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THE OMAHA DATLY BJ3E: W &DS ES DA Y , JsOVBMBliR 'J7. 1001. Telephone 61S-604. Bee, Nov. 16, 1901. WE CLOSE SATURDAYS AT 6 P.M. 4 The offoriim we make for Wednesday will challeime the ad miration of tlie must, critical buyers, while 'the prieeings are so low as to tie customers even closer to their favorite store. We will place, on sale Wednesday morning a 'EW LINE 'OK WAISTING'S tit ;0e. a yard the very best, quality ever shown at this price. ' Not an old line marked down, but an entire 'now line in all the new shades of gray, navy, reseda, marine, car dinal, new blue, cadet, cream and while garnet, black and white, etc. The ground color is one color, while on the surface there is a small, tiny "white dol, which makes a veYy pretty and ef fective waistlng at small cost. On sale at dress goods counter. Thompson, Beldeh &Co. t. m. o. a. buildi, on. been extricated nnd express wagons nnd similar vehicles were pressed Into service. Work ofHvlnr '.Ice. As roon as the Gravity of tho accident was realized calls for additional flrcnfcn were sent In and apparatus camo flying to the scene from all parts of the city. While pnrt of tho firemen directed their efforts toward tho fire, which was burning fiercely in tho center of iho ruins, the greater number of them seized axes and crowbars nnd began prying out tho victims who could bo seen or whose faint cries were audible. Tho Department of Publln Works Imme diately sent all Its, avallablo men and horses to the scene. ' In n comparatively short time all the laborers who could work to advantago were hurriedly throwing nnd pulling tho debris out Into Brooklyn avenue, where It was loaded Into wagons and carried off. The floors and roof had fallen at an nglc and formed a sort of huge cover, under which the flro burned fiercely. Not until tho firemen had chopped through this did their streams "begin to have nn appreciable- effect on tho flames. Tho suffer ings of thoso burled beneath were mutely tostlfled to by their charred and blackened bodies. Kscnnc In .Miraculous. Engineer Ulley was among tho first to bo dug out from the wreck. Hie escape was little short of miraculous. When tho bol)er exploded he waa knocked tq the floor and ono of the smaller testing boilers was blown over his prostrato form In such a way that ono end rested on somo debris high above him, thereby forming a shield that kept the falling debris from crushing him. The escaping alcana, however burned hlra frightfully. After his arrival at draco hos pital Itlley first, words wore; "How did lthppcn; The cosine and boilers wcro all right." dradually the rescuers worked their war downward through the pllp. By this time there yvero no cries or groans to aid them, for the flames had destroyed these unfor tunates wounded by the explosion. But tho work of rescue continued with unabated haste. When a heavy beam or pleco of shafting wnfi encountered horses were driven In nnd tho piece of wreckago hauled to the street. Stretcher bearers stood by snd, bore away the blackened and burned bodjes. A vacant houso adjoining the factory was converted Into a temporary morgue. Here the bodies were placed In coffins and taken to the nearest morgue. In several casos the charred corpaos were bo hot when re covered that they could scarcely be han dled by tbo undertakers and assistants. Tho hospitals were beslegod by relatives and friends of the Injured mon. At Emerg ency hospital, which was only n short dis tance, from the scene, and whore many of the tnjnrod were carried In wagons, the floors of the reception rooms and halls were UBcd as a temporary resting place for the victims. Physician were hastily sum moned and tho work of relief expedited. Similar, scones were enacted at Grace nnd Harper hospitals. Property Loss s) 180,000. The front building of the plant sustained comparatively little damage, considering the tremendous explosion within sixteen feet of It. All the windows, of course, were brokon, nnd come of the machinery was slightly Injured by the Jar. Much damage wan done In this building by the automatic fire extinguishers, which were set off by tho explosion. There were a number of girls among the employes on the four floors of this build ing and there wu something of a panic among them, but none of them was in jured. Tho property loss, according to sec retary George W. ChlldB, Is about 4180,000. The firm carried $70,000 fire nnd somo bollor Insurance, but how much of the latter Sec retary Ootids could not state. Subscriptions for the relief of the suf ferers have been started. Nothing Is known as yet about the, cause ( the explosion. The boilers hod been recently Inspected and tho engineer waa known as a careful and capable man. SEMPLE JURY CAN'T AGREE I Alleged Counterfeiter Kacnpra After Thirty llonra of Deliberation by- Juror. PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 26, After dellb rating nearly thirty hours tho Jury In the case ot John L. Semple, the Camden, N. J lawyer who was tried In the United States district court hero, cbargod with aiding and abetting counterfeiters, was tin able to agree nnd wns this afternoon dls charged by Judge Mcpherson. Semple was acoused of having assisted Arthur Taylor and Baldwin S, Bredell In the manufacture ot plates from which wero printed $20 counterfeit notes. Taylor and Bredell are waiting sentence for their part In tho famous Lancaster, Pa., revenue stamp counterfeiting case The chargo against Lawyer Semple was that he had Induced the two young men to make counterfeit platen In prison, with tho Intention ot surrendering the plates to the government, hoping thereby to have their sentences In tho Lancaster conspiracy re duced.