THE OMATIA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , JANUARY 21 , 1000.
Telephones CIS-CO 1. nee Jan 21 , 1D90.
JANUARY AT THOMPSON , BtLDEN & GO'S.
, / # > \ In Great Variety at Sweeping Reductions from the January Sale.
C < ---'M fe ww Perhaps the last dress pattern of a piece ; perhaps a
- Crw'fe ' t 'y ) skirt length , or enough fora child's urtja ? . But it's a rare saving of
W ( \ ( j money fora woman who picks a remnant from this lot. We q
vU.-- ' . ) _ rv s jy a few jM'icos and lengths of remnants , oven reduction is genuine.
4-yard remnant Corded Novelty for $105 , regular price $3.10 1'4-yard rcmnnnt Silk Novelty for $1.1(1 ( , regular price $2 10 3\-
jard rcmnnnt Ci > ( allne Cold for $1.S ! ) , regular price $4.00 C 38ard rcmnnnt Novelty Cord for $3.10 , regular price $ G.3i ! n,4-
jard rcmnnnt Tufted Novelty for $1.C9 , regular price $2.5fi 1-yard rcmnnnt Hayndoio Cord for $1.95 , regular prlco $3.89 1-
jard rcmnnnt 1'arlslnn Cord Novelty for $231 , regular price $5.98 S'/i-ynrd ' remnant Novelty Conlulet for $2.09 , regular price
$1 lifl 1 l-8-ynrd remnant Flake Novelty for $1.1'J , regular price $2.38 5-ynrd rcmnnnt Novelty Suiting for $1.59 , regular prlco
$3.39 S'4-ynrd ' remnant Cheviot Suiting for $2.13 , regular price $1.98 G'4-yard rcmnnnt Pebble Suiting for $1.57 , rcgulnr pilco
$ ! . & ! ) 1 1-8-jard remnant Two-toned Suiting for $1.05 , regular prlco $3.29 4-yard remnant Novelty Suiting for $1.55 , regular
price $3.29.yard ! remnant 1'opllnct Suiting for $1.C9 , regular price $4.10 4'-yard { remnnnt Hoigo Suiting for $1.12 , regular
prlco $3.25 "Vi-ynrd rcmnnnt Uelge 1'oplln for $1.81 , regular prlco $3 S3.
1'crhaps tlilw Is tlic great clearing talc you have been uniting for , after one of the most successful January sales ever Inaugurated
by us , ninl now the ictmwntB must go. COMH Como early , do not wait until the afternoon expecting you can do Just ascll. .
Embroideries
Our new and
complete line
of embroid
eries now in ,
comprising
matched sets ' (
of cambric ,
jaconet , nainsook and swiss.
Ilcsiilctt the entire sets of embroideries
thcro are odd edges In nil widths , from
very cheap to exceedingly line goods.
A largo line of Swiss , nainsook and
cambric Inscrtlngs , Intended for shirt
waist trimming.
The line of allovcrs was never so large ,
and ono may find almost anything con
ceivable In laceaud embroidery com
binations.
FUR TRIMMINGS.
We will allow 25 jier cent discount on
.ill fur trimmings , fur edgings and
bands , fur heads , large and small ; fur
tails.
Muslin In'
Underwear order
to
make room for
our new stock
we have placed
on sale some odd
lots of ladies'
gowns , some
Bizes missing ,
some slightly
mussed and soil
ed. All our well
made , of the best muslin , cam
brics and nainsooks , trimmed
with embroidery , laces aud
ribbons.
All our 85c and $1.00 quality reduced to
G9c. Gowns that have been selling for
$1.25 , $1.50 , $1.75 , $2.00 , $2.25 , $2.50 and
$3.00 , reduced to 75c , $1.00 , $1.50 and
$2.00 eai'h.J. ' { * * '
In our naw'block you will find a com-
plcto line of muslin underwear , from
the plainest to the moic elaborately
trimmed.
Special Just received our now
Special stock of Swiss and
lace curtains in all the
latest designs and stybs.
I'lcaso call and see them ; prices rnngo
from 70e to $1.50 per pair.
Belts Beaded Belts a r e in
high favor. They prom
ise to keep growing in popu
larity.
Wo have Jtlbt received a choice , now as
sortment , at 35e , Ific , TiOc , C3c , 75c , S5c ,
$1.00 , $1.10 nnd $1.25 each.
In Our Cloak
Department
Our great
January sale
still goes on
'tis true the
assortment in
suits , jackets ,
wrappers and
waists is not
largo still we
may have just what you want
there is one thing sure , if
wo can fit you the prices will
please you. we know there is
no liouse in the city that has
made such tremendous reduc
tions on this line of goods.
Ladles' tailor-made suits all our $18.00
and $20.00 fine suits nro now $10.00.
All our House wrappers at one price ,
75c each.
Saturday we received by express some
new walking skirts , made of extra
heavyv black cbcvlot. These garments
* t ' ' ' "
are' nia'do''without a lining'they ; are
finished In the latest style and arc
very cheap at $8.00 each
Some extra bargains In Jackets.
We close our store Saturdays at 6 p. m.
Acn.vrs KOH KOSTUR KID GLOVES VMJ MCC\II/S PVTTCRXS.
O
The Only Exclusive Dry Goods House in Omaha.
Y. 31. C. A. ULIIjIlIMi , COU > EH IttTII AMI DOl'OLAS STS.
TWO MEN LYNCHED IN KANSAS
Tort Scott Mob Hangs Half Brothm Don-
vioted of Murder.
BODIES LEFT DANG'.ING ' FROM TREtS
AnlliorMloN Coniilc | < clOne > SnrprUciI
Ono Vlflini Di'flCM U CiiiilorN
I'lniTN lloiit.roiinil UN Own
.Nc-cl. DIc-x Cromt.
