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OMAHA DAILY BEE : Pill DAY , ATAHClt , 18W ) . STORIES FLATLY CONTRADICT Volunteer Branch of Service Qet an Inning in Bcof Oouit of Inquiry , STATEMENTS OF FARNAN ARE REFUTED llr. Christine i.lalin : Wlmt tlie AlleuatluiiN of the Portlier South Onialin .Man , Helntltc. to Clicin- Mean , WASHINGTON , March 2. There were ncvcral Intercatlug developments In the beef court of inquiry today. It w-as a field day for the volunteer arm of the service , the waiting room being tilled nil day with mem bers of the various volunteer soldiers which served In Cuba and Porto Hloo. The first of these , Clarcnco Walters of the 1'list vol unteer engineers , told a sensational story of hardship and Inhumanity suffered during hid service , describing the cauuod roast bcof In harsher terms than have ever before been applied to that much-abused article. Later In the day Lieutenant Scwcll , who was major of the volunteer battalion In which A Vail ere served , contradicted hln story completely , saying thcro w.is no canned roast beef nbonid the transport which took the command to Potto Ulco. Further than that he said Wallet a had como to him after landing and asked to be discharged so as to accept a position as newspaper correspond ent , and on being questioned said that ho had been well treated -while In the service and had no complaint to make. An Important development was the debate of the story of ono James Farnnn of South Omaha , Neb , who wrote Dr. Maxwell Christine of Philadelphia that ho had seen beet Injected with chemicals In an Omaha packing house Ur. Christine explained that what ho hid scon was the pickling of corned meats , the brluo being Injected Into the meat to save several weeks' tlmo In the pickling vat. The question of counsel for General Miles before the court Is still In abeyance , some corraspumlsnca having passed between the general and the court , but bath sides decline to give nut the MUrs till after a settle ment Is re&ched. General Miles has not nskud to b ropr onted by counsel , presum ably bouiUM that would put him In the po sition of udmUUUf hlmielt on trial by the court , whioh up to date he has declined lr > admit. On th other hand , the court docs not feel .Wo , under the articles of war , to permit Major Gentty , or an > ouo else , to crosn-quvfitlon witnessed unless ho can bo JucognlHd officially as counsel for the do- fense. It Is etntcd that the matter prob- nbly will be settled tomorrow. The couit expects to start west Tuesday or Wcdncisday of next week. The testimony of Claicnco Walters of the First volunteer englnects of Now York was rather sensational. He was apparently well educated and IntPlllgent , evidently a man of the world , and gave tes timony clearly and calmly , but with positive directrices. Ho was asked what his experience with canned boot had been on the voyage of his transport to Porto Ulco and replied that the first can ho saw opened had worms In it and n few minutes after being opened developed such n putrid odor that It was impossible to have it about. He ate some of It and was made violently sick. He eald he had been on sea tilps before and was never seasick. The men of his company complained of the meat and the commissary sergeant refused to accept It. Some of the meat was given to the surgeon major , who tasted it and said It was all right. The sergeant commissary was compelled to ac cept It , but did so under protest. Nearly nil the iron of his battalion were sick throughout most of the voyage as a result of eating this meat. Colonel Davis , the recorder , ordered a can opened and asked witness If It was the same he hid used In the service. Witness said it bore no resemblance to the cam paign article. The cans he had seen were a different form , keystone shape , and color , consistency and odor of contents were en tirely different. A second can was opened tor Inspection with the same result. Wlt ness did not recognize It. After reaching Porto Rico he was sick a week as a result of the voyage. Ho was given some mcdlclno and told he would bo nil right In a llttlo while. On shore he got supplies from the lied Cross and bought milk and eggs from the natives , practically sub sisting himself during his stay on the liland. At least two-thirds of his company were fully as sick as he , and from the same causa. "Wero jou sick before jou went aboard the transport ? " asked Colonel Glllesplo. "No , sir. " "Whait sort of a life had you led before going Into the service ? " "I can't say that I have been n dissipated man , " and there was a general smile around the room. Colonel Glllesplo frowned and ( banged the form of the question. "I don't mean that. ' What business were > ou In before entering the service ? " "I was In the newspaper business. " Captain Herbert O , Hicks of Company M , Second Mabsachugetts , in descrlblns the meat did not make It out quite so repulsive ns that served to Walters In Porto Rico , but ho said It was "u slimy , stringy mass , nauseating to the taste , that It could not bo recognized as meat , except by the melted fat In which It wau soaked , " Witness was shown several of the cans on hand with the commission , but said they were not the same that he bad seen In serv ice. Ho described the cans In Cuba as round , dark-brown cans , without paper wrapping. Lieutenant George Taylor , late of the Sixth Massachusetts , who said ho was a grocery man before entering tbo service , eald his regiment served In Porto Rico. It had very llttlo that the men could oat on the voyage down. They sometimes had bacon , but no chance to cook It , nnd had to thtow It ovorboaid. They had canned roast' beef which they could not eat and bad frequently only canned tomatoes , bard tack and coffeo. SleU for Imelc of Fooil. Asked If he thought any sickness In his command was caused by the food the men had to cat , ho replied : "I think It was moro duo to what wo did not havn to eat. When wo got to Porto Rico there wore thirty of our men so sick they were never landed. " "Was this state of under-feeding general nbonrd the transport ? " asked Colonel Davis. "Yes , sir , " Colonel Davis General Miles was on lioard. Did you report to him ? "I did not think vo had any right to go over the head of our colonel. We reported to him. , I heard him speak to the coinmls- saiy commander and ho answered that the men were getting all they would get and probably