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r TUB OMAHA DAILY BEE : MfoLDAY , APRIL 5 , 1807. COUNCIL BLUFFS- Mixon M Scientific opllchn , Wollman , 409 H'way. The regular convocation of Star Chanter No. 27 , Iloyal Arch Mnsoni , will mecl thla evening at 7 o'clock sharp. John Wllllnrr.n. one of tlic l cmoit county prisoner * who Ima hocn acrvlnf ? * twenty flayu' Konlmco for vagrancy , was llhctatfl from the county jail jtalerdny. Wanted A man with K ni > .ral acqualntancr In Council IJIufTn , to canvas for a well known Omaha establishment. State experi ence and references. Addrccs , F B4 , Omaha Dec , Omaha. \Vo cater to pcopln who apprcelalo peed vvorU , prompt service ami bnslnossllko treatment. Wo plcar.e hundreds of ethers ami can plca e you. The Eagle Laundry , 724 Broadway. Charlce Conney V.MB arrested nt his homo In lovvl to'vn hlp jcstcrday charRcd with seduction. Cooney was Indicted by the grand Jury end his Indictment was among the batch returned en Saturday attcinoon. William K. Coffman and John Smlloy , two federal prlsor.trs In the county Jail , were tukpn to Monroe county yesterday , vrnero they will appear as witnesses. Each ! servliiR a 100 days' sentence hcie for boot- legging. They were called for by Sheriff John Doncr , The annual meeting of the Wtntcrn Iowa Poulty ! Farm and Garden affioclnllon will be held In Farmers' hall In the county court house tomorrow evenlni ; . The meeting will ba of a buslntfw nature. Officers for the ensuing jcnr will bo elected and ll.o JudKOS sclcctud for the next poultry mid horticul tural show. A jcnr or two BKO an organisation was f 01 in oil In this city , known as the Good Citizenship Itaguc. Its formation created soma uneafilnetn among politicians , for It was formed Just prior to the city election , and the call Invited the participation of all good cltl/ens. It has held one or two meet- IngH since , but has not been an actho or- Kanl/utlon. A call has been Issued for an other meeting to bo held this evening In the Y. M , C. A. rooms. Twu llttlo girlfl reported to a South Main tittect pollccn.ar late Saturday evening that they saw what they b/llo\cd / to bo thu body of a murdered man lying In n fieight car In the HurlhiKtou yard * . The children were picking up coal In the yards and they peered through the bam of an empty car and saw the body of a man partially covered with bloody newspapers. They thought the man might have been asleep until they en deavored to awaken him and failed. Tlie officer it-ported the slory to the station'and two olllters wcro detailed to make an In vestigation. An hour was spent In tha dark ness and lain , but no dead body was found A freight car was found with a pile of papers In ono corner , but they showed no bloodstains. C. B. Vlavl company , female remedy. Med ical consultation fieo Wednesday. Health book furnl'hed. 326-327-328 Mcrrlam block. N. Y. Plumbing company. Tel. 250. Wanted , gilt-edge farm and city loans In small or large amounts. Lnwcs ; . rates and quick money. Lougco & Lougee , 235 Pearl. Done liy the IeIoiiKH. The monthly report of Mr. and Mrs. Henry DcLong shows that during the month of March they furnished 933 meals to hungry people , who were mostly women and chil dren. Clothing wa furnished to 432 Indi viduals. Shoes were furnished to 161 pairs of feet. During the month fifty-live girls aud women were given employment. In. the work of cleaning Broadway and Pearl street , 118 hours weie consumed , and of the men who helped lo do the work twenty-five were given other emplo.unent. During the month ICO families were visited , and 264 miles wcie traveled. In addition to these little duties , cither Mr. or "Mrs. DeLong have/ / attended gospel meetings 'every.night In the month. The * work connected with the Industrial School for Girls has also consumed a gieat deal of their time , but their dutlc-9 in this connection have been among their most pleasant experiences. They have seen on an average nearly 150 bright little girls picseit each Satuiday afternoon learning to sen taught by a score of tcaehcis who have joined heartily In this phase ot their work. All ot the debts are paid and all bills for the month met , but to accomplish this desir able end Mr. DeLong wzs obliged to use $30 of the salary of $50 that a number of bus iness men contribute to pay him each month for the purpose of enabling him to dsvote all ot his time to rclcavlng distress. Pny Nov. . Save D per cent on water bills. Wo will talce better care of your Heating stovu and put It up In better shape next fall than any oilier steve storage house In the city. Chas. Swnlne , 340 Broadway. Telephone - phone 347. TeneherN Choose DeleKfiteN. Before adjourning on Saturday afternoon the delegates to the Southwestern Iowa Teachers' association appointed the following delegates to the meeting of tbo State asso ciation In DPS Molnes : MIllH-J. I/ Laird , Glcnvvofld ; W. P. Wort- man , Strnhnn. Casa Hoyt Ncwcomb , William " \Vllcox Atlantic. Story n. D. Y. Culbertson , Amos ; Anna Dolmiui , Nevada. Page Hvulyn Miller , Slicnnndoah : Wil liam Hell , Clarlndn. Shelby A. Farnsworth , Defiance ; E. S White , Harlun. Guthrle C. M. Young , Guthrlc Center ; < 3 W. Hrynn , Stuart , Audubon C. W. Johnson. F. P. Hockor , Audubon. Montgomery E. S. Condlt , Red Oak ; 13css Victor , Vllllsca. Dallas W. W. Moron , Dexter ; II. C. Uutchlnn , Acore Union O. U French , Creston ; niln Vin cent , Afton. Fremont J. C. King , Hamburg ; II. K. Wheeler , Sidney. Iloone B. P. Hoist , John A. Mcnton , lloone , Pottnvviittamlc Prof. Crozler , Wnlnut ; Pro' . MuManus , Ncolu , Don't'buy a gasoline stove until you have Been the Now Jet Cone burner at Swalno's , 340 Broadway. It burns just like gas and the prices are well , come and see for your- elf. Arrt'Hti'iI Cliurirt'il Tilth Inmiiilty. Andrew I'arU was locked up In the city Jail yesterday clmrKeil with Insanity. Paris Is a bricklayer and Imu a family consisting ol a vvlfo and four children , and a comfortable brick cottage on 1'latner street. The man has hcon troubled for some tlino with an ! ml luclnallcn and on ecvcral occasions ho has threatened to kill his vvlfo. He has been brought to the police court a number of tlmca recently , when the neighbors have been obliged