FORT SCOTT , Kan. , Jan. 20. George Sll
l > eo and I3 < 1 Meek , half brothers , who were
convicted of murder hero early In the week ,
were Ijiiched by n mob In the county Jail
jard hero tonight. At a late hour their
bodies were dangling from two trees in the
> -anl , the authorities having been so com
pletely surprised that no effort had been
made to remove the ghastly evidences of the
mob'u work.
The two men , who hailed from Kansas
City , had been convicted of miurder In the
flrbt degree , their victim being a joting Gcr-
irun farmer named Leopold IMIlnger , whoso
murder occurred near this city In October
lust. The murderers disposed of CJllugor's
pair of mnlea , one horse and a wagon In
Dates county. Amos Phillips , an accom
plice of the two brothers In the crime , wns
convicted jesterday of murder In the IIrat
degree. The ovldonco showed that the three
men belonged to a gang of thieves who had
bccti regularly disposing of their plunder In
Cedar county , MUsouil.
The lynching was the v.crk cf a mob that
begun gathering In the vicinity of the county
jail foon after dark , but ilia purpose of the
assembling crowd scums not to have been
suspected until the jail wan attacked. A
barb wire trocha that had Ix'cn previously
built aiound the Jail vvua torn down , tlui
heavy doors leading lo the-.prison wcio bat-
eroil In and when the iob came howling out
at the Jail with Its Intended victims the in
terior of the place looked us If It had been
wrecked by djnamlte.
George Sllber , the older of the two bioth-
r , defied his caplcrs until the lust. He
placed the noose around his own neck nnd
"A Little Spark May >
Make Much Work. "
r The little ' 'sparks" of bad blood lurking
In the system should be quenched < wttl
Hood's Sarsaparitta , America's great blocx.
purifier. It purifies , vitalises and enricfia
the blood of both sexes and all ages. Curei
scrofula , salt rheum , dyspepsia , catarrh.
died cuislng the crowd Just as he was
jerked Into eternity ho turned to his biother
with an oath and commanded him to "die
game. " The brolher obeyed , inulnlaloing
an outward calm until he was Jerked into
the air.
Before this Sllbeo had shouted to the mob
In defiant tones that ho himself shot Edlln-
gcr and that Amos Phillips struck him on
Iho head with an axe. Ho Insisted that his
brother Ed did not participate in the crime.
"Bo .sure and get Phillips , " the doomed
man urged. Then , bhoutlng to his tor-
mcnlors , ho bade them , \vlth a curse , to
string him up. The vengeance manifested
toward the accomplice. , Phillips , was prob
ably due to the fact that Phillips , boon after
his arrest , made n full confession of the
cilme , though when ho was put upon irlal
ho repudiated this earlier confession.
IM Mocks was equally fearless In the
hands of the mob , but ho did not manifest
the spirit of bravado shown by his brother , j
Ills last words were- I
"Hang me If you will , but I did not help j
kill ndllngcr. George shot him nnd Phillips - |
lips slruck him with an axe. 1 did " |
The doomed man gel no farther In his
slalomenl , for four or five men had him by
the feet , while others drew the noose around
his neck , throwing the loose end over a
limb , nnd In a moment ho was strangling
to death
JlllllM-H IIIllU rilllllllN.
When finally satisfied with their vengeance
upon the iwo brothers , Ihe leaders of Iho
mob went back to the Jail In search of old
nan Phillips. In the meantime the Jail-
Keepers had secreted him In a room in the
real of the structure , and when iho Ijnchers
camu back they were told that Phillips had
been hurried avvaj. After a brief search the
Ijnchers seemed sallsfied with thin explain- , i
tion and left the scene , Ihus sparing Ihe life
of iho ihlrd murderer Phillips will prob- |
abl ) bo takdti out of the city. There Is some
quettlon as tn the old man's sanity.
The direct cause of Iho lynching was a
vicious attack by Sllbto and Merks upon i
Deputy Sheilll Behmer when the latlcr wont' ' 1
to tbolr cell tonight to Inspect the cage. '
HUimer then dlscovcied that the convicts
had sawed the hinges of the cell door all ;
but off. Ho entered the cage to remove the j
prisoners into another cell and as ho did
bvi was felled by Silbco with an lion bar
which iho prUoncrs had secrpttxl. Other
deputies came to Behmer's rescue and In
the Birlmmagu fired several allots at the | i
:
convicts One bullet took effect In Sllbce'b
Ic-
This shooting attracted a crowd , wild
btorlea of iho ntsault were soon In circula
tion among tha crowd which gatheied around
inn jail and U only required the few lead
ers who came later to Incite the gathering
to violence. After the assault upon Deputy I
Dohmer , Sllbeo and Mceks were shackled ,
and the Irons were still upon thorn as they j
wore swung lo their death.
lt"or I ) 11' * of l.ncl.liivt.
WICHITA Kim Jun 20 L.evvln J Moil-
roe. ft member of the Paul Gllninro Uni-
iniitlt1 rojnimio wan taken to the 8t Fran-
i-l-i hn"pu il ! ' < TI- this morning and died at
iiiiDii of luckjuw , the result of an nccl-
Linen Sale
We begin
the third
week ol'
the great
January
Linen
Sale with
some new
and very
interest
ing offerings at prices which
are sure to attract immediate
attention.
NAPKINS -
A lot of 5-S bleached napkins , $1.25 and
$1.50. Sale price , 93c a dozen.
A lot of 5-S bleached napkins , $2.00 ,
$ -.25. Sale price , $1.69 a dozen.
