Veiophon'cs ''6ll A1.1
Now is the Time to Buy Black Dress Goods.
You never read about our offering dress goods for one-quarter of the coat of
manufacturing. "We makrt no rash claims. And yet we have the largest and
best drew goods' trade In tho city. We have Just received the largest single purchase of black dress goods over
mado by us. Wo .bought the manufacturers entire lino of English Plerola Novelties all this season's handsom-
est fabrlcx).
mey win go
When you come hero you aro not obliged to look over a lot of shop-worn, Job lot, or bankrupt ttock lot of dress
gcods every pleco a uew piece, every pattern a new pattern, flno qualities, rich lustre, handsome reliable dress
goods that wo can conscientiously stand back of. Aro you thinking of buying material for a now black skirt
perhaps n full dress pattern. Come, Come, Monday morning you will find Just the wanted material, at the
right prices.
Dress
Trimmings-
These
briffht
spring days
mind us
re-
that new Clowns arc In order. Examine
our lino of bcnutlful trimmings, hand
' sonio taffeta silk and chiffon applique
all-overs nnd galloons. We nro showing
somn choice effects In cream Vcnlse,
Renaissance and Arabian scroll trim
mings. Cream and black trimmings from 30c to
. $5.00 a yard.
Spring
Wash
Goods
Handspun
Gingham Bi
cycle cloth 12ic
Zephyr
Ginghams 124c
Fine Jtfadras
15c.
CHA'MDRAYS, all colors, at 10c, 12'c,
15o, 18c, 20c, 2.ro yd.
POTTED CHAMBRAYS, 18c per yard.
CIIAMBRAY MADRAS, 36-ln. wide,
plain colors, ISc per yard.
INDIAN MADRAS at 18c yard.
EMPRESS CORDS at 18c yard.
GALATEA CLOTH at lBc yard.
CORDED NOVELTIES nt 2fic.
GERMAN LINEN GINGHAMS at 33c
' yard.
OIEtCUIUZED SILK CHAMHRAY, 30c
yard.
Handsome Without excep
Foulard SllkS tion wo carry
. .v the largest
stock 'and variety in tho city.
both, stripes, sprays, scrolls. Persians
are all represented on Liberty, India
and Foulard grounds. A moro ex
qulslto collection would be bard to
find.
"OU 75c, S."c and $1.00 a yard.
We close our store Saturdays at 6 p. lti.
AC.KATS FOR FOSTEIl KID GLOVES ANI1 MoOALl9 PATTERNS.
Thompson. Belden & Co.
The Only Exclusive Dry Goods House in Omaha.
Y. M. C. A. BUILDING, CORNER 10T1I AX1 DOUGLAS ST8. ....
d: i
insular government expenses. If free trade
Is' adopted It cannot Bee how the necessary
funds fof"'conductlnB tho affairs of tho
Islands are"to bo raised by myself or those
-Who buccociI me. Two million dollars aro.
tho present expenses und this amount w(ll
be needed annually. Thcro Is only a small
revenuo Incoming from stamps, liquors, to
bacco and mercantile licenses and it Is Im
possible to collect taxes because of the con
ditions." Tho mayors' of many towns have become
dissatisfied nnd wish to resign, although
only elected a few mouths ngo. They don't
Hko tho responsibility of tllolr offices and
tho empty treasuries. A general order was
recently issued prohibiting resignations, ex
cept on account of Illness, The deficits have
bcon caused for tho most part by tho order
In 1899 removing1 municipal taxes on moats,
breads, foods, etc., which order, however,
was considered Just, but on nccounttol whiijh
tho city rdcelpts have fallen off about half.
In many towns funds aro unavailable toipiy
police, clerks, teachers and tho comnioileet
expense for tho last fow months, i 1 ,
PORTO RICO BILL COMPLETE
flenntc Will Vote Tuemtiiy on (he
Measure Fnlrhiinks ArRitc fur
Tariff I,nw.
WASWNOTON, March 31. So far as tho
committee In chargo of tho mensuro Is con
cerned, 'tho Porto Ulco bill was completed
today, with the exception of two amend
ments, which senators had requested should
lie over until Monday. Tho final two days'
debate on the bill will begin at 11 o'clock
Monday. At I o'clock Tuesday afternoon the
In the Spiring
When we would like to
feel strong, vigorous and
ambitious, we are weak,
tired and dull; appetite
Take
is poor, food is not relished,
sleep does not seern to
refresh, we go to bed tired
and get up tired. This
America's
condition is bccause of
thin, impure, sluggish
blood which is unequal to
the demands of the body
Greatest
for more life, vigor, energy,
strength. Nature cries for
help, and it is to be found
in -Wood's Sarsaparilla, the
Spring
grcat.blood purifier, blood
enricher, blood vitalizer.
Medicine
Be sure to get Hood's,
because it is Peculiar to
Itself and re.member.also,
SaUafiWtitfa
mmm i i I I
on ealp iMonday morning, your cuolco or tho
At $1.25 a yard.
Easter
Gloves
The
now
Easter Kid gloves aro ready
make your selection early.
