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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 16, 1898)
r THE OMATIA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , ttOVEMURTt 10 , 1808. Omaha , Nevcmbcr 18 , " 1SOS. Linen Sale Continues. I Finding that we have a v.-ry good assortment left from our enormous sales of the John S. Brown & Son's Exhibition Linens , we again invite the economical and tasty housekeepers to avail themselves of the offerings. Those linens Only a few men tioned here. Many ; many more atthcBtore. $3.00 Table Cloths $2.00. 15.00 Table Cloths $3.00. $11.00 Table Cloths-$7.00. $18.00 Table Cloths $1,00. | 2'.00 Table Cloths $16.00 SO.OO Table Cloths-lS.OO. $50.00 Table Cloths $23.00. $75.00 Table Cloths $50.00. Under- Musllns Ladies' cam- brie gowns , eqnare neck , fmiHhrjd with' embridery , in serting and edging. at 83c each. Ladles' cambric gowns , mother iiubbard style , yoke , trimmed with alternate rowa of lace Inserting aud tucks , ruf fle of lace , neck and sleeves to match , at Sue each. French flannels A splendid show of new printed French flannels is here to choose from. Polka dots , -tripes , plaid * . Persians and new floral designs In abundance. I Thaiquality , "we carry Is the best all I wool grade In the market none bet ter for the price "Cc per yard. Domestics Bleached sheetings 42-lnchCB wide , at S',4c , 9c , lie per yard. 45-lncliOB wide , at OV4e , lOc , 12 > c per yard. CO Inches wide , at lOc , lie , lie per yard. 51 Inches \vlJe. at lie , 13c , 15c per yard. 8-4 wide , at 15o. IG'/fcc , 20c per yard. 9-4 wide , at lG',4c , 18e , 22 0 per yard. 10-4 wide , at 18c , 20c , 2Sc per yard. Corsets , Special A few odd szcs ! of H. and S. corsets made of batiste and coutelle low bust and short hips , trimmed top and bottom , two side steels each side. The regular price $1.00 reduced to 5Pc each sizes 4 , 25 and 20 only. Hosiery Ladies' black cotton silk fleeced here with ribbed tops , were 50c , now 33c pair. A very good Fleeced Hose , In black , at 23c pair. Ladles' Dlack Wool Hose , with double too , Bole and heel 25c per pair. Children's fine ribbed Black Cotton Hose with mace split f.ot 25c pair. Also a very goad wool for children fine ribbed at 20c pair. Men's Furnishings Fancy elas tic web sus penders , cast off buckles 2Cc a pair. Fancy Elastic Web Suspenders , silk or leather ends , GCc a pair. Fine quality of plain black Satin Sus penders at $1.50 and $2.00 a pair. Fur Trimmings Warm looking , stylish and be coming. . Wo have a full line of Fur Trimmings' ' 1-tnch bands In the following kinds : Blue Fox , real Stone Marled , .imitation Stone Marten , light and dark Beaver , Nutria , real and Imitation black Mar ten , real Mink , Electric Seal , Lynx , Astrakhan , Krlmmer , black , brown , grey and whlto Coney ; Persian Lamb , all white , and blue and brown tipped lambs' wocl , whlto and black thlbet , Angora. Siberian Bear , imitation Chinchilla. Surely we can suit you. THOMPSON. BELDEN &Co. . . . . , . . v. at. c. A. IIUIIDIVG : , 9. w. ronxcn t TH AND DOUGLAS. COLIMB1A SINKS AT HAWAII Tossed on Ocean for Two Days and Nights Before Reachin GREAT SEAMS FORCED IN THE VESSEL SEATTLE ; Wash. , Nov. IS. The steamer Centennial arrived hero tonight from Hllo , Hawaii , bringing an account of the wreck of the steamer City of Columbia , which for two days and nights tossed on the ocean , grad ually breaking up , lu machinery disabled and the water pouring Into It. Through un excelled seamanship It finally reached a dock in the harbor ' ot Hllo , whdre It completely broke down , A passenger on the Centennial elves tbe following account. "The City of Columbia left Honolulu Oc tober 20 tor Seattle , ffho weather waa heavy. That night Just after clearing Diamond Head one ot Its , feed pumps be came disabled , and It Jay { o for repairs. A heavy sea was running * nnd a strong north east trade wind was , blowing. While the vessel was tossing about a fireman was thrown down and two ot his ribs were frac tured. The vessel began to leak and the pumps wcre putto work. The following morning the weather continued to be bad. The first officer reported that a seam had opened amidships. "Captain W. a. Mllnor went down into the engine room. Ho found the steam pipes straining badly. Steam was escaping. Watr was streaming over Ihe cement places In 'ho ' Ides of the room opposite the engines. The boiler had broken loose from Its cement foundations. In the stern of the vessel even streams of water from six to eight inches wide were pouring in. Anotbcr stream twelve Inches wide made Its way Into the fire room. A consultation of the officers was called and the situation of the T sscl was discussed. The vesiel then lay In lati tude ? S degrees 14 minutes north longitude , 153 degrees 4 minutes west. "U was about 400 miles from both Honolulu lulu and Hllo. It was decided to etrer tor Hllo for the reason that If the vessel went down the wind would carry the llfeboati lute Hllo. When the steamer was turned around for Hllo tbo pipes connecting tbe steam gearing broke. The hand gear was coupled on. The Rale continued and the backbone of the ship parted at midships. The deck scams opened. Water wan pour ing In at the rate of one and a hnlf Inches per hour. All hand pumps were manned.