STANDARD OIL CASE ARGUED h
Celebrated Caie Gomes Up Before the Ne
braska Supremo Court.
PROMINENT ATTORNEYS ON EACH SIDE
Senator Thurston nml l I.. .McCoy
l'lcnd for the Corporntlou, While
Attorney licnernl S in -1 It
ItcprcMciitH the Stnte.
LINCOLN", Feb. 20. (Special.) The ques
tion of tho Jurisdiction of the supreme court
to try tho case of the State of Nebraska
ngalnst the Standard Oil Company, brought
under thn nntl-truit law, was urgucd bo
foro the full HUpremo court this afternoon
hy Senator John M. Thurston and F. L. Mc
Coy of Omaha, representing the defendant
and Attorney General Smyth rcprcscntlnB
the state. The case was called up for con
Bldorntlon today on tho demurrer filed by
tho attorneys for the defendant company
denying the right of tho supremo court to
hoar the cat, In original Jurisdiction.
Tho argument was opened by the attor
ney general, who spoke for nearly nn hour
on tho legal phase of tho question, attempt
ing to prove that the ease at In.iuo was civil
and not criminal In nature. Senator Thurs
ton followed, speaking for an hour on the
opposite side of tho case. McCoy of Omaha
closed for the defense.
This case la one of the most Important
that has been brought to thn attention of
tho supreme court for somo tlmo and tho
argument today attracted several hundred
pcrnonH to tho small court room, which
was filled to ovcrllowlng before the court
began Kb session.
lllntor' of the Cane.
Tho action Is ono In which the attorney
general seeks, on the ground that the com
pany has violated tho anti-trust law, to
enforce tho forfeitures and penalties pro
vided by tho uct, by mean of an Injunc
tion enjoining the defendant from doing any
further buslncnt In the Htate. Tho attorney
general llrst Instituted tho suit lu tho dis
trict, court of Douglas county, afterward
dismissed It and then began it again In
tho supremo court. The Standard Oil com
pany contends that tho attorney general was
right In Instituting tho milt in tho dlotrlct
court and wrong In Instituting It In tho
fiupreran court. Tho company contends that
tho supremo court can hear tho case only
on appeal or possibly nncllllary to an ap
peal. It cites the constitution to prove Its
belief that the supremo court has no Juris
diction In original actions of Injunction bo
cauo tho word "Injunction" docs not ap
pear therein.
Consldcrablo early history of Nebraska
was related by the attorneys for the de
fondant company to prove that tho consti
tution had shorn tho state of tho power It
onco had to assume original Jurisdiction
over a ce.'taln variety of cases. It was
Insisted that tho main purpooo of the new
constitution of 1875 was to take away tho
original Jurisdiction of tho supreme court
except In particular specified cases, tho
original Jurisdiction of all other cases hclng
vested In tho district, county and other In
ferior courts.
Several cases were cited to show that tho
court had never assumed original Juris
diction In cases of this character. In the
Vaulsen case, whero tho court was asked
for an Injunction to vacnto a Judgment of
tho district court declaring a man guilty
of murder and sentencing blm to tho peni
tentiary, tho court held that It had not
original Jurisdiction, nn opinion which was
afterwards nlllrmcd In tho Vincent case.
Standard Oil Denies.
Tho attorney general brought this case
In tho supremo court on tho theory that It
was a civil case, in which tho state was a
party and, thoreforo, by the constitution
ono over which tho supremo court had Juris
diction. This assumption was denied by
thn attorneys for thn Standard Oil com
pany, who held that tho action was purely
penal or criminal In character.
Thn qurstlon of original Jurisdiction was
discussed at somo length and citations from
decision In other states wero given to show
that whero tho sovereignty of tho stato Is
not Involved tho court cannot entertain the
case at first hand. It -was asserted that
tho caso was not a civil action, becauso the
petition filed by tho attorney general did
not set up a caso for or pray for relief
of a compensatory character, but for a
Vl-KY FEW IMvOPLi:
An
Free From .Some Korni of Inill-
uenilou.
Very few people nro free from some form
of Indigestion, but scarcely two will havo
tho jama symptoms.
Somo BUfler moat directly after eating,
bloating ifrom gas In stomach and bowels,
othora havo heart burn or sour risings, still
others have palpitation of heart, headaches,
sleeplessness, pains In chest and under
shoulder blades, somo have extrcmo nervous
ness as In nervous dyspepsia.
Hut whatovor tbo symptoms may be, the
cause In ull cases of Indigestion Is tho same,
that Is, tho stomach for some reason falls
to properly nnd promptly digest what Is
eaten.
This Is tho whole story of stomach trou
bles in n nut shell. The stomach must
hnvo rost nnd afsistunco and Stuart's I)s
pepsln Tablets give It both by supplying
those nn tu nil digestives which ovory weak
htomacu lacks, owing to the failure of the
peptic glands lu the stomach to secrete
sulllclrnt acid nnd pepsin to thoroughly di
gest and assimilate the food eaten.
One grain of thn uctlvo principle In Sm
art's Dyspepsia Tablets will digest .1,000
grains of meat, eggs or other wholesomo
food, and this claim has been proven by
actual experiment which any one can per
form for himself In tho following matniur.
Cut hard boiled egg Into very small pieces,
as It would bo If masticated, pliico the egg
and two or three of the tablets In u bottle or
Jar containing warm water healed to OS do
grees (the temperature of the body) and
keep It at this tomperaturo for threo and
one-half hours, at the end of which time
tho egg will be us completely digested as It
would h.ivo been In tho healthy stomach of
a hungry boy.
The point of this experiment Is that what
Stunrt's Dyspepsia Tablets will do to tho
egg In the bottle It will do to the1 egg er
meat In the stomach, anil nothing cho will
rest nnd Invigorate tho stomach so safely
nnd effectually. Kvon a llttlo child can
take Stuart's Tablets with safety and benefit
If Its digestion Is weak, and the thousands
of cures accomplished by their regular
dally tmo aro eatllv explained when It la
understood thnt they aro composed of vege
table essences, aseptic pepsin, diastase nnd
tlulden Seal, which mlngln with the food
and digest It thoroughly, giving tbo over
worked stomach a chance to recuperate.
