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THE OMAHA DAILY B.EEi THURSDAY, EE15TUIAKY 22, 1000.
4
Telephone J.8-$9l;i,
Muslin
Underwear
An odd lot ofladics' Gowns,
slightly mussed and soiled, sizes
are somewhat broken though all
sizes are to be found in the lot.
Gowns that noM for S5c and 1.00 re
.(lured to GOc each .
Ladles' Combrle Gowns, lace trimmed,
nt 75c, reduced from $1.60 each.
O'her Clowns at $1.00, reduced from $2.25
nnd $2.00.
Ladles' laco trimmed downs nt $1.50,
rciluccd from $3.00 each.
We havo n complete line of new spring
undergarments for women.
Wo Close Otii; Store Saturdays nt 8 P. M.
' aowkts von T-osTRn kid gloviss axd mcCAmr pattbhns.
Thompson, Beldem &Co.
- Tilt ONLY EXCLUSIVE DRY GOODS HOUSE IN OMAHA.
T; M. O. JL IHJILDIKQ, COR. 10T11 AND DOUQLAS 3T3.
try. January 21, at Hnntlngn, A, William
Dullish, arm. severe.;, Marlon F. Bchaffer,
leg, slight. D, Frank C'hhpmnn, foot, severe,
V. t'hnrle Sllvr. hml, slight; D, Harry B.
Itlmoiir. first serKeant. hand, slight; L, I'M-
warn .m. unit, nnnri, silent; m, Anthony I,.
Hchnelder. forcheadi slleht: Thirty-ninth In
Hchnelder. forcheadi slight; Thirty-ninth In
fantry, February IB, at Ban Francisco, 11a
tanga. I, Ponin L. Hmlth, nrst lieutenant,
nrm, nuKuraie; i. .Niiiioieon u, iiurgoynr,
corporal, forearm, moderate; January it, at
I'nlamlM, Hiram C. Iluker. raptnln, ear per
forate Albert M. Petite, flint lieutenant,
legs, moderate.; Forty-second Infantry, Feb
ruary B, Ht Pnqull, Kdmiiml Dubois, eaptnlh,
shoulder, severoi H, illlloii Uine, arm,
slight; February 1: nt Pagsllitn. (, John
Secbcrer, rorporal, face; Nineteenth In
f.inlry, cvbue. February 3, nt Cotisoluclun,
K, John W. Felts, thigh, slight.
M
(Continued from First rage.)
moro ways than It would bo politic to dis
cuss publicly.
There el.otild be no halting In sending out
troops. A quarter of n million of Drltlsh
troops will bo nono too many. The more we
havo and the sooner they aro here the
quicker will b tho end of the war and the
surer will be tho settlomcnt that Is to mean
justlco to everyone, Dutch and Drltlsh alike,
nnd lasting peace und curtnln prosperity to
South Africa.
QUEEN TO CANADIAN TROOPS
tApiireelntea Their Loyally mill Wlnlicn
Thrin (inilADceit Sffo'iul Con
diment DeuurtM,
HALIFAX. N. S Feb. 21. Tho Inst de
tachment of tho second Canadian contingent
for South Africa, consisting of moro thin
MO ofllcers and men nnd nearly tho samo
number of horses, nailed from Halifax to
iluy. Tho mor. were, given un enthusiastic
Bond-off. Concplcuous among the decora
tions of the traiutpnrt Milwaukee was thp
Btnrs and strlpvs. beneath tho Drltlsh blue
ensign at the f'uto. Tills Is a most unusual
circumstance.
OTTAWA, Ontario, lVb. 21. Tho follow
ing cablo was received by Lord Mlnto this
iiicrulug:
"LONDON, Felv, 21. Her majesty, thd
queen, appreciates tho enthusiastic loyalty
ot Canada and wishes the troops Godspeed
am' it safo tcturn.
(Signed) "CHAM III3 tlLA IN."
This cablu doubtless rcferu to the de
parture, of tho second Canadian contingent
front Halifax.
VICTORIA, II. C, Feb. 21. With flags at
half-mast the city mourns tho loss of -10
per cent of Its volunteers In tho South Af
rican contingent. Tho legislature adjourned
today ns a trlbuto to tho dead. Tho flag
on tho United States consulate Is among
thCHo nt half-mast,.
CR0NJE IN A TIGHT PLACE
It ti in or from Ilcrllii He Ih Surrounded
anil Di" iii inn! Mnilc for
Siirroiutrr.
LONDON, Feb. 21. A private telegram re
ceived hero from' Derlln this afternoon de-'
clnres that General Cronjo Is In n bad po
itltlon, bearing out yesterday's Derlln rumor
that aenornl Cronjo was surrounded and
that a tlmo limit had been given him within
which to capitulate.
I'RKTOUIA. Feb. 21. A portion of an
official report from General Cronje, dnted
Hunday, February 18, has been given out, as
follows:
"Yesterday morning about 6 o'clock, while
removing the laager near Schultz nek, wo
were attacked by the Drltlsh. Tho fight
tested until 7:30 In the evening.
"Although, on tho whole, tho Drltlsh
ho driven back, thoy each tlmo renewed
tho attack, The loss to the Drltlsh must
have been considerable. Thus far tho Doer
loss ban been eight killed and twclvo
wounded. This morning tho Drltlsh shelled
us with cannon. Chief Commandant Fer
rrira'ft forcu was too small to stop tho cav
alry from entering Klmberley."
LONDON, Feb. 21. A curious dispatch
from Pretoria, dated Tuesday, February 20,
mnounceg that Commandant Ferrerclrn was
killed. Fobruary IP, adding that his denth
whs bolleved to be the reault of an aceldont.
