"M - ' Till ! OJIATTA HAIIjY 1113K ) TUESDAY , JfAUOJI 1 , ] 8 ! > 8. i-pondlng perloil In the provloua year ; In crr-ane , 12,012 S4B , total Ptpomes , J12 , 01,9G1 flRalnst 111 269.208 ; Inoreano , $1,212.097 , nc earning. $8219,016 , agfllnst $7JSOIC3 ; In creano , JSOO.HT. M\V i MoC pu'iric iut : II MI : > T Onlrri fur Slnrk nnil Oilier rrolKli Cur * An8lfii. < . Within lew limn a month since It liai ns mmed control of the Unltn 1'nclfle rallroa < the trtvv rcRlrae hai taken fitcus to Incrcas the equipment of the company to equal tli equipment of competing lln a. Orders hav Jiift IJCPII placed with various cor building coinpnnlc-s that call for the delivery of 1,160 new freight cars to the Union Pacific within tlio next four racr.tlis. The orders for the new cars ure M fol lows. GOO new first-class stock cars to he httllt hy the MlchlKan-1'cr.lnsular Car com panof Detroit. Jllch. , 600 t w ( im-cleM box cartf to ho htlllt by the same company nml KiO furnlturo cnrj of large nlze nni mcJern conatructlon , to ho hullt hj the Mia ricrurt Oar and Foundry company o St. Louis The work on the row cars Is to he commenced hy the respective companies at once , and all the now cnni will , according to the terms of the contract * , he dcllvuoJ to llio Ualoti Pacific at O-naha clwInR May and June The orders Just placed conatltuto the big gest Increase that rr.3 been crado to t rolling stock of the Union Pacific ntaco 1S93 when sevcnl Mrgp orders for cars were glvot out. The need for larger and bcttcc frclgh cars has been felt by the frcUlit trades lie jmrtrnciit of the Union Pacific for nome time The lack of large stock cars Ins been espe daily embarrassing and In the recent con- - trnvcwy ovo.tl o best method of determining taten for tdc shipment of live stock It was brought out that the Union Pacific had vers few large sized stock cars. During the re- colvorchlp of the company It was Impcnslblo lo get the necessary orders for more nnd hotter stock ears Kor moro than a jear the officials of the Union Pacific ha\o been studying the latent designs of freight cats and considering the kind that would beht answer the demands of the compiny In their opinion the l.loO cars that hau been ordered will flll a real want , and thej intlmato that the orders Just given out maybe bo followed by other largo orders The new owycrs of tlie Union Pacific are determined < o place thp etiulpmcnt of the company on the level with that of any railroad In the country Tor the la-it fortnight rcpresentitlves of nil the leading car building companies In 'the ' United States have been In Omaha and 1me kept President Hurt mid Superintendent of Motive Power nnd Machlnerj McCcnni-ll busy considering the various claims of their respective companies The announcement of the awarding of the contracts was made en Saturday evening , nnd most of the visitors departed for their several homra en Suu.li ) There has been some comment on the faet that none of the new cars were to be bul.t nt the Union Pacific shops In this citj In regard to this matter rn official of the com pany said to The Ues that the awards vve.ro given to outnlJe companies for the reason that firms capeclallj engaged in the buolriec's of building cars could do the woik more cheaply than could the railroad company itself He called attention to the list of ordcis for new freight equipment rcccntlj published In The Hee. which showed that nearly nil the lallroads that have cndeicd row tara within the hist > car have given the orders to car building companies. 11 rj.l lit III Sni' M' Ml Ill-lit. Cl'srles Hrjant has been nppolntcd npslst- ant city pabscnqer 01 d ticket agent of the Chicago & Northv , estcrn rallwi > , the appointment to tnko effect on March 1. ll'tt appointee cornea to Omaha from the general passenger offices of the Northwestern In Chicago , where ho hau had an experience of twelve je.irt During the past few > card he has held the rrtrmnslMe position of chief rate clerk Ho 'will ' succeed IM-vard W. Dent , -whose rujgnation all the local , railroaders well fla iijjucrouB business men avid other 't Ojwbans were sincerely sorrj to hear. Mr. ii n * , . , been with the Northwestern here lor five jcars , and previous to his appoint ment to the peat IIP has just given up h ( ! held a similar position with the Jloelf Island road hcic His resignation is entirely volmitarj , and he ha ° not decided which of two excellent positions that have been offered him he will accept. IlllNllK'KM Of till * I' 'IIII > llllllla. PHILADnLPHIA , Teh 28 The Pcnn jl- vanla rilhoad onnual report for 1597 maKca iho following statements The gro's ciiti- 1ngr of all the lines cust and west of Pitt - liurg wore JlL'S.l'S.OfiO Sti , operating i-\- j > Eii.es $87,641,031 11 and net turnings ? 10 - ( .27,05305 In cainlng th s there were 159- ! ) ir .y > tons of fieight moved anJ 08,818,017 jntctngers carried lliillriinilntcx nml I'orMonnlK. AcsUtant General Passenger Agent Hutch ison of the Union Pacific lin * * returned from n wpjtern trip Ho personal ! } conducted the paity of the Minneapolis Journal to Omaha on Sumlaj. It Is reported In local rallwa ) circles that vlgoious efforts arc soon to be made In con Bices to have tlu > government establish a tmnltailum for old soldiers at Hot Springs , 8 I ) . A bill with this cljcct In view lias once passed the senate , but was Killed In Goneial Passenger Agents I.omax of the Union Pacific and Pianola of the 1) . & M. are In Chicago to attend the meeting of gen eral pacsenger agents called fcr the purpose of determining the amount of excess fare that hlnll bo charged on the new fast tiains of the Union Pnclllc-Northwcetem and of the Durllucton railroads rni : ii SInvlN fro in n llroKrii Tnnii , Hl'MDOLDT. Kcb. . Teb 28 ( Special ) The farm houap of Authon > Day , who lives panio eight or ten mllej northwest of thin It ) , waa Jfstrojcd bj flro last evening , the family barclj escaping with their Ivrs Tiio flro orlqlmtod fioin nn accidental dropping of a lighted lamp from the fiends of Mr Duv. Xone of the- household goods were tsvcd , and It Is reported in Irfiuitcico vxaj carried on the l.onso cud only ? 