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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: THt'nSDAY, "FEBIVU ATtY 21, 1901.
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SENATE DECLINES TO CUT
Difeata Etuler Reduction Amendment to
FostofHco Appropriation Measure.
PNEUMATIC TUBE SERVICE PROTESTED
Hull- Irrllnten .Miinou Iij- 4'linrRliiK
lolilicr)' mill l.ntiti) Iiik In I'liniicr
tlun irllli I'm IkIuii AfTruthiK
C'lilcnKii nml SI. l.ouln,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. Soon after the
enste convened today Mr. Pettlgrew
of South Dakota offered a resolution, which
v,as agreed to. directing tho committee on
printing to ascertain why tho public printer
bad aot delivered to the senato the Instruc
tlom and papers sent to tho Paris peace
commission.
Bills to grant land warrants to descend
ants of tho New York Indians who served
In tkn war of 1812 and to pay an award of
tho .tecretary of tho Interior In favor of
tho Ohcrokco Indians wcro referred to the
eoutt of claims.
Consideration of the potofIlco appropri
ation bill was resumed. The pending ques
tlou wan tho amendment of Mr. Hutler of
Norih Carolina to rcduco tho pay of rati
roa6 for carrying the malls an aggregato
of i mut 9 per cent. Tho North Carolina
sent or continued his speech begun on
Mod i ay. Mr. Hutler said ho would rather
ee 'tho ship subsidy bill become a law
tharJto have tho pending bill pass con
tain lig tho present provision for railway
mat I pay, as under tho ponding approptra
tlonJtilll a bigger holo would be mado In
the treasury than would bo mado by tho
ubdy bill.
V lln n ew Theory.
M. Duller pointed out thut according to
tho cport of Prof. Adams, tho expert of
the I'ostal commission, which ho was having
rear 48 per cent of the amount paid to tho
rallioads for carrying tho malls actually
was paid for carrying moll pouches. Ho
had often wondered, ho sold, why tho
leather and the locks In the mall bags wero
o hiavy.
" seems," ho continued, "that tho rall
ro havo used their Inllucnco to havo
tl mado heavy because they nre getting
t anio pay for carrying them as they ore
I -ig for carrying mall matter."
thought thero would bo Just ns much
I In charging the weight of the car
i st tho government.
lator Toller today gave notice of nn
dment ho will proposo to tho St. Louis
l Itlon bill requiring tho management
I oso tho gates of tho Institution on
I iy.
Hutler contrasted tho cost of every
I pay' In Europo nnd that In this couu
t to tho disadvantage of tho United
I i.
Depew Interrupted to say that the
i a paid by Huropean continental rall
i wero only about one-fourth of the
i of wages In this country, while tho
f fat rates In this country wcro only a
1 more than one-fourth of what they
l In Europe.
tes tho senator mean," Inquired Mr.
1 r, "that the American railroads are
1 i money?"
priT on Itrlntlvc ('mittnllxiillon.
do not mean to say they aro losing
l r, respoudod Mr. Depew. "I mean
t y that If thoy had anything like tho
i charged for freight In continental,
1 pe they could carry the malls free
t In addllon pay a large revenue to
t iovcrnmnnt."
'o rallroadB In tho world havo larger
I h than thoso of the United .States,"
ted Mr. Duller.
lo .capitalization of, railroads. In. -Eii-
I ' responded Mr. Depew, ",1s much
1 r than II Is here. In Great Britain It
1 out J350.0C0 a mile. If that capltnl
i n bo reduced to the averago capltalt-
i In the United States you will And
t tho profits of the English roads are
tious."
Wolcott said ns to European rll
r i carrying tho malls free that In Oreat
1 In tho cost of railroad mall trnns-
Hon was llttlo less, If any, than It
1 ire. In continental Europe the gov
t ent, he addod, either owned the rnll
r or guaranteed tho payment of tho
t Ipal nnd Interest of their bonds anil
t ir 6 per cent dividends on their stock,
nor they earned It or not.
j amendment offered by Mr. Hutler,
t ng an aggregate reduction of about 9
I ent In tho railway mall pay, was ro
j i. 18 to 61. Tho detailed vote follows:
s:
I CiillieiMmi,
I llnrrls,
I r, llcltfold,
C ry, Jones (Arlc),
c Her, Mnllory,
t , ' .Morgan,
Pettlgrew,
Kawllns,
Teller.
