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TllE OMAHA DAILY BETTIITRSDAV : : , DKCFMHER 21 , 1890. Telephone * 618 694. lilll Bee 20 , 1S99. /Happy / , Useful and Sensible Christmas shopping made easy at our store so many articles to select from every one of known Worth. We see to it that prices are made according to values , ' ' ' Df'css'-'Coorts- ' for Gifts- The best rule in selecting a . gift Is to f. Boleot some ; thing you'd enjoy - joy yWMM-3 whether a dress pifttt't-ft skirt' or material for a silk waist. HANU80MK PLAIDS AI small cost , for children's wear at 15c , 2e ! ) a yard. Ami tliero nror fiCoHcn of plaids ( or women's wear for Skirts especially thcue rough , , snnggy nVor-plalda of " ' ' /c mol'rf balr-l.M.00 . , 1I.7S , ' $2.00. nfcss3 GOODS UKDUCED , NOW 250 A lot of Kino Novelty Ureas Goods that cold at fiOe , fiOo , Me a yard , goorl as sortment ofityjc ? , nit to bo closed out nt 2'e.yard. ' ' RKMNANTS'OF COLORED AND T HLAt'fC D'UE&S ' 00bl5S , ' 'In dress lengths' , skirt lengths , waist lengths or ICFH , ramnnnts of licn- rlcttnfi , serses , coverts. novelties , suitings , chovlots , plaids , checks , etc. VL'f/AT * TRlCEa'THAT" WILL QUICKLY - LY CLOSK TIIK LOT. Tou'll hurry It you'd share the best ones. ftp , ; RARE ! lARQAlNi IN.QUACK UHES3 OOOUS j. . - t. : ' i KANDSOME ALL-WOOL CHEVIOTS r > 0c , Me , 65c a yard. ' Stylish smnll Figured Novelty , thor oughly serviceable , line silk luster- only G5c a yard. STORM BKHGE Vurcjy nil-wool. Cl inch wide you wolllrt call them cheap at'Gdc our special'prlco COc yard. ( HIOII BLACK DRESSSILKS , Wltti ua not a pleROl accepted until Us goodness ii thoroughly proven " S.-.r , JI.OO , $ l.2n , "jl.50 , $1.75 , $2.00 , $3.00 , $3.50 , $4.00. ISSUE CALL FOR CONVENTION Republican National Committee Makes Pre liminary Move in IDOO Campaign. EXTENDS AN INVITATION , FOR RECRUITS > . > fi r - = - * ; ' ' , ' ; i. , ' J ? ' jQl M\1iV'tnllVpvc ' lnJ/flVlncii > Io 'nn l o ( thi > Itrtililillciiii rartj- r'f ' ' ' - 'fUnite''fn E'.vat- WASHINGTON. , Dec. . 0. The following cj.ll fof-'the next repub'ilca.n .convention was issued tonights' .HEADQUAUTERS itEPUBLICAN NA- 'I'fONAI COMiHTTEK. NOHTIIWliST CtWNIiU FDtJKTHtJN'J'H ' 'AND O STREETS. WASHINGTON. Dec. 20. To -Kepubllcftn Electors- -the UnltcJ States : In atcordnnce with estubllshwl cus tom and In obedience to Instructions of the nktlofial cortv'erttlon of ISUti ( he national ru- pubUnm c'oinmlttee dlrncU ; that a national conv'tntlon o deiegateil rcliresentativi's of tBo r < 'publlenn- ' party benefd nt the city of aJfillauelphiln , In the state ot I'cnnsylvanlu. tar ( lie purpose of nolnlnatlng candidates- 1'ur pcesulenit nnd vlie' president , to Uo vt > tec ( for nt the presidential election Tues- duy , November C , HOO , artd'/or the transac tion of such other business as may properly coma before it , and that said convention Bhfill assemble at 12 o'clock , noon , on Tues day * thf . 19t duy of June , 19iw. The republican electorH of the several states , the District of Columbia and the territories nnd all other elettors , without regard to party afllllatlfjnH , who believe In the principles of the rppuo.-Jean party and ciYJorso Its policies are cordially invited to Hmltn under this call In the selection of , canddatea for president and vlco presl- , . Said national convention .shall consist of , a nnmbur'nf dclegntcs-at-largtr from eaoji , atHto equal' to double the numner of United .atatt'Jt iteildtprs to which tile state Is en- t.XItled a'nd for each representative nt larso ; ln congress two dolegute.'j-a't-larse ; tronl each congreHHlonal district arid the Dis i trict of Columbia , two deleftatcw ; from eaeli of the torrltorlea of AlafiKa , Arizona , 1m j j din n Territory , New Mexico and Oklahoma , ' .two delegates. For each delegate elected to nad ! convention nn alternate delegate Khali ; l > o elected to act 'p case 'ot the atisenre of Aht ) delpgiUe , eald alternAtft-to bo sleeted u.t jjia ttnttf n4manner of , electlnu ihe'dele - 'cate ' , 'V All drlcgntes Shall bfc elected not less 4han tWrty days neforethe mc-otiiiB of the iiutlonal convention. pulegates-at-largQ i fehall bo ejected .by popular etnto and terrl- ! ! jtorlul convfctitlonH , of xyhloh at least thirty 1 ] > ' notice shall have been published in some newspaper or newspapers of general circulation In the * respective states nnd ter- 1 xltorle . Ci > nurr < > HHliiiinl OUt'rlot / The congrersloiml district delegates shall bo elected by convent ohs called by the congressional committee of each district in i tjio manner of namlnir thq Candidate for representatlvd In congress , in eald district , i tnovldcilthat in any CQngfetB.oiml district' ! ' ' Vhore there ls > iu republican