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TIIE OMAITA DAILY BEEi FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1003.
Telephone G04.
Bee, Feb. 24, 1906.
"The ear that
binds loo strictly.
naps itself."
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NEW MUSLIN
UNDERWEAR
For Season 1905.
This means styles different from previous seasons, new lare
and embroidery trimmings. Every parment clean, fresh and
crisp.; materials are strictly reliable. Garments are beautifully
riiade and prices on all styles are very reasonable.
: Night '-"6'oWns. e r
At f.9c each, three Ftyle to select from; high or low neck. r
At 73c and 8.V a fine assortment of lace and embroidery trimmed gowns.
. A beautiful line at prices ranging from J1.00 to $10.00 eacbV ;
Corset Covers. ' '
riajn and trimmed, dainty materials at prices from 30c to. $7,50 eacn.
! Drawers. -
r A wWo range of Styles to select from, 30c to $7.50 each.
Petticoats 1
Good, full, liberal petticoats, daintily trimmed 85c to $13.00 each.
Chemise. .
4 Made of fine soft materials, beautifully finished, $1.00 to $8.00 each.
THOMPSON.
Y. IL C A. Bulldiar. Coraer Sixtentk and DougUi Streeti,
' to select a- county attorney, was recom
mended for the general file by the' stand
lrnr committee, as was S. F. 33, to provide
-for the election of prosecuting attorney
for Judicial district.
II.. R. 137, which wa Indefinitely post-
; poned yesterday, was resurrected on mo
tion of Wllsey and placed on general file.
, This bill allows towns to vote as much as
a 10-mlll levy for the Improvement of publlo
roads, Instead of t mills, as at present.
Wall of Bherman, who Is vitally Interested
In the bill, was not present yesterday when
It was acted upon. This morning- he stated
that out In his county the roads were In
such shape that his home town, Loup- City,
the county seat, was Isolated from the
outside world. It was for the relief of this
town and others similarly situated that he
wanted the bill passed. The vote to place
It on general file was unanimous.
These bills were Introduced and read the
first time: ,
B. FV 216. ,by 'Mockett of Lancaster (con
current resolution), indorses "the policy of
President Roosevelt in his stand to place
Insurance companies under, federal control
and urges the Nobraska delegation to vote
for the measure, which will bring about
that recommendation.
8. F. 217,' by Thomas of Douglas, provid
ing that, when a cjiuhg of action is barred
In any other state It is also barred In Ne
braska. tt. F. 218, by Gibson of Douglas, Increases
the salary of members of South Omaha po
lice board from 1100 to $3nu a year.
8. P. 219, by Gibson of Douglas, to Allow
the mayor and city council of South Omaha
to refund tho special paving tax to property
owners along Twenty-fourtn street between
A and Q.
8. F. 2i0, by Sheldon of Cass, providing
that the' State board of Equalization shall
make a levy not exceeding 6 mills to meet
all appropriations made by the state for
last year. '
B. .F. 221, by Qllllgan of Holt, provides
that county superintendents must have a
first grade certificate.
Mockett of Lancaster was president pro
tem of the senate this afternoon, Lieuten
ant Governor McGllton and President Pro
Tem Jennings both being absent. Other
members were absent in such numbers that
at times not a quorum was present. The
motion adopted this morning, however, to
"pYevnt the 'Una! vote on bills until Mon
, 6f probably saved Inroads on the en
grossed file. Notwithstanding 'there are so
few senators here the old grind will be con
tinued tomorrow. Sheldon moved that the
senate Sdjoufh Until Monday at 2:30, but
his motion was lost. The' excuse for hold
ing On was that he house had adjourned
"and that now ' was a good time for the
upper branch of this law-making body to
'catch up. '' ' '
' In the committee of the whole with
Mockett In' the chair some Important meas
ures were disposed of. One of these was by
Epperson 6' repeal the law which creates
the office of the ' state architect. Epperson
quoted statistics showing that the state
would hate been at leas expense had It
employed outside architects, Instead of hav
ing a stats architect. The bill was recom
mended for passage. '
' H. R. 182,' appropriating money for the
building of a fish pond at Bouth Bend, was
recommended for passage, as were these
other measures: '
fl. F. 18, ttxmg' penalty for Jury bribing.
' 8. F. 15, fixing penalty for one who bribes
a Juror. -
8. F. 125, fixing punishment of parent who
contributes to' child delinquency as defined
by the statutes.
8. F. 80. permitting all fraternal com
panies to Incorporate, was amended so as
to- Include Scottish Rite Masons.
8.- F. H9, allows money now held by
county treasurer of Douglas county to be
paid into school districts, the same having
been collected for tuition of high school
pupils from outside districts, the law later
having been declared void by the supreme
court, '' ''
8. F. 143. V& allow the Omaha school board
to elect. a. 'secretary for a term of three
years Instead of Just one year as at present.
Tha seriate) adjourned at 4 o'clock.
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HOt SK INDVLGES IN SOME DEBATE
Bill to Amend Revenue Law Provokes
' '' -7 J 'First Outbreak.
