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TIIT3 OMAHA DAILY HI313i SATURDAY , MflHKlTAUY 25 , 1800. COMOMiSB B.LL IS READY Amended Mcanuro is Reported to tie Senate by Committee , ARMY IS NOT TO EXCEED 65,000 , MEN Sdifl l'r < M InloiiN Aurrnl Upon Arc I'rnclli'ttll- Slime nn TliiiNC Contained In ( tic Hull 11111. WASHINGTON , Feb. 24. The senate committee on military affairs reported the compromise army reorganization bill just before adjournment of the senate t 0:30 : p. in. The bill bad been framed at the War department last night by the officials of thut department and a number of senators and was under consideration by the senate committee and Its sub-commltlco during Die Greater part of the day. The formulation of the compromise was placed in thu hands ot Senators Hawley ana Carter of the military committee , on behalf of 1ho republicans and In the Interest of the minority ot the democrats. They met at 10 o'clock today and continued quietly In session. Colonel Carter of the army sat with them for the purpose of supplying technical Information. 1'ho sub-Lommlttco had It In charge until 4 30 o'clock , when the full committee met. The commlUra made a number of changes nnd after a sitting of four hours reported the bill to the senate. The bill as reported differed Jn many de tails from the bill read In the house today by M. ' . Hull , but the general framework Is the same. In the new bill one section covers the entire Increase of the army and it rends as follows : \ < > < In i\ccnl ( I. , ( Kill Men. "That to meet the1 present cogencies or the military service the president Is hereby authorized 1o maintain the regular army at a strength of not exceeding C.'i.OOO enlisted men , to bo distributed amongst Iho several branches of the service , according to tile needs ot each , and nalso a forcu of not more than 35,000 volunteer infantry , us ho may determine , from the country nt large , under general law , or from the localities where their services may bo required without re gard to citizenship or educational qualifica tions , and to form the same Into not more than thirty regiments of Infantry ot war strength In the regular nrmy. "Provided , further , that each regiment filial ! have one surgeon , with the rank of major , two assistant surgeons , one of whom shall have the rank of captain and ono that of first lieutenant , and three hospital stewards : "Provided , thnt such Increase In the reg ular nnd volunteer force shall continue In service only during the necessity there to. " and not later than July 1 , 1901. " Tbo allotment of major and brigade gen erals Is n follows1 "That the picsidcnt shall have power to continue In service or to appoint by nnd with the advlco nnd consent of the senate brigadier generals of volunteers , who , in cluding the brigadier generals of the reg- ula" nrmy , shall not exceed one for every ! COO enlisted men actually In service , anil major generals of volunteers , who , lr > cluditiR the major generals of the regular sinii. : , shall not exceed ono for every 12,000 enlisted men. StnfT OIllccrN. "Provided , that regular army officers con tinued or appointed ns general officers or as Hold or staff officers of volunteers , under tlic provisions of this act , shall not vacate their regular army commissions ; and provided , further , that no general officers appointed under the provisions of this section shall not bo continued In this as such beyond July 1. 1'JOl. " Section 1 provides that the regular army "shall consist ot three major generals , six brigadier generals , ten regiments of cavalry , seven regiments of artillery , twenty-five legltncnts of Infantry. In the cavalry or ganization each regiment la composed of twcho troops , divided Into four squadrons each. The artillery regiment ? are fixed at fourteen batteries , of which" six may be or- gnulzed aa field artillery. " Two veterinarians are allowed to each leglment of cavalry. In the case of artillery the number of privates in a battery of heavy artillery Is fixed nt a "minimum of fifty-two" nnd of light artillery at a "mini mum of fifty-three. " The same word Is used in fixing the strength of the Infantry regiments , giving each Infantry company ' 'a minimum of forty-eight privates. " The Infantry regiments are fixed at twelve companies , organized Into thrco battailous formation , The adjutant generals and Inspector of the departments nro to consist nf the number of i flicers now in thc'o departments ex clusively , with a provision that captains of the line who have shown marked adapta bility In the command nf troops shall bo entitled to compete for staff appointments. The senate amendment to the Hull-Hawloy bill Increasing the number of cadets to the patent of 100 Is retained. The Judge advocates , quartermasters , sub sistence , medical , pay , ordnance , oiiKlueor- ing and signal corps departments shall con- fist nf the officers and enlisted