to Interfere to prevent htm wreak- IMK vengeance upon the woman and other ; during hla paroxysms. A number of tlmet ho has driven his family from tha house at the point nf a revolver , and on one occasion ho made a furious onslaught upon several llttlo children who were playing with hla own children In his dooryard. lie armed himself with an old rusty cavalry eabro ant ] dathcd out of the house after the llttlo folks striking wildly at them and threatening tc cut off their heads. Ho cleared the house yesterday of hla wife and children , aud liLi neighbors made the complaint upon vvhlcli he was arrebteil , Da you want jour Heating stove lo look IIKo now when It U put up next fall ? K you do , you can have It. by having It Btoied at Swalno's , 340 Droadway , Telephone - phone 317 , < < ! mii-ll Vlcrtlnir TnnlKlit. The jegular monthly meeting of the city- council this evening will be ono of the most Important meetings of the year. The alder men A 111 make their selections among the numerous candidates for the offices that arc to ho tilled , which are those of street com missioner , chief of the flro department , city l > lislclau. poll tax collector , and pound- master , There IB no lack of candidate * , but It Is probable that the caucusslng that has been done has removed the po/ulblllty of any trouble or delay In making the selec tions when the aldermen meet In tbo council chamber tonight. I'uy Now , Bavo 5 per cent on water bllU. INVOLVES VALUABLE LAND Important Real Estate Oaso Now On in District Oonrt , RESULT OF THE MISSOURI'S ' VAGARIES Arj-rctlon nml nil Attorney Turn n .NeKdctcil lilt of HUcr Hunk Into n Sunk Llttlo Forltmc. A caio that Is of BOir.o Interest to real estate meti Is on trial In the district court. It la a suit brought by George H. Stlllman , a } ouns attorney who used to ll\o In this city , but is now practicing his profession in Itock llaplds , against C. S. Lefforts o ( Council muffs. The suit la to compel Let- fcrto to make an equitable division of two tracts of land , title to which ho recently received from the government under thu homestead law. Ono tract lies In East Omaha and the other south of Lake Manawa. The Hast Omaha piece Is valuable , worth somenhcro between $25,001) ) and $30,000. It embraces about nineteen acres , and lies near the factory district. While digging among old county records Leffetts or Stlllman , and both claim to be the discoverers , found n triangular bit of land In Hast Omaha that was unclaimed anil tttlo to which still rested In the government. The tract was In the shape of u letter V , and contained H-lOOth of an acne. Hut the mouth of the unglo vns toward the river , and the llttlo plot laid away bark from the present bed of the etrcMn , and under the decision of thu United Stales court the accreted land be longed to It , and this little V la the years It had lain there bad not been Idle , but had acctetod to Itself a good sized farm , worth $ l,5i > 0 an acie. Leffcrts promptly took the necessary steps to pre-empt the tract , and succeeded In doing to after a llttlo unimpor tant litigation with the men who supposed they owned thf entire river front. The Lake Manawa lands liavo an area ol about 300 acres ) and constitute part of Man hattan beach. Tltlo was acquired In the same way , and Lefferts has an unassailable deed to all of the valuable property. Stlllman's suit Is baaed upon the claim that It was ho and not Lofferts who discovered the opportunity to acquire title to the prop erty and that he revealed It to Leffcrts upon the condition that LcffertB was to furnish ail of Iho money ncccssaiy and Stlllman waste to do the legal work and gtt half of the treasure when the title was perfected. He asserts that he did thlB and carried the cases through the courts and made a win ning fight all along and that Lefferts fur nished the small amount of money that was necessary to keep the Judicial wheels run ning smoothly. When Leffcrts got his title from the government Stlllman says he never said a word about the other part of their agreement , and when reminded of It refused to fulfill It. Suit followed numerous at tempts to effect a settlement. The case Is being hotly contested. Special Sale of Steel Ranges and Cook Stoves this week at Svvalne's , 340 Broadway. A couch this week $4.50 at Durfee Furni ture Co. , 205 and 207 Uroadway. \Vorl of the Ormul Jury. The grand jury made a partial report on Saturday and returned a small batch of In dictments. August Carlson , for robbing his loommate , Charles Strobel , of $20 In cash , was Indicted for grand larceny. Carlson has been in the county Jail since- his arrest , a few days after his crime. Thomas Wilson , a tramp , was Indicted for gross lewdness and has been given a home In the county Jail for three months. Harrison Oilman and Hattlo Bothers were Indicted for adultery. Oilman was sent to Jail by Justice Osok to await the action of the grand Jury , but the woman -was discharged upon the application of her husband , Zed Bothers , who announced that ho would not prosecute her , and mads the necessary affidavit withdrawing the charge , nut the grand Jurors thought other wise. Tnn woman was taken from her hus band late Saturday afternoin. and locked In the county Jull. Call Telephone 347 when jou want youi steve stored. ICA > SAS I'UOUURUS A M2W PANACEA. . Tax oil Inordinate Wealth the Curt ; for the .Nutlim'H IIIx. TOPBKA , Kan. , April 4. Ex-Lleutenanl Governor Percy Daniels has flucceeJed In In teresting most of the leading democratic- populist statesmen of Kansas In an organiza tion , the object of which la to operate a bureau of Information concerning his scheme to tax Inorllnato wealth and ultimately tc secure an amendment to the federal conHtl tutlon giving congress the power to lev- } auch a tax. Tl'o names of fiomo of those who belong to the association follow : Franli Dcster , chief justice of the supreme court S. II. Allen , associate Justice supreme court David Overmcyer , democratic leader ; J. W , Leedy , governor ; William Stryker , superln tcndent public Instruction ; A. M. Harvey lieutenant governor ; W. M. Campbell , rail road commlpsloner ; John Martin , ex-UnlteJ States senator ; L. C. Boyle , attorney general D. H. Jloflltbower , state treasurer ; W. K , Bush , secretory of state ; W. P. Dlllord , rail road commUaloner ; J. U. Botkln , congress' man-elect ; W. D. Vincent , congre sman.clot Jerry Simpson , congressman-elect ; W. A , Peffer , ex-United States senator. The organization Is now working on a plan to arou.