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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : JTRIDAV , MAKOIt 10 , 1899.
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Italy' ' * Course Toward United States in De
manding San-Mun Bay.
DISINTERESTED NEUTRALITY THE STAND
Itcjiurt tlint Kill.Mnilo n IlcipicNt fur
UnlU-il Slalci SuiMKirt In Ati-
tliorltntlvc-l.v Denloil nt
WASHINGTON , March 8. The Italian
government , through Its representatives In
"Washington , lately laid before the authori
ties hero Its purpose to nsk of China a port
on San-Mun bay aud has Invited an expres
sion Irom this government ns to Its atti
tude. In response It Is understood that Sec
retary Hay as well 'ns the president made It
clear that the United States would pursue
the same course 03 toward the Russian ,
Ilrltleh and German occupation of Chinese
ports , namely , disinterested neutrality.
The exchanges liavo t > ccn verbal and
rather Informal , more In the nature of dip
lomatic sounding ! than direct propositions.
They have given occasion to erroneous pub
lications to the effect that Ituly had aiked
the United States to support Its demandd on
China and that , this government In n pointed
lioto from Secretary Hay had refused. It Is
stated In nu eminent and authoritative
quarter that Italy inn Jo no such request for
American support nnd that there wns no
declination from this government. The cir
cumstances of the negotiations ns explained
In thli ! authoritative quarter are ns follows :
" \ViuilN to ICliiMV Our
When Italy determined to seek a port on
the Chinese coast It addressed those powers
having largo Interests In China , notifying
them of Its purpose. Owing to thu good will
between Italy nnd this country as well as
the American Interest In China , n notifica
tion was presented to the State department
here. While Italy Is said to have had no
deslro , through this notification , to enlist
the support of the United States It was do-
slious of pursuing the usual diplomatic
course when n irnnc of this character Is
contemplated , namely , learn whether the
United Stales would bo either first , favor
able ; second , disinterested ; third , opposed
in short , before proceeding , Italy desired to
know what attitude the United States would
take as to tbo Italian dnmand on China.
*
The reply of Sccrotnty Haywhlch Is said
to have bucn verbal , was In response to this
notification and soundings from the Italian
authorities. In this reply the president Is
Enid to bavo given his personal concurrence.
In substance It wns an announcement that
the United States would In no way change
the nttltudo It had maintained thus far ,
when Gre.it Britain , Germany and Russia
made advances toward China , but would con
tinue to observe a position of disinterested
ness. Instead of being n denial of any re
quest , the reply was accepted by the Italian
government as entirely satisfactory and as
placing It In the same position ns other
European powers who had sought ports in
China. This , it Is said , brings the negotia
tions nt Washington to a cloic. In a manner
entirely satisfactory to the Italian authori
ties.
ties.Tho reported action of Italy since then In
making Us demand on China and following
It up with threats ot a demonstration have
not been olllclally communicated here.
JAl'AX IS SUPPORTING CHINA.
IliickH Up I.nttcT Nation In RcN
Clulius of Ituly ,
LONDON , March 10. The Shanghai cor
respondent of the Dally Mall says that Japan
la supporting China In Us resistance to the
Italian demands for a concession nt San-
Jlun.
The Pckln correspondent of the Times
Bays : The tsung-ll-ynmen has notified Slgnor
Jlartlno , the Italian minister , that his dis
patch asking for a concession at San-Mun
was returned to him because it was Impos
sible to comply with the request nnd be
cause a refusal might have endangered the
relations between Italy and China , but It
ivns added that as the action had been mis
understood the Chlnlso minister In Rome
had been Instructed to express the tsung-
] I-yamen'B regret.
The Vienna correspondent of the Times
says : China la about to send n commercial
commission to the European and American
trade centers with n view of promoting
Chlnlso trade. If the mission proves suc
cessful the government Intends to found
Chinese trading firms in great commercial
towns of the world.
IiIST OF OI 'KICKKS IIBTAIXCD.
Prcnlrtont IlccliU'N UIHIII Tliowc to lie
Continued AiiiunK VoliiiitoerM.
WASHINGTON , .March 3. The president
has practically made up the list of the gen
eral officers to bo retained In the volunteer
branch of the service. The basis of all the
calculations Is nn army of 65,000 men , for
the president hag so for Insisted that ho will
not call for volunteers In addition to that
number unices nn emergency should arise.
The reorganization act limits the number
of major generals to bo appointed to one
Tor each 12,000 men and the brigadier * gen
erals to ono for every 4,000 men In actual
service. On this basis , as there are already
three major generals In the army In the
persons ot Generals Miles , General Brooke
and General Mcrrltt , there Is room for but
two moro.
To till those two places tbo president has
selected General Shatter nnd General Otis ,
now In command at 'Manila ' ,
It la safe to say that the list of brigadiers
to bo appointed will Include the following
names : General Wood , at Santiago ; Gon-
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Little
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Like the new
I
Food
H
S H O Grape-Nuts.
IXhTlXCT ,
Hey Kiiem'M tlic 1C I nil of Fooil lie
A grocer In the suburbs of Chicago has
a BOU about six years old uho has been
kept in tho'country with'an aunt a goodly
part'of Iho'tlme , owing to his puny , halt
lifeless condition ,
This lust summer nhen the little chap re
turned homo , hoas round , fat nud hearty ,
but when bet sat down tq bis father's table ,
lie refused the meat and potiitoea and de
manded Ora ; > e-Nits | , the ready cooked food.
Tue grocer Knc\v about Grape-Nuts , nnd
lind boon ( anlllntr them over bio counter , but
It never occurred to htm to use them at hla
own table. It WHS found upon Inquiry that
the boy bugun to Inpro\e : as teen ns ho waa
put ou Qropo-Nuta by bis amity , nud that
thn evidence of tbo value of the food waa
ebown by hit condition
U is needltH to Buy tbe Krocer supplied
drape-Nuts to bid little boy , without fur
ther question , and the entire family have
now joined tbo Grape-Nuts army ,
oral Wilson , at aiatanzas ; General Les , In
the protlnco of Havnnn ; General Davis , now
on duty with the court of Inquiry Into the
bret supplies ; General Uidlow , In command
of Havana city ; General Lawton , noai
Manila ; General MacArthur , at Manila )
General ChafTco and General Frnnk.
