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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : TlffillSDAY , FEBRUARY 1C , 1893. PENSION BILL DISCUSSION Mr. Boutolle of Maine Speaks In Opposition to the Proposed Amendments. ELOQUENT PLEA FOR THE OLD SOLDIER Oatot of Alabama Talk i In Furor of Proposed Change * -Au Anlroatril IUIORU Nicaragua Canal and Appropria tion Matter ! In tlie Senate. f , D. C. , Feb. 15. The Invalid pension appropriation Wll monopolized the attention , of the house today. The pcncral debate was cnllrcnod by Mr. Boutolle of Maine , who made one of his vigorous and characteristic speeches But the house at large looked uj on the controversy today without excitement , and it ended without any pain on cither tide. Against the amendments changing the ex isting pu.sion laws points of order were made , the determination of which was post poned until tomorrow. Iluutrlle Oppo cil the Amendment ! . Mr Boutcllc spoke vigorously against the propo : d amendments to the pension law , declaring that the union veterans were not safe in the hands of the party about to come Into power , with headquarters south of Mason and Dixon's line. The records of congress showed that fact. Mr Dates said that he bail DUt one moment to say n ward as to the misrepresentation of the cx-confederatos on the floor of this house made b. the gentleman from Maine. The gentletr..in s charge was a general one that cx-confcdc rates had voted against the pen sioning of union soldiers The gentleman had suited that this was In pursuance of the declaration which had been made some years ago that the democratic party would never c ase its efforts until the last vestige of war legislation hnd been wiped from the statute books The chanre had been made against Mr Blackburn of Kentucky , when he was a member of this body , that ho had made use of that expression , but that charge had been denied by Mr Blackburn and he ( Mr. Dates ) defied the gentleman to find such a remark In the comrrtssional record. Mr Boutello said that ho did not remem ber who it was that had made the remark. Mr Dates replied that he did remember the circumstances alluded to. and he put the denial of Mr Blackburn against the charge of the gentleman from Maine. Mr Boutelle stated that he had used It only as il'ustratlng ' the attitude of the dem ocratic party today. Jilr Gates And it was false Mr Boutelle 1 would not say that. t'nfortuiiatfc anil Ill-Poaiidrd. Mr Dates , continuing , said that the other charges of the gentleman were equally un fortunate and ill-founded. The gentleman had stated that the democrats had refused to put General Grant on the retired list during his last illness. They done nothing of the kind When the bill came tip Gtneral Grant was not ill , and the gentleman said the opposition was not op posed to General Grant ( whom all ex-con- federates admired as a soldier ) , but opposed to the principle of reinstating any man who had resigned from the army in order to take a civil position No gentleman could chanre him , or any ex-confederate , with opposing a proper pension to any union soldier who was worthy of a pension. He would not follow the gentleman from Maine in his tirade. The gentleman was , in his personal relations , genial and pleasant and ho was sorry that the gentleman should have seen proper to make such a tirade as he had. He regretted that the gentleman had exhibited the "bloody shirf to the house. Mr. Cummmgs earnestly opposed the pro posed legislation. After further debate general discussion was closed and the bill was read for amend ments. The first offered was that recom mended by the ? committee on appropriations , transferring the pension bureau from the Interior to the AVar department. Points of order were raised against this and oth < T amendments of the committee , " acu without action on any of them the house adjourned. IK THE SRNATE. Sundry Civil Appropriation Hill Take ! Up 3Iost of the Session. WASIIIKGTON , D. C. , Fob. 15. The Nicar agua canal bill , though having the advantage of being the "unfinished business,1' had to give way today in the senate to the sundry civil appropriation bilL .All the amendments to that bill reported by the committee on appropriations , including the World's fair items , were disposed of with the exception of the series relating to river and harbor improvements , and these were in the full tide of delate when the president's Hawaiian message was delivered , and then , without the delay of a minute , the senate , on Mr. Sherman's motion , went into execu tive session. The diplomatic and consular and the military academy appropriation bills were reported and placed on the calendar. The conference report on the army appro priation bill was presented and read , and after some discussion went over without ac tion. tion.The The consideration