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r < ' V , J > . , ly A. . -rcxa : ri. JIT .mi , THE OMAHA . DAtLV . M'APTttli n , 1898. * > Omaha , April 6. 1859 Our Store . . . . Never was more attractive with all that is good and sensi ble in the Easter and Spring Novelties than at this before-Easter time. ' Silk CipeS Everything new that means something we never Hhow you anything but the best and latest de signs. It Is bettr to see for yourself what we have than to quote prices. If you are Interested In a llk cape for Easter your tlmo will bo well spent la exam ining our line. TAIIXJR MADE SUITS It la hardly neccatary to say anything about our tailor made nulls. The hun dreds which we have already sold U a guarantee that they are Incompar ably better than most of the stuff sold for tailor made aulU . SII..K WAISTS Pretty creations In silk waists , hand- tome taffeta ollk waists , tucked blouse fronts , In all the latest shades , cerise , turquols blue , red , nllo green and other colors. Prices no more than you T > ay for Uio common kind. SEPARATE DRESS SKIHTS Ladles' dreea cklrts are not all made alike. Some of the reuse why the 1 skirts wo sell are better than the com mon ones are , they are equal to cus tom made , ccat less .have more stjle and they will keep their shape. We sell nothing but whal U absolutely correct. Easter Dress To freshen your Touches dress at the last inoment. Just a dress front , but how It changes the appearance of the whole suit. Ilcaiitlful shirred Liberty allk In shaded effects , buint orange , cerise , green , brown , blue and purple ; only $1.25 n yard , and % of a yarJ will make the front. In the Silks The great silk seasonl'lias. never been busier in making a repu tation for itself tliah it has for the last month. "SPECIAL. " ' ' ' " Wo have Ju t received , neventy-flvo watot length ( four yards hi each piece ) , all exclusive styles , no two alike , and they are as unmatcbable In beauty and price as over. Easter Hosiery Iii all the new est and latest In plalda , , cicck ) and stripes , with black boot or solid fancy , from U3c to J1.50 per pair. , ' Easter Ties and Sashes- Very effective and beautiful Easter novelties. TIES Ribbon ties with knotted fringe ends In wide and narrow widths. India Bilk and chiffon tics , tucked and lace trimmed. Silk fronto and sashes In all the new shades and styles. Corset fitting Mrs. F. A. Hick- man to remain the balance of the week. While here she will give j-artlcular at tention to fitting and explaining the advantages of the Now French Cor set , La Vlda. Even If you do not need a cccset now you should have a talk with Mrs. Hlckinau. McCall's Bazar patterns and publications. Patterns , lOc to 15c Easter Gloves All the ; shades. With fancy stltchlhgs , jeweled hooks or enamclcd clasps to match. Ono of our newest novelties Fosterlna Suede , In pearl , tans , greys , with jew eled hooks to match. Misses Foster hook glove In reds , tans , . browns , $1.00 per pair. Notions N.ovelties for Easter. ' Belts in greater variety than over. Oo ' not miss seeing our beautiful line of velvet girdles with jeweled clasps and slides , at $4.00 , ? 4.50 , $5.00 , $5.50 and $6.50 each. Wo are also showing an elegant nwort- cment of new hat pins In gold filigree and jeweled effects at $1.00 , $1.25 and $1.50 each. Men's furnishings Kid gloves , for Easter light tans and browns at $1 and $1.50 a pair. Now ties , bows , tecks , puffs , fotir-ln- honds and string tlea at 25c and 50c cacti. The T. n. & Co. brand of collars In all new shapes , lOc each. The "Coon" brand of collars at 20c catfa or 3 for 60c. Fancy plaid half hose , 35c , 50C and 75c a pair. Children's Caps Those pretty little "May Queen. " bonnets for Easter are just the thing. Wide frills and lace with robton bows. What could be more dainty ? They come In white , ptalc , blue , green end yellow , and from $1.15 upwards. I CHINA MAY YET COLLAPSE Ingmonts Will Be Srmpped Up by Various Powers. DALFOUR DISCUSSES EASTERN SITUATION .linyn ItiisHln Mn < lt * n. MlxtnUe In Tali- li > K Port Arthur , nnd England WIN Tlicreliy Korceil to Follow * " ' , ' * LONDON , April1 5. The' House of Com mons was crowded today with people anx ious to hear thu statement of Mr. Balfour , acting secretary of state for foreign affairs , on the subject of the situation In the fai * east Mr. Italtour enumerated the concession ! .obtained by Oreat Britain , namely , that the rcclon of the Yang Tee Klang should nol bo alienated by any foreign power ; that the 'successor of Sir Robert Hart aa director ol 'the ' Chinese Imperial maritime customs h to be an Englishman ; and that access to th < Inland waters la to be had by ships of all- nations. A fourth concession , Mr. Balfour contln lied' , cccurred only a day or two ago , namely the opening of three new treaty parts FunliiR , Yochau and Chin Wang. This , ac > cording to Mr. Balfour , wae a considerable harvest for two months' negotiations. Relative to the German acquisition ol railroads , Mr. Balfour said that wherevei they were constructed they