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TTITJ O ATTA DAILY HIiM3i "MOXDAV. MAttCII 27. 181)0. ) 5 OP THE PHILIPPINES Natural Rcsourcss Almost Beyond Compare , Says Dr. Knapp , INVESTIGATION OF AGRICULTURAL AGENT hlriln of Inml IN Still 1'iilille nmll'iiHiicN to t iillril Milt OH ttlth Tide rprlll < > Soil ntul I\nt 11 ail Clltimlc. WASHINGTON. March 2ft Or. * S. A Knapp , who was sent by the Department of Agriculture to Japan , China and the Philip pines an an agricultural explorer , has re turned to Washington and reported to Sec retary Wilson the results of his labors. IIo was Instructed to Investigate such products ot the farms , field and forests of those countries as might be of advantage to the agricultural Industries of the United States. Some ot the observation ? of Dr.r Knapp relating to the products of Japin already - ready have been published In a preliminary report. On this blanch of Investigation , however , ho has the following additional to say : "All fear of competition from Japan nlong agricultural lines may be dismissed. On thP contrary , It must become a large consumer ot farm products drawn from the United Stales The diffusion of knowledge and the Introduc tion of new Industrie * Into Japan have had the cITcct ot more than doubling the cost of labor In the Inst ton years , nnd In proportion tion , of stimulating consumption by the com mon people. Future progress must bo mainly made In the direction ot manufac tures. In Biich event the food for the operatives , the cotton nnd other fiber mate rial for the fabrics , the lumber nnd Iron tor the construction ot factories and much of the machinery will bo drawn trom the United States. "Ot the fabrics , cotton and wool nlono have made much progress under the factory j I system and this owing to the fact that they I wore not produced to any extent In the empire and hence no homo system of manu facturing had been established for them. ImporlH of .Tiiiiiui. "Tho principal agricultural products Im ported Into Japan are wheat , flour , sugar , cotton , butter , cheese and meat. The an nual value of thcso articles Is nt present between $24,000,000 and $21,000,000 lu gold. Under favorable treaty regulations Japan will Import from the United States ncaily all Its flour , butter , choose nnd meat , three- fourths of the law cotton required and from the Philippines nearly their entire sur plus output of sugar. " Ilcgardlng China the report says : "Tho great area , the largo percentage of tortile lands nnd the enormous population of China stagger the observer on the threshold | ot Investigation. Here , however , as in Japan , radical changes In agricultural methods or products must be made very slowly , If nt all , because the food supply cannot bo materially reduced or even changed with safety. "Largo areas devoted to fiber plants for the promotion of manufactures would be a dangerous invasion of the acres necessary for the food supply nnd must bn speedily fol lowed by Importations from the United States. " Dr. Knnpp says he was deeply Impressed by the alert , Industrious nnd frugal charac ter of the Chinese. > From China Dr. Knapp preceded to the Philippines. Arriving at Manila he went by rail as far ns San Fernando , passing through the rice section to the east and north of Manila. On the sugar lands of the north , he says , the yield per acre , according to the best au thorities , IB about 1,000 pounds of hulled rice on lands under rainfall Irrigation solely and 2,000 pounds on lands artificially Irrigated. .Soli Of I'lllllpllllloN. This shows very careless husbandry. The rich clay loam still about San Fernando Is well adapted to sugar cnne. In Luzon the i methods of sugar farming are quite different1 trom those practiced In the United States , while the factories are the crudest con ceivable. The sugar Is drained upon the open kettle plan. 'Iho proprietor furnishes land nnd factory and the tenant furnlshts seed , does nil the work In the Hold , delivers the cane to the mill and supplies most of the hands making sugar. The proprietor receives one- half the sugar nnd all the molasses. The tenant , In theory , Is allowed the remainder , but In practice ho usually receives about two-fifths of the sugar. Dr. Knapp was infoimod that In the Is lands of Pa nay , NYgros and Cobu the sugar farms and factorlis are much inoib improved than In Luzon. Sugar lands produce from 3,000 to 8,000 pounds iier acre , depending upon the culti vation and the fuctoiy , The Filipinos , ns are observed , do not glvo ns much attention to the production ot nltrogcneouB foods ns the Japanese , hence arn less musculat Spanish statistical re ports nnd Interviews with Manila exporters satisfied the doctor of the prosperity of the tobacco and hemp Industries under normal conditions. Millet , mnlzo sago and Indigo do well ' ' and arc ordinarily profitable crops Philip pine coffee , of which there were formerly many plantations had a peculiarly rich nnd pleasant llavoi , coaermnuts and plneuppleti , ornngea , bananas , gropes , figs : nnd many other fruits grow almost spon i- taneously , The Philippine Islands . 