THE O IAIIA DAILY 'J3EJS : WEDNESDAY , MAKOII 1807.
TAKE UP SEW TARIFF BILL
Ways and Moans Committed Goes Over the
Proposed Schedules ,
DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS WANT MORE TIME
on Heventic from
Schedule Vary from $1l , < > < > ( > ,000 to
l-.0Hlt ( ) , < M)0 ) _ Democrat'Wilt
Oiler AnttMtiliiiciitN.
WASHINGTON , March 1C. The democratic
members of the ways nnd means committee
received their first official Information on the
now tariff bill today when ! Iho bill was con
sidered nt a ejcret session of the committee.
Chairman Dlngley said that ho desired to
rcpoit the bill to the house when It mcettJ
at noon Thursday.
Mr. McMllIln , democrat ot Tenncssen , com
plained that this plan would not give the
democrats sufficient ttmo to analyze the
measure and prepare a report. The dem
ocrats contended that they had treated the
republican members more generously In the
matter of time , when the Wilson bill wan
framed.
Half an hour was consumed In sparring
over this point nnd no definite conclusion wns
reached. Three hours were pont In analysis
of the bill by sections , the republican mem
bers of the committee , who had boon most
active In the preparation of the various
schedules , explaining the changes from ex
isting rates and comparing the proposed du
ties with the McKlnley net , Chairman Ding-
Icy and Mr. Payne of Now York discussed
the chemical ochedule , Mr. Dolllver of lo\\n
the agricultural schedule , Mr. .Tnwnoy of
Minnesota , lumber ; Mr. Payne , sugar , nnd
Mr. Dalzcll , glass , earthenware and metals.
Mr. Wheeler of Alabama and Mr.
McMllIln took the leading part In the
dlsausslon for the democrats.
Concerning the sugar schedule , Mr. Payne
asserted It was practically n return to the
law of 1883. Ho represented that the pro
posed rates would bo equivalent to nn nd
valorem duty of 72 per cent on 95 per cent
of all the sugar Imported. Ho said the
sclu-dtile contained no concealed differential
between raw and refined sugar such na the
Wilson bill had. While the revenue which
sugar would yield had not been actually cal
culated , it would bring from $1C,000,000 to
$18,000,000 moro Inlo the treasury than un
der the Wilson law.
Mr. Itobertson ot Louisiana , a democrat ,
gave nn opinion that $50,000,000 would bo
derived from this sugar schedule.
FOIl THE CHICORY GROWERS.
In the agricultural schedule It was said
that the countervailing duty on fish to offset
bounties paid by governments of foreign na
tions was directed against Franco. The
democrats objected to the Imposition of n
duty of one-half n cent on fresh water fish ,
which are now on the free Hst. They also
contended that the proposed rates on seeds
are double the McKlnloy duties. The south
ern members took an Interest In the rlco
paragraphs. It waa explained that the In
creased rate on broken rlco had been levied
to discourage the growing practice of breakIng -
Ing rlco which Is brought In for the use
of breweries. The duty of 3 cents a
pound on chicory root , which Is now on the
free list and which Is used as an adultera
tion of coffeo. Mr. Dolllver explained , was
for the benefit of the middle west , where
chicory growing Is a new Industry.
When the glass schedule was reached , Mr.
Wheeler criticised the Increase In duties on
cast , polished , plate glass , sixteen by twenty-
four , from G to 9 cents nnd twenty-four by
thirty from 10 to 1C cents , the Increase be
ing over the McKlnley bill. Mr. Dalzcll
said It had been demonstrated that the duties
on plates of these sizes Tore not protective ,
but to offset these Increases the rates on
plates of higher grades had been reduced.
The Imposition of a duty on cotton tics ,
now on the free list , waa also opposed by the
democrats. Mr. Wheeler said the American
manufacturers were able not only to supply
the homo market but to fill largo orders for
India , without any protection on the article.
It was contended 'by the democrats that the
additional duty of ' , cent on all articles of
etoel finished cold would prove very far-
roaohlng In Its scope. The average rate on
cutlery was stated to bo about 4G per cent.
The democrats oppcson also the proposed
duty ot $2 a thousand on white pine , wh'lch
Is double the McKlnloy rate. They also criti
cised the paragraph placing telegraph and
telephone poles and railroad ties ot cedar
and all ether woods under a 20 per cent
duty. Tlio ether woods are not now dutiable ,
and the opponents ot the new bill asserted
that they constitute the most extensive
class.
The democratic members of the committee
will offer amendments to the bill In the com
mittee meeting tomorroiv as a matter of
lorm. Their amendments will of course be
rejected by the republicans.
SCHEDULES FINISHED.
In Itu second session eY the day the com
mittee finished the review of the bill , but
did not go BO much Into detail In the last
schedules. Mr. Evans of Kentucky explained
the spirits and wines schedule. The demo
crats opposed the advance on brandies from
$1.80 to $2.50 on the ground that It en
couraged the placing on the market of
spurious gcods , Imltatlon.s'of standard brands.
Mr. Kussoll of Connecticut explained that ,
the cotton schedule was practically the Wll- '
son rates reduced from ad valorem to specific.
Mr. Payne said that the hemp , flax and Jute
schodulct wns practically tljat of the McKln
loy act with the blanket 'clause on hemp ,
flax and ramlo Increased from 35 to 50 per
cent. The democrats criticised the restora
tion ot duties on cotton 'bagging , which Is
now on the free Hat. The other schedules
we.ro gene through Informally.
The democrats criticised the transfer of
many articles from the freu list to the sun
dries schedule with duties , but were dis
posed to acquiesce in the action of the re
publicans In placing a duty of $1 a ton on
peat moss to encourage that Infant industry. [
The comnrlttoo adjourned until Thursday , '
but thu democratic members will meantime
have a conference tomorrow to outline their <
policy ,
SI5.VATK IS 2VUA1U.Y SWAMIMJI ) .
Over Tour Hundred IllllH mid IteNo-
,
IntloiiM Art * Introduced. u
WASHINGTON , March 1C. In the senate
today 438 bills and olfcht Joint resolutions
wcro Introduced. They embraced nearly
every phase of public business.
