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Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-18
NINE NATIONAL CAPITALS
Places where the Country's Congress
Sat Before Washington
Was Selected.

How many readers could tell offhand the
number Of national capitals this country's
congress has sat in and give the names7
Not many. probably. Well. there have been
nine Of them-Washington. d.. c.; Balti-
more and Annapolis, in Maryland; Trenton
and Princeton, In New Jersey; Philadel-
phia, Lancaster and York, In Pennsylvania,
and New York City. The first session OF
the continental congress was held in Car
penter's hall, Philadelphia. September s,
177A. Thereafter the American congress
was for a long time something like the Phil
ippine congress, while the latter was dodg-
ing American troops-and for much the
same reason. Fearing to remain in Phil
adelphia after the defeat on Long Island.
congress went to Baltimore and voted
George Washington dietatorial power for
six months. Congress returned to Phil
adelphia two months later, February q,
i777. Lancaster and York got their ses-
sions after the defeat In Br~andywine, con-
gress again retreating. Nine months the
lawmakers remained In York; the news Of
Burgoyne's surrender was received there.
Then six months in New York and an
other term in Philadelphia. Menaced by
unpaid troops congress went over to New
jersey Sessions were held In Princeton
college library. Annapolis next, where
General Washington resigned his commits
sion. Trenton had a trial then. with Henry
Lee as president. Here Lafayette took
leave Of his American a~lies.-National
Magazine.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-18
FAMOUS CIVIL WAR DISASTER
Projected annual Meeting Of the Sur
vivOrs of the suItana
Wreck.

The survivors Of the sultana disaster are
to meet this year in East Tennessee. -Four
times as many men went down with
Sultana in the Mississippi river as went
down with Maine in Havana harbor. and cir
cumstances made the destruction Of sultana
almost as distressing TO the nation as was
the loss Of Maine.
In April, 1854, 1000 Union soldiers re-
leased from rebel prisons on parole were
concentrated in camps near Vicksburg for
transportation northward to Camp Chase,
where they were to await their exchange.
The soldiers, mainly from Illinois and Ten
nessee, but including many men from Ohio
and Indiana, we're eager TO get home, and
the cficers at Vicksburg hurried them
northward as fast as transportation could
be furnished.
The steamer Henry Amss carried 1900 to
Cairo and Olive Branch 700 more.
sultana was the next steamer available and
when Il came up from New Orleans April
20, with $50 cabin passengers and $50 hogs
heads of sugar, all the remaining prisoners
were ordered on board, the oficer giving
/ the order believing there were not more
than 1000 men to go. When the three de-
tachments marched in from camp they mus
tered 1866 officers and men and all crowded
on the boat.
Sultana reached Memphis In SAFETY dis
charged two-thirds OF its cabin passen-
gers, unloaded it's cargo Of sugar, and
proceeded northwaTd. When near Cal
island at 1 O'Clock on the morning Of April
27, the boilers exploded. OF the 1886 ON
GERS and soldiers only 1856 were rescued
and 1,101. including nineteen officers, werI
lost. OF the cabin passengers and crew 10
were lost.
The accident occurred we're the river wa
fifteen miles wide and the work OF rescuI
by the gunboats and the soldiers at For
Pickering was attended with the creates
dihiculty. Even those who we're saved SUI
fered greatly and a full regiment OF brav
soldiers who had fought In most OF the bat
ties in the west and who. Just released fror
rebel prisons. we're looking forward to thei
reception at home went down 10 death.
There is nothing more pathetic In tn
story Of the Union army than the deStruG
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-18
THE
ILLUSTRATED
BEE

he holdin' her han an helpin' along. l
jumps on the box again an drove on like
q shot. The other carriage was close UP
to me, but l got to Broadway before they
could head me OF, an the police there
stopped us both for fast drivin'.
Fast drivin'?" says l, who wouldn't
with lunatics after him!"
We was all taken to the police station,
the old gent fairly foamin' at the mouth
With rage, because l would not tell him
where his daughter an tho young man had
gone. 1 pretended 1 didn't understand him.
1t turned out all right. The old gent
was very rich, an he had refused this
young man an told him to keep awa from
his daughter; an the young folks had been
watched, so that they had to make a break
right in the middle OF the opera.
The young man was all right an the
whole thing blew over, for they was a
ried that night, havin' got another car
riage an found a minister after the old
gent was out Of the way.
have = regular standin' order to take
'em on drives now, an the old gent himself
give me $50 to show there was no hard
teelln'.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-18
PROPOSALS FOR INDIAN SUPPLIES.

