Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE
ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , TUESDAY MOKXIXG , OCTOBER 25 , 18 fS-TWELVE ) PAGES. SIXGLE COPY FIVE CEXTS.
UNDER LEADEN SKIES
White Oity Stands Bombar Beneath the
Frown of Nature.
\
CHEERLESS WEATHER HAS ITS EFFECT
Many People Deterred from Visiting the Pair
Through Pear of
LAST WEEK SEES MANY NEW FACES
People Who Are Seizing Their Last Ohanca
Throng the Grounds.
BRIEF TIME LEFT FOR INSPECTION
SmlftljKlrrlliiHT Ia > N of ( lie TrniiN-
jiilnilNHlitpl 12onltloii | AVIII Sec tlio
Tide of ThoHf Who Wnltcit
Iteiivh Iln Flood.
lolul Ailinlfi lniiN YrMeritay 17.HSI
J'olnl l < lnlc .
"Too bad. Isn't It , " remarked the early
Msltor vesturdav morning. ns ho passed
throuch the turnMlle and looked up at the
leaden dome that Fettled overhead as though
It had come to stnv all winter. "Yen , It1 *
too d d had. " uisrepd the accommodating
Kalckrcuer nnrt civ en the pretty youur
woman who waj vainly indcavoilng tc
wrlto bcr naiiiu with one of the caatlror
"encllH klndlv furnished by the cxposlllor
management for tbo use of pasaholdera , vol
unteered thn Information thut she cordlall )
endorsed the sentiment.
It prevailed pretty generally all over th (
grounda Hanuv antlclnatlons of n week o
real Indian summer that had bean Inspired
bv tbi ) radiant momlKo of two dn > <
of sunahlno veto t > hntlcred. The wlni
\cered l.iok ) to the northeast , tin
clouds came HUllenly back to shut out tin
eky and the damp atmosphere was omlnoui
of unfavorable conditions. The result was i
very Debt cximalllnn attendance. There were
fewer nconlp on the erouncls yesterday forenoon -
noon than there has been on any morning li
weeks and It was a sort of blue Mondaj
for those who hud expected to seoi the las
week of the show surpass nil records am
pack the grounds with visitors.
Hut If the conditions were menacing the ;
vvcro not yet uncomfortable. The pcopli
missed the pleasant sunshine and warmth o
the day before , but the wind v\aa mod
< > ralo and the air was not so ooh
that they were compelled to Beek , the s'aoltc
of the buildings to keep warm. Those < vh
came to study the detailed features of th
show bad no occasion to complain , but th
enscmblo of court and landscape becam
dull and lifeless again when It lost th
transforming Illumination of the sunshine.
As the dav advanced the arrivals In
creased to somn extent but at the beet I
was an CTceotloiially dull day. Kven th' '
out-of-town ueonln seemed to tyrapathlz
with the general Impression that a returi
of bad weather would bo n , lamentable * mis
fortune. Thev clodded along the avenue
andwxrouraced vach.-o.ttiT rrltn * he W ( *
r ccstlon that It mleht clear un after all , bu
the clouds packed themselves more denscl ;
nnd the wind grew raw and ominous of ap
nroachlna nnow.
AH the bulk of the local patronage
inulstcrcd Snndav It was almost nothing yes
teidiiv. The peonlo who had como lu Saturday
nt the oxposltlo
day tospend a few days
mornln
added by the
and those who wore
tialns practically niado up the crowd. Whe
this was considered there was nothing dls
couraglng In the appearance of the ground
Tra\el never begins to boom In earnest b <
fore Tuesday and Wednesday , and most <
the people -ttho arilved today will remal
through the greater part of the week. Or
< ler any conditions short of an actual bll :
zard the week will be fairly satlsfactor
and with oven fairly favorable conditions
Is bound to bo iiu Immense success. U <
ports received from the railroads oontlnu
to piedlcato big crowds all through the wee
and It la the general Impression that
largo proportion of the people will nou I
lopt away by minor discomforts. Th
farmers have finished their fall work an
with big crops In their granaries they at
not going to lose their holiday If they ca
help It.
AW.viins ox wonit ov SCHOOL :
Jurlrn Ilcjrln HIP I'\aniliinllon of ( h
IMucntloiml Uxhllilt.
The Juries of awards that nro under tli
control of the Woman's Board of Manage )
liavo begun work nnd will complete the
inspection of the exhibits tbla week. Thet
awards are offered by the Bureau of Kducu
Won and refer exclusively to education :
exhibits. The prizes are handsome pennant
which will bo distributed among the bei
exhibits lu tbo various classeH Into whlc
tbo educational department Is divided. OL
pennant will be awarded tot the best stai
oxblblt , one each for ten ot the best ? count
exhibits nnd one for the best exhibit fro
each of thirty-two classes Milch comprh
the entire exhibit These are divided In' '
fuvon groups , which nro summarized as pul
lie. and private schools , education for di
fectUo classes , technical schools , sped
schools , art schools , music nnd nilsccllant
ous , The juries Include the following It
( llvlduals : Mrs. Holyoke , Omaha , Mli
Italdwln , Council Bluffs ; Miss Fanny Cooni
South Omaha ; Dr Wolfe , South Oman ;
Superintendent of Schools IJayden , fount
Illuffa ; Mrs. McGllton , Omaha ; Mrs. L. >
Outtcry , llellovue , Mr. J. S , naer. Llncali
Mr. Crabtreo , Lincoln ; Mrs. II. S. WIHoi
Mlsa Sainanttm Davis , H. R. Corhctr.V. . 1
Harford , Omaha ; Mrs Hello S. Stoutoubo
ough , Plattsmouth , Herbert Kogers , Vied
Roauvvator , Mlsa Kato McIIuRh , rather Mi
Duvltt , Omaha ; Hev. C. C Smith. Soul
Omaha ; Hon. Albert Warklns , Lincoln , AI
drew Rosewater , Henry Kustln , Miss Ii
Condlt , Mrs. W. P. Hanchett , J. M. Gllln
Omaha ; Frank Wlggln , Los Angeles , A. )
firimth , Detroit , Louis Jurgenson , Oman ,
Mrs. Hall. Lincoln , Mr. WUUrJ Klmb.i
Lincoln ; Mrs , S. C. Cotton , Omaha , M
Selgmund Lundsberg , South Omana , lie
r. S. Stein , Lincoln.
ri.MJST PIU'IT P.MIIIIIT UVKH MAI1I
SiMindir Tnnlni > uf IlllnoU Pi-nine * II
Horticultural DlHi'lny.
