THE mrATTV D.MLV BEE : WEDNESDAY. UiOTI 15 , 1890.
PURCHASING AGENT TALKS
f
Btorct of CanBtd Beef Bonght on Direct
Order of General Eagan ,
CONTRACT AS TO TIME BLEF SHOULD KEEP
Meat Itntlon InNnril nt I'rnprr Time
.Six111 to Arrive on Men * Tiiltle In
( iooil ( onilltlnnrtlcle
in-ill Inlniul Miller * .
CHICAGO , March 14. Colonel O. M.
Smith , purchasing agtol of the goxirnment
nt Chicago since 1M5 , testified today before
the governmen < court of Inqulrj that the
Mon * of canned ro . beet bought by him
during the Spanish war were all upon the
direct ordtr of General Eagan , the commls-
kary general. He aUo stated that some pur
chases of canned beef were made without
his Knowledge bj the commissary general.
Another of the daj'a important witnesses
was Gustavus R Swift , head of the packing
liouic of Swift and Company. Good progress
vas made by the court today , but the end
of the list of wltncoKeH to be examined in
Chicago is not jet In sight.
Captain Homer F. Atpltrwall. assist
ant quartermaster nnd acting com
missary of volunteers during the Span-
Ifch war. In command of the transport Mani
toba , testified that he took on board at New
port NeWB 1,755 quarters of refrigerated
beef. The Manitoba loft Newport News
August u and arrived off Ponce , 1'orto Rico ,
August 10. It ran aground three miles
out nnd remained there three dajs and a
half. A representative of Swift and Com
pany was on the bhlp In charge of the beef
ni refrigerator engineer. On arriving at
I'onco witness reported to General Gllmorc
the stores he had on ship , telling him he
had a large consignment of refrigerated
beef The chief engineer had expressed
fcome fears about the safety of the meat
of the pipes becoming clogged with sand
on account of the grounding of the ship ,
which might Interfere with the operation
of the refrigerator plant. Witness reported
nlout the meat to General Gllmore. Gen
eral Gllmorc looked up smiling , and Raid
"You had better throw it overboard , we
have no use for it ; we can get all the beef
we want here. "
Cooil Hecf Thrown Oi cruourd.
The witness continued "I said that It
vas the best of beef and I did not care to
take anj such course as that unless ordered
to do so. He replied : 'If nccessarj. I
will give you an order to that effect. ' "
y "Was any beef landed there ? "
"Not at that time ? "
Witness stated that the ship went frott
Tonce to Mlowa. He reported to Captalr
Uavldsou , the depot quarUrrnaster , and thi
depot commissary , who said he would likt
to have some of the beef for the troops. Thf
following morning a lighter came alongsldt
nnd an issue of fresh beef was made for th (
first time. The beef was taken ashore
Witness asked the commlssarj' about it th (
next daj , as the lighter came alongside eacl
day for beef
The coinmlsary said that he was de >
lighted with the meat , but he said thai
nome had been taken fifteen miles into th <
Interior and did not reach its destlnatloi
until 2 o'clock In the afternoon , when It wa !
bpolled. "But , " the commissary said , "tha
was no fault of the beef. " The beef wai
used there from that daj- until the da ;
when the ship left , August 31 , when Cap
tain Weiss was ordered back to Ponce.
1'renlileiit Swift TeNtllleN.
The recorder then called Gustavus F
Swift , president of the firm of Swift and
Company He testified to two contracts en
tered into between his company and the
United States government with reference tc
the suppljlng of refrigerated beef to the
trnopa in Cuba and Porto Rico
"By whom were those contracts made on
BETTER ,
The Mowt TleinnrUnhle Ileineil ; of the
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llfelessne's , weakness , dizziness , reeling !
of fulltie-88 or bloating uftt i eating , or f"si
of "Konenens" or emptiness , of stomach Ir
mornluc , ilesh H > f t mid lac king llrmnest
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li un flushes , lassitude , throbblns , Burplint
or rumbling ucnnatlonn In bowels , with hea
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of heiiit , Bhort breath on exertion , Mov
clrruliitioti of blood , cold feet , pain anc
oppression in cbesl uncl b.ick , pain arounc
the loins , uchlng and wsurlneH * of thi
lou r limbs drowHlneps aftei meals bu
nervnua vvakefulnes. * ut night , languor it
the mornlntr. and u constant f ellne o
dread as If t-oinethlne awful was about ti
liappen ?
Mrs. M L Cochrnn , one of Nctkajack'i
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n faithful trial , and 1 have found them tin
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Neekajack Ga "
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will positively and eRectuallv curt in t
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for vvhal Dr Dlx Tonk Tablcus will do
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iAND MANHOOr
Cures Iinpotcncy , Kipht Emissions ant
wasting diseases , all effects of self
ubusc , or excess and indls
cretlon. Aiicrvo tonic am
blood builder. Brines tin
pink glow to pale cheeks anc
. - , , restores the fire of jouth
5 v Bj' mailflOcper Imx ; C boxes
for $ -.5 < ) ; with a written gimran <
tec to euro or refund tbo iiioucj
NERVITA MEDICAL CO.
Clinton & Jackscn Sts. . CHICAGO , ILL
Kuhn JL Co. , ir lh mill Iluuuluii. Omu
linNeb. .
