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    THE OMAHA "DATLY UET3 : srXDAV , FEIVRUATIY 10 , 1800.
Hoe. Ft-b. 19 '
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.Handsome now Liberty
Silks and the white cord
ed silk , which is very
stylish as well as the
more elaborate brocaded
Satin Duulicssc.
Black Bengalcnc Silk New Taffeta Silks
$1.00. $1.25. $ l.Bfi. $1.75 nml $2.00. for Presses , 60e. Too , 85c , $1.00 , $1.23 $ ,
Amivo venture to prophesy that a $1 GO , $1.7B , $2.25.
majority of these new silks will lie
New Novelties for Waists
closed out before the. middleof the
Week. 75c , S5e , $1.00 , $1.23 , $1.33 , $1.50.
THE ONLY EXCLUSIVE DRY GOODS HOUSE IN OMAHA.
Y. 91. O. A. HUILDIM ; , COIt. 1UT1I A.1) DOUGLAS STS.
MAIL TUBES FOR CHICAGO
'Illinois Senator Offers Petition Asking for
That Innovation.
AMENDMENT IS FINALLY LAID ON TABLE
Senate 12nnelx Considerable Amount
' of .MlHeelliineoiis Iemulation , I"-
clnilliiK : the ( iriiiillui ; of Sev
ern ! ItlKlitM-of-AViU' *
WASHINGTON , Feb. 18. The senate
spent most of the day on the postofflco ap
propriation bill , but failed to complete It.
After an unlimited discussion of the pneu
matic tube system , Mr. Cullom's amendment
increasing the appropriation for this pur
pose and designed to extend the system
to Chicago was tabled. An echo of the old
Btar route developments was heard when
several senators criticised the method by
which a combination ot speculators secured
the star route contracts.
A number of bllla of minor Importance
were passed early In thu day.
13111s were passed ns follows : Ex
tending the time for Iho Arkansas
& Northwestern Hallway company to con
struct a railroad through the Indian Terri
tory ; granting nn extension of tlmo for the
construction of a railroad through the In
dian Territory to the Gainesville , McAllister
& St. Louis Hallway company : giving a pref-
orcnco right ot entr. to persons procuring
a cancellation ot fraudulent or double nl-
'lotments to Indians ; providing for the ac
quiring of rights of way by railroad com
panies through Indian reservations , Indian
lands and Indian allotments ; amending sec
tion 4098 of the Revised Statutes , so that
when an applicant for a patent becomes
'Insane pending the granting of a patent , the
guardian , conservator or representative of
the Inventor shall proceed and obtain the
patent and hold It In trust for his estate ;
authorizing the commissioner'of the general
land office to cause public lands to bo sur
veyed In certain cases ; providing for the
construction of a telephone line from Table
-niuff to Salmon Creek , In Humboldt county ,
California , at cost not exceeding ? 1,500 ;
.providing for the sale of the surplus lands
on the Pottawattamle and Klckapoo Indian
reservations In Kansas.
Cnlloia UlTcrM I'edllon.
Consideration of the poslofllce approprla-
tl n bill wns then resumed. Mr. Cullom
-Tered nn amendment appropriating ? 500-
iO Instead of $225,000 , ns provided by the
olll for the extension ot the pneumatic tube
mall scrvlco either by purchase or other
wise. He presented a long petition _ from
business men of Chicago urging that the
city be given the benefit of the pneumatic
service and the Idea of his amendment was
that It should be extended to Chicago.
Mr. Quay , In charge of the bill , favored
the use of pneumatic mail tubes , but was
Inclined not to admit the propriety of put
ting the amendment on the bill.
Mr. Allison mndo the point of order
against the amendment that It was now leg
islation. The point of order wns discussed
at length by several senators.
Mr. Chandler of New Hampshire strongly
controverted the point of order , holding
that the proposition of Mr. Cullom was
simply one to Increase an appropriation car
ried by the bill.
After some parliamentary sparring the
point of order was withdrawn temporarily
In order that senators might express their
views upon the merits of the proposition.
Mr. Wolcott , chairman of the postal com
mission appointed by congress , In oppos
ing the amendment , declared that H would
cost 125,000,000 a year to properly maintain
n pneumatic tube service in the principal
cities of the country.
Mr. Wolcott said the pneumatic tube
service had como to stay , but there would
have to bo a well-devised phin considered by
the government for the Introduction of the
service , lest It become Involved In serious
difficulties.
Mr , Pettlgrow opposed the adoption of
the service unless It could bo operated under
the government ownership. Mr. Mason nnd
Mr. Cullom advocated the amendment. The
amendment was tabled , IS to 23.
The bill was amended by extending the
franking privilege to the Hawnllun Islands ,
A spirited controversy -arose over the
senate amendment that star route bidders
shall reside on the route where the service
Is to bo performed.
Mr , Stewart upheld Iho amendment , de
claring that at present the country wns di
vided up by a combination of star route
speculative bidders , who sublet the contracts
to Irresponsible persons. The amendment
was allowed to stand with a suggestion from
Mr. Jones of Arkansas that the confreres
refrain from subletting star routes.
The bill wns not completed when nt 4:20 :
p. in. the senate took up the special order
of eulogies en the late John Slmpklns.
At 4:50 : the senate adjourned.