NO ATTEMPT AT MEDIATION
Authoritative Uenlnl of UiTortn In
'lii n t Illrt'cllon by AnuTlenn (!ov
tTiimeiit l'liult Ion ot MclClnlcj. ,
WASHINOt6n. Feb. 21. In view of the
persistent circulation ot tbo rumor that
tho government ot the United States had
reached an agreement with tho German
government, through its representative
here, Uaroa von Hollcben, to Intervene be
tween tho couibatantH In South Africa, tho
Afcpoclated Press has secured from tho
highest authority u statement ot tho present
position ot the government in this matter.
This Is to. the effect that there bus been
absolutely no agreement reached between
Fecrotnry Hay and Haron von Hollcben on
tb' subject, nor has there been any dis
cussion of tho propriety of Joint' mediation
between the Drltlsh and the noers. Nor
4i
He That is Warm
Thinks M So."
, Thousands are "cold" in ihtt iht$ do
not understand the glow of health. This
implies disordered kidneys, levtr. bvwels,
blood ' or brain. Hood's SarsaparUla
gives alt toho take it the ivarmth of per
fect health. Get Hood's because
i tin r f i nun
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Dee, Fob. 21, 1900.
Gowns rnngo In price from 75c to $6.00
each.
Ladles' White Petticoats of muslin, em
broidery trimmed, at $1.00 each.
Other prices are $1.25, $1.60, $2.00, $2.25,
$2.50, $3.00, $3.60, $1.00, $3.00 and $C00
each.
Ladles' Drawers, 23c to $3.50 each.
Corset Covers, 23c, 33c, 50c, 75c, 83c,
$1.00, $1.25, $1.60, $2.00 nnd $3.00 each.
Chemise, 73c to $4.50 ouch.
has tho United Slates government under-
tuken or contemplated any Intervention on
its own nccount. There bas been uo tlm I
before or since the outbreak of the present I
h,.t it. ri,i..,, .vnni.i nm h. I
wlth tho greatest readiness, exercised his '
good oHIcch in favor of peace If that could i
regarded as an unwarrantable breach of
International law and the proprieties. His
present position Is said to bo precisely as
stated In tho following sentence, extracted
from his annual message to congress:
"Wo havo remained faithful to the pre
cept of avoiding entangling alliances ns to
nfinlrs not of our concern. Had circum
stances suggested that the parties to tho
quarrel rould havo welcomed any kindly
expression of tho hopo of tho American
pcoplo that war might bo averted, good
ofTlces would havo been gladly tendered."
It will bo noted that the keynote of tho
president's statement may bo found In tho
plural farm of uses; tho Invitation to
mediate must como from both parties; a
slnglo Invitation Is not a suDlcicnt war
rant for Interference, In his view.
REPORT A CONVOY'S CAPTURE
May Ilr ii Itcpetltlon of Story of Klm
berley Incident it ml it
Mny .Not.
LONDON, Feb. 22. Tho Times has tho
following from Lourenzo, Morqucz, dated '
February 21:
"According to n Doer account, General
Dewet claims to havo captured In an attack
on tho rear guard of General French's
column 180 wagons ot provisions and nm-
munition, 2.&00 oxen and tlfty-clght men."
Commenting editorially en this, the Times
says It may bo a repetition of tho story ot
tho capturo of tho convoy tho day Kimberlcy
was relieved, but remarks that it "would
bo a curious coincidence" If It meant a bcc
ond enpturo of a convoy. .
(ionium lilriiH on Intervention.
(Copyright, 1900, by Press Publishing- Co.)
IlKRLIN. Feb. 21. (New York World On
blegrnm Special Telegram.) An artlclo
palpably Inspired by Kretiz Zeltung, rep
resenting tho opinion of tho military gov
ernment circles, says mediation la only pos
slblo from one side, namely, the United
StntcH, From any other nation or group
of nations mediation would bo construed by
Knglnnd as Impcrtlnoncc, McKluley's In
tervention would certainly recolvo attention.
The question Is, has MeKlnloy tho wish
and courago to Intervene? His re-election
Is certain. Why should he trouble him
self? Dcsldes, Dnglnud is displaying nt tho
present tho greatest complalsanco to the
states.
AiIiiiKn mi Unlntvful Act.
LOUR.ENZO MAKQUEZ, Tuesday, Feb. 20.
The official report received from Colonel
Daden-l'owell of tho occurrences In Mafc
klng up to February, concludes as follows;
"General Snyman, In reply to a letter
complaining of tho deliberate shelling ot tho
womon's nnd children's laager, offero.l uo
excusn or apology and by a transparent false
hood admits that ho ordered, tho shelling.
I have told him that I havo now established
temporary premises for Doer prisoners In
tho women i s laager and hospital In order
vhAtAnv I n ft m t PAtrt tiflllnnfflf a anhi llniv " I
to protect them from dollbcrato shelling.
lrntpitti AKiilnnt Cliiitnbcrlnln.
(Copyright, 1900, by Presd Publishing Co.)
LONDON, Feb. 21. (Now York World Ca
blegramSpecial Telegram.) Indignant out
bursts of Weslcynns against Chamberlain's
nnnpfirnnnft nt the mpmnrlal pelnhrntlnn rnn-
tlnue. Hundreds of protests printed in the
papers today suggest publicly that If Cham
berlain Is present Dr. Watson, who preaches
tho memorial sermon, should tnko ns a text
tho tragedy of Naboth's vineyard for Cham
berlain's edification.
A merlon ii Cnuniil In Actle.
LOURENZO MARQUEZ, Feb. 20. United
States Consul W. Stanley Hollls has sent a
circular letter to merchants hero stating that
ho Is Instructed to Inqulro Into tbo recent
seizures of merchandise from Now York. Ho
requests Information ns to tbo actual owner
ship ot tbo goods, tho reasons given for the
selzuro and other matters pertinent to the
subject and says that ho is prepared to re
ceive tho sworn declarations of tho parties
Interested,
Trylnif to Surround thr llrltlnh,
(Copyright, 1900, by Press Publishing Co.)