men now provided by law. A proviso makes the bat- tallon of engineers n part of the line and allows retired officers to bo assigned to active command. I'fliNloii Chief 11 The present chief of the record and pen sion office Is made a brigadier general , the subsequent chief to bo colonel. The provi sion ot law authorizing the assignment of officers of the quartermaster's and aubslst- once departments with Increased rank nnd the continuance In service of certain volun teer officers ot those departments for a period of ono year Is repealed. Provision Is made that no person other tlmn nn officer of the regular army who lias passed thu ago 15 years shall bo ap pointed as n Held officer In the volunteer force , nor ns n company or staff officer therein , it ho bo past the ago of 35 years ; neither ahall any person not a regular army officer bo BO appointed until ho shall have , Do you ir t op with a headache/ 'Is them a. lad tmto in your mouth ? * TU n you hii poor apnetlto and 4 a weak diRvition , Ion areironnently ' dizzy , klwuji fed dull and drowsy , i * 'and you get but little benefit from , juurlood. Wh t la tkecautoof tills , trouble V Coutlpatod bowels. PILLS k will plre you prompt relief and cer- . P tain cure. 'JJr , a box. All druggists. I , Koap Your Blood Pure , < , If you hare neglected your case a | loog time , you tud better take . Ager's Sarsaparllla .alto. It will rcmoro all luijmrltlcj , ) tL thiT been accumulating In your I VJood and will Krwtlr etrcuctlten > 7 arntr\ , 1'rlun , fl.oO a bottle. 1. 0. AYEU CO. . Lowell , Will. I demonstrated Ills normal , j > hv lcal and pro * fesslonnl fltncsa for Iho grnelo In which ho Is to be ootnmlsloncil to the satUfac- tlon of nn examining board , provided , that the field officers of the force herein au thorized ba appointed from officers of tin regular nrmy or from persons who served ns officers of volunteers In the war with Spain. The president Is authorized to continue In gorvlco or appoint volunteer staff officers as follows : Nine assistant adjutant gen erals , nlno assistant Inspector generals , five Judge advocates , thirty quartermasters and forty assistant quartermasters , six com missaries ot subsistence and twclvo assist ant commissaries , thirty-tour surgeons , thirty additional paymasters and tblrty-ono signal officers. Those volunteer stofl offi cers Me given various ranks from colonel to second lieutenant , As soon as practicable the officers and men of the volunteer army not authorized In the bill shall bo mustered out , provided that enlisted men of volunteers may bo transferred.to and enlisted In such of the new organlratlons ns may bo below the maximum authorized strength. Provisions are made thut the act Is not to be con strued lu cause the discharge of any com missioned officers now In the service. UIV12U AM ) HAUIIOll IllLIi PASSES Monrnun ii Hill Ainciiiltnciit Cnrrlun After Slinrp Content. WASHINGTON , Feb. 24. After n session of nearly eight hours today the sonata thla evening , at 6:30 : o'clock , passed the river and harbor 1)111 by the decisive vote ol CO to 3. The measure was under consideration throughout the dny and on several ot tha committee amendments a determined fight was made , but In every Instance the op position availed noUilng. The sharpest con test arose over tbo Nicaragua canal bill amendment. A fiolnt of order was made against It that It was general legislation , but the senate , to which the vice president submitted the point , overruled It. It was Him attacked as not being relevant to a river and harbor measure , but this , too , was overruled by the senate. Mr. Pettlgrew , Mr. Hauling and Mr. Teller vigorously nt- IncUed the bill , their opposition being di rected especially against the canal amend ment. The statement wan made that the measure would never see the light of day In the liouso and that the canal would not bo built under the proposition Inserted la the bill. During the afternoon Mr. Scwell of New Jersey delivered a speech Iri support of the Hull-Hawley army reorganization bill. At 3 o'cock the river and harbor bill was taken up and the Nicaragua canal amend ment vsns reached. Reverting to the amendment providing for the construction of reservoirs at the head waters of the Missouri river and appro- printing $30,000 for three reservoirs In Wyo ming , Mr. Frye , In charge of the bill , asked that the amendment bo passed upon. Mr. Spooncr of Wisconsin doubted the advisability of the amendment and said It had every appearance of being the entering wedge of an elaborate system of Irrigation of arid lands which , If carried Into effect , would cost the government hundreds of mil lions of dollars. Pending further action on the river and harbor bill Mr. Wilson of Washington pre sented the credentials of Addison G. Poster , elected n senator from Washlucton for a term of six years from March 4 , 1899. They were filed. When the discussion