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tdl THE OMAHA DAILY liEE.1 WEDNESDAY , MARCH 23 , 1808. among the Wc t Indies , " fald a naval officer today , "and In one of them wo ought to lave a coaling station , " Sccrcta/y Long Is considering the matter and It Is protablo that if the government can mike the necesnary arrangements a sta tion will bo secured. The Importance of BC < curing one , the officials point out , Is very great , oe In the event of hostilities our shlpj mUht lie put to very great Inconvenience and delay In filling their bunkers when their protencu ailght be needed to protect critical points. OPENS BIDS TOR POWDER. At the War department bids wore opened In the bureau of ordnance for supplying 470,000 pounds of brown prismatic powder for the Hcacoant fortification guna. There were only two bidders , the California Pow der company and the DuPont Powder com pany. The former concern offered to supply the powder at the rate ot 32.175 cents per pound , Twenty-ono dayi ) after receiving the con tract It will begin delivering the powder at the rate of 25,000 pounds weekly. The Dupont company bid 32.175 cents a pound for that to be delivered at the powder nisennl at Dover. N. J. , anl 34.175 cmU a pound for that to he delivered at the Ilenccla arsenal , California. In a dayor two the ordnance bureau will awArd tin- contract for RU ilyHg the depart ment 2,000,000 smokeless powder rlfie-tall cartridges of .10 caliber. Two concerns nub. milled bids for fumlihlng the-se cartridges , the Winchester company anJ the Union Metallic Cartridge company , both ot Con necticut. Captain Barker , naval aide to the secretary1 of the navy , retutcied to his desk at the Navy department today , alter a few dayo' ' absence. He went to Key West on a secret mission , the exact nature of which has not been disclosed. Inasmuch as he crnferred at length with Rear Admiral Slcard , commanding the Nortli Atlantic sciuadron , and Captain Sampson , prt'jldcnt of the Maine naval court of In quiry , there appears to bo good reason foi the Inference that his buslnefs related tc trat affair and ll possible ectiscquciKe. Secretary Long Is authority for the state' ment that Captain Darker was not sent tc Key Weal to get the report of the nixva court and did not bring It luck with him RUSHING THE ENLISTMENTS Ono of the mvt active branches of tin Navy department Just now la that ongagci In thu enlistment of rcicrulto for varlou- positions In the service Yesterday notlc < was given by advertisement that recruiting station i would bo opened at a number o ! cities , mostly on the coast. Today , in rr.iponio to lepresentatloas thai have tome to baud , the enlistment burcal Itavu notlco that a board of officers would b < detailed to visit va.Ioiut cities In the vlcln'tj of the great Inkes , where It Is mid then are a number of pe.sons who wouU bo will ing to enter the service. Many ot in cm an Scandinavian * , who Invo been at sea In theli natlv o countries The board will consist of Lieutenant Slmnr Cook , Surgeon W. A McClurg and an cngl ncer ollleer and a boatswain , who have no yet biui named They will visit St. Paul Duluth , Milwaukee and Chicago Sciinon ordinary seamen and machinists of bcvera classed arc wanted , the pay ranging from $11 to $70 per month. Word comes to the department that th < recruiting 1 oard which has been nt worl "at No v Oi loins haa accomplished eood ic suits Pltty men were enlisted at that phct nml they aie to ho shipped promptly to Xev York and are to bo distributed among tin vnrlous ships according to thu exigencies o the oervlce. Prom New Orleans the board goes to Gal 'vcston to continue1 Its work 'llic < iuillfic.i tloi s requisite for enlistment are unusuall ; .severe , which accounts for the limited mini her of men so far recruited , although semi mcdincUlono are made In thu cases of iialloi ; who have ficrotoforc been In the service > Today's naval orders were si follows Lluutui'xnt J. J. Dbndlu , formerly of th Maine , has been ordered to Washington fo ' examination for promotion , and then awal ' crdcra ; Lieutenant G. P. W. Holman , also o the Maine , Ips bren ordered to duty at th Newport torpedo station ; Lieutenant K. 1' rKtqhcr hns been detached from the torped station and ordered to the bureau of ord nance , Washington. < ; < MM'i.r.'in " FiTu MiiTi'viiY HIM Oiil ) a Few Minor Cliiiii eM Mailc 1 > ; llotioc fiCiiiiulKee. WA9HINOTON , M .ch 2-The mlllttr ; affairs committee of the house today com pleted ccnslde-ration of the army reorganize lion bill and ordered a fivorablo report upo it. As agreed upon only a few change were male. The section authorizing th president to recruit the skeleton leglment "In tlmo of war" was changed so as t imal.c It more specific , limiting such author 1/ation to a time of actual hostilities , afte a declaration of war had been made. A additional section was added as a prccau tlon providing tint nothing In the ac 'liould bo construed as an authorization t Increase the enlisted force of the army 1 tlmo ot peace. Section C , empowering th president to authorize each regiment t draw Its recruits from such state or state asho illicit designate , was amended HO n -provldo that each state should be er titled to furnish Its quota before recruit couU bo diawn from designated states. Chairman 'Hull ' of the military affairs con rnlttco will nccurc action on the bill at th earliest possible moment. It may require special rule to get the bill before the housi . : : ; A him Seteral Oilier VexMels Are Kviniilnc UN tn Their PltneNH. NHW YORK. Maith 22. Lleutemr Kelly of the bard for the Inspection t einlllRry cru'sera ' Bald today that the Moi pan line steamer Qhalmctt haJ been decide upan as a repali ship In case it should b required. It Is the purpose of the hoard to examln Into the adaptation for naval defense of n steamers plying Lotwecn Now York an Routhctn porta. The special rcanon for th ! Is that In case of