- No Qripo, Pain Or discomfort, no Irritation of the In testines -but mntle. nroinut. thoroucb. kealtbJul disusing, when you take Hood' Pill eld by all druggists, 36 cent. Special Line of New Waist Fabrics for Wednesday Morning. twru aus miui t. STRIKE PROVING A FAILURE Switcbmia ii Pittsburg Hart Not Effeottd Otmpltt Tie-Up. OTHER TRAINMEN WITHHOLD SYMfATHY HtrlUrr Domnnil Fnll Standard .Nenle nml Make Ilold Assertion to lie Carried Out It Coinimnlea' llefuse. PITTSBimo, Pa., Nov., 2G. Judging by apparent conditions the switchmen's strike Inaugurated this morning has proved a flat failure. The strike wan ordered by the Switchmen's Union of North America, and tho claim waa made early In the day by tho union otliccrs that every rond In the city, with the cx'coptlon of tho rittsburg, Fort nayno & Chicago, and the Pittsburg, Cin cinnati, Chicago & St. Louis would bo tied up completely. Tho developments of the day demonstrate that only one road, tho Lehigh Valley, was seriously affected. On this road but one crew was at work and the lino Is badly crippled. The company officials, while ad mitting that freight traffic has been prac tically suspended, say that within twenty- lour Hours they will have all the men they need and work will be resumed as usual. Tho other roada affected wcro the Baltt- moro & Ohio, twelve men out; Pittsburg Junction (a branch of tbo Daltlmoro & Ohio), fifteen men out; the Pittsburg ft Ldiko Krle, four men out; the Pennsylvania, nitcen men out. One hundred and fifty would be a high estimate or tno number of men who struck, None of theso roads suffered much Inenn. venlcnco, because new men wero readily secured to take tho places of the strikers. and some of the mon upon discovering that me strike order had not been, generally obeyed, returned to their places. A meet ing of tho union was held this afternoon. and the claim was made that the strike was a success as far ns It had gone, and that within forty-eight hours the members of the union, about 700, would be out. Ilrtuniid Stiuiilnrd Senle, Tho demands of tho switchmen call for tho enforcement of tho standard scale of wages. This calls for 27 cents an hour for uay roremen and conductors, tho night men to receive 2 cents moro per hour,, their wont Dcing more difficult and dangerous. Under tho now schedule tho day helpers and brakemcn are rated at 25 cents an hour and tho night men at 27 cents. The switchmen claim that tho tonnage handled by them In this city Is, mueh greater than that handled by other men In other cities It Is claimed that the Monongahela con necting line signed tho scale today, but the officials of the other roada say they are moro determined than ev.r not to sign Tho strikers have not the sympathy of the other tralnmen'.s union. W. .0. Lee, first vice grand master of tbo Brothorhood of Trainmen, Is In the city and says tho mem bers of his organization will oppose the present movement. Should the condition In tho Allegheny valloy as It exlstod today be continued longer than two days more the mills and factories along the Allegheny river dependent on It for raw material will bo compelled to closo down. The city mills of tho Carneglo company can stand the pressure for thin length of tlmo, but If extended beyond that period operations will havo to suspend. Strike nt finttley Plow Company. SPiUNOFIELD, 111., Nov. 26.-Two hun dred nnd fifty employes of tho Sattley Plow company struck today after tbo board o directors ot the company had refused to treat with tho union. There is also a dif ference over the wage scalo. MAKES A NUMBER OF. CHANGES Trunin Mannwrr Norae of Southern Pacific Announces Ills Ncrr Appointees. HOUSTON, Tex., Nov. 26.-rPassenger Traffic Manoger S. P. II. Morse ot tho Southern Paclflo system today announced the following appointments, effective Do comber 15: M, L. Ttobblns, to bo general paoscngor and ticket agent of the Southern Pacific Atlantic system, tho Galveston, Harris burg & San Antonio, tho Texas & Now Or leans and tho Galveston, tlouston Sr. North orn railways, with headquarters at Houston Mr. Bobbins Is now tho general passengo agent of tho Houston & Texas Central. T. J. Anderson Is to bo assistant general passenger agent ot the Houston & Texa Central nnd tbo other road named above, with headquarters at Houston. C. W. Murphy, division and passnger agent, with headquarters at Houston. Trinity Citthedral. This church, corner of Capitol avenue and Eighteenth street, distributes Thanksglvln dinners to forty families, representing 200 persona. "The Daughters of the King" will bo In tho parish homo all Wednesday to re clve tbb supplies ot the congregation Each family Is1 given a turkey or pair ot chickens, or fresh meat, vegetables, cako, tea, coffee, sugar, pie, fruit and other edl blcs. Thanksgiving services will bo held I the cathedral on Thursday at 7:45 a, m. and nt 10:30 to 11:30 n. m. The choir of sixty voices will render special Thanksgiving anthems and hymns under the direction of Prof. F. Hastoa Wright. LESS DUTY ON CCBAN SUGAR Or af the Ohiif Ricoraniiaclationt in ?tc- ntary Root'i Itipcrt ARMY AFFAIRS WHOLLY SATISFACTORY ncroiiiiiienilx .ntlniint llrorminlru- Hon nml I'linlpinent ul Mllltln, li lie Trented nn Hie 11 rxt lie nrrif of the IteKillnr. WASHINGTON, Nov. 26. The firft sec tion of the Annual report of Kllhu Hoot, secretary of war, I mado public today. Tho regulnr establishment now consists, ac cording to the latest reports which have been received, of 3,253 officers and 76,084 enlisted men. There nro alto 4,333 men f the hospital corps, 172 volunteer stir goon In tho Philippines, 1,073 native scouts under tho command of ninety-eight officers In the Philippines, and twenty-five fllcera nnd 815 men of the Porto Hlco pro Islounl regiment. The distribution of the force Is as fol lows: Enlisted Country. Ofllceis. mnii. Total. United States ... 