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\ TILE QMATIA PATT/T 1VEE : SUNDAY , MAHCIT iifi , 'J ni. : TWL15PI10.VH5 CIS nnd 001. Hoe. March 28 , If 1 his season s productions , com prising all the new spring shades and stitchings made from the choicest of skins and the best fit and workmanship known in glove making We carry the following well known makes : The Genuine Foster Lacing , The Trefousse Clasp , The Cluzc Patent Thumb Jl.GO PER PAIR $1.BO PER PAIR Tester Lace , also Trofousso clasp , extra Foster 4-hook , also Trefousse 3-cliisp , quality , noft and pliable stock , colors madu from extra quality kid , In all anil bloftk Thcso arc without doubt the now spring shades. the best gloves that have over been $2.00 PER PAIR imt on tbo market for the money. Trofousso 3-clasp , also Foster B-hook Jl.uO PUR PAIR lace , In plain and fnncy stltchlngs , The Cluzo Patent Thumb , genuine Cour- jowelcd hooks and enameled clasps to voUler cut , made In three-clasp dress match stltchlngs the best kid stock glove , colors blnck , deep cream , white that can bo bad. and ppflrl ; also 2-claHp plqlio street Misses' Kill Gloves In tans , reds and glove In Inns , red , green and black. browns Jl.OO per pair. A015XTS POIl FOSTKIl Kill Ol.OVttS AXD McCAM/S I'ATTEIIXS. Till : ONLY EXCLUSIVE DRY GOODS HOUSE IN OMAHA. V. 31. C. A. IHllLUIXG , COIl. 1UTH AND UOUCLAS STS. ton , Just arrived In tbo Philippines. Until now that has been the flelJ of activity , with AVheaton's Hying column Seating back the Insurgents , lint today l awlon's forces are movcil and the scene of activity Is removed to the north of the river. Hero the part circle of American troops sweeps from the water works around to the bay. General MoArtliur Is In command of nil troops north ot the river and these arc roughly estimated at between 13,000 and 11,000 men , the otherH being with l iwton on the south. Deforu the action began this morning 5Ic- Arthur's forces were divided Into three main bodies. For to the right , near the water works , wis Halo's brigade. Far to the left Is General Harrison Gray Otis' and those of WhcBton , the latter's having been with drawn from Lawton's force for this opera tion , nclwcen Uio two was the brigade of Hall's , held as a sort of reserve , to demon strate , .but . not to attack. Halo's brigade , ns shown on the military map , was made up of the Third Nebraska , First South Dakota , Flret Wyoming , First Colorado and Cattery D of the Utah artil lery. Harrison Gray Otis' command on the left was made up of the Twentieth Kansas , First Montana , Tenth Pennsylvania , a bat talion of the Twenty-third Infantry and Battery A of the Utah artillery. Those , with the additional force of Wbeaton's and some recent arrivals , possibly 'not reported , have sustained the brunt of the action today. With this approximate disposition of the forces .Major Simpson took the official dls- patch of General Otis and the more de tailed reports brought by the Associated Press and pointed out the probable line ol notion today. It began with McArthur's movement rapidly northward to Novallches , passing the Insurgent forces on the Ibft.'On reaching Novallches McArthur turned ehnrply to the west , Intending to make a forced march of about seven miles to Pole ( given as Polo In dispatches ) . By this movement JlcArlhur's forces arc carried outside of the Insurgent base of op erations. This base Is at iMalabon , mldwaj between McArthur' * forces at Pelo and the combined forces of Harrison Gray-Otis and Wheaton at Caloocan. Thus the rebels arc flanked and 'between two strong bodies ol American troops. To the west of them IE Manila bay , cutting off retreat In that di rection , and to the cast the forces of Hall ( or Halo ) , us reported by General Otis , arc "domonstrating" In order to forbid an In surgent movement towards the cast. They nre thus left between two main bodies ol American troops and must engage cither one or the other of them. It Is General Otis' plan , as shown by his dltpatchcs , to have the brigades of Wheaton advance towards those of iMcArtuur , thus gradually enclosing the rebels 'between ' two parallel lines until they arc either crushed or are niado prison ers. ers.Tho The two opposing forces appear to be rather evenly matched In point of numbers , the estimate of the American force north ol the river being about 14,000 , while the op posing force Is about 10,000. General Otis la In supreme command , giving hla orders from The importance ) of taking a Rood Spring Medicine is well known in fact , its necessity Vis universally admit ted. To argue this poi I nt is useless takes up your ti/nie nnd wastes our space. The/-eal question is , what to take ? Of/course , you want the best , For/your blood you want a which cures blood die oiEca. For your ap petite , Btom- ach-weak- ncsa , and dyep. cpaia symp toms youj'want a medi cine cont/nininR appetite- Riving , stomachyXtoninK , dyspepsia- curing qual Xities. For that tired 1 headacheo , mi yXerahlo , all run down con- diflon.y/j'ou want a trno to b o n o einew , nc'rvo and * muscle not aNew Now \vo can prove , liwo' DO prove each and Xovery diiy in ' / tho. year , that ilood1 Sarsaparilla , IS the best ; : / as a geurral/Spring Medi cine/that ; it meeta d\'cry requirement /ibovo named nnd more.Vo prove thU by thou- eanda of teBti/monials not from pco/plo anxious to udvcrtisi'y/thcmEelvea , but fro ; in the eamo walk [ of llfoaayou , . And 'our r testimonials tell of LtTircs , real , bona fide CUJJES , Wo believe when you liavo given it a /air trial yon will agree that