FREE COAL GIVEN
i —
BILL GRANTING REBATE OF DUTY
PASSES THE HOUSE.
HARD COAL TARIFF OFF FOR GOOD
Senate Sends Measure Back with Sin
gleAmendment, Which is Adopted—
Cushman, .'ones, Gaines, Mondell
and Patterson Vote Against It.
WASHINGTON—The bills reported
from the ways and means committee
Wednesday providing a rebate oh coal
for one year was passed in short or
der by the house by 253 to 5, those |
voting against being Messrs. Cushman
and Jones (Wash.), Gaines (W. Va.),
Mondell (Wyo.), and Patterson
(Penn.), all republicans.
The only opposition came from
members representing coal states, who
expressed the fear that the admission
of Chinese-mined Canadian coal would
injure the industry of their states.
Both Mr Dalzell (Penn.) and Mr.
Payne (N. Y.), the republican leaders,
expressed the opinion that the bill
would not relieve the existing distress,
but admitted that it would satisfy the
public demand for action and show
the disposition of congress to do what
It could.
The democrats, although they all
supported the bill, took the view that
it did not go far enough, saying coal
should go on the free list, and when
the bill came back from the senate
with a provision which practically con
ceded this point they applauded vigor
ously. The senate amendment was
adopted without division.
Rapid progress was made with the
army appropriation bill, the most im
portant amendments being an increase
in the number of officers in the signal
corps by twenty-three, namely, one
colonel, two lieutenants, four majors,
two captains and eight first lieuten
ants, and another to prevent the dis
continuance of the army transport
service without action of congress.
The chairman of the judiciary com
mittee introduced the following reso
lution;
Resolved, That the committee on the
judiciary be and is hereby directed to
investigate and report to this house,
with all convenient speed, the opinion
of that committee as to the pow'or of
congress to declare that a necessity
has arisen for taking possession of all
coal, coal beds, and coal mines in the
United States, and all lines of trans
portation, agencies, instruments and
vehicles of commence necessary for the
transportation of coal; and that if in
the opinion of that committee, the
power exists and the necessity for the
exercise of such power has arisen, that
the committee forthwith report to this
house a bill declaring the necessity,
providing fully and in detail the oc
casions, modes, conditions and agen
cies for said appropriation, that will
fully and completely exhaust the power
of congress in that regard.
COAL ON FREE LIST.
Ways and Means Committee Bill Pro
vides for Rebate.
WASHINGTON.—The ways and
means committee of the house decided
to report a bill providing for a rebate,
equal to the duty now imposed, on all
kinds of coal coming from all coun
tries for a period of one year.
This bill is a substitute for the one
introduced by Representative Hill of
Connecticut, which provided for a re
bate until June 30 next. It is expected
the bill will be called up in the house
at noon.
The bill adopted provides:
‘‘That the secretary of the treasury
be and is hereby authorized and re
quired to make full rebate of duties
imposed by law on coal of every form
and description imported into the
United States from foreign countries
for the period of one year from and
after the passage of this act.”
Representative Richardson (Tenn.)
proposed an amendment striking out
the words “for a period of one year,”
which was voted down. He then pro
posed an amendment placing all coals
on the free list, which was likewise
voted down.
The final vote on the adoption of the
bill was unanimous.
Representatives Payne, Dalzell and
Grosvenor held a conference with the
president relative to the action which
had been taken by the committee.
The committee reported the bill, but
will not call It up in the house for
consideration today, as originally con
templated, the decision having been
reported to bring it up under a rule
Wednesday.
The report of the committee, sub
mitted to the house by chairman
Payne, after recommending the pas
sage of the bill, says:
This is an emergency measure de
manded because of the scarcity and
high price of coal resulting from the
recent prolonged strike in the anthra
cite coal mines.
Precedents for such action are found
in the Chicago fire and the fire at
Eatsport, Me., in which cases congress
gave rebates on the duties on lumber
used in rebuilding the burned districts.