Mr. Allen's batch of bills numbered about
oventy-nve. They Included bills directing
tlio foreclosure of the government lion on the
Union Pacific railroad ; to prevent profes
sional lobbying ; defining the powers of the
judiciary ; for service pension , etc. Bills
Introduced tiy Mr. Hale related to a cable
between the United Stntcu , Hawaii nnd
Japan and to the twelfth census. There wns
a general laugh at ono of the pension bills
of Mr. While of California , "For the relief
of William J. Bryan. " Mr. Lodge's bills In
cluded thodd to amend the Immigration laws
and for a Hawaiian cable. Bankruptcy bills !
THRE33 TO DUE.
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A11 il lu Ihu lllKlit Direction
y
It Is not alone tbo wealthier classes who
re using Postum Cereal , the grain coffee , ,
Instead ot the old kind.
Working people have found , first , that 25c
worth of Postum will go as far as 75c worth
of coffee , and that while It Is not as bitter
as cheap coffee It haa the deep rich color of
expensive Mocha and much the same mellow
taste ,
Postum la a food In liquid form , made at
Dattla Creek , Mich. , of pure grains , and
almost every eld coffee drinker who has some
ailment of body will find In Ices than ten
days after leaving off berry coffee and using
Poatuiu Cereal , thu health coffee , that In
many casts the old trouble will bo gone ; In
all cases them will bo an improvement In
health. There IB a simple and good reason
for this , as coffee la known by physicians to
carry a positive per cent ago of poison sus
alkaloids which directly attack stomach ,
heart aud liver and from them to the ucrvea
lUawaro of the fraudulent Imitations of the ;
original 1'oututu Cereal Grain coffee , lunlal
on i'ostuiu.
were presented by Mr. Nelson of Minnesota
and Mr. Lindsay of Kentucky. Mr. Morgan
rclntroduccd the Nicaragua canal bill be
fore the last congress , and also a Joint reso
lution to abrogate the Clayton-Bulwer
treaty.
Numerous bills relating to the Pacific rail
roads were presented , Including that of Mr.
Morgan , to create a board of trustees for the
Union Paeflc nnd Central 1'aclflo railways.
Ono of Mr. Thurston'a bills provided for the
Increase ot all pensions.
A resolution by Mr. Kryo calling for Information
mation an to the operation of civil service
rules to river nnd harbor work was agreed
to , after some criticism of civil Borvlco opera-
tlons. Mr , Cockrell asld If the resolution
was a step toward abolishing the civil service
rules. Mr. Kryo said 'It was a step toward
abolishing these rules no far as they re
lated to labor on engineering work of the
government. The president had extended the
civil service rulw to all classes ot labor fie
that an engineer officer away up on the
Columbia river , who wanted a laborer for
river and harbor work , had to apply to the
civil cervlco commission. "It -Interfering
with all manner of public work , " declared
Mr. Fryo , "nnd It U absolutely absurd and
stupid. "
The president's message , which had been
laid on the table after bclns read , wns re
ferred to the committee on finance , on mo
tion of Mr. Mnrrlll.
All the measures Introduefrt were referred
to the several committees , with the exception
of the bill pensioning the widow of Drlgadler-
Ot-nural Stevenson at $50 per month , which
wns passed , being the first bill passed at
Ihe cxtnt session.
Several hours wcro spent early In the day
on the question of admitting Mr. Henderson ,
appointed by the governor ot Florida , to fill
the temporary vacancy from that state. The
debate was largely of a legal and technical
character , concerning the precedents on ad
mitting senators. The case finally was re
ferred to the committee on privileges and
elections , where the cases of Mr. Corbctt
of Oregon and Mr. Wood of Kentucky are
pending. The senate adjourned over to
Thursday , so neither branch ot congress will
bo In session tomorrow. At 3:20 : p. m. the
senate went Into executive session , and at
3:27 : p. m. adjourned until Thursday.
XAMI3S TWO OF TIII3 AMIIASSAIIOIIH.
liny Goc to KiiKliuul nnil Horace
1'ortcr to Krniivci
WASHINGTON , March 10. The president
sent to the senate today the following nomi
nations : State To bo ambassador extraor
dinary and minister plenipotentiary of the
United States , John Hay of the District of
Columbia to Great Ilrltaln : Horace Porter of
Now York , to France ; Henry White of Rhode
Island , to bo secretary ot the embassy of
the United States to Great Britain.
To bo assistant surgeons In the marine
hospital service : Hill Hastings of Kentucky ,
Claude II. Lavlnder of Virginia , Talifciro
Clark of the District of Columbia.
War Major II. II. C. Dunwoody , signal
corps , to bo lieutenant colonel ; First Lieu
tenant L. P. IJrant , First Infantry , to be
captain ; second lieutenants to be first lieu
tenants , II. M. Howell , Second Infantry , F.
W. Sladen , Fourteenth Infantry. H. H. Dand-
holtz. Sixth Infantry , H. T. Ferguson , Twen
ty-third Infantry , D. G. Learned , Nineteenth
Infantry , W. M. Rowcll , Tenth cavalry ; cor
porals to bo second lieutenants , P. Drown ,
Fifth artillery. W. D. Conrad , Fifth cavalry ,
L. H. Groes , Fifth Infantry , G. II. Steel ,
Fifth Infantry , and Sergeant Thomas Frank
lin , Eighteenth infantry.
Navy Pa&sed Asslstont Engineer E. R.
Freeman to bo chief engineer ; Assistant En
gineer Holmes , to bo passed assistant en
gineer. Ensigns to bo lieutenant , junior
grade : G. F. Cooper , E. T. Wlthorspoon ,
Uenlon C. 'Decker ; Commander C. V. Grldloy ,
to bo captain.
All tha nominations eent to the senate to
day were referred by the senate In executive
session to the proper committees. It Is ex
pected the foreign relations committee at Its
meeting tomorrow will agree to report the
nominations for ambassadors , and they prob
ably will bo confirmed Thursday.
