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LORD BRASSEY ON WAR SHIPS Meinter of the British Admiralty Delivers Himself on Naval Construction. ADVOCATES VESSELS OF THE MEDIUM SIZE CoiiiillniPiiti | Secretary llurliert on Ills llncomini mlntlnim to Cnngrri * n < l Ad- npliinil t Tnho 1'olntorn from lllin Trlilo-Stro\T | Experiment. WASHINGTON , April 17. There li.ii been received nt the Navy department a copy of the address recently delivered by Lord Brns- ey , president of the Institution ot Naval Architecture , nt the third c lon ot that tody at Its meeting In March. Lord Brnsscy lias been a member uf the Drltlsli Admiralty und has given a great deal of attention to the tmllJIns of the British navy. The inter- cstliu ; point of the address la hla ad\ocacy ot ships of mudlum dimensions with Increaio of numbers. Ho eays that It has been the deMro of Great Britain to build a navy equal to any two other power * . The desired numerical strength has not been attained nii.1 . ho thinks that smaller v seta couU be built as to cost and equipment on a basis of about five vessels ulicre three ara now con structed Lord Brassey enlarged upon this proposition , Enjlng"Whllo full/ recogniz ing the uuperlorlty of the latest bittleshlps lu every clement ot fighting. In clllclency , lu dealing with every emorgenfy , It rtay bo superfluous to set forth once nioro the land ing arguments for keeping ' ! O\MI dimensions nnd distributing the fighting power of the fleet In a great number of Flilps. With In- creatltiK illtnciiMoiis the tklllful naval archi tect will show 11 more than proportionate Kalu In sea-keeping qualities , speed , coal en durance , armor and armament. Hut vvlen all that Is practicable his boon done the ofllccr In command remains as tin Intended In thrt lieavlent ship as In the slcnder.'st ct torpedo boats. Hclow the wati > r line the largest , equally with Ilio smallest , Is unpro tected by armor from < iny bleu which may lie dealt by the ram or the torpedo. It nas le ) i sought to strength > n tlio means of offensive defense by largo additions to the armament. Quick tiling guns will bo of no avail on dark nights or In r.iln , snow t < nd tog , contingencies futo to bo often experi enced by flcptH cngag-jd In the arduous tack of scaling up an I'lierny In any of the ports of nuropc. In such circumstances n large flotilla of sea-keeping Icrpcdo boat destroyirs Is the only resource. In lha coiuU'ration of this question of dimensions the personal "le nient demands attention. The fewer typeset ot which fleets nro composed the fowcr the opportunities of a dashing and enterprising olllcor , whoso qualities for command must re main undiscovered until brought to the ti'tt of actual warfare. Hylro rapliloal < otidltlons can bo put aside. Wo must nulld M-s-ela available for all services that may be re quired from the navy , vessels not excluded by their draught of water fro-n many of tha busiest harbors of the worll , able to approach all coasts HUely to bu the ccue of navul operations and capable of passing through the Suez canal. " Lord Urassoy also tak ° s occasion to com pliment Secretary Herbert. Ho says"In framing < t program ot ( hip building for the futtno the policy of the British Admiralty should bo that recommended to the United States by the secretary ot the navy. " Ho qubtes from the recommendations and suggestions of Secretary Herbert in whlih ho pointed out that the strength of Great Britain between 1792 and 1S12 was duo to her numerous battleships. Closing his re- inarKs In reference to what the secretary recommended ho says : ' I am unable to con ceive of any advlco more suitable to our own requirements than that quoted from Secretary - rotary Herbert. " The Navy department has receive ! the plans of on experiment that Is bclnK made In nussla upon a now war vessel to bo built with triple screws. It will bo two heavy twin ecrews connected with the most powerful - ful engines to bo used for obtaining a high rate of speed , whllo the outer screw will bo used only for securlnfi moderate speed. The twin screws can be uncoupled and will rcvolvo In the watei when not In uso. IT in : A VASBIVI : BLOCKADE England Won't Interfere with Otlior C'oun- trlo * Commerce with Mcnragnii. WASHINGTON , April 17. Officials here profess to have no Information as yet as to tin Instructions sent to British war ships for tht enforcement of the ultimatum against Nlcara BUI. Those In position to understand th < stall of affairs , however , express the bellel that the British Instructions are on the fol < lowing lines : 1. There shall bo no exercise of force whlcl will affttt the commerce or the Interest o ; the United States or her citizens or of othei foreign countries. 