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THE OMAHA DAILY JBEE : * FKIDAY , MARCH 27 , 1800. PLEDGES EIGHT TO OMAHA Mercer's Canvass of the Waya and Means Committee of the Houso. MAY SURPRISE CHAIRMAN DINGLEY iVoon ( Snfllclcnt to CnrrjTlironali the TriiiiNmlNMlflftliMil Kxponllloit Al - i iiroprlntloii Illll Ilitvc Ilccn Scenrcil > WASHINGTON , March 26. ( Special Telo- cram. ) The TransmUplsslppl exposition bill IB to como up for consideration before the house commltlco on ways and means tomor row. Dave Mercer IB laying his plana for a coup , nnd hopci to win out , notwithstand ing Chairman Dlnglcy's objections to the measure , which have been pronounced since < ho bill was Introduced as carrying an ap propriation with It. Dlngley Is not acquainted * lth the work that Is being done to pass this bill In the commltlco. Eleven members of the seventeen on the committee have per- Bonally pledged themselves to vote for the measure , nnd eight of this number have agreed to bo present at the commltteo meetIng - Ing tomorrow and help boost the exposition till toward final passage. It Is planned to take up the bill Immediately upOii the con vening of the commltlco , and even If neces sary. In face of Dlneloy'9 protest. Tonight It leaks like a bold move on the part of Mercer - cor and his friends , but Dave Is a lighter and , having carefully considered all phases of the question , has prepared for the contest tomorrow with Chairman Dlngley. Congtcssman Gamble of South Dakota was considerably elated when he read this mornIng - Ing the ncllon of tlio South Dakota republicans In the state convention Wednesday upon the money question. It but emphasizes what ha said DIIMC tlmo ago In reply to General Gros- vonor of Ohio , wlio on the floor of congress classed South Dakota as a free silver state. Gamble Mated that his state believed In 1)1 metfllllun , based upon international agrea mont. Ho believed that the St. Louis plat form would glvo to silver the standing It merited , and upon that platform South Da kota would bo willing to stand. The sundry civil bill , reported today from the commltteo on appropriations , makes available for the Omaha postofllco , without change In the limit of cost , $70,000 , and carries for the Sioux City postofllco $60,000. The bill also provides $35,000 for the topographic graphic survey In Dakota , Kansas and Okla homa , west of the ninety-seventh meridian , as these states-and territories are stipulated In the bill. Representative Mercer presented the peti tion of the Omaha Mercury against the pas sage of the house bill relative to second class mall .matter. He also Introduced a bill to pension John Berry at the rate of $30 per month. Representative Laccy's bill to pension Ben nett S. Shaug was reported favorably. Judge Strode was taken sick last night nnd was confined to the house today with n heavy cold. Ho lias the best of care and expects to bo about In n few days. Senator nnd Mrs. Allen wore- guests of Mexican Minister and Mrs. Romero at a din ner tonight. Mrs. C. P. * Humphrey , wife of Major Humphrey , quartermaster , and family ar rived from the west today. They have taken a house at 1326 Nineteenth street , North west. Senator Alton succeeded In blocking an at tempt to add an additional clerk to the pensions committee today , and consequently the amendment went over. He withdrew ils objection to allowing ex-President Harrison risen to .receive decorations from the gov ernments of Spain and Brazil , and the Joint resolution was pased. Flist Lieutenant Tracy C. DIckson , Ord- nanc2 department , Is ordered to inspect re volvers under contract at the factory of the Colts Flro Arms company. Leave granted Major Curtis E. Price , sur geon. Is extended two months. The Postofllco department bulletin an nounces today the appointment of S. D. Cox at Mlnataro , Scotts Illuff county. Neb. , vice T. A. Twiss , resigned ; M. R. Hanson Is appointed postmaster at Sterling , Jack son county , la. , viceA. . C. Ferguson , re signed ; S. R. Maddox is appointed post master at Prlnglo. Ouster county , S. I ) . , vice M. L. Judson , resigned ; J. D. Wllkes at Thane , Ulnta county , Wyo. , vice A. F. 'Bracken , resigned. SENTENCE OK DISMISSAL AFFIKMKD. Prcwlileiit Cleveland Hciirt * a Nnviil OIHeer n Lecture. WASHINGTON , March 26. The result of the general court-martial in the case of Medical Inspector Edward Kershner , U. S. N. , convicted of violation of a lawful resu- lat'lon , Issued by the secretary of the navy , and also of scandalous conduct , tendlne to the destruction of good morals , was made public In orders issued from the Navy de partment today. The officer was dismissed from the naval service , and In approving this sentence of court-martial , the presi dent wrote as follows ; EXECUTIVE MANSION. Mnrch 17. ISM. The sentence In the foregoing case of Med ical Inspector Edward Kershner , U. S. N. , la hereby confirmed nnd approved. I have examined nil the proceedings In this case and everything bearing upon It with the utmost care , and wou'.d hnve been cla.l to flml n Justlllcnllon for a mitigation of the sentence Imposed. I have not boon able , liowovcr. to oscope the conviction that Med ical Inspector Kershner , with un unworthy Intent and in an Insubordinate spirit , \lo- loteil un Important nnd salutary regulation of the Nuval department. I am also fully convinced that to conceal his fault , ho de liberately nnd under oath pnvo ovulenoo be- torc a court of Inquiry , which , 'f It did r.ut technically constitute perjury , nmounled tea a plain nnd Intentional SUBBPS'.IJU of fti'se- hood nnd a willful suppression of tlio truth. The'o offenses , of which the accused has been found guilty , Involve s > o much that It Is perilous , to tlio high HCIISC of honor that should characterize the personnel of our navy , and HO much that Is dangerous to proper discipline In that branch of tbo service that It seems to mo a proper regard for public duty precludes Interference with the rentenco which the court-martial lias Imposed. QROVI3R CLEVELAND. Death Conllrnipil. WASHINGTON , March 26. The state de partment has received a cablegram from Un ited States Minister Smyth at Port au Prince , Haytl , confirming the Paris report of the death of President Hlppolyte of Haytl. The minister's cablegram gave no details , simply \readlng ; "President dead. " " " PEN PICTURES PLEASANTLY AND POINTEDLY PUT. jjji jl : 'HATWV/S NAI ' Will KOOII bo over surlm ; will soon bo 