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TTTE OMAHA DAILY 11312 : TnSsnAY. APHIL1. , . 1800. SORROW FOR NATION'S DEAD Dead Heroes of Onbin Campaign Burled with Befitting Honors. * II A EXECUTIVE ORDER REGARDING CEREMONY fill-true AVIII Itcnch rsntlonnl Omr- rr.v nt Arlington nit April II At- ( enilcil liy ionrt of United Stntr * Trnopa. WASHINGTON' , April 3. Arrangements hftvo been practically completed for the funeral ceremonies on the occasion of tin- reinterment In Arlington cemetery at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon of llio remains of nbout 330 soldiers and civilian ! who lost iholr liven either as n result of wounds or disease In the campaigns of Santiago and Porto tllco. The ceremonies will bo of the filtnpltrst character , being confined to ttio commitment service conducted by Post Chaplain Charles W. Freemnnd , who has been summoned here from the military post nt Fort Monroe for that purpose. Full military honors will be paid the patriotic dead and all the regular troops In this vicinity , the District national guard nnd nbattalion , of murlncn will participate In the" ceremonies at the cemetery. Colonel 1'rancls I. . . Gucnthcr of the Fourth artillery will hnvo command of the military escort exercises. The remains of 150 of the heroes of the war hnvo already been deposited In tents near the spot selected for their Interment and It Is i-xpccted that the remaining 200 bodies will bo brought on from Jersey City tomorrow or next day. The president and most of the officials f the administration In this city will attend the funeral services. President McKlnley today Issued the following executive order In connection with the Interments : EXECUTIVE .MANSION. April 3. It Is fitting that , In behalf of the nation , tributes of honor bo paid to the mem ories of the noble mon who lost their lives in their country's service during thu late war with Spain. It Is the more lilting , inas much as In consonance with the spirit of our free Institutions and In obedience to the moat exalted promptings of patriotism , these who were sent to other shores to do battle for their country's honor under their coun try's nag , went freely from uvery quarter of our beloved land. Each soldier , each sailor , parting from home tics and putting behind him private interests in the presence of the stern emergency of unsought war with an alien foe , waa an individual type of that de- votlon of the citizen to the state which makes our nation strong In unity nnd In action. Those who died In another land loft In ninny homes the undying memories that at tend the heroic dead of all aKes. It wfla llt- tlng that with the advent of peace , won by their sacrifice , tholr bodies should bo gath ered with tender care and restored to home and kindred. This has been done with the dead of Cuba and Porto Rico. Those of the Philippines still rest where they fell , watched over by their surviving comrades , and crowned with the love of a grateful na tion. tion.Tho The remains of many brought to our shores have been delivered to their families for private burial. But for others of the brave ottlccrs and men who perished there has been reserved Interment In ground ta- creil to the soldiers and sailors amid the tributes of military honor and national mourning they have so well deserved. CVriMiiony n ( the Iiitrriucnt. I therefore order : That upon the arrival of the cortege at the National cemetery ai Arlington , nil proper military and naval honors bo paid lo the dead heroes ; thai the customary salute of mourning be flrctl at the cemetery and that on the same d.iv at 2 o'clock p. m. , Thursday , April 6 , the national Hagbe displayed nt halfmastu nil public buildings , camps and public ves sels of the United States , and that nt 12 o'clock , noon , 'of said day all the depart ments of the government at Washington shall bo closed. WILLIAM M'KINLEY. In the same connection Acting Secretary of War Melklejohn Issued thU order : The remains of oilicers and soldiers who lust their lives In the war with Spain during the operations.In Cuba and Porto Hlco wll bo Interred with duo and fltlliis ceremonies In the National cemetery nt Arlington , Va. on Thursday , April G. at 2 p. m. By di rection of the president , all of the Unite : Stales troops serving In the vicinity o Washington , together with the Natlona Guard of the District of Columbia , will be assembled at Arlington on the dale in ques lion to participate In the funeral cere monies. BOARD'S LABORS NEARLY OVER Til k I UK of TcMliuoiiHcKiirdlilKT llccf Will I'rolmlily Concluded Thl"VccU. . WASHINGTON . April 3. The beef Inquiry board had no witnesses 'before ' it today Major Lee , who represents Major Oenera Miles , presents nn additional list of wlt- IICSBCS for thu board to summon and this list was considered Irf executive session. The examination of witnesses will be resume < tomorrow. Among those who are here read ; to teellfy IB Major Daly , who llrsl made Iho charge that the refrigerated beef had beei chemically treated , ( lencral Mllea also wll bo given nn opportunity to reappear. The board Is anxious to close the Inquiry at the earliest possible moment. It Is believed they will be able to finish with the testimony this week. M-JAV IMISTMASTRHS Ari'OIVl'HI ) .Anhluild nnd Svliiiyli'r. \ 'li. , Are In- o'ndi'd Jn Ihc IInt. WASHINGTON. April 3. The prfslden today appointed the following postmasters Alaska William II. Sampson , Skagway Arkansas Joi.pph I' . Halmat , Con way. Call for n la Madison Tharnburi1 , Santa Mnrla Illinois Charles K. I'armely , Dunce. lown -K. A. Snyder , Cedar Kails : F. Locompte Coryrton. Kansas Joseph H. Long , Hello vlllo ; Joseph S. Stone , Hurrton : J. H. Down InR. Hnyn. Nebraska Samuel II. Hall , Ash land ; Henry C. Russell , Scliuylor. Oklahoma Emily McKlnley , Klngllnher. Texas- James ( tlpKon , Coleman ; H. C. Holllg. La Oiaugo ; John S. Snook , Cnldwell. > upi-ciuc t'onrl IlcclHioim , WASHINGTON. April 3. The I'nltei States supreme court today decided the ac of 1S92 constitutional in Ihc t-tato bank tax caaea from Owcnsboro. Ky. . alllruling the The slight cough may soon become deep-seated and hard to cure. Do not let it settle on the lungs. Think ! Has there been consumption in your family ? Scott's Emulsion is Cod- liver oil with , hypophos- phites. These are the best remedies for a cough. Scott's Emulsion has saved thousands who , neglecting the cough , would have drift ed on until past hope. It warms , soothes , strengthens and invigorates. 