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Omaha daily bee., 1898-09-21

The Russian naval officer sent to observe
the operations of our fleets in Cuban wa
ters is enthusiastic in his praise OF our
ships and the men who man them. Never
before did he see such accuracy OF gun hre,
such marvellous perfection or machinery
and such skill on the part OF ofiicers' en-
gineers and crew. His conclusion is that
the United States navy is superior In quail
ity to the navy OF any other country-ahu
in thus reporting the Russian officer shows
that he is an expert.
AS a token OF the esteem in which the
Rough Riders hold Colonel Roosevelt, they
have given him a copy OF the fine bronze
by Frederic Remington known as the
Broncho Buster" 1t is a work in Mr.. Rem
ington's best style and represents a cow
puncher on the back Of rearing broncho
that is trying its best to buck him OH. Ihe
rider is in the conventional costume OF
sombrero, heavy shirt and "chaps" and car
ries in his right hand the wicked rawhide
quirt, which he is laying on to the pony
with all his strength. The left hand, which
is twisted in the animals name has purled
the relns back so tightly that the Jaw Is
opened and the neck crooked. The bronze
Is a peculiarly appropriate tribute 10 the
gallant fighter from his followers
The first monument 10 the war with Spain
to be raised in this country is steel tower
1870 feet high that has Just been erected at
New Brighton, Pa. II is built on the lines
OF the Eifiel Tower and stands In little
park in the center OF the town. On the
pinnacle is a thrty-foot fagpole, also Of
steel. Around the four sides OF the base are
placed four tablets upon which are engraved
the names OF every man who went from the
town to Manila The memorial is erected
by public subscriptions and as the result Of
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NORTH TOPEKA.
Items intended for this column should
DO left at the Ktnbau Pig. Co., before
o'clock in the morning.

Items intended for this column should
DO left at the Ktnban Pig. Co.. before II
o'clock in the morning.
DR.. Samuel Ashmore is entertaining his
nephew from Solomon City.
Mr.. Ned Hanks of Kansas City is the
guest of Miss Stella Smith
Misses Sutton and Barlow of Horton
are spending the week visiting here.
Miss Nora Richards of Manhattan is Wis
iting Misses Ethel and Phoebe Hayes.
Mrs. Fanny Wolverstatt of Marion. o..
is the guest of Mrs. Kate F. King of East
Gordon street
Misses Mamie and Minnie Mosher of Sill
yer Lake are the guests of J. N. Henry
and family.
Mrs Ward and daughters of Kansas
s. A. Hayes.
The Misses Grinter of Perry came up
today to visit Mrs. J. A Colvin and view
the flower parade.
Dr.. Palmer of the Cengrega tional church
afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Mrs. Emil APPEL of Carbondale is being
Kate Buechner of III West Gordon street
Mr.. and Mrs. Harmon Colvin of Lima
o., arrived yesterday to spend the week
here the guests of their brother J. A. Col
win, and family.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the ROCHESTER Cemetery association
Saturday, October 1, 1883, at 2:3O p.
The Misses Sheahan and Tayman are
maklng a canvass OF TINS ward IN the IN
probably open next Monday morning in
the Grant school building.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Curtis of Law
renee are. visiting relatives and seeing the
sights this week. Mr.. Curtis is one of
the active members of the deaf mute re-
union, which takes place at the park to-
day.
The second annual reunion of the Kim
ball family was held last evening at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. G. F: Kimban of
pa West Gordon street. Those present
were Captain and Mrs. W. T. White of
Junction City, Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ. Kim
ball and daughter Mary of Manhattan,
Mr.. E. Dow and daughter Alice of Salina.
Captain and Mrs. F. NJ. Kimban. Miss
Maud Kimball Mr.. c. F. Kimball, Mrs.
Clark and mother, Mrs. Kimball Of To-
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WANT FREE PORTS.
In All the Territory Acquired by the
United States.

