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TITE OMAHA DAILY DEE: SATURDAY, MARCIT IP, 1003.
FRANCE IS AFTER CASTRO
United States Informef. that Be Eai Al
moit Exhausted French Patience.
ASKS UNCLE SAM TO DEFINE HIS POSITION
Goverasneat's Attitude Toward tha
Asphalt Caaa Will Probably De
termine French Aetloa la
Cable Affair.
WASHINGTON. March lT.-Franes haa
officially Informed the United State of
the action of the Venezuelan government
gainst the French Cable company, which
it regards as high-handed and unwar
ranted. While insisting that diplomatic means
will .be exhausted In an effort to relieve '
til llnaHnn I. I A... prwl t h.,t trn.lHAnl 1
Castro Is rapidly exhausting French pa
tience and thereby forcing France toward
the limit of diplomacy.
France haa Invited the attention of tha
American government to the Venezuelan
situation because of Us Interest in all Amer
ican affairs and in order that It may obtain
tha probable course which this govern
ment will take against Venezuela. It is
tha wish of the French government to act
on parallel linea as far as practicable.
Franca Wants Information.
These developments in the Venezuelan
situation today are regarded as the prelim
inary step toward the relief of the situa
tion In Caracas, which Europe, as well as
the United States has for some time re- j
garded with dissatisfaction. Early today
M. Jusserand, French ambassador. Bent his
first secretary, M. Despoertea De Dafosse.
to. the State department to Inform the offl
cers there of the suit of the Venezuelan
government against the French Cable com
pany and of the concern which the action
has caused the French government.
M. Desportes gave to Mr. Adce, acting
secretary of state, the substance of the
cable dispatch from Paris, and asked him
fthe exercise of the right to petition for
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I I I MR. ClV.i lUUir am, Mi - n. .
cause it Is the avowed Intention of the
appelates. Northern Securities company,
foithwtth to distribute and dispose of the
subject matter 01 the litigation. It Is
earnestly submitted that It may be unjust
to perm'.t this tc be done until the grounds
of the decision have been disclosed In the
opinion of the court and the appellants
counsel have been afforded the npportunit
to advise their clients in the light. of sue
opinion.
ADDRESSES
MADE TO
WOMEJI
Child Protection aad Par Foad Are
Dlicaiird In Mothers' Congress
WASHINGTON. March 17.-Addresses
were delivered before the National Mothers'
congress today by Mrs. Florence Kelly of
New Tork, Dr. H. W. Wiley, chief of the
bureau of chemistry of the Agricultural
department, Washington, and Mrs. Ellen
Spencer Muzzy, Washington. Mrs. Muzzy
advocated uniform legislation for child pro
tectlon, and Mrs. Kelly spoke of the In
adequacy of the child labor laws In most
of the states. She made especial com
plaint of tho temptitlon to which mes
senger boys In New lork are subjected.
Dr. Wiley declared that people generally
are fnr too easily Influenced by the talk
of danger In bacteria microbes and said
that In our great efforts to sterilize all
food we are making digestion impossible,
He spoke of cows' milk as next to mothers'
milk, the best food for children, but said
that when pure it should not be sterilised
or pasteurized.
Tho congress also - adopted resolutions
strongly denouncing Mormonlsm and1 de
manding the expulsion of Reed Bmoot from
the senate.
After reviewing the testimony given be
foro the senate Investigation committee by
the superintendent of public education in
Utah and saying but four lives stand be
tween Senator Smoot and the presidency
of the Mormon hierarchy, the resolutions
ask the United Stutes senate to remove
Reed Smoot and take such measures as
will effectually prevent any organization
from "defying civil and divine laws."
The resolutions commend the United
States senate for Its action In refusing
statehood to New Mexico and Arizona.
The thanks of the congress aro extended
to former Senator Frank J. Cannon of
Utah for "the valuable service he has ren-
ibout the proftable line of action which ! dpred to the notion." Though expelled by
this government contemplated in connection
with the Aiiphalt case, which also Is In
President Castro's courts.
It was impossible for Mr. Adce to com
mit the government on this point until
tha Venezuelan courts had acted, but he 1 WILL
thanked the secretary for advising this
government In the matter and promised
him information as soon as the govern
ment was prepared to make an announce
ment. ' Auee Confers with Taft.
