i OMAHA DAILY BEE. , lflflT\IHISIim ) , F 10 , 3871. OMAHA , TJIUBSDAY MOUSING , MAY 25. 1899 TWELVE PAGES. XOTjliJ COPY JPtVlJJ C13XTS. ATTACOEAR GUARD Hard PAnnWENTY-SECONDREGIMENf InturgenU Vanturu Back In the Train of Lnwton'n ' Main Oolnmn. ONE AMERICAN KILLED FOURTEEN WOUNDED Qood HciulUi Accomplished In March of Twenty I&j ) to Foothills. TOWNS CAPTURED , PROPERTY DESTROYED 1'iiiir Hundred Itrlirlfi Hnld In Have Hi-en Killed and Twlei ! that .Viiin- her Wounded with I.n of HI * . American * , I MANILA , May 21 , fl25 ! j . m. Two com- I pAtilrn of the Third Infantry nnd two com- , tmnlen of the Twenty-second Infantry , form ing ( Ictiflrnl Lnwlon'ii renr Kimrd , returning from Hnn Mlguut to HnllnnR yesterday , es ( corting n nlKtml party , which wn picking Up wlro laid with Gonornl Lnwton'a expcdl- [ lion , fiiiinil that the Insurgcnta hnd rcoccu- pU l thn country , and hard fighting followed from daylight until the Americans camped nt nlHlit. Hut thu'iroops cuinplolcd their work , , though hnrnmod by thu enemy. Ono Amerl- * run VVRII killed nnd fourteen wore wounded. . ( , " The troop * captured twenty prisoners nnd ' \f thirty wounded , U dnvoloped today that five men Instead of ono worn drowned by the sinking of a raft 1 loaded with noldlnrn ot the Fourteenth rcgl- inrnt Nt tlio PiulR forry. Twenty InfttirKcnta were killed nnd forty wnrn wounded In Iho engagement with Major ! , Unit , n roconnollerlng party , consisting of if two companion of the Fourth cnvnlry , In the " vicinity of entila Arlln , yesterday. ( letieral teuton , with most of his troops , linn arrived nt Mnloloa. HU expedition innrchnil 120 miles In twenty dnys , hnd twenty-two ( lulus , captured twenty-eight town" , destroyed 300,000 bushclB of rlco nnd only lost tlx men killed nnd thlrty-ono iwoiimled. On the other hand , General Lawton - ton estimates that Ills troop killed 400 In- iniriiMiU ; nnd wounded double thnt number. The Oregon nnd Minnesota regiments are I returning to Mnnlln. The apnilnh ) newspaper. Occanln , has been itupprimi'd for publishing seditious editorials. Tlio United atntcs commissioner ! ! nnd many Atnorlrnn officer * celebrated Queen Victoria' * hlrthdny todny on board the Ilrlt- Inli flrst-clnss cruiser Powerful. lll | ierne Home Iiimirnciit * . S p , m. Ocncrnls MncArthur nnd Funs- ton , with Ihn Kansas nnd Montana rcgl- jiu-nlit and the Utah battery , have dispersed KOO InsurKcntB who were Intrenched on the rnllrond beyond Snn Fernando , near Santa The Amnrlcnn ncouls were fired upon from thn trenchr * unexpectedly nnd withdrew , for Thn firing was hoard nt Snn Fernando , nnd PT" ( lonornl MacArthur assembled htu troops and * . marched quickly after the scouts. The Mpn- m- tnna reKlinont nnnkcd the trenches on the ' Irft and the Kansas regiment attacked the L unnmy's ' right Ilnnk , General Funston lead- " IIIK the charge nt the doublcqulck. The Insurgent IOBH was large , many prls- onnra were captured nnd It IB reported that * twenty Americans wore wounded. * CASUALTY LISr FROM MANILA Volunteem Killed Two Wedtern NumlM-r of HcKiilarn Wounded , Two from Tweiity-Heeond. WASHINGTON , Mny 21. The War do- r partition ! todny received the following * / cnounlly report from General Otis : * V \ Wounded : f > Twenty-Klrnt Infantry. 4 ; Private Lconnrd Kdllns. Company B. May [ / II , niodcrnlo. iK Twelfth Infantry. M Private John Pcndor. Company I , May 22 , i Bkull , severe. , j Mnth Infantry. 5-s I > rlvato Charlun H. Knopko , Company C , t ' thumb , slight. ' Konrth Cavalry. Private Joe Costello , Troop K , breast , everc , * Private Thomas Turner , Troop K , thumb , moderate. s Prlvato Hans C. Mathlcson , Troop K , thigh , novoro. Infantry. a , Tweiity-Heeond Prlvnlo llobert V. Cassldy , Company K , severe , Private Simon Schultcr , Company L , eo- 1 \ere. ; Killed : Flrnt Idaho. COHPOHAL OKOROn SCOTT. Company G. I'lrnt Colorailo , ! I'lllVATB HAHHY L. BOXSEE , Company 0 , May 23. i ; TOTAL DEATHjMN THE ARMY Utrr Ilnlf Oocurrrd In Campa In the I United Hlnleii Nix Hundred i In Ihe IMilllppluei. NHW YOltK , Mny 21. A special to the lleralil from Wnshlnxton aayi that Adjutant ( len r l Corhln has prepared thli statement of the number of deaths which nine oc curred In the army slnco the beginning ot Ihe w r with Spain : In Cuba , I,3'.i9 ; In Porto HIco , 287 ; at Honolulu , 4S , In the Philippines , COS ; in the Unite , ! fltatej , X 72. Total , 6,209. Onierrn on the .Sherldnn. WASHINOTO.V , May 21. General Shatter telegraphs the Wnr department the follow ing il < t of military pauengtra who nrrlved at San FranRlioa on the Sheridan : General Miller , Colonel Llpplnrott , deputy surgeon general , Captain * Clay , Seventeenth Infun- tryj Illll. Pint Montana ; Oueb , First Ne- brwlui ; Jcnien , anlitant surxeon First Ne- tiriUkAi Klnt LUutenanta Jackson and Ne lt , Twenty-second Infantry ; CoRln , 04- iliunt aurxeon Tenth PenniylvanU ; lloth- well. Klnt WaihlnKton ; Itud , volunteer sig nal rp * ; 8 MS lid Lieutenant * Cavaniugh , TS f ll th IsfrtRlry , Zolarj , Flrjt Colorado , Twottly-lwo ilek sail eonTalmceut Boldlera ami f iKt-fo ir dla harKed men alio ar rived. Pflrat * John W. Flint , Company P Thlrteeoih Mlnaemta , died at lea on the I lib lB Uat nf dytentery , Ills body lit on Ward the ahlp. t-'ourlrfntli Infnnlry to the front. a .VTTLK. WaiU. , May St. Companies II auj H ( lb r * uNeenth Infantry arrUod todny tram Alaika an the itaauur koMt TU * two mpanlB have been atU > Mti at Dfta t r Ihe lait year. They o4 r l tu tk Philippines OoMlen Slnrt Iron. I.VIM enworlli. LKAVKMWOHTH , Mar -fompanlw A , K r a d ! > Ui mih t gliel stlim Infan try. 419 mn aa > l el bt onVora. Major H C. euuiauadiac , Uft Fort Lcavcnwonh this afiernoon for Manila , vln Snn Francisco , lo Mil on the Grant May 29. Companies A nnd K went via the Missouri Pacific ; C and 1) vln the Snntft Fe. SERIOUS DOCK STRIKE IN CUBA Jinny fnloaileil Venue ! * Aecumnlntc In llarhor Soldier * Will Gener ally Accept ( he Gratuity. HAVANA. Way 21. The contlnuanco ot the Ilghlcrmen'fl Mrlko Is causing serious Inconvenience to shipping. The great In rush of vc'srls , unable to unload , finally led Collector llllsg to cable Surgeon General Wyman. asking permission to lay the ves- iiclii nt the wharves. The surgeon general replied thnt tti ! might be done botwccn Ln iMachlnn nnd Caballcrla , but only be tween tin so wlmrvcs. Outside these limits the American sanitary rcgulntlons prohibit the landing of vessels owing to the filth which the sewers dcpcnlt nlong the harbor shores. Nine hundred lighter men nre In volved In the strike. They admit they have been earning $00 per month , and the differ ence between thorn and their employer Is smnll. They refused n proposal to eubmtl the matter to arbitration. Thn Munson steamship line Is the only one not affected , that company having Its own llghtcm and men. The police and military guards at the wharves have been Increased and Commodore U. J. Cromwell , captain of the port of Havana , has ordered the marines to hold themselves In readiness. General Maximo Gomez has received a telegram from General Sanchez In Santiago province , saying : "Division will not accept money. " Ho has replied : "Will use every effort compatible with dignity and honor. " The Havana papers consider this answer cvaslvo and the Cubans generally , especially those belonging to the fighting divisions , which are chiefly westerners , say tha t mr t of the soldiers will accept the money , as $7" > l better than nothing. Probably there will bo n largo attendance on the first pay ment , ns well ns upon those thnt follow. A member of the staff of Gomez snld todny that not more than 20 per cent would re fuse when the money was actually In eight. Hnvunn today lies been alive with flags In honor of tile queen's birthday and all the ships In the harbor have been gaily decorated. The banquet tonight nt the Hotel Inglnterra was attended by eighty tcprcscntatlvc people nnd passed off with great enthusiasm , Addresses were made by Governor General Brooke , Major General LudloW , Scnor Federlco Morn , supreme court fiscal ; Senor Perfecto Lacoste , the mayor , nnd others. Major General Fltzlmgh Leo will deliver the Decoration day address over those who died nnd nro burled at Camp Victoria. The victims of the Malno disaster will receive appropriate honors In the morning and the Seventh corps ceremony will tnko place In the afternoon. Ono of the objects of the meeting on Juno 1 between the govenior general and tdo department commanders Is to promote unity ot action In dealing with similar slt- untlon In the various provinces. For In stance , Genernl Carpenter , military gov ernor ° f the Department of Puerto Principe , has never conferred with the governor gen eral nnd Major Gcncrnl Wood of the Santi ago department has bad only ono confer ence with him. The highest temperature reached today was 88 degrees Fahrenheit. At 3 o'clock this afternoon It had fallen to 80. BENDING THE TWIG PROPERLY Sundny School Worker * DINCIINH AVork MftliodK Delaware Milken Ileiit Showing nf Attendance. PHILADELPHIA , May 24. The celebra tion of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the American Sunday School union was begun hero today and will continue tomorrow. A largo number ot members of the union and many eminent clergymen from different sec tions of the United States are In attend ance. The celebration was Inaugurated by u monster meeting held at the Academy of Music this afternoon. Tonight ten large meetings were held In different parts ot the city. city.Tho The spacious academy wns filled this aft ernoon when the exercises were begun. On the stage were prominent preachers who represented many denominations. One of the features of the decorations wan a large map of the United States erected on the stage , which showed the percentage of the popu lation of each state of the union enrolled In the Sundry schools. The little state of Delaware headed the list with 28 per cent , Maryland came next with 25 per cent and Oregon third with 24 per cent. New Mexico ice came last with hut three-tenths of 1 per cent of KB population connected with Sundny schools. The meeting was presided over by Morris K. Jcbup of New York , president of the union. After the choir had opened the ex ercises President Jesup delivered the ad dress of welcome. He dwelt at length on the work of the organization during Ibo last seventy-five years and told how the union has kept pace with the growth of the country. Ho concluded by saying that the destinies of the nation rest upon the youth of tcday and thnt It was the duty of the ndu/ts to look after the education and moral training of the young. Addresses were also made by Dlsliop Cyrus D. Foss , D , D. , of the Methodist Episcopal dloceso of Pennsylvania , Rev. Henry Vnrlcy of Englnnd , Rev. Floyd W. Tomklns , I ) . D. , rector of Trinity Protestant Episcopal church ot this city ; Rufus M. Jones , representing the Society of Friends , nnd Rev. Russell H. Conwell of Grace Ilap- tlst church of this city. Tha last named made an eloquent address. In which bo eulogized Queen Victoria as a good type ot the Christian woman. A message of congratulation was sent to the queen. H reads as follows : "The American Sunday School union , celebrating this day In a great public as sembly Its seventy-fifth anniversary , sends Its