2. The exercise of force nhall be conflnei' to the execution of a "passive blockade" ol Nicaragua porto , according to the csUibllshei rules for that manouwr. The passive blockade Is designed to cripple the commerce of Nicaragua and yet leavi all the foreign commercs to proceed as usual It doja not contemplate any overt act , or anj seizure or detention of property But ths wai ships will bring to a standstill the local 01 coastwise trade and Keep it thus paraljzec until a satlsfactoiy response Is given. The merchant ships of the United States ani other countries would be free to como and g ( 'and care would be taken that no cattle shouk bD given fcr United States Intervention 01 the ground that United States Interests wer : In Jeopardy. The last Urn ? , this "piesiv < blockade" was executed was against Greeci ton > ears ago. At that time the allied power , of Kuropc , except Trance , agres < l to suppres ; the action of Greece In beginning war 01 Turkey. The vatloas countries sent war ship which blockaded Grecian ports and held al coast commerce In check until Greece yielded , Sir Julian Pauncefote , Brltlst. ambasador was at the State department at noon , but I was said the visit was not In reference ti the Nlcaraguan situation. Some authorities on International law holt that a passive blockade Is equivalent to i reprisal and subject to the rule of reprisals The finances of Nicaragua are In sucl ehap ? as to raise a serious question of he ability to pay the Indemnity demanded , as Burning she was entirely willing to meo Great Britain's demand , So far as the State-department knows Grea Drltutu has not rejected NlcaraguVn proposl tlon made In answer to the British ultlmatun to submit the claims for Indemnity to arbltra tlon. The British embassy and the Nlcara Kuan legation bore weie also at a late hou this afternoon without Information on till point , although they have taken steps to as certain the truth. It Is ellll believed her that Great Britain will not act hastily In th matter , and at the State ilepartment there I an impression that no serious trouble vvll ensue. MANY MAM ; NOT MAIMS ANY JIKTUHNS Internal ll vonun Iliirctu boei n Vntl , \iiiniint nf I.lllc itlou Alie.ul. WASHINGTON. April 17. The Intcrna revenue officials positively decline to malt public any statement In regard to Income U' returns or to answer any question relatlni thereto. H Is learned that the real cause o this retlcenca Is the great numbar ot blunder muds by the collectors In their telegraphl reports received yesterday and today. Som of them contained only the number of return received last Monday , while others Include : all ; hat had been received from tha begin nlng. Including those below the $1,000 exemp tlon whllo others IncluJeJ returns on v. hlc : no tax Is payable. Who Is blamable for thl jtata of thing * is not known , but the resul Is that from what has been received no Intel lljfent statement can be given. It U undoubt pdly true that a large per centaga of the num ber of persons subject to the law have mad tie returns at all , and In consequence the uffl clals tee ahead ot them a vast amount of litl gallon and trouble. Onrnimlilp of lotr.t Ijimt In Court. WASHINGTON , April 17. The Unite Etatei court la engaged today in fcearln arguments In three cases to which varlou settlers In Iowa on the Chicago. Mllwauke tt 8t. Paul and the Sioux City and St. I'm JUIlroaU companies' Hue * are Involved. Th case Involves the ownership of about 22,000 acres of land along the llnei of theio roads , which the Sioux Clt > company claims was granted to It by the government of the United States In 1SCI , It la chimed on the part of the cettlers that the railroad com- ipcnr failed to earn the InnJ by a failure to build part of Its line within the time specified In the act. Tha lands have all been settled and Improved and are considered valuable roit A coMi'iiri : 111:11 u.\iti > a. Attorney Oonornl Olney Wnnts tlin Wliolo Income Tux Decision Hot lowed. WASHINGTON , April 17. The attorney general today filed In the United States su preme court a memorandum for the con sideration of the justices , giving the govein- mcnt's view on the petition for a rchrar- IIIR of the Income tax question died by the opponents of the law. The government's memorandum Is ns follows : Cliniles I'ollock , appellant , against the I armor * Loan und 'I mat company ct ul , J.ovvl < i Hyde , appellant , tignlnst the Con- tjncnt Truit company of the city of New i ork , ct al , on petition for rthe.itIng. 'Jfie United States respectfully tepresents that If n rehearing Is granted In tl.c above en. titled cases , the rehearing phoulil cover nil of the legal nnd constltutlinnl quep- tlont Involved , nnd not ineiclv those ns to which the court Is iqu.illy divided. I Whether n taon Incomes generally. Inclusive of rents nnd Interests or divi dends from Investments of all kinds. Is or Is not n direct tax within the meaning of the federal constitution in n matter upon wlilcb , ns un original question , the cavern- mtnt bus really never been heard Its iwsltlon at the argument was that the question bad been settled by n exposition ot the constitution principally contem poraneous with Its adoption , bv n subse quent unbroken line of judicial precedents , by the concurring nnd repeated action of nil the departments of the government , nnd by the con enFus of nil te\t writers and mitliorlticH by whom the subject lias berc- toforn been considered 2. The Importance to the government of the new views of Its taxing p'wer nn- nounctJ In the opinion of the Justices Is hnrilly exaggerated First , pushed to theti logical conclusion. the > practically cvcludo from the direct operation ot the power nil the real estnto of the country nnd nil Its Invented personal property. They exclude It because realty and persmalty arc taxed anywny by the rules of apportionment the Inevitable Incqu illtlcs resulting from nucli n plan of taxation me HO gross and flag rant as to absolutely debar any resort to It That such Inequalities must result Is prac- tlcnlly admitted , the only suggestion In reply being that the power to dlrectlj ta\ realty and personalty was not meant for use ns nn ordlmry , overjdny power , that the United States