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ESTABLISHED JU TE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MOUNTING , NOVEMBER L , ISJKS-TAVELVE PAdES. SINGLE COPY imrE CENTS.
SPAIN IS CAUTIOUS
Will Endeavor to Gain Everything Possible
by Dint of Argument ,
KNOWS JUST WHEN TO STOP FOOLING
Will Not Risk Outbreak of Hostilities by
Obstructive Policy.
PARIS EDITORS HAVE STRANGE VISIONS
They Claim that Spain Will Not Consent to
Yield the Philippines.
PROPHESY AN APPEAL TO THE POWERS
Such on Anneal , If Mmlc , Will Call
Attention to the ACK | M !
Tnetlcn of tli United
State * .
( Copyright , IS ! * , by Press Publishing CoO
LONDON. Nov , 1. ( New York World Ca
blcgram Special Telegram ) The Dallj
Telegraph's Paris correspondent Is assum
by a Madrid politician who enjoys the con >
fldtmce of the Spanish goveinmenit that Spilt
will seek to gain whatever concessions pos <
elblo by dint nt arguments and appeals , bu
will not , 3k an outbreak of hostilities anov
by putt.ng obstacles In the way of thi
peace commiSMOD.
I'Auia , Not 1 The French papers de >
rive their news of the work of the peaci
commission from Spanish sources , ani
therefore the morning jinpera hero todaj
nro Interesting OH Indicating the atmosphen
In Spanish quarters nnd the trend of Frtncl
views and tendencies. It must be rccalle <
that the Spaniards have finally accepted thi
refusal of the United States government t (
assume any of the Spanish debt , and thi
Cuban question has been set away to mce
Its place in the final treaty , provldlni
( inferences on the question of the Philip
t < lnc Islands shall not piovont the makm
of any treaty. As the whole Is composei
of its parts , so must the Philippine ques
tlon be mutually agreed on or none o
these questions previously agreed on wl
{ Juil a place In the treaty ,
This Is all the provision or provlalona
undoi standing existent. In view of th
/acts , then , the Paris press today has In
dltatcd a tendency to confuse the situation
The Matin In reviewing It Bays. "It 1
well understood that the cession of Port
Illco wan tantamount to the payment of
war Indemnity In canh and entirely frce <
Spain from tiny subsequent repetition o ;
the subject. "
Ilcfnnnl Hipeeted.
Turning back to Cuba the Matin remarks
"The Spaniards .declined to concur In scpa
rating the debt from the pledge , the mort
gage from the loan , and , as It was Imposslbl
to reach nn undci standing , they asked tha
nt least the order of the protocol be Invcrte
nnd tlmt tbo question of the Philippines b
previously discussed , that question posslbl
offering Uie Americans nn opp.ortunUy fa
sacrifices they have ? forced upon th
conquered. The Americans finally acceded t
the change nnd only asked the Spaniards t
ncccpt provisionally the clauses relating i
the Cuban debt , with the reservation thr
the acceptance could bo wlthdiawii If n
agreement v\ns reached as to the Phlllli
pines. "
Referring to yesterday's mectlug the Mall
Bays"Tho fepanlards said they would mal <
their answer known on Frlduj. But It
easy to foresee what It will be a refusa
precise and foimal The Spanish plenlpotei
tlarlea have made up their minds , In tl
event of the United States adverting to tl
Phlllppluo proposition , to decline signing tl
act of peace , to break off negotiations at
to call upon the civilized natl ins to wltnci
tbo abuse of force to which they will 1
subjected nnd the violations net forth In tl
Washington protocol. "
The Gaullos remarks : "The Spanlan
will never agrco to abandon the nrchlpelaj
without compensation and wo believe tl
Americans Intend to suggest that they w !
assume the Philippine Icbt. Wo hope tl
I'egotUtloiH will not bo broken , but Spain ,
Is given out ns certain would tnKo such
course rather than submit to humlllatli
terms. "
MINERALS OF HH.iJPPINE .
Memoranda rtexourees Prepared 1
I'rofeNNor I'eulter Forwarded to
the Navy Department.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 1 Admiral Dow-
has forwarded to the Navy department
memorandum on the mineral resources
the Philippines , prepared at the admiral
request by Prof. Oiorco F. Becker of t
United States geological aurvejPn
Becker made considerable researches
consulted all tho-available authorities. Ou
about a score of the several hundred Islam
ho says , arc known to contain deposits
valuable minerals. Ho Includes a tat
ehowlng the mineral-bearing Islands and t
resources. This table follows :
Luzon , coal , gold , copper , lead , Iron , si
phur , marblu , kaolin : Cataanduanes , Sib
yan , Bohol and Panaoan , gold only ; Marli
duque , lead nnd silver , Mlndoro , coal , ge
nnd copper ; Carraraybatan , Rapti liar
Scmararu and Necros , coal only , Masbe
coal and copper , Romblon , mnrblo , Sam ;
coal and gold , Pnnay , coal , oil , gas , go
copper , Iron and perhaps mercurj , Blllra
eulphur only ; Lejte , coal , oil and perha
mercury ; Cebu , coal , oil , gas , gold , lead , s
vcr nnd Iron ; Mindanao , cool , gold , copf
and platinum , Suht Archipelago , pearls.
Of the coal , Mr. Becker sa > s It Is am
agous to the Japanese coal and that
Washington , but not to that of the Wcl
and Pennsylvania coals. It might better
characterized n n highly carbonized llgnl
llkily to contain much sulphur as Iron i
rites , rendering them apt to spontanec
combustion nna Injurious to boiler plat
Nevertheless , he an > s , when pyrlto sea ;
are avoided and the lignite Is propei
handled it form * a valuable fuel , especla
for local consumption
\Vnoil Ui-iiiuli4 nt
WASHINGTON , Nov 1. A few monl
ago , General Wood , In command or the c
of Santiago , Intimated to the secretary
war that be would like to come homo on
leave of absence , but In view of the f <
that General Law ton has turned over I
command of the Department of Santiago
General Wood and has been assigned tc
division command In the United States ,
will bu Impossible for General Wood to :
turn to this country at present. Gene
Wood has made up his mind to remain
Santiago ; has taken a house there , and M
Wood and children will nail for Santi :
a week from tomorrow.