would get a good deal less when they got on shore. That was all I over heard of the report. " His colonel was Charles F , Woodard , Witness said there was a great deal of slrkuess In Ills command on shore , but he had attributed It nt the tlmo totho _ climate ' rather than to tho'food. On shore the ration was usually shott , how much so bo could not fay. He had been a grocer ten years and handled canned roast beef , but It was a better quality thnu he had seen In the army. HlB trade In canned beef wnj very small , M , O. Dnyor of the Ninth Massachusetts volunteers said that on the voyage to Cuba they had served a fairly good brand of canned roust beef , much the same as ho bad seen at homo. After landing nt Slboney on July 1 the company bad canned roast beet Issued to them for a three dujs' ration , but lost It all on going Into action. Thereafter they had about half canned meat and bait bacon , Some of the canned roust beet wns absolutely spoiled when opened , but It wai nil uneatable nnd did not satisfy the hunger nor keep up the strength , Ono of his experiences with the canned roast beef was on San Juan hill , when hli mess wag out of rations. He found n can of roast beef In ono of the abandoned camps of the Sixth cavalry. AVnrflo Tlmn the Client * . "I thought It was going to be A God-send to the mess , sir , " said he , feelingly , "and I put It In my shirt. I was smoking a cigar at the time , but when the cigar went out I smelted something awful and when I found out what was the matter It was the can nf beef In my shirt. The can was cracked In ono corner , and , oh , sir , It was awful. " Ills first experience with the refrigerator beef was on the San Juan hill , July 21 , The beef was mostly all of It mouldy and most of it tainted so that the men were sickened by eating It. On the vojngo home the men could eat llttlo but hardtack and coffee. "Then wo started home , filr , " said O'Dnycr , In conclusion , "and when wo got to Montauk Point the Massachusetts Aid so ciety rescued us from the Commissary de partment. " Lieutenant Newton Putney , another Sixth MoEEachusotts man , followed. His story of the vojngo of the Yale to Porto Rico agreed substantially with that of Lieutenant Tay lor , the tomatoes being bad , the canned meat worse , nnd bacon being Issued without any facilities to cook It. So far as ha knew the line officers complained to their colour ! , but nothing came of It. On shore the men complained of the canned roast meat , but they were In the habit of kicking and wit ness paid llttlo attention to It until going Into the Interior. They took two-thirds of their meat ration In canned roast beef and had thrown it all away. Quartermaster Sergeant M , W. Lothbrldge of the Second Now York , whoso service had all been in the United States , said his ex perience with the refrigerator beef had been qulto satisfactory. Of the canned beef ho had handled about 1,200 pounds for his com pany. Only about forty pounds of this was ever used. A largo amount was condemned by n board of survey , and of a largo num ber of apparently perfect cans ho had per sonally opened , about one In five was ab solutely putrid , whllo none of it was whole some and fit to eat. Kewell Dlnntitcn Walter * . Lieutenant John S. Sewell of the regular army , who served as major of the First Volunteer engineers , nnd was aboard the transpoit that carried Clarence Walters to Porto Rico , testified that there was no canned bcof aboard this transport to his knowledge. There was canned corned beet In cans , such as were described by Walters as containing canned roast beef. Ho recol lected Walters , but the latter never had com plained to him of the ration or of his treat ment whllo In the service. On the contrary Walters Bald be had been very well treated. Private Stubbleblno of the Seventy-first Now Yotk said he hod been made sick three times bj eating canned roast beef and there after avoided It as much as ho could. Ho was shown some of the freshly opened cans of beef on the table and said U was In a general way like what he had seen In Cuba , but was somewhat better meat. Of the re frigerator beef nearly all that he saw was tainted. Guy P. Vlstlnskl of the First volunteer en gineers had been three months In Porto Rico and only ate canned roast bee-f once. It made him sick. There was one brand of canned corned beet that also made the men 111. but another brand they courd eat. They only got a little of this sort. On the voyage homo the command was well provided for , having good , fresh beef and some delicacies. R. C. Miller of Rochester , a machinist by trade and a private of the Eighth Ohio , had had large experience with canned roast beef whllo camped in Cuba. His testimony was clear and moro assured than that of most ot the enlisted men. , About one-thrd ot the canned beet was fit for use and the rest con demned. One-halt the refrigerated beef had to bo burled and of the rest very little could bo said to bo good. The nice were hungry and ate It. That Injecting of Meat. Dr. Maxwell Christine of Philadelphia , the witness who was supposed to have witnessed the preparation of meat In the packing house of Swift and Company of Omaha , tes tified that while In Omaha last year ho had been through the slaughter house of the Swift firm and had seen a man with a canula on tbo end of a flexible tube shoving it into sections of meat and injecting them with fluid. Ho did not know at the tlmo what the fluid was , or whether the meat being treated was corned hoef , pork or re frigerator beef. The meat was cut In fifteen or twenty-pound pieces and was not In sides or quarters. Ho paid little attention to the matter at the tfme , but when the discussion over "embalmed beef" arose he deemed It his duty to write to General Miles , telling him what ho had seen. Ho did not say In his letter that It was "beef" which was beIng - Ing injected , but eald merely that it was "meat. " Ho had regarded this communica tion as confidential , but it had gotten out and brought him a great many letters. Among others was a letter from a man In New York signing himself Wentz and ask ing It Dr. Christina knew that the Injection process ho had witnessed was the regular way of corning beef and hams , as the In jection with pickling fluid required some time. time.Ho Ho received a letter from a man signing himself Farnan , whom he had never seen. Karnnn said he had been stationed In Omaha and