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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 12, 1897)
"Well , It has In the past endorsed the pro visions of the bill. Q. When ? A. Oh , two or three years BO. BO.Q. . In what connection ? A. In your paper ? Q. In relation to what ? A. Well , to this kind of a bill. Q. A bill cf this kind In the legislature ! A. Well , the recommendations of the grand Jury. Q. The recommendations of the grand Jury wore In favor ot ouch a bill ? A. Yes , sir. Q. I understand your clerk was looking for the report of the grand Jury today ! have you It with you ? A. Yes , sir. Q. Will you pr6dtice It ? A. I have no objections to. Q. Pltnso read that part of the report which relates to this bill. A. This U the original document , signed by the foreman. Q. How did you get It out of the clerk's ofllce. A. Woi. : I didn't steal It. "Tlio rambling law. Wo recommend that the law bo so amended JR to confer txcliulve Juris diction on the police court to impose fine * und penalties for Rambling , keeping gambling devices , gambling room * , etc. " That la their Bumming up of their previous recommenda tions here and I have hero the synopsis which I cited from this , which 1 would Ilk to Introduce ; It Is a llttlo lengthy , th reasons why they draw that conclusion , bu tlioro It U. Q. Where Is that from ? A. It Is taken from this original. ( Paper marked Rxhlbl "X. " ) Q. Do you mean to say The Omaha Hce hai endorsed that part of that report ? A. mean to say I have here a copy wo hav looked over the files , or as far as we hav Kot , wo haven't had very much lime , but liavo got hero on March 11 this report I stamped , 1 should say , as having been re cclved and recorded on March 10 , 1882 , Th Hen says In an editorial on March 11 , 1S92 "Tho suggestion that the police court b Riven concurrent Jurisdiction with the dls trlct court In gambling cases Is worthy o attention. " That Is ono editorial I dldn' sco at that time , and on March 3 , 1895 after the mayor ami city authorities hui passed an ordinance allowing the gambling , houses to run under the license system , li defiance of the present law , "Tho gambllni law Is doubtless too severe In Its penalty. ' Taken from The Bee on that date. Q. Is that a sentence by Itself or ls tha taken out from Us context ? A. Well , It I just a llttlo squib In The Bee ; It Is one o the short editorials. Q. I asked you the question If that was nil or If It Is taken out ot Its context ? A. I didn't take It out ; I didn't know. Q. You don't know whether It Is takci out of Its context or not ? A. The last one Q. Yes , sir , the last ono. A. Why , didn't see It ; I couldn't swear positively as to that ; I didn't examine the files myself. Q. What Is your understanding of the matter , as a matter of fact ? A My under standing of the matter Is that The Bee up to the present time has been In favor of ! modification of this law. Q. In this direction ? A. Yea , sir. Q.And that Is the only bash for your understanding ? A. What ? These ? Q. These two squibs ? A. Not after hav Ing been In the Omaha council for four years and having been very closely con nectcd with the editor of The Bee ; no , sir. HE LOOKED UP THE LAW. .Q You say The Omaha Bee , or rathei you say that rn ordinance was passed b' , the city council In defiance of the prcsen law ? . A. Licensing gambling ; they dldn' call them gambling houses ; they called them bawdy houses. QTAund you votca for tllat ordinance A. I think I did. _ Q. In defiance of law and knowing It was In oefiance of law ? A. No , sir ; I hadn't looked tip the statute In the case prior to castlmr that voto. Q. You have since learned It was In do fiance of law ? A. I have since I came to examine the statute. Q. DIJ you make any motion to have that ordinance repealed ? A. I examined the statute since I became a senator , but this was In 1S94 , I guess , this voto. Q. You didn't know before that that this ordinance was In defiance of law ? A. No Blr. _ , Q- Were you In the city council during the impeachment proceedings of George P Bemls of Omaha ? A. Yes , sir. Q. Wasn't the paint ralred at that time Uiat this ordinance was In defiance of law ? A. I don't know , If It had been the or dinance had passed before thai impeach ment , i Q. I know , but I asked vou If you became nware at that tlmo that this ordinance was In defiance of law ? A. Oh , I think if I did I had forgotten It. Q. You were In the council nt that time ? A. What time ? Q. The tlmo of the Impeachment of Hon. George P. Bemls ? A. Yes , sir. Q. And you unado no motion to have this ordinance repealed which .had . teen passed in defiance of law ? A. No , sir , the ordi nance was virtually repealed. Q. It had never been repealed by the council during your incumbency ? A. It has not yet. Q. You made no motion to have It re pealed ? A. I don't remember. Q Have you ever been engaged in pro curing the passage of legislation , city or state , for gamblers before ? A. I never have nt any tlmo. Q. DM any one nollclt you to vote for this ordinance to which you refer ? A. No sir. sir.Q. Q. No gamblers cskcd you to. A. No one Q. DM any ono outside oT Mr. Platt1 oollclt jou to vote for this bill ? A. Ml Piattl never c-ollcllcd mo. Q. Ho solicited you to Introduce It , didn't he ? A. I don't know. Q. Did any one solicit you to vote for thla bill ? A. No , sir. CONNECTION WITH GAMBLERS. Q. Hnvo you been assoc-lated with gam- blera at any time sines the passage of this bill ? Senator Osborne I object to this coin-ire ot questioning. Senator Ilowell An thla attack U made jnoro particularly on me than any other Individual , I have no objection to letting the nun ask these questions as long as the commutes are willing. Q. Have jou been associated with gam- liera ] at any tlmo Hlnco the passage of this Mil ? A. Without some of the fellow sen- ntora are , I haven't iliad any conversation with any that I know of. Q. Have ) ou betn associated with gam- Mem prior to the Introduction of this bill ? Senator Ransom I agieo with Senator Osborno that this is not proper. Senator Ritchie So do I. Senator Howell 1 have no objection. Objection waived. * Q , Have you been associated with gam tilers prior to the Intioductton of thla bill ? A. No , sir , , except you rail It to when I loan them money , Q. What was your Interest In the game run by Chnrllo Rood over Oorter'a saloon ? Senator Ransom I object. Victor Roscwntcr I will withdraw the question. Q. Do you know that the sentence ypu Easy to say , ljut how Hliull I do it ? In llio only com mon scnsowuy keep your head cool , your foot warm and your blood rich und pure by taking Hood's ' Sursupurilla. Then nil your nurvcs , BSD to © muscles , tissues . mid organs will bo CJ P P I FB S1 l ' 0Icrly ) nourished. & Hood's Snrsnpnrilhi bulhls up ( ho system , crouton an ap- pctito , tones iho stomach and gives strength. It is the people's Spring Medici no , has n larger sale and ef fects moro cures than all others. Sarsaparilla True the Blood Ono 1'urlller. 