THE OMATIA DAFLY 117313 : TJirUSDAY , 1TEBHUA11Y 1(5 , IvSOf ) .
SOUTH DAKOTA LEGISLATURE
Doings of a Day by tbe Assembled Solcns at
Pierre.
SENATE KILLS FELLOW SERVANT BILL
Tendency In WluMvn 1 y MrinbrrN nf
Jlolli HoiiHVN lo ( 'nrvr A | > | iroprln-
tioti lllll.i Dovrrnor'ti
on I'lillllpn CIIHO.
, 3. IX , Feb. 15. ( Special Tele
gram. ) In the sor.nto this morning the fel
low ecrvant ' 1)111 was finally killed by a vote
of 23 to 19.
Hills ware passed to require ballots to bo
preserved until the tlmo ifor n conk-el lind
passed , to vrovldo a deficiency for the ex-
Henna for trnnnportnllon of prisoners to the
penitentiary nnd pay the sheriff .for service
In the unorganized county of Gregory. The
principal bills Introduced wcro :
Uy Tyler Providing for the appointment
of a veterinary Burgeon ntid deputies.
Uy Hulow Legalizing the bonds hereto
fore Issued under the provisions of ecctlou
4 , article xlll of the constitution.
Uy StltcK 1'rovldlnB for the dissolution of
cVttcs with lew ) than 250 population.
The bill to prevent trespass on state lands
was called up nnd Smith moved to amend
so as to not apply to tbo frco raiiRo coun
try. which wis lost. Itnntcn moved to
nmcnd to strike out pasturage , which was
lost. The -motion for exemption on Lho frco
range country was reconsidered anil passed
'by ' the presiding officer casting the decid
ing vote.
The senate passed n long list ot bills nnd
< llil not put In much time at discussion ,
the bills passed ibclng : Providing for the
publication of the reports of the railroad
commission , of Us Inspectors , tnlno Inspectors
specters , Board of Pharmacy und Hoard of
Public Health ; permitting counties by a
popular vote to exempt $100 worth ot per
sonal property from taxation ; ' permitting
cities to bond for 4 per cent of their valua
tion for the purpose ot the erection of school
.buildings ; extending the powers of city
boarda of equalization , giving them powers
to Issue summons and administer oaths , and
n joint resolution Instructing the members
of congress to vote against seating a polyg-
nmlst.
Governor Lea sent Hits message on the
Phillips Interest matter and In regard to
the 'brand fees In the secretary's ofllcc. In re
gard to the Interest mattcl ho submitted At
torney General Phylo's opinion , together
with his own vlows on the Colorado ,
Georgia nnd Wisconsin cases as bearing on
the Phillips case , holding that the attorney
general placed n wrong construction upon
the law nnd placed the responsibility for
action upon the legislature , holding that
when the legislature Is In session the dis
cretion to direct the attorney general to
begin prosecutions rests with the repre
sentatives of the people. The message was
Bent to the judiciary committee without
reading.
Consideration of the goTcrnor's nomina
tions Avns postponed ono week and consid
eration of the veto messages on the Normal
school bills until Friday.
The senate passed the following house
bills : Appropriating ? 2,37C deficiency in the
salaries of the Board ot Charities nnd Cor
rection ; permitting mercantile flro Insurance
companies to take cyclone risks and issue
policies for three years ; permitting honor
ably discharged soldiers nnd sailors to at
tend elate educational Institutions free ot
charso ; permitting taxes to bo paid In two
annual Installments , March and September.
Work of ( he HOIINC.
In the house a petition was presented
from residents of the Dlnck Hills asking
tfor.tho experimental farm and a resolution
f rani : tie Board" Charities and Correction
asking' for an Increased appropriation for
the Yankton asylum on account ot the fire
at that Institution.
The Judiciary committee reported back
the senate bill Increasing the salaries of
judges , with an amendment to raise the
salary of the governor and supreme court
judges to $3,000 per year and to Increase
the salaries of circuit judges to $2,000 per
year In circuits containing over 15,000 pee
ple. This would Increase the salaries of the
circuit Judges In the First , Second , Third
and Fifth circuits and leave the salaries for
other circuits as they now nro. A minority
report was against the passage of the bill.
\Vllmart , ono of the majority , opposed the
Introduction of the minority report.
The select committee which Investigated
the reform school presented a report ot the
condition of the present buildings and the
manner of conducting the affairs of the
school , but will not present a report on anew
now building until the architect nnd
iplumhor accompany them to complete their
estimates.
On motion of Holdrege the house decided
to meet for the rest of the session at 10
o'clock onch day. Bills Introduced wcro ;
By Baker Making a threshers' lien engrain
grain prior to nil other claims.
By Bras Making the blnte euporlntendent
of Instruction cx-oMlclo clerk of the State
Hoard ot Regents of education ,
By StoddniU To allow a copy to bo used
where the orlglcml bills Inttoduccd have
been lost or stolen ; requiring raltroada to
provide prlviuto crossings for fnrnicrn.
By Kvcrctt Allowing the railroad com
missioner to offer o. rowaind , of r.ot more than
$500 for the apprehension of cattle thieves.
By Foley To Rx n minimum valuation of
railroid property for ima'asment and taxa
tion
The rest nf the afternoon was devoted to
wranpillni ? over different special appropria
tion bills.
The bill for a heating plant at the Dent
and I ) u in I ) school wns cut to } 2oOO. After
a wrangle on the bill to appropriate $25,000
for a building nt tbo Stnto university It was
finally put o\er until Friday.
