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OMAHA DAIJjY J112E : SATrfcl&Y , FEB1WAHV 22 , 1890. WORK ON 01IAIIA POSTOFFICE ; Progress on the Public Building as Viewed by the Treasury Department. SUPERVISING ARCHITECT MAKES REPORT for llii > I'liinililitf ; nml ( inN Mill He Itendj In n I'etv AVrt-Kn Sonlli Omaha' * ItiilldliiR- . WASHINGTON , Feb. 21. ( Special Tele gram ) The annual report of Supervising Architect of the Treasury Alken was Issued today. From the report It la learned t. at the total amount expended up to data on the new Omaha postoinoe Is $361,000 ; total bat- mice unexpended , $210,000 ; amount of con tract liabilities , $85,000 ; amount actually available September 30 , 1813 , $123,000. The ilr.i\vlngs for the plumbing and gasflttlngs Iiav'e been miide , the specifications written and bids will b asked about Marh 1. Work on the Interior finish has been sus pended pending a report from the treasury as to the- amount actually available for that purpo p. Thp sum of $23,000 $ for the South Omaha postofllco Is Immediate ! ; available , and progress Is being made toward the selection of the iltc. Drawings are completed for the Sioux City roslofllcc interior and approaches and speci fications are about completed. Will bo finished between March 1 nnd 15. Amount available for the Sioux City building on Sep tember 30. ISiiri , $02,000. The report also note" the completion of the rromont building and Its occupancy , and state that of the total amount appropriated , $ COCOO , all has been nxp'n led except $20fi. The beciftary of the treasury will within a few days nsk congress for a deficiency ap propriation of $100,000 to complete tlio Omaha postofTco exte'lor according to the original drawings. This has ben made nec essary on account of the substitution ( if granite and consequent Increase in cert of Biiperxtructuie , which has left the extcilnr without n carving of any kind. It Is the di > - Biro of the Fupervlslng architect that Omah-i have one of the finest postofllce- buildings In the country nnd therefore the granite Is to Vie carved according to the original plans. BILL IS LIKELY TO PASS. General MamUraon Is conslJerably elated over the action of the- senate committee on public lands In deciding to concur In the house bill extending the tlrno for beginning action against the purchase of hmls granteJ to aided railroads , endangered by a recent proclamation of the president , with one 01 two Immaterial amendments. The bill Is lo bo taken up early next week. A. W. Krech , secretary of the Union Pa cific rcorganlratron committee , states Hint the commission bill proposed by the coin- mlttco Is gaining strength , and that condi tions seemed favorable to the early consider ation of the same In the house. Senator Allen will opposs the seating of Mr. Dupont ns fenator from Delaware and \vlll deliver a speech on the legal questions which seem to him pertinent to Dupont's admission. Mr. Allen refuses tn state how tli : populists will vote err the question , but there bcomt to be reason for doubting Du pont's admission , as It would add another sound money republican tn that side. The house claims committee has reported favorably a bill granting $7,419 to the widow of cx-.Iustlce Samuel F. Miller , who resides In Kcokuk , la. Representative Hull presented the refill- tlcn adopted by the Iowa legislature request ing Iowa congressmen to vote for the appro priation to aid the Transmls isslppl exposi tion at Omaha ; also n resolution for improve ments on the Mississippi river neir Musca- tlne Island. His bill restoring Gil Johnson of Maquokcta , la. , to the rank and pay of lieutenant passed. The new ram "Katlmdln" was placed In commission for the first time today. Naval experts bellevo that the Katlmdln cm sink any man-or-war In any navy In the world The Hawkeye state v.lll In all probability bo right on hand to MO the fun , for amcng the officers assigned to the Katlmdln Is Richard Hatton , son of the Hto Frank Hatton of Iowa , who will act as paymaster on board of her for this cruise. It Is the ultimate Intention of the Navy department to send this veasol to the Pouth Pacific In order that the Inhabitants of South American republics ! may have better reasons for re specting the Amerlcan nav ) than they have bad heretofore. ORDERS FOR THE ARMY. Leave of absence for one month Is granted Captain Mcadad C. Martin , assistant quar termaster. Leave for two months , \o \ take effect March 1 , li ; granted First Lieutenant Walter K. Wright , quartermaster. Sixteenth Infantrj. Major Edward B. Mosely , surgeon , and First Lieutenant Charles F. Parker , Second nrtlllery , are detailed a members of a boarJ appointed to meet at Fort Mcnroe , Va. , vlco Major R. S. Vlckery , surgeon ( rotlreJ ) , and First Lieutenant W. P. Duval , Fifth artil lery ( retired ) . The follow Inn named officers are ordered lo report In person to Colonel Ro > al T. Frank , First artillery , prelsdcnt of the boaul appointed to meet at Fort Monroe , Va. : Second end Lieutenants Sidney S. Jordan , Fifth artillery ; Walter A. Bethel , Fourth artil lery ; Morris K. Barrel ) , Second nrtlllerj , Dcalmcro Skerrltt , Fifth artillery ; Edward V. McGlachlln , Jr. , Fifth artillery ; Archibald Campbell , Third artillery ; John P Halns , Third artillery ; William Lass'ter. Flrat ar tillery ; Gcorgo Lo R. Irwin , Third artlllerj ; Henry D. Todd , .Jr. , Third artillery. G. W. Cralglo la appointed postmaster at at Fort Nlobrara , Cherry county. Neb. , ' vice. Arthur Thatcher , Jr. . removed. Postmaster General Wilson today made public the request of the secretary cf the treasury on first and second-clays poet- masters for statements , as to gold received Gladness Comes With a better umler&tnndiuK of the transient nnluio of tlio many phys ical ills which vanish bufoic proper efforts - forts gentle efforts pi onsant efforts rightly dhcotcd. Theio is comfort in the knowledge that so many forms of eiulcncss are not due to tiny actual dis ease , hut