NAVAI. AI'I'HOI'HIATIOXS IN IIOUSI3.
Time IB CoiiNiiineil I'rlneliuilly tvllh
KuloKleH on Ohloiui.
WASHINGTON , Fob. 18. The house to
day spent two hours upon the naval ap
propriation bill without making any prog
ress and devoted the remainder of the ses
sion to eulogies on the life and public serv
ices of the Into Representative Northway
ot Ohio. The paragraph In the bill relating
to the naval academy against which Mr.
Mudd , republican of Maryland , raised n
point of order yesterday , was stricken out ,
the point of order being sustained. Mr ,
Mudd then moved an additional approprla-
\3 weakness ol the stomach , It Is the
eourco ot untold misery. It may L-o
cured by toning and strengthening the
ntomach and enriching and purifying thr
blood with Hood's Sarsaparilla. Man ;
thousands huvo been cured by this medi
cine and write that now they "can cat
anything they wish without distress. "
Hood's ' Sarsapariiia
Is prepared by 0.1. Hood & Co. , Lowell , Mass.
Bold by druggists. $1 , six for $3. Get HOOD'S.
Hood's Pills euro all liver ills , i cents.
lion of $720,000 for the completion of the
buildings nt the academy authorized In the
last naval bill.
WITNESSES REPORT TO COURT
All IN In ItiMiillncNN to I'lirMtie tlie
Inquiry Into the Condition of
Army lleef.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 18. The Court of
Inquiry to examine Into the beef charges
preferred by General Miles today went Into
executive session as soon us It assembled
and proceeded with Its work of selecting ,
witnesses to bo summoned and mapping out
a plan of procedure. A number of witnesses
who will bo examined have reported , among
them being Colonel Powell nnd Major Lee
of the Ninth Infantry , Captain Duncan of
the .Twenty-first Infantry and Major Jack
son of the Third cavalrj. .Several other
ofllcers are In the clly and several repre
sentatives of the beef concerns whoso
product Is In question are here.
The probability Is that the taking of testi
mony will begin certainly on Monday , when
General Miles will bo examined. Ho will
bo looked to for a comprehensive statement
of his charges , and will be examined as to
his statement before the War Investigating
commission nnd his alleged newspaper Inter
views. Ills examination will bo limited
closely to his charges and the basis for
them , and It Is understood that should nn
attempt bo made to elicit from him a state
ment-as to whether ho had entertained any
animus that It will bo held ho need not
answer the questions propounded.
General Miles will bo followed by other
witnesses , upon whom ho will rely for cor-
roboratlou.
Later will be examined the 'witnesses who
will be expected to refute the charges of
the major general. The privilege to be
represented 'by ' counsel before the court will
bo exercised by the beef concerns , but It Is
not General Miles' present Intention to have
counsel. Ho does not consider himself In
the attitude of being on trial , but merely
caled upon the present his contentions In re
gard to the Ibeef furnished the army nnd to
offer testimony to substantiate his position.
IllVCIl AM ) IIAIUlOIt 1III.I/S FATE.
Chairman l-'ciir * that Canal Kncuiii-
lirnnee AVI II Can MIUN Defeat.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 18. Chairman Bur
ton of the river and harbor committee
stated today that he 'feared ' the river and
harbor bill would fall to become a law ns
the result ot the action of the senate com
merce committee In adding the Nicaragua
canal amendment.
"I am not opposed to the Nicaragua
canal , " said Mr. Hurton , "but It Is a vast
project to be approached -with duo delib
eration and not carried along as a rider
with perhaps only n few minutes considera
tion. Every Item ot the original .bill was
carefully scrutinized by the committee , but
It will bo Impossible , if this amendment
comes back to give It like scrutiny in the
few remaining days of congress , or to.recon-
cllo It with the original character of the
bill.
"Viewed from n practical standpoint , the
amendment creates a combination of oppos
ing elements , the opposition to any river
nnd harbor 'bill ' , the opposition to any
Nicaragua canal , the opposition to this form
of dealing with the Nicaragua canal , the
opposition of such men ns Mr. Cannon to
heavy expenditures nnd the opposition ot
the eennto to Increase river and harbor
Items. Altogether I am seriously appre-
hcnslvo that these combined elements of
opposition will defeat the river nnd harbor
bill and the Nicaragua canal amondmcut as
well. "
CL'UIltJXOY ' IS SCAUCI3.
Many SiilitreiiHiirlcu Overloiuleil with
( iiilil , hut I.iiek areeiilincUx ,
WASHINGTON , Feb. 18. A telegram was
received nt the treasury today from Now
Orleans stating that there was a surplus of
gold there and nn Insufficient supply of
paper currency , and asking that an exchange
ba made. Treasurer Roberts says ;
"Wo have In the treasury and its branches
$227,000.000 In gold and 123,000,000 In paper.
Wo are giving out what paper wo can nnd
distributing it ns well 03 we can among our
nine subtrcasuries. Wo have received lately
similar appeals from New York , Chicago ,
Cincinnati and Kansas City , asking for paper
In return for deposits In gold In the sub-
treasury In Now York. Wo have Informed
applicants that tuey would huvo to pay
bankers' rates for transportation , and while
the difference between bankers' and govern
ment rates are slight , It seems to be enough
to prevent calls for the money.
