THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : "LttESDAY , MAIIOH 20 , 1808.
SEALERS DIE IN A STORH
Steairsr Gomes Into 8t , Johns with
QrowBcmo Cargo.
FIF1Y-EIGHT KNOWN TO HAVE PERISHEI
of Ttrcntj-Klvc of Them IU
cuvervil "Were at Work on an
Ice Floe When the
j Storm Cnme Up.
ST. JOHNS. N. F. , March 28. Sealln
etcatncr Greenland lion Railed Into the harbi
with a grewsomo cargo. Twcnty-flvo corpsi
were piled upon the deck and flfty-flve mt
were moaning with terrible fluttering In tl
1 olds , from the pain of frostbitten llmba at
bodies. The little scaling steamer whli
ealled for the bunting grounds tlireo wee !
ago returned ns an awful channel house. Tl
dead bodies were In tiers on the decVa '
the Ateatner , disfigured add almost unrcco
nlzablo from the effects of the tcrrlb'c auffc
Ing which they tiad endured , presenting o :
of the most harrlble eights human eyes cv
beheld ,
The Greenland set sail from St. John1
N. V. , about 'March ' 1 , on I la fateful voyac
It was commanded by Captain Qcori
( Harbour and carried a crew of nearly 3
hunters. The steamer proceeded northwa
with the rest of the scaling fleet , but aft
a. couple of da > s It diverged oa n scpara
track und reached the hunting grounds n
long after. All went well until Tuesday la
and sea-Is were quickly encountered a
several good packs were secured. On Tue
day morning the hunters loft the ship aba
7 o'clock as usual , when the lookout In t
crow's nest reported Ice plentiful arou
them. The men were rlad In light clothlr
for the slaughtering of seals Is exhaustl
work. ( Scattered over the Ice field , th
wandered far from the protection of t
fillip , and a gale and snow ntorm shut tin
out from the steamer. Long ere the stoi
eubslded many of the unfortunate fello
had succumbed to the terrible cold a
exposure. Those who did not were terrll
frostbitten and suffered excruclatl-ig pa
TWO NIGHTS IX THK STORM.
The long night pawed , but inornl
brought no hc-lp , for the storm still raj
and the ntmoiphcro was thick with sn
driven before the gale. Snow contlm :
nearly all day and the evening brought
cessation , to the high wMd. Another nig
ono which seemed to the .lelplcss , drlftl
sufferers who still HveJ a thousand tin
L longer than the llrst , was passed In unti
agony. Some victims had already given
hope and In despair lay down and died , v
every hour witnessed at least two deaths
that awful night on the Ice floe. Towi
rooming the storm subsided and thus i
ablcd the survivors to see that the Grot
land was not far attay , searching for
missing. The steamer bore down on i
drifting field of Ice , \\lilch had by this tl
separated In a number of sections , and be ;
the work of picking up the tooJles of
dead and the almost lifeless bodies of
living. Twenty-five corpses were taken
board that morning , but twenty-three n
v\oro stUl missing and though the search \
continued all day , no more wore recover
Thursday night the Greenland headed
snore , reaching 'Day ' do VerJo yesterd
proceeding thence to St. Johns with
Bl'HSlly cargo. Most of the moa who i
thla awful fate on the treacherous Ice fl
arc married men with largo families , who
thus deprived of all visible means of suppi
.AMUSEMENTS.
bsat evening at noyj's theater tbo 03
tonlans prcapntcd for tbo flrst tlmo l-.i I
city "Tho Serenade , " R.comic opera In th
acts , libretto by ( Harry D. Smith , music
Victor Herbert. The work received Its f
presentation at the Knickerbocker thca
New York , ( March 10 ( a year ago , by the sa
company. The thread of thnatory is In It :
simple , but it affords an opportunity
many amusing complications. There Is n <
ing particularly new about it , dor U it
ways consistent. Indeed a consistent co
opera would bo uuch a novelty that It we
have to be relegated to a class by Itself ,
dla ncsla of public taste reveals a Jem
for three elements In a comic opera. '
n t Is a chance to laugh ; the second a vai
succession of 'bright ' musical numbers ;
third , plenty of dancl-ig. As a backgro
for these may bo artistic scenery and sti
Ing costumes. Sensible nonsense Is not
essential any will do. Mr. Smith prob :
with the aid ot those behind the footllgh
has aggregated a number of ideas wl
pass easily for Jokes. Some of them
rather Imported and would profit by trail
tlon , but for made-to-ordcr Jokes they a1
ago well. The lyrics -are M.61I written
leave a number ot verification rules
Violated. .
