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THE OMAHA DAIIt , BEE : Tl'ESDAY , FEBRUARY M. 18W. ! ANNEXATION TREATY READY. President HarriBon Prepared lo Transmit the Instrument to Congress. HAWAIIAN COMMISSIONERS IMPATIENT Vliff Think Som e American Newnpnr"r Are Not Dealing l' irlj- with the ITovUlonal OuTcrnineot'a Ucpre ent tlvr The- orln of the Opposition. WASHINGTON , D. C. , Feb. 13. [ Special Te.ogram to TUB BEE. ] There were no new developments In iho Hawaiian affair today , foacrc Ury of State Foster did not receive the ccmniss-oners , because his time was occu pied by attendance upon the conference of the American delegates to the la to monetary conference at Brussels. The delegates met nl Senator Allison's home to revise their ro- rort to the president , and State Secretary I ostcr was present al Iheir rcquesl. Noth ing irnvalns for the Hawaiian commissioners todj. The treaty of annexation has been pre pared by President Harrison and is ready together with his message for transmission tp cnngrcss , It has been his Intention to send it to congress tomorrow. There may , however , be a delay of one or two days , pending the arrival of Paul Newman , the cu.iss.iry of Queen Lilloukalani , nnd Iho presentation of a protest which is said to have been drawn up by the natives for pre sentation to the president of the United States. 'J he commissioners betray some impatience nt Iho statements made In newspapers giv ing the arguments which will be used by the strong and increasing opiwsition to annexa tion They go so far as to question the ac- euraey of the charges that selfishness and financial gain and not unalloyed patriotism nreairong the factors urging annexation. It is safe to state , however , thai no action will be taken on annexation in the senate until both sides have been fully heard and the opi > osiUon given an opportunity to verify the serious charges which it is spreading. CONGKKSSIONAL IMSOCKKIMNOS. New SI cxIro'sAclmUnlon Deferred J > y the : Sen ate Work of HIP Ilou r. WASinsaTo.v , D. CFeb. . 18. The senate in the morning hour today refused to con sider Ihe New Mexico slatchood bill by a vote of 14 to CO , and the calendar was taken up. Senate bill to amend the act to incorporate the Maritime Canal company of Nicaragua was then taken up. The bill provides that 8 per cent bonds of the company , to an amount not exceeding 100,000.000 shall be guarantwd , ( principal and interest ) , by the government of the United States ; the bonds to bo issued according" the money is actually paid out und expended oy the com pany in the construction of the canal. The government is then to own the capital stock of the company , with the exception of $12- 009XK ( ) , which is to bo retained by the com pany. and the shares lobe delivered to the govcnimentsof Nicaragua and Costa Ulca. Mr Fryo demonstrated the importance of this guaranty , claiming that with it the canal could be constructed for tlOO,000,000 a ad its fixed charges would be only $5,000,000 a vcar , ( outside of a sinking fund ) , whereas , without the guaranty the cost would be not less than $200,000,000 and its fixed charges fl4)00,000 ) a year. Continuing Mr. Fryo earnestly advocated the measure. Mr Morgan discussed the diplomatic features of the bill. There wis nothing ho said in the Clayton-Bulwcr treaty to pre vent the building of the canal. He pleaded with the senate to do its duty to America. to the present , and coming generations and * pS JftO-iJlir. Without taking action on the bill the sen ate adjourned. In thd House. The senate bill was passed , authorizing the Union Ilallway company of Pennsylvania to construct a bridge across the Mononga- hela river In Allegheny county , Pennsyl vania. The District of Columbia committee , not withstanding the protest of the committee on appropriations , held the floor the rest of the day. Half a dozen measures of entirely local Importance were passed and iho house apjourned. _ WILL fAI.lt TODAY. Ilawallnn ConnnUOnnc rencnt Their WASHINGTON , D. C. , Fob , 18. The con ference sel for today between the Hawaiian annexation commissioners and the secretary of state was postponed until tomorrow to jicrmlt Iho secretary to attend the meeting of the delegates to the monetary conference. The commissioners will have a conference with the secretary tomorrow , nnd il is ex pected that the completed documents in the case , nnd the president's message on the subject will be laid before the cabinet after the conference. Ilcprcscntative Tracy of Now York has suggested to Kcpresentatlvo Bacon of the banking committee u means by which to get another vote on the Sherman repeal bill. There is a conference to bo had between the tiuuse and the senate on a bill for the "bet- ler control ot and to promote the safety of national banks , " the senate , having added n new section to the bill as luissod by the house Senators Sherman nnd Allison , two of the three senate conferees , favor the repeal of the Sherman act , ns do two of the three house conferees , and Mr. Tracy sug gested that in conference a clause repealing the Sherman act bo incorporated in the' bil ! with such other silver legislation as may be thought advisable , and that a tight be made to got it through congress in this way. In the legislative session of the senate to day the nomination of Judge Jackson was favorably rejKirted , but objection to confirma tion was made and it went over until the next secrel session. SUNDltV CIVIL IULL. Appropriations Carrlcil hjIt An Increase Oirr Lant Yrar WASHINGTON , D , C. , Fob. 13. The sundri civil bill , as restarted lo Iho senate today carries a lolal appropriation of 40,850,114 an increase of tltM.lGl ujKin the bill as ii passed the house. The corresponding bil for last year appropriated f27G ( , OTO. Among the items of increase arc tlieso Omaha jtoslonlce building , $200 , 000 ; Chicago i > oslofflce building , $112 , 000 ; Porl Towusend , marine hospl lal , Wash. , $30,000 ; Increase in lighl- house service , JKlO.OOO ; prevention of epi demic diseases , > " > 0.000 : expenses of enter taining pavernmenl