FLOOD STILL RAGES
Turbulent Old Missouri Continues to Qo
OuUido Its Bounds.
WATER ALMOST REACHES THE
Rise of a Paw More Inches Will End
Valuable Plant.
CUT OFF LAKE IS ONCE MORE BRIMFUL
Water Laps the Planking on the Bridge to
Oourtlaud Beach ,
MANY ACRES SUBMERGED ON THE BOTTOMS
of People DrUrn front
ThHr lloitirn by the IleinornrlcxN
HlvciVnlor Aliout nt
n btiimlHtlll.
Sherman avenue assumed the familiar
nspcct It were during the exposition Sunday
nftrrnoon when It was lined with pedes
trians , crowded with vehicles nnd heavily
ladencd cars , nil bound for ono destination
nnd Intent upon a single inUslon , Dougl.is
street was equally popular , thousands of pco-
plo seeking the bridge nt its toot from which
they wntihed the rlver'n < turburont torrent or
else descended the steps for closer Inspection.
No means of transportation was overlooked
from vvn/klng to tnllvhos or traps The
street car company put open cars on
BOino of Its lines , which were very acceptable
to the ptatracngcrs. ni ftho closed cars felt
stuffy nnd uncomfortable It would be 1m-
posslhlo to place an estimate upon the num
ber of piopfo who visited the two places ,
but it Is ttife to say 'that ' H would reach
away up Into the thousands.
The movement commenced early In the
morning , daj light being the signal for the
earlier risers to don their Sumluy bcht and
prepare < o visit the river banks. At the
Douglas ( .trcet bridge the throng pushed
across the driveway or filled the foot course
to overflow Ing. Hundreds of wheels were
sent up the Incline , the riders threading their
way nmong the heav ler vehicles with amaz
ing skill , nil not a. ninglo accident occurred
throughout the day.
Under the brldgo the banks were crowded
with pedestrians , who preferred to wntcn
the muddy stream from Its very edge. Whei >
n tree came floating down the current
speculations wore Indulged In regarding thp
rnto of speed at which It was traveling.
These , of course , varied from five to twenty-
flvo miles an hour. Tha velocity with
'which the dead trunk whirled on Its way
was amazing. The swish of the water as
It struck the piers of the bridge and the
vicious onward rush after it passed was
nlso a constant theme for the visitors wlio
found that ono of the most interesting
points on the river.
At Cut Off I.nke.
Along Sherman avenue the cars wore
crowded with passengers bound for Cut Off i
lake to see the great spread of water. The >
nllghted beyond the exposition grounds and
walked over to tlie Ames avenue bridge ,
vvhoru they watched the squatters endeavor
ing to save the remnants of their furniture
or had their attention engaged by the boat
men who rowed out In the lake to got a
clearer view of the scene. Barefooted boys
iv ruled back and forth in an effort to land
n few flsh , while how and then one would
see an adventurous cvcllst tumble Into the
ftatcr with his wheel. The Interest manl-
fchted bv the crowd was Intense , although
few felt what Injury had been inflicted upoh
the unfortunates who had been driven from
their homes. It Is safe to say that moro
people visited the two places yesterday than
have been on the streets at any time since
the exposition.
Cut Off lake reached a level with Florence
lake yesterday about noon , thereby attain
ing a rlso of between ono and a half to two
loot. Ames avenue bridge was flooded for
nbout 100 ynrde In the center. The water
flowed over the road nt the west end so
it was impossible to cross to the bildgo
without long waders The few squatters
vho had hoped to leave their household
effects In their homes without loss wore
compelled to secure boats nnd transfer them
to n place of safety Around Larson's homo
tlio water rose until he was compelled to
vvado to reach It. The current through the
ynrd was strong nnd threatened to cut away
the road , so It could pour Into the lower
land unhindered. The lake having reached
the level of that above , the water east ot
the Swift companj's Ice house censed to
flow In a dangerous current , although the
current on the west continued to sweep
onward unmolested.
Siirroiiinleil by AViilrr.
The Swift Ice house is surrounded by
Uatar , Superintendent Moran and his family
being the only occupants of the Island.
A force of thlrty-flvo men was engaged
nil day throwing sacks of sand nnd dirt Into
the lake north of the Island In the hope
that the fo'rce of the current might be
oveicomo. It IB estimated that 2,000 sacks
have been added to the bank. No damage
OB yet has been done to the plant , and It
It anticipated that none will occur unless
the water rises higher than It Is nt pres
ent. The water In Tlorence lake was at a
utand yesterday afternoon and this Is be-
llovod to be a promising omen.
