Nebraska Newspapers

    illl- OMAHA DAILY DEE : SUNDAY , "APRIL 23 , 180VTWKNTY PAOU6 ,
CODING NEBRASKA'S ' WAY
Thirty-Two Moro Democratic Postmasters
Olvon Their Oorauilssioai.
HENRY voss FINALLY APPOINTED
Secretary t'nrlltlo Sold to IUT Ueen Sntl -
llril that thn r. ImrRCn I'roferred
llio Umnltii Mnnrro tlin ( Jut.
growth ot irnloiuj' .
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5111 FouiTKEXTH STitr.Br.
WAIIII.NOTON , I. ) . U. . April S3 I
In the iPostoftlco department It was No-
hraska's turn at the wheel today. She got
thirty-two new fourth-fins * | > ostma.sters Of
this number but four appointments were
made to fill vacancies created by removals.
The others weio to take the places of postmasters -
masters who had resigned. The appoint-
iiiciitB for Nebraska were as follows :
Abbott , Hall county , L. ll. Kllngo , vice
Alvln Eagir , resigned.
Hi Idfn. Cedar county , O. C. Pcarman , vice
! „ , II Brumer. resigned.
IIirwMi Ouster county , K. Lclardus , vice
J. 12 , Lhkcnon calgned.
Browster. It. ,1.110 county , Blanche Gardi
ner , vice Flora M. Drew , resigned.
Urunlng. Thayer county , II. A. Schulte ,
vice .Y A M.ill , resigned.
Cairo. Hall county , C. M. North , vice G.
W \\Ingcrt. resigned.
Campbell. Franklin county , S. S. Sears ,
vice C E Buniong , resigned.
C'lmplan. ' Merrlek county , William Hicks ,
vice K I Gallogly , resigned.
Chappcll Dcucl county , It. J. May field , vice
I'Vanic Thachcr , resigned.
f 'uncord. Dlxon county , II. A. Everett. vice
D. C Learner , resigned.
Dlxon. Dlxon county , W. S. Gibson- vice
C , I. . Hooker , resigned.
Dorchester , Saline county , W. C. Parker.
vice A if Peterson , removed.
Dorscy. Holt county , .M. Connaughton.vlcc
H , D , Gagers , resigned.
Kdd.ville. . Dawson county , .T. II. Wiley ,
vice J. N Lusk , resigned. *
Exeter , Fillmore county , .lames Melley ,
vIcoT. Hager , removed.
Ganey , Ixtgan county , II. C. Crawford ,
vice .1. P. Untidy , resigned.
Gordon , Sheridan county , M. W. King ,
vlco William Ilogue , resigned.
HUdrntli , Franklin county , W. S. Ash by ,
vice H. A. Glenn , resigned.
Hubbard. Dakota county. T. M. Cullcn vice
J W Bridcnbaugh , removed.
IiMiinn. Holt county , W. H. Stamp vlco C.
W Swain , removed.
Jaek.son , Dakota county , D. C. Iloffcrlan
vice Gerald Dillon , removed.
Mcrrlman. Cherry county , vice T. E. Leo-
nare. removed.
Nora , Nuckolls county , TJ. M. Thurman vice
Anna Murlln. resigned.
Overtoil. Dawson county , C. T. Brown vice
Mrs / . Beach , resigned.
Paxton , Keith county , J. H. Lucas vice L.
1C. Hntton , resigned.
Sp.iulding , Greeley county , John Dunning
vice D. .T. O'Harra , resigned.
'loblas , Saline county , C. S. Finicle vice E.
E. Hutler. removed.
Upland. Franklin county , Henry Petring
vlco C. A. Grlswold , resigned.
Valentine. Cherry county , W. E. Haley
vlco J. W. Yeast , resigned.
Waterloo , Douglas county , J. .T. Uenton
vlco 1C. S. Stout , removed.
Wayland. Polk county , F. B. Newcomer ,
vice Albertus Miller , dead.
Walllleet , Lincoln county , William Finch ,
vice J. A. Davis , resigned.
IV w ClringeH In rntnre.
It Is understood that the above list covers
the volume of changes which are to bo made
in the Nebraska poslmastcrshlps and that
the postofllce. appointments for the state will
hereafter bo steady in ( low and not largo in
number. The above appointments were
made upon the recommendation of National
Committccman Castor after approval of
Secretary Morton.
Other postmasters were appointed today
ns follows. Iowa Coin. Page county , F. At.
Crocket , vice A. C. Bacon , resigned ; Latlir.er ,
Franklin county , E. B. Hill , vleoC. U deck ,
resigned ; McPaul , Fremont county , W. L.
Forney , vlco D. M. Ettlenmn , resigned ;
Moorhcad , Monona county , Frank Andrews ,
vice G. E. Enckson. resigned ; Rhodes , Mar
shall county , H. B. Downs , vice James Chapman -
man ,
Idaho Kalmuck , Bmgham county , T. E.
Bassctt , vlco .Mis. M. M. Dye. removed.
llfiiry VIIXH Won.
As foreshadowed In BK.K specials ilenry
Voss of Omaha has been appointed superin
tendent of construction on the now federal
building at Omaha. Late this afternoon
after the Treasury department had closed
Secretary Carlisle signed the appointment
paper , which wa made out some d.iys ago ,
making Mr. Voss superintendent.
Tlio secretarj held up the appolntmcn.
BUftleicntly lone to enable Mr. Voss' oppo
nents to formulate and forward the proof to
nustaln the charges that ho was fiieom-
potent , " "dishonest , " etc. , as was alleged In
general dispatches signed by various reputa
ble citizens ut the time It was announced in
n HIM : special that Voss was designated for
appointment.
N'o proof has been received. It Is the Jrn-
pl'csilon ' at the Treasury department that
the effort to defeat Mr. Voss' appointment
wiis born of Jealousy and wa the work""of
> rival architects. The appointment should
> reach Mr. Voss at Omaha on Monday when
ho can qualify and enter upon his duties.
Kiirly r.xtru Si-nnlim I'rnlmltlc.
There is much talk In Washington tonight
about an early extra session of congress.
President Cleveland has Intimated that the
llnanclal situation , the Hawaiian alTalr and
the necessity for Increased customs receipts
by a now tariff law , would probably nccessi-
' tnto an extra session of congress late In May
or early In Juno.
Next l/nltrcl Sliitun Sonntor.
Colonel James F. Pea vy , ono of the leading
business men of Sioux Cltv , la. , Is at iho
Arlington.The democratic program , " said
ho today , "is to carry a majority of the legis
lative districts in order to elect Governor
Boles to the United States senate to succeed
Wilson , The plan In to have him nominated
for that olllco in state -convention and then
have hl.u make a campaign of the state ,
hoping to win by this method as Senator
Palmer did in Illinois. H is a pretty con
ception. but it Is not going to pan out to suit
the democrats for the republicans are dead
euro of a majority on joint ballot and a re
publican will bo named as Senator Wilson's
successor.