As soon as the French secretary left Mr.
Adee called at the War department, where
he had a long conference with Secretary
Taft. It Is pointed out that It Is tho wish
of ' the French government to settle as
quietly as possible its differences with
Venezuela and In case a French ultimatum
is followed by no relief In the situation
France will have well nigh reached the
limit of diplomacy.
In view of the unfavorable conditions in
Venezuela' at this moment the French
armored cruiser Duplex and the protected
cruiser Jullen de Gravlere of twenty-three
knots speed, which are now in the Carib
bean sea, will be retained in that vicinity
Indefinitely.
Although tha greater part of the North
Atlantic fleet la soon to come north as far
as Pensacola for target practice an ade
quate contingent will remain In Dominican
waters to guard American interests there
and In'case of an emergency in Venezuela
the fleet at Pensacola will be In easy
cruising distance.
the Mormon hierarchy, he Is welcomed into
the ranks of loyal, law abiding citizens as
a "brave defender of home and purity,"
they say.
HOLD
CUSTOMS
HOISES
CLOIGH
ASKS
FOR
MANDATE
Attorney for the Northern Securities
Company Meets Opposition.
WASHINGTON. March 17. William H.
; Clough, for the Northern Securities c6m
pany, made an application to the supreme
court today for Issuance of the mandate
In the case of E. H. Harrlman and other
against the Northern Securities company
In consequence of the decision of the court
In favor of the company. He based it
on the ground that until the mandate
should be issued 5,000,0M) worth of prop
erty would be tied up by the injunction
of the New Jersey court, and this was an
Injustice to the public and the owners of
the property.
Maxwell Evarta, representing the oppos
ing side, objected to the motion, saying
that the mandate should not issue until the
opinion of the court In the case is handed
down.
The court took the mater under advise
ment after directing that the application
of Mr. Clough be printed.
Mr. Evarts, In his objection to granting
the' mandate, said: ,
The appelates In the above entitled case
respectfully ask this honorable court not to
direct the Issue of the mandate on the re
cent decision herein until after the court
has filed Its opinion and the grounds of Its
decision have been disclosed and the appel
lants have had an opportunity to examine
the same. The Immediate issue of ,the
mandate in the case at bar would render
I'nlted States to Collect Dominican
Duties Under Terms of Award.
WASHINGTON, March 17.-In view of the
expected adjournment of the present extra
session of the senate without favorable ac
tion upon the pending Dominican treaty. It
Is understood that the State department has
determined to proceed with the collections
of customs at Puerta Plata and Monti
Christl under the terms of the arbitration
award of last year.
It is feared that complications may arifce
through the action of some of the Europeun
powers whose citizens are heavy creditors
of Dominica. The claims have been held in
abeyance by the European governments In
terested, who desire to shape their policies
relative to Dominica by those of America,
being desirous of avoiding any friction that
would cause Ill-feeling In this country and
apprehension that the Integrity of the Mon
roe doctrine was an object of attack. The
question is whether In view of the failure
of the senate to act favorably upon the
treaty which would have provided the
means for the payment of these claims, the
European governments will longer refrain
from Independent action to collect their
debts, and although It Is fully realized here
that such action If attended by coercive
measures would probably cause an ebulli
tion of feeling. In . this, country similar to
that attending the presence of the allied
fleet on tha Venezuelan coast In the winter
of 1902-1903, the State department probably
will not feel authorized to Intervene with a
protest.
COMPANY
WANTS
PROTECTION
Copper Mlnera In Mexico Ask Govern
ment for Assistance.
WASHINGTON. March 17.-Recently tha
local agents here of the Yuaqul Copper
company, an American corporation, whose
mines are located In the state of Sonora,
Mexico, applied to the State department to
secure protection for Us properties.
The mines are about forty miles from
the nearest Mexican garrison post and the
lives of the caretaker and his family had
been placed In Jeopardy from bands of
hostile Yaqui Indians. Ambassador Clay
ton was communicated with and today he
telegraphed from the City of Mexico that
the Mexican minister for foreign affairs
had informed him that orders had been im
mediately dispatched to the nearest body
of troops to send protection to the mines.