was expected to rely for Its customary revenues upon duties. Imposts and excises ; and tint It was meant It slrould Impose taxes only In extraor dinary emergencies nnd as n sort of dernier resort It Is submitted that a construction of the constitution of such vital Impartnnce In Itself and requiring In Its support an Imputation to Its framers of specific pur- IMJSO which nothing In the text of the constitution has any tendency to revenl cannot be too carefully considered before being finally adopted Second , thouch of minor Importance , It Is bcrtnlnly relevant to point out Unit If the new exposition of the oonstltuflon rcfericd t ) Is to prevail , the United States lias under previous In come tax laws collected vast sums of money which on every principle of Justice it ought to refund , and wblch It must be assumed th it congress will deem Itself bound to make provisions for refunding by appropriate legislation Ilespectfully submitted , RICHARD OI-NHV. Attorney General. K1OI1T Ol' AS1LUH ON OUR SUM'S. Ciiptulns of Merclmnt Stnnmpri Ulvon Sumo I n for in it Ion niul .t itvlco. WASHINGTON , April IT Secretary Greshim has laid down some doctrines touchIng - Ing the rights of merchant steamers In foreign ports to afford asylum to refugees that may be of great Importance to com- mcndcrs of vessels. This was called out by a letter addressed to the State department In December , 1893 , by C. P. Huntlngton , president ot the Pacific Mall Steamship com pany , asking for nn exact definition ot the powers of thn captains of merchant steamers In this respect. The secretary responded that the so-called doctrine of right ot asylum having no application to merchant vessels In port , It follows that a shipmaster can use no discretion on the character of the refugee. Whllo no general rule can be laid down as a comprehensive principle , a merchant vessel In n foreign port Is within the local jurisdic tion of the country with respect to the offenses or offenders against the laws thereof , nnd nn orderly demand for the surrender of a person accused of crime by duo process of law , with exhibition of a warrant of arrest in the hands of the regularly accredited officers of the law , may not be disregarded or resisted by the master of the ship Arbitrary attempts to capture a passenger by force may call for a dlsa\onal when the resort to violence endangers the lives of the Innocent and the property of a friendly nation. Whether , If force be threatened , the master of a vessel is justified In putting in jeopardy , by his resistance , the Interests con fided to his care , must be largely a question for his discretion. That the passengers may have come on board at the port where the demand Is made , or at another port of the same country , Is Immaterial to the right ol jurisdiction. The secretary concludes will an admonition to American merchant cap tains to permit the orderly operation of the lawIn foreign ports on their ships am ! thus avoid application for asylum cl refugees and the occasions for the cxhlbitlor of arbitrary force against their ships. IltKATIBS Ull'Il ITALY VAILUE KfTorts to Agrrn on r.xtr.ulltiou niitl > ntu- nillrutloii Tell TlirmiKh. WASHINGTON , April 17 An attemnl was made last jcar , as disclosed in th ; diplomatic correspondence of the State department partment , to negotiate treaties of extradltlor and naturalization between the United State : and Italy. So far , however , the effort lias proved futile , mainly because of rallcal differ cnccs In the legal systems of the twc countries. The insurmountable obstacle U the case ot the extradition treaty was th : e Insistence by Italy of the exemption fron extradition of Italians who might comml e crimes In America nnd then return to Italy which Secretary Grcsham held would defea the main purpose of the treaty In tin n case of the proposed naturalization treaty tin II objections made by our government were to the Italian contention tli a former Italian subjects returning ti Italy , although naturalized In tli United States , could not claim excmplloi frcm military service. Then the Italian gov eminent proposed that naturalization slioulc be conferred only upon persons who appllec therefor , and this was also rejected by Secre tary Gresham , on the ground that It woulc exclude Italian women married to American ! and children of naturalized Italians who b ; our law become American citizens. t HAYKNOTAIlANIlONniWAT.r.UU'aUASli t state Depart mant Only VValt itg for He poitB ofinorlcin Connuli. WASHINGTON , April 17. The State de pcirtmftH has by no means abandoned the cai > < of er-Consul Waller , who Is now Imprlsonet 3 In Madagascar under sentence of a Trend court-martial , and as soon as It has complete , the preparation of data , upplled by thi UnlteJ States consul at Tamatave and Par Louts , the cave will bo brought to the atten tlon of the Trench government by Amhassi dor Kustls , the release of the prisoner wll bs requested and an explanation Bought. Th facts which the department expecta to provi as a basis for this action are , first , that Wai ler Is an American citizen ; second , that h was not guilty of Improper interference be twcan the Trench and the Hovas ; third , tha even If Iw were , h& hal not been accorded th fair trial to wblch he wau entitled , tha court martial proceedings being obnoxious in ever ; respect ; and , lastly , that Waller has bee ; harshly treated and has been the object o persecution , because he stood In the way o other