John Hay Is a native of Indiana nnd Is
59 years of ago. Ho graduated at Drown
university in lt.33 . and besan the practice
of law In Illinois In 1SG1. President Lincoln
appointed tilm assistant secretary and kept
him in that capacity throughout his admln-
Istnitlon. Ho also acted as Lincoln's ad
jutant and aide d'camp and was breveted
lieutenant colonel and colonel. Entering the
diplomatic service In the ' 60s , ho was at
various times In charge at A'lenna ; first
secretary at Paris and .secretary of lega
tion nt Madrid. In 1870 Mr. Hay connected
hlmeclf with the press and for nearly six
years devoted himself to editorial work on
a leading New York newspaper. In 1S75 he
entered politics , taking nn active part In
tlio pieahlentlal campaigns In 1S7G , 1SSO and
1SSI , being then n resident of Cleveland , O.
President Hayes appointed him Urst assist
ant secretary of state wnlch post he1 filled
for nearly three years.
Since his retirement from ofllco Colonel
Hay luls resided chiefly In this city , where
ho occupies a palatial homo on LaFayette
park and has devoted himself to literature
with the greatest success. Some of hl3 beat
known works are "Pike County Ballads , "
"Castlllan Days" and a history of Lincoln ,
written In collaboration with John Nlcolay.
John Hay has also been a frequent con
tributor to the highest class ot periodicals
and to him has been ascribed the nuthor-
Phlp of the anonymous novel , "Tho Bread
Winners , " which , caused such agitation In
labor circles.
General Horace Porter comes of revolu
tionary stock. Ills grandfather , Andruw Porter
ter , being ono of Washington's most valued
ofllcers. General Porter's father was David
Klttenhouso Porter , nt ono tlmo governor '
of Pennsylvania , and a prosperous manu .
facturer. Horace Porter was born sixtv
yearn ago In Huntlngton , Pa. He was well
educated In 'his ' awn state , at Harvard , and ;
finally at West Point. Soon after his gradu
ation from the military academy he was
designated to duty In the south , then In
soocsslon. He wns an ordnance expert , so
most of his scrvlco was In the artillery
branch on the staffs ot McCIcllan Itose-
cr.nm and Grant , where he earned a repu
tation as a gallant nnd fearless fishier , ap
shown by his brevets. Ho served In the
Chlckanmiiffa and Wilderness c'jmpalKtis
nnd tbo first assault on Charleston , W.iere
ho was wounded. General Grant was
erently attached to General Porter and
mntlo him assistant secretary of war , while
lie himself filled the secretaryship.
Ho .surrendered his army commission In
IS7J anil plunged at oneo Into active busi
ness , being flist president of the West
Shore railroad ; vice president of the Pull
man Car company amV associating himself
with other great corporations In a directive
apnolty. He Is well known In the Held of
literature , being nn authur at repute and
'i milcti-sought after public speaker.
The appointment of Ih-nry White to be
eerotary of the American embassy In Great
Itrltnln Is practically a renppolntrnent , as
Mr. Whitehall held this ofllco for eight years
previous to the beginning of Mr , ' Cleve
land's last administration. Ho has been
n London most of the time since his dis
placement and the fact wns brought out
ifter his nomination wns sent to the senate D
today that ho hail rendered Mr. Olney 1m-
portnnt servlco in tUo recent Venezuelan
legotlatlons. Tlio present secretary , Mr.
Roosevelt , resigned some tlmo ago ,
IIKTIIltiMKtVr-S I.V TIIH NAVY
1'liri'c * Hour AiliulrnlH Slii > OIMVII mill
Many I'roiuotloiix Follow.
WASHINGTON , March 10. A number of
mportant changes In the navy will occur
vlthln the next few months In consequence
if the compulsory retirement on account of
tge of three ranking officers , viz : Rear
Ulmlral George Drown , commandant at tbo
Norfolk navy yard , who retires In Juno ;
tear Admiral J , C. Walker , chairman of the
vlghthouso board , who retires on March Ol
0 ; and Rear Admiral F , M. Ramsay , chief Oltc
if the Bureau of Navigation , who retires tc
larly next month.
The three retirements will result In the
iromotlon to the grade of rear admiral of
tomniodoro Miller , commanding tha navy
ard at Iloston ; Commodore- Montgomery .
Heard , commanding the navy yard at New
'ork , and Commodore Matthews , chief of
be Bureau of Yards and Docks. The ex-
mlnatlon of these officers has just been con-
luded and their names certified to the presl-
ent for appointment to the'grade of rear
dnilral.
It Is expected that Captain W , S. Schley , >
low In command of the Now York , who has
een ordered to thla city for duty as a mein-
or' ' of the Lighthouse board In place of
lear Admiral Walker , relieved , will succeed
o the chairmanship of the board vacated by
hat olllcor , notwithstanding he la Junior In
ank to General J , M , Wilson , corps of
nglnecrs , Uolfcil States army , who U also
members rl tne board. While the latter
light b9 jntlll" : ! to the chairmanship on
ccoun : of hU VJpeHor rank. It Is not likely
liat he will bo a candidate for the ofllco for
lie reason that his onerous duties at the
ead of the engineer department of the army
oulil not permit him to glvo It the atten-
on demanded of the incumbent , Although
icro are three army and three naval
Beers on the board , the chairmanship has
always been regarded as properly belonging
to thenavy. .
There Is considerable moro uncertainty
concerning the prospective assignments to
the vacancies nt the head of the Norfolk
navy yard and the Bureau of Navigation , but
U Is expected that the lant named detail
will be announced In a few days , The place
held by Rear Admiral Ramsay Is regarded
as one of the most Important In the naval
service , and Secretary Long will take all
the tlmo at his disposal In the selection of
his suuressor. Captain Evans was an ap
plicant under the last administration , but It
Is understood ho Is nn longer In the field.
U Is not Improbable that Commodore Milter
ulll bo chosen for the duty , He will bo a
rear admiral before the vacancy occurs.
11USIX12SS XOW HUX.MXO SMOOTHLY.
Work nt llioVliltc Honac
llt'i'oinlnu Sj x trill lit I z 05 ! .
