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Silk Sale
Monday
It is alwajn wise to investigate the special offerings in this
department, for there is not a yard of old or undesirable goods in
. the entire stock and extra low prices here means extraordinary
values. Never will this statement be better realized than it will
Monday morning.
20-Inch China silk, purely all silk, Monday. 19c yard.
27-Inch China, regular 50c quality, Monday, 39c yard.
36-Inch China, beautiful fabric, regular 90c quality, Monday, 63c
yard.
36-Inch Chirm absolutely tha most beautiful China allk manufactured regular $1.15
quality, Monday, SHc yard.
All fine Imported Silks, soft and elingln, Just the texture Dame Fashion now re
quires for the robo of the maid of honor, the bride herself, perhaps for waists, after
noon and evening; (towns, etc. Tucks, shirrs and plaits equal to chiffon. Wears beauti
ful; washes perfectly.
All to go on sale, 8 a. m. We would suggest coming early, as late arrivals are
liable to bo disappointed. -
"VIYELL4" (Registered) FLANNEL.
Relied on wherever known, to retain lta soft lustre after repeated washings, and
to satisfy the most critical.
Styles and colorings suitable for shirt waist suits, waists, klmonas, wrappers pa
jamas, children's wear and men's negligee shirts.
Price, 75c per Yard.
Sold In Omaha only by Thompson, Beldon Co.
ThOHP50N.FiELDEH&Fa
Y. filC A. Buildiar- Corner Slxtentk and Dou!. Street.
UNIONIST IS BITTER
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nadlan Interests In Parliament the Irish
party would merely be Injuring a friend
end increasing the profits of the Irish
Tracers and cattle raisers.
' Saaraests Educational Conference.
, Stephen Qwjmn, speaking this week on
the nnlverslty question before a largo audi
ence of the Roman Catholic graduates and
Undergraduates' association, advocated the
making of terms between Trinity college
and the Roman Catholic people of Ireland,
ile contrasted the overtures made by Trin
ity college with the absolutely negative po
sition taken up by the Roman Catholic hi
erarchy, and suggested a conference on the
lines of the land conference between repre
sentative Roman Catholics and the Board
Of Trinity College. The Roman Catholic
laity had a voice of their own and should
frame their own demands. Mr. Gwynn
thought that Dublin university might be
made a really national university, if in ad
dition to Its existing offer Trinity collegi
were to give Roman Catholics a separate
chair of philosophy and greater facilities
for tho study of Irish, and if the govern
ing body of the college were made elective
from among the fellows.
CZAR FAVORS ZEMSKY ZEABOR
Indications that a Representative Assembly
Will Be Called Within a Few Months.
MAKES STATEMENT TO COUNT TOLSTOI
Fmperor Mrholaa Tells Son of the
Famous Novelist that Creation
of a I. a nil ( ongrtii Is
Xeeesaary.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. Jl.-llXl p. m
"I am not opposed to a aemsky aeabor.
On the contrary I believe It necessary."
In these words Emperor Nicholas, whose
word Is law, personally declared himself
In favor it a land congress and expressed
the conviction that the time had come
to prepare to give the people a voice in
government.
The emperor's words were spoken in the
course of a conversation with Count Leo
Deonvitch Tolstoi, son of the famous
author, and fully confirm the Associated
Press interview with Grand Duke Vladimir
on January 31 In which the grand duke ex
pressly declared that his august nephew
was In favor of a semsky seabor. The
semi-official denial subsequently sent out
Is now disproved by the sovereign's state
ment to Count Tolstoi.
The Associated Press correspondent thli
evening saw Count Tolstoi In a comfort
able house facing the Taurls gardens. The
count Is light of build and has dark brown
hair and beard. A prominent nose and
black piercing eyes beneath shaggy brows
distinctly recall the father, but Qie face has
not the same leonine majesty. Bpenklng in
excellent English Count Tolstoi said:
"I suppose you have como to hear about
my audience at the Tsarkoe. I cannot
enter into details, because I consider it
unseemly to do so, but I am glad to state
the broad lines of my conversation with
said Menxel some time before his death, my sovereign. His majesty summoned me
after having received a memorial whlcn 1
addressed to the throne exposing the pres-
wlthout an upheaval, without the throe of
revolution.
"I believe the present strike will not lead
to a repetition of the bloodshed of January
22 because Governor General Trepoff Is too
skilled In the art of policing to permit a
crowd to get the upper hand."
