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THE OMAHA DAILY' BEE : MONDAY , MAY f ) . 1808. NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA. . - / .n I COUNCIL BLUFFS. \ MI.\OH MC.\T10X. Try Modrc's stock food. Dr. Hoc , dentist , Merrlnm block. Dr. Green , office D12 Fourth street. Dr. Drown , dentist- room 301 Mcrrlam blk. U. H. Qrason of Dcnlson spent Sunday In the muffs. Oscar Kecllnc returned yesterday from hla rnnch In Wyoming. C. C. Potter of OlcnwooJ was a Council Bluffs visitor yesterday. Dr. A. O. Mudgc , the dentist , removed from 319 to 338 Broadway. Charles Kathlce , a business man of Glen- wood , was a city visitor yesterday. Thonlas Maloy and son of Kmcrson , la. , were In the city yesterday visiting friends. W. A. Wllkon , an Insurance man of At lantic , In. , was In the city yesterday visit ing friends. Tlio Mvnns Inundry In the leader In flno work both for color and finish. 620 Pearl Btrrot. Phone 290. Mis ? Pwcrlnqcn cf Omaha had charge of tlio music at both scivkfs ycstorday at the I'lrst C'cimrcfntlcmal church. The board of trustees of the Public library will hold Its regular monthly meetIng - Ing thin afternoon at the library. Miss Olla Cook of this city furnished the decorated china to fire for the new china kiln that Is being tried In Omaha. The regular monthly meeting of the ses- Blon of the First Presbyterian church will be held this evening In the pastor's study i nt the church. ' Don't you think It must be a pretty good I laundry that can plcaso no many hundreds | of customers ? Well that's the "Eagle , " | 724 Broadway. City Engineer Etnyre 1ms made an In spection of all the unpavcd streets and flnuc that very little damage was caused by tin recent rains. Charles Ott of this cltv left yesterday for San Francisco , where he expects to Join as ono of the crew of the United States war- Bhlo the Charlestown. B. J , Ilourlclus of Kansas City , Mo. , who has been the guest of his brother , Mar Bourlclus , of Stutsman street , for the last Week , has returned home. At the mntlng of the Men's club of the First Presbyterian church next Friday evening Judge Heed will read a paper on "Tho lllghts of Capital. " The supplementary reading matter re cently ordered by the Hoard of Education 11:1-3 : nnUcil and tlio last Instalment will be distributed among the different schools today. At the morning services yesterday at St. Paul's Episcopal church special thanksgiv ing prayer was offered for the glorious vic tory of the United States over the Spanish at Manila. At the evening services at the Central ChrlHtl&n thuicii yesterday Hev. A. R. Cau- illo prcnched ,1 spc-clal sermon to the mem bers o ? the Modern Woodmen of America , who nltcndrd In a body. Rev. J. II. Soncency pastor of the Broad way Methodist church , has been selected to prccah the baccalcurcato sermon to the graduating claps of the High school this year. He will1 preach It Sunday , May 29. I The police yesterday afternoon were lookIng - Ing for two negroes who had stolen a watch In Omaha and were supposed to have crossed over to this nldo of the river. When last Been In Omaha they wcro making for the Douglas street bridge. Judge Aylesworth left for Echo , Utah , yes terday , where he will assist In the prose cution of the man charged with the murder of Tom Green , a former resident of this city and whoso parents still live here. The police yesterday received word from the city marshal at Charlton , la. , that ho had under arrest two men who had In their possession a lot of fine clothing and several pairs of new shoes supposed to be the pro ceeds of some burglary. Dr. J. H. Cleaver , P. II. Mcagher. W. E. Haverstock. William Arnd , O. D. Wheeler and Andrew McMillan left yesterday for Waterloo , la. , to attend the session of the grand lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen , which convenes there today. The employes of the city who have been unable to cash their warrants for last montu B salaries arc anxiously awaiting Judge Smith's decision , to be handed down this morning In the mandamus case of N. C. Phillips against City Treasurer Reed. Mayor Jennings Is in accord with the ex pressed wish of the veterans of the Grand Army cf the Republic that ho call a mass tnettini : I' ) celebrate Admiral Dcwcy's vic tory over thii Spanish and will so Inform thd committee when It waits upon him this mot nine- A meeting of the Merchants' and Manu facturers' association will be held Tuesday evening In the office of Secretary Judson In the Shugart block for the purpose of mak ing arrangements for the excursion of the association to Port Arthur at the Invitation of the officials of the Port Arthur route. The lionrd of Park Commissioners will moo' In adjourned session tomorrow night for the purpose of letting- the contract for the btilldlm : of tint new land stand at Fair- mount park. AT. bids for the building have to Lo In the hands of CltytClerk Phillips br ' > o'clock tomorrow