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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 7, 1900)
TITE OMATTA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY 1W ) ( . BIG CAS BILLS PILING UP Btala Pajs Largo Sntm for Lighting the State Capitcl Building. ROOMS USED FOR ALL KINDS OF MEETINGS Allc-KCil Kuononion HIP I'llrI of I'up- oi-rnllu OMIHiilM C < i l llii > I'IHII- jnoimcaltli < if NcliniMka it ( iiinil lloiinU Sum , LINCOLN , Jan. < ? . ( Special. ) The popo- cratlo custodians of Nebraska's state caplto ! have found U Impossible , for political ren- aonn , to refuse the many requests for the use of I In halls for cntertnlnraentB nnel meetings ) of various kinds. When the re form administration took charge of the state's affairs It was announced that there \souid bo no moro public meetings , no more balls for sweet eharlty'fl sake and no more receptions , public or private , In the legisla tive hallo. H was pointed out that It cost fnhuloiiH Hums to light iind heat the build ing on tlirac occasions and for several incintlm afu-r the adoption of the new rule all applications for the UBO of the halls were turned down with the utmplo explanation that the now ndmlnUi ration proposed tc conduct the affaire of the mate on on economlc.il basis. The legislative halls In the state caplto ! bulldliif ; are the largest and best adapted places In the city for meetings and large public gatherlngH , and when they are fur nished nbpuliitcly frco of charge , with light and heat thrown In , they are of course more dcalrablo than the small and poorly lighted downtown halls that arc rented for from $10 to $50 per evening. There were BO many application * ) for permission to use the halls coining from all classes and from religious social and political organizations , that tht popocratlc secretary ot mute forgot his ser mon on economy and yielded to u few ol them. The ga bills Increased , but thej vcro paid without n murmur. Djrlng the past year the halls were UBCL by Innumerable pecrct orders and for al most every kind of public meetings. Semi of the grand lodges that held their sessions In the representative hall were given llu freedom of the building both day and nlghl for three and In some Instances , four days nt n time. The olllcera of these organiza tions were told that they were receiving r great favor ono that shmild bo remembcrei by the members on election day. Secretarj 1'ortcr worked the scheme for all It was worth during the year Just past and ever went BO far an to Imvo It announced In some of the meetings that the use of the halls was granted only through his kindness ant good will. Ilcnvy GUM llllts. Few pcoplo are aware ot the fact thai during the year 1899 It cost the taxpayers o ! Nebranka over $2,300 for simply lighting the capltol building. This means that during the 3C5 days over 1.17K.OOO cubic foot of gas were burned at $2 per 1,000 feet , tin jirlco charged by the Lincoln Gas company The gas consumed during the year wouk Jinvo kept ono 3-foot burner going at fill tilt both night and day for a half a century it would have kept 10 gas Jets burning foi flvo years or twenty-llvo Jets for two years For n portion of each day ono or two Jeti nre. kept burning In the basement of the building and lu several of the vaults on tin first lloor It IH necessary to use artillcla light on cloudy days , but otherwise no Ugh ! 