AlllINnRL. Fftb. 21. (Now York World
rohleeram Sneclal Tele aram. Doers con-
tlnuo to .tttemp't to surround tho Dritish
hcro and cut tho railway behind. So far the
Doors havo been checked In the effort to
cut communications. Tholr force lies in a
I'cmlclrclo about two-thirds tho way around
tho DrltUh camp.
IliiiiiluinUeH t'nll for TrouiiN.
tfopyrlght, WW. by 'Press Publishing Co )
I.ONDON. Fob, 21. (New York World Ca -
blegrnm Special Telegram,)' A "Drt'lly Mall
cdltqrlal ;lveti great prominence to- Its Cape -
town correspondent's appeal to tho Drltlsh
publjo that moro troops should bo sunt out
to settlo the war ami uom ijouui Ainca.
rmiuilliiii Itrxliiient Surtem.
TORONTO, Feb.'2t. A spoelal cable to the
Olobo says tbo First Oanadlnn contingent
was engaged ut Modder river' all day Sun
day and that eighteen men ot tho1 regiment
were killed and Hlsty wounded.
State Chairman Iteslirim.
DF.TRQIT., Feb. 21 General .Arthur F.
Marsh, chairman of the republican state
central cnmmltte.. tenrtoretl his roliiatlon
as qhalrmau nt n meeting of the eymuilttoe
this nfternoon. Ills ronsrm. as glvon. Is tlmt
since ho has been accused of complicity In
the. allfgiHl Stat Military board frauds he
deems it In tbo Interest of tho party to re
sign, .Mertlntt of XeMiil''r PublUbem.
NEW YORK. Feb. 21. -Tho annual moot
ing of the American Newspaper Publishers'
maoclatlon was called to order by President
S H KaufTman of tho Washington Star In
the Waldorf-Astoria today, The forenoon
session wus devotrl to effecting un orgiml
jsatlon and receiving the credentials of dele-
IfUtCS.
WILL CAUCUS ON PORTO RICO
Opposition to Pending Bill Dtvolopi in
Rinks of Republicans.
SCORE" OF PARTY'S MEMBERS OPPOSE IT
Volvo of MroiilM rtl ItnUfil AKnlunt It
in it eeeli Will Vote for
Meiture Only tin I. nut
Itcmrt.
WASHINGTON', Feb. 21. For the first
time In tlio debato upon tho I'orto Illcnn
tariff bill tho voice of a republican was
raised today against the measure. Ilrontwell
of Ohio spolto against the bill. He opposed
It on tho ground of policy, nnd not of con
stitutionality. His hostility was' not so absolute 'but that
he announced his Intention of voting for It
If tho substitute failed. Tho other speaker
today wero Itay of Now York and Long of
Kansas for tho bill, nnd Henry of Texas
against It.
Tho republicans have decided to hold a
caucus or conference on the bill Saturday
night. Although there nro sold to bo be
tween twenty and thirty republicans who
are hostile to tho measure, tb'o republican
leaders who arc canvassing tho situation
say that not moro than four or five will cast
their votes hgalhst It. They also say sev
eral democrats will support It.
Tho only democrat who Is outspoken In
his advocacy of tho bill Is Davoy of Louis
iana. Ho represents one of the largest cane
sugar districts In the south. Somo others
aro Meyer nnd Ilrou;sard of Louisiana and
ivncs or uaiirornta. jmvis nna bpnrKinnn
of Florida nro said to bo In tho doubtfut
column. it tho democratic whip says that
on'y ')ftV(7 nnd Sibley of Pennsylvania will
vote for It. llsoii of Idaho, ft silver rc-
nubl'",n' ' nIso Bala 10 ba '"dined to vote
ulu ul";
tho republican opponents of the
bill, who dlsllko to go on record ngninst
their party, believe that tho way out of the
dilemma In which they find themselves Is
to voto to recommit tho measure. On ac
count of tho pressuro for time, tho debato
borcafter will begin at 11 o'clock nnd there
will bo night sessions Thursday and Friday.
IVIiy He Oiiiiompn It.
In opposition to the bill, Ilromwcll of
Ohio said: "In a matter of so great moment
as the present measure, which will sbapo
tho future policy, not alone of tho republican
party, but of tho nation, which will estab
lish precedents to control the future, deal
ing with questions of right nnd equity In
our treatment of thoso under the protection
of our Hag, I for ono bclievo that every
member upon his solemn honor should decide
for himself and cast his voto ns bis con
science dictates.
"It Is a duty he owes to himself and to
his party that lio should not nsslst In the
commission of an error which mny nffect
Its futuro domination In tho government
and to his country that It may stand as the
exponent of all that Is Just and honorable
In Its treatment of Its citizens.
Continuing, Ilromwcll said ho did not
doubt tho power of congress to enact this
legislation, but ho did not agrco with Us
Justlco or equity. Tho original bill pro
posed to establish free trado with Porto
Illco and was in accordance with the rec
ommendations of tho president, secrotnry of
war nnd thoso familiar with tho conditions
and necessities ot tho pcoplo of the Island.
Ho announced that be would support tho
substitute If It was offered, and If defeated,
rather thou -not have. any legislation, .he
should voto for tho ponding measure.
This announcement lrey a ground of ap
plause 'from tho reptibncah'sriVo:"'Ilt crea'feil
some, surprise, upon the demnoratlc side,
where It was understood that Dromwell In
tended to opposo tho bill outright.
How the Prrnlilvnt Stniitli.
Dalzell ot Pennsylvania arose to inter
rupt Dromwell. The latter refused to yield.
"I presumo tho gentMman who Is about
to Interrupt me," tald be, "is prepared to
say, as I nm Informed, bo has said to others,
that tho president Is In favor of this bill.
I do not dispute it, but I tay that uo longer
ago than day beforo yesterday a representa
tive of ono of tho great republican papers
of this country was sent to the president by
his paper for tho purpose of ascertaining tho
vlow of tho president. Tho paper wanted to
support tho presidential policy; It wanted to
know whether It should contlnuo editorially
to support thq, position tho president had
taken In his message, and tho representative
of that paper was assured at that time that
'the president was of tho samo opinion still
and that tho paper should go on ns It had
been doing.
