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TTIC < rsrATTDATLV 111:12 : FKIDAV , V-VRCIT ni , isnn. ARMY BEEF PAINTED BLACK Two WitneisM Condsmn the Meat Eation in Strongest Terms. USE OF PRESERVATIVE COULD BE DETECTED Innprctor < ienornl t'mlor ln vton lloldn tliP Cnnni-il Article Vi | In Scorn nlth n strliiu of < > rniltlc AilJcotU en , WASHINGTON. March 30. There were two original witnesses before the army beef Inquiry court today and two former wit nesses -were recalled. Lieutenant Gnmpfer. who was commissary of subsistence at Lake land , Fla. , and Major Crclghtou Webb , vho was on General Lawton's staff In Cuba , testified for the first time. Colonul Wood ruff of the Commissary department and Mr. Morehouse , the Tampa agent for Armour ) & Co. . who uperlntelldod Iho supply fresh beef to the troops at Lakeland , worei those recalled Major Webb's testimony | dealt almost entirely with the canned roast fccef. which ho denounced as useless as an article of food Lieutenant Gampfcr paid that a represcntatUe of the Armours , whom lie took to bo Mr. Morehouae , had told him that chemicals were u ed to preser\e beef. IXhls Mr. Morehouse , when recalled , denied. Tomorrow some of the medical olllcers * ho served In the Cuban campaign will ibo examined. The Bieion began at 2 o'clock tills nfternoon with the testimony of Gtorge A. Gompfer. a clerk living In Cincinnati , 0 . UN ho wan a. lieutenant In thu First Ohio ca\nlry during the Spanish war , occup > lng the position of regimental ci > mmls arv while the troops were camped at Lakeland , PI i Tor a tlmo ho occupied the position of brigade commissary. Ho described the man ner of receiving the frehh beef at the depot nnd ald It laiuo In on ordinary express can trapped In burlap bugging. T o or three total assignments of meat were rejected Ho htatcd that much of the 'beef had been Bour , iicrld nnd bitter , and emitted a dlt > - ngrceablo odor when the burlaps were re moved There were spots nf a light grccnls'a liuo on the beef when the bags were re moved , showing It to be tainted. Mr ( Samp ler said that on om > occasion whllo the agent for Armour S. Co. WBB present hlH attention was called to the spots and IIP replied that the beef was all right , adding , said Mr. Garapfcr , that "tho hpota are due to the chemicals ) -we put on the meat to preserve It and prevent Its spoiling within the slxtj- Jaours called for by the contract " The agent eald that It was Impotslble to J cep the beef In good condition for that length of time Ho stated , howe\er. that thereafter ho would have the brcf put tip In tin boxes , but although ho did this , Mr Gampfer said , the meat continued to come l\ilh the spots on it. I.iirKtProportion llojooled. IMr. Gampfer then presented a memo ranclum ki'pt tor Captain Carmichael , his j > rodcceFsor as brldgade commissary , show ing what meat had been rejected from lAugust 1 to 17. This showed that the total consignment was rejected on August j fi and 7 ; that 2S2 pounds were refused on August 2 nnd that no entries were made on two other days. On eomc occasions chunks were cut out of the meat and condemned Mr Gamp fcr thought 'Mr ' Morehouso was the agent ho had spoken of the use of chemicals. The conversation had taken place In the presence of Captain Oarmlchacl ( who afterward - -w-ard committed suicide ) and Dr. Castle Mr CJampfer had gotten the Impression that Bomo kind of a. liquid composition had been used for glossing the meat over , but he hai Hot , gl\en the matter much attention , as he "biipposed that If chemicals had been used they were harmless. Mr. Gampfer was then excused , subject to local ! . 'Major ' C. Webb , who T as General Liw- ton's Inspector general , ga\o testimony con cerning the meat Issued In the Santiago campaign , referring especially to the canned roast beef. "It was not fooj , " he said. "I vas non-nutrltl\e , stringy , fibrous and hai no tuste. It looked Jlko the fag end& o 'beefsteak. It was like opening your mouth and letting the moon shine In it. It was no satisfying ; something we did not -want am could not gl\o away even to the Cuban troops , who preferred hard bread. " .Unit I n III fur Point. ( Major Webb said that he had trioj to ea the beef occasionally when \ery hungry , bu iwer recehed any satisfaction from It ex ceptlng after xegetables were procurable when it was used tie hash to Homo advnn tage. "You do not then regard It aa a sultabl ration for the army ? " "I do not , " 'Major ' Webb replied. "It Is a weighty thing to carry , and It Is a wast of tlmo to put It " CNIaJor Webb said ho had found the re frlgerator beef generally good , though som of It became putrid In the hot climate. II had never heard of embalmed beef until n returned north Colonel C. A. Woodruff , purchasing onicc for the commissary department at Ne\ York , was recalled He eald he had rejecte Bomo tenders of canned roast beef but tha lie did not remember the names of the bid dew In any such canes Hoof Itoliiriird from l iiKlaml. Colonel Woodruff stated that In one In Blanco canned beef which bad been ehlppec to Liverpool , England , -was brought bac to this country and bold for the use of th orray. This purchase amounted to 330,00 pounds The beef , as he understood It , hac been stored In Armour's warehouse in Liver pool , nnd had been sent ub-oad with th Uew of selling It to the British govern went. Colonel Woodruff had letters read from icprcsentuthes of various firms engaged 1 canning bc-ef , saving that the beef sold t the army was of flr t-rlnse quality and o the same quality ab the beef shipped t foreign countries and sold to the Navj de iurtment In large quantltlcE. The wltncbs said ho heard many