Nebraska Newspapers

    o TillO"MA1TA TAIIV ) I'P.lsif'VnAV. . "
At 12ic a
Regular 50c , 60c and 65c a yard.
Good bye to them , All to be
1. closed out at prices never matched -
ed for lowness before. They are
last of lots , not a large quantity
of any one line ,
On sale Monday morning 8 a.m. Price only
12 l-2c.
ron Posrnn inn nijovns AND MrCAi.i/s
THE ONLY EXCLUSIVE DRY GOODS HOUSE IN OMAHA.
Y. 91. C. A. IIUILUINO , COlt. 1UTII A.\O lOLfiJAS STS.
lieu es , whleh have breti cut off from the
Nebraska side , the overflow tin catena de
struction to the properly of all the occu
pants of land. From (1400 ( Sherman
nvenuo cast the bottoms nro cov
ered. The houses of Larson. Mlllhouse ,
Frlckson nnd Jnsperson , all In the dairy
business , nro surrounded nnd the lower portions
tions submerged. Tlio occupants have it-
moved all property that was portable nnrt
loft their houses at the mcrcj of the cur-
tent , which Is strong.
At Gust nnd Twelfth streets fourteen
1.0USOS have been cut oft by the water. The
majority of these have been \ncnted by their
occupants , although In n few cases the own
ers have clung to the belief thn' the river
las reached Its limit nnd the wnter will
commence to recede before they me com
pelled to move. At present the water Is fiom
one foot to three feet In depth Inside , niul
promises to Increase , OB a rite ot live inches
was noted Friday night
Cut Off lake presents a busy scene. Vis
itors from the city nro nppaiontly content
to Ktop hero without going further in their
Bight-seeing. Along the west end of the
bildge a crowd of curious men and bojs
who have ridden out on their wheels can bo
seen almcHt any hour of the day. They
wntch tht ) Bctlleis paddling boats to nnd
from their homes , which they nre loth to
desert. If boats are not used , long boots
enable them to wnde back nnd forth The
Bquatters living furthest fiom the bridge
have already moved out , although the wnter
around their homes has not such a strong
current as that along thu we t bank.
Wilier 1 p lo llnWlnilOMN. .
Around the home of John E Larson , the
old boatman living nt Eleventh street and
Ames avenue , the water has crept to the
windows anil an inundation will follow un
less It has reached Its limit. The curient In
this vicinity is exceedingly strong , the water
sweeping and swirling along the bank at a
puce that makes It dangerous for a boat to
attempt to crocs. The current has cut an
opening Just east of Mr. Larson's homo
fifteen or twenty feet In width nnd
to n depth of eight or ten 'Oct. Ml. Lnrson
sajs ho has plenty of boats to save all the
settlern If occasion demands Immediate ac
tion. Ho has lived on the lake for the last
ten years and Bays the water has never
threatened his house before. He hopes to
see It commence to go down soon , but sajs
the prospects are poor at present because
Florence lake is so much higher than Cut Off
lake.
lake.On
On the east side toward the river the
water Is cutting through the bank so the
entire bottom as far as Courtland Beach is
submerged. It is not believed that the old
bridge leading to the beach Is In any dan1
gcr , as the water covers so much territory
that the current Is hardly swift enough to
do it any damage.
In case the liver continues to rlso many
more families will be driven from their
homes In the vicinity of Florence and Cut
Off lakes. At the latter place twelve houses
hnvo already been vacated and the occu
pants have sought homes elsewhere.
General Manager Webster of the Omaha
Bridge and Terminal company , to disprove
rumois of great damage to the propel ty of
that company by high water , took a small
party on board an engine yesterday after
noon nnd made a tour of the lino. The
party went flist to the East Omahi bridge
nnd a stop was mode there to make a test
of the height ot the water , -\vhlch \ showed
the river to be nineteen feet below the
floor of the bridge , with the current show
ing no disposition to leave its course
Crossing the bridge the engine can led Its
passengers Into Council Bluffs , passing en
route much of the new wotk being done by
the Illinois Centinl and going over a gieat
deal of track of the Terminal company
which has been built within the last jear.
Returning , the party visited the old water
works pumping station , wheio the water
was over the Union Pacific track and where
pquatters were engaged in hustling their
wet Idly olTects out of their tude habitations
to places of safety.
A trip was then made to East Omaha
nnd over another branch track to North
Omaha , but In none of the places visited
was the property of the Teimlnal company
even threatened by the water. It will bo
neccflfcur ) for the liver to rise t\vb feet
more before it can do damage to even the
tracks on the lowland The manufactuiliiK
and resident portions ot East Omaha nre an
high mid dry an upper Farnam street.
Coming back to town the engine ran over
the tracks which nre being built to con
nect with the new freight depot of the com
pany , but when tbo forty-foot strip was
reached the portion of the right of way
over which so much litigation has been In-
stltuted the engine came to n stop out of
respect to the orders of the court and the
members of the pally ictuincd to the city
by street car.
Can Slntiil MOI-K Walt-r.
Swift nnd Compnn ) ' * Ice houses me In
no danger and It is doubtful If the river
could rlso enough to threaten them. It will
necessitate a rise of several feet before the
water will reach nny portion of the houses.
