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THE OMAJIA DAILY JiEE : TUESDAY , MAY lo , 1 OJ. p STAND OFF FOR THE ROADS One Railroad Win a Big Tax Oasa While Another LSEK , DAKOTA WAREHOUSE LAW IS LEGAL United ritntt * Supreme Court Hand * Don a bet trill Important Opinions Court Alniont Ktcnljr Divided on Une Itiillruail Int. WASHINGTON , May 14. The case or the JtoMlo & Ohio railroad and the Farm em Loan and Trust company againat Die state of Tennessee and several counties thereof was dcI Jed by the supreme court today. Justice Jackson delivered the opinion. The question Involved the right of the legisla ture to amend tlio charter of the company , which exempted the capital stock forever from taxation , exempted the road and fix tures for twcr.ty-flve years , and provided that there should be no taxation which wjuld re-luce the dividends below 8 per cent. On the other hand the state constitution pro vides that all property shall be taxed ac cording to Its value and taxation be equal throughout the state. In February , 1591 , Kill a were brought against the company for the collection of taxation from 18SI to 1SS9 , inclusive. The opinion held that the case hinges on the S per cent clause of the charter referred to. The manifest Intention was to Interest persons in the railroad by gi"lng It unutwal advantages. Justice Jackson held that the state had the power to levy discriminating and exemption taxation when It granted chart rs. Corporate charters were merely contracts between the state and the corpora tion. Therefore the supreme court of Ten- nesieo was overruled , the decision being In favor of the railroad corporation. Chief Jus' Ice Fuller dissented from this opinion , opposing the doctrine of a right to discrim inate In favor ot Individual corporations In the matter of taxation In granting charters. With the chief justice In his dissenting opinion , which stood by the supreme court of Tennessee , were Justices Gray , Drewcr and Shlras , so that the lower court was reversed by a bare majority. Taxes aggregating about $330,000 arc involved In the decision. WAUASH MUST PAY THE TAX. The case of Ashley against Ryan , secretary of the state of Ohio , was decided In an opin ion delivered by Justice White. It Involved a question of taxation of great Importance. Under the law of Ohio the stock if corpora tions Is taxed one-tenth of 1 per cent. Sev eral branches of the Wabash railroad In sev eral states which have been Involved In liti gation had been consolidated. The officers fllod articles of consolidated Incorporation In the office of the secretary of state , tendering $700 , which would have been the tax on the Ohio branches of the corporation , but the secretary compelled the payment of $52,000 , A tax on all branches of the consolidated corporation. This the company contended was a state tax on corporations outside ot the state. The court held that the right of a company to be a consolidated corporation rested within the will of the state ; that the railroad In preferring the articles of Incor poration and tax was voluntarily placing it self within the jurisdiction of the law , and sustained the state court's decision. DAKOTA ELEVATOR LAW SUSTAINED. The law of North Dakota declaring that owners of grain elevators kept public ware houses and Imposing rates of charges and penalties for overcharges was passed upon by the court. The plaintiff had offered grain , offering to pay the rate fixed by the state , and , bolng refused , obtained a mandamus compelling Brass , the elevator owner and plaintiff In error , to receive his grain at state rates. Justice Shlras delivered the opinion , sustaining the North Dakota courts. Justice Brewer dissented , contend ing that the evidence showed that only In light grain years did Brass receive grain from others , and that this did not make him a public -warehouse keeper. During the year In question Brass needed all the capac ity of his elevator for his private purposes , EO that the state was attempting to force him to do a public business. Justice Brewer dissented also because the law compelled ele vator keepers to insure the grain taken In charge by them. Justices Field , Miller and Jackson concurred In the dissenting opinion. In the case of the Chicago Deposit Vault company against John McNulta , a receiver of the Wabash Railroad company , the court holds that Receiver Cooley has no author ity without the approval of the court to bind the funds of receivership beyond the time the leased premises In dispute should bo required by the receiver. Governor Tlllman's appeal from the rul ing of Commissioner of Patents Seymour in refusing to register the Palmetto as a trade mark for state dispensary liquors was dismissed. Justice Gray delivered the opinion , which held the supreme court had no Jurisdiction over the case. Since the dispensary law has been declared un constitutional by the state courts , this branch of It Is not ot so much Importance. The case of the Postal Telegraph company against the city of Charleston , S. C. , was decided In favor of the city in an opinion by Justice Brewer. Under a local law levyIng - Ing license upon business