Senator Dunlap of Champaign. III. , a
rived jesterday and will spend the balan
of the week at the exposition. Ho is al
president of the Illinois State Hortlcultui
society and In speaking of the fruit exhll
tnado at the exposition said : "It Is t
best that I ha\o over seen at any expogltl
or fair held in the United States , I v.
here In Juno and at that tlmo I thoug
that the exhibit was One , but it has it
proved in every respect since then. It
large much larger than I expected to fl
and then the xarlctles shown are slmr
astonUhlns. Kvery state represent
heema to have taken a great interest
pending on fruit and 1 am glad of it ,
it will redound to the Interest * of the fn
rowers. Already wo arc beginning to feel
ho effects of the Illinois exhibit.Vo are
ecclvlng orders for fruit and fruit trees
rotn sections that have heretofore been
ntlrely out of our territory , the parties
rltlng Informing ua that they have seen
ur exhibit here. In dollars and cents tbo
rult exhibit alone has pild the state for
ho entire expenditure required to make our
xhlblt rnd , in m > Judgment , I regard th *
' .vpendlturo of the money a good lincst-
ment. "
'SHTTIMJ ltiviV TO RT Ol T.
> \lill > lorM nt llordciiltnro Iliiltil-
IIIK I'ri-imrc for tin * AVIniliiii.
Aa the time for the close of the exposition
raws nigh , the exhibitors In the Hortlcill-
ural building are brushing up ) for the final
ash. Every exhibitor In the big building
make a special effort to outdo his nelgh-
> or In putting up something attractive. In
his line Nebraska has set the pace and
upcrlntendent Youngcrs has employed Lcn
Chapln of Lincoln to make a llornl design
which will go Into tfto center of the big
xhlblt and remain in place during tht
veek. The design will bo In the form of
horiseshoe , four feet from calk to calk nnd
i\o .feet In height. The ( lowers In the
cslgn will bo red and yellow roses , with
ozens of carnations. Green will bo around
llio islges , smllav. and ni-iden hair ferns
eing uped for the purpose. lu the places
i hero the nails appear In an ordinary horse-
ihoo there will bo the words , worked In
ellcate little red pinks , "Stand Up For
S'ebraska. " In addition to this , \nacs of
Inks will bo at various places upon the
ables.
Speaking of the disposition of the Ne
braska fruit used on the tables , Superln
endent Youngers Bald : "We have nothing
o sell Wo ( have made our exhibit for the
solo purpose of advertising the state nnd
know of no better way to contlnuo the ad
vertising than by donating 'the ' bulk ot the
rult to the charitable InstltutlnfliT The
exhibit was not put in as a money-making
scheme nnd there is no reason why we
shonlj commence at this tlmo to sell stulf
hat was sent to us for exhibition purposes. "
At this time Nebraska has twenty-seven
\arletles of old apples on the shelve. These
apples wcro picked last October and placfd
n the ordinary cellars. In January they
rtero taken -to cold storage and ha\e been
kept there until placed on the exhibit ta
bles. E\en now thow nro as pound nnd
solid as new fruit , their condition being
something that surprises the visitors to the
building.
Superintendent Courtney of the Oregon
exhibit says ho will give away all the big
apples , pears , plums , peaches nud other
fruits sent from his state lie sa > s that , In
Ills Judgment , It will ser\o a better purpose
o glvo away the fruit instead of selling It.
If I should sell it to the hucksters I would
not recehe more than $5 or $ C at the most
nnd I believe that I can do my Rtate more
good by giving the fruit away than to sell
t for this mere pittance. "
Colorado , Wisconsin and Montana will
sell the fruit on the tables , cither parceling
t out or selling It lu a lump depending
upon which way the stuff will bring the
most money.
Illinois will sell some of its fruit nnd
tbo balance , the- best , -nlll be sent back
home to be exhibited at the annual meeting
of the State Horticultural society , which
will be held at Springfield , December 7 to
20.
20.A
A portion of the fruit from Idaho will be
'Old and the balance will bo cent to Spring
field , 111.'to tx > exhibited nt the Dccombei
show to bo mndo by the State Horticultural
society.
The Kansas nnd Missouri people hav
not yet determined what they will do will :
their fruit after the close of the exposi
tion.
InilIniiN ricttlnrr A iiy for Hontr.
The San Carlos Apaches , the Flatheads
the Crow Creek and the Lower Urule Slow
will depart for their respective agencies
today. The Rosebud and other Sioux wll
leave during the middle of the week , whllt
the Whlto Mountain Apaches , Pueblos am
Wlchitas will not be nblc to get away befori
the last of the week.
Captain Mercer Intended to put on n danc <
last night , hut owing to the Inclemency o ;
the weather it wa.s not attempted , thougl
If the tcmperaturo should be mild cnougl
for nn Indian a war dance with all of the
trimmings and embellishments will be giver
tonight.
Anticipating a trip to a warmer cllnmti
In the near future , Geronimo held sonic-
thing of a reception yesterday afternoon
The old man discovered that ho could gathci
In ft few dimes by exhibiting himself am
Improved the opportunity. Ho charged 1 (
cents per look , 2. cents for his autograpl
and { 1 for allowing the cameia fiends t <
take a shot at him. There wcro any nnmbci
of people who went into ecstasies over tin
old man and during the afternoon ho die
n thriving business.
Yesterday Captain Mercer asked Geronlmi
whether he wanted to go back to Fort SII
or to the agency. Ho shrugged his shoul
ders nnd promptly replied that ho prcferm
the government pilson to taking chance :
at the agency.
TexnH < ; < > lnn to Ilotmtoii.
