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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SATURDAY , JANUAKY 25 , 1SOG. THURSTON UPHOLDS MONROE Announces His Intention of Briefly Ex * ho Doctrine Next Tuesday , WILL SUPPORT THE DAVIS VERSION OF IT nci n1illcnn Senator In- pnilN to Mnkc nn Anicrlrnn Sii-pcli for American Knrn Military Iit- Htrtu-Uon at Collc c . WASHINGTON , Jan. 24. ( Special Tele gram. ) Senator 'Wolcolt'a speech on the Monroe doctrine Wednesday It still fresh In the minds of the American people as reflect ing In a degree1 the sentiment In line with Rrgland nnd her Institutions. Senator Thurston , according to notice given In the cr.alo today , will address that body , ol member next Tuesday on the which ho Is a , rnmo question , His speech will be In sup port ( it the Davis resolution and will be a speech by nn American In favor of American Irstltullons nnd the upholding of the doc trine contemplated by Monroe. Senator Allen relntroduced his bills of the second session ot the Fifty-third congress , providing for an Irrigation survey of the great plains and semi-arid lands of the United States , and also a bill to prevent the abuse of the writ of Injunction nnd other legal process nnd for other purposes. Senator Thurston Introduced a petition clgned by fifty citizens of Falls City , Neb. , and vicinity , e.x-Mldlcrs and sailors ot the rebellion , urging the passage of a bill grant ing a pension of $8 per month to every man who served not loss than ninety days In the of the rebellion the army and navy during war bellion and was honorably discharge. ! , nnd a pension of not lew than $12 a month to the widows of n-Jch nn have died. Senator Pettlgrew presented two bills today to promote and encourage experiments In Ir rigation , and In reclaiming arid lands by use of W4ter from artesian wells ; appropriating $10,000 to bo uwd by the geological survey ; to provide for the construction and maintenance tonanco of two day schools among the Iowa trlbo of Indians In Kansas and Nebraska , nnd per capita distribution ot the trurt funds of said Indians. MILITARY INSTRUCTIONS AT SCHOOLS. Military Instruction In public schools Is a subject In which n number of congressmen are much Interested. Already several bills have been Introduced In the senate and house to extend the- system and Increase the num ber of officers ot the army which the secre tary may assign to such duty. There are now 104 colleges at which military science nnd tactics form a feature. The enrollment ot male t-tudsnts at thcjj Institutions Is about 39 000. Fully CO per cent of the num ber , sufficient to form thirty-seven regiments of Infantry , take the military course. Fifty- six of the Institutions report n gain In their r > military department , twantythreecolleges nt which army officers are Instructors have notified the War department that some of the graduates now hold commissions In the regular service and thirty-two report a num ber of their former students to be members of the National Guard. So satisfactory have been the results that many congressmen be lieve that the system should be extended to public schools In cases where the author ities establish military Instruction as a fea ture of the course. Representative S. E. Payne of New York has Introduced the latest proposition on the subject. It provides that section 1,225 of the Hqvlscd Statutes , concerning the detail of officers of the army nnd navy to educational Institutions , be amendd to permit the presi dent to detail , under the provisions of that act , and In addition to the number now au thorized to bo assigned , such officers and noncommissioned officers as can he spared without affecting the efficiency cf the mili tary or naval service. The officers are to net as Instructors In military drill and tactics In normal schools of the various states , and In public schools of the various cities where Instruction of the kind has been authorized by the educa tional authorities , nnd whsro the services of military Instructors have been applied for by the local authorities. As far as practicable these details are to bo made from officer * and noncommissioned officers of the troops sta tioned In the vicinityof the schools. The course of study Is to bo so arranged as to re quire officers to devote only such time as Is ixeceraary. No detail Is to be made to any r-abllc school whcro the number of scholars of the town or city to ho Instructed docs net exceed 500. The secretary of war Is authorized to Issue , at his discretion , out of ordnance stores be longing to the government , such number of the same as may be required for military In struction and practice , at the schools which shall adopt military Instruction as a part of the public school system. Charles II. Rogers of Correctlonvllle , Ind. , was today appointed clerk in the railway null service. Fourth class postmasters appointed today : South Dakota , Black Hawk , Mead county , Charles Ward , vice C. C. Miles , removed. OUOAXI7.IXO THIS .H1I.VI3R KOKCI3S. Subcommittee DeelilfN on a I'lnn of Aetloii. "WASHINGTON , Jan. 21. At a meeting today of the finance commltteo of the new- silver party , organized at yesterday's confer ence , General A. J. Warner was made per manent chairman and L. M. Ilumsey of St. Louis a member of the subcommittee for the south. It was agreed to Increase the entire subcommittee to nine , the two remaining members for the south to bo selected by the chairman of the financecommittee. . Tl'omas G. Merrill of Butte , Mont. , was ap pointed treasurer of the national finance com mltteo and all funds raised will ba turned over to him to bo expended under the direc tion of the national finance commltteo. Earl 1) . Smith of Chicago was made permanent secretary of the commltteo. At A meeting ot the provisional national commltteo hold today It was agreed to print