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Tllfl OaiAITA DAILY BEE ; SUNDAY , MAUOO. 30 , 1800. 3 BATTLESHIP IOWA AFLOAT Thousands Congregate to tco tlio Frido of the Navy Launched. MOST POWERFUL SHIP LVER BUILT Crnft SnoocNHfully Token the Wnlcp mill IN ClirlHtencil "lovm" 1i } ' the DnimliU-r' HitOiivrrnnr. . PHILADELPHIA , March 28. ( Special Telegram. ) No somber tone marred the brilliancy of the launching of the Iowa at Cramp's yards today. There \\tia o. touch of spring In the March day and the sunshine and gayty bedecked women made a picture sJldom seen. The Iowa dele gation , which had made t"he trip to partici pate In this great occasion , was surcharged with excitement , and Mary Lord Drake , upon whom the eyes of thousands were fattened , was the most excltfd of all. Upon her routed n most grave responsibility , but when the time came for her to christen thlo latest and greatest of battleships , h r arm became like Iron , and as the ship glided down I5 > e ways there was a crash of glass meeting the outer D'xln of the vowel , and champagne deluged those who stood below the small platform upon which the godmother of the Iowa stood. "I christen thee Iowa ; may luck go with thee , " said Mtos Drake , and when naked later nSmt her Impressions were In that trying mo ment , when the fate of the staunch boat wai > held within her email hand , she- said : "I was thinking of nothing but to make sure of breaking the botllo the first lick , that the Iowa might not be hoodooed. When the itilp finally struck deep water and sailed away , I wished she might bo as mighty among ships ne Iowa Is among states , " and Governor Drake , who overheard the remark , patted his daughter upon the back and ex claimed that the thought was well uttered nnd one which he desired to re-echo most heartily , adding that It was Indeed a pro pitious day for Iowa and the nation. Besides Miss Drake , who Is a line type of Hawkcye womanhood , was Mies Herbert , daughter of the secretary of the navy , who had performed a like service for the Colum bia , and who could give th's western clrl pointers as to just how to hit the bottle tgalnst the side of the vessel. Officially the Iowa Is known as "Sea-going battleship No. I , " distinguishing her from coast 1'ne battleships like the Indiana , Massa chusetts and Oregon. BUILT FOR TROUBLE. This monarch of our navy Is In power of battery , scope of flro , armor protection and efficiency , the superior of any of the larger foreign ships of like type , while considerably ahead of Its European classmates of like size. ' The Iowa Is built essentially to look for if- trouble and Incidentally take avery active part In any little row It may become Involved In. Few people , even these accustomed to discussing warships In a general way , have any real conception of what a terrific engine of destruction the Iowa really Is. Virtually It Is a floating fort , carrying guns In plenty to give crushing blows of sufficient force to quickly dispose of almost any antagonist. Since the plans of the big ship have been made It has frequently been compared with the great Ironclads of the British and French navies. In every case the foreign ships suf fer by comparison , for experts of all coun tries agree that the big American will bo the technical peer at least of any ship afloat. 7Mo hull Is of steel , with double bottom and close water-tight subdivisions extending up to a height of ten feet'above ' the load water line. The-formation of the sides amidships , where they roll Inboard , secures Increased freeboard , without the added weight consequent quent where the lines arc carried up with the water line fullness , giving an easier curve of stability , roomier quarters for the crew and greater sweep for the guns In the broadside - , side updnsons. The motive power and ma chinery , the vitals of the chip In technical parlance , so to speak , aside from the guns and their protection , must necessarily be a prime consideration. To that end , on the Iowa a waterllne band of armor , seven and one-half feet wide and fourteen Inches thick , three feet above- ' and four and one-half feet below the load line , running forward and aft for a distance of 185 feet amldshlp , offers a broadside protection. The ends of this belt are Joined Inboard by bulkheads twelve Inches thick , resting like a roof upon four walls , thus forming a protective deck of steel two and thrca-fourths Inches thick , strong enough to deflect any shot pawing In through the five- Inch armor , which reinforces the sides from the top of Uho heavy band up to the- main deck. Above this roof , and extending- the Bides , are many feet of coal , so widely dis posed that Its presence given added protection to the boilers , engines and magazines that He below , encased In this box of heavy oteel. TREMENDOUS MOTIVE POWER. The motive power consists of three double- ended boilers , twenty-one foot long , diameters sixteen feet nine Inches , and two single-ended boilers , ten feet long , diameters the name. The boilers supply steam at a working pres sure of 160 pounds , the engines making 112 revolutions a minute. The Iowa contract com pels It to cover sixteen knots an hour under pressure. With Its bunkers filled with l.SOQ tons of coal , It could easily cover 7,400 mllss at a speed of ten knots on hour , while , under full speed , It will cover 3,000 miles , wltSi a radius of endurance of six daya. The contract was awarded to the Cramps , and the keel laid August 6 , 