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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 18, 1899)
THE Oat All A DAILY BEE : TITTHSDAY , MAY 18 , 1891) ) . 7 PAYING OUR SOLDIER BOYS ( ( Long Ton of Gold Required for the Monthly Pay Rollin Mnnlln , SHIPM-NT AND DISTRIBUTION OF MONEY t'ontinilntlnii * on the font of I'lnntliiK nnil I'uinpliiK t'l\lll/a- tlon In the 1'hllliii'liifM The money sent to the Philippines every month to pay the American land forces , If nil of It vvcro in gold , would weigh almost exactly a long ton precisely speaking , 2,220 pounds. It all In silver It would tip the scales at 35,400 pounds. Thus It appears that In wagc < i alone the army In the archipelago pelage consumes seventy-four pounds of gold per dlom , or 1,180 pounds of silver every day. Putting It otherwise , our fighting men on the Islands draw from the treasury ot the United States a little over three pounds of gold per hour or about four-fifths of an ounce every minute. The pay of the American troops In the far-distant archipelago amounts to $600,000 a month. Just about every sixty days a paymaster leaves San Tranclsco for Manila with $ l,20v,000 In cold cash. This money Is placed by Iho War derailment lo the credit of Colonel Cox , chief paymaster of the de partment of the Pacific at Iho sub-treasury In San Fianclsco. He hand ? It over to the officer selected to convoy It to the Philip pines nnd It Is taken directly from the subntreasury to the steamship , under guard by n file ot soldlcis. LMcst of the money Is In gold , double eagles , eagles and halt-eagles. This Is chiefly because silver weighs so much , but there Is some nllver also , In dollars and In subsidiary coin , as well as n few thousand dollars In notes. United Stales notes have Dot yet obtained general recognition In the Philippines and nol being easily disposed of on Ihat account , gold nnd silver are more convenient for ordinary dealings. An other objection to silver out there Is that people In that part of the world are ac customed to accept the whlto metal at or near its bullion value , nnd they do not realize that Uncle Sam's stamp makes It north 100 cents on the dollar. Gold , on the other hand , "goes" everywhere. of Coin. At the sub-ttroasury the money Is put up tn bags the gold In sacks ot $20,000 each , and the silver in bags ot $1,000 each. T.Ho bags are packed In wooden boxes specially made for the purpose. It Is necessary that the boxes shall bo strong , because ot the great weight ot their contents. A bag containing $20,000 In gold weighs 72 % pounds avoirdupois , while silver dollars weigh 59 pounds for cveiy 1,000. Two bags ot silver , or flvo bags of gold go to each box , so that a box of gold coin weighs ex actly 291 pounds and represents $100,000 , while a box of silver pleceb contains $2,000 and weighs 118 pounds. Fractional silver , however , weighs less ? 1,000 worth of It tips the scales at a little over flfty-flvo pounds and of such sub sidiary coins considerable quantlllce are sent to Manila , where change le needed as mucil as In this country. Bcforo the outbreak of hostilities with the natives practically nil of the cash forwarded to the Philippines was In gold , but Iho proportion of silver Is In creasing , and the next consignment will include - cludo qullo a lol of nickels. Thc&o last , ef couroe , nro very heavy for the value repre sented , $1,000 worth of them weighing 220 pounds. The boxes in which the money Is packed are of whlto plno an Inch thick , and are put together with screws which are countersunk and further secured , each ono of them , with a seal. On the top Is written the name of the paymaster - whola to have charge ot'tho cash , with the iwords "Manila , P. I. " The boxes , with their preclcjix contents , are loaded upon n wagon that Is llko a huge safe on wheels , and , guarded by the loldtcrs. are convoyed to the transport In watting. The steamship , as Is ordinarily the case iwlth passenger veesals of her class , has on board n so-called "specie room , " which Is a steel 'burglar-proof ' vault. In this place of se curity the money Is deposited , to be removed only on reaching Manila. 1'njliiK tlit bolillrm. When the steamship arrives at Manila the pay officer In charge eses to it that every box of money taken out of the specie room IB Intact , with seals undisturbed. Under guard by a ( lie of soldiers they are carried I ashore , nnd are handed over to the senior paymaster at Manila , who verifies their con tents and receipts for them. Then , us they are ronulred. Ihls chleif custodian of the funds doles them out lo the subordinate paymasters ray day conies once every two months In the Philippines. nach paymaster Is assigned to pay certain troops , and If the latlcr happen lo bo In Iho field ho must follow them and pet up the "pay table" In the camp , under the shelter of a tent. iMaybe the pay table Is nn empty keg ; It matters not. The money Is carried along In u small "field safe , " which Is a portable steel box. Walling llielr turns