THE OMAITA DAILY HJOKt Fill I ) AY , DEC U\lI5li3H : \ 10. 1H 7 ,
1IAPPISC OUT LEGISLATION
Kombars of tbo Housa Try to Plan a
Legislative Program.
APPROPRIATIONS HAVE RIGHT-OF-WAY
3lnn ! < riiitc | > - Mcnniire Srt.rtltilril for
Action In the House Aflcr the
jM I'rnxtirot of
riniincliil IIIIU.
WASHINGTON , Dee , 9. Although no for
mal action has been taken a pretty gen
eral understanding has been reached by the
lenders In the house of representatives ns
to Iho course of loglilatlon In Iho near
future. This contemplates the disposal ot
appropriation bills as fast as they are ready
for consideration. After these the bank
ruptcy bill will bo reported by Chairman
Henderson ot the Judiciary comnilttro ho
lore thu holiday recess , but It will not betaken
taken up by the houso" until after the ro-
cesa. It Is uwhrntood that Speaker Reed
nnO the comniltteo on rules will bo dis
posed to give this bill every alvantiRo In
tlio way of eccurlng early time for debate.
It is equally well understood that for the
present there will he no effort to pans iliitu-
clal legislation on the floor of the house.
This la duo mainly to the fact that a strong
sentiment prevails among members of the
house that the comniltteo on banking and
currency will not bn able to reconcile the
mlny conflicting Interests Inside the commit
tee. This represents all shades of opinion
< /n financial subjects , and are so much ai
variance that It IB not expected a majorlt >
can bo rallied for any ono proposition. Under
< iuch circumstances the purpose Is to awal
the action or the deadlock In that com
The ways and means commlttro will do
nothing at present In the way of frnmhif ,
financial legislation. If , however , It becomes
evident that the committee on banking am
currency Is at a standstill , then the uaja
nnd means committee will enter the field o
financial legislation and will frame n hit
on broad lines calculated to meet the prcHeii
financial rcmilremcnts. In the meantime
the subject will bo kept In the background
lui much as possible.
Aside from the bankruptcy nnd approprh
tlon bills , oomo emergency measures sucl
ns thut relating to Berlin ; sea , Introduced L >
Mr. 1IIU , will have a hearing , as they Involve
volvo nn aueHtbns ( ( f general policy and aie
not likely to meet with opposition. Will
thcso exceptions the disposition of the lead
era will be to keep radical legislation to the
rear.
iior.sn ALSO CONSIIIKUS i n\sio > s
StlrriMt I'p Wlik-li Mny I.IIK
Severn ! UIIJ-N.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 0. The house toda
entered unon thn rnnsldi > r.itlmi nf tlm non
slon appropriation 'bill ' and stirred up a do
'bate ' that promises to continue for sevcra
days.
Mr. Stone , In charge of the bill , yielded t
Mr. Cannon , chairman of thu committee o
appropriations , who took occasion t3 mak
a general statement of the estimates sub
milled 'by ' the secretary of the treasury fo
the public service of 1S09 , for the purpose
ho said , of disabusing the -minds of men
bers and the country of the false Impresslo
made by a comparison ! ot these estimate
with those of preceding years. The estimate !
revenues for 1899 were $482,000,000 , the ex
penditures $504,000.000 , showing an esti
mated deficit of $21,000,000.
Under the last sundry civil act the secre
tary of the treasury , ho pointed out. was
compelled to estimate this > car for $18,000-
000 of river anJ harbor work , $33,000,000 ot
which had not boon authorized by lav. It
this sum not heretofore Included in the es
timates were deducted , there would be an
estimated surplus of $8,000,000 , instead of a
deficit ,
In conclusion IMr. Cannon solemnly warned
the house that the large anticipatory impor
tations would keep the revenues under the
present law down to the minimum , and ho
appealed to his colleagues to see to It "that
wlille tlio public service was sufficiently sup
plied with money not ono dollar Is appropri
ated which Is not absolutely neccssary to
the best Interests of the public service. "
This statement of 'Mr. Cannon was warmly
applauded on the republican side.
'Mr. ' Allen , democrat of Mississippi , at
tacked 'Mr. Cannon's statement In a speech
In which there were flashes' of inimitable
humor that set the house Into a roar ot
laughter.
When Mr. Lacy concluded Mr. Allen again
got the floor and disclaimed any Intention
ot attacking the federal soldiers or the pen
sion rolls. But , ho said , he could not but
marvel at the fact that 970.000 names were
now on the rolls and that there wcro 600,000
applications In the pension ofilcc. There had
been but 2,200,000 men in the federal army
mill ho was reminded of a meeting between
an ex-confederate and an ex-federal at a
blue and gray reunion. They were felici
tating themselves on the disappearance ot
all hostility.
"If there should bo another war , " said the
ex-federal , "we will ha standing shoulder to
shoulder under one flag. "
"Wo will , but you won't , " retorted the ex-
confederate.
"What do you mean ? " asked the ex-fed
eral.
"Legally you are disabled. " ( Laughter. )
Mr , Allen pave notice tint ho would offer
amendments to prohibit the granting of a
pension to a widow whoso application was
not filed during her widowhood , to prohibit
tbo punulon nf widows who had not married
prior to the passage of this act and to strike
from the rolls the names of all permanently
Insane or helpless children who had reached
their majority.
