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THE OMAITA" DAILY HFE: TTTSDAY. MAKCTT 1. 1001. HEALTH PROBLEM IS GREAT Expert ii Confident Condition oa Iitbmui Can Be Greatly Improved. For the man Who Works from sun to sun SEWERS AND WATER SUPPLY NEEDED Outside of Porta at TrrmUala ( Canal Country ?lot Partlcnlarly .healthful for Tropica Colon U the Woril, 1 ... ... "- 'nKl -"it -r " ; SPIR1TE, STRAIGHT FRQNTf MODELS Tr-" .-i.; 1 1 ' 1 mum - J mil mil m l niiinni mills ' AT THE PUYHOUSES. 1 1 I Vaudeville at the CrrluM on-Orphcum. The Rays Johnny and Kmrna-hrad the list- of funmakers at the vaudeville house this week, anil thorp Is no room for doubt an to where they stand In the estimation of the patrons of that theater. They are both well known here and deservedly popular. Their one-act farce, "Ciisey, the Klrrman," lit a arream from start to finish, and was the can ro of morn laughter yesterday than haa, born hcunl at the Ori'houm for a long time. Tho wind-up la particularly ;ool. Closely following the Hays for popularity in the entertainment presented by Mtsses AVHna Itoattlng and Clara Stevens. Miss Ttnattlitg Rings well, her voice being a rich, full soprano, while Miss Stevens Is one of the most graceful and artistic dancers ever Seen. Last evening ' Miss Itoattlng Rave a avntlna, a sailor's song. "Coming Through Oa, Kyo ' and a new Indian Bong, which Misn Stevens Illustrated with an operatlo to, dance, a hornpipe, the Highland 'fling anil a graceful conception of her own that merits far better thnn -to bo described as atv Indian danoe. The arrangement of the numbers, the netting and the lighting ef fects are novel and artlnttc In the extreme and fully merited the unusually cordial re ception. Mazuz and Mazett are well known In 'Omaha as aorobrcts who can do clever stunts and make fn at the same time. They have an entirely new line of capers thlfi season and received much applause for th4lr efforts. Carrie. Scott, the ''original Itofcvery girl," Is good, her presentation of the. tough young lady who frequents the dance halls of the East Side, of Now Tork being lfelke and accurate. (In addition she cam sing and dance and inake .some fun in hoi own wiRjr and phe has the assistance of a pickaninny who . isn't, slow as a dancer an4 cakewalker. ' Jamea If. Cullen contrib ute some' sengs and stories and McBrlde ani Conkloy do a song' and dance turn, Wlp some Jests ; Interspersed. The klno drdrae la offering a lot of new pictures. T , :. ;.. -finmrtm of Osk" at the Krnar. rrjhla tried and. .true play of down east doinestlo life and sacrifice drew two large au'tfvncea at the Krug yesterday. It Is approval , "Hearts of Oak'! Is from, the pen of the late James A. Hearne and was bla'flrst. vacceM . In a series ,'of the same type- Villains are absent in the piece and certain questions of "duty" are settled by strong men and women, who have no de sire M do other than right, the difficulty being In honalng the road that will be the kindest and the boat, to the greatest number. In the end, Terry Denniison gives up the wife he dearly loves because he discovers she Is deeply attached to her girlhood, playfellow his own ward. Dennl son's philosophy and strength of will makes It possible for htm to take the step that will result in grief to but one heart In place of two. The port of Dennlson la handled by Jamea Home, who Is In very way capa ble. 1. Leonard Clarke as Owen Garro way, an aid salt, accomplishes some clever corned? work of the subdued type. The domestic glimpses are minute and done with careful attention. " The company as whole is good and the play one worth seeing for old times' sake If nothing else. Sunday audlenco- at the Tloyd last night. The two Frenchmen In the flesh were quite as funny in their actions and the trouble their actions ' caused, oh tho originals In tlje pictures. ' Joseph Smith and Ed. Gor man were seen In the parts. Dan Mason, a yearly visitor to Omaha, gave his accus tomed eplcndld characterization of a funny German. He and Harry Watson, who hits the role of a tramp, were the life of tho piece, when Alphonee and Gaxton did not have the center of the stage. James Um'nnt, as the Irish biddy, Mrs. Garrlty, can give all In her lliy a handicap and bent them out, not excepting the boisterous Mrs. St. John Husscy. The pli-ce is ex cellently staged and the costumes worn by the bevy of beauties, who make up the female contingent are quite elaborate Nellie