Till' ' ] OMA1IA ! DATLV TVI3E ; TllTHSDAY , MAKCI ! .10 , 180 ! ) .
OS TRAIL OF HEAT RATION
Court of Inquiry Trar3 Methoil of Issniog
Army Be f ,
EAGAN U3LS SOM VIOLENT LANGUAGE
ainjor Illnvk Hcm-nld Illi riilpfn U
Iti-mirilliii : tlpftiftitt to Au-
lU-ff Cn n neil Arlli'lc
HUN l' MV KrIf nIt.
WASHtNOTOX , March 20. Hoar Admiral
IMwIn ftlonnit , p.lMnaatcr of the navy , vvna
the first , witness beforu the nrmy beef In
quiry board today. Ho stated that canned
roant beef was ono of the nrtlcles of food
uiod by the navy nnd explained In detail
tlio careful Inspection that vis demanded
l.v the department rpsulntloiis. Occasionally
tli < > beef , when dell\erod , would bo found to
M unsatisfactory , and It would them too ro-
jwiod. Ho cbtlmated that the nvorngo pur-
ohBr'rH of tills idaractor of food for the
navy to bo GOO.OOO pounds per jc.ir. the
purnhmM belntf made through the 'N'CVV
"iork trrirpnentntlves cf Armour * - Co. , Nel-
noti Moirls & Co. and other firms. The
canned boot was a portion of the regular
navy ration and very little of It was ever
condemned.
Mdjor l.cc naked the ndmiral for specifica
tions In the matter of rejections , hut ilu-so
facts ho was unable to Rlvo nt the time ,
thoilRh he thought he would be able to later.
Hojcctlonsvoro nl\\nys duo lo the fact that
the Rrado of the boot offered wan not up to
the requirements , the specifications requir
ing the best of beef. The marines nt
Oiiantatiamo were supplied with this beef.
There had been no complaint concerning It
to his knowledge , cither from the marines
or from , the navy.
Careful Srrnlliiy "f llfi-f.
Paymaster Henry 0 Colby , assistant chief
of the Bureau of Supplies of the Navy de
partment , also testified concerning the xiso
of canned roatt beef In the unvy. Ho
Mated that where any questions arose as to
the qunllty of beef It was submitted to
chomlcal analysis. The navy had found that
the conned beef kept well nt sea and In
Borne cases It was hold from year to year
Jlr. Colby had personally Inspected cans
opened In the tropics , but the quality diet
not appear to bo affected by the heat. The
meat was used for making soups and bash
and was well regarded by the men In the
navy.
HefrlRcrator beef had been used by the
navy only slnco the beginning of the Spanish
\\nr. There had been few losses of this
beef. AH an Illustration Mr. Colby stated
that the Celtic had recently ntrlvcrt at San
Francisco with boot In good condition that
! iml been in icfrlgorator for eight months ,
JIo did not understand that the canned roast
beef was actually roasted but that It was
Blmply coolted so as to lose none of Us
qualities.
Major John D. Black of the subsistence de
partment of the volunteer nrmy , who was a
anembcr of General Miles' statf in Porto
Itlco , followed the naval olflccrs. It had
been n part of his duty to superintend the
landing of stores at Ponce. He said that
many of the vessels had no manifests when
they arrived nnd It was difficult to locate the
various stores.
He was queatloneil especially concerning
Iho appearance In the harbor of Ponce of
the eteamer ( Manitoba on August 10 with
300,000 ijoiinita of fresh beet. The vereel
remained there for several days , ho said ,
but no effort was made to have Its bcof
Jfisued beyond Informing the commands that
the beef was there. This was duo to the
fact that there vns no refrigerator on shore
nnd no Ice could bo procured. Further
more , the vessel was on a reef for four days ,
nnd the sea. was running so high that It
"was dangerous to approach It.
Mliiiiloliil Sent Pnrtlipr On.
Major lllack said ho was avvaro that a
telegram had been sent from General Miles
on August 1 ! requesting that no more fresh
lieof bo shipped. When the Manitoba re-
tuined nftcr nn absence of ten days at other
points the troops were supplying them-
bdves In the Interior with beef on the hoof.
Moi cover there had been no notice that the
Manitoba was to bring the beef. Tbo vessel
was sent on by General Miles to other
points where the stores coutd be more easily
issued to the troops. The officer in charge
of the vessel had stated that ho had the beef
aboard nnd that ho was fearful that It would
epoll because of some damngo to the ro-
WERE YOU EVER
TROUBLED WITH
DYSPEPSIA ?
If So , You Have it Yet
FUR A SHORT TIME
DOCS NO'L MEAN A CUKE.
Why Old Treatments Are Not
Successful.
Js'lnoty-four out ot ovcry hunilrcd grown
porboiiB In the Unllt-a States aufferlnt ; from
dr pi i > sU' ' Whut a lesHOn this rejiort , taken
liom moillcal stntl tlc , ought to tciu-li
13o M It not prove beyond nil question that
the v\oml > rful rcsulUa cltilmud Uy the thou-
Biiiil niirt our ouii' for this illsiMso nro
eliiiph on | iij > ei 1 Doua it not show that no
< uri1 him been found , uinl mump as f.illun-s
all the old nibthoilH of treutlntr this illseaFo ;
'Jo thujo v\ho know that the tvvo most IUP-
\alcut kinds of dy iepsla nio so t-ntlroly
diruient from each other as to require
BC | > irate tr atiuc-nt , and that the ivmedy lor
ono counteracts thu efloct of the other , this
Is not suiptlsliiK , especially as all remedies
ailvc-itlHcd heretofore li.ive been mixed .uul
Blven totcther.
