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* iHB It ' VTUfl OMAT1A DAITiY TlIJCSnA V. ItfAliniT 2.1. IKIM. Itfiti/Mi tin TIII n i WTPI'I MILLION I'OR ' Till : , SAMLLS Senator Allen Hoporte His Bill for the Re lief of the Indiana. * ST ACT IN THE NEW ULM MASSACRE JHenNtirc Proin c in Itcntorc tn tlio Hiiiilcrn nml 1'lnmlrcimn Tlielr TrrnljHlKlifR ttml Hrlinlnirxc TIiL-in for ConllNcntcil l.iinil. WASHINGTON , March 23. ( Spgclal. Tale- gram. ) Senator Allen , from the committee On I id Inn affair * , presented n lengthy report today on his bill restoring the Snntce Sioux Indiana ot Nebraska nnd Flnndrcnu Sioux ot South Dakota to nil rights and benefits enjoyed by them under the treaties of 1837 nnd 1851. The report Is voluminous In char acter nnd exhaustive. Senator Allen , who wrnto the report , going largely Into the question of the confiscation ot Indian prop erty na n result of the New Ulm massacre In Minnesota In 18C2 , The report suggest a new section providing for the payment to the Indians by the United States 95 cents an ncre for nil lands owned by them In August , 18C2 , and which were confiscated by act of congress ns a punishment for their partici pation In that historic masfacro. A proviso to section 2 stipulates that the Slsscton nnd "U'nhpeton Indians of Lake Traverse , S. U. , nnd Devil's Lake , N. I ) . , plmll not bo Include 1 In the official roster to b ? made of these In dians by the Interior department ns Santccs or Flamlreatis , nor shall any d'ntrlbutlon of annuities or moneys bo made to them. There were Included In the former reserva tion enjoyed by the Snntees In Minnesota noino 320,000 acres of land , for which It Is presumed the Indians received 30 cents an aero , when they were removed from their former reservation to Nebraska and wb'ch would net them $ flfi,000. The United States sold the land for J1.25 per acre , or a total of $400,000. Deducting $96,000 pa'd to the Indians , It Is readily seen that the govern ment made a net profit of $304,000 out of the transaction , leaving , In the Judgment of the committee , nn equitable claim In favor of the Indians. On tholr removal from Mln- flMota their tribal names became lost s'ght of nnd they took the until o of the larger and more powciful tribes , from which they were undoubtedly lineal descendants. In the present reservation the San tecs of Nebraska have 115,000 acre , much of which Is not till able. In fact , nearly the whole reservation lias been a failure the past few years , so far ns crops are concerned. Where thcro were 100 whlto families renting lands from the Indiana there are hardly twenty now. Whlto nun trespass upon the reservations with largo herds of cattle and the Indian com plains that nothing ts left for his own stock to nubslst upon and he demands at the hands of the government n betterment of existing conditions. The report goes into the financial history ot thc4o Indians , and finds there are thirty-six Installments of an nuity due , which , added to the amount due for lands , makes n total alleged government IndehtcdncRi to the Santcea nnd Flandrcaus of $1,485,000 , of which about three-fourths will go to the Santces of Nebraska. The report , with these amendments , recommends the bill for passage. MEAT TKADB WITH EUHOl'E. Remarkable as It may seem , the only coun try of the world which does not discrim inate against our moat products Is Englnnd. In response to the senate resolution of Feb- , runry G , Introduced by Mr. Thurston , relative to tbo decrees or orders ot the governments ot Germany , Franco , Uelglum nnd Denmark - mark , placing restrictions upon the Importa tion of certain American products , the presi dent on March 13 furnished the senate with translated copies of the decrees desired. In Germany the Importation of living beef cattle nnd fresh beet from America Is forbidden , and very stringent rules for the veterinary police treatment ot ruminating animals and uwlne arriving by sea from America are main tained. In Franco there are regulations relative to the Importation and transit of cattle coming from the United States of America , nnd travel over land and sea frontiers Is Interdicted until otherwise or dered ; this regulation going Into effect Feb ruary 24 , 1805. Belgium , on account of al leged contagious affection discovered In Amorlcan cattle , prohibits tlrolr Intro- tlon Into that country , and It they are Introduced Into the country rules are provided for the direct transit of these animals by railway , only In sealed wagons and without being unloaded on route If there are any signs of Texas fever , so- called , bovlno animals are compelled to bo disembarked at Antwerp on the condition of being subjected In that city to a rjuarantlne of forty-five dajs nt least , or may be di rected to the public slaughter house to bo thcro butchered In the delny provided by the regulations. Denmark Is qulto as prohibitive ns Delglum , nlthouKTi In 1891 the decree of the department ot the Interior of March 10 , 1888 , prohibiting the Importation Into this country from the United States of American pork nnd other raw products of swine. In cluding hog bladders and unrefined pork fat , ( steamed lard ) was abrogated EO far as these products were concerned , provided thnt they were nccompanled by nuthentlc certificates that thty were Inspected prior to shipment from the United States In accordance with the laws of this country. The Hurcau of Animal Industry nnd the Department of Foreign Markets , under the direct charge of the secretary of agriculture , look upon these restrictions as uncalled far and decidedly unfriendly , nnd nrguo thnt congress should tuko some specific action toward securing the amelioration of existing conditions. Wo nro being discriminated against on all sides , nnd there Is a strong undercurrent of feelIng - Ing In the foreign markets division of the Agricultural department that America should commence Just n llttlo rctnllatlon , to show foreigners that wo have certain rights which wo dare maintain. UNION PACIFIC WANTS THE LANDS. The Union Pacific land department Is con siderably agitated over a icnato bill which provides for the granting to the