. (From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN.'Feb. 28. (Special Telegram.)
Boon, after convening this morning- the
house plunged again Into another debate
over amending the revenue bill.
H.' R. 40.' by Junklns of Gosper, to elect
no county assessors In counties of lees than
10,000 population had been recommended by
the revenue committee for Indefinite postponement.-
; Junkln moved; to nonconcur In
the report .and Perry of Furnas aided him
In his fight, while Douglas of Rock and
Wilson of Pawnee led In the fight against
the bill.
The' committee report was sustained by
' a vote of 48 to 44 and the bill therefore
lost.
The Hunker resolution pledging Nebras
ka's sympathy to Kansas In Its fight
against the Standard Oil trust came up.
Windham of Cass offered an amendment to
strike out the part of the resolution re-
MARS.
The Only Way
.to secure such exoulsito re--uulta
a appear In DorfUnger
QUtawase, both In design and
workmanship, ia by cutting
ta Una crystal on a wnoei ,
by hand. Pressed glass
superficially cut la not .
, Genuine out glass, and
cannot b satisfactory to
tha purchaser on tha
table or aa a weaaing .
present.
gardlng tho Rockefeller gift to the State
university.
On roll call tho Windham amendment
carried by a vote of 63 to 12 and the reso
lution as amended was adopted.
Three republicans, Bacon, Bolen and
Zuelow, voted with nine fuslonlsts against
the amendment.
Dodge of Douglas this afternoon offered
an apology, voluntarily, to the house for
a statement he let fall yesterday In the
heat of debate on the district assessor bill.
It was to the effect that there was more
taxshlrklng among farmers than city tax
payers. He said he had hoped to have
material with him to prove his assertion,
but had not had time.
S. F. 8, by Beghtol of Lancaster, to make
the county surveyor county engineer ex
ofllclo, was defeated by a vote of 44 to 88.
An hour and a half after the vote Speaker
Rouse suggested the senate bad taken ex
ceptions to the defeat of Its bill and Jack
son of Antelope moved for a reconsidera
tion. Lee of Douglas raised the point Of
order that other business had Intervened
since the vote on the bill, but the speaker
paid no attention to the point.
Wilson of Pawnee, In explaining his vote,
said It was a bad precedent to set and
Speaker Rouse said it wu In Justice to
himself that he wished to Bay he had
Jumped the senate flies over house rolls
and for that reason he permitted It He
promised the house It would never occur
again.
The motion carried, 66 to 11, and the bill
will go to another vote. Thirty-three mem
bers were absent, and some of the oppo
nents of the bill complained that the pro
ceeding was snap Judgment.
At 4:06 p. m. the house adjourned until
Monday at- 2 p. m.
These bills were Introduced:
II. R. 341. by McClay of Lancaster An
act to prevent and punish the desecration,
mutilation or improper use of the flag- of
the United States.
H. K. 342, by McClay of Lancaster An
act to allow insurance companies to invest
their capital and surplus in stocks of in
corporated Nebraska companies.
H. R. 343, by Anderson of Hamilton An
net to strike from the records of the audi
tor of public accounts and the treasurer of
this state all charges and items therein
against the county of Hamilton and
against persons and property therein on
account of unpaid taxes for. the year 181
and all years prior thereto.
H. R. 344. by Llvengood of Franklin An
act to repeal the law providing for a state
architect and abolishing that office.
H. R. 346, by Lee of Douglas An act
creating and making the county treasurer
In any county including within its bound
aries a city of the metropolitan claas treas- I
urer ex-oftlclo of such city, and also treas
urer ex-ottlclo of the school district In said
city.
H. R 846. by Hogrefe of Richardson An !
act defining, governing and regulating fra
ternal beneficiary associations, providing
penalties for the violation thereof and re
pealing sections 6.488 to 6,606, both inclusive.
J SSrbey'' statutes of Nebraska, edition
of 1903, and all other acts and parts of acts
in conflict herewith.
H. R. 347, by Wilson of Pawnee An act
making appropriations for the current ex
penses of the state government for the
years ending March 31, 1906, and March 81.
11 S'OOO ml8Ce"aneou" Items- Appropriate
H. R. 348, by I.ee of Douglas An aot
creating and making the county assessor
In any county including within its bound
aries a city of the metropolitan class tax
commissioner ex-offlclo of such city
H. R. 349, by Johnson of Adams An act
to provide for the making of tost borings
or explorations for the discovery of oil,
coal, gaa or artesian water, and other
minerals In the state of Nebraska, and to
appropriate money to aid In such borings
or explorations. Appropriates 126,000.
H. R. 350. by Warner of Lancaster An
act to authorise the Board of Regent of
the university to purchase the south halt
of block 28, Lincoln, together with all of
the Improvements thereof, to be used for
and In connection with the university. Ap
propriates $26,000.