knew all about the embalming of beef and could glvo Information very damaging to the packers. On the strength of this letter Farnan was summoned to up * pear before an Investigating commission , but never responded. CO.M'MHMATIO.NS 1IY THIS SRNATU. Ciulet Tuylor of Oninliu nnd Iinfuyrtte Itfilinoii Kur\e > orn of Cuntonm , WASHINGTON , March 2. The senate In executive atwslon today confirmed these nominations : David D. Shelby of Alabama , United States circuit Judge for the Fifth Judicial district. Vivian J , Tagln , marshal for the southern district ot Ohio. Survevors of Customs Lewis Volght , er , , port of Cincinnati ; Cadet Taylor , Omaha , Neb ; LafajeUo Redmon , Des Molnes , la , William Small , District of Columbia , to 'be ' consul at Colllngwood , Ont. n. II. Sullivan of Planklnton , S. D , , regis ter ot the land olllco at Peavy , Alaska. Roland C. Nichols of Wnpakonota , 0. , re ceiver of public monejs at Peavy , Alaska. Postmasters : Missouri A. J. Robinson , Liberty. Colorado S. M. Dlggs , Durango ; C. R. Ellis , Rico. North Dakota- . C. Thompson , Dickin son. son.Iowa Iowa S. II , Gllmore , Holsteln. Kansas /T. T. . Thompson , Howard. XO MQlH ! AT TII13 AUMY I'OSTS. Anif mlinciit to Army Illll HUM Fur llenelilnur llnVct. WASHINGTON. March 2. The amendment - ment which Senator Hansbrough offered to the army reorganization bill , and which be came a part of that measure , prohibiting officers and soldiers from selling intoxicat ing drinks , In any post or exchange , Is more far-reaching than at first appeared , It goea further and prohibits any other person from selling such liquors In any encampment or any placed used for military purposes. This will exclude liquor from most every post In the United States. I'uililuir Tlirouuh I'rlie Claim * . WASHINGTON , March 2. The Navy de partment Is piuhlDg the settlement of the prize cases crowing out of the late war as rapidly cs possible and the Judje advocate general has sent to the auditor of the treasury for the navy the claims of the Nashville and MarblchcAd for the urtzure ot the Argonnutn nnd the Morblohead , Resolute and Annapolis for the aeliurn of the Aduln. Thepo are sent forward for preliminary ad justment only , as the final judgment of the prize courts In the cases have not yet been certified to the Navy department. The de partment has adopted this practice In order to facilitate the final settlement of the cases , for It permits the auditor to examine them and have everything In order for speedy decision as soon ns the final judg ments are sent to him. WAR CLAIMSJJOME UP NEXT Anticipation that n Inr e .Vimlter AVII1 HP riled Ilnlen Oovern- Illtf SlICll CltNCN. WASHINGTON , March 2. The govern ment expects to have to consider a largo number of claims for Indemnity ns a sequence to our military operations and campaigns , but It Is said In a general way by government officials that so far none ot the Indemnity claims reported as a result ot the war appear to have substantial grounds In the light of all the circumstances , though all will receive the most careful consideration , The following statement maybe bo regarded as summing up in a general way the position this government takes in the consideration of claims for Indemnity : No government , In the absence of special treaty stipulations , Insures the absolute safety and security ot the life and property of subjects or citizens of foreign states against injuries committed by Insurgents , mobs or private malefactors within Its own territory. Every government Is bound to accord a reasonable degree of protection to aliens nnd to their property within Its Juris diction , as against such Injuries , but if the authorities use reasonable diligence to ex tend the protection of the law to nil It dis charges Its primary duty. If the govern ment Is notified that such Injury Is threat ened it Is Its duty to gunrd against Its in fliction If it Is able to do so. The burden of proof in such cases rcsta on the claimant to show the exceptional circumstances that exist as the basis of such liability , ns , for example , that there has been a want of good faith or of rcasonablo care In affording protection. In short , It must be shown that the authorities are morally culpable for the Injuries Inflicted. Dy the treaty of peace this government will pay such claims as arise subsequent to the outbreak of the Cuban insurrection as the Spanish would bo Internationally liable to pay to American citizens. This liability , of course , depends on the circumstances under which the Injuries complained of were committed nnd the grounds of such liability nro well defined by international law authorities. The State department has Issued a form for the preparation of claims against foreign governments by citizens of this country In voking the aid of the State department. These claims are limited to those not founded on contract nnd the rules for their preparation are substantially those which have been adopted by commissions organized under conventions between the United States nnd foreign governments for the adjustment of claims. Substantially the some rules would apply In presenting claims against this government by citizens of foreign powers. Each claimant Is required to file a memorial , properly dated , setting forth minutely nnd particularly the facts nnd cir cumstances from which the right to prefer such claims Is derived by the claimant. This memorial should bo verified by an oath or affirmation. The rules among other things Instruct claimants that In all cases'In which are property of any description , for the seizure or loss of which claims have been presented , was Insured at the tlmo of such seizure or loss the original policy of in surance or certified copy should bo pro duced ; documentary proof should be au thenticated by proper certificates or by the oath of a witness and all testimony taken In any foreign language exhibited in proof should bo accompanied by an English trans lation. HIGIITS OP SUIlMAimE OA11IE. Interesting Poliitu Itiilncil Jlcfore United StatuM Attorney General. WASHINGTON , March 2. The attorney general gave a hearing today on the ques tion ot the right of the Commercial Cable company of Cuba , a corporation organized on February 1C , 1899 , In New Jersey , by of ficers of the Postal Telegraph and Cable company , to land , erect nnd operate a sub marine cable tween the United States and Cuba. This right is