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DEFERS REGULAR PROGRAM
Omaha Woman's 01 nb Will Roceiro Mrs.
Honrotin Tonight
PASSES RESOLUTIONS OF SYMPATHY
Clnlt SprnilN n M lr Time Drilling In
Hi Snliitr Wherein
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n I'nrl.
The Woman's club held a short business
action yesterday afturnoon , deferring the
program which uas to have been given to
this evening , when an open meeting wilt
l > o held and Mrs. tllcn M. Hcnrotln of Chicago
cage , president of lh General Federation of
Woman's cluba , will make an addrces.
After the usual preliminaries Mrs. II , S.
Javncs presented resolutions expressive of
the loss which tlio community has sustained
In the death of Mrs. Thurston , and of the
B > mpathy of the club with the mourning
family and friends. Tlio resolutions wcro
adopted by n rising \oto and the club rose
a second time , at the suggestion of the presl.
dent , to express Its sympathy with Mrs. Mac-
Murphy In the loss of her husband.
MTK. Sudborough stated that a large num
ber of women en route to the biennial meet
ing of the General Foderallon of Woman's
clubs , which Is to be held Ir.i Denver In
June , would like to upend a day or two In
Omaha She therefore moved that the club
appoint a committee to arrange for the en
tertainment of these women. The motion
was seconded by Mrs. Andrews , and carried
without discussion , after which the follow
ing were elected to constitute the commit
tee : Mrs. Llndsey. Mra. Uelden , Mrs. Ilaller ,
Airs. Ja > nos and Mrs. Lyman.
Mis. Damon reported for the committee
which has been endeavoring to foimulatc a
plan by which the club might exercise hospl-
< allty toward the congresses which are to
bo connected with the exposition. The club
nt Its last meeting authorised a propoS&Um
looking toward the renting of the First
Congregational church for the housing of
such conventions and congresses as were
deemed Miltnble to the place and to the
club , and the report of the committee was
to the effect that this proposition had been
rejected by the trustees of the church , on
the ground that the scope of the congresses
Is too great.
Mrs. Uelden , moved that the report 1 > o
adopted. Mrs. Andrews moved an amend
ment to continue the committee In the In
terest of the co-operation which the club
might still dcslro to give In the matter of
tlio congi esses , and the motion as amended
was cairled , after which n good-natured dis
cussion , consisting mainly of questions an
swered by the committee , threw light upon
the dlfTlcnltles which It had met In trying
to adjust the spirit of hospitality both to
the needs of the case and to the financial
resourced of the club.
The president called the first vlco presi
dent to the chair , and the secretary , with
< ho leader of the department of oratory , to
Illustrate , Instituted the club In the new
ealiito which Una been adopted. It Is a modi
fication of the common club nmma salute ,
In that the handkerchief describes the letter
" 0 , " which , as everybody must know , stands
for Omaha.
The membership committee , through Its
chairman , Mrs. Cole , gave notlco of amend
ments to bo proposed to the constitution ,
having to da with the membership of the
club. The most Important one suggested
gives the right to propose a new member
only to one who has been a member ot the
club at least a year.
I'rof. Edward Daniels was Introduced and
read a short paper giving emphasis to the
value of women's organizations in fostering
educational progress , and then ho suggested
that the club undcitako to assist Homo plan
looking toward the scouring of exhibits of a
scientific value which might bo had at the
close of the exposition at small cost and
which would bo of permanent scrvlco to
students.
At the close of Prof. Daniels' remarks he
was given a rising vote of thanks , and on
motion of Mrs. Tow no It was ordered that
tbo executive committee appoint a committee -
too of five to prepare a memorial of the ex
position of the kind suggested by Prof ,
Daniels.
The notice was given at the close of the
meeting that all members are urged to at
tend upon the program of this evening. Each
one Is privileged to bring
a guest or an
escort.
_ \rn I en Snlve.
THE DEST SALVE In the world for Cuts ,
Bruises , Sores , Ulcers , Salt Hlieuin , Fever
Sores , Totter , Chapped Hands , Chilblains ,
Coins and all Skin Eruptions , and positively
cures Piles , or no pay required. II Is guar
anteed to glvo
perfect satlsfacllon or money
refunded. Prlco 25 cents per box. For sale
by Kuhn & Co.
SOUTH OMAHA NEWS. <
Quito en amount of roullfle business was
transacled by the city council ut its meeting
last night. All the member * were late In
arriving and Darrelt did not get there at
all. Clerk Carpenter announced lhat la
compliance with the resolution passed at the
meeting held on March 7 , asking tor a sworn
statement of circulation
from Iho newspa
pers , The nee was Iho only paper which had
filed such a statement. The mayor referred
the communication lo Iho license committee
anJ 11 vvas afterwards read and ordered
placed on file ,
Vansant , as chairman of the police com
mittee , reported thai ho had been offered $20
for the police horse and ho was Instructed
to soil the animal at once.
