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    THE OMATTA DATLT BEE : THURSDAY , .TANUAHY 5 , 1800.
SCBCRZ TALKS ON EXPANSION
.Addresses Chicago University Faculty and
Students on the Subject.
'INSISTS THIS COUNTRY IS LARGE ENOUGH
Twenty-Seventh Anniversary nf the
Institution FlnilH It 1'oHneanor
of flltttt
CHICAGO , Jan. 4. President Harper of
Chicago university announced tonight at the
twenty-seventh convocation of the univer
sity that gifts aggregating $403,000 have bcea
made to tbo Institution.
Martin A. Hycrson , president of the
Board of Trustees , donated a tract of land
adjoining 'that now occupied by the unlver-
elty. The value of this Is $34,000. John D.
Rockefeller had promised to duplicate the >
gift In caih , thus making { IS,000. Marshall
Field of this city gave a tract of land ad
joining that given by Mr. Ryerson , and
which has been used by the university ns
an athletic field. The value of this land Is
estimated at $135,000. Mr. Rockefeller agreed
that when this was given to the school he
would give $25,000 for the building of a
gymnasium and the equipment of tbo ath
letic grounds. The university has , therefore -
fore , received $169,000 In land value and will
now receive from Mr. Rockefeller $234,000
in cash.
Hon. Carl Schurz made the convocation ad
dress , his HUbjcct being "American Im
perialism. " Ills remarks were a discussion
of the expansion Idea and strongly against
it. Ho contended that It was wrong for the
United States to annex any of Its conquests
during the war with Spain , and predicted
much trouble for 'the country it it annexed
Porto Rico and the Philippines. He said in
part :
Had the famous peace message of the czar
of Russia , with Its protest against growing
| Vf militarism and Its plea for disarmament ,
reached us a year ago It would 'havo been
hailed with enthusiasm by every American
as a triumph of our example. We might
have claimed only that to our republic , and
nut to 'tbo Russian monarch , belonged the
place of leadership In so great an onward
step In the progress of civilization.
But there t-ame the Spanish war. A few
vigorous blows laid the feeble enemy help
ICBH nt our feet. The whole scene of peace
und order without a single shadow threat
ening us seemed to have suddenly changed.
According to the solemn proclamation of our
government , the war had been undertaken
Bolely for the liberation of Cuba , as a war
of humanity nnd not of conquest. But our
easy victories had put conquest within our
rcaoi and when our arms occupied foreign
territory a loud demand arose that , pledge
or no pledge to the contrary , the conquests
should bo kept , even the Philippines on the
other sldo of ithe globe , and that as to Cuba
Itself , Independence would bo only a pro
visional formality. Why not ? was the cry.
Has not the career of the republic almost
from Us very beginning been one of terri
torial expansion ? Has It not acquired
Louisiana , Ftorldo , Texas , the vast countries
that came to us .through the Mexican war ,
nnd Alaska , and has It not digested them
well ? Were not those acquisitions much
larger than those now In contemplation ? If
thu republic could digest the old , why not
the new ? What IB 'tho ' difference ?
niflvrrncc 111 IScir AciinlMltlonH.
Only look with on unclouded eye and you
will soin discover differences enough warn
ing you to boware. There are five of do
clsl"e Importance :
1. All .the former acquisitions were on
this continent , and , excepting Alaska , con-
itlguous to our borders.
2. They were situated , not In the trop
icalbut [ In the temperate zone , where demo
cratic Institutions thrive , and \\hero our
people could migrate In mass.
3. They were but very thinly peopled
dn fact , without any population that would
liawe been | n tha way of'new settlements' . ' '
4.rTbey could be organized as territories
In the usual manner , with the expectation
that they would presently come Into the
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( ins substantially homogeneous to our own.
5. They did not require a material In-
roase of our army nnd navy , either for their
( injection to our rule or for their defense
gainst any probable foreign attack pro-
olecl by their being In our possession.
Compare now with our old acquisitions ns
0 all these Important points those at pres-
nt In view.
They nro n'jt ' continental , not contiguous
o our present domain , but beyond seas , the
hlllpplncs many thousand miles distant
rom our coast. They are all situated In the
roplcs , where people of the northern races ,
uch as the Anglo-Saxons , or , generally
peaking , people of Germanic blood , have
ever migrated In mass to stay , and they
re moro or lei densely populated , parts of
lum as densely as Massachusetts their
opulatlons consisting almost exclusively ot
aces to whom the tropical climate Is con-
cnlal Spanish Creoles mixed with negroes
1 the West Indies , and Malays , Tagals ,
'lllilnos | , Chinese , Japanese , Nlgrltos and
arlous more or less barbarous tribes In the
'hlllpplnes.
When the question Is nuked whether wo
my hope to adapt those countries nnd
opul-Hlons to our system of government the
Ivocntes of annexation answer cheerily
hat when they belong to us we shall so'jn
Americanize" them. This may mean that
Vtncrlcans In sufficiently largo numbers will
: ilgrate there to determine the character
f those populations so as to assimilate
BCin to our own.
This Is a delusion of the first magnitude.
