Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY 111313 : SUNDAY. JAX1TAHY 8. 1899.
1I1MIPI V t nl XTTI HPXTT t t II\P ( i
MLRLLY A SENTIMENTAL IDEA
Allen of Nebraska Opposes Consideration of
Pensions for Confederates.
BILL FOR ARMY OFFICERS' ' PAY IS PASSED
\cn TITO Month * * IHtrn I'lir < <
Trooim Sort Inw OutnlilP of Thli
Countnnil Onr > Mnntli'n
I'nj to 'I lump Here.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 7. At n brief ses-
Bleu of the senate today the first of the
regular appropriation bills to bo reported
to that Ixxl ) , the Dlitrlct of Columbia , was
jngai-il. It carried n trllle over J7.000.000
nnd was passed practlcilly without debate.
When the senate convened today Mr. Pas-
coo of Florida presented a memorial from a
tamp of confederate veterans at Ocala , 1'la. ,
protesting against the adoption of the prop
osition of Mr. Hutkr of North Carolina to
jienslon cx-cotifcdcnite soldiers ,
In this connection Mr. Allen of Nebraska
tal.l . :
"I bcllovo a word on thin subject Is duo
nt this point. 1 do not bellevo there was
cvpr o serious purpose on the part of the
ktnator who Is the author of the pro-
rosed amendment to pension confederate
veterans. I think the author of the amend
ment , llko the president of the United
Stales , was carried away by his feelings.
In my opinion altogether too much atten
tion Is being paid to It.
"It would bo an Injustice to tbo rank
nnd Illo of the confederate soldiers to say
that they would consider seriously any
proposition to receive penslonn. They have
cnrcd for their cemeteries and for their
dead. It seems to mo that the whole mat
ter can be closed by sajlng that both the
president of the United States and the
author of the amendment were carried nvvay
by their enthusiasm. In my Judgment ,
speaking from the standpoint of a north
ern soldier , It Is time tn closu this Inci
dent. It may bo closed by the happy
thought that all bitterness and sectionalism
'lias been wiped out by the late Spanish
war. "
At the conclusion of the routine business ,
In accordance with the order made jester-
day , the District of Columbia appropriation
bill was taken up.
MIINOII ( KTor.l Iti-Noliltloii.
Mr. Mason of Illinois offered the following
resolution :
Whereas , All just powers of government
nro derived from the consent of the gov
erned , therefore , bo It
Resolved , By the Hcnato of the United
Rtatcs that the government of the United
States of America will not attempt to gov
ern the people of any other country In tbo
world , without the consent ot the pcoplo
themselves or subject them , by force to our
dominion against their will.
Mr. Mason asked that the resolution Ho on
the table , announcing Ills Intention of ad
dressing the Donate upon It next Tuesday.
The district appropriation bill ivas passed.
House bill granting extra pay to officers
nnd enlisted men of the United States 'vol
unteers was called up by Mr. Sboup and
ji.isaed without amendment. The bill grants
two months' extra pay to troops that have
nerved outsldo of this country and ono
month's extra pay to those who have served
only lu this eountry.
The semto then , after a brief executive
Bcsslon , adjourned at 2:10 : p. m.
CONDITION OF IOWA BANKS
Report Jimt Mnile I'nhllc Show * a
Ueilrnhle Condition of
AITnlr * .
WASHINGTON , Jan. 7. ( Special Tele
firara.j A report of the condition of the
national banks of Iowa at tlio close of busi
ness December 1 was today made public. .
Compared with Iho previous slatement in
September It Is noted that the banks have
naturally strengthened their loans and dis
counts , while a slight shrinkage Is observed
in the average reserve. Loans and discounts
have Increased from $32,011,706 In September
to $33,823,760 and .Individual deposits from
$30,524,550 to $31,500,003. The average ro-
eorvo has dropped from 31.84 per cent to
28 53 per cent.
Postmasters appolnled : Nebraska Benja
min F. Day , at Brlggs , Douglas county , vlco
J. W. Day , resigned. Iowa J. S. Fawcett ,
nt Ccntcrdale , Cedar counly. Wyoming
K.imucl Dickinson , at Hanna , Carbon county.
Plans for the now Indian school at Flan-
dreau , S. D. , have been submitted to Secretary -
rotary Bliss for approval. The building is
estimated to cost $15,000.
W. F. Gurley has been appointed aa legal
ndvlser to the receiver for the Nollgh bank
by C. G. Davvca , comptroller of the cur-
ronscy. The appointment came to Gurley
unsolicited , so ho says.
John T. Wortz is in the city on matters
connected -with the Indian department.
FOR WUSTURN VETERANS
of the CUII War He me in
hered hy the Government.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 7. ( Special. ) Pen
sions have been granted to the following :
Issue of December 27 :
Nebraska Charles E. McPherson , Rcpub *
llcan City , $8 ; William A. Pearmon , Fair
field. $6.
Iowa Gary Marsh , Swan , $6 ; Albert A ,
Taft , Clarion , $ S ; Jamea Gllley , Carrollton
$12 ; George Fox , Columbus Junction , $8
James Dougherty , Marshalltown , $ S. In
crease Lovl Coles. Carlisle. $6 to $ S.