WASHINGTON , March 1C. Business Is be
ginning to run moro smoothly at the white
house. The malls are enormous and the
clerical force Is heavily taxed to keep up with
the rush , yet there Is a system about the
proceedings that facilitates the transaction
of n great deal of business In a short time.
The president himself Is to be credited with
this , for his wide experience In departmental
and congressional methods has enabled Jilni
to direct the course of papers with accuracy
and speed to their proper places and to refer
each application lu the same manner to the
proper official.
Facilities for the press , heretofore un
known at the whlto house , have be-on
provided for by Secretary Porter. A com
modious table and comfortable scats l.avo
been placed In the lobby of the secretary's
office In such a favorable position that the
reporters , for whom the place Is foatrveJ ,
are enabled to see for themselves all the
president's visitors and to talk with them It
they desire , and there Is a general air of
welcome In the place.
The president also Is settling down to a
prudent set of rules for his own health and
comfort. In office hours ho la a hard worker ,
but hereafter the white house Is to be closed
to official callers at 4 o'clock , and at that
hour the president will retire from his ofllco
and after a brief rest In the private portion
of the whlto house , In company with Mrs.
McKlnley he will go out of doors and take
eomo exercise , walking or riding according
to the state of the weather. In the evenings
the white house loses Its official character
and becomes a social center. The president
is fond of company and scarcely an evening
passes that half a dozen friends do not sit
down at the president's mahogany for
dinner.
AVOLCOTT .MAY UK S13XT AIIHOAD.
Humor lit- HUM IK-eii Selected to Con-
llllCt IlllllCtlllllU XfHTOtllltOIIN.
WASHINGTON , March 1C. Senator Wol-
cott said today that ho knew nothing of any
Intention on the part of President McKlnley
to ask him to go to Europe as a commis
sioner on the part of this government to
conclude his negotiations looking to an Inter
national agreement on silver. Ho made the
statement upon being shown an article In
a New York paper , saying that howould
be asked by the president to accept this
mission , but declined to discuss the question
further.
Inquiry among senators Interested In the
bimetallic movement developed the fact that
some understanding has been reached that
a special commission or commissioner will
be selected under the law of the last con
gress who will go abroad to forward bimetal
lism. It Is believed that Senator Wolcott
will bo selected because he has already been
abroad aud from tbo reports he has brought
back Is looked upon as the proper man to
make the effort under the authorization , of
law and appointment by the president. It
Is stated that nothing has yet been definitely
settled.
SHiiOIACOXFEUS WITH SENATOIIS.
Sulil to Iliive n iXoTT Treaty rvltli Nlc-
iiruuruiL Under Consideration.
WASHINGTON , March 1C. Secretary of
State Sherman today met the senate com
mittee on forelga nffalra by his own ap
pointment , and was closeled with them for
some time. The principal subject under con
sideration Is understood to have been the
Nicaragua canal. It Is understood that an
attempt Is making to negotiate another
treaty similar to that made by Secretary
Frcllnghuysen , which waa withdrawn at the
beginning of Mr. Cleveland's first ad
ministration. Secretary Sherman , when dis
cussing the Rodriguez letter adalnst the old
Nloaraguan bill. Indicated his desire to
negotiate a treaty on the old lines and sup
ported the contention made in the letter
The probabilities are that In case a new
treaty Is made In regard to the canal It will
bo upon the lines of the Frelinghuysen
agreement. Secretary Sherman's long con
nection with the senate led him to consult
the senate before any definite terms of
igreement were made.
Complication. ;
WASHINGTON , March 10. An Interest
ing complication , It Is said , Is liable to
irlso In the near future between the Brit
ish embassy and the Spanish legation here
jver the filibustering steamer Bermuda ,
rhc recent prolonged trip of the Bermuda
.ram Philadelphia to Bermuda and back to
Fernandlna Is a mystery yet to be solved ,
jut It Is said to be certain that she did not
ako on arms or men from the United
States. If she has engaged In filibustering
iho must have taken on her cargo and men
m the high seas. As the Bermuda Is a
3rltlsh vessel shoa \ believed to bo liable
mder the British foreign enlistment act
ather than the American neutrality laws
md therefore the British and Spanish dip-
omnts here , It Is expected , will exchange
lotes on the subject.
LVIiltc House Croumls Thrown Open.
WASHINGTON , March 1C. President Mc-
Clnlcy has Issued an order that the road
mck of the white house running through the
v111 to house grounds , be restored to Us
ormcr function as a public thoroughfare ,
t Is part of the presdlcnt's grounds and Is
ubjcct to his orders. Up te within the last
our years It has always been open to the
ise of the public , during the excepted period
he grounds were given over to the use of
ho Cleveland children and the gates closed
o the general public. .
K ; Hoard for Promotion * .
WASHINGTON , March 1C. Mr. Vandorllp ,
irlvato secretary to the secretary ot the
reasury , Mr. Huntlngton , chief ot the bond
Ivlslon , and Mr. Nesblt , appointment cleric , '
lave been appointed a board to have :
Irectlon of examinations for promotion In
ho Treasury department.
Sioux City lliinlt HeMiiincn ,
WASHINGTON , March 1C. The First Na-
lonal bank of Sioux City , la. , which sus-
cnded payment November 19 , 189G , having
ompHed with all Iho conditions precedent
3 resumption and Its capital stock being
ow unimpaired , has been permitted to ro-
umo business.
I'rlvati * .Secrclnry to HNN | ,
WASHINGTON. March 1C. Forest Reynor ;
f New York City has been appointed prl- .
ate secretary to the secretary of tha in-
rlor , assuming charge today.
Dully Trcnmiry Statement.
WASHINGTON , March 1C. Today's stato-
teiit of the condition of the treasury shows :
.vallablo balance , $213,880,870 ; gold reserve ,
151,148,162.
Three Kln-meii Fatally Iliirned ,
CLEVELAND , Mnrch 1C. Three firemen
ere. fntnlly burned nt the Emma blaut
mince today by u series of explosions of
lolten metal. The Injured men were taken
at , Aiexis hospital , but cannot live.
I\T THE FlOOlJflJ DISTRICTS
Thousands of Acres'tdltl ' Waste by the
Tathor orators.