I ask In all ccodor. taklnc President Mc-
tlnlcy at his word , will the forcible an-
ovation of the Pblllnulnes by our todo ot
nornls not bo criminal aggression a self-
on teased crime ? I nsk further. If the Cu-
ians , as congress declared , are and of right
ught to bo free and Independent , can any-
xdy tell me wtov the Porto Rlcans and the
Mllplnoa ought not of right to be free and
ndcpondent ? Can you sincerely recognize
ho right to freedom nnd independence of
no and refuse the same right to another in
he. same situation , and then take his land ?
Vould not that bo double-dealing of the
aost shameless sort ?
Do not deceive yourselves. If wo turn
hat war which was so solemnly commetided
o the favor of mankind as a generous war
if liberation nnd humanity into n victory for
: ouquesl and sclf-nggrandlzeinent , we shall
have thoroughly forfeited our moral credit
with thn world. Professions of unselfish
Irtuo and benevolence , proclamations of
noble humanitarian purposes coming from
us will never , never bo trusted nculn. Is
his the position In which this great republic
of ours should stand amciiK the family of
latloils ? Our American self-respect should
rise In Indignant protest against It.
Country In l.nrnr KIIOUKU ,
What can .there bo to justify a policy
'rnught with such direful consequences ?
Ml us pass the arguments of the advocates
of BUdh Imperialism candidly In review.
The cry suddenly raised that this graat
country has become too small for us Is too
ridiculous to demand an cnswer. In view of
ho fact that our present population may bo
tripled and still have ample elbow-room ,
with resources to support many more. But
.vo . am told that our Industries ore gasping
'or breath : that we are suffering from over
production : that our products must have
now outlets , and that wo need colonies and
dependencies the world over to give us more
markets. Moro markets ? Certainly. But
lo we. civilized beings , Indulge in the nb
surd and barbarous notion that we must
> wn the countries with \\hlah wo wish to
: rade ? Hern are our otllclal reports before
is , telling us that of late years our export
: rade has grown enormously , not only of
'arm products , but of the products of our
manufactures Industries ; in fact , that "our
sales of manufactured noodb liaie CO.-.IKULXJ
to extend with n facility aqd promptitude of
results which hav excited the serious con
cern of countries that , for generations , had
lot only controlled their home markets , but
lind practically monopolized certain llhoo of
tiado In other lands/
If wo have rescued tihose unfortunate
daughters of Spain , the colonies , from the
tyranny of their cruel father , I deny that wo
urn therefore la honor bound to marry acy
of the girls , or to .tako them all Into our
iiousehold. where they may disturb aad de
moralize our whole family. I deny that the
liberation of thoseSoantsb dependencies
morally constrains us to do anything that
would put our highest mission to solVe the
ijrcat problem of democratic Rovernmont In
Jeopardy , or that would otherwise endanger
the vital Interests of the republic. What
ever our duties to them may be , our duties
to ourown country and people stand first ;
nnd from fhls standnolnt we have , as sane
men and patriotic citizens , to regard our
ibllgatlon to take care of 'the ' future of those
Islands and their people.
Culm 1 * Delivered.
They fought for deliverance from Spanish
oppression , cud wo helped them to obtain
that deliverance. That deliverance they un
derstood 'to ' mean independence. I repeat
the question whether anybody can tell mo
why the declaration of coast-ess that the
Cubans of right ought to be free and lade-
pendent should not apply to all of them ?
Their indonendcnce. therefore , would bo the
natural and rlcbtful outcome. This is the
solution of the oroblem first to be taken In
vlow. It Is oblccted that they are not capable -
pablo of Independent government. They may
answer that this Is their affair and that they
nro nt kost entitled to n trial. I frankly
admit that If thcv nro given tho/t / trial
their conduct in covcrnlnK themselves will
bo far from oerfcct. Well , the conduct of
no people Is perfect , not even our own. They
may try to reveaBo themselves upon their
torlcs In their revolutionary war. But we ,
too. threw our torles Into hideous dungeons
during our revolutionary war end per
secuted and drove them awav after Its close.
They m y have- bloody civil broils. But we ,
too. have had our civil war which cost hun
dreds of thousands of lives and devastated
ncip-half of our land : and now wo have In
horrible abundance the killing by lynch law ,
and our battles of Vlrden. They may have
trouble with their tribes. So hud we. and
wo treated our wild tribes In a manner nol
to bo proud of. They may have corruption
and rapacity In Ihelr government , but Ha
vana and Pence may get municipal adminis
tration almost as coed as New York has
under Tammany rule : and Manila may have
a cltv council not much less virtuous than
that of Chicago.
No. wo cannot expect that the Porto
Ricnns. the Cubans , and the Fillpines wll
maintain crderlv governments in Anglo-
Saxon fas-hlon. nut thev may succeed In es
tablishing a tolerable order of things In their
fashion , as Mexico , after many decades o
turbulent disorder , succeeded at last , ua
der Porfirlo Diaz. In bavin * a strong cm
orderly government of her kind. not. In
deed , such a Koverament as wo would tolerate -
ate in this union , but a government an
awcrliiR Mexican character and Interests
and respectable In Its relations with the out
Bide world.
