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THE OMAHA DATI/T BEE : PBIDAY , TTEBTUTARY 8 , 1800. SOUTH DAKOTA LEGISLATURE Transactions of n Day by tie Assembled Solons at Pierre , FELLOW SERVANT BILL KILLED IN SENATE Hot Dclmic in tlio Ilemnp Over n 11 < > not II11 ii n DoclnrliiK the Mem- lirrn OpiioniMl to IJxtrnvn- Appropriation" . PIEtinc , S. D. , Feb. S. ( Special Tele gram. ) The first two hours ot the senate aosalon today were taken up-with n fight over the committee report on the lelfow servant bill , A number of senators expressed ford- bio views bo'Ji for and ac ! nst. but the bill was ltlllc < l by a vote of 23 to 10. This -was followed by another lone debate on the bill making railroads responsible ror damages by fire , notwithstanding contributory neg- lltfineo. A favorable coramlttco report was adopted on this bill by 33 to 10. Bills Introduced : Dy Ways and Means Committee General revenue bill : special bill for levy on collec tion of taxes ! Joint resolution for nn nroend- ment to the constitution , providing that the membership of the louse shall not bo less than sixty , nor more than seventy-five , mid that the membership of "the " senate shiill rot bo moro than thirtyfivenor less than twenty-five. ' Dy Schomber Gopher bounty bill ! local option by county on petition of 20 per cent of the voters of the county. Dy Pease To appropriate $48,700 for re form school buildings. Dy Ultner Enlarging exemptions from execution. Dy Hanlon Permitting counties by popu lar vote to drterratno whether $200 of p r- Bonal property shall bo exempt from tnxn- Dy Bottum Pertaining to bonds of Inde pendent echool districts , Dy Schambcr Petition to ask for the at tachment of McPncrEoa county to the Brown county circuit. The coramlttco to setect public lands un der the resolution or King was named Johnson , Toy , Snow , Oversell ] , Jaclcson , King , Tyler , aunderson , Vance. Senate Mil providing for township flro guards end Are marshals was passed. The bill for purity of caucuses wns de feated , but notice of reconsideration was glvt-n. /Tlio senate bill to prevent any offlcer or lo'glalntlve member from receiving or solic iting passes was left In unfinished business by adjournment. In < Iie Holme. In the house the committee reported fa vorably on the hill providing that the pen itentiary shall furnish stone and labor for the erection , of a children's liome nt Sioux Falls. The bouse bill for the creation of the Ninth Judicial circuit , composed of th - counties of Hand , Deadle , Splnk and Kings- bury , was lost for lack of n two-thirds vote nnd notice for reconsideration was given. Mr. Purdln Introduced n resolution1 de < daring the members "oRposed to extravagant appropriations and opposed to granting any land appropriation new institutions which would can ror further appropriations In the future. This wus hotly debated and on mo tlon of Glass all nftor the words "extrava gant appropriations" wns stricken out nnd was passed as amended. The move wa aimed at the Institutions nt Aberdeen and Wntertona. Mr. "Wllmarth asked for the appointment of n committee to Investigate the bills for printing reports and Journals , which were- In his opinion excessive. A committee com- poaed of Daskln , Dras and Woodruff wns or dered to report tomorrow. Dills Introduced were : Providing for incorporation , of cities and- classlfloatloni by. population. ByUridgrcn To prohibit , electioneering about polls. , By Packard Mode of making levy nnd col lection of taxes. By Thnycr Requiring Irsseea of lands In organized 'townships to be , classed with the town clerk. , By Foley Limiting time for commencing civil actions against sheilffs. By Murdoc ProvlilnK tor free text hooks end an appropriation of $50,000 for the pur pose. pose.By Glass Appropriating for the expenses of B. B. He-mmlnRway as public examiner. By Wllmarth General revenue bill. Bills passed were : To provide for care of abandoned chil dren ; relative to drawing Jurors In counties not organized Into civil townships ; a rail road bill to regulate- control of roads own ing property and operating in the state ; tt allow taxes to be collected In two annua : ' payments. The bill to tax Inheritances was Indefinitely postponed. Auditor Reeves was today requested to al low vouchers of the railroad commission for $100 for hotel expenses for this month and for $25 , expenses l ex-Commissioner Tompklns for January. Indications now are for an adjournmen of the legislature from Friday evening over to Tuesday mornlug. Kcrp Tnli on TrenMurcr. A bill Introduced today , which will creat n great deal of discussion and attract th attention of members before It Is disposed of Is house bill 171 , Introduced by Wllmarth It creates a state Board of Auditors , to con blst of thd governor , secretary of state nm attorney general , whoso duty It shall bo t at-least four times a year , without notice make a thorough examination of the booki and records of the state treasurer's ofllci end maker a record of their findings , which record shall ho presented to the leglslatur at the opening of the session following their worlc. It requires all state funds to bo deposlte In banlts , preferably banks of the state which banks shall tlio with the state nudtto United States bonds , bonds of South Dnkol or other states , or of counties , municipalities or school districts of this state , or , at the option of the state Hoard of Auditors , may fllo personal bonds with not less than live curettes , who nhall Justify In manner pro vided by law for justification of sureties , the security filed to be not less than double Hio amount of the deposit to ho made In the bank filing such sureties. The state auditor , us custodian , of the sureties , shall give a bond In a sum of not Ices than $50,000 for the safe keeping ot the same. Payment of intereat to the i to on dally balances may be made at u rate to be agreed upon botwen the banks ot deposit and the auditing board , A bill has bv&n Introduced to prevent ap peals 'to ' the supreme court in cases whre the amount sued for