bo In a brick IIOUBO supplied with a furnace. The oil man , however , prefers this to the use of the log house , which has been tendered to him free of rent. INDIANS CUTTIV : HIJVDV TOIl IIOMI ! Cniitnln .Mrrc-t-r In Plxlnu : Hix AVnrdu , for Tlirlr riiinUi'ii | rtiiri' . The time for the complete dissolution cf rho Indian congress is rnpldlv approacbl'tg and 1 efore the i"-d of anotl er week It is doubtful if there \\'il be nny of til-- .i"iu " Ir.illanb upon the exposition gtouuds. None of the Indians left for their home ? yester day , but several parties .vlll undoubtedly start today or Tomorrow and after Monday delegations will bo loaUng almost eve-ry dnj. There will be no morethani battles , but with plcabanter weather the dances ! vlll bo kept' up until ' .he reproscntathes , of thu tribes ha\e all departed I Nc\tr have the Indians been so well pro- \lded with clothing us are those who at tended the congress and participated In flic features of the gathering. Ilcforo leaving for their homes Captain Mercer lilted out till of tlio men , women aud children. IIo took a portion of the money appropriated for fhelr maintenance and with this purchased blankets , woolen under clothing , stockings , bhocs , flannels , calico and gloves. These at tides wcro t'aken to the commissar ) and from there Issued In the sumo manner aa the annuity goods at tbo agencies. Hadi man received a blanket , a full suit ] of un derwear , fclioca , stockings and mittens. Practically tbo name articles of wearing apparil were Issued to tbo women and cbil- dien. Captain Mercer's own Indians , the Omabns and Winncbagoes , wore the last ! ones served and It was not until yesterday afternoon that they received their share of the pui- chaisc. The captain's reasons for fills wcro to conUnce the other Indians that the people ple over whom ho holds sway ate not favor ites. ites.In In addition to the supply of clothing and provisions which the Indians have received from the government through Captain Mer cer they have earned qulfe a sum of money by rca ou of giving dances and sham bat- tlca. This money comes through the aab > of reserved seats. There have been three distributions since the charges were put upon the scats. Thu first and second dis tribution netted each Indian several dollars , while the thltd and last , which was made Just pi lor to the southern Indians si-artlng lor their homes , was apportioned as fol lows. Men , f8 , womcji , 1f4 , and chlldion , $2 each. As a result of Captain Mercer's efforts to accumulate a fund foi the In dians they have been enabled to take home with them more money than they ever saw- before. The two Indians Lorn during the early dajs of the exposition have at last been named. One child Is a boy and the other a girl. The boy Is a Sac and the girl nn As- Binlbolne. Theist act be-fore the beginning ot the breaking up ot the congress was to name these children. Thuisday mottling the christening wnt performed. It was a very simple matter , but It was Just as ettectlve as anj christening that was ever performed. Soon after 8 o'clock that morning there was a knock at the door of the quarters occupied by Captalu and Mrs. Mercer. The captain went to the door and there he saw four In- .dinns two squaws and two men The Sacs wcro Mr. and Mis. HoJ:3 : > , Horn unit theAs - slnlbolnes wcro Mr. and Mrs. Ilunnlng Wolf , the respective parents cf the two children , the son and daughter of the camp. The people were Invited Inside and chairs were placed by the Btovo. Sitting down , the squaws commenced to unroll the bundles which they carried and from vvh.ch emanated Infantile yells at regular and stated Inter vals. The unswaddling having been com pleted , the two children were exhibited. The father of the boy Informed Certain Mercer that he and his wife had named their son Captain William H. Mercer Hollow Horn , Captain and Mra Mercer were thunder struck when they rcallzol what had befallen j them , but even they then were not prepoicd i for what was to come , for Running Well | had jet to speak Ho displayed his girl 1 baby with considerable pride and then > en- > tured the Information that he had honorc < ! Mrs. Mercer and had named the Infant Mrs , Captain Carrie Mrrccr Running Wolf The combination of names was something thai amused the captain and his wife and thcj concluded to make the best of a bad matte ] by letting It alone. They told the Indian ; I that they were glad that such good name : had been selected and that they would set that the little ones were properly remem bered. Ysterday morning the two elder Hollov Horns and the two elder Ilunnlng Wolve : reported at the captain's hbuso again am were supplied with two complete outfits o baby clothes , Including everything fron hcoda to stockings. The parent ) ) wen pleased and when they departed they conll dcntlally Informed the captain that If In th future a dozen babies arrive at their tepeei each and every ono will bear the