"Sevenil prominent men In our party have
already been mentioned , but 1 regard the
chances of Congressman George D. Perkins
ns the brightest If ho will consent to become -
como a candidate. Ho has a strong follow
ing of enthusiastic friends In Iowa who
would glory in seeing him In the senate. "
Heprescntatlvo-elect Hepburn of Clarlnda
is also an aspirant for Senator Wilson's
place and ho is regarded as a very strong.
linn.
Utah Onmocriitu Iliijipr.
The contingent of Utah democrats In
"Washington are happy. They have heard
from an Indisputable source that the United
States district attorney for Utah , C. S.
Vnrliin , has sent In his resignation to the De
partment of Justice. All they wish is that
the rest of the federal ofllcials In the terri
tory would follow his example. Instead ol
resigning nt least ono of Mr. Harrison's ap
pointees is making a strenuous oiTort to ho
retained in oftlco. There are several appll
cants for the place lust now , but Mr. A. T
Schroeder Is the only one In Washington.
Wfntcrn I'uiiiluni.
The following pensions granted are re
ported :
Nebraska- Original William B. Loworv
Additional John Inmnn. Survivors Indlat
wars -William S. Paxton.
lowas Original Charles D. Wheelnnd
Joseph P. Skea. Increase Philip Grace
Jesse Peck , Helssue Henry F. Kclloy , Ho
Issue and Increase Porter V. Pritehnrd
Original widows , etc. Sarah M. Wallace
Mary F Tcrhune , Martha J. Jones. Sur
vlvors Indian wars Gllbort Smith , Widows
Indian want -Ann Kllza Seaman.
Somcrwcll Marbury of Omaha has had his
( application booked at the Treasury depart
merit for the petition of clerk to the mipcr
ntcndnnt ot the Omnlm federal hulldlnff.
N. S , llarvrood of Lincoln Is at the L'bbllt.
Tobltta Cantor and wife ( if Lincoln , who
laro been visiting Mrs. John H. Cralijcn at
I8T ) C street northwest , have gone homo.
Dr. a. S. Turner of Yankton , S. D , Is In
thn city.
Secretary Morton hns refined toostablMi
in experimental station nt Grand Island for
the encouragement of tobacco culture.
P. S. H.
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MA.KIUNUTON 1-ltOt T.STS.
MnrtouU liirimtleutiaii "f the
Wrntlmr Itltrruil llutuMiTill In Hun.
WASHINGTON , D. C. . April W. Mark W.
larrlngton , chief of the . weather bu
reau , In a letter to Secretary Morton ,
irotcsts against a continuation of the Investi
gation Into the man.igement of the bure.iu
under the charges made by AisUtant At-
orney General Cotbv and the notice given
.o him thereof. It w.ts expected that Mr.
Harrington would moot Goncr.il Colby today
and arrange the details for opening the
investigation upon- the charges promulgated
early In the week , n the result of the pro-
'Imlnary Inquiry made by direction of the
neteorologlcal bureau. In his letter to Sec
retary Morton , however , Mr. Harrington
objects to the manner In which the charges
were brought to his attention , claiming that
le Is entitled to an authoritative notice from
the secretary of agriculture of the charges
ngalnst him , and that ho cannot properly
onslder as authentic such charges as he has
"had notice ot througn the public press and
otherwise. ' ' He says further : "May I
venture to say without disrespect that their
'Ctntitlon until you felt nuthori/ed to assume
them would have prevented my exposure to
in unjust and unscrupulous attack , a reply
to which my position .mule It Impossible. "
Mr. Harrington objects to General Colby
on many grounds and responds seriatim to
the charges presented , denying the state
ments that are made therein and defending
his management of the bureau.
Secretary Morton was asked If ho would
say anything In regard to the letter of Chief
llarrington. Ho replied : "General Colby
is acting Just as a master In chancery In
this matter. Ho takes testimony , sums it
up ami makes recommendations. Most as
suredly ho will continue to conduct the In
vestigation. "
Failing to hear definitely from Prof. Har
rington , Assistant Attorney General Colby
began hearing the charges preferred against
the professor. Neither the professor nor his
counsel were notltlcd of the intention of
General Colby and neither was present.
Secretary Morton today dismissed Hobert
. Brannon , captain of the watch in the
bureau , who was found guilty of loaning
money to employes in the bureau at usurious
rates and various other Infractions of the
rules.
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virgiiAi.N oor THKICI- : .
( 'Irt'elniid Appoint * thu Nehnitkit ( Icnerii
to llu CiiiMiit lit 1'inuimi.
WASIHSOTO.V , D. "C. , A pill W. [ Special
Telegram to TUB HKG. | General Victor
Vifquain ot Lincoln was today appointed
consul to Panama.
Will llu Turned Ovrr to Amtrli.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , April 'JJ. Thn prcsi-
lent's warrant of surrender was issued to
day In the case ot Jacques LUcco Adutt , ar
rested at Chleairo. He is charged with forg
ery In Austro-Hungary ami will bo turned
over to the Austro-Hungarian authorities.
.utHOI : n.ir.
Secretary Morton Talk * to lho [ ; > iiploycn of
tlm Agricultural llcpurtiiipnl.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , April 'Ji. Arbor day
was properly celebrated by the employes of
the Agricultural department today. A ma
jority of them assembled in the grounds ,
where , after a speech had been made by As
sistant Secretary Willels , a white oak tree
was planted In honor of the secretary of
agriculture. Secretary Morton boinz called
on for a speech responded In p.irt as follows :
"It secnm to have been my fortune to have
furnished to mankind a now sort of anni
versary. All other forms of Inauguration
day treated of something that had pas-ted
away and honored those who were dead.
Arbor day looks to posterity. The children in
our schools should be taught the value of the
tree of life as connected with all animal life ,
because wo understand that If there should
bo an intermission of a single summer's
growth and no foliage , flower or fruit came
to the earth , when autumn came there would
not bo ono single living , breathing animal on
all this vastgloboof ours. The Independence
of animal and vegetable life is constant , over
existing. Therefore , when wo boast of our
wonderful powers over all natural laws , all
natural things , and dcclarn man's unilual
superiority to the vegetable kingdom , wo
must remember this victory of ours is only
for a day. for tomorrow wo die , and the
roots and tentacles from this trco send down
all these forces into the very graves where
wo rest and our tired forms repose , In order
to take up everything that there Is of us ma
terially and reconvert us to the
use of the vegetable world. All the
men standing .about , all those hearts
beating hero today , only a few years since
were parts of the vegetable kingdom and
only a few years hence wo shall again bo
parts of flower , forest and fruit. H is an
endless , everlasting chain of circles in which
wo appear , lirst in the animal and then in
the vegetable world. It seems to mo that a
tree and a truth are the two longest lived
things of which mankind has any knowledge.
