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HE OMAHA DAILY BEE ESTAJIMSIIED JUNE 10 , 1S71. OMJ\IIA : , TUESDAY MOIINE&G , APIUTJ 27 , SINGLE COPY IS CENTS. PREPARING TO FLEE Royal Family of Greece May Quietly Leave Their Country. POPULAR INDIGNATION PITCHED HIGH Crowds Parade Menacingly in Vicinity of Royal Palace. CONSTANTINO'S ' GENERALS ARE RECALLED They Are Replaced by Favorites of Ex- Minister Ralli. KING GIVES MINISTERS CARTE BLANCHE I'oliiilnoe Demand * That IIic I'rlncc lie lU'dillcil fi-inn the I'ront lluvoliillnnnry Spirit lu Itnplilly Niircnillnur. LONDON , April 20. The most serious fea ture In ( he Greco-Turkish emergency Is Iho revolutionary feeling displayed at Athens. Kx-MliilBter Ralll , leader of the principal opposition group In the legislative assembly , threatened lhat unless the military staff was changed he would Issue a proclamation to the people. His statements acted like oil upon lire , and the popular excitement has flared up. Crowds assembled In the streets to discuss them and wanted to march to the palace lo read them to King George. Fortunately , heavy showers drove the people Indoors. M. Dclyannls , keenly alive to the necessity of Immedlato action , had an audience with the king , nnd after the Interview announced that the staff of the crown prince would bo recalled nnd Ihnl cx-Mlnlster Ralll , with llirco of his nominees , General Stnolcnskl , Gcnernl Mnv- romlhall nnd Colonel Dlmopoulo , would be appointed to rcplnco them. M. Ralll , in a published Interview , says : "Tho moment Constantine arrived at the scat of war the solo thought of the respon sible commanders was not to attack or to withstand the Turks , but to effect a uafu retreat If necessary. All orders emanated from the palace. These Issued by any one else were Ignored. When dispatches were sent to General Jlavromlachetl ho was not wheru ho was supposed to be , having been moved on by superior orders. " M. Ralll attended thu council at the palace. The Dally Telegraph's Athens correspond ent will fcay tomorrow : "All of .M. Haiti's conditions have been accepted. The king gives carlo blanche to his ministers. As the public begins to learn the truth anger ngainst the polaco party Increases and a feel ing of hostility ngnlnst M. Delyanuls Is steadily growing. Late tonight ( Monday ) crowds are parading menacingly in the vi cinity of the palace. "It Is reported on good authority that ar rangements are being made to enable the royal family to leave the country hastily lu cnso of necessity. People had generally credited the rumors that the crown prince would bo recalled and that the government was willing to consider peace overtures. It ia Impossibleto.say.whatwlll'happcnii'whqn- It la known" that the war Is" to be'contlnubd and lhat the crown prince Is to bo retained lu command. " DISSATISFACTION AT ATHRXS. NCU-MIIIIM-I-M I'UNM CiiiiNtlc Crlllelftlim on tli ICInn anil Prliici- . LONDON , April 2C.The Athens corre spondent of the Times confirms the report of the appoplntment of General Smolcnskl an chief of staff of the Greek army in Thessaly , nnd adds : "Coloneln Stalkos and Llmbrltls and .Major Constantlnliles have been recalled from Crete to serve on the staff of the crown prince. The ministerial Pallngucnesla an nounces that all the olllcers of Constantino's staff have been recalled. A telegram re ceived today ( April 2G ) , stalra that the Turks nra within nn hour's march ot Volo. The Greek troops have been withdrawn from tbo town , nnd are taking the wounded from the hospitals. Among the arrivals from Vole Is cx-MIn- Istor Rnlll , leader of the largest opposition group at the Iloulc. He bus been at the scene of war , and was at Larlssa last Friday evening. Ho has published hlu views In the Athens newspapers and has already suc ceeded In enncentratlng upon himself the attention of the public. Koine believe ho Is preparing to play the role of a Greek Gambetta. In an Interview with me today M. Ralll unsparingly denounced Constantino's staff , which he holds rrsponslblo for all that his happened. Ho denies that there was any real battle at Mat ) , sayn the Greek troops were never defeated at that point nnd attributed the sudden decision to aban don Tyrnavo and Larlesa lo the coivurdlco and Incapacity of the general staff. "Whatever may bo tin ? value of M , Rallt'a strictures , they seem for tlio momoiit echoed by Iho voice of Ihe multitude. The Greek populace In many mipocts resembles the Trench and the old cry of 'Nous comities trahls , ' Is being raised. It Is now the fashion to denounce per cons In high plnce.s and newspapers , which only the- other day were eulogizing King Gcorgu and M. Dclyannls for having placed themselves at the head of a national crusade , re now hounding on the people against the consti tuted authorities. Somn arc openly attack ing the crown prince. Otliera go t-o far as to announce that he has ueeti recalled , the wish apparently being father to the thought. Journals which formerly made war are now trying to make revolution. What may bo the rostill of the present term of obloquy It Is dllllcult to foresee. " UITIIIAT ; TUI'XS ivro A HOIJT. < iret > K-N Aliiiniloii Tliclr Slurrx anil I. 'MV4 > lluViHiinloil llfhlml , NRW YORK , April 20. A dispatch to the Journal from London says : The special correspondent of the Dally Mull , writing from Mllomin , thus described the fighting which led up to the buttle nt Matt : "Early Friday morning Nlschnt Panlw'H division occupied the hill of Krltlrl. This was the last Greek position on the road to Larlssa. The enemy was driven from It by 1-MIiem Pasha's dexterous Hank movements. Wu had to expend the lives nf Turkish todlcrs In storming It. The position was almost Impregnable nnd wan evacuated , thanks to our strategy. Friday the Turks took two villages ubovo iinil below the pass to the right of the Greeks. "The battle opened with n furious artillery combat In which Turkish guns did great * execution , pulvcrlxlag Greek opposition and . preparing the way for the advance of our Infantry. The artillery tire wn.i extraordi narily accurate , I wafihcd shell after Micll fall rtiUit on the fir eel ; entrenchments , Presently the chaigc was sounded and our troops advanced with Impelumin ardor In tlio nssaiilt , They dashed forward with crlirt nf 'Allah Is great ; he wilt give us victory over the Infidels , ' swept up ( lie hill , and before ono had time to ask what they were doing , wcro In the Greek entrruehmeni and the onslaught was determined. "Our lotses were considerable. As our men went shouting up the slope they left many prone on the ground behind them. " The rout Is told In another account from the Greek ulde. which Is aa follows : "A bloody battle was fought ycxtrrday at Mall , and It ended In the total defeat at the GrroVs. The encounter raged from dawn with Indecision until the tfrvfk tnnps. who t'Ud been defending Itevetil with mzxnlC.c'nl courage and dciuinc ; ! 