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    TIIE OMAIIA DAILY BEEj FRIDAY. JANUARY 13. 190r
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LINENS
Reliability In every yard or piece sold. That, with the special prices we
ire making during this great January Linen Sale. Las made this department
jne of the busiest in our store.
There are Towels and Toweling, Table Damask, Table Cloths, with border
ill around, and Napkins.
For a few days more you will have an opportunity to buy at these special
prices.
. Muslin Lndernear Special
W have about Gowns. 60 Corset
Covers, 60 Drawers, 6 Chemise and 10
Petticoats which have been shown on our
counters and are slightly mussed and
rolled. These will be rlape,t on Pcial
ale Friday at qolck closing- prices.
DRAWERS.
$1.25 and 11.00 Drawers reduced to 63c.
11.50 Drawers reduced to 75c.
12.25 and 12.00 Drawer! reduced to II. HO.
$1,75. $3.50 and $3.23 Drawers redu-ed to $1.91
.".r0 and $4.50 Drawers reduced to $2.50.
$7.50 Drawers reduced to $4.00.
DOWNS.
$.1.00 Gowns reduced to $1 65.
$4.50 Gowua reduced to $2 50.
$6.00 and $5 00 Gowns reduced to J3.25.
$7.50 Gowns reduced to $4.00.
$12.00 Gowns, reduced to $6.00.
CORSET COVERS.
The sixes In these are 32 and 42 only.
$1.50 and $1.25 Corset Covers reduced to 65c.
$2 00 and $1.73 Corset Covers reduced to 75c
$2 25 Corset Covers reduced to Sc.
$3.00, J2. "i and $2 50 Corset Covers reduced
to $1.23.
$3.75 had $3.50 Corset Covers reduced to
$1.75.
$4 50 Corset Covers reduced to $1.75.
,- PETTICOATS.
$2.00 and $1.75 Petticoats reduced to 9Sc.
$13.50 Fetticoats reduced to $6.73.
CirEMlSE.
Only x Chemise, that sold from $1.50 to
U00, reduced to 98c.
.7H0HP5ON.FteLDEN&CQ
Y. M. C A. Buildiaf Comer
to a county office In counties having a
population of 30,000 or more, except sur
veyor or coroner, must pay said county
clerk $50, and each candidate for surveyor
and coroner must pay $25. In counties
having less than DO.ooo Inhabitants such
candidates must pay $30 and $15, respect
ively. Each libit of delegates to the county
convention from the various precincts In
the county must pay the clerk 50 cents for
the name of each delegate of such list.
Candidates for c'ty offices In cities having
a population of 20.000 or more must pay the
city clerk upon filing nomination papers $30
each; In cities having lera than 20.000,
$25 each. Candidates for city council must
pay $10 each, and the members for Board of
Education $1 each.
An Important provision Is that which
permits the electors In every precinct in
the state to express their choice for
United States senator by direct vote. In
order that they may do so It Is provided
that any person who Is eligible to said of
fice and who desires to be a candidate be
fore the legislature for the same may file a
statement to that effect with the secretary
of state before the time of the primary
election and pay to the said secretary of
state the sum of $100.
The person- seeking a nomination Is not
required to file any petition', affidavit or
other paper,, except the nomination paper,
as specified in said bill. In this respect It
differs from the Wisconsin law, where
petitions are required to be filed and much
labor Snd expense gone to before a person
can get oh the primary ballot. It Is much
like the Kansas, Indiana and Minnesota
laws in that respect, where no petition is
required, but only an affidavit of the party
thru he Is a candidate for the offlcs which
h seeks.-' The bill makes, ample provision
for holding primary elections in every pre
cinct in the state and thoroughly safe
guards the same against abuse and corrup
tion. It cavers thirty-six pages of type
written manuscript and Is divided into
sixty-three sections.
PROCEEDINGS OP TUB SENATE
Uoestloa of Economy Leads to First
Debate.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Jan. 12. (Special. )-The senate
developed a number of speakers this morn
ing for the first time. ' Economy and False
Economy" 'waa the theme. Sheldon of
.Pass started the oratory when he moved
that the finance committee do all the jun
keting to the state Institutions. During
the course of the debate, Cady of Howard,
Jones of Otoe, Mockett of Lancaster, Good
of Nemann and Sheldon demonstrated abil
ity to make good speeches.
Prior to th. Introduction of this motion
(iood of Nemaha moved that standing com
mitters empowered to visit the state in
stitutions be j til ul red to make u report
by the thirtieth day of tho session. Lieu
tenant' Governor McGllton held thr.t. as
the rule of the senate provided that these
committees, could report any time during
the session that it would take a two-thirds
vote to carry. This, together with Shel
don's motion, went over until 11 o'clock
tomorrow, when It Is to be taken up and
economy Is to be the subject of discus
sion. The motion of Sheldon, which Lieu
tenant Governor McGllton ruled was a
resolution,- follows:
Whereas, It Is the sense of this senate
that not a dollar more than la absolutely
!Tis real winter and we're
selling good, warn Leggings
for., boys" and pnls ot G0o,
75c; 95c and f 1.1:5.
Children's $1.75 ' Sweaters,
now.... $1.25
Bargains In
BOYS' SUITS. OVERCOATS.
KEEKERS. SHIRTS, BLOUSES.
UNDERWEAR.
