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THE OMAHA DA11/V NEB : "FKmAY , 5 , 11)00. Telephones CIS-634 Bee , Jan. 4 , 1 00. In our January Clearing Sale We men lion but a few of the many savings we have to offer you in ladies' , men's and childrcn's winter uiitlerwear. Ladles' .Portage tights , very flncat of Children's cotton ribbed , ' fleeced vests full , regular made goods , colors black nnd pants , sold ns high as 35c each , and natural , reduced from $2.GO to Jl.uO nil sizes , reduced to lEc each. per pair. ' backslilris nnd Hoys' heavy fleeced back - Ladles' cotton fleeced union suits , Oneltn style , extra large sizes only , reduced drawers , colrr gray ; always sold at frctn fiOc to 3Bc per suit. DCc , reduced to 2 "c per garment. Lndlfn' fine all wool Swlfis ribbed vests Men's line fleeced shirts and drawers In nnd pants , color silver gray , broken gray nnd dark brown colors ; also ft Sizes only , reduced from $1.26 to 75c line of ilbbed fleeced , reduced from each. HOc to 35c per garment. Wr eloi Snlnrilny Mull ! " lit 0 p. in. JLQBNT8 FOR FOSTER KID C3T.OVB9 AND MoCALL'S PATTDnNB , THE ONIV EXCLUSIVE DRY GOODS HOUSE IN OMUIA. Y. M. C. A. BUILDING , COll. 1OTII AND DOUQLAS ST3. Benernl and W. H. Thompson of Grand Island , who was a candidate for the sen atorial appointment. Is also understood to have aspirations In that direction. Sam ruttcrson , deputy state treasurer , wants to succeed J. I ) . Meserve , nnd Deputy Super.n- tcndent C. ! ' . Heck has been working up a boom for several months for the nomina tion for the clllco now held by Superintend ent Jackson. K. W. Nelson , deputy land commissioner , will try for Jake WoHe'n soft nnap. A complete list of all of the popo- cratlc candidates for superintendent would Inrludo nearly every popncratlc county su perintendent In the state. Considerable talk was heard today con cerning the popocratlc nomination for gov- rrnor. John O. Yelsor of Omaha , who is regarded R. J. garded as a perennial candidate , Smyth and J. H. Meservo are said tj have aspirations to succeed W. A. I'oynter. The former came down from Omaha on an early train this morning and was a prominent figure among the popocrats today. JURORS LEARNING CHEMISTRY Tralliiiony In Molinpiis Trial Alioiit ClUMiilei-.l ConuoetloiiN to lie KullcMvcd liy Tcul * . NEW YOIIK , Jan. I. Captain McCluskey of the detective bureau was on the atand In the Mollnettx poisoning trial today. Ho was questioned closely by the defense as to his reasons for choosing William J. Kinsley as the writing expert to work up the govern- menfu case. McClnskey explained that Kinsley had been suggested to him by the district attorney's ofllce , but that the choice of an expert was entirely within his own discretion. Dr. Douglass , who attended II. C. Harnett In hln last Illncfo , testified that he found Harrett suffering from mercurial poisoning. Guy Ellison testllled he had been a chemist , In the pharmaceutical sense , In the Buchanan poison murder case. He Identified the Kuttnow powder box no being Identical with ono ho had received from ' Dr. Douglass. He said he analyzed Its contents ind gave the same box back to Dr. Douglass that he had received from him. In response to objections made by Weeks , Or.borno made a long statement to the effect that he wanted to provo by Ellison that there was cynnldo of mercury in the Kutt now powder ; that could ho bo permitted to do so ho would then have completed the chain dhowlng that Darnell took cyanide of mercury ; that Cornish took the same poison nnd was rendered very sick and that Mrs. Adams took the same and died as a result. The recorder finally consented to allow the witness to nnswer as to what foreign sub stance ho found In the box of powder. The witness told of his test of the chem ical on November I , 1898 , which determined the presence of mercury. On cross-examina tion Ellison told Weeks that he judged about n tenspoonful of powder had been taken from the box when ho received It. Ho was u graduate of a pharmaceutical college and had never before performed any analysis of cyanide of mercury , nor had ho made any test to determine hydrocyanldo add. The witness had kept about forty grains of the powder. Weeks having finished his cross-examina tion , Oshorno asked the witness If he could make a. test of some of the remaining con tents of the box before the Jury and hi re plied In the affirmative. Ho was instructed to bring apparatus with him preparatory to making Ibo test. FATHER M'GLYNN IS DYING rrom a | ) | NCHN . Which I InAllciidlnii NEWnUUG. N. Y. , Jan. 4. Rev. Dr. Edward McGlynu , pastor of St. Mary's Roman Catholic church In this city , is still confined to his room by Illness and Iila con dition is such ns to cause alarm among his friends. Six weukn ago hu was taken 111 , hut there was every sign of nn early recovery and the ph > ulcl ns said he would bo him self In ton duya. Hut ho continued to lost fleah and strength dally. Ins once tall an > l robust frame ! now emaciated and he Is na\\ scarcely recognizable oven by cloao friends It has juol become public that he has o mysterious growth on the right hip ami It : appearance has baflled his physlciaim. It I ; eating lt way Into hjs system and robblnp blm of hlo vitality nnd strength. The doctors lay ho Is not In condition to undergo ar operation. FULL VOLUME IN TEN DAYS I'lirer Hundred Thousand Culilii I'eel a .11 1 ii u 1 11 ( or llu * CIilunuo lriiliiiiK < - Canal , CHICAGO , Jan. 4. I'resldi'iit Iljhlou- week of the drainage board announced tO' lay that 300,000 cubic feet of water u mill' ale , thu full volume rcqu.red by law. wouk bo running down thu drainage canal wlthli : leu days. The wnler lu already nearly nl. > fret dct-i ; In the bJEln In front of the con trolling works at IxK-kpart , and a ) soon at It reaches the Hear trap dam sills the gates will bo closed long enough to allow th ( water in the channel to rlco to the level eDie Die Chicago river. Dredges will then b : put to work at the Campbell avenue dan and It la estimated that the llnnl connccthi between the main channel and the river cat bo made within forty-eight hours. Aldcrillt-ll Clli-d for ( onlriiiit | , MlMVAt'KHK , Jan -Judge I.udwlg o : Hie superior court late tonight ordeied tha the mayor nn < 1 the aldemen who voted foi Die purtmKb of the tlrtet railway ordlnanu bhow cause beforu him at 10 oVIoi-k tonior Biliousness , sour etomacb , constlpa tlon and all liver Ills uru cured b ) The non-Irritating cathartic. 