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THE OMAHA DA FLY BEE : THURSDAY , APRIL 19 , 1891. WIIOISDEMOCRACY'SPROPIIET ' Representative Otuncrou of Illinois Asks Some Pertinent Questions , LIVELY CROSS FIRE IN THE HOUSE Van .Mm nnd Wnnnnmltnr'n I'olltltnl Con. trllmtlmx , the llntvnll n I'nllry , the Quorum-Counting Hiilonml Tariff All Lugged In , WASHINGTON , April 18. The houna devoted - voted tlio entire day to debate on the consu lar and diplomatic appropriation bills. It touched aldo variety of Biibjccts and at times was brim full of Interesting personali ties The Hawaiian policy of the present administration came In for a good sliaro of attention. The appointment ot Van Alon as minister to Italy provoked a very extended discussion n was held up to ridicule by - . _ tlio republicans , who Intimated that It was n direct reward for his $50,000 contributed to tlio democratic campaign fund. The dem ocrats. In defending the appointment , tried to counter on the Harrlnon administration by detailing the hlHtory of the $100,000 cam- pilgn fund raised by ox-1'oatmaster General Wanamaker. Later In the day Air. Wise took up the authorship of quorum counting I as a parliamentary antl-flllbustcrlng oxpcdl- I i > Ml , and { | tiotcd from the record to xhovv I that the first proposition In this line had been offered by J Randolph Tucker , a Vlr- flnla dimocrat , In 18SO , when It had been W vigorously opposed by Air Kecd .Mr. Walker of MnsMu'lmsottH nint this attack on the ex- iipenkiri fume by shrieking out before the B _ hello the record of the democratic oppo.il- mf * * tlon to the quorum counting rule In the Flftj first congress , .ipoaker Carlisle leading tlio opposition. Defon the journal was approved today Mr Hurrov\n , republican of Michigan , I called attention to the fact that Air Wheeler of Alabama who spoke for exactly one minute on the quorum count- IriR tulo had printed In the record against the express provision of the house a speech which occupied four columns. 'I know Mr Whtoler is a rapid talker , " said Mi llunovvu dryly , "but I doubt his ability to accomplish such a feat as that. " As All Wheeler was not present it was do- cited to allow the mittcr to go over until he cuuld speak for himself. Air Ounphy , democrat of New York , asked unanimous consent for the consideration of the New Yoik and New Kngland bridge bill Mr Kllgorc , democrat of Texas , stated rather sarcastically that as the liouso now had rules by which it could transact busi ness he could not agree to any requests for unanimous consent Ho demanded the reg ular order , which was equivalent to an ob jection. After the cill of committees for reports , the house went Into commlttcce of the whole. Air Halley of Texas taking the chair , for the further consideration of consular and diplomatic approprlitlon bills. Mr. Grov/ , republican , of Pennsylvania took the floor nnd vigorously arraigned the Hawaiian policy of the administration. Mr. AlcCrcary of Kentucky , In reply , stated that Inasmuch as the house had dis cussed the Hawaiian matter for five days and had adopted resolutions expressing the sense of the house , ho regarded It res nd- judlcata. Mr Hooker ot Mississippi , a member of J ( .tlio foreign affairs committee , followed with a defense of the president's Hawaiian policy. rl \ "la It still the purpose of the president to f restore the queen ? " asked Air. Van Vorhls * of Now York. Air Hooker said that had been left to bo , decided by congress Mr. Alllllkcn of Alalno replied to some of Mr. Hooker's Btrlcutres on ex-Allnlster Stevens. In the course of which ho pre dicted It would not bo many jcars before the I Amcilcan flag would bo raised over Hawaii , I and under auspices that would Insure Its re- I malnlng there. Air. Coombs of Now York made some practical suggestions In advocacy of a com plete reform ot the consular service In the Interest ot an extension ot our foreign trade Mr. Qulgg of Now York , In the course of some general remarks , criticising the Van Alcn appointment , got Into a verbal duel with Air. nnloo of Tennessee. Ho had , In reply to n question from Air. Knloo. asserted ho wns elected to congress last January , because - cause a chance had been offered the Four teenth congressional district of New York , with Its 10,000 democratic majority , to record a yea and nay vote on the Wilson bill. bill."Did you accomplish what you came hero for ? " asked Air. Cnloo. "Did you kill the Wilson bill , as you said you would In your campaign ? " "I did not say I would , " replied Air. Qulgg. "I said the election of a republican L. i In n democratic district would do much K J toward defeating the Wilson bill , and I F V think the Wilson bill Is smashed. " f . "Perhaps you are the author of the speech K against the Wilson bill delivered the other I day by Senator Hill ? " suggested Air. Enloe , I .sarcastically. I "I had not that honor. " replied Air. I ' Qulgg. "Wo republicans know he Is able to take care of himself. Ho has done so frequently to our dismay and discomfort , and I