3 for ecvcml hours. were obliged to fall back. This step was Inevitable , for General Mavromlchaolls telegraphed to Colonel Smolensk ! , who was In command , ns follows : 'Dlmlpolls beaten. Take what measures you think fit.1 "Thereupon Colonel Smolensk ! fell bark In fairly Rood order , but the superb way tn which the Turks were swinging around their forces at once settled tbo Issue of the day at Mall. Indeed the Greek forces were en tirely outflanked and fell back In confusion. The crown prince telegraphed for Instruc tions to King George , who replied : 'If pos sible , defend Larlsso ; If not , do what the needs of the case Impose.1 "It was then decided to abandon Larlssa , and Indeed It was only Ju t In time. For tunately many of the Inhabitants have gone , but the scene wan nevertheless a terrible one. The troops were pouring back In utter disorganization from the front , bringing news that the Turks were following hard after them. It was almo t a sative qul pent. Dut the higher military authorities did their best to save their sunn and In this way were for the meat part successful. The precipitancy with which the place was CiVAOtiatcil was Intensified by the fact that the order to retreat was Issue * ! on Friday night and the preparations went on all through the darkness. When dawn broke the work of carrying off the military stores , provisions ami household effects was still vigorously prosecuted. About noon no one romalnril In the town save the prefect , ncv- cnil policemen and a few telegraph em ployes and they then prepared to start. It Is supposed the Turkish troops occupied the town toward evening. "Tho news of this disaster and Its con sequences 1ms caused absolute consternation here and It Is Impossible to say what may happen. People have not yet awoke to the full significance of the blow , but the scenes everywhere ar.e pitiable to witness. "After the issue of the combat at Jtati the Greek army fell back on Its second line of defense at Pharsala. Order was gradu ally restored to a considerable extent , but the general morale of the troops had re ceived a serious blow. " The ofllclals of the Turkish embassy here have received a dispatch from Constantinople dtite.il Sunday , April 25. as follows : "The Imperial troops captured at Tyrnavos large quantities of rifles , ammunition , cannon and provisions. The Greek prisoners were sent to Klnrsona. The town of Tyrnavos bus been surrounded by military cordons and de tachments of Ottoman cavalry are contin ually patrolling that vicinity. Elllclcnt measures have been taken to avoid any kind of drprnlatlon upon the part of troops , whose correH conduct , however , has won the ad miration of all foreigners on the spot. " A dispatch has been received hero from Constantinople conilrmlng the announcement that the lamps of all the lighthouses about the gulf of Salonlca have been extinguished by order of the Turkish authorities and that versel" visiting Salonlca will bo required to take aboard pilottj while going In and out of the bay or. account of the submerged tor pedoes. ATHENS , April 2fi. Advices received hero from the correspondent of the As sociated press with tbo Turks at Larlssa says the quantity of military stores aban doned by the Greeks at Tyrnavos and other places proves that they did not retreat , but fled precipitately. The Greek government has demanded of the directors of the Tlirssallan railroads that they continue the service of the Volo- Larlssa railroad. If the directors refuse the government will occupy the line with troops- Three steamers have been scut from hereto to Vole to bring away the women and children who have sought refuge there. In offlclal circles here It Is not believed that Vole Is In danger at present , and the Greek fleet Is relied upon to protect the port In case of necessity. 1XTUHVIEW WITII KDIIKM PASHA. TurklKli Ciiminnnilrr TrllN About the Itout iijt Lnrliwiii. ATHENSf-JVprll-ZG. The- correspondent of the Associated press has just received from a colleague who Is with the Turkish army near Tyrnavo , the substance of an Interview which the latter had with Edhem Pasha , In confirmation ! of the report of the panicky re treat of the Greeks. Bdhem Pasha laughingly said : "I am really grateful to the Greek commander for giving mo these agreeable quarters. The Greek retreat was a general rout. They left everything behind , Including Immense quantities of artillery and munitions of war which we will bo able to make use of. If they bad not heard the Albanians singing on their night march , ho would have been upon them In an hour. " The panic appears to have spread to the very center of the Greek camp. When daylight appeared not a Greek was visible. The Greek position on Mount Shabana , com manding the mouth of the pass , atone was defended , but the resistance there was feeble , as the occupants Already know that the army had fled. About 100 prisoners were taken by the Turks. The Associated press correspondent saw a Greek taken , trembling and scarcely able to stand , before a Turkish officer , whom he begged not to kill him. The ofllcer replied : "Wo do not kill prisoners of war. " To which the Greek answered : "Our sol diers bellcvo that the Tur/is / cut their pro- : oners to pieces. " When assured that his life was perfectly safe , he thanked the officer with pitiful cffuslvenottj. The latter gave him coffee and cigarettes and sent him to get food. i.v THU COMMONS. linn-Hurl ( liirnlloiiH Ilnl four M-llli Itofi-i-'iu-c to ( lie Wilr. LONDON , April 20. The House of Com mons reassembled today , after the Easter recess. The liberal leader , Sir William Vernon Harcourt , ahkcd the government leader , Mr. Balfour , whether the government would make a statement In relation to the Greco-Turkish war , and the policy of the government's ' relations thereto , and whether a Ilrltlsh force was still engaged In the hloclcado of the Island of Crete. Mr. llalfour replied that her majesty's government , Ilko the governments of the rest of the powers , had agreed upon an at titude of neutrality. Of course , he added , the government was desirous BO soon ns n favorable opportunity should present Itself to do what It could , offering Its good cilices as a mediator. Referring to Crete , Mr. llalfour said the powers having assumed the occujiallon of Crete before the war , had determined that the Island should bo con sidered neutral , and the blockade maintained In order to pervent opposition to their authority , The parliamentary secretary for the for eign olllce , George Curzon , replying to a question regarding the treatment of prison ers on either t-idf In the war between Turkey and Greece , said the foreign olllce had no In formation corroborating or denying the- re ports of TurkUli III treatment of Greek pris oners or of Greek ill treatment of Turkish prisoners. I'lll.XCIi CO.