evening. A. R. Long , the man wanted by the au thorities at Urbana , III. , and under arrest hero as a fugitive from justice , has refused to go back without requisition papers. Long cot away with $25 cash and an overcoat from a hotel where ho was employed In Urbana. Ho says ho committed the theft whllo on a spree. The city council will meet In adjourned BcsBlon tonight. U Is believed that Mayor Jennings will tonight return the newsboys' ordinance unsigned to the council. The general opinion seems to prevail that there Is no necessity for such a measure and as far as Is known no such ordinance Is in force In other cities. Dr. F. S. Thomas had planned to go to Waco , Tex. , yesterday to bring homo his daughter , Evelyn , who has been spending the winter there , but had to defer the trip , being an Important wlUicss In the personal damage suit of Mrs. Jennie Knsslng against the Rock Island railroad , which comes up for trial In the district court this morning. A combination of pathos and humor , to gether with an exceptionally strong and In teresting story of American life , are the component parts that make Daniel Bully's great play , "O'Brien , the Contractor , " which will bo seen at the Dohany theater next Thursday , the success that It Is. Mr. Bully has a role that fits his personality ex actly and his portrayal of an Irish-Ameri can Is a tribute to Irish character. Chief of Police Blxby yesterday received n letter from Sheriff Nell of Watertown , S. D. , enclosing the photographs of a man supposed to be Frank Willis , who was shot there a tow days ago , and of three men who are under arrset , charged with the shooting. The four men were traveling overland In a covered wagon and uro thought to belong to this vicinity. The police are Investigating , as a family named Willis formerly lived here. C. B. Vlavl Co. , female remedy ; consulta tion free. Office hours , 9 to 12 and 2 to 5. Health book furnished. 326-327-328 Mcr- rtam block. Money to loan on city property. Klnne. N. Y. Plumbing company. Tel. 'SSO. I have n few thousand dollars to be loaned In small amounts on good Improved farms or upon the butter class of city prop erty. D. W. Otis , 133 P arl street , Council Bluffs. Cordwood for sale cheap. Address W. F. , Dee office. Council Bluffa. Storage , Wlnn & Konlgmachcr , 336 Broad way. way.A A nice line of refrigerator * , lawn mow ers and seasonable goods at Cole & Colo's. Good flour , fl.35. Bartel & Miller. A good place to buy a fine piano Ii Bourlclua' Music House , 325 Broadway , where they give premium lUmpi * nd premium iUn. BATTLE IS FOR HUMANITY War on Spain Not Made Merely to Becnro Eevenge for the Maine , UNITED STATES PERFORMING A GREAT WORK Conflict In to Advance the Cntme of Mnnkliut mill Not to Esnct VetiKcnitce fur n Wronir Done In llavnnn llurlinr. Yesterday was observed as "Maine Me morial day" at the First Presbyterian church. The church , which had been taste fully decorated with flags under the direc tion of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Orr , was crowded nt the morning service. The music was ap propriate to the patriotic character of the special services and the pastor , Rev. W. S. Barnes , preached a remarkably forceful ser mon , taking as his subject "Tho National Spirit Tested , " and his text from I Chroni cles , xxl , 15. Mr. Barnes said In part : "The destroying angel was commanded to cease his severity against Jerusalem when the purpose of his errand was accomplished. 'It Is enough ; stay cow thlno hand. Go not beyond what Is necessary In the awful work of destruction. In the execution of Justice , remember mercy. Be not carried awny wlt h the passlonlor blood. As thou art tne fn- Etrumcnt and agent of God keep thyself In the spirit and temper of God. ' Thus God spoke to the angel and undoubtedly therein declared His will for all time , In similar circumstances. We us a nation have felt ourselves called upon to Interfere In God's name In the affairs of another nation and nfiwvo find ourselves In the midst of what Dean Swift has called 'war , that mad game the world so loves to play. ' Already we have had our national spirit exalted by a taste of victory and It may be well for us Just now to listen while the duke of Welling ton , the hero of Waterloo , tells us that 'nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won. ' The awful sadness even of winning a battle may It not escape our serious attention. "And now on this Sabbath designated as 'Maine Memorial day' It may be well for us to tlx our minds quietly upon the signifi cance of the present war from the Christian standpoint. The destruction of the Maine filled us with horror and with an Indigna tion from which wo shall not soon recover , and It Is prefectly proper to erect an endur ing tribute to the memory of those who fell the Innocent victims of a most diabolical plot. But beyond that the event Itself has a larger significance ; It marks the turning point , the