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TITE OMATTA DAILY BEE-. MONDAY, MAT 4, 1903. 5 WAR CLOUD IN THE FAR EAST Anurducej of Rumud Ambassador Hate Not Quietad Al Twirt- Snsnan NAVAL STRENGTH IN ORIENT INCREASED Three Baltleahlas ana Pnvrerfal Sqnadrva of t'rnteers Sew There "r ltthtlnc Bob" Etmi U In lommnna. (From a Stall Correspondent.) Washington. May s (Special.) The far pattern situation continues to occupy the serious consideration of the leading diplomats at Washington. Notwithstand ing that Count OjssIoI, the Russian am bassador to the United States, has given out a statement, to the public relative to the Intention of Russia regarding Man churia there still exlsta grave apprehen sions as to the future of China. The fact that a n amber of the leading diplomats at the last moment concluded to remain In Washington Instead of Joining their breth ren of the diplomatic corps In attendance upon the dedicatory servicer at St. Louis Is urgarded as proof positive that all Is no as serene as the representatives of frussla, Germany and Qreat Britain would tiave the people of this country believe. A personal letter received from the far east to a well known newspaper man of tbla city unhesitatingly states 'that the situation In China Is far from reassuring; that the air of the land of the dragon Is surcharged with excitement, and predictions are freely made that Russia and Japan are upon the eve of a mighty struggle for supremacy over the Flowery Kingdom. Japan, al though greatly Inferior to Russia In pop ulation has told the cxar of all the Rus sia that be muBt keep his hands off of Manchuria and that its last man and last dollar will be expended to keep Intact the Ming dynasty, and we are pledged as a nation to support Japan In Its determina tion to resist the carving up of the Chi nese empire. Not since the Spanish-American war bas there been as much activity shown as is now being shown In naval circles. Ships out of commlrslon have bean ordered Into active service and landsmen and marines are on their way to Join the vessels ordered to the Asiatic station. Wttbln three weeks there will be thirty vessels In Chinese waters. Within the last few days four of our biggest vessels have been ordered to Join the squadron under the command of "Fighting Bob" Evans, the flag of the rear admiral having been hoisted at "Kentucky's" truck. Wis consin, Wilmington and Albany are under orders to Join at once, and when these ships report to Admiral Evans they will assist In making one of the most for midable squadrons that was ever assembled oft the coast of China. Naval Strength In Orient. The following list of vosscls with the number of guns carried In tbelr main and secondary batteries will show the strength of our navy in the Orisnt: Main Secondary VesscL Battery. Battery. Albay 6 Annapolis tt 7 A.bany II) iW allao 7 nlc (unarmored transport j . . .. Cincinnati 11 It Don Juan ae Austria. a i-.l t'anj 4 B Pi olio .-lelena H 11 rlii (dispatch boat) .. lla tie Cuba 4 II -ui.tin .. v...... 1 Kentucky ii 38 lonurinock v i tt V Mcnu.acy t. ......... .. 8 .'ionterey 4 I'll . .iniHhun (refrigerator ship,) Sew Orleans 10 20 Oregon IK ) liHi'Htaway . 4 I'ompey . 2 JIlil'OH 4 Kalnbow . It rumar 4 V lcksburg C 7 Milalobos J ',n limington . 8 la Wisconsin . lit ' H V.Hiii pa tuck . J .'.artri 1! Totals - 137 2l The complement of men and officer which these vessels carry will reach close to 6,000, Kentucky, Oregon and Wisconsin, first-class battsrshlps, carrying nearly 1,(00 iren, while the. cruisers Albany, Cincinnati, Helena and Mew Orleans will carry about 1.000, officers and men, the remainder being distributed among the gunboats and moni tors. eleaitUta Talk ol Salctae. Eminent criminologists In this city are at present busily engaged In trying to reach a conclusion aa to the snlcldal mania which has struck the national oapltol. At the Cosmos club the other evening the question of suicide was discussed in all Its phaaes, the scientists wha are members of that organisation having failed utterly In assigning any rational reason tor the number of suicides which has occurred In Washington during the last fortnight. Within the last two weeks there have been Ight suicides In this city, three occurring In one day and all of them going by the carbolK: arid route. Why carbolic acid should be chosen la one of those things which nobody can find out, except, pos sibly, that as the late Joe Rickey, who committed suicide In New York lat week, used carbolic arid to terminate his csreer, some of the scientists of the city have reached the conclusion that Rickey's adop tion of carbolic add set the pace for those who followed. As the late Joe Rickey In vented the gin rlrkey, Immortallxlng hit name as well as the drink, the unfortunates who pat ends to their lives during the last week by the use of carbolic acid. It Is thought, were only paying proper respect to the originator of so universal a beverage as the gin rlckey. Working; for