Nebraska Newspapers

    TTIE OMAHA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 1, IMS.
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FIGHT ON THE BRIDCE BILL
,' f . . Wattlet Beinferoet Protest Hade by
Senator Millard.
AGREE ON NEBRASKA-MISSOURI BOUNDARY
Railroad AKtriryi Leave' Washing
ten Coal dent There Mill Be Se
Rata Legislating This
ftesaloa.
(From a Staff Correspond' nt.)
WABHINOTON, Jap. 31 (Spe.la.1 T-le-
tram.) The fight on Representative Smith's
bill granting a charti-r to the Central Bail
way It Bridge company to construct a
bridge rroo the Missouri River between
Council Bluffs and Gmalia will be renewed
on Thursday, when the commerce commu
te of the senate will have the bill under
consideration. Senator Millard has forti
fied himself with material to combat the
measure and It la expected he will have
the assistance of Qurdon W. Wattles of
Omaha, who arrive In Washington to
morrow. In all probability Mr. Wattles
win also appear before the commerce com
mlttea In opposition to the measure.
An agreement has been reached between
the atatea of Missouri and Nebraska In
regard to the boundary line between Atchi
son county, Missouri, and Nemaha county,
Nebraska. Yesterday Herbert 8. Hadley.
attorney general of Missouri, appeared In
tha supreme court and asked that a decree
be antored confirming the agreement. He
also asked that a commit tea of two be
appointed to run tha boundary line as
agreed upon and set up monument. In
view of the participation of Alfred Has
lett of Nebraska and John W. Hallibur
ton of Missouri as arbitrators In running
tha boundary Una between the two states,
lie further asked that these gentlemen be
appointed to conduct the survey and estab
lish the monuments.
Work for a Federal Judge.
Among the very first things which Senator-elect
Burkett will take up after he
becomes a full fledged senator will be the
division of Nebraska Into two federal Judi
cial districts. It la expected the Platte
river will be used as a dividing line be
tween the two districts. While he antici
pates opposition to the measure, Mr. Bur
kett atated today the division was abso
lutely necessary.
Modllles Building- Plans.
Supewlslng Architect Taylor has modi
fied the plans for the Laramie, Wyo., publlo
building and specifications are being pre
pared so that bids may be advertised for
within thirty days. A contract waa orlgfn
ntly let to a Leadvllle firm for the construc
tion of the Laramie building, but as the
firm failed to give the proper security for
carrying out the contract the supervising
srchltert has been compelled to modify his
plans eo as to Insure Its erection.
The president has signed the senate mili
tary bill, correcting the military record of
l'Ted W. Joslln of Clarks. Neb., and remov
ing the charge of desertion which stands
against his name.
The claim of W. R. Akera of the Alliance
land office for $70 passed tha house today. Tt
had previously passed tha senate and now
goea to the president for approval.
Railroad Attorneys Easy.
Several of the prominent railroad attor
neys. Including J. W. Blythe of the Burling
ton, Low of the Santa Fe and Peck of the
Milwaukee, who have been In Washington
for tha past six weeks keeping an eye on
prospective ant!-ra!lroad legislation, have
returned to their homes confident that there
will be no legislation at thla aeaslon of con-
gtess inimical to tha railway interests. Tha
fact that the house will pass a railway rata
bill does not cause uneasiness. and these
attorneys, who hare made It their bualnesa
to look Into the situation, have concluded
that there will be no legislation that will
hurt.
Tha house republicans will caucus either
Thursday or Friday night, the petition for a
caucus having been circulated today. Tha
Kech-Townsend bill having been reported,
fry the msjoclty of the Interstate Commerce
committee, throwing aatde the Hepburn
bill, the house republicans will have noth
ing more to do than to vote for the bill
after It has been considered in caucus and
mads a party measure.
Cannon for University.
ftenator Gamble today introduced a Joint
resolution authorizing the secretary of war
to furnish condemned cannon to the Board
of Regents of the University of South Da
kota at Vermilion, to be placed on the cam
pus of the university as a memorial to stu
dents of the university who served in the
Spanish-American war.
Railroad for Alaska.
Senator Dietrich has Introduced In tha
Senate and Congressman Mondall in the
house a bill to aid In the construction of a
raflroad and telegraph line from V aides to
Eagle City, Alaska, aud to aucura to tha
government the use of the aama for postal,
military or other purposes.
The proposed new railroad is to be known
as the Transalaska Railroad company, and
the following man are ita Incorporators:
Henry Bratnober, California; Charles F.
Manderson, James K. Kelby, George W.
Holdrege, Nebraska: George C. Haselet,
Alaska; William Todd, New Tork. and Ed
ward Gillette, Wyoming.
