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.TUB OMAHAi'lDAII/r BBEt WJBDNKSD LT ; APRIL X8 9. J R * T. P CARTWRIGHT & CO. , THl Corner 16th and ; Douglas Streets. Annual Easter Offerings of Fashionable Footwear Ladies of Omaha footwear for Men. Footwear for Men. Oxford Ties As well UB shoes are shown have never before had juch We this The black Vici Kid Shoes are showing season - ' this season in a larger variety an opportunity for selecting are stylish , soft and comfortable the and most son strongest riety of styles and combinations fortable and come in all ing beautiful and becoming complete lines of stylish nations and in more beautiful the new shapes. ing shoes for Easter wear tiful patterns and shapes and durable footwear for We are showing the largest as we are now offering than ever before both in men that has ever been gest and handsomest line of them. Never before has shown in the city. All the Patent Leather Dress Shoes black kid and all the new there been shown in Omaha from the ever brought to the city , in shades of tan , with inserted new shapes nar- such immense all the new and correct ed lace stays and vesting an variety now coin toe to the extreme lasts. the too tops now plain of beautiful lasts.All and styles nov treme English bull dog in All our lines are selected no tip being one of the elties in shoes for spring all shades from the light from the best makers in prettiest of the new styles. and . the land and are the most summer wear , com. chocolate. tan to the dark ' prising all the new and stylish , durable and comfortable Misses' and These tan shades come in fortable to be found and choicest shades , shapes Vici Kid , Kussia Calf and sold at the lowest , possible Children's Shoes and patterns in any Willow Calf , and with prices consistent with first- have never before been brought to width of toe , from narrow to the stock or vesting tops. class footwear. such perfectioil of Btyie , finish and extreme English last. All the new quality as these we are showing this combinations of inserted cloth lace Bicycle Shoes and Leggings season. The styles are prettier and stays and vesting tops , in black In a Great Variety For Both Ladies and more comfortable fitting than ever , vici kid and all the new and most Gentlemen and we have them all in black kid popular shades of tan that are to We have the new 10-inch Bicycle shoes for be worn this season , made in either ladies , in tan and black , all kid or canvass as well as in all the new tan shades , the turn or welt sole , and all at tops also the low cut combination bicycle inserted lace stays and vesting tops. shoe , in tan , with elk-skin sole. These are the most popular prices the very the popular bicycle shoes for ladies. In All grades , for dress and school , and best 'to be had at whatever price men's bicycle wear we have everything prices were never so low. you wish. new and popular. POLO YET HOPES FOR PEACE Spanish Minister Discusses the War Situation. SAYS THERE ARE TWO SIDES TO THE CASE. Cannot Believe that Self-neipectlng Nutlun , lu Thene Unllichtened 1 > U-H , Will Deliberately lu War. WASHINGTON. April 6. The Spanish minister. Scnor Polo , was seen at the Span ish legation today end consented to talk on" the present condition of affairs. He spoke freely. The Interview k authoritative throughout. Ho Bald : I nm Btlll hopeful of pence. That may M m optimistic at a moment when such ] > ufHioii uiu urouifod , such naval anil mili tary oper.itloni arc going on , and when the current of public sentiment seems to bo that war la Inevitable. I cannot eay that I base my view that pence -will prevail upon uuy uncut or o.u- clal Information. On the contrary , It Is my Individual judgment , based solely upon the conviction that In. these enlightened days itMO Heir-respecting' nations , made up of men an < ] women of high aspirations and noble Instincts , cannot and will not resort ito that last and brutal expedient of war. It would bo too wanton , too criminal , too offensive to all the. dictates of civilization and Christianity for such an awful consequence quence .to bci brought about. To bo sure , I cannot close my eyes to cer tain obvious circumstances existing both liere and In Spain. A.t times these have In clined me. to share the popular vlow thnt the relations between the two countries were fjst approaching n Irreconcilable Is- puc , and yet at no time- has It teemed to me , nor idoes It acem to imt- now , that the Issue has progressed beyond the bounds of a reasonable and Just settlement , alike hon- orab'o to both government ? . Consider for a moment some of the ele ments of this present crisis. Can It be possible that ycur people will consider only ono eldo of the easel Let us tor a moment ndmlt that there uro two sides to this case. There are always two tldc .to a case , ami la It Just or fair or chivalrous for your people , berne on by their strong and Innate patriotism , to eay : "Wo are right ; Spain Is wrong ; that ends It ? " CONSIDER BOTH SIDES. In a enlrlt of simple' Ju'tlco why will not this disposition yield for a moment to a calm consideration of both sides of thn case , Including some of those factors which are vital and lewontlal to Spain ? Cuba has been a colony of Spain from lime immemorial from the time of Its dis covery by Christopher Columbus and as a part of Spain there Is clustered about It < i reverence almost B.icre < l , Cuba Is re- Karded by us Just as you regard ono of the. etii tea of your union. What would bo paid If some foreign power eald to the United States that Illinois , or Texas , or California , musit be free and In dependent of the Unite * ! States ? Would not your very honor Us brought Into ques tion ? Of course I can understand that some one will rlHO up and say "Vefl , but the states arc well governed and re at peace , whIU Cuba In misgoverned and In n state of In. Biirrectlon. " There again simple Justice ana fairness demiuul that there be something more than abstract assertion. To be sun * your press tells of brutal qavugcry existing In Cuba. I do not wish to deal In recrimination. Tnc time for that has gene by. IJut I give you my word that this suvugcry does not exist at all : that all reliable reports olllclul and unofllclal , Span ish and American , agree that whatever may have been the condition of affairs , a year or two years ago , aonerul nianco has In- auguiuled n Viumane and beneficent sys tem characteristic of the man. Naturally , with an Insurrection In prog ress. military affairs have pursued the usual methods of military life. And In this they nave been constantly restrained at all times by the. determination to have their operations worthy of an honorable nation and an honorable people. That Is nil Spain has sought to do in putting down a rclttlllon. It Is what any government on the face of fne earth would do. It seeks no more and no less than to preserve Us es tablished rights , AUTONOMY IB ANTAGONIZED. Now , as to autonomy. For some reason Intense reeling haa been aroused In this country against t'ne home rule regime which Spain has Inaugurated In Cuba. It seems to be overlooked , In the passion of the moment , that this homo rule has jei'n tha aspiration of t'ne Cubans for years. It seems to bo overlooked , also , that Presi dent Cleveland and Secretary Olney urged a full measure of homo rule as the means likely to bring about the termination of the Cuban conflict. Spain has granted t'nat , granted It with the deepest sincerity. There Is a alsposltlon to find flaws In the de tails with the plan. Let anyone who Is anxious to pick flaws , and who cares for war , take t'als home rule plan and examine it In detail. He will find that It gives the Cubans the most com plete control of theit own affairs. They have a Parliament of their own , and a cabinet of their own ministers. Is It fair. Just as this local Parliament and local cabinet Is about to assume com plete control of fne Cuban affairs , to sweep aside this entlro system and to declare that it Is a failure before It has even been tried ? I do not -wish In this to repeat an argu ment for autonomy , but simply to call at tention to the fact thnt Justice dictates that a system of home rule , brought forth after the deepest solicitude and considera tion , and based upon what the. Cubans themselves have long desired , and on what the United States government deemed most fitting as a settlement , should not be lightly dismissed on representations of the press , or even on the representations of men of sober Judgment. If the latter say that this home rule Is not a success I reply : "Your opportunities for Investigation have not been adequate , and , moreover , success or failure cannot bo Judged before a system has been tried and when 1 s Initial steps have been at tended by difficulties , not only In the Inte rior of Cuba , but circumstances -without tending to defeat the very end