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O THE OMAHA DAILY JE3 ! ! : TUESDAY , JANUARY 25 , 1S98 had Rhown the United States the way by Rending Its war shlrn to Havana , and won evidently 'badgering ' this government In the matter. Senator Foraleer wa ? particularly pleased to hoar the news. He nnld ho wLihf.1 the Texas and the other vtasels of the nauadron rroiild 'be ordered to follow the Maine. Senator Cullom said : "I am glad ta hear It. I tape the Malno will bo followed by other veaseJn. " Senator Teller nald he would like to aec the harbor of Havana ailed with American rhfps. rhfps.ACTION ACTION IMPLIES NO OFFENSE. Chairman Iloutello of the homo commit- tro on naval off aim opld that If the Maine had gone to Havana It was an entirely nat- 'ural movement. The sending of our ships tn the ports of the world Implied no offense. That Is what they ore for , Raid Mr. lieu- tclle , nnd he added : "This. Is essentially true In tlmo of peace , nnd according to the vlow of Spain thcro la no war aud the United States haa not thus far recognized a condition of war as existing. " Representative Meyer of Louisiana of the 'naval commltteo expressed ( satisfaction at the sending of the Malno to Havana. When foreign war ships come to New Orleans , said M ? . Meyer , It la regarded as a mark of .respect and Spain cannot possibly take urn- brago at the prcoenco ot the Malno at Ha vana. Senator Turplo : "I am very glad of It. -It Is good news. " Senator nonlel : "I am glad to hear It. It ought to have been done two years ago. " Representative Cummlngs ot Now York : "Tlo Maine ought to have been sent to Havana two years ago. It would have saved the life of ninny an American citizen , put n ntop to the butcheries of Weylcr nnd .forced Spain to troop In the ranks of civ ilization. Dut better late than never. " Representative Orosvonor of Ohio said he construed thlo action to mean that there was apprehension of another outbreak at Havana , and that It would bo against our people. Ho could not think the sending of the Maine was duo to any strain between the United States and Spain , but rather to meet the anticipated emergency of an out break. % There was gratification expressed among the members ot the house committee on for eign affairs. Mr. Smith : "It sultn mo In every way. My pccplo are In favor of Cuban lib erty. " Mr. Heatwolc : "I think It Is eminently proper that a United States war ship Khnuld bo at Havana. I are no reason why It should not have been done before. " Mr. Pearson : "That la right. I hope other ships will follow , so tiiat uo harm may como to American cilr-cna. " MAJKSTV OP THE NAVY. Never before ha.i the majesty ot the t'n.teil StaUs born represented by er > largo and powerful a lleut of war ships ,3H that now gathered off the cost of Florida , within tlrlklug dUtJtico of the Ida nil of Cuba. Whether the ahlps are called Into action or not , an examina tion of the squadron now engaged ostensibly In drill , -but really In warning the progrcsj of events across the narrow channel which scparJtfn the Dry Tortugas from Havana , fir-OWE that It was not collected for dress parade purpcscn. For a year the Navy de partment has been preparing for this very o"easln , and the result Is a fleet sui-h as IMS never ibcen seen before ready for uervlco In American waiters. The Atlantic ) squadron , now under the or ders of Admiral Slcard , with headquarters nt Tctugau , and a telegraphic addresa ut Key 'Wrat. ' IB made up of the battlrv > hlps Indi-T'i , Iowa and Massachusetts , the rcond-clnsa battleships Maine and Texas , the monitor Terror , the armored cruisers New York nnd tlrooklyn , the cruls- era Detroit nnd Montgomery , and the torpedo boras Cushlng. Dupont , Ericsson , Fcote and P.Tter. with the dynamite cnilrer Vcsuvluo nnd the little dlspntch boat Fern. Thcro Is not a 'back ' number In the fleet. With the exception of the Gushing torpedo b"at , which was put Into service In 1S90 , . I'ot a rihlp In the llfrct Ins been In commls- ' 'fl'.on ' for flvo years. The sixteen lighting machines are manned 'by ' 337 office ru nnd 8,831 'men ' , besides the mnrlno ? . The bat teries of the heavier shlro arc simply tre mendous. Whcci In action the fleet will bo throwing shells frcm seventy-eight rilled Ktin.s , wl h an addition of fifty rapid-firing rlflfts. All1 tha ! Is for long rar.go 'business , nnd ! ' In addition to the secondary batteries o' low caliber guns. The torpedo fleet Ib nrniod with fifteen elghtecn-lneh White-head tc.rpedopj , and the ships themselves are fl''od with tubes for sending out twenty- tbreo more , making a ttal cffc"livc battery of twenty-three marine engines , besides the Vosuvltiu , mounting three dynamite gur.a. RKSUME3 A FORMER PRACTICE. It was evident that the decision to send the Mnlno to Havana for a visit W-PJJ not ar rived a' hastily from the events that pre ceded the nnuouncOiiicnt. For some tlmo pact the administration cfllclals have boon cf the opinion that a mistake wea made by the preceding administration In the very 'beginning ' of the Cuban sitiinllon In deciding that nn excessive caution and an over weening regard for the sensibilities of the Spanish republic demanded the abandonment of the practice , which had bo&n punrjotl by our navy In 'the ' previous four years , ot n nd- Ins war chips nt Intervals on crul.jca through the Went Indies , with frequent stops at Ha vana. It Is not regarded as con fident with our national prldo that this notion , common to all maritime na tions , should have been abandoned or suspended nnd Itas believed that If it had been corshtcntly adhered to there never would have been compla'.nt of the move ments of our ships from Spaniah sources. The Qrltlah nnd nil nations have exere'aed the right to maintain at least a small naval toi'oo ct ports Inhublte I by any considera ble number of their cltl/ons when there were any olgna of trouble that threatened thcmstlves or their property. Therefore , the adinlu'Htratlon ' oomo tlmo ago came to tiio conclusion that It would take steps to restore the old order of things and allow our war ships to crul-io freely and touch fuban parts ns r.oon ns the change could bo msdo without leading to misconstruction nnd without being Interpreted as a war incamiri1 , when , nn a matter of fact , nothing wan further from the Intentions of the pres ident. APPROACHED HY D130-RERS. Thn first movement In thi ) direction of the old practice was made last fall before the assembling ot ccngicss , when Secretary 1/cr.i ; announce ! through the Associated J'rt\ his purpose to send thn entire North Atlantic squadron to the Tortugas harbor for their winter evolutions , which for seven : ! years past , or s'nce the beginning of the Cuban Insurrection , had been 'performed wtti ! dinioiilty under all kinds of discourag ing ( ondltlons cf wind and weather off the Cl'Csap'tnko cnprs. ThU movement being re ceived with equanimity , the next step for ward was taken when some rf our llttlo iunlo.iU ; were sent to cruise In the West incl.cs. the Wilmington and the / Annapolis now being In those waters. It rnly remained to Mind ono of our sliX > s to Havana to completely restore the old prac- ) tl e. Naturally thl < i was a moro delicate ( step tb.ni tied been called fir praviousty and It ttvs not until thn administration bid FaiUfled It/elf that conditions In Havana hail quieted down and resumed the tiormal ptato that existed before tVo recent military riot nrjaliist ( ho nowHrapers that it wan deemed tlnitly to make the las' move. This tlcMclslui was not reached without consider ation of all thu results that mUlit follow. The Spanish minister. Dupuy de Lome , was nu early cnllur at thu Stnto department , his purpoHo being to adviio with the ollU-lals relative to the negotiation for n reciprocity j _ treaty for Cuba under the terms of the Y present tariff nJ. This purpose In Itself ' may be regarded ns an evidence of the con- fldein'i ) of both parties In the security of * the outlook. After his visit , ns Secretary Day repaired to do White house , there wan a iioubla gathering around thu pro dcnt , Including Secretary hong of the navy , .Sec retary MvKcnna and G on oral Miles , the commanding general ot the army. All rail- f crs were denied nccrcs to thn president's nrm. much to tholr chagrin , this being tie ! < My of the \\ec-k that it most largely assigned to the reCHitlon of congressional calleis. Tlio rnufcfcnco lasted for nearly tci liour and when | t broke ty It VMS with eviry ovl- / , den'-o of confldonco In the pcacojul outlook f < bat the nieinbcm dliosrsed. To Secretary I * Long WOB catrutteil the rtuty of making , n I ( lu'jllc ntatoiiiont rcgardlnj ; the Maine's orders and the reaeoua therefor. SPANISH MINISTER NOT ALARMED. At the Spanish legation nothing \vaa known of the order for tbe Maine to proceed to Havana. Mlnliter do Iximo said thai even In case It vras true It portended nothing serious. It was perfectly In accord with usuago for war uhlp.i ot two friendly powers to enter ami leave each other' * ports ; the war ships ot Spain had visited American ports on complimentary missions three limes In as many years , and If there had not been an American war ship In Havana In the sumo length of tlmo It was merely because the United States govern ment had not ordered ono there. As to the pooalblo consequences ot the Maine's cppearanco at Havana at this time the minister expresses himself not at all uneasy. Thcro waa no doubt , ho said , of the conservative behavior of the loyal Spanish people In Havana and elsoxvhero and the only remote contingency which might lead to unpleasant consequences was some overt act on thotxirt of the Insurgent sympathizers committed with a hcye of embroiling Spain ctid the United States In Just such an In cident iis happened with the Baltimore's crow during the Insurrection In Chill. In response to an Inquiry the minister gild that It waa not customary and a part ot a diplomatic usage for ono country to notify tfio diplomatic representatives of another country that It Intended to send a war vessel to the waters of their nation. The atntement of Minister e Lome makes It apparent that the Spanish government will not regard the dispatch of the Maine to Havana as a hostile act and equivalent tea a breach of the friendly relations between Uio two countries. At the headquarters of the Cuban junta In thla city there was some surprise ex pressed at the explanation given at the State department. lAs far as the conditions were concerned , It ww affirmed by Senor I'alma that they were today the same as when the war broke out. The Interpreta tion generally put nt the Junta on the State department's action was that It might bo an offset to the action ot Germany lu sending two war ships to Havana. The Maine , which has been selected tt > niako the trip to Havana , Is a battleship of the second class and la regarded as one of the test nhlps In the now navy. It wad built nt the Ilrooklyn navy yard and Is 1118 feet long , 57 feet broad , 21.G fe t mean draught nnd C.6S2 tons displacement. It has two ten-Inch vertical turrets nnd two mili tary masts and Its motive power Is furnished by twin screw , vertical , triple expan sion cnglnea , having a maximum horse power of 3.2U3 , capable of making a t > peed of 17.45 knots. It car ries four ten-Inch and six six-Inch brccch- Ic-.itilnK 'guns ' In the main 'battery ' and seven Mx-roundcrs nnd eight one-pounder rapid- llrlng giin.j . and four Callings In itssrcomlary 'battery ' and four whltchoad torpeJoo ? . READY FOR .ANY EMERGENCY. ' Whlld administration officials miss no op portunity of declaring their 'belief of pence It may 'bo noted ns ! a matter of Interest thai thu United States has tow adjomblod near Key West .the . mcst formidable lleot of war ships that lias been gotten together In our homo wa'tora for many years. It Is made up of the North Atlantic squad ron under the command of Admiral Sicard , flagship New York. llrat-class battleships Iowa , Indiana , Massachusetts , second-class battleships iMalne and Texas , cruisers De troit nnd Montgomery , dispatch boat Fern and the torpedo boat flotilla , composed of the dishing. Ericsson , Dupont and Porter , which will bo reinforced In a few days by the Footo. The big protected cruiser Brooklyn , almost equal to a battleship , Is fitting out at the New York ni-vy yarn's , and Captain Cock , who commands the ship , was at the Navy department this morning , expecting to sail the latter part of this week to Join Admiral Slcard's squad ron. The gunboat Nashville nnd the trn- ! ing ship 'Essex ' are at Port Royal , S. C. , within easy call , ani thn entire navy may be said to.be In a state of preparedness that Is gratifying to the officials in view of the limited resources pkccd In their hands by congress. Minister do Lame calle-d again at the State department at 3 o'clock In pursuit of Information concerning the movements of the Maine.He asked and was freely per mitted ts sec the order sent to Adml.ol Slc ard directing t'jo Malno to proceed to Hav ana. The Malno had Just Joined the North Atlantic squadron and for t'.ils reason nil orders to It go through Admiral Slcard. The fact that the Spanlah minister was Fho\n the cvdcra Is regarded as nn Indica tion that thcro Is nothing of a thrcatcn.'ug or bellicose nature In them. The Navy department received Informa tion -during Uio day that tuo squadron had sailed from Key Wcat to the Tortugas. this being In connection with tlie original pro gram whoii it was crdorpd south. JUNTA OFFICERS PLEA'SED. ' Senor Quwada , secretary of the Cuban Junta , and Senor Albortinl OL' the Cuban staff In Washington , were about the capital during tlio day conferring with members cornccralng the Cuban status. Jlr. Qucsada said : "The sending of the Maine to Cuba , what ever bo the official version. Is In our opinion proof that things are In such ccndltlra in tie ! few Spanish ttrons'.iolds that anarchy reigns , and American citizens and property unable to nnd i. rotectlon at tliti hands of the Impo tent EV.anlsh government have now the pro tection of theli- own vc.