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THE OMAHA DAILY 1JEE : WEDNESDAY , KAttOJI ilil , 1809. NUMBER DWINDLES GREATLY Eoporta of Governors of Onban Provinces Show Only 13,259 , Soldiers , THERE WERE ORIGINALLY CLAIMED 42,000 , aillllnryxnriiilily TnlN t'p the Iliir llwn of ninhiiiidlttu ami Allou- ItiK Mr in In-I'M to Do n Tin1 } ' HAVANA , March 21. Mnjor P. Martinez of the rubnn forces , who \\as shot last evening - ing nt the Hotal Inglnterra. by Police Lieu tenant Ilmll Cafstn , the former trumpeter of the Rough Riders , Id not expected to live. rawin has been placed In J.ill. HI * action la fcnprnlly condemned us unwarranted nnd us Juo to his excitable temperament. Tlio rubnn army has 13,269 men , all told. Thla number includes corporals nnd scr- KcnnU , but excludes commissioned officers. The fiKurcn are the result of the ofilclnl In quiry Instituted under tlio dllcation of the department commanders for the mo of the military ndmlnUtratloii. The reports ot the i fiovornnrs of the provinces are as follows : Santiago , none ; Puerto Principe , SOO ; ' Banta Clara , 4,763 ; iMatanzaa , 2,200 ; Havana province , 2,450 , 'which Includes 375 In the city of Havana , and Plnar del Rio , 3,500. Olllclnl lloliln Olil Hoc.mix. Ociioral Gomez originally reported that there were ' 12.000 privates and non-commls- aloncd ofllceiB. General Roloff , Inspector Kenerul of the Cuban army , uns to have pre sented an accurate muster roll to Governor General Brooke , but he hao not dbno so. As a creature of the Cuban .military nssumbly lie lias Joined with It ngnlnst General Gomez. 'Ills ' muster rolls , In whatever form they may be , bavve been glvon to Scnor llnfael Portuondo , president of the execu tive cottiinlttteo of the assembly , but thu Kovonior general has assurances that they will soon bo turned over to him. lirlRiullcr General Knist will represent the military In dUtrlbutlng the $3,000,000. H lias not been decided whether the whole amount IB to ibo distributed pro ratn. The plan proposed ihas been to give each man ? 100 , the balance to l > o retained by the American government. The statement that there are no Cuban eolillers In Santiago has occasioned consid erable surprlsio here , as it was supposed there were many Cubans still In arms there. Nevertheless this Is the report of iMaJor General Wood , the military governor. AxKrinlily TalKn ot DIsliiiuilliiK- In today's session of the Cuban assembly n motl n was made in favor of disbanding the Cuban army nnd dissolving the assembly , with permission to the Cuban soldiers to ac cept gifts of money from the United Statea If they ho desired. After considerable argu ment , the gist of which was that the assem bly could not discuss matters of such Im portance without previous consideration on Uio part of the Individuals , it was decided to postpone the public discussion until Fri day. day.Another Another motion was introduced in favor of changes In the organization of the Cuban army , but the discussion of this wns post poned until tomorrow. As a matter of fact today's session waa devoted almost entirely to questions of order , arising from the various motions made. Scnor 'Mora , civil governor ot Havana , has issued a document Invhldh he summarizes Urn la/.s regulating public gatherings and parades , and attempts to show that lie acted within the law In the course he took In re gard to the parade ot iMnrch 12 , In honor of General Gomez , n , course which was primarily responsible for the Ill-feeling be tween the police nnd people , which cut mlnated In the Ibloody affrays of last Sunday n.id yesterday , fienor 'Mora ' says that If th law Is bad It .shculd .1 > o repealed , but that so long as It Is In force It should bo observed. Postmaster General Emory Smith spent five houra today with the governor general. At 3 o'clock this afternoon the temperature was 7C degrees Fahrenheit. PLEASANT DRIVES ON JEKYL 1'rcNlilcMitiaI I'nrtKorKurarN I'oll- tlCH Illlll < i4MN III flip lU'Nt Illllt n Goiul Time. BKUXSWICK , Oa. , .Mnrch 21. President aicKinley nnd nil the members of the part } enjoyed delightful dtlvcs ever the line roads of Jekyl Island today. The president Is In Bood health , and all the members of the party are enjoying their stay. Mr. Illlsa -was their guldo In the forenoon drive nnd nil niembeis of the presidential party were along. The president nnd Speaker Heed have not ini't slnco thulr greeting on the wharf yesterday. H has been arranged that today , between 12 nnd 11 o'clock , nil the aieoplo on thu Island sunll call Informally on the president nnd Mrs. McKlnley nt the BaUer cottage , nnd Mr. Heed doubtless will bo among thu number. Itest and not politics ecenis to bo the president's program. The \\rntlier Is mild nnd balmy , The president ulll Icnvq tomorrow evening for Thomusvlllo Conlrol All lint Our riant. MAUIOX , 0. , Mnrch 21. The only obstacle which now Blnndi In the way of the coi > - eummntlon of the threshing machine trust Is the llubur Manufacturing company , aul the Indication ! ) uro that nn option will bo decurcil by representatives of tlio trust to morrow evening , when n mooting Is to bn licld by stockholders. President U. lluber BiiBY'S FflCE Mother Ashamed toTako Him Out. Everything Failed to Cure. CUTICURACurcdinSDays. I Imvo had my liaby lcU with liU face full of tlnmvorm , niul tried c\er > tliliiK and failed. I wu n ! iatiH d to take him out , for ou-ry ono would loot ut liir.i. I na told to get Cutiruiu , I ( ret it un Wedncidiiy , neil by Saturday lilt fuco wus nil dried n ] ) . Nuw 1 cuti take lilin cu'rywlicro. I cannot tojmouili about Crnt'uiu. If pcoplo ouly know about liow lili face looUrii a week ngo , nil tee Ittndaj.tlmyould IICUTbo without it. Tlio pcoplo In tlie lioiuo can tell jou how hit f&co win , ami haw U la to day. Una. J. 1'OTTKIt , Oct. 8,1898. 