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TIIE OMAHA DAILYmflSE : MONDAY , MAY 2 , 1898. WILL TACKLE REVENUE BILL War Measure to Bo Taken Up in the Senate This Week , BOND FEATURE L'KELY ' TO BE CHANGED tppntillrnn Senator * Art IlNpnuert t llediiee the Amount unit the Op- IioMlllnti Will Kljtht It * ' an' Principle. iVASHlNQTON , May 1. Interest In th < senate thin week Is In the war revenue bill which U expected to reach Ui t body will the beginning of the week. It will be re ferred at once to the committee on flnano and probably will bo reported back Wcdnes lay or Thursday. A meeting of the finance committee ha been called for Monday , with the view 01 the part of the republican members of hav Ing the consideration of t&o bill In commit tee begun Informally. They have even In tlmatcd that they may ask that a vote b taken at this meeting with the view o reporting the bill as soon as It Is re ferreJ. The democratic members of the commute will oppose this program , as they deslr opportunity to have various amendment considered. It Is now bollsved ttoit the will oflcr a provision for a tax on all pro duclng Industries , another for an Inhcrl tancc tax and a third for nou-iatercst-bcar Ing treasury notes. It Is also probable that an amendment wll bo suggested fop the Issuance of $100,009,00 In greenbacks lo take the place of tlio ? outstanding which are supponed to hav been destroyed. They will seek to have th bond provision of the bill eliminated en tlrcly on the plea that the time has no arrived for a bond Issue. There Is a posslblll.y .that the republlca : members of the committee may amend th bond provUlon , as thcro Is more or les V dissatisfaction with It among republic * ! : Bf.intors. One of the changes suggested 1 a reduction of the amount of the bonds. OPPOSITION' WANTS TIME. When the bill reaches the senate the op > IioaltlcM will Insist upon having time foi the various factions to state the roasoni for their opposition and It Is now prcdlctet that two weeks will bo required for de tiate. While the democrats will talst upoi thn elimination of the bond feature the ; all say they will vote for bonds later 1 war should bo prolonged euulcUutl ) to ic qulro their Issuance. The program of the senate until the revenue enuo bill Is rcportel , Is uncertain. Thi postofllce appropriation bill probibly will bi reporter ! and passed and the omnibus claim : bill may be taken up. There Is ao business of great lrnportanc < to come before the house during the wcel unless the appropriations committee bring. In an emergency war appropriation lucas urc. urc.It It was the Intention of Chairman Cannoi to make the emergency appropriations i part of the general deficit bill , but as tha bill might bo delayed some tlnio he ma ; bring In a separate measure. There arc also a number of confere > nc > reports to be dlspcsed of a'.id these ma ; occupy the time of the house during thi week. Several appropriation bllh are stll In conference , tout rcportu are expected dur Ing the week. The Alaska land bill remilr.s to be dls posed of and there are a number of mlno matters that may be taken u , > for crosld oration. IJ'KFIXKS ' AUMY UUAI.IFIOATIOXS IteiiulreiitontN of , Tlume De NlrlUK ( o KnllMt. WASHINGTON , May 1. The Instruction Issued by the War department In the regula army In time of war give , the wclsUt re quired for men enlisting for various branchd of tho. crvlce , together with the table slnw 1iiR ftoyslcal proportions for height , weigh nd cheat measurement. For the Infantry and the artillery brand the height -must be not less than five feet four Inches and weight not less than 12 pounds and neb moro than 190 pounds. For the cavalry branch the height muot no ba lc s _ Ifjan five feet four inches acid no more than flvo feet ten Indies end weigh not to exceed 103 pounds. No mlnlmun . weight la described , but the chest measure tnent must bo satisfactory. The following Is the table of physical pro jwtlons proscribed for height , weight am chest measurement : , Chest Measure Height. Weight , rnent Inches. Lbn. Inches Sixty-four , us 32 Sixty-live 130 32 Sixty-six 13J S2J Sixty-seven 134 S3 Sixty-eight Ill S3 ! Blxty-nlno 148 33' Seventy 153 34' Seventy-one ] f > 2 341 Seventy-two , ICD 3V Beventy-threo i"G 351 HE JIKKKIIS'TO THE vu\a AS A n\c Kantian Editor Then KlleM from * Mo anil ! Still .GoliiK. "FORT SCOTT , Kan. , May 1. George E Xlowman , an associate editor of the Appeo to Heeson , a socialist paper , published a GIrard and who was the ( socialist caodldat -for lieutenant governcr of Rhode Island tw yoara ago , has been compelled to flee fror GIrard to save his life from a mob of clt ! zens Incensed at an article he wrote for th "paper. While sitting In the newspaper office h was notified by a frlcod of ttie approach c the mob , which had a hemp rope. Intendln to haug him. Ho escaped through ttie rea door and ran to this city , a distance of twer ty-flvo nilles , without money or baggage. Chief Editor Waylaml liad grave fears t o repetition of the Lovejoy affair with hi newspaper office. The article which so Incensed the pcopl referred to the national flag as a piece t painted rag. tied to a Mick. He was crltlcls .Ing the worship of the flag above the rcgar for fellow creatures. Mr. Uowman caino from Providence , U. I about a. year ago. He has loft here and 1 n route to Washington elate. DIxcnHf Cnlnlnir 011 < : iiulNtonc. LONDON' , May 1. The following bulletl OB to Mr. Gladstone's condition Sunday In been Issued : "Ttero is a slo.w advance In the loc ; malady , and he has at times conslderab Jialn. 