"N'ow If tlin nrpHldont. slncr. lo
to congress In December has obtained In-
formation which shows thai conditions are
different today from what they wero then,
I, lu n .nlnmn ilm, v.n ,n
Uml ho Hhotlll, communlcnto tlint n(,amo.a
lnformBtlon t0 UB ,(nppiaUf,e), that we should
not bo dependent upon conversations and
Interviews of Individual members of this
houso with tho chief executive for tho In-
formation upon which wo ns n legislative
body are to act. Tho constitution provides
that the president shall glvo to congress
such recommendations ns ho may think
nro-'or for th" Information ot tho members
in tbo proper dlschargo of our duties. Let
tho president send n mcsxago to this house.
Let him say to us 'Conditions nro different
today In Porto Rico from what they were
In December.' Let him say: M hnvo addi
tional information which I did not havo
when I wrote my niewago In December,' and
tho recommendation of the president will
receive attention nt tho hands of every
member of tliU house, and I am sure, speak
Ing for myself, that It will receive at my
i bauds nil that consideration that Is duo to
every conscientious nnd hc'Jost chief execu
tlvo of this country. (Applause. )
Wniiln Infornintlnn Jllrrrt.
"Rut wa get no such Information nt first
hand. It comes to us through halt a dozen
channels, nnd wo are advised that If wo will
call personally on tho president he will
assure us that he wants us to ote for this
bill. As I said at tho beginning of my rc-
marks, if wc cannot get the bill that was
originally Introduced In this house, that If
wo cannot have what the president recom
mended to us, as nn absolute necessity for
tho people of tho Island of Porto Rico, I for
ono nm willing to tako half a loaf rather
than no bread.
"I nieroly want to say this, however, and
I say It with all due respect to tho com
mittee, that If the commltteo on ways and
' 4npnns in this bouso had taken Its repub
iiCan colleagues Into Us confidence when
' tni8 rueisuro was undor consideration there
might not bo tho samo opposition to tho bill
that thero Is today. (Applause)
"Tho only conclusion Hint I can reach Is
that certain Interests in thU country havo
been powerful enough for this commltteo to
change tholr minds.
Mont Treat Porto IlleuiiH Fairly,
"If tbo Porto means aro not treated fairly,
If they concolvo the Idea that thoy aro bo
lug treated no batter than they wore under
SpanlBh rule, if they look with suspicion
upon our professions of frlcmUhlp, they will
be ready to cast off their nllcglunco and
Join our forces whenever opportunity offers.
A monnrchlal government may well clnlm
might makes right.' but how much inoro
noble would it bo for this great froo aud
liberty-loving republic to adopt' tho motto
'Right Is might and nnwt provall.' "
Henry of Toxas followed In opposition to
the bill, which ho hald wns moro damnnblo
than tho laws enacted by the DrtiUh I'arlla
ment against the people who Inhublted tho
thlrtoen colonics prior to 1776, He as
serted bis belief that when the president
recommended free trade with I'orto Itlco ho
did so because he know the people of that
island were entitled id nil tho rights under
tho constitution with which tho people of
tho United Stages were endowed,
FOR A WASHINGTON MEMORIAL
Prcimrlliir to tVlrlirnte Government'
lOntiitillNtiiiMMi t nt tin'
Ciuiltnt.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. A preliminary
meeting was held here today to prepare fcr
n national celebration commemorating tho
establishment of the scat of government at
Washington. In February, 1S99, congrest,
upon recommendation of tho president,
impropriated 10,000 toward tho celebration
and appointed committees from the scnato
nnd bouse of representatives to act with
the Wnthlngton city committee. To em
phasize tho national character of tho event
the governors of tho states nnd terrltorliu
were Invited to co-operato nnd twenty-ono
of these wero present today in poreon or by
proxy.
Pchator Halo presided. District Commis
sioner John U. Wight reviewed tho history
of the movemerit nuil presented an outllno
of' tho Celebration ns pkctcned by tho citi
zens' committee. Tho main fenturo of tho
plan was to devote sbmo day, not yet named,
in December, lftOO. to' laying tho corhcrstono
oi a national mcmorini nruigo irom n point,
mi tho Washington water front to tho Vir
ginia sldo of tho, Potomac, eloso to tho Na
tional cemetery at Arlington, Tho cere
monies in connection with tho cornerstone
lpyitiR wero to bo memorial services In tho
two houses of congress aud an appropriate
civic and military pnrnrte. Mr. Wight said
that other plans had been suggested to tho
committee, but they favored tho plan out
lined. Tho question was referred to a commltteo
ot five.
At nn afternoon session tho sub-commit-too
to which was referred the whole ques
tion submitted a report recommending that
tho celebration bo icld and that congress
participate. It also proposed as n memorial
tho enlarging of tho executive mansion on
lines In keeping with Its present architecture.
Also that nn avenue, to bo known ns Cen
tcnutat uvenue, bo opened from tho grounds
of tho capltol building to tho shores of tho
Potomac and passing through the Mall. The
laying of tho foundation stono of tho en
largement of tho White House being tho cen
tennial momorlal, tho committee recom
mended that this bo attended with fitting
ccromonlal and naval and military display.
On motion ot Governor Atkinson of West
Virginia, an amendment to the report wus
adopted, inserting tho clauso regarding the
White House enlargement, tho words "or
that it bo entirely robuilt."
AfTeeti'il by I'roiocil Army lllll.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. A statement has
been prepared by the Wir department show
ing tho number nnd grado of army ofllcora
who will retlro under tho ago limit up to
tho year 1901 who would bo affected by tho
proposed War department hill for increas
ing the efficiency of the army under tho sec
tion which provides for tho retirement, with
higher grndc, of nil ofllcers who served In
tho civil ana Spanish war. Tho list Includes
three major generals Mllce, Merrlam and
Drooke, who would retire within the next
four years with tho grade of lieutenant gen
eral. Thero nro sixteen brigadier generals
who would retire within the next ten years
with tho rank of major general, including
lx officers of the lino and ten etaff officers.