wcr these steamers woul Invu to abandon trading , at least during th period of hostilities in southern waters. I that case they would have to lay up and th naval olllcers deem It prudent to have thci ic.idy for equipment as auxiliaries shoul their services bo needed. The board this afternoon examined tl : Jamestown and the Yoiktown of the Ol Dominion line of steamships , the stcamshl Concha of the Mallory line and the Kl Su of the Morgan line. LAUNCH OF TWO BATTLESHIPS Floating Arsenals to Elide Into tbo Water Tomorrow. SECRETARY LONG TOO BUSY TO ATTEND Report on Maine DUnnter I2\ieete < l tinIM < > Keiitiiel < > n ml ICeur- Are to lie I'l out i > il. WASHINGTON , 'March ' 22. President Or- cutt ot the Newport News Shipbuild ing company talked with Mr. Long to day on the piano tor the launching of the now Inttlcshlps Kearsargo and Kentucky at Newport News next Tr.ursday. Owing to the condition ot affairs here Mr. Long Is not likely to attend the launching , as Thursday Is the day on which the report of the court of Inquiry may te received. Tor the same reason irnny of the naval chiefs who had hoped to sec these fine ships glide Into the water will bo unable to attend the launch ing. A distinguished party Is to leave here tomorrow night , however , Including mem bers of the senate and house naval com mittees and such naval officers as are not pressed by the present condition ? . Mr. Orcutt stated that the Kearwirge would leave the ways nt 10 o'clock Thursday mornIng - Ing and the Kentucky ono hour later. Mra. Herbert Wlnslow , wife of Lieutenant Com mander WIntlow , and Miss Christine llrad- ley , daughter of Governor Hradley , the two women who will christen the Kearsarge and Kentucky , respectively , will reach Newport News tomorrow. Governor Hradley and a party of 30Q Kcntucklans will arrive at the pamo tlmo to do fitting honor to the ship which bears the name of their state After the launching an hour will bo given to In spect the shipyard , Including the work on the battleship Illinois , and later a collation will bo served , Mr. Oruitt speaks In the highest terms ot the two new battleships and i/iya that on a pinch they could bo made ready for service within eight months and possibly less. DHAKIL WILL NOT SULL The negotiations for the purchase of ships abroad Is goln steadily forward , but there was a regulable disappointment Itr this , connection today. Tne authorities had been exceedingly anxious to get the big torpedo cruiser Tupy built for Ura7ll. It Is one ot the most formidable torpedo craft alloat , Its slzo placing It In the cruiser class , while Its torpedo irmamcnt gives It the effective ness of torpedo boat and ciulser combined. H was leirnnd positively today , however , that the Brazilian government would not part with the Tupys aul this closes the negotiations. In a small measure this was offset by I the success of the navy In seem Ing a trim little Yarrow-built launch , which , though very small , will serve as a harbor torpedo heat Its speed was sixteen knots or bet ter. The armament consists ot two Hoti-h- klss one-pound quick-fire guns and tor pedoes. It Is of the same class as the Moxlto , built for the Ilra/lllaii navy The price pile ! for It was less than ? 25,000 with armament complete , delivered at * cw York. Doing so small It will be shipped over on one of the Atlantic liners It hau not yet taken on the dignity of a name , but one will bo asslnueJ later. The Navy department wan notified today of the arrival of the cruiser Clnclnmtl and the gunboats Castlne and Wilmington at Port Antonio , Janiaka. This Is about the same distance from the south shore of Cubi as Key West Is from the north shore. The gunboat Marietta announced Its ai rival at Panama. The Olarblehead has gone from Port Tampi to Dry Tortugas The , officials state that there Is a mistake In the Key West dUpatth say Ins that the Massachusetts as welt as the Texas passed out yesterday for Hampton Roads Only the Texas has made this move , although the Massachu setts may follow later. oi > TO Knvriicicvs i\mciiiMJ , ( Her One Thoiixanil from lllno ( irasv Stnte nil Special Trill MM , FRANKFORT , Ky. , March 22. Govcrnoi Eiadley , In hla uniform , and tate official ; who had not gone ahead cud many premium persons waited ticro for the private cars tha werct attaches ! toUhe first section of the spc cksl Cticsapeake & Ohio train tint left Louis vllle at 2 o'clock th' ' * afternoon fee the bat tlcshlp launching at Newport News They with olficrs tnkcn on at Lexington , com pleted the paity of nearly 1,000 Kentucklan who made up the double cxcuislon. Ootl ' sections of the train left hero at 4 o'cloclf with trnnera fiy'ng , bamH playing and cheer Ing from both the passengers mnd many spectators - tators at the station. The banquet , cecfritlon etc. . will begin as soon as the Kentucklci" reach Old Point Comfort tomorrow afternoon The speech of the event would be the gov eicior'o resprnsc to the toast "Kentucky" a the banquet following the lauicblng am christening Thursday molding. ASHLAND DHPOT. Ky. , March 22. Ken tucky's battleship special has two magnin cent Chesapeake- Ohio engines In front o the nine sleepers and private cars , and { i making schedule time. It reached Hunting ton on fohednle tlnio at 9 30 o'clock p. m Chccrlnj ; crowds greeted the special every where. A second section Is being run as : part of the Intter regular night train. Iho train major. P. M. Uarker , a Ken lucky "x-eonfedenxte , says that Colonel W C. Hrewcr of Todd county , ov ner of the Jcf Divls farm , Is coming o-i the next trail with a bottle of water from the well nca the housi In which the president of th southern confederacy v.a < born , and the ; vant this water mlrgled with trat froi , the Abraham Lincoln spring with whlcl Miss Hiudlcy will christen the Kentucky. The governor , when asked what he vvonli siy to this request , answered that the nr langcmcnts have all been made and It ti