0.1. Hood & Co. , Lowutl , Mass. assist Dl rstloauuleuro u u rtii : .nOOCl S PlIIS Constipation , ' last read &e nn extract from The Omaha Bee ' . rcfcrrvl to the argument that It would b easier to nect.re cenvlrtlona Against the keep' 1 ers of gftir.bllr.pr house * If the penalties for gamblers nho plajcd nt iho e hoti es "Ahatlltl | bo IMS severe In on'er that they mlghi testify against the keepers ot thf gambling ' houses ? A--I : did not understand anything of the kind , It was Just one of these llttlr short editorials. Q , Will ion please give Iho date of that editorial7 A. March 3 , ISM Q. And the date of the othpr editorial ! A. March 11,1892 , the ixt day after the grand Jury irndjj Its report. C } . And youylo not know that that refer ence was wlilvffcforcnco to the argument 1 have Just stntctl In the question before ? A. I knou It wco a short edltoriil In the first column of the paper. ( } . Do you know It has no rcfcrcneo to nny other nrgufdent7 A. 1 do not know i what argument you mean. j Senator Uansoni Hnvo jou , In nny way , j been Instrumental In procuring anyone or know of any money being raised or used or promised , or any valuable thln being raised ; or promised or used to pass this bill knowi I as 331 or any other gambling bill ? A. No ! sir.Q. Q. At that time thla ordinance was pnssci In the city ot Omaha v ss not the opinion o Mr. W. J. Connell , the city attorney , taken by the city council upon the validity of tht ordinance that you have mentioned ? A. Yes , sir. Q. What wan his opinion ? A. His opinion was that the municipality had the right to regulate that by license. Q. Instead of by n license It really piovldcd for n periodical flue , didn't It ? A. Yes , sir , n line , the name an It would for houses of prostitution , they were fining them ? 6 a month for each prostitute. Senator Talbot Hegulated by license ? A. Yes , sir. Witness excused. EXAMINATION OF M'OANN. M. W. McOann , being duly sworn , testified ns follows : Examination by Victor Hose- water : Q. State your residence ? A. Albion Neb. Neb.Q. Q. Your business , occupation or profcs- alon ? A. Lawyer. Q. Your official position hero ? A. State senator of the Ninth district. Q. Arc you a member of the Judiciary committee ? A. Yes , sir ; I am chairman of the Judiciary committee. Q. Are you a member of the Kitting com mittee ? A" . Yes , sir ; I am. Q. Are yon acquainted with the bill re lating to gambling which has , since Its In troduction , become known na senate file 331 ? A. I don't remember the number , but I pre- oumo I remember the bill that you have reference to ; yes , sir. Q. That bill was referred to your com- mltteo on Judiciary , wasn't It ? A. Yes , sir. Q. Did any ono solicit you ns the chair man of th9 Judiciary committee to report that bill ? A. 1 don't remember ns anyhody so licited mo to report It , but I was asked to hnvo the bill considered and reported ; yea , air. air.Q. Q. Who asked you ? A. I think Mr. Piattl nt ono time asked me to have the Judiciary committee take that up and have It considered. Q. Are you sure It was Mr. Piattl ? A. That Is my best recollection nt this time. Q. Did nnyono else solicit you to take that bill up. or report it ? A. I can't say at this tlmo whether there did or not. Q. You remember no one else ? A. I re member no one else ; no. sir. Q. 'Did the committee over act upon this bill and order It reported ? A. My recollec tion Is that It did ; yes , sir. Q. Can yott tell when ? A. No , sir ; I cannot tell when because I kept no record , my clerk has the record. Q. The clerk has the redord ? A. Yes , sir ; but I kept no record of when our meetings were held. Q. Then the record of the clerk will show the vote of the committee ? A. No , sir ; I think not. The bills are usually considered and a motion made by some one to report It ono way or the other and a viva voce vote Is taken and It only shows the result of the motion. I think that Is our procedure. Q. When Mr. Piattl spoke to you as chairman of the Judiciary committee and re quested you to see that It was considered did he make any reference to any promise of money or valuable thing or reward which might bo given to parties assisting to procure Its passage ? A. No , air ; none whatever. Q. Did ho refer to any money or reward or fco which he was to procure In case It passed ? A. No , sir , not a thing. Q. Did any one else speak to you or refer to that ? A. No , sir. Q. 'As ' member of the sifting committee , have you been solicited to raise this bill or promote Its passage ? A. No , sir. I will explain my situation on our sifting committee. After our first or second meeting I sent In a motion to be relieved from further duty on the slftlnc committee and the action on the motion was dcfcrrcil and after the motion was sent In I took no further part In the deliberations of the sifting committee until Us last meeting. It was at one of the meetIngs - Ings that I waa absent that the bill was reported. Q. Then you know nothing about Its rais ing by the sifting committee ? A. No , sir. WAS NOT APPROACHED. Q. And you have not been solicited or approached preached with reference to any money or valuable thing which any party was to secure by reason of Us passage ? A. No , sir , not a cent. The first I know there was any money raised was when I saw It in The Bee. Q. Who suggested or solicited that you make a motion to add two members to this committee. A. Well , I probably was the originator of that project myself. I talked of It with a number of the other senators and wo among ourselves , I think there were thrco of them , went to Mr , Ransom's desk and asked him If ho would servo on that committee and ho suggested that we had better get some ono eluo and suggested the names of Mr. Gondrlng , myself or Senator Keltz. AVe Insisted on him serving and I went to my deslc and wrote out the motion and sent It up Q. When you spoke to those senators did you state the reason for your motion ? A. I stated the reasons that is , the reasons that I Rave , yes , sir. Q Will you please state those reasons ? A. Well , the principal reasons that I had In the Investigation of these charges , there lielng a lawyer from the republican party , whom wo recognized as one of the leading lawyers of the body , I thought It was no moro than fair that the other side should b represented by some ono who had legal ability and legal learning. That was the only object In my making the motion. Q. Do you know of any senator or mem ber ot the legislature who has been approached preached with any