1,922 31.9J3 3.374 Philippine Islands. Culm v.,. 1,111 nt 1.1.2.1? 4.9M 1,511 2M 163 r.27 I.74S 1.1 250 ir,7 510 'orto Rico Inwallaii lslnnds. China ; Alaska 17 Total 3.27S 81,23! 81,313 In this tnblo nro Included tho 4,3.16 men of tbo hospital corps and the twenty-five officers nnd SIR men of the Porto Hlco pro- Islonnl regiment, leaving the strength of the regular army .3.253 officers nnd 76.08 1 enlisted men. In, addition there nre In tho Philippines 172 oluntccr surgeon1 Ap pointed under section 18 of the act t Feb. runry 2, 1001, nnd ninety-eight officers and 4,073 native scouts. C'nitti'fn l,n tv Unfortunate. Heg.irdlns tho canteen law the secre tary says; "Tho provisions of section 38 of tho act of Febiuary 2, 1901, prohibiting tho sale of or dealing In beer, wine or any Intoxi cating liquors by any person In any post exchange or canteen or army transport or upon any promises need for military pur poses by tho United Stutos, have been car ried Into full force nnd effect, pursuant to tho directions ot tho statute. "When tho orders wore. Issued for tho enforcement of this section of the luw tho commanding ofllcerR of tho vnrlous poets and military organizations woro directed to report upon Its effects. A great body of reports has been -received, which Indlcato that the effect of tho law Is unfortunate I think, however, that a sufficient time hns not elapsed to glvo tho law a fair trial and tho observation nnd report of Its work ing will bo continued during the ensuing yenr." Concerning comfort nnd health of tho troops tho secretary says; "Tho reports show that the food and clothing furnished to the army during tho year have been satisfactory, that the health ot our troops has been good nnd the death rato low. Tho death rate per 1,000 of troops In the United States during .tie. past year was. 10.14; In Cuba. 9.72; in' Porto Mco, 7.90. and. Among the troops serving In the Philippines and China it was reduced from 19.31 during the previous yonr 'to 16.76 during tho past year, This covered periods of very nctlvo service in the Held by considerable portions of the force In tho Philippines nnd will doubtless bo much further reduced ns the troops eome fo bo stationed ln'moro-- permanent' quar ters. In tho, opinion of-the' medical de pnrtment, whpn permanent nrrangoment3 havo been ma'dc and proper sanitary regit lattons can bo enforced, 'the health of the troops stationed In, the tropics will bo quite as good 'as If stationed In our own Gulf states." Transports on the Pacifier Tho tecretary says It Is not practicable now to discontinue the transport corvtce upon tho rnclfic, but he docs not think It deslrablo that the United States should own and operato a. fleet of passenger nnd freight vessels In tlmo of peace. It would bo gratl lying If the American merchant marluo could furntsh vessels, to transport our men and supplies tin part of a regular commnrce between tho United States and tho Phil;- Ipplnes under contracts, which .would en,- ablo the government In caso of war to put tho vessels under the control ot regular of ficers of the army or navy for transport purposes, upon reasonable compensation It Is deslrablo, odds the secretary', that au thority bo given by congress to make sucji contracts In case opportunities for such an arrangement should bo afforded In the fu ture. The ordnance department has during the yenr continued a series of experiments upon high explosives and detonating fuses, with satisfactory results. An nxtcnslvo -series ot tests of field guns and carriages Is In progress under a program prepared by tho Board of Ordnance nnd Fortlflcotlon. Tha caliber determined upon was three-Inch and all Competitors were advised that It was desirable that the gun and carrlago sub mitted for tost should use fixed nmmunl tion and. be provided with cylinders and trail spades to reduce the recoil 'of .firing o a' minimum. Nine different types have been submitted; two constructed by United States officers, three by American manufacturers and four by foreign builders. A plant for tho manufacture ot small arms has been Installed r. the Rock Island arsenal and tho plant at Springfield armory has been enlarged. With these Increased facilities for manufacture nnd the surplus stock now nn hand the department la ready It congress shall authorize It, to supply the national guards ot the states with the pres ent service rifle with which the regular army, navy and marine corps are now armed alike. The secretary strongly urges that this authority bo given. Mllltnry Instruction, Tho eocrctary' praises tho work of the Dqard of Visitors to the West Point Mili tary nca'demy, congratulates the country on the nbolttton ot hazing thero and says re gardlng entrance. examinations: "Action has been takcu. with tho concur renco of tho academic board, to mako tho entranco examination conform to tbo coursq ot study, ordinarily covered in the high schools and academies ot the country by boys of the avcrago age ot appointees to tho military nrademy, and thus to substitute a natural examination upon the subjects th boys have been studying Instead of n highly artificial examination upon the elementary Subjects which they had long left behind them In their school work. I do not doubt that tho change will prove to be more fair to the boys and a better teat of Intelligence and will mako It posslbln to Improve th raurse of the academy and tend to do away with the pernicious system of nttendlng special schools or employing special coaches to prepare for tho examination. Arrango