com plaints concerning this beef from olllcer returning from Cuba , but that one or tw 'V/yvy e M vvO : wm / / /ii i \ ' * N \ V / / ' ! ! l\\\\\x\ \ \ "Tlie leader of them all" Jl ; nf them spoke favorably of It. He also said that A considerable nnsntlty of the bwf eent to Ontw had been returned to New York and that he had t ted It and found It fo b In excellent condition ami palatable food. In concln lon. Colonel \Voodrnft a Vrd perml * fen to tnafce a remark n the senior office of the frabghtente department , e y- Ink"Whether It succeeded or not the sub- sUtenco department was animated by a ' d lre to do all It could for the benefit of the line of the army ' j ( iiiiNlKtinK'Mtn lU'jveti'il. Mr. Morohotne. Armour's agent nt Tampa , wns then recalled. He * ald there had been two instances In which the entire proffer of meat had been rejected at Lakeland , and on three or four other occasions a portion of the consignment had been refused. He recalled a visit to Lakeland early In August when one consignment was rejected and found to his surprise the beef lying ' on the platform He had then a converea- tlon with Captain Curmlchncl , but he did1 not remember that there was any other person present except Lieutenant Dlxon J ' He did hot remember to have seen or have ever met Lieutenant Oampfcr , who had ' , testified < that Mr. Morehouse had said that the ment had been treated to a chemical process for preservation. No questions had icon addressed to him concerning the chem- j i al preservation of the meat. He had never j sed any expression to anyone to Indicate I I lat chemicals had been iibed. j Cross-examined , Mr. Morchotisc nald ho I jclleved his memory us to rejections would | o more reliable with the exception of j atcs than the memorandum of _ a cotmnls- ary officer of the arm } . UNMONS roii AvnsTiiiiv viTin\\a. Survivor * iif HIP f | II AVnr Ilrnirni- IITCI | l > > Hiipii > riil ( ii > \ Tn inr u I. WASillNOTOX. Miirrh 30. ( Special. ) The following western pensions have been ranted' Issue of March 17- Nebraska Original Samuel Harding , 'Icasant Hill , JO , Henjamln K. Weaver , Jennett , $ s Iowa Original Kmanucl M. Groff. itnishnltlown. $ S ; Jacob Jcneweln , Hoyd , S. John r Llngg , Sac City. } 6 , Marlon Meredith , Vlnton. J12 ; Jasper N. Rccder , Uli'm , $12 Adcllllnn.il GustaMis L. Mills , tabula. $6 to $ S. Gi-orge nvans. Wyoming , 4 to $8. John Huffman , Harlan. $ fi to JS ncreai-e William Houk. Drakcvlllc J10 to 14. Jefferson Stanley Doon JS to $10 , spe- lnl March IS. Kudolph Christen. Iowa toldlers' Home. Marshalltovvn. { 4 to $6. Ilc- ssue and increase Special. March 18 , ( spc- lal act ) , Robert Fletcher , Otranto. J12 o ? 20 Montana- Original William Souden , lutte , J6. Wilson L Sheely. Kallspell , ? < ? ncreaso John Powell , Butte City , $6 to $ S Colorado Original llcrln M Hams , Cannon Cltj. $6 Additional Charles 'ritrhell , Denver , $6 to $12 Increase ohn S Oliver , Fort Collins , JS to $8 Or- glnal widows , etc Harriet i , Fisher. Long- nont $ S South Dakota OrlRlnal Levl A. Steward. Twin Hrooks , $6 I'crtn In lit * ? to Intolllop * . WASHINGTON. Maroh 30 ( Special Tele gram. ) Iowa postmasters appointed' John \ Cdwards. Monterey , Davis county : Mis * ( une Carlson , O\ld , Wajne count j , Mrs. M. S ( lOodman , Pekln , Keokuk count } . Earl S Culdvvpll. White Oak , Maha'ka countj , John W. Flesher. Wick , Warren county The ; > O3tmat > ter at Battle Creek was today au- .horlzod to change the site of the postofllco to a building owned bv bis father , at a rent of ? 100 a jcar I'nriloin'il li > tlio I'roNlilonf. WASHINGTON. March 30 The president has pardoned O cnr Daw son. who was con- vlcted in ISTi and sentenced to five years' Imprisonment for robbing the postolflce at Salem , W Va The prisoner Is in the last stages of consumption and it is solely on this account that executive clemency Is granted. * * tlnli < im > > In WiiHliIiiKton. WASHINGTON , Marcb. 30. ( Special Telc- gr.im ) Commissioner Mahoney of Sioux City Is in Washington to attend a meeting of the committee of railroad passenger agents having antl-scalping legislation in charge. The meeting will be held at the Normandlo tomcrrow Unit M"ll In ClINldilj. Will Kchle , arrested Monday by Sergeant Welsenberg while disposing of stolen clothIng - Ing , was identified Thursday night by Cap tain Uennj of the Council Bluffs police force as the man who broke Into a railroad switch house the preceding week and stole a num ber of coats belonging to employes of the loadKehlc Kehlc sold some of the coats In a pool room and in second hand stores near Four teenth nnd Williams streets. These were reco\cred He consented to return to Iowa without requisition papers and accompanied Captain Dennj to Council Bluffs , where he w 111 be tried on the charge of burglary Kehle was arrested In this city two months ago with his brother , charged with com mitting two holdups on Snuth Sixteenth street. The Information leading to their arrest was given to the police by a Email boy who was hiding behind a bill board where the holdups occurred The Kehles were suspected also of robbing freight cars on the Burlington tracks. One of the broth ers was convicted at the la t term of the district court , but Will Kehle's complicity In the depredations was not proven and ho was discharged Unity Clnli CloMliiK MiM-tlnu : , The closing meeting of Unity club for the year will be held this evening at the resi dence of Thomas Kilpntrlck.110 North Twenty-second street. Tapers on Roman history will be read as follows "The Growth of Roman Law Through Author ity , " JudKo W W. Kejsor "The Codifica tion of the Roman Law. " Charles S. Elgut- ter , "Modern