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ESTABLISHED J1JXE 15) ) , 1871. OMAHA , TJIUJtSDAY OCTOliEK 27 , J898 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COL'Y 'FIVE CENTS.
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THREE HERE
Davenport , Rock Island and ifoline at the
Transmicaisalppi Exposition.
OUT OF A BLIZZARD INTO SUNSHINE
Visitors from Misiinsippi'n ' Winding Stream
Delightfully Surprised.
NATURE SMILES ON THE GREAT FAIR
Morning One of the Most Perfect of the
Nebraska October Grand.
MANY PEOPLE ENJOYING THE SCENERY
Interior of the IliiltdliiRH Proven
1
More Attractive Than the ! ) ! -
| III > N Inside fur the Ynnt Ma
jority of Creat Throng.
Total ndiiilfisloiin jenterdny. . .1.1,701 !
tn iiatc . 2,1:11 : , ior
The big trl-clty excursion from Rock
Island , Davenoort nnd Mollno was a humI
iri-r , but the people that It carried formed
only n modicum of the thousands who came
vtHterday to Improve whit approaches the
last opportunity to tee the Transmlsslsslppl
Exposition. They came from every part of
Nebraska nnd Iowa , as well as from half a
dozen other adjacent states , and the fluul
jiHh was on In earnest. The bulk of the
now arrivals came In on the eastern
llncf , and they solemnly declared that
nothing would Induce them to ever believe a
word against Nebraska weather agiln. They
left the Mississippi valley , where It was
Ktormlng furiously , nnd landed In the midst
of as beautiful an autumn scene as the sea-
pen could olfer. They had fullv expected to
llud conditions elmllur to those they Toft , and
had come In spite of It. And when they
emerged Into the bright Nebraska sunshine
they were correspondingly elated and vented
their satisfaction In the moat enthusiastic
cncomlumu.
The spoctncln fully deserved admiration.
The White City was never more beautiful
than yesterday morning as the ml t was tc.it-
tcred by the warm radiance of the sunlight
The white October haze still lingered
i nround the domes and turrets of the big
buildings and rested lightly on the trans
parent surface of the lagoon. H minimized
the dazzling glow of the sun on the white
( olmnna and Its shimmering splendor Im-
jmrted an almost celestial beauty to the land-
ncapc-s. There was no wind , no dust , no dls-
lomforr. .The flacs streamed lazily In a
lirccro that was Just sufficient to tots their
( olors Into bold relief against the background
ot hazy blue. The water In the lagoon lay
tie smooth and translucent as n. mountain
lake. The atmosphere was full of the virile
inspiration of the frost and the flood of glori
ous sunshine diffused life and warmth and
beauty everywhere ,
No wonder that the pcoplt could not find
words strong enough to express their enthu-
hlasm and delight. They had come to see
tile U > > V , but H ( ' * ' % { to t Into
the buildings and leave the nccno that
charmed thorn with Its transcendent beauty.
So they lingered by thousands sitting on the
benches and colonnades , leaning on the rail
ings and walking up and down the court and
uvenucB to enjoy to the utmost the grateful
warmth and the splendor ot the spectacle.
ItlKKent In Mmiy la > rt.
The crowd was easily the biggest since
Jubilee week , and It kept getting bigger nil
day. A number of the low rates did not go
Into force until ) estcrday , and the tide ut
people will not reach Its flow until today
But the crowd of the day before was bwelled
by thouainds of new arrivals , and the street
cars again experienced n rush of travel that
calle-d out every wheel In the barns. There
v. as a continuous Jam at each of the main
entrances anil a rush that would have be
wildered the ticket fellers .1 couple ot t
months ago was handled with a rapidity that
was amazing.
As the Immense travel delajcd the ar
rival ot a number ot the special trains , the
attendance was well maintained during most t
of the day. At 1 o'clock the people were
ic mint ; almoU as rapidly as they were
three hours earlier. The pleasant weather
kept the crowd more generally In the open
than usual , and , although the turnstiles said I
BL'.OOO at 3 o'clock. It looked as though
there wern nearer 50,000 on the grounds.
The evening crowd was limited , as eom-
pare-d with that of the day. The air was
decidedly sharp after the sun went down
k nud a largo proportion of the visitors went
down town to attend the theaters or some
cither place of amusement , where they could
bo more romfoi table From . to 7 o'clock
there was u tremendous lush for the street
uirs , and bj 9 o'clock enl > a small minority ,
of the people weic left on the grounds.
The Indications of u still better crowd to.
day amount almost to a certainty. Nearly
nil of those who arrived yesterday will not
go homo bcforo this evening , nnd the ex-
cur.slonlstt ) that enme last night and this
morning will add just so much to the crowd
i\i3ucisns 'Oil TIII-CITV HAY ,
rrcNldent AV ttle and the Miler *
1l.ll.c llrlef Mieoehex.
The exercises that attended the visitation
of the trl-clty excursion worn somewhai
Infoimal on account of the delay of saint
of the trains and tbo consequent shaking ur
of the prearnniKca program Thej were
{ tcheduled at the Auditorium ut 11 o'clock
but at that hour only three sections of tin
special train were In and President Wat-
ties postponed them until after the after
noon > > and cmue.it. Hut eoon after noon
the remainder of the party .appeared am
they preferred to let loose their oratory am
have It over with The visitors were me
at the depot by Oeneral Manager Clarksot
and iMa > or Moores and escorted to tin
Biounds" . The exercises were begun at once
lint as the people- were anxious to see thi
show the tp > > echeH were abbreviated to men
expressions of good will and the genera
ft limitations of the * occasion
Mayor Prank 13 M orcs welcomed th
parly In belulf of the city ot Omaha will
one of hlu i-liar.ieierlsUe addresses. Ho pro
smiled the golden keys of the city as i
token that everything they saw was their
and gave way to 1'resUlent Wattles , who ex
tended R very brief but cordial welcom
In behalf ot the exposition management
Mayor George T Ilaker of Davenport an
Mayor T. J. Medlll of nock Island vcr
gracefully responded to the sentiments o
the previous speakers and ex-Mayor C. t
ricko of Davenport delivered the addres
ot the day. Ho spoke of the exposition a
an enterprise In which the people ot low .