of the sundry civil ap propriation bill was proceeded with. The amendments reported by the' committee al lowing to the widows of Chief Justice Walte and Justice Miller of the supreme court the balances of their nusband's salaries for tUo year of their death ( ? S,745 and f7,41S ) was aprctd to , The reading of the bill having been fin ished the reserved amendments were taken up , the first being the series In reference to the World's Columbian exposition. All the committee amendments were agreed to. The next series of reserved amendment" weru those for the improvement of rivers and harbors , the first being a reduction ol the amount for Philadelphia harbor frorc $550,000 to $400,000. At 2 p. m. the unfinished business tht Nicaragua canal bill was laid before the senate , but at the request of Mr. Gorman l ! was laid aside temporarily , and the consider ntion of the sundry civil appropriation bill \vas proceeded with. A long discussion ensued on the ndvan- tagcs of a continuing contract system and was still going on when Mr. Pruden , one ol the secretaries of the president , appeared as the bearer of a message. As boon as it reached the vice president Mr. Sherman , laiowlng that It related to Hawaii , moved tc proceed"to executive business. The motion was agreed to. When the doors were reopened the husl ness of the senate was suspended in ordei that fitting tribute might be made to the memory of the late Representative McDonald of New Jersey. The resolutions of regrt were agreed to and the senate adjourned. HAWAIIAN ANNEXATION. HarrUou' * MORSHJO 1'arorinc the Mraiure RorclTtul t > ) tit > ruatc. WASHINGTON , D. C. , Fob. 15. The presl dent sent a message to the senate this after noon recomrae-ut'Ing the annexation of the Hawaiian Islands to the United States , ll is accomnauled by a treaty of annexation concluded between the secretary of state and the Hawaiian commissioners and a mass ol correspondence relating to the question ai issue. The treaty Is brief , providing merely for the annexation of the islands under the present provisional government and leaving the details of the permanent form of govern ment , etc , to the action of congress. The correspondence is very voluminous , going back manv years , and gives a complete his tory of the islands , so far as negotiations With th1. . nitcd States are concerned. Contrary to retieral oxjiectations Uu senate in executive session declined to tnaki the treaty public immediately , but decided to first have the message and document : printed for the confidential information o : senators. The papers were accordingly seni released tomorrow The message of the president and the cor rcspondei.i-c were received in legislative ses slon with an attention such as no messagi from a president has been received in re c < nt years. There was no debate beyond i few questions directed to the chairman o the foreign relations commUtco. but every word irt tarcfti' y weighed and tta tnes MTC and the trcity met with almost general approval , Another Dlipatrb fr.m MlnUter Stevens. Among the detailed dispatches received nt the SUto department from Honolulu is one from Minister Stevens giving an Interesting account of reasons which governed him In assuming control of the Islands. It Is as fol lows : "I have time before the mail steamer testate state briefly the additional reasons which caused us to assume a temporary pro tectorate of these islands. The provisional government must have time to organize a new policy and to discipline a small military force , for when the monarchy died by its own hands there was no military force In the Islands but the rcyal guards of about seventy-five natives , not equal in effective force to twenty American .soldiers. "There arc now 40'JOO Chinese and Japanese on the islands and evil-disposod persons might stir some of them to disorder. But the chief elements of evil are in Honolulu lulu , where are the renegade whites nt the head of the lottery and opium rings , and a considerable number of hoodlum foreigners and the more vicious of the natives. Another Kes.on for I'rotnpt Action. "Another Important reason for our action is the possibility of the arrival here of a British war vessel , and that the English minister here , thus aided , might try to press unduly the provisional government. With the islands under our protection , wo think the tnglish minister will not attempt to in sist that his government has the right to interfere while our flag is over the govern ment building " In concluding his dispatch Minister Stevens says : "We shall continue to maintain our present position with great caution and firm ness until wo hear from the president through the secretary of state. As a neces sary precaution against all contingencies , I advise that Admiral Skerritt be promptly sent hero with one or two ships in