PRAISE FOR LABOR UNIONS
rnclorjIiiMirelnr ComntenOd Tlirlr
Iiillncnoc Upon MoulnliiKlcnl Con-
illtloiiH in PrtiiiHylvnnln.
WASHINGTON , March ft.Jamcs Camp
bell , factory Inspector of Pennsylvania , was
hcforo the Industrial commission today. Mr.
Campbell's tcittmony dealt with organized
labor generally , nnd especially In the glass
Industry. Ho spoke culoglitlcally of the
labor organization ot the glass workers ot
Ills state , saying that before organization
was made practicable lie had never known
nn Instnnco of manufacturers attempting to
reduce wages which had not been success
ful. Since organization had been effected
no reduction had been made without the
assent of the workers. Ho declared that
there was now mutual confidence between
employer nnd operative.
Mr , Campbell was a strong advocate of n
irotcctlve tariff , sajlng that It was genornllj
jndcrstood by the workmen that a change
n the tariff means a change In the ucnlo ol
wages. Ho said that wages of glass workers
lad never been better In the history of the
country than nt present , taking Into consld'
oration the purchasing power ot money
Phis Improved condition ho thought was due
o tbo ptotectlve tariff and to the orgnnlza-
Ion of labor. There had never been n per-
od of greater depression , ho added , that
during the operation of the Wilson law.
Mr. Campbell spoke of the minors as r
class of men who were generally Imposoi
upon , and ho found especial fault with the
store system , which ho said was gencrall )
n vogue about the mines. Under this systcn
the mlno owners generally owned the stores
and the operators dealing with them were
required to pay from 25 to 40 per cent profit
Ho did not bollovo the evil could bo reachec
) y legislation , but thought It could bo mel
jy organized labor.
Speaking of sweat shops Mr. Campbell
said there were about 20,000 persons engaged
In them In Pennsylvania. He thought the
low prices wcro duo to sharp compotltloc
between sub-contrnctors. Ho spoke of th (
llth about the sweat shopi and said ho had
ilmseir seen clothing made In the ehopc
Infested with vermin and very dirty. lie
inado especial mention of an Invcstlgatior
Into the manufacture of soldiers' clothing
where this condition was found to prevail
Mr. Campbell declared that generally th (
sweat shop people could not bo bellovci
under oath , and he saw no means ot regu
lating the business short ot confiscation am
destruction where the conditions were fount
to bo contrary to law. Mr. Campbell stated
that most of the retail stores handled the
sweat shop products. As a rule > the manu
facturers compiled cheerfully 'with the laws
nnd only four or five prosecutions ever hnc
been undertaken.
Mr. Campbell spoke in general In com
mendatory terms ot the labor laws of Penn
sylvania , saying that he had not advised an ]
change except In the laws applying to sweai
shops. There had been efforts to Introduce
politics Into the labor regulations , but thesi
efforts bad not been successful. The pres
ent Pennsylvania law prohibits the employ'
mcnt of children below the ago ot 13 ant
the witness expressed the opinion that thi
limit wns not too low. It was true , ho sail
that thn employment of children had i
tendency to supplant adult labor , but It wai
also true that there were many trades -whlcl
could be properly mastered only by beglnninj
at nn early age.
Mr. Campbell expressed the opinion tha
the Immigration laws should bo moro ro
strlctlve than at present. Ho was especial ! :
opposed to allowing foreigners to como ti
In droves , ns he said they do. Ho though
many people were thus brought In who wen
not desirable. In the matter of convlc
labor ho thought prisoners should bo kcp
on hand work and not given machines.
ORGANIZING TO TAKIS NEXT CENSUS
Appointments Muilc by Director Mer <
rlnni.
WASHINGTON. March 9. The prellral
nary organization for the census of 1001
took definite shape tonight at a conferonci
between Director of the Census Merrlam nnc
Assistant Director Wines , Avho arrived hen
today.
Several Important offices In the census ad
ministration wore filled. Colonel Albert F
Chllds ot the District of Columbia will b (
chief clerk , Edward McCauley of the Dis
trict of Columbia disbursing officer and Wil
liam A. King of Colorado Is to be one of thi
chief statisticians.
Both Colonel Chllds and Mr. King hole
similar offices under the census ot 1S90
These appointees will shortly assume theli
duties and under the supervision of ex-Gov
ernor Jlerrlam nnd Assistant Director Wines
will get the work of organization undei
headway. The ofllces will bo moved fron
the old building now occupied Into new
temporary quarters , and as eoon as possible
well-equipped permanent headquarters"
be established.
Governor Merrlara will leave tomorrow
for his homo In Minnesota to close up hli
private business affairs.
The assistant director will superintend thi
actual statlstlcnUwork hero during his nb
eenco. Director Merrlam's policy wll'l bo ti
select administrative officers from the stand
point of competence nnd skill In the par
ticular branch they are Intended for whll <
clerks , It Is announced , will have to underge
a merit examination.
No further olllces will bo filled for n
least a fortnight nnd there will be no gen
crnl making of appointments for govern
months.
CA2VM3U IIOAST 1110131' ' DISFAVOR
Troop , jfow AJIout fur Philippine !
, Ar UK I nur Kri'Hli Mnt. .
WASHINGTON , March 9. Regarding th
statement recently made that the troops noi
alloot for the Philippines and hereafter t
bo sent would be furnished beef on the hoc
as travel rations , It was eald nt the Wa
department today that this , In a way , wo
true , but does not Indicate any ranterln
change of plan in tbo handling of troops I
transit. The transports destined for th
Philippines nro being furnished as far a
possible with refrigerated 'beef ' , but thi
plan Is limited In n number of cases by th
Mzo of the refrigerating plant aboard th
vessel ,
AVhcre the refrigerating apparatus Is no
largo enough to take care of fresh beef to
the whole voyage , cattle on tbo hoof are be
Ing shipped , to be slaughtered as required
It Is said that this IB no now departure , bu
has been practiced In the past as occaslo
demanded.
It may be said that none of the troops no'
In transit are being furnished canned roas
beef as a travel latlon. The cominlsar
department has only a small remnant ot It
Immense war supply of this article left o
hand nnd is not buying any more.
SltCCnSbOR TO UAttFFKI. . SAILS
Ir , Self Niuiifd by Gerninu Govern
nieitt for Siiiaou.