does not exceed the eum ot $75 , This bill Is drawn to avoid the rocks on which n llko bill of the ses sion of two years ago went down , The bill specifically provides that the amount must bo not to exceed $75 exclusive of costs , which wns one ot tlio points in which the former bill was lame ; and further provides that the appeal In to be prevented on orders of the court , as well as Judgments where the amount Involved conies within the limi tation , which was another point In which the .supremo court declared the old bill to be. weak. U Is thought by tbo introducer of tlio present bill that ho has covered the CASTOR I A Tor Infants aud Children , Hie Kind You Have Always Bought Bears Signature faults of the former bill and Kill b able to make It effective. nrrniL coi.ii i.v III.ACIC iin.i.s. Tlicrm mi > lcr 1 cKl lff III Ilclnw Zero , lint llllrrnrd In tiff * fl vprc , DEADWOOD , 3. D. , Feb. 2. ( Spfcdal Telegram. ) The thermometer In DcadwooJ cglstcrs 3t below zero. The blizzard of fl t week Cms partly abated , however , and rafllc on the railroad U being resumed. The low temperature extends over the en- Ira bills. t'nper Chnnucfl llnml * . ARMOUll , S. D. . Feb. 2. ( Spectal. ) The roprletorshlp of the Armour CUroalele- 'rlbune has been transferred to John 0. fiop s. The duties of T. B , Roberts , the ormcr owner , as postmaster rendered It necessary to pass the newspaper to other ands. Mr. Hopes has been foreman of the Chronicle-Tribune for the last flvo yeara nd the ch&ngo In management will make 0 chance In the republican policies of tbo japer. Scarlet fever ami diphtheria have been norc or ICES prevalent here for some time. 'wo tittle children of James Hansket dlpd uddcnly of the former disease and the -\vlfo \ ind two "children " of Attorney \ . E. Tlpton are now 111 with the latter. The books of the .agent of the Milwaukee : ompany show that In 1S9S there were hipped out of Armour 602 oars of grain , 01 cars of cattle and 232 cars of hogs , mati ng a total of 1.085 cars. i Striiyn from I'ulli. SIOUX FALLS , S. D. , Feb. B. ( Special. ) An Iowa man named Chrlstcnsen , who was eportcd to have mysteriously disappeared whllo going overland from Miller. S. D. , to ho vicinity of Gnnn Valley , Buffalo county , o attend the funeral of his brother who was found dead In bis stable. Is allvo and veil. Ho had reached Huron , where1 lie was Informed that ho nag on the wrong oad and Instead of ascertaining the correct route to Duffalo county at once he returned o his Iowa homo and wrote from there 10 10 sure of his way. He has finally reached Buffalo county and , having been appointed idmlnlstrator of his brother's estate , la set- ling It up. CnU ( ( > In Ncoil of AVfiler. BELLE FOtmCHE. S. D. . Feb. 2. ( Sp - clal. ) Discouraging reports are comlnc In rom the cattle ranges lie-cause of lack of water for stock. At no time this winter has there been more than three Inches of snow on the ground and all the water holes , which have rarely before been dry , arc now empty. In several localities cattle are ac > .ually suffering for water. On the Slim Butte range wolves have become very bold and numerous bodies of cattle which they have killed lie about promiscuously. These conditions , taken In connection with the present cold snap , make the outlook rather serious for the ranchers. South Dnlintn Lntrn Complied. DEADWOOD , S. D. , Feb. 2. ( Special. ) The publication of the Compiled Laws of South Dakota , upon which E. L. Grantham lias been working for the last two years , will be completed In Chicago In a few days. The work embraces the Compiled Laws of 18S7 with about 1.400 new laws and amend ments of 1889 , 1S90 , 1891 , 1893 , 1895 and 1S')7. ) When a section has been changed or re pealed It is omitted and the new law In serted In Its place with a note Indicating when changed. South Dakota Editor * . PIERRE , S. D. . Feb. 2. ( Special Tele- ram. ) The Editorial association took up the morning session with a literary program and this afternoon discussed a bill to regu late rates on publication of certificates of nominating conventions , making a Hat rate of 440 for publishing general -election cer tificates and $7.50for judicial elections. This evening the delegates are being enter tained with a ball and spread at the Locke iotel. They leave for home In the morn ing. Snow nt Huron. HURON , S. B. , Feb. 2. ( Special. ) Three Inches of light snow fell here Tuesday night , being the heaviest snowfall since Oc tober. The winter has l > een marked for the absence of snow and unusually warm torn * fierature. The last week was the coldest of the winter , the mercury ranging from 4 to 24 degrees below zero. Stock has been running on the open prnlrlcs. picking its own living and Is fat and smooth. It will come out In the spring In excellent condi tion. CONSOLIDATIONS THE ORDER All Ilrnnclicn of flic Iron niitl Steel ImliiMtry Ailllctcil with flic Fever. NEW YORK , Feb. 2. The Iron Age In Its weekly review says ; Reports relative to pools and consolidations continue to be numerous. The feeling Is gaining ground that the American Tin Plate company Is on the eve of consummating the control of the tin b&r supply through the purchase of the plants , of the Shcnango Valley Ste l com pany , the Ohio Steel company , the Buhl Steel company , King , Gilbert & Warner and the Wheeling Steel and Iron company , having also made long time contracts with two other plants making tin plate bars in the Plttsburg and Wheeling districts. The sheet mills are working on a con solidation similar in Its lines to that of the tin plate company and the western bar Iron makers are trying to get together once more the same elements which once co operated In the loosely bound old Western association. Five of the largest car build ers nro on the eve of fusion , one of the plans being to establish close relations with the principal steel car Imlldlng concern. The cast Iron pipe consolidation doea not seem to be making much headway , although more powerful financial Interests may yet take a hand In the undertaking. The wire