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V . f THE OMAHA ; DAILY BEE. \ ESTABLISHED JTJiNE 19 , 1871. OMAIIA , JflUDAY 3IO3INKSTG , AMU , 1 , 1898 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE OENT ' . ADVANTAGE IS ON OUR SIDE An Analysis of the Naval-Strength of Spai and Amcrca , HOT WORK IN EVENT CF WAR Superiority of the United .HlntvN lit It u in lie r ot 8hliH n lid ( iiiux . tiiuilii'M DiuiKeroiiM Torpedo llout DvNtroye.ru. The chief Interest In the war toward which we ccm to bo drifting , rays the St. Lou In .Republic . , revolves around the navy , and comparison of the fleets of this country and of Spain Is of paramount Importance to cn- able one to accurately forecast the result ot a Spanish-American conflict. " As the two navies are constituted at present , without taking Into consideration the vessels thit comprise the reserve of both countries , thoge that might bo purchased before the outbreak of war would prevent any foreign nation Helling to this country or Spain , and the vessels .that are not on the fighting strength of our navy , but which patriotism would speedily place there , the following are the comparisons : The now war ahlpa iSpaln , It cls reportol , has recently purchased , are not Included in the below list , as their sale has not been confirmed ; neither does It Include these which are now being built. i SPAIN. nisplace- Name of Vessel immt ( tons ) . Guns. Kmprailor Carlos ( turret ship ) 'J.OOO 2u ' . ( barbette ) n.aoo 3i Almlrante Oquendo 7dOO K Infanta Maria Teresa 7,0:0 : " . PrlncvHU tie Asturloj C.C1S 21 Vlzcnya 7,000 2. ' Alfonso XIII .1,000 2.1 Lopanto 4,8i5 2 : Knsenada lo : : ) 1' Isle ! de Cuba 1,030 li Isla do Luzon 1,03) Y. Aragon : ! .3I2 l Cat'lllhi 3il : : ! 'I. Conito do Venndlto 1,130 V Don Antonio de Ulloa 1,130 i : Don Juiin do Austria 1,130 1 Infanta Isabel 1,130 i : Kl Cnno 524 : I''lllnlnaH 700 1 ( Gallcla Kl Mnrgues de Molln ? . r > 7l Martin Alonzo l-lir/.j 671 ' * And ten small miscellaneous war vessels. UNITED STATES. i .Dlsplacc- Name of Vessel. ment ( tons ) . Guns , Massachusetts 10.2SS 4' Indiana . . 10.2SS 4i Iowa 11.410 4 Texas ( two turrets ) C.SlTi Urooklyn ,271 2 New York 8,200 3 Mlantonomoh ( two turrets ) . . . 3r. ! > 0 ' ' Terror ( two turrets ) 3 , 0 1 Am-phltrlte ( two turrets ) 3.900 1 I'urltan ( two turrets ) 0,000 2 Columbia 7,37. > 1 Newark t.OiiS - llalelgh 3,213 2 Montgomery 2.032 J Marblehead 2,0X11 j Castlno I , ! " " ! J Ericsson 12) stiletto1. ' . . .I" ! ! ' . ' . " ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ' . ! ! ! ! ! si Katahdln ( ram ) The United States navy further consists o the following seagoing battleships : Oregon gen , Kentucky , Alabama , Illinois and Wls consln. The single turret monitors are thi 'AJax , Cbmanche , Catsklll , Jason , Manliat SA TTTMontauk : ! , 'Nahana , iNantucket , Passali sand Wyandotte. 'Besides ' this there are the following un armored steel vessels : Atlanta , Baltimore Boston , Charleston , Chicago , Cincinnati Detroit , 'Minneapolis , Olympla , Phlladel phla , San Francisco and the recently pu ' chased 'Brazilian cruisers. Then there are the following gunboats Bennlngton , Concord , Helena , 'Machlaa ' Nashville , Petrel , Wilmington , Yorktown Annapolis , Vlcksburg , Newport , Princeton Marietta and Wheeling. In the special class are the training shl Bancroft , iDlspatch boat Dolphin and th Mynamlto cruiser Vesuvius. Of torpedo boats the United States ha the 'Plunger ( submarine ) , 'FootoRodgers ' - Wlnslow , 'Porter ' , DAipont , Rowan , Talbo and Qwyn. Outside ot these there are a present eleven others being built which ca te got ready for service In -short tlmo. ' " SUPREMACY ON PAPER. This shows , therefore , that at the firs outbreak ot war Spain would have on ban vessels Including torpedo a fleet of thirty-two pedo boats. These ehlpa would represon a displacement of 76,002 tons , with 432 gun : torpedoes on every vessel of the fleet an an equipment that , pitting point agalns . . -point , ( would superior to that ot th UlntedxStotes. Whatever the comparison shows whc figures are on paper , however , actually th United States navy Is superior to that e Spain , for we have on our sldo all the cle ments that In the opinion ot experts wi constitute superiority In the naval battl of the future , the outcome of which ! largely problematical. It Is not the number of ships or the nuir ber'of guns that will tell lu the naval ba llo of the future so much as the thlcknft of the armor and the caliber ot 'tho gui end , ca of ) okil the fighting spirit ot tl men. In all these particulars America hi a decided advantage. From sources th : are thoroughly reliable. It has been ascc ialncd that the fleet which Spain would 1 ready to put 'to sea1 In the event of an , ou break of war , within ono week from dat would be five thoroughly efficient , we equipped armored cruisers and ono abl bodied battleship. This powerful fleet , It has been flgun out , would have a total tonnage of 44.0 whllo the caliber ai - * " > ns displacement , But7Hr of the guns would bo as follow deferral 2.5 Inch , ten 11-Inch , 'two ' 9.D-lnch , 01 JmsOfrfV forty-eight B.tJ-ltlch , twelve 4.7-lnc rnurilc' ' 4-lnch. thlnV FLYING SQUADRON. , jgf fho epeod of the war vessels would ave & * ago twenty knots an hour-and the fleet cou make the trip to our seaports thereto In very eiulck- time , A hastily moblllz American fleet that could be gotten togeth at. short notice to steam out and report t : movements of the ftquailron of Spain wbu consist of the cruisers Columbia , New Yo end Brookbn. Behind them would bo fleet of thirteen vessels , Including the raoi tors. The total displacement of this lie that tbo United States could mobilize short notice would ) be 81,500 tons. Thi speed would ba from twelve to twenty-f knots per hour and they would mount gu ot the following number and caliber : Twel 13-Inch , eight 12-Inch , thirty-eight 8-lnc twenty-four 0-Inch , twelve 5-lnch , twent two 4-lnch. Assuming that the United Stal adopted the moat aggressive tactics at t outbreak ot war , the first act of the cou try would bo to eelzo Havana harbor , ill Inking the two Spanish war vesrcls the : Tbo capture ot the defenses ot Havana h : tor ifter that would not be a difficult v dertaklng. It Havana were captured up Spain would be thrown the obligation making a counter move that would even matters or of acknowledging herself beat * throwing up the sponge and retiring fn 1ho field as a claimant of Cuba. The Unit States could well afford to let Spiln ma tbo next move after Havana had been ci turcd. The United States fleet would bio to turn Its entire attention to me ing the Spanish squadron and could ce ceixtrat\ ( quickly on any point that t squadron of swift crulnera ecnt out to connolter the Spanish fleet reported the hi tllo ships were making for. To give Spain the benefit of the doi regarding the outcome ot an attack Havana , ad.