CROPS FOR TIIE ARID LANDS
Agricultural Department Proposes to Make
a Vast Arta Productive,
SEARCHING THE WORLD FOR NEW PLANTS
Many Valuable Ones Which Thrive
a an Annual Rainfall of Ten
Inches Pare Food Bill
Scandal.
OMAHA STRUT RAILWAY
Regulation Uniform
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Good qualify doublt-brtssltd
uniforms (Company's
orders accepted) af
Sewing; Machine Needles
for all makes of machines at five cents per
package, and everything else pertaining to
sewing machines at greatly reduced prices.
Look for the red S. 1614 Douglas St.,
Omaha. Neb.; 438 North 24th St., South
Omaha, Neb.
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pf 1 fern
i ' "tftV REGISTER
Iflfs
Too
Small,
Sell It
This applies to your dress suit or overcoat, in fact
any clothing you may possess which is too email since
you have grown stout, or if you have clothes which"
you don't care to wear longer. There are lots of people
who would be glad to wear theiu and pay you what
they are worth, if given a chance.
A Bee Want Ad
Will Do tho 13 u sin oss.
A'o ld Talcon J?or Loss Than 20o.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, March 17. (Speclal.)-A
far-reaching conquest Is being waged by
the Department of Agriculture which is
completely overturning the time-honored
theory that the vast areas in the west
which cannot be Irrigated can never be
made to produce anything but a scant
natural growth of grass. The engineer and
the ditch builder will brrig under cultiva
tion many millions of highly productive
acres, but the water supply of the west la ,
limited, and there will remain perhaps
EOO.OuO.OOO acres of the arid region for which
there Is no water. The aggressive work of
Secretary Wilson's department, however,
promises to make a very large proportion
of this land, heretofore supposed to be en
tirely unfit for agriculture, into farms
through scientific ' methods of soil culture
and the Introduction of exceedingly drouth-
resisting plants. .
"Thera are no bad acres," said Secretary
Wilson. "We have no useless American
acres. We will make them all productive.
We ha" agricultural explorers In every far
corner of the world and they are finding
crops which have become so acclimated to
dry conditions similar to our own In the
west that we will In time have plants
thriving upon nil our so-called desert lands.
We will cover this arid area with plants of
various sorts which will yield hundreds of
millions of tons of additional forage and
grain for western flocks and herds."
A student of desert reclamation through
the agency of drouth plants is Frederick
V. Covllle, the chief botanist of the de
partment, who Is personally very familiar
with the west. "There are millions and
millions of acres," said Mr. Coville. "In the
strictly arid regions, now considered worth
less for agriculture, which are as certain to
be settled in small farms as were the lands
of Illinois. This applies particularly to the
great plateaus In the northern Rockv
mountain region. I do not hesitate to pre
dict that the transformation of these bar
ren looking lands Into farms through the
Introduction of desert plants will be as ex
tensive a work as the enormous reclama
tion through Irrigation."
Experiments In Wyoming;.
A case In point, as suggested bv Mr.
Coville, is Indicated in a recent state ta-
port of Wyoming, which shows cs a re
sult of experiments near Che venne nn n
vast plateau 6,000 feet above the sea that
profitable crops can be grown on lanrls
which heretofore have been universally re
garded as suitable for nothing but tho
sparse grazing of cattle and sheep. The
area of this class of land In the northwest
is almost Immeasurable.
David O. Falrchild, an agricultural ex
plorer and in charge of the work of Intro
duction of new seeds and plants, says that
tne greatest surprises will be in the utiliza
tion of what are now considered desert
lands for the growing of special arid land
crops, requiring but a fraction of th
moisture necessary for the growth of or
dinary plants, such as corn and wheat.
'We find new plants," he said, "from the
far . table, lands of Turkestan and the
steppes of Russia and Siberia, which grow
luxuriantly under such conditions of arid
ity that the crops of the Mississippi valley
larms would wither and die as though
scorched by a sirocco."
Macaroni wheat affords a good Instanoe
of a crop which Is capable of revolutioniz
ing the values of tens of millions of acres
of arid land.
The macaroni wheat belt." said Mark
A. Carleton, cereal specialist of the ulunt
Industry, "extends on an average, the width
of the United States, and from the 98th to
well beyond the 102d meridian, with a gen
eral yieiaing capacity for half this vr I
area of thirty bushels per acre and of the
other half of fifteen bushels."
it is a matter of millions of acres, then,
for this crop?"
