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1 Will Not.Get the Position of Assistant Secretary of War. PRESIDENT LOOKS ELSEWHERE FOR HIS MAN ncollnntlunn of Wplifttcr nnil Corrln Km ! tin- Incident , Altlionjili Mclklc- , julin niiil Clnrltnoti Were Iloth. Ur eil for CoiiKlilornllou. WASHINGTON , 'April ' 8. ( Special Tele gram. ) There now Becma to bn little hope of the pcsltlon of assistant secretary of war going to Nebraska. Much pressure has been brought to bear on the president In favor * 6f ci-Cofilfmiman Mclklcjo'hn , but Mr. Mc- Klnlcy.U * persistent that the place must bo filled by a soldier , which precludes the pea- slblllty of tie ex-member from the Third -In Nt-braskft coining un < lor the wire. Major T , JS CKirliain has also been strongly urged * ' forTl.e 'place , but the president has Inll- rnntedlo" Senator Thurstun that as. two declinations c.inic from Nebraska ho would have to try elsewhere for the man who would fit the place and answer all i equipments. Theie la oveiy reaaon to believe that Sena tor Thurslon will sccura the equivalent In patronage , pof-slbly In u mlnlstcfshlp or In two or more wnyuUtrs. Kx-CungHtU'inan Andrews Is to bu taken care of In thu Trcaauty department and will In all probability bo appointed as ono of the audltoit ) in charge ot the Intel lor de partment ilft.lllH. An Inspector line been ordered to South Omaha to Investigate the charge * of Post master McMillan , filed with the department against the Weekly Maikct Importer. Alle- . gallons are fiat the paper Is merely nn ad vertising sheet gotten out in the Interest of a commission house In that packing center. Should the Inspector find the charges true the order of the department ii-qulHng 1 cent postage un all papers mulled will stand , A report lu expected within a foitiilght. StTi.itor Alien haa Introduced pension bills for the relief of Almon Stuart , Samuel Mc- Conar. ' < liey and William Heiuy Johnson. Senator fhuralon contributed to the in.it- < or now before the llnanoe committee of the tionato by pi eventing a communication from Oscar Hahcock of North Loiip , Neb. , rela tive to the protective tariff on potatcea ; from Piof. S. M. Illll of Walit'o , asking ; that books bo placed on the free list ; from M. C. Har rington of North Platte , regarding the tariff on Canadian hay ; from the Oudaliy Packing company against the Impisltlon of duty un num chlcklc , used In tlic manufacture of chewing gum. Metwrs. Webster and Smyth left for New York today. The former' will top In that city a few days on his way to Nebraska. Mr. Smyth will return \Vaehlngton next week to attend the banquet of the demo cratic clubs on the 13ti , when Mr. Bryan will deliver the principal address on "Thomas Jefferson. " Mr. Smyth , hefoio leaving the city , said he proposed to send both Eugene MOOIH > and J. S. Hartley to the penitentiary and that , ho would take occasion to examine Into the sale of Hartley's warrant for $210- 000 while In New York. OM/V oxia inn KOK AH.MOH I > I < ATC. Illinois Coiniiniiy MiikpN 11 Proposition for Ttreiity-Yenr Contract. WASHINGTON , April 8. The Navy de partment received today but one bid In answer to the advertisement calling for pro posals for supplying about 8,000 tons of nrmor for the three battleships , Illinois , Wisconsin and Alabama , and this ono was so Irergular Iri form as to bowide of the ad- vertlsemi nt. The single bid was from the Illinois Steel company of Chicago and It proposed to supply the 8,000 tons of armor desired at $200 per ton on condition "that It bo given a .twenty-year contract to supply all of the naval armor. In such case the romalnder""of the armor beyond the 8,000 tons will be supplied at$240 per ton. The armor was to bo paid for Inr gold coin. An alternative proposition contemplated the erec tion ot an armor plant by the government and Its supply with steel by the Illinois company. No awards have been made and the whole matter will probably bo referred to congress. President Schwab of the Carnegie company wrote that they are unable to bid , oa "with to all our facilities and experience , we cannot supply the government with armor of the in quality wo are now making at that price ( $300) ) . " Referring to the testimony given by the company before congressional commit tees , Mr. Schwab says : "Wo trust you will bo able to satisfy congress of the Importance of of such legislation aa will enable you , to ne gotiate with armor manufacturers to secure at a fair price the quality of armor the gov ernment should Jiavo. If you were In a posi tion now to negotiate with us , and wo could not agree upon a price , wo would bo per fectly willing to have the price fixed by ar bitration the arbiters to be men skilled In the art. " Vice President and General Manager Sayre set out the position of tlio Dethlehem Iron company In a long letter. Ho says the com pany cannot bid within the price ( ? 