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""-this f .jm. ..i,tjgij2 ItJ' m P . i i '- t: k V 1 J I- LM r; The ColcmSas jQornalJSCI ATICTORTRE By COLUMBUS JOURNAL CO. COLUMBUS. NEBRASKA. News in Brief . President Roosevelt made an ad dress before the Mother's Congress. It is likely that Congressman Hep ouru'will be placed on the appropria tion committee. President Roosevelt tells labor lead--ers who call on him that mediation before is better than arbitration after m strike. That Mrs. Stanford died a natural death, probably, will be the conclu sions of those v.iio are now investi cating the case. J. R. Keene's Commando, b. h., 7 years old. by Domino, out of Emma C. oy Imp Darbin. died at Castelton stud at Lexington. Ky. Within a period of little more than a twelvemonth Omaha has leaped into fourth place in the list of grain mar kets in the country. Rev. Dr. John Wafon (Ian Mac- Inren) has resigned the pastorship of the Sefton Park church in Liverpool. Poor health i the caiiFe. A mighty religious icvlvnl has been given wings in Evan?ton. where the "Emmanuel Methodist church has in troduced a whistling choir. The Glass block, one of the largest Imildincs in Mankato. Minn., was en tirely destroyed by fire and a number of adjacent huildint-'s damaged. There are to be fifty-three Sundays this vear and according to the annal ists this has not happened before sine" 182;. and will not happen again until 20ir,. General Manager Mudge of the San ta Vc denies the story that he wi'l leave that road to accept a similar position with the Rock Island. Lieutenant Zebulon Montgomery Pike, an officer in the United States army, discovered the famous peak that bears his name on November lu, JSOfi. Prominent German scientists de clare that cancer is neither parasitic nor contagious, which would overturn all the theories accepted by medical men. Dr. Joscnh V,. Moore Is one of the oldest residents in Washington and well remembers hunting quails in the woods which is now occupied as I.a fayette square. W. II. Perry, who tried to vote il legally at the recent charter election, pleaded guilty at Kansas City and "was sentenced to two years in the penitentiary. Thirty-live years asro TV. II. New man was a brakeman on a southern railroad at $2 a day: today he is presi dent of the great Vanderbilt system, with a salary of $120,000 a year. The confederate war cemetery on Johnson's Island, near Sandusky. O.. has been sold to fie Robert Pat ton chapter. United Pauuhters of the Con federacy, of Cincinnati, for $1,200. Julius Steven, a negro impi ironed In the jail at Long View. Texas, rlinrged with assault upon Carl An iItsoii, at a saw mill near that place, was shot to uY-ith in his cell by a mob. An earthquake shock sufficient to shake houses was left Sunday nislit nt Menouiineo. Mich. Several loud rumbling reports were heard and were followed by a violent shaking of the houses. In the lower house of the Illinois state legislature. Representative Mc Kinley of Chicago has introduced an cnti-trust bill drawn by the attorney general and indorsed by Governor Deencn. William G. Edes of Chicago, it is liclieved. is not likely to be made fourth assistant postmaster general. as Postmaste- General Cortelyou de sires an appointee Kssessing wide ex perience E. W. Rurdick of Roulder. iate treas urer of Jefferson county. Montana. was found dead in a room in the Reaver block at ilutte. and from facts that have transnired it is believed he committed suicide. Four hundred members of the con press of mothers were received at the white house by Mr. Roosevelt. The reception lasted about an hour. Tea was served to the assembled guests In the state dining room. The Washington Star, in discussing probable presidential candidates of the republican party in W0S. com mos on LaFollette's prospective can didacy as damaging to that of Secre tary Shaw, and mentions Root. For aker. Fairbanks and Cannon as most likely to received the nomination of their party. Mcs. Cassie T. Chadwick. accused of conspiring to defraud the United States government by conspiring to procure the certification of checks on a national bank when there were no funds in the bank to her credit, is found guilty by the jury on the seven counts in the indictment upon which it was privileged to rule. At a meeting of the leading Roman Catholics' of Alliance final arrange ments were made for the establish ment of a council of the Knights of Columbus here in the early part of .April. While the membership will be drawn chiefly from Alliance, the sur rounding country as far west as Sheri dan. Wyo., will be well represented. A sweeping civil service measure. prepared in secret and including all i Chicago and Cook county employes, was introduced in the Illinois house by tandley and gaveled to third read ing despite protests and demands for a roll call. ' The penalty for carrying: a conceal ed gun in Gotham is now raised from $10 to $250: and the law goes into effect immediately. Klathio Harjo. a Seminole Indian. said to have been the oldest Indian In America, has just died at Shawnee, Okla.. at the age of 110. A harmless crank was arrested in front of the store of John Wanamaker at Philadelphia while loudly pro claiming to passersby his intention of killing former Postmaster Wana maker. The man was arrested but no revolver was found upon him. Edward P. Haywood, son of Ex-Senator Haywood of Nebraska, died at Nebraska City. John O'Connor, the new nationalist .member of the Parliament from North Kildare. is the giant of the House of Commons, standing 6 feet 5 inches in fcis stockings. By a vote of 61 to 44 the Preaby tery of New York rejected the Cmm terlaad union overture The plan of .lun rejected by the New York Praafcytery. the largest in the country. presbyteries