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in the new champaign or pongee color. Whether you are going to
buy or not, most women will want to see this special value at
l?ast. Nothing handsomer or newer for full costumes, for travel
ing or'automobile coats, etc. Purely silk, 27 inches wide, in the
port clinging effect; our special price 50c a yard.
Special Sale of French Hosiery
We have mmi beautiful noveltlea In Fancy French Hosiery; the patterns range
from the dantiest designs for the particular people to the most striking noveltlea
thit are worn for fashion's sake.
It Is needles to point out the superiority of French Hosiery over any other
make," for every pair Is quality sure, dye fast and perfect fit.
' Jjormrt of fin hosiery, should not miss an opportunity to buy hosiery of thia
character at special prices.
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Y. UL C A. Buildim. Corner Slztetntk and Dou.In Street.
ernor McOllton, and in the absence of the
chaplain Dr. Tuttl asked divine blessing
and guidance.
The resolution by Wall of Sherman to
pay employe of the senate for six days'
work, with the exception of postmaster,
mall carrier, night watch, one Janitor and
custodian, who are to be paid for seven
days, wa adopted.
On motion of Cady of Howard the com
mittee appointed to Investigate the manu
facture of binding twine ' In the Kansas
penitentiary waa excused for two days.
In the committee of the whole, with
Beghtel of Lancaster in the chair, S. F. It
the 8heck automobile regulation bill, waa
recommitted for amendments.
B. F. 14, providing for the Issue of school
bonds, was ordered engrossed for third
reading,
B. JT. t. to define embesilement and pro
vide punishment, was ordered engrossed.
At noon the senate adjourned until 10 to
morrow.
8. FY 14, by Thomas of Douglas, allows
the school board of Omaha to make con
tracts with the superintendent of schools
and other school officers of not more than
three years' duration.
ROITINJC .PROCEEDINGS OP HOISE
Hwt li Tint la Seaaloa a Com
aottte of th Whole.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Jan. I. (Special Telegram.)
Kaley of Webster Introduced a resolution
which, the house passed this morning, au
thorising the State Board of Public Lands
and Buildings not to sell the moving views
of,' Nebraska exhibited at the World's fair,
as allowed by law, but to retain them.
The houoo went Into committee of the
wholo, with Clarke of Douglas, and then
Douglas of Rock, as chairman. After noon
the cortutiltte of the whole resumed oper
ations with Caaebeer of Oage In the chair.
In committee of the whole the house killed
H. K. 74, by Zuelow of Colfax, to attach a
penalty-to- the-law providing that all ab
stracters of titles shall give a bond of $10,
OOf, M-uohr disc wselorf-arose on thia bill.
Dodge of Douglas, an abstracter, favored
the mil. - f -. ' .
At -. -the'Vbmmltfcs of the whole arose
and bills on third reading were theq
taken op.-" ', ' -'. '
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adjourned at 8.60. . ,
The following bills were introduced: '
71. R.' No, 181, by 'Clarke1 of Douglas An
act to add to the penalty of bribery a one
year term In the .penitentiary.
H. R. No, 181 by Flshback of Clay An
act to require Incorporated telephone com
prises doing bueinesw In this state to com
pel them to connect the line of other com
panies. H.' R.' No. 188, by Stetson of Seward An
act to make false Swearing aa to age In
procuring a marriage license punishable by
a penitentiary sentence of from one to Ave
years.
lid R. No. 184, by Stetson of Seward An
act-to provide a license for book agents,
solicitors for books, magazines nr charts
and members of organisations, lodges, etc.
The license is made payable to the county
clerk for a fee of U.
H. R. No. ,186, by Rohrer of Saline An
act to require the securing of the expenses
when application Is made for the admission
of any Insane person to any insane asy
lum. H. R. No. 184, by Meradlth of Tork-An
act to allow construction ol tiled as well
as open rittehea for the drainage of land.
H. R, No- UB7. by Clarke of Douglas An
act to give a purchaser the right to recover
money paid on contracta of conditional sale
of personal property after waiver of for
feiture by vendor.
H. R. No. 188, by Douglas of Rock An
act to make the board of supervisors or
county-commissioners the county board of
equalisation.
U. R, No. 189, by Atwood of Seward An
NERVOUS DYSPEPSIA.
' A CURB FOR ALL.
Kof si Patent Care-aft, Nor a Modera
' Miracle, But Simply a Ratloaal
Car (or Dyspepsia.
In these days of humbuggery and de
ception, th manufacturers of patent medi
cines, a . a rule, . stem to think their
medicine will not sell unless they claim
that It will cure vry disease under the
sun." And they never think of leaving
out- dyspepsia and stomach troublea. They
are sure to claim that. their nostrum Is
absolutely certain' to cure every dyspeptic
and he need look no further.
m the fkee of 'these absurd claims It Is
refreshing to note that the proprietors of
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets "have carefully
refrained from making any undue clalma
or'' fates ' repre'sehtaflbnk regarding the
merits of this most excellent remedy for
dyspesla and stomach troublea. They make
but on Claim, for It, and that Is, that for
indigestion and vartoua stomach troubles
Staart' Dyspepsia Tablets is a' radical
cure. They go no further than this, and
any man or woman guttering from Indlges
tlnti. chronlo or nervous dyspepsia, who will
glje the remedy a trial will And nothing
Is claimed for It that the facta will not fully
sustain.