too late now to make any such changes Ilrlek Mnl.liiu 1'roeeeiln. TA3L1 : ROCK. Nub . March 22. ( Special Both the big brick concerns have com menced worlc on their yardd , with full force of men employed. SKYOWVV is iinpoirrnn AS 0.1 inr , Minor * Are lliirrjlnn Oter the TrnlU Without rrletliin. SEATTLE , Wadi. , March 22. The steamci Patrallon arrived from Skag'way this morn ing , wblch port it left laet 1'rlJay night , Its paeaengors report everything quiet al Talya end Skigvvay. There Is tie macttal law In force , they nay , neither Is there any necessity for It. People are gains over tin trails without any friction , The wanr v.catbor has rendered the Skagway trail somewhat mushy. This Is causing consider able delay. There has been no trouble over Bracket ! ' ! wagon road , whltd U ytn in an unfinished cuidltlca. The FVirrallonV ) passengers thlnl tfiero will bo no difficulty In collecting toll on it vhcn It Is finished , it it will lighter tLio burdens of the trail. At Talya wagons are being used as far a < Sheep Camp. There 1 < a gro-it ccoijeatroi' of fteUht , though none of the proposed tram- wiys are yet In operation , and the freight Is bo'ng olowly rarrlcd to the summit cti men1 ! backs. JUNRAU , Alaska , ( Via Seattle ) March 22 Governor Hrady , wno baa been here foi a few days , Intends looking over the sltua- Men at Talya and Skigway , after wCilch he will go to Washington City In the Interest of Alaskan legislation. The chamber of commerce has appointed a committee , consisting of Judge Delaney W. K , Crows and Robert Duncan , to drati amendments to the Alaska bill now before the homo of renresontattvoi. The amend 'ncnto when completed will be submitted t ( a mass meeting o ? citizens IP adopted , Gov ernor Brady will tuke them to Washington It Is understood thatj amendments wll oppose the creation of a dUtrlct court ai St. Mlclael , but will favor one at Sltka , cm at Juncatt and eaio at Circle Cltyj MIC'IIKVIIMISI , VTUHI : ( lOiermir I'lnurree ItenilM Illx TnxiiUon Illll to the Joint Kexilon. LANSING , Mich. , March 22. The Michigan legislature assembled this afternoon , having been called iby Governor Plngrop to consldci the governor's proposed measures for In creasing taxes upon railroads , express , tele graph and telephone companies In the senate protests were entered agalnsl Senators Covcll and Preston ( republicans and Senator Jiughes ( democrat ) continuing In their seats. The two former had beer appointed to federal offices and the lattoi had moved from his district. Covcll ant Preston are antl-Plngrce republicans , while Hughes favors the Plngrce taxation bill H Is considered Imprc/aable that the Pin yree measures will pass the senate unless radically amended. Goverror Plngree read his corporation tax' atlon mesbngo to the joint session. Its leadIng - Ing points were thit the f rimers of thi state cons'ltutlon Intended lint all taxei should bo levied upon public franchises a1 well as other property ; that the present sys tcm of specific taxes upon railway earning ; Is unHitlsfactory and wrong ; that the la11 upon Michigan railroads has been ires that a. quarter of 1 per cent upon their owi sworn valuations , and leas than one-eleventl ot the percentage jiald by other taxpayers The governor recommended authorl/atlor of appointment of a state board to maki equitable valuation of the property of sucl corporations at their cash values and t ( assess them at the average rate of all thi taxes. A bill was Introduced covering all thcsi paints. nr. ITU itncoiin. Two town I'loneerx , MISSOURI VALLEY , la. , March 22 ( Spe clal ) Two old pioneers living near her pis.3od away since Saturday. I. V. Stewar located In what la now Magnolia over forty two years ago and has lived In the count ; continuously evjr since. He lacked bu eleven days ot being'SO ' years old. Andrew R. Cox , familiarly known < a "Undo Pete- died Sunday , mccnlng on hi farm near'tho Boyar. H-6 was born seventy six years ago ! and came to Iowa In 1852 , la rating on Honey Creek first , but tnovln ; soon to his present home. He was cno o the olde-st settlers In Idle part of Iowa an helped organize the township of Rookfor ii > Pottawuttamlo county and St. John's I : Hanlson. Heart fallwo caused his deatl Hon. Wheelnel ; O. Ven/ey. WASHINGTON , March 22. Wheelock G Veazey of Vermont , formerly a member o the Interstate Commerce commission , dlei hero at 8 o'clock tonight. Mr. Veazey re signed from the commission about a yea ago on account ot falling health. Sl * < i-r of fJox-riior Hrnillcy. LEXINGTON , Ky. , March 22. Mrs. Mai Scott , sister of Governor Bradley , die today at Somerset. The governor will m change his pliyis for attending-the luuachln of the tattlcshlp Kentucky Thursday. MISSINK A an HKiiucnn TO roun j \VorKIin oil , the Ilnlim of the Ilutt Hotel Klre. BUTTB , Mont. . March 22. The manage mcnt of the Halo house claims to have ac counted for all but four of those suppose to have been asleep there at the time t the fire. The four are : Frank Krlcgbaum , Danie Sullivan , Martin Rooncy and Tom Starr. Starr occupied a loom on tbo fourth flooi Ho arrived In the city from Leadvllle enl the day previous to the fire. Krlegbaum came hero only two weeks ag fiom Park City , Utah , and was working a a miner at the .Moonlight . mine. HU friend 1'uvo seen nothing of him since the fire. The other two were residents of Buttc , hi out of work. It is believed other bodies will bo foun in the ruins , those of strangers who wer lodging at the Halo house , but who we : l not well known and , therefore , no ono ha . missed them. The ruins were still too he , today to allow of exploration. Old Solillcr Iuid to Kent. WESTERN , Neb , IMarch 22. ( Special ) - H. II. lodence , about SO years of ago an an old soldier of the Mexican war and ols of the late rebellion was burled hero la ! Sunday. The funeral was conducted by tli Grand Army of the Republic , sermon by Rir Wllkin at the Baptist