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THE OMAHA DAILY J3EE : SATUHDAT3JMAY 26 , 18JH-TWELYE PAG S. JL
NOT UNTIL LATE NEXT FALL
Adjournment of Congress Will Bo Delayed
Until September.
HOLDING BACK THE APPROPRIATION BILLS
Coimlilcrntlon of the Turin Interfere * with
the Conimltlci ) Work to nil latent
tlmt Will I'rcveiit DlMoliitiou
for 8c\eritl Months.
WASHINGTON BUREAU OF THE BEE ,
1407 F Street , N. W. .
WASHINGTON , I ) . C. , May 25.
Few think about the senate committee on
appropriations at this time , but upon that
committee will largely depend the length of
the present session of congress. When the
revenue bill Is passed by the senate there
will be .at least a month of consideration of
the bill In conference before It Is finally
agreed to by the house and the senate. But ,
even If the revenue bill could be agreed to
within a few days after Its passage by the
senate , congress could not adjourn for a
month or more after. Annual appropriations
for the expenses of the government must
be made. The senate committee on appro
priations has reported the pensions , fortifi
cations and Military academy appropriation
bills , but that Is a mere- modicum of the
work before that Important committee. The
house has passed and the senate committee
IB now considering the agricultural , army ,
diplomatic , naval , postofilce , sundry civil and
District of Columbia appropriation bills. The
legislative , Indian and deficiency bills have
not yet come to the senate from the house.
All of thcso bills must be considered and
reported from the committee on appropria
tions before the senate can consider them.
While the senate meets at 1Q o'clock every
morning It Is Impossible to get the commit
tee together , tnd hence consideration of
appropriation bills Is. dally deferred. They
cannot be considered by the committee inttl
after the revenue bill is disposed of finally.
It will take the committee at Ic.iRt emi
month to report the pending appropriation
bills , and It will take the congress atc.ii. \ .
another month to dispose of the hills at'.i-r
they have been favorably reported. It In
practically Impossible for the congre" " to
reach an adjournment earlier than Septem
ber 1 , or the latter part of August.
BOSTON COMMONWEALERS RECEIVED
The Boston Industrial contingent , ca'i-
slstlng of about thirty laboring men , was * l
the capltol this afternoon. Sena * . ' . ' Allen
received them cordially and In ' a Kinillj
manner. Ho Invited them Into the great
marble room and entertained them . 'B ho
would any of the wealthy American cl.ii
zens who might call and claim the 'Igl-t tg
enter and examine the capllol ot their
country. Senator AlloT sent for Senator
. Peffer of Kansas and Senator Kyle of South
Dakota , and these senators promptly re
sponded and assisted In MitP.-U'iuns the vis
itors. All of these Boston " \VerilcrV hul
clean shaven faces and well -shlned sl\oet. \
Although they were manifestly onor irca ,
they were cleanly and evidently law-abiding
citizens. A member of the nat'.onnl ' com
mltteo was In the marble room conversing
with Senator Allison , and ho said : "TKit
Is the way American citizens ought to .be
received In this building. That Ishs way
Coxey and his people ought to have been
received. They had a perfect right to enter
here and receive decent treatment from the
servants of the rcpublli , who .ire. If they
It much Mie servants of
did but realize , as
these poor people as they are of the.wealthy
class. "
TO LICENSE FOREIGN SOLICITORS.
Senator Manderson today Introduced a bill
person coming into
requiring that every
the United States from a foreign country
for the purpose of selling or soliciting orders
for goods , wares or merchandise shall pro
cure a license which shall cost $1,000 and
shall be good for one year.
The senate 'committee on Indian affairs
today made a favorable report on the bill
of Senator Allen granting right of way
through the Omaha and Wlnnehago Indian
rc'ervation In Nebraska to the Eastern Ne
braska & Gulf railway. The committee
made several omnedmcnts to the bill , the
report being similar to the house report on
Mr. Melklejohn's bill. The committee
amendment provides that 'the ' right of way
shall be fifty Instead of seventy-five feet
wide , and that the station grounds shall
bo 200 Instead of 300 feet wide.
Tho-committee on military affairs today
made a favorable report on the bill of Sena
tor Manderson removing the charge of deser
tion now standing against the record of
Jeremiah F. Brown , alias Franklin Brown ,
of Elk City , Douglas county.
Representative Mercer has decided to. have
a competitive examination for cadets de
siring admission to West Point on June S3
nt Omaha. The examining board will , on-
Blst of Frank A. Fltzpatrlcld superintendent
of schools , Dr. S. K. Spaldlng an l F. II.
Alexander.
Willis Richardson of David City Is In
.Washington for a tow days.
Representative Plckler of South Dakota
and Representative Hepburn ot Iowa de
livered well received addresses before a large
nnd enthusiastic gathering of Grand Army
people at the National Rifles' armory.
Patents have been Issued as follows : To
Nebraskans Swen P. Nelson , assignor to
Nelson Car Coupling company , Omaha , car
coupling. To lowans David S. Cole , Wash
ington , photographic multiplying device ;
Archibald L. Courtwrlght. Keokuk , hay
rlcktr or loader ; Samuel W. Hurlburt ,
Creston , window screen ; George D. Lamm ,
Ackley , hay rake ; Samuel I. Larklns , Mur
ray , draft equalizer.
Iowa postmasters appointed : Galva , Ida
county , M. II. Ward , vice J. M. Lauk , re
moved ; Wllley , Carroll county , B. Grete-
man , vice John Kerper , removed.
Dr. George P. Stannard has been ap
pointed , n member of the board of examining
Burgeons at Rapid City , S. D.
WAS nouaiiT AT A HAKCI.UN.
