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JOHN 1 , BLAIR PASSES AWA Accumulates a Vast Fortune in His Nlnct ; Sevan Years of Life. ONE OF GREATEST RAILROAD BUILDEF Omnlm ( he Outer of n XclmirU < ItomN CniiNtrnclcil liy the nnil Thrifty Ior - . ej-iiinn. -Jti NEW YORK , Dec. 2. Word has Just bet received hero that John 1. Blair of lllain town , N. J. , a millionaire many times ovi nnd one of the oldest railroad builders nr owners In the country , died at G o'clock th morning. Jomca A. nialr o'f the firm of Illalr & d eald today that the banking firm of whlc John I. IJialr was the senior member \vl not be affected by his death. The partnoi ship contlnura as before , his Interest r < analnlng In the firm. Mr. Blair said : "Th partnership agreement , particularly on ac count of Mr. Blair's advanced age , carefull provided for such n contingency , In ordc that the bUfilncFo of the firm should contlmi undisturbed by the death of any mcmbe of It. " Sketc-li of | ( | M Cnropr. John Insleo IJialr was born on August 21 U02 , at what was then a llttlo settlcmon In the woods two miles below Belvlder < N. J. , on tlio Delaware river. Ills ancestor were Scotch Presbyterians. The founder o the family In this country was John Dlali who came from Scotland and settled In Ne\ Jersey In 1720. Ho nnd his brother , Samue Blair , who camu to this country n your o two later , were both clergymen and wer among those who procured from Governo Belcher the original charter for Prlncetoi college. John Blair became the profcsso of moral philosophy In the college am Bamucl Hlnlr vice president nnd profcsso of rhetoric. John I. Blair's grandfather ( Samuel Bls > lr , a s on of the Princeton profes Bor , was the manager and one of the owner of tlio old Oxford Iron furnace In the ccnte of Warren county , N. J. The Iron fron the furnace had to bo shipped by Demwari river boats. Somebody had to attend to tin loading of the boats and the general ship I > lng of the Iron , and so Samuel Blair sen Ills Bon , John I. Blair's father , to the poln on the Delaware river where the Iron wa : jiut on the boats. This was known a : Foul Rift AVhen John I. Blair was old enough lie at tended n school in the neighborhood for i Tew winters. Ho was far more Interested however. In the busy life about the Iror furnace and the shipping place than In nr education. The one thing that he deslret rwan to make money. One day , shortly aftci his 10th birthday , he said to his mother : "Mother , I have got seven brothers nni three sisters. That's enough In the famllj to bo educated. I am going to get rich. " The first money he earned was by trap ping muskrat. and rabbits and selling theli nklns at $1 for sixteen. Before he was 11 S'cars old ho was a clerk In the genera ! etoro of his cousin at Hope. At It he was considered the best storekeeper In that parl nt the country. He thought he was him self , nnd at 17 he owned a store of his own , The store was situated onwhat was knowr ns Grand hill , which Is now within the confines of Blalrstown. He took his cousin John for a partner and they opened a gen eral store. It Is said that the capital put Into the business was JoOO. A couple ol 3'ears later Mr. Blair borrowed some money from hi * mother and bought out his couln. In two years he was able to keep a clerk , nnd hp brought his brother , James , from itho homo farm. Two years later ho started n. branch store at Maryborough , where he made James his partner. Then he opened nnother store nt Johnsonburg and put ( Robert , another brother , In as his manager. I5y 1S30 he had live general stores In opera tion. The others were nt Pauline and Uruntavllle. In each of these stores he had some of his brothers or brothers-in-law em ployed. Start * tin n Mert'linnt. Mr. Blair laid the foundation of his fortune while a storekeeper , but It will be us a railroad man that he will be remem bered. As his business grew opportunities for Inverting his money Increased. In 1S33 Sir. Blair , through George W. and Joseph Bcranton. became Interested In the Iron mines of Pennsylvania. He became con vinced that there was money In Iron. The Bcranton brothers Bottled nt Slocum , Pa. , nnd In 1S40 Mr. Blair's money helped them to build a largo rolling mill. This done , Blair Induced Moses Taylor , William E. Dodge , Gardner Colby , Israel D. Condlt , Christopher Robert. Marshall O. Robert nnd Robert C. AVlnthrop to go Into the Iron business. Slocum became Scranton and Bcranton had to have un outlet for Its product. Mr. Blair and his associates bought a road which led from Oswego , N. i" . , to Ithaca. It was a poor sort of affair nd Mr. Blair Inflated upon building It over igaln. That wan the beginning of his career as a builder of railroads. Since then he has built , cither entirely with his own capital or with the capital at others associated with him wholly or In part , nearly thirty railroads. These roads Include the Oswego & Ithaca , Leggett's Dap , Warren , sections of the Delaware , Lackawanna & Western ; the Iacknwanna & Bloomsburg , Burlington. Cedar Haplds & Northern ; part of tlio Union Paclllc. Sioux Pity & Yankton. Sioux Kails & Dakota , Chicago & Northwestern , Chicago & Pacific , COMMON SU.VSn Cl'IIK. HriniirK.il.lr llenu-ily Wlileh IN llrliiK- IIIK Comfort to TlioiiNiuulH of SnnVrerM Probably one-half the people who