3D ! Ho. Wr t Bt. , Urooklyn , N. Y. CRAZY WITH Eczema on Head. Got into ! the Eyoi. Doctor & Institutes Could Net Curo. Cured In 2 Months by CUTICURA. I have been troubled ovtr two years with eczema on tlio top of my head. It llr t BlittcJ to itcu , romctbltig llcrcc. ily doctor iald It vn eczema , anil treated mo ( or ill tuoatbi , with /allure , o I tried more docton , but they did tbo aina , I trli-J uNcw York Irutltiite , vlilcb treated \ me for * lx montbi , but could not reach any f ui thcr than the rett. 1 hail It worno tban from tbo itart , a * It commenced to net In my cj ei , and nearly got mo crazy with Itcbluu. 1 noticed jour adver- tlncmeutlotbaX. V. H'orW.oudthought ! would try Gutictnu remedies. In tieo inon.'Ai' time I Jl < lnot know that fhailanytioubleatall , anl 1 feel like B now mm now. ALFRUD UU18EL , Oct. 12,1803. CMV. . < 60itn.N.Y.City. Crticciu IlIuiGiti r UjocJ til doubt the f rutut lliocurci , tlMxl poiKm.iuJ 1mm rltratdlc < e ( mod ern tliau. M rm tilUi wild CmcL'r.i halfccatU an- olutlufi with Cltici'iur > uic > tof cniollitntiUa curei , - tail inId lout of Cvrioai lltxJunr , frettttt o ( humor tixl'enluTe cured Ihouitndi of cotmtera lufftrtaf vti tlinoit txjroad tadurtuce , btlr Ilfelcu or til jout , duButtto utttrrlble. VM throuthout the rorU. I'nTTia D. i o 0. Co p. , J'jopi. , &j.u > u , Uuw ta Curt Emjr sUu Uumor"Crtt , Is averse to celling , but there are enough stockholders who favor the trust to com- plctc the deal. NO ONE THERE RECEIVES HIM Co m in it n < l < * r Tn n KM IK or Make * Itcpurl on Wnke Inland , WASHINGTON , March 21. The conditions under which Wake Island , midway between Honolulu niul the Philippines , was taken possession of In the name of the United States by the commander ot the Ucnnlng- ton , on Its voyage across the Pacific , are given In ft report to the Navy department from Commander Tnusslg , dated at sea two months ngo. The officer says he approached the Island with the navigator at the masthead , steam ing slowly along the southern and eastern sides to dl&covcr signs of habitation and looking In vain for nn anchorage. Ho did not circumnavigate the Island , but seeing that the outlet on the northwest was barred not only by n wall of coral , but also by a .land pit , ho returned to the lee of the Island A landing was made at 1 o'clock on the 17th of January and n flagpole was raised. He- Bides Rome pieces of wreckage , no signs ot human occupation were visible. On the j eastern side c-r the Island , Imbedded In the band , an anchor was seen nnd what np- i pcared to be the wreck of n lower mast was higher up the beach. I When the flagstaff was In place the Bailers wcro formed In two ranks , facing seaward nnd having called all to witness that the Island was not In the possession of any othci nation , Commander Tausslg ordered the American ling to be raised by Ensign Wct- tengcl. Upon reaching the truck , the flag was saluted by twenty-one guns from the lleiinlneton. After the salute the ling was nailed to the masthead with battens and n brass plato with the following Inscription , which was screwed to the base of the 'flag- staff : "United States of America , William Mc- Klnk-y , president. John D. Long , secretary' ' of the navy. Commander Edward D. Taus slg , United Stntes navy , commanding the United Stntes ship Uennlngtou , this 17th day of January , 1SU9 , took possession ot the atoll , known as Wake island , ifor the United States of America. " | Commander Tnusslg describes the Island , thus : I "Tho Island was more heavily wooded than was shown In the chart. Patches of grass were growing on the lagoon sldo ot the western Inlet nnd the shrubbery affording nesting places for the many sea fowl. Fish were plentiful In the lagoon nnd there was a swift current running out of the southern passage. The lagoon on the south side was shoal , but on the norMi sldo there was a long strip of deep blue water , extending nearly Its whole length. Outside ot the la goon many sharks were seen crowding around our boats nnd around the ships. "Had I been able to have found an an chorage , I would have remained In this vi cinity for two or three days to reconnolter more thoroughly the Island and to take as tronomical nnd magnetic observations ; but having carried out the orders of the de partment In regard to the Island and deem ing It necessary to save as much coal as possible , I tcok my departure at 6:35 p. m. for Guam. During the nfternoon the navi gator , Ensign Campbell , waa endeavoring to llnd n possible anchorage on some light pas sages of water to the westward of the outlet Ho found five fathoms in one place nnd n patch of grass near the wall , but it looked too close to the breakers to bo used. White bottom could bo seen where depths of in to the twenty fathoms were found close breakers. " SUMMER CAMPS IN THE SOUTH TrooiiN Will lie Quartered In GeorRlu nnd XelKhnorliiK Stiiten Oefore ComliiR Nortli. WASHINGTON , March 21. Secretary Al- determination to maintain gcr has como to the tain summer camps for the United States troopa In the southern states and the dele gation ? of Georgians who called upon him yesterday to secure that object will be BO