THE OMA1TA DAILY TCEE : TUESDAY , MAHCIT 28 , 1800.
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Biipply trains and artillery. Major Simp-
ion , who was on the staff of General Greene
nt Manila and Is personally familiar with
the surrounding country , ays that besides
the difficulty of burned bridges the roads at
tholr best are almost Impassable for light
artillery and the quick maneuvers of cav-
, alry. Our light Held guns can bo moved
forward slowly , but It is Impossible 'to so
manipulate them as to take advantage ot
every crest and rlao of ground. The only
hot-sea available for the cavalry and artil
lery are the small native ponies.
. \Kiilniililii "Ma ? " MnU < - I.at.1 Hduiil.
The Interest of today centers In the stand
to be made by Agulnaldn with his Insurgent
forces. There is hope that he will risk a
final stand at Malolos. In that event the
next forty-eight hours should determinethe ,
final 'Issue , as the American forces at
Marlaluo are not 'inoro than ten miles from
Malolos. lietween , thcso places the scat
tered forces are"cnqngcd , the cxtrcmo rear
of the Insurgent trpops and 'tho extreme
advance of'the Americans bearing Hid brunt.
Whllp"thls 'isigoing dh , fifteen or twenty
miles north of Manila , General Otis' dls-
piUches show that the. Insurgents , arp again
active south of Manila , where Major Gen
eral Lawton's division Is In reserve. Gen
eral Otis' report shows no concern as to
this southern movement , as he remarks that
"Lawton will look out for .them. "
STAND OF THEJiEAR GUARD
OIK ; Tlionmiiul FlIlplnoM MnUe DPM-
pcrntu IlfHlntnnv'c llchlnil Strong
JHiitrciteliintMitn.
MANILA , March 27. 7-0 : ! p. m. One.
thousand Filipinos , composing the rear
guard of the rebel , army which is retreating
on 'Malolos , Agulnaldo'e headquarters , made
a at'unil today In some strong entrenclimcuts
about Marllao , across the Marllao rl.vcr , In
the cngagemeiit six Americans .were .kllledt
including ' tliroo ofllce'rs , ' and'.forty'were
wounded. t- „ , , .
1116 * American forces advanced TronV'Me-
yoauyan , the brigade commanded by General
Harrison Gray Otis being on the left of the
railroad , nnd General Halo's on the right.
They -eventually discerned white roofs nnd
steeples among the green trees beyond the
river , looking uot unllko a Massachusetts
village. The rebels had an unfordablo river
in front of them and they poured in a flro
BO effective that It showed that they were
veterans , probably members of the native
mtlltla , which the Spaniards organized.
The American artillery put a dramatic end
to the battle. Approaching under cover of
the hushes to about sixty yards from the
trenches , the artillerymen emerged upon an
open space commanding the town. When
the Americans appeared they gave n great
yell and the Filipinos were panlc-strlckcn ,
about 100 seeking safety In flight , while a
white Hug was raised by these who were In
the trenches , -who also shouted "Amlgca"
( Friends ) .
Colocol Funston , with twenty of the Kan-
eas regiment , swan across the river to the
"Things HI Gotten
Are III Spent"
This is true of the man
whose physical condition has
forced him to call upon his
nerves to make good the de
pletion of the rest of his sys
tem. The overdrawn busi
ness man is overdrawn be
cause he lacks proper capital.
The capital of the physical
man ispitre , wholesome , life-
giving -blood.
Make this capital for yonreelf nnd do
not overdraw. The best blood-giving
banker is Hood's Sarsaparilla. It lends
nnd gives interoH , too , You cannot
boat that. K your physical bank ac
count ia low , see what this banker will
do for you , / ( never disappoints ,
Rheumatism- few bottles of Hood's
Sarsaparilla entirely cured my sufferings
from rheumatism , ' Later on It 8topped
dyspepsia from which I suffered Intensely
I can eat anything now.'M. . A. Jiucjti.cvi
ZH Summer St. , Kust lioston , Muse ,
Scrofula-"When three months old our
baby Jtoy was * covered with Itching and
bunilui ; scrofula ors. The best physicians
failed to relievo. Hood's Sursaparllla biivcd
bU life ns it made n permanent cure. " Mna.
LILI.IK M , FISH , East SprliiKjiort , Mich ,
StomachTroilble-"Two year * Buffer-
; ng wlUi itoiiuich truublu made me weak ,
juil down , with tevere headaches. I.lfu
wns a burden to me until I took Hood's
Uarsaparllla which on red me. It makes my
children strong anil healthy. " Mus. M ,
SACK , till .M St. , N. K. , Minneapolis , Minn.
Indigestion "I now have a good ap-
wetltu , em well , sleep well and my dyspep-
llii ami indigestion have Irft me. Tlio
leuson is I tonic Hood's Sarnaparllla which
.itlrely cured me. I am Damage Muster
on tliu I ) , it O. Railroad. " THOMAS COLES ,
HO Carr St , . , SartduskjOhio. , .
Blood PolBOn - " At 12 I had bone rtU-
taso anil lined crutches. Doctor prescribed
* iul vi'unteil to fcrapo It. My fraiuHatlicr
jtavo me Hood's Sarsaparilla. After taking
four bottles I threw away crutrhen , am well
lid go to ecnool. " CHAIU.KS CAMPBEIL , 1S1B
Ontario Ave. , Niagara Falls , N. Y.
Uomt'i IMIIic-ure liver Hl the nou Irritating and
onlr ctllitrllc to Uk wllli HooiU 8 t parllla.
left of the railroad bridge and captured
eighty prisoners , with all their arms ,
The Pennsylvania regiment captured forty
prlso'iiers.