Mr. Hepburn , republican of Iowa , replied
to pome criticisms of the pension roll which
came from the other Bide. Ho was espe
cially severe la his condemnation of a re-
ane.rk by Mr. Norton of Ohio , which bo
characterized as "monstrous. " The state
ment waa to the effect that the regulations
of the pension office compelled most eol-
dlera to ot&nd on. the rejected list , "or com
mit moral and legal perjury to reach those
lolls. "
Mr. Nortoa disclaimed having used the
word "most. " With a change of that wore
to "many , " ho ' ( old , ho stood by that etato-
inoat. The pension ofllco required tec-tl-
inony which wen not In existence. Ho stooc
Tdidy , Mr. Nortoa eald , to aid In sweeping
away these senseless regulations ,
"While your party Jmd the prcaldency and
< hc senate and house , " asked Mr. Stone , re
publican of Pennsylvania , "why did you not
remedy c ame of the evllsT"
"When God or the country had the mis
fortune to glvo ua the only democratic presi
dent wo have had since the civil war , " ro-
jillt-d Mr. Norton , "we found It too late
Ho belonged to you and jou owned him. '
( Democratic applause. )
"llejnedlcs do not begin with the presl
dent , " said Mr. Stone , "but with congrefs
Why did a democratic congress do nothing
but reduce thu pension roll ? It docs not lib
i , blotcbci , blacklieajf , red , rough , oily ,
molby ll3i Itching , icalyicalp , dry , thin , and
filling hair , and baby Uemlilie * procnteil by
CITICIHU BOAP , llio rooit effective Vln purify
ing and beautifying ioap ID the n otld , ni well ai
purcttandeneet ( tfortolUtbathaudnuriery.
tl Mid tb'ou thoul tht world. Fnrr n. i D C. O r. ,
f l < fffftBMIOU. . cjr 'llowioUt utlfytb 5klii1"ftci
BLOOD HUMORS 0\MM
n your mouths to complain. " { Hcpubllcsn '
pp'au.3 )
"If we committed a wrong why should
-on sit by Rupaely and not seek to correct
t ? ' ' ( Democratic applause and republican
eers. )
Mr. Hepburn denied that ho had put any
words la Mr Norton's mouth. On the con-
rary he Insisted that he had heard the
word "most ; " that he n-is corroborated by-
all members about him and by the official
eportor's notes. The gentleman from Ohio ,
with all hit boasted courage , was trying to
un away from the foul etandcr he had
uttered.
At this point the committee rose nod the
house adjourned.
I.ORU. cnviTuxunvr i-'oit AIU/.OXA.
Hill li.v DrloKiil' ' Sin I Hi I'rottiiMCN Xit-
WASHINGTON. Dec. 9. Delegate Smith
of Arizona Introduced a bill today which
irovldes for a rather radical change In the
conditions now existing In that territory.
t provides for the election on the first Mon-
lay In November , 1898 , the following terrl-
orlnl officers , who shall hold ofilcc for four
ears unless otherwise proscribed by the
cglslatlvo assembly of the territory : Gov
ernor , secretary of state , auditor , treasurer ,
attorney general , superintendent of public
nstructlon , one chief Justice and three as-
soclato Justices of the supreme court.
Thcso officers nro to have the same powers
as such officers now hold. All other tcrrl-
orlnl officers arc to bo appointed by the
governor , by and with the consent of the
crrltorlal council. The nalary and com
iciisatton of thcso officcm shall bo paid at
.ho time and In the manner prescribed by
aw. At present the governor and secretary
are appointed by the president of the United
States and confirmed by the senate. The
other officers named arc appointed by the
governor and confirmed by the territorial
council. Sir. Smith's bill would give local
Bclf-gcn eminent to Arizona.
SIJ\ATII I.VriillKHHUS WITH IM.AXS.
I' < m1 | > otu < iiirii < of IVIIIIMIH 1'nolllc .Salt-
Will Mo Axkcil.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 9. With the excep
tion of the offer ot $2EIO,000 received some
tlma ago from the Union Pacific reorganiza
tion comniltteo for the government's Interest
In the Kansas Pacific , which was promptly
declined , the government has received no
Intimation as to the purposes of the com
niltteo with respect to the sale for December
16. The government Is now In a position to
bid at the sale , and but for the resolution
adopted by the senate today asking the pres
ident to apply to the court for a postpone
ment , there Is no doubt' that It would have
done so should tlu committee have failed to
make nn acceptable offer. The senate reso
lution , however , changas the situation. At
torney General McKennn , will soon begin
the preparation ot the necessary papers In
the case , and will at once ask the court to
set a day for hearing argument In support ot
a motion for postponement. The attorney
general has no doubt that the motion will
bo granted upon the showing ha will be able
to make.
I'UTITIOXOAIST AXVEXATIOX.
iniKter AfTnlr 1'nwntoil In Hie Svtnuc
l > y 'Mr. ' II inr.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 0. Senator Hoar to
day presented a monster protest In the sen
ate from native Hawailans against the an
nexation of the Hawaiian Islands to the
United States. The protest filled several
hundred pages of foolscap paper , and was
forwarded 'by Enoch Johnson and Lllla K.
Aholo , secretaries respectively of the Ha
waiian Patriotic league and the Hawaiian
Woman's Patriotic league , who made certifi
cates that the signatures were all genuine.
Of thu 21,200 signers 10,300 were women
ad If'iO were foreigners. The petition was
rlnted in both thu Gnglish and "Hawaiian "
nnguagoa , and ; was very brief , merely "pro-
osting against annexation to the United
tales In any shape or form. "
The presentation of the petition was wlt-
.cssed by the native 'Hawailans ' comprising
he delegation now here to oppose annex-
tlon , who made their first visit to the cup-
tel today. They told those with whom they
oaversed that their people were unalterably
opposed to annexation.