Therefore It behooves all men in rural lifo ,
besides planting truths , to plant trees ; It
behooves all men in public life to plant
economic anil political truths , and , as the
trees grow from small twigs to gr.ind over
spreading oaks , so the smallest organic
truth , even as wo have seen in the last yo.ir ,
can so grow as to rovolutlonUo the govern
ment of a great republic. I siy : ,
then , wo should all plant trees and
plant truths , and let every man struggle ,
that when wo shall all have passed away
wo shall have earned the grand epitaph
which wo tlnd in St. Paul's cathedral in
London. You remember Sir Christopher
Wren was the architect of that won.lrona
consummation of beauty in building ; and
there among ttie heroic dead of England's
greatest heroes upon land and sea repose bib
remains. On other tombs are marked word
of eulogy , fulsome sometimes always Intense -
tense ; but upon the sarcophagus where Sir
Christopher Wren's remainrojioio , is In
scribed only these simple words :
" ? l Qnarels Monumentum C'livumsplco. "
[ "If yon heel ; my monument , look around you. " ]
So every miti , woman and child who
plants trees shall bo able to say , on coming ,
as I have como toward the evening of lifo , in
all sincerity and truth , "If you seek my mon
ument , look around you. "
Ill tint ( > nmni : .NfhonlH.
There was a sort of informal recognition
of Arbor day yesterday in the pub
lic schools of Omaha. At some of
the buildings , whcro the Board of ( Educa
tion has prepare. ! plans for Improvement of
the grounds , the children were not at liberty
to plant , us they would In all probability not
have done the work in conformity with the
plans , but .it other places there were a num-
IHMof trees planted. The ICighth grade
class at the Lake school planted the usual
tree and had the usual exercises.
The literary oxercUes In connection wltn
the day at all of the schoolo were of a very
Interesting character. Papers bearing upon
the utility and growth of the various kinds
of wood were read and the llttlo folks
showed that they were enthused \vith the
spirit ami purpose of the holiday.
At Fremont.
FREMONT , Nob. , April ' . [ Special to THE
BEE.J Arbor day was generally observed
by the citizens of Fremont today. The banks ,
county oftlces , etc. , were closed. Many of
the citizens with James Balding as captain ,
spent the day planting trees and In other
wise Improving and beautifying the grounds
of tl < o Fremont ( Jhautauqua and Assembly
association. The chautauqiia to bo held
here this summer promises to bo the largest
and best over held In the state. Hov. George
M. Brown has succeeded in securing some of
thu beat speakers In the United States.
At .Morton1 * lloinn.
NEUIUSKA CITV , Not ) . , April ! , [ Special
Tolegr.im to THE HUB , ) Arbor imy was ob
served In this city by individuals only.
There was no public observance , Appro
priate exercises were held at the schools
yesterday and n few thousand trees added
to Nebraska's future forests. Today at the
home of the father of Arbor day the day was
not observed an it should have liuun ,
FREE COLD IN THE TREASURY
Offers Received Yesterday Aggregated Over
$4,000,000. , ,
BACK TO THE $100,000,000 , , STANDARD
Itnnkcm Coino tn thr Ilellcf of tlio Tronnnry
Depart me nt Secretary Curl Isle States
\Vhiit Will Ho Ills
llrlghtor I'roipect.
WASHINGTON , D. O. , April 22. The gold
reserve depleted yesterday Is Intact today ,
offers aggregating over f 1,000,000 having been
received and accepted by the secretary thl *
morning.
Secretary Carlisle s..Id he did not think ,
In Justice to those who were disposed to
supply the government with gold , that their
names should bo published , and for that
reason alone ho did not think it wise testate
state names and places from which the
offers-came. Mr. Carlisle stated that the
treasury would continue ttiu policy of payIng -
Ing out gold on treasury notes , and that at
an early hour yesterday , when It seemed
that the reserve would bo encroached upon
ho notified the treasurer at Now York to
continue paying these notes. Ho was , thcro-
fore , at a loss to understand how any uncer
tainty prevailed In the public mind as to the
action of the department in the premises.
lluil ii It.iluncu In Its I'nvor.
When the day closed the Treasury depart
ment had to Us credit slightly over $70J,030
in free gold. It is expicto.l tlr.it this will ba
Increased Monday , as there Is a disposition
shown by western b inkers to help the treas
ury swell Its gold balance. Several banks
In New York , too , are stated to Invo turned
In gold for greenbacks. There Is a better
feeling , temporarily , at least , and the fact
that no bad result has occurred by dipping
into the greenback gold reserve , lea Is to the
belief that none will occur , If it Is found nec
essary to repeat the proceeding. It Is antic
ipated here that more largo shipments of
gold will bo made next week. In case the
shipments are made there Is nothing to indi
cate that Secretary Carlisle will not do as
ho did yesterday , viz : invade the gold re
serve to meet all demands. The expendi
tures , so far this month , have been heavy ,
exceeding the receipts bj over $2,000,000.
This has had the effect of reducing the net
cash balance in t bo treasury , which today Is
? 24yo\000 , and of this amount $10,500.000 Is
In subsidiary coin and $11,000.000 in national
bank depositories.
Stories.
The exaggerated stories which gained cir
culation last n'izlit and were widely pub
lished today to the effect that at the cabinet
meeting during the afternoon President
Cleveland and Secretary Carlisle hail had a
serious misunderstanding , which might lead
to the resignation of Mr. Carlisle , are ofll-
dally denied by members of the cabinet and
ortii-ials of the Treasury department The
relations which exist today between Secre
tary Carlisle and the president are said to bo
as cordial as they have ever been.
What the future policy of the treasury
may bo regarding linanccs , is still a matter
of conjecture , for a definite course has not
been decided upon. The department will
wait for developments , and , as. emergencies
arise , it Is believed , will bo fully able to
meet them. The administration feels confi
dent , that the present tin mclal insecurity is
temporary , based on an exaggeration of con
ditions , and it has no fear that there will be
a panic or that the national credit will bo
impaired.
The most reliable information as to the
position of tlio president and Air. Carlisle
and what occurred at the cabinet meeting
yesterday is that tliero existed between them
simply a difference of judgment as to which
policy was the better ono to bo followed.
Secretary Carlisle believed that the law
Justified him In stopping the payment of gold
for the treasury notes of 18'JO and considered
It best to follow this course and keep the
gold reserve intact. As far as his interpre
tation of the law is concerned ho was upheld
In his opinion by Secretary Gresham and
Attorney General Olnoy. At the same time
President Cleveland pointed out that there
was nothing which compelled the govern
ment to keep the gold reserve in its entirety
except for the redemption of the legal ten
der notes. It then became not a question of
taw and discretion , but of policy , and it was
finally decided that the gold reserve should
be utilized to meet the demand for gold
shipment.
The stories of trouble in the cabinet are
unfounded ,
One result of the gold scare has been to
cause a good deal of quiet discussion among
the statesmen left at the capital of the
necessity for an extra session of congress.
It Is undeniable that some of them feel that
such a session Is probable and at an earlier
date oven than that predicted bv Vice Presi
dent Stevenson , namely , September next.