1'rlci 25 cents of all druxglsU or by mall o. CM. Hood i Co. , Lowell , Mass. row morning \ \ ! iy they should not Ije pun isbod for contempt of court The order o thn court was made 111011 motion of At torney W. H. Timlin , who Is . onductlng th inse fur opponents of the strett rallwa ; measure. The hearing nn the Injunctlo ; wl.l be suspended pending Iho settlement o ( ontcmpt proi codings. CLOSING UP ROBERTS CASE Trillin oily of Indirect NnltirrSim Out by ItnlliiK of ( lie Coininltto- . WASHINGTON , Jan. 4. The Uobcrts In veatlgallng commltleo resumed Us session today for the purpc a of hearing argument and bringing the Inquiry to an early con elusion. It was expected that ex-Secretar ; John C. Carlisle would bo present to sun up the case against Roberts nnd that Mr Roberts In person would make the nrgumcn In his own behalf. Word came from Mr Carlisle , however , that he had not under htood his personal presence was desired , bu ho was ready to submit written argument on any of the questions Involved. Charlman Taylor of Ohio slated that tin statement of a witness absent In Utah hai been received , but as Mr. Roberts dccllnci lo admit It In an Informal manner , the mat ter would have to be taken up later. Mr. Roberts snld he wished to preaen matter tending to show the untrustworth incss of the witnesses appearing ogalns him. H Included a published card signed b ; Thomas J. Brandon , disclaiming havlni given out certain Information pertaining ti Roberts ; also court records In which Ro ; Brandon was a party. Mr. Roberts nisi offered" a telegram from the proprietors o the Salt Lake Herald concerning the testl moay of Mr. Daniels. Taylor excluded tbi telegram , however , saying thorn was no cole of right or propriety In receiving a telegran as testimony. In view of Mr. Roberts' refuaa to admit the statement of the absent Utal witnesses. Mr. Schroeder , head of the Gentile dele gallon hero to oppose Roberts , then opcnei the argument against Roberts. The nrgu ment was largely technical and was dlvldui under three general heads , vlr. : First whether or not the member-elect has th constitutional qualifications , Including cltl zcr.shlp ; second , whether or not the constl tutlonal provisions as to citizenship Include ono who has impaired his citizenship b ; crime or unlawful status , nnd whether Mr Roberts has so Impaired his clllz'enshlp third , whether n member-elect has th statutory qualification , and whether th house has the power to establish qunllflca tlons beyond those In the constitution Schroeder quoted from many law books concerning corning theao propositions. "Tho evidence clearly shows , " proceedci Schrpeder , "that since 1880 Roberts has beci In Hie status of n polygamlst , and the ques tlon Is as to the effect of this status. " H said that while Utah was a territory then was no doubt as to Roberls' disfranchise ment under the Edmunds nnd Tucker act And when Utah was admitted to utatehooi Schroeder contended that Roberts' citizen ship was still Impaired. The status of polyg amy was such that Roberts could not re lleve himself from it without some nfllrma live act. As to the right of the house t exclude Schroeder snld : "Suppose a rnvlng maniac should prcscn himself at Iho bar of llio house nnd asl admission on proper credentials , could no the hoiuo In self-protection deny him ad mlFslon ? Suppose a man aflllcted with lep rcsy presented himself , would not the hous have power to keep him out ? " Schroeder aald Roberta had admitted hi relationship with IIH ! plural wives. He ha publicly said ho would "bo d d If he woul glvo up his wives. " This was an offens against the public morals as against Ih law , and Mr. Robcrls should be exclude from a scat. At this point n recess was taken unlll o'clock. The afternoon hearing was enlivened whci Senator Rawllna of Utah was drawn Into discussion of polygamy. Mrs. J. Kllen Foster addressed the com mlttco In behalf of the greft : number o women interested in the case and who wcr not represented before the committee. CHINESE "DEFEAT THE FRENCH Mnltle OCCIII-H .Venr AVnna Cliaiinn- Frcn.-h I.ONN IN Thlrjj Killed . Their Force Honied , VICTORIA , B. C. , Jan. 4. News ha reached Canton , China , lhat a battle oc currcd between natives near Wang Chaua and the French forces stationed there. It I nald that thu Chinese routed the French nn pursued them for eomo distance. The Krenc loss was thirty killed. The ChliK'MO losau are not stated. The batllo occurred on the 10th nnd 111 of last month. On bearing of tup affair th viceroy dispatched thrco gunbots with 1,00 juldlera to restore order. Thu viceroy els wind the tsung II ynmen asking what &tcp tire to he taken , as hu Is qullo unab'.o t carry out delimitation lo Iho sallsfncllcn c the Fiench. The nuws wns brought by th Queen Adelaide , which renchoj here toda ; .tiKi'.hci. Vilvnnee In llroniiiN , CHICAGO. Jan. 4.