Nebraska Newspapers

    TITE OMAITA DAILY BEE: TFESDAY. FEBRUARY 21. 1905.
Telephone 604.
"Discretion of
speech Is more
1
than eloquence
Bee, Feb. 20, 1005.
Broadcloths
"Princess and Opera" Broad
cloths arc sold exclusively in
Omaha by us. These two special
nimibers Arr prime favorites, the handsome bright luster on the
fabric and the soft touch makes these fine broadelbthB stand fore
most in its class for rich costumes.
Trinrpss" Broadcloth. 51 inohp wide, fl.00 a yarrl. "Opera"
r.rofldrlotli, 54 inches wlle, $1.50 a yard. AH color and black. Ark to
see them.
' Dress Linings
rres de Sole for, Slip Skirt and IVttlcdaK lljcht weight soft finish,
does not Fpllt, t Black and oolorfc; 3d Inches wide, at 83e 'per 'yard.
Duches BntlKtfl, also a light weljrht but strong, black and colors,
30 inches ' ivlda, at 25c per yard..
Luna Silk, Mack and colors, M inches wide, at '20c per yard...
Merccrleed Snteens, 30 Inches wide, blacks 15c, 20c, 25c, 20c and
35c. Colors 25,e, 20c and 35c per yard.
TT10HP3 ON. FfcLD EN &f
Yt &L C A. BuMm Cormet Slxte.ntfc and Dougl.' Street
curing- comforts that the state cannot fur
nish., "For this overtime work the prisoners
earn at a, rate ot about 11.25 per day for
themselves In addition to the half-dollar
per day earned tor the stats. For example,
Oden, .-No. 3425. during the last twelve
months, n addition to earning 1150 for the
tate. has earned for hlmsolf JIM, which Is
placed to his credit In the warden's office
monthly as earned. Drake, No. 3727, who
left the prison January 4, earned during
the last twelve months $191.51 overtime in
addition to earning 1150 for the state. Oc
casionally when Drake worked a full day
he has earned ai high as $1.50 per day
for himself In addition to half a dollar a
day for the state. Elmer Gibson, who
was recently pardoned by the governor,
In addition to doing his dally task and
earning one-half dollar a day for the state,
has earned as high as $1.10 per day for him
self. ,
"A few words In regard to competition of
prison broom making In this state. It is
conceded that a prisoner does not do over
one-half as much work as a hand employed
outside of prison. We work 200 convicts,
who do not do over half as much work
as 100 free hands would do. One-half of
these convicts are not employed as broom
makers at all, but at-he trade of whisk
making. There Is no market for these
goods In the west. They are sold almost
altogether in four cities. New York, Boston,
Baltimore and Philadelphia. Consequently
these convicts are In no way competing
against free labor In Nebraska. This
would leave 100 prisoners, or the work
of fifty free hands, at broommaklng. Nine-teen-twentleths
of these brooms are sold In
distant states, such as Texas, California,
Washington and Montana.
SENATE! HAS Hl'MOROVS DEBATE
BUI to-Paint Gasoline Cans Red Is
, - the Occasion..
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Feb. 20. (Special.)-After a
very strenuous though humorous fight, the
senate this afternoon In the committee of
the whole voted to recommend for pas
sage H. R. 75, by Foster of Douglas, Com
pelling dealers to paint gasoline cans red.
Considerable lobbying had been done
against the bill by one of Omaha's most
charming, daughter and It was freely pre
dicted that the bll( would have no more
chance to stand against its powerful op
position than . a snowball against a fur
nace. But eleven members of the senate
were absent and that did the business.
The Vote to recommend for passage was
10 to 9. Inasmuch as the bill carries no
penalty, it may yet be referred to the
committee for specific amendments, and if
(t Is 'that bill will go a-gllmmering.
Meserve was ior the bill, but he ob
jected to' the red oolor for the reason red
might attract the male bovlnes on the
prairie that intervenes between the homes
of the consumer and the dealer in his sec
tion Of the state.
Bauhders wanted the bill to include also
the 'cans that are "rushed," while another
member wanted to strike out the word
"bright" In front of red. Haller made a
apeeoh for the bill and urged its passage
because he believed It would be a protec
tion to the public. Glffln thought the same
thing. Mockett moved the bill be Indefi
nitely postponed, and when his motion was
lost by a vote of 10. to 10, he moved an
amendment. Thai . amendment was that
"milk cans be painted white, gasoline
cans blue, and; thai,, a little American flag
b- flown from lhe corks in all other cans."
This was objected, to by,, Gibson, because
red was his favorite ' color,; while others
said such a procedure would be a per
sonal insult to Representative McClay, the
champion of the flag. FoBter was over
from the houso and watched the proceed
ings with interest.
The senate was called to order at 3:30
by Lieutenant Governor McGilton. Peti
tion . were read, from Fillmore county in
PUT IRON IN YOUR. BLOOD.
It Means Health, Strength, Life, Color,
Energy and Ambition.
AEOANKJkN (Elf see Ires) WOWS WONDEIS.
Are you pale, thin, weak, run down, ner
vous and without energy or ambition?
Have you any weakness or oieue of any
vital organ, such as kidney trouble, bludder
trouble, stomach trouble, torpid llve, ner
vous affectlonr catairh, rheumatism, weak
lungs, constipation or any . bowel trouble,
female weakntuu or disease or any other
weakened or wasted condition ot the tlssuus
of your vital organsT
What you Arm need and must have is
blood good red blood that will nourish
every part and portion of your body and
make it strong and able to throw oft dis
ease. ion can't get rid of an organlo disease
as long as the affected organ la too weak
to cope with the disease.
