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THE OMAHA DA1LV 11313 ! M'ff UltSDAY , FKUllUAttX1 20 , 1300. k1 ! TIME MAY YET BE EXTENDED Houao Passes the Bill to Provitla for ti Further Wait on Land Grants. PURCHASERS ARE FULLY PROTECTED Blrannrr So Amcmlcil nn in Clve the Ilnna Plilc Sctdem All llluhtx nml ' Security In I'oKneNnlnii or Their l.nnilN , WASHINOTON , Feb. 13. ( Special Telo- Kram. ) The land grant bill pasucd by the house was very materially rhangcd from the original proposition , which was Hint the en tire limitation or bar of the statute of 1891 , which ran for flvj years , should bo taken off , and Riittii hi maintained by the govern ment for an Indefinite period of time to set aside Its own patents. General Mandcrson watched the debate today with much Inter est , and wa * within consulting distance to those Intrusted with amendments to the bill an It came from the committee room. A * the bill paaicd , the rights of all pur chasers of rallroid lands are fully protected , and the title of the railroads to lands that were Issued In lieu of and as Indemnity for those of which the roads have been de prived by reason of neglect of the govern ment to take lands out of the market was confirmed. An amendment proposed by Rep resentative Andrews was accepted favorably by the house. It provides that In event of money being recovered for lands properly patented the measure of recovery shall bo $1.25 per acre , which Is the minimum gov ernment price. Representative Hepburn of Iowa Introduced an amendment , but It did not prevail , although the substitute 'Was along Its lines. Ganeral Mamlcrson stated tonight that ho would remain In Washington until the senate had taken action on the 1 > I11. REINDEER IN ALASKA. The secretary of the Interior has approved and forwarded to congress the recommenda tion of the commissioner of education that the sum of $45,000 should bo appropriated the present year for the purcha e of reindeer , the same to bo furnished by the lowrst bidder and delivered at suitable points on the Alaskan coast. Fifteen hundred to 2,000 reindeer would , It Is thought , bo secured by this bum. Added to the 900 or more deer al ready In the herd kept at Port Clarence , near Bering strait , therei will be a stock of 2,500 or moro. Tha natural Increase of a herd of reindeer , judging from the experience of the last four years In Alaska , amounts to upwards of 50 per cent Increase of the entire herd. With 3,000 reindeer the annual In crease would be nt least 1,500 , and the Btinwu of Education could distribute In the first year a aufflclent number to each mis sionary station and white settlement to pro vide herds of from 100 to 200 each. These , under the care of Lapland herdsmen , and with additions from the central herd on fol lowing years , would soon grow to bo largo herds. Through the efforts of the missionary schools and the government schools the na tives would learn to breed and train the reindeer and the native population would thus be raised from the savage state of mere hunters and fishermen to the higher con dition of nomads or herdsmen. Whereas , now Intercommunication between the villages In Alaska Is very precarious In the winter time , duo to the fact that the dogs that draw the sledges have to creep along from village to village In order to procure their necessary food , on the other hand , the reindeer can procure his food Immediately from the moso under the snow at any point where he Is turned loose. The dogs travel at the rate of thirty-five miles a day , whllo the rein deer travels ninety miles a day. It would be possible to have communication with all of the settlements scattered through Alaska once In two weeks during the long winter BC-ason. . Once largo herds * of reindeer are established tn Alaska a plentiful supply of the test food will become everywhere avall- able. The danger to miners nnd other set tlers who run the risk of coming short of provisions In en so of mishaps to their annual stores would be removed , as well as the danger to these natives who have been de prived of tholi food by the destruction of the walrus and vhale. There Is no reason why a largo population of hardy people should not live and find profitable1 Industries In Alaska. The- ono food supply that amounts to anything Is the long , white fibrous moss ( Cladonla Ranglfera ) , which exists In such abundance that 10,000,000 of reindeer can sub- slst upon It within the territory of Alaska , Judging by the experience of these countries like Lapland and Finland , where similar con ditions exist. ALLEN WORSTS CALL. Senator Allen become Involved In a debate with Senator Call of Florida today over pen sioning the widow of Brigadier General Spencer - cor , and he rattled Call most thoroughly upon the general theory of pension legisla tion. Representative Perkins presented a remon strance of thirty-two owners of property ad jacent to the Meandered lake , near Onawa , against the government ceding the lake to the town as provided by the Perkins bill. They allege the lake has been largely re claimed. Lacey's bill granting a $300 pension to Enoch Davis of Iowa Clty.Ta. , papsed the house today. A bill removing the charges against the record of John S. Evans of Lyon county , Iowa , nlso passed