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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 25, 1899)
THE OTSfAITA "DATLV BEE : TUESDAV , APKTL 25 , 1SW ) . STIRS UP ALL THE ANIMALS Recent Appointment by the Governor Creates a Great Uproar , OBJECTION TO MEMBER OF DENTAL BOARD Dr. AVen > of Mnenln n ( irniltmlr of it llcnlnl oll.-Ke ( lint linn Hern Driven Out of .MlnNitiirl. LINCOLN , April 2l.-Spccial-Ono ( ) ap pointment mndo by the governor , and which Is not contained In the most recent list , Is creating nn uproar all over the state among the mom-bora of the dental profession. This is the appointment of Dr Wente of Lincoln as member of the State Dental Board It acorns that Wcnle Is a graduate of a Kansas City dental tollcgo which Is In Mich dlsro- puto'among the profession that It hag been driven out of Missouri and Its graduates arc no longer recognised In that state. Moving over Into Kansas the school has met with the snmo opposition there , nnd In the recent session n bill wns Introduced to prevent Its graduates from practicing In that state A few dao ngo Dr Wento was nsked what ho would do In case n graduate nf this objectionable college applied for permission to practice In this ntate Ho replied that under the existing circumstances ho would refuse the permission , nnd It Is understood that within the last week one applicant to open up practice In the stnto was turned down for that reason. Of course this pe culiar situation has created a stir among the graduitcs of reputable schools nnd It Is probable that the governor will bo petitioned to icconsldcr the appointment Wltfi the Individual work of Dr. Wento there U said to he no objection , and his right to practice In the state cannot be questioned for the leason that ho came hero before the school was blacklisted. The ap pointment wns purely political , however , ns Wento wan a candidate for the legislature In Lancaster ooiintj last fall and made such n strong fight tint he Is supposed to have aided the state tlfkot materially. It Is said that he contemplates locating In Texas some tlmo during the summer and that the ap pointment Is mido simply to give him pres tige In his now location nnd without any Idea of letalnliiK him permanently on the board In this state. < Srlef for Sliit There was great anxiety felt In Lincoln * - today over the meager news from the Phil ippines nnd the state house -was besieged by the friends nnd relatives of the bojs In the First Nebraska , all desiring to see the list of casualties A largo number of Inquiries came In from outside towns , but In each case the governor nnd the adjutant - jutant general were compelled to tell the Inquirers that no list had been received. During the afternoon the delay became so oppressive that the governor wired the War department asking that the list bo forwarded as soon ns It reached Washington. This afternoon the governor wired the father of Colonel Slotsenberg ns follows Judge Stotscnberg , Now Albany , Ind : In this hour of your bereavement wo extend to you our heartfelt sympathj Your son has added honors to Nebraska and died like a hero W A POYNTER. Governor Tlags were at half mast on the state buildIngs - Ings during the day In memory of Colonel Stotscnberg , nnd special services were held at the university chapel. During these exor cises Chancellor MucLenn made a talk In which he deplored the hasty action which LABASTINE , original ' nnd qnly dm able wall coating. Entirely dlf- feicut from all knl&o- mines. Made icady for use In white or tvvelvo beautiful tines by add ing only cold water. ATEST make of ALA- BASTINE. combining cold water feature , la n great Imptovoment. Put up In dry powder ed form , In five-pound packages , with full di rections on each. I/L kalsomlncB are cheap temporary prep arations , made from whiting , chalkclajs etc. , and stuck on walls with decaying animal glue. ALA BASTINE Is not a kalbomlne. I'Y ALABASTINE In packages , properly lab eled. Bewnrc of laige four pound package of light kalsomlneold to dealers for four pounds and offered as a live pound package. LABASTINE Is a ce ment. It bets with age , and can bo recoated - coated and redecorated ed without having to wash and scrape oft Its old coats befoio re newing. E N R I B Lt E dealers and consumers avoid damage Milts by shun ning In filngcnicntB. Al- almHtlne Co. own Ihe light to niaKo and-hell wall po.itlngs adapted tomlxvvlth cold water. IIE DEALER , who pays he can sell you the "saint1 thing" ns ALA B AST1 NE or "hotnethlng just as good , " either Is not posted or Is trjlng to deceive you. N OFFERING something - thing ho bought cheap nnd tries to hell on ALABASTINE'S de mands , he may not realUo the damage to you of a kalsomlne on your walls. UISANCE of wall pa per In obviated by AL- ABASTINE. It can be nsedonphihtercd walls , wood ceilings , brick or canvas , Ib absolutely llreproof , durable , nnd easily brushed on. VERY building owner tOionld iis-e A LA BAH- TINE. A"k point 'Ienl ' < er or druggist for card of tints. Write for free copy Alalustlne Era , to AL.ARASTINE . CO , , Grand H.ipldb , Mich. hal resulted In unmerited crltltlsmB of Colonel Stotsenbcrg , nnd Raid he bolteYed that when the full