THE OMAHA DAILY BEEI : WEDNESDAY , DECEMBER 14 , 1887. . * Senator Ohandlor's Bill For Super visors of Southern Elections. FAULKNER WINS THE FIGHT. The Election Coiiunlitco Djelnrci Him lOntltliMl to the ; Vncnnt Hunt Hly I'rof. Hwcnnon UtliRf Congressional Proceeding * . Hnnato. WASHINGTON , Dec. 13. .Mr. Dawcs In troduced a bill taxing manufacturers and dealers in adulterated lard and requiring it to bo stamped. Mr. Cul'om's bill to authorize rate pensions fixes Iho pen sion for loss of sight or disability rcquirlm ; regular attendance at $ ri per month. Other bills were as lollows : lly Mr. Paddock To appropriate 40,0KJ ( for a public building at. Beatrice , Nob. Hy Mr. Teller To increase the pension ol Mrs. Gcnoral Ward U. Uennett to SUM pet month. lly Mr. Wilson of Iowa To authorise- the , postmaster general to lease premises for thr use of llrat , second and third class post master ; al.so , to provide that no third class poslofUce shall bo relegated to u fourth class whose grots annual receipts mnniint tc tl.WXl , or whoso box routs and commUnlon- . , , bring the postinaslcr's salary up to $1W ) < 1 pei Si / annum. Superintendent Theme , of the Unltei Stales eoaat and geologic survey , In hfs i\n \ nuul report stales lhat every brand of the work of survey' has bcci actively prosecuted during the yo.ir to : degree commensura'lo with the means onVrei by congress. Kfforts wcro concenlralcd it pushing to completion imporlant survey- nlrcudy In progroi.s aifd in beginning tlio < ImiK-rutlvcly demanded by llio interests o commerce- and navigation , A statement from the secretary of war wa- laid before the house , exhibiting the opor.i tlons of the Sprlnglleld armory. There wiv expended fJS7,72 ! ( , thoprincipal item of whicl is ono of t > )73t'i ) , ; $ for the manufacture o arms , for which purpose only $1,0-17 was expended ponded during thn preceding fiscal jear There were ! ! 0,10 < 1 Springfield rlflea and 5,001 Hprlnglleld carbines turned out. Sonntor Chandler has introduced n hill tt regulate thu holding of congressional clec tlons in South Carolina , Florida , Mlsslgslpp und Louisiana. It provides for the appoint ment by the president , with the advice am consent of the senate , of four supervisors o election for each congressional district in tin states to which thu mensuie applies , who IIP required to sub-divide thu districts Into i Bunlcient number of voting precincts. Ii each precinct , the circuit com tot thu Unitet Stales is to npi > olnt four inspectors and twi poll clerics , who are to make a registration o voters and conduct the eongresslona elections. The supervisors are to att : as i canvassing board , to rceoivo , return from inspectors nnd ascertain am declare tlio result of bluction. Supoi visors. inspectors and poll clerk pro to bo divided equally beUvccn two princl Jnil political parties. Thu measure contain minute provisions governing the manner o t'Ogistration and conduct of the elections , to ( other with i > onaltien. for election frauds. To an Associated press reporter who askci Jits purpose in limiting thu operation of th mcasuru to thu four states named , Mr Chandler said : "It is my desire lo secure if possible , the passage of a national electioi law in tliosu suites whcru there is a manifcs und avowed suppression of republican sul Trago. In Louisiana democratic leaders dc clarer thdr intentioa not to idlow the colorct people to vote the republican ticket , and hnvi also asserted their intention to settle till question without the slightest regard t < , northern boutimout on the subject. Hence think both northern sentiment and Intorcs should lead to the pas < < ago of laws to llmi the Mippresslon of sutlrdgo to elections fo Bt to otneurs , and give us frou suffrage fo national ofilcors. The measure docs no " "cover presidential elections , for the rcnsoi , that the constitution .gives no authority fo After Iho presentation of a largo numbo Of iHititions , Mr. Merrill , from llio coniinltU- pn tlnance , reported back the senate bill t credit and pay to the several states anil lerr : ( tories and to the District of Columbia all th Inonoys collected under thu direct tax act o the tith of August , IbOl. Mr. Ingalls Introduced bills to remove th ( imitation in the payment of arrears of pei Blons and granting arrears in certain cases' t those pensioned by special act of congrcs ; Other bills were introduced , and among thei thu following : lly Mr. Sherman -For the preservation c woods and forests adjacent to the sources o navigable rivers and their afllui-nls. By Mr. Hoar A constitutional nmcndmon for tlio extension of the congressional tori until the last Tuesday in April. Hy Mr. Cullom To amend the inter-stnt Commerce act ; also for the establishmeti nnd operation of a United States postal teh raph ; also to equalUo rates of pensions i cottaln cases ; also to extend pension laws t Btca-mboatTiien and others acting under ordei Of United Stales oMcors. By Mr. Jones of Arkansas Opening tli Bloux reservation in Nubnuska to scttlemcn By Mr. ' Fryo To promote thu politic ; progress and commercial prosperity of tl : American nation. By Mr. Gray To establish a .court of a ] peals. Mr. Plntt offered a resolution which w ; referred to the committee on rules to amen Iho rules so that hereafter the Bcuato aha consider and net upon treaties and execute nominations in open session except wlu Otherwise onlerod. 1'ho select committco of the last congrc On methods In executive departmenls wi coutliuwd with leave to report any time prl to January 25. . Mr. Dolph called up Iho bill introduced 1 him yesterday lo provide for fortlilcatioi nnd other sea coast defenses. On his niotit It was referred ( o thu committee on coast Hi defenses. The ticnato then adjourned until to-morroi 11 on He , WASHINGTON , Dec. 13. A largo number executive communications were laid bofo the house by the. speaker aud appropriate referred , and then at 12:10 : a recessw taken until 1 o'clock. After ivce-js , the speaker having called M Mills of Texas to the chair. Mr. Carinmi < Illinois offered a resolution lhat the 'ollowii named gentlemen sliall constiuito the cm .Hjitloo on elections : Crisp , O'Ferrall , Out y-alto , Harry , Mulsh , Heard , Joim-um ftorth Carolina , O'Neill ot Indiana , Moot Itowcll , Houk , Cooper , Lyman , Johnson Indiana , and Lodge. The icolulum w unanimously adoplcd. The speaker" rusunn thu chair anil illrectett all papers In t ! various contested cloctioti cases lo bo rofcrr lo the fommlttoo Just elected. The hou then adjourned until Friday. Faulkner SeatciU WAsiiiNaTox , Doc. 13. The senate co mltteo on privileges and elections ilovol several hours to-day to the consideration the West Virginia contest. The burden Mr. Lucas1 argument was Unit a special PI lou of the legislature had nti powur to eU a senator , and that he , as Iho governor's i politico , ! * entitled to serve until the meeting tholojIsUturo In 1S-VJ. IIi | > iuotcdUiourovUI Of the state constitution which deuhtrcs tli special sMMotxs ot the legislature Mmll rtnt Upon no biiflnnss except that slated lit t proclamation by which It was called togetli Faulkner contended llmt the eleclionof sci tor'wa * not comprehended in the term "bu ness" as used In the state constitution a ftverrnd tlutt tlin vast majority of tlio Judi try nnd bar of West YlrRinln was of his \v of thlnkin ? . XThn conimitiC'u discussed t matter und deiurmiiu-vl unanlinouhly to rep In favor of Faulkner's title to the vuo ; eat. I'rol' . Swunsoii's I'nloitt. Dec. tj.