'bound In ' valuable wood foi building , furniture , dye woods and some jleldlng costly gums. llurli I'ulillc Imill , According to the best authority nearly two-thirds ot the land Is still public nnd , j passes to the United States with the title. "J If opened to settlement to soldiers many ot our young mui will remain and became permanent settlers Same associations of this kind have already been organised. The price of Improved land ranges from $1 to $20 per ncro ( gold ) , depending upon the lo cation and viilun ot the Improvements. Reports of the observatory at Manila They've imitated everything else , but they've never been able to imitate the quality of Sarsaparilla show that the avcrngc rainfall for the last thirty jcara hns been To I Inches. The temperature Is quite uniform , nv raging - aging during the lost enghtccn jcars 77 de grees for January , the coldest month , nnd 83.8 degrees for Mnj , the warmest month. Within that the period the thermometer' ' only once rose to 100 degrees nnd once fell to 70 I degrees Prominent Plllplnos assured Dr Knapp thnt upon their estates the laborers wore Industrious nnd thrifty and , If cn-ournged , I thcno conditions would become general. A vlult to the carpenter shops , machine shops and various small factories satisfied him that the Filipinos made good mechanics , when properly trained JAPAN GRANTS BIG SUBSIDIES il lii < JIM priiiiiiMit to Nntlotinllre ( lie llllltVrit > M. POUT TOWNSEND , Wash , March 26 Japanese advices state that the Japane'o government Is seriously contemplating the nationalization of rallTvajs A commission recently appointed to Investigate the sub- ' Jeot J met at Ynkohoma Jlnrch 16 | \ bill hns been granted In the Jnpnncso house of representatives granting special railroad subedits for ten years to stoara- fchlp lines plying botwccen Japan nnd Europe , Seattle nd San l-'rnnclsco The European line Is to receive 2,673341 jcn jcarlv ; Seattle , BC.7,340 ) cn , San Pranclsco line , 1.013SSO , > cn. The conditions of the subsidies are Tnclvo steamers of more thnn 0,000 tons , having n maximum speed of over fourteen knots for the Kuropean lines , three steim- crs of more than 0,000 tons gross maximum speed of seventeen knots for the San Fran- O'PSO ' line , three stcamoM of more than 6,000 tons grcm foi the Seattle line , spctd of fifteen knots. The htcamers for Europe miust sail twenty- sK tlmea a year San Francisco fourteen times , and Seattle thirteen times. . According to the Shanghai Mercury , Dr. Sidney P. Wilkinson of Ilaltlmore , Is under arrest on n charge of obtaining money by means of forged documents. A tea Inspection house has been estab lished in Yokohama with the view of In specting all tens T > cfore shipping out of the country Uy rojal degree the government has re stored to Che Zung all his degrees Sung KUnng controller of the household , has been , restored to favor and nil his honors and II- | ties handed back to him nnd Wai Teh , the j censor , Is ntnv permitted to wear his peacock I ' feather. These icstoratlons were unexpected and are causing much comment In Chinese po litical circles. Strenuous efforts are being put forth for the suppression of piracy on the Canton and West rivers , which of late has grown to 1m- menso proportions. The viceroy hns sent several old German slxteen-Xnot i torpedo boats to West river for the protection of shipping nnd hns threatened the captnlns of gunrdbonts with degradation on account of their lack of vig ilance. SYNDICATE IN NEW MEXICO I\ < CMINOpcratloilH of V lilted S < n < t > M I'rnjct't Co ni pa 11 > In SrcurliiK Itiill- mill Street I.l OITY OF MEXICO , ( March 2S. \ new English company called the United Projects syndicate lias begun operations In this country. It is composed of men who have had largo experience In tallway and other Investments In English colonies and posses sions. The sjndlcato recently bought the Alvnrado railroad nnd also the tramwa > s ot the city ot Vera Cruz. It Jias completed arrangements > wlth Joaquln RIvero for a concession for the construction of the rall- wny frum Alvarado to San Andres Tuxtla. The bjndleate at the present time has thlitecn engineers , divided Into four sec tions , running a line on the RIvero concession nnd another party Is making a study of the best method of crossing the Alvar/ido river The s > ndlcate Is also Interested in various other venturer In this republic. The object of the syndicate Is to take hold of any , lucrative business in the republic which can bo acquired at a prko which will allow of small capitalization and thus assure Its con tinued prosperity. The syndicate will buy street railways In other cities nnd enter Into public lighting nnd