2 THE OMAIIA DAILY Hip/ THURSDAY , MARCH 24 , 1898 ,
Phoenix Bridge company , J280.000 ; Michael
J. r > idy , $297,000 ; S , 3. Leonard compony ,
J188,000 ; Unl i llrlilgo i ompany , $240,000) )
Sinford & Ilrooks , $445,000 : 3. I' . White ,
$273,000 ! U. 0. Packard , $512,000.
The bids were made for the entire work
Rt'Tortugas and Key Went en follows : II. G.
Packard , $1,151,000 ; Qrattan & Jennings , Ken
York. $937,000.
Other bids were made for the machinery ,
tracks , coal cam , etc. , ranging from $150,000
down. The award will bo m/ido within the
next day or two.
WAR OFFICE 13 inraY.
Secretary Alger's office at the War depart
ment presented an unusually busy aspect to
day. Much of the secretary's time was oc
cupied In conference with the various bureau
chiefs of the department In connection wit ! )
preparation * ! to Improve the fortifications on
the seaooast.
In addition there were a number of mem
bers of congress who called to have a worJ
with the secretary , among them being Sena
tors Lodge and Hoar and Representative
Marsh of Illinois. Abner 'McKInlcy ' , the
president's brother , was also among those
who called , but his stay was very brief.
During thr > morning Secretary Alscr ; was
also In conference with General Mlleii , com
manding the army , respecting the military
occupation of Fort Jefferson on Dry Tortugas
Island. The determination to garrison this
fort has been reached by the secretary after
a conference with his aides and the Navy de
partment officials , and the question now to
bo met are these of what Improvement In the
fortifications now. there may bo necessary.
Already a. contract .has been let by the
Navy department for dredging a largo part
of the hnrbor of the Island soJB to permit
the entrance of largo naval vessels 'and to
day bids were opnned for erecting an Im
mense shed In which the r.uvy will store large
euppllcn of coat ,
It U realized , however , that without very
material Improvements and additions to the
fortlncatlctis and armament of Fort Jeffer
son It would bo Impossible to protect the
ccal supply from the depredations of n. hos-
tllo fleet , unless United States men-of-war
were constantly on hand for that purpose.
The firmament of Fort Jefferson at this
tlmo consists of prcbably over a hundred
old-time smooth-boro guna. which would
have to bo supplemented by a number of
additional ones of modern pattern and of-
fectlvcnces.
ARTILLERYMEN COME SLOWLY.
Reports to the War department show that
abuut 400 men up to tlil time have been
cnlatcd ! for the two artillery regiments re
cently authorized by congress. About 1,000
men In oil ere reriulred. Most of the new
recruits arc s3nt to join old cstablbhcd reg
iments and In many cases experienced men
from the latter ere detailed for duty at the
cracoist fortltirftlons.
There Is a gfjheral Impression at the Navy
department that It will become necessary
bhortly to rellovo Rear Admiral 'Slcard of
command of the North Atlantic squadron
ami grant him Indefinite sick leave.
Secretary Lens dcMlrca to have It under
stood that his action In ordering a madlcal
board of survey for the examination of Ad-
mlial Slciml was based entirely upon the
rt'iucst of that ofllcor.
Commander W. S. Schley of the llght-
IIOUBO board l.s regarded PS most likely to
Buccco.l the admiral should he > be rellevod.
He is an officer of ability , tact and courage
and wvjs In command of the cruiser DalH-
moro In the harbor o ! Valparaiso during the
Chilian revolution. If be docs not succeed
Admlwl fc'Jcard , It Is generally understood
in naval circles that he will M > assigned to
the c-omannd of one of the dUl'jlcmjl fieeta
aLxjut co bo organl/.ed on the home station.
Othei oflUorn mentioned as po-aslble fsuc-
oesscra to Adii'lra1 Slcard arc Admiral
Iluiicc , commandant of the New York navy
yard , and Captain Sampson , president o'
the Maine court of Inquiry.
FIXINU U'P ' OLD MONITORS.
Secretary Long had an extremely busy
morning. Mr. Roosevelt and the various
bureau chiefs were with the secietary for
, some time perfecting the plans for the speedy
pomp'.etlon bt 'the old monitors. The bureau
1 ol riiRlnpcrlng can put In the three new
' 'bailers wltfi" little delay. The ordnance
' bureau has -'lltdd ' to do on tbo monitors ,
owing to tlic good condition of their guns ,
armament , etc. The quota of powder fet
their flftcen-lcch guns Is already sacked ami
can be put aboird In a few hours.
'Mr. ' Long also saw a number of public
men , Including Senators Proctor and Lodge ,
Representatives Alexander and Sherman , ami
Commissioner of Immigration Powderly. II
Is understood that rtuffalo would like the
honor of having one of the new naval vessel :
named after that city and New York mem
bers have been quite active In that direction ,
The developments of the mornlng'dlverted
attention for the moment from the rpport ol
the board of Inquiry , which Is on Its way In
charge of Judge Advocate Marix. In addi
tion to the press dispatches concerning Lieu
tenant Commander Marix's trip , Secretarj
LOUR has received 'his own official advices
that that officer la on bis way. The cxpcC'
tat Ion nmoug the- officials Is that Llcutemnl
Marlx will arrive Friday morning , although
his train may reach hero Thursday nlsh't.
There arc no plans for meeting him or foi
any formalities on his arrival. Ho will comt
direct to Secretary Long anJ place the reporl
In his hands , The secretary will convey II
at once to the president. Tula will glvn ar
opportunity for Its consideration by the cabl
net at the regular meeting on Friday.
'After delivering the report Llcutcnanl
Marlx will return to his post on the Vernnnl
at Now York , unless the court of Inquiry ha :
further Investigation to make , which Is ixH al
all likely.
