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    THE OMAHA DATT/T "BEE : TUESDAY , MATU1I 7. 1 ! ) < ) ,
FORCES IN THE PHILIPPINES
Imposing Array of Forty One Thousand Men
Represent Amenc-H Strength There.
AtfOUT 12,000 NOT YET REACHED SCENE
Three Transports CarrjInR 1,1(00 ( Men
Novr on the > Vn > UPWPJ'H Coin-
in [ in d Numbers Mueteeii Vex >
cl find Over : iOOO .Men.
WASHINGTON , March C. Forty-one
thouflund unuera and men of the combined
army nnd navy forces comprise the np-
I'.oxlmnte ' tolal American strength now en
ruito nnd under orders for service In the
Phlllpplnc-e No fmlhcl reinforcements arc
now In contemplation , The forces of the
two service alte.ldy stationed In and about
tno archlpHago consists of twenty regi
ments nf Infantty , one engineer battalion ,
seven troops of cavalry and eleven batter-
Im of artillery , an aggregate of about 21,500
men. Nineteen vessels , with an aggregate
of 197 officers , 2'JHO men and 263 marines
uiako up the naval contingent. This Is ex
clusive of the transport Solace , with 102
officers and men all told , which Is con
stantly passing back and forth from Ma -
nlla. There are about 4,500 army rein-
forcumentu on the way to Manila , making
ns rapid progress as possible , and there
are , roughly estimated , 7.f > 00 men In the
force under orders to proceed to the Phil
ippines.
The following are now at Manila or Hong
Kong under the command of Admlnl
Dowcy : Baltlmoie , Bennlngton , Boatou ,
Buffalo , Callao , Charleston , Concord , Cul-
foa , Don Juan do Austria , Helena , I la de
Luzon , Isla de Cuba , Manila , Monadnock.
IMonocacy , Monterey , Olympla , Petrel and
Yorktonn. These vessels carry 217 offices ,
2,990 sailors and 2J3 irarlniH The trans ,
port Solace does not remain nt Manila. The
Cartlnc and Princeton an- now on their way
through the Red Sea to Join Admiral Dewey
and the Oregon and its attendant ves el ,
the Iris , nre traveling through the Pacific
to the same destination. These vessels will
add to the tia-.al force at Manila fifty-nine
officers , 739 men and eighty-four marines.
The captured ships , Don Juan dc Austria ,
Isla de Luzon nnd Isla de Cuba , are not
available for Immediate service , ns they are
In need of repairs. The Solace has taken
out n number of lecrults , nnd with these
tha lala do Luzon will be manned. The
Wheeling will Join Ihe Manila Heel , but Is
not to be counted ns being available In the
Immediate future.
IlPKiiInrn nnd Volunteer * .
The regular troops now In the Philippine
Islands under command of General Otis
consist of the following- The Fourteenth
United States Infantry , nighlccnlh United
Stales Infanlry , Twenllelh United Stales In-
fanlry ( which has but recently arrived
there , consisting or forty-one officers nnd
1,218 men ) , Twenty-second United States
Infantry nnd Twenty-third United States
Infantry , a battalion of United States en
gineers , Troops C , n. G , 1 , K and L of the
Fourth United Stales cavalry ; Batteries G ,
H , K and L of the Third United Stales artil
lery , and Batlerles D and G , Slxlh Unllcd
States artillery.
Mcst ot the -\olunteer forces already In
the fleld , and most of whom have borne
the brunt of the engagements with both
the Spanish army on the islands and more
recently the Filipinos , have been there since
the beginning of the American occupancy of
the Islands. They comprise fifteen regi
ments of Infantry , one troop of cavalry and
five batteries of artillery , as follows- The
First California , First Colorado , First Idaho ,
Flfty-flrht Iowa , Twentieth Kansas , Thir
teenth Minnesota , First Montana , First
North Dakota , First Nebraska , Second Oregon
South Dakota
gen , Tenth Penngylvania.NElrst
kota , First Tennessee , First Washington.
First Wyoming , First troop of the Nevada
cavalry. Batteries A and B , Utah Light ar
tillery , Batteries A and B , Third Califor
nia , the First Wyoming light battery , Tenth
and Eighteenth companies of the United
States signal corps.
In addition to these another company for
the signal corps has Just been formed at
Jlanlla , being recruited by transfer from the
regular branch of the army. This means
of making up the new company was made
necessary by the lack of time for dispatch
of men from the United States reinforce
ments for the Philippines now on the way ,
which aggregate in the neighborhood of
4,500 men nil told.
Expedition * on the Way.
These nre made up of three general expe
ditions , as follows : Transport Grant with
Generalp Law ton and staff , with a total of
sixty-four officers nnd 716 men , Including one
batlallon of the Sevenleenth infantry regi
ment and four companies of the Fourth In
fantry. This expedition sailed from New
York January IP , was reported nt Singa
pore on Saturday and General Law ton cabled
General Oils lhat his expedition will reach
Manila In the early morning ot March 10
The transport Sherman. Colonel J. H.
Page commanding , carries a total of thlrtj-
four officers and 1,702 men , includinc ; the
mitlro Third Infantry regiment and a bat
talion of the Seventeenth infantry The
Sherman sailed from New York February 3 ,
The transport Sheridan , under command ol
Lieutenant Colonel J. II. Smith of the
Twelfth Infantry , carries all of the TwelftB
nnd u battalion of the Seventeenth Infantry ,
making a tolnl of D7 officers and 1.7U6 men ,
Besides these the Roanoke , with n fair-
sized dclachment of recruits for the vari
ous regiments already In the archipelago ,
has gotten a good start on the way tc
Manila and the transport Valencia sailed
from San Francisco for Manila via Honolulu
lulu , with 150 recruits for the Infantry , or-
tlllory nnd hospital corps nnd a number ol
West Point graduates assigned to duty will :
various companies in the Philippines.