controlled by the Interna tional Ocean Telegraph company , now under the management of the Western Union Tele- ? raph company. It was maintained on be half of the International Oceanic Cable company , that In accordance of the terms of a decree by the Spanish government In 18S8 It obtained the exclusive right and privilege tor the term of forty > ears to land a cable In Cuba to be operated between that island nnd the United States. It was argued further that by the terms of the treaty of peace between this country and Spain the United States bound itself to respect all private ownership of property of whatever character In the Islands nnd disavowed any Intention to permanently exercise sovereignty eignty over It and hence It had not authority to abrogate the decree or to Interfere In tbo full enjoyment of the company's rights under Its concession. On behalf of the Commercial company it was stated that the original franchise from Spain had been secured through misrepre sentation , and also that the continuance of the monopoly was contrary to the public policy of the United States. It was also contended that under Its general authority over n conquered territory the United States 1'ad a right to inquire Into and abrogate such concessions as were found to bo sub versive of the rights of others and against public policy. Counsel for the International Oceanic com pany contended that the allegation of fraud was not sustained , Inasmuch as the original order of 1889 fully confirmed the contention of I860. The attorney general took the matter un der advisement. i msio\s : roii WHHTBUIV virrn hurvlvom of tin- Civil Wnr Heineiu- liereit liy tlie fJoverniueiK. WASHINGTON , March 2. ( Special. ) The following western pensions have been granted : Issue of February 15' Nebraska1 Incienso Joshua Porter , Chambers , JO to J12 ; William F Jackson , Crawford , J8 to $12 , Isaac C. Jones , Teka- mah. $8 to | 10 ; Jacob White , Scrlbner , $ S to * g. Iowa : Increase Amos II. Lawshe , Red Oak. | 0 to $10 ; John P. Taylor , Gravity , J12 to $14 ; Blair Rltzel , Osceola , $8 to $12 ; Nathaniel G. Trenchard , Manchester , $ C to $10. Wyoming : Increase Franklin R. Sim mons , Hlghlney , $ G to $8. $ Colorado : Original Isaac Dlrdslll , Long- mont. $12. Reissue Robert Gronau , Pit- kin. $8. L\IIIIUT : AT"IIDFKAI.O. . HOUHU I'lmnew Appropriation for Participation of (3o > eminent. WASHINGTON , March 2. The Buffalo ex position bill passed the house , 141 to 1C. Mr , Southard , republican , of Ohio , moved the passage of the Ohio Centennial bill , carrying $2,500,000 , for Srnator dray , WASHINGTON. March 2. Senator George Gray of Delaware , whose term expires March 4 , has signified to the president that he would accept a tender of appointment an United States circuit Judge for the Third judicial circuit , comprising the states of New Jersey , Pennsylvania nnd Delaware , and his appointment has been definitely de cided upon , The nomination , however , will not be made until after the adjournment of congrcis. A recent act gava an additional judge to this circuit because ot the largo 'amount ' of litigation therein. Senator Gray Is a gold democrat nnd was ono of the American commissioners In the recent peace treaty negotiations. i'unsi n. > T Ai'pnovns MJW nii.i.s. AIIIOIIK Them Areel > rn 1 < n'n and Irmn'n I'nbllo llnlltllntt * . WASHINGTON. March 2. The president has approved bills as follow a : For the Investigation ot leprosy In the United States. Tor Uio purchase of sites for public buttd * Ings nt Hastings nnd Norfolk , Neb. For public buildings at Butte City , Mont. ; Joplln , Mo ; Uoaumotit , Tex. ; Abilene , Tex. ; Salt Lake City , Utah ; Fergus Falls , Minn. ; Blair , Neb. ; Increasing cost At Omaha , addi tion to building at Cantott , 0. ; Pubuquc , la. ; Hot Springs , Ark. ; Kansas City , Kan. ; ad ditional property for use of postoffico at Clinton , la. The army reorganization bill ; to create rank of admiral and public building bills at Aberdeen , S. D. , nnd Wllkcsbnrre , Pn. Also an appropriation ot $20,000,000 to carry out the provision of the treaty of peace with Spain. COMPUUMISn OX TIIIJ CAXA1 , HIM , . Conference Will 1'rolinlily CIIIIHC Iii- v entlKiitloii of lloth HonU-H. WASHINGTON , March 2. The Indications from the conference on the river nnd harbor appropriation bill are that n compromise on the Nicaragua canal amendment will bo agreed to. Ono of Uio recent propositions made and being discussed Is for an appropriation ot $5,000,000 with the nuthorlratlon of the president to Investigate both the Panama and Nicaragua routes , and when the best route Is found the secretary of war Is to go ahead with the work and enter Into contracts for Its completion. There Is some objection to this plan nnd it may bo modified. It seems to have been determined that soruo canal legislation will be passed. PREVAILS AT lIMJHKi Forces of olndunlntx follow Ail- i lee nnil Surrender. WASHINGTON , March 2. Mr. Clancey , United States consular agent at Bluellclds , has Informed the Department of State that "to prevent unnecessary bloodshed revolu tionists under command of Reyes surren dered to Nlcaraguan General Rcullug this afternoon , on advice of Captains Symonds and Burr. Lives of General Reyes and fol lowers guaranteed ; forelgnois who partici pated must leave Nicaragua ; forces landed by Symonds and Burr last night. Quiet pre vails. " blow Pronrei * on Sundry CIII 11111. WASHINGTON , March 2. At 11 o'clock tonight , when the conferees on the sundry civil appropriation bill adjourned , they stated that they had not yet reached a final agreement. They had , however , cleared away many of the items of disagreement , although the most Important subjects , In cluding the Paris exposition and the Pacific cable , TV ere still open. There had been some prospect that the exposition Item of $1,200,000 would be compromised at $1,000- 000 , but when the conferees separated they said this Item was still unadjusted. Even on the lesser agreements already reached the arrangement Is tentative and subject to revision tomorrow. The conferees begin work again tomorrow inoinlng. McKinlcy Miiy Take a Kent. WASHINGTON , March 2. Senator Hanna has Invited President OIcKlnley to go with him next week to his place at Thomnsvllle , Ga. , for a rest , nnd the president has prom ised to go If the public business Is by that tlmo In such a position as to permit his absence. Senatgr