"Tho cause for these demands seem to bo
that the people have not yc/t / become accus
tomed to using gold coin , and particularly
'to ' the fact 'that business Is so active that
paper money la being kept out among Indi
viduals instead of In the banks. Gold does
not become popular as n means of commer
cial Interchange nnd the banks will have to
give relict by Increasing the Issues of their
own notes. Ttiat's where the relief must
come from. "
IMI'I.OMACV AVIM , IIAMHK SAMOA.
CiiiiiliIleiitloiiN There CoiiHlilereil III
FallAVny to lie Neltleil ,
WASHINGTON , Feb. IS. The Samoan
complications are about to pass Into tlu >
safe lines of diplomatic treatment In the
Judgment of the officials here' , who say
there is really not much danger lu the sit
uation If sensible councils proval ) and sub
ordinate officials refrain from ovjrze-alous
ncta and words and letters. Although no
official notice Is expected to bo taken of the
epistle written by Chief Justice Chambers
to his brother , in this country criticizing tha
Germans freely , it Is n fact that ho has
thereby given annoyance to all parties.
To correct any lingering apprehension
that the arrival of the United States cruiser
Philadelphia nt Apia will make a forcible
restoration of Malletoa to the throne. It may
be stated on authority that nothing of the
kind Is expected to result ,
rrenlileut UeturiiM to .
WASHINGTON. Feb. 18. The president
and party returned to Washington nt 7
o'clock this morning from their trip to
Huston , The return trip was uneventful ,
All the members of the party expressed
themselves as delighted with the trip nnd
especially with the hearty reception given
them by the citizens ot IJoaton ,
Good and safe Investments , Campbell &
Christian , York , Neb. I
SIGNS OF COMING TROUBLE
Significant Letter Written in December by
Member of First Nebraska.
MANY CAUSES OF FRICTION AT MANILA
riMvlllllli ? tn Llnteil ( it Anj-
iiK ' " 'I Indoiieiiileiii'i' Triulc
ItclatloiiH Dlflttirlicd ! > ) the
WASHINGTON , Feb. 18. ( Special. ) Con-
grcssnihn Mercer Is In receipt of the follow
ing letter from ( Icnnnln 12. Towl of South
Omaha , who Is with the First Nebraska in
the Philippines. The letter Is thought hereto
to rolled the statement of Agoiiclllo , now In
Canada , that the American troops were the
aggressors In the recent baUlo of Manila :
MANILA , Philippine Islands , Dec. 31 , 1S98.
Hon. 1) ) . H. Mercer , M. C. , Washington ,
D. C. Friend Mercer : Congratulations anil
equal suoccfia in the future. Vie lend litre
of your winning taco with unbounded nails-
faction. Undoubtedly much of your work
for the coming year will more or less com
prehend the 1'lilllpplno situation.
Wo of the First Nebraska occupy the most
extreme' outpost of the American forces at
Santa MCEU , Eomc nix miles southeast of
Manla ! , along the river Pnslg. Just at pres
ent wo do not know whether to regard the
Insurgents as friends or probable foes. Hav
ing made many friends and acquaintances
among the natives , I have been able to find
out pretty well itlielr attitude toward the
Americans. ly ) many our coming out of
Manila was considered nn offensive move ,
and they regarded us with sullen distrust
forthwith. Conlldenco has relumed to our
nelghbols , however , and the native soldiers
In the vicinity eccm anxious to bo on
friendly terms with us. You can never be
euro if them , though. Stabbing a foe , or
oven ' nn offending friend , In the back , they
consider not n deed of treachery , but nil act
of commendable' Unease. The generality of
them Jiavo no respect for promises , or the
property of others. Whcit once they nro
uroused they are as stubborn as water-bulls.
They have a terrible- way of fighting and
might cause us 110 end of trouble If we
have the misfortune to come to nn open
rupture. They 'like to creep upon their foes ,
stab them with their long knlvra , and get
away In the dark. Once started they might
carry en a guerrilla warfare , heavily expen
sive to us , for mway years.
( iciicrnlN lluvi * Xo IIoil of HUHCN.
Our generuls hero bear nn unenviable
burden of responsibility. Their policy to
ward the natives may establish confidence
nnd friendly relations , or plunge us Into nn
Inglorious and ludicrous warfare. You have
nlrcndy heard the complaint of the natives
that they have been utterly ignored. Seine
of their rabidly republican leaders are al
ready using that ns a lash to whip their
followers In'to ' line , with what success 1
have no means of knowing.
The natives are beginning to ask us If
there Is any truth In the rumor that the
United States will socu ask them to lay
down their arms. They do not seem to com
prehend the proposition. 1 asked one of my
insurgent friends itho other day , what ho and
his followers would do In the event of such
a rcqueist. He shrugged his shoulders slg-
nlflcctitly and tersely replied , "When we are
dead the United States la welcome to our
arms. "
I asked him again how annexation would
suit his people. In Ma excellent English he
said , "It is Independence wo want ; we will
have annexation to no power under the sun ;
wo prefer to fig'ht If It comes to that. "
Sounding him further I discovered that his
only idea of ithe solution of the problem was
Independence * under the protection of the
United States. 1 tried to explain the ab
surdity and incongruity of his proposition ,
but Ho held to it stubbornly. It seems to bo
the general sentiment of the people.