SHCIlIJ'i'.tKY I.\ ( ! PAVO1IS THE LAW.
Mlslakr io Impair the Civil Service
WASHINGTON , Dec. 9. Secretary Long of
ho navy today expressed the hope that
ho present civil service system will not
) e Impaired. He said ho had entire sympathy
vlth Iho conRreasmen who are brought dl-
cctly In contact with applicants for official
icsltlons , but believed the president right
ind should bo sustained. Ho was of the
Olnlca that the great body ot the people
.avo no desire to go back to the old sys-
em , certainly not If their attention is called
o the merits of the case. With great defer
ence for the opinion of others who differed
rom him , the views which he said ho had
icld , bcforo occupying his present position
vlth regard to the benefits of the present
aw , have been confirmed by his experience
n the Navy department.
Will l.ct .MfiiriiKun Swent.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 9. The Department
of state in about to press to the end the
Uissue that has been raised between it and
the government of Nicaragua growing out
of the refusal of Nicaragua to receive a
United States minister In the person ot Cap-
: aln Merry of California. The United States
Icgatloci at 'Managua ' , which has been closed
through the retirement of Minister Baker ,
will bo permitted to remain closed for the
present and Captain Meriy has orders to
proceed to San Juan In Costa Hica to take
up bis mission there.
Dr. Hunter of Kentucky , who has been
appointed minister to Guatemala and Hon
duras , was at the State department to3ay ,
and having received his final Instructions
will sail from Now York on December 20.
Ho goes to Guatemala City , capital of Gua
temala , but as his case is In many respects
similar to that of Captain Merry , It Is prob
able that ho will be confined In his minis
try to Guatemala , and w.lll not bo received
at Honduras , to which court ho Is also cred
ited. Honduras will also bo without a lega
tion.
Will Ilciiurxt InroriiitiMon.
WASHINGTON , Dec , 9. The senate com
niltteo on Pacific railroads today authorized
a favorable report on the resolution Intro
duced yesterday by Senator Morgan direct
ing the attorney general to send to thu
bonato a full statement of his proceedings
concerning the lien of the government upon
the Kansas Pacific railroad , striking out
that portion of the resolution calling for a
statement In regard to agreements concern
ing the sale of the road. It Is understood
that the passage of the resolution us
amended is agreeable to the attorney gen
eral and the opinion was given at the meetIng -
Ing that Itu passage would preclude any
action upon the bill Introduced yesterday by
Senator Gear providing means for foreclos
ing the Kansas Pacific mortgage.
Ili-vlxloM of ( Itiiiriintlm * I.mrx ,
WASHINGTON , Dec. 9 , Senator Caffory
of l > oulsana today Introduced a bill for a
revision of the quarantine laws , the dis
tinctive feature of which Is the placing of
the quarantine regulations exclusively In the
hands of the national authorities. The sec
retary of the treasury Is authorized to make
rogulatloiiH to prevent the Introduction of
Infectious or contagious diseases Into one
state from another , and such regulations are
to bo enforced by the Military authorities
of each state or ot municipalities. Hut when
they fall , the president Is given authority
to execute and enforce them and to adopt
"such measures aa In Ills Judgment shall be
necessary to provccit tno Introduction or
spread of such diseases. "
InlfrprrtliiK' I.mv for ( 'lilnrxr.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 9 , The solicitor of
the treasury holds that Chinamen wlio failed
to register under the act of November 3 ,
lb'J3 , are not lawfully In this country , al
though they may have registered ualor the
act of May C , 1S92.
Attorney General McKenna today ruled
tltat thu Chinamen 'who ' liavo been excluded
from the United States 'by ' collectors of cus
toms may be summarily excluded without
process of law In case ot a second attempted
entry ,
To 1'rotoel Guvi-riiiut'iil Claim * .
WASHINGTON , Dec. 9.-In the house to
day iMr , Sflcnilnt ; of Georgia Introduced a
bill authorizing the Investigation ot the
books , accounts an 1 methods of railroads
which have received aid from Iho United
States. It provides that In the preildcnt's
Judgment the secretary of the treasury shall
redeem or otherwise clear oft the paramount
loan , mortgage or other Incumbranco of
government-aided railroads by paying the
sums lawfully duo out of the treasury.
I'or HIP Twelfth
WASHINGTON , Dec. 9. The senate com
mittee on census today authorized Senator
Carter to report favorably the bill Intro
duced at the last session of congress , to pro
vide tor the twelfth census. The bill pro
vides for the Immediate appointment of a
director of census at a salary of $0,000 ; nn
assistant director , a chief clerk and five
statisticians.
Will I'NP ' Indian
WASHINGTON , Dec. 9. Secretary Gage
has adopted a plan for naming new vessels
of the revenue cutter service. The old sys
tem of naming vessels was to call them
alter secretaries , sometimes senators or mem
bers of the house , and cometlmos clerks.
Hereafter these vessels will receive the
names or tribes of Indians.
n Iliuikriiiitoy Mill.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 9. The house sub
committee which Is framing a bankruptcy
bill met today and began work. The Hen
derson bill was taken ns a basis and this Is
likely to bo reported with little change , as
substitute for the Nelson bill , passed by
the senate.
l'iUMAI > , PAltAKHAIMIS.