Your blood Is the only source absolutely
the only one from which your organs can
derive nourishment and strength.
If you are lacking in blood ou can't get
well until you supply the deficiency theie's
ao use trying.
AEQ-AN-lpRN (egg and iron) makes
blood good, blood rich blood red blood.
It builds up the tissues of all your body,
restores your nerves and renews your life.
It curea. indigestion and all stomach
troubles,-, constipation and all bowel
troubles, kidney and bladder troubles,
catarrh, liver- troubles, nervous affections,
neuralgia rheumatism, female troubles,
atid -vtry disease resulting from an im
poverished or Impure condition of the blood.
AKO-AN-1CRN Is tor sale by all drug
gists at tiM a bottle, and one bottle will
give you ft new lease on life.
FHGB MEDICAL ADVICE.
If you' are suffering from any organlo
weakness 6r disease or any run down
weakened condition, dyspepsia, catarrh,
constipation, torpid liver, kidney or bladder
trouble, rheumatism, gout, temale com
plaint, nervousness, nervous prostration,
nervous or general debility, neurasthenia,
or any weakness or disease resulting from
ao Impoverished or impure condition of the
blood, write at once to our medical depart
ment stating the nature of your trouble
and you will receive full advice absolutely
free, also our Free Medical Hook We are
especially desirous to hear from those who
are suffering from these stubborn, unyield
ing troubles with which physicians are un
able to cope.
No matter what your trouble Is, write to
our medical board and you will be told Just
what to do to be restored to perfect health
and , strength. State fully the nature of
your trouble and you will receive advice
and medical book, absolutely fre. Address
Uj'gelan Research Laboratory, Chicago, 111.
favor of the bill establishing a binding
twine plant at the penitentiary.
Petitions were read from Burt and Cum
ing counties favoring the Shreck county
option bill.
8. F. 88, allowing school districts to re
tire their bonds at the end of five years,
was passed.
The senate resolved Into a committee of
the whole, with Wall Of Sherman in the
chalf.
H. R. 75, to paint gasoline cans red, was
recommended for passage.
H. R. 60, the Foster dental bill, was rec
ommended for passage.
The following new bills were introduced:
8. F. 27, by Bresee of Sheridan,' that
patent medicines containing 10 per cent
of alcohol shall be deemed an intoxicating
drink and dealers shall be required to take
out a liquor license.
Introduced two years ago In that It pro
vides much more work for the accountant.
The duties are as follows:
Tt shall be the duty of the state SC'
countant. first, tn take renersl supervision
of sll books, records and accounts of state
Institutions, and have established and kept
a uniform system of bookkeeping in all
sucn institutions as nearly as posside;
second, he shall check all accounts and
expenditures of said Institutions and re-.
port tne same to the auditor; tniro, to
cneca tne accounts or the several execu
tlve departments of the stste of Nebraska
and report same to the auditor; fourth, to
check the accounts of the several counties
with the slate of Nebraska, whether the
same be for dellnauent. renl estste taxes.
credits for errors In assessments, uncol
lectible personal taxes, moneys due the
state tor inneritanre taxes, tsxes ror tne
support of Insane, or for whatever nature
for which moneys may be due the stste for
more than two years, snd to report the
condition of such Investigation to the aud
itor of public accounts, who shall then
tSKe action as provided In section 4, ar
ticle 8. chapter lxxxllt. Annotated Rtntute
of 190S; fifth, to check the accounts so far
as the Same relate to credits due said
counties for moneys overpaid Into the state
treasury, and to file his rennrt with th
auditor, who shall present the claim of
porn county to tne next legislature tor
adjustment together with the- report of
tne siate accountant.
Members of the Board of Public Lands
and Buildings have endorsed the bill.
ROUTINE
HOl'SB
PROCEEDINGS
Several Bills Passed Before Hoar of
Adjournment.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Feb. 20. (Special.) The house
went into committee of the whole this
morning with Bartoo ot Valley in' the
chair. These bills among others were rec
ommended for passage: .
H. R. 139, by Jackson of Antelope Au
thorizing appeals to the district court on
tax levies and giving oourts Jurisdiction.
H. R. 191, by McClay of Lancaster To
consolidate biennial reports ot state offi
cers and departments.
In the afternoon these bills were passed:
H. R. 163, by Bacon of Dawson Providing
for sale of penitentiary lands, control and
disposition of funds and to create peniten
tiary lands fund.
H. R. 176, by Howe of Nemaha Making It
mandatory Instead of optional for county
boards to appropriate 2 cents per capita
per annum for the benefit of agricultural
societies.
S. F. 8, by Good of Nemaha Fixing the
date of convening the State Board of
Equalization on the third Monday in July,
making It after the county boards' equali
sation Instead of before.
H. R. 70, by Burns of-Xancaster One of
the Lincoln charter bills.
The house at 2:50 adjourned.
DOINGS OP THE LEGISLATURE
Caldwell Hns His Rate Bill Ready for
Introduction.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Feb. 20.- (Special.) Represent
ative Caldwell of Clay will introduce his
maximum rate bill tomorrow. Following
ere some or the tables of rates:
. Merchandise rates in ce'nts per hundred
pounds:
. Frt Second Third Fourth
Miles. Class. Clara. Class. Class.