Your choico of either Tre
fousse patent clasp or Foster
large hook lacing.
Three-clasp, light weight dress glove In
beautiful soft shades of tans, modes,
light gray, military nnd navy blue, red,
"brown, green and black, $1.50 per pair.
Two-clasp plquo street glove, a little
heavier weight, very soft and pliable,
$1.50 per pair.
Gloves cleaned, 10c per pair.
School
Handkerchiefs-
Monday
morning we
will sell at a
special price.
100 dozen of children's school handker
chiefs, fancy colored hetnB, regular
price fic each, 'Monday 35c per dozon
or 20c per half dozen.
Pulley
Belts
Everybody
knows it
and how
successful
it is. Can
be tighten
ed or loos
ened at will.
Illack satlu ribbon belts, somo with
plain harness ring and bows In the
back, 7fc, $1.00 and $1.15 each. Others
have fancy rings and beautiful slIdeB in
the back to match, boned to give them
the proper shape, $1,76, $2.25, $2.50 and
$3.00 each.
Patent Leather Pulley Belts 30c each.
Pulley rings nnd slides tor making belts,
10c, 16c, 25c, 60c, 76c and $1.00 per
pair.
votes will bo taken on the ponding amend
ments and the bill.
Tho featuro of today's session was an ex
haustive discussion of tho ponding measure
by Fairbanks of Indiana. Particular inter
est was manifested by senators on both
sides of tho chamber In the speech, In vlow
of tho attitude of Fairbanks' colleague,
Ucverldge. Several of tho Indiana members
of the houso listened to the speech. A cor
dial hearing was given Fairbanks by sen
ators of all parties. He supported vigor-1
ously and unequivocally tho pending
measure, making nn argument which, seme
of his colleagues said, would attract wide
attention.
It was provided by an amendment offered
by Allen and accepted by Foraker that "no
public indebtedness of Porto Ulco or of any
municipality thereof shall bo authorized or
allowed In excess of 7 por cent of tho aggre
gate tax valuation of Its property "
Tho commltteo had fixed the limit at 10 per
cent for tho tax valuation.
Allen read a brief prepared by Harmon F.
Randolph, a member of tho New York bar,
on tho constitutional status of our Island
possessions. A few minutes earlier Allen
bad been refused permission to have tho
brief printed as a public document, Mc
Comas objecting.
After Allen hud read ahout one of the
fifty-four pages of tho brief ho was given
permission to prlut It ns a part of his re
marks. lliyvemcjer for I'rcc Trnile.
McComas then had read a recent state
ment of Mr. Havemeyer, president of tho
American Sugar Kenning company, In which
he argued In favor of tho free admission to
the United States of sugar from Porto Itico
and expressed tho belief that the time
would coaio soon when It would be admitted
free. McComas adverted sarcastically to the
agreement upon tho Porto Itlcan question,
which ho hald Mr. Havemeyer and Allen
wero in.
When that section of the bill relating to
tho legislative assembly of Porto Rico was
reached Pcttus of Alabama offered tms
nmendment:
"That tho legislative assembly of Porto
ltlco shall have no power or authority to en
net nny law In conflict with the constitution
of tho United States." Tho amendment was
lost 15 to 31.
FnirhnnkB nf Indiana then addressed tho
senate in support of tho pending measure
Following Is nn abstract ot his remarks:
Senator Folrbanks said in part: "Mr.
President, thero aro two principal questions
which lie at tho very foundation of tno
pending bill. Ono Is a question of cou-
grerslonal power and tno otner a quesuun
of national policy. So much attention has
been devoted to tho constitutional question
that scant consideration has been given to
tho question of policy and tho urgoncy of
tho situation ns respects roitw tor mo
Porto Rlcans has been very largely over
looked."
Mr. Fairbanks presented somo generaliza
tions with reaped to tho power of congress
over Porto Rico, based upon what He re
garded as "tho overwhelming wolght of
authority and sound reason." Some of these
generalizations In brief were: The federal
government possesses In tho most compre
hensive manner nil the powers which per
tain to the sovorelenty of nations. It has
been Invariably recognized that one of the
attributes of sovereignty Is tbo right to acquire-
and govern territory as the result ot
war.
Tho constitution of the Unitod States
cloarly vests in tho federal Rovernment tha
oxcluslvo function of declaring war and ot
making treaties. As an Indispensable In
cident of this power the government Is au
thorized to acquire territory. Whether the
constitution extends automatically ito a,
territory acquired has beon a much debated
question. Divergent vlows havo been and
still nre sharply centeied in tu subject. Such
differences of opinion will continue until the
supreme court shall determine the queutlon.
It j supicmo Judgment will be accepted by
THE OMAHA
Bee. April 1, 1000.
entire line
French
hand em
broidered French
underwear
just rece
ived which
we wish
tho women of
to introduce to
Omaha.
Tho dainty hand-work done by tho
French peasants between times Is
shown to advantage on these pretty
undercarmcnts. They must bo seen
lo be appreciated. Prices will be found
most reasonable.
Gowns from $5.00 to $10.00 each. Drawers
$2.75 to $5.50 per pair. Chemise, $4.50
to $0.00. Corset Covers, $3.75 to $5.50.