Informed. It Is also the Intention to main tain ono ot the camps In the neighborhood of Atlanta. The only condition Is that the present Georgia quarantine regulations , which operate so as to prevent the move ments ot troops absolutely demanded by the military needs of the case , shall be adapted to the requirements. The number of troops to be located at nny one camp will not be large , for it Is said nt the department that only about l.r.,000 soldiers will ° be so located , but there Is likely to bo much changing among the men. Troops returning from Cuba are to bo detained In the Georgia camps about twenty days nt least before toeing sent to their homes or to the northern posts. ATLANTA STICKS IN THE ICE Fifty-Three I'tiftNeiiKerii Safely Landed from I.nice Steumer , but VenNel IN In Diuun-r. MILWAUKEE , 'March 21. The steamer Atlanta , Captain Cochrane of the Goodrich Transportation line , which left Chicago ( or Mllunukco last night , Is stuck fast In the ice u few miles south of Haclnewhere it will probibly compelled to remain until the wind shifts , taking the extensive Hold of ice out into the open lake. The Atlanta waa caught in the Ice during the fierce southeast which 'brought ' an Immense Ice field from the east sldo of Lake Michigan. A westerly wln-d will release the vessel , All the patseiigors , fifty-three In number , of whom six were women , -were landed dur ing the day nnd loft for their destinations by train. The -passengers were landed toy the Atlanta' * boats , which -were rowed to shuro through light slush Ice. The Ice field on the outside Is so thick that tugs which were sent to the Atlantn's relief were unable to get near It , but no apprehension Is felt for the safety of the vessel. Tihe steamer has a valuable cargo and Is fully Insured , The boat Is valued at 4100,000. It Is n wooden l , 210 feet long , 62 feet beam. I SAILORS DIE OF YELLOW FEVER c : ti Stciniii-i- From llriixtl IN Held ut Kvvr York < t < ui run tin i- for Tlioroiiffli Dlxliifrctloii. Ni\V YORK , March 21 , The British : aleumer Duimttui , Captain Jones , which ar rived today from Para , Brazil , loat two . members of the crew during the voyage from > ello\v fovor. Tiio Dunstan , while nt 1'aro , scut three of its crow ashore to the hospital , sulTei-Jug from the same dlscnto. On March 1C W. II. Jotters , aged 22 years , a mesa room steward , died nftor a brief Ill ness nnd woa burled at sen. George Oil- bert , the Hhlp'a cook , also died of yellow fever , und was burled at sen , On the ar rival of the steamer nt Quarantine Dr. Doty , ' after careful Inspection , decided to hold the ship for a thorough disinfection. There were no other cases of sickness during the \oymjo. The steamer will be released about noon tomorrow. LONDON MESSENGER'S TRIP Mnn AVI 10 Trim llratlnur ( lie I'onlnl iriilitn'N Service Wlim 1IU Waiter by One DIIJ- , PHILADELPHIA , March 21. William Thonma Jaggere , the London messenger i : -boy , arrived In this city today from Chicago C over the Pennsylvania railroad nnd finished hla errand by delivering n message from H. II. Davis to the latter'a tUter. Mr , DavUwins his wager with ono day to epare. GNASH T11EI.R TEETH ( Continued from First I'agc. ) back BO largo an amount of the fees , nntl he had Always refused to furnish the In- formation. Hence the unlooked-for showIng - Ing In the morning paper tlmt the money which the constitution required to bo "paid In advance Into the state treasury" was most of it In some favorite banks was parI tlcularly discouraging to the defense In the case and mulled In the screed furnished the committee by the attorneys this morn- Ins. Ins.For For almost a month the Investigating committee had been trying to gain posses sion of the auditor's bank books , and BIIC- cecded lost night , only to meet today the sensation caused by the publication of the figures , III VCR 11RII11 ( III 11 t , ' U Ml Oil. The Investigating committee opened the session this morning by calling It. M. Tny- lor of Omahn , the expert who examlne < l the auditor's office for the Mutz committee , anil who examined ono Insurauco company In Illinois for the present auditor. Taylor testified that ho was an accountant by profession. Ho had worked several years for the B. & M. j-oad at $1,500 per year and for the Uqlon Pacific at J1.200 per year. In his examination of the auditor's ofllco ho was paid J5 per day. In relation to the examination of the Illinois company , a beneficiary society nt Springfield , the witness said ho put In twonty-threo days of diligent work. Ho explained to the committee his manner of chocking up the business of the company. The witness WRB then asked how long It ought to take to make n thorough exam ination of the Fort Wayne company. Ho was furnished tiao annual report of the com pany and other data referred to by Simp son , and was asked to give his opinion as an expert accountant. Taylor examined the report and docu ments , gave It as his opinion that the report and accounts only covered the business o ono year , and that a professional accountant could check It over thoroughly In two or thrco weeks , and that an examination of the whole business of the company Including the securities could not be done In less time tlhan elx weeks. This was the company that was examined by Simpson and reported upon In three1 days , according to the evidence brought outj yesterday , The report of the examination of the Traders' company as niodo by Simpson after three days' work , was handed to the wit ness