'All ' In all , Mr. Smith has afforded
audience a chance to laugh and his co-woi
A frame nvon which to string his melod
Otj Mr. HorboFt'e music much might be s
Tie overture Is written In a rather form
utjlo and consists ot odds and ends f
various parts of the opera. One thfini
that which Is known aa "The Serenade , "
"damned tuno" which Impclls the d
through all the Imaginary misery , the
eervatlim of which Is the chief amusemen
the audience. As music It Is the pee
number lu the whole opera and Justly
serves the duke's encomium. It seem !
liavo been gleaned from the shelves o
country music store by a deaf man , upc
very dark night.
The beat number , and ono that would
credit to a grand opera , Is "Tho Angel
eting by Dolores and the chorus in the
onil act. Other notable numbers are
-waltz song , "Cupid und I , " sung by Yv <
In tha second act ; "I Envy the Bird , " i
by Lopes In the third act ; "Dream
Dreaming , " sung by the duke and other
the third act , and "Tho Song of the i
Wne. " sung by Homcro In the drat act.
orchestration ot the whole work Is sucl
ono would expect from a musician who
epent years in the orchestra and who
paint like an artist in tone color. H
inlcally the opera is not strong ; the c
poser's Inventive genius docs not seen
run that way. Ho seems to bo best i
'writer of harmony , although a numbc
Ills melodies possess a spontanlety
urouses admiration.
The position ot the Dostonlans aa an o
company Is already established and 1
useless to go Into details regarding the \
- . of Ita members. Darnabeo and MacDot
Jeslo 'Uartlett Davis and Eugene Co
are known by all who have beard them ,
those who haven't do not deserve to be
; Frothlngham And Harry Brown are
timers , walking backward toward the
ting un and facing resolutely toward
-Purl ! !
are the first considers
tlons when buying
Liquors for Family Us
OLD CROW-
HERMITAGE
WHISKIES
are Bottled In Bond under the Irr
mediate Supervision of the U.
Government.
NOTE Thelnternal Revenue Stamp ovi
theCork _ and Capsule with the nemo W. J
W M. ft the cVrerueit 6ui
that goes with this bottling.
\U. PBALER5 5BU. IT.
bent In their art. Alice Nielsen ami 1V11
Ham 1'htlp possess light , musical \olcc
and nil the parts unsigned them In * a pleas
Ing way. Tha chorus \3 all that such an ai
icmblage ot monka , nans , brlganda an
beauties ( ? ) con be expected to be , and th
orchestra which Included the men regular !
employed ut the theater and about a do/e
musicians belonging to the company cot
trlbutcd generously to the evening's plan
ure. Samuel 1 * Studlcy. the conductor , U (
nerves special mention. He U a toner (
fltri'Mgth and so thorough a musician ttu
ho can't help showing It In all that he doc-
The rellanco which hta assistants place c
him Is a worthy compliment. "Tho Sci
cnailo" Is well staged , the scenery and cot
tumM admirable and the "bunlnres" <
principals and chorus well planned and ci
edited.
The audience last evening was one of t )
latgcst ever accommodated by the locate
and It was truly representative ot the cu
turo and love of good music In this clt
Tomorrow evening "Robin Hood , " by 1
Koenvlll ho performed and will afford tl
only remaining opportunity ot hearing tl
Doatonlanu this etuson.
The coming of Mme. Mclba and her s
perb company of vocal artldts , who * 111 pn
uent Hoi'slnl' * masterpiece. "The Darbcr
Seville , " at Boyd's thiuter on Wcdnesdi
evening , April C , In arousing much cnthus
asm In local music circles. Thla will 1
Mme. Melba'o flrjl appearance In this cl
anil no doubt she will bo warmly welcome
She 111 be supported by the atrongc
company of artists that ever Invaded tl
grcut west. Her tour la under Iho person
direction of Messrs. C. A. Ullln and Wall
Damrosch , which Is a sulllclcnt guiran
that It will be conducted on a grand seal
The sale of seats will open Wednesday
Boyd's thtuter. Already there have be
numerous Inquiries for seaU and the In ;
cations are thai the calo will open with
rush. No ono can afford to miss this sple
did opportunity of hearing the great dl\a.
KUMAIIA. Wefltland , New Zealand ,
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has had
steady Increasing sale withuu , and pee ]
who have purchased It speak very highly
It. From our own experience It U wlthc
doubt the best couih medicine over lull
iltlced In New Zealand. When aay pora
asks for a cough mixture and lias any dot
about Ohambjrlaln'a Cough Ueme-Jy wuha
that confidence that It will curu.a cough
cold that wo have no hesitation In guarantc
Ing It. W. J. 'Mcllroy & Go.