--In : \r * y WAMIINIITUX. - - response rovtlutlon Af inquiry the couunissloiu'r grlculturi ro-day sent U contir.unl2i\Uon \ tha M'liato blntlng that u patent Uud l < t granted Professor Swuison for an Impro mont ( n the ditTusI n process of mak utarvhluh improvement thy i bdllcvrs was discovcrfO by I'rof. while In Uio'govcinmeNt employ and r.'l l-v making cxi rimrnts with the pounlo'H mo.- tor the bcucili of thoi > oop.le. Ho had t ' ( tested to lUo cjinuih'sloner ' of tuitenU usal granting n patent , but was Informed that the patent had been nlruady granted. The com- uilisloncr further says he has suggested to the attorney general that suit bo Instituted to perpetually enjoin Prof , Swcnson from mak ing use of his patent. Court Funds Kxliauntocl WAMiiNdTON , Doc. HI. [ Special Telegram to the Hr.K. ] When tlio house committee on appropriations is appointed , the llrst thing that will bo brought to Its attention will bo the necessity for nn urgent deficiency bill to prevent the closing of n number of United States courts. Nearly all of these courts , owing totho exhaustion of money appropri ated for Jurors' and witness" fees for the last llscal year , wore compelled to close three months bo fora the new appropriation became available , which was on the 1st of last July. Tliis threw a great deal of accumulated business onto the present llscal year and hni made , together with ordinary business , .such aiiiiiiroad into thu present appropriation that It is pretty well exhausted. Unless something bo done before February the country will again suffer from the closing of the courts. Thuso fact.s will bo submitted to the appro- pi i.ition committee by Attorney General Oar- land us soon as it gets to work. Military Matters. \VAsiux < trosj Doe. 1ft. [ S | cclal Telegram to' the HKK. ] Lcavo of absence for font months is granted to Flist Lieutenant Stephen O'Connor , Twenty-third inlantryto take effect January 1. Captain Joseph H. Campbell , Fonrth nrtll- lery , ins been granted fourteen days exten sion of leave. A general court. , martial , composed ol officers of the Fifth artillery , has convened at Fort Columbus , N. Y. Secretary Kndlcott , accompanied by Adju tant General Drum aijd Cavtain | Taylor , will leave Friday next to visit the military prison at Fort Leavc'iiworthj Kan. They will bi gone about a wcuk and will make a short stop in Chicago. By direction of the secretary of war , para graph 17'J ot the regulation is amended to read as follows" : "Noii-coniuilsslonedolllcen may be reduced to the ranks by the sentence of it court martial , or by'ordOrof the com manderof thu rcKiment. If reduced to the ranks bv garrison courts , at posts not tin 'headquarters of the regiment , thocoinmandci will Immediately forward a transcript oT tin order to the regimental commander. " ami loivn Pension * * . X , Doc. 1U. [ Special Tolcgran to the Hun. ] The following pensions wen granted Nebraskans to-day : Lconah J , widow of Alfred D. Scholley , Shelton. Me : lean war Andrew Joliff , Llccnnc. Origins Alfred G. Scholloy , deceased , Shelton Louis Hlncs , Pooria. Increase Henry C Uowland , Pallisado ; William Uobertson Genoa. Pensions for'lowa : John , father of Sam ucl F. SidesJ3eavor ; Ilcttio M. , mother o Fred Brown , Marougo. Mexican war Join C. Baar , Hrookville. Original Jonathan I ) Drake , Mount Ayr ; Tlioinas Markey , Bon durant ; C. 11. Quickly , Decatur ; Joseph li Setter. Newton ; Jqsenh Balrd , Onawa ; Join Meyer , Glen wood ; John Q. Morre , lowi Centre ; William B. Ilaskins , Chester. In crease rebate J. B. Moore , Washington Elias E. Jackson , Winlleld ; William U. Jarl helm , Dexter ; Colvin B. Campbell , Abrighton William M. Ltftlo , Charles City ; Henry S Gloason , Bnrnsldo ; Joseph Consstock , Ot tumwa ; Kd Townu , Kilbournc : Colvin li Wison , ICingslcy ; William A. Simons , Corn ing. Restoration and increase FrcdGuthrio Gulhric Centre. nnd lowsx Patents. WASIHXOTOX , Dec. Ii. ! [ Siecial Telcgran to the HuK.l The following patents wcfe is sued to-day to Nebraska sud Iowa inventors John B. Altnian , Cascade , la. , hame tug ; W P. Bcttendorf , Davenport , la. , mctallii wheel ; J. M. Bolton , Sioux City , la. , euf holder ; E. S. Burbank , Omaha , Jeweler' ; tag ; Frank Church , DiiHoes , Neb. , haino J. tl. Conrad , Long Pine , Nob. , storm door Abraham Dillor and J. White , Brlgton. la. car coupling ; W. G. George , assignor of one half to J. Cclner , Harlan , la. convortahlo stock wagon ; T. A Harr.isrii , Emmctsburg , la. , car coup Hug ; J. Patton. Fort Sidney , Neb. electric motor or dynamo electric machine John llavnnc , Keokuk , la. , plant support am protector. OmuIiit'R Intcrc-us in Congress. WASHINGTON' , Deo. 115. ( Spccinl Telograr to the HKK. ] Senator Mai'dorson to-da , rciutroduced the bill / ho proposed I the last congress providing" for the sale o Fort Oni'.dm and purchase of a section eland land within ten miles of Omaha for a ne\ fort. As stated by a BKIS special severs days ago , Gcnoral Sheridan endorsed th measure and will urgoits passage. Mr. Mar derson lias also introduced a bill llxlng tb htatutu of limitation of liability on bonds n iivo years. It Is suggested by some suits o Id bonds and against bomlsmen at Omaha. Pouul dumbos. WASHIXOTOX , Deo. 13. [ Special Tolcgrai Lo the BKI : . ] The following Nebraska pos masters were appointed to-diiyi Hobert I' Fruits , Union , Cass county , vice Charles I HOBS , fnilnl to qualify ; George AV. Mean1 Georgetown , Ouster county , vice John f Myers , removed. t Powdcrly Seriously III. Pnii.vnr.M'itiA , Dee. 13 fuforniatlon wt received yesterday morning at the ICnlghtsc Labor heMquartorn lioro that Grand Mastc Workman Powdorly had been t-trlckcn , wit severe hemorrhage of" the lungs at his lloir In Scranton. The news created u great dei of excitement , un'iOng Powderly's fricnO nnd clerks at lieadiiuartcrs , but everyboil about the establishment was Instructt to kec ] ) the matter ,11 pvofound riecrei and iho greatest iirecautlon wi taken to prevent the news from reaching tl outsWc. Powdcrly was to have left his hon in Scranton early yesterday morning to a tend the monthly meeting of the general o ecutivo board , but ihy sudden attack whii came upon him nliwst ' completely prostrati him and rcndere'd.a trip to to this city out i the question. Powdcrly has hitherto be < troubled with weakness of- the hlnirs , bi nonoof his ptnjYiotts attacks' , it i < v said , hai been so serious i\s that of yesterday. A UUputcli from Svrantou says Powder is somewhat butter this morning.