'ehlnhitf In Its face urluB out CO'OM liean- 'tlful to behold no moro BO than the vast , array of patterns In new carpeting * * ( that wo'ro Hliowlng for HprliiK wear dosl ng such as htivo novcr been attempted - [ tempted before neither nro they shown .elsewhere. Ours is the only exclusive carpet and curtain house In Omaha. Omaha Carpet Co ' 1515 ACOUPTS TIIHSn.VATH ItHSOMITIONS. Conference Commlttpo on the Cnlmn ( lucfttlnn Oeln ToKctlier. WASHINGTON. March 26. After a session with the senate conference committee on the Cuban question today of loss than half r.n hour's duration the house conferees agreed to accept the scnato resolutions. The con * forcnco today was merely formal In charac ter , as this conclusion was practically reached at yesterday's meeting. This action will have the effect of taking the question en tirely out of the senate and of transferring all further discussion on the Cuban question to the houso. The senate resolutions are as follows : "Resolved. Iy the Sennto ( the house of representatives concurring therein ) , That In the opinion of congress a condition of public war exists between the government of Spain and the government proclaimed and for some tlmo maintained by force of arms by the pcoplo of Cuba and that the United States of America should maintain a strict neutral ity between the contending poners , accordIng - Ing to each all the rights of belligerency In the ports and territory of the United States. "Hosolved , further , That the friendly offices of the United States should bo offered by the president to the Spanish government for the recognition oflho Independence of Cuba. " The house conferees were reluctant to re linquish the resolutions prepared by their committee , but the plain alternative was presented to them of the senate resolu tions or no resolutions. They wcro In formed by the senate conferees that the only cotirpo by which resolutions could bo agreed Mpon by both houses was ono which would shut off the senate from moro de- bato. They were told Senator Halo hod served notlco that If the question was brought forward again In the sonata It would bo debated to the end of the session , If necessary , by the opponents ot recog nition to the Insurgents. The scnato con ferees also said they bollovcd filibustering tactics would be resorted to In the esnate to suppress action If any opportunity for their exercise was given. These representa tions prevailed upon the representatives of the house to accept the senate declaration. The first section of thb resolutions was acceptable to them from the first , but the ozcond. of which Senator Cameron IR the author , seemed to them entirely Impracti cable of execution. Under the arrangement reached the senate conferees < wlll report the agreement to the senate and the ques tion will be closed so far as concerns that body , The house conferees will report to the house n recommendation that It accept the senate resolutions and the house will vote upon tlio ratification of the report. Chairman Hltt now expects to make the report tomorrow. Several members of the house are preparing reports on the subject. General Draper of Massachusetts , who was the most active opponent of the resolutions on the foreign affairs committee , but was not able to be present during the first debate - bate , will make a speech. COST OP TUB PACIFIC IIAILKOADS. Sei-rotnry of tin- Interior FiirnlnlicN the Semite Some Information. WASHINGTON , March 20. In response tea a resolution , the secretary of the Interior today sent to the senate a statement from the office of the railroad commlsloner showIng - Ing the cost of construction of the Union Pacific to have averaged $50.000 a m'lo ; o the Central branch , $27,313 ; Sioux City and Pacific , $43,000 ; of the Kansas Pacific , J53.7C7. The report shows that as early as 1881 , the officials of the road refused to reveal to the government officials the amount of stock held by Individual stockholders , and this Information has never been In the pos session of the commissioner. The commis sioner Is also Icnorant as to where the bonds of the companies are , 'iheld. ' The mortgage debt of the Union Pacific , exclusive of the government Hen , Is $82,782,885. The land crania to these four roads amount to 18,841,000 acres , of which 12,000,000 was to the Union Pacific and 6,000,000 to the Kansas - sas Pacific. Favorable to Arizona Slate-hood. WASHINGTON , March 20. Senator White , from the committee on territories , today pre sented the report of that committee on the bill for the admission of Arizona. The report says that the territory contains 113,000 square miles , or a greater area than Is com prised In the ten states of. Rhode Island. Delaware , Connecticut , Now Jersey , Massa chusetts , New Hampshire , Vermont , Mary land , West Virginia and South Carolina com bined. Its resources are represented as un limited , comprising much agricultural land , 40,000,000 acres of grazing land and the largest unbroken forest area In the United States , as well as rich deposits of gold , stiver , copper , lead , onyx , marble and precious stones. The population Is placed at 80,000 , and Is represented as rapidly Increasing. The territory Is said to be prosperous. The people of the territory , the report says , are almost a unit for statehood. IiluemioH for American FlMhermeii. WASHINGTON. March 26. United States Consul General Rlley at Ottawa has In formed the State Department that the Do minion government has prepared a form of license for United States fishing vessels , permitting them to buy bait and supplies and ship men , etc. , similar In terms to the usual form , except that It contains a stipula tion to prevent evasion of the law In the fol- lowln clause , added to the license : "Will become null and void and forfeited herewith and the vessel will become Ineligible to ob tain a license In tbo future If any goods or supplies or other advantages obtained hereunder - under , are sold or transferred to any United States fishing vsasel that has not obtained a license. " _ Fuvornble Itcnort oil Labor Jllll. WASHINGTON. March 26. Senator Per kins , from the committee on education and labor , today prnsented a favorable report on tha bill authorizing the appointment of a non-partisan commission of labor , agricul ture and capital. .The- committee amended the bill so as to provide that the commis sion shall consist of five members In the Interest of labor , to bo designated , ono from each of flvo labor organizations ; five In the Interest of agriculture , three of whom shall bo designated by the farmers all'ance , and two by the National grange , and of five In the Interest of capital , to be selected from among manufacturers and those representing In other business pursuits. Denorntloii for Kx-PrcNliIcnt HnrrlHon WASHINGTON , March 26. The senate pased a Joint resolution today allowing cx- Prealdent Ilarrlacm to accept decorations from Brazil and Spain. Condition of the Trcn ry. WASHINGTON , March 26. Today's Btate- mont of the condition of Iho treasury shows : Available ; cash balance , $268,523,922 ; gold reserve , $128,243,683. DOXI3 IN ION(1OIA Ladles will bo pleased to learn of tlio arrival of an extreme razor too In n line doiiKolii kid Inco shoo that wo are abhi to sell for ? 