Many Plants Available.
"Millions! I should say so. The macaroni
wheat country would Include a very largo
fraction of a million square milts. Our peo
ple are but beginning to realize dimly the
utterly vast agricultural wealth which lies
In this enormous area. The Department
of Agriculture is pushing this desert
reclamation with great vigor. No year
goes by but that finds some one or two or
three entirely new varieties of species of
plants of wonderful drouth resistance.
Macaroni wheat will grow with ten inches
of rainfall and yield fifteen bushels to the
acre where ordinary wheat is an absolute
failure. This is two bushels more than
the average wheat yield for the United
States. There are many other crops with
as great possibilities and which thrive on
but slight moisture, including splendid for
age plants. I might mention kaflr corn,
sorghums, millets, brome grass, as well as
new kinds of oats and barley of wonderful
drouth resisting powers, the emmer or
speitz, and a long line of others. We are
constantly finding new grains and forage
plants In the Caucasus, In Algeria, Turkes
tan and other dry countries which will
bring under cultivation amazing areas of
the great American destrt, now looked
upon as absolutely unfit for agriculture. It
is a somewhat singular thing that no men
are so skeptical of the reality of these
facta as the residents of this region, but
our experiments have already proven what
I have said to be actual facts, no theories."
Comparison Proves the Superiority of the
en's Spring Suits Jop Coats, Grauenettes
We Place on Sale at $10.00.
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OMAHA STREET RAILWAY
Regulation Uniforms
11
E rerr Suit Winsnfed Equal to
to lb Vsutl JM.00 Suf
af
50
Suits of the highest jjra.de Top
coals and cravenettes that show
the very top notch of style, to
gether with good materials and j
excellent workmanship. Every
garment that a well dressed
man can take pride in. The
clothing Is its own recommen
dation. We believe you will
agree that suits and coats such
as these should easily bring
close to double the amount we
ask Saturday at $10.
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For Brandeis' stylish Suits.
Top Coats, Rain Coats.
You will note the careful tai
loring The attention to details
of collar making and fitting, the
excellence of the fabrics, the
tasteful patterns, all the things
to go to make up clothing for
well dressed men. Compare
these garments with the clothes
usually sold at$iO, and you will
see how we outrank them at
every point. Cravenettes cut
long and full, with broad should
ers Saturday at $10.
IS
FASHIONABLE HAND TAILORED CLOTHING A choice collection of suits,
cravenettes and top coats not one of them worth less than $20.00 all right
up-to-date late bpring styles and patterns made by expert New York tail
ors a very attractive offer, at
THE R.0GER.S-PEET CO'S. SPRING CLOTHING FOR MEN Known the country over as
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it is essentially the clothing for gentlemen competes on equal jf
ground with the best custom tailored apparel at II M
SUPERIORITY IN BOYS' ad CHILDREN'S CLOTHING
A special gathering of boys' stylish little spring suits well made in the new Buster Brown effects, with Knicker
bocker trousers; Russians, sailors, double breasted styles, etc. good all wool, up-to-date suits y ft
regular $4.00 values at Uto33
BOYS' NORFOLK AND DOUBLE BREASTED SUITS,
sizes 3 to 10, nil wool cheviots, tweeds, etc., good for
early spring wear, at ,
1.98
BUSTER BROWN SUITS Popular, stylish and sensible suits for
boys, latest spring style features, many Qfl 4a 7
novelties, at ,JVO lO .JU
$5
BOYS' LONG FA NTS SUITS Ages 14 to 20, strictly all
wool, cheviots, series, black Thlbets, etc., made to please
the erowlnsr boy. at...
LITTLE BOYS' TOP REEFERS FOR STRING Blue serges, double
breasted, handsomely trimmed, 98 Q 5
A fine top free with every boys' suit or reefer.
SPRING HATS FOR MEN
Everything that is fashionable and up-to-date in men'd
hats will be shown here Saturday.