Tho list also Includes seventy-six colonels,
seventy-threo llpQte'nnnt colonels, 103 ma
jors, thirty-two captains and six chaplains,
who would retlro In tho next higher grado,
making 300 ofilcc-rs. In nil. Ono of tho ma
jors would be; rotlrsd In ISM, nnd his retire
ment would- colnpletp the retirement of all
ofllcers affocterf by the proponed bill. The
approximate- ccnt-ot this plun of retirement
Is $131,965. j I 0 i v
Itnnilnll to tin to Alnxkii nt Onee.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. Brigadier Gen
eral George M. Handall, commanding the
Department of Alaska, will leavo at onco
for Seattlo and sail for Fort St. Michael,
Alaska, to take command of the now mili
tary department. General Randall will bo
nccompanlod by Captain Wilds P. Richard
eon nnd First Lieutenant Howard R.
Hlckok. There nrenow two companies of
infantry stationed in Alaska and orders have
been issued for four companies of the Sev
enth infantry to proceed thero at the open
ing of navigation this spring.
Arrangements, have been made for tho
coDHtructlon ot over 2,000 miles of over
head nnd submarino telegraph lines con
necting St. Michaels with Dutch Harbor and
other points.
Confort-fH nr nn Aurceiiii-nt.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 21. Tho conferees
on tho financial bill wero In session nearly
all day and tho Indications arc that all points
of dlsputo will bo reconciled soon. Broslus
J nnd Overstrcet, the hoiiBe conferees, urged
' limit tvnlnln with miinh Inftlatpnrp, tnrtnv nnd
1 nt times this promised to cause a protracted
contest, but differences wero adjusted and
became less acuta at the end of tho session
The length of the conference has now per-
mltted all tho points of difference to bo
fully discussed and the difference of wording
to bo adjusted. Tho senato members, when
tho conferenco adjourned, expressed tho
opinion that nn agreement would be reached
tomorrow.
.ViuiiliiutluiiK by tlio rrenlilt'iit.
WASIIIN'OTON. Feb. 21. The nresldent
today sent the following nominations ttf'the
senate:
War Volunteers: Drlgadler General Hnr
rlson Gray Otis, to bo major general by
brevet
Colonels to bo Rligadlcr Generals by
Drevet Owen Summers, Harry C. Kessler,
Wilder S. Mclcalr.
Captain J. F. Case, to be major by brovet;
Captain Luther D. .Grady." Thirty-fifth
infantry, to bo surgeon, with rank
of major; First Lieutenant John A.
Metzger. Thirty-fifth Infantry, to be as
sistant surgeon, with rank of captain.
0 liny ('use to He ('ailed l'i.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 21. An effort Is to
bo made to get tho question Involving' tho
testing of Senator Quay ot Pennsylvania
formally beforo tho senate for consideration.
Penroso of Pennsylvania gave notlco today
that ho would call up tho caso tomorrow.
As It Is n privileged question he may bo
nblo to sccuro n voto on the taking up of thn
case for consideration and further develop
the Quay strength In tho sonnte, at least np-
proxlmntoly.
During tho grentor part of today's sossion
tho Hawaiian government bill was under
consideration, nut llttlo progress wns made.
Scnntor Huh Tun Amendment!).
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 Senator Culber
son of Texas today gavo notice ot two
amendments ho will proposo to tho Porto
Rlcnn government bill. Ono of these pro
vides for free trade between Porto Rico nnd
tho United Slates proper. The other gives
the native Porto Ricans tho samo right to
chooso whether they will become citizens
of tho United States that tho Paris treaty
confcis on the residents who may have been
bom In the Spanish peninsula.
Sniiionii Clnlm Trent y Hntllleil.
W NSHlNfJTON. lb. 21. The sennto In
....Ai.iln,i iinaiilnii Imlav rutlflnrl thn trontV
.i, iii..i qiBi nrpnt iirimin .1.1,1
Goimnny nfferilng claims growing out of the
Joint control of tho Samoan Islands. This
i.-vit v . n unn.iratp document from the
present agreement, dividing tho authority
over tbo Islands.
Stoii the r-nnnb
nml WnrU Off tbe Cold.
Laxatlvo Ilromo-Qulnlne Tablets cure a cold
In one day. No cure, no pay. Price T5c.
PUTS MACRUM IN BAD LIGHT
State Department Sends Its Answer to tho
Hotiso Resolution.
HIS DISPATCHES TO THE GOVERNMENT
.lliieriint Hulil Nothing to l)riitrl meiit,
llt'fori! or After Iteliiriilni: llonir,
About Oim-iiIiiu nt .Mull
by llrltl'li Connor,
WAqillvnTnv I'm. i ti, nt
a , ' l eb' 21' Th0 n9ttCr 01 !
tho Stato department to the house rcsolu
Hon calling for Information regarding certain
chnrges mndo by lato Consul Mncrum. was
, , , . ..... .... J..
transmltted to the house today by the prcsl-
uviu. ii is Rigneu oy aecrciary nay iinu i
after citing the resolution mvs' '
.. . ""7 me resolution, says.
"Answering tho nrst pnrt of tho rcsolu-
lion: Tho Department of State has been in
regular communication by mall nnd tele-
graph with Charles B. Macrum, lato consul
of the United States nt Pretoria, South.
iitrnnrn uiion h s
,.n I tw, .
unlcatlons mndn
to hltn havo been nnsworel nnd tho execu
tion ot Instructions sent bas boon deported
t,v him. ill,. .ti.nntMi,. i ih -,iMrit.,Mi.
forwarded through the consulate at Lourenzo
Mnrquez, have, during that time, been-regularly
received. The only Instnnco of com
plaint In respect to tho trnnslt of tho malls
for Loureuzo Mnrquez and Pretoria, wn In
November Inst, when a temporary stoppage
of tho. malts occurred at Capetown, against
which Mr. Macrum and the consul nt jot-
rctizo Marqunz protested. Arrangements wore
mado for tho prompt delivery of tho con
sular malls to tho United States consul gen
eral at Capetown, by whom tho mall for
Mr. Hollls and Mr. Macrum was forwarded
to Lourenzo Marque. Tho delny lasted but
n few days, and has not recurred so far as
tho department Is advised.
l'y n e n trnl Itniite.
