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OBJIiCiLESSON IN ARMi IEE1 ) <
All Kinds of Meat 8-rved and Tested Undar
Eyes of the Court.
TRYING ORD'AL FOR SOME ENLISTED MEN
Ileprnted Declaration * Arc Mnilc tltnt
the Snntiilr Clvcn Them In Xot
Wlint The ? llnd In the
CiimiinlKn.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 28. The feature of
the court of Inquiry into General Miles'
licet charges ttday was nn object lesson
in canned meats prepared by the courts
nnd served" to the nrncmmlsslonod men
who testified at yesterday's hearing. The
court hnd prepared eight plates of beef ,
fresh beet nnd canned beef that had been
to Cuba and back , and canned beef fresh
from the factory. Four plates were prepared
hot In n stew and four cold , as they came
from the can , the fresh beef being boiled
to make It resemble the others. The en
listed men were ordered to sample each
nnd say which was the sort they had had
tn Cuba.
It was a trying ordeal for the men , most
of them declaring that none of thn plates
locked anything like what they had eaten
In Cuba. Ily repeated assurances that there
was campaign beet In two of the plates
nnd after being urged that they should at
least choose "to the best of their belief , "
the court succeeded In getting an expres
sion of opinion from each of the men.
An army surgecn , Dr. Bowdcn , kept tally
03 the guesses ot the men aud changed the
positions of the plates after each witness
had left the room. Thn result of this rec
ord , was not made public , however , and will
be reserved till Dr. Bowden testifies , prob
ably some time this week.
The raou interesting witness of the day
was Lieutenant Ramsay. Ninth Infantry ,
who had served as a commissary officer nt
Daiquiri and Santiago nnd who characterized
the "canned roast beef" as "an unpalatable
nnd uninviting grade of Inferior meat , "
which he would not willingly feed to any
man , sick or well.
Supplied nt Ilnlqulrl.
The first witness today was Lieutenant
Ramsay , Ninth Infantry , who acted as com
pany commissary at Tampa nnd depot com
missary at various times. He was also one
of Colonel Weston's assistants after the cap
ture of Santiago. Ho told In detail of the
unloading ot supplies nt Daiquiri and Sl-
boney and their transportation to the front.
H said that the order In which supplies
went to the front had been largely deter
mined by the way In which the shl ] were
loaded at Tampa. The commissary officers
In short simply sent forward the articles of
food which could bo first unloaded. R&tlon
turns nnd like formalities were dispensed
with and food was sent to the front as
rapidly as possible. So far as he knew no
complaints came from the front as to the
sort of rations that were sent out. After
further Inquiries from the recorder , Intended
to develop whether any protests were made
from the front against the canned beef , the
witness said that ho "received requests for
as much bacon as he could stand. " The
men preferred bacon to canned beef and
their preference was respected whenever
possible. At one tlmo he secured 20,000 or
30,000 extra rations of bacon from the Berk
shire to supply just this demand.
Lieutenant Ramsay , In reply to Colonel
Glllespic. said that it would have been per
fectly feasible to land live cattle at Santiago
on the wharf , but It would not have been
practicable to land them before the capture
of the city.
Colonel Davis then had a can of beef
opened and asked the witness to Inspect it.
eaylng that it had come back from Cuba.
Lieutenant "Ramsay-amellea"'It- it and
pulled seme of It apart , saying that It was
decidedly better beef than any he had seen
In Cuba. It was more like that he had
handled at his barracks , but he still did not
/eel like recommending It as a good thing to
feed soldiers.
Witness said ho had seen a great many
cans of beef rejected among a flve-car lot
at Tampa. The cans had burst and the
etench in the cars was terrific. The con
tractors replaced the spoiled cans In this
Instance , but there waa the some stench
from more defective cans when the cargo
was broken open In Cuba.
Spoiled on War to Camp * .
Witness had helped to unload the Missis
sippi when It arrived at Santiago. The beef
was good and witness made especial effort
to get the beef ashore early In the morning ,
going out frequently with stevedores In the
evening and starting the unloading at 2
or 3 o'clock in the morning. The issue
nshoro was made as early In the day as pos
sible and the meat protected from the
heat as much as possible with tarpaulins.
In quality the btcl on the Mississippi and
the Port Victor , which witness personally
inspected , was of better grade than usually
found at army ports.
He eald he did receive a number of com
plaints of the meal spoiling before It
reached some of the camps. Ho thought
this loss fell on the men , as be know noth
ing at that time of the contract under which
the beef was fumished to the government.
Ho had nn chemical knowledge , but did not
think any of the meat ho saw bad been
chemically treated , When outside of San
tiago about half the meat waa lost by trim
ming off the tainted parts.
Returning to the question of cbcmlcnl
treatment witness was asked If he had any
reason to believe that any of the meat U-
ued in Cuba had been chemically treated.
"Only as a matter of general knowledge , "
lie replied ,
"What do you mean by that ? " said the re
corder.
"Well , I have be n Informed by butclicrs
nnd others and have generally understood
that it Is the practice of the largo packing
houses to treat the exterior of the meat
chemically with a preparation which will
coagulate the albumen and thus protect ttio
interior. It Is the custom to trim off the
outer surface of the beef always before it
Is used. "
Witness said this was merely his under-
POCKET JREASURE.
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tr'ngth. conflrttnce cure cni-rU of trrort
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to rnro rrmnrr nil nbttacle * to bappy and
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P. O. Drawer 281 , Buffalo , N. Y.
standing and he hftd no personal knowledge.