state of Kansas of the Hays military reservation for educational purposoa Tha land department. In a communication to the chairman of the committee on military affairs , states that the reservation was set apart by executive order at a date oubsequent to that upon which the company's grant became effective , and that the company's right therefore to the oven-numbered sections within the reser vation 3vad attached at the time the reservation wao mado. TJve communication further state * that If this Is the case the passage of the sjnato bill Introduced by Sen ator Uakor would accomplish nothing , except PEN PICTURES PLEASANTLY PUT. IT'S K\OIIANTKI-SO IT IS Tbo most wonderful Invention of the ago a piano that plays nil by Itself no one touches the keys just press u button nnd u real live piano pours forth tbo moat en chanting music plays anything not a niusla box but a real piano. Come anil BOO it concert every afternoon from 12:30 : to 1:30 : always free. It's worth your while to como. como.A. . Hospe , jr , lustcaudArt 1513 Hint It would linpnpo ( ho neccmlty ot litiga tion , which the department my much dt- > lrc < t to avoid Local attorney * of iho Union Pacific In Vi'ashtnRton Are recking to IIAVA tin ; bill amended In the commlttofv , falling In which thy vfl ! undoubtedly carry the fight to the lloor of the eonnto. D. C. SlapU'ton , who U coinhi1sioncr ! of Immigration for the tnte of Ncbr t < ki : , lo cated In I.cndnn , ing , hai nrltten n letter lo Sensor Thmtton relative to the Vene zuelan bouinlary , now occupying the atten tion of the Venezuelan commission. lie otutr-s that he hnn In his po se < ° ian tie- imtrkntlonn of Codur ? ! In the nature of an atlaa , allowing the \nrlouR mapn of Vcno- zuelft of different yens from 1S10 and 1810 , In which nil of them -show that the wrtern boundary of Venezuela , excepting a smtll portion north of Iho lllvcr Quliinl , Is the UUcr Kssqulbn. The attention of the com mission has been dllcd by Senator Thurston to this ntlas. nnd If not In Its posPcsHnn , It Is placed nt Its disposal by Mr. Stapleton , who lo we41 remembered In Omaha STnODK WILL NOT COME OUT. Representative. Strode of the First Ne braska district announced today It would be Impossible for him to attend the county convention on April 2. but thnt If possible ho would return to Nebraska In tlmo for the meeting of the Flrrt tongrc 1onnl district convention , April 15. Committee work Ii largely responsible for this condition , his as sociate on election committee No. 2 , Mr. John'on , ha\nR ! been rompollcd lo ask fern n vacation until April 10. to look after his own political fences , which loavoi Mr. Strods In charge of the committee work nnd second on the list of rspuhllcans on this committee. Sonntor Thurslon , through Senator Allen , Introduced bills to pension W. I Snowden and .Tfimo-j M. Slmer.il of Omaha , the forme * for $20 , nnd the latter for ? 30 per month. Ho altr presented n petition of sundry clt- Irens of nartlett. Neb. , In relation to second clnsn mall matter. Representative Kcm had an Interview with the speaker this morning. In which ho re quested recognition to call up for pawago the Fort Sidney militaryroiervatlon bill. Speaker Reed examined the bill , and then Btnlcd thnt , as there were two or thrco such bills pending , ho could not glvo his consent at thin tlmo. . Hcprcpentatlvo Gambia of South Dakota Introduced a bill today appropriating $25.000 for ft public building nt Lead City. S. D. Senator Allen had no thought at noon that ho would follow his Dupont argument so soon with a pica for Cuban Insurgents , but ho wa" goaded , as ho stated , to answer n Icijal fallacy , which had received n measure of respect from botb sides of the cham ber , that tbo right to recognize n belligerent right rested solely In the hands of the chlrf executive. His voice , which lo usually held at conversational tone , rose to n great height aa ho drew n graphic picture of the Insur rection now being waged In the Gem of the Antilles , nnd which the power ot Spain Is unable to put down. SAVUS Tim COMMISSION. Commissioner Yoiimans of the Interstate Commerce commission Is greatly elated over the decision ot the supreme court In what Is known ns the Drown case , which came from the Plttsburg court of appeal * The do- . .clslonwas reversed. Judge GrosMUp of Chicago cage had held that a man need not Incrlm- Inato himself. Youmans said : "This deci sion Is regarded as ono of the most Im portant which has been handed down since the Interstate commerce law went Into ef fect. H has greatly strengthened the act to regulate commerce , and will make the law a power Instead of a farce In capes whcro testimony ot-a confidential character Is re quired. Heretofore witnesses refused to testify from books , on the ground * that It would Incriminate them. Now wo may ex amine these witnesses. " Special Agent Dickinson of the Indian bu reau , who la now transacting some business for the bureau with the Delaware Indians , has been ordered to Washington for Instruc tions as to the proposed compromise of dlf- fo-cnces between the Otoc and Missouri In dians and settlers on tholr ceded lands In southern Nebraska and northern Kansas. Ho will bo In Washington eomo tlmo this week , and vi 111 ba given all Information In the Interior department , Indian bureau and the general land office with reference to the sale of tlieuo lands , and will then bo ordered to present to the Indiana and settlers n proposition recently determined upon by the secretary. He will .first lay the proposition before the Indiana at their reservation. In Oklahoma , nnd after they have accepted or rejected It , ho will lay Is before tbo set- tlcw. tlcw.W. W. F. Culver has boon appointed post master at Olaf , Wright county , la. , vlco D. S. Lester , resigned. Women Arc SiiItiKT for I'eiico. WASHINGTON , March 23. An effort Is blng made to secure the co-operation of women's oigantzatlons throughout the coun try to aid In the movement for an Interna tional peace tribunal. 