Condition of the Trenmir > .
WASHINGTON , Nov. 1 Today's 8ta
ment of the condition of the treasury sho1
Available cash balance , } 3003S7i ! > ; g
nuerve , K39SS5,160.
REGULARS DO MOT COMPLAIN
Ofllcer Write * from Porlo Illeo ! ' !
plaining Sonic of tinIliiril Con
dition * TrooiN | Meet.
\VASHINOTON. Nov. 1. Some of the con-
dl Ions existing In Porto Hlco which the
United States troops have to contend will
arc set out In the following letter of ono oi
the most distinguished regular ofllcers In th <
field there :
I am glad the record does not show a
yet any compHlnts from regulars I cer
tnlnly appreciate the enormous work jou am
the others Old In the other departments uni
wonder how you ll\cd through It. I hnv
seen no lack of food , but on the contrur ;
great wastage. The trouble has been-
first Men not ncrustnmed to eat th
United States rations so different from othe
food.
Second The utter Ignorance of cool's li
preparing the food or ccoUng or sating th
rations.
Third The failure to cover over with dlr
the excreta In all s.lnks or refuse fror
kitchens.
Pom Hi Men not taking cnre of themselve
v hen they could , by self-control over appp
tlto , or unnecessary c\p sure , etc. Slcknes
wo expected from climatic causes and wcr
told when we came Into lf what to exper
and wo have got It , and some know the rr
suit of tropical c p sure The climate I
enervating In every wav and care has t
bo exercised. My breakfast Is boiled mill
an egs and toast Lunch , bol'ed rice nn
milk. Dinner , same , with eoup added.
ha\o never touched their beef nor frul
Some times I take a p-tato or n tomal
and n few stewed nprlcot The nbnp 1m
been my diet for weeks , chiefly rice an
milk , and If I vary from It I know It t
inco by diarrhoea , jaundice etc. I keep ov
of the night air , but exercise on horsebap
regularly. All of my staff hnve gone horn
sick and about four weeks ago the doctc
gave me a certificate and said I should gi
I was Jaundiced nnd very weak I got
"brace on myself" put on extra grit , t
the hoys say , nnd fought It out and am no
all right. I would not pho up and I ha\
nmo out on top I had n work to do nn
reposed to stlclt , but the climate IB m
no in which \ou deslrp to plav foot bnl
hope HIP currency question will IIP "ottlf
eon , as the soldiers ffel they are loslr
lie- value of their money , not getting Iw
o ono. These people arp not the gcntl
mlable people one Is let' to suppose.
urb bit , to be used when necessary. Is n <
nluelpss They are no forls In politics <
ntslncss In any wav. I nm sorry the boi
Id not recollect the recrultlm : sergeant
earning to the recruit after telling him
ils pay allowonre , that hp was sorry to sc
hat the " oldler would have to take h
mlnco pie cold "
FEARS FOR MARIA TERESA
Well Out of ( lie I'nlli of the Reporte
Cjoloiie r.ipeeted In Port
liy SHI ml iiy.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 1. The Navy de
nartmcnt Is under no apprehension as to tt
afety of the Maria Teresa , although torr
ear has been expicssPd In the Santlae
aispatchea that the veesel , along with I
oiuorts , the Yufcan and Leonldas , hav
alien Into the sphere of a West Indian cj
lone The Tc'csa passed Capo Majsl , i
.ho cactcrn extremity of Cuba , early ye ;
eiduy morning bound for Hampton Uoad
and signalled that nil was well ana that 1
machinery wag working smoothly. By th
, lme , according to the calculations of tt
iaval officers , It .should bo well on Ita wa
toward tliQ Bahamas , .keeplnitq ,
Meanwhiro"hc ( weather bureau report to tl
tfavy department shows- that a cytlono
lormlng to the southwest of Havana , vvhle
probably will come up the southwest coa
of Florida , and If this prediction Is tri
the war ship would lie well away from tl
path of the cj clone at least 1,000 rulln
according to the calculations.
The Intent calculation , made at the d
partment , Is that the Teresa wllr arrive
Hampton Heads next Sunday afternoo
Presuming that It has no fever aboard ,
probably will come up to the Norfolk na'
yard for survey Whither the repairs re
ommcnded b > the- board will be made
tbo same navy j-ard or not will derici
largely upon the report of the board ai
upon the. recommendation of Chief Co
structor Hlchborn , but the probabilities a
that the work will bo done In Norfolk.
MAKE NO CHANGE IN THE PLAN
Vrmy of Orcnpntloii for Culm \ Vie \
< io Junt IIM tit I'lrM
Proposed.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 1 There has be
no change In the plans of the War dcoai
ment respecting tha sending of troops
Cuba. No date has ever been fixed wh
troops shall depart. The only thing that i
besn determined upon Is that the control
the Island shall pass to the United Stal
January 1. Attempts to make It appear tl
the death of Colonel Waring from yelli
fever has changed the plans of the depa ;
monl are without basis. When General I.
was In Washington the earliest date he r <
ommendcd for sending troops to Cuba w
November lu , and ho did this with suggci
Ing that only a small number bo sent ate
to particular places where there was lit
danger of disease and fover. With a vl
io making arrangements for the troc
a board of officers was sent to Cuba to eel
camp Bltcn and ascertain what was need
for the troops. The principal officers of t !
board , Colonels Hecker and Lee , have be
ordered to Washington and their rcpo
will be carefully considered before a
troops are sent to Cuba.
