THE OMAHA DAILY H13K : Rl'NloTvY , PHCEJtBKa 1 , 1805.
NAMIil ) Till ! HOUSE OFFICERS
Kood the Only Name Mentioned in the Oau-
cus for Speaker ,
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M'DOWELL SECURES THE CLERKSHIP
All tinOtliern i\eopt ( lie Clinpliiln
Who Iliul UCIMI Foreennteil fur
1'LMCPK Secured Tlie.ni on Itic
Flrnt llulliil.
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WASHINGTON , Nov. 30. The //ublica- )
of the house met tonight and unanimously
nominated cx-Spenl.er Thomas U , Heed o
Mnlno for Kpoakor of the Flfty-fouith ton
Kress. This action was anticipated , ns at no
time had any effort been Inaugurated to con
test his election. Hon. Gnlusha Grow , who
wac speaker of the house In 1SJD , nomlnatei
Mr. Heed In the caucus. Ho simply prevented
Mr. He-oil's name , and the nomination wa
made by n riling vote and amidst clieers
Mr. Grow , Mr. Cannon and Mr. Payne en
corted Mr. Heed to the hall , nnd when th
cheering , which greeted his appearance , hac
subsided , ho made a hrlcf speech ot ac
ceptoncc.
"Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen 'Tor the
honor which you have confeircd upon me ,
tender you my sincere ilianKs. I am not ! n
the le.ist llablo to confound with my ovui
pcrconallly this tribute of your kindness ,
had once the good fortune to bs so placet
that I rerti Dented as well ns I was able the
patriotic sense of n great party , nnd It Is to
that patriotic sense of our party that you
tot.ilcr the tribute of your matuied , as wel
ag yiur temporary approval. History wll
accord us praise { or what we did In the Fifty
first congress , and It may accord us Us praise
In this for what we do not do.
DUTY OF Tlin PHHSHNT CONGRHSS.
" \Vo hsve unfortunately a divided govern
ment. which usually lends to small result ?
Hut there arc times when rest laas health
giving as exorcise. We must not forget tha
cur firt't and greatest duty Is to d < j aU we cai
lo restore confidence to buslner" , nnd thn
we must nvold all business legislation , cxcep
In the direction of Improved buulne s. Hathc
than run risk we can afford to wnlt until we !
matured plans glvo us assurances of permanent
manont benefit. Crude and hat > ty lcgls > lntlo
Is nhovc all thlng to be shunned. Could w
entire our linmnye popuhr majority to over
flow Into the other branchen of the go\ern
ment , and could wo have full control , w
would create , not a perfect world perhaps
but a world rather moie fit to live In tha
wo have lately had. ( Appliusc. ) K\en a
things are. I do not for a moment doubt thn
our patriotic Instincts will lead us to malt'
every sacrifice , except of principle , to refcu
our country from Its temporary disaster.
"Not only have we been elected by th
overwhelming vole of the people , rs the !
forvants , but ns a house of rcprepcnt-ithe
of which we arc th ? majority , the right to
Initiate taxation for the people Is by the
constitution placed In our hands as a sacre <
trust , which wo have no light to surrender
and which nil parties , however they differ on
otner things , assuredly maintain.
"That wo shall bs ready at all times to
furnish adequate levemie for the govermnen
according to our pence of public duty no mai
can doubt.
"This Is the great nation of thlj hem
Isphere , and while we hn\o no desire to Interfere
fore with other nations , \ie shall malntali
our position with firmness and self-respect
and at the same time , with consideration o
facts , nnd that conservatism of action whlcl
ehall leave no bad q'leHlon ' to trouble our
future. In this , I trust the whole govern
ment and all Us branches will be In accorc
with each other , and with the psople. "
When Mr. Ilccd lm finished his .speech o
acceptance Mr. Foss of Illinois and Mr. Hll
born of California each presented him with n
gavel. These ho accepted with appropriate
remark ! , In the coursei ot which he alludci
to the fact that ho had spent t > onu > . years 01
the Pacific coast as n young man. In hli <
remarks Mr. Reed said : "To all the au
dience I must add that I cannot undertake to
reconcile the differences of these gentlcmpi
as to their metallic views. "
The point In Mr. Iloc < l's last remark was
the fact that Mr. Foss made an allusion to
sound money , whllo Mr. Hllborn talked for
free sliver.
The gavel ptesentcd by Mr. Foss wns made
of wood from the home of Henry Clay li
Kentucky , and was handsomely carvei
and mounted with silver and gold. The
gavel from California was from the old war
ship Hartford , which has recently been re
fitted In the Mare island navy yard.
SLATE ALMOST SLIPPED THROUGH.
Previous to Mr. Reed's nomination the
caucus bad arganlrcd by electing Mr. Gros-
vcnor of Ohio chairman of the. caucus by a
vote of 16S to 74 for Mr. Henderson of
Iowa. Mr. Bills of Oregon was elected sec
retary by n vote of 139 to 77 for Mr. Hooker
of New York. These officers arrived during
the sbslson.
Mr. Gro&vcnor's election was a victory for
what was known as the McDowell combine
on housa olllccs , and foreshadowed the tnc-
CCFS of the combine ticket , In order the fol
lowing officers were selected by the caucus ,
the vote fur each being about the t > amr > ac
that given to Mr. Qrosvcnar : Clerk , Alex
ander McDowell cf Pennsylvania ; scrgeant-
ot-nrms , Ilenjamln F. Russell of Missouri ;
doorkeeper , William J. Glenn of New York ;
postmaster , Joseph C. McRlroy of Ohio.
The successful candidate for clerk , ex-
Ilcvresentatlvo McDowell , was nominated by
Mr. Dalzell of Pennsylvania nnd General
Henderson of Illinois , nlso an ex-representa
tive , was nominated by Mr. Cannon of Illi
nois. The vote was : McDowell , 164 ; Ilen-
clcrMn , 74. Mr. Russell was nominated by
Mr. Ilarthold of Missouri , and Mr. Evans of
Kentucky presented the name of Mr. Ed
Parker of his state. Mr. Evans said that
the eouth wag a few years ago practioilly
without representation on the republican sld ?
of the house ; the republicans of that section
had by determined work wrested twenty-
three representatives from the democrats.