Chicago, Sept.30.-The Illinois Manufac-
turers association, at a meeting held at
the Union League club, adopted unani-
mously resolutions that the ports Of all
territory formerly Spanish, but now in the
possession of the United Sta ties, be perma-
nently opened to the freest poss. Bile entry
of all products of American industry
The resolutions were adopted after nOta-
BILE men in the business world had dis
cussed the subject eXhaustyely.
The following are the resolutions which
we've adopted:
Whereas, The commissioners appointed
by this government to negotiate tn treaty
of peace with Spain are now in conference
with the commissioners representing the
Spanish government: and,
Whereas. The recent glorious victories
of our army and navy in the Antilles and
in the far east have left in our possession
new territory and opened doors for the
vast increase of American commerce. and,
Whereas, 1t is of the greatest import
ance to all of its people that the markets
of the world be opened to our products,
now, therefore. be it
Resolved, By the Illinois Manufactur-
erS association, representing and control
ling by it's membership more than one
billion dollars of trade annually, that It Is
the sense of this conference that the pres
ident of the United States be and is here
charge for this country the conclusion Of
such treaty of peace to exact that ports
of all aerritOry now in our possession and
heretofore controlled by Spain be perma-
nently opened to the freest possibly entry
te all products of American industry; and
be it further
Resolved That the president and secre-
tary of the Illinois Manufacturers asso-
ella ton be directed to present these resO-
lutiOns to President Mckinley
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GERMAN TRADE GROWS.
In Spite of Numerous Obstacles
Which Have Arisen.

New York, Sept. 3O.-A special to the
Tribune from Washington says:
According to official intelligence re-
ceived here Germany's foreign com
merce has been steadily increasing I'M
der difficulties for four or five years.
Consular Agent Harris, writing from
EllenstOck on August 8. recites some of
these drawbac as the new tariff laws
Of the United States, the confusion
brought about by the war, the famine
in India and the financial crisis in Chilli
and Brazil. The falling off in exports
to this country has more than been
made good by the increase in exports to
other lands Mr.. Harris presents a table
from which the sUbjOined particulars
are cleaned:
Silk goods show gains over 1897, but
slight losses since 1894, while iron and
iron manufactures make considerable
advance since the latter period. Leather
goods, drugs and chemicals and instru-
ments and machinery are all items that
indicated Improvement. The last group
of articles steadily rose every year from
S14. 613 200 in 1894 to S22, 657. 500 in 1898
Drugs and chemicals rose from 1872 415.-
500 in 1894 to S35 III 400 in 1898, S36. $50, 600
in 1886. receded slightly to s35, III, 500 in
1897, and leaped forward to $40, 602, 500 in
1898. Leather goods were exported in
1894 to the value of 14,565. 500; in 1895
SIS, 207 900; in 1895, SIS S27 600; in 1897
SIG, 29S, 600; in 1898, ST., POI, 400; iron and
iron nanufa ctures exports were in 1894
$50, S68 500; in 1895, $32, Ais, 500; in 1886,
S39 SOS, 90; IN 1897. S3S, 2,20O; IN 1898, S43,
HS2. 500. The silk exports in 1894 were
81. 635 800; in 1895, SIS, 635. 400; in 1896
SIS, 159 400; in 1897, SIG, 469 500; in 1898
ST, 136, 600. There has also been an in
crease for the first half of this year over
that of 1897 of s., $50. 900 in the export Of
coal.
The significant feature in this state
Tnent is that the statistics of France
and England show loss in the first
half of this year in the former of SZ2,
514 800 and in the latter of $33. 1924, 900 as
compared with the same period Of 1897.
Consul Monaghan of Chemnitz, also
noting Germany's increase in export
trade, remarks under date of August Is:
Although Germany's geogra phical
situation win probably always pre-
clude her from occupying England s
position as a commercial state, she is
already the second country in Europe
in international trade. Her largest
business transactions are with England
and they are constantly increasing"
Consul Warner of Leipsic gives three
different tables under date Of August
IL concerning German exports to the
Tinted States. He shows for the fiscal
wear ending June 80, 1898, q decrease
from the previous year Of $37, 10000 He
cites the fact that the exports from
Germany were exceptionally large for
the first half of the calendar year, 1897,
and considering that American ware
houses were heavily stocked at the be-
shining OF the fiscal year 1898, holds
that IT is hardly fair to draw a COM
parison between the years 1896-97 and
aa7-as. Seven aTtio1es-aTahc4a4 aoR-
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RIVAL OF DAWSON.
Eagle City the Quitting Point for
American River District.