Influence of Roman Law. " Isaac Adams. LOCAL BREVITIES. John M. Wilson , 620 South Seventeenth street , complained to the police that come ono entered his back > ard Wcducsdav night and carried off eight valuable black Span ish Leghorn chickens Another continuance wns crinted In the case wherein T H Coolev Is the defendant until ne\t Monday morning at 10 o'clock. The postponement was at the request of the counsel for the defendant Seventy-five recruits for the regular army have passed through Omaha during the last two days on tlwlr way to Sau Francisco , where- they will take the transports to Manila They arc from Columbus , barracks , Ohio Employes of the city cnglneer'3 otlice and of the Board of Public vYoixs go to work at S o'clock In the morning City Engineer Rosevvater sas that this S o'clock rule has been in effect ever since be Ins had charge of the olllce. W W Barton was df charged by Judge Gordon at the completion of the trial in which ho was accused of the larcenv of a gold watch from Charlie Cherts In the en gine room of the Douelas block Tlio watch wan taken while Eberts was asleep and as It WHS bhoiui that numerous persons hang around there some doubt > vas created re garding the theft. Louis Parrlbh of Rlley , Kan , has beeu sent to thu county hospital on account of a severe attack of rheumatism Parrish has been working In one nf the camps on the Wubash road and contracted thu dUease while there The clt > plijalclan declined to take anj action in the cube because he in- fcibicd that Parrish nas a county charge and the limited means of the city health dcuartment bhould not be drawn upon for relief. The bill pending In the legislature by which the Board of Park Commlaelouert. will j have ute of thu money turned Into tin road ' fund annuall > by the county U expected to romp up for passage todaj. A * a con- bcauence some of the Members of tha board have gone to Lincoln iu louk after tbe In tel ests of the bill The comraUBluners ext - t > rt' .s confidence that h Mil will pasa and that means will thercb ) be provlJ-.l bv t which work can be done tu'a year to p'lt the Southwest and Central boulevards iu tome f > ort af shape. ' , I ' SOUTH OMAHA NEWS. | , DulldlDt ; Inspector LHinx-otnb" li kept busy these dajs making out bulldlnft permits for ( structures to be creeled here this spring , Yectertlay George Par * * , the uperlntendent of , construction for the Cudahy Packing company , secured two permits for additions to i buildings at the plant here one permit I' calls for an addition to the * onp factory and ] the other for an addition to the slue factory. These two ne-w buildings will call for nn expenditure ' of at least J10.000. Work has already ' commenced on the glue factory and the building of the addition to the scop factory - tory will commence as soon as material art , rives. | The Hoard of Education will erect three' ' npv buildings as soon as the wenther will permit. It Is the Intention to erect n two- story brick school house at Twenty-seventh j nnd F streets to cost $6S73 and a similar i building at Twentj-seventh and Adams' ' streets at a cost of $8.050. An addition will also be built to the Fourth ward school I houee to cost $1.275. Money from saloon j licenses will be coming In before long nnd j the board willl thus have ample funds to | ay , for thrso much neeJcd extensions. The , number of school children Is growing larger | every jear and provision must be made to care for the pupil * This school district Is In an excellent condition Ilnanclnlly , It hav ing no bonded Indebtedness. Permit * have been Issued to the Pabst Urewlng company for a two-Mory brick 'building ' nt Twontj-Ilfth and Q streets to cost 54,100 , also for a similar structure ut Tnentj-aoventh and Q streets to cost the same amount. This brewery will also build n threc-storj brick saloon building at Twenty-seventh nnd N streets to cost $6,000. The Krug Brewing company boa secured a permit for n two-story brick building at Twenty-sixth and Q streets to cost $3,600. President Jettcr of the South Omaha Brew ing comp.iny stated a few dujs ago that lie would erect four torlck buildings In different parts of the city this spring , but on account ot the backward season the permits have not been Issued as jet. Mrs. Josephine Car roll Is going to erect a store building at Twenty-fourth and Li streets , a permit for this work having been Issued jcsterda ) Other permits Issued jcsterday are D. F. McLellan , cottage. Thirty-flfth and J streets : John Condon , residence , Twentj- olghth and K streets ; Mrs. A J Clark , cot- taKe. Twenty-fourth nnd G streets , Sarnh Hurley , cottage. Twenty-sixth nnd Washing ton streets , Krnest Dcltrich , cottage , Twenty-ninth and G streets ; Paul Gorzah , cottage , Twcntj-eighth and D sticets. INilltlcal ClrelcN Quiet. Very little activity is noticeable In pollt- al circles , although the election Is now less than a week off. The campaign so far has been the quietest In Iho history of the city. Few meetings have been held and it Is understood that no attempt will bo made bj the republicans of the First ward to hold anj rallies. Kelly , tlio republican candidate for councilman. Is doing considerable quiet work and he stated jcsterday that he con- bldered his chances excellent. Friends of F J. Fltlc , republican candidate In tbe Second ward , predict an easy victory for him , while the election of Patrick Trainer in the Third ward is practlcallj conceded. All kinds of livelj times are predicted for election day in the Fourth ward. The democrats in this ward are split and it is thought that this division of the forces will Insure the elec tion of M. J. Stillmock , the republican