-nit that the harbor could oi bo blockaded and not captured , the opp tog fleets at thU point would bo ua follow HPAIN. Kama of DliplaceHorse - Oat Venl . ment. | > ower. Spteil. Lau Pclayo 9'Wi ) 8.004 is : Almlrant * Oqutndo. . . 1W0 U.M4 M 1 Infnnts Mnrla Teresa. 7.000 1J , 0 20.2 1194 Vlicnya 7,000 13.000 24 1(91 Cardinal Clineroi . . . . MIS 15,000 ? 0 urj Cntnlurm 8.C4S U.OCO 21 1S93 1'rlncPM de Atturlan. . 7.0C4 lo.OCO 20 J > M Kinporailoa Carlos V. . 9OW 18,000 20 1895 UNITED STATIC. N'ew York 8,200 17.401 2t 1831 TOXRK C,31. & , & 17 1 03 Imllnna , lovs 9,000 ir jyjl HtUFea'-hutcUs 10,38 KOCO 18 1 3 llrooklyn ! ,2. IS.Oto 21.5 ItU Iowa 11.3CO 11Ort 17 nn Ainphltrlte 3. ; > : o 1M Terror 3,990 1S.S3 Monmlnock 3 , < < 90 1SS3 Ml.intonomotl 3,930 1S7S I'urltan CCM 1 S3 Spain could hope to do little harm to this country with her present navy so long as wo remained en the defensive and confined our aggressive tnctlco to the capture of Havana. Should we scatter our ships In an attempt to carry the war Into the enemy's country the gains would probably bo counterbalanced - balanced by home looses , but so long as the United States hlps were In home wutorD , prepared to give battle to Spain's navy at any point Spain chocscs , there could bo llttlo tloubt about the result being In Ibvo ? of the United Statc.3. TORPEDO BOAT DESTROYERS. Prom the name torpedo boat de-Uroycr the principal functions expected from the craft can be In a measure determined. The ob ject In view ta constructing the destroyer uas to provide seagoing fleets -with the means ot annihilating torpedo boats and ren dering nugatory their actions , but It la Im possible to doubt that In addition to mich work a fuvther employment of the destroy ers will be In the performance of those very duties now ascribed IT torpedo boats aud which they are to checu ; for the destroyer , besides being dcslrned to bo able to keep the sea for as long a time as a week and to bo capable of a burst ot phenomenally fast speed , must also bo fitted to fire torpedoes In quite a similar way to the torpedo boat. The Spanish destroyers are model craft ot their kind. The Furor nnd Terror were de signed and built by the Thompsons ot Clyde- bank to the order of the Spanish government. They are superior to most ot the English destroyers In the elaborateness of their fittings. They are lighted throughout by electricity , and a number of electrical ven tilating fans Insure a supply ot fvcsh air to the people below the deck. This makes them more habitable , especially In the tropics , where , It Is now reported , thono vessels are bound. The vessels have a length of 220 feet , breadth 22 feet and depth of 13 feet. The displacement Is 3SO tons. The armament consists of two 14-pounder rapldflre guns , cno moulted forward on top of the conning tower and the other aft ; two G-poundcr'guns , ono In each broadside , and two automatic machine guns , IVi-lnch diameter , forward. These are also equipped with two torpedo tubes , M taches In diameter , mounted on the upper deck iio as to fire oft cither aide of the ship. Four torpedoes are carried , and Uiero Is of course a complete Installation ot air comprcfis'iiR machinery for charging them. These boats had eminently satisfac tory trials , attaining a speed of over twenty- eight knots without being forced to their utmost. Firing trials of the guna were also carried out to the entire satisfaction of all the In specting officers. The terribly destructive nature of the fire , especially from the auto matic guns , was very apparent , a perfect hall ot projectiles of one mil a half Inches In diameter being delivered by these guns , and continued so long as the person firing the gun kept his finger pressed on the trigger , the whole of the operations of loading and firing being automatically performed by the energy of the recoil , quite the same an the guns from the Colts' works , recently re ceived at the Now York navy yard. These Spanish destroyers are fitted with steam steading gear , steam capstan , four cylinder triple expansion engines and four Fiench ( Normand ) boilers. The propellers are thrcc-bladcd manganese bronze. There was a report that the Spcntah gov- cuiment had ordered sixteen of this type of destroyer. There Is little doubt that six of them are ready now namely , the Furor , Terror , Audaz , Osodo , Plutcci and Proserpina , all built by the Thompsons. The last four are a tviflo larger than the first two , being 400 tons , and the speed Is thirty knots. In other respects the boats are quite similar. They store 100 tons of coal , sufficient to carry them across the Atltntlc at a moderate rate of steaming , and the crew cccislsts of seventy men. These are the boats we can truthfully say we would like very much to have In our navy. As an example ot how Inestimably valuable the type Is regarded abroad , the number of those owned by the different countries U herewith given : Great Britain , 92 ; Argen- t'na , 4 ; Brazil , 8 ; Chill , 4 ; China , 4 ; Dwmatk , J ; France. 14 : Germany , 1C ; Italy , 1C ; Japan , G ; Netherlands , 13 ; Russia , 15 ; Spain , C. How many of these are building It Is difficult to say , for the experienced constructors can dc very quick work with this type , and a boat reported building ono mciith may be off and away the next. H is a pity some of them ran't como this way , for these thirty-knot flyem 'would be valuable as messenger de spatch boats between a fleet off Cuba and the base at Key West and the Tortugas. Per haps we may succeed In purchasing a few n some laying down for a South American re o public. 