concerns the tele graph company was compelled to pay a tax of $50 upon Its business done exclusively In the city. Justice Harlan dissented on the ground that the telegraph company did no business exclusively In the city of Charleston. Incidentally ho remarked that this was one ot the many municipal devices to reap revenue from Interstate commerce. Justices Brown and Jackson concurred in the dissent. Chief Justice Fuller announced today the supreme court will sit once more , on May 2C , before the final adjournment for the spring. The appeal of the Arkansas Chcro- fcoe , Starr , convicted of the murder ot Ifei- Deputy Marshal Floyd Wilson , was suc cessful , a new trial being granted. Inci dentally Chief Justice Fuller commented severely on the charge , of the presiding Judge to the jury. COLLECTOR SnEDERGER WINS ONE. Justice Shlras delivered the opinion re versing the decision ot the circuit court tor the northern district of Illinois In the case of Anthony F. Secberger , collector of cus toms at Chicago , plaintiff in error against John Schweyer. Schweycr sought to recover duties paid under protest In 1SSS on goods imported in 1SSG and placed In a bonded warehouse. The plaintiff offered to pay duties within a year after their arrival In Chicago , but over a year after their arrival In New York , the law providing for an addi tional assessment of 10 per cent where the articles are not withdrawn for consumption within a year after their Importation. The lower court held that the data , of Importa tion was the date of arrival In Cb'cigo. The supreme court holds the date ot Importation to be the date of arrival In New York , and remands the cose , with directions to enter Judgment for the collector. * " The court atllrmed the judgment of the circuit court for the eastern district of Mich igan In the case of Henry M. Loud , plaintiff in error , against the Pomona Land & Water company. There was an agreement by Loud to purchase certain lands In California and shares of stock In an Irrigation company. the exclusive rights for laying pipes and aqueducts for convenience of water on the land being reserved to the Irrigation com pany. Loud claimed fraud In that it was represented to him the shares In the Irriga tion company gave him the right to water for his land , and that thcs ? representations proved false , in that sufficient water to irri gate the lands was not represented by the shares ot stock , The circuit court decided against Loud and Justice Jackson , in deliv ering the opinion of the supreme court , affirmed that decision on the ground that the allegations ot want of title to the stock in the irrigation company representing water rights were not supported by proof. It is also held the by-laws of the Irrigation com panies did not provide that wattr rights should go with shares In the Irrigation com pany and that Loud's Ignorance ot the by * laws did not supply grounds of his complaint of the lack of water right. las Cau Co In forrleii Mull * . WASHINGTON , May 14. The office of foreign malla has announced that samples ot ,7'ticle * composed of glass or other fragile mtterlal In unsealed packages -will be ad mitted in the malls between the United States and the Argentine Republic. Austra lia , Deljlum. L'ollvU. British India. Bulgaria , Canada. Chill , Den mark and Danish Wett Indies. Egypt. Frnrpo , Greec-- , Hungary , Italy , L'txamber * . Nicaragua. Norway , the Netherlands and the Ntth riani : ! colonies , Pararusy , Poru- K l. RUM I a. svla. . 5u ln , : ' * fJn. Switzer land and Ton's. All [ > o tm tfr have been notified to for ward the packages when received. CUNSUf.IUATINU TIIK ItUICKAUS. IfuBftO Committee I'IIVOM I'tltllnc ( * o crnl of Them Into .Morton' * llamU. WASHINGTON , May 14. For a number of years pail efforts have been made by con gressional legislation to secure the tranifcr of the geodetic survey , and the object sought to be accomplished by this transfer Is to acremble and co-ordinate , under a single administrative head , all the bureaus of the government which have to do with the util ization ot the weclth of the forests , fields , mines and waters. In the Fifty-first and Fifty-second congresses bills providing for the transfer of these bureaus to the Depart ment of Agriculture were favorably reported by senate committees , and now the house committee on agriculture has reported a bill having the same object In view. Repre sentative Halncr ot Nebraska has submitted a long report giving the views of the com mittee on the changes proposed. Regard ing the geological survey the report says geology deals direct with the soil and its formations. The study of the earth'i struc ture and soil is recognized as having Im portant bearings on the character and qual ity of a successful agriculturist , and the In vestigations of the geologist , If properly di rected , must continue to bo not only Inti mately connected with , but essential to a due development ot the science ot hus bandry. Connected with and supervised by the Department of Agriculture , the geological survey , with its present efficient corps of experts , would be , by Its contribution to the fund of know ledge