- Again Arrested. Nr.w YOUK , Doc. KJ. Henry S. Ivos of tl defunct banking linn of II. S. Ivcs & C < was arrested this afternoon on a warra issued on the charge of grand larceny mai by Julius Doxtcr , presldciit' of the Cinci nail , Hamilton & Dayton' railroad compan The uflldnvlt alleges that on Juno ( I , 1 7 , draft for $11XOU ) ( ) , sent to Ivcs as trustee be.used In part payment ot the sum duo t Terre Haute & " Indianapolis madv was n pi-opriatod by Ivcs foivthu use of his llr : Ivos was taken to iwlico court , whcro coun- cl.ilin.ed tlio iso was pnpfor n civil cou : Ivos hulil ho did "not .expect criminal proccc ings. Ives was held in f2."jfKxf bail , which 1 sister furnished. Trouble * . Nrw YOUK , Dec. 1 ! ! . Thn woll-known fli of D. DeCastro& Co. , shlplng.nnd | ) comm slon merchants , Jiqvn failed. The. capital the house w5s iiliie d at jjWO.IXIO. At t : oftico to-day It was sa'd ' that oxnccted rein anccs on coileo conblgned to them had fall to arrive , and this had precipitated t assignment. The attorney for the assign said the liabilities and assets , roughly cs mated , were fromT.Vt ) OtoflOt > 0OiJO , ahr three-fourths of which wcro duo in Sou nnd Central America. Hwhncr , Hcaley & Conway , dry gooi failed to-day. Liabilities estimated at | < 1 - "It's only u quontion of tlmo , " nc : short tlmu , loo. n3 to whoa . .voUirhc mutUin wiUriQtdtoIIooJl'd Sarsaimrill Try it.- _ _ A Sure Thing. There nro vcry fuw thliiR3 In this li of which wo may bo absolutely ccrtai 1ml thta In ono of thorn : that Dr. Pioro "IMcliKiut I'nrcstivo Pcllotfi1' huvo equal na n cnlharU In ilonuigomcnts the Uvcr , btvinttuh and bo'wnla. Tli nro very small nml tholr action IstnVi nnt. I'uruly vogotnblo , perfectly har less. 5o cent's , u vjal , All drugibtd. DR , PARKER AND GLADSTONE , Some Oaustlo Words From the Member of Parliament. CHARGED WITH SELLING OUT. Iiord Hnllslmry Hald to Ifnvc Check- in a tccl Pcrslco'H. Solienio lly He- newlnu DlploinatU ; Kolittlons With the Vatican. Pnrkor nnd ( ilndstonc. [ Copi/r/M ( ( / 1SS71 > H Jainct flnnlnn lltnnelt. ] LONDON' , Dee. 13. [ New York Herald Cable Special to the BIK. : ] The extraor dinary letter from Dr. Parker , published by the Herald has , for the moment , thrown more important matters into the shade. Gladstone sometimes has made himself rather cheap , especially of late , but it Is not generally known that his friends had the privilege of farming him out whenever they worn short of funds. ' Perhaps ho would prefer - for to have some cholco In regard to the tlmo und place of exhibition , the settlement of terms ' and the distribution of prollts. Parker undertakes to nianago all this part of thu business , but wlic.ii ho returns ho will find the sago of Hawarden 'quite ready to bo hawked round for sale like u quaclr pill. Parker has got himself into a pretty mess , As ho has preached In America , It Is un necessary to s.iy what style of a man ho is. Ho goes in for salvation at any price. I passed his tabernaelo on Temple street und saw an Immense crowd sround the doors. I asked a Parkurito what was the matter. He said a woman was going to preach. "And Parker too I" I asked. The Parkurito groaned and declined to answer. Tliis stimulating diet is served regularly at the temple on Holborn viaduct. But what -will the faithful say now that tholr high priest has been rejected I Brooklyn had his lectures laughed at and now ho has tried to sell the grand old man. Dr. Parker used to pray a great deal for Gladstone's health nnd long IIfo. Wo now begin to fear that these gopd wishes wcro prompted by regard for No. 1. A statesman who can bo hired out for interviews , like n perambulating Juror , may bo made almost us good as nn annuity to n smart manager and poor Gla'dstone thought Parker loved him for his own sake. However old a man may be , ho always has something new to learn beside human nature. When Gladstone set up lately In the timber trade all moneys were remitted straight to Hawardon. Souvenirs frcm the felled trees are still on sale at Cd and up wards. The business Is strictly in the hands of a llrm. No interloper is allowed to touch It. Young Herbert takes the money and sends off the goods Vith the usual circular , "hoping to merit your continued support. " Herbert will' call upon Parker as soon as the latter arrives. Ho will want to have the now hiring out game properly explained to him. Great in dignation is cxuressed in the Gladstonlan circle. He always has been careless about the people ho too ! : Up with. A friend of the great man has Just been explaining to mo that anybody who lettered him could persuade : iim into anything , but ho will not bo per- .uaded . to pour out six columns of talk on ( Vmerica to nil n paper's pockets. He may , it times , bo duped , but ho knows now to resent an affront. Parker's inly chance is to explain his letter away on rue Gladstonlan principles. Faillng > that il may require morc'than ono wesian's , preach- ng to draw a crowd back to the temple. The Parkeritcs uro all agitated. So is a imicli nore important body of extreme Protestant ? f every denomination. The Duke of Norfolk has gene to Rome ns t special envoy from the queen and a.thousatu onjectures as to his errand fill the air. Sonu of the papers try to make out thai ho queen is merely sending a trivial mes iiigo in reply to the pope's Jubilee gift. Bui assuredly tliero is something more than thai n the trulh. , I bellovo it to bo that the goy eminent intends to resume the firmer diplo malic relation ! * with tlio Vatican ro gar.llcss of the popular prejudice whicl , till exists on the subject. It wil bo remembered that Gladstone sent ai envoy to the pope , though it was denied tha ho had any oflleial authority. Afterwards i came out that ho held diplomatic intercourse with the papacy und that his expenses wen [ > ald like thosn of any minister. Salisbury no doubt , intends to counteract the singula mission to Ireland of Monsignor Porscowhc ! has-naturally fallen much unflertholnfluonci of the homo rule party. If the pope can to brought to Issue n prouunciamcnto to favo homo rule , a largo party of the Irish clerg ; would be greatly pleased as well a strengthened. It is hoped tha M. Persico * will sucqecd in call ing forth some such document The