candidate. Registration bojthb have been located at the following places First Ward First precinct , C. E. Scarr's drug store. Twentj-fourth and M streets , Second precinct , Howard Mejers' drug store , Twenty-fourth and J streets. Third pre cinct. Rowley building. Twenty-fourth and K streets - , + Second Ward First presinct , Hugh Ken nedy's building , Twenty-fourth street , near O street ; Second precinct , drug store Twentjfirst street , south of S street. Thir precinct , Crosby & Rich's coal olllce , A1I- bnght. Tulrd Ward First precinct. Evans buildIng - Ing , Twenty-eighth and R streets. Second precinct , Condon's building , Thirtj-second and Q streets. Fourth Ward Barn on K street , near Thlrtvsecond street. M-UIII-ON TcniiHirni-y Ilt'nilqiinrtcrM. Secretary Owens of the Commercial club has secured a temporary headquarters at the Barrett real estate otllce on Twcntj-fourU street , where he can be found a portion 01 each day. It Is expected that when the di rectors of the club meet next Tuesdav even ing the question of securing permane quarters for the club will be taken up. An executive committee will be selected at this meeting and it Is ex-pected that Preside Fljnn will announce the committees P J Barrett , one of the directors of the club stated yesterday that an effort wab being made to secure another cooper factory am a foundrj. It might be passible. Mr Barren thought , that some inducements in thi shape of ground might have to be offered but nothing positive had been decided Thi members of the club , which now has a mem bershlp of over 100 , are quite enthusiast over the prospects and predict a prosperou' ' season for the Magic City. With all thi building in prospect It Is thought that then will ( bo no difficulty about there being plenti of emplojment here this summer. City ON | , , . inn n ed hotel will change hands assessors will commence work on It Is reported that tbe Switchmen's union Is to be revived. The publlc schools will clo > .e today for a ten-dajs' vocation. Rodle Redmond Is confined to his home with a severe cold The smoker at the South Omaha club last night was a very enjoyable affair. A case of measles Is reported In the family of W. II. Olin of the Third ward Special musical programs will bo rendered at all of the churches next Sunday , Mrs W. J Penni baker of Grand Island is In the city , the guest of Mrs C H Watts The scarcity of houses and store buildings has caused an Increase In the rental charges. Yesterday morning's storm put a stop to grading In a number of places about the city Morgan Heafy was thrown from a wagon' yesterday nnd sustained a fracture of one of > his ribs. Pork Butchers' union. No. 33. will meet Tuesday evenings hereafter Instead of Thursday The Hammond Packing company has com menced the erection of n branch house at Si Joseph. Mo. The Germanla society will give a dance at National hall Twenty-fourth and I , streets. Saturday night A-Utree-hours' devotional service will bo held Vt the Episcopal church today , com- menclng at noon. Charles Chase , one of The Bee carriers. was kicked by a horse Wednesday evening and quite badly Injured. ( J. J. Corcoran , ton of ex-Otlicer Mike Corcoran , Is acting as clerk in Building In- ! bpector Duncombe'6 oflico. | It Is stated that tbe improvement In th < / demand for mutton U caused to gome extent by the scarcity of good beef cattle I The Union League club Is a recent or- 1 ganizatlon composed of worklngmen. The | object is to promote tbe cause of labor | The pupils of the Lincoln school will give an entertainment at tbe bohool building. 'Twenty-seventh and F streets , this evening , if Members of the local Live Stock ox- I change are grcall ) pleated at the decision of Judge Munger that the exchange is not a trust Yesterda > being the annivcrsarj of the birth of Don Cscr fbict of the Bureau of Animal Indunlry the emplojes of the | olllce huro took occasion to remind Mr Ayer of the fin t by prenentlnc him with n handsome - some d amend shirt tud The J-ve r-rld on of Mr and Mrs J H Henkle Tn only-fourth and Wyman streets , illcd vestcrdnv nnd will be burled this after noon Patrick Tralnor is making a ilvefy cnnvaw In the Third ward and repuhjuans predict t that ! he will bo re-elected as member of the iltv counell. Mrs. Thomas Golden of Nebraska Cltj and Ml s Fannie Lewis of Lovcland aic the jrtiwts of Mrs. Dennn Allbcry , Twenty-fifth and J street * . William Sherman has left the city and 1C Is ( reported that he Intends golnc to Wa hr j itiRton to testlfj before the Beet Invcstlga- tlon t committee. . Arthur Corwln of St. Paul , Mltm. Is spending a few daje with his father , F. L. Corwln. superintendent of the Stcck Yards Railroad company Saturday Is registration day. All those who have changed their places of resldenco since last fall will bo required to register If j thev want to vote. The Stenger paving case , which la now on In the district court Is being watcheA > lth 'Interest ' by those who own property In | Twenty-fourth street. Two > enrs ago A. R. Kellj's majority over Jack Walters was 10S votes. It Is figured that i Kellv will come out of the contest this spring with n much larger majorltj. I J J Lavcrty , republican candidate for member i of the Board of Education. Is rapidly ' making the acqunlnlance of voters ind his friends assert that he Is n sure . vlnncr. ' Mnr > M , wife of John Kotitskv , died a > her home' . Twentieth and Q streets. Wcdnes- ay niRht. Funeral services will be held at ho family residence Fridn > afternoon. In- erment at Laurel Hill ceineterv. Sam Whltten , Twenty-eighth nnd U streets , who was Inlured nt Swift's n few lays ago , had the little finger of his left hand amputated by Dr Schlndel yesterday. Mr Whltten's hand wns crushed In a grimi ng nnchlne. Dr. Bull s Cough Syrup is recognized as the greattst lung remedy. Price 2ic. PROSPECTS FOR HIGH WATER I.iical rorrc'jiM Olllc'lulVeInh Pnlln to Si'fn > DanutT Alicml. Tint It Is past time for the annual spring breakup of the MIt-'ourl to take place IH shown from the dates of previous years , which are as followb 1W ) Miirih 20 i lff > Mnrrh 20 iy > \ March 31 i ISM February 2t > l\9j March fi I 1 < 37 March 20 1S91 March 12 I 1S3S March 7 J4 aiurch 4 I Local Forecast Official Welsh of the Weather bureau had this to say of thojircn- pect of an overflow this eprlng : "The con- rlltlom. Just tit prtbunt , arc a little more favorable for a flood than they were at this same time l.wt year , but still the Indications have not jet given cause for alarm here. 