Parrel Posts. Postmaster General Tayne, who Is giv ing to the Post office department one of the very best administrations ever had In that branch of our government, la hopeful that before many months the Postomce depart ment will have treaties with all the Eu ropean countries that will reduce the post age on parcels sent between those coun tries and the United Slates. In the last annual report of the postmaster general Mr. Payne dwelt at considerable length upon the benefits to be orlved from a mod ified parcels post arrangement, and so clear were his reasons for a parcels post that a very great many countries In the postal union have looked with much favor upon the suggestions of the postmaster4 general. Notice has been sent the German goverr,.. ment of the termination of the last treaty and the desire to make a new one V(ich will reduce the postage on parcels The new treaty with France, It Is thout, will likely become operative about Juy i, while negotiations are more or le-,1 advanced with other countries of E-jrope, among them being Great Britain, Italy and Nor way and Sweden. The pjatmaster general tc hopeful that his (ministration will have the honor of muV.Ing a uniform let ter postage rate ot 2 cents between the countries of Eurono and the United States. To this end be Ims had a number of con ferences recenUy with the representatives of foreign governments, members of the postal union, with a view of securing such uniformity, and so successful were these conferences that it seems safe to predict that tho day for cheaper foreign postage Is not far distant. Famous Gavel at St. Loala. The famous Washington gavel, the one which the first president ot the United States used In laying the cornerstone of the national capltol in September, 1798, Is In St. Louis. It was used at the laying of the cornerstone of one of the exposition buildings by the grand master of Masons of tho state of Missouri. A committee of well known members of Potomac lodge No. 6 of this city, has charge of the gavel, which historically divides Interest with Washington's apron and his Jewels as grand master of Vw-gtnla. The gavel when al home in Georgetown Is kept In a vault of one of the national banks of that place, and Is taken away only when In the care of a special committee elected for the pur pose. The relic now known as the Wash ington gavel was banded by General Wash ington to the then master ot Potomac lodge after he had used It at the laying of the cornerstone of the national capltol. The gavel has participated In many of the big Masonic celebrations throughout the coun try. It was In Philadelphia last December at the sesqul-centennial of General Wash ington's Initiation Into .Masonry, and was used In calling together that most dis tinguished body of Free and Acceded Masons. It wss also used at the laying of the cornerstone of the Harriaburg can Itol building and was last used to oelebra-e the hundredth anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase from Napoleon. scoimxa voir scalp. Will Remove the Loose DaadrnfT Scales, bat It Won't Care Dandraff. If your hair Is brittle and thinning, you have dandruff. The mere scouring of the scalp of the .loose scales won't cure dan druff; because dandruff Is nothing but scales of scalp being thrown up by a pestiferous little germ In burrowing Its way to the roo: of the hair, where It saps the vitality, causing tailing hair and In time baldness. Now you can't stop dandruff nor falling hair nor prevent baldness unless you de stroy that germ; and the only preparation that can do It la the new scientific dis covery, Newbro's Herplclde. In fact no other hair preparation claims to kill the dsndruff germ all of them will clean the scalp; soap and water will do that, but only Newbro's Herplclde gets at the root of the trouble and kills the dandruff germ. Sold by all druggists. Send 10 cents for sample to The Herplolda Co., Detroit, Mich. Business at Laad Outer. ABERDEEN, S. D., May I. (Special.) During the month ot April the United Statep land office transacted the following business ; Twenty homestead, entries were received on 3,101 acres; twenty homestead proofs on 3,148 acres and three timber culture proofs on 475 acres. AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA Board of Education with Six Memberi Will Meet This Evening. LOTT, SCHR0EDER AND MILLER ARE OUT Likely to Be Contest Between Mesa bera ana Oatsldera tor Position ot Secretary, with Its Fifty Dollar Salary, This evening the Bosrd -aX Education will meet with six members ar.d proceed to organlxe. The terms of txtt, Sctroeder and Miller expired at midnight. This leaves six members o'-'tho board for one year. At tho expiation of a year one member will drop t,ut and the board will then ronelst of fTe members. There Is considerable Invest In the organization of the board, but "he result Is mere conjecture until the meaUng Is over. As It will be the first meeting D the month some bills con tracted Lj the