Telephone 8H.
"It matters not whit
you rt thought to
: be, but whit '
; v jou are.'.'
Remember we Invoice Jan. 1. This big stock of dress goos
must be reduced before that time. Thursday will be a great Cjy
in the dress goods department The prices for that day should
appeal to every lady within reach of Thompson, Belden & Co.'s
ftore. ' Read each item below carefully.
Handsome Pon Suiting In the new blue
ml, brown mis. osford and green mix.
Thursday's apc1al price 29c a yard.
New Camel's Hair Sulting-For the
much. wanted lacket ault or long coat
effect, 64 Inchea In tha new mixed color,
regular . 11.60 quality. Thursday special
price. 9o a yard.
New Checked Suitings Pretty combina
tlort of dark rich colors, 61 Inches regu
lar $1.00 quality, Thursday's aperlal price
4 cents.
Iridescent Suiting One of thla season's
most beautiful fabrics, dark rich velvety
ground with a pretty changeable or
frosted effect, regular COO quality Thurs
day's special price. Wo.
Neck fors
Special prices all this week on beautiful
neck furs.
Bable and Isabella fox, sable wolf, tnlhk,
bleoded squirrel and beautiful marten
scarfs the balance of our beautiful fox i special price sale. At the reduction In
muffs are included In thla special price I prices which ' we are making we will dia
ls Is. " I oontlnue alterations.
L7H0NP5QN.fMlLDEN&f'iQ
V. MCA. Bulldiaf Coraer.Slxte.nti. and Douglas Streets,
unusual In field operations. This elaborate
system has been seriously threatened by
General Rennetikampft's raids southeast
ward. There are many evidences that the Japa
nese are- strengthening and fortifying their
Una of communication toward Corea, which
neoesaartly will absorb a considerable
force.
Tells mt Attaek. "
ST. PETERSBURG, Deo. 28. A letter
front a sailor on board tha Russian trans
port Kamschetke. published bare today, de
scribe an attack made by torpedo boats
on the Kamachatlta preceding the' attack
on the vessels of Admiral Rojeatvenaky'a
squadron. It says tha torpedo boats cir
cled around tha Kamsckalka from 7 to 10
o'clock at night, he thinks, firing 204 shot.
The sailor said be thought sue of the tor
pedo boats was, sunk. Tha admiralty ex
plains that , the work progressing at the
dock yards pf Sevastopol la for vessels of
the Russian second Pacific squadron and
not for ships of the Black sea fleet
Dltca Will Be Neatral.
THE HAGUE. .Deo. . In connection
with tha rumors of a possible infringe
ment of the neutrality of ports in the
Dutch East Indies, It la officially pointed
out that tha neutrality of Babang and
other ports will be maintained. Two Dutch
battleships, two cruisers and Ave smaller
wahlpa are now In those waters, while
two additional vessels are ready at Nleuwe
Diep, Holland, to retnforoe them If oecea-
MORE INTEREST IN DODGE CASE
Mew Terk Deteottv . Sspposea
;,Kavr at Affair Is' rf
Attaehed. ' '-
NEW YORK, Deo. J8. The first offlolal
move by District Attorney Jerome to un
oover the eeasplracy and lawlessness
which he believes' Ilea '"back of the long
legal fight In ' the Dod re-Morse oasa was
made today when he swore out an attach
ment for Edward' J, Bracken, a detective.
Bracken; It la alleged, was with Dodge In
Mew Orleana and aooompanled him to
Tetus. At tha time the divorce of
Mrs. Clamence Dodge waa ' first ques
tioned by her former husband, who alleged
that he had never been properly served
with paper In the proceeding, the legality
of Mrs. Dodge's marriage to Charlea W.
Morse was placed In queetlon by the oourta
and tha tangle that resulted has never been
straightened out. The promlnenoe of Moras
In the business world and his great wealth
brought tha case unusual attention and
public Interest has been Increased recently
by the reports that Dodge has made a
confession to the district attorney impli
cating other persona In a conspiracy to
keep him away from this state, where he
was wanted to answer a charge. that ha
had committed perjury In awearlng that he
waa not properly served with the divorce
aers. Proceedings against proml.ient
lawyers . before the bar association have
eeo represented to be part of the district
attorney's program. - i.
The greet mystery of the affair haa teen
the fact that Dodge, himself a poor man,
was plentifully supplied with money while
he fought extradition" from Texas. Bracken,
It la claimed, waa with him much of tha
time and Is believed to know where the
funds came from. At the same time that
the attachment for Bracken, waa Issued. It
was given out that Judge Cowing, waa sit
ting In. the court of general aesslons, al
though all othei courts were closed, and
' that ha. waa on the bench In order that
instant action might be taken If Indict
ments were handed down today.
Mr. and Mrs. Moras are In Europe, but
have announced their Intention to return
soon. Dodge, who Is at a hotel in thla
city. Is In bad health and waa said today
to te on the verge of a collapse.
EXPLOSION KILLS FOUR MEN
Fatal Aet-ldeat la law Mill Plaal
at' Cke kalis, Wask. Oae Maa
Fatally Hart.
CHEHAtlS. Wash.,' Deo. $, Four men
were killed' and one Injured today by an.
explosion 'of four boilers at the- aawmlii
plant of Walworth A Neville, at Walvllle,
Waah., today. Tha explosion occurred Im
mediately after the mill started for the
afternoon run. '
The dead:
R. C. HICKS. M years old; haa relatives
in West Virginia.
FRANK IXJWKLU St years old. of Wal
vllle; came from Missouri.
PRE8 l.t'I.ING. M year old. of Walvllle.