A lot of % bleached napkins , $1 00 , $4.50.
Sale price , $ . ! ,00 a dozen.
72-Inch heavy bleached Hitln damask ,
$1.75 , Sale price , $1.25 per j-ard.
72-Inch satin bleached damask , $1.50.
Sale price , $1.10 per jard.
CS-luch bleached damask , $1.00.
Sale price , 75u per jurd.
25 pieces 20-Inch heavy bleached crash ,
Ifi2-3c. Sale price , 12'ic per yard.
50-plcce IS-lnch heavy bleached cra-sh ,
12'/c. ' ( ; Sale price , lOc per yard.
A lot of remnants of bleached and un
bleached table damask that has accu
mulated during this sale will be sold
MONDAY MORNING at SPECIAL
PR1CUS.
New Are coining in fast ,
Wash therefore winter goods
Goods must go. Tomorrow
Kobe or Wrapper
Blankets.
Hero the reductions :
At $1.25 each , reduced from $2 flS.
. At $1.50 each , reduced from $3.75.
At $1.95 each , reduced from $1.50.
At $ .45 each , reduced from $5 75.
They are fine fancy 'striped or figured
reversible wool blankets and will go
In a hurr ) at thcbc prices. Be early to
avoid disappointment.
dental shot In his hand a week ago Wlth'n
the last week three incmbeis ol the corn-
puny have been ai-cldenlully shot , among
them Paul Gllmoie himself Gllmore and
one of his actors , David Ilalpertvlio
fought u duel In ono of the company's
play.s , were given loaded revolvers" by mis
take of the properly man In Ihe opera
house nt I'lioenK , Arllast week and
each shot the alhcr , indlcllng M-rlous
wounds. Gllinore Is In a linsplt.il A day
or two Inter Monroe , who died loday , was
shot lu the hand in an Aikrnuas town.
FOR THE LAWTON FUNERAL
Iti'iiinliiN to He Inlorrcil in NiiHonnl
C'cinvlcr ) t Arlington
All HonorK.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 20 According to
arrangements made by the War department
the romalna of Major Gcncial Henty W.
Law ton , U. S. V. , who waa killed at San
Moteo , Luzon , December 1 ! ) last , will bo
interred at the Notional cemetery nt Ar
lington , with full military honors , the day
nftei they reach this city.
Pievlous to Interment troopi to compose
the funeral escort , which will consist of
ono regiment of Infantry , ono regiment of
foot artillery , a squadron of cavalry and two
mounted batterlc-t. of artillery , will bo as
sembled In this city to escort the remains
from the church vvhoro the funeral religious
services are held , to the cemetery. Major
General Wehloy Morrltt , commanding the
Depottment of the East , has bce-n charged
with the execution of these orders. General
Merrill has been formally designated to
command the escort.
The remains of General Law ton are on
the troop ship Thomas and are expected
to arrive nt San Francisco about the 1st
of February. Mrs , Lawtnn Is a passenger.
The remains vv 111 bo brought lo Washlnglon
on a special iraln In charge of Major Gcu-
cral Shatter , who will bo accompanied by
un aide ,
The Itinciary of the train will noi bo do-
Icrmlncd until Iho wishes of Mrn Law ton
are known. II is probable that the trip
will bo made t > o us to permit iho body to
lie In stale for n short time al Fort \Vayno
and Indianapolis.
OiiKtlnu nf lli'iiioi'riit ltr < Miiiiiiii > iiilcMl ,
WASHINGTON , Jan. 20 The house com
mittee on elections No. 1 divided on party
lines today and by a vote of C to 2 decided
to recommend the seating of William I' .
Aldrlch , republican , who contests the seat
now held by Gaston A. Hobblna. democrat ,
for the Fourth congressional district of
Alabama It Is the first decision In a con
tested election case at the present session
of congreeu The contest was based on
alleged Intimidation and racial prejudices
growing out of appeals for white supremacy
A minority le-porl will be made In behalf of
Mr. Rabbins.
lll f < > r > of Illllliilllc I'lllKllc.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 20. An intcroslliiK
and valuable brochure , giving u complete
Ulster ) of Ihe bubonic plague together with
means which have beii adopted for IIH pre
vention , has been prepared and made public
b > Surgeon General Vv'jiuau of the niarlnu
seivlce.
\
\VI1Y \ ROBERTS MUST STAY 00 F
Majority nnd Minority Reports Presented by
the Special Committee.
FIRST IS HE SHOULD NOT BE ADMITTED
.lllnorll.llcllocM In SiTcnrltiK Illiil lu
nn ConicrcMHiniiii Onlj to i\lict :
Him ( . niiMllnllnii mill
the l.uu.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 20. Reports of the
special committee- Investigation In the
cn&o of Ilrlgham H. Roberta of Utah were
presented to the house today. The majority
report , signed by Chairman Taj lor and six
of his associates , Is a voluminous document
and is accompanied by n summary of Ihe
law and facts. It gives the details of the
hearings , the ample opportunities afforde.l
to Mr. Roberts to present his case , his re
fusal to testify and the unanimous finding
of facls , heretofore published.
H proceeds : "Tho committee Is unani
mous in Itn belief that Mr. Roberts ought
not to remain a member of the house of
representatives. A majority is of the
opinion that ho ought not to bo permitted
to become a member ; that the house has the
right to exclude htm. A minority M of tha
opinion that the proper course of procedure
Is to permit him to bo sworn In and then
expel him by a two-thirds vote under the
constitutional provision providing for ex
pulsion
"Yotir committee desires lo assert with
the Utmost posItlvencRS at this point that
not only Is the proposition of expulsion as
applied to this case against precedent , hut
that exclusion Is entirely In nccord with
principle , nuthorlly nnd legislative precedent
and not antagonistic to any legislative
action which the house of representatives
has over taken.