The Texas exhibit In the Agrlcultun
building will bo one of the 11 ret to Icava tin
exposition grounds. Immediately on ih
close of the exposition it will be packed oni
sent 'to the homo of Prof. Attwater nt Sai
Antonio , whcro It will be brightened up am
rearranged and then foiwarded to Hous
ton , wlicro It will become- ono of th
features of tbo rood , Fruit and VegMabl
carnival which will be held In tint city
December 5 to 10 , Inclusive. Prof Utwater
who 1ms had charge of the Texas e'chlbl
here , will also have charge of it at Houston
The Houston people expect a largo attend
anccnt their carnival , aa it baa been tx
ti'uslvely advertised through the soutn am
also beeauso of the fact that the roads hav
Ing terminals In the city have made a > cr ;
low rate.
I'.IUliorn Hxcurtilon Co mill if.
The Klkhorn road has a big c.xcurslo :
billed for today that will perceptibly boon
the attendance during the remain ler o
the week. It covers the territory betwee ;
Omaha and Hastings , with a maximum rat
of | 2 for the round trip and the ngen's le
port that the crowd is likely to rea"h tremendous
mondous proportions. This Is ono of th
cheapest trips that ha\e > et been prov'dc '
and It has been pretty thorougnly advtr
Used. The ppcclal train will leave Hast
Ings at 4 o'clock and arrive at the ground
at 9 30. It will leave on the return trl
at 10 o'clock In the evening , but as the re
turn tickets are good for five days It Id ex
peeled that a largo proportion of the visit
era will stay through the neck.
lellovr Jni-k mill
I * . L. Delienger of Jackson , Miss. , roan
aging editor of the Dally Now a of that clt )
Is In Om-iha doing the exposition. Ho la
refugee from the yellow fever and wbll
absent Is enjoying himself In the cities c
the north. Speaking of the effect of jcllo'
fever upon -the newspaper business , Mi
Hellenger said : "It simply knocks every
thing out of the profile. It cancels our sub
scrlption list , plays havoc with the advei
Using and compels uj to suspend publlca
( Continued on Third Page. )
HOLDS AGAINST RAILROADS
United States Supreme Court Decides the
Joint Traffic Association Case.
IS VIOLATION OF THE ANTI-TRUST LAW
Dcolnlou In n I'nr-Hrnclilnu : Our In Itn
on ( he IlnllriinilN nnil ( he
lit ( he Coiinlr > ANNII-
clntlou it ItcMrnlnt on Trmlc.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 21. The United
States supreme court today decided the
Joint tralllc association railroad case in
favor of the United States and against the
railroads.
The case is coiisldctcd one of the most
Important that has over como before the
supreme court , not only to the railroads ,
but to the general public , becnuso of the
vast railroad properties represented by the
trafflc association. The association was
formed on November 19 , 18M , by thirty-one
rallwajs , representing the great trunk llnei
and their network of branches. The pur
pose of the association , as stated In the ar
ticles of agreement , was "To establish nnd
maintain reasonable intes , fares and regu
lations on state and Interstate traffic. " A
similar as oclatlon , on a smaller scale , was
formed among the southwestern roads ,
known ns the Transmlssourl association.
These associations were soon attacked in
the courts on the ground that they were In
violation of the Sherman anti-trust law , and
also of the Interstate conunerce law. The
TrauamlsEourl first reached the United
Slates supreme couit , where. In it notable
opinion , the court held that the nssoclation
was Illegal , being In effect n combination In
restraint of trade nnd commerce and In violation
lation of the anti-trust Ian. This decision
was by a divided bench , the division being
very close , viz. . Chief Justice Fuller and
Justices Hnrlon , llrewer , llroivn and Peck-
ham holding the tradlc'nssoclation illegal ,
while Justices Field , Gray , Shlras and
White filed a dissenting opinion , upholding
the association. Soon after this decision
Justice Field gave place to Justice Mc-
Kenua.
I-'lKhtN for ln Lire.
Although the Mlssouil case was considered
somewhat of a test , yet the Joint Traffic as
sociation prepared to make- stubborn con
test In support of Its existence. The case
against itvia begun on January T , 1890 , in
the United States circuit court for the
southern district of Now York , the United
States being complainant nnd the attorney
general directing Hr. course. The case went
against the government In the lower courts ,
the circuit court dlsmlsrlng the bill and the
court of appeals nlllrmlng the dismissal.
The government appealed to the United
States supreme court. An exceptionally
brilliant array of counsel appeared for the
association and several railroads , including
ex-Senator Edmunds , James C. Carter and
n. D. Phelps. Solicitor General nlchards
filed the brief for the government. The
main contention of the government was that
the traffic agreement was a combination to
prevent competition , thus constituting a
contract in icstialnt of trade or commerce.
The answer of the association maintained
the legality of the agreement , on the ground
tint the vast needs of commerce require
Joint notion. and that. such , action Inures
uniform and Just rates nnd prevents secret
and unjust discriminations.
Three JiiNttc-CM IllnHcnt.
Justice Peckhnm announced the decision.
He said the court could distinguish no
difference botvveon this and that of the
tranbinlssourl case decided a year ago , which
was decided against the railroads. Ho said
the onlj new point involved was as to the
constitutionality of the anti-trust act. The
court had reached the conclusion that as
railroad corporations performed duties of a
semi-public character It was within the con
stitutional power of congreta to regulate
them as provided by the anti-trust act. The
only question was then as to the policy o !
congress in adopting such a measure and
as to questions of policy the court , he said ,
had uothlng to do.
The opinion , which was very brief , was
concurred in by Chief Justice Fuller and
Justices H-irlan , Brewer , Brown and Peck-
ham. Three Justices dissented , namely. .
Justices Gray , Shlraa and Whito. Justice
McKonua took no part In the case , as the
prosecution of the Joint Tronic association
was begun while ho was attorney general ,
After Justice Peckham had announced the
opinion , Justice Harlan verbally expressed ,
with som evidence of satisfaction , his con-
cutrenco In the same ground , ho said , nt
that set forth In the transmlssourl case.
