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THE OMA.ITA DA1LV TITUKSDAY , 24 , 1SD8. NAVY HEADY FOR HIE WAR Oaptain Orowninslrield Details the Measures Taken in Aclvdnco , EVERY CONTINGENCY WAS PROVIDED FOR Blnkcn Home Ilccommciiilntlini * for tlic lletternicnt of Mir Nervier In lie Flitiir < Vnluu of Klllclent Jtnvr I'ulntcd On I. WASHINGTON , Nov. 23. Far out of the Tinea of the ordinary annual reports of the bureau officers Is that of Oaptain Crownln- ehlcld , chief of the Dureau of Navigation , Navy department , which has Just been made public , Not only was the head of this bureau a member of the War , or Strategy board , ns It caino to be knoun , but ho was ' resroiiflblc for the execution of the plans formed by that bc.inl and for the movement of every ship and for the assignment of every officer. Consequently no bureau offi cer had equal opportunity to know the moving ' ing purposes and exact history of the war. The report Is absolutely free Jrom personal ities ; thiro Is no reference whatever to the now happily ended Sampsou-Schley con troversy ; no criticism of any officer nor nny commendation that might be regarded as discriminating. Hut the report la confined | to the statement of hard facts with a few important recommendations for the better ment of the naval service. The war hlttory begins with the simple statement of certain precautionary orders that were Issued , hut even In the absence | of comment , attention cannot fall to bo at tracted to the remarkable foresight exhibited In the preparation of the official orders. They begin with an order dated January 11 , last , directing the commander of the European station to retain hi service men whose enlistments were about to expire , and those following , provide for the successful1 extrication of the European equadron from the danger to which It was exposed upon the outbreak of the war , show how the south Atlantic nquadrou was brought up to rein force Sampson ; how the Oregon started on Its famous race around South America , how stores and ammunition were forwarded to the squadrons , and finally they wind up with the famous laconic older to Oewcy of April 24 , "war has commenced between the United States and Spain In the rhlllpplnes. Com mence operations at once , particularly against Spanish licet. You must capture vessels or destroy. Use utmost endeavors. " llendy for Cervern. These orders show that four months-before Cervcra's lleet reached this side our whofe North Atlantic Meet was ready for any enur- Bency within striking dlatance of one of the two points from which attack might come. Trained gunners to the number of forty-five , who had Jubt graduated from the course on the , Amphltrlte , were placed on the vessels of the lleet and rendered a good account of themselves. As exhibiting the quality of these men , Captain Crownlnshleld cites the destruction of three gunboats by the little Scorpion In Manzanlllo harbor , July IS , of which the commanding officer reports. "Or ders were given to obtain the range with two of the six pounders , after which the first Ehe-H from the five-inch gun blew , her up , apparently having struck her bollere. " Captain Crownlnshlcld eaya : The completeness of our naval victory during the war and the almost absolute Im munity from Injury 'which our ships and crows enjoyed naturally led to a general conclusion that our gunnery had much to do with the matter. As a matter of fact all reports bear out this conclusion. The per- ccntago of hits , smaller , It Is true , than that which was obtained at target practice , was modified by three conditional In the first place , the demolition of the enemy' * ships has usually been so complete that It Is certain that the marks of many hits were obliterated by subsequent flrcs and explo- ulons ; In the second place , the ranges at which the combats have taken place have usually been BO much greater than those used In target practice that this difference will' account for a reduction of from 30 to CO per cent In the percentage of hits , and finally , the rate of fire was much higher In | the battles than at target practice. The bureau had been endeavoring before the war I to Increase the rate of target fire and when all this Is considered It will be found that the "hits per minute" have been remark ably high. , In fact , It appears that the experience of cnch combat was that our marksmanship was so far superior that , nt a range nt which 1 BpnniRU guns and gunners were Ineftectlvo , cur puns and gunners wcro BO effective be- for" the range was or could be reduced that . the Spanish war ships were cither seriously crippled or their crews demoralized. Keel-unity tor n Nnvy. Captain Crownlnshleld declares that the experience ot the war has been another dfmonstration of the Importance to the nation of sen power. From the first the only apprehension felt In this country was on account of the SpanMinavy. * It was Cervcra's ships yiat were feared wo did not feur the Spanish army would not have feared It If It had been three times as powerful unless It had been supported by a navy powerful enough to have an efficient convoy and brought it to this coast. On thu contrary , the Spanish , navy , even without the Spanish army , would have been a incnacn. though It had con sisted only of ono first-class cruiser. Until that cruiser had been blockaded or captured or destroyed nny unprotected point on our coast and nil of our sea commerce would ha\o been at Its mercy , and no army how ever efficient could have protected us from It. It required a navy for this work and an effective navy. Touching upon the combined operations of the army and navy , the differences