name o Mercer lloi-U iNlisnil HUH n l.mv Itntc. U luib been imnfflclally stated tliat tin people of Rock Island , Davenport and Mo line are arranging for a big trl-cily cclo hratlon at the exposition next Wednesday The low rate of $3 BO for the round tr ) from MIsslsslDDl river points will then be li effect and It Is said that the three cltlci will send one of the biggest excursions lha has let visited Iho exposition. This IB th roost Important ot a number of similar ox curslons thai n'e being arranged by th various railroads for Railroad week Th t exposition management bae turned tbo shov over to tbo railroads for the closing weel a and thev are hustling lo Induce a reran . ' bieaklm : attendance With the Inducement I that have been offered In the way of rate ' It wlir bo cheaper to come to the cxposltlo i Hum to stay at homo and 11 Is believe thai If Ihe weather Improves the roads wll have all the bublnews they can handle. o l { * ino\ lute the SloeU llnriin. The miniature city of rough lumber o the Noith tract that has been the bom of the stock show during the last two week will be torn down ne soon as the animal nro removed. The haste Is on account of th extraordinary fire hazard that Is constitute bv the big wooden tnrns and their In lUmmablo contents. AVith the wind In th present quarter a flre In this part of th erounds would be likely to sweep over th whole enclosure and consequently the man acement Is arranging lo get rid of the rls at the earliest possible date. Bids for Hi purchase of Ihe buildings will be receive next Tuesday and the condition Is mad that thcv must bo removed at once. l.lntlnu : tin1'toprrt ) . j. The Buildings and Grounds department . . wcrklng on a complete schedule ot the pro ) crty of the exposition and this will be sul | g . milled lo the exeutlve committee before It 1 exposition closes. This Is with a view I disposing of all the assets of the assocli , lion at iho earliest possible date and vvlndlr ' up Its business. , In this cont.octlon there has been a gen Dt deal ot unodlcla ! discussion of a plan ib , ! y Is alleged to be promoted by t.ouie Phlcflf pa'ttej to buy In theentlrr properly of U association with a view to maintaining 11 exposition as a , private enterprise In IS' ' ( ContlQUtJ on Fifth Fagt. ) NO COMPLAINT AT Jl'PHERSON I Sick in Hospital Well Oared For and Number Gradually Decreasing. THEFT OF SOLDIERS' PERSONAL PROPERTY Wnr Iii > ( * NtlKiitlnn CoinnilM-doii llvnr * the Morle-H of TunVltiioNmn nt Fort .MoPliernoii unit Mnrta North ATLANTA , Qa , Get 21 The war In vestigating commission arrived here today at 2 o'clock and after calling upon General Pennlngton , In command of the department , proceeded to Kort Mcl'herson. The commis sion divided Into parties of two each , visiting the different divisions of theinstitution. . They found the banacks at the pen had been transferred Into hospital ward" , nnd i notwithstanding the day was wet , tbo wards I were all found to b ? comfortable an.l warm , made so In ea"h case by a larrf stove in the center of the room. Thcro c.ie now S22 patients In the inatl.ullon and many of them are convalescent. The commhjloners talked with surgeons , nursea and patients. They encountered no eomplilnt fiorn the rick men , aud nurses stated Ou > ' the work was constantly growing lu s nn 1 li-ij Irksome , owing to the de-crea4e In the number of pa tients. They also vlsltcil Iho mess hall of the convalescents while they wore a : dinner and thu diet kitchen whilj dltuiur was be.rig prepared. They found the men in the mtsa room abundantly supplied \"uh fool .rid pir- taklng of It wllh a relish known only to men who have Just recovers ! from typhoid fever. The commissioners examined only two witnesses here. They were Major Illalr H. Taylor , surgeon in charge of the cencral military hospital here , and Rev. Orvlllo J. Nave" , chaplain of that Institution. Slow Filling IlcinilHltloiiK. Major Taylor related the history of Iho hospital from Its Inception. He said that recently bo had had no difficulty lu secur ing supplies , as he had been given carle | blanche to purchase lliem. This authority had not , however , been given until the 1st of August , whercnv , It had been asked for as early as the l5th ! of June. He had had in the beginning of the camp's history con- I slderable difficulty in getting requisitions illled , although he had no difficulty In get ting them approved by the au- Ihorllles at Washington. Ono requlbt- tlan made on the 16th ot May and another on the llth of June had not been entirely Illled until very recently , These requisitions had been made upon the Now York supply depot , while all that were made on the St. I ouls department had been promptly filled. Ono hundred and sixteen coti ordered In the beginning of the season had only ar rived a day or two since , nnd they were not now needed. Dr. Taj lor on this ac count found delay In filling these lequlsltlons and had been compelled