Montana. Original Henry Lehmer , Twin
Bridges. $8.
South Dakota : Reissue Danford H ,
Hnun. Canton. $17.
Colorado : Original George L. Sanborn i ,
Jeffcrbon , $12.
Uoard'n Duty U Limited.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 7. The beef survey
board of the War department reassembled
today after ft recess of several days , await
ing the arrival of evidence. The work of th
board probably will extend over several
necks , as It necessitates correspondence with
persons in Porto Rico nnd other dls tan
points. A general misconception seems U
prevail as to the acopo ot this board's work
It Is convened simply to pass upon ono lo
of 'bcof ' which was destroyed enrouto from
Medical
FREE
Treatment
FOR
Weak Men
iWhoareWillingto
Pay When
Convinced of Cure.
A scientific combined medical and
1 mechanical cure lias U-ui ( Uncov
ered for "Y\cnkiif \ iof M n. " Tlie
/ proprietors announce that they Mill
iciia it on trlul rruicdlf * und appli
ance without uJ nce payBient
to any lioncit man. If not all that
is olnlmo4 all } ou wlih-tend it
back that ciuh Il-i > ay nothing I
This combined treatment cures
quickly , thoroughly. undforeTerall
effect * of earlf evil liablu. later ex-
crates , oTorworV , worry , etc. It ere-
atn health , strength , vitality , su * .
talnlntr po" " r , ami restarts wo k
and underelopd i ortlons of body to
natural dimensions and functions
Any man writing lo earntit will
rectlre description and referencts
in a Plain sealed enreloive. JTofea-
slonal confidence No C.O.I ) , ilo-
.r-on nor Itniroltton of any nature. A n -
uunal reputation Ucks thil offer. Addretl
ErIeMidlcalCe.BuffaliNY.
. , , , .
Porto Klco and has no connection cither with
1
the , War Imestlpatlng commission nor with
the separate Inquiry now being prosecuted
tiy tlio Inspector general's ofllco as to the
general character of the meat furnished the
tinny during the SpauUh war ,
ILLBODING INCIDENT OVER
TlirrntciiPil Trouble Ilel rern Colom
bia nnd llnly In Sntlifnc-
( iirlly AiJjti tPil.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 7. General Julio
Ilenglfo , charge d'affaires of the republic of
Colombia , lias received an ottlclal dispatch
from Bogota announcing that a satisfac
tory adjustment hns been reached In the
Ccrruttl case , which has recently caused
such serious trouble between Italy and
Colombia , that an Italian squadron made a
menacing % lslt to Colombian waters.
The dispatch to General Renglfo states
that nn agreement has been reached by the
government of Colombia with the governments -
ments of Franco , Germany and England ,
through their representatives la Bogota ,
thin agreement being also approved by the
government of Italy. It provides for a
commission , which has been organized and
already begun work at Bogota , composed
of n delegate appointed by the Colombian
goernment , another appointed by the mln-
tstcrs of Trance , Germany and England and
a third delegate or arbitrator appointed in
common nccord by the two delegates before -
fore mcntlonej.
Bcforo this commission the creditors of
the commercial house of Ccrruttl & Co. will
present their claims nnd the commission ,
after considering the defense of the Colom
bian got eminent , will without appeal de
cide on the merits of the claim and If al
lowed will fix the amount that the Colom-
blan government must pay to each claimant ,
The commission Is also authorized to ro-
cel\o any proposition made by the Cer-
ruttl creditors and to subject the same to
the consideration of the Colombian govern
ment.
MOMY FOH i-niLirriNE SURVEY.
IIounc IlefiiNcn to ItceoRnlce Dill Ap-
liroprlntliiK Money for Work There.
WASHINGTON , Jan. . The house was
engaged nil flay In the legislation of the ex
ecutive appropriation bill and completed it
substantially as reported except the Items
for the Civil Service commission , which
wen ! "over until Monday.
There were several Bide- debates during
the day. One of these brought out Mr.
Grosvenor of Ohio In a speech of an hour
on current political questions. The Philip
pines also came In for attention on the dis
covery of an Item for $12,000 for naval
charts for the Islands. The Item was ruled
out on a point of order by Mr. Dockcry , the
chairman , Mr. Payne holding that the Phil
ippines were still foreign territory and as
such not the proper subject of the legisla
tion proposed.
On convening today the house In commlt
tco of the whole resumed consideration of
the legislative , executive and Judicial ap
propriation bill.
Mr. Brotnwell , republican of Ohio , moved
a formal amendment to the bill in order to
ask why the appointments of emergency
clerks in the War department had not been
made from the eligible list under the oivll
service law , and said the circumstances con
nected with these temporary appointments
exposed the manifest absurdities of the civil
service law. Ho thought the law should be
generally overhauled.
Mr. Dockery made a point of order against
the appropriation of $12,000 for the con
struction of government surveys of a series
ot engraved nautical charts of the coasts
and harbors of the Philippine islands.
