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Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-07
BRINGING HOME SOLDIER DEAD
Work Commenced with Those Buried
mt Santiago.

WASHINGTON, March 6.-The transport
Roumana has reached Santiago from San
Juan with the bodies OF 130 soldiers who
died in Porto Rico. The records of the
War department show that about $50 are
buried in the neighborhood of Santiago and
the work OF uncovering them may take two
or three weeks. Most of the Americans
sleeping in graves at Santiago are regu-
lars.
Quartermaster Ludington has the work
in hand and reports satisfactory progress
being made. The graves of the American
heroes were carefully marked at the time
of burial and the officers in Cuba and Porto
Rico had instructions TO make it possible
10 locate and identify the bodies. The
bodies will be forwarded to the relatives II
desired. The government also offers TO
provide permanent burial places with the
IS, 900 other heroic dead in the National
cemetery al Arlington. In most cases the
relatives have accepted the offer to have
their dead lad to rest with the army Of
patriots at Arlington, and ii is probable
that nearly 1000 of the bodies will be in
TERED in the National cemetery within sight
of the White House.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-07
Utah SENATE BRIBERY CASE
Majority and Minority Reports Filed, but
MoCune is Not Guilty.
SLOAN ONLY IMPROPERLY APPROACHED
Conclusion Is Reached that Repre-
sentative Laws Charges Are Not
Sustained by EVidence-No
Particular Harm Done.

SALT LAKE. Utah, March 6.-The legis-
lative investigating committee submitted a
majority and minority report to the joint
assembly this afternoon. The majority re-
port is signed by Senator Whitney and Rep
resentatives Stewart, Mansfield Sorenson
and Cummings. The minority report Is
signed by Senators Shurtliff and Howells.
The findings OF the majority report are
1. In the matter Of the charge Of lribery
preferred by Representative Law against A.
W. McCune. we find after the most careful
consideration that the charge is not sus-
aimed by the evidence.
. In the Sloan Nebeker case We find that
Ito said h. w Sloan improperly approached
Senator w. c. Nebeker for the purpose OF
securing his CNebeker's) support for Mr..
McCune, but the evidence does not establish
an attempted bribery or other public Of
fense.
5. In the WINS jackson case the evidence
is not sufficient to justify the conclusion
that any attempt was made to secure by i'm
proper means Mr.. Jackson's vote. We be-
lieve the report is false that A. w. McCune
did, by the use of money, attempt to secure
the vote of Albert A. Law, and that X. w
Sloan sought by improper means to secure
the vote of State Senator w. C. Nebeker fol
Nc. McCune for United States senator.
After the reading of the reports the joint
assembly adjourned until $50 tomorrow
morning, when the reports will be taken ur
for discussion.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-07
MINING IN THE BLACK HILLS
Recent Strike in Wolframite Attracts
Attention-Snow-Cho Mines
Are ReOpeninS.

DEADWOOD, S. D., March 6.-(Special.)
the Harrison mine, at Lead, has created a
great deal of interest in the cas-: among
the large steel manufacturers where the ore
is in demand. member of the firm OF
one of the largest steel works in Phila-
delphia spent several days at Lead this
week, making tests of the ore and examining
into the future supply, which seems 10 be
in abundance. The first discovery of this
kind OF ore was made in the Harrison mine
owned by the Kuester brothers of Lead. The
ore is found in large shoot twenty-five feet
wide, which had been giving very rich re-
turns in gold until few months ago. Most
OF the gold values have now left, and vol
frantic ore has taken lis place There are
not more than nine producing mines Of
wolframite ore in the United States, and
there has always been great demand for
il as fast as mined. In the last two months,
since the announcement of the discovery OF
large quantities of the ore in the Black Hills
the market price has decreased somewhat,
The usual price paid is between 5000 and
$3.50 a ton. Ii is believed that when more
of the ore is placed on the market its uses
will become more common and the price will
not go much lower than II is now.
Peter Nelson, a oolored cook 10 one Of
the hotels of Lead, is in fair way of hav-
ing a fortune Three years ago he Jumped a
claim in the Keystone mining district, now
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-07
BEEF INQUIRY MOVES WEST
Court Transfers sittings to Chicago, omaha
and Kansas City.
NO COMPLAINT BEFORE FALL OF SANTIAGO
After that Event the Ninth Infantry
is said to Have suffered in Health
from Ment comprehensive
ness Negligent in Reporting.

