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c : 7 : . v ' : : , i ': , , , : i December 13, 1900. THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT. i MAIL ORDERS FILLED We want to im;rc3 upon the readers of the Independent that we have the best equipped mail order department in A zi. erica. Our perfect y-tem, our gigantic stocks and assortments, our trt rneiiilnu- hu-iue, and our location, enable us to give vou the lrt-t service and to -ave you time, freight, and money. We will 1111 order- from any catalogue you may have. We will mail you free samples price, or catalogues of any good you may need. Writs fcr czr new UJldiy Yau list now bzmg issued. All mail orders filled Mi'ojeet to approval. If you have not already done lui:ie-s with us, send us a .trial order or write us for catalogues, etc. Mention the Independent when writinir. HAYDEN BRO WHOLESALE SUPPLY HOUSE. OPPOSITE POST0FF10E, OMAHA the ground over an! alrU' thty h& T.o authority to enforce lh ir d cr. s The law for Infect in oil is a big xpeos and t cLarst-d jv r to the coasurst-r ar1 amounts to about dou vfcat ite state pets. A vr law fining or !n:prUo-.lnc a rron for -ll-c oil t-e!ow a glTf n standard, either at wfco-saJ cr retail. and thf-n pay ny d-tcftve reward of twt-nty-flvp dollirs for errry iron he detects and cotrlcts fcr vlolatlcg the law ouM dike It much safer for the con- Vt can r.o rwl result'nK from tk filers of labor commissioner. Thre Is no dtnrer of children being corcp!Sd to work byood their ttrenrth. lo fart there are thousands and t r of thousands who do not work rr."irb. Tr is yif-t a much t-e-ed of a tuerc Lasts or lawyers com-r:.i;ot;. We IIV th i-'aa for the mnnase mrt ' the Jlilford home and the toiEt for the friend '-s u?e:eed by cur fi-v jroierLor ar ! if he would In clude the (Jr-rera lor:?- it would !e ttill tetter. No tssn of common ense d'-ny lh?.t ',-ti can manaee these thre. lr.tiriit!o-. tetter than r n ; ar.1 if two or three competent is It tene-fr ! pMt iT.tO the Kear i y f-. ': . ,y ws i! l have a telling -!tt ';r'n tie Mfr.o-phere of that in-t'-ti!'.!o;. !! w -o have a Niard of ,-..:u i t tL ta?- irst3tut!ons. as - ha- In lo a It would te tlil h-ter. I: s w! known that ladles i:tn n.ii2 ft lad l's !ctter than W ! ' th! l-!-!a!ur will hit t. rfn r:;- rr.-th-J of mstkicg the hold- re of '0 ii. !30!trare. notes and rrait pay their hare of the taxes. Kvery aytfc otlufiitson eollectatde. in terest r pr!r.np m this ttate thould l-f ti'-l here. It make no dif ffL w ;!h he i!;o:Uate ho!dr in Sw Y'rk Li-!Kr h pa !sie taes ?hre r here. MU-,ouri and Califor tia hae It fited e the niortrar-hold-er, to matter where he live, has Pi pi;y hi prop'.rtloi.ite share of tJne uii l- I'-d araitht the property on which he hold a n.ortaire. Surely t hi I Just. A mortgage or note made now t not collectable by law unh-ss the jroiercrnert tax has been paid, in the u of tampt. Why cot make tuch a iftate law requiring all obligations to le listed for af8e-meot In order to be collectable by law. News of the Week increase the efficiency of the military establishment of the United States, Mr. said." But all that Is a plain case of lying. Mr. never Kaid anything. He wrote out the speech and handed it to the reporters and in due course of time it appeared In the Congressional Record. A few short addresses were per mitted before the army bill was passed and a few remarks were made under Lee five-minute rule and that waa all. As before arranged by the advance scents of plutocracy, the policy of the United States was changed perhaps for all coming time, or until a revolu tion goes roaring through the land that has made this nation a beacon light for all lovers of liberty of every nice and nation. The republican farm er will hereafter carry a soldier on his back as he plants his corn and sows his wheat, for So.OOO men is only a starter in this scheme of government by forte instead of government by consent. 1270,000,000 to a dozen millionaire who have contributed to the electioa of McKlnley. 