sought. " ARBITRARY JUDGMENT. Ex-en though we may differ on this , at least we should agree that the. Judgment of one should not be forced arbitrarily upon the other. For the moment it seems as though this equitable view was act aside , and Instead we hear "autonomy la a fail ure. Wo say so. That ends It. Spain must not say that It Is either sincere , or that the plan Isa success or 'will be a suc cess. " Now , la such an attitude consistent with the ueunl process of considering both sides of a question ? Can a self-respecting na tion ndmlt of euch a contemptuous dls- pcHltlQti of a policy it has presented In the Internal of peace and prosperity for Cuba ? As to the reconcentrados. I can only say thnt the decrees of concentration have been revoked , and urgent tc > p3 are being taken for the relief cf these poor creatures. While there la no doubt of the misery of their condition , yet the government Is mak ing the most heroic efforts to alleviate this condition. . As to the Insurgents , they have borne arms against Spain for three yearn , entail ing terrible loss of life and money. And yet , believing these -men to be misguided , the government has sought to regain their confidence. Even today the Official Gazette nt Havana publishes an appeal by the home rule government , urging all these In arms. Insurgents as well as Spaniards , to cease hostilities. Join hands and unite In celebrat ing the restoration of peace. It tells them also If this home rule Is not perfect that It may be Improved. In short , the Insurgents are Invited to Join tha Spanish soldiers In laying down their arms , saying t'nat n period of calm may b given during which Just and wise councils may prevail for the permanent betterment of Cuba. Whether fnla will succeed , I do not know. It seems as though some of fne Insurgent leaders , and particularly their Cuban ad visers In this country , were bent upon an Irresponsible policy , and were deaf to rea son to a cessation of arms , or to any prop osition calculated to restore peace , no mat ter how beneficial It might be to Cuba. You ask me as to the latest phases of negotiation. Of this I cannot speak on ac count of the restrictions of my position. I can only say t'nat despite the animosities aroused , I believe that calm counsel will yet prevail , and that the United States and Spain will be able to solve this probem on a basis just and honorable to all concerned , and without recourse to arms. I fully recognise the earnestness , patriot ism and Intcnso vigor of the American people ple , but I feel that It Is not Improper for me to suggest thnt at sucn a profoundly solemn moment earnestness and strength should be tempered with calm Judgment and a disposition to look at both sides of the question , and not alone to one side. Carlion-Andernou. Mr. Nathan Carton and Mica Selma. An derson were married Monday evening. April 4 , at the residence of the officiating minister , Nov. Charlei W. Savldgo. MT.MIIKR OP D'EAD ' IS UNCERTAIN. Twenty-Three- ltlvely Known to Have PerlMhed. SHAWNEBTOWN. 111. , April 5. Twenty- three known dead , a possibility that the Hat may reach thirty , 1,500 people In actual need of the necessities of life , 700 people homo- leu and damage to the amount of $200,000 Is the net result of the flood which 'swept through Shawneetown last Sunday afternoon. MARY MCAILLLISTER , colored. ELLEN MCALLISTER. MRS. FLORA FLAKE. CHARLES REIN-HOLT. - 13 years of age. ANNIE REINHOLT , 10 years old ELLA REINHOLT. 8 years. CHARLES CLAYTON , sr. MRS. OHARUB3 CLAYTON. OHRTRUDE ) CLAYTON , 7 yeara. JESSIE CLAYTON , 9 years. MYRTLE CLAYTON , 10 years. GRANT CLAYTON , 8 years. NOAH WELCH. MRS. NOAH WELCH. MRS. CHARLOTTA HOLLY. WASHINGTON CAL1.ICOTT and WIPE ) . JOHN A. CALLICOTT , brother of Washington - ton Calllcott. MRS. RILEY GALLOWAY. MISS DORA GALLOWAY. MIISS MARION OAlLLOWAY. MRS. PAUL PHBLAN. MISS MINNIE -PMHLAN. There Is a possibility that the number of dead may exceed the list by a small margin , but there la much uncertainty regarding the number of people drowned with the excep tion of those mentioned albove. and there Is no ground for believing that others were lost save the statements of several natives of Shawneetown that they saw people , "we did not know and we saw them drowning. " There la no daoger of further'damage to the town unless storms should set In , and even then It Is difficult to iee how matters can be made worst than they now are. The en tire town Is burled