proposition of the pay ment of any fee or valuable consideration for tlu'lr sot-vices in connection with the pnspagu of this bill ? A. No , sir , that bill or no other bill. Senator nniirom At the tlmo you came to my desk there , wasn't It Just after I had come Into the senate ? A. Yes , sir. Q. On Monday afternoon ? A. I don't vo- member. Q. It was Monday afternoon , because wo lldn't meet In the morning. AI don't re member the time. Q. And wasn't iMr. Graham with you , and didn't I suggest his name and Senator Dear- ing's name nnd your own ? A. Yes , sir ; I romembnr you suggested Senator Hearing's name , but whether > ou nuggosted Graham I couldn't say ; I know you suggested myself , Senator Koliz and Gondrlng and Dcarlng , Q. Did you conceive It to he necessary for the protection of any uenntor that this committee should bo Increased ? A. Why , no. sir , not particularly. Q. You simply know there had been a charge niado against the naimi of the ( .enato and you suggested It for that purpose , didn't . ou ? A. That was the only purpose I had. : want to say to the committee right hwre that If there Is anybody that received any money out of this thlnu I want to know who IB Is as bad as the committee does. Uxamlned by Victor llosewnter : Q , Did Senator Miller request you to say that when ils name > vas called for n bill to'bo advanced u which he was Interested to advance any bill In which ho wa Interested ? A. No , Blr ; Senator Mlllnr said ucthlug to mo about hla hill simply because I don't know whether I told Senator Miller , but I told nest of Ihe senators thaf. I would take no urthor part In the sifting committee's pro ceeding * . I think I told Pcnator Talbot thnt liiltn forcibly two or three times , but I did Rftenvurd. Witness excused. Victor Hosewatcr I rteolre to have attached to thla transcript the record of the meeting of the Judiciary committee at which tbo bill , senate lllo 331 , was ordered reported. 3RNATOP. MURPHY ON THE STAND. Q. A. Murphy , being duly sworn , testified is follow * , examination by Victor Rosewatt'r ; Q. Whnre do you reside ? A. Ucatrlcc , N'ob. N'ob.Q. Q. Profession ? A. Lawyer. Q. Official capacity > er < ? 7 A. 1 am senator from t io Twentylflrst tllslrlcl' Q. You were present nt the meeting of the seriate when teifate file 331 , known as lti I gambling bill , was passed ? A Yes , sir. | ( } . Who was In the chair ct Jbe tlmo ! I A. I think one of the senators from Doug- lii. ( Stnator Ktnaom. Q Do you remember the clrcil-intanfi of the passage of that bill ? A. Yes , sir ; semo of them nt least , CJ. When the number of serato flic J3t ! was road ordering It to a third reading -dlil nny ono nek for nn cxplnnatlon of the bill ? A. Yea , tlr ; some senator did , Q. Did nny ot-e give an explanation of the bill' A. Nothing further than If this would bo considered an explanation : So-no on-3 asked Senator Miller , the author of th bill , to explain It nml he halt-way arose In his sent nml snld ho didn't understand the provisions of It very welt nnd called upon the senntor In the chair , Senator Ransom , to explain It. , Q. And what did Senator Rnnsom say or j do ? A. 1 could not say to the committee 1 what he dJ. ! Ho said something I wouldn't attempt to cay. what It was cither "I know- nothing about the bill" or "I am not In a pace ! to explain Iho bill , " or something of thnt sort ; 1 don't remember now , Q. Did ho pound on the desk very loudly or vlgoiously with his gavel and nsk the seinto to come to order ? A. Well , he did that many times while ho was In the chair , but I don't know whether he did any more th.it tlmo than any other. Q. Did ho pound the desk vigorously and say that the clerk should proceed to call the roll , that the motion was on the ordering tea a third reading ? A. Well , I think this occurred , I will not bo posltlvo about It , but it Is tny Impression RITOI1HB WANTS TO QUIT. Senator Ritchie I object to these questions. Now , \\o are hero to find out where that boodle was used. Wo all know this bill has been pa&syl and every one of us Is familiar with the circumstances under which Itna passed , the same ns a good many other bills wore passe * ! nt that time , and I want this committee to get down nnd glvo us some Information. If wo can't get any more Information than we are getting now I would like to have this thing stopped. I am get ting tired of sitting here nnd not finding out any mote than wo have known all along. Victor Rosewater I dcslro to have the fol lowing gentlemen subpoenaed for tomorrow night : William Wallace of Omaha , Leo Herdmann of Omaha , Rlloy Goodwin of South Omaha , Charles AVhlto ot Omaha Hiram ( Blanche ) Kennedy and Charl-a D. Blbblns. Senator Ritchie From the Information we have received from the witnesses that have been Introduced In this caso. and we have spent two nights on it and spent it under closed doors , po these witnesses should not have a chance to communicate with ono an other and so know what each one swore to , I am of the opinion that we are not gettlnw down to the facts In this case which Mr. Rosewater promised to do If wo sat under these circumstances , with closed doors. Therefore , I move- you that further proceed ings In the taking of testimony before this committee bo dispensed with. Senator Ransom I second the motion. Senator Talbot Well , I do not like to do thnt. OO course my opinion Is that wo have not made very much progress tonight. I do not know what Mr. Rosewater expects to provo by these witnesses , but It seems those men are gamblers. Now , If ho has any state , ment from anybody that these men will con nect any of this testimony or Implicate any of the senator , , why I would bo glad to hear the testimony , but of course If It Is simply to the effect that they have contributed tea a fund up there and that money was there , that was all gone over by Rlgg. But of course I don't know whether ho wants to disclose what he expects to prove. Senator Ransom I think Mr. Rlgg showed he didn't know much of the bill here. Senator Ritchie I agree with Senator Tal bet there. If Rosewater can give us any as surance that he will Introduce any witness hero that will throw any light upon this subject , that this money was used by the senators , I am willing to sit here ao that testimony Is produced before us , but this testimony that has been Introduced hero to night is of no information to the senate , and I don't want to sit hero any longer and listen to that kind of evidence ; it lias no bearing on the case , and no bearing on what he promised to do when wo commenced this Investiga tion. tion.Victor Victor Rcsewater No ono can tell what his witnesses'will say in advance , especially [ when they are known as professional gam blers. It Is my. , expectation that they will assist