A woll-ito-do Spaniard asked mo what I
thought the polly of the United States
would bo toward the Filipinos. I told him
I suspected It would be colonial or terri
torial. "Then you will have to fight the
flatnosesho replied. "They are loco on
the subject of Independence nud won't listen
to anything else. "
Can MLor Dl.sNiillMfiictlon.
American stock Is away below par with
the natives. When wo first came Into thn
city they stood on the street corners to yell
"amlgo" ns wo passed. Now the guard.s
shove them oil 'the- ' sidewalks and no one
ever hears them say again , "Americano
iniicho buero. " When we entered the city
the natives tried to receive us as guests ;
today our commanders are taking every pre
caution against what their actions plainly
say an attack.
To the casual observer several reasons for
the change of sentiment toward us are ap
parent. The Indifferent attitude of our com
manders ; the enforced Inaction of our gov
ernment ( unfortunately Impossible to ex
plain to the mass of tho'people ) ; frlctlcn
with American soldiers ; American duties ,
taxes and licenses , and disordered commer
cial affairs Incident to a n'jiie of war.
The leaders of the Insurgents rave over
what they call the personal slights tendered
them and their cause In the attitude of our
commanders ; they tell their people that our
government Is doing nothing to aid them
the situation grows more complicated the
longer the Inautlon ; the common people dally
get mixed up with our soldier guards , al
ways to the cost of the former. The people
complain that often tilio soldiers catch in
nocent parties , that the guilty escape and
that our military courts and procedure are
oven harsher than thoseof the Spanish.
Drunken soldiers often tell the natives by
signs that the Americans are going ito begin
war against them. Some complain of being
Insulted by itho guards. Others are losers
by Allowing the soldleis unlimited credit. I
was In a Spanish refreshment bocth one
evening when a party of military police of
itho district entered , drank , smashed the
table , stole the spoons and sliver-plated
plntcB , and then left , simply telling the Irate
propiietor to charge It up. Of course nuch
acts are punished when the offenders happen
to bo caught , but that docs not mitigate the
grievances of the wounded partlca. In regard -
gard to'taxation ' the natives nrc beginning to
express themselves complnlnlcigly. They tay
wo tax them as heavily as the Spanish did
and that they do not get an equal volume of
trndo In return. The merchant ! ) who get the
greater part of American money expended
hero are Americans and English , especially
the few who sell goods of the homo country.
The Chinese and native small merchants
think they have Just cause for complaint.
Their business Is suffering , many nro leav
ing the city nnd moving Into the provinces
where they spread their dlaccntcnt as they
go. Those of their friends who remain In the
city hang on by the skin of their teeth , auk-
Ing wlion they are going to get Independence.
They seem to think that the maglcai state of
freedom will completely bridge their yawn
ing desideratum.
Hv-Olllue Holder * DlHNiitlNfleil.
Among the Inhabitants of Manila therela
another largo disaffected class , the so-called
oinco holderu of the Castllllan rule. They
are natives who he-Id Innumerable clerkships
and other petty oillccs before the overthrow
of the government. Hoping to hold their
positions under the Americans they had no
objections to find with the change until they
discovered tlio American soldiers were In
large part lining the positions which they
had considered peculiarly their own , nnd for
them there vus no longer any chance. Un
willing to adapt themselves to harder and
more menial labor , these young fellows , for
the nioal parr well educated , have throwu
their support In the movement for Philippine
Independence , and many of them have gone
to thn province * . What they will do there Is
food for conjecture.
In 'the same way nrtleana , workmen , gate
keepers and engineers , who found sufficient
work under the old government InUB con
structions , improvements and repairs , find
themselves In the muse acaUIng for proper
readjustment to highly changed conditions.
They are a small army la themselves.
Fortunately wp have been able to continue
In omploynien * many of thp municipal work-
mur the street cleaning gangs seem to have
a safe grip upon tbelr Jobs. Perhaps thcoe
among the vulgus to whom we have been
the beat picking are the cabmen and rrollta.
There Is n greatly Increased demand for such
labor , both private nnd governmental ,
It looks very much us though we were Infer
for It , doesn't It ? I trust that the United
States keeps the Islands , but the experiment
may prove costly. Many * coff at .the notion
of our having any trouble with thu natives ,
but time will prove that xve must Inevitably
clash. The friction already Is bad enough.
We d" > not understand each other well
euouEh to tall Into any course oC action thy
bent for our common good. H will be n big
Job of cutting and fitting before the pnrmcnt
( I was going tx > say yoke ) has the right net ,
nnd the naMy part of It Is the natives nro
likely to do some cutting of their own.
In our camp we have the advantage of high
ground. The Innurgent forces extend ftbout
us In a half circle , but on the other side of
the river , for wo aalccd them to evacuate
their positions upon this side , nnd they com
piled vt onco. When wo first came out hero
I rode out In a qullcz with some supplies.