Government Iliillillug at tbo Wblto Cltj
Wanted at Atlanta' * Kxpo ltloiu
WASHINGTON , May 25. There seems to
bo a good deal ot dissatisfaction among
the Georgia delegation In congress and
others Interested in the contemplated Inter
national exposition at Atlanta at the sale
by Secretary Carlisle of the Government
building at Chicago for $3,250. The parties
to whom It was sold have asked the Atlanta
exposition authorities $25.000 for It. It Is
elated at the Treasury departement today
In explanation and Justification of the sale
that some time ago Secretary Carlisle , hav
ing been notified that the building must be
removed from Jackson park , directed the
custodian of the Government building at
Chicago to make a thorough examination
ot the building and report as to Its value.
This was done , but the value was placed at
$1,650. On May S Mr. Carlisle sent Special
Agent Stealoy to Chicago to ascertain what
It could be sold for , and after consulting with
a largo number of contractors and archi
tects Mr , Stealcy reported that a largo
percentage ot those consulted were of the
opinion that not only was the building
> \orth nothing , but the government sliouU
pay something for removing It. Mr.
Stealey. however , succeeded In getting an
offer ot $3,250 , and telegraphed the facts
to the secretary , and received authority to
close the sale , whlcli was done , although the
Bale has not yet been confirmed. It was
stated further that not until the 21st ot
the present month , when Mr , Carlisle re
ceived a letter of Inquiry on the bubjcct
from Representative Livingston ot Georgia ,
did he have any Intimation that there was
a echemo on foot to remove- the building
to Atlanta , Had ho had any Idea that the
building was wanted for the purpose , or
that It could have been utlllzo.1 by the gov
ernment In any other way , ho certainly
would not have taken any steps to dispose
of It.
Cotton shipment * to Spain.
WASHINGTON. May 25. An urgent plea
for the direct shipment ot cotton from the
United Statea to Spain Is made by United
States Consul Bowen at Barcelona. This
city stands fourth In the list of Euro
pean cltloj In the consumption ot American
cotton , the Imports last year amounting
to 158,000 bales. The consul suggests that
'American cotton dealers ship direct , as the
duty In that case U only 30 cents per 100
s , aa against SO cenU for Indirect
incuts. Cotton unloaded at the quays alia
escape * a tax of 10 cents per bale Imposed
on cotton placed on lighters. About $2,000-
000 worth of American cotton find * Its way
annually Into Spain Indirectly through Eng
land-nnd the consul Urges that this profit
be realized by American * through direct
sales to Spanish merchants.
rosiTivii or ITS PASSAGE.
Iteprcucntntlvo Hull Hatlftfled with tbo Con *
illtlim of the Income Tax Illll.
WASHINGTON , May 25. After three
weeks spent In his district , Representative
Hall of Missouri , one ot those most In favor
of the Income tax feature of the tariff bill ,
*
Is back , and Is giving his attcnt.on to the
changes which the senate finance committee-
has wrought In the Income tax.
"I have gone over the tcnatn bill' care
fully , " said Mr. Hall , "and I find the
changes effected are ot detail and not sub
stance. The senators have recognized the
essential principle of the measure , that men
shall bear the tax burden according to their
wealth. With that recognized as a govern
ment principle and policy , the main change
made by the senate Is In limiting Its opera
tions to five years. All' Income taxes are
temporary when fint enacted , but once
passed they become permanent. England's
Income tax was temporary at first , but It
hai been continued for years. Germany and
Italy have had the same experience , so
that we can feel confident In accepting an
Income tax limited to five years that It wilt
bo permanently engrafted on our law books
before the time expires.
"Tho detail changes made by the senate
have rather Improved It. The change of
the corporation tax from a 2 per cent tax
on the dividends to 2 per cent on the profits
over operating expenses U an Improvement
of language , but Is no change of substance.
The exemption of nil building and loan as
sociations Is a little tco broad. I was In
favor of an exemption of such Inst tutlons
doing business at home , but not to big con
cerns doing an Interstate business. The
latter are speculative corporations and ought
to be taxed , while the local concerns secure
homes tor the laboring men and ought to
be exempted.
"Take'n ns a whole , however , the senate
bill will be thoroughly satisfactory to the
friends of'an Income tax. I am absolutely
positive of its passage by congress and Its
Incorporation In our law books. And I am
free to say that I will carry on the contest
until tire law Is made 'permanent and the
policy of the government Is established
that wealth pays the tax burdens In pro
portion to the protection It receives. "
SUCAK TKU.ST INVKiTltlATION.
i : < hv rds Refute * ) to Iteveal tbo Names of
HIM Informants anil l < i llxcuied.
WASHINGTON , May 25. Judge Dlttcn-
hoefor , counsel for Correspondent Edwards ,
appeared before the Sugar trust investigation
today and announced that he had advised his
client not to give the committee the names
of the persons from whom he' received cer
tain Information bearing upon the subject
. 'un'der Investigation. He quoted the supreme
court decisions In the Kllbourne and Counsel-
man cases in support of his position. Among
other reasons Judge Dlttenhoefer stated that
for Mr. Edwards to disclose the names of his
Informants would be to degrade him as a
newspaper man. The committee overruled
Judge Dlttenhoefer's objections and again
called Edwards and repeated Its demand
that he give the names requested In the first
Instance , and received his final decision not
to comply with the demand. He was then
excused and the committee again went Into
secret session. No decision as to a further
course ot action was reached today. Senator
Caffery and ex-Congressman Lefevre of
Louisiana were before the committee later
and denied the story of their participation In
the alleged conference with the Sugar trust.
HOCTOHI-.I ) Itl.OWIiOLUS.
Cblnf of tbo lltireau of Ordnance Does Not
Consider Tbcm Scrlmia Defects.
WASHINGTON. May 25. Captain W. T.