on soil formation , on the discovery of waters beneath and the conservation of waters above the surface of the earth , form a most effective agent In stimulating and securing the development of an Intensive agriculture of which the ' country stands to greatly In need. Concerning the fish commission , the state ment Is made that it Is an independent bureau reporting directly to congress and having at present no department connec tion. Its government work and usefulness are acknowledged. It has a widening field of usefulness. Its work is so developed that Its economic and administrative fea tures form the burden ot its duties and the objects of Its largest expenditures. The time is rapidly coming when every farmzr will certainly expect to raise the fish con sumed In his family and to supply his neighbors engaged In other pursuits , as he now does with poultry and meat products. Continuing , the report says that the fish commission has found Itself running parallel with the work , methods and agencies of the Department of Agriculture In Its Investiga tions of the many problems relating to soils and plant and animal life. "It is only by bringing Into ono depart ment all scientific bureaus that this dupli cation can be prevented and each afford to the others the highest measure of support and assistance. It Is not proposed to dis turb the autonomy or Independent organiza tion ot these scientific bureaus , nor to In troduce here the much dreaded system of partisan removals. The suggestion of such danger Is sufficiently answered In the well known fact that in the entire history of the several scientific bureaus now connected with the departments not a single instancs is recalled where partisanship has dictated an appointment or removal. " The measure has the approval and ac quiescence of all the departments affected. PEXXY WISE IICONOMY. Cutting OfT Appropriation * for rood for the luitluns May Cause Trouble. WASHINGTON. May 14. The tendency toward economy in appropriations has been so great that grave fear is expressed by those who are familiar with the Indians and the Indian service the result may be trouble from some of the tribes , as well as a crip pling of the sen-Ice , unless the Indian ap propriation bill Is amended before It passes. Representative Wilson of Washington has been Investigating the subject , and ho Is prepared to show the house that the cuts on the Indian service go to the bone. The cut on the Apache Indians , from $125,000 to $ DO,000 , will necessitate n reduction next year of 1,000,000 pounds of beef and 30,000 pounds of flour. It is his opinion , based on the authority of those who have every fa- clllty for knowing , that the cut on food is likely to lead to trouble with the Apaches. It will also show that the Indian police ser vice will be made Inefficient by the proposed cut. cut.The The cut of $273,000 on Indian schools will bo opposed as an embarrassment to the ed ucational part of the service at a time when Increased attendance Is showing the good effects of the policy of educating the Indians. ; The contract schools cost about $300,000 , and If the cut stands very few of the contract schools can be continued In operation. It is said also that the cutting in two of the amount for transporting pupils will not leave enough to get the pupils to the various schools , leaving out of consideration the re turning of pupils from the schools to their homes. It appears also that the support ot Indian pupils at Industrial , agricultural , me chanical and other schools In the various states , has been abandoned by the bill. An { estimate of $75,000 for this purpose was made , but It was dropped from the bill. There are many other specific items which will bo pointed out as likely to cripple the service and cause mutterlngs and possible uprisings among the Indians. Tapping the Soul Company's Profits. WASHINGTON , May 14. Attorney General - oral Olney has rendered an opinion In which ho holds the settlement made by Secretaries Wlndom and Foster with the North Amer ican Commercial company , by which the gov ernment for the years 1890 , JS91 and 1S92 re ceived a less rental , both as to the bonus and the rental per skin , than was originally agreed upon , was Illegal and therefore Is not binding upon the present secretary. This re duced rental and tax was accepted because the company had not .been permitted to take the full number of skins ordinarily specified In the lease as a limit In view of this de cision the secretary has made a formal de mand upon the company for the full amount of rent and per tkln tax for the year 1893 and has referred It to the attorney general for such action as he may deem advisable in the matter of collecting from the company the full amount due for the previous years. The whole amount claimed to be due the government is about $320,000 , of which $132,000 is on account of the 1893 catch. Curious I'rrhltftorlc Instruments. WASHINGTON. May 14. The National museum has secured an extensive series of minute chipped stone Implements from India , which were collected in the caves and rock shelters among the northern and north western hills and In grave