THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : LMNDAY , APRIL 4 , 1898. NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA. COUNCIL BLUFFS. MIXOIl 3IEXTIO * . Try Mocro'g itock food. Dr. noc , dentist , Merrtam block. O co. 8. Davis , Prescription Druggist. Early Ohio potatoes. Uartcl & Miller. Photos rial Ino or Arlsto. Sherraden. Dr. Drown , dentist , room 301. Mcrrlam blk. Foster-Schneider Prescriptions at Davis' . MlM Caroline Dodge lias returned from an extended western trip. Wanted Competent cook. None other need apply. George A. Kecllne , 129 Park Avc. flllss Sarah Ireland and Mies Elbe Fass ot Nebraska City are the guests ot MIsa CorlM * Albright. Complete nets of the Ireland views can TJC had at The UcC office , No. 10 Pearl. Call before April 10. Mrs. 0. II. O'Hanlcy and son Myron and Mlsa Viola 'Duncan are In < Neola visiting Miss Lucllc Zlnlc. The I'vans laundry Is the leader In flno work both for color ind finish. 520 Pearl treet. Phone 290. Dr. Doi Macrao , Jr. , and Dr. Victor Etupncnion have offered their services to the government In case ofvur. . The Lady 'Maccabees' ' officers and guards will meet In the Royal Arcanum halt tomor row afternoon for special work. Miss Luclle I"ort rileld Is In the city cnjoy- Jnt' her 'Easter ' rest from her duties of the music department In the Atlantic public tchools. Don't you think It must be a pretty good laundry that' ' cen please BO many hflndreds of customers ? Well that's the "Eagle. " 721 Broadway. The Women's Christian association will hold Us regular monthly meeting this after noon at 2:30 : o'clock in the parlors of the Grand hotel. Garfleld lodge No. 120 , Iowa I cplon of Honor , will have an open meeting TMonday evening In 'Marcus hall , 54C Drcadway. All members are requested to be present and brKig their wives. ( Street Commissioner Hardln had fifty-two men and eighteen teams at work street cleaning on Saturday. The rain yesterday will Interfere with the work and it may not bo resumed today. Twin Brother encampment No. 42 , Inde pendent Order of Odd Fellowsi will entertain the subordinate lodges , and all visiting brothers with a smoker tonight. A flno pro gram has been arranged. Special services wcro held In the Woman's Christian Arooclatlon hospital yesterday morn Ing , conducted by Rev. Acond of Mlnne apollo , who Is 'tho guest of J. F. Barnard. The regular afteruoon services at 4 o'clock were conducted by Rev. E'arnes ' of the First Presbyterian church. The members of the Woman's Christian Tflmpcraaco union were greatly encouraged by the patronage 'they ' received on election day when they endeavored to serve coffee to voters In the hope that It would take the place of 'the iwhlsky commonly offered by candidates and party workers. Captain E. I ) . Gardiner Is a prominent can didate for the appointment as custodian of the federal building. There la some doubt < as to Avhetlinr the position Is under civil service regulations. The captain will relinquish his position as day captain of the police trace today and his position at the desk In the city jail will probably be filled by a now man to morrow. The Implement 'dealers are considerably worried over the prospects of heavy assess ments for this year. Under the new state taw governing the assessment of personal property and stocks of merchandise their taxes will bo almost doubled. II Is probable that there will bo a combination to resist end test the 'matter In the courts. There were over 250 children attending the DoLong Industrial school Saturday afternoon. Next Saturday afternoon there will bo a luncheon spread for the girls and their mothers , and about 100 dozo.i colored Easter eggs 'Will bo distributed. The latter part of < the afternoon will bo devoted to an Easter service , led by Rev. iQarncs of the First Presbyterian church. ' W. W. Wallace , assignee of W. S. Homer , lias filed hte final report In < the district court. The report shows 'that the total amount re- celveJ from all sources was $955.96 , and the amount paid out , on preferred claims , $292.84 , end other claims $317.86 , making the total disbursements $611.70 , and leaving a balauco on hand of $344.26 to bo distributed amorrg the creditors. The assignee also reports that of the $2,000 In accounts and bills .receivable all are uncollectable. C. D. Vlava Co. , female remedy ; consulta tion free. Office hours , 0 to 12 and 2 to 6 Health book furnished. 