< 1 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : 8ATUBDAY. JANUARY 21 , 1801) ) . FATHER CLARK ON EXPANSION Explains What the Attitude of Christian Endeavorers Should Be , QUESTION ONE OF AIDING DOWNTRODDEN IKNIIC Mlioiilil HP Hlinply How . Xt-w CliiirK < - In Went ItiillvN mid .South S -a Cnn Ho Mnu > nn Inili pendent , ChrlnfInn 1'oonle. nOSTON , Jon. 20. President F. K. Clark , D. I ) , , of the United Society of Christian Endeavor has undertaken to set before En- deavorers certain principles to be considered In determining the attitude of the members of the society as to Imperialism or national expansion President Clark says : "The great questions Involved are not whether expansion will Increase our exports or Im port * , not whether It will Involve n great standing army and a vast navy , not whether It will Increase our national prestige and Importance , not whether It will Involve a strict or a liberal Interpretation of the con stitution , not whether it will Involve the shelving of the Monroe doctrine , but whether or not Imperialism will enable America bet ter to perform Its mission among the great nations ot the world ns a civilizing , uplifting and Christianizing force. " In enlarging upon the matter President Clark continues : "On this subject there Is room for decided dlderences of opinion. We should not bo led on by dazzling visions of national greatness which certain Imperialists would dangle before our eyes , nor should wo be scared out of our duty by the timid fears of some who dare not attempt great things for God and humanity. The events of the last eight months have given America a special mission to the Cubans , the Porto Illcans and the Filipinos. And now the question Is , how can wo best perform It ? Wo cannot If wo would place ourselves back where wo were a year ago. The boom of Dowoy's guns In Manila and of Sampson's nt Santiago will never cease to echo. Wo ewe a peculiar duty to at least 12,000,000 people who a year ago were not under our particular sphere of Influence. "Can wo most quickly elevate these people and bring them Into the front rank of the civilized Christian races by annexing them or converting their lands Into colonies or can It beat be done by fostering them and protecting them for a little while , until they are able to go alone as free and Independent ? That seems to rno the great question of the day so far as this nation Is concerned. Importance of tinSettlement. . "If this question Is not settled as God would have It settled It will be a sorry day for America. If It Is settled right It will not only bring untold blessings to these peoples of the West Indies and the south eeas , but It will show that a strong nation can Interfere with the affairs of another nation oven to the point ot war , not for its own glory and aggrandizement , but for the elevation and advancement of a weak and down-trodden people. "If this , America's avowed purpose , proves to be Its real purpose It will be a prouder thing than ever to be called an American. If It should prove that we have gone to war and are exploiting these1 people simply for our own commercial advantages , with little thought ot their Intercuts , or advancement , wo should become as we deserve to become , a hissing byword among the nations. " RATES ON PORTO RICAN COINS Sixty Cciiln of UiiUeil Stntcn Money IK Good for One I > orto Hleiin Silver Piece. WASHINGTON , Jan. 20. The prcsldeat today Issued the following order , fixing the rates between United States and Porto RIcan coins : EXECUTIVE MANSION. Jnn. 20. U Is hereby ordered that on and after February 1 , 1899. and until otherwise provided , all customs , taxee , public and pcital dues In the Island of Porto nice shall be paid In United Btntea money , or In foreign gold coins , such na the Spanish nlphonslnos ( ccciten ) and the French louls , which will bo accepted In pay ment of such customs , taxes , public aud postal dues nt the following rates : Alphonslnos (25-pest'ta ( ' piece ) , | 4.82. Louis (20-franc ( piece ) , J3.86. H is further ordered that on and after February 1. 1899 , and until further provided the following Porto Itlcan or Spanish silver coins now In circulation In the Island of Porto nice shall bo received for customs , taxes , public and postal dues' at the follow ing Ilxod rates In United States money : The peao , 60 cents. / The mcdlo peso , 30 cents. The peseta , 12 cents. The real. C cents. The medlo real. 3 cents. H la further ordered and directed that out of 'tho Porto HIcDci coins eo received a con ' venient supply shall bo retained -ana carried ' for cxchango for United Slates money at the rate ihcrelnboforo enumerated , namely , CO cents United States money for one Porto Itlcnn silver piece. It Is further ordered that all existing con tracts for the payment of money In the cur rency of Porto Hlco may be discharged and paid In that money , In accordance with the contracts cr In United States money at the relative vnluo set forth In 'the above table , namely , $100 United States currency for ICfi 2-3 Porto RIcan pesos. Bronze and cop per coins now current In the Island of Porto Ulco will bo received at their face value for fractional- parts of u dollar In a single payment to an amount not exceeding 12 cents ( one peseta ) . WILLIAM' ' M'KINLEY. LA1IOHF.IIN I'Otlll IVl'O HAWAII. oii of Aiitl-Ciuitrnet I.ulior Intv to UlnnilH StroiiKly UrK 'il. WASHINGTON , Jan. 20. The extension of the antl-contraot labor laws to Hawaii Is etrongly urged In a report made today by the house committee on labor. It saye thousands of contract laborers , mainly Japa nese , have been taken Into the Islands nlnco the raising of the United States flag over them. On the day following the recelp of the news ot annexation 2,875 Japanese laborers were admitted. On November I applications wore made to admit 6,933 Japa nese laborers , 3,408 ot whom ere to b Has It Puzzled To Find * t A Food * Easy to $ TRY Digest ? Grape-Nuts A DISH FOIl DYSPEPTICS. Persons suffering from stomach trouble ! find It hard to eocuro a food of eaey as GlmllatUm that contains enough nourish ment. A number who have been sufterlni from serious forms of stomach troubles bav Ile4 Orapo-Nuts , the pre-dlgested food ami obtained a food rich In nourlshmen and easily digested. Koo < i experts ea ; there li as much nourishment irr one poum of Grape-Nuts as ten of meat. It U food for athletes , brain worker and Invalids. Made by the Postum Cerea Co. . Ilattlo Creek , IMcli. sell. brought In during the present quarter ot 1809. 