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12 THE OMAHA DAITjY BEE : SATUKPAY , APRIL 2. 1898. THE CAVE OF AVARIC , 7 . . BY CLINTON ROSS , I ( Copyright , 1S38 , b > - Clinton llo . ) ' How I came to Corpus Chrlstl In Sonora 1 need not tell ; and I am glad I need not , tor It la at tbo bent a shameful stcry. Yet tbcro I fancied I could put my past away. I was sure those I bad wronged would not follow BO far ; and I felt safe It a man can bo safe from his memorlts. For mem ories now and then would come , would bother ; then I longed for money with which to make restitution with a hurried desire. For what I had left was but a pittance , to Jto.'p mo for many years In this simple Mexi can village. I bad lest most of that I had Rto'.cn In many ventures , taken In the vain hope , ' Have you ever been In Mexico ? Can you Imagine that vlllago far away over the border Its long runny street , between the adele houses ; Its llstlcsa folk , with , moro of the Indian than the Spaniard. High absvc | ) ) i both sides was the street scat tered ulopcs of the mountains ; and a quarter mile up .tho valley on a rounded hill stood the old monastery of Corpus Chrlstl , bulldrd , it was said , by a generation that had known Montezuma. Who knows ? Perhaps the monks did these few brown-cowled broth ers , the survivors of the great order. As I eat Idly smoking , 1 wondered at them , thinking how much easier a monastery might have been for me. I myself did not make the acquaintance of the monks. The- villagers sometimes chatted with me. I knew all the affairs of my fat landlady and her black-eyed daughter , about whom three young fellows iworo passionate. These 'folk ' had been curi ous when I appeared on donkey back from over the slope. Hut habit stifles curiosity , and I lived on , almost the solo guest of the old Inn. For the mountain village was out of the way of travel ; centuries had passed since It had been a elation on the route to the now long-abandoned sliver mines cf the mountains. And days and months passed for me as they will In such an out-of-the-way place , where the evcnto and talk of the world seem of no moment ; and , as I say , longed with an over-Increas ing dcslro for all I had frittered away honor and position and love I had lost In the New England town , where the winters might bo bitter and the summers fierce , Imt where the old habit of my Anglo-Saxon blood called. Ah , If I only had money to reralr that wrong. For gold I longed , and Cf Us potentiality I dreamed. I bad been at Corpus Chrlstl a year lie- lore the two who were to be my comradcc appeared. One I know him as John Fcnton was a little clerkly , bookish man with o certain fright always In his sunken eyes yet plainly a man of gentle breeding. The other , who called lilmeclf Dordcn , was hi : antithesis , a burly , red-faced , oath-fllnglnt bravo. What Interests I wondered did thw have In common. But I did not dare nsl them of their past , of their bond of union lest they should ask of mine. Possibly the ; had the eamo reason , for they never 'n quired. Wo knew that wo belonged some where over the border. Isolation and thi eamo conditions of. past make strange com panlonshlp. In desperation among thee simple vlllago folk I struck up a frlendshli With Dorden. Many a sunny day wo passei in the shaded court of the Inn , playlni gloomily with a greasy pack Dordcn had On ono thing we agreed ; wo wanted money that alone would repair the cloak of respect ability ave had worn threadbare. As wo talked Httlo Fenton wouldsmll gloomily , and would disappear up the slop to the monastery. For ho etrangely ha inado an acquaintance there ; and every da ho would return with a pile of old manu ecrlpts from the library of the place ; record forgotten by scholars of the early histor of Sonora. Then Dorden lot drop the out remark ho ever had about the pasts c cither ; Fenton was a scholar , a llnguls Who had been a tutor at a Now Englan college. Again I wondered what had brougt together these two , eo dissimilar. Ono evening ah , I never may forget lt- ! tvo wcro sitting by flickering candles In m room. Dorden and I , at our gaming , an Fenton reading a manuscript ho had brougt that day from the monastery. The monki an Illiterate lot , did not care , or note , thel * READ.IT FOR GOD'S SAKE READ I CAN YOU ? " treasures of the time when Spain was gre and her venturesome * gentlemen wcro abc these far mountains seeking gold and power. Possibly these brothers of Corp ClirUtl wondered at this pale , llttle-fac man , who amused his cxllo with papers tl to them had no value ; for , as I have sa scholarship had died In that cloister. "If It were so , " said Fenton looking uo suddenly. "Eh , what's so. Bob ? " said Dorden. "That Miguel Santos left his treasures the mountains back from Corpus Chrlstl.1 "II " said Dorden , "stop your lingo. No such luck. " "Luck ! " said I wearily , maligning i own. own."iVsten , " said the little man , whoso p. I euy I wondered at , anil ho read : "la those ) days the governor ruled nora not so much as Miguel Santos. N ; Scntcs laid tribute of the governor , and all who passed ; and Miguel Santos' wca waa great beyond