TIIE OMAHA T)ATLT TnTHSl") Y. .TAKTAHY 17, 1901.
5
DENOUNCED IN SAVAGE TERMS
Earing at West Point Fnraifhes Senators
with Theme for Bitter Oratory. '
i
ALLEN NOT CHARY IN HIS CONDEMNATION
Krrn If Hr "nil in AVnll One lliin
drril Vrnrn fur II Im ()iirliinlt'
srimlor Jlnnrr UrHnrrn He
Would Kill III ANiillniit.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11, A final vote
I'pon the pending army reorganization bill
vs III bo taken by tlio xonnte nt I o'clock
Friday, under tlic terms of nn OKreeraent
reached lato today. Spcpchcn In opposition
to the bill were delivered today by Mr. Al
len of Nebraska, Teller of Colorado and
nutler of North Carolina. Mr. Mc(!umber
of North Dakotn made nn nrRiiment In ntip
rrrt of the measure. The feature of the
debute was tho denunciation of the prnrtlce
of hazing at Went Point military nrademy.
Mr Allen, Mr. Money of Mlmlsslppl nnd
Mr Mr.runiber declared It to be an evi
dence of brutality and cowardice, the Mis-
Iscjppl senator malntnlnlnR that a cadet
whom others attempted to haze would be
Justified In killing his ascallants. Ho de
clared that If he were a cadet iiiion whom
mich cowardly brutality were attempted
ho would kill those who asvaulted htm if
he bad to wait a hundred years for the
opportunity.
A Joint resolution relative to leaves of
abnenco granted to officers of tho army,
providing that the time consumed In travel
by offlcer between the Philippines, Cuba,
Porto rtlcn and tho United States shall
not bo Included In tho leave granted was
passed. Conslibiratlon of the army re
organization bill was then resumed.
Mr. Teller moved to strike out that
paragraph of the bill which empowered tho
president to place on the retired list nny
officer who has been suspended from duty
hy sentenco of court-martial or by execu
ttvn order In mitigation of such sentence.
It was agreed to.
Mr. Teller said that tho paragraph might
apply to Major Joseph II. Wham, whoso rec
ord ho dwelt upon as a splendid ono, filled
with arts of gallantry at Nashville, Kratik
lln nnd other battlefields. Ho read a num
ber of recommondatlons from lnnucntl.il
people urging Major Wham's nppolntment
as pAjmaittr gcncril and nald this recom
mendation seemed to havo brought on
Major Wham nn Infamous persecution.
Mr. Carter asked for n final vote upon tho
bill nt 4 o'clock tomorrow.
Senator Allen Cntrrn I'rntrnt.
Mr. Allen said that for the time being
ho would object, although subsequently ho
might withdraw his objection.
Sir. Allen then entered upon nn ex
tended .discussion of tho pending measure,
declaring hln opposition, to It in
nny form In which It might be
presented. He declared It was wrong
In Its purposo' and radically wrong
constitutionally. Adverting to tho Philip
pine question, which ho snld ho had no
purpose to discuss, ho maintained: "Tho
Filipinos nover owed alleglunco to tho
United States ami do not today. They
owo allegiance only to their Island govern
ment, however weak and puny It might
be. They are not rebels, though they may
be Insurgents. I nm opposed to this bill
becauso Its avowed purposo Is to provide
soldiers to be sent to tho Philippines."
Discussing the presentation a few days
ago of a petition of 2,006 Filipinos to the
renato, Mr. Allen urged that the slgnors
of tho appeal simply were exercising their
rlghtto appeal, o, congressr.ot ho, said.
mo petition was announced by .Mr. Hawie
as treason.
"The flippancy with which tho terra trai
tor and treason nro being used theso days."
said Mr. Allon, "Mb getting to bo n stench
In tho nostrils of somo of us."
AiliortM to linztiiK nt AVemt Point
In the courso of his remarks Mr. Allen
dlscuvsed vigorously the situation nt West
Point ns brought out by the pending In
Ycstlgatlon. Ho declared that brutality had
developed at West Point which ought not
to be expected to exist among barbarians.
"This thing cnlled hazing Is worse than
prizefighting!" exclaimed Mr. Allen. "Why,
tho prlzo lighter Is a gentleman compared
with sonic of those young ruttlans nt West
Point, Indeed, life has been lost recently.
Aftor n brelf rovlow of tho Ilooz case Mr.
Allen declared that the "first thing a
fctirth-clnss man meets ut West Point Is
brutal assault, and humiliating Indignity.