Christian greetings and congratulations upon her eightieth birthday. "MORRIS K. JKSUP. President. " 'I'llInroiuiinny Jolun TriiHt. TOLEDO , 0. , May 24. The Toledo Seam less Tube company has gone Into the bl- cycl trust nnd the consideration is under stood ( o bo J 100,000. .MnvemeiitN of Oeenii VciiNelN , Milt , At Antwerp Arrived Nederland , from Philadelphia. At Queenstown Arrived Teutonic , from New York for Liverpool , At Southampton Arrived Labn , from New York for Ilremen. At Liverpool Arrived Cephalla , from Boitcn. Cuftc , from New York. At Nagasaki Arrived Akcr , from New Chwaug fnr Portland , Ore , At Hong Kong Arrived Lenox , from Portland. Ore. , via Yokohama ; Tartar , from San Franolico via Vancouver , At Glasgow Arrived Furnessla , from New York , At Cherbourg Arrived Pretoria , from New York via Plymouth for Hamburg , Sailed KaUer Wlllielra der Grosse , from Ilrernen for New York. i At Now York Arrived Majeitlc , from Liverpool ; Phoenicia , fro-n Hamburg , via Halifax. Aller , from Naples. Sailed La I Touralne , fr > r Havre. I At lioulogne Arrived Amsterdam , from i New York for Rotterdam. At Southampton Arrived St. Pauf. fiorn YorV ADMIRAL DEWEY WANTS REST Worn Ont by Onerous Dalies and Responsi bilities in Tropical Climate. PREDICTS GREAT FUTURE FOR ISLANDS Opinion thnt ( or United Stiitcii lo Part with Them Would on ti Oront Wnr llc- liclllon About United , NEW YORK , May 24. A dispatch to the Journal and Advertiser from Hong Kong quotes Admiral Dewey ns saying on board the Olympla : "Tho courtesy of these visit ors I warmly appreciate , but I am too much worn out and elck to receive them. I am sorry to leave Manila at this time. I could not stand the care nnd rteponslblllty much longer. It Is vastly easier sometimes to bo under orders than to Issue them. "It Is the responsibility that kills. During the year that has elapsed since wo canio to Manila I have not had one sick day until now. A year Is long enough In this climate for an old man and 1 am glad to be per mitted a rest. On this account I expect to remain In Hong Kong tw'o weeks. That | ought to recuperate me. My Intention Is to spend the time at Victoria Peak , where I hope to be absolutely free from worry. No body Is more sensible of the kindness ot the people who have extended me Invitations , but 1 do not wish for entertainment. My health would not stand It at present. Two weeks of perfect quiet at the peak ought to make a new man of me. "I have the greatest enthusiasm In the future of the Philippines. I hope to BOO America's possessions the key to Oriental commerce and civilization. The brains ot our greet country will develop the untold agricultural and mineral richness ot the Islands. "Wo must never sell them. Such an net would bring another great war. We will never part , with the Philippines , I am sure' , and In future , years the Idea that anybody should have seriously suggested It will be ono of the curiosities of history. "The Insurrection Is broken. There will be no more hard battles and the new era for the Islands that was temporarily delayed by the rising will soon begin. Agulnaldo and his generals must be captured and then the very semblance of an Insurrection will cease. "Tho Olympla will go home leisurely. I want all my officers and men to get the greatest benefit of all the slops wo make. Wo will pick our places with this In mind. They have earned a rest by a year of steady duty without respite * "While I am glad to be going homo , I cannot leave Manila without regrets. There have been many pleasant occurrences among the months ot harassing responsibility , and we will not forget them. " SurRi-oii oil Vevfcy'm Health. WASHINGTON. May 24. Burgeon J. E. Page of Admiral Dewcy's flagship , the Olympla , has arrived hero on leave. Ho came ahead ot the Olympla to avoid the long delays of the sail via the Suez canal. Surgeon Page has been on the flagship over since Dewcy took command , seeing him dally and having general charge of medical af fairs , .so that he Is In a position to give aa. Intelligent view of the admiral's health and general condition. Ho sold today : "Admiral Dewey Is In no sense a sick man , but Is as weN as any man could be after spending n year In the tropics. I was on the Olympla at the time he came aboard and from that time to the present I do not believe there has been any appreciable change In his appearance , weight or general condition. Anyone who thinks ho Is a phy sical wreck should hear 'the ' admiral on the quarter deck when ho gets aroused. He Is the gentlest man living , and yet ho expects every man to do his exact duty , and when there Is any shortcoming the admiral will be heard from In no feeble or sickly man ner. Of course , everyone In the fleet has suffered In health more or less In the last year , owing to the terrlftc and long sus tained heat and the enervating climate. It takes all the rife out of a strong man , kills his energy and ambition. In that way Dewey suffered with all the rest of us. It was particularly arduous doing blockade duty , when for long stretches no man could get ashore. " Surgeon Page was asked If Admiral Dewey's responsibility had not weighed heavily on him. "I think not , " ho answered , "and I be lieve It will be found that he has Just as much narvo as the morning he fought the battle of Manila bay. Ho Is a man who carries responsibility lightly and does not lot It break him down. On the morning of the battTe he was perfectly cool and only once 'throughout the action did ho show signs ot excitement. That was when the head gunner reported that our ammunition was running short. This wan about the time wo pulled off for breakfast and It had