300) ) per ton fixed by congress. Tlio first contract made by his company In 1887 was for J53G.1G per gross ton. Yet thla was simple plain eteol armor , not nickel-alloyed , face-hardened nor reforged , as now demanded. These three notifications Involve greatly Increased ex pense of production , not only because of the direct cost of applying the processes , but because - cause the output of a given plant Is much smaller. Moreover , another great additional the expense is caused by the difficult shapes re quired In the armor plates .Increasing the cost and risk of fashioning them , and this Is especially the case with the three battle by ahlpH. on An Important factor In fixing the cost Is by the suiallnens and uncertainty of the product compared with the necessary plant. The or ders of naval armor In four ynars up to June no 1 last were at the rate of 1,549 tons annually , on and U Is not likely that the future orders will exceed 2 000 tons per annum. The armor plant coat $4,000,000. A charge of 1G per cent to cover depreciation , equaling fCOO,000 tor per annum , would make the fixed charge J300 per ton of armor , exclusive of all other the costs to manufacture. To have the magnifi cent plant llo Idle and the skilled workmen scattered would bu a national misfortune , It to Is declared. In conclusion , Mr. Sayro says that while the company cannot supply the small quan tity of armor required at prices materially lower than thiwo now paid , It still stands ready to sell Its plant to the government telow cast at Aifalr price to bo fixed by suitable arbitration. If , however , congress cere will remove the limitation on the price he believes ho can agree with the department upon a fair price , not greater than that paid duty for similar armor by any other country In the world. - OUTS OKI- ' MANY CON.SUI.AH FHKH. Cnuillilntt'H for Ulllct * I.nlior tu Ilnve Oliiny'H Uriler Iluvukvil , WASHINGTON , April 8. Considerable pressure Is being brought to bear upon the First president to aecuro a repeal of some consular regulations promulgated by Secretary Olney last October , which ) In effect largely curtail the big fees which have been received by r Bomo consular officers. The order practically did away with the requirement In all oases of an oath to Invoices by an exporter. The result was that many consuls , who were In thu bsblt of dividing fat fees with Urltlsh Dommlssloncrs empowered to administer such oaths , lost these returns. Ttwy were , In the eye of the department , Illegal in any sense , for they'wore not returned In the state ment ot foes required to bo made to the Department of State , and there was no war rant for the retention of any other clat-a of fees , Now tha applicants for the consular , places have discovered that a largo per centage of the returns of their prospective offices have been cut off by Secretary Olnoy'a order , nnd BO the places are less desirable. At one Urltlsh port the consul last year secured nearly JS.OOO In such fees , which he pocketed. In addition the buslnc&a of the exporters was ysrlously Injured by the n - oculty of appearing In the very limited hours set by the consuls for the reception of Invoices , and altogether the practice was regarded by Secretary Olney aa Improper. Con It r mil tluim. WASHINGTON , ' April 8. The eonato In executive eusaloa today coaflnixxl the fol lowing nominations : Theodore noosovelt of Now York , to bo assistant secretary of the navy ; Thomas W. Crldler of West Vir ginia , to bo third assistant secretary of elate ; Fcnton D. McCreory of Michigan , to be sec retary of the United Stolen legation , City of Mexico ; Captain A. S. Crownlnshlold , U. S. N. , to bo chief of the bureau of naviga tion , department of the navy. Brigadier General - oral Frank Wheaton , to bo major general In the army ; Captain Ilobort Craig , Signal Corps , to bo major. nEPOHTj O.V THE UMON PACIFIC. Illll Authorizing a Committee to Ad- Jiixt the leht . WASHINGTON , April 8. Senator Gear of Iowa today made a report on the bill to au thorize a committee consisting of the secre taries of the treasury nnd Interior and the attorney general to adjust the debts of the 1'nclflc roads to the government. The report reviews In detail the financial conditions of thn roads and their relations to the govern ment and expresses approval of the plati to permit the executive officers of the govern ment , with the approval of the president , to moke aiiiodjustmcnt with the owners of the property. Referring to the provisions of the hill that equal facilities shall bo afforded to oil connecting lines , It says : It hn been "frequently nssertcd that the foreclosure proceedings pending ; In respect to the Union Pacific properties , were likely to culminate lit the acquisition of tlioso properties In the interest of one out of sev eral lines rrnchlns1 thu eastern terminus of the Union 1'aclflc at or nenr Omaha. This committee lias thought that whatever thu tomtits of foreclosure of the first mortgage might be ( and to some extent this Is , per haps , beyond the reach of congress because of thici priority conceded to those bonds In the original nets ) In the settlement which might lie made with the companies under tin- authority of congress , these provisions should be Inserted In order to make sure that tha roads affected by the settlement weio kept open as public highways In the future for the benefit of all present or fu- tuio railroad connections. Upon the foreclosure of the first mort gages , the report holds the government would have no righto except for the transportation of troops malls and supplies guaranteed by the original subsidy acts. If no other con siderations except the guaranty of equal fa cilities to nil roods were concerned , the com mittee holds that this would justify a settle ment by a commission , as these privileges could ho acquired as a result of the fore closure of the paramount first mortgages. The committee considers that any acquisi tion of the roads by the government would bo disadvantageous and that a foreclosure of the government Hen can bo expected to re. suit only In the loss of a large port of the debts of the government. The appointment of a commission would save the government from being forced to reluctantly commence foreclosure