5sised In the building during the day time On all but moonlight nights four arc lamps nro kept burning on the dome until mid night , but their cost Is Incomparable will the total cost of lighting the building. The elzo of the gas bill Is only accounted for by the fact that it Includes lighting UK halls for meetings and entertainments glvei by patrons or organizations that bavo nc connection with the Btato government. Sec- retury Porter has araumcd authority it charge up the coat to the taxpayers am the bills are paid without their knowledgi or consent. The populist state central commlttc < adopted the following resolution before ad > Journlng last night : Resolved , That It Is the sense ot the popu. list state central commltteo of Nebraska Ii conference assemble * ! that the Idea of hold Ing the populist national convention thlrtj days prior to the democratic and silver re publican conventions Is unwlso and wouk result In producing discord nnd Inharmonl oils action In the reform ranks of the imtioi and that we disapprove of such n propose ! oour.se nnd declare that wo uro In favor o 3ioldlng the populist national convention a the same tlmo and place as the democratic nnd Oliver republican conventions and an further In favor of united action nt'alnrti the party of Imperialism and the gold stand nrd. 1 * . II. Kohl of Wayne has been appolntci to the position of bond clerk In the auditor' oince , to succeed Leon Crandall , who ha : been promoted to recorder. J. M. Whltakor who held the latter position , has been trans lerred to the Insurance department. The funeral of Nathan S. llarwood , win filed of apoplexy last night , will bo heli tomorrow afternoon. Services will bo hcl < ot the First Congregational church and In termcnt will be nt Wyuka cemetery. IjOKiil I'llilit Over a < 'III-INI | * . A rather novel suit has been Instituted I the district court Involving the Jurlsdlctlo ; of the court over a dead body. Mrs. Ann King claims the right to bury the body o her dead husband , while her mntlier-ln-lai lias asked the court to send the body on t Iicr homo in Illinois for Interment. Th Why Is It that you nro not equal to th task Nature sets for you to do ? Why do you tad weakness stealing ovc you and growing di.y by day. Why that ashy , chalky complexion ? Why that inability to hold your urine ? Why those distressing pains across yov back ? All these symptoms nro unnilHtakahlo ov ! ilcnces of kidney trouble. The kidneys , that make the human or glue of llfn move as Nature Intended , ni not working properly and should 1m prompt attention. If you need a medlclno for kidney , blai < lcr or uric ncd | trouble , yon Hhould begl using the famous new dUcovuiy , Dr. Kl liter's Swamp-Hot , it gives quick relic and cures the most distressing cast's. Hospitals USD It In nil kinds of cases , e : jieclully Huvjro and urgent cues. Doeto proscribe U freely In their practice aua I their families , and UFO It when tln'y net a kidney and bladder tonic themselves. Tens of thousands of grateful patlen liavo written to Dr. Kilmer ft Co. , and the : letters have been fashioned Into a ham volume of rca'Jrt'ferwico. . which should 1 in every 1 oueoliol 1. Thla volume ami fcumplu bottle of SwaaipUootIII I mailed to any rosier of this paper who wl Bcml name and adii " * s to Dr. Kilmer & C and etata that they rca'l this generous off' ' in the Omaha Sunday He ? . If there U any doubt li your mind as your condition , tuko from your urine < nrUIng about two ounces , place It In a gla or bottle and let It stand twenty-four hour If. on examination , U IH milky or cloudy , there U a brick-dust fettling , or If sma jiaitlclt'8 float about In It. your kidneys a hi need of Immediate attention. Swamp-Hoot U for sale everywhere toll lea of t o ti/.e ami two prices , fit cents and one dollar iUnm-raber the mini Bwamp Hoot , auj the atUlrt-ss , Dinghaiuj ton , N. Y. widow today fllol a Ions ? pnltlon with the court , drnylng Its right of Jurisdiction over ' the body. I'.MIMKIt AMI .MO.MJV AIIIJ 3IISS1NU , l < ltfil .Nfiir Corllntid nnd AVn I.nxt S < -IMI III l.llMMltll. f'OIlTLAND. Neb. . Jan. 6. ( Special Tele gram. ) Hamilton Stafford , n well-to-do farmer living three miles north ot this place , han been tnlmlng since Wednesday noon and the conditions surrounding bis disappear ance are Indicative of foul play. He left hereby by team Wednesday morning for Lincoln , carrying with him $100 In gold to pay a note , Intending to return homo tha name evening. Thursday evening his wife nnd elaughters drove to Lincoln In Kearch of tlm. They found whore he