It la a modern discovery, composed of
harmless vegetable Ingredients acceptable
to th weakeat or most delicate stomach.
)ls great success In curing stomach troubles
Is da to the fact that th medicinal prop
erties are such that It will digest whatever
wholesome food is taken into the stomach,
no matter whether th stcmai-h is In good
working order or not. It rests the over
worked organ and replenishes . the body,
the blood, the nerves, creating a healthy
appetile. giving refreshing sleep and the
blessings which always accompany a good
digestion and proper assimilation of food.
In using Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets no
dieting la required. Simply eat plenty of
wholesome food and take these Tablets at
each meal, thus assisting and resting the
stomach, which rapidly regains It proper
digestive power, when th Tablet will be
no longer required.
Nervous Dyspepsia I simply a condition
lit which soma portion or portion of the
nervous system ere not properly nourished.
Good digestion Invigorate the nervou sys
tem and every organ In the body.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tableta are sold by all
dxu4its at M cu. per package.
Be, Jan. tl, IKS.
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Silk Values lor
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act to Increase maximum allowance for
road overseers from 130 to $60 In any on
year.
H. R. No. 190. by McClay of Lancaster
An act to provide for the relief of Thomas
P. Kennard. Appropriates $7,043.99.
H. R, No. 191, by McClay of Lancaster
An act to provide for Its publication and
distribution of state documents tn one Vol
ume Instead of by separate reports.
GOSSIP AMONG THE LEGISLATORS
Grand Jory Dill Which Was Aimed at
Omaha is Killed.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Jan. 1 (Speclal.)-M. J.
Oreevey' of Omaha, assistant secretary of
the senate, has the distinction of being the
first man from Omaha to occupy this po
sition. Incidentally, Omaha ha never fur
nished a secretary of the senate. Back In
1873 Dan Wheeler, now of Omaha, waa
secretary of the senate, but at that time
Mr. Wheeler claimed riattsmouth as hi
home. In the same year Judge Lee Estelle
of Omaha held the position now occupied
by Oreevey. Judge Estelle hilled at that
time from Red Cloud. In 1880- Dave Mercer
was clerk of the committee of the whole.
Omaha ha furnished two presidents of th
senate, Frank Ransom and Guy Barton.
With R. Beecher Howell and Tom Blaok
burn revolving about th floor of the house
this morning the Fontanelle club and the
Civic Federation of Omaha were ruthlessly
beaten In one of their numerous schemes of
legislation. It was the defeat of H. R. 64,
by Hoar of Platte, a bill to compel the
assembling in Douglas county of a grand
Jury every year.
To Representative Lee of Omaha belongs
the credit for knocking out the Fontanelles.
The bill came up on general file and there
was some perfunctory ado over an amend
ment or two. Clarke of Douglas, a mem
ber of the Fontanelle club, was acting aa
chairman of the committee of the whole.
When thia bill was reached he called Doug
las of Rock to the chair and took the floor
to make the fight he had promised he
would make. Lee then arose:
"This bill la not necessary," he said,
"because the object, for which it provides
1 not necessary. In Omaha we have had
a couple of. grand, Juries within the last
few years and neither ha done more than
to besmirch character or reputation with
out sufficient evidence on which to. war
rant an Indictment, Every fellow who had
an enemy went in and threw mud on that
enemy and a whole lot of undefined rumors
were taken up, but nothing ever came of
them, A grand Jury every year would be
an expensive luxury and further than af
fording to a certain class an opportunity
of besmirching highly respectable citizens
whom that clasa doe not Ilk or cannot
control, would do nothing. We are op
posed to the bill."
Then, turning to the author of the
measure, Lee put thia point-blank question
and every Fontanelle Indian broke over
his stoicism and smiled t
"Is not this bill Introduced by request of
certain Omaha men?"
Hoare's answer was that not being
familiar with conditions in Omaha he was
not able to legislate for that city, and he
then said he introduced his bill for th
whole state,
"If a grand Jury 1 necessary," added
Lee, "the county attorney can call one or
the county attorney can bring an Indict
ment. We have honest county attorneys,
have we not? And I believe our Judges are
honest men."
And that Is the straw that broke the
camel's back, at least so far as one Fon
tanelle member of the Douglas delegation
was concerned. Dodge, who said he was for
the bill and wanted to- speak for It, but
didn't have the nerve to buck that argu
ment. Clarke, however, sailed In, and once
more the house was treated to one of those
dls8crtations upon the depravity of Omaha.
"We have certain powerful Influences at
work In Omaha," said Clarke, "which, no
matter how good or strong a county at
torney may be, make It very hard for him
to do his duty and bring indictments when
they are needed. These pernicious elements
always are awake and busy, and the wheels
of justice are clogged by their effort. We
need a grand Jury at least once a year. The
beet rltlsens of our clty ..want it. We are
heartily In favor of a compulsory grand
Jury law If It applies solely to Douglas
county."
