'2
Mr. elms of Tennessee, "In It not likely
that the Krench government will complete
tho Panamn canal?"
"There Is the ranio probability of two
canals," answered Mr. Hepburn, ''that there
Is of tho Suez canal being paralleled by
another."
Siu OiniKcr if I'nrnllrl.
Asked as to the advisability of giving the
president the authority to build on either
route, Mr, Hepburn ngaln raised an out
burst of applause by declaring tint ho
looked upon an attempt to entangle the
United States In the Panama canal enter
prise as ah attempt to defeat any canal.
Mr. Iteevea of Illinois asked If It would
not bo bettor to wait a few days or weeks
until the secretary of slate could Inform
congress Just whut we could obtain In the
way of concessions from Nlcnragiltf.
"In a:i enterprise of this magnitude," re
plied Mr, Hepburn, "thi'ro never has been
and never will bo a, day when tomo gentle
man will not bo able to in go some reason
for postponement,
"We have 'been suffering from that for
years. I im assured by those who know
that the' protocol with Nicaragua, has
reached such a stage that we are certain to
cot what wo want." (Applause.)
Heforrlng again to the reported', offer of
tho Panama company to noil, Mr. Hepburn
said tiat uon n mere rumor It was 'pro
posed to delay action.
" , Ileal irltli (.'oliitnliln.
"Hut If the rumor turns out to bo true?"
asked Mr. Ilecves.
"If It Is true." said Mr. Hepburn, "that
the Panania cpmpany has mado tho prop
osition; ,(hen wo should deal with Colombia,
which 'owns, the canal."
"You meah the company forfeited Its
rights If It inndo an offer to sell?"
"I do."
"Do you think the company would risk
forfeiture?"
"It recognizes that tho Jig Is up."
Mr Hepburn asked Mr. HecveH In turn
whother he knew of any concession given
by tho Colombian government to the I'nri
ama company to sell the canal.
Mr. Beeves I do not and doubt If such
exists, but novcrtheleis I do not bcllcvo
tho Panama company forfeited Its rights,
any stipulation of tho treaty to tho contrary
notwithstanding.
I'rulYcr l"iiuil I'orfrltiire.
Mr. Hepburn Tho commission says that
an offer to sell works a forfeiture not only
of the company's franchise but Its prop
erty In Colombia. The Panama proposition
to sell for (40,000,000, coming Just as tho
house was about to act and after a long
previous Insistence of $109,000,000, Is sus
picious to say tho least. 1
Replying to Inquiries from Mr. Cannon
as to tho conditions of tho protocol with
Nicaragua, Mr. Hepburn said his under
Rtandlng was thut 5,000,000 and J 10,000.
000 wcro about tho figures, allowed Nica
ragua and Costa Ulca.
Why Is this protocol laid before con
gress?" asked Mr. Cannot).
''Bocauso tho secretary of stato halt dis
approved somo of tho changes made In tho
original draft of the protocol," answered
Mr, Hepburn, "and pending final determina
tion It Is not desirable to submit tho terms
to congress."
Cmiiioii Wnntft In Willi.
MrV Cannon suggested that nothing would
he lost by waiting for, say sixty day's, un
til the facts as to this protocol could
be learned and congress could deal with tho
subject In an orderly manner.
Mri Hopburn declared that this would
haye tho effect of further delaying tho
project, but ho acquitted Mr. Cannon of
any Intentional purposo of delay.
Mr. Cannon closed tho rather spirited
colloquy with Mr. Hepburn by stating th,U
while' he had always favored tho canal, ho
was satisfied the precipitate passago or
this hill sacrificed advantages which tho
United States possessed and meant a heavy
Increase In cost, which would havo to como
oUt of tho treasury,
Mr, Davis of Florida, a member of the
committee which reported the bill, followed
Mr. Hepburn with nu earnest plea for Its
passage. Ho advocated tho Nicaragua
rather than tho Panama routo. and Insisted
that tho time had now arrived when talk
should ccasq aud work begin.
IJnvIn I'li-ntl for Action.
"Wo need this canal," said Mr. Davis,
"for tho convenience and expansion of our
commerce; wo nocil It for the proper hand
ling of our navy, for bringing ncaror to
gether our eastern and western shores, for
the protection of our Island possessions and
for easy access to them.
"The American farmer neods it. that for
eign markets may be opened up for the
products of his toll; tho merchant and man
ufacturer, that they moy competo with
rivals In other lands."
Mr. Richardson of Alabama, also supported
the bill, arguing that tho Nlcaraguan wai
preferablo In many ways to the Panama
route. "Mr. Mann of Illinois declared that
the exports who had examined tho routes
had differed widely. No two commissions
had ever agreed either on tho cost and tho
route, and ,lt , was ithproforo with aomo hel
fancy that he, accepted unreservedly tho
report of the latest commission.
MrtlinilH of (.'iiimt rm-tloti.
Ho Recalled the fact that tho distin
guished body of onJneora associated with
Do Lesseps expressed tho oplnlo'n that a
sea level canal could bo built from Colon
to Panama for $100,000,000. It had coot
untold millions to provo that a Bea level
canal wiih utterly Improctlcablo, and It
was not until 1898 that tho t'ochnlcnl com
mission of tho Panama company roported
In favor of a lock canal.
Our Isthmian commission now disagreed
with tho technical commission as to racth
ofla of conotructlon. Ho had no doubt that
later communions would disagree with the
Walicr cummUslon.
Mr. McLaurln declared that In his opinion
no such dam as tho Panama company pro
posed to build at llohlo, on the Chagres
river, would over bo constructed. Yet
mauy members honestly bollovod that tho
new effor of tho Panama company should
be further considered before tho govern
ment pledged Itsolf to tho Nicaragua routo.