ROT rCKES, IN years old; relatives at De
catur, Mich.
Injured:
W. ' Buchanan, B years old; probebl)
fatally. ,
- la Pweial Casaaee.
WASHINGTON.- Deo. a. Special Tele.
' gram. Sidney Dodge Is appointed . post
master at Marlon, Red Willow county.
Neb., vloe W. R. White, resigned..
Rural routs No. 1 Is ordered established
February 1 at Farltn. Oreen county,- la.,
serving $4t people and lot nouses..
Tklrtr Days fee a Klaa.
MOBILBL A'a.: Deo. B James Robinson
waa sent to Jell today for thirty days for
aa assault. The offense for which he was
euavicted was klaalng a young womin
aaainst net will at Jtsyou la baieo during a
frarvr
See, Dm a, UOt.
The Great Stock
Reducing SaJe of
Diress1 Goods -
Children's Coats
A food time to buy children'! coata; with
tha cold weather and these special prices
they will aell quickly.
$3.00 coata reduced to $3.75."
16.00 coats reduced to $4.00.
$.7S coats reduced to H7.
17.60 coata reduced to $$.09.
$S50 coata reduoed to H 00.
$9.00 coatsreduced to $.&.
$11.00 coata reduced to 17.71.
Hi 50 coaU reduced to 18.60.
Women's Coats
See the beautiful coats we are selling at
tlO.00. They are 41 Inchea long and come
In plain black, brown and castor shade.
They are all made In the new styles and
are regular Hi 00 values, special price thla
week. 110.00.
All other cloth coats at special prices.
Salts
All our new and desirable tailor made
suits have been Included In this week's
MAY BE COPLEY'S PROPERTY
Vtgrs IrreiUd in Bt, Louis Hat Ifuoh
Jewslrj and Fawn Tioktts.
SAYS HE COMMITTED ROBBERY IN OMAHA
Maa. with Several Names Says Geods
, War PawaW ' KMwtts This
City ' and ' St. (.oals aad
arreadera Tlekete, "
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ST. LOUIS, Dec. (Special Telegram.)
Charles Butler, alias Will Jones, alias
Moore, a negro whom detective Iee KlUlam
arrested after a battle, confesses to robbing
various houses in Omaha, with a negro
companion, and says " much of the booty
was pawned enrouts to St. Louis, and the
rest was planted here.
He says he served as a heweeman In
Omaha. Two gold watches, a sunburst,
rings and pawn tickets have already been
recovered. ' Butler says ha has forgotten
the addresses of his victims,' ; . -
' ' 'J . .' ;
In Butler, Chief Donahue says ths man
who robbed the Copley Jewelry store may
be arrested, as some of the goods men
tioned were of the charatcer of those
taken from the Omaha Jewelry store Just
before Christmas. ' '
The police have the ' record ot having
arrested' a' negro' ' named ' Charles Butler
about a year ago. He waa turned over to
the South Omaha police ,for a crime com
mitted In that city, and the Omaha polios
do not. know what became of him after
that This Butler had a bad reputation
aa an all-round thief and may be the mau
In custody at St. Louis.
BARS OUT .PROCESS
(Continued from First Page.)
lng at 10 o'clock, the former to show cause
why the mandamus he issued against ths
Stats Canvassing board should not be dis
solved and the latter two to answer for
contempt of court In hot obeying the order
of the court Issusd at tha beginning of elec
tion aulta, directing all courts and members
of the bar to ceaae involving the election
cases by proceedings In lower courts.
Ths supreme court, after hearing argu
ments on the Adams petition, announced
that it would render a decision tomorrow at
t p. m.
BREAK IN COTTON MARKET
Oenaua Baress'i Glnatas; Report
Caaaea m Decline of SO to 88
Points es Board. .. '
NEW TORjK, Deo. tt.-The cotton market
broke SO to Be points on ths census bureau's
glnners' report, Indicating a crop In excess
of the government's estimate, i -There-' was1
very heavy trading on the decline.
The bears contended that ths glnners' re
port probably forecasted a crop of nearly
13,000,000 bales. .. - t. ,-:
Following the report he! prices which
had shown weakness sines the opening,
broke sharply, with January selling around
I.H centa, March s.Sl cents and May M
cents, or a nst decline of 22 and points
and a break of practically td a bale In two
weeks' time. The market was very active
during the afternoon, with big short In
terests covsrlng, while there was also
heavy liquidation, and on every little bulge
the bears seemed disposed to withdraw
their buying orders and sell more cotton.
Tha low figures reached In the stump are
the lowest that cotton has reached In
nearly three yeare.
NEW ORLEANS, Deo. tt. With the
reading of the glnners report on the. Cot
ton exchange today cotton slumped 47 to
66 points, attended by extraordinary ax
cltement. The re Dor t that, n ius in ,.i..
had been ginned, with eighty-two counties
jrei io near rrom, came as a surprise, al
though a bearish report was expected, and
the market waa hammered with great en
ergy. The report today showed. l.M,2se)
mors balea already , gained this year than
the total crop ot last year. .,
After the first exoitement -the market
grew duleter, though the decline was not
arrested. January cotton went to .a,
which Is a decline of about 4 cents In the
last three months..
