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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ; SUNDAY , iMBKUARY 4 , 1801-SIXTEEN1 PAGES. TO STUDY RUST IN WHEAT Secretary Morton Appoints a Kansan Ex pert on the Pathology of Vegetables. WILL FERRET OUT THE CAUSE OF DAMAGE Million * of Dollurft Annniilly ' . ' "I liy t'lirin- crn llfnttiMi of Thli ! > lrn * ( if Wlicnt linpi ) to Kfton Undcr- Mtunil tin Nature , WASHINGTON BUREAU OK THE BEE , DI3 Fourteenth Street , Washington , Feb. 3. Secretary Morton has appointed Mr. M. A. Carlcton of the Kaunas Agricultural col lege n special agent of the division of vege table pathology In the Department of Ag riculture , and hln work will bo particularly directed to the study ot the rusts of cereals. For sumo two years past thin division of the department has been oxpcrlnnnlliiK with n vlow to discover some means for the prevention of rust ot cereals. The Im portance of ttio Investigation Is/best shown by nn estimate of the amount of damage caiiKcd by thin dlncavo. It lias been esti mated , for Instance , that to wheat growers ulnno In Australia rust causes an annual loss of more than $10,000,000. From careful estimates made In this country It Is be lieved that an aggregate Ions to American farmers na a rcbiilt of the attacks ot rust will exceed . 140,000,000 annually. Australia has recently offered a reward of $50,000 for u practical remedy for runt. Prof. II , T. Galloway , chief of the division mentioned , referring to the subject , sayft : "Our knowledge of the diseases of plants nnd treatment of the same has Increased s > o rapidly during the past few years that pro- pur studies pursued In the light of now facts will. I feel confident , prove of great benefit to thu farmer , by pointing out meth ods whereby the great damage caused by rust may be prevented or , rather , greatly diminished. "Since thlH division began Its experiments on the mibjei't a number of Interesting facts have been brought out. Wo have found , for example , that the treatment of the seed and neil with various chemicals before and after planting , the method advocated by the Aus tralians , IB of no value whatever In preventing the disease , and under cer tain conditions It can be prevented by spraying with various fungicides. A num ber of experiments , however. In this direc tion show that whllo not always reliable , ttpraying is too expensive to bo depended upon. Our iattention must therefore bo turned to some more difficult questions , Including the physiology of the wheat plant Itself. Some varieties , and even Individuals of the same variety , are found to be to n- certaln extent exempt from the attacks of rust. There ore reasons for this Immunity , which , If known , would undoubtedly throw light of great practical Importance upon thu subject. "It. Is with a view of pushing the Investiga tions of the cereal rusts In this direction and in a manner commensurate with 'their Im portance that I feel especially gratified by the appointment of Mr. M. A. Carlcton as a special agent of this division , ho having for several years devoted special attention to rust , and being In my opinion eminently lilted for the work In vlow In every way. " WOES 0V THE SUGAR TRUST. "It may appear to bo nn act of base In- griUtndo for the democratic party In con gress to cut the throat of the Sugar trust after It had contributed a largo sum of money to the success of our party last year , but there are good and ample reasons why wo should feel under no obligations to that giant monopoly , no matter what It did for the party now In power."Thls Is what a prominent eastern democratic member of the house said to your correspondent , com menting upon the refusal of the house to place any discriminating duty upon refined Hiigar , which Is the llfo blood of the Sugar trust. , He continued : , "I will tell you the secret of the disgust of democrats at the Sugar trust. There was no doubt a sympathy In the ways and means committee for the trust , which Induced that body to retain halt of the duty upon refined migar llxed by 'tho present law. About the lime the bill was ready for report to the house a democratic member of the ways and means committee was told that the Sugar trust had for years been trying to work both of the great political parties ; that In the last campaign It had given an equal contribution to the democratic and republican parties , probably $50,000 each , and It Intended to be solid In any event. This statement was hardly believed , but when the attorney for the trust was met by that democrat and asked If It were true that the trust had con tributed to both campaign funds , the reply was ; 'Why , certainly ; we thought It fair to treat both parties alike. ' From that moment we were determined that the trust tdiould bo strangled to death. No , doubt the monopoly thought It could contribute from fifty to ono hundred thousand dollars to the campaign fund of each ot the great parties , and try to Impress each that It was in sympathy with It. The sugar trust has Nlmply thrown away so much money. No , I have no possible Idea that the senate will add any duty to refined sugar , or In fac' that sugar of any grade will have to pay n duty when Imported , I really believe , however , that we are doing a mean trick to the sugar makers of our country who have Invested millions of dollars under the bounty law promised , In not giving them some bounty In order to help them out , because wo all know that no sugar maker In this country can , at this stage of the develop ment of the Industry , compete upon equal terms with European sugar makers , whose Industry has been fully developed for many years. " SHERMAN THE FINANCIAL PHYSICIAN. Senator John Sherman surprised some re publicans by his speech on the bond question on last Tuesday. His expressions were hull- reel accord with the policy of Secretary Carlisle In favor of a bond Issue. Had the secretary been upon the floor and speaking In his own bahalf ho could not have deliv ered sentiments or. Interpreted the law half so strong as those uttered by the Ohio finan cier. John Sherman occupies a unique position In the semite and In his party. Ho Is recog nized by every ono In Washington as the -ablest financier In our country , nnd at no time has this administration failed to take advan tage of his advice and abilities. He was the advisor of Secretaries Wlndoin and Fouler under the Harrison administration , nnd ho Is frequently consulted now by Secretary Carlisle , Ills advice Is given without parti san flavor. Ho Is never suspected of the slightest partisanship when called upon for advice. It Is a coso of Interpretation of the law Irrespective of party advantage. His most Intimate friends say that ho is now leaned upon more heavily by this ad. ministration than ho was by thu preceding administration. Ho Is the 'financial phy- Blclan of the country , and appears to bo doIng - Ing n thriving business. Probably the most constant and patient auditor of the house proceedings upon the tariff discussion during the past three weeks has been the colored man In Washington , Tliero are along the north Bldo of thu Im mense hall of the IIOUKO of representatives seven great public galleries. In each are plain continuous seats upon which ten