To swell this formidable list of men al-
jead > in the field and en route , five regi
ments of Infantry nnd the crack Sixth ar
tillery , with an approximate strength ad
ditional of 7,600 men in all , ore under or
ders to proceed to Manila at the carllesl
opportunity. These reinforcements , -wblcf
go to the archipelago , under an order Issued
by the war department last week , complete
the roll of troops f > o far as contemplated
for ner\lcc In the Islands and are as follows :
The Sixth United States Infantry , uowal
San Antonio , thn Ninth United States In-
fontryi now at Madison barracks , the Thlr-
tucnlli L'nltod States Infant ! y In New Yort
htntc , the Sixteenth United States Infantrj
nt Fort Crook nnd neighboring points am
the T\vent-firbt United States Infantry al
pluttsburp , Now York nnd the Sixth Unltei
Mr. B. P. McAllister , Harrodg.
burg , Ky. , say : "I employed nu
merous methods of jocal treatment
for ft severe case of Catarrh , but the
disease Rrevvv\orsosteadilypettiiiK
a firmer grip on me all the time , I
finally realized thnt this treatment
did not reach the disease , and
decided to try Swift's Specific ,
which promptly got ut the seat of
the trouble , and cured mo perma
nently "
Cntarrh ig a blood disease and can
not bt < reached by ? prays , inhaling mix-
Hue * , etc. S , B. h , i the only cure.
Send for \nltmblu book * mailed free by
Swift Speulilo Oumpuny , Atlanta , Ga.
States artillery , notv scattered along the
Atlantic coast at n number cf points The
date of departure hai not vet been fixed , but
they are expwtel to be at Manila May 1 , " ,
If conditions are tmtlsfRCtory when they
retch Manila It is likely thai a correspond
ing number of volunleers may be brought
home.
LONG'S SECOND LETTER IS OUT
Sccrclnr ) ItctillcN to Admiral " "elilej'K
Statement * In the ThrcNheil-
O cr I outrot em ) .
WASHINGTON , ' .March C The senate
committee of naval affairs todav made pub
lic Secretary Lrng's cec nd letter In the
Sampson-Schlcy controversy , this communi
cation being In reply to Admiral Schley's
letter. j
The first matter which the secretary taken
up Is Admiral Schley's mention of Admiral
Sampson's letter of May 20 , whlsh the sec-
rctnrj eays seems to have ghen certain
senators the Imprts'lon that the department
has withheld that letter. On this point he
sajs
first That thin letter was not In the pos
session of the department nn February fi. nor
was Its existence known to the department
at that time
Second That It was In the possession of
Admiral Schley until the flth of February ,
when It was sent to the department on Its
lecjucst to be furnished with nil ofilclal
records relating to his duty ns as com-
inatuler-ln-chlef of the living squadron
and as a flag onicer In the North Atlantic
fleetThird
Third In Its Instructions with regard to
maintaining the blockade ot Clcnfucgos It
was not more explicit than the letter ot
Admiral Sampson of May 19 , which accom
panied the communication of the depart
ment of February C and which Is published
i in the appendix to the report of the bureau
| of navigation on page 464.
| Fourth That on May 21 , the day after It
i was written , Admiral Sampsnn sent orders
i to Commodore Schley In duplicate , by the
Hawk nnd Mnrblehead , which orders vxere
rocclvid by Commodore Schley during the
early forenoon nf the 23d and 24th respcc-
lively , dlicctlng Commodore Schley to proceed -
' ceed with all dispatch , but cautiously , to
i Santiago , if satisfied that the Spanish
| squadron was not at Clenfuegos. The re
ply to these orders was sent back by the
Hawk and was received the same day as
j the letter of the 20th , and the Instructions
1 were , of course , revoked to blockade Clcn-
. fucgos , contained In the letters of the 10th
nnd 20th.
I Fifth That In obedience to these Instruc
tions the flying squadron left Clenfucgns on
the afternoon of the 2)th ) , but did not reach
the immediate vicinity of the port of San
tiago until the morning ot the 29th of May.
The secretary quotes the admiral's refer
ence to the department's order received by
him on the 27th of May , directing him to
positively ascertain if Cenera's fleet was In
Santiago harbor and not to allow him to
leave Santiago , If found to a certainty to be
there , "without decisive action , " gives the
admiral's reply In full , and says :
"It will be seen that Admiral Schley's
statement to the senate docs not show that
he started to return to Key West and sig
naled to the squadron to that effect , and so
Informed the department that he Immedi
ately obeyed that order.
"On the contrary his telegram dated May
28 , written May 27 , shows that though hav
ing Jus.t received the telegram of the de
partment , and having on hand n sufficient
supply of coal to return to Key West , he re
ported that ho could not obey the order and
continued to proceed toward Key West.
However , it later became evident to him
that this was unnecessary and he resumed
the movement toward Santiago. "
U.tCHOACIlUS 0-N KI'IIOPITS TIIAIII3.
Example of Economic Hostility Ite-
portc-d to State Department.
WASHINGTON , March 6An example of
European economic hootlllty to the United
States Is furnished In a report to the State
department by Consul Bachr from Khel ,
Austria. The report reviews a lecture of
Dr. Alexander Ptcz. a Viennese authority
of political economy. Dr. Pcez , In
calling attention to American com
mercial competition , assumes for one
thing that the "United States has taken
Cuba and Intends to have the enormour ,
quantity ot sugar it needs supplied by
the home product and that grown in Cuba
Further he calls attention to the fact that
"the United States makes the enlargement
of its balance of trade the fundamental prin
ciple of Its commercial policy and In this
Its government acts with great boldness. "
He says that America already exports to
Europe goods valued at $1,200,000.000 ,
against which they only Import about $ COO-
000,000. At this rate Dr. Peez eays they
will be a most threatening factor in the
commercial life of Europe when In seven
years , as he calculates , they will have es
tablished their sugar production on a basis
to rob Europe of all Its America sugar
trade. The lecture cites numerous other
instances of American encroachment in pa
per , iron , cottonseed oil and leather , con
cluding that the countries of Europe In the
near future will have to form a coalition to
protect themselves against "outside compe
tition. "
Consul Baohr says that "similar senti
ments are frequently uttered by prominent
I men and officials of Austro-Hungary and are
] published there by the press as well as In
i Germany. "
HOME SOLI1IEII DEAD.