proceedings for want of authority to inako a more advantageous settlement. The bill as legislated deals only with the subsidy bonds on the Central Pacific to a point flvo miles west of Ogden , a distance of 737 % miles , and the Western Pacific from San Jo.10 to Sacramento , 123 miles , all claims upon the Union and Kansas Pacific bolng now before the courts for settlement. Tlio first mortgage bonds on the Central Pacific are $25.883,000 ; Western Pacific , $970- 000 ; subsidy bonds , Central Pacific , $25,885- 120 ; Western Pacific , $1,070500. The com panies are said to have fully complied with the terms of the acts of 1862 and 1SG4 , and the Thui man act , but while their earnings have enabled them to meet operating ex penses and Interest on. the first mortgage bonds , they have been unable to provide for the debt to the government. The roads them selves are held to be Inadequate securities for the Hens upon them , which amount to about $100,000 a mile. COMMITTEES OK THE SENATE. DemocratK tliiil HcpuliHcnnn Try to oil it IMnn. WASHINGTON , April 8. The republican and democratic senators have at last appar ently began serious rfti.rts to reach an under standing upon a tasts of reorganization of the senate committees. The "managing com. tnittoes of both jstues of the chamber were In session during the greater part of the after noon today and subcommittees rcp.esenl'ng both parties met in ci-nfewace 'or the ux- change of propositions , Sonat'tra MeMIJ'nn ' , Galllngcr and Carter repn tenting the repub licans , and Senators Gorman , Cockrell and Faulkner the demosraw. The democratic conferees outlined the posi tion of the democratic sldo of th j chamber bo that the dom jsr.Us should be allowed to fill the committee places held by demorrats the last ui/i5 faa. The republicans pro- posed that the reorganization should take place on the bAsIs ot perconcacf.ja , an ar rangement , which they admltte-i would re sult In reducing the democratic reprasenta- tlon in the committees to an average extent g ono member. . . . . . . This did not prove an acceptable basis Oi. settlement to the democrats , whereupon the republicans suggested a oompromlso nsri-e- ment They called attention to the fact that the republican plurality over the democrats was nine now. wher.Ms It was rnly two at the beginning of the list session. This , they pointed out , would require about th.rty- flvo moro committee asslgnu'enti ' lhau in 1S95 They suggest Jd that the democrats should make concessions that would give the republicans a sufficient increase of places as would permit them to take proper care of their Increased number of senators. This proposition was only tentatively made and conditionally considered. The demo cratic senators Indicated a dlspoMtlon to re recommend Its favorable consideration to he their caucus committee , providing an under standing could bo reached upon the allot- monls on the committees on finance ! und np- proprlatlons. These vacancies have been T. real bone of contention from the beginS. nlng There are two vacant places In the Ac finance committee , ono caused by the retirec ment of a democratic senator and the other an the retirement of a republican , and three pe the appropriations committee , all caused the failure of the democrats to secure repr election. The democrats stated emphatically co that the party they represented would allow W diminution of the democratic strength R that committee , on account of the sliver du issue , but said It was possible they might aft concede ono additional republican on approbu prlatlons. They agreed to present the matup to the full committee. The proposition was afterward brought to pr attention ot the full democratic caucus of committee , but no definite action was taken , un There was , however , an apparent disposition m make concessions , except upon the finance ho committee membership , which there was a cla decided determination to hold to Its present foi financial and political complexion. was for Hit * Army. to WASHINGTON , April 8 , ( Special Telem gram. ) The following assignments of offlthi recently promoted have been made : Captain John C. W. Tlllson to company I , Fourteenth Infantry. Ho will remain on ents with the Fifth Infantry until July 1 , when ho will Join hla company ; First Lieu tenant John II. Wholey to company A. Twen- mill ty-fourth Infantry ; First Lieutenant Peter Murray to company D , Fifth Infantry. Colonel Shafler Kctx ( lie Slant , for WASHING-TON , April 8 , Tlio president Hf nominated Colonel William Shatter , I ham Infantry , to he brigadier general. I . MORE TALK BY MR , MORGAN Alabama Senator Speaks on Oaba Again but Promisea to Quit Today. NELSON DISCUSSES BANKRUPTCY BILL urc nnil Defend * Illn OUH Amend ment Hour CIMIICH to Ilcncuo , of. the Former. WASHINGTON , April 8. The senate to day heard Mr. Morgan of Alabama for the third successive day on the resolution declaring that a state of war exists In Cuba. Ho was severely critical of Spain's methods against American prisoners nnd went over In detail the circumstances In the Competitor case. Mr. Morgan said he would close his speech at tha next meeting of the senate , when he would present a letter from ono of the Cuban officials of the eastern province of the Island , showing tire complete civil system of government now maintained by the Cubans. Mr. Nelson , republican of Minnesota , spoke for two hours on the bankruptcy bill , oppos ing the pending Torrey bill as excessively harsh and designed as a collection agency for largo creditors , and urging his substi tute as a measure drafted In