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DELAYS ARE UNAVOIDABLE They Only Provd How Unprepared is the Oonntry for War , DEPARTMENTS SHORT OF EQUIPMENT IlrinniiilM I'IIOM the Oov- riinti'til In Army mill \\mnl llriinclirn .More 'I'liun C.nn lie Mot l'ronittt | ) ' . ' WASHINGTON , May 19. With every dls- f nsltlon on the part of the executive to make the present war short , sharp and declshe , it Is beginning to be realized that the short- comlngH of our military service are so ninny tluit delays are IncvlUfclc , and that much work will bo necessary to put the nation in efficient fighting shape. Every day brings forth some weak upot that has to bo strengthened , or some hidden defect , such ns the discovery at thlo Into moment that every regular army officer who accepted a volunteer appointment would for feit his commission In the regulars , and BO bo liable to be let out of Ihn service entirely nt the end of the war. , _ Few officers cared to risk the future In that way , to n rush was made toward eon- gress to secure the necessary corrective leg islation. Again It has been found that the equip ment of the army , small as It Is In compar ison with the great araiy of the rebellion , is sadly lucking. Nearly n month after the formal declaration of war the War depart ment today purchased n number of shelter tents , and It has just secured the hammocks that cxpei ts say are essential to existence in Cuba. Thse preparations involve delay , so that fit Is not remarkable that In spite of the Jierculean efforts of the officers of the army , - JJ2-Pn9IHve start has yet been made toward ITT goal by the army of occupation. CntiNi'N Delny In Mot emciita. Probably It Is this act rather than any unreadiness on the pnr ( of the navy that causes the campaign to drag In Its Inception , for the Navy department has announced that It stood ready at any moment to furnish convoys for the troops , provided they were started from one point. General Miles had an Interview this after -r noon with Captain Crownlnshlcld , chief of the Navigation bureau , and It Is assumed this subject was under dUcusilon. The rumor was afloat that General Miles and his staff were to leave tonight for Tampa , but thla ngaln proved to bo premature. / To maintain the army of 200,000 men for ilx months will cost $30,000,000 , according to estimates prepared by Paymaster General Stnnton , and the leading officials are begin ning to fear that hostilities may run long beyond this period. The reason Is the growing conviction on the part of some of the officers , that they must not reckon on any substantial assis tance from the Cuban 'rebels In this cam paign , and , moreover , must meet the Spaniards In Cuba In their strongest sphere , that of the defensive. Naval authorities are rcllovpd ot n good deal of embarrassment by the consent of the French authorities at Martinique to allow the scouting vessel Harvard to remain In St. I'lcrro until Its repairs are completed. It was supposed first that It would bo allowed only seven days , and at the end of that time would be forced out to risk attack at the hands of some ambushed Spanish cruiser or torpedo boat. Work on the three monitors Mahoplc , Canonlcus and Manhattan , at League Island , has advanced so far that the department ex pects to have them In service within n week or two. They have been supplied with tubulous boilers , In place of the rusted out boilers they have carried since the war. Mr. Nlblack , the late naval attache to Berlin and Rome , reported at the Navy de partment today , and had some amusing itorlcs to tell of his experiences In every icaport of Europe trying to buy a readymade - made navy In thirty days. He has been as- ilgncd to duty as watch and division officer in the Topeka , one of the ships he helped to purchase In England. Lcnre Kvi-rylioily to GIICMN. The absence of official news of any char W acter from the Ileets at the Navy depart ment today gave the widest field for specu lation and all sorts of stories were afloat ns to the whereabouts of the vessels and the imminence of an engagement. The report that came from Madrid of the bombardment of Santiago do Cuba re ceived some credence , Inasmuch as It seemed to show that General Grceley , the signal officer , has set In motion the machinery of the navy to carry out his declared purpose of cutting the cables that afford t the last connection between Havana and the out side world and thus Isolate Blanco. It Is not believed the bombardment amounted to anything more than this. Judge Advocate General Loady today com pleted the circular defining tbe chief char acteristics of the sixteen torpedo boat de stroyers and the twelve torpedo boats pro vided for by congress in the present naval appropriation bill. The destroyers provided for arc to be of r larger typo than any vessel of that kind i vo now have In the service , about COO tons ; but the torpedo boats will be about the elzo of the average torpedo boat now In i .use , namely , about ICO tons. Bidders are left the widest liberty In the tnattcr of original designs , but no bid will i bo considered which falls to guarantee a epced of nt least twenty-eight knots for 'destroyers , and twenty-six knots for tor pedo boats. No more than sixteen months and twelve months respectively will bo al lowed to complete these boats. The short ness of time of construction will be an Im portant element in determining the awards. Hcmpstcod , L. I. , has been definitely se lected as a flnal rendezvousing point for the troops from New