-io public Interest all over the coun try on this subject. The Kansas leg'sla- ' turo took up the question at Its recent sesslor and adopted a resolution aeking congress tc submit a proposition to amend the federal constitution providing for a tax on Inordinate wealth to a vote of the people. The legisla ture of all other states will bo rskeil tc adopt similar resolutions. The promoters ol the Idea do not expect to accomplish the ob ject sought Immediately , but believe that by proper management the people might get a chance at such a proposition In 1900. The correspondence throughout various sections of the country already coming tc bo enormous. The promoters of this latest scheme ore laboring unaer the Imprroslon tint It will have a big run. They look foi local organizations to spring up throughout the nation and make a national organization that will sweep the country as the farmers' ' alliance did the west a few years ago. IOWA KVAXGCMOAI. COM < MHINCI : . St'NHloit nt Htory City Clour * After n I'rolltnhle heiiMoii. STOIIY CITY. la. , April 4. ( Special Tele gram. ) The Rvangellcal conference of Iowa , which baa been In session for four days hero , closed with a bcrmon thin evening by liev. L , N. Day , The statistical committee re- poited the total membership as 1.12C ; num ber of preachers , 27 ; raised for mUslon work , $1.COU.5S ; paid per member for all pur poses , $7.08. G. T , Hcllman was re-elected statistical secretary for two years , L. N. Day tendered his resignation as presiding elder of the Audubon district , which was accepted by the. conference , and the district was consolidated with the Sioux City dis trict. Nov. J. H. Yaggy , treasurer of the Northwestern College and Union Biblical In stitute Nupcravllle , 111. , addressed the con ference respecting the educational Institu tion and reported It In a good condition. The next conference will be held at Creeton , Petition l Turin ereln. OTTUMWA , la. , April 4. ( Special Tele gram ) The upper Mississippi Turnvcrclu , In tcEtilou here , with ten cities represented , passed resolutions Instructing the officers to protest In the name of the organization to congress against the passage of the antl- Immlgratlon bill ; to petition the state legis lature to pass the liquor manufacturing Jtilll aud that Influence be brought to bear on school boards to Introduce the eyitem ol gyrnnantlcu of the German Turners In the public schools. The sesiloa will U t until tomorrow night. . fiHOLM ) IS TIIOHOUGItt.Y SOAICKI ) . Klnil Itnln In Drriteliliif ? the Soil All Over the Slnte. HASSETT , Neb. , April 4. ( Special. ) The worst snow storm of the season raged hero yesterday. Fully ten Inches of the beautiful fell within twelve hours , and this and the recent heavy rains have put the ground In better condition for farming than It has been lnco 1892. The storm will be very hard on cattle , as the snow la wet , and It Is accom panied with a strong wind. However , most of the farmers have good sheds , and the stock will not perish. PAKNAM. Neb. , April 4. ( Special. ) llaln commenced falling again late In the after noon of the ? d and continued to fall steadily until C a. til. of the 3d , when It developed Into a pnmv storm of unusual severity for this Reason of the year. The most confirmed Rnir.iolers among the farmers arc satisfied with thu quantity , but there are croakers who &ay. "We shall pay for this with a drouth later on. " IIKI ) CLOUD , Neb. , April 4. ( Special. ) The heaviest rain of the season began at 6 o'clock Friday evening and continued steadily for twelve hours. Most farmers have their wheat In and arc ready to begin plowing as soon as the ground dries out. DUNIUn , Neb. , April 4. ( Special. ) Haln fell hero the greater part of last week. The ground Is thoroughly soaked and full of water. The farmers will bo unable to get Into the fields for at least a week. SHULTON , Nob. , April 4. ( Special. ) The greatest nircunt of water which has fallen for years at one time fell since G o'clock Friday evening , when rain began falling and continued hard all night and most of Satur day. Last evening It turned to snow. Heads are almost Impassable , and farmers will be unable to do nny farming for several days. Hardly nny small grain has been sown yet In this locality. MOOHEFIKLD , Neb. , April 4. ( Special. ) The sun has not shone In this vicinity for seven dajs , being mostly a continued rain all of that time. Fall wheat Is looking fine. About one-half the spring wheat was sown before the severe wet whether set In. The old settlers hero claim there never was a hotter show for a crop. DoliiKH at Dniiliiir. DUNBAU , Neb. , April 4. ( Special. ) H. S. Westbrook , clerk of the session , was elected delegate to the spring meeting of the pres bytery , which convenes In South Omaha April 12. The question of "Llcen.'e" or "No Li cense" will bo submitted to the people on Tuesday at the annual election , Instead of the village board deciding the question , as heretofore. C. C. West , Implement dealer , Is erecting a largo building , 30xCO feet , on Main strset to btore his largo stock of Implements. P. T. Grey , ono of the leading farmers , Is making arrangements to erect a large barn for his live stock. Iletler Price Tor Corn. M'COOL JUNCTION , Neb , April 4. ( Spe cial. ) Already the farmers of York county are receiving the benefits of a cut In rates. An advance of 3 cents per bushel for ear corn , not only here but In surrounding towns. Is not caused by the icason of corn advancing In value EO much as that the rate for hauling has decreased. There Is no doubt but what grain brokers are getting cut rates on freight , and this 3 cents advance that farmers are getting means thousinds of dollars lars more that the farmers of York county are realizing for their corn. Tcnchcri' Itviulltiu ; Club. BELLEVUR , April 4. ( Special. ) The Teachers' Reading Circle held Its last meet ing for the jear Saturday afternoon , having completed the work prescribed