250 on the goods MlMNOiiiI VI n n on tli ' RniiiiiiK' | < * . MILAN , 'Mo ' , Peb -Special ( TilcKrntn. ) Inform ition wan received hero today that Fruik Wlnelnnd got on n drunken spree list night , went home ana drovo. hlH wife nnd children nvvny ninl tlu-n et lire to the lieu o ( ie-1ro"lnK everj thing HP then went tloAii to the IMIIwnuLi'o I'lllioul ' and com mit lid Hiileldo. by throwing himself In front of a inliitf freight triln Vlit In Nn Vnrl.- . NH\Y YOltK , IVb. 28Tho rotirt-nurtHl trj-lns fap-tnlii Oberlln M. Carter , It S , \ . , yvlll lOconveno In thH city tomorrow utter a two months' rou'lcn In Sivunnnh The court will Mold senlons In the board room of the army building on Whitehall street. Easy lo Buy , but how shall I do It ? In tlio only com mon sense way keep your honil cool , your fcot > vann and your blood rich uwl pure by taking I lood'a Sarsapurilla. Then all your nerves , til © musolos , tissues ami organs will bo B * 8 RH S " pi-opcily notnislicd. J0iV8' | , Sareaptuillti builds up the system , creates an ap petite , tones the Ftomneh ami gives Bticmrtli. It Is the people's Spring Medicine , has a larger sale and ef fects moro cures than all others. Hood's clue , 0. I. HOOD & Co. . Lowell , Mass. 'S Pills ttrc the ' vorlto family ejthartlo. Pries tto. DATE OF REPORT UNCERTAIN Court of Inquiry Does Not Know Who Its Labors Will End , NAVY DEPARTMENT HAS NO INFORMATION 111 ItcpnrlN I'rHciiilliiK- 1'lv n Tim AVIii-ii ( In- ItiiiortVII1 lie Miulc Art * J'tiri-lt liiiimlnnr > or WASIIIXOTON. Tcb. 28. Nobody at th Navy department , from the secretary down has any Information whatever as to vvhcthc or not the Malno court of Inquiry will re turn to Havana from Key AVost , and la fac the pinna of. the court are absolutely tin known here. Tor this reason It Is said n the department that any statement as to Iho probable date upon which the court wll icport on conclusions lo the secretary o the navy Is purely speculative. It Is vcrj doubtful whether the members of the cour themselves arc able to pass an opinion 01 this point at this time , as It Is believed that the work so far done , asldo from tha relating to the recovery of dead bodies am personal property , has been scarcely more than preliminary. In this \le of the case It may be perceived how difllcult It wouli bo for any member of the court to predlc thp date upon which It would report. Judge Advocate General Lcmlcy found a message this morning from the Merrltt & Chapman Wrecking company , dated nt New York , reading as follows : The tug Underwriter , with the dorrlcl Chief in tow , pasted Snndv Hook at 12.40 p m Sundny , 27th bound for Hav .inn As sltint Wrecking Master Tookcr vvns on the Underwriter Assuming that fair weather prevails , the tug with Its tov ( should arrive at Havana nbout Saturday With this derrick the In vestigations of the court of Inquiry ui- doubtcdl > can bo much facilitated , for , al though the Chief will bo unable to lift the big turrets , Its deirlck would -itlll remove the smaller guns aii ] the greater part of the debris which Is the source of so mucl complaint on the part of Civpta'n Slgsbee as Interfering with the search for todies and with the otamtaatlon into the cause of the disaster. MAKIXG OUT DEATH CCllTlPlCATnS Cnptaln Paw lev , who Is directly In charge of that bra'ifh of the Nav Ration bureau re lating to th cnllw'ed men In the navy , la now directing the work of his olllco to the Imtiance of death certllicatca to the families of the dead Bailers These certificates are IsaueJ by the Mirgeon goner.il and the Navi gation bureau and are thus co.elusive evi dence upon the auditors of the Treaauij Uc- partment , who are therebj obliged to pay over to the legal rcpicfentatlves or helra of the deceased any aums of money thai raa > be due them by the United States gov ernment rei , account of accrued paj or re- tnlned deposits In the case of victin.s of the Maine disaster the dopartimut Is obliged In many cjsra to ccrtlfj to the death of the sailor without being able to secure evidence of that fact through the presence of a hodj. It lr < presumed by the ofllrials that a man falling to rtport perished in the catastrophe. Letters nro re-idling the Navy department from all jxiits of thecoircitry from alleged iclatlves of the victims and it appears ithat In numerous cabes there are many claimants Tor the small eama of money or piopertj that belonged to the dead men It will be thp duty of the department 10 try to adjust : hcso claims and reconcile conflicts and every effort Is being made by the officlils to do this is speelily as possible consistent with the requirements of the statutes It ca bo stated authoritatively that the Navy department has received nothing to Indicate the taute of the explosion and that icpo'ts that It has advised it was by ex ternal force are -without foundation. Captain Slgsbeo reports that two mor1 lead bodies wore recovered jcaterdiy. One waa unrecognizable , but ( ho other was Identi fied as tint of J. W. Johnson. The captain ilso announced the death In the hospital at Havana of poor Hoizer , who made suth a gnllalit struggle for life. Commander I'orsjth at Key West telo- liaphed this morning that he had , in r\ocii- lon of the department's order , secured a ilot of gromd in the cemetery at Key West n which would bo Interred the remains of such bodies as are brougtit from Havana. \dmlral Slcard personallj will look after the uneral arrangements. It la learned that the 3p 'ilsh oftlclalii at Havana I'ave consented o the removal of any bodies hereafter 10- ttvered , n formality irado necocsaiy by the fact that the Cuban law docs not permit surh removals from fear of extending con tagion. It Is understood that the remains ire not to be pernnnently Interred at Ke > West , and this understanding gives a great leal of Mtlsfactlcci to the naval officlalo icro , v.ho havctiad trouble In times past