From Ames avenue to Davenport street
the bottoms are covered with water , with
the exception of a limited territory In the
vicinity of the Omaha Brldgo and Terminal
company's track , At the foot of Grace
etrcct the Union I'nclfio sidetrack Is sub
merged for a distance of seveial blocks
At Eleventh and Clark streets the South
Omaha plant's Ice house and the Fowler
elevator are surrounded. A ton-Inch rlso
is reported In the nntor at this point. Be
tween Clark and Iznrd streets twenty-six
families have been driven out. All of
these deserted a portion of their goods and
were engaged In building rafts for the pur-
of floating them out.
r < lfe ou mi Uliinil.
A small Island at Tenth and Paul streets
Is occupied by five families , who have trans
ferred their goods to a chicken coop far pro
tection , The members are living outside or
uudur a tent. They are In fair condition
unrt have not suffered from exposure , al
though threatening clouds caused thorn some
worry.
At Eleventh nnd Paul atrccts the plant of
the Grant Paving company Is surrounded
liy water ou three sides Two feet of water
lias found Its way Into the basement. The
machinery has been stripped of belts and
nothing that may be Injured remains with
the exception ot some limestone , which will
tie a total loss.
The ereno between Nicholas and Izard
streets beggars description Nineteen famt-
llas have their household effects stored In
( ho open air , The women were compelled
to resort to the use of umbrellas yester
day for shelter Children ran around half
clad , their clothing having been soaked be-
( Continued on Tlfth Page. )
HONORS FOR PEASANT MAIDEN
Irrlnnil Mn > 'InKiOornxlon In 12\-
lilnlnnirrUiiiiNin" lit .lomi of
\ rcIrliiiillon. .
WASHINGTON , April 23 The presence
if Archbishop Ireland In Europe at this
: imo led to efforts among lending merabew
it the diplomatic corps hero to have the
jmlnent American divine preside nl some
church occasion As a result It Is
Jhal the archbishop will deliver the
isroursc at the Joan ofrc ccle-
8 at the old French town
Trh gave the name of the
bans" to the girl saint and
lses will hnvo both n ro-
and national ehnractcr , bringing pll-
; rlms from nil parts of Europe , and having
.ho special benediction of the pope
It was thought at lliet that Aichblshop
Ireland would take this occasion to correct
the misapprehensions which have arisen
brough Europe as to 'Americanism. " as set
torth In r.Uher Heckei's book The errors
> n this subject nro ascribed mainly to the
nibtranslatlon of the book by a Trench
ibbe , BO that It wan felt to bo appropriate
: hat the correction and elucidation of true
" \merleanlsm" should be made on thU
memorable church and national obcaslon
Quito recently , however , the leading
ihurch authorities In this country ha\c made
known that Archbishop Ireland's discourse
would bo confined strictly to religious
themes dealing with the Inspired character
of Join of ArcVhllo this may not gho
Lho discourse the significance at llrst ex
pected , jot the belief la expressed by these
Familiar with the Arrangements that the far-
\or and patriotic Impulses of Archbishop
Ireland ma } lead to some discussion of the
Ameilcnn thpmo which has been so promi
nent In tlnirch affairs of late and In which
ho has been one of the formost figures.
IllKlilN of tinnllinii. .
Catholic church affairs also have been at
tracting the attention of diplomatic circles
of late. In connection with the attitude of
Italy In refusing to take part In the rrar's
disarmament congiesiS , If the pope also waste
to take part.
necausc of this controvcrsj the Invitations
Issued by the government at Ihu Hague
were delayed some weeks and In consc-
rilicnco the British foreign ofllco withheld
the olllclal announcement of Sir Julian
I'ainiLefote's selection as one of the British
delegates. The State department also was
In the sirno quandary until the controversy
was adjusted. As explained by a leading
diplomatic ofllcl.il the position of Italy was
similar to that taken when the tcmponl
power of the pope was denied and finally
overthrown. In opposing the pope's repre
sentation at The Hague , Italy held that the
sole nuthoilty of the Vatican related o
moral and social affairs and not material or
political questions between nations. In be
half o ftho pope It was urged that Italy al
ready recognized the mateital and politic il
authority of the pope by admitting the ap
pointment of ambassadors to the \atlcan
from France , Spiln , Bulgaria , Poitugal and
some other countries. Pending the settle
ment of Italy's objections there was much
perplexing dcliy In arranging the details of
the congress
It was finally determined that the pope
vvoul.l not bo represented , this decision , it
Is understood , being acquiesced In by the
\atican Since then there have been Inti
mations that the French delegates to The
Hague would indirectly represent the Vati
can , but It is bald in the best peeled diplo
matic quarters that this surmlso is wholly
unwarranted.
BURIAL OF SAMUEL L BAIRD
Iloil > of T.oiilKlniin'n Dunil lU-prcm-nln-
tl\c IN Sent to HIM Home
111 ( hi * .South.