and Illinois feel a particular pride. It
magnificent architecture and beautiful laud
tcapoa will goon disappear , but the result
that hive been mhlovvd will bo evident fo
jears to come
The musical features oi the program wer
( Continued on Fourth
RAIN PREVENTS THE PARADE
UciiV ) Downpour Interfere * with the
rhllnileliihln Pence .Julil-
PHILADELPHIA Oct. 26 A heavy
downpour of rain began soon utter 5 o'clock
tills mornlun and at 10 o'clock aborts no
signs of cessation. As n result the pcnco
jubttco has announced tlio postponement ot
tbo civic day parade until Friday. The In
dications arc that the weather tomorrow
\\lll bo clear and that no postponement of
the military parade Mill bo necessary.
President McKlnley arrived here at noon
today , but Instead of finding the city In the
midst of the enjoyment of Iti 1'cace celebra
tion , ho found a dreary , desolate condition
of affairs and many thousand citizens and
visitors were disappointed at the Interrup
tion of the Peice Jubilee by the rain. The
special train bearing the presidential party
reached hero at noon. The party \vas met
at the station by a icceptlon committee nnd
escorted to the Dellcvuo hotel , which will
bo the home of the party during their visit.
Mrs. McKlnley and the other women of the
party were taken In charge by a committee
of women , conblstlng of Mrs. Cornelius
Stevenson , Mrs. Governor Hastings , Mrs.
Mayor Warwick and Miss Anne Thompson ,
daughter of President Thompson of the
Pennsylvania railroad.
Vice President and Mrs. Hobart arrived
from Washington a half hour earlier than
the president and were escorted to the Hotel
Stratford , whtre headquarters had been rt-
I served for them. General and Mrs. Miles
also arrived Miortly after noon and were
taken to the Hotel Walton.
The president will remain In his room this
afternoon. Ho will this evening bo given u
reception at the Union league.
President McKlnley was this evening ten
dered n dinner and reception at the Union
League. The dinner was entirely Informal
and was given by the Uoard of Director ! ) of
the league.
The crowd vsas so great that the presi
dent was not uvcn asked to say anything.
Ho stood In one of the sldo rooms , the line
of visitors passing and shaking him by the
hand. The Marino band and the First regi
ment band and the regular orchestra of the
league were In attendance. Tomorrow
President McKlnley wll review the mllltarv
parade. He expressed his regret that he
will not be able to remain to see the pro
posed civic parade on Friday. He says that
there will bo an Important cabinet meeting
on Friday morning which will require his
presence at Washington and , furthermore ,
ho desires to begin the preparation of his
message to congress. Ho will leave for
Washington Thursday night.
It is learned that the presldont has had
with him at all times since leaving Wash
ington a bodyguard of three detectives. The
president , however , said tonight that bo
never felt so safe as ho did while In Phil
adelphia.
HOLD AN EMERGENCY SESSION
I'renlilent nnd lllndlxern Snld to
Have Itecelved Important IMx-
IiatchcM from Ilaj.
PHILADELPHIA , Oct. 26. Immediately
after the reception to the president at the
Union League cfub n meeting of the chief
executive and those cabinet officers who
are In attendance with him at tbo peace
Jubilee was held at the Hotel Uellevue.
Thcrsa iircictK-be.'U'Mi 'tu iirwlJCirtKlivcfS8
Postmaster General Smith , Secretary of War
Alger , Secretary of Apiculture Wilson nnd
Solicitor General Richards In place of At
torney General Grlggs.
The utmost secrecy attended the proceed
ings , but from an unofficial , though ordi
narily reliable source. It Is gleaned that J. C ,
Kellogg , private secretary to Secretary Hay ,
reached here tonight bearing Important dis
patches from the state department. Neither
Secretary Po"te-r nor any of the cabinet
ofilccra could be t < ccn after the meeting and
no Information from other sources could be
obtalne-l.
CAMP SITES FOR ARMY IN CUBA
Iteport of HeeLer Hoard on I ,
riiieex MI > K There Will He Connld-
ernhle I2\ieiidlttire |
WASHINGTON. Oct 20. The final selec
tion of camp &ltcs for the American troops
In Cuba has been reported to the War de
partment and although the matter came up
nt the cabinet meeting yesterday the voile s
reports of the Hecker board were not finally
disposed of and It U probable that the
Icabinet will feel that It should take Etnne e.x-
pert advice before making final selections
, Tbo troops will not be landed at one place ,
, but each detachment will be landed at the !
i nearest and most accessible port to the place
which Is to fo.-m Us vamping ground.
Among the places that have been leeom-
mended by the Hecker board are. Guana-
bacon , which can bo reached best fiom
Ilcftla , opposite Hivami. on the bay ; Mari
ano , about elx miles southwest of Havana ,
with u seaport at Plnya do Mariano , and j
.
.Muriel , on a bay ot the Kimo name , aboat
,
. twenty-five miles dUtant from Havana mid
bejotul Mariano. All these sites fulfill the
needs of good camping nround . but In each
case the Hecker board has found that there
must bo considerable expenditure by the ,
government If permanent landing places arc
to bo provided BO that the troops will not
run the risk of infection In passing throng ! )
Havana.
RELIEF'S LARGE SICK LIST
Two Hundred nnd 1'ortj SleU Men
on A eNwel Iluldekoiier HelnriiN to
Co Ilcforc War COIIIIIINNOII | | ,
PHIL \DKLPHIA , Oct. 26. The hospital
ship Hcllef which anlved hero liiat night
from I'once , 1' U , has on board 216 sick
soldiers. Olio soldier died on the way hen-
He was Fred Hoodhousc , Company I. , , First
HllnoU. He died Monday from hea.it fail
ure follow Int ; tyjihold fever. Of thu other
sick 150 are convalescents , but ninety-six ol ,
the men will have to bo taken to the hospital
on stretchers.