all promising under- I takings. SHOOTING AT IVTKEESPORT Ji-iilouM-Cra/pil HiiNliiiiiil KIllN Molli- < > r-lii-im , "VVIff nnd Finally HIlllHl'If. PITTSBURG , Pa , March 26 At Mc- Keesport today Frederick T. Clark shot and fatally wounded his wife nt the homo of his ] mother-in-law , Mrs. Richard Moyle , nnd then killed himself. The man died tliortly after the shooting and the wife can hardly mirvlvo the night. The shooting wns the result of jealousy. The couple had not been living together for some time nnd Mrs Clark hud applied for a divorce because of Clark's alleged neglect and drunkenness. Ho had made threats several times , saying to 'his ' wife , 11 "If wo cannut live together wo ttiall die together , " FIRE RECORD. t Illiiok nt Crouton , ORESTON , In , March 20 ( Special ) Plre destroyed $10.000 worth of pioperty this morning , the Dunn-Johnson block on Maple street , being completely gutted The lire started in Huntlngton Hro.s. ' bakery and fern n tlmo the entire side of east Maple street ( was threatened After two hours' hard work the lire was under control The origin Is unknown The firms burned out aie Charles Emerson , furniture , undertaking , mouldings , etc ; loss , $2,500. Insurance , $ l/iOO Huntlngton Ilros' bakery , loss , $1.000 , Insurance , $600. Maxwell & Winter , ottornejs-at-Iaw , loss , $3,000 , insurance , $1,000. Claude Klsliei , Insurance , loss , $250 I , Insurancu , $200 Cjleb Agnew , photographer , loss , $2,500 , Insurance , ? 1,000 , The millinery stock of Mrs. Kills' was damaged , as was , i also the tailoring department of Nelson & Sellln. The building was one of the finest on Maple street , It Is surrounded by frame 'buildings. ' ( ' M. Dunn and George II John i- son own the block It Is damaged fully $5,000 , with $4,000 Insurance. Merchants In contiguous buildings re moved their merchandise and suffered some damage. Iliirrlnoii Vnllr ) ' * Siinilii ) Illnrc. COUNINO , N. Y. , March 26 Hairlsun Valley , Pa. , lost almost Its entire business portion by fire this morning The Harrison Valley house and ten other building * were burned to the ground and the remaining hotels and three stores were only saved igk tipping a barber shop over Into a creek The village has no protection from fire , De partments from Knoxville came on a special train to help. The loss Is $40,000 with much less Insurance. I.O.H ijiiilUO < l lit I'oMtorla. FOSTORIA. O. , March 26 Smith's llvorj stable burned today. Forty-eight horses were burned to death und more than fifty buggies and wagons Ucstro > od , Loss , $20 , 000. Kliillnur M < I'p. ' NE\V YORK , March 20. The condition ol Rudyard Kipling , who wus reported to have suffered a slight relapse a few dnja ago , i. again Improving and he U better than a ! any tlmo since his Illness began. Or Doubleday - bleday ald this afternoon that Mr. Kipling ' was sitting v > P iu bed reading the niornlnf ' papers , , _ _ . i i INGALLS OUT OF ITS COURSE1 . Comical l Bluntlpr of Navigating Officer Spoils Alger's Beceptitm nt Havana. STEAMS AROUND TO CITY OF MATANZAS : tinllriivrnln nnit Their Look Iniil for ScorHurj of U'ur nt IliiMinn llurlior Arrive * nt I.aM. HAVANA , March 26 Secretary Alger and his party arrived here this afternoon on the United States trnnxport Ingalls after having lost their wa > at sea for several hours It seems that the Ingnlls was making very geol time jcsterdny nnd was likely to make Havana j lost night If It kept In a straight course General Alger suggested waiting a while at Key West and leaving there In tlmo 1t to reach here nt n o'clock this morning. The Ingalls ] put In to Key West nnd Secretary Al&er wired General Urookc to expect him about 9 o'clock todaj. Nine o'clock came , but on board there wns no sign of Morro. General Alger getting Impatient , sent to the pilot house to Inquire when Havana would be reached. The roplj was , "In about an hour" An hour and a half passed with the Cuban coast on the left and Havana was still unsighted. Toward noon the roofs of a city could be made out and General Alger , calling for a glass , took a cloie look "Why , that Is Malanzis , " he said , nnd Just then the Ingnlls begin to turn around. The navigating officer was all out In his calculations. He thought ho was west of Havana Instead of east Meanwhile Gener als Brooke , Hales , Wilson and Hisbrouck , with their staffs , had risen early , boarded a tug and had been cruising outside the har bor waiting for the Ingalls. All the officers were In heavy blue cloth , In honor of the secrotarj ot war , having ! laid aside their khaki , duck and llnniiels. ! I The generals kept out until noon , > whcn they lunched nnd returned to their cruise , going ; outside the harbor for another look. Itl-lll-llCH HtlMllltl IHC. ( About 3 o'clock they saw the smoke of a steamer , but as It was In the direction op posite from which they expected the Ingnlls , they had no suspicion that it