must be a ben efit to British commerce. Ho believed neither Germany nor Russli had any Intention ot depriving Great Brit' aln ot any of Its treaty rights In China. Gcr. many had given assurances that the countrj acquired by It \ fbe \ \ open to the cbmmcrci of the whole world. The Interests of Ger many and Great Britain In China wen identical , and he believed the two countries would bo able to work hand In1 hand. Russia had also given assurances , but IK was bound to admit that the form ot thosi ' assurances had changed. . Touching upon \\'cl Hal Wei , Mr. Balfoui said that KuEola having secured J'ort * r thur , on thu maritime approach to Peking Great Britain had secured Wei Hat Wcl tc balance matters. The spoiker explained that had Russia con fined tUeir to obtaining an Ice-free cummer clal port as a terminus for Its railroad n complaint would have Ijecn made. But un fortunately HUM la dcternOncd to obtain con trol of I'ort Arthur , which was not and coul not bo made a commercial port. As see : as Gloat Britain heard of the negotiations I laid KB vkn\H clearly > bcfcto Kursla and ON pressed Itu sense of the evil they were bring Ing upon Ohlna. DECLINES THE OFFER. Continuing , Mr. Balfour said : " \Vo offered , If they would abstain fror taking 1'crt Arthur , to ourselves glvo a coi responding pledge 'to take no port on th IGulf of Pe Chi Li. But our offer was not ac cepted , and so on March 29 wo Informed Rui f.la that wo should hold ourselves free 1 take the necccsary steps to safeguard on Interests , and Great Britain haa since ot talned a lease of Wei Hal Wei sn the sam terms as there by which Russia secure Port Arthur. "Wei Hal Wei Is the only port on the Gu of Pe Chi LI which might balance the pci session of Port Arthur. While Port Arthu Is utrongcr , the accommodation at Wei lit Wei Is Inestimably greater , and by takln Wei Hal Wcl under our protection e pri vent the , Gulf of Pe Chi LI from falling und ( the maritime control of ono power and thi defend our Intcresta. " Relative to the security raf the future M Balfdiir satd It could not 'bo denied that tt Indications were that China might collaps I ard with further decay , fragments might I ' snapped up by various powers. But It woul to a mistake to allow Great Britain's pollc to bo governed by remote , contingencies , ad < Ing : "Wo desire to maintain the Integrll of China eo for as possible , but it must t recollected that the future will probably ha\ strange surprises In store. " Mr. Ealfour also said the governmen ICiought Russia had pursued an unfortunat course In taking Port Arthur , which , e IliLKla Itself said ki 1S95 , when Japan pro pcscd tct occupy It , would. In the hands of on foreign power , constitute a menace to th capital of China. In conclusion ho said : "The balance c power In the far east may be. very dlfferer when the disintegration of China has oc curred. Tfie time may pome when the grcs powers will eay that Clilnn shall not fall Iril I the hands of any one pawer , and to cmbar I upon difficult and costly entecprtee in orde to ward off a remote and doubtful dange would be political folly. Her majesty' ' government a ks the country to endorse th ! policy with more confidence , because w know that Great Britain has the sympath of tto great commercial community lUrougt out the world. ( Cheers. ) "I believe the time may come v.hen th great commercial powers will Join in an a Hanco to prevent China falling a prey to an .exclusive Influence , and I arn convinced th : Great Britain , liy continuing Its present ut selfish 'policy of opening to all what It SE cures for Itsel' , will buljd up In Europe , ne lesa than In America , body of public It ternatlonal opinion which will be more pow erful than any hasty action Great Brital mlRtit take at the present moment. " Sr ! William Vernon Harcourt. the llben leader In the House , replied to Mr. Balfou ; IXSA.M : Kixr ; is wonsi FrlomlM llollrvf Hint H Inoi U > lmr. MUNICH , April 5. The condition of th Inaano king , Otto , cf Bavaria has sucldcnl become worse , and It Is feared that he I dying. The condition of the unfortunate monarc has been kept as close as possible , end ( late It had been thought that he would be come quiet and tractable , TUIs change In the mental condition of th V.lmg wza so marked a jear ago that tl prcpcsal to declare his reign closed and I crown Prince Lultpold , the regent , aa kiia of Bavaria , was definitely abandoned. \ Within the last thrca months he has r < lapsed Into hla old violent state , and hli most dangerous Illusion , that of being i stork cad able to fly , has again pcssssusi him. He smokes cigarettes Immoderately ani displays an Inordinate appetite for can dies. It requires the constant attention of h ! : attendants to prevent him from gotag naked He jumps about like m animal on all fouis and Insists on taking hla food off ths ftsor Ttie windows of the place where ho I : confined are built up so as to prevent i gleam of light , which the mad kkjg nates. r nilHYFUS ISTTBI'OHTED TO UK KAT ) French Military Exile Snociiiiibn 