The First National bank of Olln. la., waa
today authorized to begin business, with
$35,000 capital. George I Schoonover Is
president, George W. Huber vice president
and M. H. Ctissman cashier.
i'J U distinguished from mil
Iff Other by its full flavor, delicious
fl quality and absolute purity.
II TSk Walter M. Lowney Co.,
BOSTON, MAS.
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STOCKMEN ARE MUCH WORRIED
Heavy fnw, HI ah Wind and faw
Temperature ea Ike
ALLIANCE, Neb.. Jan. Si. (Special Tele
gram.) Snow hns fallen here steadily for
nearly twenty-four hours and at o'clock
tonight It is still In progress with no signs
of sbatement. With the thermometer at
tro and a wind rising strong fears are
entertained by storkmen that this will be
a bad night on stock, for this condition
prevails throughout the entire western
part of the stste, with a lower tempera
ture and greater wind velocity in some
parts.
TEI.KPHOF. IOMPAVIF.9 COMBINE
Bell People Take OTer Independent
Line at Fremont.
. FREMONT. Neb.. Jan. 81. fSpertal.)
Negotiations are In progress which It is
thought will be successful for the consoli
dation of the Fremont Telephone company
with the Bell company. Trovlded the city
council gives ita consent only the details of
the consolidation remain to be done. Vnder
the proposed plan the consolidated com
pany, which will be practically the Bell
company, succeeds to sll the property,
rights, etc., of the Fremont compsny. In
cluding connections with local companies
at Hooper and other points, and the new
line In process of construction In Pohoco
precinct, Saunders county. The plan !s
likely to meet with serious opposition, not
so much from local stockholders ss from
connecting lines which are associated with
the Independent telephone systems through
out this part of the state. The Hooper com
pany says that thla arrangement leaves
them out almost entirely and charges the
Fremont company with bad faith. The
Arlington company is also opposed to It,
characterising it as a sell-out to tha Bell
people. On the other hand, the Fremont
company claims that the consolidated com
pany will be able to connect with all lines
now belonging to both the Independent snd
Bell people, but whether they will be per
mitted to do this by the Independent com
panies la a serious question.
MA.HA rTEV'l REf'OVERT DOrBTFtX
One Ballet Pastes Thrsagh Body, An
. other Shatters Arm.
COLUMBUS. Neb., Jan. 31 (Special
Telegram.) Mahaffey, who was shot last
night by Joe Wells at the home of the
latter, is still living, but his physicians
say the result cannot be predicted for sev
eral days. Mahaffey was shot clear
through the body nearly In the center of
the breast and his recovery is regarded
as extremely doubtful. Another ball struck
him near the right elbow and shattered
the arm, tearing down through to near
thj wrist. "The bullets were removed today
and together with the gun which waa used
are In the hands of tha county attorney.
Wells claims that he acted in self-defense,
but Mahaffey aaya tha shooting was
willful and malicious. Both the doors to
the room were found to be locked when
Mahaffey tried to get out of the house and
he threw himself through a glass panel
and fell to the sidewalk and then crawled
to a nelghbor'a, where he waa found by
the police.
Great Revival at Gordon.
GORDON, Neb., Jan. 31. (Speolal.r-The
revival meetings which began In the Metho
dist Episcopal church New Tear's eve
closed a few evenings since with a wonder
ful spiritual awakening. There were 112
conversions as a result of these meetings
and a majority of the converts are among
the young people of the town, moat of
whom have united with the church. The
meetings were under the direct manage
ment of Rev. Stanhope, pastor of the
church In Gordon. The other churches of
tha town, under the leadership of Rev. B.
A. Wilkinson, pastor of the Christian
church, have taken up the work where the
Methodists left off. The Christian people of
the community are united in these meet
ings, as they have been from the beginning.
Funeral at Aleohol Victim.
SEWARD. Neb., Jan. 81. The funeral ef
Dwlght Leffel of Seward, who died from
aloohollo poisoning at Waco, Tork county,
on Sunday morning, was held from the
United Brethern church here at t thla
afternoon, conducted by Rev. Webster
Davis. The verdict of the coroner's Jury
waa "that he came to his death by paraly
sis of the nerve centers, which waa caused
by alcoholism." It was not known that
the boy waa addicted to tha use of Intoxi
cants and It is not known as to who sup
plied him with the alcohol that caused his
death.
Passengers Get a Scares
NORFOLK. Neb., Jan. (Special.)
Several hundred travelers over the North
western road were given a scars at the
Rome Miller eating house in South Norfolk
by a fire which started In the rear of the
Institution. The blase, which was the result
of a stove In the storeroom, came to life
Just as the four passenger trains which stop
In this city for dinner had drawn into the
station. The dining room waa crowded, as
was also the adjacent lunchroom, when the
alarm of fire was given. The Norfolk fire
department responded to tks call and the
damage to the building waa Insignificant
News of Nebraska.