1809.Tho report adds : "If the extension of our anti-contract labor laws Is not ipeedlly made approximately 10,000 contract laborers will get Into the annexed Islands before our aws arc extended over them. " I'rltnfc 1'ciinlnu Ic l lntlon. WASHINOTON , Jan. 20. This was the first night session for private pension legis lation. There was no obstruction and bills were passed with great dispatch , In all , exactly fifty , most ot them senate bills , were passed. No prominent people were bcneflcl- arlcs. At 10:30 : the house adjourned until Monday. OFFICERS OFLABOR UNION _ _ AV. II. Hell In Klcotoil to the Prml- < lfiioy After ( lultc n Mvclr Content. The meeting of Central Labor union last evening In Labor temple was the largest In point of attendance that has been held during the year. H was the time ap pointed for the semi-annual election ot officers and nearly every local union be longing to the organization sent Its full quota of delegates to cast votes In the con test over the selection of a man to fill the president's chair. ' A stubborn fight for the office of presi dent was anticipated. W. H. Bell , the In cumbent of the position for several terms , was a candidate for re-election. He was upportcd by nearly nil the older members f the organization , but most of the delo- , atcs recently admitted favored Morris P. Ilnchey ot the Horse Shoers' union and the trcngth of the opposition was an unknown tiantlty. When It came to the test , the ount showed that W. H. Bell waa elected jy a majority of ten votes. The meeting was called to order at 8 'clock. ' The first business was the admls- lon of delegates. The following , their rcdentlals having been duly approved , were bllgated : Omaha Musical association , B. C. Bell , A. H. Schroedcr , F. W. Lessentlne ; Slectrlcal Workers' union , J. C. Uumbolt , I. J. Curran , H. G.Ueapy ; Plumbers' union , 1. Melroff , W. O. Hlggtns , W. O. Shrum ; Retail Clerks' association of South Omaha , hll F. McElvoy , Frank Wyth , B. P. Dlents- ) ler ; Cooks' union , W. H. Busby , Thomas irennau , John Anderson ; Beef Butchers' un- on , S. Vail , vice J. W. Howard ; Tallow Trimmers' union , John Starek , Herman Zip- lek , Frank Klsner. The report of the committee on Issuing ho annual labor directory was then pre- ented. Details were given regarding the bids received for its publication and the un- on was asked to accept the report. This vas done and the bid of F. A. Kennedy for getting out the'publlcatlon was accepted. After the presenting of reports of the arlous special committees the election of officers was held. It resulted as follows : President , W. H. Bell ; vice president , S. Vail ; recording secretary , C. E. Sparks ; financial .secretary , P. T. Powers ; treasurer , 3. E. Watson ; trustees , A. McDermott , Wll- lam Obllngcr , Charles S. Moore ; sergeant- at-arms , A. 0. Shnim. HEARD ABOUT TOWN. John L. Sullivan , 'bigger ' , heartier and icalthlcr than ever in his life , dropped into 3mum ! yesterday aftern'con ' and chatted and talked over old times with his friends in this city. His stay was limited , for his show , which gave a performance at Council Bluffs ast night , arrived late and went out shortly after the close ot the performance. From Ihls city the show goes to Kansas City and from there works westward to the coast. 'I am bigger than I ever was in my life ; I weigh 297 pounds and when I reach 300 I propose to challenge any man in. the world if that poundage , " was John L.'s jocose re joinder to the Inquiries of hie friends re- sardlns his well being. Tom Foley , Patsy Fallen , Eugene Carter , the bllllardlst , and his manager , T. H. White , together with a couple of newspaper men , made up the party that greeted the pugilist and spent a couple cf hours In talking over : ho old times and old-time sporting com rades. At the opening of the session of the su iremo court at Lincoln last Tuesday O. P. M. Brown of Washington , D. C. , was admit ted to practice In the courts of this state. Mr. Brown Is a Nebraska boy , but has re sided In Washlngtco for several years and received his legal education In the George town and National universities of that city. Ho was the youngest man la his graduating class and attained 'the rank of second In a class of eighty-six men at the close of the three years' course. After being admitted to the bar ot the supreme court of the Dis trict of Columbia ho decided to locate In Omaha. Ills father. Hen. H. C. Brown , was formerly prominent in the politics of Saunders - ders county , but removed to Washington several years ago to accept a government position. 1'vrnnnal W. B. Herrlck ot Chicago Is at the Her Grand. G. E. Tomllnson pf Kansas City Is at the Her Grand. Ray Nye and wife of Fremont are at the Her Grand for a few days. Jacob Schneffer of Chicago Is the gueat of Clerk Schaeffer of the Her Grand. Italph Brcckcnrldge and Charles J. Greene are both in St. Louis on legal business. Judge Slabaugh visits the Reform school at Kearney today to see the workings of the Institution. General Secretary Fred F. Willis of the Young Men's Christian association is In Chi cago. He will return Tuesday. Judge and Mrs. Ben S. Baker Intend start ing on their trip to California Sunday. They will return In time for the February term of the district court. J. B. Grant of Denver Is in the olty , the gust of Guy C. Barton. Mr. Grant Is heavily Interested In smelters In Colorado and also has n largo interest in the Omaha-Gran ! smelter here. Nebraskans at the hotels : A. C. Anderson and wife , Columbus ; I. R. Alton , Grand Island ; Charles W. Wlnshlp , Fremont ; II B. Suing. Harllngton ; Mrs. D. Peterson Wahoo ; B. P. Hummel , Norfolk ; E. M. Col lins , Fremont ; II. Rice , WHsonvllle ; Fred Echtenkamp , Arlington. At the Klondike J. Clark. Tlldcn ; H Hlrscb , San Francisco ; II. & E. Morgart Snyder. Colo. : C. M. Seerann. Elk Point , S. D. ; A. Kid well , Fort Crook ; C. F. Lrtwell , Ran dolph ; B. Seebold , Deadwood , S. D. ; G Swenson , Oakland ; J. Ames , S. Blain , J. B Thompson and E. Payne , South Bend ; S. B Hurlocker , C. L. Schiller and C. Snyder , Te- kamah ; L. L. and G. A. Lusk , Wayne. At the Murray : D. O , Robinson , Denver ; II. L. Croll , Now York ; C. T. Southward Chicago ; Jacob Schaeffer. Chicago ; Eugene Carter , Chicago ; Isaac Brown and wlfo Penat , Mich. ; J. P. Draper , Marlon ; Na Goldston , New York : Charles W. Barnes Boston ; Guorgo R. Bailey , L. D. Paster Hugh Gallagher , Chicago ; C. B. Drew , Bur lington ; C. H , Chase , Jr. , Rochester ; C. G McKenna , St. Louis ; J. M. Llngfield. St Louis ; E. W. Beedle. Papllllon ; William Schultz , St. Louis ; G. B. Seymour , Rapid City ; A. M. Welch , Chicago ; C. N. Lucas Chicago ; C. H. Peck , New York ; Miss Roselle Dal. Olivia Bol and Lcnora Bol Sturgls , S. D. At the Mlllard : M. J. Hlllacd , David City ; C. B. Tullls , Chicago ; F. S. Butte , New York : J. B. Grant , Denver ; J. A. McLaugh lln , Corning , la. ; J , A. Craig , Jancsvllle B. T. Monctt , Chicago ; Ben Lesser , New York ; W. H. Clark. St. Paul ; Thomas H Jones , Now York ; G , Llebold , St. Louts Henry F. Hooper. Rochester ; John PIkee Oran-J Island ; F. Sonuensheln , West Point F. H. Gilbert , Kearney ; F. M. Strut * . Chicago cage ; George W. Emery. Chicago ; C. H Maxftold. St. Louis ; B. G. Davldeon , Chicago II. W. Rockenrr , M. Curtis , New York : D A. Johnson , Chicago ; G. Gv Vincent , Cam bridge ; Jacob Heasel , Joseph Blair. New York : W , F. McNatt , St. Louis ; L. P. Con nor , Davenport ; Sidney F. Be ch , Chicago W. 8. Allison , Indianapolis ; R. EsUbrook Now York ; D. H. Hume , Chicago ; H. C Do Mutt. Dayton ; T. A. Cosgrlff , Fort Steele Wyo. ; Charles Ottorman , Fort Steele. DALY VOICES HIS SUSPICION Chief Surgeon Substantiates Miles' ' Attack on Beef Supplies. EVEN FLIES ARE SAID TO AVOID THE MEAT TfiNte ami Smell of the FooiliStunreiiU flint It In Prvpnred with llornx and Mnllcyllc Acld-Kllcct oft Stomach Destructive. WASHINGTON , Jan. 20. Major W. H. Daly chief surgeon with General Miles , whoso field service stretched from Tampa o Porto Ulco , and whose report condemn- ng the beef furnished the expeditionary orcos created a sensation several weeks ago , made his long-awaited appearance as witness before the War Investigating commission today. Surgeon Daly's report was the strongest In language of those sub mitted by General Miles In substantiation f his attack on the beef supplies. Dr. ) aly has been too ill to appear heretofore. Ie was accompanied by General Miles' own stenographer , despite the presence of the ommtsslon's official stenographer. On being sworn the witness Identified the report submitted as his own , changing Its late , however , from September 31 to Octo- > er 31. He was willing , he said , to stand by his report. It was wholly voluntary and was not called out by any request or In obedience to any circular or letter , so far as he remembered. He had heard nothing of an official circular calling for reports , At Ponce , however , some time between August 1 and 12 , he believed he had com municated to General Miles some observa- lens regarding the beef supplies at Tamp * on shipboard. He had noticed a quarter of beef hanging free In the sun on ship board and he became Interested In the ex periment of having tresh slaughtered beef > laced under such moist climatic condl- lens to see how long It could stand it. Uiilnvltlngr Condition of Dccf. "I observed , " he sold , "that the files , es pecially the bull files , did not affect the irepared article ; did not alight upon It , or f they did they got away 'from ' It very quickly. " Ho had cut off a piece of that : > oef at Tampa and cooked It , but It neither smelled nor tasted naturally. Later ho helped the men corral some horses , and subsequently he had trouble with his stomach ach , which ho at first attributed to the activity ot corrallng. Then toe noticed in dications ot chemical presence that brought back recollections of chemical stuff he had used to preserve elk In a hunting expedi tion In the Rocky mountains some years before. All that day at Tampa and the next be had an unpleasant tasto. In that previous hunting experience ho had analyzed the chemical preservative and tound It to contain borax and eallcyllc add. These were to bo used externally on the elk , but he had rubbed It la the raw flesh and also Injected It. Questioned as to those Ingredients , he said borax was not safe to be used In con nection with food nor for ordinary medici nal purposes , while salicylic acid , he said , was most nauseous , loathsome and disgustIng - Ing , and almost always destructive ot diges tion. tion.Dr. Dr. Daly said he should say the attempt to preserve the beet by chemicals was not a success. That had been , hie experience on the transport Panama In the beet carried by which ship ho was "pretty sure chemicals were Involved. " That beef , he said , was very toul. He thought the government beef requirements ot the contractors were very unreasonable. Everybody knows that beef exposed to moisture and warmth for twenty- tour hours "will foe very much tried. " Recurring to the Panama toe said most ot the beet It carried was refrigerated. They had secured a ton ot beef and for this they at flrit had one and a half tons of Ice , later Increased to eleven and a halt tons ot Ice. The beef , however , had * decidedly peculiar dor. H4 P eII r Odor. "At Ponce , " he went on to say , "I .ob served the refrigerated beef taken from the transports. It had a peculiar odor. I ob. served the examination ot spoiled beef on one transport. It 'was ' done by a butcher down in the hold. He thrust his arm In every direction Into the iputrld meat , trying to find a solid piece. This