for PATH SUFFERED BY ME. MAESTOH AS GEEAT AS MORTAL CAN STAND. For Fix Months He Could Not Turn in Bed He Telia f Kemedy Which lias Given Perfect Kelicf. The case of Mr. Marston shows that sciatica can be cured, and uo one afflicted by it should allow himself to be dis heartened. He was first stricken about a year ago. and for .six months he suffered pain which he thinks the most intense that any man could possibly stand. Ahkcri about the details of his remark able recovery, Mr. Marston pave the fol lowing account; "I was attacked by a numbness or dull feeliiif? just kick of my right hip. I didn't know what the mat ter was, but thought it was simply a stiffness that would wear away in a bhort time. It didn't, however, and soon the pain became so very bad that every step was torture for me. When I finally succeeded in petting home, it was ju.st as much as I conld do to reach my room and Ret to lied. "The doctor was sent for, and when he had examined me he said I had sciatica. He prescnlied forme, and advised me not to trv to leave my bed. The advice was unnecessary for I couldn't get out of , led if I wanted to. It was impossible for Ine to tnrn fn,,,, one g;,i to the oth,.r. The moment I attempted to move anr lart of my body, the piin became so ex- cruciating thr.t I would lune to lie per fectly motionless. " I suffered this torrnrefor six months without getting any relief. Then I dis charged the doctor, and on the advice of a friend I lwmght a box of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills and began to take thein.thrco at a dose, three times a day. I was de termined to give them a thorough trial. "Two mouths after I began to use them I was able to leave my bed ami walk about the house, and a month later I was entirely cured and abk-Jogo.-'bout my work as usual. I think Dr. Williams Pink Pill are the best medicine I ever used, and I heartily recommend them to anyone who suffers from sciatica." Mr. Mar.-ton is a prosperous farmer and may be reached by mail addressed to Charles P. Marston, Hampton I. O., New Hampshire. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills have cured other painful nervous disorders, such as neuralgia, partial par alysis and locomotor ataxia. They are bold by uli lruggists. Discouragement to Be Avoided. It isn't necessary to become vain on compliments any more -than it is necessary to grow sour on criticisms, but it is better to run the dangers of egotism on the favorable notices than to let the censor with a torpid liver and a nimble pen prick your comfort and poison your happiness. Saturday Evening Post. A 430-ACRE FARM YIELDS 25 PER CENT PROFIT IN A YEAR. What a Mercer County (Ohio) Farmer Received from One Year's Crop. Extracts from an interesting letter from P. H. Rjnhard, o" Staibuck. Manitoba. Canada, gives an excellent idea of the prosperity of those who ha'e gone from the United States to Canada. He says: "I bought, August. 10i!... JS0 acre of land, paying $12,000 for it. We ll.rchlied 2,97o bushels of wheat and between 1.200 and 1.300 bushels of oats and barley from 200 acres. But part of the wheat went down before filling and was not harvested o.ccpt for hay. The 6rop was worth at threshing time, $3,000. Resides 120 acres laying idle except a timothy meadow, which is not included in this estimate. Countin the value of the product and the inciease of value of land will pay me more than 23 per cent on the investment. Two broth ers in the same neighborhood bought 2C0 acres each six years ago. They have net done a single thing to this land except to fence it and break and cultivate about one-half of it. Har vested last year 2S bushels wheat per acre. This jcar 27 bushels per acre. They can get any day $23 per acre. These are only a few of many hun dreds of such chances. It looks like boasting, but truth is justifiable and the world ought to know it, especial ly the home-seeker. I know of quite a few farmers that have made for tunes in from 10 to 20 years, retired with from $20,000 Xo $100,000. Writing concerning another district Id the Canadian West, S. L. Short says: "Dear Sir I have to inform you that I have just returned from the Carrot lti er Country in Saskatche wan, where I located land of the very finest black vegetable loam, which I am proud of, and will move in the spring. Farmers are still plowing there. A mild climate and beautiful country to behold. Cattle are fat and running outside. Wood and water good. Saw oats weighing 42 pounds to bushel. Potatoes large and well ripened: also wheat that brought there S2 cents. The country exceed ed my expectations. Saw oats in stock, thicker on the ground than ap pears in many of the illustrations sent out in descriptive pamphlets. I have been in many western states, but the soil excels any I ever saw." The Canadian Government Agents at different points report that the en quiries for literature and railroad rates. &c. to Western .Canada are the greatest in the history of their work. Horse Commits Suicide. In a lawsuit in Aberdeen, Wash., over a horse, the death of which in a flood the owner attributed to the care lessness of a man who had hired it. the court decided that the animal, which had suffered from melancholia for some time, committed suicide. Look Pleasant. Please. Photographer Now, Mr. Hornihand, imagine for a few minutes that your corn crop had overrun all estimates and that when you had it ready for market there was a freight-rate war on between th Ilroad companies. Wore Sharp-Pointed Shoes. In the reign of William Rufus, of England, in the eleventh century, a great "dude," "Robert the Horned," used shoes with sharp points, stuffed with tow and twisted like ram's horns. Gray's Sweet Powders for Children. Successfully used by Mother Gray, nurse in