lo call upon the surgeon general for a part of his special fund nnd had Ihus prevented any suffering among patients. Among the articles In which there was delay In delivery vva bed linen. Dr. Taylor had said ho hail found the present commutation 80 cents a day fund moic than suiflcicnt to furnish food for the sick men and ho expressed the opinion that 40 cents per day would bo j sufficient for the purpose of supplying food. Dr. Taylor seated In reply lo a question that he considered Atlanta an excellent place for a hospital , because of Uio con venience In reaching the Important sea ports of the southeast ; because Ihe climate was mild , and helpful to prevent Infection , nnd also because of the excellent water sup ply. He said that a large proportion of his patients had been received from Tampa , but that homo had come from Jackson ville , Chickamauga and other points. He also said that many had been sent here I who wore not in condition to bo removed , as many of them were typhoid fever pa tients , and In such case } repose wan a prime necessity. Many patients had djed , eon after arrival. C'oiniiliiliiM of 1'ctty Tlilo-v hitf. Rev Orvlllo J. Nave , post chaplain al Tort McPherson , said he had visited ever ) patient who had been In the hospital Mtu that ho had never heard a single complain ; from a man who was possessed of h's ' reason while , on the contrary , he had beard manj expressions of gratitude and commondatlor for Ihe e\cellenl conduct of Ihe hospital. Mr. Nave expressed the opinion that It i the conduct of military hospitals gencrallj there- was too little care ot the clothes am other property of th" patients. Tbo cnston Is to put a sick man's clothing III : < ! T hi : pillow when ho enters a hoipltal and Mi- Nave said thai Ihe man oflcner never agali sees nellher his clothing nor articles tha may be left In the pockets. HP had knoui ot many Instance ) In which men wen brought bore with no clothes except the ! nightshirts and ho himself bad seemed through private help , no f- vcr tnan 10i suits for such men as had lost their cloth Ing "In a word , the thieving which has beei going on and the petty peculations vvhlcl have been practiced upon our soldiers , ' said he. "oftenllmes by their comrades , hav been one of Ihe saddest features of the war.1 While the bodies of patients were care fully guarded , their property was not , ye these arllclcs were oflen , Iho chaplain said very sacred to Iho patient In case of his re covcry and to his friends and relatives 1 : case of his death. Replying to a question from General Wll son Chaplain Nave said ho had seen som of the surgeons at the hospital under th Influence of liquor , but not to a sufflclen extent to Interfere wllh Iho proper performance anco of their duties. The commission left al 11 o'clock lonlgl for Annlslou , to Cominntutlon of Itntlnni W \SH1NCJTON , Oct. 21. The followln order has been Issued by the Wnr depart mcnl Inasmuch as female nurses In geners hospitals are by section 1.277. revised slat 0 utes. entitled to commutation of rations , j e Is ordered that commutation of rations wl e hereafter bo allowed to all nurses , whethc male or female , or whether employed I general or other hospitals , when they ai granted leaven of absence by Uio surgeo , general of Ihe army , the rate to be tbo sani as that of enlisted men on furlough lhal I e 23 cents per day. Sou Hi Cnrollnii Colonel DtMiil. WASHINGTON. Oct. 21. The followln telegram has been received at the War d < partment- COLUMBIA. S. P Colonel Joseph I Austin. Klrst South Carolina , died today at p. m at Yorkvllle. S. C. . while waiting ordei prior to mustering out. Cause ot death wl bo reported later. CAPTAIN KULLER , Chief Mustering Ofilcer. ' , IMiflliH Pl-1-ln Illi lUKrllc-l- , LEXINGTON , Ky , Oct. 21. Private Job ,0 | n Phclps of the Second Missouri regimen | ( , who was public ! ) discharged and disgrace at Camp Hamilton yesterday , Is still I the city He > takes bis dligrare Keenly an will cot return home , rrtends say be ri greU the publicity he has received nnd will refrom Ho graduated from Yale In ISM and was at Amiipolts six months ago. PECK SECURES MURE SPACE Tolnl nt Purl * Uxjnuiltloii Xoiv Amount * to ilOlt , < ) < > < > "nunrc Pcct Drnlrn Some .Storli-M. PARIS. Oct. 2 * . When Kcrdlnand W. Peck , the United fUatea commissioner lethe the exposition of litOO , arrived In this city the space allotted to the United States at the exposition grounds v-as 17",000 feet. Mr. Peck's first gain was 0,000 square feet , and ho bos Just secured 22,000 square feet more by means of a direct order from the Trench government on the director of the exposi tion , making the present total 203,000 square feet. Germany has 150,000 square feet. H Is not known yet how much , space has been allotted to Great Britain or Russia. Some ot the American newspapers re ceived here today describe alleged Incidents In connection with Mr. Pock which the I latter says have not occurred. Mr. i Peck , for Instance , Is described as ' having left a box at the opera house hero because htf was not per- j milled to occupy It wllh a party exceeding the oincial limitations 6f boxes , and Mr Peck Is also described atjhavlng refused to leave a sleeping car on Driving at Paris at an unseasonable hour. Mr. Peck says there have been no circumstances or occurrences In any degree warranting the stories re ferred to SPECULATE INr SUPPLIES Ilciortn ot Imitrnpcr MnmiKfineiit of Itvil froNN Itcllcf hi ll IT til He HAVANA , Oct. 21. 