meat had the same peculiar odor. " He added that the Panama's beef oaor warranted the report that the odor woa like a dead man Injected with preservatives. He also depicted the strong odors aboard the transport Chester. General Beaver asked If the witness did not think his examination purely superficial and without any substan tial knowledge. "No. I would not like to Bay that. " wit- Tt tTAternoon session Dr. Daly underwent - , especially cross-examination wont a rather severe pecially on the subject of the date on which he toad reported as to his suspicions In re gard to the beef and why he had not re ported sooner. Dr Daly said he had never discussed with any officer the subject of bad beef. Instead of commenting on such matters he had rather attempted to allay discontent with the meat. While at Chlckamauga he had found meat which had appeared to have been treated as Indicated In his report. If the government was supplied with chemi cally prepared beef It had been defrauded. Dr. Daly said he thought It had not been with' fraudulent Intent. The persons sup plying the beef probably considered the preparations used no more harmful than salt He had not arrived at the conclusion ho had until after the chemical test made by him. Instead ot lessening his opinion each teet made him less willing to recant any statement he had made. Dr. Daly was questioned closely as to the examination of an extract of beef which ho said ho had made and which ho said re sulted In a disclosure of the characteristics of borax and salyclllc acid. He said the beef from which- the meat was taken was perfectly clean and the fluid was transferred to a perfectly clean glass bottle. The beef used In making the extract was of the "re frigerated" variety. Much Hen oiilnK Required. At Jacksonville ho had Inspected meat , which , while of good appearance , had "an unmistakable odor. " The cooks there said much seasoning was required to overcome the unpalatableness of the cooked meat. The weather In Cuba and Porto Rico was always warm , said Dr. Daly In answer to another line of Interrogatory. This , how ever , did not mean that similar means would be required to preserve the beef there ai all seasons ot the year. Beet decomposed much more rapidly during the rainy season than when the weather was merely warm "The beard" referred to In this Investiga tion , he said , could only grow upon meat containing putrescent germs. Many pre ferred to eat game slightly decomposed or "high , " but such persons almost Invariably drank wine or other spirits afterwards Such spirits , the doctor said , would kll any germs contained In the meat. It was another question when It came to feeding meat'to soldiers In such condition. Dr. Paly explained the process of treatIng - Ing beef chemically. The boraclc or saly- clllo add , bo said , was sprinkled on the meat tn the shape of powder and that which would not adhere waa brushed off. The meat waa then hung tn . cold room. This was one means of preserving meats , but there were other methods. The substance placed on the surface of the meat penetrated ts Inner tissues and there chemical changes oak place. Dr. D.ily has also explained the methods I embalming human bodies. Manx persons md methods which they claimed to bo su- > erlor to nil others , but the common method \as the ueo ot boraclc odd , salyclllc ncld or ; lycerlno. In making examination of beet 10 was possessed of a knowledge which led him to look for two particular substances. In regard to his report on the question of meat furnished the army ho was asked vhcther It had been forwarded from army icadquartere to any person Interested. Ha cpllcd that In ha ! opinion the major gen- ral of the army was the person most Ikely to bo Interested. Dr. Daly was at Tampa about May 30. His usplclons In regard to the beef , he said , were aroused about Juno 17. Ho reported hla fact lu August. Dr. Daly denied that his report stated that the beef contained poison" and that It "destroyed the vltal- ty ofUho soldiers. " Ho had said It was detrimental to health. Dr. Dalyas asked If. In his opinion , an ofllter had performed his duty when , know- ng the be-of supplied the army was detri mental to health , ho had concealed the act and had not reported for many weeks. Dr. Daly replied that he had reported on ho facts In a regular way and after duo deliberation. Ho could not "howl about t to any and every one. " Mr. Denby , still following up this line of nterrogatlon , asked whether ho would have rcated a patient as a soldier of the army. "You are on trial now , " said Mr. Dcnby , 'on trial before the country. " Dr. Daly protested that ho was not on trial. trial.Dr. . Connor questioned the -witness in re gard to the decomposed boraclc add ro- erred to. This .brought . out the tact that Dr. Daly used the term In Its chemical sense , but ho said that as a matter of fact ho acid was really compounded with some other element In the meat and Its nature changed In this way. During the course ot the afternoon Dr. Daly stated that It was a mistake to believe that freshly-killed meat was detrimental to health. Meat from an animal Just slaughtered was In no way In- urlous , ho said. HIVEIl AM > IIAHIIOIl HIM , HEAUY. CnrrlpN Appropriation * fur Fluent Yviir of lliT oiitH : : Xciv CoiitvnctN. WASHINGTON , Jan. 20. The river and harbor bill was completed today. It carries appropriations for the fiscal year oggregat- ng $12,003,138 and In addition to this con tracts are authorized aggregating ? 1G,791- 38. Other conditional appropriations , con tingent on securing certain results , amount : o 1770,000 , but the payments on these would probably bo postponed beyond the en suing year. The appropriations above , $50- 000 for harbors , Include the following : Missouri Osage river , ? 