holders ot concessions. Amerlotn * Abutml In Guatemala. WASHINGTON , April 17. There has bee much complaint during the past year o abuseof Americans In Guatemala. In case like that of Henry J. Stlbbs , whare officer of American vessels were seized In Quate malan ports and forced Into the mllltar service. In others American workmen peace fully digged In theft labors were Imprlsonc and maltreated , and others were subjecte to the Indignity of lashings upon the bar backs. The Department of State has callo for an explanation from the Guatemala government and directed luvestlgatlo through our consular officers on which t base a demand for Indemnity. -o- The Throat. "Brown's Bronchial Troches act directly on tha organs ot the voice. The hive an extraordinary effect In all disorder ot the throat. Whisky Tnwt Stockholders Doolara Him No Longer a Director , LEGALITY OF THE ACTION QUESTIONED Ki-l'rcddcnt Serves Tfotlco of Suit for I.lbcl Against ItnccUer JMcNulta anil tint ICcargiinlzntlou Committee. PKOIUA , April 17. Whisky trust people crowd the hotels here today , In attendance upon the annual stockholders' meeting ot the Distilling and Catllefecdlng company. Messrs. Hartshorne , Watcrbury , Lockvvood and Bache of New York and Hutton of Cincinnati , the reorganization committee , accompanied by their attorney , Judge Caldwell and Nathan Bljur of New York and Levy Majer of Chicago cage , arrived last night and took up their headquarters at the National hotel , next door to the headquarters of the great trust which they control. General McNulta , the receiver , accompanied by Expert Harrison , whose reve lations regarding the books of the concern have been the sensation ot the jear In financial circles , were on the ground to meet the stockholders and spent the morning In close communion with the reorganization committee. The meeting was stt for noon and promised to develop Into a bappy family gathering , for the reorganization committee's 312.000 shares of stock out of a total of 350.- 000 assured It control of the action ot the day Ther was one element of uncertainty however , which caused some uneasiness to the Hartshorne people , and that element was cx-I'resldent Joseph Grcenhut , whose friends had hinted darkly of double-decked sensations which the ex-president was likely to spring. It had been said that Mr. Greenhut would Ignore today's session , but tilts he emphati cally denied , declaring that he would present his annual report. That report , It was ru mored , -was to be heavily charged with sensa tions , but the ex-president refused to say previous to the meeting what its nature would be. He jvas not talking , be said. Shortly before the session began the reor- gantzalon { committee held a secret caucus to prepare a elate. Four names were men tioned for the presidency , those of Messrs Waterbury , Hutton , Rice and Hartshorne , with the chances In favor of the two latter General McNulta , It was said , had been ten dered the presidency , but had positively de clined to accept it. The reorganization commltteo's caucus was a lengthy one and was conducted with an Impressive degree of secrecy and mystery. At 12 o'clock the stockholders representa tives gathered In the National hotel rotunda and filed over to the trust's headquarters Mr Greenhut called the meeting to order and suggested that It would be proper to name a chairman Chairman Hartshorne of New York Avas then selected and A. S Luther of Chicago was made secretary. There was an expectant bustle as the stock holders prepared to settle down to the sorlous business of arranging for the control ot the millions Involved , but Levy Mayer of Chicago cage moved for a recess and before the ball had fairly opened the meeting adjourned until 2 o'clock. Secretary Hennessey's absence from the session occasioned considerable comment , but Mr. Grcenhut explained that the secretary's term expired today and that he was not a candidate for re-eloctlon. The ox-president stated that he would tender his resignation when the stockholders reconvened , but the reorganization people raid It would not do him any good , for they would retuso to act on It until his successor was elected. When the meeting reconvened at 2 o'clock a roll call showed 343,085 shares represented , The minutes of the last year's meeting were read and on motion of Levy Mayer were not approved , the Greenhuts and their attorney voting 1,119 shares In the negative. The resignation ot Directors John Beggs , J. Wal ter Trjborg. W N. Hobart and L. II. Green were formally accepted and Mr. Greenhul was asked to read his annual report It was a hot one. He declared his acccuscrs to be falsifiers and slanderers and expressed the heartfelt wish that the slanderers might be brought to justice. Ho defied any one , lu said , to find ono dishonest or dishonorable act In his eight year * of service as president of the company. The application for TC- celversblp proceedings , he declared , was ah solutcly necessary to save the company. It was easy , Mr Greenhut declared , for th < "so-called experts" to discover account : which they could twist into sensatlona stories for the newspapers. He gladly gavi the receivers all the assistance In hit power , ho said , until they grossly Insultei him by breaking Into a safe which he hac been authorized to use for private purposes That insult , he said , would receive attentlor from him at law at the proper time. Hi roundly scored Receiver McNulta'j policy McNulta bad