'Mollirri. : M < > fiifi > : < . aiotlierntt
M a Wlntlovv'i Boothlns Syrup has beei
used for over fifty yean by millions o
trothem for tholr chlldrfti while teelhln ;
with perfect p ri'Sb It soothe * tin thlid
ri > ; t'.ns the gums , ulluy * all pain , cure
wind colic anil U the best reined ) fo
Diarrhoea Sold by druggist * In vvrrj par
of the vv r'"l I t-'ir a'nl akt ; for "Mri
V inslov'b HI ttunE Syrup' and ' .aitu u
ether kind , 25 cents a brtUs.
Le part of the United Stales' asked
r lonel Davm
' Dy General Bagan , adrertl ement * were
iMtied and proposuls received In the usual
form "We ncreed to be responsible
For the beet keeping twenty-four
hours from l ? ulnc. and If In ft
refrigerating houic neventy-two bours
from the steamer l * tuc I puppo > ed
there -would be reasonable protection M
for any other commodity When we deal
In beef we deal in B perishable article. U
certainly should be protected from the
tropical sun "
"In the preparation of your refrigerated
beef , what agent do jou rely upon as
* "
preservative
"Refrigerated air ; nothing else "
"Have j-ou used at any time In connec
tion with the preservation of refrigerated
beef any chemical preservative of anj kind ? "
"No , sir. "
Cross-examined by Major Lee , witness
Raid " 1 asked my brother in Boston , E.
C Swift , to go to Washington and agree
with General Eagan on the terras of the
contract. It wan flnallj agreed upon be
tween my brother and General Eagan. I
never met General Eagan previous to the
time the contract was signed "
Time lU-ef Sliiiiild Keep.
"I would like to have jou repeat jour
understanding of the contract -with refer
ence to the time that beef was to keep ,
after Issuance to the commissary , " said
Major Lee
"My understanding is that the beef
should be useful for the army , which does
not relieve the commissary from reasonable
care I should say lo an extent of twcntj-
four hours , If nccessarj' , " answered Mr.
Swift.
"I ibelleve there Is a clause In that con
tract that saj-B something about seventy-two
hours from the time the beef is issued
from the refrigerator on board the ship ,
and twenty-four hours from the time It
would be issued from the refrigerating
plant on shore ? "
"Yec , sir"
"Then if there was no refrigerating plant
on shore , would the beef be expected to
keep sound seventy-two hours after leaving
the ship ? "
"Xot at all. That provision means that
refrigerators are to bo built to take care
of the beef If my memory is right it also
provides that the contractors' responsibility
shall cease after seventj-two hours ; that
It shall not be liable to condemnation after
having been seventj-two hours away from
the ship "
"If jou built a refrigerator on shore and
a ship landed there and this beef was taken
out of the ship nnd placed In the refriger
ator on shore , then jour responsibility
would end In regard to keeping qualities of
that beef seventy-two hours after it left
the ship ? "
If we took the technical definition of the
contract 1 think jes. Swift and Companj
have never wished to be technical In regard
to contracts with the government"
"At the end of seventy-two hours after
you have taken beef oft the refrigerator
ship and put it in the refrigerator on shore ,
if there should be a quantity of ibeef left
in that refrigerator on shore , under the
contract - ' "
j-our responsibility ceases'
"Technically , 1 think BO "
"If I remember correctly. General Eagan
testified that the beef 'was to keep tinder
normal conditions , remaining sweet and
proper food , seventy-two hours after It left
the refrigerator on shipboard , or twenty -
four hours after it left the refrigerator on
shore ? "
"Thatwas not our understanding , nor was
It contained in our proposal or In the con
tract "
Major Lee read the fallowing clause of
the contract "The beef is to be properly
clothed for Us protection and proper
handling and so preserved by the refriger
ation on shipboard and at the refrigerator
'building ' that It shall be perfectly good and
fit for use seventy -two hours after being
issued from the ship's refrigerator or
tw only-four hours after being issued from
the refrigerator building on shore "
Ot l ItexpoiiNllile Tweiitj-Fonr Honrv
"If there -was no refrigerating building
on shore , " he asked , "and a ship should get
in that place , under this contract it seems
to me there is a guaranty here that the
beef will keep seven tjtwo hours after
being Issued from the ship. Am I not cor
rect' "
"No , sir. My version of that clause Is dif
ferent Starting with our proposal to the
government and leading on to that clause
in the contract , my version is that , having
used diligence to provide stationary refrig
erators at the request of the government ,
and with theli aid as agreed , twenty-four
hours is all that we are liable. "
Major Leo then read the clause in ques
tion a second time and left the dispute as
to the consideration of the court.
Witness stated that his company had put
in the contract a much shorter time limit
than was included in beef contracts for
England , but admitted that the conditions
were not at all similar and scarcely sub
ject to comparison
"Could jou reasonably expect that re
frigerated beef could be furnished to the
troops in Cuba and last twentj-four hours
after it was issued to the commissary tc
be given to the troops , ten. fifteen or twenty
miles away from the landing' "
"I don't think we contemplated supplying
trofips that far away. I don't think the gov
ernment contemplated It I understand that
the government contracted for refrigerated
beef to be supplied at port stations nnd at
the same time for live cattle to be supplied
at Uland ports. "
The witness stated that chemicals were
not in any way used as a preservative. Ht
had heard of the Powell process and other
chemical methods , but he had not tested
them Borax was used , IIP raid , in packing
nnd shipping pork , but not on beef He paid
that his companj did no canning , but fur-
nlfched the beef used by Libby , McXelll
Llbby for canning
Major Lee asked if the larger proportion
of the poorest cattle did not go to cauners
Mr Swift replied that it did not.