\S'r.\XTIXH IIAS KI.HI1. Humor lit Tlmt KllVrl Ciimi'H from TurUlNh .SoiircfN , LONDON. April 20. A dispatch from , Tyr nave says It Is rumored there that Crown Prlncn Constantine haa ( led to Volo. As this rumor conies from Turkish sources It t'liculd bo accepted .with reserve. CiriM'kK Occupy SlivmKliolilx. LONDON , April ? B.--The latest dispatches here show that llio Greeks have occupied all thu pit'tlonB ' around Pcnteplgadla Colour ! Manus has asked for reinforcements In order to Insure his advance to Janlmi. Colonel Dalrakturla haa thrrcforo slnrlcd with 2,000 men t afulst htm. Thf report that Colonel Mnnos has been ordered to retire it un founded. Itcltcr Ko'lluu- London. LONDON , April 26. The ktoc'rf ejchauge opcnoxl I'heirful today , . 1'rlcco wcro ( Sltposod to adv.-nce all sround. The war between Greece and Turkey was rrgardad ac bt'Ui/ ' virtuill" < HCT , which , combined with the -fj of money aril the low raugu of , > rcv ltng ! , Imparted a ( narked tone if s to the entire house , International ( Continued oa Third I'sse. ) STOPS RAILROAD TRAFFIC Raging DCS Moines Revives Days of Its Navigable Career. OTTUMWA GETS A TASTE OF THE FLOOD nrt of Ilio Toivn Inundated iunl Konrn Kiitortnliicd ( lint l.ovecu AVII1 llronk nnd t.et lu i Still More Water. OTTUMWA , la. , April 20. The De Molnca river , which last midnight was .stationary at the high water mark established by the great flood of 1S92 , suddenly began to climb , and by 8 o'clock today had added fifteen Inches to the record. The levees broke In many places , railroad embankments were undermined and hundreds of families were compelled to leave their residences In great haste. In Ottumwa over BOO families wcro com pelled to move , a large number making their escape In boats. At Ilradysvllle , eighteen miles north of this city , 150 families vacated the Is domiciles and the principal streets are being navigated In row 1/oats. At South Ot tumwa the river Hews parallel with the main street. It broke across this street early this morning , poured dowm the business and residence t > trccts , causing a panic and a scramble for higher ground. Five hundred people reside In thla suburb , and several hundred disserted their houses. The water standtf three feet deep In Falrvlew. Farm lands are completely Inundated. A largs reservoir situated at the summit of Court hill Is the source of considerable fear. The recent downpour has swollen the sources of supply nnd the reservoir Is now so full that It threatens to burst and flood the populous districts Jui't below. Railway traffic Is almost at a standstill. All the small ptrcams In southern Iowa are out of their banks. Railroad bridges are gene and travel by highway Is out of the question. The Hurllngton main lines between Chicago and Omaha Is cut In two by five miles of Inundated track. Through passen ger and freight trains are being run over the Galesburg & St. Louis r.nd the Hannibal & St. Joseph roads to Omaha. The Rock Island also has five miles of track under water west of hero. Train service WES kept In motion with Keokuk until late this afternoon , when a largo section of the track went out at Clllfiand , effectually blocking the Rock Island east and west. The Milwaukee & St. Paul roundhouse and yards are under water , nnd part of one approach preach to the bridge has been washed away. Trains are running tonly between Ottumwa and Marlon. The Chicago Great Western line Is entirely shut off. So Is the Iowa Central. The Wauash still has en trance from the south , but Is shut off on the north end. b. Work on the levees before the city has been progressing slnco last Friday , but ihe sudden rlso this morning destroyed a great part of the labor. Largo forces are cm- ployed tonight In 'an endeavor to prevent further breaks. The suburbs have so far been the worst sufferers , aside from the railroads. West Ottumwa , a large residence section , Is en tirely flooded , and the water Is still rising. The Inhabitants cling to their homes , how ever , hoping that the worst Is over. Tllch farming lands above amV below this city are Inundated. The flood there has not reached a high stage , but has spread out in many places to a width of five or six miles. No loss of life his been reported , but the damage - ago to property will be very large. JP TIIK TUG IIIVRUS. Local I'looilN Cnn.se n IIINC In the Mlw- NHKIII | | anil MlNxourl. ST. LOUIS , April 26. The Mississippi registered a decline here this morning , but above , at Keokuk , Hannibal and other places , a rise of l.C feet Is shown , and the Missouri Is also booming. At Kansas City the ad vance for the past forty-eight hours has been fully two feet , while nt Boonvllfo it Is 1.2 feet. There arc places near Qulncy where the water spreads over the low lands from bluff to bluff , making the river from eight to ten miles wide. The levees can stand a foot or two more water , but the danger lies In the continual rising of the surface water on the Inside , which Is now almost to the top of the banks. Everything portable has been removed from the levee districts , and the guards of the levees are keeping close watch night and day , strength ening the weak places as fast as discovered. The Mississippi and DCS Moines rivers are over the embankments at three different places , and Inundated Alexandria , Mo. , com pelling people to abandon their homes or move to the second stories. The steamer City of Warsaw rescued stock from the overflowed territory yesterday around there. At Hannibal , Mo. , all the low lands are now Inundated , and the water covers the Missouri , Kansas & Texas switch tracks on the river front. The packet house of the Diamond Jo company Is cut off from the mainland by a stream of water fifty feet wide and several Inches deep , and passengers are compelled to cross on an Improvised plat form. The Sny levee Is not considered In danger nnd It Is believed that It will suc cessfully resist the present rlso , although the low places ore rapidly filling with seep water. The bottom lands above Hannibal are a dreary waste of water ns far as the eye can reach. The water has crossed the track of the St. Louis , Keokuk & North western between there and Qulncy , nnd pas- ecnger trains of that road go to Hurllngton over the Qulncy nnd Louisiana division nnd the Carthage branch of the Chicago , Hurllng ton & Qulncy , crossing the river here. The Hannibal & St. Joseph through trains ceased to run via Hannibal yesterday afternoon , running directly from Palmyra , Mo to Qulncy. 