and ho was asked how long It ought to take to thoroughly examine the company The witness did not want to say how long It would tako. The company was a muchj larger one than the Fort Wayne company. Being asked about the American Surety company , which was examined In a few days by Palm , the witness looked over < tbo report and said that 1C the books of the company wore accepted as correct , to thoroughly ex amine the company would take a competent accountant at least a year. On cross-examination by the defense , Tay lor said the Sprlngfleld company was the only insurance company ho had ever exam ined. For this job ho charged at the rate of $5 per day under instructions of the auditor. In the opinion of the witness a man might examine a company and learn If It were solvent In a much shorter time than it would take to make a thorough 'examina tion. In answer to a further question he said that ho worked from April to the last of December to examine the books In the auditor's office for a period covering four years. Cornell nml III * Bnnlc Iloolc. At the night session the first witness called was Sam Patterson , deputy state treasurer , who presented a statement of the coiih Items turned Into the state treasury during 1897 , verifying the report already put In by Accountant J. A. Abbott. The statement presented , Mr. Patterson testified , was handed him by Attorney Cornell. Ho did not know whether or not this was a complete statement of the account of the auditor with the treasurer. Auditor Cornell was called to the stand by the committee to Identify his bank books. Acting upon the advlco of .Attorney Cor nell the auditor deposited tils bank book in his pocket and stated that he would cxam- ino the same at Ills leisure and determine as to its identity. He declined to answer any further questions regarding this bank book. Senator Prout Instructed Attorney Cor nell to refrain from answering any ques tions propounded to the auditor and stated that in case he persisted In doing EO ho should bo ejected from the room. Attorney Cornell belligerently challenged the senator to proceed with such ejectment. The book pocketed by the auditor was the ono showing his account with the Ver- don State bank. Several times Attorney Cornell objected to the witness answering any questions regarding his bank accounts and the objections were overruled. Attor ney Cornell said : "Well , see If you can make him answer. Ho doesn't have to an swer. " Feen Due tlie Stiite. From Auditor Cornell's private letter copy boolfa letter was read showing about thlrty- flvo checks received from Insurance com panies and forwarded to the Vordon State bank with the following Instructions : "I herewith hand you the following checks and drafts , which please place to iny credit. " Ttio auditor testified that these checks and drafts represented fees duo the state. The total amount transmitted by this letter was $830.89. $ The date of the letter to the Vor don State bank was March 22 , 1897. The auditor said he did not know whether these checks all represented money due Uie state or not. The committee asked and demanded to know whether or not James Hall , cashier of the Verdon State bank , was the Mate treasurer. Auditor Cornell hesitated a long tlmo before answering and tlio question had to ho several times repeated. Ho finally inswered in the negative. Auditor Cornell testified that by deposit ing chocks In this bank ho saved the ex- hange to the state. He said he did not have i settlement with the tate treasurer In the Interim between January 25 and April G < 1897. The auditor admitted voluntarily that I ho was assuming a risk In carrying this f nonoy In the Verdon and HIchardson county aanks. The balance sheet in the hands of the ho committee showed that the money In ' lie Richardson county bank was deposited 1 .11 the name of "John F. Cornell , auditor."i 3ther letters wore found In the auditor's'T ' opy book showing trnnsmlttala of other 1 checks and drafts to the Itlchardson county sank. These letters wore signed "John F. . Cornell , auditor of P. A. " ' nctUnff After Cornell. Cornell again refused to return the Vert Ion bank book to the committee and refi ' 'erred to It as his private property. Senator f I'rout said that he was ready to refer the ] , natter to the senate and have this man Icalt with for contempt. r "I am tired of being monkeyed with , " B laid .Mr. Prout. Attorney Cornell here Injected the statep nent that "No member of the committee c ' iball ever see that Verdon bank book. " c ' Senator Praut said there was nothing to ihow that this book the ' was auditor's prlp rate property. j Attorney Cornell said that the reason this f -ould not bo submitted was that the book iad been given the committee as a confldenn laJ property and It waa eh own to The j o 3maha Bee correspondent. I Representative Evans botly replied to this'a hat the committee did not receive the book li n confidence. It was received as evidence a ind was public. "It was not true , " laid Mr. Evans , "that a this hook was private. This committee re ceives no private evidence. It never nskcd ' to see these books privately " "Unions Mr. Cornell submits this book , " said Chairman Prout , "tho matter will bo reported to the ecnatc. " Pointedly Mr. Prout'asked ; "Mr. Cornell I will you produce that book ? " ] "No , sir. " i "If the legislature lias any power wo will find It out tomorrow. " The committee hero took ft short recess , while some of the members went up to vote ' on a hill pending In