Dy this tlmo the right of the Filipinos was
demoralized ,
The Americans refrained from burning the
town and are resting there tonight.
General Otis' brigade Is crossing the
framework brldce , General Halo's brigade
remaining on the south bank of the river.
The United States Philippine commission
proposes to Issue a proclamation Immediately
after the rebel government nt Malolos Is dis
persed , believing that the most effective mo
ment to secure the allegiance of the natives
will bo nftor they have received au object
lesson of the Americans' power.
EUROPEAN JUNTA CONFERS
Our MoinlMT KtnrtH ( or S | ulii on AN
li KCil MlNHlmi of TrciUlmc for
SimiilHli 1'rlNoiiurn' Itelvtinc.
LONDON. March 27i Losado , the Filipino
delegate , has gone to Paris to meet Agon-
clllo , Agulnaldo's agent , who is expected In
London shortly.
The Filipino , who was chief of the
European junta during Agoncillo's absence
In America , suddenly started on Saturday
for Spain by way of Paris. Uuolllclal Filipinos
pines hero assert that ho Is going to Seville
on private business and that ho will return
on April 16. They admit , however , that he
will confer nt Paris with Agonclllo , who Is
said to have been 1 < > telegraphic communica
tion with Agulualdo In order to set the latter
to appoint a dtlcgato togo to Madrid on a
mission connected with the Spanish prison
ers in the hands of the Filipinos. It Is
therefore thought probable that Agonclllo
has Instructed the delegate to proceed to
Madrid.
The Filipinos hero , assert that peace was In
sight before the recent fighting , but that
now Major General Otis will not treat for
neaco until' Malolosthft Filipino head
quarters , is takc'n. ' '
No Filipino accounts of-'the recent fight
ing have been received and they are not
expected fOr some days to come.
MANILA HOSPITAL REPORT
I.Ut Tlume Deuil from INI-IINO | a ml
llulletM IN lloeelvcil
from Otln.
WASHINGTON , March 27. In a cablegram
dated today General Otis announces that
the following deaths have occurred since
his last report :
March 17 , Williams Tracc'y , private. Com
pany C , First Idaho , drowned , accidental ;
Joseph L. Walker , private , Company 1) ,
First Tennessee , variola ; March 18. Hugh
P. McClullan , private. Troop I , Fourteenth
Infantry , appendicitis ; Bernard J. Smith ,
musician , band. First Colorado , variola ;
March 19 , William J. llarney ,
private , Troopt. . Fourth Infantry ,
typhoid ; March 20 , William Wallace , pri
vate , L , First Tennessee , variola ; Edward
II. Pynchon , private. K , First Colorado , from
wound In action ; Benjamin Hubbnrd , pri
vate , G , Fourteenth infantry , jaundice ;
Henry Lelmbachei , p.rlvatu. G. First Wash
ington , drowned , accidental ; March 22. Mil
ton S. Melz , prlvn.to , P. First Washington ,
from wound in action : March 23. Horace
McCardlo , private , F , First South Dakota ,
variola ; March 24 , William II , Bush , pri
vate , First Colorado , dysentery.
NO REST Ftift THE REBELS
WinlUiMirtiuiMit IN I'lcnxril trltli OtlN *
I'ullry ti ) Allow
.Vu
WASHINGTON , March 27. Satisfaction Is
expressed at the War department with the
situation In Ihu Philippine. } . It Is said
that the dispatches of Genural Otis nnd the
press reports tihow that the column Is press
ing steadily forward and that the troops are
vigorously in earnest and In good condi
tion. The belief Is expressed that ho in
surgent * will soon get tired of bi'lng con
stantly fought , defeated and driven back
with lois. Great confldeiicu Is expressed
In the ability of Gennral Otis to end the
war because of his determination to give
thu forces of Agulualdo no rest.
POSITION OF DEWEY'S FLEET
VCMMCIN Are Stutlont > il Ho UN In I.uiul
All I'liNMlhltAlii lo OptTii-
tlOIIN Illlllllll.
AVASHINC1TON , March 27. Admiral
Dewey has cabled the Navy department thu
situation and positions of the American
vessels of his'fleet. The dispatch follows :
MANILA , March 27. Secretary of the
Navy , Washington : The Olympln and
Oregon. Monaduock , Monterey. Culloa , Ma
nila hml du Helena an occupying BtraU'Klo
position nt Manila bay. The Huston uiid
Charleston , the Concord and ' Petrel nro
cruising oft Luzon. Have sent Dennlngton
to Hong Kong to dock. Tbo Princeton is ot
Singapore , repairing propellor. The Nan-
shau has gone to Ouam. Iris will sail
shortly for Hello with coal. Will dispatch
Solace as early aa possible. DBWBV.
BUYS THIRTEENGUNBOATS
All of Siiala'x VONNUU of Thin Char
acter In riillliilnt'N | Turiifil
Uver ( o Otln.
WASHINGTON , MarUi 27 The following
cablegram was received by 1119 War depart
ment on March 1'J aud has Just beui made
public :
"MANILA , March 19. Adjutant General ,
Washington ; Have purchased all gunboats
in Philippines of Spain 'thirteen In num
ber now at Zamboauga. Half are In serv
iceable condition. . Payment In cash from
public fund upon delivery at Manila. They
will be scut for this week , OTIS. "
Central Mali- Slay lie "WoumU'il.
DBNVBR , Colo. , March 21. An evening
paper says : In the victorious charge on the
at Polo on Sunday General Irvlu
0. Hnle fell wounded It Is- thought seri
ously while dlretlng the advance. A ca
blegram reached Mrs. W. I ) . King , the gen-
oral's mother-in-law , reading fts follows :
"Halo slightly Injured. HIVING. "
The message was evidently sent to allay
nny fear when the list of dead and Injured
In received from the Islands , but Icistcad of
toning down the anxiety It has Increased It.
