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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 15, 1899)
o TTTT3 O MATT A DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , FEUTU VRY 15. 1890. Freshness and neat ness of the garments are first in mind , ex cellent Muslins , Gam- brics , Nainsooks , tasty embroideries and laces for trimmings. Petllcoals of Lawn , two flounces trimmed - | Night Gowns of Nainsook , low neck nnd med with lace , one row Inserting , at short sleeves , elaborately lace trim J5.00. med , nt $7.50. of Nainsook , daintily trimmed Corset Covtfrs , Drawers of Nansook ono row Inserting deep lace edge , ribbons above rufllo , . med with lace Inserting and ribbons , $2 25. I at $2.25. THE ONLY EXCLUSIVE DRY GOODS MOUSE IN OMAHA , \ . M. C. A. IIUII'DIMI , COIl. 1 TH A > 1) llOUC.IjAS STS. solves , upon which the chnrgea ngnlnst the auditor nro based , made The Hee the paper most In demand , and the supply was soon exhausted. Members guarded their copies under lock nnd key to retnln possession. If n copy vvns loaned , the borrower was kept under "strict surveillance. " At 11 o'clock , when Private Secretary Jewell sent the messenger out for extra copies , only ono In the city was to be scouted. The special message ot Governor Poyn- tcr , dealing with the charges against Auditor Cornell , and asking a speedy nnd full In vestigation of the same , following so closely upon the heels ot the disclosure ot The Bee , ndded fuel to the flames , and mem bers of the senate looked thoroughly n.ston- Ishcd Hale of Madison , who Is a demo crat In politics , seemed to have had nd- vance Information of the nppenrancc ot the message , as he had a motion already pre pared , which he nt once offered , that n committee of two be appointed by the presi dent to confer with n committee from the house In Investigating the chnrgcs. Senator Currlo of Custcr nlbo hnd a motion rending In the language of a resolution prepared , nnd vvns on his feet nt the same tlmo that the thnlr recognized the scnntor from Mndl- eon Ho offered his motion ns a substi tute , the only chnngo being that It provided for n committee of three , two republicans and one fuslonlst. Co Oxer Till Toiluy. The message ot the governor , together with the motions , nftcr some discussion , were made n special order for 3 o'clock upon motion of Prout of Gage , who wanted time to prepare substitute motions that would give the committee full power to subpoena witnesses , compel their attend ance nnd nil other necessary processes , In cluding the securing of documents , etc. , to mnko the committee's work effective. As the senate adjourn * " ! at noon till 10 o'clock tomouow , the consideration of the message must necessarily go over till morn ing. Just before the joint ballot the clerk of the house announced the passage by the house of n motion to appoint a committee of three to actyln conjunction wlth'n com- nilttco ot two from the senate1 to investigate the .charges ; adding that Messrs.- Evans , Weaver and Fisher constituted the house committee , and It Is HKoly the senate will speedily complete the committee by agree ing to the appointment of two senators , ouo from each side nf the body , to investi gate the auditor's olllce. WELL AWARE OF THE PRACTICE I.uonl IiiKiiraiirc AKeiitx Knew of llulilup MctlioilN Adopted liy Slate AuiIttor'N Olllue. To Omaha life Insurance nqents the cx- pose In The Dee of the holdup methods of the Insurance department of the office of Stnto Auditor Cornell was not entirely a revelation. Not all of them were aware of the extent to which the various com- pnnles werp being victimized , but most of them declare thnt they have known for Bomo time that there wna somenine ! rot ten ( n the system now In effect. Jinny agents are now nt thu cnpltnl to look lifted their Interests In connection with the two Insurnnco bills now before the legislature , but those who remain are almost a unit In condemning the methods practiced by the auditor am ) his deputies nnd In n do- juiilid for n 0ystcm of Insurance supervision that will makb further outrages Impofslblo. Some suggest that this can best bo effected by the appftlntmcnt of nn Insurance com- mlmlon , whllo others nro in fnvnr of ono or the , other bllU before the legislature. Another holdup develops In connection with the National Life of Vermont. In the early imrt of January , 1S9S , Us honm In Montpellor was visited by O W. Palm , the Insurance representative of Iho state of Ne- brnakn. lie mndo n dcmnnd thnt he bo nl- lowed to check over the buika In his official capacity , but bin demand was refused. Ho left Montpollcr nnd returned to Nebraska nod from hcio forunrdcd n bill for over $300 for hia bcrvlces. Payment of the bill wao reflined unit for Uneo months the Na tional was icfuscd a license to do busincto in Nebraska. In April , how ever , Homo sort of nn nrrnngoment was made by-whlch the company vvns permitted to go ahead with Us business , although the bill wus not paid lit that time , Sometime about the Ilrst of December or the last of Novem ber , IS9S , the bill la mld to have been paid by the homo onice. The company has novo : been bothered slnco by the Jepresentntlvo ol the Insurance connnUsloror. Its books have never been examined , as they ut the time refused Palm access to them , so the pay ment was plainly a holdup ot the mosl flagrant Kind. Here Is what bomo ot the agents say : O. X. Gould of the Penn Mutual Mfo I nm thoroughly uatUlled that the charges made by Mr. Mchty nro In the main coiroot. So far ns I know , however , oui company has not been held up. I cer tainly think that measures should bo taker to put n stop to these