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ESTABLISHED JU.XE IS ) , 1871. OMAHA , SATURDAY MOHNIXG , OCTOBER 20 , 1808 TWELVE PAttES. S1.NGLE COPY FIVE' ' CENTS.
DIVISION OF PROFIT
Flans for Distributing Exposition Qains
Among Stockholders.
GOOD SURPLUS IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE
How to Divide it Up to Something of a
Problem.
SOME SUBSCRIBERS HAVE NOT PAID UP
How to Treat Stockholders Fairly is aa Im
portant Question ,
MATTER LIKELY TO COME UP IN COURTS
Another flood Crovfd Attend * the
J'nlr nml Help * to Swell the
IleuclntN to u Very
Sniitr Hum ,
Total nilinlimloiiH yesterday. . .l78i ! , ° >
'J'utnl to ilnte 2 , iur. , < 10 < >
Tha time Is rapidly approaching when the
exposition management must decide on the
policy that It will pursue In the distribution
of the surplus that the end of the exposition
will leave in the treasury. That a good-
Hlzed rcbato on flock subscriptions will be
Immediately available is certain , but the
question in regard to the manner of its dis
posal has proved an obstinate problem. The
dllflculty has been to determine the rights
of the stockholders who have only partially
paid their subscriptions nnd this was re
ferred to C. S. Montgomery , counsel for the
exposition , for an opinion. Mr. Montgomery
lias not officially returned his views to the
executive committee , but It Is generally
understood nmong exposition olllclals that a
plan has been decided on and will be pro
mulgated within a dny or two.
Whllo this proposition takes the rights of
the partttilly paid-up stockholders Into con
sideration Its effects will be to limit the
profits to those who have paid up In full.
The plan Is to first set asldo the amount of
surplus that can safely b ? distributed , then
add to this amount the aggregate balance
unpaid , with Intercut from March 1 , when
the stock became delinquent. This unpaid
lulunco 1s to bo considered as a part of the
assets of the exposition nnd the grand total
of assets and cash will then bo distributed
pro rata among the stockholders. In cases
where the stock Is only partially paid up no
cash will be paid , but the subscriber will
ba credited on his subscription with the pro
rata amount to which ho would have been
entitled If his stock had been paid up In
full. To thoroughly comprehend how this
nch''mu will work an illustration IK neces-
pary. Suppose there Is | 100 In cnsh to be
divided among three stockholders who had
subscribed J500. | 200 nnd $100 respectively.
The llrst man has paid up In full , the second
end has paid $100 and the third has paid $60.
Leaving the Interest out of the question this
leaves'$140 , ln unpaid balan'rcw to be added
to the cash assets. This would amount to
$240 , or a 30 per cent rebate on the totr.l
Initial subscription of $800. It would allow
$150 to the $500 subscriber , $60 to the $200
man and $30 to the Individual who had sub
scribed $100. This would leave the first
Hum $ ltJO ahead , whllo the second nnd third
would still ewe the exposition $40 and $10
respectively. In this case neither of the
two last mentioned would be entitled to a
dollar of cash , as they still remained
debtors , and the mun with the paid-up sub
scription of $500 and the rebate of $150
would tccclvc the entire $10U In cash and
the uncollectcd assets of $50 , which repre-
BuntcVl the amount that the other fellows
till owed.
Mny ( Jet Into the Court * .
The same question IK likely to be brought
up In the courts at an early date In a suit
which Frank L. McCoy proposes to bring
against the exposition management. Mr.
McCoy called on Secretary Wakpflcld
jesterday and demanded a cortlticate
of one share of stock. Mr. McOy sub
scribed for two shares of stock , on which he
lins paid aasocsments amounting to $10.50.
Ho contends that this entitles him to ono
$10 share of paid up stock. Secretary Wake-
flcld takes the position that all the payments
that ho had made were credited equally on
each of his two shares. Consequently , whllo
he had paid $5.23 on each of these shares ,
neither of them Is paid up and entitled to a
certificate.
After some discussion Mr. McCoy stated
that he proposed to make a test case of the
matter and that he would go Into court at
once to compel the exposition to Issue him
n certificate In exchange for the amount
that ho had paid in.
The prospective surplus was swelled by
( mother good crowd yesterday. The people
t > cgan coming early , In recognition of
I he brilliant sunshine , nnd the arrivals con
tinued without perceptible diminution until
well Into the afternoon. The grounds were
crowded curly In the day , and even the
Midway , which Is usually somnolent during
the morning , Deceived n liberal patronage.
The management Is rigidly enforcing the
rule which prevents any exhibitor from tak-
irg any Htep.i toward packing up before No.
vcmbcr 1 , ami , while they are actively en
gaged In settling up their accounts and
other routine affairs , the exhibits remain
undisturbed. The closing days are full of
activity for the superintendents of the va
rious buildings , nnd their olflces are literally
besieged by the exhibitors who are
nnxlous to close up their busl.
ness to bo ready to get away
us goon n B possible utter the
exposition closes. Most of the superintendents -
ents will bo pretty fully occupied for some
tlmo durliiE November In adjusting these
matters , nnd BO far they are being accom-
plltihed with much less friction than usually
attends the breaking up of a big exposition.
Indian * All Aivny.
With the exception of a couple of Omahai
and about 100 ponies , the Indian congress la
a thine of the past. The Omnhas remain
to care for the ponies , nnd will stay here
until the animals nro sold by Captain Mer
cer.
cer.The
The last detachment of Indiana loft the
Indian congress grounds yesterday afternrou.
They were the Sioux , who live out In the
lllack Hills country and up on the Cheyenne
Illver agency , opposite Forest City , S. D.