In line , the soldiers receive what is duo them according as their names appear on the muator roll nt the pay olllcer's elbow. Volunteer otllcors must como to the pay table like the men to get their wages , but officers of the regular army get their re muneration in a more dignified fashion , pre- If " coming events cast their shadows before , " those shadows on the blind presage n wedding - ding in the near future. The young lady may even be ' 'all ready" to marry , that is , she thinks she's "all ready " for her trousseau's prepared , the 11 trip" hnfl been planned , nnd the house picked out and * "everything. " " When vve bee a younoman go out to meet fate that \vay it brings to mind the Frenchman's saying of the Charge of the Light Hrigade. " It wns magnificent but it Avas not vrar. " It is magnificent to see the young girl face the Future so fearlessly , but it is not life. No young woman is ready for married life unless her physical condition is up to the stand ard of marriage , in the health of all the delicate Avomauly organs , nnd rarely is that the case. Young Avoinen entering upon the etatc of marriage will find no friend so helpful ns Dr. Tierce's Favorite Prescrip tion. It giv es vigor and elasticity to the organs peculiarly feminine , prevents the drains tlwt ruin the health , and makes the ordeal of motherhood so easy that it is practically almost painless. "At an early stacc of married life , " write * Mri. Flora Am. of Dallas. Jack * Co , Mo , "I wan greatly txHliered with painful periods , also a troubleiome drain which rendered me very weak and unfit for work of any kind , I became ta thin there was nothing left of me but tun aud lx > ne. My hut-band became alarmed and cot me o bottle of M'aiorlte Prescription. ' After he aw the wonderful effects of that one he got me two more , und alter I u ed tboseuptbere wiu no more palu , uud I be an to gain In ticsh very rapidly " Dr. I'ierce's Common Sense Medical Ad viser answers every question. U is sent free on receipt of 21 one-cent stamps to pay the cost of mailing only , For the cloth-tiound edition send 31 stamps. Ad dress Dr. R. V. Pierce. Buffalo , N. Y. enting receipts in the shape of blank voui hers filled in. Of course , the pay of the army Is only a email part ct the cert of our expeditionary force In the far-awny archipelago. The eol- dlers mun bo fed , and a careful calculation , from figures furnished by the commissary department of the army shons that each da- the forcei In Ihe Philippines consume 3S.OOO pounds of meat , 31,500 pounds of bread , and 4,180 pounds of peas or beans , for which may bo substituted , under the regulations , rice or hominy Add to these 28.000 pounds of vegetables , 2,500 pounds of coffee , 4,180 pounds of ugar , 280 gallons of vinegar , 1,120 pounds ot salt , 70 pounds of pepper , and 1,120 pounds of soap , nnd you have an approximate statement of the prov ender consumed each twenty-four hours by our troops In the cost. C'nxt of Huttpllc * . U is practically impossible to stnto the cost represented by these various Itcmi , be cause 11 Is split up among so many con tracts. However , ono can say that the ex- pcn. o of feeding one soldier for ono day U about 20 cents. Ilcckonlng It at thli rate , the total Is easily calculated There are now In the Philippines 2S.OOO American soldiers and offlcoiB. The officers number about ST,0 , which estimate leaves 27,150 men to bo fed. Their rations , at 20 cents a day , would como to 15,130 per diem , or 1162,000 n month. These remarks are not intended as an argument against expansion , but merely to show that Undo Sara Is paying pretly heav ily for Iho luxury of acquiring foreign ter ritory. The Items of pay nnd rations , of course , rcpresenl not nearly the -\vholt of the expenditure Involved. There are many thousands of tents to be furnished , nnd n great number of horses. Uniforms are costly , nnd n soldier la supposed to require n suit of clothes nnd two pairs of shoes every jcar , with an extra pair of trousers , halt a dozen pairs ot gloves , and all sorts ot etceteras. The commissary department keeps at Ma nila an Immense stock of what are called "sales articles , " that Is , things thai are not furnished gratis by the government , but which men nnd officers want to buy. In this way Undo Sam has got rid of the old- time mischief of sutlers , who used to fol low the troops about during the civil war with their shops on wheels , selling things to Iho soldiers and oflen cheating them badly. The "sales artlclea" referred to Include vari ous delicacies In the way of food , from canned fiults to 'bottled ' mince-meat , pens and note piper , towels and handkerchiefs , thread nnd needles , tobacco , nnd oven candy. Great quantities of merchandise of this sort are sent by cv/ry ship that leaves for the Philippines , nnd an effort is made to keep alwajs thrco or four months ahead of the demand. Necessarily largo quantities of supplies for the signal corps and engineer corps In the Philippines have to bo constantly fur nished , and the demands upon the ord nance bureau of the army are enormous. Not only does the > ordnance bureau have to furnish all the guns ot all sorts , but It Is required to deliver ever so many small equipment , down to knapsacks , cartridge bolts , spoons , forks and tin plates. In the archipelago nt present we have only about GOO cavalry and 1,400 artillerymen. The- num ber of Infantrymen , excluding officers , Is about 25,000. The cost of ordnance equip ments for each infantryman , Including his gun , Is | 2j ; for each nrtlllerjman It Is ? 