Under the decision today the decisions ol
the United States circuit court for the
Southern district of New York and of the
UnlteJ States court of appeals , both ol
which wore favorable to the Joint Traffic
association , arc reversed.
I.l\o Stock UxchaiiKu > 'ut HIcKii ) .
In the case of the United States against
Henry Hopkins and others the government
sought to restrain the Kansas City Live
Stock exchange from carrying on its busi
ness on the ground that It was an associa
tion in restraint of trade nnd therefore Il
legal under the anti-trust law.
The association Is carried on at the Kan
sas City stock yards , partly In Kansas and
partly In Missouri. Ita members receive ship
ments of cattle from Nebraska , Colorado ,
Texas , Missouri , Iowa , Kansas nnd the ter
ritories , Belling them to the neighboring
packing houses , particularly In Chicago , St
Louta nnd New York.
The lower court ruled against the ex
change on the ground that It waa a com
bination in restraint of trade. Justice
Peckham's opinion , in which all the courl
except Justice Harlan concurred , reverses
the lower court and upholds the legallt )
of the association.
The opinion Htntes that the Kansas Citj
exchange Is merely a local aid to Interstate
association. Because the cattle themselvcf
come from various states It docs not fol
low , the opinion Htatea , that all person ;
performing any service connected will
them are engaged In Interstate commerce
It Is pointed out that a member of the Now
York Produce exchange who receives pro
duce from n'her states does not therebj
engage In Interstate commerce.
'Ihe opinion adds "We think it would bi
an entirely novel \lew of the situation 1
all of the members of tbe o different ex
changes throughout the country were to bi
regarded aa engaged In Interstate commerci
because they sell things for their principal :
which come from states different from th <
one In which the exchange 1s situated am
the sales are made. "
A similar ruling was made In the case o
the United States against J. C. Andersoi
and othns , Involving the Kansas City asso
elation known as "The Traders' Live Stocl
Exchange. "
Juxtlrr Ilnrliiii Ulmirtil * .
In this case also the court upholds th
association on the ground that it Is loca
and not engaged In interstate trafflc witbli
the meaning ot the anti-trust law. Justlc
Harlau announced hli dUsent from th
court in these two cases. After quoting th *
anti-trust law Justice Harlau said b couli
not reelit tbo conclusion that at Kansas
City there existed a ring of syndicates , or
combination of associations , tbo palpable
effect being to bring ( o Itself all the llvr
stork business centering there nnd then
transferring It cast. Under this association
the entire llvo Block business of the west
was to como Into Ita hands or else it was
kept out of the market. ]
Ho quoted , with approval , the opinion of
the lower court , to the ejfcet that outside
parties attempting to enftr the llvo stock
field were- compelled to abandon the under
taking. It appeared from the testimony that
nuy person or partnership attempting to
carry on business Independent of the asso
ciation was Invited to apply for membership
nnd If bo failed to do so , bis name was
blacklisted. This admonition was strictly
obeyed and anch person was boycotted. The
outcome was Inevitable , 'tho combined obli
gations of 300 men against eme could produce
but ono result. The plain purpose of the
exchange , Justice Harlan said , was to con
trol and monopolize the entire business of
selling llvo stock at the Kansas City live
stock yards.
If this combination did vnot rest upon
the principle of a boycott , then Justice
Harlan said ho was unable to grasp the
principle of a boycott. Let It bo supposed
that there were combinations of thlti kind
In oil , In sugar , In * alt. In lumber , In coal
and the other great staples , then the whole
business of the country would fall Into the
hands of a few rings nnd syndicates , which
would control nil the business of the coun
try. Justlco Harlan said If this particular
combination was not ono In restraint o <
trade , then It was impossible to find one.
The court also dismissed the writs ol
error in the murder case against Cyrus A ,
Brown and George Curly of the Indian ter
ritory , uudcr sentence t ° uo hanged , ami
the sentences will bo carried out.
CHEYENNE CHEERS THURSTON
Wouilni'H Cn n 1 1 ill City niithunlnndv
OMT XehrntUn Soimlor'H rnni-
Speech.
CHEYKNN13. W > o. . Oct. 21. ( Special
Telegram. ) The greatest political gather
ing of the W > omlus campaign listened to
Senator Thurston In thin city this ! evening ,
On the platform with the speaker were Hon ,
D Forest HIchards , tepubllcan candidate
for governor : ex-United S-tates Senator J ,
M. Carey , Judges Knight and Potter of the
state supreme court. Judge John A. Hlnei
ot the United States court nnd other lead-
eis of the republican party In Wyoming ,
Brief addresses were made by Messrs. De
Forest Richards and Fenlmore Chatterton
the speech of the evening being mode by
Senator Thurston.
In his discussion of the financial question
Mr. Thurston declared that the republican
party , unlike its great competitor , was willIng -
Ing to learn. The conditions which under o
former administration caused people tt
listen to arguments for free silver as a pan
acea for financial Ills had vanished with the
advent of a republican administration am !
free silver la now a dead Issue. He defended
the policy of the republican party whlcl
could not undertake a financial policy a !
variance with the established usages of the
gr at nations of the world. The Issue o
the present time. Senator , Thurston de
clared , Is patriotism. Should the people o
the United Slat en In the congressional elcc
tlons not uphold the handt of the prcsldcm
of th ? United States bcleyne ! a. congrcs
of hfts p'arty ' , the wheey < , ot progress" wouli
be slopped and the great problems Involve !
In the results of the war would fall of sola
tlon through partisan dissensions in con
gresa. Senator Thurston'H speech was re
celved with much enthusiasm nnd ha
greatly strengthened Ills party here.
ARREST AGUINALDO'S RIVA1
fipncrnl IMn Del 1'liinr Churned
UlNohulliK Aulhoi-Uy Hint ! > < -
fjliiK AiiicrlcniiM.