guesls al the World's fair , f. > 0,000 ; surveying public lands , fc00,000 ! artificial llmBs for soldiers , ( 25,000. The chief reductions are as follows : Hay Lake channel , $275,000 ; Upper Mississippi river , $3X,000 ; Salnl Marys river. $770,000 Grcal lakes , $125.000 ; Cascades of Ihe Col umbia river , tY * > .2iO : Lower Mississlpp river , $005,000 ; Missouri river. $100,000 ; pro visions for Iho government's connection will the World's fair is mado. in iho sum ol $597,000. Jit : Adjutant ( iriirral William * and ( irnrrul Kuevne A. Carr to litItrttrrd. . WASHINGTON , D. C. , Feb. 13. The admin- islralion has a surprise in store for the army II relales to the enforced retirement of twc disllnjfuUhed army officers and the appoint incut of two brigcdier generals whose promo- lions weald not regularly follow during tin present administration and might not hap pen al all under the noxl , Adjulaul Genera ! Williams and Brigadier General Eugene A C'urruro tbo officers whose relegation to Iht retired lisl Is Imminent and Colonel Ituggle ; and Colonel Ous the respective and pros poctlvo successors. General Carr was booked for retlremen ! by the present administration , bul il was nol known until tad y that General Williams was In danger of premature retirement although it has boon rumored for sotnn time that the president nnd Secretary Elklns would not bo averse to nppror- ng appllwlons for voluntary retirement > y both officers In order thai their suo-essors mlKhl be appointed before Marvh 4. Indeed t is reliably reported thai Iho prwildenl de- Mred thai wirly retirement be made on con dition of their nptwlnlmenls originally. The Iwo officers , however , do nol appear lo have so understood il and repudiate the arts of .heir friends , who were Instrumental in se curing their original appointments in so far ns the conditions referred to are coneerne'd. Heine satisfied that General Williams and General Carr will not retire voluntarily , it is understood lhal Iho presldenl is seriously Blinking of exercising his prorogallve of re- liring Ihem without their consent. This can Ixj done under the acts which permit the re tirement of any officer "by direction of the resident" ' who has served forty years or who has reached OS years of age. Both offi cers could be rellred under cilher of Ihcso aws. I.ntw Itiillrtlnii. WASHINGTON , D. C. , Feb. 13. [ Special Tele gram lo THE BEE. ] The following orders were bulletined today ; Captain Ablel L. Smith , commissary of subsistence , will be relieved from duty in Iho office of Iho purchasing and depol etom- missary of subsistence at Chicago , and will proceed without delay to San Francisco nnd report In person to Major Charles A. Wood ruff. commissary of sulelstence , purchasing nnd depot cominissary of subsistence al lhat place , for duty iu his ofnce. The leave of absence on surgeon's certifi cate of disability granted Major Michael Cooney , Fourth cavalry , October 2S , Is ex tended three monlhs on surgeon's certificate of disability. First Lieutenant Armnnd 1. Lasseignc , Fourteen infantry , will proceed to Baton Itouge , La. , and rei > ort in person to Ihe gov ernor of lhal slate for temjKirary duty per taining to the militia. The leave of absence granted Captain Francis J. Kernnn. acliug Judge advocale , January 5 , is extended fifteen days. II U ralth Welirounilnl. BISSELU O. . Nov. 29 , 1 I desire to say lhal I have greal faith in Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for the cure of ihroal and lung Iroubles ; also for croup. E. W. Me-Col- lutn. There Is good reason why Mr. McCol- lum should have confidence in this remedy. It will euro n severe cold In less time than any other treatment. There is nothing thai will loosen and relieve a cold so quickly. II will not only cure croup , but if used as soon as iho firsl symptoms apjxiar il will prevenl ihe altack. 50-cent boltles for sale by all druggists. PJXJ31A Hfrt > T2G.lTIuy. Part American * Took In the Canal Swindle * Testimony yrstrrihiy. NEW YOHK , Feb. 13. The Panama Investi gating committee of mot here today and examined Boyad , who at various times cupied the positions of general agent , secretary and purchasing ngenl of the Panama company. He declared he ver made any disbursements except those he was officially aulbonzed to make. He was instructed lo appear Ihls aflernoon wilh books and papers. Secretary Colne of the American committee testified thai he lurncd over his books lo General Brislow six months ago. Nathan Applcton of Boston was the first witness called after recess. He said thai in the year 1SG9 ho went wilh General Banks as a delegate from ihe Bos- Ion Board of Trade lo attend a conference with European capilallsls and engineers as lo Ihe building of a canal across the Pan ama Isthmus. He met Count do Lesseps In Paris. When he returned to Ihis counlry in 1S70 ho had a leller from Ihe United States consul in Paris to Presidenl Granl favoring the Panama route. President Grant ex pressed approval of the plan , and il was dur ing his administration lhal surveys were made by Iho government. Mr. Appleton Ihon related Ihe story of Iho various projecls for a canal. Mr. Appleton spoke of lh"e ob- jeclions raised nnd said il was Ihe general opinion lhal Ihe Panama route was the only feasible one for a tidewater route. The only i > osltlon lhal was conferred upon Ibis couulry was lhal of honorary vice presi- denl , which was offered to Geineral Grant , who declined. In July , 1879. Mr. Applcton received a letter from M. de I osseps asking him to accept the position of general agent of the canal company in Ihis counlry. His Idea was lhal shares of Ihe company should bo plaee'd on sale by ihe banks of ibis country. Ho wrote to the president of the Fourth National bank ot this city offering to place that portion of the stock of Ihe com pany alloted to this country in their posses sion for sale. The estimated cosl of Ihe canal was 240,000,000. Ho narrated the story of M. de Lesseps' visit to this country In the winter of 1S75 and the spring of 18SO. In December. 