5--t nJialldrujclitj. . SCOTT liuWNItlicmuu , NerfYwk. opinions of the Kentucky court of appealo. The cantof the Owensboro National b n against the City of Owennboro Involved other points , and In this c e the Kentucky court of appeals was overruled. In the case of the Henderwjn Hrldge compnny nnd lx > tilivllle & Nashville Railroad company against the City of Henderson , the state law was upheld ami the state court of ap peals was affirmed. AIMMH.VTHIl I'AYMASTim IX AltMY. MnjorIIIKPII. . llnU llrother of Cap tain ( "n pro M. ( let.i n I'lncc. WASHINGTON . April 3. The president today appointed Webster Vlnsen paymasler In the regular army , with the rank of major. The vacancy wa.i caused by the death of Colonel Glenn. Major Vlnsen Is n half- brother of Captain Allyn Capron of the First artillery , who died of disease con- raoted In Cuba , and an uncle of Captain I llyn Capron , Jr. . of the Rough Riders , who as killed In the firr. * charge at San Juan. Major Vlnpen Is the sole support of the Idow of Capron , nnd when the case was resented to the president last fall he said o would make the appointment when op- nrtunlty offered , as It would bo a part of Is policy to make such recognition of the elntlves who loot their lives in the war. The vacancy caused by the death of Colonel Glenn promotes Lieutenant Colonel Ufred K. Bates to be colonel nnd Major Culver C. Snlffcn to bo lieutenant colonel. WII.Ii S0l > IM 1,1 , ITItSlj STHIXOS. Vlpicr IN In Culm In II eel do on Action TiMtnrd Military Aimciublr. WASHINGTON. April 3. The Cuban as- ombly must very speedily decide upon the reposition of the United States govern ment to pay JH.000,000 to the Cuban troops. The entire mailer Is In the hands of S < > / - clary Algcr. He has already conferred with leneral Brooke , and before leaving Havana ully acquainted the military governor with its views. If the muster rolls of the Cuban army are not promptly surrendered by the isscmbly General Brooke will order the $3- iQO.OOO returned to the United States. Prob ably the government nlso will feel that It H warranted In withdrawing the support In ho matter of rations It has been extend- ng these noldlers. In view of what amounts o practical declination on the part of their oilicers as represented by the Cuban assem bly to accept the terms held out by the toverument. Alger was heard from today , Hit he did not mention political affairs lu ho Island. VAI.t'U OP IMril.llMMVn CO.MMEUCI3. Ilccclnl * UnrliiK American l > eouiu- tlon. Three MniitliN. > 'J.1SS-IS ! ( ) . WASHINGTON , April 3. Acting Secretary Melklejohn today made a statement of the ecelpts In the Philippine Islands since the Americans have boon In charge. These Igurea have been cabled by General Otis , but since the active hostilities have been going on no detailed reports have been re ceived. The Americans took possession on Uigust 3. 1SSS. The receipts to January 1 were $1,819,815. The receipts for January , February and March , BO far as reported , were $1,168,666 , ofwhich amount $40,000 Is from Hello and 140.000 from Cebu. It Is believed that the otal showing of J2flSS,4SO would have been much larger had all iho porls of Ihe Islands jeen In possession of the United States. Many of the ports have been In possession of the Insurgents and commerce has been necessarily restricted. HOG ItUM.l.VC AT WHITES HOUSE. Army of Children Kiijo.vx Ihc Ilnnpl- Illlllj' of IllO I'l-fNllllMlt. WASHINGTON. April 3. Easier Monday egg-rolling , a distinctive feature of capital city life , brought hosts of children to the White house grounds today to enjoy the iiospltallty of the president's private gar dens. During the afternoon the Marino l > and gave a concert for the special pleas ure of the. army of little ones who baa gathered to roll the eggs down the grassy lawn. President and Mre. IcKlnley enjoyed the rollicking fun of the children from the Whlto house portico. i Hnnnn Answer * IOP. WASHINGTON , April 3. In a note to the Associated Press from Tliomntivllle , Gu. , Senator Mark Hanna says : "I see In the newspaper reports that Ma jor Lee ban attempted to drag my name Into the ease by questions which -conveyed the Impression that I wan present at some conference where beef contracls were dis cussed. I wish to say thai I never had anything lo do with any army contract , nor even exchanged a word with any omclal of the War department on that subject. I make this statement In order that It may have the same publicity as was given to the Inslnulttlonn of Lee. " HOVITHOU Trrrltorlnl Conrt. WASHINGTON. April 3. In the United States supreme court Justice Peckham to day rendered an opinion in the case of the Guthrie National Bank against the City of Guthrle , brought to the court from the su preme court of Oklahoma on a writ of er ror. The court below held Invalid a terrl- lorlal enactment providing a method for the payment of the claims contracted by the provisional government of village * before they were organized as such. The decision handed down today holds these claims to be valid , sustains the law and reverses tilt territorial court. I'l-rtnlnliiB : lo I'lmlolllccn. WASHINGTON , April 3. ( Special Tele gram. ) PostoOlcee dlbconlinued : Nebraska niuhnell. Kimball county , mall to 1'lne Bluff ; Sherman , Brown county , mall to Sprlngvlew. Inwa Springer , Mltchel county , mall to Toetervllle. I'ostmaaterH appointed : Nebraska Johl Hope , Hanover , Gage county , vice L. Lam- 'bortl. ' resigned ; Klla L. Frank , at