9. THE ALLIANCE HERALD T. J. O'Keefe, Publisher. ALLIANCE, NEBRASKA. ij BRIEF TELEGRAMS. $ Levi Ankony, Bcnator-olcct from "Washington to succeed Gcorgo Turner, la a mllllonalro banker and farmer. Tho half-yearly report of tho Ile publlc Iron and Steel company shows not profits of J1,384,12G, a gain of .5451,000 . Oeneral Funston has fully recovered his hcaltli and expects that cro long ho will bo assigned to duty in the Philippines again. Mrs. Margaret Allen, tho oldest wo man in tho Btato of Washington, died at tho homo of her daughter in Ta coma, Wash., aged 104. Tho Reading Railway company, dur ing tho month, of January, hauled down its main lino to tidewater nearly 1,100,000 tons of anthracite coal. Charlcmagno Tower, the now Amer ican ambassador to Germany, haa rented a princely mansion on tho Ko nlgsplatz, close to tho rcichstag, in Berlin. Several thousand dyers at Darcelona havo struck in sympathy with tho Reus strikers. Their action will com pel 40,000 spinners and weavers to remain idle. A bill providing for tho abolishment of capital punishment was Introduced in tho New York stato assembly. Life imprisonment is proposed for murder In tho first degree. Tho degreo of LL.D. was conferred on President Andrew Sloan Draper of tho University of Illinois at a meet ing of tho trustees and council of Columbia university. Representative Chlporflcld haB in troduced In tho Illinois house n bill providing for tho execution of crim inals by electrocution. Tho bill is sim ilar to the Now York law. Senator Thomas Patterson of Colo rado says that ono of tho most en joyable periods of his lifo was tho two weeks ho spent traveling with a circus in southern Michigan. The members of tho foreign lega tions In Pckln aro again embarrassed by lavish gifts of game, plants and ' trinkets from tho dowager empress on tho occasion of tho Chinese New Year. Joshua G. Dodge, who was an asso ciate of William Lloyd Garrison, Wen dell Phillips and other leaders of tho nntl-slavory movement, has just cele brated hlB 90th birthday at Arlington, Mass. General Gordon, commanding tho United Confederate veterans, an nounces that tho thirteenth annual minion of the organization will bo held in New Orleans May 19, 20, 21 imd 22, 1903. ' The porto has notified tho embas sies at Constantinople that it has re ports Bhowing that tho Macedonian committee Is organizing several largo bands for the invasion of Macedonia in tho spring. There Ib a strong current of feeling In Mexico favoring tho encouraging of Chineso 'mmlgratlon on a large scale and securing an outlet in this way for a considerable, sharo of Mexico's eilver output. John T. McDonongh, former secre tary of state, labor commissioner and county judge of New York, may bo chief Judge of tho Philippine islands if ho can arrange his domestic affairs to suit tho position. Tho supremo court of Missouri sen tenced the following men, who havo been convicted of murder, to hang on March 6: James L. Cartrell, in But ler; John G. TaylorIn Kansas City, and Charles May, in St. Joseph. Because of Inability of eastern roads to handle all tho traffic offered to them, western roads have Issued block ade notices that affect several of the necessaries of life. Among the In' er is flour, which the northwestern roada will not receive for delivery to east ern roads until further notice. The president sent tho following army nominations to the senate: Lieu tenant Colonel Charles L. Cooper, Fourteenth cavalry, to be colonel; Ma or A. Rogers, Fourth cavalry, to be lieutenant colonel; Captain James Lockett, Fourth cavalry, to bo major; First Lieutenant William D. Chltty, Third cavalry, to be captain; Captain Edward H. Humm, Tenth Infantry, to bo a major. The condition of freight congestion an oastern roads Is very much worse than on western lines. The International Epworth league convention to bo held In Detroit next summer will begin July 10, and con tinue over Sunday, July 19. Ex-Governor George S. Boutwell of Massachusetts observed his SCth birthday anniversary on Wodnosday. The German govornmont has decid ed to readmit the Joauits who, since July, 1872, have been excluded from Germany., AS TO STATEHOOD SENATORS GROW TIRED OF VIR TUAL DEADLOCK. A SUBSTITUTE BILL PROPOSED Some Members Wish to Conoolldate Territories Into Two States Danger of Split May Kill SuggestionRe publicans Seek Unanimous Vote. WASHINGTON. All indications point to tho conclusion of tho state hood debate during