In thn third and most dangerous kind of
dv-pepsla ( Iut st1niil Indigestion ) , it was
illlUront. tin this dlueiiso , c-aused ty bar-
etrla , tlure was no cuiu. A Ki'inillcdu
wlilili vvoull ( destroy these bacilli \\ltlunit
IdlllilK DID patlnnt could not bes found , and
U was not until tins dlncovrry ot lljoin l
that the mcdlL.il prfoesslon enteitallied the
liopu ot sui-cu-Hl'iilly combating thin dleriHe
ixporlmcnt.9wera at once made with this
it preparation , and It won proved ns
effective In thlri aa It had In the destruction
of the bacilli of catarrh and consumption
QlavliiR thus dlspobod of the most dieaded
of the three kinds of dyspepsia , The R. T
Kooth Co. nought to control the other two
This was accomplished by treating each
Kf'iiar.Utl.v , and the lesult IH that llyoinol
Dyspepsia t'urc , unlike nny other , Imn a
eepnrato remedy for each phase of the din-
e.ise and contains It'll only permlcldu known
vvhlr-h will deMroi the biicl II that cause In-
Ic.stlnal Indigestion Tluso different treat
ments are pl.u'eil in one packdjcf , with full
directions as to how they are to bo taken
tor every kind of dyspeii'U
So conlldent Is the H. T Booth Company
of the curative properties of thla now treat
ment that they have decided to guarantee
oveiy box and refund tha money If a euro
is not ertticted.
"iiYOMir : i > YBi'ii siA. cum : is SOM
liv all drueglsts or sent by mall on receipt
of price , no cents
Till : Ut T KOOTH CO. , Auditorium Ulilg. ,
Chicago.
Tlio e | ntltlo principles of "MYOMni"
\vlll bo fully explained , and rni3B TltHAT-
iMD.N'T.S K I veil to ull who call at the drug
Btoia of
KUHN 6c CO. ,
l&TIT .t POUQLAS STS. , OMAHA , NK1J ,
during tlu > v\eek beginning toiulay. Mareli
C7 A "HYOMKI * expert will tie In at-
tnuliuioc to demon tiatu the list und value
of this mvrtnnUy for CMurrh , llroiu hills.
As'hni i fougha , C'oldM. Group , etc. l''HU13
EAMl'U.3 tull altio be uKt.ii.
plant vvhllo the VOSBC ! vvaa on
lie rocf.
Mnor ] HlncJ * stntrxl llmt tlio engineer vol-
into * brought their fresh beef -with thorn ,
iiit tlml It wag npoltlnR vvhcn they arrlve < 1 ,
* o thnl It becmno noce ary to corn this
joef
Cuptaln Krcxl H. I'omcroy , nNo ot the vol-
intccr DUbnlHtcnco dopartmcnt , who was for
a tlmo 'Major ' Dlack's owilslnnt at I'OIICP ,
; nvo tcfltlmony along the enme lino. Ho
nlc-o related the partlculnra ot Iho return
of the Manitoba to 1'once , nftcr vIMtlnn
other dcpartrrents. Ho was at thot tlmo
Icpot com ml = s.i ry , and during the stay he
md receipted for 21,000 pounds , of which
1,000 pounds was destroyed. Much of the
icef was covered with n greenish fllln , but
sonic ot the men ate It cnch meal. Still ,
hey generally complilned of the beef. Much
of It was found to bo tainted , decomposed
and spoiled. The hccf In this condition was
condemned and burled or thrown Into the
inrbor nt night. At this tlmo fresh native
iccf was being received on the hoof , nud
at ninny points Inland nntlvo beef Is , Cap-
nln I'omcroy Bald , ptlll 'hclng ' delivered.
Alli-Kril UHC of I'rc rrntlc1. .
At Major Leo's request , Captain 1'omeroy
related n conversation with Colonel Smith ,
\ho was for a tlmo chief commissary and
Uio had told him that the beef was gunnm-
ccd to keep hoventy-two hours on shore ,
localise of n process for preserving It. The
oloncl had , lionover , atntcd that ho did not
enow what the process was.
Captain 1'omcroy bald ho had handled
probably 40,000 pounds ot canned roost beef
luring his occupancy of the otllce ot depot
oinmlssary , but that ho had great diniculty
n getting the men to take It.
"They complained , " ho said , "that the
joof was repulsive In appoanlnce , unap-
lotlzltifj , tasteless and not nutritious. "
Not to exceed 10 per cent of It was taken ,
nd when the men did accept It they son-
Tally throw It away. They tried to soil
his canned beef to the natives and succeeded
or a time , hut not long. As n matter of
act , ' the canned roast beef and 'also the
anncd boiled beef sent to Police was of very
Ittlo value. The men complained that the
moat made thorn sick , Ho also mentioned
preserved meat secured from Kansas City ,
vhlcli ho said the troops liked. This meat
vas not cooked , hut ho did not know the
locesq for Its preservation ,
Captain Pomeroy said that the native beef
nly gave fair satisfaction nnd that It was
not as good ns the refrigerated beef under
ho most favorable circumstances ,
At this juncture Major Black was recalled
t the Instance of Major Leo and asked to
Ivo the details of a conversation ho had
vlth Oonoral nagan.