"Kor convenience wo present herewith
bcfoio proceeding 10 extended argument In
support of the committee's resolution the
following summary :
Sn m in n rjof Cn-M1.
"Upon the facts staled Ihe majoilty of the
committee assert that the claimant ought
not to bo permitted to take n scat In the
hauso of tcprcicntntlvcs and lhat the seat to
which he was elected ought to be declared
vacant.
"Tho minority , on the other hand , assert
that ho ought to be sworn in In older that
If happily two-thirds vote therefor ho maybe
bo expelled.
"Three distinct grounds of disqualifica
tion are asserted against Roberts-
" 1. Hy reason of his violation of the Kd-
rounds law.
" 2. Uy reason of his notorious and defiant
\lolatlon of the law of the land , of the de
cisions of the supreme court and of the
proclamations of the president , holdlnfe him
self above the law and not amenable to it.
No government could possibly exist In the
face of such practices. Ho Is In open war
against the * laws and Institutions of Iho
cci'nlry whose congress he seeks to enter.
Such an Idea Is Intolerable. It Is upon the
principle asseitcd on this ground that all
cares of collusion have been based.
" 3. His election as representative is an
explicit and offensive violation of the under
standing by which Utah was admllled as
a state. The objection was made to the re
fusal to admit Roberts that the constitution
the Idea that any objection can bo
nado thls coming In , if he is Ivvcnty-llve
been seven years a cltl/en
Slates and was an Inhabitant
ilected , no matter how odious
or criminal may have been
'practices ' , To this we reply :
f < ! ' < ( , 'OIIHItndon. |
"t , That thV language of the constitu
tional provision , the hlbtory of Its frnmJng
In the com.tllulional convention and Us con
text clearly show that it cannot be construed
lo prevent disqualification for crime.
" 2. That the overwhelming aiithor-
lly of text book writers on the constitution
is to the effect that such disqualification
may bo Imposed by the house and no com
mentator on the coiibtllullon specifically de
nies it.
" 3. The courts of several of the stales
In constiulng analogous provisions have wilh
practical unanimity declared against such
urderstanillngs.
" 1. The house of lepresentatlvcs has
not evidenced that it has the right to ex
clude a member-elect even when he had the
Ihrco constitutional provisions.
" 5. In many instances It has distinctly
asserted Us right to to do In cases of dis
loyalty and crime.
"C. U passed In 1S02 the test oath at ,
which Imposed a real and HuhHlantial d's- '
qunllflcntlon for membership In congress ,
dlsquallf > lng hundreds of thousands of
American citizens. This law remained In
force for twenty years , and thousands of
members of congress were compelled to take
the oath it required.
" 7. The house In 18S9 adopted a gencn
lule of order , providing that no person
should bo sworn In as a member against ,
whom the objecllon was made that he was
not entitled to take the lent oath , nnd If
upon Invcsllgatlon such fact appeared ha
was to be permanently debaired from en
trance.
" 8. The Interesting proposition Is made
that the claimant bo sworn In and then
turned out. Upon the Iheory that the pur
pose Is to permanently part company with
Mr. Roberts , this Is a dubious proceeding. i
Such nctlcn requires Iho vote of two-thirds
of the members. Wo ask If such a vote In
possible or ilcht In view of the following ob-
sei vallons.
"The. expulsion clause of the constllullon
Is as follows'Bach house may determine
Ihe rules of Us proceedings , punish Its mem
bers for disorderly behavior , and with the
concuncnce of two-thirds ctpel a mem
ber.1 "
The report concludes as follows :
"If thcro Is any fact apparent In this
cafio , It is that the constiluents of Mr. Rob
erts knew nil nbout him before his election.
Can there be room to doubt the proper action
of the house ? Is It prepared to yield up this
salutary power of exclusion ? Will It do-
cluro Itself defenseless and ridiculous ?
"If the house takes the acllon which Ihe
mlnorlly of the committee insists It ought
to take It will for the flrat time in Us his
tory part with a most beneficent power
which It has often exercised a power that
ought rarely to bo oxeicleed , but which the
home' haa never declared It did not pos-
Et'fD.
Et'fD."Mindful of the gravity of the question
nnd realizing the responsibility Impo cd upon
us , we recommend the adoption of the fol
lowing resolutions-
" 'Resolved , That under the facts and clr- I
umiElantos of this case Hrlgham II. Rob '
erts , rcprcsentatlvcelect from the etato of
Utah , ought rot to have or hold a seat In
the house of representallvea and lhat the
teat to which ho was elected Is hereby de
clared vacant.
The report la signed by Robert W. Tay-
ler , Charles n. f.andls , Page Morris. Romeo
H. Ficer , Smith Mcpheraon , Samuel W. T.
Lanham , Robert f\V \ Mlera.
Mlmu-ll ) llmiort.
The tnlnorjty. rcpprl la tlgned , by Mr. Lit-
tlellflcld , republican of Maine , nnd Mr. De
Armond , democrat of Missouri. It days In
part-
"Assuming that Mr. Roberta has been , and
la now & polygamlet , unlawfully cohabiting
with plural vvlvcti , and the house of represen
tatives , .Is for that reason of the opinion he
ought not to bo a mcmber , thereof , what
coutbe should It rightfully purMic under the
constitution , the supreme taw of the land
exclude 1)1 m or expel him ?