At the Elkhorn ntllces u telegram IMS
been received from Pierre , S. D , stating the
water Is falling rapidly at that point Mr.
Bidwcll , general nuuiugir of the road , In
terpreted IhU to mean that the high pilnt
has been reached No damage has been IB-
ported to nny of the proper ! ) of this road.
The Union Pacific has some of its tracks
on the 1101 th bottoms covered with water ,
but no serious damage has been done
The rise of the Missouri has continued
steadll ) nt all points from Sioux City south
during thu last twenty-four hours The
weather bureau bulletin shows that the
water fell one fret at Fort Pierre , S D , ,
and Indicates that the river , \ill come to u
standstill at Omaha during the next twenty-
four hours and fall gradually thereafter.
The rise icglstoied during the last day was
1 of a foot nt Sioux City and i cached Us
maximum at St Joseph , where n rise of .8
was reported. The river rose .7 of ,1 foot
at Omaha , bringing the total rise to 17.5 , cr
a half foot higher than it was two .veara
OBO. U I3 now within .4 cf n foot of the
danger line , which H Is not believed 't ' will
attain , as the river Is reported faillne at
Sioux City.
IIUi lln-iiU * at Iliiniliiirir.
HAMBURG , la. , April 22. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The dike near Pujno's school hounec
four f miles north , broke this morning. Hun
dreds of acres of farm land are Inundated
The river Is rapidly raising. The railroad
company has men guarding the track In
that vlclnltv , which will soon bo under
water. A rlsp of six Inches will inundate
South Hamburg and make the lloo 1 c-qual to
that of 1S9" . The people are moving off the
bottoms.
ri.nn rio -run IIIM.S.
Du < > ll < > rs on I.itu laiiilM .Mot i > Slock anil
Other I'ropi'rl } to Higher Ground.
KANSAS CITY. Mo , April 2. . The Mis-
sourl liver has continued to rlso during the
last twenty-four hours , though at not so
great n rate as foi the last fo'ir daxs Ali
ready squatters on the lowlands h'io aid it
St Joseph are moving their offsets to higher
ground and faimers are got'ln th"lr suck.1
and property to safe places At Kansas City ,
Lcnvonworth and St. Joseph much laud Is al
ready under water , but no serious danirgo
has resulted. The Burllnq'on tra Us be
tween Kansas City and East Atchlsin are
partially submerged. Local olllcliH of
packing houses , warehouses and manufactur
ing plants skirting the river have leen
warned nnd nro taking proper precautions.
In Kansas City the rise has been .3 of n
foot since ) csterday , the gauge this morning
registering 20.2 , or half n foot below the
danger line.
At St. Joseph the danger line nas btvn
passed by .8 of a foot , with a 'light iibc
still In progress. While the weather Lineal
reports a tendency to fall at Sioux City and
above that point , a continued liso Is pio-
dlcted for thlb section. At Kansas City ,
Kan. , the Knvv river Is high and rising lap-
Idly and has already caused squalors to
move.
Illurh Antr at Sioux CUj.
SIOUX CITY , April 22. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The ilso of the Missouri river nt
Sioux City still holds Its own. The stage
of the river nt the last government readIng -
Ing showed 1S.4. Water Is still pouring over
Walker's Island , just across the river from
Sioux City , and many families , about sev
enty-live persons , are living In tents , their
homes being faiibmergcd. Men are going
from house to house in boatfi , saving what
property possible.
A dam has been built to save the town
of Covlngton , Neb. The river Is reported
to have fallen four feet at Pierre , S. D. ,
but it will be several days before this can
relieve the situation here. Conditions at
Vermilion , S. D. , are Improving somewhat.
Water has left the streets of Mcckllng. Hall
way traffic in the Hooded district still is si -
pended. Pumping wnter from basements in
the jobbing district In Sioux City still con
tinues. 1 Hopes are entertained that the
worbt is past.
DEATH RECORD.
Mrx. CiitlifrliieVlllliuiiH. .
Ono of the oldest settlers In the state
pasied away Saturday morning when Mrs
Catherine Williams breathed her last nt
the homo of her son , John Williams , four
miles west of Florence In Union precinct
The remains will he Intel red this morning
nt 11 o'clock In Thomas' cemetery near the
homo of the deceased .Mrs. Williams was
70 years of ago. She was the wife of Etws
Williams , n well known Nebraskan. She
came to the state In 1S. > 5 nnd resided here
ever since. She leaves three sons , John , C.
1\ and Wesley i.M. Williams.
O1U-H ( tic ni lier of CoiiinioiiN ,
LONDON , April 2 > night Hon. Sir John
Robert Mow bray Is dead.
Sir John Mowbiay was the fiist baronet of t i
that name , the baronetcy having been ere- I
oted In 1880. Ho was born Juno 3 , 1S15. Ho I !
represented the city of Durham in the House
of CommoiiB from 1853 to 1S6S nnd the Uni
versity of Oxford from 1SOS to the time of
his death. He was a conservative in poll-
tics. On the death of Right Hon. Charles
Pelhnm Vllllors , January 1C , 1SSS , Sir John
Mow bray became the senior member of the
House of Commons.