by the State board. The attendance was small , owing to the stormy dav. In the absence of A. H. Hood , who was to read a paper on "Psychol ogy , " J. Q. Goss spoke on the "Suggested Changes In the School Law , " and the ad visability of the same. Several papers on history , covering the period of the revolu tion , were also read. The meeting closed with a dlscuEElon of current events. Unililxon'N Divorce. COLUMBUS , Neb , , April 4. ( Special. ) J. W. Davidson , an attorney who came here last fall from Butler county , was arrested this morning on complaint of the authorities of Butler county and taken to David City. Davidson obtained a divorce In that county some time last year and was married Thursday to a daughter of William Dcltitch of thla city. Ho Is charged with perjury and Illegally obtaining his decree. On the other hand , Davidson claims that It Is a piece of personal spite work Indulged In by some enemies and done to Injure him. Suicide of JIIIUON CHrbe. WEEPING WATER , Neb , April 4. ( Spe cial. ) James Cllibe , an old and highly re spected citizen , committed suicide this morn- Ing. Ho cat bis throat with a pockctknlfe while mentally deranged , the cause of a long and severe sickness. Mr. Cllzbe was a prominent member ot the Methodist church. iNehriiHlcit ! M Miten. Tllden Is iraklng an effort to secure a grist mill. mill.The The Polk county Jail Is without an occu pant. One hundred thousand sheep are being fed In the vicinity of Chllton. The Wllbcr mill Is shipping largo quanti ties of con meal to the south. North Platte city council proposes to make vagrpnts work on the streets. A Burr , Otoe county , former has a flowing well which Is only sixteen feet deep. Work en thn Irrigation ditches near Bayard I. ) being pushed as rapidly as possible. All oven Nebraska come reports to the ef fect that Arbor day will bs extensively ob served. A Pierce hurter Is reported to have killed ninety-six ducks and three geese In ono day's shooting. Arrangements have been made for a two da > s' shooting tournament at Mlnden , April 11 and 1C. There Is some talk of the various lodges at Leigh pooling their Issues and building a largo hall. In many places Nebraska farmers are sowing spring wheat where winter wheat has been killed out. Scotia Is now without banking facilities of any kind , aud the people there are greatly Inconvenienced as a result. Dav.es county Is foreclosing on a quarter tectlon of land to secure $243.30 duo from ex-Deputy Tnusurer Hardy. Heavy loiies on the sheep Industry are re ported from the west part of Cherry county , A. Dowering being among the heaviest lostre. The Grand Army bojs of Chester are mak ing strenuous efforts to raise enough to build them a hall , and are circulating among their frlendsi and the public in general for sub scriptions. Many men have got their legs tangled up and fallen downstairs trying to carry up a load ot whisky , but It remained fora Chadron man to aceon pllsh that feat with only a load of plain water. Recently while Henry Stancllft of Alexan dria was burning grass around the building whcro his corn la stored he was startled by two bullets pacslng his ears. Ho discovered that four thirty-eight caliber cartridges were In the grass and two of them exploded , mak ing1 a cloio call for him. A small cyclone visited the farm of A. L Zimmerman , on Cobb creek , Sherman county , Tuesday evening. The roof of the barn and part of that of the house were blown off , a carriage was torn to pieces , a windmill blown down and things scattered In general. No Block or persons were Injured , however , The cloud la said to have been shaped like a bel lows. Ivii\er'H Aew PUN tor , DUNVUIt , Colo. , April 3. The letter of accuptunco of Itev. James K. Benlz of SJili | > eneld , Mo , accepting the call of the Cvntriil Presbyterian chuith of Denver wan today rtna to the congregation. The Cen tral Is the lureeut Pru > b > tei lun church In Colorado , having about u thousand mem bers. The cull WUH extended to Mr. Sentz after u largo list of mune had been care fully considered by the church ; he belnt' thu choice of a very large majority of the membership. Three ( llrlit to lie Tried for Murder. CHARLESTON , W. Va. . April 4.-The pre liminary trial of Annie Light anil Melissa and VlrKlo Nunly , charged with murdering Myrtle Kggleston , a cousin of Mrs. Light , beclns hero tomorrow , with ex-Qovt-rnor Wlleon appearing for the defense. Vlrglo Nunly , ono of the accused , is only 15 years of age. Owing to the atrocity of the crime , the case will attract much atten tion. H i fp\T i T > n nut t \ AT nn mif IT SKNATE WILL Ml , BE BUS ! ir n" - ql 0 Appropriation Bills Will TacVtfp | Most of the Wosk. , - , , ? > - - < f 3 ML PROBABLY PASS WlTH.FE CHANGES - nn nl Ft ! ' Some nrrnm In Snnilrr Civil , , ! ) ! ! ! Xceil Correction One Pnhlla. llultilliiK Item In Dniillcnteil' nV U Pnnned the IloiUc. / ' 4 < v WASHINGTON , April 4. The bankruptcy bill will bo given first place til the senate program next week , but It will give way to the appropriation bills after Tuesday If the committee on appropriations reports them , as IB expected , and urges consideration. Senator Lindsay will open the debate on the bankruptcy bill In Its favor , and It Is pre sumed that Senator Nelson will follow In op position , The appropriation bills will excite more or less debate -when takcrt up , but they are scheduled to pass with- comparatively few changes. Thcro has been an effort on the part of some members of the house to Im press the senate with the Importance of passing thcso bills as sent over from the house without any change whatever. This suggestion Is resented , and especially by the appropriations committee , which Is deter mined to make some changes , If only for the purpose of demonstrating the senate's Inde pendence of the house. A. few modifications , however , are absolutely necessary. H ap pears that there Is an error ot $100,000 In thn calculation of totals In the sundry civil bill and that ono appropriation for n public building Is duplicated. The committee also will restore the pro vision for opening the Uncompahgre Indian reservation In the Indian bill , but will allow only ono claim of gllsonlte to each Individual and not two , as has been heretofore