America's Greutost Medicine and best Spring Medicine is Hood'a Sarsaparilla. Prepared - pared by C , 1 , Hood it Co , , Lowell , Mass , a central field telegraph. The actual move ments arc being executed by General Me Arthur , who Is In person leading the paradi In Its decisive movement to flank nnd sur round the rebel forces. Secretary Alger. and party , aboard , thi transport Ingalls , unexpectedly put In al Key West tonight , though they were sthed uled at Havana tomorrow morning. Tin advices of the battle had been cabled Secre tary Alger at Havana , but on receipt of won of the arrival at Key West the messages were repeated to that point. The secretarj nnd party will proceed to Havana tomorrow Not a word about the battle has come lute the Navy department during the day 01 night. FIGHT AGAINST GREAT ODDS KoIMVIII'll Mnrc of A merle-mi Army AVI1I Not I'niiNc Until IlelicI INnvoiIn Ilrokcii. WASHINGTON , March 2& . This was a day of anxiety and excitement nt the War de partment that carried a reminder of the busiest days of the war with Spain. Every officer was intently looking for every scrap of information as to the progress being made by General Otis' gallant expeditionary forces. It was noted that the movement was being executed like clockwork. It was neces sarily ono ot great rapidity , yet It was noted with delight the perfection of the work aa revealed In the press dispatches , the rapid work of the signal men , well up with the troops In the advance , running their wires , the ambulance corps , close up to the fight ing lines , and the pressing forward of sup plies. Although the end was not known when the department closed , the greatest con fidence was shown by the officials In the complete Bucc is of the American arms and there was nothing but praise heard for the strategy exhibited by Otis and his generals. McArthur especially came In for commenda tion , being the .active . leader of the ad vancing column thrown first against the In surgents' line. The opinion expressed at the department was that the American' troops would bivouac on the field , or , rather , In the Jungle , and make a forward movement before the sun rises tomorrow. There was no question of stopping at this point ; the movement was Intended to break the rebel power and It would ! be pushed to the utmost until the rebels surrendered or lied beyond reach In the mountains and Jungles. It Is said at the department that Otis has under his command nt Manila and vi cinity about 27,000 soldiers ; Agulnoldo , ac cording to Otis' last report , has about 30,000 armed men. General Corbln estimates that the American llylug column In action today was ubaut 10,000 strong. The Insurgents , according , to Otis , had about 12,000 men in line. Hut Agulnaldo'a reserve , 18,000 strong , is not far distant from the scene of the hardest fighting ; Indeed , It is suspected that some of thorn , Including the leader himself , may have been drawn Into today's struggle , In which case the odds would have been heavily against the Americans. The latter appear to bo taking full advantage of the great assistance to bo found In tbo pos session of the railroad for their movement today was generally parallel to the road at all points. There Is a possibility of confusion over the names of Generals Halo and Hall. Gen eral Irving Halo was colonel of the Colorado rado Infantry and has been promoted to bo brigadier general of volunteers. General Robert II. Hall was formerly colonel of the Fourth Infantry and has been promoted to bo brigadier general of volunteers. Both of these men were In the engagements of today north of Manila. An Inquiry was made aa to why so largo a proportion of the volunteer troops was thrown Into the advance. It waa answered at the department that these particular volunteers were actually more veteranized than many cf the regulata. They have been In service now nearly n year and In that time haw seen moro fighting than any other branch of the army. They liavo nn advantage over fhe regulara , who have just arrived , In their knowledge of Jungle lightIng - Ing acquired through their long stay at Manila. Then it Is said to be the part of prudcnco to maintain a strong reserve o [ the moMt reliable character In such a move , mont ns this now going on. Otis in his dls. patch yesteixlny emphasized the necessity of maintaining the eld battle lines sur rounding the city. Great satisfaction was expressed at the prow report that the American troopa had captured the railroad leading to Malalos , the Imursent headquarters , The great danger gor to which the American advance h s been exposed .has iboen the cutting of the line of communication with Manila , prevent. Intf the supplies frcm reaching the outposts. Great dimcully has already been experi- weed In malntalnlim the transport service over the road , owing to the great length of the American lino. Hut with thU railroad lu Its pofse&sion the task will bo reduced to fully one-half the difficulty If. Indeed it Is necessary to longer maintain these ex- trorau outpcstu. HEAVY DEFEA7FOR REBELS _ I'llliilnoi. SIHMV Itvdi'r Form , lint C' n- not AVItlintiiuil ( lie llHfrmlnril Ailvnni-u of AuierK-unn. MANILA , March 25 , Noon The movement of the American troops today swept the In- surKentB back toward Malabon. General7Iar- rUon G. Otis' brigade U In front of La Loma , whore there Is stretch of a mlle of rough , open country. The Insurgent trenches In thfl edge of the woods are four feet deep , and luruUd n good head cover. The American troops advanced on the double-quick , yelling fiercely and occaalrnally