-The American Hraor Manufacturers' association In . fnnllul. meet Inir at the Palmer house todayVelcrted gill curs for the ensuing year und appointed committee which tomorrow vfprobabl \ \ \ report in favor of another advance of 10 o 15 per een' In the price of brooms. Ther were sirenent about sixty maiutfncturur from various parts of thu United State and Camu'.a , representing from SO to 85 pe cent of the tiitlre output of life country. Throw Out KiiKlUli ) | > rlc > . . CHICAGO. Jnn. -Histprles of KtiRlam furnltbeil as supplemen.nry rcadln.B for th seventh and eighth grades In Chicago put lie schools , were thrown out by the gchui nmnaKUnent committee of the Hoard c 1-Mucatlon today and tlio district superli teiulent ordered to recommend other booh on English lilsiory which would not cental uny reference to England ns the "mothc country. " Oiio | | eil tn Tin I n IT Olco. ST. PAUL , M'nn. . Jan. 3.-AI u meetln held today of the St. Paul Stock exchuiiE u formal protest was drawn up nnd foi warde.l to WashlnEton against thu pat eago of the Tawney bill for taxing alec ' COLD DOLLAR INIT OF VALUIi Senator Aldricb , Speaking on Fianncia ! Bill , SRJB it Will So Continne , MEN3 NO CHANGE IN PUBLIC POLICV Sound * SiiliMlltntc In House lllll TnUci I'll nt tin1 Thiiriilny Sc-iilnn I'ropoicd l.nw ( o llcninvo All Dnuliti. WASHINGTON , Jan. 4. In accordance with the notice previously given by him Senator Aldrlch opened the discussion of tlu flnnnclnl bill In Ihe senate Thursday with j speech In explanation of the senate substi tute for the house bill. The speech was ' carefully prepared nnd was rend fron manuscript. H was'delivered In n cleat nnd distinct language , but without any ef fort at oratory. Senat' rw orcpcnt gave him careful attention , bta no ono Intcrruple ! him with questions or otherwise during the delivery , nor did anyone manifest n dlsptfll- lion to reply after ho had concluded. After Aldrlch concluded tht actinic ad journed until .Monday Ior * the purpose , It Is understood , of giving thoee who may wish t : reply to the Khodc Island scnatoi nn op portunity to study his presentation of tlu subject. The Pettlgrcw resolution concerning the Philippine war went over until Monday when It la understood Homo senators wll' ' a k to bo heard on some privilege qucs tloiiR. Senator Ileverldgo nlfio gnve notice of r speech for Tuesday on the Philippine ques tion , prefacing his motion with n resolution declaring his own position on the subject. Aldrlch addressed the scnalc on Ihe finan cial bill as follows : ; - | | Senate SnliMHulc. "Mr. President : I propose to submit u > this time a brief explanation of the sub. stltute offered lo house bill No. 1 and U state some of the reasons which led r majority of the committee on nuance If recommend Its adoption by the senate. "Tho general purpose of the bill Is If declare anew that gold Is the monotarj standard of the United Slates ; to cstabllsl confidence In Ihe Intention and ability ol our government to give Ihe grcalest po - slble measure of wtabillty In value to It : currency nnd to provide the means foi securing for It at all times an equal purchas ing power with gold ; to lighten In overj possible way the burdens Imposed upon tax payers by existing public obligations and to titrcugthen .the public credit. "The first section contains n clear am ! definite declaration that the gold dollar If and shall continue to be the standard null of value ; n new and more emphatic pledgi on the part cf the United States that all , forms of money It may Issue or coin shall bo at all times maintained at an equality ol , value with the gold coin adopted a the standard , nnd a specific provision thai United States notes and trc-sury notes shall , upon presentation at the treasury , be redeemed In standard gold fain. I "Theso several declarallont ? embody in 1 new and moro poslllve terms the law ami the practice In this respect as Interpreted and carried out In the administration ol the Treasury department since the resump tion of specie payments. The act ol j Kcbruary 12 , 1873 , made the gold dollai | the t < 3lo unit of value and no serious at tempt has been made In the twenty-sever years which have elapsed ( ilnce lhat acl , was passed to take away from our gold coinage Ihls Important function. \o Chniiire In I'nlillo Policy. "I have recited the provisions of these several acts that It iua4' apoearjftiut' nd de parture Is Intended by this bill from the public policy which wns adopled years age and has been consistently adhered to through successive administrations. I "In the coneldcratlon of this section I do not overlook the fact that before this dis cussion Is over we are sure to be tmifrontcd > with the charge made by senators on the j other side of the chamber that by our re- I affirmation of the gold standard we have deliberately abandoned the position which the republican party and the country have heretofore taken In favor of International bimetallism. The charge is not In accord ance with the facts. ! "Tho bill now before the senate contain ; no disavowal of the position heretofore taker upon the queeticn of International bimetal lism and places no obstacles In the way oi Its accomplishment In the future. If It IF possible to secure permanence of relative valueto gold and silver coins with the fres coinage cf both metals at a fixed ratio this permanence can only be secured by concur rent action of all the leading commercla i nations. " | Mr. Aldrlch said that the democrats whlli i masquerading ns the friends of bimetallism have for Ihe last four years been engaged Ir | a crusade In behalf of the single standard I of silver In a serious attempt to place tin 1 money and business of Iho country upon i silver basis ; that the assertion that the frc < and unlimited coinage of gold and sllvei at the historical ratio of Ifi to 1 without | walling for Iho consent of any other natlor on earth will be the supreme Issue In liOO ! ns It was In 1R9B , has not been contradicted "No sane man can bo found , outside ol the ranks of the small band of bold , abli 'and aggreeslvo Icadors who at present domi nate the policy