Work Commenced ullli TUOMC Hurled
nt Santliino.
WASHINGTON , March 6. The transport
Roumanla has reached Santiago from Ka.n
i Juan with the bodies of 130 soldiers win
died In Porto Rico. The records of the
War department show that about 980 are
burled in the neighborhood of Santiago anJ
the work of uncovering thorn may take two
nr three weeks. Most of the Americans
sleeping In graves at Santiago are regu
lars
Quartermaster Ludlngtnn has the work
lu hand and reports satisfactory progress
being made. The graves of the American
heroes were carefully marked at the tlmu
of burial and the officers In Cuba and Porto
i Rico had Instructions to make It possible
to locate and Identify the bodies , The
bodies will bo forwarded to the relatlvas If
desired The government also offers to
provide permanent burial places with the
18,000 other heroic dead In the National
cemetery at Arlington. In meat cases the
relatives htvn accepted the offer to havu
their dead lhd ! to reel with the army of
patriots at Arlington , and It Is probable
that nearly 1.000 of the bodies will be In-
Urn-d in the National cemetery within Bight
of the White House.
JllKJMKVr roil MXMJPACTl'UKIl.
Supreme Court ItnlcN on Point nn to
\\lio ( ictH .Sugar lluiinlj.
WASHINGTON. March 0. Justice Brown
of the United States supreme court today
handed down the opinlm of the court In a
cucu involving the question as to whether
the producer of sugar cane or manufacturer
i of sugar Is entitled to the bount ) paid by
the government
I The case was that of Mrs. Bettlo Allen
against Ogdcn Smith. Mrs. Allen being the
'widow of the late Richard P. Allen , a large
sugar planter of Louisiana. The Louisiana
supreme court allowed Mrs. Allen only halt
of the bounty allowed , thu total sura being
$11SG7 , but today's decision reversed this
decision , giving her the full sum , on the
ground that nlie was the actual manufac
turer of the sugar and that the manufac
turer , and not the cane grower , was entitled
to the government's bounty.
Senator Jonen' I'nriix ) in.
WASHINGTON , March 6. After improv
ing steadily for nLout ten days Senator J.
K Jones of Arkansas this afternoon had a
severe recurrence of his trouble , the jiar-
ox > sm lasting comething over an hour To
night ho la testing easily and U free from
Court Transfers Sittings to Chicago , Omaha
and Kansas Citj.
NO COMPLAINT BEFORE FALL OF SANTIAGO
After that Event tlie Mnth Infnn < r >
ISnld to Have Sultcrcd In Henllli
from Meat Component \ \ It-
I" ItepurtltiKi
WASHINGTON , March 6. The War de
partment court ot Inquiry held a very brief
session today , the lo t before their start
for the west , where they will Inspect the
packing plants of Chicago , Omaha nnd Kan
sas City.
There was but one witness examined ,
Lieutenant Frederick L Munson , Ninth In
fantry. He snld that duilng his service
In Cuba up lo the surrender of Santiago his
command had ns a meat component of the
ration , bacon and canned roast beef in the
proportion of about ten da > B of the former
to fifteen days of the latter. Until the
surrender ho received no complaints of the
canned roast beef , but after the surrender
his commissary sergeant reported to him
that something was making the men very
sick Thej did not know what It was , but
thought U was something they had atpn.
After eliminating every other factor they
could think of , they concluded It must bo
the canned roast beef. Ho ordered the
cooks to try fixing up the meat In stews
with hard lack and tomatoes , but it seemed
to make no difference. The men continued
sick. The men then discontinued the use of
the beef.
On the \ovage home they still had canned
roast beef , but the men did not eat It. He
tried to lurn It In to the commissary nt
Montauk , but the commissary would not
receive It.
"Did jou make any report on this ? " asked
Colonel Davis.
"No , sir. "
"Did It not occur to you that It was
jour duty to jour command to report this
state of things ? " continued Colonel Davis
rather severely.
"As It appears to me now , " said the wit
ness very frankly , "It may hnve been negli
gent , but at the time the complaint was
so general , and there being absolutely no
chance of bettering the situation , I did not
make any formal report on It. "
I Of the refrigerator beef , witness said thp
'
principal objection to it was that it spoiled
before the men received It. He was obllgel
to condemn his whole consignment of re
frigerator beef three times. The health of
the men remained good , he said , till about
, two weeks before leaving , when the com-
i mand broke down all in a bunch. His
' command was the headquarters provo3t
guard , made up of old and picked me. They
were not the sort to complain of anvthii !
till they had reached the very limit of eu-
i durance. Their sickness was almost en-
' 11 rely bowel and stomach trouble.
| This wound up the taking of testimony
in Washington , and the court adjourned to
meet In Chicago on Thursday.
1 The court remained for considerable time
I In executive session , when the announce
ment was sent out that no more witnesses
would be examined In Washington.
General Eagan visited the court after the
executive serslon was under way and had
a talk with the recorder , but it was stated
that he would not be ; recalled before the
court returns to Washington.
UNCLE SAM NOT RESPONSIBLE
Ilefnm-x to Stand Sponsor for Dclitn
Contracted liy So-Called A -
Nemlily of Cuban Army.
WASHINGTON , March 6. The Associated
Press is authorized to state that under no
conditions will the government of the United
States consent to recognize In any manner
any financial obligations Issued by the so-
called assembly of the Cuban army , nowin
session near Havana. Should this body see
fit to authorize the issue of any bonds for
any purpose the government of the United
States will not be led Into guaranteeing
them , and they must stand on their own re
sources in that matter.
AVAR TAX TPOINHERITANCES. .
CUKC Inv eli IIIK I.ai-Ke Sum of Money
Up In United Slatex .Supremo Court.