WASHINGTON , April 23 Religious serv
ices over the body of the late Represent
ative Samuel L Dalid of Louisiana , who
died hers josterdaj , were held this after
noon In the parlors of the Rlggs house ,
where the deceased icsided while in Wash
ington. Rev Dr R H. McKlm of the
Church of the Eplplnnj officiated.
There wore many floial offerings , Includ
ing a magnificent cross of rcses and lilici *
from the Loulsina delegation In congress
and a beautiful Masonic emblem from the
state lodge of Louisiana The body waa
placed In n private cai which left here at
10 45 tonight over the Southern lallroad and
Is scheduled to icach Bastrop , La , the late
home of the deceased , on Wednesday , where
the body will bo Interred.
In addition to the family , the following
named senators and representatives accom
panied the remains Senators CalTory of
Louisiana and Bacon of Georgia , Represent
atives Mever and Davey of Louisiana ,
Bartlctt of Georgia , Morris , Cddy and Mc-
Cleary of Minnesota , Marsh of Illinois. Gib-
sou and Brownlow of Tennessee , Cummln i
of New York and Clayton , Underwood and
Dnnkhead of Alabama , who will act as hon
orary pallbearers.
Mrs Halid' younger son , Everett , a lad
of 4 years , has been In a eerlous condition
Tor several weeks from spinal meningitis.
\o SorloiiH Outlireiik of T > plmlil.
WASHINGTON , April 23. The War de
partment tonight received the following
message from General Brooke In answer tea
a telegram concerning a typhoid fevei out
break in the camp at Puerto Principe-
"HAVANA , April 22. Referring to sick
ness at Puerto Principe , reports this mornIng -
Ing state conditions have materially im
proved. There are occasional cases in the
Eighth cavalry. The majcrlty of cases on
band are convalescent. Hospital ship Mis
souri will take all the convalescents ns soon
as It arrives. Inquiry falls to locate cause
at camp. UROOICE "
CIIIIIIOII'H 13j o oil tlio Chnlr.
WASHINGTON , Apiil 23 Representative
Cannon of Illinois today announced thnt ho
was a candidate for speaker of the next
house.
DAUGHTERS OF NOBLE SIRES
TMO OrKiinUutloiiN of .Similar 1'ur-
JIOHfN ( To II H I ( I < r I'llllll I'lllllM tO
( PHILADELPHIA , April 23. The annual
conference of the Daughters of the Revolu
tion will convene In this city tomorrow nnd
will last several daja One hundred and
seventy-five delegates , representing every
state In the union except two , are now here
This afternoon they attended services at
the historic old Swedes church Aichdcacon
Ilrady of the Protestant Episcopal dloceio of
Pennsvhanla officiated at the service
Among the now business which will ronu <
before the conference will bo the final ar
rangement for the uniting of the society
with the Daughters of the American Revo-
lutlon.
Sullom of MpuiilNli \ \ nr
TOLEDO , O , April 23 A meeting vvas
held at the armory today at which over
forty ex-sailors of the Spanish war wore
present , the object of the conference being
to form a society of sailors to have a mem
bership of nil Bailers who served during
tlio late war. It wljl follow the lines of the
Grand Army of the Republic , and It U ex
pected to extend the association to all the
principal cities of the country. Another
meeting will be held tbla week when officers
will bu selected.
TALKING THROUGH THE AIR
tlilfitno SrltMillMn Mitkt >
Tent of Mnrootil'n Plan to
Aliollnh Wlrm.
CHICAGO , April 23 Prof Jerome J.
Green , the now disciple of Marconi , sat iu
his receiving Instrument placed on the
eighth floor of the Marquette building last
night and received telegraphic hlgnals sent
via the air line from the Tribune InilMIni ; .
two blocks away It meant success for his
wireless telegraphy experiment for that
distance nnd was n triumph for the joung
scientist over conditions which wore ex
ceedingly unfavorable The first test ot
the day , when an attempt was made. to
communicate from the Dearborn station at
I'olk street to the Tribune building , bad
been n fnllitro. Subsequent events proved
that local obstructions were the cause In
the second experiment signals wore trans
mitted clearly and ncctnatelv from ono
loom to another through walls and three
thick doors The second test sent the dots
and dashes to the sounder across Dearborn
street to the Hartford building instantane
ously and without a break Then Pror.
Green consented to make the test over the
long-distance nnd the apparatus was trans
ferred to the Marquette building , a distance
o' ubout 160 jards. Tlio vertical wire was
lowered from the sixteenth floor and the
receiver was placed on the eighth floor.
When nil was read } for the trial word waa
tent through the telephone to the sending
station , whore the professor's assistant ,
Albert Kachur , was waiting the command.
The tilal was a success. Further experi
ments will he made Monday.