Clilff Clerk Will Hi-
WASHINGTON , March 23. An order fo :
tlo : arrest of J. II.Sonthall , former chic
cleric In the United States engineer's oflici
'
at , St. Paul , has been sent by the Depart
mc-nfof Justice , "to Uio Ualted States dlstrlc
I'.ttomoy it St. Paul. The chargeagalna
him It that 'he uttcrod falso' claims agalna
the government. Attorney General Qrlgg :
Mid today that the amount of money real
Izel by Sonthall through the Isnwnco of fali = i
time checks will reach at least $300,000
The statement of the amount M Ui.ied on tin
report of i national bulk examiner , who wa :
Bent to Minnesota for iho purpose of nnlclnf
uu Investigation. Mr. Orlggs said that tin
government Is not liable for ti'io acts o
SoutlMll , and that the holders of the frauds
lent checks ean moke no elalnw against thi
fpdctal
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and attacks of illness. Then yon will
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PHIS
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SOUND MONEY MEN CONSULT
Vice Presidents of tha National League
Meet in Chicago.
ELECT J , STERLING MORTON PRESIDENT
Ui I > nrl * Imllcntf * ( lint \Vlilli- the Sll-
Terlrtrn ilvrw ( Are .Active , tlio
. CutmiTlipy Ili-prcfiuiit la \
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CHICAGO , 'March ' 23. The first annual
nectlng of. the vice prc-slfenis of the Na-
tonal Sound Money league , founded a year
ago to uphold the gold standard , wns held
oday at the headquarters In the iMonadnock
julldlng. Among the state vice presidents
and others present were : Morris 01. Colin ,
Little Hock , Ark. ; KJwIn Ilurrltt Smith and
fohn V. 'Farwell ' , Jr. , Chicago ; J. G. Rounds.
DCS 'Molncs ; K. N. Morrlll , Hiawatha. Kan. ;
James U Illalr , lit. Louis ; J. Sterling .Mor
ton , Nebraska City , Neb. ; Her.ryM. . Dumeld ,
Detroit , Mich. ; J. lit. Uevlne , LiMouere , M.
3. ; John II , Jackson , Plttsburg , Pa. ; Joseph
M. Carey , Cheyenne , Wyo.J Thomas H. Wil
son , St. Paul , 'Minn , , and J. Hawkins , Den
ver , Colo.
The purpose of the meeting was the elec-
: lon of an executive committee and officers ,
as well as a general Irctorchariso of opinion
on campaign work during the current year.
Ex-Secretary J. Sterling Morton of Ne-
iiMska presided , .with E. V. Snialley as secre
tary.
tary.Mr.
Mr. Morton was elected .president In place
of George K. Lelghton of St. Louis , who dp-
: llned te-clcctlon on account of his Intention
: o spend most of the year In Europe. A. B.
Hepburn cf New Yoik was re-elected treas
urer , C. L. Hutclilnson of Chicago associate
Lreas'ur'cr and E. V. Smalley general secre
tary.
The following wore clecteJ members of the
executive * committee : J. Kennedy Ted , New
York ; H. P. Robinson , Chicago ; Edwin Tlur-
rltt Smith , Chicago ; John U. Jackson , Pitts-
Inirg ! J. R. Cowen , ilJaltlmoro ; M , E. Ingalls ,
Cincinnati ; James L. IJlalr , St. Louis , and
Louis 41. Ehrlch , Colorado Springs , Colo.
The following were elected alternate * mem
bers of the executive committee : J. C.
Schmldlapp , Cincinnati ; A. E. Wilson , Louis
ville ; A. 1) . Klttredge , Sioux Falls , S. D. ;
H. P. 'Wells ' , Jamestown , < N. iD. ; W. H. Dun-
woDdy , ( Minneapolis ; F. C. Wlukler , .Mil
waukee ; J , W. Norwood , Wilmington , N. C. ;
William F. Ladd , Galvcston , and George F.
Pcabody , New York.
SILVER 'CAU13K IS WANING.
13. V. Snialley , general secretary , read his
annual report In which he reviewed the
work of 'the ' league In combatting the free
allvor movement , and disseminating Informa
tion on the currency and public finances.
The report mentioned the publications of the
league , and referring to the currency reform
movement said :
"lU'pcrts from all parts of the country are
cr.oouraglng. They show that while the sil
ver movement Is still active , It will not be
able to hold together at another national
election the great vote that It cast at the
election of 1S9C. In the opinion of your
secretary the work of the league should to
continued without relaxation , and should bo
pushed with Increased activity and kept upon
a mmpartlsan 'baals ' as heretofore. "
The adoption of the general secretary's re
port was followed by a discussion as to the
best means of diffusing information on the
currency trucstlon.
Remarks on the condition of public opin
ion In relation to the currency question In
their respective states were made by James
L. illlnlr of ( Missouri , J. M. Devlno of North
Dakota , Henry M. Duflleld of Michigan , W.
H. Dun woody of Minnesota , John 11. Jackson
of Pennsylvania and others.
Vice President W. L. Royal of Virginia
sent an address In favor of free banking
under state laws , and the repeal of the 10
per cent Uon state bank Issues.
At 1 o'clock the ) meeting adjourned , and
the 'men present were entertained at
luncheon at thn Chicago club as the guests
of Vice President J. V. Farwell , Jr. , of Illi
nois.
nioituATis sKi.Kirnsn TO O.UAHA.
'JUunexoln ' Uetul > lii'an.- Complete * It
Aiinniil Convention Work.
MINNEAPOLIS , 'March 23. In the next
state campaign the republican party will
have the most valuable adjunct In the way
of auxllljr ; organizations It has over en-
Joyed. The Republican State league was re
organized In Its convention tha ! morning
after the Iowa plan. By * means of local ,
county and congressional JoJguea the main
body known as the state league and the
olllclala In control of it are kept In touch
with every community in the state.
As oflicora Fred I ) . Wright of Minneapolis
was elected picsldent and Fred Bryant of
St. Paul secretary. Thirty-four delegates
were named to the Omaha natlcual conven
tion , four from each congnrelonal district
and six at large.
