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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 1, 1898)
MOVE FROM SHED 10 SHED ' J , Union Pacific and Its Tenants Make a Change "of DopoU. OVERLAND AT HOME IN NEW QUARTERS llnrtlnKfnn Slrnctilrr AtinnitoniMl liy All Oilier Mtit'H for ( InTcioio - rnr > - lliillilltir ; of thu Union I'nclno. Thtre was considerable activity about the ( win depots at Tenth and Mason streets yesterday. 'Representatives ' of all the various railroad companies that have been chartered In the present nhcds for the last eight years were on hand to check over their respective amounts of property. The formal transfer of the tfalon Pacific , Northwestern , Milwau kee and Rock Istanl passenger stations from the studs on the floutli side of the track to the new frame structures of the Union Pa cific began at 11 o'clock last night , and was completed within a coupleof hours. The Dturllngton will remain In the present loca tion until It/i own station U complete. Workmen are busily engaged In putting the finishing touchcfl on the Union Pacific's tem porary station. There Is considerable work to bo done bci.'oro It Is ready for occupancy. Of the two frame buildings the eastern one , designed for the mall , express and baggage looms , In not quite finished , lleglnnln ? at -tho - east end Is the room to be occupied by itho Pacific and the United States Express companies. Next la a larger express room assigned to the American Express company. 'Adjoining this Is the room set aside for the United States malls , and the western half of the building will be occupied by the Union 1'aclflc and other railway tenants for a bag- eago room. All these rooms are fitted out with floor scales , and have rough counters built In. The rooms do not have any direct communication with ono another. The p.iAscnger station Is the western one of the two now frame structures. In outward - ward appearance It Is an almost exact counterpart of the frame building used for jr.all , express and baggage purposes. Moth are painted a brilliant red , arc long , low and unattractive. There Is a largo waiting room In the west building , and the office ot the ticket agents Is somewhat larger than In the old frame structure. There are three windows dews for the nalo of tickets , and these are located about In the middle of the waiting loom. The telegraph ofllce and Pullman olllce are at the west end of the ticket stall. The news stand and check stand are at the west end of the watting room and the lunch counter Is just off the waiting room to the left. The Interior Is painted a dull lead color. Some- new benches have been put In nnd both the paHscnger station and the baggage - gage ntatlon are equipped throughout with incandescent lamps. Outside the new frame structures a good platform has been built. It extends over thrco tracks and the places between the rails I liavo been filled In to the level of the wooden platform with Sherman gravel , which when hardened Is said to make a perfect platform for depots. The space between the tracks II lunder the viaduct has also bccr.i filled In with Sherman gravel. A number1 of new baggage trucks have been secured by the Union Pa clfic , and all the old oneo painted a bright green. A stairway leads down to the plat- I fbrm from about the middle of the viaduct on the west side. The driveway slopes down sharply from the east eldo of the viaduct. c'o\siiiit coMi'i.AJ.vrs osr UATCS. lntorHtnt < > Commerce Communion In In Si-union lit ClilriiKO. CHICAGO , 'March ' 31. The Interstate Com- jnerco commission opened a three days' hear- 'ing In thu federal circuit court room today. The case against the Union Pacific Railroad company for' excessive rates for short dis tance freight was continued Indefinitely. The first , oiso called was the Annax Frull Growers' Association against the Illinois 'Central ' Hallroad company and the Chicago " Wa \ ukco & St. Paul Railroad company the charge being discrimination In rates ! No decision was made. On account of the Union Pacific case there /was / no session of the commission during the afternoon. The continued , case of the Iowa Grain f Dealers' association against the Chicago ( Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad company and the Cattle Halters' association of Texas against the Fort Worth & Denver railway bo called tomorrow. Iiiiinlnlllon ut St. I'nnl. The Interstate Commerce commission ha ( rx flushed Its Innuleltorldl labors up at St Paul for .the tlmo being and' adjourned t May 26. The commission haa urgent bust ncsa In Chicago which compels It to be then to take up another line of Investigation. The wltnesscn at Wednesday's hearing a St. Paul were J. W. Hann's , chlct clerk o the Imperial Milling company of Duluth ; C. P. Sheehan , clerk > of the Minnesota Milling ; company of West Superior ; General Freight 'Agcntu Hopkins of the Minneapolis ' & St. Louis , Martin of the Son and Orr of the Duluth - luth , South Shore & Atlantic ; General Man ager Stlckney of 'tho ' Great Western , General Trafllc Manager Hannatord of the Northern . -Pacific and Auditor Bell of the Duluth , South Shore & Ait Ian