Sampson , chief ot the bureau of ordnance ,
Navy department , appeared today before
the house committee Investigating armor
plato Irregularities. Ho said he did not
consider the blowholes a serious defect.
Captain Sampson related .how suspicion was
aroused of the soundness of the plates fur
nished during a long psrlod. They were
subjected to test" , nnd Captain Sampson
found the suspicious circumstances con
nected with the plato Invarlally Improved
on the second tost. The conclusion was Ir
resistible that the platesw re being sur
reptitiously doctored between tests. In
answer to questions as to the motives for
frauds , Captain Sampson said ho believed
the heads of the company knew nothing of
the operations. A Mr. Scnwab was general
superintendent. He had a certain amount
of stock In the company , so his Interests
would be advanced by the acceptance of
plates. The Investigation adjourned until
Monday at 11 o'clock , when Captain Samp
son will reappear.
KUSUL.T OP Tim CUT.
Contractors of Work Completed and Ac
cepted Must Wait for Tbelr I'ay.
WASHINGTON , May 25. Owing to a cut
In the estimates submitted last year to con
gress for Increase of the navy , the Navy
department has gotten Into a sad plight.
The estimates prepared by the bureau
chiefs wore just sufficient to carry forward
the work to which the government was
actually committed by contract , but they
were scaled down before reaching congress.
As a consequence , several of the largest
contractors for naval construction must go
without thslr money for months , although
their work has been completed and turned
over to the government. If the department
attempts to pay these bills the appropriation
would bo so reducid that It would bo neces
sary to discharge every draughtsman and
clerk employed at Washington and in the
various nnvy yards , under the head of In
crease of the navy.
I.I.VD oitu ox TUB nuE LIST.
Senator Illll I'r posca an Amendment with
TliU Ofijcet In VImv.
WASHINGTON , May 25. Senator Hill has
notified Senator DuboU that he Intends to
move to put lead ore on the free list and will
attack the position of the senate finance com
mittee In levying a duty of ? 4 of a cent per
pound on that article. Senator Hill Eays
that In the last congress the house , over
whelmingly democratic , passed a bill for free
lead , and yet the senate committee disre
gards this and places a duly upon the ore.
Some of the members of the finance - committee
mittee , In talking of the matter , say they
know that the Intention of the New York
senator U to place them In a position of
embarrassment. Senators Dubols and Teller
consulted with members of the finance com
mittee and assured them that they would
defend the duty on lead ore.
Iteiii'llrlnl Co-Opeiiitlou.
WASHINGTON. May 25. Co-operation of
the forces ot the general land office and geological
logical survey In making surveys of public
land Is one of the plans now being contem
plated at the Interior department. Secretary
Smith has decided to make an Investigation
to determine the feasibility of the plan and
action will soon be taken. Heretofore the
survey has conducted Its surveying work with
a view mainly to Its use In the topographical
maps ot that office and without any Idea of
aiding In the general work of surveys of
public lands. By combining the forces In the
contemplated scheme It Is thought that con
siderable benefit will accuro to the general
land office as well as a reduction of the ex
penses of the two bodies.
liidluii * llvtnrn Home :
WASHINGTON , May 25. The delegation
of Osngo Indians which has been In the city
during the past two weeks has returned
to the reservation of the Qsages In Okla
homa. They were sent here by the Osoge
nation to discus * reservation matters with
congress , and the nation paid the expenses
of the delegation. While here they held
several conferences with Acting Commis
sioner ot Indian Affairs Armstrong and vari
ous reservation matters were discussed. The
commission recently appointed to treat with
them to secure the allotment ot their
lands w.ll commence Its work within a short
time. _
Millions drink Cook's Extra Dry Imperial
Champagne every year and the numbers are
rolling up with a ruih.
TRIED TO BRING UP HAWAII
Dispute Aris-s as to Which of Two Btsc-
lutions Shall Be Considered.
KYLE AND FRYE PLEAD FOR THE ISLANDS
UrT. rU ( o Inject n Dctmtc on Thti Subject
I.rniU to Hot \Vunta llotwcen Sena
tors llnrrln itnil Hour \Vrnit *
glint ; About Courtesy.
WASHINGTON , May 25. Senator Kyle's
Hawaiian resolution which came over from
yesterday was considered again for half an
hour In the senate today , but no action was
taken. Ho asked for a vote on the resolu
tion , but Mr. Dray , democrat of Delaware ,
held that If a vote was to be had on the reso
lution relating to Hawaii It should be on the
one which Mr. Turple had reported from the
committee on foreign relations. That reso
lution had been carotully considered and had
been debated at length In the senate. Ho
moved to substitute that resolution for the
one offered by Mr. Kvle. Discussions of
the merits of the two resolutions occupied
the time of the senate until the hour for con
sideration of the tariff bill arrived.
Mr. Harris Insisted upon the regular order.
The tariff bill was accordlnly laid before the
senate.
Senator Fryc , republican of Maine , pro
tested against cutting off action on the
Hawaiian resolution. It was of supreme
Importance to the Hawaiian Islands that
the senate should take soma act on. Yet ,
for thrco months the senate had dallied In
a manner that was utterly Inexcusable and
the people of Hawaii were on a pivot. The
action of the senate might send them for
ward or backward. Ho asked unanimous
consent that those resolutions should bo
voted on without debate tomorrow. Mr.
Turpie objected. Mr. Fryo then modified
his request and asked that they be con
sidered again tomorrow. Mr. George , demo
crat of Mississippi , objected.
Then followed a clash between Mr. Hoar
and Mr. Harris , the former being disposed
to prolong th ? debate. Ho said that Is was
the universal sentiment not only of the
senate but of the country that there should
be no Interference by the United States
with the domestic affairs of Hawaii.
Mr. Morgan , chairman of the foreign rela
tions committee , fully endorsed what Mr.