tho present week, but no ono can tell at this tlmo just when or how tho change will come. If tho plans of tho republican lead ers who opposo the bill aro put into effect tho committee on territories will bring in a substltuto bill early in tho week providing for consolida tion and tho admission of two states This will probably not bo dono, however, until assurance can bo secured that tho full republican voto will bo cast for tho consolidation. If this plan docs not take shape Senator Quay is likely to press his statehood amendment on tho agricul tural bill and a test of Btrength will ensuo. Tho voto on thlB amend ment will bo close, If taken, and whllo tho omnibus bill advocates feel that they havo a majority they reallzo that it will not bo so largo as it would bo on a direct voto on tho statehood bill alono and by Itself. There is soma talk now of admit ting only Oklahoma, but if this should bo undertaken It will bo only as a last resort and will bo postponed until toward tho end of tho session. All senators aro becoming restless under tho present conditions, which, it Is believed, cannot coutinuo much longer. Monday, in accordance with notice glvon by Senator Allison, tho bill making appropriations for tho Dis trict of Columbia will bo taken up. Sorno clauses will arouso debate, but advantage will bo taken of tho oppor tunity to further tho efforts to com promise tho differences on tho state hood bill. An effort also will "oo made to secure consideration of tho Cuban reciprocity treaty, and a portion of tho tlmo next Saturday will be devoted to "eulogies on deceased members of tho house. Tho house of representatives Sun day hold a memorial session to pay tribute to tho memory of tho late Sen ator William J. Sowall and tho lato Representative Joshua S. Salmon of Now Jersey. Mr. Parker of New Jer sey presided. Tho eulogists of tho two departed statesmen were Messrs. Gardner (N. J.), Hull (la.), Syell (Ind.), Stewart (N. J.), Foster (Vt.), Graff (U1.1, Wil liams (Miss.), Warner (111.), Randself (Tex.), Lloyd (Me.) and Rail (Tex.) MUST CURB TRUSTS. President Prepares to Call Special Session to Convene on March 5. WASHINGTON. It can be stated by authority that unless anti-trust legislation at least reasonably satis factory to tho administration Is passed at tho present session, Presi dent Roosevelt will call an extraordi nary session of congress on March 5. Tho president himself has told mem bers of congress of his desire and of his determination In this regard nnd It Is understood that tho announcement was direct and unqualified. It Is further stated that tho de termination of the president was reached only after careful considera tion of tho strenuous efforts that aro being made to defeat any antl-lrust legislation by congress. These efforts havo covered a wide range. They wore characterized by ono prominent republican leader: "The most re markable of which I have had any personal knowledge during my public life." Passports Needed In South. MOBILE, Ala. Information was re ceived here Sunday from Honduras to the effect that because or the revolu tionary troubles, all persons coming Into that country must havo passports. Three passengers on the steamor Ills paula, leaving for Puerto Cortez, wore required to secure passports before tho vessol sailed. Petitions for Rosebud Bill. WASHINGTON Members of con gress from South Dakota Monday pre sented to their respective bodies a memorial of the legislature of that stato urging congress to pass the Rose bud treaty hill. Plague Condition Better. MAZATLAN Thoro were two deaths from tho plague Saturday. Vory Satisfactory results are being obtain ed by tho use of tho Yerztn serum. Most of the patients to whom It Is given begin Immediately to recover. A number of hotels and hoarding houses aro closed, the owners fearing that In case the plague hroaks out in them the buildings will be burned. Tho fire Insurance agents are taking eo policies. CAVES LICKING THE STAMPS. Provisions of One tlf the New Post office Dills. "WASHINGTON. The postofflco ap propriation bill passed on Thursday by tho Iioubo contains nn important provision that has not attracted much attention. Tho bill provides that hereafter postoffl:es shnll accept for transmis sion in the mails qunntltlea of not less than 2,000 Identical pieces of third or fourth class mall matter without postage stamps nfllxed, provided that tho postage is fully prepaid. This ac tion was recommended