On coming lu eight of the camp the driver
threw up his hands , exclaiming "this Is the
Insurgents' country ; you have no right to
be here. "
There Is n rumor on fet that our regi
ment Is to be sent out to occupy the waterworks -
works station , nbout seven miles further
from the city than wo nro nt present. While
wo would deplore trouble with the natives ,
we are pleased to bo In the vnn where there
Is anything in the way of active service In
view. The health of the regiment has Im
proved plnco coming Into camp. Last night ,
hnvovor , a recruit by the name ot North
dlol ct the reserve hospital of varlolold or
smallpox. Wo have one other varlolold case
In the same place. Wo sincerely trust that
the dread plague may not become epidemic
In our camp.
Hoping that It may not bo your Ill-fortune
to bo laboring under more troubles and com
plaints .thaji a soldier In the service ot our
Uncle Sam , I am , yours sincerely ,
OKRMAIN K. TOWL.
WORK FOR THE EXPOSITION
Senator * trout \fliiiiMlui .loin Unmix
t Push I lie Greater America
Project.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 18. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Senator Thurston , > who has received
urgent requests from representative citi
zens of Omaha to hasten the passage ot his
Joint resolution relative to the Greater
America Exposition , will , In all probability ,
attempt to take up the matter on Monday
or Just ns soon thereafter ns possible. Sen
ator Allen Is understood to favor the same
and will add his Inllucnco In securing fa
vorable congressional consideration of the
project.
Congressman fiercer said today that his
committee , that of public buildings nnd
grounds , would , In all probability , receive
another day for consideration of public
buildings nnd thought It unsafe for any
member of the committee to leave Washing
ton either Tuesday or Wednesday of next
week. In the event that the committee on
rules should grant the public buildings
committee another day bills to be consid
ered will be of three classes.
First Those bllla which contemplate the
erection of public buildings In cities where
United States courts nro held.
Second Buildings for postofllccs of the
first class.
Third Buildings for cities whose sites
have been purchased.
This rule , If It Is framed , will give Omaha
an opportunity to have a completed public
building nnd 'will also put Hastings and
Norfolk on the list , 'but ' there are grave
doubts If any other Nebraska billsnro con
sidered. Under the rule which Is now In
process of Incubation by the committee on
rules , It will shut all Iowa towns except
Duhuquc.
The house last night passed n bill to pen
sion William P. Snowden of Omaha , at the
rate of $20. This bill now goes to the pres
ident , Senator Thurston having secured Its
passage In tbo senate some months ago.
The bouse also favorably considered the bill
to remove the charge of desertion from the
military record cf John P. Henderson of
Omaha.
J. H. Miles of Falls City , a .banker . of that
place , Is in Washington. Mr. nnd Mrs. Ed
ward Hayden of Omaha were In the city
yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Valentine
are In. Washington from West Point , Nob.
The president today approved the Indian
commissioner's recommendation to pay $100-
000 to the Slsscton Indians of South Dakota.
The funds are to be used to dlschareo the
debts of the reds , and will bo disbursed
In $2o,000 Installments.
Orders have been Issued directing the dis
charge of Privates Lars H. Nelson and
Daniel Hose , Company D , Third Nebraska
regiment.
MOTHERS' ' CLUB HEARD FROM
Council of Women Adopt * IlcxnliitIOIIM
Culling Upon CoiiKrcMN to Deny
IlrlKlmm ItobertN Illn Hunt.
WASHINGTON , Feb. IS. The National
Congress of 'Mothers today unanimously
adopted the following resolution :
AVhereas , the election of a. polygamlst to
congress threatens 'tho sacred Institution ot
monogamous marriage ; be It
Resolved , That itho third triennial National
Council of Women requests the congress ol
the United States to repudiate the result of
'the November olcctlcn in Utah either by re
fusing to nllow Brlgham H. Roberts of Utah
to be placed on Its roll or by expelling him
from his seat.
The resolution was framed by Mrs. E. II.
Parsons , a delegate from tbo Mothert. ' clu't
o ! Utah , and was prefaced with ihe statr-
n.ent that man is largely what hU home
makes ! m.
Other resolutions adopted endorsed the war
policy of the administration ; thanked Mrs. .
McKlnloy for "her eapech'l KraelousnesV
ns shown In her reception It them nid hur
love of tbo children ; c&tnblitit.cd a com
mittee of flvo on household economics and
urged general proper training ot glrlti in
preparation for motherhood. Mrs. Borland
of the Illinois State Federation described the
workings of the chllds' study soc'etlcs. Mrs.
Hills of Iowa talked of tbo Idea of furnish
ing teachers with Information enabling In
dividual study of pupils and urged ttixieulal
study nnd attention to the eyes of school
children.
Mrs. nirnoy , president , mndo her annual
address , viewing the year's labor and report
ing great progress.
OMAHA NAME ON DEATH LIST
Alirnlinin Keller , TliniiKlit to lie a For
mer 12iiiil < > ) ' < ; of u Iiiienl Finn ,
In Ilavaiui.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 18. The following
bulletin was posted at the War department
tcdny :
HAVANA , Feb. 17. Adjutant General ,
Washington : Report deaths 16th : Columb'a ' ,
Havana : Private Abraham Keller , Company
0 , Third Nebraska , tetanus ; hospital ship
Missouri , Havana , Private Victor Volkcrt ,
Company E , Eighth Infantry , .typhoid.
BROOKE , Commanding.