3:40 p m. The Red Cross society's steamer City of San Antonio sailed yesterday afternoon from Matanzas for New York to bring oifrcsh cargo of sup plies to Havana. Its last cargo was all landed at Matanzas , where the officers of the Red Cross society remain to superintend the distribution. Reports are current that there has been some speculation nt 'Matanzas ' In the Red Cross supplies and these will bo carefully Investigated and the abuse , If It exists , traced to Its source. The secretary of the Havana Real Estate exchange has officially , required Captain General Blanco to remove the additional 20 per cent war tax that has be < ? n In force since the war broke out. The shipments of Spanish silver specie In anticipation of the American regime are very heavy. Yesterday's Spanish mall steamer , the Jover Serra , carried 725,000 pesetas , HISSES AMONG THE BRETHREN Itev. Hamilton of St. JoNrnli the rinire-li of Taking Part of I CIiiHneH Analnst 3InHHCH. BATTLE CREEK , Mich. , Oct. 21. At today's session of the Philanthropic confer ence Rov. James Hamilton of St. Joseph ac cused the church of taking the paitJ ot the classes against ] the masses In the capital and labor contest. Hon. William Thomas Mills of Chicago defended co-operation and government ownership. Mr. jNlllls also urged the brotherhood of man between white and black. Rov. P.-J. McVi fv , jirosldtDK eldsr ' of tbo Albion district ! of' { Michigan Method ists , advised the clergy lo enter politics , cast aside their sanctified appearing gar ments and manners and work Instead of talking so much. The liveliest address of tbo day was by Bayard Holmes ot Chicago , who praised so cialism and said that one man's life Is as of much Importance ns another. Labor , whether It Is digging a ditch or producing i dollars , Mr. Holmes said , was equally val- j liable. I A prominent missionary thought socialism wns but ono step above anaicby and was , hissed for bis utterance. j Prof. George D Herron , professor ot ap- I plied Christianity In Iowa college , Orlnnell , la. , defended socialism In an address on "The Christian Conscience and Socialism. ' FIVE SUFFOCATE IN FLAMES Clnlr\llle , a > nv Tov n In IMumu > County , Ciil. , IK Suopt Out of SUSANVILLE , Cal. , Oct. 21. News Jus received from Clatrvlllo , a new town U Phi in as county , California , reports the burn ing of a hotel and tbo loss pi live lives. Thi dead ore P. PEDRINI. CARSON BARNEY. " " MRS. CARNADO. FLORENCE ROPERTS , 7 vcors old. A WOMAN , whoso name has not beet ascertained. The flre broke out at 7 o'clock this morn Ing at Chat Roberts' hotel. Mr. Robe'rti awokeIn tlmo to escape by Jumping fr-n the second-story window , in doing which hi sustained severe Injuries. The other occu pants of the building , with the exception o those above numod , escaped unhurt , but los everything but the clothes they wore. Th' ' flvo unfortunate people were suffocate ! wbllo they slept. The origin of the fire ha not been determined , but Is supposed ti have been caused by a defective chimney The properly loss is not greal. FURNITURE FACTORY WRECKED Iliillcr ExplOKlnn nt Pentitnter , Midi. In Whloh T o Men ArcICIlIeil and a Tlilril rntnlly Hurt. MUSKEOON. Mich. . Oct. 21. About 2 : p. m. the Penwater Furnlturo company' D factory at Pentwatcr was wieckcd by an ex o plosion of two or three of Iho boilers. Th cause of the explosion Is aa yet unknowr The killed are : LOU TUPPER , electrician. MILLER SORENSON , laborer Injured : Tim Palmer , engineer ; Fre Gerard and Otto Green , laborers. They had returned to the factory to re sume their afternoon's work when , wlthot warning , the boilers gave way with a deafer Ing report. Engineer Palmer cannot BUI vlve The accident will throw about twentj t five men out of employment. Reporter Uiulrr Arr < > Nl. AMSTERDAM , Ocl. 21 While Quee e Wilhelmlna and her mother were about I n i take a train yesterday on their return I o Apeldorn , a reporter , dressed In n blcyc ! > . costume , advanced and offered bU arm I the young queen. Ho was Immediately ai , rested. It was at first reported that tl queen had been assaulted and great e : cltement prevailed. It appeared later thi the reporter was subject to derangemon Ho explained -that he merely desired out < politeness lo escort the queen to Ihe trail i , Iliililirr CtiniunnleH Coimollilutt * . BOSTON. Ocl. 21. The Glob * sajs It ! reported to the She and Leather exchaug that the Boston Rubber Shoe company ha been absorbed by the United States Rublx n I company , and that Mr , Converse , its prei ' [ dent , will become a director In the ne < l corporation The purchase price 1 * oalJ I n ho $1,000,000 cash , 11,123,600 In preferrr d stock , paying 8 per cent dividend , and ? 