government wish to bring inllucnccs ti bear jipon tlio other side , therefore n propos tion will bo nmdo for the dispatch of a p&pa envoy to St. James , whi'.q the Duke of Noi folkmay for a tlmo consent to remain Ei glish minister at the Vatican. This woul bo vary satisfactory to the pope , who ha long and earnestly desired the restoration o a formal oflleial relationship with the BritU government. Hepcated overtures ha been made towards that end , but til now none have been well rccelvpi When , however , it was seen thu Monsignor Persico had been sent oftlclall , to Ireland , and that ho was returning wit the obvious intention of procuring the pup ; benediction on the homo rule movement , 1 was thought to bo high time to make nn ai sworlng move , Salisbury in this affair ha once more shown great sublcty and insiglil Ho silently watched all thai had gonqon , an Just as his adversary appeared to have wo the game ho touched ono pioc and cried "Chcckmato. " There can h llttlo doubt that the prevent arrangement wi bo successful. The Ouko of Nprfolk will h eminently welcome at thoVatican. . H represents nn ancient family which1 mad great sacrifices for the church and suffure much on Its account , including entire cxch slou from political life for many generation ! The present duke's domestic aftlctiot have drawn him the sympathy i the whulo nation. This cou must bo regarded ns one of Salisbury's mo torpicws , and though Exeter hall may otu more ralso its bray , I bellove the people goi crully will approvn what Is Jielng done an that the Vatican will again bo represented u the English court , and that Mousignor PC slco's litllo intrlguo with the ultra hou iiilers will crumble to pieces. A MHMUKK or PAHLUMUXT. Wilson Partly Vindicated. ICopi/rfuAt / ISS7 l > u J'Wica Guiiloii Jleimett , ' ] PAISIS , ( via Havre ) , Dec. lit. [ New Yoi Herald Cable-Special to the BUB. ] Tl tribunals to'dny gave Judgment In the sens tloanl matter of the abstraction of two Icttc relating to thu red ribbon scandals. Th ( decided that , no reason existed to prosccu J.lcusrti. Wilson , Gcrgnon or Goron. Tl Judgment was not unexpected I the three persons Implicated , noi the less did It glvu great rclof | to t ) ex-president und his son-in-law , M. Wllo The ntUfnclion won illghtlv alloyed wi annoyance , as thu lodgment , while ucquilth him of the extraction of thu documents , ce suit'd him for having substituted two othe in their place after they had disaj > peare Ho persists In nRlnntng that ho Is entire blameless , and declares ho is the victim of rivalry existing between the iwllco depai and- the ' ' incut - magistracy. 8KULU. Baiii Stover's Ffjtflitful Assault Upoi Ctmrlc'y1 KAhlcnicycf. Charley Kohlcmt > yer , at ono time th keeper of the "Itod States hotel 01 Douglas street , ts.dylug dying ut the bom of his mother on Cnpltol nvcnuo from a f rat tured skull indicted with a loaded cano li Kaufmann's ' saloon on Douglas stroe last night. Sijiil ' Stover was hi assailant. ICohlcme.vor Is now n rcsl dent of Paplllon-nnd ( hocamo to town las night to attend niileetiilg of the G. A. 1 ! post of Which ho ! , U "n member. Ho wa standing In front of Kaufman's bar I'trlnklti ] when Stover came in , nnd without words Warning bognn tittack ng ICohlcmcye with the deadly wdapon. Bleeding nn wounded the unfortunate man fell insenslbl to the lloor , and In the excitement Stove made his escape. BU11NEI ) TO DEATH. FrI Iitful l-'nto of n Htock Dealer In Ham nt Denver. DENVKII , Col. , Dec. H. [ Special Telcgrai to the Br.u. ] Fire in Leshcr , McNnssor i Harris' livery stable at midnight resulted i the death of Ed Barr , n stock dealer , an severely burning his partner , W. S. Conl link , .about the head and hands. The tw men slept In the front hay loft and wer awakened by the roaring of flames aronn them. Barr. rushed for the stairs , but wu overcome by the heat before ho rcache them , nnd was burned to ono solid blistei Colliding Jumped from the front window t the ground , badly spraining his ankle. Th tire was extinguished by the dcpartmcr with but little damage to the building an none to the stock. How it caught Is u.tuyi tcry. President Cnrnot's Message. PAIIIS , Dec. 13. President Carnot's mei sago was submitted to the chambers todaj It advocates a policy of cbncord nnd nppcasi ment , and urges the adoption of practic : reforms for the improvement of the finance ; The chambers , ho says , In assisting the goi eminent to execute this programme will giv Europe a precious pledge of France's ardor dcslro to contribute to the consolidation i general peace and lo facilitate the ilcvclo ] ment of good foreign relations. The government is desirous to give n larp share ol attention to the land and sea force : It is for the chambers to endow the govcn ment with power to execute a programin which will secure for the country an era f peaceable , faithful activity , and thus giv Europe a plcdgo of the ardent desire < Franco to strengthen general peace , and a slst in the development of good relations b twecn the powers. Tlio message was we received. After it had been read , the chan bora adjourned until Thursday. O'Donovnti KoHsa'n Sucpcssor. Loxnox , Dec. 1 ! ) . The Times states pntl authority of a Parnollite , who stipulates ths bis name must no bo disclosed , that D Hamilton Williams , of Now York , succcei O'Donovan Hossa in the leadership of tl : extreme nationalists in Now York , and thi Williams has a fund of . 200,000 at his di posal to organize assassinations amldyimtni' explosions by sending to England Irisl American agents who do not worlc dlrcctl ; but endeavor "to find men among the crim nals of largo towns to assassinate public me and conduct dynamitq explosions. Thes men are now at worlf and will be supplic with funds. The Times ilnformaiit also stnti that 200 weight of dynamite has been store secretly in London- , but ho professes to I unaware of Its cxacfc'Iocrrtity. A Ranqtiet to Granvlllc. Loxnox , Dec. 13Tlib cabinet decided i reassemble parliament . February 7. Tl Eighty club gave a banquet to-night in hem of Earl Granvillo. in. a spcccTi Granvll contended that the reception given Hart in ton and Ooschen lnDUbUh , was no test i public opinion. The liberals OJd r.Gt ish ' declare ths ASasiciems b'eyond the palo of tl 'parfy. On the contrary , they wished bring about a reunion bya suspension of tl Irish question. If- the government undo took to settle the Irish question upon tl reasonable basis of self-government the would have the hcartysupportof the liberal An Kinlie/.fling : Ambassador. LOXDO.V , Dec. 12. The Pall Mall Ga/et says General Willongliby , until recently ni bassador of Madagascar in London , was co vlctcd , on bis return to Madagascar , of tl embezzlement of 12,000. and sentenced imprisonment for