'For a flood serious enough to affect us at Omaha there must be Ice gorges not far above the cltj' , and along the upper part of the stream nnd Its tributaries rising tem peratures , accompanied bj rapid thavs and heavy rains. The bend at Vermilion , be tween Sioux City , la. , and Yankton , S. D , Is the mcfct dangerous point of the river. The reports are that the Ice is still holding up there. The waterworks company re ported that the ice started out here on Tursdaj- , but It was not broken up enough to run any distance. The weather indica tions are for warmer temperatures up the river I doubt If there will ever be a repeti tion of the overflow of 'SI , because condi tions hive changed , there being enough Ir rigation ditches and reservoim now to draw off the surplus -water. But at this time everything that Is said on the bubject is merely conjecture " JAMES CONNELL IN LUCK CIINC Acnliiot Him I * 1 > l iitlNHCil iin Ac count iif tlio liiMilliIlty at tlio stntnte. The case against ex-Patrolman JTIIIPS Connell was dismissed upon recommendation of Deputy County Attorney Helsley , who stated that he had drawn the complaint under a statute 'thnt ' would not enable him to convict. The status of Mrs. Luella Marcell's case Is un- chanRed. as the law providing for the prose cution of women who are charged with adultery has remained unaltered slnco It parsed in 1S73 Connell and Mrs M.ircell tvero arrested In a Jackson street hotel about ten dajs ago. Both are married and a complaint alleging adultery was filed against them. After two continuances , the attorney for the defense moved to dismiss on the ground that the statute was Invalid Twentfour o were granted the state In which to learn If the new bill In the legislature , restoring the original statute , had been passed. Judge Helsley stated that it had died early In the session , so that his complaint against Con nell was not of any force and he must con sequently move its dismissal. He Bald be would prosecute Mrs Marcel ! and her case will probably bo set for trial later. COMMERCIAL CLUB MEETING Iti'xnlutlnii \oiliiK I'liNNiiK * * "f tluu-liT HIM NIMV lU-forc I.rKl"- Inluii' IN ViloiittMl. At a special meeting of the Commercial club the members present went into a con sideration of the city charter , whlcli Is now befoic the legislature While all of the members did not favor all of the provisions they resolved to ask Its passage. The rreo- lutlon will bo formulated nnd sent to Lin coln for presentation to the legislature. Word was received from the Britton Dry Goods company of St Joseph , the officers of the corporation writing that they are de sirous of changing their location. A com mittee of three , with f H Plckens as chair man , was appointed to Investigate and report vvltli reference to holding out Inducements looking to the securing of the company In this city. I'rof. Tjlrr'x Opinion , Prof Roxa Tjlcr cf Chicago , vice presi . dent Illinois Woman's Mllance , In bpeaklng of Chamberlain's Cough Hemedy , sa > s "I [ suffered with a severe cold this winter which i threatened to run Into pneumonia. I tried I different rtJmedles , but I seemed to grow worse and the aiedl Ino upset my stomach. A friend advised me to try Chamberlain's i Cough Remedj , and I found Itvas pleasant : tn take and It relieved mo at once I am i now entlrelv recovered , saved a doctor's bill , , tlmo and sunurlng , and I will never be with . out this gplendld medicine suml The Model Clothing store , 1321 Douglas street was entered Wednesday night and i articles valued at J70 were taken The thieves secured a ladder nnd climbed to the ruof of the addition to the store Then thev : broke a glass In the skylight , pulled up thu , ladder and Jowered it Into thu storeroom. ! They took three watches and several suits- | ' of clothing , In fact a complete outfit for each , . When tney departed the ladder was left In the building where It was found Thursday morning I SI. Mutliliio * ( . 'uiiflrniiilluii ClaxN. I ( \t St. Mathlas' church last night Bishop Worthlngton , atsUted by the rector. Dr. , Hellly. adra nlstered the sacrament of con- j i Urination to a class of tweiH ) boys and girls ' ' Numerous friends of the candidates were present After the evening prajer the short < and simple ceremony of the Episcopal ' church was performed by the bishop who exhorted the children to remain firm in the faith in which the ) hail been baptized ami brought up. Moll * ii I. lit n ( f 'I < it III n ir. D T Hean 2106 .North Twentifirst street repi rted 10 the police Thursdaj night tha yieft of a lot of clothing from a trunk btored in a barn at the rear nf h's house The thieves effected an entrance by forcing one of the barn doors , HEARD ABOUT TOWN. ( J .1 V war utory told by ft comedian of a New York theater was recounted luat night In J the corridor of a hotel , by sn mstern I traveling : man. as Illustrating native Xei i J brnskan diplomacy. j It concerned a private In the l-'lrst Ne- bnuttn roKl i nt In the Philippines. This private was not of a bloodthirsty dl i > o ltlon. j nnd ho did not look forward to the approach- I Inp I enpagenunl at C loo&an with nnvthlnt : | like | Rleefiil anticipation. The commanding otllccr was n careful man. with a rather unusual regard for the government Ptores A few hours before the attack was begun ho j colleO be/ore him his company command ers ) and Instructed them to warn th men not to xvasto their ammunition The cap tain of the company that included the pri vate In question accordingly Instructed his cdmmand , each ono to pick his rnnn before firing. 