rod market Is In n peculiar posi tion , being now In complete control of the largo wire Interest , the understanding being that the entire product of the only largo independent producer Is contracted for. In the .smaller branches of the wire Industry tbero is much alarm , although It Is re ported that the requirements of the ma jority of the smaller works are covered for eome time to come. The open billet market Is naturally re stricted through the fact that large lines are now controlled by the two consolidations which have made their arrangements In some cases for long periods , Plttsburg reports the sale of one lot of 10,000 tons , and Philadelphia notes a 5,000-ton lot. The pipe and tube makers are very busy , Conflict ing reports are current concerning the consolidation , but It looks as though It wore coming to an Issue. The leading mill * have done very well financially In recent years , , NEW YORK , Feb. 2. The Times says- The International Paper company IB steadily pushing ahead with Its plans toward abso lute monopoly of the paper manufacture trade. The company has bought the plants of the Moosheaj Pulp company at Solon Me. , a fifty-ton ground wood mill , which is Important to the trust simply because of Its water poncr facilities , and has also acquired the Mlsterllch and Russell patents , which give It practical control of the bust methods for making sulphite pulp. Outside of these two patents there Is only one method o making sulphite that amounts to anything. Dinner to Artilil > l Iu > i > Irolniul , ROME , Feb. 2.-rTbo United States am bsssador , General W. F. Draper , gave a dinner tonight In honor at Archbishop Ire land. The guests included Archbishop Keane , formerly rector of Hie Catholic uni vertlty at Washington ; Monslgnor Sloner William O'Conuell , rector of the American college In Homo : Julian Storey and Messrs Abbott and Tracy Peck , directors of th American and Classical schools. HOG FANCIERS IN SESSION' ' National Organization Holds Annual Mesting' in MarTille , Mo. NIBRASK/VN / READS PRESIDENT'S ' ADDRESS Hitfi Monilirrntilit nt ! Vrnrl > - I'lvr lliuulrcd , KmlirneltiK- - pntrcn Slntrx Ilniiftie | < Con clude * the ScNnloti. MAUYVILLK , Mo. , l-'eb. 2. ( Special. ) The Standard Poland China. Record associa tion , which bus been holding Its annual meeting here two days , adjourned to-day. A banquet was given last night nt the , Hotel Ream by the JJodaway county mem- I bers of the association. Judge trd K , Alder- I man of Maryvllle , who was the first secre tary of the association when It was organized In 1883 , acted as toastmastcr. Judge B , A. Vlnsonhalcr of Maryvllle delivered the ad- rcss of welcome , which was responded to y President Samuel McKelvle of FalrHeld , 'eb. Toasts were responded to by C. P , Hutchison of Dellalre , Kan , ; Elmer Carver f Maryvllle , Mo. ; George P. Bellows of laryvllle ; W. T. Oarrctt of llaryvlllo ; B. F. Risk of Weston , Mo. , and Rev. E. B. , ytlc. The annual meeting and election of odl- ers took place nt the Nodaway county court ouso this afternoon. The report of the ecretary showed that the association now as a membership ofISO , extending over eventcen states and territories , and that ts financial standing Is good , A resolution f Interest to hog fanciers , which asked ic American Poland China Record nssocla- lon to take steps to have the cloud re moved from the title of the liog , Klever's lodcl , 1-1,684 , was adopted. Another rcso- utlon declaring It to bo the sense of the rganlzntlou that the Missouri legislature Itould provide fo'r the establishment and maintenance of a state fair at some con- cnlent place was adopted. Officers elected for the ensuing year : 'resident ' , George W. Falk , Richmond , Mo. ; Ice president , C. U. Allen , Vlcksburg , Miss. ; V. A. Paxton , Santa Ana , Gal. ; S. W. Myers , ugar Grove , 111. ; J. D. Bell , Toledo , 0. ; amcs I. Doycr , Denver , Colo. ; James O'Conncll , Malcolm , Neb. , J. F. Pynter , Al- cn , Kan. ; A. D. Outhler , Homstcad , Okliu ; ; d I. Brown , Rlndland , Ind. ; J. West Jones , . .enox , la. ; K. M. Ncai , Marshall , Mo. ; Prof. H. H. Wing , Ithaca , N. Y. ; David Craig. Inchon , Ore. ; James Johnson , Lehl , Ariz. ; D. B. Garrlott , Carrollton Ky. ; Marlon 'eterson ' , Vermilion , S. D. Board of Dl- cctors. W. T. Garrett , Maryvllle , presl- ent ; F. H. Schooler , Grant City , vice pres cient ; G. F. Woodworth , Maryvllle , secre- ary ; D. S. Hotchktns , Maryvlllo , treasurer ; amuel McKclvy , Falrfleld , Neb. ; C. B. Ten ant , Now Hampton , Mo. ; Frank Dunning , Bedford , la. ; D. F. Gllmorc , Gaynor City , Io. ; D. F. Risk , AVatcon , Mo. WILL STHA1GHTI3N CIIOOKED 10S2. to 'He H Miio\c < l front Itlver CruiNliiir Aiiiiiuil DaimiKC1. MARYVILIE. Mo. , Feb. 2. ( Special. ) A Meeting has been called to be held at the S'odaivay county court house Saturday after noon to effect an organization for the pur- rase of straightening the channel of the 102 iver and removing the obstructions from t. The 102 is one of three good-sized treams the other two being 'the ' Nodaway .ndC Platte whlcti cross Nodaway county. Every spring , when the snow begins to haw , all of them overflow the surrounding Country ! Indicting a large amount of damage o railroads and the farmers who live along heir banks. Almost every spring In the history of Maryvlllothese spring floods have een so bad as to. put a atop , to railway radio in and out 'of ' the town for several .ays , and It Is 'estimated ' that the 102 an- > ually destroys from $25,000 to $50,000 worth f property In Nodaway county alone. The ibject of the organization projected is to straighten the river , which It is believed vlll shorten it by half , and to remove the bstructions from its channels , thus practic ally making the floods Impossible In fu- ure , a work , which , It Is estimated , will est about $2,500. If this scheme proves ucetssful , the example set will probably be olloncd by the people of the county who Ive along Nodaway and Platte rivers. DISSI3SIOAMONG DEMOCRATS. Over Dill In Pciiimylvniila IIoiiKf Coiincctn