THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TIIVRRDAT, MAY fl, 1K)0.
HEPBURN'S BILL IS PASSED
Kicirajtu (Haul Meunrs Pss;o After an
Acrlmonloui Debate,
I0WAN CM.IS CANNON A FRWARICATOR
Oprnlr ArcntRfi lllm of Snylntt the t
Thing Which In t Willi JTne
FoIIiiitnTitci Other Mrm
bora Ctnnli.
WASHINGTON, May 2. The hoiae today
at tho conclusion of tho moat stormy de
lxtn of tho prcerot nwiglon of congrws
passed tho Nicaragua canal bill by the ovcr
whol'mliiK voto of 226 to 35.
'All attempt to retain In tho bill the lan
guage of tho original bill for tho fortlflca
tlon of tho canal and to further strengthen
the languago on that lino were balkcil and
tho victory of Hepburn nnd the committee
wa complete. A motion to recommit tho .
bill with Instruction to report back another ,
bill, leaving tho selection of the route to !
Ihn prenldcnt, was burled under an adverso
majority of B2 to 171.
Chairman Cannon of tho appropriations
commlttoo and IJurton of Ohio, chairman of
tho rlvor and harborn committee, made a
Kama fight to stall off action nt this co
lon, but their appeals were In vain, nnd
tho members rode rough shod over all their
arguments and protest. Much excitement
prevailed throughout tho day and nometlmtB
bitter words wero uttered.
Tho excitement reached a climax In a
nccno between Hepburn and Cannon, when
the former used tho word "Ho" and "liar"
nn ho denounced tho distinguished chairman
of tho appropriations commltteo for at
tempting to "dishonor him."
Cannon resented somo remarks mndo
last night by Hepburn Impugning
his (Cannon') sincerity. Cannon spoke
tinder excitement, paying ho had
Just read Hepburn's attack upon him.
As ho proceeded he recalled an Intimation
that had come to him of which he had
spoken yesterday, that those who wero
promoting this bill wero doing ro to delay
tho canal. Yet ho snld ho had acquitted
Hepburn of nny such Intention. Today ho
frankly stated that Hepburn's naino had
been connected with the rumor
"Who was the author of tht rumor?"
asked Hepburn, Jumping to his feet.
"A newspaper man," replied Cannon.
Continuing, and speaking with great de
liberation, Cannon said he would have been
satisfied with tho acquittal ho gavo Hepburn
yesterday had not his "doubts been nrousod."
"My observation," ho said, "Is that when 1
a man is willing, to challengo the sincerity
of another It Is because bo Is turning tho i
glass Inward upon hlmsolf. 1 do not riso to
Justify my own reputation for sincerity.
Upon ray record of twcnty-flvo years In pub
lic Ilfo I will stand or fall."
Ipilinrii Given Cnnnnn the Me.
The excitement grew as Cannon proceeded.
Hepburn's faco waa whlto and bis words
came In a perfect torrent when ho replied,
lie thought U entirely possible, ho said, that
somo ono whoso namc could not be called
vas lying about the capital In tho Interest
of their pet projects. Interests In Cannon's
own city of Chicago, he doclared, wero try
ing to sell things to tho government and ho
thought It altogether likely that tho Panama
Canal company might bo trying to defeat
this bill.
"I know no man connected with tho Pan
ama company," cried Cannon fiercely. "Can
tho gentleman say as much?"
"Yes. except as they havo appeared before
my committee," replied Hepburn, who, con
tinuing, appealed to the record for confirma
tion of what ho had said about Cannon.
Then, pausing for a -moment, ond looking
squarely at Cannon, ho proceeded. "I say
this to him: If he fathers tho rumor that
I have nny other purposo to servo I say ho
has lied."
Quick as a flash Cannon asked Hepburn
to rcpoat. his statement. TJy this time tho
houso was In a wild stato of excltomcnt
and confusion and Wheeler of Kentucky at
tempted to call the gentleman to order, but
tho chair said ho had heard nothing un
parliamentary and Hepburn proceeded.
"I say If the gentleman attempted to give
currency to tho statoment he did mo a gross ,
Injustice by making such an underhanded
Imputation."
Cannon, with flushed face, declared that
Hepburn was adopting tho tactics of tho
o.tittloflsh. "He seeks to muddy tho wnters
nnd swim away."
"I am not seeking to muddy waters,"
retorted Hepburn passionately. "I am re
sponsible for what I said to the gentlemen
here and elsewhere. Tho gentleman tried
to dishonor me nnd I resent It."
Cannon protested that ho. had dono noth
ing of tho kind; that ho had treated tho gen
tleman from Iowa with great respect and
had himself been nisallcd without provoca
tion. Ho would dismiss tho wholo subject,
believing Hepburn's' violent remarks wore
due to his tempor and not his calm Judg
ment. Hero tho matter rested.