Party policy demanded that these efforts
should be recognized In the distribution of
olllcers and he thought that the position of
Ecrgeant-at-orms should be accorded that cec-
tlon. Hut Russell wa elected , 167 , to 70 for
Parker. It was thought that after General
Henderson had been defeated for clerk that
he might be presented for Ecrgeant-at-arms ,
but the general found that the combination
was ton strong to bo broken In that way. .Mr.
Payne of Now York nominated Mr. Glenn for
doorkeeper and Mr. Llncy of North Carolina
named William Tlpton of Tennessee for the
same position , The vote was : Glenn , 174 ;
Tlpton. 65 ,
Mr. Northway of Ohio nominated Mr. Mc-
niroy for postmaster , and Mr. Tlpton of Ten
nessee was named by Mr. McCall of that
state- for the place. The vole was ; McEhoy ,
167 ; Tlpton , 70. Tlia most protracted contest
was for the ppslllon of chaplain , Nine nun
were nominated , only two uelng outsideof
the nii'trlct of Columbia. Rev. II. N. Couden
of Michigan was nominated on the third billet
lot , roc > ivng ! 102 vote : ) , ngllnut .Ui for II. C.
FUher of Kansas , the other candidates hav
ing ben In the meantime' withdrawn.
The caucus adjourned at 1:15 : Sunday mornIng -
Ing , after providing for the > employment of
twu additional pages In the house.
MIIII.\SIC.V uivinns.
TT O Vote for Mellon oil ami Three for
llenilerHoii In ( 'aucim.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 30. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Attempts made during the- week to
get the Nebraska delegation together on the
quettlon of house officers proved unavailing ,
and the vote for clerk In the republican cau
cus stood Halner , Melklejolm and Strode for
Henderson ; Mercer and Andrews for McDow
ell , the successful candidate , lloth Mercer
and Andrews explain their position by saying
that McDowell was a candidate for the place
at the moment It was known the republicans
would return to power ; that In coinequer.es ot
tlila candldicy , the-y guve htm their sup-
perl , knowing no other man In the fieU.
Throughout the list of olllces to be filled Men-
day , the Nebraska delegation was divided ,
thiee of the members vote for the Kentucky
man for ftrgeant-at-arms , as against Russell
of Missouri , the combine candidate. All
i < orU of opinions could be heard after the cau
cus , at to tht bculne It would hmo on the
campaign of next year. Mr. Halner lost hU
chance of being chairman of the committee
on agriculture , through his support of Hen
derson. There ar tuartburnlnga among the
southern members , who ay that the repub
lican party ling gone birk on the very aecllrn
U ne'ils In the next election to make assur
ance donblj sure. The middle west and the
cant nrc jubilant tonight. lonn cast Us vote
lor Henderson , and South Dakota for Me-
Dtncll.
Congressman Mclkletjohn will rclntrolncc
liU Indian anti-liquor bill Mondny on the
convening of congress , that It may have ome
chance of reaching the president bsforc the
adjournment of eongrcsf. This bill passed the
house nnd senate In the Fifty-third congress ,
but failed to reach the president fcr ap-
ruval. The bill hat rrt'JlveJ the endorse-
nent of th Inllan bureau , secretary oUhe
rnlcrlor and all Indian nc nts anil district at
torneys. It makes the ule of liquors or
nostrums to Indians a felony Instead of mis
demeanor.
Leave of nhstnce for Hve days has been
gianlc-J rim Lieutenant John D. Hartmnn ,
Flrt ravalry. The leave of absence granted
First Lieutenant John S. Kulp , assistant sur
geon , Is extended one month.
cnist' SKi.ncTnn roil TIIR i.nAi > nn.
llanxc DeinoerntH Tnueim uml Itenoml-
ntlle tile Old Olllcerx.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 30. Sixty-two mem
bers of tli ? democratic minority met In cau
cus this nf'crnoon to form the democratic
organization and rcnomlnato their officers In
the last congress. Mr. Culberson of Texas ,
who hay held his seat slnco the Forty-fourth
congresi , was elected chairman of the demo
cratic caucus for the rifty-tourth congress ,
to succeed Mr. Holmnn of Indiana. Messrs.
Robertson ot Louisiana and Rush ot Mary
land were elected caucus secretaries Kx-
Spcakcr Crisp ua named for n third Urm
by Mr. Richardson of Tennessee , and the
nomination was carried unanimously , with
considerable enthusiasm , The ether officers1
of the Fifty-third congress wcrn selected
ns the democratic slate without opposition.
Selection ot the three or four minor officers
whom the minority Is permitted to name
was postponed.
Nominating Mr. Crisp , Mr. Richardson
touched upon the future policy of the party.
He sild that he had been selected to espe
cially namt one who had already been named
In the hearts of all. Ho epoko of the elec
tion of Mr. Crisp to the speaXershlp of the
Fifty-second congress by the 240 democrats ,
after a. sharp nnd brilliant contest , his elec
tion the second time by the democrats of
the Fifty-third congress , and said they had
met a third time to honor him.
"A small band of struggling patriots with
full knowledge that our declaration will be
Impotent. Why , " he continued , "this Is not
the occasion nor the place to InquireI bc-
lle\c It Is not because any great number tf
thoae who have heretofore followed the d m-
ocrallo standard have deserted their Hag.
Our party has heretofore burled In forgotten
gra\es every political organlratlon that ever
contended against It , and we na Je an abid
ing faith that It will do the snnle with Us
present great rival. To do so all strife should
cease In our own family , and we should
CIIOOM as leaders In all the states ouch fear-
lers and patriotic democrats as the pentlennn
wo are about to name. We should"nscrlbe
on our banners the policy and prluulplcs of
the triumphant democracy , lay aside all new
fangled doctrines and continue the battle for
a reduction ot taxation on the- people , gl\c
them cheaper clothing and supplies ; to
broaden nnd make better markets , for the
products of our farms and manufactories ; to
ieduce the public expenses ; for greater sim
plicity In our national affairs ; tor home rule
ami local self-government ; for an ample- cir
culation for our trade and commerce ; lor
eotind money , the gold and silver coinage of
the constitution , and then the democracy
will he again triumphant and the country u'II
be redeemed and regensrated. "
Air. Crisp responded brlelly , expressing his
jhanlts. The best of feeling prevailed , crd
theri was no tendency to bring the- financial
question forward , although the gld and free
silver Icadeis were both pre't'ent.