see this nrtlclu suffer from piles. It is one of the commonest of diseases as well ns ono of the most obstinate nnd pain ful. People suffer from piles for years nnd JiiKt because It Is not Immediately fatal they neglect It. Carelessness causes no end of suffering. Carelessness about so simple a thing as piles liaa frequently caused death. Hemorrhages cccur from tie apparent causa nnd the loss of blood causes death. Surgical operation for piles often cause death. Mica uro simple In tbo beginning and easily cured. They can be cured even In the worst Ktages without pain , lops of blcod or deten tion from business. And the remedy which will do It surely and completely Is the Pyra mid Pllo Cure. It allays tbo itching and Inllamatlon Im mediately , heals the Irritated surfaces nnd nftcr regular use for a short time removes the swelling and puts the rectal enetnbrano into eouiid , healthy condition. The Pyramid Pllo Cure cures all forms or pile : ) thoroughly and permanently. A great many pllo remedies contain cocaine , morphine and similar dangerous drugs to quiet the pain and make the patient believe ho is getting well , but their action la temporary and It requires no argument to show the danger of using such remedies. The Pyramid Pile Cure contains no cocaine , narcotic , nor any poisonous drug whatever , and It Is BO far abend of any other pile remedy for tafoty nnd efficiency ns not to bo mentioned In the fn no class , Any sufferer fromd piles who will write the Pyramid Drug Co. of Marshall , Mich. , may receive a valuable llttlo book on the nature nnd euro of piles , sent free by mall. Or bettor yet , iisk any druggist In the United SU/es what Is the safe * ; and surest pllo euro and ho will Bay the Pyramid. All druggists Bell full sized packages of the Pyramid Pllo Cure t SO ri-nts. They euro Itching pile * , protruding , bloydltig or nny forua of thla common and troublesome Uscasa f hl SKO. lown & Dakota ; sections of t New York. Suxriuphamm fc Western ; Louis & Hannibal. Bungor & Portlni Knnrws City ft Southern. Cnyugn & Si nuehnnnn , Cedar Ilnplds & Missouri niv Green Hny , Wlnona & St. Paul : Green B A Stevwis' Point , Sioux City & Paclllc , lei 1'Hlls & Sioux City , Chicago. Iowa & > braskn ; Fremont , Klkhorn & Missouri Vi ley ; Maple River , Sussex & Mount Hot Kanras City , Ore-tola & Southern. From the llrst railroad which he built 5 Blair , with others , developed what Is nc thn Delaware , Lacknwnnnn & Western s > tern. It wan not ur.tll 1SW that he uncle took railroad building in the west. In th year he was sent as a delegate to the Cl cage ronvfiitlon which nominated Atorahn Lincoln for the presidency. After the co ventlon he and other delegates wore Invlti to ride over the lines of the Chicago , lov & Nebraska railroad. Tha railroad oIHcIa were anxious to extend the line furth west , Nnd , knowing that Blair was a ve wealthy man , they wanted to Interest hi In the road If possible. He looked the roi nnd the country over , liked what he sa and decided to put money Into the schem One of the railroad olllcluls asked him wl ho thought would be the best man to lot after the building of the extension of tl road to Omaha. "John I. Blair , " was the answer. llnllrnuil AVorlc In the Wcwt. Soon after that Mr. Blair took all tl construction work oft the company's ham nnd built the road. That road la now pa of the Chicago & Northwestern system , few years ago Mr. Blair with conslderab pride made the statement that he had bill every road with which he > had ever bee connected for cash nnd without putting dollar's worth of Its stock on the market i raise money. He calculated that In his ral road operations ho had spent } 26XX,000. ( n ot which ho cither advanced himself ( raised among his friends. In the bulldln of all his western roads Mr. Blair secure enormous lund grants as premiums. I connection with his work on the Union Pi : lllo he got l.COO.OCO ncres of innd In lowi [ 'or finishing the lown Falls & Sioux Clt road ho got 700 , X > acres. For building tl ; Sioux City & Pacific road , from Sioux Clt to Omaha , and the Blair cut off from Mil sourl A'nlley junction , on the. Chicago i N'orthwostern , connecting it with the Unlo Pacific at Fremont , he got 610,000 ncres c and. He built n railroad up the Nlobrar , 'alley In Nebraska and took the promlui ) ffered by the state of 100,000 acres of lam AVlth all this land on his hands , receive is premiums for building railroads , Blal mil to do something with it. Ho forme and companies nnd these companle3 , unde ils direction , have laid out the sites fo , vhat nro now more than 100 llourlshin iltles and towns In the west. In his rail oad building It was usually Mr. Blair1 : ustom to take a road that somebody ha icgun nnd failed to complete , rebuild i mtlrejy or complete It nnd then lease It o tell It to a trunk line. In this way he mad i prollt on the railroad building , acquire rreat quantities of valuable. land and mad nero money by selling or leasing the roa lo had thus rehabilitated. The last road that Mr. Blair built was th Cansas City , Osccola & Southern. Thl oad was completed only last year , and th Inishlng touches were put on under a dlrec Ion other than his. Before the road wa ompleted Mr. Blair leased It to what rail oad men call the 'Frisco line , nnd h erms of that le-ase show what kind c