STORM IS GENERAL
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speaking of the gradual ruin of these plc
tures. "In those days, ' he added, "I was
too poor to buy tho best materials, and
tiiia Is the result."
"But they can be restored," said the
woman to whom the painter was talking.
"I can never restore them," he replied,
"and when another does so the paintings
will no longer be mine."
HIGHER RATE FOR PILGRIMS
Daly Rich Moslems Can Travel I'sder
Government Protection to
Mecca.
CAIRO, Egypt, Feb. ll.-(Special Cable
gram to The Bee.) The Issue of the gov
ernment tariff lor the safe conduct of
Egyptian pilgrim to Mecca haa provoked
some hostile discussion in Egypt. The
charges stipulated for the coming pilgrim
age ' Involve Indeed, a more considerable
burden on the faithful who elect to travel
With the klswah, or holy carpet, than has
tver been known heretofore. Ranging from
the minimum of 18 10s to 27 10a, accord
ing to olass, the fare Is such as to deter
all but those of the Musaelman population
who are possessed of means from placing
themselves under the safeguard of the gov
ernment escort. In view of the disturb
ances which interrupted the peaceable
course of the last pilgrimage, the authori
ties have augmented the strength of the
escort by 400 meA, and the cost of this
auxiliary force constitutes a considerable
Item of expenditure. The government. In
fact, openly declares that In undertaking
the conduct of tbe pilgrimage it can only
tone on the transaction, notwithstanding the
higher scale of transport charges levied
upon the pllgrlmp. The increased cost will,
however, tempt the poorer pilgrims to per
form the Journey In small and independent
caravans, which offer an easy prey to tho
unruly Bedouin tribes that during the pil
grimage are a standing menace to all
within the region surrounding the holy
places.
MINERS FEAR JAORE TROUBLE
Execntlve Committee of Strikers
Makes Appeal to the Ger
man Government.
ESSEN, Prussia, Feb. 11. The strikers'
executive committee of seven sent the fol
lowing telegram today to Chancellor von
Buelow:
At a conference of delegates of the strik
ing coal miners, held February 9, It was
determined to resume work. In this they
met the wishes of your excellency, hut
the workmen were turned away In masses
from many mines. Great excitement has
been caused by this action and we In con
sequence fear the worst. We beg your
excellency to use your influence in au
thoritative quarters to prevent these provo
cations from occurring again.
The Mine Owners' association, replying
to the assertion that the owners were ex
cluding workmen by wholesale from the
mines, aver that they are unable to take
back workmen at some of the mines, ex
cept In small numbers, until the damage
resulting from their Inactivity Is repaired.
According to the government mine
bureau's figures 1411,942 miners went into the
mines at the beginning of the morning
shift, or 70,000 more than yesterday, leaving
about 98,000 men Idle. But of these probably
several thousand went to work later in the
day.
PARLIAMENT
OPENS
Tl'ESDAV
ITALIAN EYES ON AUSTRIA
Movement of Austrian Troops Toward
Italian Frontier Causes Alarm
at noma.
ROME. Feb. 11. (Special Cablegram to
The Bee.) Public opinion has been for
some time preoccupied by the news of con
siderable Austrian armaments at the Ital
ian frontier. Now a Vienna correspondent
amda an official statement from the Aus
trian Foreign office, saying that after 1K80
for many years the relations between Aus
tria and Russia had been so strained as to
render It necessary to reinforce the garri
son at the frontier of Galicla, where troops
were sent, having been removed from their
respective garrisons. But the relations be
tween the two empires having now become
cordial through the understanding In tho
Balkan question,' the reason for these arm
aments had ceased and therefore' the rein-'
forcemeats were sent back to their former
posts, Including the districts of Innsbruck
and Southern Btyrla. It was this move
ment that had alarmed the Italians, al
though the number of soldiers sent back
amounted altogether to only 8,000 man, '
FINE PAINTINGS ARE PEELING
Adolpk Von Mcasel Too Poor to Bay
. lOsta Material and Work
Disappears.
BERLIN, Feb. 11. The paint on two of
the most famous works of the late Prof.
Adolf von Mensel, the celebrated painter,
who died Thursday last, "The Round
Table of Frederick the Great." 1S60, and
'A Flute Concert at Sans Soucl," 1852,
banging in Bans Souccl palace, is peeling
off. "My reputation will outlive my work,"
Liberals Will Attack Prime Minister
Half oar's Administration.