a rather depressing effect. But It was quickly offset when the ofllccr of the deck reported that the Rclna Christina and Castalla were ( afire. That was the turning point and the admiral had no anxiety after that. " Asked If ho had prescribed for Dewey of late. Surgeon Page said : "No , ho has no need for prescriptions. During the last year he has not once nskcd for a prescription or taken medical advice , except In a casual way. If ho wonts any thing ho sends down to tbo ship's apothe cary and gets It. His habits are so regular that he needs little or no medicine. His smoking and drinking are In perfect modera tion. He eats well and sleeps well , and It Is one of the recognized offences on board ship to tramp heavily over tbo admiral's cabin after he has retired. " "It has needed a pretty calm man at the head of affairs , " said Surgeon Page when asked as to the report ! ) of friction with the Gorman navaj officers. "I know nothing of any differences , but we all felt that much reliance was to bo placed on the admiral's tact and conservatism as a means of avoid ing any possible difference. Throughout the fleet he was universally admired , not only as a naval commander , but for bis states manship and discretion. " Welcome * to WiiitlittiKton. WASHINGTON , May 24. Preliminary steps have been taken by the Washington Hoard of Trade for a welcome to Admiral Dewey on his return to this city. The District commissioners have been requested to appoint a committee of citizens to take charge of the matter and also to represent thci District In all questions pertaining to the reception of the admiral on his return to this country and to the capital. The board also Indorsed the movement to pre sent to Admiral Dewey a suitable perma nent home In this city , HARMLESS NEGROES BEATEN "Laborer * * " Ilnml OriranlxeM to Drive Colored Operatives Out or the Country. GRIFFIN , Ga. . May 24. The flogging of three colored operatives ot the Ktncald mills on Monday night by whltecaps has led to aeiifatloual development ! . Last night an other negro was taken from his house and severely beaten and cut. The negroes are citizens. Today the suotria- Kndent ncd others nt the Klncald mills were notified to reave at once or they would bo "dealt with. " It now transpires that there has befn i club formed here known ns the "Laborers' Union band , " with the purpose of driving the negroes out of the country. The band has nbout 500 members , a largo number of whom are boys under age. At a recent meeting of this mob It was sug gested that the boys bo turned out , as they knew no better thnn to sell out for money. At 'bis the boys threatened their fathers on I promised to reveal everything. The yutipg criminals , by reason of their courage , remained within the ranks , Upon orders from the governor , the Griffin Rifles nre In their armory awaiting orders from Judge Hammond to proceed to the factory. The mayor has boon reliably In formed that If the men go to the factory there will be trouble In the city tonight. He has ordered nil the police on duty through out the night , DEMOCRATS WILL TRY TO WIN National Committee Compare * Xoo nt St. Loulu Dlfllcnlty In Sccur- ( luoruni. ST. LOUIS , -Mny 24. "Ways , means and methods of conducting the next presidential campnlgn will be conMdbrcd by the demo cratic conference at the Planters' betel to morrow , It Is not expected thnt much other matter will come before the meeting , nnd no definite action of nny sort will betaken taken unless a majority of Hie members of the committee la present and whether n sufficient number will be In attendance Is problematical. Ex-Governor Stone of Missouri , who Is sued the call for the meeting , has received twenty-eight favorable reports. Two of these have been withdrawn nnd proxies for warded. This leaves but twcnty-elx mem- burs of the committee as an outsldo num ber to bo present at the meeting and the democratic leaders ore not ovorsangulne tonight that they will have this number , or oven twcnty-throo , which would constitute n working majority of ttic committee. If a quorum Is secured It Is altogether likely , according to Commlttceman Gahan ot Illi nois , that the meeting will bo resolved Into a formal session ot the national committee and some definite action taken. Otherwise , there will be nothing but an Informal con ference regarding the best methods of con ducting the campaign. Only three com- mtttccmcn arc In the city tonight Woodson of Kentucky , Gahan of Illinois and Stone of Missouri. It Is generally understood that "anti trust" will be the rallying cry for the de mocracy , with "anti-Imperialism" a close second , and " 16 to 1" not entirely discarded , but kept In third place. As ono of the lead- crc of the party expressed It , "anti-trust" and "anti-Imperialism" will be the salt and pepper with which wo will flavor " 16 to 1. " There have 'been ' countless rumors floating around to the effect that silver Is to be en tirely discarded and that so far aa Missouri Is concerned Bryan Is to toe shelved In favor ot William J. Stone of .Missouri. This Mr. Stone positively denied today , saying that ho would go Into the next convention to work for Mr. Bryan and that the -Missouri delegation would vote solidly for Mr. Bryan's nomination. Commlttceman Gahanwas , closeted for three hours today with Mr. Stone , urging the claims of the Harrison Action In Illinois , as against that headed by. ex-Governor Alt- gold. The Harrison men deeply resent the action of the democratic national committee In the endorsement It gave Attgeld In the mayoralty campnlgn this spring and was very stiff In urging that Altgold bo removed from the advisory committee of