thought to your satisfaction " Alessrs Meredith of Virginia and Knloo of Tennessee took a hand In the discussion of the Van Alen Incident , using the Harri son appointment ot Air. Wanamaker to meet all thrusts. "Certain facts have been developed by this debate , " Interrupted Air. Reed. "First , that Whitney Is a good nnn , second , that Cleveland Is a good imn , and , thirdly , that Van Alen was not appointed to olllco because - cause ho contributed $50.000 to the demo cratic campaign fund. Now , why was ho appointed ? " - "If ho had been appointed because ot his contribution , " said Air. nnloo , "that would bo the ntrongest and best icason for his appointment from a republican standpoint. I know nothing of the facts , but I will say this In his defense ; ho , at least , had the decency not to Insult the American peoplu by accepting olllco aa did John Wana- makor. " Air. Cannon of Illinois , who followed Atr. nnloo , wa\cd sarcastic. "I would not say [ an > thing , " said he , "against that great and I good man , Grover Cleveland. If I dipped L _ my tongue In gall I could not say anything * as mean against him as the democratic press la saying" Ho created great amuse ment by tolling how the democratic na tional convention had prepared a platform , and how , afterwards , "that great and good man" had written a letter modtfjlng It. Turning the democratic side , ho asked- "Who Is your prophet ? Is It Grover' Is It Walter Q 7 Is It David H.7 or Hoke I Smith' " "Glvo It up. " ejaculated Air. Burrows , amid I Cicut laughter I Mr Cannon struck right and left. Ho referred to Air Illand as the "wild-eyed son of destiny from .Missouri , " and wanted to know why the democrats , In chosing men for the rcbpoimlhln olllces In the gift of their ailiiilnhitratlon , wcro obliged to draft renegade i 'publicans or mugwumps After Air Cannon had concluded , the tlobato took a different shoot. Air. Wise of Virginia delivered a speech In which ho challenged tlio right of Air. Heed to claim tlio credit foi the Idoi ot counting mombcra to make up a quorum. The originate ot nf that Idea , ho asserted , was John Ran dolph Tucker ot Virginia , who fourteen jears ago proposed a modification to the rules designed to take Into account In de termining the presence of a quorum mem bers present but refusing to voto. but on that occasion Air. Reed had with Great vehemence denounced the proposition. Ha had argued that "It was not the phjslc.il proBoncu of a majority of the members which tlio constitution had * contemplated us a quorum , but a majority present and partlclpxtliiK a thing , " added Mr. Wise , sarcastically , "which Thomas U , Reed has not done for a month " "Did the domocratlo congress In 18SO adopt Mr. Tucker'H rule ? " asked Air. Grosvonor of Ohio. "Tho proposition was withdrawn , " replied Mr. Wlso. "I simply deslro now to strip a loaJur of the false colors under which , * lie lias been Balling. Wu don't cHilm the adoption of the quorum-counting rule yes terday was a triumph for the democratic party , " continued Air. Wlso. "Wo only claim that It was not a .triumph for Mr. Hi oil nntl rrpiilillrinlitn. The attempt on > our sldo to falsify hlnlorr and trown Mr. Heed as a leader Is making him , In . tlio alRlit of hl3 former declarations , ridicu lous. " .Mr. Walker of Massaclmsottos replied to Mr.VI o In a dpeucli In which he cited at length tlia firm denunciation of tlio iltiorum-counllnR rule liy Speaker Crl p at tlio time of Its adoption in the Fifty-first congress. Mr. Oroivcnor of Ohio concluded the de- Into for the day with torn * remarks about tlio manner In which the Wilson bill had been battered beyond recognition In the sunn to. When Mr. Grosvonor finished , the com mittee rose , anil the house , at 4:10 : , adjourned - journed , _ _ _ _ _ _ MOItUIM. TALKS ON TIIIJ TAUIIT. NoMor of tlio Scil.tto ; SlnUos Some 1'olntcil Itvmiirln. WASHINGTON , April lS.-Arl lnK to a. question of privilege Bcn.itor CalTery of Louisiana denied that , ns alleged by the New York Kvenlng I'ost , ho was nil ob- ntructlonlst and not In harmony with his party. Ho should , ho snld , net actively In support and vote for the tariff bill , ns amended by the donate llnanco committee. Thd bill authorizing the erection of a stone bridge across the 8t LoulH river between - tweon Minnesota and Wisconsin passed. Commander F.V. . Ulckens , U. S. A. , who attended the duke of Vcragua an the itptoHcntatlvu of this nation when that nobleman visited the World's fair last year , wa grunted permission to ncccpt tlio decor ation of the cross of naval merit of the third class from the klnp of Spain. Senator 1'efTer'n resolution for a select committee to receive petitions from Coxoy- llus went over for tlio clay Senator UnHlngcr of New Hampshire pave notice that he would nuciik on the tariff next rrlday , ami Senator Palmer that he would Hppok on Tuesday next The venerable Senator Morrlll of Vermont , who recently celebrated his 81th birthday and Is the nester of the senate , was recoR- nlreil ami during his n'm.uUs was accorded more