menu havo also been mado to conduct th entrance examinations at a conclderabl number of places distributed throughout the country and convenient of accesa to the candidates. The change In the requirements for examination will mako It possible to devote more time during the course, to the study of modern languages and will open the door to other changes In the ourrleulum In the lino ot modern educational progress.' Secretary Root insps out a general scheme of military' Instruction an embodied In an official order, and snys this order If loyally and persistently followed will result In the building up of what Is practically a university system- of military education. PIhu til llrilse MIIKIm. I ndcr tho hend of militia and volunteer the secretary says: The iirerent nfnvlxlnin nf luw rctntlncr to till! inlllllii nml In thi rnlalnc nf vol. tmtrrr forces are quite Imperfect nml tin rnllsfuctory. The nillltla law stands to day practically ns It whs ennetcd In 1792 nml Is practically obsolete. It Is very ile- .-iraDip mni congress snouici now exercise lhi miner conferred litmtl It liv thn run- stltutlon to provld i fur organizing, arm ing nnd disciplining tho mllltln. Tho or ganization ami armnment of the nntlonal gtinrdn' of the several Htntes, which nre treated ui mllltla In the appropriations nindo by congress, should be mntle tho same as those provided by congress for tlm regulnr dint volunteer forces. Tho rellatree of the country for the largo fnrrH UprrMBiirt' In tnrw1fni wnrffirfl tnlinl m-ceHsarlly bo clilclly upon volunteers. The uiuiiiuu mm procedure ot raiding volunteer forces should be prescribed In advance, so that Instead of wnltltiir to ilnvlHp nlnns for a volunteer army until tho excitement and nnste or impending -war makes perfection of design, difficult nnd satisfactory execu tion Impossible, congress will have but to direct the execution nf a well-Under- stood plan by officers, each one of whom ims ioiik oeen rnminnr witn the part lie 1m to DhiV. (-nrpfnl unlentioti Irt Imiinftttlhlp nt tbo outbreak of a war. It Is entirely prncttcatiio in time of peace. i recommend that the president be nu tnorlzeil to convene boards nf nfflrrra (In. rinding the Rcnornl service nnd Btnff col lege bonrd) for tho exifmlnatton of offi cers of the National guard, nnd other citi zens who may apply to be examined, as to xnpir qiiai'iicauonx o noiu volunteer com missions!' t tin t the persons passing such f: V. (nil. n ll.in ...... It ....In. ......Ill i .. .x. ....... iiiip onnii ir-.;rm uui inn I ri". stating the oHIcm for which they nre found to tie niinllHeii. nnd 'llimn Din riilllntr nut 6f r volunteer force -shall b entitled to reteivo commission fnr sucn unices, I I'PPOtlllllptlil th.lt thn Witt .lotmrtitifltit be nuthorlzed to(nrm the Nutlonnl guard ii iihj prrneiu yItt, small iirins useu by tho rea-Jlsr arm v. mivv nml marlnn corns; that the Nutlonnl guard of the. snv rrnl states be trented ns u first reserve, to no cancel into tho service of the United States to execute thn laws nf the union, SUIinrcsri ItlHllrrprllnim nnd renpl tnviiHtnli. the term of service under any call to bo limited to nine months; Hint the president no nuiniirizpn, ott tho request of the gov ernor of any state, to ilotnll officers of .tlio regulnr. nrmy for Instruction, stnft and Inspection dtitloH with thn Nittlomil gtlnrd of such ntate; that the War department un umiiurizen 10 lurniKu transportation. rations tunl tetitncn to nfTlrir nnil men of National guard organizations,' who shnll mm) pari wmt tne rorces'or tho regular nrmy In anntml encampment and inn- noeuvers at nntloc.nl military camps; that nn- ucjiiirimpni do nuinonzca to allow travel pay. roinm.itntlon of rations and qunrters, or commutation of quurters, to omi.cis ot tno .National gunril nttnuillng anil reatllnrlv tnklnir nrl In tin. rniiruM of Instruction nt the general service and Biiiii coiiege ,a.t tort. l.ca.v.'nworth. now of those provisions shouTd bo within rea- Bonn iiio limits, proportional to the num bers of Nntlonal guard organizations in inn several states. I recommend Hint the nresldent be now empowered to organize tho volunteer forces Wlienever CnllPll nut. In thn munnpr' nrn. ...it-., iui u- me net oi .uurcn wjy, tor wit) urKHiuznunn nr inn volunteer rnree whloh hiii recently returned from the Phil ippines, with such modifications as shall be necessary to ulve effpet In the vlawn tibovo expressed. Tho secretary praises tho work of the signal corps, urges the laying of an Amor lean transpacific cable, announces the com pletion of the "official records of tho union and confederate urmlcs in the war of tho rebellion," suggests rogulntlons tor tho re tiremcnt of civil war veterans, reviews mllltnry conditions In Alaska and the Phil ippine- and reports peaceful nnd orderly government in the island of Cuba. Tho recent disturbances in Samar and southern Luzon," he says, "are of minor consequence and aro being stamped out by tne vigorous operations of tho troops. Small disturbances- of this chnra'ofer -are, unfortunately,' to be expected, but will be controlled and guarded against by eVcry mencs possible." Ilev.inroell)- with Culm. rt The sccrctiry Is emphatic In his recom mendations -of reciprocity with Cuba. .On this topic i he says: "' ' ' , Extensive, 'utn-lrt nfrl !m neon rnrnlilir.il indigent farmers bv the distribution ot uhiiiu unu over juiww jariners nave Dccn nsslste.d In 'this wuy. Tho tobacco crop will be less thuii last year on nccount of bud markets, .and low prices. The sugar crop, on i uc other iiiiuii, will bo much lurger. One hundred and flftv-seven HUgar plantations are In operation and the' crop of growjng cane will produce over wu .uvi i n . . . .. r . . .. i . ..i - , . . nw,wj luun ui 3UK"I, IM .iHrtlimi oia.uvil 111118 last year nriiL ;tos.543 tons tho year beore.' lnirty-sfvcn .new mines have Dcen,tir-- vcyen nnu incaicu ana ji.uno tons .or ore navo ncen snipped to tno t;n tea State?. two Hundred unu sixty-threo tuojsaml dozen sponges wore gathered In the. spongo nfiicrit-'a. An cxnert tins been sent from Culm to Washington to study diseases nrovalrnt among the animals of tho Island nml his work has been attended by good results, aiundors, formerly .prnvnlent In the Island to nn extent unknown in other countries, Iior been nractlcallv eradlenteil. A nvm. tnutlc combat with tuberculoids, which has ono ot the largest ile.ith rates, hns ibeen Inaugurated..