1SSO , Iho subscription for $60,000,000 of stock was opened in Infs counlry and was a greal suc cess , and Ihe amount was covered Ihrce limes over. Al lhal lime he had nol heard of Ihe American committee. Ho had drawn his salary of $4,000 a year as general agenl of ihe company , ever since , through the bankinc house of J. & J. W. Sellgmau. He drew his salary by check or by draft monthly. To earn this salary ho "did what ho could to pro mote the interests of the canal prolecl by writing articles for Iho papers , making ad dresses al public meelings and "having him self Inlcrvlewed" al every opportunity. He also made trips to the isthmus and lo Soulh America in Iho Interest of the project. He paid the expenses of these trips personally. In answer to a question of Colonel Fellows , Mr. Appleton said ho thoughl Ihe failure ol Ihe firsl popular subscription was duo to the fact thai Ihe people of France believed lhat there would be n strong opposition to the building of a canal across the isthmus by a foreign corporation on the part of this coun try. The chief cause , however , ho Ihoughl , was because Ihe projecl was not projierly ad vertised. Ho did not know what agent ol the canal company or what influence was brought to bear upon Secretary of the Navy Thompson to resign Iho secretaryship and accept the presidency of the American com pany. Colonel Fellows asked whether l was not a fad thai when M. de Lesseps found such a strong opposition to the enterprise thai he found 11 necessary to come over here to con. trol the opposition nnd that in order to ac. compllsh this Secretary Thompson was in. duced to resign the secretaryship of the navy and accept the presidency of the Amer ican company , nnd thai in Ihls way ihe feel. ing of uncerlainty In France was overcome and the bonds floated. Mr. Appleton admitted thai il was to over i-omo the opposition in this counlry lhal M , de Lesseps came here. As to whal induce tnent was made to Mr. Thompson ho did nol know , or had he even talked wilh Mr Thompson aboul ihe maltcr. Chill. liUiin uud Troit HUe < . A few applications of Chamberlain's Pair Balm will relieve the ilching nnd burning sensalion caused by frosl bites and chil blalns. and Its continued use soon effecls i IK-rmaneni cure. Pain Balm is also a sure cun for rheumatism. 50-cent bottles for sale bj all druggists. CHILI AXD riiK troiiLit's F.irn. She Will Not lie Itrprrirnteil , and the Ilca SAN FIUNCISCX ) , CaL , Feb. 13. In an inter view today the Chilian consul general ai Ihls port , N. Guerrero , said : "Tho Chilian ! have declined to lake part in ihe World' ! fair and I have received advices lhal ihen will be no exhlbil of Chilian producls. " 'Iteferring to newspaper dlspalches to lh ( conlrary , Mr. Guerrero denounced Ibe Yal laralso correspondenls as unreliable. Ii denying lhal a governmenl vessel wa : enroulo from Chili wilh exhibits , Mr. Guer rero said it would be a long time before anj ports in the United Stales would see : Chilian war ship. The Chilians have nol for pollen either ihe Ilala or ihe Ballimoro in cidents , or how the Charleston stcamet down there. "Why could "not a letter have been sen' ' by the president of the United States to th < Chilian authorities asking the Ita la's return We would have senl her back and Ihen would have been no exhibition of nn attomp' ' to humiliate the Chilian government. Shi was sailing under the Chilian flag , and ai for the United States marshal , ho was i drunken follow and accepted u bribe of $201 to lol the Itata go. " I'erfooi act n ana uariost heillh rosul from Ihe useof Da Witt's Uttlo Early lUsew A perfect UlllnpiU. THOUGHT IT WAS HIS WIFE Why John Murray is Slid to Have Assaulted Mrs. Kitty Barry , DAMAGING TESTIMONY INTRODUCED Intricate Mnclilnrrj- the Lincoln lilrctrle Light Company lotroj-Mt l > r n Mnllclout Mltcrrant rnwiihroker * ' Shop * to lie ClojrljWatched. . QLiNCOLN , Nob. , Fob. 13. [ Special to THE BEK. ] John Murray was tried before Judge Waters this morning on the charge of mall- clous assault preferred by Mrs. Kitty Berry , a member of the MeCann-Kendall theatrical troupe. The assault complained of occurred at the corner of Twelfth and Q streets about 11 o'clock on the evening of the Oth Inst. Mrs. Berry was returning to her hotel from the Funke opera house when someone approached preached from behind , threw his arm around her neck and struck her a number of heavy blows about the face and head with a heavy blunt Instrument. The scalp was cut to the bone in a number of places , one finger of her loft hand badly lacerated and the middle finger of her right hand broken. Murray was arrested the next day on suspicion and the evidence seems to point to Min as the guilty party. At the trial this forenoon several wit nesses were examined who established the fact of the assault and described the plaintiff's condition immediately after it oc curred. The defendant's wife testified that her husband had often threatened her. Murray had separated from his wife some time be lore the assault and it Is the popular belief that he made the attack ui > on Mrs. Berry under the impression t'jul she was his wife. The evidence was so conclusive that Judge Waters held the prisoner to ihe'dls- trict court in the sum of $500. Ill-lit on Malicious Destruction. < iV largo force of men is at work at the elec tric light station trying to repair the damage inflicted upon the intricate machinery by some unknown miscreant Saturday night. Some one whose identity still remains a mystery visited the station and when the attendant was not observing him threw a large iron bolt into one of the rapidly revolv ing dynamos. As a result the ponderous machine was almost completely torn to pieces. The damage , together with the fact that another large dynamo was burned out the next evening , has placed the company under a serious disadvantage and inconveni ence. The guilty party will bo vigorously prosecuted if he is discovered. After the I'nwnlirokrr * . There has always been more of less com plaint over the lax methods provided by the present laws for the regulation of pawn shops , and Chief of