Pargalns In
GIRLS' COATS. Fl T.S, BONNETS.
ETC.
nFNSON a&THORNt
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1615 DOl'GLAS ST.
Sea, January IS. IV.
Everything in Our Cloak Depir t
ment is Selling at Clearing
Prices
We are quits sure that the ladies of
Omaha will long remember the extraor
dinary clearing sales we have held from
year to year la this successful old store.
We have set a pace on cloak-selling; never
heard of before in this city. We are de
termined that not a garment will be
moved to our new store and we are making
prices which will move every garment very
rapidly.
Children's Coat, sixes S to 10 years,
mostly $10 00 coas, for $5.00.
Children's $8.60 Coats for $4.25.
Every Child's Coat In the store at ex
actly half price.
All our Ladles' Jackets at half price.
All our Cotton Petticoats reduced In
price.
All our Colored Silk Petticoats at half
price.
All our Velvet and Cloth Walking Skirts
at half price.
Three Squirrel Coats, worth $150.00, at
$73.00 each.
All our Fur Scarfs at Clearing Sale
Prices.
Muslins end Sheetings
Walt for our January Special Bale of
Wide Sheetings, Muslins, Sheets and Pillow
Casea, commencing Monday, January 16th.
It will pay you.
Sixteenth and Douglas Street,
necessary for the efficient management of
the state Institutions, and,
Whereas, The members of the senate de
pend largely upon the judgment of the
finance committee as to the amount of
items In the appropriation bills, and,
Whereas, Said committee will be better
able to discriminate between real and un
necessary wants, and thereby , probably
save tho state thousands of dollars; there
fore, be It
Resolved, That the committee on finance
is hereby authorized to visit the state in
stitutions when most convenient. Be it fur
ther Resolved, That the members of said com
mittee present an itemized account of all
expenses Incurred In performance of said
duty to the committee on accounts and
expenditures. And, be It further
Resolved, That no expense bills Incurred
by any other committee will be allowed
unless such committee has previously been
authorlzfd by this senate to visit such in
stitutions. Sheldon, in behalf of his resolution, stated
two years ago he was a member of tho
visiting committee instructed to investigate
the state Institutions and was also a mem
ber of the finance committee. It was his
belief, based on his experience, that the
finance committee should Investigate the
institutions and get it information first
handed. He talked at length about econ
omy and about the money that would be
saved by stopping the various committees
from making Junket trips.
Cady of Howard said the committee on
public lands and buildings had practically
no other duty as shown by the rules of
the senate, and that this committee should
do the visiting. He thought the finance
committee had all It could attend to with
out having to leave Its committee room.
At the conclusion of the debate Bresee
of Brown moved that all committees visit
ing state institutions should pay their own
expenses. This, on motion of Mockett, also
went over until 11 o'clock tomorrow.
Two bills that might develop numberless
experts on horseology and muleology, as
well as considerable litigation, are those by
Jennings of Thayer and Shreck of York
regulate automobiles, traction engines and
machines on the public highways." Should
they be enacted Into laws they will also
keep the operators of such machines con
tinually guessing.
Senator Jennings' bill, S. F. No. 28, regu
lates their operation on publio highways.
The bill contains the following section:
Whenever any owner or operator of a
traction engine, automobile or other device
propelled in whole or in part by steam,
gasoline or electrical power, over, on or
along any public road or highway shall
overtake another person or persons going
the same direction on said public road or
highway with vehicles drawn by horses or
other animals, they shall give warning of
their approach, and when said horses or
other animals exhibit fear they shall stop
and obtain iiermission of the person or per
sons having the horses or other animals in
chajge before passing.
Senator Shreck's measure, S. F. No. 29,
limits the speed of automobiles to twelve
miles an hour, or not In excess of any other
rale of speed established by ordinance of
afy city or village. Section 2 is as follows:
And whenever it shall appear that any
horse or mule driven or ridden by any
tu-rson upon any of said streets, roads or
highways Is about to become frightened
or Is frightened by the approach of any
automobile or vehicle, or when it shall
appear that any horse or horses, mule or
mules, driven by any person or persons
upon any of said streets, roads or high
ways are about to become frightened or
are frightened by the approach of any
such automobile or vehicle it shrill be the
duty of the person driving pr conducting
such automobile or vehicle to cause the
same to come to a full stop, unless such
horse or horses, mule or mules, have
passed.
The committee on employes reported the
following employes, who were sworn in and
put to work:
George H. Moore, doorkeeper; F. Stre
llckl, clerk; R. Kvans, bookkeeper; Claude
Stout, cleric, Clyde Uuslie, messenger; K.
J. Farr. clerk: Louisa Davis, copyist; R.
B. Smith, clerk; R. A. Laverty. clerk;
A. C. Goodwin, copyist; George Williams,
messenger: Austin NelUon, copyist; Arthur
Wray. clerk; L. H. Aurand. clerk; Mrs.
Oeorgle Cline, copyist; A. Murphy, steno
grapher, as substitute for J. J. Murphy,
resigned.
Mrs. W. H. Sutton was selected to fur
nish a Journal of the proceedings at $3.50
a day, she to furnish all material except
machines. . .