Dennett brought up the matter of the
change of grade on Twenty-sixth streel from
A to F street which had been referred to
the council during the winter. Ho said that
the contractors were ready to finish the work
any tlmo now. but were waiting for Instruc
tions. On account of the absence ot the city
attorney no action was taken.
1 The city altorney vvas Instructed to draft
an ord'uance providing for
the laying of a
sidewalk on the cast elde ot Eighteenth
street from Y to Z street aivl on the west
aide ot Eighteenth street from Y to Waah
Ington street.
Property owners m Ibo wcsl side of
Twenly-flflh slreel from K lo I streel peti
tioned for a six foot wooden sldowalk and
upon recommendation of the slreel acid alley
committee the attorney was directed to draft
the proper ordinance. Pastor Dates ot the
colored church and a number of his flock
petitioned for the oxtcnslni of Ihe sidewalk
on Twenty-fifth street from Q to S strest
BO It would bo pOE-ilble lo reach Iho church
iwttbout wading through the mud. This mat
ter was referred lo tbo streets and allcjs
committee.
A number of properly owners In the
vicinity ot Tvvcnty-olghlh and E streets sent
in an urgent request for a nro hydrant to
lie located at the northwest corner of Twenty-
Ixth and E streets. The communication
was referred to the flro and water committee
Taxpajers and owners of properly on the
cast side petitioned for a change of gvado
on Eighteenth street from J street to Mlu
eourl avenue and as a waiver ot damages ac
companleJ the request appraisers wcro ap ;
pointed to Investigate. The appraisers are
William Jones , Al Jacobs and Dert AnJtr cn
Superintendent James Karium of the gov
ernment service asked permission to fcnco
in the sidewalk surrounding the nlto ot the
proposed postofflco and tbo request was
grtated.
City Treasurer Broadwell , Clerk Carpenter ,
Jollco Judge Cbrlatmann and IlullJlag In.
cpector Deal requested the council to employ
an expert to check up their books as their
terms of ofllco expireshortly. . Tbo Cnsuce
committee was Instructed to employ the
noceMary help for this work , A report from
the treaiurcr was read showing that there
TunaluesJ In the city treasury at the end o
business February 2S. a balance of 146,637.
John M. Wceterflfld eont In a communica
tlon asking that the city have removed a
once a flro hydrant located on hla properly
t Tncnty-ilxth and O streets acid the water
iworlu company w instructed to move tbe
Hydrant to lh curb line. . . .
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Barnojr Hughe * bad secured a restraining
order from Judge Fawcett In the district
court , preventing the city from laying a side
walk In front of his property. The case
cornea up for hearing next Saturday. This
will not Interfere with tbo balance of the
walks ordered laid In that lection ot the
city.The
The school fund secured $23 from police
court flnM la February.
Anton Kment and Platz & Wolw filed
house movers' bonds which wcro accepted.
April 2 la Ihe day set for a revision of the
lists and the council appointed the following
board of registration :
First ward First prec'nct , Otis Fisher ,
Stephen Alllx , A. It , Merrill ; seconl precinct ,
George Raworth , James Carroll , II. Thomp-
Thlrd preclncl , D. J. Campbell , U.
Sage , II , Shaver.
Second ward I'lrsl precinct , Jerry Kelly ,
P. A. Ilarretl , Uan Mcducken ; Second pro-
clnct , J , J. Loonoy. J. Maly , Ousl Olson ;
Third prcclncl , Frank Holding , P. J. Zclarnk ,
P. O. Dwycr.
Third word Flret preclncl , C. A. Evans ,
James Hogan ; Seccnd precinct , T. W. Mere
dith , John Illondln , C. M. Sanford.
Fourth ward 0. E. Bruce , Patrick Hroder-
Ick , Joe Nadllnskl.
An ordinance was ordered dratted allowing
the Durllngton railroad the use of an alley
on West L street near Thirty-sixth streel
dur'ng ' Ihe progress of the work of erecting
a depot In that locality. Bennett stated this
alley was not u cd and as chairman ot Ihe
slrcets and nllejs committee- recommended
the Introduction of the ordinance.
Tralcor Introduced a resolution instructing
the city attorney to drafl an ordinance ex-
lending the flre limits to O street on the
south and received the unanimous support of'
the council.
At the request ot Bennett a cross walk
will be laid at the alley on J street be
tween Twenty-first and Tw only-second
streets. An ordinance will bo drafted for the
laying of a sidewalk on the west side of
Thirty-second street from Q to U streets.
The grading on I street Is nearly com
pleted and en ordinance providing for bonus
to pay for the work will bo drafted and In
troduced at the next meeting. Adjourned
until March 31.
lrtHh > lerliin 'Mlxitloniiry ' Women.
The annual meeting of the Woman's Pres
byterian Missionary society will convene at
the First Presbyterian church , Twonty-ftflh
and J ntrccts , Thursday afternoon at 2
o'clock. The meeting will be opened by
pra > er service , led by Mr ? . Hawley , to bo
followed by an addrtss by Dr. Wheeler. Mrs. j ,
Wlllliin Berry , In charge of the committee j |
on entertainment , will bo pleased to meet
any friends of the church or congregation
at the clcae of the meeting who are willing
to help entertain the visitors. Pastor
Wheeler Is anxious that all of the forty delegates - ,
gates expected bo provided for In a manner
befitting the hospitable spirit and honorable
character of the chuich. I
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Sulft'n Xew I > 'lrc Department.