The appropriation uflkcd by the Agricul
tural college wns cut to $7,600 for creamery
building and $12,000 for a drill hall. The
appropriation for a dormitory ami chapel ,
having been cut from the bill , called out
the hottest flqht of the nttcrnoon , Glass
fighting for the full appropriation nsked ,
seconded by Woody nnd Cornwcll. Dwlght
nndVllmnrth made n fight for economy and
finally won.
A now bill for n normal school nt Aber
deen with nn appropriation of $10,000 acres
of land wns Introduced by Lawson In the
senate this evening and n strong effort will
bo made to pass It through before action 1s
taken on the veto message on the former
The estimate of the plumber who In
spected the work nt the Ileform School
building will be submitted tomorrow and
will bo n favorable one.
UKCOUD OF DAKOTA'S GOVKUNOIIS.
Si > v > rnl "KiiiuiUiTN" .Survives lint
\iiiu * SI lie Slnlr'n AiltnlNtlon.
PIURUE , S. D. , Fob. 15. ( Special. ) A list
of the ox-governors of Dakota as a territory
nnd stnto shows that while two of the
"squatter governors" who held their offices
before the organization of the territory In
1SCO , are yet living , the etnto has no living
ex-governor.
The squatter governor list la : Henry Masters -
tors , 1S50 , died In office ; William M. Brook-
Ings ( acting ) , 1S : 9 , resides In Boston , Mass. ;
Samuel J. Albright , 1859-61 , resides In New
York City.
Territorial governors : William Jaync ,
1SG1-G2 , resides In Springfield , 111. ; Newton
Edmunds , 1SC2-CC , Yankton , present address ;
Andrew J. Faula , 18CC-C9 , died September ,
18DS ; John A. Burbank , 18G9-74 , resides at
Now nichmond , Ind. ; J. L. Pennlngton , 1874-
78 , resides at Annlston , Ala. ; William How
ard , 187S-SO , died In ofllco ; George H. Hand
( acting ) , 18SO , died March 10 , 1891 ; N. G.
Onlway , 1SSO-84 , resides at Waterloo , N. H. ;
Gilbert A. Pierce , 1831-88 , resides at Min
neapolis , Minn. ; Louis K. Church , 1880-80 ,
dlud December , 1897 ; Arthur C. Mclletto ,
1SS9.
State governors : Arthur C. Mellette , 1SS9-
93 , dlod May , 189C ; Charles H. Sheldon ,
1893-00 , died October , 1898 ; Andrew E. Leo ,
1897 , to present time.
Governor Leo has received a draft from
the government in aid ot the Soldiers' Homo
to the amount of $7,235. This Is a larger
sum than Is usually received quarterly for
the homo from that source.
I .NOT I.V CKIOU CONDITION.
"Weakened by HxecNMlvr Cold They
Arc I iilHird for SprtiiK SlorniH.
CASPCR , Wyo. , Fob. 15. ( Special. )
About 600,000 head of sheep are wintering
in this county the present winter. The late
storm has been the hardest In years In that
the snow Is staying on the ground Instead
ot blowing off , as In the past. This season
the snow bas crusted and remains on the
range. So far there has been no serious
losses , but the sheep nro In n much poorer
shnpe for the spring storms than last sea
son , and there Is no doubt but that many
will perlbh If the spring Is anything like
last season. The late storm hns put sheep
In such shape that they cannot stand the
amount of hard weather they did last year.
All kinds of stories are afloat as to the
sheep being wintered In the Big Horn basin.
There Is no doubt but that the snow Is caus
ing a great deal of trouble In the basin
among the sheepmen and that there will be
considerable loss In that section. The blg-
gost loss reported In this county Is 100 head
on a bed ground In the Salt creek country.
The snow between Deranch and the head of
Kirby creek Is said to' bo four fqet on the
level , but no sheep are wintered in that sec
tion.
wr AITrny nt Kurt IMcrre.
PIERRE , S. IX. Feb. 1.1. ( Special Tele
gram. ) A cutting affray occurred In n hack
at Fort Pierre this evening. Ray Payne , a
gambler , became offended at James Craw
ford , another occupant , for some reason and
attempted to slash his throat , making a
long cut , barely missing the jugular vein.
Payne Jumped from the hack and escaped.
It U though the wound -will bo fatal.
Co ! I IVontlirr IlrcnlcN.
KIMBALL , S , D. , Feb. 15. ( Special. )
The weather Monday was In marked con
trast to the bitterly cold weather of the
[ throe weeks previous. Saturday night the
1 northwest wind changed to the southeast
and yesterday the thermometer Indicated
32 degrees above , the snow on the ground
melting considerably.
What Is commonly known as heart dis
ease Is frequently an aggravated form of
dyspepsia. Like all other diseases resulting
from Indigestion , It can bo cured by Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure. It cures the worst forms
of dyspepsia. It digest ! * what you eat.
Sci-k it I'ardiiii ,
PIERRE , S. D. , Feb. 15. ( Special Telo-
gram. ) Hon. John L. Jollcy of Elk Point
wc.i . hero today to appear before the Board
of Pardons for a pardon for Marlon Wnlms-
loy , whn Is In iho penitentiary on a charge
of manslaughter. The sentence does not
end u'Ull January of next year and n par
don Is desired now.
Instantly Relieved by
One Application of
llatho the affected parts thoroughly with HOT AVATEU and Curl-
1st Step CIMA SOAV , to remove the crusts and scales , and soften the inflamed ,
cracked , bleeding or thickened cuticle.