The appointment of W. H. Askwlth as
commander of the Grand Island Soldiers'
Home was confirmed by the senate In
executive session by unanimous vote. The
name was presented to the senate yester
day, but under the rules action was de
ferred until today. ' This led some Irre
sponsible newspapers to say the aenate
was opposed to confirming the appoint
ment. The senate convened at 10 o'clock and ad
journed at noon until 10 tomorrow. Lieu
tenant Governor McGllton presided.
The following bills were Introduced:
S. F 14. by Bresee' of Sheridan An act
requiring parties In civil action filing suits
to furnish copy of all legal papers to inter
ested parties.
S. F. 25, by Gibson of Douglas An act
providing that the hremen of South Omaha
be divided into two shifts to work twelve
hours such a day and to increase the salary
of the city attorney $300 a year.
8. . 26, by Fries of Valley Providing
that when an irrigation district Is formed
everyone owning Ittnd In the district is n
titled to a vote.
8. F. 2T, by Jennings of Thayer Giving
the governor power, to appoint a congress
man or a member of the legislature when
a vacancy shall occur during a session, ta
hold office until the next general election
and doing away with the special election.
8. F. 28. by Jennings of Thayer To regu
late operations of automobiles and traction
engines
8. F. 29. by Schreck of York Limits speed
or automobiles to twelve mll-s an hour.
8. F. 0, by Fhreck of York An act to
establish local option by counties; providing
that 10 per cent of the voters tan tile a pe
tition with the county clerk thirty days
oerore a general election and get the ques
tlon voted on.
8. F. SI, by Jackson of Ore An act pro
viding that three-fourths of the members of
a city council In towns of from . to us,
000, can establish sewers, charging the same
to the residents of the district established,
without the sanction of a majority of the
residents.
S. F. S2, by Meserve of Knox Allowing
cities rrom 5.000 to 33,0U0 population to pur
chase and own parks.
S. F. 33. by Glffin of Dawson, an act pro
viding for the election of a prosecuting at
torney for each judicial district In the state,
to hold office for a tprm of four years, the
first election to be held In l; the prose
cuting attorney shall be paid $2,0 a year;
In districts containing counties with a pi p-
ulation of more than moon he shall have
two deputies, each to be pild $1,500 a year.
8. F. 84. by Glffin of D.iwson Providing
for the publication of the biennial report
of the 8tnte Board of Irrigation.
8. F, 35, by Sheldon of Cass Providing
that when the Missouri river changes us
course and puts a part of Nebraska In an
other state, the accretion and the inhabi
tants thereof shall become a part or tne
other state, the same to be announced by
proclamation of the governor.
8. F. . by Hheidon or cass rroviaing
that local passenger trains shall stop at
all stations
ROITI.XB PROCEEDINGS OF HOISE
Barkett Bends m Telegram to the
Legislature.
(From a Staff Correspondent)
LINCOLN. Jan. 12. (Special Telegram.)
The house emitted a lusty cheer this morn
ing when Reading Clerk Barnard read the
telegram from Congressman Burkett to
Speaker Rouse, replying to the action of
the house in demanding whether or not he
would support President Roosevelt in his
railroad reform legislation. This Is a copy
of the telegram: - .
Am advised of action of Nebraska house
of representatives today, asking my views.
Please say to tne nouse ror me mat i stana
squarely with the president and indorse his
message for proper control ot railroad
rates.
The telegram was received by Speaker
Rouse last night, but was enclosed in a
sealed envelope when handed by the
speaker to the clerk this morning. Speaker
Rouse announced he had not opened the
message.
The resolution passed yesterday by the
house not only demanded to know Mr. Bur-
kett's views on this matter, but carried
with it the sentiment of the members that
he come back from Washington and per
sonally state his views to the house. Tho
Invitation" of the house, however, was not
referred to by Congressman Burkett In his
message, still the members understand
from outside sources he has been Intending
to come back to Nebraska before the day
set for the election of a senator, January
17. While there was some desultory talk
among anti-Burkett men of getting Burkett
on the carpet and plying him with em
barrassing and Irritating questions when
he came to address the house, the matter
is being kept quiet now and If this pro
gram is to be carried out Us sponsors are
acting; with discretion in not discussing It.
The house adjourned at 2:50 this after
noon oflt of respect to the late Governor
Garber, whose death was announced In a
telegram received by Governor Mickey from
Joseph Garber of Red Cloud. When the
telegram was read Kaley of Webster moved
for the appointment of a committee to draw
suitable resolutions, and this committee was
appointed: Kaley, Perry of Furnas and
Jackson of Antelope. The committee within
a short time reported these resolutions,
which were ordered spread on the minutes
of the house and copies sent to the be
reaved family:
Whereas. It has Dleased the Creator inn
Ruler of all men. who la infinite In wlrinr.
and control all. things by His divine power,
to remove by death cne who has served
many times In public office.
Whereas, By the death of Hon. Silas Gat
her the state has suffered the loss of a dis
tinguished and honored citizen, who has
served many tlmeB In public office nnd by
reason of his exemplary life and honorable
service has endeared himself to the people
of our commonwealth; therefore be It
Resolved. That we honor the memory of
the Hon. Silas Garner by adjourning for
the remainder of the day. and that these
resolutions be spread ttpon the journal of
the house and that a copy of the same be
forwarded to his Immediate family, to
whom we offer our sincere sympathy In this
their hour of grief.
A motion by Wilson of Pawnee was
passed that the house adjourn at noon to
morrow until Monday at 2 p. m., as all the
available business would be cleared up.