Romeyn I'helps county , vice C. A. Moore , resigned and Jcecph Thramer , at Tonic , Holt county vice A. Rothlenter. removed. South Dakota Klmer A. Benedict , at Chandler , Charle Mix county. Ditlilcml on .Vclluh Mimic. WASHINGTON , April 3. ( Special Tele Brnin.l Comptroller Dawes today declared a first dividend of 20 per cent In favor o tha creditors of the First .National . bank o Nellgh , Neb. , on claims proved , amounting to $99,498.03. The Union National bank of Chicago wa Uday approved as reserve agent for th First National bank of Sioux City , la. Ilciilh nt 1'in-rlo l'rlnclc. | WASHINGTON. April 3. General Brooke from Havana reports the death on March 3 of Private Charles McMlchael. Company G Klghth cavalry , from typhoid at Puerto Principe. Condition of HolinrC nnd Sherman. WASHINGTON. April 3. Kx-Secretary Sherman continues lo gain In health. Vlco President Ilolmrt barely holds hi own. The latler iransarls a little /business each day , but needs almost total rest. .Mortally Wounded In a llniv. NEW YOHK. April 3. Samuel Holler. SS years old , a ticket seller with Buffalo Bill' Wild West show , was shot nud probably mor tally wcunded ihls afternoon In a saloon on Wosl Thlrlleth street. The shot was fired by William H. Holland , 33 years old , a sut-s ul the St. Cloud hotel. Holland la said t bo a Montreal bookmaker. Ho made his eg cape and at a lat * hour tonight had not bee arrested. The parties had been drinking. \rllllcrynirn Slnrl for Front. NEW YORK , April 3. Light battery F. o the Fourth artillery and light battery F o the Fifth artillery left today over the Wes Shore railroad bound for Manila via San Francisco. The Fourth artillerymen came from Fort Adams. R I . while those of the Flf h were stationed at Fort Hamilton in this harbor Kach batttrv numbers 120 men ami four rfttcers , and is supplied with a hos pital outfit. TAX ON STOCK AND GRAIN MEN Rsvenua Act Covering Transactions on 'Change is Legal. CHICAGO BROKERS ESPECIALLY CONCERNED Trn.lc of Spornlnlnr Mnnt Ylrlil 'rlluilc to tin * ( In vcrlimcnt Tin I UK Po Tor of finiK't' * * IN Dcllm-d. WASHINGTON. April 3.-In the United States supreme court today an opinion was handed down by Justice 1'eckham In several cases Involving the validity of the war rev enue net. The cases were those of James Nlchol against James Ames , I'nlted States ! marshal ; petition for habeas corpus by j ' George R. Nichols , petitioner ; IMuIn S. ( Sklllcti , appellant , against the marsh * ) , and | Charles H. Ingwersen , plaintiff In error , against the United Status. The cases all came from the Chicago federal courls. These cases Involve edpeclnlly the validity of the tax provided by the war revenue act ipon Bales and contracts to sell mer- handlsc upon exchanges , boards of trade . ir similar places. The war revenue art j cqulres u memorandum to be made of the ransactlon and a stamp affixed , the amount if whlrh Is measured by the value of the ale. Three case * of Nlchol. appellant , of s'ichols , petitioner , and of Sklllcu , appcllent , irescnt all the phases Involved In stock ratnactlons on the Hoard of Trade at Chl- : ago. The case of Ingwersen Involves the question as to whether the Union Stock Yards at Chicago Is an exchange or similar lace , making sales there taxable. The court In Its opinion sustained the alldlty of the tax , and held also thai Iho took yards Is n place similar to an cx- hange , making Its transactions liable to the ax. ax.The The case was argued by ex-Secretary Carlisle and Mr. Robbing of Chicago for the petitioners , and by J. K. Richards , solicitor general , for the government. Mr. CarlUln contended that the tax upon sales Is vlr- ually a tax upon Hie property sold , and , second , because the tax cannot be shifted , but must be paid by the seller on the ex- chango. It was also Instated that If the lax s an Indirect tax It lacks uniformity be cause not Imposed upon all sales whenever made. The point was also made that If nn Indirect tax. It Is n stamp tax on docu ments and that congress had no power to cqulre a wrlttten memorandum to be made ipon transactions within a stale for the inrposc of taxing- such memorandums. The court , in lie opinion , carefully dis cusses all these objections and overrules them. It holds the tax Is not a direct tax. but "a duty cr excise laid upon the prlvl- ege. opportunity or facility offered at boards of trades or exchanges for , the pros ecution of the business mentioned In the id. " \nliire of Tns ttvplnliicil. i "It Is , " the court further says , "not n tax upon the members of the exchange , nor upon the membership therein , nor is it a tax upon sales generally. The act limits the tax to sales at any exchange or hoard of trade or other similar place , and Ita fair meaning Is to impose a duty upon those privileges or facilities there found , and made u ° e of. " The exceptional facilities offered at such places affords , the court says , a just ground for classification for purposes of taxation by onxress of transactions there. The lloxlblc character of the taxing power and the pos sibility of adapting it to changing condi tions is described by the court ; it distinctly liolding that In order to tax a privilege or facility , It Is not necessary that it should be created by the government. The re quirement of a memorandum Is upheld be cause It is necessary for the colleclion of a lax. The tax Is pronounced uniform be cause It applies to all who enjoy the special privileges or facilities Incident to the trans action of business at boards of trade nnd similar places. I'ri-roKiitlvo of Ta\ini ; I'oivrr. In speaking of Ihe general powers of con gress , as to taxation. Justice I'eckham said : "In searching for proper subjects o ! taxa tion to raise moneys for the support of the government , congress must have the right to recognize the manner In which the busi ness of the country Is actually transacted ; how , among other things , the exchange of commodities Is elfected ; what facilities for the conduct of