A photograph ot Swift and Company's new
flro hall has just been taken and shows comfortable -
fortablo and commodious quarters for Ihe
men. The bedsteads are of IroVi , painted
white , with white spreads. The room con
tains two alarm registers , which designate
the portion ot the plant the alarm comes
from. Ono night last week Minagor Prlco
sent In a test alarm and the firemen were
out and ready for work In half a minute.
Ho I > ort of Illrllis.
The following births were reported to the
city clerk yesterday : Mr. and Mrs. William
Young , Twenty-seventh and Jackson streets ,
a daughter ; Mr. and Mrs. John Kubat , Brown
Park , a daughter ; Mr. and Mrs. John Meyer ,
Albright , a son ; Mr. and Mrs. Herman
Wherlc , Twenty-sixth and M stieets. a son ;
Mr. and Mrs. John Heddlngton , Thlrty-eecU
and and Q streets , a daughter.
Illinium ml C < iiiiinn > - ClitniKvn Stle.
The Ilamiiond Packing company came In
oxlstcnco yesterday and so far as South
Omaha and Its plant hero Is concerned the
O. H. Hammond company Is no more. The
now corporation Is chartered under the laws
of Illinois , with a capital slock of $1,000,000
and will bo run entirely separate from all
other Hammond plants.
City Uo nln.
The Bee ofllco telephone Is No. 27.
The Sons of Veterans will meet for drill
tianlght.
Colcman Primrose la out again , after quite
a long Illness.
W. S. Cook ot Wakefleld was a business
visitor la the city yesterday.
Alex Dahlgrccn Is erecting a frame cottage
at Twentieth and H streets.
D. J. Simpson , superintendent of the
Armour force here , Is ta Chicago.
All petition candidates must flic their pe
titions by Saturday of this week.
John Kunccl , Twenty-sixth and N streets ,
Is building an addition to his residence.
W. H. Porter of New York , head of the
Hammond traveling force , Is In the city.
Last week 3,635 head of feeder cattle were
shipped to the country from this market.
John Krejcl , Sixteenth and D streets , has
taken out a permit to erect a frame dwolH
'
ling.
Ous Andreen ot Omaha Is placing flre
proof shutters on some of the Armour build
ings.
ings.Mta.
Mta. Leonard Davis , Twenty-sixth and E
streets , la suffering from an attack of scarlet
fever.
James F. Callahan filed Ms petition yes
terday afternoon for the office of police
judge.
A big gang Is now employed on the thirty-
Inch sewer running through the Armour
grounds.
J , M. Wagner of Albright tiled his petition
vvllh the city clerk yesterday afternoon for
the onico of councilman ,
The now packing room at Hammond's ,
which Is now being built will bo completed
In about two weeks.
A mile of sidewalk Is being laid on the
west side of Thirty-sixth street , from T
street to the county line.
The high bluff at Thlrly-thlrd and L
streets is being cut away to fill a ponJ at
Thirty-third and Q streets.
On Wednesday afternoon of this week the
women of the Firat Presbylerlan church will
meet and glvo Iho edifice a thorough clean-
Ing.
Ing.Tho
The church jear of tbo First Presbyterian
church closes next Sunday and the trustees
are making preparations to selllo the ac $
counts.
The Woman's auxiliary of St. Martin's
Episcopal church will meet with Mrs. Ralph
Hall , Twenty-flflh and D streets , Wednesday
afternoon.
The Good Templars will hold an open meetIng -
Ing at Woodman hall , over the South Omaha
Nationil bank , this evening. All friends of
the order are cordially Invited.
Rev. Father Qleason ot St. Bridget's
church has just purchased two palntlngi for
the house ot worship. Ono Is the Pacrod
Heart and the other a splendid plctuio of
St. Anthony.
Cash Bros , are grading on I street be
tween Twelfth anJ Thlrteeulh streets , tcid
nro using the dirt to fill In low places on
private property. This the citizens In that
locality object to. They say that the dirt
shoulJ bo placed In the big washouts on
Thlrtecnlh street. Complaint will bo made
to the city engineer and ho will be given
an opportunity ot straightening the matter
out.
out.Mrs.
Mrs. Erulck , wife of Ole EJuIck , died at
the Swedish hospital In Omaha Saturday
evening. Funeral serviced will be held at 2
o'clock this afternoon at the family residence ,
Twenty-first and S streets. Interment at
Laurel Hill cemetery.
IA meeting of the board of trustees of the
First Presbyterian church Is called for this
evening at the office of C. M. Rich , 2103 N
street. Every member , both of the old board
and the newly elected board are urgently re
quested to be present.
Charles P. Hodman of this city has been
appointed mall weigher by the government
and will run between Hits city and Atchlson ,
Kan , , on the Missouri Pacific railroad , Mr.