dropping In the Brass nnd firlnu by vollpy. The natives stood until the Americana were within 200 yards of their position am' ' then broke ahd run for the woods. Aboui thirty < 5f them Were killed In the outskirts end seventy on the roads. The Montana and Kansas troops met th < hottest resistance In n strip from which tin rebels have greatly worried the Americans recently during the night time. Ninety minutes after ( lie start at C o'clocl the whole front for n distance of threi tulles to the north ami been cleared. Getv oral Halo's brigade had simultaneously ewepi In n northwesterly direction , routing tin ( ncniy and burning the town of San Fran cisco Uclmonta and a number of scnUeret huts , The line was then opposite to Novaleche the artillery advancing along a good roni from La Loma to Novnleche , the wagoni carrying pontoons , telegraph supplies ani nmmuultlon following , The Infantry movei In splendid order. Smoke from the surrounding huts uiarkeii Uio line of the American advance. Ambu lances and horse litters , led by Chinese brought In the wounded , nmong whom wcvi ft few Filipinos. The Americans wlio were wounded endured their Injuries bravely , om group which had been brought Into the hos pital singing "Comrades. " The Pennsylvania troops took nine , prison , crs , among them a great , naked captain o the Macabcbcc tribe and one Japanese. Al the prisoners were greatly terrified , expect ing to bo executed Immediately. 2:23 : p. m. General MncArlhur's division consisting of the brigades of General Harri son Gray Otis , General Hole and General Hall , supplemented by General Wheaton'i brigade , advanced nt daylight and cut tin enemy's forces In two. They captured the towns ot Polo and Novallchcs on the lefl and San Francisco , DclmotHe and Marlqulnr on the right , clearing the rebel trenches li front of the line north from the river ti Caloocan. They also secured possession o the railroad , practically cornering the flowci of Aguinaldo's army at Mabon and In thi foothills nt Slngalon , twenty miles apart. The troops engaged were the Thlri artillery , as Infantry ; the Montana , Kansas Pennsylvania , Nebraska , Wyoming , Colorado rado , South Dakota , Minnesota and Orcgor volunteers , the Third , Fourth , Sevontcentl and Twenty-second regulars , the Utah ar tillery battalion and Twenty-third regulars The American casualties were light. 3:45 : p. m. Elaborate preparations were made for lUo movement. General Wheaton'E brigade was placed In the rear and General Harrison Gray Otis' and General Hall's wort massed behind General Hale's. Under the cover of Uo darkness General Otis' anil General Halo's brigades left their trenches and advanced close up on tihc enemy's line without being detected , General Wheatoa'E and General Hall's brigades occupying the vacated positions. At1 o'clock tbo American troops break fasted and the Filipinos , noticing the campfires - fires , their bugles called to arms. At daylight General Otis' and General Hall's brigades advanced from La Loma church straight through the rebel lines , cut ting the enemy's force in two. Upon this occasion the rebels adopted the American tactics of holding their lire until the attackers were about 1,000 yards dis tant. The rebels also fired lower than usual. The Americans flrcd volleys with terrific effect and then rushed forward cheering and carrying everything before them. Oncb through , General MacArthur's divi sion was swung to the left , driving the rebels away on all sides. General Wheaton's brigade , In accordance with Instructions , remained In the trenches. . Before joining In the movement , at noon , General Wheaton's troops developed a stronp opposition between Malabon and the rlvei Tulluhau. The brigades commanded by General Harrison risen Gray Otlfl and General Hale advanced on Novallches and Polo , strongly entrenched towns. In the meantime Gener.il Hall's brigade swept the country clear to the water works and the foothills and Slngalon , capturing Sat Francisco del Monte and Mavlqulna. Late in the afternoon the Montana rcgl. ment and the Third artillery had crossei Tallghan river , going in a northwestcrlj direction towards Polo , and General Mac Arthur , with the remainder of General Otis and General Hall's brigades , was movlnf along south of the river , in n position ti attack either Novallchcs or Polo , beliu within two miles of Novallches and five mile : from Polo. General Hall's brigade moved to Banlac protecting General Hale's right , meeting with strong opposition. The Oregon rcgl. ment and part of the Utah battery undo : Lieutenant GIbbs held the extreme left. The entrenchments nearest to Malabor suffered the most severe attacks , includliu a cross-fire from the Insurgents massed ai Malabon. The Montana regiment near Ballntnnai came upon a blockhouse disguised as r leper hospital , across the river , after marchIng - Ing through the Jungle. Four men wen killed and bcvcnteen wounded nmong Gen. eral MacArthur's artillery. Hampered by the thickness of the Jungle General MncArthur's and General Hale't staffs were frequently under a galling fire and upon one occasion all of the officers ox. ccptlng tbo generals dismounted , being over come by the heat. There were manj prostrations during the day. DISPOSITION OF THE FORCES Di'lallN of tli < * OrK'iiulznlloii of Hit' Army \i v I ) pern 11 IIK In the I'lilIlppliifM. As near ns can bo determined from tbo telegraphic reports and facts In the posses sion of the olllcers In the headquarters ol the Ucpartmeut of the Missouri the organ ization of the army nt Manila Is ns