After citing the constitutional provision
fas to the qualifications of a representative
In congress the report proceeds
"Is It seriously contended that thli house
can of Us own motion , by Its own Independ
ent action , create for the purposes of this
caeo n l gal disqualification ? This house
alone cannot mnko or unmake the law of
the land. It Is quite clear that the house ,
by Its Independent acllon , cannot , If It
would , make for this case any dlsquallfjlng
regulation that would have the force of law. "
Violate * tin * I.IMV.
Continuing the report sajs : "This house
by Us Independent action cannot tnaUe law
for any purpose. The nddlug by this liouse ,
acting alene , of n qualification not
established by law would not only bo a
violation of both the constitution and the
law , but It would establish n most dangerous
precedent , which could hardly fall to 're
turn to plague the Inventor ' You might feel
that the grave moral and social aspects of
this case allowed vou to to do n great
light , do a llltle wrong.
"Hut what warrant have you , when the
barriers of the constitution are once broken
down , that there may not come after us a
house with clher standards of morality and
propriety , which will create olhcr qualifica
tions with no ilghtful foundations , that , In
the heat nnd unreason of partisan contest
slnco thcro will bo no different standard by
which to determine the existence of
qualifications will add anylhlng Hint may
be necessary to accomplish the desired re
sult ? Rxlgoncy will determine the suf
ficiency. It would no longer be n govern
ment of laws , but of men. To thus depart
from the constitution and substitute force for
law Is to embark liron n trackless sea , wllli-
out chart or compass , with almost a certainty
of direful shipwreck. "
The report concludes as follows : "A
small paitlsan majority might render the
deslro to arbitrarily exclude by n majority
j vote In order to morn sccuiely entrench Itself
In power , Irresistible. Hcnco Us exercise
is conlrollcd by legal rules. In case of ex-
pluslou , when Ihe requisite two-thluls can
bo hod , Ihe motive- for the exorcise of
nrbllrary power no longer e\lsls , as a two-
thirds partisan majority Is RtiUlclont for
c\ciy purpose. Ilencu expulsion has been
j safely left In the discretion of the house and
) the safety of the liiiembers docs not need the
protecllon of legal rules.
"Wo believe that Mr. Roberts has tha
legal , constitutional right to bc sworn In
as n member , but the facts arc such that
wo further believe Iho house , In the exercise
of Us discretion , i.s not only Justified , but
required by every proper consideration in
volved , to expel him promptly after he
becomes a member.
" \Vo recommend the following as a sub
stitute for the resolution proposed by the
committee-
" 'Resolved , That nrlgham H. Ilobcrts ,
having been duly elected a representative
In the Flfty-blxth congress from the stale
of Utoh , with the qualifications requlsllo for
a mission lo the house as such. Is cutltlcO ,
aa n constitutional right , to take the oath
of ofilco prescribed for members-elect , his
Hiatus as a polygamlst , unlawfully cohabit
ing with plural wives , affording constitu
tional ground for expulsion , but not for ex
clusion , from the house. '
"And if the house shall hold wilh us and
swear In Mr. Roborls as a member we shall ,
as BOOH as recognition can be had , offer a
resolution to expel him as a polygamlst , un
lawfully cohabiting with plural wives. "
disc" to Conic I p 'Piii'NiIny.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 20. When the house
met today Tajler of Ohio , chairman of the
special committee to In\celgate ! the case of
Representative-elect D. H. Roberts , pre
sented the majority report In favor of the
exclusion of Itoberts and gave notice lhat
he would call Iho case up on Tuesday.
Llttlcfield of Maine presented the minority
report In favor of seating Roheits and then
expelling him. The minority report was
signed , by Lltllcfield , republican , and DC
Armond , democrat Five thousand copieb of
the reports were ordered printed for general
distribution. Roberts was In his seat during
these proceedings , but made no effort to ad
dress the house.
CONSECRATING NEW BISHOP
I'dlinl li-l < --ll < cVIII Iiiiluet < h < -
llNli ! i > of Illinium Illlo
OIIIlM' .
WASHINGTON , Jan. 20. The papal bull
authorising the consecration of lit. Rev.
Mgr. Sbarctli , bishop-elect of Havana , has
been received nt the apostolic delegation.
The services will be celebrated with pon-
lilical high maes at St. Aloyslus' church
Sunday morning , February ) . Archbishop
Maitinelli will bo the consecrator , assisted
by Bishop Curtis , coadjutor to the cardinal ,
and Bishop Monohan of Wilmington. This
consecration will be the first ever per
formed In America by an apostolic delegate
and magnificent preparations are being made
for the occasion. Mgr. Sbarettl expecls lo go
to Havana the latter part of February.
\iiK-rlciiii KrnllH nnd SM Krprlniiil.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 20 , A more detailed
statement from 'Minister ' Lclshmau at Berne
respecting the action of the Swiss govein-
ment affecting American dried and fiesh
fruits , Is to Ihe effect that upon reception ,
dried fruits not having disclosed any living
gall Insects of San Jose , general authoriza
tion was granted by order of President
Hauser for the impoilatlon of such fruits.
The gnmo permit extends to the Importation
of such fresh fruits through the customs at
Basle under condition that the fruits bo cx-
amlned by nn expert and found exempt from
San Joae gull Insects or other parasites.
Mr. 'Mueller , secretary of agrlculluie , c\-
plalucd to iho American inlnlalor personally
that the order embraced all kinds of sun-
dried , sterilized or evaporated fruit.
Tariff Sc'lit'ilulifor firiiln.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 20. The Navy de-
pal tmant IIOH prepared n tariff for the Island
of ( luam and Puerto Rico. It wan the In
tention to adopt the Philippine schedules
for the llttlo Island , but it was found they
were only Blight modifications of the tariff
vhlch existed before the archipelago came
Into the possession of the United States and
BO were unsuitable because of the heavy
discrimination In favor of Spain. It Is probable -
able that the same tariff as ibot prepared
for Guam will bo adopted for the Island of
Tirtulla. It Is understood that thceo meas
ures nro only temporary and will prevail
only tn the nbscnco of some- direction by
congress.