1 A. FUGITIVE KING'S FKTE. llonnpnrto Entertained III IMilIndel- phlu PrleiidN lu 1'rlueely Style. "About four miles from Philadelphia there was a magnificent mansion built after the Italian manner In the previous century bj 13 Governor John Penn and known as Lansdowne downo House In honor of the marquis o Lansdowne. Hero Joseph Bonaparte , " re cordu William Perrlno In the Ladles' Homt Journal , "established himself In rural easi until ho had built his 'palace' at Border town , N. J. Toward the end of the summei of 1817 Joseph had a llttlo dinner party Lansdowno. .Among the guests was Dr Benjamin Rush'o daughter , Julia , who wa : plcused with what she thought his fluen conversation , lib urbane manner and hi : goad looks , and who , perhaps , wus tomewha Inclined to sympathize with his complain that Napoleon tad not beea at all dlspcaei to let him have very much of his own wa : oa either soldier or king. "On ono occasion only ho gave a magnlft cent fete on .Iho lawn of hla princely estate and all the bcaus and belles ot PhllaJelphl : who had beou Invited dressed In their mos picturesque summer gowns and made hast to attend. It was a brilliant afternoon fet and 'Uonuparto ' wcs the center cf attractloi as ho Blood on hist lawn and welcomed hi guests. 'But It la doubtful whether ther were at any time moro than half a doze : persons In Philadelphia , or for that matte in the whole country , 'to ' whom he bore any thing tike close and confidential relation : Ho liked llttlo children and they wore some times In the habit cf speaking ot him a , 'the good Mr. Bonaparte , * * Inmirnuue Company Win * . ST. LOUIS , March 31. In the case of th Now York Life Insurance company agalns ben Fred A. McMaster , administrator of the es nol tate of Frank E. McMautcr. from th ole. United States circuit court of Iowa , the fed e.r . era ! court of appeals reversed the declslo , rn - ot the lower court , which waa favorable t non McMaster , and remanded It with Instruc onof ttons to dlsmles the bill. llllnolM Hunker In Trouhle. 'n ' , ST. LOUIS , March 31. A special to th 'm ' Globe-Democrat fronv Enfleld , 111. , says : V president of the Sprlngerto ke C. Ingram , keP bank , sic miles from here , has been ai P- Pbo rested at McLeansboro nnd brougnt her on the charge of embezzling1 $277 towr ship funds prepared for Superintendent J A. Newman. The trlnl will be held a he SprliiRertcm today. Another special say e- that Ingram's bank has closed. IS- St. I.ouU Grin Gold lu London. > bt ST. LOUIS. March 31.-The Misslsslpi on Valley Trust company of St , Louts Is dall expecting the arrival of $ 00,000 In gold froi Ixnnlon , which Us correspondents , Urowi Bhlp'.ey & Co. , had been"ordered to send 01 This sum was held by-Hrown. Shipley , Co. to the firedlt of .the Mississippi Vnlle I'd Trust company , nnd because of the preval s > 97 Ing low rates of exchange It was deenic 97m expedient to have the cold sent bere. DEAD WALL ADVERTISING Old Time Bow Ecvived in an Action for Damages. SUIT THAT GROWS OUT OF THE METHOD ChlcitKO Firm Undertaken to Collect UIIIIIIIKFM from nn Omiihit lloiine Which I'nlnlcil Out a Sinn. An old law suit that has been In ment of the courts of the 'district during the last three years has been revived and has now made Its appearance In the county court , where the R. J. Gunning company has sued Charles Slihcrick & Co. In an action to recover the Bum ot $1,000. alleged damages. The eult grows out of the ownership of a dead wall and the right to UKO the same. Tkceo years ago the R. J. Gunning com pany painted the picture of a huge bull upon the east side ot the building occu- pled by Charles Shlverlck & Co. , at 1200 Dougles street. After the completion ot the work the picture was painted out by Shlv erlck and again painted on by the Gunning people. This occurred a number ot times until the painters and material men ot the city began to think that the difficulties were likely to prove a bonanza to them. Their hopes , however , went down several points when arrests and litigation followed. Suite Innumerable have been brought and tried as n result ot the painting. Now , however , the affairs have token a new turn and apparently the parties who did the first painting have weakened , as they have cought the courts In an effort to secure damages. They allege that they leased the dead wall and that whllo Shlveclck owned a portion of It he was not In absolute control , as It was a party structure. I.ONCN. In the case of Harry S. Heffelflnger ; alnst the Richardson Drug company , the ury has returned a verdict , finding for the cfendant. At one time Harry S. Heffelflnger was In 10 drug business In tills city and dealt with ho Hlchardson Drug company , running an ccount. Later on ho was arrested on the ihargo of obtaining property by false pre- ensss. On the trial ho was acquitted and lien ho turned around and sued for $10,000 lleged damages to his reputation. The case font to trial In Judge Baker's court and as occupied a greater portion of the time urlng the last week. The Jury In dellber- tlng over the Issues found for the dcfend- nt and concluded that IleRclfingcr did not ustaln any damages. Still Sni'iiK for ( he Children. Den Dodd and Susan -B. Horn have filed 'Ctltlons In the office ot the clerk of the latrlct court praying that their children be roughl Into court forthwith. The suits re agalrst the Nebraska Children's Home oclc'y and are two of a number that have iecn recently brought by the same parties. The children were turned over to the society ome monthoago , at which time It was agree ! hat the little ones were to be furnished with omes. The odlccrs of the company con- end that they have performed all the con ditions ot their contract. Murphy Snyn It'n 11 MUtnlie. John Murphy , charged with burglary , com mitted In the night time , Is on trial befcce udge Slabaugh ot the criminal court , Mur- jhy la accused of having entered the resl- enco of Eflle Kclley on December 19. 1SS7. 'he Information charged that he looted the house and carried away household goods to tie value of $128. The prisoner siys that he charge Is untrue and that the whole rouble arlsco by reason of a case of mls- : aken Identity. NotcM from the Court * . Judge Scott has granted decrees In the 'ollowlng cascn : Mary Clement against Charles Clement and Iloslne Karbub against Fred Karbub. Cruelty and desertion was charged end proven In both cases. Thomas McCague , as receiver of the Ger man Savings bank , has brought suit to fore close a $12,000 mortgage given by the late Charles Goodman , as president of the Ne braska Investment company , and afterward .eslgned to the company. The property la at Sixth and Dorcas streets. The trial of the case of Sarah Lane against Arthur Lane has been continued on the call of Judge Scott's court. An or der has been Issued requiring the husband o pay Into court the sum of $50 alimony , one-half to bo paid on April 15 and the bal ance on May 1. The suit of 'the ' Western