stored his spirits and main talned prices , while the competitors wen selling their goods at a profit and now , hi said , the receiver was compelled to sell hi stored goods at a loss whllo the competitor ! having all this time been making a profl can now afford to cut prices and will m doubt do so The ex-presldeut's repor abounded in strong adjectives and his charac terlzatlons of the reorganization pcoplo a slanderer * and falsifiers were numerous am energetic He Intimated strongly that tin day of reckoning which generally await slanderers would not miscarry In their case The report was liberally Interspersed will extracts from court documents which havi already been exploited. Mr. Gresnhut appar cully being determined to get his case full ; before the stocKholdera. The report of President Greenhut was referred forred to the board of directors. Immediate ! ; afterward Levy Mjer moved that Greenhu bo requested to resign from tno board o directors. Myer's motion was carried , bu Greenhut positively refused. Mr. Myer wa on his feet In an Instant with a set nf ho resolutions removing Greenhut peremptorll and reiterating the various charges alrcad made against that ofilclal. The ex-presldon lost his temper. "You're too smart , " ho shouted at Myei "You'ro Just about reaching the end of th rope ; no removal jou make will be legal. " VOTED TO rmn The resolutions were , however , adopted with only the Qrcenhuts dissenting , and th lattcr's attorney filed notice of protest , allrg Ing the action to bo Illegal. The election o directors followed , their term of cilice boln reduced from throe to one year. There wo no fight over the election , a slite havln been prepared In advance , and Orocnhuf attorney simply gave notice t tat the elpcttoi of seven men was Illegal , .is fie ex-prosluun had not yet resigned. Several resolutions were adopted apprnvin of the reorganization commlt'ee's notion I seeking to recover trust property alleged t be Illegally held by Greenhut , and ulvlng th new board full power to take nece ! ar action regarding the $1.000,000 of ronteste bonds The directors were also empo.vcre to bring suits against other ox-ofllceM o the trust to recover any moneys or propert that may appear to he due the corporation Just previous to adjournment an uttoriic appeared nnd served the pap rs In th $50,000 libel suits begun bGreenhut ngaliu McNulta. Mjer and oth2rs In nn Inturvle' ' at the close of the meeting Grconhut d ( clared the entire action of the day wa Illegal "They have elected a man to fill my poll tlon , which is not vacant , a'll consequent ] can take no action that will holcl ' Ho iai he would fight them lo the last minute , "They won't find the thing so easy a they think. There are other stockholder and there was a Wall street meeting toda and the whole thing Is a stock Jobbln scheme. " Among the resolutions passed by the stoct holders was one which provides for radlc : measures In the handling ot the trust' bonds. The resolutions gave the new boar of directors power to take steps to prai tlcally annul the $1.000,000 U + : e of bond : which Greenhut Is charged wltli having sol to himself and his associates at SO cents o the dollar. At the time of the Issue In quci tlon tha Qieenhut management authorize $8,000,000 in bonds and deposited J2.500.0C to redeem rebate vouchers , but Issued enl ? 1.000,000. which. It ls claimed , they no control Today's resolution provided for tli issuance of $4,500,000 , which throws Greet hut Into the minority as a bondholler , eve though he still holds the $1,000,000 fin Issued. The board of directors elected today I composed ot Samuel M. Rice , T , H. Wenl worth , Walter M. EnVlfwt of Now York ; J. I Hutton ot Cincinnati. William J. Mayer , elm M. Molt nnd KlaycVC Jennlson ot CM- ago. As there was 'no quorum ot directors resent the election ; pf.ofilcers will be held n Chicago In the near ( uttiro , when Samuel I. Rico will very ilrobably bo chosen to uccecd Joseph 13 Qreenhut as president. The libel suits begun today by Grrcnhut umber eleven and JJO.OOO Is claimed In ach case. GreenhiU' personally supcrln- cndod the serving ol the papers Immediately ftor the adjournmcn of the meeting. The ults are against the members of the reor- anlzatlon commlllce , Messrs. II. B. Harts- ionic , John I. Waterbury , P. W. Lockwood , ules Bache and W. I'i Uullon and Attorney . .evy Mjer of Chicago , Attorney Nathan IJur of New York , Receiver John McNulta nd three experts who have been examining 10 trust's books. GONE WITH ANOTHER MAN. Ir. Kennedy Think ? llo Know * Why Ills Wlffl Did Not Cuiiin to Omntm. P. P. Kennedy of Huntlngton , Ore. , who as been so anxiously awaiting his wife In hit city for thb last few dajs , received n elcgram from a near relative jcslcrday fternoou to the effect that the woman had een located In Buffalo , N Y Kennedy Is about 40 years of age nd is employed by the Union Pacific Hotel ompany at Hunttngton. Some weeks ago he ecelved leave of absence and with bis wlfo amo east on a visit. Mrs. Kennedy went on o Rochester , N. Y. , for a visit with her elatlves , Mr. Kennedy arrived in Omaha hreo weeks ago and took furnished rooms at 23 North fourteenth street , In the mein- Ime he received notice that a position for vhlch ho hud boon working for the past two years was open lo him and that In crder to btaln It he must be In Huntlngton by iprll 20. He at once apprised his wife of he good news and she wrote that she would oln him here last Saturday. Just