TUB OMATFA DAILY HKR : TIITRSDAY , .1 VXTATtY I , 1000.
which we shall continue all of January there are thousands of just
as good bargains as we offered Tuesday. Come and reap the benefit.
Great January
Clearance Sale of
Dress Goods
and Silks
Something
Special The
great crowds
and phenome
nal business
done yesterday
is the best pos
sible proof of the extraordina
ry values offered.
tor now
season
The fast approaching
stuffs make the clearance of certain
lines of dross material a matter of
lmperatl\o necessity ; not that these
goods can bo considered In any way
lees deslrflblo than they were n few
Onya ago the fact of the matter Iso
\\o need the room.
Silk and Wool Novelty now lOc from
Silk and Wool Checked Novclty-now
8Dc from J1.25.
Fopllnotto Suitings , plain colors 23c
from COc.
Tufted Novelty , very stylish now SDo
from SOc.
All Wool Mixed Che1.lots now 39o
from SOc.
All Wool Mixed Cho\ lots now 39o
from COc.
Nothing but the world's best U here.
No warmed-over lots , no taken over
slocks every yard Juat as rcpic-
Hcnted.
$1.00 Silk and Wool Novelty now -IDc.
$1.35 Mixed Suiting , very stylish now
I'ic.
$1.25 Silk nnd Wool Suiting now BOc.
$1 3.r > Whip Cord , shades of green now
49c.
Black Dress Goods Wedontlet
the mud-
puddle of loss swerve the team
of progress during this great
January clearance sale.
Stylish Silk and Wool Crcpon now
$1.98 from $300.
I'nrlHlan I'lald Crepon , blister pattern-
now $1 50 from $3.23.
nngllsh Striped Crepons , mohair nnd
wool now $1.50 from $2.50.
We lead as Dresa Goods sellers because
godds hero are as represented.
SPECIAL FOR THURSDAY
51-Inch Pebbled Cheviot now 9Sc from
$1.50.
44-Inch extra fine French Serge COc
from 75c. -
COLORED AND BLACK SILKS
The crowds hero will convince you
where the silks are sold.
At 29c Stylish Striped Taffeta Novel
ties were Soc.
At 39c Novelty Striped Taffetas was
$1 00.
At 89c Stylish Waist Silks was $1 2j.
At -Novcities , jkedium and wide
, strlpcs iwas $1.00 , /
Illack Brocade Novelties $1.00 to 49c.
Figured Taffetas C5c to 33c.
Brocades $1.25 to 59c.
Some January A lot of notions
Notion News at greatly re
duced prices.
Silk taseols and balls that were lOc and
12c u dozen , now 5c a dozen
Remnants of silk drapery fringe , from 1
yard to 2 jards In length at 5c each
One lot buttons , Including fancy metal ?
and silk crochets that formerly solj
at 2flc to 40c a dozen , now only lOc n
dozen
U6mnants of braids In black and color * ,
from 1 yard to 3 ynrds In length that
sold nt from 3c to 25c a yard , now fc
rt remnant.
Great Sale'
of
Ladles'
Jackets
Our policy in
the cloak dept *
has always \
been to close
out every jacket -
et , every capt1 ,
every suit , ev
ery collarette
and every waist in our Janu
ary sale.
Wo know of no other house doing the
Immense "business which wo do In
cloaks , 'which does this so success
fully , but then no other homo has the
grit to make such low pi lies at thU
SHASON of the YKAU This Is the
reason of nur success.
All our $1000 jackets , now $5.00.
All our $15 00 jackets now $7.50.
All oui $20 00 jackets now $10.00.
M1SSKS1 and ClIILDUDN'S jackets at
e\cn greater reductions.
Wo have only ono fur coat left ; this
Is a handsome electric weal garment ,
handsomely trimmed In daik mink ,
size 30 , prlco was $30.00 , now some
lady will be happy at-getting this for
$40 CO.
All our mnrten neck scarfs are being
sold \cry cheap.
Wo ha\e lothlng but good furs ; we
handle no trash.
Big BARGAINS In black silk waists ,
mostly In sizes -10 , 42 , and plenty of II
Suits This IB a. good time to buy a
tailor-uindo suit , as > ou can puichaec
cue now nt little more than the prlco
of the cloth.
Children's
Colored Silk
Bonnets-
January clear
ing sale of chil
dren's colored
silk bonnets
In order to completely close
out our winter stock of chil
dren's colored silk bonnets , we
have decided to cut the price
just one half , as follows
$1 CO Bonnets at $2.25.
$4 00 Bonnets at $2.00.
$3.DO Bonnets at $1.75.
1 $2.50 Bonnets at $1.23.
$1.73 Bonnets at 88c.
$1.C3 Bonnets at 83c.
$1.30 Bonnets nt 75c.
Plcaso select carefully , ns no cannot
exchange thcso goods.
Underwear A chance to pick
up a great many
big values in this dept.
which wo are malting during this Jan
uary sale
Ladles' Tine Ribbed Wool Gray Vostd
and Pants reduced from $1 25 to 73c
each.
Men's Pine Fleeced Shirts and Drawers
were cheap nt SOc have been re
duced to 33c each.
January
Linen
Sale-
Table
damask ,
cloths ,
napkins ,
and
crashes ,
table
damask.
5 pieces 72-Inch bleached licivy Scotch
damask , $1.60 , January sale , prlco
$1 10.
8 pieces 72-Inch bleached heavy Scotch
damask , $1 25 ; January price , S9c per
jaril.
10 pieces 64-Inch bleached table damask ,
C5c ; January silo pi Ice , SOe per yard.
TAULB CLOTHS.
-bleached table cloths , 2\2'/4 long ,
$ l.EO , January sale prlco , $1.10.