tic. Witness Hannls testified that rebate claims ( had been paid to his company by the South Shore , the Omaha and the Wisconsin Central roat'a. They had been paid In cash. He could not iwmo the dates or the amountu , and ho had no records to show cither. Ho Insisted , however , 'that the payments were for botia fide claims. Jin SupceHNor for Cnllowny. CLEVELAND , O. , March 31. The Imprcs- elon Is general among- railroad men here that no successor will bo chosen .to S. R. Calloway as president ot the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern railway. It Is believed all the roads will bo put under ono manage ment and the Lake Shore and Nickel Plato toauu will be put under control of a general manager. Cut Count I talc * at St. I.onln. ST. LOUIS. March 31. Every line out of Bt. LouLs for the wcat has met the cut In j Pacific coast points and first-class are now ( jelling at $27.50 , with i -clara at $10 below that figure. The deterafti.plies to Tacoma , Seattle and Port- Jias Xoto uiul I'-moiiuln. JB/-4vellng Passenger Agent Moles of the ickel Plato railroad Is in the city. The Union Pacific ahop men will work 'five days ot eight hours this week as usual. The Wabcsh Hues earned In itho third week ot March $252,726 , an. Increase of $40.616 over the corresponding- of 1S97. The Pennsylvania Railroad company has Klven orders that 1.500 freight cars bo built et the company's t-hopg In Altoona. Ex-President Clark of the Union Pacific , "who has been at San Antoulo , Tex. , for the last thrco months for the benefit of Ills bealth , has Just returned to St. Louis , ac- fliuplct , blotcbc * , blactheaiU , rod , rough , oily , motliy Mn , Itrhlng , icaly rcalp , dry , Ililn , and falling hair , mul baby blrmlilic * prevented by CLTICUIU Boir , the moil effective lln purify , lujnnd l > e ullflngnonpln \\orld.ntvcllu puruit nnd iwectetl for toilet , bulb , and uuricry. ( uiicura l i 14 Iknulboal l wecU. r TT P. * O Catr * SdU ft. ? . , lu u > . 07 " Hi * U It.ulirj th. SUn , " IrM , 1LOOD HUMORS CLTICVUX by hto Hmltjr. Mr. CMrk hM b en greatly btnfHtd l > r bU t r to the outhcrn cllmato , The Chicago , Burlington & Qulncy will on * largo Its nbops at Aurora , lit. , and Increase thn classes of work to be < lone there. John A. Kuhn , general agent of the Chicago cage & Northwestern railway In this city , has gone out In the state for a few day * on a business errand. There will bo no withdrawal of the feeding In transit privilege at Kansas City , Mo. , on April 1. IVrth the Santa Fc and the Keck Island have given formal notice to thin ef fect , and thlH action will probably compel other lines running through Kansas to fol low the same course. Of the 2,000 new freight cars that Presi dent Hurt ordered for the Union Pacific rail- read on Wednesday , l.SOO will bo box car and the remaining 500 will tie stock cars. This order makes a total of 3,150 now cars President Hurt has ordered since he tcok charge of the reorganize railroad. From papers found In his pocket It U believed that the man found dead on the Union Pacific tracks near Nichols. Neb. , on Wednesday , was George It , Wancko of Maucli Chunck , Pa. He carried a mem bership card of the Junior Order of Ameri can Mechanics bearing that name. He was apparently about 20 or 28 years of age. The coroner's Jury , which held an loqurat over the remains at Nichols , has rendered a ver dict of accidental death. General Poesenger Agent Charlton of the Alton haa been elected chairman of the ex ecutive committee of the Western Passenger atsoclatlon. vice W. K. White , deceased. The election of Mr. Charlton was unanimous , and although he expressed himself as having doubts as to hie ability to spare the time for the work Incidental totho position , ho was Informed that a refusal would IH > con'- eldered out of order , and the probabilities are that bo will not be allowed to decline. TO cuitn COLD i.U.MJ HAY Take Laxative Drama Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money If It falls to cur' : . 2f > c. The genuine has L. D. Q. on each tablet. SOUTH OMAHA NEWS. Claude L. Talbot , brand Inspector at tha stock yards for the Wyoming and South Dakota Live Stock associations , Is preparing hla reports of the year's business which ended last night. An enormous Increase In the receipts of cattle from these two states Is shown over the returns made a year ago. From April 1 , 1897 , to 'March ' 31 , 189S , there were received from Wyoming 4,701 cars ot cattle , or 111,447 head , and from South Da kota during the same time , 2,418 cars , or 58,759 head. For the year commencing April 1 , 1890 , and ending March 31 , Ib97 , the re ceipts from Wyoming numbered 70,812 head. Compared with the year Just closed , an In crease of 34,435 head Is shown. During the same .tlmo 32,477 head were received from South Dakota , -which , compared with thla year , shows an Increase of 20,282 head. The number of head of Wyoming strays picked out by Inspector Talbot during the Iatt twelve months was 6,599 , having a value of $208,090.90. This Is an average value ol $31.38 per head. The South Dakota strays picked out hero numbered 3,116 head , the