TurUy,
Turner,
Wellington-is
Ch.
Fryc,
(lalllugcr,
Hale,
Ilnnnu.
Hnnshrough,
Hnwlcy,
Jones (Nnv,),
Nelson,
IVrkliif.
Piatt (Conn.),
Piatt (N. V.),
Prltchnrd,
Proctor,
Quarlcs.
Scott.
Howell,
Hlmup,
Simon,
Spooncr,
Hlnwnrt,
Taliaferro,
Vest,
Warren.
Wolcott- SI.
iwa
r,
Kean,
ell,- Kearns,
m, Kyle,
d, LlndBay,
f. l.odire.
millncham. McL'omns.
Dolllver, McEnory,
Klklns, McLnurln,
Fairbanks, McMillan,
Foster, Martin,
Late In tho day a sharp controversy on
the pneumatic tubo question was preclpl
tated by an amendment offered by Mr, Ma-
Every Policy
Equal to
A Sight Draft
at Maturity.
'strongest in THE WORLD."
THE E0UIT ABLE .LIFE
ASSURANCE SOCIETY '
OF THE UNITED STATES.
OutRtnndinp Assurance Dee. :u,
Assiiranco Issued in .1000.
line
Ctrl Dec. 15)00
uranco Fund and all oilier
plus ....
d Policyholders in J 000
olieies in The Kquitablo are better than Oovorninent Howls
er to buy, pay a better rate of interest. Consider the enor
ih assetH and the grout surplus fund. Policyholders share
jirolits. Ask for terms on
lent ure Honds sold on the
a 91,000 to 9200,000.00.
H. D. NEELY,
206-208 'Bee Building;, Omaha, Manager for Nebraska.
son, extending that service to Chicago, and
ono by Mr. Vent, extending It to fit. Lou In.
Mr. Itale sevorcly crltlcliod tlioe promot
ing tho systom, referring to tv "Job nnd
lobby." When ho made- n point of order
that a committee had not panned on tho
amendment tho advocate of tho extension
quickly circulated n call for a meeting of
tho committee on postofriec and the ses
sion closod with Mr. Wolcott's humoroua
announcement of tho committee meeting In
rcsponso to tho Imperatlvo demands made
on lilm.
SUNDRY CIVIL BILL PASSED
House lllnpnapii of II nml Tnkrn
Drllcleiicy Mcnsnrc I.eiitr.
Maligna the tlcnil,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. The house
finally passed tho sundry civil appropriation
bill today and entered upon consideration
o (the gercral deficiency the last o( the
general appropriation bills.
Mr. Lentz, an Ohio democrat, who In this
nnd tho previous congress has violently
attacked tho administration, furnished the
sensation of the day. He used a news
paper paragraph recounting the death o( a
federal Judge In Now Mexico who had
been a member of the legislature
which elected Senator Hanua as n
text for charging corruption In that
election. This called forth a rebuke
from Mr. Canunn, who declared that bravo
men fought tho living and only ghouln
ravished the tomba of tho dead. General
Orosvonor of Ohio attempted to reply and
tho two Ohloana wcro anxious for tho fray,
but Mr. Cannon would not permit. Ho
thought If "dirty linen" wn to bo washed,
tho gcntlomcn should hlro a hall. Lator
Mr. Lenta made a sacand onslaught of n
mora sensational character and brought
down upon himself tho wholo republican
sldo of tho bouso. In some remarks about
a paragraph In the bill for payments for
tho apprehension of dosertcrs, Mr. Lentz
mado tho startling chargo that Roldlors In
tho Philippines had burled a native alive
and had then beheaded him, and ho read a
letter written, ho snld, by a soldier In the
Philippines, saying that be and his com
panlons whllo on un expedition wero or-
dored to shoot every man nnd beast thoy
found.
Mr. Lentz said If theso things wcro truo
the soldiers woro Justified In deserting
Mr. Cannon, Mr. Mahon of Pennsylvania,
Mr. Orosvcuor of Ohio, Mr. Moody of Mas
sachusetts, amid warm , applause, strongly
rebuked Mr. Lentz. Mr. Cannon declared
that If Mr. Lentz wero In the Philippines
ho would bo tried by court-martial and
shot. Mr. Mahon thought' Mr, Lcntz's ro
.marks wero revamps of tho copperhend
speeches of forty years ago nnd Mr. Moody
read tho words of Lincoln that tho man
who encourages n soldier to desert Is
worso than the deserter.