reported. The Uncompahgre matter and the question of revoking President Cleveland's order for the forestry reservation In the west will oc casion debate. The committee probably will make no recommendation In this matter , though there la a possibility that It may be transferred from the sundry civil to the gen eral deficiency bill. The senators from the states affected will make an effort on the floor of the senate to have the provision In regard to this matter restored as It originally passed the senate. ' The outlook Is that fhe week will not bo a busy one , and that the day sessions will be short. Many senators will be absent. The flnanco committee will press foiword Its In vestigation ot the Dlngley tariff bill , and the various parties will continue their efforts to reach an understanding on the organization of the senate committees. Some attention may bo given to the arbitration Ucaty In executive session , but there will not bo any vote It during the week. effort to get a upon Senator Elklns will speak Monday on his bill for discriminative duties on goods car ried In American vessels < j IlKAH AI.MIHAI , DlHtlniiiilNlieil "iMivnl' } , ' ' Cjuiniimiiiler Aliont < o I.en e the , Service. WASHINGTON , April , i. Rear-Admiral most Important Francis , M. Ramsay , holding the portant ottlc-Jn the nayal service , that of of navigation , will be chief of the bureau retired on account of age tomorrow. Ho was born Just G2 years ago In Wash ington. D. C. , coming froip military stock his father Luvlng been u 'general In the United States army. He Was aj graduate of and hl first,1 sea scrvlco the naval academy ? , was on the frigate St. iMrence In 1856. During the civil war Lieutenant' Ramsay dis tinguished himself by his. bravery and In tegrity In mcny of the Important naval ac tions. first In the lower Mississippi and later on the south Atlantic coaijt , ' at , Fort Fisher and elsewhere. Comtnandjngj-the Choctaw , his vessel vas struck over.fiqy , times , by cannon shoT In the enagagcments at HalnCs Bluffs. Other engagements In which ho nia- tingulshcd himself were Ihose nt Liverpool Landing , Mllliken's Bend and up the \azcfo river. At Mllllkcn's Bend his vessel , the Cbootaw , turned the fortunes of the day , for It came up Just In time to save the union troops , who were In full retreat , and to turn that Into an advance. , In 1863 Lieutenant-Commander Ramsay , at the early ago of 28 , took command ot the Third division of the Mississippi river squad ron , wl'h flag rank , and from that time on he wna In the midst of heavy fighting , com manding the expeditions up the Black and Ouachlta rivers , into the Atchafalaya country and being connected with the Red river ex pedition. Leaving the Mississippi , Lleu- tonant-CommnLder Ramsay saw hard service on the Unadllla at Fort Fisher , Fort Ander son and others forts on Cape Fear river , and ha wan present at the capture of Richmond. In 18C5 ho was at the naval academy and South Atlantic station was fleet captain of the tion In 1867 and 1868. After that he was Inspector of ordnance at" the Washington navy yard , naval attache to various European legations , commander at the naval home , Philadelphia ; In charge of the Newport tor pedo station. In commind of the Trenton on the European station , superintendent of the naval academy and a member of the naval examining board. As superintendent of the academy he made his mark by a thorough reorganization , as far as It was possible to do so within the law , to 'make the course meet the needs of the new navy Just coming Into existence. His next Important com mand WM that of the New York navy yard and from that place he was transferred In 1889 to the bureau of navigation as chief tc succeed Admiral Walker. Ho has discharged tbo manifold and responsible duties of this place with a display of good judgment and fall ness , as vas evidenced In hla reappolnt- meat for another term of four > cars In 1893 , and altogether the retiring admiral has been ono of the most progressive and energetic officers In our naval service. NOTHING FOR Till ? IIOUSR TO DO , Will Moot on WedneNtTny nml Then ProliithlAiljoiirn to Hntiiriln > . WASHINGTON , April 4. The house , in pursuance of tbo waiting policy mapped out by the leaders , adjourned , yesterday until Wednesday , and on that day will Imme diately adjourn again for three days , the constitutional limit of adjournment without the consent ot the senate. Many of the members liavo gone home subject to call In the event they should bo needed. In case the president should decide to ask congress for special legislation fqr relief for the M'n- slsslppl flood sufferers , atf'lV ' Is anticipated ho may , the procoedlngs'jbn Wednesday may be more Interesting. Au'tf legislation which may be proposed In thn present situation would bo blocked by a slnglq objection , and whllo It is not likely that ( hero would bo captious opposition to a bill , which would ap peal so directly to the syMpathy of con gress. an objection mights 'Bo ' made. This would nccessltato a special Border from the committee on rules for Its consideration and all attending complications. Via KOIIUIGNUHS IH > JV/JTJ { MKU IT. lit AViiHhli | ri u Are CloMely uhliiK the T'Vllflf Hill. WASHINGTON , April A ffio foreign em bassies and legations 1m Washington are watching the progress oMhtl4arlft bill with great care , as It mortajiyj. ' ij'ects all com mercial nations. Reports jpjp being for warded -to the various foreign offices , and there In turn are being mtdo public abroad for the Information of concerns shipping goods to the United Stale * . Naturally the feeling among the diplomats Is not favorable to the measure , as It will restrict many of the lines of foreign trade with this country. Among tbo representatives of the larger countries the expression Is general that there will bo a largo decrease In Imports , and that this In turn will bo followed by an Increase of duties against American goods. The representatives of the nations which are most concerned with reciprocity do not re gard the reciprocity features of the present bill with favor. Without exception , bow- over , members of the diplomatic corps are refraining from exerting any Influence to ward keeping down the