WAR TALK SOFTEN
( Continued from First Page )
amlnntlon of the Insldo and outside of t
Miilne. us soon rm such examination in
be possible , ns nlso of the bottom where t
vessel rests , will provu that , supposing tl
the remains ( of the wiecK ) not to bo tola
or pjrtlnlly altered In the process or (
trlcatlon , the cxp'oslon was undoubtci
duo to some Interior cause.
VIK1VS OP TIIK FOHnifJX 1MIU
French Inclined to TnKi * the Simiil
Slile of the ( < oittri > \ urny.
MADRID. March 28. The Imparclal a
the Liberal today agree In saying that 1
mediation of the Knropean powers will
difficult. In view of the crisis In the far ca
addlnc : "Anyway , Spain Is able herself
resent Insults and repudiate unjust i
mands. "
The Journal approves of M. Hnnotau
adoption of neutrality , "tho moral standpo
of which permits him to assist In uolving I
dlfflcultj. "
The Liberal nlso eajs : "If
United States desires to succor
Cutcuo the simplest means Is to confide <
mission to the Spanish Red Crocs , wh
was recently helped In the Bams obj
by Trance , Russia , Huncaiy , Portuf
Venezuela and Argentine The Spanish I
Cross la well organised In CuLa and lies I
many members are ready to go .thero fr
Spain ir nessscary. However , It the Unl
Statcn wants war , } ol It say so fvankly i
not sdckrchdrltahle or Humanitarian excuse
The Diarlo quotes Minister for the Colon
Srtior Morct 03 replying to a question ot
ministry of marine , Admiral Bermejo , w
the remark : "The storm continues , but
barometer la rising. " This la regarded
meaning that the situation Is not so
favorable to Spain aa It was.
The official newspapers are .somew
optimistic In their reference to the "e <
tlon of the Cuban difficulty , " although tl
emphasize the opinion that the rccruO
ccnce of the far eastern question IB ur
vorablo to Spain , "as diverting the attent
of the European powers. "
LQ.N'DON , March 28. The Figaro to
says ; There Is more reason today than J
tcrday to suppose that the oatentatloua j
Icy of the United States will bo transforr
Into a ready , active policy. The solo dan
of war lies now In the now Cortes allow
Iteclf to be drawn Into replying to the
pertinences addressed to Spain. "
The Rclalr saya : "In spite ot the pcssln
tlo cable dispatches , we do not believe
Is inevitable. "
The St. James Gazette , commenting
afternoon on tha report of the United Sti
naval court ot Inquiry into tbo Ices of
battleship ( Maine , says :
"Thero can bo no doubt Spain o
reparation to tbo American government ,
say nothing ot the most humble apolo
and the most extreme consideration for
feelings ot the nation which has lost a
cruiser lying In peace in a presume
friendly harbor. The outlook U as thri
enlngl aa it could be. Spain la In the wi
and It la for Spain to walk warily. "
The Westminster Gazette says : "The
sources ot diplomacy ought not yet bo
haustcd. We trust President McKlnloy
maintain his unexceptionable attitude
not allow himself to be jlngocd Into wi
The Olobo thinks the report "Gives S |
ground for maintaining that it ' hens bl
adding : "Tho ovldcnco that a'rnlne cai
the explosion is meager , unconvincing
not berne out by previous experiences
the effects caused by mines explcdlnc ; . "
conclusion , the Globe says : "Whlchi
way wo look at the matter , it la hard
agree with the verdict of the court of
qulry. "
The Temps admits President McKlnle
In a moat difficult position , and strongly u
the disputants to consent to mediation
even arbitration , adding : "In any , c
Europe Is ready to offer good office * . "
ST. LOUIS KXCIIAVGU HOLDS DA
President Opponed Endonrinor
AdniliiUtrntlon'a Policy.
ST. LOUIS , , March 28. It Is annoui
this afternoon that the St. Louis Mercha
exchange will not follow the lead of o
boards of trade of Boston and Pblladeli
In officially endorsing the course ot Pi
dent McKlnlcy in the present crisis or
dally assuring the executive that ita rn
bers would stand by him whatever his '
mate actlcn might be. President Ot
toptier Sharp refusca to put either ot t :
questions to a vote , though ho tas beca
quested to do so. Today ho received a c
munlcatlon from the president ot the I
adelphla Board of Trade , stating that
body had pledged Itself to stand by the r
Ident of the United States and asking hli
obtain a similar pledge 'from the local
change. Preceding this message came
from the executive of the Beaten Boar
Trade asking for an endorsement of I'reel
McKlnley'o policy. Mr. Sharp replied
bold , tfaat the St. Louis Merchants' exchc
would defer action.