3:0-327-3.8 Merrlani block. _ Elegant cottage for sale. Klnne , Baldwin bill | N. Y. numbing company. Tel. 250. Thief Detained. "William Cooper , the tramp bicycle thlel who broke Into freight car near Carroll nd stole a new bicycle , will bo detained Ir this city until Thursday , to which time hi : bearing has been postponed. die will be tried either < at Denlson or Carroll , and there Is nc good reason for keeping htm In the count ) ja.ll here. J. C. Klley , the Northwestern's spe. clal detective , returned to Chicago yesterday but will liavo to come back for his man or Thursday. The tramp rode About fifty mile ; In the car of merchandise a > .id spent his tlmi 1n breaking Into about fifty packages of mer chandlce and appropriating a number n articles. There were two bicycles In the cat that wore being shipped from the factory t < purchasers In Oregon , and It was one o threeho unorated and took from the ca when the train reached Missouri Valley. Arc Yon Going to I'nliitT Everybody is thinking about patatlng thl time of year and that being the case w rwant to Inform you of two things which are Get good paints and get them at the lowes figures consistent with the quality ot th material. There la only one place wher you can bo suited. That Is the Paint , Ol and Glass Co. , Masonic block. Poultry wlro and garden seeds at J. Zolle & Co. _ nenl Kstntr Transfer * . The following transfers are reported fron the title and loan ofllce of J. W. Squire J01 Pearl street : 13. n. Simpson and wife to Gcorpo T. Cooper , n 120 acres of neVi 30-74-39 , w. tl . $7SO I'eter C. Nelson and wlfo to Martin Jorgcnscn , lot 7 , block 15 , liayllss & Palmer's add. , w. tl . 4C County treasurer to J. A. L. Waddell , lot 9 , block 4 , llayllsa & Palmer's add. , tax d . v . Luclmla M. Wallace and husband to Marfna E. Halladay , part lot 11 , Auditor's subd. , nwU soli 12-75-40 , w. d . : T. J. C ! ninth and wlfo to J. II. Qrlf- < lth , lot 1 , block 21 , Walnut , q. c. d. Julius U. Hosier. trustee , to George. Itlsse , lots 7 and S , block 5 , Mlnden , w. d . n Hyra D. Calllson to 11. M. Cnlllson , part lot 9 , Auditor's subd. , swVi ncVi 12-75-40 , w. d . . . . . . . . . . . Seven transfers , total amount . 8,31 Buy your groceries at J. Zoller & Co. MENERAY BROS , NURSERYMEN , Of Crescent City are hero In Council DluC and Ocnaha with tuelr fine line ot fruit tree grape vUies , etc. , and all kinds of line ehid tret * , flowering shrubs and rosea. The ale grounds are located at 615 Kant Dread way , Council Bluffs , and on Farnam strec one block nest of Twentieth street , Omabi where you will bo waited on at all time with pleasure. Wo sell all goods very chea and guarantee fell goods Brst-cliM. Omaha 'yhvac , 1 < UO | Cvuucll Kit * DEMOCRATS IN A DILEMMA Cannot Organ'za tha New Administration Without the Eepnblicans. DEADLOCK IN THE CITY COUNCIL PoKNlhllltlcn of the Situation ! 1'olnt to n Cntnitrnnilftc In AVIilch the llc- yubllcnnn May Secure Some Appointment * . Much Interest it felt In the organization of the new city council , which will occur this evening , when Mayor-elect Jennings will also take bis office. The chief Interest centers In the attitude that will be assumed by the four republican members , whoso votes will bo BUfflclcxU to tie the hands of the demo crats and prevent the operation of the plans that have been prepared for the distribution of the spoils. The democrats will bo unable to elect any of their candidates unless the con cent ot the republican members is secured. This consent presupposes some compromise that will retain at least one or more ot the present republican incumbents. Attorney ? and judges who have been called upon for an Interpretation of the new law under which the council will organize have de clarcd that 11 plainly calls for a majority ot all the members of the council to elect , and that In case the four democrats vote for their candidates and the republicans vote for sev eral other aspirants there will bo no tlo created by which -tho mayor will bo per mitted to cast his vote. If the republicans should decide to use their power and BO vote os to prevent a tlo that the mayor could break with his vote It would naturally follow that the demo crats would Introduce a resolution removing the officers. The four democrats would vote for It and the four republican ? against It , and the tie thus created would bo broken by the vote of the mayor. This would leave the offices vacant , for new men could not bo elected without the consent of the re publican members , and the organization would bo prevented and the entire city ad ministration completely disorganized. There are about forty places that the democratic administration will desire to fill Will i party supporters , and if there Is a dlM position to offer a compromise that will call for the retentlcn of some of the men who are now filling -them It should bo acoepte3 without delay. Numerous compromises have been suggested as pofslble , calling for the retention of City Clerk Philips and one or two other minor officers , and It Is likely that they will be proposed and accepted. There Is , however , a stronger disposition to let the democrats have full charge of all de partments cud aroumo all responsibility. This course will meet the approval of a large majority of Jho republicans of the city. Buy your meat at J Zoller & Co. "Water Illllx Xotv nil p. { Pay this week and save flvo per cent. Poultry wlro and garden seeds at J. Zollcr & Co. OF II.VYUr.VS EI/KCTIOX. IrrcRiiInrllr In the I'roceetlliiK * Will Invalidate * -the IteHiiIt. The question of the legality of the