addition to the Boston. ' ANTI-OPTION BILL. Its Friends will ndeaor to Enforce It ! Conslileratlou In the House. WASHINGTON , D. C. , Feb. 15. The commit tee on agricultural matters met this morn- ng with nearly all the members present , and by a unanimous vote adopted a resolu tion asking the committee on rules for a special order ghing one or two days for the consideration of the anti- option bill. Cloture is not asked in the resolution , but will be moved on the part of the house. The committee then waited on Speaker Crisp and laid the reso lution before him. The members expect a decision to be reached by the rules com mittee on the request within a few days , but if they don't hear soon , will endeavor to force consideration-or tie up the house. There has been a practical abandonment of the plan to send the bill to conference where this amendment might be examined , and it is proposed to move In the house whenever the bill is taken up to concur In tnese amend ments so that the bill may be sent im mediately to the president. The plan of procedure is largely left with Chairman Hatch. Mr. Hatch said today that he did not care to make any threats , but ho intended to have a vote before the 4th of March. A resolution for the anti-option bill , he added , had been before the rules cora- mitte for three weeks. If It did not act soon he would call his committee together and if the instruction was given to him he would carry it out. if an extra session be came necessary. He asked for a day for the bill , and if given he would see that a vote was obtained. He would yield gracefully tea a square vote against the bill by a majority of the house , but did not intend to be beaten by fillbusterers. Their Remarks Will Not Appear. At the meeting of the senate select com mittee on Indian depredations this morning Attorney General Miller was present as a witness and , it is said , intimated that the meetings were being conducted as a sort of star chamber session This aroused the ire of Mr. Chandler , the chief interrogator , who retorted that that statement was simply demagoguery. The remarks of both gentle men were subsequently expunged from the record aud will not appear in the report. Washington Note ! . With reference to the story that the Kear- sarge had been ordered to Key West to chock a filibustering expedition , Assistant ' ' -Secretary Soley , acting secretary , today re ported that there was nothing in the rumor. "I know of no filibustering expedition , " he said , "and the Kearsarge was not ordered to Key West to check one " The president left Washington this after noon for Bengies , Md. , to speryl a few days in duck shooting there. He is accompanied by ex-Senator Sewell of New Jersey , his companion on a number of similar trips. The president will be the guest of the club at Bcnglcs. The president has commuted to imprison ment for life , the sentence of death imposed on Frederick Barber , ( colored ) for the mur der of his mistress by pushing her into the Georgetown canal. Barber was to have been hanged in the District jail Friday next. The president has recognized Charles L. Johnson consul of her Britannic majesty for the states of North Carolina , South Carolina , Alabama and Tennessee , to reside at Charleston. Nominations : Postmasters Iowa Mrs. A , V. Weaver , Colfar. Colorado H. A. Fer guson , Colorado Springs. .Montana E. H. Hubbard , KatUpeL Lieutenant L. K. Reynolds of the United States navy , commanding the coast survey steamer Endeavor , now stationed at the navy yard in this city , was run over by cue of the Washington < .t Georgetown railway cable cars this evening. Both legs were broken above the knee. CIIINl'SU EXCLUSION ACT. What Is Ilelng Done to Enforce It ! Preci sions by the Treasury Department. WASHINGTON. D. C. , Feb. 15. No action has been taken or is likely to be taken by the Treasury department other than that already published to carry out the provisions of the Chinese exclusion act , otherwise known as the Gearjbill. . The Treasury department has provided facilities under the direction of the commissioner of Internal revenue for Chinese throughout the United States to register and they have until the 5th of May to comply with the law in that respect. So far as the department is advised but very few have availed themselves of the privileges afforded by this bill , but the penal provision providing for deportation does not become effective until after the 5th of May and , In the language of Commissioner Mason , "we will not cross that bridge until we reach it"It It is computed at the Treasury department that there are 1KOX ) Chinese within the borders of the United States. The prh-e per head for the dejwrtatitm of a Chinese person from San Francisco to China is 55 , aud the whole amount appropriated by the last con gress for carrying into effect