England and middle states section , and It Is eald that nineteen regiments eventually will bo quartered there. The long-expected appointment of of ficers to the staff of fourteen major generals have been made , so that the way Is clear to the entry on duty of the officers , who liavo been obliged for several weeks to re main In Washington. TO CU1II2 CUI.U IN OSifc. HAY Take Laxotlvn Brome Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund tte money If It falla to cura 23c. The genuine ha L. II. Q. on each tablet. CHARLESTON HAS TO PUT BACK 'Accident to IU Coiuleimer Will CniiHe Two HIIVH' Delny III Snll- Inir for Mnnlln. SAN FRANCISCO , May 19. On account of n trivial accident to Its condensers the Charleston put back to More Island today for repairs. It will not get to sea for two days. days.Tho accident to the Charleston Is not re garded here as serious , and It Is thought that within forty-eight hours it will be far out on the Pacific on Its way to Mnulla. When the ship left the navy yard yester day everything went well until the bay was reached. Then It was that the condenser tubes began to leak slightly. They were repaired , but soon commenced to leak again. While the damage could have been repaired at sea , or when the ship reached Honolulu , Captain Glass thought It best not to rl k leakage to the boilers , and consequently re turned to the navy yard , where the facili ties for quick repairs are more complete than at Honolulu. The cause ot the trouble Is attributed to tte work of tbe n ? y mechanic * . There wu no opportunity to test the condcnncru before the ship left the yard , and it was only when the vessel wns being forced through the water at full uprcd that the defect was made manifest. Captain Glass Is authority for th state ment that the accident , while annoying , It not serious , and that repairs cnn be made In a few hours. INSURGENTS ARE CLOSING UP from lantern Culm Are that I In- llelirlnre Moil nit Townril lie Culm. ( Copyright. ISO ? , by th Associated Press. ) KINGSTON , May 19. Refugees who ar rived here today from Santiago do Cuba on board the steamer Aduuln. say the Insurgent district commanders In eastern Cuba are mpvlng nearer and nearer to Santiago do Cuba. It appears that Brigadier General Mlndez , by order of General Garcia , has brought the Insurgent forces from the extreme east to the neighborhood of Calmancro on the south coast , and Brigadier General Castillo of the Insurgent army has shifted his command to within twenty-five miles of Santiago do Cuba. Smalt Insurgent bands engage In nightly raids past the outlying garrisoned towns to within about six miles of Santiago do Cuba. Thpy retire without pursuit after their forays. The concerted design Is to cut off the meat , vegetable and fruit supply of the city and produce the effects of n siege. In the meantime the prices of provisions nt Santiago are even less than they were three necks ago , during the first panic fol lowing the outbreak of hostilities between Spain and the United States and the expecta tion of being blockaded. Small cargoes of Hour , groceries and canned goods have been received by schooners from Jamaica and Haytl and the markets of Santiago de Cuba arc full of fish. Renor Enrique Caprlles , governor of San- tlago do Cuba , In an Interview printed In La Handera Espana May 8 , Is quoted as saying : "Spain has 30,000 regular troops and vol unteers In Cuba and wo flght on our soil. Those ot.us who are from Spain are accll- mated and we are entrenched. Therefore one of us Is equal to two Invaders , yes , three Invaders. "We hcar America proposes to assail us with 100,000 men. Some reports say 150,000 men and raw levies. Wo Invite four times that number to enrich our fields with their carcasses. The greater the number the greater the glory. Let us keep our hearts elevated by patriotism and thoughts of our wrongs. Our Hag has been called thc 'golden nnd bloody ling of Spain. " In our hands may it Indeed win that name. " The feeling against Americans In Santiago de Cuba Is moat bitter. The Spaniards threaten to confiscate the plantations owned by Americans. The foreign capitalists , who at first be lieved the war would bo n short nnd vic torious ono for the United States , now ap pear to think that It will be prolonged for many months. Among the Adouln's passengers are Mr. Octavnnlano Duryca , a planter , said to have been the last American in Santiago , and Stnor Vincent , a Spaniard , secretary of Senor Caprlles. Twetity-Seeoiul lit Tiiiiilin. TAMPA , Fla. , May 13. To the Editor of The Bee : Allow mo to occupy a little space In your paper with n few words regarding the camp life so far of the boys of tin- Twenty-second Infantry , which I believe will be of Interest to our many friends In Omaha and Nebraska. On our trip to the sunny south wo passed through Kansas City and St. Louis. When we arrived at the former city It was day break and too early for many people to greet us , but when wo reached St. Louis nt 3 o'clock In the afternoon we were met by n crowd. In fact , we were cheered and greeted with salutes and flags at every village and town wo passed through that day on our way south. We arrived In Mobile on the Wednesday following the Monday we left Fort Crook. Wo reached the city at 0 o'clock nt night and spent the night on the train , but on the following day were assigned to beautiful camp grounds. We were allowed to enjoy them for only a short time , however , as orders soon came for nn advance to Tempa , where we now are. The company Is located