PEATR1CK, Jan. Si. Joseph Hathaway,
a former member of the Salvation army,
who recently disappeared from the city
with his family, lias been located at Dani
son, la. The locul officials will make an
attempt to bring him back to this city.
NORFOLK, Jan. 31. In a police raid upon
the home of Kd I.anib, between First and
Second streets, on Norfolk avenue, five
sun outs, ineir tame, cnips, money and
The live men were Jailed and later fined in
sums ranging irom tdi.iu to lu.lu.
VORK, Jan. SI. J. F. Clark, son of Reu
ben Clark of this place, died at his father's
residence Sunday morning at 4 o'clock.
He was well known In this city, being a
former resident here. The funeral took
place today at I o'clock from his father's
residence.
BEATRICE. Jan. 31. Elisabeth Ann Mer
rill, the little daughter of Rev. and Mrs.
J. W. Merrill, died suddenly jeaterday.
The remains will be taken to Red Oak, la.,
for Interment. Lawrence, the little son
of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Bluings, died
Sunday night.
BATTLE CREEK. Jan. 31.-This has been
an unusual January. There has been
twenty inches of snow, without any wind
or arifting. The absence of winds has
caused a great deal of Inconvenience
among the farmers. Inasmuch as there was
no wind to pump water for stock.
ALBION, Jan. 31. A heavy snow fell
Monduy night and it is still snowing hard,
with no indications of stopping. The mer
cury Is at sero, but fortunately there Is
no wind. There is sufficient loose snow
on the ground to blockade everything If
the wind ruses before we have a thaw.
WEST POl.VT, Jan. 31.-8now has been
steadily facing, without intermission, fur
the last thirty-six hours. Luckily, no wind
whatever has been blowing, the snow lay
ing where it fell. There Is now about
twelve inches of snow on the ievel through
out this entire section. No suffering is re
ported. HEATRIOE, Jan. 31. Directors of the
Beatrice Commercial club held a meeting
yesterday afternoon and discussed a num
ber of Important matters. Arrangements
were made to send three or four delegates
to Fremont mm week to attend the mail
ing of commercial clubs of the state. It
Was also decided to call a meeting of the
club in the near future for the purpose of
reorganisation.
GORDON, Jan. Jl.-Testei day morning
ins dwelling or r red nuerreiiit. in the east
part of town, rauglit flie from a steel
range in tha kitchen. The fire coinsanv
soon had lbs flame under subjection, but
nut until the building was almovi a total
ruin. Most of lbs content of the building
were removed, but what remained wan so
badly damaged by smoks and water as to
pe simoet mormon.
BATTLE CREEK. .Ian 31 - Two big land
deals have ben eiigineerett by real etttate
dealein In Banb- t rtflt In ttie lam month.
JiifK M'ore piirrhnx.il of Owen tt'Nrlll the
farm snown a the J. O'Neill place.
Conrad Wernr purchased the John Risk
farm, one mile west, consideration tH.ono.
Twenty years sgo they would not have
Drougnc that many nunarea.
NORFOLK. Jan. 31 The Chloago-Dead
wood westbound Northwestern passenger
train was stallei Tor five hours at v est
Point on account of a broken axle under
a heavy freight car. The freight train
broke down ahead of the passenger and It
took a hslf night to get the obstacle out
or the clear. rive nunarea passeninTs,
during the stay, were given an especial
theatrical performance In the opera house.
BEATRICE, Jsn. 31. Pearl Awtry, a
drug clerk of this city, departed rather
suddenly Sunday evening for Lincoln and
before leaving town he took alwut 5
from the drawer at Phults s drug store,
where he has hwn employed for five or six
years. learning of what had happened
yesterday morning, Mayor fthultx tele
phoned to Lincoln, where Mr. Awtry was
detained ny an officer until ne turned over
the money belonging to his employer. It
Is understood Mr. Fhultx will not proeecute
mm.
GORDON. Jan. 31. At the annual meet
ing of the Sheridan County Agricultural
society the following officers were elected:
C. H. Sailor, president; F. P. Mills, vice
f resident; H. O. I.Jon, secretary; J. E.
wen. treasurer; W. E. Young, general
superlnte 'c. nt. The treasurer s report
showed the society clear of sll Indebted
tiers and a surplus of $182 In the treasury.
For the last thirteen years the society has
not missed holding a fair every year and
has never failed to pay every dollar of
premiums In full. New buildings are In
contemplation for next year.
DEBATE ON SOLDIER'S HOME
Heath. Dakota Legislators Have a
Warm Time Ortp tha
Meaanre.