'but ' he has felt caster this afternoon , Ciinrtl AKnlimt Splpn. READING. Pa. , May 1. A heavily arme guard went on duty at Carpenter's rtei works today In consequence of reports fro : elsewhere of suspected Spanish spies In U Are gaining favor nipldly. Business men and travel- lers carry tlicui la vest rockets , l.iilles carry tlicm * sf In pir r , limKCftrcppri Itcim tlirni tn medlrlni f The Omahi Bee t Map of Cuba Coupon Present this Coupon with JOcfor A Map of Cuba. A Map of the West Indies. And a Map of th World , ByMiUlUceatm. vicinity ot other citnblldimcnts , w'.ilch are cnjased In government work. The guard * have orders to shoot any eilrplclons cliar- actern who fall to der > irt after fair warning. ' CUI'I'IMUKIl l. ( Hl 3ti.t .IO It ( ) i\litt.\l lie Mnr He One nf the Knnr Knmett Ity Hie Prenlilcnt , WASHINGTON , May 1. It U reported horc on what U considered goad authority thftt the prenlacnt Is ready to send to ttio Berate ten nomlnitlons for major gmerals. Of the.re flvo are appointments from the rcsutar army and five are from civil life lo command volunteers. They are : From the Army W. U. Shifter of Michi gan , Klwcll S. Otis of New York , John J. Copp&Kor of New York , Hmry C. Merrlam of Maine , James P. Wade of Ohio. From Civil Life James II. Wllron of Delaware - aware , Joseph Wheeler of Alabama , Fltz- hugh Lee of Virginia. George II. Snowden of Pennsylvania , Charles P. lloo of New York. Jchn J. Copplnger IP an Irishman by na tionality. When a very ypung man , through tlio lafluenco ot a very prominent Catholic jrclateCopplnger received an appointment n the papal guard , the bodyguard of the pope at Home. He was thcro five ycura. There lane no better place to learn one's duty us a col- dlcr , hut Copptager knew ho could never be an o nicer as no one can hold pink In the japal bodyguard who la not of noble blood. In 1SR1 , when ArchbUhop Hughes returned ! rom Home , where ho had gone on a con- lilcntlal inls.3lon at the caicmU requrst ol [ 'resilient Lincoln , to Induce the pope to lend ilo Influence through the Itoman Catholic hierarchy of the United States In favor of the war , eminently successful , he brought with him twelve Irishmen , all trained In the papal guards , and naked permission for their en- latment In the regular army. They were all made captalna of Infantry on the came day , September 30 , 1SC1. They were as galhint a lot of young Irishmen as ever Irew swords. Half of them died In battle for ho American Hag. Copptngcr Is the last one left In the active list of the army. There are two on three on the retired list. A few yearn ago Copplngcr aatonlahed his acquaintances and surprised the faehlona c world of Washington by marrying Hon. lames O. Dlalno's eldest daughter. She l.ad been renowned for her wit and cleverness and wjit her father's Idol. The courtship no one knew anything about , Tor It had taken pjaco at a far off military peat , where MHs Blalno was vtaltlng lui' uncle , Major Jctin S. nialno ot the paymaster corps , United States army. The young wife died , leaving an Infant eon. It was the fact that Copplnger wns Blalne'c gco-ln-law that directed President Cleveland's ittentlcci to him and Cardinal Gibbons wa * Influential , but Mrs. Hlalno wan the main Factor In winning his promotion. General Copploger Is probably ( tie incol accomplished officer among our brl adloi generals. Ho Is ao A. M. ot Trinity college , Dublin , and cpc-aks French , Spanish and , ol course , Italian , extremely well. He Is a flnc : hcslcal scholar and a eoldlerlio Icnowf iLs bualncfd thoroughly. O.tXMVP FUHXISH COAU TO I Governor of Xew Kounillnitil lH neH n llojnl Illeeree. ST. JOIIXS , N. F. , May 1. The governor Sir Herbert Murray , Issued a royal gazette extraordinary last night containing the fol lowing proclamation received Horn the Hlgii Honorable Jossph Chamberlain , Imperln secretary of state for the colonies : No coal shall be supplied to any hcllls erotit shtp'i pxtvipt for the iTeclflc , purpwi of enabling thi > m to prtcee < l dln.ct to tholi jwn country or to some Cither nacned neu tr.il destination , with , reference to which tin supply of co.il IT Rlvon. Coal should not suppllod nt nil If then are reasonab'u Rroimils for supi > * slnR that I Is In fact to be xised for another purpose. The proclamation Is regarded as prevent Ing the Spaolsh fleet from securing coa liere for an attack on American coast cities SrmnlMh Si > y IN K\ecnteil , NEW YOUK. May 1. A special from Kcj Wfst says Joae Ycllas , wliowas charge' ; with plotting to blow up the Puritan , hai becci executed. Movement of South Dakota TroopH , PIEnilE , S. D. , May 1. < Speclal Tclfr gram , ) Arrangements were completed todaj by the governor and adjutant general tc supply troops to camp at Sioux Falls am en route from Black Hills points with tlu necessary funds for Immediate aae , and tin work of traniTiortatlcci of troops is now prac tlcally done. A request has been made bj the adjutant general for the mustering Ice o ! the troops by the first of next week , as the means to provide for them must be ad vanced by the state until they are mustered RAPID CITY. S. D. , May ) . { Special Tele gram. ) Orders have come from headquortert for the Black Hlllo battalion to move. Coin panlefl L , ot Spear&ti mil I ot Cuater wll start Wednesday morning cm the Elklion from Dosdwoocl and will be joined by com pany M ot Rapid City. All companies havi > i full number ot men. nxcnrMlnn to the Cnmp. The attraction -which the state mllitl ; camps hold for the public can be judged ii a measure from the excursions which let hero yesterday for Lincoln and Dee Molnes ilore than 100 tickets were sold to DK Molnrs. At Council muffs 300 more jolnei the party , at Atlantic the train was In cieased by two ears and every statlcn be twcen Atlantic and Des Molnes sold ticket , to the capital city. About 100 people left Omaha yesterda ; for Lincoln also and this number wouli have boon greatly Increased but for th fact that the troops arc to bo removed ti Omaha so soon. Spnnlxli Denial of n Rumor. ( Copyright , 1SOS , by Vreis rubll Yns Company. LONDON. May 1. ( New York World Ca blegram Special * Telegram. ) The Dall ; Telegraph's Madrid special says -tltt thi statements published In America and Eng land that there was great less of life In th bombardment at