o THE OMATTA DAILY T)13rEM1VI8ft LlvS < )7. ) Omaha , Dec. 1 , IS97. We will place on sale Thursday morning all the remnants of Colored and Black DrcsS Goods in our store over fifteen hundred in all at just one-half our former prices lhat means the prices are cut right in two these prices will enable us to guarantee a saving that no competi tion lias ever yet approached these are remnants from our own dress goods and you can't afford to miss this sale. NEW JACKETS NKW CAPHS Look In our Cloak window nnd you will BCD 4 December Bargidna inCloaks Cloaks Do not hcKltnto * o como Into the store nml look ht thi-m Our business Is to wait 011 you. if , nftcr looking nt thesu 4 Htylcs , you ilon't thlnlc they nro cheaper thnn you can pure-base else where , you don't have to buy thorn , but wo would like to have -hp : pleasure of nhowlnir t'hcm ' to you just the same. nAUGAI.V I-IH n beautiful plush cnpo , hnmlsomoly embroidered with Jet. Thibet nil around collar and down front ; really an $3.00 cape ; bargain price , js.co each BAHRAIN 2. 30-Inch cape , handsomely embroidered , Tilbet Kiir trimmed , u JO 00 cape , for J3 7."i . BARGAIN' 3. Mlsws' Jacket , made of two- toned IIouclo cloth ; ' , < lined , finished with Kersey sirups ; n $9.10 coat , for $1.00 each. BAHRAIN 4. Astrakhan cloth jacket , nil lined , with figured Taffeta silk , $3.75 ; worth $10.00. LINK ! ) ( il.OVES No trouble to keep AND MITTENS your hntuls wiirm when supplied with a pair of our lined jrlovos or mittens $1.00 per pair Ixidles 'kid Rlovca. and mittens ; noft lleere lined. $1.50 rper pnlr Undies' silk-lined Mocha inltlens ; lloecc lined Mocha mittens and gloves ; also llccce-llned kid gloves and mittens. $2.00 prr pair. An extra , fine quality of Ladles' llceco lined kid gloves and mit tens. Boyn' and Mls os fleece-lined kid gloves and mlttrnM. $1.00 per pair. Yarn gloves and mil ions for men , ladles oMldron at 25e per pnlr and up. CHILDREN'S FLANNELLJ3TTE NKilJT GOWNS Child ren's domed ni lit driiwors with foot StoOyrs mttdo of uxtra quality tlomot Haniiel aHiOo ivml Ofio per pair Chlldren'-tDoinet Night Gowns prettily made with turndown collar and round yoke , at 50c ca'-h , plant In connection with an armor factory , capable of producing .steel iuguts needed in making places , the cnloifiaauvaiuag = being the drat ccst of ? 51ll33. ) and tbo force 01 labor that would have to bo employed , the board The board considers that the capiclty to produce the sieel Ingots Is so lmi > oruit ; to tae successful and economic administration of an armor f-.ictory that it tloed net reconi- inend an establishment designed to obtain the Ingots by inirch.uii ) , a easting depart ment lor the moulds , linvlls and sueh cast ings IIH nci > I occasional rcpinct'inent is nec essary In either ciise and c.in be prolltiibly combined with an open hearth steel plant us herein outlined. In addition to the advantages above out lined and notwithstanding the greater cost , the board recommends that the government armor factory Include a r > tuiit for the. pro duction of open lu'.irt.i &U'cl Ingots. SUIIMIT3 L.IST OP SITES. On tlio subject of sites the board nays : "Tho board la Its instructions was not charged with the selection of a site or loca tion for the armor factory. It , however , ap pends to this report n. list of places recom mended to the board as sites , and showing also the names of the persons so recom mending them. " Upon the subject of now processes the ri > - pcrt rajs : The board has received several communi cations In regard to the new proeeMCB for tv. . living lip-th strel Ingots and armor. As none of these worn nceompnnlad by any tan- Elbln data by which the board could form tixact estimate * of their value for making REAL WINTER Blanket business is BLANKETS brl.sk ntour store and no winder Cold wave and lowest prices on the best olnss of have tmulo It so. Not Shoddy Is what iwo offer you , but good clean goods. Have you ! < pen the kind of white blankets wo offer for $ : i.OO n pair ; large size. It was made to wear , nnd ' .here no de ception about them. Down Comforters Is there anything nicer th.an a down quilt ? Size. CxO , at $1.00 and $5.00 each. Size. Cx7 , at $0.50 nnd W.OO each. Silk covered nt $111.00 and $17.00. LACES FOR You will want CHRISTMAS WORK them in fine tirades lor hand- Ucri'hli'fs , Pin Cushions and all norts of Fancy Work and then you will need the clumper nidfH for dressing dolls. Wo have anticipated your needs and fur nished 11 large assortment for ju&t t.his purpose. , Wo have also added to our stock of real laces In Valenciennes nnd Duchesso , Ask to sec them , ' CORSETS R. and G. short corset low bust , cutaway hip , finished with lace in black or white , at SI each. 101 H nnd G Corbet , French coutelle , nat- tcen strips , two side s.teels ; boned bust ; heavy bones ; finished with Swiss em broidery ; black or white , at $1.50 each. HOSIERY AND UNDERWEAR Wo have a very good ladies' blaek heavy cott-m lioso with heavy dnnblo soles for .loo II pair tor SI.00. Ladles' black wool hose , In ribbed or plain , absolutely fast colors 2 , > c pair. , ladles' fast black , fleece-lined hose , 2oc j > ? .lr ; also n very good line at lee per Chililrcn's black ribbed heavy wool hose , seamless ! , inlth spliced kneen , only 2oc. Hoys' heavy black ribbed , cotton , tleecc- lln < : d hoc , double yarn , warranted not to crock. 2Tic a pair. Indies' heavy llpcce-llned ribbed vests nnd pants. In sizes 3 to 8 , COo each. Ladles' line natural wool and camel's half garments , $1.00 each. Ladles' line black wool underwear , $1.00 a garment. Children's fine Australian wool under wear , In all sizes ; iprlces the lowest. NOTIONS Useful little things. Ludic * ' blaolc silk watch guards at lOc. 20c , 25c and . ' { . "m each Jeweled hat pins at lOc , Z'tc , SOc , $1.00 nnd Iadk > s''nfaney garters at 2Je , COc and $1.00 Ladles"1 oatln belt hose supporters. 