Skirts, $4.50 to $6.50 each.
La Villa
Vida Cor
sets possess
every merit
that tho best
cornetier in
America
could put into them.
They mould all figures Into stylish,
graceful form, and nro comfortable, by
reason ot their skillful shaping.
A special model for each of a score of
figures.
At $2.75 1-a Vlila medium length corsets
mndo of flno coutllle, braced with
genuine whalebone, sizes 18 to 20,
$2.75 each.
We havo exclusive sale for "La Vlda's"
different materials. Prices, $2.75 to
$8.00 each.
the country. Until It shall Interpret and
deflno tho powers of congress under tho
constltutlon tho congress should reeervo
to itself tho widest possible liberty, the
amplest discretion In dealing with tho
problems and conditions which aro now fac-
lng us.
DrniKer in Undue Ilimic. '
"Tho greatest danger in dealing with tho
new problems which engago our attention Is
undue haste, Inconsiderate action. Thcro
will bo no difficulty in solving them If wo
will bo content to act only upon nninle
Information and bo willing to retraco our
sters If we go wrong.
"Another danger nvhich besets us is that
our courso with respect to the people for
whom we raut provide government may bo
controlled by purely partisan considerations.
The questions are of such high moment that
they should bo settled free from partisan
ship, They should not bo determined In tho
heat of political contests oi- made tho foot
ball of purely partisan contention.
"Tho responsibility of administering for
tho present tho Islands committed to our
keeping rests upon tho party In power. I
regret to 6oo a disposition on the part of
those In opposition, in tho hope of winning
somo possible political advnntage, to ns-
U
surae an attltudo of antagonism to measures ' and H. H. Asqulth and tho Imperial fac
proposed for tho wclfaro of tho nconlo of tlon. But since tho speeches nt Nottingham
the Islands. Wo should not bo misled bv
their historical assault on tho policies which
thoy oppose.
"Some criticism la indulged In because tho
present measure does not completely abolish
tho oxlntlns duties, but merely makes a re
duction of 85 per cent.
"The commltteo regarded the Dlneley
ratea as protective, as excessive under the
circumstances, and the 15 per cent to which
thoy nro reduced as purely nnd simply a
very moderate revenue duty. Tho amount
realized is to bo used for tho support of
tho Insular government. Every dollar Is to
be faithfully dedlcnted to tbo benefit at tbo
Porto Rlcan, not a cent Is to be retained
nnd used for the boneflt of the Unitod States,
And yet there aro thoea on the opposlto sldo
of tno cnambor who cnaiiengo the Imposi
tion as if it wero conceived In an un
generous spirit nnd for an unholy purpose."
l'ortlll'iitloii Meaniire I'anaeil.
WASHINGTON. March 31.t-T1io houso fin
ished up a bard week's work by passing the
( fortifications appropriation bill. Not a
I single nmendment was offered nnd tho bill
passod ns it came from tho commltteo. It
i carrloi $7,093,188. A three hours political
j dobnte was precipitated by a general political
speech made by Shattue of Ohio, tnany
members on uotn sines uetng urnwn into it.
. a resolution was adopted to re-elect the
present hoard of managers of tho National
Soldiers' home.
Header Ileelnloii on l'lilntlnif.
NEW YORK. Mnrch 31.-Genernl Ap
praiser Howell has announced Ills decision
lu the matter of the painting "Tho Holy
Family." by Rubens, which was sent to
this country nnd entered ut n value of
132.000 francs. It had been sold ut public
auction in London nt a considerably higher
flguro und the eustoniH nuthnrltles stopped
it and held It for a reappraisal.
General Appraiser Howell Advances tbo
valuation to 1H000 francs, innking tho duty,
20 per cent, something In the neighborhood
or jf.uw.
Acconilnc to law, however, thcro Is nn I
intiexinio penniiy nxmcnru to goons vvnicn
are imported under u low valuation und
the penalty In tho caso of the painting
amounts to J19.0M, making the entire
amount which must bo paid beforo tho
painting will be delivered about $25,000.
Governor to Aid Nheldoii'N .Selieine,
TOPEKA, Kan. March 31 Governor
Stanley has Klven his personal endorse
ment to Rev. t'burles M. Sheldon's proposal
to send l,00O,(v bushels of Kansas corn to
the starving people of India nlul will pre
side over a mass meeting In encouragement
of the movement to be hold Sunday nltrht.
Cklr.
rineiuon .iys ne aireaay huh received
one subscription of $1,000,
It Is proposed to
nDDolnt ncents whoso duty
it snail le to
collect the corn by counties, a commltteo
to arranse with the railroads for free
transportation to New York and nnother
committee to arrange for three govern
ment ships to transport the corn to India,
DAILY BEE: SUNDAY,
RUSSIA PLAYS SHREWD GAME
Utilizing tho Freitnt Distraction of England
to Coerce Tnrlcsj.
TAKING ADVANTAGES IN MANY QUARTERS
Too Hnrly for n lluftno-,lnpnncc Wnr
I.lln-rnl 1'nrtj- Divided Unic-
iHllll 1 ItltlltMllltIK ltcv.