01 Devll'o iHlniiil. PARIS , April G. A rumor was Vurrcnl here todav that Alfred Dreyfus' , " the" formei captain of artillery who was sentenced t ( Imprisonment for life for hetray.lng Impor tent military secrets to a foreign power , I : dead. Ho was undergoing imprisonment or Devil s Island off the coast of French Guiana The colonial ofllce , however , has no Informa tlon on the subject. Pllklnirtnn'H Cane. ( Copyright , 1SSS , by Press Publishing Company. LONDON. April 6. ( New York World Cft blegram Special Telegram. ) William Red rnond , M. P.who was suspended from slttini In the House of Commons yesterday for pro testing against the brutal punishment o Naval Seaman Pllklngion for wearing thi shamrock on St. Patrick's dav'assumed hi : place this afternoon. The motion respectln- Pllklngton's case was put first to the lori admiralty by James Xavjer O'Brien , Dillon He , who was himself sentenced to be hanged drawn and quartered for participation In th , Fenian rising , but waa respited. I/CMP Mnjpxtc Srntrnc'e StnnilH. LEIPZIG , April C , The high court of jus tlce has refused the appeals for a revlslor of the Icse majesto scntcnco Imposed upoi Herr Trojan , editor of the Kladderadatsch who was sentenced in January to two mcnths Imprisonment In a fortress for cartooning Umperor William , and Dr. Hoffman , thi chief editor of the Hamburger Nachrlchtcjj sentenced on the same charge as a result o the disclosures of state eecretswhich Princ < Bismarck made late in 1890 In that paper which was rngarded as the ex-chancellor1 ! personal orcan. IK'rvlxlieN filvu linttlr. ABADAR CAMP , south ot theAtbara Nubia , April C. A reconnotasance in force 'with cavalry , artillery and two Egyptlai battalions , to the camp of Mahmoud Pishi this morning brought the enemy out In force The fighting lusted from 9 until 10:30. Thi Brltlah lo a wt-a olx killed and ten wounded The Dervishes lost about iOO. China YIcI < l to France- . PEKING , April C. It Is understood tha China has conceded the demands of France They differ , It is added , somewhat from th first demanels. Hmllc-nli Carry'tlu KIortloiiN. COPENHAGEN , April G. The trlennla elections fpr the lower house * of the Danlrl Parliament have resulted In a clear'majorlf for the rodlca } left of thirteen. Fine Days Remind lln taking a "Table. Grove III. Feb. 4 1S9S. us of necessity-of , . , came out of the eorea on my thighs an "C. I. Hood & Co. . Lowell , Mass. : good Spring Medlcino. The best physicians said the bone was diseased ac "Gentlemen Several years ago I was taken tluu * to begin Inking Hood's Sarsu- thought a surgical operation would bo necei with what the dostors pronounced rheuma pnrlUn Is wlien Spring begins. TUcn tism and scrofula. My llmbd became draww sary. I was then a perfect wreck and BU It will do ns the most goo.l , on'Uio feroJ untold misery ; I did wot' have way aj petite and my sleep waa much disturbed , " prluL'lplu tliat "a stllch In time wived ulno.1' . waa unable to walk and was growing wors all the time. I finally discontinued the mc < The title which Hood's Sarsaparllln has Iclne that had been prescribed for me ca won , of "America's Greatest' Medi beein tak'.ng Hoc4's Eorsaparllla. In a sboi cine , " is merited by Its marvellous time ray appetite returned and the sores b < to heal. My llmba Ban gradually resume cures of scrofula. Heal cures of this their natural condition and I was able 1 disease . rnro and accidental with a.ro throw away my crutphes. In six montl other medicines , but are- hoard of from the time I began to take HooJ's Sa ; dally among these ho are taking saparllla I was llood > Sarsnnarllla. Our Illes are Alilo to Go Abont n Unal. * . . " ' tilled with letters ( similar to the fol- My cure has proved to bo permanent "ai lowing. I am now feeling better than 1 ever felt b < fore and weigh ISO pounds. It U only le a The greater Includes the lr > ss , and if you ' alnce 1 wea'a cripple. J have'bad years vei suljcr from scrofula or any other ' up , an ! I suffered'great pain. I remained little Blcknesv since taking Hood's Sara ; blooil disease * . In taking Hood's Sar- ' In this condition for about six months , when narllla. I dally recommend this medtclr snpurllla you h'ave the right medicine running sorta broke out on each side of my to ony one afflicted as I was. " to effec.t n 'cure. thighs end on my wrist. Pieces ot bone . URBAN HAMMOND. Hood's Sarsaparilla Is America' * Greatest MoUIciu c. Sold by all drutfilsU. 