under ten to fifteen feet of water , with the exception of houses'on ' the embankment Immediately fronting the Ohio river. All of these have water In the cellars and most of them are flooded to the second story. The water began to fall today and by 2 o'clock this afternoon had receded eight feet from the. highest mark of Wednesday. A north wind was driving the waves before It , and If no more rains come It Is probable that the town will be dry within two weeks. Not a single body haa been recovered as yet , and there la no probability that any will be found until after the waters have entirely subsided. The levee broke on the north side of the town , sweeping what la known aj the Flnt. Second and Third wards clean of all buildings. All of the people who were drowned met their fate In the northern part of the First and Second wards , which were nearest to the break , the First bordering di rectly co the dike wUlch gave way. There is a largo semi-circular dike to the south of the town , enclosing It en that stdo aa the broken dike enclosed It on the north. Down the edge of this dike , and In the town proper la a tangled mass of trees , shrubs and bruoh- woDd. Into the curve formed by the south ern dike the holies were carried by the flood and all of them are supposed to be scattered along the southern dike , which is nearly a mile In extent from the western end of the curve to the eastern end. No attempt will be made to find ttie bodlea , unless they should come to the surface , until the watero have entirely subsided. Iryiiin Stenkn Jii1 Detroit. DETROIT , April 5. A thousand radical advocates of bimetallism listened to their leader In t'.io Auditorium tonight and en joyed a love feast of partisanship and of patriotism. As many more watched t'ne scene from the galleries. The occasion was the second annual banquet of the- Mohawk club and the presence of W. J. IJryan , coupled with the Intensity of public patriot. Ism In the present war crisis , made the event of unusual Interest. Movement * of Oeenn Vr cl , April B. At New York Arrived Knlsep Wllhelm dor Grosse , from Bremen ; Augusta Victoria , from Genoa. Sailed Taurlc , for Liverpool , At Antwerp Arrived Westernland , from New York. At Rotterdam Arrived Rotterdam , from New York. At Marseilles Arrived Kara man la , from New York. At Liverpool Sailed Normadlc , for Now York. fct I If ifrt rl iT1l BUSINESS OF GRAND TRUNK President of' the Bead Addresses Share holders in England. CONGRATULATES THEM ON THEIR POLICY On the Flmt of January Loot the Bouil , for FJrut Time In Eight ' ' wr , Wn * Out of Debt. / LONDON , April G. Sir Charles Rivers Wilson , president ot the Grand Trunk rail way of Canada , In a speech at the share holders' meeting today said the principle which the present board had always followed was to seek the maximum amount of bust- nest ) a't the minimum cost. Ho congratulated thorn upon the results of this policy , which he said was best Illustrated by the fact that the road during the last half year had liauled 25.4 freight cars per train , compared with 22,8 cars per train during the preceding halt year. Continuing the president said that January 1 , 1S9S , was the first time since 1S90 that the Grand Trunk had been free from debt , but while this was satisfactory , the share- holdero must be prepared for an expenditure from the capital account , owing to tha neces sity for strengthening the line in order to haul heavier loads. , Tills would begin on the Portland division , and they would In Juno begin saving ; 8,000 yearly by a reduction of Interest , -owing to the redemption of the 6 per cent bonds. The expenditure from the capital account would ( be spread over a series of yeara , so aa not to cripple any particular year. Referring to the rate war , the president declared tbe Canadian Pacific railroad de sired an exclusive contract with the Grand Trunk railway In order to weaken the Chicago cage connection and damage the Grand Trunk railroad's connecting roads to Chi cago. The Grand Trunk railroad , the speaker explained , would never give up Its close al liance with Its allies. On the larger question of differentials and the Klondike bvslnces the president said later the Canadian Pacific railroad had yet to prove Ita tltlo to a differential. The ne gotiations would be continued next month and It Is believed an " "agreement " would be reached. c ' ' ' The president also dbcTared the future was filled with the brltrhfesfpromlso. An