"And theso things, "shouted Mr. Allen,
"take place within tho knowledge of tho
ofllcers of the institution. Theso new cn
nets are compelled to cat soap; they aro
controlled to get down on their knees and
It'tnp like n fiog and nre compelled to en
dure other Indignities which I would not
dare in this presence to mention. Somo of
the regular army olllccra say hazing can
not bo helped that It cannot be prevented
You place ono of the old volunteer odlccrs
at tho head of that Institution nnd In six
weeks he will put n stop to It or thero
w ill bo somo dead cadeta there. This
brutal outrage ought to be suppressed nnd
It can bo suppressed, Hoy or man, he who
uses his superior strength in humiliating
or brutally treating a weaker person Is n
coward. And yet this bill encourages and
st.pports West Point ns nt present It Is
conducted.
"With authority I would stop that bru
tallty nt West Point," declared Mr. Allen,
"or I would dlHinantlo tho schools and
turn over to tho various states tho educa
tion of tho youth of the country for mili
tary pursuits.
"I havo Information which leads mo to
bellevo that hazing at West Point Is re
sorted to for the purpose of forcing out of
tho Institution endets appointed from civil
life In order to make room for the sons of
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army officers. And If they cannot force I
out tho endet by humiliation nnd Intimida
tion they prescribe a course of examina
tion, which Is In their own hmds nnd
which they could not pass themselves, and
thus force the proscribed cadet from the
school."
Mr. tlallingcr Interrupted to say th?t the
testimony taken by tho Investigating com
mittee showed that young Grant and young
Sheridan had been hazed as nerlously as
any others.
' Mr. Money In Illood I til rnt-.
Mr. Money of Mississippi declared that
the hazing noer was warranted nnd that
he knew of some cadets who had been
hazed to the point of danger.
"They were hazed to n degree," said Mr.
Money with feeling, "that would hnve war
ranted the hazee In killing tho hazers."
"They ought to have been killed," Inter
jected Mr. Allen.
"And I want to fay," continued Mr.
Money, "that If I wero a cadet at West
Point nnd was hnzed In so cowardly nnd
brutal n manner J would kill the hnzers
If the opportunity did not romo for 100
years."
Continuing his discussion of the cadets,
Mr. Allen snld: "Those cadets carry haz
ing to tho extent of taking life nnd In one
case recently they have Uken life and the
senator from Mlstlsslppl (Money) 6aya they
have taken life In soveral Instances."
Mr.- McCumbcr of North Dakotn argued
In support of tho pending bill. Incidentally
e vigorously handled tho practice of haz
ing nt West Point.
"That practice," said he, "creates the
worst chnraetcr of brutality nnd the worst
character of cowardice. Any bully who Is
guilty of ntlemptlng to punish ono who Is
physically unable to meet him Is such a
coward that he should be discharged from
the service."
eller Would Hold the Philippine-..
During the discussion of the Philippines,
Mr. Teller declared the United States had
succeeded Spain there. Capable and Intel
ligent observers, Mr. Teller nsscrtcd, had
pronounced the Filipinos ns fit to govern
themselves ns any other Orlcntnl race. In
conclusion, Mr. Teller said: "I am not In
favor of giving up the Islands. I want to
hold them, becauso I think that would be
better for tho Filipinos, nnd tho Islands
will be valuable to us. If, however, we can
hold them only by force there Is no con
slderatlon, llnnnclal, commercial or nny
other that will Justify us In retaining
them.
Mr. Hutler of North Carollnn said ho was
ready now to veto for any measuro that tho
government might need for the present
emergency or any emergency that might
arise, but ho was unaltcrnbly opposed to the
creation of a large standing army.
Ho urged that not n single, reason had
been furnished for tho creation of an nrmy
of 100,000 soldiers nnd for the rejection
of tho proposition to supply to tho govern
ment n volunteer army for service In the
Philippines.
"t.very soldier In tho nrmy tinder this
bill will be a volunteer, Interjected Mr,
Hawlcy. "Wo do not regard It as a perma
nent standing nrmy. Tho longest period of
enlistment Is only three years. Wo will be
hero next year and can tako caro of tho
situation as may bo deemed desirable."
Mr. Ilutlcr rcspouded that that was
mcro sham nnd dodgo nnd not a reason for
tho proposed action.
Vote Will lie Token III In Afternoon.
Mr. Hawlcy then secured unanimous con
sent that n tlnal vote should be taken on
tho bill at 4 o'clock Friday.
Tho senate then, nt S o'clock, on motion
of Mr. Forakcr, went Into executlvo session,
and nt 5:20 p. m. ndjourned.
DE ARM0ND FULLY SATISFIED
Im Content Hint In votlnallim
ClinfTee'n I'rolent lie .Vot Made
SIium: llnll'n Kxplniintloii.
of
WASIIINOTON, Jan. 16. Before proceed
Ing with the river and harbor bill Mr,
Hull, chairman of tho committee on military
affairs, reported back tho Do Armond resolu
tlon calling upon the War department for
all Information relative to the alleged
action of Gcnernl Chaffee In protesting
ngnlnat. tho looting In China, with the
recommendation that It Ho on tbo table.