Dieting never cures dyspepsia, neither do
pills and cathartic medicines, which tlmply
irritate and Inllaino the Intestines.
When enough food is eaten and promptly
digested there will bo no constipation, nor
In fact, will there be disease of any kind,
necnuse gooo ingestion means good health
In ever)' organ.
The merit und success of St cart's Dpep-
fla Tablets nro world-wide nnd thev are
told at the moderate prlco of CO cts for
(ull sized packuge In every drug store In
tho Untied States nml Canndn, as well as In
F.urope.
For tho information of those Interested t
llttlo book will bo mulled free by uddrratlng
V A. Stuart Co., Moisholl, Mich., giving
briefly the symptoms of the various forms
oi stomach weakness, causes and cure.
penalty or a forfeiture. Various decisions I
federal courts were also cited, which '
were said to bp binding In this ease. It whs '
also claimed that ft recent derision of the '
I'nltcd Htatcs supreme court hnd established
a distinction between the kinds of cases.
Another point raised was that in any
event tho action was n special procceriltiK,
created by the legislature In the anti-trust ,
act. by virtue or wnicn tnc district courts
were given exclusive original Jurlsdlcticn
of Injunctions to enforce Its provisions.
SUPERVISORS AT HASTINGS
Fifth AiimiiiiI Com cut Inn (if Mint Ilnily
Llatciik to n in lie r of In.
tert'HlliiK Speeches,
HASTINGS. Neb.. Feb. 20. (Special
view " m in hi .iiiuu.il tumenwon oi
tho county supervisors of tho state opened
a two days' session here today. Th? meet-
ng was called to order In tho comity court
Miiimo in wns nucrnoon uy ioumy .
Treasurer will Ilrookley. Mayor Fisher
welcomed tho delegates, and In part said:
"I welcome you to the hospitality of the
most prosperous city In tho most prosperous
county of tho stato of Nebraska. I nm
strictly speaking tho truth when I say you
constitute tho most important body of men,
to nil tho citizens of the stato, that can bo
assembled, for on your Judgment nnd dis
cretion depends tho wlso disbursement of
vast sums of money annually raised by taxa
tion." President Fred Deckman of Lancaster
county responded in a most appropriate and
pleasing manner. After the secretary had
read thn minutes of the last meeting. N.
Fodrca of (Irand Island delivered an ad
dress upon "Settlements with County Treas
urers." He gave a general Idea of how set
tlements should be made and explained how
easy It was to ccmmlt errors and how liable
, Inexperienced commissioners and super
visors wcro to overiooK mem. ne cucu sev
eral Instances where treasurers had made
errors which had been overlooked until an
expert had examined tho books. Ho said It
was the duty of the committee of the board
to scrutinize every account, whether It bo
for money received or for money expended.
It wns a fault of settlement committees to
settle from the treasurer's statement with
out knowing whether tho statement was
correct or not.
Mr. Fodrea also thought county clerks
should bo mado to keep an accurate account
with tho county treasurer as tho law di
rects. Ho snld that thin was something that
nono of them did. One Important point that
.Mr. Fodre;. brought out was how to stop
county treasurers from borrowing money to
malAo a showing to the board when tho
treasurer was actually short. To stop this
ho uuggested that o l tho day of tho pro
posed scttlemont tbo treasurer should bo
compelled to mako a showing of the actual
money his accounts show should be on hand,
nnd then after tho showing Is mado the In
vestigation of his accounts. In settlement
tho original entries, receipts and vouchers
should be critically cxnmlned and compared
with the ontrlea. A lively discussion Uion
camo up alout how to collect taxes ngalnst
city lots, and It was finally recommended
that the tax law bo changed to mako collec
tions easier.
Tho question of treasurers' fees and treas
urers' bonds was discussed nnd It was agreed
that when tho work nnd responsibility of
thn treasurer wero considered tho fees were
too low.
A member from Thayer county suggested
that If Instead of forcing tho banks to pay
n certain nmount of Interest for tho use of
county money, tho law could be changed to
allow the treasurer to purcbaso county war
rants and school district securities there
would be less money to put Into banks and
they would bo compelled to bid higher for
it.
C. H. TJradlcy of Harvard spoko on the
best tncthods of conducting a poor farm.
Ho snld that asking for bids for men to
supcrvlso a poor farm goncrally secured
somo man who was wholly unfitted for the
position. His county had changed tho plan
nnd udvertlses for tho man who could board
tho paupers for tho least money. That plan
failed, but It was his Impression that tho
best way Is to pay somo ono a fair price to
board nnd care for tho paupers.
Oodgo county hires a steward at 175 per
month, keeps tho farm well stocked and It
brings In a revenue. Tho majority of those
who spoko favored a well conducted poor
farm and that it should bo as far as possible
from tho town.
Mr. Wheeler of Dcs Moines, la., spoko upon
bridges and bridge work nnd gavo tho dele
gates some valuablo Information. The meet
ing Is a largo and enthusiastic one, as dele
gates nro present from almost every county
In tho state.
SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE
.Mr.