old board will come up for consideration by the finance committee. Th' board, under the present law, has a flsVit to choose a secretary, who may be a timber of the board or an outsider. The alary to be paid Is 150 a month. There Is likely to be quite a little dtscaseion over the selection of the secretary, as some ot the members want the place as well as a number of outsiders. As has been mentioned before the present board will not proceed to name- teachers tor the coming year until the first regular meeting In June. While there IS now an overlap In the school funds there Is $78,000 derived from liquor licenses available for the new board to work on. As there is this amount In the school treasury it is ex pected that the salaries of teachers and janitors will be paid for the balance of the school year In cash by the treasurer. President Donnelly Talks. M. Donnelly, president of the Amalga mated Beef Butchers' and Meat Cutters' association of America, spent Sunday In South Omaha looking over tho situation. Mr. Donnelly said to a reporter for The Bee last night that he had early in the morn ing ordered the men who left the" Cudahy plant back to work, as tbey left without authority and would not be supported In case they remained out. The men went back to work and cars were being loaded as Usual yesterday. Further Mr. Donnelly said that he expected to have a confer ence with the managers of tho packing houses Tuesday or Wednesday. "We want," said Mr. Donnelly, "an In crease of 26 cents a day for unskilled labor. At the present time the men are getting $1.75 and we want $2 a day. Understand me; we are not making any threats, what we want is to meet and talk the matter over and come to some amicable agree ment. A strike Is the last thing that I will order, as I am confident that the little differences now existing can be adjusted without any difficulty." During his stay here Mr." Donnelly will have offices In tho Pioneer block and when he leaves Stephen Vail will have charge. In speaking of conditlona elsewhere Mr. Donnelly said that he .has recently made a trip through the east, going as far as Boston. He finds the men he represents contented end well satisfied, with no griev ances to speak of. Arbitration is Mr. Don nelly's Idea of settling differences between employe and employer. Convention Wednesday. Work on the Interior of the Ancient Or der of United Workmen temple at Twenty fifth and M streets Is being pushed . W order mat the hail may be ready for the state convention of the Modern Woodmen of America. This convention will meet Wednesday and every effort will be made by local members of the Woodmen to show the delegates a good time. Seats for 400 have been placed in the hall and the light ing arrangements will be made yday. The convention will be decidedly Interesting, as 116 delegates will attend and business of considerable Importance to the order will be brought up for consideration. Destroying Sidewalks. In - some portions of the city wooden sidewalks are being torn up and carried away, presumably for kindling wood. On account of these depredations the city au thorities have decided to Impose a fine of $100 on any person caught destroying or carrying away any portion of a sidewalk. This action Is deemed necessary In order to prevent accidents and consequent dam age suits. As soon as possible permanent walks will be laid on all of the principal streets and the old plank walks done away with. The raying of permanent walks will. It Is hoped, add gTeatly to the appearance ot the streets and also do away with a great many accidents. The general laying of permanent walka will commence about the middle o this month. I ll is mild and mellow and I Generously Good l I UcOOnD, BIIUDY CO., 1 Kaneral of R. ('. Young;. At the First Methodist Episcopal church yesterday afternoon funeral services over the remains of R. C. Young were held. The church wu crowded to the doors, as the deceased was not only a prominent member of the church, but exceedingly popular. Members of Bee Hive lodge of the Masons had charge of the funeral. John F. Bchultt, master of the lodge, was In charge, while Claude L. Talbot acted as his assistant. Rev. M. A. Head, pastor ot the church, delivered a touching funeral sermon. At the conclusion of the service the Masons escorted the remains to Laurel Hill cemetery for interment, Godfrey Funeral Today. This afternoon at I o'clock funeral serv ices over the remains of Wallace D. God frey will be held at the family residence. Twenty-third and N streets. This service will be In charge of the local lodge ot Masons. Rev. M. A. Head, pastor of the First Methodist church, and Rev. James Wise, rector of St. Martin's Episcopal church, will conduct the services. Some chango In the announcement ot the place of interment may be made today. The body may be sent to Washington, D. C, or :t may be Interred here. Maale City Gossip. A big horse sale will be held at the stock yards this week. The regular