arousing point for us as a nation In the matter of Cuban relief. It brought us to our feet to demand what In recent years we have been Insisting that other Christian nations should demand , namely , that In this late age of the Christian era the nations of the earth must all conduct their government of their subjects In harmony with the principles of civilization. Will End llnil Government. "It Is well then to mark and remember that calamity which did so much to rouse our tardy energies to engage In this hu manitarian war. And the war Itself , we may venture to say , Is destined to have a largo significance In the history of the world , In that It will set an example and establish a precedent among the nations , In the matter of the strong coming to the rescue of the weak and delivering the oppressed with ab solutely no selfish purpose. There are good Indications that the time Is near at hand when no human being will be the helpless subject of a bad government. We are com ing to see that national boundary lines arc only artificial , not divine. The doctrine 01 the brotherhood of man is making the worli feel a measure of responsibility for its brother man wherever he may live ant closely after this follows that other great Idea of the brotherhood of nations. No na tion Is to bo permitted to bo entirely arbi trary and supreme , even In the management of Its own affairs. It must remember thai It Is ono of the great family of nations anc must keep Itself In harmony with the gen eral family spirit. The Individual nation is to bo regarded no longer aa absolute in Its sovereignty , but must hold Itself subject. In Its turn to supreme sovereignty of the earth the consensus of all the nations , to which ultimately every human being shall have the Bright of apcal. 'This new doctrine is being rapidly de veloped by the recent demand for Interven tion in American affairs which , however failed of execution , and by the intervention In Cuban affairs which is now being exe cuted. This war Is very different from the ordinary wars of the world's history. It Is different oven from the religious wars In which men have fought for their own relig ion , which is only ono form of fighting for their own nation's supremacy. Into this war religious questions have not entered. We have laid precious lives upon the altar o sacrifice and are voluntarily going to an expense of hundreds of millions , almost en tirely for a philanthropic purpose , with no considerable material gain to como to us but chiefly to discharge our duty as a mem her of the great family of nations. Good Time to Keep Cool. "And now that the war Is on , it is 1m portant that we keep our feelings undc control and our heads clear , lest victory in battle carry us Into a frenzy of excltemcn and we forget the high motives that have prompted us. We ought to be listening eagerly for the voice that shall say 'It I enough , stay now thine hand. ' We hea fears openly expressed in many quarter that the war may not be serious , that the great preparations made and making may not bo needed , that Spain may be persuadec to yield without giving us the opportunity for another so-called glorious victory. A a people , wo are fond of excitement , ant are waiting dally , hourly , to hear that every war ship Is speeding away on an errant of destruction and the army moving rapidly forward to victorious conflict. Are we not developing a thirst for blood , with our con fidence in our superior strength ? And la I there not something of the barbarous In that , something of the tyranny of brute force against which we have need to been on our guard ? Then , pause a moment. This is a humanitarian war , and shall wo forget to maintain the humanitarian spirit toward the enemy ? What does It mean for them ? They are undoubtedly already In sore plight , both abroad and at home. It was perfectly right and our plain duty to say to Spain , 'You must withdraw from Cuba , ' and It was undoubtedly right for us to load our guna to show that we meant It , and to fire as many of them as may be absolutely necessary. Their refusal at first was per fectly natural , but If brought to a better mind by the Influence of good friends , or under the smart of the first stroke of the uplifted hand they shall speedily say , 'We comply , ' shall we then be disappointed be cause they did not by persistent stubborn ness , give us the opportunity to whip them severely by destroying their property and blowing their men into eternity ? Nay , we ought to rejoice It we can be spared from Inflicting the awful stroke. If the voice of Providence should now say , 'It Is enough , Uy now thine handaught to U the happiest people In the world to hear that i voice. "Our nation U In danger of falling Into A grave error right here. It Is easy for a nan In the heat of conflict to lose his better udgmcnt , and the spirit of a nation Is mrclor to control than ono man's spirit , Vhat are wo fichtlng for ? la It to