THE OMAHA DAILY UE12 : FRIDAY. MAltCII 25. 1898.
EDMISTEN'S ' WOES MULTIPLY
llnhnnn of the Popnliat Etato Committee
Cos Ills Troubles.
CimiDcRS LOOKING U ? HIS CONDUCT
Worker * Who Were Iout In the I'le
Sim 111 e Wit ill < o Knon the 1IU-
tor > of Sonic Itccunt
i\entM.
LINCOLN , .M-irch 24. ( Speclal.-Thcre ) Is
ft fattlon growing up Irt populist politics that
Is destined to causu much trouble to Chair
man Edmlsten and hli friends and the lead
ers of thN faction arc Inquiring Into the re
count baflot-fHInR gtory lately told by on < j
Simon , to sco If there Is not enough sub
stance therein to cause the permanent downfall -
fall of the present populist chairman. This
troublesome crowd Is made up from a num
ber of popocratlc workers who have In the
last eighteen months sought appointments
or other recognition , only to eeo a small
cotcrlo of officeholders gobble up all the po
litical pic. They now say that the fellows
who were connected with the recount schema
are vvlcldlns entirely too much power and
that there must be n reason for all this. It
Is pointed out that the leaders In the re
count work were Chairman Edmlstcn , V. M.
Ross , J. N. Campbell and George W. Blake.
( All of thcso have been well provided for
eltico then , as If U were a reward lor some
Important service. Blake and Campbell
have both" been favored with fat places on
the exposition work. Ross , who was a rene
gade republican when ho received the ap
pointment on the recount commission and
who had received the promise of the place
before the legislature passed the bill pro-
vlcllrs for the recount of the ballots , tins
since then secured the appointment of both
his son and his daughter as employes of
state Institutions. Edmlsten was put back
on the throne as chairman of the populists ,
where he would have great power In helping
to parcel out the rewards.
The Inquiry now comes from the kicker
e'oment. "Why did the governor promise
ROMI a place on the recount commission ? In
what way did ( toss earn the reward he sub-
ficriucntly received ? And why should Blake
and Campbell bo favored In preference to
other party workers ? " That there was a
great anxiety on the part of both Governor
Holcomb and Secretary Porter to see J. N.
Campbell receive his present appointment
there la now no doubt. Porter made no
nccret of his work In favor of Campbell and
made a sptclal trip to Omaha to labor with
the commission In behalf of his friend. Gov
ernor Holcomb was also at Omaha when thn
Appointment was made , but being Inter
viewed by some of the disappointed appli
cants the next day , ho assured them that
ho had been strictly Impartial as between
all the candidates and had made no special
effort for Campbell. Since then some of the
disgruntled ones have brought to light two
Icttcrci written by the governor favoring the
appointment of Campbell and they think
they have fresh cause for making a fuss.
In the last two weeks several conferences
have been held between the disgruntled cle
ment and E. L. Simon , In which the details
c ! the recount frauds have been gone over
very carefully What scheme Is In the wind
has not yet been learned , but when The Bee
reporter happened In upon ono of these con-
fcrencs not lone since ho was given to un
derstand that there would be developments
. In the near fulnre that would prove most
Interesting to Mr. Edm'sten and more than
ono other of the popocratlc office holders.
STATC IHOUSiE GOSSIP.
The Wllsonvlllo Creamery company of Wll-
sonvllle , J'urnas county , filed articles of In
corporation with the secretary of state to
day. The capital stock is $2,000 and the In
corporators are W. P. IPlcrce , M. C. Stevens
W. J. Oliver , J. H. Artz and A. W. Hunt
This makes thirty-two creamery companies
that hava Incorporated In this state since
September 1.
A requisition was Issued'by the governor
today for tbo'rcturn of John-Doe and Rlchnr. .
Roe from Marysvlllcf Kan. , to Johnson
county , this state , to answer for the crime
of horse stealing. The two men entered the
barn of J. Parker , a farmer living near Crab
Orchard , on the night of March 16 and stole
a span of horses. A double set of harness
and a buggy were also taken. The men were
tracked to Marysvllle , where they were ar
rested and the stolen property was recov
crcd.
Samuel Douglas came to this state fron
Oklahoma , and now a requisition has fol
lovvel him In which Is stated that ho Is ac
cetsory to the crime of murder committee
in Oklahoma shortly before he left there
Douglas protested against * the requisition
claiming that It was a plan to get htm hack
to Oklahoma as a witness In another case
Leo Katelo | of Omaha represented the prls
oner In a hearing before the governor thl
afternoon.
The state banking board held a meeting
today and adopted a resolution permlttlni
the Columbus State bank to reduce It
capital iitock from $81,000 to $50,000 and th
domn rckil State bank of Columbus to re
duce from $90,000 to $50,000.
UNIVERSITY INDOOR ATHLETICS.
The annual Indoor athletic contests wll
take place In the university gymnasium to
morrow evening. Following \ the program
Shot put , to qualify , IS feet ; 100 points , 4
feet. Running , hop , step and jump , t
qualify , 22 feet ; 100 points , 42 feet. Pol
vault , to quality , C feet 10 Inches ; 100 points
10 feet. Running high jump , to qualify , :
fcut G Inches ; 100 points , & feet 7 Inches
Potato race , to qualify , 2 mln. 5 sec. ; 10 (
points , 1 mln. 40 sec. The contestants ar
to be : 'R. E Benedict , W. 'E. ' Andrescn , B
M. La Salle , P. W. Jewett , R. L. Waterman
P. A. Lemar , R. C. James. J. A. Kellogg , L
B. Ryan. uM. P. Plllsbury , E. M. > Bollne , O. T
Reedy. W. R. Heartt.
