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. ! FIIE OMAHA DAILY BEE : 1V.EtNESDAY , APflI 15 , 1890. - COAST CITIES UNPROTECTED \ senator 'quim ' Talks on the Necessity of , Defensive Works , TALK OF WAR IS PURELY BOMBAST flecltirvs that In the 1Tnt of n Quor- rd i1th a Foreign Power I- VbI , Xiloi * % 'flhlII lie l'owerlesu. WAf IIINGTON , Apill 14.-That venerable flgur n the senate , Mr. MorrIlt of Vermont , reacb .4 the ego of 86 years today , and the . oven' . wn referred to lii the openIng prayer of the chaplain , 11ev. Dr. Milburn , who ( poIco of the whlte.hatred cnntor as halo Ii in body , clear , sound and vlgorou In ln tehlect , afl(1 loved by his brother aenators , 3 by lila etate , and by the whole country. At the concltllon of the prayer Mr. Morrihl re celveil congratulations from many of lib ! oclatc5. A fl mark of respect to Mr. Mor. t rut , tlic ienato tllrectcd that the chiaplattt' prayer be lnorted In the record. Shortly ' . after the osslon opened Mr. Merrill gave in ni1ld evidence of hits vigor by announcIng - Ing that on Thursday next ho would 8peak on the nocesnUy of additional quarters for the nntIQnaI mucum. Mr. Squire , republican of Waahington , woo then recognized for a speech on the need of conot , lctensco. "National Defenc" Was the subject of Senctor Siuire'a DeeciI , and as a preliminary to a more detailed dscuion ! of the topics , the senator cald , in part : "S'liat an absurd opectacte has the congress of the United States rre.ontcd during the preont soslon by its persistent talk In favor of the intervention - ' $ vention by the United States In behalf of Cuba and Venezuela. flow chcap Is all tlil talk. sincere though it. may be on many oc- . . casions. iay man who has informed himself - self on the subject of national defenses ] noiv8 that as a nation we are not In a con- dithon to undertake war or rufter var. We can talk loud and long and profess sympathy. . Dass resolutions and make biievo to our- eIves that we are actually taking a hand In time diplomatic aTairs and international questIon - tIon of great moment , but those who are ' r.ot m'elf-decolvetl by egotistical glamor and \ who kmiow tIme facts. are pcrfectly aware of the painful fact that all our demonstration is more talk and bluster and vapid scuLl- t flout , or at most It Ia a sympathy that Is , easIly satisfied with nieroiy verbal oxpros- ala , "The people. " ho continued , "dId not know how shamefully their Interests are being bandied and Played with by those who repro. , acnt them In the halls of congress. i "They (10 not. know that the great sea I coast cItIes. teernlnic with wealth , are exposed - posed and defenseless against attack by for- ' . cign navies with ves.es far outnumnbcrng ours In strength. They do not kuow that U. our. navy itself may be hop1sly crIppled ¶ by the destruction of our undefended navy yards , depots of supphlc , dock yards , powder J 2 nhhis and arsenals. " I The senator said all time evidence taken by t time committee on coast dcfenes had gone to show that the condition of our coast defenses 1.3 lamentable In the extreme. The defensive works are of a character capable of resist- lug modern artIllery. The evidence Is over- ' i wheiniing that. In care of war our whole 1eOIle would Suffer iiunieasurabty. EXPOSED TO ATTACK. ( ' . "From such investigation as has been pructicabie , It is evident that a large amount : \ of dotrtictlblo property , estimated at. not less than $10,000,000,000 In value , ha exposed to attack or at least to heavy aosossmcnt . . fortlmo purpoeo of occuring immunity from destruction. The president of the Chamber I of Commerce of New York ha informed i 1110 that he has given careful attention to the question of the property rlelco that would at present ho sustained in time cities of Now York , Brooklyn and Jcr'cy City. Ho has I consulted with many of liLa cohleaguec in the great btmsineos Institutlonm' of New York and ho ectimnated that. Property valued at $1,000- 000,000 In those cities Ia subject to destruction - tion or to tim imposition of a ransom in case I of caittlro by a hostile hoot. " . At this paint the ecnator presented a state. meat showing a comparison of our navy with that of England and also a statement of all the eteol vessels in the American navy , including - . cluding those authorized by law ; also same data as to the naval fighting strength of - .m : other nations. lie then 'aId : 'This sumS - mary is believed to ho tim most favorabi S t to time United States that can be made from t the records and still it hews this country to be far behind time great nations of the world in , naval strength. Moreover , it leaves : out of sIght our deficiency of torpedo boats ! , and torpedo baat destroyers , of which latter : wo Imavo today one email vessel In commis- elon , whereas Great Britain has 131 , Oar- : Innfl ) , 116 ; France , 108 ; Italy , 106 ; Itussia , 4 aoventy-eglit ! , and Spain lies thirteen ter- ) edO vessels ; nil in the list I have given be- k lug 11Ii feet In length and over. Sixty-two ( of time hirltish vessels are torpedo boat de- stroycra , having superior tonnage and speed. " Tiio aenator urged tlmat the suggesUort to ; dcfod our coacto and seaport cities is Im- racticab1o , for it vIhl , he said , require expenditures - . penditures running up into several imundred I. millions of dollars to do the work effectively. ' Thin navy Ii , designed for aggres3ivo opera- tiomis. To return its molility and it power to make offenivo it should not be fettered to our