3 > , 493 700 common , a total of f 8,623,500. SPAIN'S ' POLICY OF DELAY Dona Do All They Oan to Make Proceedings Drag Along. SERIO'JS DEADLOCK IN THE NEGOTIATIONS Joint Sc lei of 1'rldny the I.oiiKt" t tlmt linn Yet Occurred Don * I'll : Thl n H So Th nt > < > 1'roifrcNM In Millie . ( Copyilght. K9S. by Press Publishing Co. ) PARIS , Oct. 21 ( New York World CA- blegiam Special Telegram. ) Peace com mission proceedings have reached a seri ous deadlock. The American commissioners now appear to be sattsfled as to what has been patent to outsldo observers for the past fortnight , that the Spaniards arc adopt ing a deliberate policy of delay. H was cabled that the Spaniards wcro definitely and decisively Informed that thu United States could assume no responsibility for the Cuban debt. They were Invited , In firm language , to proceed to consideration of the next point arising on the protocol. Instead of following that suggestion they presented today n series of voluminous memoranda In answer to the American arguments on tbo debt question and also brought forward alternative ptoposalB. Today's session was the longest the Joint commission has yet had. but no progress whatever was made. The reading ot these futile memoranda occupied all the lime. They evidently wish to prevent nny definite step being taken until the Anglo-French crisis develops , for Iho outbreak of war would afford a chance for further delay In completing the treaty. They are presuming on the courtesy and generosity of the Amcilcau commissioners , ( who have treated their dilatory tactics with undue consideration AxNoc-lntuil I'rcst llcpnrt. PARIS , Oct. 21. The United States and Spanish peace commissioners held separate sessions this morning , and when the ses- lon opened thla afternon It wad believed I the Cuban question would not bo decided | today , but would bo taken up at tbo Joint session of Monday next. I An effort Is being made here to create the 1 Impression that there Is some understanding j between the United States and Spain tegard- | Ing the Phlllpplno Islands , outsldo of the statements contained in the third article ol | the protocol. That article embodies the only I agreement between the United States and Spain In regard to the Philippine Islands and It clearly sets forth that the United States will occupy and hold the city , bay and ' harbor of Manila , pending Ibe conclusion ol j a treaty of peico which shall determine the j control , disposition and government of the Phlllpplno Islands. Beyond this protocol | agreement It can bo asserted with confl- deuce tbero Is no other understanding on I I the subject between the United States and 1 Spain. The purpose of the United State ; and the agieemenl arrived at with Spain vvai that the control and government of the Phil ippine Islands should be decided by the com- I mission now sitting heic aud Spain under stood that the protocol did not detcrmlm anything as to Spain's ultimate sovereign ! ) 1 In the Philippine islands. It was under i stood that tbo protocol was a compact b ] | which It was agreed that the peace comnila | ston < should determine the future dlsposltloi i of the Philippine Islands. This will be doni ' when the Cuban question is settled and aftoi , the points relating to Porto Rico and thi Ladrones have been passed upon. WORRIED ABOUT THE PLAGUE A'11-n n ll CoilHlili < rnlil > h < it-rod I'p < M < ! | ( lie Dlm-iiio Illtrocliioc-lt Croni liiilln. ( Cjpvrlght , 1M)3 ) , bv Press Publishing Co ; VIENNA , Oct. 21 ( Now York Worb Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Popula ' feeling is aroused over the cases of Indlai I plague , causing considerable apprehension t < ! the authorities. Il is feared the agitator j are working OP thn superstition of the pee i plo with a view to creating a disturbance 1 Dr. Mueller , who atlended Barlsche , de v eloped decided symptoms to Jay. He ' ! spitting blood aud has the typical bubon' ' . swelling. He was attending Nurse Pech i until noon , when he was compelled to tak to his bed. He Is now unconscious and th , dlseaso Is taking exictly iho same courbo a I In Barlsche's case. Mueller was attended b i his youngest pupil , who went to Bomba ' with him. Both he and Nurse Pecha re ceiveil Iho last sacrament , the priest stand ing outsldo the window , as the sanitary au thoritles would not permit him to enter Several doctcrs who touched Barlsche , espe . dally ono who ausculated him , dare not re j turn home. The Bacteriological Institute i i shut up and all thn servants are unde , i supervision and Isolation. M THIRTEEN MONTHS FOR A DUE1 1 1 ) | hfiiU-iiro of Count Pnrri'rlo