LiL : . . - - - - F - THE OM4UL DAILY BEE : SthDY , YUE i , 1808. 1 3 - - - 1RR1N11CS CREW IIEROES Underng One Whkh Meant Certain Oap. tuie o Deth :7' No ? OSSIBt.E SHOW FOR ThEM TO ESCAPE Reiiujt of T1'iir Work I. . tbs the. Lait Cbane fnr th pnlh tn E.enp Hna Tnkrn .tivny. ( Copyright. . i33 , b Aodated Preu. ) ' os-F s.ANTIMQ DH CUBA ( a K1ngtoi , A : * m31ca ) , June 4.-IOn board the Aasoclated Press dl3psteb boat DaunUess-R.eat Ad- - . . mtral Sampson dui1n Friday morning tie- , eWed to close the narrow rbor cnttnee to Santiago tie Cuba by ulnklng the eflkr Merrthac 'oaded ' with coal In the ebannel. He called for vo1nnteer to go to a'most ' cer- tam death and 4,00Q men ofered theme1ves. Uetonant HOb9Ofl and 1x xn'n were chosen and at 3 a. m Friday morning the Morrlmac. under It own stenm. entered the channel * nder a terrible Spanish ire. Tbe Veaae wa riddled with projectiles , but. ft anchored and swung around. Lieutenant Hobson then aet o ! ai Internal torpedo with an electric 2ttachznent There wa an expIoon. thC 3ierrlniac aank and the channel waa cIoed and , apparrnt1y Admiral Cerrera will be Unable - able to escape. WAS1IINGTO , June 4.-"The cork La dr1en La the bott1e. was the ecmnient Of the naa1 otflcera at the Navy department' ' this moriIn upon the news ot the sinking oZ the collier Merrlmac In the channel at the : entrance of Santiago harbor. They are ah- I solutely atefied that the ship waa 3ent by destn ot Sampson to close tht channel anti : prevent the eacape of the SpanIsh squadron and that the undertaking wa. . auceessiul. If so , this ri1I rank as one oZ the boldest : achierements In naval history. It wIll outrank - rank even Cushing's famous attack upon the Albemarle with hIs Little torpedo boat. That Ii the opinion at the Navy department. at least The ocera aa that Cushthg bad a - flghtlng chance to escape after making his attack. and he did Indeed escape. . There as no .uch chance for the men who took the Merrirnac into Santiago harbor under the guns which Sehley's report deacr1bed as 0 ! great power and over nests of zubznarine mines , any one of biel was auffictent to cr.tsh In the bottom of the ship. It Is not posuiblo now to learn who made up this crew that is destined to be famous In Anierlcait history. for the opinion at the Nary department - ment Is that Admiral Sampson directed that no man be ordered Into such dangeroua , - A work , but that ioiunteera be called for. There La no doubt. however. regarding at least two of the otflcers who were aboard. namely Commander .1. M. Miller of MIs- K sour ! and Assistant Engineer it K. Crank 4 . of Texas. The captiiln could be felled upon , -I it Is said. to stick to his ship to the last and tmm what La known of Crank's ebarac- ter ha would not be lIkely tot leaTe the ship , being the only commissioned engineer ocer on board. There is only one opinion at the department ot the courage of the man who coolly stoo4 at the engine levers down In the hold and directly above the hot- torn of the ship that. he momentarily expected - pected to come flying upward on the blast of a mine or torpedo. Met-rimo WILl WlrthlrJs * . One of the reasons that form the basis of the conviction that the Merrimac was purposely sunk In the channel Is the fact that the ship was of little value as a naval : vessel. It bad broken down In Its machinery and was kept at work only with dlcti1ty. Some of Crank's letters are at once IauhabIe and pathetic in their recital 50 of the trials and tribulations the young 0tcer suffered the Is about 25 years old ) in his efforts to make the machinery work at all. This was just the kind of craft that wQuId be selected to block up the channel. It Is of Iron and therefore not likely to te easily removed 'by the Spaniards. Then It was empty and so of no further tmmediate value to the fleet. . Another reason for believing that the Merriniac was purposely sunk Is the small number of the crew aboard. according to the reports. There seems to have been just enough men on It to steer the ship and keep the engines intrdng. The normal crew t the collier was about forty men. so that the others must have been taken o In ad- vance. It Is said at the Navy department that there is no possibility that the Amen- can sailors captured by the Spaniards will - . auffer. They are not piea In any sense , but prisoners of war. and so far there has been no disposition shown by the Spaniards to uitstreat such prisoners. As to the change wrought in the situation by this bold exploit. it Is said that It will now be possible to draw o the larper part of the American fleet for service elsewhere than at Santiago , perhaps at San Juan do Porte Rico , or Havana for Instance. A small force of monitors anti a cr.ziser would suffice to keep guard at Santiago , fer all that Is necessary now Is to be able to bring enough gnus to bear upon the channel to prevent the Spaniards fmra attempting to clear away the wreck by the use of torpedoes and to prevent the escape of the small torpedo boats that might be able to pass over the Merritnac's hull. Of course. it must be remembered that there