"I called upon General Kauan , " Major
Hack began by eaylng "to confer with him
oncoming the conduct of our affairs nt
'onco. Ho nslccd mo why the refrigerator
ieef was not Issued at Pence and I replied
hat It was because the Issue commissaries
Id not want It , as the } were getting native
> ecf. Thereupon General Kjg.m became very
much c\clted and exclaimed : 'D them
bey have no right to refuse It. 1 consider
t the best beef in the United States , and
m them , I'd have made them take It. ' "
Major Black also stated that at the time
ho Manitoba was on the reef bo had some
onversatlon with General Miles about the
essol , and vvhlla there was casual rcfcn'iice
o the beef on board , the general seeni ° il
rlnclpnlly concerned to get the troops und
loracs off.
KlIKIlll DrNCrlllCM IllH MctlllHlN.
The afternoon session began with General
Charles P. Kngan , late commissary general
t the United States at my , on the stand ,
lo v\as recalled to take cognizance of points
vhlch have been developed slncu ho gave
ils first testimony. Geucr.il Eagan said that
10 had had conversations with the repro-
ontatlvcs of Swift and Company prior to
ho letting of the beef contracts , but as ho
lad also talked with others on the same
ubject ho could not recall the details of
ils remarks. Ho remembered that Mr.
Swift had taken exceptions to some of the
erms of the first draft of the contract , as
icing very harsh.
Explaining his plans in general. General
Eagan eald It was his first Intention to take
ofrlgerator beef , then , In case of failure , to
ako bcof on the block , and last for the
government to have Its own herd. Every-
jody , ho thought , understood that his prefcr.
nce was for refrigerator beef. Swift and
Company being the lowest bidders for ro-
rlgorator beef , naturally received the award
f the contract.
Referring to the terms of the contract.
General Eagan said that tlio matter of sup-
lying the nrmy with beef was considered
rom the beginning aery serious problem.
lo had first thought of having ships ply up
nd down the Cuban shore , and It was with
his In view that ho decided to ask for beef
bat would keep seventy-two hours. He had
Iso felt that there would bo dlfltculty In
anding at Santiago.
( 'roMK-i\aniliuMl liy ! , < < .
When cross-examined toy tMajor Leo Gen-
ral Eagan said ho exorcised his own dlscre-
lon In the letting of contracts. When the
owest bid was ascertained ho had 'been ' In
ho habit of making an abstract of the facts
nd submitting It to the secretary , just as
vhen ho 'was ' a commissary In the army ho
vould furnish such an atetract to his com-
landiug otilcer.
The general said that In providing for the
oldlois In the tropics ho had acted upon
ils experience at Kort Mojavc , Ariz. Ho was
onvlncod from thU experience that beef
ookod bfiforo the nnlmnl heat was out of It
\sa positively Injurious. 'Ho ' recalled his
onversatlon with iMr. Gardner of the firm
of Swift and Company , who , ho
aid , had assured him that with
iropcr earn refrigerator beef would
teep for BOV only-two hours. Ho was ,
lo.vever , doubtful of the cnro the nrmy
would glvo It , If It was known the ibcef
vouhl Keep sovonty-two hours , hence his
grcomont to the Insertion of the twenty-
our hours' clnufie.
"Hid yon understand It wna to keep In
; oed condition seventy-two hours after ho
ng taken from the ship refrigerator ? "
sKed Major Lee.
"Yea , sir ; that was the understanding , "
General Eagan responded promptly.
Hero ho again referred to the twenty-four-
lour clause , explaining that 3ils whole Idea
vas that there should bo a sovcnty-twu
mum1 tlmo limit , though the contract
should stnto It at twenty-four hours. The
etentlon so strongly of the seventy-two
lours' Idc.i In his mind explained hU forget-
"ulnets of the tiwenty-four-hour clause In
living his testimony on n previous occasion
and his statement then that Its Insertion
iv as a clerical error
Major Lee asked the general If he thought
It perfectly feasible to keep refrigerator
> ecf for oven tvvonly-four hours after leav
ing the refrigerator , and ho repllod In the
atllrmatlvo
"But not , " lie said , "if left In the open
sun or dumped In dirty carU , aa It was In
some Instances. "
Itcfrlm-riUor Ilt-nf.
General Eagnn said lie had secured tbo
opinion of the surgeon general that re
frigerator beef was most acceptable. He had
never had any Ide.i that the troops could
'better ' supplied by giving them beef on
the foot Ho had no recollection that the
secietary of war had suggested to him that
the refrigerator beef should bo taken from
Armour or Swift as a trial , merely
being convinced of Ite superiority over pi !
other beef.
