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TsL llS-t We close Ssturdar. .CORSETS Fashion says, hips in" so every woman who'., wishes a sy metrical stylish figure should "wear the corset with the dip hip. Our lines of hose supporters is very complete. Materials used mosti-.are light weight Batiste, also silks. We fit all our corsets rangimj' 'irV, price from.2.50 to 12.00. Splendid Models are 1.00, 1.50, and 2.00 each: TlnlW! Y. M. C."a.- Buildine. Corner Hon of republicans In OrHfba known as th. "antl-macblne," which ha. recently boasted of the "organization" !t has per-' fected for th. purpose ot securing control of thw-Wttf hall at the spring election, the high card of whose game was the railroad ing trough, th. legislature of the Gilbert prl&ary .lection bill. It Is not dented that these street cleaners and employes of sim ilar character are to be arbitrarily and without cauae "fired" because., forsooth. It I. .believed a potential method ot furthering the Interests ot the "antls." The plan be fond this contemplates still more power for. the new machine. It Is the design that whfn these wen are turned out of their positions to attempt to hire an entirely new set, with - to. approval of the council, and than cash (n this piece of. political chic anery sJ an asset tor th. "antls." Ope of the other 'political schemes con templated In this act is the election of the city attorney, who has heretofore been an J appointive officer, appointed by the mayor, The act further changes the pres ntcharter In constituting, one, Instead of two official papers for th. city. fadaealy Becomes Home Ruler. ii was Omaha day In th. senate, at least s good part of it was. Howell and Hall Indulged the patience of that body for a considerable1 period while they threashed out,'' some "dirty linen" over the Howell telephone bill. The fight aros. over a motion by Howell to raise the bill from the sifting committee. Th. motion was finally lost; Th. principal contention ot Hall was thai th. bill, In contemplating a reduction of 'telephone rates, sought to deprive the elty, council ot a right 'it possessed ... and fare. th. legislature to do something which' it 'was not called on to do. H. said that if .the council did not properly exercise the functions of Its office the people of Omaha bad the .right, and should nse it In placing men in these '.positions who would do their duty. He argued that It was not a mat ter" for the legislature to settle. Howell laM great', stress upon..- the fact that he waa fighting for home rule, a prin ciple ;wlilcl Hall laid claim to as the foun dation pXhs,,fl5h , A jpumber, pt, other senators fodic H0weUrtJ task for precipi tating, this fight over local matters' In th. legislature. Where they claimed it bad no place. '.y'Approprlatoa la Pared. The senate committee'' on finance made Its report on the general 'salaries bill, carrying originally ' 1090,000, ' cutting It down , f 46,481.67. Th. committee on ac counts and expendlturea, carrying out the principle ot economy which has manifested Itself ao conspicuously in th. upper branch, reported that It. had settled the bill ot the , Omaha ' Printing company of $1,718. 6a tor f 960. .This committee reported further that it bad. offered the' Hardy Furniture com pany $142.18 for lU ,orpet bill ot $690.15 and that .the jfoiupany tref used to accept, preferrlpio', iet the t account run over until tb,axt.egiBJatury , . The ijioue,. commit.'. onvxallroads has t last; released' the Kennedy bills, H. R. 421 anjd H. . R 451,. 'relating to the en forcement . of .tbe maximum freight '.rate law. , Th. bilfr wer. rnport.d back , with out re.commdatiott. phalrman Menden ball of. the. .qbmmltte. . wanted to report them for tndeSkHe, postponement, but he could -pot aqure,;eooub vqtes to sustain bla desJrea-.yH.tR. . ,21 provides that the attorney ajhijll be. authorized to proceed against, av railroad tbat-has violated this aet and' H R. 461 provides that the gover nor. atat treasure and .'the land com missioned shall constitute a commission for' the proper enforcement ot the pro visions ot thjs act. Under the . present law - a defunct body, the transportation board; Is vested with this power. The. senate committee on municipal af fairs has finally agreed to report back for general file H. R. SOS by Gilbert of Doug las, which- has been In the committee's bands for several weeks. Thla la the measure whlch.. centemplates th. valida tion pY all the paving taxes in Omaha since 1S9T1 It; seeks ' to correct, the defects-In the" petitions for paving and would 'result In bringing about a relevjr-of taxes on all property where suits have been brought and thus turn into the treasury ot the city a' large .revenue. It would. It ia said, like wisv do Away with endless litigation which has' ttrvedy" been extremely expensive to Omaha.- The demand for the passage ot lots' , bifl . has been active, all the com merciaf ' b'hdles of the city being engaged in Its" promotion. James Adams, deputy city attorney, has been here today in the Interest ' of the bill. He met with the committee and presented his own and the arguments ot other leading citlsena of Omahn-' ."''