strongly by Third Assistant Postmaster General Madden In tho interest of economy to tho government and to the business public. Under its provisions, as urged by tho department, tills proposed leg islation will save the expense of man ufacturing stamps, tho Bale of them to tho public and the subsequent labor of cancelling tho stamps on tho in dividual pieces in tho postofllccs after they aro mailed. It will also save tho public tho work of attaching postage stamps to the individual pieces of mall. Child Saving Institute of Omaha. Tho Child Saving Institute of Oma ha Is better equipped than any other corporation for haudllng legal ques tions concerning chlldicn and devotes a largo amount of time to the work of rescuing children from vicious sur roundings by legal processes. A re cent appeal from Washington county, Nebraska, was promptly responded to and proceedings were begun in tho county court agnlnbt a woman who wa3 running a house of ill fame at Blair, having with her four Binall chil dren, tho oldest ono being a girl of nine years. She made confession In tho court concerning her criminal life, when Bhe faced tho evidence that was presented, and then requested that tho Child Saving Institute of Omaha should take charge of her children and placo them in homes. Three of them have already found homes, and it is expected soon that a homo will be found for the youngest boy, who is only three years of age. FRANK JAMES PUTS IN AN OAR. Kicks on the Pardon Granted to Cole Younger. ST. LOUIS, Mo.Frank James, brother of Jesse James, said Thursday that tho pardon granted Cpleman Younger by the Minnesota board of pardons will, in his opinion, deprive Younger of any way of making a liv ing. "Ho is not really freed," said James. "Ho Is GO years old nnd has been in prison a quarter of a century and has no trade or profession. He ought to insist upon being granted ab solutely free citizenship, or perhaps It would have been better for him to havo remained In prison." TURKISH ARMY MOBILIZED. Sultan Concentrates Forces Along Bul garian Frontier. PARIS The correspondent of the Figaro at Phlllpolis Btates that tho sultan is mobilizing 240,000 mra and has commissioned all the steamers of tho Idnrel Massousleh conpany to transport these troops, who aro to re inforce the Second and Third army corps at Adrianoplo Salonlca and along the Bulgarian frontier. Commenting on this dispatch the Fi garo sayB this action greatly compli cates tho situation In Macedonia. Di plomacy will have great difficulty in solving without accident this new phaso of the eastern question, which has exhausted all efforts for the last 200 years. FORMER SENATOR DAWES DEAD. Venerable Massachusetts Statesman Passes Away at His Home. P1TTSFIELD, Mass. Ex-United States Senator Henry Laurens Dawes died Thursday morning at his home In this city. He was 8G years of age. Mr. Dawes had been ill since Christ mas night, when he contracted a se vere cold while driving. The cold de veloped Into grip, which undermined his system. Who President Roosevelt visited Plttsfleld last fall he called upon tho veteran statesman. It was whllo re turning from tho visit to tho Dawes houso that tho trolley accident occur red iu which the president figured. IOWA STOCKMEN IN WRECK. Accident Occurs on Illinois Central Road Near Cloverdale. CHICAGO Two men were hilled, flvo eoriously Injured, six others slight ly injured in a rear end collision on east bound stock tralnB on the Illi nois Contral at Clovordalo on Mon day. .The collision occurred In a dense fog, which prevented the engineer of tho second train from seeing the train ahead until almost upon it. THE NEBRASKA LEGISLATURE A Synopsis of Proceedings in Both Branches of the Twenty-Eighth General Assembly. WOULD LET THE PUBLIC IN. Lieutenant Governor McQIlton has orig inated a plan With reference to the con sideration of bills before the legislative committees which he thinks ought to bo Incorporated In the rules of tho senate over which body he presides. Tho plan provides a method whereby all parties In terested directly or Indirectly In any measure may appear before tho com mittee having tho bill In chargo and be heard In tho discussion of It. Lieutenant Governor McGllton has framed his Idea In this manner: All standing committees shall keep a calendar of bills In the order In which they aro referred and consider the same In such order, except where passed by tho vote of a majority of all members of