EXPOSITION TAKES ON SHAPE
M. IOIIN | rilUriiM In n HIIKC
l.ny IMiitiM for
Thulr h
ST. LOUIS , April 23 The people of St.
Louis held an Immense imass meeting at
the music hall in the exposition building
Inst night In the Interest of the world's fair
to be hold In this city In commemoration of
the Louisiana purchase
Over ? 2,0000.000 of the $ T 000,000 which
the St Lous people have pledged I'lemselves
to laiso was announced ns having been sub
scribed at the meeting. The immediate pur
pose of the meeting was to hear the reports
of the 200 BUh-commltteet > which had been
securing subscrlpltlons among the various
trader and Interests. On top of these re
ports came Individual subscriptions of $30-
000 , $ r)0,000 , $60,000 and moro from some of
the leading cltlrens
The great auditorium ivns crowded with
people. AH the announcement of the sub
scriptions were made- the enthusiasm was
unbounded Hx-Governor D. R. Pntncls ,
chairman of the committee of two hundred ,
presented and explained a concise report
of th" plans of the executive committee for
raising the $10,000,000 which will be needed
for holding the fair on an International
scale of magnificence
St. Lou's will give $1,000,000 out of the
city treasury , besides the $1,000,000 contrib
uted out of the pockets of the people. The
state of Missouri will give $1,000,000 nnd
congress is expected to vote $ ' 5,000,000. Gov
ernor Francis reported that he had received
assurances In the east thit the federal aid
would be .forthcoming
KNIGHTS OF THE GRIP UNITE
Effort Will lie Miiilo ( o I
1'orinciSnlnrlcN ami to Fl
till ! TrilNtN.
CHICAGO , April 23 Traveling and resi
dent salesmen of the United States will be
called upon to join an organization to pre
vent salaries being reduced in the future and
to secure , so far as pcsslble , a reinstatement
of the salaries paid before the business de
pression of 1893. Twenty representatives
of the salesmen of Chicago hold a meeting
at the Palmer house today to discuss the
purposes of the proposed organization.
An appeal was lcsued to salesmen to or
ganize clubs all over the country "with a
view to demanding such legislation by the
government and by each state as will do-
slroy the Illegal concentration of capital
and the curtailment of vast Industries , which
eliminate competition and destroy our use
fulness. "
C. M Moore , the chairman of the tempo
rary organization , suggested that in each
atato a bill be drafted to prevent the deal
ing In stocks as collateral and the Invest
ment In the bonds of any trust or monopo
listic conblnntlon by national , state and pri
vate banks and the holding of such stocks
as securities and tint In each city an organ
ization of salesmen enter Into politics to
support any nominee who will bo a candi
date on an anti-trust platform.
STEAMER IS CUT IN HALF
Clt > Of KIllKltOII IllHIM'tlMl lljI'lMMV Of
flf , but Ao Lit en
AlC I.ONt.
TACOMA , April 23. The steamship Glen-
ogle crashed into the steamer City of
Kingston about 4 30 o'clock this morning ,
off Brown's Point , cutting the City of
Kingston In two Just abaft the boilers. The
twelve passengers and crew of the Kingston
were saved through the prompt action of
ollicers of the Glrnoglo and Kingston and
two ships lying In the harbor. So far as
known no lives wore lost.
The Rev Horace Clapham , rector of Trin
ity church , occupied the state rcom struck by
the Glenogle's prow and was pinned In the
wreckage for several minutes , only being
released by the parting of the steamer. Ills
forehead was cut slightly but he was not
seriously hurt ,
The Kingston was cut in two pieces , which
have been towed to the harbor here.
EXTRADITION TREATY VALID
riiuil Ori'inini ) lii IlnllllcMitloii of
Doriiiiii-nt Tnkt'M I'lncii In
CIO of
CITY OP MEXICO , April 23 Ratifications
of the now extradition treaty between Mexico
ice and the United States were exchanged
vebterday at the foreign ofllce. Minister
Marlscal acting on the part of this govern
ment and Charge d'Affalros .McCreery . for
the United States
Financial Minister Lamantour starts for
the XTnlted Stales and Europe on Monday ,
IrtUcad of today. He Is accompanied by his
wife nnd a Mnall party , which will travel
with him to New York In the presidential
tialn Tli15 luxuriously appointed train was
built In the United States for the use of the
president of Mexico.
Mm. ticorwr' * Quiet Suiidii } .
CANTON O , April 23 Mrs George baa
an uneventful da ) in her Jail cell The
olllclals limited tbo visitors who were atl.
mlttrd lo her to the relatives who have
been with her In court The Jail routine VVBB
not even Interrupted by religious services
today fciich services being held only on nlter-
uuto Suiidnjd There Is general tulle und
( speculation on what the verdict will be and
a general disposition to predict a disagree
ment of the jur > .