WASHINGTON. Deo. M. - The census
bureau today Issued a report giving the
quanUty of cotton ginned In 717 counties
up to December 11 last to hv. t. n .
b.614 running bales, which Is . ths equlv-
stem oi uj commercial bales. The
commercial bales reported to the mum
period for 19ot amounted to 1.747, as. ,
Water raaslao at St. Joseph.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo.. Doc. Js.-Owing to
river.'.?!? Tk."' .V" U ,h,r "'"Ouri
u or,n . hJ" c'ty, a water famine
.t.,,ned.. T.h' lo" verteo the
SSi?r-r.5,n V" "- j lowered the
ml- -'J1" r,rfr nv Three hundred
men ere working .on trenches to hrlna
ths water lu reach of tha pumps. Water
Is now being drawn from the reservoir.
Letter Brides tall fe Karoos.
NEW YORK Deo. M.-The earl of Suf
folk and hia bride, formerly Miss Daisy
Letter, end Colonel Colin Campbell and his
bride, who waa Mine Nancy Latter, sallad
for Europe today on the steamer BalUo.
Stop that Cough hy using Mao's Curs for
Consumption. All druggist. 26o. .
.TIE OM Alt A
STATE TE1CHERS CET BUS!
rirrt 0aral Statin of Aisacigtitn U Vary
! Wall Atttaisd. -
SECTIINS MEET." MID ELECT OFFICERS
Arteraaaa Saeat la brgaalsatln a.a
Bvealagr Glvem Over t Aadresees
I Weleosse, Rasaaaaaa
Ma ale.
Ths first general evening session of the
thirty-ninth annual meeting of the Ne
braska SUts Teachera' association served
to comfortably fill the First Methodist
church. The session was opened by In
vocation by Rev. E. ComMe Smith, pastor:
of the church. He was followed by an ad
drees of welcome by City Attorney C. C.
Wright, who was formerly Identified with
the profeaalon of teaching. Mr. Wright re
caOed his school days and took from ths,
past some lessons that he said havs helped
him through life. 1
"In these days of cynicism and pessimism,
the one great bulwark ws may look to
for the preservation of the republic la the
teachers." said Mr. Wright. "And If ybu
would Inoulcste In your pupils clvlo pa
triotism and honesty, and all thoae things
that go to make true men and women,
you must have within yourselves thoae
qualities that will Inspire confidence In
your! teachings. Tou must be convinced
that honesty la tha best policy and so on
down the line." '
Mr. Wright was followed oy a response
by W. L. Stephena, superintendent of the
Lincoln schools. Mr. Stephens- referred In
a humorous vein to ths little feeling of
rivalry supposed to exist between the capi
tal and the metropolis of the state. "We
are here In Omaha, to lay aside the past
differences and to assemble for the purpose
of discussing subjects of Interest at least
Indirectly to 278,000 school children of ths
state." The speakar paid a trlbuts to the
"spirit of the west," in that It produced a
sturdy and Intelligent race of men and
women, and closed with a few general .re
marks of Interest to the teachera ;
The Royal Hungarian orchestra rendered
a pleasing program. The soothing- strains
of the musicians seemed to strike a par
ticularly sympathetic chord on the sen
sitive nerves of the teachers. Ths orches
tra waa Well received.
Eleetloa of Soot Ion Officers.
Yesterday, afternoon the various see-,
tlons of the Teachers' association met at,'
the- High school, listened to papera and
elected officers. The officers .elected are
as follows: Literature section: Miss Mary
B. Thompson of Doane college, president;
Miss Taylor of South Omaha, secretary.
Latin section: " H. Gillespie of Doane col
lege, president; Miss Mary Ross ot South
Omaha, secretary. Mathematical section:
Miss Edith Long of Lincoln, president; W.
J. Hunting of North Platte, vice president;
W. H. Wagoner of Hebron, secretary.
Physical science section: . Prof. Herbert
Brewnell of the State normal, president;
Dr. H. A. Sentry, secretary, i History sec
tion: M. Bracelen, - secretary treasurer;
Miss Grace Abbott, Miss Kennedy, Mr.
Aylesworth, E. B. Sluman and Prof. Cald
well, advisory board. Child study section:
Mrs. Harriett Moller. president; W. B.
Hart, secretary and. treasurer; F. M.
Smith and , M. Monday, executive commit
tee. German section: T, M. Boiwell, presi
dent; Pearl Bookefellow, secretary.. Bel
enoe section: A. J. Mercer, president; 3. A.
Loveland, secretary. :- ... , ' '
One of the large events In connection
with the meeting of the state' teachers
will be the reception to be given at the
Auditorium this evening. .Among the or
ganisations that 'will be represented will
be the. Woman's club,. Young , Women's
Christian association, Young Men's Chris
tian association, Commercial club, LI
brary association, eta. A committee from
each organisation will constitute the re
ception committee. Punch will be served
at various tables and every effort la be
ing made to make the event an enjoyable
one for the visiting- teachers In particu
lar. The program for this morning la:
GENERAL SESSION Thursday, 9 a. m.,
First Methodist Church.
Music Ths Hills of Tyrol ..Thummel
Wagner Chorus. ,
"A Singular Lift ....
Adrian M. Newens, Amesf la.
"What la the Practical in Education? "..
..B. L. D'Ooge, Ph. V., Ypailantl. Mich.
Music Daddy Behreod
Wagner Chorus.
"Social Discontent; Some of Its Causes
and Remedies".. Rev. M. P. Dowllng,
President Crelghton University, Omaha
Business session
The program to be given at this evening's
general aession at the Auditorium and to
precede the reception, will be aa follows:
Musto Pilgrim's Chorus .......Wagner
Wagner chorus.
"Bedrock In Anglo-Saxon Civilization" ,
General Z. T. Sweeney
Muslo The Lost Chord l... Sullivan,
Wagner chorus. . -
LEGISLATION FOR THE SCHOOLS
Eleetloa of Connty Saoorlateadeatg
ky District Officers Is Advocated.