LONDON, Feb. 11. Parliament opens
next Tuesday, when King Edward, with
picturesque pomp, will go from Bucking
ham palace to Westminster, where he will
deliver the speech from the throne amid
the Imposing ceremonial that Is customary
when the sovereign is present on this
occasion in person.
Tills spectacular feature will be the cur
tain raiser to a grim struggle of long or
short duration between Prime Minister
Balfo lr'a administration and the liberal
opposition. Closest observers are unable
to gauge the staying powers of the gov
ernment. Rumors of a dissolution of the
government are just as rife and just as
positive aa were the statements made a
year ago when the prognostlcators gave
Mr. Balfour only strength sufficient to read
the budget. Now it Is confidently stated
that dissolution will come quickly, even
within the limit of debate on the address
in reply to the speech from the throne,
which will last about two weeks.
Whips from the government and opposi
tion sides have received warnings to be
ready for a general election call by the
opposition, whose leaders express the firm
conviction that the government will be
unable to maintain a majority and is
certain of defeat either as the result of
desertion by unionists when the question
of ree food comes up or apathy by the
ministerialists. On the other hand, Mr.
Balfour and many of the most prominent
members of the ifnlonlsts assert in positive
terms that they can only be defeated by
the failure of the unionist members o
do their duty and that the government
will not resign unless it is defeated on an
Important division.
Delicate Dishes
id ado from
Grape - Nuts
. Food
Entries. Puddinri, Salads, Paacakes,
etc, Fleas aid Feed year Household.
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IDENTIFY THEIR BALLOTS
More Witnesses In Colorado Election
Contest Contradict Testimony
of Experts.
DENVER, Dec, 11. At today's session of
the gubernatorial contest committee Gov
ernor Adams' attorneys introduced a num
ber of witnesses to Identify their ballots,
which had been declnred illegal by repub
lican experts. With one exception every
witness Identified his ballot. The exception
was Louis E. Becker, who declared that
the dumscratio ballot corresponding with
his number on the poll book was not his
ballot. He said he had voted the repub
lican ticket. Four witnesses went over the
republican lists of alleged nonresidents In
as many precincts and identified every name
as belonging to a bona fide resident. It
developed that a list of names, a majority
of which were misspelled, had been fur
nished to the persons who canvassed one
precinct on behalf of the oontestor.
Ballot boxes from fifteen precincts In
Huerfano county were opened at the after
noon session of the Peabody-Adama guber
natorial contest. The ballots were put In
the hands of .expert for examination, in
several cases the poll books were missing
from the boxes and some of the boxes
were In bad condition.
One ballot box- subpoenaed was not
brought Into the committee room, another
having been substituted by mistake at
Walsenburg, the county seat of Huerfano
county. This box will be produced Mon
dai'. Should sufficient fraud be shown In these
precincts to warrant the legislature In
throwing them out. Governor Alva, Adams'
will retain his seat aa governor, even If all
the precincts where the republicans allege
fraud, are also thrown out.
Witnesses who were called this afternoon
testified -o tbe regularity of the election
In their precincts and Identified their bal
lots. Two of the witnesses also contra
dicted the experts' sllsts by Identifying
practically all of the alleged - fraudulent
vutea In two precincts.
ent situation In the country and humbly
expressing the opinion that tho Interest of
the monarch and the nation called for the
removal of the wall raised up by the
bureaucracy between them; the urgent
need of devising means for enabling the
sovereign to hear the voice of the people
and recommending the convocation of a
semsky xeabor. His majesty assured me
that personally he was not opposed to Its
convocation, but on the contrary believed
it necessary. The whole question is now
greatly simplified and resolves itself to a
discussion as to when Is the most oppor
tune moment.
Delay Will Be Short.
"I am not at liberty to announce the
emperor's views on trie subject, but you
msy announce to the American people
that the delay will bo only such as !s
strictly necessary for the introduction of
an innovat'on of such magnitude. The
great thing Is that the emperor is In
favor of the semsky xeabor. This dispels
the legends obtaining currency abroad and
at home that the sovereign mistrusts the
people and Is absolutely opposed to the
idea of a representative national assembly.