111. The track Is still all right couth of the city. The following prediction was made today by Dr. Frankenflcld , the local weather bureau manager : "The river at St. Louis will commence lo rise Monday night or Tuesday morning , nnd will probably reach Iwcnty-elKht feet on Wednesday. The Mis souri will rise generally , as will also the Mississippi below Warsaw , 111. A gauge close to twenty feet Is Indicated at Hannibal nnd Qulncy on Tuesday , and 17.1 feet at Louisiana on Wednesday. A later dispatch from Hannibal , Mo. , says : "Tho flood conditions are becoming alarming. The government gauge at 10 o'clock this morning registered eighteen feet and eleven Inches , being nearly two fret above the dan ger lino. The water Is up to Front street and the cellars on Main street nro llllod. The llnnnlbnl saw mill was obliged to shut down today on account of the high water , and the Hannibal & St. Joseph shops are nearly surrounded. The damage already has been considerable , and Is being Increased every hour ; A large fnrco of men hab been working on the Sny Joveo for the past three days , day nnd night , endeavoring to strengthen It Is much as pomlble. Tlio Icvco one mlle above Stllwell farm , at what Is known as Sandrldge. Is composed principally of t-cnil. and It Is feared that it will give way. It Is feared the rise will continue here until the Iwrnty-two-foot stage Is reached The Sny Island farmers are moving their fit nek and grain to the hlghlandp , us they fear the levee will break. At noon today the Mississippi registered eighteen fcrt above low water mark at ( Juliicy , III. , a rli-'o of five Inchon Finco last evcnliu' . The povcnimfiit has a force of men working ,0:1 : the levees between theru and Wurrav111. . , ( trengthcnlng the weak places , -uud grave fears are entertained for their eafcty. Farms are being abandoned north of here. The bulk of the railroad trafllo Is ii3v , ' being can led on through thU city over the Chicago , Durlliigton & Qulncy railway. Four People Drimnod. JACKSON , Mo. , April 2C. An ncc-ldent oj- curred here lart evening , rcaitlilng IP. the drowning of four persona , Mr , Jc9 Johnson was coming to town In n covered wagon , ac companled by Mrs , Ilugg.i her. son , 5 years old , nnd her baby , and Miss Minnie Frascr. Johnson attempted to ford the creek Ju t east of this city , which VI.IH rtiich swollen , when the wagon was oveMurn cd. Johnsor nwam to the bank , but tbd remainder of the party were drowned , ' TW Slilll ; ( L'MKI ' ) 11V WATI3U. HnllrimdH All C'olnix-llcd' ' to Crnxe KANSAS CITY , April < 20.-A special lo Iho Star from Maryvllle , Mb. , says : Maryvlllo U almost completely walcrbound. The floods are the worst ever known In the county. The Plalle , which runs through the eastern part of the county , the Ono Hundred nn % > Two , which runs through Us cenlcr , and llio Nodaway , which runs through the western end , arc all out of their banks. Each Is about n mile wide and considerable damage la being done. The Platte and Nodawny are still rising , while the One Hundred and Two remains stationary. All llio roada In llio county , the Wabash , two branches of the Hurllngton , and the Chicago & Great Western are tumble to reach the city. Nn IlniititKc "t KIIIIHMH Clly. KANSAS CITY , April 20. the heavy rains of the past three days have had a decided effect on the rivers In this vicinity , having raised the Kaw , n feeder of the Missouri , between three and four feet alncc Saturday morning. The Missouri at Kansas Clly this morning had risen 1.4 for the ] ia t twenty- four hours , nnd two feet tor the past forty- eight hours. Observer Conner believes the Mltvsourl will continue to. rise slightly for another day , then gradually go down. No serious damage has resulted In thla vicinity. The Northwestern bridge at the Kaw has bien forced flvo Inches out of plumb by a great mass ot driftwood that has settled at the west end. All travel over the bridge was ttoppcd today and It Is feared that the span will go out , although the railroad com pany has a big gang of nieu clearing out the drift. _ _ ItnllroiiilH Iliully l > oiiinriilliMl. ST. JOSEPH , April 2C. The railroads In this section are badly demoralized on ac count ot floods and washouts. The Chicago Great Weslern Is completely tied up be tween this city and DCS Moines nnd It Is believed It wilt be unable to get a train through for several days , as a number of bridces ate gone. Several of the branches of the Kansas Clly , St. Joe & Council Uluffs are not being operated , the track being en tirely washed away in a number ot places. MI through trains ot the Burlington are being run through this city. The water Is receding , but It will bo. several days before all tracks are replaced. _ Condition nt HIP lMvcrn. WASHINGTON , April 20.Tlie ! following changes have occurred : Risen Kansas City , 1.4 ; Keokuk , 0.9 ; Helena. JArk. , 0.1 ; La Crosse , 0.2 ; Memphis , 0.2. Thfy are above the danger line and rising at Kansas City. 1.1 ; Keokuk. 4.1 ; Vlcksburg. 1LO ; New Orleans , 3.1. Above the danger line and falling : At Cairo , 2.2 ; Helena , Ark , , G.3 ; Arkansas City , fi.S ; La Crnsse , 0.7 ; Dub'unue , , 0.1 ; Memphis. 1.8. The following heavy precipitations ( In Inches ) were reported : Father Point , 1.1 ; Tyler , Tex. , 2.0. KlvtT Ovorfioiv In MJuxnnrl. ALEXANDRIA , ( Mo. , 'April ' 2C. ( Special Telegram. ) This town and. all the valley south of the > Kcokuk & Western railroad , for a distance ot four miles. Is row , pretty well Inundated. Both the Mississippi and DCS Moines rivers arc rising , and , ' .water Is rurif ning across the tracks 'of tl e.Keokulc . & Western and the IJurllngton. All trains are abandoned , and hu.filu.ess , IB generally , suspended. The prospect At thi& time for a general high 'water ' seciaa to be .good. N I'm-nnliicNM Amonff I'lanterH. GREENVILLH , Miss. , April 2C. Consider able uncaslncEu is manifested over the rise ot seventeen feet reported in the river at Fort Smith. Considerable flee there at the present staga means another from Arkansas City couth with a corresponding rise In the backwaters nnd total destruction of all crops planted since the water began to fall. I'llOSIMJCTOIl. IS V1W7.KX TO DHATII. IliMly of Duviil I.nlrd Found lit ( In- Siioiv Xt-iiir Cjirlioiinle Ciiinii. LEAD , S. D. , April 26. ( Special Tele gram. ) The body ot David Laird , an old- time prospector In the Ulack Hills , was found near Carbonate camp Saturday evening burled in the enow. Laird was last seen January 24 , late at night , and It Is pre