The-committee had amended ttte bin mak
ing It apply to rountie over SO.flOO. popula
tion. Hoar hnd submitted another, making
It 15.000. Clarke here offered one making
the bill apply strictly to Douglas county.
"It Is out of order to offer that amend
ment now," said Chairman Douglas to
Clarke.
Then, arose Hoare and avked if he could
cot withdraw his amendment and accept
Clnrke's.
"You mar withdraw your amendment,"
replied Douglas.
Hoare did that and then Clarke resub
mitted Ms amendment.
It waa at this stsge that Lea asked Hoare
If he was not acting for certain Omaha
men.
"I don't know," said Lee, In reply to
Hoare, "hut was Impelled to ask ymi the
question from your remarkable readiness In
acceding to the wishes and plana a the
Douglas county member."
And' that the way It looked td others,
for, after Lee had taken occasion to re
pudiate the blnckwash hurled agalnat
Omaha by Clarke, and Foater of Douglas
had opposed the bill on the grounds of ex
pense, ltc-rrnanson of Howard moved that
the bill le Indefinitely postponed, saying It
Beamed to him that no one really wanted
the bill. The motion waa carried by a viva
voce vote.
Th Kyd bridge bill in the house I get
ting about all the opposition the county
commissioner of the slat can give It.
Commissioners McDonald. Tralnor, Prun
ing and HofelJt cf Douglas county were
down today, putting In their time against
the measure. Former County Commis
sioner O'Keeff. oa the coouasy, waa dws
1
doing what he could for the bill, which
he says Is a good one.'
According to this bill contractor oil
stfel bridges must bid to uniform plans
drawn by the county commissioners, and
the county commissioners must let the
contracts on separate bids. The commis
sioners complain that this leaves nothing
for them to do, that It ties their hands.
"That's Just where we want them," said
Representative Kyd. "They have too much
to do undnr the present law."
The bridge men, too. are fighting this bill.
McDonald apd O'Keeffe engaged In a
very animated discussion over the merits
and d merits of this bill. McDonald had
the ear of the audience, which Included
Kyd and a couple of brlilne men, when
O'Keeffe came up. O'Keeffe Immediately
plunged Into the discussion and put a
different coloring on the affair than that
which the ott er commissioners had given
to it.
Ftshback of Clay la the author of H. R
181, introduced In the house this morning.
Thia Is a telephone bill. Its object Is to
fore a connection betwetn lines where
two or more companies are operated In
the same community. It is not, saye Fish
back, the aim or desire to provide for
the entrance Into any community of a new
company, so, therefore, does not relate to
Omaha under present conditions.
The bill provides that In towns where
there are two or more lines a Joint switch
board shall be maintained, the cost of
maintenance to be prorated between the
systems. Thia Is the chief provision In
the bill. The measure Is said to have the
hearty backing of the independent com
panies as opposed to the Nebraska com
pany. From the first of the aeaslon It has
been rumored the Independent people would
Introduce Just such a bill, so that when this
measure came In today through Ftshback
it created little surprise.
Representatives Lee and Barnes of Doug
las today received a telegram from Mayor
Moores of Omaha at Phoenix, Arts., In
which the mayor urges them, as members
from Omaha, to see that in revising the
city charter the fire fund Is not curtailed
nor the force of firemen reduced. He calla
attention to the fire of laat Saturday night
as evidence sufficient that the fire fund
ahould not be less than $200.gOO. It now
Is $150,000. The mayor says conditions in
Omaha also demand mors firemen.
The member of the legislature today
received an Invitation from Governor
and Mrs. Mickey to be their guests the
evening of February 29.
Concerning his fraternal insurance com
pany bill Representative Kyd of Oage ha
this to say:
"Concerning H. R. 88, commonly referred
to a the Kyd-hreck bill, I deem It to
be my duty to place before the public, with
a view of correcting these erroneous Im
pressions, a plain statement of the real
intent and purpose of this measure.
"The primary, and I might say the sole
object of this act Is to make section 91
of the present fraternal insurance law
more specific. This section now read as
follows: 'A fraternal beneficiary associa
tion Is hereby declared to be a corporation,
society or voluntary association, formed or
organized and carried on for the sole
benefit of Ha member and their bene
flclarles, and not for profit. Each such
association shall have a lodge system, with
ritualistic form of work, and a representa
tive form of government.'
"To accomplish this purpose my bill first
repeals and then re-enacts this section with
two additional paragrapha aa amendmenta
thereto. The purpose of these amendmenta
Is to clearly and specifically define what
constitutes 'a lodge, system' and a 'repre
sentative form of government.'
"These phrases a they appear In the
present law are so broad and general In
their character ' that the state insurance
department has been utterly unable to
compel a strict observance of the true In
tent and Spirit of the law. No end of con
fusion and contention and violations of
the law and litigation has been the out
growth of these conditions.