the house. After half nn hour's delay the committee reassembled and Attorney Cornell made n statement to the committee , giving It as his understanding that the bank books were to > be used n private evidence only. I | Chairman Prout replied that the commit * I tee had time after time during the last month nfckcd fop the bank books. They were not wanted for anything but evidence in IhU examination , the same as till other evi dence. Representative Weaver told what his understanding was about the delivery of the books , He did not regard the books as private. llnmln Over < lif HooUn. At this point the defense conceded the power of the committee to call for the books , and hamled them over to bo used In evidence. Attorney Cornell said this was not done because of any fear of punishment. The auditor went over the various accounts in the Verdon Omnk book , saying that part of the money deposited was his private ' funds and part fee money from his ofllce as auditor. The auditor's attention was called to tiho follow In ; ; Items of deposits in the Vordon State ibank : February 10 , 1897 , $ l,012.EiO ; February 20 , $819.00 ; April 5 , $3,200 ; April 23 , $208.87 ; May 1 , $1,459 ; ( May 7 , $330 ; Juno 28 , $213 ; July 29 , $119.BO. The auditor admitted that this was nil money earned by fees in his ofllce , as were the other deposits put in the bank during the year. The auditor said that when ho turned money over to the state treasurer it then became state money. "When you received money from Insurance companies did you consider It stale money while It waa in your possession ? " asked Captain Fisher. The auditor answered after some considera tion that ho considered It state moncY when he received It. Ho further answered ques tions to the effect that he owned no stock In olthor of Uio Itlchardson county banks and depcelted money with thorn 'because ' ho felt It was safe. Ho did not pay the money im mediately Into the treasury because the treasurer objected to small payments , on account of tiho ibookkeeplng entailed. The statement verified by Deputy Patter son was examined , showing that on April G , 1897 , the auditor turned over to the treasurer drafts from the ibanks as .follows : Vordou State bank , $2,700 ; Illchardson County bank , $2,799. At this point Fisher asked : "la George Holland , cashier of the Rich ardson County bank , the enmo Holland who gave Sam Llchty the suit of clothes ? " "Yes , he Is the same man. " On cross-examination the auditor said the bankers kept the account of the deposits of state funds In Ills prlvato ibank book. His private ifunds were mingled with the state funds. After the Introduction of some moro letters - tors relative to Insurance examinations the testimony of the investigation closed. It Is announced that if the testimony can all bd transcribed by that tlmo the committee will bo able to file its report next Friday. HBV1S1XG THE KEVUXUE I'-VAVS. CommlxNloii May He Appointed to Coii- lder JiiNderot All ClnlniM. LINCOLN , 3Inrch 21. ( Special. ) It is cur rently reported tlint the opponents of the , revenue bills now before the senate for con- | slderatlon will endeavor to advance the Joint resolution Introdlico'j by Prout of Gage pro viding for a "revJiiuo commission , " In order to placate the public demand for the revi sion of the revenue laws. The opposition of corporations to the revenue bills Is not con cealed , as their proportion of taxes would bo greatly increased if ono of the bills bo- pomes a law. Officers of leading Insurance companies In the far eastern states have written letters to members protesting against some of the changes suggested. They are especially opposed to the provision in the Pollard -bill - taxing mortgages. Ono New England company declared In n letter to a senator that it had millions of dollars loaned on Nebraska property which It would bo compelled to call in as rapidly as possible If the mortgage tax becomes a law ; that it would wind up its business in this state as rapidly as possible , withdrawing all Its loans. The Trout resolution for a revenue com mission Is known as S. P. 338. It was Intro duced February 23. It was recommended to pass by the revenue committee and has been on the general fllo for some time. It pro vides as follows : Whereas , It is recognized that our revenue laws should be revised , and , Whereas , The subject Is ono requiring much tlmo nnd careful consideration that It may bo thoroughly nnd intelligently treated ; and. and.Whereas Whereas , Owing to the vast amount of legislation to bo considered by each session ot the legislature , and the limited tlmo that the body cnn , under the constitution , re main In session. It Is Impossible to give to the revision of the revenue laws of our state the careful consideration that the impor tance of the subject requires : therefore , bo It Kesolved , by the senate nnd house of rep resentatives of the state of Nebraska , That n committee of three bo appointed ns fol lows ; One by the governor , ono by the senate and ono by the house of representatives , whoso duty It shall be , between the sittings of the twenty-sixth nnd twenty-seventh ses sions of the legislature , to prepare a com plete bill for nn net to provide for the revenues - i onues of the state of Nebraska. Such rom- ; mltteo shall meet at the capital ut Lincoln at such tlmo as they may ngrco upon within ono year from the adoption of this resolu tion nnd enter upon the performance of tholr' ' duties , and shall , nt least three months' ' prior