The Wnr department , moreover , does i
wish to have any conflict with Span
tioops na to occupation of towns , and the
fore desires to send the United States tro <
Into Cuba only n short time before the Sr > :
Ish troops evacuate. Owing ( o climatic c <
dltlons , the United States has not hi
pressing for Immediate evacuation , reque
Ing only that reasonable progress should
nude by the Spanish authorities.
SENT UP _ /ViE ! YEAF
I.nut of the niocidtlilrM > Hand of ) l <
neiiKer HOJH AVho Held Lp n
Train l > lMio ed Of ,
ST. JOSEPH. 'Mo. ' . Nov. 1. James Hat !
way nnd Alonzo Artr/bury. both 18 jcara
age , v\iu belonged to the tnnd of mcsson
bays that held up and attempted to rol
Burlington express train near here in Aug
last , were todnj sentenced to five > tars' I
prlsonmcnt In the penitentiary. Thu oth
of the b nd received ten year sentences s
eral dajs ago. The oldest of the convict !
22 jears of age
l're ldi-n\ . LI ( ui Homo to Voti
WASHINGTON. Nov. 1. President :
Klnley will go to Canton next week to c
his vote. All the members 3f the c.ibl
have likewise decided to go to their hoi
to vota unless something Interferes to
tain them hero. The prob\billty Is that
president will leave hero next Monday aft
noon by special train nnd return to Wa
Ingtoa In time to take up his du
Wednesday ,
1o -Ue\e bulilej.
WASHINGTON. N v. 1 Comman
Snow , who U to relieve Admiral Schley
commandant of the San Juan naval stall
ullcd from New York today on the Solac <
PiniVI'T PPPI f Vfl
IAB1M i'EELS NO
Not Essential That Peace Treaty Should
Bo Signed.
WILL HOLD ALL OF THE PHILIPPINES
rntlurr of tlir Pnrln Conference In
Acree Would Work Mttle llnril-
nliln I'lion tlir Anicrlcnu
Goeminent. .
WASHINGTON. Nov. 1 While the
cabinet gave little attention today t <
the peace negotiations nt Parts , then
Is no longer any doubt as to the genera'
purposes of this government to retain the
entire Philippine archipelago. If , after flna
balancing of the account , viz : the cost of th (
war to the United States on one sldo an <
our acquisitions on the other , It Is founc
that any compensation Is duo the Spaniard !
It will Lo made In a lump sum It Is polntci
out that at the time that the protocol wai
signed the Unlttd States did not have unc
had not since acquired any part of the Phil
ipplno Islands outside of Manila city am
harbor , nnd that the I'nltcd States na ;
never entertained .1 purpose to acquire an ;
tcrrltorj by the power of contjucst. Wha
the United States will Insist upon Is tha
It must bo fully reimbursed for every dnlla
i\pendcd bj it on account of the war , am
In the statement will bo Included an amoun
sufficient to to\er all payments , present am
prospective , on account of pensions Incl
dental to the war.
No Spanish bonds of any character o
amount , other than local municipal bonds
will bo paid or assumed by this government
The question of the status of municipal ob
ligatlons under circumstances like the pres
cut Is fully settled by International law
-They must bo recognized asalld and btna
Ing by the conquering powei , and hence I
IB assumed that the United States will no
inlso any question on this point , bu
promptly consent to guarantee their flna
settlement. Vvhat sum of money this gov
oiiiment will consent to pay Spain cauno
even to estimated , but when the llnal ac
count Is remleied it Is believed that th
balance duo bpaln will be small , probabl
not exceeding $ 5,000,000 or ? JOJOOOOU.
IIdle Aii\let > HeKiirillnn Coiifereiio
The belief still prevails among the majoi
Ity of the cabinet that the Spaniards wl
accept the terms laid clonn by the Unite
States and that whatever delay occurs be
fore that result Is reached uhl bo chargeabl
only to the purpose of the Spaniards to sc
euro the best possible terms , to extort tt
last possible million dollars before accedlu
to our demands. The possibility of dl !
agreement of the commissioners and failui
of the conference , honcver , Is now contetr
plated with greater equanimity than at a
earlier stage of the uegotatlons. The ad
ministration has satlsHed Itself that Spal
Is neither able nor .vllllng to resume hostll
tics ou any scale that would make. It
dangerous opponent to the United State
Therefore , supposing the Paris confereni
falls , all that would bo Imposed on our go >
crnm > * nt IB an immediate duty to take con
plete military possession of the Philippine
This it Is believed could be accomplished t
vcitlgc of Spanish military power in tt
'
Islands Is that under Colonel Rlos , con
i mander-ln-chlcf of the Ylzcaja Islands , ar
by deputized authoilty In charge of all Spai
Ish territory not directly within the contr
of the United States In the Phlllppli
j Islands. Ills force Is Insignificant from
military point of view and It Is doubtful
I he could hold his own If the Insurgents hi
been allowed to make Manila the base
operations against thc > Spanish commnnde
So far as Cuba Is concerned the dlfflcul
might be moro serious , but oven in Cuba tl
Spanish military forces are not In condltk
to offer a prolonged resistance to the Ame
lean conquest of the Island , and with tl
i Spanish cavy at the bottom of the sea thi
could not be reinforced by troops fro
Spain. Therefor ? about the worst that cou
happen would be the necessity Imposed upi
us of struggling along without the slgnatu
of a treaty of peace , but In full possessli
of all the territory we desire , and that sui
conditions can exist without dimage
mateilal Interests is shown by the hlsto
of the Spanish-American republics vvhli
revolted from Spain's rule.
So far as the cabinet discussion todi
touched upon Cuba and Porto Illco , It wi
the purpose to develop views as to the bet
5
means of collecting the revenues and cu
t
toms , providing some means of equallzli
the duties which will be collected local
upon Imports from the United States , i
well as from other countries , and , provldli
I for the peaceful and satisfactory governme :
' ' of the cities and towns until such time i
" | congress shall have ordered otherwise.