congressional ' < ) ointnlltcu the republican stale lomtntttee chnll appoint nmonu the republicans res- ! ; 'flont In such district a .committee for thu ' i l irposo of railing a. Ulritrlut convention to tieiit district delegates to rcprrsent said dls- , trlct. I The delegates from Ihe District of Co lumbia sluill bo rhoreit under the direction Ond supervision of nn eleytljn Duard corn- ji'obod of MvHsrn John B. Cotton , W. C. chase and L. M. Sutincters. , fluch board shall Imvo authority tu II x llie date for suuti elft.'iun | and to arrange hi ) , Ottslla ancj rcgulatjpns Incident thereto i hmV slfitfl provide for ( \ rpBlftrntlon of thei | votes ap east , such reg.'iitnitlon to Include > 1)16 ) numo and residence of each voter. i The territorial deleftatm ghnll be elec'ed in the manner nf nominating candidates for cleegneH ! | In I'onfiree * and deleuutes from the Indliin trrrltory. und Alaska shall be , rlectod byjpqiiulur cohycntlon. We rectmii i | mend thp'tl-rrltortta of Arizona , Indian' ' | Trr't < rp.NVr Mexico and Oklahoma each ! "He That is Warm Thinks All So. " Thousands arc "cold" In th&i they do not understand the tf/cX&i / of ( irallh. This imnHea < { isordcred kidneys , ( iver , bowels , bldod or bruin. Hood'sSarsapuritla gives Autaho take it the < ioarmth of per fect health. Get Hood's .because ( Underskirts We' carry au ylogaiit' assort- meiit of underBkit-te ; In black nnd colored pllk , ! black and col ored moreen , blnch sateen and other drelrablo Idbrlos ; ' Fancy ' fVVe.aj0p < a Aprons 1 ' "la'fgci'aiul beauti- of1- fancy o | > i' , . . .Mailc of n vtry.'flfic. Swiss , daintily trimmed with lacennd ribbons at SOe , IJcI0c , COc , 75c , $1.00 $ , J1.25 and | 1.SO each. . - - Don't miss coming In to nee them , Suspenders r ; Almost any kind , you may wish for in fancy or staple ' suspenders. . : . . I'lnln Silks'Fancy. Sllk'Crochetfl , Plain Satins and 1'ahcyBlastlc Web Sus penders Trices 23c , COc , 7Bc , ' $1.00 , Jl.GO , $2.00 nnd up. Men's Neckwear For gifts. We are show ing all the , now shapes and colorings . -r-rtecks , puffs , , , "vvjde end im perials , band .rJawe , four-in- hands , , etc. ' : . ' At 60c each we ,6ffsr a special good vnlu'o In light or , da'rk colors In the above shapes. At $1.00 and $1.50 > 'cach the choicest of * .tlks and colors. , , ' New Jersey Tri -black Waists at'$4 ' : do. Handsome French' 1' lnnnel AVaists In polka dot and Wilr do Us patterns elect six delegated and ss nlterpqtc dole- sates , and that Alaska elect ' four dele gates and four alrerilstP"tielegnten , nnd the admission of such Additional delegates to the convention Is h&r6by-recommended. All notices of cbhtiaUsHftlt be wlbmltted In writing , accompanied bya printed sinter ment setting forth tl6 } grounds "f contest , which shall be fll -with- - the secretary of the national committee. , twenty days prior to the meeting df the national convention. Contests will be actiij on'.by the national convention In this. ordrvbf. the\drtto ot the tiling ; of notice aMm"UntdSnt * vmhj the sec- Irelury. M. 4A. .HANNA. Chairman , CHAUhKS , OJOK , Secretary , , . , ' - , , . ' > , - , ! 1. < V - Ilenrd Henllhv llfcinoct'ntlc Tlo.Uct. BATON ROUGE , Lit. , pee , 20.Thc demo cratic state convenlldh , , Which began here today , nominated W. W. Hetrd for gov ernor tonight after an' exciting session. While the state administration Was thought | to hold the balance df. ' power , Oavernor | Foster announced early' Ih the campaign I that he would keep'handn tiff , making a 1 free-for-all fight. Mr. . Mdlird has been state auditor for two terms and Is very popular with the agricultural "and'j other elements. , The convention will , nominate a full state ticket. There is n talkof 'a white ribbon movement In the .stated hut what effect tha defeat of the Payne resolution In the re publican committee will liav'e ' 'upon the plan cannot yet bo determined. . Durliln Cnmlldnta far Governor. ANDERSON. Ind. , Dec. ' 20. Colonel W. T. Uurbln says he will not be a candidate for re-election as the Indldna member of the national republican committee , He further says he believes he will bo the republican i nominee for governor Of Indiana. MAIL SERVICE TO "SYDNEY rimtiiiiiHtcr Oenornl Culls for IlliU I'nmldhliiK Service froii | Sun Frnii- WASHINaTON.'Dflc. 2Q. The postmaster general tcday signed a , call for bida for furnishing- Improved mall service between : San'Francisco and Sydney , Australia , for on optional term trf either five or ten years , beginning November 1 , 1BOO , under the sub sidy act of 1891 , . . . .Who chief slgnifleancft.