election of Prof. Hay Jen to the position of superin tendent of the city schools has been raised and la creating conslJerablc Interest. The precipitate action ot the members of 'tho Board of Education connected with the elec tion of the superintendent Is regarded as being extraordinary by all and la severely criticised by many , but the question as to the legality of the election has Just been raised. The rales of the board prescribe that the election of a city superintendent of schools shall be made at the regular meetIng - Ing of the board on the third Monday In May , and the custom has been that If 'the election was delayed that It could be made at a subsequent meeting. There Is nothing at all In the rules that permits the election 'to ' bo held two months earlier. At torneys call attention to the fact that the supreme court has held that the adopted rules of the board become as binding as the , regularly enacted school laws ot the state and cannot be disregarded , although they may be amended and repealed. Haydcn'c election can only be legal by the board as suming that a vacancy exists. 'No ' vacancy exists. Prof. .HIsey's term of ofllce does nol expire Until next August and he has not re signed , merely notified f io board that hi will not be a candidate for re-election. The action ot the board In disregarding Its rules and customs and electing a superlntendenl at the very first meeting after Us organiza tion and months before the tlmo fixed , li causing a great deal of comment. J. A. D. cigar leads 'em all. ' \ \ . . Water III11 Xo\v Dno. * Pay this week and save five per cent , Hoffmayr's fancy patent flour makes th beat and most bread. Ask your grocer for It ; Iteilrdlcatlon. of the Tabernacle. The rededlcatlon ot the Christian taber nacle yesterday lll be long remembered b ; both pastor and members. Though th morning audience was not so large as ex pected on account of the threatening weathe almost $1,200 waa raised toward extinguish Ing the church debt of $1.500. Rev. A. M < Haggard of Osklaloosa preached prior to th plea for funds. Incidents cited from a larg and varied experience made the discount very practical. His manner Is eaay , hi rhetoric good , his power great. The sue cess of the day was largely due to the pastoi Rev. S. M. Perkins , who baa worked an worried over the financial condition of hi church. The solo by Miss Gertrude B. Ken ncdy at the morning service was worthy c especial mention , and was highly appre elated. The cornettst , J. A. Spaldlng , gav an Impetus to tbo music that was altogethe surprising. The tabernacle was beautifully decorate with palms , lilies and roses. The pink painted walls and new adjustment of light will make the tabernacle seem like anothe building by increasing Its neatness an beauty. Poultry wlro and garden seeds at J. Zolle Buy your meat at J Zoller & Co. Dr. Keller , osteopath. Beno block. Water IIIIlM Now Due. Pay this week and eave flvo per cent. Will Unter n. Convent. FORT DODGE , la. , April 3. ( Speclal.- ) Mlcs Lizzie Healy started for Phlladelphl a few days ago for the purpose ot enterln a convent. She U a stater of Hon. Thomi D. Hfoly. senator from the Tenth dktrlc and M. F. Healy , ex-chairman of the stat central committee of the democratic part ; and possesses many of the characteristics ( her brothers. After graduating from the big school In thin city ebe took a course at Noti Dame college and graduated at the head < dec class. She next took a course at An Arbor , where she also graduated with big honors. Her education vtoa finished with course at the Boston Conservatory of Musi Shortly afterward. In company with hi father and brother , TOomas D. Healy , st ffss mode an c-xtMielve tour ot Europe. Her di s , parture for Philadelphia was known to not de but the members of her family. sir d- Stole the Widow' * llor . ALGONA , la. , April 3. ( Special. ) Som < one entered Mri. Zummack's barn at hi home , two miles south of Weclejr , and itol ap her horse and buggy , together with a nun ber of blankets and harness. The thief wt tracked for a mile or BO north , but the tra wan loit. The authorities la everdlrectlc have been notified. Mrs. Zummack in a widow who lives on bcr farm alone. Held for Murder. . AUDUBON , la. , April 3. ( Special. ) The preliminary hearing of James Cunningham and Miss Ida Hcpp , charged with the murder of their child , four weeks old , closed yester day afternoon. They were bold to the grand jury , which convenes hero May 17. General surprlce and great Indignation were caused by the justice granting ball. The child was found at the fair grounds March 19 , covered up with grata. The giving ot the tcstlmoa } covered between two and three days and was EO direct that violence waa feared. The evidence shows that an Illegitimate child was born on February 21 , at the Com mercial house In AtlantU , to Miss Ida Hcpp. who had como to the hotel on February 19 with James Cunningham and who was pass ing as Mr. and Mra , Smith , Dr. Gannon of Atlantic , who attended the