- Systematic vncqlnatlon against smallpox is going on throughout the entire Island. The death rato from malaria In the large towns bus been much reduced by sanitary imnrovementn. Thn eastern part ot the Island Is entirely frco irom yeuow icvcr. i no western part is nrnctlcally free, there belnc but a few casos In or about Havana. ..This dreaded dlseauo has passed from one of the leading causes ot uonui 10 ono ot tno least rre quent. xNoiwiinsiana nc tne intimate no tical re atlons which have existed between thn United States and .Cuba slnco 1SD8.- Amer ican production has not yet succeeded to any consiaerauie degree in superseding (he nroiiuctions-oi ntner countries -in tnn 1:11. nan market. The chief apparent obstacle to the future prosperity of the Island is to bo found In its commercial relations with the United States And the neppsRltv of securing somo reciprocal arrangement unacr wnicn a concession snail ie made from the tariff' duties now Imposed' by tho uniieu amies upon me principal uiiDan products. Tho prosperity or Cuba depends upon finding a market for her principal prod ucts, sugar and tobacco, at a reasonable prollt.. Under, existing condltons or" hny conditions which are to be anticipated, she con And such a market for lier COFFEE IMPORTER Tells Some Plnln Tacts. One of tho heaviest Importers of coffco In America, and who requests that his name be kept trom the public In connection with the following subject because ot the effect It would havo on his buslnoss, sayB: "I havo used coffco for over thirty-five, years but about a year ago was compelled to dls continue Its use. on account of Its effect on my health. Slnco that time I have used nothing In Its place but Postum Cereal Food Coffee and properly prepared, It Is simply delicious with cream ana sugar. In connection with this I have also used Qra'po-Nuts lireakfast Food. Whllo In Florida this winter I curried a package with mo all tho time, bo It I wns unable to get what I wanted for breakfast I could rely on my own supply. Any one who could have known of my condition a year ago, and tho very great improvement now, would havo' no cause to question the wisdom of my change, from the old fashioned diet to tho present." This .man Is one of tho best known coffee exports In the world, nnd his testimony regarding the flavor of Postum Cereal Food Coffee Is noteworthy. Now and then a person gets Postum Food Coffco served under-bollod and consequently almost tasteless. A chemical change takes placo In Postum after It has been actively boiled for 1? or 15 minutes; this change brings out. the food value and tho delicious taste. It does not answer to simply leave It on the stove for IS minutes, it must stand on tho stove until balling commences, then bo allowed to bubble 15 minutes. A. piece of butter twice tho size ot a pea should be put in the pot to keep It from boiling oVer. Many a man or woman continues In a half sick state from, month to month, not know ing that the drug In tho coffee they use Is the causo; try. leaving off. coffee, and using Postum Food - Coffee. That change has worked salvation" for many skeptical sick ones. sugnr and (o a great dVcrce lor her to bacco, only In the I'nltcd States, Under the existing provisions of the United Klntes tariff law the prices which can be realized for Cuban sugar and n Inrgo part of Cubnn tobacco In thli market nre not sufficient lo pay the duties, cost of trims- lortntlon nnd production nnil yieia a nv- ng profit to the producer. Krrer Mntr.v for Cimnri Irt reliance upon fnlr ami generous treat ment by the United States, the cuu.ni planters nave mnde strenuous efforts to revlvo their great Industry and have raised their product of sugar from SOS.ono tons III IMO to B15, tons In 19C0, while the output for tho present yenr Is estimated ut some thing over SOO.imi tons. Incited by our precept nnd trusting to our friendship, they have struggled to rctrlevo the dhniters under which their country had suffered. All the capital they had or could borrow Una beon Invested In tbo rebuilding of their mills nnd the replanting of their IninU More thrin half nf the neonic of the Island nre depending directly or indirectly upon tne success or mat ministry, it 11 succeed we mnv exnect nonce, plenty, domestic order tlid the happlneis of a free nnd con lento'' people to reward tho sacrifice of American lives nnd treasure through which Cuba wns set free. our present nitty to cun.i can no per formed by the making of such a reciprocal tnrlff arrangement with her ns President McKlnley urged In his Inst words to Ills countrymen at Huffnlo on September C. A reasonable reduction In our duties upon Cubnn sugar nnd tobneco. In exchange for fntrlv compensatory reductions of Cuban duties upon American" products, will answer tne purpose, nnu i strongly urge tnni sucn nn arrangement bo promptly nilide. U would Involve no sacrifice, nut wouiil bo as advantageous to us as It would ho to Cuba. The market for American products In i country