A ked by General Div.s as to hi * perton&l
oxporlence with canned roast beef , witness
said he had used It only once at BAlqurl.
Ho considered U 'nn unpalatable and inferior
quality" of badly boiled beef. General Davis
puriucd this line of Inquiry. Witness said
ho hr.d sc < n canned roast beef frequently
! u his own post canteen and In the consort-
dated mess of which be had been In charge.
"Was It the name In the canteen that jou
had In Cuba ? " asked General Davis.
t'nltt for .Sick IIP Well Men.
"The outside ot the package was the same ,
but not the Inside. The beet we had at the
canteen at Madison barracks nag aultc popu
lar for picnics and the like. U was a beet
that could be sliced down. It was Rood and
palatable. That 1 saw tn Cuba was evidently
from the plates , chucks nnd nooks. I do
not think In the cans I saw tdere was a
single plcco that uonld weigh an ounce. "
Colonel Oll.'csplo questioned the witness
with some asperity when he ventured the
opinion that tlie meat was unfit for sick
men to use. but witness replied firmly that
ho considered It unfit Io feed to men , cither
sick or uoll. Ho considered It responsible
In considerable part for the sickness and
stomach trouble among the men. He had
It frequently on his table , but never tasted
it but once. Neither did Ills sergeant at It
more than a few times.
Lieutenant Colonel A. L. Smith , chief com
missary nt Havana , testified in some detail
as to the purchasing nrratigcmcntn of the
commissary department when the war broke
out and of the proportion agreed on between
thu bacon and the canned meat In the ra
tion. It was finally decided to make the ra
tion half bacon and half canned meat , roast
beef predominating over canned corned beef
because there was more , to be had on the
market.
Colonel Smith did not go to Cuba with the
Shatter expedition , but ho saw a great deal
of the loading at Tampa. He had seen two
cars of Armour's canned meat rejected because -
cause of the stench arising from the cars.
The contractor had asked leave to go over
the cars and remove the defective cane. This
was done , so he understood , and the cars
afterward accepted. He opened some of these
cans after they had been accepted. The con
tents were , softer than that In the average
cans ho had seen , but he should say better
than some be had seen In Porto Rico and in
Havana.
When stationed In Porto Rico witness
handled considerable refrigerator beef. The
Manitoba was the first of the meat ships
which ho unloaded. The troops seemed to
bo divided In opinion as to the value of the
refrigerator meat. Some regiments took it
and some refused it. Sometimes one bat
talion of a regiment would take It nnd an
other would not. Pan of the meat was left
on shore in the store house and spoiled and
part was taken back to the Tolled States.
Witness Inspected the beef only after It came
on shore. Part was mouldy and some was
"tainted " , but the larger part was perfectly
good.
Government' * Kent Contract.
Colonel Smith gave his Interpretation of
the government's moat contract , especially
the much-discussed "sevcnty-two-hour
clause. " He said that the contract pro
vided for having a refrigerator erected on
shore. The meat was to keep there seventy-
two hours and the commissary officer was
not compelled to accept It sconcr unless ha
chose. After leaving the shore refrigerator
the meat was to remain good twenty-four
hours under tarpaulin protection. If U
failed during any of this period. It went
back to the contractor to bo made soul.
Witness had acted on this interpretation of
the contract In Porto Rico and was still so
acting at Havana.
Witness said as to the Manitoba that It was
sent back to the United States with sick sol
diers before ho could get Its cargo of meat
used up. He told in detail as to the out
fitting of the Panama for Its trip home as
a hospital ship , eaylng that It carried some
of the Manitoba's beef with It on ice.
Colonel Smith also made contracts for
native beef , but there was complaint as to
this supply and some of the commands asked
for bacon In place of fresh meat. The bacon
Issue was increased frcm one-third to one-
bait of the meat ration In some cases. Wit
ness did not urge the Issue of canned beef.
There were complaints about the canned
beef because of the lack of vegetables to
cook \\lth it , but there were not enough
vegetables in the country to supply a full
ration of these and the ration of vegetables
was commuted to allow the men to buy for
themselves where they could.
Replying to Colonel Davis witness said
that where the men under his notice could
get both sorts the refrigerator beef tended
to displace the native beef. Witness said
he never heard of the use of chemicals with
the refrigerator beef. He said there was
one comparatively small shipment of
"canned prepared meat , " 4,000 or 5,000
pounds , sent from the Dold Packing com
pany In Kansas City. Witness bad eaten
some of this meat at the packing company's
plnco In Kanscs City. He < lld not know
exactly how It was prepared , but he had
been shown some white powder -which the
company said It used to preserve the meat.
It was cut up and packed fresh In cans and
shipped on Ice. Some of this meat had been
Issued to the batteries which had refused
the refrigerator beef and they accepted it.
Colonel Smith said ho had recommended
this meat as a go-tl thing , but as he recol
lected he had been Informed by the com
missary general that It 'was ' too expensive
to be generally Introduced In the army ,
SurprlHe for Wltiiee .
The afternoon session opened with a sur
prise for the witnesses. On the long table
In the court room TVCTO eight plates , with
various stene and compounds of beef , some
rf canned beef fresh from the factory , some
of beef that had gone to Cuba and back and
others of fresh beef from the Washington
market , but prepared as nearly as possible
In the same way that the canned beef was
packed at the factory.