H. R. 351, by Warner of Lancastsr
a bill for an act to compel railroad compa
nies in Nebraska to afford equal facilities
without favoritism or discrimination, to all
f ersons and associations erecting or operat
ing grain elevators and handling or ship
ping grain or other produoe, and to compel
railroad companies to afford equal faoilltles
as between Individuals shipping thejr own
grain and freight, and said persons and as
sociations erecting or operating grraln ele
vators and handling or shipping other pro
duce, and to equally supply cars to Indi
viduals and associations and persons en
gaged In the business of buying and ship
ping of grain and other freight and to pro
vide equitable distributions of cars be
tween shipping points and between ship
pers at such points, when the demand for
curs Is greater than the supply, and to fix
penalties.
H. R. 352. by Sciliey of Dodge A bill
which amends compulsory school law so
as to permit attendance of twelve weeks at
any time during the term.
H. R. 363, by Harmon of Saunders A
bill for an act to fix a maximum rate of
2Si centa for passenger transportation on
railroads within the state.
H. R. 854, by Harmon of Saunders
A bill for an act to declare It unlawful
to give or accept free transportation upon
any railroad within the state, to provide
for the transportation of stste officers,
members of the legislature and other per
sona traveling on state business.
H. R. 356, by McClay A- bill to har
monize all bills relating to legal advertising
lu newspapers.
H. R. 866, by Hill of Hltchcock-A
bill for sn act authorising county clerks
and recorders to accept printed books from
water users' associations organized under
the national reclamation act and to use
the same for recording stock subscriptions
of such association. -jl.
R. 857. by Post of Knox A bill
for an act to amend criminal code relative
to holding and discharge of prisoners.
H. R. 368, by Tucker of Douglas A
bill for an act to provide for the nomina
tion and election at large of county com
missioners In Douglas county.
DOISGS OF THE LEGISLATOR
Commute Presents Another- Bridge
Bill in the Honse.
(From a Btaff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Feb. IB. (Special.) The house
committee on roads, and bridges, of which
Jahncl-of Washington Is chairman, today
intrnriuced II. R. 266. the general bridge bill.
.hi.h mhndiea the essential features of
the Kyd bill that was defeated. In a lengthy
exposition of tne dui, mans in circulars at
tributed throughout the house, the charge la
made in severe terms mat tne onage loooy
Is fighting the bill, and these men are
severely scored. .
It begins to look 41 kn tha legislature cer
tainly would abolish the office of. state
architect. The senate today recommended
for passage the Epperson bill and In the
house a bill was Introduced making the
tame provision. Sine tha records of the
office for the last blennlum have been dis
closed there seems to be no opposition to
these bills.
.
Representative Davis of Buffalo today
received an anonymous letter from Kear
ney enclosing a $5 bank note, which the
sender wanted applied on the fund for the
purchase of a library for the battleship
Nebraska, and If there Is no such fund,
to be devoted to any good charitable
cause. The sender doubtless derived the
Impression of the library fund from read
ing of the debate on the McMullen bill,
which provided $5,000 for a testimonial for
the battleship, but there is no such fund,
and Representative Davis decided to send
the money back to Buffalo county to aid
In the county hospital fair now In prog
ress. Lancaster county has managed to dig up
one -more appropriation bill. It was pre
sented today by Warner and calls for $25,
000' to buy half a block In Lincoln as the
site of a law department building for the
university. .
Another 1,000 appropriation bill was In
troduced by Johnson of Adams for the
boring of not less than five oil wells west
of tha ninety-ninth caeridan, which Is just
east of Central City.
McClay, the "flag champion of Lan
caster," has In his. antl-desecratlon-of-the-flag
bfll at last. It was feared by many
that the patriotic colonel would allow this
bit of routine to slip his attention. He
brings In the bill every session.
Harmon of Saunders Is chanting to George
W. Berge that sweet and popular refrain,
"I Don't Care If You Never Come Back."
Harmon, na Is pretty generally known, in
troduced the anti-pass bill, which Mr. Berge
claimed as his bill. .At a public meeting of
the house and senate railroad committees
the other night the late fusion candldato
for governor proclaimed that he and not
Mr. Harmon was the author of the bill.
Comes now Mr. Harmon with two large and
wordy bills tucked neatly under his arm
and introduces' the same in the house. One
of these bills is a counterpart of the bill
which Berge claims except that It does not
provide for the filing by the roads of a
list of their employes or for the state board
to regulate the pass matter. The other bill
provides for all the features of the so
called Berge bill, except the main, the anti
pass provision, this being cut out. The
maximum passenger rate Is 2Vi centa a mile.
Speaker Rouse is said by some to have
had a hand In the senate holding over to
morrow and Saturday while the house
stands adjourned. For several days the
speaker has been paying a little attention
to the senate and mixing freely on the floor
with the members. Today it was announced
when the matter of adjournment was taken
up that the house had adjourned, not be
cause it wanted to, but because there was
a desire on the part of the house members
to allow the senators to make up a couple
of duya which the house has gained on
them. A number of senators are out on
committee work. A motion has been car
ried not to pass any bills before Monday
and already the senate has a rule not to
discuss any bill when the author is absent,
so the most important work tomorrow and
Saturday will be to put In time and draw
salary.
