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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : TUESDAY , JANUAHY 17 , 1800.
REMINDER OF SPANISH RULE
People of Santiago in Earnest in Protest
Concerning Oustonw Receipts ,
NEED MONEY FOR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS
J'cnr ( lint If It Once HIMtn llutnnit
Only n Sinnll I'lirtlon Will i\cr
Conic Iliiuk All l'r < >
on mi K < | iiiillt > .
SANTIAGO DB CUDA , Jan. 6. ( Corre-
epondcnco of the Associated Press. ) The
immediate effect of the announcement of the
order from Havana regarding the transfer
to that city of the funds accruing from the
customs receipts each week was pronounced
and emphatic. The news flew through the
city lllco wildfire. Within an hour a com
mittee was called by the Chamber of Com
merce , at least thrco business firms cabled
holding up consignments they had ordered ,
the local papers Issued extras anil the laborIng -
Ing classes were even moro staggered than
the buslntHS men. for It meant their liveli
hood. To e\cryono It seemed ns if Santiago
might drift back Into the- conditions existing
in the old Spanish government dajfi.
The explanation of the War department
that the transfer of the funds was merely
. ' /upmlnal" had but a very slight effect on
the people , for that was alwajs tald by the
Spanish. The iioncy always drifted to
Ila\ana , and but aery smull percentage
went back to the province whence it came ,
and It Is the general opinion among all
classes that every other place In the island
has suffered while Havana has been undulj
fa > orcd , and to the Cuban mind the new law
cccmed precisely the same as the old.
The Cubans regard a province as , in many
respects , the same as a state. Each prov
ince has a seaboard on both sides of it will
the exception of Matnnzas , which , however ,
has two very profitable ports Matanzas and
Cardenas. Santiago , the largest province , has
the ports of Santiago , Manranlllo , Quan
ta name and a few small ports on the north
ern part of the coast. Puerto Principe has
Nuevltas on the northern and Santa Cruz de !
Sur on the southern coast. Santa Clara pos
sesses the second port of the Island in Glen
fucgos , Havana , the smallest province , pos
sesses the port of that name and the port ol
Ilatauano , while Pinar del IMo has Marlel
and a number of small ports. It will thus
bo seen that every province in the Island
should be able to get sufllclcnt funds from Its
customs receipts to make the Improvement !
that have been so badly needed for centuries
relying upon local taxation for the purposes
of running the cities and towns.
Certulnly In nnrncnt.
Very few days have elapsed since th <
Americana took complete control of the is
land and In those few days it Is assertoc
the work that has been done hero towarc
making the people filendly and contcntei
would have been undone had it not beet
for auch men as General Castillo and Mayoi
Bacardi , who counselled their countrymet
against committing any overt act agalns
the law and to make only a perfectly peace-
Mi agitation , saying that they had confidence
dence- that < whdn General Wood reachet
Washington Justice -would bo done and thi
province would bo allowed to manage it !
own affairs.
No one could have witnessed the masi
meeting held on the subject or the procea
fllon which escortc = General Wood fron
the palace to the dock , without being im
pressed by the fact that the people wen
In earnest. The cheers all down Slarin :
etreet from the crowds that lined even
available part of the thoroughfare and fillet
the windows and covered the housetopi
would convince the most skeptical tha
these people wcro shouting from thel :
hearts.
A cablegram was received two days late :
from Havana , however , countermanding thi
first order and Baying that the money couli
remain in the province , but that checks
etc. , would have to be drawn by orde
from Hiv ana. The second order was wordei
ns follows :
HAVANA , Jan. 5. Commanding General
Santiago : The major general commnndln
division has directed that the collection
from ports in the Department of Santlag
bo not removed from Santiago. Let thi
be generally known. Disbursements of th
funds will be made In pursuance of propc
warrants specifying object , duly signed , b
order of the division commander.
n. OHAFFCE , Commanding General.
This did not succeed In allaying th
widespread alarm felt by all classes. I
did , however , have the effect of calmln
the laboring classes , those engaged tn road
making and other public Improvements , a
they were assured by the major at th
mass meeting that they would not bo throw :
out ofwork. . On the other hand , merchants
chants Cubans , Spanish , English , Gerraar
French and American were still In doub
ns to again ordering consignments sen
here , asserting that under the clrcum
stances It would bo better for them to hav
the goods shipped to Havana in bul
through their agents and reshlppcd on coast
ing vessels. It Is conceded generally the
ehould this order , even modified as It ii
bo carried Into effect it will mean a con
tlnuatlon of the business stagnation froi
which the province of Santiago has sul
fored through almost the entire history c
the Island but from which in the last fo' '
"weeks " it has shown signs of releasing Itsel
the customs receipts for the last two month
having exceeded theSe of any previous sire
ilar months.
ATLANTIC LINER IS MISSIN
Eighteen Dn > nt Sen Ont of I.onrto
for Now YorU , nuil Jfo Word
Received front It.
NEW YORK , Jan. 16. The Atlantic tram
port liner Marquette , which left London Di
ccmber 29 last for New York , has not yi
been reported. None of the Incoming Iran
atlantlc liners which left the other sldo
week later than the Marquette saw ar
traces of the belated steamer. The Ma :
quotto should have sailed oil the return tr
to London last Wednesday , 'Anxiety is fc
for its safety , as it has now been elghtce
days at sea. ,
The Marquette ii in charge of Captain '
F. Gates , The chief engineer Is G. Stinps <
and the ship's surgeon Is II. Cook. T !
crow numbers thirteen. Following Is tl
Marquotte's cabin passenger list : Mrs. Urs
late Anchor , Mrs. Dennett , T. F. Casha
end wife , Mrs. L. Creswell , Mrs. Dick , Mi
C. M. Dycott. Vero Finch , Mrs. Ljall , Ml
Phyllis Lyall , A. D. E. Lyman , wlfo ai
daughter , E. S. McCarthy , T , L. Morton ai
A. II. Whltefleld and wlfo.
There are no bocond-class or steerage pa
ecngcrs.
