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    THE OMAHA DAILY ] IEE : PHI DAY. , TAXtTATY 0. 18)9. !
PEACE TROT IS GIVEN OUT
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taU Correspondence on Our Relations with
Spain Made PnbUc ,
WO ALLIANCE WITH FILIPINO REBELS
J.ettcm of UnllPil 5tntm
Show Anonclllo I'roeoriloil on
1'rrnilnon Trit of
Pence Document.
WASHINGTON , Jan. C. The president's
message antl the letter of the secretary of
state trnnsmlttlnB to the senate the treaty
of peace concluded at 1'arls between thu
United States and Spain , together with the
official text of the treaty , were made public
today.
Accompanying the treaty 'Is a great mass
of correspondence making a printed volume
of C75 p&gw. This Includes among other
things all of the credentials of the American
commissioners to Paris and the protocols
which are the records of the dally proceed
ings of the commissioners that fed up to
the final treaty of peace , embodying neces
sarily all of itho propositions and counter
propositions of the past printed In both lan
guages English and Spanteh. From an In
spection of these It oppears that 'tho ' press
reports from Paris during the proceedings
of the commission net these out with k re
markable degree of accuracy , considering the
secrecy which was supposed to overhang
the proceedings. ,
There Is nlso Included nil the correspond
ence that passed between the French em-
ibassy hero and the State department which
led up to the signature of the protocol , but
the Interesting feature , namely , the effort
of the Spanish minister of foreign affairs
to withdraw the foverelgnty of the 1'hlllp-
plnes from quefitlon , has already beea pub
lished unofficially.
Thlvlmiit'N I.ottrr.
Included In this correspondence Is a let
It ter from M. Thlcbaut , the French charge ,
protesting against the continuance of the
operations of the Insurgents In the Philip
pines , which ho assumed was with the
knowledge end content of the American com
manders' , and suggesting 'that ' the Spanish
troops captured at Manila he allowed to
flght the Filipinos. To this Mr. Moore re
plied on September 6 , that upon Investiga
tion ho hod found thait most of the state
ments were groundless. There was a sort
of suggestion from the first charge to the
effect that the families of the Spanish ofll-
cors who were captured at Guam were mjf-
lerltig.
There la Included all the correspondence
< hat passed between the Department of
State and the United States consuls at
Manila , Hong Kong and Singapore relative
to the Philippines.
Consul Williams at Manila , before the ac
tual outbreak of war , reported a series of
most horrible ourages by the Spaniards upon
the Filipinos. He declares that 5 per cent
of the latter are loyal to Spain. He com
plains of being surrounded by spies every
where , saying that even In his consular office
he Is not cafe from 'them. '
Consul Wlldmnn , nt Hong Kong , on No
vember 3 , telegraphed that General Agon-
clllo was coming to Washington , "p said :
"He has power to make treaties wltu foreign
governments and has proposed an offensive
and defensive alliance with the United
States. "
Agonclllo asked for arms to aid the rebel
lion.
Acting Secretary Crldler December 15 re
plied , telling Wlldman to advlso Agonclllo
Mat the Unltod States dots not negotiate
treaties and It Is not possible to forward
arms. "You should not encourage any ten
dency on the part of Agonclllo to communi
cate with the department. " A long letter
of the date of July 18 from Consul Wlld-
tnun defends Agonclllo as a man who baa
been systematically blackened. Says he :
"According to bis own statement he has
been approached by Spain and Germany and
has tempting offers from the Catholic
church. "
April 28 Consul Pratt telegraphed from
Singapore : "Agulnaldo gone ; my Instance
Hong Kong ; arrange with Dewey cooperation
tion 'Insurgents ' Manila. "
Wnrncd to Avoid \iKotln < loii .
June 20 Secretary Day telegraphed Pratt ,
among other things : "Avoid any negotia
tions with Philippine Insurgents. "
Pratt replied that ho had no Intention of
negotiating. Says he"Left that to Dewey ,
who rteslrcs Agulnaldo to come. "
Secretary Day again admonished Pratt to
be cautious to create no Impression that
might embarrass the government an4 lead
to misunderstanding In Its future action.
July 2 Pratt reported to the department
that the sultan of the Sulu Islands was ne
gotiating at Singapore for the annexation
of hlo group to British Borneo , which he
said should be watched.
All the statements made by General Mor-
rltt 'before the American commission at
Paris appear In the document. In sub-
Btanoe he Bald the Insurgents would fight If
( he. attempt was made to surrender Luzon
to SpoU. Spain , could not produce the Is
lands unaided. Asked whether the insur-
gonU were capable of government , ho re
plied that It would take time ; they would
have to be educated up to It. Senator Fryo
eched it the natives would enlist under the
American flag and If Agutnaldo could bs
given a command. He replied In the af
firmative to both questions. Further , lie
eald that Major Bell's report showed that
the Insurgents had 39,500 stands of arms.
Agutnaldo had $300,000 In the bank In Hong
Kong and $220,000 In public funds In Itacoor.
Major Bell expressed the opinion that If the
United States should govern the Islands for
a year Agulnaldo would have no array left.
Greene' * Ailvlce.
General Greene's estimate Is also pro
duced. He said there were 13,000 Spanish
prisoners In the Philippines , Including 400
officers , with 22,000 arms and 23,000,000
rounds of ammunition. He described Agut-
oaldo's character and said much tact would
be required | n dealing with Agulnaldo. In
bis opinion that chieftain did not command
NEW ERA
FOR MEM.
Happj jiarriage ,
lent ! ) , Energy
ill Long Life.
A magically effective
appliance and a month's
count of rtitoratlTc r m-
edle * lent on trial and ap
proval , without eipenie.
tfot a dollar neid K paid
until raulti are known to
I ocfcwwtafaad by toe faHrnl.
The Erie Uollcal company' ! Appliance and
RiB 4lM har been talked of and written about
till T rr man bat heard of them.
The blchMt nedlral authorise * in the world
tiave lately coumeaded them.
They poueu manelloui power to vitalize , de-
TJop , rotore , and iiutaln.
They ortat * Tlfor. healthy Uune. new life.
They itop dralui that tap the energy.