This \\ill become all the moro possible if
without annexing and ruling those people
wo elmply put them en their feet , and then
Klvo them the- benefit of that huraanltnrlai
spirit which , ns we claim , led us Into tbt
war for the liberation of Cuba. To this end
wo should keen our troops on tbo island
until their people have constructed govern
ments nnd organized forces of tholr own fo :
the maintenance of order. Our military oc
cuputlon should not bo kept up as long ai.
possible , but should be withdrawn as soon
as possible.
ttiirlul of WcHterii I'lonopr.
HURON. S. D. . Jan. 4. ( Special. ) Thi
funeral of Mrs. Betsy Pond , whoso deatl
occurred quite suddenly Saturday afternoon
took place Monday afternoon at the home o
her daughter , Mrs. Asher F. Pay , and wa :
largely attended. Tint services were con
ducted by Rev. Charles H. Brand , assisted
by Rev. W. II , Thrall , who had known Mrs
Pond for foity years or more. Mrs , Pen
was the latt of a prominent revolutlonarj
family of Vermont , and was the wife of th
late Judge JCImrl Pond of Oafesburg , 111. , In
which city they resided for half a century
She was nearly 89 years of age at the time
of her death , end bad been totally blind fo :
nlno years
CliltilriMi'H Home Kipnnrii.
SIOUX FALLS. S. D. , Jon. 4. ( Special. )
The Children's home , which has * dona con
slderable good among the orphans of th
state , contcmslates extending the scope o
Its work In the spring. It Is proponed t
take the smaller children of parents who ar
compelled to EO out to work dally to th
home , where they will be taken clre of dur
Ing the day.
No Jury In CinrrliiKton Trial.
SIOUX FALLS , S. D. , Jan. 4. ( Spccla
Telegram. ) Testimony Is not yet beln
taken In the Garrlngton murder trial. Tb
tlmo slnco yesterday afternoon when th
case came on has been consumed In efforts :
to cet a Jury.
SOUTH DAKOTA IECISLATIRE
little Eusineu Hat Been Transacted Up to
Dale ,
ENATE COMMITTEE ANNOUNCEMENTS
* oniilnlnt In the Cot rrnorfthlp Con
tent Will lie Mvrrcd Thin Morn
ing Tnlk of Inipenchincnt
Fllln the Air.
PIERRE , S. D. , Jan. 4. ( Special Tele-
ram. ) In the bouse today the absentees of
esterday were sworn in and a committee
n rules appointed , consisting of Bros ,
Dwlght , Chlesman and Varnum and Peter-
on of Brooklngs. A committee of five on
ompensatlon of house employes Is Harrlng-
on , Chlesman , Lien , Puscy nnd Purdln. A
lessago from the senate declared that body
o be ready to meet the house In joint scs-
lon. The drawing of scats was proceeded
1th and before this had been completed the
cnato had adjourned for the day without
altlng for the house to complete Its work ,
n motion of Russell the speaker was In
truded to add to the committee list a com
mittee of seven as n committee on live
took. A messenger was then sent to notify
lie senate of the readiness to meet In joint
esslon and reported the adjournment of
body. The house then adjourned.
In the senate the only business transacted
as the di awing of seats. It had been gen-
rally agreed that on account of the length
f the governor's message It would be re-
elved In joint session and not read , but
.nado a part of the journal ; but the action
f the senate In adjourning without waiting
or the house prevented this action from
elng taken. As the organization of both
xidles Is now completed that action will ,
vlthout question , bo carried out tomorrow.
While It was definitely announced this
morning that the complaint In the governor-
hip contest would be served today , this
ctlon waa for some reason deferred until
omorrow and It Is now reported that the
ervlce will be made In the morning. The
omplalnt is a bulky volume of Itself , alleg-
ng Irregularities In many precincts over
ho state and comprises 1,300 printed pages ,
he case will be ono of the hardest fought
in both aides which has ever been brought
n the courts of this state. It is expected
now that the principal committees of both
muses will be announced tomorrow.
Talk of impeachment proceedings has been
loatlng for several days , starting from it
lopullst source , the alleged scheme being to
> lace Kean in the chair until the end of the
cssion. This has absolutely no foundation
and has not been considered by the repub-
leans.
Following Is a list of the chairman of Im
portant soflato cc.mmlttee.s wblou will be tn-
nouneed tomorrow : Judtcltry , Lawson ; ap
propriation , , Stewart ; ways and means ,
hooper ; railroads , Loomls ; state dispensary ,
Stllos.
Guaranty Company nefnnc *
The refusal of the guaranty company to
take risks on elective officer * leaves Treas
uror-clect Scbamber In an annoying situa
tion. Whllo there Is no question that he
.an easily secure the required personal se
curity , ho had hoped to give the greater part
of his bond through a surety company , and
supposed that all arrangement's hid been
completed for that purpose , when ho learned
Sunaay that the company could not accept
risks on elective officers. He at once started
'or ' his homo to secure tbo requited personal
> end , and whllo he will be In shape toITC -
sent It within a few days , it will be 1m-
losslble for him to secure it and return
lere in time to be sworn In at the
time with tbo other state officer * tomorrow.