1893 , the contract price being 73,010,000. For every quarter of a knot made over the required sixteen the builders will receive a bonus at the rate of $50,000 , a prize worth working for. This vessel , In which Nebraska takes no v- llttlo Interest because of the nearness of the state whoso name It bears , has 1,000 tons creator displacement than her prototypes , the Indiana , Massachusetts and Oregon , the dif ference being carefully adapted to the bet terment of the Iowa. The ship Is 300 feet long maximum beam seventy-two feet two and one-half Inches , and will draw , when sea- ready , a llttlo over twenty-five feet of water. This means that something like 12,200 tons of water will have to move when the ship dec.'dcs to go on an excursion , as that amount Is Its reckoned displacement. Its total coal capacity Is 1,780 tons ; complement of officers and crew. 490. In armor distribution , scope of flro , pos sible speed , power of battery and seakvep- Ing properties , this ship Is without a peer , while In regard to Its fittings for the comfort of the officers and crew It does not differ ma terially from the coast-llne-battle ship only In one particular the additional accommoda tions for 'tho crew afforded by the forecastle deck , a most valuable feature , particularly In tropical climates or when the ship's com. pany may be augmented by the presence of prisoners or rescued fellow seamen. TERRIBLE WEAPONS OF OFFENSE. The offensive phas'o of the ship consists primarily of guns and torpedo discharges. The main battery Is composed of four twelve-Inch and eight eight-Inch breech- loading rifles , mounted In pairs In six tur rets ; the secondary battery la composed of six four-Inch rapid flro guns , while twenty Fix-pounders , four ono-pounder and two galling guns constitute an auxiliary force. Concentrated upon a foe on either side , the four great guns can eend forth a mass of a ton and a quarter of hardened steel driven by 1,720 pounds of powder , leaving the rlflen with a pent-up force equal to the energy needed to raise the whole ship , crow and all to the height of lght feet In ono second. In this connection It la Interesting to note that the steel of which the shells are made costs about 40 cents a pound , while the powder used Is bought at the rate of about CO cents a pound , no that every tlmo the main battery of the Iowa is discharged and her four great guns belch forth flame and send 3,500 pounds of steel through the air the cost to the government IB about $2,500. From four email turrets five Inches thick , firlnK through ! an are of 170 degrees and re volving with barbettes three Inches heavier , the eight-Inch rifles can flro shells of 250 pounds , capable of passing undoformed through eight Inches of steel 4,000 yards away , and with a possible bombardIng - Ing range of one mlle for every Inch of caliber. From places on cither side of amlduhlp torpedoes can be launched. These are tiny vesNlu lu tberafolvas , actuated by mechanism of great power , del.cately guided by self-adjusting1 ruddora that auto matically compensate for the variation of subaqueous prcuures and bearing a head charge with th deadly force ot 120 pound * of gun cotton ft material three tlrr.ca as powerful da pimdfr. No ship yet built can withstand this blow If fairly idaccd. Such are the possibilities ot modern warfare. No supernumeraries nro needed and im an example of America's naval architecture the Iowa I * nn achieve ment of which this nation can be nnd should be Justly proud , and a nntnewiko It ) which any stain might glory. EXPRESSIONS OF IOWANS. NothlnR could be more graceful nor more Inspiring than to tec this latest defender of America glide Into tfc water , without a hitch , and there came uppermost the thought that one more ehlp had been added to the fleet for the preservation of republican Insti tutions , a notice to the world that America stood for peace first , for war when all else failed , Senator Allison , who wes greeted by applause when ho appeared on the pJalfTm and who attracted great attention from Hie thcusanta about the. ship , bald to The Be ? correspondent , when a ked for an expression : "Tho ceremony was beautiful ; the ship Is worthy Iowa and the Iowa Is a worthy ship. It Is n nrcat engine of ptace. These battle ships are like InniiMnce policies to Individ uals they Insure great nations against the casualties of war , that always result In great lo s of property. " Senator Gear mid ; "Iowa Joins In an un crowned honor to the kings who built her. It Is named after a grcit stnte , one of the greatec/t of this great nation. " Congressman Sam Clark remarked ; "This battleship bears n name that has never known n dlvldtd patriotism. Its soldiers * fame Is bullded wholly on triumphs cf and for the republic , and Its people have , an Intelligence nnd promote a prosperity In the arts of poaca worth maintaining In peace and war , upon the land and ocean. " Representative Henderson Is a peaceful man , and his rontlmcnt was : "It Is a large ship , and Is a message cf peace and not of war ; of safety to people , not their destruc tion. I am against war , and therefore glad to see the Iowa launched. " Congressman Hepburn rays : "Naval ex perts say the battleship Iowa , when com pleted , will be the finest war ship alloat ; that neither In the ship nor Its armament will there be anything to equal It. Its cost will be something In excess of $5,000,000. We have now completed under construction , or au- thotlzcd. ten battleship ? . When this num ber Is doubled the matter of coast dfens will be settled , for no foreign fleet will then bo able to reach our coasts. " Major John F. Lacey of the Sixth Iowa district , whose first launching It was said : "The vessel Just ! launched will be the great est battleship In the world , and tbo name of Iowa will now bo as well known on the eea as It has boon on the land. " Bob Cousins , whose speech on Bayard hao brought him national prominence and not a llttlo annoyance , rounded these- expressions of Hawkeye legislators with a picture : "The Iowa , Its great beauty , Is emblematic , of the womanhood of the etato It represents. Its strength shall tell to all seat ) the manhood and greatness of our commonwealth. Let Polonlus bs the counsel of Its captain. Let It 'beware of entrance to a quarrel , but being In , bear It so that Its adversaries may be ware of It. ' " Representative Perkins , when asked for an expression , said : "It was a genuine Iowa day at Cramp's. Therefore , there was no hitch In the program , and everything was beautiful and harmonious. The Iowa Is fitly named and woo fitly put afloat. Iowa. Is proud of the Iowa. " / WISCONSIN'S SHARE IN IT. Senator Vllas of Wisconsin , who was ono of the senatotlal party , said : "It was as great a success as when the state of Wlscon- ! n launched the territory of Iowa. " Congressman Hull of Iowa thought the launching would lead to the study of our re- jourcos and | open the door to our permanent benefit. These expressions show tha enthusiasm that marked the occasion , and Hon. John A. Kasssn said he was more Impressed with the enthusiasm of the state as shown tcday than In the act Itself. It was an lowan's pride which he took In the ship , which was the forerunner of permanent peace , he fully believed. While the launch was wonderfully success ful , so , too , was the luncheon which fol lowed , quite 1,500 guests being In attendance. At the governor's table , so called , presided Henry C. Cramp. On his right sat Governor Drake , and on his left Secretary of the Navy Hllery A. Herbert. In addition .were : Mlso Drake , Miss Herbert , Vice President and Mrs. Stevenson , Senator and Mrs. Gear , Rep resentative and Mrs. Hull , the Iowa state officers and the governor's staff. Two sections of a special train were run from , Washington , the Iowa delegation being as follows : Senator Allison , Senator and Mrs. Gear , Representative and Mrs. Hull , Representative and Mrs. Hager , Mrs. Davis f Montgomery county , Representative arid Mrs. Perkins , Representative and Mrs. Up- dergraf , Representative and Mrs. Hepburn , Representative and Mrs. Lacey , Representa tive and Mrs. Henderson and daughter. Rep resentatives Cousins and Clark , Alonzo Stewart , H. D. Reeves and wife , Joe Morgan , Colonel Charles A. Stare of Cedar Rapids , Miss Mlna Swalm and Miss Annie Huber of Oskaloosa. and H. C. Evans. SOME NOTABLE IOWANS. The western party Included : General F. M. Drake , governor of Iowa ; W. M. MacFar- land , secretary of state , C. Q. McCarthy , state auditor , John Hcrriott , state treasurer ; governor's staff , Major General H. H. Wright , djutnnt general and acting quartermaster general ; Brigadier General J. Bush Lincoln , Inspector general , Major John Cutter Wy- nan , military secretary ; Lieutenant Harry E. Wilkinson , Second Infantry United States army , assistant Inspector general with rank if colonel ; Brigadier General Parker W. McManus , commissary general ; Brigadier General A. W. Jaqucs , Falrfleld , Judge advo cate , general ; Colonel Thomas F , Cook , Algona , general Inspector small arms prac tice ; Colonel Harry H. Canfleld , Boone , chief signal officer ; Captain George Guyot , DCS Molnes , chief of engineers ; aides. Colonel Joseph McQarragh , Des Molnes , Colonel D. C. Glasser , Dubuque ; Colonel J. R. Nutting , Davenport ; Colonel F. C. Letts , Marshall- town ; Colonel George Bogart , Shenandoah ; Colonel C. F. MqCarth , Jefferson ; Colonel L. M. Martin , Marshalltown ; ' Colonel C. G. Saunders , Council Bluffs ; Colonel H. O. Weaver , Des Molnes ; Colonel W. A. Mo- Arthur , Burlington ; Colonel F. B. Drake , Centervllle ; Colonel A. W. Hutting , Musca- tlne. tlne.Tho The ladles were : Miss Mary Lord Drake , Mrs. M. D. Shonts , Mm Ed Goss , Mrs. Colonel Martha Farr Nutting , Miss Mary Carpenter , Miss , Fannie MacFarland , Mrs. F. M. MacFarland , Mrs. Colonel Robert Roe , Mrs. John A. Drake , Mrs. F. E. Drake , Miss Clarice McCarthy , The Invited guests are : Hon. L. A. Ellis , Hon. E. G. Penrose , Hon. Cyrenus Cole , Hon. W. R. Boyd , Colonel Robert Rae , Captain J. F , Merry , Captain John A. Drake , Colonel T. B. Shonts , J. A. Mills , L. Sherman. VISITORS FROM WASHINGTON. In the Washington party were Vice Presi dent Stevenson , Mrs. Stevenson and the Misses Stevenson , Secretary of the Navy Her bert end Assistant Secretary and Mrs. Mc- Adoo , Attorney General and Mrs. Harmon and the Misses Harmon , Secretary of Agricul ture Morten and Miss Morton , the Russian minister , Miss Boutelle , Senator Allison of Iowa , Senator and Mrs. Blackburn of Ken tucky , Congressman Allen of Utah , Congressman - man and Mrs. Bankhcad of Alabama , Con gressman Bennett of New York , Congress man Bull of Rhode Island , Lieutenant Com mander and Mrs. Buckingham , Congressman and Mrs. Curtis and the Misses Curtis of Iowa , Commander and Mrs. Chadwlck , Con gressman Cummlngs of New York. Congress men Cousins and Clark of Iowa , Congress man Dayton of West Virginia , Senator and Mrs. Gray and the Misses Gray of Delaware , Senator and Mrs. Gear of Iowa , Congressman and Mrs. Hager and Mlcg Hager of Iowa , Colonel and Mrs. I lay wood , Congressman and Mrs. Honderron of Iowa , Congressman and Mr * . Hull of Iowa , Chief Constructor and Mrs. Hlchborn , Congressman and Mrs. Hep burn of Iowa , Congressman and Mlw Harri son ot Alabama , Congressman and Mrs. Hart of Pennsylvania , Congressman and Mrs. Han- ley of Indiana , Lieutenant and Mrs. Knapp , Congressman Lacey of Iowa , Congressman and Mm Meyer of Louisiana , Congressman and Mn. Money of Mississippi , Senator and MUees Morgan of Alabama , Judge and Mrs. McCamuion , Commodore Melville , Comrnodorp and Mrs. Pythian , Congressman and Mm Perkins of Iowa. Congressman and Mrs. Rob inson of Penn yivanla , Rear Admiral and Mrs. Ramsay. Captain and Mrs. Sampson , Lieuten ant Bchultz , Paymaster. General and Mr p. Stewart , Congressman and Mrs , Underwood of Alabama , Senator Vila * of Wisconsin. Mr P. William L. Wilton and the Mlseet Wilson , Congressman Wllwn of New York , Congrett. man and Mru. Wheeler of Alabama , Rear Admiral and Mrs. Walker and the Mltees , Lieutenant Nlblack , Captaij Dewey , Chairman Boutelle and Senators Chandler of N6w Hampshire and Tlllman of South Carolina lina on the committee on naval affairs ; Sen ator Squire , chairman of the commlttco on coast defenses , and Senator J , H , Kyle ot South Dakota. The Iowa delegation reached here yorterdny and the Washington party came from the capital In a special car , which ran up to the shipyard. Miss Drake Is a handsome girl ot commanding figure. She Is 23 years old and precedes over the household of her father , who In a widower. She Is prominent In DCS Molnes society. IIAM.I.VUTO.V IIOOTII IS .NOT A ItIV.\l MFN. Ilootli-TiicUor Pnjx Her Initial VNIt to Snlvnlloii II'.T.iliMmrtcrK NEW YORK , MarcJli 28. Mrs. Booth- Tucker , wife of the new chief of the Salva tion army In this country , who arrived to day on the St. Louis , appeared palo and emaciated. After a rough and tedious voy age acrocs the Atlantic , during which she wag confined to her stateroom on account ot BHiclckncss , she reached the garrison head quarters of the Salvation army tonight. She was hurriedly driven from the pier. In company with her sister , Commissioner Eva , and her bright , rosy-facet ) , playful children , to t'ne Thirteenth street entrance to the head quarters , where ho pirtook of tea and qike , the first condiment flic had taken since her departure from Southampton , nearly a week ago. In company with her sister , Eva , t'.ie wife of the new commander visited the na tional headquarters. She was given a right hearty welcome by the staff and local field officers. Many knelt to receive her blerdng and to repeat their protestations of loyalty to the general. H was a matter of comment that the ? "Union Jack , " which had been un furled from the flagpole of the national head quarters on t'ne occasions of th : > arrival here of Colonel Nlchol , Commissioner Eva Booth and Commissioner Carlcton , was not displayed on the arrival today of Mrs. Rooth-Tuckcr. _ The only emblems displayed were the stars and stripes and the Salvation army ensign. Shortly after 7 o'clock , Mrs. Booth-Tucker , her sister , Eva , and Major Milan , General Booth's private secretary , who accompanied Mrs. Tucker on the trip over , appeared with the officers. Commissioner Eva Introduced her sister as the wife of the new commander. After answering a few questions of nn In formal nature , Mrs. Booth-Tucker said the work of organizing tine Salvation army will go on as usual In the American field. The nationalization , oho thought , was a very small matter. She expressed as her unequiv ocal opinion that the general does not regard Balllngton's new movement In the light of a rival army. The general was not aware of the facts concerning the situation In America until after his arrival In London , after his world-round tour of Inspection.- "You see , " she said , "tho facts were evaded untli the arrival of the general In London. His heart yearns for a reconcil iation with BaTMngton , and I hope and pray to be able to bring about a meeting between them. Father soys there Is a sll- ' vcr lining to this cloud of trouble which has enveloped ua Just now. I shall do my best to Induce Balllngton to see the general , 'which I am sure would result In a solution of the present trouble. If Balllngton should promise to pursue a certain line of action , I am In n position to promise him that hc will receive the utmost kindness and con sideration from his father , the general. " What these certain 'definite things are she would not say. Asked about the transfer of the property and on being told that the rights of the alien woman were superior to those of an alien man , Mrs. Booth-Tucker seemed to be somewhat put out , and after pausing to think the matter over said : "My husband will become a citizen at the proper time. " She paid a note handed her on her ar rival by Captain Lindsay , written by her brother , Balllngton Booth , was strictly pri vate , and while It contained reference to the present trouble and expressed his de sire to see her , she did not think It proper to make It public. The proposed meeting will take place within a few days at Mont Clalr , N. J. Her marriage to Booth-Tucker took place In the Crystal palace , London , eight years ago , and the wedding was regarded as ono of the most notable In the history of the .Salvation . army In London. Six thousand people filled the hall and oven $25,000 was realized from admission fees and donations , which was given to aid the work of the army In India. She Is the second favorite daughter of General Booth , and , singular as It Is , she Is now the second wife of the ! now commander. Their first command after' being married was In the Punjaub territory , where the scorching sands told with dread ful effect on Mrs. Booth-Tucker , whose health Is fast giving away. Rico and gee was the staple food In the- Indian territory , and It was some time before Mrs. Booth- Tucker could learn to eat of the eastern food , which at no time agreed with her frail constitution. Since her arrival In Lon don , two years ago , she has served In the capacity of Joint foreign secretary with her husband. CHANCES ON THE GRAND TIIUNIC. the MnniiKeiiifiit of the American null Ciiiiiiillnii nivlNloiiN. MONTREAL , March 28. On Wednesday next more Important changes In the manage ment of the Grand Trunk road will bo made. A circular Issued from the office ot the general manager In Montreal announces that on April 1 Charles M. Hays will assume control of all lines west as well as east of the Detiolt river , and certain other offi cials also have their spheres of duty ex tended so as to Include the lines of the Chicago & Grand Trunk as well as the Grand Trunk road , viz. : Mr. George B , Reeves , to bo general traffic manager of the Grand Trunk system ; F. McGulgan , to bo general superintendent ot the same ; Joseph. Hobson , to be chief engineer of the amalgamated lines , and Herbert Wall Is mechanical su perintendent. Mr. Mulr , treasurer of the Chicago & Grand Trunk railway , will bo retained In charge of the accounts of the Chicago office. W. E. Davis has been ap pointed general passenger and tlckst agent. This entails the removal from offlca of Mr. N. J. Power , the present assistant gen eral passenger agent of the Grand Trunk , but G. T. Boll will retain his position undjr the title of assistant general passenger and ticket agent , while E. H , Hughes becomes assistant general passenger and ticket agent In Chicago. In the freight department John W. Loud , general freight agent , now takes charge of the entire system , whllo Mr. David Brown becomes assistant general freight agent with offices at Chicago. The only change In division .freight agents la that John Earlc , at Hamilton , Is relieved by Robert Qultm , the division agent of the Grand Trunk company , whoso office Is at Liverpool. _ TAKEN SEUIOUSI.Y IN JAPAN , MiiHUOvltex Deal with Oliliiu lloricM No Good to Them. SAN FRANCISCO , March 28. The North China Dully News prints what Is said to bd a translation of a secret treaty entered Into between Russia and China. The treaty al lows Russia to use any of the harbors along the coast of China , to mobilize fleets therein , to buy coal and supplies , and to recruit forces In Chinese territory , to buy horses , hire coolies , etc. Russia Is to have the use of Port Arthur as a winter harbor , but if complications with other powers should arlso Russia can use any other port on the coasts of Klang Su and Clio Klang. In return Russia Is to help China In case of war with other powers. Russia will bo permitted to build a branch of tbo Siberian railway through Manchuria , the line to be controlled Jointly for fifteen years by China and Russia. At the end of that time China Is to bo allowed to purchase Russia's share of the branch road. In order to protect this road Russia will be allowed to hold one of the Island near Tallen-Wan. Rusita will bo allowed to fortify ports In Chlncgo territory opposite Vladlvostock. If Russia and Japan should came to blows Russia Is given permission to attack the western frontiers of Corea by way of the Yulu river. China will open her markets to the sale of Russian goods and. Russia will lend several hundred officers to drill about 100.000 Chinese troops. This treaty U taken seriously by the Jap anese papers and is believe ; ] to be au thentic. IIox C.-rN Wrrokvil b > - u Cyclone , ALTON , 111. , March 28. A cyclone passed south of Alton this afternoon. Twenty box cars were wrecked at Went Alton. Fences and tdeirraph poles were blown down , but no fatalities resulted. , . > GOES TO A SUBBHHIITTEE Omaha Exposition BUI ArpurdcBeforo the Full Ways and Moans QotaroUteo. MERCER MAKES A PLEA FQRi THE MONEY I'rcnentH n Strong CIIMC nniI < ScctircM n Ilerercneo AVIileh Uv ) RTlilitU Will HoNiill lit n KMVurnlilc Iloiiort Suou.pol' WASHINGTON , March 2S.-Speclal ( Tolo- grnm. ) The house committee , on ways and means at Its session thla morning gave n hearing to Representative Mercer on the Omaha exposition bill. Mr. Mercer went Into full details of tho'proposed exposition , explained the advantages which would nc- cruo to the \vcstern country generally from the holding of this exposition , and the unanimous endorsement by the surrounding states of the proposition. He produced for the committee's Inspection a number of docu ments hi support of his assertions , and urged that the committee make a favorable re port on his bill providing for the holding of the exposition. After he had concluded his argument It was decided to refer the whole matter to the subcommittee on mis cellaneous affairs , composed of Representa tives Qrosvenor , Husscll , Tawncy , Crisp and Wheeler. Mr. Mercer will puoh this com- mltteo ae fast as he can , and hopes to get a favorable report from It In a short time. Acting Secretary of the Interior