In nalntainlng graves of nailers 'B proper ccn- lltion , owing to the Infiltration of large quan * Itles of water Into the graves thToiiBh the lorns and low lying coral ttiands As the remains arc enclosed In hermetically ealed s-lnc cases. It Is not believed tint they will nutter during their brief Intccmcot at Key Vust. MOVEMENTS OP Tlin TLEHT. The fcattle.shlp Texas , which his been at 3alvo ton , returned to Tortngas yestcrda > ind jo'ned the squadron The Terror rc- lorted its arrival nt TompUInsvlllo todaj The Castlno arrived at I'ort of Prn&ce In he West Indies Captain Dickers , asa'stnnt ciiiei 01 me navigation bureau. lias gone to Norfolk. CrAitrnrj to some repoits that have icen cltciliated his visit has nothing to do vlth war preparation ! ) He went to li spect he old training ship Knsex This ve , el has uat returned from a Ion ; crtilio with the appi entices and the rnvul regulations re- lulro tucli an Inspection as this upon the ctuin of a ehlp to thU country. It will > e for Captain DlcUi a to nseertaln simply hat the vcesel Is In healthful condition , that ho bojs have conlucted themselves properly during the cruise nnd genprnllj to hear com plaints and aatlsfj the dopaitrnom that the ahlp has been well handled Atvilstant Secretary Meiklejohn returned to ho city by the night boat from Port Jleu- oe. He declares that his visit to the post had no warlike purpose , but that he simply vent for rent nml recuperation nr/ruiiN TO HAVANA. At the close of ofllco hours a telegram came to the Navy depaitment from Admiral Slcnrd at Key1 We&t In the following terms KEY WBST. Fob 2S-To the Sceretnry of ho Navy , Washington : Court of Inquliy will commttiui bujislon nt Key We-st today Tl ey iruHt resume sen Ion nt Havnti i to ob tain cvltfcneo of divers after further .vork upon the wreck . SICAltlX The Important ftuturo of this communU cation is the declaration that the court will return to Havana , It beta at rest rumors hat have "been current for some dajs past hat the court was not to return to Havana for the reason that It had discovered the eauso of the tinting of the Mulno , which voa not an accident , trd that It had con sequently cio further business la Havana , Olio Important deduction to bo drawn fro.ii ho nicufenso waa that the report of the coiut of livjulry can scarcely be expected for sev eral wee-ks to come. Tl-e court will bo oc cupied at Key Wivjt for nome da > s at Ictbt n taking the testlmniy of the burvltor * hero. Then upon the return to Havana t U expected that a good deal of time ratiat Japan before the divers can get through the mid which now encompasofs the lower part of the wreck of the Malno nnd examine the bottom. After this Is done the court nui.st ( . liberate in order to sccuii ? an agreement pen Its finding The prevalent belief at h Navy department Is that up to this noinent the court ha > not exictv undertaken 0 compare notra and endeavor to reach § uch u agreement , A Cuban mall was received during the day id with the candor which has eo far char acterized all hli dealings with the public n this matter , Secretary Kong raue > ed It to bo given the newspaper reporters as soon 1 ho had read It himself. It was made up f one letter from Captain Sampson , dated t Havana , February 23 , and although It U Imply a statement of events already re- ortcd by telegraph , one- fact la significant , lz : The statement that the testlmon ) of ertaln cl Milan wltncwsua bcforo the court would be of no Importance , Hli letter IB as ollowa : HAVANA , Keb. 23-Sir : The court has akt-n the testimony of all 4lie onicera of the Ju.1 no still iiero. Tomorrow we will take testimony nn the illvcr * IUWP nccutnu luted Thp lllht Arm nrrtvi lirre thl morning nnd reported to Cftjitnln SlK'bcc Bceordlng to order * . J trim some wrcoklrt compnn ) will be given the entire Job , 11 n olhrr plan will bo feinlbje. Thorn ure tw < iltlzeim ) n the hnrhor who have slgnlllci their vvllllnKiuiiKi to tostlfy , nlthougli thov Imve nothing Important After taking1 thl evidence nnd that of the divers 1 jiropos to return to Key We t nnd take the cM deneo of the clllccr * ami mon there. It mn.v bo TieecBsary to retun hero nfter furthe progrehns been m.ule by HIP divers. Verj icspeetfully. W. T. SAIMWON , Captain , U. S , N. GO SOUTH IN APUIh. The gunboat Wilmington sailed toda > from Laguajara for Harbodoes , traveling over the ground covered a few diys before , by the Cincinnati and Castlnc. All of the boats nro slowly cruising around In the Car Ibbean sea and will be so employed tint ! April , when they will go south again. Secretary Long sail at the close of office hours that no orders had gone out to send m.other war ship to Havana , reports to the contraiy notwithstanding. At the white house the utmost quiet pre vails Many offers have come from organl- rations and Individuals of their services Ir case of conflict. Some of the congressional callers also have stated to the preside-ill that their states were ready to furnish full quotas of men. Secretaries Long and Alger , acid Represen tative Dlngloy were among the president's visitors ted y , but It was said thev had nothing of Importance on the Maine affair tJ dhcuss with him. Mr. Dlngley opolto afterwards - wards In Mrong terms of reports that finan cial circles of New York had been sounded as to the readiness with which funds could bo raised lu no emergency. The attention of Secretary Gage was called to 1he pub lished statement that ho was miking prep arations for a bond Issue end that the bu- leau of eeigravlng was preparing the platra. Tkio secretary pionounced the statement un qualified false. No isuch action has over been considered , he said. Secretary Long went to the White House early tonight and remained lu conference with the president for some time Ho returned - turned to his hotel about 10 o'clock and Immediately retired , leaving word that there was no news. Lieutenant II H. Whlttlesey of the bu reau of navigation , who has charge of all telegrams received after department clos