I3U rn < > > Ci-ncrnl of Colornilo.
DENVBR , Cole , April 22.rron L Catr.
former attorney general of this state , died
today nt Mineral Springs , Tex , Ho was a
nnttvo of New Hnnips'ilro ' and was t" jtfira
of age. Ho enlisted nt the ciitbrmk nf the
civil war nnd was a member of Custor's
cavaliy troop. He va wounJJl F-rvnnl
times , losing one irm. II" hid scivrl >
dcpnitmcnt common I1)1 ) of the Grnnd Army
of the Republic for the Depnitment ' > f ( "olc-
rado nnd WomliiR and ind bcn grand com
mander of the Colorado Knlgh's Templar.
WAPAKONETA , O. , April 22. Ex-Con
gressman George A. Mai shall of Sldncj Is
dead of heart disease He represented the
Fourth Ohio district In congress two years ,
his term having expired last March 4. Ho
was a prominent and popular man , held
many positions of trust and was recognized
as one of the leaders of the Shelby county
bar.
MrV. . .1. Snillli.
SHELTO.V , Neb , April 22 ( Special. )
Mis. W. J. Smith , wife of one of the most
prominent and prosperous farmcm in thU
part of Butfalo county , died at her homo ,
four mllfs wcht of this place , ywtcrday
morning. She leaves a husband and four
children.
JmiH'N A. I'rntl.
HASTINGS , Neb. . April 2. . ( Special Tele-
gram. ) James A. Pratt , father of George
H. and Charles E. Pratt , of this city , died
suddenly this morning. The deceased xvns
79 venra old and the cause of his death
is attributed to old age.
lU-Uiivt-nior rrpi ! * rli < U .Siu > lhr.
MANCHESTER , N. H. . April 2J. A ca
blegram received from Hamilton , Bermuda ,
today announces the death of ex-Governor
Frederick Sm > the. He was SO years of ago.
1. ) iiolilnu Cane Mill I'lixclllrd ,
CH VRLESTON. S. C , April 22 At 10 45
thla morning the jury In the case ot the
Lnko City l > nchlng reported its Inability to
reach n verdict. The Jury was out twenty-
IIvo hours In dismissing the Jury Judge
Bravvley was again moved to tears as ho re
ferred to the crime.
The case goes over to the next term of the
court for retrial
* Tii\T ? IP rniM' < < \ ,
British Pre 8 Fears Ammc\ Will Tnko
Yorktown Incident to Heart.
SMALL HOPE FROM PEACE CONFERENCE
nmpcror WllllaniN riiole'o of llclll-
-ose Dclcuati- liixiltiMl t IMIII
at a 1'alal lllovv to
llMl'IIJ Kl-SllllN.
( Copyright. KM. by Associated Press )
LONDON , April 22. The novvs from the
Philippine Islands of the retirement of Gen-
em ! La n ton from the Santa Cm * district
and the capture of the boat'a crow of the
United States gunboat Yorktown has made
a considerable Impression hero nud the com
ments of the press all reflect anxiety lest l"io
unfavorable news hnvo a dlscoutaging ef
fect upon Amcilean's expansion movements.
Prominence Is given to dispatches fiom
America apparently Indicating public opin
ion regarding the Philippine Islands and the
Ronornl tenor of the British pro s depre
cates this seeming tendency lo gloominess ,
pointing out thnt upon Innumerable occa
sions British arms hnvo mot with n check
only to eventually conquer nil obstacles.
Wo Were dlsflouiaged after Isandtiln , "
rcmatks one paper , "but wo are bojouil the
Zambesi nil the same. "
Dlsciu-Hlng General Law ton's retirement ,
the Speaker says :
"Tho movement appeals , on reflection , so
natural that nny other course , wo argue ,
would bo criminal folly. The American
campaign up to now Is Justified by remits.
The real significance of the apparent check
Is to bo looked for In Ameilca Itself There
U little doubt that when the presidential
content ( cents the administration will not
hnvo to reckon with a dl'organlzed and dis
credited foe. The cost and sulfcrlug of
the troops will help the democratic reaction
and the repatriated ttoopa are not likely to
i bo missionaries of Imperialism. In short ,
America's setbick In the Philippine Islands
i may ! very well combine with other factors to
stiengthen ' the new domocratlc-popullst
party ! which may make a good fight In 1900 ,
. even in the east. "
i i IMoiiKliNliaicM "Stll ! Afar Off ,
According to advices from excellent au
thority not even the mcst sanguine of those
concerned now o.\pect any substantial pi og
ress to bo made at the coming peace con
ference toward the disarmament or even a
suspension of armaments. The czar hlm-
eelf and his entourage nro reported to have
lost their illusions on the subject and it Is
l' said ' that the proceedings treating of mil
itary and naval questions will be confined
to the meiest generalities None of the
dcc'slons ' will be binding and oven In the
matter of international arbitration , If any
thing is agreed to , it will not be absolutely
obligatory.
The Biltlsh newspapers this week have
warmly token up the question of Emperor
William's -choice of Prof , von Stengel as a
delegate to the conference and it is pointed
out , judging from his writings , ho is a
declaiod advocate of war and not of peace.