per sons ran sit comfortably In a row. Alto gether about 1,000 persons can crowd. Into these galleries. The doorkeepers admit all sober and sunu persons to these galleries without question , and for that reason they ore regarded as the "colored galleries. " During the tariff debutes each day the sec tion of black faces has grown larger and larger In the public galleries. Ordinarily there are In attendance upon thu proceed ings In the house from fitly to 100 colored , men. There were at times many hun dreds of black faces In these galleries. During the closing scenes this week the black section was u solid mass , cover ing nearly nit of the public galleries , These colored men followed the proceedings with eagerness. They were Intensely In terested In all that was said upon manu facturing , farm and labor questions. They applauded every sentiment uttered In be half of thcso subjects , The colored man , almost without exception , favors thu repub lican principle of protection to American In dustries. Never has ho shown so much In terest In a technical economic problem as ) m ba evinced during tlio debate In the IIOUBO upon the Wilson tariff bill. It waste to him n a-hool In oratory and political ccjiiomy. KNOCKED OUT HIS WIND. One of the passenger elcvatormen In the Treasury department Is a raw-boned Irish man , who carried a gun In defense of his country's flag n third of n century ago. lie IN on intense American , and of course docn not rcllah the encroachments upon our prin ciples of British systems. This old Irishman wax tickled nigh unto death last week when ono of his own blood whipped "n bloody Britisher" down nt Jacksonville. The next morning , Just after ho had carried up the secretary of the treasury , two sapient Eng lishmen , who had evidently come over to sco the fight and expected their fellow citizen to win , entered the elevator. The first thing that caught their attention was the electric fan which In summer time cools the hot heads of the politicians who vliilt the depart ment. "And what is that , pray you , sir ? " In quired ono of the foreigners , with the cus tomary accent , which grates upon the cars of a loyal Irishman. "Electric fan , cor , " replied the elevator man , Juat as the lift reached the secretary's floor the Englishman's curiosity broke forth In a request that the fan bu made to go , so that ho could nee how It worked. The Irishman turned the current on and the fan whirred away for n minute or two. After a few moments of silence , when the fan had stopped running , and In the absence of any thing more to say , the elevator man ob- r.ervcd , just uu his passengers were stepping out : "But this fan Is not as great as the one which run down at Jacksonville yesterday. " "And how was that ? " Inquired the Inquis itive Englishman. "Well , snr , this fan cannot knock the wind out of an Englishman , while the one at Jacksonville yesterday knocked nil the breath out of ono bloody Britisher In less than three rounds. " The blood rushed to the face of the de scendant ot John Bull. Quick as ( lash he dropped the monocular from his eye nnd Ilk ? u flash sprang t6ward the elevator. He no doubt Intended to resent the twit. But the Irishman was tdo quick for htm. With a smllo he slammed the door , pulled the rope and his clovat'or descended In haste. PERSONAL AND GENERAL. Mrs. Charles H. Van Wyck of Nebraska hold her last reception of the season yester day afternoon nnd evening , and it was a perfect ovation to this popular woman from beginning to end. Mrs. Van Wyck haw been welcomed to Washington a aln by her thousands of friends here In a warmth of cordiality which is most pleasing. She was thoroughly popular In ofllclal and private life while her husband was In the senate , and the attendance and character of her reception during her stay here this winter have demonstrated that her absence from old friends has not diminished her popular ity. General Van Wyck continues to Im prove In health , and on every fair day drives about the city. He has not yet felt himself strong enough , however , to revisit the familiar scenes about the capltol. The sundry civil appropriation bill re ported to the house today reduces the ap propriation for surveys of public lands aid : $200,000 to $100,000 , authorizes the secretary of the treasury to enter Into contracts for the construction of federal buildings at Omaha and Sioux City , appropriates $750,000 for Improving the Missouri from Its mouth to Sioux City , and provides that the at torney general shall dispose of the Indian depredation cases , thu defense of which was provided for by act of March 3 , 1891 , by giving them priority of consideration. Joseph E. Wing was today appointed post master at Knox , Nlobrara county , vice L. I ) . Wcllman , removed , and S. T. Sherman at Orchard , Antelope county , vice Jason Kester , resigned. Also G. W. Walker at Ada , Jerould county , S. D.F vice II. C. Lyle , re signed , nnd Iowa postmasters as follows : Deerfleld , Chlcakasaw county , J. H. Kane , vice Ruth A. Pelton , resigned ; Hawloyville , Page county , D , E. Showen , vice G. W. Dud ley , removed ; Van Wort , Decatur county , T. E. Owen , vice P. 1C. Hall , removed. Representative J. A. Plcklcr of South Dakota has taken the residence at 120 Massa chusetts avenue , northeast. E. W. S. Tingle of Butte , Mont. , was today sworn In as consul at Brunswick , Germany. He succeeds Cyrus W. Field , Jr. PERRY S. HEATH. WKbTKICN I'KNSIONS. I.iHl of ThoHu AVhoHo Claims Hiivo Itc- ccMitly Ki'relvc'd Fuvornlilo Action. WASHINGTON , Fob. a. ( Special to Tlio Reo. ) Pensions granted , Issue of January 21 , wcro : Iowa : Original Henry I , M. Lentner , Dahloncpa , Wapcllo. Reissue Ernst Linnc- maun ' ( deceased ) , Burlington , DCS Molncs. Original widows , etc. Katie Smith , Dj- buquc , Dubnque ; Jacob H. Myers ( father ) , Shell Hoelc , Butler. Renewal Sarah E. Hunting ( mother ) , Massllon , Cedar. South D.iUota : Original widows , etc. Fanny Uiohardson ( mother ) , Dell Haplds , Mlnnohitba. Issue of January 22 : Nebraska : In crease William M. Coop. Blue Springs , Gage. Heissue Samuel M. Bond , Omaha , Douglas. Iowa : Original James M. D. Pierce , Marshallrown , Marshall. Additional Henry Burkholdcr , Clear Lake , Cerro Gordo. In crease /Cacbarlah .1. Hopkins , Slam , Taylor ; Henry Carter. Sidney. Fremont ; Joseph Wright. Glcinvood , Mills. Ueisauo Wash ington Booton , Hamburc. Fremont ; Chester M. Townsond. Charles City , Floyd. Oriel- ual widows , ott. Kebccea Clemmer , Emer son , Mills ; Louisa Farnsivorth , Glcnwood. Mills ; Lizzlo C. Stutsman , Burlington , DCS Moines ; Anzolotto Smith ( mother ) . Batavia , Jefferson. Mexican war survivors : Increase John Welliver , Moorhead , Monona ; Ster ling Daniels. Cedar Falls , Black Hawk ; Jeremiah I'ender , Wlutersot , Madison. South Dakota : Increase William StnH buck , Oldhuii ) , Kingabury. Original widows , etc. Minor of Samuel SUllman , Howard , Miner. SHVIK : IIUICSTION. It Will lo TnliC'ii Up Nc\t Tuesday In tint Hull-ill of Iti'prramlutlvi'K. WASHINGTON , Feb. 3. The silver ques tion Is to bu taken up in the house next Tuesday according to tlio plans of Mr. Bland. He expects the debate on his seigniorage bill to last two days , so a final vote can bo