Adjutant General .Humphrey will .attempt
o secure at'the coming session a sufficient
appropriation for the military department ot
: no state , to put the National guard on a
Jotter footing than ever before , as soon as It
s reorganized , which action Is expected to
ie taken as soon as the Dakota troops re
turn home , an event which is looked for
early In the coming spring.
The question of future measures has as yet
received but little consideration , all the
.Ime and energy of members having been
: aken up with the organization , but one of
he first measures to bo taken up will prob
ably be some measure toward providing for
ho dispensary amendment and probably the
first use made of the referendum amend
ment will bo to submit any bill passed cov
erlng the dispensary amendment.
Outside of the secretary of the senate the
Black Hills section and the northern coun
ties of the state took everything worth hav
ing In the way of appointive positions. The
members from the Hills section came here
with a claim that , with their record In
turning over the populist majority of two
years ago , they were entitled to something
good , and made the chief clerkship of the
house their special claim. They not only
secured this , but also assistant sergeant-
at-arms and two good places In the senate.
DECREASE IX TAX LEVY URGED.
Governor 1.1 ml Ailvlne * I'nttlnR More
Hurileii on Corporations.
ST. PAUL , Minn. , Jan. 4. Governor John
Llnd , In his tnnaugural message , recom
mends a reduction In the tax levy from
1 G-10 mills now levied and Included In the
state auditor's recommendations for the
next two years to 1 2-10 mills. Ho holds
that by a closer and more effective en
forcement of existing taxation laws and by
means of necessary taxation on franelses
and corporations , the receipts will be suffi
ciently large to leave a good surplus even
with this reduction. He favors an Increase
In the gross earnings' tax on railroads
arguing that Minnesota with the 3 per cen
tax Is below the average for the states
of Wisconsin , Iowa and Illinois , with whose
railroads this state is grouped. He favors
a 4 per cent tax.
With the surplus he expects to receive by
this means , and through moro economics
management of state Institutions , ho advises
the Improvement of the educational Interests
of the state as wen as the other state instl
tutlons. Ho recommends the preparation
and publication on state account of the
school bonds required In connection with the
frco textbook Rstern. In the treatment o
the Insane he favors some change along the
line of the cottage system as It might bo
modified by local conditions. Ho also speaks
In favor of a Hoard of Control to oversee and ,
direct the management of the state Institu
tions.
Other recommendatlona Include the insti
tution ot salaries In place of fees In certain
big paying offices , the bringing of the telephone - ,
phone companies In the state under the Juris
diction of the railroad commission ; abollah-
Ing the system of Issuing railroad passes to
public officiate ; the submission of legislation
to the peopij for approval , the pushing of >
work on the otate capital ,
Retiring Governor Clough read bis final
message , which was simply a review of the
last two years In state affairs.
QUAY WILL SIIET OPPOSITION.
Combination Will Delay Election
IViiillnir l.lKlit on llnnU Cane.
HARRISnURO , Jan. 4. The republican
senators and members who signed the pledge ;
not to take part In last night's senst"1- ! '
caucus organized today to keep up the fight
against Senator Quay until after the supreme
court has disposed of the People's bank
|
conspiracy case. The meeting was attended
by nearly all the signers and two others
who did not sign , but kept away from the
caucus.
General William II. Koontz of Somerset
called the meeting to order and named
Senator William Flynn of Allegheny for
chairman , and Senator J. Henry of Phlla-
ItOphln nnd Representative R. K. Young ot
'loga for secretaries. Senator Flynn said
tiero w no necessity for holding a sent-
orlal caucus last night , and that so long
as those who stayed away stood together
here could bo no election of a United States
enatar. What he wanted was moro light
> n the pending charges against Senator
Quay , to ascertain whether ho is a proper
person to be elected to the United States
enate. Mr. Plynn also said that ho Inter
acted the pledge binding the Independents
o keep out of the caucus to mean that they
vould not vote for Quay until the supreme
court had disposed of the conspiracy cases
and that If the senator was not In a better
xnltlon after this action than he Is now
hey cannot vote for him.
ENDORSES CHICAGO I'LATFOHM.
IlllnolH IlcmocrntH favor Ilrynn and
the Vote IN n Surprise.
SPRINGFIELD , III. , Jan. 4. The demo-
r.itlc state central committee tonight de
clared Itself for the Chicago platform and
or William J. Bryan. Mr. Bryan was prcs-
Jilt and made on address , thanking the com-
nltteo for the personal compliment nnd con
gratulating the organization on Its declara-
lon In favor of free nnd unlimited coinage.
The adoption of the resolutions endorsing
illver nnd Mr. Bryan by unanimous vote was
something of a surprise , for It was expected
hat several of the
members of the com-
nilttco with leanings to the gold standard
vould oppose any declaration In favor of tbo
ilatform of 1896. C. K. Ladd , proxy for
Ben T. Cable , who la generally regarded as a
strong anti-silver man , voted with the ma-
orlty nnd stated that he did so at the. re
quest of Mr. Cable.