RIVER CONTINUES T6' ' RISE STEADILY
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Tito I.lron I.oat Y < ] H ( , < > ri1nr nnil Many
1'er.Hun * In Imminent DaiiRor
MfiiiiililM Curi-H. fop One
I TlioiiNimd Itc
MEMPHIS , Tenn. , Mafch 1C. The Missis
sippi river at Memphis tonight gauges ft f rac-
tlon over 36.5 feet , a rise of over one-tenth
of a foot since morning. The rlvor continues
to rise steadily.
Two lives are known to have been lost dur
ing the day. Two negroes who live near
Marlon , Ark. ) attempted to cross Mound
Inlie In a dugout. When they were caught
by the mighty current , their boat capsized
and they were swept away.
The change In the situation In the past
twenty-four hours has been decidedly for
the worse In every respect , BO far as the
flood and the flood victims arc concerned.
Localities that wcro expected up to the last
moment to withstand the overflow , are at
last under water. People who thought they
were safe from the angry rlvor , find themselves -
selves hemmed In , and their danger Is the
greater because of the confidence that prevented -
vented them from providing against the
flood.
Prom every direction como reports of un
expected and unprecedented disaster. Over
at Marlon and the adjacent country 400 people -
plo are reported to be lined up on the rail
road track , over which occasional waves
sw6ep , threatening to carry off the desperate
people and live stock that there find a pre
carious foothold. Along the other railroads
leading out of the city Into Arkansas a sim
ilar condition of affairs exists. Down on
President's Island , where It was supposed
that all persons In danger had been car
ried oft last night , It Is learned that from
fltty to 100 people were this morning stand
ing In the water and praying for the sight of
a boat that would take them off. From
Island Forty came reports that the water Is
everywhere , that human beings and dumb
brutes are huddled together wherever shal
low water offers standing places.
There are many other points from which
como appeals for aid. It may easily bo
understood , therefore , that the relief com-
mltteo In this city has Its hands full of
work. This work Is being looked after
without delay , nevertheless. All the local
river craft have been requisitioned for this
duty and Captain Filch , In charge of the
United States fleet , has placed every steam
vessel and barge In his command at the dis
posal of the committee. The Harbin Is
taking care of President's Island , the Ab
bott and Itnska are looking after Island
Forty , the C. D. Bryan , the Mlnuehaha and
the Welcome are running far u < > beyond
Marlon. This , In brief. Is the disposition
of the vessels. Barges are carried wherever
necessary.
CARING FOR THE 'REFUGEES.
Nearly 1,000 people have been brought
to this city already- from the overflowed
country. Only a few of these , 'aro ' white , and
all such have been able to take care of
themselves on arrival ; as well as to extend
a hand to the ncgrops who como In their
train. But most of the refugees are negroes ,
who saved nothing but the clothes on their
backs and maybe some stock , the latter
being an Incumbranco rather than an as
sistance In the matter of flndlng'food and
accommodations In t6wn. ' But the citlzrj s'
relief committee has found places to house
the refugees and food la furnished them also
from time to time. This morning a quartet
of women arrived on the loveb with pro
vender. They brough t sulistantlal food. The
food put new life -Into the disconsolate
negroes and caused thOrhappy ones to shout
the loudest , , F
llany rumors of vjhojcsalo drowning are
current , but these cannot'lib verified. A well-
defined report reached' hero last night that
five colored people.had .perished near Marlon , '
and a colored man and , child are known to
have been drowned at West Memphis. To
day two negroes were , drowned on Mound
lake. The conditions are such that there will
bo Innumerable fatalities before long , unlea'
the helpless ones are relieved.
At Helena the river rose very slowly to
day , standing tonight 45 8 , two Inches below
high water mark. In the vicinity of Helena
rain came down In torrents all last night
and today. The steamer Maud left there late
this afternoon with a crew of forty laborers
for Modoc , where the government boat Titan
with a crow Is sacking the levee. The
water at Modoc was within eighteen Inches
of the top of the levee at last reports.
RUMOR OF LOSS OF LIFE.
The people In and around Marlon , Ark. , are
certain that back In the woods , to the rear
of Marlon , there has been great loss of llfo.
There was a rumor to the effect that several
negroes had already been drowned In at
tempting to got to a place of safety , but the
names and other facia could not bo learned.
The Memphis and St. Louis packet Mary
Morton arrived In port today and reports
extending relict to flood sufferers below Cairo.
Something over a hundred men , women and
children and a quantity of live stock were
picked up and carried ( o Fulton. From all
accounts there Is great sui'feilng In the dis
trict mentioned and aid Is being asked of
the citizens of Cairo. >
IIAILHOAI ) THAC1CS UXDIjIt AVATEK.
SniitliciiHtrrii MlNHOiirl GvtH a , Toucli
of ( lie L'looil.
ST. LOUIS , March 10. In southeastern
Missouri , on the Mississippi river. Bird's Point
is almost entirely Inundated and today the
Dotton Belt and Iron Mountain railroads will
probably have to abandon their trains Into
that place. The water la over tha Cotton
Belt track nearly one foot deep at several
points between Bird's Point and Smlthton ,
Lho first station south. Forty thousand acres
if land In Mississippi county , Missouri , arc
protected by levees which were built since
the last flood. They are holding ogaln.it the
.vater , but the Iron Mountain railroad em-
ankment , which terms the southern boundary
3f this drainage district. Is not raised to the
jrado of the levees. Water has commenced
louring over the railroad and will flood this
territory. Many of the , farmers In thl dla-
rlct sowed wheat for the first time this year ,
'cellng safe from floods , and the growing
rep , which was half a foot high , will bo
sntlrely destroyed. At , Carutherevlllo , Mo. , .