KnturN Mrlrlt.HyNti'iu. .
WASHINGTON. Jan. 20. Secretary Gage
was before the house committee on coinage ,
weights and measures and spoke In favor of
the adoption cf the metric sjatoin. Ho also
referred to the need of fraclioual silver cur
rency. Ho polnled out that at the present
demand fpr fractional coin was so urgent
that the Issue ran considerably beyond the
$50,000,000 authorized by law and bo recom
mended that this legal restriction bo re
pealed , leaving the treasury to determine
the proportion of fractional coin nect-SEary.
III Culm ,
WASHINGTON , Jan. 20 The War de
partment gave out the statement today that
the total receipts for the cnllru Uland of
Cuba for the month of December were $1-
733,221 The total receipts for the entire
Island for the calendar year ending Decem
ber 31 , 1S99 , by Items were Customs , $14-
072,114 , Internal revenue , $757,293 , postal
receipts from July 1 , 1899 , to December
31 , 181'9 ' , $94,514 : miscellaneous recolp's
from July 1 , 1899 , to Decc nbor 31 , 1899 , $293-
584 ; total receipts , $16,217,49742.
( -.uliliK't Dinner ,
WASHINGTON Jan 20The EC i Clary
of tlio treasury and Mrx , ( luge entertained at
a cabinet dinner tonight In honor of the
president and Mrs , McKlnley.
J.W1IEELER t TO BE CONFIRMED
Appointment of Supervisor of Census Will
Be RUified ,
SENATE COMMITTEE REPORTS FAVORABLY
llotli TliurMiin mill Allou Will SIMI-
Hiirt Him When It Ciiinf * to n
Viilr ( lo ml | ( if the
funltnl ,
WASHINGTON , Jan. 20. ( Special Tele-
pram. ) The committee on census lias de
cided to report fiivornbly the nomination of
Daniel H. Wheeler to bo supervisor of ecu-
stis for the Second Nebraska district. Itntl
tl-ere been an executive session Wheeler
would have been confirmed at once , there
being no papers on lllo ngalnst his con
firmation and It being undeiKtood that both
ThurMon mid Allen \vcru favorable to him.
Captain Palmer IcavcH tomorrow for
Umahn , thoroughly satisfied \\lth the prog
ress made with the Fort McKcnzlo military
reservation bill. Uofore leaving Captnln
rainier stated he had done nothing to\vnrd
advocating the Interests of the bill estab
lishing a military supply depot at Omaha
for the reason that lie could not consistently
nsk members of the military nffnliR com-
mlttco of the. house or senate to support
this measure lu view of having two very
Important hills bcforo there bodies , the per
manent post nt Fort McKcnzle , Shorlilnn ,
Wjo , and the national sanitarium nt Hot
Springs , S. I ) He Mated before leaving
that he doubted It the mllltniy supply depot
bill in Its present condition would ever be
come n law.
Congressmen Gamble and Hurko of South
Dakota today called on President McKlnlcy
In behalf of Lieutenant McArthur. The lat
ter aspires for promotion ns captain in the
quartermaster's department and the presi
dent assured Messrs. Gamble and IHirke
that Lieutenant McArthur's wish in this
connection would ho consldcied.
The house Indian committee today Incor
porated In the Indian appropriation bill $16-
000 additional for the Insane asylum for
Indians at Cnnloli , S. D. , on the suggestion
of Congressman Ramble , also $3,000 for the
extension of the sewer system nt Chamber
lain , S. D.
n. 0. Rnberg IMS been appointed carrier
In the Uccorah ( la ) postolllcc. Thomas
Murphy of Kansas was today appointed en
gineer In the Pierre ( S. D. ) Indian school
nt $720 n year.
A. 0. Hoggs was today appointed post
master at Kndlcott , Jefferson county , Neb ,
\lco It. C. Harris , resigned ; also V. W. Wee-
nlnk , at Cames , Sioux county , In.
The following attornojs 1'avo been au
thorised to practice bcforo the Interior department
partment- James n. Wllhlte , Fulls City ,
Neb. , Spencer 11. Carr , Ircton , In ; Elyn C.
Johnson , Mnquokctn , la. , and Wilson M.
Hamilton , Lakevlew , la.
DEPENDS ON THE NEWSPAPERS
til Illlllt I'll tll < > MlHHllIK
ill ( lie Clnrli
Ilrlben Cn f.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 20. The Investiga
tion by the committee oil privileges nnd
elections nto the allegations of bribery
against Senator Clark was resumed today.
T. r. Normollc , a bookkeeper of Untie ,
was first called. Ho was a member of the
last legislature. Ho testified that within a
week aftoi his election ho was approached
with an Indirect offer of a large sum for his
\olc for .Mr. Clark. It wns said to him thai
he could got $15,000 to $20,000 for his vote
and porhapf enough to make him u snug for
tune If ho would merely absent himself from
the legislature at the time of the voting for
United States senator. When the legisla
ture convened a man had approached him
and asked him If he proposed to make a
"suckei" of himself and not geit anything
out of the election , Finally , he said , just
before the election he was offered $12,58.0
for his \oto for Clark , the sum to be placed
In the hands of some disinterested pcison.
At this point Chairman Chandler said that
John P. Murphy of Huttc , ono of the men
who , it Is claimed , had noproached Mi. Nor-
n.olle , had come to Washington by inquest
to testify in the case. Ho left immediately
after a subpoena had been issued for him.