Twelfth l Ilemlx to Stnrt.
ST. LOUIS. Jan. 16. In obedience to I
Btructlona from the War department < t
Twelfth United States infantry Is relle\
from duty In the Department of the Ml
eourl. The succeeding garrison for Jeffers
tiarnacks. Company E. from the post at K <
Waynes was Assigned to quarters and we
on provost duty today. The newcomers a
commanded by Captain J. M. Hums. On i
celpt of final Instructions from the adjuta
NERVOUS WOMEN ,
Hnfri'ilclOh iphati
quiets the nerves , and induce :
Cep. Take 110 Substitute.
'general ' of the nrmy , expected tomorrow , the
Twelfth regiment will proceed to the Philip
pine Islands.
DEATH RECORD.
Knrly Tree Hull Airltntnr.
LAWnENCB , Kan. , Jan. 16. Colonel W.
Kldredge , one of the most foremost men In
early Kancas history , died at his home hero
today , aged 82 joars , of a complication of
diseases. In 1855 he was proprietor In Kan
sas City of a noted free state hostelry , from
which Governor Reader made his narrow
escape. In 1856 he purchased a free state
hotel In Lawrence , which was destroyed
within a few months by a sheriff and his
posse. Then for a time ho acted as con
ductor for a number of parties of Now Eng
land free state emigrants coming to Kan
sas. In 1857 he built the Eldrcdgo house In
Lawrence. It was destroyed by Quantrell
In 1SG3. He entered the nrmy as a private ,
became a lieutenant ; In 1863 was appointed
paymaster In the United States army and in
1SC8 was elected quartermaster general of
Kansis. Three daughters survive him. Mrs.
Colonel E. Leonard of this city ; Mrs. W. D.
Leonard of Memphis and Mrs. L. M. Mat
thews of Hiawatha.
INilk County Vcternn.
OSCEOLA. Neb. , Jan. 16. ( Special. ) Ono
by one the veterans of the civil war are be
ing gathered to their fathers , and this time
it is Serrll L. Uurllngame. His death oc
curred at his home at Shelby nt 4 p. m. last
Saturday , and his funeral was held this
afternoon. Mr. Burllngamo had held many
ofllceq of trust while he had lived In this
county , and ho had lived hero most of the
time since the organization of the county.
Among the offlces was that of deputy county
clerk and then county clerk. He was a mem
ber of the Grand Army of the Hepublic ,
Mount Zlon lodge Ancient Free and Accepted
Masons of Shelby and of Rising Star ledge
Independent Order of Odd Fellows of Oace-
ola , the latter lodge at hla request taking
charge of his funeral.
Gonernl Inac Coc of Xebrn ka Cltr.
NEBRASKA CITY , Neb. , Jan .16. ( Spe
cial Telegram. ) A telegram was received
bero today announcing the death of Gen
eral Isaac Coe at Columbus , 0. , this morn
ing of pneumonia superinduced by an at
tack of the grip. General Coe came to this
city in 1858 and has since made It his
home' , although his extensive business in
terests hero kept him In Omaha and other
places a largo portion of the time during
the lost few jears. He was 83 years of
age. His wife and daughter , Mrs. Frank
P. Ireland , of this city , were at his bed
side. The remains T lll be brought here for
Interment , arriving Wednesday. The time
for the funeral has not been set.
\Vllllnni KlelTfl of Fremont.
FREMONT , Neb. , Jan. 16. ( Special. )
William KIcffel , one of the early settlers of
this county , died at his residence on Fifth
street this morning of the grip , aged 78
jears. His wlfo is very low with the same
disease and her recovery Is not considered
possible. Mr. Kleffel come to Dodge county
over thirty years ago and took up a home
stead near Hooper. Later he removed to
Fremont. He was at one time worth con
siderable money , but lost heavily in a etona
quarry in the Black Hills and died with
out means. Hewas well known among the
older German residents.
G. W. Dodder of lotra City.
IOWA CITY , la. , Jan. 16. ( Special Tele
gram. ) O. W. Dodder , one of the oldest
residents of this city , died last night. He
had lived hero forty-four years. He was
81 jears of age. Ho served as Justice ol
the peace since 1861 , with the exception ol
two years. Ho was a prominent Knight
Templar and a life-long democrat.
nrntul Chaplain of ElUii.
CHICAGO , Jan. 16. Rev. Henry G. Perry ,
grand chaplain of the Benevolent Protective
Order of Elks , and well known In Masonic
circles , died in this city today. Deceased
had been ill with arterial schlerosls for
moro than a week and a sudden attack ol
the grip led to complications which resulted
In death.
Discoverer of Ilnscieed Top DUtrlet.
DEADWOOD , S. D. , Jan. 16. ( Special.-
Word has been received here that Gen *
Starnor died three days ago in Oakland ? Ind
The deceased was one of the original discov
erers of ore in the Ragged Top district tw <
years ago , in partnership with his brother
He was 30 years of age and unmarried.
Expert Violin Maker.
NEW YORK , Jan. 16. George Gemunder
oneof the most expert violin makers in the
country , is dead at his homo in Astoria , L
I. , aged 83 years. He was born in Wurtem-
burg , Germany. He had resided at Astoria
L. I. , for a quarter of a century.
William PItinkett , Baron Dnrmnny.
LONDON , Jan. 16. William Plunkett
Baron Dunsany , representative peer for Ire
land since 1893 , died today In his 46th year
The deceased peer at ono time sat In the
House of Commons for the Thronberry dl-
% Islon of Gloucestershire in the conservative
party.
Died of a Broken Heart.
BURLINGTON , la. , Jan. 16. ( Specla
Telegram. ) Mrs. Sarah Ford died of-J
bioken ( heart at St. Francis' hospital , causee
by the recent death of her son , Owen Ford
The Wronu of It.