avenge the oss of the Maine and her men ? If It Is , hen God forgive us , for the righteousness of our cause la largely departed. Nay , even low wo may hear the voice of God speaking n tones of thunder out of a clear sky : 'Von- ; canco Is mine. I will repay , salth the x > rd. ' H may be that the Spaniards deserve punishment for their unchristian govern ment , but arc we qulto sure that we' have een commissioned by heaven to chastise hem ? We may only say In the words of ox-Prcsldent Harrison that 'wo have as a nation toward Cuba the same high commls- lon which every brave hearted man has to trlkc down the ruffian who beats a woman or a child , and will not desist. ' For what , f not for this , does God make a man or nation strong ? Wo have risen In our might and stepped forth to set free 1,500,000 of oppressed human beings and may God help us not to fire a single gun more than may io necessary to accomplish this benevolent purpose. Tremcndonn Ilc i > oii l1illl < > ' . "A nation In declaring war should bo Iftcd above Its passions by the tearfulness and solemnity of the act. It should appeal with unfeigned confidence to heaven and earth for Its uprightness of purpose. By nothing does a people Incur such tremendous deus responsibility as by war. These things are more solemnly true than over In these lays of the awfully destructive modern In- sjrurnents of wajj Let us not fall to appre ciate the tiecp solemnity of 611 * r situation. What though It might bo disappointing to our enlisted soldiers to bo discharged wlth- ut once smelling powder , and to our splen did navy to settle down again without an other opportunity to display Its terrible skill ? That Is a small matter indeed. Let , us remember that the real spirit of our na- lon Is now to bo tested. We entered upon ho war for a humanitarian purpose ; shall we now bo found sufficiently self-masterful and sufficiently magnanimous to maintain a humane spirit In the actual conduct of .ho war and the earliest possible termina tion of It ? "Let It be remembered that we arc making ilstory , and that this history will be read after the heat of the present excitement Is over , and we shall be Judged In the light of our exalted position among the nations of the earth. We have a high mission among the nations as a peace-loving and peace- maintaining people. Wo have opportunity o teach the world a great lesson In the line of high and unselfish motives In warfare. Lct our money and the lives of our men bo spent phllanthroplcally If necessary , and for no other purpose until wo shall hear God himself say 'It Is enough ; stay now thine hand. ' And may God grant that the war be brief and the carnage small. " FOR SALE Good eccond-hand bicycle at a bargain. Call at The Bee office , Council Bluffs. Hoffmayr's fancy patent flour makes the best and most bread. Ask your grocer for It. Street Cnr Improvement ) ! . In the shops of the motor company are two new big motor cars which are receiving the finishing touches at the hands of Master Painter Carmlchael and which will soon bo placed In service on the Omaha line. The cars will be known as Nos. 65 and 67 and In the matter of interior decoration are en tirely different from any of the other cars. In both cars the ceilings are painted white enamel with fancy scroll work In gold. The woodwork Is cherry finish and the electric lights ore of lacquered brass work. In car No. 65 the upholstering Is of a dark blue while that of No. 67 Is of dark maroon. Su perintendent Dlraraock says they will when finished be the handsomest cars ever turned out of the company's shops. They will be equipped with the new G. E. 57 general elec tric motors , which weigh about 3,000 pounds , of which each car will carry two. AH the big cars of the company will as soon as they can bo refitted be equipped with these new motors. All the summer cars which will shortly bo put on the road have been reno vated and In each an end screen with glass windows back of the motorneer has been built. Chambers' May party for adults , Tuesday evening. May 10. Orchestra of five pieces Refreshments ; $1.00 per couple. Irving hotel , 2759 B'd'y ; rates , $1.60. Sheriff Won. IOWA CITY , la. . May 8. ( Speclal.- ) Sherlff John W. Walsh of this county , who was accused of having permitted a prisoner to escape In Cedar Rapids while the sheriff was drunk , has been acquitted. He was on trial charged with malfeasance In office drunkenness , permitting a prisoner to es cape , etc. The case was tried before Judge House of Maquoketa , Judge Wade deciding not to preside at the trial of an officer In his own court. Judge House took the case from the Jury on technicalities , declaring , that the law did not provide for the dis missal of an officer where Intoxication dl < not Interfere with the performance of his official duties and that the recent escape of the prisoner at Cedar Rapids , while en- route to Anamosa , unless willfully permitted by the sheriff , was