14 11.6 9 6 7
25 17.6 16 -11.6
W 20 17.6 14 10.5
22.5 19.6 16 11.6
100 25 21 17 12.6
JP 28.5 28.6 18.5 14
150 32.5 26 20 16
1JB 37 28.6 21.6 17.5
41 31 23.6 J9.5
250 49 39 27 22 .5
300 t 56.5 41 30.5 26.5
350 69.5 43.5 3.1.6 28.5
400 62 46 -38 SI
60 66 48.6 38.8 83.5
600 q8 63 42 87
Special class in carload lots in cents per
hundred pounds: x
Fifth Class Class Class" Class Class
Mller Class. A. B. tV D. B.
6 & 6 4 4 6 4 8
10 5.5 6.5 4.5 4.6 4 t
25 6.6 6.6 1 5.6 6.6 6 4
60 7.6 - 8 7.6 6.5 6.8 4 8
76 8.6 8.5 8 7 6.1 6.4
100 9 9.6 9 6 8 6.8 6 9
126 10 6 11 10.5 , 7.6 6.2
160 13 13 11.6 10 ' 8.5 7.5
176 13.5 15 12.6 11 D.f 8
200 16 16.6 14 12 10.5
260 17.5 19.6 16 18.5 11.6 10
300 20.6 i 23 18 16.6 IS 12
360 23 26.6 21 18 16.6 14
400 25.5 '28 23.5 20.5 18 . ill
460 28.6 30.6 2$ 3 0.5 19
600. ......32 34 29 27 24 ' 23
Coal per ton of 2,000 pounds:
Lump and' Pea and
Miles. Hard. Nut. Sluck.
61 .34 $ .Hi
i 7 .37 .31
25 78 .49 .40
60 fcg , ,e .65
76 l.W .88 .67
100 1.39 1.04 . 77
125 1.5a Ml .86
160 1.74 1.19 .Ml
ITS 1.89 J.ti , loo
U0 .OS 1.34 1.09
250 2.26 1.45 J.l
300 .45 1.65 1.29
360 2.60 l.6 1.35
400 2.87 1.77 1.40
450 S.07 1.87 1.4
500 S.27 , 2.00 ' 1.63
Live stock In dollars per standard car
thirty-one-foot cars, inside measurement:
S? 55 SS5
?i ?9n ??i ?
rgg rgS rgg ' ?S
3.a CP-? JRP-F 6&0
- I . 4
Mile. . J. -J
6 $10.00 110.45 t.00 7.60
10 10.00 10.45 9.00 7.70
26 11.50 10.60 9.75 9.60
60.. 17.00 18.16 15.00 18.60
75. 21.00 . 19.95 18 75 16 .50
100 25.60 21.00 19.80 16.70
126 29.60 23.80 81.60 IS. TO
160..;: 33.00 24.90 ',. 22.50 21 00
175 36.60 2ti.H0 34.75 23.50
2O0. 39.00 28.80 26.60 23. 70
260 48.00 ' 31.60 tt.00 26.00
300. 53.00 33.60 80.90 80 00
150 63.80 36.00 33.00 81.00
4(0 68.00 39.90 36.50 83.00
460. 61.00 .43.75 87.90 84.60
600. 63.00 45.00 40.00 27.00
Carload classes In cents per hundred
pounds:
23? KO? sf l
:L ?a-- If?
: 7 - : S f ? i
Miles.
6 6 0 4 0 3 1 SI
10 5 0 4 0 4 0 i
it 6 6 6 10 4 0
50 6 6 0 II 10
76 8 0, I I 6 6 i ft
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150 10 6, . 14 ff
176 , 11 6 ' 4 I I I I
too 11 I ' 10 . I I I
Jit IS 0 11 0 10 6 i I
400 17 0 14 I III 13
4 SO 19 .0 . ' 1 6 15 0 14 9
6os 30 5 . 18.0 17.0 16 6
The bill to establish a State accountant,
which has passed the house, will come
up in the senstAlther the latter part ef
this week or the first of next. This bill
Is different from the measure that was
Senator Bresee has received a communl
cation from one of his female constituents
bemoaning the fact that the law allows
gates to be erected ncrosei the public high
ways In her section of the state, necessi
tating a considerable amount of work on
the part of tie traveler In opening and
shutting them. She wrote the senator Jhat
In going nine miles she was compelled to
open and shut fifteen gates which were
acrose the public roads. In doing this she
wrote she froze both her feet and suffered
In many other ways. She advocates the
enactment of a law providing for the ap
polntment of a man In each county seat
to see that the gates are kept open and
fixing a penalty of fine of $100 and a jail
sentence of six months for violation.
Mrs. C. W. Hoxle, matron of the Kear
ney Industrial school for boys under the re-
glme of populism, has come down to the
legislature to present and urge her claim
for $600 or $800 for services rendered in
that position. The last pop legislature
abolished the position and now she want
a republican legislature to reimburse her
for the services which she continued to
render despite the change in the law which
wiped out her place.
In view of criticisms which have been
made of 11. R. 129, recommended for pas
sage by the house this morning, Dodge of
Douglas, author of the bill, has this to
say:
"The bill Is so far from being a "Tax
Shirking Scheme' that it is a mere amend
ment of existing law which gives the dis
trict courts jurisdiction to detach property
which Is not in any just sense village or
city property. The law haa been In exist
ence for many years. But, as the law now
stands, It permits the 'majority of the legal
voters residing' on the land; or the owner
of the 'unoccupied' land, to apply to the
district court to have it detached. It will
be seen that this law does not now au
thorize the owner whose land Is occupied,
but who does not himself reside upon it,
to make the application.