an indefinite period. French A Hairs. PAIIIS , Dec. 13. The formation of tl Tirard ministry was brought about by thrca of President Carnet to resign -Tirard i fused to go ahead with the task. It is no called "Carnot's cabinet. " The organ Clemenccau nnd other radical organs mnl violent attacks on the now govornmoi 'Which it is expected will collupso after t' holidays. National Federation of Labor. B.U.TIMOUI ? , Dec. 13. The second nunu convonlion of the national federation of lab met in this city to-day. After recess t committee on credentials reported in favor seating nil the delegates who arrived exec Delegates Ostor and Harvey , of the Distr of Columbla/who were declared enemies the cause of united labor , and after a heat discussion were refused seats. Preside Gompers , in his annual report , spoke of t necessity of legislation for the regulation employment of women and children , of t heavy displacement of labor by machinery the last few years and Its Inllucnco on , Indi trial depression , the necessity of regulati the hours of labor nnd urgent need of orgn i/cd efforts to improve the condition of t laboring classes. Ho touched on the Jc ousy existing between the federation and t Knights of Labor andjaldthcro was noneci sity for it. Ho disclaimed all sympathy love for anarchy , its methods or tcachlni 'Adjourned until to-morrow. . A Cowboy linns Ainnck. HAMMOND , Ind. , Dec. 13. Tlio prize flfi between William Somors , of Chicago , and unknown from Michigan City , at Ilessvl to-night , was indefinitely postponed by t Motion of a cowboy named Claude Kimb ; who ran amuck through the crowd In t saloon where t'm light was to take plai firing indiscriminately right'nnd lu Pctor liclch , keeper of the saloon , dn a revolver and shots wcro exchange between him nnd Klmball , which resulted Heich falling mortally wounded. Kimb look to the woods. Ho had been drunk the evening , but. had been put to bed. Itw when everything w'as in readiness for t fight that ho Jumped wildly into the ro < nnd began shooting. ! Mooting of NortliwcHtorn . Brecde CHICAGO , Dec. 13. X Srtmly attended me Ing'of the North western r'lJreodcrs' ' assoc tion was held to-day f ir'thc - purpose of' ranging the colt Btakcs-foi'.lho season'ISSS the northwestern cirimffc. ? A committee v appointed to draft anltreport on the subje to bo submitted to a future , called meeting. , * "i Hentioard llqJU8i.U Btored. NRW Yonif , Dec , IS.t-a'Ao presidents of I trunk lines settled th'cf flgjit over rates fr Chicago to the seaward , on live stock n dressed beef to-day.flndijtho old tariff v rcstort d. 'Tho Grand Trunk wasrepresou' ' at Iho meeting and aomlcqfcd. For the Mnrdc-r ol'Ifcr Son. BOSTOX , Dec. 13. There was a largo cro In attendance at the second day of the tt of Mrs. Surah Itouinson , for the murder her son. _ "Weather Indications. For Nebraska : Colder , fair weather , fr < to brisk northerly wlnd > , For Iowa : Colder , generally fair wcath fresh to brisk nortlrly winds. For Dakota : Kllchtly colder , fnlrweath light variable winds. Thrcn Children nurncd to Death Poist PI.KAHAXT , W. Va. , Dec. 13.Smu Henry Fawcgtt alrd wife , living fivQ mi south of bore , went to church , and when tl had returned homo they found theirth llttlc.chlldreu , whom they had locked In house , burned to death. NEBRASKA DAIRYMEN MEET , 'irst ' Session of the Annual Con vention of the Stnto. A WELCOME TO THE DELEGATES J. Dlxoti Avcry Tells About Nrlirnsku'f 'l-ogi-CMH In Butter Making Pies- Idcnt Whltmorc'H Address Oilier Interesting Pnnurn. Dairymen's Klrnt Mi-ctliiff. The third annual convention of the No irashn Dairymen's association opened li jurmanla hall last night at S o'clock with at .ttemlanco . of about thirty dairymen ant Icalcrs In dairy products front abroad and li he city. The exercises were opened by at 'Verture ' by Prof. Hohr's band. This wiv 'ollowi.il by a welcome address by ox-Oov rnor Saunders. Ho said lhat ho did no tnow why ho had been called upon to ad ill-ess the gathering , nevertheless ho wai ileoscd to say u few words to them. Tholr : ivas nn honorable business und , indeed , tt ilut it was the most honorable that could bi 'ollowpd. When u boy ho was ntiscd on t 'arm and had his share In the milking C the cows. Ho would say to then hat thcyAvoro welcome here. We could no .to without them. Their business was no itily honorably ; it was also absolutely ncc jssary for life. It began as early as tin history of man. Two of the articles madi use of in the feast nt Abraham's tent whei i mcssdngor of the Lord called to nn noitnco to the patriarch that his seed shouli "ast-for6vor , weru milk and butter , becausi lie scriptures said that Abraham placed be 'ore them milk and butter and gave them o ho calf to cat. Uutter was peed for tin Icing and lord and laborer. Neatness be longed to their business. A hearty mm gould perhaps cat a rough meal will "ard before him , but place on hi : : able a pinto of butler which had but tin enst speck of uncleanlincss , und It wouh .uill upon his taste more than the courses .llsh that could bo served lo him. The governor ornor concluded with unotliiirhearty wolcomi , o the homes and firesides of Omaha. The Temple quartette , conslstingof Messrs Uiggs , Whcclor , II. LSurhloy and W. Dowji 'ug , sang , in an excellent manner , "Tt iVrms. " Mayor Uroatch then welcomed tin convention , and incidently referred to tin great improvements which Omaha has nuuli n the past few years. Uohi's orchestra llici mvyed another medley. J. Dlxon Avcry , of Fremont , who was tt reply to the address by Mayor Hroatch , wiv delayed by the lateness of the Northern Pa clllc train. He , however , made i few remarks of a praotlcal nature which were appreciated by the audience. Th association he said was not a mutual ad miration society. At its meetings , ho wai satisfied , would be given expression to th' ' jest thoughts on dairying by the best peopli _ n the business , nnd before the close of tin session ho expected to listen to dairyniei from Iowa , Dakota and 'Wisconsin as regard the best manner of handling milk. Nobrask stands second to no state in the country as i corn raising state. At Sioux City a Nebrask count liad been declared the queen of th corn produced and displayed there. Wliur torn could bu produced dairying could b successful. If corn was king then was tli cow queen. Hotter corn 'could bo producci in th west than In the cast. It had bee once said that butter could not be producci west of the Ohio , but it had since bee demonstrated that good butler could b made hero during certain months of the yeai In Nebraska thcro were darics whose butle commanded Just as good price as that in th cast. Elgin had had an experience of thirt , years , while Nebraska had had only six yean Six years ago there.vs3 . hot ercon'.cry ; „ tno stnto. To-day betwec forty and seventy-live existed. Souie of thes wore doing excellently , others fully wcl Iowa was second to but ono state in Iho cas in the product of her dairies , and that wu New York. Twenty years ago Iowa wu n Nebraska is today. Nebraska had all th favorable conditions , and in the next dccad should bo equal to her neighbor across th river. It should pay attention to the Yrodm tion of cheese. Yearly it imported botwee 80.1)00 ) and UuOtX ) boxes of that article. 