Thcioforc , the papers heie confess to being
nonplussed by his appointment , and declare
that the emperor cannot deslro the success
of the conference If ho maintains his nom
ination.
Extracts from Prof , von Stengel's pamph
let , "Der Ewigo Filede , " ( "Tho Everlasting
Peace" ) have been ropioduced. Some of his
references to America are decidedly inter-
cstlng. After declaring that the Germans ,
leist of all nations , should support "the
fantastic aspirations of the friends of rcace , "
he sn > s :
"Tho Americans , intoxicated with success ,
will strive more and more to become the
dominant power and dictate their law to
Europe in nny contest between America and
Europe. Shall Germany stand peacefully
on one side and bow humbly before Amer
ica ? Certainly not. This Is already impossi
ble , because political dominion Is also eco
nomic dominion nnd Germany must be po
litically nnd militarily powerful if it does
not wlih to go to economic destruction. "
Further on Prof , von Stengel declnies ho
docs not know whether it wns "mere mad
ness or crime when perpetual peace was
preached to the German nation , and describes
the c/.ar's icsciipt as a "bombastic docu
ment. "
David Christie Murray , in the London
Morning today , remaiks that Euiopo Is nnv-
lous to learn whether , after this frank ex
pression of his opinions , Prof von Stengel's
appointment will bo confirmed by Emperor
William , adding thnt If so It would be a
saving not to hold the conference nt all.
llcnppi-iiraaco ol SnllNlnir > .
The proceedings of the British Parliament
this week were mainly of domestic Inter
est. The marquis of Sallsbui ) , who has re
turned to London from the houth of France ,
rcappcaicd In the House of Lords Friday
evening. Ills holiday on the Rivierla has
resulted In a great improvement in his
health.
Much amusement was caused by the fact
that he has had his usually long hnir closely
cropped , with the result , as one paper savs ,
of "transforming him fiom a cavalier Into
n round head. "
The loul high chancellor. Earl Hnlsbury ,
gave the bill n hesitating welcome , but thu
newspapers geneinlly warmly welcome the
measure and uige the adoption of Us cssen-
tial f entities.
The increase of the niltlsh gaitlson at
the Capo of Good Hope from 3,300 men
three jeniE ago to 0,000 men has been leanIng -
Ing to the impression thai BOIIIO move was
piemedltnted ngnlnst tlio Trunsvanl lepitb-
lie nnd the liberal lender In the House of
Conimoiih , Sir Henry Cnmpbell-Bnnncimaii ,
asked the go\ eminent on Friday afteinoon
what U meant.
A. J. Balfour , ( fie government lender ,
fenced the question nnd finally declnied It
was meicly duo to the necessity of pro
tectlng the coaling stations. But ho ad
deil"Thero are conceivable possibilities
which might mnko these troops necessary. '
Hi Until In tin * TraiiNi mil ,
The llbeial papers todny comment on the
sltimtlcn and ask If Gieat Biitnln Is pro-
pnriiiK to soldo the Transvaal They point
out thnt the permanent establishment of
big gairlsons In South Africa IB n complete ,
tcvcrsal ot the old policy of withdrawing
tioops from the colonies.
Thu Star declares that "Hemming In the
Transvaal with British battalions Is a fclnls-
ler move , poi tending serious danger In tlio
future. "
The leading Biltlsh diets clubs are fath
cling an appeal for a national testimonial
to J. II. DlacUmrno , whobo brilliant vie
lory In the recant transatlantic mutch i
pointed to in the appeal.
A big strike of mlneiu lias begun in
Belgium for an Increase in wages. About
40,000 men are now out , a number of fac.
lories arc closing for lack of coal , the
biickmakers and masons are joining in the
movement and disturbances nre feared , as
socialists form nn Important element
among tbo strike : s.
In consequence of the complaints or
French colonists that It ts Impossible to IInil
French wives unless they return home , the
ministry of the colonies Intends to liibtuli
rt central emigrant office for women In
Paris , with branches in tbo country. Ap
proved maidens who are considered suitable
foi colonial marriages will be provided with
n wedding outfit costing J60 , with $20 pocket
mono ) and with ft free passage to the colony
selected The first experiments will bo made
in Madagascar.
I'll I u I AV'i'iiUiicnK of Trrnlli1.
PARRY SOUND , Out , April 22 While a 1
freight train was passing over the big trcttle
" ' Sutn'nlt rm iho vnn MI c v way ,
iho engine and trnln going to the bottom
Fireman MrLciren wns killed , ling I new \\il-
llnm Oilfield erlomlv nnd peitmps fatally
Injured , and Itrakemnn McDonald badly
hurt.
PALL OVER LONDON SOCIETY
Drill li ( HUNTS ( he I'oil lioniMiH'lit of
lnn > rum-lion * of I hi *
Mti-P * < rl.
( t'opjrlffht , 1WI , by A odato < l I're * )
LONDON' . April 22 t'suallv. ' nt this time
Ofi the year , there Is a IOIIR Hat of ndverthcd
festivities , but up to the present \ery few
dances and only one bin bnll have been nn-
liotinccil. The latter will be given byVI1 -
Hani Waldorf Aster In June ni\tl \ will be ona
of the lending events of the season.