Search has been made for him In vain , "
said Senator Chandler , "and the assistance
of the newspapers Is snllrltcd to ascertain
bis whereabouts. "
In response to a statement from Mr. Faulk-
nei , Mr Clark's leading attorney , that he
knew nothing of Murphy , Senator Chandler
replied. "I thought ho might accidentally
let you know his whereabouts. "
Mr. Faulkner I'll lot you know If ho does
Mr. Chandler No doubt the newspaper
men will find him In two or throe days.
On cross-examination NnrmoIIe said he
was a democrat. He- was employed and had
been since the legislature adjourned with
the Anaconda company. He had voted for
Conrad for United States Konatoi from flrht
to last ; he said to the proposition of $12,500
for his vote that lie ; would think It over.
As to the $10,000 proposition he had replied
that "that Is very little for a man to sell
himself for "
At the conclusion of Normolle's testimony
Cason of yesterday's witnesses vva recalled
for eross-oxamlnatlon by Faulkner. He ad
mitted that ho had gone to W. A. Clark's
olllco In November soon after the election to
talk with him about the election of a United
States ) senator. Ho explained why ho had
gene to see Clark , saying that generally the
republicans vvcro favorable to Clark' * * elec
tion and ho thought thcro was n good chance
to elect him. In the interviews lie had with
Clark In November ho had indicated Ills be-
llof that Marcyo , lenrnicntutlvc-elect from
Custer county , might ho Induced to vote for
Clark , but ho said that no approach to cor
ruption with reference to Marcyo was made
at these Interviews.
Caeon wan then examined as to an inter
view with W. A Clark held In the lat'cr's
room junt bcforo the election of senator Ho
declared that Clark had asked him to sen
Representative Marcyo , as witness could
Imndlo him bolter than anybody else Cason
said Clark had authorized him to pay $10.000
to Representative Marcyo , thn authorfzuMon
being given him lu a whisper and by holding
up the fingers and thumbs of both hands
Subsequently ho had learned that Marcjo
was favorable to Clark anyhow and ho made
no offer of money In him.
Oaten , after admitting that he received
$500 from Senator Clark for his spr"ic-ea ,
said that Clark did not have the reputation
In Ilntto of being a liberal payer
A letter of Canon to Hoot , in which the
foimer held the latter rooponslblo for the
making public of the written statement of
Canon , which wan to be held UH sacred be
tween them , wan offered In evidence. In the
letter Caaon declared Ills Intention of mak
ing a dean breast of the whole transaction
nnd accused Hoot of violating his oath as
an Odd Fellow In betraying him ( Cason ) .
In another letter Caeon reiterated the
statements made In the Root letter declar
ing that Mr. Clark had Fold he would hold
hl'i Beat In the senate If it cost him $1,000-
000On
On redirect examination Mr Cason told
how Mr. Root had given him $1,500 to leave
Bntto and keep awoj from the survlce of a
subpoena of the Henato committee.
After some dlscurslon an adjournment was
taken until Monday morning next at 10 15.
Mi' < Ifllninl Monument I'linil.
WASHINGTON Jun 20 The fund for
tbu'McClelland ' monument which K. In pro.
posed to trcct lu Wathlngton , now umouais
to about $10.ono and the committee It
charge will .nk congress for $ JIO,0"0 f.ir tin
pedestal. It is hoped to have tin1 o < renu
nles attending < he Injln * of the corner
utono at the- limp of the leunlon of th /
Society of therm > of the l' < toninc I > \
Washington lu 1901 ,
not Nil roil OI.MJVS AiM'oivrMijvr.
rnNKi'ft Joint llrioluUnn fruliitt Hint
for Miiillhxiitiliut Urgent.
WASHINGTON , Jan 20-The house lodnv
passed the joint resolution for the npio'ni ;
ment of Former Secretary of Stnto Rt Inrl
Olney to the \acancy on the nannl of ii'Rpiit *
of th" Smllhponlun Institution , caused by
the death of William 1'iesion Johnston ol
Louisiana , was adopted.
The hottHU spent au hour In dlipoptiiR ol
bills favorably leported and among those
p.lssed were the measures to bulb ) th *
League Inland nud Mare Island diilooki
of fitono Intilcad of timber. The report" or
the Robert ! ) case were tilso received
An hour was given to pronounclm : ruin
gles on tlii < laid Representative PanTon ! < .
Ohio.
Representative White of North Carolina
the colored lepicsctitntlve. In the house IP
ported a bill for the "protection of all elti
? cns of the United States against mob vlo
lence , " etc. It provides that all persnni
shall be protected fiom being murdeied toi
tured or burned to death bv mobs known
n "lynching bees , " whether spontaneous or
premeditated , and nil parties pnrtlrlpatlng
aiding or abetting In such ntTnlis mo made
guilty of tieason against the t nil ml Stairs
government nud subject to prowutlon In
the United States courts.
Cummliigs of New York Introduced n bill
for the nurchnso of tvventv toipedo litiat.H
of the Holland t > pe , of which five ai < In
bo a&slgncd for the protection of New York
Clly.
Other linttRp blllK Introduced were llv
Loud of California , for n eodllcatlon ! of
tht > postal laws ; by Lamb of Vliglun fU-
ing the number of army chaplains at one
for each regiment.