23c and Me per pair. Gold-plated safety pins , Be each. Rubber tissue , lOc per piece. Silver-mounted cincrys , 2oc each. Aluminum hair pins. 20cpcr _ dozen. Hone knitting needles. 2oc per pair Wooden knitting needles. lOe per pair. Done and steel crochet hooks , 5c eacn. armor , the ' .vrltern were Informed that ow ing to the Hhort time allowed the bo.ml to in.iku Its report , It would bo Impossible to consider any methods for the inanufacturu of B'eel for armor oxctpt those MI ireiicral UFO at tills time. Tic board has learned , however , from the rripajmd from re'l.ible armor expert ? , that certain Improvements In the methods of m-inufacture , not fully known In this coun try , hive been Introduced abroad , which fireatly In-.prove.s the balllstli- properties of the plates. The board has also ob'.alnel BOJII knowledge of an experimental armor lihitu in prepress of tnaV.lng In this country by a method cjultu different from the Ilnr- vcy riMiionlnllon process , from which the nmnufueturers feem to expect good re sults. CAPAIILK OF KXl'ANSION. T'leco ' 'facts are mentlcncd to show that .in nrmor plant , equipped a * provided In this report , must capable of change or expan- n'on' ' to ' ult the Introduction of mi * Improve- iru ntn , lou'.tlnir to Increased ballistic prop- rr'les or to di creased cost of production. The board cannot say that the Introduction of such new Improvements In tlu < future will radically change the pl.ins of the rciport Hib- , Any change * In. favor of Improved ballistic properties of nrmor haw n very .stTlotu Warlnir on the re'.enco ' of naval architecture , but It is evident that In any factory wJilo'i may bo ootabllahed It must be held In con- ton-plutlon that changvs > Alll have to be ma da therein from time to time to keep u up to dad ! In ItH processes and products. Althnuifh n proving ground for tostlng armor plates Is not ruwntlully a part of an nrmor plant. w > - take this opportunity to Vocnm'Tfnd the catnbllshmfnt of n provlnj : irrr-und at or near the site at the proposed armor f.ictcry ot fiilllclcnt onnuclly to per mit of the ncptfsrary tuslH , both for nnal au- ci-jtanco ) nnd for cxiKrlmentutlon. 'I ho ropcrt con'alus muoi In the way of aprrndleoa. There ore thirty-eight drawliiRa beslJca the fippclllcutlons. details ot cstl- irales , Met ot pMces rccomntBndcd for sites , lorin ot in-oposula , besides much other mat ter. The bonnl says 'It ' will bo Impossible to furnlrfi copies of all these matters to ap plicants , and In'.enJlng ' bidders will find it Imperative to como to Washington It they would make Intelligent bids. .iirsTici : FiKi.irs SKRVICES RXUS. No -nriiiiilltv < Ateonrtnnt Upon Ilia IlctlriniiiMit. WASHINGTON , Uec. 1. Justice Fields' re tirement from the supreme 'court , of which ho gave oinclal notice to the president loot April , took place today. There was no for mality attendant upon It. The justice was not present In the court loom , and as ho had nt E'lt with the court on any day since the opening day ot the term , the oroceedlrjgs jj , ] not differ In any rcepect from those of ordi nary days. It had been suryosed that the general transfer of the scots of the associate juatlcea , which always occurs when the senior associate retires , would take place , but even thin formality was postponed until Monday noxt. On that day Justice Harlan , who now becomes the senior associate , will change hlc ucjt from the lelt to the right side of the chief juotice. taking the seat vacated by Mr. Field , and Justice Gray will become Ghle ! Justice Fuller's neighbor on the left. All the other Justices will move up one chair nearer the chief. If Justice Field's term had continued until next Tuesday he would have had forty-four years of continuous service. Under the law ho will draw full salary until his death. IIAIII1 TO Cl'T Till * Ari'r.OlMUATIOXS. Cliiilriiinii rnnniin KlnilH OIiMt'iu-H-N ' In \Vity of Kcoiiomy. WASHINGTON , Dec. 1. Chairman Can non of the house committee on appropria tions was with the president for ciilto | a time today discussing the subject of receipts -nd expenditures. Mr. Cannon v/ouM t-ay nothing ns to the object of hla visit , but re marked that It wns very hard to cut appro priations nnd that the greatest saving could be effected by not passing the river ami har bor bill at thl3 spFslon. Many Important works , ha said , were under the contract tiys- t < in , and many others had money available for work on them. The fortifications appro priations , ho thought , could bo kept cown also. I'lTHIIIIIll. WASHINGTON. Dec. 1. ( Special Tele gram. ) Senator W. V , Allen arrived from Nebraska today accompanied by his secre tary , 1) . J. Mott of Madison. Itod C. Smith of Kearney , Neb. , secretary to HcprcBentatlvo Greene of the Sixth Ne braska district , lias arrived In the city. ConK - K I'Esniau Green Is expected tomorrow. C. M. LnmbcrtHon and John II. Ames of Lincoln nro In the city to participate In the argument of the case of Kent K. Hajiden against Amoroso Stuart , which will bo reached In the supreme court on Friday. DlMVI'H tit SlII'CH'.l JCcU'l'lN , WASHINGTON. Dec. 1. Postmaster Gor don nnd Charles G. Dawca ot Chicago reached here this afternoon. Mr. Dawcs' nomination to z-uecpoj Comptroller Eckels la expected to bo one of the llietto be sent to the senate by the president. . . .WE BEF. b aV'WlLflBU * ! * FOR. . . Queen of the Ice Carnival .MY CHOICE FOR UUEEN POLARIS IS llnllot lloxos located nt Mlllard Ilote . Uco lildR. Kim ? Pharmacy. 