Redman will wake his first trip today. Mcnzo
Darling of this city has also been appointed
to a similar position and has gone to Mon
tana to take a run out of Butlo.
A CltMcr Trlek.
It certainly looks like It , but there Is really
no trick about It , Anybody can try It who
has Lame Back and Weak Kidneys , Malaria
or nervous troubles. We mean he can cure
himself right away by taking Electric Bit
ters. This medicine tones up the whole
system , acts aa a stimulant to Liver and
Kidneys , Is a blood purifier and nerve tonic.
It cures Constipation , Headache , Fainting
Spoils , Sleeplessness aud Melancholy. It Is
purely vegetable , a mild laxative , and
restores Ihe njstem lo Its natural vigor.
_ Try Electric Hitlers and be convinced lint
j .
I they are a miracle worker. Every botlle
' guaranteed. Only COc a bottle at Kuhn &
Co.'a Drug Store.
AT THE HOTELS.
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"Tho agricultural oullook for our secllon
of Iowa Is bright and the farmers may well
be hopeful , " said James D. Taggort of bloux
_
, Clly { , who Is at the Mercbr. "The snowfall
of the winter has beca reasonable In
amount , end there Is promise of the neces
sary motsturo for Iho season's crops. These
conditions are general throughout Nebraska
also and the winds and the frosts are mak
ing the lands friable and In excellent con
dition for tillage. The wlntnr his not been
sovore. ' With an abundance of feed It ban
been an easy matter to keep live stock In
a thriving condition. Most hopeful for SPV-
eral jears Is the price prospect. Prices for
all kinds of farm producls are on a higher
level lhan lalely obtained , and the move
ments . . of the markets and the predictions of
traders Indicate that prices will be well sus
tained. ! A Chicago packer who has been
known to make pome very close guesses
about fulurc prices , In addition to predicting
an advance In wheat , has lately said some
thing that will tickle the ears of corn grow
ers. 'This Is the year for something to hap
pen to corn , ' he said ; 'something that will
double the price. It will not be at all re-
irarKablo If com geto In the GOa before Jan
uary , ' If this prediction should como true
nothing can keep the corn belt of Nebraska
and Iowa from booming. It Is a strong
templallon lo farmers to plant corn. "
Personal J'nriiKrniiliH.
* R. B. Carter of New York Is at the Mil-
laid.
laid.E.
E. G. Grimih of Chicago la at the Mil-
lard.
lard.W.
W. B. Fljnn of Columbus , O. , Is at the
Darker.
Otis L. Benton , Obcrlln , Kas. , U at the
Mercer.
E. E. Horkle of Chicago Is registered at
the Mlllard.
Robert H. Hamilton of Kanaa Clly Is at
the Mlllard.
George H. Caldwcll ot Grand Island Is at
the Mercer.
F. B. Trowbrldgo la a guest ot the Mercer
from Chicago.
J. W. Robson Is a St. Louis traveling man
at the Mercer.
Dr. Ramlclottl left yesterday on a short
trip to Chicago.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Pike of New York are
at the Mlllard.
Mr. and Mrs. Wlllard Klmball of Lincoln '
are at the Mlllard.
J. R. Sutherland of the Tekamah Herald
Is an Omaha visitor.
C. C. Hughes and a party of friends left
yesterday for the west.
J. H. Chaddock and W. B. Hester ot Lin
coln are at the Mercer.
C. H. Congdon ot St. Paul , Minn. , Is at the
Mlllard for a few days.
A. Bopenrolh , a Iravellng man from Chicago
cage , la slopping at the Barker.
I
Gllllhan & Delinoro , a musical sketch loam
from Chicago , are quartered at the Barker.
George D. Staples of Sttllwaler , Minn. , an
extensive log and lumber dealer. Is In the
cily.
cily.Z.
Z. B. Mason of Nebraska City , John Nich
olson ot Waterloo , L. C. Chapln of Lincoln
and J. F. Finch of Fremont are state guestn
at the Barker.
John M. Thurston left tor Washington last
night. A party consisting ot General Jchn
C. Cowln , Clement Chase , John C. Whirton ,
B. H. Robinson and others vvas present to eco
him off.
C. D. Fisher , assistant auditor of the state
of Illinois , arrived In Omaha last night from
Springfield , accompanied by bis wife and
daughter , and will leave this evening for
Portland , Ore. , to visit his father , whom ho
has not seen for fifteen years.
Lieutenant Charles H. Carmody , U. 8. A. ,
has received a telegram from the govern
ment officials at Rock Island , 111. , Informing
him thai ho has been appointed Inspector
of Iho droJglng In Ihe Mississippi river , with
headquarters at Dubuque , la. Ho has been
Instructed to report for duty Immediately.
General Charles C. Walcutt and Mrs. Vlr-
glnla Gay of Columbus , O. , brother and als-
ter of Mrs. P. F. Mills of 2214 Webster
are guests ot the latler for a few-
days en route homo from a visit In Mexico.
r. A. Gavin and J. Kelly of Burlington ,
la. , are registered at the Barker.