of the amendment was resumed Mr. Warren of Wyoming , Mr. Clarke of Wyoming , Mr. Allen , Mr. Foraker and Mr. Galilngor addressed the senate In favor of the amendment. The amendment proposed by the committee was adopted without division. At the request of Mr. Sowell of New Jer sey the river and harbor bill was laid aside emporarlly In order that he might submit some remarks on the army reorganization bill , which ho regarded as of higher Im portance than any other measure now before congress. He said that In a very short tlmo the president had armed and equipped a great nrmy of nearly 275,000 men. This inuy had been reduced moro than one-half , yet today. In his opinion , the country was more in a state of war than Itas when our army was before Santiago. "I never was In favor of the acquisition of the Philippines , " said Mr. Sew ell. "I said to the president the day after Dewey's nagnlflcent victory In .Manila bay : 'F/r God's sake , order him away from there. ' " Mr. Sewcll then stated his reasons for not desiring the Pacific islands. Ho said he had visited them and' was satisfied from > erboual obsej vatlcras that they and their nhabltnnts were not desirable acquisitions o this country. He declared that It would take nn army of from 25,000 to 50,000 to nalntalc our control In the Philippines. Kvui now 'the ' American troops were cooped up in Manila and thus far had been able to accomplish little. In his opinion 20,000 men would be re quired In Cuba and several thousand lu : 'orto Hlco. Mr. Foraker interrupted Mr. Sewcll to In- qulro what the United States would cecd a force of 20,000 men In Cuba for , stating ils belief that wo did not need any forcfr there slnco there were no Spanish soldiers to fight. Mr. Sowell Wo have had peace In Cuba jccauso wo have a largo force there. Those people are n turbulent people. They will ia\o revolutions constantly. I believe we shall have a war with them after a while , .Mr. Foraker I don't think we will. Mr. Sowell I do. But that is a question about \\hlch the senator and I differ , Continuing his argument , Mr. Sewell said : 'Wo cannot go outside of our lines in the Philippines. The situation Is serious. These people who are turbutent and Intractlblo must be put down. If I were the president I would scud n force 'there ' that would bo sufficient to put them down sharply and quickly. " Mr. Lindsay Interrupted Mr. Sewcll , saying that It had been reported In the public press that certain senators some of whom were members ot the military affairs com- mltteo and eonio of whom were- not had agreed upon n compromise army reorganiza tion bill ) ileu met tbo approval of the ad ministration. "If that be. true , " suggested Mr. Lindsay , "will the Bdiator say whether ho Is ad dressing bis remarks to tbo compromise- measure or to the bill reported by the re publican members of the committee of which tie Is one , " "I believe , " replied Mr. Sewell , "that what the senator suggests Is probably truo. There will be a compromise army measure , but I am addressing my remarks to the blU reported by the committee , " The reading of the river and harbor bill was then proceeded with without objection until the Nicaragua canal amendment was reached. When that amendment had been read Mr. Kawllns of Utah called attention < o thu fact that 'there was no provision for the unification by the senate of any treaty that might bo made with Nicaragua or Costa Hica for right-of-way for -the canal. Mr. Fryo replied that no treaty waa pro- for. Mr. Hawllns said that ho waa of the opinion that the question was one to be dealt with as a separate measure. He then made the point ot order that the amend ment was not In order , because it provided for general legislation. Mr. Pettlgrew supported the point of or der and Mr. Fryo contended that It was not well taken. Messrs. Clillton and Morgan contended for the regularity ot the amendment. After a long discussion of the point of order the vice president , availing himself of the rules of .tho senate , submitted to the eenatg thu question , "la the question In I order And shall It bo submitted to the son * | ate ? " The ayes and nays were domiindtd , and It was decided In order , 51 to 7 , Thoto voting no were Miesrs , Allen , Hate , Cockrcll , Pel- tlRrcw' , Hawllns , Teller and Vest. Mr. Vel then raised the question of relevancy of the > amendment and demanded tha aye * and nays , It was decided to bo relevant , 4Sto 12. Those \otlng In the negative were : Allen , Date , Clay , Cockrcll , Daniel , McLaurln , Pn co , Pettlgrow , Raw- llns , Hooch , Teller and Vest. At this point a bill relating to the entry ot lands In Greer county , Oklahoma , was passed. Mr. Spooner offered an amendment to the Nicaragua canal Amendment as follows : That If the president shall bo unnble to secure from the governments of Nicaragua and Costa Htca such concessions as will en able the United States to bulM nml per