the Children's Home in New York, cure Constipation, Feverishness, Bad Stomach, Teething Disorders, move and regulate the Bowels and Destroy Woraxs. Over 30,000 testimonials. At all druggists, 25c Sample FREE. Address AS. Olmsted, LeRoy.N.Y. Few better serve Satan than those who are always watching for a chance to scold the boys and girls. I ssi sure TMso's Cure for CoBSTjapttom saved By life three years ago. Has. Taos. Roi Map.'e Street. Norwich. X. Y.. Feb. 17, 1980L Fashion is only the attempt to rea lize Bit in living forms and social in- O. W. Houses, LEGISLATURE of NEBRASKA A Synopsis of Proceedings of the Twenty Ninth Gov eral Session. SENATE The following bills were passed on the 11th: Senate file No. 186. by Thomas Providing for the ex- i ercise of the right of eminent domain by the Omaha school board in ac quiring desirable school sites; 21 ayes and no nays. Senate file Xo. 127, by Epperson Requiring the taxing of costs in police court against the state j or prosecution when the latter loses; 29 ayes, no nays, senate me 20. loz, by Gould Requiring shipment of live stock at eighteen miles an hour on main lines and at twelve miles an hour on branch lines and on three days in the week known as stock shipping days; 30 ayes, no nays. Sen ate file Xo. 177, by Good Allowing party who pays for notice by publica tion to select paper in which it shall be published; 29 ayes, no nays. Sen ate file No. 213, by Mescrve Author izing probate courts to dispense with the administration of certain estates against which there are no debts and 10 establish the heirs at law; 2G ayes. 2 nays. Senate file Xo. 51. by Cady, was slaughtered. Meserve leading the fight. The bill, which was designed to remodel the inheritance laws and give widows half the estate of intestate husbands, received 14 vots, while 15 were cast against it. In the commit tee of the whole, with Mockett in the chair, senate file Xo. 210 was recom mended for passage. This bill, by Giflin. is for the relief of Lincoln county. It is alleged that taxes were assessed tinjustlv against the county. Senate file Xo. IS", by Gilligan, a bill to allow the Royd county settlers to purchase the lands upon which they settled, was recommended for pas sage. Senate file Xo. HO, by Epperson, and senate file Xo. 132, by Jennings, two bills to prevent capital punish ment, were taken up under special order at 3 o'clock. The bill of Epper son was amended after the Kansas law, jind allows the convict to be im prisoned under death sentence during the pleasure of the governor. Both bills were killed. HOUSE The house on the 14th adopted a resolution by Foster of Douglas fixing 9 a. m. as the hour for convening for the remainder of the session. The following bills were read for the third time and passed: Fixing the rtandai 1 required to be reached by osteopathic practitioners before being licensed to practice. For the transfer of ?S00 from the board and clothing fund of the girls' industrial school at Geneva to the furniture and repair fund. To allow constables $1 for each days' attendance on justice courts. To amend the law relating to mill dam rights. To provide for the sale of state lands within irrigation districts. Extending for one year the terms of county registers of deeds now in office, in conformity with the biennial ebctions bill. To provide for the inspection of horses about to be shipped or driven out of the state. Re lating to procedure ir. practice before the supreme court. Extending for one year the terms of county asssso-s now in office, in conformity with the biennial elections bill. To prohibit the operation and maintenance of bucket shops. To give a purchaser the right to recover money paid on contracts of conditional sale of pergonal prop erty, after wavier of forfeiture vendor. To give the district court jurisdiction in cases of malfeasance by county officers. Appropriating $S0.000 for the maintenance of the experimental sub station at Xorth PIate. and for other special state university purposes. To extend for one year the terms of county supervisors now in office, in conformity with the biennial elections bill. To extend for one year the terms of county commissioners now in office, in conformity with the biennial elec tions bill. To authorise South Omaha to vote and issue S250.000 of sewer bonds. To provide that township boards shall certifv the amount of taxes required to be raised for town ship purposes, the levy to be made by the county board, failed of passage by just two votes, there being 49 ayec to 40 nays. SEXATE These bills were passed on the 15th: S. F. 13S, by Tucker To quiet the title to land which has been platted and laid out in town lots. The bill refers to towns of less than f.000. S. F. 141. bv Meservc To provide for the issue of water bonds and ereejioi of water plants in towns of 5.000. S F. 191 Providing bonds for state and county officers and reducing the bonds of the deputy attorney general and deputy state superintendent. S. F. 211. by Cady Cities not liable for dam ages by reason of defective sidewalks unless the town officials have been notified that the walks are defective Applies to small towns. II. R. 137, the game law. was amended so that quail can be killed only between Xovember 15 and 30, and recommended for pas sage. S. F. 171, the trading stamp bill, to prohibit the use of trading stamps, was recommended for passage with out the emergency clause. S. F. 110. by Sheldon, providing the state levy shall be limited to 5 mills, was dls cussel but no action taken. S. F. 193. by Giflin, providing that poll taxes be $3. to be paid In cash, was indefinitely postponed, but was resurrected and placed on general file by the senate, with an amendment making the tax $2 or two days' work. HOUSE A lively