woman wulle In confinement , gave a description ot the child that conformed exactly -to the one found at the Audubon fair grounds. C. M. Wlllcy , proprietor of the hotel , tea * tilled to substantially the eamo facts. County Jail Condemned. CARROLL. la. , April 3. ( Special. ) The grand jury ban ordered the county jail to undergo extensive repairs Immediately. The Investigation last week disclosed the fact .hat the Jail to unfit for use and that the iherlff has bc n keeping the prteonera at ither places , even giving upjsomo of his llv ng rooms for their use. lown XaTvycrM In.Meet. . MASON CITY. la. , April 3. ( Special. ) The program committee of the Iowa State Bar association held a meeting In this city ho last week to arrange for the program ot the annual meeting which Is to be held hero July 7-8. It is expected that about 150 law yera of the state will attend. Want 1'lxh In the Hirer. MARSHALLTOWN. la. , April 3. ( Special. ) A petition Is being signed here addressed to the state fish commissioner asking him to stock the Iowa river at this point , especially above the dam , with trout , croppies , wall eyed pike , black bass , etc. The river has re ceived no attention for about twenty years. Ilohhery of n Poxtodlce. COON RAPIDS , la. , April 3. ( Special. ) The poatoffico was broken open here yesterday morning by burglars with tools stolen from a blacksmith shop. They got about $100 In money and stamps. Oratorical ! Content. RIVERTON , la. , April 3. ( Special. ) At the oratorical contest last night Miss lola Warden- carried off the handsome gold medal There were six contestants. Iowa LeKlnlatlve Comment. Creston. Gazette : We do not remember a session nhnso work In all ways Is so com mcndablo and satisfactory as the one jus closed. Sioux City Tribune ; Altogether the worl of this general assembly Is well worthy o the commendation of the people ot the state and It will receive It. DCS Molnea Register : Iowa legislature are Improving. The people of this etat should continue to elect to the leglslatur men who will look at state questions from the business standpoint. Red Oak Republican ! The twenty-sixth general assembly Is a thing of the past ad Journment "was reached yesterday noon. 1 has been a good scs.slon and many Importan measures have been enacted Into law. Iowa City Republican : On the whole th people have no cause of complaint cither as to the amount or the quality of the wor done ; their Interests have been looked afte in a careful manner that few preceding legls laturcs have approached. Des Molnca Leader : Although the com paratlve tables have not yet been prepared when prepared they will doubtless show tha the special appropriations by this leglslatur are a great deal lets than those of any legls laturo for many years. t Dubuque Telegraph : While In some re epects the general assembly has been dt. Relent and narrow. In one Important respec It has displayed breadth ant ? wisdom am earned popular commendation. The boar of control bill , which received a large ma orlty In each house , IB a monument to Us redlt. Burlington Hawlteye : The general assem- ly acted wisely In providing state levies cal- ulated to extinguish the state debt by 1900. t la not the utate levy that pinches the tax layer and there Is no excuse for making It 10 low that the state treasury must Issue tate warrants to tide over annual deficien cies In revenue. , Des Molnes Capital : The members of the Twenty-seventh general assembly can gc tome feeling that they have served their con- tltuency and the entire state with honesty and fidelity. There has been no jobbery and no talk ot corruption. While the general as- embly made no loud pretense ot being an anti-monopoly body , yet considerable antimonopoly - monopoly legislation was created. There was very little show ot demagogy or talk- ng for position or applause. lovrn'n Exposition Fnnd. Waterloo Reporter : If the money Is wlselj expended it will give the etato credltabU headquarters , while the commissioner ! wanted a little palace. Rcj Oak Express : The legislature flnall ; decided to appropriate $25,000 toward thi Omaha exposition. This , with the $10,001 irevlously appropriated , should make a cred .table showing. Des Molnes Leader : -With the $35,000 nov available for the representation > of Iowa a the Transmlsstsslppl 'Exposition ' , Iowa wll be able to make some sort of a showing but hardly such as the people wish. Further more , the long delay of the legislature I making an appropriation has so shortene the time In which1'to work that what I done will necessarily cost-more and wll not be as satisfactory. For these things th legislature is responsible. Doubtless th commission will do its very best. Mason City Globe Gazette : , , The Icgta id lature appropriated $25,000 for the Omah Exposition. This In ( addition to the $10,00 ) already appropriated will enable the stat to make a fair exhibit and we believe 1 will bo money well ( Invested. There is n reason why the state should not advertlsi Every