on very pleasant camping grounds about two miles north of Tampa , where It has plenty of good water and shade. It Is very warm and dry , but the boys are enjoying themselves hugely. While not on duty they hang about "the bay and the river and catch big strings of fish , with which the water U Infested. Great sport Is enjoyed and pretty nearly ns good a tlmo Is had afterward In eat ing the captures. .Tampa Is quite a town with Yebor City and West Tampa. The people are mostly colored and Cubans , but among them are some Spaniards. There are also a consid erable number of white people. Pretty nearly all of them speak Spanish. Both the Cubans and Spaniards are small and are possessors ot large families. All the boys send greetings to their friends at home and promise to give a good account of themselves when they get a whack at the Spaniards , which time they hope will arrive soon. WILLIE REVIS , Company F , Twenty-second United States Infantry. The human machine starts out once and stops but once. You can keep it going longest and most regularly by using DoWltt's Little Early Risers , the famous little pills for constipation and rM stomach and liver troubles. Driver Held for IleatlnMT Employer. William Ohllng , a driver for John Smith , florist , has been arrested on ths charge ot assaulting his employer. Ohllng Is sa'd ' to have started out with a number of parcels yestcrJay afternoon from his oflYo at 'CIO Shcniu'ii avenue and to have stopped ai 1 dlflcont locations on the wav u-itll ho be came Intoxicated. As a result the parcels wcru not delivered nnd Online did not re turn to the barn until late last nlrfht. His . employer wns there awaiting his return and nailed his attention to hit tardiness Ohlin ; U ll-rn bald to havn assaulted Smlili. who ls nn od ! man , nnd to have Inflicted j-nln- ful injuries upon him. He Is charij ; ! with TliiiiiiiiH ( iriiy llml Stolen Clothe * . Thomas Gray wns arrested In Omaha , with a quantity of clothing In his pcbsepslon which ho gavu no good account of. Ho also had the drawings for a couple of skeleton keys nnd refused to nnswer questions put to him. Ed E. Delknap of 119 Prnrl street. Council IInfra ) , had some ; clothing stolen from his room yesterday 0g 0y n thief who effected an entrance by picking a loci : nnd ho has Identified the pants and rain cent which Gray had as those which wcro ml en from him. Hull llnriiemt for Sole. A colored man giving the name of Will Graves has been offering n tine set of double harness for sale In Omaha , and when ho was arrested by the police and asked about tha harness ho said It was the property of William Stewart. A set of harness which answers the description of the one the man had was stolen at Blair , Neb. , and Stewart and Graves will both bo held till an opportunity Is given the Blair man to Identify the harness . Oiiliini lien Ilultleil. Lo Ming , Joe Leo and Joe Joe were serv- Ing opium to their friends at 1301 Douglas street last night when the social affair was Interrupted by the police. Ed McLeary and Ed Frankenstein wcro In tbe place at the time and all were charged with being In mates of nn opium don. They llml 11 Confeilernte Hill. John Nogi-1 and Clarence McCon entered the saloon of John Achntc. 901 Jackson street , last night and tendered In payment for refreshments a $20 confederate bill. The paper Mas dishonored and tbo men "were thrown In jail , charged with trying to pass counterfeit money. TO CUItK CUI.II I > OMB DAY Take Laxative Brome Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money If It falla to cure. 2Sc. The genuine baa L. B. Q. on each tablet. : iT T'ntiiTTr < ni t wr * tit nr'oniAV PRESBYTERIANS IN SESSION One Hundred and Tenth Annual Assembly Formally Opened. DR. RADCLIFFE IS ELECTED MODERATOR HIM. Sheldon .Im-liNim , I ) . 1) , , Dollvi-rn the Oieiilitcr | Sermon , In Which he SketchfN the lllnlory of III * Church In Anierlen. WINONA LAKE , Ind. , May 19. The 110th session of the assembly of the Presbyterian church was called to order here toJay. Hcv. Sheldon Jackson , the retiring moderator , do- H\crcd the annual sermon. At the afternoon session Dr. Wallace Rnd- cllffo of Washington , D. C. , was elected moderator. The only other candidate was Dr. Henry McCook of Philadelphia. Dr. McCook asked to be excused because he was on leave of absence from his regiment. Nevertheless he received 225 of tbo 638 votes cast. The session was called to order promptly today and opened with prayer by Dr. Shel don ' Jackson. Ho was assisted In the devo tional exercises by Dr. William C. Roberts , former secretary of the Hoard of Home Mis sions. Rev. George Nixon ot New York , Dr. J. P. Handy , Jefferson City , Mo. . . nnd by Dr. Daniel J. Sanders , president of Bid- dle university , Charlotte , N. C. The moder ator's sermon was an earnest pica for the work of home missions , to which he has de voted his life. It was heard with marked Interest throughout. Rev. Sheldon Jackson , D. D. , the retiring moderator , In the opening sermon spoke of the "American Presbyterian Church ; Its Position , Opportunity nnd Responsibility. " His text was from Deuteronomy 11 , 31. Ho said in part : It Is not without significance that America should have remained hidden from the civil ized I : world until thc close of the fifteenth century. ' For ages history hod recorded In brick nnd stone , on papyrus nnd parch ment , thc rise and fall nnd thc decay of nations In Africa , Asja and Europe. Dut the story of America remained a blank. Its very existence wns unknown. This