The enlisted men who testified yesterday
were brought In and asked to pick out if
they could the various aorta of beef from
the various plates. Sergeant Alexander won
thn first. He looked blankly at the line ot
plates , turned the samples over with the
fork and said that "there did not any of It
look like what we had In Cuba. " He did not
taste any rf It nnd ro'Ired. '
Sergeant Casey followed and picked out
the sloppiest looking plate as the cooked
Cuban article and the driest as the Cuban
beef cold , Dr. W. C. Borden of the medical
ccrps stood by and kept tally on the plates ,
each of which were numbarcd.
Sergeants Buckaso and Kldd picked the
same plate among the hot dishes but differed
as to the cold beef ,
Sergeant Grant picked the same hot dish
as the others , but Insisted that none of the
cold meats Iroked like anything bo had seen
in tbo Santiago campaign , On being urged
to pick nut me cf the cold plates ho selected
one which he said lorked "more" like the
Cuban brand ,
Sergeant White picked out the sloppy lookIng -
Ing stew readily enrugh but balked at the
cold meat , Insisting he had never seen any
thing like It In the campaign ,
Sergeant Metz was like-minded , but eald
candidly tbat be "wasn't an expert on
spoiled beef , " and consequently did not
know that his opinion was ot much value.
The cnllitcd men wore then recalled and
Major Jesse Lee said that he would take ad
vantage of tbo permission accorded him by
the court to question some of the men him
self. He naked eacu of them if the beef
shown here was prepared In the same wi\y
an that they had had in Cuba nnd whether
the slates were a fair sample of what they
bad used during the campaign. They unani
mously agreed that It did not look the same
and didn't seem la be n fair sample of the
campaign beef In any way.
| Colonel A. L. Smith , the Havana commit-
i
sury , WM recalled anJ tild of the conJcmnn-
tlcn of canned meat recently reported fr m
Hatana In the prcw dispatches. He sail
there had been two Inspection * , to his
knowledge , one under Colonel Guard and an
other under General Ernest. General
Bfeckcnrldge had made an examination and
had destroyed a number of cans , but whether
this was an authorized Inspection witness
could not say.
I Colonel Smith said that a great deal of
the canned meat sent over from Porto Rico
I fell under suspicion because of swelled anil
'
broken cans In the cases. So far as he knew
something over 10.200 cans had been con
demned and destroyed. There had been
considerable complaint of the meat that had
been nent to the interior for relief distri
bution and for other purposes. Witness
thought there was about 400.000 rations ot
the canned beef still on hand that hid
passed inspection.
FEELING AGAINST SAMPSON
Sennte CoiinlderN Credit Due to Ad-
nilrnln nt SnnlliiK" Schloy In
the I'nvorlte.
i
WASHINGTON , Feb. 28. Another unsuc
cessful effort was made in the executho
session of the senate to confirm the nomina
tions advancing Admirals Samps n nnd
Schley nnd other officers who participated
In the Santiago campaign. This result was
due to the objections of Senators Butler ,
Pettlgrow nnd Stewart , who talked through
the executive session , thus preventing the
taking ct a vote.
Senator Butler made the principal speech
of the session. Ho based his objection to
the advancement of Admiral Sampson upon
the revelatlcna of the published record of
the two officers , referring with especial em
phasis to the fact that Admiral Sampson
had himself been resp nslble for Admlial .
Schlcy's remaining at Clenfucgos. Mr. But
ler charged that the dispatch making this
i rder had been suppressed and he asserted
that it must have been concealed In Ad
miral Samps * n's behalf. At any rate the
conduct of Sampson In giving the order
nnd then holding Schley responsible ) for the
delay was conduct unworthy of any man
and unbecoming an officer nnd Mr. Butler
said he could never give his assent to the
confirmation ot the nomination of any man
guilty of such treatment of a subordinate.
( The presentation of this point led to a
controversy as to whether Sampson had
ever issued the order. Senator Foraker ap
peared especially anxious to secure con
firmation or dental of this accusation , In-
pleating his opposition If It 'Was based upon
'
'correct information. Hewanted to know
j why , if such an order had been Issued , It
had not been included In the record of the
1 two officers sent to the senate by the sec
retary of the navy.
To this friends of Admiral Sampson re
plied that it was to be presumed that it
would have been if such an order had ever
been issued. Especially must this be true
In view of the fact that Admiral Srhloy's
flag officer. Lieutenant Sears , had been a
member of the board which had compiled
the information supplied to the senate. It
was not to bo presumed , they said , that
any Information in the interest of rfls chief
would have been suppressed by Mr. Sears.
Senator Pettlgrew quoted the closing para
graph of Admiral Schley's statement and
said : "No one can get around that logic.
This matter Is of record If the other Is not
and enough Is known to show the unfair
ness of Sampson without ri/gard to the other
matter at all. "
Senator Gorman made an appeal for ac
tion and In this was Joined by Senator
Wellington. Both spoke as the friend of
Admiral Schley. Mr. Gorman said that he
agreed with those who claimed that there
had been unfair discrimination apalnst Ad
miral Schley , but he said that he wanted
him confirmed and he saw no means of
d"Ing this without also advancing Samp
son.
son."Let us confirm Schley and leave Samp
son unacted upon , " suggested Senator Petti-
grew.
' 'That cannot be done , " responded Mr.
Hale.
"It can be done if we want to do it , " re
sponded Mr. Pettlgrew.
But the suggestion was not accepted and
the executive session closed without ac
tion.
UNDER AMERICAN PROTECTION
Gerninny Plncen Itn Subject * In the
I'lilllpplnen Under tlie Stnrii
and Stripe * .
