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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 3, 1899)
THE OMAHA DATLV TJEE : AVEDXESDAT , MAY 3 , 1801) ) . TflfI.hr.nrB . r , | Be. ? , May 2. 1SW. We desire to make this a great week in the lace curtain department , and in order to assure success we have decid ed to close our stock of high price curtains , $8.00 Point d'Ksprlt , with beautiful embroidered borders , at $6.00 per pair. $7.00 und $7.EO Plain Net , with embroidered borders , nt $5.00 per pair. A full line of Not Curtains , with lace ruffles and lace Insertion and plain lace bor ders , at $1.75. $2-ir5 and $3.25 per pair. SWKS | Curtains , plain striped nnd figured , with -l llnch fluted ruffle , 3 ynrds long nnd 40 Inches wide , nt 70c , 75c , $1.00 , $1.23 , $1.EO , $2.00 per pair. Nottingham Lace Curtains of full length and width , at $1.50 , $1.75 , $2.75 , $3.CO nnd $ I.GO pair. Curtain Swisses , SB lnrhc wide , nt loc , 12''je , ISc per yard. Embroidered Swisses , 20x30 Inches wlte , nt lOc , 12V-.C , 15c , 20c , 2."c nnd SOc per yd. Plnln nnd Kmbroldr-rod Netting , with embroidered borders , nt 25c , SOc , 40c nnd 49c per ynnl. AOR.vrs pen FOSTnn HID nijovn A.\D SICCAI.L'S THE ONLY EXCLUSIVE DRY GOODS HOUSE IN OMAHA. Y. M. C. A. IIDILIH.NG , COIl. 1UT1I AXD DOUGLAS STS. I BIGGEST COMBINE OF ALL Steel Works of Country Perfecting a Gigantic Corporation. CAPITAL STOCK EIGHT HUNDRED MILLION I'roHont TrastH All (11 lli > Combined In One anil liny I'p ' All of ( ho 111) ; Plan I * Ia mo * I Co i-i < > ra tion In the World. NEW YORK , May 2. The Times says : The rumors of an Immense combination of steel Interests nro practically confirmed by John W. Gates , president of the American Steel and Wire company , who returned from a European trip on Saturday. The com bination , unless the present plans of the promoters are changed , will Include practically all the big concerns of the country nnd will have a capitalization of between $700.000,000 and $800,000,000. The proposed combination Is yet far from complete In point of detail , but the presence In this city of the representatives of the greatest steel Interests of the United Sm'.ss led Mr. Gates to say that In all probability the next few days will see It whipped Into tangible shape. "As I have just returned from abroad , " Mr. Gates explained , "I cannot go Into de tails In this matter , but It la pretty safe to say that the combination will go through anil that Its capital will be nearly $800,000,000. About nil the big companies may come In , the principal ones of which will be the Carnegie company , the National Steel company - pany , the American Steel and Wire company - pany , and probably the bar steel Interests as now represented by the Republic Steel company. " Mr. Gates was asked If the Federal Steel company would be Included. " 1 am not prepared to say ns to that , " was the reply "I am going to have a talk with Mr. Gary tomorrow and with Mr. Frlck and others who are In the city. I see that Colonel French of the Sylvan Steel company o Illinois Is here and also Myron Wick of Youngstown and P. L. Klmball of Sharon , Pa. As a matter of fact , the town Is full of Iron nnd steel men and It Is very likely Hint you will henr of something Important being done within the next few days. " As nn evidence of the rise in prices con sequent upon the rush of business , Mr. Gates told of an order placed hero by the Russian government last October for 00,000 tons of steel rails. It was agreed that the price should bo $1G or $10.50 , but the Russian government tacked on certain specifications , one of which was that the steel should not contain more than one-tenth of 1 per cent of arsenic. The company re jected the proposals , and after vainly trying in the markets of Buropo at an advanced price , the order was again offered to the American concern with the objcctlonablu clause eliminated , but-was refused at nn advance of $11. * "Now the Russian government , " sold Mr- Gates , "is between the devil nnd the Iron works. It wants the rails for the trans- Slhcrlnn road and cannot got them , In Europe or America , without waiting months. " PITTSnURO , Pa. . May 2. Nothing can be obtained In this city , confirmatory or other wise , of the gigantic steel combine which was announced from Now York today. The Carnegies make It a rule to refrain from commenting on such reports and will make no explanation In this Instance. Oilier Coinlilni'N. NEW YORK. May 2. At a meeting of j | representatives of the largo cement com panies of the United States , held toJay In this city , negotiations were undertaken whereby n combination Is likely to ho effected within n few days. NEW YORK , May 2. There will bo n meeting of the various Interests Identified | with the newly Incorporated Republic Iron and Steel company In this city tomorro-.v I.KI ) INTO IT IIy 1'ollo-vliiK tlio HiiliU of FrlriiiU. As I took my coffee In very moderate quantities 1 really did not believe what my friends Irequently told me , that coffee was the cauBo of the gas on my stomach , wlifch has troubled mo for , oh , perhaps forty years. I am now a little