WASHINGTON March 6.-The War de-
partment court of inquiry held a very brief
session today the last before their start
for the west where they will inspect the
packing plants of Chicago, Omaha and Kan
sas City.
There was but one witness examined,
Lieutenant Frederick l.. Munson, Ninth in
fantry. He said that during his service
in Cuba up to the surrender Of Santiago his
command had as a meat component OF the
ration. bacon and canned roast beef in the
proportion of about ten days of the former
to fifteen days of the latter Until the
surrender he received no complaints Of the
canned roast beef, but after the surrender
his commissary sergeant reported to him
that something was making the men very
sick. They did not know what 1t was, but
thought it was something they had eaten
After eliminating every other factor they
could think Of, they concluded it must be
the canned roast beef. He ordered the
cooks to try fixing up the meat in stews
with hard tack and tomatoes, but it seemed
to make no difference. The men continued
sick. The men then discontinued the use of
the beef.
on the voyage home they still had canned
roast beef, but the men did not eat it, He
tried to turn it in to the commissary at
Montauk, but the commissary would not
receive 1t.
did you make any report on this?" asked
Colonel Davis.
mo, sir.
Ibid it not occur to you that it was
your duty to your command to report this
state of things?" continued Colonel Davis
rather severely.
LAS it appears to me now" said the wit
ness very frankly, "it may have been negli-
gent, but at the time the complaint was
so general, and there being absolutely no
chance of lettering the situation, l did not
make any formal report on it,"
! OF the refrigerator beef, witness said the
principal objection to it was that it spoiled
before the men received 1t. He obliged
to condemn his whole consignment of re-
frigerator beef three times. The health OF
the men remained good, he said, till about
/ two weeks before leaving. when the COM
mand broke down all in a bunch. His
command was the headquarters provost
guard, made up of old and picked me. They
were not the sort to complain of anything
till they had reached the very limit of en-
, durance. Their sickness almost en-
tirely bowel and stomach trouble.
This wound up the taking of testimony
in Washington, and the court adjourned 10
meet in Chicago on Thursday.
! The court remained for considerable time
in executive session, when the announce
ment was sent out that no more witnesses
would be examined in Washington.
General Eagan visited the court after the
executive session under way and had
talk with the recorder, but it was stated
that he would not be recalled before the
court returns to Washington.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-07
NEBRASKA ENTITLED TO TWO
what Each state IL Allowed In An
portionment of Licutenants Under
Army Reorganization Law.

WASHINGTON March 6.-The War de-
partment has made an announcement Of the
apportionment of 1Ol second lieutenants. ere
ated by the army reorganization bill, among
the various states and territories. In addi-
tion there are twenty appointments at large,
The apportionment is on the basis OF popula-
tion and is as follows:
Alabama, 2; Arkansas. q California, 2;
Colorado, /; Connecticut, ?; Delaware. l;
Florida, /; Georgia. 3; Idaho, /; Illinois, 4,
Indiana, 3; Iowa, 81 Kansas, 2; Kentucky, 8;
Louisiana, 2; Maine, /; Maryland, 2; Mas
sachusetts, 8; Michigan, 8; Minnesota, .;
Mississippi, 2; Missouri, 4; Montana, /; Ne
braska, ?; Nevada, l. New Hampshire, /;
New Jersey. 2; New York 8; North Caro-
lima, 8; North Dakota, /; Ohio, 4; Oregon,
/; Pennsylvania. 81 Rhode Island, l; South
Carolina, 2; South Dakota, /; Tennessee, 3;
Texas, 8; Utah, 1: Vermont l. Virginia, 3;
Washington, /; West Virginia, 2; Wisconsin
81 Wyoming, /; Arizona. Il New Mexico. /:
oklahoma, 1; District of Columbia, i; at
large, 20.
Secretary Alger was fairly overrun today
by congressional callers, nearly every one
of whom had one or more candidates for
appointment in the regular or volunteer
army under the terms of the reorganization
act.
1t is a safe estimate that 75 per cent OF
the officers in the present volunteer army
are anxious to remain in the service. As
there is a disposition at present to gel
along without these volunteer soldiers as
long as possible the chances of any ap.
pointments being speedily made in the off.
GERS grades are not very bright.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-07
ENcRoACHEs ON EURoPE's TRADE
Example of Economic Hostility Re-
ported TO StRte Department.