2d Step Noit apply CUTICUIU. Ointment , the great hkin cure and purest
ot emollients , to allay itching , Irritation , and inflammation , and
bootho and heal.
3d Step Lastly , take n full dose of Ctrncuiu. KKSOLVKHT , to cool and
cleanse the blood , and expel HUMOR Genus.
This SINOLK treatment affords Instant relief , permits rest and sloop , and points
to a speedy , permanent , and economical euro of the most torturing , dUtlgurlnc ,
itching , burning , niul ecaly skin and sc.ilp humors , rashes and irritations , with
loss ol hair , when all other remedies and oven the best physicians fail.
And Skin by utlnir Ctrncuiu Fair , greatfit of
SAVE YOUR HAIR , HANDS BLIa 1'urlfylnic onj IlvautlfvlDc Honju.m veil n
iimiij nnd
puieit nwccUtt for toilet , bath , and uuraery ,
r iciTB * SCT. ll.Cior Bo r.JV..OIITMUT , WeRIIOITIXTbiirtlit.i e.
CANAL DILL IS PIGEONHOLED
Friends nnd Opponents of Measure Exert
Themselves in the Crisis.
HOPKINS RULES AMENDMENT OUT OF ORDER
O.tiPN < lntt of Itn I.ouallty nx Hldrr in
.Sundry Civil Illll IN Italifd nnd
It IN Hilled DIMVII After n
WASHINGTON' , Feb. 15. The house today
settled the fate of the Nicaragua canal bill
In this congress by refusing to override the
decision of the chair In committee ot the
whole , when the chair held that the canal
bill ottered as an amendment by Mr. Hep
burn was out of order.
The friends ot the Nlcarocua bill wore
very confident yesterday and today that they
would triumph , but after four hours of debate -
bate the chair was sustained 127 to 10D.
Mr. Datlcy , the democratic leader , made an
argument In favor of the view thnt the
nmendment waa In order. Mr. Groavcnor of
Ohio bore the brunt of the argument today
In behalf of this contention , Mr. Moody ot
Massachusetts , Dockcry of Missouri and
Fleming , democrat of Georgia , wcro pitted
against him.
The debate throughout the day was ex
ceedingly spirited , and In the end a major
ity of the members refused to override the
house rules. No record Is made of the vote
In committee ot the whole. Party lines
wcro not adhered to , the division In favor
and In opposition to sustaining the chair's
decision being about equally divided on both
sides of the political aisles. About ten pages
of the bill were disposed of today.
Oino of the llerccst contests of the session
was In progress when the house met.
The friends nnd opponents of the
plan to attach the Nicaragua canal
bill to the sundry civil bill wcro
working assiduously and every argument
which could Influence members ono way or
the other was being brought to bear. The
fate ot the canal bill at this congress was
In the balance. Mr. Sherman of New York ,
who has been snowbound between Now York
and 'Washington for two days , arrived this
morning. He wns designated as chairman
ot tlie committee of the whole by the speaker
when the sundry civil 'bill ' was taken up ,
but In his absence Mr. Hopkins of HMnols
occupied the chair.
Ordinarily the member originally desig
nated would resume the chair on his return
from such an absence , but owing to tbe fact
that Mr. Hopkins heard two hours ot the
debate yesterday upon the points of order
rained by the chairman ot the appropria
tions committee against the canal amend
ment , It was decided that he should hear
the remainder of the argument and make
the ruling.
Some time was spent at the opening of tbo
session with routine matters. Just before
the motion was made to go Into committee
of tlie whole Mr. Hepburn of Iowa , who Is
conducting the fight on behalf ot the Nicar
agua canal amendment , asked unanimous
consent that the canal bllf bo made a special
order for Tuesday next , but objection was
made.
The house then went Into committee ot
the whole , Mr. Hopkins In the chair , on the
sundry civil bill , the pending question be
ing the point ot order raised against the
canal amendment.
Mr. Dockcry , democrat of Missouri , made
an argument in favor of sustaining the
rules ot the house , which ho contended the
proposed amendment violated. No ono with
any respect for his reputation as a parlia
mentarian , ho declared , could hold that the
amendment was In order. Ho realized that
the members were eager to get at the public
treasury upon this preposition , but he
warned his colleagues on the dompcratlc sldo
that if they helped to overthrow the rule
they swept away for all tlmo the rights ot
the minority. Ho had no respect for the
rules as such. They degraded the indi
vidual members and massed too much power
In the speaker , but the members of the
minority especially dare not override this
rule that had come down from the demo
cratic fathers.
But If this amendment were declared In
order , he gave notice that ho would offer
an amendment to It to provide for the Issue
ot enough additional legal tender notes to
meet the entire cost of the construction ot
the canal. ,
Mr. Qulgg , republican of New York , In-
j terrupted to call attention to the fact that
I the rights under which the canal was to bo
constructed would expire In eight months.
Mr. Dockcry , In reply , said he welcomed
the Interruption. It disclosed the "little
joker" In the shape of the claim of the
Maritime Canal company , for which the senate -
ate bill appropriated ? 5,000,000.
Mr. Hepburn pointed out that If this bill
passed as a separate appropriation It would
go to conference. There the "little Joker"
might be played , but If placed on this bill ,
the house conference could prevent such an
nmendment.
Mr. Dockory hinted strongly at Influences
outside the hall , the same Influences sub
stantially which were back of the Hanna-
Payne subsidy bill. These Influences , ho
said , Instated that $ . ' ,000,000 should go to
certain gentlemen who were Interested In
the Maritime Canal company.