Mr. Sherman offered' nn amendment do
signed to prohibit hazing at tho naval
academy on penalty of dlnmlssal. Thl
amendment was pending on a point-of order
when tho houso adjourned.
PRESIDENT NOMINATES MANY
Snula I.nree lln'teh (
tluiiN In (lie
Today.
Arms' iinilnu-
Sciiutc
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. The president
today sent theso nominations .to the Benate
Army of the United States To bo major
general Drlgadler Goiicral William 11.
Shafter, U. 8. A., retired (major general
U. S. V.)
Cavalry Lloutennnt Colonel Edward M.
Hayes, Fourth, to bo colonel; Major Charles
L. Cooper, .Fifth, to bo lleiitonant colonel
Medical Department Assistant surgeons
with rank of captain, to be surgeons with
rai)) of juaJor-rChnrles M.. Ganrty, Jefferson !
iwnenn, - iiarry u. iiwymonu, irancis j.
Iveu, 'Edward It. Morris.
Artillery To be major Captain Elbrldo
U. Hills.
First Lieutenants to Bo Captains George
W. Gatchell. Oscar I. Straub and H(!nry C.
Bohumm, Alfred M, Hunter. John L. Hay
den. Peyton O. March. Kucene T. Wilson.
Edmund M. Dlake, John T. Martin. Wllmot
E. Ellis, Wllllnra L. Kenly, William (!,
Hann, Sidney S. Jordnn. Walter A. Ilethel,
Morris K. Ilarroll, Delomer Skcrrett. Ed
ward T. McGlalehlln, Jr., Archibald Camp
bell. quartermaster's Department First lleu-
tcnants to bo quartermasters with rank of
captain Joseph T. Crahbs, Eighth cavalry,
and Louis D. Lawton, Ninth Infantry.
Subslstenco Department First Lieutenant
A. M. Edwards to be commissary with rank
of captain,
Infantry Sorgeunt William J. Sohmldt,
Twelfth Infantry, to be second lieutenant.
Volunteers Eloventh cavnlry; First
Lieutenant C. H. Trowbrldgo to bo a cap
tain nnd Second Lieutenant John Holtman
to be first lloutennnt.
Acting Assistant Surgeons U. S. A. to be
Asnlstnnt Surgeons with Itnnk of Captain
James EdmondBon.. Now York; Joseph C.
Helfsnyder, Pennsylvania; Joseph J. Curry,
lassachmetts; James K. Stockard, North
Carolina ; Qeorge It. Plummer, Florida;
William II. Van Tuyl, Kansas; John S. Fogg,
Maine,
Nov)- Commander Ilobert M. De rry to be
........ I . I -. . . . n , . .
Milium, Kicuicnani v.onimaD(ier uamei u
. Stowart to bo commander; Lieutenant
William P. Hush to be lieutenant com
mander; Lieutenant (Junior grade), Wilfrid
. m. J'owcison to be lieutenant.
Justice Marshall E. Woodworth of Cali
fornia to be attorney for the northern ills
trlct of California.
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liabilities.
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easy payment plan in any ainount
NOT CONTRABAND OF WAR
Horses and Mules Not Included in That
Class by the Treaty of '71.
HOUSE INQUIRY CREATES LITTLE STIR
Drimrtiiifiit Will Ansvrer Hint Snip of
AiilmnW In (in-ill llrllulii llni
Jin iij- I'receit nils Cm n liu rue
Little lllmurlieit.
WASHINGTON, 20. The answer of llu
State department to tho houso resolution
calling for n, statement of Its reasons for
allowing United States ports to bo used for
fM warding American horses and other sup
plies to tho Hrltlsh army In South Africa,
a privilege not enjoyed by tho Hoers, will
point to tho wcll-cstabllshcd section of In
ternational law warranting neutral nations
In selling supplies to belligerents, though
theso supplies may properly bo seized by a
belligerent.
It also will bo Bhown that no obstacle was
Interposed by the United States govern
ment to the purchaso of horses and mults
by the lloers, who presumably did not do
so because they were unablo to land them
in South Africa.
LONDON, Feb. 20. The reported deter
mination of the house of rcpicsontatlves at
Washington to Inquire Into tho question
whether tho United States has broken tho
treaty of 1871, by permitting tho exporta
tion of horses, mules nnd other supplies
to thn Hrltlsh forces In South Africa
created moro academic Interest than prac
tical concern In the government depart
ments here.