"Tbo exchange does not refuse to end
the president , " eald Mr. Sharp. "I do
believe in endorsing a policy before I k
what that policy Is. Aa to pledging
selves to stand by the presided , that w
bo useless. Every American will do t
once the decision la arrived at. It is
tlmo for a body like ours to endori
policy. That is a matter that congress sh
deal with. "
GUM10AT AUOUT COSH'LET
Princeton Will lie Ready for Trlu
a Week.
PHILADELPHIA , March 18 , It wa
nounced today that the United States i
boat Princeton , which la being built
Dialogues ship yard , Camden , U raj
Rearing completion and that it trill li
the shipyard in about a week ( or LCI
U Und navy yard to receive tt fitting * ;
paratory to Its 8nal trial trip. Sine *
flrat Indication of poMlble trouMe \
Spain workaua fcav * b oiafd lfht
day on the war ship , ami as a result it 1
now practically ready for ea.
The Princeton Is not a large craft , but t
perfect In ltd api > olntmentd und admlrabl :
adopted to cruising In phjllow Chinese nni
South American waters , for which it is in
tended. It draws but twelve fet of watc
and Its other dimensions are ! One hundrei
and sixty-eight feet , water line ; 204 fee
over all ; thirty-six feet beam und 1,000 ton
displacement. U Is fitted with 850-hors
power engines and Li expected to uttaln
speed of twelve knots per hour. The nc\
bcat'o armament will consist ot six 4-lnc
quick-firing guns , four alx-poundera , tw
one-pounders , one three-Inch brcech-loadln
howitzer and ono gutllng gun. Its complc
ment will bo ICO ofllccrs and men. The boa
hau a steel hull with a wood skin and cor
per , with which It can remain a long tlm
at sea without having to be docked ,
UK. > .iMK TIH : .MW ACQUISITIO.V
Secrclnry f.onir linen Innect niiil In
\onienelntnre. .
WASHINGTON , ( March 28. Secretary Lan
has Isiucd an order changing the oamea <
the vessels -recently purchased by the Nav
department , as follows :
Yachts Alicia , to bo called Hornet ; Aim ;
to bo called Eagle ; Hermlnonc , to bo calk
Wasp.
Tags 'Edgar P. Luckenback , to bo calle
Tesumseh : AV'nlter A. Luckenback. to I
called Uncassl ; Wlnthrop , to be calh
Osceola ; P. > H. Wise , to bo called Sioux ; I
Toro , to bo called Algonquin.
The torpedo boat built for tbo Germa
navy and recently purchased for the Uoltc
States nary has been named the Somet
after the famous -brig of that rame wbtc
rendered such valiant service In the ear
days ot the republic.
In choosing designations for the tugs Ii
dlan names were given , while for the yach
which are to bo transformed Into torpei
boats the names ot stinging Insects were a
signed.
Hrnft on Nu\nl lteercii.
TRENTON , tN. J. , March 23. Adjuta
General Stryker received word from Assls
ant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt ted ;
to hold ninety-five of the Now Jersey nav
rcsono In readlnc s to take the monlt
Montauk from Lcuguo Island navy yard
Portland , 'Me. Governor Voorhees said ted ;
that the order from Washington for t !
transporting of the monitor Is expected
two or three days. The ninety-five men ha
already been selected from the Battalion
the East , comprising Jersey City aud Nc\
ark. The members of the battalion are co
sldered good sailors. Last summer they h' '
considerable practice ou the Portsmouth ai
ono day they had full charge of the battl
ship ' .Maine off the coast of New Londc
They were complimented by the chief ofllcc
of the Maine.
Additional ( iiiim at Jim
SVN FHANCISCO , March 28. At t
Presidio , on the south side of the Gold
gate , a second battery of tlxteen mortars
being put up. The carriages are here a
everything essential to their mounting Is
hand , eo that In a few days at most t
Presidio fortifications will Include thlrty-ti
twelve-Inch mortars In place of sixteen. T
twelve-Inch rifled disappearing gun whl
arrived last week ought to be In ehapo 1
testing In fourteen days
\i > lAKfoeinciit on Armistice.
WASHINGTON , March 28. Conccrnl
tha reports ot an armistice it can be atat
positively that thure will bo no agiecme
on the basis of an armistice for eight mentor
or any other period.
in Aliixit the Oregon.