the national committee , as ho did not reprcsant the regu lar democratic organization , which the Harrison risen men assert themselves to be. It the conference should be resolved Into a formal meeting of the national committee tomorrow it Is probable that the resignation of Messrs. Teller and Alien from the ways committee will bo accepted. Both arc willIng - Ing to get out and the other members of the national committee are willing they should. It Is also reported that Chairman Jones of the national commlttco will resign , but this Is not confirmed. It Is known that Senator Jones Is a sick man and his illness Is of a nature that may prevent bis taking an active part in the management of a presidential campaign. If his resignation comes his successor Is likely to bo WHHam J. Stone of .Missouri , or J. G. Johnson of Kansas , the present acting secretary of the national commlttco. The "anti-trust" banquet tomorrow night promises to bo a most successful affair. All available scats have been sold and an over flow meeting has been arranged for. The toasts will bo as follows : "Why Wo Are Here , " Kon. Harry B. Hawca. Presentation of state and district banners In the name of the district committee , Hon. Champ Clark. Acceptance of state banner , Hon. C. B. Parrls. Acceptance of district banner , Hon. M. B. Bcnton. "Trusts and Democracy , " M. C. Wetmoro. "The Trust and Its Parents , " Hon. D. A. Do Armond. "Monopolies , " William J. Bryan. It Is expected that short talks will be made by other distinguished democrats. SCOOPERS HEAVE WJTH A WILL Two Million lltiiihelH Elevated a Day and Ilnrhor Will Do Clear Within the Week. BUFFALO , N. Y. , May 24 , That the harbor v IU be clear of grain-laden boats before the end of the week Is the pre diction confidently made by Contractor Con- ncrs and elevator men tonight. With the big force of ojoopors that were at work to day 2,000,000 bushels of grain had been ele vated up to C o'clock nnd work Is going on rapidly with night shifts. The ndoptlon of the new system brought about by the strike was attended by no trouble of nny consequence , The coal heavers who left the Erie docks are to report for work at noon tomorrow and President Keefo of the International Longshoremen's association eald tonight that the coal Tieavers on the Lehlgh and Lackawanna docks would be at work again tomorrow or Friday. They are the last of the strikers to reach an agreement , all other docks having 'been manned today. The new Grain Shovelers' union was reor ganized tonight under the direction of Mr. Keofe. There was a stormy time. Some ono claimed thai ono of the men named for re cording secretary was not an American citi zen , A free-for-all flght took place. In the mldat of the light the curtain wns dropped on Mr. Keefe's head , The pollce ttopped the flght and no ono was seriously hurt. President McMnhon and nearly the entire old .board of ofllcera were re-elected. Cleveland1 ! * I'nrxpouted lletiirn. PRINCETON , N. J. , May 24. Orover Cleveland arrived In this city this evening , Ho came In a special Baltimore & Ohio r.ir. His coming was unexpected and tnuc vas no one to meet him , Mrs. Cleveland her- pelf being at the bar ) game. Under tbo circumstances tin ex-presllont , dressed In a negligee shirt and a slouoh hat nnd cany- Ing a little black grip , walked down Duyard avenue to bis home. Ho teemed Ju his usual health. OFFICIAL PRAISE FOR TROOPS MaoArthur Makes retailed Report of Opera tions in Philippines. DANGEROUS DUTIES OF THE NEBRASKANS Their Faithful Kxecntlnti of Arduonn TimliN In Imperially Commended Food Supply IN Prompt and Satlnfacfory. WASHINGTON , May 24. Secretary of Wnr Alger today received ty mnll a de tailed report ot the movements of Mac- Arthur's division In. the Philippines , carry ing the operations Into April. This report ho look over to the president. It throws considerable new light upon the campaign. As soon as the president has had an oppor tunity to examine It It will bo made public , together with the report of General Otis ro- celvcd today. The secretary of war today made public n report from 'Major General MacArthur , being one of the reports enclosed by Geueial Otln In his own report of the operations In the Philippines , which was In part fnibmlttcd to the cabinet yesterday. MncArthur covers ft period of time from the evening of Feb ruary 4 , when the Insurgent outbreak began , to February 28. 'Ho gives a vivid picture of the conditions prevailing In Mr.nlla nnd Its suburbs during the exciting times that fol lowed the Initiation of the Insurgent attack. An Important , fenture of his report Is the demonstration of the responsibility of the Insurgents for the outbreak. Ho also speaks In terms of the highest praleo of the splen did qualities of American ofllcers and en listed men. General MacArthur's command was the Second division of the Eighth army corps , which Included the Twentieth Kansas ( Fun- ston's command ) nnd the Utah battery. General MacArthur mentions nlso a llttlo naval contingent In the shape of a Colt au tomatic gun loaned by the Helen , manned by Lieutenant Clclund Davis , who volun teered with three marines. Mnklng a brief statement ot the position of the United States troops In Manila and suburbs Just preceding thtj outbreak of February 4. Geno.