attack on the ibpaVd was made by Mr. Baker of Bristol , who defclared there was no truth In Uio stateme/nt'of ' the president re garding the Grand Trurfk railway not begin ning a rate war. A'cc8rdlng to Mr. Baker It was brought aboufWUho Interest of the American allies of The president denied Mr. Baker's asser tion. ill The report of an afcre'e'ment ' with the Wabash - bash railroad -for act'eer'to ' Detroit was reported - ported unanimously. ? fl The returning directors and auditor * were re-elected. t tf ClilrnKo'H Jlnjlrqnd Traffic. Representatives of Chicago lines have al ways maintained wlUntdrao show of pride tUat Chicago Is the greatest railway center in the world. The following Ogurtvj In sup port of. this claim have been prepared by the Times-Herald of that city : If all the passenger coaches that come Into and go out of this city In a single day on fne various railroads that center here wore coupled together they would make a train more than sixty miles In length. At a close estimate there are 1,130 passenger trains arriving at and leaving the western metropolis every day , except Sunday. Counting five cars to a train , which la a low overage , there would be 5,615 cars In this enormous train ; estimating eac/n carte to be sixty feet In length , which Is the minimum length. It would amount to 233.300 feet , which divided by the number of feet in a mile would lvo a result of about Klxty-fnreo miles. Traveling at a speed of thirty miles an hour , It would require more than two hours for this gigantic train to pass a given point : Fbjurlnf the number of people at the lowest possible estimate , there would bo a moving , surslng mass number- ng 130,000 coming and going every clay , and it a season when the travel Is fairly good t would run up to 200,000 , four times as many people as there are Inhabitants In the largest city of Illinois outside , of Chicago. [ f they wore all men there would bo four times as many as there were In Sherman's army when he made his famous march from Atlanta to the sea. If t'ney all left the- city and remained away there would be enough to empty Chicago In a week. SITUATION IN FIIEIGHT RATES I1AD. PromUeil AdJnMtment of the Muddle Fall * to Mnterlnllce. The freight situation la still about as bad as that existing In passenger rates. The passenger men advertise their $10 rates to , northern Pacific points , and the freight men keep -their deviations from tariff to them selves and their shippers. This is about the only difference In the two muddles. April 1 was the date fixed for the restoration of freight rates to tariff , but the promised re turn to regular rates proved to 'bo ' a real April fool Joke. It Is a fact that freight rates on the Omaha lines are In as bad a condition aa they have been during any period for a year , not even barring the period of open cuts last summer. Just when the roads will put back their rates to published tariffs or bring tha latter down to accord with the prevailing rates , is a matter at which all are entitled to guesi. The lines west of Chicago made no attempt to put back their rates to tariff on April 1 because it was foreseen that such an attempt would fall on account ot a lack of concerted action. The lines east of Chicago cage did make an honest and earnest effort , It is maintained by their representatives , to restore tariff rates on April 1. But up to date that effort baa apparently not suc ceeded. Asked when the freight departments were going to bo forced by their executive de partments to clear up the situation , a prom inent railroader said to The Bee : "In my Judgment rates cannot bo rcstorted with any degree of permanency until the United States supreme court has paesed on the le gality of the Joint Traffic association. The whole question of the maintenance of rate * Is so dependent upon this case that I fear we shall have to wait for that decision before any attempt to get out ot this deplorable condition will succeed. The present situa tion Is bad. It cannot be denied. It Is not good for the shipper , Because ho does not know whether he Is receiving the sarao ad vantages that are given his competitor or not. It is almost ruinous to the railroad companies. So far as I cau see , such a state of affairs does good to no one. " HE HAD A PASS FOIl SALI2. Countryman Gctii ui Itiirnl Hdltor Into Trouble. An editorial mileage ticket of the Rock Island road naa turned into the Omaha city office yesterday afternoon