over sixty years old , nnd I know that this gas trouble came on n bo tit the time I was twenty , and has been with mo ever since. I have denied myself almost every kind of food pleabant to my tuete , but without any appreciable licuollt. All rf my friends havu known of my trouble , as It has been ft such long dura tion. Some tlmo ago I was called to nursu n sick friend , who had Posunn Food Coffee In t'ho ' pantry and used It In place of coffee , praising It very highly. For about a weou I used It an they did , ns my only beverage , nnd the second day I noticed a change In my condition , nnd from that time nn I never bail oiio attack of the belching of gas. llio friends exclaimed , "Why , where has your trouble gone ? " and every onu In the bousu knew that I had been entirely cured by leaving off coffee and taking Postum Cereal Instead. You ran depend upon It t'bat ' never since ( nut time has coffee passed my lips , and never will while I can gee tlio food drink , Pastum. My stomach has grown eo strong since that tlmo that I can eat anything I like nnd now take greai pleasure in my meals nnd tn life alto- gether. I send you a list of friends whom 1 know have been greatly helped by leaving off the use of or dinary coffee- and using Postum Food Coffee In its place. Some of these made very Hat , poor Postum on the start , as they only bollcil It a few minutes , but it Is generally known now about here that the only way to get the flavor l to boll It long enough. L. & .f. firuhnm. 729 Stb St. . Oakland , Cat. when the organization of the company will probably be perfected anil otllcprd elected. It Is understood that negotiations nro no-v pending for the ariiulrcmont of several largo rolling mills In varlj-.is parts .of thu country , as well as fur several largo Iron ore mills In the Lake Superior region. N13W YORK. May -Formal announce ment of the organization of the American Hide and Leather company was made to- dav. The company will soon be Incorporated with a capital of $70,000,000 , of which $30,000,000 will be 7 per cent cumulative pre ferred stock and J40.000.000 common stock. STUDYING TRUSTS AND LABOR ImliiNlrliil ConiinlNNloii l.ayx Out I ImrKc Amount of Work > IMV . ! ! - ; HOJ-'W I.IUVM Are ANMtilluil. WASHINGTON , iMay 2. The Industrial commission , which has held no public meetIngs - Ings for the last ten dajs , has mapped out ! Its proceedings for the current month. The early part of the month will be given to representatives of various Industrial organ izations. Among these will be Florence Kelly , Chicago factory Inspector , May 3 ; L. Grand Powers , labor commissioner of .Minne seta , May 4 ; David ROES , Bureau of Labor Statistics of Illinois , and George W. Per kins , president of the Clgarmakers' union , both on May 5. Henry White , eecretary ( if the United Garment Makers' association , will appear May 6 , and Is expected to give Interesting Information on the subject of sweat shops. There are a number of other witnesses already scheduled and several open dates yet to fill. On May 11 trust Investigation will betaken taken up and State Senator J. W. Leo of j I | Pittsburg will speak on I ho Standard Oil trust. On 'May ' 1 ! ) General John McNulta of , Ohio will testify as to the whisky trust , and on May 19 'Martin ' Cook of Cook , Bernhelmor & Co. of New York will talk on the same subject. After this the commlselon will take up the Standard Oil company , dividing Us tlmo Into two subjects , "For the Trust , " and "Against the Trust. " In the former clane nro S. C. T. Dodd , counsel for the company ; William T. Wardell , treasurer ; John D. Rockefeller and John D. Archbold. The witnesses against the company Include Lewis Emery jr. of Bradford , Pa. ; and At torney General Monott of Columbus , O. The commission has received a voluminous report on the subject of New Jersey's corporation laws which will also receive attention In connection with the trust In vestigation. The report Is a eevero ar raignment of New Jersey's state laws and charges , among other things , that the loose law governing corporations and the reduced franchise tax for largo aggregations of capi tal have Induced such numbers of companies to Incorporate In the state that the revenue from this source alone Is more than enough ' to meet nil slate expenses. It Is pointed j | out also , that the corporation laws do not I require from Incorporalors their addres-e ? , either residence/ place of business. The | commission ho. ? a list of over eighty cor porations holding franchises from New Jer sey from 1S90 up to date , all of them of $3,000,000 or over. TRUSTS MAY NOT MASQUERADE Komi of L'oriiorndon MUNi | > | lie UN floaU lo llvadc thu .MlhNOIII'l 1,111V. ST. LOUIS , Mo. , May 2. In the United States court of appeals today , with Judges Bland , Biggs and Bond on the bench , a unanimous decision was made in an appealed - | I pealed case to the effect that a trust cannot - I i not cloak Its. objects under the form of a ' corporation and evade the penalties pro I vided for violations of the Missouri antl- ! ' trust laws of 1831. Under this decision ac counts with trusts operating ns corporations In Missouri nro not collectible. Judge Bond , who wrolo the decision , says : "A combination which Is Illegal under the nntl-trtiBt law cannot bo operated under the cloak of a .corporation by Its constituent members of governing bodies. " HITS LEAD TRUST A BODY BLOW Can mil ] . 