25.000 and con tinuing contract , $146,000. Missouri Hlver Removal ot obstruction above Sioux City , la. , $50,000. Mississippi River Reservoir at head quarters , $210,000 ; harbor at New Orleans , $110,000 ; harbor at Natchez and Vldalla , $30,000 ; 'between ' Minneapolis and St. Paul lock and dams Nos. 1 and 2 , $150,000 , and continuing contract , $815,579. Mississippi Ship Island Pass , $40,000 ; Pascagoula river , $50,000 , and continuing contract , $267,600. Louisiana bower Mississippi river , $70- )00 ) , and continuing contract , $450,000. Texas Galveston harbor , $50,000 ; ship channel , Galveston. bay , and Buffalo bayou , $250,000 ; Sablne Pass , $50,000 ; Aransas Pass , $60,000 ; channel from Galveston bay to Texas City , $250,000 , conditions on depth. Arkansas Arkansas river , $100,000 ; Oua- chlta and Black rivers , $110,000 ; upper White river , $160,000. The sum of $200,000 , Is allowed for sur- voya , etc. Two existing appropriations are repealed , both In Oregon , , tnamely , Yaqulna bay , $1- 000,000 , and the bajanco unexpended on the Columbia river at Three-Mile Rapids , and the boat rallway''frbm The Dalles Rapids to Celllo Falls. SAIL FOR MANILA JANUARY .10. Philippine Cummlvxloii IN tn lie Well Kqnlpnoil fur Work. WASHINGTON , Jan. 20. Two members of the Philippine commission , President Schumann of Cornell and Prof. Worcester of Ann Arbor university , will leave Van couver , B. C. , January 30 for Manila. They will bo followed about a fortnight later by Colonel Denby , the remaining civilian mem ber , who is still sitting as a member of the War Investigating commission. At Manila the throe civilian members will be Joined by Admiral Dewey and Major General Otis , who will complete the commission. Both President Schurmann and Prof. Worcester have had their final Interviews with the president and have received their Instruc tions which shall govern , them In making their Investigations and report as to the policy to be pursued by this government to ward the Islands. It will bo In the early days of March before a majority of the members are ready to begin their work , which the president expects will consume several months. Each of the 'commission ers will have assigned to hlmeelf a clerk especially selected > by him whom he deems best fitted to servo In the ibranch of the work undertaken. Mr. Schurmann has selected for his assistant F. B. Gannett , a student in the graduate department ot Cornell , who has made a specialty of the study of political science. Prof. Worcester has left the city for Ann Arbor , where he will select some one. and Colonel Dcnby's son will accompany him. Major Sawyer of the army will be designated as disbursing officer and the offices of secretary , recorder and asalstant secretary will be filled when the commission assembles at Manila. Two stenographers also will be taken. PENSIONS FOIl WKSTKKX VKTRHANS Survivor * of tinCJIvIl Wnr Ileniein- In-rcil by the Covtriim < > nt. WASHINGTON , Jan. 20. ( Special. ) The following western pensions have been granted : Issue of January 7 : Iowa : Original John Washburn , nianch- nrd , $6 : Daniel Lesher ( deceased ) , Odebolt , $6 : Hiram Aurner , Denver. $6 ; Henry Schocnthal , Fonda , $8. Additional Silas Chorn , Marshalltown. $5 to $12. Increase- Nathaniel Oltchell. DCS M lncs , $20 to $23 ; George Wilson , Florls , $12 to $14. Reissue and Increase William Qulnn , Clarksvllle , $8 to $12. Original widows , etc. Sarah C. Lesher , Odebolt , $8 ; minor of William M. Hahn , Vlnton , $10. South Dakota : Original Frederick Beers , Parkston , $6 ; Ira O. Johnson. Godwln , $8. Increase Frederick H. Snydur , Leslie , $ C to $8. $8.North North Dakota : Relbsuo and Increase Levl J. Allred , Tower City , $6 to $10. Colorado- Original Frank Smyth. Cripple Creek. $10 ; Charles S. Shaw , Sallda , $6 ; Ezra B. Ide , Fort Lupto > , $0. Increase Al fred W. Davis , Denver , $6 to $8. HIUVAUI ) FOIl A 1101,1) SI-JAMAN. of Intnl. C'onirnilt * of llolmou , Will He .Sent to Nclionl. WASHINGTON , Jan. 20. Senator Gear offered a Joint resolution In the senate today appointing Otborn W. Delgnan of Iowa , a cadet at the United States Naval academy , Delgnan was one of the Merrlmac heroes. i'N Condition Improved. WASHINGTON , Jan. 20. The condition of Colonel James A , Sexton of Chicago , com- mander-ln-chlct of the Grand Army of the Republic , now seriously III at the Garficld hospital bere. waa a trifle Improved today. ririiriil KIIKIIU OIT Duty. WASHINGTON , Jan. 20. While at the War department today , General Eagan was not on duty nor In charge of the commissary general's office. So far be has not secured his counsel , TRADE AND THE INDUSTRIES Volume of Payments Through the Clearing Houses is Eitraordinary , ACTIVITY IN STOCKS MAKES HIGH PRICES In Some Ilrnnclien Connuniitloii IN ItnnnliiK lie ) end 1'roiliicliiw t'a- luioltVcpk'n NEW YORK , Jan. 20. II. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade will say tomorrow : A new year rarely opens brilliantly. Too many traders have 'to ' wait for the demand , which In winter comrs slowly. The Indus trie resist fairly well the tendency to un limited expansion which some have to meet. Speculation In products Is gaining but little , whileIn stocks an enormous volume ot bus iness results In continually lilgher prices. The volume of payments through clearing houses Is extraordinary 12.7 per cent larger thnti last ye.ir , OO.fl per cent larger than In 18D7 , nml 61.5 per cent larger than In 1S92. Even the transactions outside of New York show a gain ever 1892 of 41,6 per cent. Speculation at New York , therefore' , can not bo the main cause of gain. DIlllcuHles between holders of material and manufac turers continue to hltulcr In sonio Industries and In some may prove seriously embarrass ing , but the activity Is , on the whole , un surpassed hitherto and the volume of traffic Is beyond all expectations. In some branches consumption Is running beyond the producing capacity , but lu others It Is hindered by doubts about the future supplies and prices of materials. The woolen manufacturer Is still waiting , with only a moderate demand for goods as yet. The production is Jnrge and considera bly larger than In recent years , but does not nearly approach the capacity of the mills Sales of wols for the last three weeks at the three centers of the eastern market have been 16,493,000 