A resolution favoring ths election of
county school superintendents by ths school
district officers in convention Instead of oy
direct 'vote of ths .people, was adopted
with emphatic unanimity by the county
superintendents' ssotlon of the Stats Teach
ers' association yesterday morning.
The proposition waa volcsd by Charles
Arnott, superintendent of Dodge oounty,
and met with Instant apprqval, the only
voice ralaed against It and that weakly-r-belonglng
to a woman.
Further, the resqlution deolared the
proper time for the expiration of the
county superintendent's term was on July
2 and not on January 1, when ths outgoing
incumbent had no chancs to secure school
work.
, f'l am decidedly In favor of the directors
of ths various school districts In a county
coming together at stated times and se
lecting ths county superintendent for merit
alone,". said Superintendent Arnott. "There
la no mors reason why politics should havs
anything to do with this oftlcs than in the
oase o( city superintendents, chosen by the
schoo) , boards. Usuallv candidates for
county .superintendents havs nothing In
common with the politicians, but are forced
to work bard along partisan lines during
the campaign. It Is not a kind of effort
that appeal to most ot them and I think
they would prefer not to do It." "f
Gives Ample tadepeadeaeo.
"Would that give -the 'county superin
tendent as much Independence aa ha now
hast" asksd State Superintendent Fowler,
who prestdsd.
"It would give him enough," responded a
chorus of voices. "Ths city superintendent
usually haa all the independence he needs
la bis work."
Whereupon the resolution was adopted
with enthusiasm and will bs reoommended
to the legislative committee for drafting
Into a law to be requeated from the legis
lature. The county superintendents held their
sessions In ths high school Wednesday
after organising in the city hall Tuesday
night and listening to an address from
Bute Superintendent Fowler.
Address ky Fowler.
In part he said: -'i
I believe the legislature of the state
should wake wore liberal appropriations
for tne support of the saate normal schoo a
of Nebraska, whose students are taught
and trained for the cUreot benefit ot ihe
children of the state. A much larger per
cent of the normal school graduates return
Immediately to the swrvioe of.. the state
than (be graduates of any other educatlunai
institution.
' Besides tha receipts from several other
fund, the I'niversity of Nebraska receives
the benefit of a tax of i miU upon the dol
DAILY BEEr": THURSDAY,
lar of valuation of the grand ejwenement
roll of the stale. The Htate Normal seJiooi
at Peru enro.is one-third so atony sturtents
as the university, and It receives no finan
cial support from any other source than
the direct appropriations of the leaiMature,
but i believe a tax of ene-flth of a mill
upon the-doUar of valuation of tne grand
essrosment roll of the state would be suffi
cient for the support of the State Normal
school at Peru, or two-fifths of a mill for
the support f the two staio normal echoois.
The income from this tax would ensbie the
Board of Education to keep the state normal
st-hoois open during Juty and August, as
they should, for during this time omy are
thousands of teachers who enter the school
room without professional training or prep
aration for their work free to receive the
benefit of the state's Investments at Peru
and Kearney. From the standpoint of
economy. If these institutions sre 10 remain
closed during any .art of the year, it should
not oe auring June, juiy or August.
A more liberal policy toward the state
normal schools would also enable their
board of education to pay the profeeaois
and Instructors engaged In the training of
teachera, ' teaching teachera now to eacn,
aalarira more In keeping with the services
rendered. The Instructors at Peru not only
rerive lower wages than are paid In otlvr
state normal schools, but even lower wsjres
than are paid for equivalent work In the
high schools of Nebraska. Ths salaries at
Peru range from W to $1,100, the average
being lese than Sl.oiio. a year. Teachera of
similar qualifications in the normal schools
of nelshbortng slates receive from 21.4UO to
ll.SUO for work that In many Instances Is
not of aa high a grade as that of Peru..
State Hlark Skool Bill.
The greater part of the morning was
given up to the discussion ot a legislative
bill drawn up by State Superintendent
elect McBrlen for the establishment of
state high schools. Superintendent Fowler
had called attention to the fact that
though the state provides free education
up to and Including the eighth grade and
In university training, only 444 out of ths
6,047 school districts of the stats havo high
schools and only eighty-five of these have
the full four years' course. ' Hs tuggestsd
that soma way should be found to bridge
the gap. The synopsis of Superintendent
MoBrlen a bill, which was 1 referred to a
committee " composed ot County Buperla
tendents Crocker of Richardson. Waddell
of Pawnee, Hyland of Stanton and Baker
of Kearney and City Superintendents
Thomas of Kearney, O'Connor of Norfolk
and Graham of West Point, for dissection
and report. Is as follows j
State high echoois are to be provided
through a atate high school board to be
created and to be composed of the clian-
cellor of the University ot Nebraska, the
state inspector or accredited schools,, tne
frinclpale of ths state normal schools and
he atate superintendent of public Instruc
tion. Any public graded achool which
shall give instruction according to the
terms of ths act and shall admit students
of either sex from any part of the state
without charre of tuition, after satisfactory
examination, shall be entitled to be classi
fied as a atate high school and reoelve
fecunlary aid hereafter specified. To qual
fy the schools must havs the regular
course of study, embracing all the studies
prescribed Dy tne state high school board,
suitable buildings, substantial library and
other apparatus necessary for doing
efficient work, the school to be open at all
times to Inspection and examinations by
the state board. Inspections are to be
made at least once a year and no money
paid by the state until the work of the
school has been approved by a majority
of the board. Allhoua-h specified In the
proposed bill, the manner and amounts of
money to bs apportioned have not been
settled upon by the superintendents and
this matter In 'he only part of the measure
tnat nas caused muon controversy. tne
draft provides sums ranainK from $100 in
the case of one-year high schools to $1,0)0
a year lor the lull course schools, tne
amounts being gauged by the number of
nonresident pupils attending, $26 per pupil
being the rate. Tha money received by
the school must be used to Increase the
efficiency of the school.