25 , and for each cavalryman , Including carbine , saddle , bridle , etc. , the estimate Is $75. It Is reckoned that the equipments of an In fantryman or artilleryman will last four years , while these of a cavalryman have to bo replaced every three years. Happily this Is a rich country , nnd n few millions of dollars a month make small dif ference to Uncle Sam when he Is engaged in helping to life the "whlto man's burdon. " PLANS FOR MEMORIAL DAY Joint BloctliiK ot the Committee * to Perfect the Accennnry Ar- raiiirementn. A joint meeting of the Memorial day committees of the Grand Army of the Re public and the Woman's Relief corps was held Tuesday evening In the city hall. Comrade J. B. Saw hill was the presiding officer. The music committee reported that the Sevenlh Ward band had been secured for Memorial day and lhal efforts were being made lo have Ihe Brownelt quarlet sing. The committee on Invitations announced that the Thurston Rifles No. 2 , the High School cadets and the Omaha Guards hat accepted an Invitation to march In the parade. The exercises will bo held in Hans- coin park. > The members of the Ladies' Union Veteran Monument association held a ses sion to consider means to complete a sub scription for placing a monument in the soldiers' plat at Forest Lawn cemetery Mrs. E. A. Hull , the Ircasurer , reported that In the two years the association has existed the sum of $141.65 has been collected. The pupils of the Dodge street school plan to give an entertainment for the fund May 29 at Thurston Rifles' armory and with the consent of the Board of Education Iho school children will give a volunlary con tribution to constitute a children's fund. To raise the balance ot the money needei certificates and diplomas of membership to the association will bo sold. The corttfi catea will cost $1. The diplomas will cos $5 and will entitle the holder to the privl leges of active membership. A resolution was passed inviting the re turned members of the Second and Thin regiments to organize and take part In the parade. The finance commltteo has not rccelvec any response to its appeal to the public fo funds with vrhlch to pay the expenses of the day , and It may bo compelled to make personal sollcltallon , a Ihlng which it is desired sired to avoid It possible. Itcilm > < Ml for Sneclnl A number of meetings for which the orn roads will make special rates Is an nounced by the Western Passenger associa tion. For nearly all of them the rate will be ono and one-third fare. One exception is the Merchants' and Travelers' convention in Chicago , for which n rate of one and one- fifth faro Is offered. The list of events and the places , BO far as known , 1s as followi Chicago , May 24 to 31 , National Associailoi of Merchants and Travelers , Buffalo , June 7 to 10 , national convention of masler sleam and hoi walor fillers ; Chicago , Juno 7 to is conference of Ihe Danish Evangelical Lu theran church ; Atlanllo City. N. J. , June 1 ! ) to 24. American Institute of Homeopathy Minneapolis Juno 20 to 23 , Junior Order United American Mechanics ; Des Molnes , la May 26 to 27 , annual stale field meel and annual convention of the Iowa Intercollegi ate Athletic association , limited to Iowa points , Iowa City , State university com mencement , Iowa points only ; Columbia , Mo. State university commencement , limited to Missouri points , Moravia , la. , Juuo 6 to S annual convention of Ottumwa convention of Upworth league , Iowa points only ; Shenandoah - nandoah , la. , Young People's Socl ty o Christian Endeavor contention , Iowa points only Eastern lines have already granted rates to delegates to the supreme lodge of thci Ancient Order of United Workmen , whlcl meets In Indianapolis , Juno 10 to 20 , and western lines will doubtless soon do likewise Appropriation for Illejeli- Path , The bll of missionary work that was t'one by the members of tbo Omaha Wheel club when they Invited the city councilman to attend a smoker u week ago has resulted ii an appropriation of $200 by the council for the purpose of putting the Floience bicycle path into repair , The councllmeu have aluo partially consented to appropriate more , i this sum Is not sufficient. U Is not expected that Ihls amount o money will be needed to repair the path , ni It Is not In very bad shape. The money wll be mainly used in so protecting the pat ! that It cannot bo cut up during Iho fceason by wagons and buggies. It. Is Ihe purpose to cither build a low fence