PIERRE, S, D., Jan. 81. (Special Tele
gram.) In the house today Vanosdel con
tinued his fight against the Soldiers' Home
bill by moving the Indefinite postponement
of any further consideration of the bill,
as It yet provided for tsklng the pension
money of the old soldiers; it placed con
trol of any money which came Into their
hands under tha commandant and board
and thst would make trouble; that the
board was not always to be trusted.
This called out a sharp reply from Brown
of Sanborn, who charged misstatements of
facts in the remarks of the Yankton mem
ber and that the donation of 1100 a year
for each member of the home by the na
tional government required such an enact
ment and that the members of the home
were not protesting. Clark also opposed
Vanosdel's motion, which was voted down,
and the bill made a special order for Feb
ruary ft.
The house then went Into committee of
the whole to discuss the capltol building
bill, which discussion soon resolved itself
into a running fire of questions as to the
possibilities of the bill and the methods
of meeting the expenses. Sutherland ex
plained the provisions of the bllL after
which Scott, Brown of Sanborn, Heball,
Clark, Browne of Brown, Daly, Hornby,
Vanosdel, Countryman and Holman took
part, the general sentiment being In favor
of some action, if it could be shown that
the funds could be secured without a gen
eral state tax and that the amount of
81,000,000 asked was too much. The com
mittee reported the bill back for further
consideration.
A few new bills were presented, the
principal one being by Clark to reduce oil
Inspection fees, by Brown of Sanborn re
quiring full warranty deed to property be
fore any state money for buildings be
expended upon tracts, by Hornby requiring
hall insurance companies to deposit guar
anty funds with the state treasury before
doing business In this state.
The senate held a short session and
came up to listen to the house debate on
the capltol building, passing senate bills
to authorize counties to fund outstanding
indebtedness by Issuance of bonds and
appropriating 31.00 deficiency for the State
Board of Agriculture.
House bills passed- by the senate were
to fix terms as officers of county mutual
Insurance companies and a resolution for
an amendment to the constitution allow
ing tha legislature to fix the qualifications
of county superintendents.
The principal new senate measures pre
sented were by Nelll to amend the game
law to make the chicken shooting season
two months and duck shooting five months,
by Branson increasing the salary of the
publlo examiner to 81,800 a year and by
Cooper authorising the employment of as
sistant state attorneys.
LJVK STOCK MEM AT MITCHELL
Convent Ion 'to Wind I'p with Sale at
Corn Palace.
MITCnELL. 8. D.. Jan. 31 tSnecl.l T1.-
gram.) The two convention of the South
Dakota live stock breeders and stats
poultry show ooened thla au.nin. i..
attendance at the former Is large, there
neirg over stockmen here, and the ex
hibits of animals In cattle, hone hn
and hogs number 300.
This evening the stockmen
V A tl Til. 1 ,
it a- i. iiiitiiiiooK tne response being
made by George McEathron of Huron.
tresiaent Erion of Mitchell made his an
nual address. A. M. Chamberlain of
Howard delivered an soaress on The
Legislator and Breeder."
Tomorrow aftomrmn Mm.M u m . .
- in orst vaie
of live stock at the Corn Palace.
Fully 1.000 birds are on nhiMH . .i.-
poultry show snd the work of ni
commence tomorrow.
COMPANIES' APPEAL, I.e. DISMISSED
Insnraace Companies Deeide to Ac.
cept Judge, t'arland'a Jndgment
SIOl'X FALLS. S. D . Jan sn ,a i. ,
The officials of the United States court
in this city have received from the clerk
of the United States supreme court a copy
of a mandate in the case of the Hartford
Fire Insurance company of Connecticut, the
Phoenix Insurance company of Brooklyn et
al against John C. Perkins, commissioner
or insurance or nouin iakota, in which it
Is ststed that the appeal in the case to the
federal supreme court has been dismissed.
The legislature enacted what la known as
the anti-compact law and the suit
tuted by the Insurance companies sought
to nave tne commissioner or Insurance re
strained from having tha nmviin. u.
new law apply to the foreign Insurance com-
panles doing business in the state. Judge
Carland of the federal court rn.,.j ..
decision against the insurance companies.
Judgment on Appearance Bond.
SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Jan. Jl.-(Speclal
Telegram.) Judge Carland of the United
Statea court granted a Judgment for the
sum of 11,000 and costs against William C.
HUllstcr and Thomas Scanlon, prominent
Sioux Falls bankers, as bondsmen for
Frank Waugh. They are indemnified
against lose by Waugh's attorney. Waugh,
who was a member of the famous "Jack"
Sully band of horse thieves and rattle rus
tlers, waa arrested by the United States
authorities last year on the cliarge of steal
ing horses on the Rosebud Indian reserva
tion. The two Sioux Falls men after being
Indemnified were Induced to sign the bond
for appearance In the United States court.