-qftheoption ; U the ' substitution of vessels bf American register in the Pacific mall s'prVlce tlio enlargement of the service to seventeen outward trlpa per year Instead of thirteen , and an ex- pccted saving of four tUys in the , passage , thus , in connection with expedited railway mall service , making' tlio shortest posflblo mall service between Syijney , New York and Lsudon. Dlds are to be received until March 1 next , must provide frr steamers of the second-clnoj , of not leaa than 5,000 ton , nor less than sixteen KDt ) 5 spfced , and stops are _ to be made nt Honolulu , Hawnll , Apia , Samoa and such other points as the postmaster - ' master general may select. 'COMMISSION fp THE ORIENT llriiliurii AVnnlH a liejiorl li > - L'on- ri-HKini-n tin tint ( I It Inn * In China ii n A Jniiiin. WASHINQTON. DdK 20.A bill authorlz- lug tne appointment .by .the preslilent of a commission to visit .Cflloa and Japan and report on the commercial and industrial conditions of those .cotlntjlea waa. Intro duced in the house tpday .by Representative Hepburn. It provldeu .for & commission o. ' nve members , ona eaOJi from the eastern , middle , southern , wet tern and Paclflo states. The commission IB tp iipftnrt at leant ane year In China and Japan nbd , $75,000 U provided for the expense , I'nnnot lti'llvr AlhMtiuiiullven , WASHINOTON , Deci.iO' . The secretary of the treasury has notified. t'.io Jnterlar Je- partment that the upprbprlationa relating to Alaska , under the _ pobtroi of the treasury , are BO specific that they cannot be applied for the relief of Alaekun natives on Kodlak Island , who are reported .to be In destitute ' ' condition. ' - " ' , ' l''t > il > rlil Cnltlf Oiinrantlnc. WASHINOTON , tfet , 20 , The secretiiry of agriculture today U8u d , the annual order , effective January I next , and being a federal i quarantine against 'splenetic or southern ] fever among cattle. Tli. < ? order prohibits i trtinoportatiou of qitUe , except under certain ] Fur Collarettes , Muffs and Boas JProtty ueck made of finest elec tric Bt'al , with 8 fox tails"price ; $ f > .00. Genuine Marten Scarfs BL.ACMC at $1. Very Finest Electric Seal Muff almost as line as Alaska Seal nt $4.00. Nutria Beaver MuffSf best quality $1.00. Handsome Muffs made ot DIack Rac coon at $5 $ 00. ' Qenlilnc Drown Marten Muffs nt J7.DO. Women's For Holiday Neckwear gifts. ThpsB arc stock collars with the now fashionable points nnd hemstitched , edges , with double bow knots ; some have ( lowing ribbon ends , eomo are corded all are pretty as can be , Sterling Silver Novelties Useful , practical , aedeptable gifts thesb are the little things that everybody needs. Nail Flies , Tooth Brushes , Curling irons. Shoe Horim , Ink Erasers , Let ter Openers , Paper Cutters , Stamp PHHCH at 25c , Gflc and $1.00 each. Hat Brushes with sterling handles at $1.00 each. Curb Chain Bracelets at 75c , $1.00 and $ i.fiO each. Friendship Hearts at IOe and 20c each. Cut'OlaRB Pungents at BOc , 7Gc and , $1.00 each. Sterling Sliver Hair Brushes large size at $2.23 each. The Only Exclusive Dry &obds House in Omaha. Y. iM. C. A. BUILDING. COR' JL.l'JiJ ( ; AND DOUGLAS STS. regulations , into other territory from the quarantined district , which Is substantially the ; Eiltat ) aa last year. The most important change Is withdrawing from the quaran tined area that portion of California north of n line drawn easterly from San Fran cisco. . Trnilo Conditions In Orient. WAbMilNGTON , " Dec. 20. Senators Gal- llnger ! ] nd : FbstCr.tjpth lntro.du.ced blUs i ) ' ' the senate today authorizing t'lic ; 'appcJlnl- ! ment ol'Commlssons'4o ! ItiveBtlg'ate trade I conditions in the Orient. The comnllralon ' in eadh caoa is to consist of five members | SenatorGalllnger's bill provides for one commissioner from the eastern otates , one i fro'm the middle states , one from the south , onp irom the west and one from the Pa- clfjci coast elates. Senator Foster's pro- vluYs 'for two commissioners from the At- 1 lantle. coast states , two from the Pacific coast states and one from the middle west. itmentn li > * the I'rrsldmt. WASHINGTON , Dec. 20. The president i today Sent the following nominations to the i senate : I . Interior To be supervisors of census , An drew J. White , First district of Kansas. Postmaster Illinois , Eugene L'Hote , Mil- ford. PACKING HOUSE STATISTICS l'neltln nt Oniuliii Contliiiii-H to I'ri-NN L'louc l' : > ou the TotalN at KllllKUH City. CINCINNATI. Dec. 20. ( Special Tele gram. ) Price Current says : There Is a ccnfldued largo deficiency In the marketing of hogs compared with last year. Western HfUughtoHngs are 570,000 , compared with 606,000 _ the preceding week and 770,000 last , year. From November 1 the total Is 3,365- 000 , Pjwlnst 4,495,000 last year and 3,520,000 two y .ar8 ago. Prominent places compare as follows : 'City. ' 1S99. I89S. Chicago- i,2ioooo : ' i,62soco ; Kansas City , , 4CO.OOO 655.000 ionwiio , : : 323,000 335,000 .St. Li > Ula 270.000 333,000 'Indianapolis 192,0 22C,0 MllWttUkeo . . . . . - . . . , ' 158,000 1KOCO ) Clniiinnntl 120.000 154,0 , * : ) St. Joseph ' 191,000 201,000 OltUniWft ' 120,000 125,000 Cedar Haplds 33,009 80,000 SIOUX City 83.00U 73,003 St. I'nul til.ODO 00,000 I I BET THE GRAND JURY AT WORK I j Aualaxt jrnnlor ( I'roncilteil to that Doily , liACONIA , N. H. , Dec. 20. The charges brought by ex-Governor C. A. Buzlsl and ' Senator AV. E. Chandler against Senator J. H. GalUnger , alleging violation of th ? clv.l service laws , will bo taken before the grand Jury next week. The case now Is In the hands of United States District Attorney JIamblctt. The case Is based on the allega tion that Senator Galllnger , its chairman of tbo state committee , solicited subscription ) : from the federal employes for campaign pur- ' BALL KILLS IN SEVEN MONTHS Month of a Ttrentlfth KIIIINIIN Sol di rr , Shut TliroiiKh the llrnln l.aMt May. LEAVKNWOKTH. Kan. , Dec. 20. Cor- , ppral F-ank | Sample , Company C , Twentieth j Kansas volunteers , died here today fr in the effects of ti bullet wound In the hen I recelvpfl In a bottle t San Tomns , PhlMp- plnes , . May 4. Tbp bullet entered near the ' tctijple arid went fhrough the brain. When | rkmov'ed ' from the field he wa1 } supposed to ' bt' dead , but revived and was sent home on the hospital ship Belief. Up to last Saturday - , day hi was able to walk about. Illlll'lltllll'll < IH ( illllly .11(111 , UACJ1 > 'R , WIs. , Dec. 20-Henry K. c'or-1 belt , Who \vas iirre ( e > d on suspicion of hav- IIIRMltot the Hev. David H. Cheney and , wifflttfo weeks oifo , wn taken before thu I Clieneya thin afternoon und i > osltlvely i IdentlileO an thu guilty man. rorbctt was token before Mr. and Sirs. Cheney sepa rately olid both Identified him Immediately u the man who called iu the liounp unil ' did tin * Htioutlne tvHhout jirovuvution. He i will be hold. I CONDITION OF OMAHA BAMIS Report of Their Stains at tbo Olose of Business December 2. LOANS AND DISCOUNTS STRENGTHEN'D llllli Introduced ' } ' Ilui-Uvlt nuil Sonntor Tlinmlon Soliitcltlrr Sit'jK. XHiHml.a Will Jo ItfniililliMiii Xb.it Year. WASHINGTON. Dec. 20. ( Special Tele gram. ) A report of the condition of the national banks of Omaha nt the close of bualnoda December 2 , was todny made public. Compared with the previous statement , In September , the banks have strengthened their loans finjl discount * , wlille Individual deposits 'liiiv'p decreased , iguana and dis counts aggregate $13,582,4.r > 5 , against $12.- ' S22.333 In September. Individual deposits have fallen off-more than > J156.000 since Scptenlller , . > ofy k'flggosatlnB $10.702,1:37. : Picscnt holdings of gold 'coin are $ S73G35 , against $689. IS" In September. The average reserve held by the batiks Is now 22.32 per crnt , against 3-I.-76 pfr cent In September. A report of the condition of Lincoln banks shows that loans and discounts aggregate $1,612,115 , against $2v7,89.C34 In September. Individual dcpcslts Jiuvo decreased from $2- 307,40 ! ) In September , io $1,781,380. The aver age rcserVo held by tl'.e banks at present is 20.84 per cent , against 39.29 per cent In September. ! * It is understood that the Indian commis sioner Is considering the transfer of Superin tendent C. V. I'lcrco of the Oneida ( Wis. ) Indian school , 'to the I'mie made vacant by j the removal of Superintendent Davis of the Klandreau ( S.--D ; } sejnool. " Postmasters appointed : ' "Nebraska Upton llllckenslqff , n.t State , Pawnee county , vlco J. J. 'Brown , resigned. Iowa Thomas H. Maxwell , at ' Crawfordvllle , " Washington county , and W. . It. Wa'rfcn , nt l-'orbush , Ap- panooso county. Fred M. Brown nt Deadwood , S. I ) . , waj today admitted to practice before the Inte rior department. ' ; Congressman .Burkptt Introduced , today , bills to pension Samilel II. Dunkclberger of Vcrdon , Neb. , and Amos B. Evans nf Stella , Neb. , also petitions , against 'iJrlghnm II. Roberts from George'G. Walt and other citi zens of Lincoln ; from the Young Peoples' Society of Christian Endeavor of Nebraska , and also from II. Stekclberg and others of Lincoln. Senator Thurston Introduced a hill today for u public building- Hastings. , Neb. , and appropriating $150,000 for the same. Th's ' amount is an Increase of $50,000 over his former bill Introduced earlier in the session and rondo necessary by nn almost universal demand from citizens of Hastings that the amount be Increased.