Neither Governor Thomas nor Horace M.
Hale , the general's father , have received
any notfs and they believe the general's
wound Is ot a < * prlous nature.
MR. LEWIS' LINE ON CAMPAIGN
- mill lloiiNiM il I for It ' | m -
N anil llr.vnn nml
fur UK * Demon-ill * .
ATLANTA , Ga. , March 27. Congressman
James Hamilton Lewis of Washington passed
through Atlanta today on his way home from
Havana. Mr. Lewis says ho believes the re-
i publicans will put up McKlnley and Hoosc-
vclt at the next campaign and the demo
cratic ticket , ho thinks , will lead "Urynn
nnd Schloy. " Vor ( dalrman of the natlonar
republican commit too Mr. Lewis believes
Mark Hanna Is slated , while Senator Gor
man will 111 ! a like position tor the demo
crats. -explaining his "llnu-ups , " Mr.
Lowls said :
"You will find that , the republicans will
not nominate Mr. Hobart because they can
moke a stronger nominating of course , the
fact that the anti-trust light wilt be partlcu-
laily prominent In 'tho ' coming campaign
makes him rather vulnerable , for most of the
trusts have been Incorporated under the New
Jersey law , for which the republican party
of that stale Is responsible. , nnd the line to
Hobart Is direct , but that Is not tlio choicest
of the reasons for looking elsewhere for vlco
presidential timber. The republicans see
that there Is a wholesale expansion and they
figure out that unless they have the active
assistance of some war hero they will bo In
j a bad fix. Naturally , they turn to Roosevelt ,
who Is certainly the best man they could
take.
j "Itoosevclt would undoubtedly add strength
to the ticket , " continued Co.'onel Lewis. "As
to the democratic'ticket ' , I figure'It out this
! way : There has been an effort to make It
' appear that Mr. Gorman has been fighting
llrynn In order to get the nomination for
himself. He has not had that Idea , for ho
knows ho could not possibly be nominated ,
but 'he Is still , nnd will always be , an active
factor lu 'tho ' management ot democratic
affairs and when the tlmo comes to consider
the question of a vice presidential nominee
ho will lily : 'Wo must have n war hero.
There Is Schloy , for whom the people of the
country have a. great love. " The people know
that Schley was In the great battle of San
tiago and that he was In technical command
there. His nomination would tend to unite
all democratic elements and I believe If ho
Is nominated howould prove a tower of
strength. They also bcllovo that Gorman
would under those circumstances accept the
chairmanship of 'the ' national committee. "
ADVENTURERS ARE IN JAIL
Seven AmrrU'iiiis Arc IiniirlNoneil ut
( iiilltciuulii for I'lirHi'lpatlllK In
Homliim * It evolution.
NEW ORLEANS , 'March ' 27. Referring tea
a Washington dispatch to the effect that the
State department has received advices from
Honduras saying that no Americans had
been arrested and none were Imperiled ,
friends of the men who recently returned to
this city report that the arrests were made
In Guatemala , not In Honduras , although
the latter country Is said to have beeu In
strumental In the matter.
The' seven men nro : Colonel Jeffries ;
Churchill Guthrle , a newspaper man ; '
Flournay , a druggist ; Johnson- the barber
of a party ; Harris , a machinist ; Brett , a
salesman , and Dalyrmplo and Roberts , com
mercial salesmen. These men are supposed
to have beeu 'members ' of the fillibusterlng
'party ' from Kansas City , intending to fight
to Install General Vasauez as president of
Honduras. The men were first jailed in
Livingston , but they have since been taken
to Guatemala City , so as to evade American
Intentions.
ROMANCE OF VIRGIN WIDOW
Wont TIirouKli AVoililint ; Ceremony ,
lU'iualiK-il SliiKlu mill \oiv
Aiiiiiillmciit of MiirrliiKre.
TUENTON , N. J. , March 27. Chancellor
McGIll this afternoon filed a decree annulling
the marriage of Rachel F , Peelo of Jersey
City nnd George F , Fischer on the grounds
that there was no actual marriage ceremony ,
Two years ago Fischer and Miss Poelc
were both students at the 'University ol
Michigan. They became engaged to bo mar
ried. According to Miss Peelo's testimony
they went through n. marriage .ceremony at
Toledo to bind the engagement , but con-
! tlnued to maintain toward each othur the
relations of single persons , Fischer went to
Mexico , where ho still Is. Ilecently he wrote
homo that ho was not doing well and that
ho felt that ho should release Mies Pcelc
from her engagement. On the strength of
this who instituted proceedings for the an-
nullment cf the Toledo marriage.
QUAY TIRED OF THE FIGHT
He AVI 1 1 Not I. cave Ills llrlroat 111
Klorlilu lit I'rcNcnl anil Sup-
Slay Drm'rt.
IIAUUISnUUO , Pa. , March 2" . There arc
rumors hero tonight that a conference of
Senator Quay's friends throughout the state
will bo held at the oxccutlvo mansion on
Wednesday to dlecuns the senatorial contest.
The story is that Mr. Quay haa notified
his friends that ho Is feeling too badly to
leave Florida at this tlmo and that ho will
Icavo his candidacy entirely In tholr hands.
Senator C , L , Magee of Allegheny and his
followers , who have been voting fi-r Mr.
Quay since the beginning of the deadlock ,
| are expected to .break nway fnsldo of ten
days , nnd this IB assigned as the most potent
reason for the conference.