church. B Tlii > < t > t\vo words iMiiplmsI/o a neces sity and indicate a icnu'dy. SriUNli tlm M'nvm when tlio Wood In most iminitp ns n result of the. win ter's cloMT L-onllnenient , higher living , slower action of the Kidneys and livei ; hen humors of all Kinds. holN , pim ples and oiuptions are imM liable to appear ; when thu vve.Uc , languid condi tion of the \\holo bodily Minetme de mands and vveleomes help. MnnidlXi : that to vvhlch the millions ( tmn at this season Hood's S.trsap.i- rllla. The oilglnal and only piepuratlon especially adapted to the present needs of the human family ; that which nuUos the blood ptiic and clean , as shown by Its thousands of wonderful cities of dreadful blood diseases ; cre ates an appetite and cures dyspepsia , ns shown by Its "magic touch" In all Ktonuich tiouble.s ; steadies and Miengthens the ncives , as proved by juHiplo formerly nervous , now calm and telf-posses-sed , thanKs to Only those who have been relieved of gieat suffering can fully appieelato the gratitude with vvhlch the testimoni als ovoillovv wiltten in laver of Hood's Sarspaillla. , lu.st lead this : "C. I. Hood & . Co. , Ivouell , Mass. : "Gentlemen : < My first experience with Hood's S.irsp.irllla was when I usej It as a tonic anil spring inrilirlae. It dM me so much good my faith in its merits be- \ came very strong. About two years lati I had a running sore on my foot. It di veloped into erysipelas and affected the ci tire limb. At that tlmo I was Vrry Much Hun Dunn , as I had been troubled with dyspepsia. Tli drain on my system was so severe and rn stomach was so weak 1 became a ready vie tlm ot malaria. I feared I could neve regain my health. ( My stomach rebellc at the simplest food , and the medicines p' ( scKocd for me gave but little relief. I ser for a bottle of Hood's Sarsparllla , and I ha taken this medicine but thrco days when began to Improve. Continuing with it , I ai now better and stronger than I ever 01 pceted to be. It has purified ray blood an given good circulation I have had no r < turn of my old troubles since. " ains , V KANE , Media , Pa. UIood'3 Saraparilla is Thu Slcillrliu * fur You. Because of what it has done for other because jon ought this spilng to tal that which will do jou the most goo Hood's Sarsaparilla America's Greatest Medicine because It Cures when all others fall. Uo sure to get Hood's , PORT ARJIP HAS A HEARING M T fliJ \ J Ways and MeKns'CommittQQ ' Takes it Up fo : 31 Oonsld 3 ration * QUESTION OF A SUB-PORT OF ENTRV Ui.1 -1 Satiliip I'm * lloomcrn Arc Alno ot Ilnnil iniil the Claim * iif llolli TotVitii1 Are Iul > Set ? ' I'orlh. WASHINGTON. March 22. 0-peclal Telo gram. ) One of the llvltest flghta vvltnessei during the present session of congress arcfli to Jay In the committee of was and ineini between the rival Texas towns of Sablm PASS and Port Arthur over the location o n BuJj-nort of entry at one or the other o these towns. The Plttsburg. Kansas lt : & Gulf railroad , \\lilch has an entrance luti Omaha over tlio tracks of the Wabash , vva represented by President Stlllwcll am twenty-five other promoters , urging upon thi committee the Importance ot making Per Arthur a sub-port ot antry. Sablno Pass while not having so many constituents prcs cutns well represented by I.uthe Konntze , Congressman Pitney of New Jer sey , who made the main argument for Sablni Pass , and several others. Congrcssum ! fiercer vvns present during the major per Ion of the hearing , while John It. Webstp eprescntcd the Commercial club of Omaha 'ongrpssman Uolllvcr of Iowa offered wha ppcarcd to bo the most practical solntloi f the difficulty that the house should re iort an amendment providing for the es abllshment of a sub-port of entry at 3ablr. < ass and the creation of another sub-por t Port Arthur whenever the latter town ha \ater enough to float the largest ships. Thl probably the way In which the matte 111 be compromised. Congressman LMercer today sent to Secre ary of Agriculture Wilson a petition slgne iv every cinplovo of the Bureau of Anlma nditstry at South Omaha , praying that the ; > o placed on the same footing as emplojc n the Washington department , Including th njojment of hollda > s , sick leivo and thlrt : lays' annual leave. It Is understood tha > urcaus of animal Industry , wherever main alned throughout the United States , ar uniting In similar petitions to the sccretar if agriculture to bo placed on the s > am quality as their fellows in Washington. I 3 not expected that the secretary will pa any attention to these- requests , as it woul et down the bais for all goveminent cm iloyos outside of the capital to enjoy prlv leges which congress thinks should not b iccorded employes In the departments 1 Washington. The committee on interstate and forelg : ommerco leported favorably todiy the bl ! o extend the time in which to complet .he nast Omaha bridge. An amendmen reposed by the War depattment , piovldln or the building of temporary dikes , wa also Incorporated. Alfred Swltt. of Nebraska City , an e pcstoltlco Inspector , Is In the city seekln clnstatomouti to his former position. Albert Corvr n farmer at the Mt. Pleasan Mich. ) Indian school , at $720 per jcar , wa oday transferred the Sac and Tex Ion mllan school , to a like position. Ml s JcssI Beers of IpdJart * was today appolnte klndergartner.n at the Crow Creek (5. ( D ntllau school at { 000 per aunum. Dr. J. ID. Starr was today appointed to position on tlioj board of medical examiner at Spencer , la. , , j S. A. Sniythonwns today designated to ac on the board oPf civil set vice examines I be internal J'cmiuo service at Burling : on , la. iia * , Bills forlthojr.llefof ( ! Mrs. John B. Hawle of Omaha and Mrs. Ingram of Lincoln passe the- house at ,1ft , session last night.The bi' , for the iellQfuof Mrs. Haw ley having bee reduced from $30' to $20 per month wll low have to BO to the senate for concurrence renco and will 'be taken up immediately 1 hat body upon being reported. Senator Warren today passed his bill t reimburse the state of Wyoming for mone expended by the territory of Wyoming I iroteetlnf ? and preserving the Vcllowston National park during the years 1SS4 , 1SS and 1SSS. B. P. White of Omaha , general attornc 'or ' the nikhorn railroad , left for Now Yor oday enroute west. * X.VTIVE CUSTOMS IN A People Uii There lire rirm Heller erIn In Witchcraft. WASHINGTON , March. 