Police Otto has pre pared an amendment to the new charter which ho thinks will go a long ways toward correcting some of the evils "now existing. He proposes to make all pawnbrokers sub mit to the iK > lice authorities each day a sworn statement of every pledge received and also to require an oath that the list so submitted contains every pledge received. Under the present law each pawnbroker is required to hand in a written list of the pledges taken by him daily and there is nothing to prevent him from omittinir any pledge which he may deem pro ] er. He is not required to make affidavit to the correctness rect-ness of the list and it very frequently happens that stolen property is received and never reported to the police The chief be. lieves that his suggestions will correct this evil. His bill will bo submitted to the city council tomorrow evening. Tried to Clote the Salooni. Saturday evening Chief of Police Ottt gave the patrolmen strict orders to see thai the saloon ordinances were strictly enforced on Sunday. The instructions came to thf Volice through a letter written by the chiei to the captain , In which the chief set fortt that there were many people in the city whc held the chief of jwllce responsible for th violation of the Sunday law ; that ho haO waited in vain for eight months for som < instructions from the superior officers of the city government for definite instructions , bul as none had been forthcoming he had decidei to tackle the work himself. Consequently each officer was instructed as follows : "It shall bo the duty of each and ovorj officer to see that all business houses pro hlbited by law from keeping open on Sunday such as the saloons , billiard halls , open houses and other places of amusement , b < closed , allowing them a reasonable time t ( clean up their places of business in the fore noon. Any officer who stiall refuse to com ply with this order will be discharged fron jiolice duty after satisfactory Investigation. ' As a result of the above instructions it ii given out at police headquarters today tha several prosecutions are to follow. Nc names have as yet been made public , but i' ' is understood that the city attorney will b < placed in possession of enough evidence t < enable him to commence prosecution a' once. Heard In Lincoln Court Rooms. The Jury in the case of Peter Ilollam against the B. & M. railroad reported thii forenoon that It was unable to agree. Th < jury has been out since Friday trying to as certain whether Holland had been injurec ? 11,000 worth by nn accident in which he anc one of the trains on the defendant company' ] road became hoi > elessly entangled. The Wrlghl-Buckstaff suit is being triei before eleven Jurymen , one of the twelve Mr. C. LA. Fisher , being reported as a ver ; sick man. The case of Cockrell Bros , against P.V. M Raymond was settled in open court today neither side getting anything. The sui arose over money advanced by the plaintii company to the defendant- upon a graii transaction. A ripple of interest was created in Judgi Tibbett's court this forenoon by the issuance of bench warrants for the arrest of F , J Bush and C. E. Loornis , both of whom hat been summoned to appear nz witnesses ii the case of T. P. Kenuard & Son against lb Lincoln Rapid Transit company. The cas grows out of the demand of the plaintiff fo $ V)0 damages for the running of a stroc railway through several lots In Mldwa ; addition to the city of Lincoln. DO NOT LIKE IT. Dlsaitrous KnVrt of \Vorld-IIeruld Write Up of Norfolk. NonroLK , Neb. , Feb. 12. [ Special to Tn BEE. ] The World-Herald of this date con tains what purports to be a letter from Nor folk , but which really Is , in major part , a re production of articles printed in the Norfoll Daily News and THE BEE months ago. Th reporter made n visit to the Sugar City som four weeks ago , ostensibly for the purpos of writing a paper on sugar beet culture t be presented to the legislature prior to th disposition of the bounty bill. The reiwrte made visits to the sugar factory , Hlg ] school , the Norfolk Roller mills and Hos pital for Insane. The description of the lal ter was In keeping with the average articl produced by the Fako-Factory. In speakini of the roller mills that paper says : "The. are owned by a very pleasant gentlemai bearing the euphonious name of Birchan Bridge. " when in fact the firm name is Bii chard , Bridge & Co. . the members being A T. Birchard of Marshalltown , la. , Charles Bridge and P. T. Birchard of Norfolk. In speaking of the hospital for insane , t which the World-Herald reporter paid ; visit , remaining for tea and tho. ball , tha "Dr. Wilkinson is - paper says : super-inter dent and Mrs. Wilkinson devotes a prea deal of her time to the edification and er tertainment of the patients. " Dr. Wilkir sou is not superintendent , nor is he cor nected or associated with the hospital in an manner. The present superintendent is th very efficient Dr , H. S , Summers , who , wit his estimable wife , superintend the inst tuto , Mrs , Summers , being a splendid mus clan and a thoroughly accomplished ladj adds not alone to the cheerfulness of th patients , but to Norfolk's society as wel Mr. and Mrs Summon , came to the city a strangers , but by acquaintance have beoom very much admired. Those corrections are made in justice t our fellow townsmen. Union < loipel Meeting * . FUEMONT , Neb. , Feb. 18. [ Special to Tn BEE. ] The uulon gospel meetings are to I continued ever1 afternoon and evening th ! week oieopt Bixlur < lav Ln cm hnU could nly hold about hnlt of t M in mtntion thnO assembled tin re Inst rvitlft * An overflow meeting was held In ihb Congregational hurrh. whli h Is th * Inre sV ' > I1P Jn ' " " c' ' nd HOT G M Brown tVnaVtod themooi ng. Hi * choir and curtt'K'itwU m sansr wv- ral pieces. Rev. Vennpy. offered itrayor. , ft r which Mrs. Willsun awl daughter Mine Cast Thy Bread UIKUI th * Waters. " "Pro- wire to Mit Thy God" nrt "Shall I Bo Saved Tonipht. " ll r. , Mr. Talc offered iroyer. Among other pieces sung were : 'Gather at the River" rfnd't'Je. < us is Passim ? Tins