2.50 you can't toll tlio difference between It and the regular $1.00 Htyles thotiKli there Is a differ ence but of so llttlo consequence that you won't euro even after wo tell you. It Js made In the very latest style l > rlco ? li.r > 0. Drexel Shoe Co. , 1419 Fnriiatti. NAVAL BILL GOES THROUGH House Votes Down All Amendments Of fered to It. SUNDRY CIVIL BILL COMES UP NEXT Itcnoltitlon Introduced Providing fern n Communion to Iiiventlnntc niirt Hriiort on n Cur rency SrMtcni. WASHINGTON , March 26. The naval ap propriation bill was passed today without substantial amendment. An effort was made by the advocates of a larger Incrraso of the naval strength than was authorized by the bill to Increase the cumber ot battleships from four to six. This Increase was sup ported on the floor by Messrs , Hanley , Cum- mlngs nnd Johnson , of California , and op- possd by Messrs. Boutello , chairman of the committee , Hullck and Robinson. The house by a largo majority stood by the rccommonda. tlon of the committee , the proposition for six battleships mustered but thirty-two votes against 134. Various other amend ments wore offered , but all failed , The bill as passad carries $31,611,034 , and authorizes the construction ot four battleships and flftcon torpedo boats , the total cost of which \VJll bo In the neighborhood ot $35,000,000. The sundry civil appropriation bill , which was reported today , will be taken up tomor row. row.At At the opening ot the hoiisa Mr. Hcatwolo Introduced the following resolution , which was referred : Whereas , In lieu of our present Inade quate banking and currency system It Is de- itlrablo that congress have the aid of such recommendations as a non-partisan commis sion of exports might bo able to offer , Ilcsolved , That the president Is herby authorized to appoint nine citizens , eminent In trade , po'.ltlcal economy and banking- , tenet not with the comptroller of the currency as such commission , and that such commission report Its conclusions to congress. Several minor bills were passed as follows : To provide for reimbursement for the con structlon ot a sawor on the permaucut reser vation at Hot Springs , Ark. ; to grant the Gulf , Colorado & Santa Fc Railroad company the right to acquire terminal facilities at Davis , I. T. THREE HOURS FOR DEBATE. Shortly before 1 o'clock the houss went Into commltteo of tho" whole and resumed consideration of tbo naval appropriation bill. Itns decided to allow three hours for general debate on the paragraph relating to the Increase of the navy. Mr. Hanley , a member of the naval commltteo , who favored a larger Increase In the navy than the ma jority of tbo committee , argued in favor of an amendment which he gave notlco ho would offer to Increase the number of bat tleships from four to six. Although his people ple lived a thousand miles from tidewater , they were patriotic enough and proud enough to desire to see their country with a navy befitting Its position as the greatest country on the globe. Ho thought It was tlmo for the United States to enter upon a distinc tively national policy. 116 referred to the aggressions ot Great Britain and our foreign complications , as an argument for a strong navy. The rcbubllcans pursued a similar course. No party could afford to block the destiny of the United States , and now that the republicans were clothed with power thev should not hesitate to carry out the promises made when they were In opposi tion. tion.Mr. Mr. Hullck said ho endorsed all Mr. Han ley had said , but he argued that In vlow of the condition of the treasury It was unwlsa to authorize more than four batleshlps In this bill. As to the building of dry docks , the secretary of the navy thought It was bet ter to expend the money to bo appropriated for ships than dry docks , and build the lat ter at some subsequent time. Mr. Johnson favored the. Hanley amend ment lor six battleships instead of four ! He ridiculed the bravado with which we had during the past few months announced our wllllneness to declare war on the flrst class powers of the world. With our navy , our pretensions were preposterous. In tbo "event of war with Great Britain , we would be powerless to prevent British ships from com ing up the Potomac , as they did In 1813 , and sacking the capltol of the country. God fought , as Napoleon said , on the side of the heaviest bnttal'ons. We needed a strong navy. If wo were to continue to parade our selves among the nations of the earth with a chip on our shoulder , we must bo prepared to fight If the chip was knocked off. No matter how Just our cause might be , the devils in hell would laugh at our discom fiture and say wo deserved our defeat be cause wo were not prepared. Mr. Robinson argued In support of the Judgment of fie committee. Ho had listened , he said , to the "forensic song and danco" of the gentlemen from Indiana and California , but that did not appeal to him. He and his people were in favor of a liberal appropriation for a modern navy to police our coast , but they did not favor an enormous navy for the purpose of competing with Eng land or continental powers In a display of mllltarylsm. Mr. Cummlngs , also a member of the com mltteo , followed with a strong and eloquent speech in favor of a larger Increase of the navy. navy.VOTING VOTING DOWN AMENDMENTS. Mr. Boutello clojod the general debate In favor of abiding by the Judgment of the naval committee. This bill would bn the largest authorization for ships in the his tory of the country , and would task our capacity to the utmost. In conclusion , Mr. Boutelle expressed the- hope that the H tin ley amendment , to Increase the number of battleships from four to six , would be voted down. Tbo vote was then taken on the amend ment , and on a rising vote Is was defeated. 