He was Indicted for the offense charged
against him and failing to appear at the
Aberdeen term of federal court his bond
was declared forfeited. Waugh Is under
stood to hsve fled to the British northwest
possessions.
(aptara Alleged Horeethlef.
EVANBTON. Wyo.. Jan. SI. I Special.)
August Delmont. alias "Curley." has been
arrested in the upper Green river country.
charged with horse stealing. It is alleged
be la also wanted on a charge of robbery
and burglary.
Bl'FFAIXI. Jan. 31. -Arthur E. Appleyard
has been indicted by the supreme court
r;rnd Jury on s charge of grand larrony
n having obtained from the German hanic
$n0.bu0 on bonds now alleged to be worth-laaa.
ARMY BILL TO CONFERENCE
Hsute Befnsea to Agree to Amendment Be
f-arding Pay ef Betired Officers.
SENATE DISCUSSES STATEHOOD BILL
Meaanre la Paased Placing Tax ea
Capital Steek ( Cerperntloas
Incorporated In District
f Colombia.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 31. The treatment
by General Nelson A. Miles of Jefferson
Davis, president of the confederacy, during
the time he waa a prisoner at Fortress
Monroe, Vs., was recalled in th bouse to
day, when Mr. Williams of Mississippi, the
minority leader, tried to secure the adop
tion of the senate amendment to the house
provision regarding retired officers serving
with the state militia. Messrs. Hull of
Iowa and Hay of Virginia, both memWt.
of the military affairs committee. Indorsed
the house provision making It retroactive.
The latter declared It was democratic doc
trine to aave money and for that reason
called upon democrats to stand by them.
It was at this Juncture that Mr. Williams
arose and spoke of the action of General
Miles In placing shackles on the ankles of
Jefferson Davis. He shared, he said, the
opinion of southern men as to that, but he
did not think it waa the time, the place nor
the way to get even. Mr. Williams' motion
to agree to the senate amendment, which
doea not make the law concerning retired
officers retroactive waa lost 79 to 171. All
the other amendments were nonconcured
In. The bill then was sent to conference.
As In the case of other appropriation bills
Mr. Llttlefleld (Me.) called attention to the
vast sum called for by the postofflce bill.
$1,000.000. IT, he said, appropriations were
to be kept at their present slse, there would
be on Julv 1 a deficit of 81.000,000. If the
amounts were not to be reduced they' have
to be met by Increased taxation.
Mr. Overstreet (Ind.), in charge of the bill,
said that the various Items In the bill were
Justified by existing conditions. '
'How do you propose to raise the reve
nues If your party Intends to stand pat?"
inquired Mr. Cowherd (Mo.) of Mr. Little
field, adding that Mr. Llttlefleld stood high
In the councils of the administration and
ought to know.
The reply waa that "the gentleman from
Maine Is not advised as to what the Inten
tion of his party 1," asserting that he
was In favor of retrenchment in the matter
of appropriation
Mr. Payne (N. T.), the majority leader.
said that Mr. Llttlefleld had drawn too
strong a picture of the state of the treasury
on July 1 next, becsuse it had been shown
that the revenues during the last two or
three months had been Increasing. Mr.
Payne would not commit himself In reply
to questions by Mesera Minor (Wist) snd
Gaines (Tenn.) as to whether the house
would pass a public building bill and a
river and harbor bill, but said that the
present session would be brought to a close
with appropriations for the next fiscal year
that would be within the government's in
come.
Mr. Ransdell CLa.) delivered a long sr-
gument In support of a proposed amend
ment to the bill granting the franking
privilege to state or territorial departments
of education on matter addressed to any
school or school official.
At tha conclusion of Mr. Ransdell's re
marks the bill waa laid aside and the house
at 6:02 p. m. adjourned until tomorrow.
PROCEEDINGS. OF TH1 SENATE
Measnres to Regulate District of Col
umbia Corporations Introduced.
WASHINGTON. Jan. SI The senate to
day continued the consideration of the
Joint statehood bill with Mr. Nelson ss
the principal speaker. A number of bills
were passed, including one largely Increas
ing the fees for Incorporating stock com
panies In the District of Columbia.
In tha senate today a bill passed
prohibiting express companies engaged
In Interstate and foreign commerce
from carrying obscene literature. It
extends to other carriers the provisions
regulating the transmission of such mat.
ter through the malls. The bill bad passed
the house.
During the early hours of the session of
the senate today there were several echoes
of the president's message of yesterday
calling attention to abuses under the cor
poration laws of the Dlstriot of Columbia.