Whether the legislation will increase
the importance or reduce the price of
coal is a question on which man differ,
but it is all congress can do in the
premises and will satisfy the demand
of many of our citizens. While there
is a threatened coal famine in any
part of the country, we cannot turn a
deaf ear to the crie3 of the people.
The committee did not consider it
best to make any changes in the tariff
on coal after the period of one year
had expired, preferring to bring in this
as a purely emergency measure and
not desiring to_ go into the question
of tariff revision, even upon this one
article. If any relief can come to the
people from such legislation it will
be amply secured in the period pro
vided for in the bill.
ISSUE CIRCULAR.
Mitchell Urges Miners to Increase the
Output.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — President
Mitchell of the United Mine Workers
of America issued the following circu
lar letter to all local unions in the
anthracite district:
To the Officers and Members of Local
Unions of the United Mine Workers of
America in the Anthracite Region.—
Gentlemen: You are no doubt aware
that a serious coal famine exists in
inland and seaboard cities, due to the
shortage of the anthracite coal supply.
The situation has reached an acute
stage and has resulted in great suffer
ing and hardship to the poor, whose
earnings are insufficient to enable them
to pay the excessive prices now being
charged for fuel, and it is subjecting
the general public to great incon
venience.
To relieve the situation and alleviate
as far as possible the situation now
being endured, is the duty of every
one connected with the production of
coal. With this end in view, we are
prompted to address this communica
tion to all members of our union and
request that they co-operate with the
management of the mines in an effort
to increase the production of coal.
The gravity of the situation is such
as to require that every mine worker
shall exert himself and use every ef
fort at his command to this end.
Upon reading this communication in
the columns of the daily papers local
unions should hold meetings and de
vise means by which the daily output
of the mines may be increased. These
efforts should be continued until the
weather moderates and the great nec
essity for fuel shall have passed.
JOHN MITCHELL,
President United Mine Workers of
America.
T. D. NICHOLLS,
THOMAS DUFFY,
JOHN FAHY,
President Anthracite Districts.
TREATIES ARE TO STAND.
Reichstag Will Denounce International
Agreements.
BERLIN—By 141 to 161 the Reichs
tag adopted a substitute for the reso
lution asking the government to de
nounce the most favored nation treat
ies. The substitute requested the
government to denounce treaties with
countries where experience showed
the most favored nation clause were
favorable to Germany’s interest. The
socialists and the radicals composed
the minority.
During the debate Herr Gothein,
radical leader, said the United States
observed the treaty of 1828 loyally
for the favored nation clause in the
present sense was unknown prior to
the Anglo-French treaty of 1861.
“The greatest obstacle against com
mercial treaties," he added, “is open
and disguised export bounties which
the zealots for these resolutions should
help to abolish. We cannot denounce
the reciprocity arrrangement with the
United States without damaging Our
interests with other countries.
"Prince Bismarck has said that the
United States already is discriminat
ing against Germany under the agree
ment of 1900, since we do not get the
same concessions as France and Por
tugal in the ease of wines. Now that
President Roosevelt has made a treaty
with Cuba giving extraordinary con
cessions to its sugar, the United
States will surely make us conces
sions. because Germany ic its best
customer.”
No Crime to Steel Coal.
TOLEDO, O.—The work house board
has issued an order setting at liberty
all prisoners held for stealing coal
from the railway yards and tracks.
The order includes directions to the
superintendent to receive no more
prisoners from any court sending them
in for petty coal thefts. It is said that
no prosecutions for coal thefts will be
recognized by the board during the
coal famine.
Perkins Must Resign Post.
LEAVENWORTH, Kan.—The ab
sence without leave of Lieutenant Ed
ward O. Perkins, Fourth cavalry, Uni
ted States army, has been reported to
the war department. In case of his
return to the post his resignation will
be asl:ed for.
A Recipe for Becoming Popular.
In the game of social success you
hold a trump card if you are just
ahead of other people in the latest pop
ular fad.
Then, too, be able to do something
and to do it well. A hostess likes a
girl who can help her out in entertain
ing guests.