The dentil of the do\\aRer duchess ot
Mnrlborough , widow of the seventh duke
of Mttilboiongh , was n severe blow to the
soelnl season. She never completely recov
ered from the deatli of her son , Lord Ran-
dnlph Churchill. Her demise put n long
list of members of the peerage In mouin *
Ing , Including the duke and dinners ot
Mntlborotigh , who hn\o already had to
forego sevcial engagements , political and
soelnl. The funeral of the doxvngci- duchess
took place on Fildny afternoon at Bleu-
helm ,
< : o < mlt | Aliolit Moilli ,
At a lesult of the Incident of the Kpoom
spring meeting , which resulted In the dis
qualification of "Tod" Sloan , the Ameri
can Jockey , who was riding Ken d'Or , the
stewards were careful to mnho It clear that
they did not consider Sloan blamoablo. The
count Is cxtiemcly dllllcult to a stranger
niul Eou d'Or proved pmctlcally unman
ageable. The sporting wlbeacres deduce
tnorcfrom that Sloan's method of idling docs
not give film great command of his horse ,
mid that ho cannot get enough leverage If
his mount Is Inclined to swc-.ve.
Sloan's defeat on Jolly Tar In I ho race
for the Tudor plate was a gieat disappoint
ment to his suppoitcis , who nio Indignant
at the manner In which ho was Heated by
the other Jocko } s. One of the reporting ex
perts writes that the Tudor plate was "tho
most unsatisfactory rnco this jrai , " adding :
"No one watching the race with a fair , opeu
mind can have any hesitation In saying Sloan
was hampered and knocked about In a series
of 'pockets' which annihilated all chance of
winning , and the sequel waH that ho cased
up. seeing that nil effort was useless. "
This means that the English jockeys have
begun a repetition of the tactics of last jcar ,
The anmo writer declares the tactics of cer
tain Jockcjs towards foul ildlng should got
them turned off the track.
The Yachtsman believes that although
there will not be a series of matches between
the cup challenger Shamrock and Valkyrlo
III. , the former will undoubtedly take part
In ordinary matches , as such racing will
enable the crew to get together and bring
the boat up to its best speed.
American Iniliintrlal Competition.
American Industrial competition has again ,
como pi eminently to tlio front this week.
Hardly a day has passed without an article
on the subject in the London newspapers.
The Atbara bridge contract , which has al
most assumed the proportions of a national
question , came before the House of Commons
on Thursday , when the government was
asked a string of questions on the subject ,
to wjilch the parliamentary secretary of the
foreign ofllce , Right Hon. St. John Uroderlck ,
was only able to reply that he had no in
formation beyond what was contained In the
report recently issued by Lord Cronier , the
British agent in Egypt.
The Times has printed n. lengthy article
on American competition in the Iron trade
and called attention to America's Jump in
imports of lion and steel , one result being
that English prices and cxpoits alike are
rot entirely fixed by homo or continental
competition , as they used to be , but by the
prevailing tone of the markets and Industrial
situation generally In the United States. It
adds that a notable case In point was the
combined effort of the Hrltlsh rail manu
facturers to keep up the price of heavy sec
tions , which resulted in the partial ruin of
that branch of the business , the Americans
taking the orders instead of the British.
Continuing , the Times remarks"The sit
uation is truly serious for the British manu
facturers , who arc asking two fundamental
questions'Whether American competition
must Inevitably regulate in the future Brlt-
ish exports and prices , and whether It Is
woith while struggling on under such an
overmastering Incubus. ' "
Dealing with the imports of Ametlcan
manufactures the Times thinks that the
prospects arc rather brighter and sa > s.
"Tho Hrltlsh manufacturer's mind Is Homo-
what relieved by the fact that prices in
Ameilca are rising in a manner which must
satisfy even the average American aspira
tions for a boom , the duration of which Is
the uppermost topic of concern. " The
mtlclo concludes with the hopeful remark
that theio Is less reason to apprehend a
flood of American Imports of iron and steel
In 1S99 than there was last year.
The nowspapcis in the Iron-working dis
tricts arc taking the matter up. The
Darlington North Star sajs : "Tho Amoil-
can entry into British markets is a positive
danger. Every one knows It is never safe
to let a customer go elsewhere. There Is
good reason for all Interested In the Iron and
gteel trades in Orcat Britain to seiiously
consider the question. "
riwlit on huiiilnj IMipoi-H.
The non-conformlhts. In their churches
and organs , continue their bitter denuncia
tions of Bovrn-dny nowspnpeis and It seems
likely that the agitation will develop Into a
widespread bovcott. The mlnlstcis are ap
pealing to their congregations lo pledge
themselves to not read n newspaper pub
lishing a Sunday edition. The British
Weekly calls on the church to fight the
battle and advises that the boycott bo
extended to every publication of the firms
Involved. The Methodist Times urges
Methodists not only not to buy the news
papers , but to Influence tradesmen against
advertising in them.
A protest meeting wa < < hold in London on
Thursday , nt which 2,000 portions weio pres
ent , against the seven-day papers Mr.