was the transport - port nnd returned to La Machlua wharf. But the Ingalls it was and in due time It entered the harbor , but without the ar ranged reception. Shortly afterward the generals went aboard and had n conference with the secretary , who arranged to meet them tomorrow again nt 9 o'clock Secretary Alger did not land , sajing ho preferred to remain on board the transport. Ho expects o stay here three dijs Secretary Alger says his trip is partly for est and partly for Inspection. He desires o get information nt first hand with regard o Cuban affairs Director General of Posts Rathbone lias rdered the adoption in Cuba on April 1 of he postage rates now In force in the United tales. The present Cuban domestic rat'o s 3 cents a half ounce and the carriers col- ect the money. In ten of the largest towns , beginning April 1 , a free delivery will be sstabllshed , with salaried letter carriers. This afternoon a meeting was hold t the 'ayret ' theater to promote the organization 3f the so-called National Cuban party. There was only a small attendance , but ward ommlttees were appointed with the view ot calling other meetings At 3 p. in. the temperature in Havana was 7 degrees. &SO.N VISITS ni < jtionno. CrulHcr AIMV Turk Calls nt Saiitlnuo on Ix CriilxL . SANTIAGO , March 26. The United States cruiser New York and the gunboats Vlcka- jurg nnd Annapolis arrived here this morn- Ing. Rear Admiral Sampson , accompanied by Captain F. B. Chad wick of the cruiser , called upon Major General Leonard'Vood , the military governor , a salute being fired in honoi ot the admiral. This afternoon General Wood returned the visit. There were further complimentary salutes and the war ships left this evening for Kingston , Jamaica. During the day Admiral Sampson visited Morro castle , never having explored the in terior beforei rive mote bindlts have been captured and two others killed. The citizens express sat isfaction at the capture of Matamoras and Trucon , well-known brigands , and It is thought that with their capture the back bone of brigandage In this district Is broken. Colonel Juan Vlan , the new chief of gendarmerie , is showing much more energy than was dlsplajed b ) his predecessor , Colonel Francisco Vallente. Indeed , the re cent captures are duo to his zeal and he be lieves that little , If an > , further trouble will arise from brigandage for a time nt least. General Wood's March estimate has been finally approved by the authorities nt Ha vana nnd consequently those who have been unemplojed are nble to resume work. KINGSTON , Jamaica , March 20 Rear Admiral Sampson's squidron arrived hero today from Santiago. Crowds gathered nlong the pier , cheering enthusiastically nnd all the ships In the harbor was be- llagged. The various public buildings were decorated with the entwined union Jack nnd start , nnd stripes. Guards of honor' have been ordered to recolvo the admiral tomoi- row. A long series of entertainments for tomorrow IH being arranged nnd the gov ernor's and the naval annual receptions have been postponed In order to fall within the period of Admiral Sampson' * ) stay , Colonial ( iiiiiiulNNloii nt I'oncr. PONCE. Porto Rico. March 20 The United States Colonial commission General Robert P Kennedy , Major Charles W , Watkins - kins nnd Henry G. Curtis arrived hero jcs terdny and In the course of the day received n number of merchants nnd prominent cit izens , who made ] statements as to the gen ( eral condition of the district and Its partic , ] ular needs This morning the commission- crs left b > the revenue steamer Blake to In- i Bpect Puerto do Joboa , the Port of Guaya- mas and that district. The reported uprisIng - Ing in this t district is quite without Big- nlflcanco MURDERED IN HIS SLEEP llrntnlj } Kill Siiiiiui-l Crow lit On-won , Mo , , for HN | Wealth. OREGON , Mo , March 26 Near heio Samuel Crow , aeed 70 jears , an eccentric character , was murdered while asleep by robbers , who beat his head to a pulp with an axe handle Robbery was the motive , Glow being considered wealthy The amount of boot ) , if o'iy was secured , Is not known. The robbers escaped Di-imirrallr l , < > iulrr * llt.t. | | ( . HOT SPRINGS. Ark March 2C. In an In- tervlew this afternoon W J Urjnn states no conference of political significance has PIMPLES BLOTCHES BLACKHEADS Rod , rough , oily skin , red , rougli hand * with eliai'elwa ualU , drj , thin , ami falling lialr , ami baby blemishes preu'nted b ) CITIUTU . bOAl1 , the uiost cITeUho bklii purlfjliic and ' bcautlfjing soap lu the world. Absolute ! ) * pure , dellratel ) medicated , uxquUitcly per- " fumed , surprisingly ete ! < tive , U producer the . whitest , clearest kln , the * of teat luQilu , uml 'I'I uiOjtJuiuriaut , lustrous hair. taken place hero and that there will be none. Ho says' that he finds prominent democrats hero from all parts of the country , but they did not knowof hi * coming