are drawbacks to the prescnt situation. for. while the spaniards cannot get out , our ships cannot get In the harbor , and any land attack upon Santiago would be made at great die- AWFUL SKIN DISEASE Suffered Untold AgonyTwo Years. Itching and Burning Terrible. Had to Give up Work Entirely. Instant Reflefin First Application OF CUTICURA REMEDIES. AtWork. , FullyCured in 2Months. I was s1cu'd with & terrtbie mafloant break. tag out ill over ha upper pest of y body. I we' treated by .o. of the very best pbyeictn. who proaooncsd Ii contaiaoa blood poison. through itbom I .penthundred.ofdotlsrstrythg wgeMlef.but1t..ud to et worse. All the time I was snferthg untold agoay and finally ha4togirsupworkentixely I gsaepedatereq. thlnI saw a4verttasIaM Uateno to every eu. e1U3n jZO tneuda , bet nothwg .vc.ned to reach yea.e. Tbaburnlcg.ttrbingf.z tealth.ettaei 10 1. . aggt2T&ted by .rciy eoii to reaeve wye.fl ; ' but , thank God. relief mr to aa at last. Ctr. Ct1fl4 ttzuinrs were auggrsu'd to e , sad I bnmc.Uattly procared the 'vrzcvaa ( ointmeat ) , C&rr2ctua boa ? . and Cvictaa ltsst.yzwr. , Ytoxa the drit , I experienced a anothing reIrf , Sotwith.isndIng n , tatenas pln. The warm - bash , cith Curivuaa tlaar. lb. anoiuztsg with CuUcva. sad th. dee of Cuncuas 4 vsxv , K.en.d * 0 start the rood work froa the - . - - first , I Improved sibt alun , and is aJ tAos tt vsostA I we. al.Le to 6c ep aed et work , and continueJ to Improve daily tIll at last ! wes esUrly c.ttrrd. .ound and walIset , a os my b.Jy eairAere indicating that anything bad acer been lb. matter with me. It 1. now ocer two years alcs I hare be-ce entirely cured , and not a alga or . symptom has ever reterned. I will gladly saawcr say and all letters wIth refaiveos L0 y Caad. M. 0. I3.tlTIEN. . U4W. l1uatetI.,3.tIania.Gs. - ' WItOCM' J. G. . &iiana. - - - , Geesola. YULTOC CCiVSTY Is pcoa LDp.sred brtore me. Edz&r Ft. flrr. S Juitlog of tb l'.sce to ac4 for lU. IMIIJCt i ; . M. . and sualy afurelLid. J. 6. A hero. wto belag duly aworu. dwescth &t4 caith Iha& the 3t&.wcats Ota.ic tO the ahoy. trsua.o.l.l at. true. .1. G % lIKR bw.rn o n4 sb.1hed beSets me tm. Oct. LUQaSH. OczJ. 1' .td Ik.Oe.et tbq .i4j. FarT , . Dian a Ca C. as. UaV tsCi , Meaaei , T- a1vansge for lark of the atipport of thn I ac1etiCn fleet The Merrimac a eompleme.nt of olYicers eoneittI of ommsrder .1 M 31111cr Lieu. teseat V. W Otliner. eXeUtlv ofleet. Jan- algae I. it T fltalceley and . Lieby. acI .tsctstsat tntneer It. K Car. ) MHler Is treat Miesoert , G4lner from \1rgtIa. B'ake- Icy from Pesnay2yaaa. Luby asti Crank trees Tew. It eapeeted that reports will be received treat Adeslral Sanpeo whIch will gI'e dettils of the Merrimes destruction cad the names ot the eight men who have been .aptnred. The Merrienac was pen- .heed by the government from the Lone Star Steamship sompany. The transfer was made in Baltimore early in ApriL It was formerly the orwctan ateaner Solveig and was nearly destroyed by fire at Newport - port ewa In 1591. It was built at New- castle. Eng. . In 1Sf4. was 3 feet long. fotty-four teat beam and bad a register of 2.LSZ tons. The Merrimac left Norfolk. where it. was fitted for government pur. Doses. about a month ago. Pinn had flen Dlactz.aed. It Is now known that the Navy department - ment about ten days ago was considering a I plan for elodog the harbor at Santiago very similar In general scope to that apparentiy put Into elecutlon yesterday It was proposed - posed to get two large hulks or icows and fill them with big boulders such as could be' ' easily obtaIned In the neighborhood of New - York. These were to be lashed on either SIde of a tug and run Into the harbor and at the - proper point were to be cutUc'd. Provision was to b. male tot the safety of the crew : by attachIng to the tug a torpedo boat , stern foremoet. At the proper moment the crew was to go aboard the torpedo boat. scuttle the hulks by an electical contrivance , and cutting loose from the hulk , . make a rush for liberty and the open sea. There are signs that yeat.erday' . project was a development - opment of this Idea. Probably the plan of taking in acows was rejected because Saxnp- son could not waste valuable time in wait- lag for such craft to be brought from the tnlted States. As to the prospects of the Merrimac being removed by the Spaniards. as Is reported to be under way at Santiago , the ofilcials at the Navy department declare that this is likely to be a dicuIt , dangerous and time-consuming operation. The hulk could be blown up by the use of dynamite charges , which would not be diflicuit to place in the shallow water where the Mcr. rimac lice , for the reports say the top of the funnel Is above water. Indicating a depth of about forty or fifty feet. but it Is believed that the wreck lies In sight 1mm the sea and It Is not doubted that Sampson - son will post same of the heavy tmonclads In such a position as to be able to command the alto with its heavy guns and prevent the Spanish wreckers from working. At night something might be accomplished by the wreckers , but eTen that work would be