22. Secretary Bill today made public an. Interesting letter fco : Join. B. Brady ot Alaska , containing the ol scnatlons trade by him while on his annu < trip of inopestlon to the various points c the coast aboard the United States eh Wheeling. While passing up the Lynn canal the goi ernor says , the officers of the ship eaw plcco of wreckage , which was afterward ai certaltied to be part of the Ill-fated Cla : Nevada , ot whose crew octio were left tell the talc. Special attention , the executive eay nbould bo paid to vessels navigating tl Yukon , the traffic on which Is so largo th the tendency \ to take great rteks. Tl Wheeling after l-'avlng Talja called at tl \lllago at the north ot Cdlcago Island , calli Hoonah. Hero ono of the leading men the village had been accidentally killed by child C years of ago. The psoplo never to ] account of accldanta and the Hoonah natlv hold the child's mother and her people r spons > lblo and demanded reparation , whli was given , a body of 200 men , thorough armed , going to a native village near Kl ! Isnoo , at which place ttio child's mother 01 her people belonged , end compelling the to turn over many blankets , trunks ni n'onoy , They severely admonished the n lives and told them their old customs wou not bo tolerated. Prom this point the Wheeling proceeded Yakutat , where , upon Investigation , itv found that nearly cverv thing that had bei reported to the Navy department cegardli tr-o condition of affairs there wao corre < The governor has considerable to eay abe the practice ot witchery , which seems exist to a considerable extent in that pa ot the country. Ho tells ot a man and tv women who were tied and bound for b witching a cnan. On the ninth day the mi was released , and , as ho had had nothing oat and but a few drinks of water , he w In a fearful physical condition. The govern spent some tm.o | Interviewing these prop and. after explaining the laws of the Unit States , told ihtm 4hat in the future ho wou not deal leniently with tuoso who had pra tlced witchcrafts Captain Sebreo ot tl Wheeling ha * Itte men practice with tl EUHB of the Vtwsel AS a. useful object lessi to the natives.1 t There wcro'febout ' a dozen miners at Yi kutat waiting to proceed to the head i Disenchantment' bay. Thence they were : cross over the glacier to the Olecek rive whore they intended to prospect and aftc : ward proceed toTtho White river and si back to the St. ' Ellas range ot mountain The Wheeling , returned to Sltka Its cruls In tha governor' opinion , had done grc : good to the natives , as they dreaded a gui boat moro thani anything else. Ho says t is convince ! If is1 tlmo to take the natlv ( vigorously In hand and broik up their wltcb craft , distilling of rum and manufacturln of beer and compel them to conform to 01 laws in all respects. The native who con mils mur-Ier or any crime on another na tlvo does not escape wltn the nunlshmer that this government metea out to bin but Is held accountable also under the trltx customs. The executive concludes by saj hig that if backed up by tbo goad will an force ot the Navy department ho feels I can do much to eradicate oxl'tlng cond tlona during his terra of omco. Cuullrined t > ( hi * Sound * . WASHINGTON' , March 22. The aona today confirmed tbcao nominations : B. 'F. Burn ell of Oklahoma , to be ass clato justice of the supreme court of Okl honu ; O. L , . Beckway of Sioux Tails , S. I to be receiver of public mouss at Chambe lain , S. 1) . Postmasters : Idaho W. H. Andrews , S ; mon ; A. Caldwcll , Pocatcllo. Missouri " William Trelaro. ( Mexico ; T. T. Wilson , Ts klo ; J. at. Cror.der. Lexington ; B. F. Bea all , Chilllcotho ; S. J , Klelnichmldt , Hlggln e. Nebraska T. B. Sedgwl i. Hantss , llumboldt. Colorado H. II. Tu- ) pndorf. Alnmosi. Iowa C. . H. Wcgorslev , Mta ; C. Li. Wilkinson , Neola ! C. Vanzindt , Vllton Junction ; J , C. Harwood , Clarion ; V. L , Ilooton , Greene : C , H , Anderson , \namos.i ; 1) . J , Adlum , Missouri Valley , There were also numerous army pro mo ons. I.II IIVNKS nontis TMIIJ CIIKCKS. lot eminent Clerkn Are Snlil to He Inilillrulril. WASHINGTON. March 22. Infornntlon as reached the government , through a umber of banks at St. Paul , Minn. , that tiring the past year and moro these and thcr nearby banks have been made the Ictlms ot colossal frauds through the MIS- > ected collurlon of government clerks eon- icotcd with the commission having in barge the Improvements on the upper Mis- Isslppl river. Pull details of the affair lave not yet reached the government , but hq statements submitted by the hanks ti.- dlcato that $300,000 or more has been pro- urod from them through fraudulent time hecks for services never performed. Copies f some of these tlmu checks are said to be Ignel by J. H. Southall , chief clerk of ho United States engineer's office at St. 