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ESTABLISHED JUoSTE 1J ) , 3871. OMAIIA , TUESDAY MOTINIHSTG , AUGUST 29 , 1899 TEN PAGKES. COl'Y JFIVE OE7STS.
BOERS TRADE GUNS
Com Paul's ' Followers Swap Their Martini
Eifles for [
AMMUNITION ARRIVES"/
Things Aesuma a Distinctly Warlike Phaso1
in Transvaal Republic.
GOVERNMENT SUBMITS ITS ULTIMATUM
Dooa Not Propose to Make Any Further
Oonoesnionn to England ,
BRITISH TROOPS TO BE CONCENTRATED
FrcMilent Krnnrer Kot > pn Cool , I1n ( in
1'ropnrcd ( o Mnltc Forcible Ilc-
nlnniicc When ( he Proper
Time Arrlrod.
CAPETOWN , Aug. 28. Replying to the
latest proposition of the British secretary of
irtnto for the colonies , Mr. Chamberlain , the
government of the Transvaal has notified
him that It adheres to Its latest offer and
trill not make any further cvoncesslonn.
According to reports from Johannesburg
the iburghsrs nro everywhere exchanging
Martinis for Mausers. A heavy load of am
munition , Including 300 Mausers , arrived at
Johannesburg on Friday from Utrecht , the
Netherlands.
The Capo Housa of Assembly Is again de
bating the question of the transit of arms
intended for the Orange Free State and pre-
oumably the Transvaal. Evidently a state
of extreme tension exists , as every speech
made today was received with almost abso
lute. Bllenco in the chamber.
The ircsolution to support the motion for
adjournment was by Right Hon. Sir tfohn
Gordon Sprigg , the former premier. Sir
John , who repeated the arguments ho had
used in' the previous debate , asked the
promlor what action the Cap cabinet pro
posed taking In the matter. Ho said that
the recent speech of the British secretary
of state for the colonies , Joseph Chamber
lain , at Birmingham , England , had forced
all to the conclusion that South Africa was
on tha brink of war unless the Transvaal
mot the British demands. In his opinion
itho Capo government ought to follow the
example of Portugal at Delagoa Bay and
ratuso to peimlt the transit of arms as long
ns the crisis lasted.
Premier Replies.
'After Sir John Gordon Sprigg had finished
ft jmuso occurred , the house waiting for the
premier's reply. Finally Mr. Schrelner arose
end declared that under the customs con
vention the Orange Free State was Justified
In importing arms through Capo Colony and
ho did not intend to tear up that conven
tion , knowing as ho did that there would
too no war. "In the event of war , " ho said ,
"J would not lack the true Imperial spirit. "
Mr. Schrelner then read a letter from
President Steyn of the Orange Free State
denying any intention on the part of that
government to take up arms In any aggrea-
ivo or offensive order of tbo , British gov
ernment or Cape Colony. It was the final
policy of the Orange Free State , President
gchrolner stated , never to take up arms
except in its defense or in support of the
constitution. The members dwelt on the
purpose of importation of firearms , and Mr.
Bc rainer promised , In case of further Im
portations , to consult Sir Alfred Mllnor ,
which he had not previously done. Ho also
asserted that the Capo Colony would man-
tain neutrality in the event of war.
Sir. Schrelnor deecrlbcd Sir John Gordon
Sprlggs' motion ns a "party dodge , " and
eald ho declined to bo dictated to or to be
driven Into a historical policy. Eventually
Blr John Gordon Sprlggs withdrew the mo
tion for an adjournment.
To Concentrate Ilrltlnli Troop * .
LONDON , Aug. 29. The Capetown cor
respondent of the Dally Chronicle says :
"British troops will bo immediately con
centrated at Latngs Nek and iMafoklng , and
it la believed that the British program will
bo to surround the Transvaal and then to
negotiate a new convention. "
According to the Dally Mail's Capetown
correspondent the belief is still entertained
thora that the British government Is op
posed to extrcmo measures , and It is re
ported that President Kruger IB so 'well
oworo of this that he has Just cabled coun
termanding conditional orders far largo
meat supplies.
Though not doflnltoly known , it is assumed
Ihero In London that Mr. Chamberlain had
the reply of the Transvaal gavornment be
fore ho delivered the Birmingham speech.
It is also believed that on the receipt of
President Unifier's offer of a flvo years'
franchise and other concessions , > Mr. Cham
berlain will reply that they are unacceptable
and suggest modifications.
If this bo so , and the reply to that sug-
Kostlon that the Transvaal government ad-
bero to its latest offer and will make no
further concessions too President Kruger'o
final answer , the position Is ominous.
The position of President Stbyn's letter to
Mr. Schrolner HCB In the fact that an of-
fonslvo nnd defensive treaty exists between
the Transvaal and the Orange Free Stnto ,
Whole IlriiiililloV111 Ilt-Nlxl.
PRETORIA , Aug. 28. The reports of
Joseph Chamberlain's speech at Birmingham
lost Friday have been calmly received here.
President Kruger said : "Let the news
papers bring whatever they like. I cannot
pay whether they represent Mr. Chamberlain -
lain correctly. When he speaks to mo di
rect I fcholl listen nnd shall know how to
reply. "
Commandant General Joubart , In the
course of an interview , declared that the
Whole republic would resist like ono man
any Interference with Its Independence.
State Secretary Reltz sold he believed Mr.
Chamberlain was speaking for himself only
and not for the wliolo British cabinet. Tbo
situation , bo declared , had not grown worse ,
but there wni danger that a spark might
fall into the magazluo and do inla.'hlef.