-al MacArthur comes to the Incidents leading up to the rupture. He says : "Tho pertinacity ot the Insurgents In passing armed parties over the lines of de limitation Into American territory Induced a correspondence which , In the light of sub sequent events , Is Interesting as Indicat ing with considerable precision a premedi tated purpose on the part of somebody In the Insurgent army to force a collision. " General MacArthur addressed n note to Colonel San Miguel of the Insurgent army. The note , which has now become BO Im portant , and the answer , are as follows : Linen Miittt DC Observed. Sir : The line between your command and my command has beer long established and Is well understood by yourself and my self. It is quite necessary , under present con ditions , that this line should not be passed by armed men of either command. An armed party from ycur command now occupies the village In front of block house No. 7 , nt a point considerably more than 100 ynrla on my side of the line , ' and la wfj' nctlvo In exhibiting hostile Intentions. This party must be withdrawn to your Bldo of the line at once. From this date , If the flno ! s crossed by your men with arms In their hands , they must be regarded as subji'H to such action as I may deem necessary. Very respect fully , ARTHUR MACAHTHI'R , Major General , U. S. V. , Commanding. SAN JUAN DEL MONTE. Feb. 2. Ma jor General MacArthur : My Very Dear Sir In reply to yours dated today , In which you Inform mo that ray soldiers have been passing the line of demarkatlon fixed by agreement , I deslro to say that this Is for eign to my wishes and I shall give Imme diate orders In the premises that they le- tlre. Truly yours , L. F. SAN MIGUEL , Colonel and First Chief. Next came the disregard for the promise , which precipitated the outbreak , and this Is described by General MacArthur In the following language : "At about 8:30 : p. m. , February 4 , an In surgent patrol , consisting of four armed soldiers , entered our territory at block house No. 7 and advanced to the little village of ! Santol , which was occupied along the pipe ' line by the Nebraska outpost. The Ameri can sentry challenged twice , and then , as the Insurgent patrol continued to advance , ho fired , whereupon the patrol returned to block house No. 7 , whence fire was Im mediately opened by the entire Insurgent outpost at that point. ' XehniNkniiH Under Fire. "At 9 p. m. Colonel Stotsenburg of the First Nebraska Infantry , U. S. V. , reported considerable firing nt his outposts , which extended gradually along 'tho entire front of the division. "At 10:10 : p. ra. It was evident that the hostilities had been begun In earnest by the Insurgents , and accordingly an order was Issued from these headquarters to put everyi i 'thing ' on the firing line , according to a j program which had been prearranged for such on emergency. " Continuing , the report shows that the fighting progressed fiercely all night and' ' the next day the Insurgents were driven I back from their wholn lino. The Tennessee ' regiment and the Sou'.h Dakota regiments ! are particularly mentioned as rendering good ' service. General MacArthur says : "The combat wna characterized by a flno display of bravery of the troops , who were I essential to the final success achieved. " ' The affair of February 7 Is described as nn outpost affair originating bstwccn oppos Ing sentinels and ending with a hand-to hand conflict between three and a half com panies under Colonel Funston and Major Metcalf and 200 insurgents. The latter stood firmly and clubbed muskets and bayonets were freely used , the result being a complete rout of the enemy. The plan of 'the attack on Caloocan Is described In the report. The program Is said to have been carried out with almost exact precision , the tactical execution being excellent and the resistance such as to re quire the best efforts of nil concerned. Com pany M of the Montana regiment Is cspc- ' dally mentioned for Its performance undeji' ' Major Delof some extra hazardous duty In making a feint , Miu'Arthiir 1'ralNen N Of the Nebraska regiment General Mao- Arthur says : "In consequence of Its advanced position at the pumping station , the Nebraska regi ment has been engaged In a series of minor operations , which have resulted In a large amount of arduous and dangerous work , all of which has been cordially and well per formed by this excellent regiment. " The attempt of the natives within the city , assisted by tbo Insurgents outside , to rise within the city of Manila on February 23 , Is described as a formidable movement , General MacArthur says the situation was made embarrassing b'y the fact that a num ber of Insurgent soldiers had succeeded In getting back of the American lines and he shows buw the Montana regiment , accom panied by Major Mallory , materially aided In suppressing the demonstration , The quartermaster and subsistence deoart- CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Foreran t for Nebraska- Showers In Eastern Portion ; Southerly Wind * . Temperature nt Omaha jeaterdnyi Hour. Don. Hour. Den. mcntu' report are praised ns completely suc cessful In every detail. Says the report : "The supply of American soldiers engaged In active field operations on thcso distant shores with choice fresh beef from Aus tralia , the very best quality of fresh vege tables from the United States , together with all other parts of the ration In abund ant quantity and good quality , Is certainly a Just cause for congratulation to all concerned - corned , " After taking the medical department Into his chapter of commendation. General Mae- Arthur speaks of the results of the work of the American troops ns follows : "Tho punishment Inflicted by the division may bo estimated from the fact that oinclal report has been made of the actual burial of 374 Insurcents killed In nrtlon during the month. The enomy's wounded were ns a general rule successfully removed , so that It Is Impossible to speak with any precision In that respect , hut It Is assumed thnt three wounded to ono