- H. B. Schneider of Fremont , former chair man of the state republican central com mittee of Nebraska , is in the city cnrontc to New York. Mr. Schneider refused to discuss politics , cxccpf'to say that Nebraska would bo republican next year. lnthe senate today favorable reports were made upon Senator. War.ner..s bills to.extend the limit'of the-cost'of .the public building at Cheyenne to $3.25OQP ; to relipburse the state -Wyoming $7,710'or expenses in curred in protoctlnj5an ; < Upres.orvlng tne icl- lowstono National .park and appropriating funds lor therelicif of Hattie A. Phillips of Wyoming. Senator .Warren left tonight for \Vyoming , to remain , until after the holidays. PETTIGREW .DONS WAR PAINT AnirrsH " 0aiio" He IN .Not TnUcii Into Coiiiu'lfr iff' Ailiulnlstrnlliin Hale CuiiirratlilatfN HrooUu. . J'- ' jiRin. ' " . AVASH1NOTON , 'Dec. 20. In tlio final ses sion of the ' 6.oUt d''today before the holiday rcjeus Pettigrew of South Dakota , ia a characteristically' incisive'speech demanded to know w'hether ' It was to'lio-the policy of th'o representatives of tha administration to suppress proper'facts and news when called 'or. He believed nn effort was bolng maJo to prevent the testimony being takfn by the war Investigation committee from being sent to the senate and declared his purpose cf not submitting to the suppression of 'the ! acts to which peopln In his state wore en titled. Taking Major General Brooke's farewell proclamation to the people of Cuba as a ext , Halo of Maine briefly congratulated the general on the work he had accomplished In 3uba and said he could now see ths dawn of the time when the Cuban people would te independent. Morgan of Alabama offered an amendment to Bacon's resolution guaranteeing to the people of Hawaii , Porto Ulco and the Phil ippines a republican government and Hoar introduced a resolution declaring how the people of the Islands should be governed. Harris ( Kan. ) announced his withdrawal from the committee on agriculture. There upon Cockrell presented a resolution filling { the vacancies on the committees on agri- I culture , claims , forest reservations , Inter- I state commerce , Philippines and pennlona by the appointmant of Allen. The resolu tion was adopted. REPORT THE SAMOAN TflEATY Uncoil .tin- OiilJlVnillrr of . Conunlt- tci- ( ) | i | > 6Hfl to Its Ita.il- WAfelllNOTo'N , ' " hec. 20. The senate committee on foVcIgn Delation's led ly author ized a favorable report upon the two treaties negotiated with Great Britain and Germany for the dissolution of the tripartite agree- ment for the control of the Samcan Islandb. Senator Bason , one of the new democratic members of ths committee , was thu only opponent of the treaty and ho did not seek to delay the rep.ortlnp of it to the senate. His opposition wus directed toward the a3- qulsttlon by this , country of the island of Tutuilla , and' his opposition to that was based upon the contention that the content of the Islanders should be first secure : ! . Ho was met on this proposition with the statement that the natives were nothing moro than wandering tribes , and with tin argiment ) that the United States could not afford to forego the opportunity to secure complete control of I'ago I'ago harbor , which this treaty furnishes. CIVKH tHO\v . \ < ! ! A.vru TO IIKIM.V. Drmorrntn unit it ! ' < > Iti-nulillriiiiN Occupy Time In I-'lllluiNtfriim. WAS1HNGTON , Dec. M. No business was transacted ut the brief sosslon cf the house today. The time was occupied In n ] filibuster againnt a motion to adjourn. ' The democrats and some republicans did l the llllbuaterlng In order to give Grow , the venerable * ex-speaker of the house , an oppor tunity to reply to some statements mude yes terday by Galnes of Tennc see. ' I'nyno , the majority leader , was dcfat d on two roll calls. Richardson chatToJ htm 'on his defeat in a good-natured way. Alter Grow had made his statement the house adjourned until 12 o'clock January 3 , 1KOO. Hnialf ( ' ( iiilirin * . NoiiiliinllniiN. WASHINGTON. Dec. 20. The senate lo % duy confirmed the following nominations : n. G. Karrar. to bo assistant treasurer at St. I.ouls. Mo. Registers of Land Office Lee Stevcr , at Watertown , S. D. ; A , K. Rosa of Kargo , X. I ) . , at I'eavy , Alaska. Army : General Ofllcerw to he Brigadier Generals ( all late majbr generals of volun teers ! JameH II ' .Wilson , ' Fltzluph ) Lee , Jfveph Wheeler. LlrUtrnftnt Colonel A R. Chaffer Colonel J C Hates , Colonel S H. M Yotinc. I te Hrlgndler Generals Lleulfnnnt Colonel W.G.U.tvIsColonel Theodore Scliwau , Colonel H. H. llnll. Colonel Lloyd Wheaton. General Olllcers. to bo Brigadier Generals ( late brigadier generals of volunteers ) Charles King , KreJ 0. Grant. Colonel S. 1' . Hughes , Colonel S. Ovenshlne , I. Hale ; also Colonel J. K. Smith , First California , and Frederick Kunston , Twentieth Kansas. The senate also confirmed a number of army promotions and