ported to State Department.
WASHINGTON, March 6.-An example of
European economic hostility to the United
States is furnished in a report to the State
department by Consul Baehr from Khel,
Austria. The report reviews a lecture of
DR.. Alexander Peez, Viennese authority
OF political economy. DR.. Peez, in
calling attention to American COM
mercial competition, assumes for one
thing that the United States has taken
Cuba and intends to have the enormous
quantity OF sugar II needs supplied by
the home product and that grown in Cuba.
Further he calls attention to the fact that
1.-The United States makes the enlargement
of its balance of trade the fundamental prin-
ciple of its commercial policy and in this
its government acts with great boldness'
He says that America already exports TO
Europe goods valued at $1,000, 900 900,
against which they only import about $780,
900 900. At this rate DR.. Peez says they
will be a most threatening factor in the
commercial life of Europe when in seven
years. as he calculates, they will have es-
tablished their sugar production on a basis
to rob Europe of all its America sugar
trade. The lecture cites numerous other
instances of American enCroachment in pa
per, iron. cottonseed oil and leather, con-
cluding that the countries of Europe in the
near future will have to form a coalition 10
protect themselves against Outside compe-
titon."
Consul Baehr says that similar senti-
ments are frequently uttered by prominent
men and officials OF Austro- Hungary and are
published there by the press as we'll as in
Germany"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-07

Case Involving Large Sum of Money
Up in United States Supreme Court.

VI ih thIttu States supreme court.
WASHINGTON, March Elm the United
States supreme court today the solicitor gem
eral moved to advance the hearing of the
case of Shirley T. and Jesse NJ High
against Frederick E. Coyne, collector of in
terpal revenue at Chicago. The motion was
taken under advisement. The case involves
the constituticnality of the portion of the
war revenue act levying tax upon inher-
itance.
The estate in question is that of the late
James L. High of Chicago who died last
October, leaving an estate valued at S215,-
600. His children, Shirley T. High and
Jesse NJ. High, each received by bequest a
third of the estate, the other third going to
their mother. The government tax under
the law in question amounts 10 $4,000 and
they have resisted payment, on the ground
that the law is discriminative and, therefore,
antagonistic to the constitution Their al
legations in detail are as follows:
That the tax in question is a direct tax
upon the !egacies in question, both in legal
effect and by the express terms of the act,
and is not apportioned by said act among
the states according to population, as re-
qured by the constitution.
That II it be an indirect tax it is not uni
form in its operations, for the reason that
1t eXempts from its operation all legacies
under the value of Sl0,0
That the right of inheritance, if it be a
tax upon the privilege of inheriting, is
within the exclusive power of the states TO
grant, and regulate and is not subject to
abridgement or taxation by the general gov
ernment.
The case is an important one, as it in
wolves a tax upon all estates valued at more
than $4,000. The court ntimated that the
case would be heard during the present
term, though no positive assurance was
given to this effect.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-07
DEBATE BLOW At WHEELER.
Resolution of Endorsement Intro
duced In Texas House.