The resolutions adopted reaffirmed party
principles and warmly commended the ad
ministration for the wise and conservative
course It la pursuing. War was not de
sired , but the sentiment of the resolutions
welcomed It should it become npccoKiry to
defend national honor.
Th's evening there aa a banquet at the
West hotel. Thomas Lowry was toiat-
master.
TIME TOJTIilU'ERE '
( Continued from First Pago. )
vision should be considered as - a misdemeanor
meaner punUhable by line and Imprison-
mint.
Mi' , Perkins , in reply to Mr. Hansbrough.
Mill nobody would go farther then ho in
advancing the cause of temperance , but he
maintained Itiat 'ho notional law was ab
solutely a dead letter In Alaska. He be
lieved the adoption of tita amendment , and
the enforcement of Its rcovlslons , would praq-
rtcally prohibit the liquor business within tbo
tllstrlct.
At 2 o'clock the unfiutahcd business , the
national quarantine bill , was taken up , and
Mr. Caffery re-mrncd his ccech , begun yes
terday , In ( support of the bill. The apeech
.vus purely a legal argument.
Mr. Caffery had not coneluded at 3:50 : p.
rn. . when the senate went info executive BOI-
olou , and at 4 p. m. adjourned.
Following la Uie text of Mr. Bacon's reso
lution :
That the government and people of the
United St'itcs. while nvowlnj ; that at all
times and to the uttermost limit they will
'milniiiln their national honor and protect
heir material Interests , and while they will
count no , coat of blood or treasure which
may l > a necessary for the accomplishment
of this hlt-'h resolve , nevertheless declare
that It la their desire to live at peace with
nil the nations and peoples of the earth.
That supremely confident In the loyalty
and patriotic devotion of the people of every
class and of every section of the country ,
strong In more than 70.COii.OGO of people , reso
lute , brave and readv for any personal
xacrlilre , the honor and safety of their gov
ernment may require of them , and rich In
the possesisloii of material resources prac
tically without limit , the United States
ncvert'iele s desire and Intend In the present
threatening emergency earnestly and pa
tiently to use every practicable anil honora.
ble meant * to preserve peaca so far as the
same may be consistent with the honor of
the nation and with their duty to them-
Hdves and to other ? .
Mr. Bacon said that ov.-lns to the Impor
tance of the resolution ho would not ask
for Its immediate consideration , but would
permit It to lie on the table until tomor
row.
Xo I'rouress llnyliur ShlnH ,
WASHINGTON , March 23. The Navy do-
partmcnt hoe purchased no further ships
abroad , and the negotiations are not pro-
" 77" for Colds.
Friends of " 77" should try Dr.
Humphrey's Specifics for other
diseases , Dyspepsia , lihoumatism ,
Kidney and Bladder trouble. In
fants' and Female Complaints ,
Asthma , &c.
Specific Manual to bo found at
Druggists , or sent froc , tolls all.
ceodlng In a manner to promise success.
It was definitely determined today that the
Chilian battlcohlp , General O'HIgglns , could
not be secured. Commander Urownson Is to
day In Paris , after having Inspected the
Brazilian ships now building at Lri Seine.
\Vhllo thcso might bo secured , they are a
long way from completion and could beef
of llttlo service at present. What the de
partment wunto Is ships which , can be com
missioned at onco.
LIST UK TIIH IDUVI'IKIKD DHAIJ.
Clinplnlii Glmilivlok CorrrHM K l'l ' > tn
I Dnlc.
HAVANA ( via Key 'Wcat ) , March 23. The
following official list of .the Identified dead/ /
has been compiled nn.d carefully corrected
by Chaplain CLadwlck of the Malno. It
showu several changes from former lists :
J. H. Doerklng , drummer ; James Graham ,
yeoman ; William Kuratman , landsman ; J.
W. Urown , sergeant of marines ; EUon H.
Moro , chief machinist ; Henry J. Kcyes , aca-
mau ; Owen Sherldin , Patrick Gaffney , Wil
liam Cosgrovp , Joseph ieery , all firemen ; J.
H. lloberla , rr.'jrlnc ' ; John L , McManus , flro-
man ; Charles Hassell , gunner's mate ; P. W ,
Fewer , boatswain mate ; GuiJtavo llulln ,
same ; Wllllim Hushworth , chief machinist ;
Charles Elrrnunn , gunner's mate ; Carlton
Jonks , same ; Patrick Klynn , fireman ; Francis
Phillips , apprentice ; Noble T. Muddseaman / ;
Thomas Jonca , coal passer ; E. J. McNelco ,
same ; William Louden , apprentice ; Nicholas
Smith , samp ; Alfred Simons , coal passer ;
Anthony Conroy , oame ; John P. Barry , ap
prentice ; Charles Curran , coxswain ; Joseph
Gordon , fvrcman ; Patrick Hughes , same : Fritz
Doll , bayman ; William Donoughy , seaman ;
Frank Button , fireman ; Daniel Price , oiler ;
Nice , machinist ; H. Gross , landsman ;
Charles Juat , apprentice ; James Doyle , quar
termaster ; George Johnson , coal passer ; Wil
liam Horn , fireman ; Joseph Scully , boiler
maker ; Ucbsrt Hennlcks , gunner's mate ;
James League , engineer's yeoman ; Sophias
Nlelson , coxswain ; T. Cole , bayman ; Charles
Scott , carpenter's mate ; Malza , seaman ;
T. Finch , apprentice ; T. J. Hardy , coal
paaser ; Walter Sellers , apothecary ; Frank
Tcges , coppersmith ; Robert Ilurkhanlt , quar
termaster ; Al. R Harris , quartermaster ;
Lound , cuxawaln ; J. Dennett , marine ; J. W.
Johnson , oiler ; Hobert White , mess attend
ant ; James Pinkner , cabin boy ; Wagner ,
sergeant of marines.