EMBEZZLER BREAKS JAIL
' Man Who ( Jot Away ivltli $10 , < IO < > from
. Vatican > V Son IN lit
HOLTO'N ' , Kan. , 'March 27. D. H. Macke ,
alias H. n. Kcks , who was recently nrre-ited
at Albuquerque , N. M. , charged with oin-
bezzllng $10,000 from hla former employers ,
Nadeau & Son , pest traders on the Potta-
wattomlo Indian reservation tn Jackson
county , Kansas , 'broke jail hero today aud
Is still at large.
I Habeas corpus prr-ceodlnga Instituted iby
I Macko are now pending before the Kansas
[ supreme court.
ANTI-WIG AND GOWN MEASURE
( JoviTiior llooMcvclt SIIJ-H lu III * Vi-lo
Juilloliiry'H Cinoil Henxe OiiKht
to Di-clilc- ,
ALD.VNV , .N. Y. , March 27. In the house
tonight a veto measure of Governor Iloosc-
veil on the antl-wlg and gown measure was
received. The govtruor's reasons for atop.
ping this measure are ;
"Tho bill l obviously and utterly un
necessary , The whole subject should be left
and can safely be left where It belongs to
the good sense of the judiciary. "
TO CI'IIK A COM ) I.V DM1 > AV
Take Laxative llromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refuud tliu money If it falls to cure.
i'ic. The genuine baa L. Ii. Q. on each tablet.
*
SWIFT CONTRADICTS EACAN
Beef Not Expected to Remain Fresh After
Sevcntj-Two Hours' Exposure.
PACKER MAKES LIMIT TWENTY-FOUR HOURS
llpfrlitcrntor Href Wlileli , It
IN Snlil , li Ofloii Wlmlemimc
It Aini
Odium INC.
WASHINGTON , March 27. The military
court of Inquiry appointed by the president
to mnko an Investigation of the l > eef fur
nished the aniny during the Spanish war
] has returned to Washington , nml at 2
' o'elooli resumed Its sitting In the Lemon
| building. The members or the commission
nro hopeful that they will bo able to con
clude their vork within the next ten days
and expect to have s-.inc Important wit
nesses before them In that time , Including
General Eagan , who .will bo recalled. It Is
also exported that General ( Miles \vlll bo
given an opportunity to testify.
13. C. 8wlft , vlco president of the Swift
Packing company , was the first witness who
appeared. He Is a resident of Lowell ,
> Mn&s. , and gives especial nttentlon to the
eastern Interests of the company. Ho as
sisted In preparing the contract for supply
ing beef for Cuba during the war , coming
Washington for that purpose flrat on
Juno 23.
Mr. Swift stated that ho started to Wash
ington In response to a request from General
Eagan when It appeared that his firm had
made thdMowcs't ' bid. The conversation with
General Eagan on this occasion was some-
\i ' * ! < r.iT.ni , relating 'o ' t'ho ' c nduct of the
business. He was hero only a day and
\ai > and before he left that thu contract
would bo .awarded to hlj flrm. General
Eagan luul , however , tinted at that , time
that ho could not go Into details with him
until ho could make some necessary In
vestigation as to eultablo ships.
IlejtallM < if tinCitntrniM. .
Mr. Swift made his second visit to Wash
ington on June 1 , when the contract was
submitted to ililm. Ho then made conic ob
jections to the terms of the agreement as
presented to lilm. One of these objections
was to the terms which he thought might
require the beet company to deliver beet
by lighter , ho complaining that the company
could not reasonably bo expected to deliver
at only such points as. had railroad tracks
alongside the wharfs. It was also under
stood that bcof wag to bo supplied 'only to
the port towns , the Inland towns to be
furnished with 'beef ' killed In the country.
They were to keep on hand a sulllcient
supply for seventy-two hours' consumption ,
this time to bo extended twenty-four hours
under special exactions. Shore refrigeration
was contemplated In all the conversation ,
and with the understanding that this waste
to bo had the company had agieed that > th&
quality of the beef should bo maintained
for three days and nights.
KIIKIIII Mentions a 1'roccua.
In response to a question from Major Lee ,
Mr. Swift stated that General Eagan had ,
during the Interview with 'him ' , mentioned
that ho had received , some suggestions of a
process for preserving aneat , but General
Eagan did not go lute details , giving no
name of the Inventor or of the process.
'Major ' Leo then stated that General Eagan
had said In hla testimony before the board
that the company had guaranteed that the
beef should bo kept good for seventy-two
hours after leaving the refrigerator , either
on shipboard , pr on shore.
"I can m\\y \ say/ ' responded Mr. Swift ,
"that Goncral iifcjan at the { Inie of the
Interview 'to ' have the
feepmuf same understanding
'
standing of 'tbo contract that I had. In
view ot his testimony I can only say that
he was mistaken. "
'Major ' Lee : "Then the Insertion of the
Blauso limiting to twenty-four hours the
time for fresh beef after being taken out.
of the refrigerator was not a clerical error
as suggested "by " the general ? "
Mr. Swift i "That cannot be BO. He said
his agents would take good care to protect
the mrat from the sun , and 'I assured him
that If this were done the meat would bo
good to the end of twenty-four hours after
being taken from the refrigerator. "
Hotter Than It l
Mr. Swift continued .by . saying that re
frigerator beef In a torrid country would
keep good longer than an ordinary person
would think It good , on account of the
outside appearance. As a consequence of
his representations the first draft of the
contract had been changed by General
Eagan In several particulars. Mr. Swift
said In reply to a question that the dressed
beef export business was growing rapidly at
the expense ot the exportation of live
cattle. Thoio was , ho said , a superb de
mand abroad for the refrigerator beef and
In London this beef was supplied to the
best trade.