value being $112,133.29 , an average of $32.30 per head. In making those average values calves , bulls , steers and COWH are Included , ach class not being averaged separately. For the year ending last iMarch the Wyo ming strays recovered numbered 1,444 head , Ith a value of $113,102.39 , whllo the South akoti strays were valued at $26,035.83 , the umber of head being 1,002. R. II. Rtckard Is the local inspector for ho 'Montana ' Cattle association , but his re- ort was not completed last night. The otals will , however , show an Immense In case over a year ago. USIIIXG THE AHMCUm IMv.VXT. IiuiilrcilM of .11 on llimlly EiiKtiKCd In CiiiiNtruotliiK- > llnllilliiKfi. Additional help Is being employed at the rmour plant every day and at the present , lmo EOO men are working on the plant , cx- iluslve of the force In the employ of Roche- ord & Gould , the contractors. The walls the hog bulldlhge (4 the > height of twelve 'eet ' above the cap stones are being painted ivlth a preparation composed principally of ar and dirt Is being tamped in against .ho walls to bring- the grounds to grade. A'ork the fertilizer - Is on building- progross- ng rapidly , the walls being up to grade. Reams for the roof of the power house were " elng placed In position yesterday and In cn- Dther week this big building will be miller cover. The thirty-Inch sewer Is. betas pushed as rapidly as possible and a gang oC men In the employ of the Omaha Water company Is engaged In laying eight and ten- 'nch mains about the grounds. Steam fil ers arc working In a number of the build- ngs , this force being worked every night until 9 o'clock In order to hurry up matters. Arc lights have been placed In the- hog Imlldlngs so that work can go on all night f desired. Robert Howe , who Is to be the general superintendent of the p'.ant here , will arrive from Chicago this morning nnd J. Ogden Armour la expected Men Jay. Su perintendent ot Construction D. J. Simpson , who has been HI at his hcmo In Chicago for over n week , Is much better , but Isjiow detained on account of Mrs. Simpson "hav- 'ng fallen and broken ono of her ankle ? . . \liont tlir fitin ComimiilcN. On the first Tuesday In April the Citizens' Gas company of this city will meet for the purpose ot reorganizing. Now officers will bo elected and the work of pushing the plant to completion will commence In earn est. Negotiations are now pending for a site for the gasholders and the necessary build ings and It Is moro than likely that the elto chosen will bo announced right after the meeting next Tuesday. Representatives of the company are also figuring with the manufacturers of plpo and a deal will be close 1 before long. In connection with the gas matter It la reported that the Omaha Oas company wl ! ask the city council for an amended franchise. In the franchise now held by thla company the maximum prlco to bo charged for gas Is fixed at $1.30 per thou sand cubic feet. The company , It Is claimed , desires to have thla maxlmun prlco reduced to $1.35 per thousand feet. In case thla amendment Is made the chcnccs are that the ordinance will bo Introduced as a new one and put through all ot the stages again , as there has always been some question' about the legality of the franchise grantoj last year. Hc-KlHtrntloii of Votem. The registration books will bo open for rcvlsloa en Saturday , and all newcomers or portions who have changed their place ot residence slnco last fall must register or se cure transfers. Members of the registration board will alt at the following places from 8 a. in. until 9 p. in. tomorrow : First Ward First pcoclnct , Scarr's drug store , Twenty-fourth and M streets ; Second precinct , Meyer's drug store/Twcnty-fourth and J streets ; Third precinct , photograph gallery , Twenty-fourth and K streets. Second Ward First proclnct , II. Kennedy's , Twenty-fourth street , between N and O streets ; Second precinct , Huffzky's drug store. Twenty-first and S streets ; Third precinct , Crosby & Rich's coal office. Albright. Third Ward First precinct , nvar.s' hall. Twenty-eighth and R streets ; Second pro. elnct. Kllker building. Thirty-first and Q street. ! . Fourth Ward Old school house. Thirty- third and K streets. IlnniiiMiiiiI Co in | > n ii'a IiiiiiriiveiniMitii , The Hammcitd Packing company baa quite a force of men employed In tearing down the old cattle sheds which are located Just soutd of the big Armour hos houses. New sheds are to bo built and a number ot other Improvements made In the handling of cattle at that point. In the erectlru ot the new sheds particular attention will be paid to the drainage In order to do away with as much mud aa possible. Y. M. C. < A. Atfiilr * . On Wednesday evening the committee ot management of the Young Men'e Christian association held Its final meeting ot the fiscal year. A. A. Muuro , J. M. Westerfleld" T. C. March were appointed a committee ' to nominate the committee of management for the fiscal year , whlcii commences today. After this tfco fiecal year of the association will commence tad clot * with U > calender yew. Lwt yc r the aMoclatlon fell tohtod with lt finances , and It Is carnewtlr hoped