Nichols, a vivacious little damsel, heads the feminine end of the show and sings several new songs well accompanied by the twinkling part of her followers. TO ARRANGE ENTERTAINMENT Members of the Board of I.ndy Man agers Meet In St. Loots on Tuesday. ST. IiOUIS, Feb. 29 Mrs. Daniel I. Man ning, prosldont of the board of lady man agers of the World's fair, and Mrs. Finis P. Ernest of Denver, a member of the board, arrived tonight from Washington to attend the meeting of the board hero on Tuesday. Mrs. Mary Phelps Montgomery of Portland, Ore., also a board member, has been here for several days. Mrs. Manning said tonight that the pur pose of the meeting is for the appointment of committees on music, entertainment and furnishing of the board's headquarters. She said that the $100,000 that the board will receive aa ita portion of the loan from the government, will be used for paying the bills Incurred by the board for maintenance of tho board's headquarters, furnishings and entertainment. The other members of the board are expected to arrive tomorrow. IptkOnse and OmIob" avt the Boyd, "Alphonse and Oaaton," the fare comedy built about the adventure of the two ex eeasively polite Frenchmen,, of eomlo sup plnment fame, drew the accustomed large Australian Mothers Tae Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. The following letter from Mrs. W. F. Mitchell of Broadford. Victoria. Australia, shows that Chamberlain's Cough RemeTJy furnishes the same prompt relief and Is Vnurt, . hftrjSTiy the. Utothers bf ht far away oountry- as In the United States. She says: "In my family of eight, all of whom are subject to colds and coughs, I have tried many cough mixtures, but have found nothing so good as Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Even In whooping cough It makes the attack very much lighter. In fact, I have used nothing else since first trying It, for its value was proved, always recommend It."" DEPEND I'POX THE TORPEDO BOATS, Russians Confident They Can Prevent Irfindlnar of Troops. PARIS, Feb. i9. According to the St Petersburg correspondent of the Echo De Paris the Russian naval general staff is convinced that if the Japanese attack Port Arthur, the vice admiral commanding the naval forces there will allow the vessels to approach the port, confining hlmavlf to ( fenslve operations unless an attempt is made to land troops. In which case the Russian torpedo boats will make an effort to destroy the transports at any cost. The staff Is convinced that Admiral Stark, de spite the state of his health, which causes anxiety, will succeed In defending Port Arthur and destroying the transports. Port Arthur Is amply supplied with ooal and ammunition. 181,000 in cas h prizes '" ' to tho poroon sending uobeforo Juno IS, 1904. The word Egg-O-See Spelled In the greatest number of ways Try how many different ways you can spell Egg-O-See and it will be easy far you to get one of the 745 cash prizes running from $1.00 to $100. Divided as follows: Te tha an sending the greatest variety of spellings. .. . $100.00 Te the second sending the greatest variety ol spellings. To tha third sending tha greatest variety ol spellings. . To tha fourth sending tha greatest variety ot spellings Te tha fitib sending tha greatest variety' ot soelllnas.... Te tha 74v sanding tha aast greatest variety ol spellings $1.00 Total $1000.00 The prises will be sent eat hnnwdlatcly attar tha doss ol tbs contest. 'The Competition is open to all. The only conditions beinp; that for each five different 'ways of spelling Egg-O-See you must end in one of the little printed folders, same as used in the school children's drawing contest, found on the inside of each package of Egg-O-See. For instance if you have 15 different spellings it would be necessary to send three folders. Be sure eeenei 7S.00 80.00 2S.00 10.00 740.00 and write your name and ad- L dxess.