largaln ho was accustomed to drive. N ne else owns a dollar In the road. Th Frisco line wanted It for a connection , an 10 told the managers that his property wa lot for sale , but that he would lease It t hem nt a monthly rental of ; 2,000 with ) > er cent of the gross receipts In addltlor 'ho road Is 110 miles lontj and connect Canocho Junction with Osceola , Mo. Th Irectors of the 'Frisco line laughed at th Id gentleman , and he told them that h Idn't care a hang : whether they took hi oad or not. They look It. Mr. Blair has not been particularly actlv ; i business affairs for the last four years ut not until a year ago did old age compc Im to give up his business. His vastburlncs uterests are now entirely looked after b , is son , DeAVltt Clinton Blair ; his prlvat ecretnry and nephew , Dr. AV. H. Vnll , nni lonrad Miller , who lives at Nazareth , Pa , nd succeeded Mr. Blair In the active man gement of the railroads in which ho 1 ' iterested. Most of Mr. 'Blair's business i ow transacted at the banking IK-ISC o Hair & Co. , of which firm ho Is the senlo icmber , at 33 AVa.ll street. Up to 1SS7 h - a director or president , or both , of al he roads that have been mentioned. DEATH RhCURO. Funeral of un lowu Soldier. AVOCA , la. , Dec. 2. ( Special. ) The ro jalns of Edward AVood , Company L , Fifty rst , Iowa , who died In a hospital at Sai 'rnnclsco , reached here Thursday evening 'ho funeral was held at the Congregatlona hurch yesterday afternoon. Rev. AVllllaras sslsted by Rev. Fraser , conducted the aerv : ca. Members of Company L were in at- cndance from Council Bluffs , Harlan , Oak- ind and Carson. The boys that enlistee rom Avoca were pallbearers. Lleutenan 'inley ' of Council Bluffs attended. Th < irnnd Array of the Republic was repre- euted. AVoll Known Financier. .CHICAGO , Dec. 2. V. R. Turner , formei resident of the North Chicago City Rail- , -ay company , nnd well known in flnancla Ircles , died suddenly at his home in thl ; Ity today of heart disease. He was borr i Malta , N. Y. , In February , 1823 , ant amo to Chicago In 1846. He became presl- cnt of the North Chicago City railway ir S67 and held that olllce until the wale ol liat road to a syndicate of eastern capital- its , of which Charles T. Yerkes was tht icad. IMoncur tit ICaiiNiin. TOPKKA , Dec. 2. F. GA Adams , one ol 10 pioneers of Kansas , and secretary of the Into Historical eoclety , died thl morning. . Mr. Adams has been a resident of the Rtat < Inco 1SG5 and secretary of the society since s foundation. Ho built up one of the mosl : marknblo Eoclctics of the kind In the nltcd States , with a special historical brary of 80,000 volumes and 12,000 manu- : rlpts and preserving year by year bound Dlumcs with all the issues of every dally nd weekly newspaper published In Knusna. AVI ftof Itnllroiul I'ri-Mlilfiit. ST. PAUL , Minn. , Dec. 2. Mrs. Alphem , Stlckney , wife of the president of the hlcBgp Oreat Western railway , died today L her home In this city. She had been an ivalld for several years. [ null Wiilnoii , I'liiiifcr Oolil Hunter , LEMARS. In. . Dec. 2. ( Special. ) One of 10 uilventuroiH of 1851 who sailed around ape Horn to make the gold fields of Cull- irula , Hugh Watson of O'Leary , died yes- rday. Illlloiuilre I.iimlirrmnn of .Ml MANISTEE , Mich. . Dec. 2. John Can- fid , millionaire lumberman , died today , seel 69 , nftcr un Illncfs of several months. Vlirn In Doubt Clininlicrlaln'ii Coiiuli lleiuvily , Mr. Daniel R. Forbes , editor of the Sun , uarryvlllo , Pa. , eays : "It affords mo much Icasuro to testify to the merits of Chamber- ill's medicines. Wo have used them in ir faintly for several years with entire a > faction. The Cough Remedy I can par- cularly endorse , having us oil It myrel ! ulte frequently when bothered with n cold , id with tbo beet results. To those In doubt would say. give Chamberlain's Remedies trial. They nro good. " Itrtcntit * Collfiitor Kllli Illmxfir. ST. PAl'I. Minn. . Dw. 2.-A apnclal from / tMii-ur. Minn . HUVN : Chariot * / . Uresscl , nitfd 8tate revenue collector , committed ilridp toiluy by nhootlng himself It Is ij'l ho had become Involved In his ao- .HUB with the government Try Old Quaker Rye. Aged and pure. PROSPECT FOR GOOD LAW Republican Party Again in Entire Oonti ofth Government. FIRST TIME SINCE TERM OF GRAh for Cointreau Cnloiilnl lo opualonx Iloliprtn Cime .Sent Inn ol Certain .Senator * , Finance , Mer chant .Marine nnil Other * . WASHINGTON" , Dec. 2. ( Special. ) Once moro the co-ordlnnto branches the government , nil of which will bo active operation on and after Monday nex will bo In entire political harmony. Tli president is republican , the house rcpubl can nnd the senate Is republican. Upc the republican party , therefore , will rei the responsibility of both the enactment an the execution of new laws. No party In years has had such complct power , such undivided responsibility. Dur Ing Grant's last two years as president an In Hayes' administration the house of rep rcsontatlvcs was democratic and in the la ! two years of the latter the f > cnato nls < During the first two years of the Garflcld Arthur term the house was republican , bu tha senate was equally divided , whllo i the last two the house was democratic an : ho senate republican. During Cleveland' first administration tbo house was demo cratlc , but