taken Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Biand's plans are b.iscd on a conclu sion of the Hawaiian debate Monday night , but If tills is extended the silver debate will have to w.iit the disposal of Hawaii. No separate rule will bo reported giving Mr. Bland the right of wuv. as Ills coinage com mittee has special privileges under the rules to secure immediate consideration for its reports. "There is no doubt as to tlio passage of the bill , " said Mr. Bland. The feollng is far different now from that at thu time of thu repeal of tlio Sherman act. In fact , if that repeal bill was up today it would not lie likely to pass. Many gentlemen luivo heard from their constituents slnco then. The present bill is restricted to the seig- nloragu and Is designed to give the treasury temporary relief. It is likely to bring on a general discussion of silver and a oisousslon of the bond question. I expect the bill to pass by Wednesday night. " Representative ( J. W. Stone , who wrote the report against the bill , is preparing for a sharp contest , beginning Tuesday. AUTiiomy.ii : > IIY c.vm.isi.i : . Statement llt-Kiinllng tliu Allotment of tlm lliiiulH. WASHINGTON , Fob. a. Secretary C.xr- llslu has authorized the following statement regarding the allotment of bonus , The secretary of the treasury has considered the proposals submitted for the per cent loan nnd has accepted all bids naming n higher price than $117 , ! ) 3. The proposals sub mitted at the upset price have scaled down fi.ita per cent nnd the amount of bonus allotted under this reduction , to gether with the subscriptions accepted in full , Is $50X)0XX ( ) ( ) . A uotlco. will bo sent to each subscriber advUIng'hlin of the accept- nnoo of bin subscription , Informing him wl.cn the bonds \vljl bo ready anil stating the amount to be deposited in payment of the principal nnd premium. The nccruod inter est to date of deposit at the rate of Interest rcalUcd by the subscriber will bo uddod by the tieslstnnt treasurer with whom the deposits - posits are to bo made. The bonds will bu do- llvored by the department , titter payment is made , ( o thouddress lvcn by tlio subscriber , or they may bo sent to tUo-asslataiH treas urer vrilU whom the deposit is mado. 1\ fl KVFI AXD'S ' DFFFXSF li > \s\\j \ \ } \j\jt\i\ll \ u IflA 1-iiiOl./ His Attitude in the Sandwich Islands Vigor ously" Defended. RAYNER OF MARYLAND TALKS ON HAWA'I llr Clnlmi Ilic I'ri-Hlilrnt 1)1(1 tin- Might Thing lit I lie flight Tlmr , hut Tliorc IK folding Mnr In Il < < Dour. WASHINGTON , Fob.Aftcr ! ) a little - tlo preliminary routine work had been dispose ; ! of lit the house today Mr. Money , Mr. Livingstone , .Simpson and Mr , Ueod cot Into n little per sonal tlfT over a motion for the approval of Admiral Gcrvais1 conduct. Tin ) Hawaiian debate was then resumed. Mr. Kayncr of Maryland was the principal speaker. In opening his remarks , Mr. Hnynor said : "I desire to be fnlr In the brief discussion that I shall devote to this subject. I am not sufficient of a partisan to applaud every act that proceeds from my own party and to criticise and condemn everything that Is done by my opponents. I have en deavored with an unprejudiced mind to In- vcstlKat thls cause In all of Its elaborate de- " " talln. l""havo tried to arrive at an honest conclusion without any political bias what ever , and I shall give you the conclusion I have reached and the Judgment that 1 hnvo arrived at for whatever It may be worth. "My opinion Is : In the first place , I am convinced beyond all manner of reasonable doubt that Mr. Stevens , the minister of the United States , was an active participant In the overthrow of the monarchy In the king dom of Hawaii ; and , In the second place , the president having submitted the matter to congress , I am satisfied that according to the usages and principles of International law we have no right , by the use of nrms or force to remedy the wrong that has been committed and that all efforts for a peaceful solution having terminated we have no further right to Intervene , and that It Is our duty for the present to recognize the do facto government that Is now In charge and our duty. In the future to recognize such form of government as may bo determined upon by the wishes of the people of "the Islands. UNLAWFUL INTERVENTION. "Now , as to the proof that the monarchi cal form of government was overthrown by the armed forces of the United States , and that the said government would not have been overthrown but for such unlawful In tervention upon our part. There Is no dldlculty about this branch of this Investi gation whatever. No one can come to an honest conclusion about It until ho reads the testimony and Impartially analyzes the facts that have been submitted. We could not select a stronger case before any impartial tribunal of the country In favor of the proposition that Is now asserted , that the abdication of the queen was not to those who constitute the provisional government , but was made to the forces of the United States and to no one else. What I would like very much to have Is the honest Judg ment of this house upon this question when I have submitted the facts that strike me as the salient points In this controversy. "Our political opponents will not discuss the puestlon In this house whether Mr. Stevens was guilty of a crime against the gqvernment to which he was the accredited representative and Was guilty of violating the law of nations , because it Is my deliber ate Judgment the testimony Is so over whelming upon this point that there Is no doubt whatever of his guilt , even admit ting , for the sake of argument , that so far as he was personally concerned his Inten tions were honorable and his motives' In spired by the highest principles of patriot- Ism. " Mr. Hayner quoted at some length from the Hawaiian evidence submitted to congress concerning the landing of the troops and the establishment of the provisional government , claiming that the queen would not have been overthrown except by the Interference ot the American marines , and referring to Minister Stevens , he said : "We will con vict him by his own letters , written months before these troubles began , by his own ad missions and confeslons , evidence that Is recogMzed as the very strongest evidence In law. His Is a defense that Is so utterly fal sified by every fact that It glitters through the whole of the testimony and the corre spondence that has been submitted to us. You talk about taking down the flag of the United States. I want to know what right the government of the United States had to raise its ( lag over the capital of the Islands. I charge that the flag of the United States had no more right to wave over the govern ment building at Honolulu than the United States minister today would have n right to raise It over the government buildings In Brazil , or In any territory whore the people were powerless to resist him. " He dwelt upon the abdication of the queen , quoting her letter to Minister Stevens and his reply. Ho pointed out that the word "declined" was written In Mr. Stevens' hand writing on the back of ho queen's communi cation and asked what right the American minister had to refuse It. Again , speaking of Mr. Stevens , he con tinued : "Mr. Stevens has undertaken