debate ensued on the 15th on H. R. 330. by Voter of Cedar, and the bill finally was recom mended for indefinite postponement in committee of the whole. This bill pro vided for a codification of the insur ance laws, appropriating $3,000 for the work. Casebeer of Gage led the op position. H. R. 346, by the insurance committee, the compromise fraternal insurance bill, vesting authority in 80 per cent of the membership, came up next. Kyd of Gage offered an amend ment substituting 95 per cent for 80. Kyd was the introducer of the origin al bill, which provided for a 95 per cent government. McMullen of Gage then offered an amendment to make the per cent of government 100. A long discussion followed, culminating in the amendment being lost. Burgess offered an amendment tiking orders of less than 15.000 members from un der the operation of the act and it carried. Dodge offered an amendment to strike out the provision exempting fraternal insurance orders from tax ation. Carried. On motion the bill was ordered engrossed for third reading. SENATE These hill? were passed tm the senate oa the 16th: S. P. 187 For the relief of the Boyd county set tlers. S. F. 210 Authorizing the treas urer to return to Lincoln county money paid to the state in excess of what the county owed. The following were acted upon in the manner indi cated: S. F. 27 Allowing the gover nor to fill a vacancy in the legisla ture during the session, without a special election; recommended for passage. S. F. 241 The Omaha salary bill; recommended for passage. S. F. 253, by Hughes Providing that it is necessary when a proposition is sub mitted to the voters to move the coun ty seat to first secure a petition of three-fourths of the voters, and if the county seat has been in the same town for ten years or more it will require a petition of three-fourths of the voters, ordered engrossed. S. F. 250 Allow ing agricultural associations to sell their grounds when it is- desirable to remove the location, instead of allow ing the land to revert to the county; ordered engrossed. S. F. 194 Does away with road overseers and makes the countv commissioners assume the dutieT; was indefinitely postponed. S. F. 235 Providing how administrators may renew mortgages on real estate when it will be to the interest of the estate; was recommended for passage. S. F. 20S Provides for the abolish mentment of township organization; ordered engrossed. S. F. 27S Provid ing for the levy of a road tax and how the money shall be expended ; ordered engrossed. Just before adjournment Sheldon moved to reconsider the ac tion of the senate in killing S. F. 109, a bill to tax mortgages and the mo tion prevailed. The bill will now come up for passage. In all twenty-five or thirty bills were rushed through the committee of the whole, most of which were not discussed. HOUSE When the house convened on the ItSth the following petition, signed by G. Cuscaden and fifty-six other citizens of Omaha, yas read by the clerk: "To the Honorable, the Members of the Xebraska Legislature, Now in Session: "Whereas. Charges have been pre ferred against R. E. Stewart, superin tendent for the institution for the deaf and dumb at Omaha, Neb., of gross ir regularities in his official capacity and violation of ttie statutes governing said institution; and. 'Whereas. Complaints have been made of abuse and cruel treatment of the inmates of said institution, there fore, we. the citizens of Douglas coun ty. Nebraska, request your honorable body to take steps to secure a legisla tive investigation of the charges, a i-opy of which is hereto attached, and inr.ke leport and recommendation on the same." The petii'on was referred to the committee on asylums. In the committee of the whole the claims appropriation bin. aggregating approximately $-10,000. was considered and passed on itom by item. McLeod of Stanton. Voter of Ce lar and other members successfully attacked print ing claims 01 the Ft-te Journal com pany, amounting to $4,429.73. and they were stricken from the bill. The argu ment was made mat the Journal com pany is defendant in a dannge suit, brought by the state for $S5.100, and that no money should be paid the Journal by the state until that suit is settled. The claim of Sheriff John Power for $2,075.80 for caring for state prisoners was nassed upon favorably. Caspbvr moved a reconsideration of the action of the committee in reject ing the State Journal claims, and that the claims be allowed, but that the sate auditor be instructed to defer pay men until the court shall have passed on th validity of the state's claim against the Journal company. This motion prevailed. The item of $10,000 for Sarah J. Rillineyer. of Lincoln, for injuries sustained from a fall, due to a bad sidewalk on the capitol grounds, was reduced to $1,000. With these and numerous other amendments of less imitortance. the bill was ordered en grossed to a third reading. SENATE After a somewhat spirit ed opposition the senate on the 17th passed the Cady railroad commission bill, which was opposed in the forum of debate to the Sheldon bill. The Cady bill, like the other one. is a joint resolution for a constitutional amend ment providing for such a commis sion. The commission shall consist of 1 1 the state auditor. land commissioner and treasurer, varying in this partic ular from the old law which placed 'he secretary of state on the board. The following bills were passed: S. F. 171 The green trading stamp bill, to prevent their use. H. R. 157 The game law allowing an open season for quail for two weeks in November. S. F. 2S4 The county engineer bill H. R. 207 was indefinitely postponed. The following bills were disposed of as in dicated: S. F. 190 Land outside of city limits that is to be platted owner must