the senate vas republican. Dur ing the first two years of Harrison's ad ministration both houses were republlcar jut the silver men of the party had alread ; negnn to exhibit the spirit that later lei thorn to abandon their organization upon th adoption of the gold standard planks In th St. Louis platform , and In the second hal of that administration the house again be came democratic. The first half ot Cleveland's second ad ninlstraUon both branches of congresi wore democratic , but oven then 'the ' differ ences In the monetary question that spll the party In 1896 began to be felt. In tin second half of that administration the housi again became republican and has rcmnlnei BO up to this time. During the flrst hal of this administration the house was re < publican , but In the senate neither partj lad a majority , though the republicans hai a 'plurality ' and succeeded by the help o ; protection democrats in passing the Dinglej arlff bill through that body. The power and responsibility now devolv- ng upon the republican party are greatei ban at any previous time In a quarter of f century. The party has retained its hold upon the house and regained full control ol ho senate at the elections In an off ycai and with the most flattering prospects ol losing the century in ns full control. The Fifty-sixth congress will be calicc upon to enact legislation of an nltogethei novel character. The new possessions thai lave come as one of the results of the wai with Spain present problems to which oui talesmen have heretofore been strangers 'ho Philippine archipelago , with its hun- reds of Islands teeming with a strange population , is made up of different races irofesslng different religious , speaking Ifferent languages , governed by different aw and customs , frequently hostile tc ach other , or varying degrees of Intclll- ence , some anxious to learn the lessons ol ilvlllzatlon , others preferring a life of bar- larlsm or savagery all going to make con- itlons radically different from any with vhlch the American congress has heretofore ealt. Yet It will have to take positive ctlon In regard to them. Congress is apt o act upon the plan of making baste lowly. Too little is known of the islands nd their heterogeneous millions of mixed iloods to enable It to proceed rapidly. The nd of the insurrection seems to bo in sight , Vith the restoration of order will como the pportunlty for those in authority in those Istant Insular regions to study Intelligently 10 problems with which the nation is con- ronted. So far ns this session Is con- ernedwhatever Is done in the way of eglslatlon will of necessity be hardly more lan tentative , leaving to a future congress nd wider knowledge of the varying needs nl capabilities of the people of the islands ie questions ot permanent policy. Porto Rico stands in a class by Itself , mall in extent , rich in soil , dense In popu- ation , It will probably present few ann uities In government cither now or here- ftcr. The precise form of government is kely to be something like that which pro- alls in our territories , with as large local ontrol or "home rule" as conditions will ermlt. Guam and Wake island will probably be et alone as much as possible for awhile. aptaln Leary Is governing Guam satlsfac- orlly , and perhaps will be retained there or some time. Wake Island Is a dot in the aclflc ocean valuable only ns a way station etween Honolulu and Guam for a cable be- veen San Francisco and Manila. An effort will be made to vote a subsidy o a Pacific cable company , Its line to start it San Francisco and extend to Manila by \ny of Honolulu , Wake island nnd Guam n the Caroline group. A cable under American auspices Is deemed a necessity ) oth from a business and governmental rlewpolnt. A somewhat similar matter will ) o brought up as regards cable communlca- lon with Cuba. As matters now stand the iVestern Union Telegraph company has a nonopoly of cable communication between he United States and Cuba. An effort will > e made to break this down by extending the irlvllege of landing a cable In Cuba to some itber company. Hawaii came to us by an annexation reso- utlo'n , ns Texas did , with tbo understand ing , however , that Instead of becoming a tate It was to be a territory In form , though iltlmately it may be erected Into a state , ndeed this pcralblllty cxlata with regard to 11 of the new possessions. New Mexico has icen n territory for more than half a cen- ury , though for a generation It has knocked t the doors of congress for admission as a tate and will bo heard from again. It will 10 necessary for this congress to enact icodod legislation for Hawaii , that duty not laving been performed by the last congress , ho ono which annexed it. Alaska will nlwi demand attention at the nmltt ot congress. The now conditions there Ince the discovery of gold in large quantl- les niakee it Imperative to conform the axvs and form of government to the sltua- lon. A bill was reported at the last con- ress to give Alaska a government comrnen- urnte with Its present Importance , but. ns b-ag.tbo case with the proposed legislation or Hawaii , It failed of passage , Cuba presents a problem peculiar to it- elf because of tbo Teller amendment de- laring it to be our purpose to withdraw rom the Island , after the expulsion of the panlards , an soon as