and distribute 500,000 copies or more of the address , resolutions , call and plan of organization. It wan also agreed that each commlttceman should proceed at once to organize his etato or territory and to report his plan of organization to the chairman not later than February 2 , and that the ex ecutive committee meet In Washington not later than February 27 to perfect plans of organization. r Hl'I.TA.V OK TUIIKBV SiOW AVII.I.IXG. Minn Clnrn llnrton Mny DlNtrtliiitu - lID'lllllll HHIcf KlIllllH , WASHINGTON. Jan. 24. Owing to the enorgctlo representations of United States Minister Terrell , Mies Dnrton and her party will bo permitted by the Turkish govern ment to distribute relief to the distressed Armenians , although tlio Red Cress will not Ilguro In the work. This news came to the State department today In a cablegram from the minister to Secretary Olney , In which ho eays that whllo the 1'orte refuses euch per mission to the Rod Cross , or tu the members of the Red Cross , as tvjcli , and thereby de clines to officially recognize that society , It will permit any person whom the minister mimes and approves to distribute relief In the Interior of Turkey , provided the Turkish authorities are kept Informed'of what they are doing. There can bo no question that MKS | Ilarton and her party will be BO desig nated by Mr. Terrell , lint It la apprehended that they will encounter almost Inrurmount- nble obstacles In reaching' tbo Hold of action , nu the mountain pauses between the seaboard and the Interior are now practically Impasw- nblo owing to the deep BIIOW. OMY EIKIIT SI3.VATOHS Ol'I'OKKD. DnvlN Ili'Noliitlou uii ( lie Monroe Due- trine Will I'IINH. WASHINGTON , Jan. 2 * . Senator trtdee has made a canvas * of the senate on the DsvlH resolution , reaffirming the Monroe doctrine , and says that he has not been able to find more than eight votes that will be ctrt agalnn It. Ho cays that there are still a largo number of speeches to be made on the subject and that It Is too early to say when a vote will be taken. Hut the debate will b proitoJ along rapidly attar the- bond bill shall bo disposed of. rnnAstiiv WAS wni.t , .siri'pi.tnn. Womnti SiifTrnKlHtH Harp \nt Suffered for tlio Slticun of Wnr. WASHINGTON , Jan. 24. The feature of today's resslon of the National' Woman's Suffrage association was the report of the treasurer , Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton of War- rcu , 0. U w.n shown that the amount of money handled during the past year. wa Almost twice as much as In the year 1804 and more than WHS e > cr handle. ) by a na tional treasurer In any previous year. Mrs. Emma S. Devoc ot Kvanston , III. , delivered the formal report ot the committee on entertainment and then Scnor Aqulna of the Cuban delegation was Introduced. He * poke of the struggle of the Cubans for In dependence and urged that the association p&ss resolutions of sympathy with them. Fraternal greetings wcro presented from the Ladles' auxiliary of the Grand Army of the Republic , Ladles of the Maccabees of tht World , the Political Study club of New York City nnd the Woman's Congress association ot the Pacific coast , GeorgeW. . Call of Salt 1/ikc City reviewed the work In Utah In an address on "Utah s Wok , Its Lesson. " Ho said the wiffrage vic tory In Utah was duo to organized public opinion. The afternoon session was devctcd to a consideration of the work In the field at the P2cond section of the training school of organ izers. Tonight a state presidents' meeting : was held. Addresses were made by the following pen ns , who told nbcut the "work In tholr respective states nnd territories : L. C Hughes , Arizona ; Charlotte Perkins , Stetson California ; Mary C. Ilradford , Colorado ; Mrs Hllzabcth IJ3kcr , 'Connecticut ; Kllcn Powel Thompson , District ot Columbia ; Blmlra Springer , Illinois ; Mary O. Haye , Texis Kallo II. Addlson , Kanras ; Elizabeth U Ynlusi , Maine ; Henry H. Mlackwell , Masaichu ? ctts ; Lavlni A. Hutch , Massachusetts ; Maj Stocking Knaggs , Michigan ; Julia I ) . Nelson Minnesota ; Elizabeth H. Dodge , Virginia. ciinuoicKHS nnsmu NO cn.vxfii : Make n SlroiiHT I'rofojd Aunlnxt tin DIIWCM Ucfiort. WASHINGTON , Jan. 24. The Cherokee delegates now here have presented to con gress a strong memorial protesting against the adoption of the radical changes recom mended to the Dawes commission appointed to treat with the five civilized tribes and making a plea for Indefinite continuance of their present form of government. They say that the ChoroTtee.i have less than forty acres of tillable land to the Individual. They cite authorities to show that the lands of the Cherokee nation are absolutely the prop erty of the people , and conclude thus : "Wo cannot believe the time has come when our treaties , upon which wo have so Implicitly relied , must bo broken. Thtre Is not upon the face of the earth today rt people more thoroughly contented with tielr condition than the Cherokeea" The memorial l signed by Principal Chief Mays and Delegates Harris , Benje , Young and Snuillwood. ACCEI'TCn A N1SAV TOHI'EDO 1IOAT. Secri-tiiry Horliirt SntlHfloil with the Crnft Unlit nt Diihuiiiic. WASHINGTON , Jan. 24. Secretary Her bert has decided to accept the torpedo boat Ericsson from the builders , the Iowa Iron works , subject to a docket , trial at Now Lon don , to demonstrate that her engines are In good order and have been repaired properly slnco her last mishap. The department Is satisfied that the boat , when prooerly handled can make at least twenty-five knots per hour , or a half knot more than Is re quired by the contract , so that another speed trial at sea will not be called for. The only deductions made from the contract price of $120,000 , will be $10,000 on account of delay In completion ot the craft. . I'ntotitM to Western IiivoiitorH. WASHINGTON. Jan. 24. ( Special. ) Pat