the Chinese ex clusion act amounted to only 103,000 v , hL-h wo-ld bo totally inadequate for the whole sale deportation of Chinamen in rase they did not comply witn the act as regards regis tration. Even of this f.100,000 , at the expi ration of the fiscal year onlj $40.030 will re main available for dejiortatkm expenses. Already f-JO.OOO has been expended in the payment of special agents on the Canadian frontier and In the payment of the passage of deported Chinamen from San Francisco. Ignorance of the merits ot Da Witt's IJttlo Early Ulsors is a misfortune. These little pills rogulatu the liver , euro headache , dys- I > ep4la , bad breath , constipation and blliOUS- MTflPlTIV James Payne Saw Hia Wife Fatally Burned but Eefasod Assistance. SEQUEL TO A DOMESTIC ROW AT LINCOLN Capital Cltr Labor Men Determined to In augurate m Number of Change * In the Municipal Government In the Near Future. LINCOLN , Neb. , Feb. 15. [ Special to THE BEE ] . There is hardly a possibility that James Payne , the husband of the womnn who died at thchosp'ltal in this city yester day from injuries received in a fight , will beheld hold legally accountable for her death , although the circumstances seem to Indicate that somebody is responsible and that some body should be punished. He was arrested after the woman's injuries had been re ported to the police , but as there appeared to be no charge which could be made strong enough to hold him ho was released. The woman made the following statement to the chief of police before her death : Payne came homo to supper , but his wife informed him that there was nothing In the house to eat and that there was no money to buy anything. Ho became angry at her and knocked her down. He then ' threw the lamp at her , the lamp breaking and the oil running all over her clothing. Continuing the statement says : "When he threw the lamp at me I got oil all over me. I went to the railroad track and sat there ten minutes and then came in to get warm and caught fire from the side of the stove. I wanted him to put the fire out that was burning me , but ho wouldn't. He said : 'You burn up. You will be better off. ' I don't know whether he was under the in fluence of liquor or not Mrs. Patterson and the young fellow in there put the fire out. Payne told me many times he would kill me and then leave town. Payne never did noth ing to put out the fire. He Just let mo burn. " Labor Men Have o Charter. A committee representing the several labor organizations of this city nave prepared a number of amendments to the Lincoln char ter and have served notice upon the powers that be that unless their amendments are in corporated in the bill they will have them -introduced hi the form of a separate bill They provide that the mayor shall receive a salary of f 1,800 j > er annum and have an office In the city hall , where he will bo required to keep regular office hours Ho will be re quired to practically devote his entire time to the work of the office The Board of Pub lic Works is abolished and its duties placed upon the shoulders of the mayor , city engi neer and building inspector. Salaries are pruned vigorously , the city clerk being au thorized to draw but $1,200 per annum In stead of 2V000 as at present. The control of the police department is vested in a board of commissioners All city work is to be per formed by day labor and not by contract. Violated the Saloon Ordinance. The ins tractions issued to the police force last Saturday evening in regard to the Sun day closing of saloons are already bearing fruit. Joe Epps , the proprietor of a saloon at 1404 O street , John Gran of ftJC P street , and Adoiph Keubes of Fifteenth and O streets , also saloonkeepers , were arrested this morning on the charge of violating the law as specified. Two drug store proprie tors , F. A. Wilson and H. R. Ecker , doing business in the Lindell hotel block , were also included in the complaint prepared by the city attorney upon evidence furnished by members of the police force. Epps insisted upon an immediate hearing and his case went to trial at onoe. But one witness was examined for the state , David Cooley testified that he was in Epps' saloon Sunday forenoon , but admitted that he saw no one behind the bar to wait on customers. Neither did ho see any drinking or any money go across the bar. The case against Epps' was then dis missed for want of evidence sudcient to convict. Wilson and lleker were also arraigned this forenoon , but were dismissed upon recom mendation of the city attorney and imme diately arrested again on a new complaint. Their cases were set for hearing at 3 o'clock this afternoon. At that time , by mutual agreement , Baker was fined f-0 and costs , the costs amounting to ? 