The National Relief commission Is supplyIng -
o Ing the men with milk nnd delicacies while
they remain on the ship. Among these whc
10 came on the Ilollet vvaa Lieutenant Colonel ,
o II. S. Iluldckoper , who has been In I'ortc
I Itlco as chief surgeon ot the United States
| troops Colonel Iluldckoper will go tc
iei Washington In a day or two. After giving
testimony before the war Investigating com
mission ho expects to return to Porto Hlco
INDIANSIN OREGON UP IN ARMS
lledKUlim in the linker -Mining 1)1 * .
Irlet on n .ShoolliiitfTin >
BAKER CITY. Ore. , Oct. 26 Word vvai
received here to4iy by telephone from Can
yon City cf n shooting aftray. In which In
19 dlan * shot and seriously wounded Dave Cuttings
19.a
.a tings and shot thij hordes from under K
IB Duncan and P. Mosier The redskins thci
1.1 went to the borne of John High and nhot liln
ts ' , but not fatall ) . The econe of the trouble I
oi , on 'he south fork of the John Day river
| thirty ni'lea eoutawest. A well-armed poss
rc , fiom Can > on City has taken up the tral
and hnrj fighting ts expected , aa the Indian :
] are well turned.
PARIS OUIET ON SURFACE
Tumult Subsides and the Troops Are Less
in Evidence ,
BUT CRISIS IS NONE THE LESS ACUTE
lro > fun Itcvlnlou Uealim Tnilnj with
Hemline of lleiinrt of llnnril < > (
CiiNxiUloii Conjecture * Con-
cernliiK Co in I ii K Cnliluut.
( Copjright , 1S9 < ! . by Pre s Publishing Co )
PAHIS , Oct. 26. ( New York World Cablegram -
gram Special Telegram ) The tumult Is
subsided In Paris toda ) . The troops are
ICKS In evidence , but the crisis Is none the
less acute. The boulevards are thronged by
excited politicians , who are carefully
watched by the police. There Is great ap
prehension as to the events of tomorrow
when the Dreyfus revision begins with the
rending of the board's report , v hlch Is cx-
i pccted to take the whole day. The English
colon } Is particularly alarmed. Several fam
ilies are on the point of departure.
The fall ot the radical ministry Is taken
by the popular Journals to be not only a
victory over the Dreyfusards but a
' triumphant reply to supposed foreign hos
tility caused by the Dreyfus affair , Fashoda
and the recent war. Patrle says : "Krance Is
erect , watchful and Implacable against these
who tried to outrage her genius , hope and
honor. "
The premier's proclamation In the Cham-
bcr of the superiority of the civil over the
military power Is thought likely to bring on
a coup il' etat projected by n conspiracy of
generals. The new ministry will almost cer
tainly bo progretslst republican , with
Dart boil as premier and Delombre In the
cabinet.
Why Clmiiolne IleHl neil.
PARIS , Oct. 26. The Petit Journal today
publlsheb an Interview with the former min
ister of war. General Chanolne , who ex
plained that ho resigned because of the dlf-
1
| forcnco ot opinion with the premier , M.
j llrlsson , about the Plcquart affair. He added
that ho had not demanded the prosecution
'
of the papers which had been attacking the
i army , because ho considered that the penal-
tics provided by the laws were Insufficient.
The moderate papers say that yesterday re-
allied their hopes , and the radical and re
visionist organs express belief In thu ex
istence of a military plot. They urge ti
union ot all republicans as the only means
of giving stability to the future ministry.
Although there IH evidence of suppressed
e\citemeut on all Bides here , there has been
no disturbance of public order today. The
police and municipal guards are out In
strong force aud ihc-y will not permit the
crowds to assume dangerous strength. But
the situation was eagerly discussed by ex
cited groups In the main strcciu.
President Faitio this morning received. In
audience Senator Loubct , president of the
Senate , nnd M. Ptszhanel , president of the
Chamber of Deputies. U Is the Intention of
M. Fauro to form a new cabinet as rapidly
as possible and the names of MM. Rlbot and
Do Frejclnet are the most prominently men
tioned In connection with the premiership.
During the afternoon M. Pnurc consulted
with M. Lcyguns , vlio president of the
Chamber of D"cputleB , % 7ho. advised JJie for- ,
" t-il/u- cirbmet''tJ t IncluuV .uuodg
Its members MM. Rlbot and Dupuy as the
principal ministers.
In the lobbies of the Chamber of Deputies
today aH ehadcs of opinion expressed the
conviction that M. Dalcasse nhould remain
at the head of the foreign ofllcc In order to
assure the continuity of the Fashoda nego
tiations.
PiiNhodn UtiCNtloii In I'nri * .
A feeling distinctly more peaceable re '
garding the Fashoda affair prevails In Paris
this evening. President Fauro Is taking tbo
crisis quietly and the belief Is stronger than
j It was yesterday that M. Brlsson fell because -
cause ho wished to fall.
U Is now rumored that General Chanoino
resigned the war office portfolio out of pique
at the refusal of tbo general staff committee -
tee to give him command of an army corps.
Extraordinary police precautions have been
ordered against possible disturbances at the
court of cassation tomorrow , where the
Dreyfus revision appeal will be heard.
I MARCHAND REPORT IN FRANCE
Cniitnlii llnrntlcr , It * Hearer , nnd I
j Cencrnl Kitchener Arrive on
the Same Steamer.