These legends have caused Immense harm
and have sown suspicion and discontent
among the people, leading to unrest and
agitation and aggravating Inbor move
ments, whereas If Russians only under
stood the situation they would refrain from
rendering the task of the reformer well
nigh Impossible.
"None the less, I am optimistic and be- j
lleve we will succeed after all in bringing
the war to a satisfactory conclusion.
Then everything , will resume Its natural
course and reforms including national
representation will be : Introduced on a
sound basis."
Count Tolstoi does not believe the pres
ent labor movement will assume4 critical
proportions. He thinks a solution of the
difficulty would be materially assisted If
the r?presentatlves of masters and men
could see the emperor.
The emperor's words are likely to do
more good than any number of proclama
tions. Count Tolstoi Is trying to persuade
the men to be patient by means of articles
In which he points out the poor results
of socialistic propaganda abroad and thinks
it a pity that means have not been devised
for approaching the workmen and dis
cussing matters directly with them in
stead of leaving the field open to dema
gogues. The count Is conducting a phil
anthropic enterprise In the form of a cheap
book store under the sign of "Bobroe Dell,"
or "Good Work," In which he sells edu
cational books and literature to zemstvo
schools and libraries.
All Classes Anxious for Chana-e.
A leading political writer, Alexander
Stolypln. in an interview with the Asso
ciated Press, said: "I feel certain that the
xemsky xeabor will soon be an accom
plished fact. This Is certainly based on a
universal desire of all classes In Russia for
a resort to suffrage by tho people. Liberals
and reactionaries are equally anxious for
It, though for different reasons the former
because they are convinced, and quite
Justly, that the people demand a xemsky
renbor, and the latter, on the contrary, be
cause they have come to believe what Is
long proclaimed that the people do not
want a semsky aeabor and that the best
method of proving this claim Is to appeal to
the vote of the nation.
"The emperor's words to Count Leo Deon
vitch Tolstoi show that tho sovereign also
Is convinced of the necessity of a xemsky
senbor, and therefore there is no longer
doubt of its convocation In the near future.
Certain liberals are of the opinion that It is
advisable to immediately announce the em
peror's intention to summon the xemsky
xeabor and postpone the event until after
the war, but a majority think this would be
a mistake and recommend that the an
nouncement be followed by preparation for
the ballot. Personally, I bellove that not
many months separate us from the great
event. I believe also thut it will come
through. It has been snowing here all
day and the storm Is increasing In severity.
PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., Feb. ll-(Speclal.)
About six Inches of snow fell in this vi
cinity last night and the beautiful is still
coming down. The farmers say It covers
the ground in depth to about two and a
half fwt on the level, being more than at
any other one time in many years.
GRANT, Neb., Feb. 11. (Special Tele
gram.) This Is the fourteenth consecutive
day of xero weather in this county, with
snow falling every day. At night tho mer
eury has fallen frequently to 15 and 20
below. Ten Inches of snow has fallen and
It is drifting badly tonight, with a high
wind from the southeast. The cattlemen
are experiencing much difficulty In caring
for the stock, as the sheds face the south
and afford little protection.
HEBRON, Neb., Feb. 11. (Special.)
Fully three Inches of snow fell here Inst
night, making In all twenty Inches on the
level. It Is still snowing and drifting
badly, with the wind from the north. It
was 6 below xero this mornlg.
Illlisnrd In Texan.
DALLAS, Tex., Feb. ll.-Reports to the
News from points In Oklahoma, Indian Ter
ritory and North Texas state that a bllt
zard Is raging and the snowfall Is the
heaviest of the season.
SENSATION IN OREGON CASE
Senator Mitchell's Law Partner Confesses
Perjury in Grand Jnry Evidence.
ANOTHER CONGRESSMAN IS INDICTED
Jy N. Williamson and Ills Partner la
Sheep Business Chnraed with Con.
piracy to Dcfrand the
t nlted States.
UNIONS ARE AT LOGGERHEADS
Railroad President Says Brotherhoods
of Engineers nnd Firemen Most
Settle Matter Themselves.
NEW YORK. Feb. 11. The Board of Di
rectors of tho New York, New Haven &
Hartford Railroad company at a meeting
here today appointed a committee to meet
a committee from the Brotherhood of Lo
comotive . Firemen In accordance with a
request from the brotherhood that the
Board of Directors take up an appeal
from a decision by President Mellen of
that railway. Engineers who are still mem
bers of the Brotherhood of Firemen had
Insisted on their right to select their own
representatives In negotiations to settle
disputes, .but President Mellen denied It.