Judge Cornish hag given his decision 1
regard to the division of property In th
Klamp divorce case , which has been In cour
for some time. Ho finds that the propert
valued now at $10,000. was accrued malnl
through the efforts of Mn. Klamp , and give
the same to her. In a case tried before th
supreme court It was held that the home
stead was the property of Mrs. Klamp , anc
Judge Cornish adhered to that decision also
Today was observed as "quiet day" by S
Luke's Episcopal church. The festival of th
Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary vvl
lie celebrated In an early mass Ft Ida
morning.
The marriage of Ira J. Ayers and Mis
Ada 'M. ' Hagenbuch took place at the bride'
homo last night. Mr. Ayers Is chief cler
In the adjutant general's office , and the brld
Is well known , having lived In Lincoln
number of years.
Dm III City .Noten.
DAVID CITY. Neb . March 24. ( Special
Soon after the arrival of the Fremon
Elkhorn & Missouri Valley freight from th
east this morning the fire department vva
called to the elation to subdue a Are In
car of household goods left by the train
The car had been loaded and shipped fron
Fremont la t evening by E. Williams , wh
SKINS
ON FIRE
Skin * on fire \vitb torturing , disfiguring ,
itching , burning , bleeding , scaly , and pimply
Immon , Inttactly relieved by a warm bath
with CUTICUKA 80 A r , a single application of
CUTIOUKA ( olutiiient ) , the great ikln cure ,
and full dote oX Cimcuiu. UESOLV E.NT.
* >
! toUlhrouihotl th verlt FPTTIW P C ( Vw . P * > 1
frmi * , botuu. * Htw t Curt Totiiulnj lluuwti , ( rv .
lAIY'SSKill r rilr4 Ukl BcM-
I" had flnlnahcd the loading and billing just
In time to take the pa > scnjer ttaln. The nuot
alnatle portion of the goods was destroyed
r damaged by fire ttid water.
The Butler County fair will be held Sep.
ember 20. 21 , 22 and 24. The upeed com-
illlcc reported a program by which pumes
ggregatlng $1,200 will be hung up.
At a meeting of the directors of the City
'atlcaal bank , E. Williams was chosen caah-
er ; C. 0. Crosthwalte , a&slettnt cashier ,
ho will assume the active management of
lie bank. B. 0. Perkins , the president re-
res from the active maitagenicnt of the
ank's affairs , although ho will retain the
residency and remain on the board of dl-
cctor .
UTTI. > C5 UI MD.MCII'U , TICKKTS.
iiK Men tn Hun for I.ocnl Oltlc'r *
\ehrimkn. .
EXETER , Neb. , ( March 24. ( Special. )
The Anti-Saloon league has placed the fol-
owing ticket In the Hold for the April clec-
lon : II. H. Long , O. W. Putton , Thomas
Vugent , W. W. McNalr nnd E. H. Buck ,
"ho license people have the following ticket :
A. D. Cookua , H. A. Grtenavvu.lt , J. L. Mc-
. /eesc , Harry Coates and D. J. Perry.
SUPERIOR , Neb. , March 24. ( Special. )
'ho peoplo'a party has made nominations
,8 , follows : For mayor , H. N. Bradshaw ;
: lty clerk , W. W. Hopper ; city treasurer ,
V. < W. Kendall : councllmcn , Ai H. Skln-
er , G. A. iMerrltt , G. H. Mendell ; school
oard , B. C. Ambcrson , William Brcnne-
man.
GOTHENBURG , Neb. , March 24. ( Spe-
lal. ) At the cltlreiiB' caucus , held last
vetting , the following candidates were
'laced ' In nomination for village trustees
or the ensuing year : Krank Miller , Bert
Blllngsworth , Enne Falkcrs , John G. Swan-
t > on and EG. . West. A resolution was
adopted urging the beard to pass an ordl-
lance compelling the citizens to plant forest
rets on certain btrccls. The ticket favors
ilgh license.
REPUBLICAN CITY , Neb , March 24.
Special. ) The citizens' municipal conven-
lon met last evening and the following
Ickct vvae nominated : W. E. Bragg , T. O.
Bow lea , W. Bardon , S. C. Patterson , G. C.
Goddard. This Is a no license ticket.
IIIN Money Coinen I"n > - .
HUJIBOLDT , Neb , Mnrch 24. ( Special. )
ohn Crompton and another wealthy Pawnee
; ounty farmer were In the city today con-
biting with Officer Frank Todd regarding
ho possibility of locating one William 1)11- )
Ings , recently of this city , whom they de-
Ire to prosecute for fraul. Billings was a
csldent of the county several years ago and
luring the winter returned , after an absenre
f several years , claiming to have come
llrcct from the Klondike gold fields , where
le clalmeJ to have made a stake of several
housand dollars. Lately he has been travel-
ng over the country getting farmers and
tlier persons of wealth to listen to his story
nnd help to put up the cash to purchase
claims In the Klondike section. One busi
ness man ot hlfl city put up $100 , these two
'awnee ' county men put up $75 apiece , while
t Is positively known that he has gathered
up tn the neighborhood of $1,000 In this
manner. Now ho cannot be located and those
vho ass'sted ' him In getting started are hold
ng the sack. Hillings Is well known hero
mil has relatives who are highly respected
citizens.
ColnniliiiH After the Ilolioen.
COLUMBUS , Neb. March 24. ( Special. )
This city Is fairly overrun with tramps and
hoboes , and since Omaha and other cities
liavo commenced to run them out they con
gregate here In droves. This morning Officer
ilelbon rounded up about twenty and es
corted them to the city limits and admonished
ished them not to return.
C. H. Swallow , publisher of the Humphrey
Democrat , filed his petition last evening In
the district court asking for a restraining
order to enjoin George W. Duffy from pub
lishing his paper In the same village under
the name , of the Democrat. Duffy started
his paper here last August and removed to
Humrhrey about two weeks ago. The case
will bo heard Saturday.
Judge Marshall of Fremont has been hold-
Ins court here this week. The object Is to
clear up the work as much as possible am ]
thereby shorten the May term.