the house. Captain James B. Aleslilro. assistant quar termaster , Is ordered from Chicago to Dan ville , Ky. , to purchase horses for cavalry use. Postmasters were appointed today as fol lows : Iowa March , Louisa county , I , J. Davis , vlco J. H. McKee ; National , Clayton county , John Kreutter , vice Cornelius llor- can. i Senator Allen has Introduced a bill regulat ing the disposition of bonds granted In aid of the construction of what are known as subsidized or bond-aldell railroads. Hon. Frank Slater and J. A. Hake of Omaha tire In the city. Marixet for California Wheat. | WASHINGTON , Feb. 19. Last year Chll- Ian wheat to the amount of 1,185,020 bushels was Imported Into Peru. United States Con sul Jastremskl , at Callao , who reports the fact to the State department , says that this wheat Is not well adapted to the making of white broad or pastry , and It cannot bear comparison with California white wheat , which might easily command the Peruvian market If tbero were a line of direct steam communication down the coast. If you don't smoke Sweet Moments cigar ettes you don't get the best. wr.it n IIKI.II i > .in OniiKMern nf the Itevolndon Have a l.ltelr Time. WASHINOTON. Feb. 19. The second day'M sexton of the Daughters of the Amer ican Revolution wns held this Afternoon with closed doors , much to the dlcMtKac- tlon of a number of the women , Notwlth- Ftimllng th ! . < > , what transpired during the day was Icamod , Considerable dlsctmlon ensued - sued at thu morning session on a motion to employ counsel for the board of managers and many of the ladles thought they ought to socuru a man to perform mch duties. There was some objection to this and It wai argued that the rules and the constitution of the society forbade It. Finally the bojrd was authorized to employ counsel If neces sary. A new office , that of vice-president general , who 10 to preside In the absence of the prwiJcnt general , wns created. The afternoon resrlon Is described ns hav ing boo rather turbulent. Mrs. Miranda Tulloch presided. Nearly the entire after noon was rpent In a discussion of the society magazine , the "American Monthly. " Tills is the exponent of the organization , but many of the daughter ? are dissatisfied with the present management. Resolutions were offered protecting against Mrs. Lockwood , the editor , but nn action was taken , and a resolution was passed granting her' salary of $1,000 a year as editor. During the dlscusflon Mrs. Wlttenmeycr nwe to object to the methods by which the business wns blng transacted. While she was upeaklng efforts were made to drown her voice nnd she WUM finally hissed down. She made her protest Immediately aftcr- warJ. however. A motion that all of the reports submitted to the congress be re vised and edited before being published In the society organ brought forth strong talk. The motion was opposed by Mrs. Donald Mc Lean and oho was nlso hlascd Into her scat , but taking her platform , she made her ex planations and won her point , The evening session was a public one , Mrs. A. Howard Hcnkle presiding. Mrs. Edna Die opened the program with a song and was followed by ten-minute reports from sixteen of the Btato regents on the progress of the work accomplished during the last year. IIKAUING TIII3 CAIILK IMIOMOTKIIS. _ * Senate Committee Consider * the SeryniHor Proportion. WASHINGTON , Fob. 19. The proposition for a telegraphic cable between this country and Hawaii was nfaln under consideration by the senate committee on foreign relations today , but final consideration was postponed In order to permit further communication with the companies which have made propo sitions looking to the construction of the cable line. The committee has received n communication from President Scrymscr of the Pacific Cable company , binding his com pany to build the proposed line to Hawaii within eighteen months after the passage of a bill granting a subsidy of $160,000 a year for twenty years , and agreeing to extend It to Japan and China within eighteen months more time. Ho also proposed other Im portant modifications of the bill , which has been Introduced In behalf of this organiza tion , One of thes ? Is an undertaking to carry messages for the United States for all tlmo and not to charge on private telegrams to exceed 35 cents a word to Hawaii and $1.25 per word to China and Japan. The committee also took up the Pettlgrew bill , providing for the extermination of the Bering sea seals , In case England refuses to submit to further arbitration , but was un able to report It on account of the opposition of Senator Morgan , who contends that the regulations made by tbe Paris tribunal are sufficient to protect seals , If properly admin istered. OFFKKED TO BUY CUII.VK IIOXDS. Can He Floated If the Unlteil Stated Ileeoenlnen Belligerent IllfthtH. WASHINGTON , Feb. 19. A local paper prints on Interview with Dr. John Gulteraa of the Philadelphia Cuban Junta , who says that a syndicate has made an offer to take $15,000,000 of Cuban bonds If the insurgents are granted belligerent rights by the United Stateu. The price the syndicate will pay , he says , will bo about 40 cents on the dollar , giving the Cubans $6,000,000. If the Insur gents succeeds , he asserts , not only will the now bonds bo paid , but those Issued during the ten years of war. Dr. Gulteras also sayo that subscriptions have- been made by other parties for $5,000,000 of bonds on the same condition that the United States recognize the revolution. Ho says : "There are a large number of wealthy Cubans In the United States. Some of those in New York are mil lionaires. It Is surprising how generally this money has been subscribed by Cubans. Men making but $8 or $10 a week have put their names down for $50 bonds. If wo could fccuro $11,000,000 the question of the In dependence of Cuba would only bo a matter of a few months. With recognition from this country wo could at once put a navy on the waters. There would bo no difficulty about our securing the needed vessels. " TREASURY DEl'AUTMEXT AI'1'EAI.S. InnlMtN Anphnltnin Should Puy a SO Per Cent Duty. WASHINGTON , Feb. 19. The secretary of the treasury has decided to take an appeal from the recent decision of the Board of Gen eral Appraisers at New York overruling the collector of customs at Galveston , Tex. , who held In effect that > commercial asphaltum , as Imported Into the United States , should pay an ad valorem duty of 20 per cent , as a partly manufactured article , not specifically enumerated In the present tariff law. Up to within the last few months Imported as phaltum commonly used In paving streets has bean admitted free of duty as raw ma terial. The collector at Galvejton , however , recently held that as the crude article had undergone a process of drying It should not bo admitted free , and ho accessed the duty of 20 per cent. An appeal was taken to the Board of General Appraisers , which reversed the decision of the collector. The secretary's action will bring the matter before the United States circuit ccurt at Galveston for final de termination. Government OtviierNhlp of ItnllwayH. WASHINGTON , Feb. 19. A strong argu ment for government ownership of railways la contained In a report to tbo State de partment by United States Commercial Agent Moore at Weimar upan the Prussian rail road system , lie shows that last year the gross receipts from thcco railways was $244- 467,174 , or moro than half of the entire reve nues of the state. The net earnings , deduct ing $53,240,600 Interest on working capital and sinking fund , were $51,051,000 , which will bo turned Into the treasury for the use of the state. This sum la larger than the sum derived from taxed of all kinds. MADE AN UNEXPECTED MOVE Motion by Senator Oartor to Recommit the Tariff Bill , CUBAN QUESTION IS NEXT IN ORDER Illll to IN-nnlon the Wlilonof Secre tary Crenluitii l.oilKe Ilrlnm Up tlin IiivenllRatloii or llonit Snlon. WASHINOTON , Feb. 19. In the senate tnOay , Mr. Carter offered a resolution to re commit the tariff bill to the finance com mittee for further consideration. This move by one of the four republican senators who voted against taking up the tariff bill caused much Interesting comment , Mr. Carter did not press the resolution , but said ho would ask to take It up next Monday , when he wculd address the senate on Its adoption. The announcement was accepted as fore shadowing a statement of the attitude and purpose of the silver senators , who voted against considering the tariff bill , II was definitely arranged that the Cuban question would be taken up at 2 o'clock to morrow , all appropriation bills thus far being reported to the senate being clear from the calendar. The diplomatic and consular ap propriation bill was passed during the day. The close of the * day was marked by an amusing controversy between Mr. Allen and Mr Call , which kept the senators and spec tators In roars of laughter for half an hour. About sixty private pension bills were passeJ during the day. The bill pensioning the widow of tha late Secretary Grcshara as brigadier general at $200 monthly , with an amendment making the amount $100 monthly , went over without action. In order to permit Mr. Voorhecs to speak against this amendment. Soon after the senate session opened , Mr. Hill spoke concerning the hundreds of peti tions ho was receiving from all parts of the country as to the prohibition of the- sale of beer at Ellis Island , where Immigrants ar rive. The senator said he could not see why the sale of beer to Immigrants was a serious matter. I am inclined to believe , said Mr. Hill , that a glass of beer would bo very welcome to these Immigrants when landing In this country. This vast petition ing effort by well-meaning , but misguided people , was evidence of the extreme Puritan ism , the extreme Rooseveltlsm In progress In New York. It was part of ths crusade now going on. Mr. Lodge presented a resolution directing the finance committee to Investigate and re port on the circumstances attending the sale of United States bonds during 1894--5-6 , and the dtspositon of the proceeds of such sales. The resolution went over. It Is substantially the same as the resolution which lost Its parliamentary status yesterday , except that It directs the finance committee Instead of a special committee to make the Investi gation. At 5:05 : p. m , the senate adjourned. ATTKXDKO STJUCTL.Y TO HUSINKSS Hondo ninponcil of Two Appropria tion UlllH ami One Other Meamire. WASHINGTON. Feb. 19. The house to day devoted Itself strictly to