duties. Fouler Cniiuot lie Anibnxuiulor , WASHINGTON , April 4 , The State department - partment has received notice from the Tur- klah government that It finds It Inconvenient to ralio the grade of Hi xnlcalon in Wash ington to that of nn embassy , on account of the Increased expense which would thereby be Incurred. This decision ot the Turktah government will prevent the president , under the existing1 law , from nominating cx Sccrc- tary John W. Poster as ambassador to Con stantinople , as It is understood was his de sire. MAXIMUM ) HATI3 CASH lir.AUlM ! . It Will Conic llefnre the Supreme Court Toiluy or Tomorrow. WASHINGTON , April 4. ( Special Trie- gram. ) The maximum freight rate case Is on call for tomorrow In the supreme court , but In all ptobablllty will not bo reached be fore Tuesdaj. There Is considerable specula tion hereabouts as to W. J. Bryan's con nection with the case. Attorney General Smyth , Breaking of the matter , said that Mr. Bryan had been retained by the State Board of Transportation to present but one phase ot the case , the basis on which profits ot railroad companies should be calculated , that Is to say , whether the present value , the cost of construction or the amount ot stocks and bonds , should bo the basis. "It Is con tended , " said Mr. Smyth , "In this case that the court ought not to deal with that feature at all. " Mr. Bryan will probably follow Mr. Smyth , although It has not yet been decided who will open , Mr. Webster closing for the state. Mr. Brjan arrived here this evening and will remain hereabouts until the banquet ot the dcmoncratlc clubs , April 13. J. M. Woolworth and daughter also arrived this evening from Now York. The Post this morning sajs ot John L. Wchstcr : "He speaks with enthusiasm of the prospects of the proposed Trnnsmlssls- slppl Exposition , which opens In Omaha next May. He has recently spoken In Its Interests before the legislatures of nine western states , and has found every where , a most ardent sentiment In favor of the under taking. With already more than twlco as much money In sight ns was used at the At lanta fair or nt the Midwinter exposition at San FraViclsco , there was every reason to bo- llcvo that the promoters of the Transmls- slsslppl Exposition would make ot It a grand success , and that It would Inure to the cver > lasting benefit to their section. " IN MUMOIIY OF'THOMAS jnnrunsox. JumeH 1C. Jo n ON ApiiroveM thu AtlilrcxM of Chiilrmnii lllnck. WASHINGTON , April 4. Senator Jones of Arkansas , chairman of the democratic na tional committee , has Issued th ? following address : WASHINGTON. April 3 , 1897. The atten tion of the democratic voters of the United States Is culled to the address recently Is sued by Hon. Chauncey K. Black , president of the National AsBoclatlon of Democratic Clubs , In which he appeals to all democratic clubs fliul societies to assemble on the 13th day of Aiprll next and In some bcllttlng man ner celebrate the IMth birthday anniversary of Thomas Jefferson , the author of the Dtxilarullon of Independence , nml thu foun der of American democracy. Tiero lias never been a time more tlttlng to recall the great public services and pa triotic wise thoughts of Jefferson , vvhoFC last democratic sentiments ( which were con tained in a reply to an invitation tolslt Washington City and Join In a celebration on that very Fourth of Julv on which he died ) proclaimed to the world "the palpable truth that the mass of mankind has not been born with saddles on tilelr backs , nor a favored few , booted and spurred , ready to ride them legitimately , by the grace of God. " I take pleasure In appiovlnff tbo address of President Ulnck , and I now appeal to nil lovers of good government to assemble in their respective voting districts on the 13th day of April next and join with the Na tional Association of Democratic Clubs In UH remembrance of Jen"cr on , who uttered this sentence In his lirst Inaugural address as president : "A wise and frugal government which shall restrain men from Injuring one another ; shall leave them otherwise free to regulate ICieir own pursuits of Industry and Improvements , and shall not take from the mouth pf labor the bread it has earned this Is the sum of Rood government. " JAME.S . K. JONCS , Chairman. VISITORS AT Tim WIIITU HOUSE. Kx-Hei > rcnentntle KllpntrleU Urjjert for ANHlntnnt to IlllNH. WASHINGTON , April 4. A number of Kansas men , Including Senator Baker , Rep resentative ' Broderlck , ex-Rcpresentatlve Long and National Commlttceman Lcland , had a ccnference with the president yester day In regard to an appointment for ex- Reprcsontatlvo Kllpatrlck. They were urg ing him for assistant secretary of the In terior. Representclive James Ranktn Young of Philadelphia presented to the president Mr. Tobln , a cardidato for governor of Arizona. Mr. Burt Dunlap , an Arizona man , Is also a candldato-and his friends are confident of his appointment. A delegation of citizens of New Mexico was present to urge upon the president the claims of Thomas Collier for the governor ship. Senator Spooner , accompanied by a Wis consin delegation , called In the interests of Judas Goldsmith , who wants to bo consul to Berlin. An Alabama delegation asked the president to appoint William H. Bloodgood , national commlttecraan from Alabama , as third audi tor for the Treasury department. The Idea has obtained currency that the nomination of an assistant secretary of the navy to succeed Mr. McAdoo would cer tainly go to the senate tomorrow. It now seems probable that the light for this place has narrowed down to two persons , Theodore Roosevelt of New York and Henry W. Raymond mend , a well known Gcrmantown , Pa. , news paper man and formerly private secretary to Secretary Tracy. CONVENTION OP COM ) MINUII& . Cnlleil to .Meet In Denier III June Ail Uxhlhlt of Mineral * . DENVER , Colo. , April 4. The National Mining bureau has issued a call for an "In ternational gold miner's convention , " to beheld held In Denver on the 15th and 16th of June. The exhibits will consist of refined gold and gold ores , and a general mineral display. State bureaus of mines , state schools of mines , chambers ot commerce , boards of trade , mining exchanges and wining and miners' oiganlzatlons