Is the continent which God had reserved for Hlo I church. This Is the land which God has given Ills church to possess to take and hold as a base of operations for the conquest of the world. From Its heights the church of the United States sends out Its beacon light eastward to the sacer dotalism and formalism of Europe and thc heathenism of Africa , westward to the dead conservatism of Asia and southward to the benighted millions of the neglected con tinent. Wns there ever a better base ? Was there ever n stronger leverage for up lifting the race ? Wns there ever a grander theater for action ? And on this vantage ground God has placed the American Chris tian , the resultant combination of English tenacity , Scotch shrewdness , German steadi ness , ' Celtic vivacity , Dutch sturdlness. Hugue'not seriousness and Scandinavian thrift the very best nnd highest typo of character a character that , brought under the sway of powerful religious motives , "full of faith and the holy ghost , " be comes invincible In the conversion of the world. I.fniln In Iillicrnllty. The Presbyterian church Is the leading church In liberality. According to the cen sus of 1S90. It contributed for missions n Inrger sum than any other denomination. The Presbyterian church In the United States has the most complete , efficient and perfect system of organized work In exist ence. With the Inspiration of Its past successes , Its present Influential and wealthy membership and Its thorough or ganization , it stands today the leading church In evangelization of America and the world. At the close of this century we face n future of great unrest , of reconstruction , of marvelous and rapid changes. And < thc church must lead and control these chnnges or be overwhelmed by them. We nre living In one of those great crises of the world's history. The age demands consecrated men and women , consecrated time , consecrated energies nnd consecrated wealth. Shall It have them ? The auditorium was decorated with flags and oven the extemporized pulpit was draped with the national colors. The petition that God should speedily bring a termination to the present conflict was greeted with a deep chorus of amens. At the afternoon session the regular or der of business was taken up. Five hun dred and fifty-eight commissioners answered the roll call. Nominations wcro then In order for the moderatorshlp. It has been the general Im pression that a strong flght would be put up 'by ' the radical temperance people , owing to the Princeton Inn episode. However , only two names were presented. Dr. Pliimer nrynn of Chicago nominated Dr. Wallace Radcllffe of Washington , D. C. , and the name ot Dr. Henry C. McCook ol f Philadelphia was presented by Dr. William II. McCaughey , also of Philadelphia. Dr. McCook's nomination was not regu larly seconded and Ills chances were further diminished when "he asked to be excused , saying he was on leave of absence and might bo ordered to rejoin his regiment at any moment. The vote resulted : Rad- cllffo , 333 ; McCook , 223. IlnilcItfTe TiikcN the Chair. The vote for Dr. Radcllffo was Immedl- ately made unanimous. Ho was escorted to the chair , was welcomed In a brief speech by Dr. Sheldon Jackson , the retiring mod erator , and then assumed the duties of bis office. Rr. Radcllffe accepted and spoke of the Presbyterian church In glowing terms. Ho asked that In the work of this as sembly past dissensions should be forgot- ten. The business ot the church was to preach the truth and. Its duty was to close Its ranks , come together and march forward in the service of God. A speech of welcome to the assembly was made by Hon. James A. Mount , gov- crnor of Indiana. He spoke of the relations of the Presbyterian church to the cause o liberty , Illustrating it by historical allu sions and events. In regard to tbo present war hosold that It was reuniting the country as 'never before , EO that soldiers from north and south are marching side by side. The hop was expressed that this was only symbol lea of the union of northern and southern branches of the Presbyterian church. This sentiment found such hearty reception as to evoke long applause. Dr. Radcllffe re plied. Dr. Trumbull Lee of Cincinnati presented the moderator with a gavel which ho said was symbolic of the church. The head o the English oak stood for the rock-rlbbeil and rugged heroism of Prcsbyterlanlsm. The handle of American oak recalled tb charter oak of Hartford and the long-hidden liberty which was brought to light by the "Presbyterian revolution" and Declaration of Independence. A piece of oak from Westminster abbey , a pl co of Scotch gran Ite , and the combined element of the rose the thistle and the shamrock each had It story to tell. After the-gavel presentation the asscm bly adjourned until tomorrow to allow th moderator to select bis various sianJlni committees , which report upon the churc work. This evening the sacrament of the Lord supper was celebrated , Dr. Jackson pre riding. l > reMhyterlnii Conference Orunnlim MARSHALL. Mo. , May 19. The genera conference of the Cumberland Prcbbyterla church organized here today. General II , II Norman , ruling elder of Murfrcesboro , Tenn was elected moderator over Rev. S. K. Hoi singer , D. D. , of San Diego , Cal. , the vet being 129 to 79. Tonight welcoming addresse were delivered by members ot the loca clergy. Arnold's Uromo Celery cures headaches IOC , 25c , COc. All druggists. WHAT THE N CLERK SEES Letter * .thr.i MrVUtfl fpt ! There mill Why n WaMHta Wnndrrn nt ' Dear Brother : I uplift nnd write all these letters to you and tcLno answer. Your brother. J' " I. 0. D. Write soon. = r = * = This postal , received at thc postofllce , Is nn epitome of the ' { iilfy" clerk's work. It Illustrates to perfection the three factors which go to make ill ) tli'o situation. "I , O. D. " sat down to administer a brotherly ad monition. He "wrl sltftid writes nnd gct3 no answer" nnd then rt'lth n flno sense of duty ninlls the po at r.ml waits to hear from "dear brother , ' , ' , , , When the postal clerk who sorts the.'mall runs across It ho finds that thc side Upon which the address should bo written Is blank. "I. 0. D. " probably registers another brotherly grlcv- nnce nnd "Dear Brother" wonders what In so und so has got Into "I. O. D. " nnd the j "nlxy clerk" has another smnll job. I For the clerk throws It aside nnd pres- i ently It Is dropped In n box nt the north I end of the building with many other of like Ilk and eo reaches the hands of the "nlxy" clerk. In this city , as In most other cities , that personage Is a woman. The duties of the "nlxy" clerk lie In the direction of endeavoring to say or write for people what they haven't said or Written for themselves. And the attainment of this Intuitive possibility Is more nearly ap proximated by the feminine Intellect. The carelessness of humanity Is visible In the mass of letters which lie before her. They are guilty of every conceivable Infraction of the laws of the rostofllic , of business and common sense. The chief sin Is fail ure to stick a little stamp on the corner. Of thc fifty letters rccclvad on an average per day about ten nro held for postage. In ono recent batch eight had absolutely no address. The remainder fall to give the city or the state or have been sent to some place not on the map which Uncle Sam gives thc postal authorities. letter never reaches the "nlxy" clerk until the resources of the carriers nnd post master have been exhausted. She then tries her hand and In thc event of failure the letter Is sent to the dead letter office at Washington , where there Is a clerk , also a woman , about whose powers tales approachIng - Ing the uncanny are rife. She has been there , according to postofUco legends , for well nobody knows 'how ' long. She Is a clairvoyant , a mind reader , a seer , a chlrog- raphtst , and has great power of divination. Despite all this , any number of Omaha people elude her cunning every day and pen epistles which she returns with the "I-glvc It-up" mark. No class or station seems to err less or more In this respect. Many of the letters are written on stationery and In characters denoting education and refinement. Two of the batch referred to had monograms nnd crest. Three were evidently the handi work of the same Individual , n gentle type writer woman , the "nlxy" clerk thought , and she further thought there would be anew now typelady In that office In a day or so. One little touch of pathos came In when the writer scut word Jhat "mother Is dy ing and It Is hardtoJcll just how long she will last , " and-urging thc person who will never see It to ( hurry homo. The front of the postal was klnuk AH soits of packages ! and bundles and whatnots come to this.mill. The "nlxy" clerk was recently < lven a bit of purely feminine Joy by therjopportunlty of inspect ing a pair of fine corset * deposited with no address. In due tlniQ a woman appeared and made complaint of tho.failure . [ of the post ofllce to deliver a ualc , of corsets she had sent to n friend In Hastings. "Did you put postage on them ? " "I'm perfectly sure lr < ld. | " "Did you write any address on the pack age ? " ' l "Do you think I'm' ' a-fool , sir ? Of course 1 did. " jti'uu ! "Well , I'm sorry yoU dld , for we have a pair of corsets , but they can't be yours If they had an address on them , for these haven't. " And after It was over and the address was put on , she walked out with some half- audlblo remarks about people being very stupid when they thought they were smart , nnd she wasn't referring to herself. FOR SANITARY AID SOCIETY Ileneflt Performance nt thc Crclnh- ton TuniM In n Tlily Sum 4br the Work. An excellent performance of "Fnnchon , the Cricket , " wns given nt Crelghlon theater yesterday afternoon in the Interest of the work started by the Sanitary Aid society for Ncbrncka soldiers , whether In Cuba , the Philippines or nt home. Society had given the project Its support nnd the audl- enco was a ! nrgo and fashionable one. Dur ing the progress of the play tickets were sold entitling the holder to refreshments at Kuhn's drug store nnd the proceeds on these were also devoted to the same cause. Among those active In the work were : Mcsdames Moore , Arter , Horton , Eddy Lewis , Eastman , Nichols and Miss Dundy. The amount taken In nt the box office , and which has been turned over to the society with tickets sold and money from other sources , brings the total to a very tidy sum The pcrfornmnco Itself was meritorious and the specialties unusually strong. Thc surroundings wcro those of an old French countryside and the situations were naturally carried out. The blograph made the usual Interesting and up-to-date dis play , the military and naval scenes being particularly well shown , IN FAVOR OF PROSPECT HILL Judge Fnwcctt Decides the Local Cemetery Association Controversy. OLD BURYING GROUND HELD TO BE SACRED Injunction , \UiMt liy Fare * ! I.mvn to Itt-ntrnln the Ohlcr IMncc I * Uetileil tlluhtN of the 1'ulillr Involved , t The long drawn out legal battle