The following died In the San Ambroslo
hcapltul ; Carl A. Smith , Andrew V. Krlck-
son , both seamen ; Frederick Jorneo , coal
passer ; Harry Jnctson , landsman ; Gcorgo
Koeble , apprentice ; Frederick Holzer , sea
man ; and on the Spanish transport Colon :
Frank Fisher , seaman.
TEX THOUSAXLI DOLI.AHS A WI3HIC.
Thin IN Itcqtilri-il to Properly It rile vc
tin * DIxtrfN.H In Culm.
NEW YORK , March 23. The steamer
Oritabal , which sailed for Havana today ,
carried 250 tons of Cuban relief supplies ,
coralgncd by the Central Cuban relief cornt-
mltteo to Coucul General Ceo.
"Consul General Leo has Jugt Informed
this committee , " said Stephen E. Dartoti ,
president of the committee , today , "that
he ascertains by careful Investigation that
no less than 220,000 reconcentrades are In
absolute wntrt and helplessly destitute.
These arc scattered through about -100 towns ,
whlnh can bo reached by thu distributing
methods now being employed.
"We have been sending what seemed to be
Immense , quantities of food , ibut we need , In
order to relieve this distress effectively , thn
equivalent of 300 tons of cornmcal and fifty
torrj of bacon and lard each week. Twice
that quantity would be- much moro satisfac
tory.
"In order to guarantee this Mr. Sarchen
and myself estimate that wo need at least
$10,0001 ft week. Our receipts at the present
time are about $5,000 , about half In money
and the other part In provisions. "
3i.vi.vu i-nissic.vrs \K\v.ri3.VTunn. .
IinllrnlloiiH llmt Xo UcMiionslIillltv f n-
tluUlNiifiler Cnu Ue ) Shown.
WASHINGTON , March 23. The remark
attributed to Admiral Slaird .ft Key West
yesterday to the effect that the case of the
Malno was perhaps the most peculiar ta the
history of modern times , Is Interpreted here
as clearly Indicating that the direct re
sponsibility for the explosion cannot be
placed.
During the progress ot the investigation
the law officers of' the government have
hern giving the legal side of the case their
close attention and the statement Is made
that the case of the Maine Is Indeed most
peculiar. The records , It Is said , do not
show that over before in the intercourse of
nations has a vessel of one power been
dcstioyed In the waters of another without
the C.IUEO ot the disaster anil the responsi
bility not being known beyond dispute by
any other n.illon.
If the court of Inquiry has found , as It
generally believed , that the responsibility
Tor the loss of the Maine cannot bo definitely
located , the fact will present a now feature
to the long list of otherwise similar dis
asters.
ICnnsiiM Cnttlrnicu In ScKNlon.
ABILENE , Knn. , March 23. The Kansas
State Cattlemen's association opened its an
nual convention hero yesterday with 10J dele
gates ) present , ilany have been delayed by
the storm. Organization was postponed un
til tomorrow , ' hpn n lively contest Is ex
pected , a keen rivalry having developed be
tween the new organisation1 and' > thn old es
tablished Stnte I..ivo Stock association. State
Secretary of Agriculture F. D. Couurn inadt
thp address of thp day. talking oa "Kansas
for the Stoc'.imon. "
At the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Burns. S3S South Nineteenth street , Mr.
Hiram Ward of .Missouri Valley , la , to Miss
Flora DIngledIno ot Omaha , Rev. A. J. Turkic
cniclatlng. Edward Augustln acted as
groomsman and Miss Rosalie Dlnglcdlne as
bridesmaid.
Thirty-five ymrs make a generation. That
is how long Adolph Fisher of Xanesvllle. 0. ,
suffered from piles. He wns cured by us'ug
three boxea of DoWltt's Witch Hazel Salve.
Ilnvi * Vou CSnlil I'Vvi'r ?
It so you wnt a good map of Alaska and
he gold fields. Have you seei-j the beautiful
nap issued by The Dee ? It Is very com
pete. On calo at ne\ve sttr.ds and at Tbo
ofllcp for 10 cents.
j I'AIlACll.Vl'IIS.
F. W. Taylor Is at the Mercer from Lin
coln.
George F. LanssJort went to St. Paul last
evening.
Gcorgo P. Dctn ot Grand Island is nt the
Mercer.
A , A. Murdoch of Wymore , Neb. , Is a guest
at the Darker.
II. 0. Harris and wife of Ycrk , Neb. , are
guests at the Barker.
P. H , Wheeter. a Minneapolis traveling
man. Is a Mercer guest.
J. F. Valenta , a -nnlc artist from Chicago ,
la slopping at the Barker.
BT C. Crawl and wlto of Bfillcvue , Neb. ,
arc- registered at the Barker.
F. S. Spurck and Robert Greenwood , two
stockmen of Nclact ) , arc Mercer guests.
Mrs. L. C. Barney rnd daughter of Cham
bers , Neb. , are In the- city on a shopping
tour and are stopping at the Barker.
R. Do Law , manager , and W. E. Bryan and
J. J , Henderson , represcatlng the Globe
Printing and Publishing company of Chicago ,
are located at the Barker.
J. II. Ferman , postrac < Uer at Der.kelman ,
and John E. Jones , postmaster at Ruskln ,
Neb. , are In the city attending the Ualtcd
States court end are stopping at the Davlcer ,
Nebras.kans at the hotels : S. G , Dean , Nor
folk ; T.'L.ikerman , Stanton ; C. George.
Dowles anJ wife. Scflbscr ; G. Harris ,
Hooper ; C. G. liamc.i , Albion ; J. A. Lynch ,
Stockvllle ; L. D. Illchardscn , Ole Tliompsro ,
Cambridge ; J. C. Gammlll , Hartley ; C. J.