duced in Texas House.
AUSTIN, Tex, March 6-There was a
lively discussion in the house this after
noon over resolution offered by Repre-
sentative Wooten endorsing the action of
Congressman Bailey in protesting against the
seating of Congressman Joseph Wheeler.
Representative Taravier was recognized
and protested against the adoption Of the
resolution. saying that while he had great
personal admiration for Bailey, he saw no
reason why his political future, anent the
United States senatorial race two years
hence should be boosted to the detriment
of gallant old Joe Wheeler, who went to
the front in the interests of his country.
Representative Bailey from Dewitt spoke in
favor of the resolution, saying that Bailey
was patriot in fighting for the sound prin-
ciples of democracy and the people OF the
south and the press had sounded its ap-
proval of his course and the legislature
should do likewise.
Mr.. Kittrell regretted exceedingly that the
possibility of Bailey being a candidate for
United States senator two years hence
should be dragged into the discussion at this
time, when it was quite out Of place and not
in keeping with the resolution
After some discussion the house adopted
the resolution by a viva voce vote.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-07
LACK MEN ron NEW VESSELS.
Navy Department May Have to Put
Shins Out of Commission.

WASHINGTON, March 6.-The officials OF
the Navy department are feeling grateful
for the small measure of relief extended by
congress in the increase of the force of en-
listed men, though the total is still made :
quate under sound practice fer the needs
of the navy Congress authorized the in
crease of the force to 1880 men. Last
Saturday there were in the navy 1871 men.
The officials think that they can contrive
to get along for the present with 1880
men, and, while they will not be under the
necessity of putting out OF commission any
of the larger ships now in active service
they will be left absolutely without pro-
vision for manning the big battleships
Kearsarge, Kentucky and cruiser Albany
now nearly completed, The department
will be obliged. in order to man these ships
which the government is bound 10 take off
the contractors hands as soon as they are
completed, to put some ships out of commits
sion.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-07
SOLDIERS DEATHS AT CAMP THOMAS
Total Number who Expired from
Disease. 341.

WASHINGTON, March "a statement
compiled in the adjutant generals office
shows the number of deaths from disease
at Camp Thomas. The figures are taken
from the muster rolls of each regiment or
battery. Upon these every death and it's
cause is entered.
The total deaths from disease from the
first occupation of the camp, the middle Of
April, to the middle Of September, and in
cluding the four battalions, which remained
to January 81, were 341. the percentage
being little less than half of l per cent.
The total deaths of volunteer forces which
were modified at Camp Thomas up to De-
cember 2, witch was two months and half
after they had been withdrawn from Camp
Thomas and after the close of all campaigns
in which any of them participated, was for
this period of six months 1.6l per cent.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-07

known as the Gray Eagle. 1t was before
the development of the Keystone mine, when
mining property had no real value in the
district. The claim is located on the ore
belt, and It is now worth a large sum OF
money. He has kept up all assessment work
on 1t and has clear title. He has been
offered a large sum for the claim, which he
has refused.
The cyanide plants at Spearfsh and Gar
den City are preparing to start UP again
after a shutdown of several weeks on ac
count of the cold weather. The Spearfish
cyanide plant has been treating SO ore
from the Metallic group of claims, in Calam-
ity gulch, near Ragged Top. The Garden
City plant is owned by c. Alexander, and
was remodeled from the old chlorinaton
plant into a cyanide mill, With a capacity
Of twenty five tons of ore pr day. The
cleanup5 made rc:1 the mill on ore from
this camp have been satisfactory, and it is
expected that the capacity Of the plant will
be enlarged to fifty tons per day ttis year.
The Holy Terror company Is employing
about $50 miners at the present time. The
company is dropping thirty stamps, twenty in
the Keystone mill and ten in the old Holy
Terror mill, which treat over 100 tons of ore
each day. The ore comes from both the
Keystone and Holy Terror mines. which are
now connected underground, and the ore is
brought up through the Holy Terror shaft.
1t is stated that another of those rich places
in the Holy Terror ore ledge has been en-
countered and big chunks of rock, so rich
that guards have been placed in the mine to
prevent the miners from carrying ore away,
are being taken out The Holy Terror shaft
will be sunk another 100 feet, which will
make it 700 feet deep.
Work was commenced this week on a new
tunnel on the Barrett copper property in
Deadwood, which was recently purchased
by the Detroit and Deadwood syndicate. The
new tunnel will be run back about ! 900 feet
to tap the ore ledge which was opened about
400 feet higher up on the mountain. In the
upper workings the ledge was found to be
siXty-one feet in width, carrying copper and
gold values. The work is under the super.
vision of James Loosen of Detroit, who was
at one time state geologist CT Michigan. The
Detroit and Deadwood syndicate intends to
ascertain the size Of the ledge OF ore near
the water level, and If it is good as ex-
pected the company will erect smelter for
treating the ore. Following along the copper
ledge is a vein of free milling gold which
gives better assays than the average of the
Homestake ore.
There Is considerable activity in this part
OF the Hills number of the old mines are
being opened up and the camp will be the
liveliest in its history during the spring
and summer.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-07
LONGS SECOND LETTER is OUT
Secretary Replies to Admiral schicy's
Statements in the Threshed-
over tOntroNersN.