LONDON , Aug. 28. The St. Jnint-s Gazette
today says that It learns that an Inspection
by General Joubert , commander-ln-chief of
the Transvaal forces , disclosed the fact that
clno-tentha of the reserve- cartridges In tha
Protorla forts were Inefficient and that an
tmmodlato order to renew the supply was
placed In Europe ,
JOHANNESBURG , Aug. IS. The Out-
Idndcr council held n long meeting today to
dUcuB8 the ncuto business distress that has
followed the prolonged political crUls , It
WM decided to bring the situation to the
notice of the imperial government.
TIIUrn a Drive on .Shore.
NICE , Aujr. 28. Admiral Dewey , accom
panied by Lieutenants Brumby and Cald-
Voll , arrived here this afternoon , Acsept-
Jnr the United State * vice consul's invita
tion , the admiral drove to Point Anfree ,
lopping at the jrrotto. Thence ho ascended
tha Falicon , from which there Is a aupurb
flow. The party continued on to Clinic : ,
Wslrtlng the height * over the town and re
turned to the cltr. In ffnl'to ' of the warm
weather nnd the fact that this was hla
second visit. Admiral Dewey expressed ad
miration at Alt h caw ,
The American ofilcors returned to Vlllo-
franoo after dlnnor.
AUDIENCE WITH POPE LEO
> QliaiiliUn Homier ° ' Crnlnnr Olrmpln
n Vtnit ( Homo III * Hull-
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Aug. 28. ( Now York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) Hov. Wil
liam II. I , Hcancy , Catholic chaplain on
board the cruiser Olympla , was received Sat
urday In a special audience by the pope ,
leaving Homo Immediately for Genoa ,
whence he Joins the Olympla tomorrow at
Vlllofrancho before sailing for Gibraltar.
Although unable to Interview Father Hcanuy
directly , I have obtained the details of the
Interview at the American college.
The audience was a great privilege , as
the pope has been ordered to receive no
body after the fatiguing reception accom
panying the feast of St. Joachim. The pope
greeted Father neanoy most cordially , ad
dressed numerous questions to him about
the Spanish war and appeared greatly moved
in referring to Cavlto. Hla holiness ox-
presaed the hope that the efforts now be
ing made for universal peace would pre
vent the repetition of such fratricidal strug
gles. On learning that Father Ilcanoy was
ono of three Catholic chaplains In the
United States navy , the pope expressed the
wish that the number of Catholic chap
lains might bo increased , and Bpoko In
terms of the highest praise about Cardinal
Gibbons , to whoso archdloceeo Father Rea-
ney belongs.
His holiness said that with such pastors
Catholicism must make great strides In
America , and finished by bestowing a bless
ing on Father Reaney and all the Catholics
In the American navy. The audience lasted
nearly half an hour. The pope appeared to
bo somewhat tired , but spoke with great an
imation. Father Ueaney was delighted and
surprised at the pope's wonderful vitality.
CASUALTY LISTFROIY1 MANILA
_
General Otln Sendn Xnniex of Soldiers
Drowned nnd Wounded
lu Action.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 28. General Otis to
day cabled the War department the follow
ing deaths in his command :
Drowned , August 6 , John J. Blake , Com
pany H , Sixth Infantry , near La CasteHond
Nogros , 21 ; J. E. Poole , Twenty-fourth In
fantry , 22 ; Theodore J. Martin. Company II ,
Twentieth Infantry. Following Company F ,
Twenty-fourth Infantry , drowned August 21 :
Sergeant Thomas W. Countos , Privates Wil
liam Carter , John Dean , John B. Johnson ,
Edward Jones , Thomas Russell , Emmett
McMillan , George Moody , Hampton Kondoll ,
Typhoid , 20th Dlckson Weedon , Company
C , First Montana ; 22nd , Elmer Rathbone ,
Company I , Twenty-first infantry ; 22nd ,
Frederick McDonald , Company H , Nine
teenth Infantry ; 23rd , Abraham Gottroux ,
Company H , Twelfth infantry ; 23rd , Sam
uel Fehl , recruit. Fourteenth Infantry , cir
rhosis of liver ; 16th , John Rogers , Company
C , Fourth cavalry ; 23rd , John W. Evans ,
Company F , Twenty-first Infantry , diar
rhoea , 17th , John Murnan , Company C ,
Third Infantry , accidental fall ; ICth , William
A. Vanza , Company C , Seventeenth Infantry !
from wounds In action ; Zlst , Albert Irvine ,
Company M , Twelfth Infantry , appendicitis ;
24th , Fred Anderson , Company C , Third In
fantry.
The following were wounded near San
Fernando :
Sixteenth Infantry , Company E , Sergeant
Louis Steer , elbow , slight , acoidental ;
Twenty-second Infantry , Oon-.pany G , Ed
ward H. Newms-n , leg , < ! sht ; Ssventcenth
Infantry , Company D , Corporal Francis B.
Eastman , neck , s'.lght , James B. McGllloray ,
nates , slight ; Frank Stlckel , ocalp , slight ;
Company E , Sergeant William Schroeder ,
ecalp , slight ; Fifty-first Iowa , near Calulet ,
llth , Company A , Amos M. Slatton , leg ,
slight , band , James T. Stuart , shoulder ,
slight , Company D , Theodore P , Haltgaver , I
shoulder , slight.
HEROISM OF A NATIVE CHIEF
Ditto Munrtl Attack * and Defeat * ( he
iminliioK , Thirty of Whom
Arc Klllt-cl.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 28. The War de
partment Is In receipt of the following addi
tional dispatch from General Otis :
"MANILA , Aug. 26. Adjutant General ,
Washington : Date Mundi attacked and de
feated Insurgents there , killing thirty , this
date. Under Spaniards supervised Mores of
entire southwestern peninsula , Mindanao
Island , He visited General Bates of Jolo to I
give adhesion to us. Bates returned him to |
small Island Zamboangn when ho
near , rei
'
| quested permission to drive out Insurgents ,
but was told that troops would be sent to I
Zamboanga BOOH. Insurgents there offered [
several weeks ago to turn over the city on
1 the promise of surrender In case Agulnaldo
i is successful In Luzon. Proposition declined.