Wilson Deliver nn Address
the Student of the Stnte
University.
to
LINCOLN, Fob. 20. (Special.) Secretary
Wilson of tho Department of Agrlculturo
spoko to tho students of tho Stato university
this morning. Ho said:
"1 look in your faces this morning with
peculiar emotion. The newspapers tell us
that ono of tho greatest debates In tho na
tional congrtt'3 Is coming off this week In
regard to tho Philippine Ulands, whether
they aro to bo parts of tho United States,
whether they nro to bo managed as colonics,
or whether they aro to have a local govern
ment. "In looking over Nebraska I have n pe
eutiar pride In much that has been dono
here. We have colonized Nebraska. We wero
almost heartbroken when wo lest men llko
Dr. llessey. but It was well that Dr. Hen-
soy came here. I said to tho committee of
congress, glvo me higher snlarles; all our
able men aro leaving us. They replied, 'It Is
good they dn not go out of the United
States. We nro nil Americans and wo do not
loxo anything by having these men go to
other stairs. We aro not going to Increase
tho tulurles.' It makes no difference whother
Dr. He.sev' is i iowa or Nebraska. How
' 1
grand It was when jou camo to occupy No
braska! How grand It was that tbo wUo
men, tho pioneers, gave you n unlvorslty,
and such a university as Is scarcely found
In the Mississippi vnlley. I am proud nf
the facilities of Nebraska for higher edu
cation. "You have certain state assets. You havo
a magnificent soil as one of your be.-it as
sets. If ynu young people had tlmo to visit
the older parts of the United States and see
what they have done with their fertility
you would have it more strongly imprcsfel
upon ynu that you should take caro of this
soli. It Is wise you should set nbout
studying what ynu should fell from Ne
braska; whether you should send nut of
the state tho skill us nthcrn lnvo done or
whether ou should study how you hhouU
liet tell skill, and. as tho huttcrmen arc
doing, sell atmosphere In tho ohape of but
ter. Nebruskn is ahead of low.i. It Is
making sugar and we nro buying It from
them. It Is magnificent that you have here
In this beautiful city of Lincoln thn be
ginnings wherrby y?u can study Into ths
secrets of nature and learn to sell skill
Instead of shipping off wheat, grain, etc."
Mr. Wilfou then gavo some statistics,
showing thn large amount of grain nn I n
i-l, ii-.. iirivln-tH flirillrfllfil hv Ihn t'nltnl
Stutt!J t0 Denmark. Ho finished by snylns
tlnt llp ,vl)B Eaj tj,nt Nebraska was not
going to aid tho Danes in tholr butter
mnklng Industry In this manner.
Ice in en nt Vi'orK.
PLATTSMOUTI1. Neb.. Feb. CO. (Spe
cial. H. ( McMaken nnd men have re
turned from UrickHon, Neb., where they
put up a large nmount of Ice for the Ilur
llngton road. Today they havo commenced
putting up Ice here, which Is of a good
quality and twelve inches thick.
THE OMAHA DAILY
CECQIflV fltf IHITTPDU Mi li'HC
Ul LIU 1 1 Ul Jlrt IYUW J
National Atscciation Fornnlly Opens Its
First Meeting at Lincoln.
utlEGATES FILL THE LARGE AUDITORIUM i
Cuinniltlcp In Appointed to llrniv I p
Proper ItevolutloiiN on the llenlli
of l,cvl Sprruhc of I'oj liter
ii ml lion ril inn ii Delivered.
LINCOLN. Feb. 20. (Special.) With
crashing of bands and cheers from tho dele-
gates, the eighth annual convention of the ,
National Creamerv Utittermnl
tloti opened Its llrst session In the auditorium !
thl., afternoon. Though thousands of vlsl-
tors wcro already In the city, the number
vus swelled again today by many hundreds I
und will bo still further augmented durlnsc ,
tho night and tomorrow. Three nnclal I
trains pulled In today, hearing the delcga-
tlon from Minnesota, which was si large i
as to require two trains, nnd another Influx "The machinery hall Is part of our con
front the east. Uy tomorrow evening every vcntlon and no one should fall to spend
expected delegate will have arrived, and tho part of his time there. Ilcmembcr that the
officers of the association are estimating the , business firms, here represented by the
luuii am-iiuanco at, mat time at 4,000,
Sexiilon In llcuim.
At 2 o'clock this afternoon the session was
called to .order by I'reBldent W. K. Hoard
man. Tho auditorium was well filled with
delegates, visitors and Interested onlookers.
The outsiders occupied the balcony, while
thoso actively Interested were assembled In
divisions by states below. Tho location of
each delegation was marked by u flaring
banner cn a standard, bearing the name of
tho state represented by that body.
Tho entlro nudltorlum was wonderfully
decorated with flags, bunting, streamers and
guidons of nil dcserlptlcns. Tho arched roof
was a mass of waving color and at the back
of the stoge was a largo emblem, reaching
to tho roof and bearing tho legend. "Wel
come Iluttermakers." Everything possible ;
had been done to mako the reception of the
Btrangcrs a pleasant one..
After complimenting the city for Its audi
torium, President Hoardnian read tho nanus
of n commlttco cho3cn from the general
membership to draw up proper resolutions
concerning tho death of L. Klliot Lewis of
Boston, which occurred suddenly In this city
last Monday morning. Mr. Lewis was to
havo acted as a Judge In the butter exhibit
nnd had come to Lincoln for that purpose.
Tho committee comprises Owen McCuskcr,
F. II. Dowles and Warren Patch of Iloston,
W. It. L. Fullerton nnd L. H. Stephens of
Philadelphia, K. L. McAdams and A. C. Davis
of Chicago and James 11. Snyder and W. II.
Healy of Now York.
Weli'iiiiiril by I'oyulrr.
Mr. Doardman then Introduced the ad
dress of welcomo In behalf of tho stato by
Oovernor I'oynter, Baying that, unfortun
ately, Mr. I'oynter had been called suddenly
to Washington to attend a meeting of the
governors throughout tho United States. His
attendanco being Impossible, tho address he
had prepared was read by Mr. Jewell, his
private secretary. Tho speech was as f. 1
lows: "Ocntlemeu of tho Natlonnl Huttormaker's
association: Wo extend to you Nebraska's
greeting nnd a most cordial welcome to her
hospitality.
"You could hnvo chosen no fairer state In
which to hold your meeting than Nebraska,
nor ono more appropriate to entertain an
association such as yours. Nebraska Is pre
eminently nn agricultural state. Her people
are engaged especially In nil matters con
nected with your Interests. Hero tho culti
vation of the soil and the production of life's
necessaries, the production of those things
which maybo summarized In tho two words,
bread and butter, engage tho best efforts of
our citizens. You all recognize that this Is
the end of existence, nnd that for which all
must strive, whether rich or poor, high or
low.