Tha.t date was fixed in contemplation of the
necessities of taritT legislation , but in the
treatment of such great financial questions
as are now bjfore the administration it Is
argued that the element of time becomes of
superior importance.
Authority to Ismtc HouiU.
There is a question as to the authority of
the secretary of the treasury to issue bonds
under the present circumstances , although
the decided welirht of opinion lies in favor
of the proposition. It should also bo borne
in mind that If the secretary decided
in the anirnuUivo he is stilt bound
to issue bonds of the old rates ,
namely 4 , 41 ; and fi per cent , instead
of the it per cent bonds it is suld to be possi
ble to float. In this connection , and as evi
dencing the secretary's feelings in the
matter , It may bo recalled that on February
18 last , when Senator Sherman sought tu
secure the inclusion In the sundry civil ap
propriation bill of u paragraph authorizing
tlio secretary to sell these II per cent bonds
for gold , ho said that .ho , with the other
members of the finance committee of the
senate , had consulted with Mr. Carlisle.
Said Senator Sherman then : "While ho
( Carlisle ) hones and expects that no contin
gency will arise In which ho will bo called
upon to sell bonds to maintain the reserve
now required by law , ho thliiKs the very
fact of having the power to sell a 8 per cent
five-year bond would probably enable him
to void the necessity of selling
these bonds. Under existing laws he
could not , in order to maintain the reserve ,
sell them or any other kind ol bonds , except
those just named , 4 , 4' . , ' and fi percent bonds.
But no secretary of the treasury ought to ba
required to issue that kind of bonds when
the credit of the government of the United
States would enublo him to soil ! l per cent
bonds. "
If Mr. Carlisle Is still of the same mind it
Is argued that congress will soon be called
together to ejiact tno necessary legislation
to enable the administration to assume the
responsibility of assuming the questionable
authority for the bond issue. Of course ,
once the session begins , it is assumed by
these who discuss the matter that congress
will feel obliged to deal not only with the
question of the gold reserve , but also with
the llnancfal conditions whl > 'h , in some quar
ters , were asserted to have caused the pres
ent state of affairs ; which , In plain English ,
means the operation of the Sherman silver
law. _
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NIM\H to tlm Slntu lliirtiuent. .
WASHINGTON , D. C. , April 22. No Informa
tion has reached the State department of
the rejection by the Austrian government of
Mr. Max Judd as consul general at Vienna ,
us reported in last night's dispatches. There
is one feature of the dispatch that tends to
cast a doubt on the story. That is the state
ment that when Minister Grant was in-
formeu of the decision ot the Austrian gov
ernment ho replied that "another consul
general would be appointed who would bo a
Jew , but not of former Austrian allegiance. "
It is .almost incredible that ho made such an
undiplomatic remaric , even if he possessed
information in regard to the president's pur
pose In case it becomes necessary to make a
change In the oftlco.
Secretary Grcshaui , when shown the.
Vienna dispatch , said he had received no In
formation on the subject , and was Inclined
to doubt the accuracy of thu dispatch. If
Mr , Judd had been denied his cxcqualor , ho
( the secretary ) did not know it , and he was
, .i
confident that Mr OrauugW not nmko the
statement attributed tohim So far ns ho
know the appointment .of ( Mr. Judd was not
distasteful to thoAuslrliwimithorltlcs ,
Will Co-C | t mle with t\'i'i , \ | I'lilled tnlr .
WASJIINOTOX , I ) . C , Aurll 22. In pursuance -
anco of the announced Intention of tlio medi
cal oftlcials of Canada to aid tho.so of the
United States In the efTifrrs'of the latter to
prevent the Introduction of cholera , Dr. Wy-
man has received n letttr"'froin { Dr. Monta-
zambcrt , the chief medlWt'fcniccr of the Do
minion , stating that In iri'ooVd with Dr. Wy-
man's suggestion , tho-bn-rnatro of all Immi
grants coming Into Canada ila the St. Law
rence , whether on an Infected or non-Infected
vessel , will bo fumigated at the quarantine
station at Grosse Isle.
The mavorand health oftlcerof Winnipeg.
Man. , have telegraphed Surgeon General
Wyman that the rcKrt | | of the presence of
cholera In that city , brought In by Immi
grants , Is untrue.
Only Ono Moro Step Nerossiiry.
WASlllNOTO'l , D. C. , April 22. Only one
moro step remalhs to be taken before the
Husslan extradition treaty goes Into effect ,
and that Is the Issuance of the president's
proclamation. All efforts to obtain the text
of the treaty from the Department of State
have been futile.
Another Hutch of I'oit insistent.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , April 22. There were
101 fourth-dass postmasters appointed to
day. Of the number eighty-four were to
fill vacancies caused by deaths and resigna
tions.
- > 7i'irjj FUK Till : .I/MM' .
CluiHgRft 111 the ItpRiiInr Service HI An
nounced Yi-nterdiiy.
WASHISOTON , D. C. , April 22. [ Special
Telegram to TUB But. ] The following army
orders were Issued today :
The following named officers will report to
Lieutenant Colonel Jacob Kline , Ninth
Infantry , prcsidcntof the examining board at
Fort Leavenworth , at such time as they maybe
bo required by the board for examination as
to their Illness for promotion : First
Lieutenant Charles II. Grlcrson , Tenth
cavalry ; First Lieutenant Carver Howlund.
Foutth infantry ; Second Lieutenant Edward
N. Jones , jr. , Eighth infantry.
First Lieutenant John F. McBlain , Ninth
cavalry. Is released from recrultlni ? service
at Jefferson Barracks , Mo. , and will proceed
to join his regiment. .
The following assignments to regiments of
ofllccrs recently promoted are ordered :
Lieutenant Colonel John M. Bacon ( promoted
meted from major Seventh cavalry ) to the
First cavalry , to date from April 7 , vlco Me-
Lellan , retired ; Major ICdward M. Hayes
( promoted from captain Fifth cavalry ) to
the Seventh cavalry , to date from April 7 ,
vice Bacon , promoted ; Major Joseph M.
Kelley ( promoted from captain Tenth
cavalry ) to the Tenth cavalry to date
from April lf > . vice Moylan , retired ;
Captain Homer W. Wheeler ( promoted from
lirst lieutenant. Fifth cavalry ) to the Fifth
cavalry , troop G , to date from April 7 , vice
Hayes , promoted ; Captain John Blgclow , Jr. ,
promoted from first lieutenant , Tenth cav
alry ) to the Tenth cavalry , troop E , to date
from April 15 , vice Kelley , promoted ; First
Lieutenant Malvcrn Hill Barnum ( promoted
from second lieutenant , Third cavalry ) to
the Fifth cavalry , troop L , to date from
April 7 , vice Wheeler , promoted ; First
Lieutenant Lotcher Hardeman ( promoted
from second lieutenant , Fourth cavalry ) to
the Tenth cavalry , troop F , to date from
April 15 , vice Bigolow. promoted.
ir.i.vr.s .1
I'uriilliir Cane Occupying tliu Attention of
n Mulnr Court.