27th niiOlliuvcmvorth utn. ; Chns A. Tracy's. iGth and Doutlun ; Shrader-s liruB North SUli und Sewurd BIS. urue Store , j > NORRIS & LOVE , Carnival DF.C. 2 This ballot must bo deposited within 3 daya from date. Coupons n-ay be mailed within two days to Carnival Ucp't. . Bee Ulllre. Omaha. RAILROADS PLEAD FOR TIME ; _ Ask tbo Commission to Bo Still Moro Lonicnt with Them. FINANCIALLY UNABLE TO OBSERVE LAW Ii > m Tli tin Ilnlf HIP KrrlKlit Cnrn 12 < liili | ] > iMl tvltlt Autnmiitlo llrultrM iitid Coupli'TH UiMirliiK ; llo Co re Cum in I * i I on. WASHINGTON. Dot. 1. The Interstate Commerce commission today opened the licailns ot the railroads which have peti tioned for an extension of the time In which they may comply with the law of 1S93 , re quiring them to equip their cars and engines with automatic car couplers , hand rails and brakes. The attorneys of several hundred railways and also of representatives of labor organizations were present. John K. Cowln , one of the receivers ot the Baltimore & Ohio , presented the general subject to the com- mlsolon. Previous to his general presenta tion Chairman Morrison of the commission called for the oral argument ot the case ot the road' which were completely equipped under the law , but had petitioned for an cx- tcnslo\i of time as applied to the case of other roads which had not compiled. Samuel Hoar , representing the Boston & Albany , made a brief argument on thla point to show the utter paralysis of traffic which must follow If roads which had compiled with the law would ccaso hauling unequipped cars , Mr. Cowln presented the whole question representing In this levstic not only the Hal- tlmoro & Ohio but the Lake Shore. The Lake Shore , he said , was a prosperous road and had been able to comply fully with the law , but It was here rnltlng with other roadfl In asking for on extension. The busi ness of the railroads of the country wsa largely a unit and those roads which had equipped their cars could not tvuil un equipped cars without technically violating the law. Mr. Cowta said he was chairman of a committee at this hearing which repre sented about flOO.OOO of the 803,000 freight cars engaged In Interstate commerce. Of the freight caw of the country -H' per cent were now equipped with car couplers nrd 3G' , per cent had the additional air brake attachment. Ho offered as the principal renocn why the roads had not fully compiled with the law the Industrial depression which followed the passage of the act la 1S93. which he piid had rendered them finan cially unable to make the outlay required by the law. SAYS LAW IS DEFHCTIVE. Ho contended that the law ns passed was defective and that congress recognized this by giving tlin commission the power to su.s- pend Its operatlcd. The single question prescntrd to the commission , he argued , ivas the method and extent of extension , because , unUas an extension was granted Interstate commerce' must cease. Ho urged that the extension be for five years with provision for an equipment of one-fifth of the cars each year , tliua working up to full and complete compliance. If there was then default cars not equipped , he said , could be withdrawn from Interstate commerce without en- Ccngorlng the transportation facilities of the company. Ho further said that It would cost from $40,000,000 to $50,000,000 for the rail roads to comply with the law. This money must be earned. If the commission declined en extcrslon the toads would be absolutely unable to etjulp their cars out of their own rcaources. The cost , he said , must come out of the Wages of the employes if the roads were to be driven beyond their finan cial ability. The percentage of equipped cars for the control of trains ranged , according to esti mates given by experts present , from 20 to GO per cent. P. H. Morrlssey , representing the Brother hood ot Railroad Trainmen , the Railroad Conductors' association , the Locomotive En gineers , the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire men and the Adaptation of Railroad Teleg raphers , followed Mr. Cowen with a forcible presentation of the attitude of the railroad employes toward the solicited extun.'lrn. He agreed with Mr. Cowen that ina. largo meas ure this wsi3 a great commercial question. The associations for which ho appeared were a unit In protesting agalcst any such un reasonable exter.slcn as had been proposed. Five years , ho said , would render the pur pose of the law nugatory. MANY IIAILIIOAD MEN KILLED. During the last five years 2K)00 ) railroad men have been killed annually , and between 20,000 and 23 000 Injured. Of these casualties 00 per cent were directly attributable to the two evils this law was designed to correct. The slaughter would continue as long as the present conditions remained. Ho thought jomcthlng should bo done with roads which , being able at least to comply partially , had utterly disregarded the law. He replied athcr heatedly to the Intimation of wage reduction thrown out by Mr. Cowen. "I speak In no defiant spirit , " said he , "but I want to say that when the question of a reduction of wages Is pivsr.ited to ns wo will meet it. If the alternative of reduc ing wages or the maiming and death of Its members were presented to the organizations which I represent , I do not hcsltato to sny that they would prefer to go out and equip the roads themselves. " Ho called attention to the great financial lesson the beneficial araoelatlons of the rail roads had sustained. In death and disability claims $2,000,000 had been paid out during the past five years , enough to completely equip a road like the Loulavlllo & Nashvlllo. When pressed by Chairman Morrison , Mr. Morrlssey replied that the railroad employes agreed that the maximum extension muht not oxccoj a year. la dlscufalng the proposition of the rail roads made by Mr. Cowen , Mr. Morrlsniiy asked It the commission , In granting an ex tension , had the power to Impcso coii'lltlana. "I am sorry to say , " replied Chairman Morrison , "that thcro nro some things the comnilKhlon docs not know , and that In one of them. " Ex-Semtor Butler of South Carolhn , on behalf of the Mobile & Ohio railroad , rp a member of the senate at the tlmo of the passage of the act , confirmed Mr. Cowen's statement that the law was tentative. ONi : ROAD HAS COMPLIED. Mr. Loomls