41 ; fijx ( or * . C. I. Hood & Co. , Lowell , Mas * . . . SENATE GIBS TO WAR TAIJ 1 l . t eli _ ' ' tot nil i Five Members MnVa Radical Speeches : , V , " UuKw Question , < id-.hi , TURNER CRITIC * THE PEACE AGENT ! i-l - ' sfJ Chandler , Keunt'x , H rrln nnd Turpl Aliw Urllvqi ! ) nit tor Invective Spain and It * WASHINGTON. April C. "Tho Unite SUtcdought Immediately to declare w agataat Spain , anl to maintain that -vra ontlf the people of Cuba are made free fror SpanlHi starvation and cruelty , and tho'goV eminent of the Island firmly established a an Independent republic , " This utterance by Senstor ChanJler ( N H. ) , In a carefully prepared statement of hi petition on the Cuban crisis , was the cllma : of an extended discussion of > the subject , par tlclpated In by several members la th i.ienato this afternoon. Speeches had been delivered by Mr. Tur ner ( Wash , ) , Mr. Harris' ( Kan. ) and Ml Kcnney ( Del. ) , all of whom took strom ground for vigorous and Instant action b ; the United States. Indeed , Mr. Turner too ! substantially thw same position as > that a Mr. Chandler , bcslng his demand for ac tlon upon the Maine catastrophe. Profound attention was attracted by t speech delivered by Mr. Turple ( Ind. ) , oneo the mcmbera of the foreign relations com mlttee. Briefly but scathingly he revlowc. . the Spanish conduct of Cuban affairs , an declared In the strongest terms for lnter ; ventlon that would mean something tha would drive Spain from control of every too of territory In the western hemisphere. Th speech was a clear , concise statement o the petition In which this country had beei placed by Spanish "outrages , insults ani crimes. " At the conclusion of the speeches on th Cuban question the senate resumed con slderatlon of the sundry civil bill , the enl ; Important piogress being made being th adoption In slightly modified form of th committee amendment suspending the for estry reservation proclamation of 1&D7. 'Mr. ' Gaffcry of Louisiana presented a tele gram from tho-commerlcal bodies of Nev Orleara which he desired to have read. "Is this one of the stereotyped telegram In favor of peace , which we are recelvlni at this time ? " Inquired Mr. Cockrell o Missouri. "If It were stereotyped and If such tele gramu were being sent from all parts of thi country , " replied 'Mr. ' Cattery , "I should b < very glad of It. " "I suppose It IB one of the peace tele grams , " said Mr. Cockrell , "as I hold In m ; hand one of a elmllar nature from the re publican city committee of Kansas City Mo. " KEEP THEM OUT OP THE RECORD. Mr. Platt of Connecticut tuld that whll he sympathized .wltli the tenor of the tele grams , ho did objectito the Insertion of cucl matters In , the record. The reiOlutfonnolTqred by Mr. Turner de ' clarlng war a ulnst'Spain was laid befor the senate , and Its author took the floor 1 : advocacy of It. ' * ' ' ' The speech \\oV brief , hut was given th meat careful attention "by both the gallerle and the senate. ' ' "Tho fate of tHo'qu'estlon Of peace or war , ho begin , "belongs In Its last analysis to th congress of. thq Unlted States , , Uellevln talf , I have noj.apolpgy . for tho./resJlutlon ; have Offered. IJhave"the highest respect fo the president anil'his' ' ' afflce , but I have neve been one to benfflthbpregnant hinged of th l ee that thrift rtnlghtfollow fawning. "The tlmo haasnow' arrived when one ex prcsaian afight . .tolie made on this subjec by thts'natlonvjiIA. spectacle iiaditoee-a mad- of the United States In the whole matter With a diplomaticrepresentative - at Ma drld , " declared MY. Turner , "compllcatlnj the business of this country , and defeatlni even his own frantic efforts forpeace at > an ; prjcawlha ; | private secretary > jhe alteregi ' of the president , circulating appeal thrpughotit.the couctry. for petitions am memorials'fo , control an unduly , and. un patriotic congress ; with the . -manner li which the fate of our battleship , was treatei by this country ; with the frantic appeal' for delay , It Is not surprising" that1 , th American psople are outraged , and hav given notice that they propose to take th < whole matter Into , "their "own , haads. " , , Discussing the Maine disaster ? , upoi which Mr. ( Turner practically bas'eil hl , speech , ho declared thai oo reasonable "mai cauld fall to realize that the battleship woi destroyed through -cowardice and perfidy o Spanish officials , 7(10 by their action mad their government responsible far the crime The eame officials" who hdi laid the mln > had anchored the Maine over It and had ex ploded It. The act wag cowardly and per fldlous In tbo extreme and constituted war tare. tare.Mr. Mr. Turner declared th t It was Imraaterla whose was the hand tliat , Mat the electrics spark on Its fatal mission. Spain was It every senae' responsible for the act an ac that ought properly to be resented by thi United States. , SPANIARD NEVER CHANGES. Prom the' time of Alva down to tfae tlrai of Wcyler , Mr. Turner declared , the recon of Spain had been one of murder and assas slaitlc-n. brutality and 'cruelty , raplno am arson. "The Spaniard of 1500 and the Span lard of 1900 arc one and the same tadlvld ual. " It had remained for the Maine dteaetei to demonstrate that civilization had passei the Spaniards by , and that they are now as ferocious , brutal ; cunning and treachcr- OUD as they ever wore. This governraeni should act at once , Mr. Turner was In favor of n declara lira of war , but expressed himself In readl no'y to do anything that would drive thi Spaniards from the western hemisphere , am ho expressed the hope that , as a senator o thd United States , he would very