Acompanylng the report Mr. Hull sub
mitten the letter of tho secretary of wnr,
already published, explaining tho difficulty
In obtaining the required Information nnd
pointing out thnt It could not bo procured
until after the expiration of the present con
gress.
Mr. Do Armond of Missouri, tho author
of tho resolution, said that ho had been
moved to Introduce It by a paragraph In
tho newspapers which was very creditable
to General Chnffee, In which It was said
that ho bad rebuked or protested against
tho conduct of nn officer of a foreign gov
ernment In regard to tho looting In China
Tho paragraph Indicated that neither the
American commander nor tho American
soldiers wero responsible for tho barbarity
nnd dishonesty which had taken place In
that unhappy country. Ho had desired only
to procure official continuation of tho re
ports, but the reasons given by the secretary
of war for not pressing tho resolution wero
entirely satisfactory to him. Tho resolu
tlon was then laid upon tho tnblo and tho
house went Into committee of tho whole nnd
resumed consideration of tho river nnd
harbor bill
Mr. Hepburn proposed nn amendment to
tho paragraph appropriating $300,000 fo
tho Missouri river to permit the secretary
of war In his discretion to use such por
tlons of tho appropriation ns ho might
deem proper In maintaining tho stability
of tho banks of tho river.
Mr. Dougherty of Missouri also offered nn
urcendment on tho same subject nnd after
some do bate Mr. Uurton, chairman of the
river nnd harbor commission, offered
substitute for tho latter to permit the
owners of tho property or municipalities
abutting on tho river to build dykes or
wing dams, providing such constructions
do not Interfero with tho navigation o
tho river und are approved by the engineer
in charge. .Mr. Hepburn, speaking of the
desirability of protecting tho banks of tbo
Missouri, adduced some figures to show
thnt not much more than $1,000,000 of the
I7.C00.OOO appropriated for the Mississippi
would bo used In dredging tho channel 0
tho river. Tho remainder, he said, woulc!
be used for the protection of tho banks o
the Mississippi. It this wero true, ho
asked, would not part of the appropriation
for tho Missouri be applied for n similar
purpose. Mr. Burton's substitute wa
adopted and tho Hepburn amendment lost
Interiiiitloiuil Conimlniloii.
Chairman Burton offered a hubstltuto
for section I. which was ndopted. It nu
thorized the president to Invite Great
Britain to Join In nn international com
illusion, composed of three members from
earh country, to report from time to time
upon tho conditions mid uses of tho waters
adjacent to tho boundary Hue between th
United States nnd Canada, including all
tho wnters of tho lakes nnd rivers whose
rivers flow by the St. Lnwrenco tit tho At
lantle ocean. nUo upon the maintenance
and regulation of suitable levels and upon
the crfeet on the shores of tho waters nnd
upon tho Interest of navigation by reason
of their diversion from their tiatural flow
and to report on measures to regulate, such
diversions and to enter Into such agree
mcniK ami 11 raaKC recommendations as
shall best subserve the Interests of navl
gallon. It also authorized the president
to nppolut tho United States members o
tho commission and authorized thtm t
employ experts, etc.
An amendment was added to Include I
the bill provisions for preliminary Investl
gallons of Humboldt bay, California, north
ern and southern one's,
Mr. Mann of Illinois offered an am:od
ment for an examination and survey of the
Chicago river to determine the need and
dvlsablllty and estimated ro3t of con
structing one or mora turning basins In
he north and south branches. The amend
ment was defeated.
.Mr. I'nntiiiinii Turned Down.
Mr. Cushman of Washington offered nn
amendment to appropriate $100,000 for con
tinuing tho Improvement between Puget
ound nnd Lakes Union nnd Washington.
It was lost. Upon tho completion of the
bill, Mr. Cushman attempted to proyent
ho committee from rising nnd reporting
tho bill to tho house, but ho was over
whelmed, tho vote standing 18j to 2. The
committee nccordlngly rose. Mr. Cushman
moved to recommit the bill. He demnnded
he yeas and noes,- but was supported only
by four members. This motion being lost.
Mr. Sulzer of New York demnnded the yens
and nays on the passage of tho
bill. Only thirteen members backed the
demand, and tbo bill was passed without
division.
Tho senate concurrent resolution to pay
ho expenses of tho Inauguration of the
president nnd vice president, which was
recommended yesterday, amended so as to
conform to tho Instructions of the house to
provide for a Joint committee of the house
and senate under whose nueplces the In
auguration ceremonies should take place,
was adopted.
The house then adjourned,
CALL DOWN FOR PETTIGREW
.South Dnkotnn Atlenuitn in I'nt tilrnn
of Hln Own Into I'ornker'n Wnrdn
with Dlnnntronn Itemiltn,
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. There was
another effort In today's executive session
of the senate to secure the confirmation of
Mr. James S. Harlan to bo attorney general
of Porto Illco nnd, ns on yesterday, .tho
cfort failed, becauso of the absenco of 11
quorum.