successful business man knows tha to advertise is the first tfesentlal of sue cess. The man who -sits down and watt for people to hunt him up and ask hli what he has to sell usually remalrs la th background and lets opportunity go by. Th same principle will apply to the state. Davenport Republican : The etato In II official capacity has done something. Tl ; er people must do their part as well In the individual capacity. There should be thuslasm thrown into local organizations an private enterprises so that Iowa , her peopl and her Industries > may all be so reprc seated as to prove a tempting Invitation fc capital to invest In this state , -for cntei prlsca to locate here and for homeseekers I take up their dwelling among us. The pet pie of Iowa must not settle back In tl thought that the state having made an a ] proprlatlon there Is no neoi of Indlvldui activity. All should join In every practice manner In gathering up the best posslb ! contributions In the way of exhibits th : those In charge may from this gatberln select the best which Iowa produces in evei line. News of Iowa Churchesj. Material has been purchased for a ne parsonage for tha Christian church at Spei cer. i The Central Presbyterian church In D < Molnes will celebrate on June 1 Its flftlet anniversary. Rev. A. E. Klser , pastor of the Presbyterta church at Hamburg , has resigned and wl go to Chicago. i The Sioux Association of Congregation ; Churches will hold ltd convention at Sloa on April 12 to 14. Rev. N. W. Bwtner of the United Brett ti rea church ot Muscattoe hag accepted a ca from Baltimore , Md. Governor Shaw will attend tbo state Sui day scr"iol convention In Cedar Rapids Jui 21 and review the parade. The Dea Molnesi conference ot the Evai t i.v e-ltcal association held' , a * well attended meeting In Crceton the laat week. The Baptists ot Muscatlnb are planning bangcs and lmprovcmctnlf ( heir church ulldlng , which will amfun.tt.to about $7,000. The foundation of ttio.lew Free Methodist lurch at Correctlonvlll , i has been com * ctecl and work en the superstructure begun. The foundation 10 26x33-J * t. The Christian churcW'etS'rcrry will b old and a new one will td'built ' on another ot. About $2,800 has already been sub- crlbed toward a $6,000 church. Iowa Xevmpnper Men. C. H. Peterson has started the News at Vesley. J. Snr.ro Detwller has started the Dally un at Osagc. E. H. Thcrnas has relinquished the active management ot the South Ottumwa Sun. George I. Long , editor of the Manson Jour- al , was elected mayor ot Manson last week. F. M. Wagoner , formerly publisher of the Milan County Democrat , at Adel , has been declared Insane. James M. Pierce , publisher ot the Homo- lead , contemplates starting a dally dcmo- ratlc paper In Dea Molucs. N. C. A. Rijtiouflor ot Dubnque , formerly dltor of the Dally Times , has been appointed editor ot the National Cyclopedia ot Biog raphy. John N. Garvcr , formerly a reporter on the Sioux City Tribune , has become one or the purchasers of Farm News and Womankind , wo papers of Springfield , O. The Carroll Herald announces that It bos no less than fifty or sixty subscribers who iave taken the paper continuously for thirty years lacking only six months. The firm of Bailey & Way , publishers ot the Brltt Tribune , has been dissolved by mutual consent , Mr. Way retiring. The publication will bo continued by E. N. Bailey & Sons. John P. Irish , collector of the port at San Francisco , formerly a newspaper man of \o\\a \ , delivered the annual addrcsa before the medical class of the Iowa State univer sity last week. A number ot Iowa newspaper publishers have received appointments In the postal or consular service , among them Joseph Morgan of the Dubuque Times , J. L. Walte ot the Burlington Hawkcye , George E. Roberts of the Fort Do3ge Messenger , Al Swalm of the CMkalooea Herald , Frank Mahln of the Clin ton Heiald , A. E. Lee' ot tbo Ottumwa Courier and Paul MacLcan ot the Creston Gazette. C1IAUGR UUSSIA WITH IIRIItEUY. Ten Million. Tiiel * 1'nld to the TnnnR II Ynmen. SHANGHAI , April 3. It Is announced that a person cf the highest rank has memorial ized the emperor In the most vigorous language , accusing the whole tsung It yamcn ( Chinese foreign office ) of be-lng ki the pay of Russia. 