WASHINGTON , March C. In the United
States supreme court today the solicitor gen
eral moved to advance the hearing of the
case of Shirley T. and Jesse M. High
against Frederick E. Cojne , collector of in
ternal revenue at Chicago. The motion was
taken under advisement The case Involves
the constltullcnallly of the portion of the
war revenue act levying a tax upon inher
itance.
The estate in question is that of the late
James L High of Chicago , who died last
October , leaving an estate valued at $213-
000. His children , Shirley T. High and
Jesse M. High , each received by bequest a
third of the estate , the other third going to
their mother The government tax under
j the law In question amounts to $2,000 and
they have resisted payment , on the ground
that the law Is discriminative and , therefore ,
antagonistic to the constitution. Their al
legations In detail are as follows
That the tax In question Is a direct tax
upon the 'egacles in question , both In legal
effect and bj the express terms of the act ,
and Is not apportioned by said act among
the states according to population , us re
quired by the constitution.
That If It bo an indirect tax It Is not uni
form In its operations , for the reason that
It exempts from its operation all legacies
under the value of $10.000.
That the right of Inheritance , if It be n
tax upon the privilege of Inheriting , is
within the exclusive power of the states to
granUnnd regulate and Is not subject to
abridgement or taxation by the general gov
ernment
The case Is an Important one , as it In
volves a tax upon all estates valued at more
than $10.000. The court intimated that the
case would be beard during the present
term , though no positive assurance was
given to this effect.
I MCIC MEN FOR M3\V VHSSRL.S.
l
I Nu\y Di-purlnil-lit Mnj Hnte to Put
I hlilps ( lut of CommlNhloii.
I WASHINGTON. March C Tl-e officials of
, the Navy department arc feeling grateful
i for the small measure of relief extended by
congress In the ini-reneo of the force of en
listed men , tlnugh the total Is still Inade-
t quato under sound practice fcr the needs
I of the navy Congress authorized the In
crease of the force to 17,500 men. Last
Saturday there were In the navy 17,011 men ,
The officials think that they can contrive
to get along for the present with 17,500
men , and , while they will not be under the
necessity of putting out of commission any
of the larger ships now In active service ,
they will be left absolutely without pro
vision for manning the big battleships
Kcarsarso. Kentucky nnd cruiser Albany ,
now nearly completed The department
will bo obliged. In order to man these ships ,
which the government Is bound to take off
the contractors' hands as soon as they are
completed , to put some &hlps out of commis
sion.
Ileimt ) Mnrfchal Mnj Cliilm Ilenard ,
WASHINGTON. March C. The supreme
court of the United States today rendered
a decision In the case of the United States
against A. J. Matthews and others , the opin
ion being handed down by Justice White.
Matthews , a deputy United States marshal
In Florida , Hied information leading to the
'arrest ' of persons Implicated In the killing
! of revenue officers , and then claimed the
I reward offered under existing law. The at
torney general resisted the claim , because
M.itthcwR was a deputy United States mar
Mini The c > urt of claims allowed the claim
however , and toda > 's iplnlon siula.ned this
derision because of the statute , which. Jus
tice Brown said , was direct and mandatory
NEBRASKA ENTITLED TO TWO
IMint incli Mnte l Alloucil In \n-
pnrtlunuiritt of Meutcnnnta tinier
AriujIt.Mirnnnlrntliin Inn.
WASHINGTON . March 6. The War de
partment has made an announcement of the
apportionment of 101 second lieutenants , cre
ated by the army reorganization bill , among
the various states and territories. In addi
tion there arc twenty appointments at large
The apportionment Is on the basis of popula
tion and Is as follows :
Alabama , 2 , Arkansas. 2 ; California , 2 ,
Colorado , 1 ; Connecticut , 2 ; Delaware , 1 :
Florida , 1. Georgia. 3 , Idaho , 1 , Illinois , 4 ,
Indiana , 3 , Iowa , 5 , Kansas , 2Kentucky. . 3 ,
Louisiana , 2 ; Maine , 1 ; Maryland , 2 , Mas
sachusetts , 3 , Michigan , 3 ; Minnesota. 2 ,
Mississippi , 2 , Missouri. 4 ; Montana , 1 ; Ne
braska. 2 ; Nevada. 1 ; New Hampshire , 1 ,
New Jersey , 2 , New York , fi , North Carolina
lina , 3 , North Dakota , 1 ; Ohio , 4. Oregon.
1 1. Pennsylvania , 0 , Hhode Island , 1 ; South
i Carolina , 2 , South Dakota , 1 , Tennessee , 3 ,
Texas , 3 , Utah , ! Vermont. 1 , Virginia , 2 ,
i Washington , 1 ; Vvcst Virginia , 2 , Wisconsin.
| 3 ; Wyoming , 1 ; Arizona , 1 ; New Mexico , 1 ,
| Oklahoma , 1 , District of Columbia , 1 , at
large , 20.
Secretary Algcr was fairly overrun today
by congressional callers , nearly every one
of whom had one or more candidates for
appointment In the regular or volunteer
armj under the terms of the reorganization
act.
act.It
It Is a safe estimate that 75 per cent of
the ofilccrs In the present volunteer army
are anxious to remain lu the service. As
there Is a disposition at present to get
along without three volunteer soldiers as
long as possible the chances of any ap
pointments being speedily made lu the olll-
ccrs' grades arc not very bright.
> s rou
Sur\l orH of the CUI1 War H cine in-
lie KM ! li > the ( ieueriil ( Jot criimuet
WASHINGTON , March 6. ( Special. ) The
following weslern pensions have been
granted
Issue of February 20 :
Nebraska Original John A. Hanlng ,
Bennett , $8. Original Widows , etc Mar
garet Wallers , Soldiers' Home , Hall county ,
Iowa. Original George C. Luclc. Dubuque ,
$ G , Jeremiah Dunn , Bajard , $0 Restoration
and Additional Hllshn D. Thaycr ( dead ) ,
Cottage , $6 to $ S Increase William J
Lewis. Riverside , $12 'o $14. Charles L.