The attempt to reach n vote resulted In
an animated scene, In which Senators For
aker and Pcttlgrew wero tho principal ac
tcrs. Thero was n lively exchange of per
sonalltlcs. The trouble nroso over nn np
parent misconstruction of what Senator
I'tiraker said yesterday concerning the at
titude of tho supremo court on the Insular
eases now pending before that tribunal
Scnutor Pcttlgrew today, lu the courso of
some remarks opposing Mr. Harlan's con-
Ill tnntion, referred to Senator Foraker's
speech and said that tho latter had indl
cated n knowledge of how Justices Harlan
and McKenna would hold In tho cases ptnd
Ing before tho court.
This statement brought Mr. Forakcr to
his feet with n sharp und somewhat excited
Interruption, In which he disclaimed having
given nny such Intimation.
'It would bo n waste of raw material In
tho way of time," ho went on, "for the nd
ministration to glvo place to tho sons of
Justices of the supremo court In order to
Influence their fathers to support tho ad
ministration In theso matters, for I have
such confidence In the soundness of our po
sltlon that I count absolutely upon their
sustaining tho constitutionality of our legls
latlon. That I said yesterday," he ndded,
"nnd I have said It many times, both In
open and executive session, and I repent
tho statement again today."
In view of his confidence In the position
taken ho pooh-poohed the Idea of bribery by
tho giving of official place as entirely out
of the question, nnd added that it wns tin
becoming In the senate to Indulge In such
talk. He again referred to tho high char-
ncter of Mr. Harlan, as a man and n law
yer, and said that ho had been tendered the
same position' for which ho was now a
nominee, a year ago, when there was no
Insular cases before tho court, and had
declined it.
CARRIES SIXTY MILLIONS
limine I'nnnen Hirer anil llarhnr -p
pronrlutlon 111 1 1 I'rnetlcnlly With
out Amendment.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 16. Tho river nnd
harbor appropriation bill was passed today
by the house. Tho bill has been under
consideration over n week and has been
assailed from many quarters, but Its frlend3
havo stood solidly by It and defeated every
amendment to which the committee would
not agree. The bill passed practically as It
carao from the committee. It carries
slightly less than J60.000.000, of which S53,
000,000 Is In direct appropriations. The
friends of tho Missouri river improvement
although they wero unsuccessfij! In securing
that which they desired, persuaded Chair
man Burton to offer nn amendment to per
mit owners of property abutting on tho
Missouri to build dykes and wing dams tor
Its protection whero such structures do no
Interfero with tho navigation of tho stream
Tho section empowering tho president to
negotlnto with Great Britain for tho main
tenance of suitable levels on tho Great
Lakes was broadened so as to provide for n
Joint commission to conduct the negotla
tlons.
TO RECONVENE MINISTERS
.Next Step in Peiiet; XcRotlnttonn Muy
He HfUMnriulilliiK of Diplomats
lu I'cUln.
WASHINGTON, Jnn. 16. Tho State de
partment has been advised of tho formal
signature by tho Chlneso plenipotentiaries
of tho Pekin agreement, but bo far It
knows nothing officially of tho difficulties
which arose lu connection with the affix.
ing of tho Bcals, Mr. Conger's failure to
make any reference to this matter is
taken here to mean that he did not re
gard It as Involving any serious difficulty,
an opinion sustantlatcd by tho latest Po
kin advices to the effect that tho formal!
ties havo actually been completed.
Tho next stop probably will be a recon
cntlon of tho ministerial council at Pc
kin and it la probablo tho gathering will
bo attended by tho Chlneso representa
tives, so that tho proceedings will from
this point on follow closely In the line of
the usual form of peace negotiations.
I'rrnlilentlnl .Vomlnntlonn,
WASHINGTON. Jan. 16. The president
today sent the following nominations to
the senate:
Naval Constructor Francis F. BowIcb, to
be chief constructor nnd chief of tho bti-
reuu of construction nnd repair in tho
Department of tho Navy; Lyle F. Bellinger
of Georgia, to bo a civil engineer In tho
navy.
Army (volunteers) promotions; first lieu
tenants to bo captains W. H. Butlor
Forty-ninth Infantry; II. F. McFccly
Forty-second Infantry. Second lieutenants
to be first lieutenants W. Huffman, Forty
ninth Infantry; U. K. Hackett. Jr., Forty
second Infantry. Sergeants to be second
lieutenants H. F. Syltcs, Forty-second In
fantry; C. W. Stewart, Thirtieth Infantry
H. H. Goodyear, Twenty-eighth Infnntry
Regulars Second lieutenants F. Dallman
Klglith cavalry, to bo first lieutenant; Ed
ward P. Itockhlll of Pennsylvania, to be
atslhtant surgeon with rank of first lieu
terant.