Matanr.as are absolute ! ' false. Exaggerated reports are simply de' rlded In naval circles. It Is believed th real object of these bombardments was t solve problems regarding the caliber an : range of Spanish guns and that knowlni this the Spanish forts refused to squandc powder and ball. r.ftilnu Keuil- for the Mllltln. NEW YORK , May 1. - Sunday at Hemp stead Plains was epont la putting th grounds In readiness for the thousands o troop. i of the New York elate National Guar whlqh will begin to arrive tomorrow. Th grounds were marked and the full quota c tf nta f.or each company were placed In peal tlon. Water mains have bsco laid , tele phone and telegraph lines put up and th place- put lu perfect sanitary condition. Purunc nn American TURKS ISLAND , May 1. Ttie America steamer 'Cherokee ' , Captain Qarvln , of th Clyde line , arrived hero yesterday wliti LSO bags cf sugar and railed for New York 1 the evening. Its captain reported that o Tuesday night , When It wga leaving Mscorl for 6n Domlnco. the Cherokee waa chase by a 'Spanish ' ehlp , Knrth Torkn at Slatanu . LONDON. May 2. The Havana corr < ipondent of the Dally Mall , telegraphing o April 36 , says Captain , General Blanco ha determined upon a desperate defense i Havana. In Matanras 10,000 soldiers are ei gaged day and night In throwing up eartt works and encompassing the entire city I a segment of a great circle. AaMrlan Torpedo Itum Soil * . CoiiyrlKht. 1SSS. by Prcjn I'uWlshlnc Company BERLIN , May 1. ( New York World Ct blegram Special Telegr m.-Alarla ) Thi resa. one ot the most powerful torpedo ran Jn the Austrian navy , has received ordei to proceed to Cuban waters to watch Au trlan Intereots. It leaves Pola today. tttcturai to London. LONDON. .May X.-Lorfl Salfchury return * teL > naon thU afternoon. He appear * bronzed cad -robust and tils private secretai eiia ho had never oen the premier looklt oetter. Maps of Cub * at The Bee ofBco Omaha- Council Bluffs or South Omaha. Cut coupon from paj * ! . flrnlii ItutilieM to Market. COLUMI1US , Neb. . May 1. ( Special. ) The month of May will epe ono of the greatest rushra of grain to market ever known In tills locality. There urc cauntlftr thouasnJs of bushels of corn In crib on the branches out ot this city , and they are. rustling uow fa1 tdellcra to prepare It for the market. The corn it eld and must < io delivered In May. Much of It Is ot the ' 98 crop. Michael Savage , who for the kut twenty- four yearn has been the watchman at the largo bridge on the Union Pacific over ilie Loup river , about two miles west of town , wen relieved from duty one day th'te week. The company have dispensed with the serv ices of a watchman , This Is the largest bridge between Omaha and Ogden. Much work hcs been done It the past year and It Is considered flreprcof. Captain Kill-in ot Company 1C , Nebraska National Guard , who left here with sixty- flvo men last Wednesday , ht sent back no tices to bo pcnted up calling for twenty re cruits for ttat company to fill him nut to the war limit of eighty-four men. Dy this It 'a believed tkat nearly all of ttte men who lett faero have paused the examination and will enter the service. The twenty recruits will ( MI raised hero from good men In as many bourc. The Went End Sewer company , whlc'J was organized hero a few monttia flgo and which hao had sctne trouble and delay In arrang ing some minor details , have nc w nearly everything ready to begin operation. 0. J. Gaflow , eecretary of the company , Mid yes terday that ho believed wk would com mence on the mains within a week or so and that the plan as outlined last winter would bo followed. The plant will coat about $5,000 , and will afford sewerage to the entire western - orn end ot the city. at Sclmylcr. SCHUYLHH. Neb. , Way 1. ( Special. ) At the Methodist church Sunday afternoon Rev. Dr. J. W. Jennings preached their memorial eermon to the Ancient Order of United Workmen organizations , American nnd Bo hemian , here. There was a large attendance of the church membership and citizens In ad dition to the lodge members. During the -war fever engendered by the leaving of company K there were ssvcral minors who could not get the desired pa rental concent. Since then n number of them have slipped away , while others finally ob tained the coveted consent and went openly. D. H. Corbett , < i member of company K , pursued hb way to the hayfleld the morn tug of the day hid company was to leave and for his failure to accompany the boys received a dishonorable discharge. It Is reported that he returned the discharge with word that he would be in camp Aloiday , May 2.- Schuyler la Improving very materially thla spring , much repairing In the way of paint ing , repairing nod some building being done , A new grain elevator and a Pabst Brewing company beer vault are being built near the B. & . M. tracks. Some property Is changing hands and there Ii3 a general appreciation ol values. Durlog the week August De Forest circu lated a petition t ° so to the United Statec wjnoto praying that Senator Allen exercise all : ho means within his power to prevent the saue of bonds to carry on the war wltli Spain and urge the lasue of " .full legal tcndei tapemoney. . " About 170 lgciers were oh- .alned , being signed with but few exceptions by democrata and. populists ; . ISnln In A'clirtiMka. GR.VFTON , Neb. , May 1. ( Speclal.- ) Thls place -was visited with a beautiful rait ast night. This puts the ground In excellenl order aad makes the small grain crop almosl an assured fact. ItE.VK'ElJM.VN ' , Neb. , May 1. ( Speclal.- ) The heaviest rain of the sea3 > n fell here Us ! night , which puts the ground In excellenl ondltlcn. The prospects lor a wheat eroj n this county were never bxtof than ai resent. Alfalfa looks ur3cxi'piloiuljy well 'armors are In the midst o ! corn plantlnj and arc Jubilant over the favonbia outlook ROSHLAND , Neb. , ' .May 1. ? 3pecl.il.