The secretary of the Board of Directors
was instructed to notify the Brotherhood
of Firemen of the action of the board.
The trouble between the New York, New
Haven & Hartford railroad and the Broth
erhood of Locomotive Firemen of the road
grew out of a dispute between the latter
organization and the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers. Engineers who had been
promoted from firemen and retained their
membership In the firemen's union Insisted
that they should be represented In negotia
tions for the settlement of disputes through
a committee of their own selection who are
members of the same brotherhood. The
matter was brought to a crisis about a
week ago when President Mellen of the
railroad denied the contention, maintaining
that the contest Is between the two broth
erhoods, with which the company has noth
ing to do. The matter was carried by the
firemen's grievance committee to the board
of directors of the railroad. The real seri
ousness of the situation became apparent
several days ago when It was stated the
same issues that had arisen on the New
Haven ranroaa were 10 De orougni ny me
nremen Deiore ine ameers oi mo t-ennnyi-anla
and Boston & Maine railroads. .
LOBBYISTS LEAVE T0PEKA
Appointment of Investigation Com
mittee) Followed by Wholesale
Exodus of Special Aarents.
TOPEKA, Kan., Feb. 11. The appoint
ment of a committee by the Kansns legisla
ture to Investigate the rumors of boodllng
has resulte'l In a wholesale exodus of lobby
ists from fnpeka, and It is doubtful if the
inquiry will be pushed any further. Speaker
Stubbs expresses himself as well satisfied
with the action of the lobbyists In leaving,
even If no actual evidences of bribery can
be found.
WHAT THE niNISTER SAYS
Is Most Convincing.
"I thought I would write you what Pyra
mid Tile Cure has done for me. I had a
most aggravated rase of bleeding piles; in
deed I dreaded when I had to go to stool.
One fifty cent box cured me, I feel like a
new, man. 1 have recommenuea u to otners
aa being the most wondiriul rtrneJy known.
It Is Indeed a great blessing to suffering
humanity. You are at liberty to use this
(or all It is worth, and I hope it may do
good." Rev. W. E. Carr, &tf No. Hol
brook St., Danville, Va.
Clergymen (like all professional men wb j
lead sedentary lives) are especially addicted
to piles. In various forms, and are contin
ually on the lookout for a remedy which
will give relief, with little or no idea of ob
taining a cure.
Recognising this fact, Rev. Mr. Carr con
sents to the use of his name in order that
other sufferers may know there is a cure
called Pyramlnd Pile Cure, which Is sold by
druggists everywhere for the low price of
fifty cents a package, and which will bring
about for every one afflicted with plies, the
same beneficial results as In his own case.
Be careful to accept no substitute, and re
member that there la no remedy "JuH as
good."
A little book describing the causes and
cure of piles Is published by Pyramid Drug
Co., Marshall, Mich., and will be sent free
for the asking. All sufferers are advised to
write for It, as it contains valuable Infor
mation on the subject of 4lia I
FIRE RECORD.
Fire In New York Apartment Home.
NEW YORK, Feb. 11. While a score of
engines were pouring tons of water on
the flames In the Casino theater, at Thirty
ninth street and Broadway, this afternoon
another fire, which started In a double
five-story apartment house In Thirty-ninth
street, less than two blocks away, endan
gered the lives of many persons and
threatened to destroy a great amount of
surrounding property. Sweeping through
the apartment house the flames Bent 150
persons scurrying ito the street without
a chance even to save their personal be
longings. All the occupants of the house
escaped In safety with the exception of
a little girl, who was cut off on one of
the upper floors by a rush of flames. Her
cries for help brought a policeman, whu
dashed Into the burning building and car
ried her down the stairs through the
smoke and flames. Both the officer and
the child were slightly burned, but their
Injuries were not at all serious. The only
other Injuries as a result of the fire were
sustained by six firemen, who were over
come with Illuminating gus, which escaped
from a broken pipe. They quickly recov
ered and returned to their work. The fire
was subdued after damage estimate at
$20,000 had been done.
Heavy I ,o In Cblcnsro. .