H. R. 146, which compels owners of auto
mobiles to register their vehicles with the
secretary of state, for which they pay $1,
and then to place In big letters on the rear
of the machines their relgster number,
will hnve hard sledding In the senate. The
bill came up this afternoon. Bresee took
a shot at It, so did Qiffln and then Sheldon
saved It by having the discussion go over
until more members were present.
The decrease of $1,000 In the appropriation
for maintenance of the office of the state
superintendent was made at the suggestion
of State Superintendent McBrien. It Is so
unusual for any state officer to suggest
that he can get along with an appropria
tion less than he had the previous bi.
ennlum that Mr. McBrien has been the
recipient of many congratulations.
COLORADO QUIETING QOWN
Land of the Strennona Life Is Taking;
on m More Tractable
Condition.
John A. Holnbarg. state treasurer of rvi.
orado, stopped In Omaha yesterday on his
j ivf vmcego ana ues Moines to trans
act personal business and visit relatives.
While here he called UDon Edward -n.
water and other acquaintances.
Political and industrial conditions are
quieting down In Colorado now " anM Ur
Holnberg, who was elected last fall on
me repunucan ticket after having served
two years as state auditor. "Tho legisla
tive committee that has been Investigating
the claims of former Governor Peabody to
retain that office Is due to make a report
within a few days. Ftnat action by the
legislature Is to decide whether or not to
give Peabody a title to the seat. Just
before I left Denver there were indications
that the likelihood of a report In favor of
Peabody woe growing somewhat less, al
though nothing has yet been done that has
any real significance.
"Labor troubles are a thlngr of the past
with us, for the present at least. The
mines are doing a heavier btlRlnoAa than
ever and the commercial activity of the
iace nas picxea up wonderfully.
"The Denver charter matter Is still tied
up tn the courts and we hardly know where
we are at on the proposition."
HYMENEAL."
MeKIm-Wheeler.
LITTLE FALLS. N. v., Feb. 23. Very
Rev. William Russell McKtm, dean of
Christ Episcopal cathedral at Sallna, Kan.,
and Miss Sarah E. Wheeler of Little Falls
were married here today. The wedding
was to hava taken place at Chicago, but
on account of the Illness of the bride from
Inflammatory rheumatism It was held at
her home. The bride Is unable to leave
her bed.
Whlaenand-CaJlatvnr,
PAPILLION, Neb., Feb. 23. (Special.)
William Whlsenard and Miss Rosa Calla
way, both Of Papllllon, were married yes
terday at the home of the bride's parents.
Rev. Ricketts of the Methodist Episcopal
church officiating Immediately after the
ceremony the couple repaired to the home
of the groom, where a wedding breakfast
was served. They will make their home In
Denver.
Colds Lead to Fneamonln.
Laxative Bromo Quinine, the world wide
Cu'd and Grip .-emedy, removes the cause.
Call for the full name and look for signa
ture of E. W. Grove. 26c.
Field rink sreednar.
A special meeting of tha Omaha Field
club ia to be held next Tuesday evening at
the Royal Arcanum hall, instead of at the
Commercial club rooms, as first snnounced.
The . meeting Is for the purpose of con
sidering the expense of the new club house,
for which the board of directors was au
thorised to expend IlO.OuO under plans pre
pared by Floher aV Lawrle. The directors
now And It will be necessary to expend In
excess of that sum and they wish Co get
the necessary authority. The bond Issue
of $l0.0ti0 Is not to be lnoreaaed, however,
as there Is other money available.
Held Will Coach Harvard.
CAMBRIDGE, Man., Feb. 2I.-Wllllam
Reld, '01, of Belmont, ('si . has been of-
ered and will, It is positively stated, ac
cept the poelllon of head coach for the Har
vard foot ball team. The xalary appropri
ated by the aaHoclatlmi Is $3.fx0 a year, but
Mr. Held romivnsatlon will be somewhat
renter. The additional amount is made up
by a subscription among thw alumni
GREAT ALARM AT WARSAW
All Eailwayi An Tied Up and Other
Glasei of Employei May Strike.
RUMORS OF AN UPRISING MARCH 4
Strikers Destroy Lor gwlteh
board Oatslde the City and fit
a Snmber of Teleg-raph
vVlrea.
WARSAW, Feb. iS The situation here Is
causing the greatest nxjety In all circles.
The assistant to the governor general, who
was Interviewed . today, frankly admitted
that the government j at a loso to know
what to do. Alarming, reports are current
concerning the Intentlnn and plans of the
revolutionary party and March 4 la awaited
with much apprehension. -
The strike situation Is spreading In every
direction and bank clerks, . Journalists, of
fice servants, printers, drivers and station
ary engineers and mechanics in general are
ail threatening to strike. Notwithstanding
all this, the situation in the city is re
markably quiet. .'
The Vienna railway Is still at a standstill
and there appears no Immediate hope for
a settlement. The directors had a long
session today, but were unable to find a
solution. They will renew the conference
tomorrow. Western Poland Is completely
cut off from communication with middle
and western Europe except by telegrsph,
no malls arriving or departing, the author
ities apparently preferring to hold malls
rather than to send them by circuitous
routes. Commercial Interests and private
Individuals are much Inconvenienced.