The following bills were Introduced:
H. R. No. 49. by Ernst of Nemaha To
provide for the erection and maintenance
of a nnrd fiber binding twine plant at the
Nebraska state penitentiary and to make
appropriations therefor. Appropriates $45,
000 for establishment and $150,000 for opera
tion. H. R. No. 60, by Barnes of Douglas Act
to define criminal slander and to provide a
fienalty for the same, making the utterance
n public speech of false and malicious
statements a misdemeanor, punishable by
fine of $5 to $li0 and Imprisonment not ex
ceeding thirty days.
H. R. No. 61, by Warner of Lancaster
An act to provide for the reassessment of
all real property in 1906; permits county
assessors in counties of over ito.uuO to make
up assessment books; permits annual re
vision of real estate valuation; gives state
board power to Increase or decrease assess
ment on any class of property; provides
for county levy after state board has made
Its equalization, as recommended by the
governor in his message.
H. R. No. 62, by Dodge of Douglas An
act to provide a more safe and expeditious
method of conducting elections; provides
for purchase of voting machines by city
councils and county boards, and appoint
ment of board by governor to designate
type of machine to be used and have charge
of their use.
H. R. No. 63, by Wilson of Pawnee An
act to provide for the payment of members,
officers and employes of the twenty-ninth
session of the legislature of the state ot
Nebraska. It appropriates $M,000.
H. R- 64. by Wilson of Pawnee Act to
transfer certain funds, to the amount of
$18 0UO, from the fund "for the board, cloth
ing lights and other necessary expenses"
appropriated for the Norfolk Hospital for
the Insane and to appropriate the same to
the Hospital for the Insane at Llnco.n.
H. R. 55, by Wilson of Pawnee Act to
provide for the payment of incidental ex
penses Incurred during the twenty-ninth
session of the legislature of the state of
Nebraska. Appropriates $20,000.
H. R. M. by Burns of Lancaster Act re
quiring all Nebraska life Insurance compa
nies to deposit with the state auditor $100,
000 for security of policy holders and pro
vide for reciprocal Insurance law between
this and other states. Curative.
If. H, 67. bv Robblns of Gage Act to
amend the ''revenue'' law so as to give
counties, cities and villages the rleht to
foreclose tax sale certificates immediately
after the purchase thereof, making the
rate of redemption Interest 15 per cent.
H R. 68, by McAllister of Deuel An set
providing that in complaints to keep the
peace accused shall give bond for good
behavior without being bound over to dis
trict court: limits Imprisonment for fail
ure to give bond to three months; gives
right of appeal to the district court.
H. R. 6. by McMuIlen of Gage An act
to assess all property April 1. 1906, and
every four years thereafter, which assess
ment shall be the basis of valuation until
next quadrennial assessment.
H. R. , by Bartoo of Valley An act to
place the practice of dentistry under reg
ulation of the. State Board of Health, and
provides for appointment of five secre
taries. H. R. (1, by Saddler of Adams An act to
provide for free burial of soldiers and sail
ors of all American wars, at an expense
to the county not over $60.
REAPPORTIONMENT BILL APPEARS
McAllister Makes Only Sllaor Changes
fross Two Years Ago.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Jan. 12. (Special.) McAllister
of Deuel has Introduced his reapportion
ment bill In the house. It Is house roll No.
37, and with one slight change is identical
with house roll No. 371, which he introduced
two years ago and which fulled of passage.
The only point of difference between the
two measures Is that the present bill adds
on mora county. Banner, to district No.
60, represented by McAllister, which now
includes Deuel, Keith. Cheyenne and Kim
ball. ,
The hew bUl reapportions the" senatorial
ss well as the representative districts. It
takes Douglas county out of the Tenth rep
resentative district and places it In the
Ninth, giving It four raore representatives,
snd instead of leaving Douglas in the Sixth
senatorial district, as at present, with three
senators, the new bill creates the Fifth dis
trict of Douglas alone with four senators.
and the Sixth, with Douglas and Saunders,
with one senator. So under the new bill
Douglas county has seventeen and a half
members in senate 'and house together,
whereas at present It has twelve.
The dlsulcts under the new bill are as
follows:
Senatorial Districts.
District 1 Richardson and Nemaha; one
senator.
2 Pawnee, Gage and Saline: two senators.
a-jonnson anu utoe; one senator.
4 Cass and Sarpy; one senator.
5 Douglas; four senators.
(Douglas and Saunders; one senator.
7 Washington, Butt and Thurston; one
senator.
s Dakota, Dixon snd Cedar; one senator,
Cuming. Wayne and Pierce; one eena
tor.
10 Stanton, Madison and Antelope; one
senator.
11 Boone, Nance and Merrick; one aena
tor.
12 Platte and Polk; one senator.
13 Dodge and Colfax: one senntor.
14 Butler and fie ward: one senator.
16 Lancaster; two senators.
lft York and Fillmore; one senator.
17 Jefferson and Thayer; one senator.
IX Nuckols, Webster and Franklin; one
senator.
1 Adams and Clay: one senator.
ft Kearney and Buffalo; one senator.
21 Hall and Hamilton: one senator.
22 Howard. Sherman. Greeley, Valley,
W heeler. Garfield. Loud and Blaine; one
senator.
23 Knot, Holt, Boyd and Rock; one ten
tor.