the Cubans bad formed stable nnd responsible government. The Imo appears to bo approaching when this ct will have to be carried out. It rests , -lth congress to decide our future policy s to Cuba , and if we are to withdraw to ay when nnd how and under what condl- lons. The thrco communities that now enjoy ull territorial forms ot government Ari- ona , New Mexico and Oklahoma will re- ew efforts for admission as statee. It U osslblo that they may succeed , but U they o they will hardly be admitted In time to oto at the presidential election next year , fter the presidential election , if the silver They're ' Going to Come Everybody says s > o and WP nro pro- pim-d for tlio crowd of young men by putting In tin- largest and Hnest Mock of "Dunlnu" and "Stetson" lints ever Hhown In Oinabn derby nnd.soft lulls young pouts' styles In nil innkes a par ticular lint I * one at S.'t.oo-In the stiff derby style a splendid but that never lias been equaled at the price all lints are shaped to tlw head by a con- formatner a bat to look rlislil must lit the same as a suit of clothes. FREDERICK The Hatter , The Leading lint Man of the West. 120 South 15th Street , For One Dollar- Yes , for 10 cents , you can buy some little Instrument , which will delight the children and IUIUIHO the grown people. Christinas shopping will be easy , nfter visiting our store nnd getting ideas , what to buy , as we have everything lu Music. The great Keglim Music Hoses , with the Interchangeable music discs , make in elegant Xmns gift and you are wel come to call at our store and Inspect our largo line from $7.00 up. A. HOSPE , Music and Art. 1513 Douglas , question remains dead , they will stand air chance of attaining their statehood. The shipping subsidy bill Introduced In tl enato by Mr. Hanna and in the house I Representative Payne of New York , but m otcd upon , will be Introduced again lu tl arly stages of the session. Its object , i laimed by Its sponsors , is the revival of 01 merchant marine upon the high seas. The Roberts case In the house , ns tt novement to oust the Utah representntlv s styled , attracts much attention. So far t he movement is directed against him be ause ho Is a Mormon , It is idle. Under th onstltutlon nnd laws of the United State Mormon has the same right to sit in cor ress that a Christian or a Jew has , th ame right , no more , no lesa. So far as I oncerns his alleged practice of polygamy , I 3 a matter of proof as to the facts and c onstructlon ns to the law. It will -per laps bo found that the case Is rather on gainst the state of Utah for breach of th ompact under which It was admitted Int ho union than against Roberts. If Utah ha lolated Its compact with congress , Robert * eat may be vacated and a new election hac The eenato has its own troubles over th ghts of members to seats. Matthew Stan ey Quay will present himself with an ap ointment from Governor Stone of Penn ylvania , made after the legislature of th Ceystono state had tried for many weeks t' ' ect. It presents the old question of th ght of the governor of a state to appoln senator when the legislature has had ai pportunity to elect and has failed The sen ; o has consistently refuse * ! In recent year o seat a gubernatorial appointee under sue ! circumstances. The only doubtful factor li his case is the view the new senators wll take of the matter. The senate as a rule 1 a great stickler for precedent and all pre cedents have been against Quay's contention The senate may be called upon to act.a to charges against Seuutor Clark of Mon lana and Senator Taliaforro of Florida Their election by the legislatures of thel respective states Is beyond dispute , but thi : lnlm Is made In each case that the elec : tlon was brought about by Improper means In the case of Clark the fight against bin Is waged by Marcus Daly and his agents in that of Tallaferro by former Senator Call n-hom he defeated for re-election. In Senator Clark's case the amlnus li purely personal. Daly Is a democrat as wel is Clark. Both are multlmllllonarles , eacl having made his money out of copper , Dal ; is the managing owner of the Anacond ; nine , Clark as an Individual operator. Then was a time when they were friends , bu Daly grew Jealous of Clark when the lattei jcgan to forgo ahead as a financier and poll * : lclan , and , as he Is a famous hater , set ou .o block Clark's ambition at every turn. H < mcceeded In 1S8S In defeating Clark for th ( jouse by electing Tom Carter , now Clark's : olleaguo in the senate. This kept Clart n the background until last winter. Th < eglslature was democratic and after a pro- ongcd nnd bitter struggle Clark pullci hrough. His rival refused to abandon the ight and is now carrying U to the senate ? lark Is a short , slender man with dirli sycs , brown hair , and reddish-brown mous- ache and beard. Ho Is a great patron ol Ine arts , as was demonstrated when he out- ) ld George Gould and other New Yorl < nllllonalres , paying $80,000 for Fortuny's 'elebrated ' painting "Choosing a Model. " Senator Tallaferro of Florida , whom hie iredecessor , Call , is trying to keep out ol ils scat , Is as yet unknown to Washington , The subject of trusts will bo In evidence n both branches of congress this winter. Die Industrial commission provided by the ast congress has been taking testimony In cgard to