Anderson , Nellgh ; W. H. Thompson , Grand
Island ; G. W. I'earce , Attleboro ; B. J. Tier-
ney , Alr.sley ; Thomas H. Bcnton and wife ,
Lincoln ; W. R. Alexander and wife , Wahoo ;
G. H. Mas.cn , Chadron ; R. I. Viaton. Goth
enburg ; C. M. Maoon. Wahoo ; S. II. Ca
may. Fremont j Frank W. Cowdcn , Red Cloud ;
r. A. Williams. Illverton ; W. L. Raker ,
WATERS'lTflREATEN ' DAMAGE
> rl i
is ;
Rivers in tteP Central Etatcs Contlnuo
' Rising ,
v } ,
MANY OF TtfEMJARE OUT OF THEIR BANKS
*
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Hiillroiul Tralllc l Mali-Hull- Inter
fered wllli.'liut There linn lleeii
So'A.lfimn of Ufe
in > 'i
'iIteiiorUd. .
CINCINNATI , Mmh 23. A peculiar and
remarkable Hood la filling the banks of the
Ohio river. It Is peculiar In the circum
stances that from Wheeling to Cairo no
tributary on the left bank of the river
aiakes the slightest contribution to this great
freshet. Had the Inpour of water from
streams on the left bank been equal to that
of those on the right the flood would have
equaled that of 1S84 and perhaps sur
passed It.
There has been steady rain here since last
Saturday , during which tlmo 2.40 Inches have
fallen at this point , of which four-fifths of
an Inch fell within the last thirty-six
hours.
Nowo from central points In Indiana and
from Springfield , Troy , Uthana and Zanes-
vlllc , O. , Indicates a fall of from three and
one-half to four ami one-half Inches at those
places , with one-half this precipitation with.
In the last thirty-fix hours.
Nearly all railroads IB central and south
ern Ohio are cither crippled or totally dis
abled for the present. This Is because of
washouts , dangerous and destroyed bridges
and the like. All over Ohio and Indiana ,
except , perhaps , In the extreme northern
parts , railroad traffic Is demoralized.
The Musklngum , the Hocking , the Scloto
and the two Miami rivers In Ohio seem
likely to break .tho record from source to
mouth for high stages of water and for damage -
ago and destruction. Reports from Indiana
indicate that the same -may be slid of rivers
and streams in thqt state.
Tonight at 'Cincinnati , with the mercury at
15 , a drizzling rain Is falling and the
clouds are threatening. The stage of the
river at 9 o'clock tonight was forty-seven
feet and six In.ches , a rise of nine inches
In the last three hours. It will be over
fifty feet by daylight and without further
rains will probably reach fifty-five feet.
INDIANAPOLIS , March 23. The reports
coming In today from all over the state con
cerning the damage done by the floods will
fiend the aggregate loss up Into the hun
dreds of thousands. Perhaps the figures
may reach $1,000.000. All the streams are
overflowing theh4 banks , houses and railroad
tracks have been washed away , growing
crops have been seriously damaged , In fact
general hnvoc has been created by the ele
ments. Wrecks have been reported from dif
ferent parts of the stnte and railroad tralllc
lii Indiana east of this city Is demoralized.
Not a passenger train reached this city from
( he east or left over the Big Four , and
other lines ca fared no better.
CJ.TVi IS FLOODED.
At Shelbyvillo last night the river levee
broke and tUo rosidcnco portion of the city
was flooded , ! causing considerable loas.
Hlchmoml Is In darkness , owing to the high
water , Martlnsvlllo and Columbus are Iso
lated from the rest of the state for the time
being and from many other points come
tales of great , woe.
All the bottom land outlying Indianapolis
is covered $ tthrlwatcr and White river Is
slowly rising , but no great apprehension Is
lolt. The duniagp In th's ' city will not be
great. The 'r'ivor Is ftlll four feet lower
than the hlih'water ' mark reached In 1SS3.
PAIlKEKSUUItG , W. Va. , March 23. Doth
the Little Kanawha and the Ohio are at
Hood helght , .Tbj > Ohio Is thirty-eight feet
and still rising.One suburb , Hlvcisldo , Is
completely 'surrounded by water and only
bcntu can get''fo"tho ' people'and move tlicm !
All the farms lying along the two rivers arc
under water. * .Ono street In the city Is under
water and all the big wholesale houses nrc
moving out as rapidly as possible. The Ohio
Hlver railroad .Is In a very serious condition
and It will only , 'take ' a few feet moro of
water to cover Its tracks In several places.
About 150 families will have to move out
by morning. I
WHEELING WILL SUFFER.
WHEELING. W. Va. , March 23. WheelIng -
Ing will suffer heavily from the flood , which
13 now invading both the wholesale and re
tail districts. At 10 p. m. the stage Is forty-
ono feet eight Inches and the steady rise
of four inches per hour is being main
tained.
In the main street 'business ' district alone
the loss materially amounts to $20,000. The
various manufacturing establishments , em
ploying 10,000 to 15,000 men , have shut
down either fqr want of natural gas , which
wss shut off tonight , or too much water.
Wheeling Is Isolafed from the world to
night. Trains hive been annulled on every
road entering the city , seven hi number.
The roads over the river , too , have sus
pended traflle.
On Wheeling Island every family of the
1,300has moved to the upper stories. On
the city sldo of the river hundreds of fam
ilies have done 'the same thing , as well as
Martin's Ferry , Dollaire , lienwood , Bridge
port and other outlying communities.
WASHOUT UAIISKS : \ . HAD AVJIKCIv.
Kfeniof ( lie Accident in S11 r r o till tie il
liy Water for a .Mile.
COLUMBUS , Ind. . March 23. A train con
sisting of a passenger coach , caboose end
locomotive , with a wrecking crew of twenty-
four men aboard , was wrecked near here
tlds evening. The river broke over Its banks
and the scene of the wreck Is aurroundcd by
water for a mile aiv.l can only bo reached by
boat'J. The cng'neer cannot be found ,
The five-man was washed away and swam
to a tree , where he la now waiting to bo res
cued , but on accmint of the darkness and the
swift current It Is impossible to reach him.