butore he started she telegraphed him that she would take a certain train from Rochester ast Trlday. This would bring her to Omaha either Saturday night or Sunday morning. Since that time ho has heard nothing from er , nnd until receiving the telegram be was ilmost frantic with grief He had firmly > ecn convinced that she had met foul play , s she had considerable money and some aluable Jewelry. The telegram , however , stated further that t the time she lefl Rochester last Trlday a 'gentleman friend" of hers mysteriously dls- ppcarcd from the same city , and It Is sus- icclcil that the two met In Buffalo Kennedy s almost convince/ ! that this Is the case , Ithough ho claims' that he has received no Ictalls of the elopemeul Who the "gentle- nan friend" Is ho saja ho docs not know. Before receiving this telegram ho had re- clved another from Mrs. Kennedy's mother , vhlch was to the effect that on Trlday Mrs. Cennedy had purchased a scalper's ticket hrough to Omaha on the West Shore and hat she had started as she had agreed to. Icr baggagge had also been checked through o Omaha. Although Kennedy stated that the luforma- lon he received was little more than a umor , during his conversation ho said that 10 had little doubt that It was true. Ho said hat he expected to receive further delnlls oday He slaled that Mrs Kennedy had always been a faithful wlfo and thai ho never had any reason to think that she would take such a step. They have lived to- ; ethcr for eight years nnd she has alwu > s ) ecn true to him. lie thought that the buj- ng of the scalper's tlckcl by Mrs Kennedy was a part of a scheme ti throw him off the rack As to his futuro/movomonts ho had nothing to say but , thought thai ho would accepl Ihe position that had been offered him. Ainpr'oui Cilvii ( mtiiiiiiiiU of the Army. WASHINGTON , April 17. U II. McLean , an ex-naval ofllcei" , bas been appointed r > to command the ariny bf Hawaii with the rank , pay and allowances of n colonel In the United States , army. He grailunteel 'rnm Ihe United Stales 'naval ' academy In 1872 nnd honorably resigned , after nn ex- cellenl record. In 1SSS to go Into business with his brother in 1'arH He was nd- lutanl general of the naval brigade al Ihe Grant funeral exercises In New York , nnd was for some time instructor at a military school near Phlladolplilaj His present np- lolntment came to htm uiiHOiipht , and when received he ) vas preparing totake / charge of the solar meter on the Knlser Wllhelm II. at the Kiel canal belebrutlon , he having recently navigated the ship by Its aid from New- York to Kurcpe. .Mtnlnlir Knrnotc. WASHINGTON , April 17 Senor Muruaga today received a dispatch from Scnor Delome , the new minister to th0 United States , dated Havana , stating he would arrive In Washington April 23. Delome's arrival nt Ilivann marks the opening of Spain's olllclal Inquiry Into the Alllnnci incident. Senor Delome has already \lsltcd Guantanamo and Santiago de Cuba , but at Havana he will see the commander of Ihe Spanish gunboal which fired on the Al- llanca and the other parties having In formation on the subject. Jtfllvn Anxious for llrr I'oo , WASHINGTON , April -Uelva A. Lock vvood of this city nnd Jnmes Taylor of the Indian territory , both attorneys-at-lavv , have asked the supreme court of Ihe Dis trict of Columbia to Issue nn order restrain ing Secretary Carlisle fiom paying nnd ridgar M Mm hie of New York and George C. Hazelton nnd Ljmin A Newell of this cltj from receiving payment of a treasury ilrnft for $10,000 Issued to James J. Newell The case arises enl a dispute over a fee In what was known ns the "Old Setller" or weslern Cherokee claim. Nnvnl I.tnutuimntt ! tttlrcil. WASHINGTON , April 17 Lieutenant R. M Limson of Portlind , Ore who was re cently appointed a lieutenant In the navy bj the piesldent , under authority of n special act of congress lias been placed on the retired Hit. Lieutenant J. A. Tos- ter. U. S N. , has been found phjslcally dl - nbled nnd recommended to the presi lent for retliomont. Lieutenant J. L > Hum , Seventeenth Infantry , has resigned from the army. Onion for irniy Sim. WASHINGTON. April IT-Special ( Tele gram. ) Lieutenant Samuel a Sumner , Sixth cavalry , Is appointed Inspector of unservice able prison , quai tcrmaslers and hospital pioperty at the military prison , Tort Lca\- cnvvorth. Captain Rudolph G. Ebert. assistant sur geon , Is granted two months' leuve. ( llviin Their CfimmlMloiK. WASHINGTON , April 17-Special ( Tele gram. ) Postmasters vvero commissioned to day as follows : Nebraska Orvllle 11. Mes senger , Bonleiux ; Jesse EJ Hartford , 1'rlme. Iowa Moses D. Scott , Hear Grove. Movements ot Nival Voisdli. WASHINGTON , April 17. The Yorktovvn has arrived nt Shanghai , the San Tranclscp ' has sailed from Smyrna for Alexandria , nh'd the Concord from Shanghai for Nagasaki. Isevr I'ontiiutstrr nt I.o Toll. AVASHINGTON , Xpfft 17 ( Special Tele gram ) W. T Morrow was today nppjlntecl postmaster nt Lowell , Jltnry county , la. , vice G. D Jackson , resigned. INQUIRY ABOUT COMPLETED Undoubted Scarcity of Oattlo in the Entire - tire Western Country. MANY TEXAS HERDS ENTIRELY DISAPPEAR Urnit In ( lood Agnln Xow , lint the Cnttto Arc Not Tluro to Inkn Advnntngo uf It Unison fur ItaUliig the Mexican Kmbargo. WASHINGTON , April 17. The ofnclals of the Department of Agriculture are pursuing their Investigation In the recent big rlso In the price of beef , and It Is moro than likely they will have something