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TTTI3 OMAHA TAT1..Y BT5T3 : ITKIDAT , ri3IllUTAHV 17 , IN ! ) ! ) . KENTUCKY DEMOCRAT'S ' COUP Has the Paragraph Carrying 320,00,000 , for Spain Stricken Out , HOUSE WRANGLES OVER POINT OF ORDLR Wheeler llpeltircii 111 * Opposition to the Aiiroirlntlon on Any Prin ciple nml Itenorln to Tcehnl- cnllty to Defeat II. WASHINGTON , Fob. 16. Two very sen- eutlonM and unexpecto things happened In the house today during f.ie consideration of the sundry civil bill. The paragraph carrying the appropriation o' $20,000,000 for payment to Sp'iln , under the lorma of the pcaco treaty , was stricken out upon n point of order made by Mr. Wheeler , a Kentucky democrat , who declared that ho opposed the appropriation on prln- clplo and would resort to any technicality to defeat It. The polat of order was debated for hours , Us determination hinging upon the question of whether the ratification of the treaty bj the senate ami Its signing by the president vitalized It without the ac tion of the Spanish Cortes. Warrant of law was necessary to make the appropriation In order. Mr. Hopkins , republican of Illinois , who was In the chair , uuatalncd the point of order agalnpi" * and upon an appeal his decision was sustained JIU to 56. Mr. Cannon then attempted to have the appropriation Inserted by unani mous consent , but Mr. Wheeler again ob jected. A strong Intimation was given by Mr. Cannon that a way would bo found within the rules to malto the appropriation before the adjournment of congress. Ho re ferred undoubtedly to the probability that the appropriation would be placed on the bill by the senate. After the sundry civil bill had boon com pleted and reported to the house Mr. Hep burn of Iowa , the champion of the Nicaragua canal bill , moved to recommit It with In structions to report it back with the canal bill Incorporated In It. This wits an unex pected move , as It was generally understood that Mr. Hepburn had abandoned all hope after Ills defeat yesterday. But he believed his motion would have additional strength in the house , where members could bo put upon record. The motion was promptly de clared out of order by the speaker , where upon Mr. Hepburn appealed and Mr. Payne of Now York mcvcd to lay the appeal on th < > table. Upon the latter motion the vote wan taken and the result was 07 ayes to 67 noes. As no quorum was developed on the vote , owing to the lateness of the hour , they man- ugcd to carry an adjournment until tomor row. This gives them a breathing spell In which to marshal their forces for the final encounter and tomorrow , ns soon as 'the house meetB , the vote will again bo taken. In thp house the senate amendments to the agricultural bill were non-concurred In , and the bill was sent to conference. Messrs. Wadsworth , republican of New York , War ner , republlran of Illinois , ana Williams , democrat of Mississippi , were appointed con ferees. Without further preliminary business the liouso wont Into committee of the whole and resumed consideration of the civil sundry bill. Mereer mill Greene I'crHonnllllen. Mr. Mercer of Nebraska and Mr. Greene of Nebraska became engaged In a personal controversy growing out of some remarks Mr. Greene made a few days ago against the Blair public building bill. Mr. Mercer had rcaa at the clerk's desk an article' from a Kearney , Neb. , paper , charging Mr. Greene -with having purchased his scat in congress. Mr. Greene assailed Mr. Mercer for hav ing read "an old , threadbare , timeworn , worrneaten , repudiated charge made by a eo-called democratic paper which annually eold out to the republicans. " Mr. Mercer disclaimed any personal knowl edge of the facts In the article. Ho said lie simply quoted democratic authority. Mr. Morccr attempted to show that Mr. Greene had favored the Blair public building bill In committee of the whole * , a charge which the latter emphatically denied. In the end there was the usual recon ciliation and both members withdrew their remarks from the rfcord. Mr. Bartlett , democrat of Georgia , speak ing to a pro forma amendment , challenged Home statements recently made by Secre tary of the Treasury Gage to the effect that the fear of the administration of the Philip pines costing enormous sums of money was nil "moonshine" and that the receipts would at all times exceed the expenditures. Mr. Bartlett declared that the greatest revenue Spain had ever been ableto obtain from the Philippines under the heaviest sys- tern of taxation was $12,000.000. Wo now f liad 20,000 soldiers In these Islands. Within ft short time there would bo 25,000. Thia army of soldiers would cost at least $25- 000,000 , so that If wo were able to exact as much tribute as Spain wo would still be losers by the holding of the Islands to the extent of $13,000,000 per annum. Mr. Bart lett also attempted to show that In eight out of ten cases Great Britain's colonies cost the British government more than It obtained. \f \ Point of Order AKiilnut Payment. When the paragraph appropriating $20- 000,000 for payment to Spain under the treaty of Paris was reached Mr , Wheeler , demo crat of Kentucky , made n point of order against It. Ills point of order was that the paragraph was obnoxious to rule 21 invoked yesterday against the Nicaragua canal amendment. If the treaty of Paris were compli-te , If It were vitalized by the ratification of the Spanish Cortes , and the exchange of ratifications had taken place ho confessed that the treaty would be the law of the land and the amendment would be In order. Ho cited numerous decisions of the supreme court In support of his contention. Mr. Hopkins of Illinois , who was In the chair , called the attention of Mr. Wheeler that the- treaty was ratified by the senate and signed by the president. What else , bo asked , was needed to create a liability upon the * part of tlio United States. In reply Mryheeler said -that the Spanish Cortes might refuse to ratify the