of the democratic party , wht | believes for an Instant that the opening o 1 our mints to the free- coinage of silver al Iho ratio of 1C to 1 will raise the value ol silver bullion from Its current commercla prlco to Its mint price , measured with rela tion to gold. Ii'inocr-N \o ( lllinrlalllNlN. "Tho democratic advocates of free colnagf arc not In nny sense blmetnlllsls , but sllvei monomelalllsls of' Ihe most pronounced * type. "The second section provides for a reservi fund of $1CO,000,000 In gold to secure the prompt and certain redemption of outstand ing United States nnd treasury notes. Thli fund Is Increased $50,000,000 over that whlcl Is now held by the treasury for redcmpllor purposes. "That this amount of $150,000,000 can b ( held without embarrassment to inn treasurj ' will bo evident when we consider that tin ' total r.aiount of gold In the treasury or November 1 , lS9i ! , exclusive of the amount held to pay gold certificates , was $252.000- 000 , and the available cash hulancc. Including the gold reserve , was $289,000,000. | "This section makes It ( ho duty of th < secrclary of the treasury to replenish thi reserve fund from tlmo to time by theust I of the notes redeemed. This he may do bj j exchanging the notes for nny gold In tin ' general fund of the treasury : or uny whlcl may bo deposited nt the treasury or Hub treasury ; or'ho may use the notes for secur Ing gold coin under the provisions of se = lion 3,700 of tbe Revised Statutes. : "In case all of these methods shall fa ! and tne gold In the fund shall fall bclov $100.000,000 , then It becomes hU duty to scl United States bccide. the prcceeds to hi i used to restore Ihe fund to the ma.xknun amount by paying the gold so obtained Inti 1 the general fund of Ihe Ireasury and tbei ! exchanging far It an equal amount of notei ' which have been redeemed from the reservi fund. The committee , having In view Ihi rapid Increase In Ihe gold production of tb world and thn equally rapid Increase In thi I available slock of gold In this country , I I of the opinion that It will'not be nt an : time necessary to sell bonds under the pro visions cf thin bpcilcxi. KiM-lilnir Silver nt n I'arlly. "In canaldcring questions affei-llng lh < adequacy and use of the guld reserve wi are hound lo Inquire Into the * ability of the treasury to maintain an equality of vnlu * between the silver dollar nnd silver certificate and the gold dollar without pro vision for direct exchangeability. Our own experience ) and that of other countries , notably France nnd Germnny , clearly prove that It 14 possible to Keep in circulation nt a parity 'of value with gold a large but limited amount of legal tender ollver or nctM based upon , such silver without any provision for ! a compulncfry redemption In gold. The amount of silver certificates In clrciilntlon 'onlh * flrar'of December , 1S ! > 9 , was $30l,292lSOO..T\nd \ oQtandnrd silver dol- lara $78:32iri4. ' n total cf $472.525,251. This "nnlount .will he pra'dlully liiercaacd by * ' the { liver C9lnaec.\vh'ltx. take place utidor the provisions of the net of June 13 , 1S98. lloth 'stiver dollars and silver ccrllflcates are by' law receivable for nil public dues and as.long as thf ordinary re ceipts of the- government are more than $ BOO,000,000 per nn.mim it la evident that silver certificates .arc not likely to go to n discount. Thoi government Itself , In the absence of a pfasl'llvo Injunction , would be bound to maintain the value of this form of currency through the ordinary business channels of exchange for self-protection. \VII1 StrunutliiMi Sliver. "Tho committee does not suggest any changes In the slalus of Iho silver dollar or the silver certificate. We do not propose to take awny .from silver any of llio monetary privileges or prerogatives which It now cnjoyH. In fact , we believe lhat the legislation suggested will gleatly strenglhen Its position In our monetary yptem. "The third section makes It the duty ol the secretary of the treasury , as fast ns standard silver dollars are coined , n re quired by law , from the bullion purchased under the act of July 14 , 1890 , to retire and cancel nn equal 'amount of treasury notes and provides that upon the cancellation ol Iho nolcs silver ccrllflcaim shall be Issued against the silver dollars so coined. "The fourth section authorizes and directs the secretary of the treasury to receive de posits cf gold coin rtnd to IHSUC gold certificates therefor In denomination of nol less than $20. The provisions of this section are In most respects' the same as those con tained In the twelfth secllon of the act of July 12 , 1S82. 'The purpose of the scttlon ns a whole ! 'to give certain nnd active monetary use to Iho large and rapidly In creasing amount of gold In thi > country. Sliver Tor Small Hills. "The fifth section provides lhat no United States notes or treasury notes shall here after ue Issued or reUsitcd In denomina tions of less than -$10 and all such notes of a smaller denomination , whenever redeemed , shall be canceled and notes of $10 or up ward substituted therefor. It also provides that no silver. . certificates of a higher denomination than $10 shall be Issued. "Tho sixth eecllon of the substitute gives to the secretary of the treasury authority to convert a portion of the national debt into bonds bearing .2 per cent Interest. The propositionconlemplnles a profitable an ticipation of Interest payments nnd con sequent reduction of the public debt. "In order to .induce the holders of the outstanding bonds to consent to the con version proposed , nnd In consideration of the reductlcn of Interest effected thereby , the secretary of the treasury Is authorized to pny to them in exchange n sum not greater than the present worth of such bonds , com puted to yield an Ibeome of 2',4 per cent per annum and IheJr par