the Interest of thousands of poor debtors struggling to got on their feet. Mr. Chandler offered a resolution , which was agreed to , as follows : Uesolved , That the committee on Inter state commerce bo directed to Investigate the payments mndo or agreed to be made by the Interstate Commerce commission for attorneys' fees ; nnd also to Inquire whether , In any cases , the attorneys of the com mission have also been employed by rail road companies In similar cuses ; and , fur ther , whether any additional authority from congress Is required for the employment of counsel In any pending proceedings which have been Instituted by or on motion of South Carolina , for the reorganization of senate committees , went over , Mr. Chandler presenting an amendment to be urged when the resolution Is taken up. The amendment provides that on Tuesday , April 20 , at 2 p. in. , the senate will proceed to appoint Its committees. Mr. Nelson in his speech on the bankruptcy bill , said there was no public demand for the drastic collection of machinery provided by the Torrey bankruptcy bill. When the measure came up the other day ho received a shower of telegrams , evidently Inspired by Interested parties in Washington. Hut the men who wanted a harsh collection system , who loaned money and clipped coupons , should not bo aided by a bankruptcy bill. It was the honest debtor who was struggling to get on his feeU Mr. Nelson criticised the Torrey bill In detail , saying It was vicious and complicated , providing fifteen distinct causes for bankruptcy. The bill also created thirty-four criminal offenses , with severe penalties. There was , he said , no limit to the fees that attorneys might charge under this bill. This was one of the crying evils of the law of 1876 , under which so many at torneys made fortunes. NELSON'S SUBSTITUTE HILL. Mr. Nelson then discussed the main fea tures ot his substitute bill. He said that this bill was In the main a voluntary bank ruptcy bill , and that It was based on the George bill , differing only from that mcab- uro In that It required no preliminary as signment , and that It provided for uniformity In the matter of fees. The purpose of the substitute ! was to make the proceedings sim ple and Inexpensive , limiting bankruptcy to acute cases , and leaving creditors In all other coses to etate laws. There was no demand outside of a few jobbers and wholesalers In favor of the excessive Torroy bill. Jn the northwest the bard , tlmeBhad nearly ship- wracked many worthy business men. They were loaded with , debt and It was to the Interest of that whole section , and the coun try , to give them a law to put them on their feet , not to strangle them by a harsh engine of collection. Next to the tariff bill , Mr. Nelson said , he regarded a conservative bank ruptcy bill , designed to help debtors , as the subject of chief Importance before con gress. He hoped congress would not adjourn before passing some bankruptcy bill. Ho even said ho would be willing to taka ° the harsh Torrey bill rather than see all legis lation fall. Mr. Hoar defended the Torrey bill against Mr. Nelson's charges of harshness. Ho said 500,000 ( ) | debtors were awaiting the relief of this humane bill. The Nelson substitute , Mr. Hoar regarded as Impracticable. Mr. Lindsay of Kentucky gave notice of a speech at the next session In answer to criticisms of the committee bill. Mr. Thurston , republican of Nebraska , gave notice that on next Tuesday he would ad dress the senate on the subject of Pacific railroad debt settlements. At 4:40 : the senate adjourned until Monday. of DISCUSS AMERICAN SHIPPING. PIniiM for RiieonrnnInpT the IiitliiHtry Arc CoiiMliloreil. by WASHINGTON , April 8. A meeting of representatives ; of the shipping Interests was a held yesterday In the room of the senate commltteo on commerce. Among those present were : C. A. Grlscom , W. P. Clyde , . W. Hyde. A. R. Smith , C. II. Cramp , . S. Sewall. II. P. Booth , E. P. Bliss , Aaron Vandorbllt. D. C. Mink , F. J. Firth. , II , Keep , ex-Senator G. F. Edmunds and Senators Frye , Elklns , Hanna and to Perkins. hla The meeting was held for the purpose of for promoting legislation looking to the en of couragement of American shipping. There tion was a general exchange of views. Senator Elklns' | bill providing for a discriminating duty on goods Imported In American' ' vessels afforded a basis for much of the proceedings , $ tbero was a want of unanimity of opinion upon all of Its provisions. Ho Mr. J Grlscom and presided and the meeting was private. Much of the talk was on the lines the adoption of a policy which would unlto all political parties In support of some measure which would result In keeping at ' homo the $300,000,000 , which , It was de clared. Is now annually paid to the owners of foreign vessels for carrying American goods. After a general discussion a committee appolnto'l to consider this question , and unlto. If possible , upon a policy to recom this mend , to the government as a remedy for men existing situation. bark PlitcntM tn Wt'Nterii Inventor * . WASHINGTON , April 8. ( Special. ) Pat have been Issued as follows ; Nebraska -Frank Dagley , Omaha , wind- j,0 ! ; James Fleming , Omaha , potato har enod vester ; John W. Harper. Hlgglns , nockyoku ; four W , Irvln , Clmdron , car coupling ; James his Jardlno , sr , , Ashland , bee exit attachment the hives ; Mary It. Lucas , Omaha , skirt lifter ; Thomas W. Tallaferro , South Omaha , cooker , Iowa David E. Arne , Chapln , automatic colds Drex. L. Shonmu Is In his lu this mile of low cut shoos ut a lo\v cut