Imagination. Yet ev ( piece of gold , they bay , was blood stalnsi "There are others , " said Dordcu , dcall tbo cards. "Listen , " said the other rather eagerly "But lu hid old ago remorse seized Sant cad ho retired Into the monastery of Corr Chrlstl , where ho led In every respect saintly life save In I tie s'ngle ' ono that made no restitution. To this day the trei nro Is hid In the mountains wealth gvca tlran all the king of Spain ever had fr ' Tern. " "Eh. " said Dorden , "I wish I'd It. 1 something. Hob , to know as much no j about languages. " But Fcnton looked at us both as if knew still moro. From the table bo tc a piece of yellowed parchment and hold against the candle. "Ho seems to have been , " said Dord "a sort o' Cap'n Kldd. I s'pose they've b ( dlggln' and dlggln * lu 'em mountains. " "Walt. " said Fenton , quietly. "Up tli < In the library of Corpus Chrlstl tliere'e olio of ancient manuscripts that no i seems to care at all about the account beef < of forgotten abbots , things of no earthly i except to the antiquarian , or the hlstorl But they've amused , me. " "You fellows 're easily amused with ' books , " eald Dordea. "Now , I'd rather c a Sunday New York paver , with the m tiers and divorces and politics. " "Well , " eald Fcntcn , "I hadn't , you km So I've found some fun up there nos bout. I've almost been able to forget. ' "You're chicken llvered , " said Dordec "Well. I wish I'd money. " "We'd go back , ch , and buy up so : tody , " eald. Dordcn , "We'd have a uo on Fifth avenue and another at Newpi and we'd run horses at Shedpshead , tnd w o'vo our wives and darters' dresses : diamonds all listed In the papers. " "Shut up , " ald FciUon. "Don't t about wlvce and daughters ! " "He'a a bit ticklish on some subject aid Dorden. "Well , go on with your ya little 'un. " "Well. " eatd Fenton , "I nld to my if this Miguel Santos became a monk at C nun ChrUtl there's probably somewhere other about this pile ot paper * someth morn about him.-Finally I came to no l > * peni ot the Abbot Pedro Juan. I knew BTM Jt * bb t & Santot' Urn * . Bo I bn 'iSPTO open the seal. Then I found this paper written by the dying Santos. " "You don't sayl Who'd have thought It ? " Dordcn exclaimed , "I had some trouble In making It out , " Fcnton went on. "Well , what of It ? " said Dorden. "Does ho tell where the money's to be had. We can go back to > Xcw York and float a com pany. 'The Santos treasure company , $10- 000,000 paid In. A low chociccs at 60 cents. ' " "Listen , you fool , " said Fcnton eagerly. 'Mlere Is what Is written ; 'I , the monk Ambrose , once Miguel Santos , do confess : When I am 70 , and In security , I bethink myself that death cannot bo far away. The church declares that the wicked shall bo burned forever. If that bo Indeed true and ao man ever came back to deny It it be hooves mo to prepire.rl have thought me of the treasure I gained evilly. Should I restore It to those whence I had taken ? ( But the lust for gold makes moro crime than the lust for woman. It .has seemed to me , then , that I should put this treasure away where no man should find It. I know now my sin. I could not part with that which has cost mo so much perhaps even my soul. To the cave of the underground river I had the casks carried. Then I haJ a wall built twenty rods from the caVe's entrance , and I walled the treasure there against the roar of the stream that sees no light. Twenty men worked at tli'a ; and. I watched , leaving a guard down the slope. In the wall \a \ an Iron door , which opens If you touch It at a certain spot. When the work was done I gave the laborers poison , and In the morning all lay dead. ( God rest my soul. ) One by one I took the bodies ' ' 1Ho took the bodies ? " said Dordcn lean- Ing over , "all that stuff Is burled up In 'era mountains ? " "I took the bodies through the djor In the wall to the cliff over the underground rlvei and dropped them In , one by one. Thea 1 returned to my followers , who guarded be low , saying I had sent the other score Intc Chihuahua. And then I discharged all anc came down the mountain to the monastery and to the abbot I said : 'I would repent m < of my sins ! ' 'Fu'rst ' , ' he answered , 'thou mus ! give all thy treasure to Mother Church. Then I lied , and told him I haJ squandered It all. "I said to myself that 'for ono who hai committed so many.slns , the death of twent ) men and the Ho to the abbot cannot add tc the burden , ' For , from that time on , 1 should lead me a life ot prayer , of repentance So In truth have I tried to live save twice c year , when I have visited the cave of the river. Then I have gloated over the coffer : on the cliff In the cave. Then voices hav ( como up from the river , and said : 'Accuracc accursed ! ' Yea , accursed Is it. llay II curse some other as It has me ; any monk 01 man who may find It. ' Hero the writing stops. " Fenton sala. 'IBut there la one lln < moro In another hand. 