- "The Btfamcr was rolling thirty degrees and by this time had acquired a heavy list to starboard. The vessel creaked and groaned. The lifeboat * were nil manned and provisional already for embarkation. Cap tain Mllnor kept perfect discipline , espe cially In the cnglnn ro-m , and but few not the passengers realized tlielr pcillous sit uation. In this helpless condition the ves sel slowly made Us way tn Hllo. reaching that place at 4:30 : n. m. November 2. " Tbe City of Columbia had about twenty passengers , who were brought to this city by the Centennial. The crew remained at Hllo. The vessel was condemned by the board of survey. The City of Columbia waa valued at about $100,000 aud was Insured I for $60,000 , It wnt owned principally by i Alexander Ballllo of Tacoma. For the last year It has been pursued by a perverse fate. Last winter It was char tered lu New YorK by tbe Columbia Naviga tion company for tbe purpose of engaging lu the Alaska business. Coming around the Horn it wns alm-at wrecked In the Straits ot Magellan. Upon Us arrival at Seattle the vessel became tbo subject of a legal con troversy , * which resulted in Its being sold at puhllo auction. Its new owners estab lished a steamship line to Hawaii aud It 'S Bumiliite the s to ma ohBB - ruuso tlio l' > er , curu biliousB 11 4 % tin- , headache , dizziness , - III S tour item ch , ronitlpailnn , Vv tc. Frlc * & etnti. { { old by all drurRlitk " " < Uk wiJLllwc * ' * f was the first vessel sent out. On the way across a quarrel occurred between some ot Its passengers and Captain Mllnor placed two of them in Irons Russell Colgrove and B. Colgrovc , brothers. On its arrival at Honolulu the Colgroves libeled tbe vessel | and it was delayed several weeks. Finally It was released on bonds and started on its return trip. . ! ! i . ' . t ' ' , A very 'Interesting.program , va 'gtven lest night at tho' First Congregational church by Miss Kellogg , soprano , assisted by Mr. Slg- . mund Landsbcrg , plinlst. Notwithstanding the fact that It was a I public affair and nc admission fee was cbarged there waa a small audience. The program was worthy "of a larger ono and It is unfortunate that Omaha Is becoming apathetic In regard to music of the better clam. { Miss Kellogg practically made her debut on I'll a occasion before an audience of the musical dilettanti , with a scattering of the profession. She has a charming stage presence - ' ence and sang with a variety of expression i and animation which was very acceptable. Her singing U marked by much purity ct. _ style , a good pronunciation almost invari ably and a highly trained , well balanced and naturally beautiful voice. Tbo program- was extensive enough to display an Intimacy with' many kinds of composition. It was rather unfortunate that tbo "Dallla , " or ua wo have U , "Delilah , " aria was placed last on the program , as the volco was not at Its . best , nor Indeed could any volco well be , after such unremitting and earnest work In the previous numbers , which were < uot scant. Miss Kellogg presented herself to Omaha modestly and die has gullied ueurty I good will and is to bo ranked as an unquestioned - i questioned artiste. Mr. Landsbtfs made a very Interesting addition to the program by his Instrumental numbers , and as usual ho acquitted himself admirably. He bos gained Immensely In ! tone , p'ower , style and grace. J Miss Luella Allen did tbe small part al lotted to her In a quiet but confident man- , ncr. Mr , Butler had some ticklish work cut out for him as accompanist , but he arose to j i the emergency as usual , and MUs Kellogg , was supported In u most sympathetic man ner. ' - HYMENEAL McKcnnn Kereni. ST. LOUIS , Nov. 15. Miss Katheryn | Kerens , daughter of Colonel R. C. Kerens , i national republican commlUeeman from | tMissouri , and Lieutenant Frank Borneman 1 McKenna , U. S. A. , acting captain In the volunteer service , under General Brooke aud son of Supreme Justice McKenna. were ' 'olned In wedlock at D o'clock this after noon. The wedding which was the most brilliant of the season , was a lemt-mllltary affair. Lieutenant Mi Kenna with Kur ot his groomsmen , appearing In full dress uniform. Many persons were present. Archbishop Kola of St. Louis , assisted by . Bishop Donahue of > Vcst Virginia , per-1 formed the marriage ceremony , which was held In St. Alphonsus church. Within the clmueol rail were ArchbUhop Ireland of St. Paul , Bishop Wattersou of Columbus , Rev. Thomas Hendrick of Buffalo aud all the priests ot St. Alpbonsus church. Mr. Kerens gave his daughter away and tht ) ceremony was made the more 1m- presslvo by * the fact that the benediction of Pope Leo was this morning cabled to the bridal couple. After the ceremony nt tno church a reception was held at the Kerens residence