Omaha daily bee., 1899-08-20

az going out OF the harbor without permits
sion, and It is possible tina, It will be for
warded to Madrid before long.
A pebble from the beach at Santiago at
tracts as much attention AS any other OF the
exhibits. 1t is much larger than the
ordinary American pebble. in fact in this
country 1t would be called a stone, 1t is
therefore evident that the Spanish are not
given to exaggeration except when under the
stress Of strong feeling, as they were several
times during the late war.
\ spike from an exploded calsson OF the
Spanish is a very valuable portion OF the
collection, owing to its extreme resemblance
to a large wire nail. 1t is rusted over its
entire surface on account Of having laid on
the field throughout the entire rainy season
aud there are stains upon it which are be-
lioved to be human blood.
A piece Of grindstone used for sharpening
sabres and bayonets brings home to one a
sense of the grim reality of war. 1t is not
known certainly whether this fragment IL
from a Spanish or an American grindstone.
picked up after the battle of Ell Caney"
is the simple inscription attached to one Of
tho relics. What 1t Is or where 1t came from
no one knows, but nevertheless 1t shows how
human interest is keenly awakened by even
the most Insignificant objects connected or
associated, even remotely, with great
historical events. This little piece of what
ever 1t may be has won the right to be
preserved through the succeeding decades
simply by having ben picked up after the
battle of Ell Caney and not before.
A. S. Ross, one of the widest known men
among, police officials and detectives in the
country, is paying Omaha a VISIT Mr..
Ross was prominently connected with the
Chicago police service for years and has
held practically every position in it. During
the Worlds fair in the summer of 1898 he
was chief of detectives and it fell to his lot
to provide all the distinguished guests Of
the city and the fair with escorts, either
honorary or of practical necessity. He is an
old friend Of Chief Of Police white. His
present trip west is simply for pleasure,
and not a business one. He is very much
pleased over his first visit to Omaha. He
finds 1t larger than he had supposed, and it
makes the impression upon him of being a
clean, healthy city.
Mr.. Ross brother, Duncan Ross, the fam
GUS swordsman, has been in Omaha. He has
given up the cultivation Of workmanship
and is now connected with a large business
house in Boston.
Albert V. Roe, one of the messenger
boys of the New York office of the Postal
Telegraph company, arrived in Omaha yes
terday afternoon, hot and dusty from his
wheel riding along the billy roads of Iowa.
Roe is making a wheel trip from New York
to San Francisco. Other men have accom-
plished the feat, but Roe is the first one
armed man to attempt the long trip. So far
he has made excellent time. He left New
York July 20 and from there to Chicago
averaged a little better than seventy-five
miles per day. From Chicago to Omaha
the daily average was about sixty-five miles.
Roe's speed was cut down by the hilly
roads in Iowa, which he believes were the
hardest stretch of his journey so far.
Roe left New York twelve days behind
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis, who are making an
automobile trip over the same route. He
caught up with and passed them in three
days. At Syracuse they said they would
surely leave him and laughed at him a good
deal, but he is now in Omaha and they are
somewhere in Ohio. Roe's trip has been
without accident of any kind except such
trifing ones as punctures. He has bought
one new pair Of tires since the beginning Of
the trip. He is standing the hard work Of
the trip in excellent shape. lie has not
lost a pound in weight since he started. His
face is burned a dark red tan from the con-
slant exposure to the summer sun.