'Tho devil has the eoul of him who was known to the work as Miguel Santos. ' " "What a fool that old chap was , any. way , " said Dorden , "With all that money , ho might have had a time fit for a king , without botherln' himself about hell. " "With all that money , " I said. "Do you suppose Its thcro now ? " "Do you 'spose It Is. It fairly makes my mouth water , " Dorden observed. "If It wcro there , " said the pale-faced Fenton. "I've given uv so much to get money. " "No moro than I , " said Dorden. ' ' ' "No moro than I , " eald I. But I was watching the yellowed parch ment which Dorden was holding , as 1 have said , low over the candle. Black lines were appearing there. I gasped as I saw them. Was this that old secret ? Had he written II on the back of the confession ? Should we know It then ? Should wo get the gold with which I might make my restitution ? "The paper's back , Fontnn ! " I cried. Fenton turned the paper , scared , while Dorden sent the greasy pack scattering. "Read It for Qoi's sake , read 111 "Cat Fcntou read In a low voice : "AH thou followcst the disused road to the silver mlno thou wilt como about flvo SpanIsh - Ish miles to a projecting rock. Going to the western sldo ot the rock , pace duo wcsl flftv yards , which will bring theo agalnsl the clump of bushes by the clllfslde. Undei these thou wilt IInil the opening ot the cave. . Push the upper-hand corner of the Iror door and It will swing open ; and thou will bo cursed as was Miguel Santos. " "Its gospel truth , thta , " said Dorden. "That ho was cursed , " said Fenton , start . . Inc. "Oamn the curse , " Dorden replied , "thai ' the treasure Is there ! " "Yes , U nuy be there , " said Fenton , rls Inn."Dut "Dut the old road the fellow speaks o',1 Dorden said. "Haven't you read o1 It It 'em papers ? " "It Is the path to th& left of the mon astery , " said Fcnton. "We'll go there at sunrise , then , " sale Dorden. rising , "We'll divide. " "If Its true. " said I. "I''s sot to bo true , " Dorden retorted "My luck has got to change same lira ? . " Fenton sat there , the sweat pouring fron his palo face. "You poor limp fool , " Dorden aald con temptuously. "Now the flrst thing Is foi us to go to bed. " Ho seemed to direct us like a captain , anc m wo readily allowed him the leadership. Ye ! I fancied something dangerous In his eyes r- and I remember that after I was In bed 1 arose and bolted ray door. What If th < dream were not a dream ? Ay , what It wi should find that treasure ? " And then in ; dream maddened me. and I tossed till thi run came over the mountain top the moun tain , perhaps , of the cave of the river. Wo started out after breakfast , stealthily as If we were on some thievish errand The manner of thieves seemed to fall t ( us easily. At IIrat tbo search promised well , for thi old road by the monastery was a aiarvelou. piece of engineering for Its day and time Nature , so forceful In Mexico otter all thi years , had not destroyed man's work. Si anxiously we followed that epUadld * ni forgotten way. which reminded us nothlnj eo much BJ of on old Roman road , such a you may see along the Mediterranean o the Adriatic , Countless treasure perbapa hai been dragged over U In the old days befor < the mine to which It led hail been obandoned Yc * , It told of rid Intereiti , old passions t * On w * went doggedly , tbrouga the thlcl 'intuf amouat'of tranixeriM ji f * * growth , no ono ot un with a word , mutely following Dorden's lead. Two bourn must have pawed the growth made It tediously slow before at last wo RAW the high pro jecting rock. Yes , the rock then existed ! My heart beat uproariously , and I knew how my companions felt from the pallor even Dordcn displayed. From ttio western side , at the center ot the rock's base , he began to pace ) "One , two " Fenton and I followed. Yes , there was the sheer face of the cliff , and the thick trees and buahes at Its foot. We stumbled on over the layers of rotting trunks and leaves. A snake , so deadly In Sonora , ran out before him , yet Dordcn persisted , and again wo wcro favored , for we came directly , with scarcely an error , ou the opening. Dordcn haJ brought a machete , and now proceeded to cut the bushes away , and then we heard a low , distant rumble , as ot sub dued thunder. "Tho river , " Fenton cried at this repeated evidence. But what we saw was more en couraging. For the cave stopped at about twenty feet. It was walled by masonry , lichen covered , A hundred wriggling crea tures were on ifae nurface. But hero was , In deed , what Miguel Santos , dead a full cen tury and a half , had promised ; and there was the Iron door , rusted and discolored , so that wo wondered If Indeed It would answer to the pressure on the upper left hand cor ner ; wondTed If In all ttio years the treasure had not been taken. Again It was Dorden making the trial , while wo stood waiting , The road to riches to ttio cave of Santos' aval Ice seemed easy , Indeed. The air that swept our faces was singularly fresh and sweet , duo to the waters that we heard now In a deafening roar. Then ttio rush ot air seemed to etop. Dorden had no difficulty In lighting the candle , which gave a feeble glare In the vast place. "Careful , " he said , as he advanced , and wo saw that wo were on the edge of a vast precipice * , with the undlstlngulshiblo mass of the roaring river far , fur below. Wo all three turned