Detroit Journal : The sultan's elghteentl
wife bade her Importunate lover to be pa
tlent ; ttio would not listen to his proposa
to steal her away forthwith.
"I iwos purchase * , ! on the Instafllmen
plan , " she protested flrmly , "and it wouli
bo wrong to remove me from the premise
before I'm paid for ! "
What Impresses the traveler most is th
refined ethical sense of those Orlenta
persons.
Dlxnnpoliitmcnt.
Chicago Tribune : "Funny thing- hat
pened to Blowhardt a little while ago W
were walking along the sidewalk , and h
salil ho hadn't had a full for nix winters-
rather boasted of It , In fact. Just then h
stepped on a banana skin that has froze
on top of one of these smooth iron co :
hole covers. "
"And took a hard fall , of course. That1
what ho got for "
"No. That's the funny part of It. H
didn't fall. Kept right on walking1 as
nothing had happened. You can't alway
tell , you know. "
Veracity.
Detroit Journal : There Is another vei
slon which reflects far more credit upc
the boy , Georco Washington.
"Father , " remarked George , "do yc
know -what will knock that cold of yours
Grip , understand , was not yet Invented.
"No , " answered the old man , anxiously.
"I cannot tell a lie , father ! " Ocorf
thereupon exclaimed , with emotloi
"Neither do II"
Talk about veracity under stress !
SOME LATH I.VVEVTIONS.
An Improved corkscrew has a pair '
clamping Jaws attached to the casing su
rounding the spiral-threaded shank whli
drives the screw Into the cork , the ja\
being tightened around the neck of the bo
tlo to hold the corkscrew while tn use.
In an Improved Incandescent electric llgl
holder the wire is passed through an eyel
in the top of a flat shade , with a wire hold
oti the under side , which engages the sock
and the tip of the bulb to hold the lamp
a horizontal pwltlon , thus Increasing tl
amount of light.
Tbo color of a railroad lamp can 1
changed without replacing the globe by tl
use cf a new attachment formed of a wl
spiral , with a ring at either end , to b Ii
eerteii in a colored cloth cylinder , which
drawn over the globe and held in place 1
catcher on the rings ,
A Washington woman has 'patented
sleeping bag for use In cold climates , htvli
the- fur or other material formed Into a tu )
at the lower end and extended at the t p
form two flat flaps , with . pillow attacbi
to the under ono , the upper flap engaging tl
flower to clewo It around .the haad.
SHIFTS BLAME ON OTHERS
General Humphrey Appears Before the Wtr
Investigating Commission.
REFLECTS ON THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT
Sick Arc Crowded on the Transport *
While Other Ship" Equally
an Good Were At nil-
nblc.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 16. General Charles
F. Humphreys , who was In charge ot the
water transportation at Tampa for Santiago ,
was chief quartermaster on General Miles'
taff , and was with General Shatter prior to
General Mllea' arrival , was the main wit
ness before the War Investigating commis
sion today. He was the chief witness of the
day , and Bald Iho congestion at Tampa was
uc to the inability of th roads to handle
10 cars.
Did you assign the troops In advance ot
heir arrival at Tamca to the different ves-
els ? " asked General Wilson.
"No. sir. "
"When these troops came to you , were
hey then assigned for the first time ? "
"Yc . sir ; bccaubo that was necessary. "
He said that under the circumstances the
ransports nt Tampa were as well fitted as
ould bo possible. Every vessel carried its
ull complement of ordnance and other
ores ; in fact , all that could be token ,
hero were 114 mule wagons and seven om-
ulances taken.
"Whv were no more wagons and am-
ulanccs taken ? " queried General Wilson.
Dccauso the vessels were full , " was the
nsvver.
Would your reply then be lack of trans-
ortatlon ? "
I would not like to say that. " All the
ogons , said the witness , were landed at
antlago , but all were not set up. Lit
ers , he said , should have been landed be-
ore Ihe battle at El Caney , because thov
e regimental , and he believed they must
ave been needed. He was aboard the
encca for two days , and said It looked all
[ ght to him.
I know there were people aboard the
oncho who ought not to have been. " he
aid , In reply to queries as to passes for out-
id ere to come north. "The Issuance ot
asses for foreigners and others might have
rowdcd the vessels , and some protests were
made that only one person furnished passes. "
\fter the vessel waa turned over to the
medical department , he said , he had noth-
ng to do with these ehlps.
Medical Deportment to Blame.
Asked as to complaints as to the impropei
onditlon of the Seneca , Concha , Breakwater ,
nd the City of Washington , witness insisted
he responsibility rested with the medical
epartment. When the Seneca. Iroquols 01
Ity ot Washington sailed for home with
h sick , he aald they had no ice , unless
he Red Crow fcAd had . tittle. The firsl
ce schooner , he said , reached Santiago
uly 30.
There was a long -wrangle over the re-
ponslblllty for the loading of the trans-
orts for the elck.
"If the Concha , " asked cx-Governoi
Woodbury , "wa overcrowded , was It beaus -
aus the government had not provided suf-
.dent transportation , or through an erroi
f judgment of the medical department ? "
"Why , the medical department , ccr-
alnly. " replied General Humphrey , "be-
ause there were two more ships , each a !
oed as the Concha , available. "
General Humphreys resumed his testlmonj
at the afternoon session. Speaking of the
Santiago expedition , he ald It was easj
enough now to look back on things whlct
might have been done , but there wore (
thousand and one things which happenee
which could not have been anticipated.
He waa closely questioned by Dr. Connoi
as tothe supply of medical stores and thi
ransportatlon furnished to convey them t <
.he front
Witness saH that the transportation , thi
pack trains used before the wagon tralni
vero unloaded , was under the direction o
he commanding general with orders to ge
ammunition and stores to the front , prefer
ably ammunition , but there was , In his opln
on , no reasoa why the medical stores shouli
not have reached the front. The medlca
corps , said ho , waa denied nothing when 1
was possible to elvo it to them.