Hoar had said , and the latter was proceeding
to say that he hoped that Mr. Morgan's en
dorsement of his statement would echo
around the world , when Mr. Harris , who
had grown Impatient , broke in and declared
that the tariff bill was before the senate
and further debate on this subject was out
of order. Mr. Hoar protested In vigorous
terms against what he termed these re
peated "angry and discourteous lectures"
from the senator from Tennessee.
"The tarllf bill Is before the senate , " re
torted Mr. Harris , "and the senator from
Massachusetts Is violating the rules by con
tinuing a debate on a resolution that has
Just gone over. As far as the courtesy of
the senator from Tennessee Is concerned , "
he added , "he owes less courtesy to the
senator from Massachusetts than any other
senator on the floor. "
"If the senator from Tennessee owes any
one any courtesy , " retorted Mr. Hoar , "he
Is a hopeless bankrupt ; he could not pay
one-thousandth of a mill on the dollar. "
"He could pay as much as the senator
from Massachusetts , " returned Mr. Harris ,
and with this parting shot the incident
closed.
The Aldrlch amendment to substitute the
McKlnley tariff on shotguns for the 30
per cent ad valorem In the senate bill was
laid on the table. The rate for shotguns ,
rtfle-s and pistols was fixed at 30 per cent.
Uates were then agreed to as follows :
Table and carving knives and forks val
ued at more than $4 per dozen , and razor
blades , scissors and shears , wholly or partly
finished , 45 per cent ; all other table knives ,
forks , steels , etc. , 35 per cent ; files , file
blanks , rasps and floats of all cuts and
kinds , four Inches In length and under , 30
cents per dozenf over four Inches and under
nine inches , 60 cents ; over nine Inches , $1.
The rate on Iron and steel rivets was In
creased from 25 to 30 per cent. The Jones
amendments were agreed to tlxlng the rates
on crosscut saws at 6 cents per lineal foot ;
mill saws , 10 cents per foot ; drag saws and
pit'saws , 8 cents ; circular and other saws ,
25 per cent. The rates on wood screws were
fixed at 30 per cent , and on umbrella ribs
made of Iron or steel or other metals at 25
per cent.
Paragraph 156 , "wheels , " was passed over.
The duty on crude aluminum was first fixed
at 10 cents per pound ; on aluminum in
leaf at 40 cents. The rates on silver and
gold leaf were fixed at 30 cents. The rate
on metallic pens ( except gold pens ) was
fixed at 8' cents. On pins and hat , shawl
and belt pins , commercially known as Jew
elry , 25 per cent. On chronometers 10 per
cent ; watches and clocks , 25 per cent ; manu
factured articles ( paragraph 177) ) not
specially provided for In the bill , composed
wholly or In part of metal , 30 per cent.
At G o'clock the senate went into execu
tive session , and at 5:10 : p. m. adjourned.
IX TII1J IIOUSU.
1)111 ) for the Holler of Tlioniai II. Itoeil
Tunics on tbo Magic of Ilia Name.
WASHINGTON , May 25. At the end of
the morning hour In the house today the
house went lnU > the committee of the whole
for consideration of private bills.
Mr. Springer gave notice the first thing
tomorrow he would call up the Dra\\loy
bill for repeal of the state bank tax law.
The entire afternoon was consumed In
a discussion of an omnibus resolution from
the committee on war claims , grouping to
gether tlilrty-ieven claims for cotton , etc. ,
aggregating $1,010,003. Half the time was
taken up In a discussion on a point of order
against the grouping of so many bills In
one resolution. The only business done
during the day was the passage of a bill
for the relief of Thomas D , Heed , and the
success of tills bill seemed to bo due In no
small degree to the name. At 5 o'clock
the committee arose and the house took a
recess until S o'clock.
WAS Ol'I'i'llKU IIV IIUTTZ.
Krport of the Sciiuto Cnnimltlco oil the
Ilrlbrry lrnostlii tlon.
WASHINGTON , May 25. The report of
the senate committee appointed to investi
gate the charges of attempts to brlba
United States senators to vote against the
tariff bill , and the charges of Improper In
fluences being used In connection with 'the
sugar schedule , was submitted to the senate
today , so far as concerns the attempted
bribery of Senators Hunton and Kyle. The
report , after reciting the facts of Huttz's
proffer of money to the son of Senator
Hutton and to Senator Kyle , says :
"Your commute nro abundantly Justified
In stating that the facts have been estab
lished by the evidence , notwithstanding the
denial on the part of Charles W , Duttz.
There Is no evidence to show the truth of
Mr. Uuttz's statement to Senator Kyle and
to Mr , E. P , Hunton , Jr. , that a syndicate
of bankers and capitalists had raised a
sum of money to bo used for the purpose of
defeating the pending tariff bill , or that
there was an agent of tmch a syndicate * In
Washington , or that any money was la
Washington for that purpose. Buttz
denies that he made any such
statement , or that ho had
any knowledge of the existence of such a
syndicate , or that ho was the agent or rep
resentative of any one. He further denies
that ho has any money himself , "
The senatorial bribery investigation com
mittee listened today to arguments by J. Q.
Dltenhoefer , counsel for Correspondent Ed
wards , as to his client's right to refuse to
give the committee the names of the per
sons who furnished him with statements
reflecting upon members of congress and of
the cabinet.
Air Itubblo In u Coin.
WASHINGTON , May 25. n , E. Preston , the
director of the mint , today received from
a special Inspector of customs ! at El 1'aao ,
Tex. , a (5 gold piece with a request for a
decision as to1 Its genuineness , the Inspector
stating that It was evidence against a person
accused of passing counterfeit gold coins.