Mr. Mann pointed out that tho estimates
of tho various committees appointed to
examine tho Nicaragua routo ran from
131,000,000 to $189,000,000.
'Trouldi! with iTrc I'niiHiiKo,
Ho did not think discrepancies In the
estimates .could be satisfactorily explained
on tho ground of the enlargement of the
plans of the canal. With practically no
change except tho construction of double
locks, tho last commission raised Its en
tlmate $71,000,000. He said that the con
tractors who built the Chicago dralnago
canal on the basis of the estimates in rule
fortunes In profits,
Mr, Hepburn had expressed tho hope that
American ships might be ablo to go
through tho canal free of charge. Tho
troublo with that hopo was that It was
rudely stifled aud killed before birth of the
new treaty with England, which would pro
vent preferential discrimination In rates.
He did not agreo with Mr. Hepburn that
tho offer to sell forfeited the Panama con
cessions, The Panama company, h said,
No Gripa, PaHn
Or discomfort, no Irritation of tho Intestines-but
gentle, prompt, thorough
healthful cleansing, when you take
Hood's Pills
i. Sold by all druggist. 23 ceutav
had used every effort to obitruct the con
struction of the Nicaragua canal In the
hope of eventually disposing of Us property
to tho United States for millions more than
It was worth.
In concluflon, Mr, Mann said he did not
believe a mistake could be made In passing
the pending bill,
Willi 111 Ctnulilcr the (IITit.
Mr. Adams of Pcnnaylvanla, who opposed
a similar bill at tho last session, on ac
count of the then existence of the Claytoii
Ilulwcr treaty, thought that the offer of tho
Panama company should recelvo careful
consideration. If the-cost of the two routes
were substantially equal, be contended that
the Panama route was preferable.
Mr. Morris of Minnesota gave notlco that
at the proper lime ho would offer tho fol
lowing ntpendment
Providing, however, that If the Panama
canal, si) ar ait constructed, itnd the prop
erty, rights, prlvlligeK and frnchles of
all the corporations or persons Interested
therein 'chn be ncijiilrcd by the United
HtAtiw free mid clear of all Incumbrance
for n sum not txccedlng flO.neo.wo and In
addition thereto equally deslriibltf'polltlcMl
nnd territorial rights and privileges ar. In
tho case of tho Nlcnrngua route nnd nt
no greater expense, within six months
from the pafago of this, act, then the
president .if the- United States, If tho
Isthml.in canal commission or a majority
thereof shall recommend, Is hereby au
thorized to purchase the snino and' to com
plete, the, construction of said Panama
canal, sableet to nil the conditions, pro
Visions and llmltatloilK nforesnld, and tho
sum of W),w,iH Ih hereby appropriated
out of any tmitioy In the treasury not other
wise appropriated toward the project herein
contemplated,
The house then, at 4:55 p. in., adjourned.
BUDGET OF BILLS IN HOUSE
ij
f'lilo- ItrMiliitloii nnd Hill to lirnnt
I'oMnl I'rlvlliuro to Mr. Mc
Klnley In llir I. Int.
WASHINGTON, Jon. ,7. Itcpreaontntlve
Hooker today Introduced a resolution re
citing that Commodore Schley was the
senior commander In the battlo of San
tiago; that ho was In absolute command at
that battle and ho "Is entitled to tho credit
duo to such commanding ofllcer for the
glorious victory which resulted In the total
destruction of tho Spanish ships."
Tho resolution provides for tho thanks of
congress to Admiral Schley nnd tho ofU
ccrs and men under his command.
A bill of much Interest to ex-confedcrato
soldiers was today favorably nctcd upon
by tho house committee on war claims, It
provides for paying former confederate
soldiers for horses, bridles, saddles "and sido
arms taken from them In violation of the
terms of surrender made by Generals Lee,
Johnston, Ornnt and Sherman. The bill
was Introduced by Representative Padgett
of Tenncdsec.
A bill granting to Mrs, McKlnley tho
postal franking privileges for all her -correspondence
wns favorably reported by the
house commltteo on postolhces and post
roads. Similar privileges havo hcretoforo
been granted to Mrs. Tiler, Mrs. Lincoln,
Mrs. Grant, Mrs. Hayes, Mrs. Garfield and
Mrs. Logan.
Tho house committee on census- today or
dered n favorable jcporf. on tho bill creating
a permanent census bureau. Chairman
Hopkins will seek to have tho bill conslu
ercd and passed after tho Nicaragua canal
bfll' Is disposed of by tho house.
REMEMBERS THE REPORTERS
C'liiiiilaln UrTcm Flmt I'rajiT In His
tory of Semite for Nimv
linner Men.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. Tho first notes
of tho contest botweon tho Nicaragua and
i-anama routes lor trip lsiuraian canal wore
heard In tho senate- today.' 'Mr. ''Morgan
offered and secured tho adoption of A reso
lution, which Indicated his Intention to
have tho committee on tntoroccanlc canals,
to tnqulro Into tho relations existing be
tween tho transcontinental railroad- com
panies of the United States and Canada,
und tho Panama Canal company.
In explanation of tho resolution Mr. Mor
gan declared that the relations wcro a
'wicked monopoly," which already had cost
the people of tho Pacific joust millions of
dollars. The relations lnvolvo the control
by tho Panama Canal company of tho Pa
nama Rnllroad company and tho agree
ment existing botweon certain rail
roads of tho United States and the Pacific
Mall Steamship company.