General Humphreys said medicine chest
> elonglng to many surgeons were not landci
with the troops as they should have been
Tons and tons of regimental property wcr
anded In some cases , but not the surgeons
medicine chests. Why , ho could not under
stand.
Confuilonyn Everywhere.
Asked If all the supplies were landed b ;
July 10 , General Humphreys said he couli
not say. "I do not know what was takei
with"tho expedition , " said foe , "and I do no
think eny one knows. This was the resul
of confusion when everything went by th
board. In the first Instance I directed al
the hospital stores to go on the Saratoga
Concha and Seneca , and when1 they did no
come wo left Tampa , "
Ho said he had seen only one order direct
Ing a tingle dlvlikm hospital to join the ex
p edition.
General Humphreys explained that almoa
everything during the first fortnight afte
the landing was done on verbal orders o
telephone. There waa little paper at hand
Asked about -the failure to unload som
of the transports which arrived at Santlag
after the surrender General Humphrey
aald that the vessels were not unloaded be
cause there were plenty of supplies on shor
for the army and hit orders from Secrettir
Alger were to allow nothing to Interfer
with the movement of troops north.
Asked about bis experience with refrlg
orated beef , he said the first he saw wa
at Santiago. "Tho trouble was there wa
too much of it , " said he , "but what I sa
was pretty good. I think it was nil goo
when landed at daylight each morning , bi
I know nothing about its condition when
reached the troops. I heard some of
spoiled. "
"How about the tinned roast beef ? "
"That I know did not give satlsfactloi
possibly owing to t < be Intense heat. "
"Did you hoar any Intimation that
might have been chemically treated ? "
"I did not In a joking way I heard thi
Armour had extracted the juice from tt
roast beet for his beef extract. "
Captain Homer Asplnwall , quarte
master of the Manitoba , which carried tl
refrigerated beef that was dumoed eve
board on the return voyage from Ponce , te
tlfledthat the beef was tested when it w
placed aboard iblp. His engineer , ha sal
was familiar with the shipment ot beet
the transatlantic trade and was a lltt
nervous about the temperature of the bee
It was now business to him ( Asplnwall
The engineer f aid it was Impossible to g
the temperature of the "boxes" below
degrees Fahrenheit. The average temper
ture on the trip was 34. Ho arrived
Ponce August 30 and ran aground. Whl
aground one ot the pipes choked and tl
temperature in the boxes went up to 4
The pipe was choked four hours. At Ma
agues he opened the boxes for the fir
time. There were 1,500 troops there. Tl
beef was good.
Unix One Complaint Heard.
At Ponce Colonel Smith , chief quarte
auUr , decided t * take 6,004 pounds a di
By mistake the lighter came for the fli
Installment ot meat at 5 p. m. Instead
ft a. m. It was kept Mhore over night ai
luued. There was one complaint that a po
0 I tlon of the meat had spoiled. It was burl
? i by order of the surgeon. The rest w
i .
| Major Birmingham of the hospital
I'onco said It was the best beef Issued to
the hospital. No further beef was luncd
at Ponce. With the quantity used aboard
ship , nbout 0,000 of the 300,000 pounds o :
beef were used.
Two days before he reached Now York
the assistant steward reported that he was
obliged to cut away n third of that In each
box and throw It overboard. Ho said the
officers aboard ihlp continued to use the
meat. He heard no complaints , although he
would not have been surprised had thcro
been complaints.
At New York ho reported the beef spoiled. i
A board of sur > ey was appointed and con
demned the beef September 17. Ho re-
reived orders not to dispose ot the beef
until hn got Instructions from Swift and
Company. Ho thought there was more beef
on board than could have been consumed
j by the troops In Porto Ulco before some of
It cpollcd. He heard no Intimation that the
beef had been chemically treated.
Goncral Gllmoro had told him whpn ho
arrived at Ponce that "they did not want
the beef , that they could got plenty of beef
n Porto lllco. Ho heard plenty of com-
lalnts among the soldiers as to the char-
ctcr of the fresh beef Issued to them. It
as slaughtered in the morning and often
ssucd when the flesh still quivered. Ho felt
nnoyed because the beef of his own coun-
ry was refused and the bulls of Porto lllco
ccepted.
IAGAN MKV1SES HIS TESTIMONY.
'lit ' * Ont the rcnturcN Ohjootcd to by
the Iii\vntlKittliiK ConitiilNlftiiit.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 1C. Commissary
General Egan today sent to the War
mestlgatlng commission a revised state-
lent in place of that originally made in
esponso to General Miles' charges. The re-
ised statement is about 33 per cent eUortcr
han that which was ordered withdrawn be-
, auso of Its violent and abusive character.
The commission , after Its receipt , went
nto secret session to read the document
nd decide whether In Us present form It
iad been expurgated sufficiently to permit
t to bo made a part of Iho commission rec-
rds.