about , our faces blanching. And thc-n a strange tiling occurred. A pale THEY 'DISCOVER THE TREASURE. whlto light began to BO diffused. I cou not account for It then ; though now I ui dcrstand that the shifting eun had reach' ' some opening along the course of that ui derground'river. U.3V4S avast.6tream , i dc l ; a sheer fall.ot many-hundrcdJ feet wo now were able to see. The forth shore we could r.'ot tell In that halt light now It had become almost like early twlllgl : but it seemed to mo as broad as the Hudivi Whence did It come ? and whither wera the waters carried In their mad whirl ? But wao 'Interrupted ' by Dorden's cry. He w pointing toward a projecting cliff , whl hung out far over the water. It was a preached by a narrow neck , so that It form a peninsula Jutting Into tbo air above t roaring waters. The apico might have h a diameter of fifty feet. But what we ss astounded us even In our expectations , nc raised by the success of every step of t search. On this apace were above a sco of Iron chests , their lids all opened , revcall In the Increasing light the shesn of dl mends , the blue and green of sapphires a : the gl'aw ' of rubles. They lay there becko -Ing , as Miguel Santos had left them. Frc many of the chests was the absorbing yellc glare of golden coins ; so many that in t moment wo could net calculate their nui her. Yet wo knew that hero was weal such as Croesus' Incalculable riches ot gc end precious stones. But why had thi been put on that jutflhg rock ? I queistlone I don't believe the uthcra even questlone Now that wo could see quite plainly , Dord cast the candle down Into the depths , a : almost ran toward the treasure. I saw h ! dizzily rushing along the narrow passaj : and kneeling before ono of the chests , a : crying out like a maniac. Fcnton was clc behind him , gloating over the Jewels. A ; ) fallowed ho picked from one of the chest * pleco of manuscript. "What | s this , " ho said , holding It u for the light was now strong enough forte to rcavJ by It. "Moro of Santos' words ! " ho added. "Look at the gold , mot papers , " Dord cried. But the Instinct of the scholar m tered Fcnton even at that moment. "Miguel Santos' writing , " ho said ; a slowly ho rendered : "Gold thou comest by dishonestly shi curse thco always. For sin must be pc ance. Fool , thou shall perish with thy gc and thy precious stones. The punishment God on th.D miser Is that ho shall not ke what ho gloats on. " "Fool ! " came 'Dorden's ' voice , hissing ov our shoulders. I looked at him. almost fee fully , for there was a ruaJdlsh glare In 1 eyes. Suddenly , like a fiend , ho throw hli self on tis both. "It shall bo mine , " ho crl < "Only mine. " The onslaught carried us ; three near the edge. Fenton and I struggll to hold him back. In some .way God kno how I disentangled myself , and turnoJ Ji at the edge. iMy companions were not thci but from afar was a little splash while voice crleJ out. In horrid despair It Inde may have been my strained Imagination , a yet. Indeed , It may have been Dorden's : "Cursed ! Cursed ! " came that fearsome ci Fearsome , I say , for I was fleeing. I w across the narrowi passage , and as I reach the firmer earth I heard a great crunch ! and crumbling behind. Awed even In i fear I looked about. The air scemei ] to filled with flying coins and Jewels , send ! out yellow and red , blue and green flash and then the earth gave away , that grc crag sank , and a momcot yes , It might ha been a moment , 'but ' It seemed to mo tediously hnrrlblo day there came a rnlgl splash , and a spray struck my face , ev where I stood , so far above the surface that great river , which begins and ends the bowels of the earth. Its bottom at tl point you may find , should yon cxamli strewn with old Spanish coins and Jewc and , perhaps , with the booes of men. "i most ot that great wealth may have be carried by the forceful current ot the rh far on under the earth , which gives and tal < our riches , as she gives and takes our bodi As for me , I had then no desire to scare nor have I now. Then I turned and ran e of that accursed cave of avarice. Outsi the warm 'Mexican ' sun beat on me. Bui did not dare to return to Corpus Chrlstl. turned down the other side of the mouuta thinking ot the soul of Miguel Santos , a those of my two late companions Cod he them ! For me , In the few years left the Is penance for my past , and so I have coi back Into the New England town where i crime was done. As for the riches of t cave of avarice , I would not touch the even for the comfort of restitution to the I robbed , The secret of Miguel Santos sh end with mo , for the wuy to the cave not as I have described , even should y chance In the village of Corpus Chrlstl , In t state ot Sonora. Thirty-five years make a generation. Tr U how long Adolph Fisher of ZaneevUle , I suffered from pllen. He waa cured by u'j three boxea ot DeWUt'i Witch Hazel Sal ) CONDITION OF THE MILITIA Status of the Gitiian Soldiery of tbe United States. ALL BUT ARTILLERY IN GOOD SHAPE Imttcr llcliln.l the Tliuen In Kc.nlii- Micnt I.nw Waulil Allow Double tlii > I'ronont Force to llo OrK'tilxcil. WASHINaTON , < iAprll 1. The