truth became known the colonel would bo considered not only a hero , but also the best friend of the Nebraska bojs l.lneolti l.ocitl 'Sole * . A man who gave his name us Frank Ray was arrested here Saturday for attempting the short change racket , and ho Is newfound found to bo a man badly wanted In Colorado for \arlous tricky jobs. When searched he was found to po se s papers and note books Indicating that his name wns John T Cox , George Rogers , Frank Fny nnd Prank Ray , whichever might be the moat convenient. The police have also In custody a man who said his name wns John Williams , but who Is believed to bo John Harrington , a crook from Sabctha , Kan. , who Is wanted for various misdemeanors In the prohibition state. state.W. W. J Brjan returned from his eastern trip ycsterdav in good phyelcal shape except that his volre Is somewhat worn from con tinual speaking nt eastern dinners. DETAILEDlvmRTlGAGE RECORD Ileporln from t neh Comity In the State for tin1'nnt Six Monthn , LINCOLN , April 24 ( Special ) The de tailed report of the mortgage record t > > countUn for the last six months of 1898 has been compiled by the labor bureau nnd that part relating to the filing nnd releasing of farm and city mortgages Is as follows : rnrm Mortg'i City MortR's County. riled IV1 ed. Flkd. IVlsed. Anlnirii IteniM. AUBURN , Neb , April 24. ( Special ) The convention of Christian Endeavorors for the Fourth district , that has been In session hero since Triday , closed last evening by a lecture by Prof Bcatty of the State Nor mal The attendance wa large. Arrangements are being made for memo rial and Decoration day exercises. Numerous attempts have been made to establish Chautaun.ua grounds at Auburn , but In each case the attempt foiled. Of late J H Duudas , editor of the Granger , and proprietor of a beautiful grove Jusl outside the corporation has been figuring on necessary expense , and on Saturday salt to the business men of the city that II they would ralso a few hundred dollars ho would go abend , nt up his grove for a park , begin advertising and correspond with entertainers nnd preachers nnd get out a program so as to hold the first meeting some tlmo In August. The proposition was considered feasible and within a few hours three-fifths the amount of money asked foi was inlspd , though only about one-half o the business men were ns > et consulted Several citizens responded with promises of other assistance , whllo the Missouri Pa cific railroad asked to have an opportunity to assist. Representative Swan on Saturday com pleted setting out 10,000 more fruit trees on his fruit farm on the bluffs of tbo Mis sourl river f'l rnrn Selreil at lliitliiK > i. HASTINGS. Neb. , April 24 ( Special Tel- fgiain ) United States Deputy Revenue Collector R 0 Stewart uclzcd C.S50 cigars In Hastings today A lot of 5,000 was selzei In the Hastings Grocery company and 85 ( In Evans & Klnney's commission house The cigars were sent out In boxes labeled vvltl counterfeit revenue stamps and were sen from factory 3,741 , Ninth district , Pennsyl vanla. The Hastlngn Grocery company hai paid for the 5,000 lot so It will bo the loser It Is said there were several hundred o these cigars on the market. ( leneMl .Noleu , GENEVA. Nob. . April 24 ( Special ) - Rain threatened all day yesterday , but I cleared off before dark. A shower wouli bo welcome. Dr O. It. Stephcnson la preparing to g to Norfolk , where he has secured the peel tlon of assistant physician In the Insan hospital , A telegram reached here yesterday an nounclng the death of Colonel Stoteenberj of the Tlrst Much sorrow Is expressed an tlags are at half mast today. \ VlnterVlieut I'ritetlenlly Uiilnjiiroil PAIIN'AM , Neb. , April 24 ( Special ) , careful and critical Investigation of the con dltlon of the winter wheat crop In this lo callty reveals the fact that It Is , prac tlcally , uninjured. The late spring and con sequent failure of the wheat to show llf created the Imprecision , that much damage had been Inflicted The warm weather has however , corrected that , and It Is doubtful if 1 per cent of the ground will be put Intc other crops. A large area of spring wheal has been sown Ilii ) rutnll > Injured. NEBRASKA CITY , Neb , April 24. ( Spe cial Telegram ) -George Straw , u boy II of age , was probably fatally injuret oday by the overturning of a wagon which IP was driving Ills brenst was crushed. In ddltlon to severe bruises. The residence of NV. . Palmer of this Uy WM entered by burglars tonight while ho family was absent. The thief secured \ gold watch , eomo money and n quantity f Jewelry. tn tlic Poor I'nrin. PONCA. Neb , April 24 ( Special. ) A oung man by the name of Patterson , who IOB been staying -with his sister ten miles vest of Ponca nnd who has been bedridden vlth a bad case of rheumatism for several avs , made thlngo lively Krlday of last ieeli. Patterson , It seenii , became dlssat- sllcd with his treatment and threatened to :111 : all about the house. Ho destroyed , bout $40 of hla money by tearing It Into mall pieces and became apparently Insane , lo was brought to Ponca Saturday before ho board of Inmnltj , but the board decided hat ho was sane and sent him to the poor arm. rniieral