They cure all effects of early CTll bablU , ex-
ceue * , overwork.
They give full strength , development , and tone
to every portion and organ of the body.
Failure Inipoxlble , age no barrier.
No o. o. D. scheme , nor deception ; no expoture i
a clean buslnew protxuttlon by a company of
blgh financial and professional standing. Write
lor sealed Infomatlon.
ErliMidlcilOo luff ! NY
, , , , ,
the support ot a largo body of Filipinos. J
Then It mun be remembered that the In
surgents were all Tagalo * , only ono ot the
thirty rices In the Philippines. At the
time ho spoka none of the 2,000,000 Vlsayas ,
a pcoplo of equal ability , had taken nuy
part. He was asked what chance there
would bo for native government , to which
ho replied :
"No native government can maintain it
self without the active support of a strong
foreign government. It Is difficult to see-
how any foreign government can give this
protection without taking such an active
part In the management of affaire ns Is prac
tically equivalent to Its own name. "
There was a vast amount of other matter
Included In the papers , extracts from news-
IMpcrg , long special reports on the mineral
nnd other resources of the Islands , historical
treaties , statistical statements ot the value
of Imports and exports , nnd , In fact , they
comprise an encyclopedia of the Philippine
Islands.
Text of the Treaty.
Following Is a copy of the document
brought to the United States by the commis
sioners , with the letter transmitting It to
the senate , etc. :
To the Senate of the United States ; I
transmit herewith , with a view to its rat
ification , a treaty of piuce between the
United Status and Sunlit , signed at the city
of Paris December 10. 1SS8 , together with
the protocols and papers.
WILLIAM M'KINLKY.
Executive Mansion , Washlnstco , January
4. 1893.
To the President : The undersigned Bee-
rotary of state has 'the honor to lay bciore
the president , with a view to Its submission
to the senate , If deemed pro.er | , a irciuy of
peace concluded nt Purls December 10 , 189S ,
between the United States rind Spain.
Accompanying 'the treaty nro the protocols
ot the conferences of the Peace commission
at Paris , together with copies of statements
made bcforn the United States commissioners -
ers and other papers Indicated In the en
closed list , itcspcctfully submitted ,
JOHN HAY.
Department of Stato.
Wushlngtcn , January 3 , 18U9.
The United States of America and her
majesty , the queen regent of Spain , In the
nnmo of her august son , Don Alfonso XIII ,
desiring to end the state of war now exist
ing between the t\vo \ countries , have for that
purpose appointed ns plenarles :
The president of the United States , WIN
llam It.'Day , Cushman K. Davis. , William P.
Frye , George Gray and Whltelaw Held , cltl-
zens of the United States ; nnd ,
Her majesty , 'tho queen regent of Spain ,
Don Kugcnlo Montcro Rlos. president of the
sctiato ; Don Duena Ventura de Abarazuza ,
senator of the kingdom and minister of the
crown ; Don Jose de Gnrnlca , deputy to the
Cortes nnd associate lustlco of the supreme
court ; Don Wcnccslno Ilamlrez dc Villa
Urrutla , envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary ut Urussels , and Don Ilafael
Ccrrero , general of division ;
Who , having assembled in Paris , and hav
ing exchanged their full powers , which were
found to be In due and proper form , have ,
after discussion of the matters before them ,
agreed upon the following articles ;
Article I. Spain relinquishes all claim ot
sovereignty over , nnd title to , Cuba ; and as
the Island Is , upon 11s evacuation by Spain ,
to bo occupied by the United States , the
United States will , so locig ns such occupa
tion shall last , assume and discharge the ob
ligations thut may , under International law ,
result from the fact ot Its occupation , for
the protection of life nnd property.
Article II. Spain cedes to the United States
the Island of Porto Hlco and other islands
now under Spanish sovereignty in the West
Indies and the Island ot Guam In the Marl-
anas or Ladroncs.
Ar.tlelo III. Spain cedes to the United
States the archipelago known as the Philip
pine Islands and comprehending the Islands
lying within the following line : A line run
ning from west to east along or near the
twentieth parallel of north latitude and
through the middle of the navigable channel
of Dacht. from the one hundredth to the
ono hundred nnd twenty-seventh degree
meridian of longitude east ot Greenwich ;
thence along 'tho ono hundred and twenty-
seventh degree meridian of longitude , cast
of Greenwich , to the parallel of four de
grees and forty-five 'minutes ' (4:45) ( : ) northi
latitude ; thence along the parallel ot four
degrees and forty-five minutes (4:15) ( : ) north
latitude , to Its Intersection with the meridian
of longitude ono hundred nnd nineteen d < } -
greea and thirty-five minutes (119:35) ( : ) east
of Greenwich ; thence along the meridian of
longltudo one hundred and nineteen degrees
and thirty-live minutes (119:33) ( : ) cast of
Greenwich , to the parallel of latitude seven
degreed and forty minutes (7:40) ( : ) north ;
thence along the parallel of latitude peven
degrees and forty minutes (7:10) ( : ) north , to Its
Intersection with the one hundred and six
teenth ( HCth ) degree meridian of longi
tude east of Greenwich ; thence by a direct
line to the Intersection of the tenth (10th ( )
degree parallel of north latitude with the
ono hundred and eighteenth (118th ( ) degree
meridian of longitude east of Greenwich nnd
thcnco along the one hundred and eighteenth
( UStli ) degree meridian , of longitude east of
Greenwich to the point of beginning.
I'nyiuent of Twenty Million.
The United States will pay to Spain the
sum of twenty million dollars ( $20,000,000) )
within thrco months after the exchange of
the ratifications of the present treaty.
Article IV. The United States will , for
the .term of ten years from the date of ex-
chauKO of ratifications of the present treaty ,
admit Spanish ships and merchandise to the
ports of the Philippine Islands on the same
terms as ships and merchandise of the United
States.
Article V. The United States will , upon
the signature of the present treaty , send
back to Spain , at Its own cost , the Spanish
Boldlera taken na prisoners of war on the
capture of Manila by the American forces.