'ihB news, from China is filtering through, littlo by little. It does not come as oue would expect from the newspaper correspondents. The mili tary censor keeps his eye on them and tbey have become as superfluous as a fifth wheel to a wagon. The. news comes in private letters, some of which gets into the papers. Robert Coleman, who was professor of surgery i in the Chinese Imperial university for a long time, has boeh telling some very plain truths. He knew, from the position that he occupied, what was going on ir; China and made faithful reports to the ministers in Pekin, but they would pay no attention. He accuses the min isters, especially Sir Clauae McDonald and Minister Conger, of incompetency. He declares that they would take no precautions, would not even lay in supplies of provisions, though urged to do so by all those who knew what was going on among the Chinese and says If it had not been for the mission aries who sought shelter in the lega tions, and who went to work in spite of orders to fortify and get supplies, that there would not one of them been left alive. Of them he says: "The American missionaries no sooner arrived than they formed com mittees on fortification, sanitation, food, etc., and set actively to. work. And to them belongs, as every one agrees, the credit of placing the lega tion in a defensible condition. To Mr. F. D. Gamewell of the American Methodist mission, more than to any other one man, is due the success that has attended our defense." In the senate the other part of the program was carried out as was fore told in these columns, and Senator Krje brought forth Mirk Hanna's sub sidy bill, appropriating 59,000,000 an nually for thirty years to a privil edeed steamship line, making $270,000, that will be taxed out of the people during less than one life time for the special benefit of less than a dozen men who are all millionaires already. It Is to be hoped that there will be no gTowling and no factious opposition. The republican farmers all voted to have the privilege of presenting to Mark Hanna and his conferees cattle, hozs, corn and wheat enough to bring in the pold standard markets during the next thirty years the sum of $270, 000,000. Some of them vill be rotting !n their graves before it is all paid, but the babes of today will be strong after awhile and they can work on until it Ss all paid. If the price of these prod ucts ro down, they can furnish more of them. The subsidy is not to be paid ii bushels or pounds, but in dollars, ff the bushels and pounds buy less dollars, that will please them all the more, for they don't want any "cheap dollars." and "fifty-cent dollars." They want the dollars that is to pay that subsidy to be "the best money in the world.' After the fighting began, he gives the credit to Lieutenant Squires, who formerly belonged to the 7th cavalry and resigned to enter the diplomatic service. The ministers ignored Squires advice, just as they did that of every practical military man and long resi dents in China, but he, too, though from his military training one would hardly have expected it, made prepara tions for defense without the knowl edge of Conger. The last time this writer saw Lieutenant Squires was in the month of January. The 7th cav alry was camped near an Indian agen cy on the open prairie, with 3.000 hos tile Indian warriors on a line of hills, not far distant and in plain sight. The lieutenant had on a pair of tight-fitting cavalry bcots. The weather was very cold and he w?s jumping up and down trying to keep his feet from freezing. The most surprising news that comes from China, and it comes from several different sources, is that the British minister was one of the most conspicuous looters in all China. One writer says that Sir Claude must have secured nearly a million dollars' worth of loot. Unstinted praise is still bestowed upon the Japanese. They were the most orderly, the best fighters, the most merciful of all the invaders. One writer declares that they double-quicked for fourteen mile? at a rate that would have exhausted any American regiment that ever bore arms, if it had undertaken to have kept up the gait for five miles. An other writer says that these "heath en" were shining examples in dis cipline and cleanliness to every sol dier in the Christian armies. Any one who read The Independent durlcc the campaign will know what cor.jtrees has djt-e. It Inforraen its reader tome rsocths in advai.ee what rongre? wo'jld do when it assembled and coigr & forthwith proe-edc-d to do It a k3D a called to or i-r. The house p-d a till creating a fr-at stasdiM? army cf .K nseu. it did it tinder the old Ht-d rub-s which prac tically j-':p;!T"-?s dicuifslon. There will b lois of Fp"et:-3 printed i t?ie Cr.rreiosal Record which will bl2 mith thee words: "The house bls.g lr. rn.ltt' of the whole on tt ft Ate of the union, and having un der cosiJderatioa the bill S. 0. to ! 