abuses , but what these mcnsurifl should bo Is n subject foi mature consideration , It seems to mo thn' ' Nobruslta 1ms reached the point where ai Insurance commission can bo afforded , bu thlb t-ystcm would Involve some addltlona expense , and I am not ready nt this time to say thnt It Is the only Holutlon of tin dinteulty. It Onto .VIr. I'nliii , A. H. Kdmlston ot the Union Centra Life There Is no doubt of the truth of tin charges made by Mr. I.lchty. I know thli man Palm well and ho Is Just wiiat ho np pears to bo In the light ot this exposure , think snmo action should be taken tha will compel the auditor to conform to tin Are much in I.a en > . > ; ready , rniclcnt , s.uuf.ie tory ; prevent a cold or fever , euro all liver illi , nek litad ache , Jauuill-e , coiKtlrallun , etc 1'rlio Ii lend ILt ouljf filli to UWi tli Uood't law , and If this Is done I do not see that those abuses cnn occur. The proposed law wlilch impose" " ? n tnx cf 3 per cent U not sntlsfoctory to the companies In thnt wo consider 3 per cent an exorbitant tax. If this can bo reduced to n more reasonable figure I presume. It would bo satisfactory. II. U. Nccly of the Equitable Life There Is only ono really satisfactory sjstem of In surance supervision nnd that Is the cstab- Ishmcnt of nn Insurnnco commission. I think that n law should bo Introduced nt once to provide for such a body , and with his In force the abuses complained of would IMJ Impossible. W II. Wvmnn of the Aetna Insurance company stntcd thnt so far ns ho Know no nttcmpt hnd been made to hold up the lomo ofllce of the company. He believed .hat the charges should bo very thoroughly nvestlgated by the legislature , nnd If they iroved to bo true , steps taken In n direction : hnt will put a stop to such operations foi all time. At the ofllco of the Now York Life It was earned that there had never been any- .nine but the most friendly business leln- lens between the Insurnnco deputies nnd .he company. The company Is one of the nrgest In the United States nnd this would , in a measure , servo to protect It from loldups. Charles J. Barber , of the Homo Flro In surnnco company , whoso homo offices are ocnted here , stnted that ho considered that .he kindly treatment which had been given the Nebraska men -was largely due to the connection of LIchty with the Insurance de partment. "During the administration ol Mr. Cornell. " said Mr. Darber , "my office las never been examined. So for as I was awnro these holdup practices had about died out. If the charges can bo sustained the jerpetrators should be located and BO deall with that there can never bo the sllghtesl chance of the game being repeated. I bo- love the public nnd the people of the state want the Insurance companies to BCCUIC justice ns well ns everjbody elt.e , and this system of legalized robbery ought to b stopped nt once. " lou't i\niulne TUU Coniiumy. J. L. 'Mable , secretary of the Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance company , said that ho had heard some tlmo ago that eastern companies were being systematically squeezed by the insurance department , but had never been abjp to find nny ngent whoso compnny hnd been held up. "Our company Is a home concern nnd wo have novcr been oven examined. The fact that we have never been hold up may be nc- counted for by this , as It is n llttlo too near homo to attempt such n thing. II the charges are true , I think the legislature will feel itself called upon to act in the matter. " A. J. White , nsslslant secretary of the German Mutual Fire company , did not cart to express nn opinion. 'So far as my com pany Is concerned , " said Mr. White , " 1 have no fault to find with the insurance department of the stnte. An examination of our books was made about two years age and a man spent about three days checking them over. I don't remonibcr just whnl his bill was , but It was not more than $3C or ? 35. I know that the bill was paid promptly nnd cheerfully. " W. J. Fischer , general ngent for the Now England Mutual , was out of the city but nt his office it was learned that tin company was examined nbout a year ngo It was thought that the examination was by Palm , though It could not be stntei for certain that ho did the work. Whci the examiner first visited the homo office the compnnj'a olllclalu declined to allow him lo go over the books. The mnnilnca telegraphed Mr. Fischer nnd on his roplj the examination -was allowed to proceed If the bill rendered vvns considered exorbi tant , nothing was over said about It tc the state agent , "though that would do llt tlo good , " remarked ono of the agents , "a ; they would have to pay It or quit dolnj business In the stnto , " AUDITOR CORNELL EXPLAINS ANMUI-IN ( bill Vuy Irrc-Kiiliir 1'ioroocl INK In lllH OlllecIN Without lllw KIIOM loilK' * < ' CoiiNPiil , LINCOLN , l-'eb. 11. ( Special. ) Audltoi Cornell lu.s given out the follow ing state ment with reference to the charges made agalrst the Insurance examiners and the dls charge of Former Chief Clerk LIchty. "Tho governor has appointed an Investi gating committee , ns likewise has the legis lature nnd the public will bo advised of tdc full details In due time. I am not shunnlni the ) Investigation , on the contrary I court it Nothing has occurred about this ofllco dur ing the present administration that will no stand tbo test of the Judgment day. If an ; examiner has 'held up' Insurance companlei It has been done without my knowledge o consent mil I do not recall nny complain over having been made except by the An dent Order of United Workmen and as I nov remember this It was simply n denial of on right to examine them nt all. They tuvi novel1 