vork on the levee 1 * , bejng kept up night
md day , and In Pemjacptt county the levee
s In good condition ! , T\volvo miles below
Dsceola , Ark. , the levee < broke yesterday and
ho flood la doing grent-'damage In that sec-
Ion. At Tyler , thlrtopjunllos below Caruth-
irsvllle , there are ten ( aiuillea camped on n
awdust pile for protection , having been
Irlven from their home * . At Cottonwood ,
line miles below Caruthersville , the water
s In nearly all houses , both business and
IwcllliiBS. At Gayoso , mix miles above
aruthersvllle , the waUsu Is all over the town
.nd from three Inches to'two ' feet deep In the
louses. Prisoners had tb bo moved from
S
Our Grand Spring Opening
n
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We intended to announce our opening of spring fashions and fabrics for Monday last , but we
are glad now that we did not do so. . * The Millinery opening of the Misses Kahl and Jonhston
on our second floor , announced for Monday and Tuesday , claimed the undivided attention of all
lovers of head adornment. * & Neither nippy air , nor slushy streets prevented the Millinery Depart
ment from being crowded all the time. * * Never was seen , in tnis section at least , such a display
of choice and elegant Millinery flowers in such profusion and so natural * that ladies almost
imagined they inhaled the fragrant odors. & But we can't go on no word picture of ours
would do the subject justice. & We fear we might get lost in the mazes. , * Those of you who
have not been there should go a cordial invitation is extended
AVe uro more at homo when wo dis
cuss Dry Goods. Know therefore Unit
Wednesday mornlup , will llnd us pre
pared to make our sprlni ; exhibition of
I'aslitniinliU ; fabrics for milady's wear
to which everybory Is nskpil to come.
Is'o longer nny exeu.se for buying
abroad. Nowhere can yon llnd a more
select Htock not drawn from the cir
cumscribed limits of one city , but culled
from thu leading markets of the world.
Of tlio prices yon will be the Judges.
In Dross Goods we show exclusive
thhiRS In Fancy Colored nnd lllack
Goods elegant Irish Poplins Illumi
nated Canava Coverts the like of which
yon can set nowhere else English
Cheeks Scotch Mixtures Linen , open
meshed patterns Mohair effects Gren
adines , dellcato as the spider's web.
Everything made by Priestly in black
goods that Is good. Plain weaves , every
imaginable color and some colors im
possible of imagination must bo seen.
Sllka from the best American makers
from France from England from Ire
land and from Japan. Small wonder
that our manufacturers nsk for protec
tion think of silks from 1T > cents per
yard , possible only where hours arc long
and wages low.
Then the Foulards so fashionable
just now we show designs and colors
by the score. Give your little girl or
boy n can of paint and a brush and bo
sure to conduct them to a clean wall-
let them indulge their artistic genius for
nu hour or so , and there you have It
we mean the fashionable Impressions as
they are called in silks this your. Taffe
tas with silken sheen , with rustle or
without Brocades Checks plain Chi
nas , all the colors of the rainbow plain
weaver and n. large assortment of
IJlack Silks Wash Goods , from the
cheapest print or gingham , which we
can guarantee , to the most delicate or
gandie , designed by French artists and
woven in foreign or domestic looms.
Linens with spots of silk , known as
I'ointelle Dlmltlre , line and dainty
Bishop's Lawn-Lappet Mulls , things
of beauty and joys while they last. Go
to our trimming counter and ask to
PASSING OF THE SHORT LINE
Last Act of the Segregation is Now
Formally Complete ,
OUT FROM UNDER UNION PACIFIC CONTROL
CONTROLi i
Uuc of the Principal Urniiclic.i of tlio
"Overluiiil" SyNtciu Is Now
| Operated IIM nil Iiulc-
, iiiMidfiit lluiul. ,
The Oregon Short Line Railway Company
came Into existence when yesterday was
ushered In. At midnight there went out
from the Union Pacific system what has long
boon regarded as ono of the most valuable
portions of the road. There was no cere
mony about the separation , the formal act
of transferring the road from the receivers
ot the Union Pacific to Its new owners merely
taking place at that hour of the night. All
the accounts of the Oregon Short Line &
Utah Northern road were closed by the re
ceivers ot the Union Pacific at midnight.
All transactions from that date will bo In
the boolifl of the new owners.
The segregation of the Short Line has long
been anticipated by the receivers of the
Union Pacific , and no effort has been spared
to place the line that was about to bo oper
ated Independently In the very best physical
condition. The new management of the
Short Line will , by reason of the Improve
ments that have boon made to the road ,
start to work with what Is conceedsd to be
one of the most valuable railroad properties
In the west , nnd In the very finest physical
condition.
It Is announced from the Boston head
quarters of the Short Line that $300,000 war
expended during the pant year In Improve
ments on the Short Lino. The roadbed hat.
been placed In as good condition as that ol
any western road. Eight Iron and steel
bridge.1) have been erected by the Union Pa
clflc's engineering department. These bridges
and their lengths are as follows : American
Falls , 900 feet ; Indian creek , 180 feet ; Boise
river , 450 feet ; second crowding of Snakr
river , 1.050 feet ; third crossing of Snake
river , 1,100 feet ; Payotto , 450 feet ; Welaer.
280 feet , and fourth crossing of Snake river ,
SOO feet. All of these bridges are In Idaho.
They are regarded as superior pieces of
engineering and all embody what Is known
In engineering circles us "tho Pegrain truss , "
a truss designed by Chief Engineer Pcgram
ot the Union Pacific.
EQUIPMENT OF THE ROAD.
Tlio equipment of the Short Line has not
materially varied ( luring the past year. At
the beginning of 189 ( ! the equipment of the
Short Line & Utah Northern road waa as
follows : Passenger cars , standard gauge.
77 ; narrow gauge , 31 ; freight cars , standard
gauge , 4,206 ; narrow gauge , E27 ; roadway
cars , standard gauge , 33 ; narrow gauge , 8 ;
total car equipment , standard gauge , 4,316 ;
narrow gauge , 5C9. Locomotive equipment
as follows : Standard gauge , 122 ; narrow
gauge , 3. A greater part of this equip
ment has gone through the Omaha shops
during the past several months , and has
been placed In the best condition , All of
this equipment has been turned over In good
shape to the purchasers of the Short Lino.
With Improved roadbed , now steel bridges
and the rolling stock In the very host con
dition , the Short Line Is turned over to Its
new owners In good shape and all ready to
earn them largo dividends.
The amount of the capital stock of the
now company Is fixed at $00,000,000 , which
Is represented by 000,000 shares of stock of
the par value of $100 each.