bimply to a constipated condi tion of thosvbtcin , which tlio pleasant family laxativa , Syrup of Figs , prompt ly rc'inoves. That is why it if. tire only remedy with millions of families , and is everywhere esteemed so highly hy all who value good health , lit , benetlc-ial effects are due to the fact , that it is the unu remedy \vhiclr promotes internal cleanliness , without debilitating tlio organs on which it aets. His theiefoio till important , in order to get iU bene ficial ellects , to note \\ht-n you pur- clrnso , thatyou have tire genuine in tide , which is nmnufactm ed by the Califoi nia Fig Syrup Co , only , and hold by all icp- utablo di uggists. If In the enjoyment of good health , and tlio bystum is regular , then luxu- tives or other ivriH'dietiare not needed. If ufllitc-d ( with any iiulual dlboa.so , ono L may bo commended to the most skillful physicians , but if in need of a laxative , then ono should have the best , and with the well-informed every wlieie , Byrupof Figs stands highest and Is most largely used und jrives most KCUCI ul butibf actiou. .it titntm far one month In order to If Kold WAP m circulation. Among Nebraska ufllroK Omaha showed receipt" of $7 SOO , rronunt , $300 , Qinnd Island , $15 , Hatting , $1T.,0 , York , $30 , ncntrlec , $25 ; Kearney , $20 , Nebraska City , $100 ; South Omaha , $300 lown showed Council Uhiffs , $400 ; Ufa Moines , $7,500 ; Cedar ItapUls , $450 ; Keokuk. $1S ! Sloirx City , $1,700 , Marahalltonn , JCOO ; Ottumwa , $ ISO. neo.MMMsTs AIU : nnrnvrnn AUAI.V Indlnii In-tpeelorx SiilnrlLVlnliitnlncd nl t'lt.OOO. WASHINGTON , Fob. 21. The house In committee of the whole today again refureil to fellow some of the republican leaders In tha mnttor of reducing the salaries of In dian Inspectors from $1,000 to $2,500 , the latter belns the salary In the law for * hn current year. Yesterday nn appeal was made to the house In behalf of economy nnd retrenchment nnd was defeated. Today the ( .trucclc was resumed. The defeat of the economists today was emphasl/cd by the fact that a parliamentary wrangle of over two hours vns rtatilrcd to demonstrate that tleir jmtmlment was In order and that Invlnc won the first half of their v.'ctory In tf-c decls'on of the chair the house by a vote cf GT to 78 refused to adopt the amendment. In pursuancs of their policy of retrenchment , however , Mr , Cannon raised a point of order against two provisions which changed exist ing law. and thcv went out of the bill. The progress today was very slow , only two of the slxtono pages of the Indian bill being O'sposed of. While Mr. Tnlbert and Mr. Bowers , two rather hot-headed gentlemen , were ham mering away nt each ether during the debate with much lustiness of volca nnd a whirlwind of gesticulations , some ardent sportsman cnllnd out , " ( Jo It , Fltz. " Amid the laughter tor that followed some one called , "Time , " and tl-e Incident closed. The senate amendments to the military academy appropriation hill were con curred In. The senate bill to amend section D294 of the revised statutes relative to the power of the secre tary of the treamrry to remit or mitigate line1' , penalties and forfeitures , was passed ; also the senate bill relating to final proof In timber culture entries Mr. McMillan , democrat of Texas Inquired very closely Into the effect cf the latter bill and as to whether It had been cmlornsJ by the commissioner of the general land office. "I do not want lo appear captious In these matters , " said he , "but only a few days ago an Innocent looking bill carrying $400,000 \\i\it brought up here and I was assured It had the approval of the Interior department. Upon that assurance I withdrew my opposi tion. I have since learned that It did not lia\o the approval of the-department and that It will cost $500,000 to carry out Its pro visions. " "The committee gave no such assurance , " ald Mr. Lacey , chairman of the committee on public 1 aiul ? ' "IhMo who had authority to speak did , " -aid Mr. McMillan. The house adjourned over Saturday , ex cept for a night session , devoted to private pension bills. \iin WAITIMS ron run noctninvrh. Vfiir/iii-liui ComiiilHsloii Ilt-ld mi In formal St-Nnloll. WASHINGTON , Feb. 21. Inasmuch as the Venezuelan commission , at the conclusion of its last meeting , adjourned1 to meet next Friday , there was no regular meeting to day , although three of the membsrs , Presi dent Brewer and Messrs. Alvey and White , held a conference with the secretary of the commission , Mr. Mallet-Provost , to compare notes of the progress of the work. The two absent members , Messrs Coudert and Gilman - man , ncro also communicated \\ltli. At present the commission Is awaiting the re ceipt cf the evidence \vhlch Great Britain and Venezuela have promised to submit , and when that Is at hand It Is expected that rapid progrebs can b ? made. Mein- \\hlle , however , the time Is being emploicd to the best advantage in the prosecution of InJIvldual researches by the members of the commission , and much valuable data has been thus collected. ' The persistency with which the rumor cornea from across the water that our gov ernment has arrived at an understanding \\lth Great Britain upon a modified form of arbitration of the Venezuelan controversy at last begins to cause this idea to be se- rlouslv entertained here. As far ao the pub lished correspondence shows , there has been no exchange of notes between the two gov ernments since the receipt of Lord Salis bury's response. In the shape of two sep arate notes , dated the 22d of last November. It falls to show that there has been any formal exchange of notes since that date , but there Is reason to believe that , either through Mr. Bayard In London or Sir Ju lian Panncefote In Washington , the two gov ernments have been adroitly sounding each other to ascertain bow an arrangement of the illfllculty , which appeared from the last t\\o tiotfs exchanged to be very seilous , can i/e ellected without conveying the 1m- prc