with such a population, such wealth and purchasing power, ns Cuba with prosperity would speedily acquire, mado certain by the nd vantage of prefer ential duties. Wotlld contribute far more to our prosperity thou tho portion of out- present unties which we wouut no rcquireu to concede. Thn same conswcrniions wnicn iea to thn war with Bniiln now rcnulre that a commercial arrangement bo mado under which Cuba can live. Tho condition of thn sugar and 'tobacco Industries In Cuba Is already such that the earliest possible ac tion by congress upon tins suujcci is ue slrable. ' TACKLES TARIFF ON SUGAR Cuniinrrclnl Clult I'nviiM Itrtentlnii of Protective llntj In favor of fleet In ilnn try. At tho meeting ot the executive Commit tee of the Commercial club n communication received from ths executive committee of the Interstate Commerce league, asking that the Interstate Commerce commission bo given power to enforce Its rules, was considered. The proposition did not appeal favorably to the Commercial club for sev eral reasons, and tho matter was passed In definitely. Tho question of Irrigation wns discussed nt length, and It was decided to appeal to the senators and representatives from No brnska to favor the plan ot the National Irrigation congress. A petition accompa nled by letters will bo sont to each ropro- sintatlve and senator. A communication from tho Denver Chnm ber of Commerce asking that duty b'o re tained on raw sugar for ten years In the In terest of the beet sugar Industry preclpl tated considerable discussion. Some ot the members thought the duty should be re tnlncil, while others said that if the cultlVa tlon and manufacture ot. beets were n good business preposition the factories would bo built, regardless of tariff, In tho dlsciiHslon Homo Miller sprung an epigram which should become famous: "Ir rlgatlon and protection," said he, "are to be tho founders of the beet sugar Industry." E. E. Druce followed tho same lino of nr gument, saying that the plan ot national Irrigation and tho protective tariff on sugar go hand' In hand and the club should endorse both. J. S. White opposed the protective tarlft Idea. Tho Uonver resolution was adopted without a dissenting voice. .' ; . anil, Works .Off, the Cola. Laxative Dromo Quinine Tablets cure a cold In one day. cent. No cure, no pay. Prlca 26 HYMENEAL Vhliplc-Ilniltlcr. Herbert A. -Whipple and Mary C. Hodder were married last night at 8:30 o'clock In Seward Street Methodist Episcopal church by Rev. C. N. Dawson. There was a large attendance at the church and afterward tho family and i datives attended a reception at the home of Henry Hodder on Davcn port street. MHrrliiKe , Mcrne. The county Judge! has Issued the follow Ins: licenses. Name mill ripslripnrp. A ip Oust.ive A. liter, Omaha 2:1 Martha A. Turner, Omaha J9 John "S'lttler, Omaha arf .Mary Tteiner, ummia jo Ilenjamln Jj. Casoy, Vordlgree 22 Cora Cockroll, South Omahn 19 a.c.j v. (.mkiiii).. uh ............. . .. 1 Nellie Tarpenlng, South Omaha J8 I Ini. .i. r Ilnt.Jlni " 'rt .-.U ........ n 1 Christian It. Jensen. I.a Platte ii Alice M. Olsen, I.a Platte 20 Herbert A. Whipple. Omuha 27 Aiary v. iiouaer, umaiia,,... 21 Franklin JO. Hill. South Hend I.elah O. Klrkendall. South 'Bend 0 William M. T'oung. Ka'st Omaha , 21 Qenovieve Ileauclnlr, Bast 'Omaha 22 Charles K. Frost, Tekamah 21 Maggie V. Rooney Hubbard , 21 John Zadlna, Omaha , 25 Alice J. Prentice, Hebron Frank Timpcrley, Irvlngton 27 Dessle Wrage, Irvlngton 18 Hntnunl Hl lffpl: Slnuv CltvIa j:ila Grossman, Omaha 19 John- E. llousman. South Omaha, 23 Mary K. Hraucr, South Omaha 23 ' Hlsjh Fire antl DnneluK. Tho Hlvelwakct Club of tho Omaha Dental college gave Its second bull of tho season at tho college last night. Progres sive high five and dancing occupied the greater portion of tho evening. Dr. W. H, Whlttaker and Miss Maggie Murphy cap tured the first prizes, gold fillings for the teeth, and Mrs. tv. H. Sherrndcn the booby prize, she being required to hnvo her teetlv cleaned by a freshman. Sixty couples wcro present. Refreshments wero nerved, For Permanent OrKiinlintlon. W. H. Green, acting ns chairman of tho committee appointed at tho mass meeting to formulate plans for the change In tho government of Omaha. South Omaha nnd Douglas county, has Issued a call for n meeting of that committee, which will bo held at tha Commercial club rooms nt 12 o'clock Monday, December 2. Tho object Is to form 0. permanent organization. I.oaea Ilia AVay nnd III C'nsli. H. R. Reese of 1919 Dodge Btrcet was held up nnd robbed nf $4.15 by two mon about S o'clock lust night. Rocbo was going to tho houso of J. J. Myer, 1752 8011th Ninth street, and lost his way. Meeting two men, ho Inquired ot them thu location of tho house. Instead of complying, ono of tho men put a revolver In his fnco and thn other robbed him. Tho police havo a de scription of thn men. Arw York Una a ItlUinril. MALON13. X. V.. Nov. 28. A blln.ard has been raging throughout northern New York for the last fifteen hours. The fall of snow has been very heavy. Trains aro late and country roads are badly drifted, LOCAL BREVITIES. Mrs. Mary Wynn wns granted a divorce yesterday from Dennis Wynn on the ground of non-support. All locaj freight depots will be closed Thanksgiving day and no business of any kind will be transacted. Kd Availing pleaded guilty yesterday to the embezzlement of Jii and was sent to Jail for one day by Judgo Raker. Children playing with matches caused a small flro In a barn belonging to H. II. IJorsey In the rear of 3iV)3 Parkor sheet about 7:30 o'clock last night, The damage amounted to Jfi. R. S. McCormlck, Hlghtecnth nnd Miami Streets, reported to the pollen last night that ho had been shortchanged out of .