Coal Famine Probable.
The city Is threatened with a coal famine,
the entire supply coming from the dis
trict of Dombrova, over the Vienna road.
The governor general has offered toupply
military men to work the train, but this
Is Impracticable as the itrlkers have de
stroyed switches. Many through passen
gers from Moscow and St. Petersburg are
detained here and great quantities of per
ishable goods from France and Italy are
being utterly spoiled by the delay.
A telephone message from Lods says the
workmen In most of the factories there
have returned to their labors, but as the
big mills are paying their old wages while
the pay of the men In the small mills have
been Increased, It Is feared that the Im
provement Is only temporary.
The employes of the Warsaw-Mlava sec
tion of the Vistula railway have struck,
cutting off the last direct line of communi
cation with Germany. Only very circuitous
routes are now open.
The strikers are reeortlng to violence.
They have destroyed the great switchboard
station outside the city arid cut a number
of telearaph wires.
Moscow Railroad Tied l'p.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 24.-3:30 a. m.
Dispatches from many cities In the south of
Russia as well as In the Caucasus proper
make this region the renter of Interest In'
the week's strike development, though there
have been sporadic strikes In all portions
of Russia. The tie-ups of railroads radi
ating from Moscow Is a very serious feature
of the situation. In the Caucasus region
the officials appear for the moment to hnve
regained the upper hand, but the situation
may at any time again pass out of their
control. Even the -reinforcements of the
military In all the cities seems to have been
Inadequate to prevent the continuance of
conditions tending; to .robbery,, murder and
terrorism.
Tolcgraphlc communl'e'atlon was restored
to Batoum this everilnaj and a dispatch re
ceived from that city indicates that the
troops and authorities have regained con
trol, but that marauders are unceasingly
active, while racial strife continues and the
whole population Is In a state of panic.
Baku also Is comparatively quiet, though
the phrase Is only relative to the previous
era of open murder and pillage. There Is no
news from Poto. but It Is presumed that It
also has been temporarily pacified.
Disorder In Other Cities.
On the other hand . other cities outside
the Caucasus, such, as Ekaterlnoslav,
Kharkoff, Saratoff, Alexandrovsk and many
others are In a condition of complete or
partial disorder owing to strikes. The
forces of law and order apparently have
been unable to prevent the strikers from
resorting to the tactics of their fellows In
St. Petersburg and marching from shop to
shop and forcing out every workman. Many
government works In various parts of the
country are included in the suspensions.
Half of the workmen In Libau are on
strike, seriously affecting the manufacture
of military supplies.
The St. Petersburg workmen have tem
porarily resumed their occupations while
voting for members of the Imperial mixed
commission, but they -are possessed of the
spirit of unrest and their sense of power
is being fed by Incendiary proclamations,
the latest of which alludes to the emperor
as "Nicholas the last" and makes a rabid
attack upon the motives of the government.
Mnnr Msrdtri t Bakn.
BAKU, Feb. 23. The town Is now quiet.
All the Armenian shops have been closed,
but the banks are. doing business under
military protection.
Order has been restored at Balakhany,
but at Romany today strikers attacked
two factories and as a result thirty per
sons were killed or wounded.
In Baku many terrible murders have been
committed. Manager Amadoff of the naph
tha refining works, with his wlfo and chil
dren was burned to death. A legal official
named Tatasoff and a bazar owner named
LalaJefT, and the latter'a family have been
murdered.
parts of highway to grass or use of same
for tree planting.
The bills for flnal action In the house
did not start out well, the flrst being to
prevent bird dogs from running at large,
which, after several efforts to dispose of,
finally went back to committee. The next
was the law to allow a liquor license vote
when once secured to stand until set aside
by subsequent vote. Holman asked for
delay, but on motion of Brown of 8anborn
It was tabled by 43 to SR. The next bill
to come down was to prohibit treating In
saloons; this failed by a vote of 37 to 33,
a number of members falling to be In Just
at that time. The twine plant bill was
passed without opposition, but not until an
attempt had been made to have the pro
visions for the shirt sod overall factory
stricken out. The state agent bill was
tabled, and that for the 2 mills deficiency
tax passed, as was the general drainage
code.
Tho principal senate bill presented . was
to amend the present oil law to allow
Kansas oils to come Into the state at
gravity test of 42 Instead of the present
test of 16. This bill Is baaed on the re
port of Prof. 8hepard, chemist at the Agri
cultural college, who has Just returned
from an Investigation of the Kansas oil
fields and who reports that the Kansas
olhi are better for Illuminating purposes
ttn the eastern oils, but they cannot be
brought to the gravity of 46 required under
the present law. Among other senate bills
were to provide an annual appropriation
of $500 for the State Equalization Board,
and by Dillon, requiring flshwaya In dams.
The principal among the senate bills
passed were to establish farmers' Insti
tutes; to tax legacies and Inheritances; to
authorize cities to Issue bonds In settle
ment of Judgrments, and appropriating
money for printing reports of state officers.
WAR WILL CONTINUE
(Continued from First Page.)