.11 r. Sheldon.
(Copyright, 1!V, by tho Associated Press.)
LONDON, Morch 31. Russian activity
has been tho International factor of the
week, and diplomatic functionaries attached
to tho court of St. James are asking them
selves, "What docs it nil mean and whero
will It end?" Tho Russian nmbnssador
smiles blandly and assures his dear friends
that It meana "nothing, absolutely nothing;"
but Just tho same, speculation Is acute,
Thcro aro many men of fair standing and a
tolernblo knuwledgo of Internal undercur
rents who nro willing to say that war bi
twecn Russia nnd Japan has now come
within measurable distance. Of these Henry
Norman, who has Just fcturned from a trip
to Russia, is one..
It all this rumpus in the Far East had
been postponed for another year thore is
scarcely any doubt that war would be a
serious probability; but those having any
Intimate knowledge of Japan's far-reaching
naval projects and her recent stato of In
completeness do not hesltato to say that
Japan is not going to risk anything until
her plans aro matured.
Japanese naval maneuvers in tho coming
fall nre to bo carried out on nn unprece
dented scalo nnd will partake moro of tho
nnturo of a demonstration than that of
peaceful evolutions. Forty or more war
vessels aro tocpectcd to bo present In Jupa
ueso waters. Tho moral effect of such an
aggregation upon far eastern questions Is
causing no little comment.
HukhIii'm .military Activity.
As far as Great Britain Is concerned
Russia's military, rather than naval, ac
tivity is chiefly Interesting, though tho
press Is not yet allowed to tako up Its cue
In this matter. Tho foreign office, while
only faintly Interested In Corea, being prac
tically Hiiro that no serious trouble will
result there, Is devoting careful Investiga
tion to the warlike preparations occurring in
South Russia.
There seems no longer to be any doubt
that Turkey for her tardiness to meet the
Russian demands regarding railway conces
sions Is being menaced by her northern
neighbor and many signs point to tho tact
that Russia Intends to settle herself In tbo
northeast port of Asia Minor, -unless Turkey
gives In. Already a quarter of a million
Russian troops aro maintained on thoje
borders, whllo the Illack Sea squadron Is
ready for business at a moment's notice.
To what extent British moral assistance
can bo given to Turkey In withstanding the
Russian demands Is a question which at the
present moment is occupying Lord Salis
bury's attention to an even greater extent
than tho South African war. In vlow of the
troubles of Great Britain In South Africa It
Is more than probable that Turkey will meet
tho demands and that the Russian troops
will be withdrawn.
Tho scaro anent Russian troops concen
trating In Afghanistan apparently arose
from this movement in tho direction of Tur
key In Asia Minor and Afghanistan ba
passed Into the category of peaceful, unin
teresting spheres.
HulKnrla nnd Turkey.
With all theso reports, to eay nothing of
continued rutnors of Bulgaria's deslro to
throw off Turkey's suzerainty .and-become .a
vassal of, tho czar, It Ib 'evident that while
Russia Is observing In tho letter its promise
to England not to Interfere In South Africa,
u Is not idle In taking advantage of oppcr-
tunnies In every quarter of tho globe. For
tho pcaco of tho world It Is reassuring to re-
member that tho fixed policy of Russia for
years has been to take mnttors almcBt to
the point of hostilities nnd men to Eetlie
diplomatically, the only exception to this
in modern times being In the Crimea, when
tho tone of tho peace party In England led
Russia to bcllevo that the country would not
Interfere.
Tho meeting of tho national liberal federa
tion merely served to show how hopelessly
divided 1b tho liberal party. The substitu
tion of Sir Edward Grey for Sir Henry
Campboll-Bunnerman as leader, owing to the
latter's Illness, gave tho Imperialist faction
a great chance and Sir Edward Grey spoke,
ns expected, frankly In favor of the war
nnd all it means. The only surprising fea
turo of tho conference was Herbert Glad
stone's declaration that tho British flag must
"wave over the whole of South Africa" and
in other wayB his following In Sir Edward
Grey's footstep. Mr. Gladstone Is the chief
whip of his party and Is supposed, to somo
extent, to mirror his late fathor's Ideas. Ho
was heretoforo considered by no means a
follower of Lord Roscbery, Sir Edward Grey
It must bo concluded that tho liberal party,
as rcprc3ontcd by Its entire assortment of
leaders, baa agreed to allow the annexation
of tho Boer republics. This step, however,
will net silence tho strenuous protcetB ot
many of the rank and fllo.
ItldleulliiK ltcv, Sheldon.
Rev. Mr. Sheldcn's issue of tho Topcka
Capital as republished hero meets with more
ridlculo than anything else. The following
comment by tho Globe on tbo enterprise Is a
fnlr specimen:
"The Journal Is very like an ordinary
American paper, only dullor. It will be an
evil day when tho hysterical rubbish which
poses as religion in America and to a lesser
degree In England over 'has a largo follow-
! log
Thrilling Lore Ilrnmn.
(Copyright. 1900, by Press Publishing Co.)