Auai-sTA , iMo. , April 22. In the circuit
court today a case of unusual Interest was
that of Evelyn Howe vs Robert Howe.
Mrs. Howe brings action .for divorce on the
ground of refusal to provide her suitable
support. She says that her husband is a
Christian Scientist and that his teacher is
Mrs. WooAlbury , of' Huston , to whom she
claims her husband jSai'd ' all his 'earnings for
his education and for the support of Mrs.
Woodbury's ch'ld ' , which Is claimed by Howe
and others of the faith to have been im
maculately conceived.
Mrs , Howe appeared to accept this view
of the origin of the child according to her
answers to the counsel , and seemed to think
her husband was dqiug what he considered
his duty In looking after the child , according
to his faith. But her faith did not go to the
extent of permitting her husband to turn all
his earnings in this direction , or when she
was ill to trust to faith for a cure. Howe
makes no appearance against the divorce.
Decision reserved.
VUU1.I > XOf VOIISKK CUFFUK.
Ill K.lects of Plunger Kiitnlmch's ftecent
Kxperlmtmt on thn Mnrkct.
NEW YOHIC , April 2 ° . The governors of
the Coffee exchange failed to give today
their decision in the matter of the ref usa. of
Assignee Sherman of T. M. Barr ft Co. to
release certain margins agreeable to the
customs board. The decision is expected on
Monday. The trade is still feeling the
ill effects of the disastrous attempt of
Leo Kalebach of Paris to corner the
product. His failure has been formally
announced abroad. In this city he
not only carried down Barr & Co. , but leaves
besides a legacy of unpaid commission bills ,
margins not made good , etc. , etc. Ono con
cern familiar with his former exploits in
Egyptian and Panama securities and his
operations on the Paris bourse says his
coffee speculations caused a loss running up
into the thousands. From a financial stand
point tlio Kalebach experiment was an un
fortunate ono for this country , for the reason
that it has led to excessive Imports of coffee
at considerably higher prices than those now
ruling , which must bo settled for in gold.
The stocks of coffee of the world have not
been as largo as they are now since 1883.
.Movements of Oruiu : SttMiiurr * April 'i.
At Kinsalo Passed -Bovic , from New
York.
At Liverpool Arrived Philadelphia , from
Boston ; Sagamore , from Boston.
At Lizard Passed Waesland , from Now
York.
Ft Flushing Passed NoorJIand , from
New York.
At Queonstown Arrived Umbria , from
Now York.
At Hamburg Arrived Columbia , from
Now York.
At Now York Arrived Wiesland , from
Hamburg ; Etruna , from Liverpool ; La
Touraine , from Havre.
At Lizard Passed La Gascogne , from
Now York. '
.
UnpMi 'cil .Src-rotnry Horliurt'n Ilenrt.
MEMPHIS , Tenn. , A'jfi'ril 22. An Appeal-
Avalanche special from Washington , D. C. ,
says : The gossips or ( fib capital are telling
a pretty story about > cerotary of the Navy
Herbert and Mrs. Manning , widow of Daniel
Manning , secretary o'f the treasury under
Mr. Cleveland's first 'administration. Tlio
story Is to the effect thiit these two will bo
the contracting partita' in a wedding shortly
to take place. Secretary Herbert Is a
widower. ' ' ! '
Dr. Prisncll treata/caturrh. Bee bldp.
It Will llu n IMrHsnut" Sunday Throughout
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tlieMutc.
WASHINGTON , D. C.i " April 22. For Ne
braska and Iowa Fuirj easterly to south
erly winds ; warmer.
For the Dakotas Fair , except local rains
in western portions ; southerly winds ;
warmer.
I.ocnl Iteconl.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU , OMAHA.
April 22. - Omaha record of temperature and
rainfall , compared with corresponding day of
past four years :
1893. 1SU2. 1801. 1800.
Mn.xlimnu temperature. & 1 MO 700 73O
Minimum temperature. 29 ° : ) (1 ( ° f > l ° &G °
Average tciniHjrature. . 40 = 47 = > ooo C4O
1'reclpltutlon. . 00 .01 .01 .03
Statement showing the condition of tem
perature and precipitation at Omaha for the
day ami since March 1 , 1MK1 :
Normal toinperat lire . & 4 o
Deficiency for thn ( lay . ' 14 o
llollcti'iicy hlncn. March 1 . B'Jf
Normal precipitation . H Hen
Deficiency for ttio day . 11 Inch
Uellck'ticy. March 1. . . . 1,01 Inch
GEOHOK E. HUNT , Local Forecast Ofllclal ,
IT DEPRESSED THE MARKET
Bad EfTocU of the Tniluro of the Pennsyl
vania Iron ami Stool Company.
CLAIMS MADE BY THE FIRM'S ' OFFICIALS
Tin'&IIJT the Present IIinliarr.Mmiriit
Only Temporary , itiul tint thu Com
pany \\lll Como Out All
rnlil Their .Mm.
Puit.ADEU'iUA , Pa. , April. 22. The failure
of the Pennsylvania Steel company has de
pressed the Iron and steel trade , and It Is the
belief In financial circles that the embarrass
ment of that largo coi.ccrn is but the fore
runner of lesser failures In the same lino.
The stock of the Pennsylvania Steel com
pany , which yesterday was offered at $100 ,
with no bids , was today offered at 10. None ,
however , was sold.
\t the offices of the company in this city
today nothing could bo learned , beyond the
fact that the statement of assets , liabili
ties , etc. , were being prepared and would bo
ready for distribution early next week. Who
the heaviest creditors are Is as yet unknown ,
but It Is said a New Yorit llrm Is heavily In
volved. Philadelphia banks hold large
quantities of "Iron paper'1 and the failure
has affected many of them.
The paper of the Pennsylvania Steel com
pany has always been regarded as gilt edged ,
and the sudden failure of the conce.ru pro
duced a slump Irom which there has not
and will not for some da.\s be a recovery.
The report that the Pennsylvania railroad
U involved In the embarrassment is not
given credence.
James M. Swank , secretary of the Ameri
can Iron and Steel company , while admitting
that the present condition of the iron trade
was a bad one , said today that there was no
doubt that the Pennsylvania Steel com
pany's embarrassment would only bo
temporary. lie said there was tremendous
capital behind it and it would recover with
cautious and judicious management. Mr.
Swank further said that the precarious con
dition of the iron market was not so badly
felt by the company as the drain op its
resources , duo to the increase of its plant.
Ill ik ( iiiod Condition.
NEW YORK , April 22. Stephen W. Bald
win , manager of the Pennsylvania Steel
company In Wall street , said today that he
was positive that the present trouble of the
company would be only tem | > orary and that
the company would come out all risht and
speedily. He knew that a large offer of as
sistance had boon made to thoA'ompany , and
that It had been declined. The trouble was
due entirely to the money stringency. The
president of the company had advised the
stockholders to hold on to their stock. Mr.