Quny'n Irlnht. HAURISBURO , Pa. . Feb. 2. The rim In dication of dissension llf .the democratic anks has come as a result of the McCarrdl > 111 to prevent district attorneys from set- Ing aside jurors. The bill passed the sen ate finally yesterday by the votes of the luay members and two democrats. Today t was the subject or a lively discussion n a caucus of democratic members of the house. A resolution was ordered pledging he democrats to vote to postpone coneldera- lon of the measure when It 1s taken up > y the house until February 21. Four rep- esentatlves opposed the resolution and stated that they would vote for the bill when It came up In the house. Two others declared that It was a mistake to vote for he bill at this time and urged their col- eaguee to stand together against the meas ure until the time fixed by the resolution , when the conspiracy cases against Senator Quay will be called for trial in the Phlla- lelphla. courts. The debate was brought to a close by a motion that the resolution be Indefinitely postponed. The motion carried and n rcso- utlon was adopted pledging the democrats to remain from the joint session of the eenata and house next Saturday and Mon day. day.The The McCarrell bill was mcusaced to the louse from tne senate today and referred , o the Judiciary committee. A mectlnc of .hat commlttco was held this afternoon and jy a vote of 15 to 8 it was agreed to ro- ) ort It favorably. A story was In circulation today that Na- lonal Democratic Commltteeman Guffey had sharply rebuked State Chairman Carman on bo ground that lie had been lobbying among : be democratic members in favor of the I bill. Mr , Carman denied the truth of It. but tonight the elgtit democratic senators who voted ocalnst tno measure yesterday Issued this signed statement : "We sincerely regret and deplore the ac tion of the democratic state chairman. John M. Carman , in his active work upon the floor of the senate of Pennsylvania In behalf of the McCarrell bill , and further declare that his action , In our opinion , was In di rect opposition to the Interests of the demo. cratlo party. " IIAM.OTS FOK STATU SISXATOIIS. of VnrloiiM CiiinllilnleM True to Tlit-lr IIARRIsnURO , Pa. , Feb. 2. Fourteenth ballot : Quay , 10-1 ; Jenks , 79 ; Dalzell , 15 ; Stewart , 8 ; Huff , 7 ; Stone , C ; Irvln , 3 ; Wldener , 2j Hitter , 2 ; Tubba. 2 ; Rice , Ij Smith , Is MarMe , 1 ; Grow , 1 ; total , 232. Necessary to choice , 117 ; paired , 18 ; absent without pairs , 1. DOVKR , Del. . Fob. 2. Thirty-first ballot : Gray , 16 ; Addlcks , H ; Dupont , 6 ; Willis , 1 ; Nicholson , 4 ; Chandler , 3 ; Hlgglrls , 1 ; ab sent , 1 , SALT LAKE , Utah , Fob. 2 , Three more senatorial ballots were taken today without change. SACRAMENTO , Fob. 2. The fortieth and forty-first ballots for United States senator were taken today , They showed the dead lock to be still unbroken , The vote on earh ballot was ; Uarnes , 11 ; Eatcc , 1 ; Dulla , 13 ; Burns. 23 : FMton. Ij Qr nt , 27 ! Scott. 3 : Devrles , 1 ; RoscnfelcU , 2 ; Hard , 2 ; Writ * . U. Thnnkx for n Cnnnl Prnmoier. AUSTIN , Tex. . Feb. J. The TIOUS& of the Tia legislature today adopted a resolu tion thanking Senator John T Morcan of Alabama for his untiring efforts In promoting meting the Nlcaroguan canal Industry and setting forth that by such efforts ho had enhanced the Interr ts of the south an hundred fold. FIVE FIREMENARE INJURED _ yanc at Them I.lkely < o Die Womnn nun Oer liy n Ilnnnwny Plr Truck. COLUMBUS , O. , Feb. 2. A few engines were still pumping water this morning on the ruins of lust night's conflagration , nnd although everything seems sleeted with Ice , there wcro lingering evidences of fire. The full extent of the flro could not bo realized until daylight , and then , nhllo the loss wa severe enough. It was thought to fall slightly behind the figures -which had been made up last night. No detailed statement has yet been made. The number ot Injured has diminished ilnce first reports , especially tbo number seriously hurt. All the missing persona have been accounted for. There were no lives lost so far as known , anil only two persona were seriously hurt , Fireman Jack Welsh nnd Miss Carrie Johnson , a spectator. A list of the Injured follows : Fireman John V. Donahue , leg crushed by falling debris. v Fireman Jack Welsh , badly bruised , takea to hospital. Fireman Otis V. Kllbourne. bruised by falllns debris. Fireman Patrick Duncan , arm hurt. Fireman Bob Kcrlns , knocked from a lad der and painfully bruised. Miss Carrlo Johnson , badly Injured by belne run over by a. runaway flro truck , The exact estimate 'of the losses Is Jim- cult to obtain , but Ihe following figures are generally accepted as being correct : Green , Joyce & Co. , wholesale dry goods , loss on building , $10.000 ; on stock , $300,000. The flrm refused to give'out ' any Information on the loss , but thtso figures are partly cor rect ; insurance , $300,000 } Chicago Bankrupt Clothing company , loss$20,000. The matter of Insurance is In doubt. There was $20,000 on the stock , but It was canceled by the agency sometime ago , and It Is not known whether It was renewed. D. S. Ambach & Co. , wholesale clothiers , loss , total , $75,000 , covered by Insurance ; A. J. McCaulcy , milli ners , loss $20,000 to $25,000 , partially in sured ; Dunlap building , whereflre started , and occupied by Chicago Bankrupt Clothing company , loss $50,000 , Insurance $35,000 ; Jones buildings , loss a-bout $25,000 each ; total $50,000 ; Bright building , total IMS , $35,000 , partially insured. Illcyolc Siuldlc Connollilntlon. RLYniA , 0 , . Feb. 2. It Is learned from a rellablo source that thebicycle saddle consolidation is now nn accomplished fact. The headquarters of the new concern will bo at Cliivelandwith A. L. Gilford ns gen eral manager. The- new corporation will be incorporated uader the laws of West Virginia this week , with a capital of $2,000- 000. Pyllilnn Tribunal Sit * . INDIANAPOLIS , Feb. 2. The supreme tribunal of the Kii'lghts of Pythias mot at nocn itoday. The only case of importance \vas thc.t of Henry Wellbnvoss , who ap peared to ifcow why his name should not be stricken , from the lodge records. The tribunal expects to adjourn tomorrow. Mm. < JeorKC'n Cnnc Afraln Delayed. CANTON. 