M VNILA , P. I. , Oct. 24. General PI
del Plnar , who Is looked upon as being th
foremost rovat of Agutnaldo for the leader
ship of the Philippine insurgents , has bee
summoned to Malolos , the insurgent head
quarters , and arrested. The charge agalns
htm is disregarding Agulnaldo'a authorit
and attempting to defy the American ;
Agulnaldo has tried to remove several c
the Insurgent ofllcen who are uueJucate
and unfitted for their positions , but ho ha
been compelled to reinstate them. Agul
naldo Is desirous ot going to Paris for th
purpose of appearing before the peace com
mlssloners , but he is prevented from s
doing by the Jealousies existing between , tli
insurgent leaders.
MRS , BOTKIN NOT A FUGITIVi
Superior Court of California Drrlili *
FllRht from JuntU-e .Muxt Be
Actual , Not Coimtructivc.
SAN FIUNCISCO , Oct. 24. The supcrlo
court , five Judges sitting en bane , has de
elded that Mrs. Botkiu , accused of the mut
der of Mrs. John P. Dunning and her ah
tor , Mrs. Joshua Deane of Dover , Del. , is ne
a fugutlve from Justice ot the state ot Del
aware. The court holds that the flight froi
Justice must be actual and not constructive
Mrs. Botkln was remanded to the CUB ted
of the chief of police , but the date and plai
of her trial will be set later. The declalo
was unanimous.
If Mrs. Botltin is to be tried for th
murder of Mrs. John P. Dunning the til :
will take place In this state. There y <
remains the question whether or not ah
can legally be held for trial here.
Slntiin of Chliiene 111 Hurrnll.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 24. Acting Attorne
General John K. HIchards baa rendered a
opinion in relation to the status of th
Chinese , In the Hawaiian Islands and wit
particular reference to tbo entrance Int
and departure from the Islands. It is held th :
the restrictions placed by our excluslo
laws upon the admission of Chinese person
of exempt clauses and the regulations mad
under the provlalons of the treaty betwee
the United States and China provide for th
departure and return to the country of reg
Istercd Chinese laborers and are applicable I
Chinese persons applying for admission t
the Hawaiian Islands or to such persona re
siding there nnd who may wish to depai
with the intention of returning.
llnlnc QunruiidiiH nt Memphlri ,
ST. LOUIS. Oct. 24. All quarantine n
strictlons at Memphis. Tenn. . have bee
raised and the sale of tickets through thi
oolnt will be returned at once. In addltlo
the restrictions at Forest City , Montlccll
Wllinot. Wynne and Warren , Ark. , becaui
of the yellow fever In the south , have bee
abolished and tickets to thow oolnta ai
again on lale. Commencing today the san
train service in and out of Memphis aa o (
erutett by the Iron Mountain prior to qua :
antlne restrictions will bo resumed.
hvrrar VCIIKC-UIICC on a Ivlilnnprr.
PONCA CITY. O. T. . Oct. 24. A 3-yeai
old girl of John Deverne , a full-blooded Ot <
Indian , was kidnaped today near Otoe agenc
by a white man In a covered wagon. Tt
act was witnessed only by a Cheyenne aqua
and before she could make hcrtelf undei
Etood the kidnaper hod made his eacnp
Alinoit the entire Otoe tribe la out huntlr
the utolon child , and aw earing vcufivnnco c
the kidnaper when found.
Quartermaster Talk Says Discomfort Was
Duo to Too Mnch Red Tape.
CANTEEN THAT HAD REVENUE OF S500 DAY
AVnr lit ! rtlKn < liiKT CoinnilNnlon 1'tiln
In iiu lntt.-rct.llnn liny nt An-
nlndm n ml Ilrnri
ANNISTON. Ala. , Oct. 24. The War In
vestigating commission sat from 0 o'clock
until 5-30 today and examined about a dozen
witnesses , including n number of officers nud
men of the regiment troops , ns well as a
number of volunteer officers , it Is now ex
pected that the commission \\II1 leave for
Huntsville tomorrow night.
The commission began Its session to
day with Major Otto H. Talk on the stand.
Ho was the chief quartermaster of the I'lrat
division of the Third army corps while in
Chlcknmnuga and he noxv occupied the post-
| tlon of chief quartermaster for thin camp.
, Ho said the most serious complaint In tlio
early "history of Camp Thomas wna from the
, First 'Mltaourl , whose nun aeacrtcd that
thi-lr trounera were nothing moro than rags
and threatened to appeal to charity at homo
j to Supply their wants. There was also a
i shortage In tents which became quite serl-
! mis nt the time of the beginning of the
rainy seaton. Previous to that tlmo men had
Jlept tinder trees nnd under their shelter
ents without complaint. Indeed , he snld ,
hero was never a sufficient supply ot tent-
use and it was necessary to put > K men
in a tent. Continuing he bald the division
had novcr been completely equipped until
the present time , especially In the matter
ot transportation facilities. Ho said , how
ever , that there had been no refusal to
Jionor requisitions. Ho thought , however ,
*
that on the whole there was too much red
tape in thf > quartermaster1 ! ! department. "I
do away with it whenever 1 can. 1 havn
succeeded so far , even though I sometimes
violate regulations. "
lllMlllllrCN Of licit TllIO.
Illustrating , he said he had to sign his
name nlno times in the- process ot paying
a bill of $20. Ho told of various Improve
ments he bad found It nccc&snry to make In
the hospital at Chlckamauga. "Thero was
flueh flood of disease that It was almost
Impossible to meet the demand for tentago
and quite out of the question to anticipate
H , " As fast as he would pitch new tents
ther would fill them up. Ho stated that the
medical ( supplies bad been nmplo from the
beginning--but the hospital corps has ptoved
Insufficient ns nurses. "They were as n
class. " ho said , "thoery worst material
that could havn been found out of which
o make nurses. " However , ho thought there
had been no moro serious results than dis
comfort to patients caused by the Ineffici
ency of muses. Ho was positive there hud
been no death from starvation or depriva
tion. Ten per cent of the typhoid casc ol
the hostiltal had died and conlpared with
hospitals generally the percentage won phe
nomenally low. He was ot the opinion that
catleuts in this hospital ! received better at
tention than the average man In this coun-
trv receives at home.