business exist ; what Is their nature nnd how they operate ; and what , if any , practicable and recognizable distinc tion there may be between a transaction which Is effected by means of using cerlaln facilities , and one where such facilities are not availed of by the parties to the same ' kind of a transaction. Having the power to recognize these various facts , it must also follow that congress is Justified If not com pelled lu framing such a statute to legislate with direct reference to existing conditions of trade and business throughout the coun try , and in ihe manner In which they are carried on. " The Chicago Hoard of Trade Is treated In the opinion , us the typo of board cf trades all over the country , the size of the Chicago cage Institution only serving to Increase Its importance. , "It IB common knowledge that these ex changes encourage and promote honest and fair dealing among their members ; that ihoy provide penalties for the violation of their rules In that regard and that con tracts relallng lo business on the exchange ' have the advantage of the sanction provided - vided by the exchange for such purposes. "Nor Is there any doubt that these exchanges - changes facilitate transactions of purchase i and sale , nnd It would seem that such i facilities or privileges , oven though not : granted by the government or hv a stile , , ought , nevertheless , to bo recognized as i existing facts and to bo subject to the i Judgment of congress as fit matters for tax- ation. "The tax Is not a direct tax , within the i moaning of the constitution , hut In In the i nature of n duty or excise. The amount : of euch tux , when Imposed In a case llko i this may be increased or diminished by the ) extent" to which the privilege or facility Is used nnd It Is fix oil In this act by the ! value of the property transferred by means i rf using such privilege or'facility ; hut this i dees not make ihe tax a direct one. "We do not s > eo that any material differ- euro exlsi'a when the nale lu for future de livery. T-ho thing agreed to be sold Is the same whether for Immediate or fulure de- livery. " I'11 rollnxn nnil Snlc ni\l Ililc. On tCie point of discrimination. It waa remarked "A purchase occurs whenever a sale is effecled and lo say that u purchaser at an exchange sale must be taxed for the facilities made use of in making the pur chase or else that the tax on the seller Is void Is simply to Insist upon doubling the tax. Nrr Is It nece-ssary to tax the use of the privilege under all circumstances. In order lo render iho tax valid upon Its use In particular eases.Ve see no reason why It should bo necessary to tax a privilege whenever It ls used for any purpose , or else not to tax It at all. U Is not In lu na ture Indivisible. "In holding that the tax under consider ation Is a tax on Hie privilege used In mak ing sales at an exchange , wo thereby hold that It Is not a tax upon the memorandum required by the statute upon which the stamp Is to bo placed. The aet does not | ' atsumo in any manner to Interfere nlth the laws of the stale m relation to the ton- , tract of sale j Tba < copgr"8a mrht ? ii v . dojued Bomo I other means for collecting the tax which would prove less troublesome or annoying to the taxpayer , own surely be no reason for > holdlng that the method set forth In the act renders the tnx Invalid. The means mut he a question for rongreyi alone. " Referring to the stock yards case , Jus tice IVckham Mid : "A perusal of the facts contained In the record of the case shows that these yards answer all the purposes of an exchange or board of trade and that they In truth amount In substance to the same thin ? . The differences existing be tween them are Insubstantial so far as this point Is concerned. " In the matter of the pctVtlon for writ of habeas corpus , the petition was denied , while In the other cases the Judgments of the courts and district courts were affirmed. llnrlnl of UrlKiull.T WASHINGTON , April 3. The funeral of the late Ilrlxadler General Klngler , chief of ordnance , United Stairs Army , took place this afternoon. The honorary pall bearers were General John M. Wilson , chlof of engineers ; General A. n. Carey , pay master general ; General M. J. T. Dana. United States Army ; General V. J. Keith , Colonel A. Mordecat and Major Charles Shaler of the Ordnance department. The lloral tributes were very numerous and magnificent , among them being pieces from President and Mrs. McKlnley and Secretary and Mrs. Alger. After the services at the house ' , the casket was placed u | > on a light artillery caisson draped with the American Hag and conveyed to Arlington , where the Interment was made. TWO WOMEN BURNED TO DEATH Smlilrii Pinnies Surprise Them In Tholr HpiN nnil l.onvo Tlicmo t'linuvr of 12 eiiic. TRAVHUSE CITY , Mich. , April S. Word has reached hero of a fire at Klngdlcy In whloh two women were burned to death. They were : MRS. SARAH SHUI3ERT , aged CO. MRS. 11EYEHS. George Gelger , with whom they were Hv Ini } , was called to the room In the nlghP lo glvo Mrs. Shubert , an Invalid , some assist ance. A tliort time after the fire was beyond conlrol , supposedly caused by a lantern carried to the Invalid's room. The residence was totally destroyed. TRAGEDY AT MINNEAPOLIS .lolin Mcttriin- Miller. Kills Illn Landlady and Then Illnioelf on Account of .IciilouRy. MINNEAPOLIS. Minn. . April 3. John Mc- Oraw , a miller In the Washburn-Crosby mills , shot and killed his landlady , Mrs. Stacy Miller , at noon .today. . He then shot himself , dying Instantly. The woman was divorced and McOraw had boarded with her for some time. He had1 paid her some at- tenllon and jealousy IK supposed to have been his motive. Mr. AHtor'N Personal Taxed. NEW YORK , April 3. Willfam Waldorf Astor , who recently arrived from England , accompanied by his counsel. Charles Pea- body. Jr. , appeared before the tax commis sioners today and filed an application for the taking off of his personal taxen , as sessed at $2,000,000 , on the ground that he Is a non-resident. Mr. Astor Li proprietor of the Pall Mall Gazette , In London. President Keltner of the Tax hoard asked Mr. Astor If he had given up his citizen ship. Mr. Astor answered that he had not , but ho declared that ho Is a non-resident. President Fcltner said that the matter would have to be referred to the full board. Korest llrnoU Duimmeil in ( inle. HALIFAX , N. S. , April 3. The steamer Charing Cross , from Philadelphia for i Ipswich , arrived In port this evening with ; ! the steamer Forest Drook In tow. The ForI I Mt 'Brook ' Is from Lelth * ar Hampton Ruada. ' It han lost Its sail shaft and propeller. The mishap occurred Friday last about noon 250 miles southeast of this port in a howling gale and a high sea. The weather was so heavy that no effort could be raade after the shaft snapped to secure the propeller and It was lost. Heeiivereil from ( lie Ruins. CHICAGO. April 3. The badlv crushed re mains of Miss Klla HemmilwrlKht , one of the forewomen of the Armour Felt company , whoso factory was burned n week ago , were recovered from th < > ruins today. Miss Hcm- milwright Is the sixth known victim of the fire. Killed hy U'lilteenpN. ST. LOUIS. April n. A special to the Re public from Puxlco. Mo. , says : John Sulli van , one of the best known men In the community , was shot and killed last night , supposedly by whltccaps. Many rumors arc astir and the community Is greatly excited. AViirm Welcome for Soldiers. DETROIT. April 3. Companies E. M and F of the Thirty-fifth Michigan , with a few stragglers from Companies C and L , ar rived hero today from Camp McKenzie , Ga. , ! where they were mustered out last week. The soldiers received an ovation. rump in North Cnrollnii , SOUTHPORT , N. C. . April 3. Army offi cers have decided to establish here n camp for soldiers returning from Cuba while their baggage Is undergoing fumigation. Grounds i , near old Fort Fisher will be used for this purpose. KIIIST Sll.lt HAT. UN Wearer ArreNled for [ trench of ( lie I'ci-ce. January 15 , 179" , was the date fixed by'Mr. I Hctherlngton for his first appearance In i , public with the new hat , the silk hat of to- I day , relates the Hnttenti' Gazette. He be- i lleved that In the natural course of evenlV. ' ho would create a sensation , but he was not prepared for the commotion which followed. j It was with no little trepidation that , about I o'clock In the forenoon , Mr. Hetherlns- ' ton enursed from his fihop In the Strand , Ills family advised against it. but he was do- termlncd. and forth he sallied. I The Strand , ae now , was one of the busy i streets of London , and Mr. Hethcrtugton had ' not walked ten feel before merchants and others , attracted by the unusual eight , stopped and gazed In wonder. .Mr. Hether- Ington , however , moved on , but men wh-j had only stopped to look now followed after him , and In Uss time than it takes to tell It : the street 'waa ' crowded with a howling m&b. | Those on the outskirts cf the crowd did not know the nature of the iroubles , if there wna any , but they helped to swell the din. How Mr. Hethcrlngton fared , however , is bMt told by the Journals of that date , whofio j pages have been searched by the tallore ami rutlem' special commlrsioner. One gazette gave this account of the remarkable event : "John Hetherlngton , haberdasher , of the Strand was arraigned before the lord mayor yesterday on n charge of breach of the peace and inciting to riot , and was required to gi\e bond In the sum of COO. It was in evidence that Mr. Hetherincton. who Is well connected , appeared upon thu public high way wearing upon his head what he ; alle < l a silk hat ( which was offered In evidence ) , a tall htructuro having a shiny luster , and calculated to frighten timid people. AK a mailer of fact the oilicers of the crown stated that several women fainted at the unusual Eight , while children sjreamed , dogs yelped and n young aon of Cor4 alneh Thomas , who wan returning from a chandler's shop , was thrown down by the crowd which had collecleul , and had Ills right arm broken. For those reasons the < lc- | fendant waa seized by the guarcU and taken { before the lord mayor. In extenuation of ) hi ? crime , defendant claimed that he bad not j violated any law of the kingdom , but was merely exerdblng a right to appear In 6 ' headdresi cf his own dfv.gua right not denied to any Englmhmun | Another paper ot the same date ( January Ifi. 1707) . In comim-ntlnc : on Mr. .llttherlnj ; * ' ton's ppe rr > nri > , Mill : I "In these * ay * of enlightenment It must he considered an advance In dre . reform , and one which IB hound , nooner or later , to stamp Its character ifpon the entire com munity. The new hat Is destined to work a \ revolution in headgear , nnd < NP think the officers of the crown errcM In placing the de fendant under nnesi. " TltAUtHHK * OP TIIK SKA. .Ships thill Siillrd from Port nnd > erer Helnrnrd. The big steamers , which started out from ( tie Atlantic ports of the United States Just before the blizzard that came with St. Val- entlna's day last month , have not been heard from and have probably been swal lowed by the angry ea. One of them U nn American steamer , the Allegheny , which was loaded wllh refined petroleum. One. the Minister Meybaoh. was n German , nlso loaded with oil for IlamburK. The remain ing eight were British craft : the Arnna. with timber front Portland for London : thr City of Wnkefleld , with grain nnd general mer chandise , from Norfolk for Rotterdam ; the Croft , with grain nnd general merchandise , from New York for Lelth : the Port Mel bourne , grain and peneral mirclwndlse , from New Vork for London ; the Horn Foster , with cotton , from Savannah for Liverpool ; the Laugliton. with grain and cotton , from Nor folk for Copenhagen : Ihc Oberon , wllh grain , from Baltimore fcv Antwerp , nnd the Pic- ton , wllh grain and cotton , from Norfolk for Sllgo. On board of these steamers , reports the Chicago Record , were 