Hanna said today that the president had Indicated a strong desire to accept the Invitation and that ho felt en couraged to hope that he would flnd him self able to do so. If the trip is made it will be solely for the purpose of securing recreation , of which the president Is In need after his long strain In connection with the Spanish war. Senator Hanna docs not expect to get away before the latter part of next week. UllIlUlllH Clllltlllll SIlllOIlllK. WASHINGTON , March 2 The course pursued by the commander of the gunboat Marietta at Bluoflelds In giving asylum to General Reyes , the leader of the defunct re bellion , is fully approved here. It Is said that Captain Slmonds probably saved much bloodshed and rioting , and Incidentally the destruction of American property , by offer ing this refuge and thus terminating the active resistance of the rebels. It is probable that the Marietta will convey Rejes to a place of safety In some other country unless ho can make terms with the government of Nicaragua. Hoenot Alfcut Vene/neln Cane. WASHINGTON. March 2. It Is said at the State department that the death of Lord Horschell , who was a member of the arbi tration commission on the Venezuelan bound- niy , Will not undo what has been done toward a settlement of that Important ques tion. The general practice In case of the death of one of tlie commissioners is to appoint a successor In exact accordance with Uio terms under which the original appoint ment was made , and the British government doubtless will appoint his successor at an early date. IIlKlier .Number for Holmon. WASHINGTON , March 2. The president today sent tbcso nominations to the senate : Assistant Naval Constructor Richmond P. Hobson , to bo advanced ten numbers , from No. 1 of the list of assistant naval con structors , to be No. 8 on the list of naval constructors , for extraordinary heroism. Wnr Captain T. F. Forbes , Fifth Infantry , to bo major. Medical Department Captain E. C. Carter , assistant surgeon , to bo surgeon , with runic of major. Conimeree PlrNt CoiiNlilerntlon , WASHINGTON , March 2. Without neg lecting agriculture at home , the Ger man government Is making commercial In terests moro and more the basis of its foreign policy. The State department has been so Informed by Consul Winter at Anna- berg , who adds that Germany's export trade fPI ma the center of gravity of almost every political transaction and that every en couragement Is being given to It by ( bo Imperial German government. JVo Afttlou on WASHINGTON. March 2 , The resolution to declare General Wheeler and other repre sentatives holding army commissions to have vacated their seats In the liouso was called up today by Mr. Henderson of Iowa. The j question of consideration was raised at once by Mr. Lacey ot Iowa , and by 42 to 87 the house refused to consider the matter. Ayea and nays were then called , The > eas and nays resulted 77 to 1G7 against consideration of the resolution. Hoiirlnir on ( irnln ItnleN I'OH ( | > onril , WASHINGTON , March 2. The Interstate Commerce commission hearing of the com plaint of the Pblcncio Board of Trade con cerning export rates on corn and other grain from points cast of and west of the Missis sippi river has been postponed to March 13 at the United States court rooms In Chicago Iewc > 'H CoiiiiiilKHlon lit Ileiul > . WASHINGTON. March 2. Tb commis sion of George Deney to bo an admiral of the navy has been made out at the Navy department and sent to the White House to be In readlnrsa when the bill creating the office of admiral U signed by the president. I'reiilill-nt HlKim Ailmlrul Illll. WASHINGTON , March 2. President Me- Kliiley at 111 ; ! > p. m , tonight signed the bill creating the rank ot admiral In the navy. ADVANCE IN IRON AND STEEL Higher llnlrx on HimMntorlnl He- ntinnnllilc for Ten Per Cent ItaUe In PrlcrH nf > nlln , J'lTTSnUIlO , March 2 The advance In Iron rind steel during the. last few da > s has caused nnll manufacturers to advance their prices on Iron and steel , and wrought nails ha\o been Incrcnscil 10 per cent. The baaing rnto remains the same , but the discount has been taken off. Manufacturers eay that the demand for their product has greatly Increased during the last -few weeks and that prices would not have been changed had not the prlco on raw material Advanced. All the mills are running full tlmo and up to their capacities All the rod mills In the city nro working overtime In order to fill orders nnd the workmen nro now beginning to liopo that the Increase In the price of Iron and steel will mean a general mUnnco In wages. FIRE RECORD , Freight Depot mill AVnrelionse. CHAHLOTTK , N. C. , March 2. Klro hero today destroyed the Southern Hallway fi eight depot , a cotton compress , the joint property of the Southern nnd Seaboard rail roads , a largo atorago warehouse , 4,000 bibs of cotton Intended for export to England and Germany and sc\oral hundred tons of commercial fertilizers The loss will bo about $400,000. The Insurance Is unknown. American KrtlltN 12xvniiteil , BERLIN , March 2. The 1'olltlscho Nach- rlchtcn annouuccs that the minister of finance , Dr. Mlqucl , with the approval of the Imperial chancellor , has instructed the of ficials at all places of entry In Germany that American so-called southern fruits , llltc oranges , lemons and raisins , are an I subject to the provisions of the order of Tebruary 2 , 189S , providing for the examination of fruit In order to determine whether It Is Infected with the San Jose scale. Slicriunn PIIMNPN Perl in iNliind. ISLAND Or 1'CUIM , Straits of Dabol- Mnn-Deb , March 2. The United States trans port Sherman nrrhed hero yesterday on its way to Manila. The Sherman left Now York February 3 and has on board the Third In fantry and ono battalion of the Seventeenth Infantry. Xevv President nf Ijii NG\V YOHK , March 2. At the special meeting of the Delaware , Lackawanna & Western railroad today Samuel Sloan re signed as president and W. II. Truesdalo was elected as president. Mr. Sloan was chosen chairman of the Board of Directors. Slei > Townril DlNiirmninent. VALPARAISO. Mnrch 2. The Chilian olllco nnd the military authorities hnvo definitely decided to rcduco the army by 5,000 men. The government , it Is rumored , contemplates the sale of several cruisers to the United States and Ecuador. Three PnotorleH llulxe AVilKCH. LEBANON , Pn. , March 2. The manage ment of the Pennsyhanlu