0. . Feb. 2. The decision in ithe motion to quash , the Indictment against .Mrs. Ooorco for murdering George D. Saxton and her formal arraignment were again delayed today. Attorney Sterling , whoso Illness has occasioned the delay , has Improved , but was not able ito appear In court today. Vcrillvt ARniiiKt Tyji > o'tirnl > lilcn.l Vtiloii , SAN FRANCISCO/$2b. . 2. Fred Hess , Jr. , who sued the San'Frahcfaco Typographi cal union to recover $25,000 damages for having been forced out of employment by the union , he being a non-union man , has been awarded $1,200 by a Jury In the su perior court. Cicrnl < ce-DuwcH Treaty nntlllcd. TAHLEQUAH , I. T. . Feb. 2. The Chero- kee-Dawes treaty has been .ratified by tbo Cherokees by a majority of more than 1,500. Only twelve votes are recorded against the treaty. By the provisions of the treaty one tnrm of the United. States court will ho teld here. Tenth Cuviilry Dlnonlorly. TEXARKANA , Ark. . Feb. 2. The ilolous conduct of members of the Tenth United Slates cavalry "while passing through to Tex- arkana has ben reported to the War de partment by Congressman Sheppard of this stMe and will be the subject of. olUMul In quiry. For Mliriirlnii of Confront , NEW YORK. Fob. 2. It < s nnno.incod on what appears to be good authority that the n.xmo ot Dr. Jameo H. CanfleM , president of the Ohio State university , was today pre sented to the president , for appointment as librarian or congress. Dramatic. Detroit Journal : "How dramatic is the ending of the Indian race ! " exclaimed these persons , with emotion. The lonely red man. heard them end laughed bitterly. "Say , wouldn't this Jar you for a tank lilay , though1 ! " to cried , swallowing the last of four gallons of hot gods which he had bought with a half section of stand ing pine. TODAY'S ' WEATHER FORECAST tieiicrnlly Fnlr ami Continued Cold ] North WIiulH In .VcbriiNka Fill for Nortliivent lowii Only. WASHINGTON. Fob , 2. Forecast for Friday : For Nebraska Generally lair end contin ued cold ; north -winds , For Missouri Rain in southeast ; snow In northwest portion : north winds. For Kansas Snow ; continued cold : north winds. For Iowa Fair In northwest ; snow and warmer In southeast portion ; north winds. For AVyomlng Fair and continued cold : northeast winds. Local Hi-cord. jOPFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU , OMAHA , Feb , 2. Omaha record of torn- pcruturo and rainfall , compared with the corresponding day of the last three yours : 1S99. 1S9S. 1B97. 1898. Maximum temperature , , . 10 21 31 40 Minimum temperature , , . fi 2 2J 2f Average temperature 2 11 27 31 Rainfall , . . .W .02 ,00 .00 Record of temperature and precipitation ul Omaha for this day arid since March 1 , JS9.S : Normal for the day , , . . , . . K Deficiency for the day 21 Accumulated execs ? since March 1 212 Normal rainfall for the day 02 Incn Deficiency for the day , . , . 1/2 Inch Totnl rainfall sinre March 1 26.C2 Inches Deficiency since March 1 4,32 Inches DMlclenry for. cor , period , 1S97,11.00 Inches Excess for cor. period , ISM , 6.20 Inches ( rout Station * at 8 v. m. m.i H A . \i STATIONS AND BTATE OF WEATHER. Omaha , cloudy . , . lUj ,00 North Platte , cloudy . , , . . 2 ! .00 Salt Lake , snowing . , . 21C 2S .18 Cheyenne , partly cloudy -C 2 .10 Kaplcl City , clear . -1C 12 .10T Huron , partly cloudy , , . 1CS 6 T WillUton , clear . 10 -12 ,00 Chicago , clear . . . . . . . 16 20 ,00T St , Louis , cloudy . , , . . 30 30 ,00 fat , Paul , cloudy . . , , , , , , , . . . . , . , . , , 302 0 . Davenport , clear 16 -1 ! Helena , clear _ 18 - . ( K jtuiicmo City , snowing , < . , , , . . , 14 1C .0 ! Havre , partly cloudy . . . , . , , . . , , -18 T BlsmarcK , clear - 12c T Indlcatts trace of precipitation , below tero. L. A. WELSH , Local Forecast Otllclal. OBSTACLE TO LAYING CABLE Cnglijh Companies Hold Eiclnsire Rights on Asiatic Coast. HEAVY COMPENSATION MUST Bi PAID Twenir Million Dollnra Tlionnlit to lie Innilciiiintr Io Cover font of Construction \ntnlile Arrlv- nlN from Mniilln Inml , SAN FRANCISCO , Feb. 2. The steamer Coptic nrrlrcd , from Hong Kong and Yokohama hama , via Honolulu , today , bringing a large number of the army and navy officers from the Philippines. Among the passengers to nrlrvo vas John A , Scrymser , president ot the Pacific Cable company. In an Interview ho expressed himself as being encouraged to hope that the cable would be maintained nnd operated by the United States govftrn- mcnt. Ho was ot tbo opinion that private capital would not take- the risk of such governmental control. Mr. ScrymscT was ot the opinion that no American cable can land In the Philippines or on the Asiatic coast without the consent of English companies , which haxo control Ing contracts with the different govern- j inenta , some of which run until 1940. These are vested rights and Mr. Scrymser thought that the United States government cannot abrogate the contracts without paying heavy j i compensation therefor , nnd that the only | 1 way for the American cable to gain access to Asiatic territory would bo through the liberal backing ot the United States govern ment. Such a cable Js a military necessity and the United States should have exclusive control and bo entirely Independent of for eign companies. The Japanese government , Mr. Scrymser says. In willing to go Into the proposition under certain conditions , Gout of the Cnlilc. Regarding the cost of such a cable , Mr. Scrymser said that $20,000,000 neil Id not cover the cost for the reason that a dupli cate cable must be laid ; that should one cable be1 laid It would surely go wrong at some period and that the duplicate cable would then > come In for use. Such a cable | would require a reserve fund of " $600,000 a year being set aside for a renewal ot the cable , twenty years being the average life of such a cable. Lieutenant