paid anything for the examination , have never Been the I'alm letter and neve heard of It except by rumor In the last fev days. The first absolute and definite knowl edge that ever came to me was through th columns of The Dee. My letter dlseharglni Mr. Liuhty speaks for Itself. "The following letter , which fell Into in ; hands nnd which was written an mailed by Mr. LIchty without in knowledge or coiucnt , will also u Its own witness. I will add that althoug ! there Is a rule of the otuco that all olllclo letters leaving the allies must bo first coplec Mr , LIchty violated the rule. In regard t this letter nnd Instead of placing thu lottc with the mall going out of the otllco pre siimably carried It tn the postolllco en mailed It himself. The letter U as follows ' LINCOLN , Xeb. , Feb. 10 , 1S09 , To - 0moral Manager : Dear Sir An per ic quest of jour recent letter , f herewith ban jou llcfuso for the current je-ar , if y. . liavo not remitted $10 to the state treabur tq puy your aunual license fee pleauo oo t without delay. U is moro couvciilo-vt fc me to speak about It In this way than to g nn.l Irak at the books and see if the irotu has arrived. 1 u 'lro In jour report that your asset ere n llltlp over tloo nnd your liabilities 11-ttIe ovcrr $ SOO. These ore not large Hub-H illed , of course , but nil the diime it mnkes your compnny nppcnr Imioheiit. H teems to me > ou might re-mil jour report nnd list In your ns-xjts , printed blanks , offlec lurnl- turo and assessments duo In the next few months , or nonicDiIng of the kind that might mnko the matter look n Ivent tiiiilor no circumstance * should n financial corporation put out a Rtalcment showing liabilities In excess of assets. Very truly , JOHN T. COnNHLL , Auditor of Stnto. Per SAMUEL L1CUTV , Insurance Deputy. "I withhold names , not desiring to Injure third pnrtles. "I Avlll only nsk n Just nnd Impartial pub lic not to crjstnlll7o Its opinion until In pos session of nil the facts. " REPORT APPROPRIATION BILL Tnlilc Slioulnu AnioiinlH Proponed ( o \iiroirlnto | | | < l anil Coniinrl- | HOIIlth 1M > 7 bcHNlon. LINCOLN , Feb. 14 ( Special Telegram. ) The general appropriation bill vvns Intro duced In the hoiiDo this moinlng. The amounts npproprlnted , together with n com parison with the npproprlntlons mndo by the 1SU7 session , arc us follows : ISfti. 1817. .Ooveruor'H olllca $ G.SOO J 8,100 Adjutnut general 121,1V ) 31WV ) Commissioner of labor . . . . . . 2,000 rat ) Secretary ot state 2,200 2,500 Auditor 5,100 C.025 Tronmircr 2,500 1,600 Stnto si | | > crlntcndent public liiHtruetlon 9,400 H.lfiO Attorney general 2,300 2,625 Commissioner ot public lands nnd bulldlliKH 1,900 1,930 , Hoard of Public Ltmds nnd liulldlngt 42,500 18,500 Hoard of IMueiittoiuil L.inds nnd Funds 2,500 4,000 Board of Purchase and Sup plies HOO tCO nnnklni ; dcp.it tmcnt 1.200 1,200 Stale library S.SIO G,9K ( ) . Supreme com I 2,000 18,105 Hoard of Tiansportntlon 200 WO State Hoard of Irrigation. . . . 2,500 2.4W . Normal sehool nt Peru 10,5 > V ) 9,812 State penitentiary 3J ( V > 0 01,100 Stnto unlw'ibltv ( jO,50J 65.5CO Hospital for Insane nt Nor folk 111,030 80,870 Asvlum for chronic insane at Hustings 173200 146125 Industiliil school nt Keniney 72,300 07,750 Girls' industrial school at Geneva 29,300 Institute for UeuC nnd Dumb nt Omnh.i 31,790 31,610 I Institute for Foeblu Minded I Youths , Heatilco 52,350 C3.SOO Institute for Hllnd , Nebrnslta City " 1575 30.G75 Industrial home. Mllfoid . . . 11,200 14,700 Homo of Friendless at Lin- coin S.OOO 20,500 Soldiers' and Sailors' Homo , Clrand Island 70.GoO CG.ioO Soldiers' and Sailors' Home at Mllford 12.330 13,200 Hospital for insane , Lincoln. 10r-IOO 110,500 Fish eommls lon 4,400 7,750 SUto Historical sortety 3000 3,500 Hoard of Health 200 . . Miscellaneous 00,000 1G. > ,500 The university nppioprlatlon given does not Include $93,500 for new buildings , $32- 000 for books nud $30,000 for the Morrll fund. The printing of supiomo court reports nnd the $15,000 for wolf scalps Is Included In the miscellaneous Hem. In the governor's ofllcc there Is an In- cieaso over 1897 of $100 In the furniture nnd repairs , a reduction by striking out the $1,500 house rent nnd the $400 contingent fund. In the national gunrd Item under the head adjutnnt general the Incicabc Is largely from the $6ffG97 to replace the equipment of the guard an amount that will eventually bo refunded by the general government. In the auditor's office there Is nn Increase of $500 for expenses of county tieasurcr ex aminers , a reduction of $300 in postage , $100 in printing , telegraph , etc. , and the "extra help" item of $700 Is stricken out. The increase of $1,000 in the treasurer's office Is for a new burglar proof * safe. . In the superintendent's office -the main de crease Is that of $2.500 In the item for pub lishing school laws ana furnishing school supplies. The Board of Public Lands and Buildings 'gets ' a large Increase , of which $1,000 Is for fuel and lights , $300 water supply , and $23,000 for care and repair of capital buljdlnss and grounds. The btato library gets an increase of $1,000 taken from the sale of court reports for the purchase of other books. The large decrease noted In the supreme court department Is because the item for the publication of the new supreme court reports is transferred to the miscellaneous items. The Irrigation Board gets an Increase ot $300 for postage and telegraph , etc. , and $200 for field help. For the Normal school the Increase Is be cause of a new standplpe and furniture for the chapel provided for amounting to $3,000 , with n reduction of $1,100 in the Item of fuel and lights. The reduction for the penitentiary Is $30- 000 In the maintenance item. The increase in the university appropria tion Is explained to bo because of the In crease of 100 In the attendance. There Is also a further appropriation ot $93,500 from the temporary university fund for new buildings and permanent improvements , $32.