that the people of South Omaha will rally to the work this year , BO that the plans can bo carried out , and It will not bo necessary to curtail the work for lack of ( unds. Tbo membertdlp at the present time Is 218. IncrfiiNiIn Stork llrrclptx. Receipts of live stock at the yards hero for tbo month of March show a decided In crease over the receipts of February. A very gratifying Increase Is nhonn whep compared with the receipts during March a year ago. Last month 65,238 cattle were received , as against 62,917 In March , 4897 , an Increase of 12,319 head. The hog receipts for March numbered 136,085 , as compared with 110,418 In the same month ot 1S97 , an Increase ot 25,193 dead. The/e was an enormous Increase In the receipts of flhccp , as the figures Imlow show. Last month's recelptn were 142,795 , as against 77,300 during March , 1897 , an In- crcafio of 65.4D5 head. llolil nn' ' Siiiplclon. O. D. ningham , colored , has been arrested on suspicion of bavins had a hand In the robbery of Koutsky's hardware Btoro Wednesday night. So far the police have not recovered any of the stolen property , but Chief lirennan expects to get the most If not all of the stuff back before long. Mint 1 1- City George Cato of Northhoro , la. , was a Vh- Uor at the yard.-j yesterday. Tonight the republicans will hold meetings In Albright and the Fourth ward , Sarah , the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James G. Martin Is quite sick. John Dodson , a prominent buslnem man of Fullcrton , epent yesterday In the city , Prof. Beck cud Tom Ilronn commenced checking the books of the police Judge last night. Mrs. Leonard Davis , who has been nuf- fcrlng from an attack of scarlet fever , U re covering. John Gaminell , ono of Uncle Sam'a mil' ' carriers here. leaves toJay on a two weak.V . vacation. An enthusiastic meeting of republican- was held at Dyrnes' hall In tfio Third wwil lost night. Hilly Mangan , the N street mall carrier leaves toJay for Kanas City on a fifteen dajs' vacation. Miss Shea returned to her homo at Ster ling , Neb. , yesterday after a itiort vhlt with Dr. McGrann and family. There was no quorum of the council leal night and an adjournment wa < v lakui tutu Thursday evening , April 7. Uocheford & Gould the Armour cont-actom have started up Idelr brickyard at Thirtieth and Spring streets. The new exchange building U virtually completed and commls.'lcn men will com mence moving In about next Monday. Councilman Patrick Tralnor wan out ye.i- terday for the first time In a week. He liaa been laid up with an attack of the prlp. The women of the FIr.it IVesbyterln.i church will servo dinner and . -upper en elec tion. day at 422 North Twenty-fourth strict. A two hundred wire cable was pulleJ through the telephone coiilult under tha railroad tracks at the foot of N street yes terday afternoon. The Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. John Xcu- tor. Twentieth nnd 1 who fractured lls ifcull Wednesday aftcrnocn U doing nicely ar.J will most likely recover. The democrats held a red-hot meeting at Ilium's hall last night. I. J. Uu.n .ud Thomas Flyna of Omaha delivered addrcciica and were followed by the candidates. Major A. V. Lclb n of Bolden was a visitor at the exchange yesterday. He Is ho-e mak ing arrangements for exhibiting a atqer at the exposition which Is fialf buffalo anl li said to weigh 4.000 pounds. SDMJ.VV .SCHOOL In.SSt3 liitrrniilloiiiil Coiittnlttro Itn Work for1IIO1. . CHICAGO , March 31. At today's se.rolon of the International Sunday School com mittee , the work of selecting the lessons for the schools of the United States , Great Drltaln , Canada , India and Australia for 1901 , was completed. Tha lessons which have been arranged fr , the/ first six months of the year 1901 cover the lost part of the life ot Christ and the rcr.urrcctlcn peeled , and the ln < U n\x \ months Is In the old testament , extending from the creation to exodus. , It v.as decided to hold the next me-etlng of thp committee at Atlanta , Ga. , Immediately preceding the International Sunday s .icol convention , In April. 1899. subcommittees on lessona nn the old and new tmtamcnta were appointed today and will report at the next meeting. The foreign committee will attend the onferenco to be field In London In July o ! his year , la connection with the world's Sunday school convention. This constate o ; Dr. John Potts. Dr. Warren Rimtolrh , Dr. B. J. Jacobs . Dr. Morfiolm Rhodes. Prof. J. . Hlncs , John Pepper and E. M. Rcxford. .M.VKKICK MAKES A CONCUSSION. 