petually own and control such canal the president la authorized to negotiate for n control of or n right to construct , maintain and perpetually control Homo other canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and the president Is requested to negotiate for the abrogation or the modification of any and all treaty obligations , It any such ex ist , as shall In anywise Interfere with the construction , ownership and the perpetual control of any such canal. .Mr. Fryc , In charge of the bill , accepted the amendment and It was agreed to. Mr. Hnwllna argued against the canal amend ment , At the conclusion ot his address ho pro posed nn amendment striking out the appro priation for the purchase ot the right ot way for the canal. The amendment was defeated 4S to 5. Tlio amendment was eupponcd by Messrs. Bate , Pettlgrow , Hawllns , Turley and Vest. Mr. Pettlgrow said ho had no Idaa tflio canal would bo built under this amendment. Ho maintained that $115,000,000 would not pay for Its construction , not In his opinion would $215,000,000 build It. The canal must either bo made neutral absolutely mid un fortified or wo must fortify It at nn expense ot hundreds of millions. In the course ot his argument .Mr. Pottlgrcw declared that for halt the money which "this canal of doubtful expediency" would cost could bo constructed a transcontinental railroad owned by the government which would con fer a greater benefit upon the people than any such canal as was proposed. At the conclusion of Mr. Pettlgrow's ro- marke the Nicaragua bill , as amcndod , was agreed to without division. Mr. Frye , In charge of the bill , offered an amendment to the codification of the laws relative to river and harbor Improvements and It was agreed to without being read and without division. Mr. Pettlgrow remarked sarcastically that ho would not object , as it simply added to the monstrosities of the measure. He was satisfied the house would never let Iho bill see daylight. Mr. Teller made u , vigorous argument against the 1)111 , adverting ; particularly to the Nlcaraguan canal feature. Ho declared the canal plan was based on no intelligent Information and Investigation. No living man , he sold , could say what the canal would cost. It might cost $300,000,000 or $400,000,000. Ho declared that congress was 'going It blind , " In putttng the canal project upon the river and larbor bill , and lurrying It through In such fashion. \An \ amendment was agree to appropriat ing $50,000 for the construction of a levee on the west bank of the MlEBlsslppl river at the mouth of the Iowa. An amendment was also agreed to appropriating $50,000 for the construction of a levee in the Mississippi river from the blutf above Fort Madison , la. , to the mouth of Skunk river. An amendment was agreed to , placing the > reject at Everett , Wash. , under the con- Inulng contract system , the limit ot cost being fixed at $342,000. After some minor amendments the meas ure was placed on its passage und passed , CO to 3. Messrs. Pettlgrew , Rawllns and Teller voted against the bill. < Mr. Hawley , chairman ot the military af- alrs committee , reported the compromise Jill for the reorganization ot the army. "This measure , " he said , "has been agreed o in committee with great unanimity and with the hearty belief that it will pass the senate. " The Hull-iHawley bill was then recom mitted to the committee. An agreement < was reached that the sen ate convene at 11 a. m. tomorrow. The senate then , on motion of Mr. Platt of Con necticut , at 6:40 : p. m. adjourned. ARMY BILL MEETS A HITCH I'oBHllilIlty of SerlniiN UlmiBrcciuciit on tlif Iiicrcnwc of Start Pro vided Kor lu tlic Hull mil. WASHINGTON , Fob. 21. It was reported this morning that there has been a hitch In the progress of the army reorganization bill owing to the refusal of the democrats to ac cept that provision of the compromise bill which , carries with It the Increase ot staff provided for in the Hull bill. Willie the foregoing view was expressed at the War department , at the capital sena tors generally accepted the compromise as a torrgouo conclusion , and the understanding Is that It will be along tbo lines Indicated last night. So far as there has been any ex- preslon of opinion such a bill will be ac cepted , but oven this will not go through without debate. Some senators hesitate to glvo up tbo provision for the enlistment of native troops In the Islands , while others Indicate determined hostility to this pro vision If It should not be changed. Representative Hull , chairman of the house military committee , today , during the debate on the bill , had read as a part of his remarks what ho said probably will bo the compromise measure for the reorganization of the army , amorally speaking , It agrees with the outline sent by the Associated press yesterday. It was read for Informa tion , and not as an amendment to the ap propriation