"Tho secretary gave mo a free hand , " lie
said. "Ho approved my award of the contract -
tract and there was no further conference
with him or Instructions from him on the
beef subject. "
Referring to General Weston's report on
Uio trial of the Powell process for preserv
ing beef , made in Florida , General Eagan
gald a report had been received on thU
bubjcct from General Wcston , but Uiat lie
( K.igan ) had not known of Its purport until
Icng after the contract wan let to Swift nnd
Company Ho recalled n letter ho had writ
ten to Alex H Powell , May S6 , rpjcnrdlng his
proces1' . HP stated that he Imd heard that
Powell had Induced Swift or Armour to In
vestigate the process , "and some ot the
bidder * proposed lo use II , " but ho gave the
subject no attention. 'Tor that nntter , "
lie continued , "there was a great deal ot
talk nboiit the Powell nnd other IITOCCSSOS
nbout the department , but not on my part ,
for 1 did not propose that nny hut the
best frozen beef should bo oaten by the
nrmy. "
DIICKII'I Know llnmin.
"Do } ou recall , " nskod Major Lee , "he-
Ing present when n conversation took place
concerning the letting of these contracts
when Senator Hanim wn present ? "
" 1 never upoko to Senator Hnnna lu my
life , " responded General Eagan , "nnd I
don't think I would know him If he were to
stop Into the room now. Ho was pointed out
to mo once , but I do not think I should
Know him now. "
"But , " persisted Major Lee , "wero jou
over present where ho was when ttio bcof
contracts were dlsscussed ? "
"I recall , " was the icply , "Hint the see
rctary sent for mo on ono occasion and
asked mo nbout the contracts vvhcn there
vcra two other gentlemen present In the
room. I stated to him that the contracts
had already been lot and nothing moro could
bo"done. . But If Senator Hnnim was ono or
the men present I was not nwaro of the
fact. "
Explaining the purchases ot the cnnncA
roast beef , General Eagan said Hint during *
the entire war not to .nxcced twenty-four
days' rations , all told of It , for the entire
nimy had been Issued. It was only In
tended ns a mnkuahtft , to bo need \\hct.
flesh meat could not bo secured. Some re-
porls favorable to It and other unfavorable
came to mo concerning It , " ho said. There
wore some complaints nnd some commenda
tions. Continuing , he s.ild that lie had at
tributed the objections to this food largely
to the Ignorance and prejudice of the men ,
"which , " ho said "havo been the cause of
the army's refusing many wholcbomo arti
cles of food. "
HOOK > < > < llcllc\o lii Href on Hoof ,
Sickness among the troops had doubtless
much to do In Influencing the objections to
this meat according to the opinion of Uio
witness. General Eagan said 1io had hid
many conversations 'with men professing to
represent the Texas cattle Interests -who
wanted to furnish beef on the hoof , -but - , ho
did not recall expressing the opinion that
< beef on the hoof or on the 'block ' would bo
the best form In in hi oh to get meat for the
army. Itnas "perfectly " well understood at
all times that -preferred refrigerator beef.
Ho remembered that ho had forbidden his
olllco to ono of these men because of his per
sistence. He thought ho had mentioned the
Powell preposition to preserve hoof to some
of the beef men , but had only done so
casually , and then only ibecauso many of
them thought the ibeef could not bo kept
seventy-two hours.
As for himself , he would not touch the
process , nor would ho have accepted any
bid In which the bidder depended upon a
procws other than freezing or chilling the
beef.
In this connection General Eagan said
that Armour & Co. had put In a bid for
"processed beef , " but It was not accepted
and he did not remember > the details con
cerning It. This bid was made In the let
ting of contiacts of 'beof ' for Cuba and Porlo
Klco. Ho know nothing of Ihe secret of the '
process and had given the matter no atten
tion.
tion."I
"I decided to give the contract to the
lowest lesponslblo bidder nnd stopped at
that , " ho said. "I took no Interest what
ever In the subject of the process , " ho re
pented.
Ho thought the bid , could ibe obtained at
itho commissary gencral'ts office and recom
mended that It Tie procured for the exact
fasts. The witness said he had conversed
with neither General ( Miles nor General
Shatter concerning the nrmy rations , but |
that General Brooke had made some recom
mendations concerning bacon In cans.
With this General Engan's testimony ad
journed and the court adjourned for the day
'with ' the understanding that samu wltne < wca
In General Miles' behalf would too heaid to-
morrow.
< : UATIKI i , , HUT WAVT Moitr. PU.MJS.
Atlilrt-NH Which tinCnlmiiN AVUh to
I.uj Il.-forc Prevalent Otllcliilly.
WASHINGTON , March 29. Senorcs Villn-
lon and Helvlo , the reprcsentnllves of the
Cuban assembly , did not appear nt the State
department or the War department today.
The resolutions which they -will seek to pre
sent to the president , without the pieamble ,
are as follows1
The assembly of reprosentallves of the
people In arms of Cuba resolves.
First To glvo public testimony of Its
oiofound gratitude and of the sincere grati
tude of the army and of the people of Cuba
for the magnanimous aBblbtauco with which
the people and the congress of the United I
States strengthened the cause of Ihe Inde
pendence of our counlry , hastening nnd as
suring Its triumph , as well as lo glvo testi
mony of Its most respectful consideration and
cratltudo to the president and government
of lhat noble nation for the unmlstnknhlo
woofs of disinterested sympathy and help
which , with such elllclency they gave the
Cubans , contilbutlng so gloriously , first to
the Independence and then to the polltlc.il
and economic reconstruction of the counlry.
as well as lo lh establishment of order mid
the Cuban nationality in a devastated Island ,
exhausted by war.