The arms of the soldiers in question shall
bo restored to them. Spain will , upon the
exchange of the ratifications of the present
treaty , proceed to evacuate the Philippines ,
as well as the Island of Guam , on terms
similar to those agreed upon by the commis
sioners appointed to arrange for the evacua
tion of Porto Rico and other Islandijjn the
West Indies under the protocol of August
12 , 1898. which Is to continue In force till
its provisions nro completely executed. The
time within which the evacuation of the
Philippine islands and Guam shall b com
pleted shall be fixed by the two govern
ment ! * . Stands of colors , uncaptured war
vessels , small arms , guns of all caliber , with
their carriages and accessories , powder , nm-
munltlon , llvo stock and materials and sup
plies of all kinds belonging to the land and
naval forces of Spain In the Philippines and
Guam remain the property of Spain. Pieces
of heavy ordnance , exclusive of field artil
lery. In the fortifications and coast defenses
shall remain in 'their ' emplacements for the
term of six months , to bo reckoned from the
exchange of ratifications of the treaty , and
the United States may In 'tho ' meantime pur
chase such material from Spain , If n satisfac
tory agreement between the two governments
on the sublcct shall be reached.
Article VI. Spain will , upon the signature
of the present treaty , release all prisoners
of war nnd nil persons detained or Impris
oned for political offenses in connection with
the Insurrections of Cuba and the Philip
pines and the war with the United States.
Reciprocally , the United States will release
all persons made prisoners of war by the
American forces and will undertake to ob
tain the release of nil Snanlsh prisoners In
the hands of the Insurgents In Cuba nnd
the Philippines. The government of the
United States will nt Its own cost , return
to Spain and the government of Spain will
at Its own cost , return to the United States
from Cuba. Porto Hlco and the Philippines ,
according to the situation of their respect
ive homes , prisoners released or caused to
bo released by them respectively , under this
article.
IlrlliiiiuliiU ClalniH of Indemnity.
Article VII. The United States and Spain
mutually relinquish all claims for Indemnity ,
national and Individual , of every kind , of
either government or of Its citizens or sub
jects against the other government that
may have arisen since the beginning of the
late insurrection In Cuba and prior to the
exchange of the ratifications of the preseut
treaty , Including all claims for Indemnity
for tie cost of thp war. The United States
will adjudicate and settle the claims ot Us
cltlzuis ngnlnst Spain relinquished in this
article.
Artlclo VIII. In conformity with the pro
visions of articles I. H and III of this
treaty , Spain relinquishes in Cuba and
cedes In Poito Rico and other Islands In
the West Indies. In the land of Guam and
In the Philippine archipelago all the build
ings , wharves , barracks , forts , structures ,
public lilsaurays auJ other immovable prop
which In conformity with law , belong
to the r-ubllc domain , nnd ns such belong to
thu crown of Si > aln. And It Is hereby de
clared that the rcllnautshment or wwlon as
the case may bo to which the preceding
paragraph refers cannot In nny respect
Impair the property or rights which by law
belong to the peaceful possession ot prop
erty of all kinds , of provinces , municipal
ities , public or private , and cstab : shmcnts ,
ecclesiastical or civic bodies , or nuy other
associations having legal capacity to ac
quire nnd possess property In the aforesaid
iltrrltorles renounced or ceded or of prlvato
Individuals ot whatsoever nationality such
Individuals may be. The aforesaid re-
llnqulshment or cession , as tbo case may
bo. Includes all documents exclusively re
ferring to the sovereignty relinquished or
ceded that may exist in the archives that
may exist on the peninsula. Where any doc
ument In such archives only In part relates
to said sovereignty , a copy of such part
will furnished whenever It shall bo re
quested. Llko rules shall bo reciprocally
observed in favor of Spain In respect of
documents In the archives ot the Islands
above referred to. In the aforesaid re-
llnqulshment or cession , as the case may
be , are also Included such rights as the
crown of Spain and Its authorities possess
In respect ot the official archives and rec
ords , executive- well as Judicial , in the
Islands nbovn referred to , which relate to
Htild Islands or the rlchts and property of
their Inhabitants. Such archives and rec
oils shall bo carefully preserved nnd prlvato
persons shall , without distinction , have the
right to requirein accordance with law ,
! authenticated copies of the contracts , wills ,
etc. , forming part of notarial protocols or
files , which may be contained In the ex
ecutive or Judicial archives , bo the latter lu
Spain or in the Islands aforesaid.
Allegiance to the Crown.
Article IX. Spanish subjects , natives of
the peninsula , residing In the territory over
which Spata by the present treaty relin
' quishes or cedes her sovereignty may retain
' In such territory or may remove therofrom ,
retaining In cither event all their rights ot
i property , Including the right to sell or dis
pose of such propel ty or of Its proceeds ,
nnd they shall also have the right to carry
on their Industry , commerce and professions , ;
being subject In the respect thereof to such | .
laws as arc applicable to other foreigners. ;
la case they remain In the territory they
may preserve their allegiance to the crown
of Spain by making , before a court of rec
ord , within a year fiom the exchange of
ratifications of this treaty , a declaration ot
' their decision to preserve such allegiances
in default of which declaration they shall
> bo held to have renounced It and to have
I adopted the nationality ot the territory In
| I which they may reside. The civil rights
'and ' political status of the native Inhabitants
of the territories hereby ceded to the United
States shall bn determined by the congress.
Artlclo X. The Inhabitants of the terrl- 1
torlcs over which Spain relinquishes or
cedes her sovereignty shall bo secured in
the free exercise of their religion.
Artlclo XL The Spaniards residing in
the territories over which Spain by this
treaty cedes or relinquishes her sovereignty
shall be sublect In matters civil , as well as
criminal , to the Jurisdiction ot the courts
of the country , wherein 'they reside pursuant
to the ordinary laws govirnmg the same
and 'they ' shall have the right to appear be
fore such courts and to pursue the same
course as citizens of the country to which
the courts belong.
Article XII. Judicial proceedings pending
at the time of the exchange of ratifications
of this treaty In Iho territories over which
Spain relinquishes or cedes her sovereignty
shall be determined according to the follow
ing rules.