1 paid out between * JOO,000 and f 100,000 fc cheese. All that amount should bo saved I the farmer. Ho closed his remarks by in pressing upon his hearers that it was bettc to have to consume the grass of the prairi than to pay this enormous sum annually t New York , Wisconsin and other states. The Temple quartette then sang anothc piece with adnilrabloV'flcct. Hon. W. G. Whitmoro , of Valley , prcsidcr of the association , referred to the fact tin when the association was born two ycnrs ap the country was being ruino : ' by Ono of tli most gigantic frauds ever perpetrated o a long-suffering people. Organic tion was the dairyman's only salvi tionCJa and wastho power whic resulted in the enactment of the natiom law which relegated t'bull" butter to Its ow sphere nnd compelled its gale on its own mo its. That was all that dairymen over oskci However , they had already been ndmonlshc from Washington that pressure would I brought to bear upon the present congress t repeal the present oleomargarine law or di stroy Its force. Would they suffer that to I : repealed i While deploring the necessity , 1 : suggested that in view of moro recent dove opments in the world of trndo it would I necessary lo organize a national butter trus Nebraska , however , with her advantage of climate , easy means of cultivation , * rapi nnd cheap communication with tlio east an west could defy competition in dairy pn ducts. Hut they weru now confronted by t li fact , that they could not raise grain ngalni the competition of Bombay , with its houm less and fertile plains , anil millions of labo crs , which tlio Suez rnnojl has brought with ! three weeks of London , moro cheaply an quickly than our products could bo shipped t the same jjluco. The means of escaping froi compctititjon was to rise above it t producing something superior. Tl market WAS never stocked with the verybes The best results in dairying were obtainc by mixing the ingredients with brain Klgin , 111 , , was the hot bed of dalryism , tl homo of creameries , the paradise of rlr farmecs ; poor when growing wheat and cor to soil ; rich when following modern bclcntit methods ot dairying. The dairymen i Klgin had a board of trade. It was orga Ized in IbT1. . The business of the first yci amounted to $ Slt > 00. In 'S'J the bnsinc amounted to $ i,7.7Jii ! ) , and over SHX)0ii ( ) ( in thu first eluvcn years of its existent- These sales were of butter and cheese alon Nebraska bo.iste.tl of a few of the line creameries in the country. Four of these the last year had produced 1,035,000 pouni of buller. Tills was an Increase over la yeau , nf-JQ , per cent. And yet they did n supply homo deiliand. Dp.ilcrs. had informt that In half of the : year , half Iho butler ai nearly nil the checso hand led by them can from Wisconsin and Illinois. What a coi mentary on Nebraska enterprise I John M. Thurston then spoke , contrast ) ! thu condition of t the New England farine the old style of butter-making with Iho pn slbilille-s of the farmer of Nebraska and U means within his reach ; referring to ai commendlng'tho objects of the associatio Which ho understood to ho to avail Itself i all scluntlnlu advancement in thu artofnt Izingtht ! products of iho dairy , urging tin thu problem' farming had been solvt when everything raised upon the farm lo It in milk , butter or cheusti and meat , tin doing away with the iwsslbility of any cm blnaiion of men to intcrixiso the difficulty truiiHpoctaliou , und cioiing witli thuhoi that iho. time would cnmo when nonu but tl best blooded cows , thu heaviest pork-pr ducing hogs and the best blooded lion * would bu upon the Nebraska farm. Julu Luuiburd of Chicago , win ) has sung all the conventions ot tliU luswialion , tin ' sang'"America , " Vhoaudlcnco standing at repeating under MrLumbard's Icadcrshl thu last half of each stun/a. Though KUtTc Ing from a void , Mr. Lumbard's effort w. . admirably made. Prof. H. II. Wing , of Lincoln , secretary'i the association , then rmulo u request I members stating that the dues were 11 p year anil llfu membership fee * were fS. Tli was thu only means of railing money to prl the proceedings , which was absolutely nucc flary for the advancement ottho members. Allan . Host of Omaha , mai n few remarks claiming th the railroads had inllUtxl the farmo dry and after the flower o' the llfu. of li latter had boon passed they wcro luft pn and with their fnrjns mortgaged.He ask -He business men of Otimhu und the .itate help them In maintaining honest butter ns against oleomargerlne. Ho favored organi zation among the dairymen If It would have the effect of protecting them In their Inter ests. ests.L. . S. Coffin , of Fort Madison , la. , said It was his glory to bo n farmer antl lo have been oho his life long. At the last meeting of their live stock breeders In Iowa , It was shown that there was only ono man In that stale who was licensed lo sell oleomargarine , nnd he resided in Council Bluffs. Hut he illd not sell his stuff thoro. Ho sent It over to Omaha and it was sold here. "But it wasn't made here , " Interpolated Colonel Clmso. Mr. Coflln contrasted ho condition of New England farms with their rocky soils. In which his fingers had often bled while pick ing the rocks. Ono saw largo houses and commodious barns , us If the people wcro prosperous. But , you could tltrow a stone from ono house to another , so small were the farms. Now , If people could thrive there under those circumstances what could they not do out hero with their boundless acres. Ho often felt If ho could bring his uncles- all his father's brothers wcro uncles out heru blindfolded and take oft the bandage on his farm , ho was coi tain they would think they wcro in Eden. Mr. Coffin will enlarge - largo uion this idea nnd several others of a iwictieal nature on next Thursday. Ho Is an excellent speaker and it will pay lo hear him. him.Tho The programme tor to-day IB ns fol lows : "Fodder Corn , " Hon. S. C. Bassett , Gibbon ; "Fodder Combinations , " Prof. H. II. Wing , Lincoln ; "Salt In ll Uolat ions to Dairy Use , " Dr. Martin Clark , Button ; "City Milk Supply , " B. H. Stoulfer. Bellevue ; music , "Tho Dairymaid's Song , " Miss Bertha Hoot , Omaha : "Women in the Dairy. Then and Now , " Mrs. II. C. ( JlUs- man , Mlllard ; address , Hon. H. W. Furnas , Brownvllle. Charity Ball. A charity ball at Masonic hall was given by a number of ladles , most of whom belong to Harmony assembly , No. 0379 , of the 1C. of L. There wcro about 150 couples present , und through the 'efforts of Iho ludlos In charge the occasion was made a most pleas ant one. The music for dancing was fur nished by the Musical Union orchestra , and the Gate City band contributed s > omo choice selections nt Intervals. A fine supper was served in the balcony at midnight , The master of ceremonies Henry Dunn. The reception committee was componed of tlio Misses Malllo Cooper , Mamie Golden , Allco Day , Maud Corey and .1. J. Maekedon , the arraiiftomonts committe , MumiuGolden , Mrs. W. A. Golden and N. A. Lcnord ; lloor com mittee , J. H. Weber , T. A. Golden , T. P. O'Brien , W. A. Golden , John C. McDcrmotl nnd John Innis ; door committee , .1. F. Golden ; managers , Mrs. W. A. Golden and MUs M. Golden. Aii Alleged WrostlliiK Fake. The wrestling match advertised , per side show hand-bill , to como off at the Exposition hall next Monday evening , it is alleged , Is a fake , and is calculated to materially injure all Icgitimato-sport here. None of the recog nized sporting people of the city know any thing whatsoever about the affair and are unanimous nnd vigorous in pronouncing it n fraud. Evan Lewis , the strangler , whom they nro evidently essaying to impersonate , is matched for u boufrwith Tom Connors at Battery B , Chicago , on the very evening these probable hippodromcrs are announcing "Lewis" for Omuhu. It looks dccidly like a confidence game. Licensed 'to Wed. The following licenses to marry wcro Issued yesterday by Judge McCullough : Name and residence. Age. ( David M. Murphy , Bccne County , la. . . . fil ( Anna Leader , Omaha ; H I Alfred D. Touzalin , Omaha ' . 2" ( Charlotteo E. Ostroin , Omaha 21 ( William Miles , South Omaha 25 ( Ollio E. Mason , South Omaha 19 I Harvov A. Graves , Omaha 112 f Kiltie "M. Smith , Omaha 23 Ilcr'8 Sell Out. For the last two days agents representing Her & Co. and the great whisky trust have been consulting tlio records of the county clerk's ofllco and copying the possessions of the Her firm as filed with the clerk. It is be lieved that by to-day or to-morrow notice of the absorption of Iho I tor's ' by the Trust will bo formally announced. Sale or n Valuable Stallion. James II. McShanesold histrottingstallion All Time , yesterday to Mr. Thomas Alsop , of Luramlo City , for $3,000 , and ho was shipped west last evening. All Time is a beautiful chestnut , l.W bauds-high , perfectly formed and about nine year ? old. Mr. Alsop , who is a wealthy ranchman and slock raiser , pur chased Iho hoi-so for breeding purposes. UKV. MK. imoWNCAPTUUKI ) . A Clover and Accomplished Forger . in the Toils. . Several weeks ago Iho Bnn gave the par- liculars of Iho dishonesty of a self-styled minister , Hov. Mr. Brown , who succeeded In defrauding tlio Fkst National bank ot Cen tral City , Neb. , out of 53,000 by means of n forged check. Detectives were put upon hia trail , but. by aliases and trickery the rev erend rascal succeeded in eluding them unlil ho reached New York , where ho came It gnof. A telegram to the Bnc last night states that Brown Is In custody , and that u reality his name is Ed ervib , ono of Hie old est and cleverest professional forgers ami confldcnco men In tlio country. HisopQra tlons extend over two-thirds of the stale : cast of the Rockies , and ho has done lime ii a number ofpunltontliulcs. . Snrvis has beci Identified as the man who some tlmo ago do fn ndcd llio Fir.it Nalional hunk of Chicago out of fii.r,00. Murdrml Uy Confidence Mon. Ciuc.o < ! , Deo. i : ) . Policeman Luke Cul leram was fatally injured in a struggle will a number of confidence men on the longhlgl viaduct over the railroad tracks at Kandolpl sticct to-day. A gang of sharpers mulct their headquarters on thu viaduct and swindlt sightseers going out to obtain a view of tin harbor. The jioliccmim had .arrested two o tlnhn , when the others felled him from be hind with n club. The unconscious man wa1 then picked up and tossed among thu railway cars twenty-live feet below. Ono of tin assailants has been captured. TlioDivlhlonlVoto in Inl ota. BISMAUCK , Deo. 13. The oflleial Msitcinnnl of llio vole of Dakota on division shows the majority in north Dakota niralnst dtvisioi was cxacll v 10XiO ( ; In south Dakota tbo ma jorlty for division was 13,035. Notion JobticrH Hall. Pim.uim.i'HH , Dec. ns. Scarlo , Vat Neman & Co. , Jobbrrs In notions and wliitt poods , assigned to-day. Liabilities , fc > 05,000 assets not yet known. OBERIY AGAIN IN TROUBLE , "Tho Bishop's" Qnllnntry Oftuoos n Civil Sorvloo Ilow. A PLUCKY DIVISION CHIEF. Congressman Mlllx Impresses Doubly About Turin * IjCKUliulou Being Afuoinill.shfd | Thin Session Capital NCWM. A Civil Service Si-ran. WASHINGTON , Deo. 13. [ Special Telegram to the Bcr. . ] Civil Service Commissioner Oborly has got himself In trouble again. It seems that the civil service commissioner U very desirous for the promotion of n certain female clerk , although an Interview with him was published In which ho said thai all lady clerks should bo dismissed from llio nervlc'o because they are unlit to hold positions. Tim particular female clerk in question passed u limited examination nnd finally a general ox- animation to get into the department service. She has done so and twice the commissioner , It is said , tried to get her promoted and failtxl. Ho made the third attempt the other day in the treasury and f mm tills attempt has arisen all the fuss and has caused the present commotion which Is now ngltatlng tlio treas. ury department. Thu commissioner and ho is ono of tlic two democrallo commissioners- went to Hie chief of llio division where ha wanted the cleric promoted and demanded to know in rather strong language why thu promotion ho had asked for had not been mado. The chief looked at him In surprise and the commissioner continued and Inti mated that ho wanted the promotion made at once. This fired the blood of the chief and ho re torted : "I want you to understand , sir , that 1 run my own division and do not want the Interference of a civil service commissioner. " Tills lingered the smooth-faced commis sioner and the blood rushed lo his cheeks and In an exciled manner demanded in n voice loud enough to bo hoard by many clerks in the room and even in the corridors that tlio promotion bo made. Tlio scene and the excited - cited manner of the civil St. rvico commissioner caused a sensation. Tlio chief only replied ! "Do you know , Mr. Commissioner , that you are breaking your own law. Go back to your ottlco and road regulation No. 10. I will conduct the busi ness of my own