to the convening of tlio legislature of < 1901 , ( lie In the ofllcu of the nocretnry of J state the copy for such bill , ready for printi i Ing ; upon the filing of such copy It shall ; bo the duty of of secretary of state to at , QIICO have printed copies of such bill , and t 1 A in Mmr.n IIIA.SO\.S ( Son 1)0 given why Stuart's Dyspepsia Tab- 1 ets are the best and most effectual cure ( 'or every form of Indigestion. They are In the tablet form , which retains .lielr goood qualities Indefinitely , while llq- ild preparations 'become ' stale apd useless kvllh UKO. They are convenient , con bo carried In the locket and taken , when needed. They are iloasant to take. After each meal dissolve ono or two nf .hem In the mouth , nndt mingling with the 'ood , they constitute n perfect digestive , ah- } lolutoly safe for the most sensitive stomach , i They digest the food before It has time I o ferment , thus preventing the formation of j ; as nnd keeping ( lie blood pure and free t 'ram the polbonous products of fermented , i lalf-dlgested food. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Is the only I t omedy designed especially for the cure of tc-msch troubles nnd nothing else. Ono disease , one remedy ; the successful ihystclan of today Is the specialist , the sue- 'essful medicine is the medlclno prepared 'Specially for one disease. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets make the com- ilexlon clear by keeping the blood pure. They increase llt-Bli by digesting flesh- . arming foods. A whole package taken at one tlmo would lot hurt one , but would simply bo a waste if good .material. Over six thousand men nnd women in the Ute of Michigan nlono hate been cured cf t ndlgostlun and dyspepsia by the use of Btu- s irt'8 Dyspepsia Tablets. Sold by all druggists at'CO cents per pack age. > when printed shall forward at least one copy tt the same to cnih member-elect of the leg- IMaturc , and may also glvr copies to such citizens of tho. stnto nj shall make applica tion for the same. Uach member of said committee shall re ceive from the stale as tull compensation for hla services the sum of $10 per day , pro vided tlmt the tlmo for which they shall bo paid by the state shall not exceed ono hun dred nnd fifty days each. Such committee shall also have the power to employ the necessary clerical assistance at a cost to the state not to exceed $5 per day , The Van Duscn revenue bill is a special order for tomorrow nt 3 p. m. , at which time It will receive Its first consideration at the hands of Uio sarnie pitting In committee of the whole. If the rox'cnuo revision commis sion Is to become a law , providing ttio rev enue bills fall , some earnest hustling will bo necessary on the pant of Its friends to push It. Since the Introducer , Senator Praut , has boon named as chairman of the sifting committee of the seiute , tie Is In position to advance his bill If ho so desires. CAVCUS is C.YIMI > OFF. Intcrenlliip : Kenturpn Klnewlierc llln- turb Hc-iMiliIloiiu IMuti * . LINCOLN , Mnrch 21. ( Spcclnl Tele- Krain. ) Owing to the meeting of the In vestigating committee , the Insurance com- 1 mltU'o nnd the commlttco on live stock nnd grazing tonight , the senators of the repub lican faith were unable to hold the contem plated caucus. A short conference was hold at the capl- | ' lol Hfter ndjournment to discuss rules for the guldnn.co . of the sifting commlttco xvhlch I was named by the senate this afternoon In | accordance with the decision of the rcpub- 1 llcan caucus last night. No conclusions were reached as to the methods to bo established as the hour was too late for thorough ac tion. The matter of appointing a commlttco to Investigate the alleged York county bal lot frauds of two years ago was not dis cussed. The senate committee on live stock nnd grazing. Senator Reynolds chairman , iheld n meeting tonight to discuss the McCarthy anti-trust bill , which ecoks to abolish the South Oraalm Llvo Stock exchange. It was an open meeting nnd drew a largo number of spectators , ex-United States District At torney A. J. Sawyer being among the num ber. Several members of the South Omaha exchange were present to present their ar guments in opposition to the bill to Uie committee. Several senators who are not members of the committee were present to hear the discussion , while a majority of the commlttco Itself was absent. The meeting was also attended by members of the house Including the Intrcducor , who are Interested In the bill. CHOICE IIIM.S iiimuinu TO KUONT. HotiHG Hlfdiitr Co m m t < -c BInlccN He- port After a AVImiotrliiK Procc-MM. LINCOLN , March 21. ( Special. ) The fol lowing bills were advanced by the house sifting commlUeo to Immediately folfow these reported on a few days ugo : II. R. 2S5 To authorize the purchase of the site of the Soldiers' and Sailors' homo at Mllford and appropriating $13,500 $ for the same. S. F. IS Providing for the organization of mutual bond companies. H. R. 431 To amend the 1897 law In re gard to depositories where state money is placed. H. R. 3C2 Permanently locating the slate fair at Lincoln and providing for the purchase - chase of a site. H. U. 4G2 Providing for the state owner ship of all bridges over 150 feet in length. H. H. 559 By Burnst : Appropriating the sum , icf ' $55,000 Cor the purchase of a site nnd erection ot fbulldlngb to bo used as a state normal school at Lincoln. H. It. 554 Requiring railroad companies doing business in the state to Issue a pass to the shipper