"Until the ratification of the peace
treaty , " ho said , ' the Philippines will not
bo a part of the United States and there
will bo no warrant of law for the appropria
tion. "
The chairman , Mr. Payne , sustained the
point of order and ruled out the Philippine
item , saying :
"Tho chair is not able to see how charts
of foreign countries as the Philippines are
for the present can bo provided for In ap
propriation bills. "
An amendment was made to the applica
tion of the civil service law to emergency
employes. Those already In service tinder
tbo emergency appropriations ere left out
side the civil service regulations , while
those hereafter appointed ere brought
within the operation ot the law.
After further amendments of a minor
character the bill was reported back to the
house and agreed to throughout with the
exception of the items relating to the Civil
Service commission , which went over until
Monday.
Mr. McCleary , republican of Minnesota ,
sought to withdraw from the calendar the
banking and currency bill. Mr. Cox de
clared this bill had been Irregularly re
ported and the democrats had been excluded
from the committee room when the measure
was under consideration.
Without granting the request for the with
drawal of the bill , the bouse at 5 o'clock ad
journed.
HOPE FOR NAVAL PERSONNEL DILL.
Speaker Reed Inclined to Give it
Itecownltlon In the Home.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 7. Representative
Foss of Illinois , chairman of the naval sub
committee having charge ot the naval per
sonnel bill , says the prospects ere good
that the rules committee will fix an early
day for ttaking up thla metiur * In tha
house. Mr. Foss' requests for a day havs
been re-enforced by Mr. Boutelle , chairman
ot the full committee , and Speaker Reed it
disposed to give the measure a hearing
when the rush of appropriation bills ls over.
"If we can get a hearing , " said Mr. Foss
today , "I am satisfied the bill will commend
itself to members of the house. Thus far
we have been building up our new navy
with special reference to ships , but without
much reference to the men who man the
ships. For nn efficient navy both the men
and ships are essential factors and now that
wo have the ships this bill seeks to eo or.
ganlzo and classify the men as to make a
complete and approximately perfect naval
establishment , covering every branch of the
service. That the plan deserves careful at
tention U shown from the fact that it is th
outcome of the careful study given the sub
ject by u naval board with euch men as
Theodore Roosevelt " , then assistant secretary
of the navy" ; Admiral Sampeon , Commodore
Melville , Captain Robley D. Evans and Cap
tain Crownlnshleld. Free from technlcalitiea
the purpose of the bill is to establish a new
line. Including tbo old line and the engineer
corps , to remedy the present stagnation in
the lower grades of the service , to better the
conditions of the enlisted men , to reorganize
the marine corps and in general to Increase
the efficiency of the iiavy. The bill treats
the whole subject broadly from the stand
point of the greatest naval efficiency , "
Mr. Foas says ho is receiving strong sup
port from the press and ho has received
over 100 favorable
comments editorially on
the organization.
Wnrn * American Inventor * .
WASHINGTON. Jon. 7. Consul Frankea-
thal , at Berne , sounds a note of warning to
American manufacturers who Intend to pre
sent to the world nt the French exposition
in 1900 their best brain efforts and products
Ho cltea a recent decision of the Frencl
courts denying prelection to a Swiss
firm from piracy of Its designs , though the
latter were registered In France.
Little Weaker.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 7. Representatlv
Dlngley was a little weaker this morning
j Ho t uccccded , however , In gaining a llttl
rest during the night and this morning was
able to take some nourishing food. Tb
worst fear now Is that in his extremely feebl
condition hU heart might fall him.
PAYMENT OF SPANISH CLAIM
Has Only Short Tims in Which to
Act on Measure.
WAITING FOR ACTION ON THE TREATY
(
Hem \VIII He Tnckcil on Some Gen
ernl Appropriation Hill
Speolnl Hill Mny He
Onponeil.
. WASHINGTON , Jan. f. The payment of
$20,000,000 to Spain under the terms of the
peace treaty Is beginning to receive atten
tion from members of the hpuao committee
an appropriations , and It Is likely that the
amount will be carried In one of the regular
appropriation bills , probably the sundry
civil. Chairman Cannon says , however ,
that the question has not been formally
considered yet , a * there had been no eatl-
' mate submitted and no official Information
on the requirements of the case. Moreover ,
there t Is no desire to anticipate action on the
treaty | , and until It Is ratified the house is
hardly i In a position to carry out this provi
sion as to payment. In the e\cnt of ratifica
tion i , however , speedy action will be neces
sary. The treaty provides that the payment
shall i bo made "Within three months after
the | exchange ot ratifications , " and another
provision ] requires the exchange of ratifica
tions within six months from the date ttio
treaty was signed , 'viz. : December 10 last.
This would bring the pajment before the
next session of congress , so that the appro
priation must bo made at the present ses
sion. i Owing to the short time elapsing
after i the senate acts on the treaty and
the ' close of the present session , it is thought
hat little time will remain to deal with a
matter of this magnitude.
There has been some talk of dealing with
ie payment In a special appropriation , but
his Is not feasible , as a special bill has no
rivllego under the rules and Is easily open
o obstruction , whereas the general appro
bation bills carry unusual privileges and
re almost certain to pass before the scs-
lon ends. For this reason it Is probable
hat the payment will be placed In the
undry civil or some other general appro-
rlatlon bill , if the provision is retained in
he treaty as ratified. The appropriation
ommltteo has not determined what appro
bation bill to take up next. It will bo
Ithor the sundry civil or the fortification
111. Dut in any event action on the Span-
sh Item is likely to bo deferred until action
n the treaty Is secured.