The arguments which are to begin at 10
o'clock tomorrow morning are expected to
continue all day Monda > and Tuesday nnd
probablv will extend Into Wednesday morn-
Ing. The judge's charge will bo delivered at
I or near uoon Weduebday.
GOES UP IN FLAMES
Kingman Implement Company's ' Big
Warehouse is Destroyed.
BIGGEST BLAZE IN THIS CITY FOR YEAHS
Brilliant Spectacle Witnessed bj Thousands
All Over the Town.
WALLS FALL BUT DO NOT INJURE ANY ONE
Firemen Keep the Fire Within the Limits of
the Building.
SHOOTS UP ELEVATOR FROM BASEMENT
niirtieil for O\t-r Two HOIIFH nnd n
Jlnlf , CniiHliiK To I nl I.OHM nf llnllil-
anil Conti-niN Orlnlii 1
II M > tcT IIM li-t.
The six-story brick and stone warehouse
of the Kingman Implement company , lo-
c.ited at Ninth and Pacific streets , was
totally destroyed by lire last night , together
with nil Its contents , entailing n loss esti
mated at $170 000 $70,000 on building and
$100,000 on contents.
How the fire originated Is a mjstery. It
was not discovered until n tow moments be
fore the llamcs shot up through the roof.
There were no stoves In the building and
the furnace had not "boon " In use during the
day. The nlntm was turned In at 8'10
o'clock by James Mayers , who first saw the
fire in the elevator nhaft iu the basement.
He hastened to the neaiost telephone box
and notified the depaitment and at once re
turned to the building. By that time the
blaze had shot to the lop of the shaft and
was breaking out through the windows and
the roof The fire department responded
promptly nnd ftvo minutes after the first
alarm was given the entire fire lighting
force of the city was called out. The de
partment was unable to check the flames ,
but succeeded in keeping the fire within
the building and preventing it from spread
ing to the structures in the Immediate vi
cinity. In less thun two hours from the
time whan the lire broke out the building
was converted into a mnee of debris.
The Insurance on the building and con
tents Is placed at 75 per cent of the esti
mated value , but Just what the amount Is Is
not known In this city , as It was the custom
of the Kingman company to have what Is
termed "overhead" Insurance written , the
policies being handled from the head house
at Peorla , 111 , and placed with outside brok
ers and agencies. Mr. Kingman , the head
of the house , is now in Cuba. The business
hero was looked after by J. B. Starr , the
local manager.
WnU-Inn nil Trlln II IN Story.
James Mayers , the watchman , who first
discoveied the fire , in speaking of It , said :
"I was about the building all day and am
certain that there was no flro under the hollers
ers or in the furnace. I went to my supper
at the usual hour and returned about 7
o'clock , after which I want through the dif
ferent floors to see that e".xyy tilnJ ] was all
right. I had made the tour nnd was standIng -
Ing on thp outside , when I happened to tuin
toward flio building and saw a bright light
shining through the window at the northeast
corner. I hastened to the door and the
whole interior of the elevator shaft seemed
to bo burning.
"Tho contents of the building consisted of
agricultural implements , buggies , wagons ,
twine and bicycles As the flames wont
from floor to floor they spread out among the
machinery nnd in a few minutes every floor
seemed to be a seething mass of flames "
James A. Shea , bookkeeper , describing
the contents , said : "Tho basement wat
used as the shipping department , the first
floor with samples , the second with plows
and harrows , the third with wagons and
buggies and those above with reapers ,
harvesters , bicycles and a general stock of
implements While the stock was heavy ,
It was nothing to what it Mould have been
a few weeks later , wlicn wo would have
had in our fall stock. During the last few
weeks trade had been very heavy nnd we
had reduced the stock to some extent.
"The Kingman company has branches at
DCS Moines , Kansas City nnd St. Louis , so
that the loss will inconvenience , but not
cilpple us , as the orders that would have
boon filled here will bo sent out from eomt
of the other points "
The Kingman building was erected In
1886 bj tlio Walter A. Wood Harvester com
pany nnd sold to Kingman In 1892. While
It WHS not fireproof , It was considered
first-class foi warehouse purposes. The
basement wall , which was put under when
the alley from Ninth to Tenth street was
graded , In order to permit of the Burling
ton Railroad company constructing Its
driveway to Its new depot , was three feet
thick. The walls of the first and second
stories wore twenty , thote of the third
sixteen and those above twelve Inches In
thickness ,
Other IlullilliiKH Snvpd.