of n Snlclil < * . PONCA , Neb , April 24. ( Special ) The 'cmalns ' of Rev W. C. McCool , who com mitted suicide nt West Point laat Thursday , arrived hero Saturday , accompanied by the clntlvcn of the deceased nnd several moni tors of his congregation nt West Point , Iso Rev. Kuhns of Omaha nnd Rev Lud- den of Lincoln The remains were escorted o the Lutheran church In charge of a dele gation of the local lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen , where they lay luring the night. The funeral yesterday was an Imposing affair. I'nrmrrn I * n nil Inn : Tliclr "Work. OREIOHTON , Mo , April 24 ( Special ) The still bright , warm weather Is all that could be desired , nnd the farmers ore push- ng their work rapidly Some have finished sowing their small grain nnd arc now plow- ng for corn IllMNftS II Y TUB Siri'HUMi : COtlllT. CnNP ImolvliiK Copj rlnlit null IX- trnilltliiii IiiVfN Deolileil. WASHINGTON , April 24 In the United States supreme court nn opinion was handed down today In the case of Oliver Wendell lolmes , jr. , against G. D. Hurst , holding hat a copyright on a book , the contents of which have been published serially with out being previously copyrighted , .Is Invalid. Pho case Involved the cop ) right of "The Vutocrat of the Breakfast Table , " by the 'ather ' of the plaintiff In this case. Chief Justice Tuller today announced the opinion of the United States supreme court n the case of Thomas Cosgrovo against Eu gene D Wlnney , United States marshal for : ho eastern district of Michigan. The case involves the extradition treaty in force be tween this country nnd Great Britain for Canada , the particular point at Issue being whether a resident of Canada who has been extradited and brought to the United States on ono charge can be arrested on another charge before the first proceeding had ter minated and he had had opportunity to re turn to his own country. The chief justice held that he could not be thus dealt with , reversing the finding of the district court for the eastern district of Michigan. This case was a prosecution of Cosgrove on the charge of stealing a boat In Detroit In IS'i" , and the two proceedings were connected with the same cose , one being In the state courts and the other In the federal court. The opinion handed down today held that this circumstance was of no Importance and that Cosgrovo's rights were not Impaired by this fact. In the case of the American Refrigerator company against the county treasurer of Arapahoe co-nty , Colorado , the United States supreme court today decided that the olorado laws levying a tux on refrigerator cars In the state ore valid , notwithstanding : hey are In Interstate commerce The opin ion was handed down by Justice Slilras. PENSIONS FOR WnSTHHN V Snrvlvors of tlio ClII AVnr Iloincm- Iierod 1 > > the Oeiicrill Co % eminent. WASHINGTON , April 24. ( Special ) The following pensions have been Issued : Issue of April 11. Nebraska : Original Special , April 12 , lafayette W. Hunnicutt , Qlenvllle , $12 Frank T. Walther , Battle Creek , $ C ; Jacob i Flchtcr , Newman Grove , $8 Additional Frederick P. Welch , Seneca , $8 to $10 ; Joe Bartlett , Shubcrt , $ S to $10. Increase John Ichholz , Schuvler , $0 to $ lo. Iowa- Original Theodore Raterman , Dubuque , $8. Restoratlou and additional Jllsha McEvers , dead. River Sioux , $6 to $12 Increase John F. Mover , Alnsworth , $ ( > to ! 8 ; Whltmoro Gardner , Berwick , $21 to $30 ; Simon Snyder , Birmingham $8 to $12 , BarIlla - Illa P. Bowers , North McGregor , $5 to $8 , Henry G Porter , Central City , $ fi to $8. ItclsHuo nnd Increase Charles A. Danforth , Hamburg , $8 to $12 Original widows , etc Mary E. Dnlley , Council Bluffs , $8 , Lovlna A. McEvors , Rlvei Sioux , $8 , minor of Wil liam F. Wiley , Grtnneill , $10 Mexican war widows ( Margaret Duglas Ryder , Wapello , (8 ( , Mary Ann Taylor , Farmlngton , $8 South Dakota : Inoroasc Milton Pender- gast , Hot Springs , $6 to $12. Issue of April 12 * Nebraska Original Stephen Rice , Spring Green , $8 Increase Special , April 13 , Der- row Foot , Falrfleld , $10 to $12 ; James Drake , Lltchflcld , $ S to $10 , Isaac Clark , Halglor , $8 to $12. Iowa- Original Samuel B Chapman , Mason City , $12 , Daniel T. Cain , Oaecala , $8 Additional Shakespeare Davis , Charles City $ G to $8 Restoration and Inoreane Amos Huff , dead , Winchester , $8 to $12. Increase John Oadbury , Tama , $0 to $8 , William H. Tallfero , Correctlonvllle , $ G to $8 , David C Hlnsdcll , Osage , $6 to $12. Original widows , etc. Minors of Amos Huff , Winchester , $1C. I'oNtnllleen anil llniiUn. WASHINGTON , April 24 ( Special Tele gram. ) Nebraska postmasters appointed- Bernard Kendrlch , nt Dunlap , Dawes county , vice V Cladok , rtfllgned , Sarah C Cook , at Mldvale , Brown county , vice C' S Robin son , resigned , Mrn Anna Tltmer , at St Dcroln , Nemaha county , vice E French , re signed The National Bank of Commerce of Kan sas City was today approved as reserve agent for the City National bank of Davit City , Neb , the DPS Molnes ( la ) Nations bank for the Flrat Notional bank of Eather- vlllc , In ; the Metropolitan National bank of Chicago for the Tlrst National bank o Shonondoah , la