Charles E. Harry , traveling salesman for
Swift & Co. , followed Mr. Swift. Ho testified
to his participation In the negotiations wlt'i
General Eagan to secure the army contract ,
fcaylng ho had mot the general several times
on this subject , the dm .meeting being In
May cf last yonr , before the 1 mnui" " o'
the nd\ertlsement for bldd. Ho also under-
.stood that the seventy-two hour iau b ai >
piled only to the time the baef was to be
kept In the refrigerators on shore. Thorn
was an especial understanding with General
Ragan as to the twenty-four hour clause
limiting the tlmo during whloh the hoof
could be kept out of refrigerator , ho agree
ing that It should .be . kept constantly under
cover.
MINOR NEWS AT WASHINGTON
1'rof. AViiltrr ! ' . AVIIoox of Cornell In
Chief Sliitlxllrlaii for
the CfiiNiiM lliiriMiu.
WASHINGTON , March 27. Prof. Walter
F. Wllcox of Cornell university has been
appointed chief statistician of the census
bureau and William P. Powell of this city
will conduct the examination of applicants
for positions under the bureau.
The comptroller of the currency has de
clared dividends In favor of the creators
of Insolvent national banka as follows : Five
per cent , Commercial National bank of Den
ver , Colo. ; D.61 per cent , the Humboldt First
National bank of Humboldt , Kan.
Although a forced construction of the leg
islation cf the lant congress might serni to
uiuhoriZQ the president tn appoint an ad
miral of the nuvy in addition to Admiral
Dcwey , It ia said at the Navy department
that there is no Intnntl n < t * ' ' -i- '
Is perfectly clear that the purpose of congress -
gross was to so provltlo for the advance
ment of Admiral Dewey to that grade.
Captain Hlrum Chlttenden , corps of en
gineers , has teen placed in charge of the
Improvement of Yellowstone National park ,
which Includes the construction , repair and
mafutonancu of ibridges and roads. He acts
under the direction of the chief of engineers
*
gineers , retaining hla utatlon lnSt , IxmU ,
H.Vl'llA I'AY KOIt THF. HKKUI.AUS.
MiiMt Have KallMci ! After ( lie Act "f
April Jll. 18118.
WASHINGTON , March 27. In answer tea
a letter to tbo paymaster general of tbo
army requiring a decision as to the clans
of cnlUted men of the regular army entitled
to the benefit * of extra pay on discharge
from tbo army , Comptroller Tracowcll cl
the treasury has decided that the men who
enlisted for the 'war ' only aud are entitled
to extra pay are thosg who went in after
the act of April G. 1S9S , which authorized
the Inerea.io of the regular army. Mr. Trace-
well says :
The enlisted men referred to in Iho art
nro undoubtedly those wbo are authorized
to bo added to the regular army by the act
of April 26 , ISiiS , and ns supplemental
thereto , In order to bring the enlisted
strength of the army up. to Itn authorized
strength In tlmo of war. nnd who are to
bo discharged nt the end of the war In pur-
Buancc of the law which authorized their en.
ItKtment , In order to reduce the nrmy to n
peace basis. The enlisted men , therefore ,
after the declaration of war , on orders for
the Increase of the army , who were neces
sary to Increase and maintain the nrmy
nbovo Its pence basis , and who should bo
discharged under the act of April 20 , IS''S ' ,
constitute the class ot enlisted men of the
regular nrmy entitled to the benefits of
extra pay on discharge. If discharged In pur-
surnco of the law authorizing llit'lr enlist
ment. The case mlgh be different where
such men elect to remain In the service after
the war , to porvo out the full term of three
years , for which they nominally eullsted and
are then discharged. Hut that question Is
not f.resented and Is not discussed. .
According to the ruling of the comptroller
no soldier who enlisted prior to the act of
April 20 Is entitled to extra pay , no matter
what Inducements might have been offered
him tn thu way of promising his djscharge
nt the close of the war , which was generally
, known to 'be pending.
! WHY CAPITOL LOOKS SHABBY
llnnril KittriiMtiMl ivltli II" Curi * Com-
lilnliiN ( lint Tlii're Are .N < > KmnlN
for ltr | > nlt-N ,
LINCOLN , March 27. ( Special. ) Thu fol
lowing Is the reply of thu Hoard of 1'ubllo
Lands and Buildings to the Van Duseu reso
lution concerning ttio condition of the capltol
| building and grounds :
To tbo Senate cf the State of Nebraska'
Heplylng to your resolution , n paused by
your honorable body nnd delivered to the
secretary cf the Uoard of I'uhllc Lands nud
IJulldlngs , in regatd lo the condition of Ihu
capltol building and our constitutional and
statutory duties In regard thereto , we sub
mit the following :
. You truly state that "It In apparent to the
most casual observer that the stuto capllul
building Is in n most dilapidated condition'
I nnd you could Just have truthfully have
stated that It not only "Is , " but that It hat ,
been In a dilapidated condition for n good
many years nml Is growing no better and
but little worco tince lu uur charge. Its
condition ought to have been apparent to . .
number of preceding legislatures aud y > ; t no
| adequate remedy baa been placc-l within our
I reach. While wo are certainly thankful that
; you have so clearly polnte.1 out our co-.ietl-
itutlonal and statutory duties in regaid to
j this matter , we Impe thu' the present Icgls-
' laturo will not , as former IcsiHia'i res have
I dune , nlso overlook an equally plain duty on
Its part. In fact our duty can only l.u per
formed , ns you can readily imagine , after the
legislature has provided usvltli the mean ?
by a specific and HUlllclent appropriation. H
la Just ns clearly our duty to repair and
to keep In good condition many othur state
i buildings and build now ones when neces
sary and to clothe , feed and make com-
1 fortable the Inmates .13 It ia to look tiflei
the cnpltol building itself , but If this legla
laturo should adjourn without maKing .ho
necessary appropriation wo imagine that uo
should hardly bo ccnsurnblu by the next leg
islature for not doing what Is our plain con.
stltutlonal and statutory duty to do.