of stock , or his employe , to and from the point designated In the con tract or bill of lading. H. II. 325 Relating to the qualification , election and salary of county attorneys. H. R. 375 Authorizing the erection of a marble or granlto memorial at Lincoln t4 the memory of the volunteer soldiers of Ne braska who lost their lives In the Spanish- American war. H. R. ' 457 For the relief of Thuraton county. SUPREME COURT IS OVERWORKED. UIIUNNIC | < I ! > } Coinmlimloncrn tlie JuilKCM Do Unit the Uminl llunlncKX. LINCOLN , March 21. ( Special. ) The supreme premo court commenced its regular sitting thla morning with the three judges Hoi- rlsori , Norval and Sullivan on the bench. The morning was spent In ruling on mo tions nnd assigning cases , two or three submissions of cases also being heard. The work of listening to the arguments of cases In the consultation room , as has heretofore been the practice , was of course suspended on account of the absence from the bench of the three commissioners , and only one-lialf the usual amount ot business was done this morning. It was found that the list of cases for the sitting was Just twlco too long and It will take all of the next sitting , two weeks hence , to clear them up. The call will only bo one-half as largo thereafter and the at torneys will be obliged to wait longer for their turns. Many of the attorneys who came down to Lincoln this time to get their cases before the court will go home disap pointed nnd will bo obliged to make tLo trip over again. GARDNER BESTS FRED BOGAN "Oiiinhii Klil'H" Onpom-iit IN Gallic , lint lie Ciinnut .Stand the Ilmiiincr- Jn ( ? Over the Heurt. HOT SPRINGS , Ark. , iMarch 21. Oscar Gardner of Plttsburg easily beat Freddie Began , champion of the Pacific coast , in llVo rounds , at Whittlngton > park this after noon. Began -\vaH game , ( but could not st nd the constant hammering over the heart ad ministered by Gardner , while ho was playIng - Ing for n knockout , Gardner 'brought ' first 'blood ' on Ilogan'a left car In the s&ond round. In the fourth Ilc'gan ' scored a clean knockdown with an uppercut on the chin. Gardner seemed to be saving himself for ft flnibh in the next round nnd howas successful. Soon after the bell tapped for the fifth round Gardner knocked Began down and ho took six sec onds. Soon afterward a heavy awing on Dogaii'u right car put him completely out. Gardner escaped without a scratch. . IIUVS THE b'l' . I.OU1S FRANCHISE. KiMrnrcl C. llcrUrr , tint I'lirulniMcr , Will Iiiiuirtlhitrly Itfiiruiuil/f , ST. LOUIS , March 21. Edward C. Booker 4 riurchascd the St. Louis club franchise fiom | [ the Creditors' syndicate today. Consider- iblo time was spent In dUcusHlon , the mat ter of recoBiiltlon by the le.iiuo bolne the solo sulDj'ct of arsumont. Mr. Becker of fered J35.WK ) outright , clear of Ills own pre ferred clalmH , but asked for delny until to- lay to Ket nssutanci.'H from his league frlcnda that ho would 'be ' recognized. Mr. - Heck r met the creditors and nftur the < t mpers were , signed wrote out a clack for lie amount. Articles of Incorporation for n new base iall association 'will be tiled at oncu and } u Haas Itoblnson nil ) hold t'j per cent of he block. All he ? ts In exchange for thltj H his team of ball players. Hoblnson Is In ho city. IloniiH for Iiiivlirne-llurure. nOSTON , March 21. The Dollngbroko club ind a private club In London has each iffered a 500 purse for the light between { Id Luvlgne and Dick Hltrce. Lavlcuc'a inrker prefers the Uollmrbroko club und ban milled U to send expenae money and .rtlclcs Immediately. The light will ba hMd in the evening of Derby day , Mio > vnller Wlim Inut ( ininc. NBW YORK. March 21. Showalter won ho last b'amo of the acrle-a against JanowxM it the Manhattan Chess club , The Ken- iK-klan won four BameH straight and the cries. Jtuiowukl secured only two KB in in , ICiuifkt-d Out in Hie Sixth. PITTSBt'RO. Ha. , March 21. Al Kennedy f Allegheny und Dave Hall of Rochester , Paine's ' Celery Coiivioiiiiil tlie Only Spring Bemedy Endorsed , "I henrtly recommend it , and am glad to glvo It my highest endorsement. " So writes Miss M. A. Armstrong , the government mlcroscoplst , after making a painstaking examination of Pulncs celerry compound , the one remedy that has with stood every conceivable test since It was first discovered by Dartmouth's great phyBlclan- professor and its formula submitted to the scrutiny of the ablest practitioners in the world. Thousands of letters have been received by the proprietors of the remedy from-men and women In every community , all telling one experience the Immediate relief and perfect cure effected by this remedy. The best physicians openly endorse and recommend tt , authorizing the public use of their statements that Paine's celery com pound , in case after case , cures rheumatism WORTH ITS WEIGHT IN COLD. For Constipation , Indigestion andSleepless Nights. I have been troubled for the past 120 years with coustlpiitlon , indi- destlon and sleepless nights , bu t since hiking your Dr. Kay's Itcnova- tor 1 can sleep like n child and am not troubled In the least with tlie above named diseases. Your Dr. Kny's Renovator Is worth its welsh t in gold. I am an old lady 07 years old. Yours , OnuUia , Neb. MUS. D. A. McCOY , 711 S. 27th St Dr. Kay's Renovator EDITOR OF "BRYAN'S PAPER" CURED. The editor of the Omaha Weekly World-Herald Is cured of n complicated - plicated stomach trouble niter the throe best physicians in the state failed : "For