Bank Note com pany against the TransmUalsslppl Exposi tion association has been dismissed. Las I spring the plaintiff sued Dion Gcraldlne , who was then In the employ of the defend ant. In the suit the exposition association was made a party to the suit , the contention being that It owed Gcraldine money. The suit of A. P. Chrlstopherson agalnel the Omaha Street Railway company has beer dismissed , both parties havlnc entered Into t stipulation. Last August 'tho ' plaintiff was passenger on the Hanscom park line and fell off ono ot the cars. He sued for $15,500 alleging that the fall , which caused a frac ture of the skull , was due to the negligence of the company's employes. AM ) 110,1) , - CIIAIIGE \otlceH Pouted 111 One of the III J , Clcvfliiiul Mill * . CLEVELAND. March 31. The newl ; formed wire and rod trust will tomorrov take charge of the big Cleveland plants o the H. 1' . Nail company , American Win company and Consolidated Steel and Win company. The following notice was poatei at the II. P. Nail works today : On April 1 the II. P. Nail company wll cease to exist , the works having- been soli to the American Steel and Wire company AH employes nre herewith discharged n the end of March. Anybody desiring em ployment with the new company must maki application on or before April 9. Ono thousand hands are employed at th works. While no notice was posted In th American or Consolidated mills. It Is sal the .same conditions will go Into effect li thejo mills. There ore about 1,200 inei employed at the American Wire works an 00 at 'tho Consolidated mill. The new trua will control about 75 per cent of the tote output of rods , wire nails and wlro products Cnuhf * of Krnipol'N Dm Hi. Upon looking over the letters belonglni to the man who was found dead at hi home near Twenty-fourth , nnd , Cumlng 1 was found that his name Is Henry Kempc nnd not Henry Campbell as was llrst re ported to the coroner. Carl Wilhelmsen brother-in-law of the dead man , was some what suspicious as to the way Kempc came to his death , so nn Inquest was held The testimony showed that Kcmpel wa seen for the last time on Sunday , and wa found dead In bed Tuesday morning. Win- found Kempel was dressed ns If ho ha Just prepared to go somewhere. His watc nnd chain , some rings and J7G.G3 were faun nnd nothing was disturbed about the house The Jury brought In a verdict of death vb natural causes. Dental CollegeCommencement. . The second annual commencement exei Rises ot the Omaha Dental college will b held at the First Congregational churc tonight. Tbo program will consist e tit address to the class by E. J , Cornish , a address by Dr. W. H. Christie In behalf i the faculty and the presentation ot th diplomat. The music will be furnished by string quartet composed of students of th college. The graduating claes consists ot C S. McLoran , J , J. Peterson , C. B. Rich , Jamc J. Discard. R. H. Blanchard , W. R. Clarl Benjamin T. Flsber , John Mack and F. V Slabaugh. MICATI.VO THE uimYisii roacis. llrltlfth Succeed In/'Find I UK Them Without -TX bnhle. CAIRO , March 31 , \ > U .announced In a dlcnatch from Atbara ' alh. en Important roconuoIsEanco wa started by the Anglo- Egyptlan troops on W4docsday. night squad rons of cavalry , four Maxitn guns , a battery of horse artillery , twoibitfallons at Infantry and the whole of the rnountctl troops recon- no'tcrcd ' the dervish position eighteen miles from Atbara this morning and encountered 600 of the enemy's ho scmra , whom they drove In And , pressing forward , found Mah- moud's porltlon In the hwvy bush and strongly entrenched , with pits filled with riflemen and protected by a thick zerlba. In the center wus a small hill with three tiers of entrenchments fllk',1 ' with npearsracn. The whole posltlcn was swarming with dervlshra really for the attack. The artillery opened fire at 1,000 yards. Tbo effect was appar ently good , but It was difficult to Judge tea a certainty , owing to the thick bush. The Maxims also swept the front ot ( he section. The dervlahop , however , did not reply , evi dently awaiting an attack at close quarters. Having ascertained the enemy's position the rcconnolterlng force retired , followed by the dervish horsemen , who 'did not attack , but retreated under shell fire , JAPA.V ASItSAMHIIICAX SWI'OIIT. Humor to that Ilffcot Circulated In London. LONDON , March 31. 'it ' Is reported hero that Japan has asked the United States to Join Great Britain In supporting Japan's re fusal to withdraw from Wel-Hal-Wcl after the payment of the Chinese war Indemnity , In view of the possibility of Russia seizing that port. WASHINGTON , March 31. At the Japa nese legation here It Is stated that no ad vices have been received In the line of the London rumor. The rumor la not credited at the legation. The only communication re ceived here has bsen the recent official an nouncement by Russia regarding Its occu pation of Port Arthur and Japanese mall ad vices show that was known and discounted n Japan some weeks ago , and caused * no xcltement. Japan , It Is believed here , Is nero concerned about the , payment cf the ndemnlty than any territorial occupation ot Vel-Hal-Wcl , needing the funds for Its argcly Increasing expenditures to add to its aval strength. ' CoiiNervntlveN lletulii the Sent. LONDON , March 31. As a result of the ectlon yesterday for a menitcr of Parliament o represent the cast division ot 'Berkshire , n succession to Sir George RiiEssll , bart. , leccascd , the conservative candidate was re- urned. The polling wasjas follows : Cap- alu Young , conservative ! 4,726 ; H. Aimer , Iberal , 3,690 ; conservative maporlty , 1,030. U the last election Sir. George Russell was lectcd without oppositl.cn. London Hitch lu , liliiosc T.OHII. LONDON. March 31. The Globe this after- con savs It understands.there Is a hitch In nnnectlon with the Chltt'ese losn owlna to ho Stock exchange committee refusing to note it until the cfupercr ot China 'atifies It. Russia end , France , the Globe dds. are straining to prevent the ratlfica- lon. and 'It Is pcaslblo.tbe matter may yet equlro the Intervention'of Germany end Great Britain. A till n 7. IIII illy DiLiiiitKiMl. QUEENSTOWN , March. 