Carter uUn Final Vote.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 1C At the opening
of today'H session of iho senate Mr. Gal
linger reported the pension appropriation
bill and It went to tho calendar.
Mr. Carter asked for tho final vote upon
tho nrmy reorganization bill nnd all tb
amendments then pending be taken at
o'clock tomorrow. Mr. Allen said that for
the tlmo being he woijld object, although
suosequentiy ne migni w mm raw his obiec
tlon. This objection, It Is said, Is only
temporary, as an understanding has bee
reached that such an agreement will be
made. Opposition senators say the vote will
be taken at that time.
SAYS 80 OFFICERS HISSED
Wanger Bmcothes Over Tuesday's Incident
of Booz Investigation.
CADET MAHAFFY OF TEXAS IS CALLED
IndRP Smith of Council IllnfTn rnts
I.nil from f.one Stnr State Through
the .Mill, hilt Kllcltn No
.etr Infornintlon.
WKST IOINT. N. V., Jan. 16. When the
congressional commltteo met at tho acad
emy today and beforo any witnesses were
called, Congressman Wanger of Pennsyl
vania addressed tho committeemen. He re
ferred to tho published reports of tho hiss-
ng Incident nt tho close of the afternoon
session yesterdny. Mr. Wanger said that In
at least two newspapers army offlccrs were
charged with taking part In the hissing. He
desired, howoer, to express his firm belief
hat no expression of disapprobation was
made by nny nrmy officer present at the
time. He was pleascl to hear that Colonel
Heln, acting superintendent of the ncademy,
hud Instituted a thorough inquiry regarding
tho matter. Mr. Wnnger said that since tho
committeemen had been treated with the ut
most courtesy by all tho officers ho would
be sorry should any erroneous Impressions
becomo prevalent throughout the country.
General Dick nnd nil the committeemen
concurred with tho views of the Pennsyl
vania representative nnd tho matter was
then drorped.
Cadet Blrchle O. Mahafly of Texas, who
wns n classmnto of former Cadet Booz, wns
called nnd sworn.
Judge Smith examined the witness and
after perusing Mnhaffy's testimony, ho said
tho evidence given by tho witness this
morning was In no way different from that
on the military court's record.
The witness admitted thHt tho purposo
of calling out n fourth-elns3 man was 10
have him whipped. He bad never heard of
n fourth-clnss nit. 11 winning In n fight with
a hlgher-clnss mnn, but had known of two
such fights that were called draws.
lloeUery Admit" Cruelty of llnzliiK.
Cadet Albert B. Mockery of Missouri nc-
knowledgcd thnt he had exercised young
MncArlhur. who was with live or six otner
fourth-class men.
'Whnt was the reason for hazing Mac-
Arthur?"
For not brnclng hard enough," replied
Dockcry.
"Aro you satisfied you hazed Jir. -Mae-
Arthur and thnt ho was sick. In fact had
convulsions nfter It?" said Mr. Drlggs.
"Yes, sir."
"Did you think it was cruel?"
"Yes. sir."
"Well, young man. for your information
I will tell you that 1 think It was atrocious
because detestable, disgraceful, dishonor
able, disreputable, holnous. Ignomlnous, Ill-
famed, nefarious, odious. outrageous,
scandalous. Bhameful, shameless, villainous
and wicked." said Mr. Drlggs. and the tor
rent of adjectives almost took away Dock
erv's breath.
Judge Smith got Dockery to acinm inai
when he found that MacArthur was 111 he
felt anxious cn nccount of his responsi
bility for the young fellow s condition.
instead of exercising this young man to
such n degree why did you not give hlra a
chance to flght7" asked General Dlclr.
"He could havo fought Instead If ho had
chosen to do so."
"Can you think of anything more cruel
than to exercise a man Into convulsions?
"No. sir." 1 - .1
"Was there anything soldierly about it?"
"No, sir."
left llnzeil I'udet to Suffer Alone.
General Dick then made the witncsB ad
mlt that ho was worried and went to Mac
Arthur's tent. It was dark and ho could
Just see MacArthur lying still on Mb bed
and that fearing detection MacArthur was
allowed to lie there without medical aid.
"Then you and tho others who took part
In tho hazing of MacArthur were afraid to
report bis serious condition, fearing that
by doing so the facts would becomo known
to tho authorities and you would be dis
missed from tho academy?"
"Yes. sir."
Goncral Dick switched to the methods of
calling out fourth-class men and putting
them against well-trained upper-class men
Ho warned tho witness against tho practice
and scotcd him heavily for taking part lu
unmanly methods of practically forcing a
new-comer to sure defeat and n sound drub
blng nt tho hands of a picked representa
tlve of an upper class.
The witness was then allowed to go.
Cadet John C. Pegram of Virginia fought
with F. M. Smith of tho third class In
barracks on November 0 last. He was
awarded the fight on n foul and was In tho
hospital for n week after It.