appointments. HOAR WOuTD 7R EfTFILIPINOS A Itcnnlnllim Amilnnt Wlmt lie Tornm Interference In the 1'lillln- lllllCK. WASHINGTON , Dec. 20. Senator Hoar of Massnchusetta todny introduced this reso lution In the senate : Whereas , the American people and the several states In the union have In times past at Important periods In their lilstory , especially wlien declaring their Independ ence , establishing their constitutions or undertaking new nnd great responsibilities seen tit to deelnro the purposes for which the nntlon nr stnto wim rounded and the Im portant objects tlio people Inte'id to pursue In their political action ; and , Whereas , the close of a Rrcut war , the liberation by the I'nlted Stales of the people of Cuba nnd I'orto lllcn in the west ern hemisphere ami of the Philippine Islands In the fur cast nnd the reduction of these peoples to n condition of practical di'pendonco upon the United States , con stitute nn occasion which imikes such a declaration proper ; therefore , bo It Resolved , That thin republic adheres to the doctrines which were In Ihe past set forth In the Declaration of Independence and In Its state and national constitutions : That the purpose n [ Us existence and the objects to which Its political action ought to be directed nro the ennobling of human ity , the nilhitiK from the dust of ltt hum blest and coarsest members and the enab ling of persons coming lawfully under Its power or Inlltlcncc to live lives of freedom , nnd honor the irovcriinients whoso forms they are to have a share In determining und in whose administration they have an cqttal share. Its most Important and press ing obligations are : 1. To solve , the dltllcult problems presented by the presence of different races on our soil , with equal constitutional rights ; to make the negro sulo In his home , secure In his vote , equal In his opportunity for edu cation and employment and to bring thu Indian to a. civilization and culture. In ac cordance with his need and capacity. 2. To enable great Cities to govern them selves In freedom , honor ami purity. 3. To make the ballot box as juire as a sacrament ve-ssel and the election return as perfectly in accord with the law and the truth as the judgment of the supreme court. I. To banish illiteracy and Ignorance from the land. 5. To secure for every workman and for j every worklnir woman wages enough to sup port a llfo of comfort and an old age ot leisure and quiet , as bellts those who have an equal share In a self-governed state. t' . To grow and expand , over the continent i and over the Islainls of the sea , just so fart and no faster as we can bring into equality and self-government , under our constitution , peoples and races who will share these Ideals und help tu make them realities. 7. To set a peaceful example of freedom which mankind will be Rind to follow , but never to fnrco even freedom upon unwilling nations at the point of the bayonet or at the cannon's month. S. To abstain from Interfering with the freedom and Just rights of other nations or peoples and to remember that the liberty to do right necessarily Involves the liberty to do wtong , and that the American peoplu have no right to take from any other people the birthright of freedom because of a fear thul they will do wrong with It. SUBMIT THE HAGUE TREATY Secretary liny VI-JJ-PM the .Senate to Take Immediate Action \o WASHINGTON , Dec. l > 0. The president today sent to the senate the treaty nego tiated by the powers nt The Hague last July for the pacific settlement of disputes be tween the nations and the declaration to prohibit for five years the launching of ex plosives from balloons. The eenato Imme diately removed the Injunction of secrecy. The treaty'was published at thelme. , ! , . The president's ' message was a formaljet- i ter of transmission , except that It invited attention to nn accompanying report from Secretary of State Hay urging immediate ac tion by the senate. In view of the fact that a sufficient number of ratifications will soon be Obtained to authorize the organization of the tribunal and the large part taken by the United States lr\j \ the preliminary work renders it desirable that this country should not occupy a secondary place. In signing the convention the following . declaration was made by the plenlpoten- j Maries of the United States : "Nothing contained In this convention shall be so construed as to require the , United States of America to depart from Its l traditional policy of not intruding upon , In- I terferlng with or entangling Itself In the i political questions or policy or internal administration - . ministration of any foreign states ; nor shall I anything contained In the said convention be construed to Imply a rellnquishment by the United States of America of Its tradi tional attitude toward purely American questions. " THE HAGUE , Dec , 20. The Japanese en voy , on behalf of the Mikado ha signed all the conventions of the International peace conference. A Chlneso envoy from St. Petersburg Is expected to sign certain declarations for the Chlneso government excluding the laws of war. TO IIIO ItlVIOH AM ) IIAUIIOIt HIM , . Chairman nf the Committee IHKXVH Statement ( ilvlnir ItriiMoiim. WASHINGTON , Dec. 20. Chairman TJur- .ton of the river and harbor committee au thorized the following statement today : There will probably be no river and har bor bill utthe present Be.s.