.''' STUEFER .REPORT IN HOUSE tears Ask. ! More Time, hat Haiti laststs oa Dlaposlna; ...' ;v ot It. - '' (Frtim a Staff Correspondent.) '' ' LINCOLN, April 2. (Special.) The bouse enierea upon dims on imru reccing ou con ventflg this morning and passed these rneaa ures: . :? ' H. R. 378; by Wilson of Pawnee, relating to tWe tusnner of -distributing dead bodies A Household Treasure GORHAM Silver Polish Facilitate tho care of fine silver Cwtains o injurious ingredient Ail responsible m esnts a packag jmvotorsfcotpil J"P- Bee, April J, l0i. dip hipand without Sixteenth and Dougias SU In the possession tf jpubllo officer or In' tltutlons. H. R. 482. br Mockett of Lancaster, rals Ing the levv for school taxes In Lincoln, so as to bring the aggregate receipts up to $150,000 a year. 8. F. 217, by Anderson, fixing, the salary of the deputy state treasurer at $1,800, tailing to pass with the emergency clause; this official had no fixed salary under the old law, S. F. 218, by Anderson, raising the salary of the secretary to the governor from $1,600 to $2,000, which ' he ' has generally drawn, failing to pass with the emergency clause. S. F. 95, by Brown, to permit the organize tion ot burglary, title and credit lnsur ance companies. At the afternoon session the committee on rallroada reported back H. R, 42L by Kennedy, authorizing the attorney general to proceed with action against violators of the maximum freight fates law and- II. R. 461, creating a board composed of the gov ernor, state treasurer and public land com missioner, to have power ot enforcing the provisions of this, which power under the present law Is vested In the defunct board ot transportation., ,' The committee appointed to investigate the Burt county bond purchase of ex-State Treasurer Stuefer- made its report. Mc Allister, chairman. of the'commlttee, moved th. adoption of the report. On reading of the resolution Bears moved that consideration of th. report be deferred until Saturday night when it be taken up as . a special order. '' This did not meet general approval. ' Ten- Eyck, Wilson and Gilbert thought It . should be disposed ot without delay or tbet resolu tion adopted. ' Fishback of Clay, a, member of the committee, with some warmth, said ample opportunity bad been- given. 8ears before th. committee to-. present. bis case and be was against further consideration. Bears explained that' he desired to take up th. testimony carefully and in detail, but could not do so If restricted in time. A number of others lined tip against giving Bears the privilege he sought- - McAllister was tb. only member ot th. commute. 'Who- consented tt, grant dears' request, vfla urged further airing of the case. - - Flahbaok her. took occasion to. say thai he wanted to Include In the-report a state ment regarding the questionable course Of the Burt county supervisors-In the matter of this bond sale, but be; said be waa in the minority. The Sears motion then was voted down and the resolution adopted by a large ma jority. Rouse of Hall then moved that H. R. 164, providing tor the payment of Stueter's bond premiums of $3,000 and Mortenson's of $2,600 be reported back to the bouse by the claims committee,, now that investi gation is over. It waa carried and Bears agreed to make this report tomorrow;'. ; Bears of Burt then submitted a resolu tion providing for the withdrawal of H. R. 433, the bill appropriating $47,207.63 for, the payment of th. Oxnard augar factories of bounties originating under the law of 1896, and th. reference of the claims to the dis trict court of Lincoln county for adjudlca tlon. The resolution provided that the attorney general shall car. for the state's defense in tb. action. Th. resolution waa adopted by a vote of 65 to 23. A resolution by Thompson of Merrick that 2,000 copies in pamphlet form be printed, paid for out ot the legislative expense fund end distributed throughout the atate to members of th. legislature and county and state officers Interested The bouse went Into committee "A the whole and took up hills on general 'file from th. senate and reported out by the sifting committee. In three hours tonight the bouse broke the record, disposing ot twenty-six bills in committee ot th. whole. They were all recommended for passage. Among them waa the bill to empower the fire and police commission to be created under, th. new charter In South Omaha, to issue saloon licenses. Another waa H. R. 106 by Bacon of Dawson In which Currle end other west ern members have been actively Interested, to appropriate $50,000 for the sinking ot eight wells to locate petroleum, gaa or oil. One of these wells la to be located near Omaha, the reat scattered out over th. stats. SENATE USES PARING . KNIFE Make. Redaction la Bills aad Also Cat. Down Salary Appro prlatloa. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN. April 2 (Special.) Th. sen ate met at 10 o'clock with Lieutenant Gov ernor McGllton presiding. The commute, on accounts and expenditure reported that It had examined tb. bill of th. Omaha Printing company, aggregating $1,718.69, as follows: '. Nine bills covering supplies tl.564.19 Two bills covering printing supplies. 102.00 Una Mil tor typewriter and desk sup port 6150 . From this was deducted a credit bill from tho company amounting to $194.40 for sixty six gross of rubber bsnds and typewriter ribbons, $18.85 for 1,250 senate files errone ously printed, and rejected bill ot $61.60 for j typewriter desk and support, reducing th. amount to $1,444.94, From statements r. ceived from other deslers the commlttoe satisfied Itself that the purchase could hav. been made for $950. -This amount was tendered th. Omaha Printing company and , was by them accepted, f I The committee also bad before it th. ; Hardy Furniture company bill for $630.16, on which It had offered compromise, but ths company had refused. I This sams committee reportad also on th. j mstter ot paying the bill clerk, overtime. 