50 bloac-hed table cloths , 2 yards
square , $1.85 ; January silo prlco , $1.,1 ! > .
20 bleached table cloths. 2\2U , long ,
$3.50 ; January sale prleo , $238.
NAPKINS.
All our $1 50 bleached napkins In this
sale , $1.00 a dorcn
All our $2 00 bleached napkins In this
sale , $ ! . ( ) ' ) a do > cn.
All our $3.00 bleached napkins Mn this
sale , $1.DS n dozen.
CHASI1CS.
10 pieces bleached Birnsloy clash , IS
inches wide , 12' c ; January Bale
price , Se.
TOWKLS.
All our 12'ic towels , 8 l-3e each.
All our 25c towels , lie c 'j
All our 40c towels , 23c eacn
Outing
Flannel Gowns
and
Dressing
Jackets
at
January clos
ing prices.
Plain and Fancy Striped Gowns , with
braid and embroidery tilmmlngs , dif
ferent styles to spleel from at 73c
and ? 1.00 each reduced fiom $100 ,
$1 23 and $1 50 each.
Dressing Saceuich of cidcidown all our
$2 00 and $2 23 Sacques reduced to
$1 50 each
Otheis at Cflc and $1 00 reduced from
$1 00 anJ $150 each
Hosiery
In this January
clearing sales
we have taken
two lines of
fleeced cotton
hose , ono for
misses and one for boys.
that ha\e always been considered good
values at 23c per pair We have
marked these for this great sale 15c
per pair
WE CLOSE OUR STORE SATURDAYS AT 6 P. Wi.
&
The Only Exclusive Dry Goods'House in Omaha
Y. M. C A. IIUILUING , COR. 101II AND DOUGLAS STS.
REPORT ON BUBONIC PLAGUE
MiirjK-oii rnriulrlmc'l , * < ( iil loix-il nt
Honolulu , jvudH n 1,11111 ; Itcport
' IMI lruiK from I'iiiuiic * .
> . _ -4
WASHINGTON , * Jan 3 Surgeon General
Wyman' today 'received a long report from
Surgeon Carmlchael , who lt > fitationed at
Honolulu , hearing OA the condition of af-
falrrt there , logardlpe the buboulo plague
Under date of December IS the report E.IJB
tr-at flvo cases and five deaths from vvlnt Is
pronounced bubonic plague have occurred In
Honolulu on the lltluuud 12th lust.
Dr. Cainilchacl nays the presence of the
dlseabo wns not suspected until the morn
ing of the 12th , whyn a Chinese patient
died. An autopsy vvis , held , the examina
tion pointing bliongly to the fact that death
vvas caused by the bubonic plague. An
other case , also a Chinaman , who had died
on December 11 , was examined , with the
Kama rc.tult. The duration of Illness In two
of the CIIHOH was-Hiiro dajs and from three
to four 111 the other CMHOS. The Chlnoao
patient who died on the I''tli was 22 > ears
old and had rctlded In Honolulu for moio
than a year.
Thrco other Chinamen , all inalco and all
40 jears old and over , died on the llth.
Thu llfth case was that of a South Sea
Ihlander , 27 yearn of age , who died on the
12th. A Elxth casu vv.n leported on De
cember 14 , ,1 Hawaiian , aged 2S jcais. ThU
case Is coniildurod jdoubtful.
The bodies of the deccasci ! have bocn cie-
mated. All the places where deaths have
occurred Imvo been ciuarantlnud and disin
fected. The state council approprhtod $25-
000 to begin the nccetsiry sanitary work A
receiving hospital will be eroded nnd a cre
matory Is nlinrbt ready for use Communi
cation with the other Islands , except under
tjuarantiue rottiktlone , has been prohibited
The origin q ( tap plngiif la obscuie. but
It IK t > upposcdt0 have been In come aitU'lo
gf fool , elothlni ; , merrhjndUe or b > rats
from oriental utoamcrb
The report says tint the 1'nltccl Statoj
nllltary authorltliti were promptl > notltled
" 'Ihe Prudent Man Setteth
His House in Order. "
Your human tenement should be grven
even more careful attention th.tn the
house you Im. ' in. Set tt in order by
thoroughly renovating your tvholc system
through blood made pure by taking
Hood's Sarsapanlb , Then every organ
f pivmptly and regularly.
and troops on shore leave returned to the
only United States transport In port , the
Warren , with 800 colored soldiers for Ma
nila It , arrived at Honolulu December
9 and ns no disease wn buspected In the
city the soldiers were given shore leave
during the time the vcosel was taking on
supplies of coal It promptlj left the har
bor and anchored outside the reef , where
It was to lemaln until December 18 , before
proceeding to Manila. All on board were
bathed and their clothing disinfected.
The transport Sherman arrived on the
13th , but did not stop , pioccedlng to Ma
nila without dcla > . Di Carmlchael says
no new cases have been reported up to De-
oomber 18
AGRICULTURE IN PUERTO RICO
ColVt-i' , Simnr nnil Tolinc-eo I'lnnterii
In DireStitilt * DC-CM ee SnH'iend-
Inu llorlniiKC' rorc-elomircH ,
SAN JUAN , Puerto Rico , Dec 26 ( Corre.
epondenco of the Assophted Press. ) Agri
culture in Puerto Rico U in a lanmilshlng
condition and remedial measures on the part
of the government are being called for on
the part of the people
The condition Jias been Investlnatod by
an expert Lucaa Amadego who has had an
exhaustive leport published In the columns
of cue of the local papers He seems to bs
of the opinion Hint the agricultural dls-
trcos Is the injudicious expansion of the
coffee industry. The sugar and tobacco
planters ate also In dire straits.