William Van Wlddle , a refrigerator en-
glneer In the employ of Swift ana Company ,
testified that he had charge of the meat oa
board the ship Port Victor , which reached
Port Tampa July 25. The ment was loaded
on the ship there from refrigerator cars and
was in good condition when received. No
chemicals were used in 'the preservation ol
beef The ship went to Santiago , taking a
refrigerator plant , but was kept waiting
forty-three days before the plant could be
token ashore. In eight daje It wab in work
ing order He did not know who caused the
delay. Witness went himself to Clonel ,
Humphreys two or three times nnd Colonel
Humphreys said he would get around to it
in t'me. '
' ruiuierfc" a Mlmioinv.
Jesse Sherwood , n commission man at tbi
stock yards , said the term "canners" was t
misnomer if u canning houte bought cat
tie the cattle were called "cauners , " but i
a dressed heef house bought the same catlli
they would be " "
not termed "cauners.
Major Lee tried to bhovv from the vvltnesi
that the lowebt grade of cattle was tuec
for canning , hut the witness would not maki
anj such admission.
S J Johnson , the superintendent of thi
beef house of the Nelson Morris Packing
companj. testified that the methods In use
there for canning roast beef were substan
tially the bamc as those In use ut othei
bouses. The onlj method for the preberva
tlon of beef was cold air. He had nc
knowledge of the use of chemicals for thai
purpose
j Edward Hoffhelmer. superintendent of tlu
I canning department of NeUon Morris t Co.
I corroborated the testimony of the provloui
The court then adjourned until 10 o'clocl
uia rrciv morning
TO BETER ! THEIR INTERESTS
Coffin and Bott'o ' Makers and Goal Miners
Confer at Chicago.
COMBINES AND RUMORS OF COMBINES
I.nrcr AVlil.kj DIttllliiK nnil 1)1-
trlhntlnir ( "oiniintij Orumilrr * In
Aetv nrk unit TnU - * lit
Mnnj Oilier * .
CHICAGO , March 14 Coffin manufactur
ers , makers of green and glass flint bottles
and the owners and operators of the coM
mines In Indiana met here today for the
purpose of Increasing prices on their prod
ucts Each of the meetings was held behind
closed door * and inquiries for Information
were met by the officers and members of all
these associations by refusals to disclose
anything
The bottle manufacturers met In the Grand
Pacific hotel , in different rooms. The con
ditions of the marl.ct were discussed In both
sessions * A jol meeting was then bold
and the manufacturers of both kinds of bottles
tles agreed that they could secure better
prices. A plan for a joint organization was
submitted nnd A * 111 be acted upon later.
A preliminary meeting of the coflln manu
facturers wae held In the same hotel to ar
range for the convention of the national as
sociation of that Industry tomorrow morning
Increases In all lines of trade are viewed bj
the members as sufficient reason lor an In
crease In the prices of cofiinB.
Ten owners of large mines In Indiana at
tended the meeting of coal mine operators
At the close of the meeting It was announced
that their action might not have as much
oflect this winter as In the luture. While
prices will be ndxniiccd before the present
v Inter ends , the advance will not be as
great as the operators expect to make It next
fall. By that time thej expect to ha\e an
organization which will control the Chicago
market and bo nble to dictate the prices.
\\hlMij CuiiceriiN Com 111 lie.
NEW YORK , March 14 The Merchants'
Distilling and Distributing company hns
been Incorporated under the laws of this
state , with a capital of $5,000,000. of which
half will be common and the other half pre
ferred stock. The new corporation com
prises some of the largest whisk } blending
nnd distributing companies In the country ,
including the Merchants' Distilling company
of Terre Huute , Ind , the Duffy Malt Whisky
companj , Ilossltam Gerstein company of
Philadelphia , the Gottschulk company of
Baltimore and Cook & Bcrnheimer , Lujtles
Brothers and E Heller & Co of this city
Another big eastern rye distilling company
has also been approached and Is expected to
pool ibsucs with the new corporation
WHEELING , W. Va. , March 14 The
largest Iron and steel deal jet projected u
thib dibtrlct may be closed Wednesdaj whet
the stockholders of the Riverside Iron WorKi
meet to consider the offer of the Iron tubi
combination for the acquisition of the greai
plant nt Benwood. Representatives of J
Pierpont Morgan have been in the city sev
eral dajs In consultation with the Rhersidi
officials. The plant consists of a steel mill
skelp and tube mills , blast furnaces , bl
product coke plant , and It is said will brim
about ? G,000,000 The Riverside Is capitalize !
at $3,000,000 , emplojs about 2,500 men , and 1 :
the largest iron and steel plant in the Ohli
A alley.
P1TTSBURG , Pa , March 14 U developec
here today that ex-Judge W H Moore o
Chicago , the successful promoter of tradi
combinations , has had placed in his baud :
the engineering of a combine of sheet stee
manufacturers. It is stated that option :
have been taken on a large majority of thi
plants , including all except one of the large
concerns. This company is expected to sooi
come into line when the combination will b <
complete. The capitalization of the comblm
Is put at $50,000,000 , equall } divided into pre
ferred and 7 per cent cumulative and com
mon stock. Headquarters will be in Pitts
burg. It is believed the tin plate and tin
new sheet steel combines will be separati
organizations.