1. Judgments rendered cither In civil suits
between private individuals or In criminal
matters , before the date mentioned , and
with respect to which there Is no recourse
I or right of review under the Spanish law
shall be deemed to bo final and shall be ex
ecuted In duo form by competent authority
In the territory within which such Judg
ments should bo carried out.
2. Civil suits between private Individuals
which , on the date mentioned , may be un
determined , shall bo prosecuted to Judgment
bcforo the court in which they may then
bo pending , or lu the court that may be sub-
stltuted therefor.
3. Criminal actions pending on the date
j mentlcncd before the supreme court of
Spain against citizens of the territory which
by this treaty ceases to bo Spanish shall
continue under Us iUrlsdlctlon until final
Judgment ; but such Judgment having been
rendered , the execution thereof , shall be
committed to the competent authority ot
the place la which the case arose.
1 , Article XIII. The rights of property secured
: by copyrights and patents acquired by Span-
i
I lards In the Island of Cuba and In Porto
Hlco , the Philippines and other ceded terri
tories at the time of the exchange of the
ratifications ot .this treaty shall continue
to bo respected. Spanish scientific , literary
and artistic works , not subversive of public
order in the territories In question , shall
continue to bo admitted free of duty Into
such territories for the period of ten years ,
'to ' be reckoned from the rate of exchange
of the ratifications of this treaty.
Artlclo XIV. Spain will have the power to
establish consular offices In the ports and
places of the territories , the sovereignty
over which has been cither relinquished or
ceded by 'the ' present treaty.
Artlclo XV. The government of each coun
try will for the term of ten years accord
to the merchant vessels of the other country
the same treatment In respect of all port
charges , Including entrance and clearance
dues , light dues and tonnage duties as it
accords to its own merchant vessels , not
engaged in the coastwise trade. This article
may at any -tltrjp bo terminated on six
months' notice given by either government
to theother. . ,
Artlclo XVI. It Is understood that nny
ollgatlons assumed In this treaty by the
United States with reipect to Cubs , are lim
ited to Its occupancy thereof , but it will ,
upon the termination ot such occupancy ,
advise any government established In the
island to assume the same obligations.
Artlclo XVII. The present treaty shall
bo ratified by the president of the United
States , by and with the advice and consent
of the senate thereof , and by her majesty ,
the queen regent < of Spain , and the ratifica
tions shall be exchanged at Washington
within six months of the date hereof or
earlier It possible. '
Therefore we , the respective plenipotentia
ries , have signed thts treaty and have here
unto affixed our seals.
Done In duplicate at Paris , the tenth day
of December , in the year of our Lord ono
thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight.
( Seal. ) WILLIAM R. DAY.
( Seal. ) CUSHMAN K. DAVIS.
( Seal. ) WILLIAM P. FRYE.
( Real. ) GEORGE GRAY.
( Seal. ) WH1TELAW REID.
( Seal. ) EUGENIO MONTERO RIOS ,
( Seal. ) H. DE AHARAZUZA ,
( Seal. ) J. DE OARNICA.
( Seal. ) W. R. DE VILLA URRUTIA ,
( Seal. ) RAFAEL CERRERO.
the Ilonpltal * .
SAVANNAH , Ga. , Jan. 5 , Surgeon Gen
eral G. M. Sternberg of the army Is here
for the purpose of Inspecting the army hos
pital now In course of construction at Sa
vannah. Ho said this hospital would bo for
winter use only , that sick soldiers will be
sent hero from Cuba up to about April 1 ,
and that after that time they will bo sent
further north. General Stornbers was very
much displeased with the progress of the
work , the hospital not being anywhere near
completion. The chances seem to bo that It
will not bo ready on contract time , and he
was somewhat fearful that It would be of
little use this season. General Sternberg
leaves tonight for Tampa , from where he
will' go to Havana , there to make nn in
spection of the Spanish hospitals , look Into
the matter of establishing new hospitals
and arranging for the care ot the sick men
uuo cannot be moved to the United States.
\o Olio Killed InVreeU. .
KANSAS CITY. Jan. C. According to the
statement from the office of the Kansas
City. Fort Scott & Memphis railroad In this
city , none of the passengers on the west
bound train wrecked nt Thayer , Mo. , last
night , were Injured and that Engineer Ed
Daugherty of Springfield , Mo. , and his fire
man were but slightly hurt. The wreck was
caused by the engine striking a spike placed
on the rail. The passenger coaches did not
leave the track.
llody of Dend Soldier Found.
EDGERTON. WIs. . Jan. 0. The body of
an unknown man dressed in thn uniform of
a United States soldier , has betti pulled out
of the Rock river mile east of here. The
body boa been In the water several weeks
and was welchted down with stones. The
man waa acawtntly about 35 years of ace ,
SPEED THE PARTING GUEST
Employes of The Bee Pay a Token of Eiteem
to Their Business Manager.
FAREWELL DINNER TENDERED TO N , P , FEIL
nle I'ninllOntlivrliiK Hlila fJooiIby
to One of UN Mrinhern HtinflN
of Wit Kiillvoii the
UccilNlon ,
As a fitting token of the esteem In which
ho Is held , TUo Omaha Ilee employes of
every department of the paper gathered nt
the Her Grand last evening to tender a farewell -
well dinner to the retiring business mana
ger , N. P. Fell. It was a big family gath
ering and the goodby said to one of Its
most appreciated members was a typically
hearty one.
Mr. Fell came to Omaha In the spring of
1883 from Cleveland , his native city , and
rapidly climbed the business ladder of The
Dee to the position of business maiugT.
Save n few preliminary positions held a :
first ho has been ttio chief of the business
department for almost the entire sixteen
years. Ho goes to Cleveland to cngago In
business with his brother In
the- manage
ment of the successful firm of S. II. Fell &
Co.
Co.Tho
The tables were set banquet style In the
cafe with covers laid for over 100 of his
co-laborers. Edward Ilosewatcr acted as
master of ceremonies. Mr , Fiel had thu post
of honor next to him and gathered around
the licad table were the men who have been
Identified with The He > e for the longest
time. While every department of The lice
was represented , probably fully as many
as were on hand to hid their pleasant farewells -
wells were by the exigencies of newspaper
work prevented from participating. Nevertheless -
theless every seat had an occupant who ha I
personal acquaintance with the promptitude
of The DCO'B pay roll made possible through
the capability of the man to honor whom
they had assembled. Each guest had nn
exquisitely hand painted menu card containIng -
Ing a portrait of Mr. Fell and a list of The
Bee employes as a memento of ths occa
sion.