-seln. It Is a de claration to the world tlvit the United States Is not afraid cf the Toanlsh rabble , wMh seems to control the Spanish officials. The attitude of the Spanish oapcrs end officials haa been t'jnt the presence of an American war ship in Havana moan. ? Intervention and undoubtedly 111 now ? ay It Is the meat natural thing for any natlrci to send Ita ves sels to the ports of a friendly power , and Mr. do Loaio will declare that his govern ment la delighted. Uut wo shall soon hear from Weylw's subordinates in Cuba and in Spain , that Is If the cannons of the Malno do net bring to the Spanish mlndi the con viction tbat rnidonce In this ruse Is the bettor part of valor. " 'Senor ' Albertinl cays the sending at ths Malno will Justify itself by future events. From * .iU acquaintance with fyanlsh methods ho iys them Is greater reason fcr ropro- lirackn that aa foon 0,1 Spiln finds tint Cuba Is lost , a oamlval of slaughter will be Inaugurated with the puna of Moro Ca.ulo . and the Oabanas trained on the clfy of Hav ana. ana.KEY KEY WEST , Fla. . Jan 21. At ! ) :30 : o'clock this morning the United State. ? licet. Includ ing the Maine , nailed from tlila port. The announced destination was Tortugns , and until newn came from Washington this aftor- r.oon , It was not generally known here that the Maine waj destined for Havana. Two torpedo toata are left In this port to bo used as dispatch boats to 'communicate wlt'.i the fleet. IIAVA.Nn , Jan. 21. Captain General IJlnncoleft the palace this morning and embarked en an express train for Uata- bamo , on the Bouth coast. From there he will take a coasting steamer for Glen- fuesco , Santa Clara province , and from that port ho will go.toManzanlllo. . provInce - Inco of Santiago do Cuba. General Dlanco has Issued a decree par doning nil persons now under sentence- for complicity In the "rebellion" whose terma of Imprisonment would expireon or before February 2S next. .SI'lM.lltDS 1)0 .VOT l.IKU IT. Mmli-Ic ! I'rrux CiiiiiiiipiilN on OHIM - ( ncliof CIIIIKITNH. NE\V YOHK. Jco. 21. A dispatch to the Herald frcm Madrid sa > s : The attacks In tbo house , it Washington have prolueed a fcrllng hero which , perhaps , Is scarcely Justified pointing toward the fixed purpcao of a certain sfctlcri of American politicians to Ins'st ' on war with Spain. The govern ment Ifoolf Is disturbed , Kid the prcsu Is full ot th subject. The Impirchl ays : "In proportion aa the accounts from Cula are favorable to Spain , they become U'M so from the United States. I1 vould bo dlfflrult to believe that the United Stati * propwca to undertake. In the face of Uio whole civilized world , the enormous responsibility of provoking war for which nn rcjaon t-xlsta today. It alleges tl-.p only motive for intervention U thu pro longation ot a tautest which ID principally unstained h > ( lllbudtbrlug expeditions start- tnj ; from North American perU cad main tained by hopw , foirtcrcd hi Washington aad New York , of an attack upon Spalu. It Is a coM-blooded mockery aud affrcot to the general cwselcnr-e , " The Corrcspondenela iys ; "Wo cannot Imagine tbc < majority of the people of the United States wish for war with Spain , sc- hg the great disturbance such a war would Miice In the republic. We cannot think that tbo Jingoes wilt prevail ! a their evil work. Wo believe that the government of the United States will not commit this un Justifiable and thoughtless Imprudence. " PAXDO .MAICEH MTTI.I1 lIR.inWAl Spntilnli CoiiiiiinnilcrVotunloil lit 12n Knuoiiirnt with Culuiii * , NEW YORK , Ja . 24. Reports have Jus reached Havana from the Cntito river dls trlct , where General Panda has been operat Ing , to tbo effect that General I'ando ha been seriously wounded In an cngagcmen with the Insurgents , says the Havaua cor respondent of the Herald. No details of th fight have been received hero , but late re ports show that there has been hot fighting along the Cniito. General I'ando Is no\ near Manzanlllo , his operations agaleist th rebels having so far been practically with out result. Dpsplto thn heavy force ho has with him the Insurgents , aided by natural defensive positions , have been able to prevent him making any headway atid at last report ! General I'ando was awaiting the arrival o moro artillery and troops from Havana be fore making another Important move agalns the rebels. JUST M.\ICI\U A KIIIKMM.V CAI.I. Si'crctnry I.niiir Tnlltn of the Jluve- inutiln of tin * ! 'Iect. WASHINGTON. Jan. 24. Secretary ot the Navy Long was seen this morning concern Ing the rumors that wore afloat In regard to thu movements ot the ships and said : "So far from there 'being any foundation for the rumors yesterday cf trouble at Ha vana , matters are now In such condition that our vessels are Being to resume theli friendly calls at Cuban ports nnd , 'go ' In and out Just as the vessels of other nations do The Malno will go In a day or two on Jus' ' ouch a visit. The department has Issue * ordcrj for vessel. ? to attend the public cele bratlons at Mobile and the Mardl Gras aNew Now Orleans , and for the torpedo boa ftotllla to visit Galvestcm , Tex. " Another Torpoilo limit tar Key " \Venl NEWPORT , R. I. , Jan. 24. The torpedo boat Wlnslow , supplied with four of the latest Improve ! Whltchoad toipedoes , Is ordered to sail tcmorrow morning at day break to Join the torpedo boat flotilla at Ke > West. CAl'TAIX IMUTKIl TOO AMIIITIOfS. Itotlrr from l2iiKlni < ir Cooper IN Hciul nt tin * Court i.Mnrdnl. SAVANNAH , Ga. , Jan. 24. Colonel Barr , Judge advocate , succeeded In getting before the Carter court martial today the famous letter of Rngl eer A. S. Cooper to Captain C. E. Gillette , In whleh he- stated tint Cap tain Carter was an extremely bright uml even brilliant olllcer , and had deue a great deal of creditable work In tills district. Captain Carter , he said , Is also an ambitious man , and It was h'a ambition , he feared , which had got him I'.ito ' trouble. "He has yielded to temptation , " said the letter , "and bis proLably allowed the contractoro ( or particular contractor ) to do aa they like In exchange for their Influence and power 13 beast him alang. " The cnly real wrong done eo far as the government Is cc-nccrned , ho said , Is that the co.