In conclusion , ho warned the members on
his sldo of the house that they cannot af
ford. In the closing days of the session , to
lend themselves to such an enterprise.
Mr. Moody , republican of Massachusetts ,
made a technical argument in support of
the point of order.
W. A. Smith , republican of Michi
gan , eald that the president of the
Maritime Canal company had told him that
he had rather lose every dollar he hud put
Into that enterprise than'that legislation for
tlie construction of tbo canal should fall at
this session.
Mr. Grosvenor , republican of Ohio , vigor
ously contended that the point of order was
not well taken. He could not understand
why members should get excited because the
representatives of the people wcro making
an honest effort to do that which all po
litical parties bad sworn they would da for
the last five years ,
Continuing , Mr. Grosvenor said that thla
bill woufd not have been offered as an
amendment to thin bill had not the chair
man of the appropriations committee an
nounced that neither the canal bill nor tbu
ship subsidy bill should receive consider
ation at this session. Ho referred to the
refusal of that gentleman today to aUow a
special order to consider the bill to bo made.
That , ho said , was war to the knife. This
was , therefore , the only remedy which could
reach the deadlock. He would do his duty
and take the wrath of tlie powers , that be.
Ho contended that the work of constructing
the canal was now la progress within the
meaning of the rule. If this amendment
were not placed upon the pending bin he
declared that the grandchild of no member
present would live long enough to seethe
canal built.
Mr. Cannon denied emphatically that the
failure to break down this rule meant the
abandonment of the construction of the
canal by the United States.
But Mr. Grosvennr reiterated It and said
If this effort falted he favored tbo passage
of a joint resolution 'to Inform the nations
of the earth that we had given up the pro
ject and would welcome the building of the
canal upon the terms upon which the Suez
canal was built.
At the conclusion ot Mr , Grosvenor's
speech the chairman of the commttteo ot
thu whole ( Mr , Hopkins ) announced that he
was ready to rule.
hiiHlnliiM I'olnt cif Order.
When order had been procured ho made a
careful and elaborate ruling , In hlch ho
pointed out thnt the question presented was
purely u parliamentary one. He reviewed
the Arguments adduced on both stiles , cltc.l
precedents nnd concluded by sustaining the
point of order ngnlnst the nmendment.
After rendering his decision the chair
went further by Inking up the question
raised by Mr. Smith of Michigan , ns to
whether the treaty of 1867 did not warrant
the amendment. Ho held thnt It did not.
Mr. Hepburn Immediately arose nnd en
tered nn appeal from the decision of the
chair. Mr. Dalzoll , republican of Pennsyl
vania , moved to lay the appeal on the table ,
but this motion was declared out ot order
In committee of the whole.
Mr. Hepburn said he wns willing to al
low the nppcal to be decided without fur
ther dcbnte , but Mr. Fleming , democrat of
Georgia , Insisted upon ibolng heard In favor
' of sustaining the decision of the chair.
The rule In question , he argued , was to
shield and protect the minority.
On a rising vote the chnlr wns sustained ,
1C2 to IIS. .Mr. Hepburn loudly demanded
tellers. The vote by tellers confirmed the
rising vote. Tlio chnlr "wns sustained , 127
to 109 , nnd the amendment was ruled out.
The rending of the sundry civil bill wns
i then continued. The appropriation for Iho
deep waterwa > s commission wns Increased
' from $60,000 to ? 90,000 on motion of the ap
propriation committee.
After completing ten additional pages ot
the bill the committee rose.
The senate bill to correct the relative
rank of Captain R. R. { Headman of the
Eleventh Infantry was passed.
After the defeat of the amendment adding
the Heptourn Nicaragua canal 'bill ' to the
sundry civil iblll , Mr. Grosvenor presented a
resolution fixing February 20 and 21 for the
consideration of the Hepburn bill with n
vote February 21 nt1 p. in.
At 5:10 : p. m. the house adjourned.
WOMEN HOLD AN ELECTION
Oilier ot the National Council Arc
Aiuiolutcil for ( lie Coming ;
Trlcii nlii m.
WASHINGTON , Feb. IB. The National
Council of Women held Its triennial elec
tion of onlcera today. Preceding that event
the delegates held iv closed business session
In which they mndo nominations nnd dis
cussed minor matters. It was Susan B.
Anthony's seventy-ninth birthday nnd she
was reminded of the fact by several floral
tributes and Miss Saillo American of Chicago
cage , president of the National Council of
Jewish Women , presented a handsomely en
grossed list of last year's additions to the
members of the National Suffrage associa
tion to 'Miss Anthony.
The storm lind the effect of reducing the
attendance , but of the fifty-six votes which
constitute the total delegate vote there
were forty-sovcn present. When the elec
tion for president of the council opened the
nominations stood : Rev. Anna Garlln Spen
cer of Rhode Island , administration candi
date to succeed LMrs. Sewall , 20 ; Mrs. Gaft-
ney. New York City , 18 ; Mrs. Kate Waller
j Barrett , Washington , 2 ; Rev. Anna H.
Shaw , Pennslyvanla , 1. Mrs. Gaffnoy wlth-
| drew In Mrs. Spencer's favor , but the latter
I announced that unites the presidency was
relieved of much of the -work that belongs
to the committees she would not accept it
' and finally itwas decided that Mrs. Fannie
Humphroy Gaffney of Now York should
have the office.