1'etltlons are being circulated , both In this country and In Great Britain , by the Women's International Press league , and Mrs. M. P. Ormsby of this city , president of the American branch of the league. Is forwarding the petition for signa tures to women In the United States. The petition expresses hearty sympathy with the movement In favor of the establishment of a psrmanent arbitration tribunal between Great Britain and the United States. It Is as serted that such a permanent court would present an example which would gradually be followed by other nations , causing the present ruinous expenditures In armaments to cease , and permitting the people to enjoy the fruits of their labors In peace. NuniliiittlniiN. WASHINGTON , March 23. The president today sent to the senate the following nomi nations : State Frank W. Roberts of Maine , consul of the United States at Capetown , Capo Colony ; II. Hughes Long of Alabama , consul of the United States at Nogales , Mexico. Postmasters T. J. Boyer , Altamont , III. ; J. M. Uallard. Marion , Ind. ; William B. Mil ler , Mason City , la. Interior Peter Gallagher of Idaho to be Indian agent at Worm Springs agency , In Oregon. War First Lieutenant R. M , Getty , Twenty-second Infantry , to bo captain ; Second end Lieutenant H. L. Jacktwn , Fifteenth In fantry , to bo first lieutenant. SiMtiituiH li > - Direct Vole. WASHINGTON , March 23. The liouso committee on elections of president and vlco president today reported favorably the bill Introduced by Mr. Corliss of Michigan , pro viding for the election of senators by a direct vote of the people. Some amend ments of minor Importance were adopted. Dfiulniioil I'ONliniiNti-r Coiiflrmt'il. WASHINGTON , March 23. The senate In executive session today confirmed the nom ination of Martin Gerard to bo poatinaator at Dcadwood , S. D. uniti-ICIVTCH THIS Three dollars for u five dollar shoe do you ketch It ? It wasn't made for a five dollar shoe but It's made of the same leather , the same finish , the name style but not tbo eama price a young man's shoe for three dollars we're going to make a business of selling It nt three dollars though you never saw a live dollar shoo any better. Giving a < ray a bicycle , too , Drexel Shoe Co. , 1419 Farnam. SENT BACK TO CONFERENCE Unexpected Termination for the Present o the Cuban Debate. MILLS IS TOR ARMED INTERVENTION UrxiittillniiH DlrrrtliiK tlic i > Tulio 1'oiO'nnloii of ( lie Ulniiil tintl ! n < ) im-rn- in cut In rorim-il. WASHINGTON , March 23. Senator Black- burn's return to the senate today , after the exciting anil fruitless senatorial contest bc- fore the Kentucky legislature , was penalized Iij nn unusual demonstration by his col * league ? . Oa the penator's desk was the mosl tiiammoth nnd elaborate floral design ever brought to the ronato. rising twelve feel from the floor and overhanging the desks of Senators Walthall nnd Vest on cither side. The mnln design represented the ccat ol arms of Kentucky , with two huge dolls clasp ing hands as the central figures , around which were worked the state motto : "United \Vo Stand , Divided Wo Fall. " Abo\o this was a largo horss hoe of La JJranco and pearl roses , nhllo below and around wore great sheaves of oak leaves and lilies of the valley , The \\holo wai topped with wide- spreading branches of American beauty roses In presenting petitions from Edward Ev- orctt Hale , Julia Ward Hone , the faculties of Yale and Williams colleges and many ills tlngulshed public men and pclontlets , Mr. Galllnger spoke In advocacy of the phllan thropic design of removing consumptives to the Kocky mountain region nnd granting the abandoned Fort Stanton reservation of Now Mexico for the uws of the project. Mr. Galllnger showed the heavy mortality from pulmonary diseases , and urged that the government might welt glvo that attcn tlon to saving human llfo that It ga\o through the bureau of animal Industry to overcoming plouro-pneumonla In cattle. When Mr. Sherman brought forward the Cuban resolutions thcro was nn animated de bate as to securing a final \ote. Mr. Cul- lom , In charge of the legislative appropria tion bill , mill ho could not glvo way for nn Indefinite extension of the Cuban debate to the exclusion of appropriation hills. DESIRED A VOTE. Mr. Shormnn responded that the com- mltteo desltcd a vote , and he thought It remarkable , with the war proceeding In Cuba , that the question could not be speed ily acted on. Mr. I'latt mid the trouble with the rcsolu tlons was that three senators on the con ference committee bad thrown aside the seu- ate resolution and had accepted the liouso resolutions. "If wo had any assurance , " said Mr. Sher man , "that the senate would accept and dlsposo of the subject In another form , then wo would bo quite willing to accept the suggestion. " "I suggest to the chairman of the com- mlttco , " said Mr. Hoar , rising and address ing Mr. Sherman , "that 'ho ask the unani mous consent of the senate to a disagree ment to the conference report , thus sending the subject back to the conference com mittee. " "Then , " said Mr. Sherman , decisively , "I will make the motion to test the question. " This colloquy proceeded out of order , as Mr. Palmer of Illinois had the floor for a speech against the Cuban resolutions and Ine'sted ' on going on. Ho yielded , however , to allow Mr. Sherman to glvo the following formal notice : "I give notlca that In order to cxpcdlto action on this subject and In order to d'sposo of the question , I will move to recommit the pending resolutions to the conference. " As Mr. Palmer had the floor , Mr. Sherman could not secure Immediate action. Mr. Palmer urged the unnecessarily offen- B\O and contradictory terms of the house resolutions. They embraced a needless threat ot Intervention , which , If executed , meant Intervention by war. The senator epoko of the unorganized condition of the Insurgents. This brought out protests from Morgan and Call. The former read the proclamation of Clsneros , president of the Insurgents , to gether with a letter from Crosby S. Noyes of the Washington Star , giving assurances of the authenticity of the document. Mr. Mor gan said ho approved every word of that splendid appeal of Clsneros. MILLS IS FOR WAR. Mr. Mills offered the following Jo'nt reso lution , after which ho said he would speak on