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n THE OMAHA DAILY BKKi VKI DAY , DEOfBMHBR 27. 181)5. )
Come Carry Out
Goods ,
TSio Toy nnd Games that nre left can b
h d almost for the carrying out. Wo hay
no room for them. A New Year's gift can
be had much cheaper than a Christmas prcs
ent. Entertainment for the whole year fo
a few cents. Holldiy gojds at deeply cu
prlctfl.
Baumer's
"Things of beauty are Joys forever. "
I low much lasting happiness there Is In
them I Deauty linked with sterling quality
The finest of everything In Uio Jewelry lln
on bankrupt Rale. An expert selected
merchants make prices. buy anything or
namenlal or needful now. Look , anyway.
Bankrupt Sale of
Furniture.
This brand new stock of fine Furniture Is
a great chance for buyers of the best. Prices
nra cut In two. There arc Rockers without
number.
Dress Goods.
After an unprecedented Dreys Goods bjsl
ness wo find ourselves with a tremendous
stock of remnants of all clacses , qualities
and kinds of Dress Goods. We will place
the o poods on sale on Friday morning a
8 o'clock nt prices which we positively In
slat must move every remnant before night
The variety Is so Immensely large that I
would be Impossible to quote prices.
We will sell all o'ur 36-Inch Novelty
Dress Goods worth 39c and -ISc at
We will sell nil our evening shades
of nil wool Crcpons , In plnk.
ccrese , canary , cardinal , lavender ,
otc. . etc. , for
BEHGUS.
Navy blue Serges , special for Fri
day and Saturday U'e will null af" " * f\ [
forty-seven-lnch Imported Fronchr fl B
Storm Serge , our 75o number , at..v-xx- '
QUACK DRKSS GOODS.
Wo will continue to ael'l our * 8-
Inch Mohnlr Serge for
This la unquestionably the grandest bar
gain offered In ourlllnck Goods Department
this year.
AN ELEOANT BLACK SILK DRESS
FOR LITTLE MONEY.
I'-yard Dress 1'attern ,
for Muck ( Jroa Ur.iln Silk , $5-98
12-yard Dross Pattern
for Illauk Fiilllo Knuicalso $6-98
15-yard Dress ( Mtturn
Ulucli GrosGnilu Silk
( or (
10-yard Dioaa Pittorn
, Dluck Falllu Silk
for ! tij > , .Jrf..t
12-yiird Drms Put torn
Dhick P uu do Solo Silk
12-yuid Dross Putti-rn .98
Dluck Ariiiuru Silk .
for
12-yard Dress Pattern
.98
Ulack Satin Duchusso .
for
Floor Patterns Black Silks from
$10.0O to $45.0O.
Fur Capes.
Though our Ohrlstmas trade In the Cloak
and Suit Department was th greatest In our
history , we nnd there Is still a number of
Fur Capes on our racks that must be bold at
once.
Tlir fore all our Astrakhan Capes sold be
fore Ctirlatmas at $25.00 are now jlti.50.
All cur Astrakhan Capes told at from $30,00
to $40.00 are now $22.60.
All Electric Seal Capes sold at from $20.00
o J25.00 now I16.GO.
All Klectrlo Seal Capes sold at from $30.00
to MOO are now 2.50.
Wool Seal Capes sold at $35.00 now $20.00.
Pen Ian I.umb Capes , worth $85.00 , sold at
$25,00.
This la a chance < o get ono cf the hand-
lomut Fur Capes at half price.
All goods In this department on sale at
prices that must close them out at once.
AND STILL WK 00 ON CUTTING PIUCES.
Hayden's Butter Dept
Wo 60,11 strictly fresh ISgga. . . no
Fresh Country Duller lOc nnd 12Hc
Country Hell Duller . . .12Ho and He
Wo positively have the lineal Koll Uut-
tfr niids at lOc and ISc
n mcmbpr we receive tacks of fresh Iloll
nutter every day , so you will always nnd It
nice and fresh at the big store.
Meat and Lard.
Were never as cheap , and you had better
lay In your supply now.
Salt Pork , , . , . . . 5o
Pickle Pork , 6c
Sugar Cured No. 1 Hami , 9c
KuR-ar Cured Dacon , . . , , . . 8c
It-pound cans best Lard , . . . . 24c
C-pcwiml cans brat Linl. 40c
10-ponrd cans best Lard. . . . . . . . 78c
Acaln we call your attention to tlio fact
that you inuit come to ( tie big store for the
beat.
, p-fV
In Iho nnnnclnl nltuation and Its remeJy.
15v < ryho < ly unilrnlooil the Mresi existing.
And wlml w - to 1 > the retponso of con-
grei Deforo all remedial leglslfcUon waste
to be put ft proposition to Mill further bleed
th * American people.
WARM WOIIDS FROM HKNDKP.SON.
Mr. Hemlcrion cloted the dsla'.e 'n ' t spetoi :
which aroused the republican side to gr at
etlhuslflsm. This w-a . ho cnld , a business
nttter for ft business peiplo nnd should bJ
met In a business way. The republicans were
riot nfrnld ta assume responsibility. His sldo
had b on taunted with working on a holiday.
If the fltuatlon demanded U , they would work
on Sunday. ( Hepubllcan applause. ) Demo-
ocr.Jtlc policies had cmptlenl the treasury. The
tepuhllcam ? would nil It. They would rescue
the ship of slate , which hod been plunging
half s as under ever sine ; the democratic
party hod assumed the bridge. A democratic
pusldent had sent to the congress a decla
ration cf wnr and three days nfter had nled
n p tltlon of bankruptcy. ( Republican ap
plause. ) "We are not for war , " continued
Mr. Henderson. "The president demanded
money. We will give It to him. Dut we htvo
not declared war , although war will nnd us
rrady. Don't let the husln'ss phlver before
this tempest In a teacup. The country has
assets. The republican party has returned
to power In the legislative branches of the
government. It will soon have th executive ,
nnd then never again will our Integrity bo
put In question. " The democrats had no
right to complain of' whip nnd spur nnd gag ,
nfter their proceedings on the Wilson bill.
SO.MR HOT SPARRING.
At this point Mr. Llnney , republican of
North Carolina , after first stating that as a
republican he favored the measure which It
wns proposed to pass , naked It this rule
would not extend to democrats the privilege
of offering amendments before the vote was
taken.
"It will not , " replied Mr. Henderson. The
democrats applauded this reply and Mr.
Crisp nnirmed that the truth regarding the
purpose of the rule had only been half
elicited by this question and response. Its
object , ho said , was not only to gag the demo
crats , but to prevent republicans from offerIng -
Ing amendments , which they might deem
wise. It was an attempt to make the re
publicans appear unanimous. ( Democratic
applause ) .
Mr. Henderson replied that there were no
differences on his side. This was an emer
gency revenue bill , not a revision of the
tnrlff bill , nnd they were all agreed. It was
useless to allow the democrats to propose
modifications. The Important consideration
wns time , and any amendments offered from
the other sldo would only delay the passage
of the bill. None would bo adopted.
The rule committee's order wae then
adopted 213 to S3 a ttrlct party vote , save
that Llaney , North Carolina , and Connolley
of Illinois , both republicans , voted with the
democrats.