Other officers elected were : Vlco presi
dent at large , Mrs. Jlarla Purdy Peck of
Iowa ; corresponding secretary , Mrs. Kate
Waller Barrett , District of Columbia ; treas
urer , Mrs. Hannah Solomon , president of
the Woman's Jewish Council , Chicago ; first
recording secretary. Rev. Anna G. Spencer ,
Rhode Island.
rilOVIIJEI ) FOR I.V TII13 X.VVAIj HIM , .
Ai iirui > rIit < lmiN for anil
of CoiitriirtN for \ew
WASHINGTON , Fcb.'lS' ' . The text of the
naval appropriation bill'tccame available to-
duy. The provision asvto new ships Is as
follows :
That for the purpose of further Increasing
the naval establishment of the United States
the president is hereby authorized to have
constructed by contract three seagoing coast
line battleships , carrying the heaviest armor
nnd most powerful ordnance for vessels of
tholr class upon a , trial displacement of 13-
EOO tons , to be sheathed and coppered and to
have the highest practicable speed and gieat
radius ot action an-J iy cos' , exclusive of
armor and armament , not exceeding $3COO-
000 ; and three armored cruisers f.f about
12.000 tons trinl displacement , carrying the
heaviest armor and most powerful ordnance
fcr vessels of their class , to bo nheathed
and coppered and to cost , exclusive of armor
nnd armament , not exceeding $4,000,000 each ;
six protected cruisers nf about 2,500 tons
trial displacement , 'to ' be sheathed and cop-
peroj and to have the highest fcpeed com
patible with good crulslag qualities and to
carry the most powerful ordnance faulted to
vessels of their class and to cost , exclusive
'of nrmament , not exceeding $ li41SOO ; and
not moro than itwo of uald bsttleshlps : md
! not more- than two of said armored cruisers
and not moro 'than two of said protected
cruisers shall be- built In ono yard or by
ono contracting party , nnd the contracts for
the construction of each of said vessels shall
bo awarded by the secretary of the navy to
the lowest responsible bidder , having In view
the best results and most expeditious de
livery.
1 Provision Is also made that "ono and not
I moro than ono of the battleships and ono
1 and not moro than one of the armored cruis
ers shall bo built on or near the coast of
the Pacific. "
IliiAltlI.TUB I3.YTIIA. SESSION.
t I'M nil In IIU ANMiiriinccN as
( o ( rending Army Illll.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 15. The president
has conveyed assurance to some of the party
i leaders in congress , in addition to those
i given last week , that ho will certainly call
congress together In extra session If It falls
to pass the army reorganization bill at the
present session. In answer to repeated In
quiries the administration has been obliged
. to decline all propositions looking to the
tiding over of the needs of the army by
I passing a joint resolution , simply extending
the appropriations on the basis of the pres
ent organization , holding that this action
would be utterly Inadequate to meet the
situation. The volunteers , It Is eaid , are ex
tremely unsatisfactory and there would bo
absolutely no assurance that the president
could retain them In service even when
the emergency Is great. The same statement -
mont would apply to the regular army sol
diers who cnrlsted for the war.
A very serious objection to the joint reso
lution program , too , according to the War
department ofllclals , would bo Its failure to
| supply the staff and line olllccrs absolutely
I needed. These officials say that the pending
Hull bill provides for just 822 original ap
pointments of second lieutenants and it Is
declared to bo the policy of the adminis
tration to divide these places among tbo
states and territories on the basis of their
population ,
; I'OSTAI , SYSTKM KOH 1'OHTO 1UCO.
Inland IN to lie I'lnvoil on Sniiiu Foot
ing UN Other CoiinlrlcN ,
WASHINGTON. Fefb. 15. Captain W. H.
Ellltt of New Castle , Ind. , director of posts
for Porto Rico , sails from New York to
morrow for San Juan on the transport Mis-
, sts3lppl , together with Messrs. Maclas and
j Nixon , his confidential assistants. Ho car
ries Instructions to Institute an Independent
form of postal government on the entire
ttland on March 15. Thin -will bo the adop
tion In Us entirety of the postal system of
, this country and will bo Identical with the
' postal system just Inaugurated fn Cuba. It
will place Porto Rico on the eauie postal
status with respect to tbo United States ai
all countries belonging to the universal
postal union. Orders were given today for
thu printing of a complete set of stamps for
Porto Rico , simply surcharging the United
States stamps by printing the words Porto
Ilko luroM the fnco. The lntcrni\tloni\l
money order rates will continue perma
nently , both as applies to Cuba and I'orto
Illco.
1'ATIttOTIO S12HVICI2S \VAltl)111) *
Itecnjniltlnit Given to Minn Helen
( iinitil nnd Onlinrne DolRiinn.
WASHINGTON' , Vcb. IS. In the senate
today Mr. McEnery , as a question of per
sonal privilege , made emphatic denial of
the statement that his resolution adopted
by the senate yesterday was Introduced In
the Interest of the sugar growers o.f Louisi
ana , He fnlil he had not consulted the
planters about the resolution and that as a
natter of fact they were known to bo op
posed ns n body to the ratification of the
peace treaty.
A bill extending the "cordial apprecia
tion" of congress to Miss Helen Miller
Gould for her patriotic services during the
recent war and providing that the president
nhould present her with a gold medal was
passed.
The postoITlco appropriation bill i\as re
ported , and Mr. Quay of Pennsylvania gave
notice that ho would call It up tor con
sideration tomorrow.
A bill wns passed providing for the ad
mission to the naval academy ns a cadet
of Osborno W. Dclgnan , ono of the Mcrrlmac
heroes.