- 000 from the cash fund for special schools and books , and $50,000 from the Morrll fund for special purposes. At Norfolk there Is nn Increase of $5,000 In employe's wares , $10,000 In board nnd clothing , $2,000 In fuel nnd lights , nnd $12,600 In furniture and bedding. At Hastings tbo Increaao is In the main tenance and fuel and light funds , with $2,800 Increase In employe's wages. At Kearney the Increase Is that of $6,400 In thu employe's fund. The Omaha Institute for the Deaf and Dumb gets nn Increase of $500 In the fuel and light fund , $1,000 in board and clothIng - Ing , $250 in furniturennd bedding , $1,000 In supplies for Industries and $400 In books nnd stationery. The Girls' Industrial Home nt Mtlford gets n decrease of $1,200 In the Item of feed and board tor llvo stock. The Homo for the Friendless gets nothing for fuel nnd lights , living expenses , furniture nnd bedding , or improvements , the Items al lowed being $ G,000 for employe's wages nnd $2,000 for expenses nnd general repalra. The Grand Island Soldiers' Homo gets nn increase of $2,000 In employe's wages and $10,000 for repairs to steam plant , $1,000 for drugs nnd Instruments nnd $2,500 lor paint ing nnd repairs , but the Item of stock feed Is omitted. > od'n from Slilm * ) * SIDNEY. Neb. , Feb. II. ( Special. ) Dur ing tbo cold snap the Warren Live Stock company of Cheyenne sent rush ordcrt , for nil the baled hay In the Lodge Pole v alloy nnd vicinity of this city. A number ol cars of hay and alfalfa wcro Immediately loaded nnd top-notch figures realized , Ralph lllttenger of the Merchants' hotel , Omaha , who recently contracted for tin McCutchcon bunch of 1,000 jearllng cattle In Texas , vvns looking over western Ne braska with u view to n location. The accumulative work of the lust three months at the land oftlco , final prpofs , homestead - stead entries , etc. , Is about cleaned up b > the now olllclals , who have worked carl ) and late to accomplish tula end. John Schnd , nn old resident of this county was taken to the Insane jnolum at Norfolk tonight by Sheriff King. Schad labors un der n religious hallucination. J. 13. Markol and Hon George W Bart- lutt of Omaha were Sidney visitors to , 1 day. Sailof Port .Sidney KfMun ulloii , SIDNEY , Neb. . Feb. 14 , ( Special. ) Thi 1 secretary of thu Interior has under coir i eldurntlcn the bale of the old Fort Sid r j ney reservation under condition * submlttei 1 by the register nnd rcever | of the Unltec ( i Slates , laul office as to the best means o . I the disposition of the property. The eali I will probably take place In the course o i ninety dais. ' UMiiTpnoiTH ? nit i niropn UNIVERSITY BILL PASSES Measure to Provide Money for the InBt.tntion Goes Through the Senate , ONLY SIX SENATORS VOTE AGAINST IT Vim Dmen n ( DoitRlnn AIIIOIIK tlio Ilnir 1)07011 Who Vote In ( lie f Mcilnln for > c- lirnnUu LINCOLN , 1'eb. II. ( Special. ) H. 11. 171 , the stnto university revenue measure , was among the bills placed upon third reading and pa&sagc this morning. The roll call upon the bill was uneventful of any out-of- thc-ordlnary occurrences , Senator Noycs of Douglas , In explanation of Ills vote , mild ho leally believed the bill should have been amended lo read "not to exceed 1 mill , " but as It now came to voting "yes" or "no" upon the bill , ho voted "yes. " Senators Farre.ll , Kneppcr , O'Neill , fusion , and Van Unset ) , Haldcrman end Newell , republicans , voted against the bill. Senators Schaal and Bpohn wcro absent at the time the vote was taken. The bill hag already gone to the enrolling room of the house for Its final enrollment. It will probably bo presented to the gov ernor tomorrow' . Senator I'rout of Cage desires that the stnto K\O ! the volunteer soldiers some recognition on account of their lojalty and patilotlsm In volunteering to fight the na tion's buttles In the war against Spain. He ottered a joint resolution at this morning's session of the senate to provide medals for all the members of the three volunteer res- Imcnts , and the cavalry troop , Many Hill * Inlroiliicoil. In the matter of Introduction of bills the present session of the senate stands on an equality with the 181)7 ) session. On the thlrty- first day of this session 280 bills had been introduced. No bills were Introduced yes terday , the thirty-second day , making the total still 280. The 2SOth bill of the 18U7 ses sion was Introduced on the thirty-second day. The total number of bills Introduced | last session vv s 380 , EO the present session must Introduce nloety-nlno more bills ( the joint resolution today being 281) ) to equil the final record of Its predecessor. As al most or quite 100 ofthe bills Introduced this "Wheeler-Sheldon" curative session nro the - acts , this session Is not doing badly. In the housa 001 bills have been introduced. 