business. The army appropriation bill , carrying $23,275,902 , was passed , the conference report on the urgent deficiency bill was adopted , and the bill to extend for five years the time In which the government can bring suits to annul patents to public lands under railroad and wagon road grants -was passed. ' An amendment was adopted limiting the appli cation of the act to "railroad and wagon road grants. " The following proviso was also added to the bill : "That no suit shall be brought nor shall recovery be had for lands that .were patented In lieu of other lands covered by grants which were , losl or relinquished by the .grantee In consequence of tbe failure of the government to with draw the same from sale or entry. " The substitute for the bill offered by Mr. Mc- Rae , to repeal outright the limitation of the act of 1891 , was defeated , 72 to 149. Mr. Plckler offered an amendment to the army appropriation bill , providing that no officer should be detailed to duty as an In dian agent. It was ruled out on a point of order , as was an amendment offered by Mr. Bowers against the guarding or po licing of forest reservations or national parks with troops. Soldiers , Mr. Bowers said , pre vented visitors to Yellowstone park from hunting or fishing without permits , yet on a recent visit to the park Ifo ascertained that the soldiers themselves had slaugh tered hundreds of deer. Most of the now provisions In the bill , Including those for the appointment of pay masters from the line of the army , and for commutation of quarters to officers doing duty at the stations where the quarters are Inadequate , were stricken out on points of order. At 4:55 : the house adjourned. Auierleiui Trade at Paiinma. WASHINGTON. Feb. 19. If English and French business houses can afford to pay their traveling agents on the Isthmus of Pan ama $12,000 a year , Including expenses , why cannot United States firms do as well , is the question put by United States Consul General Vlfqualn at Panama In a report to the State department , treating of the unsatisfactory rate of progress made by Americans In ob taining business on the Isthmus. The con sul general says that this cannot be ' 'done by correspondence , and ho suggests that our merchants by combination maintain a bouso of samples at Panama whore their goods maybe bo seen by the people and ordered through a resident agent : Continued liy the .Senate , WASHINGTON , Fob. 19. The senate In executive session confirmed the following nominations : William H. Pugh of Ohio , to bs auditor for the Navy department ; P. V. Duester of Wisconsin , to bo consul of the United States at Crefeld , Germany. Postmasters : Iowa J. W.'Fronch , at Har- lan. South Dakota Knudt Schlan , at Flan- dreau , Oregon J. W. Marsh , at Forest Grove. Vnvorahle to Snl ISxtermliuitlon. WASHINGTON , Feb. 19. The house com mittee on ways and means today voted to report the bill for killing all oeals In the Bering sea unleiu an effective agreement for their protection can be reached. Ono MInute Cough Cure loucuei the rich * , spot. It also touches It at the right time K you take It tvhen you have a cougn or cold. See the point ? Then don't r.otisn. t PEN PICTURES PLEASANTLY AND POINTEDLY PUT. XKK TIII : i < 'oiiu-i\-iiA.\ : - Neckties at ninety now kind of style- fancy colors and they're out cf sight , too flowing ends , tecUs , four-la-hands aot gaudy , but of studied cleganca In silk , There's a uhola lot of neckwear that's no bet ter tliut'a sold for J1.50. This now neck wear's ninety cents came In ahead of these colored shirts that haven't come yet. Albert Calm , Agent for Dr. Jargon Sanitary Wool Underwear. Hxcluslvo Men's l-'urulsUliiu * for Cut U. J322 Farnam. Lv. Ul.l ) IIA.VUS AT Till : IIIJSIXKSS- Such as I'nttl , Knuiia Eames , Mlnnlo iiauk , P , S , (511 more , Walter Damrosch , Hemenyl , John Phillip Sousa and hundreds of others famous the world over pronounce the Klmball phno to meet all the require * meats of a refined taste for sweetnesu and sympathy of tone , for rlchneps and beauty of finish or for a mpoanlvo touch , Uesldes , It's the lowest priced high grade piano built. A. Hospe , jr , Music and Arr. 1513 Douglas St. XKW W01I. X'S LAST CIIANCI3 Tomorrow's the last time those 20th cen tury shoos red tans and cnamela will be sold at tlio cut price of { 1,00 neither will no sell any moro French calf 20th ccatur'es at 13.48 after tomorrow. We'll go back to the old price of { 5.00 , Don't try to get them at these prices after tomorrow em barrassing to us disappointing to you , Drevel Shoe Co. , 1419 Fariiam AI.AV.VYS HH.UIY1 Mm S \nthlnHT KnoivirVT Wnnlilnttton Con * cornltiir lli i liiileM Pr < > | inl. WASHINOTON , fttft , 19. It Is Impossible to secure liny confirmation from a noiirce cr.tttled to credl' of the statement that has been given to much discussion In the Hrltlsh newspapers , to the 'e'ffect ' that our govern ment has signified UU' willingness to join In the appointment With'Great Hrltaln of a joint commission to ascertain the facts as to the Venezuelan boundary ns a basis for the settlement of tht < matter by ordinary diplomatic mear.s. A1 careful Inspection of the correspondence , tj > at lins passed between the two governments tip to this time , how- oxer , will , It Is saMj'show ' clearly that tlio United States has from the first been will- Ins and anxious to fierce upon any plan for the settlement of the boundary dispute * that held out any promise of ensuring the juit treatment of Venezuela. It now appears that the Drltlsh Rovern- tnent Is halting only In the hope of securing a stipulation precedent to the appointment of the joint committee , to the effect that provision shall be made for retention under the Ilrltlsh nag of such parts of the terri tory ns may be found eventually to beIn Venezuela as arc now occupied by IHItlsli colonists. Meanwhile the Venezuelan commission Is proceeding with Its work In a manner th.it seems to give the Eiippusltlon that It Is not expected to settle the boundary question Itself. The work It has already accomplished will be of the greatest value to the succEoJ- Ing commission and to our government , In any event save that of the adjustment of the whole question by negotiations directly be tween Great Britain and Venezuela. The commission has already collected or Is In the way to acquire , nearly 300 maps , modern and ancient , and almost dally others are being hoard of. Members of congress and onicluls and the general public have boMi contributors to the collection and some of the ancient charts that have come Into the hands of the commission arc of the quaintest character. CATTI.UMKV SHEICl.Vn IIHIMIUSS. Uimnrrinitoit lU-Nlrli-tloiiH I'liiccil Upon Thrlr Proiltiot Alitouil. WASHINGTON , Feb. 19. Officers and members of the executive board of the Na tional Live Stock Exchange of Chicago , St. Louis , Kansas City and Omaha , were given a hearing by the senate committee on ag riculture today. They asked for reciprocal legislation which would open the foreign mar- kcts to American live stock and while they suggested no special plan , urged that con gress assist In finding a way to do this. Sev eral speeches wera made In which It was stated that the association contained 2,000 members and represented the largest single Industry In the world. They complained especially of the restrictions placed upon Importations of foreign cattle by foreign countries , and contended that there was no foundation for the charge of dlrcascd stock. Senators Warren , Gear and Gcorgo were ap pointed a subcommittee to Investigate the matter and report. _ CoiuIltloiiN of the TrptiNiiry. WASHINGTON , Feb. 19. Today's state- mctn of tbe condition of the treasury shows : Available cash balance , $222,225,303 ; gold re- oerve , $93,014,432. - Many merchants are , aware that their cus tomers are their best { fiends and take pleas ure In supplying them .wltli the best goods ob tainable. As an Initanco we mention Perry & Cameron , promhent"druBg'sts | of Flushing Michigan. They jjaj" : , "We have no hesita tion In recommencing , Chamberlain's Cougl Remedy to our customers , as It Is the best cough medicine wc.bave ever sold , and always gives satisfaction1For sale at 25 and 50 ( cents a bottle by drjigglsts. Till ? "DIAMOND Ilulk of ( he IMnuilpr WUM Si-lit to SI u to ii I * . NEW YORK , F.ebVjiD. The Press tomor row will publish .theallowing : "Lato thla afternoon , Joseph -Sylvester , a burglar , now ln the Tombs , mad ra > statement befqro , hlo counsel , W. H. _ Gcnneaux' _ Atulsiarft District Attorney , O'Hora. Ppllco , Captain O'Brlen'anc Colonel Frank Beard , In regard to the big diamond robbery at the residence df I. Townsend - send Burden on December 27. Nothing olll- clal was given out , but Sylvester , It was learned , told how the Burden robbery hai been committed. Ho said three men were Interested in It , all out of town experts. After falling to get In through the front _ door , they climbed over the Madison avenue 'fence and walked along the back fence until they reached the rear of the Burden house. Two of the men started at once for St. Loula with tha bulk of the property , lie said. The third man kept Mrs. Burden's tiara , and It was he who helped get Sylvester Into trouble with the police In smaller jobs. He also gave Information , It Is said , concerning a large number of 'fences' in the city , where the proceeds of other great burglaries have been disposed of. " Old People. Old people who require nidicino to regulate the bowels and kidneys will find the true remedy In Electric Bitters. This medicine does not stimulate and contains no whisky nor other intoxicant , but acta as a tonic a'iu alterative. It acts mildly on the stomach and bow l9. nddlng strength an-J glv.'ng ton ? to the organs , thereby aiding n-tture In the performai.ee of the functions. Electric Bit ters Is an excellent appetizer and aids diges tion. Old people find it Just exactly wl'at ' they need. Price fifty cents per bottle at Kuhn & Co.'s drug More. Nonr VorU Mlnlnir I2xcliiiiur < - . NEW YORK , Feb , 19. Ninety members of the Now York Mining exchange arrived here at 8:50 : this morning. They came by the Seaboard Air Line. Members of the party said the remainder of the delegates would arrive on a later train. Cuptnln Jniiili'xoii NEW YOHIC , Feb. 19. The report of the local Board of Inspectors of steam vessels on the subject of the grounding of the American liner St. Putil has been for- wurded to Washington. It holds that Cap tain Jamleson was not hlamahle In the matter and Unit in navigating the steamer ho exercised every caution. Not a few who read what Mr. Robert ttowls , of Hollands , Va. , has to ray below , will re member their own experience under llko cir cumstances : "Last 'winter I had la grlppo which left mo In a low .state" of.health. . . I tried numerous remedies , none of which did me any good , until I was Induced to try a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy , Tbo first bottle of It so far relieved mo that I was enabled to attend to my work , and the second bottle effected a cure. " For wle at 25 and 50 cents per1 bottle by druggists. iiH ICK-utfil All lint One. HAIUUSBtJUO , . I'a * Feb. 19.