to thai wagons can not gel onto thu path or else to set posts a such Intervals that veUIc'.ca cannot bo driven between them. STIRRING UP THE TAXPAYERS ity Treasurer Edwards is Going After the Delinquents , ARGE AMOUNT OF UNPAID BACK TAXES Iml nfTcrt on Crrillt of dlj More I'nj iiicntn , lloucrrr , Arc -Tinilc 'I linii In AII > Aonr Since Honfii City Treasurer Edwards l preparing to nako another determined effort to secure bo collection of the great amount of tie * Inqucnt taxes standing unpaid on his books nil especially of the delinquent taxes gainst which a considerable number of In- orest bearing warrants arc outstanding. Vlthln ttio next few dajs every taxpayer who has not paid his taxes of thin character \111 bo In receipt of a statement of his de- nquency , accompanied with a request that 10 Immediately forward a check to aettlo no account. The amount of these delinquencies Is hav- ig a bad effect upon tbe credit of the city , 'his docs not result so much from cases where the regular tax I * delinquent , but in- nry Is being dona by the delinquent special axes. The warrants Issued against the egular tax are sure to bo taken up In a omparatlvely short time , as a general levy lay bo made to look after them and It may \cn bo enforced. The conditions surround- ng the warrants Issued against special axes , however , are different. When warrants are Issued to pay for the vork that is done In any Improvement dls- ilct llio holders must wait for ihefr cash until the property owners In that district iay In the money assessed against them , 'ho tax may not bo paid for jears and the loldors of the warrants must wait. As a onscqucnco the warrants are not readily icgotlablc , especially as there Is always i hauco that the tax levy-will bo knocked out on sumo technical grounds. There are oday warrants against special Improve ment districts that have bean outstanding over since 1887. This difficulty could bo overcome If the ax collection laws were what they might ie. Under the existing statutes the courts mvo declared that a tax title Is not pcr- oct. The consequence Is that a ploco of iroperty may bo offered at tax sale time nd again and enough will not bo offered for t to cancel the taxes. Property owners are aware of this fact , of course , and If they ire not nblo to pay their special taxes they ct them go until they can pay or have an opportunity to sell and wish to gtvo a. clear Iced. Even in the latter cases the pur chasers of the property will frequently take ho property with delinquent taxes stand- ng against It on the chance that they will not be compelled to pay these taxes until omo time in the indefinite future. This is the way that City Treasurer Ed- sards explains the largo amount of unpaid axes. Such delinquency on January 1 , last , \ns $1,352,765.03. Since then $67,603.88 In special taxes have been levied and the col- ections have been $103,004.32 , leaving a bal ance of delinquent taxes at the present date of $1,317,365.09. On January 1 the out standing warrants against these taxes ag gregated $343,110.98. Others to the amount of $20,061.58 have been Issued since that date , and the amount of these taken up has > ccn $47,886.05 , leaving J315.2SC.51 outstand- ng warrants at date. "Holders of these warrants seem to think hat the treasurer's department has not used due diligence in efforts to secure pay ment of these special taxes , " says City Treasurer Edwards. "As a matter of fact , wo have tried every possible scheme to se cure payment. The delinquent taxes are ad vertised each year. When a man comes in .0 pay his current taxes , wo glvo him a statement of his delinquencies. We have sent out notices to property owners to call at the office and settle. Such notices were sent out recently. In a great number of cases the taxpayers have paid no attention to them ; In many ether Instances the notices have been returned because tha people to whom they wore addressed could iot be found. Some ono may say that we ought to look up the whereabouts of these parties , but my department has not been slven enough money to pay for any such work. "I am about to try a new scheme. Wo pro pose to send a circular to every delinquent property owner In the city , calling his at tention to his failure to pay his taxes am ! enclosing a statement of his delinquent taxes. "Tho cause of this great amount of de linquent taxes is unquestionably the hare times. In years not long past property own ers have simply been unable to pay. In a good many eases the taxes are assessed against property that was secured In the boom times. When the bottom foil out this property was left on their hands and a largo amount of taxes was piled up agalns them for Improvements that wete put In In anticipation that the good times would con tinue. These hard times , however , are now passing. Slnco I have been In this office I have never seen so many delinquent taxes paid as this year , and wlih the contlnuanco of the prosperity that is upon us I have Itt- U.O doubt that relief will bo