- jast night this vicinity was visited by th < icavlest downpour of the seaion. Ore coi scvpn-elghths Inches of 'water tell am everything Is flooded. WIN2IDE. Neb. , JlAy I. ( SpeclaU A soaking rain unaccompanied by-wind ri-gai.- hero last night about 0 o'clock anJ continued until after G a. m. today. This makes GUI vheat crop almost sure and adds greatly ti he prospects for corn a'.iJ nil ether graine The ground was almost too dry for plowing lofore this rain and aow U couM not bo t-et tered. CHAPPELL , Neb. . May 1. ( Special. ) Tills vicinity was visited by one of the finest ralnc 'or ' several months last night. The ground s In excellent shape and gross Is growing 'ast. ' .ArinniH Count ) * Teacher * . HASTINGS , Neb. , May 1. ( Special. ) Th ( aat meeting ot the Adams County Teach' ers' association for the year ending July 7 .898. was held yesterday In Cou-aty Superln endent Morltz's'offlce. . The attendance .wai about the largest that organization ' 'is cvei had , and it was clearly noticeable : hat then waa a deep Interest taken In all the discus Blcus. In the morning iMr. C. H. UoJerlcl read a paper on "The Aim and Method o : Scientific Culture. " This was followed b ; kites Lena Boyd who had a clever paper 01 'Nature Study. " In the aftprnoca a papei on "Literature" was read by ilUs "ISmmt Parker. Prof. Rogers followed -with t engthy paper on "Relation ot Public School ; to Good Citizenship. " The feature of thi day's program was the edifying lecture o lev. John Power ot St. Mark's Episcopa church. He .chose for his subject ' .Thi Teacher , Hli Aim and Dlgntfr. * ' The meetlnc closei with a few remarks from Prof. 'Morltz Of Intercut lu Teaehem. AMES , la. . May 1. ( Special. ) The Na tlonal Teachers' association meets 111 Wash Ington , D. C. , July 7 to 12 , and the followlni liavo been appointed assistant otate mar.ag ers for Iowa : Prof. J. J. McConnell , Stati University of loiva , Iowa City ; Prof. A. M N. Dornon , Morning Sun ; Prof. W. A. Mc > Cord , DCS ilolncs ; Superintendent F. H Qloodgeod , West Union ; Superintendent A. A Taylor , Greenfield ; Prot. J. T. 'Merrill , Cedai Rapids ; Sueprlntcndcnt George I. Miller Bcanc ; Superintendent J. C. Hluey , Councl Iluffs ; Superintendent A. V. Storm , Stern Lake ; Superintendent C. W. Martlndale. AVeb ster City ; Superintendent O. J. Laylander Cedar Falls j Superintendent C. O. Carter Mt. Ayr ; Superintendent H. E. Kratz , Slouj City. The rate of one faro for the roum trip , plus $2 for membership fco has beei granted. There Is no ofQctal railroad route Separator lit Trenton. TRENTON , Neb. , May 1. ( Special. ) Th ( Beatrice Creamery company have organizes a branch company at this place and will pu In a eeparator < at once. The contract call for the building and machinery to bo li working order by the 15th ot May. Th company starts out under very favorable clr cumstanced , being controlled and managei by the most , prominent and well-to-do far mers In this part ot the state. It Is an as eured eucceno from the outset. The followlai officers were selected : Walace Thompson president ; A , L. Taylor , secretary ; T. J Floyd , treasurer. Robert Bush , Henry Grov ert , Ed Moore , James Kerns and J. W. Frey trustees. SiiHlnlnn Nerloui Accident. WINSIDD , Neb. , May 1. ( Special. ) Dr. A L. ( Mulrhead , formerly of Lyons , Neb.whll returning from visiting a patient In the court try , met with a somewhat serious accident The neckyoke of his carriage became de tached In some . > way and- his team , & vcr lively pair of "horses , became frlintnea an ra away , throwing the doctor out ot th carriage and giving him * . badly strained se ot muscles and otherwise jarring him. Th team ran until , e pped by a. barbed wlr fence. Carriage , ( harness and team all * Ul fered from the accident. New CpniiMiuy at Sehnyler. SCHUYLER. Neb. , May 1. ( Spcclal.- Imrocdlately upon the departure of compan K a movement waa-at-ance * begun for th enlistment ot a new company and In a shot time nearly 100 ub cribeni were on the 1U Thceo will organize , drill and be ready fa quick reupanse to the second call for vo : unteera. Alninorth OrlH Ol b. AINSWORTH , Neb. . Hay 1. ( Spectal.- Th re has been a military drill club organ lied at thU pUee-with fhlrty-one Igaeri There will be many mor * \ > r the hut c the week. The"pnrpoe ! to drill all men bora In tile Is'tUu tactics and bo ready sliouia they bo nfenUUfor duty. Chrla Eddy , a farmer , nctr town was burned , almost completely out Friday , leaving nothing but hi ] house. Fire wns started by children VrJtbOmatchcs. -l.ornl Xo en. LINCOLN. May 1. ( Special. ) FroJ A. ArclirrJ , state examiner of county treas urers , ha.l buVt completed his examination ot the treasurer's edict hi Lancaster county and ( ifl report shows the accounts to b ; In gcod condltlontl All fttnc's are accounted for and thcro.jta'ii balance of $31 surplus each on h-ind. Tr o cxamlnattcn covers a period from April 3 1S96 , to March 31 , 1898. The Btcccid Wenlor public was given at the High school auditorium lait night. Original orations were given by ten members of thn graduating clao-i. Several musical numbers served to mllvcn the program. The public schools In the city completed their work for the exposition last Friday , and this week a number of ttie ward nchoo'.n will give exhibitions for the beneiflt of both children and parents who will be unable to attend the cxpoaltlon. Tirn Hunaivnr Girl * . COLUMBUS , Neb , , May 1. ( Special Tele gram. ) Word * arj received this evening from the two young girls who lett their homcn hero Friday night. They were Louteo Sch- moker and Grace Hatflel-d , aged 14 and 16. respectively. They left Friday evcnkig and went to Silver Creek , and then returned through hero Saturday morning with tickets for Fremont , where they again bought tickets lo Omaha. The girls are respectable and have good Christian homes , and It Is not known what their motive was for leav ing home. It war ? flmt thought that they had gone to Denver , and Mr. Hatflold started west today , but haa been recalled and will go to Omaha on tlie first train tomorrow. The girls were attending school here , and what turned their hcacta so suddcoly Is n query. The parents are distracted over the matter. Snow nt Sidney. SIDNEY , Neb. . May 1. ( Special Telegram. ) A heavy cciow storm haa prevailed here all Cay cod will prove of much bcne.flt to farm ers. Tills will prove a bUedlng for small grain. Stock will not suHlcr , &a the tem perature Is not low. TIVO 'l'rniii ] > Arrefttcil. CHAPPELL , Ne-l > . , May 1. ( Special. ) Two trampo were arrested here today for break ing Into Ralph Laycock'a bouse and steal ing several dollars wccth of small trinkets. They were sentenced to thirty da > s In Jail. ( Jrnftoii Riven Two Men. GR'AFTON ' , Neb. , May 1. ( Special. ) Grafton furnishes two raon for the active mllltla , Sam Marsh and Henry Underwood. Tom McDonald , who also enlisted on Mnu- day. was discharged and Is home again. \ eliriiHknewn Xolen. Most of the farmers in Saline county are ready to plcnt ccrn. Not In many ycara IMS the plowing been so nearly cornpleto.1 at this time of year. There Is a big demand for western tiay at North Platte , but there 1 * very little for cale. It Is worth ? 5.50 per ton on the track , about $2 lilghrrthan sixty days ago. Plalnvlew Is talking of having a Grand Army of Hie'RSpubllc reunion In July , a&l ft'otis aro-'beWg solicited for that purpose and the pfartlfa arc meeting with good suc cess. ' 3- The building' committee on the proposed Pro'byterlan ' church at Wayne held a meet ing and among tficrcflelvca-made up what was lacking to raise the $5,000 with which to build , which will be commenced at cace. An Oaklcnd man named James .Busse hac been arrested oh tSe charge of hcraestealkig , The warrant has bson In the cfilcors' hanclt ; for a year ; and th& prl sner has never been out ot the county , but for some unknowm reason he'tiad wet been arrested before. The finances of Dlxcn county continue tc Improve. Even poor fund warrants whlcL a few years ago had to run six or eight months before being caiticd are now paid within two m6nth'3 after having been regis tered. Warpinta db all other , fuad8 arc'pjld ' on presentation to the treasurer , no regis tering or delay being necessary. G. Murray , who works In the Standard Cattle company elevator at North Dend , got caught In the belting and was quite seri ously Injured. His jaw was broken la two places , the right arm broken and the shouldei crushed. He was a'.oo bruised about the body quite seriously. He will recover , but may be permanently Incapacitated by reason of the injuries. CHOPS .VSTD r 'Ol ' ERTY DKSTROVEIJ , " Storm VIMtH Sooth Dakota nnd "West ern Iowa. CHICAGO , May 1. A special to the Rec ord fro Sioux , City , la. , says that the storm which crginated last evening near Valparaiso , Neb. , crossed the Missouri river to Soutti Dakota , whorp it etruck the towna ot Elk- hora and Rlchland , and finally wound up in northern Towa. In Iowa the.vllljgeis of Sheldon , Alta. West , field , Akron , Mallard. Arcber and Maurice suffered. Another branch of the Btorni struck , Ol , Wbltney and Smlthland , but did comparatively little damago. John P. Johnson , a farmer near Rlchland 5. D. , b the coly victim ot the cyclone , BC far as known. Along the path ot the storm many houses ore demolished and crops have suffered greatly from the hall -which accompanied it , At Maurice two grain elevators and the Sioux City & Northern depots were blown tc pieces. A special to tne Record from Perry , O. T. , says : Parties arriving here from Duncan , I. T. , o town of 3,000 people , southeast of here , re port' that a cyclone struck tbero last nlgbl at 10 o'clock , nearly wiping out the entire town. A child was killed and ton persons hurt , some fatally . Nearly every bearding house in the town was blown down. Manj people were In these buildings and more deaths may come to light. Peoplci of neigh boring towns are helping In the work of res cue. THE OMTI.MllllS. . The rblladclphta Record says : "Colonel William Ayres. who died last week at hla residence , 933 Spruce street , enjoyed the dis tinction of having been the first union pris oner who was exchanged during the rebel lion. " Rev. J. P. Cell , rector of Buxted , In Suo- eex , England , who died not long ago , woe famous both as the "Old Brooke" of "Tom Brown's School Days" and as the last survi vor ot Arciold'o-Iamous Sixth. Sir Marfc 'Anthony Trulte , who tias Jusl died In Co ljity Tlppcrary , Ireland , at the age of 90.yearo. spent more than half t century off htau-llfe and three fortunes Ir trying to perfect a flying machine. HarrlsonjGrajf ) Otis Blake of Worcester Mass. . who ) haV Just died at the ago ot 82 , was a desctnoant ot John Howland of the Mayflower. ' Hejjwas a regular attenf.int al the Cencord Summer School ot Phllao-'phy and was a devoted student of Emerson , Bron < son Alcott and ITlioreau. The oldest pbjalclan In Illlwaukeo Is Dr Oliver P. Wolfbtt , who on April 19 celo bra ted his DCthjulrtbday. Up to a compira- tlvely recent eate ho was In active practice having obtained his degree of M. D. In 1S-T1 from Falrflcia VMcdleal college. Herklmei county. New Trk. He was bora In Yatw county , that' ' ? fate , and has been In Mil waukee fof"rom years. Brtabln fikilc/rot Gap , Lancaster county Pa. , is SO yeara-old. but Is still able to follow the fojtlioucrda. During the epaoan jus ! closed be attended every cbaae that startec within fifteen miles o [ tils home , and oc moro than one occasion rode forty mile : betore returrktas. Julea Verne , wbo Is 70 yearn old , la llvlni on a diet ot OSES and herbs at Amiens France , In robust health end spirits. H < has written six more books than the num her of h'o years , and Is still at It. He re ccntly told a friend that the hardest worl he ever had to do was to read up the * tor Irs of travelers In order to write till owi stories , tor , strangely enough , be has trav eled very little himself. Call * an Bxti * HenlOB. CHESTER. Vt. , Mar l.