WASHINGTON , 'March ' 9. The State department
partment has been Informed that Dr. Sol
has sailed from Germany for New Vorl
enroute to Samoa , lie 1ms been named b ;
the German government to replace Dr. Raof
fel , the lulu president of the muntclpa
council at Apia , who has just arrived a
San Francisco on bis way 'back ' to Berlin. I
Is probable that ho will run across Dr. Sol
somewhere in this country and Inform hlii
as to the situation In the Samoan Island
when he left.
The rather nalvo explanation Riven by Di
Itaeffel at San Krauclsco yesterday of tb
conditions under which he came to inter
fere with the ehlof Justice nt Apia wcro re
ceived hero with some amusement , the cm-
clals pointing out that the doctor clearly
saw no Impropriety In the setting neldo ot
the solemn obligation ot the Berlin treaty
by the little municipal council ot Samoa ,
It Is a fact that had Chief Justice Cham
bers not been guilty of the Imprudence ot
commenting so freely upon the German
government nnd allowing those comments to
bo published In the letter to his brother In
this country ho would have tha fullest sup
port ot the State department. But while
the examination so far Tna.de of the reports
from all sources of the events that took
place at Apia In connection with the kingly
succession go to show that the chief justice
acted within his rights , It Is admitted that
his replaciunent by another American would
go n long way toward effecting a peaceable
adjustment of the conditions In Samoa.
GENERAL MILLER TO RETIRE
Colonrl TIinnuiN M. Aiulornoit TnUca
Ci i in in ami of Hello Forccn oil
BlnrcU S7.
WASHINGTON , March 0. A change In
command of the United States forces nt
Hello will occur on March 27 , resulting from
the retirement of General Marcus Miller ,
who on that datu reaches tha age limit ot 64
years.
General Miller Is In the regular service ,
having been promoted only recently to the
rank ot brigadier general. If ho were In the
volunteer service hla retirement would not
bo compulsory , a precedent to the contrary
having been established In the case of sev
eral other general officers who held com
mands In the army during the Spanish war.
General Miller's services In the Philippines
have been recognized by the War depart
ment as of great value , his capture of Hello
without lota to the 'American forces having
marked an Important epoch In the operations
In the Islands. His compulsory retirement
Is a matter of regret to the department. He
will be succeeded In the natural order of
promotion by Colonel Thomas M. Anderson ,
who now ranka as a brigadier general ot
volunteers.
PROFITS IN ARMOR MANUFACTURE
Government MlKht Siivo IJCJ8 Per Ton
If It Hud n Plant of ItH Own.
WASHINGTON , March 9. The Navy de
partment has been making some figures re
garding the supply of armor and the prices
to bo paid.
At present there has been authorized 23,000
tons of armor and there Is available for
the purchase of this armor $8,000,000. At
the time the Bethlehem armor plant was
erected there was only 6,000 tons of armor
authorized by the government , nnd there
has been purchased by the government In
all only 33,074 tons of armor , 10,000 tons
moro than the government Is now authorized
to buy. The average price for armor per
ton has been $557.57 , the minimum being
$552.60 , and the maximum $677.13 , the higher
price being when nickel was Intro
duced. It Is estimated by the officials of the
department that In case the cellmates ot
$400 per ton ns a sufficient price for armor
are correct that the difference from the
price asked , $545 per ton , would In the manu
facture of 23,000 tons of armor , be sufficient
to build a government plant.
If the government could purchase the on-
tlro amount of armor authorized with the
$8,000,000 available the average price would
be $342. It is said that these figures are
being considered by largo Iron and steel
concerns. Officials at the department say
that armor can bo manufactured for $300
per ton , and the government has money to
pay an average price of $342 per ton that
the manufacturers are likely to look into
the matter pretty closely , as the profit of
$58 $ per ton will bo well worth considering.
In making these estimates the price of $400
per ton Is allowed for the ships already
authorized under the naval appropriation act
for tha year ended June 30 , 1898.
The figures given above have been dis
cussed by officers of the department nnd rep
resentatives of the armor plato manufac
turers. It has also been pointed out that
the government will not need any ot the
armor until next February , and meanwhile
the armor plants of thle country will bo
making Krupp armor for Russia. All this
armor will be tested at the government
grounds at Indian Head nnd the Navy de
partment will have the knowledge of all
the experiments nnd be ready to take advan
tage of all Improvements which may bo
effected.
TO RELIEVE SECOND ENGINEERS.
Two IliitterleH of Sixth Artillery to
Rcplnt-c Honolulu GnrrlHOii.
WASHINGTON , March 9. Four com
panies of the Second United States volunteer
engineers , comprising the garrison at Hon
olulu , are shortly to bo recalled homo. They
have been on duty there since thp outbreak
of the Spanish war. The garrison will be
maintained at Honolulu and the engineer
troops will be relieved either by four com
panies of the Twenty-fourth Infantry ,
colored , now In Utah , or by two or moro
batteries of the Sixth artillery.
Two batteries of the Sixth artillery ore
now In Manila nnd the remainder ot the
regiment now distributed along the At
lantic coast under orders to proceed there.
Although not yet settled , It Is probable two
or more of these batteries will bo utilized
for military service In Hawaii. In that case
they will be detached from the expedition
on Its way to the Philippines.
General Shatter , commanding the Depart
ment of California , has been Informed that
the Sixth artillery may be utilized for this
voyage and has been Instructed to recruit
the regiment to Us maximum strength.
JONES is "STILL SERIOUSLY. ILL.
Nnturu of MnliulMiiUcH
nnd Absolute Ilc-Kt JVeec .
WASHINGTON , Maroh 0. Senator Jonea
of Arkaiifns , chairman of the national de > mo-
crutlo committee , Is In a precarious condi
tion owing to his liability to another
dangerous attack of heart trouble at any
ttme > . As Is usually the case in the Intervals
between attacks of thla nature , he Is get
ting along very well Just now , and today
was In a comparatively fair condition after
a good night's rest , but Is maintaining thn
utmost caution and under strict orders ol
aid physician Is avoiding any exertion ,
This Is a radical change for a man of Sena
tor Jones' active habits , and ho naturally
abates under It. His malady , angina pec-
torls , la at best grave one nnd the out
come never can be foreseen , So far , however -
over , there have been no untoward compll-
cations In Senator Jones' case nnd there la
a strong hope that with absolute quiet and
rest away from hla work for a considerable
period he may recover.