- In some saloon, thn location of which hn had forgotten. McCormlck bought several rounds uf beer In the saloon and wlin he left and counted his money found that he was li short. 1RK1CAU0N THEIR TOPIC FrtilaiBt RoesiTilt Dibatis Matter -with Thtit Wiittra Repriitatatlru. rROMISES SOME CONGRESSIONAL ACTION sennlnr llletrleh, lteireeuttll r .Mon- ilell nnil Mr. Itnucvnter ('nil nn the President anil (irt Much Unemirn ice 111 rut. (From a Staff Correspondent ) WASHINGTON, Nov. 2i3.- (Speclal Tele gram,) Senator Dietrich and Mr. Rose water 'iad an Interview with President Roosevelt today. The Interview was not for tho purpose of talking over Nebraska appointments, ns one of the evening news papers asserted, but to present the compli ments of tho occnslon, this being Mr. Rose-. water's first visit to the president since his assuming flfllce. During the course nt tho Interview Representative Mondoll nf Wyoming Joined the party nnd the talk drifted Into n discission ot the Irrigation quostlon. It appears that each ot (he gentle men hnd n different Inea ns to how bft to conserve the wafers of tbo west nnd how tar tho government should go. In lending nld to the cevernl stales In tho arid and scml arid region. Mr. Roeewator In talking of thn interview said the preeldont gave his visltori to understand that he was In favor of somo practical scheme of Irrigation. That ho would urge cougress to mako some Itboral appropriation nnd that he recognized that the river nnd harbor bill and an appropria tion for Irrigation would go hand-ln-hand. Permiuiil View nf 1he Matter. "Personalty,' eald Mr. Roscwater, 'I em a nationalist on (he subject of Irrigation, I do nol believe the government should set aside certain sections of lands to the states for Irrigation purposes. I believe tlio gov ernment should make nn appropriation for the conservation ot tho waters of the west, but beforo anything I done expert engi neers who have no axes to grind should bo sent over the arid nnd scml-arld sections of the country with a view' of systematically mapping the region nnd reporting upon feasible reservoir sites. This done, congress could then go nhend Intelligently." The fact that tho president takes tho position that thd river and' harbor bill and appropriation for Irrigation purposes must standi of fall together will strengthen the cnuse of Irrigation vitally, and since this Interview western legislators have taken new heart. It will now bo tho purposo of western rcprcsentotlves In congress to ngrco upon some plan for Irrigation and thereby present n united front during tho coming session. lli-linroil Mny Not Co, There Is no certainty that Mr. Helmrod will be sent to Samoa ns consul general, although the Stntc department has ap proved of his nppolntmcnt and sent Ills' commission to the president for signature Secretary Hay,- In speaking of the situation, said that the German government for somo time had been mildly protesting against the United States sending a consul general to Apia. "Germans hold that Apia Is German soil," says the secretary, "'and consequently a rep resentative of our government Is not needed. They havo felt this way ever slnco tho partition of tho Snmoan Islands between Great Britain, Germany and our selves. They felt this way during Judge OsboruV time and It Is no reflection upon Mr. Helmrod that they feel the. same .now." ''Sbould-'tho'- German government persist In opposition -lo a .representative ot this country being sent to Apia It Is learned that the consular ofTlce there will be abol ished, In-which .event Mr. Helmrod will probably be transferred to some other post. Germany, however, may not go to tho ex treme ot objecting to tho United States ap pointing a consular' representative to Samoa, In which event Mr. Helmrod will bo dispatched to his new Held, Senator .MlllnriPa Troiilile. Senator Millard and MIhb Millard ar rived In Washington today and nt once went to their apnrimcnts in the aow Wll Inrd! Senator Millard said that his troubles were commencing, in real earnest. ypo'stpfuces arc the annoying things to me. It wo only bnd republican congressmen Id oil our districts I can readily seo what a dellgiitfu) thing 'senatorial life would be. Dut where you have only two republican congressmen the liurden of being rofnrco In all fights becomes very heavy. At Stanton there Is n fight. ?n betwoep two strong re publicans who represent opposing factions, I, havo tried to gel them together, but thus far nothing has come of my effort. Thero arg six, or rwyhn applicants for the poat o'mco, at Kearney, and I think there are 'four applicants for the office at Crelghton, That Is. the way U goes. This senatorial business Is not what It's cracked up to bo." Omaha's Politic llulldlii. Tomorrow Senatdr Millard will havo a conference with Supervising Architect Tay lor, with a view, If possible of arriving at some plan for tho construction of the Sev enteenth sfreet aide of the new postofflco building (halt will be irt koeplng with the rest of tbo structure. ' ' , "I want to seo the Seventeenth' street sTde Built-up even with the two wings," said tho senator, ''and' I believe, they will find money enough to do It. Anyhow I propose 'to try to get thfi treasury people to seo tho caso as I do." Letter Curriers' llnaliieai. C. W. Miller ot South Omaha, member ot the executive committee of the National Letter Carriers association, arrived In this city today. He U here in the interest ot the letter carriers, who are looking, for ad ditional legislation during tho coming at' slon of congress. He will be presented to Postmaster General Smith tomorrow by Mr. Rosewatcr. The Postotllce department has accepted the