which nroso between the commanders during the campaign were satisfactorily solved by victory. Ono glaring defect of the system of Joint operations was found , however , In the matter of transporting nnd convoying troops , and It Is recommended that to secure smoother handling of such a campaign the navy be by law charged with the transport iervlce. The navigation bureau recommends that congress authorize the Increase of the nnvnl force to 20,000 men for general service a'ld 2,000 apprentices and an argument Is made to show the absolute necessity of some such Your friends may smile But that tired feeling Means danger. It Indicates impoverished And impure blood. This condition may Lead to serious illness. It should be promptly Overcome by taking Hood's Sarsaparilla , Which purifies and Enriches the blood , Strengthens the nerves , Tones the stomach , Creates an appetite , And builds up , Energizes and vitalizes The whole system. Be sure to get Only Hood's. Increase , unlesi the reserves on the revolv ing ships arc to be reduced below the danger point , an evil that was closely approached during < lie Ir.st war. To carry out this recommendation the re port recommends the passage of house li'll ' 10,431 , which also carries with It an Increase of ninety-nine In the number of line and engineer officers ami of 100 warrant machinists , all very much needed. The re port does not enlarge upon the nocessltls of the service In regard to personnel , Captain Crownlnshlcld believing the department and congress tire both so well aciualnted with tlio requirements of this detail ot naval organization that the statements of the bureau's needs will bo sufficient to secure action by congress. Volunteer * Dill Well. Of the volunteer officers It Is said that they rendered valuable service during the war , but 'that ' they can never bo the equal In professional attainments of their brothers of the regular establishment for lack of the exhaustive training Imparted to the latter. A tribute Is paid to the gcod work of the national tnllltla In manning the coast de fense stations , and the vessels of the auxiliary naval force and furnishing material for crews for the auxiliary vess Is serving with the regular Heel , but for crows aboard , ship In active service they furnished nothing more 'than ' material and In the ordinary course most of them -would have been enlisted as landsmen nnd nothing higher. All had to be thoroughly drilled and even the odlcers , with exceptions , wcro found to be unqualified to act as Instructors. Captain Crownlnshleld does not wish to ba understood as under-rating the zeal ot these men , but simply desires to point out fatal defects In the system. Ho shows that dif ficulty wax experienced In mustering the men In , the department having no right to call upon them , and they , having no re sponsibility to thp Navy department , were not subject to orders. Therefore the bureau recommends the passage of the Gumming * bill , which provides In substance for ap propriations for the naval militia on an entirely different basis. This would provide for the creation of a national naval reserve entirely under the control of the department , recruited from the seafaring classes , who would bo compelled > to serve Inwar tlmc-s under penalty for desertion. The men would bo requlrc/d to report once a year for flrlll , for which they would receive ono month's pay. pay.Another Another recommendatlonlsthatthe system ot reward * by promotion bo abolished and that medals of honor be substituted , so that officers may bo rewarded without detriment to others. The suggestion of the superintend ent of the coast signal service that this should be made a permanent Institution Is approved , ns It will be a skeleton at small cost around which a highly efficient service could bo promptly built up upon the out break of war. CATTLE MOVEMENT SOUTH Ilulletln of Live Stock AnNOclntlon Shown a Heavy PnllliiK OR Dnr- the Last Season. DENVER , Colo. , Nov. 23. The National Live Stock association today issued a bulle tin on the movement of eouthcrn cattfo through Colorado to adjoining elates during the season which ended November 15 , with comparisons. The movement shows a heavy decrease for the last season. The total number of head Impeded through this state wcro 280,994 , against 372.C89 for 1897. The falling oft is believed to be largely due to the war scare at the commencement of the season , many of the cattle that had been contracted to bo moved \ being forfeited by the contractors and are still In the south. Another cause of the decrease Is the high prices that have pre vailed and which have prevented the north ern range buyers from taking the usual number. In 1895 Montana took 78,955 head of cattle from the south , while this year the total la only 1,801 , a tremendous falling off. The decrease In Wyoming is nearly as bad , showing a falling off from 40,000 in 1893 to lees than 8,000 this year. The eat- tie moved from the following territory : Texas , 45,550 ; New Mexico , 67,581 ; Arizona , 120,053 ; Old Mexico , 39,563 ; California , 8,247. The greatest falling off Is from Old Mexico , the receipts last year from that country being 72,748. The disposition of these cattle , with com parisons with 1S97 , Is as follows : State. 