Baldwin said that ho was a stock
holder and that heads of departments
held stock in the company. The main part
of the company's business is in a very
flourishing condition , he continued , and will
go right on under the receivers ; there were
more orders on hand now than can be lllled.
Hegaruing the largo expenditures at Sparro
Point , Md. . amounting to fd.&OO.OOO , he said
that they represented not only the manufac
turing business , but an entire town of ; t,000
or1,000 persons , with houses built and occu
pied by the worklngmen , a magnificent
Bessemer plant , four blast furnaces and. a
well equipped ship yard. The liabilities are
held by strone parties. There is an immense
amount of material on hand , which will bo
worked up as fast as possible and turned
into money to pay these liabilities. The com
pany employes about 7,000 men.
I'uld Olf the Umployoa.
Hiimisufita , I'a. , April 22. Over $100,000
were distributed among the employes of the
Pennsylvania Steel company at Steolton
today. It was the largest semi-monthly pay
roll in the history of the plant and the
prompt payment of the men restored confi
dence in the ability of the company to re
cover from its present embarrassment.
There was a brief run on the Steelton bank ,
but when Cashier Suavely paid every check
presented without delay and stated that the
bank would remain open until 5iO : ! this evenIng -
Ing to accommodate all who came , the run
ceased. General Manager Fclton and Assist
ant Superintendent Tenny declared tliero
was no occasion for despondency. The gen
eral manager said the appointment of re
ceivers would not have any effect whatever
upon the improvements now under way u
Steelton. Mr. Felton taid the business at
Steulton was never In a more prosperous and
encouraging condition. "Wo have all the
work wo can do , " he said , "and orders are
still coming in. I see nothing but the1 bright
est prospects for the immediate future. "
LAST YISAK'S IUDN TltADII.
Annnitl Itcpnrt ol the American Iron and
Stool Aiiiiocliitlon.
Pim.ini-T.riiiA , Pa. , April 22. In the an
nual report of the American Iron and Steel
association , which will shortly be issued ,
Secretary Swank gives a general review of
the domestic iron trade for the last year.
"It can bo truly said that our iron and steel
Industries were prosperous in 1SU2 , " he says ,
and the lack of prosperity was conspicu
ously shared by the farmers of the west and
the cotton planters of the south. Thus
far in 18IK1 there has been n noteworthy im
provement in western corn and southern
cotton , while the prices of most iron and
steel products are lower now than they were
at the end of 1SSI2. The general financial
situation in this country and in Europe in
Wfi was not favorable to the building of now
railroads , and hence was not favorable to
our Iron and steel industries. "
The secretary gives overproduction as the
principal cause of the iron and steel depres
sion and says in February and March of this
year there were slight , advances in the
prices of Bessemer pig iron and Bessemer
billets , while other prices , notably of south
ern pig iron , are weaker now than in De
cember. Then Bessemer pig iron and Besse
mer billets are lower , he concludes , in April
than in March.
GUA.H11 WHICH /.V OJ.VOKK.
Wnter TliroHlnm to liinndnte tlio
North D.ikotii City.
GRAND FORKS , N. D. , April 22. The river
has risen two feet since yesterday. The
water now stands only four feet lower than
the grade of the business streets. Warm
weather Is melting the snow and the outpour
of the tributaries are all bringing the water
up to the gLtleral level of the city. Fires
for boating purposes in the basements of all
the business blocks nro now extinguished.
Trams arrived this morning from the east
and soutn only ono hour lato. The Ice is
breaking up In the Hed Lake river above
this point , but has not moved out.
Tlio water is nearly up to a level
with the bridge. The east sldo au
thorities have taken precautions to
raise tlio bridge by means of jackscrews to
tno height of several feet above its present
level. Ifthtacan be safely done the bridge
may yet bo saved , but if the ice In moving
sho'uld strike the framework of the bridge
nothing could save It. The present stage of
water in the river is forty-three feet above
low water mark.
Allllcteil with Iepror.
FORT AVAVXK , Ind. , April 22. A ease of
what several physicians unhesitatingly pro
nounce genuine Asiatic leprosy has made
Its appearance In this city. This afternoon
a Syrian woman called at the ofilco of Dr.
Sturgis for treatment. Her face was
yellow , shrunken and bore disgusting
blotches , such as mark the leper and dis
tinguishes leprosy from any other disease.
All the lingers on her left hand had rotted
off as far ns the tlrst joint and the Index
linger bono protruded. The woman arrived
in this city throe weeks ago from the Pacillc
coast , and stilted that she contracted the
disease on ono pf the Hawaiian islands. She
will bo sent to Syria , tvhcro she desires
to (50. (
lluyiird llHiiiiieleil ,
Pmi.ADKi.mu , Pa. , April 22. The bench
and bar of Delaware tendered a dinner to
Hon. Thomas F. Bayard , ambassador to
England at the Hotel Bellovuu tonight.
Forty-six legal lights of the Diamond state ,
who are fellow citizens of the United States'
tlrst ambassador , .vcro present , among them
being Senator George Gray. An additional
was Orcrotary of Agriculture. ,1 Htor-
Morton. Judge Leonard K Whlto of
the United Slates dlntrlit court presided ,
and toasts were re | > ended to us follows :
"Our Ilo t. " Hon. Thomas F. Haynni ; "Tho
State of Delaware1 Sonalor Grays "Tho-
Bar , " Hon. William C Spruancc.
IIB.II'II
Ornrnil lloilr ; An uvr > Ihn l.iiit Cnll Other
Drill In.
WASHINGTON. D. C , April 22. General
Edward Fitzgerald Bealo died nt his resi
dence In this city from a complication of
diseases.
Uencral lluate served with distinction tn the
Mexican war and , tn 1801. was comniU-doncd
surveyor Ri'in'ral for California hy I'reMldent
Lincoln , Imt declined the position In order
that ho might actively serve In the federal
army durlint the civil war. In 1H7U ho
\vm ; appointed I'nlU'd S lutes minister to
Austria by President Orant , but resigned
after a year's serxlco and devoted
htmsulf to Hiiiiorlntendlntf Ids largo
sheep and cattle ranch In Southern California
and to other personal Intereits. llu had 10-
slded for many years In this city ut the house
In I.afayetto squarn Hlu-ni lin died , licncrn !
lli'ale ' was one of ( ivneral drain's warmest
friends , and It was ut ( Icneral llonlc'H housn
that ( iont'nil tirant tiiiidv hit home when visit
ing this city after his trip around the world.
Dulio ol Ciiitulku.
NEW YOHK , April 22. Erecol Tiniijo. duke
of Castulka died ut the Burlington hotel ,
this city today.
The duke was horn nt Palermo In IH'JG nnd
came from one of the oldest families In Sicily.
llo served for many years In the Italian ixrniy
and was decorated for personal bravery on the
Meld Jiu-lni : 'the Crimean war. Home tenor
twelve years ago ho married an AtniTlcnn
woman and came to New York where ho has
llxed quietly ever since. He Unvoted himself
to lialntlng and to the study of art. He leaves
a widow.
