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PAYING OUR SOLDIER BOYS Long Ton of Gold Required for the Monthly Pay EolLin Manila , SHIPM-NT AND DISTRIBUTION OF MONEY vR roiniHilntloiiM on the Cost of I'lnntliiK nnil ' 1'iiiniiliiK rivlll/u- tlon In tinIMilllniiliuH - Supplied .NCeih-d. The money sent to the Philippines cvcrr month to pay iho American land forces , If nil of It wore In gold , would weigh almost exactly a long ton precisely speaking. 2,220 pounds. If all In sliver It would tin the scales at 35,400 pounds. Thus It appcnra that In. wages nlono the army In the archipelago pelage consumes sovcnty-four pounds of gold per dlom , or 1,180 pounds of silver every day. rutting It otherwise , our fighting men on the Islands draw from the treasury of the United States n little over three pounds of gold per hour or about four-fifths of nn ounce every minute. The pay of the American troops In the far-distant archipelago amount * to $000,000 A month. Just about every sixty days a paymaster leaves San Francisco for Manila with 11,200,000 In cold cash. This money Is placed by the War department to the credit of Colonel Cox , chief paymaster of the de partment of the Pacific at the sub-treasury In San Francisco. He hands It over to the officer selected to convoy It to the Philip pines and It la taken directly from the eub-itrcasury to the steamship , under guard toy n nio of soldiers. Ulcst of Iho money U In gold , double eagles , eagles and half-eagles. This la chlelly because silver weighs BO much ; but there Is some Kllvcr also , lu dollars and In subsidiary coin , as well as a few thousand dollars In notes. United States notes have not yet obtained genornl recognition In the Philippines and not being easily disposed of on that account , gold mid stiver arc more convenient for o.rdlnary dealings. An other objection to sl.'rer out there Is that people In that part of the world are ac customed to accept the white metal at or near Its bullion value , and they do not realize that Uncle Sam's stamp makes it worth 100 cents on the dollar. Gold , on the other hand , "goes" everywhere. BiUfN of Coin. At the subntroamiry the money Is put up in bags the gold In sacks of $20,000 each , and the silver In bugs of $1,000 each. The tags are packed In wooden boxes specially made for the purpose. It Is necessary that the boxes shall bo strong , because of the great weight of their contents. A bag containing $20,000 In gold weighs 72 % pounds avoirdupois , while silver dollars weigh C9 pounds for every 1,000. Two bags of silver , or five bags of gold go to each box , so that n box of gold coin weighs ex actly 2D1 pounds and represents $100,000 , while a box of silver pieces contains $2,000 nnd weighs 118 pounds. Fractional silver , however , weighs less $1,000 worth of It tips the scales at a little ever flfty-flvo pounds and of such sub sidiary coins considerable quantities are sent to Manila , where change IB needed as muc'ii as In thla country. Before the outbreak of hostilities with the natives practically all of the cash forwarded to the Philippines was In gold , but the proportion of silver Is In creasing , and the next consignment will include - cludo ( ( ulto a lot of nlskels. These last , of course , are 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 white pine an Inch thick , and are put together with screws which are countersunk and further secured , each ono of them , with a soal. On the top Is written the name of the paymaster -who Is 'to ' 'have charge of 'tho ' cash , with the words " "Manila , P. I. " The boxes , with their preclejij contents , are loaded upon a wagon that Is like a huge safe on wheels , and , guarded by the soldiers , are convoyed to the transport In waiting. The steamship , as Is ordinarily the case with passenger vceswls of her class , has on board n so-callod "specie room , " which Is a steel 'burglar-proof ' vault. In this place of se curity the money Is deposited , to bo removed only on reaching Manila. ( he SolilliTH. When the steamship arrives at Manila the pay ofllccr In charge ejcs to It that every box of money taken out of the specie room la Intact , with seals undisturbed. Under guard by a file of soldiers they are carried i ashore , and are handed over to the senior paymaster at 'Manila , who verifies their con tents and receipts for them. Then , as they are required , this chief custodian of the funds doles them out to the subordinate paymasters. Pay day comes once every two months In the Philippines. Each paymaster Is assigned to pay certain troops , and If the latter happen to bo In the field ho must