Watron , Des Molnes , $15 lo $20 Original
Widows , elc Job Dallon ( father ) , Bedford ,
$12. Mary E. Hlgdon , Pleasanton , $12 ,
Minerva H. Thayer , Cottage , $8 , Margaret
E Hughes , Davenport , $ g ; Sarah E Husted ,
Epwoith , $5 > .
South Dakota- Increase Albert T Grove ,
BrookingB , $6 to $ S , David Hanklns , Creston ,
$5 to $12 , Aaron S. Stuver , KImball. $6 to $ S.
Montina Original Widows , etc. . Mary
Hobbs , Jollct , $ S.
Colorado- Increase James L. Welch ,
Delta , $6 to $ S
t _
SOMIiilS IJCATIIS AT CA.MP THOMAS
Totnl > n in In-r Who nxiilred from
INCIINC | , : tn.
WASHINGTON , March 6 A statement
compiled in the adjutant general's office
thows the number of deaths from disease
, at Camp Thomas The figures are taken
from the muster rolls of each regiment or
battery. Upon these every death and its
cause is entered.
The total deaths from disease from the
first occupation of the camp , the middle of
April , to the middle of September , and in
cluding the four battalions , which remained
to January 31 , were 341. the percentage
belQR a little less than ! half of 1 per cent.
The total deaths of volunteer forces which
were mobilized at Camp Thomas up to De
cember 2 , which was two months and a half
after they had been withdrawn from Camp
Thomas and after the close of all campaigns
in which any of them participated , was for
this period of six months 1.61 per cent.
PreimrcM Plan for Public Ilitllcllnn * .
WASHINGTON , March C Supervising
Architect of the Treasury Taj lor has alI -
I ready itaken up the subject of the conslruc-
I tlon of 'the ' sixty-two public buildings au
thorized by congress and will expedite the
'
preliminary work as much as possible It
is expected that by the 20th or 'the 25th of
the present month all of the sites will have
been advertised for cad In those cases where
the sites are named in the act the Initiatory
steps will be taken at once to secure the
titles , either by purchase or condemnation.
rilinncllll Committee Meet * .
WASHINGTON , March 6 The commis
sion of eleven members appointed b ) the
republican members of the house of rep
resentatives to prepare a financial measure
for the next session of congress held a pre
liminary meeting today In the room of the
house committee on Judiciary. The especial
purpose of lodajs1 meeting was to decide on
a time and place when and at which the
work shall bo begun. No conclusion was ,
however , reached , and an adjournment wag
taken until 2 o'clock tomorrow ,
Appointed * III Interior Department.
! WASHINGTON , March 6. The president
| made the following appointments today :
Interior To bo assistant director ot the
census , Frederick H , Wines of Illinois ; to
be agent for the Indians , Charles S. Nichols
of Arizona nt the Colorado river agency In
Arizona , George W. Hayzlett of Iowa , at the
Navajo agency In New Mexico ; Fred B.
Sprlggs of New York at the Nevada agency
i In Nevada ; Alonzo A. Armstrong of Arizona ,
I at the Fort Apache agency In Arizona.
TJianl.H of fluccii Victoria.
WASHINGTON , March 6. The following
message from Queen Victoria to the presi
dent has been received at the executive
mansion
"WINDSOR , March 0. To the president
of the United States : "I thank you sin
cerely and the American nation , for the
honor paid Lord Herschell and friendly sym
pathy shown to my country In Its bereave
ment. ( Signed ) VICTORIA , R. I. "
> otlfl-N OlllccrN to He i\iimlncil.
WASHINGTON , March 6. Secretary Long
today cabled to Admiral Dewey at Manila
and to Rear Admiral Sampson at Havana ,
announcing itho enactment of the naval per-
eouncl bill and Instruct'ag them to have the
odlccrs attached to their respective fleets ex
amined physically In order to make ready for
their rearrangement and promotions.
of Pornkcr'n Amendment.
WASHINGTON , March 6. The War de
partment has requested of the attorney gen
eral nn ofllcial Interpretation of the Foraker
amendment to the array appropriation bill ,
prohibiting the granting of any "franchises
or any concessions of whatever kind in
Cuba , during the military occupation there
of bj the United States. "
Putnam Mu > lie Mlirnrlnn.
WASHINGTON , March C , There Is good
reason to believe that the president will
offer the position of librarian of congress to
Herbert Putnam of Boston.
J Sheer , Scdalia , Mo. , conductor on elec
tric street car line , writes that bis little
daughter was verj low with croup , and her
life saved after all physicians bad failed ,
only by using .One Minute Cough Cure.
To fnrrj Home HcrNchclI'M 11 oil- .
NEW TOUK. March C The British
cruiser Talb-t. Commander Gamble , uirivfd
trday from Bermuda. The Talbot waa or
dered here by the British Kov rnmant lo
transport the body of Lord H-i.-iuliell to
England.
LTAI1 SENATE BH1BERV CASE
Majority nnd Mil ority Reports Fihd , but
Medina 5s Not Guilty.
SLOAN ONLY "IMPROPERLY APPROACHED"
Conclusion t Heaclied that tteprr-
HeiitatUc l.nw'n t huriten Are > ut
buntnlned bj Evidence No
1'nrtlculnr Harm Done.
SALT LAKE. Utah. March 6. The legis
lative Investigating committee submitted a
majority and minority report to the joint
assembly this afternoon. The majority re
port Is signed by Senator Whitney and Rep
resentatives Stewart , Mansfield , Sorensoii
and Cummlngs The minority report Is
signed by Senators Shurtllft and How ells.
Th * findings of the majorltv report ale.
1. In the matter of the charge of l-rlbery
pleferred by Representative Law against A.
\ \ JiicCimo , we find after the most careful
-onsldcratlon that the charge Is not BUS-
alned b > the evidence.
J In the Sloan-Nebckcr case we find that
tt o said II. W Sloin Improperly approached
Senator W C Nebeker for the purpo c of
securing his ( Nebeker s ) support for Mr.