ing hours , stated 'it a late hour tonight that nothing had been received from Captain Slgsbeo at Havana nor the court of Inquiry at Key West. uiM'osirio.v OK A vv.vfc roucns. HUN UN IMmiM I'rt-iutriMl In CIINC i > f AVnr. NEW YOIIK , Peb. 28 It has been de cided by the Na\j department to keep on the Pacific coast the full force of naval vessels there , snjs the Washlngtcn corre spondent of the Herald. Department officials re-cognize the fact that the strcns h of the north Atlantic squadron would be greatly Increased by attaching the battleship Oregon to Heir Admiral Slcard's command , but they appreciate the danger of leaving 'he Pacific coast without such a ve'sel , Just ns they appreciate the Importance of detcindlnt ; the ports of the Atlantic coast by vessels of the Monitor tjpe. There are now stationed on the I'acflc coast the Oregon , the coast de fense vessels Monterey and MonadnocK , and the training ship Adams The Oregon , wh ch Is at 1'ugct Sound , will be ordered to leave that port and proceed to San Francisco hai- bor end Its place In northern waters will probablj be taken by the Monterey. Tha department recently directed that the Monad- nock be held in reserve , but thes > e ordem have not jet been carried out , sad It will probably be sent to San Diego Besides these ships the department has at Honolulu the cruiser Baltimore and tie gunboat Bcci- nlngton. No ordeia have been Issued for the return of these ec eIs In view of the aspirations ot tlie auministiatton to bring these Islands within American jurisdiction. The crutoer Alert and the gunboat Mari etta areIn Nlcaraguan and Guatemalan watero respectively. These ships wll ) bo ordered to Fan Fianchco If .au omeigencj arises and will hold themselves fri readiness for active service. The department does not anticipate that a fleet v , 11 ! bo went to the Pacific coast in case of war , but there Is an expectptlon that a detached armored cruiser may bo ordered around to the Pacific to makea demonstration. One of the objects of the department In seem tag eufllclcrat men to place the cruisers Columbia and Minne apolis In commission Is to attach them to Rear Admiral Slcard's commend at Key West. With these vessels In southern waters t will be an easy matter to have them iolncd by the crulsera New York nnd Drook- yn nnd to scad them to Spanish waters , irobably Cadi ? . Authorities say that the Columbia , Mlnno- ipolls , the Brooklyn and the New York will Jo Ideal ships to form a flying squadron. The Columbia end Minneapolis have bunker capacities of 1,070 tons of coal each , the "Irookljn 1,730 , and the New York 1,290 Their steaming radius lo sufficiently large to enable them to carry out the nrogram contemplated by the department , and so far as obtaining coil on the other side U con cerned , the authorities point out that ul- hcugh coal was a contraband of war dur- ng the rebellion , ships of the unicri had no dllflculty In getting from English merchants all they wanted The monltoi Puritan , which will be re- alned near Hampton Holds , to defend Haiti- noro. Washington. Norfolk and Richmond , \111 have IUi repairs completed the first of next week It now lias n pait of Its crew nnd Lieutenant Commander J. II. Haw ley U > reparlng the detail of the men who will > o assigned to fill the vacancies nov , existing on tl at ship. s\is IT it vs COM ; r\n i\oi rii. i Clt'rto man 'lliliiI.N Uir I lilted StiilrN Should Hi > / iCulm. . LONDON , Peb 2S Rev Dr. Chirleri A. Bony of the Queen Stieot church , Wolvcr- lamplon , who visited the United States In October last as chairman of the Congrega tional union of England in an cffoit , It wat > said , to Induce the United States senate to confirm the arbitration treaty and also to advocate church union , replying to nn 'nflu- cntlal American , writes "My view , and I think It Is. gcneially held jjlatlonal Englishmen , Is tlat the trouble n Cuba has gone en IOIIB enough. It U ) org fomented by men who flout the au- horlty of Spain while protecting agalDJt \merlean lnterfe > rence. This state of things a Kept up for the sake of a number of rotten ntertslH. Spain U not so mueh contumacoufi as pcwcrhss , and the United Statra MO\oru nout h the enly power which cuirftJtoro order and with due regard to Its own Mon roe doctrine and collateral obligations the Washington executive Is Juatlfled In 'naUtlng upon order oven If It becomes necessary to superintend the management of affairs , " .No line for So Many Opi-rutnm. CHICAGO. Fob. 28. Reports that forty of the swiftest telegraph operators In the employ of the Western Union Telegraph com pany at Chicago were to start for Florida within the coming week , practically under ; ovornmcnt sealed orders , and that thirty - Ivo men had already left fJow York City for lacksonvlllo and Key West , were denied to- lay by William J. Lloyd , amlstatit gupcrln- endent of the Western Union company. 'This story Is all nonsense , " said Mr , Lloyd 'Some of our eastern ofllclals told mo Inci dentally yesterday that seven men had ro- ently been > ent from New York City to Cay West , on account of the Increase In uislncss at that point , resulting from the destruction cf the Maine. From this the lory piobably originated. No men have > een sent fiom here , and such a move Is not ontunplated , Wo could not use that mim- icr of men there , apjway , There are no vires for them to man- " Ili-liiriiH from ltx Trip , JACKSONVILLE , Pla. , Feb" , ' 28. The tcamer Uauntlc&s , which left Fernaudlno on Sunday night at 12 o'clock and is supposed o have carried a large cargo of arms and mmunltlon to Cuba , arrived tierc early tbh norulng and la now tied at onu of the Comuander PllUbury of the dynamite ruher Vesuvius , having been Informed by- elephone from Fort George ot the arrival r the Uuuntlcos , wont down the river at an arly hour to escort It up the rher. The 'oauvhiB returned to port along with tlie wu\tlf4.i : \ and la now ai chorad la the river , Jo sttf ps hive been taken by the government o EeK the GIBBONS