IX A SAO STATE.
Worlc Almoxt Hiillrely Ccnxeil for
I.iielc of A | iiroirlntloiiK.
WASHINGTON. Nov. ? > The most Im
portant work before the fortifications board nt
Its monthly session just closed was the com
pilation of the observations .made by It per-
bonnlly upon the present capacity of the large
plants for the production of great guns , and
upon the possibility of their extension to meet
war emercenclcs.
The beard had visited the army plants at
Waterlnwn and Watervllet , and the private
establishments at Mldvale and Dcthlehem. It
was found that by working two shifts of men
at tlio government works , the present output
could be doubled , while the same result could
bo obtained nt tlia private establishments
without material Increase of plant by con
centrating the labor upon the government
works.
The board also visited Boston and Wash
ington and tried to witness the backward
state of the harbor defenses there , which , It
Is stated , uri > In much worse condition even
than represented In the official reports , owing
entirely to lack ot appropriations. Not a sin
gle high powered modern gun was In place ,
and eight cast Iron mortars constituted t'ae
main defense of the harbor.
Attention will be especially directed to these
conditions In the annual report of the board
to congress.
( ieriuiiii'H Meruluiut Marine.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 30. Unltsd States
Consul Steplmn at Annaberg , Germany , hay
ent to the State department mine figures
bearing on the merchant marine of Great
Hrltaln nnd Germany to demonstrate the fact
that the latter country Is steadily pressing
forward In the development of this Important
commercial adjunct and becoming a formid
able competitor of Great Britain. lie show ?
that smaller ships are giving way to larger
tonnage and that this Is particularly true In
Germany , for although Cngland has still
eight times as many ships as Girmany , the
German steamers are considerably larger ,
their average tonnage being S10.7 , as against
70 .7 for English vessels. While the English
Dhlps Increased In number by C4.1 per cnt in
ten yearn , their tonnage was only doubled ,
whereas In Germany , while the number only
somewhat more than doubled , the tonnage was
quadrupled.
IIdle Prop for the \VllHOii Illll.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 30. Unltfd States
Consul General Vlfqualn at Panama reports )
to the State department that during the years
1893 and 1894. before the Wilson tariff bill
went Into effect , the transit trade across the
sthmun from San Francisco direct to Europe
was practically nothing , but flnce that law.
went Into effect this transit business has
greatly Increased and foots up for the four
months of July , August , September and Oc
tober a total of 2,374 tons , more than ever
jeforo In the history of the Panama railroad.
Value of Imported PlrenriiiN.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 30. A full descrlp-
lon of the process of making Damascus gun
isrrels as practiced In Liege , the home of
that Industry , Is given by United States
Consul Gilbert at that place In a report to
the State department. He says that these fine
> arrcls are marketed principally In the United
States and Great Britain and the value of
fliearms shipped to the United States during
ho quarter ended September 30 last was
; 295,280.
i of Maritime ,
WASHINGTON. Nov. 30 , There will bs
leld at Cardiff , Wales , during the six months
leglnnlng May 1 next an exposition devoted
o finerts and maritime progress , of which
Jvwn Victoria will be a patron and Earl
Uunraven one of the supporters A novel
eatttre- will t > ? a dally naval engagement on a
ario artificial lake.
IiiNiiue Prenclier Coniiiiltlcil.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 30 , The secretary of
he Interior has Issued a writ of commitment
o the United States Insane asylum here for
lev. Frank Hyatt Smith , the Cambridge ,
last. , pastor , recently couvlcted of sending
cL-rrllous letters to members ot his congre-
atlon , and who wag later adjudged Insane ,
HoUe Smith CloeH to ( .eorKla.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 30. Secretary Hoko
mlth will leave here Sunday afternoon for
Georgia. He will deliver a speech before
ho state legislature Tuesday afternoon ,
when he will review financial Issues. He Is
xpected to return to Washington late In
lie week. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Tolmcuo Aereaice of
WASHINGTON , Nov. 30. The extent of
ie tobacco acreage In Germany this year ,
ccordlng to a report from United State *
oiiBul Stephan at Annaberg , was 62,293
crea , which wan 8,960 acre * more than in
S91.
WESIERN SENATORS CONFER
Sentiment Arnoiig Them Enid to Bo Unani
mous for Heorpanizition.
ARE UNITED FOR COMMON INTERESTS
Will Dcniiind Conlrol of tin Com-
inlllccM Which Drill \tltli AVcwIcm
( IncHtloiiN Floor n IJiHlrtliuilon
of Appropriation lllllit.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 30. A number of re
publican senator ? . Including Messrs. Hans-
trough , Pettlgrew , Clark , Carter , Mantle , Du-
bols , Shoup , Chandler , Galllnger and Proc
tor , held an Informal meeting last night , and
decided to advocate an attempt at icorganlza-
tton of the senate In the caucus to be held
next Monday. They also pronounced In
favor of the distribution of the appropriation
bills among the \arlotts senate committees ,
and also discussed the committee assign
ments of senators , It was made evident that
the western men would stand together to
secure the control of the commlttws which
deal especially with western questions. The
scheme for the enlargement of the finance
committee nlso secured the favorable en
dorsement ot the meeting and the opinion
was expressed that Senators Cameron and
Tlatt should be selected to fill the two places
which will he at the command of the re
publicans In case they organize the senate
and the committee Is enlarged.
Senator Dubols , as soon as practicable after
the convening of the senate , will present the
resolution which he offered last session for
the distribution of the appropriation bill ? .
Ills plan Is to distribute these bills as fol
lows : The agricultural bill , to the committee
on agriculture ; consular and diplomatic , to
foreign relations ; army and military academy
bills , to military affairs ; naval , to naval
affairs ; postofflce , to postofflce ; Indian , to
Indian affairs ; rhcr and harbor , to com
merce ; fortifications , to coast defense ; Dis
trict of Columbia , to District ot Columbia
committee , and the pension bill to pensions ,
leaving only the legislative , executive and
judicial , sundry civil and the deficiency bills
to be dealt with by the committee on appro
priations. The proposition undoubtedly will
be vigorously antagonized.
nins run TIII : mn IIATTI.I : SHIPS.