-.tractors have been paid one-third or ono'half more for the work than they aliouM have received. The mischief Is not serious , the letter said , because the work has been \\c'l done. Mr. Cooper also credited hlnuelf with much of the good results that had been attained. His letter was an argument to dissuade Captain Gillette , from Laving an Investigation of the charges made. A Ul'KSK OIY 'A ' TOHHSTOXE. I'cnple1 of 11 JlnlmVlllnwe Wnrrlt-il OVIT tlio Ilcmovul of 11 Hod3' . A largo majority of the people of Stcuben , Me. , who knew Henry Over when lie was alive 'believe ithct ho had uncanny powers. Ho could go out and load bis boats with fat No. 1 mackerel when the other fisher men hadn't taken a fish for a week. His pots were always filled with iblc lobatcm at a time when his rlvab wore dodging the wardens in order 'to ' supply their cus tomers , and his luck In escaping -death when Balling along the dangerous co.iat waa uo phenomenal that everybody said ho could not bo drowned. Aa additional proof of his abilities to punish his enemies , says the New York Sun. the residents file the CMC ol Petit Menan , where more 'than a million dollars In good money wan 'wasted because pc.oplo in.slste'l on taking up his 'bc > dy and carrying It 'to ' Winter Hat'bcr ' for burial in doflanco of the 'prohibition ' engraved upcn his toojttftone. Ovc. " wc.3 . a t'lavo who ran away from Vir ginia and came to the Mnlno ccsat absut fifty years ego , settling oa Petit Menan partly because the falling in the nearby Waters was excellent 'and partly because It 'was ' near Now Brunswick nnd so afforded him a chance to c ; > eapo over thu lice In CECO the clove hunters came after him. lie built p. omall house on a narrow neck of land , ? mV marrying a .full-blooded squaw of the Old Town trt ! > e , railed a largo family of crcxu-'brpd ' toys and girls. After building up p. ibf ! reputation for himself as a. skill ful nnd daring IVhcraan , and amassing a entail sum of mcney , he tiled In 1830 , and Wfnburloa on the high riigo ! at a spot wblsh he ! 'l ' selected. Yearn bc''oro bo died ha went to Joncsport and ordered n tomb stone for his grave. It was a square blocker or polished granlto , upon which was en grave ! the following lascrlfi'.lra : My race Is run , my labors o'er ; From earthly earn my t oul Is free. Her * I ahull re.st forevermore Cursed by the man v..io ' traub'.es me. HKNUY OVEU. The stone was erected Immediately after the funeral , the lot wss fonied In In oforJ- anco with Ovclrtk' ( nHtrc tint ] , ) an ( [ the old tUhern-.an begun the long rc t for which ho had'caked , thcugli the su.icrstltloiis fisher psoplo told a fcv ; tales about seeing Over's boit outride the "reefs on stormy nights. In the summer of 1804 a company waa started with tbo Idea of making Petit Menan surpass lar Harbor ca a .summer resort. It sold llttlo squares of ahosp nasture at 'Sigh prices and was making money fast. Peolo bought all along the high neck of land , but whcu they came to the ijlace where Over was burled they hesitated. They didn't wont a pleasure callage with n negro's grave for next door neighbor , though the nlto was amoiiff the best which the company -iad : to otter. As ITOCM as the coin any was stiro that the graves were In the way of pecuniary success. It sent men nt slight , who dun UP the remains of Over and his wife and took them to Winter Harbor , placing the curse- bearing tombstne above them. The company's agents Bald It was hard times thit caused the failure of the enter- prl.-e. Men who 'jad bought and built cot tages on the lend said that tlio fog from the Hay of Fumly came there In Juno and didn't p > away until the next Juno , filling the ro- glo".i with perpetual darkness , so that no body could ECO his neighbor at midday. Other reasons moro or less logical have been assigned 'for ' the total and unexpected col- lopso of the company , which went down with a crash two years ago. The residents don't bollevo any of these stories. If the company had respected the last request of Henry Over nnd allowed hli boddy to rest In peace Petit ftlcnan would new bo far alioad of Dnr Harbor and a close second to Newport , they say. Slnco sheep have been turned loose to grazu upon t'io 50.000 IIOUHO lots the real- denta have talked the matter over among themselves and are ralsfag money to have thu bodies nf Over and his wife brought back. Until this Is dene they believe that Petit Menan will never HCO any prosperity. Wliitt HiVIIM TliiTi > Kor , Denver Tlmoa : Ho was a typical gamin , an dlralnuttvo lu stature that 1 had to stoop to Ipterrosaio him , which I dIJ In this way : "Where do you get your papers , my llttlo man ? " "Oh. I buy 'em of Johnny Green. " "And who Is Johnny Orecu ? " "He's a newsboy ho buys 'em In the Tlinea alley. " "What do you pay him for them ? " "Flconta. " "What do you sell them for ? " "Flccnts. " "You den't make anything at tint ? " "Nope. " "Then what < lo you sell them for ? " "Oh , Just to get to holler ' Cotton Ulllu Ht'Hiiino Operation , > "HLINmrON , Vt. , Jan. 21. The ( Mecn City cotton mills whlrh have b-n shut down on Recount of the strll ; < \ resumed cpr-ratlon today. Nearly nil of the cmploye-a returned and lira -ilr-illy ull the mnciliuTy In runnlnp. Tlio Queen City operatives were the drat to resist the general reduc tion , DOUBTS 'CtEVELAND'S ' ' WORD Morgan Siya : the Ex-Frasidcnt Did Favor Hawaiian Annexation. ) ALLEGES FURTHER THAT HE CAN PROVE IT Senator from Alulinmii TnUrx l Mtie with < ln-Sn ; e from Princeton tin tli < * I ntlcr'n Position , oil. Thin WASHINGTON , Jan. 24. Propjsed annexa tion of Hawaii was somewhat extensively reviewed -by Mr. Morgan .today whllo speak ing to a question of personal privilege. The Alabama ocnator had ( been represented as saying In executive sorion that ex-Prcal- dc-nt Cleveland wua In favor of Hawaiian annexation. This called out a denial from Mr. Cleveland , and In support of his original statement Mr. Morgan addressed the senate at great length. Ono of the features ot the session was an elaborate Bpccch 'by ' Mr. Turplo ( Ind. ) In support ot the Teller resolution. The pension appropriation bill was eallo.l up and debated for nearly thrco hours , but was not passed , the senate adjourning until tomorrow , pending the disposal of a point ot order made against an amendment offered by Mr. Allen to the pending iblll. Mr. Morgan , under a question ot personal privilege , rcso nt the conclusion ot Mr. Turplo's nddrras to make a statement of which ho had earlier given notice. Mr. Mor gan referred to a dispatch from Princeton , N. J. , pulbllchod j-csterday , quoting cx-Pi Bl- dcnt Cleveland denying a statement said to have been made by Mr. Morgan In an ex- ccutlvo Bovslon ot the senate , tp the effect ths.t Mr. 