brought to holders of special tax warrants. " COURT-MARTIAL SENTENCES I'liiitnlinifiit SI e ted Out to I tail Io > N lit IIIui- for Viirlnun QlYciiNrn. The following sentences of court-martla have been announced by Captain Hutcheson acting assistant adjutant general of the DC partmcnt of the Missouri. They have bcei reviewed and approved and ore as follows ; Private Jilin J. HIckcy , Company L , Six teenth infantry , found guilty of absence without leave and larceny , to bo dishonor ably discharged , forfeiting all pay and al lowanced. Private Hugh McCabe , Company L , Klf teenth Infantry , guilty of absence without leave and of soiling clothing , to bo confined at hard labor for two months and to for feit $10 per month for the same period. Private Bernard Penny , Troop K , Sixth cavalry , guilty of losing arms and accoutre ments , to bo confined at hard labor for two months and to forfeit $10 per month for the eamo period , , Private Harry Wllmoro , Company I , Six teenth Infantry , guilty of violating the twenty-fourth article of war , to bo con fined at hard labor for six months and to forfeit $10 per month for the aamo period , Private Harvey HeEslcr , Company I , Six teenth Infantry , found guilty of conduc prejudicial to good discipline , to bo con fined at hard labor for three months un to forfeit $10 per nionlli during the same period , Private Barnard L. Montague , Battery 0 Seventh artillery , guilty of deiertion am fraudulent enlistment , to be dishonorably discharged from tbo service , forfeiting al pay and allowanced and to be confined a hard labor for six months. Private Peter A , Sussen , Troop II , Sixth TRY ALLEN'S ' FOOT-EASE , A uowder to be shaken Into the shoes At this eaeon your fett fee ) swollen , ner- vou and hot , and get tired easily. It you have smarting feet or tight alines , try Allen's Fool-Ijase II coo's the feet ant mnleeii walking easy. Cures wolltn am swentlnc feel , li'lsters and calloui spots llulleves corns and bunions of all pain nnt Kites rest and comfort. Try It today Bold by all druci'lHta and shoe stores for 2Sc Trial package TRCC Address , Allen S Olmited , LeRoy. N , Y. cavalry , guilty of losing clothing nnd ot do- crtlon , to bo dishonorably discharged from ho sen Ice , forfeiting all pay and allow ance due him nnd to bo confined nt hard abor for one year TWO RURAL MAIL ROUTES Contrncti for rnrrjlnre llnr > Itcrit Awnrilril nnil Icrt It-p IN to .IIInc t. Special Agent T II. Houpt of the rural reo mall service has returned from a trip hroughout Douglas county , during which 10 established two carrier routes In accord ance with the terms of the bill for this pur- ioso which Congressman Mercer succeeded n getting through congress , and on which lally service will > bo established , beginning Juno 1. The rural mall routes Special Agent Houpt designates as Benson and Elk City. The route followed by the carrier on the former vlll bo as follow * From Benson , three- ourths of a mlle west , thcnca ono mile south to the Dodge street road , thcnco six miles west to the Peter Glandt corner , thcnco north four miles to the Military rood , nnd hence east eight miles to Benson , the place of beginning , making about twenty miles , The contract for carrying the mall an this 'onto has ibccn awarded to Jesse E. Reed , lo will make ono round trip dally , leaving .lonson at 1 o'clock and returning , reaching hero at about C o'clock. The mall on the Elk City route will bo carried by Furman J. Compton , Ho will cover about twenty mites each day , his route being as follows from Elk City , thrco nllcs south , ono mlle cast , ono and one-halt ntlcs north , two and ono-hatf miles cast to Military road , along Military road two and one-half miles to Martin Johnson's house , mck on Military road one-halt mile to the Osborno road , north one ratio , west one mile , south one mile , west ono and one-half miles , hen southeast 0116 and one-halt mites and > ack to Elk City. This carrier will leave Elk City at noon each day and returning , will reach there at 6 o'clock. Agent Houpt has carefully investigated ho settlements along the two routes and estimates that the Benson man will servo 165 families and the Elk City man 110 , with a few more after the service Is thoroughly worked up. of a HIiiR. A wedding ring may cause considerable : rouble , but It Is not often that It gets Into .he hands of the police without the owner jelng attached to It. The Omaha police have a plain , gold band ring In their posses sion now , about which they have offered all Kinds of unsatisfactory explanations. Ono officer Insists that It Is an engagement ring , another that it Is nothing more than an or- llnary plain , gold band , while still an older load urges that It Is a wedding circlet. The "alter is believed to bo right because the .otters . "P. S. to M. S. " and the date , "Octo ber 10 , 189C , " lead one to think a marriage might have occurred on that day , The ring was picked up about a month ago In n store on South Thirteenth street. It was found In the