H. M. Kvana of Kansas City la nt the Mil-
lard.
lard.n.
n. P. Dickinson ot Chicago la at the Mil-
lard.
lard.W.
W. H. Wilson ot Dluo Sprlngo Is a guest
at the Uarkcr.
J. A. Warner ot St. Joseph Is registered
at the Mlllanl.
0. II. Sawyer and E. II. Pool of Uoston are
Mlllard guests.
H. C. Howntrec , an Insurance man of Lin
coin. Is In the city.
J. J. Murphy of the Armour compiny , Chicago
cage , Is stopping at the Mlllard.
13. J. Sinclair , United States pcstofilco In
spcctor , Is stopping at the Mlllnrd.
Low Dclmoro and Fred Wilson arc New
York arrivals stopping at the Barker.
A. W. Hohnqulst , a grain dealer of Oak
land , Is registered at 0:10 of the hotels.
Deputy United States Marshal T. L. Ack-
crman Is registered at one of the hotels.
II. H. Hade and wife of Grand Island arc
In the city and will remain for a few days.
James W. Nicholson of this city loft last
evening for a business trip to New York
City.
City.M.
M. Dertenderfer of Wood Hlvcr and W. L.
Porter ot York are stockmen stopping at the
Barker.
H. B. Smith of the Northwestern Fuel
company of Minneapolis Is domiciled at the
Mlllard.
II. D. Benttell , a wealthy resident ot Lon
don , England , Is in the city , en route west
on n pleasure tour.
W. T. HOES , city passenger agent of the
Louisville & Nashville railroad at Nashville ,
Tcnn. . Is In the city.
John D. Hnlllday , an old Nebraska pioneer
and ranch owner living In Galveston , Is III
o cny on uusmees.
P. Holcomb , a prominent merchant of
Rapid City , S. D. , and wife , are in the city
on a visit with fricnda.
A. D. McLean , manager , and fourteen
members , of "The Broadway Girl" company ,
are quartered at the Barker.
Nelfe Anderson , well known In the west
ern part ot the state and at present a res
ident ot Ong , Is In the city.
A. W. Odell and W. McBride , cattlemen
and ranch owners of Hot Springs , S. D. , are
In the city on a business trip.
E. M. O'Brien , formerly of this city but
now ot San Francisco , has been In the city
visiting old friends for a few days past.
Arthur L. Shcetz , secretary and treasurer
of the Nebraska Traveling .Men's association ,
with headquarters at Grand Island , is reg
istered at the Millard.
Judge Thomas H. Casewell of San Fran
cisco , sovereign grand master for the su
preme council of thirty-third degree Ancient
and Accepted Seotlsh Ilite Masons for
the southern Jurisdiction ot the United
States of America , arrived In Omaha
yesterday. Judco Casewell will re
main in the city until Sunday.
Saturday night there will bo an emergent
meeting of the supreme council when the
thirty-third degree will bo conferred upon
several local members elected at the last
session ot the supreme council In Washing
ton.
Nebraskans at the hotels : D. C. Kava-
naugh , Columbus ; L. B. Comnn , Fremont ;
J. B. Gowan , Orand Island ; M. Hoff , Murray ;
P. G. Engstrom , Holdrcge ; G. M. Itoberts ,
Hartlngton ; J. W. Campbell , Wayne ; H. S.
Manvllle Fremont ; J. C. Dahlman , Lincoln ;
C. K. Erbank , Lincoln ; E. L. Calkins and
wife , Kearney ; W. G. Whitmorc , Valley ; W.
W. Laltrldge , Lincoln ; John Cattle , Scward ;
P. W. Planck , Lincoln ; A. G. Evans , Lincoln ;
P. A. Parker and wife , Kearney ; J. F.
Pierce , Blair ; M. F. Munslngcr. Talbot ; Carl
A. Newden , Tabor ; W. B. Bell , Tabor ; M.
Tollilson , Kearney ; A. M. Putllii , Valley ; J.
M. Brady , Kearney.
At the Mlllard : E. Wcdcler , Chicago ; J.
G. Bauer , Topcka ; C. C. Mead , Chicago ; A.
Kuppcnhamer , Chicago ; J. F. Richards , Kan
sas City ; W. C. TaA-nsend , St. Louis ; C. E.
Ferguson , Sioux City ; C. C. Davis , Chicago ;
John B. Hurley , Dulnth , Minn. ; II. E. Smith ,
St. Paul ; GeorgeKennan , Washington , D.
C. ; F. T. Cummins , Nashville , Tcnn. ; Charles
H. Wallls. .Minneapolis ; P. W. Plank , Lin
coln ; C. W. Spencer , Chicago ; J. H. Jagoe ,
Chicago ; William Lovlnworth , Chicago ; A.
G. Rvans , Lincoln ; C. G. David , New York ;
Mis. ? N , Stevens , San Francisco ; II. B. Bent-
tell , London , Eng. ; E. S. Klmball , Bos'toiu
W. L. Fllmer , Now York ; P. D. Papln , Kan
sas City.
KOUUOAST FOU TODAY'S \VIOATIinil
K a Ir Ia > - IN I'riiniUeil , tvlth
WIllllH.
WASHINGTON , Dec , 0. Forecast forK
Friday :
For Nebriiskn Fair ; northerly winds.
For South IXikotn Fair ; north to wes
winds.
For Iowa Fnlr , preceded by light rnli
or snow In eiiBtern portion In , lhe morning
colder ; northerly winds.-
For MlBsonrl Light rnln , followed bj
clearing1 weather ; colder , northwester ! ;
winds.