WASHINGTON , Feb. 28. At the Instance
of the German government the president has
consented to take under protection of the
United States army and navy commanders
at Manila and at other Philippine points , the
lives and property of German subjects resi
dent there. The explanation of this move
ment Is the wish of the Gorman government
to release sucn German war vessels as are
now stationed In the Philippines for service
on the Chinese coast , where they are be
lieved to be needed.
DEFICIENCY HILL IS REPORTED.
Several Important Item * for \ecen-
nnry expenditure * Are Added.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 28. The general de
ficiency appropriation bill nas reported to
the house today. It carries $21,089,384. Two
of the most Important items were inserted
this'afternoon. . One provides $1,600,000 as
an Increase to the appropriation for army
transportation and is specifically designed to
pay the cost of transporting back to Spain
the Spanish prisoners held In the Philip
pines by the Insurgents , and the other ap
propriates $1,310,000 to satisfy the balance
duo en judgment of the court of claims
In favor of the Southern Pacific railroad ,
which has been held up pending an adjust
ment between the government and the Cen
tral Pacific ,
Only two pieces of new legislation of Im
portance are Inserted In the bill. One is
attached to the appropriation for the South-
lern Pacific. It authorizes the secretary of
{ the treasury to dispose of all securities
| of the Central Pacific acquired in the gov-
( ernment's settlement at not less than par ,
, with accrued interest , The other continues
In force all temporary appointments In the
bill growing out-of the war without civil
service examination.
CONFIRMATIONS BY THE SENATE.
Bx-Seeretnry liny IN Mnde Circuit
Juclcr of Slilli Dlitrlet.
WASHINGTON , Feb. CS. The senate to
day confirmed the following nominations :
William U. Day of Ohio to be United
States circuit judge for the Sixth judicial
circuit.
Christian C. Kohlsaat of Illinois to be
United States district judge for the northern
district of Illinois.
Jamrs S. Sherman of New York to be gen
eral appraiser of merchandise ; A. C. McGll-
llvray to bo register of the land oflice at
Bismarck , N. D.
R. K. Colcord to bo superintendent of the
min : nt Cartco , Nev.
IHvldemlN front Iimnlvent llnnk .
WASHINGTON. Feb. 28. The comptroller
I of the currency hns declared dividends In
favor of creditors of Insolvent national banks
as follows : Thirty per cent , the First Na-
tlrnal bank of Carthage ; 10 per cent , the
Citizens' National bank of Fargo , N. D. :
C per cent , the State National bank of Vernon -
non , Tex. ; 5 per cent , the Northwestern
National bank of Great Falls , Mont. ; 1 1-10
per cent , the First National bunk of John
son City , Tenn.
Noiiiliiiitlciin liy the I'renldent.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 28. The president
today nominated John B. Mcl'berson of
Pennsylvania to he United States district
Judge for the eastern district of Pennsyl
vania and William S. Warner receiver of
public moneys at Rapid City , S. D.
i at I1AMA \ \
Ho EtidfEce Submitted to Committee to
Prov Bnbsry Charge ,
) HIO MEMBER IS SECURE IN HIS SEAT
Mlnnrltr Heiiort 1'olntn Out SUK-
plcloun Clrcunifttnnccn Stirromicl-
IMR Aliened Offer * nnd Inter
view" h > - Telephone.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 23. Senator Chand
ler from the committee on privileges and
elections presented to the senate today the
report ot that committee on the charges of
bribery In the election to the senate ot
Hon. M. A. Hnnna.
The report states that no direct re-
moustranco letting out that Mr. Hanna was
not elected or ought to bo expelled from
the senate has been received by the sen
ate. It also shows that no one has ap
peared before the committee and that no pa-
peis have been received beyond the formal
report of the action of the state senate.
Notwithstanding these failures the commit
tee has Investigated the charges. It finds
that "There Is no proof submitted clther
that (1) ( ) Mr. Hanna was elected senator
through bribery , or (2) ( ) that he had any
agents engaged in carrying on his canvass
for the senate who were directly or 1m-
pllcdly authorized by htm to resort to cor
rupt methods or wrong doing , or (3) ( ) that
ho had any personal knowledge ot the facts
In this case. It may be said that there
Is no evidence which fairly tends to prove
any of the foregoing three propositions. "
Election In I'nlinpcnehed.
In view of these facts the committee on
privileges and elections has reached the
conclusion that "The United States senate
Is not called upon to take any action In
the case. The utmost fact which the com
mittee of the state senate claims to have
proved , " the report continues , "was that
an attempt was made to bribe Mr. Otis ,
which foiled. Without further facts than
this the validity of Mr. Hanna's election
will stand unimpeachcd and the senate Is
not called upon o srarch for further facta
In the absence of any specification of such
facts or of any distinct suggestion of where
tue , , may be found , the \vu.le demand that
Mr. Hanna be expelled from the United
States senate being rested on the Otis caso.
Whether If this unsuccessful attempt at
bribery In the case of Representative OtU
xvore fastened on the representatives of
Senator Hanna by undoubted proof the sen
ate would be called upon to take action
Is not by any means clear.
Tleport of .Minority.
A minority report signed by Senators
Pettus , Turley and Caffery was read. This
report takes the ground that further Inves
tigation should bo made and enters quite
freely Into the statement of the case pre
sented by the Ohio senate. The minority
contends that the attempt on the part ot
Boyco to buy Otis' vote for Mr. Hanna is
clearly proved. Seventeen hundred and
fifty dollars , the report continue * ; , was paid
In cash by Boyco to Campbell as attorney
for Otis. Boyce agreed to pay $1,750 more
when Otis reached Columbus and a balance
ot (6,500 if Hanna was elected. "
They claim that it Is shown that Hanna's
managers , Dick and Rathbone , were at the
Nell house at Columbus where Hanna bad
his headuarters and they repeat the details
of Boyce's ccnversatlon with them over the
telephone from the Gibson house , Cincinnati ,
which was overheard by clerks of the hotel.