Port Townsend, Wn., Sept. 3O.-The
bark Haydenbrown, Is days from St.
Michael, arrived last night, bringing 20
passengers from the various mining
sections of the Yukon basin About 20
direct from Kotzebue Sound, having left
that section as late as September 6. All
confirm previous reports of no gold be-
ing found on the sound.
F. H Sullivan of COlfax, is among
the returning miners from the Yukon
basin. He has spent Ia months in
searching for gold and has listed near
1y every mining camp on the Yukon.
He speaks in the highest praise of the
prospects of the American river and Its
tributaries. On the American river, 50
claims have been located and are being
worked and on its tributaries 200 more
claims have been worked during the
summer, some of them being quite rich,
No. 4 yielding 500 per day to the men,
but it was not worked long owing to
high water. Discovery Gulch has made
the best showing in production OF goids
having been extensively worked and
more favorably situated. Eagle City
is the Quitting point for American riv-
er and tributaries and it is rapidly be-
coming a formidable rival to Dawson.
The United States government has es-
tabIished there a military post of 40
men and a custom house. There are
about 500 men in that immediate vicin-
ity and during the summer there has
not been a single case of sickness.
P J. Tuohy of Chicago, has spent the
season at Circle City. He reports about
700 men working in that district and
that claims are yielding well, wages are
$40 Der day
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Notes and Personal Mention.

Miss Carrie Titus of Kansas City is
visiting Mrs. w H. Johnston.
Mrs. G. c. Blythe of Moberly, Mo-, is
visitA,g her son, Mr.. B. 3. Blythe.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. R. Paxton and Mrs.
A. johnson and daughter Frances of
Valley Falls are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Miss Rachel Baldwin of Ottawa is in
the city the guest of Mrs. J. F. Hobson
at 1909 Western avenue.
Mrs. B. B. Clary has returned from a
months visit in Marietta and Cincin-
natl Ohio.
Mr.. H. W. Schumacher, attorney for
the Santa Fe at Ell Dorado, and little
daughter, are visiting DR.. and Mrs. A.
NJ Callahan.
Mrs. H. H. Carr of Leavenworth is
visiting Mrs. A. A. GODDARD at her home
on Taylor street.
Mrs. Izora Schlegel and mother, Mrs
Davis, returned yesterday from a
months visit in Ohio and Kentucky.
The Modern Literature club will hold
an important business meeting Satur-
day morning at o'clock at the home Of
Miss Ollie O'Brien.
Miss Mary Hayden Of Holton is visit
ing Miss Glenn Goddard.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Q. Emmett Of Lake
View and Misses BERTHE and Alice Watts
of Lawrence are the guests OF Mr.. ana
Mrs. John Elliott
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Wismeyer of Grey
Horse, L T., are visiting Mr.. and Mrs
F. P. MacLennan and Miss Caroline
c. c. Evans of Hoxie, treasurer of
Sheridan county, and wife, are spend
ing the week with Topeka friends
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Simms will spend
Sunday in Atchison.
Mrs. D. T. Roles of Beloit is visiting
friends and relatives in Topeka this
week.
Mrs. John Norton will leave next week
for a visit in Keokuk, Iowa
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Murray of East
Las Vegas and Mrs. local Butt ana
daughter Grace are visiting Mrs. j. h
Snyder. =.
visiting in the city.
Mr.. Will Easton of Kansas City IS
spending a few days in Topeka.
Mr.. Guy Hager returned to st. Louis
today after a weeks visit with his
mother and sisters.
Mr.. Clarence Nelly, assistant supreme
court reporter, went to Yates Center
today to make a political speech.
Mrs G. o. Matthews and Mrs. VII
liam McCullar of Emporia are the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Cofran
this week.
spending the week with Mrs. GetcheI
instruction is strictly individual at
the Standard Shorthand school, 63O
Kansas avenue.
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HAYS TRIBUTE TO BAYARD
Secretary of State Writes Feelingly
of His Predecessor.

Washington, Sept. 9O.-The following
tribute to Thomas F. Bayard was written
by Secretary of State John Hay: CO.,
1.-The news of Mr.. Bayards' fatal Illness
followed so swiftly by the tidings of his
lamented death--came upon his many
friends with a singular shock. One OF
the elements of the remarkable charm
which distinguished him was his persist
ent youthfulnesS. His handsome face
was always young; he had the voice and
bearing of buoyant youth; his enthusl-
asms and quick emotions were those Of
pure-minded and high-spirited boy. HIS
scorn of everything mean or base, his dis
regard of consequences in the pursuit of
what he thought right, his frank expec-
tation of that sympathy which he was SO
ready to give, his belief in the sincerity
of others, being himself absolutely sim
cePe; all these qualities. even more than
his good looks and gallant bearing, gave
the Impression not only of a young man,
but of one who would always be young.
TT is hard to think that the rigid limit
of three score and ten years should be
the term of so much activity and energy
But the fine vitality and power of such
character will survive his death. In the
affection of those who knew him, as a
model and example to those who admired
him. he will live long as an enduring mem
DRY and a wholesome inSpira ton"
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SPAIN BUYS BUGLES.
Caught the idea From the American
Army.