O\N MID < ; nis n
ArKiifN A mil ml Proc Triulo uldi Our
> < M I'ONNl'NNloltN.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 20. The senate com
mlttce on Puerto- Rico and thi1 1'acllli
Islands held a long session toilav and ll-
lened lo urgumenls for and agalnM fri >
trade between 1'ucito Rico and the t n'ted '
States. The Puerto lUcau commltlee ap
pointed by the federal part > , which leicntly
arrived in Ihls country , wast heard. Thno
gentlemen vvcro all for fieo trade with the
United Slatce , wauled a lerrltorlal form of
government , desired United States cuirency
as the standard and tvanted a loan author
izcd. Most of them favored an extended
suffrage and believed that under the United
Stales laws fair elccllons could be hold.
Henry Oxnard of Nebraska argued asaliut
fieo trudo because of the effect It would
have ou the be-ot sugar Interests.
Hill of Louisiana , leprescntlng the c.uio
sugar growers , look the same view
Frjo of Connecticut oppcwed free Irado
on account of the effect upon tobacco In
toicsts. Hcrbeit Myrick made a general
argument against free trade between lh
United States and Puerto Rico beiaiiap < if
the effect it would have upon Ihe agrirul
tuial Intelestf of the United States
Major Awcn , who was for a long tllno
sanitary ofllcer of the island , gave Feme In
formation concerning conditions the c
AClUJAOiM > \\.Vl" OK ls > ! > ! CHOI'S
\KrlfiiUnrnl Sll ls ( Ic-liin .Mil I. CM I'llh-
llc Illn rinnl I'XIinnlcs.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 20 The st Hlstlc an
of the Department of Agriculture has made
public his final estimates of the a renge
production and value of the crops of ib'i'i
The.lalucs aio baseil on the average fii i
prices on December 1 , In accoulanco wilh
the practice of the department.
The wheat acreage was I4,5'J2,510 , the pro
duction 317,30 : ! , 846 bushels nnd the value
$319,545,259 , the average jlcld per ane b
ing 12.3 bushels and the average farm nl > >
per bushel on December 1 58.1 091116.
The corn acreage was 82,108,587 , Hie pro
duction 2,078 , 113,93 ; ! bushels and the valil"
$020,210,110 , the average jlcld per urnbHn ;
25.3 bushels and the average faun prl e per
bushel on December 1 30.1 ! cents.
The acreage In oatH was 2fi.341.3SO , the
production 706,177,713 hushelu and the vain"
JIBS , 167,975 , the average jlcld per aero beln. ?
, ,0.2 bushels and the aveiogo farm pilrp pet
bushel on December 1 " 1.9 cents.
The birley crop is cstlmaled at 73 ' ! S1 .ifl. !
biibhels , the ryeciop at 23,9il,741 ( bushel-
Ihe buckwheat crop at 11,091,473 bush ! h ,
the potato crop at 228,783,232 bnslu'le , ami
the hay crop at 5C , 55,75ii tons.
FOIl WKSTRU. % VIVl'UH As. .
Sur l orn of < lu' t'l II Wnr Itcmcin-
Ix-rcil liy ( lie f.'in i-rniiifiir.
WABTIINQTON , Jan. 20 ( Special ) -
These pensions lluve been grunted.
IHMIO of Jnnuuij' B.
NebraskaItestoriitlon nnd rel'f'ilip
Stephen Willc-ock , Btocklmin , $1 liuri-u-n
-David PiiUlvvell , IlPbrini. $10 to $12
lown. Original Horatio K 1'ipniKel
lOBB , JO Additional OCOIRO N Curl ,
I'lilon. $ G to $10 , John L liuuoilli. Munonn ,
$ C to $ S ; William H. MHKr. UHCrola $0 to $12
Incionne John I' DlnipH , AllantU lo
510 : Gordon Wood , Nevada , XS In $ ln Cur
nnlliis Mciillt , Allmrnelt , $ S lo $ in.llllnni
Tlioinpson. Ollumwa , $12 In $11 ! { " ! > n
Stanley. Shell Uoek , TS tn $12. Juini's II
MorKiin , Madrid , $10 to $17 OrlKlmilvlilcivv
JuruHlm Ilurbank , Wuvi-rly , $17 , Hpoi'I/il /
ucorueil , January d , Salomon LH"i.'i Kc u-
kuk , S12.
South Dakota1 Inn PUMP I'eloi llrochu ,
Suldlcrs' home , Fall Hlver , JTi to } 1
vv.linnn viiiiiN rinuui * rioiii ,
WASHINGTON , Jan. 20 Surgeon ( jjiieral
\Vymnn of the marinehrBpltal BPIVU ! > has
dispatched 1,500 bottles of Haffklno piophy
lactic to Hoimlulu and the imo iimniUy |
to Manila. This fluid ban been usul as a
plague prcveitlvo ) In India and has proved
quite effective. He has also soul a quantity
of curative scrum to Honolulu
tt An Old ea
ttm Newspaper m
g } says about
S Grape-Nuts
Arthur M Hull , managc-i of the tit
Paul Globe , thinks advcTtlacmentB me wn.
ten lo Inform other people about food unit
Itu value , but are not Intended for news
men tJioniHelvwi and yd of all men
newspaper men require good nonrlnhlng
fcod to rebuild the brain and nerve an
( They will agree tbut thlu i noi a
Joke. )
Mr. Hull BUH. . "I wish to glvii iou an
unsolicited testimonial foi Grape-Nuts I
have iibcd I'oBtiitn Ccrtwl for abuui two
years. I have seen > oup advertising fo <
Orapo-Nuls In Iho Globe an well HK oihu
papers , and have appreciated It from an
advertising standpoint , but tome way I
never bought tiny until about a cpli JKO .
Since then I have practically lived"on u I
I think it U. without exception the lliuvu J
preparation of any food nioiluti lhat u
h 14 been my good fortune to tane and my
eiithumaam prompiH mo to wrltu this note
you all l.iuda of BUccctiS.
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