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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
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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.
&AMPSO.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.
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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
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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