I Date Mundl , an able man , educated abroad ,
I Is thoroughly loyal to American Interests.
I Bates leaves the 30th to place troops in Sulu
Islands ; will soon place troops In Zaroboanga ,
and Isabella , the naval station In Bosllan ,
| Islands. "
The dispatch ns given out at the War de
partment is much confused and the officials
have been unnblo to ascertain ju.it who Duto i
j Mundl Is , It Is thought , however , he la one j
1 of the smaller chiefs ,
MANILA , Aug. 28. 7:43 : p. m. A report '
received hero from Cobu says Dnto Mundl ,
ulth his tribesmen , have taken the warpath
against the Insurgents , who nro holding
Zamboanga nnd has given them a warm
battle , Mundl welcomed General Bates ,
saying ho nus anxious to become an Amer
ican citizen and asked permission to fight
the Insurgents. Ho was given an American
flag , )
General Bates will return to thn Sulu
'
archipelago to arrange lor establishing
American garrisons there.
FOUR SOLDILRS AMBUSHED
Condition of Affair * South of ( hi * City
of'elm In IniprovliiK Dlspnloli
from GtMierul Otln.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 2S , The following
dU-patch has been received from General
Otis , dated yesterday ;
"Hughes , Jlollo , reports four soldiers
ambushed , killed , mutilated , tow miles south
of the City of Cebu , names not given ; that
robber bands Negro * scattered and most of
the same returning to work on sugar planta
tions ; Uiat armed Tagalos who bed entered
that island severely punished and that con
ditions favorable for formation of civil gov- '
ornmeiit under military supervision as has
been directed ; llttlo change in Panay and
Cebu Islands ; withdrawal of volunteers and
regulars discharged under order 40 last year
has prevented nctive campaign in these
islands , which meditated reinforcements.
will cure. " , j
Frmoh Take flrmum l.oaim. f
BERLIN , Aug. 28. The Deutsche bank !
and others are receiving large orders from '
French capitalists and banks for German i
government loans. I
CRUSHES OUT NINE LIVES
Workmen Carried Down with Falling Gird-
era and Briok Walls.
NEW CHICAGO COLISEUM ARCHES COLLAPSE
IloillcH of TITO Under ( hn nnltim Four
In ( lie Hnnptdil Knlally Hnrt niicl
. " > Innj- Other * rrltU Minor
Injuries.
CHICAGO , Aug. 28. Twelve steel arches ,
each weighing thirty-three tons , which were
to have supported the superstructure of the
Coliseum building , In course of erection on
WaboBh avenue , between Fifteenth and Six
teenth streets , fell to the ground late this
afternoon. It la known that nine lives were
crushed out. The bodies of two men nro
supposed to bo under the wreckage. Seven
are In the hospital with Injuries received In
the accident and of these three will surely
die , ono may possibly recover and the bal
ance are for the greater part seriously in
jured. The known dead are as follows :
1The Uendi
CHARLES WALPOL.
EDWARD MURRAY.
FRANK LOGAN.
STEPHEN J. THOMPSON.-
JOHN FARREY ( given in former list as
John Fay ) .
RICHARD SHERMAN.
THEODORE THORN.
LBROY FENNER , workman from Toledo.
AL 'NOUMAN ' , workman from Toledo.
Fatally Injured :
Those fatally Injured were :
John Marshman , fractured skull and frac
tured right leg.
J. J. Dowd , Internal Injuries , both eyes
out nnd both legs broken ,
Peter Pelotlor , right arm cut off at shoul
der and skull fractured.
John White , skull fractured and Internal
Injuries.
Missing and believed to bo In the ruins :
Edward Bwonson.
Joseph King.
Injured , not serious : C. Tooney , J. II.
Warloy , John Hothorn , John J. Johnson ,
> David 'Reardon ' , H. P. Simmer , J. Flack , J.
Hanson nnd Andrew Morrison.
All of the twelve arches were standing ,
the twelfth having been completed today.
It .was . the Intention of the steel contractors ,
the Plttsburg Bridge company of Pittsburg ,
Pa. , to turn over ita work tonight to the
general contractors. The Immense "trav
eler , " or derrick , which had been used In the
erection of the arches had been removed
and the members of the bridge company
were accounting their work as practically
finished , when suddenly and without the
slightest preliminary warning the arch last
put in place suddenly fell over the one next
to It.
The weight was too much for this , it gave
way , crashed against the third and then one
by one the great spans fell over to the
south , precisely io. the same manner as a
number of cards would fall.
Nearly all the men who were killed were
nt work on the top of the arches , forty feet
above the ground. Some of them made
futile attempts to elide down the elde of
the arches , but before they could help them
selves they were hurled to the ground.
Many of them uttered piercing- shrieks for
aid as they fell.
Most of them were killed outright by the
awful nature of their injuries. The skulls
of the unfortunate men were crushed Into
shapeless masses ; their limbs were out oft
as If by a monster knife and they were
mangled beyond recognition.
IleKTltn Fiilllnpr Slowly.
The Immense structure began falling
slowly , each arch being sustained by ths
cross beams supporting the entire structure.
As the mass gained Impetus , bars of iron
Inches thick snapped with a loud report and
the great mass moved faster and faster In
its descent. To the ground , with a crash
that was heard blocks distant , the struc
ture fell , leaving the walls practically un
injured nnd sending : up great clouds of dust
and dirt.