While the Into General Guy V. Henry was
governor of Puerto Rico ho decreed thai all
foreclosures of mortgages on the Island
should bo suspended to January ID , 1000.
This waf done to relieve the financial dis
tress which followed the war. A largo per
centage cf the agi ( cultural property on the
Island Is heavily mortgaged and tvero there
incrtgaKcs to bo foreclosed on and after
Jaiumrj 19 , ao propped , n large portion
of the planters would bo forced to sur
render their property.
Nearly all mortgages aio held by the
bankers and merchants of San Juan and
Ponce who are verj desirous that they bo
foreclosed With this end In view they ro-
ecnilj ill en up a petition to Governor Oen-
rial Davis , tn which they fcct forth nt con
siderable length their objeitl'-ns to the con
tinuation ot the hU&nciiElon of the mortgage
law The petition says that the suspension
has produced contrary elfoeta to thouo ex
pected , for It really Injurta agriculture , bo-
cauto It deprives It of all resouices and con
cludes as follows :
"There exteu In the Uland of Puerto Rico
mouc > which ran be loaned with good so-
lurlttee. but turulj during the suBpenslou
of the law , it will not be oxpc&od on n mort
gage loan
Ai present all the -loilit institutions huvo
resolved tu make nu mortgage transactions
10 long as the least fear cxlita that the sus
pension of the mortgage law may bo pro
longed Tor those reasons we pray that
you icsolve that there ho no prolongation ol
the mortgage law , thus lifting the heavj
stone that oppresses the credit of this
Island "
The capital of the Island Ib Impoverished
Natural resouices are almost unlimited , but
the Island lacks the necessary means tc
finance many projects which would prove tc
be valuable Investments.
The San Juan News comments editorially
on the subject and sa > s
"A guaranty of a loan to the Island Is n
neccbsltj "
NEW BISHOP OF PUERTO RICO
He > . .IIIIIICN II , Illenk of > cvr Orlraii' ,
IN Dills IiiHdillcMl ut
Mm Jiuiii.
SAN JUAN , Puerto Rico , Doc. 26. ( Cor
respondence of the Associated Press ) IU
Rev James H. lllcnk , the new bishop ol
Puerto Rico , arrived at San Juan Decembei
21 , after a pleasant Vo > ago from Santiago
Cuba. Ho left New Orleans November IS.
From Santiago to San Juan ho was ac
companied by Rt. Rov. r \ \ ' . DePaula liar-
nada , aichblsliop of Santiago , nnd 111 :
brother , Tathor Damada , and the blsliop'i
chaplain , Father Komande/ .
The archbishop returned by the samt
( itcamor , the Maria Ileneia , the followlnf
day. The col oniony attending the rercptloi
of lllshop Hlcnlt was of gieat Bolemiilty.
Immediately on landing the bishop was re
cclvcd by the acting bishop , the priests am
the ec-ljto.s of the Roman Catholic church
The procession maichcd to the Church o
St. Avnr. The native banj rendeied selec- '
tlons of sncrcd music outside , while tin
bishop was Imehtod with mltro and crozlei
b ) the acting bishop.
Mull VoteiimieN Vedve.
SAN O1KOO Cal , Jan T-llouoits re
ceived from the back country then thnl
the incent oiirthciuake was the uune of ji
number of strange huppL-nlngii The mm ;
volcanoes on the dfsori neur tlie t'olor.ult
river Imvo become anivo after a long : osi
and arc now ppoutlns mud again The
nutuial eatf wilN ncnr Yuirm me nlsu li
working order slnco the heavy fiuiike ,
'llioy lave been liijhted and the glare al
night can bo Been far many miles
A coriospunaont trum Moorn writes thai
n number of fUsines were made In the ,
Kiound at that plate , twenty or more
feet In length
liovcl niiiitnl TIIU MnUx ,
H03TON Jan .1 -Tho United Sluice ( | Uar
tcrtnaster's tutr Hfuoluie , Captain aeorgi
T I < orlng , was mnk In the harbor oarlv
tonight In a colllblon with the * Ktcci cuean
tUK Swataru of the Philadelphia Ruud <
Inir Coal < ompanj s Hoot All on board ar
bi'llevod In hive bet u tnvod except Kn lno-ii
Hems Ottobliu1 , who had not beBii found
at a lalci houi lonlnht The Rfnolutc lUlul
and i-ank almnvt .r nine Among the twcii-
t > -one 'iirsons on bi.ncl it thu tltne of liu
i olllrlon were t'.i , > iulu Itinwn Sivcniii ai
tlllirv Htalluiu I , it I'orl \\uiiin an < !
duuanui. IJculdiunt Hatch. Uourth drill1
lery Mrs Hatch and Miss Hatch.
CAGE IS THE STORM CESTEli
R'solutions in Ilonstf nnd Ssnato About DC
posits of Public Funds.
'ALLEN' ' MAKES FIRST MOVE IN StNATI
.
I * *
, ItcMilnllotiM ( in OMT lull
'I liiirtiln.i Sulrrr'i Hill
to Committee on
nnil .Moiini.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 3. There were premonitions
monitions nf a storm when the house reas
scinblcid after the holiday recess today. Bev
cnil members , Including Sulzer , democrat o
New York , wore prepared to otter reaolu
tlons of inquliy Into the course of Secretarj
Oage In regard to the deposit of public fundi
In the Now York banks and to demand foi
them Immediate consideration. Oalnes
democrat of Tcniirssec , got precedence ovci
Suber by rising "to a nutation of persona
privilege. } lo lead a publication. allcRliif
that ho had stated that In voting on the Toy-
ler resolution to Investigate the cnso o
Hrlgham II. Roberts ho had been actuatec
by motives of belt-preservation. He i\c- \
nounccd the publication as false and wlthou1
foundation.