sumed ho was blinded by the j > now and frozen to death. An Inquest was held In , Lead today by Coroner Whltehead. The jury was composed of James 'Allen , Johrt Reagan and J. G. Lll- llf. Their verdict was that Laird was frozen to death. Laird was interested In mining and was associated with M. -TiVllcox and John McLauglilln of Terry. He ; has been In the Black Hills for many years. His relatives live In Prince Edward Island , The funeral will bo held at Terry tomorpv morning. AS THI ; r.UHST.s OF lu n. I > OM.AIII > . \-liriisku SialcOlllolnln Mnl.e a Tour of ( InIllnelt IIIIlN. HOT SPRINGS , S. D. , April 2C. ( Special Telegram. ) The Burllngon | brought In Sup erintendent Calvert'a private car Saturday night containing a party ot Nebraska state officials who are traveling In charge of R. II. Pollard. The company consisted of Auditor of State Cornell and Mrs. Cornell , Deputy Auditor C. C. Pool and Deputy Sec retary of State Welsncr ami Mrs. Wclsuer , who nro visiting the Black. Hllh as guests of the Dtirllngton road. Whllo hero Mr. Pollard treated his gueata to a drive about Hot Springs In Chr ! Jensen's big tally-ho , They eeemed to bo having a royal good tlmo. South DilKoIll Odd I'VlllMVH ( 'ololirale , HOT SPRINGS , S. IX. AplSl 28. ( Special Telegram. ) The Independent Order of Odd Fellows ledge of this city celebrated the an niversary ot the order hero today In a grand manner. A special car of ,100 people came from Edgemont , accompanied by a band and n number of persons from cttycr points. An excellent program was' rendered , A delight ful dance Is closing the du'y'a exercises to night. HURON , S. D. , April 28 ! ( Special Tele gram. ) The Odd Fellows and Daughters of Rcbekali observed the anniversary of the es tablishment of their orJtr n America with appropriate ceremonies ) Sunday. They wcro addrucd by Rev. John H , Jones and this evening they gave a musical and social en tertainment , with brief speeches , followed by on elegant supper. Sleep on Tlu-lr" ItltvI'lH Too ST. LQl'IS , April -24. In llio clicult court the c-aFu of Wehloy II. Lopmlx ngnlnst the MlHHOurl I'nclllo Rallrpa.il company , the Atolca Coal and .Mining company. James A. Hill , Kll J. Cnindall and 'the Choctaw Coal and Mining company waa dismissed today by Judge Wood on the Kr.onnil that the plalntlffa have waited too Jong In bringing the suit nearly twelve "oars and that the delay huil precluded nil eiuiHnble adjustment of affalrH. The case Involves coal , mining and railroad property valued at about JTJO- oou. Mr. Looml.s t'uH ( in representative of Htockhohlcrs In the Cljoojuw ccmpnny. llnlil .Medlcill I.ntv riooil. COLl.'MIJUS , O , , AprlrSt The Ohio inedl- cnl law HUH been declared constitutional lu the lower couru. It rotpjlros pliy'Bleliuia to icplster and have ccrlllleates based on prac tical examination. Dully TroiiHiiry Sditi-inent. WASHINGTON , April 20. Today's state ment of the condition of the Ireasury uliown- Available cath balance , * 22S,518,437 ; gold reserve , $105,295,064 , Mcvoini'iilN nf Orruil Venxt'tw April - < ! . At Philadelphia Arrlvcd-Hclgcnland , from Liverpool , At Hamburg Sailed -Pnlatla , for New York. At Gibraltar-Balled Kulscr Wllhelm II , froim Genoa , for New York. At Lizard Pat-neil I' latla , from Ham burg , for New York , TO THE MEMORY OF GRANT Everything in Readiness for Dedication o ! Splendid Mausoleum. PRESIDENT M'KINLEY ' IS ON THE SCENE XtMV York Oily Killed i ltli Tlit-onuN Who Will \VllncNM ( lie imr I'll u en n I Korclnu > \Var SlilpH on llniul. NEW YOKIC , April 20. All day long sol dlcis of the regular army and natlona guard have marched through the handsome ! } decorated streets of New York from the rgll- road stations and ferry landings to their quarters. Every train has brought notable people to the city , among the arrivals being PrioUent McKlnley , Vice President llobart the cabinet officers , members of the diplo matic corps , senators and representatives ami govcrrors of elates. Late this evening the last of the foreign war ships , the Italian trulsirs Dagdalla steamed Into port. Will the weather pleasant , everything Is rcadj for the dedication of the massive tomb In Riverside park , wherein rests the remains of America's great soldier , Ulysses S. Grant. Weeks ago It' was estimated that 1,000.000 , persons wci.ld come to New York to witness the parade and dedication of the tomb , ami that number may bo expected. Early today the crowded street ears and hotels gave proof that a multitude of people had come to town , although the suburbs had not yet begun to send their hundreds of thousands. More people will behold , tomorrow's pageant than will see the queen's show In London next month , for the line of march here stretches foi several mile ? and much of the routs Is alongside of the parks and vacant lots , upon which have been , built great stands , with cushioned seats , canvas roofs and restaurants , for the spectators are. ex pected to occupy their places for several hours , from the tlmo President McKlnley's carriage pcsies In the morning , until the last of thu 05,000 men go by In the after noon , In making up the parade the grand mar shal. General Granvllle M. Dodge , has ex eluded many civic bodies which asked for place. ! and has given room to the regular mllltla of the several states , and the Grand Army and kindred organizations. The white squadron lies in the North river , opposite the 'tomb ' , and the foreign war vessels are anchored below. PROGRAM OK EXERCISES. The exercises of the day will be carried out precisely as arranged weeks ago. The president and other distinguished guests will leave the Fifth avenue hotel at ! ) :20 : n. m. and escorted by a squadron of cavalry , proceed to the tomb , where a stand In the open air has been set apart for them. At 10:30 : a. m. the head of the parading column will move from Madison square. At 11 o'clock the exercises at the tomb , prayer , singing by a great choir and speeches will begin , and at 1 o'clock p. in. when the bands of the procession arc heard , the exercises will conclude. At 1:30 : p. m. the head of the column will reach the tomb , the fleet will fire a. salute of twenty-one ) guns , and the review of the parade - rado will begin. At 2 o'clock 'the naval parade will move , and at 5 o'clock President McKlnley will leave the reviewing stand at the "tomb and onibark to review the naval procession. The naval.officers In port will be entertained in tbo evening. The massive mausoleum In Riverside park was completed only a few days ago , mid has been handsomely decorated with flowers and bunting. The grounds between the tomb and the river are not yet 'arranged as contem plated. Today ihuge stands cover the lawns , and all the available ground about the tomb , and the scene Is not Impressive. Tomorrow every foot where a human body can find room will be occupied. piLKSimavr .M'ICI.MI-V : AHUIVKS. Itrrvlvril In X MV York by City OHl- Hnlx mill < lnI'ojuilncc. . NEW YORK , April 26. President .McKln ley , with Mrs. McKlnley and his cabinet , Mrs. TJ. S. Grant and her family and a company of ollh'lal ' pcrFonag.es , Including the ambassa dors , ministers and attaches or the diplo matic corps and high officers of the army nnd navy , wcro safely transported from Wash ington to New Yorlc today In a opc-lal train to participate In the ceremonies at the tomb of General Grant. The trip was rapid and uneventful. The train left Washington , where a small crowd wao gathered at the depot , promptly at 10:30 : and steamed Into the Jersey City depot at seventeen minutes after , " / o'clock , stopping only at Wilmington for a moment , and at Grey's Ferry , a suburb of Philadelphia , where a change of engines was made. From Jersey City the party was conveyed ocrom the river to the foot of Twenty-third street , to be ushered Into car riages , and escorted In procession by a de tachment of cavalry , sailor" and police to tbo Fifth Avenue hotel. The private car of President Frank Thom son of the Pennsylvania at the rear end of the train was given to the presidential party. It was handsomely embellished with rosea and In It were President McKlnley , Mra. Me- Klnley , Mrs. Saxton ( Mra McKlnley's aunt ) , Secretary John Addlson Porter iind wife , Dr. Dates , the president's pltyslclan , and William Sinclair , the white liout'a steward. The next car contained Mrs. Grant's family , the cabinet families and a few others. There wcro Mrs. Grant and Mrs. Nellln Grant Ear- torl3 , Mra. Algernon Sartorls. Mrs. Vivian Sartorlj , Mrs. Reno Sartorlo , Secretary of State Sherman and his daughter , Mrs. Me- Callum ; Secretary of the Treasury Gage and wife. Secretary of War Alger and Private Scc.etary Mason ; Postmaster General Gary , Mrs. and MUM Gary , Attorney General Mc- Kcnna , Secretary of Agriculture Wilson , L. II. Flnncy , secretary to the secretary of the navy ; Major General Miles , wife nnd son ; Adjutant Genera ! Rugglcs , Captain Mans , Rear Admiral Drown , wife and daughter , and Third AsilBtant Secretary of State Thomsa W. Crldler. Four other coaches were occupied by the ambassadors , ministers and attaches of the various foreign legations at WauMngtnn , many of whom were accompanied by ladlca. In ( lie seventh coach wcro the members of the New York reception committee ijnd sev eral Washington newspaper correspondents. During the Journey the president con versed with members of the cabinet nnd dip lomats who came to the ear to pay their re spects. Mrs. McKlnley were a gray costume. , the uuo In which she had traveled from Canton to Washington. She bore the Jour ney well , amusing herself part of thu tlmo with knitting. Lunch was served to the presidential party In their car , whllo a din ing car ivas attached for the other travel ers. ers.Tho plaiform of the Jersey City depot was crowded with members of the reception com- mltteu when the train pulled up at thn e/d of iln journey. General Horaeo Porter gave mi arm to the president , nnd then and I hero the much mooted question of ambas sadorial precedcnco was solved by Chnunecy Depmv , who took 'the ' arm of Sir Julian Pauncefolo and walked after President Mc Klnley. Ambassador Patenotro followed , es corted by Whltelaw Reid , former ambassa dor of the United States to Franco. Fred- crick 1) ) . Grant escorted Ills mother , who was linked In deep mourning. The other celebrities came lifter tn a disorganized group , with a cordon of valets bearing up the i ear , ladc-n with bags and valises con taining all the gold larca and swords wWch the diplomats are to display tomorrow. l.Y- iwecn the platoons of sailors the companj marched to the ferryboat , where car riages were aligned on the lower deck to take. 1liem from the opposite dock to their hotels. On board thu boat the president received all the members of the reception committee , and then stood on the lower deck , absorbed In thu eight of the river , until the New York shorn was reached. On the Now York uldo a plivoon of about fifty police wcro drawn uo lu front of Uio ferry house. Squadron A , In command of Major Roe were awaiting as a mllltay escort cert , nnd led the procession up Twenty- third street as far as Eleventh where they turned up Twcnty-fourtl to the Windsor hotel. The diplomat ! members of the cabinet and Justice supreme court went to the Fifth hotel , where the majority of thorn v More than 1,000 people had gathcij the Windsor hotel by the tlmo t had arrived there. They lined walk on the opposite side of the crowded Into every available tlie party drew near , the hailed and formed along the the carriage containing President his brother , and General Porter. the line. It was greeted with tbo women lu the crowd waved kerr'nlefs and the iiirn their president ncknowleilKcd the greeting uy liftIng - Ing his hat repeatedly ami boTlng toward the crowd. When the catrlage reached the hotel. Aimer McKlnley was the first to alight , followed by ( Irneral Porter. After them the president stepped out and helped Mrs. .McKlnley to alight. Taking her arm within his they entered the hotel. There were many people In the- rotunda at the time. They made a passageway for the dlotliiKUl-lip'.l ' rouple , and RS they entered the doorway all the gentlemen lifted their hats. Mr. nnd Mrs. McKlnley went stralcht to their rooms , on the first tloor. The re mainder of the party followed ImmcJIatcly after the president's carriage. Soon after President McKlnley arrived at the hotel , he was serenaded by the Stnncvtall brigade , of Staunten , Va. . whlrh was taken to the hotel by a delegation of Sono of Confederate Vet erans. At the request of the president the band went upstairs nnd played from the fron balcony. The young southerners rcmalnet for a time In the parlor , where Prrflldoii McKlnley granted them an Informal rccep lion. Tliero was no spceehmaklng. Mrs. Aimer OIcKlnley will give a dinner In honor of Mrs. William McKlnley tomorrow evening at the Windsor .hotel. Twenty three women have been Invited. U. S. Grant. Jr. , with his wife anj five children , arrived at the Fifth avenue hole today. Their home Is at San Diego , Cal They will be tlio guests of the city at the hotel. Jfflsc R. Grant nnd his family are already at the uame hotel. General Howard had Invited Chief Joseph with whom he fought In 1S77 , to ride wit him In the parade tomorrow , but the old Nez Perccs chief preferred to rldo In Genera Dodge's stiff. General Dodge Issued nn order