TKST MJW MAOA/I.VH UIFMJ.
Gun VttfH OIINI-H ( ifiK-riiieil by ( lit
WASHINGTON , March 9. There was n
'private. . Jest at the navy yard today of a
new magazine rllle , the Invention ot S. M.
McUme of Cleveland , O. General Miles and
some other army officers witnessed the test.
The new gun uses ( tie gases generated by
the firing to operate the magazine mechan
ism. It can be so arranged that ono pull of
tbo trigger empties the magazine , or it ran
bo fired as elowly as desired , the automatic
arrangement ejecting tha empty alien , re
loading and cocking < h piece. The test on
the whole was satisfactory ,
Object to AiiK-rU-iiu Oil ,
WASHINGTON. March 9. There ls a
harp fight on between opposing Interests In
France , according to Consul Skinner at
Marseilles , over the continued Importation of
American cottonseed oil at the existing rate
ot duty. There Is not only a large French
trade In the refined oil classed as nn cdtblo
product , but recently ( here have been largo
Importations ot soap stock , which Is one ot
the by-products of the refining process to
which the oil Is subjected , The total arrival
of oil nt the port of Marseilles during 1S93
was 116,761,338 pounds , or nearly 10,000,000
pounds moro than In the previous year.
ARMY OPERATIONS WITH GUNIJOAT.
CrltlclMin of Nn\r Drpiirtiiit'iit on llc-
Iiorln from Mnnlln.
WASHINGTON , March 9. Some comment
has been caused in both the War and Navy
departments by the press reports from
Manila that the army was controlling ooo
ot the light draft gunboats captured from
the Spaniards nnd using It to shell out the
rebels along the Paslg river. The reports
are that the Laguna do Ray , n small "tin-
clad gunlioat under command of Major
Grant , " tias been engaged In this scnlco
and has dwio very effective work. This has
been n matter of some comment on the
Navy department side of the bnlMlng and
has been cited by certain officers na "an
other attempt by the army * o run nn Inde
pendent navy department , "
The Institution of the army transport sys
tem met with the same criticism from a
number ot naval officers. The fact Is , how
ever , tb.it this Is not a new departure , simi
lar operations having been carried on dur
ing the civil war under somewhat the same
circumstances , notably on the Mississippi.
TO INVESTIGATE CANAL ROUTES.
Mciiibirn of IloiiMiCunimUtce Confer
\\ltb the Pri-Nldriit.
WASHINGTON , March I ) . Senator Harris
ot Kansas nud Representative Uurton ot
Ohio , chairman ot the house commlttco on
rivers nnd Imrbors , had n conference today
with the president In regard to the com
mission to bo appointed to Investigate the
Nicaragua nnd Panama canal routes. Ad
miral Walker also saw the president on tlio
snmo subject. Senator Harris suggested to
the president that ho defer the sending out
of the commission until the commission
headed by Admiral Walker presented Its
report about the middle of April. The pres
ident did not Indicate what ho would do ,
but It Is likely ho will take no action , at
least until his return from the south. Ad
miral Walker said lie did not know whether
the president desired him to servo on the
new commission or not.
Will Proti-vt Stoln'H I.nivfnl Helm.
WASHINGTON , March 9. Minister Hart
of Uogota has reported to thu State depart
ment the death of H. llobert Stein , an
American citizen , at Sazalar , January 7.
Mr , Stein was a native of Germany , natural
ized In 'New ' Orleans. Ho loft in Saznlar a
house and stock of merchandise nnd in Cu-
cuta a money deposit of about 12,000 marks.
He Is believed to have left a widow In the
United States or In Denmark. Notwith
standing this alleged fact he was married
to a woman In Saznlarvllhout having ob
tained n legal separation from his wife. Ho
left written Instructions to turn the house
and merchandise over to the Sazalar woman
and to send to his lawful -wife the money de
posited In Cucutn. Steps have been taken
under the direction of 'Mr. ' Hart to protect
the Interests of the lawful heirs of the de
ceased.
Money Order IliiMltieMH In Culm.
WASHINGTON , March 9. Postmaster
General Emory Smith has received a letter
from E. M. Hathbonc , director of posts of
Cuba , saying that the bureau of finance re
ports that for the period from February 20
to 25 , Inclusive , there was received In money
order funds $16,749. There was deposited to
the postal fund during the same period
$7,747. The bureau ot postal accounts re
ports postal revenues from all sources up
to nnd Including February 27 , $5G,981 , which
after deducting total payments , leaves an
available 'balance ' of $2S,5C2. The postal
revenues are still holding up to a little over
'
$1,000 n day.
Hi-NltiiH Ilia Pantornte.
WASHINGTON , Mnrch 9. Rev. Dr. T. Do
Witt Tnlmage , who for nearly four years has
been pastor of the First Presbyterian church
of this city , today sent n letter to the ses
sion of that church tendering his resigna
tion. It Is the Intention ot Dr. Talmage to
continue his residence In this city. He will
devote most of his time to literary pur
suits.
Appointed Lnnil CoiiunliiNloiipr.
WASHINGTON , March 9. The president
has appointed George W. Garrett of Arkan
sas a commissioner to examine and classify
lands within the land grant and Indemnity
land grant limits of the Northern Pacific
Railroad company In the Mlssoula land dls-
ttlct In Montana.
Prof. Harrier 1'iiriloiK-il.
WASHINGTON , March 9. The president
has pardoned Pint. Leroy Barrier , convicted
In Minnesota In March , 1898 , and sentenced
to two years In prison and to pay a fine of
$500 for sending obscene literature through
the malls.
KutnlltU'H In Eeunilor Revolution.
WASHINGTON , March 9. Minister Samp
son at Quito has reported to the State de
partment that In tbo battle that ended the
revolution In Ecuador 600 wore killed nna
several hundred were mortally wounded
and 400 prisoners taken.
Liibriitlor'M Mull DIIUTH Foil ml ,
LONDON , March 9. Six mall bags be
longing to the steamer Labrador , which was
wrecked on the northwest coast of Scot
land , March 1 , while on Ita way from St.
John , N. B. , to Liverpool , have been re
covered.
Iluviuin'n Reilueeil Death Rate.