Bolt and Nut works announces a 10 per cent increase in wages in the puddling nnd rolling mill de partments , to take effect April 1. The Lebanon rolling mills also gl\e notice of a .similar Increase in the wages of the em ployes of that establishment. The em ployes of Swede's furnace at Norrlstown have received a 10 per cent advance. ToxnH Will Import Cniil. ST. LOUIS , Mnrch 2 A special to the Post-Dispatch from Dallas , Texas , Bays : The magnitude of the Indian territory and Arkansas coal miners' strike Is alarming the Industrial circles of Texas. Arrangements nro bel'.g made t procure mil f-cm Jllln'M Fiid Coloralo. It is nm.miLced here today that satisfactory freight ratni have been con ceded by lines uxtouliiig fioin Illinois to Texas. Steel \Vorkern Get a Ilitlnc. CLEVELAND , March 2. Within the last two days fully 8,000 workmen , largely em- plo > ed In the various mills controlled by the American Steel nnd Wire company in this city , have been notified of an Increase In wages from 5 to 10 per cent. The flood of orders , revival in the steel trade and ad vance in prices for finished material aio given as reasons for the advance. I'll 11 ii re of FlKli Denier. SANDUSKY , O. , March 2. II. C. Post , probably one of the most extensive fish dealers on the great lakes , has filed a peti tion In bankruptcy in the United States court. Liabilities are placed at $298,054. The value of the assets nntnod will be very llttlo. Post lost heavily In the Hotel Vic tory nt Put-In Bay Island , In which he In vested a large sum. Prize Ship In .laiuiiiene Vnty. SAN FRANCISCO , March 2 The cruiser Chltoz , built by the Union Iron works for the Japanese government , has been formally delivered to Captain Sakurnl , who will bo Its future commander. The vessel now flloa the Japanese flag nnd is considered the finest ship in the mikado's navy. It has developed a speed of 23.75 knots while manned by its own flromcn. Ilt lileiul on MnltliiK Stock. NEW YORK , March 2. The directors of the American Malting company have de clared n quarterly dividend of 1 % per cent on the preferred stock , pnjnhlo April 15. IJiiMt S > ruciiHU Pontolllec Holilieil. SYRACUSE , N. Y. . Mnrch 2 Burglars blew open the safe In the East Syracuse postolfico last night nnd obtained nearly $3,000 In postage stamps and money. THE C/.AU AT 1IOMI2. Some Queer I'leturrn of llln Table Miiiincrx In Chllilhood. A volume dealing with the private life and mode of existence of Nicholas II has been Is sued In Paris. The author Is M. Maurice Leudet , a distinguished member of the staff of the Figaro , who some time back pub lished a successful book dealing on similar lines with the German emporor. "Nicholas II Intlme , " as the present work is called , Is n quite unpretentious produc tion. With the exception of tlie preface , which discusses the disarmament proposals , and ono or two chapters devoted to the pres ent condition and destinies of Russia , Its pages nro occupied exclusively by minor de tails relating 1o the personality of the czar nnd by well Informed and entertaining gos sip , The most varied aspects of the czar's Ufa are touched upon , A chapter is devoted , for InstnniH ) , to his education and a chapter to Ills marriage , a diopter to tlie Imperial stables and another to the Imperial table. The court fetes , the grand dukes , the loyal palaces and the czar's journey to 4he cast ara a few more of the many subjects dealt with. The czar , It appears , lias an excellent memory and acquired the numerous lan guages he speaks with remarkable ease nnd quickness M. Leudet assures us itliat he talks English without an accent , but It Is noteworthy that ho docs not venture to say as much with regard to Trench Mr Hi-atih , his English master , Is credited with a cor dial dislike for Mr Gladstone and a pro nounced fondness for boxing , but whomer ha transmitted throe tastes to his pupil U not recorded. The young princes wcro brought up wild ns HUlo ceremony as pos sible. On Sundaja they entertained at din ner the small bojs and girls who were ad mitted to the honor of fcheir friendship , Thcso parties seem to have been exceedingly lively functions. "There was no end to the tricks the hosts and their small guests played on ono another. From end to end of the table thcro used to bo continuous tiring of bread pellets , whlcli wcro perpetually striking princely noses or landing In ro > ul mouths. Another favorlt joke was to jog your neighbor's elbow while he was drinking or to baptize him with a glais of wine. " This "charming picture of home life , " as M. Leudot calls it , Is proof at any rate that there are various ways of becoming fltt d for the most polite society. Still , It must not be supposed from this occasional llceuue that the czar's education was neglected , Ho received a very Mrlet religious training nd 'tho ' Impression It made on him mny bo RRlti- cre < l from n remark he rondo on the occa slon of the denth of Victor HIIRO. He knew that the great poet w s a Freethinker , tn < on reading In ft newspaper an Account of his public funeral ho said ho could not under stand tiovv such honors could bo paid to n man who "had died llko a dog. " Th crar rises at 8 , itnkes tea with ttio empress at 9 and at 9-30 retires to his study to read the principal European newspapers Thla task accomplished , ho ROCS out for a short walk and nt 11 Is ready to receive hla ministers and attend to Ills correspondence After luncheon ho drives out with the em press and on his return shuts himself up In his study , wdcro ho U hard At work until S the Imperial dinner hour The Importance of this meal Is considerable at the Russian court , an may bo Imagined when It Is salt ! that over 200 persons nrc engaged In pio- parlng nnd serving It M Lcudet , by the wa ; . Is wblo to glvo the rcctpo for Bortsch , the tamom Russian oup , as supplied to Jilm by Uio Imperial cook himself. In fact , the culinary charter contains much excellent matter , Including n method of serving "kll- kls , " which may lx recommended to the at tention of gourmets TIII : AH.McAvrnnv. . A Practical Promoter of the Welfare of SolillerN. The canteen In the army Is the growth ol centuries. It Is the outgrowth of ngcs of military experience. It Is n do\lco for pre venting drunkenness among soldiers , adopted in preference to the method of punishing for drunkenness. In our nrmv , Bajs the St. Louis Mirror , the canteen U conducted under