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.
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