slcn that either party has surrendered the principles upon which It 4hen took Its stand. NOMINATED TlIC STATE IlEGEM'S. _ _ llmmrlilcrx of ( ho H < - \ olntlon Com plete the Election of OJIIcerx. WASHINGTON , Feb. 21. The Daughters of the American Revolution tln'lshed the election of their officers today. Among the state regents o'losan by the different state delegations were : California , Mrs K. Mal- dox ; Colorado , Mrs. William F. Slocum ; In dian Territory , Mrs. Walter A. Duncan ; Iowa , Mrs. Clara A. Colley ; Kansas. Mrs. Mattie A. Hamm ; Missouri , Miss Ethel K Allo'i ; Montana. Mrs. B. A. Wasson ; Ne- bra'An , Mr. ' . M. M. Farmer ; New Mexlo , Mrs. L B. Prince ; Oklahoma , Mrs. C. M. Barnes ; South Dakota , Mrs. W. A. Burley ; Texas. Mrs. J. B. Clark ; Utah , Mrs. Clar ence C. Allen ; Washington , Mrs. nd\vln G Crabbe ; Wyoming , Mrs. G , W. Badler. During the mornl-'g teeslon , Mrs. U. S. Grant way escorted to the platform and was given a hearty reception. Mrs. W. J. McGee - Gee read a paper on the objects of the na tional society , and Mrs. A. B. Clark pre sented the report on tlio suoject 01 placing the Declaration of Independence and consti tution of thn United States In the postolllcpa of the country. In the afternoon Mrs. Slo cum presented ths report of the committee on national t ng9. Miss Janet JUchards waa Introduced and the congress adopted a reso lution petitioning congress to declare the "Star Spangled Banner" to be the national hymn. Tonight there were more reports of the state regents submitted and miMlc by Mrs. WllrnutU Gary and Mlsa Mary Vnlk. STATUU or rATiicii M Will So oil lie Viiveileil nt tliuiilloiial Ciiiiltol. WASHINGTON , Feb. 21. The umelllngof Father. Pero .Marquette's statue In Statuary hull at the capltol , which v\ll | occur soon , will bo the flrst Instance of the placing of a memorial to a churchman In the capltol , The statue arrived Wednesday and U being put In position ready for unveiling , rather Marquette Is represented In the garb of the Jesuits , standing with a map of Wlsc6n ln In hla left hand , the right grasping his lobe. The statue was executed by Tren- tcrove and Is a magnificent piece of work , A bill has been parsed by congress accepting the memorial , which Is a gift of the state of Wisconsin , in recognition of Father Mai- quetts's ecr vices as an explorer , It Is expected that the unveiling exercises will b ? attended by Cardinal Satolll , Cardinal Gibbons and the rrcrich and Italian am bassadors , together with a number of high dignitaries of the Catholic church. The ar rangements for the ceremonies have net iet been made. In tiltI.iiul I , HUH. WASHINGTON , Feb. 21. A hearing on the swompa hnd question \\as held today by the house committee 01 puhl c lands , a California delegation urging that stales should lecohe > t > e 5 per cnt allow am p given other states. The committee madt a favor able report on the bills allowing unused park and school lands In Oklahoma to bo fettled ; alsa the bill providing for the swearing of witnesses by local land o"lcers. .11111 lo AliollHli ( lie IV.- WASHINGTON , 1'cb. 21. The house com mittee on Judiciary tcday agreed to report favorably a bill to abolleh the fee tyntcin au applicable to United States attorneys , United States marshals and their assistants and deputies , aud to aubsUtuto tularlo * . I PREPARATIONS FOR DEFENSE Senator Squire Has the Fortifications Bill Beady to Report. EXPENDITURES EXTEND OVER TEN YEARS I'riM lili'N for PtltlliiK ? S7OOOOOO Into rorllllrittloilM AlutiK lilScn - lionril ll < t ( of ( he WASHINGTON , Feb. 21. Senator Squire will , early next week , report from the com mittee on coast defenses his bill for const de fenses. It appropriates $ S7OCO,000 , the whole or any part to be Immediately available on the order of the president. There IB an emergsncy clause to authorize the speedy completion of fortifications In case of war. Othcwlso the * expenditure Is to be as fol low ? : For the fiscal year ending June 30 , 1896 , $1,500,000 ; for the fiscal jear ending June 30 , 1S97 , $5.GOO,000 , and for cadi fiscal jcar thereafter for the period of ton years , $8,000,000. The fortifications are to be constructed on the plans of the board of fortifications at the following points : New York , San Kranclfcco , Boston , the lake ports , Hampton Roads , New Orleans , Philadelphia , Washing ton , Baltimore , Portland , Me. , niiode Island ports In Narragansett bay , Key West , Char leston , S. C. , Mobile. New London , Savan nah , Galvei'ton , Portland , Ore. , Pen acola , Wilmington , N. C. , San Diego , Cal. , Ports mouth , N. I ! . , defenses of Cumberland sound at Fort Clinch , defenses of ports of the Ken- nebsc river at Tort Popham , New Bedford , Mass , defenses of ports on the Pcnobscot rlvjr , Maine , at Fort Knot and at New Haven , Conn. , and further for the defense of Puget sound and of such other ports as In the Judgment of the chief of engineers anil the secretary ofar may require per manent works of fortification. The repcrt will bo quite an elaborate one , containing all the evidence taken by the committed on coast defenses and also let ters of endorsement on the bill from the secretary of war. General Fhgler , chief of ordnance , and General Cralghlll , chief of engineers. wiirrns GOT AM , THE GOOD iv\n. Hx-Senator Unit ON Appear * Ilrfore ( lie liiillnii Affuli-N Committee. WASHINGTON , Feb. 21. Ex-Senator Dawes , chairman of the Dawcs Indian com mission , appeared before the house committee of Indian affairs In support of the bill Intro duced In the house jesterdaj. Ho explained at great length the situation among the five civilized tribes and the manner In which the white Indians nerc absorbing all the best lands by obtaining leases. In the Cherokee nation , he said , 1,100,000 acres out o 3,000- 000 were leased to sixty-one nrms and Indi viduals. In one case , ho said , a white man had married a woman who was one-sixteenth Cherokee. By that marriage , according to the laws