1 The committee recommended against thla, I but that every employe be paid from the time he waa sworn In. Giffln moved to psy all other employes as recommended by the commute, except the bill clerks. This oe casloned lengthy debate, and as tb. sea- at ( p. m. THE OMAHA DAILY BEEt FRIDAY, at. h"4 In the earlier part f th" session ' agreed not to pay any employ, for, over time, and to pay blm from the time he was sworn In, Lieutenant Governor Mrullton held that It would take a two-thirds vote, the seme as a reconetdPraMoa of a bill. The motion was lost and the former agreement of the senate was adhered to. . ' Howell moved that S. F. 234, his substi tute fer the telephone' rate bill, be taken out of the bands of the sifting committee and placed In general file. At 12 o'clock, after a lengthy debate. Pemberton thought the matter was of suffi cient Importance to be studied over and he moved that a recess be taken until I o'clock. 'This waa done. Immediately after the noon recess, the telephone question waa again brought up. Giffln moved the previous question. Th. vote was 16 to 10 in fsvor of the motion. McGillon held, that the motion was lost as It required a two-thirds majority to carry. Howell then began again. After the con clusion of a lengthy speech, Harrison moved that the motion be laid on the ta ble. This wss carried with Brady, Fries, Howell, Jennings, Saunders and Sloan vot ing In the negative. , Warner moved that debate in the future be limited to five minutes. Motion carried. The senate went into committee ot the whole to consider bill on general file. The committee made the following report: 8. F. ' 294, authorizing corporations t. act as receiver, assignee, curator, executor, administrator, trustee, agent and attorney in fact, and defining their duties and pow ers (by Saunders of Douglas). Indefinitely postponed. B. F. 199, to establish a state parental school at Lincoln. Recommended tor en grossment. " ' H. R. 267, South Omaha charter. Recom mended for third reading. H. R. 299, allowing county boards to ap propriate -money to the county general fund from the sinking fund.. Ordered for a third reading. H. R." 93, creating city road districts for the . improvement of roads leading into Cities of more than 6,000 and less -than 25, 000 inhabitants. ' Ordered for third reading H. R. 274, the Nebraska . state library shall be exclusively a library for law books and public documents, and providing' how lhe University 'of Nebraska library1 and Ne braska Historical society shall purchase books. Indefinitely postponed. ' ' H. R. S3, money- shall not be approprl a ted beyond $2,000 by sehool boards ot met ropolitan cities' except upon a recorded majority vote of 'the board. Amended to read $1,000, and recommended for third reading The secretary of the governor reported that the governor had signed these bills: H. R. 134, regulating salary ot county superintendents. I H. R. 306, providing for the annexation bf territory by cities and villages. II. R. 320, Omaha charter bill. . The committee of the whole was again resumed. ' ' ' H. . R. . 207, appointment of matrons for Jails.- Recommended for third reading , Day moved that H. R. 88, to prevent the desecration of the United Statea flag, be recommitted. Motion carried. . The finance committee made the follow ing report on. the house, salary bill: Dec. Tno Recording clerk, governor.... $ 600.00 Clerk and storekeeper, ad- Jutant a-eneral 1.600.00 ..... Stenographer, adjutant aen- erai xi.sso ueputy secretary or state 200.00 Deputy superintendent public instruction , 400.00 Deputy commissioner public " - lands and buildings 200.00 Cleric commissioner public -lands and buildings... 1 2,000.00 Secretary banking board 125.00 Clerk banking board 60.09 : Four bank examiners 1,800.00 Fish - commissioner, deputy wardens , 1.8OO.0O" TWO. bailiffs-supreme court. ., 1,120.00' 1 Supreme court commission ' stenographers . 6,920.00 Supreme court, deputy clerk... 460.00 Salary three assistants to clerk' -. 360.00 ' Deputy librarian- ; ' ,00.00 - Superintendent Home for the" Friendless . . 200.00 Home for the Friendless phy sician " 200.00 Lincoln Insane asylum. ' steward . 600.00 - Norfolk Insane asylum super intendent 2,500.00. 1 Norfolk Insane asylum physi cian v 1,500.00 Norfolk Insane asylum physi cian 2,400.00 Norfolk Insane asylum path ologist , 2,400.00 iMorroik insane asylum book keeper -. 1,800.00 1.200.00 ' 1,600.00 Norfolk In. an a asylum steward Industrial school. Kearney, one grade manager less . Assistant superintendent.' Kearney Industrial Home. MUford, teacher and secretary....... " 200.00 Rgrmer Engineer 860.00 Soldiers' and Sailors' Home. Grand Island, farmer 1,600.00 State veterinarian 600.00 Assistant veterinarian Secretary State Board of Equalization 687.67 Female superintendent Indus- ' trial school, Geneva 400.00 Matron Industrial school, Geneva Burgeon Industrial school, ' Geneva 200. 