follow them nnd pet up the "pay table" In the camp , under the shelter of a tent. IMaybe the pay ta'ble ' Is nn empty keg ; It matters not. The money Is carried along In n small "field safe , " which is a portable steel box. Waiting their turns In line , the soldiers receive what Is duo them according as their names appear on the muster roll at the pay ofllccr's elbow. Volunteer ofllcors 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 a wed ding in the near future , The young lady tnny even be "all ready" to marry , that is , she thinks she's "all ready "for her trousseau's prepared , the ' trip11 hus been planned , and the house picked out and "everything. " When we see nyoung woman go out to meet fate that way _ it bnngs to mind the to see the young ; ; irl fnce 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 , lu the health of all the delicate womanly organs , and rarely is that the case. Young women entering upon the state of marriage will find no friend so helpful as Dr. Tierce's 1'avorite Prescrip tion. It gives vigor and elasticity to the organs peculiarly feminine , prevents the drains that ruin the health , and makes the ordeal of motherhood so easy that it is practically almost painless. " At on early Mace of married life , " writes Mrs. Flora Am , of f > alla . Jackwm Co. , Mo. , " I was greatly bothered v/ith painful period * , also a troublesome drain which rendered me very weak and uufH for work of any klud. I became no thlu there was nothing left of me but skin aud lone. My huiband became alarmed and pot me a bottle of M'avorlte Prescription. ' After he taw the wonderful effects of that one he got me two more , and alter I lined those up there wu no more palu , uud I began to gain lu flesh very rapidly. " Dr. Pierce'a Common Sense Medical Ad viser answers every question , It is sent free on receipt of ai one-cent stamps to pay the cost of mailing only , For the cloth-hound edition send 31 stamps. Ad dress Dr. R. V. Pierce. Buffalo. N. V. eontlng receipts In the ahape of blank vourhers filled In. Of course , the pay of the army Is only a small part of the cert of our expeditionary force in the far-away archipelago. The sol- dlers must bo fed , and a careful calculation , from figures furnUhed by the commissary department of the army shows that each daj' the forces In the Philippines consume 35.000 pounds of Tncnt , 31,500 pounds of bread , and 4,180 pounds of peas or beans , for which rany bo substituted , under the regulations , rlco or hominy. Add to these 28,000 pounds of vegetables , 2,800 pounds of coffee , < ,180 pounds of sugar , 280 gallons of vinegar , 1,120 pounds of salt , 70 pounds of pepper , and 1,120 pounds of soap , and you have an approximate statement of the prov ender consumed each twenty-four hours by our troops In the cast. C'ont of Htiniillc" . U Is practically Impossible to state ( ho cost represented by these various Items , he- CQUSO It Is spilt up among so many con tracts. However , ono can say that the ex- pcn. o of feeding one soldier for ono day Is about 0 cents. Itccltonlng It at this rate , the total Is easily calculated. There are now In the Philippine * 28,000 American soldiers and odlcoiR. The officers number about 8oO , which estimate leaves 27,160 men to bo fed. Their rations , at 20 cents a day , would como to $5,430 $ pur dlom , or $162,000 a month. These remarks are not Intended as an argument agalnnt expansion , but merely to show that Undo Sara Is paying pretty heav ily for the luxury of acquiring foreign ter ritory. The Items of pay and rations , of course , represent not nearly the wholt of the expenditure1 Involved. There arc many thousands of tents to be furnished , and n great number of horses. Uniforms are costly , and a soldier Is supposed to require a suit of clothes and two pairs of shoes every year , with an extra pair of trousers , half a dozen pairs of glovua , and all sorts of etceteras. The commissary department keeps at Ma nila an Immense stock of what nro called "saloa articles , " that Is , things that 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 the soldiers nnd often cheating them badly. The "sales articles" referred to Include vari ous delicacies In the way of food , from canned fruits to 'bottled ' mlnco-meat ; pens and note paper , towels and handkerchiefs , thread and needles , tobacco , and oven candy. Great quantities of merchandise of this sort are sent by cv < ? ry ship that leaves for the Philippines , and an effort Is made to keep always three 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 itho demands upon the ord nance bureau of the