Early yesterday morning these Indians com.
nienced tearing down their tcpecj , and by 8
o'clock they had the task completed ami
everything ready to send to the depot. Dur
ing the balance of their tlmo before leaving
they did a profitable business sellln ;
trinkets , receiving from 25 to 50 cents foi
bows and arrows whittled out of barrel
staves , They also obtained the same price :
for autographs and pictures , which they un
loaded upon the public In large numbers
Over at the Indian store , which sold out am' '
quit business with the ilcparturo of the las
of the Indian delegations , goods were sold l
Iho most fabulous price * . Articles that threi
Uaya agv were elow sellers , went readtlj
ycitcrday morning at double what had been
formerly asked for them. The visitors did
not haggle over prices and did not seem to
care-what they purchased go long as the
article bore the Indian brand.
IIAIIDT I.VSU1.TS IIOM3Y .lUMJi : .
Autocrat of the KxlilliK * Department
MIOM * HIM Independence of I'notN.
There IB n loud wall going up from the
exhibitors In the Apiary department of the
exposition , who have Just discovered that
there has been some Juggling with the
awards made by Eugene Secor of Forest
City , la. , who was appointed by the ex
position management to pass upon the honey ,
honey products and appliances uecd by the
bee keepers. These same exhibitors have
also learned that they have been barred from
filing u protest against the methods cm-
ployed in the office of H. ! ! . Hardt , as-
altiUnt manager of the Department of Ex
hibits. The reason why they have lx > en
barred is due to the fact that the tlmo for
filing protests expired at noon yesterday and
that the notice * citing the parties to appear
nnd file their protests to Hardt's changing
the awards of the Judge were not served
until 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
In the award originally made L. D. Stllson
was given premiums PS follows : Ileartscaec
comb , silver medal ; largest number of
samples of honey gold ; heartsease honey ,
silver ; beeswax , bronze ; honey In various
Btages , honorable mention. Without In
specting tbo exhibit or inquiring Into its
merits or conditions Mr. Hnrdt bunched 'It
and cut down the award to one silver medal
for the whole lot.
When Judge Secor had finished passing
upon the Nebraska state exhibit , the largest
In the building , ho awarded silver medals
on linden and white clover comb , linden ex
tract , queens and appliances ; bronze on
sweet clover extract and honey In merchant
able shape , with honorable mention for
alfalfa houey. When Mr. Hardt concluded
going through the awards of the Judge be
deliberately and without notice cut the
premiums all off with the exception of ono
silver medal ,
Davidson of Omaha was given silver
medals , one for having the largest variety
of honey and the other on his linden ex
tract. He was also given two bronze medals ,
one on his marketable display and the other
on houey wine. This bunch of awards Mr.
Hnrdt took , and without any notice to the
exhibitor decided that one silver medal for
the entire lot would be sufficient.
Douglas county , 'With its 100 square feet
of space , was given eight silver medals by
Judge Secor. These awards were made on
linden comb , heartsease extract , sweut
clover extract , design In wax , bees and
queens , experimental test with bees , hearts
ease comb and honey producing plants. The
county also received n bronze medal on bee
hives and honorable mention on a number
of exhibits. When Mr. Hardt finished with
the returns of the Judge nothing was left
but one lonely silver medal and thin was not
on any particular exhibit , but on the whole.
The judge gave L. C. Clute two silver
medals , one on white clover honey and the
other on 'white ' clover extract. He also gave
him three bronze medals , ono on Alsace
clover , one on heartsease and the third on
linden comb. Mr. Hardt got In his work on
this exhibit nnd cut off everything except
one of the sliver medals.
Mrs. H. C. Aklln was awarded 'two silver
mcdaM , ono on white clover comb and the
second or. white clover extracted honey. Mr.
Hardt , wlflioui seeing the honey , canceltet
everything except ono of the silver medals.
A. D. Freeman was awarded two silver
medals on his honey , but us a result of Mr
Hardt's action he gets but one. On the ex
hibit of Dr. Jaquls of .Minnesota Judge
Secor recommended two silver medals , bu
Hardt says one is sufficient.
Ono of the peculiar cases where Mr
Hardt's Judgment comes Into play Is where
Mrs. Mi.ry Segnr was awarded a silver meda
on account of having exhibited designs it
wax. Without over having examined this
design and without knowing anything abou
It Mr. Hardt says that a diploma Is abou
the correct thing.
William Stolly had nn exhibit of swee
clov m comb and another of sweet clover ex
traded honey Judge Secor gave him 'two '
medals , ono a s'lver ' and the other bronze
Hardt let tlio silver medal stand , but cu
put the 'bronze. G. W. Schwenk of Hock )
Ford , Colo. , did not fare so well , Thejudg
gave him two silver medals , onu on alfalfa
comb and the other on extracted honey. Mr
Hardt has cut off one award entirely niu
this without looking over the exhibits. F
II , Gllck and Mrs. F. J. I'rless were awardei
bronze medals on their exhibits , th * forme
alfalfa extracted honey and the latter honey
cakes. Mr. Hardt says that they are en
titled to this and nothing more.
Yesterday afternoon as soon as Superln
tendcnt W'hltcomb ' learned of the arbitrary
action of Mr. Hnrdt ho called on him at hi
ofllce and demanded an explanation. Tli
explanation was evaded , Mr. Hardt slmpl
replying that In his judgment the judge ha <
scored too high In making up his list o
awards , and that ho had cut Che scoring
down. Superintendent Whltcomb tried t
argue the point , but Hanlt would not engag
In the conversation. Instead of doing EO h
took up a reclining position upon a sofa I
his olfiro and was soon fast asleep.