treaty and It would not become law until the other high contracting party had consented to it. Ho was opposed to the appropriation on principle , he said , and ho proposed to take advantage of every technicality to de feat It. Mr. Ball , democrat of Texas , supported the point of order , arguing that after the decl- elou yesterday the chair must hold that the paragraph was out of order. Ho admitted that he himself had voted yea to overrule the chair , but hU zeal for a great enter prise and his unfamtllarlty with the rule Jed him to do that. In the course of Mr. Ball's remarks Mr. Cannon said ho thought the point of order was well taken , but ho asked If Mr. Ball would not vote for the appropriation If the treaty were ratified. Mr. Ball said tie would , but he deplored i the treaty and he would never vote to pay * money for the Philippines until the honor cf the country demanded It. Mr , Cannon appealed to Mr. Ball not to press the point of order and scored him for taking refuge behind a rule which he yes terday tried to override. Ho called attention 1o the fact that no dollar of this appropria tion could go out of the treasury until the exchange of ratifications bad been made. Mr , Lacey of Iowa argued that the paragraph - | graph wan In order ; that there was at pres- t cut n condition of war and this appropriation | -was necessary to - -terminate . Besides , any treaty requiring a payment of uioawy could not bo complete until the legislation appro priating that money was made. They must -together , Mr. Gardner , republican of N w Jersey , argued that the senate was the treaty-mak ing power and that the house by none of Its rules could In any way block that constitu tional prerogative. t'hnlr HtileN ami I * Snnlnltieil. Mr. Hopkins , In the tCialr , at this point an nounced that ho was ready to rule. The neccEslty for the appropriation , he said , did not arise until after the ratification had taken place. Ho was , therefore , reluctantly compelled to sustain the point of order. Mr. Williams , democrat of Mississippi , there upon appealed from the decision. A spirited and somewhat acrimonious de bate followed upon the appeal. The chMr was sustained , 140 to G6 , and the paragraph went out. Thereupon Mr. Cannon asked unanimous consent that the paragraph be considered as adopted. This was for the purpose of local- ling definitely responsibility for failure to get the appropriation In the bill. Mr. Wheeler promptly objected. After the reading of the bill had been com pleted and the committee bad arisen Mr. Hepburn moved to recommit the bill , with Instructions to report back the bill with the Nicaragua cannl bill Incorporated In It. Mr. Cannon raised ttie point of order that the motion was out of order and was promptly sustained by the speaker. "On what grounds ? " asked Mr. Hepburn. "Upon the ground that It seeks to accom plish Indirectly what could not bo done di rectly in committee of the whole. " Mr. Hepburn appealed from the decision and Mr. Payne , republican of New York , moved to table the appeal. The yeas and aays were demanded and the roll was called. This motion was made by Mr. Hepburn to force the members upon record , The vote resulted ayes , 87 ; nays , 07 ; present , S. A quorum not having voted , the speaker under the rules ordered a call of the house. Pend ing that Mr. Underwood , democrat of Ala bama , moved an adjournment. This motion was resisted by those who were opposing the Incorporation of the canal bill in the sundry civil bill. The canal bill supporters wanted a breathing space until tomorrow. The mo tion was carried , 71 to 6G , and at 6:10 : the house adjourned. COURT OF INQUIRY BEGINS Hoily Formally OrKimlzeH to Conduct an Iiivextluatlnn Into Meet UHLM ! the War. WASHINGTON , Feb. 16. All the mem bers of the court of inquiry convened by or der of the president to Investigate the charges of Major General Miles concerning the food furnished tlio army have arrived In Washington with the expectation of organiz ing the court today. Major General James F. Wade , president of the court , finally got through the snow blockade between hero omd Plttsburg late last night. Brigadier General G. W. Davis also reached here from Cuba late last night. Colonel G. L. Glllesplo came over from New York , where ho Is sta tioned , and Lieutenant Colonel Davis , the recorder of the court , also turned up this morning. The court was ordered to meet yesterday , but tlie snow blockade prevented a literal compliance as to the time of meet- Ing. General Miles , whoso charges led to the court of Inquiry , was back today after being snowbound at Now York. The quar ters for the court are those recently used by the war commission. Colonel Glllesplowas the first member to put In an appearance today and was fol lowed by General Wade In civilian dress , not being sure the court would begin Its sessions today. General Wade said the court probably would organize today and clear the way for the Inquiry proper to pro ceed tomorrow. The court Is directed "To Investigate cer tain allegations of the major general com manding the army regarding the unfitness for Issue of certain articles of food furnished by the subsistence department to the troops In the field during the recent operations In Cuba and Porto HIco. In addition to thq findings of fact the court will submit an opinion on the merits of the case , together with such recommendations as to further proceedings warranted by the facts devel oped In the course of the Inquiry. " The members of the court held an Informal conference and on Its conclusion Colonel Davis , the recorder , announced that the for mal meeting of the court would be deferred until tomorrow morning. It had not been determined , Colonel Davis said , who would be the first witness. As recorder , ColoneF Eavi-s has been getting together a list of witnesses who will be likely to shed light on the character of the food furnished. Aa General Miles Is specifically named in