Aside from the declaration of party policy
: hc meeting of the committee was of In-
.crest because of the contest concerning Its
organization between the Mayor Harrison
nnd ex-Governor Altgeldifactlons. The Har-
ison men elected their candidate , Dr. Wal-
, er Watson of Mount Vernon being chosen
stale chairman and Fred Eldred of Chicago
ecretary.
ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE ORGANIZES.
Krnnchlne Plht nnd Subject * in
Governor' * Mennaire Kentnren.
SPRINGFIELD , 111. , Jan. 4.-Tho two
houses of the Illinois legislature
were or
ganized today , Senator
James Warder , re
publican , being chosen president pro tern
of 'the ' senate and
Lawrence
Y. Sherman , re
publican , speaker of the lower house. The
street railway franchise flght began at the
j1 Urst session , three bHIa on the subject being
introduced today.
Governor Tanner devoted the greater part
of his message 'to ' a discussion of state is
sues. He referred at length to the much
discussed Allen street railway franchise law ,
and eald moro legislation on the subject Is
necessary. The street railways , ho said ,
should pay the.lr full share of tbo taxes , ac
cording to value , and there should bo a
reasonable and equitable reduction In street
car fares.
Referring to the local mlno riots at Pana
and Vlrden , the governor said that the over
production of the mines of the state was
responsible for the trouble. Ho recom
mended an amendment to the present ar
bitration law making It obligatory on the
part of the contending forces to submit their
grievance- on arbitration board.
LEADERS AGREE ON CAUCUS CALL.
Indication * Are That Johnnon Can
not Control It.
BISMARCK , N. D.t Jan. 4. The repub
lican steering committee of the house and
senate met tonight and , after a consulta
tion with the several candidates and their
supporters , called a caucus for tomorrow
night. Congressman Johnson appeared be.
fore the committee and acquiesced In the
call , as did 'the ' other candidates. From
the anti-Johnson composition of the steering
committee the call Indicates the belief of
the opposition that 'Jbhh'son ' cannot control
the caucus. No one1 believes the'caucus will
result In a choice , bdt It will develop the
strength of the various candidates and give
"the managers lines to work upon.
Colorado Legislature Called.
DENVER , Jan. 4. The Colorado legis
lature met at noon today and organized by
electing the officers chosen by joint caucus
of the silver parties. William O. Smith ,
silver republican , is speaker , and A , B. Gray ,
populist , chief clerk of tbo house ; John R.
Bcharmerhorn , silver republican , Is president
pro tern. , and Harry N. Sales , democrat , sec
retary of the senate. Governor-elect Thomas
will be Inaugurated next Tuesday.
Lexinlatnrc Open * In Mlanonrl.
ST. LOUIS , Jan. 4. A special to the Post-
Dispatch , from Jeffereon City , Mo. , Bays :
The legislature met nt noon today , Lieu
tenant Governor Bolte calling the senate to
order and Secretary ot State Leseur acting
In fhe same capacity In the house. The
temporary organization was effected In the
house by the election of George T. Leo ol
Carter county as speaker and H. J. Sim-
mons of Shelby as secretary.
Senatorial Candidate Withdraw * .
DETROIT. Jan. 4. A News' special from
Lac Bios , Mich. , says : Albert Pock has
issued a letter formally withdrawing from
the senatorial contest. Everything bed been
staked on the election of Carton to the
speakershlp. When ho was defeated last
night In caucus. Mr. Pack conceded that
nothing could prevent the re-election of Sen
ator Burrows and ho did not care to con
tinue the fight merely for the sake of mak
ing a showing.
TODAY'S WEATHER FORECAST
Fair SUlcm nnd Variable Wind * Pre
dicted for State * of Iowa and
NebraHku.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 4. Forecast for
Thursday :
For Nebraska and Iowa Fair ; variable
winds.
For North and South Dakota Fair ; not BO
cold ; variable winds.
For Missouri Fair ; colder ; northwesterly
winds.
For Kansas Fair ; colder ; northerly
winds.
For Wyoming Fair ; variable winds.
Local Ilprord.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU
OMAHA , Jan. 4. Omaha record of tem
perature and rainfall compared with the
corresponding day of the last three years
1899. 1898. 1S97. 1S96
Maximum temperature . . . 14 41 11 2 !
Minimum temperature . . . . 7 31 7 I
/ vnrn temperature 10 36 9 lb
Rainfall ' . 00 .00 .07 , OC
t. i u ) of temperature and pruclpltntioi
nt Omaha fo ? this day and since March 1
1K9S :
Normal for the day 21
Dellclsncy for the day n
Accumulated excess slnco March 1 7
Normal rainfall for the day 03 inch
Deficiency for the day 03 inch
Total rainfall since March 1 , 1693.2fi.55 Inches
Tendency * lnce Mirch 1 3.78 Inches
Deficiency for cor. period. 1897 11,03 Inches
Excess for cor. period , 1S96 5.24 Inches
Ueporn from Slatlona at 8 9 , m.
TATlONa AND BTATB OF
WEATHER.
Omaha , clear 14
North Plattp. clear 16
Salt Lnko City , cloudy 32
Cheyenne , rlnjir O |
Rapid City , clear " 4
Huron , ' 4s
Wllllston , clear 4
Chicago , clear 4S
St. Louis , cloudy . . . . 5t !