bill. Mr. liawllns of Utah made a point of order against the Nicaragua canal amendment. Ho was supported by Mr. Pettlgrow. Mr. Frye defended tbo provision. Army mil In the Senate. WASHINGTON , Feb. 24. At 2:25 : p. m. Mr , Sewell took the floor to make a speech In support of the array bill , urging action. Ho made the statement to the effect that 20,000 soldiers would bo needed In Cuba , which was challenged by Mr , Foraker , the latter saying that the military committee had put the number nt 12,000. Ho expressed the opinion that the United States would soon bo at war with Cuba and said very de cisive action was necessary In the Philip pines. At 3 o'clock the river and harbor bill was again taken up and the Nicaragua canal amendment was reached. WASHINGTON , Fob , 24. ( Special Tele gram. ) Postmasters appointed : Nebraska Frank B. Witt , at Drownlce , Cherry county , vice J. H. Frllz , resigned , and Loulso Mundy , at Normal , Lancaster county , vice I ) , Mundy , deceased , Iowa D , O. Wehde , at IJpnvlck. Polk county , and .laraee P. Sweeney , at Pluoak , Uubuquo county. South Dakota John L. Carlln , at Tllford , Meade county , VorUliMvn IleuclieM Muiillu. WASHINGTON. Feb. 24. The following has been received by the War department : MANILA , Fob , 24. Vorktown arrived. Charleston and Petrel cruising around the Philippine Islands , Affairs more quiet , ( Signed ) DEWEV. Oreunn limited for Miiulln , WASHINGTON , Fob. 24. The Navy de partment expects the Oregon to arrive at Manila about March 10. As the transports are ahead of schedule time It thinks Gen eral Otis within a week will have reinforce ments of 2,500 men , MJUlll Transactions of a Day bj the Assomblct Solans nt Pierre. SENATE CONSIDERS THE DISPENSARY BILL Several Amendment * Are None of Them ot Any linporlunue Appropriation lllll niul tlic Amount It Carrie * . PIEUHD , S. D. , Feb. 24. ( Special Tele gram. ) In the senate this morning the dls- , pcnsary bill was taken up'In the committed of the whole nnd an effort to continue It as a special order tomorrow was lost by a tie vote. Loomls then moved that the com mittee rlso nnd report the bill for passag without further action. This failed and the bill was considered by sections. A number of amendments wove offered , but none o | any 'Importance adopted. Tyler itltcmptert to secure an amendment to strike out tno purchasing provision and require the state to manufacture , but failed In this. The senate general appropriation bill wa laid over for final action until this after noon , after which tho' dispensary bill will bo up for further discussion. The appropriations committee Introduced a bill appropriating $0,310 for deficiency In expenditure of the railroad commission , ol which $0,132 , goes to T. II. Null and $1,117 to W. 0. Temple , as attorney's fees and bill to reimburse experts for thq examina tion of the building at the reform school The general appropriation bill was taKcn up for final action and a number of amena- meut presented , the principal of which were- to Increase .tho stenographer's salary in the governor's ofllco to $1,200 per year , which carried , and several toTcstrlct the manage inent of the fund provided for the blind asylum at Gary , all of which were lost. The senate then went Into committee ot the whole on the dispensary bill and at nd journmcut had adopted twelve of tno twenty-four Kcctlons of the bill. Many amendments were presented , few of which were adopted. The consideration will be continued tomorrow. Up to dnto 430 bills have been passed and signed and eight joint resolutions have been adopted. The governor has sent In two veto messages In each house , the Aberdeen and Watcrtown normal tchool bills to the senate and two ballot reform bills to the house. In the house a petition was presented from residents of Potter county , asking that no law bo passed to allow stock to run at largo during the winter months. Tlierc was a fight over the adoption of the com mittee report on a bill to reduce thu mem bership ot the Board of Charities and Cor rections , which was adopted by a party vote. Glass asked thnt the consideration of the governor's veto on the Watortown Normal schol bill go over to Monday fore noon , which was granted. The representa tives of .tho Standard Oil company In the city appeared before a Joint committee last night to express their views In regard to oil Inspectors. The grand total of the house appropriation bill as amended Is $875,230 , and of the sen ate bill $871,110. There Is considerable dlr- fereuco In items of the two bills , which will bo adjusted by conference. The committee on compensation of houss employes reported In favor of a raise of 25 cents per day for pages and 50 cents a day ralso for messenger , wnlch was adopted. For the first tlmo ithls week the third reading of bills was taken up in the house and bills passed were : Providing for safe keeping of public funds through Ji