had put his team n n barn Wednesday noon , but that ho had ijccn scon by no ono since o'clock of that lay. The note had not been paid. Stafford Is fiO years old and slightly deaf. Al.l , lll'.ll SAID TO Hi : l..M13.YICO. . Ili-fniilllni ; Cn-lil.T of tin- . -"itnl ; Knuimi'd In Itnllrnnil Work. WiST : POINT. Nob. , Jan. fl. ( Special. ) Vows has been received of the wherea bouts of Charles H Allder , the defaulting cashier of the defunct First National bank if Nt-llgh. Allder was reared and educated n West 1'olnt. After the failure of the wnk ho He'd to Mexico. On hi * arrival thuro ho worked with a construction gang , nml later was given charge of a number of workmen emiployed by a contractor , who has jofrlcnded him. Ho refuses to return to his country and , under the provisions of he extradition treaty with Mexico , cannot ) o com pel I ctl to do so. His wife and family ivlll shortly Join him. lilt. IVIM'O.Y ArrilHJYI'AI.I.V .SHUT. IiriinUii < 'ty 1'lij Mi'luil , 1'orincrly of OlillillM. WOHIIII | > I | l" > 'I'lirurt Itllli * . NKllUASKA C1TV. Jan. 6. ( Special Tele- iram. ) Dr.V. . 1'Vllcox was accidentally shot while cleaning a twenty-two-callhcr target , r'llo ' last night. The bullet passed entirely through the left lung , narrowly nlHsIng the heart. Ills condition Is scrlouo \nd It Is doubtful It he recovers. The lector formerly resided In Omaha , where ho s well known. \IMV ( iarlli'ltl foiliiI } ' Oltlror.i. IIUHWKLL. Neb. , Jan. 6. ( Special. ) Yesterday was moving-day at the court louse and there was a more thorough change than has taken place for a long time , only ono olllcer , W. L. Jones , succeeding himself is county Judge. K. M. Tunnlcllft succeeds T. O. Hemmett ns county clerk , both being populists ; L. F. Connolly , republican , HUC- cecds S. H. Powell , populist , as county treas urer ; F. M. Key succeed * ) C. W. Hennlch as sheriff , both populists ; W. C. Johns , rcpub- Ican , succeeds lllchard Bodyfleld , populist , as county superintendent ; K. Hall succeeds J. Kheler as county commlsalcner , both being populists , and D. E. Anderson , republican , succeeds F. M. Key , populist , thu giving the county board to the republicans , something : hat baa not occurred In this county since populism began. Cnptiiri'N n Hotel liy HASTINGS , Neb. , Jan. C. ( Special Tele gram. ) At 7 o'clock tonight W. II. Dillon called the night cleric of the Bostwlck hotel from the olllco and then entered the office lilmsclf and locked It. This action was the result ot Dillon's putting Ilobcrt n. Kelly into the hotel as manager with an under standing that a octtlement must be made monthly. Dillon says that Kelly Is short $ COO nnd refused to give up the hotel. In order to got control again Dillon was com pelled to take forcible possession of the iremlses. This ho succeeded In doing by he assistance of several traveling men. The move was made while Kelly was at dinner n the dining room and for some tlmo after considerable excitement prevailed. The trouble will undoubtedly be aired In the courts. MyNlorloiiN Sliootliiif AtTrny. ATKINSON , Neb. , Jan. C. ( Special. ) Clark Guy , 2S years old , was brought Into Atkinson this forenoon from the farm ol n man named Boetcher , southwest of here about fifteen miles. He was shot several times In the head and also In the back. He was completely covered with blood. Guy was taken to the Merchants hotel , where he Is being cared for. It IB rumored that there Is a woman In the affair. The sheriff and county attorney are hero and Bootcher and another man have given themElvcs up. Guy Is not expected to live. Guy has no home , although ho has lived hero for several years. The authorities will not divulge the name of the second man In custody. For I he Honor Unit AtfncliPM. WKST POINT. Neb. , Jan. 6. ( Special.