"One object of the bill is to permit the
owner of such land who does not himself
reside on It to make the application, and
thus to do away with the anomaly and
obvious injustice of denying an owner
whose land Is occupied by a tenant a
remedy which la given an owner whose
4and is unoccupied. v
"Again, by the existing law there is no
specific ground for relief stated, and it is
one object of the proposed amendment to
entitle a plaintiff . to relief whenever he
proves to the court's satisfaction, and the
court finds that his land- be. used solely tot
agricultural purposes and Is Included within
the corporate limits of such city or village
for the purpose of enabling the corporate
authorities to levy and collect municipal
taxes thereon.
"These aro the only material changes
made by the amendment, which provides
expressly thai it shall have no application
to land that haa been platted into lots and
blocks and under which no land which is
of such character and In such position that
it receives benefit from city or village gov
ernment would be affected by it.
"Surely it Is not just to say that a law
which affords relief to the owner of land
which is used solely for agricultural pur
poses, which has been taken Into corporate
limits for the mere purpose of taxing It
for municipal purposes, and whjch receives
no benefit from municipal government, is
'vicious' and 'a tax-shirking scheme.' "
Mr. Dodge Is particularly anxious that It
be understood that his bill only applies
to towns or cities of from 1,000 to 5,000,
and could not, therefore, have any applica
tion to Omaha.
Bartoo of Valley, chairman of the house
committee on insane hospitals, this after
noon submitted the committee's report. The
report, which is as follows, has not yet
been read in the house:
Your committee on Insane hospitals hav
ing visited the Institution at Hastings, beg
leave to report as follows:
During the last biennium many improve
ments have been added, a few of which
will be noted. These Improvements have
resulted in better hygienic and sanitary
conditions, the general health of the In
mates being better at D rttent than at ,nv
other time in the past history of the in
stitution. One of the first Improvements to be noted
Is the new sewer line of an increased size,
by which the sewage of the Institution is
emptied a quarter of a mile or more south
of the Institution, the old sewer, which
was abandoned, emptying very near the
institution, in addition to this, the entire
institution has been replumbed through
out. New and Improved closets have been
Installed In place of the old and very un
sanitary closets and new bathtubs put in.
Ventilation of the wards has also been ma
terlally lrnproved. Additional fire protec
tion has Tjeen added during the last year,
while a new direct pressure pump, a new
air compressor and a new air lift well
325 feet deep and several hundred feet of
additional caatlron water main installed,
all Of which renders additional protection
against fire. We saw a practical demon
stration of the facility by which patients
could escape from the building in case of
fire by the use of the two Kirker-Bender
fire escapes, which were Installed during
the last biennium. '
A considerable amount of pathological
work la being done in the small laboratory
recently opttned, while in the male sick
ward a new operating room, with modern
conveniences, haa been installed.
The old congregated system of dining
room formerly In use has been abandoned
and small dining rooms Installed In each
ward, which are not only more convenient
but in this way patients receive improved
dining room service, insuring better and
warmer meals. This change has in no way
lessened the capacity of the institution and
it Is thought that the coat of operating
with this plan la iess expensive liian the
former one.
The successful and economic employment
of such Inmates as are able to work is a
matter of great Importance In an institu
tion of this kind and a large number of
Inmates are thus employed, to the mutual
advantage of both patient and state. One
hundred and forty acres were cultivated
as a garden during the last season, produc
ing a large amount of vegetables and other
fioduce neceaeary for tne Institution. In
he laundry, one of the largest in the west,
42,000 pieces of laundry worn are handlud
each week, employing regularly about forty
of the Inmates. The lawn has also been
enlarged and beautified and now composes
twenty-one acres and furnishes employ,
ment of the most beneficial character to a
large number of inmates. Four thousand
trees have been added during the paet
three years and many more are needed.
The sewing ' room has been enlarged In
else snd regularly employs fifteen female
patients.
We believe one of the wisest appropria
tions of two years ago was the one whereby
a small amount was Invested In books, pa
pers and periodicals. .
The engine department Is In very good
condition, but the management is convinced
that an additional dynamo and the use of
small motor from which the laundry and
food elevators could be operated would
he very desirable, we nna mut five old
forty horse-power boilers now In use have
become unsafe and require in their stesd
two additional 2u0 hurao-yower boilers. Tw
additional fire escapes of the kind now
used would seem to he necessary.
The Institution has also outgrown the old
and small greenhouse which answered when
the institution accommodated 200 patlentf,
but now with over l.om patients we heartily
approve of an appropriation sufficient to
erect two modern greenhouses, as flowers
are very material to the cheerfulness of the
Wards.
W would resard It a matter of sound
business policy to substitute in place ot the
rharmaclst employed, who only has shout
o hours of active duty dally, a physician,
who could. In addition to the prescription
work, assume the medical care of at least
one ward. The addrd expense would be
very slight, the amount of extra work con
sidered. In clolng we feel that we cannot com
pliment Dr. Kern and his corps of able as
sistants too highly and that the Institution
Is one of the most ably administered in the
west.
Representative Jahnel of Washington,
chairman of the house committee on roads
and bridges which Introduced the latest
bridge bill, protests that outside influences
aro at work trying to defeat the measure.