An immense crowd gathered around the
place and despite the efforts of the police ,
who were close nt hand , they swarmed over
the mass of wreckage , making desperate but
Ill-directed efforts to drag out the dead nnd
to save the wounded. It was only with the
greatest difficulty that the police were finally
able to drive back the crowd and give the
flreoien nnd uninjured workmen a chance
to rescue the Injured. That more men were
not killed and Injured was almost a miracle.
Fully fifty men were at work In the space
covered by the arches as they fen.
A number of the men fell Into small ex
cavations , of which there are many In the
ground beneath the steal worka , and al
though somewhat battered up by their tum
ble , were saved from the great masses of
stool that crashed down over them. Several
of them were standing under the nrches
when they commenced to fall and running
to the sidewalks , by great good fortune ,
happened to stand In the space left vacant
by the curve of the arches away from the
side walls. Had the arches fallen to either
sldo the loss of Hfo must have been much
heavier , but they fell to the south on n
line parallel to the side of the building nnd
none of them nave the two southern arches
fell at nil outside of the space to be occu
pied by the building ,
The work of rebuilding will commence nt
once and It , Is expected that today's acci
dent wlir delay the opening of the build
ing not over a month. No financial loss
will fall on the Coliseum company , which is
erecting the structure , The only loser will
bo the Plttsburg Bridge company. The com
pany's loss Is estimated at $25,000.
The Colheum will lose Indirectly finan
cially by Inability to arrange for attrac
tions during the coming winter. The
wrecked building occupied tha ground on
which LIhby prison formerly stood , The
structure was 804 feet long by 127 feet wide
nnd when completed would have been 85 feet
high.
Singular Fatality for CollNPiiiiiN.
Construction was begun on the building
six weeks ago and It was expected before
the accident that It would be completed by
December 1. It was designed for the ac
commodation of largo conventions , circuses ,
foot ball games and other great public at
tractions , A singular fatality has attended
all buildings erected In Chicago and called
"coliseum. "
The flrst to be erected stood on Sixty-
third street and , like the present coliseum ,
It collapsed while being built , In the fall of
1S91. The bide walls of the building had
been erected nnd eleven steel arches had
been put In place. It was desirable that It
should too npeedlly finished nnd the work
was pushed night and day. It was tha cus
tom of the contractor to allow hla men time
for lunch between 11:30 : p. m. and mid
night. During this half hour , while all men
were absent , all the arches fell to the
ground , Injuring nobody , but causing a prop
erty loss of about $30,000. The building was
rebuilt and the last national democratic con
vention was held within its walla. The second
end coliseum was totally destroyed by fire
on the night of December 24 , 1897 , and was
never rebuilt. The accident of today brought
down the third coliseum , which will bo at
once rebuilt ,
CAUSES THE DEATH OF TOUR
Fire In 11 n Orphan AMylntu nt Spnrklll ,
N , V , Ocsperne 13n"or ( ( o Snvc
Mvonvuf ( he Clilldrcii.
8PARKILU N. Y. , Aug. 28. Flro that
broke out nt 1 o'clockj-tljhi morning dt.-
slroyed nlno of the ten buildings of the St.
Agnes convent and orpliatfago , entailing a
loss of J100.00CK and causing , the death ot
four persons. ' 9 . .
The dead nro :
HELEN BROWN , ngcd 0.
EMMA MACKIN , aged 71
"JANE , " a pensioner , aged 70.
MARY KATE M'CARTHY , aged 28.
Tlio missing are :
Thereeo Murphy , nged 14.
Mary Brown , aged 4 ,
The seriously Injured arc1 : *
Sister Sienna , shock nmljcollnpse.
' '
Sister Marie , burns nnd'Jco'ncusslon.
Slstor Bortrand , concussion ot spine nnd
shock. fr
Sister Kathorlna , arm 'broken.
Hanna Shea , leg broken.
Twenty-Ove inmates were Injured by falls ,
Jumps and burns , nono\o'orlously.
That moro lives were not lost was duo
to the heroism of the sisters nnd some of
the older inmates. Whrn the flro broke
out the 400 Inmates of the institution were
asleep. Most of them wero'gotten out In
almost porfeot order , but U'scoro who risked
tholr lives to save others VoVo finally forced
to either Jump from th'e. upper stories or
make desperate dashes llirough stairways
and corridors filled wltb/llamoa and smoko.
M'KINLEY MAY YET COME
I'robnMlHy ( lint ( he Provident Will
Aail.it In ( he Ilccriitlon ( o
the
WASHINGTON , Aug. Sgj-fSpeclnl Tele
gram. ) The fact that President McKlnley
has not definitely postponed his trip to the
western statcs'glves ground for the Impres
sion that ho will arrange to attend the re
union of the Grand Army of the Republic
at Lincoln and bo present at the reception to
be tendered the First during 'the week of
September 11. Assistant Secretary Melkle-
John today received a letter of invitation
from Hon. John Evans , departmental com
mander of the Grand Army ot the Repub
lic of Nebraska , and Hon , C. 0. , Whedon ,
1 chairman of the reception committee , to be
present at Lincoln during the week of Sep
tember 11-16. To both letters Secretary
Melklejohn today wrote acceptances.
Captain Wlnthrop S. Wood' assistant quar
termaster , Ui S. A. , Is ordered to proceed
from Omaha to New York , and report to
Major Jones , quartermaster , for assignment
to duty as quartermaster acting commissary
' '
missary of subsistence on t'h'e transport McPherson -
Pherson to retleve Captain JJavid IV , Arnold.
Captain Arnold will take a' temporary ata-
, tlon at New York. Captaln'-Wood was re-
j lloved from his duties on the'McPhorson nnd
sent west to purchase horses and mules for
the Philippines.
David Williams of Webster , S. D. , census
supervisor in the Second South Dakota dls-
I trict. la here. Mr. Williams called at the
census office today. Ho will. remain to have
a conference with Director Mcrriam , who re
turns from his vacation tomorrow.