the order convening the court as authority for the charges , It Is rather expected that his testimony wHl bo taken first , as a basis for the subsequent inquiry. The court haa not been informed thus far that General Miles will bo represented toy counsel , though this is his right. It was stated that anyone whoso course of action was Involved In any way had the right to bo represented by counsel. This , It was stated , would permit beef concerns as well as any other firms or Individuals directly Involved In the Inquiry to be represented by counsel If they saw fit. There has been no notice of counsel , however , and no legal repre sentatives were present today. Ex-Governor Woodbury of Vermont , one of the members of tbo War Investigating commission , called while the members cf the court were In Informal conference and had a long private talk with Colonel Davis. KISMODKM.VG IIAI.I , OK TIII3 IIOU.SK. OIHPropoxal Ix to TaUe Out the ileMfcN of the Meiiiliern. WASHINGTON , Fob , 10. Several plans for remodeling the hall of the house of rep resentatives will be considered today by the house committee on ventilation and acous tics. Mr. Heatwole of Minnesota recently renewed attention to the subject by offering n resolution for the expenditure of $100,000 for remodeling the halt In putting In a com plete system of ventilation. Mr. Heatwolc's plan contemplates taking out the desks of members , so that attention of members will be centered to the work of the house rather than to letter-writing , etc. It also proposes much more retiring room , both for leisure , writing and the prlvalo work usually done at Iho member's desk. Another plan by Mr. Leech of Ohio embraces the Idea of a forum to bo pfaccd In front of the speaker's desk , from which members will speak In addressIng - Ing the house. Some time since Speaker Heed suggested a remode'.lng In line with the chamber of the House of Commons. Tlieso several plans and suggestions will bo considered and an effort made to have tbo remodeling accomplished during the coming recess of congress. ADVAXCK KOH ni\I3ItA ( , COUHIX. 11111 Introilnei-il In Honne to Mulin Him a Major ( ieneral. WASHINGTON , Feb. 16. The military af fairs committee of the bouse today reported favorably the senate bill to make Adjutant General H. C. Corbln a major general. The house bill for the name purpcso has been re ported already and this action today was taken to facilitate action upon It In the houso. It Is not the Intention of Chairman Hull to ask unanimous consent for the con sideration of this bill , but to move Its pass age under suspension of the rules durlug the last six day of the session. l.uril Hemi'liel Injured. WASHINGTON , Feb. 16. Lord Herschel of the Joint American-Canadian commis sion .sustained quite a painful Injury to his left hip yesterday through a fallen tbe Ice on K street. Ho was carried to his apart ments at the Shoreham hotel by a passing rarrlage , and has slnco been confined to his bed. His attending physician does nut any serious coas a.ueucc < i o ( the fall. REVISION OF POSTAL LAWS Cod1) ) Commission Makes Its Report on This Branch of Its Work. CONGRESS IS URGED TO ACT AT ONCE ProvlNlonn of Preneiit IiiSlntpllflcil anil \ < MV .Seetlonx Introilneeit to MeetIMV ConilltloiiN Which lime ArUen. WASHINGTON , Feb. 16. The report of the commission on the codification of the United Stales criminal and penal raws Is aboul completed , and the portion of It cover ing offenses against the postal laws has been submitted as a special report to congress. The postmaster general has communicated with both houses of congress , asking for Im mediate enactment of the report on this subject , pointing out Its urgent need. The commission pays special tribute to Acting District Attorney Barrett of the Poatolllce department for the benefit of his advice dur ing Its labors. Ihe laws embraced up to and Including Iho first session of the Fifty-fourth congress. The report , In brief , follows : In the numerous instances where penalties have been recovered by civil process In the nature of actions for debt , provisions for criminal prosecutions have been substituted as more efllcaclous. Other changes are re ported , having In view a more proportionate adjustment of penalties to the gravity of the offenses respectively defined , In whVsh the present laws , having been adopted from time to time , are faulty. Emendations are made In the verbiage of the present laws , designed to secure precision and succinctness In the definitions of offenses. A provision has been Inserted Inhibiting the maintenance of pri vate postofilccs and letter boxes. ( ioverniiieiit'x General Policy. "This Is In conformity , " the commission says , "with the general policy of this gov ernment , and It Is further recommended by | considerations of great weight , It being found j that In the larger cities these Institutions j are made the Instrumentalities of practices partaking of fraud and Immorality. In a recent instance at New York they were em ployed ns the means by which two human lives were sacrificed under circumstances of grave criminality. " Another section forbids the unlawful exercise of the office of post master or other employment In the postal service to prevent a practice more or less common. Section 3478 , Revised Statutes , has been amended to meet the question whether United States protection can be extended over depredation offenses against other prop- crty by reason of a postofllco location In the same building , the provision added being , "With Intent to commit therein any offense defined In this title or to steal or to purloin any money or other property of the United States , " Sections 3S90-91-92 , 51C7 , G468-69 and 5470 deal with a large but substantially the same class of mall depredations and have been embraced in one section , an added provi sion giving a liberal elasticity to the pen alties. I'liiilxhmeiit for UeprcilntloiiH. Punishment for depredators on the malls