C. G , Calkins , who stood on the bridge with Admiral Dewey during the bombardment of Manila , was a passenger on I the Coptic , with the following other officers of the army nnd navy : It , C. Allen , U. S. A. ; W. S. Badger , U. S. N. ; A. D Brown , U. S. N. : O. Bloss. U. S. N. : Ensign J. S. Dod- rldge ; F. Dorhmann , Jr. , U. S. N. ; 0. H. Hilton , V. S. N. : Colonel .J. W. Jones , U. S. A. ; Ensign B. N. Lombard , U. S. N. ; Colonel nel H. M. Lazelle , U. 3. A. ; H. Mlddleton. U. S. N. ! Captain W. McLean. U. S. N. ; Lieutenant J , F. McMillan , U. S. V. ; Lieu tenant Commander C. P. Perkins , U. S. N. ; Dr. J. Runkwltz ; F. D. Read , U. S. N. ; Lieutenant 3. N. Trite. U. S. N. : E. M. Wll- kerson , U. S. A. ; Lleuteuant F. A. Wilder , U. S. N. ; W. L. Walker , U. S. N. ; Captain E. P. Wood , U. S. N. ! I HEARD ABOUT TOWN. I I 1 "Competition has done It , " philosophized Charles W. Haynes of New York at the Sllllard last evening. He Is here In the In- tsrost of Blumenthal & Erdman , Importers In thp big metroi > olls. "Competition done what ? " wae asked. "It has killed oft the old time commercial traveler. " "How Is that ? " "Wollj you sear It Is Just like tills. In , the good old days most eastern jobbers bad a man for every state whom they called their general salesman. He would steer their cus tomers Into New York , forthen , it was a common custom for the merchants of the west to make a trip to the city about once a year. Then the prospective buyer would be dined nnd wined until ho could hold out no loacer and the best entertainer would get his trade. The commercial man of that period was nn entertainer of a very hlfih order. Ho could sing a song , crack a joke or a string of them , make a recitation ns good as an actor , deliver an oration , or do any old thing that would amuse and hold his customer. "I remember when I was about 19 years old how the boys who had just been on the road and had come In with their reports of anticipated business would come -to me and say , with a wink or a shrug that told more than words , 'so-and-so Is here from sucb- a-place ( It was probably Colonel You man a from Washington Court House , or Major Goodfellow from DIttcr Creek ) and you know I can't take him out to ECO the sights , Charlie , because I am married. Here's J20. You just show him around and give him a good time , but be aure and land him In the eiore In the inornlnc- ' "I would take him around and show him the elephant , of course several of them for that matter and along about 3 o'clock In the morning the colonel or major would be so full that he couldn't navigate any longer. Wo had two or three men sleeping In our store for Just that very purpose. I would take my charge back to the store and cot him In : throw down some shawls on a counter and make a bed for him : let him sleep his jag off , wake him UD In the morn- [ Ins ; give him a bath and a breakfast : throw I a couple of cocktails into him , and cell him I n big bill of goods. To me It was always j a picnic and the house made money , 1 "Gradually the country settled UD nnd the i boys carried their entertaining Qualities with them. They were allowed 120 a- day " nnd upwards for expense money and their I only instructions were to 'sell eoods , ' The commercial traveler was the hotel man's dellcht. But as time drew on and the Job- i bere moved more and more out Into the weat. competition grew keener and keener. Now It Is a clear caae of mathematics a case ot figurine how you can lay down the best I goods at the lowest prices with the aulckest t dispatch. It's all buslnera now. " ( "Yes. competition has dona It. " he repeated j I with a etch , "and the New York Jobber has had -to clve way to the direct Importer. The jobbing business In New York is nothlnc comnared with what it once was. " Uev. John Henry Barrows , formerly of Chicago , but now president of Oberlln cole - e = e. Ohio , has been In the city celling readv for a. tour of Nebraska. He will bo rcmembertd In connection with the Liberal Congress of Religion * ) which met In this city durlnc the exposition , Dr. Barrows has jecu a great Oriental traveler nnd made an address tii fiver of the expansion Idea after President David Stnrr Jordan of tbo Lelnnd Standford. jr. , university , Col. , had made i. strong one against It the night previous. The doctor's Idea was th t the mission of thU country U to carry the light of cUlll- j-ntloa Into Asln. "Ycti , I am still an expansionist , " lie said , while stopping at the MlllarJ , " .and t ocll r It Is the < lcstlny of this nation. Nations like individuals , have missions and 1 believe ours Is to Clirietl&nize Anln. " "But why Christianize- Asia ? " hem In terrogated , "lint It not Eorao good reli gions or Its own that simply need the spark of life to make Its social conditions blos som nnd boar the fruition ot a better civ ilization ? " "Yos , It has religions enough , " he replied ; "the fact la It has too many of them and none , of them iccm to do It much good. I believe there ore many kernels of truth In all Its kaleidoscope of religions , just as there ] 4s a color In every- flower wherever U may bloom , but 'what Asia lacks Is life. U needs the vivifying influence- tlio Oc cident ; it needs to be energized put Us beautiful precepts Into action. " " 1 suppose the oriental religions are grossly misunderstoodT" ' 'That U true. You take the x-arlous Hin dee religions , euch as llrahmanlsm , Yedl&m , Jain Ism and the comparatively modern re ligion of Buddhism. Their ethical teach ings , when stripped of their verbose flatter ies of numerous hypothetical deities , ore all good In their way. Take Urahmanism , for Instance , I am of the opinion that U contalca come very plain scientific- truth In the guise ot a metaphysical structure , Their trinity ot Brahma , the creator , If un- dcrstood ns aa Ideograph for the concen trating process of nature by which the worlds were formed from spac ; Shiva , the destroyer , likewise accepted as standing for thw dissolving force byvhlch the worlds are to ultimately melt