32 to 134. j Mr. Fit'her offered an amendment author izing the president to order one or moro of the vetuels authorized In the bill to bo built tbo government yards when , In his opinion , satisfactory evidence was furnished that they could be 83 built within the appro priation. It was Important , ho wld , that the ship building plants at the government yardo bo kept In order. The amendment was defeated , aa was the ono offered by Mr. Hllborn , to Increase the number of torpedo boats to bo built on the Pacific coast from one to flvo. Mr. Tote offered an amendment to provide that drafts men and designer ! ) of the plans of ships should bo citizens of the United Status. Mr. Boutello said such a provision would HWI3I3T HONGS There's np place in America so com- plotuly \ \ - equipped \ \ with nil the latest mid * choicest sheet music usQ Wo never allow a now piece of merit to get out before wo have Jt. Then wo have thoiiruintls of copies ns low ns a cent a copy. The electric Ilallet & Davis piano KIVCH free concerts from 12:30 : to ltO : : every day , A. fiospe , jr , Mutilc nttd Art 1513 ? have excluded the dcslftrfeP ot the Monitor. The amendment was vcttt < VtHown. Mr. Mercer moved la " .name ono ot the battleships Nebrain. , Mr. Mahon , republican" bf Pennsylvania , caused some amusemerfUtxrr moving to name the ships Quay , need , MpKJnloy and Allison. Mr. Iloblnson moved , 16 name ono Penn sylvania. I' ' Y.J/ / All the amondmentfl orore voted down and the bill was then lyisscd. Mr. Cannon , chalrntint 3f the appropria tions committee , rcportP3TTlo sundry civil bill nnd gave notlco that Iw nuld call It up to morrow. . ,1 , Then , at CilO p. m. . iobua. adjourned. SUXATB nKiAr.sivriiivro uunvr. Ciilinii llcinltitlntiN tilVrAVny < < > Or ilhmrr 'lUiulm- ' * , . WASHINGTON , Match 26. As the result of the sudden death yesterday , ot General Casey , engineer In charge of the construction of the congressional library , Mr. Mori-Ill of Vermont today presented to the senate n joint resolution appointing Dernard n. Green , a clvlf engineer , to succeed In charge of the library construction at $5,000 annually. Mr. Morrlll explained that Mr. Qretn was the Im mediate assistant of General Casey In buildIng - Ing the Washington monument , the war , state and navy buildings and the library. Mr. Hale took occasion to speak of the high qualities of General Casey , designating him an ono of the best of 'all the onicers In the public service. A lone discussion ensued , Mr. Hill ob jecting on the cround tHat It wns proposed to legislate n man Into odlco. Senators Wolcott , Proctor , Allison , Call , Cockrcll , Gorman and Chandler pa'd ' high trlbuto.1 to General Casey , nnd approved the resolutions , although Mr , Corn. an thought It might establish a bad precedent. Mr. Hill \\ltliclrc\v his objection and tbe Green resolu tion was adopted. A joint resolution " 03 adopted allowing cx-Presldent Harrison to accept decorations from Llrazll and Spain. The bill appropriating $50,000 for a , public building at Washington , Pa. , was passed. The joli't resolution was passed , providing for the appointment of a commission under the direction of the secretary of war , pre liminary survey , with plans , specifications nnd approximate estimates of the cost thereof , for tlia construction of a ship canal of approved width and depth from the lower shore of Lake Michigan to the Wabash river and for th further Investigation of the prac- tlcablllty of the construction of such water- way.1 The legislative appropriation bill was then taken un. Mr. Sherman moved to strike out all the sections referring to a change In the sys tem of paying district attorneys and marshals. He spoke against encumbering opproplatlon bills with general legislation. Ho also opposed the high ralnrles proposed by the bill. At a tlmo when the revenues of the government are leas than the expendi tures , hlcli salaries should not bo paid. Mr. Sherman asked why these federal onicers should receive more tha'n prosecuting at torneys and other local and stata officers. Mr. Hear , chairman of the judlc'ary com mittee , supported Mr. Sherman's motion , while. Mr. Hill said It was a good time , when the populists hold the balance of power In the senate , to abandon ( he vicious policy of adding general V zlslatjon to appropriation bills. Mr. Hill di.-clarM that ho would haz ard the appropriation 1)111'and risk an extra session rather than have tu'o change made by the means of a rider-to an appropriation bill. The legislative Ulll was then laid aside. Mr. White reporte'd favorably from the territorial committee ! ' the1' ' bill admitting Arizona to statehood. . . Bills were passxad fixing Sltka and Juneafias , the places of holdIng - Ing the district court for Alaska , nnd also fix ing the terms of court' ; ' Intreashig the limit of cost for public buildings at Cheyenne , Wyo. , Boise , Idaho , an ( . elena , Mont. , the flrst and second not over $250,000 each , and the third not'bver ? 3dOOOtf At 5:20 : p. m. the senate adjourned. Turkish MlnlxtL-r 'Hot Ilcciillcil. WASHINGTON , Mai-ch C. Mavroyenl Bey , the Turkish minister , Bald this afternoon that he had not recelyed-miy word from his government th.at heitjfas-to be. . .recalled , ns stated In a Constantinople. dlspach ( , > and ex pressed the opinion'that' the story was un true. Ho visited the Statd department on business today and saw Secretary Olney. His visit was made the basis of sensational and unfounded reports that he had pre sented his letters of recall to the secretary. The minister did not even mention the mat ter of recall. SHE , CLAIMS THE DAVIS MILLIONS. Montana Milllunulrc LCIIVCM n Fur- tune to He Koujjlit For. BUTTE , Mont. , March 20. Something like consternation was thrown Into the camp of the numerous heirs and claimants of the Davis millions last night , when Attorney M. J. Cavanaugh filed a petition In the district court in behalf of one Mrs. Huldah Queen Davis , otherwlso known as Huldah Snell of Kern county , California , asking for the revocation of the old will and laying claim to the whole estate of many millions , alleging that she Is the Surviving wife of the dead millionaire , Andrew J. Davis. Davis was not known to have been married and his relatives hero laughed at the claims of the California woman when flrst heard , about a year