BLACKLISTING HARD TO DETECT.
[ jeter of Itecommrndatlon Said Often
to Contain Significant Clnnic * .
WASHINGTON , Jan. 7. B. A. Mosoly ,
eorotary of the Interstate Commerce com
mission , was a witness today before the
federal Industrial commission , speaking on
he transportation syllabus of the industrial
nvestlgation.
Ho cited the difficulty In proving a black-
Istlng eystcm , explaining that many rail
roads , after the Debs strike , had freely
given letters of recommendation to former
mployea , but phrased them so as to notify
ho sympathizing companies that the recom
mended man had been blacklisted. He
ecommended legislation prohibiting the
lourta from attempting to enforce personal
lerformance of labor contracts by mandatory
iroccsa , citing an Instance from the Ann
Arbor road , where Lennon , an engineer , had
lecn fined and Imprisoned for refusing to
ake out his locomotive after the court had
ordered him to return to work , the judge
having been transported in a private car
and Issued his injunction in the company's
office.
He referred to the fact that the safety
appliance act , passed In 1893 , did not go
nto effect until 189S , and that all but about
30 per cent of the roads had installed the
master car builders' coupler. He referred
o the i" oad man as not only an em-
iloye , but in a measure a public servant , and
leclared that a railroad strike here , if large
enough , might starve an entire eectlon of
ho country.
ARMY APPOINTMENTS CONFIRMED.
Colonel Wherry to Succeed 'Worth ,
Retired , am Brigadier General.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 7. The president
sent to the senate today the nomination of
Cofonel William M. Wherry , Seventeenth in-
antry , to be brigadier general In the regular
army , vice Worth , retired ; Robert H. Ilolfo ,
at colonel First New Hampshire volunteers ,
o be inspector general , with rank of major.
He was immediately confirmed , and will
x > assigned to duty on the staff of General
Brooke. There were sent to the senate also
a large number of nominations , being promo
tions in the regular army and volunteer reg-
ments ; arso a number ot staff appoint
ments.
William J. Wbito of Ohio -was named for
quartermaster , with the rank of major.
LIST OF POSTMASTERS CONFIRMED.
Five of Them Selected for Nebraaku
Offlopn Six In Iowa.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 7. The senate today
confirmed these nomination * of postmasters :
_ _ Nebraska O. Gross , Falrbury ; H. H.
Campbell , Osceola ; J. H. Logan , Fonca ; A.
L , . Krause , West Point ; P. L. Rork , Te-
laraah.
South Dakota J , B. Barber , Rapid City ;
J. H. Dobson , Alexandria ; F. T. Hoard ,
Howard ; T. B. Roberts , Armour ; J. A. Stew
art , Edgemont ; A. S. Smith , Blkton.
North Dakota C. L. Mitchell , James-
town.
Kansas J. P. Harris , Ottawa ; L. C.
Veeder , Cherryvale.
Iowa A. C. Boyle , McGregor ; M. D. Mo-
slcr , Remsen ; W. H. Needham , Slgourney ;
W. W. Overholzer , Ireton ; D. M. Rowland
Marengo ; 0. A. Young , Madrid.
IOWA CONSUL FOR NOTTINGHAM
8. C. McFarlnnd Named for Placi
Yeomaim for Commlmloner.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 7. The senate to
day confirmed these nominations : J. D.
Yoomans of Iowa , to be an Interstate com
tnerce commissioner ; R. A. Slosley , jr. , of
Alabama , consul at Singapore ; S. C. Mc-
Farland of Iowa , to be consul at Nottingham
ham , England. Also a large number o ;
postmasters and promotions in the United
States volunteers , Including the cavalry
regiments.
Addition * to Philippine Expedition
WASHINGTON , Jan. 7. Secretary Alger
has decided to send four regiments of Infantry -
fantry to the Philippines. The- Fourth
Twelfth , and Seventeenth have been deslg
nated and in addition the Third infantry ,
now t Fort Spelling , Minn. , will go by the
same route , across the Pacific. The tele
graph order of the 6th lust. , directing that
six companies of the Seventeenth Infantry
accompany the Fourth infantry , ' to salt Jan
uary 15 , has been modified so as to read : One
battalion of four companies of the Seven
teenth , the remaining eight companies to sal
later.
Sick Notnlilf * Grow Better.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 7. Both ex-Secre
tary of State John W. Foster and Hon
Wayne MacVeagh showed some tmprovemen
today and are gradually regaining strength
The smallest things exert the greatest In
fluence. Do Witt's Little Early Risers are
unequalled for overcoming constipation and
liver troubles. Small pill , beat pill , cafe
pill.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
The political economy and eoclal science
department of the Woman's club will meet
at the club rooms Monday afternoon at 4
o'clock.
WILL DISBANDJF PAID OFF
fnltnii ArmOfllrrrN Hold u ( ( infer
ence In Cotinlilor UiimllmiN of
HAVANA , Jan. 7. Tnonty-flvo Cuban
generals nnJ chlcfn met at Mariano today to
consider the question of the Cuban army.