of the Now York Central , whoso road has compiled fully , asked for the extension on the ground that the commission could not contemplate such an Interruption to tratHc as must follow the Inability of his and other terminal roads to haul un equipped cas. : G. A. Rhodes , representing the mechanical department of the Chicago , Hilrlington & Qulncy , urged as an additional reason for an extension that haste would put a premium Weak , Tired , Staoos Llvornnd Kidney Troubles nnd Pal pitation of the Heart Appotlto Poor and Could Not Sleep. "For nearly 10 ycnra I have been troubled with my liver and kidneys and palpitation ot the heart , and was under the doctor's care moat of the time. I could not Ho on my left aide. My oppo- tito was poor and I could not Bleep. In January the grip conllncd mo to the house. IVQ3 very low and was attended by the very best physicians I could get. It seemed na though nothing would help mo. In March I began taking Ilood'e Barsaparilla , In less than n week I could got a good night's sleep , I con tinued taking Hood's Barsaparllla and I am now able to lie on my lolt sldo which I had not been able to do ( or years. My appetite is good and I have gained in flesh and strength. " MBS. NICHOLAS MAAB , Independence , Iowa. Remember food's Sarsaparilla Is the llest In fa'it the Quo True Illood 1'iirl- flcr , All druggists. $1 , six for 5. OetIIoods | < " , , - , , . are rurcivegetablere- HOOUS PlHS liable and lienenclaUSic. on the i lpmc t of cnrn with Ineffectual safety ftppllnftcrs. ftx-CnngrpMirun Harrison of Alabama nude tlio point ttie yellow fever In the outh hail been a severn strnln on nouthcrn roadn. The sovprnl tmilsi which 1ml fully com- plltd. those A-hWii 'ml between 7B nnd 1W per cent of tlielr cnri ! equipped , nn.l these with between 70 nnd 75 per cent , \\ITP cnlloil. T.nd the ropr ( i > nUUvc8 of each save nn esti mate ot tlmo'ln ' which the work of complying with the law could be completed. After the rpco n Julius Uojc'ii'alo of I'hlln- dclphla. In bclulf of hlmsslf ami omlnen' dlvlrea whom ho slid ho rcpreiontod , mil ftmont ; whom ho mentioned Cardinal Olb- bens , cntetiod -protest nsalnst crantlnit nny extension of Omc , Samttpl Oompeto , prraldent of ( ho Ameri can Federation of Labo" , Jolnol In Mr. Mor- r'osoy's ' protest ngalntt any indue extension of the tlmo for the c-oinpllnnco with the Inw. The lives and limbs of tha railroad em- ( iloyca which were In peril , ho said , cried ns loud nml appealed as the dividends of tha roads. On ono point Mr. Qompors was very emphatic. Ho thoucht no * xtcuslon should 1'C prantcd to any road that had paid divi dends Klnro the law was passed. COULD NOT AFPOIID IT. Mr. Clark , representing the ChlcaEo-flrcat \\enlern , said his comninv could not afford , and had not the fncllltlo. ! to equip thu un equipped cars with the couplers within ono yiar. There were nbont 3.DOO ot these "What were the earnltiw of your road l..st jcar ? " naked Commlsslonor 1'routy. "Over $4,000,000. " "Why could not Mio "oad apply $ CO,000 next year to equipping Its cars with coup lers ? " "It would not bo economical , " replied Mr. Clark , Cl.tr't of Missouri , repre senting the Iron MoimU'n ' , mailed that the cnmmlsclon wns charged with the oxt-cutlon of the- law and hail plenary powers. Tlio commission , ho iTeclaro-1. had . power to ex tend the time forfeiting cnnrlltlon. The railroads whoso equipment was below CO per cent were called , and th counsel oj particular roads In many cases explained the reasons why moro progress had not been made. Commissioner Knapp asked If the com mission granted nn extension for one yeir with the understanding tlv.it otio-flflh of the cars should bo equipped In that period , nnd there should be default , whether there would not then bo the same practical dlfllculty to face as now. Mr. 'Cowen ' replied In the anirmatlvo , and said the commission must allow sufllclent time. To grant two years' rxtcnslon. for In stance. he said , with the absolute certainty that the roads couM not comply , would bn a continuous Invitation to the roads to default. OOWEN ATTACK ! ? : MOHH1SSEY. The 'henrlng today closed with a somewhat setuatloral uxchango between iMr. Cowen and Mr. .Mcrrlssoy. Mr. Cowen In closing In dignantly repudiated the Idea that Mr. Gompcrs or Mr. Morrsy ! In any way repre sented the employes of the IJnltlmoro & Ohio road. These cmployos , ho declared , had not been consulted , and ho resented the quiet assumption of the labor leaders that they represented the workers on his road. He warned the commission against the humani tarian views presented by the men. The ifacts In the case , he said , had not been es tablished. The statistics on his road showed that the couplers killed moro and maimed less than the old system. In a business matUr , ho said with some temper , It was al ways dangerous to listen to alleged humani tarian consldcrattons. Ho used no veiled Irony in his references to IMr. Morrlssey's assumption of authority. The latter jumped to his feet when Mr. Cowen eat down. Ho had tried , he said , to occrny a dignified attitude throughout the hearing. Ho did not desire to give offense. Ho had maintained silence when the state ments cf the representatives of the roads were being presented , but ho deemed It his duty to reply to the Insinuation of Mr. Cowen that ho did not represent the railway train men Ho rofiisod , to be discredited and ho denied that hp had assumed authority not vested In him. Elghty-flvo per cent of the employes of the Baltimore & Ohio read , he said , were mc-mbfrs of the Brotherhood of Hallway Trainmen , and at the Toronto con vention last : year ho had unanimously been empowered to state the position of its mem bers to the Interstate Commerce commission. Every division of the Ualtimoro & Ohio road had been represented nt the cccivcntlou. Upon that authority , ho said , ho denied Mr. Cow- en's