respectful attuntlon than hns fallen to the lot of most of the speakers on the tuilfT question In nplte of his advanced u e he spoke clearly , though evidently suf fering somewhat from a cold. When the tariff bill wns taken up today In the senate Senator Moirlll delivered a tirade against the bill , donouiieliiK the In- comu tax with especial vehemence. Tim Benator from Vermont e\pieased bin regiet that the llnanclal and Industrial cri sis h.ul to be continued by a vainglorious and clumsy attempt to curry out the demo cratic platform He made Homo rather biting references to the trouble In which the democrats found themselves over the bill and pointed out home of the Items In which he thought they had compromised with their principles and provided for a pro tective tariff on such articles as would win votes for the bill. "Concerning the rates of duties reported In the tarlft bill. It Is no violation of the confidential relations of the .senate lom- mltteo on finance to state they were IKed now , and were determined , without the votes of the republicans and against even the votes of any hesitating or divergent minority of the democratic members. Thus many of the most Important questions may have been determined by the small frac tion ot time or four of a committed of eleven , but while the process of evolution was a greit novelty , It will not bo con troverted that all the rates of duty arc of the purest democratic origin. Tariffs 'for levenuc only' prove to bo only political tailrfs , valid only until after the next elec tion. " He pointed out In detail what ho consid ered the special evils of the bill , the first being the obsolete ail valorem system The provisions of the bill , he thought , weie es pecially destructive to the productions of tno farmer. Reciprocity arrangements , which benefit farmers , weie to be abro gated. The Income tax ho called an un usual blunder for even a democratic admin istration to make. The charge of an excess of revenue , Htely Iterated against protection , Is already aban doned by the party whose domlnancy It IT expected will cease Match 4 , 1893 , but which Is now on a wild Income hunt lor re-venue to 1111 the vacuum to bo created by a demo cratic tariff. In closing Senator Jlorrlll said : "The policy of some suggested partisans Is to hold as their enemies all corporations , how ever benellcent , as the FIJI Islanders once held Christian people , and though the f.inntlc pirtlsans may love and forgive them they re illy love them best roasted. The democratic party cry for > ears has been against all Internal revenue taxes ex cept those on malt and spirituous liquors. The ievolution nowpioposcd Is to give the lead to those taxes hitherto anathematized and so mlnhnlru customs levemie that even Incident.il protection shall be Impossible. "Should this bill aided by the concurrent action of the senate ever leach the dignity of a law enacted by congress , I should pro foundly I egret It on account of the dlreU amities with which Its tailff chapters are Piegnant Tlnoughout the woild It would also be regretted by the filends ot free pop ular government that the great republic of the United States , though evervwhine at peace , should forfeit Its ancient reputation of a treasury properly supported and sel dom empty and suddenly earn the poor fame or being unequal to the legislative task of pioposlng a revenue measure for the ordinary support of the government without a frantic and desperate resort to an Income tax the resort only of nations who aio alwa > s wrestling with financial dlffl- cultlcs. Surely we cannot affoid to dec orate the annals of our republic with a vile copy of this foreign excrescence. " Senator Morrlll , after speaking sixty-five minutes , concluded his rcmaiks at 203 o'clock and Immediately Senator Mills gave notice that on Tuesday next he would sub mit some remailcs on the tarllf. Senator Turple of Indiana fipoko In sup port of the tariff bill He discussed the Mibjcrt of a high tariff on nprlcultur.il In terests , Introducing the topic by the asser tion that agriculture was a natural monopoly ely fiom the cheapness of the land , and It was from those engaged In agriculture that the demand for the repeal of the existing law was loudest. At 3:10 : Senator Turple concluded his speech and Senator Cameron of Pennsyl vania took the lloor In opposition to the bill Following Senator Cameron , his colleague , Senator Quay , continued his speech begun list Satntday , discussing the production of lion At C o'clock , In accordance with the terms of the ngicement of lust week , which was renewed yesterday , Air. Quay suspended the second Installment of his ppeech. It Is to bo continued at a later date. Air. Sherman save notice that tomorrow at 5 o'clock he would ask the senate to listen to eulogies on the late Uepiesenta- tlve ttnnch ot Ohio. Mr. Harris then , at 5.10 , moved an execu tive session It wns agreed to and at 0 30 the senate adjoin nod. Veterans of tlio T.nto War ItcmrmhorocI l > y tlin ( icnenil ( Ifnarniut'iit WASHINGTON , Apill 