LIMA , Peru ( Via Galveston ) March 28
The delay in the arrival ot the Amerlc
war chip Oregon at Calloa Is the topic
anxious conversation among America
hero.
( iiin.vT MUSICAL , uiuicion nnA
Anton Soldi Ho on mew the Victim
rtnmnlne PolHonlnft.
NEW YORK , March 28 Antcm L. Bel
the celebrated musical director , died si
denly In this city tonight from poison li
probably resulting from , eating fish. 3
Seldl loft bis home shortly after dinner t (
evening , end went to the home of his bi
IncJS agent , S. Bernstein. Ho had no soot
arrived there than ho was taken vlolcn
111.
111.Tho family physician ot Mr. Berneteln v
called. He Immediately dlagnoalsed 1
ratlonts trouble as ptomaine poleonl :
Mr. Seldl ate fish , for dinner , and the pi
slclan was ot the opinion that the pelf
came from the flsh.
About 10 o'clock Mr. Seldl became wo
and two other physicians were summon
In sptto of tbelr efforts the patient coiitlm
to grow worse until 10:15 : o'clock when
died.
WOUK OX TUB II A SU HYI.L , UROUM
Snovr Stupir the Rolling , but t
Handing Goes On.
The heavy fall of snow Sunday :
delayed proceedings at the base ball pa
and nothing more can bo done toward n
Inc the diamond until after the snow '
melted and tbo ground has partially drl
Manager O'flrlcn had expected to make
two nines and play a game Saturday aft
noon , but this will have to be postponed
a few days. Tbo fence building is s
going on and the management la figuring
the lumber for the grand stand today. So
Idea of the accommodations that are to
provided Is Indicated by the fact that
will require 60,000 feet of lumber to bi
the grand stand and bleachers.
Manager O'Drlen spent Sunday in Chlca
but will probably return this me
Ing. ' It Is hoped that he will br
back a definite announcement In regard
a flrst baseman for the Omaha team. Tli
Baseman McKInncy lias returned fr
Hastings and is ready for preliminary pr
tlco.
UMPIRES AVILU HAVE AX IXCCXTI
l'rcnldent lfn the Power tn Hn
Their Sulnrlrit.
CHICAGO. March 28. Magnates of
Western Base Ball association met to
and adopted a schedule for the coming E
son. The president was given the pete
to advance the salary of any umpire In
league $25 a month at his discretion. '
present salary provided for umpires Is 1
nnd It Is thought that the prospect o
"raise. " will bo an Incentive to g
work.
The deleRitog voted to give the preslO
power to line any player who , In his o ]
Ion , played rowdy ball , six * days for
, - llrst offense , thirty for the second , and
the third transgression , to bar the often
a from enpaplnB In games for the remain
of the season.
The guarantee for each game for a vlsll
club has heretofore'been $10. to be paid
case of a postponement of the game , :
It was decided to cul that amount In '
when wet grounds or other unavoldc
causes render play Impossible.
llnniburtf to Iluce In EuKlund.
BAN FRANCISCO. March 28.-Mai
Daly , the copper kingof Montana , has
11 mltted that the sensational colt Hambi
! " for -which $00,000 is reported to have I
° paid , is soon to be seen on the English t
HamburgIs now being- trained by Ii
Lakeland and will bo started two or tt
times In New York. Mr. Daly said : "II
cornea out of the racta all right ho wli :
eent to Ungland , where he will bo racei
the colors of Sir Brodcrlck Cloeto , and t
retired to the stud. "
Sir Broderlck Cloete is the "British " t
man who paid a princely sum to Mai
Daly for the Imported horse Matt Dry
He has a great opinion of the Hanover sti
of blood , and has great expectations for
progeny of Hamburg- neiwas the best
of the American stallion.
WnirU to Wrntle Vouiof.
CHICAGO. March M. Dan McLcod w
to wrestle Yousof , the Turk , for 1600
$1,000 a side , any style , best two out
three falls , one fall catch-aa-catch-can i
one fall Graeco-Homan , the man ffnln
the quickest fall to have his choice
style for the third and final fall. McL
will wrestle In Chicago , New York or i
other place and arrange tbo terms to i
the Turk.
Grlffo Wine OB mFont. .