In Yandeventor Place. Itrloe Hturtft Olhrr Negotiation ! , TOLEDO , 0. , Nov. 15. The autlon of Cal vin B. Brlce In securing tbo Plttsbvrg & Weetrrn , ostensibly to build a trunk line , has , It Is reported , set foot negotiations be tween tbe Baltimore & Ohio and the Wheel- Ins & Lake Erie whereby the latter road will become a part of tbe Baltimore & Ohio ystem. The deal will amount. It Is said , to an outright purchase of the Wheeling It ncreuary to complete the Baltimore & Ohio j > stern. P n''cr llr irt Rood Time * . INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. , Nov. 1R. About 100 representative bankers and buMnees men attended the meeting ot the State Bankers' association this afternoon. The first but- I Inws was the hearing of reports from the district vice presidents. These reports cov ered nearly all of the congressional district * New Jackets and Capes Heavy boucle jackets 4-button front , heavy satin lined , at 18.00. Hundreds of now Misses' Coats In Ker seys and Boucle cloths , at 7.CO New Underskirts , Metaltc stripe effects , at $1.60 extra value. Underwear Ladles' "Fitweli" Jersey ribbed vests and pants. Ladles' black wool Equestrienne Tights , extra heavy , SI.CO each. Infants' fine whltr ribbed wool shirts , fancy finished front , all sizes , 50c each. Infants' . Jersey Ribbed Bands , with utraps and tabs , cotton and wool mixed , all sizes , 2Jc each. > Notions - Combs and pins , In clever Imitations of shell and amber. At 25c Side Combs , with plain backs. Single Pompadour Combs. Empire Combs. Boxes of a dozen 3-Inch Hair Pins. At lOc Cards of a dozen Hair Pins. At 16c , Pompadour Combs. Handker chiefs This store long since became famous for its all linep handkerchiefs , the beauty of them and the little prices. FOR WOMEN Unlaundcred , pure linen , hand embroi dered , beautiful work , at the following prices lOc , 15c , 5c and COc each. TOR MEN Plain hemstitched , pure linen , washed and ready for use special values at 15c , ISc or 3 for 50c , 25c , 35c or 3 for 11.00 , and COc each. of < the state and they showed a general con dition ot business prosperity , with5 largely Incrcaned bank deposits over this .tlmo ot last yeur. ENDEAVOURS UNION MEETING Iteport of Work AccomnlUhcd Dur ing the Year Plcnunntly Varied by MuNlcnl BzerclBCM. Thoannual , meeting ofUhe'Omaba OhrU- tlan Endeavor union \vas-liojd.lnflt evening in thfi F r-t Presbyterian qhurcji. Delegates- were , , presoni represenling."all of ther socie ties in the city. In the absence of the presi dent of the union the meeting was presided over by the vice president , L. M. Talmage. The exercises were opened by a song serv ice led by Dr. W. O. Henry , while the- delegates joined In singing a number of thb hymns familiar to all endcavorers. ' , Then followed the reports of the officers for" the year just ended. Tbo vice president gave an outline of the work that has been done during the year by the union as an organ ization , telling of the unsuccessful appeal to the management of the exposition to close the gates of the fair on Sundays and the good accomplished through the malntenanco ot headquarters In the Nebraska building , where ho said 4,500 names had been regis tered. " ' The secretary's report was presented" b > Miss Ivy Reed. She said that the number of societies now holding membership In thu union was twenty-three. Eleven meetings had been held during the year with an aver age attendance of seventeen members at each. The society of the First Congrega tional church had been the most faithful In attendance. The corresponding secretary , MUs Agneo E. Ward , reported that there were at the present tlmo 450 members In the union , with an average ot thlrty-eevnn in each society represented. During the year there had been an Increase of twenty-six in the mem bcrshlp and twenty-three had united with the church. Tbe First Presbyterian church society was the banner one In point ot mem bership , having an enrollment ot sixty-five. Thirteen hundred and eeventy-nlno dollars and forty-two cents had been given during the year for mlsaloni and tbo support of the church. Tbo report of the treasurer , B. 0. Jones , showed that the union had received during the year In dues from the different societies JH9.61 and tbe expenditures had been $136.83 , eo that with what was loft over from last year the balance tn the treasury waa $17.73. Tbo reports of the officers was fol lowed by a solo by Mrs. C. M. Wllbelm , "Loyalty to Christ , " the audience joining In the chorus. After a short address by Rev. Robert L. Wheeler thp newly elected officers were IP- stalled by Rev. A. j ; Turkic. They are : Rev. A. C. Brown , president ; O. A. Man- gum , vice president ; Miss Ivy Reed , re cording secretary ; Mies Agnes B. Ward , corresponding secretary , and L. M. Tal mage , treasurer. Each was formally pre sented to the delegates from the rostrum und all were greeted with a waving of band- kerchiefs. The exercises closed with the roll call nf the societies represented In tha union and 'their c nsecratlon