the resolution tomorrow : Be It resolved by the senate nnd house of representatives of the United States of America In congress assembled , That the president of the United States l hereby dt- lectecl to request the government of Spain to authorize the people of Cuba , subject to the sovereignty of Spain , to Institute such local government as they may wish and in vest It with sucb powers as they may think necessary to secure to the people of Cuba the right of life , liberty nnd the pursuit of happiness. Sec 2. In case Spain shall refuse to grant to the Inhabitants of Cuba the right ful powers of self-government , then the president of the United States Is hereby directed to take possession of the Island of Cuba with the military and naval forces of the United States and nold the same till the people of Cubi. can organize n Kovern- mcnt deriving Its just powers fiom the con sent of the governed and equip such mili tary forces ns may bo necessary to protect them from Invasion. Mr. Qeorgo spoke In opposition to the resolutions. SENT TO CONFERENCE. At 2 o'clock there was a lull In the speeches , whereupon Mr. Sherman sought to uacuro a vote on his motion to recommit the resolutions to the conference committee. A vote was about to be taken , when Mr. Allen arose for a speech. Mr. Allen mid that if the United States stood by while Spain applied the knife to the throat of the Cubans , we would bo Justly chargeable by the world with Impotency and cowardice. Ho ridiculed the waning patriotism of sena tors. At first senators had "fallen over each other ti support this resolution. " Then the senator from Maine ( Halo ) had ojundcd the signal for retreat. "And now , " c Deluded Mr. Allen , "tho panatoi' from Ohio ( Sherman ) moves to recommit. It looks as though ho joined In the retreat , and this will bo the last of his resolution. " As B3on as Mr , Allen closed , Mr. Sher man pressed his motion to recommit. There was no wc < rd of opposition , and the prosldl Ing officer , Mr. Ilacon , put the questlm. Not moro thin twenty senators were prosent. Thcro was a chorus of yeas and no nays , and the motion prevailed. No request for a roll call was made , and the senate Immediately ! turned to other buslno33. The recommittal came so quietly that the crwds did not reall/e what had been done until the clerk began the Items of the legislative appropriation bill , which had been taken up. Subsequently , Mr. Platt offered another phase of the Cuban subject by presenting the following concurrent resolution , which , was referred to the committee on foreign relations ; . Ileso'.ved , That the eonato ( the house of representatives concurring ) hereby expresses ! its eirnest dcslro nnd hope that Cuba nviy soon become n free , Independent ami TO- . pulVlcan government and thnt the friendlv offices of Iho United StntPB should , be offered by the president to the Spanish government to Becura thl result , The leglslathe appropriation bill was pending when , at 5:15. : the senate went lnt executive cession , and coon afternarJ ad journed. Harc-'H ii IMncp , Who WnntM It , WASHINGTON , March 23. lhi civil service commission has anrnuncel that tbo list of eligible candidates for tbo offlcj of physician In the Indian service IB entirely oxhabstt'J , The last vacancy Is at t'le Grand river boarding school , at the StandIng - Ing Rock agency In North Dakota. This Is a $000 per annum ofllco and there ID no one available for the appointment. Civil nervlce examinations for these places will b ; held In various cilice on different dates , from March 30 to May 20. E fJrt Their I'xunl ' Viicndonn. WASHINGTON , March 23. The secretary of the treasury , after consultation with the president and the law offices of the go\ em tti inent , has decided hereafter to allow the usual annual leases of abscnco to employe- ? of the department outside of Washington. Sonic months KRO the rpcreinry'g authority to grant these lonvPK , 'In the Absence of leglnlntlon qni.Xho subject. was brought In question..i\na \ his present action Is final settlement of'Iho mutter. , , ! , run norsi : . Arlronn'n l.ninl IllJIPimiril lit n Moill- llett Knrm. WASHINGTON , Mnfchl'23. ' This wns Dis trict of Columbia tlur tt the house. Some business was transnotpd. by unanimous con sent bcforo Chairman , , mjicock ot the district commute ? claimed the fy y. Delegate Mur phy of Arizona tecured consent for the con sideration of the senate \jlll \ to authorize the leaning of lands for binidittonal purpo ea In Arizona. This was a < mollification of the bill vetoed by the president and parsed over the veto by the houso. The senate modified the bill to meet the objections raised by the executive. The bill wna passed , Hills were rassed to amend the act of March 2 , 1893. relating to the promotion ot the safety of omplojcs nnd travelers on railroads ; to authorize the construction of a wagon nnd motor bridge across the Missouri river at St. Charles , Mo. ; also several other bills ot minor Importance. The houro then proceeded to the considera tion of District of Columbia business. After the district business was completed , Mr. Henderson , chairman of the judiciary com mittee , called tip the Curtis bill , abolishing the death penalty In certain casas nnd per mitting jurors in cases of tape nnd murder to bring Inonllcls qualified "without the death penalty. " "I hnvo no objection tn the cnactmon * . of the bill Into a law a little Inter on , " t.ild Mr. Cockroll , "but I would llkD llret to Ret rid of the cutthroats nnd rob'iora whim the government is prosecuting In the Indian Ter ritory " Mr. Culberson gave the bill his support. Ho raid , with reference to the Indian Terri tory caseof which seventy-three wow pending , that the district attorney believed convictions could be moro easily secured If qualified verdicts worn allowed , as few of the murders were deliberate , premeditated killings. He criticised the bill , howove . because - cause It made treason punishable only with llfo Imprisonment. Although thcro were few cases of treason , that crime , lu Ills opinion , should head the list. Mr. Grosvenor oppojnd the bill , nnt l-o- cauo3 it curtailed the deati penalty , but he did not bolle\o that Jurlon should Ilx rtn- nilies. He was willing to yield bis judgment on this subject to the judiciary oitimltlec or the Department of 'jstlco. While- the present attorney general was a \ < ! ry dls- tlngulshed lawjer , he ( Qrosvenor ) did not bclicvo ho had tried a criminal case in his llfo. During the progress of the debate the dis agreement of the ssnato to the conference report on the Cuban resolutions was an nounced , but no action was taken by the house. Mr. Glllctt nnd Mr. Hepburn opposed the Curtis bill , whllo Mr. Ray cndorszd It. Mr. Llttlo proposed on amendment , pro viding that In other criminal cases the jury should fix the penalty , not exceeding the maximum fixed by law. The amendment was defeated , 10 to GS. Mr. Glllett offered an amendmpnt , which was agreed to , CS to 17 , making treason pun- Islmblo by death. Mr. Danott submitted an amendment re- talntng the death penalty for the commts- slon of all crimes now punishable by death , but empowering the juries to qualify their verdicts "without eaplfal punishment. " The amendment wns lost , 2S"to 47. When the bill wafl reported to the house Mr. Barrett renewed , Ijla amendment , which was again defeated. When the bill was placed upon Its pis'sago',1 Mr. Barrett made the point of no quorum./ Speaker Reed was unable to count more than , 128 members , nnd at 5:05 : the liouso adjourjied. Aiiiriiiliiirnt to tluSimile ; Itnlcx. WASHINGTON , tfarcjf 23. In the eenato today Mr. Hoar gave -notice of a proposed amendment to the ruic4 , ° 'for the purpose "of enabling the senate \o 'dispatch public burl- ness moro promptly. , " U proposes that when any bill or resolutlcn .shall . have been under consideration not 'lew ( han four days , It shall bo In order for anty1 senator to demand that debate thereon ,1 bol .closed. If the de mand Is seconded by , a , majority of those present , the question Is to be forthwith taken without further debate , and the pending measure Is to taka precedence of all other business. If the senate decides to close debate - bate , the question is to bo taken on the measure In ItB successive stngea , according to the rules , but without further debate , ex cept that every senator desiring to do BO shall bo permitted to speak not more than once and not exceeding an hour. SOUTH OMAHA NEWS The city council at Its meeting last night appointed the judges and clerks for election as follons : First Ward First precinct , Thomas Mon tague , T. B. Hatcher , J. O. Eastman , John Well , A. H. Merrill , A. L. Keenan , Allx Schlegel. Second precinct James Carroll , W. E. Crosby. G. W. Raworth , H. TImkle , Al On on , J. W. Slpo , Frank Cockrell. Third precinct Ed Pollard , H. Harding , Thomas Curran , George Italian , R. Sago , J. M. Welsh , John McNeo. Second Ward First precinct , Thomas C. Kelly , John Flcenec , Robert Mushctt , W. F. Bauer , Pat Brosnlhan , C. Williams , Henry Michael. Second precinct , J. J. Looney. Mlko Yead , John Stranglcr , John Yaglo , Joseph Bopacy , J. M. Tobias , Gils Olsen Third precinct , M. Y. Clayton , James Kruso , Bon Krehs , Charles Weber , James Ryben , H. Beal , Hugh Mallet. Third Ward Flrot precinct , John Fanning , D. Barrett , Joseph Egger , Chris Raff. Mich a ael Schwartz , James Rellly , John Hlckoy. Second precinct , C. O'Brien , J. L Olson , John Jackmon , J. McGoldrlck , John Blondon , tile Bruno Echemcyer , Timothy Fenton. Fourth Ward Patrick Broadrlck. An II thony Smith , William , Schmalling. A. Kllker , Dennis McLaln , Thomas Carroll , Jeff Cooley. A petition from about fifty icsldents of Albright was read , requesting the council to Instruct the Union Pacific Railroad com pany to open Ito fence at the Y , 55 and Twenty-third street crossings. Last summer the Union Pacific built a high wire fence E along Its tracks , from Q street to the Al bright station , shutting off all traffic across the tracks for a distance ot about a mile. The finance- committee reported that the $0,950 district bonds were sold to F. J , Mori- arty , cashier of the Packers' National bank , for $ C,970. Street Commissioner Ross will bo directed to lay street crossings nt Twentieth and S , lo Twenty-first and S , Twenty-second nnd S , Thirtieth and T , and Thirtieth nnd V etreots. Ryan got a resolution through ordering Superintendent Holland of the flro alarm eonlco to place a flro alarm box on Q street , west of Thirty-sixth yfreet. The council will sit'is a board of equali zation April 4 and ' 'O ! " HIM or * IIUo ( Iii > > ! I < > rx < > Mnrkut. The run ot horsli jlit the yards for the week ending MarcM j''wa3 the largest of any week this seay3nJ3 At Saturday's sale 150 horses were ll U > d. and all offered wore sold at good prices , 'fttio largo number of local buyers showsIthat the sprint ; demand has commenced. Eastern buyers are com mencing to. realized that the South Omaha market can furnish "on unlimited number of fresh country hofcias. that are well broken and useful , and ehlpiWb are awakening to the fact that this market offers advantages that no other markl 'can offer. During the week buyers have bt 'fjere from Now York and other eastern fpofMs , from St. Louis , Memphis and several pfrintq farther south , MllKlU CI1) < 1 ( JCIMHljl , Miss Nellie Welsh Is sick. J. Rico of Garrison , Colo.ls hero with ol six cars cf cattle. 1C The Silver club will meet this e enlng 01 at Tueiity-Blxth and O streets. 