military In formation division of the War department has In preparation ia publication giving a great mass of information concerning the inllltla of the different states and territories , based upon returns for 1S97. It is ot par ticular Interest atttblt time , In view of the possibility of this .reserve army being called upon for active military duty. For tbo sake of ready referencb there has been prepared a succinct summary .showing the moro Im portant features of the condition of the guard. Among the facts shown are the fol lowing : Tha total authorized strength Is 184,818 more than the organized strength. Oklahoma has the smallest force , 600 , and New York the largest. There arc regularly organized state hospital or ambulance corps In Califor nia , Georgia , Illinois , Indiana , Maine , Massa chusetts. Minnesota , Now Hampshire , New York , New Jersey , Oregon , Rhode Island , Utah , Vermont and the District of Columbia. Many of the states have a very complete and efficient regimental hospital and ambulance corps. Signal corps arc reported as organ ized In a number of states. Official state encampments of Instruction were held In thirty-one states during 1897. The duration of the encampment varied from two days In Nebraska to ten days in the District of Columbia , six days bslng the average. Reg ular troops encamped with state troops In Alabama , California , Kansas , Michigan , MlnncE-ota , Tennessee , Texas and Vermont. Sixteen states , Connecticut , Georgia , Illi nois , Maine , Massachusetts , Minnesota , Mon tana , New Hampshire , Now York , North Dakota , Ohio , Rhode Island , Tennessee , Texas , Vermont and Wisconsin , are reporteJ as owning their camp grounds. CONDITION OF GUARDS. As to armament , the conditions ore : Infantry All of the Btates except Dela ware , Idaho , Illinois , Louisiana and New York are completely armed with the Spring field rille\ caliber forty-five. In New York the Remington rifles nro now being ex changed for the Springfield rifle , caliber , for ty-five. Cavalry The cavalry of all the elates Is armed with the Springfield carbine , caliber forty-five , except Illinois , Louisiana , Oregon gen , South Carolina and New Mexico. The Illinois cavalry Is reported "same as in reg ular service. " The greater part of the cav alry is also armed with the saber and .revol ver In addition to the carbine. Artillery Thirty-one out of the thirty- nine states having artillery organization ! ! have ono or more galling gum. Some states have 3.2-Inch breech loading rifles , but a largo proportion of the artillery armament Is old and out of date. The equipment In 1S97 , though in slightly better shape thaa the year before , Is still far from complete. Con siderable Improvement was shown In the care of the equipment. In almost all cases the artillery harness is old and practical ! } worthless. Most ol the Hold and staff officers In all the states own their mounts. There was a slight Increase In. 1897 In the number of shelter tents. The tentage Is re < ported as ample for the entire guard ir Colorado , Connecticut , Delaware , Kansas Nebraska , New York , North Carolina , Penn sylvania , Vermont , Washington , Wlsconsl : and the District ot Columbia. Weekly drlllf by company and field exercises were held li many states , and twenty states report i regular course of instructions at the homi stations during the winter months. ; ! , Guard duty was performed lu a maane : far from satisfactory. There was a markec Increase In the istnount of outpost duty Target practice was held in thlrty-fou states. Although many ) of the states permit thi existence of Independent commands , th tendency Is more to discourage their supper or organization , ipartlcularly in the nea vicinity of the home stations ot the guard for the reason thai they absorb material tha would otherwise find Its way Into the rank of the regular organization , and besides , no being subject to the uniform admlnlatratloi and discipline of ! the regular state forces they cannot be counted on In an emergency In the following states and territories th guard was called on to aid the clvl authorities In maintaining the law Alabama , California * Colorado , Illinois , Ohlc Pennsylvania , Texas , Wctshtagtron and Ne\ Mexico. _ IXOHEASES FOKCK ( AT XAVY YAIIB Will He Ufiulj- for Service 01 Mi ) inlay. NEW YORK , April 1. The force of work men at the Brooklyn navy yard was In creased today and the men will work da ; and nlpht until all the vessels Available arc ready for service. The "mosquito" fleet Is being overhauled AS rapidly as possible niul the work Is progressing satisfactorily , The battleship Texas has donned Ita war paint and from tbo watcrllno IB a dull s'ato color. The reports that some ot the plates lu Its bottom -were badly stove la have been grossly exaggerated. Thcro was never any Intention ot docking the Texas when It was ordered to the yard. It was sent thcro for tbo express purpose of having alterations and Improvements made on Its twelve-Inch guns turrets. Formerly It took eight min utes to load and flro the gutis , but when the new devices have been completed this can bo clone In less than three minute ? , which will make the Texas as goo ! as two battle ships. Today the Texas Is taking on provisions and additional ammunition , and by Monday It will bo ready for service. AUTOXOSIISTS FILE A IMIOTKST. Object to Overthrow of Pronrnt Itrurlmr In Culm , WASHINGTON , April 1. The Cuban gov ernment ( meaning thereby the present homo ruto authority lit Cuba and not the In surgents ) , has appealed to the president ot the United States to respect the will of the majority of the people1 ot Cuba. The appeal declares that the majority represents thoao In favor of homo rule under Spanish sovereignty ; that the Insurgents are In tlx1 minority ; that the majority has a right to rule Its own destinies ; that It would bo an Injustice for a foreign will ( meaning the United States ) to Impose upon the majority a political regime contrary to Its wish , and that It would bo a great wickedness to dis pose of Its lot without Its own consent. The appeal to the president docs not In terms protest against the United States securing the Independence of Cuba , but Its tenor Is to protest against any form ot Cuban govern- in c-.1t other than that now being carried on by the Cuban authorities. The appeal Is signed as follows : "Jose Maria Galvcz , President of the Honorable Government of Cuba. " The appeal was placeJ In the hands of the president this morning , and the statement was made that It was the direct expression of the Cuban govcnvnent Itself , without the Inspiration or Knowledge of the Spanish gov ernment cither at Madrid , Havana or clsu- whero. K's WO.VUUHFUL IIOATS Oiiaraiilcc-N Them to Mnko Thirty-Two KtiotM mi Hour. BOSTON , aiass. , April 1. A dispatch to the Globe- from Bilstol , R. I. , says it Is reported on high authority that John 11. Herrcschoff , head of the great shipbuilding firm there , has presented to Secretary Long plans drawn by his brother , Nathaniel , for ten torpedo boat destroyers at $300,000 each , guaranteed to make a speed of not less than thirty-two knots , the fastest In the world. It la also sail that the secretary has practicality concluded to let the Hcrrcschoffs build the boats In case it is approved by the president. Mr. Hefreschoff has spent the better part of two weeks In consultation with Navy de partment officials , who oxprrra a liking for Thornycroft plans , but , on Mr. Herreschoff's positive assurance that ho could build stauncher and faster \cssels from his own plans , it was decided to give him n chanco. The Morris , which Is being built at the Herreschoff works , will be finished within a week. Orders have already been Issued , In anticipation of It exceeding Its contract speed , to send It to Newport , where It will go Into commission. Four Whltehead torpedoes have been as sembled at the Newport station with the rest of Its outfit , and can be put aboard within twenty-four hours. A torpedo ejector and two torpedo tubes for the Morris arrived to day from Newport. You Are To Btame If you do not get Whisky of the proper Age and Purity. " Six Years Old , ioo # Pure , " is the Governments Guarantee on every bottle of OLDCRO MIT. Bottled by W. A. CAINES & CO. , Frankfort , Ky. The Government Internal Revenue Officers nt the distilleries inspect the contents of every bottle. In buying bo sure the Internal Revenue Stamp over the Cork and Capsule it not broken and that it bears the name W. A. CAISES & CO. OH ! * It is a Government Guarantee that goes ivi't/t this bottling. , s ALL DEALERS SELL IT d Magnificent Aggregation of Rewards o Protected by the Copyright Laws of the United States. J a I , $70,000 ° ° IXT GRAND PRIZES 19 IN TO TO BE- $ IOO 000 ° r DISTRIBUTED ! A Bnilnen Propoiltlon A New Co-Operative Plan A Or eat PiibllililnK Ilou e Will DUtrlbule Thonianda of Dollars l'le nt and Profitable 1'artnorililp For Intelligent Men , Women and Children Fortune Jlajr Knock at Your Door Nothing Ventured , Nothing tialntd. It QUAKAHTCZ EVEKT PEKIOH A f&IZE vhofollowaourplilalnttructloni. Government drove the WE Out o ! bmineie. Tin r. o. Department tl after the 1lll I ffllllCIAUA I II I TCDV olndlcra. Theymmtgo. Wepr.wnt an honeit plan , lll U III III Bain H 1U I I C.IB ccllpilnr and aurpaulni ; any anil every method ever 3t WIWIaTVlin ataW dcviied for an equitable di.lrtbullon of thouianda ot child that abhorareadlnff ? Herfliiu chance In create nn Interett tha twill make lhatchllda . Have a dollar * of proflta. you . . Iae\ou ! friend afflicted with melancholia to fortune. * \ a tlio * the win ft prlio that ihall He Btrppin2-.tonc atudent , and ha or may UitlNO cholia r ImerriMhemln hUitraadcontciloibralci for dollar. aadacurowlUrciult. Make jour own leliurc tune TIB3T , vc publUh a fine family mocntlno called CREAM. Price. fUM a year. It Is r- flllD Ullll UDufcU nn ICPT I i crowded lull of good itorica , adventure , anccdotei , wit , poetry , hUtory , rellsrton. fathicme , world. No other magailn * like It. SECOND , we with. rIs . from the leading periodical ! of the , gleaned etc. Is florlcuUur .rou > lc , home when U enleri. THIRD , vi e waul to do whu t no to citabliih CHE " A ' M ai a permanent -J member ' of L- the family _ . n.nHl. In every . .n.l ! nn tim > i.th