18. ( Special to The BeeOjJ'enslons granted , Issue of April 6 , were : Nebraska : Additional Kobert II. Polk , He-aver City , rurrms county. Sup plemental David C Smith , Omaha , Doug las county. Itelssue Michael Shaughnessy , Tecumsch , Johnson county. Oilglnul wid ows , etc Deborah A. Ad.ims , Ansley , Custer county IOW.T Additional Jonathan Foster , Du- tmque , DuhiKiuo countj ; Franz 7 F W Jensen , Kllnrei , Hremer eount > ; Major B Cooley , Hansel ) , Franklin comity , lleneval and Increase Matblas Rtoffels , Avooi , Pottnwatlamlo county. Inciease Leopold W Hlmlel , itpokuk , Leo countj , Cail Mnnsko , IJurly. Sno county Original widows , etc Minors of William A I.uke , Kcosouqiiii , Van Huron count ) , Ellen Cuss , Clurksvllle , Hutler comity South Dakota Original Oeorgo AI Cos- per , Canton , Lincoln county. Aloxlcan war survlvots I nc'i ease Samuel Wise , Dudley , HuntliiKdun county Coloi.ido Original widows , etc Eva llauer , IJvaiis , Weld county ; Rmcllno J. lllce , Longmont. Houldor county Wvomlng. Increase Ucrald J Grace , Hock SpUngs , Svvectvv ntcr county. Tinmlii | p < l by tlio I'rv WASHINGTON , April -Tho president today sent the following nominations to the senate. Postmasters William Goff , Desoto , Mo. Interior To bo reglsteis of land olllces : Charles S Wilght , at Miles City. Alont ; n.ivld minor , at Lewlstan , Mont , William i : Coxe , at Helena , Mont. Navy Commodore Joseph S Skerrltt. to bo a rear admiral , Captain Joseph N. Mil ler , to be n conimodote. To be receiver ! ) of public monejs James O. Hiimmiy. at Miles City. Alrmt . John P. Dames , at Lewlston , Mont. , Jeiumlah Col lins , at Helena , Alont. Immigration Innprctlcm 1'xti'iidril , WASHINGTON. April 18 Superintendent Stumpf of the Immigration bureau , with the approval of Secretary Carlisle , hoa Issued an Important circular of Instructions to commlsdloncra of Immigration , collector ! ) of customs and Immigrant Inspectors , which In effect extunds nil the prohibitive and Inspection features of the present reg- tilutloiln relating to transoceanic Immigra tion to persons arriving In the United States by water from Canada , Newfound land and Mexico. Cure Indigestion nnd biliousness with DVltt's Little Uarlj Illser * . MEYER SPRINGS A SURPRISE Now Bill Introduced for Ooinlng the Silver Seigniorage. COINAGE COMMITTEE IS NONPLUSSED 111 $ RclRiiloriigo nnd T.otr Interest Itnndi 11111 I'rc nntcd with an Amurunco , Well Itucknd Up , tlmt It Mocti the President' WASHINGTON. April 13. Mr. Ulaml's coinage committee met today for the flrat time since the silver sclgnloraRO struggle and were treated to a genuine surprise. Rep resentative Aleyer of Louisiana was present to urge his bill for coining the seigniorage and for low Interest bonds , and In doing so ho stated authoritatively that the measure had , the approval and was In part suggested by Secretary Carlisle , and In the Judgment ot the secretary would bo signed by the presi dent. To this extent the bill was regarded as an administration one and as satisfac torily overcoming the objections of Atr. Clove- land's veto of the Illaml bill. The bill , Atr. Aleyer explained , provided for coining the seigniorage and so amended the resumption act that 3 per cent bonds would In future be Issued In lieu of the Hi and G per cent bonds. After discussing the measure. Air. Hartcr asked : "Is It to bo understood that this bill Is satisfactory to the secretary of the treas ury and In his judgment will be approved by the president ? " Air. Alejcr answered : "Yes. I can say lh.it the bill was submitted to the secretary and meets his approval , and In his judgment It will fully meet the views of the president and receive hU signature. " Air Dlngley expressed surprise at this , as ho said the objections ot the president's veto would not bo mot by the low rale bonds of the Aloyer bill. Air. Alejcr added"I would not wish to revive the silver question If It were likely to result In a fruitless discussion and another veto This bill was submitted to Secretary Carlisle with the suggestion that I did not wish to Introduce It unless there was some assurance of its approval Air Carlisle con sidered It several days and suggested several changes. From these the present bill was framed , which , In the opinion of Air. Carlisle , will bo broad enough to meet all contingencies. I can therefore state author itatively that It meets the approval ot the secretary of the treasury and In his Judg ment It will be approved by the pros dent. " The measure was discussed by the com mittee , but no conclusion was reached upon It. Secretary Carlisle was shown at theTreas- 111 y department the statements made In the coinage committee. Ho declined to discuss the merits of the Aljer bill. It Is learned , however , that the bill as originally prepared was presented to Air. Carlisle , who , at Air. Aljer's request , dictated a revlblon of It , the presumption being that as revised It mot Ills approval. It Is not believed , however , the matter has been brought to the attention of the president , and