TOLEDO , 0. , March 14 A number o
bicycle makers and supply men met in th
city today , making arrangements for a com
bine H. D. Bokeep of Defiance , O. , spokts
man of the party , is very reticent as to th >
number in the deal and as to the plans.
NEW YORK. Moreh 14 H was reportei
that the evaporated salt interests of thi
state are being brought together under th
name of the National Salt companj. It wll
have an authorized capital of $12.000,000 , o
which $5,000,000 Is non-cumulative 7 per cen *
preferred stock , nnd the remainder $7,00000
common
LOUISVILLE , Ky , March 14 The bif
distillery of John C. Roach H Co , locatec
in this cltj- , was transferred tndaj to tin
Kentucky Distillers' and Warehouse com'
pany The consideration was about $500,000
Many distillers who have not jet 'been ' pak
for their plants will not consent to sel
their whiskies on hand , all of them 'believ '
ing that prices will go much higher , anc
they are anxious to get the benefit of tb <
Increase.
Happy is the man or w oman w ho can eat i
good hearty meal without buffering after
ward If you cannot do it , tal > e Kcdol DjS'
pcpslo Cure It digests vvnat jou eat , am
cures all Hinds of Dyspepsia and Indigestion
BASIS FOR EXCURSION RATES
SleinldTN of AVi-Nlern J'n seiiKer AM >
( iuilon nt M. loills Adopt
mi
ST LOUIS , March 14 An adjourned ses
Bion of the Western Passenger aEsociatioi
was held today at the Southern hotel to hea
the report of u committee appointed at Chicago
cage March 9 to recommend a basis of ex
curblon rates to be used for largo meeting
to be held during the coming season
Chairman B D Caldwell presided. Th
committee appointed at Chicago reportei
in substance as follows :
It is recommended that the minimum rau
to be authorized for the several large meet'
Ings to be held this reason to be oni
faro plus $2 for the round trip and that , i
previous to this lime , a lees rate than OIK
faro plus } 2 for the round trip maj lm\ <
been announced for nuj meeting efforts slml
be made to have substituted the mlnimun
rate ns recommended by this committee
The additional $2 in each case to acciuc It
lines in this territory
The report of the committee was adopted
Then came a stumbling block In the shapi
of fixing a rate fcr the annual meeting o
the National Educational association at Lo
Angeles , Julj 11-14 No conclusion wa
arrived at , the matter going over until to
morrpw. Probably the mcst important mat
ter taken up by the meeting was the recen
roductton of the fcocond-clsss rates by th
Northern Pacific and other lines to north
western points.
After a prolonged discussion the chalrmai
appointed J R Buchanan , John Sebastiai
and John Francis a cimmitu-e to report on i
plan of a ° tion tomorrow U is likely th
report will bo in the nature of a protest
with the recommendation that proportional
reductions In second-class rums , be made 01
all western lines at far as California.
"Che ine a nvei regulator uud I can regu
late the world. " said a genius The ilrussim
handed him a bottle of De Witt's Little Early
Risers , the famous little plus
Tow ii ! ; ! < < ! Ion . In MlMlifHotn.
ST PAUL , Minn March 14 Tnwn aloe-
tlouc were held in a great many Mlnneboti
towns today , but ther * was little or ni
politics in most of them Most of there
were the usual crntests over U etise of lu <
It'or ' traffic Those vuiC jn favor o :
InrluJeirlls Jaekson String
' \ ullev Austin , Montevideo. Montrtwe Hec
tor 'Wood Lake Sherburn , Annftndale South
Haven. Ltivcrne Howard Lnke , Atwater
Clajton and Mapleton Among the e voting
aealnut license were Belllngham , Clearfleld
Fairfax Wlndom Elbow Lake , Brovrnsdale
and Wlnnebago City
HEAVIEST SNOW OF SEASON
ontli DnUotn Ilni AntiUirr Touch ol
"W Inter Inn pern lure
IN Mllil.
ABERDEEN. S D. March 14 ( Special
Telegram ) The heaviest snow etorm of th <
winter set In last evening nnd is still in
progress. About elbt inches of snow hat
fallen and Is drifting quite badly today The
storm Is general nnd the temperature mild
SIOUX PALLS , S D , March 14 ( Special
Telegram ) The heaviest snow storm of the
season IB prevailing , with prospects of con
tinuing at least all night. The storm will
be very severe on cattle on th * great
langes as the snow Is moist and sticks tc
the animals If a cold wave follows the
storm , as predicted by the weather bureau ,
cattln will be badly chilled and losses ma }
result The ranges are also covered wltl
mow , making it difficult for cattle to freelj
obtain feed , but will probably be cleared
by the high winds. Old settlers say condi
tions are now exactly similar to March 14
1S7V , when one of the most memorabli
storms of the early dajs of Dakota set It
nnd continued with unabated furj for thre (
daje
PIERRE. S D. , March 14. ( Special Tele
gram. ) A hcav > snow has been falling her
nil day and is melting almost as fast as I
falls. About an Inch of the moisture ha
soaked into the ground. It will start gras
rapidly as , soon as the warm weather come
nnd will hasten the break-up in the rive
bj filling all the smaller streams
MITCHELL , S. D. March 14. ( Specln
Telegram ) A bnowstorm has raged here al
daj and fully eight inches has fallen. I
changed from a wet to dry snow in thi
afternoon.