'nr < > r I In'ollic I Ion of n Hill In ( In * Slain ill' .lIlMNonrl Aiill- TriiMl I.au' Valid , ST. LOUIS , May L' . In the circuit court of appeals a derision was today rendered finding that the National Lead company Is a trust and that a combination which Is I Illegal under the MU ourl nntl-trusi law ) cannot bo operated under the clcak of a cor poration by Its constituent members or gov erning bodies. The National Lead company had sued a debtor for $1,700 and had secured - cured a verdict. The defendant made the argument that the National Lead company Is a trust and that unJer the provisions of the anti-trust law of 1SD1 defendant was not obliged to pay debts duo a trust. C. C. [ Hand , a brother of Congressman Dland , Is the presiding judge of this court. I'MmlN C.vanlilf of Mt-rfiirj , NEW YOHK. .May . 2. Prof. Wltthous hns completed his analysis of the vlt > ci > ru of the b.dy of II. C. llarnet and has reported in the district attorney's nillco that he found a largo cjuantlty of cyanide of mercury In the body. District Attorney Gardiner , , at Iho Inquest Into the death of Mrs. Adams , repeatedly connected Holand Mollneux with the death of llarnet. Mollneux is now in the Tombs accused of the murder of Mrs. Adams , llnil nl' lli > rNt > Nliocr ' SlrlUf. BOSTON , May 2. The utrlke of the jour neymen horstNihoers of Iloston and vicinity Is practically at an end , as there are only one or two mastbr horceshocrs now who have not agreed to the terms of the union. llfiivjI'll 1 1 ii r iof CHICAGO. May 2. Austin H. Dwight. formerly connected with the management of the Hotel La Vita on Dearborn avenue , filed a petition In bankruptcy today , with lia bilities of 131 700 and uo assets , WILL NOT HAVE A RECEIVER Northern Lines of Pittsburg & Gnlf to Struggle Along Without Quo. UNNECESSARY TO SETTLE THEIR AFFAIRS ( ( ill-nil ConiiMel Trlnililc UUc * Out tinAlinvf Information Con- llrnifil lija I'orincr ( irn- frnl .11 aniiKIT. KANSAS CITY , May 2. ( Special Tele gram. } H hns been rumored In railroad circles for several dnys that the northern lines of the Pittsburg & Oulf would also bo plunged into the hands of re ceivers , but this is denied by the offlclals of the company. "Thero will bo no receivership for the northern lines , " said J. McD. Trimble , gen eral counselor for the northern lines and for the Pittsburg & Oulf railroad. "The branch lines north of the river nro owned In equal parts by the banking firms of Drcxel & Co. of Philadelphia , Gllmnn , Son & Co. of New York nnd the Missouri , Kan- sns nnd Texas Trust company of Kansas City. These three companies hold nil the securities nnd while rcorganlzailon of the properties may bo necessary , this will be effected by agreement nnd without the nld of n receivership. The State Trust com- .pany of New York , which brought the suit to foreclose the $23,00,000 mortgage for the Plttsburn it Onlf , objected to the receivership covering the northern lines , alleging they were unprofltnblo properties nnd n severe drnln on the Plttsburg & Oulf system south of Kansas Clt:1. : " Hobert Glllhani , former general manager | . of the branch lines , also says they will not go Into a receiver's hand , as such a course j will not bo necessary tn readjust their af fairs. It Is barely possible , however , that the three banking ( Inns may name a friendly receiver to take charge of the properties. Iff I In-H I'rr-ffi-i'fil Stuck. NEW YORK , May 2. The Minneapolis & SI. Louis Hailroad company on June 1 will j I rellro all of Its llrst preferred slock. Hcd- j i montl Kcrr & Co. have bouuht $2noo,000 first and refunding per cent bonds of the company and the stock will bo paid off at their office. The privilege will be given to the llrst preferred stockholders to ex change their sto.k for bonds on terms to be announced later. SONS OF THE REVOLUTION OIlliM-r.i HI pel oil mul IlnsliH-ss of li Annual MpptltiK Cnu- DETROIT , 'Mich. ' , May 2. The congress of Sons of the American Revolution today took action toward conferring medals upon all Its members who bad part In the Span- Ish-Amcrlcan war. The president general was authorized to appoint a committee of three to procure metal from captured Span ish cannon or ships and strike therefrom medals for each saldler of the order. Franklin 'Murphy of New Jersey , who has for several months been acting president general , was unanimously elected president general , lie was nominated by General Brcckcnrldso , Inspector of the army. Judge John Whithcad of New .Jersey reciprocated by naming General Breckcnrldso first vice 1 president general , and It Is conceded that the general will bo the next president. Tlio other vice presidents are Judge John W. Whltehead , president of the New Jersey so ciety ; ex-Senator Thomas W. Palmer , pres ident of the Michigan society ; Jonathan Trumbull , president of the Connecticut so ciety , and Judge