Among those attending were Uenorals Vldal ,
Lacrot nnd I'cdro Oil , but General Ma > li
Itodrlguez , commander of Matnnzas prov
ince , and General Mcnocal , commander of
Htuana province , wcro not present ,
A document was drawn up for dispatch
to Ooncral Rodriguez naklng him to call a
general mec-tlng of ofllcers to taku action ,
first , on the need of a sum of money to enable -
able the officers and privates of the army
to tnnko n new start In life , and secondly ,
with regard to the lack of respect shown to
the Cuban officers by the people of Cuba
and the Americana. The latter matter has
special reference to the refusal of the muni
cipal police to salute General Sangullly and
other officers. The meeting today resulted
In a three hours' talk , critical but not un
friendly to the Americana nnd no disposi
tion was shown to assume an Attitude of
protest or opposition. On the other hand
a willingness to disband was expressed ,
provided money was forthcoming to gl\o
the men composing the Cuban army a now
start. As ono of those present put the case ,
"aa the United States collects the Island's
revenues wo must look to the United States. "
Two hundred Spanish oQlcers and soldiers
are In the Presidio penitentiary Ben Ing sen
tences Imposed upon them for military
offenses. The Spanish authorities , Instead
f taking them to Spain to servo out their
erms , left them among BOO other convicts.
'hey ' wont their freedom and have poti-
ioned General Ludlow to release them. AS
. is no part of the business of the Amcr-
can authorities to punish Spanish military
rltoners , whoso common offense has been
Isrespect of the officers , all will probably
o released after trial by a board of ofll-
cm which will bo appointed to Inquire into
loir cases. Ono prisoner was found today
hose term had expired a month ago. Ho
as an American negro who was taken Into
ustody about the middle of lost summer.
The customs receipts at this post today
mounted to $30,100.
DOYLE IS NOT TO BE FOUND
DlnnpiicnrB from Denser Junt nt the
Time When the Court Want"
Him Iludly.
COLORADO SPRINGS , Cole , Jan. 7.
Special Telegram. ) The Doyle contempt
aso came up for hearing before Judge Lunt
n the district court this morning and an
jrder was finally Issued by the court order-
ng the committing of James Doyle to Jail.
Attorney Ashton , for Mr. Doyle , called the
ttentlon of the court to the fact that the
Burns people In Iowa have consented to
lave the Judgment made in that state in
aver of Doyle. The court refused to take
.ognlzance of this and after lengthy argu
ment by T. M. Patterson of Denver , to com
mit Doyle to Jail , the order was Issued.
Judge Lunt asked Attorney Ashton whcrft
Doyle was nnd was informed that he sup-
osed Doyle was at his home In Denver.
When asked if Doyle would sign a release
if the Judgment of the Iowa court agalns :
Burns , Atlorney Ashlon replied that ho was
f the opinion that Doyle would not sign
iueh a document. Thereupon the order was
ssued and placed In the hands ot the
iheriff.
Doyle has not been seen since Tuesday ,
when ho left Victor , Cole , at 3 p. m. He
bought a tlckdt for somewhere outside ot
ho state nnd it Is believed ho went to
Omaha or Council Bluffs for the double pur
pose of escaping the sheriff and attending
o the execution of tbo $750,000 judgment.
DEATH RECORD.
Noted Police Official.
ST. LOUIS , Jan. 7. Laurence Harrlgan ,
who for many years was ono of the best
known chiefs ot police In this country , died
oday as the result of a complication ot
diseases , aged 65 years. The deceased was
born in Ireland June 15 , 1834. Ho came to
ew York when 14 years old. After learn-
ng the shoemaker's trade young Harrlgan
came to St. Louis and on the recommenda
tion of Hon. Frank P. Blair ho was ap
pointed to the police force In 1857. Gradu
ally Harrlgan worked himself up through
all the grades until in June , 1874 , ho was
appointed chief of police. That position
ie held with honor , with the exception ot
'our ' years , which time ho served as ap-
iralscr of the port hero until last May , when
ie resigned.
Frank II. Pickerel.
KANSAS CITY , Jan. 7. A special to the
Star from Sedalla , Mo , says : Frank B.
Pickerel , a well known bookkeeper , dropped
dead hero today. Pickerel was 48 years of
age and was very wealthy several years
ago. During Garfleld and Arthur's admin-
stratlon in 1S80 be was appointed statis
tician inspector for all railroads west of
the Mississippi river. Deceased has a
daughter , Mrs. Nellie Coolldge , at Wash
ington , D , C.
MrH. nylei.
Information has been received In Omaha
of the death ot Mrs. Byles at her home in
London. Mrs. Byles returned to England
two years ago with her family. While In
Omaha she and her husband were very
prominently identified with church work ,
she having charge of the Congregational
mission at Forty-first and Dodge streets.
Her son. Winter Byles , a local newspaper
man , went to England on a visit two weeks
ago.
Mm. Mnry Wortmnn.