Sydney Webb , chairman of the Technical
Education board and some tlmo lecturer
on political ccononi ) at the City of London
college and Worklngmrn's collegn and now
at the London School of Economics and
1'olltlcal Science , proclaimed his opinion that
"tho Sunday newspaper is dishonoring arid
disgraceful to the name and fnmo of
Ameilca "
The theaters nro busy , though there are
no novelties. The "liny Lord Quox , " which
hns been BO vigorously denounced In
ercloBlnstlcnl circles ; "The Tyinnny of ,
Teais" nnd "Robespierre" are crowding I c
their respective houses The booking at '
the Lyceum Is so large that there Is an
absolute certainty of packed houses for the
next 100 nights. Even "Carmio Snhib is
participating in the boom.
KUniMMi TAH ON TIIIJ WIJ ITIIHII.
1'roiuiNiil for AVntlMr Ui-port from
' iNlanilN.
Ici-liinil niul I'uroc
COPENHAGEN' . April 22 The Meteorological - ,
logical Institute hns sent a circular to nil i (
the Institutions In Europe and America , proposing - „
posing a general Mibserlptlon to defray the 0
cost of a dally telegraphic weather report t
from Iceland and the Fame islands The
Great Northern company has agree-d to lay
the cables Immediately Fourteen Institu
tion * have replied favorably to the proposi
tion. 1
.
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Ui-lnuoa ( u .Ni-arn Si'tll an-al.
BERNE , Switzerland. April 22. The presl. *
dent of the Dclagoa railroad arbitration his J
announced that the case will be closed May t
and that Judgment would be pronouuceU
In August or September. 1 c
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Joyous ts ther irst oightot opnng.
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5 How does It find year health Bank account ? Here are s
S some points worth considering from a financial standpoint !
"Misfortunes Never Come Singly. "
It is said that ninety-five out of every
hundred business men meet misfortune at
some stage in their lives ; some recover
and some do not. If the remedy in busi
ness life were as easily found as in the
ills that beset humanity , there would not
be so much misfortune.
In the latter case , multitudes when
\ attacked by rheumatism , scrofula and
s other diseases , flee for protection to
7 Hood's Sarsaparilla , and they find there
I a sovereign and specific remedy.
I Hood's Sarsaparilla possesses merit peculiar to Itself. It is the J
| specific of the age for all blood troubles. The liver , kidneys and |
] bowels are all toned up by Its action as a cleanser , the I
| nerves are made strong and steady , and thus good health ensues , f
"Honesty Is the Best Policy. "
Never was a more pointed saying put
into print , and yet to be honest only be
cause it is policy is a poor kind of hon
esty. Better change "policy" to "prin
ciple * ' and the world will like you better.
In the medical world there is one
medicine honest for principle's sake
Hood's Sarsaparilla ,
"Like Diamonds . Raindrops Glisten. " A
y
Drops of Hood's Sarsaparilla are pre
cious Jewels for the blood which glisten
in fheir use , and , like the rain , disappear
for the good of humanity. Each dose |
is in a very short time thoroughly mixed j
with the blood and actively engaged in its |
work of purification curing scrofula , ;
salt rheum and all blood humors. &
It acts promptly for both sexes and all ages.
's PHts cure liver ills ; the non-irritating and only cathartic to take I
s with Hood's Sarsaparilla , the Best Spring Sfledicine Money can Buy. z
TWO MAY PLAY AT THE GAME
Undo Sam Also Likely to Imposa Certain
Obnoxious Tariffs.
GERMANY AIMS BLOW AT MEAT IMPORTS
inn ri-ii < -iU'iii > 1'i-oiiiiiNN the iu- :
tiunci * of ( InAnurlciiii 1'roiluiM
Trade War Jln > ' J'ollov\
ItS I'aNNlllfC.
( Cop ) right , 1SOD , by Associated Pi ess )
BEKLIN , Api 11 2 _ ' . The meat inspection
bill In the Itcichstag and the Midland aual
bill In the Diet have engrossed attention
this week throughout Germany. The agrari
ans and reactionaries oppose both measures ,
and the ultimate fnto of the bills will bo
interpieted as evidence of the lighting
strength of the parties.
The canal bill occupied more time In the
Diet than did the meat Inspection bill in
tlio Helchstag , the first rending of the lat
ter requlilng two dajs , while the former
took the dajs Both bills have gone to spe
cial commissions , where they will piobably
be much altered , possibly more than ac
ceptable to the government , in which case
they may bo withdrawn.
The ranks of the opponents of the canal
bill were strengthened this week by the
accession of Union von Stum , also called
the "Coal King , ' " and former bosom friend
of Empeior William , a fact which Is nurh
commented on in view of his majest'B
predilection for the project. The , govern
ment thus far does not expect the I'tulro
failure f either measure.
Regarding the meat Inspection bill , which
more directly touches American Interests ,
there were mail ) intetestlng features in
the Helchbtag debate. The leading agrailans
made a point of aiming their remarks and
gcstuies nt Prof. Stiles , the scientific nt-
tacho of the United Stntcs embassy , who
was present during the whole debute , but
who hns now tinned for homo on account of
family matters.
Trichinosis was baldly discussed by any
of the two Bcoro speakers ) , and tlio fhnigo
that Ameikan pork frequently contains
trichinae , which until a year ago was con-
Btnntly reiterated In the press , Ilelchstag
and Diet , was not once made on the floor
of the house. This shows that the liicfutnblo
scientific proof to the contrary advanced by
Prof. Stiles ban been accepted ab conclusive
by even the wildest agrarians.