_
ir.i.vr TiiK.ii ui'.tit.t.\Ti\ii > .
anner * Objrrt to ITiiloiiUliic Trx'tii
Ciiltlii in Tint Statr.
EMTORIA , Kan. , April 22. The farmers
and cattle dealers of the southwest part of
this ( Lyon ) county , are considerably ugi-
tu ted over the shipment of n tralnload of
Texas cattle to this city where they were to
be unloaded and driven through the county
to n range about llf teen miles southwest of
this place. The farmers , in consider
able numbers have assembled hero to
prevent It , and If the attempt to drive the
cattle through the count- snail be made ,
serious trouble will undoubtedly grow out of
It. There are f > 0 ( ) head now here and 1(1,000 (
head moro on the road. Cattle from the
sumj locality which were shipped hero a
year ago spread the Texas fever , causing the
farmers thousands of dollars loss , and before
they get through with this new lot the
farmers say they will compel the cattle to bo
shipped back to the southern line of the
state and there quarantined.
Ilnnlc Olllntiils IndlcliMl.
NASHVII.I.E , Tenn . April 22. The United
States grand Jury today returned into court
six indictments , based upon Iho failure of
the Commercial Nittlonal b-ink. Ono of the
indictments is against Frank Porlertleld ,
cashier of the bank , and George A. Dazey.
jointly , and the other is against ( icorge
A. Dazey. These Indictments charge
conspiracy to defraud and Injure the
stockholders of the bank. Of the other
indictments , three are against Frank
Portcrfleld , and the fourth Is against Marcus
A. Spurr , president of the bank. Spurr is
Indicted for falsely certifying to checks
drawn on his bank by Dobbins & Dazey and
allowing ovcrchecks without security. Por-
terlleld Is indicted for having the Commer
cial National bank cash his check on another
bank where he had no deposit , and on which
bank the cheek was drawn. Ho afterward
made a false statement of the condition of
the bunk.
The indictment against the president is
for making wrongful statements and cash
ing checks for Dazey when the llrm was re
ported to have failed.
Tut Down the Ituhclllon.
DALLAS , Tex. , April 22. The News' El
Paso special says : "The sensational reports
sent out from this city about a rebellion in
Mexico , according to ad vices from Chihuahua
this morning , resulted in Colonel Hernandez
of the Mexican army surrounding and cap
turing about sixty Indians without blood
shed. These are the same Indians who cre
ated some disturbance about a year ago and
thn government took from them a woman
saint who was trying to incite them to dop-
rcda'tions. The scene of the recent rebellion
is remote from railroad and telegraphic com
munications.
o
Lost on the I.uUot.
CHEIIOTOAK , Mich. , Awlli 22. There Is
still no trace of the schooner Newell Eddy ,
which broke from the Charles Kddy six
miles below Shackle reef Thursday. The
Charles Eddy broke her steering gear and
had to be steered with block and tackle , so
she could not pick up the schooner. The
Newell Eddy Iras 81,000 bushels of wheat.
Kllllui ; Fr nt.
Mn.Mrni ! < . Tenn , April 2J. Special tele
grams from West Tennessee and North Mis
sissippi state that the frost has killed the
young cotton and strawberries pretty gen
erally.
I'JiKHOX.l I. I' . t H.KlllA 1-llS.
Judge Ambrose is rontinnd to bis rooms at
the Madison by an attack of malaria.
Building Inspector Tilly loft for Wahoo
last evening to remain over Sunday. Mrs.
Tilly is already there , and they will return
Monday morn jug.
O. W. Crawford , secretary of the trans-
mlsslppl commercial congress , left Omaha
yesterday on the Union Paellio flyer for
Ogden to attend the session of the congress
at that place next week.
t\t the Murray : C. B. Thompson. St.
Louis ; D. Bowie , Now York ; F. W. Poor ,
Kansas City , Kan. ; it. M. Kobinson. Chicago ;
1C. A. Tucker. Humboldt ; O. S. Chamberlin ,
W. W. Bell , F. D. Mills. Now York ; F. C.
Higgs , Tucomn ; O. P. Richardson , Chicago ;
Charles K. Uoo. New York ; Frank Whlt-
more , St. Louis ; W. A. Helscll , Anholt. In. ;
Charles H. Winship , Fremont ; S. O. Salis
bury and wife , Miss H. Smith , Paplllion ; K.
Dalzcll , Davenport.
NEW YORK , April 22. [ Special Telegram
to Till ! BEE. ! Omaha : E. II. Benson , St.
Denis ; F. C. Grabltt , Hoffman ; C. F. Wellor ,
Hotel Savoy.
At the Mercer Charles Harding , Norfolk ;
Thomas Tobin , Salt Lake ; Charles /oiler ,
New York : LovoKolly , Hutchison , Kan. ; .l.
A. Lewis , H. L. Talley. D. II Winans. Chicago
cage ; Frank Baughman , Hock Island ; A. B.
Slmonson , Calumet , Mich. ; E. J. Cravls ,
Chicago ; Frank Harrison , Now York ; W. S.
Billings , Chicago ; D. E. Moron , Hartford ,
Conn. ; C. J. Jones , Lincoln ; W. S. Hopkins ,
Philadelphia ; Mrs. L. A. Bates. Aurora ; B.
H. Gouldlng , Kearney ; D. C. Wallace , To-
kamahj J. G. Sorensen , Davenport.
I.OU.ll.
The store of James McVittlo , 2001 North
Thirtieth street , was entered last night by
thieves and a quantity of goods stolen.
Mr. S. Kronberg will sint : at the evening
service at the First Methodist church today.
His solo will bo "The Palms , " by Fauro.
The South Omaha police arrested flvo men
last night and held them on suspicion. They
had u lot of rings and other jewelry In their
possession.
At 2BO : yesterday afternoon a lot of
matting on thn roof of Taft's saloon , 818
South Fifteenth street , was totally
destroyed by fire.
Ovin Musln , the great violin virtuoso , ac
companied by his entire company , will usilst
the Apollo club at its. last concert of the
season , which will bo given at Boyd's opera
house May 4
The county commissioners were in session
just long enough yesterday to listen to
the reading of the minutes of a previous
meeting. It being a state holiday they then
adjourned to meet next Monday morning.
A telegram was received In this city Friday
night announcing the death of William Erb ,
a son of Major ICrb , proprietor of the Mercer
hotel of this city , at Butte , Mont. Subse
quent intelligence was to the effect that It
was a cuso of suicide. The remains will bo
brought to Omah.i for burial.
Hov. Kerr B. Tupjjor. D.D. , of Denver , ono
of the most popular and able of the Baptist
ministry , will sneakin the First Baptist
church of this city on Thursday evening ,
April 27 , before the Young People's organi
zation , on the -'Young Christians for Our
Times. " This will bo a rare opportunity ts
hear ono of our most eloquent men of the do *
nomination. The public generally are in
vited. Free admission to ulL
j HONOR OF KING HUMBERT
His Wedding Anniversary Honored bj
tko Fleet in Hampton Heads.