Superintendent Whltcomb declares thn
the action of Hardt Is an outrage and tha
ho will take the matter before the exposltlo
management.
( lovernor KriinelN Cull * .
Ex-Governor Francis of Missouri , nccom
panted by a dozen other prominent men from
St. Louis , cnmo in on n special car yestcr
day and spent several hours at the expos !
tion , visiting the officials and looking eve
the buildings , with a view to securing point '
that will aid them In exploiting the Interests *
of the exposition that It is proposed to hold
In St. Louis In 1003 to commemorate the
centennial of the Louisiana purchase.
Speaking of the exposition hero that la
about to close ex-Governor Frnncla said : "It
has been ix most wonderful success. It has
been built up and carried on In the face ol
war and hard tlmea. The promoters are de
serving of great credit and praise , for they
have brought forth an exposition second onlj
to the World's fair , not only In n few , bul
:
In every respect. Every state represented
haa been greatly benefited and all of then
will soon begin to feel the result of the .
advertising received through the local uncl
country press. Wo came hero to secure tips
on how to run an exposition and make It z
success and I think that we have learned o
great deal. "
IUN AiiKeli'H I.mill Turtle * .
The big desert turtle that was one ol
the features of the Los Angeles count }
( Cal. ) exhibit In the Hortlcul ural bullJInj
will not bo seen any raoro by people who
pass In and out of the structure. This
turtle ban been wrapped In burlap and hat
been stowed away to bo unpacked next May ,
These turtles are found out In the desert :
in the Interior of California , miles from 1
vegetation and water. When taken Intc
captivity they Immediately cultivate an ap .
petite for grass , herbs , leaves and fruit ol
.
all klnda. They cannot stand the cold , and
In order to keep them alive , even in south
ern California , thty are wrapped In clothe ;
about November 1 , placed In a warm pare
during the winter and unwrapped and j
turned out about May 1 , During all UI'E s
tlmo they live without food. In tbo diMerti a
they bury themselves upon the first ap-
( Coatlnued ou Second Page. )
ON HISTORIC CHICKAMAUGA
Investigating Commission Looks Into
Hospitals and Camps.
CAVE SPRING WATER FOUND TO BE PURE
Mnjor Glften l AUiMl CuitccrnliiK
Crltlc-lnm * Mmle lit Itiinilom In u
Vermont Piiper liy Trunk
A. Ilnley.
CHATTANOOOA. Oct. 28. The War In-
estlgatlng commission spent the entire day
n Inspecting the alto of Camp Thomas In
JMckamauga park , under the guidance of
General Uoynton , General A. P. Stewart , a
nember of the djlckamauga park commis
sion , and E. E. lletts , the engineer of the
committee.
The Inspection began nt Lytlo station and
covered all points of Interest In the park
and near Its borders which have been In any
way Involved In the controversy concerning
the sanitation of the camp , Including Stcrn-
jerg and belter hospitals , the various
springs from which -water was secured by
the troops , Including the famous Crawfish
springs and the point on Chlckatnaugn
creek nt which the water of the pipe line
supply was taken out.
Special attention was Riven to this latter
lace because of the criticisms that have
jecn made upon this source of the camp's
water supply. They found the In-take pipe
submerged about twenty feet above the
mouth of a tributary creek locally known as
Cave Spring creek , which drained the camp.
Fho charge had been made that the water of
the tributary stream had contaminated the
pipe water , being carried back Into It by
meana of eddies and In ono case by over
flow nfter a freshet.
Cnve Sprint ? Wnter Turf.
General Boyuton and Mr. Belts , who had
both been concerned in the location of thn
plpo line , admitted that there had been one
occasion whim Cave Spring creek had over
flowed and broken a dam , thus throwing Us
water Into the main stream over the In
take ; but they exlpalned that this freshet
had occurred nt night , when the plumps
were shut down and no water was being
taken In. They called attention to the
rapidity of the flow and to the depth of the
stream and urged the Impossibility of in
fection from this source.
General Wilson gave especial attention to
the question as uu engineering problem ,
while he refusp-l to allow himself to be
quoted. It was evident from the interest ho
manifested and expressions he dropped that
he was impressed with the strong improba
billty , if not the Impossibility , of infection
from this source. It was also evident that
a majority of the committee formed the same
opinion. They noted especially the fact that
a largo volume of water In the main stream
and small creek was tilled with backwater
from the river for several hundred feet from
the mouth.
There were many expressions of com
mendation of the methods followed at the
Sternberg hospital , and General Dodge was
heard to remark that it was n pity to have
to leave an institution so well equipped.
Tlu.y' found only fifty sight' patient * lli >
hospital and most of those were convales
cent. All were housed in wood pavilions ,
the tents being vacated. Mnjor Glffen , In
command of the hospital , said It would soon
bo abandoned.
The commission also gave attention to
the proximity of the various camps to one
another and the depth and location of the
sinks. The conclusion seemed qulto general
that many of the regiments were thrown
more closely together than they should have
been and that this fault could have been
avoided by moving , as there was , in the
opinion of at least some of the committee ,
sufficient space that was not occupied for
the accommodation of many thousands more
of troops than were ever present there.
Many of the sinks were also found to
have been nearer to the tents than proper
Ideas of sanitation encourage and in some
cases the character of the surface was fount
to bo such as to warrant the conviction that
the sinks were shallower than they should
have been , but this was true only of parts
of the camp.
ItefiitcH .More Xev Npnper Chart ; ' ' * .