A becond dividend of 10 per cent was today declared In favor of the creditors of the Buffalo County National bank of Keainey , Neb , making In all 20 per cent on claims proved amounting to $ ' )8,3CO ) The comptroller of the currency has been advised of change * In the Iowa State Na tional bank of Sioux City as follows : H. A Jandt and John Mollugh , vice presidents , no affiUtant cashier In place of W. J H Swan Fred W Fisher was today appointed car rier In the poatofllco at Hastings , Neb , vice Len Haldeman , resigned , rerxonnel of Itelnriireeinentn , WASHINGTON. April 24 Although not officially announced , It Is practically settlcj that the Nineteenth Infantry , now in Porto Rico , the remalndei of the Fourteenth In fantry returning from service In Alaska and the remainder of the Fourth cavalry sen Ins In the far west will constitute the bulk of the reinforcements to be sent to the Phil ippines In addition to the troops already under orders to that station. Part of the Fourteenth Infantry and the Fourth cavalry are already In the Phlllpplnre and the plan Is to complete the regiments. I'rmldent In llilllnpiiNril , WASHINGTON. April 2 ! President Me- Klnley vvaa unable to see callers today and remained in his private apartments At Interval ! during the last several da > s he has been In the hands of hie dentist and IB now suffering somewhat from nruralela of the face. He hopes to be in tile otllco to- niortovv. CLOSING OF BEEF INQUIRY Slajor Lee Sums Up tha Testimony in Behalf of General Miles , NSISTS THAT THE MEAT WAS DOCTORED .MnUo * No flinrRC of I'm nil or Intrn- tloiuil > ' lot l of l iil > IteeonleT > ln HnlimllN tlio Cniic Without Argument. WASHINGTON , April 24. The Wade court of Inquiry appointed to Investigate the allegations made by General Miles In his testimony before the War Investigation commission concerning the meat furnished the army during the late war with Spain , held Its I net session today and Is now en gaged upon the preparation of Its report The court has been In session almost ten weeks and In addition to dally hearings Klven In this city for several weeks , sca bious have been held In Chicago , Omaha and Kansas City to afford the members of the court an opportunity personally to In spect the canning nnd refrigerating process of the packing houses Several hundred witnesses have been examined , most or whom have been officers and enlisted men In the regular or volunteer service , nnd over 4.DOO pages of testimony have been submitted. This morning the court decided not to accept the report made by Lieutenant Colonel Qarllngton of the Inspector gen eral's onicc. This report hid been trans mitted to Oonurnl Miles through Inspector General Urecklnrldgc. At the afternoon session Major Lee , who tins boon Major General Miles' representative before the board , summed up for his side. Recorder Davis read brief extracts from General IJrecklnrldgo's report and also from two of his subordinates , Major Philip Ileado and Lieutenant Colonel Garllngton , as to the result of thotr Individual work Gen eral Hrecklnrldgo condemned the canned beef , and speaking generally , said that while the nrmj ration fulfilled all the olllclal re quirements ns to quantity Us components should bo changed to meet the new con ditions of service. As the rations were llxed by law , this was n matter for con gress to remedy. He also suggested that dainties required by the sick should bo added. Major Leo's leport wet , mainly de voted to lack of certain camp equipment among certain leglmonts and that of Colonel nel Garllngton to the result of his pei- sonal Inspection of the various camps of the country. The court then decided that if any of the depositions for which General Miles has called should bo read prior to the completion of the report of the board , that they should be admitted as evidence , subject to the board's limitations. Major Leo then summed up the case , de claring that ho was acting as counsel for Major General Miles In a technical sense nnd that ho had been there simply to pre sent nnd elicit evidence He read his argu ment from carefully prepared manuscript and was given careful attention by the three members of the court , no one else being present except the members of the press. This recital consumed an hour. Jee Itcflecln ono One. Major Lee In summing up the case dis claimed any Intention of rellcctlng upon nn > one. He had appeared , ho said , on Gen- -rnl Miles' behalf "to present and elicit evidence. " Miles' allegations , ho said , w ere nothing more than the complaints of offi cers and men In the late war. It was , lie said , the general's duty to present thc facts concerning these who had suffered from n "new departure , an untried experiment. " The overwhelming evidence of over SO per cent of officers and 85 per cent ot the men showed bejond a reasonable doubt that tlie so-called "canned roast beef" was all that It should not have been. He neither denied nor alleged that this unlit ration was furnished by design ; only that someone had blundered and that the soldier was the sufferer. The subsistence department , without adequate test , pur chased this ration by millions of pounds. It was rejected by the soldiers