whether he will approve - provo It If presented to him Is problematical. BIUST TIIAN1C fJKI.SIIAM. Brazilian Itobcls Quo tlio Amnesty Largely to the United States. WASHINGTON , April 18 For the clemency shown and the general amnesty extended by President Pelxoto the Brazilian icbels have to thank the United States , for it was through the efforts of Secretary Gresham that the expediency and propriety of this humane course was urged upon the Brazilian government. Although wo have declined to act In conjunction with other nations , notably Italy and Portugal , in making a Joint representation to this end , the United States has acted perhaps more effectively and certainly In a manner more agreeable to the Brazilian government In securing Its object. Our government has made no foimat proposition , nor anything that could be construed Into a demand , to yield to which would have stung the prldo of the great nelghboilng republic. Hut In an unofficial way , through Minister Alondonca , It has boon made clear to President Pelxoto that ho would add to the glory of his triumph and sooner restore good feeling at homo nnd retain respect abroad by kindly and humane ticatment of the defeated and crushed rebels. The representations were made entirely In ths spirit of friendly ad vice toward a nation in whoso welfare the United States feels the deepest Interest , and , as President PeKoto appears to have re ceived them In the spirit In which they were offered , tlio United States , It is believed hero , has gained In prestige without sacrifice of the well established principle of noninter vention. CIAS AS A MOTOR I'OWKR. Experiments In Europe for Superseding Klertrlu 1'ropulslmi , WASHINGTON , April 18. The coming motor for the propulsion of street cars will bo gas , according to the report of Consul General Alason at Frankfort , Germany. II o shows that the Germans , as the result of exhaustive experiments , have determined that the gas motor Is the cheapest and best of all means ot power propulsion. The re port tells of the great expense of the cable In construction , the noise and danger ot tlio trolley , and of the high operating cost and unreliability of the underground electric sys tem , and then coming back to the gas motor ho describes experiments that have been made with It In Euiopo. Practical trials have been made at Neuchatel , Switzerland , and at Diesdcn , and the results In both cases , whllo perhaps not wholly conclusive , have been so favorable as to be worthy of examination. The Neuchatel cars cost $2S5G each , pass 100-foot curves , run backward or forward with seven-horso power , traverse any part of the line , which is forty feet higher at the midway point than at the ends , at a speed of seven and a half miles an hour. The cost of operating by gas is found to bo 25 per cent cheaper than by electricity and the cost of equipment Is also much cheaper. SILVF.lt COM'KIinM'i : mtOACIIKI ) . Aloxlco the .Moving Spirit In Piomotlng tlio h ( hc'ino. WASHINGTON , April 18. Another Inter national monetary confeicnco , this tlmo per haps to be held In the City of Mexico , Is among the probabilities. The Aloxlcan government , through Us diplomatic repre sentatives , Is quietly pressing upon the atten tion of the powers the feasibility of again undertaking an adjustment of the monotaiy question and the time Is believed to bo rlpo for further efforts In that direction. Min ister Romero has already suggested tlio mat ter to our government In a way that does not at this moment require a direct response nnd the president Is considering It carefully , for undoubtedly tlio success of the under taking wilt depend In n law mc.asura upon the support ot the United States. The ad- lioslon of Great Ilrltaln , lee , Is of the first Importance nnd tlio report that she will limit her co-operation to the representation of India hardly rcallrca thp hopes of the pro jectors of the conference , though It may not operate to defeat the inciting. NKWH I'tni TJIIJ AUMY. I.I.U of Changes In thp Ifrgular hcrxlre ns Aniiounrril Vesterdnj. WASHINGTON , April4 < iSSpecial ( Tele- pram to The Hcc. ) Leave of absence for throe months on surgifanS certlilcato of dis ability Is granted Alajori Francis 12 Lacey , Eighth Infantry. , ( The icslgnatlon of First Lieutenant 3. § Allen Dyer , Twenty-third Infantry , has been accepted by the president , to tnko effect April 1C , 1SJI. Second Lieutenant Trurnan AlurphJ , Nine teenth Infantry , will report In pcison to the board of olllceis appointed to meet at the Army building' , New York City , April 23 , ror examination with a view to a selection for transfer to the ordnance department. A general court martial Is appointed to meet nl West Point , N. Y , Frldnv , April 20 , or as soon thereafter us practicable , for the trial of mich persons ns may be brought before It Detail for the couit martial Captain Louis A. Craig , Sixth cavalry , Klrst Lieutenant Alexander II , Dyer , Fourth nr- tllleiv , First Lieutenant Daniel II. Itrough- ton , Third cavalry ; First Lieutenant