34.70. Wilson's case was dismissed. Celebrated Charter Day. The faculty and students of the State uni versity have been celebrating charter day of the university today , and the event has been a notable one in the history of the in stitution. At 2 o'clock this afternoon every department of the university was thrown open to the general public , and the several buildings were throned all afternoon with crowds of visitors. It had been intended to have an exhibition drill by the university cadets on the campus , but the bad condition of the grounds prevented what would have otherwise been an enjoyable feature of the day's program. The annual charter day ad dress was delivered at the Lansing theater this evening , and that large auditorium was taxed to its utmost capacity by the large au dience. The speaker was Hon. Seth Low , ex-mayor of Brooklyn , N. Y. He spoke on "The American University , " and his address was listened to with the greatest attention. Many who desired to hear him were turned away on account of the large attendance. Excellent music was furnished by the musi cal department of the state university. Result of the ISeccnt Hank Failure. Suit was commenced in the district court this afternoon by the Bank of Coldwater , Mich. , to recover upon two promissory notes , one signed by Joseph Hathaway of the Bank of Hemiugford , and the other by C. E. Magoon of this city. The first note was for M,000 , and was dated October 2J , to run ninety days. The Matroon note was for fl.OOO , and dated October 21 , also for ninety days. Bo'h were executed to the defunct Capital National bank , and by that institu tion sold to the Coldwater bank. The notes were sent bock to the Capital National bank for collection early in January , and In duo course of time , or on January 21 , two days before the bank failed , a draft for the full amount was received by the Cold water bank. This draft afterward proved to be worthless. Hathaway and Magoon both claim to have paid the draft to the Capital National bank. Bank Examiner Griffith and his assistant examiner , McHngh of Iowa , are hard at work in preparing a schedule of the assets of the defunct bank and hope to have it ready for ilocciver MacFarland within a few days. Lincoln In Brief. Mike McCann , the hack driver who shot and wounded Dan Haney at the B. & M depot several weeks ago , was today turned over to the authorities by his bondsmen Ho had been drinking heavily of late and his bondsmen did not care to longer carry the responsibility of his freedom. Ho will be kept nt tlio county jail until his trial comes on. James McBride was sentenced to thirty days imprisonment in the county JaU this morning for participating in the robbery of a quantity of goods trom McWhmney's tailor shop. The Lincoln Street Railway company to day assumed control of the lines of street railway opened and operated by the Home Street Kailnay company , having acquired tne system by purchase , the consideration being f 123,000 , of which amount f 100,000 was in cash. Governor Crounso today made out tno cre dential * which entitle Judge William V Alien to a seat in the United states senate John P. Sutton , secretary of the Irish Na tional League of America , toaay issued an address to the members of the league m the Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report ABSOLUTELY PURE Unit/xl Stales calling < oi > fundi to assist the evicted tenants and tJomical prisoners In Ireland. The addrcsM also contains the re port of th * peace cooiiusMon sent to Ireland by the league last fall to unite the two wings of the Irish party Hon John Fitzgerald of this city was n member df the comiatakra. Itnnarhnhle T'rtilt Culture. NOBTH GALVMTON. Tfx . Feb 15 Thr fruit growing facilities srf this region soil and climate are truly -conducive to money- bringing agriculture There is one fruit farm In this neighborHood which was planted a year ago. The trees ore now seven feet high. The land is planted in IKMI-S , poaches , Japan persimmons , plums and figs. This fruit all gives promftt'of a splendid crop later on. Fig culture admirably adapted to the climate of this section , and the large profits in it for both grower and manufac turer make this the most profitable fruit crowing Industry there is not excepting pears. pears.HOT * HOT SPRINGS'ATTRACriONS. Iinpri-Mloni Iterelted bjAn Omnium on III * Flrit VUlt There. HOT Srmso * . Ark , Feb 10. [ Correspond ence of TUE Ben. ] Hot Springs , In the size of the city , character of Its population and volume of Its springs , Is disappointing to the visitor. The city claims 8,000 i ? ople , but to arrive at the number they must have con sulted the hotel register for a considerable time. The city lies in a canon and branches therefrom of the Hot Springs river , some being made up entirely of the product of the springs. "River" is euphonious but hardly applies here. It being carried through the city in a moderate sized sewer I