The corporators and the shares of stock
subscribed for by each are as follows : T.
Jefferson Coolldgo , Jr. , Manchester , Mass. ,
one share ; N. Tlmyer , Manchester , Mass. , ono
share ; A. E. Orr , Brooklyn , N. Y. , ono share ;
W. B. Glyn , New York City , ono share ;
0. II. Coaler , Tuxedo , N. Y. , ono share ;
F , A , Hangs , New York City , ono share ;
Gardner M. Lane , Cambridge , Mess. , one
share ; Oliver Ames , Kaston , Mass. , one
share ; Walter Q. Oakman , Now York City
01,530 shares ; Samuel Carr , Iloston , Mass. ,
91,530 shares ; Jlenry G. Nichols , Iloslon ,
Mass. , 91,532 shares.
The various branches which the compnii )
will control are as follows :
The old Oregon Short Line railway from
see our Silk Aimlltjno-Kmbroltlcrcil
ClillTon Persian elTects Irrltlcscent
Tinsel , .1e\veletl \ , etc.
Stop at the lace counter , see the Ho-
loren , jet ami lace , hard to reblst temp
tation here. AVe have a complete as
sortment of Husslan Coronation Pat
terns should be railed Inauguration
patterns , so many were worn at the
recent national event.
The Linen llaptlste Onrasse a decided
novelty everything late and new In Jet
ami silk embroidery Jet girdles and
fronts of all kinds and the Hlbbons
hundreds of styles and colorings col
lars umdo wlille you wait without
charge. Moire Solell watered simshlno
or somi'lhlng of that sort plaids
stripes whatever Is nouvenutc. Would
you buy the newest things In Hose wo
have them a pleasure to show you.
No one Is Importuned to buy hero. 1'ou
will bo hi good company If you accept
this , our cordial Invitation.
Almost forgot to mention Gloves. Wo
have n COMl'LKTH NKW STOCK.
the Jail to the court house to escape the
water. Gayoso la the county scat of Pcml-
scott county.
SXtWS UAIMI1LV IMSAPPEAUIXfi.
Chlnoolc Wind Strc'cim Over tile Sec
tion < o tlioorlh. .
MINNEAPOLIS , March 1C. Specials from
Bismarck and other western and North Da
kota points state that the snjjw la rapidly
melting under chlnook winds. Twenty-four
hours ago the mercury at lllsmarck was 3G
below. This noon It Is BO above. This will
probably save the lives of many thousands of
cattle that were dying from cold and hunger.
Continue to
WASHINGTON , March 1C. The following
changes In the. rivers have occurred : Risen :
Nashville , 0.8 ; Memphis , 0.1 ; Vlcksburg , 0.8 ;
they are above the danger line and rising at
Cairo , 9.4 ; Nashville , 2.4 ; Memphis , 3.J ; Ar
kansas City , 2.8 ; Vlcksburg , 0.3. The river
Is above the danger line and falling at Chat
tanooga , 4.1. Tha following heavy precipita
tion was reported : Chattanooga , 1.4 ; Shreveport -
port , 1.0 ; Arkansas City , 2.0.
111(5 I1LOCK ISVriltEI/Y CONSUMED.
I.OHH Will Foot Up Over it Million nnil
n llnlf DollarH.
ST. LOUIS , March 1C. Nothing remains of
the big block between Eighth and St.
Charles streets and Washington avenue , oc
cupied by the Ely-Walker Dry Goods com
pany , but a mass of rulus. At 1 o'clock to
day the flames had not entirely been sub
dued , and at least half a dozen streams were
playing on the smouldering mass. A con
servative estimate made today , places the
total loss at $1.000,000. The Ely-Walker
stock ot goods , valued at about $1,200,000 Is
a total loss. The loss on the building , which
was owned by John H. Llonberger , Is esti
mated at $300,000. The adjoining building ,
owned by Liggett & Meyers , was damaged
to the extent ot about $10,000. The Versteeg-
Grant Shoo company estimate their loss at
$23,000 entirely the result of water. The
Gauss-Shelton Hat company estlmato their
loss at about $23,000 , from the same- cause ,
and the Kelley-Goodfellow company at about
$5,000 , The Insurance agrregates $1,000,000.
A defective electric light wire is supposed to
have caused the fire.
BASSETT , Neb. , March 1C. ( Special Tele
gram. ) At about 8 o'clock this evening the
Inhabitants of this usually quiet town were
startled by the cry that the court house
was on fire and within a few moments
nearly every citizen had reached the build
ing. A heroic struggle was made for nearly
an hour in trying to overcome the flames ,
but It was seen that the efforts were useless -
loss and the light was given up. During
this time nearly all of the office furniture
was taken out and when It was found that
the building could not bo saved It was de
cided to take the principal records out of
the vaults , which was accordingly done
within two hours from the tlmo the fire
broke out. The building was completely
burned up. The fire caught in the dwelling
ipartments over the jail , where the sheriff's
Family was living. Sheriff Smith was badly
burned In trying to put out the fire , yet
It Is not thought that his condition Is serl-
3iis. The court house and jail were built
seven years ago at a cost of about $7,000
ind were Insured for $5,000 In the Spring-
Held company of Massachusetts. It is not
known whether the contents of the vaults
ire Injured or not , but the most Important
records were taken out.
NOIIFOLK. Nob. , March 1C. ( Special Tclo-
srain. ) At midnight last night fire broke
DUt In the residence of Joseph Thornton.
Hie latter was occupying the house alone for
the night and was nearly overcome by smoke
tieforo ho could knock out a window of his
bedroom and climb out. Some late pedes
trians heard his cries and hastened to the
jouso and by their timely arrival saved
the building , wllh only slight damages ,
though the furniture was badly wrecked.
KANSAS CITY , March 1C. Fire tonight
n EH Calm's Golden Eagle clothing store at
Main and Eleventh' streets , destroyed ovcry-
.hliiK on the third and fourth floors , causing
i lota of $50,000. The stock , valued at $100-
100 , was Insured for $75,000.
Cliokcil on Army llei'f.