For Kansas Fnlr ; clenrlntr In eastern per
tlon In the morning ; colder ; northcrl >
winds ,
Kor Wyoming : Fnlr wanner ; southwest
erly winds. t
Iiornl Itcooril ,
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER OUREAtJ
OMAHA Dee. 9 , Omnhil record of rulnful
and tojnperiilurn comiwrcd with the corre
Hpondlnt ; day of the luat three yearn :
1637. 1S % . 1S ! . 1KM
Maximum temperature1. D3 41 4
Minimum temperature. . . , . " .0 a > " . ! Z
POOLING BILL OPPOSITION
.t
.ti
Jobbers nuil MnnufaclnTcn Excited bj a
LARGi SHIPPERS UNITE AGAINST THE PLAN
J.9 8 *
Confrrenoc nf Lommrrclnl Cltilm
Cnlloit for KniiHiTN City In Kor-
111 ii In Itit HiiMQjfiir Odii.
ci-rteil Action.
- i >
The Jobbers , manufacturers and other
largo shippers ot the ttrangmlBsourl ter
ritory nro considerably excited over
the movement already begun to se
cure the passage "of a railway
pooling bill by the present session of con
gress. In Omaha , Kansas City , St. Louis ,
Qulncy and other leading western cities the
various organizations of shippers arc now
considering the probable effect of a pooling
'bill ' on their Interests In order that they
may resolve what stand to take In reference
to the measure.
Tht-ro will ho a meeting In Kansas City
on Saturday ot rcpree-entatlves of the com
mercial cluis , truffle bureaus and similar or
ganizations of all'Missouri river points and
several other leading western cities. Omaha
will be represented at this meeting by Com
missioner U t of the Commercial club. It
la believed that this meeting will decide to
oppooo the pooling bill or bills that may
come before congress at this session. If
this course Is pursued each commercial club ,
freight trainc bureau and similar organiza
tion In the west will bo made a nucleus for
the opposition of shippers to this measure.
On Monday there will lie a meeting of the
freight rate committee of the Omaha Com-
nicrclil club to cither accept or reject the
-action of the Kansas City conference. Thla
freight rate committee Is compcacJ of the
representatives of fourteen ot Omaha's
largest business houscu and It Is believed to
be Bomethlpg ot a power \\hen It comes to
railway matters.
TWO CITIES \VRLL. UNITED.
In St. Louis and Qulncy the opposition to
the pooling scheme of the railroads has nl-
icady advanced to such a point that the
'business ' men are pretty well united In the
opposition. As In Omaha , uo action as yet
has been taken In Kansas City. Hero a
number of the leading men are In favor of
a bill that will legalize the pooling of rail
way earnings , but there Is also a contingent
earnestly opposed to granting the railways
of the country any further TionetHs of legis
lation. What action the local freight rate
comniltteo will take should the Kansas City
conference agree to oppose the pooling
scheme Is conjecture , but that Holiday's
meeting will bo an unusually warm one Is a
certainty. Those who are opposed to the
i
j scheme to legalize 'railway ' pooling contend
hat to grant such a privilege to the rall-
/mn ot the country would bo to sacrifice all
lie advantages to bo derived from compcti-
ion and to ngaiiu give way to the demands
f railroads for additional favorable leglsla-
lon.
lon.A
A prominent man , not a rallroid man ,
said to The lice that he believed tiiat "the
> aesago of a pooling bill would be a good
lung for Omaha. Ho 'Mid : "Tho greatest
ourco of evil to shippers is the Instability
if frc-lght rates. Tito fact that a shipper
Iocs not know wh'Hf ' secret rebate- his com
petitor Is enjoying Is pretty nearly the
cause of all the -.trouble. I believe the
esilization of railway pooling would ab-
olutely do away with secret rebates. There
vould then bo no object for a road to get
nero than its share , of lha business , for If
t did it would have to divide the excess
earnings among the other roads In the pool.
This , I believe , would give some stability to
atce. Railway pool'ng was practiced before
ho Interstate Commerce commission was
brought Into vogue , and aecrct rebates were
lot known to any such extent then as they
are now. " i
\SSOCIATIO.V mOiiiA nu'uon.vm.c.
HcNiirrpcdmi of ( ii
1'iihst'iiKi-r Coiiililni * A'lslonnry.
The statement spnt out from Denver to the
effect that the offices ot the Transcontinental
'ae&enger association wauld bo located in
hat city , with I > . J. Plynn In charge as
chairman , drawing a salary ot $8,000 per
amiuin , was ridiculed by well-posted jossen-
ger men In Omaha. In view of
ho fact that the only progress toward the
establishment of the Transcontinental I'ao-
sengcr association Is the Issuance ot a caller
or a preliminary meeting In St. Louis on
Tuesday of next week to tallt about the
ocatlcti of the headquarters , the election
of a chairman and the determination of lil.s
salary are regarded as nremaUro.
It Is the belief of the passenger oniclals
n this city that the meeting oalled for the
puriK'seof resurrecting the deceased acso-
clatlon of transcontinental lines will not ac
complish its object. If there should be no
association formed the chances of Mr. Plynn
ot Denver and his $8,000 salary are going
: o go a-gllmmcring. The hitch in the mat
ter Is over the refusal of the Canadian Pa
cific and the Sco lines to come Into the se-
sociatlon , unless the other Uses will con
cede that they arc second-class , or differ
ential lines , and arc entitled to carry pas
sengers acrorjs the conticont at cheaper
rates than the other reads in the association.