PROPOSALS FOR INDIAN SUPPLIES.
Department Of the Interior, once of In
dian Affairs. Washington, d. c., March 4,
1853. proposals, Endorsed PRO
posals for blankets wooden and cotton
goods. clothing. etc" as the case may be,
Anairs, Nos. 1ls-l21 Wooster street, Ncw
York City, Will be received until o'clock
?. m. Of Tuesday, May 10, 1903, for furnish.
Ing for the Indian service, blankets, woolel
and cotton goods, clothing, notions, hats
and caps. Bids must be made out en- gov
eminent blanks. Schedules giving all neces-
sary information for bidders will be fur
nished on application to the Indian once,
washington; D. CT the U; s. Indian ware.
houses, ne-121 Wooster street, New York
City; 265-267 South Canal street, Chicago,
Ill. SIS Howard street, Omaha, Neb. 6Og
South Seventh street, st. Louis, Mo-; the
Commissaries of Subsistence. u. s. A, at
Cheyenne, Wyo, and st. Paul, MINI. tn
quaftermaster. q. s. A.. Seattle, Wash; tn
postmasters at Sioux City, Tucson, Port
land, spokane and Tacoma, and the Manu-.
%facturers' aud Producers association OF
California, San Francisco. Cal. Bids viii
be opened at the hour ard days above
stated, and bidders are invited TO be pres
emit at the opening. The Department re-
serves the right to determine The point OF
delivery and TO reject any and all bids, o.
any part OF any bid. w. A. JONES, com
missioner.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-18

ton Of Sultana. No battle Of the war
seemed so horrible to the people of the
north as this needless killing Of LOO men.
There was mourning throughout Illinois and
East Tennessee. There was indignation
throughout the north.
Investigations were made by the of1cers
in command and by congress and the re-
ports are on file in the War department.
But the stories told by the survivors,, the
stories told OF men whose hopes were high
one day, although they we're crowded on a
boat like sheep in q slaughter pen. and who
the next day lay dead at the bottom OF the
Mississippi river. have always had greater
interest to the people of the country than
any reports.
Fully one-half Of the $50 men who were
rescued on the morning OF April 81. 1884,
have died in the last thirty years. The sur
vivors are going. April rs. to Biount
county. Tenn, to meet those OF their mum
Der still living in East Tennessee and To
comfort the families Of those who went
down with sultana.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-18

PROPOSALS FOR FIVE BUILDINGS.
ETC.-Department of the Interior, Office OF
Indian Affairs. Washington, d. c. April /,
~1903.-Sealed proposals, endorsed Proposals
for buildings. etc, Rapid City, 8. d." and
addressed TO the Commissioner of Indian
Affairs, Washington, d. c., will be re-
ceived at the Indian ONCE until 2 O'Clock
p. m. OF Friday, May ], 1903, for furnishing
and delivering the necessary materials and
labor required to construct and complete a
frame employees quarters, frame addition
TO laundry and a brick employees quarters,
all with plumbing and acetylene gas piping;
also an addition 10 a brick dormitory, with
plumbing and gasoline gas piping, and a
frame acetylene gas house. with plumbing
and heat and a quantity of gas fixtures.
all at the Rapid City School. South Da-
kota, In strict accordance with plans,
specifications and instructions TO bidders,
which may be at this ONCE, the
offices OF the Improvement Bulletin"
Minneapolis, MINI. the "Pioneer-Times,"
D~eadwood, s. D.; The Bee" Omaha Neb.t
the Pioneer Press" 81. Paul. MINI; the
Builders and Traders exchanges al Omaha,
Neb., Milwaukee. Wis, and st. Paul. MINI. F;
the Northwestern Manufacturers associa-
ton, st. Paul. MINI. the u. S. Indian
warehouses at 25 s. Cana ST.. Chicago,
SIS Howard St, Omaha. Neb.. and ll9-i2i
Wooster St, New York City. and at the
school. For further information apply TO
Rapid City, s. ID. A c. Tonner, Acting
Commissioners ADMINISTRATOR
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-18
GOVERNMENT NOTICES.