After concluding the inspection of the
camp Mnjor Glffen , who had been before the
commission , was asked to make a statcmen
concerning some criticisms of the hosplta
made in n Vermont newspaper by Frank A
Daley , who had Hpent six weeks In the bos.
pltal nursing his brother. When ho returnei
homo ho wrote an article , saying , among
other things , that ho had heard physicians
in tbo hospital tell attendants to give their
attention to patients who had a chance to
recover and not to nurse those who were
sure to dlo in tho'presence of those deslg
natcd as of the latter class , and that he ha (
heard other physicians Instruct their helpers
to give Ice cold baths with the view o
"finishing their patients. " Dr. Glffen pro
nounced as falsa all the Htatcmcnts made.
Dr. Charles F. Craig , bacteriologist o
the Sternberg hospital , was also examined
Ho was questioned especially with reference
to the water supply of the camp and ho ex
pressed the opinion that the water taken
from Chlckamauga river through the pip
system was purer than that In the wells an <
springs of the ground. Ho said ho hat
found some sewer bacilli In one or two o
the wells , though no typhoid germs. Ho hai
also found Impurities In water taken from
I some of the springs. Ho had made two
' analyses of the water from the river , one be
fore the July freshet and the olher after It ,
and had found the water entirely wholesome
from a bacteriologist's standpoint. It was
muddy and he thought It should be filtered.
Ho had also made tests which convinced him
that there was no danger of eddies carrying
the water of the Cave Spring creek Into the
creeks.
Dr. Craig expressed the decided opinion
that common house flies are capable of provIng -
Ing a decided source of disease Infection and
ho detailed bacteriological tests showing that
they carried typhoid germs upon their feet.
He also said that he had macerated n num
ber of files which had been placed on sugar
Impregnated with the germ and had procured
from them a pure typhoid bacillus culture.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 2S. A letter received
hero from a member of the War investiga
tion commission now in the south conveys
the Information that the members think they
may be able to reach the city from the pres
ent tour about November 1. It has been
reported that the commission may after
wards visit Santiago and Porto Rico. This
will bo settled definitely nfter Its return to
the city.
3
Hnlljnl Peru.
PERU. Neb. , Oct. 28. ( Special Telegram. )
K. J. Rurkett. II. M. Dushnell and the republican -
publican candidates for the leg'slaturo spoke
In the opera house to a largo and enthusias
tic audience. .Mr. Dushnell gave a sound ail-
dross on territorial expansion as Indicative
of advancement. He quoted history , show-
' Ing that trndo followed the American flag
i and that the country prospered best wher
i the doors opened outward for trade. Bur-
„ kett's address was highly appreciated am ) I
. frequently applauded. Ho unawerod thi
[ questloni of the fusion circular to the satis :
faction of nil nml clearly showed where he
stands on all principal Issues. Much good
was done by both speaker * . * and Peru , the
banner republican precinct of Nemaha
county , will give nn Increased republican
" '
majority this fall. *
MUTINOUS SOLDIERS IN CAMP
DtvlNliin Commander Simper nt Io\-
liiKton Curtail * I'nfin I'rlrllfKft
mill Another How In Imminent.
LEXINGTON , Ky. , Oct. 28. On account
f their disorderly conduct ami the several
hooting scrapes caused by the presence of
he soldiers In Lexington a.i\night \ , General
anger , division commander , Jijaued an order
Hawing but two passes issued from one
ompany at a time and compelling all eol-
dlers to be back In camp by dark. This
trlngeney has affected the line officers as
well and now , as pay day la drawing near ,
he men are chafing under lU
In the Third Kentucky , Ono Hundred nnd
Sixtieth Indiana nnd Twelfth Now York
here Is open mutiny. Last night the mem
bers of thcso regiments secretly agreed to
ebel against doing any camp ecrvlco until
ho order was modified concerning the Is-
ulng of passes. The plan was that when
ho battalions went on dress parade the
nen were to stack arms nnd refuse to do
urthcr drill until a change was made in
he order of Issuing passes.
The officers got wind of the matter and
at the last moment an order was Issued
uspcndlng dress parade. A modification of
ho order will probably be-made , but If It
s not serious trouble promises. There are
no bath houses at the camp nnd the men
complain that they are not oven allowed
o come to town to take tilths when they
lave money to pay for them. Thus they
cannot keep themselves In a sanitary condl-
lon.
GIVES THE L EJROM BENCH
Indite DellonhniiRh of Clrvelmul
SprliiKN 11 Senmitloii lit Open Court
Ovtlnn to Mnllolaim Story.
CLEVELAND , Oct. 28. As a result of a
story which has been circulated the last two
or three days , to the effect that Judge F , A.
Oellcnbaugh of the common pleas court had
received half of an attorney's fee in n big
llvorco case tried before him , the judge to
day made n sensational statement from the
bench. At the opening of court the judge
arose and said :
"I wish to beg the pardon of attorneys
and litigants for being a little tardy this
morning. I have been delayed by reason of
certain stories lies which have been cir
culated against me. Attorney Yemen
Burke IB the instigator of these stories nnd
Judge Lnmsou of this court has been the
conduit through which they , were given pub
Hclty. I will only say now that a bar meet
ing will determine which of these two men ,
Burke or Lamson , is the'-jnost malicious
liar. " Jf
Burke is a state senatorfand well known
attorney. Ho was the leader In the opposl
tion to the election of M. A. Hanna for
United States senator In thotstate leglslatur
last winter. Judge Lamfon is one of the
common pleas judges. Judge Pellcnbaugh Is
a very intimate friend at Senator Hanna.
TAKES NEW > LEAS-T OF LIFE
T "yyfJfSr' : < o o' , , . : , K" . >
AVnnn Weather Cornell' AKnlti III the
Sonth nml Yellow Jack Ilcnuwn
ItN Attnck nnd SpremlN.