Compliment * to ( hi * Client.
Newspaper men having learned the art of
talking and eating at thu same time , more
particularly ns they never have time to talk
while at work , Mr. Roaewnter began to call
upon his old employes before the second
course of good things was reached. Many
a shaft of 'wit flow across ttio tables mmglrd
with the compliments paid to Mr. Fell. Of
course there was a great deal of talking
"shop" because It could not bo avoUod on
such an occasion , but it developed thp happy
relations which exist between all the- de
partments of the paper. Each speaker rundp
some felicitous hit. The dinner was alto
gether Informal and -what was said was
prompted by the heartfelt regard experienced
'
for the guest of honor.
E. W. Slmeral recalled the earliest days
of The Bee. Ho hoped the same success
would always attend Mr. Fell as had In tha
past , and that In his future chosen Held hU
ability , Integrity and energy would win for
him the same regard ns they have In Omaha.
To this sentiment Mr. Fell responded
briefly and -with feeling. Ho was con
strained to express his appreciation of the
courteousness and kindness which ho had
over experienced in his relations with olhr >
members of The Bee's great working force.
It was a hard thing- for him to say goodby
because It meant leaving so many friendships
behind.
Tributes followed thick and fast from J.
D. Weaver , H. A. Haskell , Thomas J. Fitz-
raorrla , George B. Tzsehuck , Victor Hose-
water , managing editor ; Edward Rosewatcr ,
Major E. C. Hardy , C. C. Kosbwater , F. M.
Youngs , J. B. Hayncs , formerly managing
editor ; C. S. Young , Mogy Bernstein , M. J.
Buckley , Edward Augustine , M. B. Daven
port , M. S. Uhl , Frank Rosewatcr , H. B.
Wallace , Dwlght Williams , Robert Hunter ,
J. E. Gllck , 0. J. Best , A. C. Davenport , C.
A. Baumgardner , W. A. Uunkles , F. M.
Youngs , Barney Harris , George Plcht and
George B. Eddy.
I.nrjte Family Party.
Edward Hosewater said ho was profoundly
Impressed with the size of only a part of
The Dee family. It was an evidence of what
It inquired to make up a great newspaper.
The business office Is the vital part of a
newspaper establishment that which fur
nishes its life blood. The buslnea advance
ment of The Bee had been due In great de
gree to the many good qualities of Mr. Fell.
He could predict for Mr. Fell a place In the
front rank of Cleveland's , business men be
fore many years bad passed.
C. C. Rosewater enumerated the three
leading points of Mr. Fell's character absolute -
solute integrity , unfailing courtesy and
western push.
Mr. Fltzmorris recalled the great change
which had come about In the relations be
tween the business and editorial ends of
newspapers during the last , two decades. The
editorial end has ceased to bo "the whole
thing , " for It Is the business department
which now commands. Major Hardy elo
quently alluded to Mr. Fell's many success-
winning characteristics. And Mogy , the
"King of the Newsboys , " In his blunt , hon
est style , touchlngly observed tfcat the news
boys of Omaha would lose one of their very
best friends. These were but samples of
the numerous expressions of high apprecia
tion.
tion.An
An Informal handshake by Mr. Fell all
nround brought the occasion to a close.
AMUSEMENTS.
A fairly largo audlenco was at the Uoyd
theater to greet Madame Scalchl nnd her
company in one of her ever welcome even
ings .with the old fashioned operatic melo
dies.
"Scalchl in herself Is a whole show , "
says the gallery boy , nnd the said boy
touches the truth most accurately.
It Is unfortunate that Madame Kcalchl
does not find It advisable to surround ticrself
with artists more nearly approaching her
own rank than those who are usually se
lected. The result of having Indifferent
voices , or persons with but little expe
rience. Is bad enough In the iirst part of
the program , but when the ensemble or
concerted numbers are heard it la painfully
uneven. The quartet from ' Martha"
suffered as it did last year from an inad
equate soprano and tenor. And , by the way ,
last year's weakness kept many sells from
being filled last night and 'ncldentally
many dollars are now quietly repuslng In
certain obscure corners of certain pockets
which would willingly have been transferred
to the box office , If different conditions had
prevailed.
Mile. Noldl sang the somewhat well known
aria from "Le Cld" ( Massenet ) entitled
"Pleurez mes yeux. " but the title on iho
program last night was "I'lcurez nez vean. "
There may .bo a Joke lurking somenliere
between the "eyes" and the "nose , " but
that must bo left to some French wit to
ascertain.
Mlsa Noldl has a good soprano voice , of
some training , and her operatic work wan
acceptable as a rule. In "Martha" ahe was
on the stage as was also Signer Canzlo , but
no vocal evidence was there. The voice Is
very promising and with the exception of
aomo very prodigal intonation In "Couiin1
Thro' the Rye. " U showed pleasant poise.
Slgnor Canzlo appeared aa the tenor and
he did some very hard , earnest work at
l Mt it appeared so to the audience.
Of Slgnor Albertl It can bo truthfully said
that he offered magnificent support. Albert !
is aa artist from the time ho steps oa the i
stage in his dress unit until he le.xvr * It
In costume. Whatever he essays ho dooa
well , Ills voice is rich , full , vigorous and
replete with sympathy , Whllo his tones nro
powerful , they are never loud and while
they are delicate , they nro not effeminate.
He apparently caught the audlenco with his
encore , thu "Toreador" song , which every
baritone attempts and eo few sing ,
Old wlno , they say , U best , and following
the familiar adage It would seem that as
years roll on the great voice of the great
Scalchl becomes more mellow and more mas-
niaceiit. Surely her tones < m > not dim ,
neither U tier natural strength abated.
Madame Scalchl was applauded to the echo
on her double number In the first part of
the program and flic pleased the niulloiice
menscly by putting on the act from "Semlr-
amide" at the close. Her work needs no
pralne , she has already won alt the laurels
that can bo given.