mounds. So far no one has been able to determine the pur- P&so of these small Instruments and no sat isfactory theory has been put forward to account for their existence. They areof numerous forms and much work has evi dently been spent in making them. The subject has been brought to the attention of the scientific world by an Illustrated paper prepared by Curator WlUon of the Depart ment ot Prehistoric Anthropology for Inclu sion In the annual report ot the national museum. Ilnnu't Kdacatlon Enough to Hurt Him. WASHINGTON. May 14. Supervisor of Indian School * Moss has sent to the bureau of Indian affairs n denial of the statement that "Apache Kid , " the noted outlaw , was an educated Indian , which has been used as rn argument against educating the red men. While at San Carlos Supervisor Moss Inquired about this , and learned that the outlaw never was In school a day. Ho was a government scout and In that position learned to speak some English. Iii -ctlng Armor 1'lntc. WASHINGTON , May H. Captain Sainp- son , chief ot ordnance , Prof. Alger and Lieu tenant Herman , composing the board desig nated by Secretary Herbert to Investigate the charges relative to frauds In armor plates , left Washington today for Bethlehem , Pa. They will there witness an acceptance test ot armor plate tomorrow and proceed to Homestead to resume their inquiries , with the expectation of returning t Wathlngtou by the end ot the week. PUTTING ON THE PATCHES Democratic Cobblers Mending Political Holes in the Tariff Bill , SUGAR TALK ROILS THE DEMOCRATS Senator * Platt nnd AilUonTaunt Tlipm tilth J'ntorlnjr the hucnr Irunt In 1'rrpnr- Ing the Sugar .Schedule Tno Tension Hills 1'utncd. WASHINGTON , May 14. The seventh week ot the tariff debate In the senate be gan at 11 o'clock today with a fair attend ance on the flo.or. Vlco President Steven son , who was In New York Saturday , called the senate to order. Two bills , one to pension the widow of Hear Admiral Donald MacNell Falrtlax at the rate of $100 , and the other to increase the pension of the widow of Major General Doubleday to $100 were reported and placed on the cal endar. Under the agreement made last week an hour was devoted to the considera tion of bills on the calendar. Mr. Aldrlch moved to substitute five- tenths for four-tenths. The Aldrli'li amend ment was tabled. Mr. Platt of Connecticut said that d < spite the fact that for years this chamber had rung with a democratic denunciation of the Sugar trust , the democrats , save an oc casional exception , had agreed In caucus , so he understood , to vote for n prohibitive duty on refined sugar. Surely democratic tariff reformers must be hard driven when they were forced to swallow the words and opinions of years. Mr. Plait's observation on the Sugar trust ruffled some of the democrats and he was soon engaged In a controversy. "Tho duty proposed In this bill. " said Mr. Harris. Interrupting the Connecticut sena tor. "Is a reduction on refined sugar In the McKlnley bill from Vi to H of a cent per pound. " "This bill makes no such reduction , " retorted Mr. Platt , decisively. "Then all the sugar exporters in this country arc wide of the mark , " said Mr. Harris. SUGAR TRUST UNDERSTANDS IT. "Oh ! " said Mr. JMatt , "there Is not n speculator , a stock Jobber or a man in the Sugar trust In New York or a senator on this floor who demanded this sugar schedule who does not understand what It means for the trust. This schedule gives the trust a duty of at least % of a cent , sometimes fluctuating ns high as % "of a cent. " Mr. Allison said the ad valorem provision In the bill , in view of the great difference between the value of raw and refined sugar , certainly would afford a protection of 3-JO of a cent before the differential of % of a cent was reached. Mr. Vest called attention to the fact that the McKlnley law gave the raw material free to refiners and then gave the latter a protective duty of % a cent per pound. Mr. Allison Insisted , however , that the great difference in the price of raw and re fined sugar gave the refiner the benefit of at least 3-10 of a cent under a 40 per cent ad valorem duty before the % was Imposed at ntt. The discussion of the sugar schedule was adroitly diverted by Senator Vest into a debate about American wages. Finally Mr. Galllnger of New Hampshire got the floor and proceeded to read for the benefit of his political adversaries the editor ial opinions of some of the great democratic dallies denouncing the surrender of demo cratic principle made in the Jones amend ments. AMENDMENTS WHILE YOU WAIT. At the conclusion of Mr. Galllnger's re marks the Jones amendment , fixing the duty on alum at 4-10 of a cent was agreed to without division , as was the next Jones amendment fixing the duty on carbonate of ammonia at 20 per cent , muriate of sal- ammoniac at 10 per cent and sulphate of ammonia at 20 per cent. The next finance committee amendment , fixing the duty on bone char suitable for decolorizing sugar at 20 per cent , was also agreed to. Mr. Jones offered an amendment to place a duty of 1 cent per pound on crude borax and changing the duty on refined borax from 20 per cent