.Vrmj llccl' PlnjN n I'art.
It was also notl-eablo that the debate was
practically .t repetition of statement ; ] made
to the United States army beef Investiga
tion , with the worst evidence nnd the bit
terest construction of all soita of Amuilcnn
press comment. It may bo assumed that 1
thU will be the line of argument followed
by the opponents of the bill , for the com
ment of the press this week when In sym
pathy with the ngiaiinns , almost entirely
consists of a leltcritlun of the charge One
paper HIIJH tciscl ) that "this American meat ,
whleh Germans are expected to eat , has
htc'n found by the highest American In
vestigating commission unhealthy and even
deadly to America's own army of strong ,
lusty men. "
It Is nut of the question that the bill
can pass in its present shape and It is
merely n question as to how much it can
bo altered without becoming unacceptable to
the government. Its opponents wish above
all the following changcu. The abolishment
of the provision maklns n double inspec
tion compulsory , even on cattle slaughtered
for domestic ueo , to put foreign meat on
the same footing as domestic meat in the
matter of inspection : to take the cxecuti-in
of the provisions of the bill out of the
hands ; of the IlumUaratli and fix them
blndlngly In the bill , In order , as one
speaker said , to "remove it from the diplo
matic tinkering field with foreign coun
tries" If Us opponents aciompllsh this , as
geeins to be llkr > l > , the bill will bo unac
ceptable to the government and will uu-
' 'One G ° ° d Turn Deserves Another. ' '
It is easy to go through life doing
good and helping to mak ? others happy.
A lady who had been ill with a compli
cation of troubles , having been thoroughly
cured and now enjoying perfect health ,
felt it a duty to tell her friends that the
specific that brought her back to health A
was Hood's Sarsaparilla. s
Thus , after Hood's had served her well , A
she felt it deserved a good turn at her hands , r
Thousands tell the same story of blood I
purified and health restored. s
doubtedly lead to a tariff war with the
United States
Tlinliimnmit ( o 1'rnliIliiIon. (
An American exporter , who Is In the con
fidence of the Washington administration
and who Is now hero , Bald bluntly : "If
Germany passesa _ law requiring , in addi
tion to the American olllclal certificates of
the healthy conditions of our meat ex
ports , which are as icllablo as the Ger
man certificates , a double inspection after
the arrival of the meat here , that will bo
tantamount to a prohibition against Ameri
can meat and such action win doubtlifes
bo answered by retaliation on German ex
ports to the United States. Every bottle
of German wine will be opened and Its
hvglcnlc qttalites tested. "
A significant point ot the speech of the
minister of the interior. Count I'osodowMo-
Wehnor , was that the bill was Intended
by the goveiument as "a transitory meas
ure until ( let many produces enough for its
own people , which it is believed will nox.
take long. "
The coricspondciil hero of the Associated
Press learns from the best sources that
while the State dcpaitmcnt at Washington
has fiom tlmo to time Instiuctod the United
States embawsy to present Amcrlcin views
! of the differences which have nilsen In th
subject of the "most favored nation" clause
in the commeiclal treaties , formal instiuc-
tions hnve not been locelvcd nt the Builin
embassy looking to the negollatluiib for an
entirely new tcclpiuclty treaty.
The excitement ovei the Samoan Mltuatlon
has almost died out and the general expec
tation Is that all the puinls nt variance will
' no\v bo amicably nnd falil > adjusted by the
special commission. Some of the lending pa
pers In their desire for falintus oven punt
communications from members of the liilt-
Ish mission at Samoa contravening HJIDO of
the statements cf Iir Italfol , the German
| ! president of the municipal council at Apia ,
j I I regarding the iclulloiib of Tnnu and Chief
Justice Chambois with the missionaries.
/1'lliinn'N Iniiiiirlnnt Hi'iiuirU.
The YosftlMi-hc Xeltung , referring lo the
icferenctK of Ur Lohr in presenting the Sa-
muan Interpellation In the Hclchtitag , mid ;
"It clear ! ) srems thcic Is alas a jingo
clement In German politics "
The All-Ientscho Verbnndu adds to the
ngltntlon by patting a roiulution to tlio
effect that KB members expected the min
ister of foreign affairs , Karen von Iluulow ,
"to btlck to his declarations and nee that
neither Germany's treaty lights nor the mi-
I j tlonal honor are In any way sacrificed nt Sa
moa. "
The demonstration of the Gormnn-Amorl-
cans nt Chicago against an Air-i'ilcnu-Ilrlt-
| HI ! treaty or ulllanco is discussed In the
press , oven the soml-olll Inl organs dovot-
in , < considerable spao to the matter In one
of sovcjnl editorial ntterancch the Test BI > B
it IB hcpcd the movement ot the German-
Aineileans may ho\v the Americans that
the two countrlcH ought to bo nnd might
bo ft lends , lofonlng also to magazine
artlclert of Senator Davis nnd others to the
same purport.