Sulzrr wan then rcrpgnlzed and offered his
resolution , which was read at the clerk's
desk.
Hoqo.lv > ! ! . That the "eoiotury of Hit
troasurj li"1 , and ho hereby It , directed tc
furnish the hou i > of lepiosehtiitlvos nf
soon HH possible with the following Infor-
mutlnii :
1 Lctleix , agreements or documents be
tween the Treasury doptitIntent nf tin
United Stntos nnd iinv per on connected
therewith niul tho. National Clt > bank nnl
I ho llnno\ei Nnlliinnl bank of the city nl
New York , nr nnj poiton noting for them
or either of them , since the 1th rtay ol
Mnieh , 197 , lelatlng to the doposltliiK ot
public funds , bonds IH rovemiPH In nlc ]
bank , or b.mlut or nny citliet iclatloiis 01
business trnnuiotleilis now \lstlng ot
hetctnfoip hurl Imtvvoc'n the government nnd
said lunlsor olthur of them ,
" The atiioniH of publle money , bonds ot
revenue deposited \\lth vnld bunks , ot
either of them , liv the Kovciitnient , Cot
what length oC tlnio and the reasons there
for , nnd whether said bank ! " , or either of
them , h.ue paid the KoM-rnmrnt nny In
tel est on Mild dppo lts , nnd. If mi , how much ,
nnd nil othti Infoiumtlun ioncoming the
fcame or In any wn > telatliiK thereto.
MIIN ( ( Jo ( n a Committee.
The speakci Immediately luled that the
resolution under , the rules must go llrst to o
commlttcu and was .not prhileged
"If the committee docs not report It back
within ono week , does R become prhllegotl' "
asked Sulzer.
"It does , " responded the speaker.
"I now ask unanimous consent for the con
sideration of the resolution , " said Sulzer.
"Tho resolution should llrst be considered
by a committee , " _ bald I'ajne , the llooi
lender of the majority.
' I object "
That ended the little finny and the reso
lution was leferrcd to the cccnmittce ca
ways and means
It will probably be reported back from the
wa > s and means committee to the house to
morrow BO amended as to omit specific
reference to the two banks and refer gen
erally to nil banks.
( onililllt < ; e Callx nil nnsc.
Chalnnan 1'a.vjjo and some of his asso
ciates of the ways and means committee had
an Informal talk after the adjournment of
the housu to lay relatl\o , to the Sulzer reso
lution calling on the .secretary of the treas
ury for Information which had been referred
to the committee.
A meetingjOf , the committee will be held
tomorrow and , - } . pretty thorough unclcr-
htandlng was arrived at that at tomorrow s
iii cting the reijijiUoh would be consid
ered and probably bb reported "at once to
tlio house. I ( , , . . . v ,
Some chauscs'are likely to bo made in
-ho meaaure. by the oiiilntlon of the two
banks specifically named , thus making the
inquiry rclato to all banks. It Is under
stood that personal inferences are likely
to bo avoided In the amended resolutions.
In tlio form thus reported back to the
: iouso it is expected that the resolution will
? aes without objection nnd that anj de-
> ate on the question in\ol\cd will bo de-
Icrred until the hccretary of the treasury
IDS an opportunlt ) to comply with the re
quest for information.
AilOll OIK'I-H | | ItONOllltlflll.
In the senate Allen presented a resolution
calling upon the Hecretarj of the treasury
for all letters pafreliig between the Treasury
lepaitment and the National City bank and
the Hanover National bank of New York ,
and also all agreements made between the
Treasuty department and those banks con
cerning the deposit of funds.
Aldrich objected to present consideration
ind the resolution went over until tomor
row.
row.Tho
The senate evinced ) v disposition today to
take up the work of the session In eainest
and while the sitting was of a little more
than an hour's duiation a largo number
of Important bills were introduced and a
definite foundation laid for piocedure on
the financial bill , by fixing the hour for
continuing debate on this meatiro for 2
o'clock tomorrow.
Tha most notable event of the day was
a protest entered by Hoar to the summary
llsposltlon of rcsolutlonb asking for Informa
tion about thu conduct of the Philippine
war He Indicated a purpose to demand con-
blderatlon for such measures , even nt thn
expense of tlio financial bill. The 10th Inst.
was named an the day for the delivery of
eulogies In memory of late Vice President
llobait
TWO GET THE DOUBLE STARS
IllllcN mid AV lien I oil Mlide Tlojor ( 'en-
ci IIN Three Niiiucd IIH llrlun-
illcr tieiirriilN.
WASHINGTON , Jan 3 The president today -
day 'sent the following nominations to the
ccnato.
State To bo United States consuls :
Thomas U. Prentlt-s of Massachusetts , at
Hction , nance , George L Darto of Penn
sylvania , nt Martinique , transfers cd tc
P.'itrns , Greece ; Alonzo C. Yates of Virginia ,
at Patras , . transferred to Martinique.
'
War Ililgadler Geneial J. C. Hates , to bt
major gci.eral of voluntoois , Brigadier General -
oral Uoytl Wheaten , to bo major general ol
vclunteorh by brevet. To bo brigadier gen
erals' Colonel S , I ) M Young , Ucutcnnnl
Colonel Arthur Mac Arthur , Lieutenant Col.
onel William I.urtlow. Also u number ol
appointments and piomotlons In the rcgulut
and volunteer army.
CI\SII WITH I' ' , s. ( OVSTITI THIN ,
tonrtK Hold Unit I.IUVK o |
tlie Iklunil Vie Siiiireiile ,
WASHINJTON ( , Jan. 3. The secretary o !
stuto hab sent to the- house pcveral I ft ten
of Harold / Sew ell , the United Statca spe
cial agent In Hawaii , giving recent ih-clslom
of the Hawaiian courts , showing the condi
tion now evicting
Mr Sewcll eays the decisions In Peacocl :
d Co and 1/jvcjoy A : Co against Hawai :
held tint the Hawaiian government nui >
collect the customs duileB prescribed by lit
notwithstanding the provisions of the
constitution of the Unitrd States.