to 2 cents. The amendment was apreed to. Mr. Jones offered on amendment to transfer refined camphor from the free list to the dutiable list at 10 per cent ad valorem. This was also agreed to. It was then ten minutes of C and Mr. Al lison suggested an executive session , while Mr. Jones suggested the senate sit an hour longer tonight. Mr. Harris , who had charge of the bill , rose end with cutting sarcasm rejected both suggestions. "In view of the fact , " said he , with the triphammer deliberation so char acteristic of him , "that the senate has only consumed one hour In the discussion of this article , on which the eyes of the republicans are fixed with such Intense interest , the article of chalk , I think the United States senate should toke a rest , and I move the senate adjourn. " Accordingly , at 5:55 : , the senate adjourned. CKANK JJ1STUUBS THE HOUSE. Representative Compton of Maryland Ro- Mgn to Accept a Softer Hnnp. WASHINGTON , May 14. The speaker laid before the house today the resignation of Hon. Barnes Compton of the Fifth Mary land district , to take effect tomorrow. Mr. Compton leaves congress to acept the office of the naval officer of the port of Baltimore. The house bill authorizing the Braddock & Homestead Bridge company to bridge the Monongahela river at Homestead , Pa. , was passed. District of Columbia business was then taken up , but the even tenor of the pro ceedings were interrupted by a burly negro In the center of the gallery arising In his place and shouting : "Mr. Speaker of the House of Representatives. " Instantly the house was In confusion and all eyes were turned upon the now orator In the gallery. The speaker , who was the first to regain his composure directed the doorkeeper to remove the man. He was of powerful physique , however , and the doorkeeper was unable to oust him for some time , the negro endeavoring to deliver his alleged divinely Inspired messageto the effect that the Lord I had command , d him to como to the speaker of the house and order him to pas the t Coxey bill. Other portions of his message I referred to the capltol , the white house and the treasury , but the exact purport was not learned In the confusion. The interloper I was finally ejected , and when the confusion which he had created had subsided business was resumed. At 4:53 : the house adjourned. Olncy'R Hill Introduced In the UOUBK. WASHINGTON , May 14. Representative Powers of Vermont has Introduced tlio bill agreed on by counsel for the reorganization committee of the Union Pacific railroad for the readjustment of the debt of that com pany to the United States. The provisions of the bill have already been given. Want Auottaer National Holiday. WASHINGTON , May 14. Senator Squire today presented petitions from several Grand Army of the Republic posts of Wash ington state praying for the recognition of Lincoln's birthday as a national holiday. Helm Cet Their Money. WASHINGTON , May 14. The court of claims today gave judgment for $123,625 in fa'vor of the executor of the estate of Donald McKay , contractor , fur cx ra * . enhanced of labor caused by the deliyi cf the govern ment , etc. , In the conEtrxptjon In 1863 ot the light draft monitor "Ma.nseJ. " WESTKItN TENSIONS. l.lftt \fternii4 Itrrrnlly Knucinliorril hy - the ( Irnrrnl ( loHjrninvnt WASHINGTON , MOVSpciai to The Bee ) Pensions grnntW , Issue of May 2. were : Nebraska : OriBlnrtl Wllllnm llohlken , TftlmnRe , Otoe ; Anthony W. Town eml , Oleneoe , Dodtt * . OrfrlnAl wlJowis etc. Catharine Wiiltnker , OoHimbuj" . I'latt ? . lown : OrlBinnl C5eorKe..A. Moore , Hldora , Hanlln ; John W. J"ffr > y. Itockfonl. Floyd. Additional-James It. Head. Cemtervillv. Ap- panoo x > . Increase Uoi\fr \ tl Miller , Hurling- ton , Des Molne * : Wllllnm Clark. Onnwn , Monona ; August I'llrk-H. Keokuk , I * > e. Original widows , etc. June Lattlmen , Usbon , Linn ; Umlllc DcBorde , Columbus , Marlon. Colorado : Original-Perry Sullivan , Den- vrr. Arapahoe. North Dakota : Mexican war widows Ullza 11. Cook. Oakes. Dickey. Montana : Original James Cook , Living ston , Park. . . . . w Nolpnukn P > Mnn < trr . WASHINGTON , May H. ( Special Tele gram to The nee. ) Postmasters have been appointed as follows : Nebraska Canton , Box Butte county , B. G. A. Dickinson , vice S. II. Wright , resigned. South Dakota Mlnnokahta. Fall River county. Sophia A. Cash , vice J. M. Brady , resigned. Iowa Turin , Monona county. It. T. Reese , vice W. 12. Roberts , removed. Willie Haller of Blair and Ernest Hugo DJureen of Omaha having both failed to pass the physical examination for admis sion to the Naval academy at Annapolis , Representative Mercer has decided to have a competitive examination held for the benefit ot all aspirants for admission. The examination will probably bo held about the latter part ot next June , the exact date to be announced later. Representative PIckler of South Dakota will speak at Graceland cemetery at Wash ington on Decoration day , and on the evening of the same day he will address a meeting at the Lyceum theater at Baltimore , Md. "The Three Guardsmen" was the opening bill last evening at Boyd's , with Alexander Salvlnl In