A bis bonfire has been built a half mile
away to glvo him light and hope.
Nearly every nun of the twenty-four w snore
nero or less injured , rrd they are belns
brought to the hospital here as rapidly ta
possible , and everything done to alleviate
: helr sufferings. Six or eight are badly In-
lured and may die.
Frank Llzcnby of Sellcrsburg will prob
ably -die tonight.
Engineer Coraell of Logaasport and two
jrakeincn are missing and may be dead.
The following are Injured :
Conductor Franklin , Losanaport.
Charles Sparks , Logar.spcrt.
Samuel TalUlPton , New Albany.
William Mc rei , Sellersburg.
Joseph Scott , Austin ,
William Whltsor. . Memphis , Ind.
A man na"med'JMcCune ' says at mlfnlght
that ho and a' brakeman waded through the
water and carried Conductor Franklin to
the end of thyr , tjestle where they laid him
dowti. McCuno.went back to help othenj and
neither the coliluctor or brakemcii have been
seen since. ' *
A coach load of school teachers bound for
the state mcetog.at | . Terre Haute had passed
over the place xl011"5 } " 'h"5 washout and wreck
occurred only' a few minutes before the fatal
affair narrated ! '
'SI'oVm IH Severe.
ST. LOUIS. Marrch 23. Specials to the Republic -
public from tb ° following points tonight In
dicate the aevpf.lty of the storm last night :
Lutesvllle. Mo ; A genuine- blizzard pre
vailed in this portion of .the state today. The
mercury registered a drop of forty degree-i
since yesterday evening. Hall and aleet have
been falling nearly all day. Timber Is laden
with ice.
Warrensburg- . The cold wave which
struck this section last night caused the
mercury to drop to within eighteen degreca
of zero. The peach tad apple crop Is greatly
damaged.
Dcalsca , Tex. A flnowstorm prevailed Uj
this section and Indian Territory la < U night
and today , and the ground is covered and
frozen , . The corn crop will haveto be re
planted.
Van nurca , Ark , Rain , elect and enow
fell for six hours hero today fiul It U freez
ing tonight. Strawberries were a masj of
blooms , and some of tbo fruit as larga no
marbles are now balls of Ice. The crop was
estimated at GOO cars and will now probably
be cut down one-half.
Fayette , Mo. The rich low lands In How
ard county are overflowed. The Missouri la
doing great damage to tbo farming lands
Ion * It * bank * .
AVini\o
Mnlter Wlilt'lt Cmine * Government
Mount .Some Surprise.
WASHINGTON. Marcb 23. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The members of the board of govern
ment control are somewhat oxerclsc-il over the
question of wiring the government building
at the Omaha exposition. Under tuo prevsen :
arrangement of funds for the various depart
ments the office of the supervising archi
tect flmln Itself able to set aside a aum of
$4,000 , which It will take to wire the build
ing for electric lighting. Arrangements , how
ever , have been completed with the Oniahn
Electric Light company to lease wires oud
put the same In condition for the Ulmnlna *
tlon of the building at a cost of about $750.
To do thU , however , will take a resolution
on ido pirt of congress , treasury department
o me la l.s holding that the lending of wires la
outaldo the law appropriating a certain sum
for a government exhibit. To meet these
objections Congressman Mercer will Intro
duce a .Tcaolutlon giving the dopartincnt the
right to enter Into an agreement with the
local electric llgut company for wiring the
building , which can bo later taken care of
by the city of Omaha should It receive the
government building at the close tof ttio ex
position.
Senator Thurstcn , his son Clarence and As
sistant Secretary of War Molklejohn rcturnefl
from Nebraska today. Mr. Melklojohn , In
speaking of the expcrtltlcai , fold he was aa-
tonlshed at the progress displayed in the erec
tion cf the bulldlngii , and predicted that the
Omaha exposition would be the greatest fair
Binco Chicago. Ho Eald Omaha wa ; In &
splendid condition and reminded lilm very
much of the old days. Senator Thurston at
once went to work on fiis speech , which he
will deliver tomorrow 011 the Cuban situation.
1XCHUASK Itlil'UIIMCAX MAJOU1TY.
ItnuHc UiiNento KIICM it ml Given Hid
I'lace t < Thorite.
WASHINGTON , March 23. H. T. Thorpe
\\as today given the seat from the First
Virginia district. Sidney P. Epea , who ob-
tJlned the certificate of election , was un
seated by a strict party vote. Mr. Thorpe
was given the seat by a vote of 151 to 130.
The republicans , without a break , voted
for Thorpe , and the democrats ml populists ,
with the exception of Mr. Howard ( pop. ,
Ala. ) , voted for Mr. Epos. Mr. Thorpe con
tested the seat of Mr. Kennedy In the last
congrers and was seated. The republican
majority in the house , watch was llfty-two
when the house convened last summer , is
now fifty-four.
Mr. Uhea ( dem. . Ky ) and Mr. Hay ( dcm. ,
Va. ) spoke In Mr. Epett' favor , and Mr.
Thorpe addressed the house In his own be
half.
half.At 5 o'clock the house adjourned.
Xevr * for lite. Army.
WASHINGTON , March 23. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Captain Robert J. Gibson , assistant
surgeon , has been relieved from duty at
Fort Thomas , Ky. , ami ordered to Fort
Meade , S. D. , for duty , relieving Major Lewis
W. Crampton , surgeon. Major Crampton ,
upon being relieved from duty at Fort
Meade , S. U. , will proceed to Fort Mcllcury ,
Md. , for duty , relieving 'Major ' Claries K.
Wlnne , surgeon.
Captain Guy Howard , assistant quarter
master , has been ordered from Fort Ethan
Allen. Vt. . to Atlanta , Ga. , for duty.