"In the preparation of this bill special
care has been taken to preserve the spirit
and Intent of the present law as Interpreted
by the supreme court and the state Insur
ance department. The supreme court in an
opinion handed down last April In the
case of the state against the Bankers Union
of the World said In contrulng the term,
representative form of government: 'These
directors who control the affairs of the
company must be chosen by the member
ship thereof, either directly or through
representatives chosen by the membership
for that purpose.'
"Again, in order that th society shall
have a representative form of government,
as required by the statutes, the general
control of the affairs of the society must be
in the hand of director elected by th
members.
"And again, the managing officers of
these societies are trustees for the mem
bers and must transact the business that
comes within their province for the inter
eat of the member.
"By the decree of the court In this case,
the Bankers fnlon waa compelled' to
amend Its constitution at the next sitting
of Its legislative body by excluding from
Its sessions as voting members all those
not elected by the membership.
"Soon after the court rendered this de
cision the state insurance department pro
mulgated an official ruling which declared
In part: 'We think it Is contrary to a rep
resentative rorm or government of a fra
ternal beneficiary association to allow the
right to vote for supreme officers or to
vote on questions arising In the sessions of
the supreme lodge unless regularly elected
or delegated by the members.'
"My bill makes a alight modification of
th rule thus laid down by the court and
insurance department by permitting hon
orary members not exceeding t per cent of
the total voting strength of the legislative
body to the right of membership and vot
ing therein.
"Now, as to the effect of this measure,
if ,lt becomes a law: It has been argued
that the Immediate result would be to put
existing societies out of business until spe
cial sessions or tne legislative bodies of the
various organization affected by It could
be .held and their laws amended to conform
to . the provisions of this act. This Is an
erroneous conclusion. The ordinary busl-
neaa of these societies carf go on without
interruption until a session of the legisla
tive body Is held, and then the provisions
of this act will become Immediately oper
ative. "The Ancient Order of United Workmen,
Modern Woodmen of America and other so
cieties, carrying about three-fifths of all
the fraternal Insurance now In force In
this slate, are now In harmony with every
requirement of this act, and the others
would be. too, if they were obeying exist
ing laws.
"In conclusion, permit me to say that
my bill does not seek to destroy the fra
ternal system, but to establish It even more
securely upon those great principle of fra
ternity and Justice laid down In our present
law, which declare that the buslnesa of
the associations shall be 'carried oa tor
the sol benefit of the member and their
beneficiaries, and not for profit.' There la
but one effective way to protect the right
of th member, and that lie In the ballot,
and through It the right of self-government
"But, It Is hinted In certain quarters that
it Is dangerous t place so much power In
th hands of th member. Dangerous to
whom? Th member themselves, or those
who seek to control these societies without
the consent of the governed? Let the mem
bers and the publle answer."
Member of th senate had' a caucus
and unanimously elected B. 1L Oouldlng
third assistant secretary. On of Mr.
Oouldlng dutlea will be to act as clerk
ot the committee of 4h wool. Oouldlng
has been at work for the senate since the
organization, but until tonight he had not
been formally elected. Chairman Tucker
of the employe committee waa given per
mission to employ another atenographer.
At present the employes number lxty-one.
PEABODY RESTS HIS CASE
He Will Ask Lea-latatare ta Throw
Ont Votes of loft Preelacts
la Dearer
DENVER. Colo., Jan. 31. With the testi
mony of Chairman Fred A. Wllliama of
the republican city committee given be
fore the legislative gubernatorial conteat
committee, attorney for Governor Pea
body rested their case tonight and to
morrow Governor Adams will begin giving
evidence In his own behalf.
From a statement made by Williams on
the stand. In response to a question by
Attorney Ward, who ha conducted the
examination for Governor Peabody, It I
inferred that the latter will ask the com
mlttee to throw out the entire vote in 109
Denver precincts, , counting only the bal
lots cast In, the remaining ninety-five pre
cinct. According to Chairman William
statement this would give Peabody a plur
ality gf 6,410 In Denver. Deducting Adam
plurality of M78 outsld of Denver, Pea
body would have a total of 783 more vote
than Adams. Whll not authoritatively
stated. It la generally unaersiooa iimi rra
body will ask the committee to recommend
that he be seated upon the showing made
In the above figure.
A. feature of the cross-examination of
Chairman William wa the .unequivocal
statement that the looal public utility cor
porations had contributed nothing toward
the republican . campaign fund and the
charges of the opposition that an Immense
amount of money has been given the re
publican committee by corporations to as
sist In electing Peabody were false.
Five precinct outside of Denver were
reported on by the expert In th Adama
Peabody gubernatorial contest this after
noon. 1
The expert testified that out of 1,811 bal
lots, 95ft of which Were marked for Adam
and 218 for Peabody, they found 270 demo
cratic and two republican ballot written
In fourteen handwritings. Seven of these
ballots, cast in Adams' favor In a precinct
forty mile from Denver, were In the same
handwriting a that which wa most prev
alent in the Denver boxes, according to
the statement of one of the experts.