'He ' asients that Russia expended 10,000,000 taels In bribery during the recent negotiations regarding'the cessation of Port Arthur and Tallon Wan , etc. , and asserts that LI Hung Chang's share was 1,500,000 tacls. Thereupon the personage referred to demands a full Investigation and asks that LI Hung Chang be beheaded Ifthe accusa tions are proven , the 'memorlallzer ' offering to bo executed himself' ' If'his charges are not sustained. The Chinese complain bitterly of the fact that they do not possess a war port for the flvo war ships hvhlch are being built for them abroad , and 'which ' are due ito ar rive In Chinese waters'this ' summer. Ualcss WeiHal Wei , occupied by the Japanese , Is evacuated , which Is doubtful , the Chinese have no place in which to receive their new war ships. t The Russians have permitted two British gunboats to. enter and' leave Port Arthur freely. , tt The British first-class'cruiser Grajton , flag ship ell Rear Admiral C.'J ? . Fitzgerald , second end in command on the China station , and the flrst-clssa cruiser Powerful , the armored cruiser Narcissus , the second-class cruiser Rainbow and other vessels of the squadron left Chee Fee on Saturday. Their destina tion Is unknown , but Is reported to be Chemulpo , the port of-Seoul , capital of Corea. The movements'pt the war ships ex cite the greatest Interest among foreigners here. It Is supposed Hiey will make a demonstration , possibly In support ot some 'British ' demands for concessions. German. ( Steamer Sink * . IX > WESTOFT , April 3. The suspicion Is confirmed that it was tbo German steamer . Magnet , from Pomaron , ' 'March ' 6 , for Stet tin , that wee sunki on March , 16 In collision off Gabbard lightship with the British bark British Princess , Captain Scott , from Leltb. The brother of the Magnet's- captain has ar rived hero and identified wreckage wedged In the bows of the British Prlnceta , whlct WAS towed Into Loweatoft harbor March 1C with Us bow a steve In and Its forepeak full of water. The captain reports that the. Mag net sank almost Immediately and that eigh teen of Ita crew were drowned. Great Ilrltaln. Demand * a. Lenne. PEKIN , April 3. Great Britain has de manded a lease ot Wel-Hal-Wel on th < Shan-Tung peninsula otter the Japanese > vacuation , aa a compensation , for the dis turbance ot the balance ot power in th < gulf of Pe-Chl-Ll. In diplomatic clrclei Email doubt is entertained that China wll concede the demand , -which U believed to b < favorably regarded by Japan , y Itnmilnni Itecrnltii for the 'Bant. ' LONDON , April 3. The correspondent o ho Times at Constantinople says : At the audience at the palace yesterda ; Saturday ) M. Zenovleff , the Russian am : usador , causually toll the sultan tha 20,000 Russian recruits for the far cast wnnli shortly traverse the Dardanelles in vessel of the Russian volunteer fleet. Thousands of sufferers from grippe bav been restored to health by One Minute Coug Cure. It quickly cures coughs , colds , bron chltls , pneumonia , grippe , asthma and al throat and lung diseases. 3- FIHE 31IECOIU ) . 3ia )0 Steamer' * Car no Ilarned. to SAVANNAH , Ga. , April 3. The Ocea It Steamship company's steamer City of Macoi 10 Captain Savage , bound- from Boston for tbl port , was discovered on fire at 9:30 : o'cloc : last night while off llarjln's Industry light ts ship , eighteen miles' nprih of Tybee. . stream was Immediately , iurned In the tot ward hold , where the fir was located , an the ship was headed for Tybee with a speed. It arrived at Tybee Roads early th ts morning and signaled the tug Cynthia , whlc : lie was on that utatlon. t6'c&me to Its assls ilr ance. It was run rffehbre' , stern foremos opposite tbo quarantine 'station. Qid The tug Paulson broughrt the City of Mi ile con's passengers , about 'twenty-five In nun ber , to the city. There .was no excitemei e- err on board during the night. At 8 o'clock ti night It Is reported that * tie. flre la out. r- The cargo in tho'forwiard ' compartmen Of which consisted of &epeta\ \ merchandise , a total lois. The ship' is said to be unlr p ! Jured. al ala Destroys ; Twelt'e' ' unlltllnfci. ilo CHARLOTTE } , N.IJCT , April 3. Plro i at Rock Hill , S. C. , this morning destroy ! twelve buildings , Involv nJTa loss ot $250,00 ry upon which there waa en Insurance ot $150 000 distributed In sixteen companies. Tt origin Is yet amatteriof speculation. Tt Charlotte flre department arrived there afti the fire waa under control. I Central UnionBlock. . CHICAGO , April 3. The roof and slxl story ot the Central Union block at Madlsi and Market streets were destroyed by fl in today. The building , which is owned by ' 11 T. Wheeler and Chief Justice. ( Filler , wi damaged to the amount of $12,000. Two hui dred manufacturing concerns In the bulldli suffered a loss ot $ C5,000 , fully Insured. Another Ilody Ilecovered. till CHICAGO , April 3. The body of Wlllla A. Olmstcad , president of the Olmstct n Bclentinc company , was recovered from tl ne ruins of the Ayera building In Wabat avenue today. All of the missing have no been accounted for. Olmstead was tl thirteenth victim of the fire. FLYING SQUADRON IS SUPERB Its Organisation at This Time is An Epoch- Making Event. EXCELS ANY SIMILAR FLEET EXISTING Commodore Soliley in Every \Vnjr Vllted , to Command So Impair * tnnt n. Dlvlnlun of the United State * HAMPTON ROADS. April 3. The practical completion of a flying squadron of the Amer ican navy by the assignment of Commodore W. S. Schley to take charge , and his ac ceptance , as marked by his active operation on Monday last , Is an epoch-making event In the history of the present difficulty. No other action of this government since the Malno disaster so actively determine * the fact that actual warfare has been expected. The North Atlantic ! squadron Is always or ganized and the appointment ot Captain Sampson to Its command Is but the natural sequence of the retirement of Ilcur Admiral Stcard from active duty. So , too , the assignment of ships of war to that squadron , or to the Pacific squadron , are but moves toward the mobilization that might occur at any time. 