The bill was then read by the direction
of the speaker , who mid Mr. Dlnglcy would
be recognized to control the time on one
3ido and Mr. Crisp on the other. Mr. Dlng-
loy took tha floor In advocacy of the bill ,
and Laid the republicans had tiMumcd the
responsibility placed upon them by the presi
dent In a patriotic manner , and hid .gone
to work to prepare measures to meet the
treasury situation. He > then launched Into
nn explanation of the existing weakness of
the treasury , following closely the lines of hlo
report cf the bill. In the last congre&j It was
t'tuted. ns It wao stated now , that there was
ample revenue. The democrats predicted that
tbe revenues would soon meet the expendi
tures neat day , next week , next month
the surplus will begin. Dut what had hap
pened ? Evsry day and every month since
had shown a deficiency. Since July , 1894 ,
the deficiency had reached the cnormouo
tmm of $133,000,000. He described the method
by which the proceeds of the bond salcis ,
after being Issued to redeem greenbacks , had
been paid again to meet current expenses ,
only to come back again to the treasury as
gold demands. It was only when sudlclent
revenue came Into the treasury that the goW
reserve could be protected.
REASONS FOR INCREASING THE TARIFF.
The ways and means committee had ds-
elded that this revenue should bo obtained
from custom duties for two reasons : First ,
ever $150,000,000 was now being raised from
exclso taxes and It was a well founded policy
of the government In time of peace to obtali
the bulk of Its revenues from duties on
Imports. Second , an Increase of customs
duties would tend to turn the balance o
trade In our favor. Mr. Dlngloy contender
that the gold must go abroad to pay the
[ > alanco against us. Th ? hill proposed by the
commute } In the next two and one-hal
years , during which It was to operate , wouli
ialo about $40,000,000 to stop the deficiency
that was causing the disaster. Mr. Dlngley
then explained In detail , as be did hi his
report , arguments that had obtained in
fixing the duties on wool and woolens , lum
ber , etc. , which were not Included in the
jorlzontal Increase of 15 per cent. He closi <
with an explanation that thin was not a gen
eral revenue bill , and said that the genera
change needed would be postponed until th ?
other branches of tfio government were In
harmony with the house.
Mr. Crisp , who followtd Mr. Dlngley , said
the latter had asyertfd that this extraordi
nary bill had been precipitated upon the coun
ty by the president's message. In making
.his assertion Mr. Dlngley had not obsorvec
his usual care.
If , raid Mr. Crisp , the president's mes
sage has been the cause of this effort nt
eglelatlon , the legislation attempted should
> o In th ; line of the president's suggestions ,
t had been claimed on the other side th it
here was a deficiency In the revenues , but
he statement was wholly without ofllclal
authority.
The secretary of the treasury had poal-
Ively elated that there was sufficient money
n the treasury to meet all obligations and
hat there wns no necessity for imposing
ddltlonal burdens In the way of taxation ,
t was truo. Mr. CrU-p confessed , that the
lally receipts wore smaller than the dally
expenses , but there was a surplus In the
nulls of the treasury sufficient to meet any
probabU deficiency three times over. It was
lot a question of borrowing money , but a
iusstlon of using nn asi'H which we hive
Iready a question of getting money to
> lle up In the treasury.
CHARGED IT TO M'KINLEY.
Mr. Crisp then proceeded to argua that the
ilcKlnley law had been responsible for what
ever deficiency there was. He Instanced
he fact that the receipts under this law'
iad fallen off until , during the four months
) recdlng the Inauguration of Mr. Cleveland ,
here was a deficiency of over $1,000,000.
Thlt. shortage had , ho said , occurred unJer
law which was the peculiar pet of the re-
> ubllcan party , a law which no
epubllcan had seen fit to crltl-
! se , pasjlhly because of the name it
x > r3 , a law of the republican party so
rained as to decrease the receipts and In-
rciisfr those of private Individuals favored
by Its provisions. It was * under this bill that
ho revenue had fallen . Furthermore , ho
iad understood Mr. Dlngley to say that
here had been no exportation of gold pre
vious to the inauguration of the demo-
ratlc administration , whereas , as a mater -
or of fact , moro than $53,000,000 of gold
iad been sent abroad during the nine months
mmodlately preceding March , 1S93.
Mr , Dalzoll , republican of Pennsylvania ,
sld that the pending measure was not a re-
mbllcjn tariff bill , U corrected none of the
ncqualltles of tlio present law. U was an
mcrgency measure formulated under the
vlilp and spur of a pressing necessity , and
ilstory would record It to bo a conspicuous
rlbutt * to the patriotism of the republican
> arty , which had risen above party lines to
espond to the summons of a democratic
resident. He would glvo his vote for the
ill ) , not because It was \\1iat he wanted , but
buecimin's pil.s . are for bilious-
ess , bilious headache , dyspep
sia , heartburn , torpid liverjdiz-
ziness.sick headachebad taste
n the mouth , coated tongue ,
oss of appetite.sallow skin.etc. ,
when caused by constipation ;
and constipation is the most
frequent cause of all of them.
Go by the book , Pills ice
nnd 250 a box. Book free at
your druggist's orwrite B. F ,
Allen Co. , 365 Canal St. ,
> Ie\v York.
Annual MM mor * than C.00aooo bozu.
bfcnino It wn the best Hint could b ? had
In till * cmtTRcncy. Ho thought that when
It reached the white hou t > the president
should mnko concemlons to patriotism nml
sign It. In concluding A glowing eulogy of
protection , ho predicted that next fall a re
publican tidal wave would sweep Into the
white Viouso a lirond , comprehensive mm , who
would sign n bill to be pamcrt by n. repub
lican congress In the Interest of Americans.
( Rppuhllcan npptnust. )
Mr. Crisp yielded a faw minute * to Mr ,
Dell , populist of Colorado , who , upon behalf
of the populists , denounced this attempt to
pass a general tariff bill.
DOCKKRY CURATES A SENSATION.
Mi. Dockery , democrat of Missouri , declared
that the adverse business conditions that ob
tained under the McKlnlcy law In 1S92 liad
c.iiuod the overthrow of the republican party
In the fall of that yeir. These ndverss con
ditions , ho asserted , compelled the- secretary
cf the treasury , Mr. Foster , to use $51,000.000
of trust funds. Cvjn with the use cf that
munuy , Itt Insisted that the treasury was on
the threshold of a bond Issue when Mr.
Cleveland wns Inaugurated , He produced
somc'hlng of a sensation by holding up nnd
reading Secretory Foster's original order to
the chief of the bureau of engraving and
printing to "prepare with all possible haste- "
the plates fcr a bond Issue.
Mr. Hopkins , republican of Illinois , naked
why. It the , other sldo did not believe the
pending bill would relieve the situation , had
they not suggested some remedy : why did
not * Mr. Crisp or Mr. McMIllIn offer some
sugg ston ! In committee.V1iy did they not ,
If they desired to uphold the arms of their
president , formulate some plan which In their
opinion would bring relief. They had done
nothing. They offered nothing ; they were In
tholr right planengaln. . They were simply
In opposition to everything republican. ( Ap
plause. ) Mr. Grosvenor said lie. yielded his
support to the present bill because It pro
posed nn Increase of $40,000,000 In revenue
and to Hint extent would Increase the protec
tion of American Industries.