anil he did noV know of their presence hero when he cntno to deliver his lecture. _ STRIKE OF THE PANTS MAKERS Auk 1 nenlj-rlvo I'cr Ct-nl In AVIIKC" ami Vlinllllon of SnlicontriictlitK. PHILADELPHIA. JInrch 26 The strik ing pants makers of this city , who stopped work at noon vesterday. held n meetIng - Ing today and fixed upon the scale of wages they ask the contractors to pa ) A general Increase of 25 per cent Is demanded In ad- ditlon they demand the enforcement of the ten-hour law nnd recognition of the union and abolition of subcontracting. Alexander Held , representing the United Garment Workers' of North America , ad dressed a meeting ot the strikers and urged upon them the Importance of ainilatlng with the i organisation he represented It vvns claimed on behalf of the strikers thnt one of the evils of subcontractors on government vvcik was the extension of the sweat shop sjstem and where skilled operators formerly mode $18 to $19 a week only $9 $ could be made now working twelve to fourteen hours a day. H l estimate 1 thnt | fully SOO pants makers arc In the pants makers' strike and that 2,000 arc dependent ' on them In other branches and are obliged , to stop ns a consequence. [ | So far the strikers have taken no action I A meeting will probably be held tomorrow | | nfter the strikers have presented their de mands. DEATH RECORD. ( Mil hftllcr IlnrkMl. FREMONT , Neb , March 2G ( Special ) The funeral of Mrs , Ell linger was held this afternoon from her Into residence , two miles west ot Ames , this afternoon. The services were conducted by Rev. W H Buss of the Congregational church of this clt ) . Tha Rebekah lodge , Independent Order ot Odd Fellows , of which she was a member , at- lendcd In a body , Mrs. linger had baen for thirty jears a resident ot the county and was 52 jears old. Her husband , who was one of the first settlers in this countj- , and several children survive her. , Irotlirr IH'tul. BUTTC , Mont. , March 2C George Bid- well , the elder of the Bldwell brothers who , with several confederates , gained fame by defrauding the Bonk of England out of $5- 000,000 through forged securities , died this morning after two weeks' illness from pneu monia. The death ot his brother Austin here three weeks ago was a great blow to him and ho took to his bed a few dajs after the j-ounger brother died. Both bodies are at an under taking room amaltlng burlnl nnd It Is prob able they will be interred by the the county. Hurry II. Morelieml. CINCINNATI , O , March 26 Harry B. Morehead , prominent hero for years ns n broker and promoter nnd formerly president of the Commercial Gazette , died today. Ho spent much of his tlmo In recent years In New York and London In connection with railway Interests. Celebrated rrciieli Diploma * . PARIS , March 2C. Count Alexander Damazo De Chnuld Erderj- , the celebrated French diplomatist , died today in his " 3d jear. PLACER riCMJS M3AR JIAMI.A. Itlch Specimen * of KrVe Milling Gold Found In IMilIllMiIufN. THERMOPOLIS , Wyo , March 26. ( Spe cial. ) A letter was received here Saturday from Private Madden of Battery A , Wjomlng light artillery , at Cavlte. Like many of the Wjomlng men Mr. Madden has been looking Into the mining resources of Luzon and on this point writes : I vvns recently shown some specimens of gold ere said to have como from about 150 miles from Manila. They were magnificent specimens of free-milling ore as rich as any thing I ever saw in South Dakota. Theio are said to bo rich placer fields In the same region and some of the Wyoming nnd Mon tana men are preparing to go on a prospect ing tour as soon as peace Is declared and they can go Into the interior with safety The Important fact has been established clearly to us that the yellow metal abounds In the Island. The natives know its value and use it in trading In the form of dust , but In an Impure state and worth less than $10 nn ounce. Important Declnlon. OHEYDNNE , Wjo , March 26. ( Special Telegram. ) An important decision wns ren dered by the Wjomlng- supreme court yester day In a test case brought to determine the validity of nn act passed 'by ' the recent leg islature creating the office ot county asses sor. The duties of assessor hive heretofore been jierforpied by the county treasurers , who were allowed assistants tn make the county assessment. The new law created a separate office and provided for the appoint ment thia jear of assessor. It Is contended the law abrogated a provision of the con stitution declaring that the compensation of an officer shall not tie changed during the tenn for whldi Tie Is elected. The decision ' sustains the constitutionality cf the act , holding that It does not change the pe- cunlnry compensation of the county " 'treas urers and that the power of defining the duties of county officers lies with the legis lature. CHEYENNE , Wyo. , March 20 ( Special Telegram ) The Stnte Board of