IELEBRATES MASS Cardinal Oflloratos at a Sotvico for Malno Victims , ,1Ml DISASTER AWAKENS LOVE OF COUNTRY Prelate Sn > the Country Dc-dcrvrn Credit fur , , $ lic _ CnliiiitfNH It Ilnn MM > ) I ii. Iji ( litPrenvnt ' " * CrlNln. lULTIMOIin. Tcb. 28. A solemn requiem mass for the repose of the souls of thcst- who lost their lives through the destruction of the battleship Maine In Havana vvns cele brated at the cathedral this morning. Cardinal Gibbons made an address fled read the scrvlcon for the dead. A nutnbcf of naval and military officers were present , In. eluding Uioso of the mllltla and naval re serves. The vocal music was furnished by a quartet from the "Urlde-cloct" Opera com pany , now performing In Philadelphia. The cardinal said : Wo do not fully roillzo. how ardently we love our country Until some crisis occurs which awakens our devotion to It nnd arouses bur admiration and trnitltudo for those who hnvo Ulcdl In Its service. Such a crisis has quite recently occurred , for me Imvo nsBcmblcd hero this morning to insist ut the luly Hierlllce offered up for the souls of the brave olllcers and men mho have lost their llv , n nt thapost of duty. AVe arc also palled together to give expression to our nonrtfell condolence and sympathy for the bereaved relatives of thosu faithful defend ers of their country -whom the nation mouniH. I see bcforo me re-pre entatlveH of our army and navy ; I see representatives of our excellent state mllltla and of our fellow cltlyenq at large. You lepresent a sorrowing nation , for every home In our broad country reels the loss as a personal one. CALM fXniJIl TRIAL. Too much prilso cannot be bestowed on tlio president nnd on the mcmbeis of lilt cabinet and particularly on the secretary of the navy and Ms able .ib'litunt. as well as on the houses ot congress , for the calmness ind tl inqullllty , the self-control nnd the pelf-po-oesslou which they hive exhibited during the feiiful ordeil through which the country lm boon passing In the last few days. It needed only n .spirk lo kindle n groit conflagration ami the piticnt and signified bearing of the executive nnd legl'- Utlve bodies are all the more commendable- In view of the mischievous and Intemperate utteiatices of some sensation il newt-papers This nation Is too brave , too stiong , too powerful and too Just to engage. In an un righteous or precipitate war. Let us le- member that tlie eics of the \voild ure unon us , inno'o Judgment we cannot despise , and that wo will gain moro nppliu = o. and credit for ourselves by calm deliberation nnd masterly Inactivity than by recourse to aims "Thrice Is he armed , who h ith his quarrel Just. " I horH > and believe , for the honor of humanity , that the destruction of the Maine vvns caused by an accident and In th it case Spiln cannot be lesponplble. Hut suppose some IlLiidlsh Cub in had occasioned this ftnrful loss of4llfe In order to embroil our nation In nniir with his mother country. In that case Spain should not bo held re- spjnsible Ami cVen had some fanatic it Spaniard peipetratcd tlilf atioclous crime , iheio would l i no'necessity for a recourse ; o nibltrnmenf'of fho sword. The only otlmr circumstance that would wan int active hcthtlUtles would be the evidence 4hat thp Spanish government con nived nt the placing of torpedoes or cx- iloslves In the Ji irljor of Havana to destroy our vessel. lJlt. I do not believe , and no sane nnn can'Jbolrive ' | , that a chlvalrlc na tion will bo jjulltv'of such Inhumanity. An ab'e commisilou has been appointed by ho government lo Investigate the cause of the disaster. Let us calmly and dlt > P is- slonately await the rebult of their verdict and not nntl/Jpiito their judgment. One hlng Is certain , tills country kna > \ s how In nitv cmergenoyto defend her honoi and irotect her Interests These brave men did not ille JndeexLfDW the deck of ship with veapou8Jn thc r hands. Nevertheless wo nust regard them , .is the heroes or uiaityrs to this country who died nt the post to which the cill to' duty assigned them I earnestly hope , that the day Is not far off vir * > n n grateful Imtlon will show her ap- ireelatlon. of the hervlces of those brive iml faithful public servants by erecting to heU memory | i suitable monument , a monument ment which will not only commemorate thci lead , but which will bo nn Incentive of mtilotlsm to the living by keeping before hem the sentiment so well expressed by- he llomnn poet : "Dulcu ot decorum est pro p.itrla morl ( It s sweet and honorable to die for one's country. ) " sivis TIM : SAII.OIIS H\I > > \MI : . Siinnlsli Tnpoi'M Sn > \ m i > rl CHUN Are I.Idle Ili-lter Tlinii rlmli-H. LONDON , Peb. 28. The Oarllst organ , El Correo , of .Madrid , In Its Issue of February J , Just received here by mall , toys : "There s no doubt whatever that the Io , s of the Malno was duo to lack of discipline" and cites the case of a United States cruiser vhlch was lately at Venice , describing Its row as being "rather pirates than sailors cf a civilized nation.1' Continuing El Cor- eo tiys : "Drunkards , Inuubordlnates , hlevca and fighters , the sailors ot the United States never set foot ashore without creat- ng riots. Nightly several of them slept In all or were taken on board under arrest until the munlclpillty vas forced to formally corn- lain to the commander and request him note o allow his njen to land , as otherwise they ould not be answerable for the conse- uenccs. Had these officials belonged to the Jhrhtlna icslmo , the United States would ave repllel by demanding an Indemnity , or n apology , or both , with tlie certainty of obtaining It , but the protest not being Span ish , no attcntlon vas paid to It. This n ral convict ship , which Is never free from the fumes of alcohol , must bo a twin sister ot the Maine. It is a marvelous thing. In such hands , that one of their ships does not blow up dally " The Imparclal of Pebruaty 2S temperately appioves the growing sentiment that "con cession has reached Its limits , " nnd ex presses