3Iiiinc < 'i < Arc Knvornl > l - for the I'as- K < IIK < of III.ITnMiM.m Hill. LANSING , Mich. . March 31. Governor Pin grco made an Important concession la fils proposed taxatlcn bill In the house this after noon. As amended ho Ls relieved or the ap pointing power of the commission , which , ac cording to tbo bill. Is to make the first > i- so-sment. An amended , the commission will be com posed of the land cctnmlssloner , secretary ot state , state treasurer , auditor general and attorney general ; three members of the hosed o bo elected by the people every two years , beginning next November. As amended the bill will pass the house omorrow with little * oppcoltlon , and It Is predicted that It will dive comparatively smoolti sailing In the senate. HV.MIMAI. . Slilrlcy-lliiki-ft-r. HUMDOLDT. Neb. . March 31. ( Special. ) Hubert Shirley , a young farmer resldlnj near Salem , was married today to Mlns Pearl Unkefer. the daughter of A. P. Unk fer cno of the substatlal farmers living a few miles southeast ot this city. Rev. George C. Ritchey of the Christian church of thlo city performed the ceremony. llroTvii-Smltu. DLOOMINGTON , Neb. , March 31. ( Spe clal. ) The marriage of C. C. Brown and Mini Fanny Smith took p'aco last night at the rcsldeticd of the bride's parents. Unity ( Mull. The last meeting of Unity club for the season wl'il bo held Friday evening , April 1 at Unity church , corner Seventeenth nm. Cnsa streets , when the club will completu Its study of modern Uuropean history , with the following- papers : "Sctindlnuvlin Con stitutions. " K. C. P.ige ; "Tho Helglan Con stitution , " F. II. I'uttee ; "T.nSpanish Constitution. " T. L. McDonnell ; "Report on the Republic of Andorra , " Mr.s. J. W. Roudobush. A general business meeting nm election of otllcers for the ensuing year wll follow. Thirty-five years make a generation. That Is how long Adolph Fisher of Zancsvlllo , 0. , suffered from piles. He was cured by using three boxes of De-Witt's Witch Hazel Salve. ; imivrnis. A. L. White lo receiving congratulations on the arrival of an eleven-pound boy. John Mclroy , an employe at the Cudaby Packing company plant , is reported as'being Insane. A warrant ha.s been Issued for hla arrest and Is now In the bands of the sher iff for service. June Ilrannlff. who resides at 1117 Jones street , was In police court this morning on a charge of assaulting Ella Meyer , of 1150 Jones Btreet. neighborhood quarrel re sulted In the trouble. The case was con tinued for a week. Thomas McDonald will answer to the dis trict court on a charge of destroying the personal property of his wife. Mary Mc Donald , to the value of $40. Police Judge Gordon bound him over and fixed his bond at $400 , which has not been furnished. Louis Saupe- was tried In police court yes terday for stabbing John Cohen , bj | land lord , with Inteot to wound. The difficulty arose over the payment ot a bill and Cohen was ellgtitly cut across the wrist. Saupo wai bound over to the district court under bonds of fCOO. , , , BLASCO' REPORTS ON RELIEF Says Spain Has Belli Ijjgaged in Work of Ght\ny \ | , DEEPLY TOUCHED' : BY THE SUFFERING i , . I. oiiilintntitn Driven tn tin * Tnurim ! > > the llnrliiiroui Warfare ut WASHINGTON . March. 31. The Spanish legation has received fuU reports from Cap tain General Hlanco , ' from the governors of all the provinces of tiuba , and from the alcaldes and chiefs of police of the prin cipal cities , as to the condition of the rccon- centrados. It U an elaborate treatment of this subject by the offlcsrs directly In charge and give. ! the situation fully from 'their standpoint. It Is noteworthy that they do not seek to minimize the dreadful condition of thcao people , but endeavor to rhow that they are doing their utmost 'to alleviate the misery and bad condition. General Ulanco's report Is In substance as folloiui : In the midst of the painful Impression caused by the situation of the rtconc.n- trades It Is some suUfnctlon ; to note the great Improvement In their condition n compared i\ltli what It was four or live months nw. In response to thp keen In- tcre t which the homo government has shown In the mutter , this government has endeavored from the very first In every pos sible \\-ny to alleviate MO much misery and ml'fortune. The cities , ovcrllllfd with men , women nnd children without work.iere unable to sus- tiln : a population of consumers who pro duced nothing. The destruction and pillage of so many small hnmlotn by the Insur ants compelled the unfortunito Inhabitants to . < > > k refuge In the town * to fl.ivo tholr ll\cs. the only thins poislli o to b save 1 from thin wanton and barbarous destruc tion which had reduced thTn to n state cf th * most horriblewretchjdnesi. . In Puerto I'rlnclpo nearly till the reconecnti.vJos wer-j of this cn ! s , The mnlulloD originated by this crowding together of human beings nnd the fatal be lief ! n nn Inevltnb'e dcnth combln'd to taks a \\.iy from many the necessary energy to stnu.'Klo for life , and discourage private charity , which con ldrod Itself impotent irtlthout 11 decided h.Ip from olllclal char ity.Other Other and sadder considerations may be made to explain a certain pnailvo resist ance among some e'cmcnts which regarded I'vry r.concrntrndo aa an enemy more or Icjs d.'tgulscd. Thu lesuht of nil this was the truly forinlltlile problem presented , all the graver from , the fact that It was a ne cessity cf Immediate urg = iicy. GO TO THi : SOUKCE. Thj disposition of this government was directed to attack the evil at Its source. Hy the decree of November 14 last the re turn of all th2 leconeentrados to their homc was pormlttnl , and they wereau - thorlred .at the > arne time to cirry arms to defend their prop.rty. In ihli th cltleM wore rell'VMl ot a largo part of their ub- ncimnl pcpulatluu and a ch-ck given to diseases produced by ovtrcrodlng. . Commlttets of help were organized , Inter vention In them bdng gli' n to the c'ergy , doctors nnd all the. ifio t useful and r.