full of danger. Substantial promotion is In store for the gallant men who took the Mes-rimac In. according - cording to the statement of one of the oft- chits competent to speak on this subject and to pledge the Navy department When they get out of their Spanish prisons they will profit by this in the shape of advance in numbers and in rating. which means money. How soon that wili be cannot be told at present. . The department. so tar as is known , now holds no Spanish prisoners of war of rank. Colonel Cortijo and the Span- lab surgeon who was captnred with him. having been surrendered In exchange or a couple of newspaper men. there now remain of prisoners of only to or three private soldiers at Fort McPherson , and It cannot be expected that these can be exchanged for the American ocers who were on the Merrimac. The captives , therefore. are likely to remain prisoners in Santiago until the place surrenders or Sampson manages to capture Some Spanish oftoere of equal rank and enlisted men to the same number as the Merrtmacs little crew. TheYale. ahieb arrived at Newport News yesterday. is to receive a more powerful battery than it started with. KANSAS CITY. June l.-Corninander James M. Miller of the Merrimac. reported sunk in Santiago harbor , is from Liberty. 310. . where his mother. Mrs. .tnn Miller. Is still living. He has seen over thirty years of service in the nary. baring been appointed uThlshlpman In H. He rose through enc- cessive grades anti was appointed corn- mander last year. just after he had brought borne the Yantic from South American waters. For six years be was In the Asiatic station. where he saw the nayal battles of the Chinese-Japanese war. Before his as- sigurnent to the Merrimac 'with the flying squadron at Hampton Roads Commander Miller was on duty at the Brooklyn navy yard. yard.Copyright. ( Copyright. 1S91 , by Associated Press. ) KiNGSTON. Jamaica. June 4.-Hobson and the hero crew of the Merrimac were saved in the following manner : Unable. after the sinking of their vessel. to make their way bnek through the storm of 5hot and shell , they rowed into 11th harbor to the Spanish flagship and were taken on board unharmed. The Spanish admiral under a flag of truce on Friday sent word to the admiral of the American fleet that he oflered to eachange the prisoners , adding - ding that in the meanwhile Hobto and his party would be treated with the greatest kindoes. WASHINGTON. June 4.-The only Hobson - son in the list of oftcers in the naval rug- teter lb Iticlunond P. Hobson. a naval con- etructor who is a lieutenant of the junior grade. He was appototed an assistant naval constructor in 1tl. ) He entered the navy from Alabama. FORT H.t.COCIj'S fl.tMITE C.UN. They Dischrrgt.ttrinl T..rp.-de. witli % uii.IeyuI .triurney. In addition to the blg-powered disappearing - ing rifles at Prt Hancock , Sandy Hook. guarding the so4thern approach to New York harbor. a battery of dynamite guns minimizes the possibility of an enemy niak- ing its way Into the main channel. The battery consists of three dynamite guns with an accurate range of nearly P.OO yards. in which the Instantaneous aanlbiia- tion of any battleship , however formidable. is almost assured. Since these weapons were mounted and accepted by the governmnt about four years ago they have attracted lit. tie attention until recently. but they have now been perfected after careful expert- men anti are relied upon as perhaps the most etfctive olfensive and defensive units of the fort. In recent teats they have tits- charged aimed shots at the rate of four in seven and one-third minutes , These projectile. are to reality La ! torpedoes - pedoes , weighing 1,000 pounds , and vntain- in ; 500 pounds ot nttro-gelatthe. one of the most destructive explosives known to chetn- isis. The effect of one of these projectiles touching any portion of a first-cia-se hattie- ship is simply Incalculable , but surgeons agree in the belief that alt human life would be destroyed by the concussion within 100 yards of such an explosion. Vt'bile the mang.t at the projectIles is limited to about two and one-half miles. and some of For' Han- Coeks guns are eectiye a iii . 'fl or twelve miles distant , the Jey _ . 'vet of the latter's shells i-s trleb I ro. " 'eti with that of the dynamite chat the accuracy of the pneumatic guns . OUB up to the limit of thenrange. . Sub- marina torpedoes have been known to hit a target the size of a. ship' . broadside nearly a mile away. but the tactical distance of br- pedo boats as laid down by naval strategists does sot exceed O0 yarda under most fa- vocable circumstances. The gnns at S-andy Hook are thoroughly protected against bum- bardmeet. nIti lner.-u.e in Hart.In. . DaNVER , June 4.-The gross earnIngs of the Denver & Rio Grands railroad for the fiscal year to date are an Increase of $ I.2ILS05. or : o per cent over the earnIngs - Ings tar the corresponding parioI last year. PREPRAT1ON FOR TROUBLE Sampson Order3 Noncoinbstanta Awiy t a Safe Dztaxxce. TEN MILES THE LiMIT FOR PRESS BOATS Geecin iii Daily Iepettatlnn of Arrival - rival of Vnltd 5tet.s SoI.Iler.