Mns llmploj .Native Police ,
It Is the intention of the president
maintain a military government In bo
Cuba and Porto Rico for the time being , b
, j his purpose la aluo to mitigate the harsh
k features of such form of government so f
3' ' as lies within his power. For Instanc
, there was taken Into serious consideration
j | view put forth by Secretary Alger , that
would bo well In Cuba to ue the Cub :
s i soldiers , who seemed to be fitted for sui
}
work , as a local police force or gendarml
possessed , In a measure of both the pen
of the police and soldier. There are sever
strong arguments which thfr War depar
ment has put forth as sufficient to justl
11 the adoption of this course.
* i In the first place honorable and profital
employment would be given to a cons
' | erablo proportion of the Cuban soldiers , w !
might otherwise , In the absence of Indlvi
ual employment , drift Into evil courses
become a dissatisfied and dangerous elcmc
In the commun'ty In the second pla <
these men , being thorouchly acquaint
locally with placw , the habits of the Spn
lsh-\mcrleans and the language , would
moro serviceable as police thin Amerlc
'olrtlers Already pome of the evils atten
Ing the emplo.vmcnt of the latter have be
etpeilcnccd at Manila and Santlaso , the r
suits being sometimes comical and at otb
times serious In the misunderstanding : tt
, ; ' arose between the soldiers and the- people ,
a YUKON BOATS ARE TIED U
tn More Navigation Will lie IOHNI | |
nnd Ilnwnnn People Will Come
Out When Illter Preezen.
SKATTL1 ! . Wash. , Nov. 1. Navlgatl
ou the Upper Yulun river between Dawa
and the lakes has closed for the season a
all river steamers have gone Into win
Barters. Thirty KIcndlkcrs who left Da
* on October 10 , on the steamer Flora , i
Ived here toJty. They report that the Fl (
vas the lest boat to leave Dnwasn. 1
Yukon Is filled with running Ice nnd It wo
c Impossible to make another trip. Fra
Sullivan o * Mexico , Mo. , reports n rich pi a
on ThUitle creek , about twenty miles ab :
'Uewart r'ver A number of claims t
been atakol out. Ono man is reported
have taken out slxtj-utne ounces of gi
In four days. It is about twenty-five f
o be < l rotk. There will be quite nn exo <
Jrom Dawson aa soon as the river U v
fldently frozen over.
MAIL ON THE FJR1NG LINE
jj
Hinr I'll Mod State * Bolrtlerw nt ( ho
Front In SantlaK plleeelvpd $
Letter * from JHome.
WASHINGTON. Nov. lAn Interesting
report of the operation of our postal service
In and around Santiago , 1 uba , has been
submitted to First Anslstnnt Postmnstut
General Heath by PostftlJfAsent Kempner ,
In charge at Santiago. ffi\
Mr , Kempner shows thiljpn June 23 , be
fore the landing of Gennl Shatter's In-
vadlng army In GuantanWno bay had beer
half accomplished , agentsjpf. the Pcmolflce
department had opeteJ hjuostomtc in the
abandoned headquarters oMiie Spanish gnr-
rlbon at Balqulrl. The flrstpiostal nRetit as-
* lgned to this duty , Bben Brewer , laid dowr
1,13 life in the service , m
On the twentsixth dajrvot Juno th > plo-
in.or aimv mall trora Cut * , to the Uuitei
Slhtes was put on boardjWie dispatch boa
Dolphin. Three days latcynearly 100 sack !
of mall matter were delivered nt Balqulrl
moro ihan half of It addressed to the voluu
leer regiments in the Flftl ? array corps , viz
the Rough Riders , the jfPcven'.y firs. Nev
York and the Second Massachusetts volun
icer Infantry , then on thelwway to the fight
leg line.
1 ostal Agent Brewer determined that thi
mall should bo dellveredm any cost. Find
Ing It Impossible to secure1 army transpotta
lion , he bought a horsoKind got a Cubai
with a pony , loaded botlminlmuls with mal
backs and with the CubanTor ( n guldo ttart < i
through the jungle to t fij front. He sue
cceded in dellver.ug hlsJ Qail and then re
tnnlncd four uhjH loage gjUnacr tire , aid
Ing in carrying the wouip'id from the fieli
uud in attending themlihospitals. \ . On
hundred and twenty sacka fnoro of moil fror
the Unttod States weie delivered at Slbono ;
on July 10 and four cletlin arrived to rein
force the slender postal JfoVc vvhlt-h , In th
meantime , had been slightly augmented b
details of enlisted men'from the army , nn
of this force Mr. Kemurier took rhargt
When the yellow fever flifccted buildings a
Slbouey were ordered hurried by the mllitar
authorities every plecojO f mall matter wa
saved , although the postal employes had t
submit to the destruction ! their own rlotb
I ing and pt-rionnl olftcts.Promiil measure
i weto taken to dlslufeut' the mails and ssrv
j Ice was resumed after onl\'a brief Interrup
tion. SU
Upon the surrender of Santiago the Span
Ish postoffice In that city .Was taken posses
| slon of by the United States poetal agenl
The services of the Spanish director , wh
carried a modest pay roll of nearly $11,00
per annum , nnd of ten Ot his clerks wer
dispensed with and the olDce was put upo
| a United States footing' , During part o
i this time Mr. Kcmpner shows much embar
moment was felt and > inany complaint
aroio by reason of the irregularity of mal
I communication with the United State !