'Cleveland 'was ' once In .favor1 of the anne.vatfon of Hawaii. Mr. Morgan sntd ho could not discuss his own statements inado In executive rcaalon. CLEVELAND IS TOO HASTY. "No statmcnt , for 'publication was made by mo , " ailil Mr. Morgan , "hcnco Mr. Cleveland , In acceiptlns such a rciport without learning from 'mo ' the facts , chows his wIlllngncEj to accept oxr-panto statements In Hawaiian 'mat ters. " Mr. Morgan eald It was well known to tome ot Mr. Cleveland's frlcmds during hi ! ? first admlnlstratlcn that he was In favor , net only of the annexation of Hawaii , but also : f Cuba. "I camr-t , " declared Mr. Morgan , "csccipt Mr. Cleveland's statement that ho was always opposed to Hawaiian nnnsxa- tln. I can name at least ono confidential frieC'd of Mr , Cleveland who will support mn In the belief that -that utntemcnt i > 7 not true. " Mr. Morgan then presented an extended review of .Mr. Cleveland's connection as resident with 'Hawaiian ' affairs. In the : ourso of w.hlch ho denounced the accredlt- P of Special Commissioner Olount to the government i-.t Honolulu as "a piece ot du- il'clty without parallel. " Mr. Morgan reiterated his belief that .Mr. Cleveland wng , ln. favor of annexation , but 'hat ' Mr. Dole's honesty forced the prcsl- lent to abandon his policy of overthrowing ho provisional Hawaiian government. The correspondence 'he read , he said , laid the emulation for thq broad predicate that Mr. Cleveland was capable of declaring ono pol- cy and Intending to curry Into effect another. Jlr. White ( dcnii , Cal. ) facetiously referred o Mr. Morgan's discussion of the Hawaiian question In open .session , and 'declared ' that he senator's , remarks showed the utter utility ot confining fho discussion of such natters to .tho eloped session. GOES HACK A FE\V YEARS. Mr. Vest thought it would be unjust to ox-Prridcnt' Cleveland , If the fct were not t this tlmo called to the senate's > .ttentlon hat .1 resolution waa rassc-d 'by congress in 895 relative to this government's policy oncoming foreign affairs , In which Mr. v'est bad divided between the president and ongrcss the responsibility for the govcrn- nent's action In the iHawailan matter. In accordance with notice- previously Iven , Mr. Perkins ( rep. , Cal. ) called up the enaion appropris.tlon bill. Mr. Galllnger secured the adoption of an mcudraent providing that heroifter no pen- Ion shall be paid upon power of attorney rom pensioners residing in foreign coun- rles. After the adoption of the committee's mcmlment to the bill. 'Mr. Gorman briefly ddrcs cd the senate upon the measure. He aid the bill did not carry ? S,000.000 or $10- 00,000 , the sum necessary for the pensions f ISO ! ) . Ho charged that the bill was fpiincd o meet the -deficit In revenue , which ho aid was anticipated by the administration. It is simply one cf several efforts , " he de- larcd , "to create a fictitious balance In the rcasury. " Mr. Goraian concluded with the tatemcnt that It had been predetermined ongrcss should adjourn with slim appro- rlatlons , and no legislation whatever. Mr. Perkins , In charge of the bill , then aado a general statement regarding It , say- ng that It had been framed upon estimates ubmltted by the secretary of the Interior , he officer of the government charged .with hat duty. RECEIPTS ARE INCREASING. Mr. Platt ( rep. . Conn. ) said : "I am sat- afied that tbero will bo no deficiency In lie Government revenues In 18U9 , and I ulnk a study of the receipts from menthe o month under the present law will fully untlCy my belief. " M. ' . Stewart said there could bo no de- c'.ency ' of the treasury , as there was now n the vaults a great surplus of $21,000,000 , vhieh ho thought ought to bo put In clr- ulatlon In accordance with the law , Mr. Allen ( pop. . Nob. ) offered an amend- nont to tho. bill , providing that hereafter 10 pension of less than $ S a month should 10 granted , and that all pensions less than ? r. month now being paid bo rn'eed to it amount. Mr. Perkins mndo the point against tlio mcndment that It was new legislation. .Mr , Allen took Mr. Perkins' point of order s the pretext fcr an extended speech , In which ho lampooned the republican party , eclarlng in the course of hla remarks that that party was the worst enemy the o'.d ooldler Uad. Mr. Perkins ropllsd to Mr. 'Allen's stato- nent by saying the senator from Nebraska had taken an opportunity offered to deliver a political speech , when It wca n well tnown fact that the republican party was in friend of thouoldler. . Without reaching a conclusion as to the olnt of order against Mr. Allen's nmctul- nent tbe ecnnfo n'c 5:50 : p. in. , on motion ; of 1. * . German , aujourned until tomorrow. MII'SO.V HpoliN OP IMII'l'I.ISM. Ivi-ly Political niHc-iiHHlon ( InFent - III- ) ) < lf till * JlOllHC. WASHINGTON , Jan. 21 Tlio house spent corolo of houra loday transacting buslnwa elating to the iJIstrlct of Columbia , and 10 remainder 'of the day en the Indian cp- roprlatlca bllj. Curing the consideration of the latter bill a .lively political debate wus prec'oltated bjv an allusion made by Mr. Impson ( p-to. ' , ' Kan. ) relative to an alleged interview with the president on the uubjcct f Immigration. M.Ortsvcncr took occasion to expreE.1 10 opinion that1 the president had never 3cd somu of the language Imputed to him , nd the dcbato drifted Into a general dU- iis.joii | of our Industrial condition , In which lie strlko hi New England , the high prices or wheat In Kansas , and the defaulting ro- ubllcan officials In Nebraska , biicecsslvcly > Uycd their parts. Messrs. Dlngley , Greene diop. , Neh. ) , acid lercer ( rep. , Nc-b. ) , Grosvenor ( rro. , 0. ) , and Impjon ( pop. , K.in. ) participated. At tbo opening of tha oiuslon to- uy Mr. Klcfocrs ( dcm , , Tex. ) and ilr. Mockery ( de.ii. , Mo. ) called ntten- lon to a poll of the house on the ImmlRra- Ion bill printed In a Nuw York pjpcr today. 