between the I Forest Lawn Cemetery association on one side and the Prospect Hill Cemetery as sociation has been disposed of by Judge Fnwcett ] deciding the cnse In favor of the latter l , granting all of the contentions for which It asked. J I The suit was commenced In the district court some montss ago ana was argued nt the | last term , but the decision was held In abeyance until now. In the suit the plain tiff t contended that It held the undisputed right to the unsold lots In Prospect Hill cemetery and secured n temporary restrainIng - Ing order preventing the defendant from selling the vacant lots or making any In- ttTtnents In the strip of ground originally secured from Byron Ilecd. Ily his decision Judge Fawcett denies the relief asked and dismisses the application for the Injunction. In passing on the case the court held that the Forest Lawn Cemetery association could uxcrclse control over the property so long as It used It for cemetery purposes , but that when It abandoned the land In 1S90 by turning It over to C. A. Ualdwln of the Prosper ! Hill Cemetery association and j ! his associates , who were all lot owners , and permitted them to expend their money In the adornment of the property , It relin quished its claims. The Judge further held . that these vacant lots constitute the only 1 source of revenue of the Prospect Hill Cem etery association to pay for the expense of taking cure of the grounds and the menu ments. I In conclusion Judge Fawcett said : "The court will not now take the property away ! from the defendant and turn It over to the _ plaintiff. : The public has an Interest In this property dedicated for cemetery purposes , and It Is the duty of the court to protect this Interest. The plaintiff Is therefore estopped from asserting any claim to the land Involved by this suit. "Men are coming into this world and are passing out , leaving monuments of various kinds to commemorate their deeds ; when C. A. Baldwin pabses over the river that divides this world from the next Prospect Hill cemetery will remain as a beautiful monument to commemorate his love for his dead and the dead of others , many of whom are the oldest residents of Omaha , and this court by Its Judgment will not In any man ner mar the beauty of this monument that ho will leave. " Mow to l.lvc HfiiHIifiilly. The International Brotherhood league , n department of the organization of the Uni versal Brotherhood , has arranged for the presentation by different physicians of the city of n course of three lectures upon the general subject , "Practical Means for Healthful Living. " the purpose being to present to the uninformed on this Important subject the simple yet scientific Instruction regarding proper diet and such care of the physical body and surroundings as shall be conducive to health and a good sanitary condition. These lectures are free to nil and n general and cordial Invitation to attend Is given to everyone Interested In the sublect. The first lecture will be delivered by Dr. Myles J. Galmn this evening. May 20 , nt S o'clock , at the lodge of the organization. room 306 , Shecly block. LOCAL BREVITIES Susie Mclntyre has applied for a divorce from her husband , Thomas "Mclntyre. S'.ie alleges desertion. Fifteen Tyrolese Immlgrnnts passed through Omaha yesterday on thc Burlington bound for Ouray. Colo. The last of a scries of socials given by the young people of Unity church will bo given this evening at Thurston Rifles' arm ory. ory.Tho The Irish-American Exposition club will meet this evening In the Arlington block Instead of the Barker block , ns previously ai ranged. N. J. Davles and Mrs. Mink of 1029 South Eighteenth street have died a complaint against Joseph Mink and will appear against him on a charge of assault. A union service of the Protestant Episco pal churches will be held Whitsunday nt Trinity cathedral , when Rev. Dr. Dowllng of England will deliver the sermon. The pavers have commenced layng asphalt on that portion of Sherman avenue Between Locust and Wlrt streets. They say that they will complete their work next week. Within the last week General Washing ton nnd John A. Logan have been arraigned In police court , and the royal family made its appearance In the person of Charleti First , accused of keeping a vicious dog and making a vicious assault upon Catherine Bride. Omaha tribe , No. 18 , of the Red Men gave a very enjoyable May polo party last nlghl nt the Thurston Rifles' hall. A large crowd was In attendance and many pretty cos' tunics were worn. The young woman anil the little girl who best represented May were presented with , handsome baskets of flowers. E. S. Parker , Sharon , Wls. , writes : " 1 have tried De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve for Itching-piles and It always stops them In two minutes. I consider Do Witt's Witch Hazel Salve the greatest pllo euro on the market. " The boys nre fjolnR to the front the misses will stay at home Drox L. Shoo- man will keep them Jn shoes at ono-nfty a pair our stock Is large all sizes-all widths we have them in two weights otther laceor button one la a plump ipper with heavy extension sole a good school shoe the other has line , soft uppers and medium heavy soles a nice dressy .street or hoiisi ; shoe both kinds made lu the latcjstdtoes and llnlsh- misses' size JJl.KO-chtld's sizes $1.15 ! wo have no compelItlthi1 In this grade of R ' " shoes. I ? JlC Drexel Shoe Co. , Omnhn'i Un-tot'dnte Shoe Home. 1419 FARNAai1'STRliE T. I 10 I tdw Eureka ! A grwitlfllscavpry for the people of Oniiiluivll'A''nro affected with weak or disordered , YJlon to know Hint we van test and lit you with glasses that give you new eyesight. Our knowl edge of the human eye our ability to adjust the glasses and our Judicious selection of the finest French crystal and Ilt-azlllan pebble can almost make the blind sou by giving them renewed eyesight Wo make eye examinations free. TheAloe&PenfoldCo l.cndln * Srlentlfle OvtlcUna. 