the belief that "tho best forces In Spain are convinced that the time has ar- IK I'rilCtll'Pll I llt'llllNI'IOHMlj Il > J'l-O- plf Ila > lot Dii ) . In order to continue a habit , scene people will put up wl i moro misery day by day UMII they vvoulv\ataml for any other cause For liibtanuM * > man may have dally twinges of neuralgia or stomach trouble or weakness of the lldart , ( all have their origin In a disarranged aiervous system ) and bo told many time's that ho could bo rid of his misery by leavjtjij ! pff the drugs , tobacco nna coffee that aujjo jtho ttoublo. But he stout ly abserU tluit > ? .tlitj don't hurt him and are not the cause of his trouble. "Why , " OHO imn said , "I 'lofY ' off ccffeo and tobacco for two weeks antfcj-rfelt like a fighting tock , but I couldn't stand Itio powerful deslro and had to tal < tem | | up ogiln. " Such oKporloca | | | show the real hypnotic character of . these habits arc , to an extent , bre > klris down the race. When H man shakes gtftjne hypnotism ho clearly ' sees that boundlDg'hcalOi and the ability to hold up oncvAiwd like a man , to do ones life duty and have the ability to carry out bualncfid projects successfully Is worth moro than all the habits on the face of the earth when coupled with dally aches and alls and an ever Increasing Inability to make things go. Man's great object In life U happiness and to portray as nearly as possible the per fect maa designed by the Creator , Narcotic habits , like coffee and tobacco , break him down by as sure a law as that by which tlie HUH rls&J each morning , It In caiiy to break the epcll of coffee If Postum Food Coffee Is used , for when It la properly boiled It bus the color anil flavor of Java coffee and yet contains nothing but the most powerful food elements selected with especial refer ence to their ability to restore the delicate tlbfluo In brain and iierva centers. The trade mark , "It makes red blood , " covers a pro found trutli. rived to firmly , though with moleratlon nnd calmness , assert the honor of the father land. " 1C I Liberal of the same dny warns the people - plo "against these who are seeking to mis interpret every act and v < ord of the United States , " and criticises "tho efforts of tha Carllsts to block autonomy , which , " It adds , "tho liberals are loyally trying to put Into effect In Cuba. " Cl Liberal concludes"Let Spaniards remember that Cuba Is the key to our position. If within a brief space ot tltno wo succeed In pacifying the Island , the dan ger of external war will forthwith disap pear ; and , though wo do not for a moment bell eve It will , should war break out , Cuba will bo the only battlefield " The Olobo comments on the "friendly nnd oven cordial rotations between the two cabi nets , " and gathers from the- recent speech of President McKluIey at Philadelphia that the chances all favor peace. It blames the fiery Jingoism of certain Spanish papers for provoking similar bellicose utterances In the United States , nnd adds "When Spanish papers constantly Inform the United States that war Is Imminent the latter cannot do otherwise than prepare for hostilities. " IMIKSS cirn nM > oitM : $ M. y.oi. v. \ < v | nK < r Men CrtllclNi * the 1'rciu'li ( ! ocrninciil. . CHICAGO , Teh. 28. A well attended meeting of the Chicago Press club was held this afternoon unJer a call Issued requesting the members to express their opinion re garding the case of M , Zola , the famous novelist sentenced to a year's imprisonment because of his outspoken demand for open trials and particularly for a now trial In the famous Drcyfua case. Warm addresses on the subject were made and the following resolutions were adopted : Whereas In the republic of France asreat writer has , In the face of temporary public opinion , dared , regardless of eonserniensct , to maintain the right of free thought , free ppoech mid free publication when the object Is for the geiieial public t Jed ; ai'd Wbeiesis , IM. Zola , has been aided by M. Perrleuv In boldly nrln'lmr win * M. J'.ota wrote , nnd who Is now iiHta.ti'u uch ex pression by his own course ; 'hoiefore be It He-solved , That the Press club of Chicago the gathering giound and lecognUotl center of the Journalists nnd autho-s of Chicago In a republic which has beeji lo'-o to Prance In many things , declares 1'n nrifo mil re gard and sentiment of helpfuiUM * to both the groit novelist mul lo tlio edltovho published his letter ; declines : , too Its bi'.lef In the justice of the cause advanced , eo fat ns cwas demanded the free oxoMsslon of thought for the. good of humint'v , and Its demand that nil trials of all men si i-ild lt s7 > oken to the world. Purth'-inior . the Press club of Chicago wishes to oxprcss Its confidence In the ultimate \e'il'et of u Bleat people when there comes fui"ie. ' lelle-etlu'i upon vvromr. sometimes done bv f'e > itroilc ! but too Impetuous upper cunent The PreH club of Chlcigo congratulates Mola and M. Pcrrleux. : N VTIJ TIIKOWA OUT MIL coiimrrr. UolilN Unit < Vppoludiicnt ! Iliu < ; < n < Tlli > r IN Illt-Kal , WASHINGTON , Feb. 28 Henry W. Cor- bott was denied admission to the senate as a senator from Oregon on the appointment by the governor by the decisive Aote of 50 to 19. Speeches were made today against the admission of Mr. Corbett by Mr liacon of Gcoigla and iMr. 13urrons of Michigan , and In favor of his admission by Mr. Mor gan The detailed vote was as follows : Yeas : Ahlrlch , Hnnslirough , Perkins , Haw ley , io\\cll , UlUr , lluu. Turner , I'.illlnnks , AV etinoro , Koraker , Mantle , AV llton 13 1'rj e , Mn&on , Hannn , Morrlll , Najs : Allen , Onrman , I > enro < " > , liacon , Gray , 1'ettlKiew , Hate , Half , ] > ettu , llerrj. Jleltffld , 1'lntt ( Conn. ) , 11 ur rows , Jones ( Ark ) , 1ln Mns , Hutler , Jones 0\'ev. ) , Itnuch , CiilTei > . Kenney , Mlioup. fnrtei , Ijln < l ° iy , Chllton , Mollrlde. Teller , Clark , McMillan , Thurtton , Mnltoi } , Tlllmnn , ( Sickrell , Martin , Turlcy , CUllom , Mills , Turjrlc , Jav l , Mitchell , Vest , IJeboo. Money , W urcn , rnulkner , Xelson , Welllngton-IO CallltiKer , Iacoe , OliaiiKi'N In tinNniy. . WASHINGTON , Feb. 28. Commanaer Isimberton has been relieved of duty as In- npcctor of the Tlfth lighthouse district of Baltimore , and ordered to the Ilcston , at Mate Island on March 10th , on which date he becomes a captain. IIo v\lll bo succeeded at Haltknore by Commander Ilutclilns , who Ib detached fiom the rccelvlnc ffilp Szra- toga for that purpose. The resignation of Ensign Osborn has been accepted to take ef fect March ICtli. lnll > 'I I i-iiHiirj ' .liili-nu-iil. WASHINGTON , Fob 28 Toda > 'a statement - ment of the condition of the ticasury tihovvs * \vallahle cash balauce , $227,224,513 ; gold re serve , $107,431,000. Do jou want a good glass of champagne' Cook's Imperial Is an extra dry vvlno with a delicious boquct. jtiiM > itr O.N sini'iioiitn. StcniiKT DoricHinclicK I'orl IMinur n cii < \ rinf. SAN PUANCISCO , Fob. 28 The steam ship Doilc arrived In port today , one diy ahead of schedule time , flying the yellow flag .Immediately upon appearance of the vessel In the harbor It was boarded by United States Quarantine Officer Dr , Uoso- nau , who ordered the ship to proceed lo the quarantine station at Angel Island , The pas- bengern have all been transfeired to the station as well and will bo held there for a number of days. nnvin Prominent I'lipcr Miiiiufiu'liircr. IlELLOWS PALLS , Vt. , Feb. 28 John Ilobcrson , a prominent paper manufacturer , dlei ! yesterday at Palm Beach , Flo Ho wen a member of the firm of John Robert-oil & Sen , the Hoberson Paper company of Bel lows Falls and W. A , Cole & Co. of Putney , Vflcrnii M f T o RICHMOND , Va , Peb. 28 General W B. Tallafcrro , a Mexican war veteran nnd com mander of the Virginia troops during the John Brown raid , a major general Iti the con federate army and an ex-Judge , died at his licme , In Gloucester county , last night. 'i\-Clinnililnn : Illlllaril J'lnjcr. CHICAGO , Peb. 28. Prank J Parker , the old time billiard pUycr , and at one time billiard champion of the United States , died at his homo hero today of paralytls. SIMMIITX a Inr iDlaiiionil. . CHICAGO , Fob 2S-Mrs. Cella Wallace , widow of the woilthy lumberman , J S , Wallace , of this city , hau added to her mag nificent col'eetlon ' oC JnwelH the , second largest diamond In the United States The prlpo paid for the precious Mono , which Is only surpatwod In beauty and Intrinsic value by the famous Tiffany diamond , was $21 C0 > ) The Jewel was th property of n for- ber governor of Wisconsin Mrs Wallace Is the woman who offered to adopt and odueate the young Cuban girl Miss Clsncrot * , at tha tlmu of her vlnlt to Chicago Th nIliuiilriil Mliii-rM S < r 1 1 > . WEST UAY CITY , Mich. Feb. 2J-Tlueo hundre-d mlnerw employed In the Monitor and Day county mines struck this af lei noon The men demund nn eight-hour work duy , nay for in I no run nnd abolition ot the one- Inch soreen. Thtso demands are refused by the operators Ciood miners can e.tin as high UH $3 per day umlur the priMOnt t-rale , which IH K'/j to U2'/3 c'l'iitn a ton for coal run over oiie-lnth Here-en , Huy county hualo Is 17b cents n ton higher than the fi-m-I.iaw Kiule * Onc'-lneli hun.cn also used by riagl- navv operators DrilHicrn IH NllllH- MilDale. . MILAN , Mo , , Peb. 28. ( Special Telegram ) The democratic county cential committee met here this afternoon and selected May 27 as Ho dutu for nominating county ticket by u primary election. The Judicial con vention to select delegutcit will be held March 20 , nnd the senatorial , congressional untl Htuto cielvi-ateu will be xtlccted April 11 , lliMM > lilN | ( jo to Vliilnc SAN rHANCISt'O. Teb. 23 The entlro proct-edrt from todiy'a attendance nt the Mining fair are to bo devoted to the relief of the families of the victims of the Maine disaster. An extraordinary program of a military nature waa prtuentcd tor Iho out - t it Jo u. AAIUSEMENTS , A largo number of people heard "Mart- tana" sung list night tit lloyd's ' by the Hos- Ion Lyric company , but a still larger num ber did not and by sin ) lug away mlssotl an agreeable performance and a pleasant even * Int ? Kc.il opera not tint spectacular and Anatomical product to vrnfch a > ltloted pub lic taste has come to apply the title Ls not so plentifully ptovldod In Omnlm that it ought to bo negle-ctcd when it comes , e-ven it it wcro presented by less clever peoplo. Many of the members ot this organization are by no means strangers to Omaha J , 1C. Murray , W. H. Clarke , lllchlo Ling , Clara LoneIlattlo Belt Ladd are all names which have been associated with former piescntn- tlonu of English opera hero , sometimes more pretentious , but toldum muio morttoitou * than now. William Vincent "Wallace's melodlotiD opera , "Marltnna , " has lung ago been as signed to Its pioper place by critics , con siderably lower than tlui niche where its composer would have placed It , but sill high enough to bo cherished by popular taste. Tin-re Is nothfcig In It which calls for trnnscendant ability in the Interpreta tion , and Iho Boston Lyric company will doubtless show to even better advantage with laigor opportunities. The performance of "Mnrltnna" last night * nns a well iutcn- tloncd and very satisfactory one ; by no means without faults , but these not of a seri ous nature , and the whole. Imbued with such evident eagerness to plcaso that criticism U disarmed. There ls a hard-workliig chorus , not large , but vocally adequate , and the stage bettings , It not elaborate , are not of a nature to offend good taste. Tonight "II Trovatoro" will be sung ; to morrow "Tho Bohemian Girl" and "Tho Chimes of Normandy" at the matlneo aud evening performances , respectively. Hoyt's "A Stranger in Now York" will be the attraction at llayd's on Thursday and Friday evenings of this week. In response to numerous requests the local management has succeeded In bringing about a change of bill for the Mansfield matlii'o next week from that previously announced. Instead