are Invited to cooperate - ate In the exhibit and movement. The millIng - Ing and smelting interests are requested to participate , as well as machinery manufac turers and dealers. Each county In the mining states is asked to hold a mass con vention not later than May 20 and elect delegates to the gathering hero. Governor Adams was named as president of the con vention and Irwln Mahon as secretary , and the delegates from each state are requested to elect a vice president. Louis R. Enrich Is to represent Colorado In that capacity. Foiinil Demi 111 n Ilcil. PHILADELPHIA , April 4. James Herd ing , aged CO years , a member of the llrm of Haidlng & Dubols , wholesale shoe deal ers of this city , wan found dead In bed to day In u ( llhreputu'lo house. lieslda him lay the micoiifclout ) form of an unknown woman , aged about 40 yearH. The room was tilled with BUH from a burner which had been turned on full head. There van nothing to indicate whether or not It had been Intentional. The woman \va tnk > > n to the St. Jobeph hospital , and up to u late hour tonight had not rccivsrjil tiui- bcloiiFmeHrf , but her appcarnnco Indicated that she would probably recover. STUHKT CI.UAMND IIY DAY I.AUOII. llennlt * Protc Sutlnfnctor > - In XCTT York nml Toronto , The two cleanest cities on the continent today , says A writer In the Rovlew of Review i , nro Toronto and New York , and they are both cleaned by direct labor. New York not only employs and thus directs all Its street cleaning and garbage dispatch fotcrfi , but It has an organized de partment , with an adequate aud properly adjusted equipment of horses , carts , brooms , stables and stations , and It pajs It * men $2 a day and upward for eight hours' work. To be sure , It has had a Colonel W rlng , but had Colonel Waring been a contractor or n contractor's superintendent the metropolis would not liavo been the clean city It Is to day , It Is by the method of direct labor , titular model conditions of employment , that this flist worthy result ot the kind In a largo American city has been achieved. Toionto , the other of thcso two ex emplary cities , has gene even further than Now Yoik In eliminating the contractor. In thin enterprises Canadian town , with Its 190,000 people , Street Commissioner Jones has , during the last seven jcars , entirely revolutionized the care ot the streets of the city. Ho has not only organized the execu tion of this work under a distinct depart ment , but out of the margin thus saved from the ni-.mul appropriations for caring for the streets ho hag actually built end equipped a modest but cimpleto set of workshops , where the entire corstructlon and repair work ot the department U execute . Not only arc the sprinklers , rotary sweepers , automatic loading cat ts and snow scrapers , each after a special pattern , devised by the commis sioner or under his direction , built In these fliops , but even the harnesses are- made ( hero , the horses aic shod there , and It Is the truthful boast ot the commissioner that every article of n ni ufocturo used by' the depart ment is piodt'eed from the raw material In thcso shops. H Is exceedingly refreshing to find there Inventive Kcnlun consequently hi ought to bear to produce appliances , not for sale In the general market , and hence of thit crude adjustment which can bo used anywheie , but appliances precisely adapted to the particular needs of Toronto , with Its own climate , soli , street mileage and pave ments. I ! > maintaining thus Its own shops and construction staff , ns other laige busl- ness cnterj rlecs do , the street cleaning de partment has produced on equipment such that the commissioner , In some kinds ot work , claims now to bi accomplishing with four loams and four men what formcily re quited nlno teams and seventeen men. A considerable clement of this saving of labor hna been duo to the automatic loading machines , Invented In these shop ? , which elevate the windrows of litter directly flora the street Into a dump cart as rapidly ns hoisoa can walk. AMERICANS NOT \ \ \\TEI ) . MiiHt Pny llniiilNoinel } If Thej Ciure on the Ilojnl Show. American tourists are going to havu a pitiful time viewing the diamond Jubilee procession next June , writes Julian Ralph In the New York Journal. All the leading hotels in London say that no provision waste to bo made for Americans. "There Is no money In serving American tourists , " said one. "They only come once a jear and spend little In the hotels. We prefer to favor Englishmen , who come to London every fortnight , bring their fam ilies and take their meals In the hotels. " Of thiee largo hotels in the heart of the town ono Is now filling wltn guest * who Intend to icmaln over the Jubilee. At the othcis we weio told they would book no one till May 1 , and then they will select Englishmen who arc regular customers. If any rooms remain they will give them to Americano , but as London will contain 10- 000,000 people on jubilee day , there Is a small chance for tourists. At the Berkeley , on Piccadilly , I found that many Americans had nlieady engaged suites , among them being Oliver Bclmont , J. U. Qoddard , a. S. Bowdoln and P. J Mackey. The Countess Castcllanc and husband and A. J. Drexel and Cornelius Vanderbllt are expected. Mr. Diexel takes rooms from May 1 to July at ? TO a day. If he were poor he could make money by renting ono room on Jubilee day , because $2,500 Is offered for Its windows and ho only pajs $1,890 for the suite for the whole two month * . Two thousand five hundred dollars Is not a large sum for a room , as things are go- Ing. Single teats on the stand fetch $50 a day and windows rent at seven times $50 Ono house fronting St. Paul's church has already been rented by speculators for ju bilee day for $135,000. The window front of a tiny photograph shop in Piccadilly sold for $1,000 today. There la an immense traffic In windows , balconies , roofs and empty houses , and as the purchases are now solely by speculators no one knows what the prices will be when the public begins buying. And no ono knows what this year's swarm of Americans will do. They must find lodg ings in the suburbs , like Hammersmith and Earl's Court , and be at the mercy of ravenous housekeepers. Already