(iliieH nnd Mnun Clnnh.
Another sccno occurred between Gaines of
Tennessee and Mann of Illinois. The formor
took exceptions to somo remarks of the
latter, saying they were "devoid of common
decency, courtesy and gentility."
Mann retorted that if tho remark camo
from anyono but Gaines It would merit a
reply.
Gaines Jeclared his responsibility for any
thing ho atd and the incldnnt closed.
Tho bill as It passed tho house Is ns
follows;
Ho It vimrtrt, etc., That the president of
the United StiiteH bo and In hereby author
ized to acquire from tho states of Costa
Ilico nnd Nicaragua, for and in hehnlf of
the United States, control of such portion
of territory now belonging to Costa ltloa
nnd Nicaragua ns may bo deslrnble nnd
necessary on which tq excavate, construct
nnd protect n canal of surih depth nnd capa
city ns will lie milllrleiu for the movements
or me snips or mo greatest tonnage nnd
draft now In use from a point near Grey
town on the Caribbean sen, via Luke Nica
ragua, to Urcto. on the Pnclllo ocean, nnd
such sum ns may ba necessary to securo
such control Ih .hereby appropriated out of
any money In tho treasury not otherwise,
appropriated.
l'rovlsloiiH for Ilefeimi.
Section 2 That when the president has
secured full control over tho territory in
COULDN'T KEEP IT.
Kept It Hid from the Children.
"Wo cannot keep Ornpe-Nuts food In
tho house. It koos so fast I havo to hldo
It, becauso tho children lovo it so. It Is
Just tho food I havo been looking for ovor
so long; something that I do not have to
stop to prepare and still 'la nourishing.
Wishing you all tho suqtoss you deserve,"
Mary Y. Margeson, SO Llncpln St., Win
turop, Mafia.
, Grape-Nuts U the most scientifically
rnado food on tho market. It Is perfectly
and completely cooked at tho factory nnd
can be served at an Instant's notice, either
with rich cold cream, or with hot milk If
a hot dish Is desired. When milk or water
aro used, a llttlo sugar should be added,
hut when cold cream Is used alono tho
natural grapo sugar, which enn be seen
glistening on the granules, Is surtlclently
sweet to satisfy the palate. This grapo
sugar Is not poured over the granules, as
somu people think, but exudes from tho
granules In the process of manufacture,
when the starch of the grains Is changed
from starch to grape sugar by tho process
of manufacture. This, In effect, Is the first
act of digestion; therefore, Grape-Nuts
Foal Is pro-digested and Is most perfectly
assimilated by tho very weakest stomach.
iMado at tho pure food factories of the
rostuta Cereal Co., Ltd., ilattle Creek,
Mich.
section I, referred to. ho slmll dlrert thf
secretary rf war to rxrnwile nnd nnstni't
n rnnal and. waterway from a point on. tho
shor of the Caribbean sen near tlreytown.
by way of Iike Nlruragun. to a point near
Ilreto on th. Pacini neeiti. Kurh canal
shall be it mitllolcnt capacity nnd depth
thnt It may lx used by vessels of the larg
est tonnage arnl greatest depth now In use
and shall tn supplied with all necessary
Iw'ks nnd appliance to meet with the re
quirements of vessels paslng from Grey
town to Ilreto, and the secretary of war
shall construct such safe nnd commodious
harbors nt tho termini of said cnnnl and
such provisions for defense as may be
necessary for ttio safety and protection of
snia ennm ana nnruor.
Section That the president shall cause
such surveys as may bo necessary for said
canal nnd harbors nnd In. the construction
of tho same shall employ such persons as
he may deem necessary.
Hfctlon 4 That in tho excavntlqn atid con
struction of snld canal tho San Juan river
nnd Iiko Nicaragua, or such parts of each
ns may b mnde available, Kiiall he used.
Section 6 That in nny negotiations with
the states of Costa lllca or Nicaragua the
president may have, the president Is au
thorized to gunrantee to said states the use
of said canal and hnrliors upon such terms
as may bo agreed upon for all vessels
owned by said states or by citizens thereof.
Appriiprlntliiti of l 1 0,000,000.
Section 6-That the sum of J10.000.000 Is
hereby appropriated out of nny
money In the treasury not otherwlsn
appropriated toward tho project herein
contemplated and the secretary of
wnr is further hereby authorized to enter
Into a contract or contracts for materials
and work that may be deemed necessary
for the proper excavation, construction,
completion and defense of snld canal, to bo
paid for as appropriations may from time to
tlmo bo hereafter made, not to exceed in tho
aggregate $140,000,0uo,
Dolllvor of Iowa supported tho bill as an
oxprcalon of tho practically unanimous sen
timent of the peoplo of tho United States.