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v.csoth x'J?Jir
Brandeis Special Hats" are as usual the
style leaders for men eaual to tiny $3
hat in style and quality, both stiff and soft
styles without question the best medium
priced nat in utnaha, at
$2
3.49
John B. Stetson H it All
chades and blocks) for spring'
All the perfect spring hats
stock, worth up to $3,
at
In the Basement All the Hats from the Mar-tin-Cott
Hat Co. worth up to $1.50, at
In the Basement All the boys' and children's sprincr
caps from the Mrs. Benson I P Cl CAa
stocic, worth up to $1.50, at IDC'JZfC' D)C
the newest
our price.. .
from the Martin-Cott
..50c-75c$l
25c
THE NEW SPRING SHIRTS
New pleated bosom shirts, in neat figures and stripes
negligee shirts neck band styles in fancy jacquard
patterns percales and cheviots, tn
neat stripes and figures, CI I Cfl C7
at..
Pongee Shirts Mafle of the now
soUette, neck band styles, also col
lar and cuffs attached, at
Men's lightweight wool underwear reg
ular $1.25 value, at.
silk
Pongee
I.50-$2
75c
On Basement Ba.rga.in Squares
Men's four-in-hand and teck neckties,
at, each 9c
Men's fine suspenders, at, pair. ...15c
Man's bow ties, at, each lc
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CBsbbOBSSEBEI
ment was contained In a confidential letter
sent to the members of the association,
which, however, found Its way to several
members of the senate. This circular also
made very grave charges against R. M.
Allen of Kentucky, secretary of the Na
tional Association of State Dairy and Food
Departments, substantially accusing him
of being In the pay of the Whisky trust
and utilizing his official position to further
the Interests of the "bottled in bund" people.
FUht of Whlakr Men.
Recent developments tn connection with
the campaign for the passage of the pure
food bill lead to the belief that It Is not im
probable an official Investigation may be
made of the conduct of certain government
officials actively engaged In urging the pas
saga of the bill and prominently Identified
therewith. It Is no longer disputed that the
pure food bill failed because of a claBh be
tween certain whisky Interests. The Na
tional Association of Wholesale Liquor
Dealers Insisted . that the bill should be
amended so as to Include "bottled In bond"
whUky. The Whisky trust, sometimes
known as the "bottled in bond board,"
which had been urging the passage of the
bill for several years, and, It Is charged,
had put up most of the money for the cam
paign, most bitterly opposed the proposi
tion to amend the bill so as to require them
to Indicate on their labels the amount of
fusel oil contained In their product. The
"blenders" found they were unable to force
the adoption of an amendment to cover the
"bottled In bond" goods, but were suffl
clently powerful to prevent the passage of
the bill In the shape designed by the
Whisky trust. On the other hand the "bot
tled In bond board" was not strong enough
to push the bill through without the amend
ment proposed by its opponents, but was
able to prevent the passage of the bill with
the amendment. Consequently the bill
failed, and it Is predicted that It will never
gain be seriously considered In its former
shape.
Borne time ago the Independent dealers
openly accused the Whisky trust of "doing
all It can to force the passage of the bill
In Its present form. In which efforts It Is
being ably seconded by the chief of the
bureau of chemistry, who will be given
vast powers under tht bill." This slate-
Senate Confirms Nomination.
WASHINGTON, March 17. The senate
today made the following confirmations:
Peter D. Graw of the District of Colum
bia, to be fourth assistant postmaster gen
eral; Nelson O'Shaughnessy of New York,
to be third secretary of embassy at Berlin;
Francis G. lender of New York, to be
second secretary of embassy at Vienna;
Krancis M. Wright, to be United State
district Judge of the eastern district of
Illinois; Fenton W. Booth of Illinois, to be
judge of the court of claims; Clarence l.
Ilobart, to be collector of customs for the
district of Alaska; John H. Campbell, to be
associate Justice for the supreme court of
the territory of Arizona.
Postmasters Missouri, Henry I JSuds,
Pattonsburg.
FORECAST 0FJHE WEATHER
Fair Today In Nebraska, Preceded by
Showers In Karly Morning
Sunday Fair.
DAY'S DEBATE IS FRUITLESS
Senate Discusses Differeat Phases of Santo
Domingo Affair at Length.
SENATOR MORGAN MAKES A LONG SPEECH
He Asks that His Charges De Investi
gated by Foreign Affairs Com
mittee Adjournment Ex
pected Today.