-John D. Patterson , republican .for mayor , was given 1,800 plurality und the republicans carried everything exceptolty comptroller , Un democratic candidate , fnr that olllceVII - llnm K. Verbeke. u'ho held It for years , being re-elected tyy ,2 , < j > ) majority. Don't Invite dlradpotntment by experiment- Ing. Depend upon1 One Minute Cough Cure and you have Immediate relief. It cures croup. The only harmless remedy that pro duces Immediate Se\i-rc Si , < > W tttorm III Mnlne. PORTLAND , f.W/'t ' .Feb. IS.-The most hovero i-.now umiiiWlmlstorm of the winter la raging her tonight. The liarbor Is filled with coasters whtr.h , Jmva nought shelter. All trains are d < tluyei | by miow drifts. Kmleil Suiutuiloiiiil Cnrci-r , HALTIMORU , Fed , 19-Wllllam H. Inms , the Pennsylvania militiaman who was drummed out of camp nt Homestead , was fatally shot In a quarrel Jicre this morning. "Give me a liver regulator and I can regu * ats the world , " said a genius. The druggiit landed him a bottle of Oe\Vltt's Little Early Itlfon. th9 fsmnuH Illtlo Dills. I2x-fiovrrnor HoliliiMon Serlounlj- , SPIUNQriELD , Mass. . Feb. 19.-Ex.Qov- crnor Itoblnson of Clilcopee , suffered a shock of apoplexy today , and la now In a critical condition. Croker NnlU for KiirojM- . NEW YOHIC. Feb. 19.-Mr. Richard r-roker and two of his boyu sailed on the bt , Louis for Southampton today. The Throat "Brown's Bronchial Troches" act directly on the organs pf the voice. Thsy have an extraordinary effect In all disorders of the throat. , BIC INCREASE IN THE NAVY Proposes to Bo Prepared for Any F.Unro Contingencies. CONGRESS TO PROVIDE MORE BATTLESHIPS At l.cnwl Kour nml IVrlinpn SKrtv riutitlnuMMcli I lie * ii ml Mimy Tor licit o Hunt * Will lie Atitliorltcil. WASHINOTON. Feb. 10. A considerable increase In the number of battleships for the navy Is likely If the views prevail of the stib- conintltton of the house naval affairs coin * mlttco having In charge the naval appropria tion bill The subcommittee was In scstlon several hours today and the discussion ills- closed n majority In favor of making nrovl- Blon for at least four , and probably g'.x line- of-battloshlpa. The torpedo boats to bo authorized will depend very larnely on the number of battleships recommended. Should only four battleships be provided for some of the numbers think twenty torpoJo boats should bo allowed , but If nn ncrcitncnt U reached that six battleships are wanted , then the number of torpedo boats will probably not exceed six to ten. Secretary Herbert recommended n provi sion for the enlistment of 1,000 additional men for the navy and favorable action was taken by tro subcommittee roRardlng H. Those men are nesded. many of them , for the manning of the new ships being coinmln- sldned from time to time. The sum of $250,000 will bo appropriated toward the construction of guns for the vessel under subvention by the government such as the Paris and Now York , and which may be called on for naval purposes , In ca o of necessity. The proposition for the constnictlon of new buildings for the naval academy , costIng - Ing several millions of dollars , will not , It lu believed , will be Incorporated as a feature of the naval appropriation bill. IIHVIVKII TUB STATBIIOOI1 IJ1M.S. HOIINC CoimiilUco KfcumltlorH Itn Ac tion of I.tiHt Wrolc. WASHINGTON , Feb. 19. The house com mittee on territories , which gave the Ari zona statehood bill a bad setback at the session last week , today voted to reconsider the vote of lasrt week. It had been agreed that If both Mr. Harris and Mr. Lefcver , who were absent from the previous meeting asked for a reconsideration the reconsidera tion should bo entered. This leaves the bill In the position It was before the vote was taken last week. The members of the commltte.e who have been opposing the reporting of the Arizona and New Mexico bills , principally on the ground that the admission of these terri tories would Increase the free silver strength In the senate , assert that the action of the committee today has no significance. They declare that their victory Is complete and that the statehood bills are dead for the present session. It la intimated strongly that the reconsideration today was solely for the purpose of leaving the question at leasl open and this has been clone on the urgent appeal of the Arizona delegate , Mr. Murphy. Despite the adverse majority In the commit tee Mr. Murphy still maintains that the bll will bo favorably reported. The committee today Issued a bill to allow Alaska to bo represented In the house by a delegate. Although the sentiment of the com mittee seemed to