Those who voted nay wero Acheson,
Adams, Durton, Cannon, Cnpron. Clark of
Missouri, Cooncy, Cowhord, Cox, Oalzell,
Do Armond, Denny, Dougherty, Fleming,
Fletcher, Faston, Glllett of Massachusetts,
Graham, Hltt, King, Lawrcnco, Lester, Levy,
Llttauor, Llttleflcld. McCall. Neville, Ithea
of Kentucky, Richer. Shafroth, Sprague,
Stewart of Wisconsin, Tolbcrt, Thayer and
Vandlver 35.
TELLER OFFERS RESOLUTIONS
Hopes thnt United Slntcn Mnr lie Able
to HrltiK About
I'enoe.
WASHINGTON. May 2. Senator Teller of
Colorado today Introduced the following
resolution;
Whereas, From the hour of achieving
our Independence ns a people, tho peoplo
of tho United States have regarded with
sympathy tho struggles of other people
to free themselves from European domi
nation; therefore,
Ilesoived, That we watch with deep and
nbldlng Interest tho war between Great
Iirltaln nnd the South African republics
and with full determination to maintain a
proper neutrality between tho contending
forces, we cannot withhold our sympathy
from tho struggling people of the repub
lics, nnd It Is our earnest desire that tho
government of the United States by Its,
friendly olllces, offered to both powers,
may nsstst In bringing tho war to a speedy
conclusion in n manner honorable both to
Great Iirltaln and tho South African re
publics. SIXTY-OM1 MILLIONS AIIK MlUni-.n,
Hun dry C'lrll Approprlntlon II 1 1 1 He
portetl tn the Hutiiae,
WASHINGTON. May 2. The sundry civil
appropriation bill, the most Important of
tho general supply bills and the last on tho
list, was completed by tho commltteo on
appropriations today and reported by Chair
man Cannon to tho house. It carries JC1,
386,715, being $8,185,902 less than the esti
mates and $9,709,140 more than tho appro
priations for tho curront fiscal year. In
addition to the amounts carried by tho bill,
contracts are authorized amounting to
$4,437,500, Including 43,275,000 for public
buildings.
Tho largest Item Is for Improvement or
rivers nnd harbors under contract authoriza
tions contained In the river and harbor act
of 1802, 1S96 and 1899. It Is 112,600,605. being
an increase of $3,282,408. The next largest
Item Is $9,000,000 for tho twelfth census,
making with past appropriations $10,000,000.
Following are somo of tho Items carried In
tho bill bcflldo tho regular annual appro
priations: Chlckamauga and Chattanooga parks, $60.
000; proventlon of epidemic diseases, $300,
000; Genornl Grant national park, $2,600;
homes for soldiers In states, $950,000; homes
for disabled volunteer soldiers, $3,089,700;
International Union of American Republics,
$25,000; enlargement of military posts, SI,.
090,200; Mississippi river Jetties, $500,00ti
Shlloh military park, $35,000; Vlcksburg na
tional military park $55,000 (Including $65,000
In special act for 1900), $65,000.
Among tho public building Items over
$50,000 aro:
initio (Mont.) postofflco, $50,000; Chicago
postofllco nnd courthouso, $130,000; Cleve
land, for purchaso of site, etc., $400,000; Du
buque, In., $50,000; Flgln, 111., $50,000; In.
dlaiiRpolls for site, $325,000; Jollet, 111., $50,.
000; Kansas City, $50,000; Los Angeles, Cal
authority to contract at present limit of
$230,000.
The bill contains a number of general pro
visions. One of these, authorizes tho detail
of troops to prevent trespassers or Intruders
from entering tho Sequoia National park, thu
Yollowntono National park and tho General
Grant National park In California for tho
purpose of destroying tho gamo or objects
of curiosity thoro, In connection with sur
veys of private land claims provision ta
mndo that hereafter tho notices of survey
required by the government shall be pub
lished In one newspaper only, except where
specifically directed by tho commissioner of
tho general land office.
I'KTTIOHKW TO TUB FOHK AGAIN.
Hitter llccnnse DnUnla Volunteers
Were Not DischnrKcil Sooner.
WASHINGTON, May 2. Consideration of
the army appropriation bill In the senato
today developed a debate on tho treatment
of tho volunteers sent to the Philippine
that at times was very bitter. Tinner, dem
ocrat of Washington, mado a very vicious
attack on the administration becnuBu of the
accommodations on the transports return
ing from the Philippines. He was followed
hy Pottigrcw, who violently arraigned tho
governmont for not discharging tho South
Dakota volunteers when their time had ex
pired, Pettlgrcw also hnd a letter read which
hn wrote to the president, In which ho used
most violent nnd abusive language against
the chief executive. Pcttlgrnw asked unani
mous consent to print as an appor.dlx to his
remarks other documents, but Piatt of Con-
; nectlcut objected and the South Dakota sen
i ator proceeded to read them. Ho yielded
I the floor to an executive sosslon, promising
to concludo his statement nt another time.