1 "Then wait till you see the whiter of their e > es , " honddeJ , "anJ let them have It 1 below the belt. " The private seemed interested. When the captain , finished his brief oration he asked- "Will the rillplnos pick their men , also , Captain ( * " Undoubtedly they will , " was the 1 nnswer. "Sure thing" "Then , " announced the Nebraska soldier. , "I'd like to go out now and tnko my pick , and ( talk It over -with him. Pcrhips we ran compromise this thing somehow. " Wednesday night three little plcknntn- nle- ) were playing barefooted In the light snowon n Capitol avenue sidewalk near Eleventh street. A philanthropic man wns passing. "Well1 Well ! " wns his exclama tion , half to himself , "those children will certain ] } bo frost bitten. Have they no shoes ? " "No. Mh , " answered a woman , presum ably their mother. "Them Our chiles too pear to vvaar shoes : they ain't had no shoes sonco thalr daddy died " The philanthropic man was touched Kcathlng his hand Into his pocket , he was about to give to the mother enough cash to have the trio shod when a negro appeared on the threshold of an adjacent hovel and shouted : "flt ! In dls house an' put on yo' shoes dls minut' ebery one of jou' Hanun , what for jo' 'low dem chlllim to come out hea barfool ? " The philanthropic man was taken aback. As he moved away up the street the woman called sifter him , "Them chllluns got shoes , , sah , but dey'a all run down at the heel. " I'cr.soniil I'nrnurrniihn , Dr. George H. Robinson of St. Louis Is at the Her Grand. R. K Watrke. a St Louis shoo dealer , was in the city Thursday. I J Mitchell of Kansas City , representing the Blue Line. Is at the Her Grand. .M. T. Grcer , St. Joseph , began his duties as day clerk at the Murray hotel Thursday. G. M Lambertson , a prominent attorney of Lincoln , was registered at the Mlllard > esterda > . Thomas H. Thorp of Chicago and C M Safferance of Kansas City are two railroad men at the Her Grand. K. l\I Mclntyre , Scvvard , president of the- State Hoard of Agriculture , was registered at the Murraj > esterday. Aleck Young has returned from Chicago , after completing his Junior jear In the Chicago cage Homeopathic college. Carl Leonard. Los Angeles , contractor for the new sugar beet factory at Ames , regis tered at the Mlllard vesterdav. Mr and Mrs Charles W. Strlne of Phila delphia , manager of the Ellls-Mclba Opera Companj , are at the Her Grand. S J. Alexander and Trank Maurltrcns. prominent Insurance men of Lincoln were guests of the .Mlllard jeaterdai. Van Zandt Cortelyou. principal of the pub lic schools of Humboldt. Neb . Is spending the Easter holidavs with relatives in Omaha D. R. Nelson. Portland. Ore , accompanied by his Mlfe , spent yesterday in the city , guests of the Mlllard. while looking after business Interests. Warren Wright of the Calumet Baking Powder company. Chicago , and L D Porter ter , state superintendent , were guests o ? the Murray jcsterday. Mr. A. L Strang , formerly a well known business man of this city , was In town jes- tcrclay for a few hours. He Is at present en gaged In railroad construction In Missouri R. R. Day , formerly clerk at the nrlggs/ house , Vblcago , registered at the Mlllard yesterday , where he will succeed as das" clerk J F. Dillon , who will leave Saturday to accept a similar position in the New Bal timore hotel. Kansas Cltv. J L Rogers of Kansas City ; r B Lord ot Chicago. Charles W Shlval and wjfe of St Louis , P G. Baltzof St. Louis , Harry T Jenkins of Chicago , C P. Tortner of New York. R C. Whltten of Chicago , Miss Llv- Ingstcn of Denver and B Rothchlld of Chicago cage are at the Her Grand. Nebrnskatis at the hotels Mrs B. F. Rey nolds , Florence , J. R Manning , Wayne , D. C Langford. Tekamah. J A Ollla. Ord : H. V. Perrsone , Central City. H. B Raley. Crete , H. Slbley , Oxford. J. J Collins. Greeley , G. W Andrews. Wolbach , W. S Motley , clt > ; Rollle Neumann. Wjmore , F. H Mason , Whitman. At the Klondike H. Rasmusen. Spiked. A. Chrlstensen. Tekamah. John Wur- Fchmldt. Henry Blegle and A. W. Holmes. Hooper , W J Rupert. A. S. Colvcrt and | C R Walker. Sioux City. Frank L. Kuhn , Cleveland , O Llojd W Prouty. Randolph J Smith , Manley , A L Brlnn. Baldwin. la ; S R Beardsley. Beatrice. B. Matnes and J. Harrington , Chprter Oak , la. : A. P. DcMItt , Florence. At the Murray G U Barnes. Kansas City. W S Murdock. Plttsburg , S Kirk. Clarks , F. Tralnor. Chicago , J. W. Stout < New York , C. E. Drew. Burlington , C. M. Ingram , New York ; George M Parker. Cin . cinnati ; J H Morris. Louis A. Mendeleon i and Max Rubel , New York : A L. Strang , Sedalla , G. L Prltchett. Falrbury. S. W. Taturn. St Joseph , W. F. Klrkhardt Des Molncb. II P. Lanphler. New Orleans. L A. I Ford. Chicago , D. P Rolfe , Nebraska City. I M. K Tlmms , Chicago , H Harernan , Chl- ; ! cage , C O Stewart. St Joseph , S. L Hopper - , per , Chicago. F. A Hllker. Chicago ; Will E. Lvon. Chicago I At the