pounds , against 22,322,000 lust year , .and prices of domestic llceco are lower , with "tho present demand running' largely to quarter and half-blood and Australian cross-brods , but there Is not enough change in material or demand for goods to encourage - ago heavy buying by manufacturers ns yet. The cotton manufacturer has a large de mand for goods , but raw cotton has en rapIdly - Idly advanced that possible buyers appre hend a , fall and there Is hesitation in the purchases of staples. With receipts of cotton far ahead of last year's from the- greatest crop than ever raised , there Is no apprehension that good qualities may fall short before the year closes. Much cotton remains In the fields yet unpicked on account of bad weather and Is deteriorating In quality. The silk manu facturer , knowing many threats of Its Inter ference , and disputes about duties , seemsto bo making steady progress. , The iron and steel manufacture leads all others In the volume of now business. While the production is much the largest over known , many of the works nre withdrawing nil quotations or naming prohibitory prices In order to check orders which they cannot fill for months to come and do not want to accept at current prices. The number of such works Is rapidly In creasing , as the heavy dcmaad for materials covers many months' capacity. Bessemer pig Is a shade higher at $10.90 , with sales of 25,000 tons at PRtsburg , and there Is something like a famine In Grey Forge , with sales at $9.75 , although one sale at $9.95 In the valley Is reported. While finished products arc In very great demand , and es pecially for car building and special works nt the west , the week shows no advance In prices excepting 60 cents per ton lu steel rails at the cast. Those conditions favor continuance of the extraordinary foreign trade , which resulted In the greatest balance In favor of this country ever known. Jan uary , this year , Indicates a similar excess ot exports over Imports , and while wheat exports have Increased every month since last August , they have be i In three weeks 15,078,077 bushels , flour Included , from both coasts , against 11,899,052 bushels last year. Corn exports have not been qulto up to last year's unprecedented record , amounting to 9,509,899 bushels , against 9,270,189 bushels for three weeks of January last year. Al though prices have declined about half a cent , contest between speculators In wheat at the west and at the east has held prices fairly steady , with an advance of only nn eighth for the week. Cotton fell to 6 cents , but afterword rose to C.12 , without satisfac tory reason in trading , but because of ap prehension that supplies of good quality might tell short. Failures for the week have been 249 In the United States , against 374 last year , and thirty-two In Canada , against fifty-three last year. IIIIADSTIIEET'S REVIEW OP Continued Strength In Staple Valued mid Further Advance * In Metal * . NEW YORK , Jan. 20. Dradstreet's to morrow will say : The continued strength of staple values , accentuated by further advances this week In iron and steel and other metals , In cotton at the south and tn lumber at some western points , has undoubtedly added to the con fidence with which the outlook tor the en suing1 year Is regarded. That this confidence has a fair business in fact will be gathered from the reports re ceived from the Iron and cotton goods trades , the firmness In cotton goods being of con siderable 'Interest ' in view of the depression ruling throughout the larger part of last year. Good trade advices from abroad , a reduced movement nt the south and a tend ency to pare down estimates are reflected in the slight gain In raw cotton values this , week. The advance shown , however , hardly reflects the urgency noted In the demand for the better grades of cotton , which tills year nre scarcer than usual owing to bad weather during the picking season. The Iron trade situation remains , as for some time past , a feature of absorbing in terest. Large as the production of pig Iron Is , eager buyers are found apparently for every ton offered. Most furnaces are re ported booked ahead on orders and some ad vances are frankly stated to bo due to the desire of the makers to discourage orders Incapable of fulfillment within any reasona ble period. A strong side light upon the strength of Iron and steel the world over Is offered by the statement that iron in Glas gow this week reached the highest prices noted for ten years. Features of the domes tic market have been gains In prices of Dea scmer and southern pig , steel billets , wire rods and steel rails , and In addition , copper , lead and tin are- all higher. Little change la reportable tn the market for cereals and the market for cash wheat still reflects the commanding position held by the United States in supplying of the world's wheat , notwithstanding the predic tion of the near approach of competition from Argentina and Hussla. There Is a perceptible Improvement In the demand for dry goods , particularly cottm fabrics at Now York and lloston , where late advances are firmly held. There Is also mere doing In dress woolens at those mar kets. The lumber trade at most markets Is In a satisfactory condition , The strength of prices Is unimpaired aud advances In white pine are reported from the west , while In hard woids values and confidence are alike unchanged. Advices as to the general dis tributive trade are quite favorable. Haw wool Is dull but steady. At the Lon don sale prices have opened higher and the prediction Is made that present American stocks of wool will have to bo replaced at a considerably higher range of values. The cutlook In the boot end shoe trade Is re garded as good end a fair business Is doing at steady prices In hides and leather. Wheat , Including flour , shipments for the week aggregate fi , 198,671 bushels , against 5.C47.071 bushels last week , 3.72G.061 bushels In the corresponding week of 1898 , 2,910,700 bushels In 1897 , 2,819,271 bushels In 1896 and 2,840,750 bushels lu 1895. Since July 1 this