LOUISVILLE , Ky. , Oct. 28. The Impres
sion that yel6w ! fever had been practically
blotted out by the recent cold weather ant
frosts was dissipated today by reports from
the far south that 'the epidemic- had taken i
new lease of life in two localities. The
weather has again turned warm , nnd to this
Is the new state of affairs chargeable. Four
deaths have occurred In Natchez , Miss. , in
the past few days. The fever Is now ii
every ward and on almost every street In
the city. Madison , Miss. , reports six now
cases of fever today.
The state of Texas withdrew its quarantine
restrictions against Louisiana and Mississippi
except as to Infected points today.
KANSAS MEN JOVOTE AT. SEA
ItcKlmeiit Whlt'h Sailed for Manila
Will He lit Mld-Ocenii oit
Kleutlon Day.
TOPEKA , Oct. 28. The members of the
First battalion of the Twenty-second Kan
sas regiment , which has sailed from San
Francisco for Manila , carry ballots with
them , and will vote on Kansas officers about
midway between Honolulu and Manila ,
Those 600 men llvo in western Kansas , where
members of the legislature have been elected
by less than twenty-live majority. Both
state commlttccH admit that fulfy twenty-
five members of the house in sparsely set
tled western counties can be chosen or de
feated by this mid-ocean vote. What wor
ries them Is the possibility of a delay In re
ceiving the returns here until February 1 ,
ono month after the legislature meets. With
a very close vote on state officers , as now
predicted , still greater complications con
front them.
ANOTHER TOBACCO SYNDICATE
MntnrliiK for the Almorptlon
hy Xcw Continental Company of
Several Concern * .
NEW YORK , Oct. 28. A news bureau
says : A syndicate has been organized for
financing the proposed organization of a
company to bo called the Continental Tobac
co company , which company will acquire the
following concerns :
John Flnzer & Bros. , Louisville , Ky. ; P.
H. Mayo & Bro. ( Incorporated ) , Richmond ,
Va , ; Daniel Scotten & Co. , Detroit ; the P. J.
Sorg company , Mlddletown , 0. ; Hadry-Wels-
senger Tobacco company , Louisville ; the P.
J. Lorlllard company , Jersey City , N. J. ; the
Drummond Tobacco company , St. Louis , and
the plug tobacco business of the American
Tobacco company of New Jersey.
All tbo properties , rights , etc. , of the
various companies will be taken in , except
In the case of the Lorlllard company , where
all the common stock consisting of the par
vnluo of $3,000,000 , is purchased , thus giving
the Continental company control of that
company , its organization being maintained.
In the case of the American Tobacco com
pany the Continental company purchases
from that company the plug tobacco busi
ness and assets pertaining thereto , the
American company retiring from the busi
ness of manufacturing plug tobacco.
MANGLbu M AN hXPLOSION
Holler of SlninpInK Mill
KlllliiK Tv o Mm nnd Kntally
Injuring Another.
HOUGHTON , Mich. , Oct. 28. Boiler No. 8
of the Cnrumet & Hecla stamping mill ex
ploded today , Instantly killing John Gillies
and Joseph Polerle , employes of the mill ,
and William Nelton of .Bruce mines , Ont. ,
a friend who waa visiting Gillies. Nelton
and Gillies were standing in front of the
boiler when It exploded and were both lu-
1 stantly killed , thc-lr bodies being badly
mangled. Daniel Frencer was also fatally
Injured. The cause of
|
not yet be o ascertained.
BITTER AT JUNTA AND PALMA
Strong Movement Starts in Havana in Oppo
sition to Provisional Government ,
ADMINISTRATION IS GROSSLY DECEIVED
Flilcl G. IMerra Su > There In n Shorn
IllvUlon nt Sentiment Amonir
Cuban * \imemtity Menu *
Trouble.
NEW YORK , Oct. 23. The Times tomor
row will print the following : Fidel G. Plerrn
salil yesterday that a strong movement had
been started in Havana In opposition to thn
provisional government nnd to the Junta
iiere. He gave the rcnuons for such a move
ment , showlns that there Is a sharp di
vision of { "cutlment among Cubans. Mr.
Plerra and hla friends are especially bitter
against General Palma. At the commence
ment of his Interview he said ho was ready
to break the long silence , nnd paint Mr.
Palma and the men around him in their
true colors.
Palma , Mr. Pierra said , was Incompetent
nnd unfit for the position ho occupies.
"What wo objected to most strongly , "
Mr. Plerra sold , "was the long system of
lying and conceit which the Junta practiced
on the administration at Washington. They
told untruths nnd they knew It. They Hod
when thqy said the government In Cuba
was established nnd the machinery In run
ning order. This has since been disproved. "
Mr. Plcrvn next entered Into a review of
the causes leading up to the Cuban sltua
tion. Ho discussed at length the movement
of the Junta during the Spanish-American
war , saying , among other things :
I'repnred to Crcnte Troiihle.
"Wo soon discovered that a compact , had
been formed between the delegation and
the provisional government In Cuba for pur
poses that were sure to create trouble , being
In contradiction with the declared policy of
the United States , and we began quietly to
prepare for action. Some of our friends
went to Havana to see how things stood
there , and as soon as the manifesto of the
provisional government was Issued stating
the reasons of convening the assembly now
In session at Santa Cruz del Sur I issued
a pamphlet showing the Illegality of that
act and the policy adopted by the provisional
government and protesting against them ,
"It was too late to prevent the elections
taking place , but the pamphlet was pro
fusely circulated all over the Island. It
opened the eyes of the people and won to
our side some of the delegates to the asscm
bly who were desirous of doing what was
right and proper , but had been misinformed
by the agents of the provisional government
and were laboring under very wrong Im
pressions.