MARSEILLES , Oct. 20. General Lord
Kitchener of Khartoum and Captain Bara-
tlcr , the bearer of Major Marchand's Fash
oda report , arrived from Alexandria
j Efcypt , today , on board the Messngerlet
steamer from that port. During the voy
age the two olllcurs dined together and cor-
I dlally conversed on the customs of the
tithes and peoples eieh had met. The
British consul here met General Kitchener
on landing , nnd Captain Haratler received
J an affectionate greeting from his mothci
I and brother. General Kitchener and Captain -
tain Baratier loft for Paris on the same
train.
A crowd , which assembled on the plat
form , cheered Captain Biratler , and a dele
gation from the naval nnd commercial
schools presented htm with n bejewelcd In
signia of the Legion of Honor , to which
his appointment has Just boon announced.
A deputation trom tbo geographical so-
clety of Marseilles , after congratulating
Captain Baratier , proceeded to General
Kitchener s salon. There the ppokesmar
'
of the French party expressed admlratlor
of the general's remarkable campaign am
work In behalf of civilisation and thankee
him for tbo courtesy he had extended tt
Major Marchand and his colleagues. Tht
general thanked hid visitors warmly ant
eugollzcd Major Marchand , whoso expedl'
tion. ho said , had excited the admlratloi
of the world.
The train then departed amid shouts o
"Vive Baratier , " " \'lve > Mnrchand. "
PARIS , Oct. 26 General Lord Herbert
j Kitchener , commander of the Anglo-
I Kgjptian force * In the Soudan , and Captalr
i Baratier , the French ollker who brings
Major Marchand's dispatches from Fashoda
arrived here at 10 o'clock this evening
General Kitchener left the railway btatlot :
unnoticed.
Captain Bnratler received an ovation froir
hundreds of members ot the Patriotic
league and many others M. Hubert , a
member of the Chamber of Deputies , on be
half of the Patriotic league , presented tc
Captain Baratier a gold medal. The fricndl )
demonstrations continued nntir Captalr
Baratier re-ached his reeldence. There wa !
no further Incident.
LONDON , Oct. 27. The Cairo correspond
cnt of the Dally Mall telegraphs a curlou
report tint Major Marchaud has been re
quested to withdraw from Fashoda by thi
way he reaehcd It
Knilieror Uenelien Patent Inc.
HAIFA , Palestine , Oct. 23. ( Delayed Ii
Transmission ) The emperor and empres
at Germany arrived here at noon today am
landed during the afternoon The towi
was decorated profusely , every house flylni
German and Turkish Hags. Turkish troop
lined the strtets and th < , band of n cavalry
regiment played the Geiiian anthem as the
emperor and empress lapded. After land
ing their majesties entered carriages nnd
were driven direct to Miunt Carmel , at tha
foot ot which a German-American mission
colony Is situated.
FASHODA QUESTION IN LONDON
All Public SpenUern DUcnns the 1nt-
ct Developments at Creat
Length.
LONDON , Oct 26. Thl oycnlng has wit
nessed a great outpouring or oratory on the
Fashoda question. Speeches , -were made at
t ! various places by Hon. Charles T. Ritchie
| of the Board of Trade , Sir John Gorst , vice
president of the common council and con
servative member of Parliament for Cam
bridge university ; George V lndham , under
secretary of state for warj' Lord and 1M-
mund Fltzmorrls. All rccoRn'Ized the grav
ity of the situation , but declared that even
at the risk of war U was impossible for
Lord Salisbury to recede fropi his position.
Lord Salisbury held thc' usual foreign
(
office reception this afternoon. The French
amba bador was conspicuously absent. It
'
. U assumed , therefore , th'aiwhatever proposals -
' posals ho bears from Paris erc communi
cated yesterday to Sir Thomas Sanderson ,
permanen * under secretary of state for for
eign affairs.
i A report was In clrculalfpn In this city
' this afternoon that the R thlchllds had been
Informed that Franco hjA : agreed to evacuate -
i ate Pashoda. The activity In naval prepara
I tions continues on both sides ot the channel.
j Letter Ilii > n London Hoiixe.
' LONDON , Oct 26. L. Z/L Itcr of Wash
ington has purchased the property nt No.
1 Carlton 1'ouso terrace , London , for his
daughter , Lady Curzon of Kedleston , vlce-
rcno of India , for $200,000. The house is
next door to the residcnce of Arthur Balfour -
four , first lord of the treasury and govern
ment leader of the House of Commons Carlton -
ton house terrace , at the northeast corner of
i St. James park , Is a row of twenty-two mag-
| nlficcnt residences with a colonnade of mar-
bio pillars. It takes Its name from Carlton -
ton house , which formerly Blood on the site
now known as Waterloo Place. The locality
Is ono of the most exclusive In. London.
.
I -
Want to Rntcr United State * Service.
HAVANA , Oct , 28.-The 'United States
evacuation commissioners are ; dally visited
by Spanish officers who wish to enter the
, ' United States service. AllTsuch requests
have been met with a negative. In view
of this It was thought that the applications
would cease , but on the contrary two or
three Spanish officers put In un appearance
dally at the Hotel Trocha with the same
proposition.
l > r. Itneh linn IMiiKiic"Symptom * .
VIENNA , Oct. 26. tot. Roch , who ha *
been attending the victims of the bubonic
plague In Vienna , together with Herchcggcr ,
another of the nurses , nhas developed
symptoms of the disease , "
t'orrco Withdraws KeHtfrnntlon ,
MADRID , Oct. 26. Gcnoral Correo , min
ister of war , has been prevailed upon to
withdraw his resignation foe the present. In
view of thu difficulties with which tha
country Is confronted. n
ORDER OF THEr&SH RITE
Mnety-SevcJith Annual Convention nt
Acvv York lolta nnd Nehratikn.
IteiircNcntcd ,
NEW YORK , Oct. 26. The supreme coun
cil thirty-third degree A. A. and Scottish
Rite for the United States of America ,
their territories and dependencies , held their
ninety-seventh annual convention in this
city in the Masonic temple today. Delo-
I gates were present from Now York , New
| Jersey , Connecticut , Iowa , District of Co-
lumbla and Salvador.