1)111 No. 501 of the last session came In on the thirty-fifth day. Of the other two bills passed by the senate 'today ' , S. F. 20 , Introduced by Hoi- brook of Dodge , relates to the refunding of bonds of municipalities at a lower rate of Intelest. S. F. 240. Introduced by Alexander of Adims , concerns the sale of property for taxes and provides that whenever any piece of rsal estate has been twice offered for sale and not sold for want of bidders tfco treas urer can at the next annual sale of the real estate put it ha property up at auction and sell it to the highest bidder for cash and said purchaser shall take the property free of all encumbrances. IlouHi ; Ill Had Humor. The house was not In a good humor for passing bills today , and there was aome delay in netting absentees Into the room. Two bilHwere defeated on third rending , one being S. F. 29 , by Senator Steele , being an amendment to the herd law. The house'again showed its antagonism to the Wheeler-Sheldon bills by killing off five or six without debate during the morning hour. * ? The Pollard 'rCvehuo bill wa3 not taken up today , the house not having- Indulged in any committee of the whole work. In ex pectation of the consideration of the hill a number of newspaper publishers from over the state were 6n hand today to sec that ono section of the bill was stricken out , or amended In a radical manner. This section is the ono which reduces the revenue of the publishers In the printing of the delin quent tax lists. The general revenue bill came in today , being about two weeks earlier In the ses sion than is usual. The absence of any radical changes In the money appropriated for the various Institutions makes it prob able that the bill will bo disposed of by the house at an early date. Most of the institution superintendents are gratified by the allowance of extra amounts for em ployes , and there Is a geneial disposition to recognize the fact that the attendance of the Institutions is growing larger. Just before adjournment In the afternoon a long report was received from the secre taries of the State Hoard of Transportation relating to freight rates. At the close of the reading of the report a motion came from the fusion side of the house that the report bo referred to the committee on rail roads with instructions to draft a now freight rate bill. Some of the members ob jected to this Instruction , and a motion to simply refer the matter to the committee was adopted. The senate this morning caught the tnlf- end of the fusion attempt to reopen the maximum rate cases In the United States supreme court. As rumored at the time the matter was considered by the house , It was suspected that nn attempt was being made to furnish another fat job for one of the fusion faithful. Some tlmo ago a reso lution was offered asking the Hoard of Transportation to report upon the prospects of legislating upon coal and lumber rates Into the state and stock and grain rates to outside points , under the supreme court decision , .Vo dilutee for IiOKlxlndnn. The board In u few lines replied this morning that no legislation could bo ac complished under the decision , as that was a matter of Interstate commerce. But It further said It herewith attached a copy of a more lengthy report concerning a mat ter under discussion In the houEc. Then proceeded the long report to the house upon the question of reopening the maximum rate cases In the United States supreme court , This part of the report was not read to the senate by the secretary and Senator Spohn asked that COO copies of the report bo printed for reference. The members of the majority wanted to know what the contents of the report wcro before order ing them printed , as they did not know whether It was a matter of enough Impor tance lo demand the expense or not. Con sequently the report was made a special order for 3 o'clock Thursday and In the meantime the senators will Invehtlgato Its contents. The Insurance committee of the house was to have held a meeting tonight tc consider the Insurance commission bill , known as H , R. 191 , but the meeting wet adjourned to Thursday. Some member * oi the committee are known to be opposed to the bill. 1'urtles connected with the Hayward head quarters make on emphatic denial of th < anonymous communication about the "bu reau of enthusiasm. " They nay that nc such letters or requests ( or letters ore being sent out from hero , no typewriters are em ployed and any letters coming In to mem bers are sent without the knowledge 01 solicitation of Mr. Hayward and hla man agers. The committee on rules held a short mect < Ing this evening but did very little except to arrange for another meeting tomorrow. IllllH Introduced lit the Hnimi1 , LINCOLN , Feb. 14. ( Special. ) The fol lowing new bills were introduced In the I house Tuesday 1 II. n. las By Tucker : T > rezulato nut ! license the ImMncM of factory nnd commtn- slon merchan'a anil public end quart public mnrke-M nnd protect owners and e-onflners of goods. H H. 499 Hy Iteverly To amend gcotlon 40 ! > 2 , Complletl Stntuteti of 1)7. ! ) entitled "UovemicV relating lo the publication of delinquent taxes H U. 000 Hy Jones To regulate the sale of baking powders and providing a ! > " ally for noncomplhnco with the sime H. U 601 Hy Thompson : Mnklufi .ippro- prlatlon for the current cxiiensos for the state government for the year ending March .11 , 1900. and March 31 , 1901 , and miscel laneous Items. _ puornnmji7s or rm : HIJ > vrn. Slnti' Itonril of TriiMMiiorditlon lilvei Opinion on Itnlc Cnnc. LINCOLN , Feb. II ( Special ) The oolo topic of discussion among the members of the senate before the hour of convening this morning was the grave charges made In The lice against Auditor Cornell In connec tion with the conduct of the Insurance de partment. The startling disclosures mndo quite took the breath nvvny from the mem bers , and copies of The Uco were at a premium. The first matter of business In the sennto wtm the report of the Slnto Hoard of Ttnns- portatlon In answer to the resolution of Senator Schanl Inquiring ns to what changes , In the rntea on lumber and coal I shipped Into the state and ginln nnd llvo stock shipped out of the state