finger of a pair of new gloves , having been slipped off evidently ifter the gloves had been tried on. The po- llco have endeavored to locate the ovvnoi , but without success , as the proprietor of the store was unable to give any description of tils customers prior to the finding oC the sieves. Story of n Sim p. To bo bound hand and foot for years by the chains of disease Is the worst form ot slavery. George D. Williams of Man chester , Mich. , tells how such a slave was made free. He savs : "My wife has been so helpless for five years thai she could not turn over In bed alone. After uslne two bottles of Electric Blttors bhe is wonderfully Improved and nblo to do her own work. " This supreme remedy for female diseases quickly cures nervousness , sleeplessness , melancholy , headache , backache , fainting and di zy spells. This miracle-working medlclno Is a godsend to weak , sickly , run-down people. Every bottle guaranteed. Only 50 cents. Sold by Kuhn & Co. . druggists. Mortality StutUtlun. The following birth and deaths were re ported to the health commissioner during the last twenty-four hours : Birth Harry Hoffltamp , 816 South Eight eenth , boy. Deaths Frank Kllng , Second nnd Woolworth - worth , 49 years ; Eva Wells , 367 South South Omaha 33 Jacob Twenty-eighth , , years ; cob H. Hutton. 1620 Kyner , 48 years ; A. W. Phelps , 2818 Hamilton , 2 days ; Honora Barry , 1837 North Nineteenth , 60 years , heart trouble ; Mary Lannan , 1727 South Ninth , 8 years ; Kffle Tucker , 3520 Webster , 1 > ear , pneumonia , ENGAGED IN LAUDABLE WORK Cniilnln ritrhiiRli I * In Oinnlm In the Interest , of tnlorril Orphan * of the South , Captain n. II. ritzhugh of Lexington , Ky. , formerly of Virginia , Is In the city In the Interest of the Colored Orphan Industrial homo nt Lexington , of which ho Is the gen eral manager and promoter. "In devoting the remainder of my life to the cause of the negro , " said he , "I am but jlcUllMR to n life-long Impulse. My father was probably the mewl prominent pro-sla\ery nd\ocato and writer In the eouth , and I was four jenra In the confed * orate corps of engineers , serving ono year on the headquarters corps of General H. 13. Lee. I was In three northern military pris ons , Old McDowell college , St. Ixiuls ; Camp Chase , near Columbus , 0. , and Port loln- ware. My Interest In the negroes arises from two principal considerations , affection for them , and their relation to the wclfaro of our common country. The ncproc's great need Is the grcal need of most of us that Is , the Influence , the command , the charac ter that como from the possession of a rea sonable amount of money. As to vices , I do not know that he has any that are Inherent- such did not appear In slavery and during the war I cannot now recall a single great crime committed by thorn. In fact , In a clear retrospect of fifty-five jenrs or morn I cannot put my fingers upon a felony of any kind committed by a negro mechanic , or a trained , or skilled , or an educated ne gro of any kind whatever. "One great need of the negro Is money to pay a fair price to professional and skilled men of his own race , and his easiest , most obvious way of obtaining money Is by means of the mechanical and domestic arts , with the south as his field. He has a hold upon It now and If ho IB wise ho will retain It. " Captain ritzhugh BOJS that as n beginning ho has a beautiful building and grounds icnpablo of accommodating about 125 In mates ; that his property Is all paid for and In full Initial operation , with fifty or sixty orphans already gathered In. So far , in struction Is given In domestic work , sewing and gardening ; n cobbler's shop has been provided and a blacksmith shop Is next In order , to bo followed by other branches of Industry and nn enlargement of his school as fast as the necessary means can be ob tained. Ho sajs that so far as he knows ho Is the only la > nmn of anything llko a repre sentative family and connection In the south who has devoted his remaining dajs to the work of helping our civilization by helping the negro. HtcniiiNlilp Llui * In Trouble. DETROIT , Mich. , May 17 On petition of Frederick P. Prince of Boston Judge Swan In the United States district court today appointed Pcrclval W. Clements of Hutland , Vt. , receiver of the Ogdensburg Transit com pany. The company was organized In Mich igan with a capital stock of $800,000. It op erated eight steamers between Ogdensburg , N. Y. , and upper lake ports In connection with the Ogdcnsburg & Lake Champlaln and Central Vermont railroads. Mr. Prince re lates In his petition that ho holds J70.000 worth of stock In the company and the Btcp Is taken for the protection of himself nnd other stockholders and creditors. He further states that the sum of $634,000 Is still owing on bonds Issued to the amount of the capital stock , besides an outstanding Indebtedness of $110,000. I'liiKrci * Hound to Cnrrj IHn 1'oliit. LANSING , Mich , May 17. Governor Pln- greo sent to the legislature today a long mes sage on the