- 3uthest Cnaat Cite fleet Vinee to Land. ( Copyright , im , by the Assoeiateti Press. ) OFF SANTIAGO DK CUBA. June 2.-Via Kingston , Jamaica. June 4.-iOn Board the Associated Press Dispatch That Waada.- ) An hour before Sunset tonight , as dark rain- clouds , lying low ever'the coast line. foreboded - boded the usual tmopleal storm , and the untied fleet of America lay oil the mouth of the harbor of Santiago de Cuba. flanked by a little flotilla of dIapatah boats. Rear .tiltnlral Sampson signalled the torpedo boat Porter to m alongside the flagshtp. The nature of the admirala orders was soon known , for the Porter rushed alongsIde eeeh newspaper dispatati neat in turn and megaphoned' 'Tbe admiral directs you to move ten miles south and take a station for the night. " This meant business for the fleet before morning. whether a dash into the harbor or otherwIse will probably be known on the arrival of the second Associated Press dis. patch boat at the nearest cable station to- morrow. All Indications are that southeastern - eastern Cuba itl be the seeoe of active naval and military operatlone for sone , time. Here are assembled the squadrons . of great fighung ships and looking down upon them from the adjacent bills are the watchful bands of Insurgents. forming the outposts of General Garcia's army. which is strong enough unaided to strike the Spanish land forCes a hard blow , and. If me- tnforct'd by the .tmerican army of Invasion. to seite and hold the entire eastern half of ( he Island. Talks with Carcia's scouts show that they conftdentIy expect American troaps soon. They say this is the best part of the lalanil for the landing and the aecllmatir.ation of our soldiers. Well drained anti healthy camps can be established on the high tablc lands that lie on the sea front. or on alope of the mountains at any desired altitude. Pure water Is found in the springs and mountain streams. while th. fertile surrounding - rounding country yields abundant fruits and vegetables and ever'thing is favorable to the good sanitary condition of a well disciplined army. The rainy season , the insurgents say. is not a serious drawback. where camps can be quickly formed on drained elevations. The island already shoas the eect of the beginning of this season. Showers occur daily. and soft. white rain mists are seen on the slopes every morning. The smoke and fires of the btmn- in plantations are being extinguished and luxuriant nature is rapidly healing many of the ravages of the war. These tropical storms at night are wondertul exhibitions of electrical pyrotechnics. At times the iight. ning flashes on the horiaon line look like the regular firing of guns from a distant fort. Again , the entire bracena seem aflame In a vivid glare. and forked tongues cf fire appear to run down the mountain slopes. A drrach- lug rain falls for an hour or two an.l then the skies clear and all is serene and the calm. the full moon and the brilliant con- stellatlons of the tropics appear In all their glory as the black clouds roll away on the horizon. Such storms are confined almost wholly to te coast. only going out to set occasionally o a c-ape or headline to kic - up a squall. Shtps sailing along the coast in calm seas and clear skies are witnesses to the beauty and grandeor of the land storms without feeling the slightest ettect of these disturbances of nature a few miles distant. TLLI OF CONCltIl.S. Oifl.'cre anti 'n . .f the .tru'r auil Nzt'ty Who % Yrrtli.nor.i ty Nem.- . The congress of the L.nited States passed few acts In the course of tha civil war can- ferring thanks or eatrordIaary hotors on ofilcers In the army or navy. relates the New York Trhuna. The first act of the series was approved on December 4. ii6l This was a jotut resolut.on exprczsia ; the recognitIon by congress of the gallant and patriotic services of Brigadeir General Nathaniel - thaniel Lyon and the olcers and soldiers under his command at the battle of Springfield - field , Mo. The next act tn which an Individual was named was the joint resolution approved on March 3. 1Sti. giving the thanks of congress to Major General William S. Rasecrans and the ofteers and men under isis corn- mont ! for their gallantry in the battle of M urfreesboro. Teati. On December 17. . a joint resolution wa,3 approved whieb gave the thanks of congress to Ma'or Gener4l Ulysses S. Grant and the oflicers and men under his rommand anti providing "that the president eausct a medal to be struck to be presented to General Grat In the name of the pcope of the United iitates of America. " Major General Nathaniel P. Banks re- calved the tirsaks of the nation by a oict resoluTjuri which was approved on January lS. 1SG4. for services rendered at Port Hud- Eon. Eon.On On the acme day a joint resolution was approved expressive of th thanks of con- greas to "Major Generate hook-er , Grorge G. Meade. OUt'er 0. howard and the o22- cers and soldiers of the Army of thc Polo- mac. for their skill , energy and endurance in tovering Washington and Baltimore and for the ekill and heroic valor displayed at Gettysburg - tysburg , Pa. On J'euruary in. issi , the president approved - proved a joint resolution of thanka to Major General W. T. Sherman and the uflesms anti soldiers 'aho served under him for their gallant and arduous set-rices in marchiag to the relief of the Army of the Cumberiand and at the battio of Chattanooga. The next rasoultion of the kind was approved - proved on June ii , 1t64. It conferred the thanks or congress on Lieutenant Coicuel Joseph l3ailey of the Fourth V.lsconsin volunteers - unteers for distingaished services in the fled River campaign , by which the gunboat flotilla under Rear Admiral David D. Porter was rescued from imminent peril. General William T. Sherman received the thanks of congress through a joint resolution approved January 10. 