not a cause of expul slon. Colonel Keatley Would EnlUt. DES MOINES , May 8. ( Special. ) Colone John H. Keatley , recently commandant o the Iowa Soldiers' home , Is now located In Washington , where he la holding a position In one of the departments , but he has ten dcred his services to the government dur Ing the war and will serve wherever called. He desired service with the Iowa National Guards , but ho Is long past the age limit placed on the guards. He has taken an In terest In the Iowa National Guards for many years and before It was organized he assisted In tbo formation of one of the few military companies of the state the Coun cil Bluffs Light artillery , which had posses sion of the 12-pound gun left there by Ad jutant General Baker of immortal Iowa memory. Colonel Keatley was the second officer of that company. lown Onilnea * Note * . Many new houses are being built In Hum- boldt The new Union railroad depot Is to be completed ready for use by the first of next year. Fort Dodge has a floating debt unprovided for of $12,767.43 and a bonded debt of $52,000 , making a total debt of $64,767.43. It Is estimated that it will cost $35,000 to build and equip an electric railway from Arnold's Park to Hotel Orleans , a project W. F. Ryan of Peoria , III. , has been look ing up and hoping to enlist local aid therein. A new town will be platted about midway between Spirit Lake and Lake Park at the siding now called Gaylord , on the Burling ton , Cedar Rapids & Northern. The first move will be to put in a lumber yard , coal sheds and a store. The next event with the Des Molnes Job bers' association Is a trip to Centervllle and connecting points. Among tbo leading towns to be visited will be Centervllle , Osceola , Corydon and Humeston. A gang of men Is busy grading at Wall Lake for the Chicago & Northwestern rail way at this place. It is the Intention of the company to put In considerable more side track. Work on the new stock yards will be commenced at once. MANY RECRUITS REJECTED rr J. owa Militiamen Tnnfd.RJDown } by tie Examining Bowd , ; .fK FIFTEEN PERCENTNoTO TO STANDARD Some of ( he Mont Rfllelent Officer * and Men In the Cihnnl Fnll to 1'niisj the itliynlcnl Kxnmlnntlon. DBS MOINES , May 8. ( Special. ) It Is beginning to look as though at least 15 per cent of the Iowa troops will be turned own by the physical examination and that 00 or more recruits will bo needed to take ho places of those who will be dropped , lost of those who fall to pass the examlua- lon are men who have worked for years In tores and business offices , and having led edcntary lives do not meet the require ments In weight. All such men are gaining apldly In flesh and strength whtlo In camp , however , and should the examination bo held a month later very few would fall to tip he scales at the required point. The men who arc turned down Include some of the most efficient officers and men In the Na tional Guard , and there has been consider able grumbling , but all realize that Uncle Sam fs very strict about his fighters , and they have decided to accept the Inevitable with good grace , 50 h.ome , build up In flesh , raise companies to be held as a reserve force and be Ijj readiness for the next call. The iresent strength of the troops mobilized at Jamp McKlnloy Is by regiments as follows : Officers. Men. Total. First regiment i 48 784 W2 Second regiment 50 745 795 Third regiment 42 SM 940 " ourth regiment , 61 52 DOS Total strength 191 3279 3470 Brigade drills are being held each after noon from 2:30 : till 5 o'clock. General Lin coln , who Is In command of the camp and Is likely to bo appointed brigadier general to have command of the Iowa troops when they go to the front , Is well pleased with the drills and says that there are no four regiments In the country which can beat Iowa's. He served as an officer In the con federate army throughout the civil war and knows good soldiers when he sees them. Each afternoon during the brigade drill a battle line Is formed and the men arc put through the evolutions they would be called upon to make if In real action. The battle lines formed arc over a half mile long , and when the order to advance Is made the troops move forward In a solid and formid able line , with perfect alignment and with rapidity. The regular tinny7 officers here say that the Iowa troops are a finely drilled lot and will undoubtedly mhlcc excellent sol diers. ' ' New Scluiol Hound forMnnnlnpr. . MANNING , la. , May 7. ( Special. ) At an election held on Tuesday , 'the ' school house proposition was carried byfthree votes , only 103 being the total nUmber cast. Immedi ately following'the ' closing'of the school this spring , $3,000 will be'expended in building onto and repairing the building. Although having eight apartments , the old structure Is Inadequate , the attendance having stead ily Increased with each succeeding year until now tlio .enrollment IB Sent to I'rlNon. > ATLANTIC , la. , May 8. ( Special. ) Hugh Moore , 'an ' old eoldtcr nearly 60 years of age was on account of his age sentenced to eight months in the penitentiary at Fort Madison for keeping a house of Ill-repute , Stewart Craig of Lewis was pent to the same place for fifteen months for adultery. IOTVU I'rcn * Comment. Ottumwa Courier : The Iowa soldier boys at Camp McKlnley are anxious to go to Cuba to escape the rainy season. Des Molnes Leader : The Iowa troops are hardy. The weather during the last few days has been , most Inclement and unseason able , yet out of 3,400 at Camp McKlnley but twelve are In the hospital. Sioux City Journal : The Des Molnes newspapers note with prjde that Commodore Dewey IB Interested in 'real estate In that city. Still bis greatest real estate deal was that wherein he made American territory of the Philippines. Marshalltown Times-Republican : Since looking at a map of the United States In The Omaha Bee we are convinced that Omaha Is the chief point of Interest In the United States or will bp about June 1 , when the Transmlsslsslppl Exposition opens. Perry Chief : With no opposition to Con gressman Hull In this district , with Judges Wilkinson. Apoleeate and Gamble sure of renomtnatlon , all the republican candidates In Dallas caunty without opposition at the primaries and everybody endorsing Presi dent McKlnley , wo haven't got a thing to do but lick Spaniards. Talk about a loyal and united people wo have 'cm In Dallas county. * PENSIONS FOR WESTERN VETERANS Survivor * of I.nte War Itrmcmbercd br General Government. WASHINGTON , May 8. ( Special. ) Pen sions have been Issued as follows : Issue of April 27 : Nebraska : Original Henry Woods , Au rora , $6 ; John Fink , Arlington , $8 ; James T Lewis , Blair , $8 ; Lewis Dunn , Omaha , $8 Additional John W. Huston , Davenport , $2 to $8. Increase Jacob Reynolds , Hebron , $8 to $12. Reissue John Scanlan , Phillips , $17 Iowa : Original William T. McCifne Gravity , $6 : Mortimer H. Ireland , Cherokee $6. Increase Daniel Flgglns , Afton , $8 to $10 ; Daniel Lamb , Maxwell , $8 to $12 Original , widows , etc. Frances A. Gregg Sprlngvllle , $8 ; Esther Weeso , Des Molnes $8. * North Dakota : Original Andrew J Shaw , Blanchard , $6. Montana : Original George W. Bodurtha Stevensvllle , $8. Wyoming William J. Garland , Cheyenne $7.60 to $8. c South Dakota : Orljlnalr-Gcorge Adklns Sioux Falls , $6. /v I'roiul of 3'lier | Hey * . SCHUYLER , Neb. , May 8. ( Special. ) Several Schuyler people" went to Lincoln to see the boys of company K , some relatives going to relieve the wants of some of the boys who arc suffering from various Indispo sitions resultant from.cVp'6sure. Citizens o Schuyler express mifth..pride In company K'i physical standing , -only eight of the company having been rejected. The new company { $ > < ? ' containing sixty men Is drilling two ntghtaiper week , 0. Van Housen , ex-captain of tompnny K , being drill master. \i' " } Hurt In AURORA , Neb. , May' 8. ( Special Tele gram. ) William McKearns' team tan away with him last evening , throwing him out o his wagon , breaking some of his ribs and otherwise bruising him. from which wounds he died shortly after the accident. o , fkffca. * " ttfutu * MOVEMENTS OF THE ARMY It U Announced thnt Forty Tlionnnnil Volunteer * Will tie Concen trated nt Clilrknninticrn. CHICKAMAUGA NATIONAL PARK , Go. , May 8. U was given out officially today that 40.000 men of the volunteer army would be mobilized hero Just ns teen as they have been mustered Into the government service. With the ten regiments of regulars now hero filled to war strength , the army at this point will number 00,000 men. It was also announced that Major General Fltzhugh Leo , Major General Jon Wheeler and Major General James H. Wilson would bo In command , the purpose being to form the volunteer men Into three army corps , The following recently appointed brigadier generals , ex-colonels of the regular army , have been assigned to the volunteer army hero : General A. S. Burt , late of the Twen ty-fifth Infantry ; General Sumncr , late col onel Third cavalry ; General Snyder , colonel Nineteenth Infantry. Other assignments can bo expected at any moment. The first Installment of equipments for recruits arrived today and wcro distributed. Recruits arc now coming In rapidly. Ono hundred reached hero today , and Information from recruiting officers Is to the effect that all the recruits required nlll be obtained In a comparatively short time. It has been decided to locate the camp of the volunteer army on the west side of the Lafayette road near Chlckamauga creek , and a force of men has been put to work preparing the grounds and getting them In readiness for occupancy. SOUTH OMAHA NEWS. Fred Clayton , Ed Hill and John Lane , \hp were arrested Satyrdny ajtcrncon for attempting To flimflam Thomas Norsuog. es- aped from the city Jail at an early hour Sunday morning and are still at large. No one around police