'aul , and are dated at d liter out times (1m- ng the year 1897. Others It Is understood are dated in 1896. How the banks came o bo Imposed upon to the extent IndlrateJ , nd why the checks have been withheld uo- 11 this time , cannot bo even conjeotinrd. t is understood that the banks will nniKe a claim for reimbursement , but the la'is aid hero to be clearly against this con- entlon. The government will begin a carchlng Investigation at once of the whole matter. ST. PAUL. Minn. , March 22. Just how- great the Ices through the government time heck fraud may prove to be rannot be known mill an examination of the books of the nglncerlng department has shown which hecks are good and which falae. About three weeks ago the local batiks , vhlch first became Interested through some Inrtford , Conn. , holders of the paper , began an Investigation and became satisfied that ho amount of , c' ecka out vvaa far In excca of the money appioprlated by the govern ment to carry on the work on the upper Mississippi river. After several Interviews with Southall , in vhith It Is said that ho trlod to prove that hero was nothing In the claims. It Is said hat ho finally admitted that fully 25 per cent ot the checks that are now outstanding are worthless. To protect themselves , the InnKs at once , ook the stand that the government , hav- ng adopted a scheme for the pa } incut of the workmen employed by It that enabled an mplo > o to defraud the banks and other Inno cent purchasers of the ruper , It should bo compelled to stand the loss. The filing of ho clalmn of the banks tor the payment or .ho entire amount of the chocks was made n Washington with the result that the matter - tor became public. J. H. Southall has been employed by the government for a period of moro than fifteen years up to six : months ago. At that time 10 reslgneJ the position of chief clerk ot ho engineering * department In this city , be- ng bucceeded by J. I ) Dushine. It was given out at the time that Southall retired rom the position of clerk that he had made considerable money In a speculation In corn , and that he Intended In the future to devote his entire time to the stock market. His duties while ho was acting as cleric \cro to keen the time as turned In by the oreman of the pay that vas duo the work- ncn and In turn to pay them off in these line checks. The time checks were often > ought up in large numbers by speculators , \ero cashed by banks and were hold until he government w m prepared to meet the illls , when Southall would iccelvo a remlt- anco direct from Washington and would hen deposit the money In his own name and take up the checks with his Individual checks. By doln ? this for a period of fifteen years ils signature became perfectly well known a-all the banks In this vicinity and hla credit , with the government back of the > apcr that he Issued , was considered as good a-a a sovernment bond. Of the $300,000 or 400,000 worth of tlmo checks known to be outstanding , probably ess than one-fourth was held by banlw and some of this was , held by them for In * llvlduals. Two local banks which failed Jlf- cen months ago held over $20,000 , and nearly as much moro was held by a Hartford , Conn. , bank. One man In Wisconsin , whoso name could not be learned today , had bought $81- 100 worth of the o checks , and $10,000 more had been taken as a good personal Invest- nent by a St. Paul capitalist. In smaller amounts the time checks arc unlerstood to bo held all over the country , and it will bo some time before the full amount con bo learned. J. II. Southall Is tonight at his home In St. Anthony Park undef charge of a de- tectlvo. although It is said ho has not been formally arrested. 1IOUSU HOLDS A SHOUT SUSSIOV \n > nl 'Aiiiiroprlnttoii ' Illll IN Iteiiurtei ] from tinCommittee. . WASHINGTON , March 22. The naval ap. iroprlatlou bill was reported to the house today , but as It had not been printed the contested election case of Thorpe agalnsl Spcs , from the Fourth Virginia district , was taken up anJ debated until 4 o'clock , when the house , owing to the Illness of Mr. Uhei ( dem. Ky. ) , who was to speik , adjouined until tomorrow. The case will bo disposed of tomorrow. The prevailing Impression Is that Mr. Epes the sitting member , will be unseated , as upor the decision In this case will largely de pend the decision In the two other contest ! In which practically the same questions arc Involved. 'Mr. lEipes had 2,031 plurality ot the face of the rctuins. Extensive frauds were charged and the majority of the com mittee found that Mr. Thorpe should have received 307 plurality and upon their flud ings recommended that ho bo seated. > en * for the Arni > . WASHINGTON , March 2. . ( Special Telo gram. ) The following transfers are mad < at the request of the officers concerned : Klrel Lieutenant Hobert Alexander , from Twelttl Infantry to Eleventh Infantry , company C Pirst Lieutenant Willis Ullne , from Elevcntt Infantry to Twelfth Infantry , company H. The order directing first Lleutenani Henry A. Keed , Second artillery , to repori to the president of the examining board ul Port iMonroe , Va. , 1ms been revoked and hi has been ordorej before tbo board at Gov ernor's Island , N , V. , for examination foi promotion. I'ertnlnliitr to 1'oxtiiHlepn. WASHINGTON. 'March ' 22. ( Special Tele gram. ) The contract for carrying the ma I' ' between Jlawllns and Perls , Wyo. , was today awarded to J. P. Stewart at $644 t year ; also between Garr and Itarrldburg Neb. , to A. J. Kulty at $117. and betweer Deadwood and Spearflsh , S. D. , to W. H Franklin at $429. Postmasters appointed : Iowa H. Tranfc Long , Delaware , Delaware county ; Theroti Morgan , Guernsey , Poweshlck county ; II. N , Newltn. Violet. Linn county , and Ellas Long Whlttcn , Hardln county. Ciilureil Mnn Suut-eeiU llrurc. WASHINGTON , iMarch 22. The president today announced to the members of the Georgia congressional delegation that he bar decided to appoint Judson Lyons , the negro national commlttecman from Georgia , to the register of the treasury , to succeed the late B. K. Bruco. DISCUSS QUARANTINE BILL Senator Caffcry Favors Control. STATE RrGULATION 13 INEFFICIENT Maintain * Illn I'lisltloti nn n SlntrS Itlulitn AiUm-nte , lint U'lintn nil Il\eettliiii Pintle In the 1 llaiulllnu of : WASHINGTON , March 22. A feature ot the senate proceeding * today wcs an extended speech by Mr. Caffcry In suppoU of the v > enl- ing national quarantine bill. In the course ot his argument Mr. Caffery said he wanted the whole quarscit'no power In tha hands of the United States