Support theAilmliilMtrntlan. .
SUPERIOR , Neb. , March 24. ( Special. )
The following resolutions offered b'y Dr. W
Foster have beein unanimously adopteJ by the
Woman's Relief corps and Grand Army of
the Republic. ,
"Resolved , That we cordially endorse
the action of congress In placing $50,000.00 (
at the disposal of the president to be appliec
to strengthening our army and navy ,
"Resolved , That we endorse President Me
Klnley's course as wise and patriotic.
" "Resolved , That we will give freely of our
means to Improve the condition of the Cu
ban reconcc'ntradoV
The Cuban relief fund Is steadily growing
about $100 having been subscribed.
To Alii Cubn.
PAWNEE. Neb. , March 24. ( Special. ) A
rmvso meeting was allied by the mayor to
meet In the court house last night to take
steps toward soliciting old for the starving
and destitute of Culu. The meeting brough
out a largo number of citizens , who were
calicit to order by Mayor Rice and John
Hassle chosen aa secretary. Num'.ou
plans were discussed and the mayor ap
pointed a committee of eight , flve women am
three men , the mayor chairman of the com
mlttec , vvhlcih will Immediately commence
an active canvass.
Fnrmern' InHtlfiite.
NELSON , Neb. , March 24. ( Special. )
The furme.'B of Nuckolla county are con
ducting a very successful two days' Instt
tuto In this city. Almost every number on
the program la filled. Last night Rev. L
P. Ludden of Lincoln addressed the meeting
on the topic of "Poultry. " The session
closes this afternoon.
The recent cold enap froze the ground
ihcro to the depth of about four Inches. I
is thought that fruit was not sufficiently
advanced to be Injured to any great ex
tent.
Kill * n Horned HiiliMt.
BANCROFT , Neb. , tMarch 24. ( Special. )
Lon Junkcn while hunting today killed wha
might bo termed a horned rabbit. The little
tlo anlmal'9 head had projecting from It eve
thirty horned projections , which ranged from
one-eighth to ono and one-halt Inches 1
length and resembling In every way horns
Close Inspection proved that the horny sub
stance was attached only to the skin and 1
probably of a surperfluoua growth , the caus
of which Is not evident.
Knnernl of an Old Settler.
SCHUYLER , Neb , March 24. ( Special. )
The funeral of the late Henry W. Nlcma
of the firm of Wells & Nlcman , millers
was conducted hero at the Episcopal churc
at noon today. Rev. D. C. Pattce , rector
officiating. Mr. Nleman was one among th
best known of the people that have eve
lived In Schuyler. The remains were take
to Omaha thla afternoon for Interment.
Netv Seerct Society.
OSCEOLA , Neb. , March 24. ( Special. )
A lodge of "Royal Oaks" has just been or
goalzed here with twenty-five charter mem
bers and the following officers : Worthy caun
ell , S. H. Parsers ; vice council , O , F. More
house : paf't council , Mrs. 0. D. Eaton ; treas
urer. Judge C. W. Celts ; secretary , Charle
Bull ; guard , Mlle Joy ; sentinel , Sol Joy-
herald , George A. Brooks.
Ullleer * Clionen. '
PAWNEE , Neb. , MarA 24. ( Special. )
The Knights and Ladles of Security elccte
the following officers Thursday night for th
ensuing six months : President , W. C. Kern
vice president , H. iM. Conaughcy , second vie
president , C. A. Dickey ; financial secretary
Frank Shane.
InereiiNeil Small < irulu > Acrcnue.
GREELEY , Neb. , March 24. ( Special. )
The acreage of small grain being sown I
Greeley county this year Is probably 20 pe
cent more than over before. The farmers
are now about half done sowing wheat am
report the condition of the soil as excel
lent.
Four Yen far MeComh.
PL\TTSMOUTH. Neb. . March 24. ( Spe
clal. ) In the cieo of the State of Nebrask
against James MeComb , Judge Ramsey today
sentenced MeComb on the finding ! of th
jury to serve out a sentence of four year
la the penitentiary and to pay all cosU. Th
ght sentence was In compliance with the
ecomnicndatlon of the Jury.
The jury In the Sparer suit against the
ock Island for $5,000 damages went out at
bout G o'clock last evening and tonight U
till out. The Indication ! are that It will
l grce.
Hxeter IM
EXETER , Neb. , March 24. ( Special. )
Vhllc S. V. Lester wiw loading a car of
ieavy weight horses for Chicago yesterday ,
ila ecu Perry came very near being tram-
led to death by the horses. His escape was
Imost miraculous.
This place was visited by a terrible gale
tonday night and Tuesday accompanied
y the greatest change In temperature
ver noticed here. Thermometers registering
0 degrees Monday afternoon registered 0
egrces above zero Tuesday morning. The
wind Tuesday was bitterly cold all
ay. The wheel on the city well tower vvaa
blown off end a number of mills and small
iiilldlngs through the country were blown
own.
'Much ' Corn Held Over.
MILFORD , Neb. , March 24. ( Special. )
The farmers of the vicinity have been able
o hold the largest amount of corn In the
ribs that has ever been loiown to be on
tiand at this time of the year. The ability to
o this speaks well for the prosperity of
armors generally. The recent cold map has
ounded a warning to the provision gardener
and planting has stopped for the time being.
Teeninneh Telephone' Company.
TECUMSEH , Nob. , March 24. ( Special. )
The following officers have been elected by
ho Tecumseh Telephone company : P. H ,
lopklns , prei-'ldent ; J. A. Mcl'herrln , vice
president ; C. E. Smith , secretary ; William
lassett , treasurer ; C. A. Pierce , C. W. Pool ,
V. T. Scaver , J. L. Young , E. M. Tracy , W.
t. Barton , board of directors.
( eiieMi tileuiiliiRH.