Mason of Illinois delivered a speech on
the Investigations made by tha commltteo
on manufactures on tho ndultoratlon of fcod.
He Btrongly urged that congress should take
Immediate action to remedy existing nvlls.
Just before adjournment a sharp colloquy
oecurrod over tho proposed consideration of
tho resolution to unseat Clark of Montana,
which Indicated that tho unanimous recom
mendation of tho commltteo on prlvllgee
and elections will be sharply contested.
A Horrible OullirrnU
"of large sores on my llttlo daughter's
head developed Into a caso of scald head"
writes C, D, Isblll of Morganton, Tenn.. but
Bucklen's Arnica Salve completely cured her.
It's a guaranteed cure for Eczema, Totter,
Salt Rheum, Pimples, Sores, Ulcers and Piles,
Only 26o at Kubn & Co.
Ohio VIIIukc lliirnliitf.
HAMILTON, O,, May 2. A telephone
message from Now Inulon. ten miles south-
i west of here, tonlgnt. statcii mo village was
neing nesiroywl ly lire, a lire eugino was
dltpatched nt once. .Twelve dwellings have
been destroyed, the loss being estimated at
itt.ooo. It Is feared tho whole village Is
doomed.
DEWEY SAILS ON THE CANAL
Proud Illinois Fople Show Him RunlU or
Thtir Ent.irpriie.
SOLDIER LOSES A HAND FIRING SALUTE
Accident Mnm the Celebration ut
Lockpnrt The Ailmlrnl Join in
SlnnliiK "Dixie," lint Ilnlks
nt IllKh Notes.
CHICAGO, May 2. "There's nothing on
the Suez Ilko It" was Admiral Dewoy's
verdict tonight on the Chicago drainage and
ship canal. Inspection of tho great new
artificial channel cut through tho continental
wateished that for centuries separated tho
waters of tho great lakes from the tributaries
of tho Mississippi was tho feature of tho
last day of Admiral Dewey's visit to Chi
cago. Tho adnlral was particularly struck with
the size of tho canal, saying ho had had no
Idea of tho magnitude of tho work. What
particularly impressed the admiral was what
Is popularly called tho "rock section," from
tho fact that for miles and miles tho chan
nel Is cut through solid rock.
"Fifteen miles of graving dock" Is tho
way Admiral Dewey expressed It. Tho ship
canal fcaturo of tho work greatly Inter
ested tho admiral nnd he Inquired about tho
efforts to Induce congress to mako an ap
propriation to complete tho proposed water
way for ships from Chicago to the Missis
sippi river, using tho canal part of the way
and Informally accepted an Invitation to
open tho prop(6od ship canal whenever an
opening of such work shall take place.
During tho trip the admiral and his aides
were tho guests of tho sanitary district
canal trustees. A special train on the Santa
Fe took tho party to McCook, 111., a short
distance from Chicago, and from there to
Lockport, 111., the end of the canal proper,
tho trip was mndo In the yacht Hlnda, a
number of pleasure craft following.
Tho Inhabitants along the canal had pre
pared receptions of their own for Admiral
Dewey. At Willow Springs a railroad bridge
crossed tho canal and It was filled with peo
plo and flags. At another point a crowd
had raised a flag on tbo right, unfortunately
getting tho union down, however, nnd when
tho admiral saw It, ho said! "Hello, that
flows In distress," for that Is what a union
turned down means on tho sea, Nevertheless,
tho admiral climbed over a hatchway, two
anchors, a pile of cameras and a capstan In
order to ralso his hat to tho peoplo on the
bank.
Soldier Loses a Ilaiul.
Sometimes cannon salutea supplemented
the othor greetings. 'At Lockport several
thousand peoplo greeted tho admiral and a
children's choir sang "AmeTlca." Battery
D of Chicago was stationed at Lockport to
llro a salute. A vent which had not been
closed airtight caused ono of tho pieces to
discharge, blowing off part of tho right hand
and several flngero of tho left hand of Ser
goant Popp, who was holding the ramrod.
The right band had to bo amputated later.
Admiral Dowey was much distressed by tho
accident and sent his flag lieutenant to in
quire after the comfort of tho Injured man.
Whon tho return trip was started the
party on the Hlnda sought tho cabin be
causo of tho rain. Admiral Dewey and
Mayor Carter II. Harrison Joined In tho
singing of "Dlxlo" and "Marching Through
Georgia" to the music of nn orchestra, hut
tho admiral refused to try on "The Star
Spangled Manner," confessing that his volco
"could not go that high." The admiral en
tertained tho party hy retelling the story
of tho battlo of Manila In responso to many
questions.
Although Admiral Dowey has not dis
cussed politics or International relations on.
this trip, he said, without tn any way re-1
ferrlng to any Incidents In Manila bay: "I
like the German, ho's a good fellow."