army are enormous. Not only does the ordnance bureau have to furnish all the guns of all sorts , but It Is required to deliver ever so many small equipment , down to knapsacks , tartrldgo bolts , spoons , forks and tin plates. In the archipelago at present wo have only about COO 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 $2u ; for each artilleryman It Is $25 , and for each cavalryman , Including carbine , saddle , bridle , etc. , the estimate Is $76. It Is reckoned that the equipments of an In fantryman or artilleryman will last four years , while those of a cavalryman have to bo replaced every three years. Happily this Is a rich country , and a few millions of dollars a month make small dif ference to Uncle Sam when he Is engaged in helping to life the "white man's burden. " PLANS FOR MEMORIAL DAY Joint Meeting of Hie Committee * to Perfect tlic NccenHnry Ar- rnucrtMiiciitfi. A joint meeting of the Memorial day committees of the Grand Army of the Re public and the Woman's Relief corps was hold Tuesday evening In the city hall. Comrade J. D. Sawhlll was the presiding officer. The music commltteo reported that the Seventh Ward band had been secured for Memorial day and that efforts were being made to have the Brownell quartet sing. The committee on Invitations announced that the Thurston Rifles No. 2 , the High School cadets and the Omaha Guards had accepted an Invitation to march in the parade. The exercises will bo held In Hans- corn park. ; The members of the Ladles' 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 treasurer , reported that In the two years the association has existed the sum of $141.65 has been collected. The pupils cf 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 Kducatlon the school children will give a voluntary con tribution to constitute a children's fund. To raise the balance of the money needed certificates and diplomas of membership to the association will bo Bold. The cortlfl- catC3 will cost $1. The diplomas will cost $5 and will entitle the holder to the privi leges of active membership. A resolution was passed Inviting the re turned members of the Second and Third regiments to organize and take part In the parade. The finance commltteo has not received any response to Its appeal to the public for funds with which to pay the expenses of the day , and It may bo compelled to make personal solicitation , a thing which It is de sired to avoid If possible. lleiliienl for Special A number of meetings for which the west ern roads will make special rates Is an nounced by the Western Passenger associa tion. For nearly all of them the rale will be ono and nno-thlrd fare. One cxcepllon Is the Merchants' and Travelers' convention In Chicago , for which n rate of ono and one- fifth faro Is offered. The list of events and the places , so far as known , U as follon- . ) : Chicago , May 24 to 31 , National Association of Merchants and Travelers ; Buffalo. June 7 to 10 , national convention of master steam and hot water fitters ; Chicago , Juno 7 to 12 , conference of the Danish Evangelical Lu theran church ; Atlantic City , N. J. , June 1ft to 24 , American Institute of Homeopathy ; Minneapolis , Juno 20 to 23 , Junior Order , United American Mechanics ; Des Molnes , la. , May 26 to 27 , annual state field meet and annual convention of the Iowa Intercollegi ate Athletic association , limited to Iowa points ; Iowa City , Stale university com mencement , Iowa points only ; Columbia , Mo. , State university commencement , limited to Missouri points ; Moravia , la. , Juno C to S , annual convention of Ottuinwa convention of Kpworth league , Iowa points only ; Shenandoah - nandoah , la. , Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor contention , Iowa points only. only.Eastern Eastern lines have already granted rates to dulegutes to the supreme lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen , wbluh meets In Indianapolis , Juno 10 to 20 , and western lines will doubtless soon do likewise. Al > | iroirliitloii for Illujole I'nlli. The bit of missionary work that was ione ! by the members of tbo Omaha Wheel club when they Invited the city councllmmi to attend a smoker u week ago has resulted In nn appropriation of $200 by the council for the purpose of putting the Florence blvycle path Into repair. The councllmeu have also partially consented to appropriate more , if this sum Is not sufficient. It Is not expected that this amount ot money wll ) be needed to repair the path , as it is not In very bad shape , The inondy will be mainly used In so protecting the path that It cannot bo cut up during