320 1.200 200 Totals 147,081.67 Net decrease - 46,481.67 $3,680 The bill will be dlacussed tomorrow. These bills were passed: . . H. R. 286, providing for th. organisation ot corporations and sureties to. transact business on an assessment plan H. R. 331, providing for the grading. and and repair of streets and alleys. H. R. 186, creating ka board for th. ex amlnatlon of plumber, (passed without emergency clause). . H. R. 24, providing that town tretsurer. town clerk and justice of th. peace shall constitute th. town board. H. R. 292, authorizing towns, villages, etc., to compromise Indebtedness and Issue bonds for payment. . GOVERNMENT CLAIMS MILLIONS Snea. Alleared Crooked Silk Merchant for S2,000,000 Lost by Cas toms Fraads. NEW YORK, April 2. The federal grand jury ; today returned four indictmenta against A. S. Rosenthal, Martin L. Cohen and Charles E. Brown. - Rosenthal and 'Mar tin L. Cohen previously bad been ini'.icted on a' charge of entering Japanese silks at the customs' bouse at a Value -less than that provided by' law and Jointly Indicted with Brown, a customs exsmlner, on a charge of conspiracy to secure the passage of silks at underestimated welghta. The indictment in these cases were, however, quashed on the ground that W. Wlckham Smith, who acted aa prosecutor, had no legal right to appear before a federal grand Jury. - kjhe government has now begun suits to recsver $2,000,000 alleged to have been lost by underestimated weights. DEATH RECORD. Frederick A. Krelscr. BIOUX FALLH. 8. P., April I. (8pecial Telegram.) Frederick A. Kreiaer, ex-chtef ot the local police . apartment and a former member of the city cooncll, on. ot th. moat prominent Germans in LMs part ot th. stats, la dead at th. family reaidenc. In thla city of Brlght'a diseaae. TO ri llK A Ol.n IX 0E DAY Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tibials. All druggists refund the money it It falls to cure. E. W. Grove's .lgnatux. to a each be, lao. CE PRISONERS STARVE ishermcn Frbira in Near Newfoundland Bnffer for Want of rood. BAY OF ISLANDS RESIDENTS ALSO HUNGER nsalar Traia Bervlce tlll Saspeaded Owlag to Caatlaao-a. nilssarda HowllaaT Across Interior of British Colony, ST. - JOHN'S, N. F.. April 2. The ten American fishing vessels which have been frozen Into the Ice field at Bsy of Islands since .January are in a perilous position owing to Ice floes. Provisions ar. also run ning out and the crews have been put on short rations. The whole settlement of 3, 000 people at Bay of Islands Is dangerously short ot provisions and much anxiety pre vails. The Gulf ot St.-Lawrence is blocked with Ice as far as the eye can see. The railway line across Newfoundland has been blocked by snowdrifts since the middle of Febru- ry and not a single train has run since. . la not known when the road will be open again, tha railway employes being unable to clear. 'tboi lln.'' because of the blizzard. In the Interior. The government probably will dispatch a sealing steamer laden with provisions to relieve th. Inhabitants at Bsy of Islands from th. danger of famine. SUREST GUARD (Continued from First Page.) manage It becoming the sole guarantor of ilb neuiramy. England Removes Block. It was excresslv ntlnu lAtit t iirtjirmftre. that this guaranty of neutrality should not pievent the United States from taklnr. anv measures which it found necemary In order to secure ny its own forces the defense of tb. united States and th mulntrnnnra nf public order. Immediately following this treaty congress passed a law under which the president was authorised to endeavor to secure a treaty for acciuirlna- the rlnht to finish the construction of. and to nitrate. the Panama canal, which had already been begun in the territory of Colombia by a trench company. The rights of thla com pany were accordingly obtained and a treaty negotiated with the Republic of Co- lumuia. inis treaty nas just been ratified by the senate. It reserves all Colombia's rights, while guaranteeing all our own and those of neutral nations, and imenltlrallv permits us to take any and all measures for me oerense ot tne canal, and for the pres ervation of our Interests, whenever In nnr Judgmont. an exigency may arise which calls for action on our part. In other woras. tnese two treaties, and the loclak. Hon to carry them out, have resulted In our ooiainwg, on exactly the terms we das red. the .rights and privileges which we had so long sought In vain. These treaties are among the most Important that we have ever negotiated In their effects upon the luture welfare of this country, and mark a memorable trlnmnh nf x m.ri,., amiomacy one or inose fortunate trinmnhn. niuicuvri, wiiu 11 reaounas 10 tne oenent of ins enure worm. Review. Venesnlena Troable. About tne Same time trnuhln irau In connection with the republic of Venexuela uecnura 01 certain wrongs alleged to have been committed, and debts overdue by this rcpuuuu 10 citizens 01 various foreign Dow ers,-notably England, Germany and Italy. After failure to reach an agreement these powers began a blockade of the Venesuelan coast and a condition of quasi war ensued. The concern of . our government was. of course, not to interfere needleaalv In anv quarrel so far aa it did not touch our interests or our honor, and not to take the attitude of .protecting, from coercion any power unless we were, willing to espouse the quarrel of that power, but to keep an a tu rn m ur - waicmui TTgiiance ana see that there was no infringement of the Mntirno doctrine no acquirement of territorial rights oy a European pr ifr ji oxpense of a weaa sister reptW-A. ' .'wne.ner tu.s acouieu tlon might take Tf,T VihAve 9 of '2..1 outright nd avowed selsnr 'ot '.errltm-v or of th exercise of control arhlrh would In j,nVe H Equivalent to such seizure. This attitude waa expressed 4n the two- following pub lished memoranda, the first being the letter addressed by the secretary of state to the German ambassador,, the second the con versation with the secretary of state re- r.nrt,,1 , I. a T t-J I it,. K ... . - , ton Dec. 16, 1901. His Excellency, Dr. von Holleben, etc.: Dear Excellency I in close a memorandum by way of reply to that which you did ma the honor to leave with me on Saturday, and am. as ever, auniuuy, yours. JOHN MAT." "MEMORANDUM. "The president In hla tyikhaa th. A of December, ISxJl. used the following lan guage! 