The state high school board Is to have
much discretionary power as to curriculum
and teachers. Three high schools in any
county may demand the aid and it may
be extended to a fourth. Provision 1 made
for the position of assistant examiner to
be filled by the board, the salary to be
not more than $3 a day. The members of
the board shall serve without compensa
tlon.v A state tax of one-third of a mill
la called for and .the creation of the state
high school fund.
BIGGEST DANCE OF THE YEAR
Street. Railway Employes' Ball at the
Aadltortnan a Heeer Breaker
la Slse. '
What Is probably the largest crowd that
has danced In the Auditorium filled the
great hall last evening and tested its
floor capacity. The occasion ' was the
eleventh annual ball of the Omaha A
Council Bluffs Street railway's employes.
When Olsen's orchestra struck up ths
grand march the couples that fell In line
graauauy encircled me enure noor spacs,
while massed near the entrances was an
Immense throng of waiting couples who did
hot take part In the first number. All the
boxes were filled and there were people In
the galleries. .
As the strains of ths "Rose Dreams'
waits floated through ths hall, well dressed
couples circled across the floor and a mo
ment .later the hall was m kaleidoscope of
color. Here and there a gown In thla
ocean of drftlng . effects flashed- ' and
gleamed with ornaments which added
brilliancy to the coloring. In one end of
the hall waa a booth with light refresh
ments, while In the basement tables wers
spread for suppen Several square dances
added variety and two prompters were
stationed. One at each end of tha hall.
Frank Sheets was master of ceremonies.
Bert Chambers was the floor manager and
Fred Franc)s .acted aa hia assistant.. There
was ths usual list of committees to look
after the comfort of the guests, There
were twenty-eight' numbers upon, ths pro
gram an J they seemed to be thoroughly
enjoyed by the dancers.
CONDEMNS MINORITY STOCK
Connect loot Coart Holds Railroad Caa
' Force Sale of Stocks la ,
Merger. .
NEW HAVEN, Conn.. Deo. 2S -A decision
of the state supreme court made public
today Is considered 'of great Importance as
bearing on . condemnation proceedings of
minority stocks In consolidations and merg
ers of railroads. The case in point Is that
of tha New York. New Haven A Hartford
Railroad against Charles H. Offleld of Chi
cago, Involving - the' condemnation of the
two remaining shares of tho New Haven A
Derby railroad' stock held' by Offleld., The
court upholds the right of the" plaintiff to
obtain the 'wi shares by Soadem nation pro
ceedlngs under a statute. The case will be
appealed and It Is expected will eventually
be carried to the . United, States . suorems
court, rj .... (: . ... o; '.
CHEYENNE INDIANS ' STARVING
Wool Work, oat Caast'ot Ft no Ebb.
lOynseat and Ratios Issae '
Is Stooped. ... :- v.--.
ROSEBUD, Mont., Dec. St-The Northern
Cheyenne Indiana ars In a pltlfu'ly desti
tute condition. Commissioner Jones, on
the advics of J. C. Clifford, Indian agent,
ordered that no food be ' issued to the
Indians except the very young, the sgtd
and infirm, basing bis action on ths theory
that thsy were self-sustaining.
Ths Cheyennes ars willing workers, but
ths government failed to give them work.
Complaints ars coining that the starvfhg
Indiana.. are raiding', and slaughtering the
herds of cattle In lh vicinity of the reer.
vatlon. C F, Jilaleo. an- Indian commis
sioner, spsnt several weeks on ths reserva
tion and has left, for Washington-to Uy
before the secretary, of the. Interior the
facts in-the mattev, : .,. -' .
To Cave a v4 la Oae'Day 1
Taks Laxative Broato Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund The mime) if It fafls to
cure. B. W. Groves' signature is on each
boa. . y
IECEMBETl- J, 11 - '
MITCHELL BEFORE ' JURY
t i i . . i
Oref-on Ssuatot Tolls What B Inowi sf
AUsgsd Land Fmdf.
HE IS NOT , SHOWN ANY rAVORS
His ftoejooet
for BvlSeaeo Agalaet
nia tho Kaasoa of Sappei
Aoeosers Is Kot Oraated ller
saaaa Also TeatlSea.
PORTLAND. Dec. 2S-Bent with his three
score years and ten and leaning upon his
law partner, ths white-haired senior sena
tor from Oregon, John H. Mitchell, who for
nearly a quarter of a century has repre
sented his stats In ths federal congress,
today went Into the federal grand Jury
room to tell what he knew concerning
frauds which the government believes havs
been perpetrated upon It In the acquisition
of Its publlo lands.
Tired and careworn, he came from the
Jury room at the noon hour only to return
In the afternoon. Later, when the senator
left the courthouse, apparently nervous and
worried. It was stated that the Investiga
tion, so far as Mr. Mitchell was concerned,
had ended. What transpired In that cham
ber Is unknown, further than that Mr.
Mitchell went Into It with no more favor
than would havs been extended the hum
blest cltlien of his country. Neither his
request' that he be confronted with any
testimony that the government may have
found to his detriment, nor that be be fur
nished with the names of his alleged ac
cusers was granted. .
Coas;resansaa Hermann Appeare.