Into spaceand , Vishnu , the preserver , taken as representa tive ot the principle ot equilibrium , by which matter and motion are nicely bal anced In our present condition , and there conies a new light from Urahmanlsm. That Is. not the way the votaries of Brahmanlsm understand their own religion , however. To them It has become a mere meaningless mass of myth. Then there Is the dualism of Za- roastrlanlsm. I nin not fain to suppose that Zoroaster Intended to convey a cleat aclcttttnc conception of the dualism of spirit and matter , light and darkness , heal and cold , love and hate , but certain It Is that It the real truths behind nil the phantas magoria of personifications were better un dtrstood Zoroastrlanlsm would become a light of Asia. In his crude way Zoroaster conceived of Ormnzd as being1 the highest Kuod and Abrlman as being aho lowest evil. It was the distinctively Persian charac teristic to conceive of good nnd evil acord- iig to altitude and thus wo have the prophets In the daj-8 of the Jewish captivity under Cyrus and Darius thinking of and addressing God as the 'Most High. ' Alti tude Is the basic principle of their dualism u : nature. "The religion of sclf-sacrlflce In the sense that we have It , though , is but poorly un derstood In Asia , It Is truly the'dark con tinent. ' Whatever may bo said ot the teachings of Buddhism , Confucianism , Shln- tolam and nil the rest of the Mongol beliefs , and some of their moral and ethlcil teach ings are very beautiful , the people themselves - selves are groveling In the darkness of the lowest self-love. Practically their devotion has dwindled into a mere worship ot an- restors. " Dr. Barrows was considered heterodox in Chicago and started an Independent church there. Since he was here he has been elected president of Oberlln college. Ho says the Liberal Congress of Religions Is bound to bear much good fruit In liberaliz ing religious sentiment in this country. Pcmoiinl PnrnRrnpbi. A. Sincor of Chicago ia at the Her dra-nd. D. Llddy of St , Dsuls. Mo. ' , IB at the Iler Orand _ i , , , - , , , , M. A. Sullivan of Chicago IB at the Her Grand. i < J. T. Lanslnc of Butte. Monit. . IB at the Iler Grand. B. D. Carter , Lo Angeles. U a guest at the Her Grand. PhlUp Maxwell , a mine owner of Idaho Springs. Colo. , la at the Iler Grand. J. C. Mnrtln. an attorney of Palls City , Neb. , was at the Millard yesterday. L. L. Woodberry and George M. Lee , twt > Boston sh ) o hustlers , came In yesterday. H. M. Luffer , a prominent merchant and grain buyer of Valley was nt the Murray yesterday. J. P. Gammon of Spearflsh. S. D. ; C. W. Newman of Cody , Neb. , and M. K. Parsons cf Salt Lake , all cnttlomen , are in the city on business. Colonel Frank P. Ireland of Nebraska City Is 1a the city to near some claims In a bankruptcy case In which he was recently appointed refeireo by Judge Mutigcr. Miss Blanche Walsh. Melbourne Mac- Dowel ! . Arthur Ell'lott. Frank Wlllard and Manager Bern Stern of the Melbourne Mac- Dowell company are all at the Mlllard , Mrs. Stern accompanies tier husband. J. H. Lay of the firm of Lay & Way , New York , Is Ir the city for a few days an < l Is stopping at the Mlllard. He says the ther mometer Indicated 35 degrees below zero ait DuluVh when ho was there Tuesday. Ncbraekans at ithe hotels J. O. Martin , Palls City ; B. P. Warren. William Hnwko , Nebraska. City ; J. G. Thompson , Alma ; George Godfrey , Fremont ; C. B. Barge , Central Oity ; James W. Illdgcway , Curtis ; T , H. Hllemnn , McCook ; Fred Rchtonkamp , Arlington ; Peter Long , Farwoll ; Fred W. Turtle , Seward ; W. II. Kllpatilck , New castle ; C. W. Newman , Cody ; B. II , Stoufer , John Wilson , Kearney , - At the Millard V. C. Rooder , Pocatello , Idaho ; Otto Babcock. Boston ; Charles W. Haynes , D. Kutner , J. F. V n Laun , Now York ; G. W. Parks , CreRton , la. ; Dr. H. A. Thayer , Helena , Mont , J. E. D. MeMu- chaw , Chicago ; Fred Grant Young , J. II. Lay , J. C. Glaccum , New York ; Bon Phil lip , St. Joseph ; J. H. Manny , Chicago ; Oscar Bendy , Ilock Island ; B. O. Sisson , Chicago ; J. M. Bcchtel , Burlington , la. , nnd E. J , Hersey , New York. At the Murray Charles Levy , New York ; A. M. Decker , Chicago ; Thomas H , Thorp , Kansas City ; H. H. Qoodell , Boston , C , II. Ward. Chicago ; George W. Moore , C. M. Ingram. York ; H. S. Hackstaff. W. 0 , Me- Doutrail. Chicago ; F. B. McCullen , Now York ; H. M. Puffer. Valley ; H. H. Lough- Tldgo , Lincoln ; 0 , C. SchoolflelJ. Danville , Vt. : J. W. Lenirefle-ld. St. Louis ; F. A. Hllker. Cincinnati : T. W. Ward , H. S. J. Towner , B. Q , Gilbert , Chlcaco. At the Klondlke H. Hawkins , Hiawatha , KBU. ; D. Sinclair. Carroll : J. n. Stockfleld. Tetersburg ; M. E. Woods , Fremont ; J , A. Johnson , Allen ; H , Hlrtzman , Boston ; A , O , Bradley , Davenport , la. ; A. It , Oxford , Randolph ; I. Motor , Pierce ; Joseph Flynn , Coleridge ; T. F. Patterson , Little Sioux , la. ; George A. Little , Spokane , Wash. ; U. 8. Rose. Duluth , Minn , ; M. W. Clare , NIo- hrara : D. D , Davis. Baltimore , Mil. ; S , J. Duncan. Des Molnes , la. ; G. W. Neff , Huron ; J. Hall , Chicago ; C. A. Smith. To- kamah : A. S. Col vert , Sioux City. la , ; F , II. AVInn , St. Paul , Minn. Demi .Mull LV < IV < : H Apology. LOUISVILLE , Ky. , Feb. 2. William Met- ller of Madlcou , N , J. , was found dead today 1887 11,894,000 1895 19,526,000 1396 21,973,000 1897-22,585,000 The ever-Increasing : popularity and the pre-eminence of Apollinaris is clear to all from the foregoing quantities bottled at the Apollinaris Spring , Rhenish Prussia. THE TIMES , LONDON , speaking of APOLLINARIS , says ; These figures are more eloquent than words. | In room 451 of 1h < ( Jntt houses -with . bul let wound through the hwwl. Ho left nolo giving hi * name and Instructing -that tko Txxljr b ( 1 Vn In charge by Marmu , and nls * asklnj : the proprietor of tbo hotel to muse * him for his matin CM. Nothing is known oC him here. I'or n Mrmrorlnl to I'rnnrrVlltnrd. . SPRINGFIELD , III. . Teb. 2. A movement was started litre today for