Following Is the text of the letter ecnt by
General Bagan to the War Investigating
.xwnmlsslon , with ni > amended statement , In
c-ply to the charges made by General Miles
joncernlng the beef furnished the nrmy :
I have the honor to hand you herewith
my testimony , which is now re-submitted
and revised in accordance with the xlcwt
expressed by you in your letter to me ol
January 13. The objejctlonable features
and what Is considered irrelevant matter bj
rou , in which opinion I entirely agree , an
eliminated. In this connection I deslro t <
etate that thcro was never a thought or In-
entlca on my part of any disrespect what
ever to your commission , but In oxplanatlor
of the language used by mo heretofore , 1
beg to invite the attention of the commis
sion to the fact that I have been accusec
practically of feeding the soldiers with pois
oned beef , which made them sick , "em-
mimed beef , " so-called ; that I have fur-
ilshed meat to the army under the "pro-
enso of experiment , " which charge In effec'
s corruption and worse , because it Jeopar
llred the lives of soldiers sent to the fron
n tropical climates and who were depen
dent on such food as was sent them ; tha
hese statements have gene to the whole coun >
ry uncontradictod ; that they ha\o been pub
Ished and I have been plllonMed In thi
jress of th country as a man who has fe <
ho army on poisoned meat and corruptly so
.hat for about three weeks' time I have kep
silent , for the reason that I was debarrec
after talking with the honorable secretary o
war from preparing charges because of thi
immunity granted by the president to wit
lesses before your commission , notwlthstand
ng the gravity othe accusations ; that It I
unreasonable to believe that such monstrou
charges could have any other effect thai
x > work upon an honorable man In such i
svay as to goad him to a species of dcspora
tlon and that it was but natural , when thi
proper opportunity was given him , to mee
and refute the charges , that he should char
acterlze them In harsh language and In term
that are deemed'Mmproper , no matter wha
the provocation.jii , therefore , withdraw th
language and matter so objectionable and re
submit to you njw my sworn statement
with the abiding faith that your commission
having all the facts before you , will decld
the points at Issue Justly. Very respect
fully , CHARLES P. EAGAN.
Commissary General of Subsistence.
The commission after a brief secret ensstoi
decided for the present to make public enl ;
General Eagan's letter , and not the state'
ment accompanying It.
OUR EXPORTS ARE ENORMOUS
They Are the LnrKent on It coord nnc
Exceed Import * hy Over Half a
Illllloii Dollarn.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 16 During thi
year 1808 the United States exportec
$621,260,533 mere of merchandise of al
sorta than it Imported , or a gain In ex
cess of exports over 1897 of $264,146,719
These enormous figures represent the balance
anco In our favor , showni by the official fig
ures Issued by the bureau of statistics to
day for the yew 1S98.
The bureau's statement covers the montl
of December and the year 1898. It nhowi
that our exports for 1898 were $1,254,925 ,
169 , and our Imports ? 633,664,634 , ot whlcl
$267,797:915 : came in free of duty.
The statement makes comparisons will
our trade for the five years Immediate ! ;
preceding the past , the largest exports fo
any of these years being $1,099,709,045 Ii
1S97 , and the smallest $824.860,136 In 1893
The only other billion export year was ii
1896 , when -wo exported $1,005,837,241.
The Imports for 1898 were the smallest Ii
any of the six years compared , being $633 ,
364,634 , against $742,595,229 in 1897. ani
$ 01,669,347 in 1805 , when the Imports wer
the largest for the last six years.
For the month of December , 1898. ou
exports of merchandise aggregated $137 ,
247,418 and our Imports $53,821.489 ( of whlc :
$20,927.687 come ini free of duty ) , leavjn ,
an excess of exports over Imports of $83 ,
425,939 , as compared with an excess of $73 ,
547,998 In December. 1897.
The Imports of gold for December , 189' '
wore $8.639.882. and the exports $1,219,631
an excess of gold imports of $7.420,241 , a
compared with an excess of impor.s of $2 ,
001.409 In December. 1897.
For the year 1898 the gold impor's wei
$158.036.252. and the exports $16.194.956. c
an excess of cold Imports in 1898 of $141 ,
841,298 , as compared with an excess ot gel
exports In 1S97 of $255,809.
The silver Imports for December , 1891
wcro $3,108,421 and the exports $5S27,69 :
an excess of stiver exports for the monl
of $2,719,277 , aa compared with an exces
of silver exports for December. 1897 , <
$3.081,744.
For the year 1898 the imports of ellv <
were $29,029,724 and the exports $53,7U",10
as excess of silver exports of $24,767,380 , c
compared with an , excess of elhcr expor
la 1897 of $25.578,990.
Senate Trniiinctii No fluxlne * * .
WASHINGTON , Jan. 16. The senate be
no session for the transaction ot businei
today. When the body convened at :
o'clock It proceeded at once to the hall i
the house ot representatives to attend i
a body the funeral of the Into Represent :
e
live Nelson Dlngley. At 1 o'clock the sei
d
ate returned to Its chamber. Jonathan Ros
5
, _ ' appointed by Governor Smith of Vermont :
flll ttio uncxplred term of the Into Senati
Morrlll , was sworn In at 1:07 : p , m. and c
motion ot Mr. Allison the senate adjourne
until tomorrow.
flpaldlnir Deliver * an Addrc .
r. WASHINGTON. Jan. 16. Right Rev. Jot
it L. Bpaldlng , bishop of Peorla , delivered c
if address before a largo audience at Colun
d blan university this afternoon on tt
- "Higher Education of Women. " The gatl
d erlng at the university was a notable on
is Including Cardinal Gibbons , Mgr. Marti :
Hi. the apoitollc delegate ; Commissioner <
it Education Harris and a contingent ol othei
prominent In official and educational life
at the capital. CommVsloner Harris Intro
duced Dlshop Spaldlng.
llrmitiiKtoit SnlU from Honolulu.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 16. The Navy de
partment was informed today that the lien-
ulncton salted from Honolulu on January
7 for Guam In accordance with the orders
of the department. On the way o\er. It
will stop at Wdko Island and take possession
of It for use nn a cable station. The Castlno
sailed jcsterdoy from San Juan for Glbral-
tar. It Is golns to the Philippines to reinforce -
force Dowey's fleet.
for Innnltrnt llnnkH.
WASHINGTON , Jan. If. . The comptroller
of the currency has declared the following
dUMentis In favor ot the creditors of In
solvent national banks : Five per cent In
favor of the depositors of the North Platte
National bank of North Platte , Neb. ; 20 per
cent to the creditors of the Insolvent First
National bank of Emporla , Kan. , on or be
fore February 15.