, An order was issued at the Postofflce de-
j partment today cstabllshjry-jri'UTal tree " de
livery at Osceola , Clark 'county , la. ThTs
order takes effect September 6. Logan Scott
was appointed regular carrier and Ernest
R. Huffman ns substitute. The carriers will
servo a population of 441.
An order was issued today discontinuing
the postofflce at Cbeessman , Big Horn county ,
Wyo. Mall to Sunshine. An order was also
issued discontinuing the postofflce at David
son , Laramlo county , Wyo. Mall to Iron
Mountain. The postofllce at Omstcad , Crook
county , Wyo. , has also been ordered dis
continued. Mall addressed to Morse. Mall
addressed to the pcetofilco at Dana , Clark
county , S. D. , will hereafter go to Morton ,
the former ofllce having been ordered dis
continued.
The Continental National bank of St.
Louis was today approved ns a reserve
agent for the South Omaha National bank ;
. also the Bankc-s National bank of Chicago
j and Hanover National bank of Now York
, City for the City National bank , Lincoln ;
the City National bank for the Marion
County National bank of Knoxvllle , la ; the
Bankers National bank of Chicago , for the
I First National bank of Charter Oak , la.
j The comptroller of the currency has been
advised of the following changes of officials
In the First National bank of Lexington ,
Nob. : H. V. Temple , president , In place of
II. R. Temple , deceased ; F. L. Temple ,
cashier , In place of H. V. Temple ; no a3-
, slstant cashier In plnco of F. L. Temple.
BAKERS' ' STRIKE IS SERIOUS
limploycrn Otter 11 CoinpromlNc liy
Granting Half ( he AiUaaei ;
Anked.
, HAVANA , Aug. 2S. The strike of the
i bakers hero threatens to be serious. Moro
than 300 bakers were present at the meet
ing yesterday , though many could not come
from the outlying districts , such as Mariano ,
Regla and Rivera. The employers tried to
settle the matter by proposing to the men
I a compromise of $5 per month advance In
stead of $10 , which , was demanded. Mary
of the men were Inclined to accept this ,
If the $5 settlement Is rejected a general
strike will Immediately be declared.
The clgarmakers aUo threaten to strike.
The system of short time has caused much
j discontent. The employers say tha lent Is
; tcarco and thst If thi men worked full
time they would soon have no work loft
, for them to do. At the factory the men
threatened u riot anM the polka had to le
called in.
DEMAND MINE HOUR WORK DAY
i
Strike of ClKiintlu I'roinHI < niH Iin-
IieiulliiK n ( ( "rump hhlphiiildliiK
VarclH nt I'lilliiilclphln.
PHILADELPHIA , Aug. 28. A committee
of thi-ee , representing the four losal lodges
ot the International Association of Ma
chinists , today presented to the Cramp Ship
Building company a set ot resolutions de
manding a nine-hour work day nt the yard
and asking that the recently discharged men
bo re-employed , Charles H. Cramp declined
to receive the committee and the demands
were left In the hands of the secretary.
Later a committee of blacksmiths em
ployed at the ship yard sought an Interview
with Mr , Cramp and , falling to see him , left
a copy of their demands , which were similar
to those of the machinists , except that they
did not ask for the reinstatement of the
discharged employes ,
The firm is given until next Friday to
reply and If the answer ls not satisfactory
the mea eay they will strike.
Mini ) ' KniiKiikMen Ilt'-Knllxt ,
LAWRENCE , Kan. , Aug. 28. A letter re
ceived today from Colonel Wilder S. Met-
calf of the Twentieth Kansas says that
many of the men are re enllstlng in other
regiments , and that not more than 800 will
come back with the regiment , and that
probably 700 will be nearer the number who
wiU return.
Qraat DemonstroUon When Tsnth Pennpyl-
vania Beaches Home.
THOUSANDS GREET THE GALLANT BOYS
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PITTSnuna , Aug. 28. The Tenth regi |
ment , Pennsylvania volunteers , which was . I
expected In Plttsburg at 9:80 : o'clock this ]
morning , wan delayed on the road nearly j
flvo hours nnd did not reach Now Brighton ,
Pa. , until after 12 o'clock. A committee of j ! 1
Pcnnsylvanlans mot the regiment at that
point and welcomed the members homo ,
The tmln stopped at New Brighton for
breakfast nnd at 1 o'clock started for Pitts-
burg. It arrived hero nt 2 o'clock.
President McKlnloy was notified of the
detention and did not leave the residence of
Mr. Pltcnlrn until nearly 1 o'clock , when ho
entered a carriage nnd was driven to
Allegheny , whore he took his place In the
parade.
With cannon , booming , bolls clanging ,
whistles shrieking , flags waving nnd mighty
cheere from hundreds of thousands of
throats , the bravo Tenth Pennsyl
vania volunteers were welcomed home
today , after moro than a year's
gallant service In the Philippines. The re
caption tendered the returning soldiers will
always bo remembered In this city as one
of the greatest demonstrations of patriotism
that has ever taken place In this country.
A fund of ? 55,000 , donated by the generous
citizens of Pittaburg nnd the surrounding
towns , permitted thocommltteo which had the
affair In charge to make lavish preparations
for thu home-coming , and nothing was left
undone that would show the "Fighting
Tenth" how v.ell Its services for the country
in a foreign land were appreciated by the
residents of Its native state. The only thing
lacking to make the day one of supreme
happiness wa. ; the absence of bravo and well I
beloved Colonel Hawkins , who led the boys
In nil of their battles and shared In an of ;
their suffering- ! , but who was denied the j I
privilege of marching nt their head when
they returned homo to receive the plaudits
of a grateful people.