CHICAGO, Feb. 11. A six-story brick
building at 264-270 Fifth avenue, occupied
by the Central Eloctrlc company, and a
number of mercantile and manufacturing
concerns, was practically destroyed by fire
today. The fire is supposed to have been
caused by crossed electrlo wires. Traftto
on the elevated loop, which passes the
burned building, was stopped for more
than three hours. Frederick lloyt, agent
for A. A. McKay, owner of the building,
estimates the loss at over $600,000, aa fol
lows: To the building, $100,000; Central
Electrlo company, $150,000; A. Stern & Co..
$10,000; Oaga. Downs & Co., $65,000; Jahn
& Oilier, $76,000; Singer Manufacturing com
pany, $65,000; Philip Opper & Co., $30,000;
Conyno Manufacturing company, $25,000;
Banner Tailoring company, 125,000; Watt
Tailoring company, $30,000. Several adjoin
ing structures were damaged by smoke
and water.
Balldlaa- In Boston.
BOSTON. Feb. 11. Fire damaged the
Congregational house early today to the ex
tent of $20,000. Most of the fire damage was
on the seventh floor, to which the flames
shot up from the basement through tho
ventilator shaft. Much Injury was done by
water. The Congregational society, which
owns the building, is the heaviest loser. The
firemen had a hard fight, but succeeded in
saving the eight-story building. No one
was hurt.
Opera lloasa at emaha.
AUBCRN, Neb., Feb. ll.-Speclsl.)-The
Hoover opera house at Nemaha, this
county, burned to the ground this morning.
The origin of the Are is unknown. This was
one of the old landmarks of old Nemaha.
It was a brick structure and wss built In
187$, but wss extended, refitted and re
modeled In US. The losa la estimated at
$2,600.
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. ll.-Judge A. II.
Tanner, United States Senator Mitchell's
law partner, confessed In Judge Bellinger's
court this afternoon to perjury In his evi
dence given before the federal grand Jury
In connection with the investigation of
the land frauds In this state, when testi
mony was being taken with a view to con
necting United States Senator Mitchell
with the conspiracy to defraud the govern
ment. Tanner in his confession stated that
there was a business agreement between
Mitchell and Tanner that Mitchell should
have the proceeds of practice of the law
firm In the federal courts nnd that Tan
ner should have the proceeds resulting
from practice before any of the govern
mental departments which would Involve
Senator Mitchell's oath that he would not
take part in any lnw proceedings in which
the government is Interested.
Judge Alfred II. Tanner made the follow
ing statement to a representative of the
Associated Press:
"No one knows the torture I have en
dured since Jnnunry 31. When I made a
statement to the grand Jury concerning the
date of the copartnership agreement be
tween Senator Mitchell and myself. The
last straw came, however, when I learned
that the federal grand Jury was preparing
to Indict my son, who had written the
agreement on the typewriter, for perjury,
and when I learned that the agents of the
government were In possession of evidence
that the document was not signed March 5,
1901, as I, had sworn, but that It had been
prepared and signed last December."
Will Testify Aarnlnst Mitchell.
"Do you expect to testify against Senator
Mitchell?" was asked.
Yes. I expect to be called n a witness
In the case against Senator Mitchell and I
will tell the whole truth regarding tho busi
ness of the firm, without regard to consequences."
When, on January 31, Judge Tanner went
before the Jury he told a story which, ac
cording to his confession today, had been
agreed upon in many of its details when
Senator Mitchell was in Portland In De
cember last. He said that there hHd been
an agreement made between himself and
the penator by which the senator was not
to receive any return from firm work done
which would lead him to either of the de
partments of the government, nnd their
agreement had been made on March 5, 191.
Ho Introduced the agreement In evidence
before the Jury nnd swore that It had been
written on the date specified. He said that
to the best of his knowledge the senator
hnd no hank account In the city and that
no moneys due him from work done by the
firm or by him hnd ever been turned Into
his account. He brought up the subject of
the work done for Frederick A. Krlbs In
expediting claims In the general land office
and said that the senator had never re
ceived any sum for this work, all of which
had been put to his, Tanner's, account.
The government was In possession of evi
dence at that time, which varied from Judge
Tanner's testimony, and Unking It together
United States District Attorney Heney was
able to make such a showing that not only
Judge Tanner, but his son, Albert G. Tan
ner. Jr., was Indlctr-d by the grand Jury.
Neither of these indictments was made
public.
Another Congressman Indicted.