taxation question. The governor recommends submission to the people at a special election an amendment to that purl of the constitution relating to specific tax action , under which the supreme court tlo- clarocl Invalid the Plngrec-Alltlnson rallvay taxation act. To provide for this and for the enactment of a law establishing a dtate Board of Assessors , the govoinor sajs ho will call a special session of iho legislature to convene Immediately upon udjouii.ment of the present session. Governor Plngrco also recommends the enactment of an tucomo tax law. ItochfHter CiprmniiN 1'rotCNt. ROCHESTER , N Y. , May 17. A meeting of delegates of the various German soclctlcb of the city , representing over 4,000 German- Americans , was held last night In Maenner- I chor hall. Addresses were made by some of i the most Influential citizens of Rochester , in cluding Health Commissioner Fiank Frltzsche and Herman Pfacflln , editor of a Gorman paper. Resolutions wcio adopted protesting against the measures lately taken by many tending to antagonize and create a hostile spirit between the Unllted States and Germany. It's ' Quite a Trick To make an Ice cream that will be the same' eveiy time yet for three years we h.ive been putting up our famous Ice ereaw In barrels at liO and -K ) cents ; i baricl and the hauel of today is just a- > good ab thoUi'ht ban el we made A gtcut many of our fi lends have formed the habit of stopping at our stoio on the way home and putting u b.uiel In their pockets Wo think that's a mighty good habit to form-It will make jour disposition sweeter and your home Hie more pleasant-Our Neapolitan 15rlcL.9 dellvcicd at HO cents a quart. BALDUFFS , Iancb-lli30 to 2:30. Supper-3i30 to 8l9ft 1520 Fnrnara St. There's ' Been a Grand Rush- To our store ov-er since wo put our line of ifU.OO women's oxfouls on sale- Chilly weather can't keep the women that wanj .the best fiom buying these new beauties Daik shade of tan in vlcl kill with the kid or vesting tops unw coin and round toe Just enough man fiu'hlon ' to make them popular with tasty dressers Our complete line of ox- fouls Is very large and lias received the pral/.e of all these who lnivo seen Ihem Thursday will bo u special o.\- foul day with Mr. Diox U Shoonmn. Drexel Shoe Co ; , Omaha' * Up-ta-dnte Shoe HODIO , 1411) PARNAM STREET. Now biirliiir Cntulottiio now runil ? bent ( or tliu Mr , Frederick , Hatter Just wants to remaik If It Is a derby yon aio lool.lng for you had better taLe a miulnt at the derby's In our show window -One glance will show you that ttyle is In every one of them to touch will convince you of their mipeilor qual ity-to price will mean to buy so much less limn yon over expected probably thu hat that lilt * the mark oftener than any other Is our § > : t.OO derby In all the popular shades and black It's only jms- bible for a hut stole like oura to Hell faiich Milne for ifll.OO We aie the only Inmliip hat bi'lleib In all Omaha. FREDERICK The Hatter The Pioneer Hut Man of the 120 South 15th Street "At last I tried Warner's Safe Cure. From that time I improved evety day. Now my appetite and digestion arc good and every function of life seems to be rightly performed. My cure is a wonder to myself , my neighbors and my friends. " This is the story in a nutshell of countless of thousands who have used and been benefitted by WARNER'S SAFE GURU. STRUCK BY A PASSING TRAIN An One WKiu-KXMl Accident < n Karl nf il or IvtioMN Juxt llou It LONDON , Mny 17 Particulars rcgnrilliiR tlio dcnth of the cnrl of Stratum ! , \ \ hens run o\cr nnd killed by the CambrldRO ex press Insl night at Potters' bar , Hertford shire , -\\hllo. reluming from Wiolhnm park , his country scat , seem to show thai ho cither fainted and fell in front of Iho ex press or was s\\cpl off the platform by Iho protection portion ot iho engine. The earl and counlcss had been residing at No. 3 St , Jnmcs square torccks past , the carl being engaged in his duties in connec tion with the 10) al household. He acted as special oqucrr > - lnnlllng on Queen Vic toria's return to Windsor aud went to his country beat jcsterday afternoon for tlio purpose of Inspecting the arrangements imulo for the approaching % lslt of the countess and himself to Wrotham park. The earl returned lo Potters' bar station nt ( ! o'clock to catch the train bound for Lou- don. Hoii3 last seen leisurely pacing up and down the end nf the platform. The Cambridge express dashed through the sta tion at 6 30 , and a few minutes later tlio mangled remains of the earl were found on the track about fifty > ards outsldo the depot. No one saw the accident. The body was Identified by a coronet and the loiter "S , " marked on his apparel. The family of the deceased was Imme diately notified and the countess , who at tended the queen's drnwlngroom nl Huck- Ingham palai-o yeslcrday , hurried lo Pol- lors' bar and slaycd wllh Ihe remains nt / the railroad station hotel all night long , tn company with the deceased's half-sister , Lady Susin Byng , her daughler. Lady