might bo mndo under the decision of the United States supreme court In the maximum freight rate cases. Us reply vvn that no changes could bo made accordIng - Ing to that decision , as these wore inter state matters. Attached to its brief reply I was a copy of the lengthy report made to i the house concerning the advisability of re opening the rale cases. Spohn of Nuckolls wanted 500 copies of this communication printed , Including the house report. I'rout of Gage wanted to know wliu I was contained In the report. He moved that the report bo iniido a special older for 2 o'clock Thursday. Ills motion prevailed. Private Secretary Jewell was announced with n message from Governor 1'oyntor. The message proved to bo In connection with the charges made against Auditor Cor nell In the morning papers and asking that a full Investigation bo made. Halo of Mndlbon offered the following mo tion : "Whereas , The senate Is In receipt of a messugo from his excellency , the governor , asking nn investigation of the charges pre ferred against the auditor of public ac counts , I move that a committee of two be appointed by the president of the senate to confer with a committee of the house of representatives to speedily Investigate the auditors ofllco and report to this senate. " Currle of Custcr offered the following sub- sitltuto to the motion of Senator Halo. Whereas , Serious and grave charges touch ing the olllclal conduct of J. F. Cornell , au ditor of public accounts of the state cf Ne braska , have been published in the public prc.a of this state , and , Whereas , Such charges. If true , are of vital Interest to the- welfare of the v , hole state of Nebraska , and If not true , justice to the said J. F. Cornell demands an Immediate investi gation , therefore , ho It Resolved , That a committee of three mem bers of the honorable body , composed of two from the majority party and ono from the minority party , bo appointed by the pres ident to make a full Investigation of said charges stid report their findings to this senate at the earliest possible date. Fairell of MerrlcK said both motions cov ered exactly ttio same ground and ho fa vored Senator Halo's through courtesy , as It was the first offered. Alter some discussion as to the number on the committee and the representation that the two Bides should have , Prout of Gage moved as a substitute 'to tbo whole that the governor's mesriagd be mudo a special order for 3 p. m. today. Ho said ho did not think any of the motions be fore the body covered the ground. Pro visions for enforcing attendance of v. it- nesses , the bringing of papers , documents , etc. , before the committee were absolutely necessary to glvo ttie committee power to act. His substitute prevailed and the mat ter went over till 3 o'clock. S. r. 242 was indefinitely postponed , the insurance committee having already recom mended a similar bill for passage. S. F. 73 was also killed and II. U. 153 recommended for passage. These two bills both related to the repeal of the 1877 law concerning the extermination of grasshoppers. As H. H. IBS had already passed one branch , the com mittee reported It favorably and killed S. F. 78. S. F. 229 , relating to the penalty to bo Imposed for killing certain kinds of blids and game out of season , was recommended to pass , as was also S , F. 84 , concerning the herd law. An Invitation from Chancellor MacLean to attend the charter day exercises at the farm and on the campus today was read. Upon motion of Van Duscn of Douglas the motion to Indefinitely postpone H. R 13 and H. R. 88 was reconsidered nnd the bills re committed to the judiciary committee. Ho explained that the Introducers of the bills wanted a chance to bo heanl. Prout of Gage offered a Joint resolution authorizing the governor to purchase medals to present to all members of Nebraska's three volunteer icglments H. H. 171 , the bill to piovldo a 1 mill levy for the support of the State university was placed upon Its third reading nnd pas sage , The bill lecelved 25 ayes and 0 nays and was declared passed with the emergency clause. Those voting against It wcro Farrell , Ilal- dcnnan , Kncpper , Newell , O'Neill and Van Dusen. S. T. 20 and S. F. 2IC were also passed. The judiciary commiteo offered a report upon the following bills' S. F. 163 , relating to eonservatois of the peace , to pass ; S. r. 1G4 , relating to the crime of adultery , to pass ; S. F. ICC , relating to return of prop erty taken under wilt of replevin when de fendant gives bond to plaintiff , without rec ommendation ; S F. 1C7 , relating to the theft of money or goods or chattels , to pass ; S , F. 174 , relating to suits by and against partner ships , no recommendation ; S. F. 179 , a cura tive act , no lecommendatlon ; 8. r. 180 , a curative act , to pass ; S. F. 181 and 182 , cura tive measures , to pass ; H , H. 114 , relating to the appointment of supreme court commis sioners , to pass. Chief Clerk Wall of the house announced the appointment of a commltce of three In the house to act in conjunction with a com mittee of two from the senate In the In vestigation of the charges against Auditor Cornell , After the joint assembly the senate ad journed till 10 o'clock tomorrow In order to bo present at charter day exercises of the university. or 'run uoi'si : , Jlc-NMitio Stlrx I'p ( lie Mem- liert Ooimlilrrnlil ) . LINCOLN , I'eb , 14 ( Special. ) The first thing that came up In the houeo this morning was the message of the governor relating to the Insurance department of the auditor's office , and on motion of Weaver of Rich ardson the chair was authorized to appoint a committee of three to act with n senate committee