Fiatik S Harlow , Flist artillery. First Lieutenant Joseph n Kuhn , corpi ot engineers , First Lieutenant John C. W. Urooks , Fourth nr- tlllerj , First Lieutenant Ilobert I , Hirst , Eleventh Infantry ; First Lieutenant Har- rnngton K. West , Sixth ciivnhy ; First Lieu tenant Wlllnrd A Holbrook , Seventh cav alry j First Lieutenant Frederick P Reyn olds , assistant suigeon ; First Lieutenant Harry Frceland , Third Infantry , Second Lieutenant William Welgel , Eleventh In fantry , Second Lieutenant c'batles S llrom- well , corps of englneeis , First Lieutenant Cecil Stewart , Fourth cavalrj , judge advo cate. Hy direction ot the sccretniy of war n boaid of olllcers Is appointed to meet at the call of the president thereof In the rooms of the board of engineers , At my building , New York Cltv , for the examination of nuch ollloers of the coips of engineers as may be ordered before It , to determine their Illness foi piomotlon. Detail for the board Colonel Huny L Abbott , coips of engi neers. Colonel Cyrus H Comxtoik , coiS of engineers , Colonel Charles T Alexander , assistant surgeon general , Lieutenant Colonel Henry AI Robert , corps of engi neers ; Captain William C Shannon , assist ant surgeon The Junior engineer olllcer will act ns recorder The follow Ing named officers of the corps of engineers will report In poison to Colonel Henry L Abbott , corps of englneeis , presi dent of the examination boaul appointed to meet at the Army building. New Yotk , at uuch time ho may designate for examina tion by the board ns to their fitness for pro motion. First Lieutenant Edward llurr. Second Lieutenant Albert AI D Armlt. The leave of absence granted Captain Geoigo If. Hvans , Tenth c.ivnlrv , Depart ment of Dakota , Is extended three months The leave of absence granted Captain Constant Williams , Seventh Infantry , De partment of the Columbia , Is extended one month. Senator 1'iilnuu'i 1'i-iiillir HIM. WASHINGTON , April IS-Senator Pal mer today Introduced a bill icpeallng the state bank tax , but prohibiting the Issuing of money by state banking Institutions or by any other corporation or person except national banks. Tiiw > r .IX.W .IL 3tnTr\a. President Cinonliilt HnliU Protjs Knough to Control tlio C'onieiii. PEOniA , API II 18 President Joseph B Greenhut called the annual meeting of the stockholder of the Distilling and Cattle- feeding company , or Whisky trust , as It is known , to order at noon today , with a veiy large lepresentatlon of the stock , most of j It by proxy , however , ' 'hcre was a large attendance of Peorlans , with a delegation from Cincinnati. A number of other cities are alto repiescnteit President Greenhut held a large amount 'of stock bv proxy anil hH mcnsmies will be'.cairled. The stock of the company Is divined Into 250,003 Hhaics , and of these 2S2.000 are icpresentcd at the meeting. After the mooting had been called to order the financial statement was read I It shows the net ea nlnjjs for the yeai to have been $72b,000 cn h , nnd cash assets on hand AInich 1 of 5,372000 ; net surpltiH , $1,261,000 Aftei the muling of these figures the stockholders took n. recces until 3 o'clock this nfternodn , at which time di rectors will be elected and President Green- hut will deliver his animal report. After the adjournment President Gieenhut was seen , but would give no Information othei than that detailed above. The board of directors concluded thc.li meeting late last night , but the business was entirely of a i online chai actor The final reports were received and audited. The now board of directors will meet tomonow nnd elect olllcers and the western dlslribulors will meet to form a federation. There are a number of Intelcsted persons piescnt and there Is considerable dlt-cnsslon among the stockholders The distilling * situation Is at inosent regarded as more favorable lhan for months. President Greenhiit's report outlines the business of the company for the past joar and states that on account of the geneial depression in trade last summer It made the showing of the company for the first six monlhs the worst In Its history and that the company , to tine over Its diffi culties , sold last summer $1,000,000 In bonds and also placed $2,000,000 In bonds wllh the Central Trust company of New York to guarantee rebates to Its customers , which , however , caused no additional llabll- Itj , and that no Interest is paid on these bonds while held : that the present finan cial condition of the company precludes the necessity of any further Issue of bonds , and In order to put at rest any doubts on the subject it recommends cancelling any further authority of the directors for the Issuing of bonds The first six months' business shows an apparent loss of $290,198 , which amount , however , was expended In Improvement of plants nnd Is charged to the expense account , but the last six months' business was very satisfactory nnd shows net gains of $1,017,11. . or $720111 net for the year. In addition to the dis tillery plants nnd other permanent piop- erly owned by the