31. The Spanish orpedo boat destroyer Audaz , which was icrlously .Injured .while on'Us way to Spain , .ece'ssltatlng Its putting Jntt > W.aterlorJ for 'hclter and assistance , ' arrived . .hero today- iscorted by theOHado , lt,3 , sister ship , and ntered the dockyard In the west passage , t will take a month to repair the Audaz. Auntrln llonett for u StirpliiH , VIENNA. March 31. The Austrian budget was submitted In the lower house of the Diet today. The estimated revenue Is 722- 271.982 flor.'as and the expenditure Is esti mated at 717,940 , C04 florins. ,1 IltuiK ChuiiK to Settle Iloundnry. iPBKIN , March 31. LI'Hung Chang has been Invested with full powers to proceed to 'ort ' Arthur to delimitate the territory re cently released to Russia by China. 3MIM11U ! > TATU ACTS PUOMl'TLY. Appropriate * a Million DollnrH for IlefciiHc. ALBANY , N. Y. , March 31 Governor Black has sent to the legislature an emcr- cncy message advising an Immediate appro priation of $1,000,000 as. a contingent war fund. Governor Black's message says : Events nre now transpiring of so grave and general Import ttint the attention of every enlightened people ,1s fixed upon our own. The crisis which our national gov ernment meets Involves , those deep consid erations which affect the future of a race. To aid that government by approval nnrt support , to sustain Its hand when raised for Justice and fair play Is the duty of every state. No hour has ever been so full ol peril that New York Ivaa faltered whllo It passed. Because of her past history anil her present greatness she should bo the tlrst to understand the meaning of today , After long reflection and with nn earnesl deslro to Uo that which ought to bo done , nnrt to refrain from that which ought not tc bo done , I recommend that before you ad journ you tnVte such action ns desirable tc provide ngulnst such urjent needs ns the future may disclose. I hope the day Is still remote which shall consume the means you set apart. 'But ' If the time should come when forbearance and national self-respecl can no longer stay together there can In but one answer to the duty thus arising I believe you will , not In haste or In angei toward any other people , but In the de liberate purpose to defend your own and as a sign of hope to the struggling and dis tressed , realizing that patriotism wlthoul preparation Is as fragile ns a dream , st act that the general enlightened sentlmcnl of the world will Justify you. Immediately on receipt of the message i bill In conformity with Us suggestions wai Introduced and passed unanimously. In th < senate the reading ot the message was fol lowed Immediately by Iho reporting of thi assembly's appropriation bill , which ua passed by a unanlmousjvote. The bill wa engrosaed and sent to < the governor , win signed It as soon as lt | reached him. The National guard of the state will nov bo prepared for war oi\ \ o [ minute's notice. riiTinuiiy HUH n Sctirr to Settle. BERLIN , March Sly Germany has com mcnccd diplomatic representations to Spall relative to the Canaanubi case and th German cruiser Gelr/on / llts way to Bahla hail been ordered to get ready to proceed t Cuba if satisfaction Is Dot quickly forth coming. The German version pf the Cannamh case Is that some Cuban , , Insurgents , durln ; the night ot March 13 , attacked a Germa ; roflnery at Cannamba , ( also written Can namaber , belonging to the firm of Flshe & Schmidt , Trinidad , province of Saat Clara. Tbo Insurgents 'aro slid to liav rifled the safes , burned the buildings , klle ! four persons and wounded ten occupants c the refinery. 'WASHINGTON ' , ( March 21. The State de partmcnt has no record whatever concernln the Cannamba case. The German am bissador made no mention of It In his cal at the State department today. Spain Contract * for I'roJ'cctllcN. .BIRMINGHAM. Bug. , March 31. Th Kynochs ot this city iiave undertaken < deliver 200 huge projectiles weekly to Spall Mllltln llrlundler CHICAGO , Marcji 31. At the request c Governor Tanner.JBrlgadler General Harrl A. Wheeler , commanding * the First brlgad of the Illinois National Guard , ha foi warded his resignation. No definite reaso for the request li now known , but it I understood that It srew out of the permit slon granted by General Wheeler to th Seventh regiment to parade In Chicago o St. Patrick's day. General Wheeler * dc cllncd to say anything at present. PAVING ALREADY ( WHINED Seine Street Improvements Certain to Eo Completed Early CITY PREPARES TO ISSUE TH BONDS Council Him Ordinance Heady for I'lixNitKe that There Mny He No Delay In the Worlc AVhen Started. The jpoclol district Improvement bonds to cover the cost of paving thirteen dtstrlcta will bo Issued by the city next month. The ordinance authorizing the bondo Is prepared and will be passed by the council as soon as possible In order that the proceeds of the bonds may bo available to pay for the work as soon ne It Is completed. The amount ot bonds Is not so large as would bo expected , as In the largest districts the street l > ) largely occupied by the street railway tracks. Afier these and the Intersections are deducted only a comfaratlvely small area of the new pavement remains for the property owners to pay for. The follow ing shows the amount of bonds that will be Issued to cover the cost of paving In the districts designated : Sixteenth street , Pierce to Vlnton.$22,000 Stxtcnth street , Howard to Leaven- worth 5.C05 Twenty-fourth , Lake to Patrick ave nue , - 4CO ) Farnnin , Thirty-sixth to Fortieth. . . . 0,500 Davenport , Thirty-eighth avenue to Thirty-ninth 1,000 Wlrt , Sherman avenue to Twenty- fourth 12.0X1 Sherman avenue. Locust to Wlrt 2 , Twenty-fifth , Indiana to Cumlng 5,0(10 Twenty-sixth avenue , Halt Howard to St. Mary's avenue S.MO Dodge , Sixteenth to Seventeenth 1,000 Hickory , Twenty-eighth to Twenty- ninth l.ffOO Thirty-third , Lcnvcnworth to Mason. i,500 ! Half Howard , Thirty-sixth to Thirty- eighth 3W3 Total $ G9u')0 ) The bonds will run from one to nine years and bear interest at the mte of 4 % per cent. XO I'.VHltl.VC O.V CAPITOL AV12XUK. I'nrk Hoard Ileeldew to Ahniidoii thu Kloirer HedH Pointing Pllvlnur. At a meeting held yesterday afternoon he Board of Park Commissioners resolved bv a unanimous vote that the parking In ( do center of Capitol avenue between Seven teenth and Twentieth streets should bo dls- rontlnucdi until such tlmo as the property owners accumulated sufficient public spirit to have the street re-pavcd and put In a passable condition , Not a dollar will bo ex- psn-Jcd on this street this year. The action was sugested by Captain Palmer , who aald that ho was opposed to paying out money to beautify a street when the property owners would not keep ths re mainder of the street In a passable condi tion. The old wooden