favor the bill no action was taken. _ MOHCJAX < fc CO. GKTS THE IIONDS. Secretary Carllnli Titrim Over Hie Ilc- fnnltPil IllilH to the Syndicate. WASHINGTON , Feb. 19. The following announcement was made at the Treasury de partment today : Messrs. J. P. Morgan & Co. and asso ciates under their bid for $100,000,000 of United States 4 per cent bonds of 1835 , made In accordance with the recent circulars of the secretary of the treasury , are entitled to receive bonds of the face value of aboul $4,700,000 In addition to these of which they have already been notified. Exact figures cannot be stated until rcturns from various subtreasuries are fully verified. JnrlHilletloii of Federal CourtH. WASHINGTON , Feb. 10. The special sub- Indian affairs committee en territorial Juris diction has practically agreed on a bill which will be reported to the full committee tomor row , probably. The prlncpal : feature of the bill gives the United States courts In the Indian territory exclusive jurisdiction In cases between members of the Indian tribes ana the government authorities , the Dawes committee to make a roll of the member ship of the various tribes , this roll to bo final ; provided that no further legislation enacted by the Indian tribes shall bo valid unless approved by the president of the United Statea. It also provides for the al lotment among the Indians of all the lands In the reservations , except those having coal and mineral deposits ; authorizes the Dawes commlss'.on to lay out and survey town sites and appraise the lots ; prohlbts the payment of any more royalties to any Individuals for coal and other minerals , but stipulates that all royalties shall be paid to the subtreasurer at St .Louis for thu benefit cf the tribes. N Hurling ; Tln-lr HIIHIU < HH. WASHINGTON , Feb. 19. J. G. Hodenpyle and H. II , Treadvvay , representing the Diamond mend Importers and Cutters Protective asso ciation of the United States , arrived hero this afternoon for the purposa of calling on the secretary of tbo treasury and appearing before the ways and means committee. They wish to confer regarding the best means to be adopted to prevent the wholesale smug gling and clandestine Introduction Into the Unlto.1 State. ) of diamonds , cut and uncut , which lias grown to such Immense proportions tions that all of the Importers and cut t era In this country were obliged for their own protection to organlzo. _ I'ri'Neuteil Hi'Cort'iin Mlitlxtcr. WASHINGTON , Fob. 19. The new Corean minister , SqhKwan Pom , today presented M'J credentials to the president. In the courto of tno formal speeches , the now min ister recalled to the attention of the presi dent the fact that he had been a member of the original committee that represented Corea when the United States cute-rod Into diplomatic relations with her , being thu * the first power .to recognize her independent fovuroignty. In his response welcoming the new minister Mr. Cleveland expro&ed the hope that ho would renew the agreeable memories of his earlier visit to the United State ? . _ Urpitlillrnn CoiiKn-HMlonnl CIIIU-UH. WASHINGTON , Feb. 19. A call liao been Issued for a Joint caucus of the republicans of the house and senate , to bo held tomor row night In the hall of Iho house of repre sentatives , to select the members of the now congressional committee. It Is not Improb able that the question of agreeing on a legis lative program mty bo broached with a view to concerted action. Iho house leaders are very anxious that the. tariff bill should betaken taken up by the senate , and It Is proboblo there may ba an Inturoitlng tlmo at the caucuo. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ( iutlirlu lli-tuliiN thu Park. WASHINGTON , Feb. 19. The city of Guthrlo , Old. , retains title to Noble Park , containing altncst eighteen acres , In West Guthrlo , by a decision rendered today by Secretary Smith , affirming Ibo lower ruling. Tha uacrctary holds that the applicants , Georga Nichols and others , by their oc cupancy acquired no rights as against thu statutory requirement * for the setting apart of ono or moro reservations containing In the aggregate not letu than ten , nor moro than 'twenty acres , Some Hope for Arlxomi Vet. WASHINGTON , Feb. 19. The house com- mltteo on territories voted today to rccon- ulder its former vote against the Arizona and N'ew Mexico statehood bills , thua leaving them still before tue csmmltleo. For beauty , for comfort , for Improvement > f the complexion , u e only Pozzonl'a Powder ; ttero U nothing equal to 1U g SOUTH OMAHA NEWS cceosooeeceoBeoccce&cec Thp bornlng of Charle Kortorfl' residence yesterday has shonn , It I * urged , the neces sity cf having IIIOT < ! fire hydrant * . Property ownorti living In UIP vicinity of Koster ? ' hnti'e will nk the city council for n fire ping In that neighborhood. The firemen * ny that the house could have been sived It a hydrant had been nenr. The first hose company to arrlvo had to wait until the- company on In dian Hill reached the tiro. Over ten minute. * wan lost and then five minutes more In lay ing l.ROO feet of hose , By the time water was turned on the house was n inns ? of flaniM and the roof had fallen , South Omaha covers about fifteen squaremiles. . To pro tect all this territory thfro