soon hav an opportunity to cast his vote for a rneae ure that would accomplish that result. A brief but polated statement of his po sltlon on the Cubzn question was then mad by Mr. Harris ( Kan. ) . He had prepared 111 speech , which he read from manuscript. After reviewing' the position of the Unftti States and Spain with reference to Cuba , h maintained that for a , Icng time this coun try had baen fully Justlfle'd la enforcing It demands by armed Intervention. He de clarcd that our wratk was a rlghtoou. . wrath , and our , , action would not In aa ; sense bo revcrfged. ' ' In conclusion , tie sal that a Just war'ftfomotccj all that Is bighcs tad best In national life. Mr. Kenney followed with a strong appet for the Independence of the Cubans. "Ther Ig.uot , " oald hejjlif all this laud any atol \vhcae people are more thoroughly unltedvtc Cuban Independence ) than are the people c Delitvtaro. " t ( , After a discussion of the present crltlej situation , ho said that If belligerent right had ibcen granted.loathe Insurgents two year atri > Cuba would'Tiow be free , and probabl Juntold misery , the horrors of war and th expenditures ofo < yat treasure would hav been avoided. . 1 , , In conclusion , after stitlng the reason why the SpanUH'-rfoVernment should be hel responsible farTc-.tUot present condition , Ml Kcnney Slid thaLtor all these reasons w ought to fight , and for such causes th United States Mould declare war. CHANdCUa WANTS WAR. Mr. Chandler of New Hampshire thcn cub mltted some remarks. He Bald : . The United States ought to at once de dart war against Spain and to malntal taat war until the people of Cuba are mad free from Spanish starvation and cruelt : and the government of the Island flnall ; established as an Independent republic , Th reasons for declaring war are apparent t I'ne world. Spain has justly forfeited It title to all representations in the westen hemisphere by its prolonged mlspovernmen thereof. Unjust taxation caused the Frenc ] revolution , the American revolution and th Cuban revolution , An France helped t'n Americans , so the United States should 'hoi the Cubans. Spain has lost all Its right t suppress the Cuban rebellion by reaortln to Inhuman mcfnods of warfare contlnu ous military murders of persona In Ope : arms or suspected of disloyalty , and botl the deliberate , and wholesale starvation c noncombatant men , women and children. Spain has surrendered all claims to th forbearance of the United States by dls regarding all friendly remonstrances , b practicing deceit throusfcout in promise Jof localRovfrnment for Cubn , by Insult- -In * tha president of the United States nnd Jby destroying , through the explosion of n inline , thu Imttlpshlp Maine tind tlin lives jot 100 American sailors wYille the ship was 'under ' the protection of Spain while on n 'pence.ful ' visit to the harbor of Hnvann. .Spttlrf having thus begun the war the ( United Btaten ought to accept fno Issue ( without waiting for the enemy to concen- Uato nil Its fleet In American waters. Wo jhnvo an nrmy nnd navy equal to the emcr- Igency. Kor no Juster cause , with no better 'motives ' did any nntlon ever tnkp up arms. ] We may vote for the coming declaration with clenr consciences and hopeful antici pations of success , Vinvlng performed n high duty to humanity , civilization nnd liberty ; to the United States and to the Cuban re public' IT IS THE DUTY OP CONGRESS. 'Mr. Turplo ( Ind. ) member of the foreign rotations committee , followed Mr. Chandler. Hq satuIt . , was the duty of the American congress to Intervene for the Cuban republic. The United States had maintained a blockade for Spain at a great cost. The government of Cuba ought to bo recognized , maintained acid supported. Mr. Turple said It had cost us millions to shut oft the sup ply of ammunition which would have en abled the Cuban government to secure Its freedom. Mr. Turple said It was only tbo Spanish inoloch which would say "Suffer llttlo children to como to me and I will starve you lo death. " The senator then took up the Maine , and said the Spanish authorities had made no attempt to discover the perpetrators of the crime. The destruction of the Maine waa an Insult which could only be repaired by making It Impossible ifor It to occur again , by placing Cuba and Havana out of the power of Spain forever. Mr Turplo said the cause of the war was Spanish sovereignty and dominion In Cuba and iratll this was removed there could bo no peace. Mr. Turplo concluded at 1:30 : p. m. and the senate took up the sundry civil appropria tion bill. The senate then resumed consideration of the sundry civil appropriation bill , taking up the amendment suggested by the com mittee , vacating the executive order of Feb ruary 22 , 1897 , setting aside large tracts of land In the western states for forest reser vations. The amendment was considered on the basis of Mr. Chandler's suggestion amending the amendment so as to limit the revocation to a year. After an extended debate Mr. Chandler's amendment was defeated , and the commit tee