pavement had rotted out yeavs ago , and It Is now almost Impossi ble to drive a vehicle over the street. The other members vigorously endorsed the view advanced by Captain Palmer and It wao agrcd that no further action should bo taken to keep up the parking until the street waa paved. J. M. Woolworth submitted hla proposition to donate the land In Oakhurst addition required for the 'Central' boulevard In case the cltv should relieve him from the pay ment of any special taxes on account ot the Improvement , fill Thirty-fifth street to grade and perform some additional consid erations , luc matter was referred to the committee on designation of grounds. The board voted to buy Dr. George L Miller's herd ol twelve deer for $200 , which Is considered a very nominal price for the animals. la reply to an Inquiry from Manager Klrk- endall of the Department of Buildings ant Grounds of the exposition It wa. ? decided that Twentieth street should bo macada mized for a width ol forty feet In the expo sition grounds. After some discussion the board adoptee a set ot rules and regulations for the gov ernment of the parks end boulevards. I.KGACV OK ni-\I > ADMIXISTIIATIOXS Council Culled On to Provide- for Illun- derit 'Millie' ' I.iinpr AKO. One ot the financial problems that the mayor and council must take hold ot In the Immediate future grows out of the Irrcgu larlttes that have occurred In connection with the assessment of special taxes undc previous administrations. These are case in which the tax has been successfully dls puted In the courts and the council must de vise some way lei which the taxes can b legally reassessed or make arrangements to take care of the outstanding obligations In some other manner. City Treasurer Edwards has Just prepare * a statement of the facts In one of the ; cases , In which It Is necessary that actlo should bo taken. This Is on account of u special tax which was assessed during Mayo Gush log's administration to fill a numbei of nuisance lots In Kountze's fourth supple mentary addition. It appears that the con tract for doing this work was let for al least three times what It was worth. The result was a general protest 0:1 : the parl of the property owners affected , who de clared that they could have done the wort themselves for one-third what the city pro posed to tax them for It. Seem ot then paid , and among these was S. H. H. Clark who planked down $ C04.97. The owners ol two of the lots most seriously affected toot the matter late the courts , where It wai held that the ccst of the job was exorbltan and the tax was consequently knocked out The amount ot the tax with Interest Is no\\ \ $3,375.90. It Is stated that the only courst that the council ca pursue Is to re-levy sucl a part of the tax as would represent a rea soruble estimate of the ccst of the Improve ment and pay the remainder out of thi general fund. \o Inerenwe liil Fire ApnnrntiiK. The additional apparatus which Flro Chle Redell has suggested as being desirable fo ; the adequate protection of the city wll have to he dispensed with for this year , a least. The members of the Board ot Fin d Police Commissioners state that the Me ; ot purchasing new apparatus cannot be con sldercd under the present appropriation , aoi the most they can expect is to acquire thi apparatus belonging to the exposition as soclatlon after the exposition Is over. Th members contend that If the city turnlshr , the men to man the apparatus the exposl tlon people ought to make them a present o It when it has served their purpose. Pnvlner on JaekKon Street. The paving of Jackson street from Six tcenth to Seventeenth streets has been adde to the list of public Improvements that ar assured for this year. P. E. Her owns a ma jorlty of the frontage In the district , and a ho has signed a petition for repavlng I settles the matter. The Board ot Publl Works will receive bide for the paving e. soon as tbo thirty days designated by th charter have expired. Mortiillty .Slnllxtlen. The following births and deaths were re ported at the health office during the twenty four hours ending at noon yesterday ; Births S , T. Swanberg , 1402 Houlcvar street , girl ; Patrick Murphy. 251C Patrle avenue , boy ; R. L. Whytc , 2C24 North Nlae teentb , boy. Deaths Jessie Staples , 33 , 2510 Davenporl Forest Lawn. Completing the Traimfem. President Jordan and Secretary Glllan c the Board of Education have rlgned tb deed by which tbo Dodge street echoc property la conveyed to the city. The con sldcratlon Is stated as $30,000. Mayor Stoores has not signed the deed which will convey the city lot at Ninth and Howard streets to the board , ns the warrant for $5,000 , which forms a part ot tbc considera tion , has not been Issued and no transfer can occur until this Is done. The council will probably make the nccciisary appropria tion at Its next meeting and the deeds will then be acknowledged and delivered , HemovliiK' ChnrleH Street PnrU. It Is underwood that the city authorities will take action within a few days to have the fence and other Improvements at the old Charles street ball park condemned and removed as a public nuisance. There have been several complaints that the place In Us present condition lo an eyesore and a ilaco ot refuge tor tranipa and faotpadP. t U directly where It must be passed by a arge proportion of the exposition visitors on their way to the grounds , and as It Islet lot being used for nny purpose It Is con- Idercd advisable to get It out of the way. ColleetttiK Doir Tax. City Clerk Hlgby has Issued 450 dog tags o date. A gooi deal of trouble Is experl- nccd on account of the failure of the ap- illcants to be able to give a proper descrlp- ton of .their canines. The ordinance pro vides that a description of each dog must bo entered In a blank on the license. Many f the applicants are also unable to tudcr- taml that they must go to the treasurer's office first and obtain a receipt for the fee and then exchange the receipt with the city lerk for the tag. FA It MS FOIl.I'OOIt . FAMIItlKS. Free Land Ion AVhleh to firow 11 Crop for S u tn liter. The Associated Charities this season will cultivate some twenty acres of the Douglas county poor farm. At the last meeting ot ho Board of County Commlssoners Super- ntendcnt Wright of the poor farm was In structed to assign to the Associated Chari ties such portions of Iho farm na the county lid not deslro to cultivate. In speaking of the plan , Superintendent Wrlsbt said : "I shall assign not less than : wenty