on Investigation. Evans ol Adams , Weaver of Richardson nnd Fluher of Oawes were appointed , A motion by Olnistcd to authorize the committee to em ploy a ttenographer and to enforce the at tendance of witnesses and the production ol papers was adopted , Standing commltUcs reported a number of bills to the general file and recommended for Indefinite postponement several of the Wheeler-Sheldon bills , which reports were adopted without debate. The new additions to tbo general illo ran the number up to seventy. In the afternoon the following bills were up for third reading. S , F. 29 , by Slcelo of Jefferson , nn net for BPnornl herd law , to protect cultivated lands from trespim * by tok. approved March S , 1S71 , beliif ? section 6 , ehnpler U , nr- tlrle III , of Compiled Statutes , vvns defeated by n vi te of 27 tu 43. S r 50. by Allen of Furims. l nrt net lo transfer certain funds to the general fund. The main clause was a < t follows * Section 1. Thnt tall moneja remaining In the hands of the stnto treasurer , nt the date of the paosngi * of this net bel nglng ( o the * following funds Penitentiary fund , normal building fund , state bond fund , capltnl build ing ft.od , reform school building fund , in stitute of feeble minded fund , live flock In demnity fund , state relief fund , conscience fund , Intcrert charged county treasurers fund , shall bo Untnnferred to the guieral fund , and Jill monejH coming Into tluio funds hcroaftcr from Inck taxes shall bo fcrevllted direct to the- general fund Pro vided , If there shilil be nny warrants which have been overlooked nnd not presented fnr payment and slnll bo presented hereafter , they shall be paid nnd charged direct to the general fund. See. " Whereas , an emergency now exists this act shall til.o effect mid be In for-o from nnd after Its passage rtnl approval ac cording to law. It was passed by ; i vote of 7.1 to 0. II. U. 189 , by Xellcrs of Dodge , nn not to nmend section 11 , of rnibdh Islon 2 , chapter Ixxlx , Compiled Stntulcs of 1S97. relatlm ; to school district tu\cs , waa parsed l > j a vote of 07 to C. II , R. 115 , by Sturgess of Douglas , an act to piatcct the nssnclntlon nnd unions nt worklngmui In tlu use of labels , trnde marks nnd othei forms of ndvci Using gooda manu factured by members of such nseochtlons and unions nnd to provide a penalty for the violation theteof , and cicato seven new bee- lions to be known ns sections 1 , 1 ! , 3 , 4 , 5 , C nnd 7 In lieu thereof , was paised by a vote of 71 to 11. II. R. 200 , by ttvans of Adams , nn net to create n public library commission , denning Its duties and for organizing a 8 > stem of i traveling llbiarlts for the stnto nnd making 1 tin nppropilntlon of ? 2flOO for the purchase of Looks nnd equipments of collcxitlcn of bookn thtrtof , was defentcd by a vote of 29 to 59. If. R. 1 , by Taj lor of dialer , an act to amend sections 1 and fi , subdivision 9 , clup- ler lx\lx , Compiled Stututcw of 1897 , entitled schools , was defeated by a vote of 36 to 31. H. R. 183 , by Wllcot of Lincoln , an act relating to the IIOUTS of employment for cer tain lallway cmplojcs nnd piovldlng a pen- altj for the violation of the same , was passed by a vote of 70 to 0. II. R. 20 , by Fuller of Seward , on act pro viding for the mowing or otherwise destroy ing the weeds along public roads , was de feated by a vote of 35 to 33 H R. 158 , by Rouse of Hall , an net for the establishment , maintenance and manage ment of public llbrailcs in school districts , was passed without emergency clause by a vote of Cl to 12. H. R. 1'JO , by Zellors of Dodge , nn act re lating to the issuance , of teachers' certifi cates by county superintendents , was de feated by n vote of 35 to 27. H. R. 102 , by Scmdall of York , an act re lating to fences being placed on each side of all railroads to prevent the cattle , horses , Bhecp , hogs , etc , from getting on railroad tracks and providing a penalty for violation thereof , on motion of Pollard of Cass , was lecommcndetl lo the committee of the whole. At 5 o'clock the hoiibe adjourned. ATrmii'T oic iisr.vntiAVOMAV ; C'rnred li.v Hi-nth < > [ lliisliiind She ThroiiN Ilei-Mi-ir Ileforc Tin In. OXrORD , Neb , Feb. II. ( Special ) Yes terday evening Mrs. Bottle Miller uttcmptcd to throw herself in fiont of n moving train with suicidal Intent. Her intention was di vined by friends standing near In time to save her. Mrs. Miller has been almost ciazed with grief since the death of her husband , a railroad man , who was run over by a freight train in the Oxford jar-ds1 a few weeks ago. 'J' o STi-tv Trains Add CM ! . WYMORE , Neb , Feb. II. ( Special ) Advance copies of the new tlmo card , which will go Into effect on the southern division of the Hurllngton ne'st Sunday have been received at division headquarters in this city and show that two new pabsenger trains will be added to the service , starting next Sunday. The new trains will run between Lincoln and St. Joe via Tabfo Rock , and both are scheduled as fast night trains. TROUBLED WITH If So You Have It Yet. IIKLIIF FOR A SHOUT TIME DOES NOT MEAN A CUKE. Why OKI Treatments Are Not Successful. Nlnctj-four out of every hundred grown I > r ons In the United States Buffering from dyspepsia ! What .1 lesson this repoit , taken from medical stiitlntlcB , ought to teaeli. Dues It nut prove bu > und all qilfHtion that the wonderful results claimed by the thou sand and one CUICH for thlH dlxenzo uiu himply on pnpu / Do H it not show thnt no come has been found and stomp as failures all the old nuthoda of ti eating this ill sou be. To those win ) Know that the fvo most pre valent kinds of dyspepsia uro > o entirely