amendment adopted , both without di vision. The committee amendment was so modified as to provide thaO It should not In any way abridge the right of the president to set aside forest reservations u > ader the law. " An amendment affecting the land grant of the Northern Pacific Railroad company and allowing purchasers to select equal quantities of public lands elsewhere .was also discussed at length. It was agreed to. The sundry civil toll ! was then laid asldo and a joint resolution providing for the erec tion In this city of a monument to the late Albert Pike , to be presented to the United Istates by the Scottish Illto 'Masons of the southern jurisdiction of this country was' adopted. . The senate then , at 4:05 : p. m , , went Into executive session and soon thereafter ad journed. LUG IXSTUUCTEI ) TO HIRE SHIPS. lie IH Authorized to Can- for lAll AmiTlcniiM In Culm. WASHINGTON , April 5 ( Information re ceived at the State department from Consul General Lee at Havana does not Indicate that ho regards himself or the other consular officials In Cuba In any special danger at this time and In reply to the suggestion that It might be expedient for him to hastco his departure , he has Informed the depart ment that about ten days would be neces sary for the consuls throughout the Island to arrange for their departure , except In case of emergency. No definite action has yet ibeen taken In regard to the removal of the consuls , but tlt seems probable that they will bo recalled within the next day or two. The govern-raeat has given General Lee In- itrucflons-'to see to the safety of our con suls and all Americans' In Cuba and has given him authority to go to whatever ex pense necessary , Including the hlro of ves sels necessary to secure this end. Secretary Long was asked late this after noon If "he had received any advices from Havana Indicating a necessity for postpon ing the president's message , to which ho replied : "No , the message will go to congress to morrow. " The United States government has dls- patcheil a fleet of six vessels to Havana to transport Consul General Lee and all the United States consular officers , together with' all Americans now In Havana and vlcl-alty who desire to leave the island .of , Cirba. The names of the vessels are the Cache , the Fern and the Mangrove , all government tenders ; the Olivette and the Mascotto , ot the plant system , and the steamship City of Key West , which have also been chartered by and form a part of this fleet. SETTLING WITH M.VIXU VICTIMS. CIiilniH of I'lirtlcH Mnnt lie Stiiiportcil Ity Altliluvitx. . WASHINGTON , April 5. Arrangements are making at the Navy department for the execution of the act of congress making appropriation for the benefit ot the officers and crew of the battleship Maine. Nearly all the enlisted men who survived that dis aster and representatives of these who lost their lives have filed their claims for In demnity , on account of clothing and other personal property lopt on that occasion. Thesa claims are not regarded as sufficient , however , Inasmuch as they do 'not meet with } he provision of the aot requiring that such clalma shall be accompanied by an affidavit. Clank forms of applications have been sent to all persons interested In this appropria tion , Including a blank form of affidavit as to the accuracy of their statements. Each of the beneficiaries Is required < to submit a schedule of the articles lost and to make 'affidavit ' that the suld loss was not through negligence or want of skill or foresight , and furthermore that the list of articles lost with their approximate value Is Just and correct to the best of his knowledge and belief. Theao formalities , which are held to bo necessary by the accounting officers of the treasury , will make a slight delay In the final settlement of these accounts. There will bo no trouble whatever In the matter of the payment of the extra compensation for salaries authorized by the statute. HOUSE DISAPPOINTS THB CROWD. Member * Aliitalu from Tnlkluif All oat Cuba. WASHINGTON , April G. The crowds which thronged the galleries today were disappointed. There were no outbreaks of any kind on the floor on the Cuban ques tion. The wbolo day was spent on the private calendar , with the result that several bills were passed , among them ono to pay the heirs of John Roach , the shipbuilder , on-a.clnlm which lias been pending a dozen years , and another to pay O. C. Bosbysaell , .superintendent of the Philadelphia mint , $17,000 extracted from the gold bags by a weight clerk. At C o'clock the , house took a recess until 3 p. m. , the evening session being devoted to private pension bills. Geo. W. Hervoy , editor of the Omaha Weekly Wcrld-Hcrald , ( the great Bryan pa per ) , suffered untold agony from stomach trouble but was speedily cured by Dr. Kay's Renovator. He states that he suffered In tensely with stomach trouble and tried three of the best physicians in the state but they failed to give him relief , and ho had made ar- rangementu to go to Chicago to be treated