In another case , Hawaii against IMwards
U Is hpld that felons may bo prosecuted
now , as prior to the annexation ol Hawaii
to the t'nltod States.
Mr Sew ell 3a 8 the importance of the do-
cUlons lias attracted much attention tp then ;
un.l biibjecttd them to mm H crltltit > m CB-
| ) ci-ltly ! from Humbert ; of the bar He addt
that hu IB coDtlctcDtlully aJvlted that a\
effort will be made by a shipment from Ha-
< v ill if \miri in m nxifii r , whl b hiv
pnlil ilic HAunhin lutv to brine thi pn n
of the l'ei"ook ci o bc'fnio the
court of the United Stitc *
CHANDLER FOR BIMETALLISM
UlTt'ii Amendment to Insure 1'arllj o
MrtuN li > Injrrtiitllotiiil
luuiK or
WASHINGTON , Jan. 3. Sonatpr Chatulie ;
of New Hampshire today offered an amend
nicnt to the financial bill , adding two sec
lions as follows
"Section 0. That In accordance with the ac
November 1 , 1S93 , which repeals a pan of tin
act of July u. ISiiO. it la hereby alllrmcd ntu
declared to bo the existing policy of tin
United States to continue the uw of boil
gold and silver ns standard money nnd tc
coin both gold and silver Into money o :
eijual Intrinsic and exchangeable value ; sue !
equality to bo secured through Interiiiillona
agreement or by such safeguards of legis
lation no will insure the maintenance of tin
parity In Noluo of the coins of the t c
metals and the equal power of every dolhn
nt all limes In the markets and In the pay
ments ot debts , and It Is further declared
that the efforts of the government hould b <
steadily directed to the establishment ol
nuch a safe svfllem of bimetallism as will
maintain at all times the equal power ol
every dollar coined or Ifaucd by the tfnltcd
Stales markets and In the payment of debts
"Section 10. That the provisions of the nc |
of March 3 , 1SH7 , authorizing the president
to appoint commissioners to any Interna
tional conference called by the United Statct
or any other county ! with a view to secur
ing by International agreement a iKIty ol
relative value between gold and sliver at
money by means of a common i.itto bolweei ;
these metals with free mintage at such ratlt
be , and the same are , hereby re-enacted am !
continued In foice. "
KN VTIJ XUHMMIUVIS 'I O Till : HIM
1'rlneliml CliimuoN Ui'liHin Creen-
liticltK anil ( inlil HrsiTA i- .
WASI11NOTON , Jan I ! Thp lepubllcan
members of the senate finance commute'1
authorized Pcnator Aldilch to present
amendments to the flnanrlal bill which ht
offered In the senate toda > 'Hie moi > t Im
portant relate to the grconbicks and Is as
follows
After the weld "authniltj" on line B ,
page U , strike out lemnlndei ofeetloli nnd
insert :
And the gold coin iceclved fiom the mile
of said bonds shall llrst bo covered Intu
the genet nl fund o the treasury find then
exchanged In the manner heielnbeforc
provided for nn ociuul amount of the note'
redeemed and held for exchange , uiicl the
United Stiiles notes exchanged In accord
ance with the pio\l lens of this section
shall , when covered Into the re-asm y , be
reissued ns now piovlded bj Invv and the
gold coin In the icseivo fund , toKetlmr with
the redeemed notes held for use an provided
In this section , shall at no time exceed the
maximum Mim of , Jl&O.OOO.WiO
All of section C Is eliminated and the fol
lowing new section substltiued.
Section C That the secretary of the
treasuij Is hereby authoilred to receive at
the treasury nn > of the outstanding bonds
of the United States , bearing Interest nt 0
per cent i > oi annum , payable Tebrimry 1 ,
1001 , and .inj bonds of the Unlfd States
bearing Interest nt the rate of I per cent
per annum , pa.vnble Julj 1 1917 nnd , inv
bonds ot the United States bearing inteiest
at .T per cent pur annum , [ Livable August 1 ,
1908 , nnd to issue in exchange tbeielor an
equal amount of coupon ur registered
bonds of the United States in such form
us liu may proscribe. In denominations of
JM or any multiple thereof , bearing Interest
at thu tale of 2 per cent pel annum , paja-
blo qu.irterlv , such bonds to he | m\ul > lo at
the pleasure of the United States after
thirty \ eaifiom ! the date of theli issue
and said bonds to be ptivuble , pilntipal and
inteiest. in j'ild coin of the present stan
dard \aluc , find to be exempt from the pay
ment of all tuxes or duties of the fnltod
States , , us well us Horn taxation in any
form ! > } or under plate , municipal or local
niUiorIt > , provided that smb. outstanding
1)0S1 ) ! mav b received In esriinnge at' a
\.vluatloii not su-ater than their present
worth to v leld an Income of 2'i per cent
pur annum , and In consideration of the re
duction of Interest effected the teoroluiv
of the treasury Is authorized to pay to the
lioldeis of the outstanding bonds Mir-
icnderetl for exch injio. out oC any moncv In
the ticasui ) , not otlierwlhe appropriated , a
sum not greater ihan the difference be
tween their present v.orth , computed as
aforesaid , and their par value , and the pay
ments to be made hereundpr shall-lje held
to bo pajment.s of the sinking fund cicated
by sprtlotl , (101 ( of the levised statutes , and
provided fmthor. that the 2 per cent bonds
to bo Issued under the ptovlslons of this act
Hh.ill bo Issued at not less than liar and
thev Hhull be nunibeied consecutively In
the order of thcli Issue , and when p.nment
I1 * made the last number' Issued shall bo
llrst paid , and this orclti shall be followed
until all the bonds aio paid and whenever
any of the outstanding bonds me called
for pijmei.t interest theioon .shall ceato
three months aftei cuch call
Another amendment Is to the second sec
tion of the bill , whore It provides for
maintaining the gold reserve The bill as
reported made It the duty of the secretaiy
of the treasmy to maintain the gold 10-
forve at $100,000,000 by the sale of bonds.