Way. " Rev. Mr. WHtkm look for his xt , "Prepare to M ( et Thy God , " and trenched n very able discourse. The meet- lips are the largest and belter results arc icooropllshed than at any .previous time in ho city. It is their custom to give n sucred concert every Monday cremng , which they did tonight. i ' _ Social A ITalrt'at-Norfolk. ' NouroLK , Neb. , Feb. 13. [ Special to THE BEE. ] The past week was one of the most iloasant In the history of Norfolk's society. On Tuesday , evening the Music Students club , which Is composed of Norfolk's best so ciety musicians , gave a concert for the ben efit of the Columbian club. An excellent irogrum was rendered in a very irollcicnl manner and elicited many an encore. The entertainment was i musical feast and a financial success. The Columbian cluD Is making a very elaborate -ajale to display at Chicago , representing Norfolk and the beet sugar industry , a very "audable enterprise. On Friday evening Mr. and Mrs. Charles Judat gave a select masquerade ball in the new Rudat block. The occasion was one of ho most enjoyable In the history of Norfolk society , about 100 masked dancers , repre senting as many nationalities and different conditions of servitude , being present. Jntercotlni ; Table Kock Litigation. TAIILE ROCK , Neb. Feb. 13. [ Special to THE BEE. ) A trial of considerable interest took place Saturday before Justice E. C. hillips. Joseph Parrish about two years ago lost his wife , and in due time paid the 'uneral expenses. After some time the un dertaker presented a bill for her coffin. He at once pleaded that ho had paid the bill , 'nit as ho could not find the receipt , owing to .h" nature of the bill and the talk it rntoht create , he paid It. Since that time he has discovered some witnesses who saw him pay money to Wheeler and heard them talking ibout the coffin , and ho determined to see if le could recover his cash. The Jury brought n a verdict for the old gentleman and Mr. iVhecler was obliged to ref und the money. Death of an Jown I'iuiievr. RED OAK , la. , Feb. 18. [ Special Tele gram to THE BEE. ] H. C. Shank , one of the oldest settlers In Montgomery county , died of heart disease this morning while sitting n a chair in his drug store. He had been 'eeling unwell for some time previous , but lis sudden death jame unexpectedly and shocked the entire community. Mr. Shank was a pioneer , coming to this county in 1S54. He had amassed a fortune estimated fSO.OOO. I > c itroj-ed by Flunifs from n Lamp. FAIUHI-HY , Neb. , Feb. 13. [ Special Tele- irarn to THE BEE. ] The Carpenter Nursery company building at G and Third streets caught tire this afternoon from a lamp in the jasemenl where trees were being packed nnd was entirely destrojed. The upper story was filled with baled hay which fei the Hames so that the fire department was unable to save building "or contents. The loss is only partially coVered by insurance. "Glided AKO" nt the Kljou. The "Gilded Age" received its first presen tation at Wonderland ana Bijou theater yesterday. Like all | > erformances at this house , it was noticeable that while the per formers were familiar withjthelr lines , there was a hesitancy on their part about deliv ering them. This timidity , however , will wear away , and a strong , smooth perform ance may be looked for today. As Colonel Mulberry .Sellers , with his numerous million dollar , schemes , George Wessell's admirable coriiedy talent is seen at its best. Miss Nellie Elting , excellently ixirtrays tlie role of Laura Hawkins and is equal to every emergency of the past , which calls for some very stronc emotion. Miss Irene Holton makes a' very good' bit out of the small character of Miss Hawkins. Miss Gypsy Barlow and Miss Dora Lowe are efficiently cast. Mr. Jack Rail as Clay Hawkins shows a wonderful improvement in his work , and plays the part exceedingly well. Harry Barlow does not appear until the last act ; then , as the District Attorney , he does a clever bit of acting. Mr. W. J. Holton as Colonel Selby. the adventurer , and Mr. Torn Smythe as Si Hawkins , both acquit them selves splendidly. The other members ol the company are all good. The scenery and mechanical effects also add materially to the success of the play , The specialties arc great. The Langs , n clover German comedy duo. present a good sketch. Bogart nnd O'Brien are as funnj as ever in their fine musical act , and Charles and Ira Sully scored a decided hit will their new specialty. A special souvenir wii : be presented to every lady visitor today in addition to the regular souvenir given the ladies on Friday. CATTLE lUIEITSa KILLED. Textii Ilanchinen Have n Little Drush will Outlaws. EL PASO , Tex. , Feb. 13. About 2 o'clocl Sunday afternoon a party of cattlemen fron the Sacramento mountains , composed o : Oliver Lee , William Carr , William A. Han and Thomas Tucker , overtook a party wh < had some cattle in their possession stolet from Lee's ranch. Which party oi enec fire it is impossible to say , but dur ing the shooting that followed tw ( of the cattle thieves , Chtirles Rodiui and Caufieid , were killed. The shootinf occurred on the Hucco Tanks road , abou twelve miles from El Paso. Two of th < thieves escaped and Leo and his party gav ( up pursuit and came to El Paso. Rodiu : has a hard name in El Paso. Ho was ar rested a little over a year ago as being im plicated in the murder of the Frenchmai whose body was found In the river with hi : throat cut. However , the evidence was in sufficient to hold him. Many complaint : have been made by the cattlemen about th < gangof cattle thieves , and the killing 10 Rodius is regarded as the final wiping out o the entire gang. Tne bodies of the dna ( men were brought to El Paso this morning an inquest will be held. An honest pill is the nomcst work of thi apothecaryDeWltt's Little Early Riser cure constipation , biliousness and sick head ache. . _ _ Kxngrcernted the Affair. KANSAS CUT , Mo. , Feb. 13. Reports havi been telegraphed from liero to the cffec that an organized pang hat been engaged fo the last year In systematically robbini freight cars all along the Wabash systen from Kansas City to Chicago nnd Toledo The reports place the losses at somethini like 1200,000. The AVabasn3 > fflclals here sa ; they know nothing or aily such gigautii steal. ; ' ' While it Is true tha't , In/common with nl railroads , the company loses a considerabli sum every year by reas&n of the pelt ; thefts , It has always been' pund to be purel ; local and without any attpmpt at n precon certed or organized scheme : You don't want a tbrnia uver ; you don'i want a bad complexion , you don't want t bad breath ; you don't want a headache. Then use Do Witt's Little Early Users , thi amous little pills. - - - .Mitrrlagn l.lc < 'n ct > . The following marriage licenses were Is sued by County Judge Eller yesterday : Name and address. Ace ( Karl Stclticr , Oiuuhn . 