The roster of the Third Nebraska docs not
Contain the nnmo of Abraham Keller , but
that of Adrian 0. Keller appears , Before
enlisting In the Third ho wns foreman for
Marks Brothers , Omaha , and resided In
Council Bluffs.
Ailviiiilnu * * With ( 'an n ill n u ItoniN ,
WASHINGTON , Feb. 18. A statement has
been prepared at the Treasury department
which ebows that during the calendar year
1S98 the number of cars loaded with goods
shipped through the United States from one
point In Canada to another was 10'JCG , the
contents of which weighed 209,000 tons. The
records of the department show that dur
ing the calendar year 18D7 ( the figures for
1898 not being available ) , the number of
cars loaded with American goods shipped
through Canada from one point In the United
States to another waa 4C0.2C' ) , the contents
of which weighed 5,637,173 tons. It thus
appears that the quantity of American goods
hauled by Canadian roads was about twenty-
seven times greater than the quantity of
Canadian goods hauled by American roads.
Another Viilee .VKiilunt HouerlN ,
WASHINGTON , Feb. 18. The National
Congress of Mothers -today unaulmouily
adopted a resolution urging congress not
to admit Brlgham II. Roberts to a seat lethe
the house of representatives.
SILVER STILL IN THE RING
Senator Jones Sijs Democrats Will Repeat
Unsnccsssfnl Campaign ,
PROSPERITY ELABORATELY EXPLAINED
Increased Dcinnml fur I.iilior nnd Hot
ter I'rloen for Produce Are l.nlil
lit the * Door of n Temporary
Accident.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 18. Senator
James K. Jones , chairman of the democratic
national committee , Is not In nccord with
Mr. Croker of Now York nnd Mr. Wall
of Wisconsin regarding the paramount Is
sue In the next presidential campaign. Ho
said today :
"To say that the next democratic na
tional convention will reaffirm the position
taken 'by ' the convention In 189(5 ( Is lo assert
what every candid man , even slightly famil
iar with existing- facts , knows to bo true.
It Is r.ft certain ns anything human can bo
that the question cf bimetallism will bo the
lending lesuo In the campaign next year.
And It Is reasonable to expect that the ma
jority of the people will next tlr-ie dcclaro
for the party which means what It says and
will redeem Its pledges , and that they will
not again bo tricked Into casting their votes
In favor of the enemies of the principles
In which they believe. "
"On w'hnt ' grounds do you base your hopes
for success next year ? " ho wna asked.
"Some of the reasons why I nm strongly
hopeful of the future ot our cause are ns
follows : In the campaign of ISOfi both par
ties declared for 'bimetallism ' ; the demo
crats for Independent action by the United
States , the republicans for an International
agreement , which they pledged themselves
'to promote. ' True , this declaration nn the
part cf the republicans was only made to
catch votes , and because the party leaders
did not dare to go to the polls without It.
I think now no one any longer doubts that
the fixed purpose of those who controlled
these lenders " \vns to maintain the gold
standard , nnd to prevent , not promote , nn
International agreement. The declaration ,
however , served Its purpose , nnd vast num
bers of sincere iblmctnlllsts were persuaded
to vote the republican ticket , In the belief
that they were voting for an honest effort
to secure International bimetallism. The
leaders Who were responsible for this trick
have already committed their party to the
single standard , so far as they can , and If
they dare speak out honestly In their next
national iilatform It will dcclaro for the
single gold standard. "
"Do you believe that the cause of bi
metallism Is Improving ? "
Uciiioumoy , the Only Hope.
"There are as many ibellevers In bi
metallism today In the United States as
there ever were , and all these are doubtless
now convinced that the only way to accom
plish bimetallism Is through the action of
the democratls party. The great effort to
stop the fall of prices the shrinking of
values and to relieve the distress of busi
ness resulting from these great evils , with
out doing Injustice or Injury to 'any class or
business. Is being more nnd more under
stood , nnd commands tbo respect of honest
and fair men always when understood , and
another campaign of ridicule and abuse ,
such as that of 1S06 'whether ' dictated by
Ignorance or venality cannot succeed
against temperate arguments and appeals
'for simple justice , when the people have
tltme to fairly weigh the arguments and
form a deliberate judgment.
"Thero was great unrest and dissatisfac
tion In 1896 throughout the country , resulting
from falling prices and shrinking values.
The republican partry promised that If they
were entrusted with power all this would
bj changed , and that prosperity should suc
ceed existing conditions. Mr. McKlnley and
the gold press now assure the country that
we have prosperity. There Is quite a boom
In stock speculation In Wall street , but Wall
street is noi the country , ns wo believe. A
Krcat famine and n short crop of wheat all
over the world except In the United States
naturally raised the price of wheat while
these conditions lasted , nuid the beneficent
effects of this temporary advance In the price
of a slnglo article , which was so marked In
the short period it continued , is likely to
stimulate a desire for a return to that con
dition permanently and an extension of It
to all other products. This Is our purpose ,
and was our pvzfoso in 1S9G , when the repub
lican party denounced any effort to Increase
prices as a crime. "
' ProHjierlly nil Accident.