Two years ago there was placed at our dis
posal for "repairs and care of capital build
ing und grounds" the magnificent suu > ot
$1,500 and the board begs leave to assure
'
you that it has nil been'cxnendul for tbt
purposes for which it was appropriated , but
not being sufllcleut to even newly roof the
building , It has required a largo part of It
to stop the leaks In the old roof , In order to
preserve the papers and records in the build
ing , as wo cousldcrcd this of the first Im
portance.
This seems to the board , and we are sure
it will bo accepted by your honorable body-
as a gocd and HUlllclciit excuse , or reason ,
Why -provisions ot the law to' which you
refer have not been more fully nnd satisfac
torily complied with on our part. Wo have
all the 'time ' been av.-aro of the condition of
i the building , as we have also been aware of
our duty In the matter , and have regretted
as much as any one else could our helpless
condition In the matter for want of means
properly placed ut our disposal.
In our report , making estimates for thn
coming blennlum , which was placed early In
the session upon the desk of each member of
the legislature , you will find that the board
asked for $23,000 "for repairs and cnro ot
capltol grounds nnd buildings. " Wo also
had our engineer , In consultation with
others , make an estimate In detail of nil
needed repairs nnd this was also delivered to
the chairman of the committee on public
lands nnd buildings , both of the house and
of the senate , early in the session , a copy
of which wo submit herewith and as a part
thereof.
I And further , and finally , the board would
I state to your honorable body that , if the
present legislature , In its wisdom and its
liberality , would make the appropriation
aufllclent for the purpose of all needed ro-
palra and improvements as set forth in our
inclosed estimate , the work will be done nud
the money , or so much thereof as shall bo
necessary , will ibo Judiciously and econom
ically expended aud the most casual ob
server will bo able to ace Its effects on the
Improved condition and appearance of our
I capltol building , but without means , nnd
means BUlllclent afforded by tbo legis
lature , all the constitutional provisions and
legal enactments prescribing the duties of
the board , however plainly stated and
pointed out. would not be an adequate rem
edy and ought nut to bo a gi-"iind for cen
sure , for our state government U so framed
and organized that thera is an Interdepend
ence of one branch upon another , and fre
quently when one falln in Its duty the duty
Imposed upon some other branch must fall
In consequence. If it is brick you -want ,
| furnish ua straw and vou shall have them.
' Hoping that wo have satisfactorily an
swered your Inquiries nnd bollovlng that you
i fully understand the situation nml needs of
the capltol building , and that you will wisely
and liberally provide for Its preservation
and betterment , we arc , very truly yours ,
J. V. WOLFE.
President Board of Public Lands and llulld-
IIIKH.
The coinmittCHi EUbmlttoJ the following
estlnmto of tlio cost of repairs und Im
provements to the capital building and
grounds :
New IG-ounco copper roof over entlro cap-
Ito ] building , $3,370 ; repairing , painting and
pointing windows , $2,041 : repairing nnd
painting1 window blinds , $340 ; repairing mid
pointing doom , $100 ; painting nnd point.ng
dome. $ l-150 ; repolntlug .uid repairing ma
sonry , $1.050 ; sixteen nuw Btono
steps , from street to capltol grounds ,
I $610 ; now roof , ash elevator , nuw
coal chutes , cement floors , etc. , for
, holler1 lioudo , $925 ; changing nleum plp < ju ,
| In basement BO ono part of building ran bo
I shut off without shutting off entire bulldliiK ,
51' " . " ; increased radiation in rooms where
ncccEsary , $250 ; new lavatories ami closets ,
two on the first floor and ono on the iicc ml
Hour , all to bo for public USB , $2.750 ; ni'i-f
rain Hewers connected with roof and down
EpoutB and utrcet gutters , $575 ; Iron doom
1 to 'vnluts In basement. $1,250 ; ventilating
house nnd Renato , $130 ; walling windows
back of npcakor'8 chair und nontenant gov-
crimr'H chair , $125 ; pumping apparatus ( or
'ho state to furnish water for the capital
tmlldliiK , Including tanks In garret , rcsur-
vi Irs , deep well pumpn , prcsHiiro pumps and
boiler piping , $1,930 ; now hollers. Including
smoke-consuming setting , electric generators - ,
tors , steam engines and wiring building , all
for elootrlc lighting apparatus for the ritoto
' house , $17,015 ; for taking out ulghteen 'nches
of present clay cell In one-half of capltol
grounds and renewing with black soil , $ ] , -
200 ; surface rolling and seeding with bluu
grass , $325 $ ; flooring basement with uand-
Btone now used for outside walks on capltol
grounds , $1,810 ; for making new cement ,
atone walks. $9.310 ; total , $50,091 ,
Drill Id Coiahliif raxflroii Workn.
MEMPHIS , Tumi. . Ma red 27.-A special to
the Commercial-Appeal from Chattanooga ,
Tenn. , says : Information was recuivod In
this city tonight that the pending deal to
consolidate the raatlron pipe worku of 11m
country , which includes the American Pipe
company planU , among which is the Chat
tanooga Foundry and Pipe works , nan beun
concluded , The Chattanooga concern , It is
fitutcd , geU ? 5uOOOU out of the transaction.