New York, Sept. 30.-Spein has appar-
emily boone convinced that there is
something magnetic in the bugIe used
by the American army, for orders have
been issued to discard the antiQuatel
instruments used by the Spanish forces
in the late war and to replace them
with trumpets of the regulation pattern
adopted by the United States
A firm in Paris who have just deliv-
cred 10000 trumpets, contracted for b.
Quartermaster GeneraI Iuddington.
have received an order to furnish % COO
key for the use of the Spanish army.
The New York agent of the firm re-
ceived notice that the order had been
placed in France.
The trumpet used here is Of a pat
tern adopted May 2, 1892, and is de-
scribed as follows:
Each trumpet to be built in the key
of C. the slide to draw to +" and
marked and stamped with the letter
F. all the correct point to produce the
key of F.
The bugle calls of Skaters army are
Spanish troops in observation-disclosures a {
Santiago long before the American
troops were visible.
It is said that the use of the trurpets
of the same key by opposing armies
might lead to confusion. In the early
captured trumpetS were used by the
Cuban guerrillas to lead the Spanish
into ambush, and one time a bugler
concealed in the bushes succeeded in
causing two Spanish columns to fire
upon each other. No objection was Of
fered by the officers at the army build
ing here when they were informed Of
a remark that Spain had apparently
begun the equipment of her army.
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ers, toys, aniline colors, leather gloves,
chloride of potassium, fine leather goods
and cotton laceS-Were exported more
largely in 1898 than they were in 1896
OF these articles artificial flowers, ami
line cOlOrs and chloride of potassium
were shipped more largely this year
than they were in the corresponding
months of 1897. Pictures, books and
cOlOred paper are gradually falling off
as shown by the table presented.
Then Mr.. Warner presents a list of
most important articles, observing that
the decrease in every article is very
large. These articles are raw sugar
half silk goods, cotton hosiery, wooden
goods, wooden clothing, wooden hosiery
coIored porcelain, Roman cement. wor-
sted goods and wine in casks. Take the
two items of wooden goods and raw
sugar. OF the former there was ex-
ported in 1897, 1910 06 pounds, where
as in 1898, the quantity is only 1,716, 281
pounds. OF raw sugar in 1897, there
was exported 662, 232, 233 pounds, but in
1898, the quantity had fallen to 179, $50, -
205 pounds. The KOlnische Zeitung is
translated by Consul Petit at Dussel-
dOrf as explaining that the principal
reason for the decline of German ex-
ports to the United States must be
sought in the new tariff of the United
States. The general inquiry made by
the Prussian chambers of commerce
was unfavOrable to war tariff retalia-
ton. All the importing firms are like
wise adverse. That important paper
then proceeds to say that a further in
crease of American customs rates would
cause the breaking off of all business
relations especially the loss of the
greater part OF the American markets
to German products. This market
would at once be taken by England and
France.
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TO BE CLAUS SPRECKELs.
He Will Be President of Bakersfield
and Los Angeles B. r.

San Francisco, Sept. 30.-The directors
of the new Bakersfield and Los Ange-
les railroad will formally organize in a
few days. st is understood that Claus
Spreckels viii be made president, Rob-
ert Watt first vice president, and Capt.
Payson second vice president These
gentlemen hold similar positions in the
San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley
railroad. The directors will elect w. B.
Storey to the position of chief engi-
neer.
In about ten days Mr.. Storey, with an
assistant will make a reconnaissance
south from Bakersfield over the Te-
hachapi. His trip will extend to a point
about 20 niles south of TETON Pass. On
his return he will be prepared to send
several surveying parties into the field.
It is understood that when surveys are
completed to a certain point on the
MojaVe desert the actual work of build
ing a road from Bakersville will be
commenced. Work is being pushed o
extensions of the San Joaquin Valley
road az each end of the line.
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SAVED BY RAIN.
A Heavy Downpour ouenches Forest
Fires.