said committee, In which case tho bill thus passed shall not loso Its placo on the committee calendar. Each standing committee shall give notice to this body, through Its chairman, at least ono day In advance of tho tlmo nnd place of meet ing nnd of tho bills to be considered by It, so tlct all persons Interested may, ap pear nnd request a hearing, subject to such limitations as the committee may Impose. The lieutenant governor further outlin ing his plan, says: "Tho tlmo to be heard on any bill Is whllo It Is beforo the committee. Tho re port of the committee, while not necessa rily or lncvltnbly final ns to Its disposi tion, always has a great Influence on the action of the senate or house, to which ever body It Is made. It too frequently happens that a bill gets past the, com mittee In the senate or house, before the committee of the wholo and Is placed on Its final passage beforo outsiders who have a legitimate Interest In tho measure get tho opportunity of being heard on It. They have no way of knowing when the committee Is to consider tho bill and consequently no opportunity of giving expression to their views. Tho adoption of this proposed rule, which could be used in the house as well ns tho senate, would obviate nil this, and, I think, be a very good thing for many other rea sons." TO GET INTO PRINT. "I see that some adverse comment Is attempted," said Attorney Baldwin, "be causo tho railroad companies utlllzo tho newspapers to present their side In the tax controversy, and because they ex press a willingness to pay tho expense of printing. Why should tl.ey not. The ar guments presented are unanswerable. Tho outMlde counties of the stato nro vi tally Interested. Tho Omaha papers glvo only ono side of tho question. The out side newspapers nro entitled to receive Information exposing tho selfishness of thn Omaha real estate boomers. And the mllrouds have a perfect right to pay for the expenso of printing this information. "Tho railroads havo no newspaper of their own to present the case, and there Is no one newspaper of wide circulation standing up for the rights of the country ni against the encroachments of the large city. The defense of the country must come from the country papers. We can not demand that they use their space without recompense, although many of them, recognizing their own local Inter est In the controversy, decline compensa tion and freely open their columns to forcibly express their opinions of the Omaha scheme. Tho criticism from the Omaha boomers Is ridiculous. It Bounds like the plaint of a failing and hopeless cause." WORKING ON REVENUE LAW. " A revenue law having for Its basis the constitution of the state will be re potted by our committee to the legisla ture when tho legislature convenes next week," said Representative Loomls of Dodge, the fusion member of the revenue revision committee. "Tho reports that havo been published to the effect that our bill will be modeled along tho lines of the present revenue law of Nebraska, or of the Kansas bill, are alike incorrect. Portions of the Nebraska law will be iihed; portions of the Kansas plan will be used; features will be Incorporated In the bill from tho revenuo laws of Cali fornia, Indiana and other states; and portions of the bill will bo largely orig inal with the committee. But as a whole tho bill will bo built along no hard and fast lines; It will be Independently con structed to meet the requirements of tho hituatlon according to the best Judgment of the committee. "While In a general way, the commit tee Is pretty well agreed ns to tho salient features of tho revenue law it will rec ommend, I could not myself tell, at the present time. Just what those features arc. The whole work has been divided among sub-committees. None of theso committees have completed their work. Their work, when it Is completed, will bo subject to review and correction by tho whole committee. Consequently noth ing Is fixed, nothing Is derided on. and no correct statement of the committee's work can bo given out until the task is completed." IRRIGATION LAW i3 UriIELD. Tho constitutionality of the law creat ing and defining the powers of the state board of Irrigation Is upheld In a deol hovoral letters from men In various lines of business in his district, urging him to push this bill. Insisting that it was of extreme necessity. Mr. Currie's bill provides that nil farm, ers within the territory most affected by these