headquarters appeared to know much about the escape , but It was asserted by the day force that the men gained their liberty while the night force was still on duty. Just how the birds es caped U a mystery , but It Is elated that the ron door to the corridor was sprung open at the top far enough to allow those Inside o get out. Not long ago the Jail was all Ixcd up Inside at nn expense of nearly $50 , he locks on the cells being protected by icavy wire netting. Why the prisoners were not locked in the cells Is a question for the jailer or chief of police to answer. Only a day or two ago Mayor Ensor made the statement that his Idea of appointing a day and night Jailer was to prevent escapes and nsuro the attendance of an officer at the prison all of the time. Whllo he did not say so , he Intimated that the first time an es cape occurred the police officer responsible vould lose his Job. This time Is probably an exception , for persons who frequent the lall assert that the mayor called on the : hree prisoners Saturday night and had quite a talk with them. Not a half hour after the mayor had left the Jail a well known sport ventured the assertion that not one of the prisoners would bo brought to trial. Ono of the officers on duty at the Jail yes terday afternoon tried to show how the es cape was effected and managed to spring the door fully two Inches. The mouths of the police have been closed so far as talkIng - Ing about the occurrence is concerned , but the truth will come out before long. The most-probable solution of the problem Is that the prisoners were released on orders Is sued by the mayor. Investigation shows that not a door or window at the Jail has been tampered with. The lock on the big outside door IB of Yale manufacture and made1 expressly for Jail purposes. At the request of Police Judge Babcock , Norskog , the complaining witness , was taken to the county Jail in Omaha late Saturday night by Deputy Sheriff Mitchell. A couple of hours later Clayto'n , Hill and Lane were seen boarding a street car for Omaha , and they were not In custody either. It is un derstood that County Attorney Baldrlgo sent for Norskog In order to prevent friends of the prisoners from squaring the matter , and ho intended filing'state complaints against the confidence men this morning. Just after Deputy Sheriff Mitchell left the Jail with the complaining witness Bill John son , the negro brought from Iowa by Chief Brennan and who Is charged with grand larceny , was securely locked In the steel cage , but the three star boarders were al lowed the liberty of the corridor. When seen yesterday afternoon Mayor En ser denied all knowledge of the escape and stated that ho would ask the council com mittee on police to hold an Investigation tonight. The mayor Insists that the present Jail Is not strong enough to hold desperate criminals and declares that better protection Is needed. It Is also stated that at the In vestigation to be held tonight the mayor will ask Police Judge Babcock to verify his statement to the effect that a certain city official turned the confidence men loose. The last Investigation held by the police com mittee of the council was a farce and there is no reason to suppose that the one to be called , wlll bo any different. It Is possible that some information may bo made pub lic at the Investigation which will reflect upon the mayor and his appointees. Municipal MuIitltiK Plant. Mulclpal ownership of a lighting plant is one of the questions In which the present city officials are greatly Interested in and without a doubt the proposition will bo voted upon by the people at the election this fall. The owning and operating of a water works plant Is considered out of the question on account of the expense and the compara tively low rate charged by the Omaha Water Works company. It Is true that some claim the rate of $60 per year for a fire hydrant Is too much , but when everything Is taken Into consideration and a comparison with the rates charged at other places of this size Is made the rate Is not excessive. All of the water used at the engine houses , the city hall , police station and schoolhouses Is free , for the reason that while' the water com pany has the right to charge for the water used at those places , It has never done so. Then the streets nro frequently flushed and no account Is taken of the water u cd. Con sidering thfxo donations It Is safe to say that the hydrant rental Is annually reduced several thousand dollars. There was a scheme on foot hero once to erect water works at the foot of O street and pump water from artesian wells to the stock yards and packing houses , but It had to bo given up on account of the small supply of water. Since that time the municipal ownership of n water works plant has never been seriously considered. Mayor Ensor has taken the matter of electric lighting In haud and has obtained statistics from cities owning anil operat ing their own