2 I Anna GtiCul , Ouiahn. . . . , . - J Kdward Mylm , I'raukliard , Omaha . 3 I J illicit * . ' J.bblllorOuialia. . ' . 2 irranU ranger. Omaha . ' 2 1 Mary \\y7iinn , Omaha , . . , . . 1 tltpbort II. llnyd. Omaha ' . . 8 i \ \ jiiiieoxeiiB King , Menolaiu , N. 1J . ' - i Daniel I ) . Anct-11 , O.nallu . : . 6 I Alice AiiRull , Omaha . % . .1 Krank Robi-rts. Omaha . 3 ( Mnijr Lnright , Omaha . - The Throat. 'Brown's Bronchial Troi-htx act directly on the organs of the voice. The have an extraordinary effect in all disorder ot ihe ihroal. 47TH ANNUAL REPORT OP Till CONNECTICUT MUTUAL LITE INSURANCE COMPANY , Tn THE Mr.Mnrm. The year of 1SW has Won one of prallf.\ Inn * progress on thoroughly nmsorvutire Hnos and In every direction. Growth , t n coni- jwny of the site of yours Is not noce * r > for any advantage to you. II does not dtmliii * i the mortality cost , nor llie expense account , nor increase the interest account. It does not make your dividends larger nor your Insurance in any way cheai > er , stronger or safer. It Is desirable , therefore , only ns en abling the company to extend its usefulness still more widely nnd to do for a Rreater number what it Is doing for you ; and It Is also desirable only as it can be made without Increasing the proportion of the expense ac count , which every member of the company shares In paying. The cardinal principle of management In so largo a company as this already Is , Is to so administer its affairs as to give its present members the greatest possible results in the way of sound , equitable and cheap Insurance , and to take on new business only so fust as it can IHJ done without Interfering with that uritne duty. And in these days of fierce competi tion by peculiar plans and heavy rebates extreme care on our part andgre.it and un selfish labor on the part of agents are neces sary to secure even a moderate growth with out a serious increase of the expense ac count , raising the cost to every policy holder. It is. therefore1 , gratifying to be able to say that during ISltt. as for several years past , we have madu substantial gains in nc\\ busi ness and amount in force without any prac tical Increase of excuses : and that , as a iv- sult of the economy of that and of many pre vious years and of a careful handling of business , we have been able to materially Increase your rate of dividends , thus making the' cost of your insurance less even than before. We have also made notable gains in strength through the increase of assets and of surplus. The items of the year's financial history areas follows : Itecelved For premiums. . . } 4G22,203.33 1'or Interest und rents . 3.103,070.00 llalnticeprofltand loa- , . 94.G42.7l Total Income . J 7,834,010.73 Diirlnc t lie year It paid out : Tor claims by death am ] ma in tv < l endow ments . J4. 108,1 92.75 SurpluU'tiiined to policy holders 1,023,593.14 LajM _ ' < i suid s.ur- rundeted poli cies . 505,318.39 Total paid policy holder * . . . ! 5,057,009.78 Commissions to medlrnl oxnm- llH'lVflH's , prill tIn - In ; , ad vert King , und tillothure.v- jit'tiMw of man agement . $ 793.055.00 Taxes . 300,100.4'J Total disbursements . 8 7,055.315.87 Ilalanco carried to IncreaM ) net or ledserav-ets . I 829,000.80 Add net abbots , Jan. 1 , 1B92 . 53,207,794.88 Net assets , Jan. 1. 1893 . $59,037,395-74 Add interest duu nnd accrued , market values of stocksand . bonds over co > t , and ni't deferred quarterly and som 1-u 11 ii u a 1 premiums us i > cr Itemized state ment herewith . 1.724,154.15 Gross assets , Jan. 1 , 1893 . JGO.701,549.89 Total llubilitles . $54,334,020.01 S rplui , Jan. 1,1893 . $ 6,420,929.83 Financial Operations. ISTEIIEST. The interest received in IS'.Gwas $2,871- ISl.TS. The overdue interest Jan. 1 , IKKt. was only J51,411.4 ! > . on $3G.444.7.ri9.0-J mort- gace loans , or one-seventh of 1 per cent. On fl2,5Hjr,037.43 of bonds nnd stocks nothing was overdue. I1CXT3 in 1892 were ? 29GSSS.91 , a decrease from the previous year of 3t,724.or > on a materially de creased holding of real estate. The rent account Includes no allowance for the companies' of its own home office building. rnorit ASI > LOSS. During 1S92 real estate taken under fore closure at a cost of $ T 30'J.74 , was sold for $741,221.15. and &ome pieces remaining from former sales which had paid out the cost ol the property to which they belonged were also sold , so that the entire profit received on real estate sales was $212,200.44. On the other hand , certain pieces were sold at an aggregate loss of 51S.539.S1 , leaving a net " gain of ? 1S ,720.63 from that source. Very considerable changes were made . in our holdings of bonds during the year by maturity and sales , on some of which the loss by shrinkages of premiums and by pay ments at less than cost amounted to J127.- C02.4S. On the other hand , som" of these bonds sold or were ] iaid at an advance over cost to the amount of f35.2GS.4ri , leaving a net loss on these changes of j < ftfiJ4. : . " > 01 to whicli were added sundry small items , making the net balance to the good of $ W.C42.71 on botli real estate and bond transactious. HOXDS. During the year the company has had palO or has sold bonds which had cost 1 1,100 , . 