to Its work. As tlio names of the societies were called all the members present arose while the spokesman gave the date of tbe oiKanlzatlton and tbe pic-ent membership. Then the delegates repeated In unison a verso from the scrip tures which they had chosen as tbelr motto. DEATH RECORD. Ri-cvntrlo German Farmer. ' AUBURN. Neb. , Nov. 15. ( Special. ) August Albrlck , a German aged 82 years , died at bis home southwest of town Sat urday and on Sunday the burial occurred In the cemetery otf thb Holy Cross. Before dying Mr. Albrlck made bis will , and U now develops that Joiepb Alhrlck , who was known a * a nephew , wus rfolly a son , Mr Mbrlck having married In hiyouth. . He bad resided In Neraaha county for nearly forty years and always jus-eJ for a bach- vlo.He lived the life of a recluse and left considerable property At his death. Mr * . John SloCrrnry. Mrs. John McCreary died at her home In i this city , 3706 North Twenty-fourth street , last nlRht , of pneumonia , at the ago of 7 : ! years. She leaves a husband , five sons and I one daughter. Tbe children are J. H. , C. F. , J. A. , W. W. and B , H , McCreary , and Mrs. M. 0. Daxon. RETALIATES OS CEN.SIIAFTER Counter Charges Cause General Brcokinridge to Speak Up. ARMY VICTORIES SAID TO BE PROVIDENTIAL Triton * Were Certain to Win tn Spite of MIninnnaK < * niunI Cline * Said to Mark the Dlm-iu- Imrkntlun. WASHINGTON , Nov. 15. General Breck- Inrldge continued his testimony before tbt- War Investigating committee today. HU testimony dealt with the campaign IL Cuba and the transportation of troops to that Island. He had , he said , gone to Cuba as Inspector gcnprat , arriving at Tampa on Juno G. He had observed casually the prep aration for the disembarkation of troops before the expedition left and had con cluded that they were quite inadequate. "I made no report , however , " ho said , "as General Miles Tvas on the ground and could observe for himself. " Continuing , he said that there was no preparation for laud ing In the face of an enemy other than that which the navy might furnish. So far as ho had observed , there were only two light ers and two ecow * secured in behalf of the army before the departure from Tampa. It was his understanding , however , that the army and the navjr were co-operating In Ihls expedition. AuthnrlttcH Clnnlied. Speaking of the conflict of authority on the transports he said the masters of the vessels did not , respond as promptly as might have been desired. "True , " he said , "there was a little . .navy cadet on board each of the vessels , but bo had no author ity. An actual naval ofQccr of the quarter- * mastor's department on each vessel would have been better. What was needed was prompt communication between the com manding officer and the vessels , and tht masters , of the transports did not respond very promptly. " Ho was questioned at eomo length con cerning the conduct of the campaign In front of Santiago and replied 'that the result was what he had expected It would be. Every thing there , ho eai ? , was strained to pet men on board , and consequently there was , comparatively little effort to secure equip ment. While he knew uotblng definitely ol the plan of the campaign ho was sure there was a plan. He was qulto certain from a conversation he had with General Miles thai he had a plan , though he did not say that this was the plan carried Into effect. "Of course , " suggested Governor Beaver , ' 'Santiago was the goal of the campaign. " "Certainly , the.fact was published so ex tensively in the papers that many of th > - men on board thp vessels would not accept this Information as to the destination as correct. " Asked as to his opinion of the result or the campaign he said he thought It wa& what was to have been expected from th. limitations of General Shatter. "I think It would have been different If General Mllet had been in command that It would havt been moro gatlsfactorllyconductcd. I think he has moro of the 'spark and genius ot command than any' man In the army , and I am sure thai If "ho had bad charge he would have been 'In the front rank. " Ex-Governor Wobdbury suggested that the battle In front of San Juan had been fought and the victory 'won. within eight daya of landing. ' General iBrecklnrldge-In reply Bald the victory Md ; been won ' . 