After th committee took a reces Stat
Senator William H. Adams, brother of
Governor Adams, and a resident of Ala
mosa, where the expert testified there
were 210 fraudulent ballots out of a total
of 811 cast In two precincts, declared that
lii these precinct -there are between 120
and 130 Mexican voters, moat of whom
were assisted, by an Interpreter to prepare
their ballot. This point will be brought
out when the democratic lde Is heard,
according to Benator Adams.
Peter Miller, democratic election Judge,
was found guilty of suppressing ballots
and making false certificate at the Novem
ber election by a Jury in the criminal court
tonight. Sentence was deferred by Judge
Johnson. The penalty is from one to Ave
years In the penitentiary. It was at the
polling place In Miller's precinct that the
lights were extinguished during the count
ing of the ballots and testimony showed
that bogus ballots were substituted for the
real onea taken from the box.
KANSAS AFTER THE TRUSTS
Senate) Adopt Reaalatlon Providing
tor Investigation of Corpora-
" tlons- Doing; Business,
TOPEKA, Jan.. 51, -The Kansas senat
today adppted a resolution providing for
an Investigation of all t,he corporation
doing business In Kansas. This includes
the , packer. Standard Oil company and
other. If any of th corporations are
found to be operating In opposition to the
provisions of the anti-trust law proceedings
will be brought at once.
Speaker W. R. Stubba of the house ot
representatives announces himself .as far
"nrable to the Investigation, wishing th
special attention be given the Standard
OH company. He said tonight:
This state should no longer endure the
tyranny of the Standard OH company mo
nopoly or any other trust or combine which
operates for the detriment of the people
of the state. I cite the Standard Oil com
pany aa an example of thia monopoly.
MINISTER GIULTY OF HERESY
Rev. Joaephns Lee la Deposed for
Preaching; Doctrine Not Anthor
ised by Baptist Charch.
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 31. A special to
the Star from Evansvllle, Ind., says: A
special commission of regular Baptist min
isters has decided to retire Rev. Josephus
Lee, who was formerly pastor of a Baptist
church at Oakland City, Ind. The charge
agalnat him Is heresy. Rev. Lee is now
located In Missouri, where it is claimed
he deviates from the orthodox Baptists In
preaching that change of heart or con
version I not necessary to, secure conver
sion. Six years ago he was a candldata
for congress on th populist ticket.
MAJORITY TO HOLD CAUCUS
Republican Member of Cona-rea Will
Consider Aetloa oa Railroad
Rata Legislation.
WASHINGTON. Jan. SI. The republican
leaders of the houae have decided to call
a caucus of the republican members of
that party to decide on a program for rail
road rate legislation. Tne can win ne is
sued in the near future.
HARY SLEEPS, MOTHER RESTS
After one application of Cutlcura to skin
tortured babies.
Dormitory of Oberlln Colleue Barns
OBERMN, O., Jan. 31 One of the most
dlHastrous fires In the history of Oberlln
college occurred today and resulted in the
destruction of Hnhlwln cottage, th princi
pal women's dormitory, valued at $4(i.0ii0.
The contents of the building were saved
by malo students, but the dormitory Itself
is a total Iomi. Baldwin cottage was a gift
to Oberlln college from E. I. Baldwin of
Cleveland. The building waa Insured for
lo,0w. The origin of the Are Is unknown.
. Blind Girl Murdered.
LAMAR. Colo., Jan. SI. Guayaqulna
Oaro. a Wind girl. 17 years of sge, was
found murdered today In the restaurant
owned by her uncle. Julio Kodrigues,
where she slept. Hpr head had been cleft
open with n axe. A trunk had been rifled
of HiO and some jewelry. The girl had
been gagged and It Is supposed the robber
killed her as she attempted to make an out
cry. Wive lu Two States.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo.. Jan. "ST. Frank Rob
ens, ag , who for several years' h'i
been a traveling representative of, a Oh'
eago firm, was arrented at Armour, Mo
fifteen milea south of here, tbday, on
rhirge nf blaamy. He I In Jail at Marys
vllle. Mo., where he Is alhged to have re
centlv married the daurhter of a farmev
when hu already had a wife at Horton, Kan
tax. U
reactive ilromo Qafcilno
Orm CoUs.OaDy. Crt 3 Days
i GRAND DUKE GIVES VIEWS
Uncle of the Csar Talks with Associated
Prasi Ogrresponrleni.
ANARCHISTS BACK OF THE MOVEMENT
Drastic Aetloa fteeaeary im Prevent
Plllace Emperor Will Graat
Concessions to the
People.
ST. PETERSBURG. February 1.-1:20 a.
m. Grand Duke Vladimir, uncle of Em
peror Nicholas and commander of the Im
perial guard, granted an Interview to the
Associated Frees at the duke's palace In
Quay de la Cour, adjoining the Winter pal
ace.