-florernor Grou has called * n extra cesalon of the Icglalatun for May 5 , to provide funds for the mbrlst ence and trawportatlon of Vermont troop * The etate mllltla will be mobilized Saturday Way 7. at Bmttleboro. Both a Reply to Her. T. J. Maehnr anil n llrjolmlcr. OMAHA , April 27.-To the Editor ot The Ilec : Your paper of the 23d printed nn article from the pen of Rev. T. J. Mackay on the use of wlno and beer at the exposi tion which cctitalns etatcmcntH co mislead ing that a reply \a \ demanded , tn fairness to Uio other side. The moat astounding feature of the article Is Us source , tor 1 have sel dom eeen In an avowed organ ot the liquor traffic tnoro mlarepresontatlcn and sophistry crowded Into the same fpacc than this claim ant to "apcotollc succession" has fed to the lambs of his flock In their home churid paper. He disclaims being an advocate ot beer cr .wine , but at the Mine tlmo he puts before hla people an argument for their use wulte ( cr temperance advocates ho has only ocorn end ridicule. H may be that lie la BO Innocent as to believe that the management of the exposi tion will allou' the < ule of alcoholic bever ages to visitors cnly wCic-n ordered "with their meals , " but moat , people hold a con trary opinion. There was much the name arrangement at the World's Columbian ex position. Hero la en Instance of Its opera tion. Tired and dusty , I entered one of the restaurants operated by the concern which bold tUe catering monopoly for moat of the main buildings and asked for a glass ot milk. The young woman waiter answered : "We arc out of milk , but 1 can give you beer. " I re-quested a cup of rhocolatc and was told , " \Vo have no chocolate , but you will find our bccc very nice today. " I then ordered some food and a glass of water , -whereupon this enterpris ing drummer for brewery slops gave her beer another recommendation. Not once , but many times during the progress of that exposition did 1 have an opportunity to see the evils of such a system. Young men and women who are employed as waiters are forced to become bartenders nnd be con- tamlnatoJ with the low sltug , vile Jests and vices of the very worst classes. Youth and Innocence from homes where they have been guarded from direct contact with this poison demon , have It forced upon their attention In .1 manocr , which In many Instances makes It appear attractive and harmless. To cay that It Is furnlffied at hotels la , fallacious , for a great majority of our visitors will not take their meals at hotels but at restaurants . .where liquors are not sold. Further , patcona ot respectable hotels are , as a rule , well behaved people who do not Intrude themselves cc their habits Into tlio fa era of strangers. InstJe tbc cxposl- tlcu gates the guzzler and the child , the rake and the maid , will , by force of clr- cumstaucrs , often be compelled to sit side by filde. Rev. Mackay argues that there will bo visitors to the cxpreltlcu "who ore accus tomed to the us-o" of thefie liquid polions and therefore must be granted the privilege of Indulging their unnatural appetites before all comers. By logical sequence , libertines who visit the place ohould be furnished wild opportunities for the gratification ot their unclc.in lusts openly and everywhere. His references to the "temperate German nnd Frenchman" ECO most unfortunate for hf' case , ns In botti of thcso countries drunk- onncra l.as Increased In recent years to BtiQh en alarming extent that authorities are seeking meats of restraint. The reverend ministerial chairiplon of beer will find him self In some peculiar situations If ho fol lows hU Inference to Its legitimate con clusions , fee the sane process of reasrntng by whkti lab concludes to set beer before men rather than seem "carrow and bigoted" would compel him , If ho discovered a skeptic or two In bin congregation , to discard dls prayer book and sermon and proclaim In fidel doctrines ( In wlno and beer doacs , per haps ) , fee their entertainment , rather than seem to be running his church on the "nar row and bigoted policy" laid down by Jesus Christ. Right U right and wrong Is wrcng and tticro 1 no middle ground. It Is atiarac and an outrage that the managers , for the profits of the traffic , should undertake to thrust Into the faces ot the young a drink which breeds poverty , licentiousness , in sanity , violence and murder ; a beverage which oven Robert Ingcrsoll declared to be "God's worst enemy and the devil's best friend. " As to Mr. Mackay's slander of Paul , I will only observe that It Is equaled by his at tempt to palliate tbo crime ot drunkenness by declaring ttat It Is no worse than ateal- ing , If as bad. I had presumed that his church stood for holiness , and not to ex cuse eln , especially tfeat B'.O which , accord ing to the bible , forever excludes from the kingdom of heaven. If with about 250 saloons ; open gambling and prostitution ; faeer gardens , dance halls and low variety theaters multiplying In every 'direction ; a carnival of robbery , burglary , etc. , ouch as Omaha baa never known. Rev. Mackay can see cause to "be glad and rejoice over the steidy improve ment webavo made along temperance lines , " it la'not difficult to understand the occasion ot his article. Wine cod 'ager beer , as at prtwnt made and sold , arc alcoholic beverages , and alcohol In any form or quantity la a poison. It 1 * the direct producttcu or rottenness , of which Dr. Hargrcaves says , "has tbe same origin as the malignant and fatal exhalation of pestilence the deatb and putrefaction of organic eubstancea. " And of the use ot which Dr. A. D. Rockwell in a recent ar ticle bora affirmed , that "even In moderate quantities It Is not cnly not useful , but , by disturbing the balance cf the vital actions is frequently decidedly injurious. " Tem perance people cbjcct to the actlcn of the managers of