- ) The annual settlement of the county olllcers with the Board of Supervisors was made yesterday. The- county clerk turned over $202.91 over and above the expenses of the olllcc. The county Judge turned over $100. The net salary of the clerk of the district court for the year was $ f > 50 , and the salary of the sheriff. Including fees of his deputy , was $1,134. In view of this showing , which Is an average one > , It Is hard to understand why men of property nnd good business Judgment will seek these olllccs. All the county olllcers succeed themselves. VrlinirUa'N I HIM riiNlllK IHHIII | | > NN , NHHAWKA. Neb. , Jan. C. ( Speclal.- ) TIio year 18'J'J was a very prosperous ono foi the business men of Nehawka , showing ni : Incroasn over 189S. The bank reports ar Increase of 33 per cent In deposits , and tin same In loans. Dry goods and groceries re. port llfi per cent Increase ; hardware 20 pei cent ; drugs , lumber and Implements 15 pel cent. The quarries report a total output o ! 1,857 ears of rock , clay and lime. A loca firm has manufactured 24,000 gallons o : elder and vinegar. I'lulfNiiiouth In Have a Library. PLATTSMOimi , Neb. , Jan. G. ( Special. ; Plattsmouth Is to have a new brick publli library building this year. Mrs. C. H. Par nieloo has donated the lots , Thomas K. Par- melee the brick , .Mayor F. M. Hlchey , John Waterman nnd Charles Cummins the lumber J. M. HobertBon the sand , F. C. Frlcke thi glaas , A. W. Atwood the paint , and other will furnish cash and labor to complete th < building. I'.v.luxtti'it'liilrr Arri'Nl. HASTINGS , Neb. , Jan. G. ( Special Tele gram. ) Jack W. Howard , an ex-Justice o the peace who loft Hustings sevnral month ; ngo , was arrctHed In Kansas and brough back to answer a charge of having obtalnei " I money under false pretenses. Ho was takei ' before County Judge Ilowen thla nfternooi ! nnd held In $700 bond until Monday , Jamjar * I IS. s Vi v Woman' * L'liili at T > > I < IIIIINI > II , TKCUMSKII. Neb. . Jan. C. ( Special. ) . now woman's club has been organized 1 Tecumseh , called the Sorosls. It Is olllcere * ins follows : President. Mrs. ( ! . B. Scott * " | vice presidents. Mrs. Dr. Lottan nnd Mis "jllervoy ; tccretary. Mrs. J. S. llarman * : treasurer , Mrs. B. J. West ; program com 9 nilttee , Mrs. Joseph Gleason , Miss Herve 1 ! and Mrs. H. While. I'olU County MorlKnm1 Iti'i-ord , OSCKOLA , Neb. , Jan. I ! . ( Special. ) Pol county's December mortgage record : Fan " mortgages flltvl , twenty-two ; amount , $23 , 8 13.45 ; released , thirty-two ; amount , $28 , ' S49.39 ; city mortgages filed , four ; amoun f I $2.175 ; rclwisfd. four ; amount. $1,496 ; chat I tcl mortgages tiled , seventy-eight ; amoun e $23,619.113 ; reltmunl. 233 ; amount. $53E09.0 : North Hi-nil I'nnllrv .Show. NORTH BUND. Neb. , Jan C ( Sperlal.- ) . - , Prices \\erc g ven today In the North Ben - I Pimltry anil Pet Stock association L. I j Harris ot Palmyra was judge. There wer over 400 entries Sweepstakes were carrlM off In different classes by N. r. Wagner of Morse Bluff , W. L. Houck of Fremont and K. 11. Day , T. II. Fowler , William Miller. W. G. Oregg , J. N. Newell. 0. n. Frazer and Fred Acorn of North Bend. I'oor I'ann ChaiiKt' * Unmix , SCHUVLKH , Neb. . Jan. 6. ( Special. ) The Colfax county poor farm , which has been In the care of II. H. Woods during three years past. Is this year In charge of Eugene Wald , who pays $2 per acre for the land and receives $2.75 per week for boarding the county poor. Kuriii t > ri" ltitl < titi * Nuini'i IIUMHOLDT , Neb. . Jan. G. ( Special. ) The Farmers' InMltuto closed n very Inter esting session Friday evening. New officers elected are : President , Henry Patterson ; vice president , Mrs. F. A. Hummel ; secretary - tary % J. 0. Shreyer ; treasurer , C. L. Hum mel , Snr < > ClimiMl ) ( > MiorllT. CENTRAL CITY. Neb. , Jan.G. . . ( Special. ) The Oood Luck grocery was closed today by the Dolan Fruit company nnd the Ne- bioska Mercantile company of Grand Island on claims ) amounting to $ GOO , The sheriff Is In charce. llraily Till KM ( o ( iofhrnlnirK NIMV. BHADV. Neb. , Jan. 6. ( Special. ) The telephone lines recently put In here