ents < havc been Issued as follows : Nebrarka Courtland S. Carrier , Omaha , propelling mechanism for vessels ; Jerry D. Matthewson , David City , horre- collar ; Ole E. Olesen , Fremont , band cutter and feeder ; Andrew Stepfcen , Rushvlllo , manufacture ol brooms ; Henry C. WIttrock , Falls City , cul tivator attachment. Iowa Peter Drandell , Council Bluffs , de vice for discharging liquids ; Mcrrlck E. Chllds , West Liberty , machine for providing picture mats with ovular or elliptical open ings ; John B. Cllne , Jefferson , chromatic Inking apparatus for printing presses ; An drew M. Haley , Sioux City , valve for hy draulic freight elevators ; .Samuel W. Hurl- burt , Creston , steamer and cooker ; William T. Jones , Woolstock , window screen ; Frank Mattusch , Muscatlne , button making machine , also blank cutter ; John C. Mllnes , Cedar Rapids , milk ticket ; Luella S. PIckett , at tachment for chalra. .Siinlilliipr IMixliliiKT Illn SchiMiic. WASHINGTON , Jan. 24. The house com mittee on commerce gave a hearing today to Colonel Spaldlng , a loading planter of the Hawaiian Islands , mho Is working In the In terests of the Pacific Cable company of New Jersey. The Spaldlng company Is chartered for cable construction between the United Statea and Hawaii , while another company propcsas to lay Its cable to Japan. Colonel Spaldinr ; stated that his company was willing to agree to any reasonable terms which would wcuro the establishment of n cable. It has tocurctl a subsidy of $4,000 a year from the Hawaiian government. Colonel Spaldlng pro pound to give his concessions to the United States If this government would undertake to lay a cable. As an alternative the company offered to Invest $1,000,000 If the United States would guarantee bonds for an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 for a term of twenty years. years.A A in or I rail I > "orrntry WASHINGTON , Jan. 24. The- fifteenth an nual meeting of the American Forestry asso ciation convened here today. The main object of the gathering Is to secure the en actment of a law for the proper adminis tration of the- forest reserves In the United States , which aggregate 17.C64.800 acres , and to tecuro ths protection of the forests on public lands. Two business sessions were held today. Forestry protection will be dls- cuused , when speeches will be made by Secretary of Agriculture Morton , president of the association ; Senator Dubols , Represen tatives Lasey and McRao , William E. Smythe and others. The following officers were elected : Presi dent , J. Sterling Morton , secretary of agri culture ; first vice president , Sir II. G. Joly do Lotblnlero , Quebec ; corresponding secre tary , F , H. Newell , Washington , D. C. ; recording - cording secretary , George P. Whlttlesy , Washington ; treasurer. Henry M. Fisher , Philadelphia. _ MHN | St.lcWill ClirlNtcii the Ship. WASHINGTON , Jan. 24. Mies Agnes Bell Stcelo , daughter of Mayor Steele of Helena , .Mont , , has been selected to chrUHen the now gunboat Helena , which will bu launched at Newport News on the 30th Inst. The mayor of Helena , with a party of fourteen Montana people , will come to Newport Nowo by tpe- clal train as an orcort to Miss Stcrlo. Assistant Secretary McAdoo will rep.-ofjut the Navy department at the launch. It Is expected that the two Montana senators ar.d the tcprcaantatlvo from that state will be present. _ t Cimimt llmliTHfll thu Oovrriiiiu-nt. WASHINGTON , Jan. 24. The house com mittee' on public laricla today decided to fa vorably report the senate bill to devote 25 per cent of the proceeds of the sales of min eral lands In the public land states to the support of schools of mines. The senate bill to compel settlers on rail road land grants who have paid the com panies only In part for their lands and paid less than the government price for the same lands , to pay turns e-qual to the difference to iho government , wag also favorably reported. Wiint Srronil Mutr * WASHINGTON , Jan. 24. A delegation From the American Association of Masters ind Pilots , Captain Thomas Wallace of San Francisco being one of them , addretued the liouso committee today In support ot a bill jy Mr. Loud of California to require second ird third mates of sea-going vessels to be licensed. _ I'litrlrk Nnicle fe In u Place. WASHINGTON , Jan. 24. The president to- lay tent to the senate the nomination of i'atrlck S. Nagle of Oklahoma to be > marshal jf the United State * ( or the territory of PUT IN A DAY ON ARMENIA Senator Fryo Ma'ies an Enoreetlo Demand for the Protection of Americans. CULLOM SAYS EUROPE IS RESPONSIBLE Snldiii Hut n Puppet in ( lie Ilniiiln of the I'owornVlio Alone Can 12ml ( ho Cnrnlvnl of llloo.l. WASHINGTON , Jan. 24. After a brief bu stirring debate the senate today agreed to the concurrent resolution urging uVci lvo ictlon by the European powers against Turkey am pledging to the president the support o' cn grcss In the most vigorous action he may take for the protection of Amerlcanr In lur key and the redrew for Injuries to America ] portons and property. Mr. C.illom , who te ported the resolution , urged Its adoption In a speech which set forth the startling t\ttn ot the massacres , the greatest In tu ! > 1 Islory ot the world , the senator said , Mr. Kl.inciim spoke In the same line , The climax ; t the debate was reached when Mr. Frye : upporte > the resolution In a speech which urouoi great enthusiasm from the galleries for Its expressions of sympathy with the Armenians and for Its bitter arraignment ot Great Urll aln's course toward America. Mr. Jones ot Arkansis tavo notice- that ct Thursday next ho would ask tti'j so.Uta tc sit until a votu was taken on the Hilver l > cm bill. Mr. linker of Kansas spoke for an I'on ' on limiting the pending silver coinage subsll , tute to the silver of American mmes. Many memorials concerning the Turkish