1S9S. 1807. Colorado 1M.O > > J 85,573 Kansas 119.4S1 IStt.CUS 'Wyoming 7.BG9 20,312 Montana l.Osl 13.78'J Dakotas 2 , "i93 2 .SC2 Nebraska 14 , < M lfi.700 Other states 10,9u7 C.CO ? CIRCULATIONMEN ORGANIZE _ Rational AMHOclutlou of MaiiBKem of NevtMUltuor Circulation Launched at Detroit. DETROIT , Nov. 23. The National As sociation of Managers of Newspaper Circu lation was organized at the Hotel Cadillac this afternoon , at a meeting of representa- I lives of that department of newspaper man- 1 ngcmcnt. The association's object , as stated In the constitution adopted , Is ad vancement of the Interests of circulation departments and Interchange of Ideas. The I next meeting Is to bo held In Chicago , Juno 12 , and annual meetings will bo held thereafter. The following directors were elected ; C. H. Motz , Times-Star , Cincinnati ; George F. Barnes , Herald , St. Joseph , Mo. ; F-nnk 1 Thresher , Journal , Minneapolis ; Bruce Haldeman , Courier , Louisville ; F. G. Hay , News , Indianapolis ; R. S. Weir , Herald , Syracuse ; William and J. L. Boarshan , Ohio State Journal , Columbus ; W. H. GI- ! lesple , Free Press , Detroit. The directors elected the following offi cers : President , W. H. GlUesple , Detroit Free. Press ; vice president , Bruce Halde- I man , Louisville Courier-Journal ; secretary , J. L. Bourshans , Columbus State Journal ; treasurer , F. L. Thresher , Minneapolis Journal , ' REDUCTION IN FREIGHT RATES EITcetlve November - " thp Milwaukee Line Aniiouiiee * New Schedule ou Iniliortuiit Krvlttht. CHICAGO , Nov. 23. Heavy reductions In rates on some of the most Important classes of freight were announced today by the Chicago cage , Milwaukee & St. Paul , They be come effective November 23 and apply from Chicago , Milwaukee and Racine to the Mis souri river. At the same tlmo Important reductions on freight from the Missouri river to Chicago were announced. Competitors ot this read declare tlicy will meet the rates and put their tariffs Into effect the same day. The moot Important ot these reductions may be neen by comparison of new and old rates , ns given betow , the figures representing cents per 100 pounds , except where desig nated carloads : New. Old. Cotton piece goods 21 60 Crockery 23 K > Canned goods ( carloads ) 15 27 Dry goods , 34 M ) Flour ( c-.irlouds ) IC'i lit Hardware S iv > Binding1 twine , ( carloads ) 15 so Glassware ( carlonda ) , 14 3 ; Indlnnlana ( or Duty In Culm. INDIANAPOLIS , Nov. 23. The One Hun dred and Fifty-ninth Indiana volunteers , who have been In Camp Mount for several weeks , wcro paid off today and mustered out. A number of the men have re-enlisted with the Ono Hundred and Sixty-first Indiana and will at onre join that regiment at Savan nah for duty In Cuba. BRIGADE SENT TO THE FRONT Command Under General Dates Will Leave Within Two Weeks , THREE CUBAN POSTS WILL BE EQUIPPED Trnnim Include IteKltiieiil * front New Jemey , Xeiv York ntul Penimyl- vnnln \ < MV Stntloncil , nt Atlienn , Git. WASHINGTON , Nov. 23. The War de- pal ttncnt today Issued the first of the gen eral orders looking to the occupation of the central and western j > rovnco4 ! of Cuba by the United States troops. The order con templates the early beginning of the move ment , as the Spanish troops are expected to have completed the evacuation early In De cember. The order Is dated November 23 , and Is as follows : Commanding General , Second Army Corps , Augusta , Ga. : With the nppprdval ot the secretary of war , the First brigade , Third division , of your corps will proceed , fully equipped for Held service , and take station In Cuba as follows : Headquarters nnd ono regiment of Infantry at Plnar del Hlo ; ono regiment of Infantry at Muriel and one regi ment of Infantry at Guannjay. The troops will embark at Savannah and the movements will bo so regulated that no regiment will reach Savannah more than twenty-four hours prior to sailing. The regiment for Marlel should land at that point. The other two should land at Havana nnd proceed to destination by rail. It Is not necessary that the entire brigade leave at the some time , but regiments may move In succession as transports can bo provided. The evacuation of 1'lnor del Illo by the Spanish will be completed by Decem ber 3 , and the troops above deslgm'ed ' should reach destination by December 1 or earlier. The First brigade will take ns much of Its wagon transportation ns Is pos sible , and camp and garrison cqulppage. In cluding tent floors. I'roper Supplied AV1II lie The quartermaster's department will pro vide the necessary transportation and thirty days forage for animals ; the subsistence de partment will make provision for thirty days of suitable rations nnd the medical department will provide proper medical at tendance and stores. Acknowledge receipt nnd direct that com manding general ot brigade report to the adjutant general of the army the hours of departure of each regiment , nnd upon nr- ilval at destination report direct to the adjutant general of the army for duty. By Command of Major General Miles. ( Signed. ) H. C. CORU1N , Adjutant General. This brigade is commanded by Brigadier General William C. Dates , and consists of the Fifteenth Pennsylvania , Third New Jer sey and One Hundred and Second New York. They are now all at Athens , Ga. , having re cently arrived at that place from Damp Meade , Pa. Marlol Is the seaport of Plnar del Rio province on the north side. It lies about thirty mires west of Havana and lying Inland fifteen miles Is Guanajay , the nearest point to the railroad line running from Ha vana to the city of Plnar del Rio , capital of the province of same name , which U about 120 miles west of Havana and is to be the headquarters of the American army of oc cupation In the province. The railroad can be reached from Guannjay by a short march. RANGt CATTLE IN GOOD SHAPE SiinvrHtorm Welcomed by Cattlemen , a > It Itenleiiliiued the W liter Nui > ply. PIERRE , S. D. , Nov. 23. ( Special. ) Cattle on the range never went Into a win ter In any better shape than for this one. The