value. "The surplus In the treasury over and above the amounr.requlrcd for an adequate working balance and for the reserved fund created by this hill would allow the sec retary to pay without dlfflculty the $88,000,000 which would tyo. required to effect this re duction of InteraBU.T "In fact , under pjesent conditions nnd with the 'ne/cessltj" confronting us of more promptly turnlu& .tiuFrcnt receipts back Into the channels of business , the payments sug gested would afford welcome relief from dangerous congestion. " Mr. Aldrlch , In discussing the effect ef this transacllon in the national debt , said the commit too was of opinion that It would not place this portion of the national debt beyond the control of the government. "Wo trust that our expenditures will soon be on a peace footing , but wo must realize that we shall have large * disbursements for Bomb time to come , which it may nol be possible to pay from the current revenues. In considering the possibilities of Ihe fulure wo cannot overlook the fact that the na tional debts of the world have Increased at nn astonishing rate. "We believe It Is Impossible to over estimate the advantage which would accrue to the United Slates from placing Its na tional debt upon a 2 per cent basis and keeping its obligations Issued nt this rate at par In the markets of the world. "By the provisions of the bill we remove nil possible doubts and apprehensions as to the character of qur monetary standard and make .11 clear to the world that wo intend under nil circumstances to keep nil forms of ouc currency equa.1 .In value with gold and it would be a source of national pride If we would-in addition- this-great achievement place the credit of the United States on a higher piano than Is occupied by that of any other country. "Ono of the principal reasons which led the committee to recccnmend this plan of conversion was that the bonds suggested would be much more , desirable ns a basis for national bank note circulation than the out standing securities. It Is the duty of con gress , In the public Interesl , to HO modify the national banking act as to give to bank ing Bssoclatlons nn opportunlly lo Issue cur rency with a reasonable profit. If the pro visions of this bill are enacted Into law wo may expect a considerable Increase In the national bank note circulation In the near future- and there IB no rear on. If the busi ness rf Iho counlry demands It , why In time the outstanding cirrulatlou should not equal the capitalization of the banks. "Tho seventh section provides that upon the deposit of Unilcd States bonds by nny national banking association In the man ner provided by law such association shall bo entitled to receive circulating notes equal to Iho par value of Ihe bonds deposited. 11 also provides that any national banking as sociation now having bonds on deposit ehull be entitled to the same privilege. "Tho eighth section provides that any na tional banking association having on deposit as security for Its circulating notes bonds of the United States bearing Interest at 2 per rent per annum shall pay a tax upon such circulating note * of Vj of 1 per cent an nually Instead of the tax of 1 per cent now Imposed by law. Wu believe this reduction In laxiitlon IB necessary to encourage in- ll'liul banks to Increase their circulation nnd It will undoubtedly have Iho uffc.ct ol promoting Ihe conversion of bonds provided for In the sixth section. " Mr. Aldrlch received the Interested at tention of all the senators present , hut he wco not Interrupted by any one. At the close of thu speech the senate * went Into executive pi.sMoti , adjourning at 3:30 : o'clock until next Monday. I'livMlrlniiN Muni l'iy Tin. WASHINGTON , Jan. -I. Commissioner Wilson rf tin ; Internal revenuu bureau has decided that a physician who prescribes and rells to Ms patlpnu whisky , brandy , wine or any oilier alcoholic liquor lhat is not compounded Into a medicine by the admix ture of any drug or medicinal Ingredient therewith , U required to pay special lax at a retail liquor dealer , even though the alcoholic liquor thus furnished he prescribed UK a medlclno only and so used. To Cure a t'ulrt in Oun nny. Take Laxatlvo llrotno Quinine Tablets. All drugglels refund tlu money If it falls to cure. K. W. Grove'u tlgnature U on each box. Zl/e , AMVo ; Modified Kesolutiom of Inqnirj Passed bj Senate and House. WANT DOCUMENTS CONCERNING DEPOSITS Information HI in ( lie Suit * of ( lie CIIN- tiini Home Pi-on-rl | > In > < MV VnrU In ANO | -tlcMcd | of Mil * Srcrrlnr ) , WASHINGTON , Jnn. I. The house ses sion was brief today , the only Incident be ing the adoption of the Sulr.cr resolution introduced Wednesday , calling on Secretarj Oftge for all Information regarding the de posit of government funds In certain New York national banks. The resolution a ; ndoptcd was made more general In its scope and an amendment was made to cover in formation resppcilng the transactions re lating to the unlo of the New York custom house site. Secretary dago's friends had been In formed tlM he courted the fullest Inves tigation and was prepared to submit all the fads lo congress. Accordingly there was no friction over the passage of the resolution elution , which was unanimously adopted. Payne , chairman of the committee on ways nnd mentis , presented the Sulzer reso lution as modified by the committee for Im mediate conbldcrntlou. lIcfioltitloiiN nn Modlllcd. The resolution ns modified Is as follows : Kesolved , That the secretary of the treas ury be nnd hiIs hereby requested to fur nish the house of icpresentatlves the fol- lowlnir information : 1. Copies of all letters , agreements , papers or documents between the Treasury de partment of the fulled States , or any per son connected therewith and the National City and the Hanover National bunk of the city of New York , or my person acting for them , or either of them , since the lib day of .Mai eh , 181)7 , relating lo the deposit Ing of public funds , bonds or revenues In'alil bank , or banks , or nny other relations or business transactions now existing or herclofore had beUveen the government and said banks , or either of them. 2 The amount of public money , bonds or revenuu deposited with said banks , or either of them , or with any national bank , by the government , upon what security , for whul length of time and the reasons there for , and whether nald banks , or any of them , have pnld the government any In terest on said deposits , nnd , If HO , bow much , and all other Information concerning the same or in any way relating thereto. 