when he chanced to get a package of Dr. Kay's Renovator. He used three packages and it Is now eight months since he com menced using It , and ho now has no symp toms whatever of his former trouble. We know Dr. .Kay's Renovator never baa had an equal as a spring medicine or for dyspep sia or any stomach trouble , constipation , llyer or kidney diseases. Why not give us a chance to prove It to you ? Send address for our fJS-page book of reclpei and prescrip tions . Several nave said It U worth five and ten dollars. Druggtots sell Dr. Kay's Reno vator , for 25 cents and Jl , or six for $5 , but If they do not have it , do not 'take any sub stitute they may ay 1 * "just ai good" for it has no equal. If they do not have it , you can get It from us by return mall. Dr. B. J , Kay Medical Co. , Omaha , Neb. atfsssu SHOWS SIGNS OF YIELDING Indications Demands ot United States Will Be Conceded. DAY OF MANY-CONFERENCES AT MADRID Latent ArivlcpH from tinSpunlnli Capi tal ot n Lr * Wurtlkt * Tt-iior tAtnbannndorft llnvc a. Time. MADRID , April 5. This has been another day of conferences , cabinet ministers and many of them , including the Urltlsh clmrgo d'offalrs , calling at the United States lega tion. At this hour there seems to bo every Indication of the United States securing what it asked for , nt the last conferences , and which , " in spllo of counter proposals , have been the solo basis for American negotia tions. The premier , Scnor Sagasta , on leaving the palace after an audience with the qucou regent , announced to the newspaper repre sentatives that the rumors of cabinet dis sensions In regard to the crisis were abso lutely unfounded. Scnor Sagasta added that no cabinet council would be necessary to day , unless fresh Information came to hand from Rome or Washington , the Spanish gov ernment today having received no dispatches except the telegram from the Spanish minis ter at Washington , Senor Polo y Hernabe , giving the- tone of American public opinion and diplomatic rumors. The papal nuncio had an audience with the queen regent this morning. The object of their conference Is not known. HOUSE ] COM.MITTKi ; CALLS SIGS11KI2. Sentiment Knvorn MnklnK Much of the Mnlnc Affair. WASHINGTON , April C. The house com mittee on foreign affalro met at 10:30 : this morning. Captain Slgabee , Admiral Irwln ind several experts In explosives had been summoned to give testimony regarding the blowing up of the Maine. Representative Qulgg of Now York , before ho entered the : onnultteo room , Ud that Spain would beheld held responsible for ( do blowing up of ttie Maine. He Is In favor of reporting a rcsolu- ; lon Instructing the president to drive Spain Irom the western hemisphere. "I tutnk there should bo concerted action ietweon the executive and the two houses if congress , " said he. "Tho president nhould Mil both committees to the White House .his afternoon and read the message to tticm. rtio message should hold Spain strictly oc- : ountablc and the answer of ccngr&ss should jo a resolution directing him to drlvo Spain Irom the western hemlarhcre. That resolu- : lon should be reported to both houses to- norrow Immediately after the message goes n , and in my opinion passed without de rate. " Captain Slgsbee was the first witness ex- imlned by the committee on foreign af- 'alrs. and In the course of his cxl- unlnatlon stated It to bo his opinion .hat his vessel , the Maine , was blown up iy a submarine mlno located by the Spanish minorities. As to whether It was need jy the Spanish .authorities or not he de- ; llned to express aa opinion. He told tha : ommlttee what he had testified before the : > oard of Inquiry about the buoy to which ho Malmo was anchored-toeing ( tie most un- 'requented buoy In the harbor. The posl- , lon in which the ship was placed , he said , vaa such that he could have fired upon ) oth forts at the same time. IMHASSADOIIS 9IAY TAKE ACTION. llellef What Iw IoiuMiiKt lie Done Quickly. WASHINGTON , April 5. Some of-4tie dlp- omats have suggested a meeting ot the rep- 'esentativos In Washington of tuc European lowers In order to see It something cannot 30 done to preserve peace. It Is felt by llplomats who desire European mediation hat any move must be made quickly and .hero Is no further time for psur parlors ictwcen the European capitals. It la not ret known whether anything will come ot bo suggestion , Lev linn fie Fcnr. RICHMOND , Va. , April 5. Consul Gcn- Tal Fltzhugh Lee cabled his wife today to eel no alarm concerning his safety. He ad vised her that ho w * cnjojrlns good hctltfc and ontertftlncd no fesr of bodllyi harm. II has , however , oxprcsseil to her In recent letters - tors fear * for the sftfety of Amorlcan tour ists nnd other Amofltfatis on the Ifllanu. - rilltTCHOOK TKOOM XII OHIIKIl I'-Oll Twetitr-Seeoml Infniilry Will Iloinnl In HnrrnpkM for n Time. Inquiry at the headquartcra ot the De partment of the Missouri , United State * Army , In tdla city yesterday afternoon de veloped that ( hero was no truth In the report - ( port tl-nt Iho troop * nt Fort Crook , Nob. , had > been ordered to prepare for c eastern move ment or tmd been ordered to move. A member - i ber ot the stair of General Copplnger , com- \ * * ' 4 mamllng general of the department , said t The Itcc : "It is natural that at this time ) there should bo a great deal of feverish ex cltement , and this no doubt has led to the report that the troops at Kort Crook ore to bp moved to the front. 