- Kpcctuble elements. Olficlal charity , a few days after the establishment of these ] Juntas , provided th rb with refouicert , i handling over $ lX ( > ,0 < xr N6v.mbcr 2-1 and $30.- 000 March 3. T . , , . I The. governors ann rtlealdes were called I upon to s-how their'zeiU by giving a good example an appeal to ihlch these author- | Itles rcvpaml.d wltluaniilntere. t worthy of i all pral " . , wj In this v.-ay was private , charity cncour- ' aged and cntib ed to. of jrAiiIzi * Its own pro- Ifutlvo comm ttees , Ico'ntimlc kitchens and charitable associatlMw , rfhlch dMtrlbut * re- llef personally an 1 eonltlbute pa.\erfully to relieve the. suffering. , it As n result of nil this public spirit bepan j to rise nnln , confidence returned and a disposition to worh.besjin tD prcval. In ' Santa Clara there , aiy dually a large number of these unhappy brings occupied In II-M labor.'l In order to avoid thpTovsrcrc-.vdlng which I was found to occur when the laborers re turned to the townsi.aClcr tie day's work ; | huts were crecited Drjithem In the culti- vnted 2ines with very rxcellcnt lesults. In PInar del Hlo five "Villages are belm ? reconstructed , and' effective means are be ing taken to Increase1 and encourage agri cultural labor. In Santiago de Cuba' the cultivated zones are In perfect condition ; those of San Luis , Sonco nnd Conery may bo cited as models. In Matanzis 10,0(0 free railway tickets were given to the reconcentradoa , who re turned to their o d homes. Gradually the pravlty of the crisis Is pasdln.3 away , but owing to t.io height it attained this cannot bo accomplished in a brief tlmu. OUT3IDK HELP AN INCIDENT. Apart from any preconceived idea. It Is only Just to admit that the help' which comes from the United States Is also a powerful menus of relief In the actual cir cumstances. The governor of this province ( Havana ) calculates In $10,000 the value of the provisions , clotses , medicines , etc. , dis tributed" In this city duringthu month of February , which have contributed to the relief of the excesalvo number of recon- centrados hero. It H s-ad to note that the population has dlmlnUrnr-d. but it must be remembered th it this Is by no meann due exclusively to want and misery. The emigration which occurred In somj cities was tnormcus. In San-lago de Cuba alone. 12,000 passports have been signed. The oltlc'al statistics also show that the high rates of mortality are not duo in many canen to the absence of provisions. It has lten observed that th3 Urgest number of deaths occur upon the arrival from the. country of new groups of reconcsntrados , who , unwl'llng to < ake the advice of the doctors. In their dc-lillltatcd state eat the r.incho that the thoughtlcssi charity of th. soldiers makej them proffer , in many cases with fatal results. 1 will say In conclusion that the sltu.i- tlcn has Improved much and that the most acute point of the cilsls has passed. The problem , however , H no ; yet solved , nor can this l > ? done Imirrdlately , because the innjorl'ty ofpersons dependent upon public and private charity at the present moment are children and women , whose future haste to be assure * ! . A state of war Invariably leavs dep : scars and much work and time are neces- Stories of the WIZARD arc told in the Raster number that illus trate many strange traits of the great enter his little need of sleep and food his unconsciousness of the flight of time his creations , front a phonograph to a gout cure. This is FUTURE THE FIRST FEATURES OF A SERIES in this anecdo tal series will tell of personal sketches of Mrs. Cleveland quite new in treat Mark Twain and ment being made up President McKinley inter entirely of anecdotes brief esting bits of character study that and pithy showing the charac make you feel better acquainted teristics that make the character with them than would a lengthy of well-known people , biography. WHEN THE KINO OF SPAIN LIVED ON THE BANKS OF THE SCHUYLKILL 'Joseph Bonaparte once dwelt in Philadelphia a genial host , a doting father and most amiable comrade. William Perrine tells most entertainingly in the Easter number about the sojourning of royalty in this republic with its attendant hopes and disappointments. 