Second To declare at the r-nmo time to
the people of the United Stales that the peo-
nla In arms and the assembly , aa Us legiti
mate lopresentutlve , are gr.iteful for Iho
present of $3,000,000 with which the presi
dent'of the United States wants to con
tribute to Iho aid nnd dlsbandmcnt of out
soldiers , but that , founded on the greater
and moro exact knowledge of the cbnatter
and needs of the nimy nnd Iho ugrlcullurnl
and economic situation of our country , the
assembly of reresentallves | bccaiiHo It
wishes the peace nnd deslics to contiibutu lethe
the humanitarian ends of Ihe policy of In
tervention considers It Its duty to declare
that this sum , which for our honor wo can
not accept as n gift , but as n loan , IB by
all means tusulllclent , and so Ubcless ; nnd ,
therefore , nsku of the president of the
United States his necessary authorisation to
ral BO the funds which aio Indispensable and
which wHI bo exclusively applied to the
Cuban troopa so that they can bo disbanded
without difficulties or apprehensions , so that
a definite and lasting peace may reign In Iho
Island of Cuba ; nnd.
Third To appoint a commlttco of three
representatives , t > o that they may deliver to
the president of the United States these
leclaratlons of the assembly.
DEATH RECORD.
Death * nt > eliriiHUa
NRDKASKA CITY , March 29. ( Special )
Frank Crow , an old resident of this city ,
died today after a long Illness , aged C5
jearts. Ho has been etnploed as watchman
by the Argo Manufacturing company for
irany year ? .
Mrs , William Ilricknell , who has been a
resident of this city for many > cars , died
yesterday after a protruded lllnes-s. She
was born In Hath , Hngland , In 1S25. She
leaves bovcral children , who reside In dif
ferent portions of the country. Mrs. Tred
Heller of this city 1s her daughter ,
Tuo llctidiM lit Auburn.
AUHUH.V , Neb. , March 29 ( Spiwlal )
Krancls Picket , aged 76 jcars , dropped dead
nt his residence In this city on Moiulaj even-
lug. Mr Ticket was a Kentucklan by birth ,
had lived many jears In Missouri and hail
served through the war In the Twelfth Mls <
eourl Infantry. He leaves a wife , with whom
bo lud lived happily for fifty-nine ji'ara.
Joshua N DniBh , a resident of this city
and former postmaster at South Auburn dlt-il
Sunday at the residence- his nephew lu
1. itidon i > reUnit , nf cr sufforinjj fop \ .r n
jcftr with stomach and bmvrl troubles ,
FIRE RECORD.
\i-lic1iliiirlnir I'nrniK Dninnuril.
DAVID C1TV , Xeh , Mnrcli 2t ( Special )
The farm rc 9ideiie < > of C W. Hiirnl on , ton
ml\m \ southeast of this town , burned Inst
nlRlit. Tlio barn of J. It. Kvnns , about ono
mlle from the nurnlaon IIOIHO , was nlso ilc-
strojod. Doth fires nro miiioseil ) to have
bpcii the work of Incendiaries Mr. Hilrnl-
! < on estimates * his loss l $700 vv Ith $ , " 00
Instirnnco. Mr. Kvnna' loss Is about ? 300 ,
\\ltli $200 Insurance.
llOIINP \Vjlll01T. .
WVMOUK. Neb , Mnrch 29. ( Sncelnl )
Flro ilcstioycil the two-story frnmo hnusa
of Mrs. Allco Vlcoiy In tlio northwest part
of the city nt 2 o'clock this inornlnR nlonfi
with most of its contents. Some furniture
vvus snveil. Jxiss , $1,200 ; Institnuco , $ SOO.
IT A rr t \ IA t IP 11 i 'rnn n
MA1AAMIS RL1IHED
( Continued from rirst Page )
this aspect of the ca o the actual results
were regarded na far moro serious than
those which hud been expected nnd provided
for during the recent diplomatic exchanges
betmccn the thrco governments.
Moreover , new elements of International
danger bad unexpectedly nilscn. These In
cluded 'die ' proclamation of the German con
sul , Hoae , which , It U believed , tended to In-
clto the Mataafa party to an open revolts
also the wounding- and killing of Biitlsh
sailors and marines , the shooting of nn
American sentry and tlio attacks on the sev
eral consulates
Tilt-so all invoho unknown possibilities of
sorlous complication. While they had been
guarded against as carefully as prwslblo by
the recent anticipatory exchanges , yet It
was felt that the German pro s and national
sentiment might bo wrought to a high pitch
by tlio ovciHs which had occurred and that
this outbuiflt of popular feeling might over
come Uio slt-vg efforts of officials to keep
the subject within pacific bounds. In an
authoritative quarter the attitude of the
British nnd ( American officials woa staled
substantially na follows :
IMiwt DcNlri * AViiM for tlrilrr.
It was actually understood 'between the
two governments that the first essential in
Samoa was to maintain peace and order.
For that reason It was determined that
any lawlessness on the part of Mataafa or
any ether Samoan clement Which threat
ened the lives or propel ty cf residents would
bo suppressed oven though force was re
quired. This was entirely without reference
to the three governments Great Biltalu ,
the United States and Germany and was
merely a rule of self-preservation nnd i > o-
llco security. Acting on this understanding
Captain Stuidee of the Porpolbo gave notice
some time ago that ho would bombard the
Mutaafans If there was any outbreak or dis
order. This Insured quiet for a time , but
ho has always been ready to use force if It
was necessary. It was not proposed to give
Samoa over to a reign of anarchy simply
because the German consular official cit Sa
moa differed with tlie British -and American
officials. Outside of these diffeiencea it
was proposed to protect life and property
at all hazaids.
tliiliinfu'N KrlielliiniH Suliji-clm.