follows , thoiifiti changes are constantly being made as the exigencies of the case require ; First division , under the command of Majcr General Law I on First brigade , Hrlg- adler General Charles King commanding : First Wnttilngton volunteers , twelve com panies ; First North Dakota volunteers , eight companies ; First California volun teers , eight companies ( telegraphic reports Indicate that the latter regiment has been bent to ono of the outlying Islands ) , Second brigade , Brigadier General Samuel Over- shine commanding : Six troops Fourth regular cavalry ; Fourteenth regular Infan try , ten companies ; First Idaho volunteer Infantry , eight companies ; First battalion Fifty-first Iowa volunteer Infantry. Tdlril brigade. Brigadier General Lloyd AVheaton commanding : Third regular Infantry , twelve companies ; Twenty-second regular Infantry , twelve companies ; Second Oregon volunteers , twelve companies. Division artillery Ilattery D , Sixth United States artillery ( Dyer's ) . Separate mountain battery ( Hawthorne's ) . Second division , Major General McArthur First brigade , Drlgadlcr General H. G. Otis commanding : Two batteries Third United States artillery ; Twentieth Kansas \olunteer8 , twelve companies ; First Mon tana volunteers , twelve companies. Second brigade , Brigadier J. uuie commanding : First Colorado volunteers , twelve compan ies ; Irst .Nebraska volunteers , twelve com panies ; First South Dakota volunteer , twelve companies. Third brigade , Ilrlgudlw General II. H. Hall commanding : Fourth legular Infantry , twelve companies ; Seventeenth - teenth regular Infantry , twelve companies ; Thirteenth Minnesota volunteers , twelvu companies. Division artillery First battery Wyoming volunteers , four companies ; Utah light bat tery , A and H. Provost guard , DHgadlcr Geueral Hobcrt P. Hughes commanding Twentieth regular Infantry , twelve companies ; Twenty-third regular Infantry , eight companies ( reports indicate that some at this reglm-nt tiaa been moved up Into the lighting line ) There are several Ucturhed commands which have been moved around BO much ol late that their location Is by no means certain , but the best Information obtainable places them ns follows : First separate brigade at Hello , Hrlgn- iller General Marcus P. Miller commanding Light battery O , Sixth artillery ; Eight eenth regular Infantry , twelve companies ; First Tennessee volunteers , twelve com panies ; Tenth Pennsylvania volunteer ? , twelve companies ( the telegraphic reports of the engagement Indicate that the Penn- oylvanlans arc nil , or part ot them , nt Manila and up In the fighting line ) . At Cavlte Flfty-flrat Iowa volunteers , batteries A and D , California heavy nrtll- lery ; light battery A , Wyoming artillery ; troop A , Nevada volunteer cavalry. Islaud ot Negros First battalion Cali fornia volunteer Infantry ( remainder ol regiment Is reported there or on Its wuy to the lalaud ) . Island of Cobu First battalion Twenty- third regular Infantry. Detachments at Leytp , Samar nnd Mas- bate. Acconrdlng to the estimate of ollcers tit the himdqtiartnrs hero General Otis now has nt Manila about 20,000 men effective to plnco on the fighting line and they have every confidence In dls ability to carry hla plans through though the fighting has been nnd Is destined to bo desperate. SPANISH PREDICT FAILURE TiiKiilim AVII1 Carry Oil tlio War nn IIOIIK lift They CliooMc , Owing tU AlllllllMUIlllCH. MANILA , March 25. Spanish officers ac quainted with the Philippine islands continue to pick fault with Major General Otis' cam paign , nntwlstnndlng the American success , They say that while the Americans will un doubtedly win nil the battles they will lose the campaign Itself , owing to the aptitude of the Tiigolos to conduct a war of surprises and ambuscades. JIalqlos , the capital of the rebel government ' ment , 'they say , will fall Into the hands ol the Americans , but the Spaniards Insist the war will rngo as long as the rebels desire It , The correspondent at Manila of the Cor- respondencla alleges that within six days frrm the reopening of hostilities the Amor- cans loat 1,000 frien and that several com panies of troops fell Into the hands ot the Insurgents. GOOD WORK OF SIGNAL CORPS noncriil Otln IIlrcutN MovoineiHx of TrciuitH from UN lleiiiliiunr- tcrx In Mnnlln. WASHINGTON , March 25. General Greely , chief signal officer , has received n cable dispatch from Manila saying that the signal corps telegraphic service north ot Manila Is In such shape that General Otis In directing the disposition and operation of troops from his headquarters In Manila. Save amusement checks. COLORADO IS TIED UP AGAIN Snow mill Illlzzjiril Plnyw llnvoc tvllh the TrnnnnorftiUoii LIllCH. DENVER , Colo. , March 25. Another bliz zard has struck Colorado. From all over the state come reports of snow and cold weather. Hero In Denver It has been snow ing and blowing slnco the middle of the afternoon. The storm hero was preceded by misty rain and sleet. The railroads are being blockaded toy land and snow slides. A special to the News from Gunnlson saya- : "Thc warm rains which have been pre vailing In this section for the last few days have raised havoc with the HIo Grande railroad In the Black canyon. The train from the west , due here yesterday evenIng - Ing , encountered fourteen rock and snow- slides and it was C o'clock this morning before It got through the canyon and reached Saplnero. From the latter place to Gun nlson was supposed to be clear sailing , but when a curve ten miles this side of Saplnero was reached