The day opened threatening and lowerIng -
Ing clouds hung over the city , but long bet -
t fore the arrival of the trains carrying the
I troops the clouds had disappeared and the
1 sun was shining brightly. The crowds that
lined the streets along the route of the
parade from the parks In Allegheny to the
reviewing stands in Schenley park were al
most beyond counting. Good judges estimate
the number at not less than 600,000. This Is j t
I '
' not regarded as too high and the attraction
! certainly warranted it. Besides the fact i
that the soldiers , fresh from the scenes of ,
victory , were to bo In the parade , which in
i itself was a memorable sight , it was alee
'
known that President McKlnley , Mrs. Mc
Klnley , Major General Merritt , Major Gen
eral Francis V. Greene and other prominent
< national and state officers were in the city.
eiiiciit * Arc I'crfect.
The arrangements which had been tnado
for the parade could nqt have been Im
proved upon. Although the people from the
surrounding counties began literally pour
ing Into the city soon after the dawn of
day , the police had made such preparations ] j
that thlo influx did not create any throng so I
as to interfere with the linn of march.
From the point of starting in Allegheny
over 2,000 officers enrolled for the occasion
from the different municipal departments of
the two cities were located along the line
at certain intervals and in this manner the
Immense concourse of onlookers was kept
well under control.
The decorations of the streets and build
ings were overwhelmingly rich and gorgeous
and the flve miles over which the parade
took place was practically an unbroken line I
of flags , flowers , festoons and bunting. The
reviewing stand of President McKlnley and
his staff of notables in Schenley park was a
magnificent work of art , composed of silk
plush and damask , all blended tastefully In i
the colors of 'the ' national emblem. | I 1
The reception of the Philippine heroes be
gan nt New Brighton , Pa. , where a com
mittee of prominent Pconsylvaninns wel
comed them as soon as they had crossed
the border of the etatc.
Owing to the long delay of the train th
regiment was rushed Into Allegheny. The
train came in four sections and Immediately
the eoldlers had disembarked the line of
march to Schenley park , where the exercises
were held , was taken up. I
1
Order of I'nnuli * . ,
The parade moved In the following order : \
Mounted police.
Chief mr.rshal.
General Charles P. Miller and staff of Na
tional Guard officers. ]
Carriages containing President McKlnley , '
General Wesley Morritt , General Francis j '
V. Greene , Cgloucl George Treadwell , i '
representative of Governor |
Hooeevelt.
'
Governor William A. Stone and visiting .
senators , congressmen nnd other j i
distinguished guests. I I
Delegations from various posts Grand
Army. |
Provisional brigade of the National Guard I
of Pennsylvania , cemposed rf First , }
Fourteenth nnd Eighteenth regiments
and Mattery B , and under com
mand of General John A.
Wiley.
Tenth regiment Pennsylvania volunteers ,
commanded by Lieutenant Colonel
I
James B. Barnett.
Service men of the Spanleli war , com
manded by Colonel S. W. Hay. , i
Reception committee in carriage. 1
Upon reaching Sclicnloy park the column
was reviewed by President M KInley , after
which ho proceeded to the Music pavilion ,
i where the exorcises were held. Scat * had
been provided for 23,000 ft lends and rela-
lives of the members of the Tenth In front
j of the music pavilion , but these were filled
i long before the exorcises began and thou
sands were unable to secure oven standing
rcom within hearing distance ,
After rauslo by the Rooney band , Major
Leo Smith called the meeting to order and
Ilev , T. N , Boyle , D , P. , d&llvered the In
vocation ,
i \\VUMiitied li > - Cioronmr , j
1 Governor William A. Stone * was then In-
I troduced as chairman of the meeting and
1 delivered an address of welcome In behalf
| of the state , In the course of which he said : i
You return to a land overflowing with ,
! prosperity , which Is nowhere greater than
I right here In your own homes , and this I
I condition is due to the courage and wise i
statesmanship of William McKInli > y , who I
Is hero to honor nnd welcome you. Ypur '
services In the Philippines grew out of a I
war which was not waged to acquire terrli i
tory , but for the solo purpose of assisting ;
a downtrodden people. This was attended - I
tended throughout by such humane action
on the part of this country as to win the
praise of the world. There Is not a nation
on the globe that does not Justify our
action Spain's oppression of Cuba hag In
stilled such a sentiment of uympatby Into
our mlndb that wo could no longer refuse
aid. The result of the war has left prob- ,
Jems with which wo must deal In the ,
futura. We much prefer to BOO countries
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
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govern themselves , but \/o must not forget -
get that wo nro responsible to the clvlllxod
world for tholr government. Any govern
ment tlmt they might rtovlso which would
guarantee iirotcctlon to life , liberty nnd
property would bo Kindly sustained by us.
Wo desire nelthpr their revenue or their lor-
rltory , but wo will not shrink from our mis
sion. The flag planted In the Philippines
In the cause of humanity must bo respected
by all. As Fong as man are In arms
against It will wo continue to send men
nnd money to those Islands to subdue that
hostility.
Wo nro pledged to subdue that rebellion
nnd uphold the hands of the president.
At the conclusion of Governor Stone's ad-
drees President McKlnley was Introduced
aud after the applause bad ceased spoke DM
follows :
I'rcnlilpnt McICItiloy'ii Addrpin.
Governor Stone and My Fellow Citizens :
I am glad to participate with the famlllui ,
friends and follow citterns of the Tenth
Pennsylvania volunteers In this glad re
union. You Imvo earned the plaudits , not
alone of the people of Pennsylvania , but of
the whole nation. Your return baa been the
signal for a great demonstration of popular
regard from your landing In the Qoldon Gate
on the Pacific to your home-coming , and hero
you find a warmth of welcome * and a greet
ing from Joyous hcnrta which tell bettor
than words the estimate of your countrymen
and tholr appreciation of the sen Ices you
have rendered the country. You made nuro
nnd permanent the victory of Dewoy. You
added now glory to American arms. You
and your bravo comrades engaged on other
fields of conflict have enlarged the map of
the United States and oxtendP'l the Juris
diction of American liberty.