CLEAR COMPLEXION Soft , White Hands , Luxuriant Hair Are found in the pertoct action ot tlio pores produced by Ctmcuiu HOAP , a sure pre ventive of pimples , blackheads , rod , rough , Bud oily kkln , rod , rough liamls withfilupc- lesi nails , dry , thin , and fulliiij ; lialr , and elmpla baby blemishes , because a sure preventive of inflammation and clogging ot the POKES. Reason Iho exports of wheat oggregato 130- 231,71'J bushels , agnluil 1UIGSSG5 bushels last year. Corn exports for the week aggregate 2.02S- 191 bushels , against 3,397lt > 2 bushels last week , 3,450,713 bushels In the week n ywir ago , 3,620,322 bushels In 1897 , 3,1 2,305 bushels - els In 1S9C and C9S.GOO bushels In ISM. Since July 1 this season corn exports aggregate 02,020,190 bushels , against [ 11,031,199 bushels during the snmo period a year nga. Huslnrfls failures In 'tlio ' United States show qulto a decrease from last \\cek , numbering 262 , against 304 u week ago , 32 ! ) this ueck n year ago , 329 in 1897 , 341 In 189G and 312 In 1893. Business failures In Canada number thirty , against thirty-four last \\eck , thirty-six in this week a year ago , fifty-seven In 1S97 , fifty-two In 1S9C and thlrty-clgkt In 1S95. WKKKM * C'IIAHI.\ I uousi : TOTALS. Of llllHllll-NN TrillllMU-IIOII * ! > ANfioHiifcil llankN. XKW Y01UC , Jan. SD.-Tho following- tnble , compiled by Urmtatrcct'n , shows the bank clearings nt ninety-two cities for the week ended January 20. with tin- percentage or incroit'o mid decrease , ns compared with the coriOHpondliiK wok last year : C1T1KS. Clearings. Inc. Dec. Now York Jf,3IG,332SOo ; ' " M.I Boston 10.4' ' ' ' Chicago 12S.491'S69 as. e , Philadelphia , 102,142,217 31.2 St. ' Lotila 20.9 I'lttsbuTK1 24,002. 4 31r , | linltlmorc 2I.1 ! 7,7 30.0 San Francisco 10,401,847 3.2 Cincinnati 10,151.400 12.1 Kansas City 10,0111,142 . 5.6 New Orleans 12,309,201 10.3 Minneapolis 10.31S.97I 49.0 netrnlt , 8.M3.S72 2.1.1 Cleveland 9,740,014 2.8 Loulxvillo 7,290.189 6.1 Providence 0,702,20) 11. Milwaukee 5,220,820 3.5 St. Paul 4GV,431 17.2 Huffalo 5.1Sl,2ol 18.9 OMAHA 7,0r.2,9. 7 2 .8 Indianapolis C.COI.32S 31.3 Columbus , O K,137,400 20.2 Savannah 2,507,775 20.1 Denver 3,511.219 37.1 Hwrtford 3,371,919 3.5 Richmond 2.S07.809 8.6 Memphis 2,372,300 ' ' 36.9 Washington 2,40.1 , 1 's'iif Peorlu 1.91S.G15 20 I Rochester 2ir,2.50T ( ( 2:1.8 : New Haven I.S77,7Ci 13.5 Worcester 1,05.1,812 3.4 Atlanta 1,345,720 13.2 Salt Luke City 2,507,900 41.7 Sprlnirtlelil , Mass 1.S20.CIS 14.1 Fort Worth IS. 9 Portland , Me 1,21S,45'I 11.4 Portland , Ore 1,727,491 O.S St. Joseph 2,8X5,291 60.1 Los Angeles 1,0.14,521 5.0 Norfolk 1.TOI.2SG 21.6 Syracuse 1.255,173 17.1 DCS Molnes 1.5S5.87S 3VS Nashville 1,117,612 13.11 Wilmington , Del S.VS.OO 13.8 Fall River 5:2,450 5.6 Scranton 1,007,802 Grand Kaplds 1,212,796 11. Augusta , Ga G97hO ( 1.8 Lowell 830,109 4.5 Dayton , O 1,015,310 3.9 Seattle 1.271.0S4 3.1 Tacotna 791,497 4.4 Spokane ! HX.95I ) Sioux City f > 33,071 13.7 Ne > v Bedford 7.17,419 50.7 : Knoxvllle , Tenn 491,840 G.2 Topeka 7S5,9ir > IS.6 Birmingham 541.239 10.2 Wichita 429,14.11 B.I Blnghamton 420,100 11. Lincoln 37S.1SO 9.5 Lexington , Ky 367,110 2S.S Jacksonville 195,901 I.S Kalamazoo 437.7SO 37.41 Akron 428,400 50.7 Bay City 235,199 9.3 Chattanooga .10-I.4W 16.7 liockford. Jll 251,815 Canton , O 203,000 Sprlnfjiield , O 21S.990 10.1 Fargo , N. D 247,590 41.4 Sioux Falls. S. D 114,8141 10.0 , Hastings , Neb n-,7c : : 40.9 Fremont Neb 115,1,19 ! 12.7 Davenport r > 54SiO 24.1 Toledo 2.0S7.403 7.4 Galveston 7,715.800 2,1.5 Houston 6,317,409 7.3 Yuungstown 303.71S Macon 518.000 Kvansvlllo 800,781 Helena 420,170 Little Rock Totals In U. S $1,9911,541.107 40,8 Totals outside N. Y. . C50.20S.307 ; 10.9 DOMINION OF _ CANADA. " Vancouver , . . , . * 018,504 Montreal , 13S2M ! > a 5.7 Toronto 8,811,333 6,5 Winnipeg' lC : i,339 15J9 Halifax 1,237,618 17.2 Hamilton 740,219 21.3 St. John , N. B. 577,149 4.7 Victoria 600,503 Totals | t 26,918,810 Not Included In totals because of no comparison for last year. "Not Included In totals because containing other Items than clenrlnirs. Coal Mliiorn Takt * ' PITTSBURO. Jan. 20. Today's session of the Interstate convention of coal minors mul operators WBH taken up with a discussion of the two scales presented yesterday. It was decided to refer both scales back to the Joint committee for revision and the convention adlourned until tomorrow. When a Japanese girl marries , site blackens her teeth , thus to a great ex tent marring and spoiling her beauty. American husbnnds would not dream of such barbarism , but on the con- itrary , want their wives to remain beautiful and at tractive just as i long as possi ble. In fact , ' 'every woman owes it to herself - self and society to preserve her beauty , attract- ivencss and amiability to the very end. Thousands of worsen fail of this for one great prevalent reason. While they resort to every device to preserve their beauty of complexion by external applications and possibly take the best care of their general health , they are too frequently utterly neg lectful of their health in a special womanly way. No woman can remain beautiful , at tractive or amiable , who sufiers from weak ness and iseanc of the delicate and import ant fcminiuc organism. A woman who suffers in this way will lose her clearness of complexion , her eyes will become dull , worry and pain will mark her face with wrinkles aud she will become nervous , sickly , fretful and despondent. There is a sovereign remedy for all troubles of thin description. It is Dr. I'icrce'H Favorite Prescription. " My Illness wai canned by lack of medical at tention during childbirth. U lasted for n period of three years , during which my suffering was almost Indescribable,1' writes Mrs. lidith I'etty , of Texanna , Cherokee Nat. , lud. Tcr. "Owing to the injuries received rupture. Internal dis placement , etc. , I became a physical wrccl. . I was In a constant state of pain nml nervous col- lapse. I became so nervous I fcnrecl insanity. My heart was affected and I had spells of palpi tation