Telephone CoiivernntloiiH.
"It was in these Interviews , " the minority
says , "that the terms for the purchase of
Otis' vote were finally acted upon between
B yce and Campbell. The minority report
deals at length with the conversations over
the telephone , giving full extracts from the
testimony before the committee of the Ohio
senate as to what was said In these conver
sations. It also says there was other evi
dence to show the Intimate relations between
Boyce and Hanna's managers , but that to
detail the facts would be to carry the re
port to unreasonable length. "
The minority then says : "We think the
evidence to which we have already referred ,
standing as it does , unexplained , shows that
certain of Mr. Hanna's managers at Colum
bus not only knew the purposes which Boyce
had in view -while In Cincinnati , but they
aided , abetted and advised him In carrying
out these purposes , and that the state of
affairs existed while Mr. Hanna was present
at his headquarters.
ENLISTING NATIVES IN ARMY
Gcnernl Wheeler Offer * n
Concerning the New ReorRnn-
lintlon Hill.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 28. Major General
Wheeler haa offered the War department a
suggestion locking to the utilization of the
trocpe to be added to the army under the
terms of the pr-dlng reorganization bill in
the regular es f' Ishment , Instead of in the
volunteer branch. The compromli * mtaiure
permits the president to recruit luch portion
tion of the 35,090 volunteers to be added to
the regular army In tlmo of emergency from
the natives of the islands of Cuba , Porto
Rico and the Philippines , a * he may elect.
General Wheeler argues that these men can
bo brought to a much higher state of effi
ciency and be made of greater value to the
military establishment if incorporated In
the regular army than if In the volunteer
branch.
The status of General Wheeler himself is
said to be such that he must take some ac
tion toward choosing again between the '
army and congress within a few days. It
is believed at the War department that it be
retains hie army commission until after noon
on the 4th cf March , next Saturday , he will i
forfeit his seat in the house of represents '
tlvrs for the ensuing two years under the
ruling of tlie judiciary committee to tbo ef
fect that by holding such a crmmlsslon an
officer surrenders his seat In congress.
SHIPPING HILL , IN THE SENATE.
Committee Plneen Mniiy Restriction *
on the McHxiire.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2When the senate
convened today at 11 o'clock Mr. Fryo , chair
man of the committee on commerce , re
ported the shipping subsidy bill with "a
good many restrictive amendments. " At
his request It took the place on the calendar
of the bill of the tame title previously re
ported ,
M. . Morgan secured the adoption ot a
resolution continuing the select committee
on the Nlcaraugua canal and authorizing
it to hold sessions during the recess of con-
grcje.
A partial conference report on the poatofflcu
appropriation bill was agreed to , The mat
ter remaining in disagreement is the sub
ject of special appropriations for fast mall
nervlcu for the south and between Kansas
City and Newton , Kan. The senate further -
ther in&lcted upon its amendments and an
other conference was ordered ,
The following bills were paised : Estab
lishing a branch dome of the National Homo
'or Dlosbled Volunteer Soldiers at Castle
I'lck'iey , In Charleston harbor , S. C. , for
the USD of disabled officers and enlisted men
ot the volunteer army and navy of the
United States ; regulating the postage on let
ters written by the blind , in point or raised
haractcrs , making them third-class matter ,
'or the erection of a public building at
Tampa , Fla. , io coat not exceeding $350,01)0. )
entitling Dr. William A. Hammond , late
aurgeon general of the army , to the pay of
a brigadier general oa the retired lU-t ; for
the relief of the International Cotton Prra *
company of New Orleans , La , authorizing
ttie president to appoint to the Naval
academy acting naval Mdcts who served
during the war with Spain , putting in force
In the Indian Territory certain provisions of
the lawn of Arkansas relating to corpora
tions , and to make the provisions applicable
to the territory.
TORPEDO STRANDtDON BEACH
Snpnniied tn He One of the Mine"
IMnnteil In Ilnrluir ni the Ont-
lirenU ( if the AVnr.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 28. The following
telegram has been received at the Navy
department from Observer Gray of the
Weather bureau at Norfolk.
Torpedo ashore at high water mark two
nnd a half miles north of Coyner's Hill Lifesaving -
saving station. In good condition , welshing
about 400 pounds. No letters or figures can
be found.
The Navy department Immediately sent
the telegram o\er to the chief ot engineers
at the War department. The fact that the
weight of the torpedo was about 100 pounds
lets than the smallest used In the navy nnd
that naval torpedoes have letters and figures
all over them convinced the naval officers
that the torpedo which was stranded Is eno
of the mines planted by the War depart
ment at the entrances of harbors at the
outbreak of the Spanish war. The lifesaving -
saving keeper at Coyncr's Hill was warned
to let the mine alone until the War de
partment claims it.
TROOPS CJO MY WUhTKIlX IIOUTB.
DcKlrp tn Avoid the Violet.t Storm * ; >
In tlie Inillnn Ocrnn.