the teason by wagons and buggies , It U the purpose to oCher build a low fence to that wagons can not get onto the path or oleo to cet pasts ot such Intervals that vehicles cannot bo driven between them. STIRRING UP THE TAXPAYERS Oity Treasurer Edwards is Going After the Delinquents , LARGE AMOUNT OF UNPAID BACK TAXES Hnil ISflTect on t'rpillt of ntr More Pa ; incntn , However , Arc .Mnilc Tli nn In Any Ycnr Since llnoni Kxnloriedi City Treasurer Edwards Is preparing to make another determined effort to secure the collection of the great amount of de linquent taxes standing unpaid on his books and especially of the delinquent taxes against which a considerable number of In terest bearing warrants are outstanding. Within tlio next few days every taxpayer who has not paid his taxes of this character will bo In receipt of a statement of his de linquency , accompanied with a request that ho Immediately forward a check to ecttlo the account. The amount of these delinquencies Is hav ing a bad effect upon tlio credit of the city. This docs not result so much from cases where the regular tax U delinquent , but In jury Is bolng done by the delinquent special taxes. Tlio warrants Issued against the regular tax are sure to bo taken up In a comparatively short time , as a general levy may bo made to look after them and It may oven bo enforced. The conditions surround ing the warrants Issued against special taxes , however , are different. When warrants are Issued to pay for the work that is done In any Improvement dis trict tlio holders must wait for therr cash until the property owners In that'district pay In the money assessed against them , The tax may not be paid for years and the holders of the warrants must wait. As a consequence the warrants are not readily negotiable , especially as there Is always > chauco that the tax levy-will bo knocked out on some technical grounds. There are today warrants against special Improve ment districts that have been outstanding over since 18S7. This diniculty could bo overcome If the tax collection laws were what they might be. Under the existing statutes the courts have declared that a tax title Is not per fect. The consequence Is that a ploco of property may bo offered at tax sale time and again and enough will not bo offered for It to cancel the taxes. Property owners are aware of this fact , of course , and If they are not able to pay their special taxes they let them go until they can pay or have on opportunity to sell and wish to give a clear deed. Even in the latter cases the pur chasers of the property will frequently take the property with delinquent taxes standIng - Ing against It on the chance that they will not be compelled to pay thoco taxes until some time In the Indefinite future. This is the way that CUy Treasurer Ed wards explains the largo amount of unpaid taxes. Such delinquency on January 1 , last , was $1,352,705.53. Since then $67,603.88 In special taxes have been levied nnd the col lections have been $103,004.32 , leaving a bal ance of delinquent taxes at the present data of $1,317,363.09. 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 those taken up has been $47,886.05 , leaving $315,286.51 outstand ing warrants at date. "Holders of these warrants seem to think that 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 trle < l every possible scheme to se cure payment. The delinquent taxes are ad vertised each year. When a man comes in to pay his current taxes , wo give 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 other instances the notices have been returned because tha people to whom they were addressed could not bo found. Some ono may say that we ought to look up the whereabouts of these parties , but my department has not been given 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 bis failure to pay his taxes and enclosing a statement of his delinquent taxes. "Tho cause of this great amount of de linquent taxes Is unquestionably the hard times. In years not long past property own ers have simply been unable to pay. In a good many cases 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 against them for Improvements that were put In In anticipation that the good times would con tinue. These hard times , however , are now passing. Since I have been In this office. I have never seen so many delinquent taxes paid as thla year , and wkh the continuance of the prosperity that Is upon us I have llt- HO doubt that relief will bo brought to holders of special tax warrants. " COURT-MARTIAL SENTENCES riinlHliim-nt Met ril Out to Hail OoyH In III lie ( or Viirloim OfTciiNm. The