lone , open fall has allowed them to put on fat to sustain them In case of severe \yeather later In the season. The dry weather of the fall has allowed the grass to cure well on the ground , and It Is about as good hay In this shape as It would be If cut and stacked. While the dry weather has assured plenty of good feed , It has also made water scarce on many portions of the range country , and the storm of this week was more welcomed than dreaded by cattle men , as It'brought enough snow to help out the short water supply , and Is piled up In such shape that most of the prairie Is bare for feeding , and the snow In drifts will remain longer than If spread over the prairie. As the situation Is nt present It will take an exceptionally severe winter for the rest of the season to do any damage to range stock. SOUTH DAKOTA MAX WITIICnilVEU.l Report thnt John I.iinuhe Went Dnirn with the Oiineiido. SIOUX FALLS , 3. D. , Nov. 23. ( Special. ) A rumor has come to the surface In th 8 city that will be credited by a large majority ot the acquaintances of John Lasche. Mr. Lascha has been a globe trotter during all his life. In his younger manhood he did duty on a Chinese man-of-war and was badly crippled In a naval engagement. Some years ago Mr. Lasche worked up a scheme In this city > to obtain a vast grant of land In Nicaragua. The undertaking was pushed to a point where the land was con veyed by that government to the company which had fulfilled Its part of the contract. Mr. Lasche was the promoter , but not a financial factor In the organization. The Nicaragua canal , upon which the company banked everything , filled to go through , and In order to hold their possessions It was necessary to lop off all expenses. Under this new order of things the old man had to go , and went without a protest. Some time afterward he conducted a saloon In ono of the leading towns In that bellicose llttlo republic and later accepted a position aa engineer In the electric light works at Cur acao , which he filled until Cervera'a Span'sh ' fleet entered that harbor to coa'l up and ob tain other supplies. Being in nee l of an engineer the commodore , the story goes , of fered the old adventurer a princely salary to ship as second engineer on the battleship Almlrante Oquendo , which ho accepted and went down with It In the flght near San tiago harbor on July 3. , IVcvrnnniicr ChaiiRCH Eilltora. RAPID CITY. S. D. . Nov. 23. ( Special. ) John II. Skinner , formerly editor of the Bald Mountain News , has taken editorial charge of the Republican of this city. HYMENEAL. Goebcl-lliirtlKnn. HASTINGS. Neb. , Nov. 23. ( Special. ) Miss Kathleen Hartlgan was married at 12 o'clock today to Fred Gocbel of Durango , Colo. The ceremony wan performed at the homo of the bride's parents by Rev. John Power of the Episcopal church and was wit nessed only by relatives of both families. The bride Is the daughter of Hon. M. A. Hartlgan of this city and Is well known throughout the state as a practitioner of law' and an elocutionist. Miss Hartlgan was admitted to the Adams county bar about flvu years ago and has conducted several Im portant legal cases. The bridegroom IB ono of the leading business men of Durango , Colo. , In which place Mr. nnd Mrs. Gocbel will make their future home. Mon roe-Maun Inn. EMERSON , Neb. , Nov. 23. ( Special , ) The marriage of Miss Eftle Manning to Ed ward S. Monroe occurred yesterday nt th home of the groom's mother , Mrs. Julia L. Monroe , Rev. C. M. Griffith of Tender of ficiating. WreeU of n I.a rue Freighter. DULUTH , Nov. 23. The steamer Tampa U reported wrecked on the north coast ot Lake Superior. The crew , according to a dispatch received hero , lo safe at Beaver Bay. The Tnmna h n tnrgo freighter. SUFFICIENT FUUU IN CUBA SntTrrliiK Salil to llcnnlt from the Inexperience of the Volnii- teern. NEW YORK , Nov. 23. James J. F. Archi bald , a Ban Francisco newspaper man , who was with the First regular Infantry from California to Santiago , waa the fint wit ness before the War Investigating commis sion today. In reply to General Beaver's Invitation to tell everything ho could and to make any criticism he considered likely to be useful to the commission Mr. Archibald eald his chief reason tor volunteering to ap pear before the commission was because ot the published statements that there was great hardship In Cuba because ot a lack of food. "I wish to tayu he said , "that I have had considerable experience In campaigning with the troops In the west and there the regulah soldiers have had much rougher experiences than they did tn Cuba. There was ( plenty of food. The Inability of the volunteers to adapt themselves to circumstances was due to their own Inexperience. If they had known enough to hustle and cook the food that wnj there they might have less caiise to complain. "There was a scarcity of medical supplies , of surgeons and of nurses. It appeared to me that Dr. Wood caused considerable un necessary suffering by his severe administra tion of his hospital near Slboncy. He re fused to allow any ono to visit the sick and once when I tried to find a wounded man of the Flrit Infantry ho refused to let me in , Ho declined to allow Cubans who had offered to build shelter for the sick to do so and when I tried to reason with him ho said : 'I am running this hospital to suit myself , ' which , I suppose , was proper. I mention this incident ns the only mattci- that cumo to my notice In which I blame the authorities. " PACKING HOUSE STATISTICS Llliernl Movement ot HOKN , Showing a Good Increase In Weekly Packing. CINCINNATI , Nov. 23. ( Special Tele gram. ) Price Current says : The movement of hogs Is liberal , giving western packers 565,000 for the week , compared with 620,000 the preceding week and 470,000 last year. From November 1 the total Is 1,710,000 , against 1,450,000 last year. Prominent places compare as follows : City. 1S9S. 1S97. Chicago ( ttO.OOO 615,003 Kansas City 233,000 210,000 Omaha 13 > , X > fcO.UX ) St. Louis 120.000 95,000 Indianapolis 92,000 82,000 Milwaukee i 61.000 89,000 Cincinnati Gl.OOO 50.00U St. Joseph 82,000 28,000 Ottumwa 41,000 3.1,000 Cedar Rnplds 19.000 25,000 SIOUX City , 27,000 24,000 St. Paul 24,000 18,000 Louisville 41,000 41,000 Cleveland 22.000 33,000 OKLAHOMA CATTLE DYING New Qnnrnntlne ncRulntlonn and Cold Wenthor Act on Them with Fatal Effect. GUTHRIE , 0. T. , Nov. 23. Great numbers of cattle dipped according to the new quar antine regulations have died during the re cent cold spell In this part of Oklahoma. Out of a herd of COO dipped last week fifty have died hero In two days. Cattlemen protest against dipping and de clare that cattle cannot endure cold weather after being dipped. The result will be , they saVj that practically no feeders will bo brought Into Oklahoma this winter unless the Live Stock' anltary board reinstates the open season. 'l1"1 ' . Governor Bal .n/j has agreed to call n meeting of the t/lvo'Stock Sanitary board to consider complaints against dipping. It is probable that the board will suspend dtp- ping regulations during part ot December. PENSIONS FOR WESTERN VETEHANS Survivor * of the Civil War Ilenicm- liereil by the Government. > WASHINGTON , Nov. 23. ( Special. ) Pen sions have been granted as follows : Issue of November 11 : Nebraska : Original widows , etc. Rhoda A. Hobbs , McCool Junction , 112 ; minors of Charles P. Brlgham , McCool Junction , J22 ; Olive M. Teagarden , Falrfleld , $8. Iowa : Original John Staley , Atnllsg , $ G ; Lysander P. Armstrong , Clarion , $6. In crease James M. Howe , Ogden , $8 to $10 ; Benjamin F. Patterson , Mlngo , $17 to $30. Original widows , etc. Maria J. Tlbbetts , Allrrton , $12. South Dakota : Increase William Mc- Henry Plotner , Mitchell , $8 to $10. Competition for Tonrlut Travel. NEW ORLEANS , Nov. 23. Competition Is apt to bo very brisk among the transconti nental lines for what Is called second class tourist travel this winter. Offsetting the Institution of a new tourlnt car line out of Chicago , the Southern Pacific has placed In operation a semi-weekly tourist service from Washington to San Francisco and weekly from Chicago nnd Cincinnati to the same point , all via New Orleans nnd the Sunset route. The Southern Pacific Is making a hot fight against all commissions , whloh may affect the southern route to the Pacific Coast. Mr * . I'lillinaii'M Ineoine. CHICAGO , Nov. 23. By order of the pro bate court , entered today , Mrs. Hattle S. Pullman , widow of the late George M. Pull man , will receive $9,000 a month on account of her share of the estate. This amount la declared to bo materially less than the actual Income accruing to her from her division of the property left by the palace car mag nate. In addition to the monthly payment authorized by the court the account of the executors of the- estate , showing that $83,731 hna already been pild to Mrs. Pullman , was approved by Judge Koblsaat. 1'ope'n EmlNinry to ( 'nlin. NEW YORK. Nov. 23. Archbishop Chnpclle. the apostolic delegate to Porto Rico nnd Cuba , arrived in New York today on the Kaiser Frledrlck der Grcsse. He said that his holiness , the pope , had ap pointed him to represent the church In Porto Rico and Cuba nnd that he would aid In the organization of the islands under American principles. He refused to be Interviewed further on the subject , but said he would Icavo for Washington shortly. TO CURE A COLD IN OiHB O tY. Take Laxative Brome Quinine Tnbluts. All ilniBglsts refund the money If it falls to -sure. " 5c The cenulne has L. 11. < ) . on each tablet. Maria Teremi Inquiry. NORFOLK , Va. , Nov. 23. The Maria Te resa board of Inquiry held nnothei secret rcsslon today and adjourned to await the arrival cf Important testimony from Wash ington. The members of the board main tain secrecy nnd say that the first Informa tion given out will emanate from the Navy department. The Vulvan and Potomac have not yet arrived. Trlnl of Train Holilierx. FERGUS FALLS , Minn. , Nov. 23. The ar rested Great Northern train robbers have been under consideration by the grand jury today and It Is understood Indictments have been found and will be handed In when court meets again Friday. The trials , which will be separate , will begin on Monday. MoveinentH of Ocean VcHHeU , Nov.'t. . At Liverpool Arrived Majestic , from New York. Sailed Britannic , for New York ; Waealand , for Philadelphia. At New York Sailed Paris , for South ampton ; Germanic , for Liverpool ! Western- land , for Antwerp. Arrived Werrn. from Naples ; Kalwr Frlederlch , from Bremen ; Rotterdam , from Rotterdam ; Scotia , from Hamburg. At Southampton Arrived St. Louis , from Now York. At Amsterdam Arrived Edam , from New York. Works Near Aahburn , La , , Are Blown to Atoms. BODIES OF SIX OF THE VICTIMS FOUND Ilclirlii from Wreck of Ucniol lulled UOIIMP Striken nnil lluctllnu UOIIMCB Ilnlf u Mile Ann.v. ST. LOUIS , Nov. 23. A special telegram to the Post-Dispatch from Louisiana , Mo. , days : A terrific explosion occurred at the Hercules powder works near Ashurn , In this county about 8 o'clock this morning , caus ing the earth to tremble for many miles around , The packing housn was completely demolished , several other buildings dam aged and at least six men killed. The known dead are : WILLIAM WILSON , foreman and son of manager , living at Aabburn. ALKHED