Mr. 1'lck was an excellent accompanist
nnd ho opened the program well vlth a
piano solo , wtioso effect , however , ho weak
ened by his excited playing of the somewhat
unworthy encore.
SOUTH OMAHA NEWS.
On January 12 the Twenty-fourth street
paving case will come up for hearing lu the
district court. E. Stengcr and others have
brought suit to set aside the paving tax. In
the allegations It Is asserted that the
requisite number of signers to the petition
were not furnished nnd that the pavement is
virtually worthless.
This pavement cost the abutting property
owners $457.72 for each sixty-foot lot. In
addition to this comes a curbing tax of
$43.83 for every sixty-foot lot.
According to the records on file , the property -
orty owners who nlgned for the paving rep.
resented 7,879 feet , while under the law at
that time only 6,000 feet frontage was re
quired. As regards the value of the pave
ment It might be stated that the paving
company has kept the entire etrcet In repair-
for seven year. ? nnd under all rules of law Is
said to be entitled to a release of the guur-
, antee held by the city. The pavement , according -
1 cording to statements made by the city en
gineer , was laid In accordance with speclll-
catlons and the contractors. Ordinarily an
asphalt pavement Is laid with eight Inches
of macadam as n base nnd a top dressing ot
two Inches of asphalt. The contract entered
into between the city council and the paving
' company called for five inches of macadam
, and ono Inch of asphalt. On account of this
thin foundation the pavement has cracked
and given way in many places and the sur
face has worn out much more rapidly than
where two Inches of asphalt Is laid.
Certain property owners on Twenty-fourth
street would like to see the special tax for
this paving defeated , as the cost per lot is
considered enormous. These property own
ers have contributed $5 each to an attorney
is order to start n suit with the proviso that
In case the tax Is held to be void a much
larger sura sliall be paid. Should the courts
decide that the paving was Illegally laid the
entire cost , which amounted to something
like $100,000 , will have to bo paid by the
city at large the pavement In question ex
tends from A to Q street and In this dls.
tancc there nro sixteen cross streets eighty
feet wide , one street 100 feet and another
ninety-eight feet In width. These Intersec
tions are paid for by the city a large , the cost
of the paving proper being assessed at
$187.72 per sixty-foot lot.
The case is attracting considerable Inter
est , as many residents own property on
the street. The general Impression is that
the courts will knock out the special tax
on account of Irregularities. Thoec advo
cating the latter action assert that Twenty-
fourth street is the main .thoroughfare be
tween Omaha and South Omaha and on this
account the .people owning property on this
street should not be .
compelled .to pay for a
roadway which accommodates the citizens
generally.
Work oil I'Vilcral IlullilinK.
Active operations have been resumed on
the new federal building In this city and
Major Cramer , the superintendent ot con
struction , who represents the Treasury de
partment , Intends pushing the work as
rapidly as possible. The heating appa
ratus will bo installed soon , as Major
Cramer received notice yesterday that the
boiler Is about ready to bo shipped. Ac
cording to the plans the heating system is
to bo a low pressure return circulation
steam heating and ventilating. The ven
tilation Is to bo what la known as the aa-
plratlon system , using ventilating flues ,
galvanized Iron ducts and an immense ven
tilating shaft within which Is to bo a twenty
Inch Iron stack , always heated , rarlfylng
the air and thus forcing ventilation.
The radiation will be direct. Indirect and
what Is known as direct-Indirect. The di
rects will 'be ' ornamental cast iron radia
tion , the Indlrects clusters in chambers be
low the floors , the heat being supplied
through .radiators. The direct-Indirect will
be cold air conducted under direct radiation.
As for the boiler , It Is fourteen feet in
length nnd forty-two Inches in diameter.
H .will . have thirty tubes of three and one-
half inches diameter each. The shell of
the boiler Is to bo of 5-10-lnch steel with
the heads 7-1C Inches thick with nn ultl-
matensllo strength of from 57,000 to 04,000
pounds to 'the square Inch.
This boiler Is to bo Inspected by the
Board of Supervisors ot Steam Vessels and
this test will bo made at the shop at
Springfield , III. All pipes in the basement
are to bo covered with magnesia covering
In order to .prevent fire and retain the
heat.
City Council I'rocc
A special meeting of the city council was
held yesterday afternoon for the purpose
of disposing of some business which was left
over from the last regular me-jtlng. The
claim of Mike Popp , wdo JemauJed $200 for
personal Injuries alleged to have been re
ceived by reason of a defective sidewalk ,
was settled for $100.
Ono member of the fire and water com
mittee waa authorized to go to Weeping
Water to look nt a team of horses for fire-
department service.
The guarantee of the California Petro
leum & Asphalt company of the Twenty-
fourth street pcvlng was released. This
company ban compiled with KB contrast and
the guarantee expired last September. The
guarantee , which amounts to about ? 1C,000 ,
Is now on deposit at the fiscal agency In
New York.
( IoNii | > l M < - < > tliiK" Continue.
Gospel meetings are now being held
every nIMit at the First Presbyterian
church. Last night Dr. Wr > eeo' ! talked on
"Homo and Foreign Missions. " Mrs. M.
Carl Smith , the president of the Woman's
Foreign Missionary society of tae church ,
read a paper on "Some Advanced Ideas o !
the Work In Foreign FleUs. " Mrs. J. K.
CrotUers presented some Interesting features
of the work In home fields and read extracts
from letters written by a Uomo
missionary. This missionary Is a
brother of Dr. J. R , Crothers of this city ,
and U at present recuperating In the moun
tains of eastern Kentucky. These nightly
meetings are growing In Interest and will
continue during the rest of the week.
I.'or Mvu .Stuck Conrrntloii.
Thp South Omaha Live Stock exchange
has named the following delegates 1o the
second annual convention of the National
Live Stock association , which will be hold
at Denver for four days commencing January - '
uary 2i : J. A. Hake. J. K. Dyers. A. '
( Jarrow , J. T. Frederick , George llurke , n.
Gllchrlst. P. T. McGrath , E. K. Harris ,
Klmer Jackson. Each live stock exchange
Is entitled to ono delegate for every twenty-
flvo members and each stock yards com-
Washington
Conquered.