Director Preston obeervcdT1lmt ( the coin
lacked sonority , ant ) fronU-lts genuine ap
pearance suspected that , owing to too rapid
rolling of the gold strips preparatory to cut
ting the pUncheto , an air bubble or blister
was formed Just at the spaoln the strip from
which the coin was cut , * With a steel Ink
eraser Mr. Preston split the coin far enough
to ascertain that his diagnosis was correct.
U U stated that these ejlRht Imperfections
occur occasionally , especially \vhcn the strips
arc rolled rapidly. The coin will be returned
with the statement that It Is genuine ,
WANT TO 1'IX AUATK.
nf Ihn Tariff Illlt' Ituntliiir n Time
fat the Vole.
WASHINGTON , May 23. The democratic
managers of the tariff bill have been con
ferring among themselves' today with the
view of finding means of hastening the final
disposition of the bill , and at one time dur
ing the day decided to ask the republicans
tomorrow to agree to a date when the vote
should bo taken , but after conference with
the republican leaders decided to postpone
the request for the present. They had ex
pected to ask that the date of the vote bo
fixed on the Sth or 9th of June , and thought
they would be able to secure an agreement
for about the 15th of June. The conference
with the republicans convinced them that It
the request should be made now It would
be antagonized and probably wilt result In
loss of time and In no appreciable accom
plishment , whereas It It should bu made
later It might be acceded to. They have not
yet decided whether they will ask for an
extension of hours Into the evening , but
say the republicans \\lll decide that after
by their course In debate , If fairly rapid
progress Is made for the next few days the
evening sessions will not bo attempted , but
otherwise the senate In all probability will
bo asked to sit until 10 o'clock every night
until the bill shall be acted upon and sent
to conference. _
1I1O HATCH Or NOMINATIONS.
Democrats Nanioil by Clctehiml for Io t-
mimtrrs anil Treasury Oilier * .
WASHINGTON , May 25. The president
today sent the following nominations to the
senate :
Treasury C. C. naldwln of New York to
be naval officer of customs In the district of
New York ; John A. Sullivan of New York
to be collector of Internal revenue for the
Second district of New York ; William Mlck-
ler of Florida , collector of customs for the
district of St. Augustine , Fla. , Barry Bald
win of California , to be marshal of the
United States for the northern district of
California. *
Postmacters Sophia Choate , Bentonvlllc ,
Ark. ; Edward C. Morgan , : Grass Valley ,
Gal. ; W. S. Leake. Sacramento , Cal. ; George
M. Paine , San Luis Oblspo , Cal. ; A. C.
Fleming , Lincoln , Cal. ; Robert W. Smith ,
Sterling , Colo. ; Everett M. Arthur , Tellu-
rlde , Colo. ; John F. Eden , Sullivan , 111. ;
John Whalcn , Lincoln , Kan. ; A. C. Braddock -
dock , Portsmouth. Mich. ; W. A. H. Phillips ,
West Bay City. Mich. ; P. B. Wachtel , Pe-
toskey , Mich. ; John Marens , Hamilton , Mo. ;
C. W. Notbohm , Oconomowoc , Wls. ; P. H.
Botger , Waterloo , WU.
31 AUK J-.tNT T-IJIE.
Quick Trip of n C. , M. & ! jt. V. Stock Train
Through Iowa.
PERRY , la. , May 25. ( Special Telegram
to The Bee. ) Last nlglit the Chicago , Mil
waukee & St. Paul railway made the fastest
long distance run withi a/freight train ever
made on any railroad In 'the ' United States.
A train of stock , consisting of sixteen cars ,
left Portsmouth at 9:1C : a. m. and was landed
In the stock yards In Chicago at 10:55 : p. m.
The d stance covered was 452 miles , and
the time consumed was thirteen hours and
forty-four minuter. In the run engines
were changed three times' and in the whole
distance no stop was made on account of
hot boxes from fast running1. Engineer
Billy Howe 'pulled tha train from Earllng
to Perry , seventy-six nilles. In one hour
and fifty minutes. Thti'lrnn Is considered
by railroad officials -mos remarkable one.
.Suji'cini ) Colirt Decision * .
DES MOINES , May 25. ( Special Telegram
to The Bee. ) Supreme court opinions :
George P. Dltman Boot and Shoe company
against the Keokuk & Western Railway
company , appellant , Keokuk superior court ;
affirmed.
S. E. Manktn against , Joseph Mankln ct
al , appellant , Montgomery district ; affirmed.
Jacob Sims , appellant , against Pottawat-
tamlo county , Pottawattamlo district ; af
firmed.
The Commercial Exchange bank against
W. J. Applegato et al , II. M. Wycoff , Intervener -
venor , appellant , Cass district ; affirmed.
Lemuel Simmons , appellant , against Etta
J. Simmons et al , Pottawattamle district ;
affirmed.
Joslali Galbralth and Mary Ann Galbralth
against John McLaughllng and George Hay-
wood & Son , appellants , Clinton district ;
affirmed.
Sarah Denning ot al , contestants and ap
pellants , against Richard Butcher et al ,
proponents and appellees , Wapcllo district ;
affirmed.
F. A. Cressey against Katz-Nevens-Rees
Manufacturing company , Intervcnor , appel
lant , Pottawattamle district ; affirmed.
Deere , Wells & Co. , appellants , against
Wler Shugart company , Council Bluffs su
perior court ; affirmed.
C. F. Kruger against Warren Walker , ap
pellant , O'Brien district ; reversed.
\\lll Operate Moux City Street Cars.
SIO'UX CITY , May 25. ( Special to The
Bee. ) The Sioux City Traction company , with
a capital of ? 1,000,000 , was organized here
today to succeed the Sioux City Street Rail
way company In the ownership and operation
of forty miles of electric street railway , which
It got by foreclosure. The new company Is
composed of bondholders in the old. Of the
stock $030,000 was paid in bonds and the
balance In cash. C. L. Wright , E. II. Stone
and J. C. French of Sioux City , and M. L.