following sentences of court-martial have been announced by Captain Hutchcsou , acting assistant adjutant general of the De partment of the Missouri , They have been reviewed and approved and are as ( allows : Private Jilin J. Hlckey , Company L , Six teenth Infantry , found guilty of absence without leave and larceny , to be dishonor ably discharged , forfeiting all pay and al lowanced. Private Hugh McCabe , Company L , Fif teenth Infantry , guilty of absunco without Icavo and of selling clothing , to be confined at hard labor for two months and to for feit $10 per month for thq same period. Private Hernard Penny , Troop K , Sixth cavalry , guilty of losing armi and accoutre ments , to be confined at hard labor for two months and to forfeit $10 per month tor tbo eomo period , , Private Harry Wllmore , 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 eamo period , Private Harvey I teenier , Company I , Six teenth Infantry , found guilty of conduct prejudicial to good discipline , to bo con fined at bard labor for three months ana to forfeit $10 per month during the same period. Private Barnard I * Montague , Battery 0 , Seventh artillery , guilty of desertion and fraudulent enlistment , to be dishonorably discharged from tbo service , forfeiting all pay and allowances and to be confined at hard labor for six months. Private Peter A , Susscn , Troop H , Sixth TRY ALLEN'S ' FOOT-EASE , A cowder to he shaken Into the shoes. At this Beacon your fett fee ) swollen , ner- vou and hot , and get tired easily. It you have smarting feet or tight shoes , try Allen's Foot-Case. It coa'.a the feet and mates walking easy. Cures wolltn and sweMInc feet , b'.laters and callous spots. lU'Hevej corns and bunions of all pain und gives rest and comfort. Try It today. Bold by all druEclata and shot stores for 2&c. Trial package FREE. Address , Allen S. Olroited , LeRoy , N , Y , cnvnlry , guilty of losing clothing and ot de sertion , to bo dishonorably discharged from the service , forfeiting all pny and allowance - anco due him and to bo confined at hard labor for one year. TWO RURAL MAIL ROUTES Contrnc ( for CnrryliiK Ilnvo Hern Atvnnlril mill Service U to .In nc t , Special Agent T. II. Houpt of the rural free mall service has returned from a trip throughout Douglas county , during which ho established two carrier routra In accord ance with the terms of the bill for this pur pose which Congressman Mercer succeeded In getting through congress , nnd on which dally 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 will be as follows : From Benson , three- fourths of a mlle west , thence one- mile south to the Dodge slrep-t road , thence six miles west to the Peter Olamlt corner , thence north four miles to the Military road , and thence east right miles to Benson , the place of beginning , making about twenty miles. The contract for carrying the mall on this route has 'been ' awarded to Jesse E. Reed , Ho will make ono round trip dally , leaving Benson at 1 o'clock and returning , reaching there at about C o'clock. The mall on the Elk City route will bo carried by Furman J. Compton. He will cover about twenty miles each day , his route being as follows : From Elk City , threa miles south , one mlle cast , ono and one-halt miles north , two nnd ono-half miles cast to Military road , along Military road two and one-half miles to Martin Johnson's house , back on Military road one-halt mlle to the Osborno rend , north ono mlle , west ono mile , south ono mile , west ono and one-half miles , then southeast 0116 and one-half miles and back to Elk City. This carrier will Icavo Elk City at noon each day and returning , will reach there at C o'clock. Agent Houpt has carefully Investigated the 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 it HIiiK. A wedding ring may cause considerable trouble , but It Is not often that It gets into the hands of the police without the owner being attached to It. The Omaha police- have a plain , gold band ring In their posses sion now , about which they hava offered nil kinds of unsatisfactory explanations. Ono officer Insists that It Is an engagement ring , another that It Is nothing more than nn or dinary plain , gold band , whllo still an older head urges that It Is a wedding ctrclat. The Tatter Is believed to bo right because tha letters "P. S. to M. S. " and the date , "Octo ber 10 , 1896 , " lead ono to think a marriage might have occurred on that day. The ring was picked up about a month ago In a store on South Thirteenth street. H was found In the flnger of a pair of new gloves , having been slipped off evidently after