statement. "I Mid tbo question of a year's extension had never been presented to the employes of the Ualtimoro ft Ohio , " Interrupted Mr. Cowen , "and I repeat It. " "Tho Toronto convention , " retorted Mr. MorrUsey , "voted against any cntenslon. " Ho then explained further that ho had appealed to ( ho convention not to tie his hands , butte to leave him free to use his Judgment and that discretion had been accorded him. Soon afterward the hearing was adJournoJ until tomorrow. FM3I3T WIMi 00 SOUTH TO WIXTKH. \o Cnmiillriitlmis In I'rivrnt the INuiil WlntiT CriilNo. WASHINGTON. Dec. 1. The North At lantic squadron will enter the Gulf of Mexico this winter nnd Eiiend several months off the coast of Florida. This will ho the first time lei about three years that the squadron haa been In the gulf , the last cruise having been made under the command of Itcar Admiral Meadc. It was the Intention shortly after his retirement to send the squadron to the Vene zuelan coast for the customary winter drills , but this excrclso was abandoned on account of friction that had been caused between the United States and Great Urltaln over the Venezuelan boundary question. It being feared that the presence of our war ships In the neighborhood of the sccno of dlsi'ute would bo misconstrued into a hostile purpose. Later on , nnd nftcr the Venezuelan matter had dropped Into the background , the situa tion ns to Cuba \\aa regarded by the admin istration ns being such as to make It Impru dent to allow tlin squadron to absent Itself from our unprotected shores. Moreover the api'rcach ' of the uhlpa would be accepted by the Iniurgcnts as an Indication or thu intcn- tlrn of the United States government to in terfere In their behalf. All of these reasons have now ceased to bo of force and the action of Secretary I/Jng In permitting the shlys to go south once moro , taken In connection with the sending of the little gmibcats Into the West Indies , Is an evidence of the faith of the administration In the peaceful out look of the future. Ceptaln Taylor , the commander of the big battleship Indiana , has been at the Navy department for n conference with Secretary Long as to the plans for the movements of the squadron and It haa been arranged that the harbor of Key West shall form the ren dezvous of the vessels. The conditions thero. It is said at the department , are very favor able. The exact date for the assembling of the ships there has not bcon fixed , this de tail being dependent , on when the ships now being overhauled complete tlielr repairs , Admiral Slcard will glvo the signal for the southern crulic. The torpedo boat flotilla probably will bo IP the neighborhood of Key West about the tlmo the squadron Is In the harbor and sonic Interesting drills and inock attacks may bo expected. LAKH KHOXT CASKS UI > O.V AlMUiAl * . Coiillxrl KlviMi V'ntil tinMlillllu of .Inimiry I" l''llillrlrfN. . WASHINGTON , Pec. 1. The Chicago lake frcnt case was Jatcen up In the ofllco of the Bocretary of the Interior today on nppeal from 'tho decision. ' of the commissioner of the general land nfllco adverse to the McKee - Keo scrip loca cra , Mathlna Heiinor nnd H. M. La Follotta. Counsel were given until tbo mlilUlo ot January for the filing of briefs. All 'the ' proteetanta nnd contestants In tha proceedings except the commission ers of Lincoln park of Chicago are owners In possession of parts of the lands In con troversy. It 1s represented that the lands are highly Improved and that on them during their ownership hundreds of thousands - sands of dollars have bcon paid In taxes. It Is contended that the decision of Commls < sloner Hermann of the general laud olllco ol May 20 , 1897 , should bo alHmied. \ < > u * for ( lie Army. WASHINGTON , Dec. 1. ( Special Tele- gram. ) Army orders : Captain James C. Ayrcs , ordnance department , will make not exceeding four vlslto to the works of Drlggs- Scabury Gun & Ammunition company , Derby , Conn. , on the business pertaining to Inspection of projectiles. Leave of absence for twenty days Is grant ed Klrat Lieutenant William P. ( Durham , Twentieth Infantry. Leave of absence for ono month nml twcnty-lhrco days Is grunted First LlPtttrnntU Julius A. 1'cnn , adjutant Second Infantry. Captain Charles M , Candy , assistant nur- gcon , Is detailed as n member of the exam ining board convened at the I'resldlo of Sun Francisco during the examination of First Lieutenant Charles I * . KM lot t. Fourth cav alry , vice Major Ilobert II. White , surgeon , who will resume bin sent on the board upon conclusion of the paid examination. Lieutenant-Colonel Clarence 13. Bennett , Eleventh Infantry. Is relieved from further duty nt Fort Wayne , Michigan , and will pro ceed to his home , preparatory to retirement. Major JnmcB J. Corson , surgeon , having served more than thirty years In the army. Is. on his own application , retired from nctlvo service. SKim.VNY'S DHMAXllS I'I'OX ll.VVTI. Ilriuirltloii AiKcil for Treatment of Hrrr Liu-dor * . WASIHNOTON. Dec. 1. The exact nature of Germany's < 1 nun mis on Haytl became known tov the flrot tlmo today , and Are na follows : "An Indemnity of twenty 'thousand ' American dollars for Kmll Lticdcra ; the prom- Uo < thnt Mr. Lucdcrs may return to Haytl nnd thcro sojourn without danger of any kind ; n letter to my government In which you vMI ! express apology for the proceedings toward the Gorman government In the whole transaction ; that the president of Haytl shall graciously receive the German charge d'affaires at Port au 1'rlnce. " It was also announced that If Indemnity wsa not given , a war hhlji would > bo sent , or diplomatic rela tions bo broken. Without answering the demands In detail , Haytl asked if Germany , by presenting this demand , Intended to close the negotiation. . ! In the Lueders case , nnd aUo on what ground an apology was asked. The money demand wns regarded by Hnytl as fur leas Important than the other three , which were considered ns affecting Haytl's honor. The < lomand that the president receive Count Schwcrln graciously .was looked upon as Involving & deep humiliation , as It wns this oniclal who had gone before the president and rudely submitted hla demands. It was this fourth demand which led Haytl to prp- pare for one eventuality. Slnco thn foregoing correspondence closed , It has become apparent , according to cable dUp.itchc.u from llerlln , that the suggestion as to the sending of war shlrQ has been modi. Hod , and that thcro Is no present purpose to send them. U.