of the nation , ho became a Cherokee and he now holds 10,000 acres without paying a cent Into the nation's tieasury. Ho de scribed lion Pennsylvania coal experts had told the Indians where to "discover coal" and In virtue of their "discovery" had obtained the use of the landh , which they had leased to coal operators forever at ridiculous figures. Every foot of the vast coal deposits was , he said , now covered by thtoc leases The trouble , he said , was with the Indian courts , which were corrupt , anti with the councils , which were dominated by the "white In dians , " whom , he said , were the keenest poli ticians he had ever seen. In support of his charges as to the cor ruption of the courts ho described how ver dicts had been openly for sale. In reply to questions as to the legality of the leases made by Individual Indians he said that some of them had been ratified bj congress under prescribed conditions , but that the question was still open. He said that there was' on utter perversion of functions of government In the nations and a change such as was pro posed In the bill submitted , which would re quire executive approval of the acts of the councils , give the United States courts Juris diction of all land cases and provide for the revocation of certain leases , would prevent the real Indians , for whom the government was established , from becoming the prey of designing whites. AV.VLL.CIt IS .NOW A TIIEC M V\ . Mhernteil from I'rldoii Totlny nml AVIII Itt'Joln HlH I'amllj. WASHINGTON , Feb. 21. Secretary Olney received a cablegram today from Ambassador Eustls , announcing that Waller , ex-consul at Madagascar , was released from Jail today. It is expected that Waller will Join his family In the United States As Waller Is entirely destitute of means , our ambassador , Mr. Eu tls , has been authorIzed - Ized by Secretary Olnoy to provide him with transportation to the United States. He had been In prison for nearly a year , hav ing been arrested on the 5th of March last In Madagascar , and afterward being kept In confinement In the military prisons In France. The authorities here feel that they have reaaon to bo gratified at the outcome of the ca&e. which , as revealed by the corre spondence on the subject , came nearer than the public was aware at one time of leading to an actual severance of diplomatic rela tions between the two republics. The point at Issue was not whether-Waller was guilty of the offense charged against him , but re solved Itself Into a question as to whether the government had a right to Insist upon satisfying itself that the American citizen which he was convIcteJ was finally exhibited had had justice. As the evidence upon which ho was convicted was finally ex hibited to Ambassador Custls our govern ment was entirely satisfied , though it was Incidentally shown that tliero could be no reasonable doubt of the guilt of the prisoner , as was conceded by President Cleveland him self. MOVU TQ INVESTIGATE Statement Hint He Hefnieil to Honor n Valid Hid for DoiulM. WASHINGTON , Feb. 21. Mr. Colson of Kentucky today Introduced In the house a resolution to Investigate Secretary Cail'sle's ' action In declining to accept the Graves * ' bid for bonds. The resolution wan as follows : Whereas , It 1ms been charged by WIN Hum Giavcs in a statement made by him nnd given to the public pres" , that Hon. John G. Carlisle , the secretary of the United Stutei treasury , lm refused to de liver to sold William Graves J ) 500,000 In bonds of the United Suites ut 115.1291 , n&er having neccptul the bid of the ham Wllr Ham OinvL'i therefor at MI hi figure , al though the i-uld William Graves find ten dered the f-ecretniy of the treasury the amount of sold bonds In gold , ut the nub- tieusmy In this clt } of New York , mid that the sccietnry of the treasury has nwardul paid bonds to J. ] ' . Morcun & Co. . for the sum of J.W.OOO less lh.ni the amount bid nnd tendered by the said Wil liam Graves Hesolved. That a committee of five mem bers of tills IIOUFO be appointed by the ppeaker of this liouso to Investigate paid itmi'h'e ami report lo this house In writing the result of the Investigation. Tnat thcic be a ml Is hereby appropriated , out nf the contingent fund of the house the sum of $10,000 or fo much thereof ns may be nice- naiy to pay the expense of making the Investigation lieieby authorized. Cold IteeelplK at ( lie I'liH WASHINGTON , Feb. 21. Postmaster Gen eral Wilson today made public an exhaustive statement chow Ing the receipt * of gold and paper representative of gold , at all first and second-class ollkes this month , and esti mating the probable annual receipts cf gold In all of the oltlcej of the United Stateu on the basis cf their gross receipts for the juar 1803. The total amount of gold received I or annum fr m all flrs't and bcco.id-clau ofllceu Is given as $4,085,376. and pur mouth , $310,448. The gross receipts of all clat'jes of mrney from all ofticcs In the various statcj per annum aggregates $75 990,706 , and the gold receipts are estlarnted at $7,113,030. Condition at ( InTriiiHiir ) . WASHINGTON , Feb. 21. Today'b uiate- mcot of the condition cf the treasury shows : Available raih balances , $233,509,721 ; cold rcierve. $105,092,843. If you would always to healthy , Keep your blood pure with Hood'j > Sartaparll a , tie One fruo Blood J'urlfltrc STII.I. > rip inc. . Southern 1'nrlllc MiiRiuili- Clone I'liNlied li > .Senator Mnrmni. WASHINGTON , Feb. 21-TrJM ? commttteo on Pacific railroads was In session today with Mr. C , P. Huntlngton still on the "stand , ami Senator Morgan acting as Interrogator In chief. The Inquiry wncojitjmied on the lines of the report made by the PMtlson commission. Mr. Huntlngton asserted that many of the statements matJo'lni tlie report were the result of mere street talk In San Francisco. Ho was asked lf.lt % vtrc true ns was stated In the late Senator Stanford's testi mony before the commission that Huntington - ton , Stanford , Hopkins and Crocker had each received $13,000,000 In stock after the com pletion of the Central Pacific , and replied that this statement did not accord with his recollection. The four had received $15,000.