He declares this to be a good bill, fair to
the bridge Interests as welt as the re
spective counties and the state, and he
earnestly hopes the legislators will not
allow ulterior powers to divert their at
tention front serious consideration of the
bill. This bin embodies the Kyd bill, which
was defeated In the house and goes much
further. One of Its remarkable provisions
is that plans and specifications for a bridge
shall be submitted by the county board
to the secretary of the State Board of
Irrigation, commonly called the state en
gineer, and through this officer these plana
shall be published for at least two weeks
In some paper of general circulation in the
county where the bridge Is to be built.
LIQUOR BILLS IN THE HOUSE
No Recommendation Is Made by the
Committee on the Antl-Trent-Ing
Bill.
PIERRE, 8. D., Feb. 20.-(Speclal Tele
gram.) In the house today the temperance
committee reported the saloon license bill
favorably and that to prohibit treating In
barrooms without recommendation. The
amendment reported on the twine plant bill
was opposed by Thoreson and Olson of
Moody, who declared It to be an attempt
to force the shirt factory provisions of th
bill to the front and allow tho twine plant
to lag, with several of the members of the
committee supporting the renort. which
.finally went over until tomorrow for ac
tion. t ....
On motion of Peterson February 26 was
fixed as the. last duy for the introduction
of bills. The only new bill was bv Hebai.
to reduce the penalty on delinquent taxes
to one-half of one per cent a month.
The Charles Mix countv sent sn ilnhhln
was relegated to the judiciary committee,
where It will find Its last sleep.
House bills passed were to remit re n nnn.
ulatlon of 251 before a town can be incor
porated; the Irrigation code, nrnvldina- re
apportionment of income from school lands;
cutting pupils at state normal model schools
from provision; placing waters on highways
under control of road overseers; authoris
ing county and state equalization boards to
go behind the returns to search out prop
erty and to employ tax ferrets; requiring
the state to In the future secure absolute
title to lands btfore building thereon. The
bill to allow wholeaale druggists to sell
liquor without license was lost as an
emergency measure, and passed with that
provision stricken .out. This WAS vmrmlif
dlacuBsed with opposition from Brown of
Sanborn and Craig of Madison, and sup
ported. ry, uurner-of Brown, Kribs, Hol-
uHin, . rtogae ana McCain.
In the senate the Drtnclnal new hill. .r.
for the appointment, of mwlil tat.'.
torneys to attend the grand Jury when the
regular attorney. ils IrteaDacltjit on
prevent the sale of stocks of goods In fraud
iu uieciiors. iii
The senate caused the lOtiaA hill nrnvMlna
for the determining qf adverse claims to
cai nimo ana senate Dins to regulate fees
of sheriffs i to allow boards of equalization
to place , on tax list property which has
escaped the assessor; fixing rates of tuition
In schools . and providing for teaching of
the effects of tobacco on the humm .v.t
In the public, schools.
The primary election bill will
for final action in the house tomorrow at
its friends will push it as hard as possible
for an opportunity to get. back into tha
senate withilt.
DROPPERS
Q.IITS
UXIVERSITY
Reslgnatlon Causes Changes In Sev
eral Institutions.
PIERRE, S. D., Feb. 20.-(8peelal Tele-
gram.)-The State Board of Regents of
Education, at a meeting today, accepted the
resignation of Prof. Garrett Droppers as
president of the state university and ap
pointed to the place James Chalmers, at
present at the heqd of the Agricultural col
lege. Prof. Robert L. Slagl, at present at
the head of the School of Mines, has been
transferred to the Agricultural college and
Prof. Charles R. Pulton, professor of metal
lurgy at the School of Mines Is advanced
to tha head of that institution. All these
to go Into effect January 1, 1106. None of
the gentlemen selected were applicants for
the places to which they were appointed,
having been selected on merit by the board.
OLD MAN FOUND DEAD IN HOME
Sapposed to Be Dae to Lead Poison
Acquired Daring; Labors In
the Smelter.
Frank Kaboun, a man 66 years old, was
found lying dead In his own home at 3:30
yesterday afternoon by J. p. Jeperson.
Kahoun. bad been sick for the past three
or four days, but seemed to be feeling bet
ter yesterday. At S o'clock yesterday aft
ernoon his daughter, Mrs. Minnie Nelson,
who lives on the same lot. but not In the
same house, called on him and found him
In bed and as he seemed to be rather, sleepy
left him, thinking that possibly he might
be able to sleep, and knowing that the rest
would do him good. . Thirty minutes
later J. P. Jeperson came to the
house to make his dally delivery of milk
and found the body of the old man lying
In a down stairs room.
It appears that the old gentleman got up
soon after his daughter left and putting
on a pair of overalls and an undershirt
cleaned out a stove that was in the room
and then went down stairs to get wood
and coal with which to build a fire. The
exertion proved to be more than the sick
man could stand' and he died before he was
able to summon aid.
Frank Kahoun worked for a number, of
years In the smelting works and at one
time became what Is commonly known as
leaded and It la thought his death can ba
Indirectly attributed to that disease. He
leaves a wife and daughter, who live at
1932 South Twenty-ninth street. The body
was taken In charge by the coroner.
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NO RATE IAW TIIIS SESSION
President Abandons Hops of Securing Ac
. tion bj Congress This Winer.
EXTRA SESSION THIS FALL PROBABLE
Representatives Bsch and Tewnsead
Have a Long Conference with the
Chief Raecntlre at the
White llense.