Tnxes Are I'mmiitlj I'nlil.
DEADWOOD. S D. , March 14 ( Special.
During the month of February there wa
paid into the Lawrence county treasur ;
$151,033.92 In taxes which amount exceed
any one month in the history of the fount ;
by $22,000. Of this large amount the Home
stake company paid over one-third Th
next largest payment was bj the Horsesho
company , then the Golden Keward , followei
by the Deadwood nnd Delaware companj
The finances of the county arc In cxcellen
condition.
lltirllnirton AVinn Mall Contract.
SPEARriSH , S D. , March 14 ( Special
The government has decided to give th
carrying of the mall between this city an ;
Deadwood to the Burlington Railway com
panj. A year and a half ago the contrnc
was broken with the company and wa
given to the stage line.
C'lmoNP Orators.
MITCHELL , S. D. March 14 ( Specie
Telegram ) At the oratorical contest hel
at Dakota university to select a represents
tlve for the state contest , H A Rodee wa
winner and Whlttnker a close second Th
state collegiate contest is held here in Maj
SIMMONS COLLEGE STARTEE
TrnMeeK \Vcnlthj IltiNtnn Merchant
Prepare to Cnrrj Out I'ro-
% lNloiiM or IIlRI11. .
BOSTON , March 14 Joseph Sawjer an
Henry C. Nichols of Boston , trustees unde
the will of John Simmons an old Bosto
merchant who died about twentj-five jeai
ago , have petitioned the legislature for a
act to Incorporate them and their associate
as trustees of the Simmons Female collegt
which Institution under a clause In the wl
of Mr. Simmons was to l > e founded when
certain sum had accumulated In the hands c
the trustees Tils amount. It is stated , he
now reached $2,000,000 The bill , which at
companies the petition states that the pui
pose of the institution is to furnish vvome
instruction in such branches of art , sc'enc
and industry as may be best calculated t
enable women to acquire an Independer
livelihood.
SOVEREIGN CAMP IN SESSlOr
Woodmen of the Aorl l Meet In Bleu
iilltl Session vilth Good Ilepre-
Hentntloii \tteniliincc. .
MEMPHIS , Tenn , March 14 The saver
eign camp Woodmen of the World , the flft
largest fraternal and beneficiary order In th
United States , met here today in blennls
session , with sixty delegates in attendanct
The sovereign camp Is composed of dele
gates from all of the states of the Unite
States , with the exception of the Paclfl
jurisdiction , which has a separate hea
camp , but Is represented at the conventio
by fraternal delegations , as is also th
Canadian jurisdiction The Woodmen Circl
( women's auxiliarj ) is also In session Th
annual election of officers will take plac
on Thursday The convention will probabl
be in session for ten dajs or two weeks.
BILLS TO GOVERN INSURANCi
Si-mite I'liMKew Tu o Measure
N I'rlv lleiteh lu
that Mute.
X CITY , Mo , March 14 Th
senate to day passed two important insurance
anco bills One places fire insurance com
panics doing business In St. Louis and Kan
sar. City under the state anti-trust law
This doet away with boards of underwriter
In these cities.
The other bill requires mutual life In
sur&ncci companies to annually file a state
ment show Ing iho Individual salaries c
official , the gross and net earnings and In
vestments with ibe state Insurance depart
ment Torfeiture of license is the pen
ally for not doing so.
RABBIS CONGRATULATE WIS !
niuhtleth lllrllnlnj of the Patrlnrel
U .Mil < ltthe OecnMlim of Aj > -
Iirniirlnle nxerelKeit.
CINCINNATI , March 14 The genen
ecnfercnce of American rabbis was rpene
today with prayer by Dr Hecht of Ml
waukee After the visitor bad offered cor
Erntulatlons to Dr Isaac N Wise on h
SOth birthday there was n dinner tctiderc
Dr Wise at the Phoenix club , nt whit
nil the \ieltlng rabbis and others were pre ;
cnt The members rf the Central Conlei
cnce of American Itabbis today presentp
Dr AVise with an Ivory gavel mounted I
gr/ld. The exercises today were dev ted I
the celebration of the 80th birthday of D
Wise
FIRE RECORD.
Merc'liMinll e Mori. DniiiiiKi-il ,
MX500L Jt'NCTlO.V , Neb , Marth 14-
i Special i \ large lamp in the general mer
-handlee store of Charles Pecius set fire t
'bo ceiling last night and for a time the flr
hrcatcned the destruztl"n of his entir
vock and building The Ices was abou
JOOO.
Dem ] Iliiilj In l.aUe
CHICAGO. March H The headless corps
nf a man mangled and bruised , with on
shoe and a bit of rope dangling fiom th
ankle , was found today tossing among th
naves of Lake Michigan near Hyde ParK
The police authorities believe that it i
a cose of murder and that the rope on th
ankle vxas used to anchor the remains be
low the surface Upon investigation it wa
found that at every joint in the bed } tber
was a gasa and the belief is entertalnei
that the bj3vva * eul In < rjcr to dnjMc If
into > m ll ompn ! " that it might be more
easily carried in a mck or box to the Ikke
One KR h Indicate * that the spine wa * sev
ered The bodv was bndlj decomposed and
mum have been In the water for several
mouth ?