ago. The petition makes her claim serious , however. She alleges that she was married to Davis August 15 , 1842 , In Carroll county , Arkansas , and was his lawful wife until his death In Buttd , March 14 , 1S90. Two children were born to them , she says , one. May Isabelle , now Mra. Isabella Marrow of Fresno , Cal. , and the other. Laura Annie Calhoun , living In San Francisco. The peti tioner asks that all the property now In the hands of the administrators bo divided among them according to law , 'by ' which she Is en- j titled to one-half and each of her daughters to one-fourth. After their marriage Davis went to Cali fornia and his wife heard he was dead and married again. Later she moved to Cali fornia and met him again. Mrs. Calhoun , ono of the daughters , Is the mother of Eleanor Calhoun , tbe actress , now In Paris. llurniMl to I ) en Hi In Her Own Ilniuc. HENNESSEY , Okl. , March 26. Near here the wife of J. J. Bowman was burned to death In her own home. She was endeavor ing to extinguish a flro when she fell through the rafters and hung head downward. She was literally roasted alive before the eyes of her husband , who was unable to help her. A llttlo daughter of Frank Rose , a farmer near Keokuk , was burned to death yester day whllo In tbo field , with her father. Ilose was burning corn stalks. The girl played too near the flames anJ her clothes caught fire. She ' was so badly burned that death re sulted'soon af terwarJ ( , , , iB A. O. V , W. .VrtM.xI ( Hllforii. ST. PAUL , March 86ofiTha grand lodge. Ancient Order of UnlUfllWorkmen , elected olflccra as follows : Frftj0 M. Lloyd , g/and master workman ; C , ' 6 ? Hinds , grand fore man ; Olaf Olson , grand-recorder ; J. J. Mc- Cardy , grand recelvecjyGcorge W. Bertram , Insldo watchman ; J. M il lment , grand ovor- ueer ; Fred C. White , Mftnd BUldo ; George Jacobs , outside watchr/jan' / , ind P. J. Schwarg , trustee. Grand Master Workman Lloyd , George M , Lang and , J < iM. Nye were elected representatives' ' to tjfo.supremo ledge at Buffalo , June 16. H > jj MoveiiicntM cf Oc'cii.njVvHNL-Iii Slnrch - < ' . At Now York ArrtvuVr-Steamor Georglc , from Liverpool. j oiq At Liverpool SallotH + steamera Norman- ila , for Hamburg ; Wcrkbndam , for Rotter dam. t T" At Queenstown Sailed Majestic , from Liverpool , for New York. At Rotterdam Arrived Amsterdam , from New York. , At Genoa Salled-rKalser wilhelm , for Now York , At Queonstown Passed W. A. Esland , Liverpool for Philadelphia. At Liverpool Arrived Germanic , from New York. Sailed Catalonia , for Boston. At Gibraltar Sailed Alosla. At Glasgow Sailed Furnessla , for Now York. At New York Arrived Uthopla , from Glasgow , At Quoonstown Arrived Germanic , from New York , for Liverpool. At New York Arrived Southwark , fronj Antwerp. At Bremen Arrived Saalo , from Novy York. At Boston Arrived Bothnia , from Ltvpr- ool. CUT OF SEVENTEEN MILLION Sundry Civil Appropriation Bill Koportcc to the Houso. MONEY FOR THE OMAHA POSTOFFICE Hedtietloit In In the Allow ance for Hlvcr unit Itnrlior lin- liroveniont Tou > KriU > lilcttl Survey for XobrnnUn. WASHINGTON , March 26. The sundry civil appropriation bill was completed today by the house committee on appropriations and will bo called up In the house tomorrow , The bill carries $29.408,874 , which Is $11,064- 779 less than the estimates furnished by the department , and $17,241,505 less than the appropriations for the current year , The total for continuing the river and harbor works heretofore authorized Is $2,878,597 The estimates for this were $1,441,597 , and the appropriations for the current year by the last congress were $11,287,115. Under the Treasury department the follow ing are among the public building appropria tion ; nude : Continuing postolllco'i : Kansas City. Mo. . J59.000. Omaha. $70,000. St. Paul , JGO.OOO. Sioux City , In. , tCO,000. For lighthouse1) , beicons and fog signals the Items nrc : Yerba Uuenn , Cal. , new wharf. S91.000 ; new works nt Fort Stevens. 0e. . Jll.OM ; Umatllln Heef. Wiwh. ( light ship ) , $17,000 ; establishing and maintaining DO I lights for temporary use In rivers "lid harbors , $ COOOOO ; icvenue cutter seiv cc f99\- 000 ; completing u steamer of first class on 1'acllla const , $123,000 ; punishment for viola tions ot Intel mil revenue law- * , $30,000 : sup pression of counterfeiting , $ C5OW ; enforce ment of Chinese exclusion net , $123,000 ; en forcement ot the alien contract labor law , $10JCOO ; quarantine service , $123,000. Under the Department of the Interior I ? an Item of $23,000 for an Investigation by the National Academy of Sciences of a na tional forestry policy. The principal public land appropriations are : Protecting timber lands , protecting public lands from illegal entry and adjusting swamp laud claims , $90,000. , ; surveying public lands. $230,000 , with i the . provision that preference shall bo given In ' favor of surveying townships , occupied In whole or part by actual settlers , and of lands granted to the states , other surveys to be confined to lands adapted to agriculture and lines.of reservations ; for the survey of private land claims In Colorado , Nevada , Wyoming , Arizona , New Mexico and Utah , $20,000. For the- geological survey the amount Is $147,100 , which Includes $150,000 to bo Immediately available for topographical surveys , $35,000 of It to bo expended In the Dakotas , Nebraska , Kansas , Texas and Okla homa ; for education In Alaska , $10,000. The principal Items under the War depart ment arc ; Construction of buildings and en largement of military pools , $225,000 ; Im proving Fort Wayne rcscrvatlcns , $20,000 ; land for target range at Jefferson barracks , $18,000 ; Yellowstone park Improvements , $30,000 ; Chlckamauga and Chattanooga Na tional park , $75,000 ; Gettysburg park , $50,000 ; continuing river and harbor Improvements , Galvestc-n harbor , $840,000 ; improving the channel connecting the Great Likes between Chicago , Duluth and Buffalo. $500,000 ; canal at the cascades of the Columbia , Oregon , $179,597 ; Humboldt , Cal. . $159,000. For mntklng the Antletom battlefield , $17,000 Is allowed ; for artificial limbs for soldiers , $575,000 ; for the national homes for disabled volunteer eoldlers , $2,423,278 Is carried ; for state and territory home. , $725,000. For miscellaneous Items It carries : For United States court. $3.308.212 ; public printIng - Ing and binding. $3,110,320 ; fcr the relief of the suffering