BRUSSELS, March 31. (Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) A love
drama, equaling anything produced In een
Eatlonnl fiction, occurred at Helmet, an out
lying suburb of Brussels, A local hair
dresser recently went to Paris, leaving his
business In chargo of his wife, an attractive
young woman of 21, and an apprentice, 14
years old. Guilty relations ensued between
the pair. Tho husband, secretly advised of
tho situation, returned to tnko legal pro
ceedings. The youth, realizing tho dilemma,
went upstairs and shot himself. His parents
came later In tbo day to claim the child's
corpse, when tho body of the woman was
The Triumphant
Act
of your
!
Life,
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Grape-Nut
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nnd remember theso cakes are madi
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breakfast food In existence, Next
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clpe on package. Postum Cereal Pure
Food Factories, Battle Creek, Mich.
APRIL 1, 1900.
also discovered hanging In an obscure corner.
Tho husband thereupon shot himself with a
revolver taken from the hand of the boy,
whose mother, with difficulty, was restrained
from following his example.
ANOTHER DUKE GOES TO WAR
ltd) nit. r .1 ci I ii n the Army nn n I'rotmt
Attain! Action ot the
I'opc.
(Copyright, 1W0. by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, March 31. (Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Tho duke
of Norfolk has gono to the war ns n protest
against tho refusal of tho pope to prohibit
the Vatican organ, tho Ossorvatoro Romano,
from continuing its nnti-Engllsh attitude ou
the lloer question. Norfolk volunteered nt
tho outbreak of tho war with his brother.
Lord Edmund Talbot, but ho was persuaded
to withdraw. When, last week, the queen
again heard of tho duke's renewed determi
nation she sent her secretary, Sir Arthur
tllgge, to dissuade him. Norfolk replied
that his mind was made up. It was n mat
ter ot conscience and ho could not obey tho
queen's vlfhes.
Tho duko of Norfolk Is leader of the En
glish Catholic laity, a munificent benefactor
of religious nnd charitable Institutions, a
man of profound piety, but a fanatic in his
conscrvatlvo partisanship.
Ho Is extremely simple In his manner
and tastes, His modest departuro In tho
plainest khaki, attended only by a regi
mental orderly, his baggage consisting of
two portmanteaus nnd n cabin enso, afforded
a remarkable contrast to the sumptuous os
tentation of the duko of Marlborough's out
fit. Norfolk Is one of the wealthiest of En
glishmen. Ho Is a widower, aged C3, with
his only son nn imbecile. Tho duke's brother,
now In Illocmfonteln, Is heir to the title.
FORCE COLOMBO 10 RESIGN
Itnllnn Soelnllnt .lulilliint nt AVIiat
They t'oimldcr
Victory. ,
ROME. March 31. Slgnor Palbertl, tho
vice president of tho house, took the chair
at tho opening of tho Chamber of Deputies
today and nnnounced that Slgnor Colombo
had resigned tho presidency nnd that tho
other officials attached to tho prcsldcn:y
bad also reslcned.
After n speech delivered by Slgnor
Glolottl, tho former premier, who urged
conciliation, the Chamber adopted a motion
submitted by tho premier, General Pelloux,
making tho election of n president of tho
house tho first business of Monday's ses
sion. Tho sitting today was calm, though tha
socialists were exultant nt tho resignation
of Slgnor Colombo, which, with tho with
drawal of tho decree law, they attributed
to tholr uncompromising obstruction.
JAPAN WILL DEMAND A SHARE
Corea
Must Give ConiM-nnlono
lloth Countries If to
Hither.
YOKOHAMA, March 31. The Japanejo
press asserts that the Husslan squadron Is
still nt Chemulpo and thnt it will probably
proceed to Masanpho to enforco the demands
made It Is believed that, in the event of
Corea yielding, Japan will demand a similar
concession on tho Corcan coast.
"I,KX HKIV." TO GO TO SLKKP.
1'rotPMt from Artlntle People 1'ntal to
the I'rndlnh Mcnuirr.
BERLIN, iMarch 31. Tho various legisla
tive bodies hero havo now adjourned until
tho end of April. From tho discussions bo
tore the Reichstag budget committee it Is
plain that tho government docs not deem
It likely that tho special taxes will cover
tha cxponso of tho tloet. An incroasc Is
necessary, but the government has yielded
to the center's wish to provide for It In that
case by new taxes, by tho bourse, etc.
Tho "Lox Heinz" probaoly will not bo,
again taken up, but will be nllowed to fall
Into oblivion.
31 u hr mi m Ilulletn llnrred.
(Copyright, 1900, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, March 31. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) An order
has Just been Issued by the War office that
nil revolver ammunition served out for
South Africa shall have a Bolld bullet. No
mushroom pattern bullet Is to bo taken. It
has Just occurred to the War office, tho or
iginal patentees of tho "dumdum," that the
British army servlco revolver ammunition
contains an expanding bullet, whereas tho
Boers, against whom charges of using unciv
ilized nmmunltlon havo beon so freoly made,
employ Mauser pistols, which carry a steel
coated bullet of the most humane pattern.