M. D. Jordan , a wealthy collector of works
of art. Is In tbo city. At his home In Phila
delphia Mr. Jordan has a gallery which con
tains some valuable paintings , among the
collection being a llfc-slro study of the great
Indian chief. Sitting Bull , which the govern
ment sought to possess at one time , offering
$8,000 for It , bat the owner refuseJ to part
with the painting at thai price ,
Ne-braskans at the hotels : A. Johnson ,
Ragun ; L P. Phillips , Wahoo ; C. H.
Brighton , Ord ; ( Matt Daugherty , Ogallala ;
James E. Christiansen and wife. North
Platte ; E. M. Whitney , Li Grange ; D. T.
Connell , Holdrego ; Samuel G. Slacy , Arllng-
lon ; Fred P. McCormack. Lincoln : Patrick
Dugan , Genoa ; Mark D. Loomls. Lincoln ;
Thomas Y. Dent and wife , Hastings ; A. C ,
Bradley , Sterling.
Iilt'cnicx ,
The following marriage licensee were Is
sued yesterdxy by the county Judge :
Name and Address Age.
John lloach. ailllurd , Neb 21
Dora Ilium , Millaul. Neb 19
Wlll'am L. Stephens , Om.ihu . .G
Ida Post , Omaha 22
Edward J. Carter , Orniha i 24
Althero Emerson , Omaha 2J
Spring Is hero nsnln ami Drex L.
Jlioomau nmy bo expccte'il to assume
ils , frivol Ite atttliulo In front of our store
) r.iNhiK the nmuy Rood ( iimlltlps of our DR XEL SHOE
jhcM's INiiecltilly the inl.st.os' anil ehll-
Iren's heavy khl extension bole kltl-
tlppotl hhoos the new line" this spring
Imvo yon hoard of them they are the
ho.st shoe over nindo anil sold for the
money wo ask not because wo say-
lint because the shoea will prove It
and wo know you'll never buy any
other kind after once using these
they're the same style as the higher
priced ones and wo can't sell you a
lietter wearing shoe wo back these up
Ilko wo do our boys' famous $1.50 line
these slzes-8 to 11 $1.25 11V& to 2
81.50. ,
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
1410 FARNAM STREET.
REPORT NOKFORTIICOMXG
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Nothing Yet Heariifrom the Board of
CAUSE OF THE DftAY IS NOT STATED
Xot Rxprclriloir''Wefore ' ' ( lip I.nnt of
( lie W rk t/tilff.l Staled Will
Get O'lllttwluii If K l
Solfl ht All
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WASHINGTON , Match 21. H can be
slated positively and authoritatively lhat the
report of the court of Inquiry on the Maine
disaster had not been received up to noon
today. From tnc came source It can bo
stated lhal Ihe presenl ofllclal information
Is that the report Is not likely to be hero
before next Thursday or Friday. This la a
material change from the expectation prior
to this time. The cause of the delay Is not
known , but It Is assumed that the conclu
sions of the court arc not yet In such exact
form as to warrant their earlier presenta-
llon hers. -
The government has made no furlherj
purchases of war ships , but Its no-go-J
I tlatlons In that line have been productive
| of at least ono Important result , namely. In
establishing that unless the battleship Gen
eral O'HIgglns becomes the property of the
United Stales It will not be sold at all. Spain ,
It Is confidently asserted , will not bo able to
sccuro this war vessel , nor are Its chances
any better or as good as those of the United
Stales. Practically Ihe same condition pro-1
vails as lo the Argentine armored cruiser
Sin Martlno , which will become the prop
erly of this government If It parses out of
the hands of Argentine.
Aside from these facts there was the usual
flood of speculative reports current today ,
Including a renewal of that report that
, Lieutenant Blow , ono of the Maine's survi
vors who reached here Saturday , brought a
Ictler from Admiral Slcard conlalnlng the
Information lhal Ihe explosion was external ,
but could net bo directly attributed lo the
Spanish government. Officials high In au
thority are loath to make specific denials of
thcso roporls as Ihcro are so many afloat ,
but the statement was dismissed as unwar
ranted.
-STORY IS UNLIKELY.
Ono high official , who would be likely to
know If such Information had been brought ,
staled that If It was In hand the fact had
never been known to him and he seilously
doubted Its correctness. It Is undoubtedly
true , however , thai Ihe Maine's ofllcers who
lave reached hero e.\proEai J ll to be their
personal opinion lhal Iho caufo of Ihe ex
plosion was external. Lieutenant Blow Is a
junior olllccr , compared with Lieutenant Hoi-
man , another of Ihe Maine's survivors who
arrived here Saturday , and Admiral Slcard ,
it was staled , would not so set aside the
punctilious requirements of naval procedure
by overlooking or pasting over a higher
ofllctal an 1 commltllng such a grave re
sponsibility to a Junior ofllcer.
Lieutenant Blow has gone to La Salic , 111. , 1
for a reit and the other Maine survivors
are also free to go where they please and
recuperate from tlio { rj Ing ordeal through
which they have passed.