01p James Ulckereon left yesterday fcr p O'Neill for a visit with friends. W Born , to Mr. and Afra. James Vandra , di Twenty-first anl H'Streets , a eon , diSi Mrs. J. G. Bastln , who nas visiting Mrs. Si , Smith , has returnetf'to her homo at Kan W sas City. ' } BG BW Colonel Sharp , secretary lot 'tbo stock W yards company , has returned frpm a trip j > ' ' Chicago , L A. 0. Kleman arrived from Chicago yes \ \ terday and wll | remain hero as sheep buyer Dr. for Armour. Dw IISTAimOOK ON I/A I'AYMTTB III * rnrcttnll o Omiitin In n Unit ) The In ft address In the Unity ctub Ice " II turo I court * nnd the l.tM address to be given by I Henry E tnbrook us n citizen of Omah.i was dcllvcrc-l last night nt Unity church The well known reputation ot the cr.ttor hla departure- from the city , of which the oration coutd bo regarded ns the farewell note , nnd the approbation with which the ndilrcM was receive > when It wns originally delivered nt DotMt , nil conspired to call together an audience composed ot what If considered the be t In pochl , professional and business circles In the city. The church wns crowded c\cn to the doors , It appear Ing to be an Impossibility to nccommodnto oven one more pcrs n with sitting room. Mr. Es-tnbrook , who In reality his already lett the city for Chicago , nppeared to be Inspired by the reception tendered him , nnd rpoke magnificently. His oration , a gem of polished words dovetailed together with graphic oratorical effect , wa dclUcrcd with all the eloquence ot Ills magnetic \olco. nnd frequently called forth npplnuro. The theme was calculated to n&tat , being n patriotic one , "Li Fayette. " Before entering on the oration proper. howe\cr ( , Mr Eitabrook ppcnt some moments In speaking upon his departure from the city. He raid that ho left because ho was urged by the ImpulM to better hlm Mf. Kvcryono wns Inclined to sh ut approval to the hustle which animated n body , ho said , whether It was spent In ttylng to citch a street car or In attempting to obtain fame , "tho Ignis fatuus" which lends mortal ? n merry chase. The approval was roiloubled and doubled npaln If the body landed "with both feet. " Mr. Estibrook ncknowlcilgod that this fact hnd something to do with his departure from the city. "A perron. " ho mid , "cither ploughs through humanity like a cannon ball or glides through It like a pestilence. " Ho said that neither n cannon ball nor n PCS * tllence obtained any amount of pleasure In the transit , and .he therefore judged that ho would : not bo fully ixitlsfled cveu atter ho had removed to his new abode , for It was man's lot 19 want for more. riivvni ) Tim OAMII op roMTics. I'roMliIcntliil CiniitliliUcMMined : nt the ( 'liiiulaiiiiun Toll < > ; < ' . Last night they played politics at the Chau- tauqun college of the Flrot Methodist Episco pal church , Indulging In the harmless occupa tion of placing In nomination candidates for the office of president of the United States. There was a fair sized audlonco present , nnd as an Introduction Mrs. T. 1C. Sudborough read an essay on the education of children and the importance of cultivating their minds along certain lines. The decks having been cleared of routine business , C. A. Goss was Introduced and In an eloquent speech ho placed In nomination as a candldite for president Major McKln- ley. Everybody gnvo Mr. GOES the glad hand , which bo said ho appreciated. Frank Crawford when called to the plat form remarked that he had not prepared a speech , yet with a burst of eloquence- that held the audience next to spellbound , be placed the name of General Mandoreon bc fore the college. Crawford's effort and the mention of his candidate brought out some hearty applause. George A. Maguey declared that everything was drifting toward popultstlc teachings and there was no reason why the party should not ha\o a candidate In the presidential race. With a preoratlon ho named William V. Al len and ventured the opinion that -when the votes were cast and counted next November the populist senator from Nebraska would be under the wire at least a neck ahead of all competitors. To make the political fight Interesting and to give It another corner , T. J. Mahoncy en tered the arena and named John G. Carlisle. Mr. Mahoney felt euro that with Carlisle as a leider the democrats would pull through and como out of the fight with colors flying. TIIRY TALKED U.VIOAT IJHI'OT. IHruMiiMloii lit Mfotliiur of South Side Inil > r < > \ fiiu-iil CIuli. The South Side Improvement club hcU a t ' ! \ort \ sasalon last night , at which the oiib- Ject of a new union depot was the- chief topic of discussion. W. J. Connell con gratulated the members of the club on the , decision of the supreme c'urt affirming the contentions on behalf of the city that the railroads , having caused the necessity for viaducts , should hereafter maintain them Ha then spoke at some length en the sub ject of the depot. The railroads , ho con tended , had never shown gocd faith with the citizens of Omaha In providing proper passenger facilities. For years there were promlsas of a now depot which would fill all requirements. When at last the roads wore forced , by the terms of a new contract to build a now one , they started the con * Btructlon cf a cheap affair , which property owners enjoined. Then the terminal com pany promised to put up a magnificent struc ture at the foot of Farnam street , but met with no encouragement from the roads.He raid It was time now that the people made prper leglslatlcn to compel the roads to provide adequate accommodations , If not In a union depot. In another form. I. S. Hascall sal/1 that the city should at onca begin needed repairs on the Tenth and Eleventh street viaducts , end If the railroads refused to pay , suit should be resorted to. The meeting concluded with short addresMs on the sumo subject by A E. Wolkup , Ernest Stuht and Anton Kment. Fire and Vollvc . The Flro and Police commissioners were In session but a short time last evening. A request by the Uoaid of Education for lire alarm box In the neighborhood of the Central Park school was lofened to the chief of the firedepartment. . The resignation of Pipeman I. E. Loomls to take effect March 24 , wns nccepteJ. ns was the resignation of Special Policeman J. Moore. The application of William Gorman for reinstatement In the lire depaitmcnt was presented and the c'er'-c was authorized to Inform him that under the civil service rule ho would have to undcrpo a ro-examlnatlon. Olllo J , Knnoff wns refused permission to move her saloon. rA drlJ5eit ? ! > ermlt was issued to Joseph Bell , 1100 North Sixteenth street. I > UnbO\AI < I'AUAOHAPIIS. James E. Boyd has returned from Chi cago. cago.K. K. L. Coffey , Chicago , Is registered at the Barker. Bishop Worthlngton left for a western trip last evening. O. D. Woodward Is registered nt the Barker from Chicago. M. E. Fiee went to Red Oak , la. , > 03ter- day , to bo gone