5 Every man of common sense knows tiiat all the talk about "our flag float ing on every sea." "regaining our place in the commerce of the world," and other such pretty phrases, is sim ply the patter of the green-goods man and the talk of the distressed miner with the gold brick. Our shipyards are now executing orders for million.? of dollars worth of ships because they can be built cheaper in American yards thn anywhere else in the world. While American mechanics get rrore per day thanks to the labor un ions than those in foreign lands, it is a fact undisputed by any reputable authority, that the labor cost of Am erican products is less than the labor cost In any foreign land. Some of our brisrht. energetic American me chanics will produce twice as much In the same number of hours that any foreign worker will. It Is all the pat ter of the confidence man. He who Is taken in by it Is not very wise. The subsidy bill simply means a gift of WANTED LADIES TO CROCHET &(' fcttbe- iar c4 ! enabrol.irjr wrk l City c cwsatrj . Wfst r rt iru- tr. im-if. .vi.it' c. Hrrc!ier' KUSTLIK8 YOUMS MAN. Hi:t,ic your. can can u.ake f"0 jer cocth and experts. Permanent pitien. ill $erienc tir.r.ete ary Write quiv-k fur particular-. Clark Js. Co.. V.h Jk Lut St. Philadelphia. Pa Dr.LeDue'sS The negotiations are dragging their slow length along without anything definite being, arrived at. It begins to look as though the powers did not want to arrive at any conclusion. It is said that the extreme demands of Ger many which were for au indemnity of $600,000,000 and the death of all the ruling princes of the empire, nave been laid on the tabic and a more moderate course will be pursued. But what the powers intend to do, no one knows. Many begin to believe that there are secret negotiations going on among them for a partition of the em pire among the powers. If anything of that sort 13 on. we can all be sure that McKinley will be in it up to his eyes. DR. REYNOLDS Cc. Uurr likek, rooci 17 I'J. Te!e j he ce Oftce Lour. l'J a. in. to 12 m.: 3 to 5 p. in. Sunday l to Watchmaker, Jeweler & Engraver 1211 O STREET. Ialr is HaUbe. tlork. Jew-lrr. Dia- ItitniMUua Free. tWAll Et-ir too tlade4 to. bfcarple'a Cream bep&rator Profit able dairyicjr. Dr. Luuxs N. Went, den tut, 137 South 11th street Lrowcell block. , CAriCSR CURED WITH SOOTHING, BALMY. 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Repairing of all kinds liodel-niakers, ate. Seals. Rubber Stampi, Stencils, Checks, Etc. 308 So. nth St., Lincoln, Neb. There was a little scene in the house when it assembled to begin this ses sion, that represents the "grab all there is in sight" idea of the republi can gentlemen who are sent to Wash ington to make laws. To let up on a salary to be paid by taxation, even for a very few weeks is a very grevious thing to them. The certificate of James P. Connor read, "To succeed Jonathan P. Doliver, resigned, to take effect on the first Monday in Decem ber, A. D., 1900." Mr. Bailey of Tex as remarked: "The more I reflect upon it the more I am convinced that the credentials of the gentleman elected to succeed Mr. Dolliver are nc in a form which can be accepted by the house The credentials on their face show that this gentleman was elected to fill a vacancy that had not oc curred when the election was held, Mr. Dolliver's resignation having been tendered to the governor to take ef fect the first Monday of December. Without any careful examination of the question, my impression is distinct that the courts have held more than once that a resignation to take effect at some future day is not a resigna tion at all, but merely a notice of an intention to resign. If that is true, then Mr. Dolliver had not resigned his seat