great cities for the purpose of protectIng - Ing them. MUST ChANGE OUR POLICY. "If time policy of buIlding up tlmo navy In to ho COfltiflUel , at time expense of lmaving defenseless olmorco , then the tinmo lmae conio when a change of policy maust ho male. ( There is no doubt that. time nmoncy expended 'or coast defemwes 'viii brng a better return - turn In protecting our country than the same amount of inommoy appropriated for ships. " Senator Squire then argued that a glance at the hmlstarlcoi development of our coast defenses will simow that time qunelien now under consideration does not indicate a now departure , but is a lodgical step in con. tintmatioim of tIme settled policy of this govern. xneimt shmmca It foundation. lIe referred to time sea coast ( lefenses of Furopean powers and to the reports from time to time timat Ingland l Increasing her fortifleatlon8 and hc.avy armament in Canada , ' on boLi Atlantic and I'aciflo coasts and In this connection said : "So Itis we are encircled as a nation with a chain of foreign fortresses and collimg stations Impervious to attach , while our rich . seacoast cities and ports , commencIng at Portland , Me , , near to fortified Halifax in ' Canada , contluulng down tIme coast , Ports. mouth , hloston , New fledforgl. I'rovlilence , and Narragansett flay , Now London , New haven , I PEN PICTURES PLEASANTLY AND POINTEDLY PUT. I sIGNS Oi' Sl'ltZSC- Are evoryWh'rO apparent , but nowbero are they so pronouimcod as In our sheeL music dopartniont-wiiero time new spring melodies seem to have come in greater numbers than uver-am000hi thorn arc "The Time Wilt Come Wlen You \Vili ltemeinbor Mo , " 40c- "Moouhigtmt Night , " a tOc Mexican waltz- floek's "Standard Lancers " , Oc-and bun- drotla of other absolutely now Productions at way down prIces. Its at sheet music at &o a copy , - < A. Hospe , Jr. , .UiiskaudArt. 1513 Douglas. 004 flridgeport , New York , t'htliulelphio , Baltimore , Wilmington , Del , , Norfolk , Wil- mlngton , M. C. , Chatioatown , Port ltoyai , Savannah , Pensacola , Cey West , Mobile , New Orleans and Qalveotop , within a ( ow houro rapid ateamlng from the foreign fortified ports of Ihermuda , Naasau , hlQvAno , and Kingston , and again on the Pacific coast , San Diego , Sah I'rancieco , Portland , Ore , , and l'uget Sound , with Its United States dry iloek , coaling places and cities , some of them within sound of British cannon at Eoqvlmalt , all lay dominated , eXpOsed and Imelploss against time attack of any foreign power that possesses a navy. Fabulous wealth lies at the mercy of a free.booting enemy , If such shall ot any timno elude our samail and acat. tered navy , "Our foreign commerce and our coasting trade are alike. without. harbors of refuge boimind land ilefensos. Our great dry ilocks and ship building yards , our anna , factories and powder mills near the coast , are subject to easy .leatriiction end our own navy le without vrotected bases for receiving supplies and for effecting time repairs that are con- etantiy required , And yet , we plume ourselves - selves on our dipelomacyi' Continuing he senator expressed time hepo that time bIll providing for time expenditure of $ so,000,000 for s'cicoaat defense.s would. be adopted Without serious modification. RESUMID ThII DUPONT CASI. At the close of Mr. Squire's cipeech Mr. Chandler took time hoar iii support. of time Dupont claim. lie said this was the first case in the history of thq govornmoht that a governor claImed the rtght to vote for a seitator , Mr. Chandler e presented a novel analogy to the Dupont case as fohlowa "Cams the vice president of the United States become - come presldcimt 01)00 time happening of a Vacancy - cancy , take the oath of ohflce as president and perform his dtmthes at the exc'cutivo man- elors ; keep watch of time praceedings of time aenate , and , finding an important. house bill about to be defeated by a tie vote , come fronm the executive mansion to the senate cliamnber , cro'd fromu his ceat time president vrts teni antI prcaide , declare lime vote a tie , idvo his casting vote in time atllrmatlve , securing - curing time ) 'assage ' of time bill and then ro- ttmrn to th executive macsian and sign time lull and snake it a law ? " Mr. Chandler pastcd to senators ships containing this cjucs- tiom and invited a reply to It. At tiii point a lively ohioquy occurred on taking up the resolution for a senate inquiry - quiry Into rocetmt bond Issues. Mr. I'cfTer called attention to a unanimous agreement that his bond resolution should be taken up at 2:15 : p. m. today. Mr. Clmandier desired to go on and Mr. Gray said ho wished to follow. Mr. Cuhiem also pointed out that appropriation Imlits were pressing. Mr. Stewart of Nevada protested against sidctmacking the bond investigation.'SIt Is more Important to know whether it Is to ho the policy to go on Issuing bonds witlmout limit titan it. is to pass appropriation bills , " declared Mr. Stewart. "It nh this money is to be obtained by bonds , then you mnust got rid of It some way by appropriations. " Mr. Stewart said he would ask before long , how mnucim money was on band to meet tlmea appropriations. lie added that if there was any dtspoitiofl to crowd out this bend investigation , thou he would object. new , even to being discourteous to time senator on the floor ( Clsandier ) . Mr. PelTer said Ito was willing to wait until Mr. Cimamulior finished Isis simeech , but Mr. Gray objected to an arrangement on this basis. unless lme was included. Mr. Morrili