division. Good tiny. " The commissioner left In a fury. Civil service regulation No. 10 reads i "Neither the commissioners nur any exam iner or other persons serving under them fcliall attempt to control or inlliieneo in uuy way or in any manner appointments , remov als or promotions. " The other civil service reform commission- era are much CAorcisod over llio comlucl o ! their colleague , and as Iho fact of llio scone lie made in Ihc treasury has been brought to their attention , developments are watched with interest. The clerks in the treasury are indignant at the commissioner's attempt to influence a promotion for a now female chirk over their heads when they have worked lusr.l and deserve the fruiis uf tnclr labor by pro motion themselves when a vacancy occurs. Omaha's Itnilcoatl Grievances. WASIUXOTON , Dec. 13. [ Special Telegram to the BISK. ] The questions raised by tlio delegation of tlm Omaha freight bureau before - fore the inter-slate cotninorcu commission , in which they claim protection as against Chicago cage in the discriminating rates shown by existing freight Uiriifs , have become of na tional Importance. The demand of the dele gation for ovcnhanded Justice under the third ' section of the law has aroused tlio commission to the gravity and deep importance of the subject , and in view of llio fact that one nt least of the Chicago roads has asked for a postponement on thu ground of inability tfl present witnesses before the 'JQth prox. , it will in all probability Induce the commission to hold a session in Omaha in the near future , when the argument will b < - heard. Tlio dele gation are confident of ultimata success and believe the commission will give their de cision spccdily-iind - grant them all they claim. A date for tlio hearing in Omaha will bo de termined upon shortly. Jouhfill About Tariff Legislation. WASHINGTON , Dec. 13. [ Special Telegram to iho Bii : . ] Mr. Mills , of Texas , who will likdly bo chairman of the liouso committco on ways and means , was asked by a Ben cor respondent to-ilay whether thuro would likely ho a tariff bill passed at this session. Ho replied : "When I was in tha army I gen erally followed the advice of Iho general anil planted tlio ling wherever ho directed. 1 did not go off in u hurrah and have a litllo light 'by myself , for if Vhad I would have been licked. No man can afford lo fight by himself - self , for no's bound to get worsted. " In reality Mr. Mills is very doubtful about the ilual success of any tariff bill. National Capital Notes. .WASHINGTON , Dec. 13. [ Special Telegram to the Bun. ] William P. Daniels , of Cedar Uapids , la , , is at the Ebbitt. The temparanco people of the District of Columbia , are agitating against the sale of. rock and rye candy , which Is being sold to the children of ( ho district. The district attorney - tornoy sava ho bollnvo.s it is a violation of the law. the Bamo as selling whisky wilhout a liccnsn or lo minors. Konalor 1 ' .uldock introduced a bill appro priating $100,000 for the purchase of a silo and Beatrice. construction of a federalbuildingat Senator Wilson , of Iowa , Introduced a bill prohibiting third-class postollles from being changed into Ilr.si-class if it appears UmV their gross i-ccoipls aggrogatoSl.UOO a year. Senator MamlerBon reiutrodilccd his bill which figuied in tlio lust congress , to Incrcahu tno infantry branch of the army. Tlio sc-nato committee on finance licit ] Ils first meeting this morning and ordered a favorable - vorablo report on the Merrill bill to lefuml to the states the dliect taxes iuqioscd by the act of Ibiil. Th aggregate is about $13,0(10,000. ( Tills is a bill that passed the bcnato lusl bcssion. JlOBcrvnBniik ARontH Approved. WASIIINOTOS , Deo. 13. [ Special Telegram to the BER ] The National Bank of St. Jo seph , Mo. , has been approved as reserve agent for the First National bank of Fair mont , Neb. , and the National Bank of Com merce , of Kansas City , has been approved fts reserve agent ot the Lincoln National of Lin coln , Neb. Chronic Catarrh " norcroljr from chronic catarrh , lulUn Cnnnot linciircil Ujr lotnl application * . It Ian con U- "I ulTore < t . U brcnmo very hiid , Gaining tullonnl ill > cue nrul iriilrc n con tlt'illinul rrninjy I mm luipuro blood. like llooj'j Har aptrlll ! , whtcli , worklni : IhrouiiU the lOrc-iiem of the bronchial tubei And H trouhlenomo blood , cniitlfitc * Ilia Impurity hlcli luatai HII < | mi pro . couii ; | , which gnro went mulct ? to mjr friend * and motes the divt-iiHO , unit noon ulTJr-tH nptirnmnont bronchlnl tha myself , as two brother * rtlcvl from consump tulMi ' up Mtlionniu lima llooit'a S r imrllln | roncwuJ In tion. I tried nxnjr mudldnon , but n-ovlvc < i no btinu- whole rj-iteni , nnil makes you fi'd Hiioil'i Hursapnrlllg- ' . 111 , I was at laitlnJueo-lto try ( tri'Diith and hualtu. He luie to ; ut IIooU' * und 1 am not tlio amq man In health or focllnKi. Ma " 1 linvo unfit Hood's HiirinimrllUi for catarrh wllli t'Htnrrli l cured , my thnml U untlroly neil , and , u. very tl fnctory re ull . I rccclrod more pernmntnit dyipepbla trouble1 , with tick headache , I.ULYV all ills- t'cnolH Iroiultthun from liny oilier ruuicajr. " M.I ! . uppfcurtid. " K. M.I.I- > cor..N , Ci.tn3fr > bt. , litfitou. 1U.U : ) , Wuuieuii , Obiu. Try llio peculiar medicine. Tendencies Stuffed Up Feeling foul mutter dropping Into riinmctrrlto cntnrrli. Thu with that thu Immcliliil lube * or luiik' , niM brlnu op broncliltli "For tCTcrM yean I bare been troubled ' IIoo4' or roimumpllon , which reap * an Immense Imrvottnf terribly auagrovablt ) Olm-uno , catairh. I look tlcHtlit nnuuulljr. Henri ) tbv necc'ilty of Diving fnr i > tr1ll Tilth lliq rcry ) > it rr itlt . . und tun < I ratarrli Immi-llnlo attention. TjVe Hood's Slum- ortliHtcontlnnrd < lrovplnv In my tV.runl , . wliuba * lut . feeling. Itlian nltu lielpwl my motlier. parlllit I'Olcjro It li joe up health nnrtklJtiey of "Ibafo been troubled wllh , thm rnolnjfllK > a < , taken tt flir run down ilalc ' gumipurillu to all M a ime talreit til klrOi M bloixl puritan trouble. I rccnnimrix ! Ilnod'f naial rntitrrli , und ' l-utnam , Omn. . " WIIS.H. It. IlEA'ru , ' ' medlrln found > 'ief nil I utuxt Ilood't ganii- food tan , but ntoer rp ' cured run of catarrh , icrenoM I'atlllii , which I am. continent wm < | 0 „ ) ) uHt | , "Ilood' V nriaparllla . unit ' .crrltlu Iip 1 iUg , " U llurruh lloo'l'a Sxraopiulllal" J. L. Of the bronchial tubc UtmioMt , lUiuliton , OUIp. MurkiDufi' HOLTT , , Rood's Sarsaparilla . I'rcparodonly bjr ' ' 8ord l/y all ( truvidita. ItolxforU. . I'reparedoutyi / . IViiltforfi. Sr'idby ilirtrus ni Ijiwali , MUM. . UOOI ) 4 CO.-Apolbt-carlfj , . C. I. C. I. HOOD JtX-'O , Apother rle > , I/n ll , Mn Dosci One Dolurt bollur - 100 Duici One