'hey had been madn to favor the bill and vero ci.o.ied to It. "I uuggest that the roll 10 called , " exclaimed' ' Mr. Camion ( rep , , III. ) and tha poll corrected. " "The chair tfalflka the Jurisdiction of the Irc-uso clofo not go behind the Co-ngrcsslonal Record , " rnuttcrfd the speaker dryly , Mr lioutcllo ( rep. , Mo , ) , chairman cf tlio committed on naval affairs , reported bark tbo two resolutions , calling upon tbo erre- tary of the navy for Information aa to the suitability of iltcs for making armoiplato la the fiouth with the recommendation that they lie on the table. The rawrt called attention to the fact that Invitations had been Isjucd for staled prfposals for the land , buildings and machinery for a government armorplato factory , which would bo opened January 20 , 1S9S , and that the secretary when these were opened would send a special report to congress containing all laformatlon. In vlow of the fact that the secretary was pro ceedlng to carry out the law , Mr. Uoutello Mid he thought It unnecessary to call 01 the secretary tor Information which ho wouli furnish. Ifco first resolution was laid upon the table 'Without ' division , but Mr. Under wood ( dom. , La. ) Insisted upon a dlvlslo : upcti his resolution calling upon the secre tary for Information obtained by the armor lilalo board as to the advantages of south cm i.ilacca as a location for an armorplito plant , but by o veto of 107 to 105 the rcoo lutlon was tabled. Mr. Curtis ( rep. , la. ) then claimed the da > for business from the District of Columbia committee. Two hours were consumed In the con sideration of dbtrlct business , after 'Which ' the house went Into committee of the whole and resumed consideration ot the Indian ay- proprlatlco bill. Speaking to a pro forma amendment , Mr. Simpson d > op. , Kan. ) commented on an in terview wltii the resident relative to tln > strike In , the "cotton mills of New England , where ) the president was quoted as doprecnt- Ing the condition of Mbor ctid as favoring a restriction of Immigration. Mr. Simpson sptko ot the report of the Agricultural do- ipartment experts oil Iho condition of the rcsldento of the sluma of Now York , In which ho said the oxtxirts alleged their poverty was due to extravagance. The exports , ho said , raid these pocole some times bought beet steak , whc < n they could get twice cs much nutriment out of bananas. Tr.io up shot of Mr. Slmiisco's argument was that there ohould bo ecoiiomy In Government af fairs. fairs.Mr. Mr. nincloy of Mnlno replied some good latttred remarks In which ho twitted Alt. Simpson en 'having ccasod. . the wall of mis eries from "bleeding Kansas , " and Is now 'coking for misery elsewhere. "We have populist rule In Kansas and there Is no longer misery out there. " In terposed Mr. Simpson. "Isn't populist rule misery enough ? " ex claimed Mr. Henderson ( rep. , la. ) Continuing Mr. Dlngley said ho also bo- leved In economy , but he thought It strange 'that ' on every proposition to Increase- expen ditures the gentleman from Kansas had voted in the attlrmativc. "That Is not true , " Interposed Mr. Simp son. son.'I 'I leave that to the members of the house who have seen him filing through the tellers , " responded Mr. Dlngley , who con clude ! by saying ho hoped members would follow the words , not the example , ot Mr. Simpson. Mr. Curtis ( rop. , Kan. ) , commenting on Mr. Simpson's statement about the reappear ance of prosperity In Kansas owing to pcp- ullstlc ailc , said that under ono year of 're publican rule In this country 'the farmers of Kansas had paid oft ? . " 0.000,000 of mort gages , whllo under popullstlc rule In Kan sas every state Institution was suffering for lack of funds , and for the first time In years state warrants were being stamped "not good , for lack of funds. " The people of Kansas , he said , were proud of the repub lican pai-ty. Jlr. Simpson , In reply , said , that when the populists retired from power three years When they resumed last year the treasury When they resumed last year the treasury was bankrupt. Xi'r. ' Simpson reviewed some achievements o the populist party In his state , and was met by 'Mr. Curtis with the assertion ttat they had not kept a pledge they 'had ' made. Mr. Grosvcnor ( rep. . O. ) took exception to Mr. Simpson's quotations from the alleged Interview with the president on the immi gration question. The alleged Interview , ho oild , 'purported ' to bo What Mr. McKinley had said In a private conversation. While he did not pretend to speak by authority , ho sali he did not believe the president had given utterance to some of the alleged quo- ' tatlons. Quoting the sentence which made the president say ho would use his personal Influence with members of the house to se cure the passage of the Immigration bill , hei'skcd If there was a member on the tlo.ir who believed the president had said such things ? "No , " "No , " came in a chorus from the republican sUe. After completing seven pages of the 'bill ' , the house ailjourned. STAMPS KOIl THU UXPOSITIO.V. Posloilli'iDcnurtnii'iit Kliinlly t IKiri tillU < > MlIIM. WASHINGTON , Jan. 24. ( Special Tele gram. ) The PostofTico department has se lected designs for the Tranamlsslsslppl Ex position Btamro and they nro now iu the hands of the Bureau of Printing and En- gravlnc , which has been requested to rush their preparation for the presses. As finally decided upon the subject of etamps will bo as follows : One cent stamp , Morquetto.on the banks cf the Mississippi , after a paint ing by Limprccht ; 2-cent , Eads bridge over tl's Mississippi , showing a portion of the city of St. Louis ; 4-ccnt , mounted Indian chief , after a drawing by Frederick Rem ington ; 5-cent , hunting buffalo , after a pic ture In Schoolcraft's "History of Indians ; " 8-cent , shows Fremont , the pathfinder , rais ing the flag on the Rocky mountains. The 10-cent stamp shows the hardships of emi grants , fo'lowhiB In the footsteps of ocouts. The design Is after a painting by A. G. Hcatou of Philadelphia and represents an emigrant's wagon , drawn by n team of horses , ono of which Is fallen and cannot rlaa. It Is surrounded by the emigrant , his wife and children , who nro looking at It In hclpIcEsness. On the tiO-cent stamp will bo a mining scene , nn old prospector and two mules. The $1 etamp will show c herd of cattle fleeing before a storm. The last stamp of the series Is a $2 stamp and represents a harveotlng SCMIO In the great northwest. The department has considered carefully the protests of stamp collectors , who do not wish to liavd the stamps Isuuud , but be fore tbo Isfiiio was finally decided on It received the approval of the cabinet. Phij j latollsts prefer , If the Issue Is to bo made at all , that the now stamps shall replace those now In use for the period of the ex position at least , thuo giving them n stand ing which they would iiot have If they were merely a fancy series of ntamps , Is sued without any real reason. The matter Is receiving attention fromtho department and It is very likely that the special issue will succeed the regular IEBUO for the six months during which the exposition will Icat , C1.0SI3 I'P THIS A.VM A IOI ll'niil lI'rHli DMfKiid-N dill Ifpnii I'ri-Nlilcnt MfKlnlt'V. WASHINGTON , Jan. 24. At the closing session today of the eleventh annual conven tion of the Improved Order li'iml D'rlth of ficers