General Stnntoti Itnlllrn.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 16. To the sur
prise of his physicians and friends , Pay-
muster General Stanton , who 1ms been suf
fering with a severe attack of pneumonia ,
last night rallied from the desperate condi
tion ho had been In for three days and
may completely recover. It was said that
he was able to smoke and enjoy a cigar this
evening.
Ilnlly Trennnry Statement.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 18. Today's state
ment of the condition of the treasury shows :
Available cash balance , $292,065,188 ; gold re
serve , $234,883,284.
FIRE AND POLICE COMMISSION
Finn nee Committee Ilcportn Fnvor-
nbly on I'lirclinnc of UURK > - nnd
HoracM Appoint tuciitH.
At the meeting of the Board of Fire and
Police Commissioners last evening all
members being present the following busi
ness was transacted :
The claim of J. M. Carney for J6.GO damage -
ago to his back in a collision with the patrol
wagon was allowed.
The purchase of three teams of horses and
a strong buggy for emergency calls In the
police department was reported upon favor
ably by the finance committee , and was re
ferred to the advisory board for action.
Fireman John J. Norton was cited to ap
pear to answer to the charge of drunkenness ,
The resignation of Detective Tom Cor-
mack was accepted.
The board announced the following ap
pointments In the police and fire depart
ments :
Policemen George W. Ehlers. William A ,
Askwtth and James H. Bauers.
Firemen A. McWllllams. L. D. Hughes
and Clyde Dunn.
Police Sergeant A. A. Debout was granted
five daje * leave of absence.
In the executive meeting- after the con
clusion ot hearing evidence in the cases up
for consideration the -board found office
Joseph Anderson guilty of Incompetency and
Sylvester Foolo of drunkenness , and dis
charged them.
Fireman Mceks was fined his offs for eb
months.
After a long discussion a license was
granted Charles Metz for a saloon at 270E
Leavenworth street. '
The -case ot Officer Joseph Anderson , whc
was charged with Incompetency In asslstlnp
tn the loading of a bundle of leat
ilpe belonging to Leo Baroch , CO :
South Thirteenth etreet , at midnight
December 23 , was taken up. Sergeant
Hayes testified that the pipe was repartee
missing. Officer Anderson told him the mat
lo helped to load the pipe claimed to be
: Iio owner. They learned before morning
; hatthe pipe had been stolen. Louis Nelsor
wife'arrested for taking'trie pipe , an'd wai
discharged for want of evidence to prove
tilm guilty , as he claimed he had hauled H
Tor another man. A great deal of evidence
was heard on the subject , and then the of
[ leer stated when he arrested Nelson thi
latter said ho did not know where the pipe
was. He had left It on the sidewalk a
Thirteenth and Vlnton for a partner o
M. Chrlstcnson'a.
"He was afterwards tried and discharged
was he not ? " waa asked.
'Of course , that was before Judge Gor
don ? ' asked Mayor Moores.
"Why was he discharged , Captain Her ? '
queried one of the board.
"Because he wasn't a policeman , I guess , '
was the response.
Captain Her stated that the pipe had nevei
been found. Ncleon had denied bavins
taken the pipe , but it was evident he had
stolen it , as he was unable to give tbo name
or location of any man who might have
taken the pipe after ho left It. The attor
ney who represented the officer said thai
while the pipe was stolen. Mr. Anderson
had taken every precaution to protect the
owner of the pipe. Nelson had answered
promptly , and the fact that the pipe had
been left on the walk for two or three days
was an argument In favor of the story he
iad told. Tbo officer knew the man and
was aware where he could find him. so he
naturally let him take the pipe.
The protest against granting a saloon
license to Charles Metz. 2705 Lcavcnwortt
etreet , was called. W. H. Russell. T. J
Mahoney , John L. Pierce , 3016 Mason street
Arthur Chase. 8219 Pacific , N. DeBord
Thirty-first and Pacific , appeared to sustalt
the objection that had been made. The ]
believed that It would affect the tone ol
the neighborhood. There Is a school oppo
site the number where It is sought to locate
the saloon. The Academy of the Bacrei
Heart and two churches are situated wlthli
a block. Children have to pass the placi
dally on their way to school , and their play
ground Is just across the street Peooli
go along this etreet on tnefr way to church
and besides they did not think a saloon i
good addition to the neighborhood.
The defense sought to show that Leaven
worth Is becoming a business street and t
saloon would prove no detriment.
Mr. Blrkhauser asked Mr. Mahoney If h
knew whether or not Father English of SI
Peter's church had signed the protest an
then withdrawn his name. Mr. Mahoney re
sponded that he did not know.
Mr. Ogden , who appeared for Mr. Met !
read a request from seven property owner
living In the vicinity stating that they be
lleved the location of a saloon at the num
her named would enhance the value of th
property. It was their desire to invite rep
resentatlon of various business houses , an
they believed a saloon would be a goo
thing.
B. L. Robertson , agent for the building i
2703 Leavenworth street , said all the busl
ness men In that vicinity were In favor c
a saloon. They objected two years ago , bn
now they bad changed their minds. II
said those eeven names wanting a saloo
represented 1.000 feet on Leavenworth strce
Mr. Coffman asked Mr. Mahoney hoi
many names were on the protest. After
brief reckoning he answered that 106 name
were on the protest.
Mr. Robertson said the majority of thea
live from three to sixteen blocks away. H
did not lee the difference between grant
Ing a license within 220 feet of a school 1
that part of the tlty to giving a saloo
the right to run within fifty feet of a sehoc
in another portion.
The protest against granting Jack Norto
a license to conduct of saloon at 224 Bout
Fourteenth street wax set definitely for nei
Monday night
Officer BrlvMtsr Peel pleaded guilty t
being Intoxicated on duty January 4. He ex
plained that be bad been suffering from t'a
grip and was advleed by hte phyilclan to no
work that nl hl. He f 1t better towan
iilght and reported for duty. He was takln
whisky and erulnlne , and took conslderabl
liquor and became Intoxicated , He notlfie
the station , anil when ono 9 ! hla euperio
officers responded ho told him he was drunk ,
and was relieved. Ho did not enter a
ftiloon , but drank the liquor from a bottle
ho had with him. Captain Her suspend' '
him and sent him home.