- 000 In stock In thn aggregate , and It had been divided equally. Senator Morgan pressed the Inquiry In regard to the destruction of the books of the Contract and Finance company , and quoted the statements of witnesses who had told the Pnttlson commission that the books were then In existence. Mr. Huntlngton declared they were not , and said the witnesses who had given this testimony were not reliable. "Are } ou , " arked Senator Morgan , "In different to public opinion ? " "I am sitMed , " said Mr. Huntlngton , "If 6no man thinks well of me. That man Is C. P. Huntlngton. " Mr. Huntlngton nlil In reply to questions that the Central Pacific had paid dividends to Its stockholders for several iears- after Its completion and that according to his recollection the four principal stockholders himself , Stanford , Crocker nnd Hopkins hni each received about $2,000,000 as dividends Thcfo dividends were , he declared , legitimate mate- and In no. way forced. Speaking of the San Francisco mars meet ing on January IS last , at which a strong memorial to congress agllnst the Huntington - ton management was voiced and In which It said thcro were 13000 peouic present , Mr. Iluntlngton declared that there \\ere only fifty-two persons there. The committee adjourned until next Frl- da > to give Mr. Hmitlngto.n an opportunity ti examine the Pattlron report with the view of making his statement on the points developed In thin document. Senator Moi- gan remarked that he wanted to give Hunt lngton an opportunity to answer the anpor- ylons cast upon him , but Mrs. Huntlngton re plied that It would take 100 years to repl ) to all that his enemies had said about him. "I have a great many enemies" ho said , "and I am proud cf them , for I have always hewcdi to the line , and where there were flngera In the way they were pretty sure to be cut. " He said that while he was satlpfled that the Pattlpon commission had done the best It could , ho still regarded it as so many words thiown Into the air and he was satisfied the public at large would Judge him by the work ho had done rather than by the reports put out against him. Senator Morgan told Mr. Huntlngtcn In reply to this that he felt confident that congress would accept the statements made by the commission unles : ho could refute , them. Mr. Huntlngton. promised to read the re port and make his reply at the next sitting. SENATE COMMITTEE IS'K VOHA 111,12. DcelileM on HH Report ' 'on the Imid Oriuit EvtfiiMloii Hill. WASHINGTON , Feb. 21. Th senate com mittee on public lands today decided to fa vorably report the house bill extending the time within which suits may bo brought bj the government to annul unauthorized grants of public lands. The committee made sev eral verbal amendments to-thejbill and ako added canal lands to those which are Included In the bill. The decision lof ( the ccmmlttce was preceded by a hearlng"of representatives of the various Interests affected by the pro posed legislation. There A as 'a ' proposition before the committee to Include Mexican land grants In the extenslph/'but Senator White appeared in opposition tojthls scheme , contending that the Mexican grant question should be settled as soontaspossible , in the Interest of aJl concerned , andtho amendment was not made , Ex-Senator Manderson was also before Ihe committee In the Interest of tha Burlington road , but he did not make any special objec tion to the bill. The committee has In structed Senatcr Dubols , chairman , to press consideration of the bill next week. The limitations Jor these snlts expires under the present law In March , and the bill Is to bo treated as an emergency measure. ( old Up to flic HCNcri p. WASHINGTON , Feb 21. For the first time since September 18 , 1S95 , the gold reserve to day passed the $100,000,000 mark , the exact flgup-s being $105,092,843. After deducting yesterday's withdrawals , the true amount would be approximately $104,000,000. The total amount of gold BO far received and re ported on account of bond purchases is $65- 500.000. AVUSTUHX Veterans of the l.iite AVnr lU'iiiem- hered ll > the Cc-norul Oox eminent. WASHINGTON , Feb. 21. ( Special.-Pen- ) slons granted , Issue of Fcbiuaiy 4 , were : Nebraska Original : Frederick Murtl , Kearney , Buffalo ; George Breckenb.iugh , Fremont , Dodge ; De\ter T. Diake , Crete , Saline ; James S. lllpley , Nebraska City , Otoe ; Daniel Goodman , Adams , Gage. Ad ditional : James M. Thomas , Keainey , Buf falo Original widow : Kebecca. A. SCInk , i'nllsade. Hitchcock. Iowa Original- Jacob K. Xelgler , Adnir , Adalr ; John Nicola , Nlchol" , Jluscatine. Additional- James J. Scovcl , Himnells I'olk. Increase : l ugene It. Dcnlson , Carroll , Car- loll ; William 13 Kllgore , Otr.mto station , Mitchell ; Andrew J. Howdyhell , Ottumwa , Wapolio ; William H. Starns , Ottumwa , Wapello. Original widows , etc. : Kate In- mar , Prlmghar , O'Brien ; Klla M Hedgers , Greenfield , Adalr : Caroline M. McAdnm , Mount Pleasant , Henry. South Dakota Original widows , etc. , re- IFSUO- Margaret Alllbon ( mother ) , Cavour , lleiulle. Colorado Original widow : Therese Maria Welgel. Denver , Arnpahoe. lesue of February 5 were : Nebraska Original ; William Clark , Wy- moie , Gage. South Dakota Original : Willis B L.m- don , Carthago. Miner ; Albert W Koeny , Sioux Falls , Mlnnchalm ; Corwln K. Bolt/ , Deadwood , Lawrence Increase : Chnlkley H. Dorr , Fnulkton , Faiillc. Iowa Original- Chester D. Bnrllctt , Anita , Cass : ] 3dvvnnl llifh , Davenport , hcott. Additional ; Cliniles Scufut , Clinton , Clinton. Increase : Horace A. Clilprnan , . . C.illiomi. Original \\lclouh , etc. : Hllcn Bllllrijrs , DeH Moines. Pqlk ; Polly Harbison , Mlle , Wnrren ; Mnrv J. Paddock , Grlm\old , Cahs ; Mary A , ntkenback , VII- llfca , Montgomery ; Anna S. AHhba , HUH- ell , Lucas ICBUO of February 6 were : Nebraska Oilglrml : Jittfob f. Denlsc , Omaha , DoutjlaH ; Aeneiii * Hulllieit , Lincoln , LancttFtcr ; George H. 13tweXrund , Island , Hall ; Gcorwe W. Hnrk > ter. 