the train ran Into an Immense rock slide. "Tho englno was completely wrecked and now lies crosswise ou the track. The en gineer and fireman both Jumped from the cab and were uninjured. None of the pas sengers were hurt. The mall and baggaga cars were considerably damaged. A tem porary track was built around the wreck , an engine sent from hero and at 3 o'clock this afternoon the train arrived at this point , where several hours wore consamed In mak ing necessary repairs. " A terrific blizzard has been raging on Eagle Pass for severs ! days and numerous Biiowslldes have occurred In Eagle canyon. Some narrow escapes arc reported. A Den ver & HIo Grande train 'has been stuck In the snow In the canyon since Tuesday. A special to the News from Glcnwood Springs , Colo. , eays : "Tho Denver & Rio Grande railroad Is still blockaded by a slide In the canyon ot the Grand river. Trains Ncs. 2 and 1 frcm Grand Junction , castbound , which were held here , returned to the Junc tion this afternoon and the passengers will bo sent east > by way of the narrow gauge railroad. No prediction can bo made us to when the road will be cleared. " CIIEVENNE , Wyo. , March 23. ( Special Telegram , ) A enow storm haa been In progress In southern Wyoming for the last twelve hours , from ten to twelve Inches having fallen to the present time. Railroad travel Is delayed and stockmen are appre hensive that the storm will cause consider able less to live stock. DEAD LIST IS ' TWENTY-SIX Two Morr lluiuiiliiH or IloilloH Uii- vurthoil from tint WIiidMor Jlotul KnliiN. NEW YORK , March 25 , Two bodies were found In the Windsor hotel tire ruins today. Mrs , ( Martha M. Simmons , CO years old , of Frederick , Md , , who was Injured In the flro , died at Uollovue hospital tonight. The nunVber of known dead Is now twenty-six , A special patrolman formerly employed In the hotel has completed hla list of missing employes , Sixteen men and eleven women are unaccounted for. This count has been mndo very carefully. The patrolman says : "Tho first body found today was near the Fifth avenue side of the ruins. It was In unrccognl/ablo condition and could not oven 'be ' Identified as the remains of a man or a woman. The Bcconil 'body ' was found at 9:15 o'clock trnlght mirter some steam pipes In the archway of the first .party-wall of the basement twenty feet north of Forty-sixth street. Only the trunk , ribs and some pieces of flesh clinging to the bones re mained. The body was lying wedged under some twisted steam pipes and great dim- iulty was experienced In getting It free. " IBH HM M Mill ( illI'll 111 | inIK" t Huron. HURON , S. D. , March 26. ( Special. ) In terest In the city election , which occurs on April 4 , In developing , especially so far us city clerk Is concorneJ , there being already four candidates In the flald Hruco M , How- ley , C. M. Wilson , Hrirry Sterling and John Mlllan. J. A. Cleaver , the present mayor , Is the only persou named for that olllce and If ho can fco Induced to again accept the po sition it la not likely that any other man will enter the raca. The school election oc curs on the same day and In this the women are especially Interested ; they are devoting their energies to secure the election of MUs Emma Oaok as treasurer , a position she has Oiled for the laat year. luii Mm-I.uroii. Reserved seats at Doyd's Monday , 9 a , in , Reception at theater after Iceturo. n t vntTP PIMVP t IIJP i TMPtr BAMMIS SLIZfc LlVIi STOCK Hungry Adventurers from Havaniv Province Mak Small Raid , EX-POLICEM'N FIGHT DUEL WITH SWORDS Mutter nf tinCuliiiii Army Munt Itolln In Still ( iroatlIn Doiilit y Olvrn fi Ilntu-n nfeu Ion n. HAVANA. March 25 , 8:40 : p. m. Advices from Guanajay report that n party of ban dits stole three oxen , two mules nnd one horse at Cayajuabos today. They drove the horse flnd mules away and slaughtered the oxen , cutting the carcasses up and dividing them among the members of the band. It Is asserted that the band came from Ha vana province on the raid. They were well mounted and could not be overtaken by the Cubans who started In pursuit 'because tf the Inferiority of the horses ot the latter. This afternoon a duel was fought In the outskirts of Havana bctweim Carlos Agulrre nnd llamou Hernandez , both former police officers. The weapons used wcro small swords , Agulrro was serloiiily wounded , The duel was the outcome of criticism by Hernandez of Agulrre'u reasons for resign ing from the police force. The muster rolls of the Cuban army arc still lockcj up In the desk of Scnor Rafael Portuoudo , chairman ot the executive com mittee of the military assembly , and the $3- 000,000 sent by the United States to pay the Cuban troops remains In unbroken packages on boatil the transport llurnslde , the mili tary administration being unable to partition the cash nmong the ragged battalions until they ian obtain the muster rolls. The thirty generals composing the assem bly crack jokes at the -expense ot General Gomez and the American authorities , think ing for the moment that they hove the bettor of the game. Govciuor General Urooko only defers adopting forcible measures to gain possession ot t'ho rolls ibecmise ho wishes to consult ic- gardlng the matter with Secretary Alger , who Is due to arrive hero tonight. The as sembly wants to use these rolls ns n lever to obtain some kind of official recognition from the military authorities , which recognition , however , the authorities will not give. AMMcmlily Not Ankuil Vet for Hulls. Scnor Dcspalgno , a prominent member ol the assembly who framed the motion provid