"How do you account for the activity
In business ? "
"There has been necessarily an Increased
demand for labor within the last few
months ns the result of the with
drawal of largo numbers of American
citizens from the ordinary walks of life
to bo employed In the army , whoso places
had to be filled. There has also been an In
creased activity In and n demand for all
products which were necessary to the main
tenance and support of n large army. Hut
all these conditions are In the very nature
of things temporary , and all of us know
that they must pasa away with the end of
the conditions which brought thorn into lift ) .
Making duo allowance for the ( influence ot
these three causes , of the present condition
of the country , there Is today as much dis
satisfaction nnd as much cause for It ax
tliero was In ISOG. No relief wns or Is lo be
expected under republican management , ex
cept such ns comes by famine abroad nnd
war nt home. A condition of constantly fallIng -
Ing general prices Is everywhere recognized
as a condition of distress nnd hard tlmca , nnd
speculative excitement In Wall slrcet does not
change this. Wo believe that a small volume
of money forces prices down , honeo wo have
urged the coinage of our silver as well as ot
our gold not only to check this grinding fall
In prices , but to promote steadily advancing
prices. "
"Them you think the Chicago platform la
gaining ground ? "
"I most certainly do. In the elections of
last year the principles of that platform
were net the leading and exclusive Issues In
all sections of the country. These were
partially obscured In many states nnd
districts. The question of bimetallism , the
republican effort to retire the greenbacks
nnd to confer upon tbo national banks the
absolute control of the volume of. paper
money , nnd to surrender the country to the
trusts , were , In many sections , for the tlmo
being lost sight ot In the excitement of the
war nnd Its resulting questions ; nnd In
others they were sidetracked by efforts to
substitute local Issues In their stead. The
result was a great loss of Interest and a
large falling off In the vote , with apparently
unfavorable results to the democratic party.
In Colorado , where national UBUCB were at '
the front and dominant , the Interest In the
election was Intense , the vote largo and our
majority overwhelming. In states where It
was stated , whether truly or not , that there
was on Intention on the part of the demo
cratic managers to sidetrack the great Issue ,
with the purpose of ultimately bringing the
party in national convention back to the
practice of shulHIng and evasion , BO long
persisted In by the republicans , the Interest
as not gerat , the vote was not full , and the
rrsulla were not conclusive. There was ,
however , one great and valuable result all
reasonable men are now satUtlcd that dodg
ing Is not popular. The next democratic
national convention will speak out again In
the same clear , unequivocal terms , and in
tbo same manner and In the same lines that
It did In 1896. Of this there Is no doubt ,
tbo assertions of the republican gold prees ,
with whom the wish IB father to the thought ,
to the contrary notwithstanding "
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landlord , "noted for his eccentric freaks ,
while putting Ills paper In the box , cried
"Vivo lo rol , " but two republican deputies
who expected some scene , quickly shoved
him along. At a little past 3 o'clock the
news was circulated in the lobby that Lou-
bet was elected by183 votes against 27B for
Mcllno and 45 for Cavnlgnac. When the sit
ting was resumed M. Loubet having given
the chair to the deputy chairman , M. Chau-
vcau , the result'was announced and received
with ringing cheers on the center nnd laft ,
the right maintaining sulky silence.
Many remarks were hecrd : "Down with
forgers , " "Vivo lo armeo" and "Down with
the Jews , " but nil the cries were drowned
with the cheers for the republican , M. Lou-
bo : . It was felt that Franca was returning
to Its better self.
M. Loubot granted me an Interview to
night. In the course of which he Bald :
"I owe everything 'to ' 'tlie republican ma
jority. Frr.nco nnd illic * republic are Insep
arable. All antl-rcpubllcan opinions are free
unless leading 'to acts against the republic.
Halllcs must bo Judged by their acts not
by their words. I shall govern < n a repub
lican BMIBO only. I have given proofs In my
long political career that I nm ncl'.dcr a
place hunter , ambitious nor ovtrrld\ng.
"Drought up ki the study of the law , I
will bo Its single-minded ssrvant. The Kly-
see IH a post of duty. I speak 'the 'truth ' In
declaring that I mover was ambitious to go
there. Our < iulet life Is ended. "
The government shows Its vigilance lo-
nlght. If Clio i/atlor'illft.s give trouble nil the
worse for 'them. The Central brigade , 15,000
strong , Is on special duty and the troops are
still under arms In the barracks , but bands
of brawlers are'however , imlfered to niared
Ulrough 'the ) city crying "Down with Lou-
bet , " olnglng songs acid breaking windows.
The duke of Orleans IH hovering about the
Krancojtallnn frontier. I have seen Henry
of Orleans gathering Impressions on the
bnulcvnrdH. He Is Herman looking , with a
round , gentle face and has nn awkward gait.
The city IH fairly quiet and the diplomatic
world Is futlflflrd with the election.
RiiBBla approved It beforcfiand. The people
eay Louhct IB "a southern Orevy. "
The nationalists have attempted to carry
out their threats nnd scenes of disorder took
plnce tonight. Windows were broken i the
boulevards and rlt/.ers were arrested In
frtrit of the KlyHce. The whole ? thing was
done by paid gangs. The rank and fllo of
the to-culled patriots wlo : marched through
the strt-ots shouting "ConfiiBlon lo Loubet , "
"Panama , Panama , " anil burning hl.i portrait
trait , did not exceed 2,000 wild a dozen ring-
loaders.