were elected as follows : Supreme pres ident , Ralph Sachs of Baltimore ; first supreme premo vlco president , Sol S. Schloss oC Bal timore ; second vlco president , Simon Span- dean of New York ; secretary , Leopold 'Draun ' ; treasurer , Kaufman Kntz. The report of tbo financial commltteo showed that thu condition of the lodges waa excellent and that of the order Itself nourish ing. ing.After After a lengthy discussion It was decided to create the ofllco of supreme chancellor , to bo appointed by the executive comml'toc. The question of changing the endowment law was referred to a special committed , with Instructions to report to the various lodges within the next thirty days. If ap proved by two-thirds of the lodges the new law will go Into effect thirty days there- after. The question o ! Increasing the dues was referred to the executive committee. At 3 o'clock this afternoon the delegates were received at the White llouso by Pres ident McKlnloy and tonight thu dclegites and their wives were cntertalnd at a ball , l''liurrH on Mil 11 Delivery. WAH.'HNOTO.V. Jan. 24 , ( Special Tele- gram. ) An Interesting statement was today made public by the superintendent ot the free Jell very system In reg-ird to the carrier system of largo pnatofltce-s affected by the recent order of tbo I'ostofilco department reducing the force of o.rrlers. As stated In theco dispatches the order was Issued for the purpose of bringing In protests from members of congress In order to enable tbo department to secure a more adequate ap propriation for rapidly iacrcaslag Uio fre # delivery system. Figures Issued toiiy ehow that the population of 14.1.500 In OnnVha Is served by sixty-nine carriers , who cover an atea ot twenty-tour square miles , and the cost to the government ot this branch of service nt Omaha Is 23.SS per cent of the gross receipts. Figures show that the hlRhcat number of deliveries undo per day In the resident portion ot Omaha Is three1. ouii\i : Axi DAVK MKUCRII CI.ASII. Pornier Cotnen Off St-eonil lleHt In ail Huron liter , WASHINGTON , Jan. 24. ( Special Tele gram. ) Congressmen Greene and Mercer locked hcrcis In the house totVty and the former was 'worsted In the encounter. Greene started In by telling what populism had done for Nebraska. He reviewed the conviction of Hartley and Moore , and told how the former was under a ixwltcntlary sentence , nlillo the latter would reach that Real In duo season , acid ho Intimated that other good republicans publicans were doomed to follow through the advent of prpuUstn In the state house. He epoko or the rottenness of rcpubllxin man ogcmont of the state's finances nnd how the people had turned from that party to the populists In order that there might bo a gen eral cleaning out ot the stateliouso r ng. When Greene wound up his speech -with the statement that convictions wore duo entirely to populists , Mercer arose and said tlio ton vlcttons of Hartley aud Moore had bt > Mi ac complished at the fiands of rcpubllrin. JIT- les Interpreting the lawn and posing sen tences on betrayers of the republican t > arJy. Then , with larcnsm , ho told of how ( Me pop- ullsts In A certain county In Nebraska hsil been casting about for a county superin tendent , finally selecting a minister who stood convicted ot lecherous pras'.lces. end electing him by n larger vote than was cast for any of his associates on the ticket. Hupburnaiitcd to know if ttlis w.is nn advertisement for the Transnilsslsslppl Ex position , nnd amidst a r-.ar thit wont ID over this sally , Greene threw up tils hands aud ftink Into lib seat. WA.VTKIJ A TIP OX HIS TI3STIJIO.VY. Witness SprlnstH it Settnntlon In Civil Scrvlcf In ventilation. WASHING-TON , Jan. 2) . A bombshell was sprung at today's session of the senate civil si-rvlco Investigating committee when E. D. Bailey , assistant chief examiner of the Civil Service commission and a hading wlt- ncs3. Intimated that the commission had sought to interfere with his testimony. Mr. Bailey was asked as to the last sweeping extension of the civil service on May C , 13 % , and ho said the extensions were llrat suggcoted by the commission to the presi dent Instead of the reverse , which ho thought might bo required by strict con struction. At this Juncture Chairman I'rltehatd read a letter which he said ho had received from Mr. Uailey saying die was "under unpleasant suspicion" by reason of King summoned and asked why ho had jcen singled out from the commission. Senator Prltchard pressed the witness re garding the reason for writing this letter , saying. "If any ono h > .s Interfered with you .t Is duo the commltteo to tell everything. " "The first thing that revealed the fact that ! might bo suspected of knowing more about examinations tliaiii I actually know , " replied Mr. Bailey. "vas when Mr. Proctor called uo to 'his ' office a llttlo after tlio first testi mony I gcvc. Ho said ho had no desire to nfluenco my testimony In any way , but that ho chairman of the committee had 'not summoned anyone friendly to the commis sion and asked mo what I was going to say so he could be prepared to answer. Tlio witness Insisted that he did not bcllovo Mr. Proctor Intended to Intimidate him. \KT131l TIH3 tXDIAX SUPPI.V DEPOT. Chlciio ProiionoM to Deprlro Oinnliii < lf ( III.SIlHIoil. . WASHINGTON , Jan. 24. ( Special Tele gram. ) It had ben Mercer's Intention today o move an amendment to the Indian ap- iropriatlon bill , embodying the main fea- urea of the Indian congress bill now pcnd- ng and he had requested Chairman Slier- nan to waive a point of order on the amend ment. By thu merest accident , however , Mnrccr learned that the Chicago dclog.Ulon . cntomplatcd moving an amendment abol- sblug the Indian supply depot at Omaha r.