the role of D'Artagnan , a young Gascon who risks his life for the honor of his queen. What boy Is there who has not read Dumas' famous storj * of the lives nnd ad ventures of the men who made up Lou'ls Kill's body guard when Cardinal Riche lieu ruled France with an Iron hand , and for that matter what girl is there who has not been touched with deep aftection over the love IJ'Artngnan shows , through his boisterous exterior , for all those In dis tress , particularly women who needed his good strong arm in their defense. "Bobby , " as D'Artagnan loved to call his sword , was closer and truer than any friend could be. for it sprang to do his bidding without cavil and usually found an unprotected spot somewhere in the per son of hla adversary. Filled to the brim with romanticism and drawn with all the wonderful art of this prince of novelists and story tellers , brimming over with life nnd action , "The Three Guardsmen" stands today the best exponent of the romantic drama ever written. Although far re moved from the atmosphere of the pres ent century , the scenes are laid In very troublous dnys , when Fr'ance was ruled by a \veukllnR In the person of Louis XIII , Cardinal Kichclleu being the head and front of the government in those times of storm and stress. And there could be r. < 5 romantic character in the grand diapason of the stage that so completely fits the personnel of the man than D'Artagnan fits Alexander Salvlnl. ' Tlieie Is no cue who can compare with him in the roysterinfj heroes of the romantic school , and his work last night wad -so thoroughly artlitlc that there were evidences of the genius of the father everywhere throuphout the production , which was marked by an in telligence , a strength -and the ilna letalls of stage Investiture. Ywhjch have not been equalled this season. .The nervous titigy , the sudden transitions which he shows , his lithe sinuosity , arc peculiar to the I Latin race , which he Is destined to brins I into additional prominence by his remarkable - [ able versatility. forArexander Salvlnl is 1 destined to a Krentnesfi In a series of roles , ) whereas his father- will only be remem- I bered in one. , . | Supporting Mr.Salvlnl are a number of people whose names are familiar wherever - . ever the drama is Jrtiovy'n , and a stronger company has not played In Omaha this 1 season. Next to. Salvlnl the honors of the evening belonged to William Redmund , who I Is an actor , every inch of him. A member I of the old school , now the "old guard , " I Mr. Uedrnund has not been seen to ho excellent advantage in years an in the role I of Athos. the melancholy knight of France. I His quietness , hla reserved strength , yet j withal his deep seated enthusiasm , were In strong contrast to the Impetuosity and the devil-may-care disposition of D'Artagnan , jvho would rather draw sword In some lorn one's defense than drink his favorite ' tipple. Ben Johnson as the cardinal gave n very dignified performance , having greatly advanced in his art since seen . here last. William Harris , reminiscent of Sir Toby in his doublet and hose , gave i a strong- picture of Porthos , reading with fine intelligence. Mr. John A. Lane , it is unpleasant to relate , was entlrelv out of his line as the lover duke of Buckingham. I It is a thousand pities that this sterling Shakespearean actor could not have a. part more Jn keeping with his style , which is not by any means a lover , but rather that of a statesman. He would play the cardinal well. Miss Eleanor Morettl was highly suc cessful as Anne of Austria , showing thorough artistic work in several scenes. Miss Dlxon as Constance was very tender and womanly , while Mrs. Augusta De Forrest gave strength to the hard part of ! Lady De Winter. The plgy was magnifi cently staged , and the performance was a genuine treat to those In the house. Nfbraskiin Arrested In Knit tnt. . SALT LAKE. U. T. . May 14. ( Special ! Telegram to The Bee ) H. Selby of Beaver City , Neb. , was arrested here by the sheriff today upon a telegraphic request from an officer at his home. It Is stated that Selby I is wanted upon a large number of charges , but the specific one upon which he was ar- jested is obtaining money by false pre tenses at Cambridge. He will be held until the Nebraska officer reaches here , and says he will waive the formality of a deposition. Selby has been here about ten days. His action would Indicate that he is well fixed financially. He has divided his time about equally between bucking the tiger and driv ing about town. LOCAL lUCKriTlKS. _ The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Trade was not held last night , for the usual reason no quorum. Colonel Patrick's tallyho coach became tangled up In a runaway on Dodge street last night. Prof. Gaynore caught the horsei and prevented a smash up. A consignment of 290 cases of tea for Paxton & Gallagher was received at the custom house yesterday : also two cases of plum trees for A. Olslian. The Board of Public Works has granted permits for the removal of the old buildings at Seventeenth street and Capitol avenue to make room for the workers on the new fed eral building. Children