But while wo shnro In the joy that Is
yours , there remain with us softened and
hallowed memories oC those who wont forth
with you not found In your ranks today.
Your noble colonel , devoted to his men , be
loved by his command and respected by hla
superior officers , gave his llfo to his coun
try with many others of his comrades. The
nation sorrows with the bereaved. The
heroes died for their country , and there IB
no nobler death.
Our troops represented the courage nnd
conscience , the purpose and patrlotlam of
their country. Whether In Cuba , Porto
Ulco or the Philippines , or nt home await
ing orders , they did their full duty and all
sought the post of greatest peril. They
never faltered. The Eighth army corps In
the Philippines has made a proud and cx-
ceptlonal record. Prlvlfogcd to be mustered
out In April , when the ratifications of the
treaty of peace were exchanged , they did not
claim the privilege they declined It. They
voluntarily remained In the service and de
clared their purpose to stay until tholr
placea could bo filled by new levies , and
longer if the government needed them.
Their service and they understood It was
not to bo In camp or garrison , free from
danger , but on the battre line , where ex
posure to the fire confronted them and
where both have exacted their victims.
Example of Devotion.
Thoy-did not .stack anna. They did not
run away. They were not serving the in
surgents In the Philippines or theCr syrapa-
tblztrr at borne. They hid no part of pa-
tlonco with the men , few In number , hap
pily , who would have rejoiced to have seen
them lay down their arms In the presence
of an enemy whom they had Just emanci
pated from Spanish rule , and who should
have been their firmest friends. They fur
nished an example of devotion and sacrifice
which will brighten the glorious record of
American valor. They have secured not
alone the gratitude of the government and
the pcopTe , but for themselves and their
descendants an Imperishable distinction.
They may not fully appreciate , and the
country may not , the heroism of their con
duct and Its Important support to the gov
ernment. I think I do , and so I am here
to express it.
The mighty army of volunteers nnd
regulars , numbering over 250,000 , which last
year responded to the call of the govern-
ment with an alacrity wlhout precedent or
paralloll , were by the term * of their enlist
ment to be mustered ouc with all the regi
ments above 27,000 , when peace with Spain
was effected. Peace brought us the Philip
pines , by treaty casslon from Spain. The
senate of the United States ratified the
treaty. Every stop taken was in obodlenco
to the requirements of the constitution. It
became our territory and IB ours , as much
ns the Louisiana purchase or Texas or
Alaska , A body of insurgents. In no sense
representing the sentiment of the people of
the Islands , disputed our lawful authority
and even before the ratification of the
treaty by the American senate were at
tacking the very forces who fought for aud
secured their freedom.
This was the situation in April. 1839 , the
date of the exchange of the ratifications
with only 27,000 regulars subject to the unquestioned -
questioned direction of the executive , and
they for the meat part on duty In Cuba and
Porto Klco , or invalided at home , after their
severe campaign In the tropics. Even had
they been available it would have required
months to transport them to the Philippines.
Practically a now army had to bo created.
These royal volunteers In the Philippines
saidVo : will stay until the government
can organize an army at home and transport -
port It to the scat of hostilities. "
CnllK ( lie Rull ( if Honor.
They did ntay , cheerfully , uncomplain
ingly , patriotically. They Buffered and
pacrlflccd , they fought and fell , they drove
hack and punished the rebels who resint-.d
federal authority and who with force at
tacked the sovereignty of the United States
In Its newly acquired territory. Without
them then nnd there wo woufd have been
practically helpless on land , our flag would
have hud Its first stain and the American
name Us flret Ignominy , The brilliant
victories of the army nnd navy in the bay
nnd city of Manila would have been won In
vjiln , our obllgatl'-i.u to civilization would
have remained temporarily unperformed ,
chaos would have reigned and whatever
government there was would have been by
the will of one man and not by the consent
of the Governed. Who refused to sound the
retreat ? Who stood In ihe breach when
others weakened ? Who resisted the sugges.
tlon of the unpatriotic that they should coma
home ?
Let mo call the roll of the regiments nnd
battalions that deserve to bo porirctimtPd
In the nation's nnnalH. Their action was not
n sudden Impulse under oxcltemcnt , but a
deliberate determination to sustain at the
cost of llfo , If need bo. the honor of their
government and the authority of Its flag :
First Nebraska.
First California.
California artillery.
First Colora4o ,
First Idaho.
Flfty-HrBt Iowa.
Twentieth Kansas.
Thirteenth Minnesota.
First Montana.
First North Dakota ,
Nevada cavalry ,
Second Oregon.
Tenth Pennsylvania ,
First South Dakota.
FliBt Tennessee.
Utah artillery ,
First Washington ,
First Wyoming ,
Wyoming battery.
To thcio must be add d about 4.000 en
listed men of 'tho regular army who were
ontltlod to their discharge under the peace
( Oontinuod on Third Paso. )
DELATED BY A WRECK
Accident to a Froipht Obstruct * Progress of
First Nebraska Trains.
WILL NOT ARRIVE UNTIL LATE TONIGHT
Postpones Beooption Program , Which Will
Bo Carried Ont Tomorrow ,
PARADE TO BE THE FEATURE OF THE DAY
Volunteers Will Us Escorted dp Town No
Matter When They Come.