'When General Toral's nerve.iKajre-1 out. " ' Vletor-MWhtf i Providential. This , ' he wrftlnucS.'liad ' been -tho'war of ( ill others whenr'5saccljsy beon''won in Its earliest stages. He Velfeved that the waj was the Lord's waf'and ' that this wonderful success was due to his supervision. The time for' 'the battle was , howeVer , ehort enough. Yet It roust bo remembered that the distance between the battlefield and Slboney was a day's march , but while hi considered the result as marvelous ! ? com- mendtblo he did not feel that General Shat ter was above criticism In the conduct of the campaign. He could not believe the re sult was a miracle , but he ascribed the out er me to the fact that the army was ont which was capable' of meeting all calls. "No matter how It was tangled up , " he said , "it went to victory. " He had at tht tlmo quoted -Lord Bercsford when he said to his array upon a certain occasion : -"I have led you into a devjl ot a fix and it Is now your duty to flghf like h 1 to get me out of It. " He was sure at least that all engaged In the war had acted with zeal and tovery man bad dene the best ot which ht was capable and ho had never known a war In which there was not criticism at the clo6b of It. ' Brecklnrldgu Shorn of Power. General Brecklnrldgo spoke of the In jpcctor general's office as having been emasculated by the order requiring the re ports of subordinates In that office to be made to the adjutant general and said'that when bo discovered this was so ho wont Into the field as offering the only arena In which bo could be of real service. As a result of the change , when he asked for the facts In * the office to include in his re port , be bad failed to find any there. When General Brecklnrldge was asked whether the evils which had been expo rlcncod were IncvltaLlo under our Ameri can system , be condemned this system as most reprehensible and said the volunteer soldier must always suffer the worst ot the consequence * . "If the regular stands up under it bettor than the volunteer , " be said , "it/is only , because he has bad time to adjust himself to the unfavorable condi tions. " He traced all the trouble to the want of preparation aud mobilization in time of peace , and that in turn to the failure of congress to appropriate the necessary money for reforms. Replying to a question from Mr. Woodbury , he eald that consider ing the system , he thought the government had , done far better In its conduct of the war than anybody had .expected , and just about one-fourth as well asit , should have done. ( Captain Hpbert W. Dowdy , who waa mas ter ot transportation at Montauk Poln- . , stated that at the beginning ot the history of the camp , the supply of transportation facilities was Inadequate , though they were afterward. Improved. While there had been much criticism of the railroad running to the camp , he thought it had answered the demands upon It very satisfactorily. He said there was not a sufficiency of ambu lances , but that there were enough of them to carry all sick soldiers who were not able to walk. It Is not true that these vehicles bad been used for purposes other than those of which they were Intended , and the newspaper stories to the contrary were made out ot whole cloth. Ho described the strike ot the carpenters at the camp and said that many of themen , at Ont employed were tramps aud utterly worthies * . ( , Dr. Conner questioned General Breckln rldgo about the condition of the sinks at Camp Thomas when the troops left there , saying that it bad been reported to the com mission that some 3,000 ot them hod been found to be uncovered. The general replied that necessarily some of the sinks had been left uncovered ; that It was difficult to clean up * ftcr a large army evicuatlng a camp. He silJ. however , that be Jiad foreseen this and "bad uked $1,500 from Washington fa * the purpose of pu'tlng ' the ( Inks In proper condition. This money had not arrived be- tore his departure , but be supposed It bad been.received later and used by his succes- tor for the purpose for which It was la- tended. Dr. G. L. Magruder , a local physician , testified to visiting Camp Alger on three dif ferent occasions. He said he had found the ten.s too near each other , and the sinks near the kitchens In many Instances. The surface water was bad and he also thought the presence of so many hucksters about the cimp was responsible for about CO per cent ot the sickness , lie mentioned one regiment which was compelled to haul water for sev eral mllrs. and the officer ot which eald they wtre often unable to get well water for drinking purposes. There AVnn n I.nck of limit" . Dr. William G. Weaver of the Ninth Pennsylvania oluntdrs was the first wit * ness before the war commission at the after noon scrslon and he proved an Important witness , as he gave detailed Information concerning the conduct of a regimental hos pital at Camp Thomas. Dr. Weaver said that tvohold had broken out about Juno IS and It had Increased from that time until August 20. There had been about,000 CHSCH of this disease In the rcclmeut uurt twenty- olcht or thirty deaths. The doctor said lucre wan an Insutllclcnt supply ot drugs and at times ho failed to get what was needed. Qulnlno wus one ot the articles of which there was a scarcity , nnd 00,000 pills were secured frcui home. He said at one time there were btiU typhoid patients In the regimental hospital bccauso there 'w.ui no accommodation for them In the dlvl-lon hospital. At another time there were sixty-seven fever patients In the com pany iMits for wlitmi uiimlteloii could not be HL'CtireJ in any hospital , division or regi mental. In summing up the causes of disease In the camp Dr. Weaver included overwork' ot the men as one. The