Soiillirm Firm HnU-rN the Comitrtl-
tliinnltli liOHCMt OITvr IlecelvtMl.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 30. There were two
distinct surprises when the bids for building
the two big battleships authorized by the
last congress were opened at the Navy de
partment today. In the first place a southern
shipbuilding concern underbid nil com
petitors , north and west , for building thtse
beats on the plans drawn up by the Navy
department , and then Mr. Cramp offered to
bu'.ld two battle ships with armor for the
bolls and throw In another ship of like
type , but without armor , all on his own
plans , for the sum fixed upon by congress
as the ultimate cost of two ships. These
boats will be of about 10,000 tons displace
ment , but vlll really b ? larger than the
Iowa , the largest of the battle sh'ps now
under construction.
Cramp & Sons offered to construct one on
the department's plan for $2,820,000 , or twofer
for $2,750,000 each. Then he offered to
build three ships on his o\\n
plans , with complete armor for
the hulls of two of them , for $8,000,000.
Then hs offered to build two ships on his own
plans , with armor for both hulls and guns ,
for $3,850,000 , and finally he proposed to
build the chips on another set of plans of his
own for $2,500,000 for one , or $2,450,000 each
for two.
The Unlpn Iron works of San Francisco
b'd ' on the department's plans $2,740,000 for
one ship , or $2,090,000 for each of two On
( heir own plans they bid $2,650,000 for one ,
ur $2,640,000 each for two ships.
The Newport Neus Shipbuilding and Dry
Dock company of Virginia put In one straight
hid tlio Imip.ot for the rtenartmsnt's nlans.
namely , $2,350,000 for one , nnd $2,250,000 for
each of two boats.
No decision has been yet reached as to the
award of contracts , but as the- law requires
one of the ships to go to the Pacific coast
If the pries Is reasonable , there Is little doubt
that the Union Iron works will receive the
contract for at least one ship , as Itti bid Is
about $250,000 less than the contract price
for the Iowa.
STATE OF XJ.NCI.E SAM'S FIXATES.
FlKiircx for Sfoi cmlicr Show n Small
Deficit.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 30. The forthcoming
statement of the receipts and expenditures of
the government will show that during the
month of November the receipts were ap
proximately as follows : Customs , $11,455,315 ;
Internal revenue , $13,040,085 ; miscellaneous ,
$1,491,103 , ; making a total of $25,080,503.
During the month of November , 1894 , the
receipts were $10,411,403 , and during Novem
ber , 1893 , $23,974,100 , During the five months
*
of thb present fiscal year the receipts were
approximately as follows : Customs , $69,598-
369 ; internal revenue , $63,587,187 ; miscellane
ous. $6,274,768 , making a total of $139,460,326.
For the first five months ot the fiscal year
1894 the aggregate receipts were $137,523,320 ,
and during th& eamo months In the fiscal year
1893 they amounted to $129,403,417. The
deficit for the present month of November
will therefore amount to about $1,125,000 , al
though tomorrow's returns may change these
figures somewhat , For the month of Novem
ber , 1894 , the deficit was $9OC6,765 , and for
the same period In 1893 , $7,322,627. For the
fiist five months of the flpcal year 1891 the
deficit amounted to $22,295,142 , and for the
mme period In 1893 It amounted to $29,018,096 ,
as against $17,601,541 for the last five months.
llfllc-ie CroHpo HIIN tin *
WASHINGTON , Nov , 30. A statement ID
made In a Venezuelan paper received here
that the Hrltlsh ultimatum has been delivered
to President Crcspo , who Is kepelng It from
the public for motives of expediency. The
paper making thestatement Is opposed to the
government , and Its assertion la not credited
In official quarters. The public feeling in
Venezuela continues to be highly wrought up
o\cr the urgsnt demands of Great Britain.
Patriotic societies are being organized In all
potts of the republic , under the name of
"defenders of Venezuela , "
No Information has bum received here as
to Lord Salisbury's answer to Ambassador
Dayard , and under these circumstances , it
Is felt that the president's message may not
dell with the Venezuelan question as fully as
una expected. The Impression prevails that
If the answer 19 delayed beyond the meUlng
ot congre 3 the subject will bo treated In a
message.
Mmttluu ; Off Lottery Mull.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 30. Another radical
step In the prosecution of lottery schemes
by the Postcfilce department was taken today
by the Uunnce of a general order to poet-
masters forbidding the use of the malls to
the "Loterla Mexicans do Li Dsneflclencla
Publlco" of Mexico. The order IB directed
against the concern as operating under this
iianir ; the president , L. D. Ladlih , and the
Tropical Fruit company , box 174 Huasteci ;
and the Co-operative Land , Coffee and Fruit
company. The concern Is charged with
violating the anti-lottery law. It has been
opiratlng for about a year , claiming to bo
run for the public benefit of San Luis Potoel
ttatc , and to have a depo&lt < > f $100,000 in
Kansas City , an a guarantee to speculators.
You UK SenlH Die of Start iitlou. .
WASHINGTON , Nov. 30 , An official re
port rcceheil at the Treasury department
states by actual count 28,000 seals died
of starvation In th ? Prlbyloff Islands hit
summer , becaus ; their mothers bad been
killed at tea , and that fully 5,000 more were
on the Islands In a starving conditions and
would die b-foro the teawn clord , It es
timated that at this rate of lots , the seals In
the llerlns pea will have became extinct withIn -
In the next three or four years at th farthest.
Jimller for I'tuli'n ' Supreme Court
WASHINGTON , Nov. 30. The president
hag appointed Henry Itolfe of Utah a justice
of the kupreue court of Uuli , vice William
Smith , deceaitd.
China SILK and DEPT Surah , Silks , A Rousing Success or of the the great sale
All silk , Imported goo < l " .
nnd dnrk colors , handsome
similes for evening dr' ? es or
fancy unlff , worth S3 ? , OUU DICKINSON BANKRUPT STOCK
VUWK ONLY. YAHS ; , . ( , , . .
Novelty Crepons. In full swing. Thousands , yes , tens orthousnnds of anoor nnd delighted cuslomars mora thnn
sntisriod with the MONEYSAV1NC. PRICES.