-Uoii. Ono strong argument against a bill Is the fact that thu 'engineers' ' force will be occupied during the' ' coinlm ? year with projects' already pro-1 vlded for. In many cases plans for im provement are not even completed , In oili ens advertisements for bids have not yet been made. Another foot of Importance Is Ihe Increase In the price of material In the' ' last year. Some of the projects already nil- , thorlzed cannot be completed for the amounts estimated by the engineers. Of rourse , the demands upon the treasury ! mid the amount o revenue are facts to be taken Into consideration , although I do noli mean to stay by that river and harbor | m- provements arc less Important than others. ] It is only beniiiPe , contrary to usual rus- [ torn , the bill was passed durlilg the lust MI-M- ! slon of the last congress. J recognize , how ever , that on many accounts it is prefer able that the bill be considered ul tills FBS- flon. There Is so largo nn amount of detail and the settlement of disputed questions nrlFlng- from amendments of the senate make It desirable to have plenty of time. This Is hardly possible during the short spsHlon. Also , tliero an- several projects of urgent Importance , among them the lm i i jirovement of the routhwest pass of the . M'.SBlsrflppl. The roiitlnulrifr contracts on the Mississippi river will run out Aiwe 30. 1900. Thesii .ire thi > arguments on both Hides ? , but , IIM I huvu imld , there will probably - , ably bo no river and harbor bill ul this mi- ' flon. ; ' Olllflnl .Siielllnur , "I'lM-rto Illeo. " | ! WASHINGTON , Dec. 20. The government ! has finally adopted "Puerto Hlco" as the official spelling of the name of that Island and hereafter all official documents will ad here to that form. The board on geographic ' names decided In favor of this como years ( ago , but the usage has not been uniform , j The board requested from President Me- [ Klnley an expression cf his views and In making the decision he eays the name should be Puerto Hlco , In accordance with the cus tom of the people of the Island. llfiiiliTNiin Will Hi-main til ( luillul. WASHINGTON , Dec. 20. Speaker Hen derson will remain In Washington during the holiday receFs and attend to a number of matter * of house organization , including the alignment of committee rooms. Tha new Insular committee Is to have commo dious quarters In keeping with the Im portant work It will inivp In bund , and there may b < * come other reaselgnments , although most of the old standing committees will retain their former quarters. EXCITING EVENTS IN SAMOA Provident Submits Personal Baport of Bartlett Trlpp to Senate. RECOUNTS DISARMING OF THE NATIVES t'lilcf liiiitorlnmM' nf the iSiiiuonii IN- liiniln Ijlrn In Their Locution In the ( irrnl Ktitiire of Co miner IT. WASHINGTON , Doc. 20. In Accordance with a request from the senate , the presi dent todny transmitted to that body Ilio personal report of Unrtlett Trlpp of South Dakota , the United States member of the Sntnoan commission to the secretary of slate. - Mr. Trlpp's report Is quite apart from the Joint report of the committee and ROCS more into details of the exciting events In Samoa , which the commission dealt with. Ho nyrf thai when tha eommls lon arrived In Samoa , sevtfn war fillips were anchored In the quiet little harbor of Apia , but not a slnglo vessel of commerce was to bo seen about those beautiful islands. On land , soldiers , white and native , were patrolling everywhere. A thousand native * armed with Urltlnh rlllcs paraded past. Outside the town thousands of nntlvcM were In arms. The commanders of the war vessels , believed , Mr. Trlpp said , that but for the enforced urmlstlco under orders from the ptcat powers , the troops of Mulleton , with the nftdslnnco of Hrltlsli and American marines would have , easily conquered the forces of Mataafa , ended the contest and established Malletoa firmly. Ho then recounts the disarming of Ihe natives and the upholding by the commis sion of the validity of Chief Justice Cham bers' decision favorable to Malletoa. Mr. Trlpp