In transit , who frequently heretofore have found Immunity through difficulty of pro curing evidence as to the particular dis trict In which the offense was committed , was provided for in two new sections , mak ing It an offense for an employe to fall to deliver the mall or any part of It to the required person , and to carry Into any dis trict any letter or contents thereof unlaw fully abstracted from the mall In any other district , knowing It to have been BO ab stracted. Sections 923-25 , Inclusive , and amendatory acts prohibiting removal and re-uso of stamps , have 'been ' consolidated Into : i single section with a maximum and minimum penalty. Postmasters selling stamps to persons out side of their respective Jurisdiction to In crease their compensation are to be subject to penal punishment. To meet supreme court rulings. In con struing the act of September 26 , 1888 , amendatory of section 3S93 , as to obscenity , etc. , these have been revised with an addi tion of the words "Indecent , filthy or vul gar. " The pcstal transmission of poison ous , Infectious and explosive matter also Is prohibited In another section with n discre tion as to admlsslbllity vested In the post master general. The language of section 4053 , Revised Statutes , respecting misap propriation of postal funds or property , Is so amplified that Its protection may bo ex tended to money or property which shall have come Into the possession -under the control of any officer or employe of the Postofllco department In execution of such office or employment or under color or claim of authority as such. A.IIMY Ill3t AXI/ATIOX IMISIII3I1. Severn ! IIIK DIllN Conniilereil In the Sennle anil One IN PIINHVI ! . WASHINGTON , Fob. 16. The army reor ganization 'bill ' was pushed In the senate to day and Mr. Hawley , chairman of the mil itary affairs committee , gave notice that he would move to proceed to its considera tion at the earliest possible time. The naval personnel bill was up and read , but no effort made to proceed further with Its consideration. The military academy appropriation bill was passed. The postolllco appropriation bill was un der consideration during the greater part of the afternoon , but was not disposed of. " A spirited discussion was had over an appro- prltlon to secure fast mall service between Now York and Washington and Atlanta and Now Orleans. The amendment was retained In the bill. Soon after the senate convened a house Joint resolution authorizing the sec retary of the navy to pay cer tain laborers , workmen and mechan ics at the United States navy yards and naval stations 50 per cent additional for work performed In excess of eight hours per diem was called up. Mr. Hawley of ; Connecticut Inquired of Mr. Burrows of Michigan , who had the measure In charge , If It applied to existing contracts. Ho said If It did so apply It might bankrupt some contract orders. Mr. Burrows explained that It applied only to regular employes of the naval establishment. The resolution I was adopted. j Mr. Hawley of Connecticut reported the army reorganization bill to the senate and made n statement BH to the necessity of passing the bill very soon. Mr. Cockroll made a statement for the democrats of the military affairs committee criticising the army bill and presenting the counter propo sition of the democrats , The proposition Is , to continue the present standing army of ; the United States to a minimum of 62,000 men for two years , and the enlistment of natives of the several islands to the num ber of 35,000 men. Mr. Morgan lias offered the Nicaragua canal bill as an amendment to the river and harbor bill , snd had it referred to the committee on commerce now considering that measure. The bill offered by Senator Morgan Is substantially the Hepburn bill offered In the house , with some modifica tions , The Military academy appropriation was passed without debate and considera tion of the naval personnel bill begun. TS'e modifications of the canal bill relate to the method of acquirement of a right of way. The provision In the Hepburn bill re quiring the purchase of Costa It lea and Nicaragua Is stricken out and the first sec tion Is changed to raad as folbivs : "That 'the president of the United States bo and Is hereby authorized to acquire for and In behalf of the United States aub portion of the territory now belonging to Costa Rica aud Nicaragua or such rights or privileges : hereln or connected therewith ns may bo loslrablo and necessary to excavate , con- itruct. ( Control and defend n canal of such lepth and capacity as will bo sufficient for the movement of ships , etc. " The remaining language of the amend- ncnt Is substantially that of the Hep burn bill. Mr. Halo , having gotten the personnel bill before the senate , did not press , and Mr. Galllnscr of New Hampshire called up the bill enabling soldiers who served In the Spanish war who had previously been pen sioners again to obtain their pensions and had It re-consldcred. The proviso of the bill that applicants for pensions should fllo their claims within n year was stricken out ind the bill was then passed. WOMEN'S COUNCIL TALKS WAR I'rcMlilent-Kleet lleprecnte * the 1)1111- cnlty with Spain an a Calamity to the.ntloii. . WASHINGTON , Fob. 16. Thera was only a small attendance at the National Council of Women today owing to continued In clement weather. The feature of the fore noon's session was an Informal report of the committee on education In citizenship presented by Mrs. Fannie Humphreys Gaff- ney of Now York City , the president-elect of the national council. She referred to the war with Spain as exemplifying "an acute attack of patriotism , " and deprecated war as n national calamity. The president elect then Insisted that the Filipinos In their way are Just as good citizens In their Intention as citizens of the United States , but , "Wherein , " she asked , "do wo display our moro cultivated and educated brains except by mowing the