and Armenian question were presented to the senate today. This led Mr. Hill , demo crat of New York , to ask what had become of the resolutions for energetic action. Mr. Cullom of Illinois , who reported the Turkish resolution from the committee on foreign relations , said he desired the speed iest possible action and later In the day would ask for n vote oh the resolution. There was a brief flurry when Mr. Cul lom sought to secure the passage of a Joint resolution amending the act relative to the Dlomlngton , 111. , public building. Mr. Allen , populist of Nebraska , said there seemed to bo a little ring In the senate as to favorable action on public buildings. The cast secured public buildings , but the states In the far west did not. Mr. Galllnger.republlcan of New Hampshire , protested against the extravagance ot Mr Allen's language and there was an extender debate as to the sections which had recelvei the most buildings. Mr. Cullom suggested that Bloomlngton was the homo of the vice president , the presiding officer of the senate , whereupon Mr. Allot said ho would yield to an appeal and the resolution was passed. Mr. CatTery , democrat of Louisiana , callcc the attention of the Judiciary committee to the Importance of the sugar bounty ques tion , which had been referred to that com mittee , saying the subject Involved the grave question of the right of subordinate officials to nullify an appropriation made * by congress CARNIVAL OF BLOOD. The Turkish-Armenian resolution was then called up by Mr. Cullom. The senator spoke ot the serious conditions prevailing In Turkey , saying ho was appalled by the carnival of blood prevailing. A massacre 01 Innocence , unparalleled for ages , had been perpetrated. The evidence of the bloody en counter was given by all classes and nation alities until It was beyond the slightest doubt. A Turkish army had bayoneted , robbed , murdered and flayed alive the people of Armenia. There was no war. but a piti less , merciless tornado of ruin , bloodshed and death. The demon of fanaticism had been let loose. There was a responsibility some where. It did not rest with the slavish ruler of Turkey , the sultan. Back of him were the disputes of the countries of the European alliance , seeking their territorial advantages. These countries were responsi ble. The sultan was but a puppet In their hands. It was a matter ot regret and embarrass ment , continued Mr. Cullom , that the policy oC the United States was such as to prevent the sending of a fleet to Turkish waters to put a stop to the bloody rule > prevailing. But Europe had assumed \bc obligation of protec tion to Armenia. The people of the United States were intensely Interested In seeing : the obligation executed and the purpose of these resolutions was to plead with the greatest earnestness for the protection of Armenia. It was amazing to people of the United States to witness this appalling slaughter and at the same time to see the Indifference of the Christian powera There was a double obligation upon Eng land and yet nothing had been done to stay the hand of the sultan except by fruitless diplomatic correspondence. The powers said Mr. Cullom , appear to bo waiting for the ds3lution ! of the Ottoman empire , bul ho expressed doubt as to the. reported alli ance between Russia and Turkey. Mr. Cullom said the United States had no pur pose to Interfere In the affairs ot Europe ex cept In protection ! of American citizens and In the name of humanity. The United States had spoken In the name of humanity In the affairs of Grceco and.of Hungary. No event of the century called so loudly to the civilized world as this slaughter In Tur key , the greatest , the senator believed , In the history of the world. AMERICANS IN JEOPARDY. Mr. Blanchard of Louisiana said that for more- than a year the world had been shocked by the massacres In Turkey. Not only was there murder and massacre , but In the case of women worse than massacre. As a great free nation It was the duty of the United States to express its ofilclal re pudiation and protest against the course of Turkey. Mr. Frye , republican of Maine , took the floor at this point for a speech of such ve- hemcnca that the galleries quickly filled to overflowing and he was repeatedly Inter rupted by long and continued ap plause. Mr. Fryo spoke of the earnestness with which the commltteo on foreign relations had sought to deal with this question. They had heard Armenian missionaries who elated that the establish ment of UnlteJ States consulates at Erzeroum and Harput would glvo effective protection. Consuls to these points were epecially ap pointed , but they were refused their exequa turs. "If the American flag had been raised over a consulate at Harput , " continued Mr. Fryo with dramatic emphasis , "It would have saved 20,000 lives. " He proceeded to show ho great amount cf American capital Invested In Christian missions In Turkey , And yet , sold he , $0,000,000 of Invoated American capi tal In Turkey was held up. The American college at Harput was burned and Its Ameri can directors wore compelled to flee for tholr lives. "If I nad my way , " said Mr. Frye. "after these European powers had stood eye ing each other for a year , I would have sent a congressional memorial to Russia and said to that great power , "fake Armenia Into your possession and protect those Chrlotlans and the United States will stand behind you with all Its powera and resources , ' " ( Long ap- ilauso In the galleries. ) He carej nothing 'or the reports of the United States minister hat all duo prptcctlon was being extended jy Turkey. Information of absolute relia bility came to those associated In the mis sion work , showing that the massacres con- .Inucd , He ( Fryo ) knew that American live * jnd American property wcro being Jeopardized day after day. They were receiving no pro