and enough abandoned cans were left by the troops to erect a monument to the memory of the packing houses Not a dollar for these dis carded cans had been returned to thu government. Concerning the refrigerated beef Major Leo said that with It was undertaken an other experiment , new and novel In the extreme , of attempting to supply It to an army In the field In a campaign. Ho said that the sevenj-two ! hour clause In Uie contracts was impossible of satisfactory ful fillment , nnd therefore a preservation pio- ccss seemed a sine qua non. I'l rNirii < l * P Clenrly MUM\II. It was clearly slioT.ii , ho said , that a pre servative process was under favorable con sideration before the opening of the bids on June 13 , nnd that It could or vvould be used seemed to bo established beyond question. Summing up as to chemical analyzatlon Major Lee said"Witnesses unlmpeached and unimpeachable , uninfluenced nnd disin terested , without a motive for stating any thing but the truth , have come forward and testified as to facts within their knowledge ; and all the statements of Interested parties , all evidence of these who neither tested nor Investigated cannot avail against those who gave clear , direct and uncontradlctcd testi mony ns to facts. " After referring to specific testimony Major Leo eald"Such testimony as the above be ing Incontrovertible , It must be clear that as a secret chemical process was used with meat at that point ( Tampa ) similar UBO would no doubt bo made of such process at other points or for all shipments where It might bo deemed necessary as a preservative of the refrigerated beef. It Is evi dent that whatever preservative processes may have been used , as testified to by Mr. Daly and othern , they failed of effect and , as stated by those wltnceses , corroborated by circumstances , the results of their use were deleterious upon the health of the men. " At the conclusion of Major Lee's state ment Recorder Davis said"I submit the case without argument" He contended that the canned roast beef had been adopted as n ration without ade quate or proper test , the solo test being n single case sent to Tampa and cooked with vegetables and condiments , "This experi ment , " ho said "was at the Instance of a dls- tlngulBhed editor of the subsistence depart ment. The error was an honest one of judg ment , caused , perhaps , in some measure by the pressure of his duties , but the adoption of tills canned beef as a material compo nent of the meat ration In place of fresh beef was a responsibility belonging to higher authority " Major Lee declared that some of the In spections were so perfunctory that canned meats were accepted "on the reputation of the packing firms " "Slnco when , " ho asked , "have gigantic corporations and trusts become exempt from that close scrutiny that would be applied tea a dealer of niodcrato means ? " Time Limit llxt-evuUr. He then took up the question of refriger ated beef and said. "Here , again , ns In the case of tbo so-called canned roast beef , was undertaken another experiment , novel In the extreme , of attempting to supply an array In the field In a campaign with re frigerated beef The methods which had In all previous wars been tested and of ap proved efficiency were discarded for this hitherto untried experiment. Various pro- j posate were asked for and among them ono > . stipulating that the refrigerated beef should I ] Veep eventy-Uo hours after Issue or de- Ivery to the army As represented by cor repondenco nnd testified to by wltncjses his stipulation Involved what was regarded > } many experienced men ns Impossible of satisfactory fulfillment A preservative irocess In addition to the ordinary refrlgera- Ion seemed a slue qua non , and In discus sing the subject with General Eagan , the commls'arj general of subsistence , four wit- icMses , Slphor , Glddlngs , Simpson and Arm strong , all testified In effect that the com missary general stated that the rcfrlgerat- ng people had n special process for prescrv- ng meat nnd that one process was being ested at Tampa , Da. Referring to the credibility of witnesses , Major Leo said "Returning for n , moment to the subject of credlbllltv of witnesses , wo deem It proper o say but In no offensive sense that of all wltnecses where sclf-lnlereat stands out conspicuously the llftv-one Interested In the neat Industry are pre-omlncnt Their read- lie's , zeal nnd volubility when on the stand , heir eagerness to palliate , CXCIIHO and deny any and every criticism or fault found wltn heir meats , must account for much of the nest remarkable testimony ever given be- ere a court. The officers nnd soldiers of our army may go wrong , the peoplft may err , other Interests may bo full of defects and Irregularities , but If there Is anything strictly honest , without reproach , almost icrfect , all these virtues will bo found In iv crw helming abundance In the packing louses of our countrj. Pardon me for say- ng it , but much , It not all , of such teett- nony Is like much of the roast beef com- > lalncd of somewhat overcooked. "Where the Illume Pull * . In summing up his case , Major Leo made the following claims- It was perfectly practicable to have had at