Filipinos down with surer aim and more certain destruction of larger numbers. " She submitted several reports of relief organizations to show that the women did the best they could In the war under existing circumstances. Susan Young Gates of Utah , from the committee on press , appealed to women to como out Into the arena of thought so long occupied exclusively by men. She portrayed the work of the press and litera ture for women as In a process of evolu tion and described the fallings of proper selection In women's pages. Hannah G. Solomon of Illinois reported on work In behalf of social peace and Inter national arbitration , and after fraternal greetings from other organizations , Includ ing one from the Mothers' congress , In which Mrs. Lillian Blake of New York at tacked the right of men , without coun selling with women , to bring on the woes and miseries of war , the session closed with a general discussion of various themes. MOTHI3HIIOOD IS BIAD13 A SCIEXCI3. CoiiKreNM of Women ] ) | NOIINHCII the ProhleiiiN of Home Life. WASHINGTON , Fob. 16. A sleet and rainstorm , making sidewalks sheets of Ice , did not prevent the delegates to the Na tional Congress of Mothers from meeting to day. After an opening prayer Mrs. Theo dore W. Blruey , president of the congress , delivered an address of welcome. She spoke of the home Influence , saying that In that lies the solution to problems that confront the world. Objectors to women's societies , she said , were themselves the best Illustra tion of the need of such organizations. Women should not seek to make a "career In the world , for their highest duty lay at the fireside , and those with comfortable means should not compete with women working for a living. The prospects for the education of children she considered bright. In closing the president recalled the good services of Mrs. Phoebe Hurst. Mrs. Mary Green responded , saying that , the congress had gathered to consider the oldest of arts and sciences , the science of motherhood. It was necessary that women Should learn many things In order to man age a household and properly rear children. It was due to a lack of knowledge on the part of officers and men that maay soldiers died during the war with Spain. Congress , she thought , should bo petitioned to estab lish a national health bttrevm. Mr. Horace Fletcher spoke of the educa tion of children from an economic stand point , stating that It was cheaper to teach them to live properly than to take care of thorn when they .became criminals. Dr. G. Stanley Hall delivered an address In which ho pointed to the fact that chil dren should not bo forced Into maturity. Childhood should bo kept alive in the human race as long as possible. All history , ho said , teaches that precocity leads to the fall of empire. Special care should betaken taken of the human race when In the ndolcsctnt stage as It was then people were to be Influenced for good or evil. 3P13XEKY IIESOMJTIOX MAY REST. HOIINC Ijenilern Have F.volvi-el Xo I'laii for CoiiNlilcrlnp : It. WASHINGTON , Feb. 1C. House leaders familiar with foreign questions say no pro gram has been matured or oven outlined thus far as to what will bo done with the Mc- Rnery resolution , relating to the Philippines , passed by the senate. It will probably go to tbe foreign affairs committee , although the point has been made that with the rati fication of the treaty the Philippines are no longer forelcn territory. This view is held by Chairman Knox of the committee on territories. The foreign affairs committee meets on the call of Chairman Hltt'and no notice cf a meeting has been given. Mr. Hltt said ho would talk with his committee asso ciates before determining on any plan. Mr. Dlnsmore of Arkansas , the ranking minority member of the committee , says the minority has not matured any line of action , although It may propose an amendment designed to eliminate any suggestion of n colonial sys tem , which tlae resolution may now convey. Some of tbo membera of the committee stated privately that they would not vote for the resolution If It could bo construed as objectionable to the administration. Owing to the absence of all exact plans the im pression prevails In some quarters that there will be no baste toward considering the sub- Ject. IHJKT IX IU3CI3NT .SKIH.MISHKS , Two Men Iteporteil MNNI | | > K Appenr at Company llnnrtern. WASHINGTON , Feb. 16. The War de partment today received tbo following : MANILA , Fob. 16. Adjutant General , Washington : Harvey II. Harris , Company B , Twentieth Kansas , flesh wound , left leg , doing well ; John Soreneen , First Montana , reported r 'obably ' dead , ia alive , but both eyea nhot nway , condition fair. Cable of February 7 reporting William J. Hayes , FIret Washington , wounded sllg'htly , Is er roneous. Oval F. Glbeon , Company B , First \Yashington , reported missing , was found with spiolned leg. Corporal Hayes , First Montana , cabled on February C mlealng. Is with his company. ( Signed , ) OTIS. COXFI1IMAT1OXS IIY T1II3 8I3XATI3. I ) . II , Cronlii IN Millie PoHtinilHtrr nt O'Xelll , Xeh. WASHINGTON , Feb. 16. The senate con firmed these nominations : Gcorso W. Wilson of 0'iio , commissioner at Internal revenue ; Spenior F. Eddy of Illi nois , third secretary of 'lie embassy at Lon don ; II. P. Dodge of .Massachusetts , third secretary of tbo embassy at Berlin ; Samuel Morrlll of Massachusetts , third secretary of the embassy at Paris ; H , P. Myton , Indian agent of the Ulutau and Ouray agency in Utah. Postmasters : Nebraska D. II. Cronln , O'Neill. Till UK \VlHeoiiHln StnileiitH , MADISON , WIs. , Feb. 16. W. J. Bryan of Nebraska spoke to th students of Wisconsin university tonight. His subject was "Pend ing Problems , " and he touched on nearly every quebtlon before the public in bin b , whluh 1 at ted from 8:30 : to 11 o'clock. OIHlTtl rTflT I I ITtCM 4TPHP SOUTH DAK01A LhCISLAilRE Doings of a Dny by the Assembled Solons at Pierre ! MANY BILLS INTRODUCED AND PASSED Governor l.er Send * to the Semite it Coitiiiiitnloittliiti Ilplntlvc to tlio Itocont 1'lrc lit the Vniikliiii Anj-luiii. 