show certificate that no taxes are due. and land must be accepted by county commissioners. S. F. 245 To allow cities and towns to install heat ing plants. For passage. S. F. 1S5 Repealing the law allowing a 7-mill levy. For passage. This law is now in operative. S. F. 247 To facilitate the collection of delinquent taxes. For passage. S. F. 261 To make the party vote apply on constitutional amend ments when the measures were en dorsed by parties. To pass. S. F. 237 Allowing telegraph and telephone companies to condemn property for right-of-way. To pass. S. F. 254 Pro viding for the formation of cemetery associations. S. F. 271 Making scav enger statutes specific. To pass. S. F. 281 Providing for annual reports of insurance companies; was recommend ed for passage. S. F. 22 A bill to al low the people of Plattsmouth to reg ulate meter charges; was approved. S. F. 229 To limit senate employes to forty-eight; was recommended for passage. Tobacco Is Healthy. In the course of my association with tobacco, about twenty-five years. I have known men all this time, every working day. to be inhaling tobacco dust or fumes produced in the process of manufacture. "Uninterrupted good health is the general rule of all per sons engaged in tobacco proceedings of every kind, and generally of large consumers. Writer in London Lan cet. Tombstones always behave elves. them- RETREAT GOES ON THE RUSSIAN ARMY CONTINUES TOWARD HARBIN. JAPANESE CLOSELY FOLLOW The Russians Said to Be Badly De moralized. Belief That the Musco vites Will Not Soon Attempt to Make a Stand. ST. PETERSBURG Commander-in-Chief Linevitch in a telegram dated Saturday says: "On March 17 Japanese batteries bombarded our divisions in the val leys of Tavanpun and Yanpu. The en emy appeared near Kaotitse on the railroad, about twenty-two miles north of Tie Pass, and their cavalry has oc cupied Fakoman. Our armies continue their concentration." In connection with the mobilization of a new army an imperial decree or ders an inspection of horses in twen ty-two districts of the military divi sions of Odessa, Warsaw and Mos cow. WITH THE JAPANESE ARMY IN THE FIELD. Via Fusan The Russian army continues its northern retreat. the Japanese following. They have oc cupied Fakoman, to the northwest of Tie Pass. Yesterday evening the Rus sian cavalry camped throe miles outli of Kaiyuen. Large Russian columns are retreat ir towards this place from the southwest. The natives report that they are not stopping there, where the hills make a defense possible. If the retreat is forced it will probably be continued to Harbin. The Russians are described as being badly disor ganized. General Xuroki's army continues to lead the Japanese forces, which have been engaged for nine days in a hard pursuit in which they have covered a distance of more thai ninetv-five miles, with frequent fighting. The weather in Uk- mountains is very cold, with frequent hard storms. The brigade in advance occupied Tie Pas? Wednesday night after a brief engagement. The Russian retreat became more disorganized daily after the storm. During the first day the Russians buried their dead, but since then they have left the dead wherever they fell. Tuesday the Russians made an at tempt at resistance in entrenchments north of the Hun river, but abandon ed them after they had been rhelled for two piers. The colors wre inscribed as having been presented to the regiment by the emperor in IS34. Most of the captured organizations succeeded in burning their standards before surrendering. A few prisoners are secured dailv. It is reported that during General Kouropatkin's resister.ee at Tower mil on the !irt day's battle, he was slightly wounded by an eight-inch fhell which fell near him. The Chi nese oflicrs received the Japanese jflicers ?nd soldiers with banners at most of the towns entered. MORTON SENDS A CRUISER The Colorado S.iri to Bo Bound for V"nez,i'la. NORFOLK. Va The cruiser Colo rado sailed from Hamilton Roads. It is und''-tood she is bound for Vene zuelan va'rs. ihouc'i reports lav her going to j"ln th combined fleet it Pensncoln. The Colorado has not completed th crew she is supposed to leave this port with, de-uite the fact (hat men intended for other ships in the Caribbean squadron have been ;ent to her. Ten expert torpedo men were sent to the cruiser from the Leigue lland navy yard. They left Philadelphia yesterday morning. The order for these torpedo experts was received in a personal telegram from Secretary Mirton and the men were taken from the torpedo boat Hopkins, now at the League Island navy yard. The men from the League Island vaid were selected by Rear Admiral Dickens, who is the ranking officer at that station and to whom the order from Sec-etary Morton was sent. ANGERS GERMAN CHANCELLOR Warm Debate Between Herr Bebel and Von Buelow in Reichstag. BERLIN Chancellor von Buelow and Herr Bebel, the socialist leader, engaged in a bitter discussion in the Reichstag over Germany's Russian policy. The chanci-llor's usual composure and good hirair in debate were dis turbed by the almct sivage criticism of the socialist chief, who said that Germany's "creeping before Russia had humiliated it in the eyes of the world and had brought it to shame." lie held Von Buelow responsible for Prussia's "engagirg in th" nasty work of catching fugitives from Russian military service and turning them over to agents of the autocrat and for forcing men and women whose only offense was love of li )rty to leave Prussian territory at the instance of Russian spies. Gompers Makes His Report. WASHINGTON President Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor on Tuesday, submitted his annual report to the executive coun cil of that organization, now in ses sion in this city. It gives the