WEST POINT , Neb. , Jan. 7. ( Special. )
The death of Mrs. Mary Wortman occurred
at Father Knelpp's sanitarium in Milwau
kee , Wls , last week , where she had gone
to seek relief for rheumatism. Mrs. Wort
man was the owner of nearly 700 acres of
land , lying In tbo Elkhorn valley south of
West Point. She was 67 years old and
leaves a large family of Rons and daughters
besides an aged husband.
Mm. Jiimen II. Stirling.
EXETER. Neb. , Jan. 7. ( Special. ) Mra
James H. Stirling , wife of ex-State Senator
J. H. Stirling , died nt her homo in Exeter
Tuesday morning from consumption. She
bad been in very poor health for a number
of years. The funeral took place from the
Congregational church Wednesday afternoon
Rev. C. H. Hustls of Donlphan having been
caUed to preach the sermon.
Wllhur W. Thohnrn ,
PALO ALTO. Cal. , Jan. 7. Wilbur W ,
Thoburn , professor of bionomics at Stan
ford university , 1s dead. About ten days
ago ho was attacked with grip. Later the
disorder developed Into pneumonia and
bronchitis and the doctors -were unable to
check the dread disease. 'Ho was born In
Belmont , 0.
Jnmei F. Mutthewn.
NEW YORK , Jan. 7. James F. Matthews
died at hU borne in this city today from
pneumonia , aged 60 years. He was born In
Curdenas , Cuba , of American parents. Ho
had resided in Now York for two years ,
having lived In Georgetown and Denver ,
Colo. , and was largely Interested in mining
property ,
Old-Time Actor.
DAYTON. O. , Jan. 7. William How ell
Seymour , the old-time actor , died at the hoa-
pltal today of heart trouble. Ho came here
I broken down in health some time ego , and
I tfae nollco sent him to the hospital.
SOUTH § DAKOTA LEGISLATURE
Committee on Expenses Makes Its Report in
the Senate ,
PER DIEM AND MILEAGE ARE FIXED UP
Similar Committee .MnUr * it Heport In
the lloime V flood of Mill.
Introduced In Kucli
House.
PIEIinn , S. D. , Jan. 7. ( Special Tele
gram. ) In the senate today the committee
on legislative expenses reported a bin car-
rjlng appropriation for J21.IIO. Of this
$13,600 is per dlcm of members ; $0,000 per
diem of em.ilojcs nnd balance mllcago of
members. The only other business of the
senate was the reading of bills Introduced
which were as follows :
Stewart , authorizing county commissioners
to purchase law books for Justices of the
peace ; Vance , providing a place of encamp
ment and rendezvous for thp National Guard
nt Huron , on land now owned by the state1 ;
Law son , prohibiting the state auditor from
issuing warrants except when full vouchers
are filed for expenditures by state officers ami
of employes ; Law son , prohibiting state of
ficers from accepting any fee whatever ; Ilot-
tum , bills shall take effect ninety days after
the adjournment of the li-glilnturo unless
otherwise specified ; Uottum , Cling account
by plaintiff In action shall bo presumptive
evidence ; Dottum , providing for a lien engrain
grain for cutting and harvesting ; Ilencdlct ,
providing for the election of assessors In
counties not fully organized ; providing a lien
for herding or keeping animals ; county com
missioner shall designate three places In the
county for ealo under chattel mortgage ;
O'llrlen. empowering the circuit court to
authorize certain persons to servo pipers in
certain cai < es : King , permitting civil town
ships to sink artesian wells and Issue a
bonus for the earae : Ilouck , limitation of
tluio in which tax sale certificates shall bo
presented and deeds demanded ; compelling
railroads to permit sldo tracks for mills nnd
elevators ; compelling railroads to carry
bicycles as baggage.
In the house tlio commlttco on compen
sation of house employes reported allowing
the chief clerk $ C per day ; assistants , { I GO
nnd $1 ; sergeant-at-arins , J1CO ; assistants ,
$360 , and clerks J3 50 and $3 , which was
adopted without objection. New blllu Intro
duced were :
Hlsty. fixing salaries of county attorneys
on the basis of the population ; Holcn , giving
four months In which to file a mechanic's Hen ;
Wooley , to provide for the Issuauco of fund
ing bonds by cities ; Austin , restoring two
mills to the general county school tax re
pealed in 1897 ; Urns , boiler inspection nnd
qualification of inspector ; Potornon of IAW-
rence. Increasing the number of Justices of
the peace to eight in counties of over 20,000
population ; Cornwall , to allow live stock to
run at largo through the winter months ;
Dnlght , relating to the matter of search
warrants ; Johnson of Urown , providing for
teh location of a normal school at Aberdeen
and appropriating 9,000 acres of state land
for that purpose.
The house committees announced by the
epoaker today arc :
Judiciary Holdrddge , Evcrltt , Goddard ,
Wllmarth. Dvvlght. Wilson , Hurlbut , Glass
and Woodruff.
Agriculture Wilson , Lowry , Llndgren ,
Myron , Morgan , Larson , Johnson of Miner ,
Nelson and Woody.
Education Bras. Peterson of Lawrence ,
Varnam , Wade , Bond , Bullock , Cornwall ,
Hosello and Cooper.