RATES ON TROUPS TO OGDEN
Qunrteriunnlrr'K Dcpnrfment nl
Inrk ViinriU ( onlrnetK for ( nr-
rjliitt Hornet mill Men ,
NEW YORK. Marth 14 The quartermas
ter's department today awarded contracts for
1 the transportation of troops ordered to the
Philippines as follows
For the transportation of eleven eompa-
' nles of the Ninth Infantry from Sackett's
harbor. New York , and one company of the
same regiment from Oswego , N Y. , to Ogden -
den , Utah , $18 TO per capita for oflicers ntid
men. hrrses at J342 SO a car , for the trans
portation of four companies of the Ninth In
fantry from Tort Niagara to Osdcn , 11B ! 0
for officers nnd men , horses S317.SO per car ,
awarded to the New York Central railroad.
Tor the transportation of the Twenty-first
infantry from Plattsburg , N Y. , to Ogden ,
Utah , JI2 10 per capita for officers and men ,
horses at J426 SO a car , to the Delaware &
Hudson Canal companj.
Tor the transportation of four companies
of the thirteenth Infantry , nownt Tort
Columbus , and two batteries of the Sixth ar-
tlllerj from New York to Ogden , Utah , 110.50
per capita , horses at J3C5 40 a car , to the
Ontarla & Western railroad
The Ninth Infantry will begin to move at
noon Friday Dates for the moving of the
other troops have not been agreed upon.
DEFALCATION IS MADE GOOD
Ciiiitnlu John M. 'Scull , fourth Cm-
nlrj , In In lie ) , et OIT HHHJ
for IIIN Crime.
SAN FRANCISCO March 14 Captalr
John M. Neall , Fourth cavalry , U S A , who
disappeared from the Presidio last month for
the purpose of escaping punishment for de
falcation , is on his return from San Fran
cisco to accept nnj punishment that may be
meted out to him He will arrive from the
state of Sonoma , Mexico on Saturday His
friends have made good the full amount of
bis defalcation and It is understood that he
will eecape criminal proceedings nnd that his
punishment will be comparative ! ) light.
Contention of Uimurth I.eitKrne.
MARYVILLE. Jlo , March 14 ( Special )
The annual w inter convention of the Ep-
worth league of the Marjvllle district of the
Methodist Eplicopal church , which had been
In session at Maltland tlnce Saturday , nd-
journcd this morning During the meeting
there was a sermon by Rev M H Eells ol
MHltlnnd and papers In which various phabes
of the organization's work were discussed
by different delegates
Mlxiern L2\ehnnce Shot * .
PANA , 111 , March 14 At Taylorvllle last
night a number of shots were exchanged
between Deputy Sheriff Dojle nnd union
miners on one side and ex-Chief Deputy
Watts of Pana and negro non-union miners
on the other It is not known that anjouc
was hurt.
Ion Dli'drlehN * Iletlremeiit.
NEW YORK. March 14 \n official of the
German embassy speaking of the cable re
ports in reference to the retirement ol Ad
miral von Dlcdrichs from the command ol
he t t V iatu1 squadron savs ( here eer-
ia tiH l n misunderstanding of the iau e
He saB the admiral ww > appointed to the
\nlfttlc MM ten for pre cnhed prrlod and
that hlc tour of service w s completed after
leaving Manila and Joining In the celebra
tion In honor of Queen Wllhelmlna's acce-
1 slon to the throne when he paraded his
squadron at Batnvta The official contends ,
I therefore that the admirals retirement
I would Imve taken place irrespective of the
supposed friction between the German nnd
i naval officials at Manila.
TODAY'S WEATHER FORECAST
siiov or HHlti In limni ( Jrnernll }
1'nlr. PoiMlilj snni ntnl ( "older In
I > elirn Wnt > iirlliwr t WlmUi
J WASHINGTON. March 14 Forecast for
, Wednesday
i For Nebraska Generally fair , except pon-
slblv enow In extreme eastern portion ,
colder In eastern portion , northwesterly
winds
1'or South Dakota ralr In western , snow
and cnlder in eastern portion ; northerly
winds
Tor Iowa Snow or ralti ; colder In west
ern and central portions , winds becoming
northwesterly.
i Tor Missouri ralr In southwest , rain In
( northeast portion , coldei ; south to netvt
Minds.
i Tor Kansas Fair , colder ; northwesterly
winds.
, General The western storm has moved
'from ' Colorado to the Missouri valley with
Increased Intensity and -will evidently con
tinue cast-northeastward. Kaln or snow Is
indicated generally from the Mississippi
valley eastward , followed by clearing
j weather In the middle and lower Mississippi
valley It is snowing In Minnesota and east
ern Dakotas.
Ijoenl Itrroril *
orncE or Tim WKATHCU nrniAXT.
OMAHA , Mnrch 14 Omaha record of tem
perature nnd precipitation compared with
the corresponding daj of the last three
jenrs.
1S99 ISIS. 1S17 ISM
Ma\lmum temperature . 40 CS 29 25
Minimum temperature . . 31 43 S 17
. Average temperature ! l" M IS 21
rreclp.tntlon 05 .14 T .U !
