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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.
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druggists refund the money If It falla to cure.
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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.
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Drexel Shoe Co. ,
Omnhn'i Un-tot'dnte Shoe Home.
1419 FARNAai1'STRliE T.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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1SC ! ( U fill 1513 Douglas
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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.
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Omaha's Exclusive Carpet House ,
1515 Dodge St.