WASHINGTON. Feb. M.-Presldent
Roosevelt, who for weeks has been
hopeful that some definite action
might be taken at the present session of
congress on the railroad rate question,
practically haa relinquished the Idea of se
curing legislation on the. subject this win
ter. It Is reasonably certain that he wilt
not call an extraordinary session of con
gress to meet in the spring, but unless he
changes his mind he will call congress to
gether probably next October. Represent
atives Each and Townaend had a talk with
the president today and outlined the rate
situation In congress as they have found
it. They sgreed with him that the pros
pect for the enactment of rate legislation
at this session was remote. Later both
Messrs. Kach and Townsend expressed the
conviction that an extraordinary session
would be called for next autumn to deal
with the quetlon.
Testimony before the nouae committee
on Interstate and foreign commerce in
vestigation Into the affairs of the Panama
railroad today showed that notwithstand
ing tho letter of Commissioner Qrunsky,
which Chair.nan Hepburn read to the com
mission Saturday, In which It was stated
that Qrunsky had "returned unopened"
his first fea envelope as a director of the
road, that he had afterwards taken this
same fee, amounting In all to 1250. This
statement was made by Vice president
Drake of the road.
After stating In his letter that he had
returned the first fee because he had con
sidered it was compensation In violation
of the president's orders, Mr. Qrunsky
quotes the minutes of the canal commis
sion, which contain the statement of Ad
miral Walker that the president did not
consider the fee "additional compensation"
and that it was not In violation of his own
order. Mr. Qrunsky did not explain In
the letter that afterwards he had taken
the fee.
Effect of iOTt Ocean Rates.
"The United States could, as the owner
of the Panama railroad and steamship line
from New York to Colon, establish a line
from San Francisco to Panama, and put
every transcontinental railroad out of busi
ness." This was the opinion of R. L.
Walker, general traffic manager of the Pan
ama railroad and steamship line, after a
general discussion of rates at the after
noon session of the commission. Mr. Mann
had asked If it was not the opinion of the
witness that the Paciflo Mail Steamship
company, controlled by the Union Paciflo
and Southern Pacific railways, was Inter
ested In keeping up the steamship rate be
tween New York and San Francisco, and
the above statement was In reply, Mr.
Walker said it was not until the Panama
Railroad company Had threatened to break
with the Pacific Mall Steamship company
that it received any Considerable amount
of through freight. Thirty-six thousand
tons a year was wanted, and but 12,000 tons
were secured. The result of the demand
for more had brought the tonnage from
San Francisco to New York up to 30,000
tons last year.
Charges of Transcontinental Bonds.
The through rate from New York to
San Francisco via tha Isthmus, he said.
averaged 113 a ton, and from San Fran
clsco to New York $9.76 a ton. The differ
ence in price was due to the difference in
the elass of goods shipped. The rate, he
said, was based on the transcontinental
railroad rate, and was 80 per cent less on
carload lots and 20 por cent less on less
than carload lots. He maintained that the
railroad property would not be valuable lo
near the extent .it was at present should
the steamship line from New York to Colon
be discontinued.
California Land Prnnd Cases.
The argument In the case of Benson,
Hyde and Dlmond, charged with conspiracy
to defraud the government by securing
possession of public land in California by
Illegal process was begun today, the case
of Benson being first considered. These
men are accused by the government of
appropriating several hundred thousand
acres of land, but In the present proceedings
they are resisting removal to the District
of Columbia, in the supreme court of which
they were Indicted. The case was argued
for Benson by vF. H. Platt of New York
and J. C. Campbell of San Francisco, and
for the government, by Francis J. Heney,
the special attorney who has been prose
cuting the Oregon land cases at Portland.
SmOot Case Goes Over.
No report - will be made In the Senator
Smqot case during the present congress.
This has been agreed upon by several mem
bers of the senate committee on privileges
and elections, for the reason that time does
not remain for consideration by the senate
of such report as the committee might
make.
Timber Is Federal Property.
The supreme court of the United States
today overruled the decision of the United
States district court of Montana in the
case in the United States vs. the Montana
Lumber and Manufacturing company and
the Northern Paciflo railway company, in
which it' was held that the government
could not enforoe penalties for timber on
unsurveyed country land.
Kansas Anti-Trust Law Valid.
The validity of the Kansas anti-trust law
was today upheld by the supreme court in
an opinion by Justice Brewer in the case
of Edmund J. Smiley, plaintiff in error, va
the state of Kansas. Smiley, in 1900, was
secretary of the State Grain Deslers' asso
ciation and tha allegation In this1 case was
that he organised the wheat dealers In the
town of Bison, Rush county, into a trust
to control the prloe of wheat at that place.
The supreme court of the state sustained
the prosecution against him and Justice
Brewer's opinion upholds that verdict. He
based his decision on the ground that the
law was In harmony with the power of the
state to control Its own police affairs and
therefore not antagonistic to the federal
constitution.
carrier; Ouy Tevls, substitute; Sergeant
Bluffs, route 1; Jasper T. Coffle, carrier;
W. H. Coffle, substitute. Solon, route I;
Edward J. Parlor, carrier.
Postmasters appointed: Nebraska-Curlew,
Cherry county, John II. O. Arsuch,
vice W, W. Carr, reelgned; Richfield, 8rpy
county, Addison O. Reis, vice F. Q. Stan
den, resigned. Iowa Cotter, Louisa county,
William R. Owens, vice Thomas Jones, resigned.
CALL RUSSIAN ELECTION
Continued From First Tage.)
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WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL
Retired Army OAcers Are Detailed
for ReeraltlnaT Serv
ice. WASHINGTON, Feb. tt.-(8pec!al Tele
gram.) The following officers of the United
States army, retired, have been detailed
for general recruiting service and will pro
ceed March 1 to the stations designated,
relieving the officers In charge of these
stations: Lieutenant Colonel Egbert B.