, This , however , was unavoidable under th
1 circumstances. The uostoffico had no au
i thorlty to charter mall Steamers to carr
, the mall to Santiago. Its"-only facilities fa
the transmitting of mailsU\ere such as wcr
afforded at Irregular Intervals by arm
transport steamers or nfaval vessels , whos
movements were rcgulato/l by other consld
orations thnn these perilling to the expe
dltlon of the mails. -n ,
A two cases In point , i r. Jlcmpner men
lions that one trans v ; } ifl.carrying si
if jjt. vVVv' &f { V ; * i -J $ '
Seprembcr 21 , look In V\y' ' | 'co ' enrout
nnd landed at Santiago October 5 , whll
I another steamer with thrco dajs' later mall :
proceeding directly to Santiago , arrive
' thorn five dajs In ad\anco of the stcamt
which had preceded It In sailing. M
Kempner states that during the whole perlo
that the Fifth army corps remained In Sat
tlngo the malls from the United Statei
which rarely numbered less than 150 sack
wcrs always ready for dUtrlbiu o , ,
I few hours of their receipt la the Santlnp
' OfflCB.
' Much misinformation as to vast quantltli
j of mall lying there undelivered he suggests
! may have ntlscn from the fact that the cm :
, tied mall pouches \\cro not returned to 11
> United States for fear of spreading Infecttoi
i but were thrust Into larger sacks and pile
up In a corner of the ofQce , thus presentlri
i the appearance to an outside observer of tu
i mall sacks undelivered , when In point '
fact , they were simply emptied and dl :
charged mall pouches.
REPUBLIC ARE TO COMBIN
Coalition of Central American Stati
to lie Known nn "United Statce
of Central America. "
SAN FRANCiaoO. Nov. 1. The steam
Acjpulco , which arrived from South Amei
eau ports today , brings news of the coilltl <
of the .Central American states , Salvad <
Nicaragua and Honduras , which are to
conducted under a common ndmlnlstratl
to be known as the United States of Centi
\merlca.
The Inauguration of the new regime w
to bo uthered In toJay , according to t
Acapulco's passengers , and a grand cclebr
tlon In honor of the event was to "bo held
Anapala , which Is to ibe the seat of gover
ment.
Under the form of the government t
administration passes Into the control of
representative from each of the republti
Dr Salvador Gallc-gas of Salvador , I
Miguel Angel Ugarte of Honduras and I
Manuel Corronel Matus of Nicaragua. T
three gentle-men mentioned will continue
power until March 14 next , when they w
formally elect a president of the Unit
States of Central America , who will he
| office four year. Advices state that tlie thi
i countries have practically agreed on J. Re
Pacose of Salvador for the executive cha
MAIL SEKVICE IN COUNTR
Experiment of n Poiitofllce on Whet
to lie Tried for ttif IlriielH of
Mar ) land Pariitorn.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 1. The Postoffl
department has ordered an Innovation
the postal service by the experimental <
tabllshmcnt of n "postofflce on wheels"
operate In the vicinity of Westminster , S
The Bmice , which Is to begin short
cills for the use of a postal wagon to tnv
over a designated route In rural distrlc
Mall boxes can bo placed at some point
the route for every farmer living within
mile or two of the proposed route and m
will be collected therefrom. One Imports
feature of the contemplated Innovatl
which , If successful , will be extended gem
all > , is that It will have money order n
registry facilities
YOUNG BRIDE'S UNTIMELY EH
Wedded niln Tint nn She 1'anelrd ni
1B 6he SeadH n U ill let Through
B Her llraln.
1
KANSAS CITY , Mo. . Nov. L Mrs. Ocoi
Bear , a popular young society woman , w
was the daughter of former City Unglni
Felix , committed suicide tonight , firing
bullet Into her brain. The tragedy occuri
just one neck after the young woma
happy marriage to George Bear , an Insi
mce man , and on the twenty-third annlv
snry of her birth. Her friends are utte
I appalled at the dreadful icU
JIEIKLEJOIIX'S ' BRAVE WORDS
Assistant Secretary of War Addresses Big
Crowd at South Omalu ,
ABLE DISCUSSION OF CAMPAIGN ISSUES
Yellow Jotirnnld Arc fiUcn n S
ItcliuUf for Tliclr L > ltiK Storli-n
Name ( ircolcil
( Jrt-nt
Assistant Secretary of War George D
Melklejohn nddrcsied the \ote.-3 of Soutt
Omaha at Ulum's hall lasi e\enmg. Thi
hall was crowded , e\ery scat being takci
niul man ) blood all through the imcllng
The stage was occupied by a number o
piomlncnt republicans , among them bclnt
James 0. Martin , 11. B Wllcox , Senate
Isaac Noyis , Charles C. Stanley , Har\e ;
Moscley , L C. Gibson , Prank Stryker am
Henry C. Murphy.
Judge Fawcett , the chairman of the meet
4ng , was Introduced by Mr. Wllcox. In hi
introductory remarks the Judge said ho wo
glad to meet so many republicans and alsi
any who were not republicans. Continuing
the judge said that the calamity lio.Ucra lui
stated that everyone would bo on the way t
the poor house If llrjan was not elected , bu
he was glad to state that sines the rcpub
llcan party had como Into power the gras
had grown over the road to the poor hous
and that no ono could find the road now. Ii
hli concluding remarks the judge said th
republican party woa entitled to the contl
dcnce of the people and ho felt that the pee
: pie were marching forward to support th
chief executive of the nation. With a fe\
i remarks appropriate to the occasion Judg
F.iwcett introduced the speaker of the c\en
Ing , Hon. George D. Mclklejohn.