1403 Tarn in Strett L UMAHA WOUI.LU Two questions with common-sense answers. "How long should a man's legs be , " somebody asked Abraham Lincoln , and he said , "Long enough to reach from his body to the ground. " " How can you take housework so easy , " somebody asked a bright little woman. " By not working so hard , " she said. " By doing all my washing and cleaning with Pearline. " GGA ; S 7 | SOUTH OMAHA NEWS. Forty-three suusplelmis chnincto.rn are now In jail watting examination by the police Judge. Among those arrested last night Is n man who goes by thu name of.Madilox . and the police are of the opinion that ho Is the person who shot Mike Hart. Chief Breli- nan Is busy working on thlH case mid ex pects to piovo that Mmlilox had 11 hand In the robberies committed ns well ns In the shooting of Hart. It wns reported this morning that Hart was resting n little easier , , but there Is scarcely any chance of hisrecovery. The bullet , which entered the lower part of thu neck , destroyed a portion of one of the lungs besides severing n number of blood vessels. On account of the course taken by the bullet It Is con- sldered dangerous to probe for It , and no attempt has been made to recover the piece of lead. People who nro on the streets a great deal , say that for the last week a sang of rlmlnnls has held forth on Lower N street , inly waiting for n favorable opportunity to round up the town. Stole complaints were filed yesterday aft ernoon by Assistant County Attorney Day charging Joe Maddox and Tom Loftus with shooting Mike Hart with Intent to kill. These complaints were filed after Attorney Day , Chief Brennan and the prisoners had visited the Hart residence. Chief Brennan and Officer Montague ar rested the men and held them ns suspicious characters , while they were working on the case. As soon ns It became apparent from Insldo Information that Maddox was thu man who had been seen lurking around tha saloon that night the chief sent for thu county attorney. Before Illlug any com plaints Mr. Day desired to have n talk with Hart und his wife In order to sec whether the prisoners could be Identified. The prisoners wcro handcuffed logi'ther and marched down Twenty-sixth street to the saloon operated by Hart , and after a short delay were taken up stairs. Mrs. Hart wns called and surveyed the two men an they stood In the dining room. She picked out Loftus as ono of the men , but later ap peared to bo undecided and left to confoi" with her husband , who lay In an adjoining room. In n few moments the officers es corted the prisoners to the bedside of the dying man and he was asked If ho knew cither of them. Upon arriving In the sick room and before Attorney Day could Inter fere Maddox leaned over to Hart , who was bolstered up In bed and whispered , "For God's sake , Mike , don't make any mistake. " Then began the questioning by the county's legal representative. Mr. Day nskted the Injured man If ho thought he would get well and he replied that he had nothing to nay. Then the county attorney explained that he wanted his statement to use In prosecuting the men who had committed the crime. Hart evidently misunderstood the object and replied that he would not swear to anything. Mr. Day stated that ho was not looking for a sworn statement and then asked Hart If he thought Maddox was the man who shot him. "I will not say , " wns the only reply Hart would make. ! ! rt Co n 111 Not Tell. The question took another form then and the Injured man was asked that If In hla opinion Maddox was the man who had com mitted the crime and Hart replied that he could not tell. It was evident nt this point t that Hart was being overcome by the exer tion to speak and the heat of the room. After a short rest and n cooling drink ho ! j stated that ho could not see the face of the person who was In the bed room , but It was n man about the size of Maddox. Then the county attorney asked : "Could you see the man who shot you ? " and Hart answered , "No , I did not. " The prisoners were then taken away and the room cleared of all persons excepting Mr. Day and a couple of reporters. Hart seemed to bo considerably relieved when the twa suspects were taken out of his sight , and after resting a few moments he stated that to the best of his belief Maddox was the man who shot him. Following the conversation with Hart , County Attorney Day had a talk with Mrs. Hart. She said that her husband bad told her that Maddox was the man who had flrcd the bhot. She said that there was a lamp burn- Ing' t the head of the stairs and that her husband had n good chance to see who It wns before ho fell in n faint from loss of blood. Mrs. Hart wns requested by the county at torney to listen ( o what her husband Bald about the affair In order that she might be able to testify when the case came up for hearing. As soon as the prisoners had been returned to the city Jail the complaint was filed and the prisoners were taken to tha county Jail pending a hearing Tuesday next. The court loom I wns eiowdcd dining thc procccdlngi | ' " nnd plenty of talk about lynching wns cur * IIr