GENEVA , Neb , March 24. ( Special. )
Mtv. Wclton of Falrbury is In Geneva In the
nterest of the Woman's Christian Temper
ance union. An effort Is being made to re
organize.
The Ancient Order of United Workmen en-
loyed a social evening and an oyster supper
n Ftaternlty temple last night.
Colil lit IteplHlllellll Cltr *
REPUBLICAN CITY , Neb. , March 24.
; Speclal ) The cold wave as predicted struck
this section about ! > o'clock 'Monday evening
In the shape of a strong wind , which con
tinned blowing until Tuesday evening. A
arge acreage of sp'lng wheat If being sown
here. 'Farmers ' generally have their work
well advanced.
Flour for StnrtliiK CiilmiiM.
TRCUMSEH , Neb. , March 24. ( Special. )
Johnson county will send a carljad of flour
to the starving Cubans. Orgarlzatlon has
been penfeoted and tno county Is now being
solicited by precincts. Grain and cash con-
trtbutlors are being made in generous quan-
tltley and the same will be exchanged for
the Hour.
Mm. Con rail Wliix.
WAHOO , Nob. , .March 24. ( Special. ) The
McCoy-Conrad will case closed last evening
The Jury brought In a verdict for the con
testant , Mrs. Cyrus Conrad. The trial lasted
nlno days and every Inch of ground was con
tested The Jury deliberated only an hour
Itnry Many Children.
BATTLE CREEK. Neb. , March 24. ( Spe
cial. ) Carl Bel'ska ' and wife lost another
child yes'erday. Out of fourteen born to
them this makes eleven they have burled
and the largest number of children lost by
2ny * family In the county.
SAYS WE SHOULD UUIT AVOIUIMNG.
I.oiulon Gniphle ThliikN It In Time to
IIo Sometliliiwr.
LONDON. March 25. The Graphic pays
editorially this morning :
"Wo think It time that Washington ceased
wobbling. Wtwks ago It was said that the
starting of the Spanish torpedo flotilla for
the West Indies would coxpel America to de
clare war. Today the fleet Is steaming
straight for Porto Rico. Meanwhile acute
senators In Washington and over-clt < jr
journalists In New York are planning In
genlous campaigns to fix the odium of dc
clarlng war on Spain.
"Surely this Is unworthy of the American
people. Two clear lines of policy are be
fore President McKltJjy either to cooperate
ate with the Sagasta cabinet In making Cu
ban home rule a t allty , or to give Spain
peremptory notice to quit.
"To avoid both courses Is to ; turn the ter
rtble Maine disaster into a sort of gruesome
red herring. It President McKlnley does not
mean war , let htm say so , nnd the horrors
In Cuba will soon : bo mitigated. "
The Vienna correspondent. CA the Dally
ChrorJjlo says :
"Baumann , a diver engaged by the Unltet
States to examine the wreck of the Maine
has written to Vs parents In Dresden say
ing the vessel was undoubtedly" exploded bv
the Spaniards by means of a submarine
mine , In proof of which he points out thai
the gunpowder ( dynamite ) and other explo
slvcs In the magazines were found on the
wreck quite Intact. "
The Standard this morning , commenting
editorially on the cabled extracts of Senatoi
Thursttm's speech In the senate , severe ! ;
censures It as a flagrant example of the reck
lessness of American politicians In goading
the Spanish people to war. Tlie edltorla
proceeds :
Such oratory only adds to the Insults
Spain has borne hitherto with a proud cam
which has won European respect nnd shouli
have shamed even bellicose senators. Suet
folly Is unpardonable of n representative o
a grt-at nation , that Is forever declaring
Itself for high principle.
However , If Mr. Thurston was aware o :
t'lu government's Intentions. It Is significant
but the government would hnrdly employ
such n speaker unless It desired war. Fortu
nately there Is no clear evidence that Mr
McKlnley Is of Mr. Thurston's way o
thinking.
The Dally News , In an editorial on th <
conflict between congress and President Me
KInley. says : "It Is no wonder , after the
horrors of the Weyler regime In Cuba , tha
the president finds It hard to hold congress
In hand. "
The Madrid correspondent of the Times
says :
The statement fiat United States Consu
General Lee had itsked permission to blow
up the wreck of the Mulno has created an
unfavorable Impression , because It is sup
posed to Imp'y n desire to destroy wha
would be necessary evidence If the matte
were submitted to arbitration.
Mnny Spaniards consider arbitration th
only way out of the dltllcnlty nnd cnnno
believe that the nation vvMcli first laic
down the principle of arbitration will no
admit that the Maine case can be dealt with
In that manner , or severed from other ns
pects of the Cuban question.
CniiKlit In theAct. .
J. A. Clarke , -who lives at n lodging nous
near Twelfth and Douglas streets , made nn
unsuccessful attempt last night to carry
nvvny his landlord's hose. Tie latter hni
brought the apparatus from the garret vvltl
the view of breaking up his garden nnd hat
stored It temporarily In an uppar hall. Dur
Ing the nljsit Clarke Is s-Ud to have thrown
the hose from the window and Inter to hav
made his escape by t'le stairs. He was on
his wny to a junk shop with a cell fifty fee
Ion over his shoulder when he was utoppec
nnd questUncd by an olllcer. Before he vva
nllovvcd to continue Louis Co'ien , the owner
appeared nnd c'nlmed his property. Clark
was charged with petty larceny.
Dnll > Treimury Statement.
WASHINGTON , March 24. Today's state
ment of the condition of the treasury shown
Available cash balance , $224,710,922 ; gold re
serve , $171.817.871.
HntementN of ( leeuii VemielN , Mnr. 21
At New- York Arrived Edam , from Am
rtcrdam ; Bremen , from Bremen. Sailed
Normnnnla , for Hamburg.
At Rotterdam Arrived Obdam. from New
York. Sailed Rotterdam , for New York.