Milwaukee, Sept. 30.-Reports received
at the railroad offices in this city TINS
afternoon are to the effect that the Tor
est fires in the northern part OF the
state have been quenched by a heavy
fail of rain. The heaviest loss was
suffered at Cumberland, where twenty
five families were rendered homeless by
the flames and a large sawmlI plant
valued at 1926, 900, was wiped out. Wires
are down in all directions and partlcu-
lars of the ruin wrought have not yet
been received.
only one death as far as known has
resulted. that of Mrs. Jacob COrreson
at Dry Wood. Two children of Mrs
Correson were seriously burned While
attempting to rescue their mother.
The pecuniary loss is not expected to
reach over 81 900, 900. General SUPER
intendent Collins of the Wisconsin Cen
trail lines says not a penny's damage
has been done to his company's prop
erty.
Assistant Superintendent Cantillon of
the Northwestern railway says he has
received no reports.
Assistant General Superintendent
Bush of the st. Paul road had heard
nothing unusual from the fire section.
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AGUINALDO'S CABINET.
Will Consist of Four Members-He is
Now President.

New York, Sept. 30-A dispatch to the
Herald from Washington, says:
Senior Agoncillo the Philippine repre-
sentative who has come to Washington
to ask that the insurgents be heard by
the peace commissioners at Paris, has
made public a translation of the Phil
1ppine constitution which Aguinaldo
was to have proclaimed at MaloIos BY
this constitution AguinaIdo formally
renounces the title of dictator, and as
sumes that Of president of the revolu-
tlonary government of the PHILIPPINES
He provides for four Secretaries-the
secretary of state, marine and COM
merce; the secretary of war and public
works; the secretary of police, minister
of justice, police instruction and health
and the secretary of finance agricul-
ture and industry. A congress is pro-
Vided for to be composed of representa-
tiYes of all the provinces of the archipe-
lago.
An important feature of the constitu-
ton in view Of the proba bility that
Aguinaldo will Try to obtain recOsni-
ton from Eur pean governments is
that part descri 5ing the duties of the
secretary of state. It provides:
he office of secretary of state shall
be divided into three departments, for
diplomacy, for marine and for com
merce. The department of diplomacy
Will study ans transact all business
concerning the direction diplomatic and
negotiations w1h foreign powers. The
department of marine shall study and
transact all business in reference to the
formation ano organization of a navy
and the organization and equipment of
such expeditions as may be desired by
the revolutionary government in carry
ing out its purposes and designs. The
department of commerce will transact
all business pertaining to trade both
internal and external and preliminary
work for making commercial treaties
nit h E~n~r
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day evening at the bishops house for
the visiting church people and their To-
peka friends.
Dean and Mrs Sykes, Rev. Canon By
water and wife and the clergy of Grace
Cathedral received with Bishop and
Mrs. AIiIlspaugh.
The following ladies assisted through
the rooms: Mrs. P. G. Chamberlain,
Mrs. Charles Thomas, Mrs. W. N. West,
Mrs. Alice Clugston, Miss Margaret
Dudley and Miss Nellie McCHntock.
The reception was from until II.
The house and porches were brilliantly
lighted and decorated and the time
passed very quickly.
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Diseusted Gold Hunters.

San francisco, Sept. 30.-Twenty-four
disgusted gold hunters just returned
from Eotzebue Sound on the Sudden
bear out the reports of the other miners
there that there is no gold to be found.
About 1000 people are left on the sound,
but they are all making preparations
to leave. A large number of them will
go up the river and push to Copper
creek The Sudden left Kotzebue on the
9Th inst. and encountered a severe storm
on the way down.
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ON ANGEL ISLAND.
A Government Hospital of 400 Beds
Will Be Erected.

San Francisco, Sept. 30.-A general mil
ftary hospital will be erected on Angel ISL
and very shortly. Authority to proceed
with the work was received from Wash
ington by telegraph. The hospital will
have 400 beds and be according to the
most modern ideas. Every facility afford
ed by modern science and skill will be
employed to render the hospital the best
of its character.
The hospital will be for the entire Pa
cffic jurisdiction of the army, including
the Hawaiian and Philippine islands.
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Washington,s ZOE Crop.

Seattle, Wash, Sept. 30.-It is esti-
mated that the total hop crop Of this
state this season will be between $1,000
and 80 600 bales. Picking viii be I'm
ished this week A considerable portion
of the crop has already been contracted
for on a basis Of 10 and II cents per
pound.
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Judge sampsel Sawed in Two.

SeIins Grove, Pa, Sept, 30-Henry T.
Sampsel Of Centreville, Snyder county,
while engaged in arranging some gearing
atone of the circular saws while it was in
motion, was caught by saw and cut in
two Mr.. Sampsel was one Of the associ-
ate justices of the courts of this county
and was about Sc years of age.