rout. Just prior to being removed to tin jntl lu Omnhn , Maddox asked that thn court summon two witnesses miincd Hummorfleld. He snhl that ho expected to piovo by thuso wltnesicH that he was In bed nt 9:30 : o'cloclt | - | on the night lu question nnd did not lonvrt - ' the room after that hour. The police con sented to look up the witnesses dealt ed nmt have them on hand nt the preliminary hear ing. . .lohiiNonVnlxN i\ntiilnnllom : Wllllnm Johnson , colored , wns arraigned In police court yestordny nftcrnoon on u charge of grand larceny nnd waived exam ination. He was tnken to the county Jail to awnlt trial , Johnson Is thc negro who eloped with $700 belonging to Mnrokesoii Bros , nbout six weeks ago. Chief Bronnnii located him In Ottumwa , la. , and biought him bnck hero on May 7. The delay In disposing of the matter wns cnuscd by Johnson's deslra to Interest out of town friends whom ho CNpccted would put up money for nn attor ney. As no money or friends appeared th county attorney decided to call the cas yesterday , as ho considered that the pris oner had been given nmplo time. ( 'or ( ilt IIIK PrlNOiierN John Crowdy and Joe Rigger nro lu Jnll for trjlng to pnss articles Into prisoners through the rear windows. Crowdy wns caught by Judge Babrock In the act of push ing lu two bottles of whisky , some tobacco and cigarettes through one of thc rear win dows. Rigger wns with Crowdy nt the Unit' , but managed to escape. He was nrrested later. The nrtlclcs were tnken from the prisoners nnd will be kept ns evidence ngalnst thc nccused. The police have had n great deal of trouble In this respect and find It almost Impossible to prevent articles being passed ihiough the west windows. SflKIOl Hollfll HllHllieNH , This nfteinoon the Board of Education will visit the Hawthorne school for the pur pose of Inspecting thc lu-atliiR and ventil ating plant In order to make a settlement with the nichltect. This evening an ml- journed mooting of the board will be held to listen to reports ou the proposed no * buildings In thc suothorn purl of the city. The committee on buildings and grounds has investigated several proposed sites. It la proposed to erect a two-room school house on ( lood Luck addition nud also enlnrg.- . the Highland school nt Twenty-seventh nml Madison streets. Hvlileiiee Aisiiliixt HnMieet . Preparations are being made by the pollcl for the trlnl of Frank Johnson nnd Ed Char- Ington , who wore nrrcs-tcd on May 12 at Plnttsniouth , on suspicion of having robbed the Wordcman hotel. Since the men hn boon incarcerated It has been learned that they passed Ilvo bogus checks on local sa loon keepers. The checks will be taken to the county attorney's ofllco today nnd trr < proper complaints made out. Cnilii" ! u HOKUM ClierU. Max Rosentahl of the Ploueer Clothing company was \voikcd-to thc tune of ? 15 a few days ago by means of n bogus check. A man pretending to be a laborer entered his store and made n purchase amounting to $15 , for which he tendered n check for $15. signed by the Omaha Boiler works. Tin check was deposited next day and was re turned yesterday stamped no funds. i MnKlf City ( JoKMlp. Hog receipts yesterday numbered over 8,000 bend. Mayor Ensor requests that every ono dli- play n flag on Saturday. A merry-go-round Is about to locate on ono of the vacant lots here. It Is stated that the Armour employes will give a picnic nt Sarpy Mills on Juno 5. Chief Brennan has Issued orders to the effect that no one bo allowed to visit pris oners In the city Jail. Peter Janscn will deliver an address at the meeting of Nebraska stock shippers to be held at the Exchange May 26. Work commenced yesterday on the new sidewalk on the north side of L , street from Sharp street west to Thirty-third street. One Minute la not long , yet relief Is ob tained In half that time by the use of On& Mlnuto Cough Cure. U prevents consump tion and quickly cures colds , croup , bron chitis , pneumonia , la grippe and all throat and lung troubles. A BInii of Culm tor Ten Cent * . The Bee Is giving Its subscribers a chanc * to keep posted on the movements of troops and cruisers by means of Its combination map. The map of Cuba shows all the towns , railroads and divisions , whllo from the map of the West Indies nnd map of the world you can locate just where the war ships are at any time nnd how far they arc from dif ferent ports. Cut out a Ilco coupon , page 2 , and bring It to The nee ofllco , Omaha , South Omaha or Council muffs. Ily mall , enclose n coupon and 14 cents and address Cuban Map Department. You can't fool tlio people nil HIP time It's "bi'i-omliif : Ki'iierally known now tluit we aiv the sole roiiresuntntlvoa of the Klinlmll plnno In Xubru > kii fact Is no dealer van buy one iriywlicrt' else- In order to meet these domaiulx we arc obliged to carry a very largo stock so that our assortment always hliown the latest and best prodntelons of these famous Instruments we make very low pries on these new pianos and add to it our easy terms It usually nays to buy from llrst hands It does In this case , anyway. A. HOSPE , 1SC ! ( U fill 1513 Douglas Oriental splendor Js far famed noth ing can excel lu beauty and durability the products of the dark Turkish cities you can put nothing more artistic In your home than a Turkish rug nothing warmer nothing more cheerful wo have a line assortment of these beauti ful rugs and we should bo pleased to show them at any time our stock of. all kinds of rugs Is most complete. Omah a C arpetCo I Omaha's Exclusive Carpet House , 1515 Dodge St.