WASHINGTON , March 9. General Lufl-
low has cabled to the War department from
Havana that the deaths In that city for
February , 1898 , are Dl per cent less than
for February , 1898.
XV w COIIMII ! at Tun IN.
WASHINGTON , March 9. The president
has appointed Evan L. Darryto of Colorado
consul nt Tunis and Cyrus 0 , Hndford an
Rtslstant quartermaster ot the marine corps ,
ENTOMBEDllEEp"lN A MINE
Cuvelii In lloiuilr Sliuft lit Lrailvllle
IniprUoiiN Two .lien Four Hun
dred Feet In the Eiirlh.
LEADVILLE , Colo. , March 9. A caveln
occurred today In the shaft of the I3onalr
mlno of the down-town group that Is be
ing unwutorcd by the Leudvllle Pumping
association , entombing Charles Rouss and
Burt Erye , miners , In a drift at a depth of
400 feet.
A. F. Sheppard , who wns coming up tlio
shaft at the time of tbu accident , was hit
by a large rock and badly Injured. The
entombed mon have signaled that they are
nllve by rapping on the steam pipes , and It
la thought they can bo reached and rescued
by tomorrow ,
Cane AKnInt nettle CanD
LIBERTY , Mo. , Mnrch 9. The case of the
State against Mrg , Bettlo Carr , charged with
maiming and wounding her stepchild , 11-
year-old Belle Carr , whose body was found
In the MIsHourl river over n year ago , was
dismissed today. In her first trial the jury
disagreed. William Carr , the woman's hus
band , was banged a year ago last December
for drowning the child.
Men ! ( < turn to Work.
PITTSDURO , March 9j.-The strike at the
Plttsburg Forgo and Iron company's plant
has been settled and the works nro In full
operation. The men went back at the old
rate.
Happy Is the man or woman who can eat a
good , hearty meal -without BUfforlng after-
| ward. If you canntjt do It , take Kodol Dys-
pepsla Cure , It digests what you eat , and
cures all forms of Dyspepsia ua3 Indigestion.
M'KINLEY ' MUST SANCTION IT
United States Will Not Rccognizo Unauthor
ized Cuban Financial Obligations ,
STAMPED PAPER OUTRAGE IN LITIGATION
Crop of tlie Province of llnvntm
IN About OneThirdor < ] i
Atlantic Siitinilrnii Hulls
To ilny.
HAVANA , Mnrch 9. Governor General
Brooke has received n suggestion from Sec
retary Algcr to notify the Cuban military
assembly that the United States government
will not recognize any financial obligation
entered Into by any persons claiming to
represent the people of Cuba without the
authorization ot President McKlnloy. Ho
will comply with the suggestion nud will
publish a statement to the same effect In
the newspapers of Havana ,
In connection with the question ot taxes
General Brooke Is considering the abolition
of stamped paper required by the old Span
ish law to be used for all documents In civil
suits. All pnrtlea to such litigation are
compelled to use paper varying In price ac
cording to the amount Involved. Major
General Wilson , military governor of the
department of Matanzns , has reported n case
which came before the audlcncla territorial
at Matnnzashcro the amount Involved
wns $100,000 and the 8tumped paper ex
ceeded 300 sheets nt $3 per sheet. The
stamped paper for use In deeds and wills
costs ns much as $37 per sheet , nnd them
is a One for neglecting to use It In tbu
preparation of such documents.
One-Third ot SiiKiir Crop.
Forty-two sugar mills are now grinding
In Havana province nnd flfty-flvo In the
province ot Matanzaa , where the capacity
of the mills Is largely In excess ot the * crop ,
which Is only one-third of the normal yield.
A refinery nt Mntonzas nnd nnothor nt
Cardenas will start shortly and General Wil
son predicts that the Industry will bo re
established In three or four days.
The military assembly held another secret
session today , the place of meeting being
guarded against the public with the same
care as before.
The authorities this morning began pay
ing the pollco force , already greatly Irrl-
tnted by the delay.
The transport Michigan sailed this piorn-
Ing for the United States.
At 3 p. m. the temperature was 74 de
grees , Fahrenheit.
The North Atlantic squadron under Roar
Admiral Sampson will sail at 1 o'clock to
morrow , proceeding by way of Clenfuegos
nnd Kingston , to Porto Rico.
Regarding tbo alleged conflict between
bandits nnd Cuban forces in the province
of Santa Clara It wan reported that Padrone ,
the bandit leader , who wns a former lieu
tenant of Spanish guerrillas , was killed by
the Cubans ten days ago , but news has now
been received to the effect that Padrone has
Just been arrested.
TOURISTS VIEWING PORTO RICO.
Lar e Party of New Yorkers Eiiter-
. tulned by Commander Grunt.
SAN JUAN , Porto Rico , March 9. The
steamship Paris. Captain Frederick Wnt-
kins , nrrlved off San Juan yesterday after
noon. It was not boarded by the health offi
cer until this morning at 7 o'clock , shortly
after which a large party from the shore
visited the steamer , among them Brigadier
General Fred Grant , military commander ol
the Department of San Juan.
The Paris has on board more than 400 pas
sengers nnd Is bound on a month's cruise
around Porto Rico , Cuba and the other West
Indian Islands. The passengers report a de
lightful passage nnd are very enthusiastic re
garding the trip , especlnlly applauding the
beautiful view of San Juan from the sea.
The Purls left New York bay shortly nfter
10 o'clock on the morning of March 5. The
Brat day out was foggy. The fogs were fol
lowed by rain and off Cnpc Hatteras the seas
were rough , though not particularly severe.
The rest of the trip to this point was bright
and pleasant. Mole St. Nicolas was spoken
Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Many of the
passengers have come ashore in small boats
and have been enjoying the sights in San
Juan.
General Grant and Mrs. Grant gave a
breakfast this morning to John Sherman ,
former secretary of state , and Mr. nnd Mrs.
Colgate Hoyt , Mr. nnd Mrs. Charles Stewart
Smith , Mr. and Mr. Anton Phelps Stokes nnd
the Misses Stokes , Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Tay
lor and Mrs. D. M. Morrison. This was fol
lowed by n dance.
SANTIAGO'S CLAIMS ARE ALLOWED.
Public Improvement * AVlll Probably
He ReMumed.