Charities and Reform , consisting of the governor , treasurer , eecretaiy of state , auditor and su perintendent of public Instruction , returned 1 today from Evanston , where they Investl- gated the charges of mismanagement and 1 i cruelty to patients recently made by n former Inmate , They report the charges unsubstantiated - substantiated by conditions as they found thorn at the nsylum , where the patients testl- I fled generally that they are humanely nnd L well treated and have no complaints to mnko against Dr. Seller , the superintendent , or his assistants. The asylum and state hospital at Rock Springs , which was also Visited by board , wore found to bo overcrowded and will bo enlarged at once , the recant legis lature having voted appropriations for that purpose. Snow III Vermont. LONDONDERRY. Vt. March 20 The fall of bnow during the week has been great'r ' than nt any similar period this ) otr. In many places In tliU vicinity nearly flvu feet has fallen since Friday < < t 4 * < l > & & - \ SOUTH OMAHA NEWS. Several business men headed by John riynn. president of the Commercial club , will go to Lincoln todfi ) to lobby against the Prout bill , which provides for the with draw nl of the stock yards and packing houses from the municipality Business men ot South Omaha , In speaking about the mat ter yesterday , reiterated the sentiments of the resolutions adopted nt a mats meet In : ; Saturday night. Thcso resolutions were p'rlnted 1 exclusive ! ) In The Bee of yesterday. The bill Is considered to be against Iho host ' Interests of the city and will bo foimht on these lines. It Is asserted by President riynn and other members of the Commercial club thnt the corporations referred to have had the benefit for ) ears of fire and pnllce protection , of paved streets and sidewalks , to say nothing of two viaducts To lnko three corporations out of the municipality would menu n reduction In the revenue of nt lenst $17000 n year , about one-llfth of the totnl amount of tn\es paid nt the pres ent time This reduction would thro v nn additional burden upon the taxpayors'nnd Increase the levy. It Is further asserted that the population of the city would bo re duced , ns It IB thought thnt quite A number of men would llvu within the stockade , which It Is reported the pickers nnd the .etock < yards will erect In case the bill passes nnd ' Is signed by the governor. This bill Is considered by South Omaha people 1 to bo a direct blow nt the municipal ity nml every effort fs to be mndo to de feat the corporation lobby , which is reported to be pushing It , All tlif riKlillliK H Barney O'Connoll , who enlisted from this city lu the Tlrst Nebraska volunteer in fantry , writes to J P. Gibbous that ho has nt last seen a real .fight The letter U dated at the water works , fifteen miles from Manila , on Tebrunry 12. In a prior letter Mr. O'Conncll had suggested to his friends here that as there was no fighting lu sight ho would llko to bo discharged , so that ho could come home and resume his position In the Western Weighing association. Since the fight of rcbrunry fi Mr. O'Connelt hns changed his mind and now wants to stay until the trouble In the Philippines Is over. In describing the fight Private O'Connell says "Saturday morning I went on guard and had been on post foui hours during the day. After supper I was posted again nnd nt 8.30 o'clock one of our sentries to my loft shot nnd killed a rillplno lieutenant , who was trying to sneak through our lines with his company. We soon heard bugle calls all along the Insurgent lines and in about fifteen * teen minutes one of the prettiest fights you over saw commenced. The American loss Is about fifty killed and 200 wounded. H Is estimated thnt the Insurgents lost several thousand. Our troops have marched several miles In every direction , taking prisoners and burning towns , nnd our regiment has accomplished wonders. " The letter concludes with n tribute to Captain Taylor of Company L , who won the hearts of all the men In this fight. I2xeiiMl H nf C ( Struct Stub Line. A petition to the Street Railway compnny nsklng for nn extension of the CJ street stub line from Thirty-third to Thirty-sixth street Is being circulated. Quite a number of fie residents of the southwest part of the city have signed this petition , nnd It Is the Intention to push the matter to a dc- ciuion. At a recent meeting of the city coun cil the service given on the stub lines was up for consideration and one member de clared that the two stub lines were a nula- sance. lie asserted that the service given wa-j erratic and was In no way to l > o de pended upon. If the extension asked for Is granted It Is hoped thnt two cars will foe placed on the Q street line , thus enabling residents ot thnt district to reach the city without walling from twenty minutes to an hour , ns Is the custom noiv. riimlturp for PoNtofllcc Ilnllclliiir. Wells