The following otllcers were elected for the
ensuing year : Major W. iMayllss , grand
commander , Washington ! W. 0. Vanderllp '
,
lieutenant grand commander , Boston ; C. W.
Edwards , grand minister of state , Albany
N. Y. ; Johu B. Harris , grand treasurer gen
eral , Brooklyn , James II. Cttrtln , grand sec-
retaty general , New York , P. O. Anderson
grand keeper of the archives , Brooklyn ;
John J. Stoddard , grand master of cere
monies , Columbus , O. ; M. W. Morton
grand marshal general , Providence , R. I. ;
John A. Glldden , grand captain of tht
guard , Boston ; John R. Wright , grand
prior , Washington ; grand marshals of the
camp , W. W. Carpenter , Waltham , Mas > s.
N. D. Sperry , New Haven , Conn. ; Elmorc
J. Sworer , Columbus , O.
Commanders-ln-chlcf of grand consis
tories , George E. Fullerton , Iowa ; E. S
Foster , Massachusetts ; J. F. Calhoun
Minnesota ; J. J. Stoddard , Ohio.
Deputies Sam L Jack , state of Now
York : L. B Hinnmnnn , Connecticut ; II. A
Burnett , California , II. 0 Blanchnrd , Now
oi Hampshire ; Christian Bo/ekei , Indiana
e1 William M. Ingraliam , Florida , H. A. Has-
hell , Nebraska , H. W. Squires , Michigan
J. H. Vamleman , Tennessee , It. G. Graham ,
r state of Washington , George Graham , Dis
trict of Columbia , Marcus W. Morton , Rhod (
Island.
The council adjourned to meet In annua
session next October.
TALK OF MUNICIPAL REFORMS
American Society In Annual Sexuloi
at thu National
Capital.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 26. Experts h 11 :
municipal Improvements from various e.itle :
In the United States aud Canada met hen
today In attendance- the ntth annual
j convention of the American Society ilif
Municipal Improvements. The features ol
° the morning session were an address of wel
come by Hon. John U Wright , president o
the board of commissioners of this district t.
and the response by the president of thi
soeltty , Harrison Van Duyno of Newark , N
J. , Mr Van Duyno aald that coincident will
the advance in city development the pas
few years was the Increased value of thi
franchises that had been given to man ]
companies and which the president flak
shared only a umall part ot the pubTIc bur
dens properly belonging to them , while thi
tax burdens of others had proportionate ! ]
Increased. He knew ot no reason why tin
companies owning franchises should no
contribute their share to the support of thi
schools and other city expenses.
The afternoon session of the conventlot
was given over to the committee on sewer
age and sinltatlon and several papers oi
thtfco subjects were read and discussed.
At the evening session August Hermann
commissioner of water works at Cincinnati
presented an interesting paper on "Taxatloi
In the Larger Cities of the United States. '
He submitted statistical tables showing th
comparative rates of taxes , bonded Indebted
ness , etc. , In various cities The first tabl
shows the- total tax rate * and Indicates tha
Chicago la far In the lead , with a rate o
l'iG.50 per J.OOO : Omaha Is seeond , wltl
J47 12 Then follows In order Toledo , will !
$3320. Denver , with $31 , Cleveland , wltl
$29 30 , and fialtlmoru , mar the average , w tl
J.M 37 He-ton is lean of all , with } U CO pc
1,000 New Vork U omitted from all tb
tables.
i KILLS 1I1REE RAILROAD MEN
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Engineer , Fireman and Brakeraan finished to
Death in a Wreck.
REAR-END COLLISION NEAR SILVER CREEK
'I'rnln Traveling nt u Hluli Hnte of
Mit-i-d CniHheH Into ( lie Unliiiiinc
of Our Hi-fore It with
Terrible UcNiillN.
Three men vvcro killed yesterday In the
worst wreck tbo Union Pacific road has had
In a number of years. The following me
dead :
SAMUEL HINDMAN , engineer. Union Pa-
cine , married and aged 5" years ; lived nt
G13 South Nineteenth street.
WILLIAM UONAN , fireman. Union Pa
cific , married and leaves a wife with sev
eral children ; lived In Council niuff * .
WILLIAM U. SHANNON , brakeman ,
Union Pacific , married , Omaha.
The seriously Injured man Is Johu A.
Griding of the Union Pacific , also residing
In Omaha , at 1111 Martha street. It was re
ported by the railroad company last night
that his condition Is not regarded as critical.
William Ilonan , the fireman who was
klllod , lived In Council HlulTa near thn
Northwestern roundhouse. His father Is an
old resident of Council Bluffs and works In
the Union Pacific loundhouso there.
Shannon was a new man In Omaha and
a new man an the Union Pacific. It Is said
the trip that proved fatal for him was
his first trip out. Hut little Is known
about him by the company.
The wreck occurred nt Silver Creek , Neb. ,
jesterday morning at 5.23 o'clock. The cell -
l Union was between regular westbound
' freight train No 27 and an extra westbound
| stock train. The former tialn ran Into the
run4 of the latter. All of these killed woto
riding on thu engine of the second train
when It plunged into the extra stock train.
The blame for the vueck will not be placed
bv the railway company until an luv'stlga-
tlon Is held , but according to tin * compunv B
repoitH the fault appears to lie with En
gineer Hlndman of the second train , v\ho
was killed.
Where tlie Wreck Hiiiiitiie | < I ,
The two trains WPIO running about five
minutes apart and were going at a rate of
about forty miles an hour befoto the sli-
tlon was leached. At the Silver CreeU ata
tlon the e\tui train stopped. It Is mild that
the rear braKeman was sent back to Mgr.al
the second train , but It Is not known how
far back ho went or how far back lie was
when the second train cimc along.