"When Admiral Kautz went to Samoa ho
also had , as his first duty , to protect life
ami property and to maintain order.
It Is evident that bloodshed has nrlsen out
of this united effort of the American and
British commanders to protect the "law- "
ftblding nnd peaceful elements against the
disorderly and rebellious subjects of Ma
taafa. This Is evidenced by Mataafa's ac
tion in hemming In the town whole the
Amotlcan and British officials resided , nlso
in the attacks rp ithc consulate and In the
gcnor.il Uwlcsstiess which has prevailed
slnco Mataafa bcg-an his reign. In short ,
accoitllng to the view of those best ac
quainted with the subject , the British and
American cases will rest upon the para
mount nece&slty of preserving pence and
order.
ConHill Huso < ; < u's Too Far.
The Gorman view , It can be stated on emi
nent authority , is not likely to ralbe a dlicc-
tion thus luid down by the Btltlsh and
American officials. On the contraiy there
Is said to bo a growing disposition on the
pait of Goimany to hold Herr Hose ac
countable for the difficulties Into which ho
has directed Oils government. For a time
he was sustained with the natural desire to
protect him in ttiu proper discharge- 1 |
duties , but the German authorities have-
not contemplated that ho would carry the
matter to tin open iiipturo and result In
bloodshed. On this account there Is good
reason to believe that the Gorman govern
ment will not sustain Herr Hose and that
official information In that dliectlon ihas al-
leady been convoyed.
The diplomatic exchanges leading up to
this crlslb have been % ciy sharp within tile
hst few days. Early last week the Berlin
government received direct information
from Samoa that Admiral Kautz had ar
rived tlioio and ha < l summoned a meeting
of all the officials for March 11.
Ili'lutlniiM i\Kli ( > ! > i-iiumy Strnliipil.
The German officials felt sure this meet-
lug would result In serious , trouble. The
Berlin foreign office , therefore. Instructed
the German ambassador ihcre. Dr. von IIol-
lebon , to present n note embodying Ger
many's views. It argued that n naval com-
pinndcr had no riglit save In executing the
will of the three consuls , acting unanimously
and not through a majority. But aside fron.
this the German note Intimated rjultu
plainly that Germany would hold the other
governments responsible If serious troubio
resulted from the action of the naval au
thorities In Samoa.
The strained conditions caused by this
note weio somewhat allayed by the answer
of the Stnto department , wlilch was friendly
and reassuring , although it made plain that
Mio American naval commander would a ° t
In an emergency , oven though the consujn
were not unanimous In requesting action.
It Is Just such nn emergency that has
now occurred in Samoa. T'huro ' Is no appre
hension hero that an actual clatli will occur
with Uio German civil or naval forces In
Samoa. This Is duo mainly to the official
understanding that Germany ) ms given posi
tive orders to the commander of the Ger
man war ship Falko to refrain from a dls-
tlncflvo move.
IIIJ\IS OKI' 1'OhblIIMJ A.V > n\\TIO\ .
of ( litllrlllHli CriilNtT t
TOIIKII iNlllllllN ,
TONGA ISLANDS , March 23 ( Via Auck
land , N. Z. , Maich 20 ) The British cruiser
Touraiiga ai rived hero on March 7 under
healed orders on a secret mission. It Is sur <
mined that Us visit was the result of rumors
of an intended German annexation , the
cruiser aiming to secure an agreement
tluit If any nation is to annex Tonga islands
it is to bo Huglaud. The captain of tliu
vessel before leaving said ho had accom
plished his mission satisfactorily and that
the Gorman incident hud been overrated , the
German claims being trilling except ns to
tli right of n , coaling station In the Island
of Vavao. It Is doubtful whether the Gcr
man coiibiil intends to ptoceed even wltti
this.
lllHt\lllllK | Hi' . Solf.
BERLIN , March 2V. The HamluirBibrhe
Correspondrnz , dealing with the question or
Installing Dr. Solf. who will succeed Dr
James Itaelfa ! as president of the inunl'l- '
palliy of Apia , lu the absence of n generally
recognUod Samoan government , eaya
"Tho three powers hiue arranged that the
German , Britl&h and \rm > ri"an tor-iils arc
la Install the now president of ttic muuici-
pullt- . "
SATURDAYS AY SEE1TS FINISH
Cuban Aimy Will Probably Pass Into Hands
of Gomez's Generals ,
MAJOR GENERAL LEE TO GET GOVERNORSHIP
SrrriMnrj * ofViir AI KIT 1.IUH ? <
Tulu * Action 1iiiUlnwr ( < > llcclui'lUiu
ofinnlirr {
III Culm.
HAVAN'A. Mnrch 21) ) . < 5enernl Alger ! ias
given no Intimation as to his possible notion
reducing tlio number of Cuban departments
Whatever is done will probably be delayed
until Ills loturn to Washington.