Mr. Jchnson , republican of Indiana , snld
that republicans must be pardoned If they
failed to follow the remedy proposed by the
tiscretary of the treasury , for his financial
prophecies In the past had always failed of
fulfillment. Tlio treasury deficit would bo
larger than It was but for the niggardly lines
of the treasury In falling to carry on worku
appropriated for , and the policy cf the peu-
sln bureau , depriving thousands of pension
ers of their rights by unjust , technical judi
cial Interpretations.
DENIED RELIEF WOULD FOLLOW.
Mr. Turner , democrat of Georgia , main
tained that the pending bill would not fur
nish any relief. Gentlemen on the other
sldo assumed that they were coming to the
relief of the administration. The admlnlstra-
tlon , Mr. Turner said , declines. ( Democratic
applause. ) Ho sarcastically likened the
pending bill to what the" other side In the
Fifty-second congress had called the "pop
gun" tariff bills , and raised a laugh by sayIng -
Ing the other sldo should now send nn apol
ogy to Mr. Springer , who wns then the
chairman of the ways and means committee ,
to his political homo among the savages.
Mr. Turner described the manner In which
It was propossd , to prevent the republican
sldo from revising the tariff in a compre
hensive plan , and congratulated ths speaker
of tbe house ou the adroitness with which
ho had prevented a general agitation of the
tariff. He thought , perhaps , two years hence
Mr. Reed might b ? able to congratulate
himself for dclng as ho hnd done. Yet he
admitted that for the first tlmo In his career
In the house he saw the republicans decline
the gage of battU and turn their backs ou
a challenge to wnr. The haste with which
It way proposeJ to add $40,000,000 to the
taxes of the people could beet be shown , he
Datd , by citing the fact that the. republicans
had even forgotten to glvo the correct date
of the act which this bill proposed to re
peal. Instead of August 29 , they have It
August 27 , 1S94 , In the bill , and It could
only bo changed by unanimous consent.
After some brief remarks by Mr. Arnold ,
republican of Pennsylvania , and Mr. Kiiox ,
republican of Massachusetts , Mr. Dolllvor ,
republican of Iowa , closed the debate1 for Che
majority. Hla speech was a most eloquent
effort. As he spoke the republicans crowded
about him and there was much applause and
enthusiasm.
DOLLIVER CLOSED THE DEDATE.
Mr. Dolllver , replying to Mr. Turner , ad
mitted the hurry and anxiety with which the
bill had been prepared. J3ut thA ways and
means , committee ought not to bear any re
sponsibility for a blunder In the date of the
act of 1894. That act , for reasons the dem
ocratic party ought to appreciate , at least ,
was not signed by the president , and It ap
peared upon the statutes wlthlout his sig
nature , with a notation that the date was
August 27 , 1S94. ( Republican applause. ) If
that was not the true date , it only Indicated
that the State department was mixed up"
with the general Incompetency that' had
marked the present administration. ( Re
publican applause. ) If wo could not rely
upon thei statute prepared by the democratic
secretary of state , where on God's footstool
ought wa to go for information ? ( Repub
lican applause ) .
Mr. Dolllver took his seat and the bill was
put upon Its passage , the vote being taken by
yea and nay. It was passed , 205 to 81.
At 0:37 : the house adjourned.
UKPOUT OX T1I13 IllSVEMin HIM , .
\c-oilH of ( ho Trenxiiry Set Forth Jn
Kull Ilrtiill.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 28. Chairman Dlng
loy of the ways and means committee today
reprtd to the house the tariff and bond
bills agreed upon by the majority of the
committee : They were accompanied by the
following reports :
CHAIRMAN DINGLEY'S HEPOUT.
The committee on ways and means , to
whom was referred so mucn of the presi
dent's annual message and so much of the
annual report of the secretary of the treas
ury us relates to revenue and the condition
of the treasury , and also the president's
bpeclal mcfaaijQ presenting tne urgency of
Immediate action by congress In a direction
calculated ( o bring relief , reports : That the
committee appreciates the seriousness of
the situation and the Importance of prompt
remedies KO f.ir as congress can give them.
Your committee regards the chronic defi
ciency of revenue for the past two years
and a half ns a most potent cause of the
dinicu'.tles which the treasury has encoun-
cred , and an Important factor In the crea
tion nnd promotion of that serious distrust
which has paralyzed business and dangor-
oufily shaken conlideneo oven In the finan
cial operations of the government. It la as
Impo.'sible for a government to have con
tinuous deficiency of revenue for two yearn
and a half without affecting KB financial
standing ns It Is for nn Individual. It Is
Impossible also for a government to con
tinue In this condition without casting a
shndow of doubt and discouragement over
all business operations within Its borders.
The fcrlou.i fact which we are called upon
to confront Is that In the two and one-half
yearn that have elapsed blnco July 1 , 1893.
this government lias had an Inaulllcleney of
revenue to meet current expenditures
amounting In the aggregate to about $133-
tXXC30. ) And. oven In the tlrst half of Jhe
present flcal year tlin deficiency will reach
about $20.000,000 , nnd about $3,000,000 In this
present month. And up tn the present time
there Is no sufficient ground for oplnlnw
that this liiHUlllcleney of revenue will r.gt
continue during tlio remainder of the fiscal
year ; and how much longer no one can
safely predict.
If the consequenceH of such a chronic de
ficiency were only the necessity of borrow
ing money to meet current expenses In time
of peace , oven this would afford abundant
reason * for Increasing the revenue. Hut
the consequences aie moro wide-reaching
than that. Insufficiency of revcriue has
made It necessary to usu the redeemed
United States legal tender notes to meet
current expenditures , and thus to uupply
additional means to draw gold from the
Kii enbacU redumption fund In short , to
create the "endless chain" of what the
secretary of the treasury complain ? , nnd
which hat ! made It necessary to sell Issue
after Issue of bonds to replenish the re
serve ,
CHAIN WILI , CE ENDLESS.
This will be clearly teen when It Is re
membered that the sscrHnry of the treas
ury ban Issued and told a little over $1G2-
XM.OOO of 5 per cent ten-year and 4 per cent
thirty-year bond . fiom which he has re
alized about J1S2.000.000 , and after redeomlru ;
$182.000.000 of United Stated legal tender
notes with these bonds bus been obliged to
Immediately pay out } 13J.OGO.OOO of these
demand nolcu to meet current expenditure ! )
ind thus had furnished $133,000,000 of govern
ment dimand notes to be again and uualn
ujed to draw gold from the treasury ; It Is
evident that HO long as time Is insufficient
evonuo this performance will go on and
xind sale after bond wale will be required.
It is also evident that If there had baen a
sutllclency of revenue thtso redeemed legal
tender notes would not ' have
been paid at once and there
would have been so much the lew
opportunity to draw gold from the treasury.
Indeed , there U Kooa reason to believe that
f In ( ho lim six month * of the distrust
which Inaugurated the run on the re
demption fund thu treasury had been re-
cclvliiK revenue morq than adequate to inuet
exnindlturea , to HH to temporarily hold the
redeemed government .nates , the disposition
to prcetH-tU * < e nntps for relcmptlon would
soon hnVu l > TOi overcome. Trml would im-
doubttdly/thxvo been ( hi ; cnso If the re
demption' If u Jlil hnd boon Incronood In the
rprlng of 'IK * nnd tiovor allowed to fnll
below ( hf JlOO.OOO.OOd minimum. And the
npces lly for moro rrvontM Irom the point
of view of the mnlntennnro of the re
demption nun ! Is not taken nwny by the
fact thntG'W * tmvo KO.000,000 of onsh In the
treasury In , addition to the flW.OOO.WK ) ( pnrl
gold ) rvnnlmf for ths redemption fund nnd
the twenty odd million required ns
n worklm ; bnlnnro. This 151,000.000
reprtfonts , r f.ViOO.OOd ) of redeemed
t'nlted Stnt&A IPK.II tender note * , for whoso
teditnpllon xvp borrowed tW.OOO.OSO In gold.