Thb amendment provides that when the
rcbervo falls below that amount It shall bo
his duty to restore it to the uia\Imum of
FlfiO.000,000.
It h stated by members ot the committee
that the amendments are for the purpose
of making more clear the Intention of the
bill and to leave no question as to the con
struction of the law when enacted.
M'llAU OIM2VS IMIIMIM'IM : ( U'KSTIOV.
Inirodiici'N Id-solution DrlliiiliK 1'iiNl-
llon of Uu * I iild-il siati'H.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 3 Representative
Mcllao of Arkansas today Introduced the
following Joint resolution.
That the United States hereby
declare that their purpose in acquiring
Jurisdiction find contiol over the I'hlllp-
plnu Islands wax and is to sccuto the In
habitants theieof. HH soon aH practlcablo
aftoi the Hiipprosslon of the oxlstlnw 10-
bolllon therein , a free , Independent , utablo
Kovcrnmont , lopublluan In form , and that
the United States guarantee to mild In
habitants piotcctlon iifrnln.st all foreign in
vasion
WASHINGTON. Jan. U The secretary of
war has sent to congress a report from
Major Knox , Inspector general of the army ,
on the condition of the national soldier , . '
homes. It allows the homes In excellent
condition ; clean , modern and well pollcul
Sonic of them nro crowded The fool Is well
cooked and solved , hut the bills of faro do
not ahvayti Indicate a diet suitable for
fceblo old men. The number of olllccrs and
members attending last year was JS.813. It
Is recommended that law bo framed to nd-
mlt veterans of the Spniilbh and Philippine
wars to the homes
Semite ( 'onIIrillx I'ONIIIIINCI'N. (
WASHINGTON. Jan 3-Tho fcenato hai
confirmed tlio following nominations-
Postmasters
South Dakota C N foopor , Huron
Mlflsourl It P Hoblnson , IlrccKcurldgo ,
n. I ) Pcgram. Montgomery , City , William
A Albright , Klrkwood , n G Winter , Juf-
forKon Ilurraclts.
Iowa U. M Iloyd , Sanborn , J U. ) < > onii ,
Murraj , M { tlchmond , Armstrong.
\ CIIC/III-IIIIIH Dfi'oi nli > Viiii-rli-iiiiN ,
WASHINGTON , Jan 3 The Venezuelan
government has conferred the order of
"Dimt of Mollvar" nn Admiral Satiipson ,
C'aptalntf Taylor , fook , Slgflboe. Chadwlck
Ooodrlch nnd Commanders Mead , Dayton ,
Symonds and Todd of the navy , and fiunro-
trpntatlvo Hltt IHIB Introduced a bill author
izing tlio acceptance of thu decorations
I ll'tecl S'MlCN ( IIIIHIll SIlllIlT ,
WASH1NOTON , Jan 3- The State de
partment 1ms received notli'o of the death at
Naples , whore he has been 111 for a long
time , of A O Stuclcr , United States con
sul a' ' Sorrento Mi tuder had been In
the ( onsulai Mnn < for nianj > oai8 once
Illllng the | < < JBI a Mugupiii'c He a ap
pointed consul at 'Sorrcwo ' March 15 , 1869
FOR A PUERTO RICO RECI11I
Bill by Fonkcr Providing a Governiusn
for the Island ,
RESEMBLES THE TERRITORIAL FORK
( n llr Crratnl nnd Hole
In CotiurosM , U lit ) \VIII
An Vote \ot Infcndi'il
111 Ulntilf
WASHINOTON. Jan. 3. Senator Torakc
today Introduced n bill providing ft form o
government for the Island ot Puerto Ulco
The continuance of the lawo and immlclpa
ordinances now In force In the Island an
provided for until n leglelaturo shall sup
plant them. The president Is ompowerct
to appoint a governor and a supreme cour
and aUo seven heads of departments I' '
Imvo charge of the various interests of tin
government and also lUo native clll/ciu
who , together with the governor and hcadi
of departments , arc to constitute the tippei
branch of thts Insular legislature.
A lower house of thirty-five members , t <
bo elected by cltl/ens of the Island , IH til" ,
provided for , and all Inhabitants ot tbi
Island are made clllzens of the Unltet
States. The citizens nro also to elect a dele'
gate to congress , who Is to have a seat , btl
no vote. The Inland Is lo be divided Intt
live districts for Judicial and legislative pur.
poses and each district Is to have a loe.i
court , to consist of such a number of Judgei
as the legislature maj provide for
The constitution and laws of the tlnltci
Slates are extended to the island BO far ai
the latter are locally applicable Hxporl
duties are prohibited and free trade la pro
vided for between the Island and the Unllri
States proper. Articles Imported Into Ptiertt
IMco from other countries than the Unltei
States me to pay the same dutle.s an thoai
Imprsed In the ports in this country
The money thus collected Is to gi Intr
the Island treasury , but money realize1 !
from the internal revenue collections Is
to bo covered Into the national trcasur.v
of the United State * '
A commission of llvo metnbeif- . two o !
whom are to bo natives. Is provided for tr
rovlso the svstem of laws and of Judlcla
procedure In the Island. Kor the present nt
franchises are to bo provided except upor
the approval both of the governor of the
Island and the president of the Unltei
Slates.