trusts and their effect and will eport early In the winter. A senate com- nlttco has also been taking some testimony icarlng upon this vexed subject. Ono result a apt to bo legislation strengthening the lands of the Interstate commerce comraU- ion. Legislation looking to the restriction if the vast corporations will bo attemptoJ , hat Is as to such of them as are engage 1 n Interstate trnfllc. Radical and drastic ncasurea to regulate them will doubtless IP introduced , but congress Is not likely to ako any action that would lead to violent ilsturbanco of business affairs. The military arms of the government will > oth seek Increase , the navy of ships nnd r.en , tbo army of men. It Is argued that If ho United States is In maintain the naval ircstlgo gained In the Spanish war it h locesenry to enlarge the navy by nddln ? nore battleships , more cruisers , and moro ghtlnc machines generally. Legislation In egard to the army will bo Imperative , It is irged , inasmuch as the law under which he new United States volunteer regiments ave been raised will expire June 30 , 1001 , 'be limit usually fixed by the advocates of n enlarged permanent establishment for ho army Is 100,000 men , including Infantry , rivalry , field artillery , and coast defence rtllicry. Congress will do something for oth army and navy. Finally Is left for consideration what this ongrdEB will do on the monetary question , 'ho Joint conference committees appuintotl ist winter by the republican caucuses of lie two house * have framed their bill and cported It to the bodies from which they erived their authority to act. In the main seems to bo satisfactory , but It has to ass through th" regular comml'teca ot the wo houses ind afterward through the cubes , It may be that nothing more than ja positive declaration establishing gold i the monetary standard of the United Stati beyond all quibbling and peradvcnturo of doubt and providing for gold payments i all government obligations . will be a < compllshed at this session of congrcs though those In charge of the matter ai blithely hopeful of accomplishing semi thing in the way ot currency reform also. MACRUM IS TO BE RELIEVEI Secretary Ilny'n Soil Will lie Sen to 1'rcturln to Act nn CoiiNul. WASHING-TON , Dec. 2. The president ha designated Aderbert F. Hay to proceed a once to South Africa as the rcpresentatlv of the State department and take the plac of Mr. iMacrum , the present United State consul nt Pretoria. The State departmcn h-as yielded to Mr. Macrum's repeated ap peals to be relieved and he will not awal the arrival of IMr. Hay before quitting lit post. Mr. Hay Is the son of the secretar , of state. An Mr. Macrum has been granted permls slon to leave Pretoria at once the affairs c the consulate will be in the hands of Mi Attlebury , a resident American citizen 1 Pretoria. Ho will act as consul until th arrival of Mr. Hay , which , according to tb calculations of the officials here , should b within flve or six weeks. SAMOA TREATY IS SIGNEL Partition of the iNlniiilN.Iletwcpt . Unuluiid , Gornmuy nml United Stilted a Fact. WASHINGTON , Dec. 2. The treaty fo the partition of the Samoan Islands wa signed at the State department at 3C' : ' o'clock this afternoon. The British ambassador. Lord Pauncefotc was at the State department and with Secretary rotary Hay went over the new drafts of tin treaty preparatory to the final signing Three copies of the Instrument were pre pared , one for each of the governments con cerned , and the preliminaries were so satis factorily disposed of that there was felt t ( be not the slightest further doubt of thi complete execution of the treaty today. UNANIMOUS FOR HENDERSON lloiiulillcnn Cniifiin linn \o Trouble In ( lit * SI a n lo Succeed WASHINGTON , Dec. 2. David B. Hender son of Iowa was unanimously nominated fet speaker of the bouse ot tonight's republican caucus. 1'llKl'AHKS TWO IIII.LS , Oeiieral Hope * lo Corrrot In- JilHtlceH to Volunteer SnrKcoiiM. WASHINGTON , Dec. 2. Surgeon General Sternberg has prepared two bills for Intro duction Immediately upon the assembling of congress Intended to correct nn Injustice worked to volunteer and acting assistant surgeons In the army , through a construc tion of law made by the controller. The flrst is an net for the relief of acting as sistant surgeons. It appears that under the controller's decision , if one of these unfor tunate officers falls ill or Is even shot or wounded in the line of duty , his pay must cease during the period of his disability. To meet this ruling , the surgeon general has prepared a bill conferring upon these D Ulcers the same rights and privileges as commissioned officers of the regular army ind providing for the payment of their salaried during absence. The other ruling of the controller , to the sffect that notwithstanding the volunteer irmy act providing for , the assignment of an assistant surgeon with the rank of captain to each regiment of volunteers , such officers could only receive the pay of a lieutenant , this construction being based on a regular umy requirement that medical officers shall Darve five years In the grade of lieutenant before receiving n captain's pay. To meet this difficulty , Surgeon General Sternberg tias prepared a bill specifically providing for the salary of a captain , mounted , to assist ant surgeons. EIGHTH