SANTIAGO , Cuba , March 9. The re
mainder of the funds for February was
formally allowed today from Havana , nnd It
Is expected that the estimate for March will
bo allowed by cable tomorrow , In which
case the work on public Improvements will
be immediately resumed.
Today a communication wns received from
Havana , appointing a secretary to the so-
called bonid of agriculture , but as n matter
of fact no such board exists her > , the prac-
tlcj being for a competent man to report
regularly on agrlcultuial matters to the civil
governor. If his nd/ice bcems worthy of
acceptance , that functionary adopts It.
Similar appointments of stranyiirs to posts
In this province from Havana have caused
no little unfavorable < > MTiveiu.
General Leonard Wood expects that within
a few days must of thu laborers will bei
working ngaln , ns the nsplmi' company will
coimi.enco opoiatlons on a larpp scaln early
next week under a former contract. The
prospccta now look much brighter than they
did ten days EI&O.
RECONCENTRADOS IIURNED OUT ,
Three Children l.oxu Their Liven Re
lief Fund a Failure.
OUINE55 , Province of Havana , 'March ' 9 ,
A largo part of the rcconcentrado quarter
of Gulnez was destroyed by flro this morn
ing , three children being burned to death.
The Cuban Industrial relief fund has
established a station here , providing tem
porary quarters for the iomckes , and a spo-
clal appeal for funds will be made on theli
bolmlf , as no work Is to be done In the dis
trict , and the supply of army rations Is ex
hausted. The local committee appointed b )
Charles W. Gould announces In n Gulne :
newspaper that It will never be able tc
cnrry out hla plans of relief and that ho has
distributed only the rations which Richard
S , Howland of Providence , R. I , , Induced the
government of the United States to send.
MAJOK HARRISON IS DEIIARKEI )
Denied Privilege of Further Appear-
anee In Court-Mnrtliil CiiNe ,
SANTIAGO , March 9. Major Duncan B.
Harrison , who had been defending before
the court-martial one of the men charged
with complicity In the outrage at San Luis
has been debarred froin further connection
with the defense , owing to contempt ol
court , Incompetency nnd hla apparent efforts
to justify bis own conduct on the occasion
of the outrage instead of defending his
client.
DeMlKii for Winnie li- l Monument ,
RICHMOND , Va. , March 9. The design
for the etatue to bo erected In Hollywood
over the crave of Miss Winnie Davis , the
"Daughter of the Confederacy , " 1ma been
chosen and approved by Mrs. DavU. The
design , which is by Zolvey of New York , U
the llcuro of u Bitting angel , H is to be
of Italian marble nnd will bo erected by thft
Daughters of the Confederacy.
STATE UNIVERSITY NOTES
The Society of Electrical Engineers Is ar
ranging for a number of lectures on elec
trical topics by eminent engineers ,
P. A. Morse Is acting electrician In place
of A. L. Honglnnd , whu resigned ( o accept
n position with the Burlington roaO.
A parlor and reception room Is being fitted
up for the young women of the university In
University hall. Such n room has been very
much needed nnd will bo greatly appreciated
by the women of the university.
The Easter recess this jeur will com
mence Thursday morning , Mnrch 30 , and
continue through Mondny , April 3. This Is
n week earlier than Is scheduled In the
printed calendar of the university.
The Mandolin club , which has been dor
mant for many months , was revived for the
Charter Day festivities nnd was well re
ceived In Us ono number given. The num
ber will probably bo Increased to twenty
and heard frequently In the future.
Henry Eames. who Is at the head of the
piano department of the University School
of Mualc , has il\en ; In several cities of Ne
braska his lecture recital on Russian music ,
which Is said to bo full of Interest and which
displays his unusual plnnlstlc ability.
Tlio March Kioto mndu Its appearance this
week. H comes forth In a new cover with
the sign of the double Kioto upon It. The
stories nro by Harriet Mossmnn CoeiU1 ,
Grace E. Reynolds nnd George C. Shedd ,
the verse by Presscr Hall FIJO. K. A. , and
Kdwtn Ford Piper. The Yelps nro excellent.
The polyphase electrical apparatus loaned
by the Westlnghouso Electric nnd Manufac
turing company for experimental work In
the electrical laboratory has just arrived
nnd Is now being set up. It Includes n ro
tary converter for utilizing either direct or
alternating currents , nnd n two-phaso motor
for Illustrating- power transmission.
The Athletic board Is planning to publish ,
for tbo first time In the history of the In
stitution an athletic annual. It will con
tain nil student records In convenient form ,
besides numerous hnlf-tonc Illustrations of
the university's prominent nthlotes nnd
nthlctlc teams. It will be nn olllclal publi
cation , with Dr. William W. Hastings , the
physical director , ns edltor-ln-chlof.
The University School of Music Is enjoy
ing n year of prosperity along with other
departments of thu university nnd will re
cord its largest enrollment this year. There
nro many plnns for Its development which
It Is hoped may bo put Into practice next
year nnd students of music In any brunch
will find here an Institution fully upto datu
nnd furnishing the best musical ndvnnlages.
A very pretty Illustration of the btrength
of properly disposed material was recently
given in the breaking of a model roof truss
designed by OHO of the students. It was
built of wood and weighed but fho iiounds ,
nnd yet It withstood n Btialu of moro than
n ton before finally being crushed. The
test wns made upon the now testing ma
chine belonging to the Department of Civil
Engineering.
Tbo great plpo organ of the Transmlssls-
slppl Exposition , which wns heard by tons of
thousands last summer and full , Is the gift
of the nlumnl of the university to their nlma
mater and bas been placed temporarily In
the gymnasium. Concerts will bo given upou
It from time to time and as soon : IH It Is
permanently located In a building provided
It will bo the Joy and pride of nil friends ot
the university for many years to come.
It Is a remarkable fact that two of the
six or seven greatest pianists In the world
have visited Lincoln this season. Madam
Fannie Bloorafleld Zclslcr. whom tbo world
of music has feted and cheered with deaf
ening applause for years , wns hero nbout
n month ngo nnd not long ngo Teresa Car-
rcno came , who for the last twenty years
has been in tbo forefront of pianists of the
world and who still retains her lofty place
as one of the greatest Interpreters of com
positions ot tbo masters who bas over
lived. Surely Lincoln should bo proud of
this fact nnd It Is evidence that It to fast
becoming n musical center.