PROPOSALS FOR INDIAN SUPPLIES
Department Of the Interior, Office OF Indian
Affairs, Washington, D.. c., March 4, 1909
Sealed proposals., Endorsed Proposals for
directed TO the Commissioner OF Indian Az
fairs, 265-267 South Canal street. Chicago,
Ill, will be received until / o'clock ID. m, OF
Tuesday. April, q. 1903, for furnishing for
coffee, sugar. rice, tea and other articles
OF subsistence: also for boots and shoes,
groceries, soap, baking powdar, crockery,
agricultural implements. paints. oils, glass,
findings, saddlery,, etc. hardware. school
and medical supplies, and q long list OF
miscellaneous articles. Sealed proposals.,
Endorsed Proposals for blankets, wooden
case may, be, n directed to the Commits
aione Of Indian Affairs, Nos. 11e-121 Wooster
street. New York City will be received
blankets. wooden and cotton goods. clothing,
notions, hats and caps. Bids must be made
out on government blanks. Schedules giving
all necessary information for bidders will
be furnished on Application to- the Indian
warehouses, ns-in Wooster street. New
York City; 265-267 South Canal street, Chi
age, ILL.,; SIS Howard street. Omaha, Neb.
500 South Seventh street, st. Louis. Mo-;
at Cheyenne, Wyo, and. 81. Paul, MINI;
the 0uartermaster. d. 8. A., Seattle, Wash:
the postmasters at Sioux City, Tuscon,
Portland, Spokane. and Tacoma, and the
Of California, San Francisco, Cal. Bids will
be opened at the hour and days above
stated, and bidders are invited to be present
at the opening. The Department reserves
snd T e reject &c os sSy anne al she b 4Sin' or OF a qsIiE psrt
Of n bid. w. A JONES. Commissioner.
AZ dist
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-18
NOTICES.

PROPOSALS FOR THREE BUILDINGS
Department of the Interior, ONCE of In
dian Affairs, Washington, d. c., April 6.
1903. proposals, endorsed Proposals
for Buildings, Flandreau, S. d." and adj
dressed to the Commissions of Indian AZ
fairs, Washington, d. c., will be received
of Wednesday, May 6 1903, for furnishing
the necessary materials and labor required
to construct and complete at the Flandreau
Indian School, s. D., one brick warehouse
and ONCE. with plumbing and steam heat;
one brick shop and one frame laundry. with
plumbing and electric light, in strict. &C
cordance with plans. specifications and in
structions to bidders which may be exam
ined at this oflce, the offices OF the I'm
provement Bulletin" Minneapolis, MINI.
he "Argus,Leadsr," Sioux Fails, 8, p; The
Bee" Omaha, Neb.; the Builders and
Traders Exchanges" at Omaha, Neb.. MIL
waukee, Wis. and st. Paul, Mimi; the
"NOrthwestern Menufacturers' Associa-
tion," st. Paul, Mimi; the U. 9. Indian
Warehouses; at No. 2s5 So; Canal st.,
Chicago, ILL.,; No. SIS Howard ST.,
Omaha, Neb., and No. 119-121 Wooster ST.
New York city. and at the school For FUR
Their Information apply to Chas;, F. Peirce,
Superintendent Indian School. Flandrau, 8.
d. A. c. TonneT, Acting Commissioner.
A-9 II II 16 Is q % Is Is
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-18
A Preposterous ProDositiOn.