Senators Cullom , Sewell nnd Teller were
named as conferees on the legislative ap
propriation bill ,
Ainir HIM , MKACIIISS DEADLOCK.
DemnernUe Coinniltteeilieii Will I'ro-
l > o e ffiiiiiiriiinlMt * oil Prenrnt UIINM. |
WASHINGTON , Kob. 15. The senate com-
mlttco on military affairs has reached a
deadlock on the army reorganization bill.
This Is due to the absence of Senator Proc
tor , who holds the balance of power on the
committee. Ho la In Cuba. This leaves flvo
republican and flvo democratic members on
the committee. When nn effort was made
today to secure a favorable report on the
bill the democrats objected and wcro able
to prevent action. An ngreement was
reached to meet again this evening , when
It was stated that the democrats would
lot the republicans know what they wore
willing to do.
The democratic members of the commlt-
tco expect to mnko a proposition authoriz
ing the maintenance of the regular army
on the basis of the Increase authorized for
tbo war with Spain for a Riven time and
will suggest an Independent bill contain
ing this authorization. They hold that If
all the regiments arc filled out as under
the presecit law authorized , the army would
number about 02,000 men and they say this
number is sufllclent for all purposes.
HY THU SI3.VATC.
A. .T. Stcclc VoNfiiinntcr lit David
City , Xi-li.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 15. The senate to
day confirmed these nominations :
Edward R. Meek , United States district
Judge for the northern district of Texas ;
Frederick C. Perkins , resistor of the land
office at Durance , Colo.
Postmasters : Iowa J. B. Johnson , Ban
croft ; W. M. Oursler , Odcbolt ; S. Tabor ,
Independence ; E. M. Case , Somber ; E. W.
McCra.'ken , Scranton.
Colorado H. T. Hamlll , Georgetown.
South Dakota E. J. Edwards , Bowdle ;
H. G. Grose , Mlllbank.
Kansas J. W. Powell , National Military
homo ; J. 1C. Cochrnn , Pratt.
Nebraska A. J. Stecle , David City.
Lieutenant Colonel Lloyd Whcaton , Second
Infantry , to bo colonel , and other army and
navy promotions In the minor grades.
CLAIMS FUOM MAIM ? IHSASTKH.
XIiiety-Tno I'rrHoiiN Wmit Indemnity
and Ol Grntiilty.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 15. A statement
prepared by the auditor for the Navy de
partment today the anniversary of the de
struction of the United States ship Maine
shows that the total number of claims filed
to date on account of that disaster , under
the act of March 30 , 1898 , Is 323 , amounting
to $123,312.
Of these ninety-two are claims for In
demnity by survivors , amounting to $35-
G3C ; 204 are gratuity cfalms , aggregating
$87.700.
Twcnty-nlno claims are now on hand
awaiting evidence and thirty cases are yet
to be heard from. .The records show that
the total number of persons on board the
Maine at the lime of the explosion was 355.
Of these 261 were killed and ninety-four sur
vived.
I'rcMldcnllill AlioliitiiiPiitH.
WASHINGTON , Fob. 15. The president
today sent these nominations to the senate :
State Samuel J. Barrows of Massachus
etts , to l > o librarian of congress.
Interior David L. Geycr , receiver of pub
lic moneys at Roswell , N. M.
War Regular at my : Colonel Marcus P.
Miller , third artillery , to bo brigadier general -
oral ; Wllllnm B. Parker , private , Company
B , Vint Infantry , to bo second lieutenant.
William B. Parker , appointed by the
president as second lieutenant , is a son of
Major Leo Parker of the Twenty-second In
fantry , and is now sick at Fort Crook.
Ilrooko SiiliiultH Dcaili Report.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 15. The War de
partment has received the following :
HAVANA , Dec. Ifi. DcathB at Camp Co
lumbia : Robert Payne , Second United
States engineers , smallpox ; Private Charles
J. O'Donnell , Company B , Twelfth Infantry ,
assassinated by stabbing. At Santiago. !
Spencer White , Company C , Ninth volunteers
teors , apoplexy.
I'rcHldcnt nnd I'nrty ( in to lloMton.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 15. President Mc-
'
Klnley nnd party left Washington for Boston -
ton at 5:25 : o'clock this afternoon over thu |
Pennsylvania road. The party consists of i
On the theory thnt "seelnsr Is believing"
ohn A. .Smith of Milwaukee , linn drelilcd to
lake another free distribution of Gloria
onlc and to that t nd he offers to db-
rlbute an additional 25.000 Trial Packages
if his wonderful remedy for the cure of
heumatlsm free of coat , among such per-
nnx who will send him their name and art-
ress. Many readers no doubt icmcmber
hat Mr. Smith wns once a creat suff-rer
from rheumatism nnd by a lucky chance
.llscovered a remedy which completely cured
him. Thin remedy has slnre cured thou
sands of others among tlit-m persona of all
claBHes and aees. Gloria Tonic has re
cently been put to a severe teat by n
prominent physician of the University of
Venezuela. To thla gentleman whose
name Is Dr. Qulntery. Gloria Tonic wo *
highly recommended by the United States
Consul In that country and In a letter to
Mr. Smith the doctor Elated that he used
Gloria Tonic with great rucceea among hU
patients , Dr. Qulntery's testimonial wua
certified by the signature anil tral of our
consul leaving no room lor doubt aa to the
TRULY A SPECIFIC.
Dr. Burclimore , of Boston , Prescribes
ner's Safe Cure.
arc notoriously cautious In rcc-
testlmonlal belnff genuine.