first revelllo sounded ut 4:30 : and after that time the men were kept voiwiaully engaged with drills and other exercises until 0:15 : , notwith standing the weather was Intenstly hot. He also expressed the opinion that the water fium Chlcknmauna creek was pol luted. He considered the water In this stream as haidly lit to bathe In. much lesa to drink. His information was that there were possible eourcea of contamination above the intake pipe of the pipe line system. The doctor admitted that ho had never visited tbo creek at the pumping station. Dr. Weaver related his difficulties in securing tents tor tbo regimental hospital , Mid lie ald in one case Chief Quarter master Lee had refused to allow the regi ment to nave a tent wh'ch was stored and A-hlcn was Ha property. Colorel Leo Eald the tent could not bo taken out except In the proper military manner ; but the regi ment had never been able to ascertain what ho required and had never eeuured the tent The defect was supplied by taklnt ; the offi cers' mess tent for hospital purposes. In thla connection Governor Beaver ex pressed the opinion that this conduct on thb part of Colonel Leo was an outrage , and 'to ' eald the only mistake that the doctor and his colonel had made was "that they 'lad not taken the colonel by the uapo ot > ho neck and kicked him out of tbe camp. ' * Hnil Worked I.OIIR lloiiin. Tr. Weaver said bo bad been the only Burgeon on duty with his regiment , the other two being detailed to other service. 4e had been on duty as long as fcrty-two hours at one time , but he had not midu an > omplalnt , because It was generally known .hat the surgeons of the regiment were verworked. The witness expressed the opinion that 'ho hospital facilities should be furnlshca by the government , adding that not an article of property In his hospital had been ihus supplied , the citizens ot Pennsylvania buying beds , blanket ! ! , sheets and all the 'ood , Ice and milk that had been used there Tney had , expended $2,000 on tbo hospital ialore. . . Ul , f ' Major Louis A. Li Garde , a regular army i surgeon , who was In charge of the division Vospltal at Slboney.sold the transports tak ing troops to Cuba were overcrowded and the air was fetid and hot. On his etcamer. the Saratoga , thirteen cases of fever had de veloped going1over. . He had received his Irst patients on July 1 , from Aguadores and " 31 Caney , and by July 4 400 or 500 pa'.lentE , had be n received. The majority of them were sent north as rapidly as possible. Tht men sent north were supplied with all that could be spared , tout 1he hospital au- tho'rliles felt that those who went north , even though ehort of attendance and sup plies , were taking fewer chances than those * win remained , as yellow fever was oven then beginning to make Its appearance. Tin orders wore to send only such men as coula wait upon themselves. He said bo had obtained from the Ren Cross society all he bad asked for. Miss Barton had apologized for not being able to nupply more , saying she bad only ex pected to be called upon to ad ! the Cubans and not our own troops. However , she said the soldiers should comedrat. . Further more , MIsa Barton nupppllcd attendants foi one ot tbo hospitals. Dr. Lesser of the Reel Cross being In charge. Here tbo physician and the nurses had developed yellow fever proving that the h"uso > ccupled hal been Infected , Ho had then bad thrm remove * ) and the building burned. The patients bar proteated against the removal , but he dli not believe the transfer had'hurt them. Shortaae of Nnric * . The doctor said that as the patients a : the hospital Increased he railed for add ! tlonal physicians , securing some from corp * beodquarters. and also the aid of doctors of the navy , and also Cuban and Red Coa doctors. There wai. however , a shortage of nurses , as military necessities were sues that It waa practicable tc keep as many in MI at work in this capacity as were needed. Dr. to Garde expressed tbe opinion that the United States could have bad a'supply of stores on hand aa well as the Red Cros * . and he believed that it would have doni 10 if such a battle as was fought had been anticipated. There was a sufficient quantity of medical supplies If they could bcvc been unloaded. . The lighters were all used foi unloading articles of military equipment , and It had been next to Impossible to get the hospital supplies landed , Reverting to the transportation of troops north Dr. La Garde Eald two physicians had been detailed to go on the Seneca , as well aa some nurses. He eald If there were any sick people placed on that vessel they wort transferred from the hospital ship Relief , and this was done without his sanction 01 knowledge Referring to the charge that the sick on tbo Seneca had no change of clothing , he said be presumed that this was true , aa no- boJy In Cuba toened to have more than one ult of clothing Furthermore , tbe ho * pita | had no Ice to spare to the transports. Ice was.a scarce article. The members or tbe press had furnished the chief supply to the Institution. The witness Eald that he bal recom mended the burning of the town ot Slbcne/ to secure Immunity from ycllo- fever and to secure a site for a hospital. Dr. Polk , tbi corps surge-on , however , bad been nilb- led by the assurances cf the natlvej thai there had been no yellow fever In the town nnd had not acted upon the recommenda tion. tion.Dr. Dr. La Garde had not concluded his 4.es.