"After that tlmo tho department's mall
for Lourenzo Marquoz and Pretoria was sent
by a neutral route, which It appears was
known nnd open to Mr. Mncrum and Mr.
Hollls ns early as November 10 last. No ob
stacle, therefore, is hero known lo hnvo ex
isted since then to Mncrum'u unhampered
correspondence with the Department of
Stato. At no tlmo wbllo at his post did Ma
crum report to the department of nny In
stanco of violation by opening or otherwise
ot bis official mall by tho Drltlsu censor nt
Durban, or by nny person or porotis what
soever, there or elsewhere; nsl'lior has bo
to reported since ho left Pretoria, although
having the amplest opportunity to do so by
mall while on the way homo and in pors"ii
when ho reported to tho department upon
his return.
"Answering the second part of the nforo
said resolution, the underslgoml, secretary
of stnte, has tbo honor to say that thero 's
no truth In tho charge that a ticrct alliance
exists between the republic of tho United
States nnd tho emplro of Great Drltaln: thru
no form of secret alliance Ih possible under
tho constitution of the Unlti-d States, Inns
much as treaties require tho sdvlco and con
sent ot tno senate; nnu ununy, mat ;:o
secret alliance, convention, arrangement or
understanding exists between tbo United
States and nny other nation.
"JOHN HAY, Department of State.
"Fobruary 20, 1900."
InunlrlcN Set on Font.
The president's message today conveying
a report of tho secretary of state in answer
to tho Macrum resolution of tho house of
lcpresentatlvcs gave n categorical answer
to tho-questions embodied In the resolution
and did not refer to the action ot tho de
partment in relation tb the matter,
JftJ111? eluco btcn given out at' the Stato
department that inquiries set on fooUim-
med lately after t(ie publication, of Macrum's
first statemont developed tho fact that tho
Drltlsh government hnd no knowledge ot
any Interference with the correspondence
of the United States cnnstilato nt Pre
toria and the additional fact that If any
such Interference bad taken place It was
contrary to instructions.
WELLCOME MAKES DENIALS
Clnrlc'n I'rlpiiil, Dlnhnrreil by Mon
tuiiri Supreme Court, Alli'lte
Prejudice by the Trlliiiiuil.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. John D. Well
come, Senator Clark's manager In his sena
torial contest, was the only witness beforo
tho senate commltteo In tho Clark case to
day. His testimony was nt no itlmo start
ling. Wellcomo placed his expenditures for
tho senatorial campaign ut not to exceed
$25,000, and at tho request of the commltteo
produced his bank book and old checks to
substantiate this statement.
- Theso documents wero taken In hand by
a -subcommittee and wero not mndo public.
Ha said ho suspected Daly of supplying the
money used In tho Whiteside exposure.
Ho also said he had concluded tho Montana
supremo court was prejudiced against, him
and that this was tho reason why ho had not
gono on tho stand In his disbarment trial.
At the conclusion of tbo .lay's sitting it was
understood Senator Clark's son, C. W. Clark,
would go on tho stand.
IIIkIi ty-FI ve jolillerit llnrleil.
WASHINGTON. Fc"b. 21. The bodies of
elghty-flvo soldiers who died In Cuba were
burled lu tbo Spanish-American section nt
Arlington cemetery today. Tho burial serv
ice of the Episcopal nnd Catholic churches
wero read, respectively, by Rev. Dr. II. II.
McKIm and Rev. Father R.cno Holland of
Georgetown university. Tho cnvalrymcn at
Fort Meyer nnd tho full band of the garri
son wero present. Tho troopers were dis
mounted. After tho spiritual exercises the
firing party delivered three volleys over the
rows of flag-draped caskets, and the bugler
sounded "taps."
Pulitle lteeeptloii nt White House.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. President and
Mrs, McKlnley gavo a roceptlon to thn
public nt tho White Houso tonight from 9
to 11 o'clock. Tho affair was Informal In
character nnd despite a heavy rain the at
tendance wad of good proportions. Tho
callers Included members ot tho Daughters
of the American Revolution, now In session
here. Tho president received tho vis
itors In tho bluo parlor. The. stato rooms
wero appropriately decorated for tbo occa
sion and tho Marine hand played popular
airs.
Siiliotltute Slilunlnu lllll.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. Four of the re
publican mcmbeiH ot the houso committee
on merchant marine and fisheries, who havo
differed with tholr associates on the terms
of the shipping bill, today completed n oub
stltuto bill, which was Introduced by Repre
nontatlvo Miner of Wisconsin, thoso con
currlng with him lu the measure being
Stevens of Minnesota, Jone.s of Washington
nnd Fordney of Michigan. Tho bill follows
tho general plans of the original bill, but
makes a number of amendments.