the exposition whkb proposes to place before our young people Induce ments to form an appetite fee that which can bring only Injury , death and damnation. J. O. STAPLES. OMAHA , April 29. To the Editor of The Bee : Ttie above letter amply proves the truth of my assertion that ' 'temperance people ple may become the most Intemperate in their zeal to accomplish their object. " My critic's experience at the Columbian exposi tion reminds me of a visit Dr. Talmnge made to Leadvillo during the boom times of that great mining camp. His visit was very brief , as the first Intimation we had ot bis being there was the appearance ot an article from hla pen describing Lradvllle llfo as ho saw It. Saloons , gambling houses , dance bouses , variety theaters , etc. , and their occupants , were vividly described by his flare : ptu , a.id cnc tvnuid zupic&o from tti's divine's letter that I.advlllo was , one great gambling and drinking hell , without a single redeeming feature. He said not a word ot the fln churcdcs. school houses and hospitals , erected by the good people of that city ! Ho went to discover vice end ho found what ho nought as most men do. Our friend at the Columbian exposition must have gotten tangled up In the Midway and In his Innocence ml&took It for the ex position. The personal abuse aad misrepresentation of the writer I ahall leave to the Intelli gent reader to pats judgment en alee his conception of our grand exposition where his pure mind sees seated side by side "the guzzler and the child , the rake and the maid and the libertine. " His principal grievance epems to arise from the fact that a clergyman should hold such opinions OR those contained In the editorial In my parUb paper. It only proves that one clergyman at least Is heartily tired of the sham tem perance advocates and their methods and is honest enough to eay eo. Tbcso men are not temperance men , they nre total b- stlnonco men nni total abstinence U not temperance. Were they even consistent In their total abstinence we- could ndmlro their course- , but wo h vo known too many who tinder the cover ot the temperance um brella , were guilty of slna classified by St. Paul ns sudlclpnl to warrant iticlr exclusion from the kingdom of heaven. Hero nro a tow of them : "Fornication , uncleatinroj , lasclvlotmnrcs , enmities , strife , Joaloimlw , wraths , fictions , divisions , parties , onvylnRC , drunkcnnrca , revelling * and such like. " St. Paul does not slnglo out drunkcnnrra as the cne special sin , nnd In accordance wl'.b scripture r declared nnd still declare with out fear of contradiction , that "the man who takes a glaca ot beer or wine with his din ner may be as good a Chrlatl.m as the man who drinks cold water. " In thte eamc chapter St. Paul contrasts with Ihcee oln above enumerated their opposite virtues , and. ap\lrv .t dtunkcnnras ho places "Tern- peranco" or ( § eo margin ) "self-control. " If the moderate use of wine were a sin , cer tainly St. Paul would never have com. manded Bishop Timothy to use It even for bis etcmtch's flaku "He no longer B drinker ot water , but us * a little wine for thy stomach's eake , and thine often In- ficmltlcfl" ( Timothy v. 23) ) . But that I may not be misunderstood , permit me to nay right here that I am sure St. Paul would never have commanded Timothy to uae wine K ho auppcecd that Its use would lead to drunkenness. Nor would any sane man. For the man who cannot practice temper ance of self-control , there can be but one course , total abstinence , and ( such a man ( In my humble * opinion ) who has battled all lite long against his debasing appetite lor strong drink will bo found nearer the "Friend of Publicans and Sinners" In the laalMlay than men who under the cover of grc-at zeal for cold watet were guilty of deliberate f.lns such en St. Paul cnumrrutro. He who eho\\n malice and hatred Is out at the kingdom , and never can enter It , until ho Is born again Into love and good will. With thin cxp'.anatlcn ' ot my petition , let me now state In conclusion : I am , and al ways have been a temperance man , though not a total abstainer. I am heartily In favor of every method whltti will promote temper ance Patilla among our people , and did I think for a mctncnt that the granting ot a license to sell beer and wlno when served ttlth meals at the reiitaurnnta of the ex position would result In the Spread of In temperance among our people , 1 should cer tainly oppose euch perintr ton. But I do not eo believe. I take It for granted that the gentlemen In charge of our grand ex- postlon ore well worthy of confidence , end will not allow any abuse of the privilege they oak fee , therefore , It was that I de fended their action In osklng for the ab solute control ot the sale ot euch liquors within the cxpcoltion grounds. 1 have eocn no rtascn since to diango my opinion , and bellevo that I am supprrteil by a large proportion of the sound common sense pcopln ot this city. For the bpncflt of all such lot me quote from the words of the late blshcp of Win chester , which forms the basis of the English and American church temperance societies : "That to mnke , or sell , or In moderation , use. Intoxloants H to defy Ool nnd to tempi man , li > a la.-nalesM ami mischievous paradox , SI all wo cast n slur on the tfpotlosSavlcr , who first manifested Hla K'ory In the turn ing cf water Into wine , ( presumably for the enjoyment o'f His felloi.v Kueatn ; "who " w.u Himself ( vtllpil n ixlno llbb r nnd too1 nr pains to deny the fnct , though lie ob en\ ( ] the1 InponslHtenry of the accusation : who , In ordalnlns thp Illcred Sacrament , which Is tc us ut one * the mc7noil.il of His dtsitli. the promise t't ' Ills return , the vehicle , of III' ' presence to the faithful and the spiritual I'ommunlon of the o who feeil on Him there , deliberately cirdnlned wlno as one. of the elements of the ICiicharistlc feast. "If it Is lawful to use It. it mu t be lawful both to tnnko and to soil It. What we should Inexorably prrr = s Is the iirm'cntlcn of ndu'i- toratlon ; the'diminution of perilous facl'ltlei ? , the protection e > f youn ! ? Rlr s and children from public bouses and the steady and rca- iomiblo temperate education of public opin ion. " So you see , I do not stand alone In my opinions regarding temperance. T. J. MACKAY , Rector All Si'nta' Church. The Bee prints this letter of Rev. Staples and a rejoinder frcm Rev. 