acres. It will bo divided Into ono- lalf acre tracts and ono tract will be given to a family for cultivation. Tliess tracts will bo given out to the first who call , pro viding they are endorsed by the Associated Sharltlea. Last year the county adopted this plan , hut not a large amount of the land was cultivated , owing to the fact that the title to much of the land was In con troversy. Now that all the legal complica tions have been adjusted , nothing remains to bo done but to parcel out the. land. With the authority given mo by the county commissioners , 1 shall try to have every available aero of the poor farm under culti vation. I shall cultivate about ninety acres myself , most of which I shall plant to pota toes and other vegetables. "Last year woraised a large quantity of vegetables , but not enough to run the house , although wo would have had plenty If the number of inmates had not Increased during the latter portion of the winter. With ninety acres under cultivation , If the season la favorable , I can raise enough vegetables to supply the house during the next year , and all of this can bo done at little expense , as there are enough Inmates to do ths work and care for the crop. " About the same number of Plngrce vege table gardens will be In operation In this city under the dlrectlcti of the. Associated Charities thlfl year as last. The tltnc of planting is approaching and Secretary Laughland ot the Charities Is devoting his energies toward the securing of the neces sary seed. The number of acres that will be put under 'cultivation by the poor will bo about 300. The laud used will bo about the came as that last year , although three or four big plote have been withdrawn for various reasons. Whatever loss has been sustained In this way , however , has been fully made up by the county commissicacro tn turning over to the Associated Charltlca the un occupied portions of the poor farm loto which have reverted tack to the county , The families who have been living on the plots which cannot bo used this year will bo given plots on tbo county land. Secretary Laughland estimates that about tlm same number of poor families will apply for plots as last year. Some 300 will bo pro vided for , each having about an acre of land. In this way these families will be made almost self-supporting. Last year the same number raloed produce valued at between - tween $6,000 and $7,000 , enough to supply their wants. In some cases even the fanilllcu of last year did more than supported them selves , for several this year are renting plota from owners of the lend for gardens. The Awoclated Charities has received 500 packages of vegetable seeds , sent by Con- eressraaci Mercer from Washington at the re quest of Secretary LaughlanJ. The secre tary proposes to add further to the seed supply -by means of an appropriation of $200 from the county commissioners. He Intends to make a request for that amount in the near future. Last year the board appro priated $100. PAYING OFF POOH FAIIM. CLAIMS. AVurmiitH In Favor of County Cred itor * Heady to Hand Out. The forces in the office of County Auditor Tate are busv preparing the warrants in payment of the poor farm claims. The war rants will bo written out during the after noon and then they will bs passed over to County Clerk Haverly and Chairman Klcr- slead of the Board ot County Commissioners for their signatures. This morning all holders ot Judgments and claims will ho paid off. providing they call. The warranta In payment of the Judgments will he in the pos session of Albjn L. Frank , clerk of the dis trict court , and will ba turned over when the Judgment creditors cancel their clalino. Warranta In payment of the proven claims , which have not been sued upon , will be de livered by the county clerk. There will bo no delay In the payment ol the poor farm Judgments and claims , as the money Is In the treasury and every obliga tion will bo liquidated as soon nn the war- rents covering the same are presented tc County Treasurer Helmrod. JfKW CITV IIIIIKCTUItY IS OUT ContaliiN Over Six ThoiiNiiiiil Mor < Niiiiien tint nl I.nNt VeiirV. The Omaha city directory for 1S98 ha * made Its appearance. In general style am : arrangement It Is similar to the 1897 dl rectory , the only noticeable change bclnf the substitution of a bright red cover tha makes the volume somewhat mere conaplcu ous. The in oil significant feature of thi new directory Li the .fact that It contain : the largest number or names ever pub llshed In an Omaha directory. It glvre thi names and addresses of 51,218 individuals an Increase of C,22t over the number pub llshed last year. This Indicates that thi population ot the city Is fully 20,000 In ex CCFS of what it was a year ago. The busl ness directory and Iho tabulations of loca churched , societies and other convenient In formation are similar to those previous ! : used , but carefully corrected to date. XelMon fielN Into Trouble. Peter Nelson resides at the coier : : of Thlr tlcth and Charles otrscts. Ho was former ! ; employed as a laborer at the Omaha-Gran smelter. Recently , however , do has not beei workln ? , yet he Is alleged to bavo ussd hi old Job as a pretense to get groceries fron a neighboring store. Ho was arrested thi afternoon on a charge of obtaining good under false prcteiisco. for nn 'Klerntor. An action hao been begun In the fedora court by the Kqultable Trust company a receiver to necuro possession of an cle-vato and -warehouse located at Sutton nnd an other elevator at Lymnn. this state , whlcl are nulil to bo un'awfully held by Pete Grleas , Fred C. Matte-son , John J. Hone kempcr , Henry Grless , the First Nntlona bank of Sutton and the Sutton Natlona bank. POLICE REFORM MEASURES : ! Authorities Finally Decide that Something' E ho aid Bo Done ( BOARD , CHIEF AND CAPTAINS CONSULT llenolve to Make nit KTort to Give City Protection nnd to I'r - vent the I'uhllu from Getting the Xcw . In an attempt to cover up the Inefficiency of 1hp pollco department Chief Gallagher has appointed himself censor of what nowa relating to crime In Omaha shall be given each day to the public. Ho h.is also de termined upon another "special effort" to bring to an end the carnival of critno that l.i terrorizing the people ot the city by day and night. When Captain Haze made up the monthly assignment of beats yesterday ho shifted about somewhat the walk. * ot officers In , the residence portions of the city. Ho also made on effort to bring under closer BUT- . vclllancc