Captatu Her otatud that his attention was
culled to two men whom Poolc had arrested
early tn the evening. They were well
known , and able to give an explanation for
themselves. It was reported by n citizen
that -the officer on Poolo's boat was drunk.
Cnr.UI . Hot went out to lee him. He fol
lowed him a few blocks. He found him
drunk and told him to go homo and report
to Chief White Iho next day. Ho refused
and the captain threatened to send him to
the station In the wagon before ho
would go.
Fireman George Weeks ot Company No. 3
was charged with being intoxicated on duty
January 6. Ho said he had taken a few
drinks as it was his morning off. Ho had
just finished n lay-off of ninety da > s for
drunkenness. Captain John Simpson testi
fied that Weeks had reported at noon In an
Intoxicated condition.
.AMUSEMENTS.
. . . . . .
Sidney Gruudy's great sex against sex
romantic drama , "Sowing the Wind , " which
vas seen In this city early In October of the
resent season , opened a return engagement
t Boyd's Uieater last evening. This being
Is third presentation here the piece needs
Ittlo or no Introduction to local theatcr-
; ocrs , the story It tells being not unfamiliar
o them. It teaches a Icbson and points a
moral even though It bo broadly told. The
ompany which presents It Is the same that
made such a success with It hero last Octo-
jer and llttlo or no more praise could bo
offered now than was at that time by this
paper. Only those who saw the piece when
ircsentcd hcr.o with Viola Allen , Henry
Miller and Wllflam Tavcrsham In the rest
could find the least fault with the work ot
he members of the present company. Miss
lall. Mr. Gardner and Thomas David , who
now take the Darts formerly enacted by this
rlo of stars , are performers of sterling
merit , and their cortraial of the characters
which they are given to handle Is done In n.
manner that never falls to please even the
most critical of audiences. The other mem-
> ers of the company all handle their parts
n a most commendable manner. The play
3 ono that can hardly foil to please any
who see it , and deserves liberal patronage
'rom ' Omaha theater-goers. This evening's
performance will close tne present engage-
nent.
n. MlnMlonnry HUhoit.
CHICAGO , Jan. 16. The consecration of
Rov. Samuel Cook Kdsall , D. D. , as mis
sionary bishop of North Dakota , will take
place Wednesday , January 18 , at St. Peter's
: hurch , this city , of which Dr. Edsall 1ms
been rector for a considerable time. The
services will be conducted by Rt. Rev. Wil
liam G. McLaren , blehop of the diocese ol
Chicago. Wednesday being the day observed
t > y the Episcopal church as the Feast of the
Conversion ot St. Paul , the services will bo
especially elaborate.
TroumT Tlilt'vcm Cnniilit.
Henry Black and James Wayne , releaice
from the city Jail yesterHy morning , wore
arresteel again last evening on the charge
of larceny. The two men cntpre * ! the IljBton
store about closing tlmo nnd whllo one o
them attracted the clerk's attention tht
oUier stele three pairs of trousers. Thej
were detected by the sharp eyes of the stort
police and after a scrimmage were hand
cuffed and taken to the jail.
Identity and CHUNK Arc Knonn.
RAVENNA- . , Jan 16 All doubt as t (
the Identity and manner of death of Hennai
E. Black , clerk to Army Paymaster W. H
Bullts. who was found dead last SaUm'ay
was removed today by the dlsaaviMv o
proof that Black was Charles H. Johnson ol
Waltham. Mass. . and that ho committed
suicide with cyanide of mtastium.
Territorial Indian * 1'rotent.
KANSAS CITY. Jan. 16. Dave Muskrat ,
Q. Grltts and I. H. Dick of Tahlcquah. I. T. ,
prominent Cherokees , left here for Washing
ton today , intent on seeing President McKln-
ley and entering a protest against the rati
fication of the > treaty entered into Saturdaj
last by the government commission and thi
nation's commission , dissolving tribal rela
tions.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS ,
H. C. Bctterman returned from Chicago
yesterday.
W. F. tJurley has returned from Wash
ington , D. C.
B. P. Humphrey of Kansas City , trove-ling
ruEE&ngor agent of the Lake Shore rallioael ,
[ 3 a guest of the Murray.
George A. Home , deputy county Jailer ,
has returned from a visit to the Thousand
Islands , Kingston , Chatham and Toronto ,
Can. , and Detroit.
Nebraskans at the hotels : A. M. Smith ,
M. S. Summers , Lincoln ; Dan Sullivan nnd
wife. Alma ; W. E. Peebles , Pender ; J. D.
Packard , Crelghton ; W. E. Camob" ! ! , Crelgh-
ton ; Charles Wlnshlp and eon , Fremont ; J.
Barry , Blair ; E. Blgncll , S. J. Alexander ,
Lincoln ; O. B. Manvlllo , Tllden ; A. Strothers ,
North Platte ; J. G. Brown , Lincoln ; W. G.
Sears. John P. Piper , Tekamoh ; John D.
Stough , Pawnee ; J. L. Codlngton , Auburn ;
S. V. Pitcher , Rushvlllo ; Miss Nclllo Valley ,
Plattsmouth ; P. Currle , WhitneD. ; . E. C.
Long , Auburn ; D. H. Furnoy , Davenport ;
W. E. Cole , Monroe ; C. J. Swanson , Oakland
J. H. Blenklron , Bancroft ; W. D. Baniluy. Jr. ,
M. D. Boardmau , Lincoln ; C. P. Login , Mlsi
Day , Grout ; E. J. Stewart , Bralnard ; S. B.
Leuco , Wayne.
Toy * with the Conl Oil.