As M. Mtlklejohn stepped to the fron
of the stage ho was greeted with cheer
from all parts of the house In his Intro
ductory he said ho was pleased to face ai
audience In South Omaha , which was th
man el of the west. After paying a trlbut
to the industries of the city the spcake
said he hoped ho did not address a partlsa
audience , but a gatheilng of American cltl
zens. As far as ho was concerned it wa
Immaterial what party those who were pres
cnt might belong to , but ho said that who
the people had drawn their own concluelo
on the conduct of the nation's affairs h
woe satisfied that well meaning person
would \ote the republican ticket. Ho be
lieved that when matters pertaining to th
Interests of the state and nation were place
btfore those who exercised the electlv
franchise the \otrs would bo placed wher
they wouM do the moat good. In speakln
of the duty of the \oter Mr. MelKlejoh
tald that It was the duty of the voter t
exercise his franchise so as to attain th
greatest Hhare of good. The governmen
ho said , was a ttust und the ofllccrs wcr
trustees. In case those In whom confldcnc
had been placed were not to the satlsfac
tlon of the majority It was the prhllcg
of th % otcra , byolco at the bali'ot box , 1
make a change. If on the contrary the ail
ministration was doing the most good t
the greatest number , It was. In his oplnloi
the duy ( of the % otcr to BO express him
Eclf and glvo the party In power aol
0' n-tlldCECC VMil. , " iS -f rfMMuw *
Roi oriunfiitot : for Cliinnrn.
This government , he said , wa not for 01
class but of and for all of the people. Tl
rounds In the ladder of ad\ancement <
not consist of royalty , ocry man stands c
his merits. Rich and poor share alike at
the elective franchise Is given to all to (
with as they liked.
Going back to the conditions of two yea
ago the speaker said that according to t !
people's platform the chariot of prosperl
was -drawn by sixteen white horses and 01
jellow horse. Today the same shoutcrs wl
advocated the 1C to 1 policy went over tl
country teaching the same doctrine , b
they were not met by bands or processlo
and in many Instances they spoke to emp
benches. Instead the hum of wheels w
heard In the land and e\cry factory w
busy and the laborer was too busy at t
bench to go out and meet the shouter ai
calamity howler of two years ago.
i "Mr. " Melklejohn said the populists h
promised that If the republican plitfor
was adopted that those who make. ith (
ll\lng by following agricultural pursul
would be ground down Into tha dirt and th
If placed In poncr plutocracy would bo fou :
arising from democracy. In regular on !
the speaker look up these questions a :
showci conclusively where the opposltl
i had made a wrong guess.
i "They told us , " said the speiker , "tli
wheat would be 23 cents a bushel , corn
cents and all prices of farm eommodltl
correspondingly low. I ask you to compa
the condlt'on now with that of 1S90. (
the other hand wo told jou that If > ou wet
! place your destinies In < nir hands we wov
protest jou" Cheers followed this rcma
nnd It-was EOIUO moments b'foro the speak
was gl\cn an opportunity of proceoalr
"You named your trustee in 1S05 and t
people , rising a > o\e party , named the m
of the hour , William MeKlnloy. "
CIiri > rK for Mclvlnley.
At the mention of McKlnloy's narao t
house went wild and the cheering near
rnUed the roof. Continuing , the speak
said that 100 years ago the people of t
i nation named the man of the uour , Wa&hln
11 < on , later on cnmo Lincoln , Grunt and Ga
I field , and In 189C McKlnley was called
I occupy the chief executive's chair.
, i "W told you , " said Mr. Melklejohn. "th
, If you did this wo wouU jlvo jou full t
I turns I nsk jou to compare jour coudltl
with lhat of two jearu ago Before Preside
McKlnley took his seal we found labor wal
Ing the streets , now wo find emplojms
walking along the same studs looking I
labor. Then there was stilfc between caj I
nd labor , today they nru walking togetli
nil over the countrj' . Pe.ice nnd proaperl
prcalrie at America. ? firesides , and as
promised this condition we can but ask 1
jour endorsement of the present coudltloi
It Is for you laborlngmen to say whether
have discharged the conditions of c
pledges. The conditions all over the cou
try say that we have- . You can reiterate tl
by stepping up to the ballot box ou m
Tuesday and depositing jour ballot for t
n publican candidates. "
Going back Into history the speaker call
attention to the Dlnglcy bill and the t
vantages over the Wilson bill , which v
pasje-d by the democrats , were Ehonn 1
stead of our money colng to Europe t
trade of continental Europe had been turr
In this direction and under the prcs <
tariff laws the manufacturers and farm' '
were greatly benefited. Ile\crtlng to I
democratic regime of two nnd four yei
ago the speaker said that at that tl
capital was hiding and could not ba lndu <
to come forth. Now moneyed men wi
looking for Investments and confidence r
been restored. Labor now shared In I
general aihanccment and this was fen
thing which could not be said of the con
tlons two years ego. It wca a plain mat
of business , Eald the fapcnker , uud he coi
not > eo why a business man or a farn
could go behind the returns and rcpudl
the republican party at this time. Co
purUon was iao.Ho between the methods
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
forecast for Nebraska
1'nir ; Uarmor ; Vutlublo Winds.
Yo lcnln > ' Temperature nt Omaha i
Hour. licit. Hour. Den. .
Orovcr Cleveland and President McKlnlcj
In relation to the Issuing of bonds. Whei
the democrats Istucd boudn they went U
Wall street , but when U became nccessari
for this government to Issue wur boiuli
President McKlnley Insisted that the pcopli
be gl\on an opportunity of purchasing Of thi
$200,000,000 In bonds offered foi sale bid
were received for nearly $1,400,000.000. Ove
32..0CO citizens of the * United States had pur
chased thcso bonds , thus allowing the pco
pie to make a profit Instead of the llnan
clerj of Wall street.
The speaker then mentioned the attltud
taken by President McKlutey on the Unlo
Pacific question. The credit of having sc
cured for the government the price of th
loan made was given to President McKlnlc
nnd several details of the transaction wer
mentioned
Preparing for Wnr.
In speaking about the recent war , Ml
Mclklejohn said that when the call for \ol
untecrs came 400,000 men offered thti
services and their lives. In sixty days a :
army of 200,000 men had been organized nn
In 113 da > s an armistice had been declare * !