1'IBimC , S. D. , Feb. 1C. ( Special Tele gram.The ) scnnte put In the forenoon session with committee reports of no spe cial Interest , but passed the bouse bill to define more clearly the powers of foreign railroad corporations doing business In the state. Senator Qunderscn presented a pe tition from Clark county asking that the liquor lobby 1)0 spurned In consideration of the dispensary law and asking for local option. Hills were passed appropriating $7,423 de ficiency for the reform school ; permitting county commissioners to pay bounties for the destruction of gophers , on the petition of 51 per cent of the voters ; prohibiting county Judges from acting whore they are Interested or related to the parties ; strengthening service of summons -by pub lication ; curing defects In acknowledgment In territorial clays ; empowering ; cities of the first class to Issue 'bonds ' for 'water works ; authorizing county commissioners to take tax deeds and sell lands ; appropriation for publication of proposed constitutional amendments and repaltlng state house ; pro hibiting owners of threshing machines from permitting children to bo about such ma chines ; permitting mortgagors to designate In the mortgage where personal property may bo sold under foreclosure ; requiring county Judges to hold regular terms of court , beginning the ilrst Monday In each month , except August , and prohibiting Judges from acting as attorneys. Governor Leo presented a communication to the senate on the Yanklon Insane asylum , declaring the building which burned to have been a flrotrap and recommended that the state erect no more buildings which are not fireproof , further recommending that the legislature set asldo $100,000 for an Insur ance fund to meet an emergency where state buildings have been destroyed. Hills signed 'by ' the governor today : To prohibit Immorality In covered wagons ; to appropriate money for deficiency In the sal ary of- George Johnson as railroad commis sioner ; to change terms of ofllce of town ship supervisors ; providing for the Issuance of bonds for refunding old Issues. In the IIoiiHe. In the house the committee reported favorably on the "bill " defining legal holidays , with an amendment adding Labor day to the list. The repdrt on the bill requiring public officials to secure printed supplies within the state "brought out a fight In re gard to the Typographical union and re publicans and populists vied with one an other as to which loved unions the most. The majority report leaving out refrcnces to labor unions was adopted. Another fight occurred over the Judicial salary bill re sulting In 'both minority and majority re ports 'being ' rejected and reference of the bill directly to the house as passed by the senate. A resolution was adopted fixing February 21 as the last day for Introduction of bills. Dills were passed requiring engineers to I secure licenses ; defining duties of clerks and Judges of county courts ; appropriating $70- 000 for Improvements at the Insane asylum ; allowing -cities to fcond for purposes of se curing water works ; allowing cities to create 'boards of public works and providing the manner of care of the Insane. The 'bill ' to let the printing of the pro ceedings of county boards was Indefinitely postponed. The appropriations committee reported the general bill , which carries $872,000 , an In crease cf $86G48 over the general 'bill of two years ago. Representative Dwlght was granted twenty-four hours In which to submit a minority report. The governor's message In regard to the Phillips Interest matter having been re ferred without printing , .the populists have evolved a scheme to secure It In printed form , It being to use the whole matter as a preamble to a bill to be Introduced , and as all bills must be printed In full they will secure It fln Itils way. The noddle brand fee matter will be sub mitted to the circuit court on an agreed statement of facts and that matter decided In the court. The D wight minority general appropria tion , which will be submitted In the housa tomorrow , will reduce the bill $65,000 from the majority report. Ucporta of the architect and plumber on the Planklntcn building will be submitted tomorrow and It Is understood tliey will show that the amount asked to reimburse the citi zens of Flanklnton Is very moderate. QMS HUMmiOl ) DOMAltS TO 13SCAPK. Alleged Coniitcrfi > ltcr Snyx He Gave that Sum to .lull Oliiclnln. SIOUX PAULS , S. D. , Feb. 1C. ( Special Telegram. ) Up to late this afternoon a warrant for re-arrest of Otto Webber , who was recently acquitted at Deadwood of the charge of making and passing counterfeit money , on the charge of perjury , preferred toy Sheriff Donohoo , this county , had not been Issued by United States Commissioner Conway. Webber In open court at Deadwood - wood made serious allegations against of ficials of the county Jail hero , claiming ho paid $100 for the privilege of escaping from the Sioux Palls Jail last August. Sheriff Donahoo having decided on his arrest for perjury , Webber has been lodged In Tyndall Jail pending his preliminary ex amination. Complaint cannot be prefocted or a warrant Issued until It Is ascertained by the official record of the Deadwood term of court exactly what Webber said In ref erence to the alleged bribery. His examina tion before the federal commissioner hero promises to bo unusually Interesting. The temperature reached over BO degress above zero today , being a change of 90 de gress In the last few days. Si'iirlcllno CIoNi-N ( lit * School * . HOWARD. S , D. , Feb. 1C. ( Special. ) Scarlet fever has appeared In this city and throe deaths have occurred among children. Two were In the family of I'etcr Olson and one In the family of Mrs. T. H. Iladcllffe. Mrs. Hadcllffo and her son are also 111 , but will1 recover. The