-d Shoni : > . n uii'Jej the circumstances would iave to grant the same right to Foss and Belknap , moving spirits In the proposed ap peal , an to Mercer. Under this condition ho ccldcd to withhold his amendment , but < pro- IOECS polling the Indian affairs committee in the Indian congress bill without going .hrough the formality of having It regularly onsldered In committee. The runur has gone out th'.t Secretary Bliss and Commis sioner Jones are opposed to the bill and in prior to allay any direct opposition from that source , Thurstcn and Mercer will call on Secretary Bliss In the morning , recalling to the secretary , of Interior the conversation had with Mr. Rosowatcr nnd Commissioner nickfo-d when these gentlemen were in Washington on a mission to secure depart ment support to the proposed measure. \OlllllllltlollN Ill-Ill Up. WASHINGTON , Jan. 24. ( Sp-'Mal Tele gram. ) The nomination of Ro&3 Hammond to bo postmaster at Fremont has been re ferred to a subcommittee of three finm the ycstofilces and pstrcads committee , which will probably report some day this \v3k. It Is bslluvcd hero that Judge Maxwell Ias : h.id soircthlng to do with the Hammaml case , aK'.iougli Senator Allen says lie Is simply acting for friends In Fremont v.'ho have wiittc-n regarding the nomination. Allen today sen * , to the clerk of the post- ofilce committee a telegram from a nerson In Hartlngtou asking that Watacn's nomina tion bo held up , which has been done , any senator having tbe power to block consid eration of a 'iiame ' by merely requesting that it go over until a Inter i.icTio-.l. Done lj ) - . WASHINGTON , Jin. 21. ( Spj-lal Tele- gram. ) Senator Tliurston Introduced a number of petltlon-3 frcm the Equal Suffrage club. Women's Christian Temperance iinlcii , and citizens of Table Reck , Nob. , praying for legislation regarding lutemtato gambling anil cigarette laws , thu sale of liquor lu ( mblic buildings , etc. Congressman Marcor haa Introduced o hl'.l ' at thu Instance of Judge Munger , provid ing for calling1 and holding n.ieclal terma on the circuit court In Nebraska , uf.icn tlio business of the court warrants additional terms. XciVM for ( In ; Army. WASHINGTON. Jan. 21. ( Special Tele- gram. ) Captain James L. Rusk , engineer , la relieved from duty as a member of the gen eral court 'martial ' to 'Which ' he was recently appointed. Serge-ant John MnruhallVII - lame , company F , Twelfth Infantry , Fort Nlobrara , Nob. , having satisfactorily ox- 'plained to thu department that hi-i true name Llttlo Ctrl the Victim of Impure Blood-Suffered Intensely Until Hood's Snrsaparllla Cured. "When thrco mouths old , my llttlo daughter had eruptions on her face. I was obliged to keep her hands tied at night aud It was necessary to watch tier during the day. Kho would guratuh her- Hclf whenever slid tfot the clmnco , until her clothes would bo covered with blood , NYe concluded to try Hood's Sarsaparilla , because I had great faith in it , nutl after nwhilo wo could tee that she was getting better. People often asked 'How did Chat child burn her face'nnd they said oho would certainly bo lift with scan ) , but one was not. It la now a year since eho waa cured by Hood's Sareapurllla end her face is OB smooth nnd white mid soft BO that of any child. " Hits. Wiuiun WELLH , Warren , Conn. N. B. Be sure to get Hood's because food's Sarsaparilla Is the best In foct , thu One True Illood I'unUcr , Bold by all druggltti. $1 ; sir for Si. ' j. r in cure ' 'lTcr I"i cay t ° nOOQ 8 trills take , easy to operate , ao. M John Marshall Williamson , will Ixt bo > q umlcr the latter name on nil rolls , returns , etc. , of hU command after this date. Spoln Wiint * llrrltirot-lly. WASHINGTON. Jan. 24. Minister Wood- ford hos cabled to thn Department of Rtalo that the government of c l has consented to n off ot kite a commercial treaty with the United Slates on the basis of reciprocity , with ache-diilrs for Cuba end the , pcnlnsuMr. The negotiations will bo conducted In Wash ington at a tlmo yet to be agreed upon. \niiinl nn llcmivfKCtiti. . WASHINGTON , JAIL 24. ( Special Tele- nram. ) rrho Corn -Exchange National bank of Chicago was today' approved as a rc ervn agent for the First National bank of McCook , Neb. , also the Northwestern National hlnlc of Minneapolis , and for the First National bank of Watcrtown , S. 13 , I , n nil INtti'tit WASHINGTON , Jan. 21. ( Special Tele gram. ) The secretary of the Interior today approval for patent 1,524 ncres of land lu the Cheycmio land district to the state of Wyoming. Anmliiiitloti of WASHINGTON , Jan. 24. The suiato com- mlttco on Judiciary has -reported favorably the nomination ot Governor Grlgps ot Now Jersey to bo attorney general. Dully Trcnmiry WASHINGTON , Jan. 24. Today's strtte- mont of the condition of the treasury shawi : Available cash balance , $210,393,173 ; gold reserve. J1C3.423.770. ADMITS ICII.MM ; HIS IIIIOTIIKK. Ijtiaiiiornl of IIIxVlfr anil Wniitnl Him Out < lf the AViiy. NAPA , Cal. , Jan. 24. In the presence of tlio sheriff and dtfitrlct attorney of Napa county , nnd of six other witnesses , George Wlllard Clark has coafccued that he was tlio murderer of his brother , \V. A. Clark , at St. Helena , on last Thursday. Sirs. Lcvlr.a Clark waa married to William A. Clark moro than twenty years ago In Clay county , Illinois. She Is 4G yean ? old nnd the mother of seven children. George W. Clark , the murderer , became Intimate with her thirteen or fourteen , years ago. Tholr relations con tinued while the husband was In California making a home for her , and during that time a child was born , of which GeorgeC.urk waa the father. After coming to California to live nt nnd near St. Helena , Napa county , lira Clark professed chrl tMnity and attempted to break off relations with her brothcr-liv law , but ho psrolrtted In his attentions. At times ho asked her If she would live with him In case of her husband's death. Ixiet month ho put strychnine In his brother' cnlTcc on two ocoMlona , but the brother detected tbo po'son ' and had the coffee analyzed by n druggist. Then , on Thursday morning. Qoorgo Clark lay In null for his brother and nff shot him whllo he was preparing breakfast , t In the kitchen of his St. Helena home. The murderer was brought to Napa. On Saturday Mrs. Clark ted ! at the Inquest tlio story ot her relations with her brother- in-law , but George Clark continued to de- el.ire hU Innocence of the murder , until ho was llnally Induced to make a full cca- fcesIan. the details of which do not differ materially fiom the facts of the crime al ready reported nnd confirmed by the state ments of Mrs. Clark. 'Arbitrate Coal Komi VfTiilrM. NE\V YORK , Jan. 24 , Adlal E. Stevenson. Trunk Line Commissioner Gcddard and. Vice President Harahan ot the Illinois Central formed a committee of arbitration which met in this city today to arbitrate questions In connection with the eastern soft coal roads and the haul of that commodity. Mlnlc 'Will ' llnvc ClinrKf. NEW YORK , Jan. 24. It was announced today that the New York olllccs of iho Union Pacific Railroad company will shortly bo opened In the Equitable building In thla city , with Vice President Oliver W. Mink In charge. re is a 1 Class of People 1 Who nra injured by the nso of cof fee , llecently there bus boon placed in ull the grocery t-toics n now pre paration called GHAIN-0 , made of pure grains , that tukes the pluco of coffee. The most delicate filomach re ceives itwithout distress , nnd but fuw can toll it from coffee. It does not cost over | ns much. Children may drink it with great bull- cut. 15 cents ntid 25 cents per pack age. Try it. Ask for GUAIN-O. ITry Qrain O ! 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