Tho party returned to Chicago at 4:30 p.
m. and proceeded to tho Auditorium.
Mrs. Dowey was entertained by various
society -women today.
Tho visit of Admiral and Mrs. Dewey to
Chicago will end at 8 o'clock tomorrow
morning, when they will tako tho special
Baltimore & Ohio train on which they camo
from Washington, under the caro of J. H.
Madden of tho Baltimore. & Ohio and leave
ovor the Chicago & Alton for St. Louis",
stopping at Jacksonville and other towns
along the way.
REPRIMAND FOR CHA0WICK
Correspondence Ilctrreen the Cnptnlu
and N'nvjr Department In
Made Public.
WASHINGTON, May 2.--Secretary Long
today mado public th correspondence which
has taken place between tho Navy depart
ment and Captain Chadwlck respecting tho
published Interview In which tho captain Is
reported as severely reflecting upon Ilear
Admiral Schley.
Tho secretary's letter was written today
and was forwarded only after the secretary
had had a conference on the subject with
the president at noon. Tba department's
action In tho caso Is a severe reprimand and
It Is noteworthy that Its letter has been
made public; a fact which in Itself adds to
tho weight of tho punishment administered.
The correspondence consists of two letters,
ono from Captain Chadwlck and the other
from Secretary Long.
In his lotter to Secretary Long, which Is
dated Now York, April 27, Captain Chad
wlck says: "I havo In no way been privy
to tho publication of said article. Tho cir
cumstances on which it Is based aro as
follows: On tho 16th or 17th of this month
In passing down Fourteenth stroet In Wash
ington I was saluted by Mr. Atkins, cor
respondent of tho Brooklyn Kagje, a gen
tleman whom 1 bavo known In Washington
a number of years and always favorably.
Mr. Atkins had called my attention, Jan
uary 2 last, to an editorial In tho Brooklyn
Eaglo of, I think, December 31, 1899, ex
pressing an extrrino desire for mo to rend
It, and asking If ho could see me. I de
clined to seo him, as I know that ho prob
ably wished to discuss a confidential sub
ject. I later obtalued a copy of tho paper
referred to and road the editorial men
tioned. It was a discussion of tho contro
versy regarding Hear Admiral Schley and
projoscd a remedy, viz.: The promotion of
both Hear Admiral Schloy ,and Rear Ad
miral Sampson to vice admiral.
"At tho casual meeting mentioned (on tho
16th or 17th Instant) I entered Into conver
sation with Mr. Atkins regarding tho ed
Itorlal. I askal If he had received a note
which I had sent him on reading It, In
which I said tho writer was evidently not
aware of the facts In the caso and that ho
entirely mistook the principle Involved.
This was tho text of the note so far as I
remember. Mr. Atkins said yes, he had re
ceived the note nnd had not used It In any
way. I replied, of course not, that It was
entirely prlvato. I repeated what I had said
In the noto and said tho question upon
which tho navy stood was not the advance
ment of any particular man, but ono of
hopor. I added that tho whole difficulty In
the matter was with tho press In general,
which had failed to put before the country
the facts, based upon Ilear Admiral Schley's
own signals and dispatches, stated In tho
letter of the secretary of tbo navy to the
aonate of the 6th of February, 1S99; that
tho people In general were thus Ignorant of
the tnio status of the caso; that the secre
tary's letur,. which, of course, was vir
tually tho president's statement of tho mat
ter, was as severe an arraignment as It was
posslbla to make regarding an officer and
accused him of conduct such that no officer
should remain silent under the accusations.
That every sentlmeut of military honor de
manded that Rear Admiral Schley should ask
for a court to clear himself of such charges
and that I believed every oflUcr of tho navy
would be most pleased to see him cleared
for tho honor of the service and that I could
certainly say so for myself. That so long
ns ho remained silent under theso circum
stances I would not tako his hnnd or meet
him socially. That It was Impossible to ad
vance Admiral Schley (an tho editorial pro
posed) eo long as hn rested under theso
charges without destroying the whole stand
ard of honor and duty In the navy. That
tbo wholo navy, so far as I knew It, was of
this opinion and that Its attitude was a mat
ter of self-preservation.
"Tho foregoing gives my remarks In sub
stanco and purport, as far as my recollec
tion serves mo; the conversation was en
tirely private, so regarded by me, and also,
I supposed, by Mr. Atkins, en evldenco of
which latter Is tho fact that he knew that
my noto, which consisted of, as far as I
remember, but this one short phrase men
tioned, was private; and also, that nearly
or quite a week passed beforo he mentioned
any conversation publicly. It was In no
sense nnd In no part Intended for publica
tion nor considered nn Interview."
Secretary Long, In his letter, says: "Tho
department regrets that ho has occasion to
reprimand an officer of your rank nnd ex
perience for inoxcusablo Indiscretion and
offense against tho navy regulations.