Replvlng to charges mada by a signa
corps patient at Chlckmauga hospital , Dr
Drake said ho had seen maggots on ono oc
canton on a box in a hospital , but neve ;
on patients. Often the men came then
loutiy , but did not remain so. Repl > lng ti
charges concerning the furloughlng aiir
shipments of the members of the Blghtl
and Pourteenth Now York regiments , hi
'said the men of the two regiments had no
wanted to travel together and that the de
lay In shipping those of the Eighth had beei
duo to the fact that after he had serurei
the transportation for them over the Penn
sylvanla line a major In their regimen
changed the transportation to a more clr
cultous route.
Regarding the Insinuation that ho hni
tried to favor the Southern rallload be
cause ho had been the chief surgeon o
that line , he said he bad not been con
nectcd with the road slnco 1807. Mojo
Joseph H. Hcatv.ole , chief commissary o
subsistence , said the quality of the ratloni
had been excellent. As for the quantity , i
man would have to bo a eourmandlzer ti
cat it
Dr. Scniiiuii Helium AKuln.
General Dodeo read a letter from Dr
Seaman , of New York , who was before th
commission In Washington , In which h :
corrected an error in his testimony. H
stated that ho had received only the regu
lar army rations for the convalescent 01
the steamer Obdam from Porto Rico t' '
New York. He sajs that such supplies a
had been received up to the night piovlou
to sailing had been received from the relic
societies.
"During the night , " he continued , "th
hospital ship Relief arrived nnd early th
next morning I boarded the Relief nnd per
sonally secured without any requisition th
additional Bundles enumerated in the re
celpt signed by me. Until my conforenc
jestcrdny with Major Hradley I bcllevci
these supplies , like many others , wer
liought by outside contributions and wcr
not government supplies. "
The letter is dated October 1C and 1
directed to the surgeon eeneral of th
army.
Major David Vlckerawho was inspecto
general for the second division of the Thin
corps at Chickatiauga , atti United th
troubles in that tamp to the shallownejs o
the slnku. He Raid also that some ot the rcg
Imental officers Insisted on making poor ee
lection of camp sites and In one Instance
Mississippi colonel who had put his me :
In a swamp had Insisted upon remaining o
the ground that the MUslsslpplans had ;
natural affinity for swamps. Neverthclea
his men were taken sick. Major Vlckera alb
complained that the drinking water waa pooi
Ho thought the camp site unfit for so larg
an army , but eo far as feed went the prl
vates were far better than the officer ? . H
said that at ono lime tbo beds of all th
patients were on the ground.
Didn't I.lkc SvvcurliiRKniRcon. .
Asked as to the competency ot the but
gcons at the hospital he said there wag on
man In the hospital whose proacness t
profanity unfitted him for the service. Thl
man was Major Hubbard , surgeon of th
Ninth New York.
"His profanity was of such a vlllalnou
character. " said Major Vlckcrs , "that I
pretty nearly made me alck and I know I
could not have had a pleasant effect upo
patients "
Lieutenant Colonel Blsbee , In command c
the First infantry , told the etory of tha tri
of his regiment to Santiago , briefly d scrlb
Ing the light about Santiago , npoko of hi
experiences In Cuba , of his return to Mon
tauk Point and of the stay at that pldc
and the transfer south. Asked If tbo lan.lln
at Santiago could have been accomplisbec
it opposed , he icplled :
"The facilities were BO poor that I thin
not , at least I should say If I bad been o
shore uo enemy would have been permute
to land. I cannot say how It was with th
Spaniards "
He said there WTU considerable difficult
in Betting food while in front ot SantUcc
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska
Palrt Colder ! Northwest Winds.
IVmiicrutiirc nt Oiiinhni
TODAY AT Till : 1J\I'S1TIO\ .
A < thi * ( iroiuiilnt
10 u. in. , Uninhit Concprt llnnil nt AH-
rli'iildtrr lliillitlnu.
IttllO n , in , . nnUt ! lili | Illluol *
Dovkcil nt fiotoritiupnt lliillillitir.
1in. . . Klrc Home * Illtchoil h > llleo-
trl.-Kj.
2 l > . in. . In nem Hniiil at Auditorium ,
Part 1.
Overture , "Oheron" . . . . Weber
f ( uJt "An < llc Muslk" ( Songl . chubert
I ( b ) " 111 the Mill" ( Fantasia ) . QIIIH
rirale. Act II. "Aldft" . Verdi
KuplionUmi solo , "Hocked In tlio ( 'radio
ot the Dsep" fAlr Vnile ) . Itulllnron
Porfotto.
1'iirt II.
Knrkellnnz , Xn. a . Meyeibeer
"The K.ilt > er' * Clunrd" ( Military Hc-eno )
. , . , i . I'rledomnnn
"NuchlaeiiKC von Vati-rliind" . llartnmn
( Faut.iffl.t on German N'dlk Song- )
Trombone bolo , "Oh 1'ronilnc Mo"
. . . . , . DeKoven
Inncc.
Kii Llesso" ( French Military March )
. Gnnno
i ! n. in. , Drty SlK'inlliiK " > '
Slnlo * Mcniil Corp * .
! l | i. ni. . Unit oil Slalcx I.iO
Kxhlhlt nji LnKOon.
4 p. in. , Imllnn Wiir Diinco on Indian
f.roinulu ,
I I'll ) ] i. in , , Oniiihn Coni'iTl llnnil nt
Trnnniiortntlon II nil ill MR.
r p. ni. . SnntlutfoVar llnlloon An-
ccii lon. ,
7 ] i. in. , IIIIIPH Ifaiut at Auditorium.
Pnrt I.
Overture , "Tannhnufcr" . Wagner
"Lorpjel'1 ' ( Pnruiihr.ise ) . N'cM-ndbn
Scenes Horn "Maltha" . ) . . . . . .Flotovv
ltllussarcn Kommen" ( Mllltarv
Scene ) . . . . . . nilcnberp
Pint. II.
Vorsplel , "Il.toilssl nnd CJretcl" .