WENZBl. , ALBERT MILLER , Hannibal. D. M. SMITH , Louisiana. WILLIAM CHAP.LKSTON , Ashburn. JACK HOLL1NOI311 , Ashburn. The explosion took , place In the packing house and was felt a distance of twenty- five miles. Telephone reports from Pitts- field , New Canton , Bayless , Winchester , Klnderbook and all over Pike county , Illi nois , are to the effect that the explosion was plainly felt In those places. Until the truth was known the Inhabitants thought It was an earthquake. At New Canton windows dews were broken and everywhere buildings were shaken. Something like. 10,000 pounds of powder was usually kept In the packing house , which was a frame structure. During the day men were engaged with buckets picking up such bits of llesh and bones as they could find. A piece of spinal column was found half a mile from the scene. Those Injured were employed In an other building. They were struck by Hying debris , but none of them were fatally In jured. The cause of the explosion U not yet defi nitely known. There was a terrific roar and the packing house was thrown Into the air as though shot from a volcano. Window glass was shattered for a radius of ten miles. The employes were thrown Into the air by the force of the explosion , and then their bruised , battered and torn bodies fell back amid the wreck and burning debris. Half a , dozen persons were Injured by Hying timbers and a number of nearby houses were struck. One housg half a mile away was almost demolished by a huge mass of brick and mortar that fell upon it , while It was still rocking from the force of the explosion. Rescue parties are at work with all their might trying to reach the burled men. A special train was made up In Hannibal nnd a largo number ot citizens hastened to the scene. SCENES AT GAY MO.VFE CAHI.O. MuniiKcmont Care-fill thnt the Cnalno MonopollicM Attention. The large sums that are carried away from Monte Carlo are very few and far be tween ; generally what Is won In one day Is lost the next. There are no amusements of any kind , relates the Ludgate Magazine. The administration looks after this deal with admirable Judgment ; everything Is abso lutely concentrated in the Casino. This Is the magnet pur et simple. You have de lightful concerts free of charge , theatrical performances with the very best talent at extremely moderate prices , but all within the walls of the all-absorbing Casino. Very few can resist the magnetism of play. If you win even a small eum you feel obliged to continue , If you lose you wish to regain , and so It goes on until In the end you nave dropped more than you can well afford and are obliged to retire a sadder but wiser man or woman , with the option of applying to the I Casino authorities for the wherewithal to [ return home ( this request Is never refused a player who has lost. ) An evening or even an afternoon In the room * la a study for n lifetime. The Inde scribable air of doubt , deathly stillness , pervades - I vades every apartment. The strained look of even the onlookers , the peculiar dense atmosphere , the sickening odor of scent ( mingling with even worse ) , a queen of the demimonde shoulder to shoulder with an English duchess ( democratism prevails here to an excessive degree ) , Is a never-to-be- forgotten picture. Watch the faces of the Inveterate gamblers who pass their time be tween this den of vice and Ostend. Inter- ! csted In nothing but the roll of the ball , or I the turn of the card , forgetting entirely beautiful nature outside , having no other thought but of play and sleep , probably In duced by artificial moans , the haggard look and sunken eye , the trembling hand , all tell their talc. The pleased smile of the fair young English bride as Bhe arises from her place at the table , the smile of congratula tion from her Immediate neighbor , the ex tremely friendly croupier , who only too well knows that she will return again and leave what she has gained and more besides It Is all a study. The dense crush of humanity , ' the heat , the Intense excitement , the mag nificent JewolB and costumes worn one U more than satiated ; for the outsider It be comes nauseous. You leave the rooms with a sense of op pression and glad to breathe the pure nlr of 1 heaven again and gaze upon the beauties1 of nature which God has provided In such magnificent abundance. For the beautie * of this spot are endless ; sea and sky are constantly changing. Even on gray or gloomy days , which very larely occur , there Is always an Interesting study In tone. Strange to say , one never has the feeling of being at a seaside pUce in Monte Carlo. There Is an utter lack of the briny or ex hilarating effect of salt water , and but for the boundless horizon of the Mediterranean you might as easily Imagine youself at either Alx les Halns or Spa. But for the occasional visits of private yachts there Is scarcely ever a call to be seen , and never i passing steamers or other craft , but still | there Is never a sense of Isolation In nny way , and the charming little place Is ar- ways brimming over with gayety , always crowded with the very creme of society of all countries great celebrities Jostle each other and pretty and smart women predominate. | Monte Carlo , to be thoroughly appreciated and properly studied , should be visited more than once , and then for a longer stay. The general public , who have run over there for a week or ten days and lose a hundred or two on which they expected to enjoy themselves on their return to Paris and then storm against the "Hell on a Rock , " nro not always to bo considered. I ono day overheard A guide to a party of exceedingly simple looking Germans the usual tourist