ARMY CORPS REUNION [ ' ( ilornclo Voliintrcm Will Invite All ( In * Hi'Klincntu to Mori In Den ver \ - > xt Year. DENVER. Dec. 2. The Colorado volun- eers who served In the Philippines have 'ormed ' an organization with General Irving ilalo as prcsldept and will Invite all the cglmcntB of the Klghth army corps to at- end a reunion In Denver next year , at which ho Society of the Army of tbo Philippines Yin bo organized. FIRE RECORU , Mi1cliiiinllxiSloro ii ( Kor < DinlKi'i FORT DODGE , la. , Dec. 2. ( Special. ) rho Craft general merchandise store was mtlrely destroyed by flre. The origin of he flro Is a good deal of a mystery. The off , several thousand dollars , was partially lovcrcd by Insurance. Wnninn Hiirnn lo Drnlli , BINOHAMTON. N. Y. . Dec. 2. Fire at lancork today destroyed three utores. cans ng a less of $50,000 Mra. Ann Tarbox. igcd 80 , WUB burned to death. It's ' Just as Easy- r To Iinve your room wnrm as to Imve It cold. Huy either the " ( Jold Coin" or the "t'nvorlte" Base Humer None better made and you'll get the most bent at the least cost , lying life In ranges Is nssured only when the best of new Iron Is used In their construction , when the parts most subject to expansion nud contraction are made heavy nnd when the arrangement of linen Is such as to distribute the heat equally to all parts of the oven. Itanges of this make are In use hi this illy that were purchased from us years 111:0. It was the best range then , nnd it Is the best now It's the Jewel Steel Knnge. A. C. RAYMER , 1514 Fnruam St , Just Telephone Drex L , Sfiooman If you \vnnt to learn spniothlng nit-nit tlio New Misses Shoo , then oouic to tlic store and learn nil there IH about It. These children nntl misses' Hhoes nro of the Ortheopetlle last n shoe that Is shaped like the foot , with the Immd round toe nnd extension welt sole. In hex calf nnd heavy kid the very con struction of the shoe Is stu-h Mint It holds Its shape until worn out a boon to the Hllni-footed children. Today \ve display for the llrst time our new Souvenir more elaborate and beautiful than ever , brlnj , ' In your tickets and pick out your Christmas present. Drexel Shoe Co. , Omnhn'a Up-to-date Shoe IIoaor ( 1419 FARNA.M STKEET. the Jeweie 215 So. I ( Jth Paxton IJ1U. Announces the arrival of his Holiday Purse Put a Little Money into ono of Copley's purses and you wl then have a purse into which you can Put a Little Money Gentlemen's Wallets from.$2.00 to ? fi. < Gentlemen's Pocketbooks from $1.50 to $ t. ( Gentlemen's Card Cases from 75c to $3. < Ladles' Pocketbooks from . / . . . .75c to $ ll. ( Remember , you can eclect any pockctboc or any other article In Copley's stock , ha > It engraved and laid away till you call ft it. IT COSTS NOTHING TO LOOK A COPLEY'S STOCK. Henry Copley 215 S. 10th St. Paxton Hlock SENATE'S ' FINANCIAL DILI Will Make Provision for Maintenance of tb Gold Standard. GAGE MEETS WITH THE COMMITTEI Ailvlnnlilllty of n Ci-iiornl lie fiiiiilliii : of Hiimlcil Delit of Country lit 11 Ijoivrr Itnttt of Interest. WASHINGTON , Dec. 2. The republlcai members of the senate committee on flnanci met today in accordance with the call o the chairman , Senator Aldrlch , to conside ; n financial bill to be presented at the approaching preaching session of congress. There wen present Senators Aldrlch , Allison , Platt o Connecticut , Wolcott and Burrows , Mr Platt of New York being the only absentee Secretary Gage appeared before the commit tee nnd waa in consultation with the mem bers until after 1 o'clock. Ho went over UK general situation with them , making various recommendations as to the details of the measure to be Introduced. One of the points discussed was the advisability of a genera ! refunding of the bonded debt of the countrj at a lower rate of interest than now prevail ing. The indications-aro that a feature ol this kind will be Incorporated In the senate bill. bill.It It can be definitely stated that the senate measure will make provision for the main tenance of the gold standard. It Is also ( julto definitely understood that the senate bill will be an entirely different "measure from that prepared by the house republican caucus committee. It will necessarily cover much of the same ground , but will differ from the house bill In phraseology and do- tall and cover some points not included In that measure. This difference will have the affect of requiring a conference committee to settle the differences In case both bills ire passed each by Its respective house. Knurr Favor * llrfniiilliii ; HoncU. The proposition to refund the outstand ing 4 per cent bonds of 1007 and the Gs of laoi was gone over at some length at to- lay's conference. Secretary Gage , It la jnderetood , has had this subject under con- lideratlon , nnd it Is learned that Ills views practically agree with those entertained by : ho committee. The proposition Involves at east two amendments to the national bank aw , ono Is to reduce the circulation tax ! o one-half of 1 per' cent nnd the other tuthorlzes the issue of circulation of na- lonal banks up to the par value of bonds lepcflted. There are now outstanding of ho 6 per cents duo in 1904 about J90.000.- 100 , nnd of the 4a due in 1907 about $545.