titerenpon made a point of order that the Dupont case was a question of the highest. privilege , and tlmat a senator * peaking on it could net be taken off time floor. The vIce president promptly sustained the point of order. Mr. Wolcott lnters4ned with the suggestion that senators had given unanimous consent to take up the band resolution at 2:15 : , and a ti.sanimouo agreement was not open to a point of order. Mr. Peffer , in the same line , aaid that lie had never before heard of a uianimous consent being broken. This bond res3lutioh had been put off with one excuse or another until ho was tired. Mr. Mttchelt proposed a compromise , that the bond resolution tome up immedIateiy after Mr. Chandler anti Mr. Gray closed their spee hies. Mr. PelTer assented and unan- itnous cooaeflt to tub effect was givems. Mr. Gray took the floor to speak in opposition - position to Mr. Dupont. , but , at his own .e- queot , lie was Permitted to defer his remarks - marks until tomorrow. Tile senate then , at 5 p. m. , adjourned. ANIM.tb INDUSTILY 551 LL RE.tISY. Iniortztnt ATiteiti.iiM ; tlIIe to the Lzt'ce s Sow flistIig. WASHINGTON , April 14.-The senate corn- mittee on agricuiture today authorized Senator - ator Warren to male a favorable report upon the animal industry bill. The bill is a recodificatlon of the exiatlng laws bearing upon the subject of animal and meat inspection - tion , with numerous important addittons. Amnong the additions are provisions putting inspetiomi of meat products and lIve stock , the extirpation of infectious and contagious diceases , and regulation and transportation of live stock and the prevention of the cx'- pom'Lation or importation of diseared stock in the direct charge of the bureau of animal induetry. Stock exposed to , contagiou , as well as these already affected , are included within time inhibitions of the bill. Transportation companies are forbidden , under a penalty of $1,000 , from receiving or shipping infected animals for interstate cornmerco. The owners of. cars or pens Which have contaIned diseased cattle are required - quired to disinfect thorn thoroughly. Voter- mary itmapeetion of live stock whose moat Ia to be exported Is exacted and shippers of moat products are required to mark pininiy' packages so as to indicate th spocles of the animal. No slaughter of animals at abattoirs having governrneat inspection is to he allowed on Sundays or holidays or at night him time absence of time inspector. Inspectors - specters are allowed to condemn such aol- mals or 'varcaesce as are found to be die- eased , and , If mmecosaary , to destroy them. It is injido unlawful to import carcasses of diseased cattle or other live stock which have not been inspected or certified. Time secretary of agriculture Is authorized to maintain , at tue expense of the United Statee , microscopical oxaniinntionlm of ewino carcasses at the time of slaughter whenever and whmer- ever ho may deem it expedient , and oprciahiy with reference to hog meat intended for export. Provision is made for sending veterinary surgeons to districts vitero Imorsoc , cattle or liege are suffering from immfoctious dis- eaves. Penalties for disregarding or die. obedience of ttmo law are provided in cii cases and in several Itisthnces tines amounting to $5,000 are imposed , It's just as easy to try One MInut Coughs Cure as anything else. It's easier to cure a soyero cough or cold with it. Let your mmoxt purchase for a cough ho One Mintmto Caught Cure. Better medicine ; bettor results ; bettor - tor try it. LutCJI CURTAIN M'I'YLIIS Perhaps none anywhere can iiow as corn. piote arm assortment of the moat charming conceptiomme in iaco cuflain as 'wa-for it swouid seem that all that's chile , boy and genteel in effect Is hero diaplayed. heavy buyora of foreign stuffs makes it possibl for us to make this claim and to sub. atar.tiato it with full izo Irish irniut or Scotch brussels curtains at $2.G0 a psir , as well as exclusIve novelties in fish imets at 3-amo for 75c-but they are not elegant , Omaha Carpet Co Only exclusive il Cumpet hiouse berc. oge l7OflTlI'ICATIoN 1)11.1. I'tIT TIIILOVUI ! . Conference fleportomi lxecutive Ap- proprintioti l'reIetltPsl. WAShINGTON , April 14.-The houoo today paesed , without amendment , the torti- fication appropriation bill , carrying appropriations - priations and authorizations involving arm expendIture of $ llS4,61i. The aproprTi- tiono for fortifications since the EndIcott commission of 1880 reported its plait for the dflfenso of twenty-seven seaports , at an approximate - proximate coat of $100,000,000 , have averaged - aged something over $2.000.OOG annually. During the debate today there were a num- bar of references to our foreign comphica- tiono and the necessity of preparing for any poe'slblo emergency. Onlyone voice woo raised against thopaseago of the bill. Mr. I3erry thought it would be wisdom to build ships capable of coping with the most power- tel .battieahip of other nations , rather than erect flxe fortifications on our coasts. Mr. Ihingimam presented the conference re- Itort on the executive , legislative and judicial appropriation bill and explained with reference - once to tlio paragrapims to abolish time fee Pystern In the case of marshals , attorneys and United States commIssioners that time whole question had been teferred to a joint committee of the jimdicitiry jmmlttoes of time two houses , wmi were to consult with the attorney general and report to the conference consmnittee. The senate , ho said , had added $22D,000 to the imouso bill , of which $59,000 had been disposed of by the house agreeing to $ i9,000 , the senate yi'iding time balance. About $189,000 still reimsainod in dispute. Of that amotmut $67,000 was for the increase of the salary list of the senate cinployos anti as to this last. ho predicted the house would have to yield , The record showed that the average cost of enspioye to each member of time house was $939 , while that of each member of the satiate was $4,483. Justice to the house , ho said , rcqtmired that these facts imould be made notorious. Mr. Dockery foiiowed in the samne line. 110 tlmoimght it but fair it should be made known that the senate had insisted on an addition of thirty-eight annual clerks to senators not clmairmen of committees , and had also insisted on the increase of time compensation of their individual clerks from $1,200 to $1,500. Mr. Ilartman caused a scattering of applause - plause by stating timat Ito proposed to offer a resolution to instruct th conferees to yield to the senate , with an atnendment for annual clerks for members of tito liouso. Mr. Cannon , chairman of the appropriations - tions committee' . said that such a rosolu- than would not be germalne. If members desired pay for their cierks during the vacations , he said. it must either be done by independent legislation or by appropriating - ting the money from the contingent fund of the house. Mr. Ilartman's motion was ruled. out and the report was then adopted and a further conference agreed to. Mesers , Ilinghmam , Dockery and McCall were appointed conferees. PROTECTION FOR SEABOARD CITIES. The house then went. into consniittee of the whole and took up the consderation ! of the fortifications bill. Mr. Ilalner , in charge of the biii , explained its ' provisions. In the course of his renmarks Mr. Hairier dwelt on tue necessity , with ouc present and prospective foregn complications , for an adequate system of coast defenses' . Mr. Bartlett , In support. of time bill , called attention to the helpless and defenseless condition - dition of our seacoas cities. Today wo are a fifth rate naval power , We are btmthdlng a navy , and , in hi opinion , the construction of coast defenses simould go hand in hand with tue strengthening of the navy. We are today absolutely at the mercy of any power whose navy is superior to ours , lie said. No bili , in his opinion was fraught with graver interest than title. The whole country was united in favor of coast fortifications. Mr. Livingston , a member of the appropriations - priations committee , also favored the bill. He thought , perimaps , that the great in. crease in the appropriations for the fortifications - cations ( $11,000,000 , as against $2,000,000 last year ) needed explanation , in view of the fact that we are borrowing at a heavy sacrifice to pay current oxpenses. "I ccngratuiate tue country , " lie continued , "that it is flOiS conceded that McKinley will be the next republican noniisee , and that the A. P. It. ivill heat hIm. It i aio acknowledged that th Jeffersonian democracy - ocracy will control the Chicago convention and give relief to the country , After March 4 , next , tth country will be safe. " ( Repubhi- can apqiaure. ) Mr. Liviigston , proceeding , iid that he did not ant'ncipate war with England or Spain , but that it was goad policy and gooi common canoe to prepare for a poesibhe contingency. "Do yt know that England has Bent forty-five rapid firing guns to Kingston , Can- atla , for the protection of the lakes ? " asked Mr. Walsh. "It matters not If it. has sent 4,500 guns , " replied Mr. Llving.oton. "Vo can , in the avant of war , take Canada in timreo weeks , no matter how many gulls or men it might send there , " ( Applause ) . After some further remarks by Messrs. Sayers , Baker anti Hemnsingway , the general debate was closed wltik a brief speech by Mr. Cannon , chairman of the appropriations corn- mnittee , who eulogized the bill as the best fortifications bill presented to the bous in twenty years. lie did not think there was danger of war in this century , at least , but it was right and proper that we should at all times be prepared for any emergency. The work ehould go on. Tue mere making of these appropriatIons , and our acknowledgej ability to make the forgings of this great guns to be set up in defense of our treat seacoast cities would strengthen the exectsI I tivto in the present diplomatic complications. i The bihi was thicii read , anti , without amendment , was reported and passed. At 4:25 : tIme house adjourned. FEIIIIILAL All ) FOiL A 1'ACIPIG CAImLE I itemise Coiiiinlttee''hhI ltepurt IL Unvoriille IteNni tition. WAShINGTON , April 14.-Time Nicaragua i canal and the Hawaiian cable questions were considered by the house committee on commerce today , but no votes were taken on any of the bills. It was decided to dispose finally of the question of reporting a canal bill to tue house one week from next FrI- day. In the mneantinse , time hearings may be continued and probably somno of the govermi. merit enincera will ho called upoms to give their views. General Swain , who represents the Pacific j Cable company of Now Jersey , of which Colonel Spaulding of time hawaiian islands is the prosldemmt , made a statement to time cons- niitteo in the Interest of that company , A resolution was adopted by a vote of 10 to 4 expressing the sense of the committee to be that the government should old h' a subsidy the construction of a Pacific cable. Neitimer of the two rival companies whiclm are competing for government patron.lge were named in the resolutIons and no ternie wore suggeited , o . oj - tUfl hiillNtTTE SliOll- A long , narrow , sqi.mare-toed , derk russet shoe , It's the most universally satisfactory shoe we ever sold-tact is-regardless of price-title Is $3-it's the beet shoe in town- anyway there never was and is not now a ohoo for $4 in tlmls town that can comnparo with this at $3 , It is solidly made-stylish imi appearance and very consfortable-and Its brunette coiar is new-$3. Drexel Shoe Co. Send for our illus. IA fl P trated Catalogue.x - ' L arlinin. ' ' llAiNS''d4 flOU.1'1ICIa sIlnIS. - ii FsrlIscrM Of % ' $ ' chrnkt .tr' Quite SrtiMfiei1 , IMI1ERIAI , , Nob. , m:1i : 14.