company , which are un encumbered , excepting their charge of $1,000,000 bonds sold , the company has cash and cnsh assets on hand amounting to $ J,272,33J. After deducting rebates on the trade and all other llabllllles , Ihls leaves Mirplus cash and cnsh assels on hand April 1 , ISO ! , of $1,201,813. The foregoing lepiesenls net figures aflor chniglng $ SJ- CW lo pioflt nnd loss account belonging to the pievlous vear. The report shows that the company has iccently made a contract for ten jears with the American Dlstrlbul- Ing company for the distribution of the product In the eastern country on favoi- able terms , and expects to make similar anangoments vvllh Iho western dlslrlb- ntora. Referring to the late de cision In the quo wairanto pro ceedings , the dli colors are advised by able legal counsel that the decision , or the possible outcome of Hie same , could not in any way affect the rights of the stock holders to Ihe property and at the farthest would only require some slight changes In organisation , which can be readily accom plished If necessary Dowitt's Little Early lasers. Small pills , unfo pills , best pills. Frank J. Sutcllffo , stenographer , has moved to 232 Bee building , telephone 697. ( illlllg I'list Tocluy Your choice of four cjally trains on the Chicago & Northwestern , railway. Two of these trains , al 4.05 p. in. and 6-30 p. in. , aio vestlbulcd and limited , arriving In Chicago early next D ornlng. t i Hllto sleepers , dining cara and the latest reclining chair cars. Call at the city olllfjo , 401 Farnam street. The Northwestern checks your trunk at your house. i Lessens Pain \ , Insures Safety to Life of Mother and Child. "My wife , after'using 'MOTHER'S FRIEND , ' passed through the ordeal with little pain , was stronger In one hour than in a week after the birth of her former child. J. J. McGoLDRicK , Bean Station , Tenn. I " MOTHERS' FRIEND " robbed pain of its terror and shortened labor. I have the healthiest child I oversaw. MRS. L. M. AIIERK , Coclinuj , * Ga. Sent by express , charges prepaid , on receipt of price , $1.50 per bottle. Book "To MOTHERS" mailed free , by AH Drl ut . BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO. , Alfcnla , fit , 11 Wo Print Below a Most Graphic Expe- porlcnce from Real Lire. WAS IGNORANT OP DANGER It In In Do rcnrril lV\r IVnplaAro Hotter Informed. Itut 1'ortuimtol ) There Are homo \Vlcfc-.YMiike , liitulllcant Anil Umck To 1'rolU lljIho Vi ip < tlc > iiii Or Other * . "I naturally shrink from appearing before tlio public , but I realizetlmt I have passed through nn experience of n most rcmiirkablo nature. Many of my friends Imvo urged mete to mnko It public , but I have always declined to do so , I feel , liovvovcr , that It Is a duty which I owe both the public and my friends to tell the story "It Is unquestionably n fact that thousnidi of men nndvouicn nro In the greatest peril and do not for n moment realize It What must bo tliouKht therefore , when I state that I was virtually starving for several jears nnd jet , blind tlmt I was , did not understand It. To make It mom clear , I wilt describe my condition. Tlio first thing I noticed was a loss of appetite I thought llttlo of It at first nnd attributed It to bilious ness , but Instead of passing nway It In creased , nnd caused mo very much annoy ance. I then began to notice that I was los ing flesh , nnd nlso tlmt my liver was very Irregular In Its action. The slightest exer tion tired me out completely nnd my nerves were all unstrung , and 1 had a bad taste In the mouth , sometimes accompanied with nausea and vomiting I was nlso troubled by hot flashes , followed by chills , short ness of breath , palpitation of thu heart and n severe and distressing cough. It can readily bo understood that these symptoms steidlly growing worse made life n burden These who rend thcso words may perhaps recognize familiar but nonp the less danger ous symptoms You can see how dangerous they may become by Icnrnliig how they eventually ruined my health "It was a long tlmo b"foro I consulted a physician , but I finally did so. He ex- nmlncd me nnd said , 'Tho trouble with jou Is that jou do not digest > our food properly , and one of jour lungs Is nfTcutcd. Your sjstcm Is In such a weakened condition that your food passes through join stomach without being assimilated You are actually Btarvlng for want of nourishment ' Ho then ordered mo to take u tonic nnd plain cod liver oil twice a day. "That was my first experience I tried the cod liver oil , but Instead of gaining flesh 1 lost , and what Is worse the .greasy oil nauseated mo , making mo feel still more miserable At that tlmo I was reduced In w eight to less than one hundred pounds ami eveiybody declared that I was djlng of con sumption. I was n mere skeleton and could hardly walk two blocks without being utterly exhausted. "It would fill a whole volume to relate nil the suffering I passed through aftur this Sufllco It to say that I visited a number of prominent phjslcHns , all of whom had the same opinion about my