'The Monroe doctrine is a declara tion that there must be no territorial ag grandizement by any non-American power at the expense Of any . American nower on American soil. It is In no wise Intended as hostile to any nation In the old world.' The president further said; "'This doctrine has nothing to do with the commercial relations of any American power, save that it in truth allows each of them to form such as It desires. We do not guarantee any state against pun- inment 11. ic nirunuui: iiaeu, proviaea that punishment does not take the form of the acqtilsUton of .territory by any non American power." Mis excellency tne Herman ambassador, on hla recent return from Berlin, conveyed personally to the president the assurance of the German emperor that his majesty s government had no purpose or Intention to make even the smallest acquisition of territory on the South American continent or the Islands adjacent. This voluntary and friendly . declaration waa afterward repeated to the secretary of state, and waa received by the president and the people of the United States In the frank and cordial spirit in which it waa offered. In the memorandum of December 11 tils excellency the German ambassador repeats these as surances as follows: 'We declare especially that under no circumstances do we consider in our proceedings the acquisition or the permanent occupation of Venezuelan ter ritory.- "In the aald memorandum of December 11 the German government Informs that of the united eta tea mat it nas certain lust c a mi for money and for damages wrongfully withheld from German subjects by the gov ernment of Venezuela and that It proposes to take certain coercive measures described In the memorandum to enforce the payment 01 inrsv jum ciaima. "The president of the United States, an predating the courtesy of the German government in making him acquainted with the atate of affaire referred to, and not regarding himself as called upon to enter Into the consideration of the claims in ques tion, believes that no measures will be taken in this matter by the agents of the German government which are not in ac cordance witn the well known, purpose above set forth,, of hla majesty, the Ger man emneror." Blr Michael Herbert to the Marquis of lansnowne: "WASHINGTON, Nov. is. 1902. I com municated to Mr. Hay this morning the substance ot your lordship's telegram of tne iun inst. his excellency stated in reply that the United Statea government, al though it rearetted that European powers should use force against Central and Bouth American countries, could not object to their taking steps to obtain redress for In Juries suffered by their subjects, provided that no acquisition of territory was con tsmplated." . AMUs Ara Honorable. Both powers assured us In explicit terms that there was not the slightest intention on their part to violate the principles of the Monroe doctrine, and this assurancs was kept with an honorable good faith which merits full acknowledgment on our Sart. At the same time, the existence of ostllltles In a region so near our own borders was fraught with such possibilities of danger In the future that it was ob viously no less our duty to ourselves to put an end to that. Accordingly, by an offer of our good services in a spirit of frank friendliness to all the parties concerned. a spirit In which thsv ouloklv snd cordially responded, we secured a resumption ot peace ths contending parties agreeing tiuu the matter, which thav could not settls among themselves should be referred to The Hague tribunal for settlement. The I'nlted titates had most fortunately aW ready been able to set an example to other rations by utilizing the great possibilities for good contained in ine Hague tnounai, a question at Issue between ourselves snd the republic of Mexico being the first sub mitted to this international court of arbi tration. afecaard lister Henahllea. The terms which we have aecursd aa those under which the lnthmian canal la to be built, and the course of events In the Yen- esueta matter, have abown not merely the ever-growlim influence at the United tttato. I ArillL n, 1003. I In the western hemisphere, but also, I think I may sarely say, have exemplified me iirm purpose of tha I'nlted Sislra thnt It growth and Influence and power shall re dound not to the harm, but to the benefit of our slater republics whose strength Is less. Our growth, therefore, Is beneficial to human kind in general. We do not Intend to assume sny position which can give Just offense to our nelshbors Our adherence to the rule of human right is not merely profession. The history of our dealings witn ruin shows that we reduce It to per. lormance. Tha Monroe doctrine la not International law, and thojgh I think one day it may become such, this Is not necessary as long as It remains a cardinal feature of our foreign policy and