beat ) } In the moro central districts , where the festive highwayman and the etcalthy burglar may be expected to go abcoad. The new arrangement Is sanctioned by the chief ot police and ho hopes to ace good results follow. But Chief Gallagher Is not the only head ot the department who Is beginning to realize that something must bo done to glvo the residents nnd business concerns of the city protection aga'ust crime. The Board ot Flro atul Police Commissioners Is taking n hand In the matter to the degree that In dividual members ni-c giving their peremal attention to the active management ot the , police. Many of Chief flallaghcr'n orelera v- will hereafter be submitted to the board for approval before they go to thu captain lu charge of the department's field work , tiul I this Is also true at the conduct ot the detect ive branch. Chief Cox has willingly con sented to keep In close touch with the board na all matters where his department should bo of service ti > the police ; In fact , there la apparently a "coming together" of contend ' ing POWLVS for n common good. j' WHAT THE CAPTAINS-MUST DO. ff Captain Haze was In confcrcnco wHh--ha ! chief of pollco yesterday for more than two hours. Juat before ho called on the chief ' at the city hall ho vl.iltcd several of the com missioners. This was In pursuance of orders ' and It all related .to the captaln'a duties In conducting the field work of the department. It Is understood that the cap tain has been given to understand ho must require stricter discipline among ofilccrti , and that with the assistance of Captain Mcstyrt ho must Inaugurate a more efficient dis charge of all ( ollco duties by subordinates. These Instructions the captain related to the chief , and they were talked over lu d general way. Whllo the authority for this shaking up cannot bo traced directly , It la ndert'tood that Governor Holcornb Is the novlng splilt. The Impeachment of mem- iera of the Board of Flro and Pollco Com- uUalcners has made the latter sensationally .ctlve. Tiovc.nor Holcomb's fine dlstlnc- lon of political policy la to bo clearly de * Ined under the crust of the reform that las Just received HD Impetus. It Is given out In about fo many words by Chief Gallagher that ho will keep every , crhno that Is commuted In the city from he public aa far as possible. This la fromriy lU'tructlons by the board , and consequently he chief feels that ho must obey the order. \i3 a conbcqucncc. If burglaries , lioldilps anil other crlmca are not given out for publica- lon It will bo beeuUL < c of the censorship hat the chief has established over suctl natters on orders from the board. Man ? ouch crimes have been covered up vlthln 'the ' last two months , but In splto of hla there were leaks ; now It Is the lnten Ion of the chief to stop the leaks , If such a thing la possible. . WILL RESTORE THE FINES. Captain. Haze announced yesterday after noon that the Board of Flro and Pollco Com missioners had determined to ro-catablisH ho old system of fining the keepers and In mates of houses of questionable character which was In vogue for some tlmo several years ago. Chief Gallagher had officers out restordav taking a census of this clai'3 of .ho population and It Is very certain that tha Imposition ot fines will begin Immediately. Under the old arrangement keepers ot liouscs of Ill-rcputo were each fined $16.50 a month , Inmates $8CO each and the keeper * of houses of resignation { 40. It Is under stood that under the now regulations the old scale ot fines will bo Inaugurated and that those affected by the departure will bo compelled to pay their fines regularly the * Irst of every month to the clerk of the po- , lco court. fj IIYMi\ HAS TAKES A VACATION , Neither - Mnrrlaneor filvlnir III Mnr- rlnircM In O in nil u Jnut Now. The depressed condition of 4ho marrUgo department ot the county Judge's office { something that surprises the officials In charge. As a rule the applications for 11- CCPKC to wed run from five to ten per day , but stnco last Saturday not a party baa appeared to ask for ono of the documents of which County Judge Baxter la cus todian. Why this condition cxlats no person , about the ofilco will say. Outsiders , how * ever , attribute It to the war scare. One peculiarity about the marrrlago mar ket U the fact that Mcadaya and Tuesday * are the big days and very frequently on these Jays applications will run from tea to fifteen. List Monday and Tuesday , bowp- ever , not a person weddlngly Inclined vis ited the office. Looking through the rec ords of the office the Information In gleaneS that It Is years nlnco five days have passed without a license having been Issued. COUXTHY MKHOHAXTS l.\ THIS CITX1. TaKe .lilvnnlano of GzcumloiiH to Ilnf ] . fiooilN In Oniiihii. A considerable number of country mer chants are In the city , taking advantage o { the excursion rates secured by the Mer chants' bureau of the Commercial club to como here and buy thslr spring and summer stockH of goods. A still greater number te expected during th" remainder of this week. The Jobbers of the city who make up the membership of the merchants bureau are pretty well satisfied with the results of the excursions. Not only are a good many ot their customers coming In , but they are buying considerable bills of goods. Tb6 merchants report that business In the coun try has picked up considerably during the last year. ' ( irulier Nuen nil Inxiiruiice Company. A $ ,000 damage suit against the Imperial Insurance company of London has been In stituted in the federal court by William & Grnbcr. The case was originally brought In the district court 'of Ixincastf lx * * v , but wan transferred to the Unlteefr' . _ J& court. The action Is brought to secure compensa tion for an nMcged falsa arrest.In 18 ! ) " Grabcr was living In Colorado Springs , nnd he was arrested on May 4 , 1S97 , for setting fire to the building In that town , occupied ns a postofllce , and was charged with arson. Ho wan slvcn a trial and wus dlcharged. Ho wants (50.000 to pay for the humiliation he Buffered from the arrest and for the eleven duyn he was In custody nnd also d < jr sires $933 at ) attorney's fees for the lawyer who defended him. I'oolnl ClerkH CliiiiiKed. C , W. Henderson , a railway postal clerk living In this city and who has been run nlng between Hloux City and Omaha , hak been asulgned to clerical duty In the ofllc * of Chief Clerk Hherer In tills city , durln * the iierlod In which , the railroad mull la b * lag weighed.