Reynolds today rendered decisions In the following land cases : Nebraska William M. Davlson against Charles 0. Alton and Nannie 0. Osbourne , Valentino district , commission er's decision afllrnicd ; Mrs. Osborne's applica tion to restore her timber culture entry de nied , and Davlsan's homestead application received. Hernard Clark against Lafayette ColtHn , Lincoln district , derision affirmed ; Coltrln's timber entry cancelled. John ! CJ. Smith against Ephralm S. Fowler , McCook district , decision afllrmed ; Fowler's timber culture entry held Intact. Jamco K. Shaw against Charles A. llurlew , Alliance dis trict , decision affirmed ; Durlcw's Umber culture - turo entry held for cancellation. Kaspar Wolf against Andrew Lackey , Sidney dis trict , decision affirmed ; Lackey's timber cul ture entry held for cancellation. South Dakota A. L. Seatoi > .agalnst Robert S. Roberts , Aberdeen district , decision af firmed ; Roberts' entry held Intact. Wil liam A. Bennett against , Prank E. Tomlln- son , Mitchell district ; decision affirmed ; Bennett's contest dismissed. Ole BJerky against Ole J. Mclham , Watertown district , decision reafflrmtd ; Mellmm's entry to stand. Mark C. Bells against John. G. Shumaker , Mitchell district , motion for review denied ; Shumakcr's entry held for cancellation. Wyoming Jennie Croghan against Hunter Smith , Buffalo. ' district , decision approved ; Smith's desert" land entry held for cancella tion. Leroy Grant , ex parte , Cheyenne dis trict ; case remanded for further action to determine status of the land. W. H. Whltcome was today appointed post master at Bolan , Worth county " , Iowa , vice A. D. Kruseman , resigned , _ Sick leave granted to First Lieutenant Will T. May , Fifteenth Ihfahtry , has been extended one month. , lt' " Two months' sick'leave has-been - granted to Captain Owen J. StVecf , ' Twenty-fifth Infantry. ' WANT EXHHIITS TO < ? OMB IX FIII3I2. Il ; iirc oiiliitlvc Morcot .AjMiearn for the WASHINGTON , March ? S. jhe ways and means committee- today , ( lectured to report favorably the bill of Representative Evans of Kentucky , authorizing ! thfe bottling In ' .bond of liquors by owner a'pil.distillers. . The purpqae of the bill Is to furnish a guarantee of th'e purity , pf the Ilfiio'r | tl > y practically giving them in.bottles .a 'government en dorsement as to.their , quaUlV aod prpof. The committee alsoheard , Representative Mercer "on his bill to permit IMc'free ; , Impp'ita.fjon of exhibits to ltho TrarismtsalsslpiU 'exposi tion to be held at Omaha in 1SOS.-'This bill was refofrpd. to a' EUb dommltted of which Mr. Grosvcnor ot Ohio Is "chairman. Tht free alcohol bill was not considered by the full committee. * Decided .AftnliiMt the Stiite , WASHINGTON , March 28. Secretary Hoke Smith today decided adversely to the claim of the state of Mlnneoataa that the swamp land within the ceded /portions o-f the Red Lake reservation , to bo opened to entry May 15 , were granted to the state by the swamp land grant of March 12 , I860. The secretary says the intent of the act was , to grant to the state Bwanip lands within Its borders that had not been , prior to selec tion by the state and approval by the de partment , disposed of as rese'rveJ under some act made prior to the granting act. Such reservation of these land had' taken place 'and accordingly none .of them passed to the state under the grant. The agricultural lands of the reservation will bo disposed of Under the homestead laws at $1.50 an acre. Instead of presidential proclamation , and the timber lands will be sold at an appraised value- and the money placed to the credit of the Chlppewa In dian as a permanent fund. nocliU > il on the Frye I1I1I. WASHINGTON , March 28. The subcom mittees representing the Pacific railroad com mittees of the two houses ; were In seaslon for two hours today , engaged In n effort to agree upon a measure" looking to the re funding of the Pacific railroad debts to the agree. The proceedings , were upon the agree. The proceedings were upon the basis of a bill which has been prepared for the committee , which Is In t.iost hespects a counterpart of the bill introduced by Sen ator Frye. The meeting today did not re sult in any understanding and was devoted largely to an exchange of views as to the In terpretation of the bill. The Fryo bill Is a refunding measure providing for a cash payment and then for extension , of the re mainder of the debt for seventy-five years at 2 per cent interest. The committee will meet again next Monday. DeehleH to Mollify the Darren mil. WASHINGTON , March 28. The house In dian affairs committee , which Is considering the recommendations of the Dawes" commis sion In regard to the Indian territory , made some material progress today , There was a division of sentiment InMhe committee In regard io the recommendations and some of the members favpr the'pTqposltlcils embraced In a measure prepared ' , { iy Representative Curtis of Kansas , wbjtchjjs'ra modification of that agreed to by tho' co/mniuelon. / As a re sult of today's meetlng a/ijliiicommlttco / con sisting of Curtis of Kantap , Fisher of New York , and Little , was 'pinpointed , who will draft a bill upon whlclu itpls hoped all the committee may agree.jjT ( e subcommittee will hold Its dm meetlngft , < Mt Tuesday , m-llef May lie Fri-tlyviJlMtrll ute < l. WASHINGTON , Morfti1 * . The United States legation at Conpja'njlnoplo has tele graphed Secretary Olney .jmder date of yesterday - torday that the British