McCune , but the evidence docs not establish
an attempted bribery or other public of
fense.
S. In the Ivlns-Jackson case the evidence
Is not sufficient to Justify the conclusion
that any attempt was made to secure by Im
proper means Mr. Jackson's vote. We be-
llevo ithe report Is false that A. W. McCuno
did , by the use of money , attempt to secure
the vote ot Albert A Law , and that II. W.
Sloan sought by Improper means to secure
the vote of State Senator W C Nebeker for
Mr. McCune for United States senator.
After the reading of the reports the Joint
assembly adjourned until 0 30 tomorrow
morning , when the reports will be taktn up
for discussion.
I E1IATE III.OW AT WHEEI.EH.
IlcNuIutloii of Endorsement Intro
duced In TCMIN House.
AUSTIN , Tex. , March 6. There was a
lively discussion In the house this after
noon over n resolution offered by Repre
sentative Woolen endorsing the action of
Congressman Bailey In protesting ngilnst the
seating of Congressman Joseph Wheeler.
Representative Taravler was recognized
and protested against the adoption of the
resolution , sajlng that while he had a great
peisonal admiration for Ballcj , he saw no
reason why his political future , nncnt the
United States senatorial race two > ears
hence , should be boosted to the detriment
of gallant old Joe Wheeler , who went to
the front In the Interests of his country.
Representative Bailey from DeWItt spoke In
favor of the resolution , saying that Bailey
was a patriot In fighting for the sound prin
ciples of democracy nnd the people of the
south and the press had sounded Its ap
proval of his course and the legislature
should do likewise.
Mr Klttrell regretted exceedingly thai the
possibility of Bailey being a candidate for
United States senator two jears hence
I should be dragged into the discussion at this
| time , when it was quite out of place and not
in keeping with the resolution. *
I
I After some discussion the house adopled
the resolution by a viva voce vote.
TALK OP O.V VY WITHDRAWING.
Colonel Georjic I" . Hnff Named nn PON-
Nlble SucceNNor.
HARUISBURG , Pa. . March 6. There arc
rumors current here tonight that Senator
Quay -will withdraw before the close of the
present week and Colonel George F. Huff of
Greensbuig wll ; be chosen his successor IP
I the senate.
' Tbere Is talk that If Mr. Quay remains in
the fight the Lancaster delegation will desert
him on account of the removal of a sou ot
ex-Auditor Mjlon of Lancaster county from
a subordinate position in one of the depart
ments. Senator Quay adherents ridicule
j these stories. They say their lines are intact
I and rumors of defections in their ranks
' absurd.
SecedeK from Conner * ntls e Pnrty.
LONDON , March 6. Lord Claud John
Hamilton , chairman cf the Great Eastern
railway , and brother of Lord George Ham
ilton , secretary of state for India , has
ruffled the political waters by suddenly
seceding from the conservative party.
In open letter of explanation , he asserts
that , while the foreign and colonial policy
of the government has his entire approval Its
fiscal pclicy. home legislation and continual
attacks upon property and capital arc "be
neath contempt " Therefore , he sajs , ho
can no longer support the administration.
Police Mill In MlMNOurl l.i-u
JEFFERSON CITY. Mo. , March 6. Repre
sentative Busche of St Louis Introduced in
the house today a police bill for cities of
over 300,000 Inhabitants The bill provides
for a police board consisting of four com
missioners , two being selected by the gov
ernor and two by the major In time of
riot the mayor shall assume command of
the police by proclamation. Ths same bill
has been Introduced in the senate.
Indiana 1/i'ttlMndire Adjournn.
INDIANAPOLIS , March C The Sixty-
first general assembly of Indiana adjourned
sine die at 8-30 this evening after the usual
two month's session. The most Important
legislation enacted was the passing of bills
to reform abuses to township and county
government. Large sums of money were
appropriated for the betterment of the state
Institutions.
Se eiiljSecond Ilallot at Sncranieitlo.
SACRAMENTO. Cal. , March 4. The sev
enty-second ballot for United States sena
tor was taken at noon It showed no change
In the senatorial deadlock. The vote was
as follows Barnes , 22. Estee , 1 , Burns , 22 ,
Grant , 23 , Scott , 5 , Rosenfeldt , ( democrat )
3 ; White , ( democrat ) 24 , Phclan , ( democrat )
MINING IN THE BLACK HILLS
Ilecent Strike In Wolframite Attract *
Attention b now-Clio Ucrt Mine *
Arc Itcoprnlitc.
DEADWOOD , S. D. March G , ( Special. )
The recent strike of wolframite ere In
the Harrison mine , at Lead , has created a
great deal of Interctt In the cas : among
the large steel manufacturers , where the ore
lb in demand. A member of the firm ot
one ot the largest steel works In Phila
delphia spent severe ! dajs at Lead this
week , making tests of the ore and examining
Into Hie future supply , which seems to be
In abundance. The first discovery of this
kind of ore was made In the Harrison mine ,
owned by the Kuester brothers of Lead The
ore Is found In a large shoot twenty-five feet
wide , which had been giving verj rich re
turns In gold until a few months ago. Most
of the gold values have now left , and wol
framite ere has taken its place. There are
not moro than nine producing mines of
wolframite ore in the United States , and
there has ulwajs been a great demand for
It as fast as mined. In the last two mtntlis ,
since the announcement of the discovery of
large quantities of the ore In the Black IIIIU ,
tbo market price has decreased bomewbat.
The usual price paid 1s between (200 and
$250 a ton. It is believed 'that ' when more
of the ore IB placed on the market Its uses
will become more common and the [ nice will
not go much lower than It IB now.
I'eter Nelson , a colored cook 1m one of
tlio hotel * of Lead , U In a fair way of hav
ing a fortune. Three > ears ago he jumped a
claim In the Kcjstotie mining district , now
HALE , STRONG , LIVELY.
New Flesh , New Vigor and New
Hope.