Come. now. Maud" said Mr.. Apesiegh.
we've got to buy tickets for this concert,
you know. It's for charity"
But you said you hated concerts Of this
kind"
II DO. Still. when their purpose is a
noble one like this / feel that we ought to
GO"
why not give the money the tickets
would cost to some Institution that
needs"
What / haven't got any money TO toss
to the wind Just for the purpose Of seeing
the stun iutter. eonfound it"-Chicagc
Reeord-Hsrsld
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-18

OFFICE OF THE CONSTRUCTING
Quartermaster, 62l Dooly Building, Salt
Lake City, Utah. April 18th, 1~903.-Sealed
here until HOO a. m, standard time, May
4th, 1903, and then opened for the plumbing,
heating, gas piping and electric wiring OF
at Fort Douglas, Utah. Information and
blank forms of proposals furnished on APP
lions may be seen here. United States re-
serves the right to accept or reject any or
all proposals., or any part thereof. En-
yelopes containing proposals to be marked,
proposals for public buildings" and ad-
dressed to CAPTAIN SAMUEL v. HAM.
quartermaster.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-18

PROPOSALS FOR SUBSISTENCE
STORES-Ofice Purchasing Commissary
II. 8. Army, Omaha Neb., April 10, 1900
Sealed proposals, subject to the usual con-
ditions. will be received at this ONCE until
10 o'clock a. M, April Is, 1908, at which time
and place they viii be publicly opened for
furnishing subsistence stores as follows:
Bacon, flour, coffee, sugar, canned goods,
etc. Preference will be given to articles OF
domestic production. Blank proposals and
specihcations can be obtained at this once.
W, H. BEAN, Purchasing Commissary.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-18
Her Last Words.

"Yess," said the sad-eyed waiter, 'she
has gone away. don't think anybody Will
miss her much more than I do. She had
the sweetest voice I ever heard-and It
never sounded sweeter h 1t did the last
time she addressed me"
He paused and the head waiter eyed him
sympatheticaliy.
"What aid she say?" he inquired.
"she said. Keep the change "-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-18
Ten Thl. 10 Your VIE.

Electric Bitters cure female complaints
surely and safely. dispel headaches. back
aches, nervousness or no pay. 6Os. For
sale b Kuhn 4 Co
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-18
THE
ILLUSTRATED
Be
M ORE ATTRACTIVE THAN

" ever in its new form, The
" Illustrated Bee will be- found
as eve we'll in advance Of its com
petitors. BY enlarging the paper to
double its former size, It is possible
to add to its features. and to make
It more than ever a magazine. Six
teen pages instead OF eight win be
printed each week, and while the
space for illustration will not be re-
dueed, the amount of reading matter
will be greatly increased. In the
forthcoming number the fact Of this
change will be apparent. In the
meantime there has been no relax
alton in the endeavor to keep the pa
per up to its high standard of artistic
and literary excellence.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-18
The Peril of our Time

is lung disease. DR.. Kings New Discov-
cry for Consumption, Coughs and Colds
cures lung troubles or no pay. SOC, 81.
For sale by Kuhn & Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-18

One night. as l was standin' near the
Metropolitan Opera house, a fine lookin'
young man in q dress suit came out with
. young lady, the handsomest I ever seen.
She was dressed in light silks, an had
one Of them pink opera cloaks trimmed
with white swansdown. oh. they were
bang-up swells. The young man calls me.
an I got down an opened the carriage
door an they got in.
Drive to the house O. the nearest
Protestant minister says the young man,
an he hands me a $40 bill.
Just as we got away there was a yell
from the sidewalk. an ! seen an old gent
an an old lady maxim signs to stop. There
was a tangle In front. but got through Il
an whipped up the horses. When l turned
into a side street l made things spin. an
could hear gallopin' behind me,
put the whip on my horses fer all
was worth, an they few along fast.
turned the block an then few along an
made another turn an then another. Their
I stops dead an jumps down in a hurry
openin' the carriage door.
"Out you go. quiok!" says I. run down
in that areaway an hide close; I'll drive
on"
They tumbled out an ran to the shelter
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-18
over in Twenty seoonds.