as Ions- aa we possess both the will and the strength to mske it effective. This Isst point Is sll Important, snd Is one which as a people we can never sfford to forget. I believe In the Monroe doctrine wlih all my heart and soul: I sm convinced that the Immense majority of our rpliow-countrymen so believe In It: but I would Inrlinltelv prefer to see ua abandon It than to see us put It forward and bluster aroui it, and yet ran to build up tne em cient fighting strength which In the last rrsort can alone make It respected by any strong foreign power whose Interest it may ever happen to be to violate It. Mast Avoid Boasting;, Boasting and bluaterlne are aa obtertlon- able among nations as among individuals, and the public men of a great nation owe It to tneir sense or national self-respect to speak courteously of foreign powers Just as a nrave and seit-respecting man treats all around him courteously. Hut though to boast la bad, and causelessly to Insult another, worse, yet worse than all Is It to be guilty of boasting, even without insult, and when railed to the proof to be unable to make such boasting good.' There Is a homely old adage which runs: "Speak softly and carry a big stick: you will go fsr." If the American nation will speak softly, and yet build, and keep at a pitch of the highest training, a thoroughly effi cient navy, the Monroe doctrine will go far. I ask you to think over this. If you do, you will come to the conclusion that it Is mere plain common sense, so obviously sound that only the blind can fall to see Its truth and only the weakest and most irresolute can fall to desire to put It into force. Well, In the last two years, I am happy to say, we have taken long strides In ad vance as regards our navy. The last con gress., In addition to smaller vessels, pro vided nine of those formidable fighting ships which the real efficiency of any navy in war ultimately depends. It provided, moreover, for the necessary addition of of ficers and enlisted men to make the ship. worth having. Meanwhile the Navy de. partment has seen to it that our ships have been constantly exercised at sea. with the great guns, and In maneuvers, so that their efficiency as fighting units, nntn individu ally and when acting together, has been steadily Improved. Remember that all this is necessary. A war ship Is a huge bit of mechanism, well nigh as delicate and com plicated as it is formidable. It takes years to build It. It takes years to teach the officers and men how to handle It to good advantage. It Is an absolute Impossibility to Improvise a navy nt the outset of war. No recent war between any two nations has lated aa long as It takes to build battleship, and it Is just ns Impossible to Improvise the officers or the crews as to Improvise the navy. To lay up a battleship and only send It afloat at the outset of a war, with a raw crew and untried officers, would be not merely a folly, but a crime, for It would invite both disaster and disgrace. The navy which so quickly decided In our favor the war In 1898 had been built and made effi cient during the preceding fifteen years. The ships that triumphed off Manila and Santiago hid been built under previous udmlnlstrations with money appropriated by previous congresses. Tne officers and n.en did their duty so well because they had already been trained to It by long sea service. All honor to the gallant officers and gallant men who actually did the fighting; but remember, too, to honor the public men, the shipwrights, and steel workers, the owners of the ship yards and armor plants, to whose united foreslKht and exertion we owe it that In 1898 we had craft ao good, guns so excellent, and Airier lean seamen of so high a type In the con ning towers, in tne gun turrets and In the engine rooma It la too late to pre pare for war when war haa come, and If we only prepare sumcientiy no war will ever come. We wish a powerful and efficient navy, not for purposes of war. but aa the surest guaranty of peace. If we have such a navy. It we Keep on Duiming it up, we mav rest assured that there ia bat the smallest chance that trouble will ever come to thin nation, and we may likewise rest assured tnat no foreign power will ever quarrel with us about the Monroe doctrine, Comntlns -Will Escort Presldeat. I tES MOINE3.. .April 2.0dvernor Cummins and his staff will escort- Presl dent Roosevelt on the latter's trip through Iowa with a special train. This train will precede the president and arrive In each town or village ahead of the presidential schedule to Inform the awsUlng - crowds of the approach of the chief executive. Besides the staff there will be leading men ot the state Invited to accompany the governor. The special will arrive at Cla rinda on the morning of the 28th of April It will thee take up Its. two days' work of escorting bidding President Roosevelt goodbye at Keokuk. COUNTY BRAVES ARE HOPEFUL Ward Committeemen Report oa Pre. llmlnary Work for Nest Thurs day's Primaries. The assembly room of the Douglas County Democracy was crowded last night, the occasion being the last regular meeting prior to the democratic primaries ot next Thursday. L. J. Plattl made the principal speech of the evening, in which he urged the members of the club to their best ef forts In the forthcoming fray. Commit teemen from all of the wards In the city reported the progress of their work in be half of the delegations backed by the or ganization, all taking