nplr liutt MnJK * nnnh. FflHRTW. * " - i- periOdiCa i1. . when we' ' 11S "Thelncuit eradicated every iplreof Ereen. " VII. "Down the long itrett they marchej to the lound ot "The burrn 1 deemed allxhl , proved falal. " . " " .w the ausar HrlJi , thone the cabin ! . VIII. "The picket turned luddrnly looking In my direction. . "Tho1 Far aeroti inaiterof tueiltuatlon , yethlj courage failed * ' IX. " From tlie top of the bank toe gazed eagerly upou th * iy. waters.1 . " ruihint ; " mlleitonci ai you BO. iy.vi. . "Counttho " The licet filled hla ejci , ucarly blinding him. " X. "She loved the earl , y t her manner wai dlitamV * hive neither lime nor opportunity to learch hUlory forthenamrt of American Genera1i , _ KOfnlilnir thit many r. herewith aubmlt a Hit of twcln namraIn which apprara every name In abovequotalionii GarucldMcClcllan , MUM , r.in CuiterThomai , Ilurailde , lloKCrani , Longttrcet , Lce.l'icictl , Larly , llauki. ind Anypenon tendln ; < u not leu th n v namra rf American General ! from ! d MA j * a BBtft Inwhlch , with IS namea Til fin tlUVTI thlilut with the number of the quotations appear IU UU rinOI I cenla for 3 inontht * trial aub > crlption toCHiAM _ : , will La trititlcd to comptta > o S 3 , u ro . . . . . . . . . . . , . . _ . . . explained bciow. n uu .tun. cuu r .i t. v > - - v > ul roa who write the but , To thoieofllt rtrylaile pocma a DDI7CQ rlln rUtmO UK ) QafCTPUCQ . e iayioriketchei.titlngnneottheauotitlonaeachiiionlh , ty rKICCO award ONK THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED VAI.UAI1M : I'lllZES , inanyol which will U CASH , aiaaubleet , we ihall t the etcelleue or merit ot the work. Wo make thla offer to diicover saw talent for one of the leadlnz and uubllihera In proportion In the United ktatei. Tuc es.it WBlIim WILL Ha ixiuaiD AT Tin IXD or THE TIAB riKUAVtxiLr , in $1 cnnOO IU l > ni n AS GRAND TERMINAL PRIZES 13e V aTIWW ialllll.l _ IN UU1U leading WeputillihoverlOOcomplctcitoriealnaTear.aelectedfromtne periodical * . \\e want to make CII1.AM popular e , world. Todothll we tnuit know thxclaia of itorica our reader ! like beit. To atcerlaln thltweahall open acatlne In the like but , and for they aubbcriber thrlr opi'uon by rctlng tha atory riCISM and mar expreia s , a bCIIOOL OF CR1 - - the - , decided every \ lo be the inoit riopular by a majority of the votea cait thu protine that their ho tclect atory Dt monit these valuable we ihall dlitrthu equallv.ln payment for tervlcea 10 rendered , (7,800 00 IN and decliioni are rit mlnationi and will determine the kind ot atnrin CltHAM vrillcontaln in OOI.D. ThUwiH beaprtatconteitof popularhtcraryoplnio htn read IIhere la yourchance . nwln a OUANI ) l'HI/.E IN GOI.D. tell * good atory t you i i * > v - j * . If can < AA viuitil * jv * C ten K viui/ In the JUIUT6 you and | H houtci ke MitLtoia , wa ir tM rood to b tree , but remember , the gr t pubttihlnic m Tfane crttt offer * may tmn orth of adreitutiikj.Ve ihall cerUinly ha TO an amount thit will make our SSOOiQOO.OO ra cittcct la sell flt lout JUST AS we luaic. Von take no chances vhftUTrr. ras. Grand lriici worth hanni ; . We ihaiTao.lmTery particular , s. TWO ot th * s.i at , | HOW TO ! GET A PRIZE EACH MONTH : above tloni pear will in nnota- fult an. lo CREAM each month , and among the ptrwmiw"ho , find thee leI lastorT.iictchpocint the < lith Ji c < loUailTerUiinKiOroTncwhereln dtyot the month of luuc. etch month , und br prompt report nmr * to our < .vtrti rn I that they before ' ' I Sarercaa CI.kAVl. jUbedUlnbuUd cauall/ the GiUND AOUilEUAtlOX Of MON'tI1LY I'KIZKS.fuUr explained How ? Oa the tame nrtnciplo cxtctlr the ertil 3.id credit houje iell jrwelry , dl moatli. clothiniTi id IP ra 10 iy iea a , 'nee than'oVnVrT The're li NO C1IANCK I 10 fOU WIM EACH AMI ) EVERY MO.NTIl. 11 Is iU The f AllowTnrf , trana > rnTlnrvemtnt by liUb 10 Cf the CREAM rUBUUHINQ COMPANY I DiLrilT.M4i < fKt IT. B. A , J n. A. . , r that the Officers an4 Director * ol the CIt A > I I'UilLlh'llIKQ CO. of . they are flaanc.Uy iriponiible , thoroujhl/ reliable , honorable gentlemen * _ _ * v j - - ' 7te'fcOS1'"e0SuVK rmrKl&o. . ro.m..tr. . Ll , A. K-owito , . tV . People- National Rank. teVa d , , lUn.imlc.U. 8. CWI. of Cnltomi , J lira JUntt , Treaa. City of llelfuS. SAHCCL AOAHI , 1' , Q. M. k Vrand Ilep. to tor r lgn On.r.1 Lodge , I. O. O. i. ORBAM.PUBLI8HINQ CO. , BEUFA8TJAAINe.MAINSTRRCT , NO. J28 - V- > r-- WEAKNESS ntnl ( Itgcstlvo disorders yield quickly * o delicious , dolicnto beef ten made from tlicfjcnulnoLiKDio COMPANY'S KXTRACT. ( Look i . out for the bkto signature on the ! ' wrapper ) s Cook Dock clvtns recipe a ( or minr f Ulabt dlslics rent frco tn lioiipekwpcn. AJJrcta Lioblf Co. , V. O. Box 2718 , Mew York. UEB1G QOMPA EXTRACT-BEEF. ft } MANHOOD RESTORED . . 'Vltalliur.tboprrscrlp. ' Thi "CUPIDENE" ? great Vccotable f9 f Inn t\t n. famrm Vrntirli tilitrftlMntM.ltI n r il Constipation. It Btopi nil lossei by tiny or nlRlit 1'ipvrnu quirk * nt si of discharge , vlilcu If not cliPcVoil Ipnclq to KptrmntnrrliOMi anil tternae . , ftrrro . nil lliohorrnnof Impotcncr. 