price Selling lutllus1 oxfords - fords In tans or bluclt that wo'vo sold ui > to $4.00 a pair for , r 8tf , $1.28 , $ U8 and ? lOS-s ! a rc chance in the oxford line that raivly occurs to the ahoo wearing imbllu The sizes are broken but for all that there's such a good assortment that there's not much danger but what everybody will be lltted. | Drexel Shoe Co. , 110 FARNAAI ST. Send for Illustrated Catalogua measuring faucet ; Gtorse W. Aulman , Des MolntB , clay grlndlne .machinery ; Frances H. Gorrell , Norton , liwk and eye ; Edward P. Hummcll , La , Per H'Mgglng ' needle ; John W. Keller , Lorlmor , tee ) carrier ; Edwin G. Rust , Prlmghar , metnl polish ; Lorcna Swcn- son , Crcsco , flro cscapts ladder. South Dakota HenrjilH. Vcrnon , Parker disk sharpener. i , . ( . ANOTHER MISSIIHf FOIl KOSTHIl. Will He Cnllcit In lo SeUle ihe Kur Setil CoMtiivcrnr. WASHINGTON , April" ! The administra tion proposes to.losoMtio'timc lu taking up the fur seal controyowy. At the cabinet meeting on Tuesday lt. | ) > ns decided , after a full discussion between the president and Secretary Sherman , to Invite John W. Foster to take charge of the conduct of matters under the direction of the secretary of state , and that C. S. Hamblln , who has given the question careful study tot the past four years , will bo asked to co-operato on behalf of the Treasury department. It Is known that the president has taken the liveliest Interest In this matter and there la every reason to believe there will now bo what Russia has' long desired , hearty cooperation - operation between herself and the United States on this question , and probably united action will bo taken by both nations to stop the slaughter now going on at sea. The high regard entertained for Mr. Foster lu Russia and his intimate knowledge of the seal quesJ tloned , obtained through his conduct of the case of the United States before the Paris tribunal of arbitration , especially fits him for the task assigned him by the president. The continued diminution and threatened extermination of the seal herd reported by Prof. Jordan , as the result of his Investiga tions on the seal Islands last year , Is Mid greatly to concern t'ho.presldent ' and probably the first step made will be an attempt to secure a renewal of the modus vlvendl ot 1831 , to which the United States , Russia and England would bo parties. This would sus pend oil killing In Uerlng sea until next year , -when under the terms of the Paris award , the regulations now In force would be reconsidered with a view to their miodlfl- catlon. Falling to secure a modus vlvendl , It Is believed the government will employ all Its resources to protect the herd as much as possible from Injury pending negotiations. The branding ot females and pups , thus de stroying their belts , so successfully experi mented with last year , will doubtless bo re sorted to on the largest possible scale. Just what c.ftecl branding will have on the legal status of those animals"will bo an Interesting question-for the next tribunal to consider. NAMISS A OOVBUXMBVr DIRECTOR. .loli 11 T. UrcKMlrr Suececilit J. X > H. Putrlclc. WASHINGTON , April 8. The president has appointed John T. Brcsslcr of Nebraska a government director of the Union Pacific railroad , to succeed J. N. H. Patrick , whose term has expired. ' John T. rtressler was born In Huntlngton county , Pennsylvania , January 11 , 1S19. He removed with his parents from the county where he was born to' Ululr county In the same state , and resided there until the springof 1S70 , when he removed to Wayne county , Nebraska , which has been Ills home ever since. He took up n homestead , on which he lived until' ' tho' fall of 1S77 , when ho was elected coxmti'l ! < treasurer on the republican ticket , nilln nho oillco for two terms. In connection with David C. Pat terson of Omaha he started the Logon Val ley bank at La. Porte , , which place was then the county se.it of Wuyno county. When the railroad wnfl built through the county and the town oMWayne started the bank was removed to tbat place nnd sub sequently roorga.nlzejlaa.a national bank , with Mr. Bressler # 3 its first president , which position he retained until lbS9. He Is at present engaged In the real es tate nnd loan business , and also In farming- . Ho was elected to the1 state senate In the fall of 1891 for the * district , composed of Wayne. Stnnton , Madison nnd Plcrca coun ties. He was ono at thfl Nebraska repre sentatives to the natlqnal republican con vention at St. Louis Jaat summer which nominated Mr. Hell fiets 111 * 1'ennlon. 'it WASHINGTONApril - S. Mr. Evans , the now cbtordlWloner 6f 'pension's1 " today rescinded " scinded his order dlrecjlttfe" that payment of pension 'money be rwltlfheld from Mr. II. C. Bell , ex-deputy commissioner of pensions , and wrote a letter to Pension Agent Wilson , stating that on careful examination he found that 'Mr. Bell's claim had been properly filed and the certificate properly Issued , and In structing Mr. Wilson to Issue Mr. Bell a check for $271 , the amount due. The back money , accordingly , .was paid today and Mr. BelPa name was permanently restored to the rolls at $ G per month. Dally Treimury Statement. WASHINGTON. April 8. Today's state- ment of the condition of the treasury shows : Available cash balance , $225.019,015 ; gold re- serve , $152,705,355. ADMITS BEING A/X / EMBEZZLER. Toolc Money IleloiiKliifiT to n CoOperative tive MniinfnetiirliiR Concern. OAKLAND , Cai. , April S. John St. Peter , wanted in Plttsburg for the embezzlement funds belonging ( o the Window