1
WASHINGTON. Feb. 28. Although the
cabinet was tn session today an hour longer
than usual It was aald that nothing of ape-
clal Interest was developed. The qucstlrn I
of whether the troops now being made ready | I
for Manila should bo transported from San
Francisco or from the east , by way of the
Suez canal and the Dcd sea , was discussed
and the decision was reached to ship them
from San Francisco. Although the expense
would bo somewhat greater than by the Suez
canal , abut twelve days would be saved , i
and then the danger of encountering the sl-
niocns wheS.'j prevail at this season on the
Indian ocean w.-uld be averted. Nothing
has been received today from General Otis
or Admiral Dewey , nnd Just what the ad
miral In his recent dispatch meant by the
words "for political reasons" Is not known ,
as the admiral hlmeelf has given no explana
tion and nothing has since developed that
,
throws any light on the question.
CUH.VXS * I.NTUHKSTS IMIOTECTIM ) . j I I
1'rnvlnlnii tn WlthilrnTT Troop * When
the Inlnnil In 1'nellled.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 28. Senator Foraker
tonight gave notice that he would offer
the following amendment to the army
appropriation bill as a proviso when it
cornea before the senate : "That no fran
chises or concessions of any kind whatever
shall be granted by the United States or
by any authority whatever for which the
United States Is responsible In the Island
ot Cuba , during the occupation there by the
United States , and provided further that
the pacification of the Island of Cuba hav
ing been accomplished the president la
hereby authorized to withdraw the troops
from the Island and leave the Island In the
control of the people. " .
.NOT SATISFICI ) WITH ARMY 1111,1. .
Ilcnreseutntlve Hull Disposed to Ac
cept the Scnntc mil , However.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2S. Chairman Hull
has called a meeting of the house military
committee for tomorrow to connlder the
senate army reorganization bill. Ho gave
It as his personal view and thought the
committee also believed that the bill was
Irretrievably bad , but that It should be
passed exactly as received and responsibility
placed on the senate.
Senator Frye today proposed amendments
to the Hanna-Payne shipping bill limiting
all payments under It to a maximum of
$3,000,000 a year.
ninnpprnvnl of Cnnnl Bill.
WASHINGTON' , Feb. 28. Chairman Bur
ton of the house river and harbor commit
tee today Eald that In his opinion It waa
better 'the ' whole river and harbor bill tliould
fail than that the senate Nicaragua canal
amendment should pass aa a part of It.
Good Pro peot for Ariuy Hill.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 28. Representative
Hull of Iowa had a conference with the
president this afternoon concerning tbo
a Straight Story filtfui Catarrh and
Pe-ru-sa ,
Chronic catarrh often makes Its approach
in disguise. Before a person knows it he
may become a victim of chronic catarrh.
Its onset may be gradual , Its development
inildious , and at last the victim finds him
self in the clutches of a tenacious disease.
A alight cold , a tendency to sneeze , a puffl-
ness In the nose and head , fullness or crack
ling In the ears , stringy mucus in the throat ,
slight cough or wheezlness , snoring during
8tepany ] one of these symptoms should
be regarded as a warning.
What can be cured In the beginning In a
week or two , by using Po-ru-na , If allowed
to become chronic , may require months of
faithful treatment. You bad better take
Pe-ru-na now , for by and by you may be
obliged to take It a long time In order to
get well. Pe-ru-na Is the remedy for ca
tarrh ; almost everybody knows that by
hearsay , and thousands know it by blessed
experience.
Two senators from the great metropolis
Chicago , have something to say in regard
to Pe-ru-na :
Cat.trrh Seven Years.
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HON. EDWARD DWYER.
( Senator 17th District , Chicago , 111. )
Hon. Kdward Dwyer , State Senator , Sev
enteenth Senatorial District , Chicago , 111. ,
writes : "Pe-ru-na cures when all other
remedies fall. I can heartily recommend
Po-ru-na as a catarrh remedy. It has been
two years elnce I was cured , and I consider
my cure permanent. I took the remedy for
two months and am now entirely cured , I
learned of the remedy , Pe-ru-na , through
friends. I applied to several doctors but
they were not able to cure me. I tried many
remedies without avail.
"My catarrh was located chiefly In the
bead. I was afflicted with catarrh for seven
rears. I desire to express for the benefit
) f the public my experience with the famous
catarrh remedy , Pe-ru-na. "
army reorganisation bill. It \ understood
that the president itharra the objections
raised by Mr. Hull to many features of the
senate bill. At the sumo time there U A
dMlro to avoid an extra cession And for thla
reason the Indications are that objections to
the bill will be waived and the measure ac
cepted.
Mr. Hull said late In the day that the
tendency was toward an acceptance of the
bill , for unless accepted ho believed there
was no avoidance of nn extra cession.
Agreement on tienernl Clnlnm Hill.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 28. The committee
of the Ciousc on the general claims appropri
ation bill today reached an agreement. The
bill as agreed upon appropriates $3,100,763 ,
! or about one-third of the amount carried by
the omnibus claims bill , which originally
passed the senate. The conference bill In
cludes all the claims allowed to date under
i the Bowman and Tucker acts , the French
spoliation claims and al o a number ot mis
cellaneous claims. All the state and school
and church claims were eliminated from the
bill.
j Knnmtfl TrooiH Coining Home.
j WASHINGTON , Feb. 2S. The War department -
partment tcday received Information ot the
Balling ot the transport Mlnncwaska with
the Twcnly-thlrJ regiment. Kansas volun
teer Infantry , aboard , from Santiago , Cuba ,
' for Newport Now8. These troopa will be
| transpirtcd thence to Fort Leavenworth ,
i Kan. , for muster-out.