to substantiate moro fully than I have already done the charges preferred In my sworn affidavit. Senator Ransom Well , I am free to say that I do not think you 'havo ' substantiated anything or tended to substantiate anything so far In this matter. It has been worked up hero for politics and to be published In a paper to bandy men's names around In this campaign , that is all It Is for. These men Mr. Rosewater has named , I don't know a slnglo man ho has named there- ex cept William Wallace. I n-evcr heard of Blbblns until his name was mentioned down hero last night. Victor Rosewnler Never heard of the gamblers ? Senator Ransom I have heard of them but I do not know them. Of course I have heard of them , but I do not know thorn. I didn't know there was a man named Blbblns lu Omaha until I heard it yesterday. Senator Talbot Can you show any con nection of the senators 'with ' this fund ? Victor Rosewater I think I have made a statement In respect to that. I don't think any attorney can say exactly. I think every attorney "has " had experiences in which he has been Informed that a man will testify po and so and finds when he gets him on the stand he 'Will not testify so nud no. GAMBLERS AS WITNESSES. Senator Talbot L never put a witness on the stand unless I know what he Is going to swear to. A , This is .in . the nature of a grand Jury. It Is not for mo to go down and talk to gamblers directly. Senator Talbct i don't suppose they will talk to you directly ? A. No , sir , that is .why wo want the power of this committee to call them an ! make them testify di rectly. Senator Ofborne Do you expect to provo hov , ' thla money was used down hpre ? A. - I expect to provo whether It was paid Into the bank nnd is still there , I expect to prove more In connection with Mr. Blbblns and these other gamblers and how It was raised. Senator Ritchie Do you expect to show where It was used ? A. That Is part of my charges , I believe , that It was raised by gamblers. The committee admitted that the fund was raised by gamblera. A. I leave It to this committee. If this committed Is catlsfled that they have learnsd all about this bill they think necessary In relation to these charges , why , that Ls their business. I ihave < askcd for the production of these witnesses I have mentioned , and most of them have been brought In In con nection with testimony already offered hero , I think all but ono of two , Q. Ser.ator Talbot : My private opinion Is that you have discovered a good deal and you are to be credited with what you have dis covered , that there was a fund up there ralsuil for Urn purpose of passing this bill and two or three fellows have been employed for that purpose , but they flunked , they did not pay anything to thesenatois and no senator was spoken to about that thing , and that Is the only thing we really want to know. It Is a charge that reflects on the body thnt the bill was passed by the Influence of this money and the senators are Indirectly charged with being boodlera , Now I want to know where any of this money went to seas as to sustain that charge. The other charges I think have been sustained , I bollovo you have proven all the rest of Iho charges with the exception that that money Influenced the passage of that bill , and I do not bollovo it did , and I do not bellevo that there U any power on earth to show It , Senator Osborne Nor I either. Senator Ritchie We admit tbo money was raised , but we want to know what became of It , If It was used among the senators that la what wo want to get at. Senator Talbot I am satisfied that If they are genuine gamblers they would Ho out ot It If put on that stand , The motion to discontinue the hearing la- withdrawn until the committed hears from the sergcant-at-arina as to the bringing In of Mr. Dlbblns. It was moved and seconded that the com mittee adjourn the further hearing of evidence until tomorrow evening , March 31 , 1897. at 8 o'clock ji , ra. . room 118 , Liudell hotel. ( To be Continued Tomorrow. ) Thankg to the Introduction of Salvation Oil , young bicyclers need not rear a. ( all. 25c. J JttY DO SOMETHING Possibility 8ff7Action in Upper Branch oi 3"f Congress. ft U.I IMPLANT 'MATTERS PENDING 1 Commit ! rj IH'ftrKirnlr.iitlon ' lillci-Iy < i ! SI u ml InliliUVnj - to it Coiislilri-- Iniv Af'U-r Iho Ti-i-nly. WASHINGTON , April 11. The outlook for thu week In the senate la BJ much befogged by the situation with reference to committee i organization that It la Impossible to fore- caul the priceciilnRj with any degree ot ac curacy. There U a "pcwlblllty that this queiv tlou may coninimo h grfat deal of attention , and If It la not sufficiently disposed ot It may bo ut-ed "to prevent effort to secure action on Important measures. An ! do from the matter of reorganization there arc four Important questions before the rsnate. Theao'aro the Morgan resolu tion , the bankruptcy bill , the Anglo-Ameri can arbitration treaty and the appropriation blllo. Senator Davis , chairman of the committee on foreign relations , said today that hu was hopeful of securing consideration for the treaty some time during the week , the only circumstances likely to prevent being the continued absence of senators. Senator Davis refuses to make any predictions as to the reault of the final vote or when that vote will be reached. Senator Allison paid when ho presented the report on the sun dry civil appropriation bill to the senate that ho wouhi call It up this week. Senator Pcttlgrew , who will have charge of the In dian bm , hns aUo stated that ho hopes to take up that bill. If the democrats do not object on account ot the Incomplete condition of the committees both bills probably will be aded upon during the week. Senator Gor man la expected to make a general attack upon the appropriation * during the pendency of three measured. Iloth Senators Hoar and Nolaon ore very anxious to press the bank ruptcy bill to a vote , but will give way before any of the other measures mentioned. HOUSE FORECAST. The house will continue Its program of three daily adjournments this week. Jerry Simpson of Kansas will embarrass the ma jority as much as possible by requiring a quorum to approve the Journal , but will have llttlo aid from the democrats If the spirit of the resolution adopted yesterday prevails. The policy of the house at present Is In action , and Ills opportunities to harass the leaders will bo slight. It may bo that , owing to the urgency 6f the case , the leaders may deem It advisable when the house meets on \Vednesday to take up the armor plate ques tion In some form. In this event such leg islation as Is deemed proper can be had under a special order from the committee on rules , but nothing has , as yet been decided. ENTANCJIjEJIKNT IN IlKIlI.tG SI3A. I _ _ _ _ _ Fattier nnil Ilmiillii < < > I'roi-i-cd at Once to Unrnvol It. "WASHINGTON" , April 11. The recent ap pointment of ex-Secretary Foster and ex- AsBlstant Secretary Hamlln by the presi dent to assist In the negotiations regarding the Bering sea seal fisheries Is Indicative that this longstanding diplomatic Issue has at last assumed grave Importance and ( hat an earnest effort Is to be made to end the present unsatisfactory state of affairs or at least to place the subject on such a footing before the beginning of the approaching open season as wlllj preyent It from passing Into a more serious phase. The diplomatic cor respondence of the past year makes It evi dent that a qevero , strain was placed upon the patience of the officials of both the United States aijd" Great Britain.