as a member of this house when the governor of Iowa ordered that election." Of course the object of Senator Dol liver was to fix his resignation so that he could draw two salaries from the time that he gave notice of his resig nation until congress should meet, one as representative and the other as sen ator, for his salary as senator would begin from the date of his appoint ment. It was announced in the pa pers that Bailey's objection was finally withdrawn and Dolliver will there fore get his two salaries. The Imperialist senators are finding a great many places "where the con stitution don't apply." The other day Senator Hale tried to sneak a bill through the senate which he said "is important for the operations of the navy department and to which there is no objection." While It was being read, it caught the ear of Senator Vest. It provided for the conviction of persons tried by court martial with-, out being confronted by witness who testified against them. Senator Vest Instantly denounced It as unconstitu tional. Senator Hale replied: "The committee considered that and did not believe that courts-martial came under the constitution." That brought Senator Morgan to his feet and he said: "The constitutional provision is necessary in every one of the judi cial tribunals of the United States, and more eminently so in courts-martial. Courts-martial should know that they are subject to the provisions of the constitution of the United States, and that those provisions cannot be violated." The bill was finally wnolly changed by amendments and then passed, but it shows the tendency of the imperial ists to "get outside of the constitu tion," which has been the preserver of the liberties of the people for more than a hundred years. They, began the game of "outside the constitution" with Porto Rico and the Philippines, but that won't be the end of it, if the supreme court sustains them. If it does, it will not be long until every thing will be outside of the constitu tion that interferes with the military or the greed of plutocracy. The newspapers announce that the cabinet meeting of December 12 was devoted to the question of silver coin age. The proposition which seems to have met with favor by the admin istration is to purchase silver bullion at the present market price and coin it into distinctive dollars having a gold value of about 50 cents each. These gentlemen who have talked so long and so loud about "a fifty-cent silver dollar," when no man ever saw one, seems now determined to make one. But if they go to purchasing sil ver in the open market, it will not remain a "fifty-cent" dollar very long for silver will begin to rise the mo ment -the Immense amount that has been held by the government has beeri coined and the authorities go out into the market to buy silver. Some time ago there was no end of talk about the "one tribe insurrection" in the Philippines. The whole trou ble, we were told, was caused by the Tagalogs, a tribe inhabiting part of the island of Luzon. If the wicked Tagalogs could be persuaded to keep still the remainder of the population four-fths of the whole of it would be delighted and gladly welcome Am erican rule. There isn't any more 01 that kind of talk now. We haven't any doubt that most of it was made in good faith and that a great many good people viewed with alarm' the possi bility of turning the peaceful majority of the Filipinos over to the insurrec tionary and blood-thirsty Tagalog minority, but the truth is that prac tically all the inhabitants of the Phil ippines are participants in the war. The best authority for this statement is the official report of General Mac Arthur, the commander or our armies. That statement has been backed up by every private letter and public in terview that has recently appeared. The truth about the matter is what The Independent has been saying for the last two years the wnoie popula tion of the Philippines are hostile to the United States and they want to De a free and independent nation. Don't abuse the poor fellows who believed Otis' reports that "the war is over," and McKinley's assertions that there was only one small tribe In insurrec tion. They did not read The Inde pendent and therefore failed