refers to Judge Chambers as n "good lawyer and an honest man. " He says the Individual commissioners wore free to express in their separate re ports the conduct of Individuals growing out of the controversy on Judge Chambers' decision , but ho does not go at length Into the matter. He says both the ( iermans Mnrquardt and Hufnagol who were under arrest were Immediately discharged by the commission , there being no competent evi dence against them. It might Iiavo been in bad taste , hti points out , for white men to have espoused the cause of cither can didate for native king , but no rule of law or ethlcN made it wrong. Mataafa. was the choice of an tnerwholm- Ing majority of the Samo.ins , but In Samoa , Mr. Tripp says , "tho select few and not the people determine the election of chiefs and klnss. " As to the course of Admiral Kiintz , It is admitted that general instructions of the naval commanders sulllccd to authorize the putting down of an armed rebellion against the lawful government , and Trlpp IB of the opinion that Instructions were not violated lated by obeying the orders of a majority of the three consuls. Mr. Trlpp then explains In detail the abolition of the kingship and the ncw form of tripartite government proposed 'by the commission , which , however , is no longer pertinent since the partition of Samoa. He strongly urges the "dissolving of this partnership of nations , which has no pre cedent for its creation Tier reason 'for Its " ' ' continuance. The chief Importance of the Samoan stands , Mr. Trlpp points out , lies In their location In the great future pathway of commerce. In particular , ho details the strength and general availability of I'ago Page harbor , and says we should not look with favor on foreign efforts to share these advantages. Much documentary evidence akcn Is also submitted by Mr. Tripp. I'nrilmi for a Utah lln.iiUor. WASHINGTON. Dec. 10 ! , . The , president las granted a full pardon to James II. lacop , who was convicted in 1896 and aen- enced to imprisonment for seven years In the Utah penitentiary for making a false report to the comptroller of the currency of the condition of the National bank of Salt Lake , Utah , of which ho was president. The method of making his report , it is asserted by Comptroller of the Currency Dawes and his .predecessor , was well-nigh universal among banks and was well undeistood by the department and until this time had not been the Hiibject of official complaint. ' They both say that In their judgment Bacon was in nocent of any moral wrong. Attorney Gen eral Grlggs , In reviewing the case , says that the evidence did not warrant a finding of guilty. To Ilt-ar HOIIHI * Cond'HtN. WASHINGTON , Dec. 20. Elections com mittee No. 1 of the house held Its first meet ing today and arranged to begin the consid eration of contested election cases FOOH after the holidays. The case of William F. Aldrich - drich , contestant , against Gaston A. Robbins - bins , from the Fourth Alabama district , was set for hearing January H ; the case of Wal ter Kvans , contestant , against Oscar Turner , Fifth Kentucky district , was set for January 11. Later the committee will fix times for hearing the other contests , of which there are eight pending. CHHirult' For cf ii Hi ! ' l > n > ' . WASHINGTON , Dec. 20. Forefathers' day was celebrated by a reception , followed by a banquet tonight at the Flrati congregational church , given under the auspices of tin1 Washington Congregational club. Addresses were made by Nov. Ross Flshburn , Hon. Clay Kvans , former President Merrill 'Gates of Amherst college , Justice David J. Brewer of the supreme court , and' Henry L. . West. Half Million for Olyniplu IlcprilrM. WASHINGTON , Dec. 20. It will probably eosl $500,000 at least to repair the Olymp'a at the Boston navy yard. The hoard of sur- > ay has reported that the construction woik aionc will coat $350,000 $ and It is not doubted that the repair of the engines and bollu's will mikci up the balance of the $ ! 00OOJ. Fifteen months Is the. time- estimated as necessary to1 complete the work. I'rcxiilf"Twill Atti-iiil Iliirlal. WASHINGTON , Dec. 20. Secretary Long called at the Whlto House today and In formed the president that the bodies of the victims of the Maine disaster probably would reach Wnehlngton Tuesday or Wednesday of next week for burial at Washington. The president will attend the burial services , If nothing occurs to prevent. Military Hair Brushes. Over llfty (50) ( ) stylca In Ivory. Ubnny , OJIvo Wood Violet Wood. Fox Wood. Ei.ngJSSajijciireSeis The kind that have GOOD artlflcH in them. TlnMarn reuttunHblu i < rlc ( > d goods , hut not the "cheap" kind. 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