\CM JJ.YM'H C.V.SII 'I'll.VXSACTIOXS. anil DIxhiirNotiir'iit.s Month \ovfllll > < T. WASHINGTON , Dec. 1. The comparative statement of the government receipts and ex penditures phows that the total receipts for the month of November , 1S07 , were ? 43,3CS- C05 , of which $18,191,018 was received from the reorganization committee of the Union 1'aclllc railroad , making the ordinary receipts for the month $2.rls'JS7. ( ; The total expendi tures for November were $37,810,835 , of which $4,519,308 was cash In the Union Pa cific sinking fund turned Into the treasury and repaid to the appropriation from which It had been originally drawn for Invest ment ; hc-ncc , the month's disbursements ircluilo this sum. The ordinary receipts for the month , therefore , were $2.,1CS,997 and the ordinary disbursements $33,261,470 , leav ing a deficit of ? S.092,483. The receipts from customs were $9,530,023 , a falling off of about 8100,000 ns compared with November , 1896. Tlio receipts from In ternal revenue were $13ri30C49 , a gain of about $430,000 for the month. The excess of expenditures over receipts for the five months of the present fiscal year , Independent of the proceeds of the sale of the Union Pacific , wns $10,101,494. The government hss received another pay ment of $8,100,000 on account of the Union Pacific sale , which still leaves due from the committee $31.153,605 to he paid In four cqunl Installments , the last on January 6 , 1S9S. COXniTIOX OK TJU3 IHiltLIC I1KIIT. llciliiciloii Minli'i Tli von uli Payment nf Union I'nultlu Money. WASHINGTON , Dec. 1. The December statement of the public debt shows that at the close of business November 30 , 1897 , the public debt , less cash In the treasury , amounted to $1,009,220.466 , a decrease since October 30 of $11,338,125. This decrease Is accounted for by nn Increase In the cash due to the deposit of an Installment of the pro ceeds of the sale of the government's inter est lu the Union Pacific railroad. Hut for this transaction the cash In the treasury would have been $771.-liiO loss than last month. Th : nc'if ' IB recapitulated as follows : Interest bearing debt , $817,365 , 629 ; debt on which Interest has ceased since maturity , $1,331- 2SO ; debt b-arlng no Interest , ? 3 ! > 1 , 193,125 ; total , $1,229,590.025. This amount , however , does not Include $579,920.033 In certificates nnd treasury notes outstanding which nro offset by nn cqunl amount of cash in the treasury. The cash In the treasury la classified ns follows : Gold. $191,089,260 ; silver , $307,656- 382 ; paper , $105,756.181 ; bonds , disbursing officers' balances , etc. , $38.907,251 ; totnl , $ S16-109,07C ; against which there are demand liabilities amounting to $625,745 , 510 , leaving the net cash balance , $220,663,559. PUT IIP HO.M3S TO IIKCI3.JVI3 MAIL. lloilN ( o lIciMMU I till-ill I'ri-c Delivery Hervlue. WASHINGTON , Dec. 1. Acting Postmas ter General Perry S. Heath lias Issued the following circular regarding the rural postal free delivery : The ultimate success of Jho experiment of free delivery of mall , which IH now being tried by direction of congress In fifty rural districts of the United States , will depend largely upon the promptness with which the carriers can malto their deliveries to the nitrons rn Iholr routes. This will bo ijrcatly facilitated If these desiring to take advantage of rural free delivery will erect suitable boxes by the roadside In which carriers tr.ay deposit malls as they pass and from which they may collect the malls In- i. .ndod for transtnlrjslon. The tlmo which would otherwise bo consumed by carriers In reaching residences same- distance back from the road will thus bo saved , the service will bo rendered moro efficient , Its cost will bo reduced anJ the probability of Its becoming a permanent feature of the postal adminis tration will bo Increased. I'repnrliiK for u ( irent Hiixli , WASHINGTON , Doc. 1. Consul Smith at Victoria , In a riport to the State department , says the advices received thcro Indicate that the rush In 1819 to California will bo ecl'pscd by the gold Beckers headed for the Yukcn In the early months of 1896. Agents from England have been at Victoria making arrangements for 3,000 or 4,000 gold seekers. Merchants there have secured great supplies of outfit goods and the transportation com panies have made arrangements sufilclent 10 maUo dally llneo butwecn that port and St. Michaels , Tnlya , SUagway and Fort Wrangle. Conrt-Miirtlul for Ciipdiln Curler. WASHINGTON , Dec. 1. The War depart ment Is making arrangements for the court- martial of Captain 0. M. Carter of the engi neer corps. It has been settled that the president of the court shall bo Drlgadlcr Gen. oral Otis , commanding the Department of Colorado , and that the Judge advocate of the court shall bo the Judge advocate of the name department , namely. Lieutenant Colonel John W. Clous. The court will meet at Savannah , but the date has not yet been set. Carrier * Ciiiiniil Work Overtime. WASHINGTON , Dec. 1. Hy order of As sistant Postmaster General Heatti It has boon made an offense punishable by dis missal from the service for a letter carrier to work moro than eight hours a day. This Is the result of a decision by the supreme court upholding the claim of A. II. Post , a letter carrier of