11AKBNOTRUCEVIT11TI1EL10N \
Gorman Citizens of Chicago Declare Against
Anglo-American. Alliance ,
RESOLUTIONS RING WITH PATRIOTIC ARDOR
Denounce In MIMIIIK : Term * ( In * 1/f-
CorlN of Certain lOnnlUh-A ini-rleitii
.V'nwplllM'l-N ( II I III'III' I'llllllC
Will AunlitNt ( irriniiii- ,
CHICAGO. March 27. The Auditorium was
packed full this evening with German.
Americans , called IrgMhor to protest agnlnsl
an Auglo-AinerUtin alliance and the alleged
false assertions made agnlnst Germany In
connection with the recent Spanish-Ameri
can wur.
The committed In charge received applica
tions for several thousand more tickets nl
admission than there wore seals In the hall ,
A chorus of 700 male voices was ono of the
features of the program. Ex-Congressman
William Vockl ? presided and delivered the
opening address. Other speeches wen1 made
by Wllllain Hnpp , on "Tho Immigrated Ger
mans ; " Fritz GUgauer , on "Tho American
People Not Anglo-Saxons ; " Hcv , H. A. John
on "The American-Horn Germans , " and Hov
George U. Hcldmann , on "What'o De
mand. "
The meeting was a very enthusiastic one ,
and the following declaration was adopted :
Ci-riuunj'M Co a I rlli ii I Ion < < > Amerleu.
With profoundcst Indignation wo have
. noticed the persistent efforts of English-
| American newspapers not only to incite
among our people vicious prejudices ngulnst
Germany and to defame the character ot .the
' Gorman-Americans , but nlno to drag the
United States Into an alliance Vlth England.
As loyal citizens of this republic It Is our
right , as well na our duty , to leslat thesO
wicked practices with all due firmness. The
Immigrants from Germany have brought
with them to this land the achluvcmcnts of
a civilization as high as It Is old. Upon
every Hold of the intellectual llfo of our na
tion , an well as in commerce. Industry and
agriculture , their elforts navy redounded to
the weal of our people , and In peace , as well
as In war , they have at all times faithfully
fulfilled their duty. Xo nart of the American
people has done more for the cultivation of
music , sociability , the arts , the sciences , thu
churches and schools than the Germans. As
good citizens of tills country we clu-urfully
hand over the achievement ! ) of German cul
ture to o.ur youthful American people still
In a slate of development. ,
We emphatically object , therefore , to the
attempt to stamp our people as Anglo-Sax
ons and to niako them subservient to Emrllsh
guile. Not England , but the whole of Eu
rope , Is the mother countrv of the white in
habitants of the United States.
We demand that not only friendly rela
tions be maintained with Germany , which
has been a faithful friend of our people for
more than 120 years , ( but that peace and har
mony bo cultivated with all nations , and wo
will , therefore , true to the wise counsel of
George Washington , at all times firmly oppose -
pose the formation of entangling alliances
with England , ns well as with any other
country , whereby our country may bo in
volved In unnecessary war.
Vnr Convention of ttcrninit-AitiPrlt'iinN
Wo denounce the detainers who have not
only instigated public ill-will against Ger
many , but who have by their gross slanders
also sown the seeds of discord among our
own people , and we solemnly protest agiunqt
the proposed alliance with -England.
We further declare that with all lawful
means at our disposal , especially1 In political
campaigns , we will nt all times strenuously
oppose all those who favor the wicked at
tacks made upon friondlly natlpns arid who
labor to cntanglo our country In an alliance
with England. We call upon the committee
that had in charge the arrangements for
this .mass meeting.to invlto all the Gorman-
American churches , societies and orders in
thls'cltj- send a delegate to n convention
to be held at an early date for the purpose
of forming a permanent organization , that
the Gennan-Amorlcan cltlzans mav bo called
to action whenever It shall become necessary
to protect the blosslnc of our American in
stitutions against wicked and wily politi
cians.
-We call upon the committee to send copies
of those declarations to the president of the
United States , to his secretaries and to the
senators and representatives In congress.
AFFAIRS OF LABOR AND WAGES
IluHtoriitloii of roniicr SclHMlulcN mill
AdVHiiec.H In KuNtorn .IIIllN Ie-
iiiuiMl lleHi-r 1'ny.
UAWRBNCB , Mass. , March 27. The
promised restoration at the Pacific worsted
and cottrn mills In this city went Into effect
today , about 5,000 employes being affected.
H Is understood that the Increase Is about
10 per cent.
At the Atlantic mills the restoration also
WL-nt lute effect today. This coaupuny em
ploys about 1,200 persons. The amount of
increase.varies in the different departments.
PlTTSFIEljU , N. H. , March 27. The re
duction made in wages nt the PitUflcld
cotton mills In January , 1S98 , was restored
today when a new price list went Into effect.
The increase averages about 10 per cent mid
affects 300 hands.
YOU.XGSTOWN , 0. , March 27. Employe ?
of furnaces in the Mahonliig'and Shenango
valleys today gave uotlco that If they are
not gr.-intrd a 10 per cent advance by May
1 , a general strike will be Inaugurated.
CLEVELAND , O. , March 27. The Im
mense \\orka of the United Salt company ,
nt tliu foot ff Madison avenue , are closed
as' the result of a strike of 200 laborers.
They demand Jl.liO pur day.
I'nkiKMVii Trump .llcclx HH Fad1.