The situation ns to the Cuban army mu *
tor rollft lins undetgoiu' no ehiinia1. Hut It Is
expected that Salurd.iy will see ( do end of
tLo Cuban military assembly wlicn the cm -
trol of the army will pass to the Cuban gei.-
ctnls who favor Gomez. Getting poiscsslo.i
of Uio lolls will 111 on be a simple matte- .
Tlio uiral police will bo orgnnl/od In the
piovlncc-s of Havana ami Mntanzns licfnn ,
the disbanding In the ether provinces rural
police organlratlou Is already completed.
Governor General Urooko this nfletnoon
received the following dispatch from Pueblo ,
Mov. .
"Plonso publish our energetic protest
against the slanderous reports stntlug Hint
the Cubans residing ticro urn trying to Cioiii
the Tagalos In tlio Philippines agnlimt tin
United Statco. Wo reiterate our public tes
timony of grntltudo nnd ndheronre. to I lie
United States. This In the name of Uio
Cuban colony nt Puebln.
( Signed ) "ANTONIO HCVIA. "
llrriil.liiu I'll of ( lu > SiMi'iilli ,
Major General Lee takes so much to
hc.iit the breaking up of the Seventh army
corps that ho will'not say good-byu to the
dcpaitlug regiments. Of the 11,000 men
originally constituting the corps not 5.000
remain ,
General Leo's futuio Is uncertain. Secre
tary Alger asked him what ho wished , and
ho replied that ho would like the governor
ship of Havana province , uxcluslvu of the
city of Havana , and of the province of Plnar
del Illo , ns It is understood the two will be
placed in ono department. The supposition
Is that General Lee will bo mndo a brigadier
and remain In Cuba In some command.
Mrs. Leo and her three daughters , with
ether women who are members of the fami
lies of United States olllcers , sailed for ,
Tampa today. |
The United States trnnspoit Logan sailed
this afternoon -with the Ono Hundred and
Sixty-first Indiana , passing close to the
Paris as It left the harbor. The band on
the Paris played the "Star Spangled Ban
ner " The troops and the excursionists ex
changed cheers. The Ono Hundred and
Sixty -first Indiana came to Cuba with 1,108
men nnd left with 1,195.
The Paris will s > all tomorrow morning.
BANDITS TO BE PUT TO WORK
TliiiHi * ArroNdMlunr ! .SinilliiKu "Will
Ilo ( ilen ' 1'iiik of Milking IUiulis
al ii Morro.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA , Maich 29. It is
probable that the bandits lecently ai rested
in the San Luis district will be sent to E !
Morro and sot to woik to cam their la-
tlons for a time. Various repairs ) me needed
there.
The Indcpcndencia says today that "ttiu
Americans , as liars , nro quite equal to the
SpaiihirdH " This Is an allusion to the re
ports of tlio fighting In the Philippines.
The paper Buys : "All the accounts de
scribe the immense losses of the Filipinos
and the very slight losses to the Ameri
cans , but thlB is nn old trick "which should
deceive nobody. "
Secretary of War Alger is expected hereon
on Saturday.
The merchants of Santiago , In the light
of the health reports for tlio last five
months , consider that there Is less dlbpaso
'hero ' proportionately than In any other city
of the same stzo In the world. Its sanitary
condition they regard ns nearly perfect anfl j
they strongly oppose the enforcement of
quarantine rules against Santiago Indeed ,
they are constricting how to devise health
laws against the other parts of the island
Yellow fovcr is evidently stamped out here.
Colonel Talk of the quartermaster's de
partment , Colonel Beacon , former adjutant
general , and Major McClenr , former Inspec
tor general of the department , accompanied
by oUiers , will probably leave on Sunday
for Havana , riding the 700 mlleb' journey
overland on horbcback.
Allfcr Proci-oilM to C
HAVANA , March 21. 10 DO a. m. The
secretary of war , Geneial Russell A. Alger.
left here this morning for Clenfuogos. The
transport Ingalls will meet him there. Gcn-
eial Alger did not spend nny time In Ha
vana , only driving hurriedly through the
city.
city.Tho
The Ono Hundred and Sixty-first Indiana
regiment , with band playing , marched from
Buena Vista to' Havana this morning and
will embark today on board the United
States transport Logan. The men are now
In the streets buying souvenirs.
Tralnim-n'M l'n > Iiirri-iiNnl.
NEW YORK. March 29 The trainmen of
tlio Now England railroad 010 jubilant over
an advance in wages ranging fiom 10 to DO
cents per day
Mr. B. P. McAllistor , Hnrroda-
burg , Ky , , says : "I employed nu
merous methods of focal treatment
for a ( severe ease of Catarrh , but the
disease f'rovv worse steadily , putting
n firmer grip on me ull the time. I
iinally reali/ud tlmt this treatment
did not much the diauut > e , and
decided to try Swift's Specific ,
which promptly got at tlio seat of
the trouble , ana cured mo perma
nently , "
Catarrh IB n blood disease and can
not-be reached by Bnruyb , inhaling mix
tures , etc. 8. b. b ih the only cure.
Send for valuable bookH mulled free by
Swift Specific Oompany , Atlanta , Oa.
Best Dining Car Service.
On I ) Depot In Chicago on fhe Elevated Lcc/b /
tff if
Have You Had It ?
ttft Then Danger Lurks for You !
The effects of Lfi-Grippo should bo removed or ii tfc
may remove you. *
In the Spring your system needs renovating. { ;
There is no remedy thai renovates and renews the f T
whole system equal to { *
He sure to read the statement from Kev. ,1. 11.