At Naples Arrived Wcrrn , from Nev
York. Salltd Victoria , for New York.
At Cherbourg Sailed Havel , for Now
York.
At Hamburg Arrived Patrla , from New
York.
At London Arrived Mlnnowaska , from
New York.
At Liverpool Arrived Pennland , frci
Philadelphia.
At Queenttown Arrived Britannic , from
New York. Sailed Bflgenlind , for Phlladei
phla ; Teutonic , for Nt-w YorU.
At Phlladelphla-Sdlled-Snltzerlond. fo
Antwerp , , .
< U JU- , - * > - , * . , -
OHIO CONTINUES TO RISE
5U1
'rotracicd Siege of ffizh Water 2s Now
UMBER OF LIVES t'OST IN THE FLOOD
.
lain * Arc Reported Along the1 Trlliu-
tnrlvw of the lllft Illver , nnd
Grent Diitiinuc In Alrenil )
CINCINNATI , March , 4. At 10 o'clock
tonight the Ohio river a t Cincinnati regis
ters fifty-cae feet two and one-halt Inches ,
rising an Inch an hour. This la a rise of ulx
Inches In four hours bjtwean C and 10 o'c'o k.
The sky Is overcaet , but not threatening ; the
mercury registers 41 degrees , with a ten
dency to rise.
Reports from northern West Virginia at
the sources of the Monongahela bring news
of heavy rains last night and of a rapidly
rising river tonight. This Is an a"3urance
that the Ohio will have a protracted high
stage of water If ix > rain should set In socn.
It Is also an admonition that a prodigious
flood may be expected should the tributaries
receive an accession of rain within two or
three days.
Reports from all quartern of the Ohio val
ley arc of drizzling rains or cloudy skies.
No clear weather Is reported. All up river
towns report the Ohio rising rapidly except
Wheeling , where It Is statlcaa.'y.
Interim1 towns In Ohio that have suffered
nundatlon and damage are finding relief
) > the * recession of the waters , LoJa of
Ife Is reported at Hamilton , 0. , where the
Great Miami swept away two cottages and
drowned six Inmates , namely : Mrs. Charles
iVhltinza and her three small children aud
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sprlngman.
Zanesvllle reports the drowning of the In-
'ant son of MM. Charles West aud of a man
mown as Deacon Jones , also of the drown
ing by the upsetting of a skltt of Mis. James
ilrennan and child and John Leach and the
Irownlng of Mrs. March Church and Timothy
thy Jones. The story of loss of life by the
railroad wreck near Columbus , Ind. , not cnly
acks confirmation , but Is po'ltlvcly denied.
The railroad situation in the Interior of
Ohio Is Improving. Cities cut off from the
world yesterday arc getting trains out to
night by repaired tracks or by detours over
other roads.
MANY RAILROAD WASHOUTS.
In Cincinnati the following la the railroad
situation : No trains on the Eric In or out.
The Cincinnati Northern Is In the same
predicament. The Baltimore & Ohio South
western , which was unscathed yesterday ,
suffers from a washout east at Chllllcothu
and west at Medora , lua. It keeps trains
moving cast via Portsmouth and Hamden
and west by New Albany and the Monon.
The Pennsylvania Is open to Columbus > ind
to the test today. The Cincinnati , Hamilton
& Dayton la cut oft f.iam Toledo and dctrolt
only. The llllg Four has restored communl
cation with Indianapolis , Chicago and rit
Louis. All other reads from here are un
scathed.
WHEELING , W. Va. , March 24 The flood
reached Its maximum height In Wheeling at
5 o'clock this afternoon with a stage of
fo ity-nlne feet and seven , Inches , nearly
seven feet lesj than the stage that mate
rialized in the memorable Hood of ISM. The
damage , both direct and Indirect , Isery
heavy. Outside of an aggreg-ato loss of not
hoi than $100,000 the depreciation In the
value of property \yheeilng island caused
by the flood , which covered nearly every
inch of its area , Is fully 25 per cent , aggre
gating $650,000.
Only ono rallicuj Is able to operate even
a partial service and'that Is the Wheeling
division of the 'Baltimore ' & Ohio to Pitts-
burg. The six other roaas entering WheelIng -
Ing will resume tomoriow night probably.
\Vashouto of tracks are reported from the
Ohio river and Cleveland , . Loraln & WheelIng -
Ing lines and the falling waters will prob
ably reveal heavy damage to the trackage
of all the railroads. 7 , , , .
The Wheeling aud Park'ersburg packet Af-
gand had an exciting experience between
Slsterevlllo and Wheeling last night and this
morning. The swell of the boat so angered
the occupants of houses partially under
water along cither bank that there was al
most a continuous fusllade of shots fired at
the beat , but happily none of the crew were
hurt , though revcial shots whistled danger
ously near the pilot on duty.
CUMBERLAND , Md. . March 24. An Inces-
sa'nt rain bis been falling here since Sunday
aud a mighty flood e-eems Imminent. There
are numerous washouts on the Baltimore &
Ohio between here and Wheeling , and traffic
over the main line has been abandoned be
tween those two points. The Potomac river
Is rising rapidly tonight -ind may flood the
toad cast of hero before morning. The streams
up along Georges creek are rising rapidly
and the bridges on the Cumberland and
Pennsylvania and Georgea creek roads may
be swept away at any hour. The West Vir
ginia Central railroad Is also liable to Buffer
as the rains In the mountains above have
been heavy.
CAM , UPONTUB AAVAL .M1MTIA.
It Will Man the .Monitor * for Harbor
Defence.
BOSTON , March 24. A dispatch to the
Herald from Washington rays :
For the first time the mllltln Is called Into
service and1 the governors of Massichusetts
nnd New York are directed to have their
naval militia assume charge of the monitors
aligned yesterday for the-protection of the.
hnrbors of Now ] Yor'.a fcnd Boston. In conJunction -
Junction tvvlth the land fortifications.