a woek. II. S. DuIJleld and wlfo nro registered at the Barker from San Francisco. Jules Lombard went to Dos Molnes yester day , where ho will visit for a few days. J. A. McLaughlln , pocretary ot the State Lumbermen's association , was In the city yojterday. John T. Clark loft last night for Washing ton , and will probably extend his trip to New York City. P. J. Nichols , genwal superintendent of the Union Pacific , returned from an extended western trip last night. S. A , McWhorter and family left for ChU cage last evening , where. Mrs. McWhorter goes for medical treatment. D. Burloigh , division superintendent of tha Burlington , was In the city yesterday , re turning from a weutcrn trip. Charles A. Campbell and wife , Melville Stewart and wife , K. N , Knight and wife , Thomas Darby and wlfo , are Now York arri vals at the Barker , J , U. Tate , patt grand master workman tha Ancient Order of United Workmen , loft for Minneapolis ) yesterday to confer with officials of the order. Dr. Galbraltb , chief uurgeon of the Union Pacific , loft yesterday for North Platte , where ho will join a hunting party cut for ducks along the Platte. Ncbraukans at the hotels pro ; W. A. Smith. Chadron ; B. Bade , Nlobrara ; George , Mlckclwait , E. H. Mitchell , O. A. Bergrad , H. C. Spauldlng , Ord ; Mrs. O. E. Greene , Mrs. L. L. Greene , Genoa ; F. 0. Wllion , Norfolk ; W. M. Jeffers. North Platte ; C. H. Torpln , Oakdale ; William Wolf. Lincoln ; J. C. Burch , Wymoro ; J. H. Losch , West Point ; W , M. McCall , Grand Island ; . T. J. Peterson , Mlnden ; A. J. Fook and wife , Syracuse. THE FINEST VET FLOATED The BnUloslilp Bearing the Proud Nauw of , the Ihwkoyo State. , IOWANS TO ATTEND THE LAUNCHING .Mini- Point * of Siipi < rlorltO i > r the lluttlrMliliiN In t'ontinliNlon 1)1- IIICIlNlllIlN Of till * Wlir .Ml III mill Hi The battleship Iowa , the fourth nnd Inst of the first class ships nuthorlrcil by con fires * sc\cral years ago , will bo launcho-d from the Cramp ship jards In PhllaAulphU next Saturday , March 28 The oent la one of national Interest , and will arouse punotlc feeling , AS It means the addition to our ctcadlly growing navy ot what Is conceded to bo the best battleship jet constnictei by the go\eminent. To the people of fowa It will bo nn occasion for fojalclnc , In thtt life magnificent ship bears the proud name of the Hnwkcyo stnto. A largo delegation ot state ofllclals and prominent citizens , bended by Governor Drake , will attend the core * niony , nnd the hoiwr of christening the ship has been tendered to Miss Drake , the gov ernor's daughter , by the secretary of the na\y. About two and n half > o ra ago the keel of the Iowa was laid , and within another year oho will be completed nnd ready to Join the North Atlantic squadron. She Is now over 1,000 tons greater displacement thin the sister ships Indiana , Oregon nnd Mns nclui- setts , nnd se\er.il foot longer and broader. One striking peculiarity of the \osscl is her "tumble-hcmo" sides , or Inclined bulwarkn , tlint makes the French war ships so different In appearance from those of other na\les. The old Constitution Is one of the few shlpt that ha\o over been In the American n.a\y with sides ot this design. The object was to glvo a deflective side lo shot aiU tn the IOVMI the Idea carried out lo to afford grcatel rapidity of flro and case of manipulating the guns In her broidsldo sponsons. Ono great military mast with nn Interior spiral stilrwaj leads to two lighting tops , whcro rapid flic guns are stationed and accommodations pro vided for a large number of sharpshooters Her complement ot men will bo nearly 500 , or greater than that of any preceding war ship of the now navj. The Iowa Is constructed under the act cf July 19 , 1S12 , when provision was made fcr ono "seagoing battleship of about 9,000 tors displacement , " to cost , cxclusl\o of arma ment nnd speed premiums , not moro than $4,000.000. To Secretary Tracy , assisted by hlo advisers. Chief Constructor Wilson nnd Englnecr-ln-Chlef George W. Melville , were left the details Comparing the Inwa nnd the Indiana , the difference betncon their di mensions may ba appreciated by tbo accom panying measurements : Indiana. Iowa Lenntli on load water line . SI8 foot 3(1) ( fort llreaillh. cxtiomc CD font i feel Displacement , normal draft 10,2 < tons 11,130 ton Mean ilraft nt nonnnl ills- li'accnirnt 21 feet 51 fcot leebcMnl fonvnrd 12 feet 10 feoi Normal coal supply 40) tons S.OJO Ions Maximum Indicated liorge power 9,000 11.001 Spcpil In Idiots per hour . 15 1C Complement of olllcprs nnd men < 9) 4Mi The comparison show a to the advcntngo of the new s-hlp 1,100 tens moro displacement , an Increased length of twelve feet , four feet moro beam , seven feet four Inches moro free board forwaid , an Increased coal capacity of 200 tons over either the normal or the max ! mum coal supply of the Indiana 2,000 moro collective hortra power , nnd , as a resjlt , cno Inot moro of speed , together with a corresponding spending Increase of sustained force of pro pulsion , which latter , rather than high speed wao what saved the English ship Calliope during the Samoan disaster. DETAILS OF CONSTRUCTION. The hull will bo of stool , with a double bottom and close , water-tight subdivision to abcut ton feet above the water lino. The vessel will have ono military mast , with fighting tops , but.will carry no sail. The water I.'uo region of the hull Is to bo pro tected by a sVle holt of fourteen Inches of maximum thickness , with a mean depth of i3\ea. feet six Inches. The transverse armor at the ends ot the belt will bo not less than twelve Inchoo In thlcknc3. The barbettes and turrets for the twehe-lnch gunn will ! iave arm r not loss thtn fifteen Inches thick The ship's sides , from the armor belt to the main deck , will be protected by steel , armor fho Inches thick , and coal b to bo carried back of this flve-lnc'i casemate armor. An armored deck , not less than three Inches thick , is to extend forward and aft frsm the ends of the armor belt , anJ over the tilde armor belt this steel deck will bo two and txree-fcurths Inches thick. A conning tower , not less than ten Inches thick , w > { have an armored communication ; ube not lett > than seven Inches thick ex tending to the armor deck , and affording protection to speaking tubes , bell wires , etc 'The ship's battery Is to consist of the fol- owlng guns : Four twelve-Inch , eight elght- nch and six four-Inch breech-loading rifles , : wenty six-pounders , four one-pounders , four Sailings and ono field gun. The twolve-lnch guns arc to bo mounted In two barbette turrets , placed ono foiw.ard and one aft on the center line of the vessel , nnd each turret carrying two gttnu. Ths axes of the guns In Iho forward turret , when , he pieces ere horizontal , are to b ? twenty- flvd feet above the load water line , nnd at east fix fe t above the deck. The axes of .ha guns , In the after turret are to bo at east seventeen feet eight inches above the cad water line , nnd the guns of each turret are to bo capable of firing through an arc of 270 degrees. The eight-Inch guns are to bo mounted In 'our barbette turrets , placed two on either iroadsldo of the vessel. The axes of the guns , when the pieces are horizontal , are to )0 about twenty-flve feet above the load vater line , and the guns In each turret to In capable of being llrtxl through an arc of 170 Gladness Comes With ( i better unler&tiwliir ! ! ( of the tranbicnt nature of the many phys ical ills , which vanish heforo proper of- forth pentlo efforts plcasantoffoi ts rightly directed. There IH comfort in the knowledge , that M > many forms of sIcluiesH are not due to uny uctuiil dis- CIIBO , hubbimply to a constipated condi tion of the system , which the pleasant family laxative , Syrup of Figs , prompt ly removes. That is why it In the only remedy with inillloriKof families , nnd in everywhere esteemed so highly by all who value good health. Its beneficial effects nro duo to the fact , that ills the one icmody which piomolcs internal cleanliness without debilitating the organs on which il nets. It is therefore all important , in order to get its bene ficial effects , to note when you pur chase , that you have the genuine arti cle , which is mamifactmcd by the Cali fornia Kig Syrup Co. only and bold by nil reputable drugglbts. If in the enjoyment of good health , and the byhtem 'is regular , laxatives or other remedies are then not needed , If afflicted with any actual diJfasc , one may bo commended to the most nldllfnl physicians , but if in nocjf. of a laxative , ono should have the bpbt , and with the well-informed everywhere , Syrup of FigbBtands highest nnd is most largely used and gives most general batisfuction. The two fofwnM HuhMnch tnrr l ro to be cnpfthle of btlnR Iwnfd no At to nllow the guns to bo flr il nl an nnft1 ot About r dcgrcci across the bow , the Rima In Ih" two after tiirrctn to bn cnp.iblo of being fired the fftme number ot tUgrces hero * * the stct-n , AHMOIl AND UNGINIIS , The side nrmor has bo"n reduced lo four teen incheo , or four Inches less than the In- dlanVci. nnd the dlngornl nrmor At the ends Inn brt-n brought down to twelve Inches , ft reduction of two Inches ; but as nn offset we haw increased efficiency of the urmor under the new llnrvuy proccs * adopted by ( ho d pailmrnt Drledy. ll-cn , the Iowa , compared with tha Indiana , ha * greater length , nrcator beam , mire thin 1,000 toni additional displacement , luerc--ist" ! lonqlh ot outer-line belt , and nr > Mcr co.it cndur.iRCp and speed , together with the ability to work the forward txveWo- Inch guns ( n Almost any condition ot $ M. Thcro Kill bo six torpedo lubes , one bow , ono utern , nnd two on etch brondslde , ono forward , and one iibntt the beam. Tiitj propelling engines will be rights and left * , placed In water-tight compartments , ami ( epnrntcd by A middle-lino bulkhead , These engines will be of the vertical , In- veiled c > Under , direct-acting , trlple-oxpnn- alon type , each with n hlgh-prossurn cylinder thirlnineInches , nn IntennedlntC'prcssuro cylinder fifty-five Inches , nnd n low pressure cylinder olghtn \ > i Inches In diameter ; the stroke ot all pistons being forty-eight Inches. The collective Indicated borao-powcr ot pro pelling , air pump , nnd circulating pump en gines will bn 11,000 when the main engines nro miUng about 112 ( i revolutions per mln- , ulc. The hlRhprcv ure cj Under of each engine will be torn mil and the low-pressure cjlluler aft. The electric search lights will afford means to dUco\cr the enemy or guard ngnlnat the nttuek of torpedo lioits , while the mnnll guns lu the tups will repel nucli small fry nnd bo used , when nt comparatively short rnngo , to Ixveep the enemy fiom unprotected stations. CmirJ CnllH for Totlny. .tllilgo Powell 10-3K3. 41-357. 41-3)3. ) 45-182 , 2SJ. 42-113. 'i .113 , 4C-8 , 4-3 ( ! , " . , 40-372 , 47-5 , I7-S1 , )7-lC7 ) , 17-170. 47-JJ7 , 47-2.1.1 , I7-2.I5. I7-2S1 , I7-.W. , 47-301 , 47-nr > . 47-S27 , 17-3.1. , 47-JW7 , 47-3(34 ( , IS-19. 4S-40. 48 01. 48-BJ. 4S-K2. 4S-112. 48-1SS , 4S-1BI. 4S-1.11 , 4S-M IS-S05. 48-'J2l ! . IS-233. 48-278. o " Son- tin tier I'lirolinxc. The widow of the late I * . T. llnrnum Is said to bo at outs with her Greek husband , Tallinn lley. Her condition does not Jlbo with the nn > lng attributed to I'hlnea * . "American women like to bo humbugged. " These piercing March winds chill you to the very bone * You can not keep warm even when well clad * The heat of your own body should keep you com fortable. If not , use foods which burn up easily in the body when united with the oxygen you breathe. Have more fat. Give Na ture a chance to work out her plans , Scott's Emulsion of Cod-liver Oil with Hypophos- phites is a fat food. The body is fat-warmed and fat is deposited in the tissues for protection and future use. The Hypophosphites in vigorate the nerves and strengthen digestion. . . _ . .UUO SBHpBS lrBunerlnttfrui.1 Iwt JUaii-S liooil . , NurvoiiH IJoblllly.J f K VPHP * or Youthful ITtarft ciielusa 0 eta In atamps fet pnmnro and packing and ! wowlllotiidjou I _ Biieclolly prepared losuityourliidlvlilnultaieutid our llttlo book cmllled ' Jlcmlth brines Hnp- tilnoHH. " Afl eom-sponJuiji.0 conllUcnUnl. \ Vrltololay. . 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