Londoners are all planning to vacate their dwellings and flats near the heart of town , and rents are BO per cent higher than last season. A Clone Cull. In stepping over a revolving roll In the Lukens Iron mill at Coalcsvllle , Pa. , Frank Griffith , an employe , had a hair-raising ex perience. The tall of his overcoat caught on the roll , and he was himself wound around the latter in a Jiffy. Employes sickened and turned their faces away , expecting to see Griffith crushed Into a shapeless mass , as the space through which ho passed in the machinery was eighteen inches In diameter at Its widest , and his head went grinding against the Iron. Iron.Tho The roll had made ten or fifteen revolu tions before the machinery could be stopped. Then hla companion ; * rushed to unwind and extricate what they supposed to bo only a corpse. They finally got Griffith out after cutting oft his outer clothing , prying loose his awful grip upon one ot the spikes of the roll , and pulling tbo collcd-up body from the box-like structure surrounding the shaft. Then , lo and behold ! he had suf fered nothing worse than a dislocated shoul der , a mats of bruises and a fright that was enough to have killed a moro nervous man. He will recover nicely , for ho was able to walk home. ThoHe Denr GlrlH. Chicago Tribune : "So glad to ECO you , Irene ! Did you have a good time visiting your eouthsrn relatives ? " "Splendid ! " "Your cousin Dick has a long mustache , hasn't ho7" "Why , how did you know It , Maud ? Have you ever seen him ? " "No , but I know ho has from the way jou kissed me just now. " Uroen HUKH on the Aniile Treen. 8BDALIA , Mo , April 4. Small green bui's have made their appearance In some of the largest upi'lu orchards In this flection an 1 fears are expressed that they will destroy a great part of central Mlssoun'H apple- crop. One orchard , containing l.Wifl IrceH , has been Invaded by the bugs , which lit erally cover the bud . "Job's Birthday tiie date be cursed I" So a tired- out and exasperated woman speaks of Monday wash-day. And so , probably , would every woman who celebrates it so often in the old-fash ioned , wearing way. Though why they do it , when there's a better way that can't be found fault with , is a mystery. You'd better celebrate the death of the day , by using Pearline. You wouldn't recognize it with its ease , comfort , cleanliness , short hours , economy in time and in things washed. Don't let prejudice against modern ideas stand in your way. Don't wear yourself out over the wash-tub just because your ancestors had to. Never Despair Though premonitory nclip's In the bonoa niul thnt obstinate rough toll you plainly enough Hint the clutches of the Grip nro on you. Science nml common pcnso point out outDuffy's Pure Malt Whiskey ns a hpccdy nml cnrtnlu menus of relief. Mountain nlr Is not more free from Im purity thnii this grout stimulant , which physicians order for imtlents nt thin capricious season. Avoid congcstlona and Inflammations of tlio throat ami lungs by taking Duffy's pure malt as soou as jou fcul that Grip Is "In the air" of your nelghboihood. You can get It of any diugglst or grocor. DOCTOR Senrles & Scnrlcs , Fpcclnllst * In mm PRIVfllE DISUSES. AllPilvntc DlHcntc * nnd Disorders of McU Treatment b ) mail Consultation Free. SYPHILL1S Curcdfor life. TREATMENT rou AM , roinis OK KmiAi.n AVU.VIC- M2SS AMI 1 > 1S1\M2S OK WOMI2X. Cntiurli , all Oltemcs of HIP Nose. Tlnonr. C'hest , Stomach. Uvtr , lUooit. Skin nnd Kltlni'jlitiisc9 | , I est Miinhoou , llyilroeclo Vnrlcocoh' . rionoiihcn Oli-ct , Syphilis untl AM , 1MUVATU DISHASUS OF MEN. I'lh's , ristuln niul llcctnl Ulcers cured with out lulu or tloltntlon fioni Imslncua. HrUlit's Disease , Dlubctcs nnd kindred nmhulU'M Cull an or nddrrss with stninp. DR , SMRLESS SEMES. " The , , , Transmississippf Exposition Will be held in Omaha & in J898. Help adveH tise it by sending Oma- & ha's great daily to ( your friends. All expo-1 el * sition news will be published - * lished in Daily and Sunday by mail j , 3 months $2.00 Ik 'Written Gtmruntee to CT7HE EVEBV CASE or MONE7 HEFUNDE1) , Oar core It permanent and not a patching P Casei treated ten years ago have never seen a simplon ilnco. Br descrlMnff your ca > e fully we ran treat you by null. nd weKlvetlieo-jncBtroEBKiuranltotocuroorrrluiid all money. Those who prefer to come here for treat ment can do so and wo will pay lallroad fare both way ! and hotel bills while here If we fall to cure. W e chal lenge thu world for a case that our Sfiiilc Remedy will not cure Write for full pnrtlculari and net th evidence Weknow that you am skeptical , Justly no too , a > the moit eminent phy lclan > have never been abta to irlve more than temporary relief. In our ten yean practice with thla JUiiBlc ICcmedy It har been most difficult to overcome the prejudices aitaliut all BO called ipeolncs. Hut under our Btronff puarantee you should not beiltate to try tbl > remedy. You take no chance of loilng your money. We Ruarantee to cure or refund ! every dollar and as wo have & reputation to protect , alia financial backing of ( jSOO.OOO , It li perfectly eafe toallwhowlll try the treatment. Heretofore- you have been putting up and payjntf out your money for different trcatmenUand although you are not yet cured no one nu paid back your money. Do not waste any more money until you fry ua Old , chronic , deep-seated casa cured In thirty to ninety days. Investigate out financial etanillnlf , our reputation as business ima. Write us for names and addresses of those we havsi cured , who have ( riven permission to refer to them. It costs you only pottaKo to do this i It will save you world or suffering from menial strain ; and If you ar married what mar your olfsprlng sulfcr through your own negligence ) If your rymptoms are pimple * on face. ore throat , mucous patches In mouth , rheumatism Is ) bones and jclnta , hair fulling out , eruptions on an } of the body , feeling o ? general deprtulon. pains la Krt or tones , you have no time to waste. Those who are constantly taking mercury and potasb should dls- contlnuolt * Ccistant use of tbiao drugs will surely bring sores and eating ulcers In the end. Don't fall to write. 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