Mnine Committer niauppoliited.
(Copyright, 1900, by Press PubllBhlng Co.)
LONDON, March 31. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Tho 'Maine
hospital ship committee Is greatly dlsap-
,' pointed over the result of Mm Adair's visit
I to New York, which only realized $7,000.
' The expenses of tho Maine aro double tho
original estimate and a concert Is being or
ganized for April 4 nt the Crystal palace to
refill tho depleted exchequer. Unless finan
cial assistance Li obtained from some quar
ter It Is a question whether the commltteo
ran afford to send tho Mnlno back to South
Africa,
French Stenmer I.nuiiehrd.
ST. NAZAIRE,' France, March 31. The
launch of the French Transatlantic steamer
La Savolc, tho biggest ocean liner built In
n French shipyard, took placo here today
In tho presence of tho minister of marine,
M. do iLancsscn, and tho local authorities.
Presldont Loubct Intended to bo present,
hut was provonted from attending. La
Savolo is 177 meters long, has olghteen
meters, thirty centimeters beam, Its gross
tonnage Is 15,400 tons and It is expected to
steam twenty knots nn hour on Its Araorlcnn
voyage.
Private Pontiil CompunleD No More,
BERLIN, March 31. All tho private
postal companies will bo abolished tomor
row and the Imperial post will tako their
placo throughout the empire, ono private
Berlin postal company alone receiving
j 1,000,000 marks In damages. Simultaneously,
the postago will bo reduced for local postal
cards to halt a cont and for local letters to
'ono cont. Including all tho nuburb
"H m 1 1 t K f eTfi I v r if" i eii? P.
MONTREAL, March 31. James Baxter,
who Is known to the police of Chicago and
New York and tho custom authorities of tho
United States In connection with diamond
smuggling and other Bhady transactions,
was today condemned to flvo years In the
penltentlnry on a chargo of conspiracy to
defraud tho defunct Vllle Marie bank out
ot $45,000.
People Ilnrnrd Up In n Trnln Wreck,
VLADIKAVKAS, Caucasus, March 31. A
mall train collided with a freight train neir
Alkhan Tchurt today. Tho petroleum tanki
Ignited and the engineers of both trains,
postal clerks and mnny of the passengers
perished In the flames.
nut-limn of York Hum n Sou,
LONDON, March 31. The duchess ol
I York was accouched of a son at 7:30 thW
morning. The child was born at York cot
tage, Sandrlngham. Tho duchojs and In
fant nro doing well.
Mhii KIIIk Former Kmplnye.
CHICAGO. Murth 31 -A rpecliil from
Sprlngtleld, III., says. Harry Ball, 20 years
of nze, was shot and killed toduy hy his
former omployer. Elmer Clnrk, at tho hit
ter'n country store, about two mile from
Petersburg, Clark had forbidden Hall to
continue paylne attentions to his daughter.
Clark went to town and gave himself up.
want troopsjo stay there
Tivcnty-Flve Hundred llcftldcntn of
t'ornr d'Alene Petition Sre
rrtary Hoot,
WASHINGTON, March 31. Governor
Steunenberg of Idaho today called nt the
War department and presented In person to
Secretary Root the petition to which he re
ferred whllo under examination before the
houso committee on military nftnlrs, In
favor of the retention of the federal troops
In tho disturbed mining districts. The gov
ernor had refused to produeo the petition
before the commltteo until ho bad first sub
mitted it to tho secretary of war, to whom
It watt addressed.
Tho petition bears nbout 2,500 signatures
and recites that nil of the signers arc citi
zens of Idaho nnd ot the county ot Shoshono
and tho Coour d'Aleno mining district. They
petition that tho secretary of war allow the
small forco of federal troops to remain In
tho quarters provided for them and occu
pied by them at tho town of Osborn, Sho
vbono county, for as long n tlmo ns Gov
ernor Steunenberg may think their pres
ence 'necessary for the preservation of peaco
nnd order.
Tho citizens nlso express their approval
of all the acts that havo been done by tho
governor nud tho officials of their state to
preserve peace and order nnd to bring crim
inals to Justice. Tho petition says that
somo of tho acts of tho state authorities may
appear to people at a dlstanco to be drastic
and severe, but tho signers, who are fa
miliar with tho conditions which existed for
Beveral years prior to tho declaration of
martial law Inst Moy, know that drastic
measures wero necessary to Btop the bnnd
of conspirators who, shielding themselves
behind the, name of tbo labor organizations,
bad created a reign ot terror nnd tyranny
seldom equaled in the history of tho com
munity. In conclusion tho signers beg to stato that
the efforts of the governor nnd tho state
officials, assisted by tho military authori
ties, havo brought pence nnd good order to
tho district and given nn Impetus to nil
business Interests and a sense of snfety to
all peoplo who rightly appreciate it, for
which tho signers are grateful.
NEW POLICYJN PHILIPPINES
r.xeeutlon of Ilenth .feiitenee hy Order
of Mllltnry Ollleer In
Commit ud.