St. Paul , clear S ' 1
Davenport , clear 14 4GI .0
Helena , partly cloudy 10 S . ( V
ICnnuna City , clear 20 "
" ' ' ' ' ' " ' ' ' ' '
Havre , partly cloudy" . . . . . . . . . . . ! -14
lllamarck. cUar 14C6
Galvrston , cloudy C6
T Indicates trace of precipitation ,
Below zero.
I * A. WELSH. Local Forecast Official ,
ROOSEVELT SPEAKS HIS MIND
few Gorernor Congratulates His State on
It * Part in the War ,
POLICE SYSTEM MUST BE REFORMED
Admlnlntratlon Will Weed Ont Incom
petent * from the Service and
Enforce Ilonrnty and Indnntry
Among 1'nbllc Mcrinntn.
ALBANY , N. Y. , Jon. 4. The state legls-
aturo convened today. In both the as-
cmbly nnd the senate the republican caucus
omlnces were elected , Fred Dlxon of
3hautauqua county waa made speaker of
ho assembly and Archlo Baxter of , Che-
nung was chosen clerk. In the senate T.
2. Ellsworth of Niagara county and James
i. Whlpplo of Cattaraugus county were
"lected temporary chairman and clerk , re-
poctlvcly. After a brief address by Lleu-
euant Governor Woodruff the annual meg-
age of the governor , Theodore Roosevelt ,
was read.
Governor Roosevelt's message opens with a
eforcnce to the alacrity with which New
t'ork responded lo the call for volunteers to
ngago In thear with Spain. "We are
Amorlcam , " thi go\ernor continued , "nnd
ho Inter.'sts of all Americans are equally
lear to the men of the Empire state. Ave
vo grow Into a mighty nation which , whether
t wllf or not , must inevitably play a great
part for good or for evil In the affairs ot
he world at large , the people of New York
vlsh It understood that they look at all
American questions of foreign policy from
a national standpoint. The territory we have
aken must neither be allowed to lapse Into
anarchy nor to return under the sway of
yranny. War Is a grim thing at be t , but
he war through which wo have passed , has
eft us not merely memories of victory won
n land and sea , but the even more bfessed
icrltage , the knowledge that It was waged
rom the highest motives , for the good of
others , ns well as for our own national
lonor. Above all , wo are thankful that It
brought homo to all of us the fact that the
country was Indeed one when serious danger
confronted It. The men from the east and
vest , the north and the south , the sons of
hose who wore the blue and of those who
were the gray , stood shoulder to shoulder
n the fight , met the same dangers , shared
he same hardships and won the same ulti
mate triumphs. "
Commerce of New York.
Governor Roosevelt recommends a contin
uance of the commission appointed under the
preceding state administration to examine
nto the causes of the decline In the com
merce of New York City. "It is essential
to the state no less than to the city of New
York that our commercial supremacy should
bo maintained. With this end In view the
canals should be administered economically
and with an eye single to the welfare of the
whole people. Any man , whether public
servant or contractor , who In any way de
frauds the state or perverts the business of
the state to his private gain must bo deal :
with as rigorously as the laws will permit. "
Governor Roosevelt discusses the subject
of state labor laws at considerable length.
Under this head he eays : "In dealing with
the Interests which we have grown to group
.ogetber as the Interests of labor we must al
ways keep In mind the fact that ultimately
each man's salvation rests mainly with himself -
self , and that no amount of legislation or
of combination can supply the lack of In
dividual Initiative the lack of Individual
energy and honesty , thrift and Industry.
Yet this capacity for Individual self-help
can and should be generally supplemented
ay that form of self-help that follows on
organization and association , has been
shown by the careers of .many ot the trades
unions and labor federations ; and sometimes
; t can be supplemented by the direct action
ot the state Itself. This legislation Is not
necessarily against the Interest of capital ;
on the contrary , If wisely devised It Is for
the benefit of both labor and capital. "
Proper Sphere ot Volunteer * .
In dfiscusslng tbo national guard Qov
ernor Roosevelt says among other things :
It Is much to bo hoped that some well
thought out plan may be adopted by the
national government for the line of the
guard In any future war. The guard should
bo used as It was In the olvll war and
should not bo called out for foreign service
The work which the national guardsmen
ought certainly perform differs entirely from
that expected from regulars. Many of the
troops who volunteered gladly for the
emergency , now that the war Is over , are
most anxious to return. That they are not
all of them able to return Is due to the
utterly Inadequate size of our regular army
If our regular army is ns it should be. In
creased to 100,000 men , the hard necessity
of retaining in the service the volunteer
organizations which ought not to bo retained
will disappear. "
"The lamentable result of keeping the
guard armed with archaic weapons utterly
unfit for modern warfare was shown very
conclusively In the late contest with Spain
It Is an understatement of the cose to say
that a single first-class regiment , armed
with Krag-Jorgensens , is worth three regi
ments armed with a low power , single-shot
black-powder piece llko the Springfield. "
After mention of subjects of ocluslvely
state Interest , Governor Roosevelt says : "In
Now York City , even more than in the state
there is need of cutting down the salaries
of certain officials , of forcing others to do
moro work and of altogether getting Hi
of yet others. The evils of the police system
In New York have become very serious ,
may find It necessary to communicate with
you again on this matter. "
Cnnhmnii K. DuvU Ilcnomlnated.