tection. Mr. Mills Interrupted to state that ho had personal knowledge of the activities of United States Minister Terrell and the accuracy of the Information ho gave. Mr , Frye responded by asking Mr. Mills what Great Britain would have done If a British colony worth $1,000,000 had been de stroyed and Its British occupants bad been compelled to flee for their lives. Would Great Britain have stood Idly by ? Mr , Mills answered that the senator ( Frye ) meant war and said ho ( Mr. Mills ) did not doubt he would join this sentiment. He did not know but It would be best to send out ahlps abroad and , llko Jefferson , batter down the castles of the pirates. FRYE READY TO FIGHT THE TURK. Resuming , Mr. Fryo i > poke of Great Brlt- aln' * course with bitter sarcasm. Great Irltaln had been the steadfast enerny of the United States. Great Britain had harmed be United States at every opportunity. Great Irltaln had for years taunted the United States for shackling the ulavea , and yet when ho ncrth struck off those shackles Great Irltaln did everything to help the confed eracy to destroy the United States govern ment for no reason but to have the confed eracy as bor customer. Great Ilrltaln had never shown the slightest frj'jjlshlp for the I'nlted Statei , nnd now Gceat llrltaln rtood Idly by when she had the power to stop these barbarltlcp. Mr. Fryo proc aJr < l with much vigor and wrncstne ? ? to fay that It neces- rury In order to protect Amcflo.yi citizens he would order the American sln'ps to sail up the Dardanelles regardless to ( ( the European alliance , and when In frontqf jCoaitantlnoplc demand , as > we then mUMr the ( protection pt Kr people within the sultan's ' dpmlnlons. He declared that there wap otSe qilallty of the English government which 'he'hdmlrcd. ' Eng- lind , he said , protects lift citizens at all tlmca and under all clrcumiunces. Mr. Frye proceeded to show that the United States was strong onqueh and quite as willing as England to protect Its citizens whoso lives arid property were Imperiled abrcad. All he nskefl , he wld , was that we should make England our moslel In this one respect , and then American citizens would be safe In Turkey or elsewhere. Mr. Call followed , commending the utter ances of Mr. Frye , and saying that , compared with these , the senate resolutions were emas culated and feeble. He contended for a ttronger expression , and urged that we should fight our battles abroad , when a display of our force was neeJed , and not In the senate. Mr. Hoar spoke briefly of the necessity for moderation , and urged that extreme utter ances on the part of congress ba deferred until the arts of diplomacy should be ex hausted , In view of the danger that the mis sion arles In Turkey wcro In , and also In view of the fact that Miss Clara Barton , with the Red Crow In her hand , was now or ! her way to Armenia. Mr. Jones of Arkansas , In charge of the free coinage substitute for the bond bill , aukcd unanimous consent tint a vote be taken at 4 o'clock en Thursday next. Mr. Allen Interposed an objection. ARMENIAN RESOLUTION ADOPTED. Mr. Call offered an ( imcndmont to the Ar menian resolution to the effect that "hu manity nnd religion and the principles upon which all civilization rests demand that civil- Izcd governments shall by peaceful negotia tions , or. If nccessjry by force of arms , pre vent nnd suppress the cruelties and massa cres Inflicted on thu Armenian subjects of Turkey by the establishment of their own people with such guarantees of the civilized powers of Its authority nnd parmancncc as eliall be adequate to that end. " Mr. Call'o motion was laid on the table and the orlgln.il resolutions were then agreed to without division. On Mr. Jones' motion It was then agreed tlHt when the senate adjourn today It be to meet on Monday. Ho also gave notice that on Thursday next' he would ask the senate to remain In t > 3sslon till a vote was had on the silver bond bill. Mr. Thurston gave notice that he would address the senate on the Monroe doctrine en TuesJay next. The free coinage bill was then laid before the senate , and Mr. Baker of Kansas ad dressed the senate In support of an amend ment offered by him to confine the coinage of yilver to the American product. Mr. Baker divided the money ranks Into gold monomet- alllsts. silver monomctalllsts nnd blmetalllsts. lie belonged , hp eald , to the test claw , and declared It to bo his opinion that the ques tions of tariff and finance would be settled unaided and nlono by the republican party. Concerning the coinage of American silver , the senator said It would give employment to Idle laborers and would lead to the gen eral healthful expansion of our primary or redemption money. A bill was passed for the disposal of the abandoned lands of the Fort 'Asslnlbolno mili tary reservation In Montana , and for the relict of settlers thereon' ' The senate , after a brief executive session , adjourned , at 4:15 : p. m. , until Monday. . ' WILL LIST Mil. IIAIiAlU ) ' OFF EASY. it J Ilntixc Co in in I HocDvcirtrx Vpon : i IlcMOluUdii of CriiMiire. WASHINGTON. Jan. 4. Little doubt Is left by the action of a special committee of the foreign affairs committee , which met today , that a resolution wllf bs brought be fore the house next weVk. expressing dis approval ot Ambassador * Bayard's two speeches , which were called , to the attention ot the hous ? by Messrs. McCall andBarrett of Massachusetts. The purpose of the resolu tion will be a mild censu o" of Ambassador Bayard for the two utterances mentioned ' and on expression of the opln'lon of the house that representatives of" the * United States should be very discreet In their public refer ences to home politics. It Is understood that the subcommittee feel that the present ten sion between the British and American gov ernments over Venezuela constrains them to recommend a