Grip Takes the City in It's Iron Grasp ,
Government Machinery almost at a Standstill. Enormous Per
centage of Employees Stricken with the Plague. Capitol
tel at the Mercy of the Disease.
LSI Grlppo ppliluinlu which Is Just
now railing lu tlit > Capital CMly Ifl nioro
general and \vldespiviul tlinii upon any
former visitation of tlie dlseiiBe. Kiilly
oiiu-tlilnl of the Korenmumt employes
are ldc or sufferlnc from an nttaek of
the plague , which Is no respecter of per
sons. At ( ho hospitals forty per cent of
this cases are l i Urlppe , tit the hotels
many of the guests are on the sick list
from thts same trouble while physicians
report hundreds of patients In every
part of tin ; city.
The attacks of Ia Grippe are nindo sud
denly , usually beginning with violent
headache , accompanied by fever antl
chills , with sneex.lng and running at the
eyes and nose. Thesis symptoms are
followed by bone-racking aches , and
pains and a general exhaustion of the
nervous system. From this HtMgts to
acute bronchitis and pncumonln. Is but
a step. The best remedy for 1,0. Grippe
Is to strengthen the nerves : ind build
up the resistive powers so as to throw
off the deadly disease germs. Dr. Miles'
Restorative Nervine will do this better
than any medicine known to nclcnce.
It Is u ucrvo builder , brain food ami
restorative tonic of the highest order
and has brought back health to thous-
pany Is entitled to one representative.
General Manager Kenyon will represent the
South Omaha yards. A party will bo made
up hero which will Include nearly all of
the local rerpesentatlves of the railroads ,
besides T. B. McPherson , who Is treasurer
of the local exchange and a delegate nt
large. Mr. McPherson has been requested
to read a paper on matters pertaining to
the stock business and General Manager
Kenyon has been honored by being as
signed a. topic to speak on. Other of the
delegates will prepare 'papers. The meet
ing Is expected to be one of the best uver
held In the wist. Delegates from all of the
llvo stock producing states will bo present
and some legislation in which cattlemen
are particularly Interested will be brought
up and disposed of.
Oilier Tnim Above Sidewalk.
The claim Of W. 'Is' . Lee for personal In
juries calls to mind the fact that water
taps all over the city tiroject above the
level of the sidewalks. Lee asserts In his
claim that he stumbled over one of these
taps and was Injured by falling in such a
manner as to sprain or break his wrist. All
along N street these watar taps are prom
inent and the same might be said nt other
portions of the city. In many cases on N
street the brick sidewalks have settled , leav
ing the taps two and three Inches tbove the
pavement. As a rule where wooden fcido-
walks exist , the taps are partially covered by
the planks and such accidents do not oc
cur. The plumbing 'inspector ' might do
some good work by ordering these taps
lowered and thus save the city quite an
amount In damage suits.
MOKtc City n < NMli.
Officer Caldwcll has returned to duty after
a ten days' vacation.
Harvey Mosely of the stock yards office
force is on the sick list.
Mrs. Grace Sturrock and Mrs. R. W. Ha
vens are 111 with the grip.
A son 1ms been born to Mr. and Mrs. Albart
Daniels. Twenty-fourth and W streets.
Heal estate men report a constantly In
creasing Inquiry ( or property In this city.
The local ofllce of The Bee is now located
In the city hall building. Tclephonof.Nb. 27.
A. L. Button has returned IrofiT' Lincoln ,
where he went to watch the opening exer
cises of the legislature.
The women of the Presbyterian church
packed a box yesterday /or the Lemon Or
phanage at Council Bluffs.
The P. E. 0. society will meet with Mrs.
William Borrr. Twenty-sixth and D streets ,
Saturday afternoon nt 2:30 : o'clock.
There is some talk of taking a religious
ceneua here , the same as that recently
adopted and enforced at St. Paul and Minne
apolis.
Will M. Wheelor. oJUor of the Wnkefli-ld
Republican and brother of Rev. Wheeler of
this city , has been appointed enrolling clerk
by the legislature.
A coroner's Jury inquired into the death
of William J. Norwood yesterday afternoon
and after hearing the testimony of the Rock
Island train crow and others carne to the
conclusion that the deceased came to h's '
death through his own carelessness. The
remains have been prepared for burial nnd
will be Interred here , as that Is the with
of relatives living in Kuosas.
Miss Havens , one of the teachers at the
Cintral school , reported to Superintendent
Wolfe yesterday that Emma Popez , a 7-year-
old pupil , had been sent to school with the
ends of her flngera clipped. The girl stated
that her mother had cut the flesh on the
ends of her lingers to prevent her from tak
ing off her hair ribbons. Miss Havens as
sorts that the child's fingers were bleeding
and this brought out the Inquiry aft to the
cause. It Is stated that the girl Is the
daughter of Mr. nnd Mrs , August Papez ,
Ttteittv-flfth and M streets.
Hull.
Myrtle hall wao the scene of a grand mas
querade ball last evening , given by Banner
lodge No. 11 , Fraternal Union of America.
The 200 dancers In blzarro and grotesque
costumes whirling to the music of the or
chestra presented a pretty spectacle. Every
nation and nil the familiar characters In
history and romance were represented , There
were pretty girls as Spanish Bonori-tos ,
winrlng gowns trimmed with bells and
bangles , Cossack maidens in furs Imper-
sonatliiK the peasants of the steppes of Rus
sia , Topslcs in dresses of sackcloth anil
multi-colored calico , and Dutch girls with
the wooden shoes , caps nnd aprons peculiar
to the fashions of Holland. The men ivoro
costumes not less picturesque' Amopg the
more uulquo were matadors , Indian braves ,
princes , an Undo Sam , John Bull and negro
comedians. At 11 o'clock thcrei was a
Cakewalk. The contestants were Jesalo
Sawhlll and Frank Wood , Dona Brandcn-
berger and A. J. Sterlcker , Lizzie Wilson
and Thomas Crawford. Miss Sawhlll and
Mr. Wood were Judges of the winners. Af
ter this event thn dancers unmasked and
the good times continued until midnight.