WASHINGTON. March T!. Forecast of
the weather for Saturday and Sunday:
For Nebraska and South Dakota: Fair
Saturday, preceded by showers In the early
morning; colder; Sunday, fair.
For Iowa and Missouri: Showers and
thunderstorms Saturday; Sunday, fair and
colder. '
For Colorado and Wyoming: Fair Satur
day, colder In east and central portions;
Sunday, fair.
Local Record.
OFFICE OF Tl!! WFATHER PCRKAU,
OMAHA, March 17. Official record of tem
perature and preclpltution compared with
the corresponding day of the last three
yars: 19A5. 1904. 1W). 1902.
Maximum temperature.... 62 88 7 21
Minimum temperature.... t6 32 40 2
Mean temperature 54 35 67 12
Precipitation 33 .03 T T
Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal at Omaha since March 1
and comparison with the last two years:
Normal temperature 87
Excess for the day 17
Total excess since March 1 ISs
Normal nrectnitntlnn 04 Inch
Excess for the day 29 Inch
Precipitation since March 1 60 Inch
Deficiency since March 1 14 Inch
Deficiency for cor. period, 1904 19 Inch
Deficiency for cor. period, 1903 65 Inch
Reports from Stations at T P. M.
Maximum
Tern- Tem
Statinn. and State perature pera- Rain-
of Went her. at 7 p.m. ture. fall.
rtlsmarck, cloudy 44 44 .00
Cheyenne, cloudy 46 60 .00
Chicago, cloudy IK 62 T
Davenport, cloudy 6S 62 .12
Denver, cloudy 4i 60 .CI)
Hvre, cloudy 42 54 T
Helena, clear 40 44 .00
Huidii, partly cloudy.. 46 62 .00
Kansas City, rloudv.... 68 62 .Ml
North Platte, cloudy... 4ti 50 .Oo
Omaha, cloudy 67 62 T
Hupld City, clear 58 64 .00
Bt. I-ouls, milling 60 70 .16
St. Paul, clear 42 44 .00
Halt Lake City, cloudy ' 46 48 .01
Valentine, part cloudy. 56 60 .In)
Wtllleton. cloudy D2 68 .00
T Indicates trace of precipitation.
U A. YVUUJU, iAictU forecaster.
WASHINGTON, March 17. In the execu
tive session of the senate today Senator
Morgan continued his speech of yesterday,
in which he disclosed the detulls of certain
concessions sought in Santo Domingo by
Mr. and Mrs. Reeder, operating under' the
name of the Reeder Syndicate. Before the
doors were closed he offered a resolution
calling for an Investigation of Dominican
affairs by the committee on foreign rela
tions. Later In .the secret session he chal
lenged the senate to adopt the resolution.
He said that If this were done the charges
he made yesterday connecting William
Nelson Cromwell with a movement to bring
about the offering of the officers of the
United States to adjust the financial affairs
of the Dominican government would be
proved. Senator Morgan spoke today until
4:45 p. m., when Senator Foraker took the
floor In defense of Mr, Cromwell. He read
a telegram from Mr. Cromwell, denying
that he had had any dealings with Presi
dent Morales In connection with the secur
ing of concessions, or In Interesting the
Dominican government In a scheme to
How Is Baby Today?
Better, thank you. In fact, quite well.
Fat, round and full of life and mischief.
Pink and white flesh, dotted with dim
ples. No cough, no indigestion.
All on account of
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administered by a mother whose love
was tempered with common sense.
She knows that OZOMULSION is
a fountain of energy for grown-ups,
too. It stops waste of flesh. It makes
plenty of rich blood. For pale, feeble
folk it is the chief nourisher at life's
feast. It cures Consumption when
taken in time. All druggists sell it
50 cents and $1.00 the bottle. Let us
send you
Free Sample Bottle by Mail
Write letter or postal to
OZOMULSION CO.
98 Pin Street, v Now York.
petition the United States to take charge
of the financial affairs of the Dominican
government.
Adjournment is looked for tomorrow. It
Is not determined whether the treaty will
be recommitted or whether It will be al
lowed to lapse without action of any kind.
Morgan on Kxeeutlve Secrets.
When the senate convened today Mr.