18G. for gallant conduct - duct in the "brilliant movement through Georgia. " The oiflccrz and soldiers of Slier. mans command were also mentioned col. lectively In the resolution. Brevet Major General Alfred If. Terry , his ofleers anti men , received the thanks of con- grese through a joint resolution which was approved on January 1 , 18I. "for the unsurpassed - surpassed gallantry and skill exhibited by them in the attack on Fort Fisher and for their long and faithful services and Unwavering - wavering devotion to the caaiae of th coon- try. ' ' "The Rock of Chickamauga , " ( Major Gen- ral George H. Thomas ) , for whom General Brooke named the camp at that place. re- ceiYed the thanks of congress in an act sprayed on March 3 , 1Sd , 'for the signal defeat of the rebel army under General HOOd. " The last on the Its ! prior to Rear Armiral Dewey was tiajor General 'WIOfleIII Scott Hancock , who received the thanks of con- gras "for his services with the army if the Potomac in 1S63. " through a joint resolution approved on April i , 1866. . When peers bad been restored. May 30 , 1566. a blat resolution was approved by the presIdent expressive of the gratitade of the nation ' to the otbeers. soldiers and seamen of the United States , by whose 'valor and en- dumance on laud and on sea the rebeflian ban been crushed. " We hare bcen.jng for the past ten or eleven years teeuclLte the people of Omaha and ndJoplng t'nuntr to the Ins- portanee of Iok1ng nfter their mouths. earIng for the teeth not only from a $ etniipuInt of lu'kg hilt for the better preisrvatIon of thlm-Many a case of dItpp'tIn mo3. b'tmnccd directly to poor nsa'tlnttlon cantlby bed teoth-Re- nit'mbs'r that it I4UL'eXeUSO frees tkne to time % vould ktwqour teeth In perfeot condition - Teeh extrueted aboIutely without pain or gms-.gvts administered If tl'sIretl-LttIy atiasndanL - BAILEY , 12 Tear. 15.1 Floor t'axlon iizk. perC.ne. lutband P'arnmm. Do tolegraf yesterday sed tInt de flay- tinl brat Ice and tot'cker drara to Snnta Ani-de Iet wtiz fur ( 'ervera fur ( oar be wouldn't keep-.4tit de Stnetker wuz fur tie boys dat staeil by old 1ciry tinti ilty won't k.'p Itm t'ther-uif my dm1 don't want 41cm Icr-Icy vuz made ttr siiiok and yoii'e ft'lIt'r neter has tnl4ku4l a rigor uit CUtI CUm up ter It for dt' prkt"-a nickle-iler are lots of do tsn-i'tiUt feIlirs dat alhloko do Stuecker ( tsr tley 'iy Its as good as inoet of 'It' tt'n-ent k1xid-fy iltul's .mokeliotise Is bt'tltittirte fur qutlt. Wa F. STOECKER 1404 Douglas St. LIt.I1T ON THE ( ' .RPET Q1'ESTIN. 1llt..t iltiS of ( stra nre slroal lIghts- they PoIflt out tl.itf P1th of wbdoiu and etoriuiuy-tht.v show V1)ti where to collit' for the 1M'St : ind nso.t ( . . ( : ) ) , car- ptits and tIrntt'-Where tO IIuLkt ? t little iiioit'y zti a lntt wuy-1)ur cat-pott t'll tiit'ir ou ttorlItt ; iilitllti are o plainly aitpax-t'nt and tIi Pr1c sI"tlk .4) elotlut'nhly of zeeulae barnilns-uo per.'tiasi't' sali-'ssieu-just c ' 11W atid 1ck ocer 11It otl'erlng-u-'t' ovn unin- iiunrt3 jttttuient-buy or not a you tliial bt'L OrnaliaCarpet Co I Ousahas ExIusivc Carpet Ilouis ; 1515 Dodge St. C to op/ . . ,15Aj LLdr , ' I- ( fete4 T 1 i 'C Ago'l' riiiE iD' - ; At17 : t _ _ _ _ L..ith - $ . , e' . 4. .p' . 4t , , ; t. .4' - g$4 . . . . . . , . . , . -0 t' t' .4r.p.j .j. ' .f , s * p , g , . , . rr. . ; . ! ? ECHOES OF THE ANTE 1OOM - C'3 - 't . . - 4t4 .5- -t , 5. . t ' 11' te. 's"s. s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5. . . .f1'i . , . & . . & , .eTa. 1a2 S.mper Fldelis ohsptr. Rose Croin. hel. a ledge of sorrow 'rhuzday night in hon.ir of the Stottish Rite Mesoas who hnve died' in Omaha sine ItilO. 'The lodge was held in th' . ' Masonic temple and the ceremonieS were Lmpress7e. The halls were decorated especIally for the occasion and the names of the Masons whose death the lodge mourns were pacei ! on shields ahout the room. An excellent choir. under the direction - tion of Thonas J. Kelly and composed of Mrs. Kelly. Miss Holtorf. Mrs. Edwards. Mrs. WIccrshan. and Meesra. Williams. Gotico. McCreary and Moore. eang the following - lowing selections : "Dc Pafundia. " "LIght at Evening Time. " Thro' the NIght of Dark and Sorrow. " " 3iisere. " "Ther&s a Wideness in God's Mercy. " "Lead. K'ndly LlhL" "Magnifi.caL "Come Ye Disroasolate , " "Te I Deurn Laudamus' anti "Near Dimittis. " I Short addressot were made by pmominefit members of the Judge ant ! the services were doted with a prayer. All the graves of Mactins 'she are buried in the Omaha csmeter.es have been decorated - rated by wiflatu : Cleburn. L. i. Kuhas ant' ' A. C. R.avrner with a black croas and rail ros. . The nsocs in whose special honor the 1odg of Eorow : was held are. Charles P. Needhiun. Lee P. GIllette. Fred- erlek .1. Borthwck. herman Heuuc Martin : d. Marshal. Jnb Id. GaIaber. David it. Lillibridge. Alcrapthr : L' tlorris. Napoleon 13. Apple. Thoss Sewall , Wiilarn ! 