WASHINGTON, March 6.--Thc senate
committee OF naval affairs today made pub
lie Secretary Longs second letter in the
Sampson -Schley controversy, this communi-
cation being in reply to Admiral Schey S
letter.
The first matter which the secretary takes
up is Admiral Schley's mention Of Admiral
SIMPSONS letter Of May 90 which the Sec
retary says seems to have given certain
senators the impression that the department
has withheld that letter On this point he
says:
First-That this letter was not in the pos
session OF the department on February c. nor
was its existence known to the department
at that time
Second-That ii was in the possession OF
Admiral Schley until the 9th of February
when it was sent to the department on its
request to be furnished with all official
records relating to his duty as as com
mander int chief of the flying squadron
and as flag officer in the North Atlantic
fleet.
Third-In its instructions with regard tc
maintaining the blockade of Cienfuegos II
was not more explicit than the letter OF
Admiral Sampson OF May 10, which accom-
panied the communication OF the depart
ment of February and which is published
in the appendix to the report OF the bureau
Of navigation on page AGA
Fourth-That on May 2l the day after II
was written, Admiral Sampson sent orders
to Commodore Schley in duplicate, by the
Hawk and Marblehead, which orders were
received by Commodore Schley during the
early forenoon Of the 23d and Gath respec.
lively, directing Commodore Schley to pro
ceed with all dispatch, but cautiously, Il
Santiago, If satisfied that the Spanish
squadron was not at Cienfuegos. The re-
ply to these orders was sent back by the
Hawk and was received the same day a!
2 fhn of nf hp M hn trct tr,tpY Yi,,,,
were, of course, revoked to blockade Glen
! fuegos, contained in the letters of the 19tt
and 10th.
Fifth-That in obedience to these instruc.
tions the flying squadron left Cienfuegos or
the afternoon of the 24th. but did not react
, the immediate vicinity of the port of San
tiago until the morning of the 29th of May
The secretary quotes the admiral's refer.
ence to the departments order received by
him on the 27th of May, directing him tc
positively ascertain If Cervera's fleet was In
| Santiago harbor and not to allow him tc
| leave Santiago, il found to a certainty to be
there, without decisive action" gives the
admiral's reply in full, and says:
1T will be seen that Admiral Schley's
statement to the senate does not show thai
he started to return to Key West and sig.
nailed to the squadron to that effect, and Sc
| informed the department that he immedi.
ately obeyed that order.
"On the contrary his telegram dated May
2S, written May 81, shows that though hav.
| ing just received the telegram of the de.
| partment, and having on hand sufficient
supply of coal to return to Key West, he re.
! ported that he could not obey the order anG
continued to proceed toward Key West
! However, it later became evident to hin
| that this was unnecessary and he resumed
| the toward Santiago''
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-07


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Colonel George F. Huff Named Pos
sible Successor.

HARRISBURG, Pa, March 6.-There are
rumors current here tonight that Senator
Quay will withdraw before the close of the
present week and Colonel George F. HUFF of
Greensburg will be chosen his Successor III
the senate.
There is talk that II Mr.. Quay remains in
the fight the Lancaster delegation will desert
him on account of the removal of 500 of
x-Auditor Mylon of Lancaster county from
a subordinate position in one Of the depart
ments. Senator Quay adherents ridcule
these stories. They say their lines are intact
and rumors OF defections in their ranks
absurd.