Mary Bjng , nnd Rev. Francis Edmund Oyng , hla brother. The countess is prostrated with grief. * ScciteH In KnrinoNii. VANCOUVER , B. C.May 17. Formosa advices glvo details of a terrible massacre In Ihoiclnlly of TnIKo , a town In the cen tral district. Thirty unarmed villagers were ambushed by about sixty savages , who kllledtwenty-nlno _ of them. Only ono es caped. The cause of the massacre Is said to have been a dispute between savage tribes over the paternity of an Illegitimate child GIVE THE CHILDREN A DRINK called Graln-O. It Is a delicious , appetlr- Ing , nourishing food drink to take the place of coffee. Sold by all grocers and Iked by all who hava used it because when properly prepared It tnstes like the flnast coffee , but is free from all its In- lurlous properties. Graln-O aids digestion and strengthens the nerves. It Is not a stimulant -but a health builder , and chil dren as well as adults , can drink It with great benefit. Costs abjut one-fourth as much oji coffee. l ! > c and 25c. ! nud the death of Its mother. The rrputod I father of iho child denied the charga and refused to make compeiiMtloii 1n the trlbo to which the girl belonged. An appeal to headhunting wns the only \vuy b > which the injured trlbo could prove Its righteous ness to Its nncestum. After the miifsacro the savages Indulged In a fpast nl which the heads of the murdered villagers AMMO conspicuously displayed ttnniom of n Si-oret Treaty. VICTORIA , B. C. , May 17 The steamer Empress of India bilngs the following mull advices from the Oilent An unknown Atnciican was arrested nl UnKnii for having plclures of the neighborhood In his posses sion. An Inquiry was In progress when the Empress salted. It is reported among Influential Chinese that n secret treaty has been signed whereby Japan promises the ld of troops In China should Germany seize Shan Tung. The Russians aio prosecuting work night nnd day at Port Arthur. The harbor has been dredged to accommodate ships drawing twenty feet of water. IlNco-\er T i S ( ran lie Ilneen. VANCOUVER , B. C , May 17 The ascent of Mount Morrison , the highest mountain In Formosa , has been made by K. T.'stoepol , nn explorer of note. On the mountain , near , the summit , he discovered a tribe of human beings that had never seen the face of n , unite man , nnd possibly had never seen a Chinaman. These people wcro of ferocious I aspect , extremely ugly , thin and entirely ' naked. They were skull hunters evidently and existed on wild animals and were not nvcrso to human flesh. Lower down on the mountain he discovered a wild race of Malays , which seem to have Intermingled with the Chinese race. to know that v > o u r o prepared - pared to do retouching , developing nnd printing for amateurs as It has never lccii done In Omaha before. Special attention given to their work , with promptness and satlKtacllon gunrau- lecd. AH we ask is n trial order w know what the result will be. THE AlOE & PENFOLD CO. , Atiuitcur 1'liolopraplilo injiifeJ ( 1408 Farnnm. OMAHA OPPOSITE PAXTON HOTEL. You Have Noticed Thnt some refliberators me like a flcry Cut unco for nii'ltln Ice but all rofilj- onitnis mo not alike else AVO would not tiiithtully claim this " .rowel" to bo to all othois The fact is it a peed , hiibstantlally lined lel'ilg- ctatoi to keep the hot air fiotu coining thuiiifih That's teahonable , Isn't ItV The lining in the Jewel Is nine No pcilsuiioiih Koiins can get a hold on zinc Eaby cleaned and diy In a. second thus doing away with all possibility of mould or food tainting which IB KO common in BOUIC that aio cheaply made. A. C. RAYMER , \VU IlUMVBIl TOUR I'lmCIIASB. 1514 Farnam St. Our Experience- We IIIIM. ' devoted a number of years to the faintly and puictlco of the optical Hclc'iicc - Wi have boon for ton years u tt.ivollug iipiohcntatlvo for borne of the laigest optical hoithCH In America -Wo June spent a gic.it deal of time In the large factories and aie conveisant with the ch tails of cutting , gilndlng anil nuumtactmlng We have Kindled the aanlnmy and phjMology of the eyes and have attended a regular heiles of eye ( llnlcs-.Since commencing himlncsH In OiMilm we have lilted glasses for a gieat many custom" ! H Wo have given perfect satisfaction In ovoiy case We can do the name thing for yon. HUTESON , Manufacturing Optician , We MuUe th fllnxin-N we noil. 1520 DOUGLAS STREET , a Diiorn from lUtli. re he The Kimball Piano IH now acUnovv ludged to bo the miperlor of any of the great Instruments so many improvements have heiMi iiiudo dining the last year that It has been j plated aw.iy ahead of IU former rank We aio receiving each day new addi tions to our Mock and arc thus able to Hhow the very latest In case no\ cities Our teniiM aio miitlo KO easy that wo < tin suit any puino or condition of llfo while at the HMIIIO tlmn our prices innl.o hundred an actual saving of from ? - . ' ( ) to $100 to the pin chaser. \ Omaha states , A. HOSPE , tiou. We celebrate our il5h IniNtiicii annl- vcrrnry Oct. SUril , 1800 , Music and ArL 1513 Douglas.