Marshall given below. It may save your life if you
heed his advice ,
AGGRAVATED LA-CRIPPE.
Rev. J. H. Marshall. iMsiorofth
las Ceiiler. la. , writes on April lid. IMtS ; .
"I usually shilid. fiom presenting m.v-
self lo Ihe public llmiuiih public prlir.
aud have seldom done so lu the way ol
having special attention drawn to nn-
self. but such nn occasion as ( hat al-
forded me lo stale for thn beiiellt of
others , whosiexpelleuce has been oi
ls similar to mine , aud who 1 be
will obt.ilu icllef Iroui the UM < of
temedles , I deslte to m.vKe .he follow
ing stalemeiu lu brief :
"I have had attacks of li arlppe an
nually for live jcars preceding '
ji'iir. rollnwiug each of these altaiks'
for sovei.iL mouths , one .vear lor .ibout
.six month" 1 was nlso debilitated aud
generally dlsoideied. especially my
stomaib , as It ) be seilously uulltled lor
all of my duties , tendering every de
mand upon me Inexpressibly ir.\lug aud burdcniomo Taeh year 1
dreaded Ihe possible tci-uiTciiec ol similar allackH with the appre
hension thai 1 .should be obliged to lethe Horn my professional duties
eutliely. I bad Irled so many physicians' pieserlptious nud propile-
tnry remedies ouly lo lie additionally discouraged , when I had my nt-
teutloii called loour , Dr. Kay's Uenovnfor , but bad n dlifdnlHlicd
lallh lu Its helpfulness for me. 1 tried U , but ouly superllclally , u > -
celvlng a measure of benefit , but .supposing it was ouly tompouiry
icllef. 1 was not encouraged lo give It n move persistent aud careful
tiial , which I was alterward induced to do , upon reading your Dr.
Kay H Home Tieatiuont dining the past winter. The ii'Milt has been ,
although 1 have had f-everal times during the past winter and early
hpilng , the familial * aud dreaded symptoms of la grippe and the actual
experience of a. disordered hlomaeh , the Dr. Kay'.s Renovator has de
livered me from the dlstiesslng experience and condition of the pte-
cedlug live winters nud spiiiigs , and tun looking forward to the sum
mer aud another year with the prospect amounting to the assiuance
of being a renewed man. with u sj lcm icnovatod as not before for
several .veais. lioth mj Avile aud Time icceived decided beiiellt from
( lie use ot jour Dr. Kay's Lung Halm aud Kidneycura , for which
we aie tiuly guileful to jou under the Kind oidcrlng of the Lord , the
ultimate source of all blebbliigs and mercies. "
Rev. II. IJ. Dye , of Morrison , In. , writes : "Airs. Dye ,
t'
t'W who has liiul an attack of La Grippe , finds that nothing
V > ' is so prompt and positive in its elVucts as Dr. Kay's Lung
i'i liulm. We desire to keep a supply on hand. "
your system needs rcnovnUiifr. The lu-
At This Season
lerntil orKfins are inactive. The waste
matter is not eliminated , hut absorbed , thus contaminating tbc Itlooil
and debilitating the entire system. The nerve force is not replen
ished , oonsi'quentl yyou me tired and luue no onorjty. These symp
toms are present in tlio billing nud alter an epidemic of Ia-Gi'il > pe.
To renovate the .s.v.stem and remove all bad effects o La-Grippe or
Spting lassitude , use Dr. Kay's Kenovator. It ceitaiuly lias no eciuul.
Rend for pioof oC it. It is a perfect renovator and legulutor of all in-
lenml oignns , curing the very wont cubes of s'oiuach troubles , con
stipation aud obscme liver and kidney complaints. Try it and you
.5. will wonder at its marvelous effects. "Write tis describing jour case iji
carefully and we will give you valuable advice lice stud send jou u
] t ( ! page lllusttatcd book of receipts etc. 1C dtuggisl.s don'- have H.
don't lake any substitute they nay is "just as good , " for it 1ms no equal.
It can bo had by icturn mall from us. Price 2 , " > cts. and $1.00. Dr.
11. .1. Kay Medical Co. , Eastern Ofllce , Saiatoga. Spilngs , N. V.
Mormon Bishops' Pills ! "ve been In u ov.r 50 years by ttic leaden of llio Mormon
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YOU WILL REALIZE THAT 'THEY L.VE .
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Moss POINT , Miss. , July 14.
I have been using Wine of Cardui
and Black-Draught for delayed or
suppressed menstruation. It acts
like a charm and has brought me
complete relief ,
CANDIS
There 1 $ no charm about AcElrce'j Wine of Cardui , al.
thoutjh there seenu to be. When It h taken by women * uffer-
Inu with "female troubles" , it cures them naturally. This
release from the grajp of terrible diseases brlntfs about such
feelings of relief and | oy that they Imagine the Wine li charmed.
The truth Is that this Is exactly the medicine Nature Intended for
curing the feminine organs when weakness or disease attacks
them. Ils adion b direct upon the delicate organs of menstrua-
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goes o/ / the , and overcomes
it , tiopplntf pains and dralm ,
UOIES' ADVISORY DtPARTMEHT. restoring Tone and strength ,
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and lafety for pregnant wives , and viijor and health for fhe
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