To start with , the government had nn arm
of only 26,000 and fool on huntl for thlit
dajs. An army of 223,000 men was ralse-i
It was fed , clothed and a portion tranaportc
to the Islands of the West Indies Xevec I
the history of the nation had It been callc
upon to tend men to the tropics but It ha
been done successfully. Aside from the re
crultlng of this Immense army , powder an
| projectiles for the big guns had been pro
I cured , and considering the state of affair
I this was no easy task. Further than thli
fresh meat had been sent from Australia t
the troops In the Philippines. Over half
million pairs of pantaloons and three-quilt
ters of a million pairs of shoes had bee
manufactured and sent to the quartermas
ter ? In this connection the speaker sal
that too much could not be said for til
joung men who offered their secvlces 1
their country.
Mr Melklejohn mentioned the three N <
braska regiments nnd said that the Secon
and Third Nebraska volunteers were enti
tied to credit the same as the Plrat rcg !
mrnt It was on account of our Immens
j army , the speaker Bald , that countries I
Europe did not attempt to asnlst us in tr
settlement of the Cuban question. The rnl :
ing of this army In so short a time had kei
Germany at homo and had warned Praiic
to Keep Its hands oft. The brilliant su <
ctascs of the navy and the bravery of tl
troops at El Canoy nad startled the worli
It being the flrat time that continental Ei
rope was aware of the fact that the UnlU
States possessed an army and navy.
SoorcM the Yclloiv Journnln.
The jcllow Journals , Mr. Melklojohn eali
had been howling about Dr. Huldokope
, In .an&wer * thw"\jfjps n tcl. . raui f
the AVnr department was read , showing thi
Dr. Huldekopcr had fpr nlnbteon years bu
an officer of the Pennsylvania Nation ;
| guards and fa. n number of years he
bcrved as brigade surgeon. No one hs
shaiged Dr. Huldckoper with Incompeten-
but he had been arraigned for having ci
, dewed n hospital for dumb animals. Tl
speaker said that Dr. Huldekopcr had give
$150,000 toward the establishment of a ho :
pltal where animals might be proper !
treated. Further than this , a letter blmr
Ing that Dr Huldokopcr had gradual !
' from one of the best mcdlcar colleges In tl
east was read. The standing of this co
lego was certified to by Dr. W. J. Galbrall
of Omaha and others.
In closing Secretary Molklejohn said th
our total loss In the recent war was on
2,000 men out of on array of 275,000 me
1 This was a percentage of 1.600 , while In t
Franco-Prussian war the percentage w
2.75 and In the first two years of the cl-
war 18 per cent. H showed the smalle
i death rate of any army In the world. T
. fact that our men were sent Into the tropl
! was also to bs conslde-od. while In t
' Franco-Prussian war the soldiers were
' . a temperate cllmato all the time. Ho su
gested that those Inclined to criticise I
vostlgate bpf re making charges.
"In my oolnlon , " said the speaker , "
peacd will -bo concluded at Paris bef ro t
result of the coming election Is known ,
the McKlnley admlnlstrit'on ' Is endorf
then a settlement with Spain will be
easy matter and permanent peace will
[ doubt soon be declared.
1 iinruiiMCiiHAi.i.i ! i'on TOMCSII
JnilKO lln > nnl mul Other * Wl
I SpenU nt CrelKliloii llnll.
, There will bo a rally at Crnlghton hi
. ' tonight under the auspices of the Swcdh
American Garficld club. M. L. Haywai
candidate for governor on the republic
ticket ; E. J. Halner , ex-congreseman frc
the Fourth Nebraska dlst-lct , David
Mercer , Omaha's Dave , and Judge Den
Baker will be the speakers. John Norbei
president of the club , will preside.
FUSION HAM.ICS lIvST MOII
Stnt s Sonntorlnl , ConKre Monnl ni
Conntjrandlilnt 'N Arc Out.
The fuslonlst candidates on the st :
tic-Vet , with the assistance of Senator W.
Allen , Gilbert M. Hitchcock , the congn
Plonal candidate , and Mlrhnel F. Ilnrrlr.
ton of O'Neill , divided their time betwe
two rallies last evening , both of which wi
pretty well attended , as there was no expo
tlon to attract the voters. While Scnai
Allen was making a labor speech In Mi
hall In the First ward , W A. Poyntcr , I
r tripartite candidate for governor , posing
" 1
1 a horny-handed farmer , was roasting Da
' I ley r.nd Moore at a gathering In Wolf's h
3 j in the Klghlh ward. Governor Holcomb v
r I also ft star attraction. The former meotl
' I was presided over by J. llmil Kroupa a
Joe Butler filled the chair of the latter.
In addition to Messrs. Allen , Poynt
Hitchcock , Holcomb nnd Harrington I
speakers were : W F. Porter , secretary
state , C J Smyth , attorney general , a
"Uncle Jnko" Wolfe , commissioner of pi
lie lauds and buildings , nil candidates for :
election Mr Kroupa talked to theMetz h
ciowrt I" the Bohemian language nt the < ! <
Senator Allen devoted himself largely
the supposed necessity of laborlngmcn stai
Ing together on political questions , argul
that the IBSUCS arc between the classes s
the masfcs , with the odds against the mas
unless they voted for tholr own Interests.
! Bcorcfl the position taken by the republic
' ' I leaders on finance nnd said the war \ >
Spain was not a political onu but a patrlo
ono of the whole people.
Mr Poynter made the cus'omarj popu !
comparison between the record of the
publican party of this state * In the past c
tbo present administration of state nffal
r I Mr. Hitchcock contrasted 'ho positions
" i roll'lrs and the nrmy , respectively , of
t ( ( Continued on Fifth Pige. )
Flagship of Brit'sh North Pncifio Squadron
Snils South Today.
AMPHION , IN ADVANCE , CARRIES TORPEDOES
Destination of the Irapfrieuso , Flagship , it
* Mystery ,
TORPEDO BOAT DESTROYERS ALSO TO GO
Excitement Over Warlike Preparations in
Esqtiimnnlt Naty Yard.