il. Sawyer , a representative of the Treasury department , was In the city the latter part of last week and called upon Postmaster Etter in relation to the furniture for the new postofflce building Captain Etter ordered what furniture he deemed necessary to fit the rooTis the postal de partment 111 occupy. The Bureau ot Animal Industry will occupy the entire second end floor , eight rooms , and Major Cramer , the government superintendent hero , has called upon Don C. Ayer for a statement of j I what bis department will require Aycr stated that he < lld not know anything about the requirements and asked leave to write to the authorities at Washington to ascer tain what his depirtmcnt would need In the shape ot fixtures. rolltlfiil Pointer * . W. B. Olln , republican candidate for mem- iber of fho BenrJ. of Education , has decided to stay in the race , and announced yea. terday that ho would get out and make a campaign. Mr. Olln is -well-known busi ness man of the Third ward , and his friends assert thnt he Is entitled to the support of the party. It looks now as If the principal fight would be In the Fourth ward , > where E < ) Johnston will run for the purpose of oppos ing the present administration. While no plans 'havo ' been made us jet , It Is under stood that the Ensor faction of the demo , jcrats will fight Johnston to a finish. John * ston feela safe as ho claims to have tht > support cf ono or more corporations MH ! C Cl < ) floMNlp , A horse and wagon belonging to Chris Jerguscn wns stolen fiom Twenty-fifth anil . N streets last night , The Tot esters of camp No 1015 , Modern Woodmen of America , will give a dance on Wednesday evening. There will bo a meeting of Scandinavians Bean the rf Kind You lla9 * Always BougM Signature Bears the _ s ) B Kind You llaiDjilways Bought Signature of Ou3k.ST03Fl.I-a. . Kind You lla\B \ Always Bought Signature of Speaking About Pictures ono of frames-ami when It comes to frames we tuo In poHltlnn to frame more pictures tlinn all the icut of Omuha ami frame 'em better ami nt aliont half usual ptices Over fi < > 0 dlf- fcient moulillujrs to select fiom Try tin on the new pU-tuio or the flaming of the old ono and bee liov\ little it will cost you You ate invited to our art rooms vAhcnuvtT you can make it con venient , ' A , IIOSPE , We oelelirntf our -15 Hi liimlneii nniil- temury Oct. Uflrd , 1HU1 > . Music and Art. 1513 Douglas , * Ivory Soap costs a little more , but it takes less to do the work , and how much whiter the clothes are when they have been- washed with it. A WORD OF WARNING. There are many unite soaps , each represented - resented to be "just as good the 'Ivory' ' " as ; they ARE NOT , but like nil counterfeits , licit the peculiar and remarkable qualities of the genuine. Abk for Ivory" Soap and Insist upon getting It. conrmoHT in * BY TMI PROCTIH ft OAUBII co CINCINNATI at A. U Dergoulst's ofllce , Twenty-fourth and L streets , tonight. Lodce NT CS , Ancient Order of United Wolkmen will elect delegates to the grjnl lodge on Tuesday evening. A meeting ot the Commercial club will be held Tuesday evening to elect directors and an executive committee John P. Schultz , Thirtieth and 11 streets , lias returned from Grand Island , whcie ho spent a week visiting frlsnds The High school alumni will give nn en tertainment on Thursday evening of this week at the First Presb > terlan church. Miss Sullivan of Plnttsmoulli Is to have chRige and take a part. She will bo nsslbtod bj Christie Ccndron , J. I ) . Mullen. P. Dow nun and Charles Hlgglni. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Colonel Frank Haulon has returned from Chicago. Gus Stcphan has returned from San An tonio , Tex. I II. A. Chupman of Haw Hns , Wyo. , Is lu the citj on business. P. A. Hndsell of Cheyenne Is registered nt one of the hotels H. J. Snow of the Dills Melba Opera com pany , Is at the Her Grand. D. A. Drookfleld nnd W H. Rugg of Man ning , la , were In the cltj jestordny Joseph M. Fleming of Douglas , Wyo. , was at one of the leading hotels jcsterday. Edulu Duff and V. P. Sheldon came up from Lincoln to spend Sunday with frleuda NobroBkans at the hot-els : B. P. Locke , Nebraska City ; M. J. Abbott , Hayes Center : T. A. Coffey , Chadron ; W. H. Dearlng , Nor folk ; George Aubol , Lcxlirgtou ; Peter Ja cobs , Hooper ; II , W. HIJI , Beatrice. At the Mlllard : N. P. Spauldlng , A. G Anchor , Boston ; B E. Edwards , C. M. Clark , L B Burrells , Chicago ; M. G. BrocKman , H. S. Dornltzer , New York ; Leon Meyer , Chemnitz , Saxony : H. C Stuart , DCS Molnes , J. 1) . Muatln , Philadelphia ; W. B Crawley , Lockport , III. ; H. H. Brown , Buffalo. Storrs Bow en left yesterday for Des Molnes , whore he expects to enlist in the regular army. Charles Muenteforing , who Joined tbo latter part of last week , has gone to San Francisco and expects to be assigned to the Twenty-second United States Infantry In Manila. Both