In addition to a bill Intended to correct
the existing evils, which waa Introduced
by Senator Piatt of Connecticut, the senate
passed a bill intended to restrict the num
ber of new corporations and removing the
temptation to excessive capitalization. This
it is proposed to do by requiring the pay
ment of a fee of 40 cents on every thou
sand dollars of capital stock of new cor
poratlona The day for a vote on the statehood bill
having been fixed, the opponents of the
bill failed to manifest their customary
readiness to speak, but Senator Nelson
filled the gap with a speech In support of
the bill as it stands. He contended espe
cially that there was no foundation for
the claim that the people east of the Mis
sissippi river were sntagonistlo to those
west of it. He congratulated the people of
the west upon having those of the east to
aid them In maintaining the proper equili
brium. "We of the west have a little of the
cowboy In us still," he said, "and at times
we are Inclined to ride too rapidly, and
It Is well to have a balance wheel.
The passage attracted the attention of
Mr. Bailey, who suggested: "When the sen
ator feels this wild Impulse tingling in his
blood he can find restraint, if lie will make
application at the White house."
The senate, at 3:fo p. m., went into ex
ecutive session and adjourned five minutes
later.
DESIRE RATES TO BE FIXED
Senate romnillln .ieara Witness on
Subject of Refrigeration ot Cars.
u-mmvoTON. Jan. SI. E. M. Ferguson
of Duluth, Minn., before the senate inter-
....... MmniAr. mmm HMon commlttse
today, spoke of the alleged discriminations i
by railroads in favor of operators of re- I
friorator car lines. Hi Offered a number
t tartars showing the impossibility ot get
ting from railroads definite Information as
to railroad rates on perisnaoie gooas, tor
the rtsson that no nxea rate was given
in advance for refrigeration. He advocated
Apollinaris
Was Awarded The
GRAND PRIZE
At St.Lotiis Exposition
"Bottled only at the Spring, Neuenahr, Germany,
. and ONLY with its OWN Natural Gas."
' . The Lancet, London.
the fixing by law of all charges In relation
to refrigeration snd the publication of these
rates, the same as freight schedules are
published.
In snswer to the charge that tt was the
Jobbers snd not the fruit growers that
were making the fight against private car
lines, he read lettere from fruit growers
asking him to suggest plans "for getting
sfter congressmen and the senators" and
urging, that If congress adjourned without
action, to "petition the president to call
an extra session." He fsvored the plan
of making It unlawful for railroads to
carry goods In any but Its own cars or
In the cars of some other railroad.
Mr. Ferguson will conclude his state
ment tomorrow. He announced that he
would disclose the details of a secret rout
ing scheme which he alleged Is maintained
by the railroads.
WOfl.D ABOLISH COMM.I9MOX
House eamnalttee Desires President
to Have Control of CanaL
WASHINGTON. Jan. SI. The house com
mittee on Interstate and foreign commerce
today authorised a favorable report of the
Mann bill abolishing the Panama Canal
commission, and placing the government of
the canal sone and the work of constructing
the canal entirely In the hands of the presl
dent.
Added to the bill as an amendment Is the
bill introduced by Mr. Mann providing for
the acquisition by the government of the
1,086 shares of the stock of the Panama
Railway company, now held In private own
ership. Mr. Shackleford (dem.) of Missouri will
file a minority report representing his views
on the matter, and Mr. Adarason (dem.) of
Georgia reserved the right to file minority
views regarding the condemnation of the
railroad stock.
The bill ss reported first describes the
canal tone and gives It tnat title; also de
fines the canal as the "Panama canal."
The authority to govern the sone and con
struct the canal la delegated to the presi
dent In the following language:
That until the expiration of the Fifty -ninth
congress, unless other provision be sooner
made by congress, sll the military, civil and
Judicial powers of the United Slates In said
canal tone, Including the power to make all
rules and regulations necesary for the gov
ernment of the canal sone and all rights,
powers snd authority granted by the terms
of the treaty aforesaid to the United States
shall be vested in the president of the
Uidted States, and may by him be vested
In such person or persons, snd shall be ex
ercised In such manner as the president
shall direct for the government of said ca
nal sone, snd maintaining and protecting
the Inhabitants thereof In the free enjoy
ment of their liberty, property and religion.
The president is authorised through one
of the executive departments to construct
the cans); also to employ such persons as
may be noeded and fix their compensation.
One section repeals the act creating the
Isthmian Canal commission.
President Returns Home,
WASHINGTON. Jan. 31. President
Roosevelt and party returned to Wash
ington from Philadelphia this morning, the
special train reaching the Pennsylvania
station at 4:30 a. m. It was 7:40 a. m.
when the president left the train, and
after greeting the members of his party
entered his carriage and was driven direct
to the White House, where he break
fasted with his family.
Asks Aid for Harrier.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 31. Mr. Piatt of
Connecticut presented a memorial from the
Connecticut legislature asking that his col
league. Senator Joseph Hawley, be placed
on the retired list of the army on account
of his record during the civil war.
Appleyard Not Arrested.
BUFFALO, Jan. 31. The grand Jury is In
vestigating the charges against Arthur E.