requesting General John 11. Gordon of Georgia to act as rpcclal aide In conneotlon with the Sons < if Confederate Veterans. The Stonewal band of Staunton. Va. , will also aeconnanj the Sons of Confederate Veterans In the parade. VHTJ IMIHSIDI3V1' A XII I'AUTY. lliuiy DiNtliiifiilHhcd I'crwons Accom- imiiy .Mr. unit Mrs. lloluirt. NEW YORK. April 20. The special train bearing the vice presidential party to the Grant ceremonies arrived at Jersey City lo day at .1:34 : p. m. Tlio entire trip had been pleasantly uneventful and the senators anil representatives seemed almost loath to leave the earn. Vice President llobart and Mrs. Hobart walked at the head of the procession through the small crowd on the platform to the carriages which were waiting for them. Then they were driven on board the Jersey Central ferry boat Punwnod and landed at Twenty-third street , this city , whence they were driven to their respective stopping DlaccL' . During the run from Philadelphia to Jersey City the vice president ? md Speaker Reed held their respective dinner parties. Of the famous men who traveled on this train perhaps none was more fpokcn of than General Lonsstreet. His venerable face and tall figure , now somewhat bent with age , brought back to mind the days when , In the prime of his life , ho led the southern forces In manya , fierce arsault. Sines those times ho'hnu been-United States-minister .to Tur key and now holds first rank in the short list or tlio confederate generals still alive. General Longstrcet especially requested the Associated press to publish a statement , all written by his own now somewhat feeble hand. He nald to the correspondent that It was fitting on such an occaulm that he should speak , for ho was with Grant at West Point , sarve.l in the same regiment with him before the war , and even Introduced him to the woman who became h'e ' wife. The statement as General Lcngstreet wrote It Is ns follows : It wnM my good fortune1 to ltno\v. as few others eou'.il. Unit General Onint1 ! ! heart wont out In sympathy for the brave men and women of Me nouth during1 the dis tressing times of reconstruction , and to my old comrades * who followed the stars uivl the bars of the outli to the gloom and Klory of Appomattox I want to say that General Grant' * heart went out to tin In ( ill of our woe.s. H" npprcel-iteil the principle that all governments derive their power.i from the confidence iml respect of I IK- people ple , and his great mind and L'atrl tic lio.irt wen- bent toward the re-establls'imcnt ' of cordial feelings between tne sections of tlu > land. If every old confederate so'dlcr ' , or "Widow of a confederate , to whom bff gave helping hands could leave a tear about liM tomb , it would be baptised In love's bt-Ht offering1. To the brave men on tiio other side of tbo great striiFKle my people rend messen gers to crown thin august occasion. We turn from tlio setting sur ! of the confed eracy to accept the KlorloiiK HaR oC the .mlon. to put It about our hearthstones and eve it as wo love our noble women ; we stand riinrd about nnd uphold It forever ; ts irlorles tire ourn , wlt-'j undivided beartu , undivided people , undivided arms , to pro tect ltn Irlumpb.Vn are with you today mil all days , brothers anil friend P. All passions are burled and gone , and with the rawed remnant of our once proud army wo offer the lovlHK tribute to the chieftain who led you to victory ; renew heitr'.felt alle giance to the great union , your union , our union. On this Inspiring occasion we love to tell you that for all the ir.-imlour of Rrnnt'H character , that for the splendor of bin fron- oroHlty to our /.em-rotm / men and broken ; > ooile ; , his name Hhall be embalmed In the icartH of our children find of our elilldren'H children with devotion as warm aH our southern FUII. Illustrious rllliten of the republic. In dan ger bravo. In vlctorv irenei-oiiH wo. help to - rown with his people's undying love , and from the iironencp of the highest ofllelalH of Htato ami municipality holn dedicate hln monument to lil.-i name and fume , and Ifl I hem Ilko Inoenso to the powers above. Ho WHH BO easily a goncr.il that ho failed to note bis own reserved powers. He will grow with hlP own generation and they who como after until they Irani to apnrooUito bin worth. JAMES LONGSTHKET. It was such sentiments as the venerable general expressed In his statement that per vaded the talk of tlio gray-haiivd men of all parties who came from Washington to loner the hero , Grant. OAI'TAI.V IlK.IIK.tlimilS A CO.VVICT. HI-IIO'K ( "lilof .Scout McolH n Soldier In Wyoming IVnltcnfliiry. LA RAM IE , Wyo. , April 20. ( Special. ) Captain Varnurn. military Instructor at the State university , lectured to the Inmates of ho Wyoming penitentiary on Friday after- loon , his subject being "Tho C'uster Massa cre. " Captain Varmint was chief of scouts n Reno's command at the time of the nassacre and narrowly escaped liolng with Ulster at the time of his illsnstrofis fight on the Little Illg ( lorn. Among other In cidents of the campaign Captain Varnum Icscrlbod the fighting which Iteno's com mand wag engaged In when iiurroundpd by ndlans for two-days after the Ciister fluht. They were on a rldio In trendies ujnio din- aneu from the river. Whllo In ( his position hey suffered greatly for want of water and v/tru compelled to uend volunteers lo he ( stream , who were exposed to the IIru of the Indians whllo going and returning. A number of the men were killed and voundcd whllo attempting this nrduouu ask. ask.At At the close of the lecture an affecting ncldent occurred. One of the prisoners a&kcd permission to fipcak to I he captain. lo nald : "Captain , do you remember mil ? " Captain Varnum said : "V/nir face Is fa- ulllar , but I cannot renal I you at this lino. " Thn convict then gave bin namivand Captain Varnum at once remembered him an ono of thu members of his company at ho tlmo of the fight and one of the men who o bravely carried water through the lire of the Indiana , facing drath every tlmo ho Journey wan made. Thn man v > as sent ip from Slierldun county /or grand Icrcvny and ban over seven ytsra to serve. OUTING FOR MILITIA Interest in the Prrjcct Manifested in AU Parts of tbo Countrj. PLAN TO CONCENTRATE STATE TROOPS Bringing tlio Soldiers to Omaha During tbo Exposition Year. WAR DEPARTMENT TAKES HOLD OF SCHEME Advice Asked of Officers of tbo Department of tbo Plntto. MERCER WILL ASK CONGRESS TO AID Of tllO TrilltKllllNNlMNlllllI ClltlU- try l.lUrly In lie Our of the 1'YutiircN < > f tin. Shim of 1M S. The ! dca of mobilizing the mllltla of the United Stales at Omaha during Iho exposi tion , which wis first proposed In an artlclo nppMrlng In The lice