When a physician discovers , studies or clmslfles n dlcase , his name Is given to It by
his fellow doctors. They think that In thlswav they pay him n compliment , although
the dl5co\crer need not hnve found n euro for ( he disease. Dr. Ulchard Urlght , nn Eng
lishman , Is condemned to n sad Immortality which associates his name with a tcrrlbl *
disorder of the kldncjs Wright's disease appears In several forms. It spring * from sev
eral causes , and the older works on medicine positively declare It to be Incurable.
To say that a man has llrlRht's disease was onre considered equivalent to sajlng
that he stood In the \alley of the shadow of death. The end was only n question of time
Hut that was before Warner's Safe Cure had spread Its benefits o\er the land. The story
of C. H. Lincoln of Medford , Mass , shows Inw this wonderful medicine raised n man
from his sick bed , even when his cbsest friends believed they were hoping against hope.
Mr Lincoln sajs :
"I had typhoid fever and after It came kidney trouble. I tried a dozen doctor *
and still grow worse. Afte- taking doctor's medicine enough to sink n ship , 1 heard
It whispered around that 1 had IJrlght's disease of the kldnevs. I knew what that
meant , so I pitched the medicine 1 had outdoors. T then bought one bottle of War
ner's Safe Cure and took It according to directions. The first bottle K VO me relict
and I bought a second , IJefore that was gone 1 had gained nearly ten pounds. I con
tinued taking Safe Cur and It cured me.
"I nm fifty-nine .vears old and enjoy aa good health ns any man of my age. It
atijonc has kidney trouble nnd Warner's Safe Cure will not cure him , nothing this
sldu of the grave will. 1 believe It the best nnd only cure for kidney disease on
earth. "
Mr. Lincoln Is a veteran fireman with a wide acquaintance In Medford. Uncon
sciously he makes a valuable suggestion to suflcrers from kidney disease. Do not
wait until you have taken "medicine enough to sink n ship. " Majbo In the courio
of > our Investigations ) ou will light on a good remedy jou never heard of before.
Hut probabilities arc all against It.
Nowhere , docs the proverb , "Delays arc dangerous" apply with such force ns
j >
In kidney derangement. When Urlght's disease has set In , the kidney tlssuo Is
breaking down and passing away every minute. The strength of the body Is sapped
steadllj , surely.
Inasmuch as Warner's Safe Cure alone stops kidney degeneration , should It not
be used without an hour's delay when pain In the back and head , a cold skin and
bad digestion give unmistakable warnings ?
i known as the Gray Eagle. It was before
i the development of the Kejstone mine , when
I mining property had no real value In the
I district The claim Is located on the ere
belt , and ! t is now worth a large sum of
money. He his kept up all assessment work
on Lt and has a clear title. He has been
offered a large sum for the claim , which ho
has refused.
The cjanide plants at Spenrfibh and Garden -
! den City are preparing to start up again
latter n shutdown of several weeks on ac
count of the cold weather. The Spearfish
I cyanldo plant has been treating $10 ore
from the Metallic group of claims. In Calam-
i Ity gulch , near Ragged Top. The Garden
| City plant Is owned by C Alexander , and
I was remodeled from the old chlorlnation
j plant Into a cjanlde mill , v > , th a capacity
of tw eat j-five tons of ore p t day. The
cleanups made tics the mill on ore from
this camp have been satisfactory , and It Is
expected that the capacity of the plant will
be enlarged to fifty tons per day this jear.
The Holy Terror company Is emplojlni ;
about 150 miners at the present time. The
company Is dropping thirty stamps , twenty in
the Keystone mill and ten in the old Holy
Terror mill , which treat over 100 tons of ore
j each day. The ore comes from both the
Keystone and Holy Terror mines , which are
now connected underground , and the ore is
i brought up through the Holy Terror shaft.
I It Is stated that another of those rich places
in the Holy Terror ore ledge has been en
countered and bis chunks of rock , so rich
that guards have been placed in the mine to
prevent the miners from carrying ore away ,
are being taken out. The Holy Terror shaft
will be sunk another 100 feet , which will
make it 700 feet deep.
Work was commenced this week on a new
| tunnel on the Barrett copper pioperty in
Dpadwocd , which was recently purchased
, by the Detroit and Deadwood syndicate. The
new tunnel will be run back about 1,0'0 feet
to tap the ore ledge which was opened about
400 feet higher up on the mountain In the
upper workings the ledge was found to be
sixty-one feet in width , carrjing copper and
gold values. The work is under the super
vision of James Lessen of DctrMt , who was
at one time state geologist of Michigan. The
Detroit and Deadwood syndicate Intends to
ascertain the size of the ledge of ore near
the water level , and If It is as good as ex
pected the company will erect a smelter for
treating the ore. Following along the copper
ledge li a vein of free-milling gold which
gives better assajs than the average of the
Homestake ore.
There Is considerable activity In this part
of the Hllh A number of the old mines are
being opened up and the camp will bo the
liveliest In Its history during the spring
and summer.
TODAY'S WEATHER FORECAST
,
Fair and Warmer In IlaNtern Ne
braska and Iowa More Snow In
the Wedteru Males.
WASHINGTON , March 6. Forecast for
j Tuesdaj.
' Tor Nebraska Fair In eastern portion ;
snow or rain In western portion , warmer ,
winds becoming southerly.
Tor Iowa , Missouri and Kansas Fair ;
warmer , fresh winds , becoming routherly.
For South Dakota Clmidy , probably rain
or snow , warmer , southerly winds.
For Wyoming Cloudy ; probably hnow or
rain ; southerly winds.
! For Montana Snow in eastern ; fair In
western portion , colder In northwestern portion
tion ; winds becoming northwesterly.
Koenl Hccorfl.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU.