Mr Smith IB fully aware that there are
many people who have almost suffered be
yond human endurance and if thorn Is any
thing unit r heaven that cures rhcumatl&m
it IKrson ought to try It no matter how many
other remedies have utterly failed. Mr A.
Flnck ot Wells , Nevada , a few weeks ago
wrote the- maker of Gloria Tonic that his
remedy cured him of a cass of Inflammatory
rhoumatlem from which he Buffered for 41
yoars. An old gentleman from Lyon , Mo. .
82 years of ago , WOH al o cured after having
suffered for 40 yeam , Thorn are thousands
of othtrd that could be mentioned where thlt
horrible plague has been cured und when
you write for a sample , you will learn of no
many additional cures that you will fully
realize that Gloria Tonic U the true speclllo
for this dreadful dlsciinc. Bend your niimo ,
and oddrfsi to John A. Smith , 909 Bummer-
r.eld Church Bide. , Milwaukee , WU. , and by
return mall you will receive u trial tmckauo
of hie remarkable remedy freerull size
jiackages of Gloria Tonic sell through the ,
drug stores at (1.00 a package. 1
ommendlng anything , and they rarely use
language direct And positive. Yet Or.
lUitYhmoro , ono of tlio lending physicians ot
Boston , hns written the- following letter ,
which Is unmistakable In tone. Ho says :
BOSTON. Oct. 1st , 1S9S.
"Gentlemen I tnko great pleasure In
sending to you my endorsement of your ex
cellent remedy , as them Is no question re
garding Its remarkable therapeutic value , t
ppoak from my experience of Its use In the
Suffolk Hospital and Dispensary , during my
term of service. U has cured Urlght's dis
ease , diabetes Inslpldus , chronic leiterstlttnl
nephritis , cystitis nnd pyelltls. 1 have
ntchcd very carefully llu > results of this
great remedy. Warner's Sato Cure , upon pa
tients aflllrtod with nny of the ninny dis
eases of the kldnejs nnd urinary organs.
From the bctiellt derived 1 feel It Is most aa-
Biiredly a spcclllc of great value. Youro
truly.
C. V. B. IJUUCHMOUK. M. D.
Suffolk Dispensary.
Ttio Suffolk Dispensary Is one of the most active nnd useful charities of Boston.
Dr. Burchmoro has a large private practice- and Is a spoolallst In women's ill spaaed.
Tlio termination "Itls" means Inflammation. Cystitis Is Inllninmntlon of the blad
der. Nephritis nnd pyi'lltls nro dangerous In Ilammntory conditions of the kldnoj-B.
Physicians with their usual caution rarely use langungo so direct and positive na
that employed by Dr. Burchmoro. but they rnrcly have such a remedial agent as
Warner's Safe Cure to tnlk about. Dr. Burc.hmoro declares with that fcclltig of re
sponsibility which never deserts n consolentlottn jliyslclnu , "H lias cured ncuto
Brlght'a disease. " Ho credits Warner's Sato Cure with greater power than Is pos
sessed by any other medicinal product known to man. Notice , please , that It calls
Sato Cure n specific , meaning thnt It hut a positive effect In the euro of certain dla-
cnscs. There arc only a handful of specifics. Other remedies are moro or less un
certain In their nctloni. In putting Warner's Sato Cure upon the sclentlllo roll of
honor the eminent physician pays It n compliment which his fellow practitioners agrco
Is "richly merited.
Not from Hie observation of one case , nor of a thousand , have Dr. Burchmorc'a
conclusions been drawn. At the Dispensary ho 1ms seen every form of kidney
trouble , Including nil variations ot Brlght's disease , nnd ho Is himself a noted special
ist In women's diseases. Warner's Sato Cure has stood a severe test of the general
nnd hospital practice of eo eminent a man. No man or woman should for a moment
feel despondent , oven It troubled with nny form of female or kidney and liver dis
eases , when so great a remedy Is within their grasp.
the president , Secretaries Alger , Long nnd
Bliss , Pcetmnster General Smith , Repre
sentative Grosvenor , Major Hopkins nnd
Mr. Thnrin , one of the White House door
keepers. Mrs. Bliss , wife of the secretary ,
accompanies the party ns far as Now York.
Mori- Troop * for .Manila.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 15. Secretary Algor
has ordered the Ninth regiment ot regular
Infantry , now at Madison barracks , Now
York , to go to San Francisco nnd to be
held In readlners to go to Manila.
IliirriMVN IIcooniCM Librarian.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 1C. The president
has definitely decided to nominate Repre
sentative Samuel Barrows ot Boston , Mass. ,
for librarian of the congressional library.
The IMirvnt Ilecr
la the kind you want to use In your home.
The Anheuser-Busch Brewing Ass'n make
tholr various brands of beer of barley-malt
nnd hops strictly pure beer , no corn or
adulteration.
TODAY'S ' WEATHLR FORECAST
( ienvrally Fnlr , Sontli to IVVnt AVInds
in Xclirnnkn , Iowa mid
IVIIIINIIN.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 15. Forecast for
Thursday :
For Nebraska , Iowa and Kansas Gener
ally fair ; south to west winds. '
For South Dakota Fair ; probably fair In
western and central portions ; westerly
winds.
For Missouri 'Fair ' , except possibly rain
In southeast portion ; variable winds.
For Wyoming nnd Montana Generally
fair ; westerly iwlnds.
Loi'iil Ill-cord.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU ,
OMAHA , Feb. 15. Omnhn. record of tem
perature nnd rainfall , compared with the
corresponding day of the hist three years ;
1893. 1S9S. 1S97.1S3G.