state board of auditors and banks of deposits ; appropriation for printing and distributing the house. , and senate journal and session laws ; allowing county mutual Insurance companies to transact business In adjoining counties ; a bill frr oil linpoctlon ; allowing county'cohimlssloners to offer a re ward of not exceeding $500 for apprehension nf stock thieves and to provide for per sonal notice of foreclosure where the party Is resident of the county. The eenato bill amending the present revenue law was passed and the house bill on the same subject was postponed. The bill for the reorganization of tlho mllltla was Indefinitely postponed and the bill to allow the governor to remove constitutional offi cers for cause made a special order for to morrow. The oil Inspection .bill . called out considerable discussion on the feature of limiting grades of oil which might bo shipped into the state on the ground that such provision 'would bo unconstitutional nnd kill the effect of the bill , but finally passed by a vote of 61 to 16. Governor Lee returned his veto message on the house ( bills to allow the voter to call assistance In marking ihls ballot when Iho could not read the English language nnd on the bill to prohibit a name from appearing more than once on the ballot. It Is not likely that thoie 'bills can be carried over the voto. The governor today appointed Dr. C. W. Stutenroth of Watertown a member of the State Board of Dental Examiners to suc ceed himself. HOIIN < > Ileh I ml In KM AVorlc. The house Is a long way 'behind ' In its work and unless It moves with moro rapid ity a long list of Tillls will dlo on the last day for lack of time in which to consider them. There nre now about soventy-flvo bills on the calendar , nnd with reports of committees on the bills now In their posses sion this will be largely Increased. The senate Is well up with Us work and will have but little or anything loft on the table at the closing night of the session. The matter ot insurance has not been re ceiving as much consideration ns bus been given to It by past sessions. Very few 'bills ' have been Introduced bearing1 upon general companies , and of these the only one which has passed or may possibly pass Is to pre vent the contcstablllty of a life policy on the ground of fraud , after three annual pre mium payments have been accepted. Sev eral bills relating to mutual companies have been Introduced nnd ono ot them , allowing mutual companies to write policies for three years and to take cyclone risks , has passed. A bill to govern the organization of state life Insurance companies has been passed by the senate , but bos not been acted on by the houso. In the event of the failure nf the legls- alure to enact a dispensary nnd referendum law a rumor Is gaining credence that the governor will call n special session of the legislature to take action on these niens- uics , The sentiment was expressed In the senate today that the minority vote by which the dispensary amendment was car ried would not warrant the attempt to put such a law Into force. The referendum law will undoubtedly bo passed , as thcro Is no sentiment against this. STATU .MUST HAVI3 MOItn MOXKV. I'rcnont neveiuii'N of Smith Unkolii In- Niilllrleat for KM DeainailN. PJEHKE , S. D , , Fob. 24. ( Special. ) While It Is generally admitted that bomo method of Increasing the revenues of the state Is almost an absolutely necessary meas ure at the present session , the Indications now ura that this Betslon , as thu ono of : \\o jears ago , will do nothing moro Uian talk over the matter. Several revenue bills : mvo been Introduced with t'hls object In view , hut none of them have either passed or stand any show of passing , The bill In- rodIIceil < by Senator Cooper , which was jased on the Indiana revenue law , was tilled In short order by the farmer mem bers of the house , who were opposed to .he farm schedules of the bill. If any bill 'or carrying out the provisions of the dis pensary Is pafBeii it will lut off the revenue o thp state derived from liquor licenses under the present law , < nitlcb will cut the receipts about JCO.OOO per year and leave the state lens than foimerly to work with , whll It la conilderH Inevitable that tha appro prlntlons of the present > o 'ion must , o necrwlty , exceed thoto of any past year. stmious c'liAmn : A .U > HT MA YOU Kxceultvc of lliikolu To n In Held 1i < lic Frilrritl Aiilltorlllon. SIOUX FALLS , S. I ) . , Fob. 24. ( Specla Telegram. ) II. A. Tubbs , ma > or ot Alcester Union county , who was arrested on th charge of sending obscene literature throug the malls , as rcmilt of the preliminary ex amlnatlon , which was concluded bo for United States Commissioner Cnnway thl forenoon , Is held to appear before the nex federal grand jury to answer to tha charge The bond Is placed nt $1,000 , which was fur nlshcd. It Is probable that ns n result of the pro llmlnary