3. And also the date of the sale of the custom house property of the United States In New York City to said National Ultv bank , the date of the execution of the deed thereto , the disposition of tbe proceeds of the said sale , nnd whether or not the gov ernment has paid any rents for the said property or nny portion thereof , for any purpose Rlnco the day of sale , and , If so , to whom , and nil facts relating to the said transaction. Sulrpr Ai-cpplN AineniliiKMits. Snlzcr arose nflcr the presentation of the resolution and said he would accept the nmcniloients. Richardson , the minority leader , asked for five minutes , which he de sired to yield to Levy , democrat of Now York. The request was complied with and Levy offered an amendment to the resolu tion , which Included a request for the sec retary's reasons for delaying the deposits In national banks. Hlcharson said he had warned the secre tary In September that a panic was impend ing. Had the secretary heeded that warn ing and deposited government funds In na tional banks In September or October instead of buying bonds the panic would have been averted. Hlcbardson wan promptly ruled out of order and the resolution offered by Mr. Payne was adopted. Then at 12:20 : p. m. the house adjourned until MonJny. In- the senate the resolution Introduced by Allen , requesting Information concern ing the Hanover and National City banks was modified and passed. TO KEEP THE PHILIPPINESS lleverldue I'rcNcnlN llcNolul inn III the Small- Selling Knrtli the ( 'ovt-riiiiieiifN InteiitloiiN. WASHINGTON , Jan. 4. At the opening of today's session of the senate Deverldge of Indiana presented this resolution : That the Philippine islands ure territory belonging to the United States ; that It is thr Intention of tbe United States to retain them us such nnd to eruibllfh and maintain such governmental control throughout the archipelago as the situation may demand. Ho asked that the resolution He upon the table until next Tuesday , when ho will speak upon It. It Is known that Senator Devorldgo's rcsi- lutlon on the Philippines , Introduced today , was written by the senator In consultation with Senators Lodge , chairman of the Philip pine cotnmlttcp ; Davis , chairman of the foreign rdallons committee , and Allison , chairman of the committee on appropria tions , the last named finally revising it to the form In which It was Introduced. H Is understood lhat the resolution Is a composite expression of the views of the re publican senators , and that Senators Platt , Davis and Ledge nnd Hevcrldgo were In favor of a more positive declaration ; and the resolution as It stands Is ns fair an expres sion as Is possible of the position of re publican senators upon this question. A message from the president was read , transmitting the testimony taken by the commission appointed to investigate the con duct of the war by the War department. A resolution was prc enled by Pottlgrew calling upon the secretary of Ihe navy for Iho report of Admiral Dewey of April 13 , 1898 , In which thu admiral said he could take Manila at any time. He asked Immcdlatu consideration , but Spooner objected and tbo rcsolullo'n went over. The consideration of Petllgrew's resolu tion concerning the advances reported to have been mode by Agulnaldo through Gen eral Torres to General Otis after the begin ning of hostilities In the Philippines was postponed until Monday. Hoar of Mussachusclts offered a reso lution , which was adopted , reducing the mlleago fees to bo paid witnesses In cases before the senate to $3 per day while In al- tendanco and actual traveling expenses. This will reduce the amount for witnesses In the Clark case about one-half. Hour on Senllnu ( ( nay. A brief explanation of his atlltudo upon thu contest of Quay for a sent In the senate was made by Hoar. Ho said ho had re ceived numerous letters urging him not lo vote for the seating of Quay upon the ap- polnlment of the governor of Pennsylvania on the ground of charges against the per sonal character of Quay. Hoar referred to the fact that ho had frequently Inve.itlgaled the subject of the right of a governor to fill a vacancy and lo numerous spec-dies and re ports he hnd made in support of the theory. It was not to bo expected thai senators sit ting here ns judges could change their con victions on great public questions upon such appeals. Such requests ho considered In the nature of appeals to him to stuff a ballot box nnd mnko false returns simply because the petitioners think some ) one else should bo appointed. Hu hoped his explanation would bo a sufficient reply to the writers of the letters. Pnttlgrew , In the st-nato , called up the bill providing for u settlement of thu ac counts of the national treasury with the public land stales jmder the law granting 5 per cent of the proceeds of the sales of public lands to the Mate * and extending this provision so as to make It covi-r thu lands embraced In Indian and military reservations. Mr. Pettigrew elated that the passage of the bill would require the pay ment of about 112 woo nun b > the nailonal