"It appears from your letter that In your
Intorvlc w with Mr. Atkins, whom you know
to bo n newspaper correspondent, you spoke
of a fellow officer, your senior In rank, In
a way calculated to bring him Into con
tempt. You knew this to be n .violation of
tho naval regulations which forbid tho com
munication by Interviews of such comment
nnd criticism. You knew It to bo against
the good order nnd discipline of tho service,
bocause it Is tho examplo of ono officer In
high rank reflecting upon tho honor nnd
character of another an example which,
unrcbuked nnd followed, tends to bring the
whole 6crvlce Into contention nnd scandal.
You know thnt tho professional business of
your Interviewer Is to collect material for
publication. While he may not have had
Justification In publishing what you under
stood and regarded as understood by him,
to bo prlvato conversation, you knew the
risk you ran and within a year had been
reprimanded for similar misconduct tn put
ting yourself and tho welfare of tho service
to tho same risk with tho same result. You
havo thus again and further Impaired the
confidence of tho department In your Indis
cretion. "It Is true that your caso dlffors from
some recent cases of offense on the part of
other officers in that objectionable remarks
mado by them wero mado on occasions and
under circumstances which thoy know as
sured their publicity. In your case tho de
partment unreservedly accepts your state
ment that your remarks wero 'In no sense
and In no part Intended for publication nor
considered as an Interview.' It Is for this
reason that It takes no other action than
this emphatic reprimand, the receipt of
which you will acknowledge. Very respect
fully, JOHN D. LONG, Secretary."
I So'llTh OMAHA NEWs7
Yesterday closed the big sale of Aberdeen
Angus cattle at the stock yards. Good prices
wore obtained throughout and tho owners
of the stock were well pleased with tho re
sults. Colonel F. 'M. Woods, ono of the
best llvo stock auctioneers in tbls section of
the country, conducted the sale. He said
yesterday that South Omaha' 'was destined
to bo tho headquarters for pure-bred cattle,
as Nebraska stockmen wore Improving their
hcrdB by purchasing blooded stock. In con
nection with this sale, Colonel' Woods said
'that, If proper facilities were', provided nt
the yards, owners of blooded" cattlo within
a radius of 150 miles of Soutlf Omaha would
sell hero. In ordor to give an Idea of the
demand for sale dates here, it may be re
marked that T. It. Westrope of Harlan, la.,
has engaged dates in March, 1901, for a big
sale of shorthorns. Ho proposes to get In
early nnd advertise his salo properly, so
that all breeders In this section may look
forward to it.
Colonel Woods seems to bo partlnl to
South Omaha, although ho conducts sales at
all of tho big markets. He Is a Nebraska
man and consequently stands up for his
stato whorcver ho goes. What ho wants
hero now Is a big sale pavilion, as was
planned somo tlmo ago by tho Stock Yards
company. It Is truo that somo improvements
havo been mndo to the old pavilion and It
Is now quite presentable. The erection of
the pavilion planned Is demanded, however,
nnd tho directors of the company may bo
Induced to consent to the expenditure.
Trnnsfer of City Funds.
A transfer of tho city funds was mado
yesterday from Frank A. Broadwcll to
Frank Koutsky. All of tho money on hand,
amounting to $38,186.20, was turned over
In cash and Mr. Koutsky recolpted for tbo
same. Tho funds of tho city aro divided
betweon tho three, national banks In the
city and tho funds were produced without
a moment's notice.
At the Packers' National bank, whire tho
bulk of tho city monoy Is kept, Cashier
Morlarty asked tho party, which was com
posed of F. A. Broadwell, Frank Koutsky,
A. M. Gallagher, Sam Shrlgley and a Bee
representative, to step into tho directors'
room, ns tho amount to be turned over was
too largo to bo paid over tho teller's window.
In n moment after tho party had been seated
Cashier Morlarty enrao In with an armful
of bills and a big sack of gold. Among tho
money turned over to Treasurer Koutsky
by Mr. Broadwell wero fifteen $1,000 bills,
besides nny number of $100 bills. Several
sacks of gold were also counted out to him
and In the presence of witnesses nt tho
Packers' bank Treasurer Koutsky signed a
receipt for the money of tho city, thus re
lieving Mr. Broadwell from all concern and
closing his four years of official life In South
Omaha.
For nearly two weeks nn expert account
ant has been working on tbo books of tho
city treasurer and his report will bo read
at tho council meeting to be held on May 7.
According to tho expert, tho records are In
first-class shape and a compliment is paid
to Mr. Broadwell and his deputy, Mr. Gal
lagher, for tho manner In which the books
havo been handled. The total turned over
Is slightly In excess of the amount turned
over to Broadwcll by Hoctor four years ago
at this tlmo.