At tho conclusion of business today tho
senate paid a graceful compliment to Sena
tor Forakcr of Ohio, by adjourning until 2
o'clock- lit order that senators might at
tend tho marriage of Miss Forakcr, which
to occur at noon tomorrow, without In
terfering with their duties.
I'rnya for XewKniiiMT Mon.
lu tho course of his Invocation1 In tho
senate today, the chaplain referred to "that
body of ablo and accomplished men, who
send forth reports of tho proceedings."
Among the oldest senators of tho body,
It was noted (hat this was tho first time
lu the history of tho senate that tho re
porters and correspondents over were
prayed for In tho United States s'enate.
A resolution oitored by Mr. Stewart
of Nevada was adopted, directing the sec
retary of tho Interior tojnform tho senato
whother Jcasos for largo, tracts of lauds
on Indian roscryatlons havb' been riiodo
or aro In contemplation.
Mr. Proctor of Vermont waa rellovcd, nt
his own request, from duty on thelmmlgra
tton commltteo and his colloague,' Mr. Dil
lingham, was nppolntcd to fill tho vacancy
thus made.
Mnricnn'ii llraniutloii.
Mr. Morgan offered the following: resolu
tion:
Thnt Hip committee on Interoceanlc ca
nals has leave to sit during the sessions of
th snnnto to' executo thu resolution of the
senato passed on May -1. 1JWO, .which Is
hereby continued In force, ami thnt tiutd
committee Is further, empower to -make
Inquiry nnu report wun rererenco to uny
agreements or concert of action between
any railroad companies. In .tho United
Htntea or in Canada or Panama, or of any
American lln' of Hhlim to control transpor
tation, or tna raien wirreui,- lur i-Hrn'ies r
iiassengerB possinK ucnwn wie 11111111111 111
'anuma, nnd In regard to any matter re
ferred to Bald commltteo by order of tho
senate. v
In answer to Inquiries as to tho scope of
the resolution Mr. Morgan oxphtlned that
he understood" certain contracts between
railroads of thU country and Canada and
tho Panama Canal company, exacted ar
rangements looking to the diversion of
freight.
"It Is the most wicked monopoly thnt
ever existed," declared Mr. Morgan, "nnd
already has cost tho people, of tho Pacific
coast millions of dollars."
The resolution at the conclusion of Mr.
Morgan's statement was adopted.
Mhxih'b Ti r Iff Ulll.,
Senator Mason today Introduced several
amendments to tho proposed Philippine
tariff bill. The amendments suggest as n
substitute for section 1 of tho hilt tho pro
visions of tho tariff hill enacted by tho
Philippine commission. It Is also provided
thnt Flllplflo exports or Imports from or
to the United States only 15 per cent of the
rates shall bo charged on articles coming
from or exported to foreign countries. An
other provision places American woods and
articles manufactured from woods, meats,
fish, dried fruit, .grains, vegetables und
Feeds on the freo list. Another amendment
strikes out tho provision In tho pending
bill requiring tho payment of a tonnaga tax
on vesrcls coming nto the United States
rrom tne Philippines.
The senate committee on foreign relations
today referred the reciprocity treaties tp a
sub-committee consisting of Messrs. Cul-
THlE OMAHA DAILY mil. 'WJKPyES-DAY,
Iota, Koraker, Spooncr and Bacon, with In
structions to ascertain the legal status of
the treaties. When tho subject of treaties
was broached tho question was raised that
the time limit provided In the Dlngley tariff
law bad expired before the treaties had be
come operative and that before any action
was taken It would be necessary to find out
whether tho several extensions that bad
been mado were In compliance with the
law.
DELUGE OF BILLS IN SENATE
Out Thrrp Hundred Are Introduced
(.'nit of OiTnnlo'.Miill
Srn lee.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. Over 300 bills
and Joint resolutions wcro Introduced today
In tho senate, of which the following were
tho most Important:
Ily Mr. Piatt of New York, providing for
the erection of n postofllcc building In New
York, thn building to be "substantial and
commodious and centrally located," and ap
propriating $2,500,00 toward this purpose.
Ily Mr. Mitchell, requiring that contract
ors carrying the malls, of tho United States
shall bo anlc to read the English language.
Ily Mr. Mason, increasing tho pension
ratings on account of wounds, disease or
Injuries received while In tho lino of duty.
Uy Mr. Penrose, authorizing tho carrying
of sealed packages through the malls at the
rates of 1 cent an ounce.
Uy Mr. Fairbanks, appropriating $3,000,000
for tho erection of a building to be located
on Jackson placo In city of Washington and
to be used Jointly hy tho Stato department
and tho Department of Justice.
Ily Mr. McMillan1, for a memorial arch In
honor of tho late President McKlnley.
Cunt nt On-null' Mnlln.
In response to the resolution of tho sen
ate adopted before tho holiday recess at
tho Instance of Senator Clay, tho postmas
ter general today Kent to the sonatc a state
ment covering the expenditures of the gov
ernment for carrying the ocean malls from
July 1, 1S87, to June 30, 1901. The state
ment shows tho following expenditures for
tho last flecul year:
To tho International Navigation company,
$588,577; North Herman Lloyd, $80,141;
Hambuig-American, $52,750; Cunard, $213,
72; White Star, $91,591; Coinpagnlo Gen
ernlo Trons-Atlnntlque, $24,842; service to
Venezuela, $50,850; scrvlco to Southampton,
Eng., $582,537; scrvlco to Mexico, $121,602;
service to Jamaica, $117,490; servlco to
Havana, $73,476; service to Now South
Wales, $133,272.