government , the only au thority which could makea quarantine ef fective , and ho added that ho was as staunch a state's rights advocate 05 nny man , "We want , " eald he , "a central quaran tine authority upon which responslblllay may re-it. Wo went uniformity ot action In this matter ot quarantine regulations , backed by such financial and legal power as will en able the authorities to cope with the dtead diseases which are likely to ravage the coun try. " Mr. Bacon Interrupted Mr. Cnffery to In quire whether ho would object to the follow ing amendment to the pending bill : Nothing In this net shnll be construed to Interfere with the right of uny tUato 01 municipality to protect Its citizens fiom In fectious , contusions or epidemic diseases bv such nilcs ana regulations ) us the uuthoil- tlcs of said state or municipality may deem This amccidmmt will be proposed by Mr Bacon. In reply to Mr. Bacon's inquiry Mr. Caffcry said ho saw no objection to the terms ot the amcrilmcnt as he understood it. If the state 01 municipal power were sufficient , hu said , he would not knlst that national au thority should be paramount. But It was evident that state cad municipal authorities weio unable properly to cope with epidemics. In conclusion , after speaking foi nearly three houis , Mr. Caffery paid tint state quarantines were utterly iiu'ficlont , utterly powerless against an epidemic of yellow fever. Under this Inefficient state quiran- tlno system he had known the incut brutal and revere acts to be pel formed. He had , hlm&elf , ho said , been accosted by petty quaiantlno officers with shotguns. For the exorcise of that kind of stale police power ho had no use and no regard. He ik.jlred that the whole question should bo handled bUuntlllcully , so that n power anil authority should bo provided that would be adequate to cope with yellow fever , cholera and like diseases. C\LL UP ALASKA HILL. Mr. Carter of the committee on territories cnlle-J up the measure lepoitud by him making further provisions for the civil gov ernment of Alaska , and addressed the sen ate at length upon it. Ho Mid that the committee had not deemed It wlso to provldo for a legUlatlve assembly for Alaska , not only on account of the nomadlu character of the Inhabitants , but also on account ot the vast extent ot the district. The discovery of gold , Mr. Carter eald , had attracted many persons. ' to the district during the last two years , but how long the rush might last nobody could tell. Con- blderlng the character of the population and tbn conditions , under which the people lived , thu holding of elections for an assembly would bo much like holding an election at a circus. Questioning Mr. Carter as to the reason for providing for three United States judges and tlneo district attorneys , iMr. Vest. criti cised what ho , termed the "multiplication of official ! ) " Ho believed that a reasonably industilous lawyer could , as a district at torney , transact all of the business likely to arise there In ono month in every year. ' In reply , Mr. Carter maintained that on account of the enormous distances between prominent places in Alaska , and the fact that transportation , which was almoat entirely by water , was Impossible during the greater put of the year on account of ice , thu necessity of the courts provided for by the bill waj evident. 'Mr. ' Carter was here Interrupted and will continue' ' tomorrow. Mr. Gallinger , who recently returned from a trip to Cuba , announced that , yielding to the kind solicitations of many eonatore , hu would tomorrow , immediately after the moinlng business had been transacted , brlelly address the senate upon his observations In Cuba , unless meantime something should oc cur to prevent it. Mr. Forakor presented the credentials of his colleague , Mr. Hanna , for the term aa United Statas senator covering six years from March , 1S99. The credentials were read and ordered filed. Among the bills passed were the following : To prevent the appointment of cadets to the naval or military academy of the United States from elates , territories or dUtrlcts , In which such cadets do not icsldc ; to raise the agci of protection for girls In the Dis trict of Columbia and In the territories to 18 years ; to pay the state of Wyoming $7- 780 money expanded by the territory of Wyoming in protytlng and preserving Ycl- lowstono National park during the years 18S4-S5-SC ; and to place Julius A. Malsor on the retired list of the navy as a passed as- distant engineer. At 4:10 : p. in. the senate went Into ex- ccutlvo Hcson ! and then adjourned. n v THI : I'li Only One Nelirimkn MUM \IIIOIIK the l"u > orril OneM. WASHINGTON , Match 2. . The president today sent these nominations to the sedate Treasury Aqulla J. Daugherty , to bo col lector ot internal revenue for the Fifth dis trict of Illinois. State German Bullo of New York , to be consul at Cardenas , Cuba ; Jam C. McCook of Pennsylvania , to bu consul at Dawnon City. N. W , T. Interior Jay M Smith , receiver of public moneys at Duluth , Mtan ; Angus J. Crook- slicnk , register of the land office at Los An geles , Cal. ; C. R. A. Scobny , agent for the In dians of the Port Peck agency In Montana ; Henry S. Sargent , to be receiver of public moneys at Stockton , Cal. ; F. 13 Donsmcr , to be receiver of public moneys at Independ ence , Cal. ; Miss McBiown , to bo receiver of public incneys at Guntvlson , Cole ; P. Butler , to bo lecelver of public moneys at Lcadvlllo , Cole To be registers of land offices J. D Maxoy at Stockton. Cal , S. W. Austin at In dependence , Cal. ; C. F. Hamlln at Gur-cil cn Colo. Postmasters1 Pennsylvania George L. Hol- llday. Plttsburg. Mlnnenota C. L. Fisher , Duluth ; H. G. Wire , St. Cloud Iowa J. L Wolte , Burllngten ; L. F. Maple , Charlton. Mlssouil A. C , Krog , Washington. Nebraska - braska F. E Helvey , Nebraska City. North Dakota Richard D. Elroy , Devils Lake. 0 , D McKwan. Park River ; D. R. Davidson , Wahpeten. Oklahoma Territory Clem White , Tocumaeh. Oregon J. A. Wheeler , Independ ence Wyoming E P. Holtenhouse , I3vans- ton. Ailzor.a J. W. Akera. Precott. Colo- tado Maude McLean , Brecklnrldge. SenntorH Confer \\H\i \ I'reNldent. WASHINGTON , March 22.