If the report Is comjris by Captain Barker ,
as some press dispatches Intimate , the facl
1 not disclosed In any , ofllclal quarler here.
Nor , indeed. Is tlo } routine by which the
icport will bo transmitted made public , as
It would merely serveo jeopardize its safe
transmission and arouje groundless conjec
ture. Captain Darker .left Washington the
middle of last week. He Is the naval aide
to Secretary Long' and It is naturally In
ferred that his going , from the secretary to
Key West at thU ttnehad | some direct rcli-
tlon to the Important" pending question.
Further than this.however , the naval offi
cials will say nothlnsifls ta thej purposes of
his trip. ii *
Secretary Long's cfflco al the Navy de-
parlmenl vvas aganttio | ccnler ot confer
ences today. Senator Hale , chairman of the
oeuatp .committee on > . aval affairs , vvas one
of ttio early callers and spent half an dour
with Mr. Long. Senator Prltchard ( N. C. )
alco had a talk with Mr. Long. Mr. Hale
went from the secretary's office to the White
House and had a talk with the president.
Wlthla a short t'uio he was followed by
Secretary Long , who spent some tlmo with
the president. The secretary carried with
dim a bundle of documents , whleb , however ,
has become his usual custom. Senator
Hanna came to the secretary's office during
hl.3 absence , and , learning that ho was with
the president , spent some time In confer
ence with Assistant Secretary Roosevelt.
The Spanish minister called at the State
deportment today end presented Messrs ,
Angulo , Valera and Cadenas , who are the
direct representatives of Iho autonomous
cabinet at Cuba. With this presentation
negotiations toward a commercial treaty will
bo opened.
SPAIN ALSO ACTIVE.
A high ofllclal of the navy , who has Intl-
inato knowledge ot Us affairs , cold loday :
"The greatest difficulty Is being experi
enced by Ihe govcrnmenl In procuring ships
from abroad , but it Is hard at work and la
making as much progress as could reason
ably bo expected under the circumstances.
Stain Is pushing work on their war vessels.
Ttio Pclayo , Its largest and beet battleship ,
Is pracllcally ready for sea and Its second
biggest ship , Iho Carlos V , will bo ready
In a fortnight or three weeks. The officials
of the Navy department are doing every-
Ihlag In their power to prepare ) for any pen-
slblo conflict. Anything , however , which Is
cotton In the way of tug boats and yachts
will bo for a makeshift and our people
would do well to learn thut the only way
to ptepare for an emergency is to ceo that
the navy la put In f.rat-rato shape before
Iho emergency arlsrs , and this can
be done only by building battleships and
torpedo destroyers ; by adding permanently
to our naval lists of officers and men , and
by Immediately passing through congress
Ihe pending personnel bill , which Is abso
lutely necessary to the handling of the new
navy. The results , however , of the prepara- a
llons , so far as made , wllh Iho materials
at hand are eminently satisfactory. The
grcatesl preparallon lhal has been made
was the drilling of battleships and torpedo
boats last summer and as a result the navy
Is r 3W doubly as efficient as ono year ago.
The people of the United States may trust
to Ihe navy -with absolute confidence lhat It
will respond to our call with the hlghesl
credit to herself and the nation. The ques-
lion of Iho purchase ot Iho O'HIgglns Is
sllll In the air. Spain will not eet the
ship , and If It Is sold It will bo to the
United States. "
GIVB TUB PIlESIDnNT Trf.IB.
Ono of the cabinet officials , speaking about
the report of Iho courl of Inquiry , which
It Is understood willcoma , sometime this
week , said ho agreed hcarllly with the sug
gestion lhat had bebn'mado ' that the presi
dent should bo allowed a reasonable tlmo
to consider It before giving It lo the public ,
and felt sure that the , public would tnko
the sumo view. In so Imporlant a matler
ho said Iho country can well afford to glvo
the chief executive'In'whom 11 hao so much
confidence , reasonable tlmo for deliberation ,
feeling assured that the full report will
then bo given out,1 and nothing -withheld.
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The same ofllclal also expressed the hope
tl'i-it Ihls same confidence which Is fell In
the president will lead congress and the
public to recognize that the president has
better sources of Information than are pos
sessed by anybody else , by reason of his
communications with foreign governments
and his diplomatic channels and If anybody
can shape a policy which will lead to a
satisfactory cetllcment of the present situa
tion It Is the president. The solution , he
added , may not bo far off after all. The
counlry may bo sure of ono thing that
the president vlll safeguard Its rights and
Its honor lo the furthest and at the tunic
tlmo let no opportunity slip to preserve
peace w llh honor.
il have a little boy who was ncarlv dead
from on attack of whooping cough , My
neighbors recommended Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. I did not think thai any medlclno
would help him , hul after giving him a few-
doses of thai remedy I nollceJ an Improve
ment , and ono bottle cured him entirely. It
Is Ihe best cough medicine I ever had In the
house. J. L. Moore. Soulh Durgcttstovvn ,
Washington county , Pa.