to get the news. The attention of the whole world is still centered upon the South African peasant, Oom Paul Kruger. He is the central figure in the moving panorama of mankind. Czars, emperors, Rings, queens and presidents hold no such place in the thought of the world as does Paul Kruger. Why? Because he represents in his person the bravest fight ever made during the century for liberty. He stands as the impregnable wall against the advance of imperial Ism. With his sorrows the people sympathize. His tears represent the heartache of lovers of liberty every where. The people continue to tender him ovations, but the governments turn away, some with scorn, some with contempt and some with regret. Yet there stands Kruger, the hero of the age. He may be killed, but he can never be conquered. His words still are: "We will never surrender." Good Things In Our Cloak and Suit Department We claim to be headquarters for Ready to-Wear Garments for women and children. If you are interested in Ladies' Tailor-made Suits Ladies' Cloth Coats Ladies' Cloth Capes Ladies' Fur Coats Ladies' Fur Capes Ladies' Plush Capes Ladies' Dress Skirts Ladies' Short Skirts Ladies' Colored Petticoats Ladies' Silk Waists , Ladies' Wool Waists Ladies' Dressing Sacks Ladies' Flannelette Wrappers Ladies' Fur Collarettes Ladies' Fur Muffs, etc., etc. We are sure to please you in style, quality and price Bargains In Ladiek' Jackets From manufacturers anxious to close out their winter stocks, we have recently made some large purchases of La dies' Cloth Jackets at very low prices. These are now on sale.and if you want a winter coat at a great bargain we can please you. SHORT JACKETS $3.00, $4.00, $5.C0, $7.00, $S.75, $10.00, and $12.00 each BOX COATa $6-00, $7.00, $3.00, $9.00, $10.00, $12.00, and $15.00 each Christmas Suggestions We cannot mention one-tenth of the many useful and beautiful things suitable for Christmas gifts with which our counters are filled, but we will mention a few. Every department of our store is crowded with desirable mer chandise at attractive prices , Ladies' Tlain Hemstitched Handkerchiefs. 5c. 8lc, 10c, 12 id. 15c, 20c, 25c and 50c each. Ladies' Hemstitched and Embroidered Handkerchiefs, 8ic 10c, 12c, 15c, 20e, 25c, 50c, and up. ; - Ladies' Scalloped and Embroidered Handkerchiefa, 10c, 12ic, 15c, 20c, 25c, and 50c, and up. ; Ladies' Lace Edge Handkerchiefs, 8lc, 12Jc, 15c, 20ci, 25o, 50c, and up. , Ladies' Initial Handkerchiefs, 8&c, 121c, 15c, and 20c each. Gents' Linea Handkerchiefs, 12Jc, 15c, 20c, 25c, and 35d ea. Gents' Silk Handkerchiefs, 25c, 35c, 50c, and 75c each Ladies' Double Wool Mittens, 15c, 25o, and 50e a pair.; Ladies' Lined Kid Mittens, 50c, 75c, and $1.00 a pair. ; Children's Double Wool Mittens, 15c, 20c, and 25c a pair. Children's Lined Kid Mittens, 35c, and 50c a pair. j Gents' Lined Gloves, 50c, 75c, $1.00, and $1.25 a pair, r , Framed Pictures, 25c, 5tc, 75c, and $1.00 each. Gents' Silk Ties, 25c and 50c each. ' Ladies' Ties, 25c, 50c, 75c, and $1.00 each. ; Ladies' and Gents' Pocket Books and Purses, 10c, 25, 50c, 75c, 1.00, and $1.50. each. Ladies' Brooche Pins, 15c, 25c, 35, 50c, 75c, $1.00ji $1.50 and $2.00 each. Ladies' Bonnet Pins, 10c, 25c, 50c. and $1.00 each. Ladies' and Gents' Scarf Pins, 25c, 35c, 50c, $1.00, and up to $3.50 each. Ladies' and Gents' Link Cuff Buttons, 25c, 50c. 75c, $1.00, $1.25, and $1.50 a pair. Ladies' and Gents' Fob Chains, 75c, $1.00, $1.50, and up to $5.00 each, t Ladies Long Chains, $1.75, $2.00, $2.50, and up to 810.00 each. . ' Ladies' Bracelets, 50c, $1.00, $1.25, fl.00, ana up to u.uu each. Ladies' Gold Rings, 50c, $1.00, $1.50, and up to $3.00 each. Misses' Gold Rings, 50c to S3.U0 each. Babies' Gold Rings, 25c to $1.00 each. MILLER AND PAINE The minister of foreign affairs, M. Delcasse, replied that there was no use in opening a debate on the subject, as in foreign policy especially such dis cussions were useless and often dan gerous. M. Denys Cochin then withdrew his interpellation and proposed the fol lowing motion, which was adopted unanimously amid cheers: "The chamber of deputies, on the oc casion of the arrival of the president of the Transvaal in France, is happy to address to him a sincere expression