years I was troubled with indigestion so severe ns to make Jt Impossible to take more than two meals a day without Intense - tense suffering. I grew worse gradually until July 1S ! > 5 , I was sttd- denly attacked with Increased pain and soreness over the pit of my stomach and sharp pains In my right side which- rapidly Increased until - til I could scarcely get my breath. A physician was called for immudl- ate relief and hypodermic Injections of morphine resorted to. I wus out In about a week but had a second attack the following Angu&t , more Intense than before. I lost 22 pounds In 9 days and was left wholly unable to take any nourishment I lived on lime water and a very little milk for several days after. For one year I carried morphine pellets In my pockets ready lor an emergency. All this time my stomach was sore and very Sensitive and I was getting nearer and nearer to a final collapse. 1 tried three of the best physicians in the state but they failed to give me relief. Havingitterly failed to obtain - tain relief , I finally made arrangements to go to Chicago to be treat- ( cd when I chanced to get a sample package of Dr. Kay's Kenorator. 1 was induced to try it , not having the least faith In Its virtues. The sample relieved me and I purchased a 25-cent box , Uefore it was all used I had so Improved that I was taking three meals a day , which I hiul not done for years. I Mien used ono package of the large Dr. Kay's Henovator and one more of the small fil e. It Is eight months since I commenced tt.slng Dr. Kny's Henovator and I now have no symptoms wlmtc-vor of my old trouble. I have recommended it to many of my friends for stomach trouble and I think nil have reported - ported relief. " GKO. W. I1BKVKY. Or to Remove Bad Effects of La Grippe No Remedy Ever Equalled It. At this season , your system np ( > dn renovating. The Internal organs uro Iniu'tlro. Tliu waste mutter Is not ollmlnntud but absorbed , llius contaminating tlio blood and debilitating the entlie system. Tlio nerve force Is not replenished , consequently you are tired and linvc no energy. Tlie.so symptoms are present In the .Spring und after nn epi demic of I/t lirippc. To renovate the system and remove all had ef fects of La Grippe or .Spring lassitude use Dr. Kay's Henovator. It certainly has no equal. .Send for proof of It. It Is a perfect renovator and regulator of all Internal organs , pm-ing Uio very worst cases of stomach troubles , constipation and obscure liver and kidney com plaints. Try It and you will wonder at Its marvelous effects. Write us describing your case careltilly and wo will give you valuable advice free and bend yon a Jill page Illustrated bi > ok of receipts , etc. If drug gists do not have It don't take any substitute they say I s"Jubl IIH good" for It has no wjunl. It can be had by return mall from us. I'rlco 25 cents nnd ? 1. Dr. IJ. J. Kay Medical Co. , .Saratoga SprlngH , N. Y. and Omaha , Neb. 'a. , fought six furious rounds tonight nt he National club before u laDe crowd Hall IMS knoi ked out In Die sixth round , alter lulling up u v ry game fight. IriNiiiilly In l.utvrciu-r Coiint > " > UAI'JD CITV , 8. D. , March 21. ( Special. ) -Tho state papers are commenting upon the irgu amount of Insanity which originates i Lawrence county , in the Uluck Hills , 'hero ' are two main reasons given for the 4 anlty In the Black Hills , the first , and robably the most Important one , being the xcltement incident to mining , The fall- res In fortune-getting have 'been ' many and tie repeated disappointments and the con- lant poor diet have turned many a he4d , 'here ' are twlco as many men at thu state sylum as women from Lawrence county , ho second reason , as given by medical ex erts , Is the altitude , which causes nervous roubles. on Comlnif INHIK-H , WICHITA , Kan. , March 21. Jerry Simp- on , who Is In town today , cxprrasog the pinion that the democratic campaign lu nnd kidney diseases , purifies the blood , regulates the stomach , liver , bowels nnd kidneys , nnd rejuvenates the fagged-out or diseased nervous system , when everything else falls. Palno's coicry compound , upon which so much prnlso has been bestowed , Is within tha reach of thu humblest family In the land. Tlio Incalculable amount of good that It la doing In making sick and oven despairing pcoplo veil should compel the attention of e\ory Judicious person who Is out of health. I'aine'-s celery compound Invigorates the nerves , makes new blood , arouses a hearty appetite , regulates the bowels and brings about n normal action of the liver. The use of Pnlno's celery compound makes all the difference between Impure , sluggish blood and tired nerves and healthy , en ergetic bodily condition between slclcnesi and health. 1900 will bo anti-expansion and anti-trust , v.Ilh the money question u subordinate third. GRAIN GROWERS IN SESSION l-'IrNt Convention In thu IVortlnveNt IN .ViMV In n ( I-'AHGO. N. I ) . , March 21. Tlie first In- U'retato grain growers convention ever held in the northwest In In session hero today , continuing tbroo days uudt > r thu nusplcra of the Minnesota and North Dakota agrlcultu- ral colleges. Hcprrfecntatlvcs of the South Dakota and the 'Manitoba ' experiment btatloiiB uro also present. besides iiliout m fanm-rn. Mayor Johnson of Kurgo WSH elected president of the convention. Superintendent Gregg of Min nesota vice president und J , A. Werst of North Dakota , secretary. President Hill ot the Grout Northern -will address the con vention Thumlay ,