Railroads Thaycr. Varnum , Bond , Raskin ,
Dovlne , Davidson , Horrlngton , Hlsty and
Puscy.
Appropriations Warren , Hurlbut , Davidson -
son , Carlson , Goddard , Trumbo , Holdal , An
derson nnd Austin.
Temperance Keen , Wlldirmuth , Baker ,
Larson , Uussell , Murdy , Purdln Pusey nnd
Sophy.
Ways and Means Baskln , Dwlght , Wll-
Tnarth. Haw good , Odland of Yankton. Lien ,
Bras , Kecs , Stransky , Hutchison , Hlsty.
Counties and County AffaJrs Chlcsman ,
Johnson of Miner , Pletz. Adlnnd of Turner ,
Trumbo. Howe nnd Nelson.
Municipal Corporations Packard , Hanson ,
Warren , Johnson of Brown. Wooley , Hold-
ridge and Foljy.
Public Printing Johnson of Brown , Od
land of Yankton , Koch. Huhn , Hamilton ,
Norgrcnd and Anderson.
Engrossed nnd Enrolled Bills Dwlght ,
Wilson , MouKon , Hcrrington , Foley , HutchInson -
Inson and Llndercn.
State Affairs Wooley , Bras. Hawgood ,
Russell. Moulton , Trumbo und Purdln.
Insurance Dcvltic , Packard. Odland of
Turne , Shaoffcr. Lien , Spauldlng and Corn
wall.
Banks and Banking Lien. Bullock , Chles-
man , Wooley , Knodt and Purdln.
Mines and Mining Hawgood , Peterson of
Lawrence , Hamilton , Cmdel. Warren and
Murdy.
Charitable Institutions Evcrlt. Odland of
Ynnkton , Llndgrcn , Han n , Guericb , Dort-
land and Austin.
Penal Institutions Carlson. Holdrldge ,
Huhn. Hees , Wlldermuth , Johnson of Miner
and Limoges.
Highways and Bridges Peterson of Law-
renco. Kinsley , Everltt , Holdal , Stabnaw ,
Roselle and Kvan.
Immigration Mclsenholder , Koch , Clndcl ,
Llndcrcn , Wade , Felon and Peterson of
Brooklngs.
Elections and Privileges Varnum , Myron ,
Carlson , Pletz. Hamilton , Johnson of Brown
and Knodt.
Indian Affairs Heath , Lowry , Dortland ,
Larson , Wade , Moulton , Sophy.
Manufactures Stabnaw , Kinsley. Rowe ,
Heath. Shaeffer , Cooper and Soauldlng.
School and Public Lands Hurtbut. Tbayer ,
Koch. Pletz , Devlne. Lorentson and Foley.
Public Health Odland of Turner. Heath.
Huhn , Melsenholder , Packard , Woodruff and
Davis.
Warehouses and Grain Grading Roselle ,
Chlecman. Kinsley , Lowry. Stabnaw , Her-
rlngton , Stransky and Sophy.
Military Affair * Wllmartln , Col lo , Cln
dcl Melscnholder nnd Gins *
Federal tulntlons linker , norkln , Tliajer ,
Pusey. Lorentson.
Public llulMlnKB Myron , Gucrlch , lloml ,
Davidson. Moulton. Peterson of Brooklngs
and Hynn.
Irrigation and Drainage llowo , Uvcrllt ,
Chlcsmnn. Hanson , Norgrcnd , Str.tn ky and
Nelioti ,
Medicine Surgery and Pharmacy OoJilnnl ,
Roselle. Stoddard. Wltdenmith * nnd WINoii.
Correction of Hou'e Journal llakcr , Stod
dard. Woody. Dnvljson and Gucrlch.
Usurj Shaeffer. Russell , Stnbnavv , Cot lie ,
onol. Wllmnrth
Live Stock Uussell. Shaffer , Cottle , Chios ,
man , Plnkcrton nnd Holcn.
WOMAN SHIELDS A BROTHER
Milken n llumllliitliiK roufennlon In
O filer to Keep the 1'ellon Out
of I'rlNiiu.
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LONDON , Jan. 7. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) Hero are the
particulars of a singularly romantic case Just
decided In the London polleo court without
any English newspaper divining the true
facts. Walter Jarvls was caught In an
American gentleman's room at the Hotel
Cecil last week. Jnrvls said : "I am a per
fect gentleman , " nnd quite looked the part ,
bearing every mark of good breeding In
manner and apparel. The waiter asked what
brought him to that room. Jarvls replied :
"I came here to keep an appointment with
n friend of mine1 , Mrs. Sadlelr Jackson. "
Mrs. Jackson had left the hotel a fortnight
before. When Jarvls was being taken down
stairs to the bureau ho was seen to diop a
skeleton key which opened nearly all the
hotel bedroom doors. Ho was given Into
custody and It was then discovered that the
trunks In the room whereho was caught
had been opened and the contents rum
maged. Jarvl * Insisted ho was to meet Mrs.
Sodlolr JacKson and when charged In the
polleo court this woman testified be had
frequently been In her rooms with her while
slalng nt the hotel , ns ho was a connection
of hers. The Inference drawn from this ad
mission was obvious , but she stuck to the
story , adding she was a married woman
living with her husband. She is very hand
Boruo and stjllsh.