milder form of censure than they think the ambassador's words would call for under ordinary circumstances. One of them , said that whllo they did not wish to take any action that would detract from Mr. Bayard's standing with the power to which he Is accredited , they did not feel justified in Ignoring ; bis speeches. Getting MIIIIH of Venezuela I'rpimroil. WASHINGTON , Jan. 24. The Venezuelan commission bold Its llrst regular weekly meeting today In accordance with the pro gram arranged at the last special meeting- . All of the members of the commission were present , and Mr. Mnllett Provost , the sec retary , was In attendance to begin the dis charge of his olllce. The' principal business trantactcd was the reception of n partial re port from Commissioner Glllmnn upon ( he ( jeneral subject of maps of the territory In volved In the dispute. KIIIIHIIH roxtnillHlcr Conllriiii-il. WASHINGTON , Jan. 24. The senate In ex ecutive session today confirmed the nomina tion of J. L. Pettljohn to bo postmaster at Olathc , Kan. A TWESiTV-FOOT Mill ) SIIAKIC. One of tlie Lui-Ki-Ht Ever CuiiKlit IH on ISxIilliHIoii In IIoHtiui. In the window of a grocery store on Tre- mont street , near the Castle Square theater , says the Boston Transcript , there Is on ex hibition a bugo mud shark , which Is said to be erie of the largest over caught. This may well be , for the creature IB twenty feet In length , twelve feet In girth and weighs more than 2,000 pounds. He was brought In by ono of the fishermen , and was caught on the- Georges , or ono of the deep-water banks. As ho lay In the window ho attracted a good deal of attention , and none of the people who looked at him manifested any desire to make a close acquaintance with one of his kind in thewater. . As a matter of fact ho would probably not have attacked anyone wbea he was alive , although ho might have done so , being such a big follow. As a rule , however , mud sharks , like sand sharks , will not attack anyone In the water. This mud shark Is not at all llko a sand shark , or man-eater , or hammerhead , al though rather more like the last than the two first named In general shape. Ho Is heavier and thicker-bodied than cither of the flrst two , and lacks the high curved flu which Is a marked characteristic In both. He Is a dull gray In color , and hlu skin Is not t liard and rough as that of the other two. CROWDED TO HEAR HARRISON Ex-President Makes an Argument Bc.foro tbo Supreme Court. REPRESENTS SOME LARGE INVESTORS HenrltiK on the Legality of the Cali fornia Irrigation I.IMV , After AVhlvh ( lip Nflirntkn Statute WIIM Orim n , WASHINGTON , Jan. 24. The supreme court room wao the center of attraction a the capltol today. The news that ex-1'rcsl dent Harrison would appear drew thousands through mud and rain to the capltol and fo two hours before noon the halls \\cro throngci and the doors besieged. Owing to the verj limited epaco In the old senate chamber where the supreme court sits , the public wa generally disappointed and Xew persons g.ilnci admission. In the court room were quite a number ot senators nnd representatives am some of the most prominent men of the cnun try , Including Mr. Joseph Choate of Now York. Mr. Harrison appeared just after the mar slial had called thts court to order. He tool n seat at a table Immediately In front of the chief Justice and sitting there In the pres ence of many famous men he Immediate ! } became the target of all eyes. It was hi first public appearance In Washington sine ho left the white house three years ngo HIa appearance had changed but slightly The careworn Icok had disappeared and tlm seemingly bad de-alt kindly with him. Ther was the same soft gray hair "nnd beard , al most white , the clear , pillld complexion , am the bright gray eye ? . He wore a pair c ordinary spectacles nnd consulted his note freely whllo ex-Chief Justice Hhodos , wh preceded him , was speaking. There was i great array ot legal talent on both sldca o the care Mr. Harrison uppearnl as special counse In the cas-e In favor of sustaining the con stltutlonallly of the Wright act , rcprcsentliif Interested bondholders. The regular counse In favor of sustaining the law were Judge Rhodes , H. Percy Wright of California nni John F. UIIIoii of New York , and against the law Joseph Choate of New York , I ) . II. lloni and George II. Maxwell of California. Mr. Harrison entered upon his argumen as soon as JuJgeHhodcs had finished. IK stood nt the table and with ills coat thrown back and his hands plunged at times In h ! pockets and at others resting akimbo on hi hips , or pushed out on the desk In front o him. and spoke with an earnestness nnd an al of what might bo almost called pugnuclt } that Is characteristic of the cx-presldent His voice seemed weak as he began , but I bscnmo clear nnd firm as ho proceeded. In opening he wasted no time , but went to the heart of the contention at once. In battle lio.E.iltl , after the woods had been shcllet and the lines of the enemy locate 1 the Issue was fought out In n very narrow compass The details of the case had bon exhaustive ! ) placed before the court , he said , and he would therefore confine himself to what he regarded as the vital Issue , the taxing power of the state. INVOLVES TAX CASES. Ex-President Harrison Bald he thought there were a few general principles and a few subordinate causes growing out of de cisions of the supreme court which were ap plicable to the present case. These lie * re garded as tax cases. The power exerclsad In both cases was the same. It was the power of taxing a portion of the property for the use of the state. If anything was clear , made clear by reason , by the decisions ol this court , it was that the taxing power of the state was a full one ; II found Its only limitation In the constitution of the United States. The power of a state to levy a gen eral