Premier Dupuy mlslit have boon more
prompt In maintaining order as ho never
failed to do will In M. Fauro was president ,
'but ' abnut 11 o'clock ho at length took steps
nnd order was restored without violence
and na If by enchantment , how ? Simply by
blocking a few hundred yards of the baule-
vard for an hour In front of the Libre
Parole , which has been the hotbed of sedi
tion for some months. If Premier Dupuy
loyally supports the now president the pre
dictions of the peEfllmUts that Loubct will
meet the fate of Caslmlr Perler will bo
unfounded. The president agitation U en
tirely artificial.
An admirable passage In "SI. " Loubct'a
r.pcech returning thanks to the mumbcr
of thn government has further oxcittd na
tionalist rage. Ho fiaya bo Is for pacifica
tion , 'but with reaped of the law Implying
that hitherto the law has been trampled
down.
The nationalist papers this evening de
clare war to the knife on I/Hibot , vowing
they will never r st until they have ex
pelled him from the Elyzee. Jules Maltrc.
for the league of French motherland , says
be will try to get arrested for Insulting M.
Loubet as he Intends to do.
EMILY CHAWFOUO.
Snuirt WcUilliiK ill Mo * .
( Copyright , 15W , by J'roM Publishing1 C'o , )
NICB , Feb. 18 , ( New York World Cable-
cram Special Telegram. ) A very smart
wedding tcok place Wednesday between .Miss
Estello Sohuylor , daughter of .Mrs. Spencer
Schuyler , and Sir. Hewitt 'Myrlng ' of Now
York. The bride wns attended by two little ,
girls , Miss Hilda Strutt , daughter of Lady
Raylelgh , and Mi's Freda Keogh. The best
man was Mr. Alexander Yorkc , nnd .tho
groomsmen , Enrl Flngall , Victor Bethel anil
Mr. Iladel. The bride was given away by
her father.
OX PARIS STI1I5ISTS.
< > I > j > c > lifn < N iif lnnlict .llnUi' n DI-IIIOII-
Nti-nlloii of IlnNtllKy.
PARIS , Feb. IS. Antl-Loubct demonstra
tions are commencing In the streets. Cries
of "Down with the Pannnmlsta ! " are prom
inent.
The agitation In Paris this evening was
caused by do Rouledo anil Driunont nnd
their party. The authorities say measures
have been taken to maintain order.
I'nlilncl anil I'rcnilrr Hcfiilnoil.
PARIS , Feb. IS. President Loubet has
asked M. Dupuy to retain the premiership
nnd the present cabinet.
lilt. HOWARD.
'I'dIN III * l-\peril-lire ivllh Colter.
I am pleased to add my hop ! to your
campaign of instruction on the Hiibject of
coffee drinking. For ten or twelve years
I have teen n severe sufferer from that
cause.
I gradually abandoned everything from
tlmo to tlmo that I thought produced the ex
treme nervousness from which I suffered ,
and nil of my very frequent calls on my h
follow physicians resulted In no benefit until
I was advised to do without coffee.
My condition at that tlmo WUH auch that
I was certain that I had heart disease In
one of Its worst forms. Many a night I
have retired not expecting to live to sco
morning. The action wns BO feeble and
no slow that It would run M low nn .18 to 10 ,
and never r > 0 , unless I was taking aovero
oxcrclso or using some stimulant.
My ( ixperlcnco In examining patients who
prrscirted themselves for operations under
an anesthetic , led mo to continually com
pare my condition with theirs , nnd llfo way
mudo very miserable for mo by ucli cojn-
pariaons ,
I also suffered from a constant muscular
contraction ot n lloshy portion of the loft
hand , n technical description of which I will
not undertake In this letter , but I could not
get rid of the trouble.
Thi'so condition * , with a constantly Hour
stomach , a feeling of extreme fnlntnesg
about an hour before regular meal time , and
a Hallow complexion gives you a general idea
of the shape I wan In just before I discon
tinued the use of coffee. It was very hard
to give up coffee , hut I was compelled to dose
so , ami for a while used water and milk.
Then I tried n uo-callcd cereal coffee , which
I hnve slnco learned Is mode partly of coffee
and partly of browned grains , mid is sold
as Bfl Imitation of your Pobtum. Tills did
not work , so I went back to the water and
milk until about n year ngo I got hold of
Pcstutn the genuine , Since then I have
had one cup and Bomctlmes two every morn-
IIIK. and frequently for dinner at night. My
health was never better than It Is'now , no
nervousness nor muscular contraction , no
heart trouble or BOUT otoraach , aud tha
puleo running from 70 to 7C.
At the tlmo I was Buffering from tbo ef
fects of coffee , 1 made application for some
llfo Insurance , and WHS rejected on account
of the action of my heart. To show what
the abstinence ot colfce and the drinking
of Postutn will do , and bus done far mo ,
I will say that In March last I wai examined
for llfo Insurance and paused a most excellent -
lent examination. .Having gene through
the very dlragrevablo experience and been
relieved from the trouble , It la but natural
that I should feel a willingness to assist you
all I can in your work , for I do not believe
one person in ten has n realizing nunso of
the damage to the nervous system caused by
the consumption of coffee.
Dr. C. W. Howard , Watertowo , N. V.