- tltuony when the commission adjourned to.- the day. CLAIMHU TO IIAVU DOM ; MUIlDEIt. Ilelntlvp of nx-Rovcrnor ! 1r > I ofe - | lirnnl.'a Donlnred IMKIIIIC. 1 nURVENNE , Wyo. , Nov. 15.-Spcclil ( Telegram , ) Major William W. Boyd , an In mate of the Wyoming Soldiers' HOTIB , re ported to Sheriff Shaver yesterlay that hp had murdered Colonel Stltzer , commandant at thq borne , ami asVcd tn bo placed under . arrest , Investigation revealed the fact thit I Boyd was Jneano and he was tod.iy sent to the state asylum. Boyd Is a relative of ex- Governor Boyd of Nebraska. _ iMPTiv/'iiitMirn iipv iMTiirn DISTINLUISiIED MEN LATHER New York Obamber of Gornmorcs Gives Its Annual Banquet , PRESIDENT M'KINLEY ' SENDS REGRETS the OrKnnl-ntloti on Itn ! Good Work nml Sny tlic Fu ture In llrlKlit for the Country. NEW YORK , Nov. 16. The 130th banquet of the New York Chamber of Commerce was held at Ddtnonlco's tonight and In' point of magnificence exceeded the previous efforts ot the chamber. Three hundred aud thirty covers wore laid and every place was occupied. Among the guests of honor were : Illnht Hon. Lord llcr-chel , Attorney Gen eral GrlRss , General Miles. ex-Vice Presi dent Morton , cx-Mlnlster to Spain Wood- ford , Paymaster General Edwin Stuart , I ) . S. N. , ex-Congressman Kasscn , Carl Schurz , Stth Low , Bishop Potter , Horace White , St. Clulr McKelway and Murat Halstcad. Before the diners went into the banquet room Right Hon. Lord INrechel held a levco In the reception room. An orchestra of forty pieces played patriotic airs as the guests filed Into the banquet hall. I The hall was decorated In a more elabo- J I rate manner than e\er before attempted and was In keeping with the present good feelIng - j Ing between this country nnd England and at the eame time giving recognition to the friendly commercial relation * existing be tween America and Franco , Germany , Ru - sla , Austria , Italy and Mexico. The English and American Haps played the most con spicuous part In the scheme. Bishop Totter Invoked the blcsrlng. The speaking program was as follows : Intro ductory addrers by Alexander E. Orr , presi dent of the chamber : toasts. "The Presi dent , " General Wooilfoid ; "The Future Re- latlons Bctwcon Great Britain and the United States , " Lord Herschcl : "Confidence Regained , " Attorney General Grlgs ; "The United States ana Canada. " John A. Hanson ; "Tho Army , " General Miles : "Tho Navy , " Paymaster General Stuart. Mr. Orr closed by asking all to stand and drink the health of Victoria , The orchestra played "God Save the Queen" and all pres ent joined in the chorus. President Orr then read President McKln- loy's letter of regret. It waa loudly ap plauded. McKlnley SeiulN lloicrctr ) . Letters of regret were received from President McKlnley , Governor Black , Gov- crnor-oi'ect Roosevelt and others. Presi dent McKlnley sold : "I very much regret that Imperative en gagements and the pressure of official du ties will prevent me from being present. These gatherings of your organization tiavo been pioductlve of great good to the com mercial Interests of your state ami the coun try at largo. They encourage 'frcu Inter change of thought and render possible tnu timely discussion of public questions. Not the least among their beneficent results are tlio kludry good fellowship aud tbo cooperation tion which they foster. "NcNer In the history of the nation have wo had cause greater than now for tliank- Culncss , In the Increasing prosperity of tbe people and In tbe prospect ot a future bright A 1th promise. The great trade organiza tions , the Influential bodies repi-reentlng the . -a t Interests of those who labor In the various fields of endeavor , have presented to them an opportunity seldom vouchsafed for the advancement of our material welfare .ind for the betterment df industrial condi tions. ' "The 'Chamber ot Commerce of the state of New York win , I am sure , be helpful tn every movement for national prosperity and development and will assert ltd Influ ences In accordance with the principles which have made Its work In the past so far-reaching and effective. In the new prob lems now pressing on the country its co operation can be relied upon for their right ful solution and It will bravsiy follow duty wherever It may lead. " IXTKKUSVl.NU CASKS I.V COURT. Former Omnlia Ac-Iron * AnUn Divorce in South UnUotn. PIERRE , S. D. , Nov. -Special ( Tele gram. ) A divorce caao which comes up at this term of the circuit court Is Cora 8. Ernest against Harry Ernest. The plaintiff Is a member of the Woodward Opera com pany and charges non-support. A number of