definite to say within the next week with refcrcnco to the cause ot the matter and the probable out come. The action of the department In rais ing the embargo on Mexican cattla Is ex pected to ha\o the effect of keeping the price of beef from going up higher , oven If It does not cause a decline. Dr. Salmon , chief of the Bureau of Animal Industry , said today there was an undoubted scarcity ot cattle In the west , sufficient to account In part for the In creased prlco of dressed beef. "Tho only question , " said he , "Is whether Ibis scarcity Is sufficient to account for It altogether , or whether the few big men -who control the beef market have not , to a certain extent at least , anticipated the effect ot the scarcity. In other words , whether the effccl has not como before the cause What wo nro anx- ous to know Is w bother the prlco of catlle uu gone up In proportion lo the prlco ot beef. H Is nol an easy mailer lo settle , nnd our agcnls nro mcellng some difficulty In ; clling at the facts In the matter , but the reports are beginning to como In " "Tor some time past , " continued Dr. Sal mon , "catlle have been gelling scarcer nnd scarcer In the west , and especially In Ihe soulhwest The condition ot the grass has been so poor thai caltle have well nigh dis appeared entirely. In southwestern Texas , for example where there used to be tremendous "lords , there is practically none today. There has been a great Improvement In the grass this jear In Texas and oilier weslern states , but the catlle are nol there to take ad- r.inlagc of It Thai Is one reason that In fluenced the department In Its decision lo alse Ihe embargo on cattle from Mexico Mexican cattle have- been looked upon with disfavor for the reason that Texas fever Is Icnown to exist upon the other fide of the border , and a quarantine has been kept up In the summer. The acllon of packers In rals- 'ng Ihe price of beef to such nn extent re sulted In the department raising the embargo. The department has Increased Its force of Inspectors specters , and all Incolnlng cattle will be rig idly examined. Tiirthermore , Ihe Mexican callle seem to bo In an unusually good con dition this > ear. " Referring to the letler addressed lo him by Secretary Morton under date of April 11 , directing nn Investlgallon Into the causes of the rlso of the prlco of beef. Dr Salmon , chief of Ilio Bureau of Animal Induslry , has prescnlod lo Ilio secretary a brief statement us to the prices In the Chicago markol of dressed beef and shipping steers since Jan uary 1 , 1895. This statement shows the ex tremes of prices for this class of catlle lo have been for January $4 lo $525 ; for Feb ruary , $1 10 lo $5 50 , for March. $4 CO lo $ C 20 , for April , flrsl half , $4 75 lo $0. CommentIng - Ing on these figures Dr Salmon says : "These prices show that catlle on foot are approachIng - Ing pa > ing figures for growers and feeders , but they do not warrant any such sensational rlso In the price of dressed beef to butchers by the great slaughtering establishments , nor an advance such as has been reported on the part of the retail dealers In meat to consumers. A normal rise In the wholesale prlco of dressed beef and In the retail prlceii should be only In proportion to the rlso In dicated for beef on foot. " 4 tliichniiuiik * Application Denied. WASHINGTON , April 17. Chief Justice Fuller In the United States supreme court today denied the application of Dr. Robert W Uuchanan , the New York wife murderer , for n writ of error. Thp court departed from the usual custom , which Is to announce decisions onlv on Monday , for the reason that Buchannn is under sentence of death during the week beginning Monday next. The nltornov foi michnimn were In court when their implication was denied nnd sub- = cquentlv said the would now luke Ihe case to Ihe lirltbh amlnsF.idor and ask him to Interfere In Buchanan's behalf , he being- Ulltlsh subject. Tliev would endeavoi also to secure a respite from Governor Morton , pending Sir Julian Pauncefote's lnve tlgn- tlon of the case The appeal lo the nmbis- sndoi they b isc on Hi same giound as that upon which the United Slates look an Inlcr- csl In the case of Mrs JIaj brick. Itotrbti'l Siirvov Will I'M r > olind. : WASHINGTON. April 17-Special ( Tele gram ) Considerable delay will prob ably occur In awarding the con tract for the survey of the Rose bud Indian resTvntlon In Soulh Da- kola. The survey division of the general land olllce has made a report to the secre- tiiy of the Interior , giving a recommenda tion for the amount to be expended and the various details of aw in ding the contract The becretary has returned Ihe papers with the statement that he Is not satisfied with the recommendations fet expenditures , ami requests further consideration on the parl of tlu > survey division It will take nt least a week foi the officials lo prepare a second repoit , so thai U Is likely thai some time will elapse before Survejor General Hughes of South Dakota is aulhoilzcd lo award the contract. JMMV Ciihlnct In ril WASHINGTON , April 17-Unlled States Minister Baker at Managua has Informei the Stute dcpirtmcnt of Iho formation of a new ciblnet In Nicaragua on April 12 The composition Is as follows : Minister ol foreign affair" , Senor Manuel Cnrone Mains ; minister of war , marine and public works , General Kuben Alon7o ; minister of lln Interior , Frnncco ! Coballnderes ; min ister of finance and public credit , Scnor Santiago Culcjas. turlltlntll Attimit thu Contention. WASHINGTON , April 17. Represenlallve Joslah Paltcrson of Memphis , Tenn. , is in Washington In the Interest of the eount money convention to be held In Memphis May 23. The president will be Invited to attend the Memphis convention , but no as surances have been , given as to his accept ance or whether he will write a letter slml lar to his recent one. Secretary Carlisle however , will attend the convention and de liver the principal address. Until \ > lll'lukn Mcp Uptrnrd. WASHINGTON , April 17.