arc 100 flro hydrants distributed ns follows : First ward , 41 : Second ward. 27 : Third ward , 26 ; Fourth ward , in. The annual cost nf maintaining thepo hydrants Is JC-.049.78. There Is now In the flrd nnd water fund only $163. This amount will have to run the flro and water department until the appropriation Is available - able next August. Some of the residents hi K Jtcrs' nolghhcrhood are talking of chip ping In nnd paying for n hydrant themselves provided the city will order one located where they want It. I'liu-il fur Si-olilliitt ( InCourt. . On the evening of February 8 , Mrs. M. H , Snyder , who lives near Twenty-fifth and 1C rtrcetp , caused the arrest of Oscar Piper and Luclcn Polfby nn a charge of malicious de struction of property. She said that they called at her house the night before and becaupo nhe would not admit them they broke down the door. Yesterday afternoon they were tried before the police JuJgo and discharged. The evidence showed that they were In another part of the city at the tlmo Mr ? . Snyder says they broke down the door. Mrs. Snyder was not nt all pleitwM with the ruling and berateJ the court. The Judge ordered her to keep quiet or leave the room , but pile would do neither. Judge Chrlatmann flned her $10 for contempt of court. She went to Jail , nt she did not have money enough to settle. Manic City < ; < ilii. Charles Akofer Is out again after a ss- vero Illness. , T. M. Nelson of Axtel was a visitor at the yards yesterday. The King's Daughters meet with Mrs. U. Hall this afternoon. U. G. Carr of West Union Is registered at the Exchange hotel. Joe McCall of Dow City , 1ft. , spent yester day with friends hero. L. A. King of Anaconda , Mont. , Is visit ing his brother , Scott King. Born , to Mr. and Mrs. Hollls Hoylo , Twen ty-sixth and A streets , a son , A rainbow social will be given at the First naptlst church this evening. George H. Ferris , a Central City farmer and breeder of fine stock , was In the city ycstsrday. A daughter has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Povondra , Twentieth and Wy- man streets. Miss Dcrtha McConnell , who was visiting Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Clark , returned to her home at Superior yesterday. J. Ryan , one of the best known stock buyers In Ho'lt county. Is In the city with a shipment of cattle from O'Neill. E. A. Ireland , a Utah cattleman , was at the stock yards yesterday afternoon looking after nn eleven-car shipment of feeders. The city has entered Into a contract with J. Ulolilavek for feeding the city prisoners two meals a day at 12 cents per meal. There was a labor meeting at Koutsky's hall last night. Addresses were made by General Kelly , General Organizer Gossard of the American Federation of Labor and K. S. Fisher , president of the Central Labor union. The council committee on viaducts decided yesterday to purchase the stringers ordered for the Q street viaduct from the Martin Lumber company , and this morning City Engineer Beal expects to go to- work finish ing up the repairs. Mr. und Mrs. John Hayes entertained at cards TuesJay evening In honor of their guest , Miss Smith of Santa Anna , Cat. Thone present were Messrs , and Mesdames J. C. Carley , Henry Ames , D. L. Holmes , C. M. Schlndel , Ed Munshaw , W. R. Sage. Mrs. Anna Maxwell , and W. A. Sago and Lloyd Smith. The Omaha guests were Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Morris , Mr. and Mrs. E. H. How-land , Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Slater , Mr. ami Mrs. W. J. Melton , Miss Sadlo Slater , J. S. Johnson and C. Toner. Jeff Batca , colored , was arrested last night for stealing a sixty-pound tub of butter from a dray. He hid the butter In Gus Ilonn's cellar at Twenty-seventh and L streets In the afternoon. Mr. Bonn discov ered It and notified the police. Officer Cor coran hid In the cellar and when Bates sneaked In and picked up the tub the po- liceman followed mm out.nuo me negro was crossing the tracks under the viaduct the officer nabbed him and compelled him to carry the butter to police headquarters. Knrnier Feltx Hobbeil. Albert Feltz Is n farmer from Lexington , Nob. , who came to Omaha yesterday with $45 to buy clothes. He fell In with a hack- man , who promised to show him a good time , Feltz was Intfciuceil to two females , who started to "show him" and when the matlneo was over his money \\na gone. Ho reported Ills ! o 3 to the police ami .stated that he thought be could locate the place where It occurred , but ns his knowledge of Omaha topography IH a trifle weak the police are dubious. Turning " " ' M" > iey ( o ( iovpriitnent WASHINGTON , Feb. 19. Senator Allen to day Intrcduccd a bill requiring purchasers of lands granted to railroad companies to pay the government Instead of the com panies for the lands , the money to be held by the government ns a trust fund until the railroad Indebtedness to the govern ment shall bo adjudicated. The bill requires a prompt Issuance of patents to purchasers complying with this requirement. Gladness Comes With n butter understanding of the tnuibiunt nature of the nmny phys ical illy wliiuli vanish 1 iff ore proper efforts - forts gcntlu ufforta pU'UMinl efforts rightly directed. 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