Kohler and G. W. Homer of Philadelphia are
the directors and corporators.
lietiilliitliui tliat Counted.
MINNEAPOLIS , May 25. A West Union ,
la , , special to the Journal says : A party of
prominent young ladles of this city was
greeted with a fusllade of eggs at midnight
last night as they were returning from a car
nival held at Fayette. Their finery was
ruined. Last fall sonic youths from Fayette ,
passing through here , were egged , and this
Is supposed to have been In retaliation. An
investigation Is on foot.
II Worked , the .Indue.
SIOUX CITY , May 25. ( Special Telegram
to The Bee. ) W , J" , , S.haw , the convicted
coin shaver , made ancjoquent plea to Judge
Shiras for leniency today which visibly
moved the court , urging for clemency on
account of his family , telling of his unfor
tunate p.tst and promising reformation In
the future. To the surprise of all ho was
let off with a sentence of eighteen months
at hard labor. '
KxtcndnK ! IK'fi Molnos 1'nrUs.
DES MOINES , May 25. ( Special Telegram
to The Beo. ) A deal 'was closed today by
which 100 acres was' ' jlurchased by the Des
Molnea park commissioners for $32,750 and
will be used for park purposes. It Is located
three miles cast of the river and Just north
of the State fair grounds.
Iteit : ICatutu Sblil at Auction.
CRESTON , la. , May 25. ( Special Telegram
to The Bee. ) A navejty In selling real
estate occurred today when Senator J , I ) .
Harsh sold at public auction $15,000 worth of
property.
Indiana Democrats Denounce Hill.
EVANSVILLE , Ind. , May 25. The First
district democrats at Rockport renomlnated
Arthur II. Taylor for congress. Resolu
tions denouncing Hill , llrlco ami Gorman as
the Benedict Arnolds ot the democrats and
demanding that sugar be put on the free
list were adopted. They also demand that
thc > Income tax be retained In the tariff bill
as It came from the house.
I'raneo'g Claim on the World' * Fair.
CHICAGO , May 25. Suit for $100,000 dam-
Eca was begun In the United States circuit
court this afternoon by the French republic
against the World's Columbian expedition.
The litigation grows out of the French gov-
enj ent's claim fcr damages to goods Injured
lufing the Manufactures building fire.
THE SALT OF TflE EARTH
An Elegant Sufficiency in the Storehouse
of the Rocky Mountains. * *
THE QUANTITY BEYOND MEASURE
fifteen Miles of Hock Salt niul Counties !
Ton * Held In Solution -Tbo Crc.lt
Salt Lake , It * Origin
unit Value.
The soda deposits In the great Rocky
Mountain regions possess much Interest tc
the student of nature and also from a com
mercial point of view. The most Interest
ing locality In this respect Is within the
great basin , and chiefly within the borders ol
Utah territory. In all the valleys , writes
Judge Goodwin In Goldthwaltc's Geograph
ical Magazine , there Is more or less soda
or "alkali" In the soil and "many streams
arc so charged with It as to be both un
palatable and unhealthy for man or beast to
drink. In the soil It destroys or retards
Vegetation , except of such species as nature
has provided shall thrive In such soil. And
yet , there are "alkalis" so called , whlcli
cover the ground and make It as white as
snow , through which wheat and other grains
grow In luxuriance , but as a general thing
these "alkalis" destroy crops.
Near the southwestern corner of Utah ,
there Is u range of mountains running Into
Nevada , and In 'which there Is an almost
continuous deposit of rock salt a distance of
fifteen miles. Thh salt la dug out by pick
and shovel , or else blasted out with charges
of powder , and Is thus mined at a nominal
cust of labor und expense. While much ol
It In blocks Is covered with clay or soil ,
other portions are in the form of pure crys
tal blocks so clear that when placed over
print one can read the lines about ns easily
as It the substance was not there. A cube
ot this salt three Inches thick , apparently
only differs from the purest and most trans
parent glass In Us possessing the peculiar
feature of making the print or other object
on which In rests appear raised to the center
of the block of salt. This great deposit of salt
varies In thickness from a few feet up to
hundreds of feet , making It practically In
exhaustible. It is mined for use on stock
ranges and pastures , where It Is placed In
large blocks for use of the stock , and It
remains thcro until used up or washed away
by rains. H Is very slow in being dis
solved by water. It Is also made an element
In extracting silver from ores and Is largely
used In silver mills for that purpose.
Selected portions as taken from the mine
furnish excellent salt when crushed for the
table and dairy uses.
Near the center of Utah , In Sevier and
Juan counties , thcro are other great
salt deposits which have been opened near
Sallna In the former , and Nephl in the lat
ter county. Near Nephl , the range on
which Is located Ncbo peaks , Is Suit Creek
canon. Well tip In the mountain the creek
runs past a deposit of rock salt from which
thousands of tons have been quarried and
shipped away. Further up the creek there
Is a spring discharging water , carrying
about 35 per cent salt. A steam plant con
verts this brine Into table and dairy salt
at the rate of one or two , car loads per
day.
THE SALT BASIN.