natives in Alaska , $19,500 ; pro tection of Alaslfa peal fisheries , $12,930 ; claims , back pay and bounties to soldiers , $516,000. AKRI2STI3D AS A DEFAULTER. Arthur J. Goodwill Sccmx to Ifnvc nil All Arouiiil Record. NUW YORK , March 26. Arthur J. Good win , who has a record as a defaulter and a bigamist , has' been arrested In this city upon the specific charge of defaulting on March 1 , 1895 , with $1,250 which ho had collected for the Continental Oil company of Cripple Creek , whose agent he was , In September , 1893. He was arrfsted In St. Louis 1 , whpro ho was put under $1,200 bonds. He ] forfeited his ball , however , and went to ( England , returning only a few days ago. There Is , besides , a standing charge of bigamy against him. He married on August j 7 , 1890 , Miss Mamie Gallagher In this city. On November 21 , 1893 , he was married to Sadie O'Neill In Brooklyn. The second Mrs. Goodwin was with him when be went to Europe. Ho did not support her , however , and she returned. The police have other records of Goodwin. They learned that in 1892 , whllo he was a clerk In the employ of Perkins & Edwards in this city , he collected $400 for them and absconded with It. Then he went to Brook lyn , where he worked as n clerk for W. Spencer & Co. , real estate agents. Ho stole $150 from them. He admits having taken tto money from the Continental Oil company and says when he skipped his ball In St. Louis he did so with the Intention of going to England , whore his grandfather had died , leaving him some money. Ho Intended to return and pay back the money ho had taken. His share ot the estate , ho said , was $15,000. Goodwin Is held to await extradition papers. IJt'titliH of Hit * Dnv. CHICAGO , March 26. W. J. Edbrook , the nell known architect , Is dead , aged 53. He was oupervislng architect under Harrison's administration nnd supervised all the build ings at the AVorld's fair designed for gov ernment exhibitions. Ills handiwork was also seen at the Atlanta exposition. Ho bore off the honors In both designing and building the state capltol building at At lanta. Among his most notable works are the Notre Dame university structures at South BenJ , Ind. , and the Tabor Grand opera house at Denver. WASHINGTON , March 26. Dennis F. Murphy - phy , who has been ono of the reporteia of the United States senate since 1818 , and the chief of the official rcportorlal corps since 1873 , died hero tonight , aged 62 years. Ho was one of the best known stenographic re porters In the world , and the accuracy and fidelity ot his work was never questioned. His acquaintance with public men was very extensive , and with many of them he held confidential relations. In 1876 , at the unani mous request of the electoral commission , he reported , without any assistance , the sittings of that body. For the last three years Mr. Murphy has been an Invalid. KANSAS CITY. March 26. George II. Net- tloton , president and general manager of the Kansas City , Fort Scott & Memphis railroad , died at his homo here tonight , aged 65. Death resulted from paralysis , and for sev eral weeks his life had been despaired of , Mr. Nettleton had long been prominent In western railroad circles , both as a contractor and an executive officer. NASHVILLE , Tenn. , March 26. Today Dr. G. W. Spencer , captain on the rctlrel list of the United States army , died suddenly at his residence In this city. Dr. Spencer was a surgeon In the Sixteenth regiment ot Infantry , and retired a few years ago on account of bad health. At the time of his death ho was a member of the faculty of the University of Nashville. BROKEN BOW. Neb , , March 26. ( Spe cial , ) Frank II. King , a police officer of the city and a prominent Mason , died In thU city yesterday of typhoid fever. Ho had been sick about two weeks. Ills funeral was held today In the Baptist church , under the auspices ot the Masons. I'renc-licrM Should Nut Meddle. KANSAS CITY , March 20. A special from Wichita , Kan. , says ; At the Southwest Kan- sag Methodist Episcopal conference today Blihop Andrews created a uematlon by de claring that a minister should not meddle with the temperancequestion. . The different presiding ciders present each made a lengthy report of their work for the past year. Well Known Inventor SulrldeN. I'ATEHSON , N. J. , March 26. Major Edward - ward Leslie , a well known Inventor , com- mltteJ BUlcldo today by taking morphine. HU wife and family are In Canada , A suit growing out of the Infringement of a patent was recently decided against Leslie and tlili him melancholy. THEY STAXI ) I1Y DR. PARKER Kpnolvo to 1'rpvont HI * I'roneetillon If INinxlhlr. The rrc t of Dr. Parker of this city nt the Instigation ot the Omaha Medical so ciety for Illegally practicing mcdlclno was the occasion for a meeting Of the friend * of osteopathy at the Commercial club rooms last evening. About a hundred men and women were present. L. M , Hhccm , who called the meet ing and at whoso request Dr. Edwin C. Plcklcr came down from Minneapolis to nd- dress the meeting , acted as chairman , Mr. Plohler opened his remarks by say Ing that 'ho ' name osteopathy Is a nils nomcr. When the science was first dis covered , ho said , It Was confined to the treatment of diseases of the bones , but after that the science enlarged and the treat ment of the bones formed but ono branch of the subject. The science , he said , Is founded on anatomy. U looks on a human being as ono whoso condition Is that of perfect health , The human frame Is re garded ns a faultless machine , and man's responsibility Is to see that that machine Is kept In perfect running order. All Ills of tha human body are traced to some ab normal condition of some ot the organs. Osteopathy Is the adjustment of these ab normal conditions. Some obstruction In the circulation of the blood or In the nervous system' Is considered the source of every 111 , and this obstruction Is removed by means of manipulation and without the use of any medicine. The speaker also stated that no ono Is qualified to treat by means of this system unless he Is a skilled anat omist. At the conclusion of his talk Mr. Uhcom made a few remarks , telling of a wonder ful euro which had been effected In his family in the case of a child , nnd also re lated some of his own experiences In In vestigating the science at the fountain head In Kirksvlllc , Mo. Ho' then touched very caustically upon the action of the doctors of the old schools In trying