Miu-oln 1' ' .Slnjor of Cnrvnlottl , the INict. LONDON , Oct. 21. Tbo Rome correspond cnt of tbo Times sajs : Count Furrecl Macolu , proprietor of the Gazetta dl Vene zlo , has been sentenced to thirleon monlb imprisonment for killing Slg. Tellco Carl Carvaloltl , tbo poet , dramatist , publlcle and radical member of the Chamber of Def utlcs , In a duel last March. Count Mucola' seconds , Senor Guldo 1'uslnato and SU Carlo Donati , nnd thu seconds of Cavalott S Slg. Dlzonl , the publicist , and Slg. Tusi of the Chamber of Deputies , hav9 all bee acquitted. Macola's plra of extenuate circumstances on the ground that ) ho wi tbo victim of Insult nnd gross provocatio was not allowed. PUT PAITII C'HKISTIAV SCIIJNCI Inquiry Into Ilcnlli of Ilin-olcl I'm < -rlc Detflopn .SoiiNiitlonnl File-In. LONDON. Oct 21. The Inquest over it remains of Harold Frederic , the newsp ; . per correspondent and author , who died sui . denly on Wednesday morning at Henley I heart disease , was adjourned today unl Wednesday next. The evidence prrsenti was somewhat sensational. Mr. Frederic daughter , Ruth , said her father did not bi 0 lleve In doctors. She added that It was wl 0 his consent , but un.ler the Influences 0 o'hers. that Mrs. Mills , a Christian sclcntli was called. ICato Ljon , a member of Frederic 6 household , tcsllllc-d that the deceased hi asked her to call in Mrs. Mills and the la lt tcr came to the house and expounded t ] ' { sistem of Iho Christian Sclcnllsts. On tl ' ' same day Mr. Fredcrlo dismissed the deters tors who bad been In attendance on hit Most of Mrs. Mills' treatmenl , continued tl witness , was what Is known as "abac treatment. " At the request of friends tbo sick man , the doctors were again sue moneil , but tbo deceased Informed tbc that vvhrn they had prevlnuily attend him be had not followed their direction John Stokes , Mr Fri-derlc's amanucns ; testified that ho had informed Kate Ljc she might br charged with manslaiiRht If Mr. Frederic should dl" without rcccl CONDITION OF THE WEATHER I'oiccast for Nebraska Kalr : Warmer : Variable Winds TOIIAV AT Tun nvrosiTiov. At the Orunnilni 8 n to tO ] t. in. Inillnn Connrem on Iiiillnn ( Irotiiulii. 10 n. m. Omnliit Concert llnnil , llor- tloiilturiil llullillnit. lliito n. in. Ilntttcxlilp Illinois DocUnl n < noirrninrnt llnlltllnur. 11 ! in. fire HornrN llltc-lieil li > IJIce- trlolty. U ] l. lit. liny SlKtllllliiK li.v I' ' . S. SIR- iinl Corp * . 11 p. in. Intim' llnnil at Anilltorlnm. Fart I. OvcrUm * Pod nntl Peasant Suppe ( a ) 'Iriiumtiel ( for Heed Hand ) , Schumann (10 ( Tortailor tinil And iluslnn ( RpnnlHh Dance , from "Tho Costume Bull ' ) . . Hutdnstrln Honilo CniirlreloHo SIcndel solm In DixieLnnil ( Fantasia ) . . . . .IIIIKM Introducing colos for nil the pr nclpal play ers of the bnr.d mid concluding with an original Uatixrrlptlon of the national hjnin , "America. Part II. Cherturo 1M2 Tachalkovvsky In vvblcb Is described the meniornllo Inva- nlon of llnssla by Nnpolcon I , the whol ending with triumphant Russia's "God Save the Crnr. " ( a ) Spring Song ( for Hceel Instru ments ) Mendelssohn Hi ) Love Is Kin * ( Mnrch ) Innes ( New Published for piano tiolo by John ! Church Co ) England to America ( Intc-rnnllonnl Van- I tasl.i ) Haeteni Concluding with mi original lran eriptlou of thn Interwoven representative melo dies , "Amcilon , ' "SI. Patrick's Day. " "Tullochuorum" und "Rule Ilrltniint.i ' Tiombono Solo Los Rumeauv , IMlm I Sunday Hymn I'aiirn IllIlOS. Iluldlguns's Mnii'h Wagner ; : n. in. r. a. i.ife sitting inhibit. S | i. in. Snntlnwo Wnr Itullixiii An- Cfltl < > ll. 7 1 * . M. I n n CM * llnnil nt AuilHorliilii. I'nrt I. Overture Hlenzl Wagner Two Old-Time. DaiK-eu ( a ) Pnsso Tied Glllnt ( b ) 1 itty Years Ago Marl * Second lliigurlnn Rhapsody Liszt Tantasla on Kosti"-'s well Known Song. "My Old Kentucky Homo . . . . Part II. Scenes from Cnrmen ( Sulto No. 2).ni ) et Pkcolo Solo Diamond Sprays . . . .Demare Hc.dolbers : . A Tilp to the Otnnlia Exposition . . Inneti ( New. First time. ) Li\\n Tim lit JO n. m. Iilhcrnl CoiiiirrnN of He- llKioii at rirM roiiKrrnntloiiiil Churoli. Ing medical treatment. Ds. : Drown and Froybergor , the physicians who attended Mr Fredurlc , said the deceased had suffered from rheumatic fo\cr and that beas para- Ijved on one side. Hla death , they as serted , was duo to Byncopo. The doctors de clared their belief that , with proper treat- 1 ment , the patient would have recovered The Inquest was adjouinod until Wednes day , \vlion It Is expected that Mrs. Mill : will bo examined. CELEBRATE NELSON'S VICTORY Olixrrvu tlic Iln > More Thn n Ori'lnnry LONDON , Oct. 21. Exc.JMonal Inttrcs was taken today In the celuuraudu'otf .JEii ' anniversary of Ihe baltlo ot Trafalgar 01 October 21 , 1805 , when the BrltUh fleet i under Admiral Nelson gained a brllllan > victory over the fleets of Franco nnd Spain ' commanded by Admiral Vlllcneuve. Th i cause of this Increased