The second meeting of the Latin colloquium
quium was held Tuesday evening. Prof.
Barber presided and the meeting was opened
by a presentation by Mr. Kllng of several
articles from tbo Classical .Review. This
was followed by a discussion of the meters
of Virgil , taken from the English Journal
of Philology and presented by Mr. Joflords.
Mr. Mauss then read an article from the
American Journal of Archaeology on the
excavations in Palestrla and Sardinia. Prof.
Barber then resumed his discussion of Ben
nett's Grammar , begun at tbo last meeting ,
nnd the remaining time wns taken up by
Dr. Johnson on the Collegium Fratrum Ar-
vallum.
The School of Domestic Science served hot
biscuit and syrup on Charter day. All the
arrangements and processes were according
to the latest nud most approved methods.
Five hundred biscuits were made and served
during the afternoon. Miss Rosa Bouton ,
the bead of the department , deserves credit
for the excellent footing upon which the
school has bean placed. One ot the students
of this department , Miss Madge Wiggins ,
has lately been appointed by the governor
of the state to n free scholarship In the Now
Era Cooking'school of Worcester , Mass.
This Is ono of the best schools ot the kind In
the country nnd Miss Wiggins Is to bo con
gratulated upon her appointment.
Miss Efllo 1C. Price , International college
secretary of the Young Women's Christian
nesoclntlon , spent last week nt the univer
sity. Sbo delivered an address nt chnpcl
Monday morning , which wns exceedingly
well received. Miss Price has unusual gifts
as at public speaker and the dally meetings
for young women bavo been largely at
tended. A reception was tendered Miss
Price Monday evening by the Young
Women's nnd Young Men's Christian associ
ations , to which all students nnd the fnculty
were Invited. A largo number availed them
selves of this opportunity to meet Miss Price.
The meetings of the week closed with u par
lor conference on Saturday afternoon.
The university reaches the largest number
of adults In the state through the farmers'
Institutes. The Institutes bad been cher
ished 'by ' the various state societies and the
unlvcmily , until the last legislature saw fit
to entrust the care of them to the regents
and made the small appropriation of $1,000
a year for the management of them. The
report of the superintendent can cover but
the first year of tbo management with state
uld , The holding of forty-two Institutes and
the results returned , to say nothing of the
experience of years without state aid , prove
that thla Important work uhould bo con
tinued. The work has been much moio
closely organized for the present year and It
Is believed that the mistakes of the past will
not bo repeated. As u form of practical uni
versity extension In an agricultural state
farmers' Institutes would seem to bo the
realization of the Ideal.
In correspondence with Dr. Ward on ath
letic mutters touching the university , Cas
par Whitney writes In n recent Jotter aa
follows"I have confidence In the sportsmanly -
manly standard of Nebrnskn. * * I am
sure you must have difficulties with your
students. It is BO all over the west nnd
particularly In the Missouri valley the un
dergraduates do not ucein to appreciate the
ethics of amateur sport. I Imagine you
must , nn occasions , become much discour
aged ; but I assure you that there Is a
great deal of encouragement , In
the last six or eight ycura I have
mode four complete circuits of the United
States and you cannot Imagine thu tremendous
deus improvement In the Intelligent con
ception of the spirit of amateur sport ; like-
WEO | In the improved healthy wholcsome-
ncea of practice. Would It not be potslblo
for the Missouri Valley colleges to get to
gether and agree on uomo rules ? Of course ,
I know It Is qultu u trip from Lincoln to
Kaunas City , yet I should think It would
bo worth wbllu nnco a year If Kansnu , Ne
braska and Mletoml met nt romn central
point to ugrre upon healthful rules and
their enforcement , "
firltlxli Company Orderx Pipe ,
PITTSIUIRG. March 0. The National
Tube Work company of this city luia been
awarded a contract by a British company
for ten miles of ( wenty-elght-lnrh pipe to
bo used In the Rand gold mines In Johannes-
burn , South Africa. The order will aggre
gate in value nbout Jl,000,000 and the prod
uct Is to be shipped to Johannesburg within
four months.
ritliiiatiiin of OperutorM.
PITTSBURG , Mnrch 0. The officials of
the pressed Btccl car company announced
that they would consider the grievances of
Uiclr rrapolyes as Individuals , but would not
recognize the organization ; also that the
places of all incii refusing to return to
work tomorrow would bo filled with new
turn. All departments worn In operation ,
with slightly Increased forces.
SI mimon AN | < * it Corrci'dtiti.
UNCOl.N , March 9. To the Editor of Th
tleo : The follow InR In your paper this
mornliiK Is absolutely false nnd docs me
great Injustice-
"I > ninlnpr Simpson , It nppcnrs. not only
rode on railroad passes , but ho ha * n pasa
nt hla hoarding house , tthllo the state
footed nn expense bill In both Instances. "
The facts nro I never examined a county
In which 1 lived , therefore could not board
ixt home , nnd every mile tunt I traveled on
free transportation while examining coun
ties the state received the benefit. Not one
mlle did the state ever pay where I had a
pass , and my testimony before the Investi
gating committee so shows.
Kindly correct the above by publishing
this letter. Very truly yours ,
J. A. SIMl'SON.
Note Mr. Simpson Is entitled to n cor
rection. According to the testimony the ex
pense bill referred to was footed by the In
surance companies nnd not by the state , al
though the distinction does not alter Mr.
Simpson's predicament.
Ohio lUv.-r
CINCINNATI. Mnrch 9. The Ohio river
has been falling here on Inch an hour for
six hours ending nt 9 o'clock tonight , \vhun
the stage was r > r > feet 3 Indies , n fall of
nearly twenty Inches below the maximum ,
The rate > of fall will Incrcaso from now on
nnd will bo very rapid by tomorrow night ,
The river Is rising at all points below the
mouth of the Kentucky rhor. Hero tin
sky In overcast and the mercury at dark res-
laterod 51. The temperature nnd weather
nro reported variously at points on the upper
Ohio nnd Us tributaries. Should there bo
no rain In tlio meantlmo the Hood In tlio
uplK-r Ohio will bo a thing of the past by
Sunday ,
KniiNtis MothoiIlHlH .Moot.