optimistic views ot the future. The candidacy ot J. H. Jones for councilman from the Third ward was unanimously Indorsed. After the business meeting there waa short social session, at which Manager Carl Relter of the Orpheum told several good stories in his Inimitable style. The Eagles' quartet, composed of Messrs. Sun derland, Shropshire, Trultt and Jonea, won much applause by contributing a tew songs and aeveral members of the club gave reci tations. OFFICER GETS FIRST SHOT Career of Young Outlaw I a Kanaas Town Is Abraptly Terminated. BEDAN, Kan., April I. Alonio Hamon ased 25 years, was shot and killed here early today by Constable Robinson. Hamon, imagining a fancied wrong against the caahler of tha Sedan Savings bank, had threatened to wreck th. bank with dyna mite. He approached the bank building and when Constable Robinson ordered him halt reached for his revolver. Th. officer fired first, the bullet from his rifle striking Hamon over the heart and killing him in stantly. M'KINLEY HORSES RUN AWAY Former Presldeat'. Widow Has Ei cltla Experleaee oa Her Way to Cemetery. CANTON, O., April 2. Mrs. McKinley's team ran away aa she was driving to the cemetery this afternoon. At the West Fifth street bill one ot tb. borsss fell and the team was stopped. Neither Mrs. McKlnley nor th. other oc cupant, of the carrlags were Injured. Crew Is Itescaed. SAVANNAH. OS;. April I. -Ths schooner Isabella Gill, from Baltimore, arrived today with Captain I'lx and eight men of the lumber-laden achooner K. H. Weaver, lost oft Charleston, Monday. LOCAL BREVITIES. O. H. Edwards of 2621 Ersklne street, wss arrested last night on a charge of being drunk and breaking glass on the street. Hon. J. B. Weston and D. W. Cook, president and vice president respectively of ths Beatrice National bank, and Mr. and Mrs. F. 11. Plummer, all of Beatrice, wtr. Omaha visitor, last evening. s I ROSEWATFR IN-SIXTH WARD Housing Meeting of BepnblicaDi Addressed by Editor of Tba Bee. CANDIDATES SAT THEIR CLAIMS Mrs Who Aaalro to OHIce from too Ward riacf Themselves Before tha Voters,'. Who Cheer for JHoores. In tha absence of Tresldent W. O. Bhrl- ver of the Sixth Ward Republican club, Vice President Bmlth acted as chairman of the meeting of the club last evening at Twenty-fourth and Burdett. .treats. The hall was completely filled witn rep resentative cltlxens of the wara ana meeting throughout was enthuslastlo and full of interest. The principal Speaker of the evening was Edward Rosewater, but before be began his address short speeche. were called for from several of the can didates present. The first speaker was W. Hunter, candidate for city comptroller. He thought that the recent ruling oi me city committee was unfair and said: "The ruling Is unfair to acy and all candidates. The Tight way would be for th. people of the ward to make their own ehotoo for councllmen. Councllmen should be elected by the people of the ward they are to rep resent. I believe this to bo the only fair way. and ask that the Sixth ward repub licans Rive me their support at the pri maries for the office of comptroller. If elected I will do my best to merit your confidence." Candidates for City Council. A. D. Small, (he candidate for council man from the Sixth ward, was called for. He said: "I wish to denounce tbe statement appearing in one ot the city papers that I was being buncoed in my candidacy. I am still in the race and propose to remain in It to the finish. . I am a member of the Typographical union, and believe I have the support of very many of the union men of the ward. I think that the men who work should have a union man to represent them in the council. I will do all I can to merit their support arid confidence." W. R. Homan, candidate for the city council from the ward, said: "I have been resident of the north part of the city for about nineteen year., and from my long connection with th. connty office. I am fa miliar with the affairs of taxation and could discharge the duties of councilman understanding. There his v e ganized effort to get the several candidate! in this ward at loggerheads. All manner of reports have been brought to me and others, which show that somebody is very uneasy and wants to get us to quarreling." E. G. Solomon, candidate for city clerk, was present and was called upon for a short talk. He said: "I am a candidate for the offloe of city clerk and respect fully ask for the support of tbe Sixth ward. You always know where I am and for who I am working." R. B. Carter, candidate for building in spector under the new law making this an elective office,- waa the next speaker. He said: "I have been in the office during the past three years under appointment by Mayor Moores, and my work speaks for it self. I respectfully ask the support of the Sixth ward In my candidacy." Mr. Rosewater'. Welcome. Chairman Smith then introduced Edward RoBewater, whose appearance dn the plat form waa greeted with welcoming applause. He prefaced bis general address with the remark that he was here a. an American citizen, a resident of Omaha and as a re publican. Mr. Rosewater address, which will oe printed In full this evening, was listened to with the closest attention and was fre quently applauded, and tbe audience waa very evidently In hearty accord wltb hi. views and . expressions. W. M. Kierstead, president of the .Fifth Ward Frank Moores club, being present, was called fof and said: 'I beard Mr. Rosewater speak