ing for the dlsbaudmcnt of the army and the dissolution of the assembly which was Introduced on Tuesday , said today : "The assembly will give tbo rolls to the military authorities as soon as they nro nuked to do so , but emphatically decline to baud them to General Gomez. This cannot bo done honorably lu view of General Gomez's recent deposition. The assembly Is on ad ministrative , authoritative body of tbo pres ent Cuban army and the rolls are in our pcesesslon where they should be. "Wo understand that Governor General Brooke does not wish officially to recognize us. Well and good. To nsk us to deliver the rolls would not carry recognition of the as sembly as the body representing the Cuban pecplc , but only recognition na tbo elected head ot the Cuban people In arms , which undoubtedly wo nre. "We have not been directly informed that the Americans want the rolls. A request has come Indirectly through General Gomez , who told Inspector General Roloff to pro cure them and General Rololl spoke with Senor Portuondo regarding the matter. It directly requested to surrender tho'rolls , I am confident the entire assembly would vote to give them up , as well as any other docu ments In their possession which would fa cilitate the payment of the troops. " The military authorities will not ask the assembly to deliver these rolls. They have dealth in the < past , in the matter of the rolls , with General Gomez and subsequent to his deposition with Inspector General Roloff , who had the rolls In his possession and was on the point o delivering them > to the Americans -when the assembly , through Its executive committee , ordered him to turn them over to that body , which was done. The rolls are considered public documentb , and the authorities will not re quest an Individual or a body of individuals to surrender them , as their retention by such a body Is Irregular. Gives l'i > II oil ON of Another I.onii. Since January 1 the only army In Cuba has been that of the United States , the Cubans in arms not constituting an army. The Americans consider them simply as a bcdy of armed men and hold that neither they , themselves nor their elective .head can be recognized. Upon this point the as sembly and the military authorities split , the former posing as the head of the Cuban army and the authorities declaring that the Cuban army ceased to exist on January 1. The assembly today admits that It Is without hope of obtaining a loan for the payment of the Cuban soldiers. The mem bers say they have done everything In their power to protect the best Interests of the men In their charge and all their efforts have been unavailing. Unprejudiced observers say that If the as sembly honestly wanted to servo the un paid liberators ot Cuba , If their efforts were disinterested , they would not stand In the way of the payment of the $3,000,000 by the United States , It being clear that $3,000,000 only la obtainable. GOVERNMENT BUILDING SALE Attempt to llnvv tin ; Iut Until After Clim of firentvr AiiiiM-lc-a WASHINGTON , March 25. ( Special Tele gram. ) Chief Uxecutivo Officer Kemper of the Treasury department had an Interview today with Assistant Secretary Taylor rela tive to the cale of the government building ou the Transmlsslsslppl Exposition grounds , Secretary Taylor , rfter having been Informed cf the status of the case and the dcslro of the Greater America Exposition association to have the sale of the building postponed un til November 1 , to&k the ground that there was nothing else to bo done than to sell the structure ; that a board of appraisement should 'be ' appointed with Instructions to ap praise the building In view of Its sale to cither the city of Omaha or the Transiulssls- slppl Kxposltlnn. The secretary said he would gladly have the sale postponed , but the low under which the building was crccto 1 commanded that the bulldlm ; ibo sold and he had not anything else to do but comply with Its requirements. ' .Mr. Kemper said the sec retary of the treasury would probably ap point the supervising architect , the chief cf the computing division and the chief of the drafting division of the Treasury ( Jcpanment as n board to appraise the 'building , after which the government would Invlto bids for Its purchase , A Chicago wrcrklug company has written the secretary of the treasury In relation to the building , but one official tal'l ' : "Wo have had BO much trouble with that crmpany In relation to the wrecking of the old government 'building ' nt Chicago ( hat the department will probably go slow In ac cepting ; a bid from a Chicago firm. " Quartermaster General Ludlngton said to day that the chief quartermaster of the De partment Of the M'tirl ' "M > . nf the repairs on the old government buildIng - Ing at Omaha , an appropriation ot | 2ul > GO having 'been made fcr the Game by the last congress. Plans for the ropalr of the buildIng - Ing will at oncu ba made and after up- pr val iby the department bids will bo In vited for the < work. Privates Hayes Haverfleld , Company F- , Third Nebraska , North Dviid , and George J , COMBINED TREATMENT < ® 7ffl VSA > * \5fi ! -.PF THE GREAT CUPATFVE POWERS . - < ' - ' * I < * fe &R § 9i Jr& * 3.