playing with matches set fire to an outside staircase of the frame flat at 423 South Eighteenth .street yesterday. An alarm was sent In , jbu { ' the fire department was not needed. No loss. The new Hickory school building which was the last of the new tjullJIngs to be com pleted was opened yesterday morning. There is no celebration of the occasion , the classes being heard as usual without special exer cises. ' < " The case of George Munn , the latest small pox patient , Is progressing favorably , and the chances are In favor of his easy recovery. No additional caseshHvo ' been reported and the health authorities-believe that there Is no particular reason to expect any further appearancq of the dlsoito. r .1 Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report. Powder ABSOLUTE ! * PURE SCIBNCfi UA _ How Food Is Artificially Digested Before Being Eaten , A WONDERFUL PROCKSS. It If ItotolutlonUInc Moitrrn Living nnd Crrtuln toiliinen the Condi tion of thr .Vtitlnm. But a short tlm ago some eminent scien tists made a great discovery. They discov ered that fats and oils didn't fatten thin people. Everything seems simple after soma' one else has found It out. If we had thought we would have remembered that for ages doctors have forbidden starch foods to people ple who wanted to get thin. It follows they ought to recommend starch fooJs to people who want to get fat. Nobody knows why they didn't do so. Nobody knows why they don't all do to now. But they are learning. More are recommending It every day. They arc beginning to believe In Paskoln , because Paskola Is a etarch food. It has long been known that starch food li the most natural food for man. Of thft four chief chemical divisions of human food , viz. : s'archcs. fats , albumens and salts , starch Is the most important , fats the least important. If we had only starch we could do without fatty food. We would die If we tried lo do without starch foods. Many people are dying today because their digestive organs cannot digest starch food. They cat plenty of starch , but they can't di gest It. They keep thin. They keep getting thlncr. There Is but ono hope for them. Paskola. One reason that Paskola will help thorn Is because It Is pure starch food. Another reason Is because It Is a predl- gested food. Nothing but starch food will ever make you fat , strong and hearty. Meat or albu minous fdud merely repairs waste tissues But even If It were predlgested , it would not make you fat. Fat food cannot be predicated , but even If it could. It would not make you fat. Paskola is only a pure starch predlgested food , combined with natural vegetable fer ments which aid the digestion of other food Paskola is the only starch food which will make a confirmed thin port-on fat. Paskoln creates an appetite for other foods and helps your stomach to digest them. ! t also tones up and gives strength to the feeble stomach The old , old notion about fats and oils and fatty foods making a person fat is fast fading away. The most eminent scientist ! , and medical men have long since coated to be lieve in It. The rank and flls ot the profes sion are fast following their example. Even if fatty food could make p ople strong and fat , all the good It would do would be to well people , for It is only well people's stomaches that can stand It. Well people don't need food that will make them fat. They are. generally fat already. If they weren't fat , they wouldn't be well. It is just the people who need food that will make them fat whose &tomaches can'i stand fatty food. We can't fight nature. Thin sick people have a very general and de cided aversion to fats and oils. That ought to be sufficient proof to us that fat is not what they need to make them well. Even the thinnest and sickest people like Paskola. They like other starch food. too. They probably eat a good deal ot Ptarch food. Nature allows them to do to. They have no decided aversion to It. This is proof that starch food is a good food. The reason that the food thin people eat does not make them fat Is simply that they do not digest it. They are sick , and that If the sickness they suffer from. Most dys peptics cannot even retain starch food In their stomachs. It ferments and forms a noxious gas. They are in the unhappy state of needing starch food so badly that they are slowly dying for the want of it , and yet they cannot digest It. The most delicate stomach can retain Paskolo. The great difference between ordinary good starch food and Paskola is that Paskola is predlgested. Paskola would make you fat if you hadn't a stomach. With a stomach ach , no matter how sick It may be , Paskola makes you fat all the quicker. Paskola is superseding Cod Liver Oil , because It is pleasant to the taste and is far more effect ive in its operation. A pamphlet giving full particulars respect ing Paskola will be sent on application to the Pro-Digested Food Co. , 30 Reade St. , N. Y. City. THE Prepared according to the formula of DR. Wffl. A. HAMMOND , In his laboratory -Washington , D. C. CEnnnniNE , from the brain , for diseases of the brain nml nervous ajstem. MEUUL.LINK , .form the rplnal cord , for di seases of