John Creeling , a 14-year-old boy , was se
verely burned whllo trying to light a fire
In the furnace at the Saratoga Congregational
church early Monday evening. Ho saturated
the wood with a quantity of coal oil and
when ho lit the flro nn explosion occurred
that sliiKol off his ejubrows and pnrt of his
hair and severely burnrd one ldo of his face.
Ho was removed to his homo a short dis
tance ? nwny , where he- will probably bo laid
up fjr sometimes
LOCAL BREVITIES ,
Thcro nro 2SO rases on the docket for the
currttit term of United States circuit court
at Lincoln.
X. E. Mlnnlck , vvlm was convlctM of cm-
berrlcment whllo he was postmaster1 Mll-
llgui , Neb , ( was taken to the IXxlgo county
Jail > estcrday to servo an eight months' sen-
elice ? .
TlllJ ItnAM'Y
NSTRUMENTS placed on record Monday ,
Jan&ary 16 , 1839 :
Wnrrnnty Deed * .
Michael Kelly nnd wife to A. T.
Everett , 'lot 0 , block 130 , South
Omaha | 930
3. J. Harris to Knto Illch , lot 13 ,
block 4. Klrkwood 400
'red Krug Itruwlni ; Company to M.
A. I Ionian , lot 9 , block 2. Ilorbnch's
Second ndd. ( ex. "OtCB feet ) fOCO
South Oiuiiha Hnv ! HH Bank tn F. L.
Tow no ot nl ; nW lot 20 , block 3 ,
McUavock & O'K.s niUl COO
Same to Mary Taylor , sVi lot W ,
block 3. sniiui COO
. J I'ullor to Knnnlu M , Criilth , s.10
feet lotsS nnd 9 , block 1 , Jetter's ruld. coo
lohu Krrjcl nnd vvlfo to Unrbnv
Kralcl , lot 13 , block 2 ; lots 4 and 1C ,
block 3 : lot 1. block 4 , Dwornk's mill. 1,600
11. II. Wlllley to O. A. Scott , lot 7
block 4. Sherwood's subd 1,600
O. A. Scott nnd wife to D. W. JlcCaf-
ferty. simo l.COO
M. C. I'otcrs to H. S. Council , lot 21 ,
block T , Iliuisrom Place 1
Unit Claim IlcodN.
Charles Green ct nl. trustees , to W. J.
Green , lot 9. Tuttlo's mibd 1
J. D. Chambers to O , K. Duvh Coin-
inny , lot 7. block 17. Omnha View. . . . 1
aino to same , lot 35 , CM It Hill 1
Alvln B.iumlors. trustee ot nl tu A.
C. Cnrtcr et al. various loin In Omalin.
Helphts 1
A. P. Cnrtcr e > t nl to A , 9. Corlermme 1
Alvln Saunder eL nl , trustees , to A.
C. Cnrtcr et nl , HW o 32-16-lG-n. and
various lotH In Omulia Heights 1
R. S. Connelt to II. C. Pctcrx , lot 21 ,
block 7 , Hiuiscotn Place 1
Sheriff to A. A. Hnvomcycr , s'4 of
lot 31. block 2. Armstrong's add 1,000
Special Master to K. G. Fowler , lot 1 ,
block "A. " Saunder's & H.'s iidd. . . . C70
Sheriff to N. K. Metcalf. lots I to4
block 13 , Patrick's Second add 1,067
Same to AV. K , 1" . Vila , lot 1 , Van
Buren Place 600
Total amount transfer * ) $ HS95
If life were one long summer day and it !
journey through , a garden of flowers , it
might be possible for people to be careless
of their health without fearing evil results.
Unfortunately , since Adam nnd Eve were
driven from the Garden of Eden , life has
not been a toilless journey through a carden
of flowers. Man must earn bread bv the
sweat of his brow , and woman must bring ;
forth children in pain and suffering.
In both cases the curse is multiplied
many times over because both men and
women neglect their health. Man's toil is
rendercel a thousand times harder by the
added burden of ill-health. The woman is
a still greater sufferer. She suffers in si-
lencc untold agonies front weakness and
disease in a womanly way. Motherhood
becomes to her a menace of death , and her
babes arc born with the seeds of disease
already implanted in their little bodies.
There is but one unfailing remedy forworn-
en who suffer in this way. It is Dr. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription. It acts directly on
the delicate and important organs that bear
the brunt of maternity. It makes them
strong , healthy , vigorous , virile and elastic.
It allays inflammation , heals ulccration ,
soothes pain and tones and builds up the
tortured nerves. It fits for wifehood and
motherhood. It does nway with the trials
of the period of apprehension and makes
baby's advent easy and almost painless.
Thousands have testified to its marvelous
merits.
" I was nfHictcd for fonr years with local weak-
nesi , but would not confess It for n time , " writes
Sirs. Dculah Woodall , of Bateman , I'.itrick Co ,
Vn . "then I took the ' 1'avonte rreicrlptlon *
and 'Oolden Medical nl co\ery , ' and they cured
tne. I cannot praise Dr. 1'icrcc's medicines
too much. "
Straight Facts
Wo did expect the HIGHEST AWARD on
Draught Beer aad wo-were not disappointed
for wo have the diploma In our olDce
THAT'S STHAIGHT. Others tell us'they '
did not expect any highest award and they
wcro not disappointed , either , for they did
not get It THAT'S STRAIGHT. We did
expect the GOLD MEDAL on bottled beer.
Again wo wcro not disappointed for wa
have the genuine article awaiting your in
spection THAT'S STRAIGHT. We did not
expect , nor did wo receive the silver medal
on our pale or EXTRA PALE beer. Others
did and THAT'S STRAIGHT. Others would
have received had there been ono awarded
the Gold Medal for PURITY and STRENGTH
of misrepresentation and THAT'S
STRAIGHT. Our beers are brewed with
pure ARTESIAN WELL WATER ana
THAT'S STRAIGHT.
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