of its respectful sympathy." Immediately after the vote a dele gation proceeded to the Hotel Scribe and communicated the resolution to Mr. Kruger. What does this government do? Un der the rule of imperialism it stands as dumb as an oyster. It is a new thing. Heretofore whether those strug gling for liberty were Greefcs, Hungar ians, Poles, Armenians or any other race, this government spoke for lib erty. Now it cannot speak. Why? The Philippines! That is why. The German Kaiser has positively refused to receive him. The degen erate king who reigns in the once fam ous city of Rome sends a message little short of insulting. The weakling King of Portugal, subsidized with English gold, takes the occasion to extend extravagant greetings of friendship to his enemy. But Kruger heeds them not. Queen TTilhelmlna gave him a private audience and al though her little government could not lend him active assistance now, she hoped it might in the future. But France! Liberty-loving France! The nation that aided us when we, like Kruger, were fighting England for our lives and our native land, speaks out both by her people and her govern ment. The following cablegram tells what France has done for Kruger and republican government: In the chamber of deputies, M. Denys Cochin, conservative, presented an in terpellation as to the intention of the government regarding arbitration in favor of the Boers. DEAFNESS 6ANNOT BE CURED by local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure Deaf ness, and that is by constitutional remedies. Deafness Is caused by an inflamed condition of the mucous lin ing of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets inflamed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely' closed Deaf ness is the result, and unless the in flammation can be taken out and this tube restored to its normal condition, hearing will be destroyed forever; nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh, which is nothing but an in flamed condition of the mucous sur faces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot be. cured by, Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for cir- F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. O. Sold by Druggists, 75c. .Hall's Family Pills are the best, revise and codify the laws, which Is a The British government is having no easy time of it. The assault made upon it by the liberals has been ter rific. Public opinion in England is be ginning to be aroused. So severe has been the denunciation that it is said that orders have been issued to Kitchener to stop his wholesale mur dering and farm burning. The attack on the government came from many directions. It was pointed out that one-fifth of the whole cabinet were members of Lord Salisbury's family. It was charged that Chamberlain was fattening on a war that he himself had brought about and In support of the charge it was pointed out that Chamberlain held 5,000 shares and other members of h?s family 67,000 shares in the Birmingham trust, which in turn was a shareowner in the Tubes limited, making 10,000 ($50, 000) a year out of government con tracts. It was asserted also that Mr. Chamberlain and his relatives held shares worth from 150,000 to 250,000 In Elliott's Metal company, contrac tors to the admiralty, and shares val ued at 250,000 in Kynoch's Dynamite company, contractors to the war office. It will be seen that imperialism in England is very like unto the article Of the same name that we have in this country. There is money in it for the contractors and those on the inside. However the British parliament would hardly vote $270,000,000 to a set of favorites, as is likely will be done by our congress in ship subsidies. high-salaried sinecure. His appoint ment was confirmed by the senate. If the speech made by Conkling on re warding treachery was at hand, it would be appropriate for some of the big dailies to print it as a comment on this appointment. From all that has appeared in the various reports from China, The Inde pendent is convinced that General Chaffee is a credit to the American name and to the traditions of the old army. The barbarism of the foreign troops in China has been appalling. General Chaffee was so wrought