very strict regulations. The post commandant Is held responsible for the enforcement of the regulations He is as sisted by "a canteen council" composed of three ouicere , ono of whom In In Immediate rhargo of the canteen. It Is also under the Immediate supervision of the "olllcer of the day. " All articles disposed of nt the can teen nro Fold nt n bare advance upon the original ccat. The profits go to the credit of the organizations nt the post. This money Is expended iby the company com manders In the purchase of luxuries , llko butter , milk , eggs , game , cheese , etc. , not found on the regular bill of faro. Every canteen is a sort of club whereat the men may resort to read , to sing , to play guinea that are not gambling games , to regale themselves between meals of anthing of an alcoholic nature , except beer. Intoxication Is not permitted nnd neither Is the sale of beer to anyone who might be intoxicated. Such Is the canteen ns it is described , Boml- oftlclally nnd authoritatively , by the Army nnd Navy Journal. It Is not such a heinous Institution. On the contrary , there Is abundant evidence , In the army records , that the canteen Is a fac tor in sustaining the nnoralo of the force. It keeps the men at the post , out of vile whisky dives and houses of lll-reputo near the post. A canteen nt Fort Sidney , Neb , reduced by ono-liolf the number of saloons In Sidney. The opening of a canteen nt Fort Porter , near Buffalo , closed up many dens In the neighborhood. Every post hav ing a canteen has teen noted for better dis cipline than before the canteen was estab lished. The establishment of canteens keeps the soldiers from being drugged and crazed by the Tot-gut sold by the wretches whs often set up joints , near the post , in which the soldier Is robbed. The testimony of the adjutant general , the judge advocate's department , the med ical department , the paymaster general's office - fico la that slnco Uio establishment of post canteens desertions have diminished , courts- martial have decreased , sickness , consequent upon Intoxication , has become rarer , de posits of soldiers' savings from their pay have Increased. Shall such an agency for good of the service and the good of the tn- dlvldual members bo abandoned ? Does not Its benefit outweigh all the imaginary evils of ittie institution ? It works for order , for morality , for health , for economy. Those are the things that make for manhood. The canteen hae advanced the condition of the private soldier far above that of the class from which the army Is , ordinarily , re cruited. The canteen solidifies the man. It unites them In a sort of social brotherhood. It fosters that very necessary thing In an army , the esprit du corps. It discourages drunkenness , disorder , depravity , extrav agance. It is distinctively a temperance in stitution. Soldiers will drink. Better let them drink at the post than outside. Better let them drink under the eyes of their superiors than carouse In dives and brothels. Better let them drink pure beer than whisky of the worst sort , sold by soulless joint-keepers anxious for n thousand per cent profit. Bet tor let them drink a llttlo at home tnan send them outside the post to drink too much , get drunk , disorderly , desert and bo arrested nnd court martlaled , after the harm Is don . This amendment will force the soldier who will drink to drink the worst stuff with the worst results to the service and to himself. The desire for drink can not be eliminated. It can only bo controlled. Discipline can control It. Such control Is possible only under the system of the post canteen conducted under the officers' eyes. Who Is moro Interested In the sobriety , orderliness , decency , tone of the service than the officers of the army ? They testify to the usefulness of the canteen as a moral Influence. They know the soldier. They have to depend upon him. His creditable conduct redounds to their glory , proves ofllclency. They eay the canteen is nn in stitution promotlvo of sobriety and good conduct. They point to the figures. They know. They have seen the canteen Improve the force. They have not Been prohibition Improve the morals of civilian communities V > o may trust the officers of the army to earo for tlio at my If post canteens are bad no post cantctns nro much worse Why should the aimy ho managed in such an important matter of discipline as this in accordance with the views of a lot of people - plo who know nothing of what they speak ? The "canteen amendment" should be wiped out by the senate In deference to common son&o and In deference to professional mil- Italy testimony against the silly agitation which cieated the amendment. A n.vunirruii or ARPTU.MS. MINN Annex ( ioulil Trin erweN the World In ii Shlii. When the fine American clipper hlp Chal lenger arrived In Uulllmoro ( ho other day after a prosperous vojagp from Hong Kong , China , she carried among her passengers a veritable daughter of Neptune The young lady Is Miss Agnrn Gould , daugrhtor of Cap tain Gould , thn ship's commander. She Is a thorough mariner and navigator , and as sisted her father In the navigation of the Fhlp home from the riowrry Kingdom MlfB Gould was horn aboard her father's ship In the harbor of Callao , Peru , and until the was 7 ycara of ago went to sea with her Barents coutlnuallj She then stajed ashore i few years to attain her schooling , but last > oar her old love of the sea overcame lior and she sailed on the Challenger just twelve months ago from Now York for Cheo Too , 3hlna , with a cargo of case oil She deleted In the navigation of the ship home and kept SCALP AND HAIR And preventing the first sjmptoms of dis tressing raaliej , nothing so pure , so sweet , no wholesome , bo tjieeillly eflectiro a CDTIOUIU rJoAf , greatest of akin jmrlfjlng and beauti fying soaps , as well as purest and uweetcat for toilet , bath , and nursery. For plmjilej , blotches , rod , rough , oily , mothy akin , dry , thlu , and falling hair , red , rough hands , aujl for ifmplo rashei and WemUuosof chlld&ooo , it li utajily Incomparable , ft real shlphnpo log of the voyage , oneh ddv'e run. the wcftthor rondltlont , etc. MM ( Gould Is a propo sesslntr younr Iftdr of about 17 yearn , nnd talks enthusiastically of the sea. She epoko of kys ll-yard ollp- per * , trade iwlml , studdlng-anll booma , bram end , royal and toppnllnnt yards Mother ether young ; Indict talk of Iftccs