24 Prown. Keva. Pnhft. Cherry. Sioux.
Sheridan, Dawes and Box Butte; one sen
ior.
L5 Lincoln. Loenn. Thomas. Hooker.
Grant, Mcl'herson. Keith. Perkins. Deuel
Cheyenne, Kimball, Banner and Bcotts
Bluff; one senator.
2ft Custer and Dawson: one senator.
27 Harlan. Phelps, Frontier and Gosper;
one senator.
28 Furnas, Red Willow, Hitchcock, Chase,
nayes and uundy; one senator.
Representative Districts.
1 Richardson; two representatives.
2 Nemaha; one representative.
3 Pawnee; one representative.
4 Johnson; one representative.
Nemaha, Pawnee and Johnson; one
representative.
t Otoe; two representatives.
7 Cam; two representatives.
8 Sarpy; one representative.
9 Douglas; thirteen representatives.
10 Wasnington, one representative.
11 Burt, one representative.
12 Cuming, one representative.
U w aahingtou, Burt and Cuming, on
representative.
14 Dakota and Thurston, one representa
tive.
15 Wayne, one representative.
18 Dixon, one representative.
17 Cedar, one representative.
IS Stanton and Pierce, one representa
tive. 19 Knox, one representative.
20 Knox and Boyd, one representative.
21 Antelope, one representative.
22 Madison, one representative.
23 Platte, one representative.
24 Platte and Madison, one representa
tive. 26 Nance, one representative.
26 Colfax, one representative.
27 Dodge, two representatives,
25 Saunders, two representatives.
29 Iancaster, six representatives.
30 Gage, three representatives.
31 Jefferson, one representative.
: Saline, one representative.
33 Saline and Jefferson, one representa
tive. 34 Seward, one representative.
85 Butler, one representative.
86 Butier and Seward, one representative.
87 Polk, one representative.
38 York, one representative.
39 Fillmore, one representative.
40 York and . Fillmore, one representa
tive. 41 Thayer, one representative.
42 Nuckolls, one representative.
43 Clay, one representative.
44 Thayer, Nuckolls and Clay, one rep
resentative. . 1'IA'- ...
45 Webster one representative.
46 Adams, two representatives.
47 Hall, one representative.
4 Hamilton, one representative.
49 Hamilton and If all. one representative.
60 Merrick; one representative.
51 Boone-; one representative.
62 Howard; one representative.
63 Garfield. Wheeler and Greeley; one
representative.
54 Sherman and Valley; one representa
tive. 6R Holt; one representative.
66 Rock, Brown, Loup, Saline and
Thomas; one representative.
67 Keva Paha. Cherrv. Honker anA
Grant: one representative. '
58 Sherman and Dawes; one representa
tive. 69 Box Butte, Scott's Bluff and Sioux;
one representative.
60 Deuel, Keith. Cheyenne, Kimball
Bannfr; one representative.
61 Lincoln; one representative.
62 Custer; one representative.
63 Custer, Logan and Mcl'herson; one
representative.
64 Buffalo: two representatives.
65 Kearney; one representative.
Sft Franklin; one representative.
67 Harlan, one representative.
6s Phelps, one representative. 1
69 Furnas, one representative.
70 Dawson, one representative.
71 Dawson, Gcwsper and Furnas, one rep
resentitfve. 72 Frontier and Hayes, one representa
tive. .
7' Red WI'Iow, on representative.
74 Hitchcock, Dundy, Chase and Perkins,
one representative.
GOSSIP AMONO TIIE LEGISLATORS
Douglas Cnnutr Members Formulat
ing Many Bills.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Jan. 1?. (Special.) House roll
No. 60. by Barnes of Douglas, seeks to hold
responsible a rubllc spet.ker uttering slan
derous statements. The offense Is made a
misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of from
$5 to $100 or Imprisonment for thirty days,
or both, at the court's discretion. Under
the present law a person may slanderously
arraign another person In a public speech
and escape penal correction, but if a news
paper publishes those same Sufferances the
newspaper may be held responsible for 111 el.
Under this bill the man who uttered the
Inflamed speech would be made equally
guilty with the , newspaper printing his
speech, although the penalty attached un
der this bill Is Insignificant as compared to
that possible against a newspaper convicted
of libel.
Dodge of Douglas Introduced house roll
No. SS, which provides for the purchase of
voting machines In Omaha, South Omah.t
and Lincoln, or, as the measure specifies,
In cities of 26.000 population or more. The
bill contemplates the purchase of voting
machines for those districts, precincts or
wards where they are needed, the authority
of a majority of the city council or county
commissioners being first necessary. An
Important provision Is that the governor
shall ippoint a voting machine board whose
function It shall be to have charge of the
selection and use of the machines after
the city or county officials have author
ized their purchase. It shall devolve upon
this board to say what type of machine
shall be bought and thus take out of the
hands of the city or county officials any
possible temptation to favor, for any con
sideration whatever, this or that machine.
Some objection Is raised to this feature of
the bill on the ground that a governor-appointed
board Is a blow at local self-government,
but Mr. Dodge meets this criti
cism by saying that It wtll tend to keep
the board out of politics and secure men of
the highest business and social standing
and qualification, and he points, for ex
ample, to Omaha's Park board, declaring
that no city ever had a better board and
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that It never has been accused of being or
dabbling In politics.