Cutler II u nil Iln * u CliiiNe.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 6. The revenue
cutter Richard Rush had an exciting ex
perience today. The Canadian sealer En
terprise attempted to leave tbo harbor In
defiance of the law. and with a customs of
ficial on board. The Rush cleared for nc-
tlcn and started In pursuit , overtaking the
Enterprise outside 1he heads. The Enter
prise Is liable to seizure and a. heavy line
for being In American waters without hav
ing made proper entry. It put In here In
distress some < lmo ago and sailed , but later
returned to port.
amis of l.a Grippe sufferers.
" 1 was tired out from overwork when
the grip atlsicked me , and when It left
me 1 was a broken down wreck , Ixnh
mental and physical. My nervous sy.-
tern seemed to be completely unstrung
and although 1 was attended by an
eminent physician 1 grew weaker day
after day and week after week. My
nppi'tlto ftillcd , could not sleep and became -
came so nervous and despondent that t
lost all holies of getting well. I'Mimlly ,
as a last resort , 1 began taking Dr. Miles'
Itcstoratlvo Nervine. 1 began to Im
prove with the llrst bottle and when t
had taken seven bottles 1 was wired. I
have been strong and well ever slnco
nnd 1 weigh more than 1 ever did lu my
life. "
SAML'HI * F. I'lLSON , Ktaunton , Va.
All druggist * 'are authorl/.ed to sell
Dr. Miles' Nervine on a positive guar
antee llrst bottle will benefit or moiley
refunded. He .sure you get Dr. Miles'
Nervine. Take nothing else. Write ns
about your troubles and aliments and
we will give yon the honest advice of a
trained specialist absolutely free of
charge. ISook on heart mid nerves stint
free. Dr. Miles Medical Co. ,
Klkhnrt.Ind.
CHANGES IN Clli CHARTER
Joint Committee Agrees Upon Amendments
That Are Considered Necessary ,
SPRING ELECTIONS TO BE THINGS OF PAST
IImid of Comptroller to lie
mill Tlint of City Clerk Deerenneil
CvrtllluiitoN of liidflitcdni-MN
to InNiie.
The Joint charter revision committee nt a
meeting Thursday night formally adopted A
number of proposed amendments to the city
charter outlined at the last meeting. A fo
other changes were suggested nnd the com
mittee adjourned to meet again next Man.
day evening. The amendments adopted
were substantially as follows :
Changing the next city election from the
spring to the fall of 1000 and providing that
the city elections shall be held every three
years thereafter ; amending the bond of the
city comptroller from 15,000 to $50,000 ami
decreasing the bond of the tax commissioner
from $20,000 to $10,000 ; requiring that the
bonds of all city officials ehnll bo furnished
by guaranty companies and providing that
the premiums on them shall bo paid by the
There -was nn amendment agreed upon
permitting the city to Issue certificates of
Indebtedness on any fund up to ! )0 ) per cent
of the levy for that fund , the certificates
to bo taken up as taxes are paid in , nnd
providing that no warrants sliall bo Issued by
the city unless the cash Is on hand to nay
them.
The committee , after some discussion , di -
clded to raise the salaries of the city cleric
and the city coinptrorler from $1,800 to $2,500
per year each , the snmo aa they were bcforo
the charter was changed by the last legis
lature. This amendment was opposed by A.
P. Tukey , who WUH in favor of raising the
comptroller's salary , but thought $2,000 la
sufficient for 'the city clerk , because ho la
a less responsible officer.
CIlllllKllIK 1'HVlllJC
John Robblns wiggested Home changes in ,
the jiavlng laws In the absence of any re
port from the Improvements committee. Ho
proposed to give the mayor and council the
right to order paving or repaying In any
part of the city , providing that a notice
Is published ten days and that a majority
of the owners of the taxable feet frontage
have the right to lop the work by protest
within thirty days after the passage of the
necessary ordinance. In case of repaying
the city Is to pay one-third of the cost of
the Improvement , the remaining two-thlrdst
to bo assessed against adjoining property.
The money with which the city Is ito pay
its sliaro of the cost of the Improvement
Is to bo raised from bonds similar to the
present Intersection bonds. The matter was
referred.
A proposed amendment from City Physi
cian Spaidlng that the health fund l > o raised
from $10,000 , to $13,000 was turned down ,
owing to a sentiment against raising any
of the funds. A suggestion from Council
man Ulngham that the health fund bo wiped
out and the mayor and city council bo given
power to appropriate money needed by the
department was nfso disregarded. It woo
finally determined to leave the fund as it ii
at present.
Councilman ningham urged the adoption
of an amendment whereby taxes collected
for special improvement ! ) shall bo held In
tact an a fund until all questions of the
legality of the levy shall bo settled and
whereby the city shall bo compelled to pay
back to 'taxpayers ' the amount of taxeH they
paid in In ease the levy IH declared Illegal.
The amendment Is proposed to provide for
such an emergency as oxlstu at present In
the case of the old Walnut Hill grading.
When this work was done yeara ago some
property owners paid the taxes fovled agalnnt
them and others refused to < lo so , took the
matter into district court and won , The
latter paid no taxes and do not have to ;
the former paid their taxes and up to thn
present time the council has found no w y
by which the taxes they paid can bo refunded
to them.
Mr , Robblns presented an amendment to
compel water and gas companies not only
to lay pipes and connections to the prop
erty line from the main pipes , but to keep
euch connection ! * In servlceabUi condition.
Ho xald that the gas company Is doing this
now , but the water comi ny forces thn
property owners to keep their connections
In repair. The euggcstlnn waa referred to
committee.
Iliiplt-iili-nt MIII AnIMi'iiNiil ,
The dealers of the Nebraska and Western
Iowa Implcmitit asBoclatlmi adopted u reso-
lutlrxi at the clofo of their meeting which
ovlnccd their appreciation of the treatment
they had received from the jobbers and
manufacturers of thn city during the meet
ing of the association In Omaha , They
tender their Individual thanks for the cor
dial reception given them nnd the mag
nificent repast prepared by the Omlioa m ii
end express thcnmelveii under lasting ob
ligations to their entertainers ,