nnd frllli , and eAys she expects to accompany her father on his next vojflgo to the Orient. Sh has ns pots two Chlncio "chow" dogs , which are bred for food In China , and a cute llttli Japanese dog named Nellie , which stand * on Its hind legs nnd vvnvea Its paws In nn ntttltudo of devotion when she says "Chin , chin , " which Miss Gould explained Is Chinese - nose plgcoh English for prayor. Thcro are beildra on the ship n llttlo Javn monkey , which wears a llttlo l > luo flannel Riillor suit , a Chinese pig. nn old black sow that has mode two complete trips around the world , a Chinese canary In a bamboo cage , and n coop of Japanese ducks and gccso with queer topknots on their heads TA1C1M ! CAIti : UK IIA IIIHS. The Toil | ( * DlmtiiMNcil ! > > n Sltltmtcr nnil n CUIIiHe * * llnipillrt. Their voices wore raised above the vol ume of tone good form nllows and their faces were flushed In the licat of argument , lelates ( lie Chicago Inter Ocean. Ono was what the cruel world Is wont to refer to a an "old maid" of long standing In tlio sis terhood. The other was a callow youth seine 21 yearn of ago. only three months married , but who felt .ho was well qualified to discuss the subject In hand. They were standing In a down town ofllro nt nn hour when business was light and the argument had Ju t reached Its height when an elderly man , the father of flvo stahvnrt boys , Joined the group nnd became nn Interested listener of what was passing. "Your olectrlclty-run cradle that you speak of la all bosh , " wld the joung man , warmly. "It Is the rankest kind of non- BCIISO to Imagine a baby ncods rocking. " " 1 beg jour pardon , " Interrupted the old maid. "AH babies are not alike. It Is nb- solutcly necessary that some children b rocked. If they happen to bo colllcky noth ing will soothe them like the motion of a gently-rocked cradle " "I'd llko to hear jou tell my sister-in-law that kind of rot , " put In the young man. "Sho has n boy of 5 years who has never been rocked In his life. Ho would be In sulted If any ono said 'cradle' or oven rock ing horse In his preaenco nnd he never lost any sleep and my slatcr-ln-law was never prosecuted for cruelty to children , either" "Your elster-In-lavv's baby mny bo nn unusual child and that case docs not prove anything. I have a friend mho , when her baby 'was old enough to sit up , got him on Uio floor , surrounded by chairs , stuck a few feathers from n feather pillow on him and the Ixiby ( would amuse himself whole hours , picking the feathers off ono hand , only to have tbum stick on the ether and In llko manner removing thorn from the other hand. She tried the same plan on the next baby that came and It didn't work ut all. But llttlo Wllllo would elt and crow by the hour" "I don't approve of that sort of pastime for young children , " interposed the young husband. "They are apt to get eo Inter ested that tholr minds become unbalanced. I don't bellovo In children crowing , any how , but don't iwonder at It , with feathers for toys. " And the young man laughed , half in ecorn of the old maid's misguided notions and half in appreciation of Ills own joke , which the old maid , chose to ignore. "How largo a family ha.ve you , madam ? " put In the father of the flvo ( boys. "Sir ! " snapped the old raald , tartly. Then oa eho noticed the elderly man look ing quite grave , &he added : "I have no family , but I am a mornber of the Cooperative ative Mothers' society and know a thing or two about the care of children. " "And you ? " queried the fatner , turning to the young husband. "Oh , bother ! " exclaimed that youthful In dividual. "You Know as well as I do that I haven't any family , excepting a fiito. I lived with my alster-ln-law. however , long enough to know how to bring up n child. But you have ( had plenty of experi ence and ought to be able to scttlo our dis pute. To rock or not to rock , that is the question. " And the young man laughed feebly , so as to appear at his ease. "Mo ? Don't ask mo. I don't know any thing about It , " said the father of flvo boys , ns ho waJkod slowly away , wrapped In deep thought. At Illn Fliicern * 1C mil. Detroit Journal : An Englishman driving ono cold night on an Irish car said to the arvey : "It's a cold night , Pat. " "Bagorrn , it IB ! " said Pat. ' Do you think , " said the gentleman , "that you could tell mo the Latin for cold , Pat ? " "The Latin for could , is It ? " said the : rlshman. ' 'Fnix , I dlsremember It Just now , though I have It nt my fingers * ends thI4 mlnit. " YOUNG AT SIXTY. - \ / Serene comfort and happiness In ad vanced years arc realized by compara tively few women. Their hard lives , their liability to se rious troubles on account of their pecu liar organism and their profound ignorance - ranco concerning themselves , all com bine to shorten the period of usefulness and fill their later years with suffering. Mrs. Pinkhaiu has done much to make women strong. She has given advice to many that has shown them how to guard against disease and retain vigor ous health in oldupc. From every cor ner of the earth there is constantly com ing the most convincing statements from vvoruen , bhowliig the cfHcacy of Lydia K. Pinlchnm's Vegetable ) Com pound in overcoming female ills. Hero is a letter from Mrs. J. C. Onus , of 1320 Ilorner St. , Johnstown , Pa. , which ia earnest and straight to the point : " Tiun ) .Mits. PINKIIAM : I feel it ray duty to tell all suffering women that I think j-our remedies are wonderful , I had trouble with my head , di zy spells and hot Hashes. Feet and hands were cold , was very nervous , could not sleep well , had kidney trouble , pain in ovaries nnd congestion of the womb. Since tnkingyouriemediesl am better every way My head trouble is nil gone , have no pain in ovaries , nnd am cured of womb trouble. I can cat and sleep well and am gaining in ilcbh. I consider your medielno the best to bo had for female tioubles. " Tlio Mrs. J'inkham'b present . experi ence in treating female ills is unpura- ! lolled , for years she worked side by side with Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham , and for sometime past has lind hole charge of the correspondence department of her great buMncss , treating by letter as many as a hundred thousand ailing women during a single year , The proof of the Pudding is in the Ilavo you tried 2 a Bee Wont Adf O They Sj bring results. R loiOIOlOIOHOIOIOIOIOIOIOICH !