CHEYENNE , Wyo. , March 1C. An autopsy
ias disclosed the fact that Private Gollle ,
vho dropped dead while scuffling with Private
J'Shay at Fort Itussell recently , died of
itrangulatlon , In the scuflle O'Sbay gave
iolllu an uppercut on the Jaw which knocked
ilm over backwards and caused a piece of
neat which ho had In his mouth to become
edged In his windpipe , choking him to
Icath.
WtF8VF > Tsq
t n
1) ) ii'tl
Drcx L. Shuiimn' snys ho's got to take
something for tliitt'llri'tl feeling it'8 so
near spring and1 tluin lie was up so
Into in.st night at tlmt great meeting
'
Oh , well It's more 'fun selling shoes
( hero's more unanimity of opinion all
the ladles like our$2 nnd $2.fiO shoes
that are In cither lace or burton styles
with choice of the new Columbia or
razor toes often you pay twice oa much
for not as good. >
Drexel
Shoe Co.
110 Fiirnain St.
Granger , Wyo. , to Huntlnglon , Ore. , Includ
ing the branch extending from Shoahono ,
Idaho , to Kotchum , Idaho , the whole line
being Gil.SI mllcti In length.
The old Idaho Central railway , running
from Nampn , Idaho , to Boise City , Idaho , a
distance of 1C.24 miles.
The old Utah iff : Northern railway , run- l
nlng from Ogdcn In a northerly direction
through Idaho to Stuart , Mont. , and from v
Stuart to a Junction with the Northern Pa- L
clflc railway at Garrison , Mont. , Including a *
branch from Cache Junction , Utah , to Prcs- '
ton , Idaho ; length of thcso lines ( excluding ,
line botweoii McCammon nnd Pocatello. 22.81
miles , Included above In mileage of Oregon l
Short Line railway between Granger and
Huntlngton , 4GG.40 miles.
The old Utah Central railroad , running
from Ogden to Salt Lake , a distance of 3G.3i
miles.
The old Ogdcn & Syracuse railway , run
ning from Syracuse Junction to the Great
Salt lake. Utah , a distance of 5.85 miles.
The old Utah & Nevada railway , running
from Suit Lake to Tooelo , Utah , a distance
of 39.71 miles.
The olU Utah Southern railroad , running
from Salt Lake to Juab , a distance of 102.35
miles.
The old Salt Lake & Western railway ,
running from Lehl Junction to Tlntfe , Utah ,
together with the branches extending from
such line from Ironton to Silver City Junc
tion , Mammoth Junction and Eureka , from
Silver City "Junction to Northern Spy mlno
and from Mammoth Junction to Mammoth ,
the length of these lines being C5.39 miles.
The old Utah Southern railroad extension ,
running from Juab to Frisco , a distance ot
137.24 miles.
A mortgage or trust deed was filed by the
Short Line company In favor ot the Guaranty
Trust company of New York , providing that
In consideration for the conveyance of the
railroad franchise and other property , the
Oregon Short Line company agrees to exe
cute a mortgage or deed of trust covering
the railroad to the Guaranty Trust company
of Now York for $12,328,000. Subject to the
Guaranty Trust company Is a second mort
gage or trust jleed In favor of the Old Colony
Trust company of Boston for $7,183,000 of the
fifty-year 5 per cent Income bond * payable
In 1908. A patent wae also filed deeding to
the Union Pacific company 7,551,480 acres ot
land in Salt Lake , Davis , Weber , Morgan
and Summit counties , Utah.
Headto 1'ny .UlNNoiirl 1'm-lllc Coupon- *
NEW YORK , Mnrch 1G. The announce
ment by President Gould of the Missouri
Pacific that ho was now prepared to pay
the April coupon , less G per cent for ills-
counting , and the report of thci probable re-
celvcrshlp , was Inspired for the purpcao of
covering shorts , and has rcaasured holders
of that stock. The olfcct was apparent on
the exchange , where a rally occurred to 18.
Mr. Gould said the January net earning ! !
Increased $148,000 , nnd that the February
returns were also encouraging.
ItnlMviiy Xnti'N and 1'crnoiiiilN.
Otis Stiles , traveling patsonger agent ot
the Union Pacific , sent out thirty-six pcoplo
to settle In southern California near LOJ
Angeles during the past wrck.
Chaster Noson has been appointed city
passenger agent of the Oregon Short Line at
Salt Lake City. Ho was formerly arolstant
agent atf the Union depot , Ogden.
For the meeting of the National Asso'-lstlnn.
of Travelers and Merchants , Chicago , Mnrcli
24-31 , all western roads have agreed to inako
a rate of ono nnd one-third regular faro for
the round trip.
The folder of the Kansas City , PIttsburg
& Gulf railroad has been received and dls-
trlbuted among the local passenger ofllces.
It la of tasty design , and on the map the
new north and south line la shown In red ,
with Us many northern connections la
black ,
The work of tearing down the old brlclc
structure at Tenth and Magon streets U In
progress again , after an Interruption of a
few daya on account of the cold weather.
At the rate the work Is being pushed alons
It would Boem probable that the relic will
be entirely removed within a fortnight ,
Tha OHlclal Shippers' Guide of the Union
Pacific has Just wade I to appearance. It
la handsomely bound In red and ornamonte.l .
with gold. It contain : ) nn alphabetical list
of every station on the line , giving the atato ,
town and population , also all Industries lo
cated on the tracki of the Union Pacific to
gether with the names and location of all
dealers In grain , coal , lumber , produce , hay.
broom and corn as well an a list of cattli
lealers and shippers , flouring mills and ather
Information of Interest to buyer * and ship.
pers.
Tlio now Model Wnshburn Mandolin
for 3897 tlmt wo are soiling for $15
wlillo It may be considered a wpcclnl
bargain and Is if seen elsewhere but
It's very rare Indeed when wo have not
a great big snap In u musical Instru
ment Our store Is full of the highest
grade , lowest priced Instrument on
earth Including n new lot Just from the
factory of slightly used pianos taken
In trade for Klinballs Wo are making
very low prices on them ,
A. Hospe Jr. Music and A * . " '
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, , 1513 Douglas