are well known Omaha boys. At the Murray : C. M. Phelps , Holjoke , Cole ; G. Behning , B. Asplnwall , E 0. Dun- lap , Isidor Drejfus , New York , H. E. Me- Clanaban , A. F. Boyd , A. H. Jester , C. 8. Longcnetker , Chicago ; James D. Draper , Marion , la. , R. V. Slmms , Chicago ; D. J. Graham , Winnipeg ; S. W. Tatum , St. Jos eph , G. Valentine , Chicago ; H , Sn > der , St. Louis , M. Lubnmn , Dcadwood , S. D. ; Mrs. A. A. Hughes , Humboldt. Captain n H. Tracy and wife left jestor- day afternoon for their home lu Norfolk , where they will Bottle down after a years wanderings Captain Tracy wns the junior major of the Second Nebraska during its service last summer. When It was mus tered out ho was appointed captain In the Seventh volunteers , one of the Immune reg iments , and arrived in Macon In time to serve only two months before they were mustered out of service. At the Klondike. M. A. Holt , Hastings ; M. Mntens , Rome , la , ; A. N. Sliatflcld. Al ton , Kan ; J. Brown , Sioux City , Harry i Jones , James Friend , Valley , Neb. ; Oscar 1 Samuelson , Oakland , Neb , Clyde Hammond , Norfolk ; G. N. Hfgby , A J. Biggs , Honey Creek , la. ; B. Currnn , Coffmnn , Neb ; J , P. McCllntoc , Denver , J , 13. Cook , Avoca , la. ; Bruce Manlelle , Atlanta , Ga ; J. J. Hutton , Emerson , Neb. ; Jnmes P. McCounoll , Or- i ville , 0. ; A. Krnluer , Lincoln. I At the Her Grand : Mrs. K. A. Kcho , Pintle Center ; John T Busslcr. J. M , Pile , E. Cunningham , C , A , Clmce , Harry Ley , F. A. Dearborn , II. D. Blanchard , W H Mc- Nenl , all of Wa > uo. Neb , Thomas Cooper , Kansas City ; W J. AtUnton , Now York ; H. F. Curler , St. Paul. H M Blidsflll , Sioux City , C. U Colby nnd wlfr. Denver , 0 W. Hull , Salt Lake ; E. S Williams nnd wife , Philadelphia , D. M. Haze , St. Louis , F H. Lord , r. D. Whiting , Chicago , A. M Ander son , Cleveland , J , L. Grunblne , Cincinnati ; J. 0. St Pierce , Boston. For frost bites , burns , Indolent sores , eczema , skin diseases , and especially Piles , Do Witt's Witch Hnzci Salve stands first and best. Look out for dishonest pcoplo who trv to Imitate nnd counterfeit ilIt's their endorsement of a good nrtlcKt DROUTH IN NEW SOUTH WALES Rainfall linn I'ueu Iiinnlllutciit fur I'Uo 'ionm Tliroo Million Slicup Lout in 11 lear. I VANCOUVER , D. C. , March 20. Mall ad- j vices from New South Wales eny that the drouth that Is now prevailing In that colony Is the worst ever experienced. Bettlers and stockmen are appealing to the government for aid. The rainfall for the Inst five jcnrs has been Insufficient In Illustration of the effect ot the drouth upon the sheep industr } , the colony lost dur ing 1S97 nnd 1S9S about 8,000,000 sheep. The annual return of stock shows that on Jan uary 1 , 18i)9 ) , Now South Wales owned only 41,000,000 sheep , a loss of 3,000,000 during the jcnr. I'docl of Ciirdninnlvr on VICTORIA. H. C. . March 20 The steamer Tacoma , from Japan for T.icoma. reports that when on ills wav from Kobe to Yoko- 1 licma it was caught In the big enrthnunko of March 7. So severe wns the shock that two of the oflleers wen1 thrown off their I 1 feet. The full extent of the damigo done by the earthquake had not btoii Icurned when the Tacoma left Jauan. At Osnklka several mills were razed to the ground , ton men were k'llt'd nnd many Inlurcd. Indian tlili-f I ) > lnK. SPOKANE , Wash. March 26. Indian Agent Anderson reports thnt Moses , bead chief of the 2.000 Indians on the Colvlllo reservation , Is dying of Hright's disease at his place near the Ncs Pcrces subagenoj. Ho Is nearly 80 years of age. Drugs That nro pure , fresh nnd reliable , nto the only kind wo use in compounding1 Prescriptions Only competent and gradu ate pharmacists employed. We can fill any Prescriptions. THE AIDE & PENfOLD CO. , Larffcit Itctnll Drag Home. 1408 Parnnin. OMAHA. OPPOSITE PAXTON HOTEL Where Do You Eat Stopper ? Many a Ume Saturday iilpthN jou ! mvi' to oat It down town Why not K to JlaltlufT's Thurous a tlmo ulion Halduff was LonMdpreil a hlKh-prlcod iPHtaiirn t but that vva bofoio he hud rcdiicod Ills price half since tlion this IUIH lioon considered hy KOOI ! juduos to be the bust place lu Oiimlm to got the best hcrvlco at the price of common every day Try im tonight wo will more than satisfy jou. BALDUFFS , Iuncfa-lh30 to 2t30. Supper-5i30 to 03 | < X 1520 Farnain St. The Light of the World- IB our mlHsen' shoes no such values vveie ever Klveii befoio any u here It never has been how much prollt wo could make on these shoes but how well vve could please everyone that pationlml iis-Otir $ l.f > 0 mlshea' shoes Bliow every lilt an much value an our bojs' Bhoes nt that price tliut'H the bltf j-fiiHoii why vve never hesitate to recom mend our mlHses * hhoes We show nil the new Hpilng stylen now , Drexel Shoe Co , , Oiimliu'n Up-o-iiite Shoe IIuuiu , 1400 FARNAM STREET. Ke\v Sjirliiir CulnlotEiic o r ready- * bent for the