309 human .beings. . Including pRtscngcrs and crous. and their cargoes were valued at JJ.uOO.OOft. There Is a slim chance that some of them may turn up yet. or that their crows may tiave been rescued while they were drifting dla- nbled. but they are certainly not In the usual lanes of ocean travel , and the probabilities aru against their survival. However , more than 200 steamships were overhauled at sea during the year ISftS In distress , cither with loss of propellers , shafts broken or engines disabled , and their experience shows how much a vessel may endure before It goes to the bottom. The late winter has been the most se vere that was ever known on the ccenn : the losses In lives and property have been greater thnn for several previous yean ; com bined : but they were very small compared with Hie destruction of property by the na tural elements on land , and , according to the statistics of disaster , steamboatlng Is Iho safest way to travel , and there Is less Hanger to life and limb at sea than on shore. It Is very seldom that a vessel goes down wltli Its crew and passengers. More lives are lost In fires and floods and railway accidents every month In this country alcne , or In England or France , llian In a whole year at sea. It Is a long time since any of our naval vessels met with disaster. In the lift of men-of-war that hi.ve sailed un der the TTnited ijiatcs Hag those ominous wcrds "Never heard from" arc written against the names of only six vessels. The first was the eighteen-gun frlgnle Saraloga , one of the few vessels that belonged to the colonies during Hie revolutionary war. After the treaty of pence was signed she sailed away from Philadelphia and disappeared forever from all human knowledge. No signs of her wreckage were ever discovered. She probably foundered in a gale and went down with all on board. On the 14th of July , 1800. the thirty-six gun frigate Insurgent , under Captain Pal- rick Fletcher , sailed out between Itie Chesa peake capeu and has not been heard from since. She was a prize captured from the French by Captain Truxton of the Constel- lalion In 17ft9 , a.fter a hard-fought battle off the Island of Nevis , In the West Indies. In 'August. ' 1SOO , the fourleen-gun brig Pickering , commanded by Capt. Benjamin Hlllar , was last seen at Guadaloupe , and it ! is supposed that it went down in a gale , ft was a merchant vestel poorly adapted I for naval service , and Its guns were too heavy for Its tonnage. The next vessel to disappear was known as Gunboat No. 7 , commanded by Lleutantuu Ogclhle. which sailed from New York on the Hth of May. ISO , " , to re-enforce our squadron In the Mediterranean during the war with Tripoli. When a short distance out Its mast was sprung , and It returned to New York for repairs. It sailed again en the 20th of June , and was never heard from. The loss of the Wasp was one of the trag edies of the navy. During the war cf 1S12. within a period of five months , it captured fifteen Englhh merchantmen , and fought several stubborn battles with British men- of-war of greater size and strength. On the 1st of October , 1SH , it hailed the Swed ish bark Adcnis , and took on board two of the surviving officers of the old gunboat Essex , which had been destroyed In Val paraiso harbor. After that Itvns never heard of again. When Commodore Decatur. In lSir > , dic tated to the bey of Algiers the terms of a treaty with the United States , Lieutenant John Subrlck was dispatched to Washington with a copy for the approval cf our govern ment. The brig Epervler was detailed for his transportation , and he was accompanied by Captain Lewis and Lieutenant Nelll of the navy , who hail married sisters n few day before sailing with Commodore Decatur for the Mediterranean , and by Lieutenant Drury and Lieutenant Yarnell , who had fought with Perry in the battle of Lake Erie. Just before the brig sailed Ensign Jc.slah Tutlnell , who was a watch officer en the IJporvlor. succeeded in inducing an olll cer on one of the oilier ships to exchange places with him. as he preferred to remain J I whh the lleet. A few days later , as the | Epervler passed out of the Strait's of Gil ' raltar. It signaled "All well on board. Since then It hna not been heard from. It , Is an Interesting fact that Ensign Tattnell ; who escaped the fate of his comrades , llvec to command the ram Mc.-rlmac of the con federate navy. Since the Epervler went down we have lost a number of vessels , but each of them can be accounted for. * SI.ATI.N I'ASIIl WllI , ItirnitB. The Khalifa' * Old Prisoner ( o l.rnvo IhiKKviitlnn Sertlce , Slatln Pasha , one of the most prominon figures In the history cf the Egyptian Sou dan for the last twenty years , has decided to renlgn his commission In the Anglo- "j Egyptian army and return lo his home i' Aualrla. With tbs recrnquekt cf the Soudan , reports iho New York Sun. ho feels that his ii task Is at nn cad. In September last he witnessed the capture of Omdurman , where ho was for eleven years a close captive. He has taken part In the last three years' opera , tltns whlrh led to the fall of the Khulifu. and now ho Intends lo rpllre lo the quiet of his native land , after his many years of adventure , peril and hardship In tropical Africa. A man's life IB seldom so filled with vicis situdes as that of Slatin. In all his career In the Scudan ho waa either the victim of Mahdleni or Its fee In the field. He had been governor of Iho Darfur province ntjneiy eight months when the stream of Mahdism that hail already overrun Kordofan drifted into his territory. He fought the Mahdl until 1 his ammunition wax gcno and he bad lost the most of his troops. Father Ohrwalder says that In this campaign with an enemy that outnumbered his force ten to one Slatln was often In the saddle twenty-four hours at a time with little or no food. Ho slept on the ground beside hla native troopa and lived 1 on dhurra soaked In water. His powers 1C 1f endurance were wonderful , and In a tion he was