Congressman Blnger Hermann appeared
shortly after 2 o'clock In the afternoon and
went Into seclusion In the Inner office ot
the district attorney after he had greeted a
few acquaintances In the outer office and
the hall. When called (o the Jury room he
shook hands with those whom he knew in
the corridor and patted Mr. Henri heartily
on the back. When the session had closed
for the day Mr. Hermann remained In the
Inner room for some time conversing with
Mr. Henri and Jurors.
Ths time Of the Jury will be taken up by
Mr. Hermann for the greater part of the
forenoon tomorrow.
Indicted Men Give Bond.
Some of the men Indicted Tuesday after
noon have appeared and will give the $4,000
bonds fixed by the court. . B. B. Ormsby of
Salem was given five days in which to enter
his plea and was allowed one day to secure
ball. In the meantime he was released on
his own recognisance.
C. E. Loomls of Eugene rave his bond as
required.
Mayor W. H. Davis of Albany did not
reach the city today, as expected. ' He will
probably arrive In Portland tomorrow,
when he will give bond.
George Sorenson Is reported to have re
turned tc Portland today, but haa not yet
made his appearance.
MOCKETT, ACER OR STEUFFER
(Continued from First Page.)
moment's notice of what it was tobe ap
piled to. The talk of censuring the board
of Burt county Is rldiouloua, and Is only
made for the purpose, of throwing dust
Since the first of what is called the Burt
county bond matter was made public the
friends of Mr. Stueffer have been busy in
trying to make It appear, aa Ager infdrs,
that a Burt county factional fight Is In
volved,' as Mr. Mockett says, be lias, been
told that the Burt county board should be
censured,. Both are, putragepus statements.
4nestlom Really Involved. l;,
Ths question Is not an inquiry Into tho
Burt county factionalism, which we have
not In Burt count: - whether the board
made a good or bau -a.e of the bonds. The
question -is an Inquiry Into Mr. Btueffer's
conduct of his office as treasurer. If that
office was conducted with Integrity, then
his' bond was rightly paid for by the state.
If he was furnishing the state's money for
friends to buy the bonds he vhould have
bought In the first Instance; If he was keep
ing money that belonged to tho state In his
own bank, on which Interest was not paid)
If he was getting Interest privately In a
manner that Indicated an Intention to keep
such Interest sums then such payment v us
wrongfully made. Thla was all shown
against Mr. Stueffer as the only natural
conclusion from his own testimony, a copy
of which I have. There were nbout 100
members In ths houss of the Twenty-seventh
session. Can Mr. Ager or Mr. Mockett
find one of tnese memoers that will say
that he would have helped use the state's
money to pay for Mr. BtuefferW bond had
Mr. Stueffer made known the (act that he
was so going to use the funds of the state
treasury T There were 100 member of thti
last session, including Mr. Mockxtt. Is there
ens of those members,' Including' Mr.
Mockett. that will say that hs would have
voted h $3,000 to Mr. Stueffer for the last
year's bond had he, known that the treasury
money hadf been' so used 7" Will' Mr. Ager
say that .an appropriation of $J,000 should
have been made to Mr. Stueffer to pay for
his last year's bond If the state's funds had
been used ss Is hers Indicated? These are
the questions.
Committee , Already Predicted.
I say that the committee was partially
made up of those prejudiced on this ques
tion, it having probably been misled and
wrongfully prejudiced. During- the hearing
one of the members came to me and asked
me what I expected to show, , I refused to
talk to him on the evidence and told him
that I would argue the evidence and the
facta to the committee, and that I had
never tried a case on. the street. In my
opinion this committee was prejudiced ana
biased because of what had been wrong
fully told them, that It was a factional Burt
county fight and spite was being wrong
fully vented on Mr. Stueffer. In my opinion
It did not know to what conclusions tlw
testimony taksn lead on the question In
volved. To Illustrate, I will ask each mem
ber of that committee: 'Would you have
reported favorably upon that bill if you had
realised on one Item of admission alone
that for ten months Mr. Stueffer had taken
cashier's checks running to' himself person
ally from ths First National bank of
Omaha, and that ha had kept these for ten
months without ' turning them ' Into the
treasury, and than only turned them In on
the day that, the Burt oounty bond matter
had been taken up with Governor Savage,
and that this manner of making money
from the state's money was one which Mr.
Stueffer's predecessor had used, and was
known to ths office as a manner of graftT"
Such as would, hold up your hand. I ven
ture the opinion that no member tnat was
In ths houss two years ago and voted for
the allowanoe In queation could be re
elected In hla county if ho had known of
thess facts end his people knew that he
knew and realised It .bef ere voting.
The committee In question should have
been named from both parties; It should
have been such that from Its Inception tbs
strongest members In .the house would wil
lingly have served upon. .After ths evi
dences hsd been received It should havs lis
tened to argument of Its counsel; .It should
than knowlnaly have made Its report. . which
should have been noa7rngiy. acted upeu by I
ths house. These wsrq all more or leas vio
lated In the Instance referred to.
StaesTer's Share la Matter.
In the beginning of the bond deal Inquiry
Governor Savage, wrote me that he consid
ered great wrong had been dona The
wrong wao to the slats treasury i hs never
came to any other' conclusion that I know
sf. Ths wrongdoer (If a wrong had been
done) refused the suggestion that I made
In all sincerity nhkf committee of Sena
tor Mandcreont O. M. Lambertson 'and T.