Kovernmen : tlcrry antagonized the men * ure. charging Mini lt passage would involvi the \va tlng of public money and would hi unfair nnd unjust to the states in whlcl there were no reservations. On motion of Derry the bill wns amcndeJ 42 lo ' 4 , so as not to apply to reservnlloi lands. It was then commuted to the com mltteo on public lands. ITALY IS FAVORABLE , fOt Iant of INMVPI-H ItrniiuiuN < " Tlili iH-nt'i Vole Alioitt OIUMI Door In China. WASHINGTON. JMi. 4. Italy hns vrttirnei a favorable response to the recent note o the State department respecting the "opei door" In China. Holy was the last of tin great powers remaining to be heard from. It Is learned that although Italy waft Ihj last of the powers addresied to reluin : ti answer to Secretary Hay's overtures Ilia government really was moro prompt thai others in the negotiation * . It Is cxplalnci that the Italian government was nddrosco em the subject some time after the othoi governments had It under discussion ; tha our minister , Mr. Draper , was nway fron his post on leave of absence when tin Identical note of Instructions sent ou nnd It wail regarded as best to make no do pnrture from the rule which had beet adopted In the case of the other gVcnv metus of addressing them through tin United States roprcHcntatlvcs at thu forelgt capltols. Immediately on Mr. Draper's return t ( Home , at a not distant data In the past , hi laid the matter before the Italian govern ment , which therefore has acted with mon promptness than the other powers. The agreements have not been reduced tc their final form , but the State department \\II1 now enter upon the task of puttliif them Into shape , and as In each case tlu agreement 16 principles Involved In our In vitation Is returned In unequivocal terms according to the department officials , It lj not anticipated that any difficulty will b : experienced In accomplishing thla worli satisfactorily. Pending that outcome Ihe Slate depart ment does not Intend to make any stale- menl for the public as to the exact terms ol the agreement , though It Is admitted thai the ground has been covered with umisiul accuracy In the press reports up to thlt point. SIX HAWAIIANS DIE OF PLAGUE alliN Conlliii-d lo Chliu-sr ( Innrlrr ol Honolulu mill Infected llr < ( rlcl Is ( ilmrdrd. WASHINGTON , Jan. 4. Surgeon General Stcrnberg has received the following report from Major Taylor , the surgeon In charge at the military hospital at Honolulu , dated December IB : " 1 have the honor to report that on the llth and 12th of this month thire were llvt deaths from bubonic plague In the Chinese qunricr of Honolulu nnd another occurred Ibis morning. "Thu whole regiment of the Hawaiian Na tional guards Isolales the Infected districts and the Heard of Health IK making a house lo house inspection and disinfection. AH corpses have been cremated , and I think there will be but little danger of the spread of Infection among the troops. There is lllllo doubt about the diagnosis In most of the cases. " Enclosed In Iho report Is nn order Issued by Lieutenant Ketcham , In charge of head quarters at Camp MclClnley , directed to the trcops. It forbids all soldiers nnd employes In Iho sorvlce of the command to enter the city of Honolulu or the Infected dlstrirls except on duty or by special written per mission of Ihe otllcern In command. The pass list Is suspended and the mon arc re stricted to the limits of Kaplolu.nl park. Surgeon General Sternberg Is not alarmed at the conditions In Honolulu , as set out In the report , nnd believes that the measure * adopted at Camp McKlnlcy are adequate. Ho will not recommend that the army trans ports bo prevented from touching at Hone lulu. THItlllTOIIIAI. IUI.1. l-'Olt 1IVWAII , Semite Coiuniltlci- Orders n I'llvornblc Iti-I'orl on Ilic .Mi-llNilre. WASHINGTON. Jan. 4. The senate coni- mltteo on foreign relations today ordered a favorable report on tbo bill crcallng n ler- rilorlal government for Hawaii. A few mud- Illcatlonu of the original bill were made , the most important being the validation of the culo of lands since annexation and fixing the tenure of the supreme court judges at nine years. The provision for n delegate in congress remains In the bill. The amendment concerning the snle of public lands In the bill reported for the territorial government of Hawaii Is as fol lows : "That all sales , grants , leases nnd other dispositions of the public domain or agree ments concerning the same and franchises granted by the- Hawaiian government In con formity with the laws of Hawaii prior to September 11 , 1S9'J , arc hereby ratified and confirmed. " Senator Cullom reported the bill to thu senate with amendments. CONDITION OK COI.O1II2D I'KOI'I.K. I'riiK'llinl of Hampton ( Vn. ) IiiNtltule llcforc IniliiNtrlal C'oniinlliNloii. WASHINGTON , Jan. ! . H. 11. Frissoi , principal of the Hampton ( Va. ) Normal and Industrial institute , nppcnrcd before Ihe Industrial commission today. Ho spoke ol the condition of the colored people and In dustrial conditions In the couth. The small farms are rapidly decreasing , ho said , and In many sections tbo condition of the negro Is better than In slavery days. The fnrmers arc unnblo to brenk nwny from the lien sys tem of crops , and wnges arc small. Although tbo soulh has spent $100,000 on public education for negroes , ono-thlrd of the rare has nclually rctrogudnil and one- third Is where It wns nt the beginning of thei war , nnd the remainder have advanced. Negrors , ho said , have been taught their salvation will bo found through political moans rather than by hard work. WASHINGTON , Jan. 1. Chairman Cannon af the appropriations committee of the house today announced Ihe following subcom mittees : Sundry Civil Cannon , Moody , Hemenway , Mcilno and Allen. Legislative ninKham , Hemenway , I'ugh , Livingston nnd Taylor. Dlsirlct of Columbia Grout , niiiHham , Me- Dleary , Allen and Ilenton. Forllllcallons Hemcnwny , I'ugh , Llltauer , Mcltao and Dell. Deficiencies Cannon , Uarney , Van vcorlil * . Livingston nml I'lorce. Permanent Appropriations Moody , Grout , Llttauer , 1'lurce and Taylor. . Senate ConHi-nm > niniitiniiN , WASHINGTON , Jan. 4. The senate today roiillrmud these nominations : H. V. Slorgan of New York , to bo Eccro- lary of the legation at Seoul , Korea. Army To be major general by brevet , Brigadier General Lloyd Wiualon. L' . S. V. To bo major general , llrlgadlcr General J. f. Hates , IS. . V. To be brigadier generals , CA : For Infants and Children. 