Salt Lake City , for overtime under the eight-hour law of 1888. \VOIIIIIIL liiillty nf Murder. DAVKNPOHT , la. . Dec. 1. The second trial of Mre.CbrUtlno Dchrends , charged with the murder of her husband , Claua Bebrcnds , last July , ended this evening In a verdict of murder In the first degree. The sentence was fixed by the Jury at life imprisonment at hard labor. _ iAlipoliitmcutw for WASHINGTON , Dec. 1. ( Special Tele gram. ) The following will appointed pon- elon examiners In Nebraska , papers having gene forward today : Dr. I. W. HftUghoy nt Aurora , vice Dr. W. K. Cloodon , removed ! Ir H. T. Cooper , nt Wlndenj Dr. C. O. 131- moro at Chadtwn. vice Dr. J. I , Lea , removed ; Dr. W. S. Flory nt 'Strdford , lloone county ; Dr. H. M , Hazle. nt Cedar Knptiri ; Drs. K. C. Putnam , J. C. Hoffman nnd Thomas 0. Hnnce , nt Alma , Hnrlnn county , vice l-s. It. H. Palmer and S. M. llaker , removed. CiiiiiliroiiN Crop lleitorMitu ; flynlcin. WASHINGTON , Dec. 1. The annual re port of the statistician ot tlid Dopirtmont of Agriculture , John Hyde , was Issued today. U Is devoted mainly to criticism of the cumbrous and unbusinesslike crop reporting system tint has been In use In the depart ment during the last few years and to rt > c- oinmcmlnUoiis looking to an Improvement of the system. DepiitU'N AVouiideil by Moonnliliier.il WASHINGTON , Dec. 1. Deputy Commis sioner Wilson of the Internal Ilcvcnuo bureau has received a telegram from Hovcnuo Agent .Ferguson nt Greenville. S. C. , sayIng - Ing that two deputy collectors Imvo boon wounded In a fight with moonshiners. The department has Instructed an Investigation nnd n. reward may bo offorcJ. IVrluliiliifv to Poxlolllcrn. WASHINGTON. Dec. 1. ( Special Tele gram. ) Christian Russell has' been appointed postmaster nt Fnndon , .Frontier . county , Neb. , vlco J. F. Hussoll , resigned. Iowa appointments Grain Creek , Black Hawk county , G. H. Korth , Glrard , Clayton county , L. iM. Ycarons. Venne ! Ordered til Hollo. WASHINGTON , Dec. 1. The Navy do- rartmcnt has sent orders to the United States steamer Alert , now at San Francisco , to pro ccod to Hello , Nicaragua. U will bo kcp there to co-opcrnto with the Nlcaraguai Canal commission. Will \ \VUliilriMV ( from Clinroli. WASHINGTON , Dec. 1. The report tha the president would withdraw from the Metropolitan ropolitan Methodist church on account of th sermon Broached by Its pastor on Thanks glvlug day Is dented. Dully TreiiNiiry Sditemoiit. WASHINGTON. Doc. 1. Today's stftto ment of the condition of the treasury ehows Available cash balance , $220,663,559 ; gel icscrve , $157,363,851. Seeretnry Slirrmiui I WASHINGTON , Dec. 1. SocMtnr/ Sherman man was confined to hla house today by a cold. Ho Is only slightly Indisposed' , ItnttleNhlp IiiM'll Aeepleil. WASHINGTON , Dec. 1. The secretary o the navy finally accepted the Iowa and th Kooto today. I1YMKM3AL. WliHne.y-Kelley. HUnON , S. D. , Dec. 1. ( Speclnl. ) Da Whitney nnd Miss 13mma Kelly , both of thl city , were married In Wolsoy n day or tw since. The grcom recently came from Mill ncapolls and the bride has been active It Salvation army work here for severa months. IUVERTON , la. , Dc. 1. ( Special. ) L Notson , county superintendent-elect , wa united In marriage to Miss .Mary llosscan a Mount Ollvo church Sunday by Kev. Gcorg Yule ot Sidney. Torry-SaiHlorHoii. PARIS , Dec. 1. Miss Sibyl Sanderson , the opera singer , was quietly married hero todaj to Antonio Torry. Immediately after the cor cmony they left for Italy. SometlilUKT in Tlninv. It may bo worth something to know tha the very best medicine for restoring the tire out nervous system to a healthy vigor I KIcctrlu Bitters. Thu medicine Is iiurelj vegetable , nets by giving tone to the nerv centers in the stomach , gently stimulates th Liver and Kidneys , and aids those organs li throwing oft Impurities In the blood. Klcc trio Blttos Improves the appetite , aids dlgcs tlon and Is pronounced by these who have tried It as the very best blood purifier am nerve tonic. Try It. Sold for EOc or $1.0 per bottle nt Kuhn & Co.'s drug store. ilentliM of n Day. WASHINGTON , Dec. 1. Colonel W. D Chlplcy of Florida , who has been 111 at a hospital In this city for some weeks , follow ing an operation for carbuncle , died at r/clock this morning. The remains will bo removed to Columbus , Ga. , for Informrnt. PARIS , Doc. 1. John P. Jackson of the New York Herald stnfT died In Paris toda > after an illness of three weeks from Ilrlght's disease , Mr. Jackson , before going abroad , was for eign , editor at the homo office of the Herald. Prominent among the musical critics of New York , ho wns also n writer of uxc < * ptloiril brilliancy upon Knropcin noll'l-s 11 ' - sent as a correspondent of the Herald to the relief of the Jeonotte expedition , lie MI cossfully performed the perilous mission. crossing northern Siberia and effecting the rescue of the survivors of the Jeancttc. In the Husso-Turklsh war ho was nssoolnted with such fnmous correspondents ns J. A. McGahan , Aichlbald Forbes nnd Frank W. Mlllut. NKW YORK. Drc. 1. General Nelson G. Wllllnma died at his home In .Urooklyn yes terday. Ho was n clnsaninlo of U. S. Grant at West Point. At the battle of Shlloh he had a horeo shot under him , and the explo sion of a shell rundcrc' him totally deaf. For thirty years ho haa been In charge of the public stores In this city. As usually treated , a severe sprain will disable the Injured person for three or four wooka , but when Chamberlain's Pain Halm Is promptly and frut-y ! applied , a complete recovery wlil often result In from three to four days. Kimliu . H Kleet Ollleei-N. NRW YORK , Doc. I. The Society of Mc- elmnlc.il EnfIneern ; has cleotod the following olllccrs : Charles Wnlliico Hunt. New York , president : vlco presidents , 10 , S. Cr.imp of Philadelphia. S. T. Wollimm of Clt-vi-lnnil , W. > F. Dutfce iiml John C. Kn'er of New York City , David K. Frnser of Chlcafio and Walters. Russell of Detroit ; treasurer. Wil liam H. Wiley. _ PreNeiit to Cornell Uiil vri'Nlly. ITHACA , N. Y. , Dec. l.