- and the warning given. , quietly , yet firmly , by the British premferthat , further proceedings by the American revenue cutters In the line of last ycar'a progrnE wcou\a \ not 'bo tolerated and the Intimation from Secretary Olney that there would bo no change unless additional restrictions were imposed upon the British sealing vessels , hold out latent possibilities of a serious entanglement of the two friendly powers unless some arrangement can bo made before the end of May. For the reason that ox-Secretary Foster was familiar with the earlier stages of the negotiations leading up to the Paris arbltra tion , while to ex-Assistant Secretary Hamlln Is duo largely the credit for the conduct o the negotiations of the last administration on this subject , they have been chosen to assist now In composing this threatened dif ficulty. The trouble appears to have begun prin cipally through the efforts of the British au- thorltleo to renew last year the regulation requiring British vessels going Into the seal waters to place their firearms under peal to glvo effect to the Paris regulation prohibiting the use of such weapons In killing seal , This regulation was laid down on evidence that a large proportion of the seals killed with guns sank and were never recovered , Involving wasteful mortality. The British having re 'used to seal up their arms , the United States government adopted the plan of mak- ng a most thorough search of every sealing vessel In Bering sea. There was justifica tion for a search In the regulations , but again the British government protested , claiming that rBrltlsh vessels were thereby subjected to unnecessary and meat vexatious lotentlons , that their catches were ovor- lauled and thrown Into confusion and that ho only result was Ihe discovery of one skin n which the American boarding officer hought ho saw a , shot wound , and of a log > ook a few days In arrears In entries. Yet or thin twenty-six out of twenty-nine Brlt- sh vessels In the s'oallng watere were searched eighty-two times , ono vessel being boarded six times In twenty-four days. Secretary Olnoy , on the other hand , justi fied the course of the revenue officers by lolntlng out that All of the thrco seized ve selo were convicted In British courts. Ho also gave some startling figures 'to ' show the iced of the additional rcotrlctlvo regulations vhlch ho Invited the British government o accept. From actual count he showed that n 18fl3 no lews than 28,000 dead seal pups roro found on 1hu peal Islands , which had > erlshod from starvation because their no them had been killed.at . sea by sealing ess&Is. AIno It vtea stated that In the same reason the vemeln had taken 44,169 skins , as gainst 3InS5 In thb previous year , and Sec- etary Olney averted that If the killing vaa to go on at 'this ' rate the total doatruc- lon of the t'eal herd would bo accomplished n the course of , about two more seasons. Po make the showing worse from our point of view It was stajeil that the lawful catch on ho seal Islands hail jarfiely fallen off. Ef- orts were madp , lpiydjevlHJ some way of en uring the seal gafr t the use of firearms > y poachers , but .they , came to nothing and ho upshot was 'Uiq Jboth sides stood firm , ho British warning , .against further Ind's- rlmlnato search , ol ijrltlsh vemels , and Sec- etary Olney atandln'g on our right to make t. Mesnwhllo , ir , } .expert oommlrolon sent ut by loth govcfjuuputa made an exhaustive cport , tending io'mlatain Secretary Olnoy's sssrtlons reganHag uio probable extcrmlna- lon of the peals linger present conditions , und It must bo Upp/f / 'this basis that the ne gotiations will rjp y j OPoniusTiAX womc. WiiHhliiKtoii AruiMnl Mi-otliipr of the AinorlfiH'Jl'rnct Society. WASHINGTON A'flrll ' 11. The Wa&hlng- on annual meeting' the American Tract oclsty was bold 'tonight In the West Street 'resbyterlan church , Uov. William C. Alex- nder , D. I ) , , pastor ? Senator Burrows prcsld- ng. Rev. Judson Swift , field secretary of ow York , presented a brief report of the oclety's work. An earnest , eloquent eor- nnn was preached by Dr. Alexander , pastor f the church. The report called attention to the fact hat SO , 000 , 000 population are outside the luirch and that -there was no more Important work to be done In this country than that f carrying tha gospel trtjth to these mil- Ions , It stated that the American Tract octety published evangelical truth In 103 anguaget" and dialects ; the total number of olumea In all languages published In New 'ork rcaclut ) 31,500,009 and the total amount f books and tracts nearly 500,000,000 and the otal periodicals over 2,500,000. Of Itu missionary colportage the report aya the society has carried the gospel truth to the out-of-the-way places and Into the congestel wards of the cities. "It lias gone Into the lumber"catnr > , the mining reglont and the Bparsely settled districts , leaving the Chrlstly message among those people who were entirely dcullluto of .ill rcllnloiia privi leges. Hundreds of Sunday schools have been organized and devotional services held In log cabins , fcliool homes , and oftentimes In the open nlr , "The whole number of family visits since the society begin Its house-to-house work li over 11500,000 and the number of families prayjd with or conversed with on religious subjects amounts to nearly S.KOO.OOO. It la Imporslblo to tell the far-reaching resultj of thlo noble work. " The work at Kills Island was spoken of an being of great Importance In that the colporteurs there give the gospel truth In sonic form to the large numbers that are arriving dally on our shores. The report nso ! called attention to the fact that the society's Income has been lessened In the falling off of legacies ot nearly $50,000 dur ing the past year , and the great need at the present time was nn Increase In donations. Ah oarntnt appeal was made to all who are Interested In Christian work to aid by both their prayers and means this noble cause. \etv Itnlt * UN to l.otlt'r ( 'nrrlprn. WASHINGTON , April 11. Postmaster General Gary and First Assistant Heath , who has direct charge of the free delivery system , Inv-t determined upon n policy acted upon yesterday for the first tlmo In two let ter carrier removal cases , eliminating the question of tlmo limitation In the cane of employes. Old soldiers removed from the fron delivery service on a general charge or without cause may be reinstated. All other letter carriers ore barred from reinstatement unless they have not been separated from the service for moro than thirteen years. No persons removed for good cause will be rein stated. There barred from reinstatement by the tlmo limit , and who were removed on a general charge prior to the Issuance of Post master General Blsselt's order of Junu 23 , 1834 , which gave every letter carrier nn op portunity to submit a defense may take the civil service examination and again enter the service through that channel , If not oth- erwlso barred by age limitation or physical disability. WASHINGTON. ' April 11. Major Juan Sandoval , the emlEoary sent by General Woyler to the Spanish minister hero , Is In the city. Minister do Lome says there Id no significance attaching to the visit , and that thorn Is nothing In It in which the public Is Interested. SiIIAVKS AM } SHAVnilS. \Vhy It IN that llnrlu-r Shop * An- Often Bo II n ( to pillar. "What makes my face so dry and dusty , " .tskcd a man In ono of the chairs at the hotel barber shop , relates the Chicago Tri bune. "You shave too close , " replied the barber. "You get down under the skin and Irrl- tate It. " "Well , I have to shave close. I don't want to bother with shaving every day , so I get a shave every other day , and then got a good , close ono. " "There's no need of that , " replied the barber. "There Isn't EO much difference be tween a single going-over and a very close shave. After the razor has been over your face once you can still feel a fine stubble. By a second or third scraping you can get the face feeling perfectly smooth , but In three hours' tlmo the beard has grown out to where It was after the first going-over. What I mean Is that you save only about three hours by getting what wo call a 'close' shave , and for a man who shaves every other 'day , that Isn't much of an ad vantage. iBesldes , It Irritates the face and Is liable to make the skin hard and scaly A man who shaves himself simply goes ovei his face once , but In a barber shop the cus tomer thinks ho is not getting the worth o his money unless the barber scrapes for aboil ten minutes to get rid of that extra three hours' growth of beard. " IIUI'MOATE 1'EAIM , IIIIYAN Al'TAIll Griifxmiic Find by lloyn nt Moiln Vvruon , 111. MOUNT VEKNON , III. , April 11. Boys passing through some woodland five miles northwest of the city today found a womanV head lying near the public road leading from Mount Vernon to Richvlow. They reported their discovery and a party was organized for a search for the body. It was found 200 yards from the spot where the head lay , with the lies ! , stripped from the bones , both the trunk and head being so badly decomposed as to ren der recognition impossible. The testimony of the inquest today went to prove that the body was that of a woman , who was In that locality early last November. She refused to divulge her name , but said her homo was In Carml , III. , and that oho wan going to St. Louis. The theory Is that another Pearl Brjan murder has been committed. HillKlinGet In TliroiiKli n Window. Burglars pried open the rear window of the house occupied by Walter Moise , 1532 North Sixteenth street , last night , and se cured $15 In money. OUT OP TIII5 OlllJI.VAllV. Lord Ilosebery's Income Is said to bo $1,000,000 a year. Horses sold at 35 cents each at a sale lu Wadsworth , Nov. , recently. John Zlmmerer of Towson , Mil. , hns three brothers named John , three brothers named Qcorgo and thrco sisters named Margaret. Denver , Colo. , Is to have a building 125 feet , long by fifty feet deep , and two stories high , to bo devoted exclusively to doctors' Alices. Twenty physicians can bo accommo- lated , and there will bo n common operating room fitted up In 'tho most approved manner. When Congressman Bailey of Texas was Invited to the Informal white house dinner liven td the ways and means committee ho Felt called on to explain that his refusal to accept was duo solely to the fact that he liad never donned a dress suit , and he did ' not propo'so to change his habits. Her majesty thb queen has a double In ; he person of an elderly lady who occupies > r occupied a position In the Middlesex hos- ; iltaliheru she was known as the "Queen ) f Middlesex. " She Is the exact ago of the lucen , and became a widow In the same ear that the queen lost her consort. At a meeting of the County Klldare Ar- ilmcologlcal society the other day a hat worn jy Daniel O'Connell was exhibited. O'Con- lell'a name. In his own handwriting , was .viltten . on the insldo of the hat , which was if largo dimensions , the width insldo being jlght and one-half Inches and Us longer llametor ten Inches , The chairman of the neotlng put on1 the hat , which entirely cov > red hla head and wont down to his chin. Will the Panama canal bo built after all ? Seven years ago nearly everybody said the [ iroject waa dead beyond resurrection. Wo : lo not know what the end will bo , but the rcat scheme Is not dead. On the contrary , t shows signs of surprising vitality. Dredges ire at work , machinery has been ordered inj paid for , and about 3,000 men on the | jay roll have to earn their money by good , lonest toll , There are no sinecures for any body and no taint of scandal1 attaches to the new regime. The Tampa ( Fla. ) Gas company has Just introduced the latest novelty In the shape jf a prepay-gas meter. Tills ineter Is arranged - ranged on the principle of a "pcnny-ln-the- < lot" machine. A coin the slzq of a quarter a used , but It can bo regulated far any other : nln desired. The money as It passes Into : liu meter tips a small rachct beam , which reasurcs off the gas In proportion to the unount of the coin. When this Is burned ) ut another coin dropped In the slot will 'urnlsh another supply of gas , hut If no iioney Is put In the- gas is automatically shut off. Doctors In Russia are , according to a ro- : ent decision of the Medical Council of the UlnUtry of Internal Affairs , henceforth to , vcar on their breasts a small "znak" or ilgn , Indicative of their profession. For nany years past men holding the degree of lector of medlcluu have been entitled to : arry such a distinction , and now , appar ently , It la to be made compulsory. The dea of obliging medical mien to bear on their dpthlng or their abodes gome sign of their irofeustoti