to defame and malign almost every one who has appeared against him In this case. I have nothing to charge against him personally. Ho may bo a'man of the most honorable motives and of the most devoted standard of moral conduct. The only trouble about him Is that ho Is entirely too good. He belongs to a race of beings who appear to have dropped down upon this earth through sheer mistake , Ho is compelled , I have no dnubt , to carry around with him a very heavy pair of weights to keep himself from being sud denly translated Into heaven. "Our friend , Mr. Doutello , whoso ability I recognize and whoso earnestness of purpose I admire , has gotten possession of the Hag Idea , or rather the flag Idea has gotten pos session of him. Ho Is with the flag like tl'c ' Irishman Is with the shcllelah , whenever you see a head hit It ; whenever you see n place to plant the flag run her up. " NOTHING MOHE TO BE DONE. The question of Mr. mount's appointment was also argued , as was the real position of the do facto government. M. Haynor con tinued : "Lot mo come to the point of this discussion. A great wrong has been com mitted , n crime has been perpetrated that cannot bo justified before the nations of the world. T'\e \ president , In the exercise of his power and authority , has offered to redress the wrong. It was his duty to do this. If ho was right In the premises , then ho was right in the conclusion , ind such will bo the Intelligent verdict of his countrymen. Ho could not have stood hy with folded hands and sanctioned by his silence concealment of this Iniquity. It was a grave and delicate question to deal with , and he has treated It with unflinching in tegrity and courage that has characterized all ot his ofllclal acts. Ho has asumed the whole of the responsibility , and when his conduct Is calmly considered ho will bo fully Justified at the bar of public opinion. If you once admit that our minister was at the head of this conspiracy , then It becomes the duty of the president , under every dic tate of justice , to attempt to make the restoration of the rights that had been plundered. Wo have nothing to do with tliu character of the queen or her form of government. She nray | iu as great u tyrant as over wielded the scepter of oppres sion ; she may be possessed of the most sav age and ferocious Instincts. That Is not tliu Issue. The question Is , \\'UH she robbed of her Inheritance ? Was she dethroned ? Wan BIO ! despoiled of her kingdom and her crown by the Infamous Interference of a minister of the United States ? If so , It was right ; It was honorable In the highest degree ; It was In accordance with our traditions anil the very Impulse of the national conscience , to niako an honest and peaceable attempt to redress the grievance which she hud suf fered and to restore the title of which she had been robbed. This attempt has been made and the provisional government ban refused to accede to the demand and the president has submitted the whole matter to congress for our action and determination. What Is to bo done ? This la the practical question. I want to be plain about this. As far as I am concerned , I would maku no further effort In behalf off the fallen sove reign of those Island * . In * my opinion , she 1ms pasted Into history and I would let her remain there. When she re fused to accept the conditions of amnesty that were proposed , amPlfislsted upon ex ercising the right ! ) of a sqytigo , and was willIng - Ing In this enlightened age to stain her soul with the blood of some ot her best citizen ! ) , though she claims to havp had the tech nical right by the law to'no so , she placed lii'r'oU beyond the pale of civilization and , however much I condemn the crime of which she has been the victim'and. detest the policy that made the crlmoipossiblo , I would , In view of her conduct , permit her to de part from the nceno of Her former glory and I would make no farther 'effort whatever to reconstruct her throne or to restore the su premacy of the monarchy that she repre sented. "I tell yon , Mr. Speaker , that as deeply as I love my country , with all the consecrated crated devotion that I would lay upoii'hcr altars , with a fervid reverence for her flag wherever Its colors greet the eye , I would rather see that flag lowered and trampled upon than raised as a pirate's ensign and placed In the hands of every buccaneering demagogue to use , not as an emblem of honor , but as an Instrument of terror and oppression to the helpless and enfeebled races of mankind. " Some routine buslness i > rcedod the debate , though Mr. Bland presented the report on the bill to coin the sliver bullion seigniorage In the treasury and gave notlca that ho would call It up at the first opportunity. A bill to repeal section 11 of the revised statutes , relating to the accounts of the United States treasurer reported by the Joint commission to Investigate expenditures In the executive departments was passed with out objection. Mr. Money , one of the democratic members of the foreign affairs committee , then asked unanimous consent for the consideration of n Joint resolution approving the conduct of Admiral Bcnham In the harbor of Hlo , DISPATCHES KUOM BENHAM HEAD. In connection with the resolution ho had copies of the dispatch from Admiral Uenham and Minister Thompson read. "I desire to know , " said Mr. Livingstone of Georgia when the reading was completed , "wheter the dispatches are olficlal ? " "They are copies of olflclal dispatches , " replied Mr. Money. "I demand the regular order , " shouted Mr. Simpson of Kansas. "I want it understood , " said Mr. Money , "that objection docs not come from 'a demo crat. " "It comes from one' very nearly related tea a democrat , " retorted Mr. Reed. Mr. Bayers presented the sundry civil ap propriation bill and the Hawaiian debate was then resumed. Mr. Hltt was recognized to complete his speech begun yesterday. He reviewed the main points of his speech of yesterday , dwelling on the inconsistency ot the adminis tration's policy. "Why , only n few minutes ago , " said he , "wo were asked to approve the conduct of an American admiral at the very time when the house was considering a resolution aimed at an American minister , designed to per vert history In order to blacken the charac ter of a public official for doing his duty on n foreign shore. On that occasion not a gun was fired , not a drop of blood was shed , yet. In the other case , we are asked to ap prove of the action of an American officer who began operations by firing across the bows of an Insurgent ship , following It with a shell Into her stern post , followed by the threat of a broadside " ( Republican ap plause. ) ARGUMENT OP A CRIMINAL LAWYER. Mr. Hltt characterized the Blount report as the skillfully prepared argument of a criminal lawyer bearing Incontestlble Inter nal evidence of Its charadtcr. He concluded with a' brilliant oration , de nouncing the action of the administration against the new republic in the Pacific , n course , he said. In violation of the opinions of all writers and authorities on International law and revolting to our patriotism , because It was an attempt to overturn our own flesh and blood. ' ' Mr. Rayiier , democriiU- Maryland , ono of the members of the Mrolgn