monthly meeting of the city council la to be held tonight. Police officers sre endeavoring to prevent the riding of bicycles on the ctiy stoVwalKs. The Fire and Police boart is scheduled for a meeting at the council chamber on Tuesday night. John Dale of Omaha spoke to men at th Young Men's Chrtattan association yester day afternoon. His topic was "A Business Mas s View." Chaasjlnc Priests Aroand. CHEYENNE. Wyo.. May 8. (Special.) Several changes have been made in the heads of parishes In the Wyoming diocese of Catholic churches. Father Walsh of the Cheyenne pariah goes to Evanston, Father Hayes of Evanston and Father Kennedy of Kemmerer come to Cheyenne, Father Dele banty of Rock Springs goes to Rawlins and Father Nolan of Rawlins goes to Rock Springs. Keefe Uatllnes Defense. RAWLINS, Wyo.. May 8 (Special.) Frank J. Keefe, who has been bound over to the dlatrict court without ball on the charge of murder in the Drat degree, will probably put up the defense that he sup posed Policeman Baxter and Lieutenant King, his victims, were burglars attempt ing to rob the store, and he shot them down. The Appetite of Humfcai Nature When Uneeda Dlscult were first introduced, a conservative said: "They are all right as far as they go, but they won't satisfy the worker. The worker, you see, wants something solid, and substantial, and plain like potatoes, cabbage, or beef. These delicate and crisp biscuit, packed so daintily, in that In-er-scal Package, will not appeal to him any more than winter strawberries." That sounded like good reasoning. But fact upsets theory. , Workers everywhere have been great consumers of Uno&da Olscutt The outdoor worker, seated at noon upon the sidewalk, a house wall for his back rest; mill hands in the mill yard, seated on comfortable bales; teamsters and draymen, on their high box seats all have eaten Uneeda Dlscult, and their wives have eaten them, and their children have eaten them. N- Another conservative took another view: "Uneeda Biscuit are all right," he said, "to sell to the workers, but you must not expect to sell them to the more prosperous people. They are too cheap, five cents a package that kills Uneeda Biscuit so far as the wealthy are concerned. The price should be higher they are worth it" That, too, sounded reasonable, but it also turned out to be only theory. For the greatest grocers of the city and of the country say Uneeda Dlscult have taken the place of the more expensive biscuit Over 200,000,000 packages have been consumed. The worker eats Uneeda Biscuit because of their goodness. The wealthy eat them because of their delicacy. The whole world eats them because they represent the highest value IS a food product pure, wholesome, good. The appetite of human nature always relishes a good change of diet Uneeda Milk Biscuit is a change that never disappoints. NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY V 3 DELCASSE ENTERTAINS RING ManyNotablt People Present at Breakfast is His Honor. INCIDENTS OF DrY COMPARATIVELY QUIET Attends Church In the Mornlna; and Plants Chestnat Tree in K ni bs. r Gronnds in After-aeon. PARIS, May S. The picturesque features ot King Edward's visit to Paris are prac tically over. The incidents ot today were comparatively quiet, but they were still expressive ot the renewal of Anglo-Trench goodwill. This morning the king took a short stroll on his way to church. lie seened to enjoy mingling In the throng of churchgoers. . He walked briskly with Sir Edmund J. Monson, the British ambassador. Crowds of people gathered at the British embassy and along the thoroughfares where he passed and cheered. The king was met at the entrance by three ot the officiating clergymen and con ducted by them to a red velvet armchair at the right of the chancel. The British am bassador sat at the left of the chancel. At noon today Foreign Minister Delcasse gave a breakfast at the Foreign office to his majesty. Among the 100 guests present were many notable figures in official and diplomatic life, as well aa persons famous In the salons. The grand dining hall had been elaborately decorated and festooned with flowers. At King Edward's right hand sat Madame Delcasse and at his left was seated M. Fallerlea, president of the Senate. OppoeUe the king sat M. Delcasse, the papal nuncio and Count Von Wolkensteln, the Austrian ambassador, who la dean of the diplomatic corps. Admiral Cotton. Commander Harber, the naval attache at the American embassy, and Lieutenant Charles U Hulsseyof Chicago were present In recognition of the courtesies extended President Loubet by the American squadron at Marseilles. Ambassador Porter was un able to attend the breakfast on account of the recent death ot his wife. The breakfast gave occasion for further expressions ot the firmer friendship be tween France and Great Britain which the visit of King Kdward has brought out. This afternoon King Edward planted a chestnut tree in the garden of the British embaasy In commemoration of .his