PRIMARY BILL IS KILLED
Senate Disposes of Measure Which
Comes Over from the
Honse.
PIERRE. S. D., Feb. 23. (Special Tele
gram.) The primary election bill was
finally disposed of by the senate today on
Its being sent up by the hodse. On the
announcement of Its receipt, tTie presiding
officer of tha senate declared that aa It
had been passed upon once at the present
session It could not again be considered
except under suspension of rules. It was
expected that the friends of the measure
would make a fight on this ruling, but the
only move was on the part of Casslll, who
asked If such k move would require a
two-thirds vote and received an affirmative
assurance. The bill was then returned to
the house with a notification of its fate, and
the Incident is ended for the session. The
strongest lobby of. tha session has gath
ered the last two days, either for or against
the bill, tn anticipation of a fight on tha
matter on the floor of the senate.
The houoe appropriations committee re
turned several bills with a favorable re
port and tha wolf bounty with a divided
report, tha majority report favorable and a
minority against, signed by Carley, Fos
ter, Craig and Madison.
Aa the Urns for closure on new bills Is
near tha last run Is being rushed In and
among a number of house bills presented
tha principal were by the educational com
mittee to regulate foot ball, providing sus
pension for any player who injures an
other; by Potter, requiring nottoe to pur
chaser to make mortgaga on grain effec
tive; by flatre, fixing the salary of clerk
of tha supreme court at $1,800 a year; by
Parmley, granting liens for labor and re
pair work on artesian well rigs, and by
Omdahhto repeal laws allowing seeding of
astery, which was the scene of the funeral
services.
After blessing the body It was conveyed
to the adjoining church of St. Andrew,
where it was laid on a catafalaue. The
coffin was concealed by a mass of floral
wreaths and crosses. The officials of
Grand Duke Sergius' household and his
aides-de-camp formed a circle around the
bier, while the regiments of the Moscow
garrison furnished contingents for the
guard of honor.
Reese Is Pathetic.
The scene within the church was pathetic.
The coffin was covered with cloth of silver
trimmed with ermine. The mangled body
lay In state dressed In full uniform, but a
veil of fine lace was disported over the re
mains of the mutilated face. A gloved hand
held an Ikon of St. Nicholas.
The grand duke's widow, the Grand Duch
ess Elizabeth, took her place at the foot of
the coffin In front of a group of other mem
bers of the Imperial family. She was ar
rayed in the deepest black save the scarlet
ribbon of the order of St. Anne and was
the center of all eyes. Throughout the or
deal she displayed the same fortitude she
showed yesterday when she followed the
dead coachman to the grave.
The metropolitan and ten bishops con
ducted the service, which was accompanied
by recitative chanting by the imperial choir.
When the metropolitan read the prayer for
absolution all present knelt, many of those
In the rear of the church prostrating them
selves. The children of Grand Duke Paul,
Dmitri and Mary sobbed aloud, but It was
only when the time came to kiss the dead,
according to the custom of the orthodox
faith, that the Grand Duchess Elizabeth
almost broke down. Her tall, slight figure
shook knd swayed and she was about to fall
when Grand Duke Constantino gave her
support and she kissed the uniform on the
left breast thrice. When this touching or
deal was over the coffin v. as borne On the
shoulders of the grand dukes and aides-decamp
attached to Grand Duke Sergius'
household to the Church of St. Andrew
within the monastery. There a brief serv
ice of consignment to the grave took place,
after which the body was placed In a vault,
where It will remain until removed to St.
Petersburg.
At the conclusion of tho ceremony Mos
cow's 600 bells began tolling.
The streets were quieter than usual. Moat
of the shops were closed.
Reqalm Mass at Capital.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 23.-A requiem
mass for the repose of the soul of Grand
Duke Sergius was celebrated at Tsarkoe
Selo today In the presence of Emperor
Nicholas, the Imperial family and the
foreign ambassadors.
A similar servlceat St. Isaac's cathedral
here was attended by persons prominent
In society, government officers and military
and naval officers. The publlo was not ad
mitted. The services here and at Tsarskoe Selo
passed off without Incident. St. Isaac's
was not crowded by functionaries.
Tho service at Tsarskoe Selo, which was
of a quiet and simple nature, was attended
by the emperor, the empress and two of
their daughters, and all the grand dukes
and grand duchesses who had remained In
St. Petersburg. The emperor looked hag
gard and careworn, but he maintained a
firm bearing. Ambassador McCormlck and
the other diplomats went out to Tsarskoe
Belo by special train and returned in the
same manner. "
, Romanoff Family Council.
All the members of the Imperial family
who attended the requiem for Grand Duke
Sergius at Tsarskoe Seloxyesterday remained
to a family council in the evening. The
dowager empress, who has been at Tsarskoe
Selo since the eventful "red" Sunday,
January 22, becoming impatient at the re
straints which were advised by the police
for her safety, rebelled" against the alleged
necessity of remaining at the Tsarskoe
Selo, declaring that she Is not afraid; that
the sands of her life have almost run out
and that If assassins want her life they
may have It. The Imperial family and au
thorities Implored her not to return to St.