WASHINGTON, March 31. The execution
of Morales and Gonzalez, tho Philippine
lenders, It Is said at tho War department,
marks the Innugurntlon of n new policy In
tho Philippines. This Is tho exocutlon of
tho death sentence by order of tho military
officer In command In tho cases of persons,
natives or others, convicted and sentenced
by military commissions organized under
tho rules of war. Morales and Gonzalez
were convicted by n military commission of
tho murder of Filipinos and were sentence.!
to bo hanged near Bavnmbang Mnrch 30, and
tho presB dispatches from Manlln show that
the sentence was carried Into effect.
No official report of theso enses has been
received at tho War department and It Is
stated that Goheral Otis has acted entirely
on his own responsibility In tho mntter un
der tho nuthorlty conferred by tho articles
of war. There havo been several other
cases where tho death pcnnlty wos Imposed
by military tribunal, tut up to tho present
Instance no cobo where the death sontenco
was carried Into effect. All tho previous
cases were submitted to tho president for
final action and In every Instance tho sen
tence was commuted to imprisonment for
life.
According to the legal officers In tho War
,tr,nrim.mt the Insurrection In the Phlllp-
' pines nmoupts to a state oj war and in tbnt
view of the case General Otis ucted entirely
within his authority In ordering the execu
tion of the two Filipinos without spcclnl
authority from the presldont. It is stated
at tho department that General Otis' uctlon
is undoubtedly intended to suppress
' brigandage and outlawry In the Philippines,
but somo conscrvatlvo officers fear that his
! summary action may Jeopardize tho safety
i of American prisoners now in tho hnnds of
tho Insurgents.
LIVE STOCK CENSUS FEATURES
Will Clmmirr AnlmnlK hy Attc
Tnrtly hy Hex nnd
re.
nuil
WASHINGTON, March 31. Tho coming
census of live stock will utdcrtako three
now features; classification by ago and.
partly by sex and use: a count ot pure blood
animals, and an enumeration of stock not
i on farms and ranges, these last amounting
to sovoral million head. Tho age classi
fication was undertaken In response to a do
nmnd of tho stockmen who felt that tho moro
enumeration of anlma's regardless of age nnd
use was nbout as valueless as n count or in
habitants without distinction of age, sex,
i color and occupation. Thoy expressed a do
slro to sccuro as a basis for calculating
' tho npproxlmato number of llvo stock and
1 tho productive capacity of tho entlro mass
1 OT CaillO Or SUCJl IU, uuy imitluiui Btiinuu,
j and tho schedules have beon prepared to
meet their wlsnes.
I'i:SIONS FOIl WHHTUUX VUTHUAXS.
Survlvom of the Civil Wnr Itemrm
herrd hy the Go veriiment.
WASHINGTON, March 31. (Special.)
Tho following pensions hate been granted:
Issue of March IE:
Nebraska: Orlglnnl fieorge Ilenrn, Alma.
Vi. Increase Stephen H. Harris, Mnnn
City. $ to $10; Ell Mitchell. Strang, $0 to
$S; William Dlffendoffer, Sterling. $0 lo $S.
Iown: Original-West McDowhII. Adair.
$0; Daniel lllseox, Cherokee. $6. liierea.se
Daniel O. Dawson, Maxwell, $rt to $10: Al
fred Holme, Creston. $G to $S; Franklin
tlrlmm. Anamosa. $S to $12. Reissue John
Limit, Council Bluffs, $0.
South Djkota: Original widows, etc.
(Special accrued. March 17) Anna A. Water
bury, $S.
Chief Would Chiinue Iteaerviitlonii,
WASHINGTON. March 31. Chief Joseph
of tho Nez Porccs Indians, located on the
1 Colvlllo reservation, Washington, has filed
' with tho Commissioner of Indian Affairs n
petition to romovo bis hand to Oregon.
Chief Joseph Bays that ho desires to bo
located In tho Wallowa valley, at tho con
fluence of tho Grand Rondo nnd Snako
rivers, near Seven Devils, mountains. Ho
says that ho has talked with the peoplo of
that region, who think It might bo possible
to havo his trlbo settle thero. The com
missioner of Indian Affairs today said that
if tho Wallown district was not too thickly
' settled It might be practicable to grant
, Chief Joseph's request, but ho feared con
ditions would not permit this action,
lllllmoit fuse Will He Revived.
LEAVEN WORTH, Kan.. Mureh 31. -Tho
Insurance companies havo decided to appeal
from tho verdict In tho famous Hlllmon
Insurance cnBe. George Barker nnd Jum'B
Green, two of the leading nttorneys for
Him companies, have arranged to appenr
boforo United States District Judge Wil
liam C. Hook Monday to file a bill of ex
ceptions nnd transcripts from the evidence.
Attorneys for Mrs, Hlllmon will be present
nnd lonir arguments nre expected to follow.
Mrs. Hlllmon secured a verdict, tho sec
ond one In six trials, last November. The
verdict und court costs In tho raee amount
to nbout $123,000. It Is twenty-ono years
since the alleged killing of John W. Hlll
mon. the first husband ot tha plaintiff, took
pinco.