'IllmII > K.1F.clcuuse3Uiollvcr , tUo utrurtc. END r i c.n . kijnCy8anilthoiirlnnryorBniisolalllmtiurlUea. CCPIDFNK ntrcnctbons nnd restores final ! weak organs Tlio renson mifrerori nro not curc < l by Doclors li liecmisc ninety per cent are tronhled with Proitntlllo. CUPIDENKM the only known reinoily to euro nltliou tun opcrntlon. Wooicsilmnnl- nil. A written Rimrnntro Given ami money relumed If nix txivn dopi not olivet a lxriuiuicntcuro. f 1.00 n box , six for { 5.00 , by mall. Bund for niKi : circular and testimonials. Address DAVOl. MEDICINE CO. , P. O. Box 3)70 , San FranciscoCM. } \ > rSale by .MVKUS-mi.LOX UHUG CO. , S. H. Cor. 10th aiitl Knriiiini , Oiunlin. DO YOU KNOW THAT THERE IS SCIENCE IN NEATNESS ? BE WISE AND USE LIO The Hoc 1ms nrrniiKcil ( o supply It's readers with a sot of POUT FOLIOS \ Delight which answer many important ques tions they liiivu boon nnUln ; ? thorn- pelves and their friends for some tlmo to the Eye past. The Ileo prints thu news cou- ceniltij , ' CU1JA , the HAWAIIAN IS LANDS and the AMERICAN NAVY , but where Is the reader that would not llko to know more ? How did the MAINK look before she was blown up how iftcr ? How many other vessels have we like the Maine , or larger , and better ? iVhcio Is Morro Castle ( not Moro , as Is often Incorrectly written , and how big a chunk of Its frowning nuibonry would bo knocked out by cverj. discharge of the Indiana's mighty , Kl-lnch guns each as long as a saw- log ami hutllng a projectile bigger for the Mind than a beer keg from a distance oC more thuu ten miles ? Then , too , one would llko to sue some ofthi } common sights of Havana , the cltji . - A Treat which will be the objective point of our Key West scjuaduyn in case of war with Spain. Moreover , tlicro is much talk of annexing the Hawaiian Islands , and it Is a good idea to get acipiainlcrt with a tiling before annexing it. Whore are these Islands and what are they good for ? What lias President Dole done to.excite the ire of Hawaii's polysyllable queen Queen Lll for short ? These and many other , questions are answered , and striking pictures of the persons , places and things given. The Bee offers , i , fen Portfolios of Photographic Reproductions presenting 160 views , accompanied by concise explanatory toxt. . They furnish much valuable information about HAWAII , CUBA , Countries where America has largo interests to bo protected , and THE AMERICAN NAVY which will figure prominently in the protecting1. Naturally every Amorlcaa wants to Know what sort of ships Undo Sara uses in arguinpr nautical ques tions , und The Boa's olTor affords the means of knowing the strength of hl logic in heated disputes. THE FIRST THREE PARTS flRE HOW REflDY. Send in your order early and thus guard against missing u single number of those of things all Americans Graphic Descriptions are interested in now md are anxious to learn about Grand Illustrations Jirough the medium of such These wore prepared at great cost from original * hold at $200 , and the repro ductions arc superior to the original photographs , and yet they are ottered to T ho Ueo's readers at the low price of TEN CENTS for each PORTFOLIO , delivered to any address In the United States , Canada or Mexico. The size is 10Jxl4 inches , and the number of views contained in each is sixteen , printed on fine enameled paper , which admits of the most artistic finish and accurate delineation. IOW TO BET THEM , The Omaha Uco will picaso send to the Fill out tha annexed coupon undesigned reader * PORTFOLIOS as legibly stating how many you wish , and bring ( or send ) It to * . issued for which is inclosed. The Hco with 10 cents In coin , for each I'OHTKOMO wanted. It will bo inoru convenient to Name send Jl.OO at the outset , as you can thereby avoid writing a letter ami enclosing a dlmo for Street , each of the successive Issues. They will ibo rent out as fast . . . . as they como from the presses , City State. Indlunto In pliiln flKtitc'j ' liow many Portfolios iet One for a Dime ; are wuntod untl how much money la Inclosed. Bund no stamps. 10 for a Dollar , Part I contains the following reproductions , with appropriate doscrlp tivo text : DOM : . It OVA I. I'.U.MS. VMionucTiox. ; ( IVIH.\.MI.NT : IIUILDIXO. IAU1IOU OF HONOLULU. It OVA I , 1'AI.ACK. vI.VU KALAKAUA. KOOKHIIV. U inx : LII.LIUOICOLAM. si.v-imn ! ' 'OUT STUKKT. I > I < A.VrATlO.\ . lAituoii Kuou ixicimvr. ni.no. lOAIi OVIi'H ' TIII3 1'ALL MOUXTAIXH. SCUM : . Part II contains full page picturcss of the shipa of the American Navyi IXOIAXA. " XI3W VOIIIC. " "CHAULKSTOX. " ' MIAXTOXOMOII. " 'CHIOAfin. " "HALKICII. " ATLANTA. " OHI : < ; O\ . " a KATAIIIH.V. " < Movr oMiiiv. : " IMAIXI I ' : . " | MASSACIIUSKTTS. " IIOM'III.Y" l.MIIA.NA'M illHOOKLYX. " VESUVIUS. " After-deck : Mnch euns. Part III contains full page pictures of the following : run TEXAS , (2) Naval I'arade MIXXUAI'OLIM , TIIH SIX VKXCISCO , COLUMIUA , T0lll'ii : ) ( > IIOAT hTILLKTO. IXDIAXA'S I-ORWAIU ) DKCIC MASSACHUSETTS , "U > S' Hlroa.lBlde VlevO. 'I I I I I I I I I I SI'IX.MM ! A VAKX , AMIMIITIUTK , Hampton'I FlltINC w4 1MVOT ( JUX ; HAXCIIOKT , ' . Tilt : XHU'AIIIC. Fleet at Hampton Parts I , II and III Now Ready- on sale at the Business Ofliee of The Omaha Bee ,