"Other states may boast of their great
mineral resources, of Iron and coal. Ne
braska furnishes the food of tho workers
who develop such resources. Her vast fields
produce food, and her great herds produco
meat, the very essentials of every com
munity. Agrlculturo must of necessity bo at
tho very foundation of ull prosperity.
"Glvo tho farmer abundant crops nnd
remunerative prices and every class of legit
imate business will bo prosperous. Wo arc
proud to welcomo you to a most prosperous
state. The blessings of flod have given us
a soil unsurpassed, heaven has not with
held either tho early or later rains. Unergy
and Industry aro tho marked characteristics
of Nebraska's citizens. Splendid crops re
sult from such a combination giving us a
vast surplus at our disposition, pouring In
upon us a golden, sliver nnd greenback
stream. Irrigating tho pockets of our people.
"We should be pleased If your tlmo would
permit that you mako an extended tour of
this great young state. If you could view its
vast extent of valley and upland, rivaling
in fertility the famous Hardens of tho Nile,
covered with beautiful farms, tho homes of
Eturdy, Intelligent citizens, dotted over with
prosperous villages, bustling towns und
young cities. Everywhere the whlto school
houseii and tho church spires give an Index
of the character of our people.
"If you go farther In our stato and fill
your lungs with tho pure nlr. direct from
the gates of heaven, bathe In tho bright
sunshine sent us 300 days In every year;
quaff the bright, sparkling waters thrown
up from tho vast fountains everywhere un
derlying our stato; feast your eyes upon
the beautiful landscape; draw In health
with every breath. Wo believe Biich con
tent would till your souls as that recorded
to tho nnclent lotus eaters, and, forgetting
all eloc, you would mako your permanent
homes with us.
"We would be delighted to show you our
dairy farms, our herd3, our creameries, the
sources from which nearly $10,000,000 was
derived for our stato last year. We take
plMB"r we!ml,ls '0, ,0, ,"" tl"a ,"''
, mnnh irnpp. Ilnunvpr. Rhnlllit vnne time
mucn more, uowever, biiouiu your umo
bo limited to such an extent that an ex
tended tour of the state Is not possible, wo
bid you welcomo to cur capital city. Its
very namc-Llncoln-ls an inspiration to
patriotic thought. Hero Is the scat of our
KM-.il . u. ,..,.... .icu,.,.,, ( nn opcra nousn and hall combined nnd Mr.
is Justly prow.l and to which we Invite your - johnifon waH BVcn tho foniract , bllllll tI)0
attention nnd Inspection. Our agriculture At a m(Hlt1K hcll, ln January tho
nnd dairy schools of tho university would corporation was dissolved and the build
be fppeelnlly Interesting to you and a most , was tllrnr(1 ovcr t0 Mr- Jnnnlt0Di Tllp
sordini Invitation to Inspect them la ex- mnidlng is nearly completed, but tho car
tended you. I pnntors quit work today nnd workmen and
"Our stato capltol Is open to you. Como , Ulmbpr ens have been placed on It. Tho
In and mako yourself at home. So also , ml,lnB )g wortn between $3,000 and 51.000.
Is tho hospital for the Insane and the stato Thcrp ls absolutely nothing thnt can be
penitentiary. Should tho gates of tho latter ntlachC(1 t0 8qlmro the claims of numerous
shut on any of you, executive clemency creditors, who havo representatives hers,
would be used to open them for you, unless ( Tm,y aro now ll0dlng sessions In tho hotel,
tho caso against nny was such that the not jawing whit to do. Tbo bloodhounds
gonl of tho community would forbid. wcrc ncre tb,, afternoon, hut did not llnd
"Should any of you lack friends, let mo n BCrnt aml fnp,, t0 (o nnythlnK so far,
BUggest the Homo for tho rrlendleJS is ,00 Johnson's liabilities are between JO.000
located ncre. mj js.000, with absolutely no nsscls, ex-
"Tho portals of Nebraska aro wide open to , rept h rfBdence property.
tho butterniakcM. If you don't boo what I .
you want, ask for It. Let mo say to you I Modem Woodmen Hntertnlii.
our welcome Is genulno and not adulterated. I WISNKH, Neb., Feb. 20. (Spoelal.) Aba
It crmos from the very croam of tbo milk ' Lincoln camp No. 1061, Modern Woodmrn,
of human kindness, We Intend that the gavo on entertiilnmcn. Monday night. The,
llavor shall be perfect with not n taint of Masonic hall, ante-rooms and ofllcerf un tho
aclflihnrss In It. We mean that It shall second floor of tho bank building wcro
f.oro ns near n hundred paints as possible, i packed with people to witness nn entertain
Shoi'ld any nf you pcrchanco think thu ! inont by a group of boys nnd girls, con
coloring a llttlo high, at least bellevo that , slating of recitations, ongi and tableaux.
In It there Is no mud. ' A ball was given In connection at tbo opera
"Gentlemen, we extend to you a grateful house,
greeting and a most slncore welcome to our - -
capital and state." ' ,Mvn. '.h 'v', ' , "T' -n ''.'i'" . t,
... ' MIND ICS, Neb, Feb. 0. (Special.) The
ITcl.lenf. A.l.lr rnte,, .rt.ab,tcrlan church, which ha been
Mayor Wlnnctt then welcomed tbo but- remodeled and enlarged, was rededicaied
tcrmen In a few words on behalf of tha Sunday. Dr. Duff of Chicago, who was the
city, after which II M. Hrandt of Caniun, first pastor of the church, conducted the
Kan., delivered the response. Then, after services.
