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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
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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.
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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
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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. !
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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.
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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
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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.
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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 ,
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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 - - . , /
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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-
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ney-Holntz-Ilowird and many others
-We can easily pleise : you and Invite s
you to call and inspc-t our stock
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w. L. Ross. M. D. , and George H. Bicknell ,
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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-
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Bundles called for and delivered to al
parts of the city free of chat-ge.
Laundry11th , h.-twr-u F'tcrnnw and
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tp-town olilce. H17 Farnam St. Telephone
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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.
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