the gloves had been tried on. The po lice have endeavored to locate the owner , but without success , as the proprietor of the store was unable to give any description of his customers prior to the finding of the gloves. Story of n Slave. To bo bound hand and foot for years by the chains of disease Is thn worst form oC slavery. George D. Williams of Man chester. Mich. , tells how such a slave was made freo. He says : "My wife has been so helpless for ftvo years that she could not turn over In bed alone. After uslne two bottles of Electric Bitters she Is wonderfully Improved and able to do her own work. " This supreme remedy for female diseases quickly cures nervousness , sleeplessness , melancholy , headache , backache , fainting and dizzy spells. This miracle-working medicine Is a godsend to weak , sickly , run-down people. Every bottle guaranteed. Only CO cents. Sold by Kuhn & Co. , druggists. Mortal ! < > ' The following birth and deaths were re ported to the health commissioner during the last twenty-four hours : Birth Harry Hoffkamp , S16 South Eight eenth , boy. Deaths Frank Kllng , Second and Woolworth - worth , -19 years ; Eva Wells , 367 South Twenty-eighth , South Omaha , 33 years ; Ja cob H. Hutton , 1620 Kyner. 48 years ; A. W. Phelps. 2818 Hamilton , 2 days ; Honora Barry , 1837 North Nineteenth , 66 years , heart trouble ; Mary Lannan , 1727 South Ninth , 8 years ; Effle Tucker , 3520 Webster , 1 year , pneumonia. ENGAGED IN LAUDABLE WORK Cup til I n ritf.luiRli lx In Onintin In tlic Interestiif Colnrril Orplum * of the South , Captain n. H. Fltzuugh of Lexington , Ky. , formerly of Virginia , Is In the city In the Intercst of the Colored Orphan Industrial homo at Lexington , of which ho Is the gen eral manager and promoter. "In devoting the remainder of my life to the cause of the negro , " nald ho , "I am but yielding to a life-long Impulse. My father was probably the most prominent pro-slavery advocate and writer In the south , aud I was four years In the confed erate corps of engineers , serving ono year on the headquarters corps of Oencral It. E. Lee. 1 was In three northern military pris ons , Old McDowell college , St. Ix > ulsj Camp Chase , near Columbus , 0. , and Fort Dela ware. My Interest In the negroes arises from two principal considerations , affection for them , and their relation to the welfare of our common country. The negroc's great need Is the great need of most of us that Is , the Influence , the command , the charac ter that como from the possession of a rea sonable amount nf money. As to vices , 1 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 ftfty-flva years or morn I cannot put my fingers upon a felony of any kind committed by a. negro mechanic , or a trained , or skilled , or nn educated ne gro of any kind whatever. "Ono great need of the nrgro 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 he Is wise ho will retain It. " Captain Fltzhugh Bays that as a beginning ho has n beautiful building nnd grounds icnpablo of accommodating about 125 In mates ; that his property Is all paid tor and In full Initial operation , with fifty or sixty orphans already gathered In. So far , In struction Is given In domestic work , sowing and gardening ; a cobbler's shop has been provided and n blacksmith shop Is next In order , to bo followed by other branches of Industry and an enlargement of his school as fast as the necessary means can be ob tained. Ho says that so far as ho knows ho Is the only layman of anything like a repre sentative family and connection In the south who has devoted his remaining days to the work of helping our civilization by helping the negro. HtvnniNlilp MmIn Trouble. DETROIT , Mich. , May 17. On petition of Frederick P. Prince of Boston Judge Swan In the United Stales district court today appointed Perclvol W. Clements of Kutland , Vt. , receiver of the Ogdcnsburg Transit com pany. The company was organized In Mich igan with a capital stock of $800,000. U op- crated eight steamers between Ogdcnsburg , N. Y. , and upper lake ports in connection with the Ogdensburg & Lake Champlaln and Central Vermont rairroads. Mr. Prince re lates In hla petition that ho holds $70,000 worth of stock In the company and the Btep 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. lliiiuiil to Curry lllw Point. LANSING , Mich. , May 17. Governor Pln- gree 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 pan of the constitution relating to specific tax action , under which the supreme court de clared Invalid the Plngree-Atklnson railway taxation act. To provide for this and for the enactment of