BEEs WEDNESDAY, FEUTU'ATiY 21, 1900.
music by the Huntlngford band, Mr. Hoard
man arose to deliver the annual president's
address. lie spoke In part as follows:
"Mr. Chairman, Ladles and Gentlemen' It
hn been my fortune since our Inst con
vention to frequently, both In the west and
the east, come In contact with many per
son Interested In tho branches of the
dalr v Industry renresented bv this nssnrla-
tlon. which, according to Its constitution
Includes 'practical creamery buttermakers
and all othcro directly interested In the
manufacture and sale of pure butter.' I
have found, without, exception, a sentiment
that the Lincoln convention would surpass
all previous meetings both In attendance
and usefulness. It Is said that otttlmcs
greater pleasure Is derived from expectation
than from realization. Let this not be the
case with this convention. Wc know that
your expectations have all been placed at
Your ofllcers will do tho beat they know 1
how. nnd nk your co-operation. Karh one i
should consider It a duty be owes to him-
self nnd the association at large to attend
every session. No one In so well Informed I
but that he can learn somcthlnc new. or I
have old and forgotten facts brought to his
remembrance which will prove useful. i
various linen of machinery, appliances and
supplies, to n largo degree make It possible
for thoso conventions to be conducted on
tho large scalo now attained. Visit their
booths and become familiar with their
wares. They aro on exhibition for your
benefit.
"The butter exhibit nt this convention
should be considered of great Importance
by all who have chosen buttermaklng nH an
avocation. No buttermaker. and, In fact, no
creamery or commission man. should neg
lect the opportunity of carefully examin
ing the various grades of creamery butter, as
determined by the trycr nml score card In
the hnnds of three competent nnd impartial
Judges, representing the commercial centers
where the largest portion of our hutter seeks
a market. The experience of theie Judges,
acquired from everyday transactions where
butter of variolic grades nnd conditions Is
Inspected, should give them n knowledge
that, when Jointly exercised on a collection
of butter such ns Is hero exhibited, should
enable thorn to arrive nt the truo merits of
each and every Individual package.
Premium I'llllil K-.cpiitliinri,
"Tho premium fund Is largo this year nnd
rcflpcts credit upon your secretary and
oxecutlvo and transportation committees,
through whose united efforts it has grown
to such largo proportions. Tho fund has
been collected and offered as premiums, not
merely In order to distribute large prizes
nmcng a fow fortunate and worthy butter-
makers, but for tho educational feature also,
which may extend to all to thoso not pres
ent through tho medium of the dairy prces
has been a main object. Your president will
bo pleased to recognize at any time prior
to tho opening of tho butter hall, any mo
tion or resolution having for Its object a
plan whereby the educational feature of the
exhibit can ho made more general and bene
ficial. Many of you havo come a long dls-
tnnco and should recelvo all the benefit possl-
bio from each feature of tho convention.
"Mr. Chnlrman, there is n subject which
I must touch but briefly at this time. Later
on, no doubt. It will have full and due con
sideration by this convention, for everyone
hero assembled should bo deeply Interested
In It. I refer to tho 'gigantic trust' engaged
In the manufacture and fraudulent distribu
tion of oleomargarine. This monster Is
gnawing at the vitals of tho dairy Industry.
Tho National Creamery Duttermakers' as
sociation has a twin sister association,
known as tho Natlonnl Dairy union, and she
should receive, particularly at this ll-me, a
most hearty support from fills association,
nnd nlsn Individual support, influence und
work of every member of the association.
The officers of the National Dairy union aro
now engaged in fighting your battle, and
victory will bo doubly assured If those who
aro most Interested throughout the country
will, when called upon, respond and do their
part. A critical tlmo Is now before us and
wo should discard differences and all unite,
putting our shoulders to the wheel und as
sisting these ofllcers In tho mighty work
which they hnvo undertaken. Tho securing
of the 10-rent tax on colored oleomargarine
Is most essential and now seems the only
solution of this Important problem."
At ti o'clock the meeting adjourned to
meet at 7:30 this evening. The following
program was followed out tonight: Music,
lleneflts to be derived from the National
Crcumcry Huttemiaker3' association "From
fbo Huttormaker's Experience," Leland (5rlf
fln, DcSmct, S. I).; "From tho Commission
Man's Standpoint." J. H. Snyder, Now York
City; Bctig, J. O. Lumbard, Omaha; "Benefits
of Mutual Co-Operatlon of All Duttcrmakois
In a (liven Territory," William Travcr, Wal
worth, Wis., Music; appointment of com
mittees. ROBBERS MAKE BIG HAUL
Xcnrly Set en Tlioimiiiid Hollar In
Token fiom I, or Jiilinmiu nt
Mond, ,el,'
MKAD, Neb.. Feb. 20. (Special Tele-,
gram.) Leo Johnson was robbed of nearly
$7,000 last night, tho robbers entering his
house and taking his suit of clothes con
taining tho money. The clothes wero later
found In the Carlson scnlo nfllco with papers
and other articles scattered all over tho
room. Leo Johnson had recently sold his
hardwaro business and yesterday afternoon
went to Wnhco where ho received the bal
ance due him.
Hlnodhounds from Lincoln were sent for
and a hunt made for the thieves.
As soon ns tho news of tho loss of nearly
$7,000 reached tho commercial world this
little town was tilled with representative i
of different houses who had bills ngnlnst
Lee Johnson and who were Innlilnir tnr arm...
clanco of getting their money. Somo of
10 clalmg ,vcrc ...., 000 ,,, .
Johnson recently sold his business to Carl-
m... . ... . .
nn Mnriinnn n,i n,nUt nt it, ii..,
I
-L.M V. .. I. .... ,1 .1 1 t . ,
, nm, many ,vno nrc nterestH rio not beIovo
, tlfi thieving story
lMl fnll tno M;ai stock company
j wns nct)rpor!Uod for thf. purpose of building
BRAVE BOYS LAID TO REST!
Men Shot Down in the Philippines Aro
Buri'd in Ncbratki.
BORNE TO GRAVE WITH MLITARY HONORS
Funcriil nt Mlver Creek, Wnjiie nml
llnltle Crrcl.-Tnii lloillc Af
rit e nt York Tribute
to (lie llcnd.