- 100,000 , taking Into account those purchased > y the government under the secretary's occnt offer , making a total of $035,000,000 , vhtch are payable within the next seven rears. The members of the senate finance lommltteo ore of the opinion , which Is fully iharcd by the secretary of the treasury , hat these bonds could bo refunded , run- itig | for n long period of time , bearing 2 ier cent Interest , and probably a propo- iltlon of this kind will be Incorporated In he senate bill before U U Introduced. The members of the committee refused to ; lvo out any detalb concerning the bill vhlch In to bo Introduced. All other niern- iern referred Inquiries to Chairman Aldrlch' vho stated that the bill would not be made nibllc until Introduced In the senate. Ho vould only say that the senate would have n independent measure , riot basing its ctlon upon tbo house bill , and that It would irobably be introduced on the first bill day icxt week , probably Wednesday. To thla totcment ho added the one remark that he bill would probably not be any more atisfactory to the opposition than to the iOUBO bill. Speaking of tbo probability nf early ron- Idoration of the bill by the ccnate , Mr. Lldrlch says no decision hts yet been cached as to whether the bill will be tnken p immediately or the date- postponed until Her the house should act upon Itu mouHure. IP was of the opinion , however , that the itter con rue would be pursued. He thought here would be no important opposition to ho bill and that there would , therefore , e no necessity for a ihango of the rultc 'robably ' a moniha time uuuld be rt"iUirrJ Film Development Becomes a pleasure If you use "Loyd's Ideal Film Holders" throughout the developing process. They keep the flncers oft the Illms. No curling In the bath no more uneven development no soaking before development no losa of patience handled ns cusy as plates IGt * each $1.00 a dozen. THE AlOE & PENFOLD CO. , .lnuiteurJ.'hotogra ] > hlc Aujjff . 1408 Famum. OMAHA OPPOSITE PAXTON HOTEL , to debate the bill , the disposition being to allow ample time , but Mr. Aldrlch had no doubt that In the end the bill would be passed. IIAX.V.V FOIl l-'l.\A.\CU COMMITTEK. I'rlcnilN I'rKliKT I In- Ohio Soiintor'n Se lection li Fill a Vncniiuy. WASHINGTON , Dec. 2. The republican membership of the eenate probably will hold a caucus Tuesday afternoon next to make provision for the reorganization of the com mittees. There arc many vacancies on com mittees caused by the retirement of sena tors. These will be filled , and In cases in which the republicans are in the minority on committees , steps will bo tnken to fo change thu membership as to give them con trol. Having so clear a majority of the mem bers of the senate the republicans are dis posed to assert their privilege of controlling committee work throughout. No decision has yet been reached as to what shall be done about filling the elective otllces of the senate , but the present dispo sition U to postpone action upon that ( sub ject for the present. The general Interest In the committee changes centers in the committee on finance. There are two vacancies In that committee , caused by the retirement of Senators Turple of Indiana and White of California and the republicans will Insist upon filling both ot these places. The friends of Senator Hanna are urging his selection for one of the places. The probabilities are that the detailed work of filling the commlttc < s will be dele gated to a committee ami that no actual changes will be made for several days , or posfibly weeks. HYMENEAL. TMII KlfctrrM Weil nt Oiiio. SIBLBY , la. . Dec. 2. ( Special Telegram. ) Mlnses Ella M. Reynolds and Minnie B. Reynolds , daughters of C. R. Reynolds , commander - mander of L. G. Ireland post. Grand Army of the Republic , were married to Charles D. McKce , a prosperous young farmer ot Sioux county , nnd Ernest F. Green , a young lawyer of Rock Valley , respectively. Rev. 3. R. Seccombe of the Congregational church performed the ceremony. Miss Mary Rey- tioldj , sister of the brides , a student at O'arleton college. Northfleld , Minn. , came iiomo to attend the double wedding. Mr. Reynolds , the father , lo n brother of Auditor Itcynolda of Osceola county. 1 , < > a in LT-II Ifh a ril N. WEST POINT , Nob. , Dee. 2. ( Special. ) llov. Angus B. Learner , pastor of G n'O Lutheran church , was married to Miss Agnes it. Richards of Geary City , Kan. Th ? jrother of the groom. Rev. Jtsag Ucanier Ol rt'llbur , Nob. , performed the ceremony. "llltl-l-NIIII-'XVIllM-Ifr. PLATTSMOimi. Nob. . Dec. 2. i -William M. llattetbon and Mlsi .Vhecler . , daughter of Sheriff W. D. Wheeler , vorn married by Rev. T. K. Surface at tfee lomo of the brldu's parents. II < m 7 ; " lire.i U.u How . ' li Is Interesting o know Just how " 77" urea a Cold by restoring th checked clrcu- mien ( known by a sudden chill ) , the flr t Ign of taking Cold ; nturu the blood COUTH- ng through the veins and BO "breaks up" he Cold. Hcinciiilicf that co I da Include La Irlppe , Influenza , Catarrh. Coughs Sere 'hroat , Dlphthcrlu , Bronchitis und I'ncu. lonla. A handy bottle of " 77" carried In the oi-kttt for Immediate' o provantu , "break * p" and curoa every kind of a Cold. .11II n II a I of nil DlnriiMi'N fipn ( free , J'or HJI | < > b > nil druKHlMt' ' < < r fcnt nn re- dpi of pri > i ' > < . or Hv fur tl " 0 Hum- hrcii i"utr. pii | | | ( M illflnc Co. . Cor \illl.m & John Ht N y