BATTLESHIP RENOWN BEING PUT IN ORDER
tt In Adftrrtril tlint llunMii linn De-
elded to hnpiMirt rrniivo In Pn-
lioilii Matter Snll liur'n
Attitude i Illumes.
VICIoniA , n. C. . Nov. I. The Im
perious , the llagihlp of the British Nonh
Pacific squadron , IB expected to sail tomor
row , following the Amphlon southward
A rush order for forty tons of provioionu
was placed with one of the leading mer
chants today
The Impelleuso will sail under sealed or-
dels not 10 ho opined until the vessel is out
of sight of laud.
7bu Amphlon took on board one of thi >
j fastest torpedo boats on the station and the
Lcander , LOW In dry dock , has also take i
one on board. Thin Is the first time this has
been done In three jears When the Lean-
der comes out of the dry dock It Is believed
It nUo will go south The torpedo boat de
strojcr Sparrow Hawk , now a long time out
of commission , will be rtiommisiloncd nt
cnce The torpedo dustrojer Vlrado Is
piovlsloned nnd conlcd and , It Is thought ,
will accompany the flagship.
The sloop of war Icnrcus Is waiting for anew
now crew , cxpec.ed to arrive In a day or
two The Pheasant will remain hero.
HALIFAX , N S. , Nov. 1. Not since the
Treut affair has such activity been dlR-
plajcd In military and naval cliclcs hero.
After the order had been received to ha\
the battleship Ileuown put In thorough if-
pair another order was received , the pur ,
port of which was not known until this
morning , when eight large double teams itml
about 200 men , Including sailors and mn-
J rlnes , were put to work transferring jiow-
dcr , ammunition and small arms of ever ?
description from the magazines at the dock
jnrd to the distributing ehed and thence Itt
the toveral war ships In port. The worlt
continued all day.
rtiinxla Decline * * to Support Kriinee ,
LONDON , Nov. 2. The Derlln corre
spondent of the Standard says :
Russia has declined to cupport Franco in
the. Fashoda affair , fearing that a reopenltuj
of th Egjptlan question would Interfere
with Its tremendous task In China.
The war office bun Issued > > semi-official
se c.uif.S In yjtyilij.t , > * .lvs it Joel not ob
ject to the papers announcing military ami
naval prcparat.ons In general terms , but
points out that It would be. "unpatriotic to
publish specific details that might bo useful
to n possible foe. "
There Is no noticeable cessation In nV
gland's preparations nnd the officials nn
confident of tiie country's ability to meet all
emergencies. There were large shipment
of guns , shells nnd war stores to Malta and
Gibraltar yestcrdaj' .
The dl patchL3 from France announce
equal activity at Toulon , Brest , Marsclllaa
and elsewhere.
The Rome correspondent of the Dally
Chronicle says France Is making great prep
arations at Blzorta , about forty mllns north
west of Tunis. Guns and ammunition ar
rive dally and mini are strengthening the
forts , working day and night. The object
Is said to bo to cut communication between
Malta and Egypt In the event of hostilities
with Great Britain.
SallNliurj'n Attitude
LONDON , Nov. 2. The Paris correspond
ent of the Times eas :
"Baron do Courcel gathered from a conver
sation had after the last British cabinet
council that Lord Salisbury's attltudo had
undergone a change , the British premier In-
slating that It was Impossible to disregard
public opinion In England and that nothing
could bo done until Fashoda was evacuated.
"So far as French public opinion Is con
cerned there Is not the slightest Idea 9 !
going to war for Farhoda and any govern
ment doing so would bo regarded as a gov-
eminent of Imbeciles. "
The Dally Graphic says this morning :
"Wo learn from an olllclal source In Paris
that Captain Baratler bears Instructions to
Major Maichaud to return to Fashoda and
then to withdraw his expedition In the di
rection o'f ' the upper Ubanghl rlvor , north ol
the Congo , evacuating Faghoda and the five
posts csiabllshed by him east of the frontier
indicated in the Anglo-Gorman agreament.
Murcliiiud'n Retirement.
"Tho Egyptian government TV 111 "bo Invited
to send troops to accompany Major Marcliand
as he retires from the Bahr-el-Obazal ter
ritory and to reoccupy the posts as they ars
evacuated by the French officers , thus SD v-
Ing the difficulty concerning Major Mir-
chand's revlctualmcnt.
"When Major Mirchand's retirement Is
fully accomplished negotiations , based ou
proposals submit . by Baron do Courcel
to Great Britain , will be opened. Finnce
Is disposed to recognize frankly that tbo
reconqiiest of OmJu.rnnn completely changes
the situation as It existed when Major
Marchnnd wns , Instructed to proceed to the
Nile , The French government will ex en
state that , bad Major Marcliand been awnru
of the khedlval advance , he would not liavu
pushed his mlfcsiou EO far east. "
> o Compensation.
The Paris correspondent of the Dairy Mall
sajs Franco will Tetlrc from Fashoda un
conditionally and without asking compen
sation.
Baron de Courcel , whose term as French
ambaraador In London expired long ao ,
but who has held on to conduct negotiations
aficctlng Ug > pt will now bo recalled and
no ban to will ho wliown to appoint his
successor , with a view of showing IVeiicli
resentment at British action , for Knglaad
has alrarxU taken the place of Germany aj
the object of French hatred.
Too IIlHT for Killer to ( irnnp ,
Convri-ht. 189R , by Press Publishing Co. )
PARIS. Nov 1. ( New York World CiMo-
gram Special Tclrsram. ) The Dally Mill's
Berlin dispatch says the Frankfurt Zeltung
hears from Constantinople that at a recep
tion on Octr.li r 21 the American minister
invited the ( Sermon emperor to visit Amer
ica , where he would bo received with gnat
enthusiasm. His rnajeaty replied that ho
wojld hive made- the vojago long ago , but
America was great and offered to many in
teresting nights he could not gratify his
with , aa the journey would take too mu'h
time.