But the most interesting of all the salt
deposits of the west Is found In Great Salt
lake which possesses many features of In
terest. It Is probably the best and largest
deposit of pure brine In the world. It is
a lake forty miles In greatest width and
ninety miles extreme length , presenting a
surface of over 2,100 square miles after tak
ing out the space of its Islands , promon
tories , etc. The water of the lake varies
in seasons and localities from 12 to 20 per
cent salt in Its strength , according to
whether the lake Is up to high water or
down to its lowest , and of course the lo
cality as to fresh water streams exert an
influence as to density of the brine. This
lake is In size only the small remains of
what was once a great lake which covered
the country lying between the Wasatch
range on the east and the Sierra Nevada
300 miles to the west , and extending north
and south some 400 or 500 miles. The lake
now lias all elevation of 4,200 feet above sea
level , while nearly 1,000 feet higher on the
sides of the mountains remain very dis
tinctly marked the shore lines of the an
cient lake which scientists designate Lake
Bennovllle. The lake had an outward flow
when at Its full height , but since then evap
oration has been the only agent to lower
the water. . It Is the receptacle of the waters
of Bear river , some 500 miles long ; of
Ogden , Weber , Logan , Provo , and a dozen
other streams from a few miles up to over
100 miles In length each , all of which bring
down the precipitation on Wasatch range
and adjacent country. This Is so great In
the spring as to cause the waters In the
lake to rise eighteen to thirty Inchesagain
to fall back during the summer and fall ,
when the atmosphere takes up the water
and carries cast to the mountains to come
back again , or else to bo wafted In clouds
beyond the continental divide , to water the
eastern slope while the Pacific ocean sup
plies this valley with rain and snow. The
lake has no great depth , not exceeding
thirty or forty feet anywhere. Its waters
are so dense as to hold persons In bathing
up to the surface , and yet when calm , the
water Is so clear as to enable persons to
see the bottom plainly. There are no
pleasantcr bathing resorts anywhere than at
the two treat beaches at the south end of
the lake.
WHENCE CAME IT ?
Where did all this salt como from ? Is a
natural qucitlon of the reader. Some ot
the rock salt deposits and the springs above
mentioned send salt water Into , the lake ,
and there are many other salt springs In the
valley. Again , all the water flowing Into
the lake carries minute quantities of salt ,
while the ancient lake with its many thou
sands times ai much water as the lake now
contains , In- drying up , left all Its salt still
In solution. There has been no wat > to of
the sodas through the centuries of the past ,
and the salt always remains in solution.
Around the lake , especially along the cast
and south shores , there are "salt farms , "
where ponds are made by throwing up levees
to hold water for solar evaporation. These
ponds or "tanks" are filled with lake water
by pumping early In spring and permitting
It to evaporate during the summer until
there Is left six or eight Indie ! of salt
crystals and all the water has disappeared.
Thin salt Is then placed In piles on ths shore ,
where It remains until ready for marketing
or manufac'urlng Into refined suit. Pure
salt cryttals thus collected are In regular
cubes. If there arc any Impurities , ruch as
lime , sulphate of soda , etc. , It Is on the out
side of these cubes In the form of a while
powder or dust , which is all driven off by
friction and fans during the process of manu
facture ,
Besides chloride of sodium , which U pro
duced by the above process , almost , If not
entirely chemically pure , Immense quanti
ties ot sulphate of soda may bo collected
from the lake. When the thermometer at
the lake falls to near zero there Is formed
on the surface of the water crystals of bul-
phato of soda , and these are caught by the
wind and waves and thrown ashore In
ridges , where It can bo loaded Into wagons
by means of pick and shovel and being
hauled to higher ground to prevent washing
back Into the lake , the small amount of
salt with It Is carried out by rains , leaving
pure BUlphate of soda ,
Another feature ot this great reservoir of
brine Is Its power to disinfect all matter
entering Us waters , and to throw down all
the silica and other Inorganic matter and
form It Into tufa or stone , As strong an Is
the brine of this great lake , It contains ani
mal life In the form of thti larva of a spe
cies ot fly , Inferior shrimps , etc.
IlllnolH State. Mining Iimtltute.
SPRINGFIELD. 111. , May 25. The Illinois
State Mlnlnff Institute held n meeting here
yesterday , J , C Simpson of St. Louis , presi
dent , and Q. 8. Illce , Jr. , of Ottumwa , In. ,
made addresses on mining , engineering anil
other subjects. The association. numbers
200 members from IlllnolH , Mlhsourl und
Iowa. On account of the coal strike no
official business wan transacted and the Institute
stitute- adjourned to meet hero next month.
Mary IXMUO'H lllnem.
OLATHE , Kan. , May 25 , Mrs. Lease ls
a very sick woman. Dr. Roby of Topeka and
A MAN OF BROAD ACRES ,
Wiiat Thomas Harrison of Nor ) i Dakota
Owes to Paine's ' Celery Compound ,
* I
The world has had In all just fifteen deci
sive battles.
But every man has In his lifetime more
decisive battles than this.
The Important epochs In man's life that
settle for him wealth , position nnd often life
Itself , come without warning.
Weakness , Ind'clslon and lack of nerve
force at these turning points Is fatal. In
long and doubtful sickness , when life Itself
trembles In the balance , a little more
strength and power of resistance to disease
makes the difference between life and death.
Thlu people with depleted , diseased blood ,
run big risks. Careful men and women all
over the country are building up the.r sys
tems and storing the nerve centers with
energy now it Is spring. They are taking
that remarkable blood purifier and nerve
food , Palne's celery compound.
It cannot be repeated too often that the
blood Is the fountain which supplies every
part of the body. If this life-giving medium
lacks vigor and r'chness , nerves , brain ,
heart , kidneys and lungs immediately suffer.
The weakest spot will give way first.
If you find yourself growing thin , nervous ,
without appetite look out. You are starv-
13 very Iioune that IN Clustered oil wood
lath Is a tire trap , und coi > c < iuciitly ix
dentil trap. The Interior wood work
under tlic drying cfl'cctN of artificial
licat becomes an Iiiflaiiiublo an Under ,
Iiccdlnir only u ( .park to llttNli tli lire
from cellar to roof wltH frequent
rcmiltlng loi. of life.
K\panded Metal tUeel Lath when covered
with It.s coating of mortar ( the best known flto
proof mate-i lull Insures safety and co'sts but
lltllo In excess of wood. It pi events crack-
lug und fulling nf plaster.