outburst of patriot | ism hero Is tbo dlspulo with Trance over th j Pashoda question , which In some quarter Is looked upon ns a matter that may possl bly bring about war between the two conn tries. The Nelson column on Trafalga squat o was profusely decorated and en twined wllh a tplral chain of laurel leaves while laurel fcsloons hung from each corne of Iho capttol to tbo lions at the base which was elaborately embellished with an P chors , wreaths , flags and evergreens , wit i a background of crimson cloth. There wer i also Horal shields in each eornor. Inscribe 3 with the names of Nelson's great vlclorlei . i "St. Vincent , " "Camperdowu , " "The Nllo . I and "Ttafalgar. " The morning was showery and mist } , bn s I many hundreds of people wcro present t s cheer the hoisting of the Union Jack o j the lop of the pedestal at S o'clock. a At PorUmouth Ihe topmasts of the old D tlmo Ilnc-6t-battle3hlp Victory , Nelson' ' B flagship at Trafalgar , and tbocssul o ) | which ho was killed , was hung with gat y | lands and laurels. The principal town celebrated the day by hoisting the Unio Jack on all the public buildings. minus HUVOI.T IN TUANSVAAI GUY eminent S.-iiiU Uxiirillllnii to Tun Uli Mnrilerrrii of MlHnloiinrle * . s PRETORIA , Ocl. 21. Serious Irouble I r brewing with the Magato tribe in the Zout uansberg dlotrlcl , south of the Llmpo rlvei The1 natives recently massacred n Luthera missionary and his family at the town c Zoutpausberg and the Transvaal gove'nmcr rent nn expedition to punish them. The al fair has now assumed serious ptoportlons. Chief Ooefu. with 20,000 followers , full armed , and four cannon supplied by whll traders , has attacked tbo Laager. Hcav IlKhilng Is proceeding. The ultimatum ( the commanding officer of the Tran&vat troops. General Jouhert , demanding an uc conditional surrender , has been ignored b the tribesmen. Ho summoned 3,000 Burgh ens to reinforce tbe 5,000 now In Iho flub The campaign promises to be prolonged. SHIPS HELDJN READINES No HcimlrN oil KiiKl'ftli Wnrxi < -l I nlcNN I'lit-y fun Hi * ComplL-ti'il Within I'ort-nifihl Hour * . LONDON , Oct. 21. A dispatch to the E ; change Telegraph company from Port mouth says the British admiralty has Iwuii orders that no dockyard repairs are to I commenced upon ships of the reserve squii rons unless they can be completed with forleight hours. niNiiNtrons rionilH IniiNtrln. . riEUMK. Austria-Hungary , Oct' 21. Great havoc has been caused by floods In tl low-lying quarters of this clly , which ha1 been submerged. The flooded parts of tl city Include n largo portion of the bualne of ; ectlon of Fleunie A largo number of an malt , have porlrhed. The damage done ratlmaled at 2.000.000 florins M < onn-ntN n Oi-cllll Vi'Nxrln , Oct. - At Lisbon Sailed Peninsular , for Nc York. At New York Arrived Pennsylranl from Hamburg ; Lucanln. from Liverpool. At Hamburg Arrived Patrla , from N < Yoi k. At Philadelphia Arrived Hwltzcrlni frcm Antwer ; > . At Naples Arrived Fulda , from N ( York Sailed Kaiser Wllhelra II for N < York. At Rotterdam Arrives ! WcrkFiidum , frr New Yorl. At Southampton Sailed Auguste Victor for Now York. At Liverpool Sailed Non'udlc. for N < York. At Oueenittown Arrived Campania , frc Nn v York for Liverpool. THE RETURN TRIP President McKiuloy's Progress Eastward Due Continual Ovation , GREAT CROWDS GREET THEIR PRESIDENT Executive Eises Early and Makes Two Speeches Before Breakfast. MAINTAINS REPUTATION AS A SPEAKER Urges People to Stand Together Until Kesults of War Are Settled , HIS WORDS GLOW WITH PATRIOTISM Mitlon'n Honorcil llnlcr Welcomed Intense nntli ln m AH Alonu the Mnn r Uln Ilonto TounrU \Vn liliifitoM. CINCINNATI , Oct. 21 One continuous ovallon has marked the passage of President William McKlnloy today ovnr Iho stolen iot Imllanli and Ohio. Defying Iho wind and lulu of a * moat disagreeable Octobei day , tb citizens of thcce stales have con gregaled In great numbers no evviy Htatluu along the line and never have they been disappointed , for tbo president has gra clously nppcarud at every point when1 ctowds awaited his coming to speak a few- words fo his constituents and receive their approving cheers. Pel haps the most Imposing demonstrallou of the day was nt Indianapolis , where the slrcets through which tbo picflldenlJ was til hen to the state house were Jammed with cheering people. Here , on the steps of Iho stale cnpltol , almost within the shadow of the statue of ThomaR A. Hen j drlcktf , the piesldent delivered one of the I most striking and eloquent addresses of his long vvestetn tour. In the course of It ho I ' paid a graceful tribute to tbo memory of i Hcndrlcks nnd referred also lo ox-President Harrison , both of which references vvrro received by tbo peoplu with deafening np plause. The train stopped al every town whoio any considerable crowd gathered to hear him and consequently the special tin In loday was sometimes far behind tbo sched tiled time , but