affairs commit tee , followed In support1 of the resolution. While Mr. ' Rayner was 'dwelling upon the missing letter of Mn'-'BIalno to Minister Stevens , In whlch.rthe hitter1 risked for In structions , should.a revolution occur In 1891 , he said significantly : ' > "I would like to tell you what I < fnfor those Instructions were. I'd llkoi to toll you " ' "Go on , go on , " came In chorus from the republicans. Mr. Rayner , however , declined to do so , saying he thought It would be unfair to give Ills Inference , but he added , it tills letter was produced and It ordered Mr. Stevens to keep his hands off , he would take bfack nil ho had said. Ltitor , while discussing Mr. ) DoutelIo's resolution of Inquiry Into the authority by which Mr. Blount had ordered the flag hauled down , he said Mr. Doutello seemed possessed by the flag Idea. "Ho Is with the flag , " he said , "like the Irishman with a shillalqh wherever you see a head , hit It to wherever he sees a place for ho flag ho wants to haul It up. " ( Great republican applause. ) "It is better to. haul It up than to haul It down , " Inerjected Mr. Boulcllo. "He has not stopped talking about It In twenty years , " Mr. Rayner continued , amid laughter. "AND HE NEVER WILL. " "And ho never will , " said Mr. Boutclle. ( Republican applause. ) "It seems to be the dream of his sleeping and his waking hours , " continued Mr. Ray ner. "If ho were to start for the North Pole , solltray and alpne , with the foldsof the flag about him , the end of the nineteenth century would find him standing In majestic solitude upon the frozen axis of the world , waving the stars and stripes. " ( Republicans applause. ) "But not under the orders of the secretary of the navy who ordered the flag hauled down , " added Mr. Boutelle , amid renewed applause. The eloquent close of Mr. Rayner's speech was the signal for an enthusiastic demon stration bu the democratic side. Mr. Draper , a republican member of the foreign affairs committee , concluded the de bate for the afternoon with an argument against the adoption of the McCreary reso lution. Ho believed the proper policy for the government would bo to negotiate an annexation treaty with the provisional government of Hawaii. Ho dwelt at length upon the absolute necessity of a coaling station at Pearl Harbor and the Immense commercial advan tages that would accrue to the United States If the Hawaiian Inlands were under the con trol of the United States. He also discussed Its Importance as a Btrategetlc point In case of war. Mr. Bland said he 'was very anxious to get up his seigniorage bill , which had for Its object the provision of funds for the treas ury. ' ' Mr. Doutelle suggested that If the debate was extended one da } ' his resolution might bo embraced within the special order and a vote bu had upon both reWIUtlons at 3:30 : o'clock Tuesday. This wax agreed to , and at 5:35 : the house adjourned. ' ' ( ' < ilnnK < i of tint t > clgnloriig < > . WASHINGTON , Pub. a. The silver < [ ues. lion again presented Itself to the liouso when Mr. Hland , clir rrp.in of the committee ' ' on coinage , weigh ts'uml , measures , in a do n favorable report on , ins bill to coin the silver seigniorage In tie ) treasury. At the same time Mr. Chiles W , Stone of Penn sylvania presented an ; ndvorso report from the minority of the coiunHico. | Mr. IHiuul's proposition Is iiavaiiqprt with u vlow to sup plying the treasury \vjlli * 5 ,000,000 of silver certificates to meotjC.urrent oxfcnsos. It was originally Intuwlcu that the coinage of this amount of sllverVdlgiiiorago would prevent - vent Secretary Carlisle from issuing bonds. The reports uro voluminous and deal with ttiu silver question broadly us well an Its relation to the seigniorage and bonds , NOIIH of VricriiiiN ( liiurilK. I'KKMONT. O. , Feb. a.-Ciencral H. S. Hiickland of this city , commandant of the Sons of Veterans guards , United Stalest army , lias assume1 ! command , with headquarters - quarters at Fremont , General order No 1 has just been Issued : Irvln lj. Fniighoncr , Fremont O. , Is hereby appointed adjutant general ; Colonel U U. Leonard will Immediately assume command of the First regiment ot Illinois Infantry , Sous of Veterans guards , wltli headquarters at Chicago. All commando will bo entitled to muster into tliu reorganized Sons of Veterans guards as a whole upon application of tlio commander , who will bu allowed thrco months to perfect arrangements for the samo. NEBRASKA MONEY TIED UP Embarrassed Banks in tlio State Causctl the Trouble. NEARLY 'HALF A MILLION INVOLVED rartlriilnr Communities Afferteil to u Con- ftldrriililn lUlent l.lnl of liulllutloni Hint Withdrew Their I'niuM from Clreiiliilloti. LINCOLN , Fob. U. ( Special to The Bcc. ) A statement prepared today by Chief Clerk Townlcy ol the State Banking depart ment shows that there arc at the present tltno MM batiks under the control of the bank ing board. On November 5 , 1MW , the num ber was fil5 , but slnco that tlmo forty-live have been discontinued and thirty-four established. Of the banks that were dis continued slnco the data quoted ton are at tlio present tlmo In charge of receivers ap pointed by the supreme court. The consoli dated report of tbcsa receivership banks goes a long ways towards explaining ono phase of the business depression In Ne braska. The ton banks luu'o tied up nearly f.MMMKX ) In deposits , as will bo seen by tlio following : , American Savin ? ! ) , Omaha flQ3,00 ! ) Holt County bank 80,5D : ) Nubrnsku . ' avlmts Lincoln OO.H-IO Stain Hank of I'ranklln S0.7-JO Hank of lluxlivlllo i3lH'J ! State llankof Wuhno Bl.ti'JO I'armerHStaluatShiibert 18,085 Stutuof Cortland 15,074 llankof llnvSpring * O.'J''O State llankof Philnvlow 4,800 Total ? li7405 ! The withdrawal of so much money from circulation has undoubtedly greatly cm- harassed the communities in which the above banks wsro situated ns they were , with two exceptions , small towns , where at best money circulates but feebly. In ad dition to the withdrawal of this money from active circulation the enforced liquidation of paper bc'ld by the same banks 1ms been an other feature of the depression. The loans and discounts of the banks mentioned above aggregate f.W.l.GT ) , ' ) . Tlio receivers have bent every 'energy to collect this paiier , and whllo no absolute hardship has been worked toward the debtors of the defunct banks , at the same time the effort to take up so largo u volume of paper in smaller towns 1ms been attended with considerable difficulty. Ail these things have combined to affect the general business situation in the stnto , but there are many signs which daily come to tlio attention of the State Banking depart ment which show that Nebraska Is emerg ing from the depression of tlio past year and that her banns are in better condition than ever. Many weak and supernumerary banks have been weeded out. Others have gone into voluntary liquidation , wbilo still others liavo been consolidated. AUAINtiT THE CRACKER TRl'ST. The cracker trust came out second best in a ease before the Laneastor county distriot court today , akhoutrli the casa was of little importance nnd will not seriously cripple the operations of that somewhat celebrated or ganization. Mrs. Downing , mother of James Esters , was