According to tho statements furnished by
tho expert, tho balances In tho various
funds at tho close of business April 21 wore:
Police, $2,693; flro and water, $707; public
light, $1,151; Interest, $1,034; street repair,
$1,708; salary, $1,360; onglneer, $206; gen
eral, $1,725; Judgment. $952; water. $1,862;
Intersection paving. $1,183. In addition to
theso funds aro tbo various paving districts,
making a total of $27,461.
Treasurer Koutsky Is now In full control
of tho treasurer's office Mr. Gallagher will
remain for a few days straightening up mat
ters and nsslstlng Deputy Gustafson. as tho
present time Is a busy one with tho em
I ploycs of this office.
Chief Smith MnUc Ilccmninendn t Ion.
In Mayor Kelly's message to tho city coun
cil ha spoke of the need of bettor lire pro-
, tectlon and Intimated that the present serv
ice was to bo esxtondou. in consiuering mis
fact It may be mentioned that nearly all
of the fire nlarm boxes now In use are In
need of repair. Of courso they work, but
the service given Is not what It should be.
It Is the Oamowell system and tho boxes
are about worn out and need overhauling. In
addition to the repair of the boxes Chief
Smith wants four new boxes located. Ha
thinks that these location will sat.'sfy prop,
erly owners for the present Fortieth an I
L stroet, Thirty-ninth and T street, Twcnty
scvemth and H streets and Thirteenth and
Missouri nvrntie. Chief Smith nlo wants a
hook nnd ladder truck and to this end wll!
tend a recommendation to tho o4ty council
beforo long.
'In his summary of iwommendatlons the
chlof will say: A company should be or
ganized with horses and driver, so ns to
piece tho hook nnd ladder truck In nctlvn
service; a first-class chemical engine should
bo obtained and operated by this company.
An additional fire company should bu or
ganized, fully equipped with strum fire en
gine, hose nnd wagon nnd located In tho
vicinity of Thirtieth nnd It streets.
At least five additional flro alarm boxes
should be located.
Them should be purchased at least 3,000
feet of first-class hose, as but 2,100 feet !l
now In use.
An ordinance should he passed regulat
ing tbo salo and storago of oils, combustibles
nnd explosives.
Tho flro limits should be extended so as
to lpcludo tho entire business section of
the city.
These recommendations of tho chief of tho
fire department will bo taken up by Mayor
Kelly and tho council when tho tlmo comoj
and It Is expected that something will be
dono to provldo better flro protection.
I'ny I ti K Sntiinn I.tccnucx,
Saloon keepers nro paying in their license
tax rapidly and very llkedy nil those who
deslro to engago In tho business will havo
paid their money by tho end of tho week.
A representative of one of rho breweries
called at tho treasurer's office yesterday af.
eirnoon and loft a check for $10,000. It Is
expected that tho other breweries doing
business horo will como In today. Of tho
$700 exacted from roch saloon $200 goes Into
tha funds of tho city, while $500 goto to
tho school district.
Mimic City CSnsslp.
The bank statements all show n big In
crease In deposits,
Mrs. J. D. Montague hns gono to Lewis,
In., to visit for a few days.
Tom Gillespie of tho Fourth wnrd Is erect
ing ii building nt Thirty-third nnd L streets.
Tho Central Labor union has appointed a
committee of three to attend all future
meetings of tho Commercial club.
Officer Newman has arrested Frank War
Hold, who Is supposed to he n deserter from
Company M of the First infantry.
ilrs. It. A. Carpenter und Miss Graham
left ve-sterday nfternoon for a visit with
friends at Lyons, Neb.
C. W. Smith wns. elected a trustee of the
First Methodist church Monday to All tho
vacancy caused by the resignation of Henry
Finely.
Contractor 'Harrington Is putting up,
hulldlngs at Twentieth and Q streets.
Klghteenth and O streets nnd Thirty-third
nnd L streets.
Many compliments aro being given Mr.
nnd Mrs. W. A. Schrio for the handsome
mnnner In whlelh they entertained tho 1. L.
O. society last Jlondny night.
W. O. Wllhelm of the Hammond company
has tho sympathy of a large circle of
friends In the death of his wife. Funeral
services will ho held Sunday ut the real
dence of AVIlliam Goodman on South Tlilr-ty-second
street.
Mrs. James Dale of Cincinnati, national
supply secretary of the Woman's Homo
Misslonnry society of the Methodist church,
will deliver an address nt the First Metho
dist Kplscopal church, Twenty-third nnd N
streets, on Thursday evening.
At tbo third quarterly conference of the
First Mctlhodlst Kplscopal church, held Inst
Monday night, the pastor of tho church,,
ltev. J. A. Johnson, wns voted a vacation
for the month of May In order that ho
might attend tho generul conference In Chi
cago. Don't fill your stomach with spirits which
wreck It. Cook's Imperial Extra Dry Cham
pagno tones It up.
Mortnllty Statistics.