Major Henry McElderry , surgeon , has been
ordered from Fort Leavemvorth , Kan. , to
Hot Springs , Ark. , for medical treatment.
Captain Herbert J. Slocum , Seventh cav
alry , has beer detailed ao member of the
examining board at Fort Mycr. Va.
First Lieutenant Harry A. Leonhacuser ,
Twenty-fifth Infantry , has been ordered be
fore the board at Fort Lcavenworth , Kan. ,
for examination for promotion.
The leivo of absence granted Captain John
McA. Webster , Twenty-second Infantry , has
been extended three months.
Army KcorKrniilzntloii' ' Hill Iteitnrteil.
WASHINGTON , 'March 23. The army re-
'organization bill.was adopted unanimously
today by 'the ' house committee on military
affairs and it was subsequently reported to
the house.
Dally Trentmry Statement.
WASHINGTON , March 23. Today's state
ment of the condition of the treasury shows :
Available cash balance , $22-1,342,314 ; gold re
serve , $172,004,265.
Flulier IH 'Coilllrilleil.
WASHINGTON , March 23. The senate to
day confirmed 'the ' nomination of George W.
Fisher to bo register of the land office at
Topeka , Kan.
Make i < .Vcw llounilury.
SAN FHANCISCO , March 23. Among the
arrivals per steamship Colon frpm Panama
tcday were CI audio Urrutlo and Manuel
Amesqiilta , civil engineers In the service of
the Guatemalan government , who are en
route ten Mexico to establish the new boun
dary line between Mexico and' Guatemala.
About three years ago the two countries
became Involved' In a very serious dispute
over the location of 'the ' lino. At one time
wnr seeme.J Inevitable and preparations for
this contingency uere made by both sides.
Finally Mexico gained its point , Guatemala
making certain concessions whereby It ceded
to its northern neighbor about 17,000 square
miles of 'territory.
Journalist on Leicturc I'lntforni.
TECUMSE'H ' , Neb. , "March 23 ( Special
Telegram. ) Colonel Robert McReynolds of
Oklahoma , a converted Infidel and old time
Nebraska newspaper man. lectured hero to
night on the topic , "On the IJrlnk of Hell , "
to a crowded house.
fciirc.h for the .MlNslnpllr.rU. .
SAN FKAXCtSCO , March 23. The rt-vcnuo
cutters' Perry and Hush , acting under In
structions received by telegraph from Wash-
Ingt' ' n , left port to.lay to search for the
wreck of the Helen Altny. Uoth th ? cutters
took on board a ciuantity of gun cotton and
the wreck of the. ill-fated bark will be blown
up and scattered to the four winds , as It Is
a menace to navigation. Little hope It held
out that any of the passengers or crow have
escaped with 'their lives.
.Inline r.rcen IH DMinrreil.
DENVER. Colo. , March 23. Hy a decision
Klvon by Judge Carland of South Dakota
Judge Thomas A. Green was today dlslrmed
from practice In the federal courts of the
Colorado district , an account of his criticism
of Judge Hallett in connection with the Lit
tle Johnny mine litigation.
( iolil Import * nt .Vrw York.
NHW YORK , March 23. Heldelbach ,
Klcltellielmer & Co. have announced $173 OW ;
Nazard-Frcros , $125.000 , and the National
City bank. $100.000 In gold engaged for Im
port.
am. J. u. STUAUT ,
( > f TC.YUM TnkrH n Cuiirniof I'p-ru-un
IIH ii SprlnK1 Tiiiilv ,
FOP the blocd Impurities of spring Po-
ru-na Is a never-falling remedy. It cleanses
the blood through dlgcsjtloa and gives tone
to the whole system by Increasing the nu
tritive value of the food. "Spring fever , " as
It Is Gometimes called , which produces a
tired-out , sleepy feeling , and Inability to do
much mental or physical work , Is tbe re
sult of a sluggish
digestion , and no
blood medicine will
be of any use what
ever unless It Is able
to rectify the Impair
ed digestion. The
great popularity that
Po-m-oo has IB due
to the fact that In
all such coses It at
once corrects diges
tive derangements
and enriches the blood by purifying this very
Important source of that vital fluid. Mr , J.
R. Stuart , of nastland , Texas , writes as
follow regarding Pe-ru-na as a pcl ig mcd-
lelne : "I have purchased one bottle of Pe-
ru-ni and It wcs used by myaeir and wife
ca a spring medicine. I consider It tbo beat
dollar's worth I ever bougUt. "
For a free copy of Dr. Hartman's latest
book on chronic catarrh , address the Pe-
ru-ua Drug Manufacturing Company , Colum
bus. Ohio ,
CATARRH and GOLDS ,
1 CURED BY BREATHING - ,
OLD AND TRIED
Costs Only $ l,00-Will Last a Year
and Cure Others After It Has Cured
You-No Other Medicine or Expense
Necessary ,
LORING'Si .
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KILLER. . .
The People's Accepted Rem *
edy , Which Cures All Dis- i fiAN
jjj ps , eases of the Respiratory
Effi System by Simple EXACT sl
I
Ko Other Inhaler Will Send the Medicins to the Right
Place To Take Loring's Germ-Killer Remedy for Cough ,
Bronchitis , Catarrhal Deafness and Consumption You Just
Breathe and Get Well ,
The fact thnt this Inhaler 1ms Ito mouth
and noeu pieces In one combination forming a
straight and continuous tube gives to It su
perior strenKth and utllltjr. Thli arrangement
ot the mouth and nose pieces has enabled ua
to produce n small and compact Inhaler of
the right Bizu to bo carried conveniently in
the vest pocket or even tn a largo purse.