The discussion of ilio duke of Connaught'B
succession to the throne of Saxo-Cobuig
and Gotha continues and some of the com
ments are quite radical. The Cologne
Gazette stated bluntly tliut the pc-oplo will
net view the matter with nny sympathy ,
"as a person belonging to nncuhcr race nnd
speaking another language no matter how
excellent in hln private capacity ought not
to sit on n Gorman throne. "
A number of papoia speak In the same
vein. The National Liberal Correspondence
nndtho Deutsche Xcltung , repljlng to state
ments in tlio British press , ilurlaro It to be
an undeelrablo anomaly which ought to be
put to a speedy end , that u man "belonging
to a country which recently talked warlike
and fiercely against Germany should , as
nno of iho German rulers , bo put In poEkou-
tlon of all the sccretB of the defense of the
uiuntry. "
I'ri-HM hi ( I rM ttltli V inrrlciiiiH ,
The prc'i ) , gene-rally is filendly and calm
In HE comments on ovcnta In the Philippine
Island ! ) , Bt-vcial of the Icadlnu papers expressing -
pressing confidence that American tncrg )
and ] /luik will goon restore complete order
in the new colonies
Emperor William thla week Indulged in
his favorite pastime of alarming the Ber
lin garrison , a piocess of compelling every
man nnd olllcer , no matter how engaged ,
to huiry In full field equipment to the
Templchof field , where the usual maneuver : )
are carried out In the presence of his
niajestv. With rematkablo speed and exact
ness the whole corps was divided into u
west and cast force for the puiposo of u
bhnm battle. In his majest's sulto were
a number of French officers who me now
stopping In Berlin , to whom he showed much
courtesy , inviting them to lunch
The approach of May 1 ngnln brings up
the question of Labor ilny.
The Vorwacrts strongly favors tbo cele
bration of what it calls "the world's holi
day , " but abstains from openly advocating
n cessation of work. Other oigans boldly
Insist on a hollda ) and a numhci of em-
ploeis have already decided to giant a
holiday owing to the favorable position
of industry and the labor market this year.
It Is reported in commercial elides hero
thnt the Hamburg-American line has
awarded a Philadelphia Him the contini t
for the constiuctlon of two of Us now
liners.
Empeior William will visit I'lvllle on
May C , where the empiess has pieieded
him. His majohty will htny there for .1
w eek.
BOAT AND ITS DEAD FREIGHT
of Mac llfii DrlM-n ( lul ( a
Sen riiuillj Drift ISlirl.
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SAN FRANCISCO , April 22. The stcnmci
City of Pain , from Central American potts ,
brings details of nn nrean tragedy While
the vebsel WHS nt Corlnto an open boat con
taining the remains of nine men who per-
Iflhed months ago drifted anhoio there Tha
bodlis wcio horribly emaciated nnd the man
ner in which their limbs weio contorted
Bhoncd thnt they must have died In terrlblo
agony. Not a dtop of water und not , i
partldo of food waa In tlio boat
In December last Louis W. Maslen of tha
El Tilumfo Pleiro , tlueo of the poll olll
clals nnd five boatmen went out to the mall
( ompaii'H steamer , IIng In the oiling at El
Tilumfo. They hoarded the boat ami Hiujed ,
until higns of an approaching Btoim winned
them to return The gale t.itno up qul kly
and overtook Iho boat noon after U got nuay
from the Hteamur. It was never seen nanln
until U Heated into Corlnto harbor Loulx
W. Mimlen was the bun of E W Mnncn ] ,
deputy nnviil olllcer of this port. The name *
of the other victims nro not given.
Sh-Kiii-NM on lionril VnuiTi. ( |
PHILADELPHIA. April 22 - The Red Rlnr
llpo Htfumshlp Aragmiln from Anlwirp for
this port , which arrived nt the IJnltol Mines
qiimnnllno Htntlon nt Iticdy iHlaml In the
Delnwarn river liiHt night , and was < Utallied
iHcaiibo there was nlckmsB on boird , pio-
ceeilul down the Delaware to Lowes D < 1 ,
thlH moining and landed nil of Its PIIPK. n
KUIH and pint of UB crew nt the Fulled
Stales marine honpltal at thnt pluie The
ship then Hteained back to Reedy Itiluml ,
wliero it in now undergoing fumlKutlon.
Ni'lhlng In ) ot Known of the natuit of the
alcknesb.
I'liHf Mull lliniH llottii I'l-ili-Nfrlaax.
BARAIIOO , WlB , April 22 Four joung
people were run down todny by the North
vvealorn fast mall at Crn ford'H Grousing ,
near this eily. 'ihieo wuic * Insluntly killed ,
us follous
HHNNIi : Tl'LIBS
KITTIi : MARSHALL.
NELLIE WELCH.
Injured
Frank McDonald '
Tliu party was walking on the track nnd
failed to notice the approach of the fust
mall.
ir < orrni ; J > KISIS :
All is well About one jierson in thrco
suiters some form uf bodily nil that gradu
ally disappears when rofleo U left off en
tirely
Then "what to drink" Is the question.
Pofctum Food Colfro Is the mureut upproaen
In taste ( Identical when rare fully made ) ,
but Instead of being a drug , It In thy high
est form of nourishment fattening anil
babies children and adult * .