The orders sent to Governor Wolcott of
Massachusetts nnd Governor 'Black of New-
York , for transmission to the commanding
officers of the stHe m'.lltln , Inform them
Unit tiey will be directed to assume charge
cf the two monitors assigned to eaeh of
tho'e states , to nti'tot In the line of defense.
The Boston men will be sent on board
when the Cntsklll and L-'hlph ! arrivennd
the New Yorkers may proceed to Philadel
phia and tnke their two ships around.
A naval otllcer will be In command of each
monitor nnd under him will be naval otllcers
nnd sufficient men to glvo the- ships their
complement" .
Instructions have nlo been sent to the
western onnnlzntlonH ito hold themselves In
readiness for transportation to the east ,
where they will be sent aboard auxiliaries
nnd with reeunr sailors to be secured nre
to comprise thecreAS. .
Illinois and Ohio Tinve large , well drilled
military crsanlzatlcns and thcsowill be first
drawn upon.
MovuMnvrs or N\VAI < vnssiis.
llelnir T > l l > o e l Where They MlBlit lie
M-eded In C'UHe of Troll tile.
WASHINGTON. March 24. The old single
turrtted monitor Montauk tias been ordered
from League Island to Porflcnd , Me. A sug
gestion was made to eend a monitor to New
Haven , but remains unacted-on.
NEW YORK. March 24.--Tbe United States
dispatch boat Dolphin was placed In commis
sion at the navy yard today and now awalta
sailing orders. The vessel , will probably be
added to the fleet at Key West. The sea
force of the Dolphin will ocnslst of 110 offi
cers anl men. Captain Lyoua will be 'u com
mand with Lieutenant W. il. H. Southard as
executive officer. It wll , bo , equipped with
tvvo four-Inch MarquanQ gyp * , the only ones
of this pattern wed liv the navy , two six-
pounders , tvvo three-pounders , end two Colt'o
automatic Millimetre macUIno rifles.
The Mayflower Is being f craped below the
water line an ! examined , generally. There
are about 200 men at work cci this vessel.
THIS NATION SIIOUM ) I'
MIclilKiin I.eKlxlnlureI'IINKPH He olu-
tlou ItelntUe > Culm.
LANSING. Mich. , ( March 24.JBoth houses
of the legislature this afternoon unanimously
adopted resolutions denouncing In the strong
est terms the acts of Spain in Its relation
with Cuba , deploring the present situation
of affairs In the Island arvl declaring "that
the time has come when this nation should
raise Its strong arm In the name of justice
and humanity , patriotism and liberty , and
give to the patriots of Cuba their blood-
bought freedom from the yoke of SpanUh
treachery and tyranny. To that end we
pledge tie administration of President Mc-
Klnley our enthuslistlc support and bid him
Godspeed In the work of upholding our na
tional honor and preserving our self-reepect
M people and * nation. "
How Discoveries Aie
Helping Us.
PROF. ROENTQEN'S X RIYS.
Whnt They Can Do nnil the StrotiR
SIliteliientN Some Grout SolcnllnU
Voluntarily Make.
Few people ever stop to think what won
ders modern sclcurc and discovery arc doing
for us. i
Just consider for a moment ! The tele
graph , the telephone , the electric light , elec
tric cars , all thcso and more contribute to
the blceUngs we enjoy. Wo ought to bo
bcttw men aud women , because oC thn help
PROFESSOR ROENTGEN.
these things give us and we should live
longer and bo happier.
And we do If we are wise.
Think , for example , of the wonderful
Rocntzen X Rays. Why , they easily show
things that were once hidden from all view.
You can now eee the contents of a trunk
or a desk from the outside , although you
cannot see what people arc thinking about.
But you can pretty neaily , for these remark
able X-rajs will easily show you many of
your Internal organs and how they are work.
Ing ! And this Is very fortunate , for In the
case of the two most Important organs of
the body It Is the only absolutely certain
v.ay that any trouble with them can bo de
tected.
You may live for years and think you are
In good health nnd yet all the time those
great organs of the body , your kidneys , maybe -
bo slowly rotting away. Headaches , strange
GET HEADY TO ACT
( Continued from First Page. )
the six vessels named will add greatly to
the strength of the home squadron.
The report of the Maine court of Inquiry
will bo read at tomorrow's cabinet meet-
Ing.'i-Tnls fact was officially announced to
day.
day.Although
Although during the last month and more
the president has been at his desk every
day and far Into the night , his oillers often
remark the fact that this heavy burden of
care and work does not show In .his face
or appear to affect his health. A promi
nent caller , on leaving the White House
today , said he had never seen the president
n more buoyant spirits or at a time when
lie eeemed more free from care.
MOHC. STKuL TUGS AUK EXAMINED.
Severn ! of Them Mny He necom-
iiieiuleil for I'urchiiNC.
NEW YORK , March 24. The board for the
Inspection of vessels for use by the navy to
day Inspected the seel tugs Hercules and
Atlas of the Standard Oil company , the San
Marcos and the Nucccs of the Mallory I'nc
nnd the Iroquols and Sernlnole of the Clyde
line. If these boats meet the requirements
of the board their purchase by the govern
ment will be recommended and they may be
chartered at once.
If the tugs P. H. Wise and R. C. Veil of
the Moran towing fleet , sister boats of the
Hewitt C. Ivens , meet the approval fof the
board their transfer to the government will
be made just as soon as the contract Is com
pleted.
Lieutenant Commander Kelly , accompanied
by Chief Engineer DIxon and Naval In
structor Tawresey , were In Philadelphia to
day examlalng vessels ncarlng completion In
the Roach shipbuilding yards.
Lieutenant Commander Sargcat said today
ho had no Information of the purchase by
the government of the Cromwell liner
Creole , which It was rumored had been sold.
The Cromwell line officials also denied that
they have sold their vessels.