If wo continue to pay them out to meet a
deficiency of revenue , then presently they
will comtl InVtk ngnln t > > drnw J5oPilO,000
moro froiaj.llio troa urv. which wo must
supply by m-lllng jrfl.OW.COO more bonds.
The f"UKgct > on , therefore , that we need no
moro tevcmic because wo have n cnsh b.il-
anco of f.W.OOO.OOO of government notes In th
treasury that can be used to pny any de
ficiency for the next six or twelve month ? ,
Is In effect n proposition to lisue more
bonds to meet ft deficiency which should be
mot nt once by providing more revenue.
In other words , thopo who oppose raising
revenue In such n situation , In effect
whether they intend to do so or not favor
borrowing In preference to paying ns wo
go nlonir.
nlonir.IH'TY
IH'TY OP THE HOUSE.
Your committee believes that Its \ the duty
of the house of representatives , to which
body the constitution commits the Inaugura
tion of revdnuo bills , to frame and PBM a
measure thnt will yield not far from J40-
000,000 , sufficient to put nn end to a de
ficiency and to do this without delay , too-
leaving to others whose co-opsrntlon la re
quired to finally place such legislation on
the statute books to meet the responsibility
In their own way.
The president's special message , setting
forth so pointedly the seriousness of the
situation nnd the necessity for the prompt
est action , only emphasizes the duty of
house.
In response to the urgent call of the
president your committee has felt Impelled
to act with nil possible dispatch. Two facts
have led your committee to look to nn In
crease of customs duties ns the appropriate
source of additional revenue. They nre :
Klrst , the fnct thnt we nro already raising
a dlsproiKirtlonate amount from Internal
revenue , which 1ms nlwavs been regarded
ns n wnr resort Indeed , Jefferson took the
ground that excise taxes should not be re
sorted to oy the federal government ns
sources of revenue In time of peace , and the
democratic national convention maintained
the same doctrine' In 1SSI. And , secondly ,
the fnct that by Increasing customs duties
on Imported articles which wo can
and ought to produce or make
at home , for revenue purposes , wo
can nt the same tlmo incidentally cncournga
stricken Industiles and materially uld In
turning In our favor- the balance of trade
svhtch has been so heavily against us all
through this calendar year , and which hns
caused n demand for gold for export , which
our treasury ban ben called to supply. For
so long ns the * balance of trade is against
us on account of excessive Imports , wo
must export gold ( or what Is the same
thing ) promlseo to pay gold to pay for the
excess of Imports over exports.
NOT A PROTECTIVE TARIFF.
Your committee have not undertaken n
general revision of the tariff on protection
lines , as a majority hope can be done in
1897-88 , not only because they know that
auch tnrlff legislation would stand no chance
of becomliiB-4n\r , but also because general
tariff revision would rtljulre many months ,
and the need Is moro revenue at once. Wo
believe , however , thnt this need of more
revenue Is so prent that a simple measure
Increasing all .duties of the dutiable list ami
taking from the free list of the present
tnrirt a few- articles thnt were always on
the dutiable lint until August 27 , 1S9I , nnd
which have always been Important revenue
producers , nnd limiting the operation of
such letjlsla ion to about two years and a
half until the present deficiency of revenue
la overcome--oUBht to receive the approval
even of tltosc.AVho do not favor protective
duties on patriotic grounds , and the fnct
that It may Incidentally encourage the pro
duction or"mmiy articles that wo require
at homo Itiaend ! of abroad , will not be re
garded as n : ground of opposition under
present clroum < itnnces.
In framlnff jthe bill submitted for your
consideration It'hns been necessary If action
wns to be TrmtlC promptly to resort to a con
siderable extent to a horizontal raise of
duties forJithri'reason thnt It would have
required months ? , to deal wlth each article
separately. Horizontal denllpg with tariffs
cannot .bo'.juptllled in ordinary times , but
In such an' 'exigency as now exists , so
rerlous thftt' the president felt it his duty
to send us' a' special message of extreme
urgency. nndj ppeclallv for a limited time ,
It is not jpnly defensible , but Is the only
'
alternative.
nut while we'havo submitted In the brief
bill reported n.'Horizontal Increase of 15 per
I cent on duties on all the schedules but two ,
'which ' , ,1s mvn-ddltion Of jess than 8 per
cent to theaverage ad valorem rate giving
'
about Slo.OOO.OOp'W the $40,000.000 which'it la
estimated thls blll would add to our annual
revenue , wllPcomo'mainly from wool , which
Istaken from tire free list' nnd given n
moderate duty , and from manufactures of
wool , which nre given n compensatory duty
equivalent to the duty on wool ( which is
always necessary when a duty Is placed on
wool ) in order to give the wool grower the
benefit nnd make It possible to manufacture
woolens nt home.
FEATURES OF THE BILL.
The bill reported by your committee pro
poses to make the duty on Imported cloth
ing wool GO per cent of the duty Imposed
by the act of 18SO , which would give an
equivalent of G 6-10 per cent on unwashed
wool or about 40 per cent ad valorem. This
reduction from the duty of the act of 1890
has been made because the restoration of
the full dut > - in thnt act might seem to be
too great a change from the present law to
those whoscooperation it Is necessary to
secure in order to have any legislation , and
not ns a measure of what might be done
when nil branches of the Rovetnmcnt are
tn harmony with the majority of the house
nn protection lines. The duty on manu
factures of wool Is Increaced by a specific
duty equivalent to the duty on wool.
The duty on carpet wools Is left at 32 per
cant ad valorem , where It was placed In
1S90. This Is a purely revenue duty , as we
i also very few carpet wools. Such lumber
ns vrns plncsd on the free list by the act
of 18SO. without the slightest Justification ,
Is restored to the dutiable list , but with n
duty of only 1G per cpnt of the duties pro
vided by the act of 1590 giving an equiva
lent of only nbout 15 per cent. Such a re
duction from the low rates of 1850 Is Justl-
fipd only on the ground thnt the object of
your committee has been to frame a bill
mainly on revenue grounds. In the hope
that it would secure the approval of those
In official places whose co-operation is es
sential to lecMatlon nnd who msv be sup
posed to feel that In such an exigency as
now exists the public necessity must con
trol.
liellovln ? th"t such a revenue ns Is pro
posed Is essential , the first ftep In the
restoration of confidence and the re tora-
tlon of the treasury to a onuii' ! ' condition ,
and thnt other legislation to bo proposed
to this end cannot be effective without ade
quate revenue to meet the expenditures of
the government , your committee recom
mend the passage of the accompanying
bill , "To temporarily Increase revenue to
meet the oxpemies of government nnd pro
vide against n deficiency , "
REPORT ON THE I3OND niLL.
