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.