The government has ordered the transfer
of the rteel tug Hudson , plying between Gov
ernor's Island ted the city , to Key Went.
According to the secretary of the board
John Jacob Astor's yacht , Nourmahal , at
anchor off Liberty Island , was Inspected to
day by the board's examiners.
Another boat which underwent Inspection
today was M. C. D. Bordtn's yacht , Sovei-
elga , now at Hobokcn , N. J. The Sovereign
Is reputed to bo the fasteot boat of Its kind
afloat.
Among the coastwise steamers examined , In
addition to those already mentioned , were
the Salamanca , the Mohican and the tugs
John A. Lawrence , P. II. Wise and El Toro
I > HKSIDU\T IIOl'KS TO AVCIIT W.III.
Inform * I.euderx of the HOUMO to Tliut
nrreet.
WASHINGTON , March 21 The president ,
In conference with tv > me of the house con
gressional leaders today , stated emphatically
tlat ho would avert vvur If possible and expressed -
pressed the hope that he could do so.
Some of the senators and members of the
house who have visited the president today
have gathered the Impression from his care
fully guarded talks with them that the pres.
Ident will not Immediately make any Im
portant recommendation to congress , but
that ho wants more time In which to conduct
negotiations with Spain with the hope of se
curing peace by diplomatic mears. Some of
them have reached the conclusion that he Is
hopeful of securing Spain's assent to the In
dependence of the It'land , or at least of a con-
dltlto approaching Independence , by other
means. He suggested to them that the rec
ognition of neither belligerency nor Independ
ence would bo sufficient to bring relief to the
starving Cubans and that either act would
fall at least In Its Immediate effect. He also
suggested that there are some difficulties in
the way of sending supplies to the Island ,
too of the principal of which Is the fact that
iiich a course Is a practical assistance to
Spain to sustain Itself In the ccnfllct. He
urged upon them the especial Importance of
doing all they could to suppress excitement
and prevent action by congress In connection
with the receipt of the report on the Malcu
disaster.
The visitors think the president's especial
desire at this time la to eliminate the Maine
Incident entirely from the discussion of the
situation anl some of them think It possible
that bo may tend the report to congress
without making any recommendation of ee-
peclal moment.
The president said to senators that he
would like to see the Cubans obtain their
Independence by purchase , or be Intimated
that he would be even willing that they
should Agree to pay a elated acoulty to
pnlnr. Ires of utrenglh and energy , short
ness of brcAth and a fickle appetite , all mtun
disordered kidneys. Paleness , puffing under
THOMAS A. EUISON.
the eyes , pains In the back , colored or brick
dust urine , chilliness and fevcrlshness are
pretty certain to Indicate that you are on
the road to Brlght's disease. And you may
not icallzo It.
Why ?
Because kidney diseases are the most mys.
torlous of all known tioublcs , and they are
tbo hardest of all things to detect.
If you were asked to put your hand di
rectly over the kidneys , would you know
Just whcro to place It ?
Few people would
The fact Is that the kidneys have few
eymrtoms of their own , but possess nearly
all of the svinntoms known to suffering hu- '
manlty. "All roads lead to Rome , " and It
Is equally true that the cause of nearly ev
ery physical trouble can bo traced to ono
source , namely , the kidneys. As a great
physician once said : "No man or woman
DR. WM. EDWARD ROBSON ,
M. R. C. S. I. L. L. C. I.
whcso Lldncys are In good order Is ever
long diseased. " i
Spain , recopriblng to this slight degree the
suzerainty of the mother country , but ho said
at the same time that ho recognized the dif
ficulties In the way of this procedure because
of the disinclination of the Spanish authori
ties to consider It. Still , the visitors ob
tained the Imprei lcn that ho had concluded
to at least make &a effort In that direction.
They are of the opinion that If this negotia
tion should fall the president would resort
to Intervention rather than to a recognition
of either belligerent rights or the Independ
ence of the Island. They do not consider
that the president would hesitate at ecog-
nizlng either belligerency or Independence
except for the reason that ho believes neither
would accomplish the result of relieving the
suffering , which Is 'In view.
The democratic senitoro talked frankly
with the president In regard to the political
aspect of the situation. They told him of the
report current about congress to the effect
that the Cuban situation was being manip
ulated with the view of Improving the fcr-
: unes of the republican party , saying to him
hat It such was the case and If war was pro
voked for this reason the reaction would be
against the party. To thlo the president re
plied that be fully realized this fact and
that he did not Intend to be swerved one
hair's breadth In his purpose by political
considerations.
The conservative senators say that no
hasty action without the wish of the presi
dent will be taken by the senate. There ha-i
been considerable work done among senators
and the result of a general canva&j leads the
conservatives to believe that the sentiment
In favor of moving with care and refraining
from forcing the president to act In advance
of his own judgment Is growing.
"There will bo no hasty action , " said ono
of the conservative oenators , "and while the
president will be biipported when ho mokes a
request , attempts to force auyth'ng ' through
the senate wll bo resisted. The senate will
not be swept off Its feet , but Is ready to act
In any emergency. "
m.Mis YKM.OW STOHY.
Secretnry nny Explode * n
I'leeeof HennaUonnllNni.
WASHINGTON , March 24. The attention
of Assistant Secretary of State Day was to
night called to a story printed In New York
this afternoon which represented him as
bavins attended a conference of republican
senators Irst night and , speaking for the
piesldnnt. declared the Spanish situation
bad gone beyond diplomatic adjustment and
advocpled the forcing of the freedom of
Cuba by armed Intervention
Jmlso Day does not usually take the
trouble to deny many of the stories set afloat
as to his beliefs and utterances , but this wan
such a pointed statement , purporting to do-
line the position of the administration , that
he made a dental. Ho said :
I did not say to anyone , and hnvo never
for n moment thought , that the present
relations between Spain and the United
States were beyond the hope of diplomatic
adjustment , I hnvo not advocated sending
Cuban relief supplies in war vessels. These
supplies will be Bent In merchant vessels
and I do not apprehend no Bllyhtest ob
jection from the Spanish Koverntnent.