221.21 ; it purchased bonds costing $2,201 ,000 It now holds bonds at par. $12.104,200. whicl : cost fl2,5S1.077.1S , the market value of whirl : has advanced since their purchase to $13,1 17- 050.50 at a very conservative estimate. From ten to fifteen years ago the companj purchased many bonds of a high grade bear ing 0 and 7 per cent interest , and paying z high premium therefor. These have beet gradually disposed of and their place taker by bonds of the highest class for security but of more recent issue and bearing rates oi interest adjusted to the present time. 11 may be noted that our present holding ai par of $12,104,200 cost us but 5417,477 mon than their face. , or an average price of onlj $103.40. Nearly all of them have a long tim < to run and are therefore likely to show n < tendency to depreciation below cost , at leas' ' for many years. Some of our most iraportan purchases in recent years have been on ver.i favorable terms. HEAL ESTATE. There Is little to be noted respecting rea estate beyond the items already given undo ; profit and loss. Since 1S79 we have soil property taken under foreclosure at a cost o $8.1K)7,718.8a ) , for $10,5.VG24.G1 ; a gain o fl.045.iK15.79. It is interesting to remcmbe : that for many years our rivals and detrac tors loudly prophesied the compani's ruii from this same real estate. LOANS ON HEAL ESTATE. During the year loans amounting to $0,754 , 490.97 have been made , and loans nmountinf to f5.727,104.8-J have been paid , leaving J3G. 444,759.02 outstanding. We have taken ever ; precaution to make them bafo beyond pcrad venture. In ura r Operations. MOnTALITT. The mortality of 1B'J2 has been far withii the amount expected , and has thus given thi members a saving of about MOO.OOO. Favorable mortality Is due to good selec lion , and good selection requires two things First Careful selection of the indlvidua from a physical point of view , and also as it the moral hazard : and Second Careful selection of the local ! tic from which business is taken. The best lo calities are those sections ol country whicl have a healthy citrate , which produce ui abundance of wholesome food , and whicl have an intelligent , moral , cleanly , ludustri ous and generally prosi > eix > us iwpulation. H is then necessary to the best success ii select Ion that business should not be ex tended o"er more territory than admits o constant and perfect control in all its detail by the hoinu ofilce. In proportion as bus ! ne * s is remote and scattered in foreign coun tries , requiring the intervention of numer ous and distant representatives actini largely at discretion , with great power and UJKW only general instructions and without the poosibility of clot uoutrol by the management , selection be oomes uncertain from every j olnt of view. Much of our success U due lo Ihe fact tha we have , in ubscrvance of these conditions restricted our business to oar own country Today-tomorrow next day and continuing until we've shod eighty more than a thou sand men we will offer in our shoe department what we candidly believe to be the greatest value in covering for the pedal extremities of men that has been offered in any room where shoes are sold in this great and slippery country. Until they're gone every last pair , our shoe men will offer ninety cases a dozen pairs to a case ten hundred and eighty pairs of men's full stock Genuine Kangaroo shoes in medium spring weight in any and all sizes with flexible pump soles with globe toes the handsomest toe ever put on a shoe in lace or congress as you like shoes that would give the av erage shoe man heart disease to see sold under three dollars and fifty cents at a pair. Whv we bought them -when we boht them where we bought them how much we paid for them whether wejriakeor loseTby the operation whether it's another of"The Nebraska's" advertis ing schemes you are not interested in ; but you are interested in the fact that th s price is two-thirty and not three fifty A Our Spring catalogue out nsxt wsak .vriie for it. and to such portions of it as Involve no ex traordinary climate hazards , and where sani tary measures are reasonably regarded. We have made n fair gain in new business over that written in 1S91 , and at no loss to present members. A gratifying feature of our business is its l > crsistence , in which respect It is probably unrivaled. Our members have taken thoi policies for protection and not for specula tion ; that protection is made as secure as human care and industry can make it : it is treated in absolute equity : It is given at a less average t-ost than in any other company. Our loss of business by lapse and surrender is therefore extremely small. The amount nt risk Jan. 1 , ISM , was $157- 737.802 , a gain from the previous year of $2,094,247. EXPENSE ACCOUNT. The usual careful regard for strict economy has been had during the past year , and the ratio of expense of management to income was only 10.12 per cent , a ratio ma terially less than that of any other company. This is the most controllable item In the e-ost of Insurance. It Is the ono which is generally most ignored. In every other known branch of business competition has always tended to lower cost of production by more and more .economical processes and methods. In life insurance i the reverse has been true. For the lasl twenty years competition has been directed , not to giving cheaj > er and safer insurance and securing greater equity among mcml > ers , but solely to writing the largest possible amount of new business at the highest rates of premium possible and to the most rapid accumulation of assets and the display of the greatest financial exhibits. TJiis has required an enormous increase in the ex pense account. In this race many have doubled their ratio of expenses to income ; all of the racers have increased it very largely ; that of many companies is from two to three times the ratio of this e-ompauy. And they try to conceal Its effect on the test of insurance by schemes of business which postpone all dividends for a long i > eriod of years in the hope that so many will incur forfeitures during that period that their losses will make attractive