Tho commltteo' then ndjourned until S
o'clock tonight.
When the committee lenssembled Colonel
Clayton resumed his examination of Cadot
Pegram. The witness told of tho fainting
of Cadet Kensel, who resigned n short tlmo
ago from tho academy. At tho conclusion
of his testimony Pegram said ho did not
think that tho fighting should be done away
with at tho academy, but General Dick made
It quite clear that he did not agree with tho
young cadet. Tho committee adjourned un
til 10 o'clock tomorrow.
Itelnrnn In lUret.trnl Colleue Vote,
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. The returns
from Monday's voto In tho electoral cot
lego for president and vice president of the
United States havo begun to nrrive. Tbo
law requires that two certified copies of
the voto shall bo sent to the vlco president
or In his absenco to the president pro tern
of tho senate, one copy coming by mall and
tho other by messenger. Three states wero
heard from Tuesday by messenger and seven
by mail. The three reporting by messenger
wero New Jersey, Maryland nnd Virginia
tho returns coming In tho order named
Tho mall returns covered Maryland, Massa
chusetts, Connecticut, West Virginia, Vir
ginia, Pennsylvania and Delaware. Tho
reports, with thoso from the other states
will bo locked up In tho vlco president's
room and thero kept until February 13
when they will be canvassed.
.Nnttilnc llefore the Cnlilnet.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-The cabinet
meeting today, which wns held In the
prlvuto parlor of the White House and
which was tho first ono held since tho
president's linens, lasted about thirty mln
utes. No business question was brough
beforo tho meeting. It Is likely there will
not bo another cabinet meeting, unles
something extraordinary occurs, before tho
beginning of ho week. Tho president Is
feeling very well today, but ho still show
that ho has not fully recovered his usun
vigor.
Olilei! tn t.o i-rntnent II Int rllm i Inn
WASHINGTON. Jan. 16 Kfforts uro he-
Ing made by t'10 producers of blackleg
vacclno to bavo tho agricultural rommlttees
of congress omit from tho forthcoming
agricultural appropriation bill further
provision for vacclno made and distributed
by the government, on tho ground that the
government distribution is no longer neces
sary and Is nn Interference with private
enterprise.
To Protect Aiiirrlcnii Interentn,
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. At tho request
of the Stnto department the Navy depart
ment has instructed the commander of th
Scorpion to proceed at once from La Gualra
to Guanoco, Venezuela, to protect American
Interests, upon reports that tbo revolution
nry movement there Is Increnslng. and the
attempt Is making to tako possession of
the arms of tha New York and llermudes
company.
FIRE RECORD
I'nnhlonnhle Aimrtiiient llnnne.
CHICAGO, Jan. 16. In a nre which de
stroyed the Aberdeen nnarttnent bullriln?
here today Frank Crowell, superintendent
of Swift and Company's factory, lost his 1
life whllo trying to save his bank book and !
Insurance policy. A score of other tenants
escaped with difficulty. Tho loss wns J75.-
000, Including the personal effects nnd I
household goods of twelve families.
Hrnlilcnee nt (irnnil Inlnnil,
GRAND ISLAND, Neb.. Jau. 16.(Snc- 1
clal.) Tho residence occupied by a Mr.
Cunningham and owned by K. J. Hatch 011
West Third street was partially destroyed I
by fire nt 9 o'clock last night. A high wind 1
was prevailing at the time, but thero wero 1
no ndjacent buildings. Tho loss will not
quite bo covered by tho Insurance, which i
Is J700.
Farmer' l.onn In f.'.r.no.
FOIST DODGK. la.. Jan. l6.-ISnr.-l.nl Tel.
egrnm l The large farm residence of Henry
nieiner. uncut two miles east of this city,
was totally destroyed by flro Inst night.
All tho contents were burned. Tho loss Is
about M.000 and tho Insurance ?500.
Ilriinrlinent Store, Mrnipliln.
MEMPHIS. Tenn.. .Inn in Tk
ment storo of IMwnrd Hunter & Co., one of
no largest retail establishments In the
Ity. was destroyed tv nr tnnih m.
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loss cannot be lenrneit innl.-ht i.t 11 1.
believed to exceed JlOO.000, fully'lnsurcd.
Shnek on lilt or Front.
A small shack on tho river front, two
locks below the Douglas street bridge, was
Imost destroyed by fire shortly beforo mld
Ight Wednesdnv. 11 n-nn n..n.i..i 1...
James .Moloney nnd fnmlly.
Fnrnier'n Flh Fnlln to Foul.