-W. II. Sage- of Ithaca und Di-nn SIIKO of Albany have presented the Cornell university the inagnllU-rnt residence of the lute Henry W. Suite for n students' hospital , nnd lipuldcn equipping It , will endow It with $100,000. The property la worth fbO.OOO. CHEAT YOU A Government Stamp ccr- tifyinij to the Ate and Purity , is on every bottle of the BE SURE TUE INTERNAL REVENUE STAMP OVER THE CORK AND CAPSULE IS HOT BROKEN AND THAT IT DEARS THE NAME - sW.A.GAINES &CO. KS 4'lTKA COVllMftfHT GltniWHJtt. . 3r-y rimr cow MJH mis ROTHING. For Sale Everywhere. Motlrn ! MuthcrHll MolhumMI lln. Wlnilow'i Soothlnp Byrup lia been u cd for over IV year * by inllllonii of motliem tot their children while teething with perfect xuc- ce a. It eootliea'the child , coftenn the cum * , nllaye all pain , cures wind colic , anil Is the b > l remedy lor Diarrhoea. Bold by drupvUti In every Part of the world , lit lure and aik for Mm. Wtrulow-a Soolhlnir Byrup" nnJ luke no other kind. 25 cer.u a bottlt. Mnny n buisncss man who is envied by his as sociates ntttl acquaint ances ns n "lucky ( el'S&QsL low" stands but n step V $ from the crave. He has purchased success at the cost of health. 1'or every step forward in wealth he hns taken two backward in health. Now that he has nl. most achieved his ambition ns a money-get- tcr , ho is standing on the verge of his grave. Just one more big business strain Just ono more step backward In health nnd he will step into his grave. No man hus the right to gain money nt the expense of health. Ha owes something to wife and childteu some thing to himself. He may have health easily. Dr. I'lcrcc's Golden Medical Discovery makes men nml women strong nnd welt. U wauh off disease. It makes pure blood , soldi flesh , nnd strong nerves , When the arteries nrc filled with rich , puie blood , a man doesn't easily break down or net sick. He can stand almost nnymnountof work or strain. The "Golden Medical Discovery" corrects the nil-embracing disorders that cause nil manner of disease. It corrects dis orders of the digestion , Incgulntitics of the bowels , and Impure blood , Druggists sell it. "t wns nflllctcd with plmplc.4 and boll * , nnd running sores on facennd nccl : , " writes UobcrtS. Wcrt , of No. 615 Galloway Ave. , Columbus , Ohio. " Nothing did me ntiy good , t took Dr. rlrrcc'a Golden Medlcnl Dlicovcrynnd ' 1'lrainiit relicts' before 1 had tnkcii four bottles I wns cured. " IJvery family should have Dr. I'icrce's Common Sense Medical Adviser. The book was cheap at Si-so its regular price. Now , for n limited time , it may be had for nothing , at one-cent stamps , to pay the cost of mailing only , will procure you the book in strong paper covers , post-paid. Or you can have the bonk in elegant cloth binding , for 10 cents extra ; cents in nil. World's Dispensary Mcdie.il Associa tion , lluflalo , N. Y. Elgin Experience. Within a certain section of New York State there arc three times as many Elgin Watches can led .as of all other makes combined , yet less than one- third of the watches on the jewelers' repair racks in that section aie Elfins. Strong evidence that they cost less to keep in order thnn any other watch. Ask your jewelerabout the timekeep ing qualities of these superb watches , and be sure that the word "Elgin" Is engraved on the plate of the watch you buy. C3"The Full Ruby Jeweled Is the grade specially rccomtncntlcJ. Elgin National Watcli Co. , Elgin , III. Assist Sluggish Kidneys , The cc.it of Inflammation , congestion nnd p.iln that ImjKi.r tlu-lr poncr to properly perfunu tUtir normal functions by applying Porous Piasters across the b.ick on line with tlio lower rilis. Tlioy promptly rcliovo the Had.ache , I'.im in Un ; Loins , or heavy dull feelings in the region of Urn klihu-yii , nnd through their valuable i > irilic.nd : nun nnnior- Irritaliiigclfcct * , r.ld in Htimulatm and rcMn1 > - liHlilng n healthy condition. No external remedy EO cffectlvf , reliable uml prompt ni a II IiN- HOX. Price ' ! . " > ci'iitsi , Itcfii-ofiilwtitntcs. .Su.iliiiry & .Johnson , M'f'tfC'licmisU ' , New York U can lie given without < li < - kiiotvl Mlnro > f llic iintlfiit In coiVi-e , ten c/r inti. IDS ' > t food ; : u iff.'ct a permanent uiul viwi.il > rule. vlit > her .no iMticm ia a moleruta dimmer or an aim iinlic wiwk. lie 'it ot naitliulirs fr-e , to li > nail or Culm , X Co. . l.itli iinJ Doiml'iN ' Omiil'a. Neb , ( iUl.m'.N NIWll'-IC ' C O. , Clnrliin"l ( , ( I. \Vrlte for their "Hook on Muiphtno HiiUlt , mailed free. I'uton ries. , .Munition TRMJPIIONIJ 1531. 2 Nights $ $ " * Dec 2 MATJNKK SATURDAY Now York's Orcutuht Karoo Comedy Flo Jr\vin in WIDOW JONJ H. 2V. i' . To.uml $1.00. and Oi Hie Creighton ! ? MKirr.s iMMniic\ri.Ms sr.vn.vv Mvnsii : : , uiri : < : uinu : r.t M VTIMSH \vjn\i-.si.vv. : IHM-liil iMiKiitfoiuciil f tinComiily < * y- loin- that lin Ui'i't > < " VltDS'y i ; A ; I.HON VltDS' _ 2ni'Bi ) ( > 75 i JjU.oo. InlliK'O 1'rltinn SK5 i { B ) Bill' . KliT I J LULL'S \ S. 13. I'ur llllli mill lnvrniiurl SlH. . oxriJiiT.s KVHHY MUirr 71:10 : TO i .liitlnccs TiiL'S'Juy , Tliurwlay anil Saturday , Zi : 1IIH UUKK'S .ITT A < TIO.VSl iNNA KII.IAN-Violin Bululat. JinN'i : SIIU.KH 8oi.mrm 'I'lHTA l.ll'lB ' (1 , ia ilt'iW ) ' r : ll.\ KUC'llMlll Knlj , t. ir.pll'1'1WIH I'hlhl % 'ocnll t. ir.l.l'N HIXJAN KoubrrUe. Jl'NAVII.1IA Hunt ; anil IIBIHC L'.S I.AIIV OIK nis'rit.\ : . noTiis. : liith ; iiul DpiiKliui StH. , Oinnlm CiNTIlArLY : I.OfATKU. linerlcan plun , ifii.GO pur fluy up. Kiirupenn plun , Sl.OOpor djy up J. H. MAUKUL & SON , Prop * . BABKEH , HOTEL. HIKTiUNTll AND JOXLIS STHKISTH , 1(0 roorni , batln. uteam licat and all inodtrn onveulenceu. Itutev , Jl.W aud IZ.CO per < Uy. able unexcelled. tipeeUI low ratts to rcgulu DICK 41UTU.