. . . . . . . . . . . llutnptrdlnck
utheiliiR of the Clans" ( Scotch F.xn-
tnnia ) . , . Godfioy
Trombone M > lo , "Flower SOUK" ( from
"Faust" ) . ( Joiinotl
.
"Tho Conscript" ( French Jlllltiiry
March ) . i . i . . . V.iroj
Down 1'nn nt
It n. in. , Woninn'x Council , Flrn ( Con-
Krrniidonnl ( "hnroh.
I ) a. in. . Aincrlcnii AftNorlntlon ol
I'nlr and I2x | > oi llon
Mlllnril Hotel.
but they had enough. If there had been toe
much to cut the niun would probably havi
been sicker. Ho expressed the opinion thai
the only deprivation had been In not Imiut
proper food for the alclc. They cJuld no1
take the food in their condition , he said
Ho thought tim rations contained too mucl
fnt for ( hu climate.
Colonel BIsheo stated that himself nut
sixteen men were the only mcmbero of hi
leglmont who hud not been ill at some tlmi
during the Santiago -campaign.
"U had been Impossible secure mod
leal supplies , " ftnld th ? witness , "nnd If w
had them we could not have carried them. '
Ho added that the army was badly brokci
up in that rcnpe-ct and It did not got Inti
thapo promptly for some retiftou. He salt
the men wro Just beitlniilng to break ll
health 'whort 'Santiago 'nurrendered and th
capitulation came at Jutt the right time
After the surrender of the city there wa
plcnlv for all to cat.
Speaking of the Spanish troops , Colonc
llbcu ! said "f think nbout three-fourths o
them 'vould have been enlisted with us bu
for their homo tier. They found that we wcr
giving them hotter treatment thnn thel
own government did , I am snttsllel thci
own officers weio aw Inciting them. Tne rffi
ecr WCTO fat and sleek-looking , but th
men were ill and pale nnd apparently ua
fed. "
> e-c l < ! Mori * Doctorn.
He did not bollevo there wni. n sulllclen
number of doctors in the Cuban campalgr
He thought the contract surgeons wer
capable doctors , but they were not familin
with army methoda uml did not know ho >
to get the necessary medicines. Speakln
generally of his Cuban experience ho ex
piesscd the opinion thit the supplies ha
been as liberal an could have been reason
ably expected. Colonel Blsbee Fold ho ha
no complaint of the voyage north. Th
lozlment was hold at the detention cam
for three days. Ho paid In reply to quea
tiona from General McCook that a dlstres
signal had been put out for food while the
lay out at sea and when some vessel cam
alongside he Bald he bad called out to tbos
aboard to bring them food. Ho stated 1
explanation that the food was wanted fo
the officers' mess. The men had enough nu
such food as U was wna the usual const !
paling dose. After this nnd whll at Mon
tauk Point they got moro than they needec
"Wo got it from Now Yoik relief nssocl
attous and citizens , " the witness Rait
"They sent UB everything , Including whisk
nnd champagne , for moro than wi > wet tod.
He H.nld he knew of nu e'eprlvallou t
Montauk Point. The raw recruits wcr
howling to get into a. house' , he said , hi
that was all.
Major Dcmpsey of the Second rcglnict
InfaMtry , covered much the same ground a
Colonel BlBbec. Ho said that his commnn
had never during the Santiago campalg
auflered for want of supplies Men ha
to'iietlmes at night felt the want of covei
INK , but not ot food. He bad heard a dottr
'av that quinine and castor oil were the on )
medicines he could get. Major Ucmpse
bald the only deficiency bo discovered :
Montnuk Point was In the matter ot tli
facilities , which teemed io be taxed.
Colonel II. M. Seaman of the Fourth Wli
consln complained that the supplies h
regiment had down nt Camp Douglass , WU
Including clothing , shoes and armn , ha
been poor. Ho did not conflder the. me
sufficiently well clad for the harsh weathc
and said they had suffered somewhat o
account of the recent cold.
rnnJern Mnilr $1500 I'er Day.
Colonel Jurach Pfyffo of the Third Tei
nessce , whoso regiment had been oncampt
at Chlckamauga Park a n part of the Fin
division of the ThlrJ nrmy corps , provloi
to its removal here , , said the commlssai
supplies bad been excellent In quality ar
ample in quantity until within the pa
month.
Colonel Pfyffe said , lu icply to question
that a canteen had been In operation ar
beer in largo quantities had been sold fro
it. Most of the receipts , amounting to $11
or $500 per day , were from beer.
"Did you consider It proper for your reg
ment to maintain a general bcrr garden fi
all tbo camps ? " he waa asked by Dr. Cot
ner , reading from his letter aa bis autho
ityTho
The colonel aatd he did not know but th
the beer was there 4o t > o isotd , He dcnli
that the beer was told to bo carried on
to offlcera and advocated the rale of he <
at canterna as a protection ognlnat mo
Eerioua Indulgence la whltky. Ho express *
the opinion that ChlckuroaUKa waa an <
cellcnt ramp , lte , but de considered tl
water supply had nt tt waa arranged. I
thought a pipe line should have been n
( o the camp from t'rawfUh Springs.
SPAIN MUST YIELD
America Will Not Bo Responsible for tha
Cuban Debt.
COMMISSIONERS TAKE A FIRM STAND
Resolute nnd Final Hefusnl to Assume- Any
Obligations ,
DEFINITE REPLY TO SPANISH PROPOSALS
Americar.3 Demnnd that Proceedings Be
Accelerated.
NO FURTHER DELAY WILL DE TOLERATED
It U I'nlly i\ticctril Unit Spnln Wll I
"V < n > Ylclil ( o llii < IIUM Hiililr nnil
Accrilr < " tltc DOIMIIUI ! * o (
tin * t Hltoil S
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PAIUS , Oct. 21. ( Now ; Vork World C.ible-
gram Special Telegram.1 The mevtlnt ; ot
( he joint 1'omnilnsloii today wns tliu louses ,
t held and I learn on direct mitltoiltj tin-
Cuban debtwan the sole qmstlon under con
Hlderatlon. Thn Amorlc.ni coiiimlMlour.it > re
turned a resolute anl Html refiibiil to n -
suiiip any obligations tu Cuba arising OH
of a contract made by Spain or on Itn suai-
antj. The American reply traversed all tl o
arguments put forwanl In the memoranda
handed lu at the last meeting bv Spain and
Its rending In both languages occupied homo
conclderable tlinr. The A met lean conimi1.