am able to comiwrc the volume of these springs with that of Hot Springs. South Dakota , which , from appearances , must IKS twenty times as large . On the one side of the valley , which is here perhaps 100 feet wide , and variously located at the base and up the side of the mountain are the warm springs of varying temperature up to about 100 = , and directly opjiosite and across the valley are the cold springs. temperature of one or two reaching almost the freezing point. The anal } sis of these waters will not interest TUB BEE , but It may be well to say that thouch these waters spout forth from the solid rock they are softer than rain water , and soap used in them lathers like that in a barber's mug. Perhaps no single locality on the continent bears the record of cure of various flesh-heir ! ills that this place does In the nature of I its visitors and patrons the city is cosmo polltan. They are here from every state and territory In a casual whist game there were represented London. Havana , San Fran- j Cisco , Omaha. The English dude Is here. He I always Is , go where you wilL The lame , the halt the blind are here , and every form of , creeping , crawling humanity is represented. 1 ' The marks of vice and dissipation are everywhere - where present among the healthscckers. In fact , it is in this special line of cures that ' these waters and baths are meritorious i Broken-down men at 30 are frequent. Prominent - , nent and wealthy people are liberal patrons. i and for this reason chiefly do the fine hotels thrive as they do. I Prominent guests here just now are lion Edward F. Murphy , recently elected United States senator from New \ork state , with his wife and family , from Troj. N Y The senator is thawing out an aggravated case of rheumatism. It was here I first learned of the election of Senator Allen. Calling his attention to it , Senator Murphy was anxious to know something of liis prospective col league from an Omahan , but 1 was not able to enlighten him. Speaking from a very short acquaintance with Mr Murphy and his estim able wife , he is entitled to have better things said of him than have boon t aid recently by ' the papers of both the old parties , other leading guests are Ir Samuel Cupples , the millionaire woolenware manufacturer of St. Louis , and his familyhe / a badly broken I mlddleaged man and his wife a confirmed invalid , not able V > rise from a recumbent position and pushed about their hotel on a i wheel bed by a constaul-attendant. Doubtless I they would gladly give one of their several , millions for the health of some of us ' well ones. Another somewhat remarkable < case now here is that-pl-a gentleman who is the legal and business adviser of Mr. Thomas A. Edison and'said to be on a very large salary. Ho is a' rohust , fine looking man apparently in the best of health , but almost entirely without the use of his hands or feet. His attendant may be seen helping him to cat his hearty meal or holding his after-dinner cigar for him almost any time. One goes to a watering place to see beau tiful women , but they are not here , because this Is not a watering place , but a health resort. If one were to offer a series of prues at an exhibition of the handsomest women in America , Hot Springs wouldn't be "In it. " My first salutation from the clerk at the Park hotel after registering was : "Any re lation to our Rectors * " I said "perhaps so ; I'll find out. " Two are here one a banker , other a law yer sons of Henry M. Rector , who was governor of the state 'durin' the wah. sab , ' ( and by the way one of the two original claimants to the original silo of Hot Springs , and only recently dispossessed by the court of last resort after a long and bitter fight ) . Approaching the attorney I was received cordlallv and asked to "take something. " "I never drink. " Mr. R , said , "Well , you must smoke with us. " I replied , "No , I don't smoke. " "Then you are no relation of mine. " But it proved that our grandfathers were cousins in Virginia 100 years ago , mine emi grating to Ohio and his to Kentucky. Omaha people here are : Hon. W. A. L. Gibbon , S. A. STcWhorter and family , occu pying n cottage and here for the season , D. C. Sutphen and Hon. C. L. Chaffee , Our journey lies to New Orleans , where wo take in Mardi Gras on thel4th-thento" Jacksonville , St. Augustine , Tampa and the fair southland. A , T. R , Forty-Four Mill Tax Levy. Mayor Bemis has attached his signature to the tax levy ordinance , and the measure has become an operative law of the city Women Will Vote as usual at the next school election but for many candidates. They give a unanimous vote every day in the week in favor of WHITE RUSSiAN because they know it has no equal as a labor and temper siver on wash-day. The "White Russian" is a great soap to use in hard or alkali water. Does