details of the settlement of a number of dis putes and shows the finances of the organization to be in excellent con dition. The invitation of the Lewis and Clark exposition at Portland, Ore., to transfer the federation's ex hibit at the St. Louis exposition to Portland was declined. Former Iowa Congressman Dead. STORM LAKE. la. Word was re ceived here of the death of ex-Congressman Lot Thomas at Yuma, Ariz. Judge Thomas, who lived at Storm Lake, left Washington ten days ago for Los Angeles, Cal., in a very feeble condition. He was delayed three days In New Orleans and died when his train had reached Yuma. He served sixteen years as judge in the Four teenth Iowa distriet, and had just completed his third term in congress. The telegram said the body would be taken to Los Angeles. Will Not Swap Places. DES MOINES Congressman J. A. T. Hull stated that there was nc foun dation for the editorial in the Mason City Times-Herald to the effect that he and Governor Cummins were likely to change places. He said: "I would be of no use to Des Moines as gov ernor, but feel that I can be of some service as congressman. Most assured ly I am not going to run for governor. I consider the position an honor, but have arrived at that age where I could not easily change the nature of my work. COLLECTION OF THE CUSTOMS Program Under Old Arbitration to B Followed. WASHINGTON In view 0? he ex pected adjournment of the present ex tra session of the senate without fa vorable action upon the pending Do ivinican treaty, it is understood tha the state department has deternnnec to proceed with the collection of cus" toms at Puerto Plata and Mcnte Crist under the terms of the arbitration award of last year. It is feared that complications maj arise through the action of some o' the European powers whose citizens are heavy creditors of Santo Domingo , ihese claims have been held in abey ance because the European govern ments interested deslie to shape theii policies relative to Dominica by those of America, being desirous of avoid ing any friction that would cause ill feeling in this country and apprehen sion that the integrity of the Monroe doctrine was an object of attack. Thf question is whether, in view of the failure of the senate to act favorablj upon the treaty which would have pro vided the means for the payment of these claims, the European govern ments will longer refrain from import nnt action to collect their debts, anr" although it is fully realized here that such action, if attended by coercive measures will probably cause an buli tion of feeling in this country similai to that attending the appearance o) the allied fleet on the Venezuela p coast in the winter of 1902-03. tiu I state department probably will not feel authorized to intervene with a pretest. PEABODY WINS HIS CONTEST Colorado Legislature Declares Hs Wat Duly Elected Governor cf State. DENVER. Colo. James II. Peabody on Thursday won his contest for the office of governor, from which he re tired on January 10 after serving a term of two years, but his victory was achieved only after he had givm his pledge to resign and surrender the chair to Lieutenant Governor Jess-e F. McDonald. The vote in joint convention of the general assembly by which Governor Alva Adams was ousted and Governor James II. Peabody installed was 51 to 41. Ten republicans voted with iae democratic members for Adams. Governor Adams, who had spent the day packing his effects, surrendered hJs office to Governor Peibody shortly after 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Scores of letters, telegrams and tele phone messages had reached the ex ecutive chamber during the day urging Governor Adams to hold his seat by force, but he decided to ignore this advice. In conversation he said e felt outraged at the action of the general assembly and expressed surprise that Mr. Peabody should become a party to what he termed a conspiracy to se cure the office of governor for a mnn who had no claim whatever to the place. Governor Adams will issue a formal rtah-ment to the people upon the result of the contest. ASKS ISSUANCE OF MANDATE. Noithern Securities Makes Applicn ttrn t- Suoreme Court. WASHINGTON WiMlam P. Clough. for the Northern Securities compa-'v. made amplication to the s.ipremo court trr is- laiic- of the 11 andate in the J rase pi I-., li. rfnrriTinii :iil nthors against the Northern Securities oni pany in con.-eriiunce of the deci-'on of the court in favor of the company He baed it c: the ground that until the mandate should be issued $r.oflO. 000 worth of property would be tied up by the injunction of the New Jer sey coutt, and this was an injustice to the public and the owners of the property. Maxwell Evartr. representing the opposing side, objected to the motion, saying that the mandate should not is sue until the opi-iion of the court in the cae is handed down. CARRIED ON CUT RATES. Refers to Traffic P.loving Through At lantic and Gulf Ports. CHICxGO. III. During the remain der of this year all the import traffic which moves through the Atlantic and Gulf ports will be carried on cut rates. This fact developed at the joint import conference, which was- held Friday with representatives present from all the trunk lines, the Central Freight association lines and line, between Chicago and the Missouri river and between th" gulf nrd the river. When an attempt was made to re store an import rate it quickly de veloped that practically all of the im ports of the country had been con tracted for at rcilueod rates, averag ing not more than SO per cent of the regular rates. It was agreed that dur ing 1900 nominal tariffs should be ad hered to. The question of differentials between the gulf and the Atlintic ports was discussed and a committer will b" appointed