pests shnll take proper moans and these means are described In the bill for exterminating prairie dogs at the proper season nnd imposes n ponulty upon all who full to observe this law. In the penal provision It Is ordered that the road overseer shall be paid J3 a day, or hire someone nt that price, to dis tribute the prairie dog killer for tho farmer and assess the cost to the latter. OPPOSE COUNTY OFFICERS' BILL. Tho bill Introduced In the senate at tho request of tho County Olilcers' associa tion Is hung up In tho committee, and when it comes forth there will likely bo absent from It "that wo recommend that It be passed," though the bill will bo re ported favorably. It Is not tho fact that the committee does not favor a four-year tenure of offlce, for n. majority of tho ccmmlttec does. But the committee does not Intend to recommend that a county officer hold office for a tlmo longer than tho time for which ho was elected. An other objection is that tho committee does not favor having every county elec tion held on presidential year or oven year, ns provided by the bill. Said one of tho committee: "Wo aro In favor of county officers holding office for four years, but I for one do not want to tell a community that the man It has chosen for two years should serve three. It Is the right of tho peoplo to do that and not the legislature, In my opinion. And If wo make county elections como on even years or on presi dential years It will not, in my opinion, servo tho best Interests of the people. In presidential years, as a rule, county nnd local affairs are lost sight of nlmost completely, and persons who are entirely unfitted for offlco could easily be run in nnd elected." FRATEIWALS OBJECT TO BILL. At a meeting of members of fraternal societies of York held at he city hall the following resolutions were unani mously adopted. The fraternal societies of York will send delegations to Lincoln to work with tho representatives of York county. Whereas, Senate File 13, now In tho hands of tho senate Insurance committee, Is being urged for passage, and believ ing that If the bill ever becomes a law It will work Irreparable Injury to fra ternal benefit societies' for at least two reasons: 1. It tnkes from tho membership of these societies a. large portion of the management thereof and transfers It to tho officers and committees appointed by them. 2. It permits the management of any society to Invest tho reserve fund of any such society In buildings contrary to tho purpose for which said fund was raised. Therefore, bo It Resolved, That we, members of Ancient Older United Workmen, Modern Wood men of America, Tribe of Ben Ilur, Roy al Highlanders, Woodmen of tho World, Knights and Ladles of Security, and Bankers" Union of tho World, lodges of York, Nebraska, Jn mnss convention as sembled, hereby earnestly protest against the passago of said senate file II) for tho reason that we believe that It strikes at the very foundation stone of fraternal benefit societies rind destroys our representative form of government, so hacred to our organization. And we appenl to the entire mcmebrshlp of the state to use every honorablo means to defeat senato file 19. Bo It further Resolved, That our senator and repre sentatives nro hereby requested to uso all honorablo means to defeat 3ald bill. REVENUE COMMITTEE'S WORK. Whatever else may bo said about the revenue committee, whatever kind of bill It sublmts to tho legislature. It cannot be said that it has not worked faith fully since the adjournment of the legis lature. It has met morning, noon and night and meeting, has worked. The commltteo will stand by the bill It rec commends until the last. Word came out from tho meeting room that the committee would fight to the end any attempt to amend or strike out any sec tion of the bill being prepared. The commltteo speaks ns one voice or It re mains forever silent, and If a majority say this is right, no other member will object to It on the floor of the legisla ture. Chairman Brown said: "We are work ing faithfully, conscientiously and, above all, we are working harmoniously, and I believe we will have the bill ready for tho legislature by tho tlmo It reconvenes. Wo nro studying each section carefully and wo nro putting In some good, strong points thnt I believe will be acceptable to the people of the state. It Is a most difficult tnsk to prepare a bill of this nature in ono week and whether It suits or not, whether