SAILORS FIGHT SOLDIERS
American Turn llnvo Srrlniin C'limh
nilli
It iimx I nun
Chi nu.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 7. A serious clash
has occurred between American sailors of
the United States atamihlp Vlcksburg and
the Russian soldiery at Nluchang, China.
There have been thrco fights, ami as a
result nno Russian soldier Is roported
wounded. Tho matter was made- the sub
ject of complaint, by the Russian ambassa
dor at Pekln to United States Mlulster
Conger and" Mr. Conger In turn :has In
formed tho 'Stato department. Swrotnry
of tluv Navy Long has cabled Commander
Herry of Vlcknburg to tiso cevry offort
to prevent further collisions, Vlcks
burg Is In winter quartern-In a, mud dock
nt tho mouth of tho river and cannot bo
released boforo spring.
Niuchwang. Is n treaty port and la situ
ated on tho -Llaou river near tho gulf of
Pe Chi LI, about thirty-five miles south
west of. Mukdou, tho principal city In that
harbor,-- It hasa.-populatlomof .60,000 nnd
Is to bo ono of tho termini of tho Man
churlan railroad. Vlcksburg Js (a, small
gunhwit of 'r.ODO tatiB' displacement.'
Tho commnnder Is Edward 11. Barry, who
ls--gonernlly re'garded us an officer of ex
cellent Judgment and discretion. He was
in command of Vlcksburg when It played
such a prominent part In tho capture of
Agulnaldo and rccolved warm commenda
tion from General MacArthur for his con
duct on that occaalon.
DISCUSSES CANAL PROPOSITION
Cnlilnet Connldorn llii- I'mt.nnin Com
plin V'h Offer to Trmmfpr
Itii Properly.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. At tho cabinet
meeting today tho proposition of the Pan
oma Canal company to transfer Its property
to the United States for the sum of $40,000,
000 was discussed. The formal proposition
of the company,)vlll not bo presonted,to tho
president fop' two or three days. It Is ex
pected that tho Isthmian Canal 'commission
will make a supplementary report to the
president, which will cmbraco tho latest
proposition of tho Panama company.
Tho president during tho meeting spoke
of Admiral Schloy's call upon him yester.
day and dtntcd In substance that he would
give his best attention to nny communica
tion which tho admiral, through his counsel,
might sec fit to make.
At tho conclusion of the meeting It was
announced that Mr. WJckham Smith, at
torney fon tho New York. Merchants' asso
ciation, ;hadf:beon selected to cotnlu,ct tho
Investigation Ipto the alleged Japanese ellk
frauds nt -Now York and that ho would
begin tho work at once.
DELEGATES 0FMANY NATIONS
Wo 111 mi Hufrrnitc Ilrnrmrnlntlvc to
Meet In Convention nt
WiiHhlnKtoii,
WASHINGTON. Jan. 7. Tho mcetlmr of
tho National Woman's Suff'rago association
to be held In this city, Fobruary 12-18, In
clusive, will, assume a national character.
Fourteen nations have now well-defined
woman suffrage organization. Tho organi
zations In each ' of these countries havo
boon Invited to send delegates to this con
vention nnd havo accepted.
Tho countries from which delegates havo
been promised aro England, Canada, Au
stria, India, Russia, Oermany and Switzer
land. It Is expected that Norway, France
and Holland will nluo send delegates. Tho
opening night will bo dovoted eutlrely to
the "pioneers." Tho speakers will bo
Susan II. Anthony, Mary A. Llvermore,
Julia, Ward Howo, Isabella Iloccher Hooker
and Carolina Hallowell Mlllor. Other
evenings havo been dedicated to "Now
Woman" and tho "New Man," respectively,
UNDECIDED AS TO ACTION
Attorney Ueiiernl Mint Sw Itroord lie
fore Up AiIvInp DIxpOKnl
of Xoyem.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. Attornoy Gon
eral ' Knox stated that bo could not tell
what action ho would recommend tho pres
ident to tako In tho case of J ml go Noyes of
Alaska, who yesterday was fined $1,000 for
contempt of court until ho had seon the
record lri tho case. If he said the newspa
per reports gavo a fair statement of tho
findings of tho court thero Is no doubt
Judgo Noyes will be relieved of his duties,
hut whether ho will bo dismissed or por
mlttod to resign will depend upon the
charactor' of tho evidence submitted,
HtopN thn Coiiwh
nnd Worku Off tlic C7I1I,
Laxntlvo liromo Qulntno Tablets cure a cold
In onq' day. No euro, no pay. Price 25
cents.
DIPLOMATS AT WHITE HOUSE
rn!ei EmUiiIti Special Gieiti tt frit!
'nt ud Mriv RmtU.
RECEPTION A BRILLIANT SOCIAL FUNCTION
.11. m lie m' of tin- niplnmnllc Corn
AHIred In puff Hnnk Viilform
Prrarnt nn lmprrlvr
1
Apnenrniiop
WASHINGTON, "Jan. 7. President and
Mrs. Roosevelt-" gavo a reception nt tho
Whlto House tbnlght In honor of tho dip
lomatic corps. It' wa4 tho first formal
evening levee of the season and the first
nt which President and Mrs. Roosevelt havo
been the h'ost and hostess.
A full representation of the diplomatic
corps made tho 'affair notably brilliant.
Tho floral decorations were handsome and
elaborate. Thero was a delicate draping
of the Immense chandclter3 In tho East
room with a wealth of smllax; tho Im
mense mirrors were banked with roses,
carnations," hyacinths and lilies of tho val
ley, whllo In the large recesses around tho
room there wore" large ars of variegated
crotons. Tho celling, pillars and other
portions of the room wcro beautifully dec
orated. In tho large, Red, Hlue and Green
parlors ihe ' flora"! display was simple In
character, being confined to a few growing
plants a lid cut flowers.