schools have been closed and no public gatherings are held. I'rotoctlon to IJvo Stoi'k. ABERDEEN , S , D. , Feb. 16. ( Special. ) A petition Is being circulated and freely sighed asking the state legislature ( o pro vide for the protecton of the live stock In terests against Infectious diseases. This wiH carry wHh It the proper compensation of a state veterinarian , who now is paid by pri vate remuneration , If paid at all. Iilt'iitlty of Driul Ilaliotan. RAPID CITY , S. D. , Fob. 10. ( Special ) - H is now learned that the Fred B. Green of Company I , who was killed at Manila and was said to have resided at Custnr , came from I'toestone , Minn , , where tils tgod mother and four sisters live. It Is thought that be enlisted at Sioux Falls. City Will Own MithlliiK S > NI-IU. ABERDEEN , S. D. , Feb. 1C , ( Special , ) The city council has in a do an offer for the gas and electric light plants , which the own r , Mr. Bartholomew , has aicepUd , There will bo some opposition to the deal , but it la thought it will fie 111roiiKb , By the terms proposed the city Is to nssumo the Indebtedness. $33.000 , and pay In t-nsh $3.0. Mnnlor lit Scpitml l PKrp > . I CANTON , S. U. . Feb. 16. ( Special Tele gram. ) The Jury In Ihc case of llelmor lloelson , on trial for HIP mimUr of John ; Nutlbrook at Lennox last Sfptembfr , tro-ight j In a verldct of manslaughtfr In the second - | end degree after being out five hours. j AMERICANS NOT ADVANCING | llotil All the IlpfiMifipN of Manila mill Content to Hoop tlnli-t for the Time llcliiK. MANILA , Feb. 16. 11:20 : a. m. Since the American lines reached the natural de fenses of Manila they have made no further advance , and the troops are now encamped along the lino. Many places have been temporarily entrenched. Occasional brushoa with small bodlns of the enemy by scouting parties have been the only cause of excite ment. Troops 1C and L of the Fourth cav alry encountered the enemy's scouts yes terday near I'aranaquo and exchanged a few volleys with them. During the firing Trooper Wlltncr of Troop K was wounded In the right arm. The cruiser Buffalo fired four small shells at a party of the enemy which the cruiser's searchlight showed to bo mounting -battery near I'aranaquo last night. The enemy made no reply and with drew their guns to t'aram quo. The steamers Brutus and Romulus have arrived from Hello , but brought no later news , except that the Americans are clearIng - Ing vessels thence , assuming control of the port. The rebels had all the records burned before vacating the town. It Is rumored that the Filipinos In the Interior are In sere straits and are now quarreling among themselves , but It Is Impossible to confirm those reports , as all communication Is cut off. QUICK RETREAT OF REBELS I.nrKe Hotly of Hneniy DlniMivorcil nml Driven Into .IniiKlc After I0\- of Volleyx. MANILA , Feb. 16 3:35 : p. m. A largo body of the enemy , presumably reconnoltcr- Ing , was discovered on the right of Brigadier General King's position , near San Pedro Macatl , this morning. The entire brigade tunned out and after an exchange of volleys the rebels retreated Into the Jungle and dis appeared. FIRE RECORD. MlllloiiH of I-Vet of Iiiimher. AKRON , O. , Feb. 16. A fire that broke out late last night destroyed the Immense plants and office building of the Thomas Building and Lumber company. The prop erty loss will amount to $100,000 or more , largely Insured. The entire business portion tion of the- city was threatened for a time. Sparks and burning embers were carried for several miles. Several small fires were started , but quickly extinguished. Millions of feet of lumber were destroyed. I'lillllilelpliln IliiNlneHn IloiincM. PHILADELPHIA , Feb. 16. Fire early this morning at 211 , 213 and 215 Church street caused an aggregate loss on building and contents of about $60,000. B. K. Plumlcy , paper box manufacturer , lost about $30,000 , and the other losses are divided between M. Meyer & Son , tailors' trimmings ; L. Needles & Bro. , shirt manu facturers , the American Glue company and the Levering estate , which owns the build ing. The fosses are covered by Insurance. Three IIIff IlnlltlliiKn In Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA , Feb. 16. Fire tonight destroyed three six-story business build ings on Market street below Thirteenth and a number of smaller structures In the rear , entailing an aggregate loss little short of $100,000. HYMENEAL. I.nmlcn-.JohiiNim. Olaf Landen and Miss Gertrude Johnson , daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Johnson , wore married Wednesday at the residence of the bride's parents , 1150 North Nineteenth utretTt , In the presence of a large number of friends. Rev. George J. Buck performed the ceremony. TODAY'S WEATHER FORECAST Kiiir SkleM mid AVeHt AVIndH for the UnKotiiN , Nehraxlvii and Ad- Jneent Territory. WASHINGTON , Feb. 1C. Forecast for Friday : For Nebraska , Iowa and the Dakotas Fair ; west winds. For Kansas Fair ; variable winds. For Wyoming Generally fair ; north winds. For Missouri Fair ; south winds. I.oenl Heeord. OFFICE OF THE WEATHER HUHEAU , OMAHA , Feb. 18 , Omaha record of tem perature nnd rainfall , compared with the corresponding day of the last three years : 1S99. 189S. 1897. 1S9 , Maximum temperature . . -l.'i 48 SO 2. > Minimum temperature . . . 40 28 27 10 Average temperature 4-2 3S 43 IS 1'rcclpltatlon 00 .00 .00 .00 Hccortl of temperature and precipitation nt Omaha for this day nnd since March , 1. IMS : Normal for the day 27 Excess for the day 13 Accumulated deficiency slnco March 1 31 Normal rainfall for the day 03 Inch Deficiency for the day 03 Inch Total rainfall since March 1 29 ( ! ( ! iiielies Deficiency since March 1 4.CI Inched Deficiency for cnr. period , U97. . . .10.00 Inches DJllclency for cor. period , 1M)6. ) . , . 