under the direction ot David N. Bell , In charge ot the train , the lost tlmo was afterwards mads up by fast run ning. Iiifnnt on the Secnr. At Connorsvllle , Ind. , a 2-months-old baby was bunded over tbo railing of the i ear platform Into Ihe arms of Secretary Wilson , who presented to Ihe. president his youngest' namesake Wllllan McKlnley. A humorous Incident was when Secretary Wil son was Introduced , after the president hail fin I shed his remarks at Connorsvllle. Twjcu Mr. Wilson commenced to speak and tvvlcci he was Interrupted by t'ho storting of the train. Th n Secretary O-IB * fetf1 ; r.Vbt eloquence ot ttobCuinlurV \ u'u'grlL'iTuuru starled Ihe wheels going. " Amid greall laughter Mr. Wilson then concluded his brief address and the train pulled out. The presidential tinln reached Cincinnati at 4 30 and was transferred In tbo submbn from the tialn's tiacks of the Cincinnati , Hamilton & Dayton railroad to those of th > Balllmoro & Ohio Southweslern. Afler Iho train was Irnnsferred al Ihe Inlerseotion of thc o rallwavs It backed Into the Union sfatlon. Tbo president bowed his acknowl edgments to tbo crowd that was In waiting for tbo train , but ho made no speech Chalunan Sbattuck and a parry of citizens boarded the Iraln and shook hands with the- president , but tbo slop wan only long i enough for Captain W. W. Peabody , vlco c president ! of Ihe Baltimore & Ohio South- :1 : western , Superintendent Howard and a number of newspaper men to board tbo train and accompany the president and his party as far as Columbus. The rain was t pouting down and during the short rime that o tbo train Iransfer was being made hero ti Ihcro were but few that knew the presi dent wan In tbo city. The engagements at Columbus and clBcwhero prevented thu s president from leaving his train hero and B accepting the Invitation of the Board of Commei ce. Wnrm Grueling ; nt Coltimlin * . COLUMBUS. Oct. 21. The presidential train arrived nt Columbus at 8:30 : p. in. Notwithstanding the heavy downpour of rain an Immense crowd had assembled nnd . 'he union depot tesounded with cheers. The president was mot by a spe cial committee of cltlrcns and , escorted by tbo Seventeenth United States Infantry and the Columbus Rifles , bo was dilvon to'tho Auditorium. Thcio weto /.OOfl / people who had patiently walte-d more I. j Ihnn an hour packed Into rho Immense hull . and the president's appealonco was greeted 1 with almost deafening chreia. Tlo ! president was Introduced hy Mayor w Samuel L. Black and spoke about ten inln- y I utcs , his address frequently being Intor- lf I rupted by enthusiastic applause. He bald i | I Mr. Mayor and Follow Citizens ! U Is not . )1n ) Ibe unconstrued language of compliment . . but with deep emotion that I undertake t , make response to the warm and generous . welcome extended on behalf of the city of ' Columbus bv your honored mayor. It seems lo mo like comlnc back home. ( Gieat up plause. ) The familiar facts I pee about me- the familiar songw all m le ; mo feel llml I am among my old friend * , wjth whom for four ycorft I lived. ( Renewed applause ) I recall no four rears of public servt-o tha gave mo moro pleasure than while M'rv-inf ? this state , and not the least of that pleauuip was the kindly , friendly , social iclatlons bad with the peopleof this capital city ( Renowc'd cheering ) Very much has bapponivl since I last met you in public assembly. Tbo nation bits been at war. not because It wanted war. but because - cause It picferred It to witnessing the death and suffering of on outraged people. ( Tre mendous applause ) . Wo enleiod upon It with no purpose but thai of Immunity. No desire for now terrilory. no motive of nggrandlzo- menl. no desire to extend oui territory but that wo might stop the oppression of oui neighbors , whoso groan * we coujd almost hear. Happily for us , with our splendid artnv and our no less rplondld navy , the war wan concluded In a llttlo more than 100 days Nothing like It Is In thu military annals of the world. ( Great cheering ) . Wo sent our troops 7,000 miles bv sea In the east and more than 1.000 miles to tliv west. We- had our sijuad- ron In Manila and our pquadron ai Rantlugu and In a llttlo more than three months our too ahkod for a t > uspenston of hostilities that tenrs o' pff < c might be arranged. ( Re newed applauac ) . Honor to Hrtfulnr * nnd Volunteer * . d. All honor to the army and the navy of d.v the United States. All honor to the regulars v and thn volunteers ! ( renewed shoullnc ; and ' cheers ) and to the marines , to thu black and the white and of every nation that ( Hatched ro under the glorious banner of the free to H victory for God and for civilization all la , hocor to our pe-rless navy' ( Pbeerlni ? ) Wi had altogether tno fi-w ship ? , but they bad a mlxbty aimumt-ut and behind them wet men. ( Renewed cheering ) They have donu their work. They have wrought well , is rtuialu for us now to dedicate ouis Iv *