Wilson of Tawnee, chairman of the house
committee on finance, ways and means,
proposes to do his part toward carrying out
the spirit of economy prevailing in the
house this winter. He Introduced today
the bills for paying salaries and Incidentals
of the representatives, and they amount to
$13,000 less than two years ago. The salary
bill appropriates $SO,000. and the Incidentals
bill $20.(00. Two years ago the two bills
amounted to $113,000.
A gavel made by Nebraska students In
the mechanical department of the Univer
sity of Nebraska from Nebraska wood will
be presented to Speaker Rouse for use
throughout the remainder of this session.
Representative Davis of Buffalo recalled
today on learning of the death of the late
Governor Garber that It was Just twenty
six years ago that Governor Garber went
out of the office of chief executive and
Governor-elect Nance took his seat. Repre
sentative Davis was at that time Just en
tering upon his first term ss a member of
tha house of representatives.
Miss Rose Sweetman of Omaha has been
appointed a stenographer for the house.
The house judiciary committee proposes
to Introduce an amendment to the present
laws governing the purchase of legislative
supplies to obviate the red tape of buying
everything through the secretary of state
after the session has begun. The amend
ment will provide that the house be allowed
to buy Its own supplies directly without
going through the secretary of state's office,
thus saving a vast amount of time. Much
time already has been lost because of the
contingency In the present law.
A Joke was turned on the genial reading
clerk of the house, Clyde Barnard today.
Some member Introduced a resolution t
have steps taken to stop a leak In the cell
ing of an upper room. Mr. Barnard wrote
this note to Chief Clerk Wall:
ir wall: Please notify F.nton (commis
sioner of public lands and buildings) that
the roof over the engrossing snd enrollin
committee room Is leaking badly In accord-
nce with a motion or ine nouse.
The note found Its way to Mr. Eaton, who
replied:
Mr. Wall: If roof is leaking In accordance
with motion of the house we will have to
let It leak, as this department does not
wish to subvert In any mnnner the pleas
ures of that honorable body. However, it
will be attended t at once.
Members of the Omaha delegation have
under course of construction a now city
charter for Omaha, and the work will be
rushed to completion as soon as possible.
It is the desire of the delegation that thoeo
In Omaha who have any suggestions to
make or anything to say regarding the
charter notify the delegation at once and
come to Lincoln. The cafe room at the
Lincoln hotel has been turned over to the
delegation and the members will be glad tt,
meet the citizens of Omnha any evening.
The delegation Is considering today the
matter of doing away with the Board of
Public Works and abolishing the office or
city treasurer, changing the law so that
the county treasurer can do the work here
tofore done by the city treasurer. It Is
upon such questions ns these that the
Omaha people are Invited to come down
and express their oplfilon. These visits
should be made early In the session to
avoid the rush of work that la sure to come
on later.
The bill Introduced In the house by
Jouvenat of Boone, providing for a change
In the game and fish laws. Is for the pur
pose of taking the Missouri river out of
control of the state Insofar as fishing Is
concerned, allowing snv one to fish In the
river at any time. Citizens of Towa and
Missouri are allowed to fish In this river at
all seasons of the year, and It Is to place
Nebrnskans on a level with the people of
the neighboring states that the bill was in
troduced. Tt has been the custom for fisher
men of towa to catch fish In the Mlssoun
on the Iowa side pnd then shin them Into
Nobraska, while the home people were not
sl'owed the use of nets. The same bill was
Introduced last year, but was riVfpnted.
members of the legislature believing that It
wns unconstitutional. The bill does not
provide there shall be fishing In any other
river except the Missouri.
LEGISLATORS TAKE
RKCE8S
South Dakota Members Take a Rest
I'ntil Tuesday.
PIERRE3, S. D., Jan. 12. (Special Tele
gram.) At the close of today's session nn
adjournment was taken to Tuesday of next
week, and all members are off for home
for the recess. Most of the session was
taken up in listening to an address of
Prof. J. W. Shepard of the Agricultural
college on pure foods and the needs of
inspection. About alt the business of either
house ws the introduction of bills, the
principal ones In the senate limiting the
liabilities of policyholders In mutual com
panies; by Nellj, to allow sheriffs to levy
for taxes on transient merchants, and by
Hutchinson, making lightning rod and ma
chine notes nonnegotiable. . .
The house advanced the Mil to allow
towns to condemn property outsidn Its
limits for waterworks purposes and Intro
duced bills by Clark to appropriate for a
deficiency of $!).tt5 at the Soldiers' Home;
by Tubhs, allowing county commissioners
to build county bu'ldings without vote;
by Gropcngciser, to list range horses sepa
rately from draft horses for taxntlon.
Endorses Roosevelt.
TOPEKA. Kan., Jan. 12.-The lower
house today adopted a resolution declaring
that the Kansas legislature "endorse the
recommendation of President Roosevelt in
his message to congress as to the pro
posed method of legislation dealing with
corporations engaged In interstate com
merce," and requiring of the Kansas dele
gation In congress that it support any
measures tending to carry out the recom
mendation of the president.
Second Ballot In Montana.
HELENA. Mont., Jan. 12 The second
joint ballot for United States senator re
suited as follows:
Republican vote: Carter, 39; Mantle, 4;
Congressman Dixon, 8; W. M. Lindsay, 1;
B. F. White. 8; 8. R. Buford, 1.
Democratic arid fusion vote: V. G. Con
rad, 20; H. L. Frank, 7; G. R. Mllburn, 14;
. K. Toole. 1.