'But ' flying squadrons are the direct out come of dangerous conditions ; are necessi ties of standing navies In times of war , and are expeditions of an extraordinary nature created onljt when the government fully de cides that there Is fear of attack , or thai the time Is ripe for an attack from here. It Is therefore not only possible , but highly probable that the new American flying squad ron has work cut out for It. The fleet practically gathered , and alto gether proposed , that will bear this euphon ious title , was one of the most formidable that can be gathered together by any nation Egotistically In favor of the United States as that statement may be , the facts bear It out. EXCELS ALL OTHERS. In average ra.to of speed , In armored pro tection , In caliber and number ot guns , and In fighting- quality and discipline of men , It can bo proven that the composition of this flying tquadron Is superior and In point of numbers being equal to any organization of a llko nature that can be formed by a for eign power. When on Monday morning Commodore ISchley raised his flag on the Brooklyn evi dence of an unmistakable character was ap parent that every man from stoker to com mandant was not only fearless ot battle , but courted It and hoped U would come. The small calibre gun that fired the commodore's salute with blank cartridges saag out a high. pitched paean of welcome and peace. About the land-locked water of Hampton Roads , where thirty-five years ago the Moni tor and Merrlmac fought their terrible battle , sunshine touched the hills , jus ! assuming their emerald garb , and nature awoke after her hibernation , and caressing the hills , spoke only of peace. But as the emoko blow by , In every eye was the klndllag spark o < vengeance for fellow sea men hurled to death and the hope that the cannon's tenor note might be changed to the dreajful one of war. And If war comes what of this squadron ? W. S. Schley , commodore commanding the fleet , Is a well-built man of about 52 ycar of age , with a general appearance denoting thoughtfulncss and diplomacy , coupled will certain characteristics which indicate firci of character and quickness of action , whcr developments require those feature.Large headed and kindly-faced , a smiling eye , evi dently not given to temper , quick to answer searching in inquiry , this man , as he tread the captain's bridge of the Brooklyn In i naval uniform , or shakes hands with sou It the lobby of a hotel in civilian clothes , Im presses you as the firm , unylcldlrg warrior jusfthe man to take "partial" orders for i flying squadron , and complete them hlmsel with credit to his country. NOT TINGED WITH EMOTION. ID the atmosphere today which surround him there Is a spirit akin to that Germai which says : "We have all had tnon than enough of love , and -now for a song o hatred , " but inthe commander there is r.i sign of emotional desire , yet when the eum mons comes the songs of those who cr ; loudly now , may weaken enough to bo over topped by the commands of this intrepii leader of a host. la the make-up of the flying squadroi speed and fighting qualities have been con sidered. A summary of the points In com parison with those of 'the ' best boats tha Spain can offer in making up a slmlla squadron follows : I Horse Speci Name. Tons. Power. Knot ! Brooklyn . 9.275 18,000 22 Columbia . 6,373 12,000 23 Massachusetts . . . .10,283 9,000 17 Minneapolis . 7,375 11,000 23' ' The four best armored cruisers that Spal has , compared with this fleet ot flyers , woul bo as follows : i , Horse Speec Name. Tons. Por. Knoti Vlzcaya . 7.COO 13000 20 Infanta Maria. . . . 7,000 13.CCO 20 Pelnyo . 9,900 8,000 16 Oquendo . . . . 7,000 13,000 20 The -total displacement tonnage of tb United States flying squadron is 43,109 , an of the Spanish 30,900. The average horsi power of the United States vessels Is 12,501 and that of the Spanish 11,750. The averag rate of speed ot the four United States shir Is twenty-one and three-eighths knots n hour , while the Spanish fleet has to contei Itself with nineteen knots. NEW YORK MAY BE ADDED. . It 1s possible that the battleship Mass ! chusetts , being somewhat slower than tr rest of the fleet , will be supplantel by tl Now York , and the average of speed ac fighting capabilities of the squadron will I Increased. It must be remembered that the Brooklj end New York are two of the finest typ < of fighting machines in the world , havlr their main batteries supplied with rapH-fl . gun * , with which wry few war "hips are equipped except In a secondary battery. The great point ot advantage of this fl > ct , however , la la thickness of