plants. Whllo some cities make a creditable showing In the saving of cxpens'c this Is not the case In every Instance. Where electric lighting and water works are operated In conjunction n saving Is noted because ono set of boil ers will operate both plans , but where the operation of these plants Is undertaken singly It Is not always the success antici pated. The mayor Is of the opinion that It would bo a good scheme to vote bonds for the purchase of the local electric light plant. This plant now Includes the latest Improved machinery and at least fifty miles of street wiring. To purchase the plant outright , Including the value of the unex- plrcd franchise , would cost In the neighbor hood of $90,000 , possibly more. Each arc light Installed nt street Intersections costs the city $12 per month , and Including the lights used In the city offices , Jail and fire halls the city pays monthly the sum of $350. Whether the city would undertake to supply private consumers with light Is a question which has not been settled by those Interested In this movement , but moro than likely such would be the case. Iloiiort oil Clty'n IloolCH. Prof. Beck , who was selected by the finnncc committee of the council to check up the books of the city officials , has com pleted his labors and will bo ready to make n written report of the condition of the city's finance at the next council meeting. The books have been checked from April. 1SOG. up to and Including April , 1898. cov ering n period of twenty-five months. Dur ing this time the city treasurer has re ceived , from all sources , the sum of $495- 000 , and Including the balance on hand at the close of business the last day of April the sum reaches a total of over $532,000. In this sum the school funds are Included , but the amount received from liquor licenses this year Is not counted. Very few people here have any Idea of the amount of business transacted at the treasurer's office and the totals mentioned will bo a surprise to many. In addition to the reg ular report generally made by experts , Prof. Beck will Include a statement showing the receipts and disbursements In each fund during the last two years. This Is some thing which will be of great value and will show Just where every cent received has gone. The average shows that nearly $250,000 are received and disbursed by the city treasurer every twelve months. This same showing cannot bo made for the years prior to 1S96 for the reason that the volume of business In this city has In creased to a great extent within the last twenty-four months. Taxes are coming In a great deal faster than formerly and people ple are paying back-taxes which have been allowed to accumulate for years and this of course adds greatly to the total. MiiKlc City The council will not meet until Tuesday night. The assessors are still hard at work and It will be a month yet before the assessment Is completed. The Mohicans will meet tonight nt Para dise flat to hcaracontlnucd story which Harry Carpenter Is Inflicting the members with. Miss Kittle Whlttcn , daughter of Mrs Sarah Whlttcu , Is seriously 111 and has been taken to the South Omaha hospital for treat ment. Engineer Be&l estimates thnt 7,000 feet ol sidewalk has been laid In the city during the last six months , which will be chargutl to the property owners. TO CJJHI : COLD i.O.M : DAY Take Laxative Uro mo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund tbo money If It falle to euro 25c. The genuine has L. B. Q. on each tablet. TODAY'S WEATHER FORECAST Partly Clouily In ! Yclirn kn | Colder III the Wcntcrn Part of the State nuil NorthweNterly WlndN. "WASHINGTON , May 8. Forecast for Monday : For Nebraska Partly cloudy weather ; colder In western portion ; northwesterly winds. For Missouri Fair and warmer ; winds be coming southerly. For South Dakota Partly cloudy weather ; scattered showers ; colder ; northwesterly winds. For Iowa Fair weather ; southwest winds. For Kansas Partly cloudy weather ; prob ably showers In western portion ; colder In western portion ; winds becoming northeast erly.For For Wyoming Partly cloudy weather ; variable winds. I ECZEMA ON EAR I suffered from Eczema on the right car. I couU hardly keep my hands off It , tlio Itching was so severe. Small bubbles would open , emitting a watcry-llke substance , apparently poisonous. Ono of the leading doctors here treated me , and applied tbo utual physician's remedies without benefit. My brother rec ommended that I try CirncunA. Tlio first application teas teething , and bcforo the box was half gone the rlittait hail disappeared. II. C. IIAUNKT , 6H Race St. , Clnn. , O. BriIOT CCII-TRKTHIIT rn Freer Kixe or Eo UIWITII l.oii or lli . Wirtn bath ! wiih Ci-Ti cca * 8or , untie tnnlntlnrt wllli CCTIccii , purtlt ot emollients , and mild dmCTefCcncca * KISOLTIXT. SoilIhronjhoutlSjworld. Pnrris Pirn nn PRIM. Coir. , Bole Prop. . , Dottoo. 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