RED CLIFF , Cal. , March 28. The f
between "Young Peter Jackson" of Der
and Young Orlffo , the Australian champ
came to an end tn the fourth round by
decision being dven to Orlffo on accc
of &n alleged foul on the part of Jack ;
It WM ttated after the fight that "To
J ckoa" WM rtaUy Jo * dan * of Baltlm
bat thte to dubted fejr aaasy portla *
SOUFH
Lest night the ropMllcans held a rally t
Franck's hall In thtnSecpnd ward , which wa
well attended. Much."cnthujl95m was dls
plajcd end the rcrfirfrks of the candldatt
were well received , Phil Winter of It
county attorney's office. Omahi , delivered tt
principal address ofMno evening. He talkc
republicanism from- the start and receive
hearty applause. A Dumber of candidate *
Including P. J. Barrqtt , spoke and wet
greatlv encouraged at the showing made.
Tonight a meetltif5"-w 111 most likely 1) )
held at llomhke's hall , Twentieth and Ml ;
scurl avenue , for thebencnt of the eas !
elders. The arrangements for this mcetln
\\cro not completed last night , eo that th
speakers cannot be announced until late
On V.'edneday c > enlng there will bo
grand rally at I'Uonka's hall , Twenty-fourt
and b streets , when all of the candldatt
are expected and the address of the esenln
will be delivered by James It. VanDuien.
.Another big rally has been planned fc
Thursday evening , when Assistant Counl
Attorney Jeffries will deliver an addren
The republican candidates will alsa be precut
cut at this meeting and make short talk
Two nicotines are on the book for Frldn
night , one at Rex hall. In the Fourth war
and the other at Herman Anger's place I
Albright. The candidates will divide tt
territory en this night , as the distance
so great that they could hardly attend bol
meetings. Saturday night there will bo
meeting at Koutsky'e , In the Second "war
The last grand rally before the battle of tl
lallots will be held at Ulum's hall , Twcnt ;
Ixtt and N streets , on Monday evening i
ext week.
AH of the candidates on the republics
Icket are exerting themselves to the utmo
nd are confident of success. It la pr
llctod by the central committee that tl
, 'iitlro ' republican councltmanlc ticket w !
> o elected. In addition to the head of tl
Icket , clerk and police Judge. The cand
latcs for members of the Board of Educ
.Ion pro not spending a great deal of tin
making a canvass , but the election of SI
jaugh and King seems certain. At lea
.bat Is the claim made by members of tl
icntral committee.
Clerk Carpenter Is making friends eve
day and I'e has a host to begin with. Sin
his Incumbency the records of the ofll
havq been kept right up to date and
that they can be foui
IP CIS i < rc filed so
.vlthout . delay. Another good point In 1 :
'a\or Is that he Is nlwajs to be found
; ils cfilce. This Is something that canu
bo said of his predecessors.
Iloliiy in Milpwnlk lliilltllnK.
Residents in the 'Fourth ' ward arc cor
) lalnlng because the sidewalk ordered ser
.Imt/ugci on the north side of L. street Ire
Sharp to Thirty-seventh streets has not be
walk has been down f
laid. The present
a number of jears and Is reported to bo
a dilapidated condition. The council order
his work done several weeks ago , but t
street commissioner has not paid any atte
tton to the order as yet. A walk was al
rdered on the south side of L street fro
Sharp to Thirty-third street and this h
not been laid either. 'Tho ' stock jards co :
on the ion
all the property
l > any owns
ildo of L. street , and I It was necestary
i ass nn ordinance to "procure this Improv
ment. Although thirty days have claps
since this ordinance * bijtame a law , there
no algn of a walk yetM Nearly five inont
ago -the council ordered a walk laid on t
louth side of J street between Thirty-coco
ind Thirty-third streu'lo , but the work
.his hao not yet commenced.
Collection ofc-HerMOiinl Tnxon.
The city treasurer's 'ibooks show th
fully 75 per Sent of Ihb 1897 personal t
has already been collected. This Is a i
niarUable showing nud-ip evidence that tlm
are much better than , ft year ago , when
this time not 40 per cent of the 1896 peraor
tax had been paid. Vl All of the corporatlo
and- the big mercantile ! concerns hero pi
these taxes before or < jqon after they becai
delinquent , while the small property hold
has not been. much behind.
One practice- formerly In jvoguo here r
been stopped by the present treasurer a
that Is the removal from the city of mi
chants without first paying the tax assess
against them. It used to be a common pri
tlco for small dealers to open a store hi
alonz In the spring anil remain until Ji
after the tax became delinquent and th
close up or sell out and move away. Ti
year a stop has been put to such work a
everyone Is compelled to pay peisonal tax
UtcliniiKc llullillug Ilnll.