Mllard J V Pros-scr. St Paul : I C Leonard ! . Los Angeles. W. T Mack nnd I i Allen Mack , Chicago , Mr and Mrs James A. I Johnson , Bozeman , Mont , D. J. Johnson. j Cincinnati ; r G Cunningham , St Louis , 1 S N Watbon. Chicago. J H. Fltz'ilmmons , Ne\v York , George II. Hoynton. Davenport , A C Metzmejer , Lo Mars. C L Wilson , Lo Mars , W N Ma > berr > , Boston. T II. | Daj , Chicago. William D Mcllvalne , Chi- caco. Alfred B Evans. Baltimore , F D. Hills. Chicago , M Frcldell. Rochester , E. N. Clintsman , Indianapolis , George G. Yeo- mans , Chicago ; T. J. Murray , Kansas Cltv , 1 W C Guthrle. Chicago , Michael Altman. Chicago , W. D. Lemmon , New York. U Eldredge. York i Before the discovery of On * Minute Ccujjh i i Cure , ministers were greatly disturbed by coughing , congregations. No excuse for It naw , Trip llirmiKli soulln-rii Ircliuiil , The Tcurlst club held Its regular fort nightly meeting nt the Young Women's i Christian association parlors last evening. The club Is a branch ot the educational de ' partment of the association , the members meeting every other Thursday evening and j enjojing a trip through some country where [ one of the members has traveled. I A trip through southern Ireland was made I last Evening under the direction of Mlsil i Ella Bracken Mlfa llrarken is well fitted l M speak on ibo subject , having spent somu ' months In Ireland a few > ears ago The tlty of Queenstown was first visited and the per- CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. Tn s Kind You Have Always Bought Bears thb x r s/S/i , , _ m B'.gnaturo of C t&sfyfy7'f6&M { . sonal experiences of the entertainer in 'h.it ' charming waport were related Next a trip was made to the famous lilarnev raslle known tl'e world over In roni ? ami storv No traveler is considered to hnvo rr.\Mv done" Ireland until the castle has bun visited and th * Blarnev stone kl s ( d Ml s Bracken related manv Incidents of tier isii to the ancient castle , one of Ireland s mosl charming spots A tour of the bountiful * Inkes of Klllarnev was made nnd tbe beauty of the scenerj described Miss llr.n ken il lustrated her paper with numerous photo graphs which she picked up while M IUntf the country .AMUSEMENTS. Lust evening at the CrelRhton-Orrlieum was Elks night an 1 a. large nurnbtM rf thr local members of ihe order together wliM their ladie . at ended the theater in n bodj to honor Milton and Dolly Nobles , who arc appearing there this \voek. Mr Nt bles U n member of the local orJer , having boon Initiated hero some > xn ago The theater wT aery prettily decorated with Uio Klks1 colors , purple nnd white , while suspended over the Htage by TV Ires was a mammoth lllks' head , with purple and white ole'trlo globoa on each tip of the antler * . Largo heida were also suspended over tlio I wo 'boxed ' on each side , while Just Inside the entrance - trance htotxl n handsome mount el oik with horns decorated with colored ole trii globes Mr. Nobles 'wns at his best and entertained j ills brothers In a very pleasing wav At the | clo e of their act n handsome bouquet of Li Trance roses , the compliments of Dm.thn ledge. No 31' , was passed ovtr HIP footllght and Mr. Nobles was compelled to make n short curtain speech. In which he announced that It was In Omaha Just thlrtj .vrars ngn | that ho made his dt'but as nil aitor It was at the old Academy of Music , on Thirteenth and Dougliw streets , and at that time com mon kerobcno lamps were u ed for fo < > . - llgMs. Ho iilso ald that ho foil vorv grate ful for the splendid recoptlors that wor < < nlwajs accorded him by the Omaha people nnd that his annual \IMts here wore alwa\s looked forward to with a great deal of pleasure The local lodge will tender he an-1 i Mrs Nobles a reception at their rooms on Saturday evening llnllof ItrliiK" > < > Itooiilt , HARniSBURG , I'a . March no The Mxlv- econd ballot for United States -sonitor to day resulted as follows Quav ropublli.in 83 , Jenks , democrat , t > SDnlzoll republican 47 ; total vote. IBS ; neccss.irv to a ilnlic , 100 ; paired or not voting , 53 rut : iu\i.Ti .M\IIKIT. INSTIU'MUNTS plnred on rc.ord Thurs- dav. March 30 1 9 Wnrrnnty DOOIM. | Wilson Sprnguo to Jo lali \ \ r.im h lot 10. block 9 tlenvon . $ W Margaret Oroen and liu b mil in NJII.I Ualdwln , lot 73 , Kairm junt Place I. " W T "Wholan and wife to Cutlim Koniipdv , lots 1 and " , Irving PI m 2173 U C ? Johnson < md hucband to r P ttould lot 1. block C. Heillck s add s Wo 1' . M. Vromnn nnd vvifto Rindnlph Savings l > ank. . - < 4 lot 5 , liloik Wy Omahu . 1 W D M.-ad. Ji , and w'fo to J V Squires , lot * 9 nnd 10 , block 3 lots 11 , U nnd 1G Work 4. IlPdlck park. lot 10 , Bnrkiilow Place , w 57 foot nil lot 14 of t ix lot n In 1-15-n C 000 M K " Hunt and husband to J. C' Colt" lot 25 , "block - ' , Heed's oth add 3.0-X ) Uf."i . Oliver Ame.s ct al. tru-.tops. to C J Jamleson , lot 9 , block "L , " Lowe s add 1.5" " Sheriff to ( * M. Lathrop. a tract in no nw 15-15-l.t 1 0 > XI Sb rllT to C S Trancl" , s > 2 lot 4 , block S. S. 13 Hogers' add . . . 1 200 Total amount of transfers . . S1Q "JO Hello ! Yet oil , N tll.U * -oV \ \ ell.illit to tell you ir jou don t kill out tlu > IsiM vph tljto or ( .trip it will Kill you ovontuallj WJiut do I iiit'jiiiV W li .v , UaCrippc k'tivos pt'opli1 In siK'h avvlul ' .liapt' that o\Pi-j orirstn ot tilt' l)0ll > 't'ts ( If r.uiKod and Iln.illv. it you don't do any- thliiK lor iton . Mill "kick the bucket" tlie li' ' t you Know M'liatthatOli. . je , I know jnt what to do to straighten you out pvery time. Did I ever tiy IIV Certainly 1 did. and It bared m.v life. too. Do I think MV Yes , I Know it. Wh.it ? Some of the most prominent people lu Omaha ami the west Yes It N simply wonderful ; didn't jou know it ? Who' ' Why. theie is W. A Puxtnn. A T * Wy man. U. A. Benson. W. J. Council. T. S. CltiiKton , ( ieoi'Ke I * . J5eml , Charles D. 