48 PAGES f A CENTS HANDSOMELY EASTER IVI ON EVERY ILLUSTRATED NEWS-STAND 800,000 COPIES PRINTED LADIES' HOME JOURNAL The Curtis Publishing Company , Philadelphia to repair the damage done In n single I day. Accompanying the report of General Blanco are reports from the governor of Mataiuas province , Francis d'Arnilzati ; the governor of Santa Clara province , Marctn : Garcia ; and fiom the governors of Havana , PInar del nio and Eanta Clara. The governors give the technical condi tion of the reconcentradcs In the several piovlnccs , the expenditure of funds and the establishment of relief kitchens , etc. Governor d'Armlzas says the havoc began when the fertile fields of Mat nzas were In- \aded by the insurgen's In 1893 , desolating the land and leaving the people out of work. Ho admits that the rcconcent-udo : decree ot 1S9G , Ini-tcad of diminishing the evils , aug mented them. Governor Garcia of Santa Clara gives the particulars of the relief measures adopted. The governor of PInar del Rio gives.a list of reconccntrados In the villages of hlu province to whom rations arc Issued. He states the number of these reconcentradcs to bo 15,686 , of whom 8,427 are over 14 years of agf. Tim suffering has not been as Intense In this province as In others , as the people have secured work , and have been allowed to carry their rifles. The chief of police of Matanzao says the condition has Improved Immensely since the reconccntradca are securing work. The worst feature of the situation seems to be that while the men are relieved by getting work , thu women and children are etlll a charge on the community. The suffering Is greatest in this class , and the efforts toward relief are mainly directed to the women and children. IIIIMIIMr FOR XAVAI. St'l'l'I.Y DEPOT. \rw Orli-miM 'I'l-i-Mi-nUnK KM Ailvun- tiiKi-H for tlint I'lirpoHi- . WASHINGTON , March 31. Apparently there was no cessation today of the extra- cfdlnary activity which has prevailed at the 'Navy departmc-ut during the laat month. Now tdat many of the emergency prepara tions are well under way , so far as the de partment proper Is concerned , more atten tion Is beng ! devoted to the broader qucs- { tlcn of a plan of campaign la the event of i war. Under thla head comes the establish- j nient of a depot to bo used as a base ot tmp- i plies and on this mattcc Kie commercial In terests of the country are making thcin- aclves heard. The citizens ot Louisiana have called forcibly to the attention of the Navy department the merits of New Orleans. To day Senator McKnery and Representatives Mayer , Ogden and Davey called on Secre tary Long and supplemented the representa tions of merchants who were here last week urging Uio selection of New Orleans as n tose of supplies. They said the city , being situated seme distance from the gulf , was reasonably cafe from attack by a licet end being < \ rallrcad center and situated on the MlniUslppl river , grain and other supplies could be shipped thcro In abundance. Tiio secretary did not commit himself. The dolo- McKlnloy ami his ultimatum nro backed by our puns whllo Drox L. Khooiimu is willing to back up anything we can say about our misses' slices Our missi-s' Konuliu' ralfrkln school shoes- tin' valm-tflvinK shoeMhts spring they're heavy soles In the new coin too * either button an Ideal shoe for spring nnd wet weather wear not clumsy , but n neat , dressy shoe misses' Mixes , ll'/i to L' , $ l.ri-cliild's. ( ) sixes ! ) to U , ? l.'jr > voting ladle.V .sizes. U'/j to < ! . at . .00 In spring heels We know these shoes to be genuine calf and to be worth twl'- " the money we askWW ) , ? 1-0 and i-- ! ' If it wasn't .so w < ? wouldn't say it. Drexel Shoe Co. , Oninlin'H - - ' Shoe House. 1419 FAUN AM1 STUKET. . - i Of the many prices going on musical instruments none Ui.-tvo ever equalled these we are makjugon , , some special organ bargains Hy Saturday these will bu gone. ' ' ? IM ) Clough & Warren Organ , tills week if'JS ; ? r > cash and ? ! ! per month. $ lKi Sterling Organ , this week ? : .S ; ? 3 cash and ? II per month. $7. i Story and Clark Organ , this week $11) ) ; ? n cash and ? . ' ! per month. ? S < ) Farr.uid & VaU-y Organ , tills week ? 41 ; ? . " > cash and ? 1 per month. ? S8 Kimball Organ , thla week $51 ; $5 ca.sli and $5 per month. $05 Karrand & Vatey Organ , this week $48 ; § 5 cash and $4 per month. A. HOSPE , Music and Art. 1513 Douglas gallon also Bpoke to the secretary In tcgard ' to the question of the defense for the city of Ne\v Orleans , but the secretary expressed the opinion that with a formidable licet In the gulf and such fortlflcatlono as arc al- icady lei existence , the city was well pro tected. I'HOI'OSKI ) IIASIS OK SHTTI.Il n.Vl' . Involves SuHpcii.sloti of HiiNlllltli'N ut OIIIM * . WASHINGTON. March ill. President Mc- Klulcy's assurances to congress In regard to the outlook for a settlement of the Cuban difficulty without a war between this coun try and Spain are based upon representations made to him by Minister Woodford. Gen eral Woodford thinks , after repeated con ferences with Premier Sagnata and other members of the Spanish ministry , that after today's meeting cf the Spanish cabinet that government of Its cw.n accord will make ri proposition to the ! country looking to the deflnlto settlement of the Cuban question. This proposition Is expected to cover three points , as follows : 1. That Spain shall send the rccancpntra- doa back to their homes and supply them with means of sustaining life until normal conditions can be restored. 