1.0 Jill tO It .IlINt
"Whllo our friends were shaping matters
in Havana a confidential agent of Garcia ar
rived here , nnd as the general Is working
in the same direction his agent , Cosmo do la
Torrlente , at once Joined forces with mo
The tide of public opinion was Jtibt begin
ning to turn in the right direction whei
Manuel Sangullly , a man highly respected
for disinterested . and stern patriotism
iit. u Ycry iCMJIikal-orfttni's'rtacht-'d that el for
and nt a meeting of the most noted people
his ndvico created an Impression. By this
time a strong organization had begun to bo
effected in Havana nnd will soon extend to
the other cities of the Island. "
CLOSES WITH CIVIC PARADE
I'hllnilelphlit 1'enee .lulillee COIIIUH to
nn Hurt Heileillention of Olil
Iiulciicmleiicc Hull.
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 2S. I'hlladelphlans
and their visitors again poured into the
streets today to seek positions to witness
the third and last of the great peace jubilee
processions. Today's procession was purely
i of n civic character nnd was a moat fitting
wind-up of the week's Jubilee , the emblems
of peaceful industry following the display of
the nation's prowess In war.
The exercises of thn day opened with the
rcdedtcatlon of Old Independence hall , the
historic building from which the Declara
tion of Independence wns read to the people
ple of the new republic on Juty 4 , 1T7G. The
buildings which had from time to tlmo filnco
that date been added for use as offices of
the municipal authorities have all been recently -
| cently removed and the famojs hall Is now
{ In Its original form , as It was 120 years
ago , when occupied by the United States
congress and the national government offi
cials.
Tbo rededlcatlon exercises were presided
over by Governor Hastings , and were opened
by prayer by Uev. Dr. Brownson. The an
them , "My Country 'Tls of Thee , " was eung
by 3,000 pupils of the public schools , accom
panied with music by the First regiment
band. The memorial poem , composed by
Mrs. Florence Earlu Coates , dedicated to the
peace jubilee , was read by Daniel W. Hutch-
ins , principal of ono of the public Hcliooln.
The anthem , "Columbia , " was sung by the
pupils and then followed the oration by
Mayor Charlta Warwick.
Upon the conclusion of the ceremonies
the guests hurried to positions from which
to see the monster civic procession. A
stand covered the sidewalks in front of the
historic hall , erected for occupancy during
the parade by the 3,000 school children who
had participated In the exercises.
The mammoth trades display , or what was
known as the civic parade , started from
Broad and Cumberland streets promptly at
11 o'clock , headed by Major General1 John
U. Snowden and staff of thirty mounted
aides.
DREAMED OF EALTH IN VAIN
Heath of n Veteran of the Civil War
Who IVns Well Known Claimant to
Holt Kntnto Worth $ SOOI OUIH > .
NEW YORK , Oct. 28. Walter Brown
Holt , aged 02 , nn ex-soldier of the United
States army and a claimant to the Immense
Holt estate In England , Is dead In this city
from bronchial pneumonia. For ten years
ho had served in the Fourth United States
cavalry and for the four succeeding years In
the United States Infantry. Moat of this
tlmo he had spent In western posts , In
California and around the Yellowstone. He
was a member of the relief forces on the
way to relieve General Custer at the tlmo
of the Custer massacre. He was honorably
discharged from the army In 1883. He was
a grandron of Stephen n. Holt , who con
structed the United States hotel , this city ,
and was one of the claimants to the Holt
eatnte that has been in chancery for about
twenty years , and Is estimated by some to
approach $50,000,000 In value.
DUPUY TO FORM A CABINET
Xotlee of Acceptance of Tank Will lie
Clvrn to I'renldrnt I'aure
During the liny.
PARIS , Oct 2S. M. Dupuy has secured
the support of MM , Rlbot. Delcacso and
Leygucs , and , It la believed , he will officially
Inform President Fauro this afternoon that
lie' U prepared to form a cabinet.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
o'orocajt for Nebraska
Cloudy ; Showers.
Vrnterilny'ii Temperntnre nt Oiunlini
Hour. Don. Hour. lieu.
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11 11. in ni : 7 p. in flII
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TOUAr AT Til 16 EXPOSITION.
At thp GrotinilNi
lotvn anil .Mlmienotii HullrontlV liny.
ItlllO it. 111. , tliitllcHlilii HMnnU
UncUvil lit Government llullillnu.
12 m. , Fire llomrn llltolieil lij Rlei-
trlelty.
n. m , . Iniirpi llnnil nt Ainlltorlnni.
LADIES , nEQUKST I'HOORAM.
Overture Semlranildo Ho slnl
Three Dances fioni Henry VIII ( u )
Jlorrls Uanci , lb > Shepherd's Idyl
( c ) Torch Dnncc German
Second Hungarian Hhapnody Llnzt
I'ho Lnst Hopn ( Noftunu ) CJottschalk
Peer Oynt ( Suite N'o. 1) ) ( Irlcg
Section from Lohengrin Wngner
Introducing the famous wedding
inuflir nnd concluding with the
prayer , iierfornud by Messrs. Kenny ,
cornet ; Porpnrii , tuxiiphone ; Xltn-
iiiiTinnri , trombone , und the Perfetto
brothur ? , euphonium nnd tuba.
Tioiubone Solo The Two aronadlcr * . . . .
Schumann
March Hoch Hnpsbure Knil
! 4 p. in , . Day SlunnlliiK hy United
StnteH SlKiinl Corp * , ftriinil Court.
! l p. m. , I' , M , IIf Mivlnn Kvhlhll on
IjllttOOII.
7 p. in , , IIIIICN itaiid nt Auditorium.