-Specialj- ( Chase county hiss beentm bIased with a moat bountiful rain. It began 'miiIning In the west end of the caunty Saturday maftornoon and by 11 o'clock that. night it general all over the county and continutrmtll near midnight Sunday , fully one and nis lf inches having fallen. Timis rain aBiifliOt timely as the small grain was just iegnnIng ) to come up in fine shape and this ain. will give It simm- dent moisture to thorougy start and keep it growing for several ' ' eks. The small grain never iooked belte In this county than now , The fariqers are greatly en- cotmraged and every end wlh be in the fields plowing tot- corn soon , Alt Increased acreage will be planted limb year , Time grass on thmo ranges is now large enough that stock can do well on it , IAVID CITY , Nob. , AprIl 14-Special.- ( Iurlng time rain from Saturday to Monday , 5.15 inches of water toll , JO1INSTOVN , Nob. , April 14-Speciai.- ( ) During the last thIrty.six hours this section lied an alniotit continuous rain storm , The ground Is thorougtmiy roaked and every one feels hopeful , A large acreage has beets swms to omnall grain and tlmi rain insures a crop , IIILDItETII , Nob. , April 14.-Speciai.-- ( ) Much relief Is felt ansong the farmers on account - count of tlmo recent heavy rains. It is ostl- mated that eight inchie has fallen since Wednesday imiormslng , The ground is thoroughly eoaked. Coining at title time when smnall grain iLl nil in , It will boom that crop amid mahco good plowing for corn , Some damage was done by the high wind of Friday night to light buildings and windnsllls , CULIIEItTSON , Nob. , April 1I.-Special. ( ) -One anti one-half inches of rain tell here Saturday night anti yesterday forenooms , mneasured by a govermiment guage. Title is the best general rain for this section sInce 1892. It goes without asying that farmers are happy. WAUNETA , Neb. , April 14.-Spectal.- ( ) A greater quantity of moisture has fallen hero during the last twenty-four hours than at ammy time in three years. It commenced raining at 4 o'clock Suiday morning and con- tinned a heavy drivIng cold atormmi of sleet and rain all the forenoon , anti then turned to a ShOW stornm , commipletely covering the ground to a depth of two inches' , again turn- log to raiti In time evening , mnclted the snow and soaked time ground to an unusual depth. This mmsoriming the weather is cool , but very fine. Most at the small grain had beams sown and nothIng could have been mnoro opportune - portune than tlii fine rain and anew , CLtY CENTER , Neb. , April 14.-Speolal. ( ) -It began raining Saturday at 5 o'clock p. mu. and continued until yesterday mornimig. Tlmo different 1tter gauges show that frons ten to twelve imiclmee of vator fell during the time. The pond and drnVs are all full , and the fiat land in a perfect lake. Most. of the bridges have gone out , and con- slderabio damage is domme to fences. Wheat and oats are In time beat. condition they have been in years. COWLES , Neb. , April 14.-Special.-Ai- ( ) mosC ave inches of rain has fallen here iii the past thirty-six hours , and tim ground is thoroughly saturated. Nearly all time farmers had their oats in before the rain , and they are now sprouted. Winter vjheat has not had such a send-off for four years. The prairie is asauming i green t4nt , and the prospect is good for 1dnty of pasture. A feeling of canfidence in the future is mnams- ifested , and every footot liind will he farmed that is broken. TIme pst season for rentimig has been noticeable fo ; tiii scarcity of farms to let and time numnber1 of qpphlcants for the few to be had. FI1EMONT , April 14-Special.-It ( ) raIned here last night and thmerqas a good shower this morning. But little otmthme rain that has fallen has run away ; nearly all has soaked into the ground. Firzeraay it is the best rain for three years , pad m tile ground is in first class condition. RED CLOUD , Neb. . April 14.-Special.- ( ) One of the heaviest rains that has fallen in this part of the state for years tell Saturday night and Sunday. 4bott , four imiches of water foil , and the gropatj is today in cx- cellent condition. . FARNAM , Nob. , ApvilC14.-Special-A ( ) continuous rain for nearlyl thirty.six hours commenced pt 7:30 : Saturday evening anti continuing until this morning , has been sufliclent to1put art epd to all doubt about successful farming. It is safe to say that two inches fell and time ground absorbed it where it fell. Most of time small grain is in the ground and the wInter wheat and rye are looking strong and vigorous. MARQUETTE , Nob. , April l4.-Speclai- ( ) Another fine rain began Saturday night and continued until hate yesterday morning , which gave us 4,5 inches of water , Every pool amid all law places are full of water. which will thoroughly wqt the subsoil. DUNI3AI1 , Neb. , April 14.