all times herds of fat cattle at every camp In the United States to meet an ) and all exigencies of service , as they might arise. At no tlmo during the war was there any emergency calling for food supplies by other thun the safe methods of proved ex perience It was peifcctly practicable to have landed tieof cattle with the armies In both Porto Rico and Cuba. There was no necessity for depatturc from the army travel ration which has been found perfectly satisfactory. Instead of suppljlng the troops during this war , as other armies have been supplied , with wholesome food ( of which there wns an Inexhaustible supply In the countrv ) , there wns gathered i.p all of the canned food possible , much of which had bcon stored 'or years In the warehouses of the Baltimore ) Ohio railroad , nnd In foreign storehouses and falsely labeled "prime roast beef" where there was not an ounce of roast beef , and , wo ibellevc , not an ounce of prime beef contained In the cans. The sending of troops , chained to re frigerators and cold storage and Ice houses , Into a campaign against a hostile enemy Is GO unprecedented and unmllitar } that It would bo a waste of words to discuss It , yet this was done , and there wns full knowledge that the commissary depaitment required from the contractors furnishing re- frlgernted beef that It must keen for sev enty-two hours outside of the refrigerntors. To fulfill these contracts , the evidence shows the contractors would be compelled to resort to artificial preservatives. That they possessed and Intended to use chemical appliances Is evidenced beyond question. The serious and Injurious effect upon the troops that were compelled to receive and use these two classes of food or to suffer In consequence of not having wholesome food Is as apparent ns any well established fact , but the extent of such Injuiy upon the health and lives of the troops cannot well bo measured. While our troops were thus deprived of wholesome food , many parties were ready to supply them at all times and In all camps In this country and on foreign sta tions with any number of cattle. Wo believe these facts have been estab lished bojond question and wo bellcvo that a great fraud has been perpetrated upon the government nnd a great crime committed on the soldlerb , and as to the pirty or par ties who have committed this offense , and whether the evidence hhould bo referred to the Judicial officers of the government. In order that justice shall be done , are mat ters that wo leave to the consideration of your honorable court. WORK OF FORMING THE TRUSTS Tun llitninintli CoML-ornn Incorpnrntril til Control AVol-.Ntrtl CiiinilN mill 1'lllllllllllKT . | | | | | | . TRENTON , N J , April 21 The United States Worsted company , with an author ized capital of $70,000,000 , and the American Plumbing Supply and Lead company , with an authorized capital of $15,000,000 , were Incorporated today at the office of the secre tary of state The former Is empowered to manufacture and deal In worsted and woolen yarns nnd goods nnd other fabrics The capital stock Is divided Into $30,000,000 pre ferred nnd $10,000,000 common , the preferred to pay 7 per cent cumulative dividends. The Incorporators arc Samuel n Law rence1 , Heniy G Evordell and Leavltt J Hunt of New York , Georse E Spence of Urookljn and James C. Young of Jerbey City. City.Tho The capital stock of the other company Is divided Into $10,000,000 preferred and $2ri,000,000 common , the preferred to pay 7 per cent cumulative dividends The com pany Is empowered to manufacture and deal In plumbing and sanitary fixtures , In cluding load pipe. The Incoiporators are- John H. Summerfield , Henry M Hnvlland , Robert P narry and Armltago Matthews of New York and James Hunt of Deal Beach , N. J. CITV IiAYS CI. VIM TO Till } ISI , IM1. American " \Vlio HIIN n I.I-IINP Arrcitfril UN II TlM'MlHIHNIT. VANCOUVER , II C , April 24 A great sensation was caused this morning by the arrest of Theodore Ludgnte , the representa tive of Messrs Stewart and Wells of Chicago , and his workmen , whom ho took out to Dead Man's Island to build n bawmlll there. .Messrs. Stewart nnd Wells , the representa tives of a Chicago svndlcatc , obtained n lease of the Island from the department of mllltla at Ottawa , but the city claims the Island. Mayor Oardcn wained Ludgato that ho would not bo allowed to proceed with the work Ludgate publicly announced that ho vvould start the work of clearing the Island at 7 o'clock this morning. The mayor ordered the police force out , and when the Chicago party arrived they were warned off They persisted In landing and wore arrested as trespassers Mr Ludgate , In his public announcement that work vvould ho begun today , said "Jf tha policemen arrest the men It will bo a sorry day for Vancouver , as I am Instructed by Attorney General Martin of Ilrltlsh Co lumbia that the Island Is mine b > lease , and If the policemen tr > to stop mo they 010 tres passers , not I , and a huge mass meeting will be called of citizens , who will request Mayor Garden and the council to resign as misrep resenting the city's Interests " Developing TurUUli CONSTANTINOPLE , April 24 In ordei to develop the agricultural resources