There Is some talk among the mcmb
exchingo of opening i
ol the Live Stock
new building on April 1 with a grand t
and banquet. Quito a number of the me
bora of the exchange are known to be
favor of such a plan and It may posalbly
carried through. The finishing touches
now being placed on the Interior of tha ri
building and the stock jards company
confident that everything will be ready
the opening April 1 , which wao the day
when ground was broken last winter. Ow
to a change In the original plans there i
bo a slight delay in 'the receipt of the
double doors to the south cntiunco , but tc
porary doors are now In place , which T
answer all purposes until the hard wood
trance fixtures arrive. _
MnKlu City < ion lp.
Alfred Antrim of Ashland la hero visit
his eon , Walter.
Henry Fisher of Prague was a buslr ,
visitor hero jesteiday.
The Reed hotel office has been remodt
and fitted up In neat shape.
All of the gambling houses In the <
closed yesterday until after election ,
Joseph , the young aon of Mr. and S
J. M. Tanner , Is very low with pneumo
The snow has caused a temporary t
pension of grading operations all over
city.
city.Mrs. . J. O. JlcCament of Pasadena. C
Is the guest of Mr. und Mrs. Charles
Scan' .
A son was born yesterday to Mr. and J
Edward Ulullen , Twenty-oeventh and
streets.
Jacob Hauck of Omaha has purchased
South Omaha Anzelger and the first p
will bo Issued today.
Work on the new telephone conduit ur
the railroad tracks at the foot of N sli
commenced yesterday.
General [ Manager Kenyan of the st
yards company was at , bis desk yesterday
the first tlmo In a week.
Quito a number ofidemocrats , headed
ex-Mayor Ed Johnatoit , ! bavo promised
support Darrett forjnayor.
Clerk Carpenter received the poll IK
from the printers yeac"rday $ and the offl
ballots will bo out Iji day or two.
At St. ( Martin's Episcopal church this ev
Ing tRev. Irving JoausQa. the pastor ,
lecture on "Tho Cliurftn as a Society-
Dogma. " } S
Work has not commenced on the new p <
office site , although tXho contractors
nounced their lnteaUojVto commcnco gt
Ing a week ago. , jol
The Woman's auxiliary of St. ftlart
"Episcopal " church writ-meet with Mrs. E
Soykora , Twenty-secOad'and J streets , 'W
ncsday afternoon , it ui.
Horn , to Mr. andirMre. Frank Mullen
Albright , a. daughterfiand to Mr. and >
Charles 03. Llnvllle , Twenty-sixth and
streets , a daughter ,
Henry Murphy writes from St. Petersbi
Fla. , that his brother Tom Is gaining
health rapidly and that they will go
Sutherland , 'Fla. . in a day or two.
Tonight the committee of tnanagomcn
the Young lien's Christian association
bold the final meeting of the fiscal yeai
the parlors of the association ,
'Last ' week ninety-coven cars of feei
were shipped to the country. Of thla nun
forty-seven cars went 'to Nebraska , thl
eight cars to Iowa and the balance to oca
states.
illllk Inspector Carroll yesterday arrei
J. A. Karel , a farmer , for celling milk In
the city limits without a llcrase. Karel
released upon ball toappear for trial t
later date.
About 100 men In the employ of tbeOm
Water company commenced putting d >
main * at the Armour plant yesterday. 1
understood that nearly ont mile of n >
will be laid on the Armour tract. T n c
dozen tire hydrants will Also < bo located t
convenient places about th plant.
ililzzlo Mitchell , colored , has been arreste
for stealing a watch from Mrs. McNce , K
North Twenty-third street. At the time e
the theft theiMHchell woman was sollcltln
aid fcr a church. ,
An Independent political club ban been 01
gantzed In the Third ward , with the follow
Ing officers : Ed iMerice. president ; Josep
"McKcrnan " , secretary ; Patrick Carr , trea :
urer. The club has forty members.
Hoary Whalen of the Cudahy Packing con :
pany has been promoted and will move t
Duluth , Minn. , where he will make his head
quarters.Mr. . Whalen hag many friends her
who are congratulating him on his promt
tlon.
tlon.The
The "Ladles' " Aid society of the Klmt Atethc
dist church will give a luncheon at th
rraldcncp of Mrs. Ingersoll , 2010 Callfornl
street , Omaha , on Friday afternoon of thl
week , Instead of WcJncoday afternoon a
flrst announced ,
A quantity of water pipe has been laid I
"Highland " park and the force now emploc
there 'by ' the park commissioners will com
mcnco setting out trees In a day or twi
Aboiit f > 00 shade trees have been purchased ti
the commissioners and the first shipment ha
been delivered.