condition , and each prescribed a different remedy. Ono doctor told mo that cod liver oil emulsion was good , baying that It would have n brtlcr effect than plain cod liver oil. I tried the emul sion , but the gljtcilne In It gave me Intense heait burn , while the fatty oil gave mo the most terrible djspepsla. Another ordered beef , nnd another malt propitiations. I tried these until the very sight of them was sickening. My stomach readied against them Then I tried fat filaceous foods , prep- ni aliens of wheat , barlej , oats and malt. They only fermented In my stomach , caus ing acid gases to rise In my thro-U till my head was ready to burbt. I bte.idlly ran down , had fearful night swells , and coughed constantly. I suffered so intensely during this period that death wouM often have been n vvelcomo lellef. "It wabf at thl. ) critical sntc. when hope had almost been abandoned by my family , that I received a call from n very kind friend He vvaa shocked at my wasted , run down condition. After hearing my un happy btory ho sild , 'I think I umlt'i stand jour case and I bpllevo I know of something which will perhaps make a well man of jou. In fact , if it will not help you , I know of nothing that will. It is certainly worth a trial. It Is a scientific discovery which Is creating a great stir in the highest med ical elides. It Is a predlge ted food which Is capable of being absorbed by the bystem directly It la swallowed. The stomach does not have to digest It. It eiileis at once Into the blood and the vital paits of the body , giving nourishment to the flesh and blood. It builds up the sjstcm In a wonderful man ner. ' Ho gave me a. pamphlet whli'h I load voiy carefully and I determined aa a last resort to follow his advice. "Hoping against hope. I began the u o of the food my friend had recommended. You can Imagine with what anxiety I waited to see the icsult. oven ns a drowning man clutches at n straw. At fits ! thcio was no perceptible change In my condition. Then , somehow , I seemed to be gradually losing my disagreeable stomach troubles Iy de grees , one depressing sjmptom after another left me , until at last I was able to eat with out suffering Then I began to giln moro rapidly. I found that the predlgcsted food not only gavti my system now lifo and vigor , but it toned up the stomach and my entire body In a remarkable waj- . It en abled other food to digest and It Increased my vitality to nn uiuibual extent My re covery piogrossed to such n degree that In six weeks my weight was greatly lueieased , I went back to my work a well man , mil I unhesitatingly say that I owe my recovery nnd present condition wholly to I'askola , Iho great predlgested food , which took mo from the lowest phjslcal depths and re stored mo to tlio llfo and health I now pos sess. "My recovery shows that the fears of m > f- Bclf and family that I was buffering from consumption wcro unfounded. Slnco my recovery I have naturally given considera ble thought to the subject and have rorte- sponded with many people who have been troubled ns I was. Prom my experience and what I have learned , I firmly bellevo that half the deaths tint occur from so- called consumption and other wasting dis eases nro duo directly to lack of noiilsh- ment. Loss of flesh Is n sure sign of dis ease. No person whoso weight did not decrease - crease over died of consumption. Indiges tion nnd mal-asslmllatlon ot food Is tao great American disease of the present day. Thousands of men nnd women too , nro suf- foilng just ns I did nnd yet they do not know It nnd cannot realize It. It la n most Insidious , n most deceptlvo trouble Whllo It has certain symptoms , tficy vary with dif ferent people nnd It Is not until u person Is brought low by reduced flesh and disease that a full realization of the danger Is foil. foil."I have endeavored to glvo my experience In the hope that others who may bo travelIng - Ing the same dangerous road and yet do not realize It , may bo warned In tlmo and bo restored as I was. I believe- that nil such people , provided they have not confirmed consumption , can bo saved , If they will take advantage of the latest and best dis covery which BClenco has made for their benefit , I bellevo that medicine will fall to euro such cases , but that a prodlgcsted food like Paskola , which can now bo secured - cured of any reputable druggist , will effect far better results than drugs , I shall bo pleased to answer all Inquiries that may bo addressed to me upon the subject , although I make tlio above statement voluntarily and solely for the good I hope It may bo the means of doing JOHN J imOUailTON. 320 West 23rd street , N Y. A pamphlet giving full particulars re specting Paskola will bo sent on application to the Pro-Digested Peed Co , 30 Ueado St. , N. Y City. ' Wo will tend jron th mufTtlnnif Trench Preparation CALTIIOBt ITrce. and fNzal Hunrnntoo Hut I ( lAIilllOd will Itciluro yoiirf Ilc Uli , HtrcOKtb uuj t Igol'.j f'stilandpayifiatnjtii , Addreaa VON MOHL CO. 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