4'orrnu MlnlMer l.rne America,
NEW YORK, March 31.-On tho Atlantic
transport liner Mcsnba. which snlled today
for Ixindon. was Chin Pom Ye, the Korean
minister; Chong Kl Yo and Chong Wo Ye,
his sons, and Nam I'll Ou und Kim Do II,
secretaries. Mr. Ye, who is one of the first
illnlomatB In the Korean service. ha been
, transferred from Washington und will rep
resent Cqrea at Berlin, Paris and Ht
1 Petersburg
Mr Tarn Kv. secretary of locution, will
look after th Interests of that givernmeiit
until tnc arrival or Air. ibi succesrar.
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Until!' In all forms eleitrli . eleotro-tiirrmal
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chemical and microscopical tests In afl'eo
Hons of the lungs and kidneys: lavago and
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X-Hay npparutus for diagnosis lit obscuru
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STIRRING UP THE CUBANS
I'cttlitrov und lliitlcr Id,,' Out it
Cfiitijiiilun Miilrrlnl-MiiLiiiK In
ter Iimv nt lllll II nn .
HAVANA. March 31. United States Sci-
atom Butler nnd Pettlgrew gave nn Inter
view to EI Cubano today in which they said
they wero convinced that tho Cubans are fit
for self-government; that tho Cubans want
Independence nnd are not tho enemies of tho
peonlo of tho United States, but aro grateful
to tlicm. . . .
"Tho Cubans," El Cubano declares, "nro
resentful of tho conduct nf President Mc-
Klnley for not fulfilling the sacred promlso
of tho Joint resolution. They aro perfectly
sure that President McKlnley will not do
anything to mako Cuba Independent, but on
tno contrary all his resolutions tend lo
strengthen the military hold of tho United
States ou the Island, In order to convert
Cuba Int6 au American colony.
"Tho Cubans don't bellovu tho promises of
President McKlnley, knowing that tho only
peoplo who can help them aro the demo
crats, who hold tho freedom of Cuba ua most
sacred."
KENTUCKY AFFAIRS SPREAD
I'olltlclniiM from .Mniithrrn Stnto
Ahrond In Indiana Looking;
for Trotihlr,
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., March 31. It is be
lieved by prominent republicans that Ken
tucky democrats are here waiting a favor
able opportunity to tako Charles P. Flniey,
ex-secretary of state of Kentucky, nnd carry
him to Kentucky to bo tried for complicity
In tho Goebcl nssafslnatlon. Fin ley U
known to be In concealment here, living .it
tho riMldonco of tho sheriff, n part of thu
county Jnll hero. The republicans nay auy
such effort will be resisted and that If tho
two factions meet thore will undoubtedly bo
bloodshed in this city.
MRS. LANGTRY SCARED AWAY
rlltxliilrc IJiiKiiucmeiit or "Tile Dckcii
eriitcN" Ciiiieelcd lleciume of Pro
tentM AkiiIiinI the Piny.
PITTSBURG, March .11. Mrs. Lily Lang
try will not present her play, "The De
generates," In this city. On ncrotint of tho
protests entered ngaliiBt the piny and tho
decision of Mayor Dlchl to prevent. If pos
sible, its production here, tho engagement
has been canceled by Mrs. Langtry's mali
ngers. Trump llnrncil In Kx plonliin.
JACKSON. Minn.. Muni! 31. -An unknown
num. sunnoHcd to be a tramn steallni; it rliln
on a Chfetmo, Milwaukee & St. Paul tios
cur, was burned to death and Night Op
erator J. J. Dolan was seven ly burned by
tho cxdIos Ion of gasoline. The onernlnr.
carrying n torch, opened the ear door lo
examine its contemn anil the explosion fol
lowed. A I'liW TACTS
Ahout the Nciv ( nlariii Cure,
Tho now Catarrh Cure Is a new departuro
in so callod catarrh cutea, because It
actually cures, und Is not simply a tem
poiary relief.
Tho now Catarrh Curo Is not n salve, oint
ment, powder or liquid, but n pleasant
lusting tablet containing tbo best sperltlo
for catarrh in a concentrated, convenient
form.
The old stylo of catarrh salves and olni.
ments aro greasy, dirty nnd Inconvenient at
tho best; tho now preparation being In tab
let form, Is nlwayu clean and convenient.
Tho new Caturrh Curo Is superior ut
Catarrh powders becauso It is a notorious
fact that many Caturrh powders con'mn
cocaine.
Tho now Catarrh Curo is called Stuart .t
Catarrh Tablets, a wholewimo combination
ot blood root, beach wood tar, gunicol anil
other antiseptics, and cures by its action
upon the blood und mucous membrane, tho
only ratlonul treatment for catarrhal trou
ble. You do not havo to draw upon your Imag
ination to discover whether you nre getting
benefit from Stuart's Catarrh Tablets, Im
provements and relief aro npparcnt from
tho first tablet taken.
All druggists cell and rcrummend them.
Thoy cost but 60-rcnts for full sized pack
ages, and any catarrh sufferer who bus
wasted tlmo and money on sprays, salves
and powders, will appreciate to the full the
merit of Stuart's Catarrh Tablets,