Savage, at Omaha; Major Charles B. Hlrt-
ton, at Davenport, Iowa.
Rural free delivery carriers appointed:
Nebraska Ashland, route 1; Ira A. Miller,
carrier; Weslle I Miller, substitute. Tru
bull, route 1; Warren L. Roberts, carrier;
Harrison B. Talbert, substitute. Iowa
Dow City, route 1; George C. Rule, carrier'
Nettle B. Rule, substitute. Granville, rout
1; Frank Probst, carrier; Frank A. Helm,
substitute. La porta City, route t; Wilbur
W. L. Amos, carrier; Walter A. Carlisle,
substitute. La w ton, route t; John Tevls.
ment spies, boldly made themselves liable
to the charge of treason. In the mind's eye
one could almost pick out the Mlrabeaus
snd Deamoullns, and possibly Dantlns and
Robespierre of the future.
Red riag riles.
It seemed etrsnge with the soldiers out
side ready to crush anything in the nature
of a street demonstration that such a meet
ing was allowed. It Is necessary to explain,
however, that under the law once a meeting
la authorised the police cannot stop it un
less the university directors call them In.
The speeches grew more and more ex
cited. An address from Italian, students
was read denouncing the tragedy of Janu
ary 22 and the general tyranny of the
bureaucracy and expressing sympathy with
the Russians' aspirations for liberty.
When shortly after S o'clock a recess was
taken the whole student body began singing
the Russian "Marseillaise," which begins,
"You fell victims of love of your country."
A wild scene followed. The students un
furled a red flag on which was written:
"Hail to the constituent assembly."
With this flag the students began parad
ing the auditorium and adjoining corridors.
A portrait ot Emperor Nicholas was alao
taken down from the wall and carried Jn
the procession. The portrslt was torn in a
slight skirmish, but this called forth a pro
test from the vast majority of those present
who were careful to avoid even the appear
ance of disrespect to the emperor. Many
proclamations were distributed.
When the meeting reconvened It was de
cided to divide on the question of Joining In
the genera strike and vote first on the
resolutions, explaining tne motive or tn
action of the students and afterward vote
on the question of the strike.
At the conclusion of the meeting, after
the adoption of a set of strong resolu
tlons, the student body almost by unanl
mous vote decided to- suspend all uni
verslty work until the September meeting
and dispensed without Incident.
Demands of Revalatlonlsts.
There was no attempt to make a demon
stratlon before the Kasan cathedral. The
resolutions demand:
1. A constituent assembly on the basis of
universal suffrage and under conditions o
liberty of speech, of the Dress and of as
sociatlon, and the freedom of laborers to
strike.
2. Full amnesty for religious and political
offenders.
3. Autonomy for each part of the country
not or Kussian nationality.
After the meeting broke up a band of the
more violent students tore up the emperor's
portrait, stripped and demolished the frame
and oarrled off bits of canvas and gilding
as souvenirs.
Martial law has been declared at Tsar
skoe Selo, owing to numerous threatening
letters being received at the palace.
The chief of the secret police has ordered
special precautions to prevent any outrage
on the imperial family.
LONDON, Feb. 20. A dispatch from St,
Petersburg to the Reuter Telegram com
pany says that Emperor Nicholas haa de
elded to convene the sehisky sobor, and
that an Imperial manifesto announcing the
convocation probably will be issued on
March 4, the anniversary of the liberation
of the serfs.
OUR LETTER BOX,
BLACKHAWK AN WIFE LEAVE
Indian Who Eloped with White Man's
Daughter Stays Short Time
In Omaha.
A couple which will attract attention
anywhere Is Mr. and Mrs. J. Blackhawk
of Winnebago. Mr. Blackhawk Is a full
blooded Wlnneago, now a farmer, and
two years ago a graduate of the Carlisle
school; Mrs. Blackhawk, nee Hart, is
rather comely white girl, the daughter
of Dr. Hart, the government physician at
the reservation. Sunday they came to
Omaha after their runaway marriage and
registered as 3. Blackhawk and wife at
the Midland hotel. This nrornlng they de
parted on the receipt of several disquieting
rumors and their present abode is un
known. v
The groom was last seen In Omaha yes
terday morning by Father Schell, who hap
pened to meet him in tha Midland hotel cor
ridors. The young warrior showed no evi
dences of embarrassment, but talked for
some minutes about the weather and other
safe and sane topics, Shortly afterward
he removed his bride and their suit cases
from the hotel.
The husband is said to be a first-class
Indian farmer. ' He "ias been engaged
with his uncle for two y rs In growing
corn and is reported to hir a bank
account of some thousands.
HYMENEAL.
DallyBrovrn.
' Fred R. Dally and Miss Nellie Brown
were married last evening at 3217 Cuming
street, Rev. D. W. McGregor officiating.
Pythian Veterans lianauet.
The eighth annual banquet of the Pyth
Ian Veterans' association of Nebraska was
held at the Schlita hotel last evening. The
banquet was attended by almost all of tho
members of tha association and a moat en
joyable time was had by everyone present.
The association Is composed of members
of the order of Knights or pythlas who
have been in the order twenty years or
longer.
PHY5ICIAN5 EVERYWHERE
Knew the Valoe of Pyramid Pile Care.
"Gratitude alone prompts me to testify
to the efficacy of Pyramid Pile Cure.