2. That there shall be an armlstlcs between Spain and Cuba , with the end In view of no- curing a settlement of the difficulties and the withdrawal of the Spanish forces from Cuba. 3. In case of a failure of the Cubans and Spaniards to come to an understanding dur ing the armlstlc ! , Spain will cuhmlt the en tire matter to President McKlnley as arbi trator , with the understanding that ho will decide In that event for the absolute Inde pendence of Cuba. CAUSKS A CLASH OK Atl'I'HOItlTY. \nvnl ll * Hi > rvfN .MiiHt MIIKIT Into tlic fe ' Xiillonnl ( iuiiril In MlHuoiirl. ST. LOUIS , March 31. The Post-Dispatch today says : Lieutenant Commander P. II. Hunlcke and a party of gentlemen Interested In 'the ' St. Louis naval militia will go to Washington next week for a conference with the headn of the Navy department regarding the equipment of the battalion of reserves recently formed here. As motterD now stand further progress' ' In organizing the I naval reserves la blocked by a clash between the national and otatc governments. Ad jutant General Bell declares that the reservcn cannot bear arms without becoming a j-urt of ' ( ho Mlf.5ourl State guards. U Is Assist ant Secretary of the Navy Ilons'evelt's ' Ideate to detach all these naval battalions from state control and place them on a national bash. The formation ot 'tho ' St. Louis rc- Borvos was the first to occur under his ad ministration and the assistant secretary at- cmpted to put his scheme In mo ; Ion by latlnnallzlng Captain Hunlcko's body. General Dell filed n vigorous protect , citing ho law and ordering the arnuj returned tc Washington which Mr. Roosevelt had started towurd St. Louis. Until the reserves wer .J- miiHtcrcd into the state's rcrvlco General Hell declrcs they cannot bear arms. Thl ID said to have been explained to Secretary Ilocaevclt and that olllclal has permitted the subject to drop. A bill Is being framed for Introduction Into congress providing for the detachment of all naval battalions from the state militia. COLUMBIA JOINS Till' : SdllAIUlOJf. Sclitfy Will HiItrmly to Move Siiiiitnjr If Xi't'C'MHiiry. 1'OUT MON'HOK. Va. , March 31. The be , , latcil cruiser Columbia , for which Commo dore. Schlcv of the Hying squadron looked 111 vain all day yeateiday , was sighted off Portf re'a ' Monroe this morning Just after day- llfdt It spent some extra tlmo on Its trip from Philadelphia here trying the. speed of Us engines. The remainder of the fleet will move down hero tonight or tomorrow. It * to jet to be painted the prevalllrg lead colcf ar I may run up to Newport News for tu ! purpose. The unprotected crulscv Montgpnu cry la expected here within the next four hours , and the Minneapolis may get In thin week. If the fleet moves , the natural iipeed / In order to keep together cannot bj Ir. excea ? / of the Ma&'achusatta' average , which'Is / sixteen and one-half knola an hoiitv Commodore - . ' modore Sch'.cy Lstlmates that the Columbia , ran. bo repainted In a day and that It hiy ! other boats arrive he will be complete form to move by Saturday or Sunday , has than ono week from the timehu tcoU com * mand. TlilnUH AllK'flrii Should IiitcrvPIIIS MAUYVILW : , .Mo. . March 31. ( Special. ) ' "Unless the United States Intervenes within thirty days fiO.OOO people will starve to death In Cuba. The situation there Is horrible. I was a soldier In tlie late war , but I oevcr before witnessed nuch things as I saw In Cuba. It Is horrible for a civilized nation llkn the United States to stand by for months' and permit such things to take place as have taken placeIn Cuba thla winter. " Thcis * are the words of Logan Holt , a prominent citizen and capitalist of Maryvlllc , who ape-it last winter In Tampa , 1'la. . In company with his daughter. A few weeks before his re turn home Mr. Holt was In Matanzas , Cuba , and ho can hardly nnd words with whlch.ta , express himself In referring to the sKuatloa * In the unhappy Island. Money \oii-CoinIintniitN. . WASHINGTON , March 31. Hcpresontatlvf. Wheeler of Alabama Introduced a bill today appropriating $300,000 to purchase provision * for the use ot the Cuban non-combatants and' : i directing the president to causa them to be convoyed at once to the starving people and , to use as much of the military and naval' forces as necessary to maintain this purpose. U also directs the president to notify th , Spanish government that thla proceeding li an act of humanity and not Intended as a& act of war. Oilcloths will bear careful Inspection thnt la ours will all won't There Is list as mneh difference In qualities In Inoleiims and oil cloths as there Is be tween ingrain and mocinette carpets Yon all know what a line quality wo ; eep in carpets Its tins wune in oil cloths and linoleums If yon buy of na yon buy the kind that is honestly made and the price Is just as honest AVe can show yon all the new patterns and coloilngs. Omaha Carpet Co Omaha's Exclusive Carpet IIousu , 1515 Dodge St. Sweeping the horizon with n glance through n line marine glass on the sea shore Is always eminently amnwlng If your glance Is not good bring yonr vyes to our sclentille optician nnd he will remedy any Ills that may have befallen them When ho has tested your eye * and lltted them with glasses yon can sweep the horizon without further aid Ho wouldn't be with us If he wasn't the best optician in Omaha Kye examina tions ftce. TheAloe&PenfoldCo l.uudlnK Srlcntlfla Ojitiulniii. KOS Far.i .m Street t l/u A H A