The federal grand Jury this afternoon In
dicted Congressman J. N. Williamson and
his partner in the Bheep business. Van
Gesher, and also A. R. Riggs, land com
missioner at Prinevllle, Ore., charging con
spiracy to defraud the United States of
public lands.
The Indictment alleges that on June SO,
1902, the accused persons entered Into a
conspiracy to obtain 100 persons to file ap
plications for public lands In brook county.
Oregon, and swear that the land was for
tholr own use, when, according to the In
dictment, It was for the benefit of the firm
of Van Gessner A Williamson, which de
Blred the lands for sheep grazing.
the United States and Japan, Identical with
thore signed with the other nations.
PLAN INTERNATIONAL UNION
Tailors
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of ( nlted States Woald
with Those of All
1'oaatrles,
Joli
BTOOMINGTON, 111., Feb. ll.-The na
tional convention of the Journeymen
Tailors' Union of America adjourned after
a session lasting six days. Another reso
lutlon from the Chlcugo local, seeking to
commit the tailors as an organisations to
the principles of the social demcrs
party, was voted down after a speech by
Genernl Secretary Innon, In which he
said partisan politics" of every kind must
be kept separate from the trades union
movement.
President T. A. Rlckert of the United
Garment Workers of America addressed
the convention and spoke in favor of an
alliance with the tailors to deal with the
Merchant Tailors' Protective association
The convention selected August Dahlman
of Cleveland, Charles E. Johuhon of New
York and General Secretary John B. Len
non as a committee to meet with a similar
committee from the garment workers to
arrange the terms of amalgamation. They
will meet in New York or Washington
within the next three months.
Resolutions were adopted favoring an in
ternational union of tailors and ordering
that correspondence be opened with unions
all over the world, with the idea of form
ing a world's federation. The per capita
tax of the delegates to the Canadian Irfibor
congress will be paid hereafter from the
tailors' national treasury.
me proposition to elect a president was
almost unanimously voted down. The gen
erai secretary was voted an assistant to
assist In settling strikes and travel In the
interest of the oraanlzatlon. Delegates to
the American Federation of Labor were
elected as follows:
Gustave Soderberg, Chicago; M. J
Noonnn, Nashville, Tenn.; Andrew Biggs,
bt. l.ouis; Jonn is. Iennon, Bloomlngton.
uunraio was selected as the place for
holding the next -convention. In August,
19.
OUR LETTER BOX
BRIBE SOLICITING NO CRIME
Kansas Has o Law to Prevent Public
Officers from Offering: Them,
selves for Sale.
TOPEKA, Kan., Feb. 11. It Is no crime
for a public officer In Kansas to solicit u
bribe, according to a decision handed down
today by the state supreme court.
The decision was rendered in the case of
Churles M. Bowles and In one of two cases
against Frank Campbell, members of the
Board of Education of Kansas City, Kan.,
Indicted by the county grand Jury In Janu
ary, lSWI, charged with soliciting bribes
from school teachers.
The court says: "The solicitation of a
bribe does not constitute an attempt to
accept or receive a bribe. The solicitation
of a bribe Is not punishable by the laws
of this state.
"Presumably," the decision continues,
speaking of the present law passed In 1X85,
"the legislature expressed itself fully nnd
did- not Intend to punish a solicitor unless
he actually received the bribe."
The court says that while the spectacle
of a public "officer soliciting his own pur
chase is disgusting, tho court "should not
bo called upon to outstrip the legislature
and by construction invent a crime which,
with many precedents' before them, the
lawmakers might have delineated in a few
words while engaged In the work of re
modeling the bribery law.
Treaty with Japan.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11. Secretary Hay
today signed with Mr. Takuhlra, tae Japa
nese minister, an arbitration treaty between
N00NAN CASEJS NOW ENDED
Manager of Iroquois Theater Will
Not Have Answer to In
dictment. -PEORIA, 111., Feb. ll.-Judge Green today
sustained the motion to quash the Indict
ments against Thomas J. Noonan, manager
and treasurer of tho Iroquois theater In
Chicago, and Cummlngs, the stage carpen
ter. In sustaining the motion Judge Green In
timated that, If the spark from the electric
lamp was tho approximate cause of the fire,
that the state would have difficulty In
drawing an Indictment that would hold. E.
C. Llndley, representing 'the state's attor
ney of Cook county, attempted to draw a
parallel between the Slocum steamboat
disaster and tha Iroquois theater, but the
court refused to allow it.