Appleyard in regard to the failure of the
German bank, because, according to Dis
trict Attorney Coatesworth, "Appleyard Is
not under arrest and can only be. brought
here upon extradition proceedings Insti
tuted ny tne aistnct attorney. I his step
Is desirable as a preliminary hearing to ex
tradition proceedings In case the gra
returns an indictment against him.
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
Fair and Colder la Nebraska Todny
Thursday Fair, Not
so Cold.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-FO recast of the
weather for Wednesday and Thursday:
For Nebraska and Iowa Fair, colder
Wednesday; Thursday fair, not so cold.
For Kansas Fair in north, snow In south
portion Wednesday; colder Thursday.
For Colorado Snow and colder Wednes
day; Thursday fair.
For Wyoming Snow Wednesday In south
east, fair In north and west portions;
Thursday fair.
For South Dakota Fair Wednesday, cold
in east portion; Thursday fair, not so cold.
For Montana and North Dakota Fair,
continued cold Wednesday; Thursday fair,
not so cold.
For Missouri Fair, much colder Wednes
day, cold wave; Thursday, fair, not quite
so cold In northwest portion.
Local Record.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU,
OMAHA, Jan. 31. Official record of tem
perature and precipitation, compared with
the corresponding day of the last three
years: I
1906. 1904. 1903. 1902.
Maximum temperature ..12 X M 17
Minimum temperature ... 2 9 Sit 1
Mean temperature 6 IX 42 8
Precipitation T T .00 .00
Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal at Omaha since March 1,
and comparison with the last two years:
Normal temperature 21
Deficiency for the day Jil
Total dehcJency since March 1 17
Normal precipitation 01 Inch
Deficiency for the day 02 inch
Total rainfall since March 1 25.88 inches
leficlen y since March 1 6.02 Inches
Kxcens for cor. period, 1904 1.96 Inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1903.. 1.13 Inches
Temperature at T P. M.
Maximum
Tern- Tern-
Station and State peratura pera- Rain-
of Weather. at 7 p. m. ture. fall.
Bismarck, cloudy 16 4 .00
Cheyenne, snowing .... 2 lti ,04
Chicago, part cloudy .. 11 20 T
Davenport, part cloudy. 10 M T
Denver, snowing 18 22 T
Havre, clear 20 2 .00
Helena, clear 2 ti .01
Huron, clear 2 u T
Kansas City, clear .... 20 ! .00
North Platte, cloudy .. 10 H .04
Omaha, cloudy 10 12 T
Rapid City, part cloudy Hi .00
St. Ixuils. clear 2S 28 .on
8t. Paul, clear H R T
Halt Iake City, cloudy. 42 44 .116
Valentine, piurt cloudy. 4 8 .04
Willlaton. clear 22 i .00
T indicates trace of precipitation.
indicates below sero.
L. A. WEL81I, Local Forecaster.
MAY USE CRIMINAL LAW
President Will Hare no Evasion of Dfciiioi
by Beef Trait.
NO FURTHER DELAY TO IE TOLERATED
If Federal Itiuartloa la 4 Obeyed
Individual Members Will Be
Held Responsible for
Any Kvaslon,
WASHINGTON. Jan. SI. It can be said
by authority that unless the corporations
constituting the alleged "Beef trust" shall
heed the Injunction made permanent yes
terday by the decision of the supreme court
of tha United States, the government will
Institute proceedings against the Individual
members of the corporations to enforce the
decision of the court.
The proceedings will be under the criml
nsl law. If such ran be Instituted. The
minds of the president snd members of his
cabinet are made up fully on the question.
They have determined that the "Reef trust"
shall obey the law, and now that the high
est court In the land has upheld the hand
of the administration, It Is said they will
permit no further "dilly-dallying" with ths
subject.
At today's cabinet meeting the president
and Attorney Oeners'l Moody shared In the
congratulations of the members of the
cabinet on the result of the "Beef trust"
case before the supreme court.
President Is Pleased.
The president, who made no sttempt to
conceal his satisfaction at the decision of
the court, united with the members of the
cabinet In congratulating tht attorney gen
eral. The subject wss considered briefly
at the meeting, but no dertnlte conclusion
was reached as to what action. If any, the
government would take In the future, ex
cept the general determination to enforce
the law as It has been construed by the
courts. The president and the members of
the cabinet regard the decision of the
supreme court as a signal triumph of law
as they have viewed It and are prepared to
carry It into efTrct absolutely.
All the members of the cabinet were pres
ent at the meeting except Secretaries Hsy
and Wilson, the former still being confined
to hia home by a severe cold.
Arbitration Treaties.