The report on the bond bill unys that the
secretary of the. treasury now has the nu-
thorlty under the resumption act of 1875 to
ISFUC and sell ten-year B per cent bonds
nnd thlrtv-ycar 4 per cent bonds to main
tain the fund for the redemption of United
Slates notes and that ho has sold $100,000-
000 of the former description of bond * nnd
about $ ( > 2.oroooo of the Intter descrip
tion of bonds in the past two years ,
and as ho announces his Intention
to avail himself of the authority
Blvcn by the resumption net nnd
sell more hi nil rate nnd long term bonds , If
necessary , thq-only question Is whether It
! a not clearly lor the public ) Interests that
ho should havfe'J authority to sell a lower
rate nnd shortr # , term bond.
The cominlUeerthInk that It Is clearly In
the public lntftrn that ho should have this
authority , anil1 add : "In granting this au
thority , howpwrt we have Included In the
bill a provlitnn tthnt the proceeds of bonds
rold shall benmed exclusively for redemp
tion purpose § ( pur object belntr to seeuro n
separation ofttio , | redemption fund from the
ordinary raiih fn the treasury as will mnln-
tnln and protect the reserve. We also pro
vide that such -tonds nhall be offered for
pale In such"A''manner ' ns to Invite Invest
ment amoriKl JheamnsHcs of the people. "
Of the certificates of Indebtedness the re
port eays : "In bur judgement the secre
tary of the.Urasurv should always have
such authority as this to meet temporary
deficiencies lba , # re liable to arise. Unless
this iiuthorUM Ja- given the secretary will
Indlrcctlv uke > . Unp proceeds of bonds sold
under the milmptfon act for redemption
purposes to'AJ-ejttho deficiency In the reve
nue ns ho Tins lipen doing : the past two
years and ftr'tlf"
DOOMN MiVii1 jtuAmTO GIVE w ,
riitiur OttHniv Woriu * Tlinii KlandliiK
Hl OIiuurfN AVI Hi tinI.inv. .
PERRY. QkiDec. . 20. DIM Doolln , the
only remaining member of the old Dalton
gang , waa In 1'erry last night , so men who
went with him say. and hit ) object In com
ing here , It Is mid , Is to give himself up to
Deputy Martha ) Steven IJurke. The plan fell
through , however/ and hy rode out of town.
A largo force of marshals Is here today , and
until Doolln cn , get things to milt him no
arrest will b ? intdv , Doolln wa aocompanleil
by three comrades , , one of whom is said to br
1)111 ) Carr , whq'U wanted nt Oklahoma City
fcr the murder of Chief of Police Jones , and
wha recently skipped a $15,000 bond , There
U a large reward for Carr , and there U raid
to be a reward of jC,000 for the arm-t of
Bill Doolln. Deputy Maruhal Ilurke gayo
Doolln will be imder arrest before night.
WAGNER IN WAGNER'S ' TONGUE
Omaha People Throng Boyrl's ' Opera House
to Ilenr the German Music ,
"TANNHAEUSER" SUPERBLY PRESENTED
( iron * AVorlc of MiiNlolnii-Drniun- -
Ilil ( ilvi'ii In u Tliormmlily At'-
tM'iilnlilt' 91 minor liy Uic
The Initial performance of what It Is hoped
may bo tlio forerunner of a long nml pros
perous line of seasons of German opera In
Omaha was given last night at lloyd's by the
magnificent organization directed by Mr.
Walter Damrosch , the work presented being
"Tnnnhaeuser. " A great audience heard It ,
a gathering of music lovers , which , though
It testified by overflowing galleries to the
economy of the public , allowed Indubitably
by ft well-filled parquet that not nil the local
worshipers at Wagncrlan shrines are poor
In pocket.
The upper part of the house began to be
populated nt on early hour. Those who were
wlso advanced their dinner hour and were on
hand when the main doora were opened , mid
the swarm of women and their escorts holdIng -
Ing gallery admissions poured through
thither by special dispensation. Never was
so great a gallery In the history of the
house. It was full and packed to standing
room by tha tlmo the lower regions took In
their first sitters. And when Mr. DamroBch
and Senator Thurston entered simultaneously
from opposite ends of tha theater a hearty
round of applause went up , and there was
scarcely a scat but had Its occupant. The
audience In * general was conimejulnbly
prompt In arriving , notwithstanding the
early time of beginning , made necessary by
the length of the opera ; and It was a fash
ionable , and , what doss not follow , an ap
preciative body of people , which for the
most part knew when and what to com
mend , and was not chary In the expression
of Its satisfaction. Mr. Dnmrosch has well
said that the music of Wagner I ; no longer
to be called the music of the future , but
emphatically that of the present ; It Is not
coming. It Is here ; and the experience of
last night , In the midst of a period of ex
ceeding great financial stress , and In a town
too often called dead by Us faint-hearted
citizens who should know better , will go far
to bear out his assertion.
The opera. "Tannhaeuser" needs ? no extended
description at this time. Written half a
century ago. It Is Interesting , aside from the
Intrinsic beauty of Its treatment , as markIng -
Ing an Important stage In the progress of
the composer toward complete emancipation
from conventional melody , and as showing
his development along the lines he hlmsjlf.
had laid down , In the wonderful combination
of vocal and orchestral effects which make
up the music-drama. The Idea of writing
an opera which should embody the old Her
man tradition of the friendly contests of th ?
Minnesingers and poet-knights of the Thir
teenth century , first sugestod Itself to Wagner
In 1842 , when he visited the Thurlnglan castle
of Wartburg. en his sorrowful way from Paris
to Dresden. The romantic surroundings of
this stronghold , the uncanny reputation of
the towsrlng Venusbcrg hard by , and above
all the condition of his own mind at that
period , wounded by the world'a neglect ,
tempted by ambitions more easily attained ,
but unworthy of his genius , cast down , but
not destroyed all these and vastly more were
coir-blued In the evolution of "Tannhaeuser , "
which wao llrst produced in DrouJen in 1845.
Sixteen yearo later It was tried In Paris , but
the French would have noneof It , notwith
standing opera and composer enjoyed the
personal favor cf the emperor. Its failure
waj complete and lamentable ; It became a
by-word throughout France , the verb "to
tannbauser" being coined , to express the acme
of borodam. "Tannhaeuser" was sung In
Italian in London in 1S7G , and since its' ' llrst
r/roductloli In this country ; comparatlvelyfew
years ago , it haa attained the same popularity
which has been more tardily accorded It
abroad.
To men like the Damrosches , father and
son , Theodore Thomas , Anton Seldl and
others Is due for the most part the- pres
ence of the Wagner leaven which is steadily
working In America , expanding and broad
ening the field of musical culture and grad
ually leavening the whole lump of cur na
tional taste. The brilliant young director
who conducted the performance last night
was by no means unknown to Omaha lovers
and students of mujlc ; but ho brings with
him at this time an organization of such
magnitude , and gives us our Wagner not
only unabridged , but on so heroic a scale as
to throw even his own notanla past achieve
ments into the shade. To undertake nn en-
terptlso of such scope one must have not
only youth and health , but -sublime courage
and a long1 purse , Mr. Walter Damrosch has
gathered together under his banner the fore
most exponents of the great German operatic
roles who arc now singing and in their prime.