up that he wrote a very vigorous letter to Count Waldersee, the German commander-in-chief. That general re fused to receive it and returned it. It appears-that General Chaffee did use some pretty vigorous language in protesting against the thieving and looting of the foreign troops. What particularly hurt the feeling' of Wal dersee was a pointed reference by Gen eral Chaffee to the fact that this dis graceful and unmilitary practice of looting was being indulged in, not by the men who did the fighting and opened the way to Pekin, but by the late comers who had borne none of the brunt of conflict and hardship, Waldersee himself did not reach Pe kin until long after the expeditionary force had occupied the town. Dispatches from Ireland are to th effect that a great convention has been held in Dublin. All the Irish members of the British parliament were present and It was called the Irish parliament. The Irish members did not attend the last session of the British parliament and this assem blage has a sinister look. John Dil lon, amid cheers, proposed a resolu tion to the effect that the South Afri can war was entered upon in pur suance of a conspiracy to deprive two free nations of thsir liberty in the In terest of capitalists and mine owners. He read letters from Boer generals giving instances of the alleged brutal ity of British soldiers in South Africa, and also the death notice of a Foe? boy of eight year3 in the camp at Port! Elizabeth, whose father had refused' to surrender and wnose home was) blown up with dynamite. According to the notice the chi!d and his mother were deported hundreds of miles antt fed upon pea soup. Their death, Mr Dillon described as cowardly murder The resolution was adopted -vanl f if TCfa -T and the Dutch government. " " Another list of eighteen dead sol diers was received from General Mac Arthur the beginning of the week and another transport arrived at San Fran cisco with 369 sick and discharged sol diers, besides the bodies of twelve more who died on the passage. The chief clerks of the house and senate have furnished the members of those bodies an estimate of the "nec essary" appropriations for this year. It foots up the enormous sum of $743, 374.804, as follows: Agriculture, $4, 669,506; army, $113",019,044; diplo matic and consular, $1,897,638; District of Columbia, $9,080,703; fortifications, $12,461,193; Indians. $9,250,751; legis lative. etc., $25,399,509; military acad emy, $1,045,750; navy, $87,172,430; pen sions. $145,345,230; postoffice, $121, 267,349; river and harbor, $25,130,000; sundry civil, $63,378,113; permanent annual appropriations, $124,358,220. The censorship is of full force and effect in the house. The legislative, judicial and executive appropriation bill, disposing of taxpayers money to the amount of $24,496,308, was put through, and less than ten" minutes was allowed for debate. Such action as that twenty years ago would have created a revolution and any member of congress having had a hand in it would not have been elected upon his return home as road supervisor in any road district In the United States. In these sordid days of imperialism it ex cites no comment whatever. McKinley is determined to reward Bynum for his treachery., He has now offered him the conmlssionership to I bill IV wamr, Money Saving Prices vii iaiiftci. dim n uuc $3.00 Good square blankets full size 72x72. 3 pounds, only 65c. $3.20 Large square blanket 76x80, gray borde r, extra strong 5 pounds, $1.15. $3.27 Extra large 84x90, square blanket, one of the best, 8 pounds, a snap $1.75. , Bridgton blanket, 10 oz. burlap; a good one 72 in. 65c Dudley, brown shaped stable blanket; best brown ribbed, wool lining, 72 inch, $1.45, Full stock of Fur and Plush Robes at Wholesale Prices. These prices are regular wholesale prices that appear in our large catalogue. Refer to it at all times. If you are one of the few who haven't a copy send for same at once. We Can Save you 10 to 40 per cent on everything you use ia the different fines we handle. See other special advertisements in this paper. Address The Western Mercantile Co., Dept. B, 1206-1208 Douglas St., Omaha, Neb., The House that Saves Yon Money. jiji -,--.i;-rK f , gim..r. ,,-1 MMlll-.l 