This Inhaler vaporizes nil liquids , the
moUturu passes on tmd the oiono , InJen with
dry medication , Is drawn through every air
passage and Into every lung crll. TreotmcnU
by douches , sprajs and atomizers and so-
called "dry-air" remedies never pass the up
per part of the throat. The mc-dlclnes pro
vided with this Instrument euro moro easily
and quickly than any others. They nil con
tain LoridK's Germ-Killer and are soothing ,
hoallnjf and Invigorating. Dry ozone Is the
medium by which they nre carried to the
remotest nlr-ra.ssnges nnd lung cells. This
treatment not only cures disease , but It
strengthens the voice , sweetens offensive
breath and restores loet tnsto nnd smell.
No other Inhaler Is adapted to the usi of
LorlnR's Germ-Killer. Wo cannot guarantoa
results If jou nttarnpt to use our Germ-Killer
Medicaments .with any other than Lorlng'a
ozone-generating Anti-Germ Inhaler.
Local Testimonials.
Complete Home Treatment.
This treatment , conBlstlnst of .Lorlng's
Derm-Killer , for Inbnlntlon nnd Abbott Lor-
Ing's Anti-Germ VaporlzintT Inhaler , Jl.OO.
Extra bottles of medicine , Me.
Special Germ-Killer MutllrnmeiitB.
For sorao chronic and npaenaodlc diseases
which require special treatment upeclal mcdl-
clncB have been prepared by our physicians
and 'chemists. ' NO. 1 SPECIAL MEDICINE
For Tonellltls , LRryngttta , Catarrhal Dcaf-
neca , Hay Fever and Diphtheria.Prlco 50
cents. NO. 2 SPECIAL MEDICINE For
Consumption and Bronchitis. Prlco 50 cents.
NO. 3 SPECIAL MEDICINE For Asthma ,
Whooping Cough and Croup. Price CO cents.
ANTISEPTIC GAUZE For use In the In
haler , % yard , 40 cents ; yard , 75 cents ;
1 yard , fl.GO. In a hermetically staled pack-
one.
- Anti-Germ Ilnliu.
An antlicptic preparation for external ap
plication , * L'ch taken the soreness out of the
lungs , hastens the euro of catarrh , assists In
the cure of nil throat troubles , cures Cracked
Lips , Chapped Hands and Eczema. Price , 25
cents.
LorliiK'M Gcrm-Klllcr U > po | ! ln
TllllIctH.
When catarrh ! i deop-nsated In Iho a'.om- '
acn or bowels , where ozone floes not neno.
trate ; LORING'S GEIIM-K1LLER UYBPKP.
SIA TAHLKTB nhould be used. They quickly
control tua digestive functions and Imrne-
diato benefits follow. No other dyspepsia
tnedlulno cou taka their place. Prlco. DO
coins a box. LOKINO'S OERM-KILLEn
UHDUMATISM TA1JLKTS. CO cents n box.
LOIUNtrS OE.nM-KIU.Dll HHAHT TAD-
LETS. J2.CO a box. LOItlNG'S OEKM-KILL-
Elt LAXATIVE TAI1LETS , CO cents a box.
Caution ! ) ,
ASK FOR I/DRINQ'S OKR-M-ICtLLER FOH
INHAIAT10N AND TAKE NO OTHER
TRHATM1QNT , AR EVERY ENTERPRISING
DRUGGIST CARRIKS IT AND ALL OUR
OTHER REMEDIES IN STOCK. INSIST
ON SCEINO LORING'S INHALER. IF IT
IS SHOWN YOU. YOU WILL NOT WANT
A Y OTHKTi.
UKWARE OF ANY UNSCRUPULOUS
DRUGGIST WHO. FOR THE SAKK OV
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TION SUnSTITUTTJ TREATMENT FOll
LORING'S GERM-KILLER FOR INHALA-
DON'T EXPECT YOUR DRUM 1ST TO
GIVE YOU INFORMATION A1JOUT OUR
GOODS. OUR BOOK FURNISHED WITH
THE INHALER WILL GIVE YOU FULL IN.
Somplo medicines free It you aslc for thorn.
Abbott Loring's 26-cpnt-lock on "Distinct ot
the Throat , LUURS , Cboit and Heed and How
to Cure Them. " aent free. wltb. full Informa
tion about treatment , all postpaid. Send fgr
them. Write us fully about your case and
wo will udvlio you FREE OF CHARGE. Thli
treatment la cheap. You can get It by mall ,
postpaid. You can talto H at boiuo. Order
now nnd prevent dilay. Mention department.
Use only the nearest cddrcss.
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NOB. B8OOViiDoj.li Avc. , Chicago , III ,
No. 42 W. 22d ot. . New York City.
No. 3 Hamilton Place. Boston , Mass.
Spring
Woolens
FOR 1898.
Ilorcvo are boasting about our
spring woolens ucain ! Can't liolp It !
Every time our "ad writer'1 sees a now
assortment of woo'ens ' unpacked , ho fjocs
into ceslaeica ! IIo in restless until ho
has taken the public into bin confidence
honeo ho talks of nothing but spring
woolens.
Wo faintly hint at assortment and qualities. Nothing short of scoinsr the
masses of woolens dainties many of them displayed on OUT tables can { jtvo you
an idea of the quantilies and qualities wo will offer you this season. Nothing short
of u personal inspection can convince you.
Same of our designs ovary first class tailor carries but the majority o
them are confined to Nicoll and Nicoll alone.
TROUSERS , $4 to $12. SUITS , $15 to $50
SPRING OVERCOATS , $15 to $40.
209 and 211 S. 15th St - - - Karbach Bloc k
NEW
Carpenter's
South
COLLAR
American
WILL APPEAR
WEAK MEN
THE SUNDAY
Jtuunt Belief. CuralnlSdtrt. Never rctnrng BEE . .
I will clidlv nil to pir iiifterf r In r1'1" M l d
enrelopo FIIKK A pfucrlptfnn with full illrec.
tloni for * quietI > rfv tt cdrttnr Lot M nliroil ,
Night Iximi , In o Oebniry. rtifi l | Wciik
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