1'iic Kind You Have Always Bought Bears .hi ( signature < i colour ) S M li Yoi.'ic. Uuin nflnl C.dO'f 1 ' \Hhur Mariliur. . Liculcn.ini ' > l uel Nil i Ham T < udlnn. FOR SAMPSON "AND SCHLE.Y- Coimrpiantnn HIiiKliiitii liilroilm'O * llciotitlnn ! tit TliiinU Itiillt DM1- | t riTN mill Thrli.tlciii WASHINGTON' , Jnn. 4. lteprrsetitatlv < Ulnghnm of rtnnsylvnnln lod.iy Introduced Ihei following Joint resolution : Resolved , Thnt tlio tlmnU * of iii- Rross are hereby tendered tit lle.u- Adw.ral William T. Snmpson mid Comino. doroVlntlfld Srott Scliley nml I lie olllcrra and turn utidor them f > r destruction of the SpanHi fleet at S.-intinRO. HHVIJM'IJ T\X OX ( iiUMI.H 'I'd CVNAD.V. Opinion on Mocntnclii * lintiprt A liv llttllronil * nml It ci'l lCIH. . WASHINGTON. Jan. 4.In answer to u reiiuest from tlic sccrolnry of Ihr treasury for nn opinion on tlio subject Attorney C.cn- rnil ( Jrlggs h.is hold that upon bllln of Indln ? . receipts , manifests nml other sinulir docutnento Issued by rnllroail companies for the receipt of goods to bo transported ' ' mil from nny place In lht > United sutes to Canada , a stamp tax of 1 ccni Is p.i > atil. > under the clause of tlio war re-venue , \ < huadrd "Kxnreas and Krelght , " and tluit in tax Is payable thereon under the clause rc- lathiK to goods exported from it p irt nr plnco tn the United States to nny foreign port , or place. It Is nl * o held that HIP samp rule should be applied to shipments by rail to Mexico. KXATU rniAX ro.M.MiTTiiii sinu'i'1 * . ( irnri-nl IllniMliHliiii of Allltndc of I illicit Slates Timlin ! ( lie Ixlniul. WASHINGTON , . .Inn.I. . The senal com- mlttpe on Cuba held lln first meeting toda\ N'o action was taken , but there was a gen eral discussion of the attitude of th" United States toward the Islaiid. The pre vailing opinion seemed to be. favorali'o to the Teller amendment , promising Independ ence to the Cubans as soon as pacllU- condi tions should be restored. There was uonic talk of having the com mittee make a trip to Cuba for the purpose of Investigating conditions there , but no conclusion was reached. Discuss MncArllltlr'N I'roniol loll. WASHINGTON. Jan. 4. In the executive session in the senate today there was a brief discussion of the promotion of General Ma < - - Arlhur. Tim dlpcut-eloii grow out of ixn In- qulry by Senator I'ottlgrow as to what the general hud done to entitle/ him to such dlh- tlnctlon as had been conferred upon him. The Inquiry was responded to by. Senators Ilawley , Carter and others who explained that General MacArthur'o record had been uniformly good from the time of the civil war until and Including the present cam paign In the Philippines. After these ex planations the nomination was confirmed without an opposing vote. X MV Mi'iiNiircN liilroiluccd. WASHINGTON , Jan.I. . Among the house measures Introduced today were : Hy Daly of New Jersey , to protect the public against trusts , etc. Hy Wilson of Idaho , for a constitutional amendment authorizing marriage nnrt divorce laws. Among the bills Introduced In the senate today were the following : Hy Clay , granting a pension of $50 per month to Annie K. Ilrumby , mother of Ad miral Dewcy's Hag HeuteiiaiH. Hy Hoar , extending the life of the co\\r \ > of private land claims until June 00 , 1902. Hnvmli'n ( in-lit Snunr I'l-oiloc ! Ion. WASHINGTON , Jan. ! . Harold Hewall , late United States minister to Hawaii , had reported to the State department from Honolulu that the total sugar product of the Hawaiian Islands for the scnson of 1S99 was 801,003 tons , or 50,000 tons inoro than the estimate given by the'celebrated German statistician Llcht of .Magdeburg. The total Imports of commodities Into the islands for 18119 amounted to $15,015,34 ! ) , an Increase of $5,073,753 , as compared with the corresponding period of the preceding year. lloer Sympathy Id-solution. WASHINGTON. Jan.I. . Representative Quarles of Virginia has introduced the fol lowing house resolution : Hesolvp.il , That we hereby extend tu our two sister republics in Africa , the Trans vaal and the Orange Free State , our deep , est sympathy In the noble , brave and pa trlotle ctrtigKlc they im > now making to preserve their governments from destruc tion by the hand of monarchy. MlNN rinrn IliiHon'H Aililr < > NN , WASHINGTON , Jan. 4. Some correspon dent has stated that .Miss Olara Harton "re sides In Georgetown , I ) . C. " This Is a misstatement - statement nnd IK troublesome to the post- office anil troublesome to the correspon dents. Miss Hiirton never resided In George town and her address is always Washing ton. Ipill * for t'.n -Nllriilliiii. . WASHINGTON , Jnn. 4. Uepresentatlvo Lcntz of Ohio has Introduced resolutions cit ing published reports that the secretary of the treasury will turn over Internal revenue recolptH to tlw National City bank of New York and providing for the appointment of n special non-partl an committee of twelve members of the house for a "thorough nml impartial investigation to determine the truth or falsity of the charges. " Iti-norl of llnrllcll Trlii | . * > iiliinllli-il , WASHINGTON. Jan. I. 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