-The retlremen ot Colonel James R Smith , as surgeon general oral , which occuis tomortovv , will promote Lieutenant Colonel Dallas Bach to be colonel , Major D L Hunting-ton , to be lieu tenant colonel , Captain Louis W. Shannon to be major. Captain Shannon Is secom on the list of captains Captain Lewis Crampton , the first on the list. Is to be jumped. for Infants and Children. "CnBtorlala so vvellmlflpted to children that Cnstorln euros Colic , Constipation , I recommend it as superior to any prcacrl tlou Bour Stomach , Dlarrluua , T.ructatlon , known to mo. " II. A. Ancncu. M D , lulls Worms , elves bleep , and promotes di 111 So. Oxford St. , Brooklyn , H. V. gestion , Without Injurious medication. 'Tho use of 'Castorla' Is so universal and Tor Bovcral years I have recommended work 'Castorla ' and shall always contlnuo to dose Its msrlta BO well Lnon n that tt soema o , of Bupcrerosatlon to eixlon o It. Fewnro the so , as It lias Invariably produced beneflclal Intelligent families who do not keep Castorla reiulta. " vrltUIa cosreach. . " KDWIN F. TARDCE , M. D , , Cinu > 3 JUBTY : : , D. D. , IKtu Street and 7th Ava. , Now York City. Kow York City. TUB CEMTAUH COMPANY , 77 Mirniuv BTREIT , Nrw Yens Cnr. QuS prices' arc and always must bo the lowest , but at the sam'c time we are not losing sight of the very high standard of qualities that we propose to build our business upon. In buying this Jaf- fray stock new invoices from which are arriving daily we ran no risk of reducing the goodness of our goods , for Jaffray's were the "highest quality" dry goods merchants in the country. We got the best they had and we here offer at unheard of prices the latest arrivals. Table Linens- Duly a few Items from the urcat Jnffrny piirclmso. k vvoilh 50o , tomoriovv . G 1-Inch lllonchuil Dnnmsk , woith Toe , toniot row . 01-Inch IMcnchcd Diunnsk , worth $1.23 , tomortovv . 72-Inch Ulouclu'tl Damns ] : , woith ? l.a7 , c-xtni muillty , tomotiovv . 01-Inch Half nicnchetl Daimisk . NiijikltH In all sizes and < inallties. Good slml Nnpklns In line linens , doz. .50 Extra sized Napkins , doz .65 li tta bl/ed Napkins , doz .75 IMra sized Napkins , do,5 $2 , J.2.25 Very large Napkins , doa $2.50. Towels- The most astonishing bargains lit nil the store nro the Jnffray Towels A 15\28.ln. nil linen Huck Towel lUC A lG\2-in. ! nil linen Huck Towel . . , An lS\3G-in. all linen Huck Towel , A 15\30-ln. Hemstitched Iltick Towel. . IOC A 21x30-iu. Knotted filngcd Damask Towel A 22xin-in. all linen Huck Towel. Toweling , 3c nntl H' c. Bed Spreads 57c A good size Ciochct Sprc.td A good bl/c Crochet Spread _ .00 An extnt size Ctoclict Spread .10 An extra size Crochet Spiead .75 An elegant large Spread , $1.25 , $1.50. . . . Dress Goods * A fair illustration of the way we are responding to the call for low prices is shown in this list of new goods just arrived from the Jaffray receiver. You never heard of such prices before. 52-In. Mllxcd Suitings , all wool , sold 39c everywhere at $1 for . Fine Imported Novelty Suitings12 to 10-In. wide , in all the new colors , reg 49c ular ? 1 quality , for . ID-Inch checks and mixtures in IUOWIIH , gieens , blues , etc. , oidlmny value S9c $1.25 tomoriow . 40 toISIn. . bilk and wool Novelty Dress Goods , In btilpes and chocks , goods 98c that sold at $1.50 to $1.75 now . Here Is the Bargain. Imported Suit IMttcins , woith $23 , In New Yoik , for . JalTray's Novelty Suitings In ciepe t- Iccis and novelties In all colois Jaffiay'h : ! G inch navy blue Seigc and ISO 15o Inch > io\ulty Suitings , go at JalTiay'a 3t ( inch lleiniettas , In all col- 01.s , worth 2.c , go at Jaffiay's 31 ! Inch all wool uovt'lty Suit- IngH10c quality for .Taffr.iy's all wool Ghnllls , such as ho wholesaled at lOc , go at Jaffi.iy's Inch nil wool Cheviots , 50c value , go tonioi row at JafCiay's -10 Inch imported Plaids ' , In high colois , go at . JnfTrny's 52 Inch Cheviots , hi small checks , at the low pi ice of JnlTrny'M Inch silk nnd wool Ciepons , < a > 7 J C woith $1 , stait tit < - * * 0 Tomorrow is 5-cent day in tlie Wash Goods and you can buy more and better styles for a nickel than you ever did before. 1-llh-iU i-iiiiiu , 01 ; UII.IIUJ , iui JalTiay's veiy llncst , yatd wide Gainer Pilnled Shilling and Dress Percales , woith 12'/jo ' .Taffray's veiy finest and best quality domestic Dioss and npinn Check Glng- hams , w 01 th.up to 12.e > Jaffiav's finest new Summer Silk styles p * * ( ) f dlCbS Pi IlltS , VVOltl' Ut W'llOlub.llU C * ' 'w T'/i ' tomoi row 3alTiay's Outing Klanncl. These cost ps * neatly lOc at the mill. We cleaned up 30 ' . . . . . . * - * " ' * - ' all that Oatl'i.iy nad. Host MylcH at. Subscribe for ' 'The Delineator , " now the largest and best magazine published in the world , $1 a year. We are sole agents for Butterick's Patterns , Fashion Sheets and The Delineator. This department is .now in the Ladies' Parlors , be tween ist and ad floors. rj DRY GOODS (5 (