proposition ot Mary A. Kmaley for a re newal ot the leaso of the present premises of the poatofilce at Mason City, la,, for five years nt $720 per annum. New PrufeNOr at 'Varsity. Captain Samuel A, Smoke of tho United States nrmy has boon detailed n professor of military science and tactics nt the University of Nebraska nt Lincoln. First Lieutenant Peter C. Fllda, assist ant surgeon of tho United States army, han been ordered to Fort Robinson to relievo contract surgeon Albert H. Slmonton, U. S. A., from duty In tho Department of the Missouri, who will proceed to nirmlngham, Ala., for annulment of contract Iowa postmasters appointed. .1. H. Her sam, Illedorn, Clinton county, Almon Stan ley, Coal Creek, Keokuk county; R. U fian. dors, Owasa, Hardin county. Tho name of tbo postofflco at Hrlscoe, Walworth county, S. D has been ordered changed to Glcnham and K. A. Wng Is ap pointed postmaster. James U Crawford has been appointed elevator conductor In the public building at DCs Moines. A postofflcv Is ordered established at In dustry, Webster county, la., with Pntrlck O'Connor postmaater. These rural freo delivery letter carriers were appointed' today;' Nehraska Aurora, John J. McCaughey; Hastings, M. W. Colo man. Iowa Audubon, H. M, Wethorbeor Farragut, Samuel P. Chancy; Orchard, C. F. Root) Muscatine, C, W Delcamp; Sil ver City, Guy Pcttlt; Hillsdale, Herbert K. Kvans; Iowa City, K. A. Herald and Oscar Grlftln, Central City, Karl Oenge. i'i:5ios ron vn"Ti7ii t hthhav Wnr Sun I ti no lletncnilii-reil liy the General tint eminent WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -(Special.) Thft following western pensions havo been granted. Issue of November 7; Nebrnikii: Increase, restoration, relsslic, etc. Jolin RUckley, Omaha, 5 lown: Original -Abraham .Mnwery, To ledo. Jit. Increase, renorntlon. reissue, etc -Newton T. Hmlth, Ftiirlleld. f; Silas V, t'ottnrff, Florin. 16; Fernnndtis v, Hatfield, l.ytton. J12; Oliver Hicks, Washington, $. Samuel A. Htrcnm, Crouton, Is Original Yi'SlW',01?; ,vnr with Spnlnl Minors of Alfred C Hebli, Muscatine, J20. Renewal (widow)- Marv Mullen- Castnna, Si:. ( olmado: Increase, restorntlon. rel-silr. etc. Philip T. Reynolds, Pueblo, s Miintiinn. Original (war with Hpnlm -Arthur D. Scott, llouMer, 18. Increase restorntlon. reissue, etc,-Kdwln D n Hatchelor, Glendlve, JS. Advanca Holiday Piano Sale The- greatest reduction ever known In rut prlcus of pianos has taken place at tho waro rooms of Schmollcr A.-. Mueller t - . '!or,Mr.; 300 500 Pianos OOTi for , , 04t)f Tr':!".08. S200 siao Theso pianos are' clean, dry and HItA.ND NKW UP-TO-DATK Instru ments fully guaranteed by the mnker nnd by us, Chlckerlng, upright, rosewood case, only $ l(j Hallet A Davis,- upright, ebony cose, only $1)8 Organs, and square plnnos.,$10 and ' We Sell New Pianos on $5 Monthly Payments. Used upright and squares on $3.00 monthly payments. Organs at 13.00 cash and 60 cents per week. New pianos forrrentt. Tuning, polishing and repairing nt lowest rnten, A small deposit 'will rcservo your piano for Xmas delivery. Wrlto for catalogues nnd prices or pay .us a visit of Inspection nnd seo the wonderful self-plnylng pianola sold on easy payments. Schmoller Mueller, The Largest' Piano House In tha west. 1313 Farnnsi nt., Omaha. Tel. 1625. t . " ' f lowa Jlraucb, 33 Broadway,, Council . 'WW TeJ. aftv,;" Pimples on Your Face Can readily he removed by thn following directions; ' mrtECTIONS NO'. 1. "Half to one tcrinpohhful of Bhrader's Kvnporntod Fig Powder- In wlno glass of water on retiring, ovcry other night, i DIIUCCTI0N8 .NO, 2, Uuthe facn In cold water for two or three minutes every night and mornlnir! im ,irJ on face. NO. 3-DHtKCTIONHAND I'HEfjCRlp. Horaclc acid, grains GO. i1 Antiseptic Holutlon, drams 2. Glycerine. drnntH 2. Hrandy. best, drams 4. ' 4 .j... unu inni. nujc ana an- ply a llttlo, aftor.cold bath. .Tila. will re. ............ ...... Jim rosy cueeKa and a clear complexion. This Is a Hiffe, cure All drugglsta sell Fig Powder, 2Bo a 'box or sent by mall. Address Department A, W. j; Stifader Medicine 'Co., New York rfoom 10, No. 30 Ktit Htk at or 1602 N. 24th St.. Omaha. Nab. AMt'jfKMUM'S. BOYD'S WOODWAIID A nnnni-wq m... '"'Iivjii i i nuutiiM v inn r. SPECIAL. 'TIIANKHOI VINO MATINER. PRIMROSE & DOCKSTADER'S MINSTRELS, Prices-Mat. and Night, Me, Goo, 7Bc, ?l,w Vatch for tho big street parade.- EIHDAY NIOIIT SATURDAY MATINEK. , rHKIU-ltlCIC WAHIIK "The Mountebank," Saturday Mntlnoe, i ' . "KIN(' M1AH." i- Prices-Mat., 55c, tWc, 75c, 11.00. -Nlghti J5c, WC, 76c, 11.00, $1.60. ' -Hunday Night. ' "IN OI.II KKSTt'CK V." Prices 25c, Wc, 75c, Seats' now" on sale, ORIIQHTON Tclophonn 1M1. Matinees flun'day, Wednesday nnd Satur day, 2:15; Kvouliigr, S;I5. . IIHill-CI.ASS VAUIlMVf 1.1,14.- Flo Irwin ft Walter Hnwloy. .Carroll Johnson, Mr. and Mrs., Gardner Crane, Ina Allen, Do Courey Hros., Jones, Urant & Jones, Hlalta. friers Hie, -fie, flllo. KXTIIA THA.Vlt.lfilVING M ATI.NHrC. Mlaco'sTrocadiror1511! MATINKH TonAY-lO nnil tiftc Entire Week. Including Hnturday. "Evening. THE DAINTY PAREE BURLESQUERS SPECIAL FKATIJJtKS TIIANKHOI VINtl MATINEE AND NIOIIT-. Evening Prices: 10c. 2i)c, 30c nmoKe it ton i.ikc. Next Hunday Matinee Vlotorln Ilurlesquers GET YOUJt TICKETS NpW for the Big; Thanksgiving Day FOOTBALL GAME AT Till Y. M, C. A. PARK, OMAHA HIGH SCHOOL vs. GENOA INDIANS. CREIGHT0N UNIVERSITY vs. LINCOLN MEDICS. Tor the Benefit of Ihe Auditorium. The game will be called nf p. -m anil admtiuilon to both games will he to cents. Tickets on hhI at Mvers Dillon Drug Co,. Omahn" Dillon's Drug Store, South Omaha Clay, ItoblriKoti fr. Co., Htock Exchange, South Omuha! nml Hellers' Drug Store, council Illuffs, t