-ienators Alli son and Gorman saw the president today by appointment. The president desired to con sult them regarding the present Cu'jan situ ation as hu haa been consulting others. Lit- SEE BLATZ THAT Never Fails to Please IS ON THE CORK AIISOMJTL ? 1'UIIITV IS ciunr onvvMiivr or THIS Vol. Blatz Brewing Co. MllnuuKcc , Win. , V. S. A , FOLEV liKOS. , Wholesale Dealers Office Ucllune Hotel , 121 Nortli 14th St , , Omaha , Neb , tlo could bo learned concerning the nnttirB of the conference , but It Is known the presi dent drfllrcs the \leu.i of lending men ot both ptrtles at this tlmo on the situation , which Is considered very critical , N'o oftl- cl.il Information as to the nature ot tha Malno report had been received , but It is be lieved that the assumption | a that the board will say it vvns nn outside explosion , with out llxliiR responsibility. AMI'.MIS Ai > u.Ttu\Tin : 1111,1. tinSpot'liil Tux for Munnfiu1- Intern ntiil on the Output. WASHINGTON' , March 22. Hoprcsenla- tlvo Tawney of Minnesota submitted n sub stitute for the bill rclatliiR to adulterated Hour. The substitute haa been drawn to meet objections to the 1'earco bill. The special tax to be palil by manufac turers nn t packers of mixed Hour It reduced from $100 to $12 per annum. The tax on U'o ' product la reduced from 20 cents to 4 centa a barrel. The manufacturers and packers of mixed flour are required to mark and brand their Hour distinctly , so ns to prevent Its sale for that which IB not. The dcfialtlcn of nil\od Hour In the ( substitute bill Us changed HO us to make moro explicit the term "mixed Hour " A new section Is also added regulating tlio exportation ot mixed or b'.umlcd Hour. Another Important change In the substi tute bill Is that the responsibility for thu failure to mark a tl stamp the packaged properly or to pay the tux rn mixed Hour falls exclusively upon the manufacturer or uaUfer , entlrel ) relieving the'consumer from any criminal IHblllty on account of imrclim- IUR for consumption mixed Hour oa which the tax. has not bc.cn paid. \VIM , itiriit OM.V TO THI : M President VI a > Trout Ciiliuu O.lirnlloa III TUO VICMKMKI'H. WASHINGTON , March 22. Speaking of the Cuban sltuatlca , the 1'ost tomorrow will flay : lliivliiR formulated no pi in to " "olve the problem nml holnt ; anxious to ? nln nil tlio tlmo possible , the pi evident will not linmo. illntoly niiku nnv siiKKestlon to LOtiBio'-a. The tilers IKC wblch lip will send In on Man- it ly will tu.it alonu of the Maine , anil con- Bii'is will be Informed tlmt the presldunt will , nt n Inter ilato , communlc.itu with It on the Cubin situation. The icport of the Malm and the .ice omp Hiving papoiM will , t'lurcforo lie at once lufotrod In both houset to tiio ccmmltteo on foreign affairs ami then eaiiKtiM will anxiously and pitlently await the pteildcnt'a ne\t leconimenil.itlon. If the pollev of relief be Ilimlly iiKiunt upon an nppioprl itlon will undoubtedly l > t > mu do for the purchase of supplies ami thn work of v\ho'isiu > succor will ba entcied upon If Spain Hhould reg-ml this net as a hostile one , the iLSponsIblllty for provoking vv ir would be upon It Tno president nil 1 hopes tha' In menntimo voniethhiK in ly octur to diminish the likelihood or opposi tion , 01 tf tin proprani Is In luguratcil. Spain will accept the nitlon of the StUes in u frlimllvsplilt. . IloiiHiTnKrH I'p iifi > lloii Conli-Nt. WASHINGTON , Much 2. . Tdo house to day debited the TXiorpc , republican , against Cpcs , ilcmoccat , contested clcitlon cnbo fiotu thu rourth Virginia district. Dully Trcninrj sintiMiinit. WASHINGTON , March 112. Today's statc- mont of the condition of the trcas\ir > shows : Available cash balance , $ i2G,17ti,922 , gold re- uorvo , $171,775'JGO. TiMU'lici n' i\iiiiiliintloii. CLAY CENTHR , Neb. , March 22. ( Spe cial ) A regular examination under ths county superintendent's direction for certifi cates to teach was held hero Saturday. About forty took the examination. riiilniM to lliilliM'ti Dcfrnuilrd. Carl Madscn applied for lodging at the pD- llcu station last night , with the excuse that bo had been def lauded of his money by a > oung Methodist divinity student. He snld that ho had been cmplavcd on a farm In Do Bolt Plate , six miles northwest of the cltv , and that the student , immcil J. J. Mu- Masters , worked for a nulghboiliiK laiincr. Mudscn had beiomo interested In mission ary work and McMnsteia suggested that they come to Omaha and open up a socio logical and missionary station , They ar rived In tlio city last Siturday and aiortly aftenvard McMnstcrs staiti-d out to trmko the rounds of the clergy and obtain their cndoiscment. He took with him $12 wblch Mtulsen hud entrusted to him and still hau the amount In safe keeping- . 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They promptly remove obstructions or IrrpirularlUeH of the sys- torn anil rnro hlclt llcudaclic * Tor a Weak Stomach Impaired Digestion Disordered Liver IN MCN , WOMEN OR CHILDREN Boocham'a Pills are Without a Rival And linv thn LARGEST SALE Ofuny Fntrnt MiMllrlno | n n,0 World. 25u. at nil DruK Stoios. ornniii rn * OOJTSBMT Searles & Bearles SPECIALISTS Guarantee to care poedlly und mill * oollr nil HUIIVOUB , CIIUONIO AAD IMUVATC at c c at Hun iiud rromtat WEAK M H SYPHILIS SEXUALLY. cured tor life. Nltht Emlisloni , Loit Manhood , Hv > trocolo , Verlcocele , Gonorrhea , Gleet , Syph ilis , Btiicture. Pile * , Fistula and Rectal Ulotri , Dlabetci. Bright'8 Dlaeaia cured. Consultation Free. by new method without pain or cutting1. Gallon or ddre with itamp. Treatment by mall. DRS. SIARLESI * -7 "SU > , btf * COCOA and CHOCOLATES FDR IATINO ORINKINO , COOKING CAKING