All silk rood , llclit evening
fhadeR , Alorse's price $ l..inl } |
s'lk Faille Frnncnlse. good , "Wo were hardly prepared For the big crow.U S tur lay , w.ll promise our cti , toiU3r.i bettor
dnrk nil silk colors TnlTcla , Morse's r > rle } I ; and quicker sorvleo the coming waok , as wo hnvo supp lad extra help and oxltM iollvory sorv-
Rood ilnrk colors , .Morse's ico. Wo will continue ruthlessly cutting the prlcas of stnplo mvl fruiey merchandise from both
price LOT ONLY. $1.00. CHOICE YAUD OF Tim the Dickinson nnd ths MOIMO stocks , without regard to coJt or value. Como cnrly In order to
secure the best assortment.
Brit Crystal Bongalinos
Hlack nil pllk satin Dilchcs c ,
Hlnck nil silk sntln Ilhndnmc , E GO.
HInck all silk ( Iroi Ornln. . .
Dickinson's pries Jl,2o ami
$1.60. OUU PH1CE ONLY , No Samples Soiit. S. P. Morse's Old Stivml , 10th ami Faruaiu Sts.
Dresden Taffetas and Chameleon LADIES UNDERWEAR DOMESTIC SECTION. KNIT GOODS DEPT
nicgnnt nil silk good * , this ' White Shaker Flannel Wool Fascinators
season's latest novelties , very Ladies' Egyptian
line nnd choice lleht nnd puntt Vjomo | iuu oi'l\v | ' l
Combination Suits. 23 Inches wlilo , soft tleecy
dnrk colors , Morses prlea . Dlckln on' price "c , knit , good szo | , Dickinson s
price $1.75 to $2.2 : , OUH VOC "Oncltn" and stnmlanl styles. OUR good ? , PUICE. YAUD prlcp PRICE 4.V. ONLY H. E. OLSON'S 15c
PRICE ONLY , YAUD
nil sizes , nicely made nnd
trimmed , Slor > i > 'i price $1.00 Guinea Hen Flannel Ice Wool Shawls
nnd $1.25 , OUH I'llICU ,
DRESS GOODS DEPT. EACH . . Mixed colors , ' soft , wnun licst quality of Ice wool , l.irga
goods , Dlcklimon's price l-.tc , slr.e , white nnd black , Dick
Ladies' Vests OUU PRICE , YAHD inson's price $ t.2j. S. E. OL 69c
All wool Blk Cashmere Egyptian SON'S PRICE ONLY
Imported French coeds , fine And Pants , nil sizes , nicely White Baby Flannel Ladies' and Misses'
twill , blue or jet Tjlaok , 45c , nmde , c\trn henvy goods , Very flnp nnd soft , Z" nud SO
OUU PUICE ONLY. YAUD. . Dickinson's price too , OUIl Inches wide , Dlrklrson'a prKe Hoods
PUICU ONLY , BACH . c. Ol'U PUICE ONLY Heavy wool goods , Imml
52-in all wool made. a oiteil coloic , Dick
Ladies' Natural Indigo. Blue Calico insons pllc'e $ IS3 ! , S. K. OL 50c
Storm Serge. SON'S PRICE ONVLY
Nnvy brown nnd myrtle Wool Vests. The very be1 ! ! quality , Dick 4c
> inson's prlcu 8c , OUR PRICE Wool
Caps
only , hcnvy goods nnd wnr- And Pants , elcgnnt soft ,
rnnted nil pure wool , C5o to warm goods , extra well mnile , And Tarn O'Shuntcrn for chil
75c , OUU PRICE ONLY. nicely trimmed , Dickinson's 27'lnch Twilled dren , vvaini and good , pretty .
YAUD pries $1.75 , OUIt PIUCI2 Drass Calico similes. R. P. MOIIC'H price
ONLY. BACH . COc. S. E. OLSON'S PRICE 29c
Novelty Suitings- Heavy , Ftrong goods dnrk ONLY
color ? , stripes nnd palm leaf
All wool and sIlkTnlxed goods Ladies Black Fleece- designs , Dlckln on s price
LINING DEPT.
nlso fine camera hnlr goods , 12&C , OUH PH1C15 .
dark color Lined Hose
handsome styles , ; * ,
Morse's price -up. to $ . ! BO a Unbleached Musl'n Remnants of Cambric
\iird. OUHPUICE ONLY , Extra heavy quality , ribbed Heavy
YAHD tops nnd double heels nnd 30 Inchei vvlilo. Dickinson's rtc t poods , dink colors nnil
toes , Dickinson's price EOc , price Cc , OUU PU1C10 blnck , 6c goods , WHILE
Black India Twills. OUIt PIUCU ONLY. . . . THKY LAST. YAHD .
. „ Heavy 9-4 Sheeting
40 Inches wide , elcKnut fine Ladies' Fast Black Remnants of Silisias
Bilk llnlshed goods , both Strong nnd tellable. Dickin For wnlst lining , blnck nnd
sides alike , made In France , Cotton Hose- son's price 20c. OUH PUICE. | O1 , dink color" , 15c , 20c nnd 250
JIOO. OUU PUICE ONLY , YARD * S goods , WHILE THEY LAST ,
YAHD run regular made , extra YAHD .
heavy nnU line , colors guar Heavy Cotton Flannel
anteed not to change , Dick-
CARPETS , Draperies O'NL'Y' ' . li ? " : ' . ? . . .1.1.1 : ! ! : ! ? 25c OUU Dickinson's PIUCB. price YAUD 9c nnd lOo , HEAVY CLOAKINGS
Brussels Carpet Black Chinchilla
UoBt G-framc ( assorted pat- GENTS' FURNISHING LINEN DEPT. Mor e's price $300 , OUU
tcniB ) , ths regular $1.25 qual PUICE . . . .
ity , S. E. OLSON CO. PRICE This l < the most stnple department In
YAUD Gent's Natural the business. When > ou get these Black Beaver
"Wool Shirts. goods nt nbout 50c on the dollar they Morse's price $3 W , OUI
are surely cheap.
Extra Super Ingrains PRICE
All wool , regular C5c quality , And Drawers , all Blzca. good All Linen Crash Black and Navy
to close. 9. 13. OLSON CO. strong goods , 50c , OUR
Chinchilla
" - YAHD PRICB , BACH . Morse's Sc qunllty , OUU
'
PUICE ONLY. YARD . . . ' " ' "
mb Brass el 3 Not. Gent's Camel's Hair Heavy Ble' ihetl Towels PRICE . . .p.'l" . . ? : .