- plainly,-. The spelling fV'l WASIirNQTON, Feb. 29. Surgeon J. C. Perry, of the Public Health and Marine Hospital service, who has been since lant month at Colon, making a special study for President Roosevelt of the sanitary conditions on the Isthmus, has submitted an exhaustive preliminary report to Sur geon Ueneral Wyman. tie derates the greatest portion of his report to the city of Colon, but also describes conditions at Panama and along the proposed route of tho Isthmian carutl. His conclusions are In the main, most hopeful. He describes the present condition of Colon aa woefully unsanitary and unhealthy, and says that its redemption will be an Immense tank, ut that it should be successful. The cli mate at the camps along the route of the canal he dewcribed as far superior to that of Colon and Panama, and he saya that with proper sanitary regulations the health of their occupants should remain good. Colon Is built on the island of Manianllla, in the bay of Iimon, close to the malnLand and connected with it by the dam of the Panama railroad. The island Is leased from the government by the Panama Railroad company. Covered by Swamps. The unoccupied portion of the Island, by ar the larger remains today a primitive wamp. covered with dense tropical vegeta tion and eturnant Water, furnishing ad mirable breeding places for millions of lultocs. The Kwamov area Is not con- lined to tho iHland upon which Colon 19 eltUHteil, but extends back of the town on he mainland for a distance of til teen mllew, hJs ttwamo being from Uiree to live miles wide. "he moat common and fatal disease In Colon is malarial fover, ewiecliilly the pernicious forms. This disease exist throughout the year, but is more prevalent and severe during the ralnv season. All types of malarial fewer are more frequent In Colon than Panama, and the pernicious iorms more prevalent. 1 lie Question now naturallv arisen: Can Colon be made a healthy town? I think wus can di answered in me amrmatlve that Is. a healthv troolcal cltv. Th tush- Is a large one, and Is an engineering prob lem. Hrieny mentioned. It means tilling In the entire Island on which the town Is built, the Installation of a good supply of water 1 1 nave ieen tola tnis can be secured from Santa Keta. eleven miles distant). and sewerage system, the destruction of thu greater number or buildings now occupied iy tne negro population, ana tne construe tlon of new houses on sanlturv orinclnlcs. nnd the enforcement of sanitary revula tlons. What Panama Needs. As to Panama Surgeon Terry says: The Improvement of Panama snd mnklne- It a healthy tropical city necessitates the Installation of a good wnter supply and modern sewerage system, thereby removing breeding places for mosquitoes, etc. A good supply of water can be obtained from tne .luan imz river, twelve miles distant As to the towns along the route of the canal Surgeon Perry says: The Inhabltnnt are almost exclusively negroes and Chinese. All the villages are ejttrcmely. filthy, with no sanitary regula tions or restrictions, no sewers or water supply except that furnished by rain water or small springs or streams. A number or exce lent sites exist ror camps In the hills and the canal company has located most of Its camps in such localities. The climate where these camps are lo cated Is far superior to that of Colon or Panama and with proper sanitary regula tions bv which they ar maintained as sanitary units the health of the occupants should be good. Summary : of 'war situation One Hundred nnd Twenty Thonsnnd Japanese Troopa Have Reached Seonl. (Copyright, by New York Herald Co., 1904.) CHE FOO, Feb. 28. (New York Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to The Bee.) The following Is the substance of nu merous cable dispatches received here from Seoul: One hundred and twenty thousand Japanese troops have arrived at Seoul up to the present date, consisting of cavalry and Infantry, but with no artillery. Alto gether K0.000 men have passed through Seoul, and 40,000 through Oenlan, within a fortnight, northward bound, via Ping Yang. The harbor of Chemulpo and the ap proaches to the mouth of the Han river lea ling to Seoul are filled with submerged torpedoes, the army base being thereby protected from a sea attack. Japan fully controls Corea and the gov ernment is rendering every assistance In the military operations. The Corean armjM barracks and also the disused imperial palaoa are used aa quarters for Japanese troopa, ' There Is much talk also of an offensive and defensive alliance between Japan and Corea. Five thousand Russians, with fourteen guns, have appeared on the, Corean fron tier, and are now making preparations for the arrival of large reinforcements. The Japanese arrangements show great perfection of detail. The Infantry is well equipped, but the cavalry Is poorly mounted. The dally arrival at Chemulpo of large fleets of unorotected transports ladicates Japan's absolute control of the Yellow sea. The Japanese authorities have Issued paper war