it Is n good blll.or a bad bill, we have put our best endeavor on It nnd that Is nil we can do." Member Senrs Is getting somewhat pessimistic contemplating tho manner In which tho bill will bo received by tho people. "No matter what kind of a bill we submit, whether good or bad, flaws will be found In it and we are up for a 'cussing' from some quarter. But there Is one consolation, we won't know any thing about It a hundred years from now," Alleged Noble In Tolls. ST. LOUIS A man who styled him self "Lieutenant Colonel tho Honora ble P. Seymour F. Barrington, of His Majesty's Horse," and said ho was of noble family and had great wealth, was found guilty of disturbing the peace and fined $G00, or in default one year In the workhouse. Barring ton's arrest resulted from an encoun ter with James F. Cochrane of Kansas City, whose sister ho declared had been duped Into marrying the Eng lishman. Express Company Tax Free. HELENA, Mont. The supreme court has decided that no franchise tax could he collected from the North ern Pacific Express company by the stato of Montana because the concern was engaged in interstate "business. Speed Record In Novel Writing. Although Marion Crawford now pro duces on an average of two novels a. year, "Mralo'n Crucifix" was written, in ten days and hlB "Tho Talo of a Lonely Parish," a 120,000-word novel, was completed In twenty-four days. It took him, however, eight months to wrlto "Via Crucis," not including tho tlmo spent in gathering the mate rial for it Tho story of Georgo El iot's reading for "Daniel Deronda" Is too old to repeat, but it shows that tho actual writing of a book is a email affair compared with tho task of get ting ready to write one. Harris Dickson's "Tho Black Wolf Breed," was written In a little over two months' time. Another piece of quick work was Julia Magruder's "Princess. Sonla," completed in eighteen days. No Public Library In Constantinople. A petition for leave to establish a. 'public library In Constantinople was 5cently refused by tho minister or public instruction, special objections being made to several books on the proposed list, among them the fables of La Fontaine. Tho frequent refer ences to the lion, the king of animals, It was held, would be regarded by Ig norant people as degrading to the kingdom and insulting to the Bultan. An Important Discovery. Granton, Okla., Feb. 9th. After tea years E. II. Gosney of Granton has at last found a cure for Kidney Trouble. Mr. Gosney suffered very severely with, Kidney Complaint and some ten yearn ago made up his mind to find a cure If one was to be had. He has tried and tried and experi mented with every kidney medicino ho could hear of. Although ho was always disappointed he kept on trying till at last his perseverance was rewarded and he found a complete cure. He is a well man to-day and explains it as follows: "Everything failed to cure me and I wbb growing worso and worse till I tried a new remedy called Dodd's Kid ney Pills and I had not taken many of them before I knew that I had at last found the right thing. I am entirely cured and I cannot say too much for Dodd's Kidney Pills." Tho average wife dislikes to ask her husband for money almost one tenth ns bad as he dislikes to havo her do it. ARE TTOOIt CLOHIES FADED T Uso Red Cross Ball Blue and moke them white again. Largo 2 oz. package, 5 cents. Those whom we love make life's sunshine or shadows. 60JftlWKHaOOiWHlKHOH5 Mind This. It makes no difference whether !t Is chronic, scute cr inflammatory Rheumatism of the muictes or Joints St. Jacobs Oil cures a.id cures promptly. 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Bend to tho following for an Atlas and other literature, as wellat forrertlOcate giving you reduced railway rates, etc.; buperfntendent ot Immigration, Ottawa, Canada. or to W.V. Bennett. 8U1 New Yorlc Life Bldg., Omaha! Men., the authorized Canadian Government Agent. AVE MONEY 11 uy your goods at Wholesale Prices. Our 1,000-page catalogue will be sent upon receipt of 15 cents. This amount does not even pay the jxstnge, but It Is sufficient to show us that you uro actlnir in good fnith. lletter send for It now. Your neighbors trade with us why not you ul.so f CHICAGO The houso that tells tho truth. W. N. U. Omaha. No. 7 1903. lilfeMfc eum wjiHt nit Best Couzh Svrun. Ti In time. So'd he itrniriH.ri 'T1XS O 'mn Et ' Jm (JMhta WM IS 5M VTIT?T3n7s)TrSNai f usGwis.' ia attni flvl TTa IIKGI ..M-J.rftVMKM