Whether th ? signal was given or not the
regular train came along at too great a speed
to prevent crashing right Into the roar of
the extra stock train , crumbling the caboose
and the four freight cars in front of It to
Mnlthereens. In the faint light of the oaily
morning It was Impossible for the crow of
the regular train to bee the extra stock tiain
until they were right on top of It. The
engine was reversed , but It was too late
to do any good for the pilot of the engine ; 1
was already Into the freight car.
Engineer Hlndman was thrown back Into
|
the tender , crushed by falling coal and badly
scalded. Fireman William Ilonan was
,
'tender , the low'cr'part of his body being
crushed In a terrlblo manner. Ho died at
0 o'clock yesterday morning. Brakeman
Shannon was riding on the engine nt the
time of the accident and was so Injured that
ho died yesterday afternoon.
A special train vfrom this city was hurried
, to the scene of the wteck , 110 miles
from Omaha , currying Chief Surgeon Jonas
'and ' beveral assistants. They did all tney
could for the injuied men , but the injuries
received proved fatal to three and the fourth
man was found to bo In a serious condi
tion.
j'l The engine drawing train No. 27 , locomo-
' live No. 774 , was pretty badly smashed by
, I the collision. The- pilot was torn oft and
all of the light work nbout the forward
, j part of the engine was demolished. Thy ca-
i boose and four freight cars In from of It
| on the first train were smashed Into kindling
, wood nnd their parts scaticred about the
right of way for borne distance.
Story Told h > - Telegraph.
,
COLUMBUS , Neb. , Oct. 26. ( Special
Telegram ) Ono of the- worst wrecks that
has occurred on this division of the Union
Pacific In n number of jears took place
about C o'clock this morning In thu east
end of the yards at Silver Creek , twenty
miles west of here. An extra freight train
was standing on the main track when No.
27 crashed Into the caboose of the extra
, The shock was terrific and the engine wnt
completely wrecked and stripped , but did
not leave the track. It plowed through
several cars , completely demolishing them
No. 27 was In charge of Conductor Parkf
and Engineer Hlndman , both of Omaha
]
Hlndman , William Ilonan , his fireman , and
; ' Drokenian Shannon , who were all rldins
i on the engine , were all scalded and other
wise wounded and all died from theli
wounds In from two to six hours. Shnnnor
was making his tltst trip as brakeman ot
il the road.
Just why the engineer of 27 failed t (
see the red lights on the caboose Is no
known and probably never will be. Thi
remains of Ronan and Shannon wen
brought to this city and given over to ar
undertaker and will be forwarded to Omaha
The remains of Hlndman aio still at Sllvei
Creek , but will be- sent to his home a
Omaha tomorrow. Ho was about C5 years o
age and had been railroading for thlrt ]
s yeats.
DRUNKEN FIGHT OF SOLDIERS
Hail ' \VlilxU.\ the C'niiHe of Anotliei
it .tinnier at I.eiliiKton llellher-
. nte Killing.
LEXINGTON. Ky , Oct. 2G In a quarre
between William H. Green , John Nofwl
and Ed Wllcou , all privates In Companj
H , Seventh Immune.s , negroes , Green vvai
nhot and Instantly killed tonight by Nofwlt
All were < liInklns and had come back ti
tamp from town. About SOO jards fron
the camp of the Fifth Immunes Nofwlt nm
y WIlHon got Into an altercation. Nofwl
10 went to his tent to get his gun to shoo
t Wilson. He secured a cartridge and re
turned to the scene of the quarrel1. Greet
paid something to hlrn which angered bin
and he forthwith shot , the Kill enterlm
Green's left bieaat and killing him Instantly
There U an nlr of rajutery about the wholi
thing. Nofwlt and Wilson are both In thi
. guard house
' Hack to Wu > of I'enee.
NEW YORK. Oct. 26 The America ]
liner Paris , known during the Spanish wa ,
as the anxlllarj cruiser Yale , resumed It
place as u merchantman when It Balled to
day for Southampton. Since the cxplratloi
of the government charter , the Paris ha
be-on thoroughly overhauled nud palntei
h both Inaldei and out.
'
ArlincKti-N Cut 1'rlce of Snunr.
"
SAN FRANCISCO , Oct 26. T'lo Arbuck ; ! !
company today Invaded this territory an
reduced the price of sugar from 5 3-4 to fl 1-
cen's. Tin * nr vvus li.ime'lliitcly met by tfc
Western refinery.
j
|
i
I
lima IlnllrondM' Iln >
' lIlIUI n. in. , lliitflmhlp llllnoln
Docked at CJov eminent Unlldlim.
I
1in , . Plrc llorm-n Illtelied h > IJIee-
trlelt ? .
| - | > . in. , IIIIICH llaiul \iidltiirliiin. .
- IL in. . Day Slirna'liKr hy I'nlted
Mtnten Corpn , Grand Conrt.
S p. in , , I lilted .State * Mfe SnvliiK
i\lillilt : on l.nuoon.
R p. in. , PnntliiKo War llnltooii Ax-
ecnnloti ( Wenther I'erinltllnK. )
7 p , in. . IIIIM-H llnnd nt Andltiirlnni.
I ) p. in. , firnnd Special Ulxpln > of
DIIVVII Totvnt
inlti ) n. in. . Woman' * Council nt l-'IrM
| t oiiKrcKHtlonnl Ihiirt-h.
VIOLENT STOPM ON THE LAKES
i
i Tcnr * for the Snfet ) of Acsel * . Jinny
| I of Which Are Now Overdue
I nt Port.
I ) CHICAGO , Oct. 26. The gale- which begun
last night continued most of today , but at
i 10 o'elock tonight the wind IH going to the
I south and the huge seas which have been
I rolling on Lake Michigan for the last twen
ty-four hours are fast running down. The
storm brought n long list of disasters to the
i local behooner fleet , but there wan no loss
of life. A canvass of the craft nt this end
of Lake Michigan tonight shows the follow
ing arc missing1
Aberdeen , ginln from Chicago ; Delta ,
lumber from Shcboygan , Blwnhlk , grain
from Chlcigo , Stafford and McWllllams.