JnnScs II : " Anderson of * Ohio. The remaining olllcers were rc-eleoted as follows : Secretary general , Samuel E. Gross , Chicago ; treasurer general , C. W. Haaklns , New York ; register general , A. Howard Clark , Washington ; historian pen- oral , Edward M. Gallandet , Washington ; chaplain general , Rev. II. W. Clark , D. D. , Detroit. The report of the committee appointed at the Cleveland congress In 1897 to urge measures for preventing the American flag j from desecration recited the history of the ' campaign for nag legislation nnd the failure of congress to pass an act prohibiting such desecration. The difficulties In congress in dealing with the matter were brought out in the discussion. The committee's report was finally accepted and the committee con tinued In service. Resolutions offered by Goner.il J. C. Breck- Inrldgo were passed , declaring heartiest ad miration by all members of the national society for the patriotism "of the men who served their country and the cause of hu manity so well during the months of cam paign which are still passing and are still marked with bloodshed. " The committee appointed to endeavor to procure the repairing of the frigate Con- slltutlon ( Old Ironsides ) and Its permanent establishment In Boston harbor reported that the secretary of the navy had recommended $150,000 appropriation , but that congress had not passed it. The committee suggested a system of contributions by school children for the purpose. The committee was con tinued. The question of a distinctive banner for the order was discussed , but tabled for a year. A constitutional amendment was adopted limiting the service of presidents and vice presidents general lo one term. The con gress adjourned sine dlo tills afternoon , the delegates nnd women boarding the steamer Sappho for u river ride. PROTECTION FOR TOBACCO MEN ci'N mid DfiilcrH III ! Iiy Opern- lloiiH ol' llfVfinif Stamp PHILADELPHIA , May 2. A an Indirect outeomo of the arrest of W. M. Jacobs and bis co-conwplrators In the big revenue stamp counleifelting ease nn effort will bo made at the national meeting of the cigar loaf tobacco trade In thla city on May 22 to form n permanent national organization of cigar leaf dealers. It Is proposed to formulate a pl.ni which will enable Iho government to protect Itself nnd reputable tobacco dealers from fraud- The government was a great sufferer by Jacobs' swindling , but the cigar leaf deal ers and the manufacturers generally lost a great deal mots. Jacotw' culling of prices upset Iho whole cigar bu lnes. even back to the dcalcm In leaf tobacco. A suggested rem edy , which the- tobacco men hope will bu Incorporated In the laws of the land , Is the keeping of n record of sales of tobacco from the tlmo It is grown until U Is made Into cigars. STATE LAYS CLAIM TO LAND Coloruiln MaUcv nn Knorl lo Sffiirt- I'nrl of I If lie f rvalInn for .School 1'nrpo.M'H , DUIlAN'no , Colo. , May 2. HegUter Chip , ley of Uio State Hoard of Land Commission ers arrived hero this morning for the pur pose of making n filing on behalf of the state on sections 1C and 30 of eaifi town- nil lp of the UU > reservation , which lire claimed by the state under the school land grant. This tiling Is made with the \\o\t \ lo n contest. Land Commissioner Hermann having directed the land otllco to allow en. tries by homesteaders and others to tlio sections In dispute , utilch aggregate over oO.OOO acres. While prospective settlers nro roaming over the reservation picking out the best lands most of the t'tcs are sullenly rcwov- Ing their tepees west to their new rcsTva- lion. A few of the t'tes will remain on their allotments , which have been shrewdly chosen along the water coiiTJes. hut most of the Indians will dispose of lliclr properly under len p nt once , after the Improvident nmnncr of their race , nnd will join their fellows In the west. GENERAL WESTERN NEWS , of Cnttlr. CHEYENNE , Wyo. , May 2. ( Special. ) The following notice , signed by Governor Illchards , was sent today by 'he state veter inarian of Wyoming , 0. T. Heabury , to the Union Pacific , Colorado Southern , Denver ft Hlo Orande. I ) . & M. , Kremont & Elkhorn railroads : "In accordance with the provisions of sec tion t,205 of the llovlsed Statutes of Wyo ming for 1SS7. nnd In nccordnnce with the conditions of my prnclnmntlon , Issued March 30 , l8Dt ! , you nro hereby notified that you will bo required to unload for Inspection cither nt Cheyenne , Wyo. , Denver , Colo. , or Aurora , Neb. , nil cat tle shipped Into the state of Wyo ming , over your line or lines from the ter ritory embraced within the provisions of the said proclamation , nnd within the tlmo specified therein , where the same will bo Inspected by the state Veterinarian of Wyo ming or his duly authorized deputies , under the rules and regulations set forth tn said nroclamatlon. " The state veterinarian has selected the following deputies : John 11. Uurhln at Den ver , John Heosc at Aurora and James Woods at Cheyenne. The veterinarian has been notified that shipments of cattle will com mence May 10 , the first shipment being duo nt Aurora. Neb. , on that date. I , lull ! mi Hospital CHEYENNE , Wyo. , May 2. ( Special. ) A meeting of the Stnto Hoard of Charities and Reform was held today to consider changes In the method of conducting the i state general hospital at Rock Springs. Chief Surgeon It. Harvey Reed appeared before - fore the board and explained the methods heretofore employed. The number of pa tients cared for at the hospital Is rapidly Increasing nnd hhs necessitated separating the business management from the medical I department. The Income of the hospital j for the last eight months was $8,514.60 ; the i expenses , $10,034.05 , making the cost of the I institution to the state about $270 per | month. To meet this deficiency the rates have been raised , the charge to corpora tions being raised from $ G to $7 per week ; to .patients . In wards , from $10 to $12 , and to patients In rooms , from $12 to $15. With these changes and with a proposed curtail ment of expenses It Is expected to make the Institution self-supporting. Killtorlal HOT SPRINGS , S. D. , May 2. ( Special. ) The Wisconsin Editorial association has de cided to make its annual summer outing to the Uln.k Hills , with Hot Springs as Its objective point. They are planning on mak j ing the trip the latter part of May or middle | dle of June. I Arrangements are now about completed for properly entertaining the state Grand Army of Republic encampment Juno 9 to 10. A largo attendance Is expected. 1'Vrry for ClmniStcrliilii. CHAM13EULA1N , S. D. , May 2. ( Special Telegram. ) The ferryboat Peerless arrived here today from Pierre and will act as n ferry hero In place of the Chamberlain , which was burned .last week. Transporta- tlon across the river here has once more been resumed. The Pontoon Bridge com pany will at once arrange to build or buy another boat to take the place of the Chamberlain. Contract ! < PIERRE , S. J ) . , May 2. ( Special Tele gram. ' ) At the letting of bids .for publish ing the supreme court reports by the secretary - rotary of state 'today , the State Publishing company of this city secured the contract nt $1.99 per volume. Other bidders were John Longstaft of Huron , C. J. Laveny of Fort Pierre nnd the Dakota Publishing company of Pierre. llnln In South DnUotn. HURON , S. D. , May 2. ( Special. ) Rain began falling hero nnd over the James river valley about noon Sunday , continuing till midnight. The ground is thoroughly soaked and wheat nnd other grain will be greatly benefited , while pasturage will now cotno on rapidly. It Is the llrst heavy rain of the esason. Hojiril of Kilm-ntloii OfKnnl7.ru. HURON , S. D. , .May . 2. ( Special. ) The city Board of Education has reorganized by electing Charles H. Davis president ; F. M. Dean , vice president ; B. E. Beach , secretary. Prof. Hyler , who hns had charge of the city schools during the last your , has been chosen as superintendent for thu ensuing year. THHIll r.AM.AXTKY A1MMU3CIATI3IJ. Spfflal Mfilnl liny Hi- Stricken Oft" In Honor of W 'Mli > rii Piitrlotlftiu. WASHINGTON , May 2. The president 1-as assured several of his congressional \Tsitors from the west of his deep npprn- ciatlon of the services rendered by the vol unteers ) , especially tboso who have re mained with their regiments wince the proclamation of peace. He has said to lliese senators and representatives that It Is Ills earnest desire to reward , In some fit ting way , the courage and endurance of the volunteers who had the right to bo dis charged upon demand , but who have con tinued In the service nnd materially as sisted In bringing the Philippine war to n close. It la more than likely that Presi dent McKlnley will recommend to congress the striking of n separate medal for these volunteeisfilch will differ from the medals of honor nnd yet bo a memento to the Philippine campaign nnd a recognition of the government's gratitude to those who have upheld the Hag nnd supported the goy. eminent. Hour Admiral .SliMViirt Hodrt-H , WASHINGTON , May 2 The retirement of Rear Admiral E. Stewart , paymaster gen eral cl tlio navy , nnd the promotion nf Pay Inspector H. G. Colby were announced at the Navy department today. The retiring paymaster general was ap pointed to-tho navy from Now YorJt In 1S81 nnd served 'with credit throughout the civil war. 'Ho ' was made chief of the Bureau of Supplies nnd Accounts In 1SOO , and In conJunction - Junction with Secretnry Whitney wns a lending spirit In the reformation of the entire naval system of purchasing and dis tributing supplies. K > 'li > llfnlmiH ( 'Inilriiiiiiixlilii. WASHINGTON , May " . - Senator Kyle of South Dakota has tendered his resignation as chairman of the Industrial commission. This action was taken on account of the senator's til health. Ho will continue , how- over. to servo as n member of the com mission. Senator Kyle will bo ouceeedo 1 as chairman of the Industrial commission by First Vice President Phillips. Xew Woman SiilVraKUl OIIIMiilN , GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. . May 2. Today the National American Woman's Suffragist association elected SUBUII B. Anthony , pres ident ; Hcv. Anna Howard Shaw , vice presi dent ; Ilochcl Foster A very , corresponding secretary ; Alice Stone Blackwell , recording secretary ; Harriet Taylor Upton , trcaburer ; Carrie Chapman Call , chairman of commit tee organization ; Laura Clay nnd Catharine Wnugh Taylor , auditors. The resolutions adopted protest against the word "male" In the Mitfrnge clause pro posed for the Hawaiian constitution ; recom mend a committee of women to Investigate the conditions In Island colonies ; congratu late the women of Kansas on their In creased vote ; thank the legislature of Oregon gen for submitting a suffrage amendment , and rejolcca lu the approaching peace con gress. 