Nebraska Newspapers

    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.
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DRY GOODS (5 (