( Inlet Ileittoreil nt niuefletiU.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 23. President Ze-
Inya of Nicaragua ted y sent the following
! cablegram to Mr. Correa , the charge d'of-
falres here , officially announcing the collapse -
lapse ot the revolution :
"MANAGUA , Ffb. 28. Cotrea , Washing
ton : All Is ended at Blucflelds. Country all
tranquil. ( Slgnod ) ZKLAYA. "
I'liHtiniiiiter for Ilnmtin.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 28. Edward P.
Thompson of Indianapolis , Ind. , has been se
lected as postmaster of Havana , Cuba. For
several years he has been deputy nt Indian
apolis and U a trained posloffioe official.
TODAY'S ' WEATHLR FORECAST
_ _
Clenr SUIeii anil Wnrm Weixtlier , with
South Wlndn Predicted for
\ebrn Un.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 28. Forecast for
Wednesday :
For Nebraska Generally fair ; warmer in
eastern portlrn ; srutherly winds.
For South Dakota Fair ; warmer ; south
erly winds.
For Iowa Fair ; warmer ; easterly winds.
For Missouri Fair ; warmer in northwest
quarter ; nrrth to east winds.
For Kansas Generally fair ; warmer In
northeast prrttcn ; southerly winds.
For Wyoming Generally fair ; variable
winds.
For Montana Fair ; warmer In northeast
ern portions ; variable winds.
I.ocnl Ileeord.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU.
OMAHA. Feb. 2S. Omaha record of tem
perature and rainfall , compared with the
corresponding day of the lust three years :
1S3D. 1S93.1S97 ISM.
Maximum temperature . . 43 45 32 44
Minimum temperature . . . 7 25 23 19
Avf > r > > sre temperature 23 35 23 32
Rainfall 00 .0) .00 .00
Hecord of temperature and precipitation
at Omaha for this day and since March ,
1. 133b :
Normal for the day 29
Deficiency for the day 4
Accumulated deficiency since March 1. . 23
V " , - > ! rainfall for the day 03 Inch
Deficiency for the day 03 Inch
Total rainfall since March 1 . . . .27.33 Inches
Deficiency since March 1 4.36 Inches
Deficiency for cor. period 1S97..11.10 Inches
Excess for cor. period , 1S90 5.0S Inches
Heii or In from Stntloim nt 8 p. nt.
K i
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TATION'S AND STATE OF
WEATHER.
Omaha , cloudy .00 !
North Platte , cloudy. .00
Salt Lake , raining- . . . .15
Cheyenne , cloudy . . . . .00
Rapid City , cloudy . . .00
H'uron. clear .00
WIlllHton , clear .00
Chicago , clear .01
St. Louis , cloudy . . . . .00
St. Paul , clear . .00T
Davenport , clear .00T
H'lcnn , snowing : T
Kansas City , cloudy . . .MT
Havre , snowing T
Blimarck , cloudy 2 .00
Galvcston , cloudy . . . 66 , .0)
T Indicates trace of precipitation.
Below zero. i > . A. WELSH ,
Local Forecast Ofllclal.
Catarrh Nine Years.
HON. JOHN J. MOURISON.
, ( State Senator , 15th Dint. , Chicago , III. )
' Hon. John J. Morrison , 223 Reaper Block ,
Chicago , III. , State Senator from the Fif
teenth Senatorial District ( city of Chicago ) ,
writes : "I can strongly recommend Po-ru-
na. I took the medicine for five months
and am now totally cured. I learned of
Pe-ru-na through your advertisement. It
has been two years since I was cured and
I consider my cure durable. U cures when
all other remedies fall.
"I beg leave to express for the good of the
public my proof with the Illustrious catarrh
remedy , Pe-ru-na. I was distressed with
catarrh for nine years. I tried many rem
edies without any benefit. My catarrh was
located mainly In the head. I applied to
several doctors but they were not able to
cure me. "
Pe-ru-na Is not a cure-all. Nothing of
the sort Is claimed for it ; Indeed , there
Is no such medicine. Pe-ru-na cures ca
tarrh wherever located in the body by its
specific action on the vasa-motor system of
nerves , These nerves control every blood
vessel of the .body , regulating exactly the
amount of blood which is allowed to flow
through them.
U Is claimed for Pe-ru-na only that It
restores the efficient action of the vasa-
motor system of nerves. This is all It will
do. This is all that we claim it will do.
But we Insist that If It la taken persistent
ly and according to directions that it will
do this. But In doing this what a vast
multitude of disorders is mitigated , not be
cause Pe-ru-na | a cure-all , but becauco
so many maladies depend upon a single
cause. Pe-ru-na Is single In ita effect.
Dr. Hartraan's lectures on "Winter Ca
tarrh" sent free. Address The Pe-ru-na
Drug Manufacturing Company , Columbus ,
For All Who Suffer from
Skin and Scalp
Humors.
to snccwsfnlly trc.it torturing ml
nring humors of the Wood , skin , anil calp ,
TTith lo i of hAlft requires a humor cure , and
euch It Ctrrictmt HESOMKNT , greatest of
blood puriOors and humor expelling remedies.
Cutlcura Resolvent
Extends Its purifying Influence by meant
ot tlio pores to the surface of the skin ,
allaying Irrltotlon , Inflammation , Itching ,
niut burning , ami ? ootlilng nnd healing
external humors , bccatno of its power to
neutralize Htnion-fiKiiMs which iloat in
the blood nnd circulating fluids. Hcnco
iu success in the treatment of distressing
humors ot the skin , dcalp , and bloo > 1 , with
loss of hair , which fall to bo permanently
cured by external remedies alono.