U not new and crops up from Imo to time In various countries. It was lUggested lu Germany a while back that lectors should wear white hats. GOOD 1IO.MI2 KOlt AOl.l ) Porter Ailic llnjt In n I'niiion * llrnoil Mnr > % fnr Olil llpinorj'x Snlcr , SAN FRANCISCO. April 11. Sentiment ptiro and simple prompted Porter Aoho tt pay $25 Tor hla old brooj nmrc , Coilrlr I'cgfry , at the sale of horses In Kllllpa' yardr the other evening. The horsemen who stoo.l around knew the feeling which prompted the bid for the dam of tbo great Gcratdlnc , and the grand dam of Rulnart and entered no opposition. The old marc she was foiled In 1S76 will bo sent to the r.inh at Gonton so as to spend her remaining days In peace and ease. The story ot Porfer Asho's acquisition oi Cousin Peggy and the great good luck she brought him reads like a romance. "I was attending the racai In San Jose , " ho began , "lu the 80s , 1 don't remember the exact year , when old John Adamn of Los Angi-les , a horseman every one knew and trusted , came to mo and said ho would like to borrow $1,000 on a couple of innres , both In fo.il. 1 loaned him the money without seeing the mares , itaklng his word for their value. Six months later Mr. Adams came back with 'the ' $1,000 ho had borrowed , and the Idea occurred to him tint perhaps 1 might buy a halt Interest In the mares. Ho told me they were full slaters , Cousin Peggy and Fnnnlo D , the former bred to Baldwin' premier , Grlnstead , and tha latter to Ruth erford. 1 gave him the $1,000 , and wo became - came partners In the two mares , which wore shipped to llancho del Paso. In time Coiwln Peggy dropped the foal Geraldlnc. As a 2- yoar-old she swept the board here , then she won the Mlescs stakes at Saratoga , the Sapphire stakes at Coney Island , the Proa- poet stakes nt Brooklyn , and wound up by defeating the famous stallion , Emperor Nor folk , at even weights , for the first tlmo In his llfs. In that year Geraldlnc won $15,000. I divided the money with John Adams , and then gnvo him J2.500 for his half Interest In her. All told , Gcraldlne won $75,000. Cousin Peggy was sold , with three other mares , to MacDonough In 1S82 tor $7,000 , and wan bred to i't. ' Carlo , by whom she had n filly , which I own. The only other get of Peggy's be sides Gcraldlno to become famous was Queen AHa , by Alia , whoao son by St. Carlo Is Rulnart. " State Unlvemlty Tonni. Ilasc ball nt the University of Nebraska promises to make a big leap In advance this season. Not only will the team be Infi nitely stronger than ever before , but the number and quality of the contests will bo much higher. The eastern trip , com mencing May 13 , Includes the following col leges : Drake , Iowa State University , Chicago cage university. Northwestern university , Illinois State university , Knox and Lom bard , with possibly several others on the return trip Moro than a dozen games will bo played on the homo grounds before the university closes In June. Among them will be Northwestern university , Drake college. State University of Kansas , University team of Omaha , which plays hero May 1 , and the Omaha Originals on May 8. The university boys are willing to bet their Dutch dictionaries that Abbott's boys won't bo even close In their game. Packard as captain will probably come In from the field to third bag. Klmller is fielding and hitting in beautiful form and will hold first base unless Green , a new candidate , can hit In the 400 class. Llttlo Benedict will again bo at second , and with Crelgh nt shortstop double plays will come thick and fast. These familiar with Creigh's past record say that ho never before played with anything like as much speed and ac curacy as hr Is this season. Gordon and Robinson will do most of the pitching. Both are speedy , but depend largely upon head work. Kenagy , who takes Frlel's place behind the bat. Is regarded as the strongest amateur catcher in Nebraska. Few bases will bo stolen on him. A number of can didates are working for outfield positions , but choice will bo made on hitting qualities largely. I , ( in Camp nt ( InIMufTn. . A Council Bluffs base ball association has been formed , with Dr. V. L. Traynor , presi dent , and G. S. Wright , secretary and treas urer. Board of dlicctors , V. L. Traynor , E. W. Hart. G. S. Wright , Jack Palmer and C. B. Randlett , and managers , Lou Camp and Harry Gatewood. With these two old veterans at the head of the team , It maybe bo depended upon that a very strong ag gregation will be gotten together. Camp was with the Indianapolis Western league team last neason and formerly was a mem ber of Undo Anson's famous Colts. Ho refused to stand n cut In salary by the In dianapolis management this spring , and In stead of going to that city will remain In the Bluffs throughout the season. The plan Is to play the National league and Western association teams whenever they can bo secured on off days , and to get up a regular schedule with the Omaha and Bluffs amateur and semi-professional teams. Their park will be thoroughly remodeled and equipped , and as It Is only flvo minutes' . motor ride from the Bluffs and ten minutes from Omaha , It is quite likely that success will attend their efforts. Now , what Omaha should do is to organize a strong city league , to Include the new Bluffs or ganization. lnt ; Hvi-iitH nt Diivi-iiporl. HiVVENPORT , Ja. , April 11. The races of the third day ot the Trl-Clty Coursing club's tournament resulted In the honors of the thirty-two dog run being won by Quick Stitch and Melltta , owned by H. C. Lowe of Lawrence , Kan. In the sapling race , nlx- .oen entries , Pack , Russell and Wll&on , : able , 111. , furnished thrco of the four money vlnnors , In the dog race Quick Stitch won 'rom ' Master Dennis , King of the Hills from leauty , Sylvia from Lady Falconer , Mo- Itta from Minneapolis , Quick Stitch from ting of the Hills , Melltta from Sylvia. [ 'ho finals are off , as the winners belong to ho same owner. In the Saplings , Lady Jmra.v won from Hickory Jim , Vlckor Queen rom Swcot Allco , Lady If Irschol from Kath- con , Rupparco from Glen Chloc , Lady Emma rom Victor Queen , Lady HIrechul from lappareo. Fifty Years Ago. President Polk In the White Home chair , While In I.owcll was poctor Ayer } liotli were busy for human weal Oue to govern nud one to heat. And , as a president' * power of will ( Sometimes depends on a liver-pill , Mr , rolk took Aycr's Pills I trow Tor Ills liver , SO yean ago. Ayer's Cathartic Pills were designed to supply o model purgative to people who bad oo lone injured themselves with griping medicines. Being carefully prepared and their in gredients adjusted to the exact necessities of the bowels and liver , their popularity was in- stantanooua. That this popu larity has been maintained ia well marked in the modal awarded these pills at the World's Fair 1003. 