killed Would bo n reasonable estimate. " The report concludes with special tribute * to the enlisted men , first to general olllccrs and lastly to the staff. HIGH PRAISE FOR KANSANS Miller Credltn Them with Mont Ilrtl- llnut Work or Cmnpnlurii Krlenda at Home I > lNilciiNed. KANSAS CITY , May 24. A special from San Francisco eays : Ilrlgadlcr General Mar cus r. Miller , who reached San Francisco from Manila Monday on the Sheridan , said today In an Interview : "While all the BO- dlcrs that have goneto Manila hnvo done splendid service , the Twentieth Kansas regi ment has received the greatest distinction. Next to them I should ibo Inclined to put the dotnchmcnt of the Third artillery. When I arrived In Manila I applied to General Otis for the Kansas regiment , hut someone j had gotten ahead of me. They sent me the Tennessee regiment Instead , and I never saw braver fighting. Genornl Funaton mny bo kept nt Manila for many months unless thejc peace-making efforts are successful. At nny rate there Is small likelihood of his getting back here when his old command comes. His work was little short of wonderful. " TOPBKA , Kan. , May 24. General dissatis faction Is expressed In Kansas over the determination to muster out the Twentieth Kansas with other regiments at San Fran cisco. Elaborate preparations to welcome home General Frederick Funston and his gallant Kansans have been making and It Is felt that If mustered out an the coast the soldiers will not roach Kansas In a body. General Stanley has decided to pe tition the Wnr department to change the order and a council of the Grand Army of the Republic hero today adoptol resolutions Inviting pests throughout tha state to help ln-an effort to have the rer.Iment brought home Intact. * PARIS STILL ON THE ROCKS All EfTortn Tlinn Knr Made to Float the A'cnitel Prove to He FriiltleHN. ( Copyright , 1893 , by Press Publishing Co. ) LONDON , Mny 24. ( Now York World Cablegram Special : Telegram. ) I witnessed tcday an effort to tow the steamer Paris off the rocks. It was a complete failure , as the great ship did not budge an Inch. Haul age wns tried up to the highest limit deemed safe , but made net the slightest Impression. The company's agents , on landing , looked very grave , but declined to speak , although obliged to admit the attempt had entirely failed. They said , however , It would bo renewed tomorrow , with better hope of suc cess. cess.There There are signs of a southeasterly breeze springing up tonight , which , If It continues , ! will have serious consequences , as the ship Is quite Irresponsive to tno action of the ) waves. Captain Watklns still remains on I board , seeing no ono and Is profoundly nf- { fected by the sad plight of the magnificent ship of which ho was BO Justly proud. Wide spread sympathy Is felt with tha captain , whoso record had heretofore been BO bril liant. QUEEN VICTORIA'S EYESIGHT Said Tioi to He IVorne Than that of Other People of Her ( Copyright , 18D3 , by Press Publishing Co. ) LONDON , May 24. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) No olllcl statement has been made respecting the queen's sight , but I hear thnt debutantes nnd dlplomntlKts received by her mnjosty nt her last drawing room noticed that she hud dlttlculty In Identifying even those well i known to her. For the first tlmo nt such j n function the queen were glasses. Her majesty's sight Is not lost and not worse than that of n majority of octogenarians. The statement that Dr. Pagonstccher ex amined her eyes when In London recently Is obviously Incorrect , ns the queen was then i ut Clemoz , hut It Is understood ho was con- | suited by the queen's oculist nnd on the ; facts prcarntcd lo him expressed the opinion i that nn tpcratlon for cataract In a few months would give complete relief , Tlio { queen leaves for Scotland Friday , to remain until July. SALOONS GO OUT OF BUSINESS Five Hundred Iiliinor HoiiHen of llal- tlmoru Are IJiinlilito Make Hilda .Meet. nALTIMORK. May 21 , Five hundred saloons - loons of Ualtlmore , It Is estimated , will quit business. Some of them hnvo nlrendy closed their doors and others will follow. The cause of the great shutdown Is the de termination of the Maryland Drawing com pany , which controls nearly nine-tenths of the output of the city , to abandon tha prac tice of paying for saloon licensed In order to force Its product on the market. Last year , on Mny 17 , nppllcatloiis for licenses filed with the Hoard of Liquor License Com missioners numbered 2,451. On the same date this year only 2,291 applications bad been tiled , a falling off of 1GO , In a circular Icsued by ( do Mnrylnnd Brewing company It Is set forth that the bn- loon business ban not been legitimate In the pact , as brewerlcb have been compelled to nt out saloons , buy licenses nt on ex pense of | 276 and oven advance other money to saloon keepers. The result has been too many saloons In ono neighborhood and a consequent serious damage to builneis. it U proposed , according to the circular , to brine tlio biulne&B up to the state ot legiti macy and keep In force the rule against unhealthy competition and cheapening of trade. _ j TRIUMPHAL JOURNEY Bear Admiral Schley'a Trip Through State One Continuous Ovation. GREETED AT LINCOLN BY IMMENSE CROWD Three Thousand Enthusiastic Admirers Ohecr Him at the Depot. TRAIN REMAINS FOR FIFTEEN MINUTES At Hastings the Town Turns Out En Mass to See the Hero. SEVERAL PEOPLE FAINT IN THE CROWD Menntlfiil IlnttleNlilp ot Cholee riow- cr IN Prenenled to the Admiral , Accompanied liy f.'Ue Thou- ' mid Hlinutn , LINCOLN , Mny 21. ( Special Telegram. ) Hear Admiral Schlcy was tcnderod an ovation at the Hurllngton