Some of them have broken lucrative and bind
ing contracts In Germany to tempt fame and
fortune In this fertile field. And thereto he
has assembled a body of Instrumentalists
so tine , so capable , so nicely adjiited , as to
rank with the greatest orchestras wjilch have
ever Interpreted the great composers. To
guide all these and a mixed chorus as numer
ous and probably quite as dldlcult to manage
as a company of Infantry on a war footing , In
a tour of many thouand miles about the
country , Is a task calculated to appall the
stoutest heart. That no laudable an under
taking may be completely and speedily suc
cessful is surely the desire of all who hope for
the permanent elevation of musical culture
in America.
LaEt night's performance can only be
characterized In terms of the highest pralw.
The overture , that marvelous tone-picture ,
was played with exquisite delicacy of ex
pression by the orchestra , which contributed
thoroughly acceptable work throughout the
evening. Frau Klafsky's Elizabeth , dramat
ically and vocally. Is the offering of a great
artist , who , though slid Is far more powerful
In the heroic roles of the trilogy , Is en
tirely adequate and convincing In this less
exacting part , at. well ao In the pathetic
appeal to the Uungfrau at the foot of tha
cross as In her joyous recitative at the be
ginning of the second act and her spirited
appeal , "Zuruck von Him , " at the close' of
the singers' contest. Frl. Mulder made an
excellent impression In the not altogether
grateful role of Venus. Her voice Is a
pure soprano , of refreshing quality , and
her vtyle broad and agreeable , Ono looku
forward to her appearance tonight In a
role moro worthy of her ability. Grusnlng's
Tannhaui'cr wad enthusiastically ( received.
Hlfi voice U a line- robust tenor and his per-
form'anco Is BO spirited that he got a warm
triple recall after teach dnocubheuloa fwyp
triple recall after the second act , an honor
In which Klafaky might have participated
If slio hid bean so minded. Mertcns Bang
the music of Wolfram nobly , although he
la haidly the Ideal poet-knight to outward
show.
Tonight "Dlo Walkuero" will bo sung ,
with Klafsky , Popovlcl , Mulder and Ber-
thald In the cast. The admirable lecture of
Mr. DamroNli , delivered yesterday before
the Woman's club , has greatly stimulated
Interest in this monumental work , and an
other largo house U expected. Attention Is
specially called to the hour of beginning ,
which , owing to the extreme- length of the
opera , has bsen fixed at 7:45. :
In the boxes were Mr. and Mrs. J. 13. Boyd ,
Mr , and Mrs , nierbower , Mlsi Hoyd , Mr. and
Mrs. McDonald of North Hatte , Mr. and
Mr * . G. M. Hitchcock , Mr. and Mrs. T. Mulvl-
hlll and the Misses Mulvlhlll , Mr. Carter of
Sioux City.
Among there noticed In the audience were
Mrs. William Dedlck , Mrs , Wood , Mlw
Dundy , Mrs. K. Dundy , Mr. and Mr . Guy
Barton , Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Potter , the
Misses Ilowen , Mr. and Mrs. S. It , Darkalow ,
Mr. Bnd Mrs. Qeorge Squires , Mr. and Mr * .
Clement Chate , Miss UutterfUld , Mr. and Mr * ,
Charles Metz , Gentrul and Mr ? . Mandernon ,
Mrs. Mathewson , Mr , and Mrs , Aaron Calm ,
Mrs. and Mlw YVesseU. Mrs. A. J. Poppl -
ton , Mrs. Shannon , Mrs. E. A. McShane ,
Miss McShane , Mrs. John A. Bargent ,
Mr , and Mrs. Arthur C. Smith ,
Mr. and Mrs , G , W. Llnlnger. Mr , and Mrs.
G. W , Wattles , Mr. and Mrs. Herman Muen-
tcforlng , Mr and Mies Helmrod , General and
Mrs. Hurt , Minn Ogden , Miss Ainrll. Mr.
Howard Kennedy , MUs McKell , Mr. Heller ,
Mrs. J , W. Cotton and Mls < Kiln Cotton ,
Miss niabop , Mr Krpd Mot * , Mr Herman
Koun'xc. Mr , Cl ffard Smith and M s Cretins ; ,
the MU.ics llftlcombe , Mr. and Mrs. J , 11.
Evans. Mr. Penncll , Mrs. Wllhclm. Dr. and
Mrs. Hunched. Senator Vmirston and wife * .
Mrs. H , R. Palnur. Mr. Jordan and Ml s
Moore , lr , lllley1 and Miss ICnima Crplghton ,
Mr. nml Mrs. K. A , Cuilnhjr , Mrs. John A.
McShnne , Miss liurkc , Dr. Allltwn , Miss
CrclRhtcn , Mr. Friuk Murphy , the Ml SAM
Hamilton , Mr. Will Cowln and Mlsp Dickin
son. Mr. nml Mrs. 8. A. McWhortrn , Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Mctcalf , Dr. and Mrs. Glfford ,
Mr. and Mm Alfr-d Mlllard , Mei'srs. Ilutler ,
dimming * , Sutorluu , Lake , Mr. and Mrs ,
J. J. Dickey , Mr. George llarker and Miss
Amy Darker ; Mr. and Mi's. F. 11. Johnson ,
Mrs. Darker and Miss May.
Mr * I * . J. Drake , and Miss Alice , Mr. and
Mrs. Taylor and Ml s Mabel. Mr. nml Mrs.
H. S. Hall. Mr , Watd Durgess and Mlsu
llrown , Mr. and Mrs. Kllpatrlek of Deatrlce ,
Mr. Charles Kountzc , Miss Durno , Mr. and
Mrs. Klrktndall , Mrssrs. Crawford of West
Point , Mlw llur < ? CM of Plattsmouth , , Miss
Wallace. Mr. and MM. F. M. Richardson.
Mr. nnd Mr. ' . Stlger , Mr. and MM. Hucklunon ,
Mr. and Mm Wcolworth , Ml its Woolworth ,
Mr. and Mrs. Me Inttsh , Mr. Hussell Wilbur ,
Mrs. Mercer , Miss Carrie Mercer , Mr. nml
Mrs. A. D. Smith , nnd Miss Edith Smith ;
Mr. Forest Hlchnrdwn. Mr. and Mrn. J. H.
Lehmcr , Mr. Burkeley and Mltu Wlckam
of Council llluff. ! . Miss Mattlo Stone and Mr.
Hethcoto , Mr. nnd Mrs. Adolph Meyr ,
Mr. and Mm George I'alcraui.
CAXXOT ll.VVK WISH MV. .
Oninliti Police li'ori'Mullt'il 1 > y Tlioxu
of KniiHitH City.
acquisition papers liavo been Issued for
A. J , Andrews , alias John IX Wise , who Is
wanted In Omaha for having fraudulently secured
cured a Urge number of subicrlptloiU for the
Ladles' Home Journal of Philadelphia by
representing himself as an agent of that peri
odical. Detective William Hudson wtnt to
Lincoln n few days ago Intending to wctirc
the necc-ssiry papers , and then .proceed . to
Wathcna , Kan. , to get the prlsjner , but
thD bogua agent wag wanted In Kansas City ,
and the police department of that city su-
curo3 htm Urn' . Ho has been taken to Kansiu
City to stand trial for similar offenses com
mitted there , and It Is probable that the
Omiha olllclnls will secure him after Kan
sas City ban finished with him.
Attorney William A. Do Uord , who has been
at work on the rasa for some time , was seen
at his residence last night by a Uoc repro-
t'ontatlve. Ho iiald that ho had a very strong
case against Wise , but ho thought the Kansas
City authorities would Bind him over the
road first. A telegram was r celvcd from
them last night In which considerable cou-
fldenco In accomplishing thin was expressed.