moet heroic. One day a bullet shattered I one of his fingers. He seized the hanging remnant with his other hand , ordered the mart standing next to him lu cut u otf wuh hvs knife and then Joined again in the fight ing Hut beyond the reach cf all sue' r as he was , he could not bold out when trooos nnd ' ammunition fulled him , nnd he was forced ' to surrender after twenty-nrvMi h rj flKhls. Not Oultc Hrnil ) . Cleveland Plain Healer : "All thono who want VT lewd b tler lives will stand up. " cried the revivalist In n commnndlnn tone They all stood up excepting the stronger with the chin whiskers who sat In the front row. row."Don't you want to be a better man ' ' de manded the revivalist. "Well. It's like this , parson. " said the stranger. "I expect to bo n belter man of course , but you see 1 hain't been to town be fore In ten year , nn' 1 was calkviailn' to have a Icetle fun fust. " llnrd MedilliiK for Ihc Vllliiln. Petrol ! Journal : Hortcnse.in the drnma. drew herself up to her full height "Ho your worst , Reginald Mngwrnn" she exclaimed. "Hut remember. I am not mip- poj-od to put up with nnv vlll.nuv that smacks of mere hori < p-plav' " What a po-Mllon for KcRlnnld the pol ished \lllaln ! Upon Ihc one hand , .he . rlgul crnvctillons of the romance , and upon the other the morbid taste of the ilamor- ous public' TODAY'S WEATHER FORECAST 'nlr mill Wiirmci- \Htrnnkn Tneit- iln.v mill \Vi'iliir < iliij- , nltli Vnrlnlilr Wind * . WASHINGTON. April 3. Forecast for Tuesday : For Nebraska. Kntisnn and the Dakotas-- Fair and warmer ; Wednesday fair ; vari able winds. For Iowa and Missouri Fjlr Tuesday ; air and warmer Wednesday ; north -winds , becoming variable. For Wyoming and Montana Fair Tues- loy ; warmer In eastern portion ; Inrreaelng cloudiness Wedntsday ; variable winds. General In Missouri , Kntisje and Okla- lonw the temperature Is L'O to ! ' , " > degrees ow the normal. The low barometer arei vhlch developed Saturday over the plateau region has .moved eastward to Mississippi , attended by rain In the lower Mississippi and lower Ohio valleys , Tennessee and the wektcrn Carollnas and by snow In the utatea cf the upper Mississippi anil Icwer Mis souri valleys and the middle Hooky moun- aln district. Haln .has also fallen In the lorth 1'acllle coast etattri. The Indications ire that the southern storm will advance to ho south Atlantic coast Tuesday , causing -aln and high winds In the middle and south \llnntl2 states Tuesday and rain and In- Teasing northeasterly winds In New Eng- and by Tuesday night. Following the pos tage of this stcrm a marked -fall in tem perature will occur over the gulf slates. I.ni'fil Hf-i'ord. OFFICE OK TUB WEATHER HUUEAl' , OMAHA , April 3. Omnhn record of tem perature nnd precipitation compared with the corresponding day of the last three y < urs : 1SD3. 1SSS. 1S97. 1S96. Maximum temperature . . 31Ifi 51 51 Minimum temperutur ? . . . 2f 39 41 2 < i Average temperature . . . . 2S 42 411 3" " ! Precipitation T .2D .29 .00 Itrcord of temperature nnd precipitation at Omaha for this day nnd since March 1 , ISP9 : Normal for the day 40 Deficiency for the day IS Accumulated deficiency ntnce March 1 " 16 - * --n. , | rainfall for the day US Inch Deficiency for the day OS Inch i. > -.nnfall wince March 1 76 Inch D llclPiicy since March 1 91 Inch Deficiency for cor. period , IbSS 31 Inch Excess for cor. period , Ii97 11 Inch ItfportN from slatloUN nt S p. in. K. STATIONS AND STATE OF . 'I WEATHER. i i Omaha , cloudy 321 32 ! T North Platle. clear . . . 401 42 | .M Salt Lake , cloudy i > 2 | Ml .00 Cheyenne , clear 32 401 M Rapid City , clear 2G SOI .00 Huron , clear 22 Mi .00 Wllllston , clear 24 2S | .00 Chicago , clear " 30 .00 St. Louln , mowing . . . . 3lil .30 St. Paul , clear W .no Davenport , cloudy 3S | .00 Ilc.l'iin. cloudy U ! Wi .00 Kans.iH City , snowing 2li | Ji | .CO Havre , partly cloudy . . 22 22 00 Bismarck , clear 22' ' 26 > .00 cloudy IS , _ " ! , .00 T Indicates trace of precipitation L A.VBLSH , Local Forecast Official. A © i-eai Tonic , . nanke no tha best remedy for dobllh f tataU men and women , Tnke no Substitute. Tbevnreasniuch like COATED RLRCTRICITY as science can make them , Each one produces as much nerve-building subbtancens is con- lained In the amount of food n man consumes in a week. This Is why they have cured thousands of eases of nrrvous diseases , * uch as Debil ity , Dizziness , Insomnia , Vurlcocele , etc. The/ enable you to think clear ly by developing brain matter ; force healthy circulation , cure indiges tion , nud Impart bounding vl or to the whole sjstem. All weakening and tissiie-destrovlng drains an'l losses permanently cured. Delay may mean Insanity , Consumption and Death , J'rire. { iperbox ; ulsboiesfwilh Iron-dirt guarantee lo cure or refund - fund money ) . $5. Hook containing ; jjosltlve uroof. tree. AdJres * ' Kuhn & Co. , or New Ucon 'iiii ai Co. . Omaha. Nebraska HEflLTH IS WEALTH. BOAIK I DR. E , C. WEST. i ' NERVE AND BRAIN TREATMENT , ' IHC 0.1IGIVU , AIL OIIICKS IMIUIIOVS. Uiold undur urv'ire Wrilton Ciiarnntoo builio.'lrfd iireuu joy to curtiVualt Mcmorj , Ut.nri > i > VVakrillmtti. Kiln Hyetprlu Qulcc nrm Nlrm I.omrs v | , , i-i-am" , I.aok ot Confi- rtercr. Kfrtouennu f ailiude all Uralnn. Youth * ( ul Krror . or Kkceas. t'nr of Tobacco. Opium , or Liquor which IrndH to Misery Coniumptlon , Itmiilt ) and Death At Morr or by mal' . * 1 it ban ; MX for $5 ; with written guarantee to euro or refund monpy. Sample package - ago , containing IMU diiyv ireiiiuiouu with lun instruction * , 'JO contn On ampln ouly sold to r.acli p r on At ( tore or by mall 5Sf'Hcd Label Spc- dal Hxtru tttrcngtli.l Tor Impottncy , Loni of I'uiTcr. Lo > t MnuUood , Stfrllltr or Karrunnm. , tl u lox. sli for is , Mlu.r Ivvrltton auaronteeF 'lo ' cure m 30 ilav * . - Myeri , Dillon Itruic Co. , SoleAuenti i , lUlli and I'nraniu. Ouinbu. beb. liAIlASTINB- trip orlK nnl and only duritb'o wall coatli.R , rntlroly dlff rent from all kal- somlncllendy ! - for s < \ > \vhltr or twelve iTnutuul tints by nddlnp cold water. ADIKS naturally prefer Al A HASTINB for walls and ocll- Incs , became It Is pure , clean , durable. 