'Grand ' Inland , Hull , IIK reuse ; Henry 1C Cllrlstle , Wllber , Saline ; William W. Colv fr * . < Hrokon Bow , C'ustei. Original widow ; llebecca Duncan , Caldvvell. ScottB HIulT ' ' Iowa Original : FerdldilndJ Trenkle , Dubuque - buque , Dubuque ; Jncoh Helmlngei , Ncv/ Sharon , Mahasku : Charlew 'Iiobi rtu , Steam- heat Rock , Hardln ; Chur'itfli. Limb , Hed- Held , Dalian : Abraham C , Lquls , Covlngton , Linn. Additional ; Hiram , fi'tinm * , Thorn ton , Cerro Gordo IncrtahA ; 'I homitH P. Stecle , Walker , Linn. OHclnal widows , < tc. : Margaret llhlnehart' ' fioone , Iloone ; Nancy O , Burllngamp , ninton. Clinton ; Margareth Newman , Cnrl , ? Adams. Colorado Original : Tliojias ) j. Cham bers , Atlieri" . Arnpahoe.p . . South nakota-OrlFlnm Jircinlali II. G , Holmes , Snourne , ButtcJ , ° . ' Illlr/nrd Mill KiiKVtl ' " , " " ' > 'HN ( . LYONS , N. V. , Feb. M , The blUzard is Etlll raging here The trJlnslon the Rome , Wotertown & Ogdensburg railroad have been abandoned. The New York Central railroad Is running nothing but passenger and fast fre'ght ' trains , and although tLey are equ'ppd with two engines they fj | | beiilml time. The Went Shore road lias abandoned all except their through freight anJ passenger and double-headed trains. The Geneva fc Lyons road Is kept open by gangs of men shoveling cut cute. The storm Ebons no ulgri of abale- ment. * Not a few who read \\hat Mr. Hobert Howls , of Hollands , Va. , tag to td > below , will re. member their own experience under 1 ke clr- ounmanccn ; "Last v.Inter I had la urlppo which left mo In a K\v utatc of health. I tried numerous remedies , none of which did rno any good , until I wa induced to try a bottle cf Chamberlain's Cough Kernedy. The Ifrsi bottle cf It BO far relieved me that I was enabled to attend to my work , and the etcond bottle ( .fleeted a cure.1 For talc l t& slid CO cects per bottle by drugglsio. lYOHXG LINCOLN REPUBLICANS One Hundred and Seventy-Five Sit Down to the Club's ' Annual Banquet. TWO REVERED NAMES ARE COUPLED i UN I'ather and I.lneoln IIM lledeemcr of Our Coiintrj Toasted h > Chnneellor Vlae- Ican Other LINCOLN , Feb. 21. ( Special Telegram ) - At 10 p m , , to a medley of patriotic airs , 175 members of the Young Men's Kepubllcan club sit down to Its fourth annual banquet at the Llmlcll. The handsome dining room was rendered additionally attractive l > decoration combining the national colorf and potted palms. Hagenow's orchestra fur nished the music through n long scries ol courses , and It was after rnldiilgiit before the oratorical portion of the program was commenced. The new president of tliQ club , Mr. John n. Cunningham , was Inducted Into ofllcc , by the retiring officer , Mr. Frit ! Westcrmati , who delivered an ipproprhto address. Ho waa followed by Chiticellor Gcorgo 13. MacLcan , who spoke to the tcast , "The Father and the Redeemer of Our Coun try. " Mr. W. IJ. Comstock responded to "Lincoln's Early Manhood , " Hon. . \ . W. Field to "Lincoln as n Lawj or" itnl Mr. E. P. Strode to "Lincoln as PresKle.it. " Following these General John M. Thajer gave some personal reminiscences of Abra ham Lincoln and Prof. J. F. Sajlor" spoke of "Tho City of Lincoln as a Monument to the Memory of Abraham L'ncoln. " W. Morton ° mllh spoke of the "Ll\es of Great Men" and H. M. Dushnell on "The Jlrrmbllcan Party and the Xlonroc Doctrine. " The post prandial exorcises were closed with the In augural address of President Cunningham Among the prominent republican ? , joung nnd old , gathered at the banquet were : Hon. G. M. LamberUon , Chancellor George E MacLean , ex-Governor Thajer , Hon. A. W Field , W. S. Summers , H. M. Qushnell. O. P Hcdluml , John H. McClay , Eugene Miore , Phelps Paine. Paul Clark , John U. Cunning ham , C. 0. Wheedoii , John P. Maul , Frank Waters , Sam Low , Tom Cook , J. F. Saylor , J. T. Piper , Thomas Munger , R. 13. How ell , John U. Wright , Judge A. J. Cornish , A. W Scott , E. P. Strode and George Woods. Cnixe Count j Divorce Suit. BEATRICE , Feb. 21. ( SpEclal ) A divorce suit has been commenced in the Gage county district court which promises to be of more than ordinary Interest. About three > ears ago P. J. Zimmerman , one of the most thrifty farmers In bouthw ester n Gage county , married a widow. Matters have not been going smoothly of late and the woman has filed a petition for divorce , asking that one- third of Zimmerman's property be allotted to her. It comprises 900 acres of land , be sides other valuable prop3rty. Up to last evening Zimmerman had possession of the children , but a writ was Issued for their possession and they were taken charge of by the sheriff. Doth district Judges will hold court here next week and a vigorous effort will be made to clear up the dockets. PlnttNlilonth PntorN the Omaha Slum. PLATTSMOUTH , Neb , Feb 21. ( Spe cial ) Hon. John A. Davis presented the fol lowing resolution at a meeting of the Plaits- mouth Board of Trade last night , which was unanimously adopted : Whereas. It Is proposed to hold an Inter national exposition In Omaha In IS9S , and believing thut Quch n movement 1 ° In the lntere ° t of the whole United States ; there fore , be it Hesolved. That the PlattMiiouth Board of Trade heartily endorse the efforts of Con- mc sman Meicer to secure nn appropriation of $200,009 from the natiuna. ' government to aid the enteniilse. \f1iriiHkn PLATTSMOUTH , Neb , Feb , 21. ( Spe cial. ) Sheriff Hollow ay received a telegram from St. Joseph , Mo , this morning , stating that Albert Abels , the horse thief who had escaped Jail here in November last , had been arrested at that place , charged with stealing a horse and buggy and advising him to ba present at the piellmlnary hearing if he needed the fellow , if he was turned loose The sheriff will go down. AVlllll