The Omaha passenger men who have Just
rturncd from , the Chicago meeting say that
the Americ.a.3 . lines will never agree to con
sider the Canadian lines entitled to a differ
ential , no matter If a ticciscontlnental asso
ciation id never formed ,
Anollii-r Very Flint 'Hun. '
The Union Pacific took another fall out
of Father Time yesterday. The Oregon
Short Line was eight hours late In handing
over Its Portland connection to the Union
Pacific , and In order to catch the first sec
tion of train 'No. ' 2 It was necessary to do
some fast running. The run trom Oneycnno
to North Platte , 225 miles , was made in 218
minutes full time. Thli Included n stop ot
thrro minutes at Sidney to change locomo
tives. The actual running tlmo WAS 215
minute * , giving an average ot something over
sixty-three miles an hour. From Cheyenne
to Sldner the train was pullc-J by Bnglnocr
Post In. . charge ot locomotive No. 1S09. En
gineer Stuart , with locomotive No , 811 , pulled
the train from Sidney to North Platte , ar
riving at the latter ipolnt at 8:35 : o'clock thU
morning. At North Platte the extra train
was but forty-five minutes behind the regu
lar train , ami overtook It at Ornnd Island ,
running from North Platte to Oraml Island
at about sixty miles an hour.
Improvement * on l'cmi * > tvnuln Hnnilt
PHILADELPHIA , Dec. 9. The Pennsyl
vania Ilallroad company will begin nt once
the proposed Improvements on Its lines west
of Altoona. There ro to bo constructed two
additional tracks between Altoona and the
Horse Shoo curve and from that point to the
tunnel on the main line near Qallatln there
U to be one addltlcci.il track constructed.
When this work Is flalehed there will bo
four tracks from Altoona to the Horse Shoo
curve and three tracks from the Hoi BO
Shoe curve to the tuancl. The old Portage
tunnel , which was constructed by the state
moro than fifty years agc % Is to bo re
modeled and made to as to accommodate
two tracks. This \\ork will take time to do
anil It a' o requires the widening of the
western approach to the tunnel for a ills-
tscico ot about two miles. The tunnel as It
now stands Is too small for the rolling slock
ot the road.
Io or Kliiur llntc-M to tln Count.
CHICAGO , Dec. 9. Representatives of the
freight departments of the Chlcngo-St. Paul
lines today decided to cancel all through
tariffs with eastern roads and to Issue In
lieu thereof such proportional tariffs as will
glvo them one-third of the ruling gross rates
to the Atlantic seaboard. As a beginning
It was determined to Issue a proportional
tarlfl' of 10. S cents on ( lour shipped at St.
Paul or Minneapolis and destined to the
Atlantic seaboard. This chaigo of 10.S cents
from the twin cities to Chicago added to
rates which eastern lines are now secretly
making , will make a through rate lower than
Iho 27-cent charge now being made by the
Canadian Pacific.
I'm- OlixtiMictliip : I InTrnolt. .
Fred M. Hans , special agent for fie Klk-
hcrn road , has arrested August WooJrlch at
Onnwa , la. , on a charge of placing a lurge
etono on the track of th.it road between
Onawa anl Whiting , resulting In serious
dimagcs to an engine pulling a freight train.
Woodrlch Is a young man about 20 years of
age , and formerly lived In Deoitur , this state.
Ho Is now In Jail nt Onnwa , and Hie odlcers
ct the road , who have becu looking for him
for fioiiio time feel that they have a strong
case against him.
\OI-tlHTII I'lll'tllo imillcilll.
NEW YORK , Dec , 9. The directors ot the
Northern Pacific mllioad will meet In th's '
city tomorrow. It Is expected that a dlvl-
! ( lend of 1 per cent will bo declared on < he
| preferred Block. Should this bo done It will
bo the first dividend to bo declared since
April , 1892. It Is declared that the state
ment of earnings to be laid bcforo the dl-
I rcctora tomorrow will show a surprising In-
creasu for the six months ending November
0.
There is still considerable feeling among
employes of the Union Pacific shops over
the alleged granting of overtime work to
favorites of the shop bosses. Some time ago
this complaint was made public in the form
of u letter to The iDce. At that time the
management promised that the matter would
be Investigated and n reply made , but It
has since been decldo.1 to glvo the matter
no further publicity.
Ilollilny Hates for SIiiilmtH.
CHICAGO , Dec. 9. All of the lines ot the
Western Passenger association and thobc of
the Central Passenger comniltteo have an
nounced that they will make a. rate of one
and a third fare for students returning to
their homes for the holidays.
Iliiiltrny \ < > | CH mid I'oi-NOiinlx.
General Western Agent Fred A. Nash of
the Milwaukee is In Chicago.
Traveling Freight Agent Mitchell ot the
Canadian Southern Is In the city.
General Passenger Agent Townscnd ot the
Missouri Pacific was In the city yesterday.
General Passenger Agent Lomax ot the
Union Pacific has returned trom Chicago.
J. Y. Cnlahan , , general agent of the Nickel
Plate's passenger department , is In the city
from Chicago.
Assistant General Freight Agent Leland of
the Missouri , Kansas & Texas railroad Is
in the city.
I. G. Mitchell , general agent of the Blue
line and the Canadian Southern line , is In the
2lty from Kansas City.
W. 'D. ' Carrick , general baggage agent of
the Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul railway ,
is in the city from Chicago.