Last March I bought a dollar package at
the drug store, which cured me of bleed
ing piles, and I was a sufferer from them
for eight years; but I had not been trou
bled with them since, until last September,
when I gave birth to a baby girl, and after
that I had a very severe case of protruding
piles, which a trslned nurse said was the
worst case she ever saw, and my doctor
told me to get Pyramid Pile Cure again,
which I did, and was completely cured In
three days. I have not had piles of any
kind since and it is ail owing to this won
derful remedy. My nurse took a box,
which I was glad to be able to give her,
for I know she will be able to help lots
of suffering people whom I could never see
or know.
I recommend 't-yramias- wnerever I
know of any one suffering as I did. It
aive me great pleasure to be able to say I
am entirely cured, which my doctor says Is
true. I say God bless ryramia me cure.
From a former great sufferer. Mrs. F.
Ancott, 1201 Unity St., Frankford. Phila
delphia. Pa.
This remedy, whicn is soia Dy aruggists
generally. In fifty cent and dollar packages.
is in a suppository rorm, is appuea airectiy
to the part affected and performs Its work
quietly and painlessly. Its value Is evi
denced by the testimony given above snd
we urge ,all sufferers to buy a package
now and give It a trial tonight. Accept no
substitutes and remember that there la no
remedy "Just as good." A little book on
the Cause and Curs of Piles la published
oy the Pyramid Drug Co., Marshall, Mich.,
and will be sent free to any address.
Taa Shlrklna and Tat Raemntlon.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 18,-To the Editor
of The Pally Ree: In your Issue of Jan
uary 21 I notice an excellent editorial on
the bill recently Introduced Into the lower
house of the Nebraska legislature to ex
empt rom taxation land, within the limits
of any city, which is devoted only to agri
cultural uses.
Such a law would be the worst of Its
kind. It woutd put a premium on land
speculation, provided It was oonducted un
der the cover of a pretense of farming.
If anything Is to be excepted from taxa
tion It Should be Improvements and not
vacant land. Exempting improvements
would encourage them. Exempting vacant
land would dlsoourage them.
As a matter of fact, personal property
and Improvements should never be taxed.
They are good things and we should not
do anything to discourage their produc
tion. Taxing them does discourage it.
Taxing all Innd that has value without re
gard to whether it Is Improved or not and
without Including the Improvements would,
on the other hsnd, discourage holding of
land out of use on speculation and would
directly encourage building and other Im
provements, thus providing work for those
wishing it and helping to build up tho city
or town. 1
The owners of vacant lots may plead that
their land Is not productive and therefor
they should not be required to pay as
much tax on It as people should whose
land is producing an Income. Rut whose
fault is It that their land Is unproductive?
There are probably (one might say cer
tainly In the case of valunble land), at
least, hundreds of people, and very prob
ably more, any one of whom would be
only too glad to put the land to use and
make It yield an Income, and the only
reason they do not do It Is because these
owners will not let them. Should these ob
struction owners, therefore, be rewarded
for blocking progress, for denying others
the chance to work and produce wealth?
By no means. If either is to be rewarded
and encouraged, let it be the: Improver, not
"the dog In the mangor." Yours for Jus
tice In taxation,
EDWARD D. BURLEIGH.
To Cars a Onld la One Day
Take Laxau hrorao Quinine Tableta All
druggists refund the mone If it falls to
cure. B. W. Groves' signature is on sack .
oo. Sta.
District Court ft o tea.
Judge Estelle Is presiding over the trial
of the personal Injury enso of Mrs. Agnos
Forbes against the city for ta.OllO damages,
alleged to have been sustnlned by falling
on a defective crosswalk at Seventeenth and
Pine streets.
The suit of Frances M, Henderson against
the Bankers' Union for Insurance money
claimed on a beneficiary certificate Is being
tried before Judge Redlck and a Jury.
William R. NoTand hns filed suit against
the street railway company' for 15.000 for
personal Injuries, said to have been re
ceived last AuKiist by the sudden starting
of a car while lie was alighting. The plain
tiff is a resident of Cumberland, la.
A Gnaranted Core for Plies.
Itohlng. blind, bleeding or protruding
piles. Your druggist will refund, money If
PAZO OINTMENT falls to curs you In
to U days. Wo.
Promotion on the Burlington.
CHICAGO, Feb. 20.-W. B. Hatnblln, as
sistant general freivht Hirent of the Chi
cago, Burlington & yulncy railroad system.
was toaay appointed freight tramo manager
of the road.
TRADE
To Avoid
the imposition of superficially cut
pressed glass, when tho genuine
cut glass is desired for wedding
gifts, insist on seeing tha
Dorflinger trademark on
each piece. Dorflinger's is
genuine cut glass, beautiful
in pattern and exquisite.
in color
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Matinee Wednesday itc, 0Oo, 78c.
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PRICES 10c, We. OOc.
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PRICES, ise. c, eoc ana ic
TONIGHT AT SilS
Gertrude Hnynes IZf.fuSr
In the Great Metropolitan Melodrama
THE FATAL WEDDING
Bncrlal Washington's birthday Matinee
Wednesday. Friday and Bat UNCLE 81
HASKINS. Sunday-THE PRINCESS CHIC
Auditorium, Thurs. Evening, Feb. 23.
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Direction Concert Promoters. Prlcest
50c, 76c, 1.00, II. bU, ss.wfc Bale opcnij tins
morning at 10.
Roller Skating
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AFTERNOON AND EVENING-
Small Russian Steak
With Potato r.ncakcs
TUESDAY DINNER at the
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