lot , side-elastic boots , etc. telling them ; "Gentlemen , here lt the celebrated Casino , the gambling hell of the world. Dally men and women are ruined and duped at the tallies. Thr most selected spot for suicide Is Just lo your left , under the palm trees. " CIIHISTIAM SCIUM'K EXPLAINED. Extract from tinTe tliiioii > - of Hnr olil Kreilorlp'n "Diu'lur. " At the Inquiry Into the came of the dentil of Harold Frederic , the American corre spondent , In London , the chief ultiirej was Mrs. Mills , the Christian science"doctor" who attended Frederic at the time of his death. The Mills woman gave the following explanation of the methods of the fleet : Q. What U It nuccsaury to do to become a Christian scientist ? A. . To be good. To obey the laws of God. Q. Anything cite ? A. ilcllevo In the truth nnd live It. Q. Anything else ? A. That keeps you pretty busy. Q. What charge did you make ? A. Wo have 21 shillings a week for treat ment. Q. Is It a part of your creed not to call In medical aid ? A. 1 have never done BO. Q. Supposing It Is a broken leg ? A. Cannot God taKe enre of a biokon leg ? God Is Infinite and all-powerful. God Is n good surgeon. 0. You undcrstcnd the body nnd Its rules ? A. I leave the power of life In the hands of God. Q. Can you tell me what your Income la from the pursuit of Christian science ? A. I have not brought my books with me. Q. If necessary you could tell what your Income Is ? A. I do not keep nny books. Q. While you wcro pursuing absent treat ment , he ( Frederic ) was in your charge ? A. Yes. Q. How many patients can you treat In this way at one time ? A. Any number who can pay .me. Truth does the work. THEY CONDEMN THE liAGPIl'ES. German Jury Decide * the Inntrunieiit In Not n MiiNleul One. Bagpipes are not to be classed as musical Instruments , If the verdict of a Jury of Ger mans has effect , reports the Chicago Chron icle. It all grew out of the parade ot a Eoclotf of "Braw Scots , " with kilts and pbllabegs , the pipes and a horse unnttuneO to the skirl of the pipes. But It cost the pipers a few dollars just the same. A Caledonian society set forth to cele brate. The members wore kilts and at the head proudly strode a squad of pipers , who droned musically upon their instruments. As the society progressed down the street a citizen of German parentage , unaccus tomed to bucking bronchos , was encountered astride of a steed. The steed objected to the pipes and the nolpo thereof and bucked the German Into the front window of a place ot business. Ho who had been thrown promptly laid his action of damages. He declared upon oath that but for the skirling of the pipes he would have been able to manage his mount. The case was laid against the en tire society nnd the members made a valiant defense. But their attorney was not as clannish as the Scots or the German and he overlooked a bet. The Jury was made up wholly of Germans. The evidence was heard , but that all of the Jurymen should know what the Instru ment complained of was , the German equiv alent was called Into requisition. This U the "dudelsack. " The evidence was all pro duced showing the society was marching In regular order , but that It was preceded by a squad of "dud lsacks. ' ' That settled it. The German Jury decided that this Is not a musical Instrument and fined the society. Art Crltlelnm. Brooklyn Life tells of n bride who was showing her wedding presents with great delight , but when her visitor paused before a fine etching of "The Augelua" her face fell. fell."How "How beautiful ! " was the exclamation. "Yes , " the bride responded , "but it Is fro sad ! If It hadn't been given to Renry by his favorite uncle I should propose having It taken out and something else put Into the frame. The frame Is lovely ! But It makes mo blue every time I look at the picture. There that poor young couple have Just burled their llttlo baby their first-born likely oh , I can't bear to sec 111" * An Explanation , Detroit Journal ; The ambassadors of tit nnwcrs looliprl very snrlDiis na thcv dropped up to the Ylldlz Kiosk to make their regular morning representations , 'We observe , " they solemnly announced , "thai another province has been laid waste and its Inhabitants massacred ! " "I cannot understand It , " replied the sul tan , "unless It be because last night was Hallowe'en. I am told that Christian customs - toms are finding much favor among my pee ple. " Presently the plenipotentiaries retired , leaving ultimatums In the card holder. SnrprlNfil. Washington Star : "I never saw anything more remarkable , " said the -young man who claims to have spent a great deal of tlmo abroad , "than a llttlo scene I Witnessed In Spain , A passenger on one of the cars be came obstreperous and behaved with the ut most disregard of propriety. But the con ductor didn't pay the slightest attention to him. " "I don't see .anything very wonderful In that. " "It's the only case on record where a Spaniard overlooked a good chance to put something off. " Work of FootpailK. August AValstrom , who lives at 2821 Cass street , was held up within a block of his homo last night , about 9 o'clock , while re turning from down town , and robbed of a Bllver wnteh. Wolstrom says ho was approached preached from behind by two negroes armed with revolvers. They pointed the weapons at bis-head and demanded his money. The only article of value Wnlstrom Kid was the watch. The men took this and ran away. MnelilnlxtN' Hall. The tenth annual ball given by Omaha lodge. No. 31 , Itiiternatlrnal Association 'of Machinists , took place last night nt Thurs- ton Rifics' armory. More than 200 couples took part In the grand march , the lenders being E. J. GllleU nnd MlbH Woodnrd. The feature of the evening was a dancing con test. handsome prizes haying been offered for the young man and woman best versed In the nrt .of waltzing. The winners wcro Miss Nora Oalvln and 0. K. Bradford. Ntcnl n C'ollnretle. While Miss Agnes Frelday was dancing In the Thurston miles' armory last night sneak thieves entered the woman's dressing room and fctolo bur collarette. It wan made of marten fur and was worth about $50. 