SKV .SCIlAl'l llS blM.Ml TUB TKST.
Illir llullillnnr Ilnrim Out from lie.
tneoit THO of Tliem.
CHICAGO , March 21. Flro this aflernoci ) .
doslroyed Ihe uevcti-story structure known
as the Schoneman building. Several people
mailo their vvav to the street down the flro
escapes. The olevalor boy made a Irlp lo
Iho upper floors and Is believed lo have per
ished , II Is not believed any olhcr lives
wcro lost. The burned structure was lo
cated between two ot tbo tallest so-called
"ilcy scraper" buildings In Chicago the old
Colony and the Manhattan. Both arc fire
proof and neither was damaged , but there
vvas much excitement among the occupanto.
Great crowds of people assembled In the ad
joining streets expecting to witness a re
currence of last week's Wabash avenue flre
horror , but the prompt work of the firemen
and Ihe subalantlal character ot the Old
Colcny and Iho Manhattan sky scrapers com
bined lo inako an effectual prevratlvo. About
dozen firms , including bookblndcrlcs and
similar concerns , were burned out.
The lo'ses to occupants of the building
were : Eagle Lithographic company , $30,000 ;
H. E. Decker , $10,000 ; Kornby & Winder ,
book bidders. $1,500 ; Chapln & Chaflln ,
pr'nlcrs , $10,000. The other occupants were
small concerns whoso aggregate loss will
not exceed $15,000.
r < -iiiiN > l\iiiitn Uallroml Depot.
NK\V YOHK , March 21. The Pennsylvania
railroad depot In Jersey City was damaged
by flro early today to the extent of $100,000
The mammoHi train shod and Iho largo ofllco
building escaped. Most of the United Stated
mall mailer vvcs dcslrojcd , The Iraln and
fcrrj traffic was berlously crippled. All of
the frame portions of the depot , with the
shed covering the approach lo Iho several
ferry slips , end tfio walling room and rcn-
lauranl were destroyed. The Iraln shed , built
entirely of Iron end glass , was damaged only
by the breaking of glass from heal. All tlio
rolling stock was promptly run out of the
shed when the flre was discovered and t/ie /
companj's ferry boats were simultaneously
hurried cut Into the stream and over to this
city.There
There were- several acres o ! glass on the
While we claln,6 { , and do carry the
host pianos over made wo never asl ;
fancy prices for j them While at the
hiunu time we show a , lhu > of the popular
medium rade In-struinonts that we've
priced at $120 , from that up to ? 185 We
do not carry the cheapest grade made
for we never ask any of our customers
to accpt a piano from us that we can't
recommend It's not how cheap hut how
Kood wo can K'VO ' yon for the money ex
pended there's satisfaction in knowing
you can depend upon your denier doing
as agreed. '
A. HOSPE ,
Music and Art. 1513 Douglas
loot of the big train shed , nnd being moMcd
and cracked by the Intense heat fell upon
the firemen and made their work all the
more perilous. The firemen weio unable lo
use Ihelr scaling ladders on the big roof ,
nor were they able to get water near enough
to bo effective. The Kcjstccio restaurant ,
where the greatest damage was suitalned ,
was ono of the most spacious and hand
somely lilted up railroad ic-staurants In the
counlry. The report lhat mall matlsr was ,
burned h denied. No rolling slock was
Injured , melthcr was any baggage destroyed.
St. Tlioiunx tirnnil Opera HOUMC.
DUFFAL/O , N. Y. , March 21. The new-
Grand Opera house at St. Thomas , Ont. , was
burned last nlghl. II was owned by llo'h-
well o ! Detroit.
I. V HO US FUR ItnMCSIUIJS IIIliilTV.
South American CoimtrleN ( lie Great
Flelil of IiitcrpMt.
ST. LOUIS , March 21. Al Iho meellng of
the Methodist Ministerial association today
Rev. John Lee , chairman , read a report of
"Ihe commllleo on'rellglous liberty for Pro-
lestanls In Soulh ( Africa. " The reporl slalod
that the commltleo wail greally encouraged.
II alms lo accomplish three things :
.1. To secure religious llberlles for mission
aries working In Ihe republics ot Peru ,
Ecuador nml Bolivia.
2. To secure religious liberty for unlive
Chrlsllansvlio dissent from Ihe Itomun
Cithollc f.ilth.
3 To ecuro In these South American re
publics the fullesl civil liberty for foreign
ers nml native-born Protestnnls , especially
by Ihe legalizing of marriages performed by
others limn Iho clergymen of Hie Homnn
Catholic church ,
The committee , It was staled , asks "noth
ing moro for the Protestants In these South
American republics than Is cheerfully ac
corded to Roman Catholics In the republic. "
Letters had been addressed lo prominent men
In various parts of Christendom , staling the
committee's alms , and a large number of re
plies bad been received. Among them vvas
cno from ex-President Cleveland , who wrote :
I nm an advocate of the largest liberty to
nil the ipeoplo In our own land nml nm
strongly In favor of nny movement having
for Iti oblect the perfect security nnd ub o-
lule freedom In the South American states
of people sojourning or resident there. The J
ilemaml for Unit much freedom , It seems to '
me , Is only reasonable and Just.