A representative of tho Associated Proas
brought tho dispatch on the subject to
tho notice of tho .Foreign olTlco nnd the
War ofllce. Tho officials of tho latter regard
tho effects of any future acts In tho United
States as of no effect, as about nil tho
horses, mules etc., required havo been se
cured. Lonl Cronbprne, In whose province such
matters as the reported congressional action
properly belongs, produced from the
files of the Foreign ofllco a copy of tho
treaty, where It has peacefully reposed
slnco tho days when the Alabama matter
t-tlrrcd both countries, and pointed out that
mules nnd horses had never yet been class!
lied as contraband of war.
MAC ARTHUR'S DREADED NEWS
Semlfi from Mmilla it 1.1st of Thine
.Soldier Who Arc Xn
.More.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. General Mac
Arthur, nt Manila, reported to the War de
partment today that tho following deaths
havo occurred slnco last report:
Dysentery Jnnur.ry 31, Troop M, Third
ravulry. Farrier Edward Canavan; Feb
ruary 12, Company II, Signal corps, Kltner
E, Kcclliorn; February 10, Company A.
Twenty-Mru Infantry. Corporal Michael
McCuo; February 5, Company A, Twenty
seventh Infantry, Corporal Ernest A. Slo
nakeri Jnntmry 2.1. Companv U, Forty
ninth Infantry. William Parnell.
From WouimIs Received In Action Feb
ruary .1, Company D, Fifth Infantry. Wil
liam AV. Heaps; January 23, Company Q,
Fortieth Infantry. John JnkHUti; February
15, Company K, Forty-sixth Infantry, Den
Jamln Johnson.
Typhoid Fever February 13, Company It,
Eighth Infantry. Daniel McCIeer; February
14, Troop I, Fortieth cavalry. William
Uodon; February 11, Company it. Fortieth
Infantry, William M. Ford.
Heart Disease February !, Company K,
Fortieth Infnntry. Frank Ott; February li.
Hospital corns, Frederick Schilling.
Tuberculosis February 3. Company F,
Nineteenth Infantry, CSus Anderson; Feb
ruary 11. Company (!, Twenty-fourth in-
rantry, jiomor t-uuon; i-eoruary ... i;um-
nany li, Tiuriy-iourtn mianiry, uorponn
loyu D.ucKin.
Malarial Fever February 12, Cnmpanv 1C,
Sixth Infantry-. Charles C. Polkey;. .Jan
uary 20. COrnpany D, Sixteenth' 'Infantry,
James A. McCarthy.
All Ullier fausus JToruary i.i. company
D. Fifth infantry. Wnlter Cooler: Feb
ruary 9. Company O, Forty-seventh Infnil-
:iy, satnuri w. iiuisinr; i-oniiiary i., 1.11m
v.uiy L. Second Infantry, Corporal .TameH
I Wilson: TWember 27. Cnmimnv II.
Twenty-second Infantry, David T. Crossler;
February 0. Company C. Thirty-sixth In
fantry, John Williams', February :i. Hos-
iltai corps, t wines .u. Aiiums; reurunry
t. Company E. Thirteenth Infantry. David
IW; February S Company F, Thlrty
ilftli Infiintrv. William Wells; January H.
Troop E, Third cavalry, Sntnuel Robert
son; December 3. Company F, First Infan
try. Htnplien J. Jones; i-eiiruary lu, Troop
F. Ninth cavnlry, James T. Times.
Drowned. Hotly llecovereil February 'J,
Company A, Thirty-third Infantry, William
Wlthern.
Twenty-five "OltEAT PUFF" Mixture
labels will secure you ono of those fine
Student" Sweet Briar Pipes.
SniuiiHon .Vol Seriously III.
BOSTON, Feb. 20. Thn nlarmlng reports
which have been In circulation concerning
the condition of Itenr Admiral Sampson aro
deplored by tho admiral, who Is confined In
doors, but declares be Is not seriously ill.