examination another moro pcrlou charge will bo brought against him In th stnto court. Much bitter feeling Is occa sinned at Alcester over the matter nnd per sonal encounters with perhaps serious re suits nro not Improbable. Stirlner * llinc li Krollp , UAWL1NS , Wyo. , Feb. 24. ( Special. ) The seventh ceremonial session of tlv Nobles of the Mystic Shrlno of Korean Tern pie held hero last evening was a notnbl event to the Masonic fraternity of the state Among the prominent citizens In attendant wore Governor DeForest Hlchards , ex-Sena tor Carey , Judge C. N. Potter , Judge Knight Secretary of State Chatterton , United Statci Marshal Hadscll , Hon. Patrick Sullivan am others. From Denver 'were D. McCaffrey and Willis George Emerson , After Induct Ing tha class of novitiates a banquet " \\a \ enjoyed at the Pacific hotel. The toast master was Hon. J. C. Davis of this city and the toasts were as follows : "Imperlo Potentate , " K. W. Wellington ; "Oasis o Wyoming , " DeForest Ulchards ; "Our Visit Ing Nobles , " C. N. Potter ; "Hopes nnd Pos sibllItli-8 , " A. McMlcken ; "Fraternity , " T S. Tallafcrro ; "Poetry , " AVlllls G. Emerson "Exporlencos ot the Novice , " J. M. Carey. Ailvniiec of Hn < Sflifdulp CHMC- . HURON. S. D. , Fob. 24. ( Special. ) At torney T. H. Null of this city , leading counsel for the State Railway commission has gene to Washington , D. C. , to urge the case of the commission against the Mil waukee Railway company for the enforce ment of the maximum late schedule. A. 13 Klttredgo of Sioux Falls , attorney for the railway company , will also bo present , no tice having been served on him of the ap plication of Mr. Null for the advancement of the case on the calendar , with the hope that a decision will bo reached by April 1 Mr. Null seemed quite certain that the de cision of Judge Garland will bo sustained by the supreme court. Failure ot the legis lature to make appropriation sufficient to cover deficiencies and carry on the cases brought by the commission has greatly in terfered with the progress. * Terinn Ilxiitris FORT MEADE , S. D. , Feb. 21. ( Special. ) About seventy-five soldiers have been dis charged from the regiment of regulars sta tioned hero during this week. They are al men who enlisted In the regular army for the narwith Spain nnd most of them came from the cast. A special car was provided for their return on the Elkhorn. Then , are still four troops stationed hero and new recruits are coming In all the time. An addition of seventy men , recruited In the cast , is en route to the fort. State Ilounooton. . LINCOLN , Feb. 24. ( Spcclal.- ) . M. Maitland of 3728 Army street , San Francli-co , has written the governor to ascertain the whereabouts of her ( brother , Oleo Christian Jensen , who , she says , ( has resided some where In Nebraska for the last twenty years. The governor ! has itsued n proclamation offering a reward of $200 for the arrest and conviction of the unknown murderer of Silas Bailey , who.was killed in Dundy county about February 7 , 'last. ' Wounded t Manila. MITCHELL , S. D. , Feb. 24. ( Special Tel egram. ) Word was received hero today that Fred Tobln of this city was 'badly wounded In the 'battle- ' which occurred at Manila to day. Tobln Is about 25 years old and en listed last May In Company B of Sioux Emails. Ho has a largo number of friends liere 'Who anxiously await detailed information mation as to his condition. Saloon Keeper Arrened. ABERDEEN , S. D. , Feb. 24. ( Special. ) J. E. Levers , a saloon keeper of this city , lias been placed under arrest by officers from Splnk county , charged with complicity In the recent burglary at Mollette. It Is al- loppil that part of t'he ' stolen plunder was 'oTmTin Lever's barn and that he was ac cessory to the burglary both before and after. Heal In Iron Properties CLEVELAND , Feb. 24. The Plain Dealer enys : "Another big deal in the Iron and mining trade is about to be closed. It Is the sale of the Lake Superior Iron company , which owns considerable mining property In the Lake Superior district , nnd a fleet of vessels on the great lakes. It cannot bo learned who Is negotiating for the property , jut the general opinion is that It is cither : ho Federal Steel company , the American Steel anid Wire company or the Carnegie Stool company. There Is very little doubt that the deal Is practically closed and that the matter will bo settled In a very short time. President W. U. WatteiBon of the company haa sent out a clrculnr letter to /ho stockholders saying that negotiations are pending for the sale or control of the prop crty upon very advantageous terms. THE EXCELLENCE OF SYHUP OF FIGS Is duo not only to tliu originality und simplicity of the combination , but also to the care and slcill with which it Is manufactured by buiuntifli ! procus&cs known to thu OAUFOHNIA Fie Svnui * Co. only , and wo wish to impress upon all thu importance of purchubintf thu