Thomas M. Orr , assistant secretary ot the
Union Pacific's executive department , has
completed his mission in New York City.
ClaronoJ 13. Drown , district passsrgjr agent
of the Union Pacific at Portland , Is In the
city. He was formerly stationed here und
since being on the coast has made It his
mission to be courteous to all travelers1 and
especially so to those balling from Omaha.
TO Ct'HK ' COIU IX OXIJ DAY
Take Laxative Dromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund tiie money If It ( alls to cure.
5c. The genuine has L. D. Q. on each tablet.
IIVMIC.MC U , . ,
IIiiII-MIllrr.
BERLIN , Neb. , Dec. 9. ( Special. ) Dexter
Hall and Miss Llllle Miller , two well known
young society people , were married today by
Rev. George Hawley , pastor of the Congre
gational church. Only a few Intimate friends
of the parties were In attendance. They
loft on the first train for an extended tour
through the cast.
Kort'tMl Him to
ST. LOUIS , Dec. 9. A special from Guth-
rlc , OU1. , to the Republic says : The * 1S-
ycnr-old son of Senator Fair of Sterling ,
Drox L. Shooinnu won't open up a
shoo storein Illnwll tlipy don't wear
shoes there but here In Omaha where
wo hiive cold and Mushy winters peel -
l > lp liavo to have them especially
teachers selmol girls and clerks who
have to be out a greiit part of the time
for Mich we've added a new HUB of la
dles' regular wet weather shot's with
Goodyear welt extension soles made In
the new loimtl toe uppers of a light
weight box ealf to Introduce this shoe
to our Omaha people we have made a
specially low price ofj JJ'J.WI and wo can
say that no Mich .value has ever been
bhown by us or anyone else all sizes
and widths. * nM
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
1/110 / FARNAMi STREET
New full catalogue uovv ready ; mailed
for the asking. rl
i . i
Hy Saturday wo wllMiave our toy de
partment all arranged In the front part
of our store you wJH'lw able to make
line of the
your selections frouV.g largo
subslanclal toys thu < boys and girls like
ho much Voloelpedes-i-Trlcyclcs Skates
Doll Haby Cribs-Desks-Tool Chests
Little ClialrsGhlmesSledsVlieelbar \ -
rows Wagons Sliollys Merry-go-
i omuls and in fact a complete assort-
ment-\vo want the little folks lo see this
display and Invite the papas and mamas
to bring the little tots to our store Sat-
urtlay you shouldn't forget wo have a
complete hardware store also.
A. C. RAYMER
UU1LDEKS' HARD WAKE
1514 Fartiam St.
No Return of Heart Trouble
<
Was entirely Cured by Taking Dr.
Miles' New Heart Cure.
U tl
II
.il
Is probably no other ( Us-
en so which utt'ocN so hi rue a per
centage of our people as heart ll -
on so. The most common symptoms are
shortness of breath after any kind of ex
ertion ; HutterliiK or palpitation , hungry
and faint spells , swelling of the feet ,
pain In leCt breast or under left shoulder
blade , etc.
Heart trouble Is frequently aeeoin-
panletl with nervousness , Irritability , un
sound sleep. Dr. Miles' Heart Cure la
the most reliable medicine known for
such troubles and will positively ive re-
lief. The following letter is iceelved
from Mrs. M. A. IJIrdsall , one of the
most prominent ladles In social and
church circles In Watldns , N. Y.
"About one year NKO 1 was taken with
extreme nervousness and palpitation of
the heart , accompanied at times with an
oppressed feeling In the chest and n
shortness of breath. I also hud sov.'re
pain in tlio lelt slue and tinder the left
shoulder. My appetite was very poor
and my fienoral health miserable. 1
bu : ii * taking Dr. Miles' Heart Cure ,
and after tnlvliiK four bottles I was en
tirely free from pain ; my appetite re
turned and I felt greatly improved. 1
have had no return of the heart trouble
since taking your New Heart Cure. Fo > '
years I had constant pain in the rlfiht
ovary. 1 was unable to wear my corset
without suffering intense pain. Kor thi !
trouble I have spent hundreds of dollars
employing physicians and buying medi
cine. Nothing seemed to do any good
until I began taking Dr. Miles' Antl-
1'ain Pills. They biought relief at once
and I think they are indispensable , and
can heartily recommend thorn to ladies
who are suffering from such trouble. * .
I wish every woman who suiters as I
did would give Dr. Miles' Uestorative
Kemedies a trial. "
Knn. . who dlsappeaicd from home six
weeks ngo , WIH : located today. The boy
had Joined a band of peddlers , who hud
crippled his leu with carbolic acid nnd
forced him to bog1. He Is now under the
care of a physician nnd will lose his lei ; .
Smith lU-lil for 'Hrlnl.
The case ot Mason Smltb , charged with
highway robbery , was heard In police court
yesterday nCternoon. It was shown that
Fred Mesenbrlnk , the young mnn who lost
the wntcli , was steered from u Sixteenth
street beer curdcn to Fifteenth and Cnpltol
avenue , where his timepiece was wrested
from him In n fclmrn ft.ir.ht. with two confed
erates of Smith. The evidence was sulll-
cient to bind Smith over to the district court
under bonds of JSOO.
Ice Di'llvc'pprM I ) < uict > ,
The fourtb annual ball of the Omaha Ice
Deliverers occurred last night In Patterson
hall. Fully -ICO people made use ot the ex
tended dance program , which was adorned
with a neat deslgTi of an ice wagon. Ihe
committee in charge was composed of the
following : M. J. Crowe , J. W. McCleary.