visit, and received the orphaned pensioners of the British Institution, the cornerstone of which he laid when he was prince of Wales. Tonight a gala dinner was given at the British embassy to President Loub?t. This was followed by a concert by the leading artlats. of the opera. King Edward continues to manifest sat isfaction with the cordiality of his recep tion here. A member of his entourage said that the king personally was not aware of a aingle unfriendly demonstration. The decoration of a number of French officials by King Edward Is snnounced. The members of the king's party have re ceived the decoration of the Order of the Legion of Honor. Visit W.rki (or Geed. After a private conference between King Edward and M. Delcasse, following the breskfast, his majesty expressed his ap preciation of the friendly attitude of the government and people and reiterated the hope that bia visit would have a sslutary Influence on the relations of ths two gov ernments. He personally advised M. Del casse that be bad conferred upon blm the grand cross of tha Order of Victoria. Premier Combes was called upoa by a member of the king's suite and a'dvlsed that a similar decoration had been bestowed on him. The press unites la attributing much significance to the unusual exchange of good will ot the last three days and de clares that lingering animosities have been eradicated. King Edward's complimentary raltrencea to the Franca army la the course of a conversation with General Ncgrler and his allusions at various functions of yesterday and today to the pacific co-operation ot the two countries meet with gen eral approval 'and have made him per sonally popular. Although it is raining tonight the king's presence continues to be celebrated with operas and balls. Kntire Family Murdered. ENNIS, Tex.. May 3. Mrs. Llneburger and her son were found dead at BrlstJl today, both having been chopped to pieces with an ax. The husband and father, W. C. Llneburger, was subsequently found on his farm, four miles north of Bristol, with his brains blown out with a shotgun. OMAHA HIGH SCHOOL NOTES. 1 STRICTURE The April number of the High School Register was irsued lant work. Miss Grat ton received the prise for writing the lest story on "The Benefits of Domestic Bclencj In the HlKh School' anil Mr. Hunter re ceived the prize for writing tho bent article on "The Benefits of Manual Training In tha Hlah School." Mr. Waterhouse was the recipient of many gifts Friday in celrbratlon of his birthday. Many of the societies sent him flowers In their society colors. The A. C. 8. sent white roses tied with yellow ribbon, the Clio pink roses tied with blue ribbon and the Browning pink and white carna tions. The teachers congregated In Hi office before school opened Friday and pre sented him with a book. Later In the day Mr. Waterhouse received a beautiful pic ture, also from the faculty. The muslcale given Friday afternoon, May 1. under the auspices of the Alice C'ary society wss the only one of Its kind ever given at the high school. Prominent professionals of the city kindly rendered selections, and the large study hall, where the entertainment wns held, was crowded. The platform was beautifully decorated with white bunting and yellow chrysan themums, the society's colors. Vases full of daisies, nasturtiums and carnations filled every available place. The program was a areat success financially, and a statue will be presented to the high school by the Alice Cary society In the near ru ture. The money raUied on this entertain ment will be used to purchaae the gift. f)n Friday afternoon. May 8. a unique entertainment wljl be given at the high school under the direction ot the L.atln de partment. The program is the first ot lt kind ever attempted by the school anil consists of Latin recitations, songs and ribilnsuea. "A Roman School In the Year SKI, B. C." will be one of the special features, all participants, except tne pedagogue. Be ing bovs of the Freshman Latin classes. A .mail admission fe will be charged to rtefrsv he exuenses of coMumes which will be typical of the ancient times. The lollw ln program has been arranged for: tart 1 Piano polo, Ingred Pedereeit; chant, open ing lines or "The Aeneia, sung oy a ranrui ronmatlng OI .wmeea iiiioiion. nuresn, French. Wallace. Weurair. Bterens. inr nett. Waugh and odfrey. and Me-rs. Petersen, French, Manhelherg, Shaddock, Wallace. Hoffmann and Johnson, accom panied by Miss Hadllek dialogue. -,A-iield," biKik 4. May Hall (l)l'ioi, Islle Illxglni (AeneaH). Clarence Schneider (Mercury); scene from "('ne8ar." book 1. t'srl VanSant (Arlovlstus). Harold Thomas tuaerari ; sonar, "Laurlger H-jratlua." chorux: "A H'cent Discovery In Archaelogy." Byron Katon. Part II Scene. "Vernal Virgins." Jennie Hreaxirtan tWstalls MaKlniai, Annie 8y (Vestalls Nova). Mlnses Morgan. Reynolds. Funkhouaer and Field iVestall Hoilae; oration, "tlcero t'atlllne," Lester Ladrt; song. 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