Glass Workers' association , of which ho was treas urer , has been arrested here. St. Peter ar rived hero just eight weeks ago , accompanied his wife and little stepdaughter. He wont under the name of John Mlchels for time , but later took the name of John Thomas. Ho Invested $150 In an advertising scheme , but the venture proved a deadloss. . Then ho sought work , but failed to find anything to do , and for a month he and his family have been In destitute circumstances. They pawned everything they had and then appealed to the Associated Charities. St. a Peter spent his last cent buying a ticket San Francisco yesterday morning and after arrest Chief Lloyd had to provide food the .wife. St. Peter was superintendent the plant of the association , a combina of 6,000 wage-earners , at Jeannette , twonty-seven miles from Plttsburg , and his brother Is corresponding secretary of the branch. Ho admitted that he had taken $1,400 belonging to the company and fled rather than confess his error to his friends. declared that ho was ready to go back would walvo requisition papers. SAVAGES HOARD A WRECKED SHIP. tl I'lirt of n Strnnileil NorTVejjlnn Cre\v la I.uuileil nt IMilIiulfliililiu tl tlai PHILADELPHIA , April 8. The Norwegian ai steamer Nuergly , which arrived hero last 01 night from Port Antonio , Jamaica , landed at 01 port Captain. Oscar Kllofsen and nlnu tl , part of the crew of the Norwegian 01 Priny Frederick which struck on an outlying coral reef olopo. to the Island of I Caman Brae , which llt about 120 miles west. IV northwest from Jamaican The v ° esol Immediately - mediately , on strlklntho / recf , was boarded half-clad savage wreckers , whb threat- , the lives of the Unfortunate crow. For , days and nlghta Ctfptaln Kllefsen and crsw stuck to thtfwwreck and repelled savages with plutrils'l but were finally compelled to give In alul 'allow the wreckers one-half the plunder. " ' Tha verdict of the rteoplti is that Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup is the Iifc t0remedy for coughs , , ton throat , asthtf a ? etc. ing jv i p , - . . NO SIR ! This is OUR answer to the old business rule of "charge all the profit the customer will stand , " What we ARE doing is charging as little profit as we can stand , and we are not in business for our health , either. We are located at the corner of 14th and Douglas Sr , in the clothing business ; and we are here to make money , but we are convinced it CANNOT be done by plundering the pubilc "a close price makes a sale and a friend , We'll take ours that way Close prices , good friends , plenty of sales. Today we mention a few special items that shall be yours on the most favorable terms known to HONEST trading. Eight different patterns in men's suits of the Scotch mixtures , contain ing enough wool to make them DURABLE and FAST COLOR , in light and dark shades ' . These suits are made to fit. 14 distinct patterns in the fly front vest , flap pocket suit.1 ? , the popular style this spring , double shouldered coats , side pocket pants , and wool to the very last fibre _ . _ _ , You can see a few of the differentfstyles and shades of these suits exhibited A in SUIT our Doug las ] St. window , the qualities can be. examined in the store. Give us a CHANCE and we'll give you a BENEFIT. Store open evenings , NATIONAL CLOTHING CO. , One Price .Hen's and Hoys' Clothins , Hats and Furnishing Goods. Cor. 14th and Douglas Streets. In MAIL ORDDUR DEl > T. , clerics our arc constantly employed filling orders. We will be pleased to iiinll von samples of cloth and measurement blanks FREE. FOUR CHILDREN SWEPT AWAY Swollen River Claims Quartet of Lives for Its Own. CAUGHT BY FLOOD WHEN LEVEE BROKE Inland Streams TnUc Out IJrhlKcw In MlNNlHHlniil HnckliiK Up the Yii- zoo MllcN Above Its Month * JACKSON , Miss. , April 8. The following dispatch has Just been received from Green ville : Every day now brings some tale of woe from , the overflowed region. There is ono the Associated press learned this mornIng - Ing which Is reliable. When the levco broke this morning at Mound Landing a family consisting of a. mother and six chil dren were overtaken by the water , and be fore they could reach a place of safety four of the children were caught by the furiously rushing current and washed away almost In { lie twlukllng'of an eye. Wh'o these pco- plo were was not learned In the confusion bt'tha night. It Is believed the. mother and the other two children were taken care of. The railroad bridge across the main streams in the country are going fast. An Iron bridge on the Boguo valley route was washed away yesterday. There were some 150 cattle and horses upon it at the time. The Southern bridges on the Boguo have also ] been washed away. The Yazoo river Is running up stream from Ita mouth nearly to Greenwood on account of the high stage of water at VIcksburg. Hero ] today the river is on a stand. The river report Just received today Is anything but encouraging , and there Is frankly no hope for relief from the present conditions for flvo weeks at least. FEAR RAINS MOKE THAN RIVERS. Storm Does Oreat Damage to Ioulnl- nnit FarmerM. NEW ORLEANS , April S. The flood wave has not yet spent its fullest force In Louis iana and the loveea still average several feet above the water. A few more storms like that of Tuesday night will leave little damage for the flood to do and the weather holds more dread for the levee boards than the rising rivers. Along Bayou La Fourche the vegetable crop Is ruined and many sub stantial structures Injured , but strange to say the levees , regarded as probably