awarded § 500 damages for the death of her son , who w.is an employe of the factorty in Lincoln operated by the Amor- lean Biscuit company. The young man was working a broad uroak in the factory , when his hand became entangled in a cog wheel , and was so badly mangled that amputation was necessary. Ho recovered and some months later was married. After his niar- riagohodied ot consumption. His mother sued the cracker trust for $ . > ,000 damages , and tlio jury at the llrst trial of the case gave her $ 'ir , > 00. Judge Tibbetts sot this verdict nsido us excessive , saying that , the plaintiff could not recover damages on ac count of death , but might properly recover for decreased earning capacity , medicine and attendance. The second trial ended this forenoon with a verdict' against the company for $500. The plaintiff will en deavor to have this verdict sot aside and the former verdict substituted. ALLEGED OASE OP INFANTICIDE. Coroner Grim was called to Kokeby , seven miles south of Lincol.i this afternoon to in vestigate an alleged case of infanticide. It seems , according to the report brought to Lincoln by the man who cumo to summon the coroner , that a woman who had only been married Christmas gave birtti to an infant this morning in an outhouse near her husband's houso. As soon as the child was born its unnatural mother stamped it to the earth with her feet and loft it for dead. A short tlmo after a neighbor heard the wailings - ings of tlio now born infant , and going to the outhouse started to take it to her own home. The mother witnessed the attempt and thrcatcnsd to kill the woman If slio did not leave the child nlono. The kind hearted neighbor paid no attention to the threats , but took the child to her own home , where it died a short time afterward. ( JOSSIP AT TIIF. STATE HOUSE. Judge F. G. Hamar of Kearney transacted business with the supreme court today. Life Uo crayon portraits of all the Judges of the supreme court wore today placed upon the walls of the supreme court cham ber. The list includes Judges Mason , Lake. Gautt , Maxwell , Cobb , Heeso and Crounso. Governor Crounso today issued his war rant for the return of Cuvtiss Wointcer to Wyoming upon the requisition of the gov ernor of that state. Welntcer is charged with burglary and grand larceny. Chief Clerk Eric Johnson of the house of representatives was at the state house today. Judge Cobboy , compiler of the Consoli dated Statute of Nebraska , transacted business at the state House this afternoon. LINCOLN IN HR1EF. C. F. Collins , editor nnd proprietor of the Bennett Union , was today bound over to the district court by Justice Spencer for prac ticing dentistry without a certiilcato ntt-ro- quired by the stuto laws. J. M. .Murduclc , charged with embezzle ment by tlio Lincoln School Supply company was today uound over to the district court in the sum of { . " > 00. Charles Johnson , n negro who has endeared - ' doared himself to the hearts of belated pcdestvaliiB by dispensing hot wolnics on the street corners , was today bound over to ' the district court upon the charge of assault with intent to 1:111. : Ho nearly killed his landlord for attempting to collect the back rent. rent.A now time card goes into effect on tlio Burlington tomorrow. THO train time is changed but slightly in Lincoln. Hurt County I'lirmrrH to 3Ieet. TEICAMAH , Nob. , Fob. . ( Special to The Boo. ) The third Burt county fanners institute will moot at Lyons February 8 for a two days session. Tlio speakers from abroad are : Prof , F. W. Cord and Lawrence - ronco Brunei1 of tlio Nebraska State univer sity , U D. Stlllson of York , S. C. Bassott of tliu State Dairymen's association and ox- Governor Kobert W. Furnas , C , W. CoiiKlluj ; anil wife have gene to California. Sheriff M. S. MeGrow arrested ono Israel Davis nt Blair Sunday for .stealing a liorso from an Indian near Dacatur. ilia Is also complained ot for selling liquor to the In dians. The Tokunmh postofllco ilcht has now nar rowed down to two persons , Editor W. H. Kornu of the Herald and Godfrey Grosvenor , with Mr , ICorns way in the load , If work for the party counts for anything Mr. ICorns Is entitled to the oftlco. Ho is about the only uncompromising democrat in Burt county at the present time. Prof , A. V. Sundorlln , principal of the Teknnmh schools , and Mrs. S. C. Brooks , a member of tlio Bchr.ol board , and the Missi-s Uoso Scherer. Jeniiio Folyea and Eugcno Brooklngs will bo represented at Lincoln at the twcniy-llflli anniversary of the State university , February 15. Company H , Nebraska National guards , of this city bus been reorganized. Fifteen no\v members have been added , making now thirty-eight members of the comimny , liov. J. W Kiminclpustorof the Lutheran church of this city , has tendered his resig nation , to take ulfect BOOU , Holmun's lake , near Uecatur , this county , Is u pretty sheet of mi'.or and a great fish ing place far the sports during the season , PoHtmustor C. E. Bardwcll Is In receipt of a communication from Jndgo Blair of Omaha , one of the state fish commissioners , stating Unit the board will place in thu lake 12,000,000 wall-eyed plko if the citizens of the county will take particular euro to watch for persons fishing v ith seines or any kind of it net Ho further nsk * th.il the market men of the county refuse to handle or purchnito tUh caught with nets in any ot the streams of the state. The Tokamah Burtoiilaii now has Its now ste.im iwworln workinjt order , which makes tlio Burtoiilaii otlloo by far tlio best equipped oftlco In Burt county. Tlio paper was again awarded the county printing and dosIgnatnJ ns the oftlclat paper of tun county , The First National bank of this city tins been made the dopo.iitory for Burt county funds for the coming year. The Burt County Teachers' association will bo hold at Craig , February 10. Tlio opera , "Pinafore , " will bo given In Tek'iinnh , under tlio munairomciit of F. W. Conkllng and his sister. It will bo given by local talent. _ Agricultural Suclrty KIccU Ollleor * . FUEMONT , Fob. H.-Spoclal ( to the Beo. ) At a meeting of the Dodge County Agricultural society today J. K. Cantlln was elected president , H. P. Bcobc , vlco presi dent. .lames Iluff , secretary , and W. H. Hcnnian , treasurer. Thu following board of managers wan chosen : J. P. Itouliison , E. C. Burns , J. Dsnsloiv , Frank Brlggs , T. U. Stubbert , L. A. Warner , Jtimos Gambia , George P. Davis , M. May. John Hosn , U. GiMliam , Eli Hagor. M. M. Coad , Charles Peters , II. J. Lee , W. F. Hosoman , A. Trues- ( Loll and George Marshall. Thursday night , as thu aged mother of Mrs. Wolcott was walking homo from the city , Harry Hammond of the linn of Hammond mend Bros , rode up behind her and hearing him , site attempted to stop aside , outstepped the wrong way and was knocked down and quite severely injured. The Jury in the case of Mrs. Olson against McDonald , I 'en Hold .S ; Co. for damages in the death of her husband In the sower1 trench for which the defendants were contractors brought in a verdict for$7VJ. Plaintiff gave notice that she would ask for a new trial. The January report of enrollment of the city schools shows an increase of ill" pupils over that of tnc same dutu for the previous year. A special train came up from Omaha last night bringing nearly 100 Odd Fellows to visit Centennial lodge. At the annual meeting of the Hod Jacket lire company last night the following oflleora wcro elected : James Hoover , president" ; E. A. Week , vice president ; O. Strowo. foreman ; Fred B.ildulT. assistant foreman ; H , W. Kogers , secretary ; George F. Wolz , treasurer , ami Al Nichols , trustee. A basket supper will bo given at M.isonio hall under the auspices of the ( iraiul Army of the KupliblU Monday night for the benollt of the relief fund. As this society lias beon'at great expense lately on' account ot caring for sick comrades it is expected that the supper will bring out n largo attendance. Auburn llntvltles. AUBUKN , Neb. , Feb. Il.