Prcsldont nnd Mrs. Roosevelt received
their guests In tho Dluu room. Their en
trance tvna announced by n fanfare of
trumpets by members of the United Stafcs
Engineer band, stationed In tho long cor
ridor. Assisting tho president and Mrs.
Roosevelt were: Mrs. Root, Mrs. Knox,
Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Hitchcock and Miss Wil
son, I'ntrAnCr of Party.
The diplomatic corps, accompanied by tho
women of the legations, assembled In the
Red parlor, and, headed by Sir Julian
Pauncefote; tho dean of the corps, passed
tho receiving party, tho Introductions bo
Ing mado by Colonel Theodore IHngham.
After them wero received the higher of
ficers of the army and the navy, the mem
bers of the supreme court, many senators
nnd representatives In congress and a
large number of residents of city folk of
Washington.
President Roosovelt gavo every visitor a
hearty hand clasp nnd a cordial welcome,
while Mrs. Roosevelt, while refraining from
grasping tho hands of visitors generally,
was charmingly gracious In her manner.
Shp carried a largo bunchy of while and
purplo orchids, All tho mcmbcTB 'of the
diplomatic corps wore the full Insignia of
their rnnk, whfch, with tho brilliant uni
forms of tho army and of tho navy and
the haridsomo toilets of the women, mado
tho scene li memorablo one. 'Tho hours
of tho reception were from 0 to 11 o'clock.
MubIc was furnished by tho mhrjno band
and tho United States engineer band.
Among those Invited to Join the recep
tion parly fh tho 'Dluo room were the" mem
bers of tho cabinet nnd tho women oftficlr
families, tho Justices of the supremo court
and their Vbm'eh! Scnatb'r'Fryd, a'dnorarand
Mrs. Mlfes, "General and Mrs. Corbln, Gen
eral and Mrs. Wesley Morrltt, Hon. CbarleB
Franols Adams and Mrs. Adams, Hon. Cor
nelius Illlss rind Mrs. IlllssJ Mrs. Grant, Sen
htors Harina,'Forakcr, Morgan, Kcan, Mc
Millan, Allison, James It. Jones, Klklns,
T. C. PJatt, JJrqctor and We'morc and mem
bers of their families, Hon. Thomas F.
Walsh nnd Mrs. Walsh, Mrs. J. West
Roosevort', lltiv. John M. Schick arid "Mrs.
Schick, Bishop and Mrs. Sattcrlec, TJIshop
Hurst, nfv.; Alexander Mackay Smith and
Mrs. Smith. ''
' Wljl Hrnr Dcwry Cnc.
WAs'hINOTON, Jan. 7. The hearing of
the prize cases on appeal in tho district
supreme .court, Involving tho question of
the amount of tho prize money due Admiral
Dewoy for the victory nt Manila, was sot
today for hearing next month In the dis
trict court of appeals.
FIRE RECORD.".
IlrPMPry )ullillnK nt Crnml lolnnd.
GRAND ISLAND Neb., Jan. 7. (Special.)
A serious fire occurred about 1 o'clock
this morning. At that time Otto Mattke,
a clork who had been assisting In Invoicing,
wns on his way home and discovered firo
coming out from tho storehouse of the
Grand Island brewery. Ho at once turned
In nn alarm and aroused tho neighboring
families, Including somo of tho members
of tho browing company.
Tho Pacific hoso company was promptly
on hand and at one time seemed to have tho
fire under control, without great loss, but
the flames seemed to havo mado headway
Into other portions of tho plant, tho ad-
Joining Icehouse and part of tho brewery
plant, and before tho Pacific company could
quench the flames and tho other companies
nrrlved tho Icehouse was ablaze. Tho Ice.
house, part of tho brewery plant -ohd the
storehouso wero destroyed. Tbo main build
ing was saved.
Tho flro apparently originated In tho
storehouse:" from unknowh causes. For
tunately for the browing company four or
flvo layers .of Ice wcro within tho
Icehouse end the large vata and stock of
beer underneath wero entirely uninjured.
Tho brewing company sustains a loss of
from $1,500 to $2,000, and the owners of tho
property, the Doehm estate, a loss of $4,000
to $4,500. Tho former loss Is covered by
$2,000 Insurance and tho latter by $3,250 on
tho portions of tho building destroyed.
DvrrlllnR Neur Fairmont,
FAIRMONT. Neb.. Jan. 7. (Special.)
Tho house of Jcsslo Good occupied by Ed
Drown, west of Fairmont, was burned to
tho ground early tills morning, with Its
contents. Drown got up early, mado n
flro and had his breakfast. Leaving his
family In bed, ho went to a neighbor's td
haul a load of furnlturo to town. On aim
riving at tho neighbor's ho looked back and
THIN AND THICK.
Good Food Will Do Wonderm,
A toot was mado to sco how much a thin
person could gain by using Grape-Nuts
Drcakfast Food, A lady in Warren, O., says:
"Somo months ago I wns so thin and poorly
nourished, I thqught I would see what ef
fect Grape-Nuts would have on me, so I
begon taking tho food regularly for break
fast and began to greatly Improve at once.
I kopt track of my weight and found I
gained nearly ten pounds In about six weeks
and I havo nover felt better In my life.
Havo no mora sour stomach, and you may
depend I think tho food a great succoss.