the wtakcst part of the Louisiana sjstem , came through unscathed. This has given the waterside dwellers hope and they will make gallant effort to hold the banks. A mass meeting was held at Thlbodcaux , forces or ganized , money and material pledged and the people offered their services to labor and watch. From -every other section the re ports are excellent. The government en gineers report that magnificent work has been accomplished In the last few weeks and I that the Hue Is stronger than It has over been. WATER IUIEAKS OVER THE DYKE. Northern I'neinc Triillle. Stunned at IllNiiiurok. BISMAIICK , N. D. , April 8 , The water In the Missouri river has risen four feet slnco last night. A telegraph lineman came over this morning from Mandan In a rowboat and had great difficulty In making the trip owing to the flowing Ice. The boat landing creeled by the Northern Pacific railroad for the transfer of passengers lias been swept out and telegraph poles were lifted and swept _ away by the torrent. The water has broken 0. through 'tho ' dyke at Mandan and at BisI marck , and at 8 o'clock was running Into 1. the railroad round house. The Ice has gone I out at Fort Yates , but Is still solid at Glow 0 coo , twenty miles down stream. No trains P have ' arrived hero from any direction slnco 1. day before yesterday , River Cutting Into Hullronil TraelfH. LEAVENWOKTH , April 8. The river Is In within flvo feet of the flood of 1881 and still rising steadily , having como up two Inches slnco yesterday. The stage la fifteen feet above low water mark and fast approach the danger lino. Several families In the One must l ntmversely blind who can not see that if ! 'not at all noccHsaiy to patronize jIaca ? ; wliere everything In Bold from a wunlitub to a piano In ordt > rte to get f10 | invest jirlcu Take wlitjet for In.sliilire all the Kheel music in America. Is listed at' cer tain prices we- cut that price square In two do you Jjnow of any place where you can do better or oven ns well in price behldes tthut you're Ktire of tlio latest Hheet music here , , , A , HOSPE , Jr. , Jimlc and ArL 1513 Douglas. bottoms are moving out nnd farm lands are being flooded. The Burlington road has a largo 1 gang of men laying new track at Burns' lake , five miles south , where the river Is cutting under largo sections of the roadbed. RAILROAD IIRinCES I.V DANCER. IIlKh AVnter lit Grand KorlCN laMi > cn the im > U MnrU. ST. PAUL , April 8. A special from Grand Forks , N. D. , to the Dispatch says : The lied river rose sixteen Inches last night and has passed the high water mark of 1883 at 8 o'clock this morning the government gauge Indicating forty-one feet above the low water mark. It Is now rising 1.5 Inches an hour. The piers of all the bridges are completely covered by water and the bridges are now being closely watched. It was feared that when the big gorco above the city comes down they will bo carried away. The Great Northern has constructed a boom on the Da kota sldo to protect the approaches to the new steel bridge. Fifteen carloads of rock wtro placed yesterday at the piers. The Ice breakers of the Northern Pacific bridge -were wrecked yesterday so that the draw cannot bo swung. The middle span has been' weighted down with heivy Iron and stone and engines placed on the approaches. ' The old McCormlck flour mill at the , De- moires avenue bridge Is submerged. The North Dakota Millers' association mill at the foot of Kltsou avenue and Its big eleva tor Is partly under water. Water poured In torrents Into the basement of the Herald block and It Is full to the celling. The approaches preaches to the Minnesota avenue bridge are entirely covered. The handsome residences of Major Hamilton and J. E. Coolcy in the grove are filled with water , which has reached the second story. The water has reached Third street and Minnesota avenue ; the -pavement is entirely covered at that point. The city authorities are trying to save the pavement by covering It with heavy elm plank and heavy Iron. The water is within seven inches of the 1882 mark. Lieutenant Colonel Jones of St. Paul wires John Hayes , In charge of the government dredge at this point , to get the boats In readiness and purchase ten days' rations to render assistance to sufferers by flood In case of necessity. The gorge above the city has broken and Immense quantities of heavy lee are passing through the bridges this afternoon. The Great Northern and Northern Pacific have swung their bridges. The Polk county bridge over Red Lake river received a severe shako from heavy Ice. No teams ute allowed to pass over any of , the bridges. RIVER GETS HIGSHER AND HIGHER. MlHHourl Renehen Upward to the 'Water ReconU. CHAMBERLAIN , S.-D. , April 8. ( Special Telegram. ) The Missouri river Is now seven feet above the low water mark hero and only ono and n half below the highest water recorded for six or seven years. Today and tonight the rtver has been rising at the rate of a foot every three hours. PIEIUIE , S. D. , April S. ( Special Tele gram. ) The river has risen aboivt five feet today and Is running full of heavy Ice. It yet coming and Is about twelve feet above low water this morning. It will take about thrco fcot more to put It In the lower part of Fort Pierre and four or five feet to get over the lowest bank here. A rain , and hall storm swept over this B Ulon this afternoon. MILLER , S. D. , April 8. ( Special Tele gram. ) After two wc-elto of total obscurity from the outside world on account of floods , trains today commenced running west from Huron to Pierre , the road now bolng safe all along this lino. uuiKeH III tlie RIverN. WASHINGTON , April 8. The following j changes In the rivers ( in foot and tenths ) have occurred : Risen : Cincinnati. 