over in Twenty
This whole thing was over in twenty
seconds" Mortified expressed regret that
the bear had not been allowed time for at
least one inning. ~ did not at all share
his feelings" writes Mr.. Roosevelt, but
as on this trip they killed five grizzlies
with only seven bullets, the time came
when courtesy seems to have required
that Merriheld should have the first shot.
The bear in this case was IAN old male
which was feeding on an elk carcass"
They crept up to within sixty feet and
MerriAeld whispered gleefully, I'll break
his leg and see what he'll do" AS Mr..
Roosevelt's veto, based on objections to
being left within sixty feet Of a three
legged bear, was emphatic, Merriheld, with
rather an injured air" fired, striking the
animal Just back Of the head. The ball
went through the neck. INJECTING a mortal
wound, but before dying the animal Seized
his own left wrist in his teeth and bit
through 1t, completely separating the bones
of the paw and arm"
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-18
SPEcIAL ARTICLES WITH H.

~ LUSIRATIONS in the FORTH
coming number are Frank r. Moores
The Poor Mans Mayor" THE
Woman Station Agent" Mature
Study In the Omaha Schools" Scenes
at the Republican Primary" Germ
sny's Shipping and Ship Building"
STORY OF a Vast Mohammedan Plot"
THE New Ireland" Heroes Of the
Water Front" king Edward a Royal
Sportsman" Newest Things in Wo-
mans World Of Fashion Business
Venture Of One Mrs. Vanderbilt"
Flower o. the Corn" and a short
complete story, "Huckleback, the
House-mover." In addition will be
found all the regular departments OF
the paper. the crisp chatty comment,
the latest personal anecdotes and
gossip, and a lot OF good little stor-
les with more than the usual amount
Of selected miscellany. Pictures Of
Frank e. Moores, e. e. Howell and
z. A. Benson, the candidates for
mayor will be found In the number,
and a host of others, all made from
photographs taken for The Illustrated
Bee.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-18
THE HACKNAN ON Ills ROUNDS
Phases of New York Life Coming Under the
vision Of a Smooth Jshu.
ROMANTIC RUNS AND AMUSING INCIDENTS
snlcsdes. Lunaties and Lovers Lend
variety 60 Existence and Fat
tens the Purse-smOOth
work In n Pinch

A veteran hickman OF the great metrop-
oils relating the experiences Of the bust
ness for the New York Independent tells
a number OF interesting tales illustrating
the variety Of life that comes under the
observation OF the driver. Some Of them
are worth repeating.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-18
VJo1EN WILL FIND THE NUM-
wv bed nnn az a-snanial ~infaraat

WO1EN WILL FIND THE NUM-
w Der one Of especial interest,
as It contain a great deal Of matter
peculiarly pertinent to them and all
OF it's contents are such as will in
terest them. In making the changes
noted in The Illustrated Bee the effort
has been to improve the paper in
whatever way possible, and to give
It a wider scope and thus add to its
value. 1t will now be found a real
magazine even to the feature OF
high class, fiction by recognized
authors. II you are not now a sub
scriber you should leave your order
with your ~newsdealer today.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-18

enough. He Is OF the opinion that the Sc
cret Of good Workmanship in hunting bears
is to get close to the bear.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-18

A couple Of years ago. when I was drivin'
along Riverside at 4 o'clock in the mornin',
q man came out of an areaway with q
black satchei in his hand an signaled me.
He was a middle sized man, with a dark
mustache, an ! wondered what he was
doin' at that place. an at such a time.
l drove him to the elevated railroad, an
when he went upstairs I tipped a police
man., who ran up an tipped q guard on
the train that took him wi He got OF
the train at cortlandt street to go to Jersey
City an was followed all the way till he
went into a house. Then the house was
watched and a telephone was sent to the
police at Riverside. They inquired and
found that he was a burglar who had
robbed the Riverside place and got about
$4,000, mostly In jewelry. 1t was all re-
covered an the police were given great
credit but the owner Of the Riverside house
heard the rights Of the story from me an
give me $3.50.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-18