Wlso worked many cities before coming
to Omaha , St. Paul , Minneapolis , Kan-
cay City and Topeka being among the num
ber. His plan Is to secure the ssrvlcea of
about a half dozen bright young women on
entering thcl town. To these he represent ! ,
himself as an agent of the Curtis Publishing
comnanv of PhlUdolnlila. the nubllshors of
the Ladles' Home Journal. Ho re
quests the women to act as subagents -
agents for him , and supplies them
with blank forms upon which they are
to take subscriptions. He allows them a
liberal percentage Upon all the orders they
take , which ho always Insists shall be accom
panied by the payment of a year's subscrip
tion. As the journal Is a monthly publication ,
the victimized subscribers arc not surprised
that their pr > per docs not begin to come to
them for some time. Moreover , they are
usually reluctant to enter a protest , as they
nro positive the young women were net
fraudulent agents. It Is said that Wise , or
Andrews , as he called himself while In thlo
city , has usually succeeded In taking 400 or
COO subscriptions before leaving a city , which
ho does before the kicks begin to bo regis
tered.
It Is not known how extensive were his
operations In Omaha , though the number of
persons who were worked at the rate of $1
per capita must be several hundred at least.
The smooth young man dealt- himself a hand
In the game In this city , and vlelt'd the popu
lation In the neighborhood of Hanscom park.
Ifo obtained a large number cf subscriptions
from residents In that section .of the city ,
and actually called on Mrs. De Uord , the
wlfo of the lawyer who was looking for him.
The names of the j'oung women who were
deluded Into bellovjng that WIs ? nally rep
resented the Ladles' Home Journal , and who
helped him enrich hlmsslf nt the expense ol
other Omaha women nro not known.
COUNTER DIVOIICI3 PKTITIOXS.
Albert ami Crrnt > ntin XiiNt Get Knr
Albert D. Nast has answered the petition
of divorce filed by Creszcntla Nast , nnd has
denied the allegations made against him. The
petition was chiefly based on the grounds of
Infidelity , it being charged that Nast was
unduly Intlmnto with another woman. Nast
denies this nnd further makes a denial of
the allegation that ho ever abused 5ils wife.
Mrs. Nast entered a plea for alimony ,
claiming that Nast was the owner ef property
of considerable ! value. To tills plea Nnst re
torts that ho Is almost as poor as a church
mouse. He says that thcrc > Is some property
entered In his name , but that It Is so covered
with mortgages that It Is of little value to
him. Ho claims to have $500 worth of per
sonal property , but according to his state
ment , this is also covered with a mortgage.
Nast on his part has also entered a petition
for divorce. Ho avers that althouch h ° Ina al
ways treated his wlfo as a dutiful husband
should , she at one timeIn 1893 deserted him
and has of late refused to act as the duties
and obligations which she OWES to him as a
husband require.
ASIC A.V KXTICNSIOX OK CIlKUITOltS.
t Drli-il Vmlt DoiliT.i on Hit-
C HHt In Troulilc.
SAN FRANCISCO , Dec. 20. Ths Porter
Dro ? . ' company , the largest dealers In dried
fruits on the' Pacific coast , announced to
night that they were unable to meet their
payments and have asked their creditors
for further time. The firm Is unable testate
state the amount of the liabilities , and as
sets , but as thecompany's business during
the present year amounted to ? 1BOO,00'J ,
the amounts are probably large. Investments
In fruit lands and warehouses are said to
bo the cause of the pU8pnslon.
Ailinlrt-H ! > IIU < T'M I'lurlf.
OMAHA , Dec. 2C. To the Editor of The
Dee : The heroism shown' by James Miller
In recovering the body cf Michael Casey ,
who was drowned on Monday Inst while
skating on the reservoir. Uciorvpg moie
than passing notice. Mr. MHI-jr is vtHltlnt ;
at the homo of H. N. Phrlpa , 1010 Daven
port street , nnd llrst heard of tne uccidunt
when the little fen of Mr. IMielt * run Into
the lioiiHe and rem.-U'd that ono of lux
companions hud been diovvnad whllo ck'il-
Inp , Mr. Miller wns the fl-it onp in ceari'h
for the body , and it WHS with dlfllc'jlty
that he persuaded any of iho ir.a.iv liy-
htanders to assist iilm In MO tusk of > < >
covering the body. For u I < v.ltr t'.ni'j ! , e had
to work on n narrow uliuik , MH ! weight 'it
times carrying him down In tin water
When Miller recovered tlio body hH car
ried It to the Hhoro and ii-xi'J jvery MLMIIS
poKsIblo to resuscitate the boy , but It UIIH
too lute. Nearly 200 punnlc witn 'snoj the
recovery of the body , and they paid many
uompllmcntH to Miller for im b.inl nm !
faithful work. A RPBCTATOIt.
Drlvrr O'llrlcii Ju .SiiMii-n | < li-il.
Chief Slgwurt Iia mispended Jninex
O'Dilen , patrol driver , pending an Investl-
gutlon of charges brought against him by
| IH | superior otllcem. Hecently a wagon
containing a quantity of 'poulliy and but
ter was placed In the police barn whlUt
the owner M > ben-d up In u cell of the na
tion , A portion of the produce us misted
and O'Hrlen In xutpuctud of knowing some
thing about Its removal. JIu has been u
patrol driver for ten yearn , ami before wa
a driver Jn Iho Ore department for eight
years.
I.OOAI. JIUI2VITII2.S.
A Manchester , la. , paper announced the
death of George , the youngest ken of J , M.
Morlsey , traveling passenger ugent of the Illi
nois Central , with headquarters In Omaha.
Mr , Morlsey'H residence Is at Manchester.
Hose Coutanza , tbe Italian woman who was
badly burned Christmas day , was removed to
St. Joseph's hospital yesterday. Dr. Martin
said latn last night ( hat there were hopes
for lier recovery , though It was by no rnons
assured.
A dinner to old and feeble women and ! -
young children wilt be given by tha Atuo-
elated Charities at Masonic hull luxt Satur
day noon. The dinner wan originally In
tended to have been served at the Tenth
street mission on Christmas day , but on ac
count of the numerous other dlnnuru nerved
on. that date It woj deferred.
I trPVOI IllWlTPPVMPI0 'i
lltliNSb PROThSl CASES < \
Taken Up by the Police Oommisslonors * !
Yesterday Afternoon , >
RULES ADOPTED BY BOARD NOT ACCEPTED
Attorney for I'rolc.itiiut InnlM *
lie Mny PiTM-nt Illn Cinr In 111 *
Oii Wn > Tin- Ton *
( linon.v ,
The Hoard of Fire nnd Police Commissioners
met yesterday afternoon to consider the mat
ter of the protests of The De Publishing
company against the applications for liquor
license , where the advertisements have not
been published according to law In The Rvcn-
Ing Dee. the paper of largest circulation
In Douglas county.
The first casa wa ? on the application of
Hans Peterson , 1302 Webster street , for a
license for ISflC.