0. Rod- gems. Walter T. Gb.fl. ! ! aMen to. Covert lodge elected the following oftcera on Wedntaday night : Edwin it ? erfrc. worshtpfnl master ; James W , Maynard. senior ward'n : Tllhnan W. Shirley , junior I warden , Henry ( ' . Akin. treasurer ; Ehea K. Lang. secretary. On Thursday night St. John's lodge elctd the thHowin ; oiflcers : George I. NthnLsnn. worshptui master ; John N. Nerly. senior warilen ; Charles S. Sobtneer. jualor warden ; Williani 'ST. Trysor. areas- urer ; Samuel D. Cadwcii , secretary. Capitol lodge. No. 1. on Tuesday evening. anal election of oftcers Monday evening and Nebraska lodge. No. L on Tuesday evening. Lardaflatica of oflicers will occur on June d4. Vtbfld1flen ( .f I hr % Verftl. The Woodmen at the World of Omaha treated John T. Yates. sovereign cierk of the order. to a very pleasant surprise on Thursday night. which was the forty-second anniversary of 3dm. Yatea' birthday. Mr. Yates had no intimation of the affair and when he arrived hcmnt S o'elock he found that the houre was tiu1dwlth a merry corn- pany. J. C. Root pcflted Mr. Yates with a handbome pIcture'vitbehalf of his many friends , and Mr. Yat responded very heartily to the prusgnt1on speech. After the speaking was flnled refeshments wore served and the remainder of the evening was devoted to cottal aunnktes. Deputy Sovereigti : Pbysiciaa Ira W. Porter of Atlanta. Gn.its In the city. Woodmen camps n ebmka are making liberal voluntary gifts ; o the fund which is being raised to erect a monument to the late Sovereign 'Tb7sician Dr. IV. 0. . 111 Rodgers. Columbus camp Nth6P unveiled a mona. ment on last Sundarwttlch was erected to the deceased Sovereign 4.jp. The monument' ' stands In the Bohen.runietery , and more than 1.000 persons wltpeased the unveiling ceremony. A camp was organized at ileemer , Neb. 4uring the last week , Sovereign Clerk Yates is in receipt of a , communication from Woodmen at Nashville who destro that. a day be set apart for Woodmen - men and that arrangements be made for I - special excursions to be run from Nasbyille. Druid camp No. 4 has outgrowtt its present quarters and will move Into idle- wtid ball on Twenty-fourth .tmet in a abort time. At the time of the removal a celebma- Lion and grand opening will be held , ad. ! dresses will be made by ofteera of the sovereign camp and an excellent musical program will be rendered. The Iowa Log Roiling convention , which meets this yea : in Cedar Rapids , Ia. , baa been granted a fare and a. third rate from any point in Iowa for June 8 to 10. good to return June iL Quito a number of the . . - - - - - - - - - - - .t.- - members of the order in thIs city will be proacot together with some of the sovereign who are booked for sTdresses. The opening of the exposition is at tract- tag uite a number of Woodmea here from all over the country. The headquarters. located in the Sheely block of this city. is c''en for any and all to call In and make themselves acquainted. The same can be I said Cf the warnen of the V.'oodmen circle. the auxiliary order to the Woodmen of the World. abuse members are flocking in to see the sights. Deputy B. C. Miner has just organized a very sucreasful camp at Hastings. Neb. His charter ILet shows over thIrty names. The Sovereign Visitor. the olfitlal paper of the order. has received congratulations from all over the country on its exposition number. which was issued last month. 0,141 J"rtl.sva. June 1 brought large numbers of Odd Fellows - lows from nIl parts of the state to Omaha. and the first place they hunted up was the Odd Feilowa' Informatton bureau on Four- teentli street. where they met all visiting = tembers and made inquiries concerning no. commotlations in the city. Among the well known Odd Fellows who were here on that day were : L P. Gage. grand secretary. Ftc- moat ; Judge Norris. past grand master. Beaver City ; Arthur Gibson. past grand master. Fremont. . Ruth Rebecca lodge. No. 1 will give a muscal and literary entertainment at Odd Fellows' hail. Dodge and Fourteenth streets. on Saturday evening. June iL H.espertan encampment No. conferred the Royal Purple degree on three cacti- dates Thursday ntghL Omaha lodge No. conferred initiatory anti second degrees on three candidates Saturday - urday night. Canton Pottawattamie , Council fluffs. canton Fremont , No. 4. Fremont. canton Ford. No. 2 , Lincoln. canton Ezra Millard. No. 1. and canton Custavus Adoiphus No. of Omaha took part In the parade on the opening day of the exposition. H t The lodge rooms ox the Elks , iccnpythg the entire third cor of the Ware idock , have been entirely refurnished and fitted tom the entertainmeat of the Elks who come to Visit thu exposition. A new niano was placed In the hail and nothing has been leJt undone to make the ruame comfortable and home- like. The rooms wilt open durifi the cx- position at 9 odock In the teorniug and cloje at midnight. An amendment has been passed to the bylaws - laws of the Omaha lodge of Elks which provides for a fund to te known a' . "burial fund" and out of which the funeral expenses of deceased members are to be ] 13W. Iloynl .trennnm. The twenty-first session of the supreme council of the Royal Arcanum has just closed at Cleveland , 0. On , of the Im. portant matters disposed of at this meeting was the plan of levying and collecting as- sosements. The new law. which goes Into effect August 1 , provides for twenty-one assessments per year. according to the present rates , divided Into tweiye monthly payments , to be paid within the month without - out notice. The excess of one assessment on band will be set asi's for a reserve fund. The new plan of providing an expense revs- nue does away with the old fee .t I for benefit certificate. each member to pay annual - nual dues of 80 cents to the supreme coon- cii. one-bait to be paid January 1 anti one- half July L Favorable resolutions were Introduced - troduced regarding members who have entered - tered military service. Ancient Order ot Vnited M'orkmen , On Thursday evening Ak-S-ar-Ben lodge No. . Ancient Order of United Workmen. met and elected the following oftcers for the ensuing six months of iiei Past master workman. Henry Falvey ; master workman. William Lamb. foreman. John . WittIg. overseer. J. J. Scholta : recorder. J. IV Shaw : financier , William S. Stryker ; receiver. Martin Hogan ; guide. Charles Claussen. inside watchman , Phillip Seine : outside F watebman. John Visa : trustee for egbteen I months , P. Morgan , at. , medical examiners , - - Turn otr a new li'nt end o to a re. lIable ( trui5t wtb your pr.serlption- The sdvItt'-itfter IroPerIy noslo ; ; a case and writing isle p-rust'rtp- Lion- . without tour are freeh end mire. , their i'klI ) itt tnttlo-netl thist to hare preertptInn properly filled to the letter anti % vItIi ike Ptlt'Qt tltUS It is to your Interest to tttke them to a 4rught that lmtt only thtt purest of dnig-anei only the * est competent pro- tistrlpt4un derks-'our clerks are all regIstered - Istered plutrmaclsts that can be relied lirpon at any hour of the day or niiiiL The Aloe & Penfold Co Lrr.t Ratati Drag itonas , 1408 Purnam Street. fl Opposit. Paxton Hotel. Drex I. Shooman Is coming right to the front-reinforeing our sboo stock with the Inrc'tt and niost complt'te Hue of ladles' oxfonls ever shovn In one store-the stvcllt.st of the swell Is shown amen the now sPrlnu arcIvale-"the sotitlicrn tle"-it LxusutLfuL and tasty low shoe In the coin toe anti black cloth t1ppert-tlc' OV'r the 1ntt'l ) With wide ri1dton-Tlit' ttrt usually a much more exp4'Usiv't' silo , ' than we've pri&'ed tlieiis at\ , . . liav tilt ? oxfortia in all the new tan elintb and slitipes at prices ( runs 1.2 : to 3-We guarantee theIr valuti. Drexel Shoe Co. , Omaha" , tSp-to-date Shoe house. 1419 FjRNA.fl STREET Some things not seen on the 3lldway- Insurance gn.'oline stoves- Tlit' best. sLfe4t , and most ceononslcal stove ever made-you cannot blow it up. Jewel refrIemators- The greatest ice stvlng. food ketping Inventhn of the age-we've theta Lu all sIzes. Tue Jewel lawn mowers- Ball beiriurs ? Well. you'll think so when you ItII'I1 them-they're so easy- anti ( 'Ut the grass so smooth. Our reputation tta bargain givers will not sufler ( mm tbt' prices we make on these goods. A. C RAYMER , WE DELIVER Y01'R PtRCUASE. 1514 Farnam St , We wish to call the attention of the . . music loving 1)tlblIC to our unpretetIented shotwing of line pianos made especially , . 4' for this , the exto1tion tim&-Beautlful desiutis in natural wood cases that lirtve ( ; 7' . never betrn shown before-and the one ) i. :1 : trrett remarkable feature aleut these . . pianos is the prices-It's the same oa - - . , / . tbee specially inatle instrument-s a.s on ' - the regular catalogue stock-Our line La- ' ( . , ' eludes such wt'll known makes a. Kim- f BachWhit'f ball-Knabe---Krnnaeh & Bach-Whit- " ney-Holntz-Ilowird and many others -We can easily pleise : you and Invite s you to call and inspc-t our stock AIHOSPE , ' \ 1usic aud Art. 1513 Douglas . ' -w' w. L. Ross. M. D. , and George H. Bicknell , ! tL D. talon Pacific lodge , No. 17. AncIent Order of United Workmen , elected the following oftcers on Friday night : Master workman. David C. Middleton ; orensan. Alex M. Thorn ; overseer , Ferley E. Brooks ; recorder - corder , Henry Tingling , financier. Al D. Small ; receiver. Charles A. Wagner : guide , A. L. Brtinett ; inside watchman , James A. Daly : outside watchman , Carl A. Heliner ; trustee , William Turner ; medical examiners. Dma. Worxnersley , MIller , Lord and Campbell. Idp.