S1LVF.U CltUBK. Neb.. Feb. 20. (Special
Trlnnl-u.., I TUn l.n.l.. f ft..,.!... l t..A-
' p. . ...... , i mi owiij ... v utiiiia ... I nm-
fcon of Company II, First South Dakota vol
unteers, killed In action at Calumplt, Philip
pine Islands, April 23, ISP'.i. nrrlved here
Tuesday for burial. The remains reposed nt
tho homo of the deceased's sister, Mrs. A. L.
Davis, until Wednesday, when they wero
tnken to the Congregational church, from j
which the funeral occurred at 2 p. m.
Tho funeral was conducted by Hcv. W. S.
Ilamptcn of tho above named church, as
sisted by Hcv. W. D. Stnmbaugh of the
Methodist Hplscopal church. The ceremony
was most Impressslve nnd was attended by
the peoplo of the whole country round, nnd
a largo number were In nttendnnro from
abroad. Tho church was artistically and
beautifully decorated with Hags, bunting nnd
flowers. Four soldiers of the Spanlsh-Atncrl-can
war acted as pallbearers. The Orand
Army of Iho Hcpubllc. Woman's Hcllef Corps,
Odd Fellows and Hebekahs fomied In lino
nnd headed by tho Sliver Creek Cornet band,
met the funeral party at the edgo of town
and led the procession to the church.
All the business houses of Sliver Creek
and the High school were closed during
tho funeral. Flags were hung at halt-mast
nil over town. The remains wero Interred
In the Sliver Creek cemetery.
Kriirln V. nnrtlelt.
WAYNE, Neb.. Feb. "0. (Special Tele
gram.) Tho casket containing the body of I
Kdwlii F. Hartlett, which left San Francisco
about u week ago, arrived hero Saturday
nl.-tit r.l 7-'. nvnc thn JMill'l lfv SI t;llll
Minneapolis & Omahn and was taken to the l,,B J ""r ionic-. Having lauen a nm
home of his parents, Mr. nnd Mrs. J. W. j tie of Periiiia with very beneficial
Hartlett, by members of the (hand Army of . results. It Is recommended to me
thn Republic und volunteers of the Spanish
American wnr.
At 2 o'clock today the body was taken to
tho opern house, escorted by Casey post, No.
6, Orand Army of tbo Republic, where the
funeral services wero conducted by Hcv. W.
C. Weldon. A patriotic address was deliv
ered by Frank Fuller, also short addresses
by I'rofs. Conn and File, Interspersed with
appropriate music and scripture rending.
At the conclusion of the norvlces the pro
cession was formed nnd tbo remains were
followed to the cemetery by soldiers of tho
American-Spanish wnr, Orand Army of tile
Republic, pupils of Wayne High school,
students of the Wayne Normal college and
citizens In carriages. The opera house was
crowded and tho floral presentation! were
large and beautiful.
The deceased was a citizen of Wayne and
at the time of his death was about 23 years
of age. Ho was a graduate of tho Wayne
High school and also of the Nebraska Nor
mal college. When the call for volunteers
wns mode he was temporarily located In
Coloindo, whero he enlisted as a private In
tho First Colorado regiment, U. S. V. He
wan killed while In nctlon at the Santa Mesa
bridge on the first line of outnosts, thro?
miles from Manila, February li. IS99. Tho
flags on the government buildings nnd ihe
court house were at half mast during the
funeral.
.lob ii Clark Hoover.
HATTLK CREEK, Neb.. Fob. 20. (Spe
cial.) Tho remains of Private John Clark
Hoover, niembor of Company F, First Nc
hraska, killed In battle near Manila the 4th
of last May, arrived here last night. Tho
body was met at the depot and escorted
to Miller's hall by former Corporal James
Taylor, Privates Frank Peterson, Chris Mil
ler and Dick Hedmnn.
They remained with the body ns guards
till this morning, when Captain flcgner
of tho present Company F. Nebraskn Na
tional guard, arrived from Madison with
tho company and took charge of the body.
Tho funeral services were held at the
Methodist church this afternoon nt 2
o'clock. Tho Methodist pastor. Rev. Wil
cox, preached the sermon. The body was
hurled with military honors. Ho was tho
son of John Hoover of this place.
Soldier' HmllcH Are Home.
YORK, Neb., Feb. 20. (Special.) The
bodies of two more of York county's vol
unteer members of Company F, First Ne
braska, arrived today. STgennt ,Wnlter
Poor, the son of Henry Poor, n pioneer
farmer, living north of York, and Private
Milton Lyndc. the son of Rev. Lynde. who
Is now pastor of the United Hretlircn church
at Seward. Sergeant Poor was 22 years
of ago and while In the front ranks In n
charge In tho Philippines on March 2B, 1S90,
was shot, dying instnntly. Four dnys later
Milton Lyndo was killed In battle at
Olngcnnettes. Lynde wns only 10 years of
age. On arrival of the remains of Ed
Day, which will be Wednesday or Thursday,
services for all threo will be held.
CIlAlltilOn WITH IIVI.I.O'I
l lt.Vt I).
Iinpenelniient Proceeding Are lulled
AauliiNt Three County Ollleei-N,
TRENTON, Neb.. Feb. 20. (Special Tele
gram.) At tho called session of the county
commissioners Impeachment proceedings
wero filed today ngalnst W. A. Stewart,
county clerk, and J. W. Rldenour. deputy,
also John Hrown. sheriff, charging them
with complicity in the ballot-stealing crime
for which Attorney J. W. Colo Is now under
bonds. Tho complaints wero muilo by R.
A. Williams and 15. llolo of Stratton. W. S.
Morlan and L. II. Hlackledgo have been re
tained as counrel for tbo complainants.
Sensational developments may bo expected.
WIInoii Addi-fNNCn Mollcroilllierx.
LINCOLN, Feb. 20. (Special Telegram.)