tmlilesador has been Informed In writing by.lTIVnrfik Pasha that relief may bo frosly distributed In the In terior of Turkey by EntfilsJl and American agents , one member ofltflio Turkish com mission being present at.dvKry distribution. Miss Bartons agents ate al > lo to distribute supplies directly with their own hands to whomsoever they think. piopbr. Confluent of n'yatcfllit WASHINGTON , March ; 28. Representative Hopkins of Illinois , who 'is taking great In terest , in the caeo of Walter Dygcrt , the Illinois man who was ImprlFjned pome weeks ago In Cuba , , expresses entire satisfaction with the action of the state department , From advices received by the State depart ment yesterday ho Is confident that Dygert Is alive and that the mach'nery set In operation will ( shortly occurs hip relcasa. Condition of tlie TreiiHiiry. WASHINGTON. March 28. Today's state ment of the condition pf ( be treasury shown : Available cash balance , f 260,577,848 ; gold re- oerve , $128,033,260. . No lecture before the American public Is OB entertaining and Instructive as the famous Frank Carpenter. Secure your tickets for the dollar course of three lec ture * at First M. E. church , April 8 , 0 pad 19 , i KELLEY , STIGER & CO. THE HEIGHT IN KID GLOVES , SILKS AND SATINS , BLACK DRESS STUFF , COLORED DRESS MATERIALS , TRIMMINGS AND LACES , Walking Gloves , two clasp , four strand black stitched , Perrin's Pique , heavy stitched $1.50 in the latest colorings , buttercups , sandal , white , etc. Trefousse These high grade gloves are in TrefoilSSfl Q\ ] ( [ new shadings. large pearl buttons and Jlfld ' new stitching , the most atttractive and _ . , Perrin's reliable Gloves to be found PeiTm S NOVELTIES IN LACES. Bruxelles Point , Bruxelles and Lierre Applique Laces Bands and Edges to match. Choice novelties in Linen Batiste Embroideries Edges , Bands and All-Overs to match. Choice Novelties in Beaded and Spangled Passementeries and Garnitures Rich Novelties in Buttons Comprising Jeweled , Enameled , Cut Steel , Jet , Pearl , EC. 45-inch all-silk French Chiffons in all colors , 85c Satin Brocaded Handsome Black Satin New Styles , a'so ' $1,25 , $145 * , $1.50 , $1.85 and $2.00 85c 50c Waist Silks Novel silks for waists 50c also new Turkoman Silks in this lot , Pomadour Silks Just opened , many of $1,15 the late productions in Fancy Silks See the $1,15 new Grey effects just out. Mohair Fancy Suitings 48 inches wide 1,25 , the latest effects i n fine Black Dress Stuffs ; also 1,25 , 6oc , 75c , $1.00 , $1.25 , $1.35 to $4 oo , 1 1 1,25 French Novelty "Suitings rjust in , new-V , colorings ; also see our 85C , Si.ocy $1.25 , $1.35' , $1.50 qualities 1,25 We call special attention to Parasols , just opened Rich Cam- eleon Silk with Dresden borders , artistic and original handles , See Our New Capes. Exquisite Cameleon Silk and rich Lace Shoulder Capes Just out. The very newest Capes , $11.00. Silk lined , fine lace and jet trimmed. Also many other styles at popular prices. i/n i ry OTIHCD KtLLtY. ollbtK Cor. Fartiam and 15th Streets- MOHMON IV'CW JKItUSAI.ISM. Temple < lie Erected by tlie Faithful lit Iiiilniunilencf , Ma. For the first tlmo since the Mormon hcglra from Independence , Mo. , when they were jrlvon out by force of arms and sought homes In the far west , a body of these who fol lowed Brlgham Young to Utah are In that city doing missionary work. The Mor mons who live In Independence , says a writer In the Globe-Democrat , are the fol lowers of Joseph Smith , Jr. , called the Reor ganized Church of Jcsup Christ of Latter Day SalntB , and a small church the Ilcdrlck- Ites. Tbo Utah Mormons have never had it foothold In this city. Today a conference at Utah Mormons Is In session here , and will be In session tomorrow. The presiding ofll- cor Is Joshua n. Clarke , president of the Northern States MUslon , aivl the body IB called the Iowa conference. The Utah church , In comirion with , all the other branches , holds to the belief that Independence will bo the gathering place for the faithful , and that there will bo built hero a grand temple on Ilio famous temple lot Bite. The con- fcroncp now In Bcsslon la doing missionary work , and It Is thought to bo preparatory to the organization of a branch ot the Utah church here. The Church of Brlgham Young Is the largest and tbo wealthiest of all tbo branches of the Mormon church , and claims 300,000 members , The Heorganlzcd church , which Is the strongest hero , lias Just lost tbo suit for the possession of the opot of ground called the temple lot , and the cat wau won by a email branch called the Hedrlckltes , a church of less than 100 members. In the revelation concerning the temple are these words : "A. revelation of Jesus Christ to his servant , Joseph Smith , and nix elders , as they united their hearts and lifted their voices on high ; yea , the word of the Lord concerning hit ) church , estab lished In the la til dayp , concerning his people ple , aa ho has spoken by the mouth of his prophets , and for the gathering of his saints to stand upon Mount Zlon , which shall ba the city New Jerusalem ; which city shall bo built , beginning at the temple lot , which la appointed by the finger cf the Lord , In the western boundary of the state of MIs- luurl , and dedicated by the hand of Joseph Smith and others with whom the Lord was well pleauad , "Verily , this l the word of the Lord , that tha City Now Jeruialem eaall bo built by tbo gathering of the paints , beginning at thla place , even tbo place of the temple , which temple s-hall bo reared in this gen eration ; for verily this generation shall not paaj away until a house shall to built unto the Lord , and a cloud shall rest upon It , which cloud shall fill the house. " Thlo revelation is dated In 1832 , and to be fulfilled the temple must be built very BOCII. The conference of the Utah Mormons for missionary work at this tlmo and plnco Is , thcrefcro , elgnlflcar.t , and may prcrago the coming of a great number of the big Church of Independence. While many of the mem bers of the church bollovo that the great temple of the revelation will be built : i > a night , and by unseen hands , the leaders of the church disclaim men belief , and Bay that when the tlmo comes , and It Is not far dis tant , the mopt magnificent temple of wor ship over known will be erected on this lot. OUT OF , THIS OHOI.VAII V. An ancient tomb opened on an Island off the coast of Italy In December last revealed the bones of a two-headed human being , who had been over eleven feet In height , The first statutory mention of plno Is to he found In an English law passed In the year 1483. The first patent pin machine was ono of American make Wright's machine of 1824. J. W , January , formerly postmaster at Mlnonk. . III. , Is said to bo the only man liv ing that over amputated both of his own legs with his own hand and afterward re covered. In the twenty-nmo years In which Dr. Barnardo of England has been engaged In his humane labors 22,000 waifs and strays have been rescued. Of these over 0,000 have been sent to the colonies. A remarkable succession of misfortunes oc curred recently In the Irving family of Old- town. Mo. Not long ago the old homestead burned down , leaving the family with but a shed for shelter. Two of the sisters moved Into a store and started a millinery business. The t'toro was burned down , and they lost all they bad , Soon utter that three women members of the family were thrown from a bat in Pushaw stream , directly oppoa'to ther ! homo and drowned , A week or ° since two other sisters belonging to the family wrre murdered In Oldtown. A device for permitting the verdant guest to blow out the gas In his bedroom at tha city hotel without Inconvenience to himself cr anybody else has been patented by a West Haven , Conn , , man. The gas burner Is made of a metal having treat expansive and con tractive properties. The gas IB turned on In th regular way and a email icrow is turned which admits a email ( low of gas through the burner , The gas Is lighted , and the beat expands the metal and automatically opens a valve permitting a full flow of gas. Tbo tan can be turned off In the ordinary way , but U the gas l blown out the metal contracts , closing the vnlve. and all the. gas that escapes le the very small quantity admitted by the screw valve. Recent archaeological discoveries along- the valley of the Tennessee river In north ern Alabama have led to the belief that tho- region was once Inhabited by cliff dwellers , and an expedition from the University of Pennsylvania is soon to explore the caves. In that region. Prof. Mercer will head the expedition , and It Is believed that valuable- discoveries will be made. Many ( specimens of ancient pottery , believed to have belonged , to the cliff dwellers , have recently been , lound In the caves along the Tennessee. Nineteen citizens of Macon , Ou. , eonie ot them eald to be prominent in ono way or another , wcro subpoenaed a few" days ago to appear at the city hall , provided with picks and shovels , to go to work on tho- streets of the town for flvo days , under the direction of the Board of Public Works. A new law provides that a citizen who falls to pay his street tax shall work out tho. amount of the tax on the streets , and this WUH the first tlmo U was put In opera tion. Thirty years ago the late Major Thomas. J. Barry of this city , In paying a bill , gave out $20 too much , the bill of that denomina tion sticking to the back of another. The/ receiver noticed the mistake some time later and made a memorandum of the fact. In tending to pay It. The memorandum was lost and the U > clcent passed out of his mind. A few days ago , In running through a desk , he found It. He lost no time In seeking out the widow of Major Barry , and , after ex plaining the Incident , Induced her to accept not only the $20 , but the accrued interest , compounded at 7 per cent , making the total S1G2.24. With all this honesty , this man Is too modest to allow his name to bo mad * pul"Ct - Ten Hi-n Ailrlfl nil tile lee , I'BTOSKEY , Mich. . Murch 28-Ten men are floating out Into Lake Michigan on th6 Ice , A vpeclal train hax gone to Day Bhoro with u boat to rcBcuo them. CHAHLRVOIX , Mich. , March 28.-A rca- culng party him started from , here carrying a boat on n wngon to succor the ten men afloat on the leu Iti Lake Michigan , Thd wind lu blowing a Kale , and U In feared thdt the Ice will break up befpro the men can t > * reached. The Icn has moved out a mil * the lust hour. The men were out about flvo miles lit 2:30 : , and the Ice In rapidly breaking up. The train for Hay Bhore ha Klxty men and one large boat. PHTQ8KKY , Mich. , March 28. Nine men fltihlnv thiouirh the Ire In tha middle of Llt tlo Trover * bay , ten miles from I'etaskuy , were carried out Into the lake by the Ice this afternoon , A liont and crew , sent from hero by special train to Hay Shore , rescued ! all of the men just a& the Ice began break * Ing up under them.