the cmtlon pf n > ronz fttatue in honor ( > f the tate Frnncrn K.Vlllnrd , the apostle of temperance , In the mtionnl cnpitol at Washington , Illinois ) IB entitled to two pUcps In Statuary hull niul t Is proposed to commemorate Miss Wll- ard'n life and work by CMistructlng an np- 'poprlato memorial of her. A ! > lll wns In- reduced In the legislature today which np- pronrintcs 59,000 tor the tsjiense to be in curred. WOMAN IS EXEBIPT. Regularity Is n mnltcr of Importance In every woitiar's life. Much ptiln 1 , however , endured hi the l > clle ( that It is necessary nml not alarming1 , when in truth It ia nil wrong tiuil ImUcntes derangement that luny cnuse serious trouble. Excessive monthly pntn itself will unsettle the nerves nnd inako women old before their time. Tlio foundation ot woman's health Is a perfectly normal and regular per formance of nnturo's function. The statement print from Miss ( Jr.n- muni : SIKKS , of Kldrcd , 1'n , . , Is echoed in every elty , town nnd Immlct hi this country , llend what she says : "DuAii Jns. ! PufKiiAM : I foci like n new person since following your ml- vice , nnd think it Is my duty to let the public hnow the good your remedies have done me. My troubles were pain ful menstruation nnd leucorrhucn. I was nervous nnd had spells of being confused. Itofore using your remedies 1 never had nuy faith In. putcnl nictlU cincs. I now wish to say that 1 never had anything do me so much good for painful menstruation as Iiydla IS. Pink- ham's Vegetable Compound ; also would sny that your Sanative Wash 1ms cured mo of Icucorrhoca. I hope these few words may help suffering women. " The present Mrs. I'lnlchnm'a experi ence in treating- female ills is unparal leled , for years she worked &ldo by side with Jlrs. Lydin E. Pinkhnm , and for sometime past has had sole charge of the correspondence department of her great bubiuc.ss , treating by letter ns many as a hundred thousand ailing women during a single year. All suffering women are invited to write freely to Mrs. I'lnlcham , at Lynn , Mass. , for ad vice about their health. A cold Is danger ous. Uon't let It Ret ( no nturt of you. A few doses of nir Cold Cure will lireuk up any form of cold la n fen hours and. prprent Krlnpe , diphtheria , nnd pneumonia. It should lie In every homo and crrry Test pocket. It is better thnti n life insur ance policy. policy.MUSTOW. MUSTOW. At all draBIat . "ase. a tlal. Guide to HctltM nil McrtlMil ailTlca trrf. IPOS Arcl > it. Phlla. About Drugs ' . j BJ _ 3 } . < After the Tent of Y nrn They Are Proven WortlilCHu U'r. Dennett' * ISlcctrlc llelt IH tlie Treatment for \Vt nlc Men nnd Women "Klcctrlc- Ity IH Mfe. " I wish to say something to you about drugtreatment. . You will notice that every person advertising U euro for sexual weaknesses. In either sex always leaves n vpry convenient loophole to crawl through in case any claims are mndc that tlieir remedies are not as represented. Thus you are robbed of your money without any redress left to you except the .satisfac tion of knowlnu that you nre older and wiser than you were before you used their vile poison. Drugs cannot nnd will not cure. They simply stimulate. They do not aid but oppc HC nature at every turn , You know I ttll the trut li for there is not one oC you but liavo tried drugs , A man. , or woman , HUE ferine may go to twent y different doctors In o no day. Ev- ery one of these dlffor- cnt doctors will dlagnose your case differently ami no two will give yo u' the Hams prescription. Electricity no matter how deep-rooted and hidden may ! > your disease will ferret It out. Disease cannot hide from Ulectrlcity. It goes to the vary foundation of your being , It Is humnn be ing It Is Life Itself. When there Is u lack of this Force or Klictrlcity in the system you are Blck. This lost Electricity MUST bp refrained. To supply this lost 'force i * Just what Dr. Bennett's Electric Belt IB for. I worked linrd enough and Ions ( .noiifih perfecting this Belt to know Just what It will do. I know to nurturing hu manity It Is worth more than Its weight In gold it IB worth mOre to you thnn all the- drug morns in existence It will bo worth Illo ItJJlf. I unequivocally Kimrunteo my licit to cure Sexual liiiputeney , Lost Manhood , Varleoccle , Spermatorrhoea anil nil Sexual Wcakne scH In fltliir sex ; re store Shrunken nnd Undeveloped organs and Vitality ; i-ure Rheumuttam In every Kiilse. Kidney , Liver ami Ulndder Troubles , Constipation , no matter how long standing , Dyspp lfi. Female Complaints , etc , The prices of my liults for a short time are and $12 * Which prices I hopn wll bn within the reach of all the uftllctcd thexe are not one-third the prices aiked for the old- Htylo b.irj metal tlectrodo electric belta that burn , bllhtur and near the patient for llftv My licit bus soft , Bilken , chumola- covered HPOIIKC electrodes that render Ihla terrible burning ; a phygluul impossibility , Physicians and scientists nay Unit through my tlcctrod.s Is the only proper way to apply Klwlrlclty to the humnn system. These electrodCH cost me years of patient study. 1 liavn sold an many us ten of my doc- trie Holts to physicians In one day not only for the use of thslr patients , but for their own use. Physicians know the merit of my Helt they know It wiy cure , Klcctr'clty as applied by iny Belt Is the only remedy that will make men and women of all ages fltroi.u and vigorous , It mokes the wiak strong and the utrontf stronger , Call upon or wrlto mo today do not put it off your case may reach the In curable stage before you know It. If you llvn out of tlio city I will ( tend you my now book about Electricity , symptom blanks and literature. My fclectrlc Bus- l > ; nKory for the cur * of tn various wenk- ncBHbH of men 1'IIEK to every mule pur chaser of one of my Belts , Consultation und advice without coat , Bold only by Dr. Bennett S Company , 11 uoiiiii SO nml Ul.DdUKloit lUook , lUlh unil Doilcc sti-rcti , Omiilin , Nt'b , Open from 830 n , lit , ( u SiUO p. m , fiuudii10 to 1- , line | o 0. / ji'Jeaso ; meptjon Tlio Dec. )