-ISpcclal to The Bee. J Mr. and Mrs. .loo Fisher left Tuesday for Ohio to visit friends and relatives. Mr. J. F. Wohforth of Dwight. Nob. , is vis iting Ills friend. J. F. Kiddie of this city. Messrs. Fabllmror. Culwoll , Matthicson , Fcrneau and Knipo wcnttoTulmago Wednes day to assist in organizing a now ledge of Independent Order of Odd Fellows In that hamlet. Miss Mabel Drain , teacher of the Bratton school , was arrested Thursday on complaint of D. C. Day , charging her with assault anil battery upon the person of his 1'J-y ear-old son. Tlio boy's back from his shoulder to the end of his spine is black and blue caused by the whip. The case promises to bo an interesting ono. H. L. Norlleet , nn old time merchant of Auburn , will depart Monday for Louisville , Ky. , where hu will engage in business. The bonds for a $20,000 plant for water works carried at the election Tuesday by eighty-six majority. Mrs. II. Cooper was stricken Tuesday with an attack of grip. John Hopkins tlio young liorso thief , has been apprehended at last and lodged in jail. The yojing man has a widowed mother , who lives in tliis city , and is almost frantU over the disgrace of her boy. Tlio young man. is a nephew of Hon. Barney Johnston. The Fraternal Order of Protectors was or ganized Tuesday night under the auspices of Deputies Wright and Cowan of Tccumseh. Tlio following oflicors were elected : Joel Culwoll , W. C. : J. W. Barnhart , V. W. C. ; W. H. BouseHeld.V. . T. ; H. A. Lambert. W. U. ; 1. H. Aroy , B. ; Frank Ncal and Kobert Leare , jr. , trustees ; B. F. Ncal , W. P. ; Charles Brumdugo , W. G. ; Warren Bouso- Held , W. S. _ , AVrst I'olnt Notes and I'ersoimlx. WKST POINT , Nob. , Fob. a. ( Special to The Bee. ) Mrs. Frank Stcttlor and Miles Hudler returned Thursday from Pennsyl vania , where they had been visiting friends and relatives for about six mouths. Dr. Thompson has purchased the Peter- man farm ot 920 acres , which lies about six miles east of town , paying for it S12.0M. Dr. H. S. Summers , formerly of this place , and latterly superintendent of the Norfolk insane asylum , has returned to this city to make it his future homo. Tlio stock ot dry goods , clothing , notions. etc. , belonging to the Goldsmith estate was sold in bulk tins week to Aaron Barnett and Paul Kaso , both enterprising young men , who hnvo long boon connected with tno es tablishment. They will continue the busi ness. ness.Miss Carrie Conlin , Miss Clara Weisnor and Henry Baumun were elected delegates to tlio twenty-llfth anniversary of the found ing of the Stuto university at Lincoln. Tlio members of the Agricultural society convened Friday and authorized the man agers to dispose of the old fair grounds. Tlio purchase of a now location was loft to the discretion of tlio managers. They also sot tlio date for the Cuming county fair for September 17 , 18 , 10 and 20 , immediately after tlio state fair. _ Onl'K Clirlslluu ICndeiivor Society. OKI ) , Nob. . Fob. a. ( Special to The Boo. ) | The young people connected with the First Presbyterian church have organized a Younc People's Society of Christian Endeavor , with the following oflleors : Hov. W. B. Leonard , president ; Miss Lulu Kates , vice president ; Miss Mary E. Klcli , Boerctury nnd treasurer ; Miss Ella W. Bond , organist. Mrs. Frank Mallory loft Monday morning for Chicago on u visit. Mrs. Mary D. Koed of Oakland , Gal. , is vis iting friends in the city. Mr. E. J. Clements loft Thursday morning for Iowa on a business trip. Mrs. W. E. Cramer ant1 daughter Frances loft Saturday morning for an extended visit to Chicago nnd other eastern cities. Misses Emma Kobblus , Mabel Cromwell nnd Maud Hewitt have been selected as del egates from the Orel High school to the twenty-fifth anniversary ot the State uni versity at Lincoln , February 15 and 10. I'nr C'lmrlty'H SCHUYLEli.Nob.Fcb. : i. [ Spcolal to The Boo. | A charity ball was given In the Janccck opera house lust nlcht. Tno at tendance was largo and the proceeds were $50 , which will bo used for charitable pur poses. James Hughes wont to St. Francis , Kan. , Tuesday , with u carlo.id of horses to bo sold there. Local talent entertained Schuylor citizens Wednesday evening with a splendid comedy for ninatours , entitled "Pun Boy. " A. M. PnrHoim successfully managed the enter tainment for tlio bcnclit of the Ladies Guild. E. A. Patohon , a young musician of Scliu.vlor , gave a recital at the Presbyterian church. _ Iliiffulo County on Irrigation. KEAKNEY , Nob. , Fob. 3. ( Special to Tlio Boo. ) The Buffalo County Irrigation association held two mass ineutlnfe'H at the city hall today , ono this afternoon and an other this evening. Among the prominent speakers present were Judge E. K. Moses of Great Bend , Kan , , president of the Inter state Irrigation association ; Hon. I , S- Kmorv of I/iwronco , Kan , , national lecturer on Irrlcatlon , and I , A. Fort of North Platlo , president of tlio State Irrigation association. There arc nearly 100 members ot tliu Buffalo County association and there bus been con siderable Interest and enthusiasm mani fested in the meetings today. Could Nut Apprmi tliu Kink , GRAND ISLAND , Fob. it [ Special to Tlio Bco.j "Keport on the Oxnnnl Beet Sugar factory haa been received. Wo are unable to approve the risk Inasmuch ns uu- dor the present administration it appears extremely pro ha bio that the bounty will betaken taken off of BUgiu1. consequently practically ruining the Industry In tno United States. Thorcforo wo are compelled to nsk that you kindly cancel policy and return it to this ofllco at once. " The above letter was received yesterday morning by William Frank , local agent for the 1'honilx and other Insurance companies. The letter wan signed by tlio general ngunt of the uforcmcntlonoil company. Homo of the business men consider U.e action of the company it little hasty. Cluy County JlortRiiffii Ili'coril. CL.AVCBNTHU.Xeu. , Feb. ! l.-fSpcclal Telegram to The Bcc , jTlio j mortgage Indebt edness record of Clay county lot tlio month of January shows the following. Thirty-six farm mortgages Illud , amounting to i.6IO ; thirty-eight farm mortgages re leased , amounting to $ ,10.401 ; nineteen city mortgages Illod , amounting to $74.V ! MX dlU' mortgages , released , amounting to & .IUJ U ; Ki'J chattel mortgages Illod , amount ing to f0.'JU ; Hovcnty-niiiu chattel mort gages released , amounting to $ ' . ) , Wenton Pp IlilinnutVorli , WESTON , Nob. , Fob. ! -Special to The Bee.St. ) . George loJire No. W , Knights ot Pythias , of Westoii Initiated four members at the regular mc utlm ; last night , County Treasurer P. Jl , Ol.sun and Dr. I'lmrlo * F. Stocken being raised to the rank of esquire. and P. 