ST. PAUL , Jan. 4. The republican mem-
be _ of the two ( houses of the legislature
'
met'in caucus tonight to nominate a suc
cessor to United States Senator Cushman
K. Davis , chairman ot the senate forelgu
relations committee and American peace
commissioner at Paris. Ex-Governor A. R
McGIll , now a state senator , presided over
the caucus and Hon. Gilbert Gutterson of
ficiated as secretary. Senator C. C. Me-
Arthy of Grand Rapids nominated Cushman
Kellogg Davis In a long speech , eulogizing
tbo senator and reviewing his entire career
The roll * as called to allow all to be re
corded , resulting in 127 votes for Senator
Davis , that being the number present at the
caucus.
Senator from MlrhlKiin.
LANSING. Mich. , Jan. 4. Senator J. C
Burrows was unanimously nominated to
night by the republican caucus to succeei
blmself. After the nomination the senate
and his late opponent , Albert Pack of Al
pena , came to the capitol together , whtcl
created great enthusiasm from the leglsla
tors. Both addressed the caucus. As th
republicans have a large majority on join
ballot , the re-election of Senator Burrow
is assured.
Idaho I.vKliluture OrKnnlir * .
BOISE , Idaho , Jan. 4. The legislature ef
fected an organization today. In the hous
the democrats and the silver republican
took all the places. D. L. Evans , democra
of Onelda county , was elected speaker. In
the senate the republicans and popullsto
fused and divided the offices equally.
1'rnnnvlvaiila I.iiiviiink * ra Adjourn.
HARRISBURO. Pa. . Jan , 4. Both
branches of the Pennsylvania legislature ad
journed at noon today until Thursday , Janu
ary 12. Only business of minor Importance
waa transacted at today's session.
Governor of Connecticut Hruteil.
HARTFORD , Conn. , Jan. 4. The Con
necticut ceneral assembly oscncjor thn
TERRIBLE EPIDEMIC OF LA GRIPPE
Is Now Raging in All Parts of the United
States , Striking Down Its Victims
Everywhere.
HIGH AND LOW , RICH AND POOR , GREAT AND SMALL , ARE
FALLING , ONE BY ONE.
The Greatest Scourge of the Century
Is JFenrccl.
La grippe haft always been n peculiarly
atnl disease. Its ravages arc not so
alarming as diphtheria , or so much dreaded
as smallpox , 1mt Its number of victims Is
greater then either.
Silently Insidiously It gathers In Its
earful harvest of precious lives. It dors not
pread from man to man like a contagious
isoase , nor does It belong to limited local-
ties llko malaria. It is In the air every
where. It Is of climatic origin. No man
can escape from It , no woman Is safe from
t.
La grippe Is epidemic catarrh. La grippe
s acute catarrh excited by peculiar climatic
conditions. It sweeps across n continent
n a single week , like the blizzard of a
winter or the hot wave of summer. It does
not depopulate whole villages llko the
> lack plague , nor desolate a homo like
malignant diphtheria , but It counts lt sin
gle victims hero and there Incessantly ,
night and day , week after week.
La grippe Is acute epidemic catarrh. Our
climate at all times , especially in the winter ,
excites numerous cases of acute catarrh ,
lust now the climatic conditions are such
hat very few escape. It is called by tbo
'rcncli name , In grippe , but In plain Eng-
Ish It Is catarrh acute catarrh. The last
wo weeks many hundreds have died with
t. In the coming four weeks many thous
ands moro will die.
Unlike the hot wave , we cannot flee from
a grippe by going to the mountains. Unlike
the winter blizzard , we cannot escape la
grippe by going to southern climes.
As to the nature of la grippe , authorities
differ. Even now the Now York Hoard of
lealth Is declaring it to bo n contagious dis
ease , while other men of equal authority
lo not regard It as such. And what is worse
yet , doctors do not agree as to the remedies
or la grippe. No school ot medicine or set
of doctors have reached any definite con
clusion ns.to what remedy or remedies will
cither cure or prevent la grippe. One decor -
or says tbls and another says that , and In
the meantime the people nro dying all
around us.
Since 1850 Dr. Hartman has passed
through four or five epidemics of la grippe.
session of 1S9D today. Edward Keelcr of
Mewnrk was elected president pro tern of
.ho senate and Frank B. Rrandage of New
London was unanimously re-elected upcakef
of the house. George E. Lounabury was
nafigurnted as governor.
Slxtepn-to-One l.cnipie Formed.
DENVER , Jan. 4. Preliminary steps have
jeen taken In this city for the organization
of "Tho United States Sixteen to One Money
league. " The object of the organization Is
o auslst In the organization ot political
parties on the basis ot bimetallism. It Is
expected the league will take a prominent
part In politics.
Maine I.enlnlntore Convene * .