Secretary Wilson of the Department of
Agrlculturo spoke beforo the buttermakers"
convention tonight. In opening his ad
dress Mr. Wilson said his purpose In at
tending the meeting was to get inspiration
for his work In Washington and for Htudy
Ing tho needs of the dairymen. He said the
Department of Agrlculturo wan attempting
to open up new markets for dairy puroducts
in tho Orient, and whllo tho results so Ur
obtained wcro not very satisfactory, he hoped
for better conditions In tho future and for
n wider and more extensive mnrket. The
speaker also called attention to the fact
that the dairy market In the United States
was the greatest dairy market In the world
and that foreign butter anil cheese men
wcro constantly trying to break Into it.
Suit for llniuimcN,
PLATTS.MOUTH. Nob.. Feb. 20. (Spe
cial.) William Tato of Peru has brought
suit against tho Hurllngton company for
JlO.sriQ damages. Tnto claims that on the
23d of last March ho was stealing a ride
on tho rear end of tho flyer from Paclfl
Junction wc.U and that wheu near this
illy i ho conductor kicked him off and that
his jawbone wan broken, face badly bruised
and he was rendered Insensible for threo
weeks, being cared for by the county physi
cian of this county. Tho plaintiff claims
$10,000 for personal Injury and tsr,0 for doc
tor bill, loss of time, expenses, etc., during
tho tlmo lie wus disabled.
ChurucH :ol SiiNlnliied,
YORIC. Neb., Feb. 20. (Special.) Jnhn
I'lMslngcr, a pioneer farmer of Arbanllln
township, was found not guilty nf tho chargo
of Illegal voting at list November election
PIcBslnger In April last went to Colorado
to se-uro temporary employment returning
home In the fall on a farm he had rented
tor the coming year. The populut chal- (
NATIONAL CELEBRITIES
Declare Peruna to be
Remedy cf
Hon. M. C. Butler, ex
Governor of South Caro
lina, in a letter from Wnshlnu
on, I). C, H.tys: "1 can recommend
l'crtinu for dyspepsia and .stomach
trouble. I have been using your
medicine for a short period and 1
feel very much relieved. It is in
deed a wonderli.l medicine, and be
sides, a great tonic,"
IT i km
uiwnwn
J, JHullorV, PctlSaCOltl,
Ma., says: "I have used your ex
cellent r.'iuedy. Portion, and can
recommend it both as a tonic and a
safe catarrh remedy."
Hon. Porter Johnson,
Senator 1th District. City of Chica
go, III,, writes: "I can heartily rec
ommend Peruna as a catarrh erad
Icator. It cures when all other
rem. dies fail. I applied to several
doctors, but they were not able to
cure me. 1 took the rented v for
I (if,..,,., ,,...it. ,i , ,,. ..,i,.,.i
, " ' , " ,'J
turvd. It has been a year and a
' half since I was cured, and I eon-
, suler my cure durable.
Hon. Rufus B. Merchant,
Superintendent and Dis
bursing Officer, U. S. Post
office, Washington, D. C,
says: "I take pleasure in commend
as a very excellent catarrh cure."
The climatic diseases of winter
are mainly coughs, colds, catarrh,
bronchitis tousilitis. l'eruna is an
absolute specific for till of these af
fections. I'ei itna will euro a cough
or cold in a very few days, Peruna
will cure chronic catarrh ot years'
standing in a few weeks.
ILADSES5 FRIEND
lengers compelled blm to swear In his vote
and nearly two months afterward swore
out a complaint.
New School Occupied.
MINDEN, Neb., Feb. 20. (Special.) Tho
High ochool building wns occupied for tho
llrst tlmo Monday. It Is n commodious and
modern structure of brick, which has been
erected at a cost of $11,000. The enroll
ment nt the present tlmo Is larger than
ever before.
Snow In OlNiiftpenrliiK'.
NORFOLK, Neb.. Feb. 20. (Speclal.)-
The weather yesterday and today has been
sprlng-llko nnd tho snow has rapidly dis
appeared.
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
To Me Fnlr Today nnd 1'rohnhly
TliurNdii) Northerly Winds, Ile
iMinilng Vurlnhle,
WASHINGTON. Feb. 20. Forecast for
Wednesday and Thursday:
For Nebraska Fair Wednesday and prob
abb Thursday; northerly winds, becoming
variable.
For Iowa Rain or snow and colder In
eastern portion; fair lu western portion
Wednesday; northerly winds; Thursday
fair.
For Missouri Fair lu western; rain or
Know, followed by clearing and colder In
ctEtcrn and southern portions Wednesday;
winds shifting to northerly; Thursday fair.
For South Dakota Partly cloudy and
warmer Wednesday; Thursday fair, winds
shifting to southerly.
For Kansas Fair Wodnesday, with colder
In southeast portion; northerly winds. Thurs
day fair.
I.oenl Iteeord.
OFFICE OF Till: WEATHER HUIIEAU.
OMAHA. Feb. 20.-OMIcl.il record of tem
perature and precipitation, compared with
the corresponding day of the lust thieu
oars:
1900. 1S99. 1S9. 1837.
.Maximum temperature.
Minimum temperature. .
20 f.(i 27 It
l!l
"(
12 IS 27
t9 22 ;u
T .02 .0.1
precipitation
since Mnrcli
A vein go t e in pe ra I u re . . .
Precipitation
Record of trill licra tare and
ut Omaha for this day and
!. isj:
Normal for the day 2
Dillcleiie;' for the day t
Kxcfxn i luce .March 1. ISM fi77
Normal rainfall fur the day 01 Inch
Deficiency In rainfall for day o:t inch
Total rainfall since March 1 2'i.S.', Inchus
ni.tli'lf.n.-v ttlm-n Mnt-fh I K11 1 i:n lnnl,.n
Deficiency for cor. period. 1 KtlS . . till; inches
Uellclcncy tor cor. period, PuT.. 10.9.1 Inches
Itenort from Stntloun nt H p. in.
-I C
I. a xr.
(STATIONS AND STATE
OF WEATHlCR.
pi.