to settle the matter. For the present, however, there is no agreed differential. Railroads Defy Commission. SAN FRANCISCO The law depart ments of the Southern Pacific and Santa Fe have reached an agreement respecting the orange rates. Thej have decided to ignore the recent de cision of the Interstate Commerc commission, which decided that th rate of 1.2 on oranges from Cali fornia to all eastern points was un reasonable and should be reduced to $1.15. In other words, the railroads propose to require the payment of the existing rate unless the orange shippers can find relief in court. Good Roads Special. CHICAGO The Chicago & North western Railway company has started a "good roads" movement. On April 10 the company will send out a special "good roads" train through Iowa, from which expert advice will be given up on the subject by means of lectures and literature. The theory upon which the Northwestern officials are working is that a good road insures the farm ers contiguous to It the certainty of taking advantage of every demand of the market, and thus greatly benefits agriculturists. Union President Res'gns. DENVER. Colo. A letter was re ceived by Harvey E. German, statinc that Daniel McDonald, president ol the American Labor union, whose headquarters are now in Chicago, ha? tendered his resignation to the exe cutive board of that organization, and that it will be accepted. He will be succeeded by David C. Coates, vice president of the union, former lieuten ant governor of Colorado, but now in charge of the Idaho State Tribune at Wallace. Idaho. Cause of resignation ot given- Hard Either Way. "Sometimes I wish," safd the very lazy man. "that I liked to work, so it wouldn't be so disagreeable to me when I was compelled to do so. And ihen I get to thinking that maybe if I liked it I would be at it all the time, and I can't bear the thought." Event Net Far Off. When you see a young woman mak ing a fuss over a widower's children, it's a sign that if she doesn't soon acquire a right to correct them it won't be her fault. Exchange. A QUICK RECOVERY. A Prominent Topeka Rebecca Officer Writes to Thank Doan's Kidney Pills for It. Mrs. C. E. Bumgardner, a local offi cer of the Rebeccas, of Topeka. Kans.. Room 10, 812 Kansas Ave., writes: "I used Doan's Kidney Pills during the past year for kidney trouble and kindred ail ments. I was suffer ing from pains in the back and headaches, but found after the use of one box of the remedy that tho troubles gradually disappeared, so that before I had finished a second package I was well. 1 therefore heartily endorse your remedy." (Signed) Mrs. C. E. Bumgardner. A FREE TRIAIy Address Fotter Miluurn Co.. Buffalo. N. Y. For sale by all dealers. Price. 50 cents. Dog Furnishes Motive Power. A turner's workshop, with large mo tive wheel and dog trained to turn it. is advertised to be let in the city of Liege, where one-dog and two-dog tilted carts and wagons are common. Millions of Vrmtnhle. Y"hen the hditor read 10.000 plants for ICc, he could hardly Ltlieve it, hut upa second reading finds that the John A. Saler Feed Co., Li I'rosie. Wis., than whom there aie no moie reliable arid ex tensive seed growers m the world, nukes this offer which is made to :et you to tet Falzer's Warranted Vegetable" Seeds. They will send you their big plant and seed catalog, together with enough fceed to grow 1,000 fine, Eolid Cabbages, 2.000 rich, juicv Turnip. 2.000 blanching, nuttv Celery, 2,000 rich, buttcrv Lettuce, LINK) splendid Onions. 1,000 rare, lu-ciou-. Radishes, 1,000 gloriously brilliant Flowers, ALL FOR ItfT 15C IliSTAKE. providing you will return tin-: notice, and if you will Mind them '20c in ptae. they will add to the above a packaue of fa mous Berliner Cauliflower. W. N. U. Unctc Alien. "It always makes me tired." said Uncle Allen Sparks, "to hear a man say he's- trying to 'square himself when he's talking all around the sub ject." S!i:i!c in Your SIiip. Allen s Foot-Fase, a powder, cures pzin ful. smarting, nervous feet and ingrowing nails. It's the greatest conf rt discovery of the age. Mikes new suoes easy. A , certain cu-e for sweating feet. Soldbvajij -. - " J .- "' ! Address A. S. Olmsted, L.o lie. N. Y. Cure for Consumptives. Some of the German health insur ance companies have found it a pay ing investment to establish san-.turia for the care of their consumptive pol icyholders. A rAKANTKEI Cl'Ki: FOi: PILES. Ilrliln.-. ISltiid, IHerilltiir r I'r iru-iln l-i.tr-. " ir ilniLvI-t will retaiul n uej If l'A.io)IM'Jlt.T full U cure uu In . tu It iIijh. inc. Masculine Inconsistency. Some men, who take the fidge's at the prospect of an hour in a church pew, can sit all night on a nail keg at a card game. Dallas News. Some persons are so dry that you might soak them in a joke for a month and it would not go through their skin. The marriage certificate is equally divided between husband and wife in Korea. MY LADY'S HEALTH. MVrVrrrVrT-V-rNr--T-- D' lOmiTLFiJS health is bevond price, as it is the royal road to beautv. We will endeavor to show you how this great bh-Ksing r may be cultivated or acquired with-i out wealth. What is it that makes bonie of our young American women so attractive? Beyond doubt it is the buoyant air of intense life and anima tion. Plenty of sleep is most important; a reft in the middle of the day, even if only for a few minutes, on the flat of the back, perfectly relaxed. Simple food. Plenty of "water. And most essential is fresh air. Get out in the good fresh air and take some exercise each day. Sunshine and ozone are THE LINCOLN IMPORTING w ai's. ?i5 ft rrv The laorest and oWest importers In all the west of IVrckexon. Shire. Belgian and G nnan Coach Stallions. Prosrective buyers should visit our bariw or write iw for