J. Mahohey Investigate his offlee: rhey cer
tainly would havs been fair. The pecpTo
of the state Would have been .satisfied with
their retwrt, Mr. Stueffer refused to g Into
Me party convention, far a renomlnaOon
when but for the wrong- charged he would
have been a candidate. . He (ilea a bill for
$3,009, which he Is entitled to. If his office
was conducted with Integrity.' The house
agreee to Investigate on the statement of
one supposed offence against his trust. Up
tj such lime he refused to appear before
the regular committee at all. Then all at
onoe the committee Is named as hers indl
cated; hs la ready with counsel. The claim.
ant admits, as tho Inference 1 ran draw
from his own testimony, over and beyond
what waa originally charged as to facta,
and also as to having received cashier's
checks to himself each month for about
ten months, which la an offence previously
known to the office. The attorney chosen
by tho committee, who happens to be the
person who made the Statement that the
Investigation was ordered on, . is refused
leave to argue evidence. The committee
reports tho last day reports can be mado,
time is not given to present the matter to
the house; the claimant and his friend
are on the floor of the house soliciting
votes, and there you are.
Denies laslaaatloa.
. Mr. Mockett Is mads to say: "He (my
self) appeared to desire a committee that
was opposed -to Mr. Stueffer." I deatre to
ask where Is there a basis for such a state
ment In my relation to the whole matter?
I deny It absolutely. 1 first suggested that
Mandersoh, Lambertson and Mahoney, or
some auch men, 'Investigate the affairs of
j Mr- Stueffer- Office. Then that Mr. Stuef
fer appear before the claims committee
then that the strongest and best commit'
tee that could be named . be appointed
Which of these suggestions Is unfair?
ask for a more definite statement of my
unfairness, Mr. Mockett? Mr. Ager?
' On my part, at least, friendship of the
speaker as to this matter Was not worked
or desired; but from some sourcs It cer
tainly was worked, unless co-incidence ran
riot as never before. In my opinion ths
speaker in the first Instance Intended fulr-
nem, perhapa always, but waa mlaled. In
the light of these facts what Intervened?
In my opinion the colonel will hardly claim
the fact that I was elected as the commit-
tee's attorney disproves,' his oonstant pres
ence In . tha speaker's room mornings as
previously charged. . .
Is the treasury of Nebraska something
to be played with? To be filched from? Is
society. organised In order that it may the
easier be plundered from? If so, it should
be so generally understood, so aa to give
all an- equal chance. In some Instances of
the past, even the formalities of Gaston and
Alphonoe have not obtained
The people of the state, and especially of
Lancaster county, owe themselves tho first
principle of living, which Is said to be self
preservation.' This matter aa I present it
to the people of Nebraska Is not aimed at
any individual, but la strictly a proceeding
in rem. W. G. SEARS,
. HYMENEAL
ralme-Boyd.
COLUMBUS, Neb., Dec. 28. (Bpeclal.)
Miss Ethel Boyd, ' daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. R. C. Boyd of this city, was married
this evening at tha home of her parents
to Mr. Alfred M. Palms of St. Edward.
Rev. De . Wold, pastor of the Methodist
church performed the ceremony, which was
witnessed by a party of Invited friends of
the parties. Mr. and Mrs. Palme will go
to St. Edwards tomorrow, where they will
at once begin housekeeping. ,
Murray-Hartlgan.
HASTINGS, Neb., Deo. 38. (Special Tele
gramj At the home ot the bride's parents,
Mr., and Mrs. M. A. Hartlgan, their daugh
ter. Mtsa Anne, was united Jn marriage to
Mr. Alvln B. Murray, a local young bus!
ness man, at 9 o'clock this morning. Rev.
Lee Toung ot St. Mark's Episcopal church
officiated. - Ths young ooupls departed for
Jacksonville, 111., where they will visit a
short time before returning to make thslr
home In this city.
Llptrap-Washburn.
PAWNEE CITY, Neb., Dec. J8.-(Speclal.)
On the afternoon of Christmas day, at
the home of Mr and Mrs. F. E. Washburn
of Sheridan precinct, occurred the marriage
of their daughter, Miss Eva, to Elmer Lip
trap of Whitewater Kan. . Only the imme
diate relatives of the parties were present
Mr. Llptrap la the teelgraph operator for
the Rock Island at Whitewater.
MeOaneTrtndle.
KEARNEY, Neb., Deo. 28. (Bpeclal Tele
gram.) At high noon today at the resi
dence of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mra
J. F. Trindle, 'occurred the wedding of
their daughter, Clara Trindle, to John N.
McCune of Red Cloud, 'Neb. Rev. Harper
performed the ceremony. The young couple
will reside In Red Cloud and left for that
place today.
- ' ' Todd-Stdmgt. "
SEWARD, fcvu-. 'u.. (Special.) Mr.
Davison Ft-Teddand Miss Eva Stump of
MilfordVwers married. Tuesday at the
Presbyterian .' roans by , Rev. George
Wlthsnls. Both.. of the young; people are
well an. favorably, known- . Mr. Todd Is
associated with'-bla-lather in the stock
business.-
..''Harvey-Davis.
SEWARD, Neb., Deo,.2. (Special.) The
wedding of Miss Ruth Davis to Mr. George
Albert . Harvey, will occur on Thursday,
December 29, at the home of the bride's
parents, Mr. and, Mrs.. A. Y. Davis, at $
o'clock, - Rev. George. Wlthsnls of the First
Prasbyterjan church will officiate.'
t ' Melaoa" Okerar. - '
At the. home of the bride's parents. 90s
South Twentyjseventh street, In this city,
by Rev. J.. W. Conicy, D. D., on the even
ing ot December iff. Albert W. Nelson and
Miss Elisabeth Oberg, both of Omaha, ware
married. r - v . , (
FIRE RECOrit).
. Caady Fwetory . Barns.