William Knderson. n Polk enuntv furrr,
.. "i,lny l,VPnl.lllJ Wl,! sightly Intoxicated
he 11 In, kuw Patrolnmii Uihey e .niing
.v. ...I . --t ...m ill. in 10 K" l -Mil t'l
tho officers way, but w;u too slow, lu re-
i"1 ', nis uuemmn.4 Kmlcrson nlil l.e
1. . .i.i , . I " in uie 1 uioii
I'uellle shops find lived lu the city. It hap
Kens that Lu hey worked Iti the shops for
,. . i'imiwiiviii u nil- iitHirn
roien und knew that no one Is employed 1.11
piece work there, so he m-nmntlv iirr.wto.l
Mr. Lmlerson. charging him with being
drunk nnd miwi,i,.i,,.. i. ......... . . . .. .
iicl ce station Knderxon admitted he i.um
trj ng to fool tlm otllcer to avoid being or
res ed and thnt he was 11 plain farmer on n
:. i r ', 'V "a" Riven 11 laincny lec
ture by the desk xergount on the Judicious
ness nf truth telling, which will no doubt
bo enlarged upon by Judge Learn In tho
morning.
Arronteit with Four Totn.
Mnrle Chel.non. r.wt.llnr.
street and the Union Pnclllc track, was nr.
rested late W cdneftlnv afternoon by Iimr.
gency Officer ltelgleman on a wnrnint
sworn to by her husband, charging her with
adultery She In under bond tn appear In
too district court to answer .1 similar
charge, but her husband alleges xbe Is
about to leave the city, hence the second
nrriKt. Mrs. Chelson find four small chll
dren living with her and nn there was no
one rise 10 care ror tnam tliey were taken
to tho city Jail with her and given quarters
In the matron s department.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
Charles Clrecn of York Is n Millard gueit.
W. tv (titrcelnn nf T.nntr Pin lu nt tv.n nn.
Grand.
I I). McClow nf Ettlni. In nt th. lln.
Grand. " " v "w
H O. Mann nf Atelilnnn In mm.. .1
Millard. "
& A. Murduck nf V..i nr-m-llln n 1. ,. .u.
Millard. " " " u,c
Cltv Kn el nor r Anrirnw T?nanTvaA ..
Lincoln. a
Aillia Dobsnn. rltv nnclnnr nf T inoAi., i
In the city. " "" ,B
It. H. Carter, city Inspector of buildings,
Is lu Lincoln.
F. A. Kendall nf Cher.ilw Tn In u.nn.
ping at the Millard.
G II. Jenkins of Ohlnwa. Is.Vh . in n
patron of the Millard.
J. W. Mills 11ml I-'rnfl Ti'iinUrt nf T.lnr1n
reglrtered Weduehday nt the Her Grand.
r . .1. Simmons. Willlnm r:rni nn, 1 M 11
Palmer of (Jermantowii. W. n Kiiiitiiwlnk
and W. H. Itali of Friend. A. S. Johnson of
IUltku and C. Weber of Snaldlne nro ainln
gucBts at the Murray.
Rev. Dr. ymwy Morcan. formerly nnstnr
of tho First Ilaptlst church. Is visltlnc
friends In the cltv. Dr. Mnrciin exnrrtn in
be called to tho pastorate of a well known
Baptist church (n Haltlmore. He la now
living In tho Maryland city.
Dr. J. P. Ixird Ihih gone to yew York,
whence ho will sail January 22 for liurope,
whtro ho expecta to push several months In
travel nnd study. Ills sister, Hhh Lord of
Dixon, III., will remuln the guest of Mrs.
Lord In Omaha during IiIh absence.
Nebraskans at tho Merchants: .1. f3.
Wheeler and G. K. Johnson of North L'mp.
F. C. Nielsen and C. F. Schuldt of Han
croft. F. C Ilerse and t". Lorensen f Wie
ner, W. J. Menl.s and W. M. Meals of (.'had
ron G. F Heine of Hooper. II. H. Judd of.
Rising City and J. O. Moore of Palmyr.i.
Should Know
THE
Secret of
Nervous
Women
There is a world of comfort and
v'urc in these little powders. Thou
sands of women the world over testify
to their accuracy for "tired nerves."
"'OranKflno' lunneceMltynejt to food
niiii rlnttieu," Hrttcn Mrr. KH.i Iladeer.
Denteon, ieias.
"Orancolne'eePini" to be tho onlr remedr
for rar headache, " writes Mrs. Nelllo
Olbfon, gplem, Ohio.
Sold by dnigglbts generally In 25 nnd 50o
packages, A trial package will be sent to
ac address for 2-cent stamp.
ORAN0EINE CHEMICAL CO.,
Chlaro, III.
C ksoxg'ey L ife
Alton, Ky., March 27, 1900.
I was bedfast for four months and could not stand on my feet. I finally got so weak and nervous I
could not sit up in bed. I lost flesh until I looked like a skeleton and gave up hope of ever getting well.