not roughen or injure the hands is per fectly safe to use on the finest fabrics. JAS. S. KIRK & CO. . Chicago. Dnsky Diamond Tar Soap 'Vai .lL8 * " DEFORMITY BRACES Elastic Stocking Trusses , Crutches , Batteries , Water Bottles , Syringes , Atomizers , Medical Supplies HLOE & PEilFOLO , 114 8.1511)1. , Next to Ppstofflca Thp action wm taktm by him if tor careful conuderatum iln bcUovod it would bo lmiK ) sille to secure any further re duction by tho-council AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA. School HOUIIP In Sarpy Oiuntjllnrned Mnclc City Note. . The fire which called out the department Tuesday at mWni ht prnml to bo the burning of n frame school hottse in district No. 5 , Sarpy county The building stood about two and a half rullo * south of N street. Mr Smith , the director in the district , says the loss is about { 1,900 , covered by Insurance in the Omaha Fire comiwny Ho thinks the fire was caused by tramps , ns the leather snys sne banked the coals In the wood stove , being careful to leave only dead ashes in front Fortunately a now school Irouse has recently been finished in the district a mile distant from the ono burned. Miss Maullne Laur entertained a small party of friends at her home last night. Miss Minnie Paddock went to Perclval this morning , to bo present at the woddlng of her cousin , Mr. Ernest Rocers , to Miss Addle Reed. The ceremony will take place this evening at 7 o'clock. Mrs. IL E. Tacg of W.ico , Neb . who was In the city on a visit to her son. Harry Tagg , of the McCloud-Lovc Commission company was called to Bcatrlco last cvoulug on ac count of the death of her son residing In that city Her son Harry aecomiunicd her. The lady members of the Christian church will give a "match" ' social at the church. Twenty-third and 1C streets. Tuesday even ing.W. W. E. McCloud of York county , formerly In business at the yards in this city , came In Monday and went home today. IffESMEKISM. Ul cu lon and Amateur Kilillilllou I Iff ore the Lite I ! uc Clulh "Hypnotism" was the subject for discus sion at the meeting of the Live Issue club last evening in Linlnger's art gallery. Dr. Jonas was to have read a paper on hypno tism , but unfortunately he was-unable to be present. Mr J. R. Poetic , who had been a subject for Prof. Reynolds , kindly consented to recite his experience while under the influence of the mesmerist. Mr. Peotie said that the feeling was just like a dream , only that a person under the influence had the physical power which he did not have when dream- me Continuing , the young man said that he never experienced any unpleasant feeling during the time he was in this trance or afterwards , and he believed he always felt better for a time following a seance. Dr. Towne was asked his opinion of hypno tism and said he believed that if an Intelli gent physician had that power it would cer tainly be a help in the treatment of hysteria and nervous diseases. A few simple exj > eriments were tried on two willing young men by Mr H. H. Harder. The subjects were placed under the influ ence and imagined that the beautiful art gallery had been transformed Into a garden. They plucked flowers and heard birds sing and for a few minutes amused and interested the ladies and gentlemen present All disorders of the Throat and Lungs is Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. It has no equal as a cough-cure. Bronchitis "When I was a boy , I had a bronchial trouble of such a persistent and stub born character , that the doctor pro nounced it incurable with ordinary remedies , but recommended me to try Ayer's Cberry Pectoral. I did so , and one bottle cured me. For the last fifteen years , I have used this preparation with good effect whenever I take a bad cold , and I know of numbers of people who keep it in the house all the time , not considering ; it safe to be without it. " J. C. Woodson , P. M. , Forest Hill.W.Va. Cough "For more than twenty-five years , ) was a sufferer from lung trouble , at tended with coughing so severe at times as to cause hemorrhage , the paroxysms frequently lasting three or four hours. I was induced to try Ayer's Cherry Pec toral , andjiftcr taking four bottles , was thoroughly cured.Franz Hoffman , Clay Centre , Kans. La Grippe "Last spring I was taken down with la grippe. At times I was completely prostrated , and so difficult was my breathing that my breast seemed as if confined in an iron cage. I procured a bottle of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral , and no sooner had I began taking it than relief followed. I could not believe that the effect would he t-o rapid and the cure so complete. " W. H. Williams , Cook City , S. Dak. Prorated by Dr. J. C. A 5 < r fc Co. , Lowell. Mc . Bold by all DniECisli 1'rlrc $1 , ii bottlei , IS. Prompttoactjsuretocure AMU S IS M E.N TS. NEW I Get a Good | THEATER tSenUorftOc-.l ' .Thursday , Feb , ! 