My son noticed ho could memorize more
readily since he began using Grape-Nuts
Pleaso don't pubtlsh my name." (Name
con be gi'ven by Postum Co., Battle Creek,
Mich.)
The system will build put the body to
Its natural eizo and weignt ir tno siomacn
can digest the food properly. So when
Orapo-Nuts food Is taken, being really
pro-digested. H quickly goes into tbo blood,
nnd, makes. nov only tlssuo. and muscle, but
particularly nourishes and builds the brain
aud noryo centers. This, coraos from the
delicate partlclta of phosphate of potash
which is from certain par.ts of tho field
grains and Incoiporated Into tho .food. Its
use will prove the truth of the statement.
JAlsUATlY 8, 1002.
saw his house In flames. It Is supposed
the flro originated upstairs from a defective
flue. The property was Insured.
Tlilrly-Tlirrp ItnlldliiK',
LOOANSPORT, U Jan. 7. Fire that
started In tho genera) merchandise store of
II. II. Llles today burned thirty-three
buildings In the business pnrt of tho town.
Tho total loss Is $125,000, with Insurance
of $75,000. Those whqse losses exceed $10,
000 nre: R. W. Caraway & Co., stock and
building, $27,000; II. I). Llles, stock nnd
building, $17,000; Robinson & Oden, stock,
$17,500.
VlrKlnlii Tolmero Fnrtorj-.'
RICHMOND, Va., Jan. 7. Tho tobacco
factory of Cameron & Cameron wns par
tially destroyed by flro tonight. Tho loss
Is estimated at $125,000 on building and
stock, It Is fully covered hy insurance.
DEATH REC0R"P.
President of Iitflttrnnee Compnn.v.
MILWAUKEE, Jan. ".-Georgo N. Wis
well, president of tho Milwaukee Mutual
Life Insurance company, died today after a
threo weeks' Illness, aged 60 years. Mr.
Wlswell was first stricken with pneumonia
three weeks ngo and when that malady was
overcome an ulceration of one of the cavities'
of the heart set In, which resulted fatally.
Mr. Wlswell was well known throughout
the country, having served In the capacity
of sergeant-nt-nrms at the national rnmib-
llcan convention In Phlladolphla two years
a CO and ns assistant nercnnnt.nt.nrinH nt
tho Chicago, Minneapolis and St. Louis con
ventions. He served ns United States mar
shal of the eastern division of Wisconsin
under President Hnrrlson. Wlswell was a
prominent Mason, Knight of Pythlns and
Odd Fellow and a member of various othor
fraternities.
Chli'iiKO Nru Apnpcr- Mnn,
SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 7. William G.
Jackson, a well known Chicago nowspaper
man, died In this city tonight, aged IS
years. Tho Immediate cause of his death
was cerebral meningitis, although ho hod
long been n sufferer frpm pulmonary trou
bles, nnd left Chicago for southern Cali
fornia two yours ngo In hopes of bettering
his condition, Slnco his arrival In this
city, fourteen months ago. Mr. Jackson has
occupied nn editorial position on the Salt
Lake City Herald. Tho body will probably
be taken to Chicago for Interment.
Colonel Hnmnrl llo-.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. Colonel Snmuol
Ifoyt, died hero tonight, tho result of In
juries received from a fall. He was 70
years of age. Colonel Hoyt was a veteran
of two wars, n participant In various In-
dlan campaigns nnd, a forty-niner. He was
tno intimnto friend of Sam Houston, "Kit"
Carson and othor figures of tho rough west
of half contury ngo. For the last thirty
yearn of his life Colonel Hoyt resided In
Washington.
Wldniv of .I0I111 V. Don in-.
NEW YORK, Ja,n. 7. Mrs. J. W. Doane,
widow Of John Wi Doann nf Chlrni-n. iIIpiI
at her homp In Thnmnnnn. fTnnn imlav
Mr. Doane, at the time of his death. March
21 last, was a director In the Pullman
company, Lako Erie & AVestern, Illinois
Central And nturnxn Aimar1. tin wna n,,
of the government receivers of the Union
l'aciiic railway, having been appointed by
former President Grover Cleveland. ,
William C. Trimble, Vcternn of Turf.
NEWBURG, N. Y., Jan. 7. William C.
Trimble, a veteran horseman and a veteran
of tho American trotting turf, died hero
today, aged 16. He trained and developed
Mountain Roy In 1805. and gavo Gobwobs,
the Speedway champion, his record ln.l89J.
Ho" spent "fifty years with trotters and wns
known among horsemen all over the coun
try. John CcehuHPn.
ST. PAUL, Neb., Jan. 7.--(Speclal.)
John Seehuscn of Dannebrog died on Sat
urday. Scehusen was an ofllcer In tho
Danish army nnd after the closo of tho war
between Denmark and Austria In 1864, he
emigrated to Amcrlcn, nnd wns ono of tljo
first' Howard counly settlers. Ho had lived
on hlu farm near Dannebrog ever since
1871.
Chnrlt-N W. Ilolinrt, Kdltor.
TACOMA, Wash,, Jan. 7. Charles W.
Hobart, an old-tlmo newspaper editor of
Washington, died today at Stellacoom nt
old ngo. Mr. Hobart began his newspaper
career as editor of the Colorado State Ro
publlc and later founded the Cbeyenno
Dally Trlbuno.
.In m ck O'llrlen,
LAPORTE, Ind., Jan. 7. James O'Brien,
a wealthy attorney and real estate man,
died hero today In his 58th year. He held
county ofllcbs hero and at Holton, Kan.,
was superintendent of tho Indian reform
school nnd was recently tendered tho
presidency of a college In Nebraska.
.John Wallace.