The correspondent waa received In the
grand duke's private study. Into which he
waa ushered by the grand duke'a aide-de
camp. Prince Belaaelsky. Tho grand duke
la a man of perhaps 66 years, a veteran
In appearance as well as in fact, for he
won his spurs and th cross of St. George
twenty-five years ago In the plains before
Plevna. He la big framed and dark vlsaged
and has Iron-gray hair, and more closely
resembles his brother, Alexander III, than
hla nephew. Emperor Nicholas. Although
hla face and frame show marks of recent
Illness, the nervous energy he displays
gives the Impression of a man of force and
action.
Hia stern features soften as he talks
sending to hla countenance a charm aug-
gesting the singularly gentle slde to hia
nature which makea him beloved In hla
home and among his family and friends,
''Tou must remember,'' said the grand
duke In French, for while he knows Eng
lish perfectly he prefers the Gallic tongue
to any except his own, "you must remem
ber I am a grand duke, and a subject of
th emperor. Aa such I am extremely loyal
to him, and I am a Russian from the
crown of my head to the tip of my toes,"
accompanying the words with a sweeping
gesture. "What information can I give
your
Instigated by Anarchists.
The newspapers abroad," suggested the
correspondent, "have made many state
ments regarding the events of January 22."
"I know; I have read account in the
foreign press. I have stood aghast at the
frightful atorlea of the butchery of Innocent
people which they have printed. I know
they aay well-intentioned patriot with a
priest at their head, coming peacefully to
place , their grievance before his majesty
were ruthlessly shot down in the streets;
but we know that behind this peaceful pro
cession was an anarchistic and socialistic
plot of which the overwhelming majority
of 'the workmen were merely Innocent tools.
We know from examination of the dead
and those arrested that some alleged
priests were actually revolutionary agi
tators and student In disguise. We had
to save the city from a mob. I'nfortu
nately to do so innocent and guilty suf
fered alike. But auppoae 140,000 men had
reached the gatea of the Winter palace;
they would have Backed it as the mob
sacked Versailles. From the palace they
would have gone elsewhere and the whole
city would have been delivered over to
anarchy, riot, bloodshed and flame. Our
duty wa the duty of every government.
"The same situation has confronted cities
In other countries. Why, because this oc
curred In Russia, should the whole world
point the finger of acorn at usT In the
midst of our difficulties, why should we be
turned upon? Why should America,
especially, misinterpret and think 111 of us?
We have always been friends friends of
a-century, ' friends when America needed
friends. I remember when America was
Our great friend. Why has all thia changed?
What has Russia done to deserve It? What
has Russia done to America? Why should
the foreign press, especially that of Great
Britain, not hesitate before any calumny?
No invention seems too horrible for them
to print. They do not explain that on Sat
urday every dead wall In St. Petersburg
was placarded with warnings to the people
not to assemble. No; but they tell that
thousands of Innocent people were killed
and other thousands wounded and paint
the streets as running red with blood.
They even say the dead were hed under
the Ice of the Neva at nlgu.. It is in
famous. Officers Are Aaaaolted.
"They say nothing of isolated officers
set upon by mobs In the streets and ham
mered Into Insensibility or of policemen
killed or wounded. As a matter of fact,
complete returns show 'that exactly 128 are
dead. Several hundred were wounded; I
can't give the exact figure of the wounded,
but you shall hav an opportunity to see
th full reports."
"They ay that . Gorky will ba hanged,"
suggested the correspondent.
"Nonsense," replied the grand duke.
"Might I ask your Imperial highness' view
of the present situation?" asked the corre
spondent. "With this unhappy war upon our shoul
ders," said the grand duke, "we fire passing
through a crisis. I will not attempt to con
ceal It. It cannot be concealed. But with
the help of God we will emerge from It as
we have emerged from other trouble In the
past. In the Interior there are many ele
ments of discord, but the situation la not
ao bad as It Is painted. The disorders at
Warsaw, Kleff and elaewhere are largely
Industrial, produced by trade depression and
conaequent lack of employment on account
of the war. They are not revolutionary at
the base."
Constitution Impossible.
Then, without being asked, the grand
duke went on: "People apeak of a constitu
tion. A constitution would mean the end
of Russia, aa the atate would be gone,
anarchy would aupervene, and when it
ended the empire would be disintegrated.
Finland. Poland and perhaps other frontier
provinces would have broken away. Russia
Is not ripe for a constitution. Go out among
the peasants, who comprise the vast bulk of
the emplre'a population, and try to explain
to them government by suffrage. The
peasant knows nothing of government; he
does not even know what the word means.
He knows his emperor. For him the em
peror Is everything. Olve the peasant a
vote and all would be anarchy. Still, there
Is necessity for reforms, and they will be
granted by the autocracy."
"Maintaining the principle of autocracy.
then, the people will have an opportunity to
be heard In the government," said the cor
respondent. "res," was the reply. "They can, and I
im sure they will be given a role. Of that
I am certain," and he repeated the words
emphatically, "I am certain," ard main
taining ever more deliberately. '"They will
h given the means of presenting their
needs and grievances direct to the sov
ereign." With these significant words, foreshadow
ng. perhaps, the Immediate granting of
omethlng In the nature of the gemswyzabne
fand parliament) the lvelr presumptive to
he throne of the Roraanoffa ended the in
'erview. He then turned to Prince Belasel.