Cuticura Resolvent
Exerts n gentle but constant influence )
upon the bowels , liver , and kidneys , purl *
fylug the llulds of thcso organs , nnd main *
tainlng them in n normal condition of
health , thus removing t common canso of
yellow , mothy , fjrcusv skin , nnd more or
les * ot pimples , blotches , and blackheads ,
Cutlcura Resolvent
Used on every occasion possible , with
CUTICUKA ( ointment ) and CUTICDUA SOAP ,
externally , Is the readiest means of Insur
ing a speedy , permanent , and economical
euro , and realizing that greatest of human
blessings , "n skin without blemish and a
body nourished with pure blood. "
Ml t tjwh r . Priet , Me. and It. Point D AC.
ojf . , 8ol Propi , Peiltin. "llowlo Cor llumot"lrt
' "WE YOUR
FOUNTAIN OF LIFE.
Ilr. Ilennctf * Electric Melt Will Cum
the Ohntliintc nnd Mortifying Din.
cnncB of Men nnd Women lit Kvery
Cn e Io \ot He Milled by Chcnp
Counterfeit ! ! .
Electricity Is the Fountain of Life-It N
the hnercy. Nerve and Vltnl Force oj
every human belnir. When you are weak
physically , mentally or nexuully there Is
a lack of Ekurlclty In the system that li
what my Klectrlc Belt Is for to supply
this I/ost Electricity. Electricity 0.3 ap
plied by my Belt cannot help but cure.
It Roes way down to the foundation of your
disease and removes the cause , thereby cur-
InR It. I know exactly what It will do ;
therefore absolutely euariintce the cure In ,
every ruse where I recommend my Belt.
If It will not cure you 1 will not sell it to
you , for I have no dissatisfied pntlentsi nor
am I going to have uny.
DR. BENNETT'S ' ELECTRIC BELT
Is based upon scientific principles It 1
Nature's own remedy for weak men ana
women. Drugs cannot
and will not cure they
oppose Instead of aid
Nature. You were
made to be strong and
you should be. If
S'ou have committed
excesses and disobey
ed Nature's' laws you
must have Electricity
supplied to your sys
tem. Drugs simply
temporarily .stimulate
and when the reaction
comes you are worse
oft than before you
battered your stomach
with them. The weak
man and woman treat
themselves with my
Beit because It makes
them strong and the
strong man and wo
man b 'a'i'e under its
potent influence they
income stronger.
If you are weak tcx-
ually I offer you a
home self-treatment
that will cure In every
case. It gives you a _
means of prolonging the plearurej , fresh *
ness and vitality of youth and of maintaining
ing- the physical strength of perfect man
hood to n dtsroe that IB little short of th
miraculous. The old and feeble regain tha
perfect vteor of middle age ; the middle-
aged man who has begun to look upon
life as but a dismal failure from his youth
ful follies and excesses soon becomes awak
ened to a sense of restored vitality 'and
power and the joy of his restoration shines
In his radiant eyes , his cheeks have taken
on a rosy hue and his breast Is swelled
with pride because he Is once more a man.
I know failure Is Impossible for I huvo
worked hard for many year * perfecting my
Electric Belt. It Is Indorsed by physicians
and recommended by thousands of cured
patients. It stops IOEFC.I of vital fluid by
day or night , cureH nervous prostration and
loss of brain power , cures Sexual Impoten-
cy. Lost Manhood , Spermatorrhoea , Varlco-
cele nnd all Sexual Weaknefea In either
BIX ; restores Shrunken or Undeveloped Or-
cans and Vitality , cures Kh umatsni ! In any
form. Kidney/ Liver and Bladder Troubles.
Chronic Constipation , Dyspepsia , all Fe
male Complaints , etc.
My Belt is the only remedy that will
make men nnd women of nil ages utrong
nnd vigorous. I could give drugs If I
wanted to make more money , as It does
not fost a cent to write a. pre'crlptlon ,
but I couldn't do so and be honest for I
know dniBS will not e-ure these obstinate
anil morffylns diseases.
My Belt has soft , silken , chamois-covered
sponge electrodes that cannot burn , blister ,
fry and scar the patient for life , as do the
bare metal electrodes used on nil other
makes of belts. Electricity cannot pene
trate the system through bare metal hcnc
the burns. My electrodes keep open the
pores of the skin which allows the entire
current to penetrate the system ns It
should. Those electrodes are registered
with the United States government and
cannot be used by anyone but myielf. Be
ware of cheap Imitations , Get the g-enulne.
Everything H counterfeited , even to th
bank note but the counterfeit Is no good.
Beware of old-style belts under new-styla
names they burn.
Call or write today do not delay You
may have my new book about Electricity ,
symptom blanks , etc. , for the asking. Con
sultation and advice without cost. Mr
Electric Suspensory for the permanent earn
of the various weaknesses of men IN free
to every male purchaser of one of my Belt *
Pold only by
Ele.ctrlc
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Company ,
| ItooiniI ) and 21 DnuKln * Illock ,
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' Open from SiftO n. in. to p. in. Hven-
IliKH , 7 V. in. to HiO : ] l. III. Hunilnj * ,
1O a. in. to 5 D. in.
McMUNNS'
ELIXIR CF OPIUM
I > a preparation of the Drug by which It *
Injurious effects are removed , while the vcl-
I uable medicinal properties are retained. It
f possesies all the sedative , anodyne and antl-
' spasmodic powers of Opium , but produces
no sickness of the stomach , no vomiting , no
costlvencss , no headache. In ecuto nervous
disorders it Is an Invaluable remedy , and '
n n * ? < \ lv the best physicians.
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