armor , calibre of RUHR and the fighting qualities of the men , There are flvo 13-Inch guns on the American flying squadron , while the whole Spanish tuvy has not one , and only two 2-Inch guns. Of 12-Inch guns our squadron ios four , ani ot 8-Inch guns fourteen. Spain's four Delected vessels have flvo 11-Inch guns , and the rest are mainly 5-Inch. These are the points ot advantage that Commodore Schley's fleet \\ojld likely demon- Irate In actual fighting. FORT MONROE , Va. . April 3. Comma * dore W. S. Schley will tomorrow notify the authorities at Washington that with the ar rival of the Texas ho will bo ready to move at an hour's notice. The most formidable squadron of fast fighters ever gotten together s complete with the exception of the Texas. MINNEAPOLIS IS READY. The cruiser Minneapolis began at noon to day to change Its coat , and the painting will 30 finished by tomorrow afternoon. Its bunkers are filled with coal , and llko the other vessels ot the fleet It Is fully ammuni tioned. - Commodore Schley expects the battleship Texas within the next forty-eight hours. Despite the enforcement ot the Sutvlay ob servance law In Newport News , which has had the effect of stopping Sunday work un the battleships Kcarsarge and Kentucky , the divers , three In number , continued work on the bottom ot the battleship Massachusetts today , and made such progress that Captain Hlgglnson believes they will be able to finish by nightfall tomorrow. The work on the Brooklyn hai been fully completed and Us eight-Inch turret guns will now throw a much greater distance. The Columbia has finished painting and coaling , and It Is in splcnlld condition. Commodore Schley understands that the Texas Is thoroughly completed in Improve ment , Is painted the prevailing lead color anil is all ready for sea assoon as It arrives 'here. ' Varying as are the opinions as to this as semblage ot fighting boats It Is generally ad mitted by naval and army mca here that It Is imposing. In addition to the active naval preparations here Fortress Monroe is being improved rapidly. The dynamo for the big electric searchlight was adopted last night , and the light Is now In operation. The emplace ments for the rapld-flro and disappearing guus will bo finlflhed this week , and this Important point will then bo In somewhat modern condition from a war standpoint. Commodore Schley probably will take thu Brooklyn out to sea tomorrow to try Its turret guns. SHOUT 0.'SfAVAI * aiAClIl.MSTS. SnniilKh Ship llelnyed UnUl They Are Secured In France. WASHINGTON , April 3. The Navy de partment has received a dispatch saying that the Spanish war ship Carlos V has been delayed from sailing for Fcrvol up to this time because It was waiting for the arrival of twenty French machinists. Seven of these machinists were selected and taken aboard and the vessel departed for Ferrol. This confirms information which the Navy department has received frequently , that the Spanlid navy Is very poorly supplied with machinists for war vessels , and hao been seeking experienced men In France. OrderH HnUtliiK Mnelilnory. CLEVELAND , April 3. The Brown Hoist ing and Conveying company has Just re ceived an order for hoisting machinery for four coal stations on the Gulf of Mexico , tweet ot which will bo located on the Dry Tortugao. The contract price is $151,000. TO cum : COI.D i < O.M : DAT Take Laxative Brorao Qu.nlne Tablets. A1J - druggists refund the money If It falls to cute. 25c. The genuine has L. B. Q. an each tablet. FORECAST l-'OIl TODAY'S WUATIIKIl. s : Until or Snow , Colilcr , Accompanied l y Northerly Wind * . WASHINGTON , April 3.-Forecast for Monday : For Nebraska Rain , possibly turning Into snow ; colder ; northerly winds. For Missouri Rain ; easterly , shiftingto northerly winds. For Kansas Rain , possibly turning Into sncw ; muchl colder ; winds becoming north erly. erly.For lown Rain ; northeasterly winds. For South Dakota Fulr ; colder ; northerly winds. For Wyoming Generally fair ; northerly winds. Local Itecord. OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU OMAHA , April 3. Omaha record of tem perature and rainfall compared with the corresponding day of the last -three years ISflS. 1S37. 1SOR. 1695 Maximum temperature . . 43 H Gl CC Minimum temperature . . . 39 44 26 31 Average temperature . . . . 41 49 3S41 Rainfall . . . . „ 20 .29 .00 .OC Record of temperature and precipitation a Omaha for this day and since March 1 , 1S97 Normal for the day 4 ( Deficiency for t'no day f Accumulated excess since March 1 l&l Normal rainfall for the day 08 Incli Excess for the day 12 Incl : Total rainfall since March 1 1.43 Incr Deficiency since March 1 31 Incl Deficiency for cor , period 1S97 39 Incl Deficiency for cor. period 1696 39 inc ! : Iti-port * from Station * at 8 11. in. ho he ad bo Havre , clear I 36 | 381 1 jrn lllsmnrck , clear I 40 | 4S | .1 Qalvetton , cloudy f 68 | 72 | 1 ng T Indicates trace of precipitation. .re U A. wnLSII. 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