Morgan sent to the desk the account of
the executive session proceedings of yester
day printed in a Washington paper. The
article relatej to statements alleged to
have been; made by Mr. Morgan In a four
hour speech to the senate yesterday. When
the reading was concluded Mr. Morgan ad
dressed the senate protesting, against tha
character of the report - and condemning
any persons, whether members of the sen
ate or not, who divulge executive session
secrets. He submitted a resolution direct
ing the senate committee on foreign rela
tions to make Inquiries into the protocol
of January 31, 1903, and the award to the
Santo Domingo Improvement company of
July 14, 1904. He asked that the Inquiry be
made to ascertain whether there was any
fraud or oppression used and what had
been the proceedings In bringing about the
execution and enforcement of the award.
On an objection by Mr. Cullom the resolu
tion went over under the rules.
Mr. Teller called up his resolution of In
quiry and offered certain amendments
whch brought it In with the usual form for
resolutions of this character, by sending It
to the president Instead of the secretary of ,
state, and put In the form of a request, If
not Incompatible with the public Interest
that the Information In regard to Santo
Domingo he sent to the senate. Adoption
of the resolution was objected to by Mr.
Cullom, Mr. Dodge and others, and It again
went over. During the discussion Mr. Tel
ler took up the subject of executive secrets
and said the trouble was that the senate
tried to make secret matters which should
be considered In legislative session. He re
ferred to the fact that a number of years
ago Executive Clerk Young had been dis
missed because executive secrets had es
caped. He condemned this action by the
senate and said after that the papers got
better reports than before.
Mr. Cullom said he had often thought It
would be a good thing to discontinue execu
tive sessions entirely. "The papers seem to
be getting more news of these secret ses
sions than they ever did before," he said.
"It sometimes seems to me that we should
abandon such sessions entirely."
Japan and the Philippines.
Mr. Carmack had read an alleged Inter
view with Representative Hull of Iowa In
which It was said that the Japanese desire
to gain possession of the Philippines and
the United States may expect trouble In
holding the Islands. The senator declared
that the views expressed were In harmony
with representations made by the naval
officials In eastern waters. Mr. lodge had
ifad an Interview with the Japanese min
ister denying that any such purpose was
held by his government.
Iteplles to Mr. Carmack were made by
Seimtors Dolllver and Allison on the ground
that the Interview attributed to Mr. Hull
did not express his sentiments and the sen
ators questioned the correctness of the
statement.
Mr. Allison declared thai if tha vUwj
expressed were entertained by Mr. Hull he
stood alone In such an opinion concerning
the Japanese government. Reference was
made to the statement of the Japanese
minister and this was met by Mr. Carmack
with the statement that such reply wan the
very kind he expected from the Japanese
minister under the circumstances.
Senator Spooner discussed briefly the re
lations between the Philippines and this
government, and said thnt he believed tho
time would come when the Islands would
have their own government.
On motion of Mr. Cullom, the senate went
Into executive session and immediately ad
Jorned until noon tomorrow.
Hull Says He Is Misquoted.
DES MOINES, March 17. Congressman
J. A. T. Hull, chairman of the military
affairs committee, who Is In this city,
claims that he hns been misquoted regard
ing an alleged Interview which hHS ap
peared In the eastern press. It was as
serted that he said that the Japnnese were
after the Philippine Islands and would de
mand that they be turned over tn them.
What Mr. Hull did sny was that this
country needed a big navy to protect Its
Island possessions and thnt if Japan was
Inclmed to the Idea It might In the future
desire to gain possession of the Philippine
Islands. His Idea was of a sppculntiva
nature as to what the future could produce.
So far as the sale of the Islands was con
cerned, he had never referred to the subject.
St. Mary's Ave.
Congregational
Church 4:30p.m.
A Nobody of Great
Importance
BY
Rev. Robt. Yost
"Hymns
Know,
PROGRAM
and Tunea One Ought
to
"Abide With Mo" words by Rev.
Henry F. L.vtp; intixlo by Dr. W. II,
Monk (sung by tlio choir, unaccom
panied). Authein, "And All the People Raw"
Kir John rUalner
Duet by Mr. Kelly ant Mr. JeHm-u.
Offertory "O Lord, Thou Haat
Searched Me Out" . . Hterndale tteoaatt
lira. Yerne Mlllub