While none of the surrounding buildings
were damaged , many of them were threat
ened The heat for a distance of a block
away was Intense and those closer weie
only saved from destruction by the firemen
throwing streams of water upon them ,
Half an hour after the fire broke out the
Interior went down wllb a crash , sending
n a in os , sparks and burning brands high Into
the nir There being no wind , they settled
down at almost the point from which they
started. A few moments later u portion of
the west wall fell out , crushing a small
engine house built against the main buildIng -
Ing Soon after a section of the cast wall
toppled and fell , throw Ing brick nnd mortar
100 feet out onto n vacant lot nnd produc *
Ing a concussion that sounded like the
booming of a siege gun. Next to fall vvae
a section of the north wall , The debris
from this scattered over toward the train
sheds of the Burlington station , but did
not do any damage. Just before 10 o'clock
the wall on the Pacific street front toppled ,
swayed mid fell In , sending the flames up
toward the sky This ended the pjrotechni-
cal display and the crowds commenced to
disperse , leaving the firemen to extinguish
the flames that smouldered In the basement
and occasionally blazed up as they found
now material to feed upon.
It has been years elnco there has been a
fire that drew such crowds It occurred at
a time -when people wore just getting homo
from their Sunday outings or eUe were on
their way to church The flames shooting
high Into the air were visible from almost
every porltion of the city , and in pursuing
their Journeys as they had been mapped out
the people all apparently went to the fire
Tlioy went on foot , on the street cars , on hl-
cytles and In buggies until It was estimated
that there were 50,000 wen , women and
children In the neighborhood of the burning
building , They congregated In Immense
crowds upon the Tenth , Eleventh nnd Six
teenth street viaducts. They crowded down
the drlvtiwavfi leading to the depots , perched
( Continued on Second I'agu. )
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Torecnst for Nebinska
l\\lr and Wurmen
Tenti | < < rntiirc at Oinnliu > oMi'riluv
Hour. I > OK < Hour. DOR.
TOBACCO AND PALMS IN CUBA
InrKC DlMrlrt * I xcil lij Plorlxl fi n-
illcnti ) to I'roinolf Inrful anil
Ornninfiitiil ( irovAtlin.
( Copyright , 1S99 , b > 1'rtws Publishing Co )
HAVANA , April 23 ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram ) Thomas V.
Oalvln , a Boston florist , and George How
ard Wood of that cltj are hero In the In
terest of two Boston syndicates controlling n
capital of $000,000. Ono Industry that they
have started Is the growing of palms for
the states The palm giovo Is but n few
miles from Santiago and contains COO acres
The palms that will be moio particular ! }
cultivated nro the Kenta , Curicn , Latlnn and
Drcccna species. Rubber plants will also bo
raised Thu palms and plants will bo
shipped direct to New York and Boston
markets The final shipment will bo made
in October.
Ono of the Boston men Interested In the
sjndlcate Is Mover Josiah Qtllncj. The com-
panv Is cnpitnlbcd for $300,000 with Thomas
H. Wood treasurer. Mr. Oalvln is also ex
perimenting with the famous $ ' 50,000 Lawson -
son pink in Cuba and is expecting good re
sults H was the original Intention of the
company to start the palm grove In riorldn.
but the heavj frosts there this winter in
duced It to como to Cuba ,
The same men who nro Interested In the
palm growing scheme have organized a com
pany with n capital of $300,000 for the culti
vation of tobacco In Santa Clara province
under the name of the Nicaragua Tobacco
company , The plantations arc about thirty
miles from Santa Clara at the foot of the
mountain range and Include some of the
most fertile land In the province. Until a
few years ago little or no tobacco was raised
In the S.inta Clara district. It was only last
vear that that section ot the country was
found to ho adapted for growing tobacco.
In 181" nnd 1818 a planter there raised some
of the best leaf on the Island , and planta
tions are now springing up all along the
base of the mountains.
DISAPPROVAL OF COGHLAN
Hrillnli PreNH CoiiMlilerH tliat Ills
blorj or DleilrlcliN' Itoliukc Was
IIH ImllMurction.
( Copyright , 1S99 , by Press Publishing Co )
LONDON , April 21. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram ) The mornIng -
Ing papers unanimously condemn the cabled
utterances of Captain Coghlau of the United
States cruiser , Raleigh , regarding the rela
tions between Admiral Dewey and the Ger
man naval commander nt Manila , as "Indis
cretions" and "violations of good manners"
Most of them express the opinion that Ger
many will treat the Incident with "dignified
silence. "
The Standard says : "While Aguinaldo
duflestha Ucltcd States H Is not .for an
Individual American1 lo offer insult'lo other
nationalities. "
The Dally News and the Dally Mall , nev
ertheless , accept Captain Coghlan's statement
as the true version of Germany's attitude
at that time.
