Nebraska Newspapers

    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
!