6. ( MMlneo Saturday. ) THE WORLD FAMED . . . . HATJXON BROS. ' Grand Ptiry Like Pantomimic Spectacle New Tableaux. New Scenery. Ne-w Tricks. New Iiasic. New Dances. NswWouJ ra. Gorgeous Traniformat ons. Tbo slo ot Be-its will open at 9 o'clock Wodneluv morninc nt tlio foilotflni ; prices. 1 rirat floor'SK- > . } 1 CO : bilcony r.'u- und TTn ; FARRAM St. TKEflTEfi Like Uomenll no&d > lead to tfat ilouie of TO-NIGHT. JOHN F. SHERIDAN PUKT " HIM nin- ON THE i Widow DBnen Wodnoslay Mat iiec. S5 cents to uny scat ID the home. FARN&flSi. THEATER. Lite Home All Uonfli Ix-nd tolha Home ot f acccu Sunday Malintc , FEB. 19 l"of7 iehM.v . V Siiti/m/n.v. ftUHRY CRAHDAlljin ! AJBU5Y DAY. Everyth n j brlsUt and sparkling , w euiir - tluy Jlutluer > nl in mr tln'ulrI5 rnt > . THIRD ANETl , AST WEEK Eierybodysliouldi.ee tbo grrat * t llvlug UCC&fiCDlOT Every ulRUt at B. Ladles' fflCOmilnidl Mat. Thursday and Sit. PROF- JOHN FE-yrJOUDS. Tlio mi > < ct Itmcuublo entertainment you over attended. attended.Y. . M. C. A. HALL. AdmUilnn , 25r ; Krvod tcau , & 0c. ou calf at t hasEddy' _ . _ _ ONDERLAND Corner 15th and Capital Ave. , Omaha ALL Tills WEEK M- THE GJUT3ED AGE -I t > - AND Tllti - NOVELTY SPECIALTY COMPANY. Uwo r-ourenir l j 1 at-ndif and irl < l j , I'UlCKd 11KMA1N Tilt. SAMK. Coo , The Man in the Moon Fragrant would be happier If be could h vc a supply of and Soothing Blackwell's Bull Durham Smoking Tobacco ' For over twenty-five years the standard smoking tobacco of the world. To-day More Popular than Ever. To have a good smoke anyt'me ' and everytime K is only necessary tf get Bull Durham , it is all rood and always good. ' BLACKWELL'S DURHAM TOBACCO CO. , ' DURHAM , N. C. FOR ctssntlj ttopi the tno t excraclat'ni pln II n r r f it'i f > < t'r nm'o ths * iljrar . Itll'i r n CONQUERER OF PAIN , ana ha clone more rood than anr known rcmeJr Kor sPHAIN * . U1U'1S8S. nACllACHB , Pain ln - THE CUKsT OR SIDES HEADACHE TOOTHACHE , or nnr other axtsrnsl PAIN , a few nppllca- . on . rnbld on tiy banfl Ilk mule , c u lni th p la to ln t ntlr to ? Kor rO.NGKsriO.XS INK1.AMMATIO.VS. UHEtMATISM NKl'llMXilA , 1A'M11AJO , SCIATICA I'AINi IN THIS SMALL OP TUB II.AT 1C , tuoro extend ? ! , loalfr c ntlnut > l and repelled atiplleaUotii > " < > Decenary. All l.STXKNAL PAINS , niAtllllUK \ . IJV E V I'KltV COMC. Hl'ASJH. NA SEAU KA1NT1.NO SPELLS. .NKUVOUS.NK-J . SLKKPL1E4-1.XKS * all rBllore' Initantlr anil qulclljcrjt * tnklnclnwordlr 30 to fO droin In balf a tumbler of water , With UAD\TArd PlLLi taere U no bsttsr I t'llU or I'HKVENTIVI ! OF FEVIED Oil AGUE. hold \ > j All Drujclsti. 60 c ; > cr Uottia. THE arrival of Gorham's cele brated solid silverware- every thing you could imagine made in solid silver. Elaborate handle solid silver knives ! Gor * $22.50 set ham's make is enough guarantee. RAYMOND , AND DOCOLAS , OMAHA. 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 shoes in medium spring weight in any and all sizes with flexibla pump soles with globe toes the handsomest toe ever put on a shoe in lace or congress as you like shoes that wouid 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 boght them where we bought them how much we paid for them whether we makje or lose by 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 the price is two-thirty and not three fifty A Our Spring catalogue out nsxt waek write far it eSg f " ' Hervo Seeds , " &U > | c wonderful renoJr ien euaraaltr- esre all nrrroni Sifrm. * . rcch ai VVwilc Memorr Imt of Hrain 1'owt r. H aaaene. Wakenlnf-M , Lost itaubooa. htCQtlr KmU * Eton3MerTouinmi.LaHitude.aUdn.lDi andlossnr pc < wcrof tceU > o railrc Orctnt In ntbzrixxcansd by omr ezerUoc. youtiiful tsro-t.ot zreitltc on ( if tobwx .opium or cttsiulanti * > blci > eonn Ictd to 'cflrmitr. Contuap. UonaoalnunttT. Pot op cotjTcmeni to ctrir In T I tiockeu til perpici. acr > rniaili6fo-ij. Wlttt everrt'Onlerw mveaurntUn ruarantu Co run nrou uru Arrr m o. vr rc/uiut tM monry. QrcEl&r f rot. Adtirew A err e t * = tu c u. . Calci-u , in , I For Sslein Omaha by Sherman < fcO'Connll , 1313 Doigar Dr 1816 Douglas Street , Omaha , Nob. Tli eminent tpeolsllil la nerroui. chronlo. prlrntB. MsoH. kln andarlnarr dli . A r tu r a rrrtf terra craduste n mwicine aidlplomii and ortlne tei ( bow 11 Ulltreitlnx wita tht crcstan ur , r ti catarrh , lout rainnool tenant ! wetkait , night Iok * t and all ( arrnt of prlrx alMiwi. No niirj u I rjr uaod. N w treatment tor lei > of rltsl p.w r. I'arltai unable to rwlt ms mtr til tr U > l at liani & i curnupondence. Mefllolno or toitruoicau eut bf mill or < pr t : arelr Jitcul. nj mini U taliai i 30Dlnuor ad > r. ont poruaalionrrieir pr.Urrel CJniut : U33 fro Orreipja Inii itrls.Ir pnr j ltoo iilr Urie of Lit * otfr * . oac < bean a.m talp m. dualirilJ a.mU IJ-n julmo.i m