The Times says : "Tho promptitude nnd
severity of the rebuke administered to
Captain Coghlan and the approval it meets
from public opinion are remarkable signs of
tbo great changes wrought in America by
the events of the last jear. There have
been times even recently when It Is moro
than doubtful if such an offense would have
been thus punished. War and the wide re
sponsibilities it has entailed seem suddenly
to have raised the nation to a truer concep
tion of the dignity of the country. This ex
ample of dignified self-respect should be a
lesson to the chauvinist press of the conti
nental monarch which moro particularly
poses as a stickler for diplomatic etiquette. "
COGHLAN SPEECH "COMMENT
HrltlHli PI-CNN .SreniN to Think
Ilalc-lnli'N C'oiiiiiiiin l * rM * "WorilH
Will KinliiirriiHM ilie niiilomnlH.
( CopjrlEht , 1899 , by Pie.sa Publishing Co )
LONDON , April 23 ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) Several pa-
peis here comment on Coghlan's speech and
express regret at the incident. The Stand
ard says : "If there were many Captain
Coghlans In the navies of the world the
efforts of diplomatists to keep the peace be
tween nations would soon become useless.
But wo fancy that his appeal to the anti-
German prejudices of his countrymen is
svmptomatlc of a deep-seated feeling of re
sentment throughout America. The bet
ter classes have kept it well under control. "
nURLIN , April 23 ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) Nothing Is
known hero yet of the Coghlan speech.
Two Mllltnry IIM rnlliiiiH ,
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VIL3NNA , April 23. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram ) Two remark
able military Inventions have been an
nounced here. An Austrian colonel has de
signed a quick-firing gun surpassing all pre
vious Inventions. Its advantages are not
only great range nnd rapidity of flie , but
there Is no smoke , flash or report. A boy ot
17 yeais named Mapan also invented a
weapon discharging olxty shots In a quarter
of an hour , requiring only fifteen caitrldgea
and only ono loading.
' ' llonorrd.
.lonc'liliu'N 'Niilnl Uiiy
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UnilLIN , April 23. ( Now York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram ) A grand festi
val concert waa given tonight at the Phil
harmonic hall In honor of the sixtieth an
niversary of Joachim's first public appear
ance There was an orchestra of over 200
pieces , chiefly past and present pupils of
Joachim , many traveling from distant parw
of Hurope to attend the performance The
enthusiasm vvas unbounded , Joachim receiv
ing a tremendous ovation
Klt'C'llOU 1'lMOfN Oo t1 I'll III I * III.
.MADRID , April 23. The senatorial elec
tions for the new cortes were held today
and passed off tranquilly throughout the
country They have resulted In giving the
government a larger majority in the Senate
thuu It had secured In the Chamber of
Deputies.
U la reasserted In different reliable quar-
teis that the attempts of Don Carlos to
raise a loan on the security of his Italian
and Austrian estates have failed
Option oil Mciirnmiii Iliillrouil.
MANAGUA , Nicaragua ( via Galvcston ) ,
April 23 President Zclava has granted an
option In force until January 1. 1900 , to
Charles Nlcoll , Drltltjh conmil at Managua ,
or to any company ho may organize , to pur
chase the railroads and steamboats of Nica
ragua with the workshops appeitalnlng to
them lor the sum of 0,500,000 pesos ( sliver ) .
COLONELSTOTSENBERGDEAD
Gallant Leader of the First Nebraska
Slain by tlie Filipinos.
SHOT IN THE BREAST WHILE LEADING ATTACK
Lieutenant Sisson and Three Men of
Fourth Cavalry Also Killed.
fORTV-fODR MEN ARE REPORTED WOUNDED
First Nebraska Has a Terrible Baptism of Fire at Quengua in
Which the Americans Suffer , but the Insurgents
Are Driven' from Their Trenches
with Considerable Loss.
Killed :
COLONEL JOHN M. STOPJ'SENBERGr ' , First Nebraska.
LIEUTENANT L ESTER E. SISSON , Company K , First
Nebraska , Columbus.
TWO PRIVATES , First Nebraska volunteers.
THREE PRIVATES , Fourth cavalry.
WASHINGTON , April 23. The following message regarding -
garding the light at Quengua was received at the War de
partment today :
"MANILA , April 23. Adjutant General , Washington :
A reconnoieeance on Quengua place , six miles northeast of
Malolos , made by Major Bell and a troop of cavalry tliis
morning , resulted in contact and battle , in which four bat
talions of infantry and four pieces of artillery became en
gaged. Enemy driven from entrenchments with considerable
loss. Our casualties quite severe. Colonel Stotsenberg and
Lieutenant Sisson , First Nebraska , killed ; also several en
listed men. Considerable number wounded ; not yet re
ported. OTIS. "
WASHINGTON , April 23. The following dispatch was
received at the War department late this" evening :
" " "IfANTLA , April 23. Adjutant Generalf Casualties at
Quengua today First Nebraska , two ollicers and two enlisted
killed ; two officers and two privates wounded- Fourth cav
alry : Two men killed and five wounded. Fifty-first Iowa :
Seven enlisted men wounded. Utah light artillery : One of
ficer and two enlisted men wounded. Total , 49. Names in
morning. OTIS. "
DETAILS OF THE ENGAGEMENF
Colonel Stolseiilierp In Sliot IJentl
While TcnrlcHKly I-rndlns ; the
Flint \cl > rn Uu Voluntccrx.