GOVERNOR AND STAFF ACCEPT INVITATION
Ilcprptlonn nt 1 lemur To trim frnrnll > -
Ahniidonrd Until After Wcdiimdiijr
mill ICntlrc Sin to Join * In \ \ > V-
cniiin hy ( ho Metropolis ,
PUEBLO , Colo. , Aug. 2S. Nobrntka'i
regiment of volunteers unused through ,
Pueblo today r.ud were given a warm wel
come by the citizens , who turned out sev
eral Uiousand strong to greet the returning :
troopo. The first section arrived hero at
2:15 : p. m. , but the other portions worn de
layed by u small freight wreck in Brown's
canyon , near Sallda , and It was In the
neighborhood of 7 o'clock when they carne
In. Pueblo < had n band nt the station and
the men expressed themselves as pleased
with the attention shown them , which they
eald was the most marked of any since their
departure from , San Francisco. They ap
peared , with few exceptions , In robust
health and high spirits , and are delighted
with the prospects of returning homo.
Unavoidable and unlooked-for delays In
the 'trip ' eastward across the Hooky moun
tain B have delayed the trains bearing tha
First Nebraska reulmeat Juat as the Penn
sylvania trains -wore delayed. The Penn-
sylvanlans , however , necessarily had to
proceed on to theJr eastern homes while the
Nobruskans , when they do arrive at Oinnha ,
will bo practically at their Journey's end
and while another dolor in the welcoming
reception has been mode , U will neverthe
less bo held Wednesday with all the fervor
and enthusiasm which the people of this
state ard capable of according to the return
ing heroes.
Monday afternoon It wns believed that the
trains would reach hero by 5 p. m. today ,
and a program for the reception of th0
Boldlor boys woa arranged to take plnco
after that hour In the evening. Advices ro-
colved later in the day , however , were to the
effect that an exasperating delay had oc
curred on the Denver & Rte Gnmde railroad
by reason of the .wreck of a freight train at
Ballda , Colo. On tills side of the
wreck was the flrst section of the soldier
train. Beyond It iworo the remaining flvo
sections. Several hours were consumed in
clearing away the debris from the track
caused br the wreckasro of the freight be
fore the trains bearlns the First Nebraska
could proceod. A * a result the first section
reacted Denver la-3 nizht ubout 0:30 while
Iho remaining flvo sections.dW not arrive in
the Colorado city until after rnidii/Ight. /
Consequently it was impossible for the
Burlington , which has tbo haul of the
trains from Denver to Omaha , to leave the
former city until considerable time had been
consumed In making the transfer from the
Hlo Grande tracks to the Burlington and
supplying the sleeping cars with fresh water
and Ice. Local officials of the Burlington
here estimated last night that It would prob
ably bo about 2 o'clock tils morning before
the special trains , which arc to be run In
three sections from Denver , would bo ready
to make the start en the last Btrotch.
Under the most favorable circumstances ,
with the etart at 3 o'clock , It would be 1m-
' possible for the heavy trains to bo trans
ported from Denver to Omaha Bhort of
1 eighteen or twenty hours and that would
! bring them In hero about 12 o'clock tonight.
The committees having in charge the recep
tion arrangements have , therefore , come to
the conclusion that it will be wise to make
allowances for still other delays unlocked
! for , which are liable to arlso In the Ions
'
trip , nnd consequently it Is unlikely that
I the trains will reach Omaha before an early
] hour Wednesday morning. It Is now ex-
i pooled that the soldier boys will bo com-
I fortnbly asleep In their berths when their
j trains arrive in the city , but they will bo
awakened from their slumbers with the
I cordial greeting which their homecoming
deserves.
The pent-iip enthusiasm of Omaha cltlzcna
and those from outside the city , who are
expected to arrive today until their num-
! bow shall reach Into the thousands , munt
j be held in reserve for another day , but It
I can be spuit tomorrow with the added
vigor and energy of another day's growth.
ll 'c 'p'loii TnUPM I'lncc Tomorrow.
Inasmuch as the trains bearing the volun
teers will reach the city during the early
morning hours tomorrow It IB safe to as
sume that the welcoming reception will be
gin before the gray dawn of morning dis
perses the blackness of the night. The offi
cial reception will bo held for a more con
ventional hour , but the omnipresent dmall
boy , whoso stock of enthusiasm has boon
at the point of bursting for a week past , will
steal away from his couch far In advance
of his accustomed time to be the first ono
to greet the " oljers , " And It Is a safe pro.
diction that anyone who happens down to the
Burlington depot at 4 o'clock tomorrow
morning will find a multitude of people
awaiting the time when they may feel at
liberty to open their throats and kound forlh
the cheers of welcome without fear of dis
turbing the Bleeping soldiers. An effort will
be made to keep the early comer * ns or
derly and quiet ft possible so that the vol
unteers may enjoy their rest before starting
out on a day which promts to bo one of
the inoBt enjoyable In the history of Ne
braska ,
It will bo a great disappointment thli delay -
lay of nearly twenty-four hours but the
general Imprcpiilon prevails that It will add
moro to the micce-wi of tha occasion to have
the welcoming reception postponed until
Wednesday rather Uiun to try to have had
It In abbreviated form after 5 o'clock this
livening , as wa proposed when H wan flrwt
learned that the original program had neoen.
mrily to bo abandoned because of the delay
of twelve hours on the Central Paolfla be
tween Han Francisco and Ogden. Ono whole
day and a nlcht will be all too short for
the observance of this momentous event and
for that reason there b not BO much coin-
plaint on the part of Ocnaha people at the
deluy until Wednusday , since they IKIVO al
ready been aesured that the volunteers couM
not arrive on the original schedule , To
those who are preparing to take- part in thu
reception It means only tlw wait of a day ,
which can be well occupied and will speedily
pa a In the completion of minor details nec
essary to make the event the grand success
which It U bound to be. The returning vol
unteers , probably chafe at the delay moro
than any others and this Is not unnatural
after their long absence front homo aai