the cord. ( Locomotor-Atax'a ' , etc. ) CAKDINC , from the heart , for diseases of the hpart. TESTIN12 , from the tcstea. for diseases nf the tettcs. ( Atrophy of the organs , sterility , etc. ) OVAHINn , from the ovaries , for diseases of the ovaries. MUSCUUNn , thyrodlne , etc. Dose , Five Erops ; Prica (2 ( drachms ) , $2 50 , The physlolOElcal effects produced by a sin- Kle dose of CUKCnitIXE nre acceleration of tin * pulse wltli frtllns of fullnt-HS and dlxtcn- tlon In the head , cxhtleratlon of spirits. Increas ed urlnars" cxcrctltm , augmentation of uxiul- | nlie force of the Madder and peristaltic nctlun of the Intestines , Increase In muscular ( strength nnd endurance. Increased poner of vision In elderly people , and Increased appetite and dl- Ei-stlve IK > \ \ er. Where local druKirlsts are not supplied with the Hammond Anlmnl Uitracts they will b mulled , tocether with all existing literature on the subject , on receipt of price by THE OOLUMFIA MEDIOAL CO. , Washington , D. C. Kuhn & Co. , Agents for Omaha. BAD COMPLEXIONS llmplce , l > LicLlieud , rcnl , rouh nnd oily > Un aud iuDiij , dry , itiiu , nod tailing hair , and simple Imtiy blemUlu- art ! prevented and cured by CIITI. cfiu Hcur , raoit clfecthc Lki- purlfylnu'and tenutlfjlng K > ap In the world , aa nell purest and fn-ceu-ot of toilet and uuracry tJold througliccl the world. Made a well Man of Me. TUK LBC1T HINDOO REMEDY ror.in'cu TUB iuovz IfKM'l/lHIti BODAVK. OurETall \ < ? ) . ! . hcr 3ui Dlteuci. Kallliiit Utuiorj , V ' * rv\ l' re. li.BlMipl MneuWcukn > , cte. . \L-X . . , . , , . OC.U by Knhn & Co. , Cor. ISth and t > ourt ffti. and J. A. I'ullcr * Co. . tyj Jim LKiusUi * tiu. . OU&UA.I NEBRASKA NATIONAL BANK. U. S. Depository , Omaha , Nebraska CAPITAL . . . 8400,000 SURPLUS . . . 55,503 Officers and Dim-lorn-Honrr W. Tiln. pr > l dent ; Jonu a Collins , vloa prjiUjal ; Li wit S Uoed , Cashier. Win. 1L 5. llahD4 , cannierTHE THE IRON BANK. il § TFIffl w@lLio ) TTDI And deservedly so , for a better , purer and more effective Soap was never made. SANTA CLAUS SOAP never disappoints the most exacting housekeeper. Try it and be convinced. Sold everywhere. only by N. K. FAIRBANK & CO. , Chicago. Ingrain Carpets $ .28 Brussels Carpets .46 Mattings .11 Dinner Sets 7.34 Toilet Sets 1.62 Cook Stoves 5.20 Wardrobes 5.83 Book Cases 6.15 Lounges 4.40 Rockers ' 1.14 Mattresses : 1.87 Springs 90 Ice Boxes 3.48 Gasoline Stoves 2.48 Baby Carriages 4.68 Chamber Suits 12.65 Folding Beds 7.63 Extension Tables 4.45 Sideboords 13.50 Parlor Suits 23.95 Parlor Rockers 2.67 Center Tables 1.40 Bedsteads 149 Lace Curtains .97 All tlie Above Worth Double. PRESENTS TO AX/L PURCHASERS. Formerly People's ' Mammoth Installment House Soul lOrfori > o.ittigfo > i lily "J4 cataloyiis. Close at 6:30 : evenings , except Monday and Saturday. TWO WEEKS. i Why waste time , money and hrallu ith "ddcto.rf" wniulcrful 'cureI I alls/'eix-dflcs.etc.when 1 vlll send jou I'llKK . the iirescrlpUon and full particulars of a IIPW rertuln remedy that l.s n complete 'urei 1 mr NintvousVIAKM > S. LMST .MANHOOD ami iw- 31'OTKNCYlnoldoryouni.tnen. Cures In TWO WI'.IMCH I Bond till ? Information and prescription absolutely J-'ltKl' , and Uiero is no I liumms , cor juurrtiilng catch nhout It. Anydrucjlstcan putlt upfor I you as cvcrythlns Is plain ami simple. All I ask In return Is that > ou will . buy u small quantity of tha I I remedy Itself of me , all ready for use , but may do IMUU pleaao ntnul UiU. T.C.lIAKNU.S.lrtickllnzaaU.KcuaD Prince Albert Imported Cheviot Cut to Order. Pants Company 408 N. i6th St , GRANT'S SARSAPARILLA Cures wlicro all other bur- BuparllluD full. A posltlvo Uimranteo In ouch jiarkufa No l.'cuuHt , no jiny. J-'or the fctotnncli , low- ols , liver , kid- tit' } K , iK-rruH. . , . , - li' n" . uutl uli blood diseases. It him no equal Dr. T. O hextun , u NclirufiUu physlclun of i5yuir ; ' practice , buys : 1 1/ollovu it to bo fur Huperior to uuy uiuiiurutlou J know of. Dr. Clms. M Emltli of Now York , s.ijs : It M tlio Kic-utest blood .iul nurvo retni.-dy of the uca. KDV. ( Jc-a M. Ilrown , former pastor of tlio flans < om i'urk Church of Uiuuliu BUVB In tlio "Clmutumiuu Icleu. " fillti-il by Iilrn : "For blood , ntomacli , kidney uncl nil Icln- orciil ( INuuhcs , It accomplishes cures llmt borilornn the miraculous. ' Mrs Miiry A. Hitchcock , State President of Urn \V. ( i T. II . Biiyg ; Currn nro effect ed M-tioio imtlcnlB huvo apparently gone beyond medical khlll. Sold by nil druggists. Muiiuf acturcd by tlio Grant Sarsaparilla Co , , FREMONT , - . . NEBRASKA. Wo will Mud TOO th DiArt ! oni French l'r p r ilou CALTHO3 rr * * . and * l l cuiriulo * lL t I ALTIIUS Li ! Ilritorn soar UrulUi , Htrenirtli ud Vlcor. Uieilandfayi/ialitjieit. AddraBB VON MOtIL CO. . ou . Notice. Tlio annual meeting of stockholder ! ! of tha Fremont , IClkhorn & MU ourl Valley Rail road company will be held at the utrice of the company In Omaha , Neb. , on Friday , May 18 , 1KM. at 2 o'clock p. in. for th < i leu- 'Ion of directors and for the transaction of Buch other business an may come before tb meetlntt. J. U. HKIJFJKLD. Dated May 1. ISOt Secretary. MldlU