MOItC ll.M.VS SUKI.MMi TUP O1IIC
' . \piirrlirnnloit l Felt O rr th
Klnnl IIPMiilt.
CINCINNATI. March 28. Until tt
weather becomes settled there can bo n
reliable prediction In icgard to the flood I
the Ohio. Dut for the rain , which bcgn
about 2 o'clock tula morning In the Oh
valley , the river hero would not hav
reached sixty feet. The precipitation up I
7 o'clock this forenoon was one-half Inch.
Tonight ra'n Is reported from the sin
storm from Portsmouth to Parkersbur ,
Nevertheless the Ohio U falling at all poln :
bove here. The swell that brought tl
Ohio to slxtj-one feet , one Inch here th
nornlng came from the Dig Miami bclo\
ho Llttlo Miami above and from the hi !
Ide torrc/nts on both banks of the rlvi
urther up stream.
Prom 5 to 8 o'clock this afternoon tl
Ivor was stationary. Since then It hi
Isen one-tenth of a foot hourly , nrul at ' .
j'clock Is slxtj-ono feet and three-tenth
Vhat It shall be tomorrow deponda whol
in whether or not there will be addition
atafall In the Ohio valley.
> uc ; VM/.I : MVouic CIMIMISSIO
'liniincoy M. Dt'iivw IN ChoHfii in I
I'ri'Nlilc'iil.
NBW YORK , ( March 28. The Now Yor
Into commission appointed by Gsvernt
Hack to represent the state at the Tran ;
ulhsltslppl Exposition at Omaha held 1
irst meeting In this city today. Chaunco
I. Dcpew was elected chairman of the con
ilsslon ; Alger JI. Wheeler of Buffalo , secrc
ary , and ° Mr , Amos of Sjracuse , chalrma
f the executive committee.
An effort will be nmdo by the commtenlo
o secure an appropriation of $25.000 froi
ho state , and to that end Mr. Ainoa wl
o to Albany tomorrow for the purpose <
ringing the matter before the legldlatur
Mr. Wheeler will also go to Albany In tl
ntcrest of the commission.
( * i' I'nriiliiKii IIIIMM-IIHC.
CHICAGO , CMarch 28. The net earnlni
f the Milwaukee & . St. Paul fon.thn moil
if February wore $789,532 , an Increase
1,272 over the same month of last yes
* rc-m July 1 to February 28 the net car
nga of the road ; t'cro $9,079,721 , an Incrca
$ $04,420 over Cue same period of the pr
ceding fiscal jcar.
ICnnokn Out I'IIHN IXci
ST. LOUIS , March 2S.-In a dcclsli
inndcd dev > n by the United States court
appeals-today the provisional conditions
ho railroad pass , such ns thu "hold
tereby agrees In case of uccklent not
so il the company responilble , " are prn
tlgally rendered njil ) and void.
Mot cnu'itt * of Ocifiin.VoHhi'lN . , Mjir.
A't New York Arrived Massaciuset
from London.
At Glasgow Sailed Assj rlan , from Ph
ndclphla.
At Genoa Sailed Augusta Victoria , f
New York.
At Philadelphia Arrived Rhynland , frc
Liverpool.
At Delaware Hrenk\vntei Passed uj
Rhynland , for Philadelphia.
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Is always
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self for her baby. But !
nature does not often
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nature calls upon every (
mother to carefully pro
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way to protect her baby.
During the critical
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motherhood , the best protection she c :
give to the tender little life which it dcpcn
cut upon her own. ia to fortify herself wi
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Dr. HUlpatli stuck lo uoltl facts iiiMtMil of milking a history to milt any nnrtluulnr
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nnrt the eliuu'f ! H are tlint within n MI.V Miort time our nUotiupiit of thu books
will be exhausted anil thiMi the club must close. ,
Club Fee Is One Dollar. .
of tills secures immediate delivery of complete set In nny Mylo.
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Mumbpis may resign from the club and return settlthln ten d.iys if they
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ya of tlio report that hl
Qulncy , III. , to fieardB-
iwlth the Ilaltlinoro t §
nncctlng line Is cstab-
bullt by the Kansao
fl However , this line
. , Kansas City ft
V.ha as City , 1'ltts-
cat In the Omaha ,
Mr. StlllwHl
Vnd other Kar.sai
_ .U ; bavo an Inter-
PrrClty & Kastern.
if lcy of the Kan-
bt to liulM cast
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i nrelope niKR prucrlptlon wltb full dlrec.
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