'EMBOLDENS ' SAJIOAX REBELS Orders to Suspend Hostilities Hailed by Tnem as n Victoiy. FOOD SUPPLY OF APIA IS SHUT OFF 31 n ta n fa InMriifti Ills I'olloM c > r. to Secure tin * Head of Mfiilfnanl ( intuit AlMi An.vloiiN to S Weapons of III * I'nrt ) , WELMNCJTON , N. Z. , May 2. Advices from Samoa Indicate that the instruuttoas received from the powers to cease hostilities makes the situation in the Islands very serious , as the lebels hold the main food supplies nnd are ngnln ncnr the municipality of Apia. The correspondent of Router's Ncns agency thinks It Is evident that tte homo authorities havu misunderstood the situation In Samoa. The Germans nnd icb- els are already jubilant .ind claim a victory over the Ilrlilsh and American forces. The correspondent says that unless the rebls are made to submit the dUllfultks will remain unsolved. The white people In the outskirts of the city are nt the mercy of the I'ebels. Tlio American vUo consul's store at Fnllfn was lootnd Inst wenl : . wMIn n ( Icrmaii store ndjolnlni ; It was uiuotrhe'l. British nnd American residents nil strongly condemn the nctlou of the powers in cidur- IHK n cessation of hostilities at this stage. Two days after the lnnt bat'le nc Yaillma Lieutenant R. A. Gaunt of the British cruiser Porpolce inarched hU brigade- Into Valllma unopposed and was [ olio.veil by a company of British bluejackets under Cap tain Sturdce nnd Lieutenant Cave. Inspec tion of the battlefield shows that vlie de fenses elected by the rebels near thu homo of the late Robert Louis Stevenson wore strong nnd well planned. The loss sustained by the rebels , It Is evident , was uiiifli greater than was at first supposed. The main section of Matnufa's followers who were engaged In the battle of Valllma re treated westward to Lnlumocngn , vhcrc they lay In wait for frlendlles. Orders htiil been given them to capture Lleu.eiijnt Gaunt's head. The rebels wore also anxious to secure the superior weapons with v. Inch his brigade Is armed. It Is rumored that thirteen boats PHrd with armed rebels are approaching from the east. The town appears to be sJfe. Kniitz Clt nt Krco Iliiiul. WASHINGTON , May 2. H is denied offi cially hero that any undue restraint lias been Imposed upon Admiral Knutz , whlcn should encourage the Insurgents In Samoa. On the contrary , Admiral Kautz has been advised that the president supports him Its all that he has done ; that ho was entirely satisfied with his conduct and the only In junction laid upon the admiral has been to nvold unnecessary slaughter nnd blooc- shed. This Injunction Is not understood to restrain the olllcer In any way from such military and nnvnl operations ns Hi hls _ ' opinion are necessary to protect fully tho"'interests of the United States , Brltlsu nnd German residents In Samoa , for It Is expressly understood that Admiral Knutz Is present simply for the purpose of carryIng - Ing out t'he ' treaty obligations ns to the In terests of the citizens of ttio tripartite agreement nnd not ns a representative or any one power. So far no advices have come to cither the State or Navy departments of the date of these Inst press dlspatclics , hence It la assumed that no events of very great Im portance have occurred warranting thu sending of n cablegram by cither Admiral Kautz or United States Consul Osborn. I'AIXTS AX I XIM,13ASAXT IMCTUH13. WIcliMV of Holier ) l.oulN SU-vrii.soii Writes of lloinliarilineiit of Apia. LONDON , May 2. llobert Louis Steven son's widow has written n letter to the Westminster Gazette from Funchal , Ma deira , on the bombardment of Sninoan vil lages by British and American war ships. Mrs. Stevenson s-ays : "President McKlnley allowed no llrins on Cuban towns unless they gave active cause of offense , and Commodore Wa'son wns or dered not to attack undefended Spanish cities. Does the president lonp his humanity for civilized countries alone ? " Mrs. Stevenson declares that Hie Samoar. villages are Inhabl'cd In time of war by noncombatants who lu/e to ehoosu between the shells of the war rhips and "tuMui ; to the bush. " Under s'loh conditions , sbo says , delicate women can hardly exist , while children die like Ulaa. Mrs. Stevenson's letter conclude : ! aa fol lows : "Chief Justhe Clumbers has been represented as saying In a letter to bis brother : 'I never was happier. ' He must bo a person singularly devoid of Imagina tion If ho never pictured to himself the scenes being enacted in tiio bombardment of these villages ; the exodus of panic- stricken people rushing hither and thither ; shells bursting everywhere ; the erics of bed ridden nnd helpless wounded people burn ing alive In their blazing houses , women in the pangs of childbirth , mangled millrcn crawling on the sands , the sea before them and the bus > h behind them. And wo read that the woods also were shelled. Who Is to beheld hold accountable for these dceilH. that dis grace both England nnd Amcrl a ? " SPACE FOR AMERICAN ART I'llrIs i\posllloii StliiK'V In " * Allot- Ill int Jury lo Pli'U Out IMflnrcx for NEW YORK , May 2. John B. Cauldwell , director of One arts , United States commis sion to the Paris exposition , has issued a circular describing the plans for the Amer ican art exhibit at thu exposition. The line assigned to the United States fine art sec tion aggregates about H50 feet. This space will permit the hanging of only about 200 to 2."i ( ) oil paintings ami a limited number of water colors and drawings , The space allotted Is smaller than was unsigned at the Paris exposition nf 1SSU , although the work of American artists today is much belter known. It has been decided to farm an ad visory committee of men Identified with American art interests , who will ropreson' . the various art sections of the UnlteJ States and who will have general oversight of the interests of the department In their re spective ncctloiiti. At a later date juries of selection will be created to pass upon all exhibits. There will prolubly bo two of tlu'EO juries In the United States , an eastern and n western jury , to bo convened re spectively in New York and Chicago. A similar Jury will bo create' ! In Paris. The 1 Paris jury will have representatives from London and probably from other art centers. There will bo two Juries for sculpture , one In the United States and another In Purls. Another general circular will be issued , probably In September , announcing the ap pointment of the juries of selection In the United States. It Is probable that the Juries In the United Stales will meet In November. The jury In Paris will meet at a later date. Vindication for a Dfacl Man. CLEVELAND. O. . May ' > . C. 0. Cunning ham died today In the Ohio penitentiary , where ho was serving a term for f-'rglng the name of Judne E. T Hamilton of this city to it check for $7S,000. Ills was a pe culiar case. HU attorneys tried to prove that ho Vins Insane as the result of a pres sure on the brain cniiEed by an Injury ro- rolvcd In early manhood by being thrown from a horse. Before the trial and while the prisoner was uut on ball he wiu tokrn to n hospital1 whore he underwent the uper- ation of trephining. Time phyulciaiiH buve it im their opinion that there had bvon tmf- IU-lent pressure on the brain to cause in- Euuity , Cunningham uua held to be sane. J 1 F7 ? ? a Lovely race. / There is nothing more striking and pleas ing to look upon , than a hearty , ruddy face ? gained by honest toil. They are the saving of the nation , these toilers of both sexes straggling for daily bread. -f Pare blood makes them strong and more able to keep up the daily round of duty whether at home , shop or store. If the blood has a taint or impurity , or a run down feeling comes on , the one remedy is Hood's Sarsaparilla , America's Greatest Medicine\ \ for purifying the blood. Leg Gores "Sure * cm my wife'- ! Bad Blood "AUIiouirh pnst 7 lltnb were so bad sbr could not walk. j.earn of ntc ; 1 am thoroughly well. It wa8 I liysli'lini ! . ' aid of no value and she usnl thrro bottles of Hood's Snrsaparllln than rrutrhcs. After taking Hood's Sarsaparilla minkmc > so after spending over $60 In she laid them aside and walked free. " medical attendance. My trouble wns n nur Fred A. Hoylo , Reynolds Bridge , Conn. sure on my ankle. " Mrs. Lnulsn Mason , Crip "Was in vury bail condition Court street , Lowell , Mass. aflor nn attack of grip. Nothing lielped Dyspepsia- ! t\\-olvo yours t mi ) and I almost gave up hope. I am was ibsppptic ami broken In health , hait strong mul foi-l better now than In twenty terrlblo pains In my back and wns uimbio years , all because * I took Ho id's Sarsap.-- to work. When I had taken three bottlc rlllalili h made my blood rich and pun- . " of Hood's Snrsaparllln 1 recovered mr John O. Dune.in , Gil ) Russell Avo. , Indian- tienlth. J always recommend It. " J. F Ind. Manor , 302 ! > tu St. , Oswego , N. Y. Hood's 'Pills cure liver ills ; the non-irritating and only cathartic to take 'with Hood's Sarsaparilla. however , and was convicted. When he went to prison he willed bis bodv to u doctor here , and It Is now the intention to conduct n postmortem examination to ascertain the exact condition of his brain. Cunningham formerly lived in Blnghamton. N. Y. GOOD CITIZENSHIP LEAGUE 31 any 1'orNciiiN ol'1'roialiic of f I'rfMfiit to Take I'urt in the , CINCINNATI. May 2. The third annual convention of the Good Citizenship league begun here today with preliminary c n- ferencos and committee meetings. The llrst regular session on the program begins at the Odd Fellows auditorium tonight with scc- slons during the next two days and evenings at the same place and committee meetings at the Palace hotel. Major George Hillon of California , president of the national league , has been hero twj days conferring with others and dellverel his annual address to- nlghl. The following are among those on the program who are hero : J. Q. A. Henry , j Chhago ; Mrs. Clmrlton Edholm , Chicago ; j Herbert Cnsson , Tennessee ; S. T. Nicholson , 1 Washington ; W. Fred Crldge , San Francisco ; i Mrs. Helen ( longer , Lafayette , Ind. ; J. P. ' , Dult'oy , Philadelphia ; C. L. Work , H. S. j Thompson , J. W. Arrow smith. New Jersey ; | M. A. Neff , S. M. Cooper. In addition these j speakers are expected tomorrow : David Mc Allister , Pennsylvania ; 13. 