Petersburg, and she finally yielded. Gen
eral satisfaction la expressed even among
liberals that the funeral day of Grand
Duke Sergius passed oft with no omtoward
Incident. Even the extreme radicals re
spected the day of grief of the Imperial
family. The police precautions, both here
and at Moscow, though extensive, appar
ently ware not needed.
The publlo Is discussing with astonish
ment the sweeping statement of the met
ropolltan of Moscow, attributing the guilt
of the assassination to the entire Russian
society, critics saying that If this bo true
It Justified the contention of reformers that
all Russia is at odd with the present sys
tem. The wisdom of such statements at
this crisis is very generally questioned,
erajrlus Memorial at London.
LONDON. Feb. 28. A memolal service for
Grand Duke Sergius was held today at the
Russian church connected with the em
bassy and was attended by Count Benken
dorff, the Russian ambassador to Great
Britain, and the other members of the Rus
sian embassy, representatives of King Ed
ward and the prince of Wales, Ambsssador
Choate and other diplomats. Sir Bernard
Eric Barrlngton, private secretary of Lord
Lansdowne, the foreign secretary, repre
sented the Foreign office.
NEW TDEATIR FOR OMAHA
Woodward & Barges Arrange to Build on
Harney Street Bite.
HANDSOME HOME FOR POPULAR SHOWS
Lease Cnnelnded with John I. Redlek
for the Lot and Architects Pre
pare Sketch Plana for
the Structure.
The Woodward & Burgess Amusement
company has Just concluded a lease with
John I. Redlek-whereby the company se
cures for twenty-five years the lot on
Harney street occupied by the old Omaha
Athletic club building and the portion of
the lot adjoining it. . This gives sixty-eight
feet frontage on Harney street and runs
back to the alley, 132 feet. It is the inten
tion of the amusement flrrrt to at once erect
a theater building on this property, to be
devoted to the cheaper amusements, 10
cent vaudeville being the first enterprise
to receive attention.
Sketch plana for the new theater have
been prepared for the firm of Woodward
& Burgess by Fisher & Lawrle and by
John Latenser, but it has not yet been
determined whlrh' of Ihe architects will
be given the ooiittart. This will be de
cided very soon. The plans contemplate
a fire-proof theater building, with a present
seating capacity of 1,80 which may later
be enlarged by the addition of a second
balcony. For the present It is the Inten
tion to put In but one balcony. The sketch
plans show a comfortable auditorium on
this basis, arranged with plenty of wide
aisles and ample exits, so as to comply
in every regard with the ctty ordinance
regarding buildings of the sort.
Will Accommodate Any Show.
The stage at the rear will be almost as
large as that In the Boyd theater, which
Is one of the largest In the country, and
I will be arranged to accommodate the heavi
est scenic proauctions, snould it ever be
necessary to put them on. It will be fitted
up with all modern conveniences and ar
rangements for giving A show.
It Is out ol, the question Just now for
the firm to give anything like an exact
idea of the cost of the structure, for the
cost depends on the details of the con
struction. The Intention Is to put up a
theater that will be a credit to the firm,
and to spare nothing that will add to the
comfort and convenience for those who
patronize it. The seating capacity will be
limited to the two floors, but the walls
will be built with an eye to sometime add
ing the second balcony and thus Increasing
the capacity of the house. Under the plan
every seat in the house will be reserved.
The form of entertainment for which the
house will be devoted at the opening has
proved very popular wherever It has been
Introduced, as It permits of four perform,
ances a day, two In the afternoon and two
In the evening.
Alwuya . Roroynfcor tho Full Una
taxfttive Hromo Qvlnino
Caro4Cot4inOiMDay, CaVUi 2 Dy
onevory
bo 23o
SOCIAL HOUR AT HIGH SCHOOL
Principal Wuterhonse Establishes a
Kew Rule for Government
of Pupils.
Principal A. H. Waterhouso yesterday
announced to the pupils at the Omaha Hlgl.
school a modification of his recent rule
abolishing all social Intercourse between
and among the students save on the days
when their literary societies meet Quite
recently he promulgated a rule that re
quires that the pupils shall, Immediately
on reaching the school In the morning, re
pair to their' study rooms and there re
main until time for classes. This caused
some dissatisfaction, and after a consulta
tion with what he designates "representa
tive members of the classes," the principal
has made a concession. Hereafter on cer
tain afternoons what Is known as the
"social hour" will be established, for the
purpose of allowing the pupils to get ac
quainted with one another. These social
hours will begin at jhe close of the day's
session, at 2:08 p. in., and continue until
2:45 p. m., allowing thirty-seven minutes
for social communication.