of March S , has nt- Iracled attention from all ncotloim of Iho country , nnd Iho Interest In the movement IN growing to sucti an extent that the suc cess of the scheme seems almost nwured. The War department hns taken the mailer up nu.l has dlicctcd General Coppluger , com manding the Department of tl-o Platte , to report on the nvnllabllllv of the country sur rounding Omahn for an encampment of Ibis sort. Stepr nro now being taken looking townrd the support of the movement by the federal government and matters nro begin ning to assume such shape that even the most skeptical arc beginning to acknowledge that the plan may succeed. The Idea of mobilizing the mtlltla , as re ferred to In The Bee of March S , Is briefly this : To secure the encampment at Omaha in 1SDS of as many as may bo ot the 150- 000 state troops In a grand school of Instruc tion under the direction of general officers of the regular army , detailed for that pur pose by the War department. This Idea has been advocrtcd very strongly from tlmo to tlmo by secretaries of war and high ofllcern of the army , who have argued that the mlll tla must form Iho nucleus of Iho Italian's lofenslvo force in the event of war nnd that the troops should be given the advantage of military mci iiivers on a large- scale In order to Increase their efficiency. A letter was received from General George D. Hugglcs adjutant general of the army , a few days ago by a resident ot Omaha from whom ci.aintod the suggestion which ap peared In The Bee. The letter referred to throws coi'fcldcrablo light on the attitude of the federal government. The following are excerpts from the letter : "Tho federal government appropriates JiOO.OOO per annum for thn support of the mlllti.i , which amount Is allotted to the states and territories in proportion to their repre sentation In conguas , and Is used mainly for the purchase of arms , ammunition and mili tary stores , annual returns ot which are re quired to bo made to th War department. ATTITUDE OF CONGRESS. "Tho last step taken1 by congrosa to pro mote tbo-efficiency-of.tbo mllltla waste pass the act of February 24 , 1SD7 , authorizing the secretary of war to Issue to each state ami territory Springfield rifles , caliber .45-Inch , In exchange for an tqiml number of nrms ( other than Springfield breech-loading rifles of this caliber ) now In possession of the states , and to lesuc nt regulation prices for cash , at places of talc each stores and sup plies from any department of the army as , In the opinion of the secretary of war , can bo spared. "Tho attitude ot congress toward the mluV tla Is shown by the laws already quoted and the fact that a committee on the militia la regularly kept up In the bouse of representa tives and that thu senate committee on mili tary affairs devotes special attention to the mllltla Is en cvlcienco that our national legislators have , not lost Interest In that branch of our military foice. "Tho attitude of the War department to ward the mllltla. is most friendly and every possible assistance Is rendered. Organiza tions belonging to the permanent establish ment "are frequently sent to do duty with state troops during their summer encamp ments and to combine with them In tlio execution of eiich military mnneuvers as maybe bo practicable. To mllltla units stationed near the seaboards the War department al o extends facilities for drill with ecacoaet guns and In scaro.ist fnrtUlcalJoiis. Upon appli cation from the governor of a state or terri tory the War department will detail on olflccr to report to tlui governoi for duty with the slate troops , whoso duty It is to comply , ay for as legally possible , with the requests of the executive to Impart Information as re quested In all professional mattcru , to at tend state encampments and to make such Inspections as are desired. The assignment of these olllcers may be regarded ns a publlo declaration of the deep interest taken by the War department In the welfare of the state troops. " PLAN MBBTS WITH FAVOR. When the article to which reference has bpcn made appeared In The Bee of March 8 tli9 Department of Piomutlon of Hie exponl tlon wrote letter * ] to the adjutantx general of the svvpral utaten In tlio union , asking their opinion of the Kclicmo for concentrat ing the state troops at Omaha In 1S08. Al most without exception the replies wcro favorable , the only exceptions being the of- Hcern of a few of the Htate.i In the rxtrcmo east , which have made Ineffectual attempt ! ! to accomplish the fume result. Some of tlicfo replies were incut enthusiastic ; all admitted the great advantages to bo gained by the troops In tuch uxpcrlo.nco , but coma liesltntcd at the Item of cxpe.n o. Some of the latter suggested that the only practical way of bringing about the result wan to secure the nld cf the federal government. With the few exceptions mentioned hcreto- 'oro , all the adjutants general promUcd their lioarty co-oncratlon In making the affair a uncceas. About the same time Irttera were sent to ( ho general olllcers of the mllltla In the several states. The replies from these were , without exception , Jtronxly favorable. Many of the writers made suggestions lu conncc- .lon with the movement which contained valuable Idean. A similar lot of letters cent o regimental and company olllccra In the sovcral flutes elicited a batch of re pi leu which were evtn more fervid In tone than those from the nenoral ufllccrs. The latter cttcrs showed ( hat the rank and file of the nllltla are highly enthusiastic at the bare suggestion that uch a movement Is oven contemplated. Company commander * wrote that they would bo on hand with their full company even if they had to march the whole distance. Others gave the number ot men they , could bo countid on to produce at thu proper time. A number of then ) etters threw out uggcstloiiH UH to how to reach "our congressman. " Tbcrn was en- huslasm In every line of three lotttr * from he officers who are In clo."o touch with the nen who comstltuto the backbone of tlio nation's defense. Almost simultaneously with Inn sending out of these lettcis Congreiitiniun Brunor of 'crmsylvanla Introduced In Iho house a bill appropriating $5,000,00(1 ( for an encampment of the militia of the United States , to bo iclJ under the direction of the War dcpart- nent. No tlmo or place wa named In the illl , but there Is no roaion for bcllovlng that t la any relation lo Omaha or the Trans- n'.xetaslrpl ' Exposition. WAR DBI'ARTMUNT TAKKS HOLD. The matter has been biuuglu to thu uttcu- ion ot CoiigroB.-maii 1) ) . H Mercer and ho d now ongiiged In preparing a bill provll- cg for mi arpiorirtatlori of about $2,000,003 o be UH'U In promoting the plan lor g