William
In tho list of statesmen who on March
4 vacate their seats In the senate Is the
name of William Baton Chandler of New
Hampshire. Of those gentlemen ho Is tho
most unique and unconventional. He con-
tributes to tho gayety of the senate as does
no other man In that body. Dut his exit
will bo most mourned by those "gallery
gods" who flock to the north wing of the
capitoi lor tuo purpose 01 witnessing pep-
pery exchanges. It is said that If bo bad
lived lu btbllcnl tliujs ho would havo stirred
tho placid pcol of Dcthesda. Ho Is llko
the small toy who stirs up the animals
In tho cuges for tho pleuuia at bearing
them roar. With apparent deliberation ho
waits until the senate lapses Into dullness
Oeroro inuncning uis suatts or sarcasm,
He rarely falls to Btrlko tho weak point
of somo follow senator's armor, and In nine
cases out 01 ten worsts nis angry couengue.
impervious to omise, no simply mugns at
tho disturbance which usually follows his
stinging Jibes.
Notwithstanding tho keefinoss of his Intel-
lectural rapier, Chandler does not always
como out of his encounters with flying
colors. Though, on the whole, ho is not torn boa bocome a rank farce. great eagle's nests that has heretofore been
taken seriously, occasionally somo senator Hut probably Mr. Chandler's most com- filled by tho splendid Intellect, tho manly
Is stung to reply by tho sharpucss of his plcte discomfiture was glvenhlm In tho qualities and Intellectual force of New
tongue ond then It Is that ho will soraetlmcH concluding paragraphs of n 'tlve-mlnuto Hampshire, tho eagle In ono of thoso nests
meet a focmnn who Is moro than worthy of speech In tho senato by John Martin, a lato has been driven out nnd tho buzzard has
his Bteol, When these passages occur tho senator from Kansas, It was perhaps tho taken his placo nnd vomited forth bis filth
senato experiences n very lively time. fiercest and mojt personal characterization on overy occasion."
Tho New Hampshlreau's recent clash with tho gentleman from Now Hampshire haa yet ' Altogether It was a bad day for Mr
venerablo General Hawley of Connecticut received In his congressional career. In Chandler. Yet with all his fondness for
was mentioned generally lu the papers, but ono of tho aftornoons of, the closing days being tbo bear-baltcr of the senatorial pit
few of them gave Its full rlchnecs. On this of the rifty-thlrd congress Chandler, at his he usually veneers his sarcasm with a crust
occasion It was Pettlgrew who was tho old habit of Inciting trouble, delivered- a of good nature which robs It largely of Its
bandolero of the senatorial bull ring, nnd speech In which ho vigorously questioned sting. Ho Is koenly sarcastic 'because ho
Chandler was the unsuspecting victim, Tho tho right of Martin to hold his seat, through cannot help It, It Is second nature to him
South Dakotnn precipitated tho llvollcct Illegality of election, end Incidentally made to taunt his colleagues and ho is In but a
quarter of an hour the upper housa has a rather uncomplimentary allusion to Sena- natural mood when ho Is doing so Un to
experienced In years, nnd he seemed to lor Roach of North Dakota. t These attacks tho beginning of tha present session ho has
enjoy the wholo proceeding hugely. Ho roused tho iro of Bcnator David II. Hill of been a froo lance, and was as liable to tilt
brought on the exchange by roadlng an New York, and ho proceodod to oxpresl his full speed against thone whom party affllla
artlcle written at tho time of tho Hayes- opinion of tbo Now' Knglander In a fow Hon markod out as his frlonda as any of
Tllden contest by, as he said, "a dlstln- choice remarks, which not only sizzled but itt.i political opponents. Recently however
gulshed public man." The article contained fairly dripped with sarcasm. Hill was 1m- or moro strictly speaking, since ho was side
severe strictures on tho republican com- mediately followed by Martin, who was tracked by tho Now Hampshire legislature
mission sent down to tho contested south- moro oxpllcft In his lauguoge, After Indulg- na has not been tho samo Chandler and tho
em states, charging tho rommlssloners log In a few comparisons, which wero evl- bursts of vitriolic eloquence that used to
with turning the state governments over to ilcntly not relished by the gentleman, Mar- mako administration senators writhe n
the democrats In return for their electoral tin concluded ns follows; , ther geBtB arc now rc8crved for the minor
votes for Hayes, and that for this act of "Mr. President, when thq motives of men ty. Damo Rumor has It, and sho seems o
mlsslon, among whom were Justico Harlau
and General Hawloy, were rewarded with
good positions by President Huye.
Ry the tlmo Pettlgrew had finished Haw-
ley was on his feet and In emphatic Ian-
guage branded tho statement ns a lie and
Its author as a liar.