a law establishing a State Board of Assessors , the governor says rio will call a special session of the legislature to convene Immediately upon adjournment of the present session. Governor Plngree also recommends the enactment of an lacorao tax law. Kter CJernmiiN I'rotCNt , nOCHESTER , N. Y. , May 17. A meeting of delegates of the various German soclctlcb of the city , representing over -1,000 German- Americans , was held last night In Maenner- I chor hall. Addresses were made by some of 'tho ' most Influential citizens of Rochester , Iu- eluding Health Commissioner Frank Frltzscho and Herman Pfacflln , editor of n German paper. Resolutions were 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 every time yet for three years we have been putting up our famous Ice cream In barrels at0 and -10 cents ; i barrel and the barrel of today Is Just as good as the lirst barrel wo made A great many of our friends have formed the habit of stopping at our store ou ths way home and putting a barrel In their pockets We think that's a mighty good habit to form It will make your disposition sweeter and your homo life more pleasant Our Neapolitan IJricka delivered at f > 0 cents a quart. BALDUFFS , Uach Ili30 to 2i30. Slipper 5:30 to 8l3ft 1520 Fnrnam St. There's ' Been a Grand Rush To our Ktorc ov-or since wo put our line of $ ' _ ' .00 women's oxfords on Biilo ( Jhllly weather can't kct-j ) the women that wnnj .the best from huyliiR these new beauties Dark shade of tan In vlcl kid with the kid or vesting tojw now coin and round toe Just enough man fai'hlon ' to mnke them popular with tasty dressers Our complete line of ox fords Is very Inrpc and has received the pralxe of all these who have smi them Thursday will be a special ox ford day with Mr. Drex L. Shooman , Drexel Shoe Co ; , Omaha' * Up-to-dnte Shoe Home , 1410 FARNAM STREET. Now SnrliiK CntiiloKtio now renily Sent ( or tliu Mr , Frederick , Hatter Just wants to remark If It Is a derby you are lookliiK for you had better take n Kiiuint at the dorby'a In our show window -One Blanco will show you that style is In every one of them to touch will convince you of their superior qual ity-to price will mean to buy HO much less than you over expected probably tliu hat that hits the mark oftcncr than any other Is our $11.00 derby In all tliu popular shades and black It's only pos sible for a hat store like ours to sell such \alue for ifU.OO We are the only Dunlap lint Bcllers in all Omaha. FREDERICK The Hatter The Pioneer Hat Man of the W at 120 South 15th Street "At last I tried Warner's Safe Cure. From that time I improved every day. Now my appetite and digestion arc good and every function of life i 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 CUKE. STRUCK BY A PASSINU TRAIN \o One Wllnenfteileolilent in Knrl of MCrillloril or Kiiovr * .IllM lloiv It llii | > iu-ii < - < l. LONDON , May 17. Particulars regarding the death of the carl of Stratt'ord , who was run over and killed by the Cambridge express - press last night at Potters' bar , Hertford shire , whllo returning from Wrothom pork , his country scat , seem to show that ho cither fainted and fell In front of the ex press or was swept off the platform by the protection portion of the engine. The earl aud countess had been residing at No. 3 St. James square tor weeks past , the earl being engaged In his duties In connec tion with the royal household. Ho acted as special equerry-in-waiting on Queen Vic toria's return to Windsor and went to his country scat yesterday afternoon for the purpose of Inspecting the orraugemonts made for the approaching visit of the countess and himself to Wrotham park. The carl returned to Potters' bar station at C o'clock to catch the train bound for Lon don. Ho was last seen leisurely pacing up and down the end of the platform. The Cambridge express dashed through the sta tion at 6:30 : , and a few minutes later the mangled remains of the earl were found on Ihe track about fifty yards outside the depot. No ono saw the accident. The body was Identified by a coronet and the letter "S , " marked on his apparel. The family of the deceased was Imme diately notified and the countess , who at tended the queen's drawlngroom nt Buck ingham palaro yesterday , hurried to Pot- tors' bar and stayed with the remains at / the railroad station hotel all night long , In company with the deceased's half-sister , Lady Susnn Byng , her daughter. Lady Mary Byng , and Rev. Francis Edmund Byng , his brother. The countess Is prostrated with grief. Horrllili * Heciien In KornioMit. VANCOUVER , B. C. , May 17. Formosa advices give details