ITALY'S ' RULER NOISILY REMEMBERED
S4llir from thn .Inn Prunclnpo Again DK
fent Uretn rrnnt the ItiUlru Flt l
The Order In Which th
Vcmeirwill Sal ) ,
FOIITIICSS MosnoK , Va. , April 22. Bang !
bang ! bang I bang I buns ! banglll went the
guns of the Italian warship aCtna at 8
o'clock tbls morning. The heavy cnnnou ol
the fort re-echoed Its boom , boom , while All
the guns of the ships In the Hoot tried to
see which could make the most noise , The
hull of every vessel was wreathed tn
a halo of whlto smoke. The explosion *
cnmo fast anil heavy an.l the ulr became
thick with the whlto anil gun powdery vo
por. At the same moment the ships began
to blossom out In variegated flags until they
were as brilliant as the rainbow. At th
mainmast of every ship the gaudy colors of
the Italian Hag caught the brco/e and floated
slilo by sldo with the colors of the other na
tions. From mast to mast and from bowsprit
to stern stretched the lonir roues , cay with
showy signal Mags. The scene today wai
the most gorgeous and resplendent yet rcp
resented in this memorial gathering of th
ships of the world.
In Honor ol Humbert.
All this glory of the ships was In hour of
King Humbert's wedding anniversary. Of
coucso the Italian flagship was the center of
the celebration. The captains of the for
eign men-of-war , especially of the Germans ,
came ashore this morning and Uonght huge
bunches of rosrs and other llowors for Ad
miral Magnaghl. The sailors were glvcu
liberty and came ashore for a good time ,
whllo the admiral himself was ( lulled to the
wharf for the purpose of writing with his
own hand a cablegram of congratulation to
his sovereign. At noon tliero was another
interchange of salutes. At ( ! o'clock the saInte -
Into was repeated for the last time and the
ships were undressed.
There wits n friendly rivalry at noon be
tween the men on the Hlulce and the ICals-
crlno as to which could lire twenty-cue guns
In the shortest space of time. The Blake
won by n few seconds.
The fantastic attire of the ships was not
the only thing to give piquancy to life at
Fortress Monroe toJny. Secretary Herbert
arrived tills morning upon the Dolphin. It
was fully 10 o'clock when the whlto
hull of the president's yacht was
sighted far to the east , and with
the knowledge that the secretary wa $
on board the gunners at the fort and flag
ships were ordered tn their places. The
graceful bow was headed for the center of
the channel between the American ami
British ships and as soon as 11 was abreast
of the eastormost vessel seventeen dull ,
rumbling sounds and clouds of smoke cami )
from the fort. Instantly the guns of the ,
Dolphin ropllod , and then as the pretty
vessel passed down the line It was thunder
ously greeted. As each one of these salutes
had to bo answered gun for gun the Dolphin
kept up n continuous lira from the moment
she entered the ( leet until she had reached
the outermost end.
Not In It with Our Tiir * .
Again the Hag of England went down
today before the red , while and blue. A
dozen barges from nearly all the ships In. the
harbor started todav In a race for the Inter
national trophy offered by the. citizens of
Norfolk , a handsome sliver vase. Somewhat
sere over their defeat lust Wednesday , thd
Britishers spent the day yesterday In select
ing a crew that should carry off the prize.
It looked for a while as if they were to win.
The course was n mile and three-quarters.
With three-quarters of the distruieo
covered the Britishers were in the lead.
As the end of the course opposite the Sou
Francisco was ncared , the San Francisco
crew which was a close second , jjavo a
magnltk'cnt spurt and amid n yell that ran
like an electric current along the line of
American ships , passed their Knglish rivals ,
TheChicagos bent , their backs ami quickened
their stroke , so that they were second In the
race , just behind the San Francisco , with
the Englishmen third. The Germans , with
their pennant trailing in the water came in
fourth and the Dutchmen in their quaint
boats were next. The other foreigners came
trailing In a long procession. The San Fran *
Cisco's men have now won six races since the
rendezvous began.
It is the gossip of the naval ofticers that
the events in New York next week will lack
all the social brilliancy which Is so delight *
ful here. The week which closes tonight
has been a charming Introduction for the for *
eigncrs to the social side of American lifo
and they will leave/ hero on Monday with
genuine regret.
Unlrr of SalllnL' of the I li'Ot.
Admiral Gnorardl today arranged the
order of the combined llect as it will sail to
New York and appear In the review. The
port column will bo headed by the Phlladel.
phla , the Hag ship of Admiral Uhonmll , com-
mamler-in-chlofj the Newark , Atlanta , San
Francisco , Bancroft , Hennington and Haiti-
more of Admiral licnham's squadron and the
Chicago , York town Charleston. Vesuvius
and Concord of the second , ' or Admiral
U'alkor'H squdaron. Then will follow the
Argentine cruiser , the Ninth of July , under
command of Hear Admiral Howard , the
Holland man-of-war Van Spoyk , Captalu
Arrlens ; the two German vessels , Kaiserln-
Augusta and Seeadir , under Captain Bushel ,
with the Mlnantonomah bringing up the
rear.
rear.At the head of the starboard column will
bo the British licet , with Vice Admiral
Hopkins as commamlcr-in-chlef , and consist
ing of the Dlako as the * Hag ship , the Aus
tralia , the Magicicnno and the Tartar. Hus-
sia will come next with Vice. Admiral
Koscmikoff commander-in-chlof In the
- - , Hag
ship Dlmontol Donsklo , and the Gen
eral Admiral and the Hynda. Franco
will follow with Hear Admiral do
Llbran as coinmander-in-clilof In the
Hag ship Arethuso. and the Hussurd and
the Jean Cart following. Italy will coino
next under Hear Admiral Munaghl with the
. /Etna and Glovanl Ilausan. Spain follows ,
under Hear Admiral Gomez Y. Lone , with
the vessels the Infanta Isabella , Hoina
Hegcnte and the N nova Kspana. The rear
of the column will bo Brazil with a rear
admiral as coininandcr-ln-chlcf In the
Avquldaban and accompanied by the
Tlrudcntes and the Hoputjllca.
At sunset , colors on all the ships were
lowered and saluted with twenty-one guns In
honor of the wedding anniversary of the
king and queen of Italy. Secretary Herbert
remained on the Dolphin during the day and
this evening ho gave a dinner to the flnj
officers of the licet.
Iloth Good ! I.attor Style rroforuble.
OMAHA , April 22. To the Editor of TUB
HUB : Will you please state In TUB SUNDAT
BEE whether or not it is proper to use "st , "
"ml , " "rd , " and "th , " in dating a letter. For
"April 23rd 18931 "April 23
example : , , or ,
and oblige. "X. Y.5. . "
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