W M Welch , J. W. Turnbull , J. F. Lynch ,
J ' UlL'cs , C. Anderson , C. Humbenl , J.
Uohun , William Conlin , A. Slilporlte.
ANKiiuH.
Tlio body ot n man , bleeding nnd uncon-
Fclous , was found In front of a saloon near
Thirteenth and Dodge streets last nteht. He
had evidently been slugged and beaten In
the saloon nnd thrown out Into the street.
Ho | , uis taken to the station and several
s.ishcs on his 'fncw were attended to He
was found to be Michael AlcCormlck , a
HH12A11T STUAIX and irritation if nl-
U H lowed to continue are almost certain
to affect the muscles or substance
of the heart , causing Irregular and Im
perfect circulation of the blood. This
will lead to congestion and disease of
the llvei , kidneys , lungs , brain and other
organs. It is useless to take medicine
for liver or lung * unless tlio causo. ot
the trouble Is llrst attended to. Kvery
heart Unit flutters , palpitates , tires out
easily , aches , lias darting pains , etc. , la
weak or diseased , and should not bo
neglected , lest complications arise which
are beyond the reach of medicine , and
the opportunity for recovery shall pass
by fo'revei. There i" < Jio remedy so good ,
safe or ecoiiomlc.il to strengthen and
regulate the action of the heart as Dr.
Miles' New Heart Cure.
Mr. .T. II. Dobbins , for years a well
known and respected business man at
Hlchmond , Intl. , says of his wife. "My
WHO w.is i1 imuu'ii MIU Hi-till , * . * . . . . i- .
Her pulse at times would roach as high
as 1120 beats per minute. I bud tlio best
doctors In the city attend her , but they
did her no good. Your New Heart Cure
was recommended her and I bought one
bottle. It did her more good than all
the medicine she lias ever taken- . She
used six bottles and is entirely iccovered.
She is the picture of health and her
weight has increased thirty pounds. She
owes it all to Dr. Miles' Heart Cure ,
is great medi
which we both believe a
cine. "
Dr. Miles' Uemedio- !
are sold by all drug
gists under n positive
guarantee llrst bottle
benefits or money re
funded. Hook on the
heart and nerves sontj _ _ _
free on request by the Dr. Miles' Medi
cal Co. , KlUlmrt , Ind.
laborer , and proved not to bo seriously
hurt. C. Urewer was arrested as
the man who committed the as
sault He claimed that MeCormlck had be
come quarrelsome. ov.er a sumo of cards and1
that ho had struck him In felt defense. Ho
was locked up on the charge ot assault iUth ;
Intent to do gre.it bodily injury.
AKiiluxt Dim Hoiilii.
S. S. Ixinyon. a drugBist , n.t Thirtieth and
Farnrm streets , called at the police sta
tion last evening and r.woro out a warrant
for the nrrest of Dan 11 , llonln on a charge
ot obtaining money under .false pretenses.
Ho alleBes ho save Honiln money for a rail
road ticket to Uiiluth. Honin asroeing to get
him transportation . Thin was wvcralweeks
IIKO Liinyon says his has been unable to
oS'.hsr get the ticket or the return of his
money.
HIllcr'N HOIINCWn
In honor of n number of visiting fricnda
Mr. nnd Mrs. Henry Hitler cntertnlned In si
elaborate style nt their new home. 3321 Far-
nain street , yesterday afternoon nnd last
evening In the afternoon a musical was
followed by a luncheon. In the evening
music , games nnd other amenities were
succeeded by a supper. The two functions
were enjoyed by seventy-live guests.
The- following marriage licenses were Is
sued yesterday by the county Judge :
Name and Address. Age.
Gus Anderson , Omaha . 3
Amanda Fredrickhon , Omaha . 29
James II. Johnson , Omaha . 4 *
Emma Iluther , Omaha . 29
CIIKISTMAS FICTURKS-
AVe are showing hundreds of already
framed pictures representing an end
less variety of subjects In pastel , etch
ings. etc. that wo have made special
holiday prices on $ r..OO . pictures nt ! ? U.OO
$4.00 pictures at .fJ.riO * : .00 pictures at
$ ti.OO and so on through the entire as
sortment this Is n rare opportunity for
selecting a linn Christmas present at
greatly reduced prices wu are nlso
showing a line line of original water
colors by mieh well known masters as
Hugo Fischer , Carl Weber , Ha/.one and
others wo guarantee tlio genuineness of
these and our prices are so low they
will surprise you.
A. HOSPE ,
KUSIC QHl ( fill I5IS
Christmas novelties for tlio Indies'
Spring Tape , all sterling $2.50.
Tliread Ilex , all sterling1.50. ! ? .
Stocking Darner , sterling handle-75c.
Glove Darner , all sterling * 1.50.
Memoranda , sterling corners $1.00.
Nail Kile , sterling handle We.
Glove Honk , sterling handle ! Jr > c. '
rfSboc Hook , sterling handle 7f > e.
Cuticle Knlfu , sterling handle < ! 3c.
Cora Knife , sterling handle 75c.
Shoo Horn , sterling handle $1.00 ,
Garters , sterling clasps § 2.00.
Toadies' Traveling .Manicure Case--
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"licit Ilook.J , nil BturlliiK ? 1.00.
Our stock never was as complete In
Christmas Jewelry as now open even
ings.
C ; S. RAYMOND CO. ,
Jewelers ,