tit I * Ill'lMMlT HflllOMl. . PLATTSMOUTH , Neb , Feb. 21. ( Spe cial ) A petition was filed In the district court here today for the removal cf Receiver John A. Donelan of the Commercial Bank of Weeping Water. A large number of the ntmes which appear en the petition are those who petitioned for Donelan's appointment. They allege that the acts of the receiver are somewhat contrary to his agreement before liiB appointment. Hound ( Ivor for ellliiK Liquor. YORK. Neb , Feb. 21. ( Special Tele gram ) John P. Johnson was today bound over en the charge of belling intoxicating ' Klngen and William Wlnneger , the two men held for stealing chickens , were found guilty and fined $25 and costs each. THO YOIIIIK StiMictH | Caiitiireil. RANDOLPH , Neb , Feb. 21. ( Special Tele gram ) TVNO young fellows giving the names of Murphy and Styles , wanted at Norfolk on the charge of stealing harness , were captured here last evening by Marshal Dolnn. H. L Spauldlng of Norfolk came In tonight after the men. CurllNlf'H Had Quarter. It happened on a Metropolitan car the other day , relateb the Washington Times. The secretary boarded It near the Arlington , and the car had about reached Fourteenth street when the conductor came around. It was about half past 9 o'clock In the morning , and the secretary was drcs d for business. Ills silk hat well became the handsome suit of black he wore , and his clean-shaven face was fresher looking than usual. "Fare , please , " Bald the conductor , stopping In front of Mr. Carlisle and holding out his hand. Mr. Carlisle put his fingers In his right ve t pocket , took out a coin , and handed It to the conductor. In a moment the con ductor handed It back. The secretary looked at It , and without saying a word put It back In his pocket and handed out another. ' The quarter was counterfeit. InMine AVomnii Kill * Her Children. NEW YORK , Feb. 21. During a fit of In sanity Mrs. Ethel Kclao , wife of George Rad- ford Kelso , whose home Is en Weyt Ninety- fifth street , shot and Instantly killed her two little children , Ethel , aged 4 , and George , aged 2 , and was attempting to cut the arteries In her own wrists with a ra or , when other members of the household ran In and overpowered her. The woman then became quiet at once and did not eeem to realize what had happened. Slio had placed her little ones snugly In bed before blowing their brains out with a revolver. Mr. Kelso Is the prosperous business manager of a big print ing hous ? . He Is a con of the late James Kelso , once superintendent of police In New York. His wife wa devoted to her children , and their home Ufa was supposed to bo happy. _ Arehlilxhop Klder'M ( iolden Jllhllee , CINCINNATI , Feb , 21 , Arrangements are In progress to celebrate the golden Jubilee of Archbishop William H. Elder on the fiftieth anniversary of his ordination to the priest hood , It will bo done In this city by a Eolemu pontifical mass , with Cardinal Gib- lions as preacher , to be followed by a ban- qust at St. Mary's seminary and a public entertainment In charge of the laity In Mualc hall. The time set Is Juno 10 , Charter llepeal Hill llroiiKht I'll , FRANKFORT , Ky. , Feb , 21 , Senator Goebel called up the repeal bill of the South ern Pacific company In the senate he'oro adjournment thta evening and hud the meas ure made a special crder for Tuesday even ing , uhcn It would be token up and d cuu&sed ? rnii day to day until disposed cf. More Illir llrpoKltx of Colil. NEW YORK , Feb. 21. The dcjrslts of * ; cld ut the subtrcasury on bond account today are estimated at $1,100,000 and the withdrawal * are about | 0,0')0- ) HAS NEVERJNCE FAILED ! Paine's Celery Compound Gave Mrs. Porter Back Her Strength. Thciso sharp , raw , capricious days of Feb ruary are blamed for much sickness that If simply the direct result of nervous weak ness. ness.Perfect Perfect health will keep one ab-ve any depressing Influence from the weather. Pure , richer blood and better fed Mono is tissues will make people feel well oven In February. During his m-iny jcars of hard and won derful woik , Prof. Edward E. Plielpa , Dart mouth's great professor , had in mind the thousands who nero weak and run down His study of the many cases of no vcus prostration , neuralgia , rheumatism , dj'ipep- sla and debility led him to that most mar velous discovery of the ccnturj , Paine's celery compound. In every city , as well as the smaller vil lages scattered through this country , are men and women who for years have relied upon Paine's celery cornp und whenever they SOUTH OMAHA NEWS People living In the vicinity of Twenty- fourth and G and H streets have been greatly annoyed lately by an old woman who carries a cane nml appears to be demented. She will go up to the front door cf a residence , and If the door la not locked will walk right In and wander through the hoii e without speak ing or attempting to make any explanation of her conduct. Should the door be Iccked she will ring the bell and walk In when the door Is opened. Yesterday she called at a residence for the fouith time this week and stated that she had come to stay for a couple of weeks But In a moment she changed her mind nnd walked out cf the house without saying another word It Is not known where she lives or what her name is. _ _ _ _ _ Seventh Pn > A l * tiillN < M Mei'lliilT. This evening Elder Nettleton of the Seventh Day Adv enlists will discuss the "Plan and Attempt of the National Reform Association to Make This a Christian Na tion. " Sunday afternoon at 3.30 o'clrck the topic will be "Eternal Vigilance , the Price of L'berty. " Sunday evening the elder will speak on "Protcstanlsm True and False. Who Are Protestants ? " These meetings are held In the postofllce building , and so far have been largely attended every night. Ortllnniiff IH AVorUlnc AVi-ll. Since the passage of the ordinance re quiring Omaha solicitors and runners to pro cure a llcenso at a cost of $100 the , city has oeen remarkably free from the "man catch- cro " The