1 1 AND 11511 worm. fvntirti 33c$SrFr Willi lis &( DR. HOME'S Vtw Improved Electric Belts Warranted to curt without medicines, the following diseases. ZrfcetcmaMem Sciatica CatarrH A-gthntn Keuralgia typrpia Constipation 1 Heart Troutttot Faratyaim UTerronmnemm Bpinal Dimeaoom Faricoeele TorplA XAvov Throat Trouble Kidney Complaint Sleeplemmnemm Xervoum lability Zoat Tigor . female Complaint Fain in Jta JBacJt ana limbs .All TFecslcsseams) fat Jfets ana - Women Your Firs tandl LAST OPPORTUNITY to (ret the World-Kenowned DR. HOWIE'S $20 Cloatsio Bolt for only $6.66 THIS COUPON HIS OFFER IS GQOD FOR 30 DAYSQNLY la food for 813.34 if sent with an order for a $20.00 J?ef, not later than thirtv titv from date of ihisfl Paper Dqc. 6, 1900 k fir r, 1 II we make tliia Special Unprecedented Offer to Oalcklr Introduce and Obtain Agents In .New JLocaUties, T antcklT introduce snd obtain uniti in mn n louiitiM .. tor Dr. Borna's New lmprorad Electric Belt and Arpliuica, we fcive decidrd to i Mil idt moan oniy, ur tto. vt norn new ImprCTett Kerular 1.0.00 Elctri Belt for only 15 60. aprirethat will make it coasibl for every tenon raadinrtfcii advertisement to set one of out ben Belts at a nominal price. Sever la the M. Wryerear baalaeeefcrnvewe STered te sell talstelt at aaeh a price, but newest n agent in yonr locality, and we believe that if yon buy Celt yon will be ae well pleated with it that you will either act aa our agent or help n tefetene. Itemember, the Belt we are offering yon for only 5.66 la our No. 4 Dr. Berae'i Wew Improved Regular $20.00 Combination Belt for men or women. It i ediutt able and can be worn by any member of the family. Baapeseery free with every male Be b It is the best Beit we manufacture ; In fact, the Best en Berth, as 1 we make no exception to tnia statement. We have told hundreds, yes, thousands of them, op to ttO.OO. There is not a family but what should have one of these delta, as it is the best and cheapest doctor, and yon do act have to go out of the hoeie to get it. It will "ft you for years with propereare, and will save itself in doctor bills ten time over. These Electric Belts have cured thousands and will cure yon It yon will only give it a trial, as the many testimonials which we publish in eurcaiigue will prove. TOO RON R0 RISK IN DEALIXQ WITH US. We de not ask yon te eeed any money la advance. If you want one ef these Mitt we are perfectly willing to send it to your nearest ex ess offise, C. O. Ii., so 1 7 ten see sua examine u ttwo oi any cost, Just the same as If you came into press agent t be returned to manufacturers of Electrlo Belts Who tend Belts C. O. D., without asking one cent ia advance. If yon wish to send cash with order we will prepay all er press efcirgea . w n tmv-is rcpreeeaseu, or sorxsts eiw.uu. WE HAVE RQW GFFEBED TOO AN OPPCBTOMITY CF Y03X LIFE our emce or go row any store, ana ir you ee periectly satisfied with it. cv the ei. agent the price of the Belt and ex press chsrges and take it; otherwise it wilt us. un any rairer offer be made veu than this t We are tha mi and if yoa do not accept it yon msy be sorry lor it, aa ere shall never again offer this Belt at such a price. It seems needless to say that we are sustaining a less on every Belt we sell at the above price, but it is cheaper to introduce them In new lo calities ta this War than to send travalin man to da it far in. If , wt .. hese belts ii mi s t is i-u-vrrrM-tw and send to at whh your waist measure ia laches. Don't delay. Order tods if possible, otherwise yo may forget it. . Dr. IIorke Electric Belt & Truss Go. Dept. L , Chicago, hi., b.i.a. P. 8. it yon kav. Bouse tor aaBeetrie Belt please hand or mail this adver tisement to tome one that yon know, who is not enjoying good health. By doing this yen will favor them and us. We want a good agent in every locality ta wiaota we can give steady employment, we only employ those who have used our Iielta and can speak of their merits from personal experience. huuww huh our reiiaoiuty we reter to any Express Company, any Bank in Chicago, and the many thousands all over the United States who have used oar Electric Belts and Appliances doing the psst 30 years. 11 Wrff. Hi bels ; la k5 151 - '.f y1 'i