Pettlgrew then Informed him that tho
1 author of tho article was Senator Chnndler,
which Information only had tho effect of
10 BUILD SALT LAKE LINE
Hut No One Itnilrn Tlint fiiloii I'nclflo
Will On-it II lit llin
nml.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 20.(Speclal Tele
gram.) Now York papers today nssort that
. Y. . .. .1 I nM 1.1- nthlMl. Mi U tt n,1.A
i!os Ango'es & Salt Lako railroad may b
absorbed by the Union Pacific. Senator
Krains of Utah, one of the projectors of tho
company, said tonight when his attention
was called to this matter: "It Is truo that
thero havo boon propositions to sell out tho
road, but you may assert positively that
Senator Clark of Montana and his ncao-
elates will build It."
To Urnntor's llrnthrr.
Senator Pettlcrew Introduced an, amend
ment to tho general deficiency bill appro
priating $383 to his brother. F. W. Pettl
ftrew, for surveys of public lands In South
Dakota on a contract mado In 183.
loTviitm Ulvc ft Suori!.
A largo delegation of Iowaus was present
tonlRht at tho homo of Captain Hoblcy I).
Kvnns on the occasion of tho prcsontatlo.i
of tho sword voted by his Iowa friends in
recognition of his services whllo In com
mand of thn Iowa during tho Spnnlsh-
Anrerlcan war.
Oiiiiiliu .t iirlherii 11111.
O. W. Colliding of Nebraska left for homo
tonight, satisfied that tho Omaha &. North
ern bill will bo passed lu tho houso In tho
nixt few days. Tho senate will accept the
amondmcnt adopted by tho houso reducing
tho tlmo In which to construct tho road
through the Omaha reservation lu Thurston
county from three to two years.
Irrlcntlon Measure Itrportrtl.
Tho Irrigation moasuro from the com-
mittco on nrid lands was formally reported
to tho house today. The report Is exceed
ingly voluminous. It begins with n review
of tho efforts that havo been mado in bo
half of Irrigation In tho last twenty yearn.
which havo cost tho government over
Jl.000,000. It states that S750.000 has bcrn
spent In the construction of ditches ami
reservoirs on tho Indlnn reservations nnd
that the work done by the government 13
small compared with tho, work accomplished
by tho Individuals and corporations. Tho
roport meats tho objection raised that tho
east Is to be taxed for tho benefit of tho
west by pointing out that not a dollar Is
to bo used for reclamation of arid lands
that Is not first derived from tho salo of
such lands, and states that with this fund
100,000,000 acres can be ndvantagcously Ir
rigated. Tho report quotes In full tho letter
of tho secretary of tho Interior to tho pub
lic lands committee, recommending I ho
adoption of a general scheme for tho rec
lamation of arid lands, nnd closes with
tho supplemental report of Mr. Sutherland
of tho Fifth Nebraska district, advocating
n provision for sinking artesian wells In
Nebraska, Kansas and other portions of the
great plains region.
.MInn Hotelier I Prominent.
Miss Elllnorc Outchcr of Omaha, who Is
representing Nebraska In tho National Con
gress of tho Daughters of tho American
Itevolutlon, now In this city, appeared
prominently beforo that body today by
seconding tho motion of Mrs. Horton, re
gent of tho Buffalo (N. Y.) chapter. Inviting
congress to attend the Pnnamerlcan ex
position. Mrs. I.aura B. Pound of Lincoln,
Nob., was elected atato regent of Nebraska.
Tomorrow the election of intlonal officers
will take place and tonight caucuses aro
being held in all parts of tho city by friends
of the rival candidates for nutlonal presi
dent. The chances r,tonlght seem greatly
to favor tho election of Mrs. C. W. Fair
banks, wife of tho senior senator from In
diana, to that dtst'lnj-ulahod position,
I'ONtnl'.'hllllKI'N.
Postnasleni appointed;
South, Dakota Jq)jn ..Karst. Hovcn, Totter
county; W. P; Llnscottj, Pltrodle, Clark
county.
Wyoming Mnryy Fullei", Carbon, Cnrbon
county. ' 1
Hural freo delivery, service was ordered
established March 15 at Storm Lake, Iiucna
Vista colinty, In., the route to embrace an
area of 137 squaro miles, containing a
population of 2.HG. W. S. DUnn, J. O.
Avcnlllc, Orvlllo James and J. II. Jenkins
wero appointed cnrrlcj-q.
Tho order discontinuing tho postofflco ot
Fleur do Lis, Custer county, S. I)., has been
rescinded.