Kcru nnd white , fancy em Underwear Size 20x44 , Diedn's "
broidered price '
edge , 27 Inches PlllV NOTION DEPT.
wide , regular $1.23 quality , S , 15c , OUH EACH
E. OLSON cor piticis , Shirts nnd Drawers , fine nil Pockelbooks , l.'c and 20c
YAUD ; wool goods , nil sizes , $1.50 , fiOr OifL. 70-in. B ached poods , only .
OUU PUIch ONLY . Table T .mask Toilet Soip , Gc and Sc cakes ,
Leno Scrim- > Gent's Unlaundered All pine ' , n , assorted pattern - only . . ' . fy
Open work effect , makes ' r tern , Iilch goods , ho ivy niul Cuticle Soap , 23c cukes , only. 7C
handsome bash curtains , 40 Shirts durable. Morse's prlca S5c , Wood hack Hair Brushes , 15c
Inches wide , worth IBi' , S. U. Good muslin , double rein OUH PRICE , YARD poods , only . .
OLSON CO. PUICC forced , llnon bo om , blzes 14 , Round Satin Stockinette Drees Shield" , 15c
J5. 17 nnd 17" . only. "Mode's goods , only .
CORSET DEPT price COc. OUIt PIHCC ONLY Damask Doylies Heavy nil bristle Tooth Qc
8-Inch , plain white. Dickin imishes , 25c goods , only . -f * *
Gent's Fast Black Hose son's price fee , OUU PUICE , Nnll Hrushss , 19c goods , only 9C
Medium and
Long EACH
Itono Haliplns , per doren , ICe
Color guaranteed not to
CSrsats change , vvhlto feet , double Marseilles Pattern . goods , only Hairpins . , assorted.
Sateen and coutll , nil the heel nnd toes , very line regular .Inpancd
. .
boxes. ! ic ,
Bed In goods only
' Spreads
standard makes In the market lar made goods. Morse's price Cotton , - ,
Ulack
ket , sold by Dickinson nt Jl 30c , OUIt I'UICE ONLY. Standard size , assorted p-U- Dainlng , . per -if * w
and $1 23. S K. OLSON GO'S PAIR . tertiH , Dickinson's price 93c , ball , 4o goods only
PU1CE ONLY ? . . . . . . ' . . . . oun PUICK ONLY 200-jard Miools white Machine -j/i
Thread , 3c goodf , only .
Child's Waists' Gent's Silk Ties Hemmed Bed Spreads Curling Ironf , lOc goods , only 1C
A fine quality , In sizes for all Teck nnd 4-ln-hnnds , light Extra Inrpo nnd heavy. Piton - Assorted Hairpins , largo 'Tr.
ages , a great bargain , Dick nnddnrk colors , Morse's price on ! hem both ends. Dickin botes , 15c goods , only . * w
inson's price 50e , S. E , OLSON - 2T-P to DOC. OUR PRICC son's price $1.75 , OUU PIUCB. Shaw ] Pins , per dozen , Co
SON GO'S PItlCE ONLY ONLY . . . EACH goods , only .
CHANCES TOO G It HAT FOR TALMAGK
DeelliiLMl ( o Uii < ltrtnle the DlNtrlhu-
tloii of HullfC In Arniciiln.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 30. Dr. T. DeWltt
Talmage , who has just begun his mlnlsterla
labors In Washington , tonight confirmed the
statement published In New York that he
had refused to go to Armenia to distribute
relief funds on account of the condition o
affairs there and the refusal of the Turkish
government to furnish protection. He re-
vleued the affair In an Interview , In the
course of which he bitterly denounced the
porte and said It had fomented the massacres
and retarded the work of relief.
"Tho Turkish government , " he said , " ( s a
miserable mass of corruption. Its workings
are rotten to the core , and the whole govern
ment ought tobe blotted off the face of the
earth. The condition of affairs In Armenia
Is horrible and the government Is responsi
ble for the fearful atrocities. "
Dr. Talmnge said he was naked to conduct
the work of distributing relief funds lasi
August by Louis Klopsch of the Christian
Herald , of which the doctor Is the editor.
Through the medium of the State depart
ment the Turkish government was askec
tf It would give him an escort while en
gaged In the work. The porte In reply askec !
what points he Intended to visit , and It was
Immediately informed of four places In dif
ferent parts of Armenia , These Included
Sassoun and Klmrput , and all have been
th ? scenes of big mat'Mcres. Then the porte
announced that It desired to have the funds
sent to It , and that It would attend to the
distribution. This , probably , It planned to
do through the regular mixed commission ol
Christians and Mussulmans , and the reply , In
Dr. Talmngc's opinion , formed a diplomatic
Hfuwl of the porto to furnls'i an escort.
Then Dr. Talmage announced that In the
absence of ofllclal protection It would be
too hazardous a work for him to undertake.
"It Is utter foolhardlness , " he said , "for
any one to go Into that country , -especially
with a largo amount of money , without some
escort or plcdgo of protection. One man
with a gun on his shoulder would have been
sufficient to guarantee protection , as the
Turku have a strong jeEpsct , amounting tea
a superstitious worslilp , for thslr govern
ment , and the influence cf uch an escort
would lin/e been sufficient.
"W. W. Howard , who has gone there now ,
wan acquainted with th ? region , and had en
tered It before from Russia , He , was re
ported killed , but the cable today shows he
Is t'tlll alive , and liao been making rapid
progress since ho reached fhero In October.
If I had gone I would have"taken $35,000
and probably much more In bills , of exchange
or telegraphic orders. " n ,
IMtOF. ll.VKHIl TAUCS OK WAR.
Hint En laiKtV , CIiilniM III
AliiHKn Anlfju ) | t.
'
WASHINGTON , Nov. 30 , Prof. Marcus
Baker of the coast and geojetfo survey , who
uent to Alaska for the United States In con
nection with the boundary dispute , ullrrcd
the usually mild scientlstu of , Washington
last night by the- boldness of tils declarations
In a lecture on Alaska before itlie National
GeographUts society In tuV rooms of the
Cosmos club.
He scouted the Idea of arbitrating the
question of England'ii claim to the 5,000
square miles of territory between Portland
canal and Beam canal on tba southeast
border of Alaska , and said the only arbitra
tion possible waa the arbitration of battle
If the British claims should be Insisted upon.