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The Two-Shift System.
OMAHA. Feb. ll.-To tho Editor of
Bee: The citlsens or UmsLa have re
considerable about the overworked paid
fire fighters and about desiring twelve-hour
shifts. I want to ask this question: Is
the character of the business not such that
when a man enters the service he does It
knowingly that he Is obliged to rest
twenty-four hours per day, except when
occasionally culled to answer the call of
tire? Is the business not similar to that of
the soldier who enlists In the army, who
serves all tho time and must be rendy
for duty? Is It not like tbe seaman
board of a transatlantic liner? Or
young man who enters the navy; he must:
always be ready for duty?
I have rend a little about the appeal
of the fireman's daughter and the fireman's
wife, "that papa should be at home." My
unswer to such Is, "Why did papa Join
the fire department?" Was It to get rid
of a $10-a-week Job to get a $20-a-week;
Job?
While we are considering this matter,
why not cut out the wages accordingly
and make two shifts st $0 a shift?
Thirty thousand pieces of property, be
longing to many of them, to widows anil
orphans are being advertised and sold tin-,
der the scavenger tax lnw. How about thn
wail of the orphans whose property and
homo is being sold to pay a man $0 for
a $10 Job?
Why not prepare a tabulated list of tha'
firemen, giving their occupation for two
or three years prior to entering the de
partment, for whom they worked, their
actual earnings, procured from their em
ployer, so comparisons can be made n
to whether they are really earning more.
or less? 1
If the married men want to be near
home, then why not place them on tha
outskirts of the city, or the outlying en
gine houses, and place the single men
down town?
Chloago has not adopted the twelve-hour
shift. 1 have a mngaslnn citation that siys
all the fire chiefs In nil the big cities are
against It. CHARLES J. ENOS.
V
BUYING NO OIL IN KANSAS
Y. W. C. A. Meeting.
The gospel meeting of the Young Women's
Christian association will be held in the
First Presbyterian church Sunday after
noon at 4:30 o'clock. Rev. John Randolph
Smith will speak. Solos by Mrs. Birdell
Donovan. All women welcome.
1
Every Well In the C'hanntc District la
Reported IdleStandard Oil
Company Explains.
KANSAS CITY. Feb. ll.-The Kan
City oilfield today was practically Idle
result of the Standard OH company's ord
curtailing the output. In the Chanute dis
trict every well was reported Idle today and
the pumping station there was closed down.
Not a barrel nf oil was purchased today or
yesterday. The Neodesha refinery worked
today on the oil It has In storage and the
Kansas City refinery drew its supply from
tbe tanks at Humboldt, Kan., where It has
big storage supply.
John OTSrlen, superintendent of the Neo-
dexhn refinery of the Prairie OH and Gad
compuny (the Standard), was In Kansas
City today. Mr. O'Brien suld that the
Standard Oil company's order had been
misunderstood and said It meant simply
the stopping of construction work and not
tho buying of oil.
"We are not threatening the producers,"
raid he. "The action of tho Standard OH
company in Kansas hns had no effect oix
the operation of Its refinery at Kansns City.
TOPEKA, Kan., Feb. 11. The speclil
house committee appointed by the lcglsla-
ure to go to Humboldt and ascertain If thn
ndependent refinery In operation there
could be leased by the state, made Its re
port today to the effect that Its owners hnd
refused to lease thn property
the only Independent oil refinery
the state must now build Its ow
desires an Independent refinery. The state
refinery bill will como up next week for
fi.ittl action.
ft Is
nsas
as a
rdert
i owners nnd
As this Ua
y In KansAi
in plant If
H0CH IS LOSING HIS NERVE
Self-Confessed Clilcnuo Blgramlst Be
Tins to Show Signs 0(
Breaking; Down.
CHICAGO, Feb. 11. Johann Hoch, the
self-confessed bigamist, Is thought by tha
police to be on the point of breaking down.
He no longer acts the part of a comedian.
His smile Is wearing off. Inspector Sliippy
said today that Hoch has about reached
the point where he Is willing to tell some
things which have been denied by him
before. WhMe not admitting he antici
pated a full confession soon, the Inspector
said the prisoner might tell a sensational
story at any time.
Today the lines In Hoch's forehead and
the furrows in his cheeks plainly told that
he is worried.
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