1'ut up In dry pow dered form , In five-pound pack ages , with full directions. LI. knlsomlnos are eho.\p. t"m- porary preparations made from whlllnK. chalks , rlnyn. ct < - , nnd stuck on walls .with do- eavln * animal Rluo. ALAHA8- TINE is not n kalsomlnc. r.\\ MIR of the dealer who nv he can sell you tlio "sams tlilnp" ns ALAVASTINK or ' > otiietliinc Jusl .is Rood " Ho Is olthor ii"t posted or Is try- Inc to deceiveyou. . N'T > IS OKFKKINO somolhlnfr ho lias l > - iuithtbran ami men to sell on AI.AHA8T1NE S de mands , he may not realize tl'o damape you will suffer by a kaisomino on your walls. ENSIt.LK deilprs will not buy a lawsuit , ncnlrrs rink one. by sellln& nnd consumers by usltiR Infringement. Alnba llna fo. own rlslit to make wall oosit- Ing to mix with coU water. Hi : 1NTRIUOU WALLS of everv sehoolhouff should bo coated only with purr , durah n ALAUASTINB. U safeguards health. Hundreds of tons aroused used annually for this work. N Bl'YINQ AL.AOASTlNK.seo that packages ire properly la beled : Beware of IarKo four- pound paeknffo light knlso- mine offered to customers us a 11 vc-pouml package. I'ISANCB of wall paper Is oV vlated by ALAHA&TINE. H can bo used on plastered walls , wood ccllliiKS. bflok or can vas. A child can brush It on. It docs not rub or scale oft. STABLISItBD In favor. Shun all imitations. Ask paint dealer or drucKlst for tint card , wrlto for "Alabastlno Era , " free , to ALAHASTINB CO. , - Grand Hnplds , Michigan , To Weak Men \nil Women Dr. Iti-lnicH' * HU Itrlt Offer * n ISiiuriinlrctl mill JIIT- iiimii-iil euro Drugs \VIII Not ( 'urn They Oiiio | < - \atnri' Other llcltN Hum FrlKli fully. To weak nnd debilitated men and wonun 1 ofter u free book If they will only \\nni or It. It will tell you Just why dru f ! < will nut euro and why Electricity Is now thu greatest remedial agent known to modern science. I could give drugs If I wantc.l lu and make a xreat deal of money by rlolnq so It does not cost a cent to write a pro. scrlption ; but I could not give you drus treatment and be honest , for 1 know drugd will not cure they only temporarily nlmu- lalo. 1 am the Inventor of DR. BENNETT'S ' ELECTRIC BELT Whiih l. endorsed by physlcl.in and re.- nmiticnded by thousands of cured path-ills , 1 worked so long on this belt to perfect > t and studied It so patiently that I know ex actly what It will do ir my Hclt will not cure you I will frankly tell you HO 1 do not want a IIH witl.illcd patient , nor am 1 goliiR to h.ii one It my treatment will not cure you t am going to say so. Do you know ihero are moro driiK wrecks than alu > - hollc wrecks In HUH country ? It ls n fart Don't driitf ynurelt to deiith. The medi cine that may slight ly beneilt one man wl'.l literally tear down the constitu tion of another. Electricity a 1 o n o stands unassailable. It la the Vital and Nerve Force of ev ery man and woman -It in llfo Itself When lliere Is a lark of Electricity In the nyKtem you are sick. My nelt is to supply Ibis lost Electricity. The only Irouhlo herelofore with electric belts anil ImttoneH was thai the current did not peiif-tralw the system , but wax retained upon th < * sii face , which caused frightful burns itml blis ters. 1 have done iiway with a.ll that Mv ll.-lt has soft , silken , chamois-covered electrodes that render this liurnlnir nnd Mistering a phj > leal Impossibility aiul allows the entire current to penetrate the system as It should. Tin * electrodes on inv Holt cost more to manufacture than < li- ent'.rc belt of the old-style makes. Win u worn out it oan ho renewed for enl > Tr > . No other belt can he renewed f. . any price and when worn out Is worthies- * 1 guarantee my Hell to cure Sexual In. . potency. Lo t Manhood , Vurlcocele Sper- mulorrhea and all forms of Sexnit Weaknesses in either sex ; reslore Shrunken and Undeveloped Organs and Vlt.ill * , mm Nervous and CJenural Debility Kiil- ne > . Liver and Bladder Troubles , C'.rnnlo Constipation , Dyspepsia , Rheumatism 'n ' any form , all Female Complaints et. Tim prices of my Hell are only about half what Is o. hed for the nld-nyle affair * an-l I warrant mine to be four times strung r. Generates a current tha't ' you can Instantly feel. C'all upon or write mo today sai reiHv . ontidcntlul. Get symptom blanks and llt- e.nilure Write for my New Hook Alum * lilectniily My Klectrlcal Suspensory f < .r then | rinauent cure of the various weali- nessi-H of men Is FRI3H to every mnh < put tlmser of one of my Hells. Consultation ami advice without cost Electric Sennett Company , Ilonmii 21) ) nnil 21 nnrtBlnn lllock , Onphn , Nebr. , 10th nnd Uoilurc Strretn. Pure , Healthy , The unnatural odor from perspiration and nil other Im- purllles nro Hpeedlly and com pletely removed and th > t entire 1iody given a pure , healthy. fraKratit tone 'by ' Hi- dally use. Ill toll t and bath. .f WOOOHl'HY S Facial Soap aiuf WOOLMU'HY'H Facial Cream. Patronize Home Industries I'lirrlnmlnu ( iondx MnJc nl Ihe Fol u .VehruMUu Kautorlrns FLOUH HILLS. S. F , 01 Flour , Meal , Feed. Bran , 1013-15-17 Nirth 17tb street , Omaha , Nen. 0. E. HUvIt , Manager. Telephone 692. IRON WORKS UAVIS .V i'OWCill.l , , IIIUX WOHK9. Iron ii lid llniKN 1'oiindrrn. Mtnufacturers and Jobbers Machinery. General repairing a cptclalty. 1501 , 1G03 and HO ? Jackson street. Omaha. Neb. LINSKED OIL. WOODMAN I.I.N > III ) on , WOHKX Manufacturers old process raw llnnced ill , kettle boiled Unseed oil , old pro-ess ground linsron cakes , grounrt iiii'l Eere oe < l flaxsepd tor druggists OMAHA. fJKIl I BRBWErtlES. ! i OMAHA Illli\VI.\f ; ; ASSdCIATIO.V. 1 Carload rhlpmetita made in our own re frigerator cars. Blue Itlbbon , Hllte Export , Vienna Kxpon and Family Kxpurt dcllv- tred U < ill parts of the city. BOILERS. OMAHA IIOII.KIt WOltlCS. JOII.V U , I.O-.VItF.Y. I'ron , Dollcri. Tanks ana Bheet Iron Work.