illustrated cata log of our latest importation. Kememl"r we pay buyer's 14. R. fare and can sell you a stall ion at our bams for one-half the money it would cost you if we shipped him out nnd or ganized a company. We def y competition both in quality and price. State Farm at. car runs direct to our baraa. This ad onlv runt one time so cut it out." A. 1- Sl'ia.1 VAX, Jlgr. "JgglfTlwwpiM't Eft Vataf BEGGS'BLOODPORIFIEB fife Proposal Made Plain. An old millionaire paid his address es to one of the prettiest girls in the place. On asking her hand in mar riage, he frankly said to her: "Miss C . I am old and yon are very young, will you do me the houor to become my widow?" Awful Threat. At the finish of a "neighborly" quar rel: "By Jove, if you don't stop try ing to make me angry I'll get my wife a new bonnet and then you'll bavo to buy one for yours!" Cost of Printing Postage Stamps. Postage stamps were printed and gummed by contract for fifteen cents per 1.000 the paper being supplied by the government in IS 10. They are printed much cheaper now. Champagne Cork Curtains. A curiosity to be seen at Berlin Is a pair of curtains made of champagne corks, each cork being still covered by the gilt paper associated with the brands. Russian Firm Has Monopoly. Nearly all the shoes sold in Rus sia are manufactured by one firm in St. Petersburg. It is one of the most prosperous stock companies in th world. Best Season for Barbers. Barbers say that the late summer Is the best s.iin for the sale of hair tonics and the best season also for scalp massage and for hair singeing. Fat Growing Plant. The quickest gi owing plant in tho world is the km'zu. a species of bean. It is said to have been known to grow sixty feet in three months. Hundreds "f i'o:ibrs say the extra tu.'imitv and superior Muallty of IV-tiativ-e Stntvii is f.it tiiKing p!.to. of all other luaii.K-. 1 tli"r.- say they cannot ell any oth-r st.uvh. Police Recover Rich Booty. Half a ton of lace, stolon property, packed in ten sacks, was discovered by Loudon detectives- a fw days ago on the premises of a tailor. Good Advice. Think twice befoie you speak. And even then, nine times out of ten. the world won't lose anything if you keep still. Somerville Journal. Don't you know tint Doliance Starch, !sides t"ii;ic absolutely superior ta any other, is put u; tt" ounces in pack age and sells at saun- price- as 1 ounce packages ot other kinds? Milk Consumption in Gotham. Greater New York consumes 1.3SS. 000 quarts of milk a day. and the peo ple never see a cow. Princes Were Wooden Shoes. In the ninth and tenth centuries the greatest princes of Europe wort wooden shoes. Refuse cf Great City. About 80 coo tons of dust arid refuse is taken away in barges from London every year. Work. .Almost any kind of work -vo'thl be plta-s'iit if one du.n't have to do it for a b 'liir ft Cures Colds. Conchs. pore Throat. Croupv IntliK-nji. Uhoopins; iijh. Ilpim-tiiti-. and A-thina A certain cure fori onMiinptiimiii ttrM tieN.iiii,!:isiir' r I ifin:.ii iiueijst.ir-s t'vj it iinif. on ui'l m c tl'- xc-ii"iit e'feit affi taking the ti'-st Ii -i. 1 In l-;ilerv every wia re. Iire boitiv.'J.). uls autl ."HI cents. SPINAL CURVATURE Can he Cured ALSO OTHER Dtr9RMITir3. Tv S Write o. rail at off- for Trer- inform.! Xs 4 ilea. Hi. in m totiiiK.tii.il. iio: i iruif ( 7i l ui'-;it t.m-S' . ti. .out ;ii sic tans, t oir Wi?)y S-tt onr I atr ilvlc:.r. No lt.irrnot Trent ! sucrtssful'j LRjvfta ,v '"ait. J'-.vra ars tiiM-rii-nr. IheUloat'W-t'.yircaitlibCrttap-r'lGlHL capital -.an.ooo oo. . OMAHA. NEB. ft TO 2 1 ARLINGTON BIN 'two of Nature's beaut ifiers. and those who want to have clear skins, bright eves and rosv color will embrace even- op-iortunity of bing tit the open air. More iiiijxirtant than all of tli-c, i?f that the young woman or tuhMlo-ugc-l woman starts with a healtbv uomaiilv svstcin. It j, he m dragged down or suit'era greatly nt t-t:iNl periods, she i.-i hound t have that dragged-out, worn out look winch gos with Aoriian'.v weakness. lint this is not difficult m cure, becaiii-e a physician, who makes a specialty of disi-ar-erf of -Aomcn, has given to the world a medicine which is alx-olutely a cure for these wejikne-fcea. We mean Dr. Tierce's Favorite Prescrip tion. It htaiifLs atone at a medicine which has been tesUl and recom mended for the last thirty-eight years. It stands alone us the only medicine now on the market which is guaranteed to contain no alcohol or narcotics of any kind. IB. R. V. Piracie. Buffalo. N. Y.: Drxr Sir Your "Favtjn'e Prcsrrlptlon bnnurht rne safely tlirvUKti that difficult ie riotl rmlk-tf charik'eof life. I had hot and oild Huohe. sick licaia-hes. hr-rame exlt-). ftus tratetl. nervous and IrrltaMc My appctito was fltful and for (lay - I was unahle to eat a fair meal. My aunt ro.imn.ended nw to try Ilr. lMrit-es Favoitte Prescription an't 16 made a groat chansp; for the better. Within two weeks the unpleasant f'jellngs hmi lisap pearod. I have a hushand and eight children m have the care of a lame family hut "a ahle to attend to ci; household duties with out any difficulty ami tavsed the period with out any more trouble. X ca-i recoinii.aid your "Favorite Prescription as a grand medlciu forwotne.'i- Mrs. Mart Emsminoku. 34 E. Ankeny St.. Portland. Oregon. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets clear tha complexion and sweeten the breath, they cleanse and regulate the stomach, liver and bowels and produce perma nent benefit and do not re-act on the system. One is a gentle laxative. Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser, in paper covers, !b sent on receipt of 21 one-cent ttanips. Addre&a Dr. K. V. Pierce, Buffalo, X. Y. HORSE CO., LINCOLN, .NtBKASKA 4 ISE jjji r t k t i V4 . r. ! ) .L .v Jj.