Record of temperature and precipitation
1 at Umuhn for this day since March 1 , 1S99
Normal for the clny 31
Dellclencv for the day 3
Accumulate-d cletlrlcncy since March 1 . 45
Normiil ratnfal for the day 01 Inch
Deficiency for the duv Clinch
Total rainfall tlnre March 1 . . . . 53 Inch
i Deficiency since Marc hi . . 03 Inch
Deficiency corresp g period 1W . .15 Inch
Dellciencj corresp g ] > erlod 1&97 . .2i Inch
Itc iort * ! from StntloiiN nt S p. in.
AS 3
I STATIONS ATfD STATE Or
WEATHER. 3E B
e
g
I Omaha cloudj' 5S 40 OS
' North Platte , cloudy . . . . 20 34 .24
Chejtnne. partly cloudy. 24 in n ,
Rupld Cltj , mowing . . . . 10 2rt 01
Huron snowing 2C' ' 34 06
WHIlston. clear 4 k ( VI
Chlcaco cloudv 32 3 * T
St Louis , c'oudj' 52i C2I 14
St Paul cloudy SSi ! s , M
Davenport , ral.lng 3J | 3tl .05.
Helena , clear 5 12i .W
1 Kansas City , clear M C2 | 02
I Havre , cloudj 12' ' 12 Oil
Bismarck , snow Itiff 1C 24 21
' ' ' „
Gai'v'es'ton'raining" . ' l-C CS T
Indicates trace ot precipitation
L A WELSH.
Local rare , ast ullUial
For Years a Viefim of Aggravated Catarrh.
GOVERNOR T. C. FLCTCHKR , Or .MISSOURI.
Hon Thomas C rietcber , the noted war
governor of the state of Missouri , Is a great
. He write *
friend of Pe-ru-na.
The Pe-ru-na Drug Manufacturing Co. , Co-
lurabus , Ohio.
"I Gentlemen For years I have been afflicted
B'with ' chronic catarrh , whleh has gone through
I1 my whole sjstera , and no one knows the
11 torture and misery I have passed through
I" , My doctor has prescribed various remedies
a and I have never fpund any relief until 1 was
n i persuaded by a friend to use Dr Hartman's
° Pe-ru-na After the use of one bottle 1
feel like a new man It also cured me of a
dropping I had In my throat and built mj
system up generally. To those who are
suffering with catarrh I take pleasure In
recommending your great medicine. Verj
respectfully , THOMAS C. FLETCHEH
Catarrh in its various forms is rapid ! j be
coming a national curie. An undoubted
j i remedj has betn discovered by Dr Hartman
t | This remedy has been thoroughly tested
I during the past forty jean. Prominent men
have come to know of its virtues and are
making public utterances on the bubject
- To save the country we must save the people
* To save the people we must protect them
from disease. The dlseatc that is at once
3
the most prevalent and stubborn of cure is
B catarrh
> Mies Minnie Armstrong , the author of
' "The Modern Evil" and a well known newi.-
\ paper woman of New York City writes the
I following letter to Dr Hurtmuu
35 W 117th Street , New York. Jon. 24 , ' 99 -
Dr S II Hartmau , Columbun , Ohb
Trr an overworked brain and nervou ;
pitstrntlon Po-ru-na Is invaluable and for i
general tonic it has no equal. In December
1892 , while connected with the St Pau
Press 1 was taken violentj ! ill with cerebro
epinal meningitis and for two months m ;
had but Blight hrpcs of my re
toverj When I begat
to convalesce' they tolt
me I must have abso
lute rcfct for two years
for if I returned m ;
literary labors befon
that time I wouli
cither die or go in
cane A friend lit'
duced me to try Pe-
Minnie Armstrong ru-na , and , to my sur
prise , before I hai
finished taking ; ono bjttlc I began to gruv
strcnger nd sleep better nights I contlnuei
taking Pe-ru-na right along , until , at th
expiration of three months , I was able ti
resume my labors on the Press , and completed
pletod a novel upon which I was cngagei
wluin taken ill , went to the World's Fulr &
new paper rorret > pondeut and as one of th
lady representatives , and neither "died no
went insane , " as my physicians predicted
I have continued writing every day elnci
and am in perfect health , entirely free froii
all nervous complaints , and Bleep well
cannot bpeak too highly of Pe-ru-na for i
tlretd worn-out brain , and insomnia uni
nervout probtruti'n
MINNIE L AUMSTRONC
Going it Blindfolded.
The ntnti vvlio dccclxos hlin cl ( with
HIP tliotiplit that crip I * nothing but a
swore cold fliid rrtjih hlm'-olf with tbo
iH'lit-r thttt old-fashioned lionu- remedies
will brlni ; him .hrotich nil rl ht Is poltip
it blindfold. lRirli ( iie' Is n dlst-n
' quite as tvutaplou * and e < iunlly n
< * sniilnUun ornia11iK ! > x.
lht > crip penu * nro prouiptly
by thp jiroper tfenttneiit < hry
tht' system tilled with poison-
on * products which eotrttiue to destroy
thi nerve forces nnd wii lc the vltnll-y
I and sti-eiii th tintll smim rlironk * tils
ord'T ' ehtlins the unhappy victim for an
eaily t'ravt > .