0.3 ; Louisville , 0.9 ; Nashville , 1.2 ; Sioux City , 0.1 ; Kansas City , O.G ; La CroBse , 0.4 ; Dubuiiue ) , 0,7 ; Davenport , 0.3 ; New Orleans , 1.1 , Fallen : Cairo , 1.4 ; Chattanooga , 4.3 ; Helena ) , 3.2 ; Arkansas City , 0.1 ; St. Paul , 0,1 ; Memphis , 0.1. The following heavy precipitation In Inches was reported : Cairo , 1.0 . ; Concord , 1.02 ; Paducah , Ky. , 1.20. f Illle ( ChaiiKu ut St. LoiilN. t ST. LOUIS , April 8. Considerable rain fell this section1 last night , and It Is drizzling hero today , but It will have little effect on the rivers In the way of causing a further I rise. According to Ur. Frankenfluld , thy local f weather man , the river at St. Louis and above lo St. Paul will change but little for the next day or two. The Missouri will con- tlmto to rise as the result of floods from above. HAVE A IIATTM8 WITH THE ICE. Sticue-HH Cror 'iis EITorfN to Save llrlilm-N nt ( i ru lid KorkM. GRAND FORKS , N. D. . April 8. This has boon a day of excitement. The Ice has been gorging near the city and only b-1 the most daring and persistent effort has It been kept from destroying property. At ono time the situation near the Great Northern and North ern Pacific bridges looked so threatening that the structures were turned so as to allow an open runway for the leo , and the approaches were weighted down by steal rails and old Iron. Till after dark a crow was busy making the structures strong. About noon the ice began to go out near the Minnesota Point bridge. It came down the Red river In sections many yards siuara and piled Itself upon the south sldo of tha structure. Dynamiters were at once put to work on It , but before they were able to do anything It started. It wrecked Jtho ap preach on the North Dakota side , and de molished the under piers of the bridge proper. , Finally effective work was _ done with dynamite , and the huge"cakes' worn sent on down to the Great Northern and Northern Pacific bridges , a. quarter of a mile below , where occurred a battle royal. A buffer consisting of stone and timber had been erected In the morning1 and on It were stationed eight men with long pikes to do battle -with the Ice. At times It looked as It the buffer would bo completely demolished , but the men stood their ground' and guided the cakes past the bridges. iM one time the stone foundations of the Great Northern bridge gave way on ono side under the pres- bure of a giant cake , placing the- lives of the courageous men in peril , but by hard work they succeeded In preventing a gorge. By 2 o'clock the bridges wore out of danger. FurH < > JVeeilxo Aid. FARGO , N. D. , April 8. There being a diversity of opinion ns to the matter of re ceiving aid from congress for sufferers by tha flood , Mayor Johnson of this city called a meeting of citizens this - ovonlugto con sider the question. The meeting was quite an enthusiastic ono and great Jmllgnatlen was felt by tlioso present over the exagger ated reports sent out of the floods. Secre tary Alger was wired that Fargo WMS , very grateful for the proffered aid , but none waa needed. Senator Hansbrough , Congressman Johnson and Senator Roach wore also wired to the same effect. INDICTS MEMIIEHS OH A TRUST. CaMtlroii I'Ipe Co in pu nl CM Churned with Unlawful Coimplriicy. CH1ATTANOOGA , Tonn. , April 8. The United States grand jury In session here yes terday returned indictments against castlron plpo companies for violations of the Sherman anti-trust law. The companies affcctsd are : Chattanooga Foundry and Pipe works , Addis , ton Plpo nnd Steel company , Dennis , Long & Co. , Howard Harrison , Annlston Plpo and Foundry company , and South Plttsburg Plpo works. It is practically charged that tlicao companies have entered Into an unlawful conspiracy and combination to central the output and prices ot castlron plpo In thirty- six states and territories of the union. Miillii > CluliiiH u Victim. KANE , Pa. , April 8 , John Ccranlo Is the victim of an Italian vendetta and Is likely to dlo. While he was asleep at his homo late yesterday a fellow countryman named Morasco stole Into his shanty and Inflicted flvo deep wounds In the sleeping man's neck and face with a stiletto , almost wxprlpK the jugular vein. Morasco came here from Phila delphia ' a short time ago. It now appears that ho Is am ember of the Mafia and was sent hero to put Ceranlo out of the way. Morasco , Is In jail awaiting the outcome ot Ceranlo'u Injuries. UprlxliiMT In the Truiinvaal. LONDON , April 8 , A dispatch lo the Times from Capetown says that advices , re ceived there from Delagoa bay aunouuca that the country bordering on and acriWtho Limpopo river , forming for many wiles the northwest and northern limit of the Tram- vaal , Is In open revolt. It la reported the situation Is serious. Troops are leaving for Dolagoa bay by the steamer Carauavon , A further rising Is expected In 'Maputaland. ' Drowsiness Is dispelled by Beecham's Pills , Indoor drapes an in everything else wo have the happy faculty oC becoming possessed of all tlio latest Innovations HO late lit design that wo are the llrst nnd most likely will IK ; the only house In Omaha to show them HecauhO of uiu exclusive style * wo do not taeU on ] irlcc& but on the contrary place our fl urca on n par with last year's Htyles at othet Kliires BesldeH wo have nion who know how to ImiiK them ui'tlstlfully without extra charge to you. g Omaha Carpet Co I 1515 Dodge St.