In speaking nf the bill , Senator Uorakci
slid It did not create a terrltorj out of tin
Island , nrr undertake to glvo the island i
tetrltorlal form of government In the or
dlnary understanding of that phrase , nddlni
that It merely provided a simple form c
government , which it was believed vvoul' '
answer the purpose until a more nnturei
form could be devised The oenator alf
said that the bill was Intended only as :
basis for the committee of Puerto Hico t <
act upon
FIRST WHITE HOUSE DINNER
l'rrslilt > n < nod Mr * . llcKlnli-j Opel
Soc-lnl .SI-MMOII ( nl > lni' ( Member *
( itiONis of Honor.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 3 The llrst of th (
formal dinners of the social season nt the
Whlto house wns given by President ant :
Mrs McKinley tonight , the membeih of tin
cabinet and their wives being guests ol
honor.
Invited to meet them were members ol
the senate and house and a few other per
sons The east room and other public portions
tions of the house weie aoproprlatoly dec
orated for thd occaMon Thp'Marlne _ band
furnished the music. The fist of guests
was unusually largo , covers being laid forever
over seventy persons , as followH-
The president and Mrs. McKinley , the
secretniy of state and Mrs. Hay , the eec-
reary of the treasury and Mrs. Oage , the
necietary oi war and Mrs. Itoot , the attor
ney general , the pcstmaster general ami
Mrs Smith , the secietary of the navy am ]
Mis Long , the secretary of the Interior
and Mrs Hitchcock , the secietary of agri
culture nnd Miss Wilson , thn president ol
the senate pro lempore and Mrs. Frye , the
speaker of the I'ouse and Mis. Henderson ,
Senator Allison , Senator nnd Mrs Teller ,
Senator anil MLss Morgan , Senntoi and M\H ,
Koraker , Senator Hale. Senator and Mrs.
Jones ( Ark ) , Senator and Mrs Chandler ,
Senator and Mis. Plait ( Conn ) . Senator
McLauiln , Senator and Mrs Fairbanks , Sen
ator and Mrs Haw ley , Representative and
Mis Pa > ne , Representative Richardson , Rep-
io = entatlvo Cannon , Representative and Mis ,
Grosvenor , Representative } and Mrs Hep
burn , Repiosentutive and Mis McClelhin ,
Representative- and Mrs Droslus , Repre
sentative and Mrs. Hull , Representative and
Mrs Ial7cll , Representative Dabcock , Mr.
and Mis Robert Pltcalrn of Plttsburg , Pa ,
Mrs lv H Pierce , Mrs Parsons , Mrs Sher
idan. Miss Hay , Mlfs Root , Mists Grlggs ,
Miss HltchpcU ; , MIFS Sarah Duncan , Miss
Grace McKinley , Adjutant General Corbln ,
IJr nnd Mrs. Rlxey , Major Charles L Mc-
Cawley
PETTIGREW slEKS LIGHT
I'reHentN n ItoholnUon VnKlnir Sroro-
tarj of AVar lion ( lie I'lilIIpplne
Trouble
WASHINGTON , Jan. 3. Boon after the
Benato ahscmbled Pettlgrevv offered n
lesolutlon asklijg the War dopaitment lei
furnish the senate with Information as to
how the hostilities began between the
United States forces and the Klllplnos at
Manila. Its consideration was objected to
by Huveral senators
Senator Pettlgrew's resolution was us fol-
IOWH
"Resolved , That the secretary of war
bo and ho In hereby directed to Inform
the senate whether General Torrw one of
the nfnVers of the Philippine army , came tn
General Otis with a Hag of truce on
February 6. 1899. the day after the lighting
commenced between our forces and those
nf Agulmildo , and stated to General Otla
that Agnlimldo declared that lighting had
been begun accidentally and was not
authoil/pd by AKUlnaldo and that Agulnalda
wit tied to have It stopped and that to bring
about a conclusion of huHtllltlcfi he proposed
the establishment of a neutral zone between
the two armies of a width thai would hu
agreeable to General Oil * , ho that during
the peace ucgUlallunb there inlelit be nu
further danijer of conflict between the two
armies , and whether General Otis replied
that lighting having oncu begun must go on
to the gilm end Was General Otis
directed by the fccciotaiy of war to make
such answer ? Did General Otis tnlcgrapli
the secretary of war on Kobruary 'i , 1891 , at.
followt > : "Agulnaldo now applies for a
cessation of hostllltlta and conferemo , have
declined to aiiHvvor , " and did General OtlB
nftciwards reply that ho was directed by
the secretary of war , nnd what answer , if
nny. dhl ho or the secictaiy of war make
to the application to cease fighting' "
The resolution went over until tomorrow.
I'ltiv VTI ; < i.vms .VUIINST SIIN. .
I'ori'luu llelalliiiix Commit lee Deportx
on IIIIII-'N | lleHoiiilliiu ,
WASHINGTON , Jan 3 The senate com
mittee on foreign relations today presented
\ report upon Senator Hoar's KMoluilon In
regard tn claims of cttUcns ot the United
StatcH ugalnKt Spain. Thu committee prc-
Bcntb a srhedulo of clulma amounting tour
r > \ur 41 OOii 000 and add ) ,
'U I' Inipruc Ucdblu to * taU even uppiox-
the crcouni actually due on thtce
mni tn alii sf 11 v i w r > f the Kla'e o
KiorlK o' the nlo dopa'tlurnt or thai
ddte tl'fll there mav not IT others than
the e nipnttoned "
As to iho remodj of the claimants , the
rommllleo rxptrsspi the opltilon thnl ( lie
onlv present rctnody It by diplomatic nego
tiation. ) (
MORE THAN- FIFTY THOUSAND
( ieiieral ( iirlilu Keporls Knouuli
Vlonej llns lleen ItnNed for I.IMV-
( OII'NVliliMt ii'nil ( 'lililrrn. )
WASHINOTON. Jan S denial Cot bin
of tlio l.awton fund ( ommlttco nnnouiKoi
that the total sulwrlptlon.s to the fund '
date ntnoiint to $41,122 He says that wltii
the amount already on deposit In the Riggs -i
*
National bank In this city and what In nu
hand elsewhere the fund is now well ab > v. >
$ roroo. Subscription lists will now b
closed.