Ex-PredlJmt Harrison replied :
Certainly , the religious liberty which Is
now universally given by Protestant coun
tries to cltlrena nnd resident1 * of the Honun
Catholic faith calls for reciprocal treatment
In Roman Catholic countries.
Rev. John W. Butler of Mexico , In his re
ply , referred to a conversation he had had
with President Diaz , who said , "The clergy
In my country are not all tolerant , but wo
Intend to be , and to maintain religious and
civil liberty at nil costs. "
OI < YULLOW PUVJ2H.
I
ClilcdKO 1'rofexHor Certain He C'nn
Slop lit HniiiKex.
CHICAGO , March 21 , Undo Sam has only
lo Issue an order to his Iroops lo "cook ) oitr
food and hell jour drinking waler" lo ren
der Iho whole American army Immune from
yellow fever , according to Prof. Edwin
Klenks of Rush Bledlcal college , an ac
count of whose discovery of yellow fever
germs was published a fortnight ago. The
Spanish soldiers In Cuba , among whom the
mortality from > ello\v fever has been great ,
have eaten and drunk -ncked and un
cooked food anJ water Indlstrir'lnatcly.
Prof. Kle-ck's tl-cory Is thai If > , - slinplo
precaution of boiling and cooking nan oeen.
followed the army would have been practi
cally Immune- from the illbcase.
In the event of war with Spain , the
American troops scnl to Cuba would In-
forced to depend largely on food cannei !
In the United States , which noull loasoit
the danger entirely. It Is Prof. Klcck's be
lief that If the familiar Injunction of the
Chloaqo health department to "bill the
water Is followed It v.ould complete the
safety of the troops from the disease , wh ao
ravages are more lo be dreaded than Spanish
bullctu.
Wo are anvloiLs to do a lltllo good In this
world and can ihlnk of no pleasantcr or bci.
ler way to do It than by commending Ono
Mltinti ) Co'igh Cure as a preventive of pneu
monia , consumption and other serious lung
troubles lhal follow nrglectcJ colds.
, 'r < M" fnbii. "
"Free Cuba" got u poor shake at Ilia
meeting In Ctclghton hall laai night , which
was advertised to be held In the InterestH
of "Free Silver and Free Cuba. " The let
ter K < 3l by fai Iho small end of the liofn ,
for of Hie ivvo hours and u half consumed
by the opeakeis the struggling In. ami re
ceived exactly eighteen minutes of nllon-
tlon. The remaining Ivvo bourn anil twelve
minutes were devoted to a discussion ot
free sliver.
There were two speakers , Judge O.V. .
Uerge of Lincoln and W. I ) . Oldhain of
Kearney. The former clovoled hli entlro
speech of nearly Iwo hours In Itngtli to
tlio b'inio presentation of the silver nufn-
llon which failed to convince the voters
of the. country In the campnlgn of U'JIJ. '
The remainder of Ihe tlmo vvas occupied by
Mr. Oldhain , who devoted about half hn !
speech to the condition of Cuba. The mcet-
IIIK vvas held under the auspices of tlio
lilmctalllc league. J. I ) . Kitchen vvas chair
man. The attendance filled about onc-
imlf the lull.
Don't annoy others by > our coughing ami
risk your life by neglecting a cold. Ono Mln.
ute Cough Cure c'jres coughs , colds , croup ,
grlppo aud oil throat and lung troubles.
V.V. . C. . \ . ( ilrln nt llo inc.
The regular monthly "nt homu" of the
Young Woman' : ) Chrlxtlaii association vvas
held Kisl nlghl. Mrs. J , II. Dumoni had
chnrgo of tlio entertainment nnd the Hath
IMen Jl.iptl.st church furnished the dainty
refreshments which were nerved. The chief
piri of Ihe program WBH mippllril by trm
Kutcrplnn club , a woman' * musical club
composed of live violins , two nitimlnllnH
and a piano , under the U'.nlunnlp or Miss
Allen. * fhu numbers this flub played were
very excellent ami vvcio Intermingled with
several songs by Mr. Sunder ! mil anil lead-
Ings by Mrs. Sunderland and Mm. Nattln-
Ker. Mr. Sumlorlntid'H "I Cannot Help
Jjovlnif Theo" was especially well iep lvod.
The Voting Woman's Christian arwocliitloii
jjuilor.s vvero brightened by handsome liuu-
iiui'ts and tbo young ladles cxte-nded a very
cordial welcome to the largu crowd In at
tendance. i
Dcfi'MHiNot Yrl lli'Kiin.
No evidence was Introduced by the de
fense In the case oC the government
against the South Omaha Llvo Block ex
change case before Kxamlner-ln-Clwncury
Dattln yeslc-rday aflernoon. The attorneys *
for tlio parlies In Iho sull gel together ,
but the dcfeiiHO Insisted that It was not
qultn ready nnd after pome discussion th
hearing was postponed until this morning.
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