Jarvls was sentenced to three months' Im
prisonment. The truth Is , though undls
coverexl by the police , his real nnmo la
Jackson and ho Is the woman's brother.
Twelve jears ago ho was convicted at Cork
of theft and Imprisoned for four months.
Ho vvaa disinherited by his father , who set
tied his income of $80,000 a jear on his
iliughter , Mrs. Sadlelr Jackson , on condi
tion that she resumed the family name of
Jackson. If the polleo had been able to
Identify Walter Jarvls as Arthur Jackson
ho would Invo been sent to penal servitude ,
Lut ho was saved by the hrrolsm of his sis
ter , who ran the risk of slurring her own
reputation to save her brother , who had
cruelly dragged In her name to shield him
self when caught.
I , ii do n I'rltnto Tlienlrlpnlii.
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LONDON , Jan. 7. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) Theatricals on
n grand scale were given last night by the
duke and duchess of Devonshire at Chats-
worth bcforo a distinguished party. The
pleco pla > ed was "A Fool's Paradise , " In
which Arthur Dalfour was to have appeared
In a small character , but an alleged cold
prevented him at the last moment. The real
reason of his withdrawal was because ho
learned some local press representatives
were to bo allowed to bo present and he did
not think It dignified for the leader In the
House of Commons to liavo his performance
publicly criticised. This caused great dls
appointment to the house party , ns Arthur
Da If our , who often played lu prlvnto the
atricals some jcara ago , is an exceptionally
clover actor.
Lady Randolph Churchill was present , hut
did not act , but she looked very handsome
with a beautiful diamond ornament in her
raven hair. The guilty heroine was acted
splendidly by Miss Muriel Wilson , daughter
of Wilson of Tnnby Croft. She Is an ex
tremely handsome and clever girl , who
would make her fortune on the professional
stage , being a born actress , The perform
ance will bo repeated for local charities
Thursday night.
llonorn Offered MnrllioronKh.
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LONDON , Jan. 7. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) Lord William
Beresford , the duchess of Marlborough's
husband , has been offered th conservative
nomination for the vacant Parliamentary
seat In the Epsom division of Surrey. Ho Is
certain to bo returned If bo accepts , oa In
addition to the normal conservative ma
jority there Is a strong sporting interest
in the constituency -which ho would so-
curo.
HYMENEAL ,
Cnrl-llorlnnil.
EXETER , Neb. Jan. 7. ( Special. ) At
the residence of the bride's parents , Mr. and
Mrs. John Borland , Miss Grace Borland and
Flojd Corl of Fairmont wore married to
day. After a wedding dinner the party left
for Fairmont , where a reception was ten
dered Uie joung couple at the homo of the
groom's parents Mr. and Mra Corl will
make their home In Fairmont , where Mr.
Corl Is in business.
Eaiitliounil FrelKht Shliiiien < n.
CHICAGO. Jan. 7. Kastbound shipments
for the week were 12(3.35" ( > tons , against 131.-
717 tons for the previous week , nnd 141,923
tons for the corresponding1 week a year
A Poor Way to
Treat Catarrh
Is to Rely Upon the Sprays ,
Washes , Etc , ,
Which form the basis of many
"methods" now BO prevalent.
Such treatment might avail some
thing if Catarrh was only a local
irritation of the membranes. But
the disease is not on the surface
the discomforting irritation of the
lining of the throat is not the dis
ease itself , but simply a mani
festation of it. Catarrh is a
deep-seated , constitutional blood
disease , and it is ns easy to put
out fire with a sheet of paper as to
hope to cure it with local applica
tions. Don't mistake temporary
relief for benefit. Those who last
season thought themselves bene
fited by this treatment will BOO
their mistake as soon as the first
chilling blast of winter is felt.
"The sprays and washes proscribed by
the doctors relieved mo only temporarily
rily , and though I uied thorn constant
ly for ten years , the dineaso had a
tinner hold than over. I was in n
Inmcntnblo condition when I decided
to try 8. S. S. I at once began to im
prove , and after taking it for throe
months IVM cured comoletclv. the
dreadful disease WAS eradicated from
my system , and I Imve had no return
of it. Miss JOSIE OWKN ,
"Montpeller , 0 , "
Swift's Specific ( S. S. S. ) is the
only cure for Catarrh , for it goei
direct to the cause of the trouble
the blood forcing the disease
from the system. Those who have
had Catarrh for any length of time
know that each winter finds them
more firmly in the grasp of the
disease than before. Their expe
rience teaches them that local
treatment can do them no good.
- A trial of S. S. S.
will convince
them that it is the
romedy.
fropor
f you are just
feeling the first
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VfVBMBJ >
flfl lKSwy011 should begin
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nUnUNClTON , In. . Jan. 7 ( Special Tele-
gram. ) A large building belonging to Com-
nodoro Qrorgc C. Homey , commandant at
Key West during the Spanish war , w.n
.mrncil tonight. The building , was occupied
by the rranken Purnlturo company and the
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wakefulncss at night , languor In the mornIng -
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