'I'lioinp-on , Her. Cha i. W. S.ivldue , A. K. Churehili , C .1. Smyth. A. < ; IMw.ml- , Heecher Ilifrby , ( Jeo Helmrod , .lohn A Yeiser , W H. Itoborts. A. Hospe - \ \ li.it1' Oh , yes ; I could mention ImndieiK Any remarkable ciitt-s ? Well , 1 should r < aye -o ; there nerer was any treatment equal ' to it. WlmtV Well , after any one has ' liad LaCirliipe , and al o many people In J lite spring , are about half dead , liccau-e i the lirer and nearly all the Intel mil or jrans are c-lojj ed and don't work piop j eily , and it causes all the bad s.Miiptonts i you win possibly imagine. Wh.it. ' Oh. yes , I hare watched tills treatment for a long time and I know there is nothing that equals Dr. Kays Renovator for all such eases , as well as stomach doubles , Indigestion , headache , constipation , ll\cr and Kidney troubles. Whaf Oh , It Is called Dr. Kay's Henorator. and It In the yie.itest remedy on earth. Am I sureV I know it ; I have seen It eme liuntlreils of the worst eases v\heie the > had tried everything that Tliey could .hear of , and many of the best phjsi clans , without Rettlnp ; any help. WliatV ' Well , I'll tell you what I Avoulil advUe if you will do as I did , . \on will soon feel like a boy again , anil I Know you i will be wondeifully pleased with the re suit. Yon just wille to the Dr. H. .1 Kay Medical Co.'s eastern olllces at Sal atoxa Springs , X. Y. , and e.\philn your case fully , and their physician , of Liffje experience , will > ; ire > on tlie best nil rice you eould possibly jet , tree of charge , and If you ask for it they will send you a fieo wimple of medicine , and will semi you ftee a copy of Dr ICa.v's Homo Tieatment , which Is a book of IK ! j paes ; , profusely Illusiiated , and gnes I the cause , symptoms ami best tieatment of all dlsea.ses , besides many iccelpts. and you will lind tills book alone woith more than a dollar to you. What ? Oh. , ves , Dm ( IniKclsts all sell It lot twentv lire cents and one dollar , but II the.\ don't liartt it they will tr.v to sell .MMI something else they will tell j on Is jiiht as fo < xl ; but don't . \ < m taKc an > hiibstituti' , ftir theie i nolliln that eqti.ils the Di KIIJH Heno\ator. If they don't h.nc it , , \ou just send the price in a letter to Hie , comp.iny and they will send li to jou liy return mail. I tell yon theie is no need of your t\ri\tiKli\g \ \ \ yourself around , feellii } : so miserable , all thu time. Wh.il' ! Oh. yes , tlie laino Is Dr. Kay'rt Hello \ator. i . Where ? At the Home Oltice at Saratoga Springs , X. Y. Don't put It off. but wiite at onw. ( Jood b.\e. BUY THE GENUINE . MAIIUrAOTUBED BY . CALIFORNIA FIQ SYRUP CO. I1TXOTK THE X.V1IE. HOW TO MAKE MONEY , An agent can do more busi ness working for The Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York than he can for any other institution , It has a world-wide reputa tion AND the new policy issued January 1 , 1899 , offers greater guaran teed advantages to the insured than any other policy issued by any other company in the world , Prospective policyholders ers , who desire information re garding forms of insurance ; Prospective Agents , men and women , who desire profit able contracts with the Great est Insurance Company in the world , will please address FEeming Brothers , General Agents , Des Monies , Iowa. Searles & Searles SPECIALISTS. We nocr ifully trrnt nil MilfX OUS , ciiuoMC VMJ rim VTI : iii cu cu of uirn nnd omen. WE3K MEN SYPHILIS SEXUALLY. cured for llfo NIcht Kmlsvlooj , Lout Manhood , Hy- drorele , Verlcocle. Gnnorrh'a Gleet 8)'ph. Ills , Stricture , 1'llra rtetula and HectU Ulcers. Diabetes , Brlchl's Dlboapo cured. COftSULTATlON PHBE. Cured and at homo by new method without pain or outline. Call on or addrcsa with ( tamp. Treatment by malt DR. SEARLES & SEARLES TO BEE Subscribers Only Th ° Bee offlco caoh " month between the Ibt ana thu 10th , pay one month's subscription to the Daily and .Sunday Bee and got a copy of the Home Compatiioti ( % gg-Ji S To Dec Subscribers Only. City Circulation Dcpt & I suffering from nervous debllltj varko. ele stmlna weaknnJM ly t | manhood , einlunlona nnd unnatural dlschurees caused by errors of I younger da > H. whlcn If nut re- iliHecl by medical trratntvnt IB deplorable - . plorable on mini ! and body. ' HO NOT MAHHV , when BUfferlnK , as this leads to loss of memory , lots of Hplrltn. baahful- nees In society , pains In ttmnll of 1 back , frightful dreams , dark rings around the ryes , plmplps or brtnk- i IIIR out on friie or bed > Send for our Bjmptom blanko can curt4 , vou and csjiec'ully do wo desire odl and tried , HPb , an we charga nuth- Ing for advice ami tlve you a wrli 1 * -uaranteB ( to cure the worst case on record. Not only are thu weak urgans restored , but all losses jralna and dUcharcos stopped Send 2c stamp and question blank to Dept U lIului'H I'liurmno ) , Oiunliu , mODD I'oisov if first ncr-ond or tertUo stage AVH xji NEVHH FAIL. No detention from business Write ua for particular : " Ilu'liu'v I'liarmuit ) , Oiiiuhn , > eli , | C > T LADIHB mnde happy Monthlies V' fX ure to the daj Turkish T & 1' ( A I'HH Nevur fullB t'urcs n an1 } , * Jt . -X'psnlvo or iia < nful mcnftruction ft 8 (1 box 2 hoxeH cur nny cuie \f * . IIAIIN'S I'HAIIMACl , jV fp ISIh unit Piirnnni , ( & K Oiuulin , > ! , X e yo LI vl o ws of the rl Vnn s m i s s / s s ipp / J3xp osl U o n V ThG UOG hns thorn , Siinp S/iots JOo. 1O for 2 < Zo. JfoprocJuction of JCey's l ninllng Sopor copy.