currency, redeemable In silver, for use In northern Corea. The Corean telegraphs are controlled by the Japanese military authorities and a severe censorship is exercised. Absolute order Is maintained here and foreigners are In no danger. B' H . ' f ... H Eg-O-Sea, H f! must be such as could - prop-. rty Je pronounced Egg-O-.See.''' Tire School children t;- whom we have paid thousands of prizes for draw ings can all tnter into thiscon- test with equal chance of gaining a prize. Save the little, folders in the Knu-O-Seo patkitfesand make out as many ways of spelling at you can, and then ask your parents and friends to add to the list. Here are a few ways of spelling Egg-O-See: Egg-n-,ee, fcgg-o-sy. tg-O-Cie. 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Japanese Blow I'p Transport, ssd Then Take to Boats. (Copyright, by New York Herald Co.. 19M.) CHE FOO, Fb. M (New Tork Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to The Bee ) Twenty-nine Japanese aurvlvors arrived here yesterday. In an Interview I have had with them they report that a fleet of one battleship, four cruisers, eleven torpedo boats and Ave transports arrived of! the entrance to Fort Arthur on Tuesday mid night. The transports, upon separation from the fleet to perform their task, were saluted by the commander of the fleet. He bid the crews good by and said: "Remember, you are dying for the sake of your country. Slowly thay approached within five miles of the entrance. Here they were fired upon by the Retvlxan and the forts. Three of the transports, after they had been struck several times, sank. The men arriving here had no knowledge of the whereabouts of the survivors of theee ships. The two re malnlng transports had drawn as near to their destination as possible; then finding their scheme unaucrer sful the crews dropped anchor and blew up the ships. Luch of the transports had a complement of fifteen men and four boats. The survlv ors here are from the Bunhu Ma.ru under Lieutenant Sato and the Gtnsen Maru un der Lieutenant Tollsato. Three boats were shot away, so Immediate preparations were made, and when all waa ready to blow the ships up the crews took to the remaining boats and went to meet the torpedo boats, showing a blue light, but owing to the heavy Are of the forts thexe had been forced lu cover. At the same time a very strong sea was running and the search UfUta oskiiaed such ooafiudea that tha boats were unable to communicate with the fleet. Thereupon the boat pulled to the south, approaching in the direction of other destroyers, but were unable to attract at tention. When daylight broke no fleet was visible and the boats were being carried Alnnir hv the snilthennt wind. . -J" . Vikve- . In the evening tney tirn-pwi at The May- tao Islands. Were they Chartered a Chi nese Junk and reached Tung Chow Foo. Next morning they walked forty miles end finally took a boat and reached Che Foo. They said they had been two days without food. While the transports were approach ing the entrance of Port Arthur, they said, the fleet engaged the forts. The Gln.sen Maru approached within rifle distance of the Retvtsan. Only one man was killed on the two boats blown up. This was a ship's artificer, who waa killed while lower, lng a boat. ' TUB NOVIK MAKES GREAT FIGHT. Correspondent Telia of Contest In Front of Port Arthur. ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 29. A Russian correspondent of the Associated Press at Port Arthur, cabling under yesterday's date describes the combat between the Russian cruiser Novlk and the Japanese squadron, following the attempt of the Japanese to bottle up the Russian fleet in Port Arthur February 24, as follows: The Novlk Impetuously bearing down on the squadron of the enemy was observed to Are on the Japanese flagship and it then immediately fired with all Its batteiiesv The Japanese answered with a running Are. The guns of our squadron thundered and the batteries of the forts roared. The battle had begun. The Novlk, going at full speed, did not give the enemy a chance to aim but flew by, ita bow guns belching forth solid shot Then turning at full speed It showered him with shells from Its stern batteries. The Novlk waa in the very midst of the enemy's Are and shells hissed past and fell close by, raising tremendous columns of water. The officers remained cool and calm. The battle proceeded without the least confu sion and was seasoned with that humor which never