A postofflco was established at Zanotn,
Orundy county, Ia with Georgo F. Marsh
postmaster.
In OrcK" unit Mniitniiu,
RA.I.HM, Ore., Feb.. M. II. W. Corbett
Kalned two votes for United States senator
today from Ilemmlnuway nnd McQueen,
who have been votliif? for Hormunn. Tho
ballot resulted: Qorbett, 31; Hermann, 27:
Inninn. 26; Williams. 2; Hennott. 1.
HHMCNA. Mont., 1'eb, 20. Tho vote 011
penotor today resulted: Mantle, 31; Mn
Klnnls, 23: Frnnk, 21; Cooper, 7; Coburn, 2;
Conrad, 2; Toole, 1; Kennedy ami Clancy,
1 each.
E. Chandler
maklug Ilawlcy reiterate what be had so
vehemently stated.
Whereupon Chandler arose and said: "The
statement In this letter was made publicly
twonty-threo years ago, and up to this time
has gono uuchal.engod. I know of no reason
that Justifies Its controversion at this time."
Then, turning and facing Hawloy, ho con-
eluded with a mock tone of pity In his
voice; me senator s puysicai anu montai
Infirmities aro so well known that I ciin only
commlsorato them. I shall not tako lssuo
with an Imbecile."
The spat occurred while the senate was In
oxocutlvo session, but It tool, only a fo.v
minutes for tho wholo affair to luak out.
General Hawloy's distinct manner of chorao-
terizing cnanuicr anu tno virility or tuo
latter a retort mado It tho oensatlon of the
session. Tho almost Incredible rapidity In
mcu mo capital was acquainted witn us
ueians proveu a striking illustration or tno
utter hopelessness of tho senate holding
secret sessions In the true meaning of tho
word. In truth tho seme of honor which Is
supposed to bind tho Sehaiors to secrecy has
been so abused of lato that tho whole cus-
are Impeached In. a public body respecting
Ihelr nubile actions tho charge ought to
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that I havo heard ovor nnd over again ro
spertlng the senator from New, Hampshire,
If thny bn half true, Instead of representing
the magnificent commonwealth of Now
Hampshire In the senate of tho United
States he ought to bo In Iho penitentiary,
"Another thlnf, Mr. President, this new
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Yiot Freiident-leot Spends an Hour at
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Vleo President-elect Theodore Koosevelt
opent an hour or more In Omaha yesterday
afternoon. lie absolutely refused to bo In
terviewed, but greeted tho newspaper men
cordially and with his usual goodfellowsblp.
Ho conflrmed tho reports of tho excellent
time ho bad on tho hunting trip and laughed
at tho many stories of the thrilling adven
tures ho was said to havo had.
Tho prlvato car of General Manager
Gardner of the Northwestern had been
placed at tho disposal of tho returning
hunter and In this he Is making tho trip
across tho prairies of tho west. Ho Is
traveling alone and but for tho courtesy
of tho railroad companies would havo taken
his placo In tho sloepcr with other trav
elers, as ho did on tho way west.
From Denver ho was accompanied east by
Georgo Ady, tho general agent of the Union
Pacific. Whllo crossing Nebraska ho was
Joined by Superintendent Baxter. A. Oar
low, advertising agent for tho Union Pa
cific, Dr. Georgo L. Miller ond several
newspaper men of this city. To them
Colonel Roosevelt related somo of his ad
ventures and tho pleasures of his trip.
That he has had a good rest and has re
newed his vigor there Is no doubt, for ho
never looked n more perfect plcturo of
good health. Ills skin Is tanned brown, bis
step Is elastic and hit carriage Is as
straight as that of uny soldier could be.
Tho story of tho Hon which was said to
havo given the vlco president-elect such a
close call came up for discussion during tbo
Senate About to Lose
Its Sarcastic Wit.
born zeal, this newly discovered virtue, this
nowly discovered honor, that seems to guide
and control tho actions of the senator from
New Hampshire is of very recent date. I
remember, sir, that a few years ago, In ths
political contest of 1S76, when tho repub-
llcan party undertook to steal and plunder
every doubtful and uncertain stato In tbo
union for political purposes, having by their
agents, their emissaries, looked over tho
land from right to left nnd hunted out In
every corner and holo lu tho union, where
dishonesty and corruption mlcht be found.
and somebody fit and appropriate to enter
upon a task of that kind, the choice fell
upon tho senator from New Hamnshtro as
the fittest Instrument they could select for
that purpose,
"Mr. President, I bavo great respect for
tho stato of New Hampshire. I remember
ner Jong and splendid history. I remember
tho magnificent men who have represented
her in former years In this rilstlmniinhf.,!
body, and she 1b today represented by one
at least without blemish and whoso honor
and Integrity no man questions. Ilut how Is
it In tho other resncct? As to nn nf thn
bo on tho right track In this Instance, that
the gentleman, having lost his senatorial
toga, is getting in lino for something
equally goou nt tno hands of the adminis
tration.