4.SO Inches It < 'i > i > rt from Stntlorix at 8 p , in. For Infants and Children. Tito Kind You Have Always Bought Bears thb Signature of SEND 2 CENT STAMP for question blank to Halm's Pharmacy Dopt. B. Omaha , and you will bo ; happy once nioru. Tlip ( irral DlNpiit IT.V that Cure * Kill * lu-v anil Illiulilrr Trnnlili > . Statistics prove that moro people nro brought to the grave by diseases of the kidneys nnd bladder than by any other disease. Kor many years medical science haa been trying to discover some remedy that would positively overcome these dangerous troub les. Hut not until recently was the discovery made. Dr. Kilmer , the eminent physician and scientist , after years of study nnd re search , and after test on test that never varied In the grand result , announced the discovery of Swamp-Hoot , which has proven Itself n most wonderful euro for all diseases of the kidneys and bladder. Whllo Swamp-Uoot has proven such n remarkable success In curing kidney and bladder diseases. It has also proved equally Invaluable In the cure of blood diseases , reumatlsm , liver and stomach troubles ami In the regulation and euro of nil uric add troubles. Swamp-Hoot has been tooted In so many ways , In hospital work. In private practice , among the helpless too poor to purchase relief , nnd has proved so successful In every case that n special arrangement has been made by which all readers of the Uce , who have not already tried It , may have n sample book sent absolutely free by mall. Also n bcok tolling moro about Swamp-Hoot nnd containing eomo of the thousands upon thousands of testimonial let ters received from men and women who owa their good health , In fact , their very lives , to the wonderful curative properties of Swamp-Hoot. lie sure nnd mention The Umalm Dally Dee , when sending your ad dress to Dr. Kilmer & Co. , llinghamptou , N. Y. This great modern discovery Is for sale nt most drug stores In fifty cent and one dollar sizes. K OTIIEIIK PAHCONSU1.T Sea/rles & Searias SPECIALISTS. We upiT * fnlly trrat nil N1CHVOUB , CHROMIC AND PRIVATE il of men and women. WEAK MEN SYPE3IUS B3XUALLY. cured for life. Night Emission ; , Lost Mnnhood , Hr drocele , Verlcocele , Gonorrha , Gleet , Syph ilis , Stricture , Plies , Fistula and UectftJ Ulcara , Diabetes. Brlght's Disease cured. CONSUl/TAT-IO'I FIII2E , by new method without pain or cutting. Call on or addreao with stamp. Trcatmsnt by mall. DR. S1MLES & SBARLES Mi'i-Iiern : : AlotherNl ! ! Mrs. Wlnslow's Roothlnij Syrup has ben used for over llfty years by millions of rrothers for thf-lr children while teething with perfect success. It soothes the child , softens Iho Riling , allays all pain , cures wind colic nnrt Is the best remedy for Diarrhoea. Hold by druggists In every part of tbo world. 13f > sure and ask for "Sirs. Winslow's SonthitiK Syrup" and take no other kind. 23 cents a bottle. TO WEAK MEN And Women Or. Heiinrtt'n Kloctrlo licit Oft'crn a ( iiiurnntceil nml Pcr- inanvnt Cure DrnitB IVIi Xot Cliro They Oupuac Nature Other Hells Ilnrii Frluhtfnlly. ' To weak and debilitated m n and women I offer a free book If they will only write for It. It will tell you just why drucs will not euro and why Electricity is now the greatest remedial agent known to modern science. I could Rive drugs If 1 wanted to and make a great deal of mctiey by dolns B0 it does eiot coat a cent -to write pre scription ; but I could not give you drug treatment and be honest for I know drug * will not cure they only temporarily stim ulate. I aSnthe Inventor of Dr , Bennett's ' Electric Belt Which la Indorsed by physlclaaa .andrcc- omuiended by thou sands of cured pai tionts. I worked BO i" long cu this bolt to perfect It and studied it co patiently that I know exactly wh it it will do. If my Belt will not euro you I will frankly tell you BO. I do not want a dissatis fied patient , nor um I going to have one If my treatment will not euro you I am going to say so. Do you know there wo moro drug wrecks than alcoholic wrecks In this country ? It is a fact. Dcn'l drug yourself to death. Tbe medicine thai may eltthtly benefit one man will liter- ( ) p HIM iy m ally tear down the constitution 01 wui Electricity alone stands unassailable. It Is the Vital and Nerve Force of every man and woman It IB llfo itself. When there la a lack of Blfctriolty In the system you ar sick. My Belt In ito supply thU lost Elec tricity. The only trouble heretofore with eltcbrtc belta and batteries was that the current did not penetrate I/he / system , but was retained upon Iho surface , which caused frlchtful burns and bllatcrs , I hove done away with all thatMy licit haa soft , Bllkon , chamois-covered elcctrodeu that render - dor this burning and blistering a physical Impossibility and allows the entire current to penetrate the Bjotem as It should , Thb electrode * oci my Jlelt cost moro to manufac ture than the entire belt of 'tho ' old-etylo makB. When worn out it can bo renewed for only 76 cents. No other belt can bo re- Bowed for any price and when worn out in worthless , I cuaranU-o ray Belt to euro Sexual Jm- potency , Lo t Manhood , Varlcocrlp , Bperma- torrhoea , and all forma of Sexual Weak- nfsnen In either ex ; rretoro Shrunken and Undeveloped Organs and Vitality ; cure Nerv ous and General Debility , Kidney , Uvurand DUdder Troubles , Cbronlc Countlpatlon. D > pepela , ItbeumatUm to any form , all Female Complaints , t < tc. The price * of my Holla are only half what IB asked for Viio old-ttylo affaire and I warrant mine to be- four times stronger. ( Jeneratea a current tliat you can instantly feel , Call upon or writs mo today sacredly confidential. ( Jet symptom blanka und lit erature , Write for my Now Hook About niectrlcity. My Electrical Suspensory for the perm 8 n en t cure of the various wrak- notst-H of men Is KRKB to every male pur chaser of one of my Belta , Consultation and advlco without cost. Electric Company , nciomn SO und L'J Iloimlim llloclc , Hi tit aiiC fl Ujfe Streotn , Omuliii , N b , Oneu fro * , flitO : a. m , ( o HiUO y , MI 0BiiU r , 10 to 12 , 13O | | e 0. ifltut auatioa Ttc UeeJ