I did not sny that this government Hhonid
Intervene at once and force Cuban freedom
and I have never advocated mich a tourne.
As to my HnylnK the administration hml
seml-oinclnl Information from the naval
board tlxliifr fie blame for the Malno ex
plosion on Spain , It Is ns untrue ns nil the
rent of the story. I have had no such In
formation to convey to nnyone.
CoiiiineiitH Conrl'K CaliiineNN.
PAJRI3 , March 24. The Temps testifies to
"tho real judicial calm with which the
Now. aclence and discovery have don
wonder * not onb In locatliiR the r uno oC
all these troubles , but also In dl covorlng Ilia
way to euro them. "Strike at the root oB
the treo" Is a good motto , nml It Is rnitaltn
true with disease. Go right to the cause !
Don't watte time In experimenting , for you
may bo growing wirsp all the v\hllp. Grtf
the beat sDiiiethliiK tfmt will put you l
perfect health quickly and curtattily. Thcr *
Is but ono thing that will do this.
Hero Is what some great scientists of thd
world have to say : Dr. William Edwarit
Rob-ton. M. R. C. S. I. L. I * C. I , of Eng
land , writing upon this subject , dcclaresl
"I emphatically state that I have been abl
to zlve more relief and effect mete cure *
by the usu of Warner's Snfe Cure than bfl
all thn medicines In the British Pharmaco
poeia. ' '
And hero 1s what the great Doctor Beyer
of Germany says : "I use Warner's Safa
Cure for patients who suffer from kldneyi
and liver dlsonHOH. and It restores them to
complete health. 1 recommend It most cor
dially In all circles of my acquaintance. "
There Is In all tlicsr great discoveries of
science ono grand lesson for every ono. That
lesson In this : Do not hesitate to avnIV
yourself of the best discoveries and Improve *
PROFESSOR N. BEYER.
mcnts of modern times for preserving your
health and prolonging both your lives and
your happiness. Remember that Invention
and discovery aio at vunk constantly , and
that you are entitled to the benefits they
pHco vvltHn sour reach. You cannot have
the KouiCren X Rays thrown upon you all
the while , but by watching your symptoms
carcfully.and guarding against the first up
ptoach of disease by a faithful use of the
best of all known remedies , you may ccr
talnly live In health to a good old ngc. ,
t < (
ekM
American naval court of Inquiry Into the
Maine disaster has achieved Its task , " and )
expresses the Ifope that President McKlnley'a
wisdom will obviate a conflict.
uistovTiTii : > TUP. MI. MB
Statement Aliened < o lie Contained la
lelter Written tn IIU Mother.
COLUMBUS , O. , March 24. A special to
the Dispatch from Lima , O. , says : Mrs. Wll
11am H. Jones of this city has just received a
letter from her cousin , Lieutenant Jenkins" " ,
who lost his life In the explosion of thd
Maine. The letter was written to his mother
In Plttsburg a few days before the explosion.
do states In the letter that he had discov
ered a mine under the Maine. Ho writes
much of a startling nature , but the relative *
refuse to make It public , but say that It will
all come out In the report of the board of
Inquiry. Th'e letter had Ibcen forwarded to
several different relatives and just reached
Mrs. Jones yesterday.
P1TTSBURG , March 24. T. C. Jenkins , a
prominent citizen of Plttcburg and vncle of
Lieutenant Jcaklns of the Maine , was shown
the dispatch from Lima , O. , end at once pro
nounced It absurd. "No such letter was re
ceived , " said he , "and furthermore I know
of no relative of the family named Mrs. Wil
liam Jones. "
Mrs. Jenklrs , mother of Lieutenant Jenk
ins , was seen by an Associated I'res.3 repre
sentative and also denied that sbe had re
ceived such a letter. Said she :
"The only letter I received from my son
while he was In Havana was on February 13.
It had been written by him on the 9th. Ho
said nothing about a mine or that there woa
any danger. All ho said was to send his let
ters In plain envelopes end address them via.
Key West In care of the United States steam
ship Maine , as the Spaniards might get hold
of them , and they open everything that looka
suspicious. Mrs. Jones Is a distant relative
of my husband and I do not know anything
about her. "
Sinli > AppeaU lo Krnnee. '
IXJNDON , March 24. The Vienna corre
spondent of the Standard says :
I am credibly Informed that Spain has Informally - .
formally Inquired at Parlb whether Franco.
as its largest creditor and traditional friend.
would either alone or In conjunction with
other powers , mediate at Washington , and
also whether It Is possible to place a Spanish
loau In France.
Sliarinlioolern.
DENVER , March 24. Colonel Frank D.
Bartlctt and Dr. B. F. Wooding of this city
are enrolling 500 young men , experts In the
use of the rifle , who will offer their services
to President McKlnley In case of war. The
organization will bo known as the "Rocky ,
Mountain Sharrohcoters " Colonel Bartlctt
was a member of the celebrated Crcedmor *
rlflo team.
FOIIKOlhT I'Oll TOIIAY'S WUATIIHU.
Pair , iv llh Southerly Wlniln , NliUtlne
toVexlerl ) .
WASHINGTON. March 24. Forecast for
Friday :
Tor Ncbrnskn-FuIr ; southerly , shifting to
westerly , winds.
For Iowa F.ilr ; warmer In aoutheast portion
tion ; southwesterly winds.
1'or South Dakota Partly cloudy ; cooler
In nornvvest portion ; Houthweslcrly , shlft-
Itm to northwesterly , winds.
For Missouri and KnnsnH Fair ana
warmer ; noutherly vvindB.
For Wyoming Partly coudy ; colder ;
northerly winds.
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