Adopted for all II. X Government Buildings
nnd Its use , obllgltory In all Hotels , Theaters ,
Asylum' ) , Hoipltnls nnrt Foliool lloucs In
CluciiRo nnd other lai-Ko cities. Wrlto for
catalogue of lathing , fenclnp. etc.
NORTHWESTERN EXPANDED METAL CO. .
400 E. 20tll Street , CHICAGO.
STE&ftlSHEP 00 , M..U.I.
Steamships Ball Foitnlehtly between
NEW YORK and LIVERPOOL
VIA Qt'KCNSTOWN
Allzona , May 2G. 9,33 n. in Arizona. June 3. 8 n.m
Arizona , June 0 , 10 a. m Alaska , B.il. , July 9
Cul/.n , 1 0 and upunrdp. nccoullng to location.
Heconil cntiln , (35 ; steerage , $ J5.
IScdillnn nnil nil pernulslteH fnrnlHlird fnc.
IIKNUnitSOK DUOTHmiS , AKI-IUH , Chlcaeo.
II. U. MOOUKS , Wnbasli Coiner , nr CItAS.
K13NNCDY. P. , It. I. & 1 * . Ity. , Omalin.
flrooif s
Splendid curatlvo naent for Nervous or Sick
Headache , Urittn I'Xnauvtlou , BlrciileesmtBa ,
i racial or general NPtirnliftuiaUo for Hheu-
mu Hern , Oout , Ktdnc ) pl-orUere , Acid ls -
papula. A no-in la. Antfdotn for AlcnlioUo
nnd other exce * > fcG3. 1'iicc , 10,25 tiadiOcenta.
KGorvocccnt.
THE ARNOLD CHEMICAL CO.
IC1 S , Western Avsnnn. CHIMGO'
t'or eale 'or all drucdsts.
| 1GUPJDENE.M
Cures the effects of
Bclf-nlniFc , pxoiHses ,
einlsslcins , Impotency ,
v.i' Icoci lo .nnd c nstl-
niitlon. One dullar a
box , six for $3. For
sale by THH GOOD
MAN UHUU CO. ,
Onnilm , Neb.
Kculcil I'rnpoiula.
Bids will be received until noon Juno 6 ,
IS'JI. for the construction o u system of
water works nt KlngHley , la. I'lans nn < l
Hpeclllcntlons can bo Seen nt the otllco of
J. M. Wormley , mayor , Klngsley , In. The
council resuivcs the right to reject any
or all bids. J. A. INUAM.S.
Hecnrdcr.
M2J dmlOt
several physicians from Kansas City have
held a consultation and her eon Charles In
with her. She bus sclutlc rheumatl in of
her left UK and Inllammatory rheumatism of
her right hand. Her leg Is so drawn that
she rests with It drnwn at the Unco and It
Is Impossible to straighten It entirely. The
tlUKcrs of her hand are alto drawn and the
hand suollcn , and to add to her pain pus
Is forming In the palm , caircJ by a bruise
received In traveling a few weeks ago.
Iiuiininco Itiitew ItaUcil nt Denver.
DCNVBH , May 25. As a re'ult of the
conference batween committees of the West
ern and Pacific Insurance unions In this
city the board of underwriters has advanced
rates on this city 25 cents per $100. The
advance will remain In force until the city
secures HIP necessary huso and such other
equipment as may be needed and tsatlifles
Insurance companies of the efficiency of the
fire department.
w * v Mipwm
HlnrRF ii-riir\vell CHKO Poitponcil ,
CHICAGO , May 25. The arguments In
the Sturgesd-Farwell litigation , which were
to have been heard by Judge Tulcy today ,
were continued until next Tuesday ,
Ing some Important organ through Inappro-
proprlatc nutrition.
Thomas Harrison Is the proprietor of tha
famous Harrison farms of North Dakota. Ha
holds the ofllre of notary public , and Is coroner -
ner of Trail ! county , lie writes from Ulan-
chard , North Dakota :
"Two years ngo when the grip was preva
lent In this country I suffered very much
from this trouble. The disease lingered
with me until It developed Into catarrh of the-
head. For this loathsome trouble I tried
many remedies advertised for catarrh with
out any permanent relief , and while spending
the winter of D2-9S In Los Angeles I was
treated by a specialist without any better re-
stilts. Seeing Palne's celery compound nd-
vcrtl'cd , I tried It. not expecting much re
lief , as I thought that I could not bo cured.
I tis3d one bottle as directed , and was en
tirely and permanently cured. This was
over six months ngo , and I have not expert *
enced n return of any of the symptoms ,
though 1 have been exposed to the Inclement
weather In North Dakota and have not
caught the least cold this winter , when had I
been troubled with the catarrh I would hava
had cold after cold all winter. I will cheer ,
fully answer any Inquiries as to the correct
ness of my statements. Many around hers
are using the compound on the strength ol
my recommendation. It makes people well. "
*
Will find under our roof the
largest variety the lowest
prices and the best workman
ship
Youdesiro _ to pay
for Trousers
$5-6-7-8
You will find among , our krgo
variety just what you want '
and also
From 52 to ? I ) on each pair !
It's our largo business and small
profit plan that makes it
bio. Wo make i ; to
advantage to deal with us.
By pleasing our trade it re
turns to us and multiplies as it
ought ! You will realize the
value of your
If invested in a
Suit at $ 0-$25-$30 $
of Tailoring
Wo know a gioat deal !
207 So. IB til.
Expert In Painless Extraction.
TIi only pln.ce In Omaha where you can got
toclli extracted liy thin ) vonJerful local u
thetlc , without j.uln without extra charge ,
DR. . BA.ILvElY
Dentist. I'axton Illock. 3rd Floor.
Telephone 1035. IGtti ana 1'arnara till.
Cut this out.
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