-X v \ r + ffiO , fiS M ! * - * lU-frrptiopfKI HKST HAMtS AM ) IUlHMi Ill SIM2MS MIW of tliln Cltjr. IS TW WORKING CaPiTAL OF HUMANITY. Me who loses ihU Is wrerked. indeed. In your health fulling you , your strength , nmbl- tlon. visor or vllMlty wasting nw ; y ? If so , ip < the great 8TATK ELECTRo-MHDl- CAL tNSTITt'TK. where uie sick ami utlllt < l ran n-oe've treatment In the future an they hnvf In the imst from the nblost and mot -ucvi'ssrul spw.al'atH of the ago. homo dot-tors fall liirnupc of trontlnu the wiong d.eraseothers fr'in ' not knowing the right trnttnent. NO MI9TAKKH HKHK AND NO FAIU'HKS In seeking treatment tlm following qualifications should bo taken Into consideration ; Ability , experience , skill and an established reputation for RE. LA ! ABILITY ! All of which nre possessed by Ibo specialists ot this In-tllute , and arc n ccssary for the ucces3ful und satisfactory trcntniont of any disease. niir YBir C Cured by their now method NERVOUS DEBILITY liUJr | UJiC without knife , truss or do. ments of YOUNO , MIDDL13-AGI-H ) and tcntlon from work a painless , sure and pcr- OLD M12N. Tinuwful elt cts of ni'Bleotod I munent cure. or Improperly treated cases , cnuMlnc ilruln * , UftDIPnOCI C llydrocole , swellliiK auil wcnkni'Hi of the body and brain ; dizziness , VMlllucJUKl.r. .emlrrne.MS of the glands falling memory , lark ot mtfrjty nnd coull- treated with unfailing surcess. detict' , | ) alnH In the back , loins and kidneys and ninny other dlstr Mini ? symptoms , 1111- for study . , bualni-s1 enjoyment ' ' iimnsr one riTf n'nTi'Vif ' ' dirn tbe Wood promptly ot lit.- . , our special treatment wll cure you , tboroUKhly ? cured and every trace of the no matter who or what has failed. poison 'eradicated from tlui system forever. roHtorliiK health and purity. Lost vigor and vitality rc- PRIVATE BSSEflSES JfiSSSSSir Fillf.l5 ! ' stored to weak men. Organs , ' etc. , which , If UPKlectcd. or Inu'roptrly ' gans ot the body which liavo b'-en weakened nnd cause the down system treated , break ened or shrunken througii diseases , overwork cured. . kidney disease ? , etc. , permanently work , excesses or Indiscretions are restored to full power. 'trenKth and vigor by their m KrnTdiniTV l11 " mosl Improved In ' tLKultilulil form administered succssl'ul system of treatment. connection with special medical treatment. \ 1110 If yOll CUll 11 Ot CIlll. Letters conlldnitlal and answered In all lanKtuiROS. They have th = most successful homo treatment known to the medical profession and thousands who were unable to rail at olllce have been cured at home by their com bined electro-medical treatment. KRELJEL cuitn GUAHAvrtanD ix HVISHY CASH ACCKPTHU. Open S it , in. to . * > D. lit. , Uii : ( ) ( < > H p. 111. Sunday IO a. in. to 1 1 > . in. Electro-Medical Institute State - , 180S FARNAAI ST. , OMAHA , NEB. Clawson , Company 1C , same regiment , Dladen , Neb. , have beendischarged from the service. NINE LOST ON A SLOOP AVIIlliini Koril'N IMcnnurc Crnft AVri-ekcil In Um > cr Stl-f.ltH. S13ATTLE , Wash. , March 25. A Post-In telligencer special from Nanalmo , n. C. , says : News was broufctit her.e confirming the loss of the small' sloop 'Thistle , Svlth nine people on board. Ono month ago the party left Alert bay for Hornby Island , on the east coast of Vancouver Island. Under ftvorablo circumstances they should liavo reached their destination within three or four days. The party consisted of : WILLIAM FOHD , his aged mother and two sisters , aged IS and 15. MRS. HAIIKY THAMES , her 19-year-old daughter and throe smaller children. The ninth meanber of. the party Is thought to 6c the daughter of a Comox farmer. Her name has not been learned. William Ford Id' the son of a wealthy farmer of Honolulu and with his mother was visiting her old homestead. The re mainder ot the party resided In Quolcum. The Thlstlo was only five tons register. "SOLDIERS OF FORTUNE" KmiNiiN City Adventurer * Kill ! Into Trouble In Giiiiteinultl Cnnliout In .Sent tu Their Aid. KANSAS CITY , March 25. John L. Peak of this city , former minister to Switzerland , received a telegram from Secretary ot State John Hay today that the United States sun- boat Machios had been ordered to Guatemala to. Investigate the reported arrest of six members of the recent expedition organized In Kansas City to go to Guatemala. The tel egram WM In re-ply to a telegraphic request from Mr. Peak that the government take stops to protect the lives of the alleged fili busters , who are believed to bo In peril. Reports reached here a few days ago from Oautemalo that half n tioien of the "Soldiers of Fortune" who left Kansas City six weeks ago wcro In prison In Guatemala and In danger of death. DEATH RECORD. KrederluU H Frederick Sprlngmoyor , aged 70 years , died of heart falltiro nt 1011 South niuv- onth otrpet , Thursday afternoon nt 4 o'clock. He will be , burled In Korest Lawn cemetery this nfternpon , Ills funeral occur- ing from the house nt 1 o'clock. Jlr. SpriiiBmoyer was born In Hodonfeldt , Germany , Hu camu to this' country In IS 10 , settling in New yorlt , which was his homo until last AuguaCtieu he came hereto live with his son. Hu was a cabinet manu facturer for many years , having been very successful In his business In early days. Ho leaves thrco children , two ot whom Mrs. Ida rinsing nnd ( JUB Sprlugmoyrr reside In Green Point and Hruuklyn , N. Y. , respec tively , Ills atli r son , W. T. Sprlngnioynr , lives at 1941 South Eleventh street , where- the death of the deceased occurred. WASHINGTON , 'March ' 25. ( Special Telo- gram. ) Howard Coailey , oncci ere of the best known colored men In Omaha , but who ht-o live ! In Washington for a number of years , dle.d last ovi'iilni ; after six hour * ' Ill ness. Heart dlsca&u Is attributed atf the cauao. Colonel llolirrt .1. DiMvulnur. WEI1IJ CITY. Mo. , March 25. < Jolonel Robert J. Downing , ngedIB years , Is ( lend here of pneumonia. HeVRB a Wejt Point graduate from Virginia