Siiiirliiim l,liiiorH Subject tn Tn,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. The comiuls
slonar of Internal revenuo has decided that
the production of spurious imitation or com
pound liquors, containing dualled spirits to
be sold as elder or bounce, Is a reeducation
I and that tho partlen engaged thoreln aro
KUhJcct to tax i. i rectifiers and wholesale
. IMor denier and rehiUers are subject to
tax ns retailers.
lllll to Proleet llurfaloes.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. President G O
Shields of the American Sportsmen's Icazuc
was beforo the house committee on public
landn today In advocacy of thn bill estab
lishing a reservation in New Mexico for tbe
preservation of the American bison, The
plan contemplates setting aside 400.000 ancs
In the no'rthwest forner of New Mexico for
the tiinnll remnant of the bison family whlih
hna been collected by "Ituffnlo" .lone, an
enthusiastic, admirer of thl3 sturdy Amer
ican nnimnl.
ii:n.movs
on wr.sTint.N vi:ti:u.s.
i -
Wiir Survlori llrinrinliereil liy Hie
Ue.iternl Go i-riuniMil
WASHINGTlfN,d'elj...i:i.-(peclal.)-The ,
following westevti pensions' have be.Mi i
granted
Issue of February ..:
Nehrnska: Original Albert A. .!, O.ik,
M; ltnoert Fnrrli". l.oroy, Jfl. hure.iie
.liitni'S Crawford. Wvmorp. J? to Jlv). llrnrv
l l'lni,r. Mnorvllel.l, JS to Jlft. Original
widow, ci.-. --.Map- Dunning. Osceola, S;
iih'i-iui iiciruno -i-primary .1 juuc t. nnrioiie
Heed. Central t'ltv, J,
low ii : Original .lohn Megenth, llrbke-
', Ml-MKf .111111-1, 1411'UUU, l-
Ham II. II. Wiiiish, .Monllcello, JO; l.enmlor
water. ti.Hirgt' .Miner, uicniin, J: wn
,,,?" i.iriiii'u. . iihtvhsp .inun i.
'.IolH"Kswortli, Illookton. '. In : Tyler K.
Kprague. A In, to $12: William F Hop-
kin-., I'nlonvllle.V, to s; Dc Witt C Ferris,
t'orydon, W to JI2; Ch.irles II. D.uilels,
!!L,on;,th.r0,:n,J'e7 'V; V.1'1'"', 5J?.1".,t
ftr' MlnVl JAnnrwI1Zftl,nU S
Henry. Muquokrtu. (Mpuctal aeerueii
' etiiimry. il luinnmn j. Aril
nurl Vnllnj', .S; Marthu Tryoi
(.urolno MeAlexnmler, Glemv
.....I . to 11
torntinii niul.relsiiic Minors ot Julius Good
water, Marlon, Ml.
ADOPT LABOR RESOLUTIONS
t'onitiliii'ntN Iteorlveil Aiwilnnt I'll II n
tlclnlilit A ItvnilliiK Hall.. it) Will
CiiiiNO un InveNtluntlon.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Feb. 21 M 1).
Ratchfnrd, ex-president of the United Mine
V.orkors and n member of tho National In
dustrial commission, today sent John Ml'ch
ell, president of tho United Mine Workers,
the following, which has been adopted by the
Industrial commission: 1
"Complnlnts having been received that
tho l'hilndelphln & Reading Railway com
pany has recently discharged a considerable
number' of It employes, really because of
their membership In n trado union.
"Resolved, That tho relation between that
company nnd Its employes bo Investigated
"Resolved,, further, That the relations of
snld railway company to the mining Interests
nlong Its lines bo also Investigated "
Tho United Mlno Workers look upon this
resolution as tho cpening wedge to the an
thracite railroads' dealings with employes,
Xew Time fi'lictlulc.
LEAD, S. O.. Feb. 21. .Special.) The
Durllngton Railway company has announce!
scml-ulllciully that thero will be u change
of time on the passenger train entering
tho Hills ahout Mny 1, when the Omnhu
Pprtland train Is put on. As arransed now
Edggmont will have two trains dnlly, whllo
tho northern Hills will havo but one, ns nt
present. Tho now train of nine coacho?
will leave Omaha dally at 9:30 p. m., reach
ing Edgcmont nt 1:45 p. m. of the day fol
lowing, where connections will be nude
with tho train for Dendwood, reaching that
plnco at C p. m. A diner is to be put on
t Scneen. which will bo run to Giilctt Tho
schedule for the Protland flyer has not? been
fully decided upon. Tho train will prob
ably pass Edgemont nt 10:35 In tho morn
ing nnd will reach Omnhn shortly uftor
midnight. The castbound train from tho
HlllH will leavp Deadwuod nt about tho time
It iloes now, 2:30 p. m.. and will connect
with the same train nt Edgomont as It does
now.
Slunnl l.'orpN Oricnul.el.
OTTUMWA, la., Feb. 21. (Special Tele
gram.)- Lieutenant. W.nlter L. lnne of the
signal corps of tho Fiftieth regiment, Iowa
National Guard, today received orders from
Colonel II. II. Canllrld of Iloone, through
tho brlgado slgnnl officer, Captain Carl T.
Prlmo of J)es Molnoai to orgattl'.e- a signal
corps lu Ottumwa to bo attached to th'o
Flit'lc.th. rrWiniont. .;Inwa( National Guard.
Lieutenant Lano has enough men in sight
to o'rganlzo as co'ou ns the necessary papers
arrive. .Tho.prdcr states that n full 6lgnr.l
cqulppiertt will bo forwarded at once. There
will bo four 3lgnnl companies In the stnte,
tho ono In this city being tho first to or
ganize. Lieutenant Lano served through
the Spanish-American war In Cuba under
of tho best qunllfleil Hlsnal ofllcprs In the
service.
AVlllit to Iteiliiee MlnueMotn linti-N.
ST. PAUL, Minn.. Feb. 21. The state rail
road commltsloners want to reduce railroad
rates generally and radically, and held a
meeting with the railroad officials this even-
inn to consider the matter, but without
reaching any settlement, nn adjournment ,
was taken until March 27. Every rallroal
was represented ut tho meeting, tho hlgbcht
offlclals being present. Tho commlBslonPia
llrst proposed to reduce rates on general
narchandlso and then direct n reduction in
grain rates and linally to bring about u gen
eral reclassification of ajl freight charges.
The railroads v.ero not ready for tho nmv
propositions nnd nt their request tno meet
ing wns adjourned as stated. (
Ciibnii Tobncco DenlerM Prnlcst.