-ndcnt SVrlcsnen of , tniertea. . A new lodge was organized in South Omaha on May 0. which bears the name of Dewey lodge. The lodge started out with twenty-five charter members and has the following ofteera : Alonzo V. Miller. noble master ; Mrs. Gmamiloli. vice noble master ; Mrs. L. S. Brown , noble treasurer ! rs. Alice Sullivan. noble secretary ; M. S. Bates. noble escort ; W. A. Watkin. noble inner guard A. M. McLaughlin. noble outer guard ; Dr. H. J. Aberley. Dr. W. L. Curtis , E. I. . Cu- ! ver. noble directors. Hugh Melchior , supreme master of the order. has returned from Chicago and will make Omaha his permanent home. Roger Dtcken , supreme secretary of the order. went to Dunlap. 1a. Friday night , where he assisted with the degree work. Fmntt-rnnt Cnion of .tniericn , New lodges were organised last week at Cedar Bluffs and Springfield , Neb. Mondamin lodge will entertain its xnem- hers with a box social on the night of June 30. Banner lodge held an Interesting meeting last night and voted on the applications of fifteen new members. The lodge is plan- niag an entertainment to be held June 30. Mrs. Sprague of Banner lodge desires to extend her thanks to the members of the lodge who gave hem their kind assistance during thu sickness anti death of her hue- baud. Secret Society Noire , Forest council No. 1 , Knights of the For- Cat , will give a musical and literary en teriatxsment In the Odd Felowe temple next % 'edneaday evening. After the program is completed there will be dancing. Laurel hive No. 19. LadIes of the Macca- bees , will give an Ice cream social at the old Grand Army of the Republic ball , 116 North Fifteenth street. on Thursday even- lag. June 9. A musical program will be given during the evening. There will be a meeting of a ! ! Lady Maccabees Monday evening , June 6 , at Labor temple , Seventeenth and Douglas streets , to make arrangements for entertaining all visiting women Maccab-ce day. June U. MI are requested to be present. By order of committee. The Sons of Veterans of Nebraska have Recruiting Ofilcer Jones traveling over the hate and securing volunteers for the regi- meat which that order proposes to raise and ofer to the go'emnrnent. Any Omaha Sons of Veterans who desire to enlist in the reglmen may do so by calling on W. J. Jacobs. regimental adjutant. who will be In his oftee at 4 New York Life building , from 7 till 9 every evening. Quite a sumber of fraternal orders raised money and gave hearty support to the proposed - posed "Fraternity Temple" at the exposi- ton but others Were 50 slow In lending their aistanee and the matter was delayed so long that it was thought best to abandon the pLan entirely. The Omaha. representa- - 1\c ΒΆ \ . \ - ' \ \ ' \ , ' 1 - - - ' st I rt' -tael'ec - , , / - C I .4 I JtjiV : F -U CITY STEAM LAUNDRY OLDEST - LARGEST - BEST Bundles called for and delivered to al parts of the city free of chat-ge. Laundry11th , h.-twr-u F'tcrnnw and Iioutinj. . tp-town olilce. H17 Farnam St. Telephone : ; 4. 4.Ladle. . ' VtIgia a specialty , tives of the various fraternal organizations have not lost their Interest in the exposition - tion , however , and weekly meetings are being - ing held for the purpose of providing for the comfort of fr.ternity men who visit the cx- position. Arnold's uromo Celery cures headaches. lOc. 25c , SOC. All druggists. TIlE OLD-TIMERS. Mrs. Mercy Maria Gray. who has just died at Onitiand , Cal. , aged SO years , during her life gave over fl.000,000 to the advancement of the Baptist church and to the prosecuttou of charitable work of all kinds. Thomas Towndrow , the has just died in New York at the age of 88 , was probably the oIdet newspaper reporter in the country. He worked with and for the elder Bennett and Horace Greeley. Sta old cronies of Hudson. Columbia county , New York. who are wont to tarot and gossip at a paint store In the town , counted up their years the other day and found the aggregate to be ! 0L The bishop of Liverpool , Its. Rev. Dr. Ryle , ba just entered on lila IG4 year. He is the eldest bishop on the English bench. and is still vigorous with his pen and speech. He Ia the only surviving bishop who was appointed by Lord Beaconsfield. "In the local history of this city. " said the I'tiiiadeiphia Record recently. 'there Is no more interesting character than the venerable - blo Frederick Fmaley , who recently cslebrate4 his 94th birthday. Mr. l"rsley , abe is In remarkably good health and as keenly interested as ever in public affairs. spent the day quietly with a number of his friends at his residence. in Dc Lancey Place. The venerable gentleman's daily iiftt is an unusually active ooe for a man of his cx- trerne aid age. He has a tamiiy card party Once P. week , which he greatly enjoys. lie leaves his home promptly at 1115 oclock every morning for his business olfice , anti presides with much satisfaction over a meet. lag of the Philosophical society. of which he has been president for twenty years. He also presides over the council of the "lila- deiphia Board of Trade- " Maps of Cuba at The Bee omee-Omaha- Council Bluffs or South Omaha. Cut s coupon from page 3 , Address Cuban map dept. -