1 can sny authorita tively that noMich order has been received. Among all ( do troops there Is considerable brushlnR up and preparing for a general move. The other day at Port Hoblnson , Neb. , the troops overhauled their canvas and put It in good shape. ( The next day a corre spondent with a vivid Imagination had the < troops on the move to Key Weal. There Is about aa much baal.i for tdc report that the troops at Fort Crook have been ordered to Uio front.There Is a general atate of prep aration for any ordcra from headquarter * among all the troops , and that Is all thcr la to It. " It.o \o Orili-r toMoldllm - Troop * . WASHINGTON , April 5. Notwithstanding contrary reports , no orders have been re ceived as yet for the mobilization of 20,000 troops at Chlckamauga. AMUSKMKXTS. MCI DA BOYD'S IflLLDH TONIGHT. OltAM ) ITAMA.V Ol'KRA. "THE BARBER OFSEVILLE" M. M. M , 12.SO. Moxes , 23 nml 30. General mlmlsulon , fi.OO. Admlsxlon to front callcry by mnln iloor , fl.d ) ; renr nailery , street entrance , tl.OO , ( Inllcry tents now on sale. Se cure jour Be.it a cirly nnd nvolil the rush. 3 NIGHTS , & Thursday , Apr , 7 MAT1NRK SATUUIUY. ThoKniinent RflRFPT R MANTFII Di ITIfllM LLL liotnuntlc Actor nUDLIll , ami usolcct company umlor tbo nmiagemonl i of SI. W. 11ANL-KV. MONBARS. A SECRET WARRANT Prices Lower lloor , Jl.OO , T5c. Hal. TOc , COo Mntlnco Louor door. & 0c. Hal. 60c , 25c. Pnxtoii & lliirBi'd * ) Managers. Tel. 153t. O. I ) . Woodward , Amusement Director. TODAY ; sun. TOXHJHT , HKM > . THE WOODWARD STOCK CO. Presenting ; SHENANDOAII. Specialties Baldwin & Daly , Smith O'Hrlen. ( ilTII.I/S COXCF.HT fiAHDF.X. Southeast corner ICth nnd Davenport , Comniene- Ing April 4. Music by Nordlne's Orchestra. 1'ioBrnm Paul 1. . Klelst. Musical Kin * . In nr- tlstlc and comical clever musical act. John Hlcharda nnd Pauline t'arker , eccentric comedy sketch artists , In their new and orlKlnal act , entitled "The Italn-Maker. " McCarthy and llelna. In their plantation fkotch , entitled "Coon- vlllp Courtship , " Introducing Tumbling and lluck UanclnB. Overture , orchestra , l-'lowcrs & Camleon , upto-date EOIIRS. Mlis May Uayton , In tone nnd dances nnd also buck dancing. Mlts Myrtle Hclnn , coon medley * . Doors open at 7:30 : p m. Performance begins nt 8:00. : Matinee Tuesday , Thursday nnd Saturday. HOTELS. HOTEL BARKER COR. 13TH AND JONES ST. , OMAHA. HATKS iHl.r,0 AND Ijtt.OO 'PI2II DAY , Electric cars direct to exposition grounds. FRANK BAHKEIt. Cashier SAM liAUMAN. Chief ClcrtL " " THE MILLARD" 13th nnd Douglas Sts. , Omaha. CnNTRALLY LOCATED. _ AMiitlCAAND EUIIOPKAN 1'LAN . J. 12. SIARKEL .t SON , Propi. AMUSEMENTS. . Commenc 4 Nights , SUNDAY , APRIL 10 ing Next PAXTON & BUIK3ESS , Manascra. MATINEE WEDNESDAY. The Big Novelty , The Phenomenal Success , The Standard of Merit First Appearance in Omaha of the World's Famous and Unrivaled Black Patti Troubadours VOELCKEL & NOLAN , Proprietors and Managers. THE BIGGEST THEATRICAL. HIT OP THE CENTURY. GREETED EVERY WHERE BY APPLAUDING -MULTITUDES. EBONY ARTISTS WHO HAVE SET THE ENTIRE WORLD SINGING THEIR FASCINATING AND MELODIOUS COON BALLADS. A JOYOUS BLENDING OF ( SONG. STORY AND DANCK. BY THE MERRIEST PEOPLE UNDER THK SUN. A VERITABLE REVELATION ! COON COMEDY , COON SONGS. JUBILEE SHOUTS , CAKE WALKS , BUCK DANCES. VAUDEVILLE. OPERATIC REVIEWS. THE STAGE PERFORMANCE IS THE QUINTESSENCE OF REFtfNKD FUN " < AND SWEET MELODY. AND IS INTENDED FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF ALU ESPECIALLY I/ADIES AND CHILDREN. BRING THE LITTLE ONES TO THE MATINEE. THEY WILL ENJOY IT BETTER THAN1 THE QIRCUS. EVERY BODY SHOULD BRING THEIR SHOUTING VOICE , FOR , IT WILL B13 RE QUIRED DURING THE CAKE WALK. Tbo Greatest Singer ( Mmo. M. of her race BLACK PATTI Sisaiorotta Jones. ) Whose marvelous voice and lyric triumphs are unparalleled. The moat popular Prlma Donna In the world with the people of nations and all races. Counties * rnllllons In every .part of civilization have been charmed by her phenomenal voice. H. R. H. . fno Prince of Wales , the Duke of CumbrlelKe , and other members of tb royal ifamlly of England , have honored her with their distinguished natronato. ERNEST KUBAN , "The Uiililcuchfd Aincrli'nii. " < MATTIC PIIIM.IIMIS , "The Ilcnl TliliiK. " ALICE MACKI2Y , "The AfcuiunlUlica Contralto. " TIIOUHAUOURS SEXTETTE. 31EHUUITH SISTK1IS , Crrol < > tUa TROUBADOURS CHORUS. VAUDEVILLE OLIO , AT JOLLY COOX-KY ISLAND. THU OPERATIC KALUIDOSCOrU AM ) THIS. . . . CAKE WALK Are among fno Incomparable features of this universally popular company. Popular PrtMi-Scats , J5c , We. 7Jo and | l.oo. Sale bcglni > a. m. Prldayt sftftgjasoatia