TALMAGE, Neb., Jan. 7. (Special.)
John Wallace, son of Postmaster Wallace,
was burlCd -Wednesday.' Ho died of con
sumption, nftef an Illness of several
months, -
-Dr. Adnlph Monei,, Ilnltlil.
LOUISVILLE. Ky., Jan. 7 Dr. Ailolph
Moses, Rabbi of A'law Israel Temple, , In thla
city slnco 1881, died nt 11:30 o'clock tonight
of paralysis of tho heart.
John OMlinrn.
TALMAGE, Neb., Jan. 7. (Special.)
Tho funeral of John Osborn, who died at
the Hospital for tbo Insane at Lincoln,
took place Sunday,
Hon, Kdnnrd I,. Jllninnn.
COLUMI1US, ' Jan. 7. Hon, Edward L.
Hlnman, ono of tho most prominent bank
ers In Columbus, died suddenly In his placo
,of business today.
A. I'., n I fiord.
ASHLAND, Wis., Jan. 7. A. E. Gilford, a
lumberman, well known throughout tho
United States, died at the Knight hotel of
heart disease,
KnKl-trft AVnnt Iin'reiise,
CLEVELAND, 0 Jan. 7. A meeting of
representatives of tho Lako Shoro Railroad
company's englnoora was hold hero today
and It was agreed to demand material In
crease In wages. The mon will present
their demands to General Superintendent
Smith tomorrow. Tho biennial meeting of
the Lako Shoro conductors wns also held
hero today and It Is tho Intention to also
aek for an Increase In wages.
For Tlireutriilnir to Shoot Wife.
Harry EaBton of 2123 Cuming street. 1
In tho city Jail, charged with being drunk
and threatening to shoot his wife. Easton
went homo about midnight, nnd shortly
nfter tho neighbors heard a woman
scream for help. Clifford Fleming, who
lives next door. Immediately rushed Into
the Eauton home, and thero found Enston
with a revolver In his hand, threatening
his wife. After a brief ntrugglo Easton
was disarmed. Fleming then called nn
otllcer and had Easton sent to Jnll, .Mrs.
Easton notified tho police that she would
appear against her husband,
llcllrvK II I til to lli llnrvc)- I.okiiii,
PHOENIX, Arlx., Jan. 7,-Qus Hodges
and D. Keppler, two Clifton olllcera. ar
rested a man at Morendl yesterduy, who Is
bolleved to be Harvey Igan, the nlleged
.Montana train robber. Tho prisoner was
taken to Solomonvlllo Jail, Sun Francisco
ofllcera have1 been nuked to como to Ari
zona and Identfy the prisoner.
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SCHWAB ON YAMEE TRUSTS
Etui King SJ T17 Ari E"t!al tt
Commercial liprtmaoj.
NOTHING TO FEAR FROM SOCIALISM
Drclnren Notion Without Trnnto Mnt
Atinndon Slrumilr nnd Olmurvrn
Luck of I'miirrin In
, Krnni'r,
PARIS, Jan. S.f Le Journal prints a long
lnterylow this morning with Charles M,
Schwab,- president of tho United States
Steel corporation, who defends trusts ns a
uuce'ssary outcome of an advanced stato of
civilization. Mr. Schwnb says that tho
countries where- trusts do not exist nre des
tined to abandon tho Ktrugglo for commer
cial supremacy. Ho says that the trusts
havo nothing to fear from socialism and
that American workmen are better paid ond
hnpptcr under tho truit system. When
people earn good wages, ho said, their
rlRhts do not trouble them.
Mr. Schwnb said further that tho commer
cial power of the United States wns un
limited nnd 'unllmltablc. .It will Inundate
Frnnco with Its products and forco tho
French Industrial classes to abandon the
struggle. America Is only beginning. The
old world has no Idea what the United
States will become n quarter of a century
hence. All here belongs to tho middle ngea
Mr. Schwab approves of the French plan
Of Industrial schools In the United States,
but exprenses hl.t fears that tho graduates
of thcBO schools, when they return to
France, will be parnlyzed by the old Ideas
prevnlent here nnd will do little or noth
ing. The paper also announces thnt It Is In ro
colpt of a loiter from M. Lcnbaudy deny
ing all connection with tho reported gift
of $1,000,000 to the Chicago university for
tho establishment of n Fronch school in
connection with that Institution.
CEASES EXCHANGE OF PASSES
Criind Trunk 1,1 in- AnnnclnOoii Will
Knfnri'p Orilrr Itoi'cntlj
AiIopH'd. NEW YORK, Jan. 7. O. W. Bullcm,
chairman of the executive committee of thn
Ornnd Trunk association, gavo out tho fol
lowing today 'by authority of tho directors
of tho Grand Trunk lino:
"Tho exchnnge of paBses between roll
roads which began many years slnco In a
very- limited wny, had grown to such pro
portions as to havo entirely outrun Its
original purposes and hud become so bur
densome and unworkable that at sundry
conferences of "tho Trunk lino prcsldento,
from time to (line during tho Inst year
material reforms in the matter had been
unanimously advocated und at n final con
fer'ene'e h'cld Bhortly before January 1, 1901,
It - was unanimously and harmoniously
agreed between "them that exchanges of
passes with other transportation compan
les should be discontinued aftor December
31. 'laOl.
"This agreement hns gone Into effect and
Is hclng fully kept by nil of the parties
thereto. Tbo Impression thnt has been
widely circulated that It was specially ad
vocated or Instigated by any particular
Trunk Lino president or that nny ono of
them Is especially responsible for tho In
ception of tho agreement, or of any of Its
terms, Is without tho slightest foundation
In. fact."
dUTE!;0F"THE CONTINENTAL
I.lnc II nnu 'from Lake of the Wood
to (inl vcfiton, I'nualoK
KnimnH City.
ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 7. The State Rail
road and Warehouse commission today re
ceived from W. G. Smith of Des Moines,
vice president of tho Continental Railroad
company, maps Bhowlug Its proposed route
from Lako of tho Woods to tho southern
boundary of Iowa. Mr. Smith says tho In
tention is to build via Kansas City Bouth to
Galveston, tho proposed routo from Lako of
tho Woods south crosses tho Northern Pa
cific at Perham nnd Vcnlng, the Great
Northern nt Alexandria and Murdoch, tho
Soo at Glenwood, tbo Mllwnukeo at Honvllle
and tho Northwestern at Delhi, Lambcrton,
Jcffors ond Wlndom.
WABASH BUYS VIRGINIA ROAD
l'liy .Seventeen Million Dollnrii for
tlir Mm-, Aci'or.dliiK o
Itrpnrt.
CUMBERLAND, Md Jan. 7. General
Manager Brotz of the WeBt Virginia Cen
tral railroad confirmed the report of the
sale of .that road tonight. It was also
Btafod on rollablo nuthorlty that tho Wa
bash railroad was the purchaser anil that
tho Bale was mado tn New York to a
stock broker of that city, who represented
tho Wabash road. An attorney of tho
Wabash 'from Kansas Cljy Is said to huvo
b.c'en prrnent during the negotiations. It
I g said the price "wns $17,000,000 and that
tho sain Included ' tho mining plnnta nnd
holdings, several hundred thousand acres.
AUCTION OF DOCK COMPANY
Snlc" nt Pnrt Arthur Channel InlorentH
to Mm I'lim, n Kiiiihiin
City Mini.
BEAUMONT, Tex., Jan. 7, The proporty
of the Port Arthur Channel and Dock com
pany wor nold by tho United States mar
shal at auction today. There waa only one
bid, that 'of Max Pam, general eounsol of
the Kansas City Southern railway. Tho
property waa knocked down to him for $500,.
000, Ills bid was for the Kansas Cltv
Southern. Tho channel properly Is Talucd
nt about $2,000,000.
FIGHT ON BETWEEN COURTS
iHHiin tn Detorinlnn Which Shall (iov
rrn, Stnto or Krdrrnl
,1 uillcliir)-.
WASHBURN, Wis., Jan. 7. General Man
agor O. F. Clark of tho Washburn, Bayfield
& Iron River railroad, together with a train
crow nnd thirty-flvo laborers whoso move
ments he was directing, was arrested at
Iron River today by Sheriff L. H, Lien and
a posso of deputies for attempting to toar
up tho main linn of that road. Thn ratl
in cooMntj tls the
little thtneja which tell
LIEBIG
COMPANY'S EXTRACT beef
a little-goes a long way.
6d
aid'1
. ,n 1
Blue
m
pill
Mi
road officials were acting under tho dlrei
tlon of Receiver Frost, who hns direction:!
from tho United States court to tear tip
tho line.
The county Is back of the movement to
prevent the tcarliu; up of thn road, nnd
District Attorney McLeod and Attornoy II.
11. Ilayden of Eau Clalro sceurcd nn order
from Circuit Judge Parish commanding tho
sheriff to prevent the tearing up of the line.
It Is understood tho attempt mado today
was for the purpose of bringing tho matter
to an Issuo nnd to establish which court's
order will govern., tho federal or the stato.
The prisoners wero brought hero this even
ing nnd aro In tho custody of the sheriff,
who Is keeping them nt 11 hotel.
A January
Thaw...
Thnt melts piano values clear out of
sight. Never before lu tho history of
our piano business havo we been In
position to offer such bargains ns we
aro nt tho' present time. All pianos
taken In exchnngo during the holidays,
all non-catalogued styles and nil
samplo pianos, aro ploccd on sale to
morrow morning, nnd miist bo closed
out regardlesH of cost, Wo need the
room for largo shlpmcntB of pianos
that ure arriving dally from eastern
factories,
All Pianos Sold on
Monthly Payments
1 upright, ebony caso $ 65.00
1 upright, rosewood enso 75,00
1 upright, mahogany enso S5.00
1 uptight, walnut case 05.00
1 upright, golden oak caso .... 105.00
1 upright, burl walnut caso .... 115.00
1 sample -Mono 148.00
1 Chlckcrlng upright 16S.00
1 Briton upright, fancy wnlnut. 1S5.00
Squaro pianos nnd orgnns, $15, $25,
$35 nnd up.
Wo also handle a largo lino of
Steinway, Vose, Emerson,
Steger, Steck. Mason & 1
Hamlin, A. B. Chase pianos
highest grade Instruments manufac
tured lu tho world,
100 new plnnos for rent, $3, $1 nnd
$5 per month. Ono year's rental al
lowed If purchased. Write for cata
logue, prices nnd terms, or pay ub u
visit of Inspection. Wc snvo you
money.
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Matinees Wednesday. Saturdny nnd Sun
day, 2:15. Kvery evening, SilR.
Hiail CLASH VAPDKVIM,K.
Clayton White, Mario Stewart nnd Com
pnny, TiiBlioije, Mtdgloy and Carlisle, Al-
and II.W1 and tho Klnodronie. Klrst Ama-
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MATI.MIll TllDAl-JOc. ytlo,
Hntlro Week. Including Saturday Kvenlng.
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Comedy, HurlcKquo, . Vaudeville Tho Best
I'.vri- 1 Wll
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