The sentiment was loudly applauded , and
at the clos-i of the address Mr. Baker was
Invited by a popular vote to repeat the lecture
In a larger ball.
N
Hnrvf ) Intr Inilliiu Territory.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 30. The work of
surveying and subdividing the Indian Ter
ritory Is shown to be progressing rapidly In
a report made by the geological vurvey.
The total amount of land surveyed during
the last month was 1,000 miles. There ore
also 493 square miles reported as topographically
graphically mapped out during that period.
u Jiiiaueniijuuuul. .
WASHINGTON. Nov. 30. The president
has recognized Salto Mlkl Stioshlchll , consul
of Japan at Tacoma.
HOLMES SENTENCED TO HANG
His Motion for a New Trial Was Promptly
Overruled.
PRISONER HAS LOST HIS CONFIDENT AIR
1'rt'nlillnic JuilKc Arnold He\ieivH ( lie
iH Til It rii I > > Uie 1'rlH-
OIILT'H LnwjvrM mid Ic-
cltluH AurnliiNt Tlicm.
PHILADELPHIA , Nov. 30. In the court
of oyer nnd termlner today Judg ; Arnold
refused to grant Herman W. Mudgctts , alias
II , H. Holmes , who was convicted on No
vember 2 of the murder In this city on
September 2 , 1894 , of IJ. F. Pltzel , a new
trial , and sentenced the condemned murderer
to death. Holmes , when he came Into court ,
looked careworn , and seemed to have lost
that air of confidence which has clung to
him throughout his ordeal. Court opened
with a brief tilt between Judge Arnold and
Lawyer Uotan , counsel for the defendant ,
Judge Arnold charged that Mr. Ilotan had
offered an Insult to the court by sending
briefs to Presiding Judge Thayer and Judge
Wilson , who had sat with Judge Arnold
when HoImE < had argued for a new trial ,
but had neglected to send him a copy. Mr.
Itotan disclaimed any Intention of Insulting
Jiidg ? Arnold , and pleaded haute as an ex
cuse for having neglected to yeml him a
brief.
Judge Arnold then proceeded to read the
court's answer to Holmes' counsel's reasons
for a new trial. He * ock up the fifteen ex
ceptions to the verdict one at a time and
dwelt at length upon each. The main reasons
for a new trial which were put forth by tha
defendant's counsel were the admission of
the testimony of Miss Yoke , who Holmes
claimed as his lawful wife ; the district at
torney's opening speech to the Jury when he
brought the murder of th ; children Into the
case , and that part of Mrs. Pltzl's testimony
In which she said f' last time sheeaw her
phlldre-n was In "the morgue .it Toronto. "
In reference to Miss Yoke's eligibility as
a witness the Judge said that It was the
opinion of the court that Ilolmea was not
only married to the Wllllamette , III. , woman
when he weded MUa Yoke , but that he also
had a wife In Oilman , N. H. Therefore the
marriage to .MISS yoke was null and void and
the evidence was admlfslble.
The opening speech of the district attorney ,
he said , wjs not open to objection. It wa the
evident Intention of Holme. ' , said Judge
Arnold , to take off the entire Pltzel family In
order to secure properly belonging to the
murdered man. As to the statement of Mrs.
Pltzel , the Judge Instructed the Jury not to be
Influenced by the woman's statement ,
He closed by saying that the court ap
proved the verdict and refused a new trial.
District Attorney Graham then arose and
asked that sentence b ; pronounced , Holmes
was ordered to stand up. Judge Arnold uald :
"Herman W , Mudgettu , have you anything
to say ? "
Holmes replied In a barely audible voice :
"I have nothing to say. "
Judge Arnold then pronounced the death
sentence In the usual form , after which
Holmes waj taken from the court lo prison.
Governor Hastings will fix the day of Holmes'
execution. An appeal to the supreme court
will b ? taken at once.
HOLMES WAS UNMOVED.
When the words that settled his doom were
pronounced In low , impressive tone ? , Holmes
WHS unmoved , During the entire time he
did not flinch , but looked theJudgj ivmarely
n the eye , and aa the last'sound died a way
10 turned to one of Ills attorneys and re-
narked quietly ; "Well , that nettles all. "
He was then led from tha dock. The
opinion covered about forty pages of type
written copy , All the facts brought out In
he evidence were carefully set forth , and
he varied statements made by the prisoner
regarding tha Identity of the body and man
ner of death were critically analyzed , Every
me of the numerous exceptions submitted by
ho defendant were overruled , and In oue
Instance the court reprimanded the pris
oner's counsel. In dismissing the exception
to the opening speech made by District At
torney Graham , the court remarked that th ;
very subject objected to wns suggested by
the defense when the application for a post
ponement was made. At that tin ) 2 counsel
gave as one of their reasono the statement
that three murders were charged , and they
were unprepared to meet them all. In the
course of his opinion Judge Arnold referred
to the other murders that are E'ald to have
been committed by Holmes and said , Inciden
tally , that evidence ns to them might have
been admitted as tending to show the mo
tive.
tive.The
The court summed up the case as follows :
"Upon the whole case we are convinced that
the commonwealth proved such a chain of cir
cumstances that led to the conclusion that
the defendant did kill and murder Ilenjamln
P. Pltzel on September 2 , 1894. as charged In
the bill or Indictment ; that Pltzel wns killed
by chloroform poisoning , administered by the
defendant , and whether Pltzel was asleep , or
under the Influence of liquor at the time , the
chloroform was admlnihtered , Is not Impor
tant. The theory advanced by the defendant
and argued by his counsel to the jury , that
Pltzel had committed suicide nnd that the
defendant arranged his body In BUCM a man
ner as to make It appear t'mit ho was killed
by an explosion , is not duly substantiated. An
act of that kind would require deliberation ,
whereas the testimony showed thatl the de
fendant Immediately after ho left Pjtzcl was
excited nnd nervous and his underclothing
was wet with perspiration. This was the
condition of a man who had committed the <
crime rather than one- who was trying to con
ceal the evidence of a suicide. If I'itz : ! had
committed tulclde and the defendant simply
tried to conceal t'ao suicide , It la not probable *
that ho would have fled from the city. Flight
Is the act of a guilty man. Delng firmly con
vinced of the guilt of the defendant , we ap-
piovo the verdict and refuse a new trial , "
CIIAItOnS ACAI.NST AC I1. .NT III1I1II.