At any rate, In Chandler's retirement
froni tho senate that vedatn tribunal will
bo dull. Indeed, after the fourteen yeaib
of htu presence there.
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trip to this city and the colonel related tho
circumstances. Ho continued tho main
parts of tho story and even brought out
his gun to show tho Imprints of tho lion's
tcoth on tho ntock and whoro tbo Hon had
bitten out a pleco of tho wood. Ho plunged
his abort kntfo Into tho lion and closed tho
Incident.
Ill" Ailmlrt'd the .Scenery.
Tho colonel's private car camo Into
Omaha on tbo rear end of the Union Pa
cific's fast mall No. 102 nnd the colonel
passed several compliments along the route
on tho beauty of the tracks nnd the coun
try through which tho train passed. Part
of the way ho stood on tho back platform.
Thoro wob a largo crowd at the Union
station when tho train pulled In nbout
3:50 o'clock, but that was halt an hour be
fore tho distinguished visitor was ex
pected and few wero prepared for his com
ing. Ho alighted from tho train, au
swored a telegram which an A. D. T. boy
handed to him, greeted with a handshake
nnd a Btnllo sovcral who stepped up to
speak to him and then turned his attention
to J. H. Proctor, a inotormon on tho South
Omaha car line and formerly a member of
Troop n. Ho nppcared to remember the
former soldier well nnd explained to thoso
standing by that Proctor was by hla sldo
during tho light of San Juan hill. Tho
small party returned to tho car and colonel
and prlvato renewed tho memories of San
Juan. One would recall an Incident nnd
tho other would toll tho story.
Compliment Hip Serrlrr.
General Manager Dickinson of the Union
Pacific called at the car and was heartily
received by tho vlco prosldent-oloct, who
coinpllmontcd tho official on tho service and
tho fine run that had been mado to Omaha,
A fow minutes later Mr. Rooscvolt was es
corted across several tracks for a closor
view of ono of tho company's big compound
engines which stood nt tho head of tho
Overland Limited. When tho general man
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Clausen, who Is known among tho men
ns "Wild nill," because of his fast running,
tho next vlco president of tho United StateB
graspod his hand firmly and discussed tho
mighty engine with considerable Interest.
It was In such a manner that the visit
of tho vlco prcs.ldont-olect was spent In
Omaha. Ho shook hands with many of tho
bystanders br ho passed in nnd out of tho
passenger station and all who camo to him
received tt warm greeting. Tho private car
was nttached to No. fl when It arrived nbout
5:30 o'clock and Colonel Roosevelt was
whirled on to Chicago over tho Northwest
em. Ho goes directly to his homo at
Oyster Bay and will go to Washington for
th Inaugural about the first of March.
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Oiirrnllun, HAVANA. Feb, 20. special commlttOT
appointed by tho Cuban constitutional con
vention to draw up a proposition defining
tho future rotations between tho United.
States nnd the republic ot Cuba continued
in secret session with tho other members
of tho convention ull day. No settlement
was reached.
It la understood that n majority favor
leuvlng tho question open until tho signing
of tho coustltuflon, which is now being
engrossed. The committee Is expecting
Governor General Wood to send an ofilclal
letter setting forth what ho consldors tho
relations should be, so that tho convention
may act with a better understanding of
lb deslro of tho United Stntes. It Is argued
that even If the convention should agreo
to bucii a definition of relations ns was
outlined by General Wood last week It li
not officially known whether tho United
Stntes would approve.
Oeueial Wood says ho told tho special
committee to Inform tho convention that
ho roprctented tho policy of tho oxecutlvo
deportment nt Washington nnd that ho
could not nay how congress would net In
the matter. Any communication which ho
may address to tho commltteo will bo on
theso lines. Thoro Is a possibility of delny
growing out of tho view tho special com
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