of a terrible massacre In the vicinity of Talko , a town In the cen tral district. Thirty unarmed villagers were ambushed by about sixty savages , who kllledtwenty-nlno of thorn. Only ono oa- capcd. The causeof 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 la a delicious , appetlz- 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 tastes like the flnost coffee , but 18 free from all its In- lurlouBproperties. . Graln-O aids digestion and strengthens the nerves. It Is not a stimulant tout a health builder , and chil dren as well as adults , can drink It with irreat benefit. Costs abjut one-fourth , as much OM coffee , l&c and 23c. You Have Noticed That some refrigerators are like a flovy funitiL'G for inclllii lee but all refrig erators nrn not alike else we would not truthfully claim the "Jewel" to be superior to all others The fact is It takes a peed , substantially lined refrig erator to keep the hot air from coming through That's reasonable , Isn't HV The lining in the Jewel is x.lnc No poisonous germs can get a hold ou zlne Easy cleaned and dry In a. second thus doing away with all possibility of mould or food tainting which is so common in some that are cheaply made. A. C. RAYMER , WI3 DI2L.IV13II YOUH PURCHASE. 1514 Farnam St. Our Experience We have devoted a number of years io Hm study and practice of the optical science - We have been for ton years it traveling representative for some of the largest optical houses lu America We have spent a great deal of time In the large factories and are conversant -with the ( It-tails of cutting , grinding and ma.iufacturing Wo have Kindled the anatomy and physiology of the eyes and have attended a regular series of eye clinics Since commencing business 'in OiMihn we have lltted glasses for a great many customers We have given perfect satisfaction In every case We can do the same thing for you. HUTESON , Manufacturing Optician , We Mulco tlit ; III n MX i-N we Hell. 1520 DOUGLAS STREET. U Dour * from lUtli. The Klmball Piano Is now ucknowledKed to be the Htiperlor of any of the great Instruments so many Improvements have be-on made during the last year that It has been placed away ahead of Its former rank \Vo arc receiving each day now addi tions to our stock and are thus able to show the vyry latest In case novelties Our terms are made so easy that wo can suit any purse or condition of life while at the same time our prices make an actual saving of from ? . > 0 to $100 to the purchaser , A. HOSPE , We celebrate uur "Sth liiiHlneis nnl- vercurx Oct. Ullnl , 18UD , Music and Art 1513 Douulanv and the death of Its mother. The reputed | father of the child denied iho charge and refused to mnko compensation to iho trlbo to which the girl belonged. An nppenl to hiMdhuntliiR wna the only way by which the Injured trlbo could provo | tn righteous ness to its ancestors. After the mufaacro the savages Indulged In n feast nt which the heads ot the murdered villagers were conspicuously displayed. Ituniom of n See-ret Treaty. VICTOIUA. 1) ) . c. , May 17. The steamer Empress of India .brings . the following mall advices from the Orient : An unknown American was arrested at Hnknn for bavins pictures of the neighborhood In his posses sion. An Inquiry was In progress when tho. Empress nailed. It Is reported among1 Influential Chlncso that a secret treaty has been signed whereby Japan promises the U of troops In China should Oormany seize Shan Tung. The Russians are prosecuting work night and day at Tort Arthur. The harbor has j been dredged to accommodate ships drawing ' twenty feet of water. Dim-over Two StrntiK * ' llni pn , VANCOUVER , B. C. , May 17. The ascent of Mount Morrison , the highest mountain In Formosa , has been made by K. T.'stoepol , an explorer of note. On the mountain , near , the summit , ho discovered a trlbo of human beings that had never seen the face of a I white man , and possibly had never seen a , Chinaman. These people were of ferocious | aspect , extremely ugly , thin nnd entirely naked. They were skull hunters evidently and existed on wild animals and were not averse to human llosh. Lower down on the mountain he discovered n wild race ot Malays , which seem to have Intermingled with the Chinese race. to know that wo u r o pre pared to do retouching , developing and printing for amateurs as It has never been done In Omaha before. Special attention given to their work , with promptness . and satisfaction guaran teed. All we ask Is a trial order w know what the result will be. THE AIDE & PENfOLD CO , , Amateur 1'hotopraphlo StipjiKe * . 1408 Farnnm. OMAHA OPPOSITE PAXTON HOTEL.