depot bore to night by a crowd of about 3,000 enthunl- nstlc admirers. The train beurlng the fa- moiiH naval officer nnd thp balnnco of Gcn- ornl Mnndcrson's pnrty nrrlvcd In the oily nt 6:45 : nnd left nt C o'clock. During the wait In the city people crowded around the rear platform of the train , where the ad- nilrnl nppenred with Mrs. Schlr-y. General nnd Mrs. Mnndcrson nnd Tobe Cnstor. Ad miral Schloy was able to shake hands with n few people with his left hand. Ho wns called upon for n speech , but ho declined with thnnliR for Kio respect shown him. HASTINGS , NcJ ) . . Mny 24. ( Speclnl Tele gram. ) The patriotic people of Hastings turned out en masse tonight to greet Roar Admiral Schloy. who arrived In Hastings nt 8:30. : The Second Roglmout band headed the procession to the depot , followed by tha Hoys' brigade , members of the Grand Army of the Republic , Women' * Relief corps and citizens. At the depot the crowd was so compact that several people fainted. Senator Mandcrson Introduced the hero of Santiago and the crowd went wild. In thanking the people for their demonstration Schlcy said ho watt desirous of shaking hands with every person present , but that the good people ple ot Omaha had almost shaken hlx right Hipper off , nnd therefore begged 'to bo ex cused. Mrs. Schley was Introduced ns the commandor-ln-chlcf , and Mrs. Mnndorson aa the power behind the throne. A beautiful battleship , made of choice- flowers , was pre sented to the admiral , after which Schlcy had the handsome lloml emblem of hla flagship , the Brooklyn , which was presented to him In Omaha , brought out nnd put an exhibition. When the train pulled out nearly 5,000 people sent up cheer after cheer for the hero of Santiago. PLATTE'S VALUE TO NEBRASKA Important Datn on Irrigation In tha Went Submitted ! > } the Geological Survey. x t WASHINGTON. Jtay 24'-Tho UnltoJ States geological ourvoy 1ms'just Issued na Important volume prepared by F. H. Newell , relating to the use of water for powor. Irri gation and other Industrial purprncs , being the product of ton years' experience nnd systematic measurement. It gives facts con cerning rivers In various localities fmm , Mulno to California nnd shown the greatest , least nnd average flow by months. This report IB made up of n num'bor ' ol papers , bho first of which by Dwlght Porter , describes the wntcr powers of Maine. Thla is followed by figures of How from the Con necticut , Hudson nnd Susqutlianna rivers , and ljy n discussion of the I'otomnc rlvol nnd especially of the pollution of the head water streams. The greater pnrt of 'the volume Is given to facts concerning the rivers of the WOP ! . particularly UIG.IO used In Irrigation. The Missouri river nnd UK tributaries In Montana and Wyoming are described nnd figures of avnllablp water Inserted. A large nunrner of meniuromcnts of the headwaters of the I'latto river In Colorado nro uUo given nnd the Importance of this stream to the de velopment of Nebraska IB slioxui. In a olnillar wny the Arkansas rlror Is de scribed nnd dntn bearing upon the great problem of Interstate water placed on record , Kansas farmers claiming that the Ir- rlgators In Colorado nro taking the waters which belong to them. Similar conditions nro shown to cxlot on the Illo Grande , the waters of which are not only claimed by Colorado nnd Now 'Mexico ' , hut nlso 1 > y tha republic of Mexico , giving rlso to nn Im portant International contention. Facts re garding tha rlverti of Texas are also noted nnd the extraordinary rapidity with which Bt'dlniont Is dratroylng the great million- dollar reservoir and watur po"wcr nt Austin are Illustrated by dlagramv. The conditions In the drainage basins ot Humboldt river nnd of Great Salt Lake la Nevada and Utah uro described nnd al o those nlong the Glla rlvur In Arizona. The far northwest has not been neglected , rlvors having been measured In Idaho , Oregon and Wrtihlngton. Klabornto details are given concerning California , nnd a paper upon the water supply of South California , prepared by J. II , Llpptncott , has 'been ' Inserted , Resides the elaborate discussion of tha rlvors thorn are papers upon underground waters , ono of theuo balng by ICdwun ! Orton , upon the rock \\atem of Ohio , and the other by N. H. Onrtnn on the underground supply of western Nebraska , one of the little known regions of the country. This Is nccampanlaa by colored wapw ehoulng tha extent tu which Iho development of the arid nnd desert land lias proceeded within this nrun , Iho viliinio In elaborately Illustrated , Every attempt has been njarto to render tlila volume convenient for reference nnd attract ive In appcartincp , MAKES A MEAL ON MATCHES rnhnpiiy Woman TaUew HefiiKe. from AlU-Kcd lleiilliiKN In Attempted Sulelde. Olga Cavalnrlo , a llclglnn , rooming nbov tha saloon itt Tenth nnd Dnuglns streets , made nn attempt early this morulng to end her llfo by drinking n potion concocted by dissolving ; thu phogjCiortiB ends of matches In water. She V.-OR found by her husband , Andre Cavalarlo , at 2 30 o'clock lying on the bed unconscious , lly prompt medical attendance the woman was resuscitated 8)10 ) told the police that denth wai deslr- nblo becauBO her husband continually beat her. She Is a handsome woman , luit her faro nnd nrine show thn marks of brutal treatment , being black and blue In patches as largo aa a saucer. The city phyalclaix tayi ulie will recover. IODK llr 'i'n on NKW YORK , May 21 The governor ! ot the New Ycrk Stock exchange have de cided to BUnpcud business Mny 29 at well ns on Tuesday , Decoration day. ThU means n cessation of l > utlne < from Saturday at 112 o'cfock to Wednrfcuay at 10 o'clock.