Vy, Instructing him to give the Associated
"reus eveVy facility for independent Invest!-
st Ion.
Oatllas of Reform Plnn.
The following atatement waa Issued this
enlng:
The con'erenee of the committee of mtnls-
n the reforms r"onnl In th im
erll decree of Decewiher Tft ws rnnr1u1d
1 Juniiirv . and th oefler In whleh the
ronosed reforms shsll be rsTled out was
nnounced on January 10. The committee
icomed It necessary to consider each meaa
ur separately and It was sabneauently
proponed that Individual ministers should
draw up p.ans for the execution of reforms
affecting their respective departments, or
that special conferences, to be attended by
ablegates of Institutions interested anu i
local representatives, should be held under
tne presidency of the emperor, lue com
mlttee further deemed It necessary- to re
quest the emperor to submit certain ques
tlons to the consideration of local commit
tees. As to questions which msy be decided
through legislative channele, the committee
resolved to hold a provisional discussion
wnicn wou.a serve to trmg narmony oui
ftf the different views prevalllnr with re
gard to the chief point of the various ques
tions, i ne council or state, nowever, win
teteln full power to veto the final decisions
Having screed urton these methods ol
discussion the committee concluded that It
would be advisable to ascertain the views
of the chiefs of the different government
departments and other non-mlnlsterlallsts.
It was also resolved that an lmerlal ukase
shou d be drawn up In the briefest terms
poseinie and that steps semiring realisation
ot tne reiorm scneme snouid ne taken.
The committee Is of the opinion that sue
cess will he rendered surer by the Publics
tlon of Its derisions which will "be con
firmed by the eraoeror.
The decisions nlresdy taken were sanc
tioned by his mn.lesty on January 22.
JAPANESE SPREAD THE NEWS
(Continued from First Page.)
the Russians have not attacked the Japn
nese left wing In -force, but that onl
skirmishes have taken place on that wins,
and that the greater part Of four out of
General Kouropatkln'a six army corps have
ao far taken part In the demonstration.
Reconnaissances of Large Scale.
VICTORIA. B. C, Jan. Jl. Among thr
passengers who arrived on the steamei
Empress of China from the orient today
was Frederick Whiting, war artist for the
London Graphic. In an Interview he snld
that he regarded the present movements
at Shakhe river, which portion he recently
left, as reconnaissances on a large scale,
Both armies are in strongly fortified post
tlons with a bnre plain between them. The
ground Is froien solid to a considerable
depth, making trenching on lmposs1blllt
until a thaw conies. He Is of the opinion
that the big battle will not occur until a
break In the weather comes. The Japanese,
he believes, would take the offensive. The
advanced line on either aide Is separated
by only S00 yards. Either side taking the
initiative before a thaw must suffer great
loss.
News of rioting In Korea was brought
by the Empress. A band of pro-Japanese
reformers called the Uchlnhol have been
leading rioters to the palaoe, but have been
dispersed by Korean soldiers.
Oyama Makes Report.
LONDON, Jan. 81. (2:15 p. m.j A dla
patch to the Japanese legation from Tokli
rfnteH todav aava Field Marshal Oyama re
porta that the Ruaslans have left 1.200 dead
on the field since January za.
Jaoaaeae Bstlmnte of Casualties.
LONDON, Feb. 1. The Daily Telegraph'a
Toklo correspondent say the Russian
casualties In the engagement from Janu
ary 25 to 29 are now estimated at between
36,000 and 42,000 and thoae of the Japanese
at 7,000.
CARNATION DAY AT CANTON
Vice President-Elect Fairbanks and
Genernl Lee Guests of Honor
at McKlnley Bnnqaet.
CANTON, O., Jan. 31. Commemorating
the natal day of the late President McKln
ley, the Toung Men's McKlnley ciud oi
Canton tonight held a notable banquet In
the Auditorium, Canton's new assembly hall
of heroic proportions. Vice President Fair
banks occupied the central position as chief
guest of honor. Justice Wllllsra R. Day,
friend, neighbor and confident of the late
president, was master of ceremonies. To
his left waa General Fltshugh Lee, Idol and
hero of the south. VIs-a-vlB sat General
Black, orle of the hero's of the civil war
and former ' Commander-in-Chief of the
Grand Army of the Republic. To either
side of these guests were Governor Myron
T. Herrlck and Lieutenant Governor War
ren G. Harding of Ohio.
In the banquet hall, flanking these guests
and orators, were congressmen and former
congressmen and party leaders from Ohio,
as well as notables from remote distances.
Down In the pit of the hall, to the number
of more than 800, were residents of Canton
and many other persons prominent In state
politic.