cases of state Importance were called when court convened hero thl morning. The first one to go to 'rial was a vilt for $1,158 brought against Thomas H. Ruth , which It was alleged was lost to the state by the negligence of Ruth as state com- nlsslouer of lands. After hearing the evi dence Judge GalTy Instructed the Jury to bring In a verdict for nominal damages. An appeal will be taken by the state. In the suit for recovery of fees claimed to have been Illegally collected through the ? tate auditor's office while the Insurance lepartmeut was one of Its brancbta the tate this forenoon moved a contlnuan , e ami \rpumenUs will bo beard on the proposition omorrow. The question of n contest on governor Is -olng rumored. Governor Lee this evening said he did not fear any such action , as ho considered his casa so clear'that no court would do othenvle * than find lu his favor If such action wers taken. MlnrrN Win Their Point. P1TTSBURG , Nov. 15. The threatened trouble ut Cantaln Brown's mlnoi , In the second and third pcols has been a\wted and work will be resumed at once , every re quirement of the Interstate agreement hav ing been compiled with. 7lnc frim-lim n lllKh Point. WEBB CITY. Mo. . Nov. in. For the first time In the hlntorv of zinc inlnlUK hero the price per ton reached J3G today. Forty dollars lars Is anticipated this week. The highest heretofore waa $34 , last week. THE CH IGHTON P ut Mi It Hurit'ss , mitiuier * TONIGHT AND ALL THIS WEEK. TJIHKI : nouns or I.AUGHTUII. Ynnk * > ' ( > > ell'M OrlKlnnl PICNIC Popular prices Uc , 25c. 3fc and COc. Bargain MatlnceH Wednesday nnd Sat- urdw , any seal 'iSc. Wonderland Theatre l3l5-ITFarnam St ! Special Attraction * for till * vrcrk. rilUIO HALL Prof. Knees' Famous PiTncr Palorf ; Millie Martina , Den of Snakes : All Baba. Oriental Magician : Mann iinsh ' Wilrllnu Dervlahcr : Madame Owi ns , I'hrenoloBlHi : Prof. Lorenzo , English Enter- tnlnment ; Donald Gordon , lilck Bicycle lildcr. BIJOU STARK H. nnba. Emperor of JiiBXlcrs : I.Htlj Jessie Sutllffe , the Child Wonder. THEATEn-Dorpthy Ru-srll , Buttr-rdy Dance : Fred Lurch , Hebrew Impersonator ; The Two Hoffman * . Operatic Vocalists ; M'HS ' Clyde Hogera. Character Artist ; Miss I.uh' Jordan. Vocalist ; Miss Dell Leon , MonnloR'.st ; John bnannon. Comedian ; Harry Van Hosen. Buck and Wine Dancer. A Itefliicd rinc-v < if Aniii-rmrnt for Mm , Women anil Children. Opeu front 10 a. in. to 10 p. nt. JOe AUMITU TO ALL lOo , I I ' Instantly Relieved uy a Warm Bath with uticura and a single annotating with CtTICDRA , purest and emolli ents and greatest of skin cures. This is the most speedy , perma nent and economical treatment for torturing , disfiguring , itching , burning , bleeding , scaly , pimply and crusted skin , scalp and blood humors , with loss of hair. CUTICURA SOAP , because of Its dellcaU emollient properties , Is the most soothing , puilfylnK and refreshing application for i ashes , irritations , diallings , Inflammations , undue or offensive perspiration , as well 'as ' for many other sansatlve uses. Sold throughout tbo world. Price , CUTI CURA SOAP , 2Sc ; CUTICURA ( ointment ) , t.0c. POTTER DRUG AND C1IEM. CORP. , Sole Props. , Boston. British Depot , 1 Kins Edward nt. , London. Depot Francals , 113 facloug 8 , St. Honoro , Paris. Send foi "Face Hands and Hair " . , Book , mailed free. AMtSUMEXTfl. ' Wednesday. RAID'S THFATrR NovcmQJr J' .ONE iMCUIT. , , \ GUAM ) SPI3CIAI , I'AHIilWEliL ; I'EHKOHMANCE by the CIIING LING FOO TROUPE. ( I.nto of the Chinese Theater on the Mliluriiy. ) Chlng Ling Fee , the greatest of all Magicians , and His Unexcelled Troupe of Acrobats , Jugglers , Wire Walkers , Contoi tlonlbts nnd Necromanqjro. POPUL.AU I-IiICi.S . . . .115 and no Cent * ) DOYD'S THEATRE "tf-Sft ? W8 ? MMI3. CLEMENTINE And the International annul Opera Co. Grand Chorus. Complain Orchestra. THE & vi'iiliam * . Prop * and Mrra. W. W. com. Act. Manager. Week AIullnet-N Sun ( la ) ' , Tliumdny , Saturday AIM ID x Hit litl uliow In Oiuultm. The only and original CICO. II. ADA .MS TllOUl-n In thn very lauglmblo comedy "A Coun try Terror.1' IIOWAIIU'S COMUUY I'OMUS. StronstBt Kuulno Act In the World. M'.HH Mutxle Kockwull , convert and de- scn.'tlvo vocalist. ir.e Kauvettu Twin Sisters Singing and D.mclnz ComfdUnncB , Tom Mnck 'Iho Hilv.'r Voiced Vocalist. Mu > or-tnrroll nnd Muycr- Singers ) , Danc- erx and Comullnrij. Breton Ilunklo Trio Novelty Sketch Ar- Hu'y Burton The Marvelous Equilibrist and Juggler. llofrcslimpnts. 1'rlcw "r.c. 33c and BOc. Big Reductions in Brass Band Instruments , Drums nJ Uniforms. Wrlle fur cauluj. 44 ; Illustrations. l-'kKR ; u gives U nJ Muilc & Instructions fur AmMeur Bands. . I vfl. | t MTV IIOTIM.S. THE NEW MERCER 12th and Howard Bta. , Omaha , European Plan , n.ou American Plan , K'.OO You will tlnd your friends rcslsttrcd here. ! ' . J. COA'IIJS , Proprietor. \NM ANUUEWS , Chief Clftrk. THE MI I. LARD 13th anil Dotm'iis StH. , Oniah i , -AUUIUCA.N AND UlirtOI'EAX FL > AI- CENTIiALLY LOCATED. -J. 13. UAUKUL Jfc Mill * .