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MANILA , April 23 ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The Amor-
lean troops sustained today their severest
loss so far In the campaign In the Philip ,
pines. Seven men were killed and many
were wounded In an engagement with tbti
rebels nt Quengua , resulting from a recon
naissance. One report gives the number ot
wounded at forty-four , another at twenty-
five.
Among fhe dead arc Colonel Stotscnbors
and Lieutenant Slsson of the First Nebraska
regiment. Colonel Stotsenberg was killed
while leading his men In a charge.
Four of the seven killed were Nebraska
volunteers and three were regulars of the
Fourth cavalry.
Quengua Is six miles northeast of Malolo * ,
the headquarters of Major General Mac-
Arthur's division ,
I3ilgadler General Halo's brigade holCo
the town tonight , tlie Filipinos having been
forced to fly from two lines of strong
trenches. Major General Lawton's advnnco
northward from Manila east of the railroad
continues. He led a flying column forward
from Novaliches tbla morning , carrying ra
tions for ton days.
ANNoulntiMl 1'rcnn btitry.
MANILA , April 23. Four men of the
First Nebraska regiment , Including Colonel
Stotsenberg , Lieutenant SUson and three
men of the Fourth cavalry , were killed and
forty-four wounded In an engagement at
Quengua today. The Filipinos retreated
with small Iocs ,
The engagement developed Into a dis
astrous , though successful fight. Tlio in
surgents had u horsifthoo trench , about n
inllo long , encircling a rice field on the
edge of a wood.
Major Dell , with forty cavalrymen , en
countered a strong outpost. One of his
men was killed nnd five were wounded by
a volley.
The Americans retired , carrying their
wounded , under flro and with great dim-
culty , being closely pursued , a fog enabling
the enemy to creep up to them.
Two men who were carrying .1 comrade
were shot In tlie arms , but they continued
with their burden.
Major Koll Fcnt for reinforcements to
rrecuo the bodies of the killed cuvaliymen
and a battalion of the Nebraska regiment ,
under Major Mulford , arrived and advanced
until checked by volleys from the enemy's
trenches. The Americans lay nbout 800
jards from the Uenches , behind rice fur
rows , under flro foi two hours.
Several men were sunstruck , ono dying
from the effects of the heat , as they lay
there waiting for the artillery to como up.
Finally the Second battalion arrived , nnd
tUon Colonel Stotsenberg , who had spent
the night with his father at Manila , carne
upon the field. The men Immediately
rccognl/ed him nnd raised a cheer.
SI OlNCIllKTK IllHtlllltly Kllll'll.
Colonel Stotscnbcrg , deciding to charge
as the cheapest way out of the difficulty ,
led the attack at the head of his regiment.
Ho fell with u bullet In the breast , dylne
Instantly , about 200 yards from the breast
works.
Lieutenant Sisson fell with a bullet In his
heart , the bullet striking him near the pic
ture of a girl suspended by n ribbon from
bin neck.
In the meantime the artillery had ar
rived and shelled the trenches. The Filipinos
pines stood until the Nebraska troops were
right on the trenches and then they bolted
to the second line of intrencbmonts ,
*
mile back ,
The Nebraska regiment lost two privates
and had many wounded , Including two lieu
tenants. The Iowa leglment had several
wounded ,
The Utah regiment had one officer nnd
three men wounded.
Thirteen dead Filipinos were found In
the trenches. Their loss was comparatively
small on account of their safe shelter ,
The Americans carried tbo second trcni-b
with mnall loss and arc holding the town
tonight.
Colonel Stotstnbcrg has won a reputation
as one of the bravest fighters in the army.
He alwavs led his regiment and had
achieved remarkable popularity with his
men since the war began , although , during
his flrat colonelcy the volunteers , who were
not used to the rigid discipline of the regu
lar troops , thought him a hard ollltor
The loss of the Nebraska regiment In the
campaign In the greatest nuntalned by any
regiment and today'u disaster has greatly
saddened officers and men , who promise to
take fierce vengeance In the next tight
Nulfir of Iiiillaiia ,
WASHINGTON. April 23. Colonel
John Miller Stotsenberg of tbo first
Nebraska Infantry , who held tlio rauk