Blproc, FALtS, S- P., Doc. 2X.-(Sjc!al
Telegram,) The stock, and building of the
Fenn Broa,' Wholesale Candy Manufactur
ing company. r this pity waa this evening
practically destroyed by Are, which re
suited from .an., explosion In 'the starch
room. . The stock was valued, at $26,000 and
was , insured . for $19,(00. The building was
insured, for $3,000,. which will about cover
tha loss upon it This makes the second
wholesals candy factory to be destroyed by
fire in this city within a few weeks, the
other being the plant of the Anthony
Candy company. , ,
Baslaess Hastes at Goehaer.
SEWARD. Neb.. Dec. 28.-(Bpeclal.) The
hotel at Goehner, Seward county, waa
burned on Monday night. The bul'dlnf was
the property of W. Q. Dickinson of Seward
and had but recently been repaint, d and
papered 'A drug store next to the hotel
HUSs Vil'iSLOV'S .
'! SOOTKIa SYRUP
ass ease assd br KlUtoas of o for their
tUiidrsa wLils Tmisjos for ever rtf 1 Tears,
t muuM ibs skiul, ashrn sua ruM. au-rs
U iui etuM wind vuUa, aud IS. lite .Lt
VcuifraTaor e rrt'
wkaTV-riva cmts A nernt
I I . , I I IS-, f
was also consumed by' the flanwo. Owing
to the high wind the Sre had good headway.
Dasaago at Nebraska CHr.
NEBRASKA CITY, Neb..' Dec 28.-9p
elaL) The home of Henry Moyer, corner
Sixth avenue and Tenth street, waa dam
aged about $200 this afternoon by fire
Which' was rsuaed by a defective Chimney.
The property Is owntd by II. Cave. Tho
loss la covered by Insurance.
CeaJ Com saay' Power Plant,
ROCK SPRINGS. Wyo.. Deo. -(Special
Te gram The buildings, compressors and
boilers of the Union Paclflo Coal company's
power plant here were destroyed by fire to
night. Loss, $10,000. The fire was caused by
an over-heated boiler.
Blaao la Iowa Town.
E8THERV1I.LE, la.. Dec. .-Flre de
stroyed tho Coon block and several other
buildings adjoining, Ths loss Is estimated
at $100,000.
THE VALUE OF CHARCOAL.
Few People Know Hos I'sefal It fe la
Preaervloa Health and Beaaty.
Nearly everybody knows that charcoal Is
the safest snd most efficient disinfectant
end purifier In nature, but few realise Its
vslue when taken Into the human system
for the same cleansing purpose.
Charcoal Is a remedy that the more you
take of It the better; It Is not a drug at all.
but simply absorbs ths gosoe and Impuii
tles always present In the stomach and
Intestines and carries them out ot ' the
system.
Charcoal sweetens the breath after smok-
Mng. drinking or after eating onions and
otner oaorous vegeiaoies.
- Charcoal effectually clears and Improves
the complexion, it whitens ths tes'h and
further acts as a natural and' eminently
safe cathartic.
It absorbs tha Injurious gases which col
lect In ths stomach and bowels; It disin
fects the mouth and throat from the poison
or -rather In tha form of large, pleasant
of catarrh.
All drogglets sell charcoal In ons form
ot another, but probably the best charcoal
wnu mui mr mv money is in Biuart S
Charcoal Losenges; they ars composed of
the finest powdered Willow charcoal, and
other harmless antiseptics In tablet form, '
tasting losenges, the charcoal being mixed
with honey.
w..s wow v . icw ivHiigm wiu eoon
tell In a much Improved condition of tho
general health, better complexion, sweeter
bieath and purer blood, and the beauty of
It Is, that no possible harm can result from
their continued use, but on the contrary,
great benefit,
A Buffalo physician In speaking of the
benefits of charcoal, aava- - "r ..t.
Stuart's Charcoal Losenges to all patients
suffering from gas In stomach and bowels,'
and to clear ths complexion and purify the
Dream, mouth and throat; I also believe
the liver Is greatly benefited by the daily
use of them; they cost but twenty-five
centa a box at drug stores, snd although
In soms sense a patent preparation, yet I
believe I get more and better charcoal la
Stuart's Charcoal Losenges than In any of
ths ordinary charcoal tablets.'
HOLIDAY
LOW RATES W
. To accomodate holi
day travel a rate of
one fare plus 50 cents
for the round trip has
. been placed in effect
. by the
UNION PACIFIC
Dates of sale, Decern-r
bet 24, 25, 26, 31 and
January 1 and 2, with
final return limit
January 4.
Inquire of
CITY TICKET OFFICE ;
1324 Farnam St. Phone 30
HAVE YOU EVER TRIED
that 'Dainty Woman's Friend
HAND SAPOLIO, for toilet
and bath? It is a delicate prep
aration of the purest ingredients,
a luxury but also a necessity to
every man, woman, and child
who desires the beauty of per-
ect cleanliness.
AMUSEMENTS.
THE - - ,
ERNEST GAMBLE
Recital Party
First M. E. Church
JANUARY 9 AT I P, M.
MR. EHSEIT GAMBLE,
The Eminent Basso,
.. MISS VFWJf I. PAGE),
Vlolinlste, . ' .
" MR. EDWIN SHOIERT,
Pianist.
Tickets, with reserved seata. flo, al
Hospe's Music Store.
TUmUHT AMI kKluAt
ARTHUR DUNN
In ths Musical Extravsgansa, ,
THE RUNAWAYS
Saturday
Matlnee-NIght
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Matinee....
Night
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children, act. :.'
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