Total, 96; necessary to choice, 46.
CONFER OVER IRRIGATION
(Continued from First Page.)
rlgation, such lands to be withdrawn from
publio entry
Provision Is made for fencing, the develop
ment of water and other Improvements,
which ara to be paid for out of the recla
mation fund and the cost collected from
those using the lands.
Provisions are made for protection of the
settlers and others, when the government
fully reimbursed.
The supervising architect of the treasury
today rejected all bids for the public build
ing at Laramie, Wyo., on the ground that
they wsro thought to be excessive. New
bids will be asked for snd probably the
pacifications changed somewhat so that
the structure may bs built within the ap
propriation of 1100,000, including site.
Congressman McCarthy today recom
mended W. W. Frank of Munroe, Platte
county, for member of the board of pension
xamlnera of that county.
Postmasters appointed: Iowa Abbott,
Hardin county, W. F. Clover, vice O. E.
Reece, resigned; Hanley, Madison county.
Perry F. James, vice R. M. Glasgow, re
signed.
Banking by Mail
Have you ever consridered how easy it is
to "bank by mail." To Lave the bank right
at your own doorstep. You can make do
posits as easily from' your own home as if
you came to the bank in person. "Write for
full information.
4 per cent interest paid on deposits.
Oldest and strongest Savings Hank
Nebraska.
City Savings Bank,
1523 DOUGLAS ST., OMAHA.
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SniPS ARE BADLY BATTERED
Japaneso Navaf Commander Beports on
Conditions of Enesian Vessels.
SOME SUNK BY RUSSIANS THEMSELVES
One Ganboat Still Inaccoonted
for and Others Are All
Out of Action at
Present.
TOKIO, Jan. 12. Commander Thaka of
the Japanese naval staff, detailed to ex
amine the Russian war vessels at Port Ar
thur, reports on the condition of the unpro
tected cruisers Djidjld, Razboynlk and
Zablaka hitherto unaccounted for. The
DJIdJId is at the mouth of a small inlet
enst of the torpedo storehouse and inside
the west harbor. Its tjiree masts are above
water. Evidently it was sunk after the
capture of 203-Metre hill. The Ruzboynik
Is sunk In the channel near the lighthouse
near the entrance of the harbor. It Is be
lieved the RusBlan. sunk it. The Zablaka
Is sunk in the west harbor about 300 yards
southeast of the bend of the Tiger's Tall
peninsula. Its masts and funnels are vis
ible. Evidently It was destroyed by shells
fired after the Japanese captured Wolf hill.
The torpedo boot destroyers Boevol, Sllul
and. Beiupretchnl are beached and de
stroyed near the torpedo storehouse pier.
The torpedo boat destroyers Storozhevo!
and Razyaschtchl are 1,000 yards west of
that point. The torpedo gunboats Posadnlk
and Galdamak were set on fire and sunk
near that place.
Besides the above the Japanese are
searching for one torpedo boat destroyer
which Is still unaccounted for.
The Japanese War office has notified
American Minister Griscom that It will be
pleased to permit General MacArthur and
one aide-de-camp to uccompany the army
of Japan In Manchuria. At present two
British generals are accompanying the
troops and satisfaction Is expressed at
America's action In also sending an officer
of such high rank.
Reaourees of Port Arthur.
The Japanese legation has received a
cablegram from Toklo, dated today, say
ing that Generar Nogl reports that the de
livery at Port Arthur has been completed.
It includes the following:
Permanent forts, fifty; guns, 51S, of which
fifty-four are of large caliber, 14'J of me
dium caliber and 343 of small caliber; can
non balls, 2.670; ammunition, 30,000 kilos;
rifles, 33,262; horses, 1,920; battleships, four,
except Sevastopol, which is entirely sui.k;
cruisers, two; gunboats and destroyers,
fourteen; steamers, ten; besides small
steamers, thirty-five of which will be serv
iceable after little repairs.
The Japanese achievement at Tort
Arthur Is more remarkable In the light of
further investigations. The original Rus
sian strength Is now estimated to have been
almoBt (0,000 men. It is announced at the
army headquarters that in addition to the
prisoners already reported, about 13,000
wounded combatants will eventually be
brought to Japan. General Nogl's hesd
quarters stnff at Port Arthur are at present
devoting their energies to dispatching the
prisoners to Japan, placing the wounded in
hospitals and clearing the way for a thor
ough investigation of the spoils of war.
Confused reports reach Toklo of tho condi
tion of the city buildings.
It was said today that General Nogl will
not return to Toklo at present.
Sixteen survivors of th third dtichment
of Japanese who attempted to block the
entrance of Port Arthur by finking stone
ltidcn steamers In the channel, arc exppcted
to arrive ut Susebo today. The fate of their
seventy companions is unknown.
General Nogl reports that the Japanese
captured at Port Arthur 640 guns, K2.fi70
shells, 30,000 kilos of powder and 2,2tiO,SOO
rounds of rifle ammunition.
Hear Japanese Are Reinforced.