As the law was announced by the colonel
In "The Sultan of Sulu," "the constitution
will follow the flag only on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays," with the excep
tion that under Mr. Waterhouse's order,
the Fridays which are now devoted to
the meetings of the literary societies will
be exempt from social hour service. This
means that on Mondays and Wednesdays
and alternate Fridays the children will
have the thirty-seven minutes for form
ing acquaintance and visiting with each
other without danger of the penalty pro
vided under another of the principal's
rules against loitering in the halls
after school has been dismissed. At pres
ent a bell rings at 2:30 and all pupils must
be out of tha building by 2:36. If caught
In the building after the minute, the of
fender Is taken Into a room by the ap
prehending teacher and held until the next
bell sound, as at 3 o'clock, when the de
tained pupil Is again free to leave the
building. If caught after 3:05, the next
liberty hour comes at 3:30, and so on to
4 o'clock. Just what would happen to one
caught after 4 o'clock Is not explained. A
chance for some confusion exists In the
event that an absent-minded youngster
gets It Into his or her head that Tuesday
or Thursday Is "social hour" day and re
mains after the prescribed time. But this
will likely be worked out In good season.
The first social hour Is set for this after
noon. As It Is also literary society day
some interest is felt by both pupils and
faculty In observing Just how tho rule will
work.
Free Distribution of Rabbits.
Brigadier Cousins of the Salvation Army
has Just received two consignments of rab
bits from Red rioud, Neb., and Palmejr,
Neb. They weigh In the aggregate 1,200
pounds, or over half a ton. These rabbits
will be distributed free of charge to all
poor persons at the Salvation Army poor
relief store, 114 North Eleventh street. Per-
Avoiding
Risk
If ,vou wish to nvoij the
risk and tho annojance of
loaning nionoy, and are
satisfied with 4 prr cent
interest, place your funds
with this bank. , . ,r '
OLDEST and STKOXO
KHT SAVINGS BANK in
NEHKASKA.
City Savings
Bank
S. E. Cor. 16th & Douglas Sts.
sons knowing of poor people In need can
direct them to the above store and the
army workers will be glad to supply them
with these rabbits free of charge. First
come, first served. The ' rabbits will be
given out right away.1
ANTI-PASS BILL lffJNDIANA
House Approves Measure) Prohibiting
Issuing; of Passes to Any Ctlaea
of the State.
INDIANAPOLIS. Feb". I3.-The Indiana
house of representatives' today passed tha
Davis anti-pass bill, ' which prohibits tha
Issuance of railroad passes to any citizen
of the state, by a vote of 35 to 9. The bill,
as passed by the house, provides for heavy
penalties for violations of the 1 law. For
the Issuance of such a pass a fine of from
$300 to $2,000 may be assessed. For the
acceptance of a pass a fine of from $30 to
$200 Is provided. . A
Formulas on Medicine Bottles.'
LOWELL, Mass., Feb. 23. (Special Tele
gram. ) J. C. Ayer & Co., manufacturers of
proprietary medicines, announce that here
after they will publish tho formulas of their
medicines on the bottles.
Fatal Wreck In Wisconsin.
RIO, Wis.,- Feb. 23. A head-on collision
hot ween a local passenger train and a
newspaper train on the Chicago, Milwau
kee ril. raui man occurren loutiy hi ine
Rio switch. Brakeman Roland J. Dickey
was killed and several other trainmen were
Injured. Both engines were wrecked. ,
Rain Coats
New spring etyles are here
in dark shades, and fancy
patterns. The most useful
garment made. .
Prices from $15 to $30. ,
Corliss Coon Collars
1417 FARNAM tTRLtT
AMUSEMENTS
CRSIOhTOrf
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PHOSTE, 44.
Every Night Matinees Tbur., Bat, shut,
MODERN VAUDEVILLE ,
Barrows. Lancaster A Co.. Godfrey &
Henderson, Musical Avolos, Harry V. Fits-
5 era id, West & Van blclen, rJ. J. rianagan,
. W. Kurtis and Dogs and the Klnodrome.
PRICES 10c, 2Bo, OOc.
5L Domestic Goose
with -Applo Sauce -at
SfeCALUMET
Friday Dinner
Tuesday, Wednesday Mat. and ftlsjut.
The Operatic Triumph
THE IHO-CHI.
BEATS ON SALE FOR
PARSIFAL In Kofllah.
200 PEOPLR. ORCHESTRA OF 60.
PRICES BOe to ftlJ.OO.
KRUG THEATER
. PRICES. 16c, 26c, 60c and 75c.
TO WIGHT AT NilB
THR RURAL COMEDY DRAMA
UNCLE SI IIASK1NS
Sunday THE PRISCES9 CHIC. '
Beats on Sale at our Usual Prices.
GREAT
ROLLER
SKATE
RACE
At the Auditorium
Friday Night, Jek 24.
MRS. CUSCADEN &nd
MISS II EI LM AN
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AUDITORIUM
Week Beginning Monday, Feb. 27th,
Shipp's la-Door Circus
Presenting the greatest performers of the
circus w.orld, in a real dirt and sawdust ring.
Dashing equestrians, clever acrobats, gym
nasts, clowns, leapers and tumblers.
Reserved scats go on sale at the Auditorium Saturday morning, February
26th, at 10 o'clock. Boa seats and first two rows In balcony 76c, nest six rows
In balcony 60c, General admission for both arena floor and baloony 26 cents.
Mall orders for reserved seats will he carefully reserved In order received. Ad
dress, J. M. Olllun, Manager Auditorium.
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