Hr. Miles' Xcrvlno N the only safe
nnd sure teller for ilu innny fouii * f
iu < r\ou. dlsordeisvhlch ( tie the u ult
of crip pnlsonltic. It eiiable Uie
dlfiestl\o organs io do their vrk coin
pletely uud offeettinlly , pfovldliifr rich ,
red. hlchly vltnllzed blood , which
build' ? up tlievasiod in-rvi' tlsstu-n autl
drives out the poisonous ptnducU of the >
ten Ibli * lit lo disease perms.
"The prlp was f.illuued by nervous
jirostratlon which eon developed In o
sciatic rheumntlsm , nnd 1 lay on my
back all winter. Two of our best phj
slclans were unnble to do nuythltii ; u >
lelicvc my Mifferlnc. The jialiiH were
so severe nt times that I wus uutible
to turn over lu bed and my lotic sufler
luc ueaily dtove mo mad. After irjltic
several "cutes" 1 commenced tJiUltii : l > r.
Miles' Nervine , and 1 cot relief trom
the ilrst bottle. Six bottles leMorcd mete
to better health than 1 had enjoyed be
fore lu years. " rilKH MYr.HS.
Iledlleld. S. D.
A 'trial ' package of Dr. Miles' favor ! e
treatment for the crip , conslMlnc of Dr.
Miles' Nervine , Ur. Miles' Anti-l'alu
1'ills and Dr. Miles * None and Liver
rills , will be sent absolutely free oC
east to any person .sending name nnd
address on a postal card , reqnestlnc the
sample and momioulnc the name of this
paper. Address , Dr. Miles' Medical
Co. . nikliar" , Ind.
McMUNWS *
ELEXIR OF OPIUM
Is a preparation of tnc Drug by which its
injurious effects are removafi , while the val
uable medicinal properties are retained. It
possesses all the sedative , anodyne and antispasmodic -
spasmodic powers ot Opium , but produces
no sickncKc of ths stomach , no vomiting , no
costheness , no ncadache In ncuto nervous
disorders it is an invaluable remedy , and ' *
recommended bj the best physicians.
E.FERRETT. Agent-
3T Tenrl St. . JVevi Aork.
. . . KAJfUFACTTTRED BT
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
OrXUTE Tim 3V
irlu&oua Druo.
t far
-ind lu Kr l ind r
| .t bin ? rthboa
nootbBifitfiiit da igtrvvt ntltlit
and ( mttcdrnJ Al Ilrnlitl , * r
and Women
Were Intended to lie Stronjr. Ilenlthr
and 1 li-oronN iirc < trlclt > supi > litt
1 > > r. Ileiinetl'N Kleclrle IleH IH
llic GreiiteNt Itoou Kiiovtii for
WfiiK l'ffiili Inilnrxcil li , , I'lijxl-
oiiuiM nnd Itccomiiiendi-d li > 1 < ) , OOI (
Cureil I'ntit-nlx.
Electricity is the one great remedy for
the ills of men and women that maj be
relied upon it cannot fall failure is Ira-
prssiblc All weaknesses nnd Loss of
Vital jForco comes from a lack of Elec
tricity In the system. To be well this Vital
nnd Nerve Force must be supplied that is
what my Electric licit Is for to supply thin
absent Force and Vigor. Electricity as ap
plied through the medium of my Belt is
the only remedy that will do for you what
Is claimed for it It goes directly to the
treat of the weakness. Try it and you will
not be disappointed It will fur exceed your
fondest hopes It will cure you quiiklv
pleasantly and permanently It will sue
you satisfaction from the beginning. It en
larges und hardens all the muscle * of the
body It cures nervous piostratlon and loss
of brain power.
Dr , Bennett's ' Electric Belt
IB no experiment Weaknesses of men and
women vonltb before Its "potent " flame It
will make men and women of all ages
fetrong and vigorous. It has .soft , silken
chamolb-c over ed
c p o nge electrodes
that cannot burn
und blister as do
the bare metal dee-
trodeH used on all
other makes of
Helta My e 1 e t
trc/dfs ulone rest
mare to manufac
ture than the en
tire belt of the old.
Htylc make * There
are poor counter
feits of my elec
trodes out. Do not
be misled , lake a
counterfeit bank
note to the bank
nnd the teller will
ittanip It "no good" The public will btamp
counterfeits of meritorious articled ' no
good '
The prices of my Electric Bolts are only
about half what is asked for the old-style
kin' ) thut burn , and I am sure they are
within the financial reach of all the atlllct-
I guarantee my Holt to cure Sexual Impotency -
tency , Lost Manhood , Varlcoce-le , 3puima
tnrrhoea and all Sexual Weaknesses in
either sex , rcbtore bhrunken or Undeveloped
Orparib and Vitality , cure Kidney , Liver and
Itladder Troubles , IlhcumatUm In any form
Chronic ConKtipation , Kervous and General
Debility , Dyspepsia , nil Female Complamui ,
etc Call or write today I will Bond jou ray
Bool. About Electricity , symptom Men lib
und tohtlmonlulfa free for the ahkltiK My
Electrical Sufcpinttory for the cure of the va
rious weaknesses of men is free to tvery
, male purchaser of one of my b lu Sold
i only by
Dr. Bennett
ItixnimO mill -1 Oouulii" lllonL. ,
Onuitm , llr. , Kltli nnd Dudcr Str ( .
Ojrn from SiilO . in. tu O | i m Hin -
| line * , 7 p. in , to hiltll jl , ui.
I 1O a. ui. tu 5 i ) . in.