The absence of wine at the, banquet wa
a tribute of Cantonians to their late fel
low citizen. Always tolerant and conald
erate of others, President McKlnley offered
no objection to wine at banquets Where he
was a guest of honor, but on the occasion
ot several such affairs arranged here dis
tinctively tn his honor, he had expressed a
wish that wine be'ellmlnated. Back of and
all around the diners the vast amphitheater
hall had Its capacity of 8.000 people almost
completely filled with auditors who wished
to hear the speaking. In the midst of the
serving of the menu there was a sudden
hush to the festivities, and almost as one
man the vast assemblage arose to Its feet
and for more than a minute stood In re
spectful silence. The occasion was the ar
rival of Mrs. McKlnley, wife of th late
president. She was accompanied by a large
party of friends. Including Mrs. Day, Mrs
Fairbanks, Miss Grace McKlnley, Miss
Black, daughter of General Black. They
occupied a box during the speaking.
The Invocation by Rev. Dr. O. W. Holmes,
pastor of the late president's church, waa
followed by the serving of the dinner and
then Justice Day, as toastmaster, opened
the speaking program. He was followed by
Vice President-elect Fairbanks, General
John C. Black, General Fltshugh Lee and
Governor Myron T. Herrlck.
MAY REPRIEVE MRS. ROGERS
Governor of Vermont Will Consider
New Evidence la the Case of the
Woman Sentenced to Hang.
RUTLAND. Vt., Jan. SI. Governor Bell
tonight notified Attorney T. W. Molony
that he will meet him at the Pavilion
hotel at Montpeller at noon tomorrow for
the purpose of hearing evidence to support
his petition for a reprieve of the death
sentence passd upon Mrs. Mary M. Rogers,
whose execution has been set for Friday
afternoon. Mr. Molony said tonight that
the evidence he will produce to the governor
has come to light since Mrs. Rogers was
convicted and he feels confident that Gov
ernor Bell will grant his application for a
reprieve. Should Mr. Molony secure th
desired delay he will carry his new evidence
tn th supreme court and request that a
new trial be granted th condemned woman.
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CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Estimates from tbi Departments Beat and
Placed oa File.
riRE FIGHTING APPARATUS HEARD FROM
Both Mayor and Acting- Mayor t
That Alt Oveaed hy the City
Be Placed la Readiness
for !.'
At the meeting of the city council las;
night Acting Mayor Zimman aubmltted a
mesesge and reports of the head of th
various city department on estimates for
maintaining the same during the ensuing
year. The message with estimate wa
placed on file.
A telegram from Mayor Frank K. Moore,
dnted at Phoenix, Art . urging the council
to provide money for manning all the new
(irn nnnnrnfua unit the onenlng or ine ni
fire atatlon at Eleventh and jackaoi
was referred to the appropriate coc
Acting Mayor zimman aiso recu
that rertnln fire nnoaratus now
hut In nossesslon of the Are depal
placed In Immediate repair and tl
ticent fund be appropriated ror
A communication was re'.
attorney recommending the
the Samuel I. Gordon clalr
$J00, a compromise fcavlnt
upon between Gordon and
on that basis. The recomnl
approved and adopted. Tl
Charles J. lianna for damai
from injuries sustained by falling
walk December 19. 1904. on rier
between Thirteenth and Fourteenth street.
wa settled on a compromise basis of 1250.
To Repair Steamer.
Chief Baiter of the fire department re
ported damage sustained by one of th
steam fire engines during the fire at
Eleventh and Howard streets, and asking
that he be authorlxed to have the same re
paired at cost of $'XX. A resolution grant
ing the authority was adopted.
A ' communication was read from th
Electric Development and Securities com
pany of New Jersey, through Its president,
O. K. Bonta, for supplying the city with
1,200 street lamps superior to those how
In use at $68 each per year for a period of
ten year, with special reductions for com
mercial lighting, power, etc., ten months
time being asked to get the plant In work
ing operation and offering to furnish the)
requisite bonds and guaranty In caae th
franchise Is awarded. Th communication
was ordered placed on file.
The city treasurer wa Instructed to re
imburse the funding bond fund to th
amount ot 130,000.
A resolution was adopted authorising th
Board of Publlo Works to enter into a
contract with the Star machine works of
Indianapolis for the construction of an
asphalt repair plant at a cost of 17,600, th
plant to be located at Twelfth and Nicholas
streets.
The annual tax levy ordinance wa In
troduced and passed to Its second reading.
The ordinance Is In blank, to be filled in
upon the completion of the estimates.
Vacates Streets for HalL
An ordinance waa passed vacating certain
streets and alleys In Wilcox's addition,
comprising parts of Twenty-fifth and
Twenty-sixth streets and Spring street and
certain alleys, In order to permit the con
struction of coal yards, etc, by th C. W.
Hull company.
Notice wer read stating that action
was to be commenced agalnat the city
for personal Injury damage resulting from
bad and slippery sidewalks by Mary
Jacobson, injured -on St. Mary's avenue
and by J. M. Hutchlns, similarly injured '
by a fall on the sidewalk In front of th
Dresner establishment on Farnam street.
Resolutions were unanimously adopted
thanking the Council Bluffs and South
Omaha fire departments for services ren
dered during the recent fire in this city, and
to the Durant hose company for like valu
able services on that occasion.
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THURSDAY "THE SPAN OF LIFE."
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