They all thought I would die. Myillness was pronounced falling of the womb and nervous trouble. A
lady friend of mine who had used Wine of Cardui recommended it to me so I got a bottle. When I had
taken one bottle I could walk across the room and when I had taken the fourth bottle I could do all my house
work and washing and ironing. I have had health and strength enough to do all my work since that. I
am in the change of life now and have been for two years. Wine of Cardui has relieved me won
derfully. Mrs. MOLL1E FRIST.
WINE 0F CARDUI
The change of life is a critical time for a woman. Many healthy women become Invalids
because this period Is not passed safely. Then their declining years are few and full of sickness. The
change of life comes to the average woman soon after she passes the age of 43. It Is then that
menstruation becomes irregular and gradually ceases to appear. A woman with weak organs has
much to fear during this o"rdeal, but the dangers may be overcome by taking Wine of Cardui. The
Wine will regulate all serious menstrual disorders. It will strengthen the ligaments which hold
the womb in place and drive out every trace of the dread leucorrhcea. It is necessary that a woman
meet the change of life in a healthy state. Mrs. Frist bears testimony to the effectual manner In which
Wine of Cardui prepared her for the ordeal. Wine of Cardui will help you as wonderfully as it helped
her. All druggisU sell $1.00 bottles.
In eii.iei requiring tpecUl dlrsctlnui, adriren, giving aymptcma, "Tba Lae'
Adrliory Department", Th Chattanooga Medlcino Co., Chattanooga, Tnn.
: A Blessing to all
m Great joy nnd comfort comes Into
when the virtue of " Mothar's
known. No more gloomy f orcbotitngs or nervousness
by expectant mothers, as all pam is
external use 01 moincrs jtil-iiu,
liniment. There is notlunj; like it.
B. F,BROWV.efWt,1lt,L.,tllMl "Mny ft my lf"i Mmt ve
wnt MothM'f Prima twfore tonmf it, .t r Oify M I iwl p lou
lh Mitti cla IUt hitler II. ' U II tMl JlJ p' ''.
3! 5mt tr mcwi ptii e Mtelpl ft rlcf. I.OOer TrtMle. Bok,
J" st,.thfh.l." wf.iitn .rf cullr fot jouot nd ral.ldle-4tJ n, suiled Int.
2! Sold sy all. DnecotSTS. THK lUtADnKLn nKOtXATOIl COS Atlamta, .
You spend
half your lifetime
in your office. Why stand the aggravation of ttrt
and cold of miscrahle elevator service bad light and
ventilation? There is no office building in the town kept
like
The Bee Building
The beet is none too good for you, and you will find it
good business investment to take a half hour and look at
the three or four vacant rooms. We keep them fillod.
Why?
R. C. Peters & Co., Bee Building,
Rental Agent., Ground Floor.
Dyspepsia Cure
Yon can not cure dyspepsia by fasting- and dieting-.
When structures arc worn out and arc so feeble that
they can not work, they must be strengthened and re
built. You can not rebuild anything- without material,
and that is why you can not restore the digestive organs
to health by eating- less than is required to maintain life.
We must cat to live. When the stomach docs not do
its work we must do the work for it. This can be done
by using- Kodol Dyspkpsia Cure, which digests what
you eat and gives the stomach perfect rest. It contains
all the natural digestants combined in exact proportions
together with the organic substances required for
reconstructing- the worn out digestive organs. That is
why it has never failed to cure the worst cases of Indi
gestion and Dyspepsia, even after all other methods
and preparations have failed.
"Nearly every month for years I was attacked with gastralgla, th
most agonizing form of indigestion. Tho mast skilled physicians
failed to euro me. I commenced using Kodol Dtspepsia Cuhe and
it ;avo instant relief. Now I havo not had an attack for five months."
J. H. Evans, Harrisburg, Pa.
It can't help but do you qood
Prepared by E. O. DeWltt tc Co.. Obtciuto.
DO YOUR
COMPETITORS I
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PERIIArS the money tliy upend In thin wwy Is
not wasted to such great extent as yon may have
imppoBcd. Is It reasonable to assume that people
will go on year after year paying advertising bills
nnless they know thnt It brings adequate returns? Ia It
not time for yon to think about ndrertJsinfr your bastaess?
You have met prices and cut marKlns nnd tried every
other device to forgo ahead, but without material advan
tage. You know yonr goods are right nnd you ought to
sell more nnd get more money. You know you ctraJd do
this If the customer demnnded your goods. Wby not tell
the customers In a way thnt will Inspire thetr confidence,
arouse their interest. This Is less expensive than cut
tin gmarglns continually, and Instead of destroying yoa
will build up your business.
Think it over
The Bee has expert advertising men who will
be glad to give you the benefit of their ideas
and experience. &&&&&&&&&&& jjjjj.
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women
every household
Friond" ts rs
prevented uy xnc
uuuuj
11 val rty fri.l
nrirt.''
Digests
what yoa
Eat
The 31. bottle contains SH times U10 50c