Ariuv OMIeiT In ClmrKi * < Colilllc
Avt'iiHciI of Iiifoinprlciicj- .
WASHINGTON. Nov. 30 , General allaga-
tlons of Incompc-tcncy against Captain J. W.
Iliibli , the agent In charge of the Colvllle
Indian rcservatlfn In Washington state , were
filed at the Indian bureau several mouths
ago. They were referred to. Special Agent
John Lane , who Is mailing his regular Inspec
tion of the reservations In that locality. Agent
Lane Is now at tlie agency and Is making an
Investigation , but has made no report to the
bureau and will not for some time. There
were no formal charges , but general state-
minis made by Individuals whom ollclaln ! here
say they believe to be personally Interested
In a change of office.
During the allotment of lands In severally
to the Kallspell Indian ) , which lasted a year ,
and was completed about August 1 , there was
some friction between the special allotting
agent , Gecrge H. Newman , and Agent Ilubb.
Newman claimed that liubu Interfered with
his wcrk , but the matter was soon quieted.
Captain ! Ilubb hac n good record and Is one
of the appointees unJcr the policy Inaugurated
by Secretary Smith In naming army offi
cers Instead of civilians as agents. Indian
officials b.'lleva that no serious allegations will
be substantiated ,
Oi-iifrnl MIli-M hlartM on n Tour.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 30. General Miles ,
commander of the army , leaves Washington
tonight on a tour of Inspection of the military
posts In the south. He will go first to Co-
lumbua barracks and thence south to At
lanta , Charleston and vicinity.
II iHillii | IlonnlloiiH
Immanuel hospital acknowledges the re
ceipt of the following Thanksgiving dona
tions to that Institution :
To a friend In Iloxton , f25 : C. I ! . Havens ,
Omahu , } 50 ; Charles arucnlg , Omaha , J10 ;
some friends In Mead , Nut ) . , a box of cloth
ing ; J. P. Jcrpe , Omnlia , 15 worth of gro
ceries ; friends In Swede Home , Neb. , n box
of clieeno : Swcdcburg , Neb. , a box of gro
ceries and J- cash ; Wnkelleld , Neb. , nomu
chvero and two sheets ; Krlckaon Ilros ,
Oirulia. two barrels of bread ; from friends
In Qreeley Center , Neb. , one box of clothing ;
from Fred HroHS , Omahu , one , and from
Mr. Jacobson , two turkeys.
Some time before Thanksgiving were re
ceived from the Arsoclated Charltlen of
Omaha sixty butthelH of potatoes ; from C ,
C. Deyo , onu load of vegetable * ; from
friends In Swede Home , Neb. , one box of
clothing ; Hans Nelson , Florence , N b. , two
bushels of tomutot-u ; Mr. T , Heard , Omaha ,
thirty-two yuitla of ehadecord.
NOW IS THE TIME TO GET IN
Union Pacific Heorganization Oommittoo
Addresses Security Holders.
PENALTV ACCRUES AFTER NEXT MONTH
AVIio Do Not Conn * Into the
\Vnriu-d Tlicy AVII1 LONG
Vllllllllllf HlKlllH 111 ClINU Of
l < "ori'eloHiirc.
NEW YORK , Nov. 30. The reorganize
lion committee of the Union Pacific road hast
Issued a circular notifying security holders
that a penalty uil be Imposed upon deposits
ot securities after Decembsr 31 , a contem
plated in the published plan of the reor
ganization. The committee may also decline at
any time to recslvo further deposits , and
points out that holders of non-deposited first
mortgage bonds would suffer material detri
ment and forfeit important advantages In the
event of a foreclosure of ths property under
the first mortgage in a settlement with the
United States government.
The circular calls attention to the suits for
forccloinire of the following divisions , which
have been brought and arc. now pending :
Union Pacific first mortgage dlvltlon , Omaha
to Ogden ; Denver Pacific dlvle'on , Denver
to Cheyenne ; Kansas Pacific consolidated
clhlslon , Kaiibas City to Denver ; and Kansas
Pacific middle division , from the ona
hundred and foitteth mile post west
of Kansas City , Mo , , to the two
hundred and nlnety-fouith mlle poet
In Kansas. Suit lu about to bo filed for
the foreclosure of the Kansas Pacific eastern
division.
The circular treats of various points In the
reorganization plan ,
.ioi.vin THIS WISTIII\ ASSOCIATION
All IlftllilH llc-ltv 0111 CliliMIKO mill til *
Count II nil IT Oni * iliirlNillcllun.
CHICAGO , Nov. 30. The transmlsilsslppl
lines today reached un agreement In regard to
passenger trafllc nnd all tlio lines between
Chicago and the Pacific coast have , for the
tlino being at least , settled all of their dif
ferences. The tranemlEEourl lines have de
cided that they will form a trnnamlssourl
committee of the Western Pa sengcr associ
ation nnd In all things will be governed by
the association agreement. This committed
will como under the direction of Chairman
Calrlnell , who has now supervision over all
of the passenger buslncts between Chicago
and tlio Pacific ocean. The agreement by al )
of the roads will go Into effect tomorrow anil
It will bo the tint time In many years that all
of the roadu have been as united as at present
In a conservative passenger agreement.
OHlclal notice was promulgated today that
the now transcontinental agreement , which
provider for the restoration and maintenance
of all rate ) to the coast , will go Into effect on
December 1. The new agreement provides
for the abolition of all commissions of all
kinds to bribers or sidewalk canvassers. H
provides a fixed schedule for the payment of :
commissions to regular ticket agents of con
necting lines , but no pressnts or rewards era
to bo ullowel. A mooting will be htld next
week to settle xomo detalU of the Colorado *
Utah
rM < li ProptTly.
UENYUH , Nov , 30. Judge Allen today ]
HranUd the petition of Ilecelver U. T. Jeffery }
of tha Itlo Grande Southern railroad to turn
over all the property cf the road to the dU
rectora of the company at midnight tonight )
reorganization having been effected , Tha
Denver & Illo Grande secures u majority ol
the stock of the Illo Grande Southern as well
an a majority of the bondi. The Interest ban
been scaled down from C per cent to 3 per
cent for three yearn and to 4 per cent there *
after during life life of the bonds. Mr. Jeff *
cry la president of thy Itlo Grand"
company ,