to prevent anyone ono from practicing healing unless ho had a certificate from a medical college. Ho characterized their action as Implying that they ( the doctors ) had all the knowledge In the universe on the subject of healing and wanted to establish a monopoly. Mr , Rhecm closed by suggesting an organized effort to resist the attempt of the doctors to prevent Dr. Parker from practicing , and hinted that such an effort should eventu ally be followed by an effort to revise the laws of the state on that subject. A. J. Vlerllng , Charles Beno of Council Bluffs and M , C. Peters related personal experiences with osteopathy and spoke of several rcmatkable cures which had como under their personal observation. A resolution was adopted providing for the appointment of a committee of ten to take action in the line of supporting Dr. Parker nnd endeavoring to prevent him from being driven from the city. The chair man announced that ho uould appoint the committee today. DR. 9IARY GREEN'S LECTURES. IiiNtructlni ? Donu'.Mlle Eeoiiomy Dc- imrtitteiit of Wonum'M Cluli. The Woman's club has been entertaining a distinguished guest this week In the per son of Dr. Mary 13. Green of Charlotte. Mich , , who is lecturing hero on various topics connected with domestic economy. Dr. Green has boon Identified with the club movement from Its beginning. "I was a practicing physician In New York when Soroslsj\as organized , " she rays , "and I well remember the caricatures In the newspapers , and the ridicule that was everywhere heaped upon the Idea that women might organize for Intellectual and social ends. " Dr. Green was one of the committee o' awards on food products at the AVorld's fair , and she Is the vice-president for the state of the National Economic association. She is also the author of several books of value to housekeepers. Ono of these at least , oc cupies n peculiar place In culinary literature , being an elaborate study of the foods of all nations. Dr. Green speaks with enthusiasm of Ne- hrr-alca food products , going so far as to say that the canned tomatoes produced In Omaha are the best she has ever seen. She hopes to visit the beet sugar factories at Nor folk before she returns to Chicago. The department of domestic economy of the Woman's club was the hostess at a pleasant luncheon given yesterday. The Manufacturers' and Consumers' association having stocked the larder beforehand. There are two lectures remaining of Dr. Green's course at Paterson hall , and these will be free to all club members. They occur this afternoon , when Dr. Green will speak en "The Kitchen , " and tomorrow at 10 o'clock , when her subject Is "Adultera tions. " Dr. Green and her daughter are the guests of Mrs. Marcy E. Pugh , chairman of the department of domestic economy of the Woman's club. HACK FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL President Clnrlc DOCK Not Toolc for Union Piiclfle LeKlxlatlon. President S. H. H. Clark , who was In Washington giving testimony before a con gressional committee with regard to Union Pacific affairs , returned to the city yesterday and ' 111 remain here a few days. "I could got while in. Washington , " ho said , "no Idea as to what congress mlghtl do respecting the affairs of the Union Pacific. There F"'nniR to bo much Indecision as to what plan to adopt and It appears to me .hat congresu Is far from being ready to act on the subject. " "Do you think It possible that there may JO no legislation this Bcslon ? " he was asked. "I am Inclined to think there will not bo. ! can give no definite reason for saying this , mt that was the general Impression I got. " ( Jlreillnr on l.llliil Cm lit SultH. The Burlington road will follow the ex ample of the- Union Pacific ciul tssuo a gen eral circular , giving all needed Information on the sabject of the land grants cults brought against It by the govrcnment , thould the at tempt to have thos > 3 cases dlwnlsjed prove nisnccenstul. General Solicitor Mandercon of .ho Burlington telegraphed Attorney General larmon yesterday , asking for Informa tion In the matter. General Manderson Is still qulto confident that the suits will be dismissed. If they should not be , the Bun- llngton Is prepared to defend those who have properties from it. lliirlliiKtnii'n New Line. Sunday , April 12 , the Burlington road will open for traffic its now line via Alton , run- n'ug trains of its St. Louis division over this route. By the use of this now line the Bur lington will bo able to avoid tlio St. Louis tunnel , which Is now used uu a means of en trance to St. Louis. On the B.I mo day the llurllnglon will begin running n morn'ng local .ruin from Bcardstown Into St. Louis , return ing in the afternoon. Itnllwiiy NoteH mill PervoniilM. Master-ln-Clmnccry Cornish of the Union Pacific lu In Chicago. Traveling' Papsfngor Agent Pope of the Chouapeako ft Ohio Is In town. W. P. Guild , supply agent of the Burling- .on at I'lnttsmoutli , la In the city , C. J , EruM , land commissioner , wns at Burlington headquarters yesterday. W. A. Dllworth , secretary of the State Board of Transportation , wau at thu Burling ton headquarters yesterday. Woitcrn roads have agreed to make a rate of one fare for the round trip for the national convention of the Republican league , to bo held at Milwaukee August 25-27. \V. H. Andrews , a distinguished citizen of 'lilladulplilo , notified the Burlington yester day that a party of five , Including lilm- uelf , would travel over the Burlington from Denver to Chicago In a few days. The party travels In the special Pullman , "David. Crockett , " and Is returning from an exten sive tour through the west. The Burlington road Is after the tramps who havn been wetting fire to freight earn. t has been discovered that car No. 77 , which vaa partly burned tbo other evening near < lncoln , was set on fire by a man and a ioy who wore living In the car. The man HAS sentenced to thirty days and tbo boy wau returned to his parents In this city. The < ncw fast trains put on the Wabash railroad Sunday are the fattest trains cross- ng the state of Indiana. Dc < twten Toledo , 0. , and Andrews , Ind. . .they are scheduled to un at the rate of fifty miles an hour , For ho flrst two days tliuzo trains reached all ndlani points on schedule time. They make only ono station stop between Fort Way DO and Toledo. LAYS THE BLAME ON THE DEAD Langdon Discloses the Defense in the Mnr- dor Olmrgo Against Him , NEW THEORY IN THE M'GRATH ' TRAGEDY