Part I.
Overture Robespierre Litollf
For H.-i-d IntJtriimcntH
( n ) Traumercl Schumann
( l CupldV Story InniH
Duet for Piccolos Damon and Pythian. .
Demare
Heidelberg anil Knlvolln.
FnntaHla on the Operas of Unlfe
Part II.
Overture The Uall Sullivan
Melody In F lluhlnptclti
Tromliono Solo Swict KvenlliB Star
Wngner
JnncM.
England to America ( International fan
tasia ) HaotoiiH
ConcludltiB : with an original tran
scription of the Interwoven repre-
Hentntlvo melodies , America , St. Pat
rick's Day , Tullochgorum iind Hulo
Ilrltnnnl.i.
S:43 : p. m. Sersnndo by limes' band to the
wife of the director nt llor Grand hotel ,
f ! p. m. Eleventh annual dinner given to
limes by the member , * of his hand In com-
inemorutlon of the director's forty-tlrst
lilrthdny.
1) p. in. , ( irnnil Speclnl Ulnplny of
I'"liMvorlu. .
Down Tnwnt
t ) n. in. , Women' * Council IlunlneKH
nt Paxtou Hotel.
SHORT LINE STOCKHOLDERS
Kleutlon of Kotir Sfpw Member * 01
llonrtl IiieluiIliiK Hornet * < 3. Hurt
nf the I'lilou Pae I lie.
NEW YOHK , Oct. 28. At the annua
meeting of the stockholders of the Oregon
Short Line held In this city thn following
\vj.ri re-oloctml :
' '
sr'p'icrce , Oliver Ames , Francl
S. Bangs , Thomas Carr , T. J. Coolldgo , Jr.
W. P. Qlynn , G. M. Lane , J. M. Loch and
0. W. Mink.
Tb.3 new members elected to the bean
are : George J. Gould , O. H. Knhn , E. II
Harrlmnn , Horace G. Burl and W. D. Cor
nlsh.
nlsh.Mr.
Mr. Cornish was elected president of th
board with the following executive com
mlttee : Oliver Ames , H. 0. Burt , E. H
Harrlmnn , O. H. Kahn and Wlnslow S
Pierce. Four members of the executiv
committee are also members of the. Union
Pacific executive committee , Including Presi
dent Burt.
MARCHAND AT KHARTOUM
Freiieh Mnjor'n Departure from Kn
Hlioda Doe * Not Mottle Dlxpiitu
Iletvteen I'rauee and
CAIRO , Oct. 28. Major Marchand let
Fashoda on Sunday and arrived at Khar
toum this morning. Ho will start for Calr
tomorrow.
As the other Frenchmen lemaln at Fa
shoda Major Marchand's departure fron
there Is not regarded as n settlement of th
question as to the possession of that plac
which is In dispute 'between ' Great Brital
and France ,
It Is understood Marchand deemed
necessary to personally bring to Cairo th
unfinished portion of his report of his ex
ploratlomi. Captain Germain was left I
command of tbo French mission at Fashoda
LONDON , Oct. 29. The morning news
paper editorials regard Major Marchand'i
nrovements from Fnshoda to Khartoum as
an Indication of yielding in the questor !
In controversy. It Is asHumetl that on reach
ing Cairo he will represent to Paris the Im
possibility of remaining at Fashoda undoi
existing conditions and will ask authorlt )
to withdraw hie entire force.
SEVEN INDIANSJVIADE "GOOD"
Rrent Incitement Ntlll Prevail * ill
Canyon City Over the Ilnttlu
with
MAKER CITY , Ore. . Oct. 28. A telephone
message from Canvon City states that Co
lumbia Joe and nine warriors came Intc
I'ralrlo City today nnd informed the cltl
zen that there would bo no further trouble.
Great excitement prevails nnd the settlere
fear further trouble , as the dumber of In
dians IH Increasing and they are well armed ,
Citizens telephoned to Baker City today
for a largo number of rifles nnd ammunition ,
Dr. Asbford responded to a summons from
Cummlngs Creek , the scene of yesterdny'e
battle between the whites and Indians , In
which Gcorgo Cuttings was killed , to at
tend the wounded Indians. Three of th <
wounded will die , making n total of sever
Killed slnco the trouble began.
MRS , BOTKINIS INDICTED
_
Chnr edwith Murrler In tin * Flrti
Di'Kree and Mall In Not to Un
Accepted the Court Siiyn ,
SAN FRANCISCO , Oct. 28. Mrs. Cornellt
Botkln was indicted this evening by the
grand jury of the city and county of Sac
Francisco for the murder of Mrs. John P
Dunning In Dover , Del. , on August 12 la.it.
Presiding Judge Belcher of the superloi
court , to 'whom the Indictment waa pro.
dented , declared from the bench that ac
cording to tlui facts and evidence presented
the crime charged was murder In ths llrsl
degree. Ho therefore Instructed the clert
of the court to Indorse the indictment wltli
the statement that ball would not bo ac-
! \T/ /
till Olinga loudly to tlie Hope of Aid from
European Powers.
AST RESORT IF ALL OTHER PLANS FAIL
Will Do All it Can to Delay the Peace
Negotiations.
10RE PROCRASTINATION IS IN SIGHT
Nest Play Will Bo to Shovs Philippine Debt
on America.
flAY FINALLY APPEAL TO ARBITRATION
Vmerlonii CoiiiiiilNNionurn Inntruotrcl
front > ViiHhliiKtoii to K\orel o
Patience mill llcferenee , Hut Cu
rirmly Stniul Their ( iroiinil.