-Speciai.-Thse ( ) acreage of oats Is much in excess of any previous years , sense farmers sowing seventy to ninety acres. A heavy rain fell here the past two days. The ground is well soaked. HARVARD , Nob. , April 14.-Special.- ( ) Harvard received ito share of the hate get. . oral rain ; C 37-100 Inches fall during tue pact week , puttng ! a very broad smile upon time face of every one , and time farmers es- peciaily. SPRINGVIEW , Nob. , April 14.-Special Tohegram.-ICeya ) Paha county has just been soaked by a twenty-tout hour steady rain and everbotly seems happy. Farmers are all busy planting and hook forward to a bountiful crop. GRANT , Nob. , April 14.-Special.-This ( ) vicinity was visited Saturday night by a heavy rain. It began again Sunday morning about 3 or 4 o'clock anti continued all day , during which time ibout two Inches of water foil. All ara Pubiiarmt over crop prospects , and a great IeaI of wheat , barley and eats are being put in. M'COOI4 JUNCTION , Nob. , April 14.- Spoclal.-Tiie ) greatest rain in the past four rears occurred here yesterday , Tue Blue 1vcr here is at tue highest in the history , f the town. There has been rcarceiy ito loss ) f stock. Farmers living in bottom lands md to rope buildings to rave them from bating away with tIme flood. The rain C uage allowed 4 29.100 incites. hIiir'i'giriJ A , 0 , [ 1 , % V. Liilgft ) dnlermihmia , c HARVARD , Nob. , April 14.-Special.- ( ) ast night tue Ancient Order of United Vorlcmnen lodge received word to prepare or company and about 8 o'clock a special rain trout Itastimmgs with miearly 100 inem- sets of the order was mnet at time depot by e .110 cornet band and escorted to time lodge i oorns , Time visiting members were given barge of the installation of new members , i Lfter which a supper was served by the latites t Grand Army of the Reulmiic ball and a emserai good time was bad , Times , Shater has a meaago for every man n page 7. Don't tail to read it. I , 1 I - LkiI IflIs1' 'l'IUd L1N OUT The sun is a mighty itice tlting to have around-a refrigeralor-niakes It possible for the Iceman to ive-but the "Siberia" has time reputation of ucing less ice and giving hotter service than any other , We S have time cxclueivo sale of it-and its a dantly-timero arc a whole lot of sizes-all C made alike--oven the $6 one is just as gooi as the largest-amid you'll find time $6 one is bigger than any oilier you can get for $ G. Jolitt Hussie ltar1waro , C Consider our - How little prIces-2407 . Ctimiiig y BETIIANY I3ANI ( OT DEFUNCT Lively Enough to pposo Being Olosea by the Stto Banking Board , DIRECTORS SET LiP THEIR SOLVENCY Anaucring ( lie l'ettliom * of Chitlionril . , MiLimt55 Clint a itecelver He Aim- 1)01mm ti'il , I iit Ilatik AsMertt Itts ltigh * to hIIat. LINCOLN , April 14.-Spccat.-Thmo ( ) State liammk of lietisany of l3etiiany , for which time State flanking board rccctstly asked time dia' trict court for a receiver , objects to the actlomm taken , The hearing of tIme mmppllca. than of time creditors for the mmppointmuent of a receiver to wind up its affairs was set for today , but on request of tIme detendatmts it wont over until Saturday , In their answer they deity that the batik Is belimg conducted in an unsafe or unauthorized manner , or in such a way as to jeopardize tiso interests of depositors or creditors. They ask that time cao3 ho disnsisscd and ( iso applicatton for a receiver denied. Time exoctmtivo commssittea of the Nebraska State Teachers' association was in accaloit tlmis afternooms at the 0111cc of State Suporiti- tendent Corbott , The conmniitteo conmprlses II. It. Corimett , II. K , Wolfe , LIncoln , aimd \v , T. howard , Scimmiyler , tue latter being president ox-officIo. Time bnsiness transacted was of a purely routine character. General artier No. 0 was issued from the atljiitant general's ofllco today , as follows : Time result of time electiomi of commissioned ohhicers to liii vacancies catmoed by the ox- Plration ot terlitS of 0111cc , hell in ac- cortinnee with general orders ' .o. 4 , frons tub 0111cc , is hereby Publi.hed for time in- formatlomm of tIme Nebrasica National ( Umrd , namely : Colommel Cimarles J. Imhils , Second regimsismit , to be brigadier general : Colc.mmoh John P. I3ratt , re-elected colonel Flrtt regl- itnemmt ; Llontennnt Colonel \Vililnmu lllsehof Jr. , Second regiment , to , be colcmmmel second regiment ; Major Emil Olsen , Second regiment - iment , to be lieutenant colommel Second tog- ilnent ; Cnptnln George It. Colton 1irt regiment , to be iieimtemmnnt colonel First regimsient ; Major T. \Vilinmns , re-elected msmajor First regIment , 2. BrIgadier General Charles S. Bills viii assume command of the imiIgntlo , Nelirnaka National Guard , wiLls headquarters at Fair- bury , relieving lirigadier General L. ' % ' . Colimy , whosej term of 0111cc expIred Aprii 11 lSDd. . Colonel William I3ischmof , jr. , Second regiment , will nssume conimnnmmtl of his reginsent. wIth headquarters n t Nebraska City , relieving Colonel C. J. Bills , whose term of ohilce expired April 8 , 1S96. 4. Lietmtemmnnt Colonels Olsen and Colton will report , by letter , to timeir respective regirnentnl commanders for duty. a. Brigadier General Colh' mmd Colonel i3ills , Second regimnent , will turn over to their successors in office all books , imaiers and recot'ds pertaining to timelr late corn- mantis. 