deserts a Russian even In mo menta of terrible danger. With the accom paniment of whistling shells were heard tbe witty remarks of the gunners. One stoker could not help running on deck to see what was going on. Approaching the ammuni tion storekeeper, this stoker took a ahell and handed It to a gunner with the words, "God bless It, send them back with my compliments." The Novlk continued maneuvering, alter nately approaching the enemy and with drawing until It received an Injury to Its stern. One gunner was killed. , Still energetically sustaining Its Are the Novlk turned to the chore. At this mo ment a column of Are and smoke was no ticed on the Japanese Aagshlp. After that the Novlk repaired to Its dock. ON HIS WAY JT0 THE ORIENT General Crowder Stops la Osuaha to Visit Frleada, E a route to the Far Bast. . BriKadl' r General E. H. Crowder, Judge advocate of the United States army, ar rived In Omaha yesterday morning and will be here until this evening, when he leaves for San Francisco to take the steamer for Japan, where he goes as an official witness of the war for the United States. He will leave San Francisco March 5 on the Doric far Yokohama, thence he will go directly to Tokio to meet the Imperial authorities and make proper arrangements for Joining the commander of the Japanese military forces In the field. General Crowder will accom pany the Japanese army on the battlefields merely and solely In the capacity of an ob server or witness for the United States. Hla stay, of course, will be Indefinite. Ha Is un accompanied now, but at San Francisco will bj Joined by Captain P. C. Marsh of the artillery, who will go with him to the Orient. General Crowder, being under special commission from Washington, deems It, of course. Improper to discuss, in any way, the Ruaao-Jaoana. ceaJUet ar mattars fr- f.-V R ussia Japan The timeliest magazine article of the year, by Frederick McCormick, now in Pekin as special war correspondent for the NEW YORK SUN and METROPOLITAN MAGAZINE In the Metropolitan Magazine for MARCH 160 Pages of Reading 1 00 Illustrations A 35-Cent Magazine for 15 Cents At All Newsdealers ( 58) K- H. RUSSBLV, PUBUSHXJL, 3 WEST 39th STREET, NEW YORK Us talnlng to it with reference to this or any other country. Having been stationed In Omaha while In the Department of the Missouri, General Crowder has many friends here. He is the gurrt of Luther Drake while In the cfty. He was- the guest of honor at a dinner at the Drake residence. 13 South Twenty fifth avenue, last evening, to which numer ous of his old friends ware Invited. The Army and Navy Register says: The government of Japan has consented to permit tae presence or four of our army officer with the armed forcea of that country and accordingly the officers hither to Aasiguate fur duty Colonel . it CrowdiT, Juilt?e advocate; Cuptuin John F. Morrison, Twentieth infantry; t'uptaln I'eyton March, artillery corpx, and Cap tain J. E. Kuhn of tliH corps of engineers, have prouwded to Japan. The officers who have euen on duty here aa members of the general staff. Colonel Crowder and Captain March, will s;ill from Kun Fran cis') on March i h board the Doric and will Join Captains Morrison and Kuhn, who coma from the l'litilpptne. at Tokio, 1 where tha fficrrs will report to our mln-1 Imer. The work of tlicne attaches will be' under the general -charge of Colonel : Crowder, who will arrange to have oil the! principal operations of Uo Japanese forces i otieerved bv hlmaelf and hla associate 11 is proiod to have a nra! reiwrt ! on atrtUi Vy asid this wlil jnWlly be writ-1 tea, for tLe uiost art, by Uolune Crowder, who will also make a apecial comment on the cavalry, to. which arm that officer was formerly attached. Other special sub jects will be Bioilgried to the nthcere who are best iuallfle.f to treat thein. It Is poesiblo that some of the mporte will be i.h'.t lii part In making up the quarterly pulIUatlon of the jnllitarv information division. The dHlea devolving lit Waah liiKton upon Colonel Crowuer and Captain March will be transferred to others of the general staff and those officer will con tinue In lh capacity of members of, the IceneiHi staff. Colonel J. T. Kerr adjutant general's department, for tha present and prolmlily liiileflnitely assuming the duties hitherto performed bv Colonel l!rodf as chief of the first division, with which li ranch Colonel Kerr has boaa) etmaeoled aa heal of one of Its) euttona v ' '