( Copyright. 1S9S. by Cress Publishing Co }
1'AKIS , Oct. S.S. ( Now York World Cable *
ram Special Telegram. ) On the highest
authority It is Icarucd that the respective
ltloiiH of the American and Spanish com
ulsslon la as follows :
The United States takes It for granted that
Spain agrees in principle tu abandon nil
clnlms for the recognition of miy part of the
Hlban debts from the United States or Cuba
except municipal nnd purely local obllga
.Ions , or uny part of the loans Issued bcfoiu
i that Spain may show by the laws voted
jy the Cortes or by the express terms olT
the Cuban budgets to have been expended on
uban public works nnd local Improvements
Absolutely no municipal or public works
credits nro figured among the Items covered
hy th < successive Cuban bonds ulnco the
close of the civil war in lb"S. In runllty
opnln never contributed n cent to a Cuban
expenditure that It did not iibllgo Cuba ultt-
tcly to undertake to relmbuiso It uxiictly
as it now wants to saddle It with the cost
of several civil wars.
Spain ban made up Its mind to give way
conditionally to the American demand with
tegnrd to Cuba , no thnt America may show
1U baud In the Philippine questions , where
Spain believes Its position Is stronger. In
virtue of the text and spirit of the protocol
Itself. Spain still cherishes the Illusion tha-
it may receive the support of European gov
ernments and will make n. stubborn light
against ceding any of the Philippines unlesn
.ho United States assumes the Philippine
Jcbta nnd makes Cuba guarantee most or lt
awn debt. The final stand of the Spanish
commission will bo to demand u lump HUIII
'or nil the Spanish archipelagoes , The Span
iards make no flocret of their belief that
.ho agreement arrived at yesterday affords
good vantage ground for getting njmo finan
cial concession from the United States. FallIng -
Ing in this , they will propose arbitration ,
and , In short , exhaust every means for pro
tracting the proceedings of the coramliiblon
nr * ho muftUB of siren'thenlm ; the position
of tji , f'iga f \ folit , * . .nt ud 'he .oguuj
The American wronilsslon has been in
structed from Washington , In vlo\v of these
Spanish tactics , to use pntlcnco and defer
ence for n while , .remaining Inflexible on
the essential points and tolerating no Eu
ropean arbitration or pressure of any shape.
ANTI-DREYFUSITES ARE MAD
Demand Mailf hy I'romeculor ( leneral
Stlrn I'p ThliiKN Connldurnhly
ill 1'arlH.
( Copyright. 1S3S , by Preps Publishing Co. ;
PARIS , Oct. 28. ( Now York World Cable
gram Special Telegram. ) The demand
made today before the court of cassation by
Prosecutor General Marnau that not only
should the unjustly condemned bo righted
but the guilty punished has mad.l'jnod ihi *
antl-DroyfusltcH and caused a panic nmoag
the heads of the army. The use of Colonel
Henry's forgery renders two ex-ministers of
war , Mercler and Bolsdcffre , and two gen
erals , Gonzo and Lo Pcrlleux , in addition to
Paty du Clam , liable to prosecution under
the penal code. Paris is In suspense , wat
Ing to see whether the court will ncoo'le tft
Marnau's demand for prosecution of the
guilty parties , for then the government will
have no option under the constitution but to
r.sscnt. It Is expected In legal circles that
the court of cassation will annual the ISO !
trial and order a supplementary Inquiry.
This would imply an order of the court to
produce all the documents , Including the
secret dossier which the war offlrfi Is hold
ing back. Should the court ilcoldo to quash
the Droyfus conviction as unmerited by the
evidence it would Involve immediate llbera
tion of the prisoner , leaving U optional with
the general Half to Institute a new trial.
SEND PROBLEMS TO PARIS
Joint SeHnlou of tin * CoimntHnlonerN
at Havana Ilvnultn In Little
AeeonipllNlioil ,
HAVANA. Oct. 28. At this morning's
joint session of the evacuation commission
ere of Sea In and the United States no con
elusions were arrived at except raat'.ers of
detail nnd of llttlo importance. Matterw
of Importance have been referred to Paris
for decision.
On November 15 the quarantine ngnluet
yellow fever will cease , so that steamers be
tween Havana and Tampa can carry pas
sengers without Immunity certificates.
About that tlmo Admiral Sampson vlll
leave for the United States to attend the
wedding of his daughter and It IH the In
tcntlon of Butler to go to Washington thx
latter part of next month.
Colonel Leo nnd Lieutenant Colonel Llvei -
more of the United States special commis
sion nn camp sites returned this morning
from the province of Plnnr del Mar , where
they hnvo selected three sites from which
the government will cheese one.
Yellow Kever tit fJiianlanaiuo ,
SANTIAGO , Oct. 28. Major Fonnan , sur
geon for the Third Immune regiment , '
Guantanamo , reports that there is only on *
cnso of yellow fever among the men , and
that the victim in this Instance Is alreadt
convalescent. W. B. Splcer of Boiton , Mass ,
thp postmaster at Guantanamo , died yebt'er-
day. His disease was diagnosed ns a
of yellow fever.
( ieneral Klteliener'H Title.
LONDON , Oct. 28. General Kitchener ,
whose elevation to the peerage was an
nounced September 26 , takes the title of
Lord Kitchener of Khartoum and Aepull In
the county of Suffolk.
Movement * of Oeeim Vexnelii , Oct.S. .
At Phlladelubla Arrived La Campania
from Antwerp.
At New York Arrived Brllanniu , from
Liverpool ; California , from Medlterannean
ports , State of Nebrubka , from Glaigow ,
At Liverpool Arrived Cevlc from Nrv
York. Salloil Taurlc , for New York
At Hamburg Arrived Fuurstt Blainarck ,
from New York.