Omaha, cloudy 2 2i .fl
North Platte, doar Ill) Wl .0)
Salt Lake, partly cloudy Pi 4v T
ripyenne, clear MP i T
llupW City, cloudy 2CI 2Si T
Huron, clear 2J U2 Ml
Wllllston, cloudy Ill, 20 .M
Chicago, partly cloudy ::i 3i .0
St. 1oJs, raining 121 is Ml
St. Paul, cloudy 2S' 3u .(0
Davenport, cloudy M 3S ,m
Helena, clear IIS V
Knnxan City, ruining ;w 41 .10
Havre, partly cloudy I If. IS
Itlsmnrck, clear 10, is mi
Galveston, clear m ('. 01
T Indicates trnce of precipitation
LUCIHH A. WELSH.
Local Forecast Official
yspeptlCSi
Who Have Not Been
Cured
Cm have our Wrltton Guarantee that if
"HYOMEI"
Dyspepsia Cure
Falls lo cffci t a complete cine we will re
fund the mone. I
Unlike Any Other j
It treats the Uisuasc itself Instead l
of tliu symptoms. '
Two dujs' treaiment sent free on receipt '
of 2' stamp for p staK'' Hold by ull drutf
limu or neill hy trial Pico We
THU It. T UOOTII CO, Ithaca, N V .
n
the Greatest Catarrh
the flge.
ICATARRH
COLDS
GRIPPB
COUGHS
CROUP
S0RE-
HOARSH
THRQAI
NESS
S
TURKISH T. A P. I'll.!.:; brings monthly roon
utlonsiinitotliedav never (llsaiuiolnt vol
II. liox. 'JIhim's will iK'lp any rnt(. Hy mnll.
nalin's urug otorc, I Bill fc l-nrnsm, Omnliu, INct.
entiett
lint Suited the I'l olileni Hint IIiin
lleen Iii.IImk l'h dlelniiN mid
Selciil InIn for Wnr How to Vil
li! j Klcctrlclly lo Hie lllllllllli '
leni Without llu rn I ok nnd ShocU
luc:. I want to tell you n little about the mer
its ol my licit nw r others Thai ev. rv
cli eli te licit m.ule will do some giiod. ih.in
Is nut the slightest (luulil. I silent llic
ptliiilpiil part nf my life sludlng u menus
of applying Electric Uy to the human os
tein, mi that tile current would jieiietrn'o
and not he retained upon the surface, riio.
I ,1K those lml burns, burners mid scar
I succeeded In my efforts, and todn know
1 have olisolulel.v the only means of npp'j
lng the great ciitntlve lluld Kleetrlclt -to
tin1 t'.vi'tem without burning. In tho
whole nil Id. Yen will notice that t . mi
fiieturers of the .ltl-"tyle elctrlc bells ore
In had HtrullH ovcr the mutter. They litiow
my patents caunoi he pur liascd ; thev
know their old-style, cremailng. Iiurulior
nffnlrs are worthless us compared with
Dr. Bennett's Electric Belt
Which "hub soft,
silken, chamois- cov
ered sponge elec
trodes that cannot
burn nnd blister, hh
do the hare inetul
electrodes used oil
oilier belts. .lust
read vluil ii gentlp
iiinii wrotn tun
within the lust week.
Tills Is cnly a Mini
p'e of tunny !icli
letters, which 1 will
show von. If y.jil
care to see fur your
self. This Is only an
extract.
"Jan. 21.
"Dr. Dennett Hc
lng a sufTerer I nm
on the lookout for
nn electric hell that
will not torluie mo
tu (loath, having hud
some experience In
wearing the hare
metal make of bells.
1 consider tlie-n
belts the gmiteHl
liiodo ol torture
ever Inflicted on the human family. They
will burn, blister, brand and counter liriuid
-cause running sores. In r.ddltlmi to this
Is the suspensory attachment. This uulno
device coiinIhIs of u Hidrnl loop encli cilntf
the organs. To cull till:, mode of treatment
torture Is pulling It mild Hie Fleiy Fur
ii.ice Is not In It. Now, If you can fiiinl-li
a holt without torturing a person leoii(l
all human endurance, kindly let me hear
Irom you.
(Signed) "
Ask your neighbors If this gentleman
doesn't express llielr sentiments.
I guurantee the cure and guarantee they
will not burn. Recommended hy physi
cians and endorsed by th. inlands of ruled
fl.lllcllt.
C.uarnntcrd to cure Varicocele, Hex i.il
linpotency. Lust .'.liinhiiud, i.porinatoi -rhneii,
and all Sexual Troubles In either
sex; rcstorc Shrunken or ('ndcvcloiiud
Organs and Vitality; euro Itheumaih-m la
nny furiii. Kidney. Liver and Hladd.-r
Troubles. ('(iiiMtlpatloii. Dyspepsia, PVinnlo
CoinplalntH, eh
Call inioii or wrlie me today. Consult. i
tlon and advice almolutelv free My Illus
trated hook Is iiIho h. nt free fur thn a-k-lllg
ill plain scaled envelope Address
Or. BENNETT lfiSr
ItoolllN IK to -I, IIouuIiifi UloeU, Opp,
lloydi-ii', Corner tilth und Doiluo
st.. cm ii , m;ii.
OFFICE HOI HS. From 8.30 a. in. to 8 3
p. m Sundays From 10.30 a in. to i p m
Like the
Eternal Rocks
It Ib built, not for today, but
for the next century.
If you ntovo Into
The Bee Building
you ctin rest nsHtired you will
never wish to move out anln.
Many of our tenants lmvu
boon In It filncf It was built.
When you inovt more to
stay.
R. C, Peters & Co.
Mental Agents,
Ground Floor, Bcc Building
mm
rasa
mm
IS annn justice s g
H CHAMHtiRS. OP SAMOA, g
( Says: "I can recommend m I
Ip Peruna as one of the very m 1
E 5 best remedies for catarrh. & 3
I ! I
If