'J' . Nelson and William Blomburg to the rank of pago. After th Initiations iv n.inqiict was given at the hull. Several vis itors wcro pitisent from Wit lion lolgt ; > . . i i ii i - To Interest ArciiUiirlit | ! . NEHAWKA , Nob. , Foil. 1C ( Special to the Boo. ) The Nchawka Farmers InsllUito will convene at Nuhnwku February 0 for u two days session. Xuinurous topics of pecu liar interest to agriculturists will b dis cussed. "Sugar Biot : Culture" will bo the subject of an Instructive paper by Charles ( i. Stcelo of Norfolk. Tlio musical program is pleasing. _ llrowntllle UellKlouH Service * . IWOWNVILLI' : , Nob. , Fob , -Spoyl.il ( to Thu Boo , ) Bishop Albert Mack , the col ored evangelist of IxiiilM'llh' , ICy. , Is carry- im ; on n successful incctlm ; at the Sixth Struct Baptist lihurch. He' certainly is shaking up the people. White and colored attend iiis meetings. Thu bhliop is a good speaker and an excellent singer. Fire ill Ca.nily. CANDY , Nob. , Fob. ,1. ( Special to Tlio Hce. ) Th QUO w school building , erected in ISO. ' , caught lire early latt evening and was consumed. Tliu Omaha Flru Insurancucom- IKUI.V carried S. > 00 on thu building nnd con tents , which were a total loss. This leaves tliu town with only ono school building. Work of Clinrltiiblt ) Women. M'COOL JUNCTION. Nob. , Feb. ! ! . [ Special to Thu Boc.j About ono hundred baskets were sold at the charity basket social given by the ladles of McCool last evening nt this place. A considerable sum was realized , which will bu spent for food , fuel and clothing for thu destitute. ' XKiris roic nn : .i/c.i/r. Captain Slouch SueeeeiN Captain Slmrp n > AKent lit TOIIKIIK Itlter. WASHINGTON , Fob. ! ! . ( Special Tele gram to The Bee. ) Captain Tnoinas fjlm'rp , Seventeenth infantry , is relieved from duty as acting Indi.m agent nt Tongtio Klvur Agency , Mont. Upon being relieved by his successor , and having turned over tlio pub lic property in Ills clinrcu , ho will proceed to join his company. Captain George W. H. Slouch , Third in fantry , is relieved from duty ns acting Indian agent at the Sisscton Agency , S. D. , and is detailed as acting Indian accnt at thu Tongue Uivur Agency. Captain Slouch will report at once by telegrapn to the secretary of the interior and proceed direct to tlio agency. Leave for two months , to take effect February 15 , with permission to leave the United States , is granted First Lieutenant , Willard May , Fifteenth infantry. First Lieutenant George W. Burr , ord nance department , will make six visits , or such less number as may bu necessary , not exceeding two a week , from Pittsburg to the works of the Cnrnogio Steel company , limited , Mulhall , Pa. , on business pertain ing to tlio inspection of deck platos. A general court martial is appointed to meet at , Davids island , New York harbor , at 11 o'clock on Tuesday morning , February (5 ( , for trial of such prisoners as may bo brought , baforo it. Detail for the court : Captain Frank II. Edmunds , First infantry ; First Lieutenant James D. Nickorson. Seven teenth infantry ; First Lieutenant Kobort'C. Van Vliet , Tenth Infantry ; First Lieutenant Lea Fobiger. Twenty-third ininntry ; First Llnutonar.t Wnllls O. Clark , Twelfth in fantry ; First Lieutenant George II. Patten , Twenty-second infantry ; First Lieutenant , Frederick V. Krug. Twentieth infantry ; First Lieutenant John L. Barbour , Seventh , infantry , judge advocate. Captain Ira MucNutt , ordnance , depart ment , will make eight visits during Feb ruary from South Bethlehem to the wonts of the Carpenter Steel company , Kouding , Pa. , on business pertaining to * the Inspection ot armor-piercing shot. First Lieutenant Everard E. Hatch , Eigh teenth Infantry , is detailed as professor1 of military science and tactics at the Clinton Liberal institute , Fort Plain. N. Y. Tlio leave granted First Lieutenant Marcus Mux- xvcll , Second infantry , is uxtcnded ten days. The leave on surgeon's certitlcato of disabil ity-granted Captain Aslicr C. Taylor , Second artillery , is extended two months on sur geon's certilicato of disability. General Alexander McD. McCoMc , com manding general of tlio Department of tlio Colorado , is in Washington on leave of ab- Aculdent to Colonel Ktiiiiton. Colonel Tliaddous H. Stninon , chief pay master of the Department of the Pintle , in alighting from n Hanscom park car in front of Ills resiuoncoat the corner of Park avenue - nuo and Mason street , shortly before ( I o'clock last evening , slipped nnd fell , sus taining a compound fracture of lus right log. A physician was called , and the suiforor was maduas comfortable ; as the circumstances would permit. The colonel received word from Washington a few days iifo ; of his pro motion to tliu position of assistant to ih < paymaster c-eneral of the army and was tc luivo proceeded to the national capital tin latter part of this month to enter upon tin duties of ills now position , but tills accident will necessarily delay his departure. Erj'Blpclas nnd Scrofula All BIy Ufa In Cloths For Weeks. Blisters Size of I'oas. Uurned Llko Fire. No Rest or tilcrp. Tried Thrco Doctors. Old No Rood , Got Cutlcurn , Immediate Help , Knllro Cure In 'I lirco Months. I have been troubled with Erysipelas anil Scrofula all my llfo. It'-ccntly mylliuliH came out in led spots from the sire of my land ilown to the nicrest pimple. Homo or them would foster a little , but nio.-Uly lire red , and I ho lurgo cpots looked morn like raw bref , ami would ralsu up quito n little from the mirfacn. Thuro would bo blUtcM como at largo r.a puas In different Places with the r.Mt. U was all OUT my llmba from my feet to my body , across my shoulders , and myarni.i , bniiiln and wrlila bad to Ito dona uji In cloths lor weeks , and they would itch and burnns though I wns allro , and there v/aa no BC ! P for me , and my llmb.s Mrullcd a good deal. I tried thrcu doctor * , but did mo no good. l'l nallya friend recommended CDTICLKA niui : > HIi > , anil my husband got them. I gate Ihcm a thorough trl.il , and llioy helped mu tight nlT. In thrco innatlu tlmo I was all well , Nowthli \\i\-t \ tinoo jearj ajo ; llils spring. I Imvu nituil nix orsHven boxes of G'lmcimA.aud lu\o taken nearly a dozen bottles of I ho CimcuitA Itr.tni- VENT , and the CIITIOIWA KOAI- 1 use entirely , auU there Is no other lllai It for bath and toilet. Mlia. \ " . U. Hl'IUNO. Geneva , Aslabula Co. , Ohio , CUTICURA WORKS WONDERS Tlio cures dally rffontpil by the CIITICIIIU Iti'Jt- EnlKs of tortiirfnu , disfiguring and Inimlllatliig akin , scalp , and blood dUeaioj.wlth loni of Inilr , arc so wonderful as to eccm utmost Incredible. Yet every word ii true. Bold throughout Ibo world , I'rleo , Ct'Tlcmu , 6Cc. ; Hir,2.io ; llE-oi.vr.NT$1. I'HTTRII Diiuo xi ) CIIEII , Comfiolu Proprlctoro , lloutou , Sfi3 " How to Cure BUn DUcairu , " mailed free. ' n HUn nnd Rc.ilp piirlilrd mid briutino < l BABY'S by CUTICUHA fuAr , Absolutely pure. WEAK , PAINFUL BACKS , Kidney and uterine pains and wcalc > ncstra rollnvml In ononilnntuby tha Cutlciini Anlt'l'uln I'ln t r. UUly Jnitaiitaucom pain-WillDI ; J'LMtcr. ' _ j