7. In relieving flrigadier General L. W. Colby front the command of time brigade of the Nebr.'msitn Nntionnh Guard , at tile cx- imiratlon of his termis of ofilo , the command r in-cimief desires to express hil umlmrecutjtlofl of the long , faithful and crclitnhie ( 5erv'5 of that omlicer : and to express time opinion timat to General Colby is due in a great measure the excCliemmt discipline and state of efficiency that now exist in time Guard of this state. Tiiere were regular mmieetings ot the Board of Educational Lands and Funds and the Board of Regents of the university scheduled for today , but neltlmer of them were held. A majority of the Board of Educational Lands and Funds went up to Omaha. Time meeting of the Board of Regents has been postponed until Thursday next. Dr. J. H. Mackay , superIntendent of the hospital for the Inedne at Norfolk , is either hero or on his way here to consult with time governor about lmis resignation , which , It Is understood , imas been requested , as a result of charges recently made in connection with the management of time asylumim. Onmaha people in Lincoln : At the Lindeli- George B. F'oyle , C. E. Yost. At the Lin- cohn-Sam D. Crevy , It. H. Hainer , Ceorge S. Lyons arid wife , Fred Adams , M. F , Lum- mnond , C. E. Bedwelh , Amos Field , J. W , Thbmas. EINlOI1SES TIlE lhIG EXPOSITION. I'lnlisiiinmilha CitConnehl leeinrca it St Great Uiii1evtziklti. PLATTSMOUTH , Nob. , April 14.-Spocial. ( ) -At a regular meetng of the city council last night the following preamble and reaiu- tlon were unanimously adopted : Whereas , Delegates representing the twenty-four States anti territories lying 'vest of the MiSSiSSippi river at n conven- thou hold in the city of Omaha , Nab. , in 1885. adopted a resolution calling ( or time holding of a great Transinississippi e position In time saul city of Omaha , Net , . , in theyear 1893 , and \Visereas , It is time behief of this hotly timat said eposition will greatly lwornote the general welfare of time Country at large amid the state of Nebraska in particular ; therefore - fore , he it Resolved , By the mayor anti city councii of the city of Piattamoutim , Nob. , that time holding' of said Tranomissisaippi exposition Is hereby approved , and the senators and representatives in congress from Nebraska and the great west are requested to Use their best endeavors to Procure the pas. Page , at this session of congress , of a bill lving national recognition to said exposi- Lion and providing for an appropriation for ri national exhibit and tue necessary builtiumsgs to contain the same. lie it further Itesoived , 'Flint a copy of time foregoing resolutiomis 1)0 sent under the seal of the : ity of Plattamnouth to time senators anti representatives in congress from Nebraska. DEOLtILIII ) TIlE flONIS CAILILIIdD. Ifiisitimgs ( ihI Coiimtt'lI i'ZIMMCN on So- , 'urltien Reet' , , tI Voted. HASTINGS , AprIl 14.-Spccial-At ( ) 4 ) 'CIOCk timi afternoon tile cIty council mat n adjourned eession and after hlstemiing .0 tiio opiimion of City Attorney Bowen tie- : Iare4 the proposition for issuing of bonds or water works irnprovemnemmts for $8,000 , vhich was voted on Timeetlay , carried , Tite I ittorney held the laws as simply requirIng L L majority of the votes cast on that gues- ion to carry Instead of a majority of all ( ] rotes cast at the election , That dsposed ! of , il lie new city officers were sworn in and tite V id council dissolved , Tue now council met 13 his evening and granted saloon licenses 'I ntl aliowed a nuniber of bills , Mayor 11 Ivana appointed L. A. Kinney water corn- nlssionor , but will make no other changes Ii 0 time appaintivo offices until tue first reg- lIar mneotinmc Of time board. liotilto Sulnoit JCcemic'r , . Arreatetl , FREMONT , April l4.-Speclal---cjom. ( ) labia werq filed wltim a justice of the peace i esterday against tue five saloon keepare a f Dodge , Wihhianm Parr , Chris Dunker , Frank rb , E. Hubanka and Vouch J , Vunek , omm a lie charge of selling intoxicatIng liquors n Sunday , Deputy Sheriff Edwards brought Ime defeimdante to Fremommt yesterday after- LOOlL. They took a comithmmuance amid gave iouds ( Cr their appearammce in the sum of 200 each , Tlmor ! arrest occasioned consitha table stir in Dodge amid was a surprso to ii time people timero. Vim im t NC' ) ) ' I'&i I r Groi , a siti , c FREMONT , April 14.-Special.-Tho ( ) a ) edge County Agricultural society has ap. ointed a coinmnittee to try amid soli thc old g sir grounds , 'fh plan proposed is to soil time j ito old grounds ammd buy a portiosm of tile ! imautauqua grounds-that imart north of iimo tawhide creek. 'rho proposed now groundu to mmmucim more conveniently situated amttl P jore accessible trotn tbo city , The ilatI I urther contemplates time purchase of that art of the Chautauqua grounds sommtit of the awitido by time city for a park , 0 i'iiitftlt , Jiir' Still Ommi lit O'Neill. O'NEILL , Nab. , April 14-Special ( Tole. ram.-Timo ) caa of Joima Fanton , cimargod itit cattle ruotllng , which has been in pro- rose since Thmurs-Jay , was given to the jury let night , The jury is still out. and if no o greernent is reached by rooming it will prob. buy be discharged. Jim Trscy one of time ritmiestea for tue defense , who was arrested hi the charge of perjury siiortiy after ito ? ft time witness taid , woe released under 00 bail. Ills trial is sot t.or April 24 , 'File 550 of hloltz , also charged whim cattle rue. big , caine up today. Gretistu. hitsil 'I's'emiii lie thu F'leld , . aBETN , Nab. , April 14.