dlfterc-'iit fiom each oth r as to n quire Hipurate. treatment , mid Unit th < > lemeily lor ono lountirai'tfi the effect of the other , this Is not puiprl'ilnx , uspe < lull > u.s all icincill s advcitlsed lierctjtoie have been mixed and given to ethci In th ? third and must dangerous kind of dyspepsia ( IntcHtln.il Indigestion ) It was different , for thin dlr-case , caused by bae- teila , there vvns no cute. A girmleld-- which would destroy thcsu bacilli without killing the patient could , not bu. found , nnd It VVUH rot until the discovery nf lljumd that the medical profession ontertu'nid the hope of Hiicccstifully ( ombatlng this disease. Ex periments vveie ut uneii mada with thlH now preparation and It VVUH tiuon proved ax eftee- tlvo In this as it hail In Hi- destruction of the bacilli of catarrh and Loimimptlon. Having thus dispuxed of Iho mint diended of the three kinds of dyspopiln The It T liootb Co. nought to tontiol the other two This was uKoninllshetl by treatlnp each nep-iratcly and the i fault Is thnt 1 Is omul ] J.sp'psla Cure , unlike unj othei has , i rcpnra'.o roniel > for e-ach pliase ol tinills - case and contains the only germicide kmivvn which will destroy tinnncllll in tt cause IntrHtlmil Indigestion Tlipne dlnVicnt tr ut- incuts nro placed In nnu package , wllh full dlrectl-ina IIH to how they aio to bo taken for very kind of tljspopma. So corlldent IB Thu H T. Hoolh Compnny In the cur.itiVL propertlus of Ihls new tifnt- nu-iH that tiny have dpchi.d to gunrunt'o oveij box nnd refund the money If a cure Is not effected MlVOMii" UVSI'IJl'SIA CrilK IB Bold by all drugglbta or ini by mall on re ceipt of pricef.O cmtH Send for folder and Storv of TIJK ] { . T. I1OOTI1 CO. , Auditorium HullilliiK , .tliilliei-Ml MI.UH-I-N ; : llullicrHll ! ' has b"en Mrs Wlnslow'a fiocnhlnn Byrup used for over llfty leara by millions of jrothers for their children whllo teething i with perfect success It toothc-H the ihlld soft ns the gunifl , alla > s all pulti , eures wind colic and Is the bcitt icmcily for Diarrhoea Hold by druggists In every part of the world He sure and oak for "Mrs Winston's Soothing Syrup" and ' .ako no other klml " 5 cents u bottle ° IODIDE OF IRON 1 forAH/KMIA.I'OORNnSSof Ibeltl.OOU , 1 CONS riTUTIONAU WIJAKNUfeS SCKOrULA , lUc. Nolle genuine unless sinned' IlLANCARIi" AM. DKlH.l.lbT > . , n.FOliaEkA&CO.N.YAL'te.forU.S. , NEVER FADING BUCK DYES. Diamond Dyes Make Colors That Never Crock. Clothing of All Kliuls 1-aslly Dyed at Home. Thrro nro three kliuls of fast black Ola- niond Djcs , onp for wood , ono for co-tton aiut mixed Roods , niul n Ihlrd for sHk niul feath er ? . All of these d > cs nrv | ifrlully prepared for homo use mid are guaranteed to make colors that will nc\cr fade or crock and that 1 cannot bo wnBhod nut In strong sonpiuils The rrllnhlllt > of the fnst blnck 1 > lnmnml Ijc Imvo glvrn thoin the Inrgcsl Mle of art tljcs. lie Mire to pet tlio Diamond If von wVsh to color bla 1 > , for no other djes equal thotn In simplicity of use niul fastness of color. Is your office warm ? The heating arrange ments oi' The Boo Building have kept tlioollicc's plenty warm through the coldest w father. Heat is furnished free. BEE BUILDING It is the best office building in Omaha no one denies that. JJoiit is no higher there than in cold , wind swept buildings. There are one or two first-class rooms vacant which it will bo a pleasure to show yon , R. C. Peters & Co , , GROUND FLOOK. A cold Is danger- ouDon't let It get the Htart of you. A few ( los.es ot mr fold Cure will hrenli up nny form of told In a few hours nnd prevent grlnpe , diphtheria. mill pnenniouln. It bhould bo In every home nnd every vest pocket. It Is lictter than n life lusur- unce policy. At nil druggists. ZBc. n tin ! . OnlJc to ITealtH ird Mdllrnl ml lcn free 1.10 % Arch > t . Phlli I. . isai. EXTRAS EXTRAS ! TODAY ANY SEAT 25c. FREE ! FREE ! ! FREE ! ! ! To nil Indlesi nttcmllng this perfoiimmc a ImndHome , eostly souvenir In the shnpa ° a' ' " MHIIAM.ION IM.lll3 of > .vminivi , r > iw'iv. The handsomest souvenir ever given nvvny by any theater Worth munv timetln > nrlcu of ailmlhslon. I.ndlcs me advised to SCOUIH their sontEi enily. which assured them of n souvenir. The bill IB the best o thu season. _ 1'AXTON & nunonss , Mnmicera Tel. 1919. Till * nii nud MKI < . WriIiH'i lii > , IVIi. ir > < Wilson Hirictt's Itemurlcnblo Dinma , The Sign of the Cross Presented by William Gleet's Ldndon Com pany , from thu Lyric Thenter , Including DAI.'I'OV. . Management of Chariest Krohmnn nnd Kr.ink W Banner. Xlpht PileeH hovvrr lloor. 60c , 75o mid $1 OOj b.ilron.v .Be nnd t.n < , Biillery , 23e , Mntinen Prices Me and 50c. j -4 c ; I'AXTUK * W5 ilanniier8. 'J el , 191 * . OMJ MCIIT OMY TIII iisntv , -in. . in , WII.I.IAM II. IVKhT'S ( rormcrly of PrlmroHo & "VVeHt's . . . IlHi IIIWI'HHI. .ll'llll.UK . . . Including f'nrroll Johiihon , H. J. Jose nnA Tom howlH nnd W otlurn fumed for j.ir IIH minstrel < elclnltles nnd William H. WeHt'n Hpcttucular Feature Item . lii-r ( InMiilno. . Prices I/ovver tlonr. We , 7So nnd $1.00 ; baU cony , 35o nml We. gallery , 25f. BOYD'S ' THEATER KH , \MA'V ' Fob. ] T-18 I'liliiilnr 1'rlei- hiiliirilnjMiilliifo. . Kilclii ) iinil hiiliinlny .Mnli < , THE RED COCKADE. Siilnriliiy Iliilliu-c , EUGENE ARAM. N'lght I'rli i K Lower Floor 0c , 7Gc anil 1 iml'o'O ' fa uml We. gallery , 5c. Matinee 1'rlccHiie and SOe Boyd's Theater. Date To Be Announced Later , 1 THE GREAT PIANISTE , MME , TERRESA GARRENO , > Admlsrlon COc , 75c , JI.OO and $1 60 PIANO I'SIJD THE MILLARD I3tl > Jitiii Douglas Sis. , Oinuli.i , .AIIKUICA.V AM ) KKItOI'KAN CBNTItrtLLY LOCATCD. J. V. MAJ11CUL i aU Yj