andhmuthcrine. Was reduced in Mreuffth and could take no hoficl food. The doctors told inetlmt recovery was impossible without n i > ur- gical operation. My monthly periods ceakcd en tirely. My mother bought n bottle of Dr. IMcrce's 1'avorite Prescription. I took twel\c bottles. Thanks loan All-wise Providence and Doctor Picrcc'.t medicines , the symptoam have all dis- appared. I can now do a hard day's work , cat anything nnd everything I wish. I regard my recovery t\t \ permanent , for it it nearly two years lince I stopped taking Dr. Pictcs's medicines. " Success. is impossible \vithont nerve energy , strong brain poucr. SEXINE PILLS Insure this. They enable you to think clearly ; rure NerVnus Debility and banish all Imperfections caused by pavt errors. Ilnve you that boundless energy which Indicates | iet feet health'Jl.oo. Hook frte Address Kuhu & Co. or Economical Diug Co , , Omaha. rrcMtli iiuuaand ao < ) Only Genuine. _ . ,1 niUbic. I DIIC i > t , l > ttllfiIr \ tl t l > r J'iyl ( < Mj / . j. ir l l wltu blu nowlhrr. Jlt/n > iita.\r _ _ ( l ( uanj ( milatlrMI At DrufUu. or eofl 4a * "llrlUf Tur l.u < llr . " ( nl lur , t ; rrlir ilolL inOOUT u/ooi.l.li. fnj-f , , . , fc 4 If all Uc4l D THE EXCELLENCE OF SYRUP OF FIGS is duo not only to the originality nu < l simplicity of thu combination , butnlso to the onro anil skill with which it is iimmifuctnrod by bdeutillo processes known to the CAUI'OUNIA Km Svnui' Co. only , nml wo wish to impress upon all thu importance of pnrclutsinp tlio true nntl original rumctly. As the genuine Syrup of I-'ifjs is mnmifactiircd by the CAI.IFOIINIA Fie Svnui' Co. only , u knowledge Of that fact will assist one in avoiding the worthless imitations manufactured by other par ties. Tiie high standing of the CAM- Foit.NiA Fie Sviiur Co. with the medi cal profession , and the batisfactlou which the ( 'outline Syrup of Figs has nJfun to millions of families , ni:2s the name of tlio Company n guaranty of the excellence of its remedy. It is far in advance of all other laxatives , as it acts on the kidneys , liver and bowels without irritating or weaken ing them , aud it does not gripe nor nauseate , lu order to pet its beneficial elfeuts , please romcmbcr the name of the Company CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. HA.\ , Till. t riSTII.r - . villtK. N HEALTH IS WEILTH. DR. E , C. WEST. NERVE AND BRAIN TREATMENT , I'lf. OKIGmt , ALL OIHCRS IMIIATIONS. Is sold umlor pcs'Mvo Written CliarantOfl by authorized nrtnla only , tu etui" WCJK ifpmory , lilrrlnoBS. Waki-l-ilncsi , Kiln , Hysteria , OulcK- liens , Nlt'lit LOHHOI , Kvll UriMinB , I.auk of Cunfl- ( leiicc. Nervousness , t osltiuli1. all Drains , Youtli- ful KrrorH , or KxcrHi.ru UH of Tob.ieco , Opium , or Liquor , which loartu lo MlNcry , Consumption , Ins inlly nml Duatli , At Hluro or l > y iniitl , flu box ; hix for * r > ; with written Kuarantoo to euro or refund monoy. Somplo pock- ego , contiilnliiK ti\o days' treuttnunt. with fun instructions , 'jneent'i. onoHainple only sold to each person. At store or by mall. lKiJ"Kcd Label Spe cial Extra Strength. Tor Imnntoncy , Loss ofl Power , Loit Mnnhood , ' Slurllllv or IliirtenOM ) , , J ! n box ; sl.x for * 5. wlthf . .Jwrltton gunrnntooP "i -10 c-uri ) in 30 ( lavs. Alg _ store or bv mall. MytTrti , nllloil DriiK Co. . Sole * Kith aud Kuruniu , Umnlin , Nell. For Rats , Mice , , Roaches * and , . , - Vermin. IT'S A KILLER. After ratine , all vermin seek watrr and the op n ulr. Hence thii killer U the most cleanly on earth. For Sale by ill Druggfets. Price , 18 Cento. HEWTON MANUFACTURING & CHEMICAL CO , , 00 William Street. New VorU , In Dirt Proof Cans Coffee , to be finn I flavor u n d colorn mint , bo k.-pt ftra 'rom dint , mid In loted receptacles , nvpnsuro to air rtli- TRADnhUMti's the aroma , ilrylii ) ; the rueutlul oils , eventually so modifying n really iroocl article that ft _ beurs little or no semblunco o ( Hi ui iulual stiile. Squirrel Coffee. kept In nlrtlfiht cans retains all the flavoj of the berry , and IB a perfectly pure and Ulnform article. Of yrocerp. KAKI.Y HKBAICFAST COFFEE CO. , St. I.ouln , M ° I.Ut of MlTOjinll < 111 OMAHA , NISU Ilniullliiir "Squirrel" Coffee. H. Abnihnmson , 1918 N. 2 h St. II. Anderson , 21th and Burdetto Bts. Joseph Unrtu. 2C03 So. 13th , St. Itudolph Heal. 3Cth and Hamilton St . A. lit own , 1IC01 Ctirnlntr St. A. Carbon , 1518 So. 20th St. I , . Colin , 31M Leavemvorth St. S. DrelfuB , 20th and Farnam Sts. B. H. aoldgruber. 21th and Grace StV A. Ilanak. 1505 Tnrk Xvi- . < ' Helln & Co. . 2421 Cumlnc Bt. John llempelman , H10 CumlliK Bt. 1. Htaselbere. 20th und I'leree Sts. Howell Sf Son. 151D l > avruworth St. L. JanUowskl , 43d and Military Avo. E , Jepaon. 2120 Cumins fit. Ketttlmnn & Goldman. 121 N. 10th Bt. M. Kcttclman , ICth and JacUfon Sts. I. KuloltofsUy , 154 So. lOlh St. K. Marsh. Ml N. ICth St. H M. Moikovlts. 20th and Clark Hts. Niiwmnn Hros. . 1S02 So. 10th St. C. Puhl , 17th and Clark Sti ) . J. II. Trice , 2122 N 2Uh St. A 15 rtohliuon. 1611 Ltavcnnor'h St. Sclinnubcr & . Hnttnnn , 4302 Chicago St. D Smith , 2702 Ho , 20th St Svacinu Hros. . 1541 So , nth St. O Thorson , 2S14 fihmruii Avo. Welnstcln & Waxcnb.rsr , 2201 So. 13th It * SOUTH OMAHA , MO. C. E. Curtis , 2108 N Bt. J. Horncck. * " H ° roOXCIL IlLUFFS , IOWA , J. C. Akolt. W. Fitzgerald. John Morven. Frank Peterson. Fred Peterson. McMUNNS * ELIXIR OF OPIUM Is a preparation of the Drug by which Ui Injurious effects are removed , while the val uable medicinal properties are retained. It possesses all the sedative , anodyne and antispasmodic - spasmodic powers of Opium , but produces no slckuen3 o ( the stomach , no vomiting , no coitlvciuss , no headache. In acute nervous disorders It Is an Invaluable remedy , and . ' * ietommcnda.1 by the best physicians. E.FERRETT. Agent- U7 I'l-url St. . .Ne v VotU. DR. McCRCW , SPECIALIST , Trctti tl ! Forint oJ DISEASES AND DISORDERS OF MEN ONLY. 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE 12 YcjritnOnuh * . Couulu-ion Free. Bock free , Offlcel4th&FarnamSU BoxiCG. CMAHA.N63 ,