1MI'OHT\NT Itll.liS IN TIIU HOI M %
( illlSMMIIir \\0llltl ( < l\l * ( lltllltl > I'ISI'lN
I'm in olile Ti eminent.
WASHINGTON , Jntt 3inbng tv bills
and resolutions Introduced In'Mho hn\iso \
Tursdav were the follti'wlhg1
Ity Oroavoimr , mlatlng trt navigation in
eluding bills extending the laws of comnn in'
and navigation to Hawaii rtnd to Puortu
lllro , giving to Cuban \e t > ale , favoiablo
treatment tn American ports ,
Hltt of Illinois , chnlrnun ot dnmmlttoo on
foielgn affairs , allowing fori'Igners ' to sm-
In the United States circuit colillH for In
demnities heretofore- claimed tlitotigh the
State depallmeiit and punishing In the foil
eral courts the violation of < ieaty pioiiv-
llon given to foreigner0. '
lly Shafroth of Cyloiado. Joint re"outli ] n
pioposlng the icturn to Mexico of the can
non , Hags and banners captilred during the
Mexican war , "with approprlato expre slon
of frlrnt'shlp and good-will "
lly Hromwell of Ohio , Joint resolution pro
posing the following amendments to the
constitution :
"Congresn shall have the powvr lo dellne
tilists and hue the power to regulate , con
trol and prohibit eanio In any at'ite , terri
tory , district or In any other place mibjec t
lo Its Jtlilsdlctlon. "
11 > Stephens ot Texas , to lease the- public
grazing lands
lly ( ialnes of TennesEce , reducing the dutv
on papei UMud In printing newspapoiH.
Uy Lewis of Georgia , tp repeal the stamp
tax' .
lly Hell of Colorado , to piovldo for In
terest on government deposits.
Sehnte lll'lw.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 3. Follow ing are the
moio Important bills Introduced in the sen
ate today
Uy Rcss , regulating appointments to civil
olllccs In the outlying dependencies H pro-
vldea for oppointmenta to such plat-en n-
gardless of political nflltlatlons and without
sectional favoritism and for icmnval enl >
on written charges. No e.xamlnatlon is le-
qulrcd for appointment.
Hy Pioctor , to amend the Qhlneso ex
clusion laws so as to commit their admin
istration 'o the bureau of , immigration t
the Treasury department
lly Lodge , authorizing an Investigation < f
the economic relations of the United St it s
with China and the Orient -generally bv t
commission to be appointed by the propl-
dent , who is to ilUs number and also
the compensation of Its members
lly McComas , establishment Of a depart
ment of commerce and industries.
By Uuriows , classifying lallway postal
clerks
lly Duller , constitutional amendment au
thorizing an Idcomo tax.
Conmil' < ee AVI ! ' Ili-iir IvnNNoit.
WASHINOTON , Jan. : t The senate eom.
mittre onrforclgn lelatinna today ( ousiderftl
a number of pending tiuestlons The bill
of Senator Cullom , providing a teirltoral
goveinment for Hawaii , was disputed but
the subcommittee which has the subje , t
under consideration not being ready to re
port , Ittif announced that another meet
Ing would ho held soon , when the bill would
bo reported to the full committee There
wab also some talk about the French re
clproclty ticaty and It was decided to hear
John A. Knsson , who conducted the negotla
lions , and members of the finance committee
at the regular meeting next Wedncsdav
Dclcurlld-N (11 ll'Klene roilrenN.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 8 Suigoon General
Stcrnberg has been deslgnalccl to icprcsent
the War department at the International
Congress of Hygiene , wblch meets in Pan
thlH blimmer. It Is bc-Heved that Surge n
General Van Rypen will lepreseut tin
United States navy and Surgeon Oeueial
Wyman the treasuiy , In like capacities
1'rchMenl AdMiiieeN Ne-aMIOier | linn.
WASIHNCrTON , Jan. 3 The prosl leu
has nominated Archibald W. Ittttt of fjoorgin
to be assistant ciuarternraHter with iank i r
captain In the volunteer army Mr liu t
Is the WaHhlngton correspondent of the \ *
lanta Journal , Nashville TJanner and LIUIS
vllle nvcnlng Post
( 'lioelll > \-'lileKahliv\
WASHINGTON. Jan. 3 The sooutan of
ho Interior line trantmlttcd to the net IT
the agreement lecently entered Into bv t'if '
commlBslon of the Rovcrnment with the
Choclaw and Chlckaeaw nations
i--ieiiNi'M or iiniti-N ( 'oniniif < .ioii.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 3 The , secretirj .f
the inteilcr has hcut to congress an ehtlmaie
of $ ( ! 41,10,1 for the rxpenwwp Hunts * , tt
of the commission to the five clvlll/ed tn ir
known as the Dawos c aimlsHlon
VIN MARIANI
ni Wine. World F.iiilousTonk
Recommended thrmjKhuut thfi vsorM \ > \
the Medlial Profession and during thn
ty-llvo JCMIB proni unced the iiniit i. In
ble , offeilivo uinl agreeable toiun un 1
.stimulant Provcntu Giip
All Diugulsth RefUHB
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