'Mockay , pursuant to Us policy , to give fair play to all sides of every public question. It cannot , however , open its columns to an Indefinite Interchange of opinions on this subject and will , there fore , close the discussion here. CUIIAX OI.IMATK. Dunprerd Minimized ! > > Careful Habit * anil IllNeliillnc. The fears very generally entertained con cerning the dangers of the climate of Cuba to unaccllmatod troops should they be sent to the Island have little foundation In fact. They are based on the havoc wrought among Spanish troops by disease. But their condi tion Invited disease. They were not provided with the ordinary necessaries ot life. Their food was poor and limited in quantity ; medi cal attention was scarcely thought of , and no aanlltary regulation of tie camps wan attempted. With euch conditions to Invite and spread disease the wonder Is that fevers did not become epidemic and sweep the Spanish army Into Inhcspltable graves. Mr. William T. Hornaday , chief naturalist of the Smithsonian Institute , who has spent ten years in the jungles of East India and South America , eaysMn an Interview : " . .U this talk ot the danger In Cuba ot the rainy season , yellow fever , etc. . Is greatly exaggerated. Because the Spanish army hca los : so tieavl'y ' m-iny unlnfcrmed persona fear that the country would be as fatal to newly arrived Americans as It was to green Spaniards. The Spanish troopa I saw were wretchedly fed and clothed , and absolutely no heed Is taken to enforce the most obvious sanitary regulations. Then the food , cloth ing , medicines , everything the men should have to live upon. Is furnished by contractors , who stand In with the officers , and simply starve the pcor soldiers Into disease and death. The Spanish women have a saying , When our sons go to Cuba or the Philippines they never return. ' Many a Spanish mother whose son Is coming near tha tlmo when ho must do service In the army Is praying that Cuba and Porto Rico may be lost to Spain before , her son goes away. "After flvo years ot living In the most malarial jungles on earth. In the mlifct ot miasmatic swamps , drinking swamp water , and often havlog to cat unaccustomed and badly cooked food. I never had but ono touch of Jungle fevrr , and 'hat cnljr laid mep six or seven days. I owe my excel lent health to two or three precautions. I never slept on the bare ground , nor fci the rain , and always under shelter. I alwajo wcro light flannels ucxt to the skin , and never slept In damp clothes. Whatever 'else I might have to do without , two chcr. es of flannel underwear , besides that I had on , wcro always at hand. Take from six to flvo grains of qulnlno every mcrnlog In a cup of hot coffee If you have It ; It not , thco In hot water. iHavo your shoes to fit you , even It you must buy them yourself , though the United States Is furnishing its troops with an excellent marching shce. With throe precautions and a dose of soma llglu laxative twice catto week , thcro ncc-d be o moro fear of fever in Cuba than there la In Missouri. " Mr. Morrlllas , a Cuban born , and for Bmo yean an assisted surgeon In the United States navy , ow In the -Marine Hospital service In tbo tropics , said : 'Tho rainy season , as it Is called out of Cuba , Is to Cubans the most charming season of the THE ONXiY GENOTNE HUNYADI WATER. Hunyadi Janas AND BAFJES2 KATUBAZi AFERIEWX'WATEB , FOB CONSTIPATION , DYSPEPSIA , LIVER COMPLAINTS & HEMORRHOIDS km yretotrv * of U DltterVftter > . " Lanct HOIHARV DOSE , OSB WINBQI.AS9VUL BEVOUK BUBAKFAST. CAUTION See that the label bear * tbe ilgnaiuro of tbe firm Andreas Saxletattcr. year. It begins generally about the middle of May and las'i to the middle of Sc-ptein.- her. U 'Usually r.ilns In the afternoon , and RometlmeR the fall Is very heavy and accompanied by ntich thunder and lightning as ono never koows outside the troplcu. U generally stops nt sunset , whldi Is simply unnpeakably grand In Us cloud effect * . I rarely ever have known It to rain at night. It Is this so-callcxt rainy reason that gives life ami vigor to the growing vegetation nnd makes our sugar nod tobacco crops what , , they are. Hy catr ! > * well-cooked fooJ , and eschewing over-Indulgence In the fruits of the country , usually so tempting to strangers , always sleeping under omo sort of shelter , and not on the bare ground , the green YrnVce from New Hampshire hill * may laugh at the bogy of the 'rainy aeJaon1 and the yellow fever. H Is well for tlio unaccllmated man , the first three months of hta st'ay. to take from three to six grains of qulnlno every morning , nnd a mild purgative , say. twlco a week. You may be a wet as pojslblp. If TOU arc on the move , but when you stop , change- your wet clothes for dry ones , socks an ! all. You will never have this 'fever if you follow these easily remembered rules. " " " a ( 'nlinn Ueulmeiit. KEY WEST , Pin. , May 1. Three hun dred Cubans will leave here tomorrow to Jom ! 900 others. Tlilo united body will bo equipped by the United States arvl will bo transported to Cuba Immediately. Hcglnnlng tomorrow night thU port will be closed to all Incoming vessels from 3 o'clock In the evening uotll daj light. CnliuiiN to Help .Spnln. MADRID. May 1. 3:30 : p. m. A dispatch from Havana nays : Many Cubara are offering their services to the Spaniards to repel the American at tacks , and It Is added they will be Incor porated Into a Cuban brigade , which Is no.v being formed. 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