At the outset Cl-nlrmnn Droatch stated that
the board had drawn up a set of rules In the
form of a resolution to govern the hearing of
the cases. This resolution tot forth that
upon the hearing of any protest In which
was Involved the relative circulation of The
Omaha HOP and the World-Herald the following -
lowing should bo the order of proof :
The protcstant must Introduce proof of the
circulation of Its various editions and also
whether they nro one , or various papers. The
protcstant shall also show that the circula
tion of the paper In which the application for
license Is published Is less than that of the
protcstant. Thereafter the defendant may
offer such testimony ns he desire to rebut
the testimony of the protsptant.
Doth sides will bo subjected to cross-exam
ination according to the tii'iial form adopted
by courts. The beard will only take testi
mony on this matter once , nnd not go over
It In the various cases. In the end the
board will make a finding whether the differ
ent editions constitute one Issue , and also
as to the circulation of the different papers.
E. W. Slmeral on the part of the protest-
nnt stnlp.l that ho protested against the cur
tailing of the rights of any protestnnts to
content any case which may ccme before the
board. He objected to any ruling which Is
contrary to the decision of the supreme
court.
For the World-Herald Mr. Hall said that
so far as circulation was concirned he was
willing to abide by the decision of the board.
Mr. Slmeral said that tha board could not
make rules governing the handling of his
cases.
Mr. Droatch slid that so long n
the protests were Identical the rules " } wt _
read would govern.
Mr. Slmeral Insisted tint each case should
be submitted separately for hearing In ac
cordance with the decision of the supreme
court ; that each case must stand upon Its
onn merits.
Mr. Foster thought all that was necejsary
was for the two papers to show their circula
tion.
tion.Mr.
Mr. Slmeral said that the supreme court
dscldcd that each case must bo set down for
trial.
trial.Mr.
Mr. Broatch , however , cffercil the following :
Resolved , That tbe board now proceed
to the bearing of each anil every case of
application for liquor HCUUBO and drugRlstg'
pel mils on the objection of N. P. Fell , aa
made and tiled In each case , and for the
purpose of pioducliifr nnd hearing the ovl-
ilenco In the cases , each of the cnscs be
and the same Is hereby set for hearing
forthwith.
Mr. Slmeral objected , but on behalf of
the board .Mr. Droalch said : "As the evi
dence would certainly bo the same In all
cases , the objection Is overrul d , and wo
will now proceed. " , An exception was taken
to the ruling of the board.
Mr. Fell , business manager of The Dee ,
nas called ns a witness , .and testified that
th > dally papers published in the
at Hits tlma were The Omaha Dally Dee ,
Omaha Evening Dee , Morning World-Herald ,
Evening World-Herald nnd Newe-Hepubllc.
Mr. Slmeral asked him If there was a
paper called th : Omaha Dally World-Herald.
Mr. Hall objected nnd Mr. Droatch promptly
sustained the objection.
Mr. Hall offered as part of his crosa-
pxpmlnatlon of this witness the aflldavtts
on fllo In the cnsn * now on trial. Mr. Slm
eral objected to thlp , saying that It could
only be done In the ens ; of Hans Peter
son , which objection Mr. Droatch overruled.
Continuing the cross-examination , Mr. Fell
tritlfled that the two editions of The Dee
are distinct papers ; that they have differ nt
titles ; that all the advertising that appears
In ono does not appear 1n th- > other ; that
the news matter , subacrlp'.lon Hats and
other essentials are mat rlally different.
C. C. nosewatcr , manager of the mall
circulation < of The Dee , took tlu stand
and was asked to name the dally papers
published In the county.
Mr. Hall objected to thla , and the obj o-
tlon was sustained. Mr. Drcatch said that
the board's resolution provided that The
Dee must show ltd circulation.
Mr. Slmeral 8ald ho wns mistaken , and
that Mr. Droatch was not running the cases
for Tli3 Dee.
Mr. Hitchcock took the stand and testl-
fled that h wao president cf the World-
Herald Publishing company , publishers of
the World-Herald. Ho enld that they pub
lished a weekly papir In Boveral edltlpns
nnd a dally paper In several editions , and ir"
Sunday paper. Tlio morning nnd ev nlng
editions of the World-Herald were called th-j
Dally World-Herald.
On croso-examlnatlon Mi. Slmoral asked
him what was the name of the morning
edition. Ho Mid It was Just a part of the
Dally World-Herald , call'd n morning
World-Herald just for brief a moro popu
lar name that their space was valuable
and that they did not want toauto It-in '
netdlesi words. Ho further testified that ' * -
the same subscribers did not Ink ; bath
cdltlciiB.
Hero the case wes reutcd , Mr. Foster
silting that the board wanted to bo na fair
and juet aa possible without subjecting It
self to unnecessary Ineonvenlenc' , and naked
for an adjournment until this afternoon at
2 o'clock , which was taken.
VVK.tTIII'JH I'OUKCAH'If.
WIlli IilKlitV 'HliTly VVIndr * fur
NclirimUii ,
WA8HINOTON , 13ec. 26. Tlio forecast for
Prlday IH ;
Per Kebraska and KutisaB Pair ; light
westerly wlndH.
Per South Dakota Pair ; wnrmer ; Mouth *
westerly winds.
Per Missouri Pair : vnrlablo wind * .
Per Iowa Fair : warmer In the not them
portion ; westerly winds.
Iin-ill Itvcnril.
OPPfCK OP TII13 WICATH15U HUIIKAU ,
OMAHA. D c. 20. Omaha leeord of tem-
Kernturu and rainfall , compaiml with tliB
coru'upoiidlns day of thu past four yenr :
18)3. Ib'JI. Ibl3. ! 1692.
Jlnxlmum temperature. . . . 40 2J -J
Minimum temperature. . . . 11 \i 1J
" " " " ' ' " "
. ? ' . . .w - ' -w "T
I'cfoiildlMon0of'tenporatnre ! and pioulnltiitlon
at Omaha for tin ) day and uliicu .March 1 ,
No'r'mal temperature 21
ICxct'SM for the day 7
Accumulated exoeHM slnco March 1. > . > , A * !
Normal precipitation " 3 no h
Dellolency for Iho my. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .UJ Inch
Total precipitation since March 1 20.72 Inchv
Dellcli-ncy ulncu March 1. . , , . , , , 10.M Inchcn
Itt-liorU from StulluiiK lit M l" . 111 , _
I
STATIONS AND 8TATI3 OF
WI3ATHEII.
.
Omulu ,
North 1'lallf , | > art cloudy , . 4 .00
lluion , cloudy , , , . , , , , 'V3
Chlcat ! * , , clcnr , , . )
flt , l.oul , rlenr , 04
Hi. J'aul , cloudy .0)
Davi-iiport. part rlouJy ,0 , > j
Kamau Clly , rlmr
llelciiu , | mit doudy , , , . . , , , , ,
Havre , pan cluutly , . . . , . . , . , , . . , , M It
Halt Lake Clly , part cloiuly . . , . , , , , , , u ; i , < / )
Illmuurrk , clear , , , 12 is
Hi , Vlnc nt. purl cloudy , , , . . , , , , , I i , , n"
Clieycnnf , cUur , . . . . , , , , , , , U 2i o >
Wllllnlon. vlcur ' , 2i Vi
Huiilit Clly , Hrar . , . . , . . . . . . „ , . M *
Ouh itoii , _ purl tloud > ' _ , . . " | i ] it .09
tmte of prerhiltBlloii. " "
L. A. U'l'.I.HH , OWtuer.