1887 11,894,000 1895 19,526,000 1896-21,973,000 1897-22,585,000 The ever-increasing popularity and the pre-eminence of Apollinaris is clear to all from the foregoing quantities bottled at the Apollinaris Spring , Rhenish Prussia , THE TIMES , LONDON , speaking of APOLLINARIS , says : These figures are more eloquent than words. RAILWAY ENGINE EXPLOSION Fifteen l.'rclitht Cam AnM'rccUcK and Itiinilhed IH llnillr V Torn Up. / CINCINNATI , Nov. S3. A locomotive on the ChlcnKO , Hamilton & Dayton road nt Station , near Hamilton , 0. , exploded to night , wrecking flftem frelfiht cars , tear- In * ; up the load nnd utterly drstroyltiR the locomotive. Engineer James D. Ayer nnd Fireman Hanadson nro nilsslnR. A wreck ing train nnd n passenger train for the pur pose of transferring passuiiKcru on Incoming trains nru on their way from here Ther * arc no other fatalities. Mm-ilerer Con * leteil. CHF.YRNNK , Wyo. , Nov. 23. ( Special ToItTrnin. ) Kngrne ( Jonzalrs , Whose trial has boon In prcgrcfs In the federal court for the last t\ui days' , was convicted tonlsht of murder In the llrst degree , thu Jury ( King the juiiUlinicnt nt Imprisonment fur llfo. Qonznles' crime wns the murder of an Indian \\umui named Mnrook Robinson , In October , 1SP7. Mra. Hobluaon lived with her son-in-law , llobort Hereford , n squaw- man on the Rhoshone reservation. Uunzalca wanted to take Hereford's ilmiithter to a itmico nnd when Hereford refused to lot her go with him Gnnzales tried to break Into the houFe. Hereford shot him through the body in ho was breaking In the d ( . > r and Ooiuiilcs , returning his lire , killed Mrs. Hnblnaon. Although Couulcssas nliot through the lungs he ban fully recovered. Ho Is about 2,1 > ears of ORO. AViiiiiiin Vletlmlred. Mrs. Woodrlck , who lives at 711 South Six * teenth street nnd rents rooms , wnu visited yesterday afternoon by a stranger represent ing himself to bu a traveling man. The man Icasixl an npnrtmcnt und paid a wrck'i rent In advnnce. l-ntt night Mrs. Woodrlck missed fllO from her IIOUFU nnd upon In- \c9tlgation found the stinnger had gonv. The los-s vns reported to the t-ollce , who are trying to 11 ml the supposed traveling man. bolle\lng he has the money , Five Yen In Prison. MILAN , Mo. , Nov. 23. ( Special Telegram. ) The Jury In the cnro of the State agalimt Ocorge W. I/eeper , for murdering his wife , found him guilty und gave him five years In the penitentiary. Melancholia Insanity wa the cause. The trouble with most men is not that they do not know heir to \ I work , but that they do j" not know how to rest. 7 If a man knows how ( to rest and how to take care of his health , I there is hardly a limit Ito the amount of work that he mny accom. .plish . without doinf himself Injury. The tremble is that imcn not only bvcr- A work , but that they neglect W to rest at the > ' proper hours rnnd ncplcct their health. A man passes n restless , sleepless night , gets up dull and headachcvin the morning1 , toes to the breakfast table without an ap petite , bolts what little he does eat and rashes away to business. He is drowsy nnd nervous by turn * nil elav and forces himself to work against his will. He takes five minutes for lunch and not a minute to rest afterward. He goes home at night utterly fagged out and with no appetite for supper. The idea of taking medicine or even taking n little rest never enters his head. Some night his wife finds him in the rocking-chair before the fire-place dead. The doctor will call it nervous pros tration or heart trouble or pomctliing of that kind. Dr. Picree's Golden Medical Discovery is the best medicine for hard working : men. It restores n keen edge to the appetite. It facilitates the flow of the digestive juices and makes the digestion and assimilation perfect. It invigorates the liver and purifies and enriches the blood. It is the great blood-maker , flesh- builder and nerve-tonic. Medicine dealers sell it. II. Caddis. K q. . of No. 313 South J Street , Tnl" coma , Washington , writes : " I wa tnken ill In February i g > . Myluncs hurt me and I got BO poor thnt I was Just skin and bane. I thought t was collie to die. I tried Dr. I'icrce's Golden Medical Discovery and It saved my lire. " For sick headache , bil iousness and constipa tion , Dr. Pierce's Pleas ant Pellets are the most rational cure known. They are mild but thorough and effective. They rcitilate and invigorate stomach , liver and bow els. Never gripe. No other pill is like them. AMUSEMIJNTfl. The xton Creighton | Mnnimer.s. Tel. 1531 And the International Orand Opera Co. t Thursday Matinee "CARMEN. " f Thursday Night "FAUST ! " ' Friday Night ( "Lucia d'i Lammermoor. " Saturday Matinee "ROMEO AND JULIET. " Saturday Night-- r "IL TROVATORE. " i Seats now on sale. Prices : First floor , W fl.DO ; balcony , $1.00 , 73c ; gallery , COc. MatInee - Inee : First floor , $1.00 ; balcony , 7Cc and 60c ; gallery , COc. ' Manager ? . Tel. 1631. Three Onyx , Cnnimencliifr Mntlnee TiiAMC.seiviaov. < . a-i. EVANS Sc JIOKY'S HOVT"3 ° KVKIWUBCN BUOUKMJ , Jjg T A PARiOR MATCH . PLAY. . . Presented by n Phenomenal Cast of Comedians. VTAS AI.W'A H THK .l. Tilt . . ENOUGH SAID. 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