The following births and deaths were re
ported at tho' office of tho 'Board of Health
during tho twenty-four hours ended nt
noon Wednesday:
Births: J. U. Schmidt, 3520 Burt, girl;
Charles W. Kills. 1810 Grace, boy. t
Deaths: Kmma Ankney, 2Mr2 Prntt, 13
yeurs; J. W. Hoffman, 2770 Cuming. 72 years.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
W. D. Seaman of Columbus wns at the
Barker Wednesday.
W. N. Richardson of Red Cloud was a
Wednesday guest at tho .Murray.
J. U. Hanford und J. F. Shroder. stock
men of Chndwlck, 111., nro at tho Barker.
Nebrasknns at the .Millard Wcdnesdny:
C. K. Uudlong of Campbell, W. K. Iteed of
Madison and Nelson Grlmsley of Wayne.
C. H. Kpp and John Tessman,
merchants of Henderson, Neb., nro regis
tered at the Barker while In tho city pur
chasing goods.
M. Newman nnd IX. A. Henton of Wnhoo,
William J. Welso and Mil Oswuld of Wood
River, Sam H. McClnry and G. A. Lulkart
of Norfolk, K. C. Jackson of Blair. J. F.
Wevbrlcht of Ames. A. C Itarmer of Red
Cloud, John R. Plerson of Lincoln, M. Mc
Beth of Greeley and C. W. Mnlone of
Heaver City wero among the stato guests at
the Merchants Wednesday.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Tho meat mnrket of Kdward Millhouse nt
1904 South Tenth street was' the scene of
a small llro Wednesday ovening. Tho dnm
ngo was nominal.
A farmer caino to town Wednesday even
ing nnd stabled his horses In tho middle of
Fifteenth street nenr Capitol avenue, tying
a horse to each end of the wngon. Tho out
lit was taken up by tho imjIIco nnd when the
owner calls to claim his property ho will
bo arrested for obstructing the street.
The Installation services of Rov. Dr. R. M.
Stevenson as pastor of tho Second Presby
terian church will take place Friday oven
nt, 'May 4, nt 8 o'clock. Dr. J. J. Iampe will
preside nnd Rov. E. R. Jenks of tbo First
Presbyterian church will nruaeh tho ser
mon. Rov. J. V. Mooro of Westminster
church will charge tho pastor nnd Rov. R
M. Braden will charge tho people.
SUFFERING AND RELIEF
Throo Lettors from Mrs. Johnson,
Showing that Lydla B. Plnk
ham'a Vegetable Compound
Ouros tho Ills of Womon
Wrote for Hrs. Plnkham's Advlco
November, i897
"Dear Mrs. I'inkiiam: I nm a great
BHlTerer, haves much trouble through
tho lower part of my bowels, nnel I urn
writing to you for udvico. Menses aro
irregular ami scanty, am troubled with
leucorrhrcn, anil I nche so through my
back and clown through my loins. I
havo spells of bloating very badly,
sometimes will bo very largo nnd other
times very mueh reduced." Miis.Chah.
E. JoiiNfioif, Uox 33, Humford Center,
Malno, Nov. 20, 1807.
Improvement Reported December,
1897
" Dear Mrs. finkham : I wish to
tell you that I am improving in health.
I am over so much better thun when I
wrote before. Tho trouble through
the lower part of bowels is better nnel
1 am not bloated so badly. I wns very
much swollen through the nbdnnion
before I took I.yilla K. I'inkhum's Vege
table Compound. 1 still havo n feel
ing of fulness across my chest. I havo
used threo bottles of it und nin on the
fourth." Mrs. Ciiah. E. Johnson, Hox
33, Rumford Center, Maine, Deo. 13,1897.
Enjoying Oood Health June, i899
" Di'.aii Mus. UiNKHAM : Since a year
ago I havo been taking yonr medielno,
and nm now strong utul enjoying good
health. I liavo not been so well for
three years, and feel very thankful to
you for what Ijydia E. Plnkham's Vege
table Compound has done for me. I
would advise all who suffer with fe
malo troubles to try your medicine."
Mns. Ciiah. E. Johnson, Hox 33, Hum
ford Center, Maine, Juno 1, 1899.
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If you want a bargain in a piano
we have it for you. Never before in
the history of tho piano business wore
prices so low and terms so reasonable.
New pianos for 185.00 from that
price up to the best piano ever manu
factured. Tho Chickering, Fischer,
Lester, Franklin, Jacob, Doll, Haines. "We havo a large
stock of slightly used pianos that wore taken in exchange
for Chickering and Fischer pianos that will be sold very
cheap. Among them are Ivers and Pond, Weber, Knabe,
Standard, Hallet and Davis, Smith and Barnes, Hamilton,
New England, and sixteen other makes.
We are making very low prices on Burdelte and New.
man Bros, organs. New Pianos for rent. Pianos moved,
tuned and repaired.
Hayden Brothers.
Telephone 1683.
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