of rcpeatlug "The Devil's Dlsclplo" on that occasion Ml. MauMlcld will appear lu his delightful Impersonation of Beau Brummell. Mmdrri-d tilth 41 lint Pin. CHICAGO , IVb. 2S It N ajmost n ccit.ilnlly that Dartholomcw Urandlt Crandner , the Parisian diummcr , dead at the Palmer house , was murdeivd with n woman's hat pin , The autopsy allowed not only concussion of the briln , but u sin ill puncture which begin neir the corner ol the left eye and extended fat Iiuo the In tel lor of the skull It was not ot gi eater diameter tlun the le.id In a pene.il. Uiandner entered the hotel at a late hour bleeding profusely and fell to the flooi. SIIIMI Mlilo Till.I'M l.lfV. SPOKANH , Wash. , Teh. 2S --peclal to the Spokesman-Rev lew from Sllvcrton , 13. U. , says. A snowslldo occurred yesterday about 2 p. m on the- sleigh reid to the Comstock mine , four miles east of town A mcascngei was. sent to town and about 10) ) men turned out with shovel" , as It was repuited that thiee men were , burled. A. Southwoith and J. II U.uvey were taken out with slight injuries , but when the body of Willlim Ladu was discovered life vv.is e\tlnc > t. KndoiNc Toil iicN Vililii'NV. nOISC , Idaho , Feb. 23 A conference of silver icpubllcans fiom all sections of the state was held hero today. About fifty leadIng - Ing men of the p irty were present. After n discussion resolutions wein pasbcd en dorsing the recent manifesto l-suert by the nation il chalrmin of itho silver pirty , rec ommending fusion. . roiulciniicil lloiSocM 1'rco. OTTAWA , Ont. , Feb 2S Lyman Dart , the IS-ycar-old boy In Truro Jail under sentence of death M.irch 3 for the mu'der of .1 Svrlan peddler , has not oulv * escaped the gallons but ivlll be set flee. The trial Judge reported that ovldeneo dlscovcied sluco the trial shows eoncluMvcly that the shooting was accidental. llrlili'oininitN Siilflilv. iPIIILADnLPIIIA. Fob 2S Mrs. Leonora Push-nan , a bride of three months , commit ted suicide , ted ly by taking e-arbollo ncld and Dr. Alexander Pulton , a prominent phy- Blcl in In the northeastern section of the cltv , ended his life tonight by shooting hlm- Hclf. The motive In both cntos is unknown. Iifltx the I'l-fNldriit to Vflnil. . PEORIA , 111. Peb 2S-Mayor ( W.armi of this city tod.av forwarded to President Me- Klnley an Invitation to attend and ndilr.M's the meeting of mayors of the United ritutts at Detroit lie\t August Mayor Warner Is rhalimaii of the osecutlvp commltteu of the League of American Municipalities Mr * . Holu-it Vliniti-ll IH OtlnKr. POUT HURON Mich , Peb -'Mrs. ' . Rob ert Manloll , who was taken peilously 111 In this city Jininry o , but was believed to bo well on her way to recovery , has suffered n relapse of her disease and -all hopes other iccovery have been abandon' " . ] . Vllll.lII Itl-lllK'tlflll IIIVllKCH. . WALTHAM , iM iss , IVb 2S A 10 per cent reduction In wages went Into effect today lit all departments of the Boston Mnnufaclur- Ing company's mills heie. The l.BOU opeia- tlvcs accepted the cutdown. Small I'lri' . A flro occurred at G 30 last night at the res idence of Dan O'Connor , 310 North Twenty- seventh Htieot The blnyo started fiom an explosion of gasoline , In'which Mrs O'Con nor was painfully burned about the hands and fate The damage to the building and furnishings amounted to about $10 Both the method nna results when Syrup of Figs is taken ; it ia pleasant and refreshing to the taste , and acta pcntly yet promptly on the Kidneys , Liver and Bowels , cleanses the sys tem effectually , dispels colds , head aches and fevers and ernes habitual constipation. Syrup of Figs is the only remedy of 'its kind over pro. ducod , pleasing to the taste and ac ceptable to the stomach , prompt in its action and truly beneficial in its effects , prepared only from the most healthy and agrocnblo substances , its many excellent qualities commend it to all aud have made it the most popular remedy known. Syrup of Figs is for sale in CO cent bottles by all Icadincj drug , gists. Any reliable druggist who may not have it on hand"will pro cure it promptly for any one who wishes to try it Do not accept any substitute. CALIFORNIA FID SYRUP CO. SAN FRANCISCO , CAL LOUISVILLE , Kf. ttElV YORK , N.T. Potent I Powerful 11 Positive ! ! ! Why nntiffMo , IrrltMo anil npoct tlio ntnmiicli. nnil dcraDjiathohoRels t > ? InmllnK lip tlio sraUm with nil emit nf iil niriwnblo nnd nllvn Inrltrrliliil In- Irrniil mudltliHH Mlirn > uu lui\o no potrnl , liimcrlul mid luiNltltti nn cvurual rein * cd > an Porous Plasters ithlcli nccnrapllnlinemuch mul moro tli n tbo former without producing miy of their bail otfocts. Ttit > ru rnmpiMnclnfmadlilnnlconcentrMinnstbatiu-vri lull to in iiminlv rellrvi.Tliitlrn , Nuiiiiilaln , .IFiiMCiilur KliriiiiiiitlNin , l.nliw milt Clii'Mt Dlneiini M , Allrrlliiii of Ilio.lnhilN , Kldiii'jB.eto. Insist upon a Ji IJON. . lltfubo tubotltuloa. rrlciiEVCpnts. Honbury it Johnson , Jl'IV Lbtmlst ? . Now York. M < il1u > r * < ! ! ! Jim AVInslow's SrxjIhlllK Srui > Ins born nrpil foi * mcr 53 sears b > millions ot mothers ror tlielr iblhlnnhllo tcethlni ; vvltli pel feet BIIC- cis H MioUicH tlie tlilld , mftvni tlio sinis. nllijH nil inln curoixllul colic nml In tliu best omejy for Dlanlioea Sold 1) > OruKK'-sIrf ' In cviry part of the world lie sure nnil nsk for "Mrs * VVInslon's SiMtlilng Sjrup" nnd take no other kind. K roils n bottle I'llris Iom-r riooi , tl 00 , "je. Hal. 75o-SOc. Jfiitlnee i > rlres , J e nnd ri > c. Thursiliij Tililas' lloM's "A STRANQnil IN NHVV 1 OHK " THE CREIGHTON I'.ixton < fc Iliino33 ; Jlgr * Tol. l&ai. O. D , Woodnnrd , inusomcnt Dlicofor. l'iei cntliif ( MoKee Itnnkln'v l"lvc-Act 1'lny THE RUWA1FAY WIFE M'i : ( I VITIi : > _ CIniN. A. Cm ilncr , < ; < ! - li-nlHM-l 'M OrulK-Nlrii , U'rssou .V , AVal- t < < is , llnliy I-MI IN. huimlnj-H.AKII. , | ] KINO Next Weck-IJ'ITUJ JXJItD 13th and Douglas Sts. , Omalin. CUNTIlALLiY LOCA'JfiD. AMKU1CAA AM ) HlJUOl'IJtV PLAN.- . J. H. 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