Again the president emphasized his inter
est In the arbitration treaties pending be
fore the senate. He holds that the op
ponents of the treaties are proceeding on
wrong premises In maintaining that they
may be used by foreign countries as a
bnsls for sctlon against certain of the
southern statea in the collection of old
claims.
Some departmental matters were consid
ered at the meeting, the most Important of
which was the action of Postmaster Gen
eral Wynne In notifying John O. Capers,
republican national committeeman of South
Carolina, that postmasters in that state
will be dismissed from the service If, In the
future, they psy the expenses of delegates
to political conventions. The action of the
postmaster general wss approved by the
president and the cabinet. In principle, the
decaratlon of Mr. Wynne will apply to all
other states where such methods s re prac
ticed. FATAL COASTING ACCIDENT
Sled Laden with Children strikes a
Dray at Bloomlntton One Dead,
Others Will Die.
BLOOMINOTON, 111., Jan. Sl.-Late this
afternoon while coasting Earl Reynolds was
killed, Thomas Davis was fatally injured,
Mary Reynolds wss painfully bruised and
cut, a lad named Valentine had a V?
broken and Charles Lester had his head
badly cut, besides suffering Internal Injur
ies. The killed and Injured are all small
children who were coasting on a big sle I
down the steep hill. After traveling thred
blocks the outfit struck a big dray and all
of the children were thrown under the
horses, which trampled ths life out of r
and Injured the others.
Letter Live Stork Sold.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Jan. 31. (Special.)
At a publlo auction held at the I Jt ramie
county court house today the live stock
owned by the estate of the late Levi '..
Letter of Chicago was sold to the highest
bidders. The cattle on the XT-Cross ranch
In Sheridan county, numbering 12,117, were
wild to Henry Altman of Cheyenne for
$248,075. The cattle on the P. F. ranch In
Ijaramle county, numbering i.VA. were sold
to Harris Franklin of Denver for $H6,220.
The horses on the I'-Cross and the P. F.
lanches were bid In by Joe Lelter for the
Leiter et'tate. There were 2J In all and
they bro-jght $23,RnO. One registered stallion
was bla in by Joe Lelter for $1,400. Luke
Voorhees scted as suctloneer.
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WANT A WARM OFFICE?
Steam Heated
Offices in
The Bee Building
$10.00. $15.00. $18.00 and $25.00
PER, MONTH.
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Rental Agents,
WHY DOCTORS FAIL'
AND MRS. PINKHAM SUCCEEDS
Plain Regions Art Her. Clvei t ExpUTa
Why Lydla E. Plnkhan'a Vegetablt Caat
poind Carae When Doctara Art Powarlaa
A woman Is sick: somediweaae pecnl!a
to her sex ia fast developing- in her sys
tem. Sh gwa to her family phyaicia
and tells hiin a story, but not the whol
Btorv.
She, holds somethtnff back, loaee he
head, becomes ag-itated. forg-cts whit
she want to aay, and finally conceal a
what ah ong-ht to have told, and thus)
completely mystifies the dootor.
Is it any wonder, therefore, that tha
doctors fail to cure the disease J Still
we cannot blame the woman, for it ia
very embarrassing to detail some of th
symptoms of her suffering', even to hal
family physician.
It was for this reason that veers eg
Mrs. PInkham, at Lynn, Mass., de
termined to step In and help her aesx.
Having had considerable experience la
treating female ilia with her Vegetable
Compound, ahe encourag-ed the womea
of America to write to her for advice ia
regard to their complaints, and being
woman, it was easy for her ailinr sla
ters to pour into her ears every detail
of their suffering.
In this way she was able to do foe
them what the physicians were unable
to do, simply because she had tha
proper information to work upon, anS
from the little group of women who
sought her advice years ago a great
army of her fellow-beings are to-day
constantly applying for advioe and re
lief, and the fact that many thou
sanda of them have been cored by
following the advice of Mrs. Pinkham
during the last year ia indicative of tha
grand results whjch are produced by
her tinequaled experience and training1.
No physician in the world haa had'
such a training, or haa such an amount
of information at hand to assist in tha
treatment of all kinds of female tils, '
from the simplest local Irritation to t
the most complicated womb diseases,
This, therefore, is the reason why
Mrs. Pinkham, in her laboratory at
Lynn, Mass., ia able to do more for the)
ailing women of America than the
family physician. Any woman, there
fore, Is responsible for her own Buffer
ing who will not take the trouble to
write to Mrs. Pinkham for advice.
The testimonials which we are con
stantly publishing from grateful wo
men establish beyond a doubt the
power of LyriiaE. Pink ham's Vegetable
Compound to conquer female disease.
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ness, nervous debility, early decline, lack
of vigor and strength.
IRISARV. Kidney and Bladder Troubles.
Weak Rack, Burning Trine, Frequency of
iTrinatlng, Urine High Colored or witfc
alllky Sediment on standing.
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