HAVANA. Feb. 21. For somo time to
bacco seed ot an Inferior quality has been
BbinDcd to Cuba and tho Cubans naturally
feel that this will militate ngalnet tho futuru
reputation and valuo of tho local product.
Earnest protests have frequently uccn mauo
nml today General Wood Issued an order
which prohibits tbo further iniportntion on
such seed. Roputablo tobacco dealers and
tljH public generally aro much grntined.
lllll 1 1 mon- A- Ohio Tuken I.cildf.
CHICAGO, Feb. 21. Tho Post says to
day:
Negotiations which havo neen in progrens
some time havo practically been concluded
whereby tho naltlmore & Ohio rallroul
secures a 10190- for a term of nlnoty-nlnn
j curs of tho terminal facilities of the Chl
cngo Terminal nnd Transfer company, given
up somo time ago by tho Wisconsin Con
trol. I'eek SalU for l'nrlH.
NEW YORK. Feb. 21. Thero sailed on
tho St. Louis today Fertllnajid W re k.
commissioner general of the United SlaU!.
to the Paris exposition, accompanied by
Mrs. Peck, his tiiiugiiter Aline mm uis son
Niuiiililltic. Kcveral others i-'inni" t.-d with
tho I'tilted Slates commlsslun ul'io sailed on
tho Ht. I-ouiH.
lHO SUBSTITUTE.
BORDEN
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cndensedmi
8H1?"BABiES"ft8fi. ,
.Borden's Condensed MII!'.Co.,N.Y.A
WAN'TED-C.aso it Yi
tiettlth that
R-I-P-A-N-S will not nenellt
Sfnd 6 crnti
SSiWnSW u'.tlmonUl" York, Cr "
GiYIAHAJWLE.
Can Always Find t ho Best of Proof
in Homo Testimony.
,.. ,... Mr nf ii,' ;..,', fi.. .... m, t ...
,,roo, r,. ,.rt 1.1.viinvli , h!. ,.,,
I nnd who will bo only too plrnsrd to gi.o
minuter partlculuis to any one who tMl!y
isuffclw dun! any of the lonecqut tu-i s . h li
Inevitably follow wenkcued or river-r i I
kidneys. Is not snuii evidence of more r i-
thnu n published statement fioui imik -zen
of u far-away place? Mr. George M I
ler, till" North 2."th avenue, painter In r.n.
I'. P. railroad shop, says: "llack.iv uo
vory slight, n't Ilrstt, constantly. Inerean l
until it bccaiiiu n regular thing to bast
spells when I could neither sit, stand or Un
In nny ono position I'umfoi'Mhly. lu itddiUuu
to tho abo.vo trouble with the kidney tuv ra
tions existed nnd until I procured Diwu's
Kidney Pills nt Kului & t'o.'s drug store, nt
tho comer ot Kith and Douglas St., 1 was
unable to procure anything to check tho
trouble, 1 1' t til on o euro. Doau'K-Klduey Tills
nro n valuablo remedy."
For nale by nil de.ilcrx. Price. "0 com a.
Mntlcd by PoHtvr-Mllburii Co., llurfulo. N.
Y.. sole ngenls for tho I'nllcd Slnles".
Remember tho name Do.m's and
take
no substitute
Wash
rmr a u
BUFFET LIBRARY CARS
Desl Dining Gar Service,
A Slcln of Hrnufr ii n JojrTorerrr.
DIt. T. PRI;1.V iOI.'tlAV'N OHIfcJ.VTAl
C'HKA.M, OK MAliK II, HHAl I'll'lint,
Itrmovps T.in. Pimples
Kwi'ltlps, Moth. l'.npli
Hvmuii anil Hklu ilis
pass. :uii pvrry
UIp'iiIsIi on tx'uity,
.ind !vtlc itctre
1 on It IlllH HtOOvl
llll tHHt of 5'.' yra.'s
anil Is no 1i;trnipa
wo t.iHtij It to bn
biiro It Is properly
in ail r. App.ivpt ii
comuerieii or mil
iar .mine l)r u.
K Sayre sa'il to
inrts of iIip hunt-ton
i:i pallent1 ' An you
lnlip.1 wl 1 una
iliain I ri'L'ommend
Gnuraiul h Oi uatu h tin' least lirtrinf'il (if all
5.ltln,,"'(V,u1
and'&iroiV
Bkln pri'ii.truilun, roi hhip oy nil linif j mm nun
s Homers in ulu uuiiru aiuirn, i.annvia
FKKH T HOPK1US. I'rop'r 37 Jom St. K Y
imi of
On Lard, on Kam, on
Bacon is a guaranty
of purity.
Swift and Cof?apany,
Chicauo. KtuiMUH City. Omaha,
St, Lotils, St Joseph, St. Paul,
...M.x
Don't fill to try
when auffarlno from any bad
condition ot tlio Stomach T
or Llvor. I
lOppiitHnnrt Udeculu, nt ilrinmlnroi. 4.
The fcorot of I'erfn't
tfvunth. Wenknc. decline,
wiutlng. loMtlrely rutil ly
our retni'dlw ' appli
ance, fhch wnd on
trlul and Hpimitl. i'!' on
huruM, ur return nil nt our
nprntr Adtanre pnwnfiit
not required Knf.O.H. No
ileteiillon of 'y .nature
Neir l.lf under seul. free.
ERIE MEDICAL CO, UOFfALO, N.Y.
MtSIMir.T.
I c ii.line
Kl'iaiAL
Matinee Toda:
ashli.hton a Hlnhday)
Any Pari of House, ?.5c; Gtiililrsn,
1 0 o ; Gallery, 10c,
TONIC H T B:I5
I lie. 2"f. r'
H,-r- tho m.irvi l.i'i-. N III.HUN FAMILY
A ,,il lilll f' i- iIil- ihlldr. 11, the I ullei und
tho Kuitl' tie 11
m f s -fc - r -f- 1 cj Woodward it Morsels,
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Actor
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SHAlJN,SRHUK.,
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