local merchants report more out of towrt trade slnco the passage of the ordi nance. Chief Brcnnan makes It a point to keep a sharp lookuot for Omaha bollcl- ; ors , but not a one has been down hero since last Monday. Cl < 5 CiONNlp. J. n. Er'on has returned from a southern trio. trio.John John M. Tjrrell or Wood River Is In U-c city. city.The The Current Topic club will not meet this evening. A mask ball will be given at Sanger hall this evening. No groin or provision markets will be posted at the Exchange today. M.SJ Jennie Mct/ger leavss tcdiy fcr Wash ington county to visit relatives for a few days. Puplla of the Brown park school gave on entertainment at the school house , yesterday after noon. J. .M. CotiRcr was at the yar/ls / yesterday looking after two ears of cattle shipped from his ranch ut Schuyler , The enter tulnment given by the seventh and eighth grades at the High school last evening was largely attended. Tonight the Ladles' Aid widely of the First Methodlwt. chinch will glvo a Martha Washington tea at the homo of Mrs. G. L. Dare. Frank II. Clark , nn employe at the post ofllce , received word yesterday afternoon that his father was dead. Mr. G'urk ' left at once for his home at Hed Oak. The horse sale at the stock yards this aftcinoon will bo largely attended. Here buyers from the east and south are already hero and more will arrive on the morning train , Some very fine utock will bo put ui > at auction. AVIndoTt nml IMate G | < INN JoIilu-rN. P1TTSBURG , Feb. 21. The executive com mittee of the Window and Plato Glass Job bers of the United States met yesterday with members of the plate glass company In joint conference. William Ulenny of Cin cinnati , who pre-fclded. said after the meetIng - Ing that prices of plato glass had not been changed , but were adjusted. The outlook In : hu plate glass trade , he said , Is Improving , nit the window glass trade Is wretched and getting wone , His opinion Is that there will - > ) an effort this season to reduce wages In this latter trade , to offtet European competi tion. This vvould bring about a wage dispute of proportions urrequalcil by any In this country for many years. Channee ) l epevIn I In IT. KANSAS CITY , Feb , 21. A special to the Star from Lawrence , Kan. , says ; Chauncey M. Depew has declined an Invitation to ad > Ires * the law students of the State unlvc'ialty at their coming commencement here. Hl rcaion for making the decllnatlo-i. It Is said , wuu that an the faculty had recently refined Colonel Robert U. Ingersoll pprmUnlon to speak before tinEtuikiiU , ho could not ac cept found themselves weak and out of health. Hundreds of letters like the following from , Mrs Porter of New York City , tell how this great mcdlclno has kept them well anil , strong. New York , Jan. 3 , 1890. ainssits vvnu.8 . UICHAIIDSON co. Dear Sirs : For several jcars I have used your Palno's celery compound whenever I. found myself running down In health. DurIng - Ing that time I have recommended It frc- m quently to my friends and I know of many eg pcrsont who have been much benefited by 5 It. I am never without a bottle of It la fl the house , and take great pleasure In expressing - - pressing to } ou my belief that It docs a great work for humanity. MRS. M. PORTER , 282 Eighth Ave. Mrs Porter's experience Is like thousands of others Paine's celery compound made , her well , because It fed the starved nerves and blood and regulated their functions. T-y It and bo convinced of its remarkable power to cure disease. OHfJAM/.IM : OMJIL. Plr t AViirderN KrttliiK Headj for the Campaign. Many republicans of the First ward met. at Fourth and Pine streets last night for the purpose of organising a McKlnlcy cluo. Judge S. I. Gordon was elected chairman and A. E. Walkup secretary. Judge Gordon- outlined the object of the club and nom inated a committee composed of Ernest Stuht , E. J. Cornish and A. E. Walkup to frame- by-laws. The meeting was then addressed by Messrs. John Butler , E. J. Cornish , Er nest Stuht , A. E. Walkun- and others. The club adjourned to meet at the same place February 28 for the purpose of perfecting- the organization. The Grand View Republican club met at National hall , on South Thirteenth street , last evening to dlscusa the Isbues. of the. coming national campaign and more thor oughly organize for the coming fight In thet- Flrst v.ard. A. M. Back presided , with U. K. Paxton as secretary. Short speeches were made by Dr. Hanchett , Isaac Hascall , Leo Estelle , J. C. Jordon and Morris Morri son. The club has not endorsed any candi date as yet and meets again March 6 , at Forest hall , corner Sixth and Pierce. 1/leeiiHeH. Permits to wed were Issued to the fol lowing patties yesterday : Name nnd Address. -AB ? . . Peter W. Peterson , Omaha 28. UiiBlne Andcrbon , Omaha 23. William Shackelford , Omaha 32 : Xona Gibson , Omaha rv. . 30- Hrlo T. Johnson , Omaha 29 < Uvn. C. Klcs , Omaha 29 Alfred Johnson , Cass1 county 33 Hilda C. Carlson , Cass county 13. TaKen lo .Vevv York for Trial. Henry Selgell , HliciilT of Cnttaraugue * county , New York , left for home yesterday evening with Edward Travers , wanted In. Olean , N. Y. . for forging a check for $300i several months ago. Travers was caught nt Papllllon two weeks ago by Sheriff Stnrtzer , who sent his prisoner to this city to await the eastern ufllccr. The requisi tion papers wore received yesterday morn ing. Raymond -Jeweler Cheap Plated jp is often advertised as jjjij fejl Sterling Silver , although fr iff evidence presented to the Sfj ? % $ New York grand jury * demonstrated that much fa of the so-called " silver " 5R had little or none of the O precious metal in its , ' composition. : fe ; feft : No one need be the vic tim of such misrepresen- ' v tations who will insist , j when asldng for Sterling ' " " * Silver , on being shown § . the GORHAM Trade - - , Too good for Dry Goods Stores - Jewelers only , W1 Gorluuu's .Silverware only at C. S. RAYMOND'S , J 10th uuil Douglas fitrcot , .it ?