by mistake. It was several minutes before tbe luck less holder of the ticket realized that he had not sold Ms mileage to a ticket broker , but bad turned it Into an office of the rail road that had Issued the transportation. Traveling Passenger Agent Jagoo of the Weat Shore railroad gave the stranger the tip that led him to unwittingly surrender tlia editorial ticket. He was standing on the corner of Thirteenth and Farnam streets yeoterday afternoon when a stranger approached preached him and asked to bo directed to the nearest ticket broker's office. The rail road man anked him to what point he wanted to buy a ticket , and his new acquaintance replied that ho did not want to buy a ticket but wished to sell coo. The railroad man asked to see the ticket , and on finding that it was a Rock Island editorial ticket. Issued to a country paper of this state , directed the dolder to the Rock Island office. To make sure that ho got there Jagoo accom panied him. The ticket was taken up at the Hock Island office , and it la probable that the editor of the country paper in qucotlon will not have zay transportation Issued to htm by any western line during the re mainder of the year , aa all such offenses are reported to tbe Western I'asjengcr as- Boclatlcn , Hock Inlnnil KcimlldN a Niiur. On Sunday last the Rock Island resumed Its freight oad passenger train service be tween St. Joaepti , Mo. , and Atchlaon , Kan. The work of rebuilding the roadbed and lay ing the track between thcwo two cities nas completed on Saturday , About a year ago the entlro track and rcadbcd of the Rock Island between St. Joseph and Atchlson was washed out by the overflow of the Missouri river. Train service between the two points was suspended and trains were run Into Atchlson from Cameron and into 'St. Joseph from Altamont , Mo. Xot Many Going Out. Tuesday , April C , was the date for the first homeseekcre' excursion of tUe month on western lines. From ( bo number ot pur chasers at the local ticket offices and rail way stations it is to bo concluded that the travel of the homcseeklng .class . out of this territory is not exceedingly large. There wore lees tickets sold for this excursion date than for any previous one this yrar. "VVtir Outlook ClinuKVK Pinna. CHICAGO , April C. The Central Passenger association reads intimate that It may be necessary for them to change their arrange ments for a number of meetings for which they have authorized reduced rates. In sDino cases It Is said there arc Indications of a desire to hold the meetings at other lot- cations In case war with Spain U declared. Railway Note * nud Personal * . General Solicitor C. F. Manderson of the Burlington arrived in Omaha yesterday. J. B. Kilpatrlck , master mechanic ot the Rock Island at DCS Molnes , la. , la In tbe city. Traveling Passenger Agent Duxbury of the 'Baltimore ' & Ohio was in the city yes terday. Freight Traffic Manager Munroe ot tbe Union Pacific and Mrs. Munroo are in Los Angeles , Cal. General ( Manager Dickinson and Secretary Joseph A. Sykes , have gone out for an in spection trip over the lino. Traveling Passenger Agent Jagoe ot the West Shore lallroad stopped over In Omaha yeaterday enroute from Chicago to Denver. Assistant General Pa&senger Agent Munn of the Elkhorn Is Industriously at work oh tho'third Issue of North Nebraska Resources. Assistant General Freight Agent Wood of the Union Pacific is attending a meeting ot the Trar.smlsBOUrl Freight association In Kansas City. A. B. Smith , assistant general freight agent of the B. & M. , went to Chicago last night to bo In attendance at a general meet ing of freight agents held there today. Measurements were made yesterday for the glass Uiecla to bo constructed at the new Burlington depot. They arc to extend over two or three of the tracks nearest the building. D. J. Malonc , division foreman of the Oregon Short Line at Pocatcllo , Idaho , has been appointed master mechanic of the Idaho and Montana divisions of that system , with headquarters at Pocatcllo. Assistant General iFrelqht Agent Entrcklu of the Port Arthur Route haa returned from Kansas City , Mo. , whore a conference of all freight agents of the system was held with the president , general manager and general freight agent. The posaenger department of the Pennsyl vania lines had Issued a neat form of Kastcr greetlnBj In the form "Easter Reflections. " With the reflection is th'a remarkable claim for the Pennsylvania lines : "Carry morb passengers. ' , move a iarger tonnage , collect a greater revenue and disburse moro money than any other system of railway lines on this continent. " A number of local freight men , accom panied by the attorncjs of their respective lines , will spend Wednesday In Lincoln In attendance at the bearing of the Tibbies' case against certain railroads of the state for overcharges before the State Hoard ol Transportation. The defense of the rail roads \vlll be along the lines announced In The Bee on Monday , aad It is a foregone conclusion that the hearing will work no Injury to tbe roads. The Missouri Pacific has Just Issued an at tractive calendar for the year , beginning with April 1. It It la later than the other railway calendars In making Its appearance It la cot < below them In value or style. Eac ! weekly slip contains quotations from tbo beat authors , the last quotation on each slip being from a representative ot the pa - senger department of the road. .Tho Trans- nlsslsslppl Exposition gets a good send-off rom Messrs. Phllllppl , Godfrey and Barnes. 'he border of tbo calendar Is made up of ustlc scenes In Nebraska , Kansas , Missouri and Arltarsas. The mall of Tom Grogan , the crack ongl ncer of the Union Pacific , who made the run 'rom Evanston , Wyo. , into Omaha last fall , > eatlng all previous records for continuous opced , Is t'tlll ' Increased occasionally by lot- era asking for particulars of that run. He docs not begin to answer all the lettera ask- ng for his photograph. and other requests , ) Ut ho received a letter from a widow in Philadelphia the other day that he lost no imo in answering. She had Just read ot .ho run , and as she had a son bearing the same name from whom iho had not heard in many years she concluded with porno re joicing that she had discovered him at last. Mr. Grogan was forced to reply that he wai not "it , " as ho la a native ot Wisconsin. MAINE EPISODE WILL NOT DOAVJC * Senator Mitchell " \Vrltcn to a Pence * SeeklnK Conntltiicnt. WASHINGTON , April G. Senator Mitchell of Wisconsin , who la ono of the most con servative men In the senate , and who haa never advocated intervention In any way until the receipt of tbo report of tbo Maine disaster , received a letter this afternoon from Paul D. Carpenter of "Milwaukee " , Wl . , son of the late Senator Matt Carpenter , In which an argument for peace Is made , and In which the report of the Spanish court ot Inquiry is asserted as ground for not ac cepting as conclusive the finding of our own court that the Maine wai destroyed by an external explosion. To this letter Senator Mitchell replied this morning ao follows : WASHINGTON , April 5. Your favor of the 2d Inst. at 'nand. I have never fa vored armed interference In Cuban affair * . I did not feel that we were bound to redress - dress thn wrongs of Cuba by resorting to war. lint the Mulno episode will not down. Over-refinement of argument Is useless. It stands before the American people a plain case of treachery. Perfidy anl cruelty run In t'ne Spunla'i blood. There Is little else In Its history. Any nation that would permit such an out rage to go unpunished would not deserve to exist. There are some things worse than war. There are some things better thaB money. J. L. MITCHELL. SpnnlNh ScriirltleN tioliinr Ilown. LONDON , April C. On the Stock cxchsoso today American securities opened steady. Later prices eased oft one-half point. Span ish fours cloicd at 49'A , a los.j of l'/t ' from yesterday's close. PARIS , April B. Spanish fours ccaed ! ( on the Bourse today at IJO 15-1G , a net Jets ot two points from yesterday's closing. UKfilJ T1IH CAIII.MiT TO PROTEST. of the .IniiiH'Mf I'lirlliiiuent lU'NtleKW lit Inactivity. YOKOHAMA , April 5. At an Important meeting -members of the upper and lower houses of the Japanese parliament a resolu tion waa adopted calling on the cabinet to protest against the action ot Russia and Ger many on the same grounda as those upon which Japan's withdrawal from the Llio- Tong peninsula wan demanded. It was also resolved to call upon the government to talco the steps nccczsary to enforce the protest. The feeling agalost the cabinet's policy ot Inaction Is growing strongly. Liebig Company's la the moat economical , btcauso It dleiolvio perfectly without icJI- incnt. bcrmuo It i pure , without Added salt or anucrallon * , be- canto It I the ino.t condensed. Ask for Llcbl ? Comjj ny' WORLDMNOWNExtract WORLD-MNOWN of Beef