But if you want to climb, make so
ciety's fads your own. A girl got into
one of the best sets in the city, though
she had stood mournfully without the
gates for a long time, by making her
self expert in "bridge” when it first
started. She saw at once the possi
bilities of the game, mastered it thor
oughly. and when fashionables went
crazy over it she was welcomed every
where enthusiastically as an expert
and authority. Differences in social
positions were thus bridged, as it
were, by this clever girl, and all her
friends are yet wondering how she
managed to get into Mrs. Tiptop's set.
Another girl who was a local fail
ure at home became quite a sensation
in London and a reigning favorite as
well by the enchanting way in which
she sung "coon songs” when the
vogue was in its infancy.
So when a fad comes along scan it
carefully to see if it is likely to take.
If you are convinced it will, get into
the game at once. It will help you up
the social ladder to be au fait in such
matters.
MADE HIM MAD.
While on an automobile trip State
Senator James K. Flood of Hart, Mich.,
met a mounted Indian whose horse
appeared much frightened at the ma
chine. The senator called out: “Joe,
is your horse afraid?” Naw; heap big
fool. He only mad. he t'ink you take
his job.!”
A Struggle for Life
Eagle River, Mo., Jan. 19th.—Maggie
E. Decker, a hard-working woman 49
years of age, whose home is here, has
Just gone through a thrilling battle for
her life. Many another would have
lain down and died, for ior twelve long
years she has suffered the most awful
pains.
She hud Kidney Trouble and Rheu
matism, combined with , a very dis
tressing stomach trouble. At last she
got so bad that she could not sleep,
for she ached all over, and was so
lame that she could scarcely walk.
She spent over a hundred dollars in
different medicines, but only to be dis
appointed, for everything failed to help
her.
At last, however, just when she was
beginning to despair of ever finding a
remedy, she heard of Dodd's Kidney
Pills and bought six boxes. She says:
“Now I can eat well, sleep well, and
am feeling splendid. God bless Dodd's
Kidney Pills, for they saved my life.
My troubles were many, but Dodd’s
Kidney Pills cured me completely.
But for them I surely would have
died.”
Admittedly there is no standard of
greatness, hence the difficulty of decid
ing who are the truly great.
NO MORE TICKET SCALPING IN
CHICAGO.
Blinds comes into line with New
York and Pennsylvania in vigorous
action against the ticket scalping
thieves and forgers, three having
been sentenced on Saturday, in Chi
cago, after a fortnight’s trial, one of
whom, profiting by his experience,
pleaded guilty to a second indictment,
while the trial of the others will
doubtless proceed to another convic
tion. Chicago has long been a favor
ite field for ticket Speculation, and a'
blow against the nefarious practice
could nowhere have been landed more
effectively. The persistent and unit
ed efforts of the leading railroads of
the country to exterminate the busi
ness, which is simply one of petty lar
ceny, robbing the poor and the wage
earners, are bringing most satisfac
tory results.—From the Brooklyn
Standard-Union.
Young Farmer—Are you fond of
beasts, Miss Sweetleeps?
Miss Sweetleeps—O, really, Mr. Paw
ker, if you mean this as a proposal of
marriage, you must speak to mamma,
please.”
WHEN BACKS ARE BAD.
Bad backs
are caused by
sick kidneys.
Most back
ache pains
are kidney
pains.
Backache is ,
the first C
symptom of ®
kidney disor
ders.
Neglect the
warning of
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rious troubles follow.
it’s only a short step to urinary
derangements — diabetes, dropsy,
Bright’s disease.
Read how to he cured:
CASE NO. 24,613.—Mr. Joseph
Calmes, foreman of the Harter mills,
Fostoria, 0., says: "I Just as ardently
recommend Doan’s Kidney Pilis today,
and It la the month of October, 1890,
as I did in the summer of 1896, when,
after taking a course of the treatment,
they cured me of kidney complaint
and backache, which was often so
acute that 1 was unrble to sleep at
night and had difficulty fn remaining
on my feet all day. I am still free
from the lumbago or any annoyance
from my kidneys, and unhesitatingly
declare that 1 am only too pleased to
re-endorse my opinions of Doan’s Kid
r.ey Pills.”