Now Annrrteil Unit the Demi AVotmm Tried t Muriler Her Lover mill Afterwnrri Eiuleil Her Own Life. PHILADELPHIA , March 26. Another theory - ory has arisen In regard to Annie McGrath'i death , This Is to the effect that the girl , bo * Ing engaged to bo married to a young mnn whoso real name has not yet appeared , at tempted to never her relations with Samuel P. Langdon ; that the latter threatened to re veal their intimacy if she did M , and that she , fearing such n disclosure , attempted to kill him and then commlttcJ suicide. This supposition Is borne out by statements made by Mlsa Addle Griffiths , a ft lend ot Annie , who nii9 with her the day before her death. She then told Miss Griffiths that Langdnn was to meet her that night ( Saturday ) , add ing : "I'm not going to have anything moro to do with him. I'll toll him when I t eo him that I won't keep bis company any more. " On the same occasion Annie complained ot n toothache and Mlro Griffiths went with her to a U lien Unit street drug store and asked for oomo chloroform. It was not sold to her and she said ? ho could get It from a dental stu- lent whom she knew. The statement of Bertha Stouart , tha servant employed In MIO Glrard avenue bouse , confirms the story that n quarrel occurred between the couple on the day the girl died. Nothing definite concerning the useot | > olson In the case -\\111 bo known until the chemist has made his report on the analysis of the girl's stomach , which will not bo completed for several days. A number of letters were taken by the detectives from Langdon's postoffico box , and several ot them \\cro from n girl employed as a type writer for a coal company In Raleigh , N , C. Those \UTO couched In the most loving lan guage. The Inquest will not bo held until next week. WAS A RAILROAD BUILDER. A dispatch from Altoana , Pa. , says < Samuel P. Langdon , under arrest In Philadelphia In connection with the death of Annie Mc- Grath , organized and built the Altoona & Phllllpsburg railroad , leading from the IJpcch Creek railroad to the mines of the United Colllety company , and Intending to connect with the Altoona & Woopeonnock road , which ho also built , but which has passed out ot his control. Although enjoying the reputation ot being a millionaire , the truth Is that Langdon In not wealthy. The United Colliery company of which he Is president operates lu the deal-field region on a small scale. A diary has been found In Langdon's pos- sess'lou ' which lu raid to contain , under data ot Monday last , the entry : "Atinlo died at 10:11. : " Mrs. Langdon arrived hero today from Plttsburg and 'went at once to the office of Assistant District Attorney Barlow , with whom slio held a short conference. She eft the city tonight. The young man to whom the dead girl was engaged. Is Howard Fltzslmmons , a Jeweler of Westchester. Ho was In this city today. In an Interview , ho said ho met Anna McCrath at Atlantic City during last aummor Langdon was with her at the tlmo and passed as her uncle. When she returned to this city , he visited her a number of times at her homo. Ho said she was always very ladylike. Ho admitted giving her the diamond ring found on Lang don after his arrest , and on which was en graved , "II. F. to A. M. " The date for their marriage was set for June 23 , of this year , fie expressed himself as surprised over the girl's fate , and had no Idea of the dual life * she was leading. COURT SUSTAINS TUB COLLECTOR. All Currant * Coming from Kiuite. Sub ject to Duty. SAN FRANCISCO , March 26. United States Judge Morrow rendered a decision In the celebrated "Zanto currants" case today , n which ho held that all currnntu coming ram Patras and Ccplmlonla , In the island of Zante , were Zanto currants In the meaning of the tariff law , and therefore , subject to United States duties. The matter was jrought up by Collector of the Port Wise , In an application for a writ of review of the decision of the Board of United States Gen eral Appraisers nt New York , In the matter of the classification of 500 barrels of currants at San Francisco , which v/ero invoiced as 'Plum Pudding Label J2 Currants. " The collector clarified them as Zanto currants and assessed a duty of I'/i cents a pound hereon. The Importers filed n protest with .he general appraisers , claiming the cur rants were not Zante curranto , but currant * ; rown In the province of Greece , and there- ore free ot duty ao dried fruit not otherwlso provided for in the Wilson bill. The ap- iralscrs upheld the protest , and thereupon Collector Wise referred the question to the Jnlted States court for final adjudication , n summing up , Judge Morrow says that. In ils opinion , the classification " of the article mportcd and Involved" the case made by Jollector Wise was correct , and that the cur rants are subject to the duty of 1V4 cents per lound. The opposite declnlon of the general appraisers wnu declared erroneous and or dered reversed. To bo Given Away in Articles ot Real Value to the Uaoro of "Chewing and Smoking" ahe Only ANTI-NERVOUS nnd ANTI-DYSPEPTIC ) TOBACCO. SAVE YOUR COUPONS ( on EMPTY BAGS UNTIL COUPONS APPEAR ) AND GET IN EXCHANGE FREE THE FOLLOW ING VALUABLE AND USEFUL ARTICLES I VALUABLE PICTURES , , llandtomo Water Color Facsimiles , Lam" . A BcapeBiidJInrlno , ifl/.o J4zW. ! la nubjccts. fine Pastel Fac-tlniiles , I-nmlncapu and Fljjurcs , elzo 2Ux21 Inches , 12 tulijccts. Dcautilul Venetian Scenes , Works of Art clze 2UX30 Inches , 4 vnbjecli. 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EXCELLENT Open Face WATCHES , The "Mall Pouclr Watches are mono by a leading American Watch Cmnjmny nnd art guarantied , without qiuiHJUution. 'Jlie"works"contain all lmi > r < n mont up lo date. 'I lioy will wear nnd perform well for a llfu tlmo If only ordinarily cured for. i Coupon * rx pluln Iiow to ntifiirnAll Articles. One Coujton in inch 6 cent ( ) otnict ) I'nciage. 'fita Coitjant in taeh 10 mit ( I < nmet ) t'atkaye , Mall Pouch Tobacco Is sold by all dealers , I'arloiifiia ( iiciuon a ( < ) cniitalnliiii | < Miiiipnril will lHiirr | iml | ncifuipoiifl. " 'toi."I'.m tyllaj ol ont Coupon , " 4 01. " ttiijitij llaj at two Couixmi. ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE Mailed on application , gUIng complete list and description ol oil articles and i Illet ol Books and Picture : ; oi o ttllt hw tagit them , Tiia Dloch Bros. Tobacco Co. . Wheeling , W. Va , No couiioug ozclmiitfud itftor July 1,18U7