AUGUSTA , , Me. . Jan. 4. The Sixty-ninth
Maine legislature was formally organized to
day. Senator O ; B. Olason of Gardiner
was elected president of the senate , and
Colonel E. T. Stetson ot Danger speaker of
the house.
llnlo to Sneered Illmnelf.
AUGUSTA , Me. , Jan. 4. The general re
publican caucus of the legislature waa held
Durlnp nil this tlmo ho has conducted an
extensive practice of medicine. Few ( II
any ) phjslclnns proscribe for so many pa-
tlcntH. His experience In climatic diseases
has been simply prodigious. Thousands of
patients are continually under his directions ,
( eltltcr personally or by correspondence. The
I doctor's fame In treating la grlppo Is known
from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The Doc
tor believes that ho has never yet lost a case
of la grippe , and Is enthusiastic In the con
viction that ho never will.
The remedy upon which the Doctor has
relied for the euro of la grlppo for over
forty years IB I'c-ru-na. Pe-ru-na Is u
scientific catarrh specific. It cures catarrh
whether acute or chronic. Ln grlppo la
simply acute catarrh , which sometimes rages
as an epidemic. Almost everybody knows
that Pe-ru-na will cure acute oatarrh. But
not many know that la grippe Is simply
ncuto catarrh. If they did they would use
Pe-ru-na with the name surety of n euro
as In any other case of acute catarrh.
But the people nro quick to Icnrn. Al
ready the news la rapidly spreading that
Pe-ru-na Is a prompt and unfailing remedy
for la . The demand
grippe. for Po-rtj-na
north , south , east nnd west Is taxing the
utmost facilities of the drug trade. The
present epidemic of la grlppo will Increase
this demand four-fold. The resources for
the manufacture of Pe-ru-na are not un
limited. This extraordinary demand may
exceed the possible supply of it.
Every person , especially every family ,
should provide themselves at once with a
supply of this well-tested remedy for U
grippe. Po-ru-na has been the regular pro
scription of Dr. Ilnrtman for over forty
years. It bos become the safeguard ot
thousands of households. In the midst of
this epidemic no one should fall to take a
dose of Po-ru-na before each meal to guard
against the possibility of an attack. Those
stricken with the dlscaso should begin \vlth _
tcaspoonful doses of Po-ru-na every hour ,
and continue until the acute symptoms sub
side , after which two teaspoonfuls before
meals and between meals will bo sufficient
to continue the treatment until complete
recovery.
tonight to nominate state odldals , seven
councillors and a United States senator. It
was fully attended and was most har
monious. It was a foregone conclusion that
Senator Halo would be named to succeed
himself. The nomination was mudo by a
grand chorua ot "Ayes. " Mr. Hale made a
strong speech of thanks , clearly explaining
his attitude on the Issues of tbo day.
Hniily l.lkrly Cniulldntr.
INDIANAPOLIS , Jan. 4. The republicans
ot the legislature , composing tliu majority ,
caucused tonight on tiio organization of tha
house and senate. Frank Littleton was se
lected speaker of the house. He Is a young
lawyer of this city. The senate selected
Senator Nowby as president pro tern. The
result of the caucus Is looked at as favor
able to the ra.ndidacy of J. Frank Hnnly of
Lafayette for the United States scnatorsbip.
California' * Governor
SACRAMENTO , Gal. , Jan. 4. Governor-
e7ect Henry T. Gage was inaugurated at
noon today with appropriate ceremony.
There was a military parade and a salute of
nineteen guns was llrrd.
* 7. _ _ BEAVER.TRIMMED WALKINO COSTUME FROM HARPER'S BAZAR ' .
A gown equally suitable for a slender or plump figure Is ono which 1 com ostd
of double skirt and a jacket , the latter having a long coat effect In the back. The un
derskirt Is scant nnd cfose fitting at the top , but flares at tlio hem. Tbo cloth on the
lower skirt extends only to the point where It meets the oversklrt. This follown tha
smooth outlines of the principal skirt , and closen In the back , air the fullness being
( . .rrr-i | n rtmootMv on both sld" of the placket , beneath which It spreads In fan-like
pleats. The coat Is of severe but clegan . outlines , and may be trlmmwl to plea BO the
UfUe of the Individual , In the pretunl in stance the garniture consists of flat bands of
satin antique , si'ightly padded , machine et Itched closely along both edges , and are
further defined by narrow soutacho braid. The high collar is cut with the coat and
seamed to fit gracefully about the neck. I ts edges are stayed by a firm wire which sustains - \
tains the shape , and the collar and rovers are lined with beaver. The eleevrs are of
the plain coat slccvo variety , gathered , not boxed at the shoulders , and flaring slightly
at the wrist. They are ornamented by stitched bands of velvet. To obtain the proper
cut of this gown It will * bo necessary to use the cut patterns published by Harper' *
Bazar , where the gown appears.
To make this garmtnt , eight yards of cloth , fifty-four Inches wide , will bo required ,
and , If band trimming like that shown In the Illustration bo UKK ! , ono wlir require
ono and one-bait yards of satin antique. Should the maker desire to face the rcvcrs and
collar with aatln another tliree-nuartera of a vard of tint material wilt'be required.