A FREE TRIAD of this great kid
ney medicine which cured Mr. Calmes
will be mailed on application to any
part of the United States. Address
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. For
sale by all druggists, price DO cents
per box.
Almost every fool thinks that he
is bright enough to throw dust in the
eyes of the Divine.
WABAla HAILBOAD
-8KLL
MOH1I.E and return, ..... $28.89
NEW ORLEANS and return, .... $29.ru
HAVANA, CUBA, and return, $08.83
The uliuve ipeclal rates and manv otbera with
long limits and stop-overa ou rale Feb. nth to
22nd Inclusive. All Information at Wabash city
office, 1001 Farnam St., or aoureaa,
HARRY E. MOORES,
Gen. Agt. Paaa. Dept. Ornaba, Nebr.
When a man takes the public into
his confidence he should be careful not
to betray it.
AIX UP-TO-DATE HOUSEKEEPERS
Use Red Cross Boil Blue. It makes clothes
clean aud sweet as when new. All grocers.
When a min realiz-s his folly the
chances are even that he will amend
It.
Taxidermy and Fnr Dressing.
Overcoat! and robes made to order. Cow hides
a specially.
O. R. GILBERT COMPANY,
uat South 13th St. OMAHA. NED.
Telephone F-1814.
‘‘Fine feathers make fine birds,” but
without the feathers no one would
care to harbor them.
i
W. L. Douglas makes and sells more
men's $3.50 and $3.00 shoes than any other
two manufacturers In the world, which
proves their superiority |
they are worn by more
people In all atatlons of
life than any other make,
Because W. L. Douglas
isthe largest manufacturer
he can buy cheaper anil
nroduco Ills shoes at a
lower cost than other con
cerns, which enables him
to sell shoos for $3.50 and
$3.00 equal in every
way to those sold else
where for $4 and $5.00.!
\V. L. Douglas $3.50____
and $3 shoes arc s'ora by thousandsof men who
have been paying $4 and $5,not believing they
could get a first-class shoo for $3.50 or $3.00.
He har. convinced them that the style, fit,
and wear of his $3.50 and $3.00 shoes is just
as good. Placed side by side it is impossible
to see any difference. A trial will convince.
S«,£<‘ liKresielnw Sales: IS,aoa,Hsa,tl
tu Bualiie,, : t«02 Hales: tS,0«4,H40,M
A gain of S«,8SO,4Att.7B In Four Years.
W. L. DOUGLAS $4.00 GILT EDGE LINE.
Worth $6.00 Compared with Other Makes.
The best Imported and American leathers, Heut’e
Patent Calf, Enamel, Box Calf, Calf, Vtcl Aid, Corona
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The romance of love Is a {lower that
may produce either n crabapple or
perchauce a nectarine.
RED CROSS MALL BLUE
Should be In every home. Ask your grocer
for it. Large 2 oz. puckage only 5 cent*.
There are times when the fool-killer
needs an assistant.
Stops the Cough and
Works Off the Cold
Laxative Brotuo Quinine Tablets. Price25c.
An incessant talker Is seldom with
out enemies.
Ido not believe Plso's Cure for Consumption
bos un equal for boughs and colds.—John F
Boxer, Trinity Springs, Ind., Feb. 16.19ua
A good listener is never without
friends.
If you want creamery prices do as
the creameries do, use JUNE TINT
BUTTER COLOR.
Even repartee wins popularity with
age.
riTC Permanently cured. No flteor neryousnefn after
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There is nothing so eloquent as a
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Mrs. Wlnslorv-s sootTilng Syrup,
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Often people who ask for public
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Some people make a great show of
fleeing from the roaring lion that men
may not see the secret serpents they
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ALL CP TO DATE HOUSEKEEPERS
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It requires great caution to decide
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losing one or both of them.
Storekeepers report that the extra
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A squaw's tongue runs faster than
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Miss Menard cured after doc
tors failed to help her.
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ns hard, and I grew pule and thin.
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I was thoroughly discouraged. The
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of course, I could not do that. I
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genulneneee cannot be produced.
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