50 Years of Cures , Hint CJII-'TS TO A ( MTV. I'lnttN fur llcnnUrj Itm n 1'ulillc Turk In Detroit. Kx-Srnator Thomas W Pnlmer nnnovinrcs that Mrs. Palmer la prcparlns to bnvo Burns' cottage reproduced In Palmer parii In De- troll. "Wo have als.- ) been contemplating. " ho said to n Chicago Chronicle reporter , "tho erection of a memorial building for the ben efit of Detroit , nnd besides this Mrs. Palmer otnnds ready to furnlrh a $10.000 fountain to the city. Wo have obtained from Scotland photographs , measurements nnd plans ot the Burns cottage , and It Is Mrs. Palmer's In tention to have tbo work done this Fumm"r If possible. She has nlso In contemplation a reproduction of the Shakespeare house at Strntfonl-on-Avon. This will nlso be built In Palmer park , but not this year perhaps not for two years. "As Is well known. Mrs. Palmer three yeais ago offered the city of Detroit through \J \ the common round ) , to erect a fountain for f the use ot animals In some central location In tlui business poitlon ot the city. It was then desired to place the fountain somewhere on the Campus Martins. The city fathers , however , paid llttlo attention to It , nnd the project was allowed to drop. But Mrs. Pnl mer Is still desirous of erect Ing the foun tain. She stands ready to do so nny tlmo the city grants permission and decides upon a suitable location. 'There ' In a possibility that either myself or Mrs. Palmer or both of us will erect some sort of n memorial building on my lot at the corner of Kort and Shelby streets. Wo haven't decided what the memorial build ing will be a museum or a library or some thing elso. " SUM 13 IATU XHW TU1M3S. A now cork or stopper for medicine bottles j u tias a small glass tube fitted In the center of ' 1 the cork with a bulb at the outer end of the , ) - ( . tube to hold a specified amount of liquid , the being held over the end of 'tho ' lube until the bulb Is full. A now combination , for use In cleaning the i < teeth , has In addition to the ordinary brush n toothpick In the opposite end of the hnndlo to remove forelsn substances which cannot I bo dislodged by the brush ) the pick folding In 'tho handle \\lun not In use. In n new door leek , which cat < he opened from either side , even when n key Is left In the lock , the end of the key Is made snmtlor so that the end of another key will fit over It to turn the bolt , both kcyii being capable of opening the look Independently. A now buttonhole bouquet holder Is formed of n steel bow made of line wire with n spring nt each end to hold the 'bow tight against the coat , a pin running through the coat lapel to attach It , and thj bow belli ; ; sprung outward to Insert the bouquet. Electricity for lighting blcycles'and wng- ons l produced by a small generator at tached to the. frame of the vehicle , near the rim of ono wheel , against which It is pressed when light Is wanted , a spring guard pre venting the generator from turning too fast. A novel potato digger , recently patented , consists of a plow with the point In the cen ter nnd two llangcs to turn the earth and tubers cither way Into two largo revolving wheels with lattice-work rims about n foot wide , which sift the dirt from the potatoes. In a new shading or ruling -pen a reservoir Is used to hold the Ink , the outflow bolng regulated by a rod running through Iho pen to the lower end , the Ink being allowed to now out until a sufficient quantity Is ob tained , when the hole Is closed and the pen Is ready for use. To hold pens and pencils on n school desk out ot sight and yet within easy reach of the pupil a trough Is formed In the top of the desk and covered by ia flat piece of wood centrally pl\oted iaO each end , so that pres sure on cither side will turn It over and alldo the pencils Into sight. To flll the want for a hose coupling that any ouo can ute without the aid of pliers , nippers or cutters a now device has a threaded central portion and two threaded rlngdl to clamp Iho flexible ends of the lioso fast to the central part , the end rings being easily tightened by hand. HOW TO RND OUT. PHI a bottle or common glass with urine and let It stand twenty-four hours ; a sedi ment or nettling Indicates nn unhealthy condition of the kidneys. "When tirlno atnlns linen It Is positive evidence of kid ney trouble. Too frequent desire to uri nate or pain In the back Is nlso convin cing proof that the kidneys nnd bladder are out of order. WHAT TO DO. There Is comfort In the knowledge so uften expressed , that Dr. Kilmer's Swnmp- lloot , the great kidney remedy , fulfills svery wish In relieving pain In the back , itldnuys , liver , bladder and every part of Lho urinary passages. It corrects Inability Lo hold urine nnd scalding pain In passing t , or bad effects following nso of liquor , , vlne or beer , and overcomes that unpleas- nt necessity of being compollled to get tip nany times during the night to urinate. rho mild and the extraordinary effect of ; \\amp-Hoot la soon realized. It stands the for its wonderful cureo of the moat cases. If you need a medlclno 'ou should have the best. Solj by drug- ; lsts , price fifty cents and one dollar. You nay have a ramplo bottle nnd pamphlet both ent free by mall. Mention The Omaha Jeo and scud your addrefn to Dr. Kilmer & ID. , Blngliamton , N. V. The proprietors of his paper guarantee the goinilneno.1 of this KVBIIY VOTUIl IN KACII IVAltO VOTE TOR A vote for him Is n vote for iii'tlioilw in inunli'ljml iilVnIrs ; strict L'onmny ; Jionpst jovoniiin'iil , rcfjnnllL'HS f party. Ills platfotin Is Ills past ueoril as n PAXdX & Mnrs. TO.MIJIIT Si IT. , h@ Woodward Tiieafos * Co. 'en Nights in a Bar Room rien Adcle ami her trained lions. The Mugul- | io. \\ltli new iilcturcu. M.'illlicuVoilnfndiiy. . riiuisday- TUB TWO OUl'HANH. JOYD'S 110c26 360 ; I L. M. Crawford , Mftr. TOMfJUT A'l < Hitr , I SALTJ2U & .MARTIN'S | . = 50 iiidtf Mammoth , original , bftt of all jl'eopl * UNCLE TOM'S CABIN. Die ereatptt Unclx Turn fcliow In Anuilcu IH > - . iliitlnce Wrilneaduy JIOT10LB , When you come to Omulia stop at Iho MERCER HOTEL Till' ' : IIKST 2.00 a day house in ihz West. ( X ) rooms J2.00 per diiy. to rooms with liuth , 10 i > r Uuy. tnitulul ratca liy tin- month U'l.MC TAll.Oli , BARKER HOTEL IUHTii2.Vl'll ; AMJ JO > lit ) bTUlSK'l'H. 149 room * , bati ) , nU-uiii Itcut and all modern nvcnlencev. Haiti , Jl.W und It.W inr cluy , iblu unexcelled , bpoclal low rutck to rtuulir ardem. D1C1C BMIT'I. Manager. _ " "STATE HOTEL ! lOS-10-U Uuuglui W. M. HAH It. Munuuer , ) wnl furnls.ifd roomrKuropcan or Air.irlcaw plun. JIATUa $1.00 AND J1.CO I'KIl DAY liCMb HAT H Jiy TJII1 WKRK Oil MONTH ( reel cur line connect to all parts of the city.