OMAHA , Murch G Omah.i record of tem
perature nnd rainfall compared with the
corr spending day the last three yrnrs :
I 1S39. 1&9S. 1E97 1SS6
Maximum tempera turf 12 55 32 32
Minimum temperature . . . 2 31 9 20
1 AveraKt temperature . . . . 5 44 20 2G
Prpr-Ipltntlon 00 .CO T .00
' Record of temperature and rainfall nt
Omaha for this cluy nnd blnce Miircli 1 , 1&99
Normal for the day 31
| Deficiency for thecl'iy 2(1
.Ateiir-uliitfrt d'flc Icn y snee ! March 1 . 49
Normal rainfall for the day 04'nch
I ) Mclriuj for thp clny . . . . . .01 Inch
Total rainfall since March 1 . . .02 Inch
Deficiency clnec Murch 1 . .2.'Inch
Deficiency for cor. period , IBS * . .2' Inch
Deficiency for cor period , 1897 . . . 11 inch
Ilc'iortx from Station * uf S p , m.
. 3 } . Z
STATIONS AND BTATE OF
WEATHER. 3 5 3 E
Omaha , partly cloudy | S | & .00
North Platte cloudy 20 , 2C T
, Salt Lake , partly cloudy. nil M' ' oo
, C'bejenne , cloudy 44
Hapld City , cloudy 11 01
i Huron , cloudy 6 . ( XI
! Chicago , clear 10 T
I St I ouls clear hi 18 | .01
St. Paul , dear G G . (10 (
Davenport , clear 2 4 T
Hflcna. partly cloudy . . . 4 > \ , M
Kansas City , clear 10 12l .00
Havre , cloudy 42 m
UlKirmrck , cloudy 2 00
Galvmlon , vclear . & 2 | .00
T Indicates trace of precipitation
Indicates zero. L. A. WELSH ,
Local Forecast Ofllcial ,
is superior to all other malt extracts , pre
pared from pure selected materials. The
name nf the Anbeusor-Dusth Dreulng Aas'n ,
Us makers , guarantees Its merit.
For Palas and Achet All Sorts . . . .
Iho Quickest Relict Ulna
3 8EAL1 JONTHE
STAMP/ ( GENUINE
t is the best
Oaros B ck clic , MoicuUr Rhf nmntlsm rnA th
llko quickir tUan a r othtr trmedr. llrncis up
t'lopnrts Trymin l rl < - S5 ont i. All Dru-Kl'tB.
Olm'fr8Siiabui i.ohn ] on.J Y .If unobtalniulo
TO WEAK MEN
And Women Dr. Ilcimett'ii Electric
Belt Oflcru n Guaranteed nnd Per
manent Cure-Urnu AVI Not Cure
'I lie ? Onpnie Nature Other llelU
rinrii Frlulilfnllj.
To weak and debilitated men and women
I offer a fre book if they will only wrlto
for It U will tell you Just why drugs will
not cure and why Electricity Is now the
greatest remedial agent kno\vn to modern
science. 1 could give drugs If I wanted to
otid make a great deal of money by doin
E0 it doffi riot cout a cent to write o pre
scription , but I could not give , you drug
treatment and be honest for I know drugs
will not cure they only temporarily stim
ulate. I sfta the Invenlor of
Dr. Bennett's Electric Belt
"Wh'ch la Indorsed
by physicians nnd re-
rommtniled by thou-
bands of cured p.i-
tlenlB 1 worked so
long on thin belt to
perfect It nnd ntud-
led it BO patiently
tlut I know oxattly
what it uill do. If
my Belt v\lll not cure
you I will frankly
tell you so 1 do not
want a dlfatlsfled
patient , nor nm 1 KO-
Inp to have out If
my treatment vv 11
no cure you I am
KoInK to .sayi o Do
you know there nro
inoi e drug wreiks
than alcoholic
wrecks In this coun
try ? It Is a f.ict.
Djii t drug > ours If
to ilen.h The med
icine that may bllglit-
ly benefit one milt
\ will literal ! ) tear
V * ' down the coiiHtliu-
tlon of another.
Klittrlclty u 1 o n o
stands unassailable Itn \ the Vital and
Nirve Force of every man and woman
-it Li life Wh n there Is B ,
Uck of Electricity in the eystem you are
Ick My Belt Is to supply this lost Elec
tricity The only trouble htr tofors with
lecMc belts and bittcrles was that the
current did not penetrate tihe system , but
wa retained upon the surface , which
caused frightful burns and blisters I have
done away with nil that My Belt has soft ,
Bllken , chatnolH-covered electrodes that ren
der this burning and bllFtcrlng a. physical
Impossibility and allows the entire currc-nx
to pcne-tmto tha H > Gc-m as It should. Thb
elrctrodra on my Dell coat moreto manufac
ture thau the entire belt of 'tho old-utyle
mukeu When wcrn out It can bo renewed
for only 76 cents No other belt can be re
new cd for any price and when worn out la
wo Hi lets
I guarantee my Delt to euro Sexual Im-
potfiicy , Loet Manhood , Varirocele , Sperma
torrhoea , and all forme of Sexual Weak-
ntr.&eo in either sfx , rcstcre Sh unken anil
Undeveloped Organs and Vitality , cure Nerv
ous and General Debility , Kidney , Liver end
Illadder Troubles , Chronic Constipation ,
Djfcpepsla , IlheumatUm ia any form , rill
Fcmalo Complaints , tic The prlctti of my
Deltu ore wily half what Is asked for tua
old-Btylo affaire and I warrant mine to ba
four times stronger Generates a current
tlmt lou can Instantly feel.
Call upon or wrlto me today sacredly
confidential Oet 8 > mptom blankn and lit-
ersture Wrlto for my New nook About
ISlectrlclty My Kleotrlcal Suspen ory for
the permanent euro of the various weak-
ne6cn of men Is FREE to every male pur
chaser of cae of my nolle. Consultation
and udvlcu without cost
Dr Bennett Clecrpcany ,
Itoom0 and 11 DoiiKlui
Omaha , \elir. , Kith and DndKe Street * .
Open final SiIlO a. m , to 41 | > . m. K\rn-
IIIKII , 7 11. m , to HiIK ) p. in.
IO a. m. to St it , m.
( Please mention The Deo. )