BERLIN, Jan. 12.-The Neuste Nnch
rlchten today published a dispatch from
FREE TRIAL,
Myers-Dillon Drug Co., Drugfrlntg at
lGth and Kama in streets, are ullowlni;
everyone a free triul of the famous Ken
tucky retuedy, rHraciiinph. All you
have to do, says Jir. Myers, is to deposit
2fc for a bottle of I'urnt'ainph nnd use
It as directed, nnd after usIiik, If you
are not sutlsried, return hulf-uxod or
empty bottle and get your money '5c Is
returned to you. Tu.s Is really a free
trial and you have an assurance that It
will be faithfully kept. I'aracauiph cures
bud Cuts, bud Bruises, ld Sprains, bad
Sores, bad Ulcers, bad Tains. I'ai'acauiph
cures Tain In the Head, Pain In the
Face, I'aln in the Neck, Tain In tin
Shoulder, fain la the Hands, l'uln
that darts and rung and flits, l'ara
camph cures and for this reason you
get your money back If you are not
satisfied. r'aracamph prevents Rlood
I'olson. Men. women and children
should be within easy reach of the
famous Kentucky Paranampb. Don't
risk the horrors of dreadful Blood I'ol
son when you are certain or instant
relief If you uso Taracampb at once.
As soon as you ara cut or bruised rub
Farucampb; stops the hurt, the pain;
eases the mind and heals the sore. No
danger not a single remote danger of
Blood I'olson when, you use Tararamph.
Now get a bottle of the household
necessity aud If you are not satisfied
when the contents are gone, used up,
Myers-Dillon Drug Co., will refund the
money.
I'aracamph Is made by the famous
Kentucky Company. The I'aracamph
Company, lncorjorated for 3tM),isw;
refer to Dun's aud Uradatreet's Ageu
cies. We are convluced that the I'ara
c&mpb Company U reliable.
Special Agents; Myers Dillon Drug
Co. .
in
Mukden saying that according to Russian
Intelligence tho Japanese army facing Gen
eral Kouroputkin's forces have been rein
forced by 3'"S siege guns, recently used lit
the Investment of Port Arthur, nnd also
by 32,0iiO Infantry, making a total of 3SS.V00
men, with 1,264 guns.
Monitions of War tin West.
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 12. Another con
signment of submarine boats was handled
from thj Burlington road to the Great
Northern railway at Hamllne and rushed
onward to the coast today. It wks identical
In nature with the shipment of boats which
passed through here In the summer. These
shipments of war supplies have become so
numerous as to excite little attention at
the transfer station. They consist of am
munition, guns, beef and medicines. In no
Instance have the supplies been shipped di
rectly to the Japanese government, but
have be?n consigned to tlte- agent of the
shipper In Japan.
Headaches and Kcnralglit from Cold
Laxative Hromo Julnlne, the world-wide
Cold and Grip remedy, removes the cause.
Call for the full name and look for signa
ture of E. W. Q rove. 25c.
Vienna Merchant Disappears.
SIOL'X FALLS. S. D.. Jan. 12.-(Special.)
Alarm exists at Vienna over the mys
terious disappearance of M. M. Aylsworth,
a well known business man of that place.
He left Vienna for the purpose of mnklnrt
a trip to Minneapolis. Nothing has been
heard of or from him since. As he wns
known to have hnd quite a sum of money
with him, It is feared he may have been
the victim of foul play.
foul Miners Are Killed.
HAZLETON, Pa., Jan. 12. Selma Varlona
nnd Charles Illnes. coal miners, were
caught under a fall of rock at the Hnzleton
mines colliery today and Instnntly killed.
BALD HEADS
COVERED
snsm!mm!mmmm
With rich, glossy
hair; itching,
scaly, crusted
scalps cleansed
and purified by
shampoos with
CUTICURA SOAP
and dressings of Cuticura, the great
Skin Cure and purest olid sweetest
of emollients, when all other reme
dies and treatments fail.
-.- em "a 'iV 'n. n,
AM tSKMIi.NTs-
QUEEN OF SONC
And Her Company
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AUDITORIUM
friday Night, Jan. 20
Dlreetlon ('. A. I:I.I.I.
Reserved Seats Now on Sale at the Audi
torium. Prl-os-1.50 to I2.5H. Roxes-12. 118. $21.
Mall orders promptly attended to. Address
J. M. GILL. A.M.
Manager Auditorium, Omaha, Neb,
TOKIfillT AMI RATI II HAY.
SATLKDAK MAT1NKK
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In the First Truly American Play
AN AMERICAN WOMAN
bargain Matinee, 25c, 60c, 75c.
FOl'H NIGHTS TO HKGlV SIKDAV
MATINFK WFLN'BSDAY
The Biggest Musical Treat of the Season
SERGEANT KITTY
Sew York Company. IO People OO.
BEAT 8 ALU TODAY.
CHIICJHTOM
HEW PHOHE, 404.
Every Night Matinees Thur, Bat,
M0DFRN VAUDEVILLE
Webb's Seals, Mr. and Mrs. Mark
nhv. Jas. H. Cullen. Irene Franklin
Mur-
Ford
& unson, Three Musical Keltons, MUo &
Msaison ana me iiinoarome.
PRICES 10c, 28o. 60c.
fTII IfZ THEATER
w prices I5-25-50-75I
TOUICHT AT BllB i
miss Lottie: Williams
In the New Melodramatla Success
ONLY A SHOP GIRL
Sunday HARRY BEREHFORD IN "OT'n
NfcW MAN." uuu
NO WAITING
Now' we have 150 feet of lunch
counter and quick service.
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