true and original ruincdy. As the genuine ; Syrup of Figs is manufactured by the CAUPOHNIA Via Svnui1 Co. only , : i knowledge of that fact will nssiht nnu in avoiding the worthless imitations manufactured by other par- tics. The high standing of the CAM- FOIINIA. i''ia ' .Svitui' Co. with the mudi- cul profession , und the satisfaction which the genuine Syrup of Figs has feivCu to millions of families , nn.lies the name of the Company a guaranty of the excellence of its remedy. It is far in advance of all other laxatives , n it acts on the Icidneys , liver and bowels without irritating or weaken ing them , and it does not gripe nor nauseate. lu urdcr Ingot iU > beneficial effects , pleaho remember the naino of the Company CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. KAN I'KAIkUIVUO , CaL KK\V routw. . v § of no treatment that \vlll so speedily clear nnd heal nil the air pas- saires of the head , thront and lungs as my inhaler. Used in conjunction with my Cold and Grip Cure , nil forms of Grip can be cured and pneumonia averted. The inhaler > -ivcs instant relief , and the Cold and Grip Cure drives the disease from the system. This treatment chocks discharges of the Nose and Eyes , stops sneezing , promptly relieves the Throat and Lungs. allays Inflammation and Fever , and tones up the system. IP YOU HAVE A COLD , TRY IT. IF YOU HAVE THE GRIP , TRY IT. If YOU HAVE A COUGH , TRY IT. IF YOIJ HAVE CATARRH , TRY IT. IF YOU HAVE SORE THROAT , TRY IT. IF YOU HAVE WEAK LUNGS , TRY IT. Clouds of medlcnHd vnpor nre Inhaled thiouKh the mouth nnd emitted fioin thu THOUSANDS HAVE BEEN noMrlld , cleaiiHlnK and vaporizing ; all the diseased parts. A sense of relief is felt at once. It Is u common-sense cure for Cn- CURED. turrh. Colds , CoiiKhs , Asthma , Bronchitis and nil throat and Inn ? troubled. GIVES INSTANT RELIEF AND POSITIVELY CURES. FREE DEMONSTRATION AT THE FOLLOWING DRUG STOKES * IvUIICO. . , 13th nnd Douglas. S. 13. Cor. IGth and Farnam. SHEKMAX .t McCONMCI.I , IMUHJ CO. . r.n.viiAM imi t , to. . 1513 Dodge Street. S. W. Cor. 15th and Knrnnm. C1IAS. II. SCHAKKii , vnw nroNOMKAi. SUM < ; ro. , IGth and Chicago. 220-22. ! S. IGth Street. .1. A. KUIVM2II & CO. , C. .1. FitICIS , H02 Douglas , cor. Hth. Mlllard Hotel Drug Store. Polite attendant * will b ? on hand to answer all questions. Kvrrybody is Invited to plve the Inhaler n free trial. You nre welcome to a treatment whether you purchase or not. It costs { 1.00 at all druggists , or mailed from home olllc * on receipt of pilce. Cast Aside All Other Medicines and Treatments for Twenty-four Hours and Give This New System a Trial. This company has prepared sperarate speclllrs for all discuses , which .ire fold by all druggists. Each remedy Is so label d them can be no mistake. With them every nether cun become the family doctor. I will guarantee that my Rheumatism Cure will euro iliniunatlHin In u few hours : hat my Dysp psla Cure will euro any cusp of IndlKPstion or stom.u h trouble ; that 10 > er cent of klndey complaints , 1m lading llrlfjlit's Ilt > tasi > , can be cur d with my Kid- ley Cure ; thnt my Oatunh Cure will cure catarrh of the head , tluont nnd stomach , 10 matter how chronic or lonp standing ; nervous affections and dltipaves of th- heart are controlled nnd cured uy my Nei.u > it Heart ( nn . thut my Cold Cure will break up any form of cold In a few hours. G7 cures for 57 nllmi'iits. I'very drtmijlst hclln them mostly 25 cents a vlnl. Medical advice by mall absolutely fico. ICOCi Arch sticot , Philadelphia. ROI1INSONVIU.I ! , MISS. , NOV. 211(1. ( I was in bad shape for a long tirhe , being worse after mar riage , Could not do anything but lay around. I run now in good health and can do my housework without trouble. Wine of Cardui brought about the cure. MRS. P. TONES. The woman who has neither strength nor spirits who Is unable to attend to her ordinary household duties Is to be pitied. Some unthinking folks will say she is lazy that she is a poor housewife , and docs not keep her rooms in a tidy condi tion. How can a sick woman be expected to keep her house as "neat as wax" ? The wonder is that she can do anything. If men were afflicted with any troubles that dragged them down like "female troubles" drag women down , they wouldn't ac complish very much cither. Wine of Cardui is the best medi- cim for the diseases and weaknesses of women. It cures where physicians' and other medi LADIES' ADVISORY DEPARTMENT. cines fail , and it cures right at for udrloe In c ei ruqutrlPK ipc- home , without any necessity toius. Ludln1 wtdtuurv IHpurtn.rnt , whatever for obnoxious local The ( 'iiullanuociiUedtclneCo. Chittcuooga , Tenn , examinations so persistently urged by doctors. Home work Is not a burden to healthy women , and Wine of Cardui makes home tasks easy by making wives well. It cures every menstrual disorder that women suffer from. DRUGGISTS SELL LARGE DOTTLES FOR 91.00.