-Special-Tlio ( ) rotna Whicol and flail association Immet last Igimt and elected offlccr for time ensuing atr : C. K. Spoaraman , president ; LI , 8. -a 4JAJ . ft L , ' C v % ( y\ ' * * \ I . \ \ . , I :1 _ . , : 0 's Knocks Out All Others. The Large Piece and High i 'r ' Grade of "Battle AX" has injured , the sale of other brands of higher c prices and smaller pieces , Dontt allow the dealer to impose on you y by saying they are "just as good" c as "Battle AX" for he is anxious , to work off his unsalable stock. OLP6@ ' OF INTEREST TO CountryPub1ishers _ . . a . S FOR SALE . . . About 2,000 ftounds minion lyfta. ' 700 J7OllfldS agate 1yje. ' ' ' ooopounds brevicr fyta. , ' , . . . . . . 1,50 aZr two-Eli it'd t'e cases. . 4o double iron stands for two-tliirdcascs , . This malarial was used on The Ozzlia Bee nd is in fairly good condition. Jj/j/j h. sold clieat , in bil4 or in quczntlli'es to suit bzt-c1iasers. AbIy i , parsois or by 2/tail , to The Bee Publishing Co. , Omnalma , Nebraska. I ) "THE MORE YOU SAY THE LESS PEOPLI i REMEMBER. " ONE WORD WITH YOU SAPOLO Liarko , vice presidemmt ; W. S. Raker , score- ary ; P. J. Itiohia , treasurer , 'and R. S. Al- ord , manager. The hail isark imas imeclm cased and put in order and arrangements yore completed to get tue bali team in time laId at omice. The first game scheduled Is vitii the Omaha Originals , May 3. TIme team viii be strommger this year than last , if pea- hue , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ lIlLOJ [ Ymd'I'mOhtAXS A'S' IIZLFOILI ) , POIIVt'mttiflmi oC tue Ne'hirisjen ml , . \'htm Sit ovived ( liii I liii I I I e , lii ILFORD , Nob. , April 14.-Speciah.-- ( ) rime Shmiloh irasociatlon convention was one tf tile attractions at Mhlfortl this week , Time own was gaiiy decorated with flags auth unting and the people showed their pa- riotlsmn by turmmimig out. At tile canmpfire utiLe a number of time survivors of that ( a- 2CUB battle were present , yet immlmny mote vera prevented fromn comning owing to tue prhimg elections occurring on tue same date. 'he niembers of tlto Soldiers' home are jimet LOW eumjoyimg the liaising season , as well as he pleasant home afforded them on the anlcs of the Blue , All appear to be satis- ed and appreciate tiio kimidnees shown tbeni , tcriiige'ill litLgirge , NORTh LOUP , Neb , , April 14.-Special.- ( ) amuel McCloliami , a leacltmmg farmer of this lace , imims Just. returned from the vest with car of aced potatooe-.1uiefly ( or his own se--of a numuber of the iatest and moat PPIoYOd varieties , wiitcb is mumorely a straw imowing wlmiclm way the agricultural wind a blowing here timis i'eason , It was foummd py farrncra hero bat season that , notwitlm. tatmding the how prIces then prevalent , imo- atoes vero one of the beat anti moat nrofl- ; blo crops that timoy could grow and some Ifty care ivere sumipped , from this point in the oil. Time present season , however , It is utimnated , time potato acreage will be 1mm. roased to two or pousibly three times time mount of last year , wlmtlo time experIence hen gained will dotmbtiess also tend toward reatly increaiiimmg ( lie yisd per acre , tmmlntii Ci I hzemi l'romioumit't'it I miami iii' , JUNIATA , Neb , , April 11.-Speciai.-V ( ) , I , C. Wail , an old resIdent of Juniala , was renounced Insane ysaterday and sent to , iiscoln. Several years agd lila skull was racturcd ammd part of tue bone iressce on lie brain , to which is attrIbuted the cause C his mnana ! , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Gold Vt've'r at ahllfor.i , MILFORP , Neb , , April 14.-Specialj- ( he gold fever lute aonmewlmat abated , but ime vork iii goiumg en , Time investors prom- ma sotmrn Intorcethig dovehopmonts in a short mae , through time operation at smow miia- Iiinery , recently purchased. Children Cry fo itcher's Castorla. Children Cry for pitcher's Castorla. . ChHdren Cryfo , Dcher8 Castorla. f OT 4 ! ear1e8 & Sealo ' 5FECIALISTa I Hervous , Chronic . We'h f5.q and \1 Private Discase. WETIIEN 81XUALby , , SYPLULIS Cur.d for life atid the lolsoa tlioruuhi1 cicanued from the Byitem. I'lh15 FISTULA n ISECTAI. ULCERS , IIYDILOThLES AND VAItfCOCBI permanently end succiisfuiI rureil. Metho4 new an'S unfaIling , VTLPIPTIIflt Mill P1 LT Curomi UI1IIUIUIIL. 111W Ui.LLI utitomo 137 flew method without pain or cuLtin , Ccli on or address wmth itimp , l'lv tmavhee Z Issrhms 1W 8. l4IiaIib , all. . aiiaas'a a utstssiu uma IIi ? , 'il1l _ ram. t c'9rI'vfu 'l'rImnryIJet. jI rJ OIt.I Ii OnIhzmryrTot' . ,1 LtaryypmtmIIsItcrmntiontiy cured Mm 16 to 4 Cha's. YOU Car. be treateil itt imoouo for ILtibJ3 iha same price i'ndc samno gunrntmty , II J'tc.1OeI'cferto come hero we wml contract to pay rahhroad fare amid lintel 0 hIs , ama' sue chorge ' If itt , Ccii to euro , if you iiy taken miter- cury , 'Indido potash , anti still bavo elmoa end plnB , Mucous J'iitotai in mouthi , boruTiiromit linmpies. ( Juppur Colored $ .utN , Ulcers en i' . ) leroftho hotly , ilniror kyrlmrtmwe ( , iiimmig C. it , it is Slits Ryplmiiitlo IlLl ) POiSON that w Iiaraiiteo Ii ) Cure. Ve sommcmt the most olusti. nato cases and challenge the % vuritl for m nile , ) we crinimot cure. 'JImIS Oh-sate lieS SICYBYS batHed tk.i skill of time mimust tmminemttiilmysi- Chefs , ltOOO $ ( ) ( ) capitaL behind our umteoo4i. t'ovmaignaranty. AIiaoiutop'.1Im1NsentBeaIodofl "atIou , Adrces Vitk ILEMEIU' 011 , , 8T ( Misumiitm 'l'emmipie , ChICAGO , ILL. " 9cndron" Bicycles Truest Ucarln'j3 hlst Rigid l'rurno : "A WeD Made Wheel" Call or write for Cstalgue , NvbrumlLu ( Jyelu CU , , 8.i11 i , 15th St. OIND1tON YiIL'hi4 ( 'O , ( Ms1ers ) Toledo , Obip