and was well known both as a lawyer and a minister , having fol lowed those professions at clIITcient times. Mm , A. Mrs. A. Snly , mother of I ) . A. Suly of this city , died In Ooorgetqwn , Colo. , on Friday , nt the go of S3 , Mr. Saly left on Friday aftern-tn for Deliver to attend the funeral. Mrs. Snly came to Omaha In 1875. Ui-f.overnor Klt'tolirr , WASHINGTON , March 25. Hx-Oovornor Fletcher o ! Missouri died at 3:50 o'clock this afternoon. FIRE RECORD. TlVO IlllHlllfNM IIIOliUN nt Hri'llll'l- . DEE.MEU , Neb. , March 2C. ( Special. ) Iletwecn midnight an.d 1:30 : Uils morning flro broke out In fhe Fitzgerald building , Vstroylng the entire structure and con n's ; also ( ho Voods building on the north. The Fitzgerald building was oscu- .c-a by Uvcher & Smith , u general btore , on the first floor ; F. J , Fitzgerald , a r-al relate agent , and Ir , J , P. nomine uu the second floor. The nt.ock of Decker & Smith , vnli i > d at $10,000 , was nearly wholly dwtroyed. Tiu ! Insurance amounted to J3.000. George Wooils occupied his own building with a restaurant and his goods were mostly- saved. Woods will rebuild at once. The origin ot the fire Is a mystery. Town of..Avon GALESBUna , 111. , March 25. Flro con sumed $20,000 of property last night In the town of Avon , near here. Several persona were seriously Injured. Many small busi ness houses were destroyed. Illucp nt Wolmtcr City. WEDSTEFi CITY , la. , March 25. ( Special Telegram. ) The Fair store , owned by S. O. Ctaborn , was partially destroyed by flro to day. The loss Is estimated nt $10,000. VACATION IS NEARLY OVER I'roHlilciit I'oMtiioni-M Trip to Tnmija niid Will Hunch -\VnnIiliiKtou on THOMASVILLH. Ga. , March 25. Presi dent MeKlnley has decided definitely not to make the trip to Tampa , though he has promised to visit thcro some time during : his presidential term , and Consequently < lie will 1jo In Washington late Tuesday next. Ho Is looking well and Improving In health steadily. This morning an Associated Press representative found him taking an after breakfast stroll on the sidewalks around the Hanna home. The president said that he- was feeling first rate and added : "I never felt better In my life. This Is a fine place and I always enjoy It. H Is good for ono who , like me , needs to get awny where ha can have rest and quiet. " Later In the forencon the president went driving In the family carriage , Mrs. Me- Klnley , Mrs. Hanna and Mrs. Hobsrt going with him , The weather was delightful. They drove around the town and then out over the country roads. Vice President Hobart - bart was feeling better than yesterday , but remained Indoors. I'rliieefnn J'niim-M lit Nln n | > nre V SINGAPORE , March 25. Tbo United 9 States gunboat Princeton , Commander Cllf ) ford N. West , from Now York January 11 , for Manila , has arrived here. Mom * HOMOS OF oori ) . Alwo : t.0 ( ireenlmulcff. To secure some desired Information di rect from the people. It Is proposed to send 5 little boxes , each containing $10.00 gold , 20 .boxes , each containing $5.00 gold and 350 envelopes , each containing a $1.00 bill , to persons who write the most IntorcstliiK and truthful descriptions of their experience ! on the following topics : 1. How have you been affected by Coffco drinking ? 2. Do you know anyone who hai been driven away from Postum because It came to the table 'weak ' and characterless nt the first trial ? 3. Did you set such a portion right regard ing thp easy way to make Poutum clear , black and with n crisp , rich taste ? 4. Have you over found n better way U > make It , than to UBOI heaping tennpoonful0 to the pint of water , lot Btund on etovo until real boiling begins , then note the clock and allow It to continue ousy boiling full 1C minutes from that time stirring down occasionally ? ! > . Give names and account of those you know to havu been cured cr helped In health by tbo dUmlaiiAl of coffee and the dally use of Postum Food Coffee In Its placo. C. Write namen iind addresses of 20 friends whom you hcllovu would bo benefited by leaving off coffee. ( Your name will not ba divulged to them. ) Address your letter to tlm Postum Cereal Co. , Ltd. , Battle Creek , Mich. , writing your own name and address clearly. DoclElon will TJO made on May 1 next by three Judges not members of the Postum Co. , and ono of the (10.00 boxes of gold ecnt to each of the fi best writers , ono ot the Jo.fMI boxes of gold sent to each of the 20 next best and uio cf tlia $1.00 lillls.Bent to each of the 350 next brat writers. These 370 persons will earn money prizes and each anil every person who falls to win a money prize , but wlioae letter contains 20 true namcu and addiesseo of persona who would be bonuflteil by leaving off coffee , will receive 25 centu worth of Postuni Food Coffee free. Almrst everyone Interested In pure food \ uml drink Is willing to have their name and letter appear In the papers , for such linjp as It may offer to tha human raco. A request tu omit numo will be respected , Bvory friend of Postum h ursed to write and each letter will be held In high esteem by the company , as un evidence ot good friendship , while the little boxes of1 gold and envelopes cf money will reach many modest wrltera whoko plain and soiijlblu letters contain the facts deslro-4 , although the sender may have but small faith In winning at the time of writing , Talk thU subject over -with your friend * and see how many among you can win prizes. It Is good , honest competition and It ! the best kind of a cause. Cut this state- mem out for It will not appear again. .