The Delta nnd Filer brol'e away from the
schooner Pablow , off Port Washington last
night. The Pablow ha arrived here ; the
Filer bus been abandoned by Its crew ,
water-logged , off Ratine. The Delta Is be
lieved to be drifting , distressed , fifteen miles
off Kenosha. The Pnblow went adrift from
Kalkaska and water-logged off Grosse Point
The members of the crew wno brought
ashore b > the tug Perfection.
The Susqucluinnn pasted n four-masted
hargo hove to In mid-lake , off Kenosha. It
Is thought to bo the Olive Jtanette. It was
riding the storm In good shape and bud no
distress signals flying , so the Susquchanna
did not go to Us assistance.
Among marine men tonight the most
anxiety Us about the Aberdeen. It was
hoped tlmt It was at anchor off Now Buffalo ,
but a telegram from that point says that
nothing has been seen of It In that region.
It has not been tdghtcd by Incoming steam
ers and from the leports of the Tuttle at
Michigan City the worst Is fesrrd.
i BENTON HARBOR , Mich. , Oct. 26. The
I worst storm In twenty-five years IB raging
! here today. The wiecklng schooner Judd I
, lies anchored at the mercy of the winds
I At times the high s as shut out all vluw of
' tha HfihthouBo Hundred cr jiixl'i'w for
hours overdue. There Is
a alxly-mllo-an-
hour wind blowing.
| BLANCO ISSUES AN ORDER
Inform * the SnldlerH There Will lie
JVo More DlwohnrKex I'ntll He
llenrn front Mndrld ,
HAVANA , Oct. 2C. Oeneral lllanco has
Issued the following general order.
Having received bv cable on October 1'
n communication from the minister of VVT
at Mndrld , announcing that > hr > 'rcops vl !
be paid and discharged upon ih-lr ait'\-
in Spain , I have resolved n suspend -itntl
the minister of war rcpllos to an Inquln
I have since made all furt'ie11 discharge
pursuant to my order of October II nf ttcop
desiring to remain In the Ijlul.
( Signed ) HLNNCO.
It has been agre-ed by the Spanish
authorities In view of the protect of the
United States evacuation commissioners io
leave the matter of sulo of alleged obsolete
ordnance In abejance until the question can
be decided at the peace conference in Paris.
This afternoon , however , two six-Inch guns
from the batteries nt Rl Vcdado , Just back
of the Hotel Trocha , were carried away >
before the very eyes of the American com
. missioners , presumably for shipment to
Spain ,
,
Thu Spanish steamers Montevideo and
Cludad de CadU will leave Havana on Satur-
diy for Glbara to embark the remainder ol
the Holguln division of Spanish troops.
,
Captain Porakci Is much Improved today
He Is In excellent sp'rits ' anil expectH to
be able to sill next Wednesday for Tampa
whence he wilt proceed to Washington
where his services are needed by Iil father
Senator Porakcr
UNDER THE SPANISH MISRULE
Unifies the SpanlNh Mill-
tnry Governor I'retendn lie
Cannot Mop.
HAVANA. Oct. 26 During the last few
weeks Spanish rule In the Island has beet
marked with unbridled corruption. Ono o
the most flagrant Inslanccn IH tint of r
Spanish colonel who , In open vlolatloT o
General Dlanco's decree forbidding the con.
flscatlon of cattle , went last week to a rlcl
tobacco planter In the province of I'lnar de
UIo , and under threat of force took 100 heac
of oxen , pretending that ho needed food foi
his hungry men.
The planter set n tinp for him. He S"n
nn emissary with an offer to buy the cattli
from the colonel , who said him fifty y iki
and gave him a bill of pule. With this documentary
montary evidence the planter made u forma
protest to Gcncial Heruand'-z de Velasro
Spanish military governor of the province
who shrugged his shoulders , replying that i
was nn obvious theft , but he tould do noih
I nlon I'alntcrN Locked Out ,
INDIANAPOLIS. Oct. 26. Union tmlnter
In Indlanapollb In accordance with the pro
gram announced bv the Master Painters' ay
Boclatlon. which ferved ncitlco that If th
union did not withdraw UK boycott pro
nounccd against a certain firm the bosst
would dl4Lhnrge every union man. Th
ultimatum went Into foreo this tnornlnt
when the men found the shops locke :
against them.
Movement * of Ocean Veneln , Oet. I ! <
At Ualtlmoro Sailed Dresden , for Bre
men.
r At New Vork Sailed I'arls , for South
atnpton , Kensington , for Antwerp : Tcutnnb
for Mverprol Airlvcd Km" , from Mcdltct
rancan ports , Xoordhnd , from Antwerp
At Naple-s Arrived Aller. from No' '
Vork.
At Queenstown Arrived at 10-20 p m-
( Jermanlc , trom New Yorl. . for Uvorpoo
Sailed Cephaloula , for Iioston
o At Southampton Arrived Truve , froi
< l Now YorK , for firemen , St , Taul , fiom Ne' ' '
-4 York. Salted Uihn. for New York.
ho At London Sailed Chesapeake , for 1'lnl
iadrlphla.
: SPAIN CLIMBS
Accepts American Refusal to Shoulder th
Cuban Debt ,
HAUGHTY DONS YIELD TO THE INEVITABLE
Accede to Uncle Sam's ' Demands After
Putting Up Dig Bluff.
PHILIPPINES WILL BE TAKEN UP TODAY
Spain Will Resort to Its Old Pol icy of Delay
Again ,
ASK ASSUMPTION OF PHILIPPINES DEBT
America Coni-ede * tlmt If Trent ? In
Aot MKiieil IIR ix Whole Spnlu
Will Not lie lloiuiil for
Cuban Ilelit.