Maximum tempernturj . . K2 35 48 27
Minimum temperature . .20 27 30 14 !
Average temperature . . . . 39 31 33 20
Rainfall 00 T .00 T
Record of temperature nnd precipitation
at Omnhn. for this day and since March ,
1 , 1698 :
Normal for the day 20
EXCCSH for the day 13
Accumulated deficiency since March 1. . . . 49
Normal rainfall for the day 03 Inch
Deficiency for the day 03 Inch
Total rainfall since March 1 2B.CD Inches
Deficiency since March 1 4.C1 Inches
Deficiency for cor. period , 1897..10.93 Inches
Excess for. cor. period , 1S96 4.89 Inches
IlrjiortN from Statlonx nt 8 it. in.
ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION" OP
Learn b MuaS Test TEia }
lany uasas
fags and Medical Skill.
OTHERS PAII , CONSULT
Searles & Searles
SPECIALISTS.
We uoecn.fnlly trent nil MHIIVOU9 ,
CHRONIC AND PIUVATIS illneiiae *
of men nnd ivoiuen.
SYPHILIS
( SEXUALLY , cured f llf .
NIcht Emissions , l/oat Manhood , Hy
drocele , Verleotele , Qonorrhia , Oleot , 8ypn <
Ills , Stricture , Flics. Fistula and Kaatu
Ulcsrs , Diabetes , Bright'B DlBoaua cured.
CONSULTATION PR BE ,
Cured
and
nthomo
by new method without pain or cutting.
Call on or addreig with stamp. Treatment
by mall.
DR. SEARLES & SEARLES
Happy Manhood
May Hc Yours liy tlio Proper im l
Selciitllle Anpllentlon nf I5Ico-
rlelt > Ir. IleimeM'N Kleetrlo
1H-K in Indorsed by IMiynlelniiN and
Iteuoiniiiendeil by TlioiiHinidH of
Cured PiitlentH.
| The sapping Influence of modern life cauao
men to prematurely lose their Vital Nerve
Force this nerve force In every man anil
woman is Electricity. My Electric Holt is
to supply , tbls lost Electricity. Men over
work themselves nnd nbuso th ( > lr bodies ;
feel run down and resort to drugs , narcotics
and etlmulants , or become the victims of
loot manhood. Drugs will not euro these
diseases they simply stimulate and leavft
you In a much worse o.udltlon than before.
Let drugs alono. I am .tho Inventor of
Dr. Bennett's Electric Belt
which offers a record of moro than 3,000
cured patlcntts in
this state alono. I
claim to bo the only
one who has dis
covered a means to
cause a strong cur
rent of Electricity
to penetrate the
system. Physicians
have known f.r
years .that Electric
ity was the greatest
curative agent the
world would over
know , but how to
apply this current
BO .that It would
not bo retained
upon the BUrfaco
nnd burn nnd blis
ter the patient be
yond endurance
puzzled us oil. I.
have discovered the
eucrot ot applying
Electricity BO that itwill penetrnto and not
bum , and therefore unhesitatingly \ guar
antee n euro in every cage where I recom
mend the treatment of by nelt. My Helta
and appliances nro now being used In every
country wi the globe.
If you stiffen from Sexual Impotency , Lost
Manhood , Vurlcocele , Spermatorrhoea , Hheu-
matlsm In any form , Pains In the Hack.
Head and Limbs , Spinal Disease , KlcUiey ,
Liver or Dladdcr Troubles , Chronic Consti
pation , Dyspepsia , Nervous Forebodings , Los *
of Vital Force , Neuralgia , Cold ExtreraoticB.
Undovelopinont , Female Complaints nnd all
weaknesses In men nnd women , I will guar-
nnteo a euro In every case where I n com
mend my licit. I know exactly what my
Electric Holt will , do and that Is why I can
guarantee the euro ,
Do not confound my licit with the old-
style bare metnl cleotrodo affairs , which , If
they glvo enough current to bo curative , will
burn your back nnd eUniach full of holes.
Electricity cannot penotrnte the riyutcm
through bare metal If It does not , penetrate
you will not bo cured. My licit him weft ,
silken , chamois-covered electrodes that ren
der this burning and blistering a physical
Impossibility they keep open the pores nf
the skin and .allow the entire current ( o
enter the system as It should. These ulec-
trodi'H cost more to manufacture tlmn the
ontlro belt rif the old Btylr-fi. Mine will give
four tirnui moro current than the others and
you < -an Itistunl'y feel the Electricity pun-
( tratlnir ev ry part of the body yut I only
n k about half for my IltiltH what you huve
lit pay for the bare metal kind. My Hull
can ho renewed when worn out for 75 cents-
no other belt can be renewed for any jirlco
and \vh-n worn out uro worthiest ) .
Write or mil and get my new book. "Tho
Finding of the Fountain of Etormil Youth , "
KlvniK full Information noout Electricity It
Is FHKIS for the UBklnjr. 1 will iteml ynu
symptom blanks and full particular.My
Klot-trlc StiHpuiBory , for thii curu of the Va
rious weaknesses of inon , IB fro to every
male purchaser of one of my IleltH. Consul
tation and ailvlco without co.tt. Bold only
by the
Electric
Company ,
IluoniHO und 21 Douulun lllock , Klfli
und Dudffu Utrrelii , Oniiiliii , JVt ) > .
Uiri > from Hi'JO u. m. ( u HiUO u , iu.
Sunday. , 10 to I'l , liUO to 6.
( I'leace mention Tn DeeJ