dividends nt the end for those who live and pay through. But the competion grows always fiercer and the expense ratio grows always larger and swallows moro and inoro of the income and le-aves less and less to bo forfeited , and their dividends of forfeitures are steadily shrinking and new plans are constantly de vised to furnish some new veil for the facts and to attract still moro new business to furnish new forfeitures. Against such comi > etition It Is Impossible for us to accomplish those greater economies which would bo i > ossiblo under a normal and legitimate competition. And we are glad that by sheer resistance and the greatest diligence and care we can hold steadily to our usual standard and not only prevent an Increase In the cost of our members' Insur ance , but even somewhat further reduce it. Their interests have not boon sacrificed for the sake of greater display. And we desire again to say to our mem- IK.TS thai we are able lo accomplish what wo have for them and at the same time make a fair growth , bei-ause we are able to secure , it a comparatively small , at loasl a faithful \x \ > dy of agents ; men who realize what life insurance at its best Is and ought lo be , and who prefer to help work out thai ideal al far less remuneration than they could easily ob tain for prosenling iho spoculalive schemes lhal now secure Ihe groal bulk of Iho busi ness. They are making a daily pecuniary sacrifice lo convicllon. LIMITING BUSINESS. The rapid growth of certain companies to enormous proportions , with the attending great and growing increase of cosl , and the difficulties and ] K > ssiblo dangers of a public nature necessarily incident to such great ac cumulations of money , have attracted atten tion on the part of stale officials every where , and u committee of stale insurance superin tendent is now considering Iho pracllcabll- ily of devising some legislation to put p. check or a limit to n course of business whic'h mauagtvs find themselves unable or unwilling to apply , because they can oven approximately accomplish Iheir experlexl re- sulls only by always increasing amount of now business to furnish new forfeitures. The sjtoculallve results they seek bind them to the only methods by which they can be even partially gained. CONDITION OF THE CK1MPANT. The assels January 1 , lt > 03 , are fCO,701- MD.bU. a gain over ihe previous year of J1.028OQa.W. Ihey are undoubtedly worth more than they stand for. The surplus is * 0,420W.2.8S. a gain of $807. 774.07 over lite previous year. Bul by no moans i.i all of the company's sui erior strength revealed by ihoso figures , satisfactory as they are. In ascertaining its liabilities for the future , it has charged it self with j&OO.OOO more of reserve than is car- riwl on iho same business by any olher com. pany. On the same basU of ruscrvo as U used by olher companies Us surplus is over $7,800,000. Our premiums and reserves musl be calcu lated on the assumption lhal Ihoy will earn some definite rate of Interest during the whole term of our contracts. Originally , wo assumed that rate to bo 4 per cent. Thcso contracls arc liable lo run. many of them , from fifty to sevenly years. In 1832 , In view of the progressive decline in the rate of interest - . terest in perfectly safe Investments ' 'and of the wonderfully progressive in crease in capital seeking invest ment , we did not regard it prudent longer to assume lo surelj earn 4 per cent for sp long : . period , and changed Iho as sumed rate to a per cent for all business written since lhal time. Thus as our old 4 per ccnl business passes off and Iho new 3 percent business takes Us place we are gain ing each year a strength with which lo meel the future that the figures of our financial statement cannot disclose , and which no other company possesses or bus as yet set out lo acquire. Were il necessary ( as il is not ) for us to change our whole 4 per eciil business lo a 3 per ccnl basis , we could do so and still have n surplus of about -2r OD,000 , and wilhoul interfering with our dividend-paying ability. Should the "Postjionod Dividend" or Ton tine companies do the like , as it lias been in timated they might do. il would wipe out. Iho postjioncd dividends altogether , and very few of them have surplus enough lo muki the change even on Ihoso terms. bUMMAHT. In the forty-seven years of Its existence the Connecticut Mutual lias Received for premiums $173,380,9GG.f > 5 Itecelved for In terest JL runts. 70,907.080.23 Kecclvcd for balance profit audioes 1,143,073.37 Total receipts S24u,4SGG20.25 It has 1'ald out for death ! ( < * t endowment.t 85,543,873.87 1'ald out for dividends 50,927,540.20 1'ald out for burrondered pollcle21,131,447.53 Total pild : pol icy holders.157G07.8G1J30 Expends 21,143,011.94 Taxes , 7,047,850.97 Total disbursements il60,399,324.51 Italance , net assets , January 1. 1B93 % 59,037.395,74 The amount already returned lo policy holders or their beneficiaries , and Ihe net assels held lo proiocl presenl contracts , ex ceed the entire premiums received by $4U- 2.-.9,2'JO.Gt. ! The expense ratio is 8.01 i > er cent. This record has no equal elsewhere. THE rrmin. The Connocticul Mulual has bul one pur- jKDse : To give Iho proleclion of life insur ance and ihoro is and can bo nothing worlh paying for in life insurance but proteclion to those who need it , in Its host form , wllh pcrfecl security , wilh jwrfecl c < iuily , and at ils lowesl possible cosl. That this eomjany has done this in the past , is doing it today , and Is In a position to do it for the future , beyond the ability of any other , its record of results und of Its present condition is Icfl lo prove. Kespeclfully submitted , GUBENE , President. Getting Thin is often equivalent to getting ill. If loss of flesh can be arrested and dis ease baffled the " \vcak spots " in the system are eradicated. Hiulsion is an absolute corrective of " weak spots. " It is a builder of worn out failing tissue natures food thai stops waste and creates healthy flesh. rr pirfdbrScott.l B mfi.Chilnlif ! y w York. Bold tj drurdiu e > rr fctr . jffKz