tax and provide for the levy of a specific tax was full and could not be chal lenged. In the matter of this special as sessment , It had always been recognized that Ita absolute equity had bJen admitted. He referred to steps taken to see what could bo done with the arid lands , and said these lands were valueless without water. Under the ordinary land laws of the United States how , he asked , could we ever have brough out their fertility ? There must he some com blnatlon. Either the power of the govern inent of the state must Interfere , or the United States through Its proper officers must consent to put vast tracts of these lands In the hands ot individuals. It Is simply a question of whether this Is to bo In the hands of a private corporatloi or of the public. There Is no other way to make the landholder Independent. He Is otherwise a serf , should the water supplj bo in the liandii cX a private corporation. A certain portion ot the stock should be made appurtenant to the land to bo Irrigated , so every landowner becomes a stockholder li the Irrigation company. The people who own the land choose a board of directors and have the management and control of the whole They are freed by this participation from the threat or apprehension of the con trol by these who have no Interest In the case. This legislation was enacted nearly tcr years ago , and lias constantly been exerclwx ever since and copied by ether states. He regarded as sufficient notice to all par- tics the presentation of the petition and the fixing of a day upon which It would be heard by the Hoard of Supervisors. That gave them ample time to make protests. He referred to a numbsr of decisions where such notice had been decided to 'have ' been ade quate. In concluding his remarks , the ex- president said It rested with the legislature , unless restricted by a constitutional provi sion , to determine In what manner the funds should be ralse.l when a public work waste to bs > organized. ON THE OTHER HAND. Counsel on the other .sido contended that the Wright act took property without duo process of law , because , as this court had said , In the case of the Missouri Pacific rail way against Hume , It was not within the legitimate scope of legislative power. It was a settled principle of law , they contended , and was the law of the United States , that the right to compensation when ever private property was taken for public use was Incident to the exercise of that power and Inseparably connected with It. Any attempt of any legislature to levy as sessments on property , not compensated by special benefits , or In excess of such bene fits , or not proportionate to them for the purpose of construction of a local public Improvement for the general public welfare " was thereforei an excess of legislative- power and a violation of tlm fourteenth amendment. It had been argued as a reason w'jy the Wright act Bhculd he sustained that It had been reenacted - enacted In other Elates , Hut the radical changes from the Wright act , which had and pastry are the result of using the proper baking powder. CALUMET BAKING POWDER is proper in price , ingredients and strength. $ ioootoyou if you find anything impure or unwholesome in it A. piucli of It Iiaa power enough to do a pound of leavening. CALUMET BAKING POWDER CO. , CHICAGO. bten made In the statutes referred to , whirl ) wtre framed In the light of experience * with the practical operations of the Wright net sttongly supported the argument that the unconstitutional features of the act made It Impossible for any such law to operate suc cessfully , anil showed that these latter statutes had sought to eliminate those con stitutional features of the Wright net wl.Ich had given rise to Its most grievous oppressions and which would work the practical destruction of any law embodying tnich provisions. It was aUo as serted that the supreme court of California had held that by "susceptible" was Intended susceptible In their natural state , and that was the only mods of construction under which they would Justify the Inclusion of cities nnd towns and property Incapable of Irrigation , And the supervisors , under that construction , could not exclude any lands which In their natural state wore susceptible of Irrigation , If such lands had been Included within the districts by the petition In Us foundation. Several times while the ex-president was laying down a proposition or citing a case Mr. Choate , who sat at hi * right , shook his head In protest. Mr. Harrison summed up his argument briefly nnd concluded at 2 o'clock , having spoken almost an hour. The crowd In the court room rapidly thinned out as the other counsel proceeded. Crtirrnl lliirrlnon StitrtN Hume. WASHINGTON , Jan. 24. Kx-Prcsldent Harrison , accompanied by his private secre tary. Mr. Tlbbetls , left the city at 7:10 : this evening for Indianapolis. WKATllHIl KOIIKCAST. I-'nlr , Mltht North Wlnil * f r miNUl. WASHINGTON , Jan. 21. The forecast for Saturday Is : For Nebraska and South Dakolix-Fnlr ; light north winds. For Oklahoma nnd Imllnti Territory- Cloudy nnd threatening , piobnbly with rnln ; enst winds. For Town nnd Mlssourl-Partly cloudy ; "For Kansas-Fair ; warmer ; south , shifting l ° For Ojiornllo and Wyomlng-Fnlr ; variable Kor 'Montana Fair ; warmer In the east ern portion ; north , shifting to south winds. Local llociiril. OFFICE OF TIIH WHATH13U 1WRKAU , . record of temperature OMAHA , Jan. 2S.