CLEVELAND , O. . ' March 27. While Inspectors
specters In the Lake Share yards were J. ekIng -
Ing over the tracks and wheels of a freight
car which had Jiml arrived from the east
early ti.day they were horrified to find Iho
lower part of a IIIUH'H body clinging to the
Iron work of the trucks. The body was that
of a tall man and hud been severed at the
hips. As yet the upper part of Iho body has
not been found. It is presumed that the
man was stealing a rlilo on the trucks and
that one of his legs bucamo caught In the
Iron work and the train passed i.ver thu body
at the hips , severing It , the upper part fall
ing by the side i-f the tracks and tlio lower
part being held by the li'g to tlio truck.
"HOT OIL" FREE
To till < ! i < > n < - SulVi'rliiHT from Illirii *
iiiulUiii , .Nciii-nliilii , AVi-aK Haul.iir ,
Ail arraiiKem nt ban been completed with
tlilh paper > y which all -tidera who will
Hend tholr nanm und poslollke adilrciu to
tlio Ilorriilean lUt Oil Co. . Klmlrn , N. Y. ,
will revive- trial hottlu of "Hot oil" freu.
Kv n tbo pnstuiu' 'vill be prepaid.
If you luivo KlitMimutlsin. Neuralgia or
liny nllmcntB which lleiculean Hot oil will
i lire , xv f < HHr < - lo ( * nd you n botllt ) to
ii'ivo to you its woniiflrfu merits.
You do not luivo to wait weel ( * or months
to b cnrwl One elnsle bottle will rellevu
you. ' Hot Oil IN nn external remedy. It
steams the pain axviiy . , , , . , , . ,
\\rltf today lor the. freu trlul bottle , then
If you wink any In tliu future , get it of
your drucKlst. who sellH 25e and 50c bottles ,
or nd direct tJ UH. Don't delay. Addrbda
iirjuci i.icv.v HOT on , co. ,
( Mention this paper. ) ISImlrn , N. V.
DON
A3ii-itic.\.s : JIIST : no CIUAH.
Al.I'H.V 1IHOS. CO. , Dlnlrluiilori.
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Aii Excellent Coinbluai ion.
The pleasant method nml benofiohil
effects of the well known roinetlv ,
Svitri' OK Kins , mnmtfnoturvd l v tfie
CAUKOIINIA I'm Svnui Co. , illustrate
1 the value of obtaining the liquid hixiv-
tivi- principles of plants Iciiovm to bo
medicinally Inxntlvc nnd nrcscntinur
thom in thu form mos > t rofresliln loth *
taste nud aoeoptiiblG to the system. It
Is the ono perfcc't stiviifflht'iiJnjt In.xa-
tive , elcanstiiff the hVbtem cffectnallyi
dlspclliiif , ' ' eolds , lieailnehes and fevers
pently yet promptly and emiblinponc
to overcome habitual constipation per
manently. Ua perfect freedom from
every objectionable quality nnd sub-
stanee , nnd its nctlnp on the kidnevs ,
lix-cr nnd bowels , without xvenlseiiinrj
or irrltntlnu them , mnlco it thu ideal
Inxative.
I In the process of manufacturing flcs
are. used , as they nro pleasant , to the
taste , but the medicinal qualities of the
remedy are obtained -from senna nutl
other iiroma.tle plnnU. by a method
known to the CAUKOIINIA Fie Snail'
Co. only. In order to get its beiielloinl
effects nnd to avoid imitations , please
remember the full name of the Company
printed on the front of every package.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
SAN FllANCIBCO. CAI , .
LOUISVILLE. ItY. NEW YOUI ! , N. Y.
I or sale by all Druggists. Price 0c. per bottle.
The Scientific Palmist ,
For a Short Time Only
Dr. Oarl IMS Ferin.
The Paxton-Rooms 25-26.
HOURS DAILY FROM 10 TO S. .
ItUADINCiS l-t.l.OU.
NO PHONE ANSWERED.
ftftcCREW ,
SPECIALIST ,
Trctti all Forms cf
DISEASES AND
DISORDERS OF
MEN ONLY.
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ONE NIGHT WEDNESDAY , \
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Direction of DANIEL V. AnTHUH ,
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THF
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A Comic Play by Aiigustua Thomas , P *
Original .Vow York All-Nlnr Comiiaiiy
from AVallucU'M Tlivalrr.
Prices Lower floor , * 1.GO ami ' $1.00 ; bal-
conv , ioc und & 0c ; Kallcry , 25c.
SKATS OX SAI.K MW.
Tin * MI-COIII ) A > uirlcmi ! lour of
THE REV- JOHN WATSON
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Under the patronage of CLAN GORDON ,
NO. 03 , Order of Scottish Clans.
TUESDAY , WCH 28
SUUJEGT :
Headings from the Annals of Drumtochty ,
with notes "nesldo the Ilonulo Drier lluub , "
"Auld Lang Syno , " etc.
Prices $1 $ , 7Bc , and 50c , reserved. Gallery 25o.
Tickets now at Thompson , neldun
& Co.'s , Tbos , Kllpatrlclc & Co.'s ,
and Cliuau'H Uuolmtore , For boxes
apply to A. C. Troup , 837 N. V. Llfo
Illdg.
CAM , ri' ' 1'iio.vi : iru : AMI wn
I\V 'I'lll-JM A WAY.
ThIN WtiUIH
nml Hi-tier Than I
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Jill. AMI Jlll.S. AI' ' JthTI\ M-JI1VIIIB
In "A Uoheursal with Inturruptloiis. "
H.I IIV MMI
In an Entire C'liango.
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Premier DanHiirwe.
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nml Mii/ro.v , NOIIIIHI Timi-'rc AM
PrhTS Never ' - , 25o and
DOc ; matinee , any neat , Vdu ; children ,
gallery , ioc. I
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