over at our Fifth ward meeting and I came over here to hear him again, but not to make a speech myself. We are all for Frank Moores over In the Fifth and are sure to carry the ward for him, and I believe that can say the same for tbe Sixth ward. Frank Kc Moore, will certainly be nomi nated and elected If we do not let our selves be tricked by the antls. Combine your Interests in the Sixth ward and by electing him you will make aure of tb. election of your preferred candidates in the ward." Seventh Ward Repnbllraaa. A very largely attended meeting of tbe Seventh Ward Republican club was beld at 2709 Leavenworth street last night, whan city Issues were dl'jeussed. Every mention of Mayor Moores' name was received wltb applause, and much enthusiasm waa man ifested over bis candidacy. No .Sort was mad. to secure a formal Indorsement of the mayor by the meeting. John P. Breen was the principal speaker. H. bad for bis topic the general question of municipal government. He discussed municipal own ership, and the attitude of tbe local fran- chlsed corporation, toward the city gov ernment, i A resolution adopted unanimously de nounces the action , of the city committee In requiring that candidates for the coun cil express a preference for the head ot the ticket on which their names are placed, and gives it as the sense of the club that the candidate for th. city council receiving the highest number of vote, at the primary be declared the candidate from tbe Seventh ward, no matter which ticket his name appears on. BE CORRECT and wear America's Correct Clothes for Men. bearing this famous trade-mark Benjamin Spring Suits and Waistcoats are the tailoring ideal. Benjamin Clothes cost more to tailor than any other clothes in the world. Tie price ia rignt your money Dkk u myrDing goes wrong, we none ell xhem Ivae. THE GUARANTEE, 1519-21 Dooglu St WV 4 j y I-- KANSAS BARS SOUTHERN STOCK Teaa. Fever KM Cattle from an nowrr state While War Is Hade om Disease. TOrEKA, Kan., April X. Governor Ballcy has quarantined cattle south of the stale line. This I. owing to the alleged existence ot Texa. fever. -... ii. atw-fe aanltav commission is considering mesne ot suppressing the foot and moufh dlanase, wnicn nss mane ua appearance in herds at Concordia, Kan. UNITE ESTESARK HOTELS Dearer aad Boston Capitalists Ray Lord Danravea'a Raaeh aad Other Colorado Land. DENVER, April 2. By an expenditure of $400,000, the Este. Park company, a syn dicate of Denver and Boston people, has bought 11,000 acret in Estes Park, Includ ing Lord Dunraven's ranch of 7,000 acres, and baa obtained control of nearly .11 the hotels la tb. park. No Dessert More, Attractive Vihy use gelatine and spend hours aoakinff.i sweetening-, flavoring! and coloring when Jell-O produces better results in two mlnutesf Evenrthinir in the package. Simply add hot water and sot to cool. It's perfection. A sur prise to the housewife. No trouble, less ex pense. Try it to-day. Jr Four Fruit Fla vors: Lemon, Orange, Strawberry, Rasp, berry. At grooers. lOo. PROGRAM Cecilian Piano Player Recital By Mr. Philip Oahm. . Saturday evening, April 4th. at C. M. B. A. hall, same floor as Tiano Player Co. Parlors, Arlington block, 1511-1613 Dodge Street. All music lovers are invited. Seats aro plenty and free. 1. Fantalsle Impromptu Chopin 2. The Jolly Coons, Two Step.Wirms. 8. Serenade Schubert 4. In a Cosy Corner. Kimball & Brat ton 6. Blue Danube Walts. ....... .Strauss 6. Tbe Last Hope Qottscbalk 7. Polka de la Reine...,, Raff The first drawing of the Cecillsn club takes place at tbe conclusion o! the program Saturday evening, April 4th. All members are Invited to be present If possible. Those who de cide to become members, but have not as yet signed the roll, will please do so before the drawing takes place, so their cumber tan be included In the drawing. We are the only house In Ovaaha carrying a Circulating Music Library tor all makes of Piano Players. Tbe largest stock of Piano Player Muslo.west of Chicago. We rent Piano Players, also Piano and Player together; thus anyone can have the finest piano music, even though they. do net anderstand musls br bow to play the piano. " . " '' PIANO PLAYER CO., Furay A McAxdle, Owners, Arlington Bik., 1511-13 Dodge St. AHl'SEHEHTI, Reserve Your Seats FOR THE , Ak -Sar - Ben Musical Festival At the Den . May 7,8, 9, IO, 6I DaspfArmanrgsat m m aa a a mass wwaas Season Tickets, $3.50 a, a, in w. wiiivni vi a 1408 P amain Street Bale of reserved seats will be withdrawn after April 15th. Chicago Symphony Orchestra And a chorus of 150 voice NORDIGA AND DE RESZKE, with the full Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra, J. S. Dus, Con ductor. THE GREATEST MUSICAL EVENT OF THE SEASON. BOYD'S! Wo,4iw Last four weeks of Regular Season. Tonight, Sat. Hat. and Night. LAST COMIC OPERA THIS SEA&ON FRANCIS WILSON IV si tuf Tr.DtrAr.no BBS la B WIhnaWI Prices Matinee and night, 2&o to 11.60. NO VHEE LI8T. Sunday Mat, and Night "YORK STATE FOLKS" Prices Mstlnve, 2uc and Oe. Mgnt-iiu: to 11.00. cmiaHTos Telephone 1631. - . Matinees Thursday, Saturday, Sunday. J;l5: fc'usru KJiuKt at IE V ' , HIGH CLASS. VAUDE VU.LE' Reno and Rirhards. Vlorsnde VV'JnrtUv. ids VYn Ryan and Itlrhfleld, Louise Js.Sirp.s, Franco Piper, Bailor and BarbettuVwi ibe Klnodrome. V V W t v. I Aka Tr, PT T.na ,.,l,t HITalMt "sftwHka-irwt.r" . w. SlMS fiHM lb MM. Soft awll Cna, S.U-....SW trmkutlH4tr a.l4 mm SUM . ITta, ISM U4gv .TP A t i