-Omnhiv perature and rainfall , compared with the corresponding day ot ( Indicates truce of lircclpltnllnn ; "below zero , zero. U A. AYKI.S1I , Obscr\er , Tclcnlioiic In Ilrlilcc CnrN. Brooklyn bridge olllclnls are awaiting with consldcraulo Interest the result of an ex periment with telephones which is likely tu result In their adoption for permanent use on the structure. The aim of the new plan la to permit telephoning from the cars in motion to the train dispatcher's qfllcc at the Brooklyn end of the bridge tjy a wire which Raymond JEWELER. Who Js obliged to begin , say , with only half a dozen Solid Silver Teaspoons , has the satis faction of knowing , if they are GORHAM , that at any future time she can always match her set , and increase her store of the same design indefinitely , for the patterns are never lost , and , un like many minor makers , " the Gorham" is as permanent as the Bank of England. r Too good for Dry Goods Stores- Jewelers only. The reason wo eonfliio oin-HelvpH to Rorhani'H Silverware IH becnuBu It'u tliu only ro.illy KOoJ , C. S. RAYMOND , S C. Corucr Ifith and Doucloi. runs uii ( lie uldo of the far to the roof. An ordinary battery Is tiled , nnd the * chem , 1C pronounced thoroughly practicable , will bo found of grc.U value , particularly In c o of accidents , wh n warning can be- sent back almost Immediately. A means of preventing the nolso made bjr ( trains In pawing over Iron bridges h.is been- devised by n Gorman engineer named Hoc- ' decker. He puts A decking of Inch nnd a quarter planks between the cross ulnlcri- resting on three-Inch timbers laid on the bottom tom flaiiRCJ. On the plunks a double layer ot felt Is laid , which Is fixed to the vertical neb of tlio cross girder. At the connections with the girder a timber eover Joint Is placed on felt and two hooked bolts connect tho' whole- firmly to the bottom flange. Four' Inches of slag gravel cover the decking , which I ? Inclined toward the center ot tlia- bridge tor drainage purposes. A layer of felt Is laid between the planks and tlio timbers ilu-y rest upon and the Ironwork In contact with decking nnd ballast Is asphalted. Tho1 decking weighs COO pounds per yard for a * bridge eleven feet wide nnd costs 23 cents a square foot. It Is water tight nnd has proved ! very satisfactory In preventing noise- . Gladness Comes With a butter understanding of the transient , imtnro of the ninny phys ical ills which vanish before proper ef forts gentle efforts pleasant efforts rightly directed. There is comfort in the knowledge that so ninny forms of sickness nro not due to nny uctnnl dis ease , but simply to n. conslinuted condi tion of the system , which the pleasant ftiniily laxative , Syrup of Figs , prompt ly removes. That is why it is the only remedy with millions of families , and is everywhere esteemed so highly by all who'valuo good health. Its beneficial eirects tire due to the fact , that it is the one remedy which promotes internal cleanliness , without debilitating the organs on whichitaets. His therefore nil important , in order to get its bene ficial effects , to note when you pur chase , that yon have the genuine article , which is manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. only , and sold by all rep utable druggists. If in the enjoyment of good health , nnd the system is regular , then laxa tives or other remedies are not needed. . If u Diluted with any nctnnl disease , ono may be commended to the most skillful physicians , but if in need of a laxative , then one should have the best , and with the well-informed every where , Syrup o Figs stands highest and is most largely used and - i ves most -eneral satisfaction. "I'se In Town , Honey ! " Pancake Flour Plate after plate of delicious , healthful pancakes There's a pleasant breakfast for you ! Aunt Jemima's is the best material. Made of Whent , Corn and Rice the three great staffs of life. Beware of imita tions. Sold only in red packages t i " J HERE'S OUR GUARANTEE. puy a packnito of Ocnulno Aunt Jemima's Self- KlMnt. Pancuke flour , and 11 you < lo not Unit It makes the best cukes you over ntc. return tlio empty box to your Kroeer , le.ivo > cnir linruc.nnd tlio ( jroccr will refund tbo money and clmrttOittous. Sclentlllcally I'rcpw-edanJ Manufactured only by R , T , DAVIS MILL GO , , St , Joseph , Mo , Ponct 1110In slumps for LlfnlllntoryofAunt Jemima mid a tin of lur IMcLnmnnr dolls. ( JI7 mama used Wool Soap ) ii wish mtno ba4 WO OLENS will not shrink If WOOL SOAP Wool PpaplBdollcnto and rerrOThlnpfo ° rlmtlpjr' ! ! Casar " ' ) > Dettct " mcr. lluti a bar at i/our tltutcn , Coworth , ScnodJe tc Co. . Waiters , Chlcac * . H Cnatliniii hi. , ttQkion.ln Lconaru bt. , In ncconlnncu with n > < | iio.st from tlio Treasury Dupurliiu'iit , this Imnlc offers Its services to imrtlcs who niuy desire ( o subscribe for the now Issue of yovcrii. went bonds. i Bids must be received In WnshIiiMoii on or before 1U in , , Kebnmry 5th. " The bonds draw per cent Interest , pnynblu ( jtmrterly. They will pay tin minimi income during their twenty-nine years' Hfo na follows : . . At about 0 1-10 per cent premium T/j per cent At about 1SH& per cent premium It per cent At about 30 % per cent premium 2'i percent They nro free from taxation by state , county or city authority. Subscriptions , If accepted , must be paid for In jjold. No charge or commission of any kind will 1m made by the bank whcro parties supply the gold subject to any discount for abnision anil pay express charges to sub-treasury. This bank will supply gold to the extent of Its present gold reserve ( $150- 000) ) at u charge of 0110 per cent , which is $10.00 for ? 1,000 and $1.00 foe $100.00. This charge covers express charges and loss from abrasion , which loss on a largo portion of the current coin will amount to more than thu charge made. $1.00 commission will bo charged for each sub.scrlptlon , carrying the bank's guarantee to supply gold , but this will bo rebated If the bid Is accepted ana gold supplied. The offer to supply gold npou above named terms is limited to subscrlp * tions of $1,000 and under. 1'artles desiring larger sums may make special ar raugement. Further Information or advice will be given on application , NEBRASKA NATIONAL BANK , BY II. W. YATKS , PUESIDUNT. I