A stout dark man took my carriage at
the Bridge entrance one evening about
three months ago, an told me to drive him
to Central Park. When we got up there he
stepped out an. walking up to a tree, put
q rope around a limb.
whats this?'' says 1.
oh says he, I'm tired of Twin, an
I'm goln' to hang myself"
without payin' your fare7' says l.
Il have no money" says he.
N fare. no suicide" says 1; an I took
the rope an put the man in the carriage
an drove him to a police station. It turned
out that he was a man of wealth, with
family trouble on his mind-an' he was
goin' without payin' his fare. Sure there's
all sorts Of queer people in the world.
One night a man stopped me in Park
Row an told me TO drive him to the house
of a big doctor UP in Sixty-seeond street.
When we got to the door the man got out,
an says he to me very quiet:
II want you to wait fer me. I'm goln'
20 kill this doctor, an then we'll drive to
One Hundred and Twenty-sixth street,
where there's another doctor I must kill,
an there are other after that"
Says Il; "Yes cir. How long will you
want the carriage altogether, sirf"
Maybe the rest of the night" says he.
had the butt end Of the whip In my
hand. but he had his hands in his over
coat pockets, an I knowed by the way they
bulged that he had a revolver in each Of
them.
would you please pay me my fare low,
sir. till seven o'clock?" says 1. After
seven O'Clock well make a new deal"
How much7" says he.
It'll be thirteen dollars an nfty CENTS
says l.
HO hunted through his pockets, an the
most he had was a hve-dollar bill.
Says I: with a gentleman like you. I'm
always willin' to give credit. Your note'll
be as good as the money. Let me drive you
TO the hotel at the corner, an you can make
out an 1. o. u. SIR"
He got in the carriage again an / drove
him to the hotel. an while he was writin'
the I. o. u. l told the detectives on duty
an they grabbed his arms as he was goin'
out.
He was an escaped lunatic that the police
was huntin' for. He had two revolvers all
right an a list Of people that he was goin'
TO kill.
/ got the nve-dollar bill, an the doctor
that he went after nrst give me ten dollars
the next day when he heard the story.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-18

out the mans collar bone and broke three
or four ribs. He never recovered from the
shock and died that night"
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-10-01
a Friend to Young Men.

If ever the title of "a Friend TO Strugs
edng Yonng Men" was justly merited
by any institution, then 1T certainly be~
longs to the Observation-Disclosures Business
College at Macon, Ga.
Official reports show it to have quali-
fed for, and placed in, good positions
over 5000 yonng men and women
more than hall of whom il aided Gnsns
clAlly; and the good work goes Oh, 500
free scholarships having been get aside
to be given away 5his year. Our ambi-
tious and worthy young friends anxious
to succeed 10 life, shoul ! write at once
to the College Ioy n%articnlarg.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-10-01

The Jackson News has this to
say ora native Mississippiap:
A native Mitsissippian and a
graduate OF the State University
and an eX Confederate soldier
will be, in the person of Cen.
Luke i. Wright of Memphis,
Governor of the Philippines at
ter the first OF January. Gov
ernor Wright Is an uncompro-
missing Democrat, and was app
pointed on the Philippine COM
mission by the late President
Mckinley. lie is low Vice
Governor OF the Philippines, and
when Gov. TAFT steps INTO the
Cabinet he will be Governor.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-10-01
CONFESSIONS OF A PRIEST.

Rev. Jno. S. Cox, of Wake,
Ark, writes: "For II years Isuf.
tered from yellow iaundice. /
consulted number OF physicians
and tried all sorts OF medicines,
bnt got 10 relief, Then | began
the use ct Electric Bitters and
feel that | am now cured Of a
disease that had me in its grasp
for twelve years" Ii you want
a reliable medicine for liver and
kidney trouble. stomach disorder
or general debility, get Electric
Filters. It's guaranteed by NJ.
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