( Copyright. ! ! . by Press PubllHlilnR t o )
PARIS , Oct. 2rt ( Now York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) At the Join *
meeting of the peace commission today the
Spanish commissioners finally accepted the
American refusal for all responsibility fo <
the Cuban debt hut on the condition whir t
| j the- Americans agreed to , that If the tn\vy
j wax not cone-hided an a vvholo no stipulation
now made should be held to bind Spain fo
i far as Cuba nnd Porto Rico are concerned
This settles the first two clauses of Ihu
definitive treaty.
At tomorrow's joint meeting the Philip
pines will bo Introduced. The Spanish com
mlsslouerti fully expect the Americans will
propose to retain the Philippines because
events make it almost Impossible to approach
preach a .settlement on the lines Implied
In the Washington preliminary peace protct
col. The Spanish commissioners Insist upon
America Informing her of the contention tint
' the protocol ntiver contemplated Infrlngf-
mcnt of Spanish rights or sovereignty ovei
I the archipelagoes except by the cession ot
a naval coaling station unnamed In thu
. Ladrono Islands. Should America Insisr
upon cession of the Philippines or even
| Luzon , Spain will seek further delay 11
| demanding recognition and a guarantee for
| the Philippines for the loans of 1SS6 elI
I f20.000.000 , In the first place , and a con
siderable Indemnity.
Karllcrdleen ,
PARIS , Oct. 2t ! The American peace
commissioners held n session of several
hours' duration today prior to the Joint ees
slon of thu two commissions which opened
at 4 o'clock this afternoon.
The meeting of the Joint commlhulon
lasted an hour and live minute * and was ad
journed until tomorrow. Both the Spanish
and the American commissioners were more
reticent after this sctelrm than over before.
The Americans fully appreciate not only
their own Ferloiis rcsponslbllltlex but also
the delicate position of their Spanish col
leagues ) , to thu burden of whose duller bore Ic
now added thn crl'tcat political sltu.itlon 11
Madrid , whle'i may M , , .el . * i \ , Mi.lt , ' uj
denl of tfiH Spanish "senate ) , Bdnbr Mnntrro
HIOH , to leave Paris.
The Madrid correspondent ot Temps. ,
In confirming the report that Premier Si-
gasta and the queen regent hnvo prevailed
upon the minister of war , General C'orreo ,
to Indefinitely postpone his resignation ,
pending the conclusion of the pence nego
I tlatlon , sayB they represented to the gen
j era ! that bin withdrawal might entail no
| only the fall of the cabinet , but cause the
, l resignation ot certain membeis ot the .Span-
'r inh commission , Including Senor Monteic
IT Rios , and thereby gravely compromise th
| cause , The corref-pondcnt then says "Th
Jl net result Is Hut an open etisls hecms , If
i have been avoided until the conclusion ol
3 the treaty of peace. In any case this ha *
13 ; done away with the necessity for an ad
i Interim government which was lately aug-
j nested as likely to bo the only solution of
the present dlfilcultles "
Ah the peace negotiations are now nrnrlng
the discussion of the Philippine question the
Americans feel no stage of the proceedings
has so demanded their considerate treat
. ment. It may be stated tonight with cei-
I talnty that the Cuban quewtlon has received
its last consideration by the Americans , nor
have the Spaniards accepted as ultimate the
United States' refusal to assume any portion
tion of the Cuban debt. It may , howevci ,
be affirmed that the Philippine question wo ?
not reached tod&y , but It may bo discussed
at tomorrow's FCEhlon , which will be th <
first occasion during these negotiations of
I a Joint session ( if the commissions hclnr
held on nitceedlnB days , which fact Is In
pome degree .significant
, I
, | Antor'N
, ( f'oiijright. IMiS. bv 1'iexfi Publlililng i ol
LONDON , OH. 20 ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram ) WIHIa.n
Waldorf AMoi Is Intense ! ) Indignant at the
publication of n circumstantial account of
a banquet alleged to have been given by
him on a tectlon of a mammoth California
redwood trco now In his grounds at Clive
den. He writes "Will you allow me to
publish In your columns n contradiction o'
the reports which have been circulated
about the section ot tbo California redwood
recently biought to Cliveden" The Bfrtlon
referred to han been placed In the grounds
as un object of Interest but has never been
Intended to be used an a dining table nor
bus any bet been inude OH to tha number
of per.soim who could bo seated around It
The leport rcpeat'ng ' these details and ( im
porting to give an account of the banquet is
a deliberate and mischievous fabrication I
have- given Instructions to my nollcltor. Sir
George Lewis , to commence proceedings
against the newspaper which published the
false fUattmcnts In question"
The papur referred to In the Dally Mail
Cable Company Clnlm Not . \diiiltleil.
LONDON. Oct. 2b At a meeting today
of the Haitern extension company , the
i marquis of Twecild.ile , the chairman said
the company's claim against the I'nlten
States for cutting the Manila cabin has not
yet been admitted. The- occupation of tbo
sle Philippine Iblands by thu American forcea ,
leL hu nddud. had given a great Impetus to
I
L the project of building a Pacific table , but
LS that nothing definite has vet been arranged
ieg.
g.
g.d To I'liiiluli Cliliifie Soldier * .
PKK1N , Oct. 26 In response to the de
mand of the Drltlsh minister , Sir Claudu
MacDonald , tbo empress dowager , has Is
sued &n edict directing the punishment of
the Chinese soldiers who , on Sunday , at
Uckal a party of English railway rnglneen
at the Marco Polo bridge on the Pckln-
Ilmikovrailroad. .
Terrltln Moriu In Mneeilniilu ,
SALONICA. European Till key. Oct. ' . ' ( , -
31.
Terrific storms have swept over Macedonia ,
in doing an enormous amount of damage aim
XV causing ronulderablo loss of life In on >
Instance u caravan consisting of forty-novel t
perconu wan engulfed In tbo Itlver dalle *
aud 4ll were drowned.