COIAJMnUS. Kan. , March 9. The South
Kansas conference of the Methodist Episco
pal church met hero today , IllRliop KHz-
gortild of St. Louis presiding. The nddres *
of wclcomo was delivered by liov. M , V. 13 ,
Dennett. The attendance Is largo.
r'uriiiu'p Men SIny Strike ,
CHICAGO. March 9. A strike of furnace
men and helpers at the South Chicago mills
of thu Illinois Steel company In threatened.
About 1,100 men nro Involved. In the recent
advance In wages the furnace men and help
ers claim to have been neglected.
AVI II Co Into lliiililii < l n.
LIMA , 0. , Mnrch S. The American Na
tional bank , BO mysteriously robbed of over
$18,000 HOMO time since. decided tonight , to
go Into voluntary liquidation nnd wind up
Us affairs.
'Vii SiiNi > otN I'mlor ArrrNt.
Denny Collins and Dennis Daley were
taken In charge last night on suspicion by
Chief White and Officers Heelan nnd Hud
son. Collins , who has been In trouble before -
fore nnd Is well known to the police , hud
In his possession a handsome diamond ring
which ho was trying to pawn. The pollco
nrc anxious to find nn uwncr for the ring.
! , < ut lire iit Temple Urnvl.
Habbl Maurice Thorner of New York will
lecture this and Sunday evenings nt Temple
Israel.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
H. L. Burch of IsWnrk , 0 , , Is nt the Her
Grand.
Major Charles Drew of Burlington , Vt. ,
is a visitor In Omaha.
George P. Bellows of Des Molnes , editor
of tbo Iowa Homestead , Is In the city.
S. S. Hadley of Cedar Rapids and Howell
Recs of WIsner uro stockmen In the city.
P. J. Dolan of Chicago , n traveling man
for Swift and Company , is at the Her Grand.
J. H. Norrls of Chicago , representing the
Cudahy Packing company , Is nt the Her
Grand.
E. E. Tomllnson of Kansas City , trntTlo
manager for Swift and Company , Is at the
Her Grand.
IMr. F. G. Berger of Washington , D. C. ,
wife of the advance agent for the Sol Smith
Russell company. Is nt the Her Grand.
F. C. Fleming , W. H. Goodwin nnd M. A.
Judy , n trio of wealthy stockmen from
West Lebanon , Ind. , nro In the city attend
ing the stock sale.
L. McWhorter of Alcdo , C. A. Boplo of
Hamlet , J. E. Stickle of Macomb and C. A.
Palmer of Princeton nro Illinois stock rais
ers stopping temporarily In Omaha.
P. L. Sever , an attorney nt Stunrt , In. ,
nnd the owner of a big farm In that vicinity ,
is la Omaha. He was attracted by the fine
Block sale , but thought the animals wcra
bringing too high figures for him.
H. H. Branch of St. Louis , F. P. Birming
ham of Now York , M. Horton of Chicago , C.
C. Hunt of Philadelphia , H. H. Fnpp of Chicago
cage , J. F. Sturgls of Chlcngo and W. J.
Lawrence of Now York nro stopping nt the
Her Grand.
At the Klondike : n. Mitchell. Seattle ,
Wash. ; E. Fay , Nebraska City ; Charles
Reid , W. J. Rupert , Sioux City ; H. L.
Young , North Bend , Minn. ; Harry Wright ,
Wintered , la. ; J. A. Gonnes , Sioux City ;
W. W. Winston , Petersburg ; S. J. Lindsay ,
Now York ; William Lloyd , Oakland ; A , S.
Calvert , Sioux City ; H. Otto Barth , Kear
ney ; P. J. Hanson , Irvlngton.
Nebraskans at the hotels : H. A. Cox ,
Chadron ; E. K. Valentine , Chndron ; J. F.
Asay , Rushvlllo ; T. L. Ackormnn , Stnnton ;
A. M. Johnson , Curtis ; Ed Mattcson , Hold-
rege ; T. A. Mlnler , Howard Hancock , J. A.
McLaughlln , R. V. McPherson , John M.
Bovoe , Craig ; E. T. Denny , Palisade ; J. P.
Lntta , Tokamnh ; Arthur F. Angell , A. L.
Sweet , Ulysses ; F. 'M. ' Wdods , Lincoln ; Ira
Mallory , Columbus.
PERIODS OF PAIN.
Menstruation , the Imlnnco vrhccl of
woirmu's life , is also the banes of exist
ence to many because it means a time : of
grcnt suffering.
While no womnn Is entirely free from
periodical vmiu , it does not seem to have
been na
ture's plan
that women
otherwise )
healthy
( ihoulel suffer
BO buverely.
Lyelin K. I'lnlc-
liam's Vegetable - ,
table Coin-
pound is
the most
thorough female -
male regula. '
tor Icnown to
incelicnl fiel-
cncej. It relieves the condition that pro
duces so much discomfort ami robs men-
ntriiatlon of its terrors. Here Is proof :
DKAU Mns , I'INKIIAM : Ho\v can 1
thank you enough for what you have
done for mo ? When I wrote to you I
was suffering unte > lel pain nt time of
menstruation ; wns nervous , had head
ache all the time , no appetite , that tired
feeling , nnd did not care for anything.
I have taken three bottles of J ydia 10.
Pinliham's Vegetable ? Compound , ono
of IIood ] Purifier , two boxes of Liver
Pills , and to-day I am n well ncrson. I
would llico to haves tlioto who suffer
Icnow that I nm ono of the many who
have been cured of fumnlo complaints
by your wonderful inedicino nnd advice.
Miss JKNNIR II , MILKS , Leon , Wis.
i ) If yon are Buffering in this way , write
as Miss Miles did to Mrs. Pinhhnin afc
Lynn , Mass , , for the ndvlca which film
offers free of charga to all women.
MotlK-ri ! .11i > ttimt : .
Urn. Wlnclnw'8 Soothlni ; byrup Ima been
used for o\tr ilfty yearn by millions of
rrolhera for their children while teutlilntf
with perfect Bucceaa. It loothoa tht child ,
uafteiis the jum : . ulluy all pain , cures
ulnd colic ami Is the best remedy for
Diarrhoea Hold by ilniHclnt * in every part
of Die world. Ilo guru anil nuk for "Mrs.
Wlnntow'ti BonlliliiK Syrup" nnd tttUu no
other L'lml. 25 cents a bottle.