of the empire the sultan has consulted with the United States minister , O S Strauw In regard to securing thoaervlces of two Araerl- 'can agricultural cxpcrtH. who will ho at tached to the ministry of minea , agriculture and foreats Tremble Over nil iNlnnil. VANCOUVER , H C. , April 2J Trouble Is expected today , when on attempt will nt .mado by Messrs Stewart nnd Wells of rhl- j cage to take pcMie , sloii of u part of Dead Man'n Uland , which they have leased from i the Canadian government as a tlte tor a , saw mill Mayor Garden ilatms the Ulnnd as n city park nnd will resist the attempt of the Chicago men to take .VMITIIIMI TIH.KCIt VIMIIC AIMtM'.l , . Marconi Spiiiln MIH IIUC < to ship l t'linnui'l , IXotuilltiK Oilier Point * . LONDON , April 54. Slgnor Marconi , the electrician , whode experiments In wireless telegraphy nro attracting International at tention , has successfully e-ommunlcated from South Torcland , Kent. England , to the Trench armed dispatch vcs el Ibis whllo sailing In the English channel In conductIng - Ing the experiments he was accompanied by a Trench nixval oftlcer. The feat marks also his first success In concentrating im stages at one point to the exclusion of all others ll nppro\ Coulilnn'i Comlni'l. nERLIN , Api II 24. It Is announced In n seinl-olllclal tioto today that United Stales ppprrtarj of State John liny has expressed : o the German ambae6ftdor , Von Holle-ben , IR | strong disapproval of the- conduct of Captain Joseph H Coghlan of the United States cruiser It.allegh Dentil Itepiirt from Culm. WASHINGTON , April 24 General llrookc Forwards the following death report April 20 nnd 21-Plnar del Hlo : Corporal Newton H Powell , Company M , Tlrst Infantr ) , ISth , suicide , morphine poisoning ; Sergeant Mnjor George P Black , Tlrst Infantry , 21st. peri tonitis , Santiago ; Corporal Prank Trott , Fifth Immunes , 19th , malaria , Peter Klch , general prisoner , 20th , djscntcry April 22. Havana hospital No. 1 , Recruit John Wright , unasslpncd , Tlrst Infantry , pneumonia , Clego de Avllla , Private- David M Bender , hospital corps , exhaustion , melancholia , TODAY'S WEATHER FORECAST Coiitliiiiniiur offer I'nlr WontJior Iiiiln I'ri-illcti-il for WASHINGTON , April 24. Forecast for Tuesday. Tor Nebraska , South Dakota nnd Kansas Talr TucoJiy , variable winds , Wednesday partly cloudy. Kor Wvomlng Partly cloudy , with prob ably showers Tuesday night and Wedncs- dav , variable winds Tor lo\\n and iMlssourl 1'alr Tuesday and probably Wcdncsdaj , variable winds. l.ooiil HeiMiiil. ornci : OK THH AvnATiinn mmrjAU , OMAHA , April 21 Omiiha lecord of tem perature and prorlpltutlon eompai'd with the coiresponding1 day of 4he last thrio 1S99. 1S9S 1S17. 1S98 Maximum tomt > entuic . . 7" U 07 7fi Minimum tcinporatuie . . 61 47 BS 61 Avcrajro temperature . . . 01 64 M u > 1're-clpltatlon . . . _ . .00 .07 .74 00 Hecord of tenipcrature and prrolpltatlon at Omaha for thlt , day und i-ince Mnnh 1 1S93 Normal for it ho dav n _ _ v. < e-sn for the dav" . . . . 11 A < cumulated deficiency slnec * March 1 3Ui Normal rainfall for the day 12 Ini n neflrlenry for the day 12 Inch Total ralnfn'l hlncp March 1 1 02 inches nellolencv sinew Mnich 1 . . 2.S9 Inchi'i Detlclcnev for cor. period. 1593. .41 inch i\ce\s for cor. pe'ilod , 1S97 . 2.11 Inches ItotiortH from Slut lo.IN at S p. 111. RATIONS AND STATS ) OT Omaha , cloudy North Plattc , clear Salt Lake , cloudy Chevi'iine. clear . . . , llapld City , cle.ir , Huron clear WIl iston , cloudy ChlcnRo cloudy St. Louis , paitly cloudy St Paul , cle.ir Davenport , cloudy Helena , clear KantNis City , clear Havre , clour Hlsmnrclc , cloudy , Galvewton , clear , 74j .00 T Indicates trace of precipitation. L , A. WHLSIT. Local Forecast OIllclaL "If anyone present knows of any just cause or impediment , why these two per sons should not be joined together in holy matrimony , let him now speak. " That is the challenge of the old jmrriajre service. It is the chillingo of church and state , anil rarely is an- svvtrcd. But if that dial- lenge were o iTe re cl to Science how often vvould she forbid the banns , in the interest of vvoman'B health and happiness. Thousands of happy maidens w ho liavc looked to marriage as the coiisum- m a t i o 11 of their earthly happiness , have found it a blight to the body , a martyrdom to the mind , The irrep. ul.ir and painful periods of maidenhood were looked upon ns a part of the common lot of woman , and so , neglected. Wifehood - hood brought with it debilitating drains , and the trial of motherhood leftan inllaintd nnd ulcerated condition of the womanly organs. Then followed the slow decay of body and mind ; the one tormented with pain : the other irritable , or despondent. Science which cannot forbid the banns of marriage , can undo these sad consequences. It is the hand of science which offers nf- dieted women that marvelous niLdicinc , Dr. Picrce'3 Favorite Prescription. It pos itively cures irrcgnlnnticb , female weakness nnd disagreeable drains on the bj stem. It allays inflammation and heals ulceration. It makct ) the trial of motherhood easy ami brief It brings back lost health and beauty "Kavorite Prescription " contains no alcohol , vyhisky or other stimulant. Nothing is "just as good" for women na the "Prescription " Accent no substitute. Women single or married will find inval uable advice in Dr I'ierce's Common Stnte Medical Adviser Sent free on receipt of stamps to defray cost of mailing only. Send 2 : one-cent stamps for paper edition , Ifor cloth edition 11 stamps. Address Dr. K. V. Pierce , Buffalo , N. Y. Subscribers Only. ut The Bee office each CALL month botwcon the 1st und the 10th , pny one month's subscription to the Daily and Sunday Dee and get a copy of the Woman's Home Companion * > To Bee Subscribers Only , * * r & City Circulation Dept Paine's Celery Compound Best Spring Alcdicino In the World. A largo supply just rocolvocl. A i it , i.'itii mill niuihiiiM s < . Best Dining Car Service. Only Depot in Chicago on ihe Elev nN orunits K\HI c Searles & Searles SPECIALISTS. nuccM-Enrullr trcnt nil MJItV OH 3 , CIinONIC AM ) riUV.VTn uUeimea of men nnd vrontuii. dEXUALLT. cnroil for life. Nlfht KmUsJonj , Lost Manhood , Uy. drocele , Vcrloocrlo , Qonorrhtft Oloot , Byph * Ills , Stricture , Pile * , rintula and JtectU Ulcer * . Diabetes , Brlcht'n Dlsoaaa cured. COM1UL.TATION Striofure * Gleet by new method ulthout pain or cutting Call on or addrozs with tamp. Trtatrasnt by mall. DR. SEMES & SEARLES NO Cnn ne iUartr It Von Will Treatment With lr. ItrmicU'S ii < M ) rle lIc-H The Cure In GuniaiH font , IlceiuiNiii < 'n < rlrlj Cannot r xll MJ ItrKill I\ot lima and Illiiiter An Do ( lie Oilier * . A hnbwn cure carries weight roil gen uine cure ? That Is why the y 1110 linowm My Kltrtrlc Belt Is a EUC OSB fo- this rea- on It cures quickly , entirely and pernio.- noMly Such cures us mf be lt Mike canant b- hidden , they are bound U > bo known , to bo ti-lkod about and thereby a Ivertlsrd throughout the length and breadth of the laud Weak ruon and w > ni in w'lo civ Ih- IDK theli dally llvrs aracui : thcrfr rclativco , frlendB or buslnens acquaintances cannot run the risk of failure You take no dinners when you begin treatment with my Electric Belt It will make you well again ; as Strong nnd vlnorons an you ev r were In jour life , and I will guarantee It In every cano where I reooramend my De-It If you are Buffering from ouio cHae-.iso that Elec tricity will not roach I vlll tell you so. I am not going to sell jou my itrcstaent It It will riot p'irp jp'i- i Ti | | | not liovo a dU- tatlsflcd patient I cannot afford to have one , Dr , Bennett's ' Electric Belt not nn experiment It i pr suits my years of haul work , study anil money I know exactly what It vvll do Unit is vvhy I EUiiruiUop i euro In c'vurv CUSP I havi1 knuwa for ypnru tint JJlec- trle-lty win tha li ! cutest cuiutlv'M agent that v\ mid ever bo Know a to mun but Just how to apply the cur- i < nt H > I it i to Kdt HIP beHt resiiila pu//.letl uthi'ra an will as mo for > tai I b a v o HOlvvd th problem. I'hyBlUans a e - knowledKu It and 10.000 cured jm- tllllt-4 tPF.tlfy tO It. Hi retofore the tioulilu- with ilci- trlc belth II.IH In en that tln'y buinul mid b ' f H t r * il you In a frightful manner on account jf 'ho eleoliodtH Itelns bare mititl AIn n lmn metal Is plaecd HBaltiat tin llrsb th tinnnt cannot penIratIt IB icl.ilncil ui > u tha surfaceluncv the buniH My 1 ! n hat soft , tfllkoa , chamois-covered clccti nlca that roniler'this buinlng a phyalcul liupoc < > lblll''yi Tliey keep open the port" ) of the bldti wh oil allows the entire cum nt to penetrate tha system. This Is why the euro U absolutely c ( Xi tain I guarantee ray Dloctrlc Dolt tn euro Sexual - ual IrupcyVoncy , I/o t Manhood Sponna- lorrhoea , Ar rlcocclo and all Sexual Disor ders In either sex , re toro Bhrunkon or Un- dorobpod ParU and Vitality , cum Hhtu- rnatldm tn any form , General and Nervoui Debility , Dyapejitla , Ohroulo Constlpatloo. all ronulu CompliilntiJ , ntc My licit ban o ropntU'Ucin for honcHt euros , ami If you will wrltu to mo I will &end you tcHtlmonlala and all the nvjclonco you will want You may write to Uiewo people I JIBVH rurul they will Jo pleaRed t have you do so My RcJt given it tin Eort of euro you want and that ever/ man wants If It vvould not do IUHC us I say the people would huvo dUicov- eied this faot long befoio now no hutnbug can keep up a pretense for wry loan TJio ( jooplo who have been curfd by my belt can l > e found Itvlns out their lives In health and comfort KUetrlelty Is the Vital anil N rv FloTce of every human being , and VThm then U a lack of tWs force in the ayulnm you are sick Bloctilelty must bo euMiM Tht Is what my belt 1s for to supply the IXS'f ELECTHIGITV 'The prlceH of my bolts are onls about half vvhut it acktil for the old ntyle belt , My belt can bo lanuwcd vvhrn worn out for only 70c no other bill cnn l > renewed for any price nnd whin worn out la worthless Ilcvvaro of old-st > K bil > u undc nrw-ntjle nnmcu Call upon or wrlto me today I will sent ) you rnv Nrw Hook about IJIertrU-Ity , eymptom blanks and literatim Concultao lion and udvlci * without coat M > Flcc trio SuBiwinnory for the cure of the vari ous weajfntSMfcs of men I * Fl\EK to every main purchaser of ono of my litlta. Bolt | only by Dr. Bennett EISc3ny > , Uouinn SO mid 'JJ llnu-ilim II loci. , !