1) . Whcclock and A. M. Haswell , Chicago ; Frederick N. Adams , New York ; Washington ( ihidden , Columbus , O. ; II , H. George , Pennsylvania ; j Henry n. Lloyd , Illinois ; W. F. Crafts , ; Washington , U. C. Kach session opens with devotional ex- I crclscs. There will bo no civil nalcomo nd- , dresses by governor or mayor. Dr. II. I ) . ' Moore , editor of the Western Christian Advocate , delivers the address of welcome tonight to the visitors. RELEASE AMERICAN PRISONER SpiiiilNli iii C'ni'cil liit'N Ilitvc * llccn HnlilliiK n .lli-rrliiiiit IIH I'rlsonrr if AVnr. NEW YORK , May 2. A special from Washington says : Secretary Hay was formally notified today of the release by the Spanish garrison at Ponnpe , In the j Caroline Islands , of a naturalized American { citizen named Mullmler , held as a prisoner of war blnci' last summer. I Mr. Mcllnder Is n merchant trading in the ! Carolines and represents a San Frnn.'laco firm there. He avowed his American cltl/en- I shlp socn after the war began nnd expressed sympathy for the American government. Ho was arrested and held ns a prlsrner of war. News travels slowly from the Carolines and It was some time before the Han Franrlpco firm heard of Ibe Imprisonment of Its agent. It notified the Stale depart ment and this government requested the Ilrlilsh government to use Its gonl offices to secure Mellnder's release. The Ilriilsh am- j I bafFador to Spain presented the c.isc to the , ; Spanish goveinmcnt , which a short time ago sent Inntructlons to the Carolines direct ing the release of the American. DIES IN HER FRIEND'S ARMS .Mnrlilil Illfntlllltloll of Mrs , UIIHNII | | for AnollKT Wiiiiinn Iti'HiiltN In n .M-.inliirnl Dffcl. STOCKTON. Cal. , May I ! . A peculiar trag edy came to light hero today , when the bodies of Mra. William Hlchinnn and Mn. II , A. Hassall , clr pecl In ombrnro uml both 1 dead , wore fi uml In a room of a 1 idgliM I house , n bullet having ended the life of each. Mr * . Hnssnll had been m'rbldly In- fatuuled with Mrs. Hlckman for nomi > months. Last night Mrs. Ilasaall f.l 1 : , .r * . Hlekman that nhe wa going to start t r London loday and begged Mrt' . Illckmaii in spend the night with her. ' .Mra. . Hlekm.ui consented , nnd her relative ! , gruwln ; ; alarmed at her nan-nppoaranro today , vl - lied the lodging house and dNcovered Hie bodies. .Mrs. Hnssull had killed Mis. Hlik- man and then herself. Medical men am of the opinion that Mrs. Ilnt-sull waa Intunc. The casa Is similar to one which occuned at Memphis a few year * ago. Itulflttli ( iiirit In PHILADEM'HIA. May 2 The eriiiHfr Raleigh nulled today for Wilmington , N. C. o - . ss T o art x ua. . Bears the / ? 3 Kind You llavajlwars BougM Signature fl Bean ths Bignatnro Bearetbe Slgnaturo tf Best Dining Car Service. Only Deoot In Chicago on the Elevated > .oo0 > DUFFY'S PURE MflLT WHISKEY ALL DRUGGISTS. Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing S ; rup has been iisod for over fifty y nrs by millions 07 mothers for their chlhlren while teething with perfect success. It soothes the child , softens the gums , allays all puln , cures wind colic and Is the best r.medy fop Diarrhoea. Sold by drngfilsts In every pare of the world. Be sure nnd nsk for "Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup" and take no other kind. 23 fonts n bottle. Tel , 1531 , 3I' : TO \ \ - AnjNflli. . . " ilr < > n , I He : unllfry , I ( If. TONIGHT , 8:15. : f \ It f IV \ * k l 11 l.MI Ill < MIrP WorM's F .111. . ui.s I'.i nd. inline Acrobatlq c'umi ili. in * THi : JYI'SY Ul IXTHTTH Including Mr. C'h.irh-s King , Celebrated ! ( A > ntra T.'lior. . XIII. . } M > MIIS. W3I. IIO1IY.VS IN TitCiiilnv and AWilnesdiiy "STHAItJIIT TIP TIM. " Thursday , KrMuy. Hiitnnlny "COUNSEL FOR THE UEF13NSI3. " : i IIAC-KHTT mt ( ITU r.us- : N ( vflty Mnsleal Kntcrtalners. IAS. 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MIMS iiinniuT : : KII : , ( i\ : IFI-II : } SIIAVVOV Presenting tlie ( Jrs-.it New York fioi-Ioty Play , THE MOTH AND THE FLAME The h.iinc BujxTli c.nnpuny and elegant BMTilr iiruilucilmi as been ln.ru , iry ! tins -ta < in. HKA'JS NOW ON SALE. MORAND1sTDULtrS 1JAY 1ARTY YViiMSI : ; \ > , .11 AY ISM I ) , SiilO I' . .11. AllllllNNlOII , Clllll | | . , , - , ( ) , . , I'lllllllIIMNfllllllll'M firry \\l-lllH.Nllliy. mul Dmi las Sts. , Oinulm. -ASIlilUCW AM ) irilII'Ifil'l.A.V - OBNTHrtLLY LOCATED. J. 12. IIAHKUL 4 : bO.V , 1'rop * . New Victoria M. nUUNKTT. Prop. STRAM IU\T A\n HATH IIATKH l.OU lo 01.CO per dur 1303-10 Dodge St. . Uctwcca 1.3th and