Alan demanded that the proceedings should
bo accelerated nnd the nevt lue-stlUK a
fl\cd for Wednesday. It Is fully expected
the SpanlaulK will nou accept the Inevit
able on the Cuban debt , as they will do en
all other polnm when It conic * to ilia
scratch. Iho notion that Spain has any Idr.i
of bienklng off negotiations and rcs.imtiiK
the war IB icg.vrdcd H sheer crn/luess. as
It has neither moncv , men , aims nor nhlp ?
to defend Us own f bores. Cuban obligations
diopped 7 points on the Paris bo\ns \ > e todaj
Tha consideration by the commissioners nt
tbo Porto Rico nnd tlio Ladrono question IMS
now been merged with the Cuban qui'nlot\ ! \ ,
and all tbc points Involved mo being uu
rled forward to a simultaneous conclusion.
When tbiis has been arrived at the Philip
pine question will bo tnkcu up.
GENERAL MEI.RITf MARRIES
\oteil Ainorlrnii ( "Jem-rat "VVrilx Mini
I.u urn WlllliiniN. n ClilcnK" Girl ,
III IiOlllloll.
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LONDON' , Oct , 21. ( Now Vork Woilrt Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) Tie ! marrlaga
ot CJeneral Wesley Jlerrltt to Mis * LI.UIM
Williams , daughter of Mr. and .Mrs. Nor-
nnn Williams of Ctilca o , was celcbrat t
this afternoon at 6:30 : at the S.ivoy hottl.
It hod bevn al ) settled that tlic coieniuny
was to take pUie at at. Andrew's church ;
Afihloy Place. ' , eli/itu to the UnlfftQ Stntso ctn
bassy , but aa ? 4)/s William hJd a bud , fe
vrrlKh eold thlfl morning , rendering it dan *
Kerous for her to leave Iho hou e , a npocl.il
licence was obtained from tbo uicltbishop oi
Canterbury , poimilling tbo wedding to I
celebrated at the Savov hotel
Shortly b 'foro r > o'clock General Mcrrift
nrilved : it the hotel , arcnrnimitol by Hem /
Whitn , United States ch-irso d'alfalres. I'd
was received by Mr. Normal WiltKimi , ti d
bride's brotboi , and conduced ti their pi -
vale suite. Miss Williams , who wax married
lu what was to have bosn a traveling dreM.
was tu the dMWitiK riom with her brother
and party. She was shortly after joined by
Lord and Lady Arthur Uutlcr , the daughtup
of General Alison Stager , and iMr. Dodge.
The otliclatlnE- clergyman WUB Hon. Kcv.
John Stafford Northcote1. brjilier oj 'ho earl
of Iddeslelgh , whoso biother Hugh v.13
married to the daughter ot Hamilton 1'lfh.
When thu rercmony had been concluded
thn register was nlned | ; by nil prcscu * and
the hrldo nnd bridegroom received 'ho con-
gtatiilatloni of tbo guests , - > vho then vviili-
drcw. Tlir brldo was palufully ncrvoun and
evidently far from well during thei cercrtony
and the bridegroom was extremely anxious
lent the fatlgun and excitement should n , ; *
gravato her illnwH. When Mrs. Wetdt y
Mnrritt IB well enough to travel she wlU
accompany her 'lusband to Piirh. 1IH prin
cipal jiresentH to her were a splendid dl.i-
mend turquoise ncckltco with n pendnnt nnd
an emerald diamond ring. The whole affair
wan conducted so quietly that. It attracted uo
ottentlon at the hotel , there being at no tint *
nny special preparations.
Following lb a copy of the entry In the
special license book nt Doctor's Commons :
"A special license was this day granted for
the murriago of Wesley Merrltt , major gen-
ornl of the United States army , ut preecott
residing nt Hotel Metropolc , widower , and
Laura Williams , Chicago , residing at Savoy
hotel , spinster , aged 21 years and upwards. "
The liccnte coat $150 ,
IlKPOHT Tim LJMI'HHOH
Plory OnliiH Currency Aniont ; Clilnna
at SlmnKbnl.
.SHANGHAI. Oct. 21. It Is reported
among Influential Chluiso that tbo empero *
vvus made away with ycwterday.
I'ntlentc I.
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VIENNA , Oct. 21. ( Now Vork World Cable
gram Special Telegram. ) The plague pa
tients have been treated with pluguc scrum
brought from the Pasteur Institute , Parts.
Nurse Pecha , having received an injection ,
passed a good night nnd felt an appetita
for liquids this morning. Her temperature
was DT'/i all day , when fiuddcnly at 6 this
evening her condition change-d completely :
her temperature was 40 , pulse 100 , and all
BignE of approaching death were observed.
All persons in the neighborhood of the
plague patient : , Ur. Poech , the charity
ulsters and attendants wore injected with
serum.
Cnlinn 1'rlnoiKTN
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( JIURALTAH , Oct. 24. ( New Vork Wet W
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Sixteen ic-
Isacied Cubns from Cento were todar
shipped for Nvvv York by the American
consul. About SCO remain at Cruto. Tbirir
condition Ir divrestful. Moro than 160
have died since the commencement of tb
war. ,
Trouble In Mpiiiilnli l'nlilni > ( ,
MADRID. Oct. 24 Tbo cabinet was un
expectedly aseembUd last night to consider
the question of the repatriation of the troops
and matters connected with thu peace coin-
mission. It ii believed that Oeucral Corrco
minister ot war , has resigned.
"WreoUcil Kallorn Ilmunrd ,
HALIFAX , Oct , 24. The crew of ( ho brie
Htrmlna , which went anboro on Three r p
phobic' , entrance to Halifax harbor ,
night , wer * rtucued , today.