connect ing a branch store with an establishment nt Gothenburg and the lumber yard herewith with Gothenburg yards , nro now In opera tion. Mllil AViMidicr nt Trenton. THENTON. Neb. , Jan. G. ( Special. ) This winter Is one. of the mildest ever known here. It Is not cold enough to make Ire sufTlclCTitly strong to hold the weight of men to cut It. TO SUM , CASCAUU NIMtl.MiS lAXIl. I'alhiT HiMlillKi-r SriMirrM an Orilor of Court to Thin KlIYi't. HOT SPRINGS , S. D. . Jan. ( ! . ( Special. ) In a case just tried before the circuit court of this county Father Hcddlger of Vermll- llon succeeded In having a sale ordered of the Case-ado Springs property. Some years ago Father Heddlger purchased the fine stone sanitarium building , the uncompleted stone hotel nnd other valuable property there with the Intention of establishing a hospital , a school and other Institutions un der the supervision of the Catholic church. The title to the mineral springs , which furnished the supply of water to the bath house and sanitarium , was Involved , how ever , and nothing could be done with the property until a settlement with the various owners of the land on which the springs are situated could bo made. It Is thought that the title to this valuable property will now bo cleared up and that the property will be Improved as at first contemplated. J. W. Burdetto ot Chicago , a brother of the famous humorist , is ono ot the attorneys In the case. I'lniiH for n \ < * * v JiiH. ABERDEEN , S. D. , Jan. 6. ( Special. ) The County Commissioners have adopted plans for a new jail and sheriff's residence , which will cost when completed , about $10- 000. The building will be two stories high nnd of stone and brick. It will contain twelve double cells and eight residence rooma. The location has not yet been de termined upon. CLOSE ENTRIES FOR BIG RACES I'lclc of TlioroiiKhlit-oiln to Ilun til HrooUlyii Iltiiiillean I < nxt Ycnr'n AVlimcr Iiicliiili-d. NEW YORK , Jan. . All the big stakes for -which entries have closed have tilled well this year. For the Brooklyn handicap sixty-four horses , the pick of thoroughbreds In the north , south , east and west , ure en tered. Of this number fully sixteen are of the highest class and they are likely to carry at least 1 > pounds or over. The list Includes such names as IJanuster , the win ner of last year's handicap ; Imp , the l > est mare of the year and winner of the Subur ban ami'Brighton ' handicap ; Ethelbert , win ner of the Realization ; Juan Borcuiul , one of the best of the 3-year-olds ; I'hiicornue , the winner of the Futurity , and Volunteer. For the Grand National steeplechase handicap there are seventy-six horses en tered. Among those entered arc Vanshlp , the winner of the Champion stakes nt ilor- rl park last fall ; Diversion , one of the gieatest horses to BO through a Held been In several years , nml Dr. Catlett , the best liorbo but one of the most unfortunate of last season's race. * . 1IAW.TIIOIIXK STAKKS AXXOUXCHI ) . intrl 'H Will Cloxr Ma roll 7 for Initial .Mci-lliiir of lim. ! ) CHICAGO , Jan. C. 'Several ' valuable stakes are announced for the spring meetIng - Ing of the Chicago Jockey club at Haw thorne i'iK'0 track , the entries for which will close 'March ' 7. The events are for the Initial meeting of 1W and will be run In tin- early part of the season , which will iproba'bly open about the llrst of June. The stakes ure as follows : Hawthorne Turf Congress , $3.000 ; Juno stakes , SU.OUO ; Flight stakes , $2OUO. Speculation stakes , JJ.OOO ; Juvenile stakes , $1HK > , for foals of ISl'S. ' Te.- stakes , $1S.W , for 2-year-olds ; Haw- thornu stakes , $ ISOO , for foals of 1S ! . Tbo first three races ure for 3-year-olds and upward. An amicable arrangement has been made for a division of dates between the Haw thorne and Harlem tracks and racing will be conducted on the same Irasls us last sea son , each club giving two-week meetings alternately. If the managers of the Washington Park club should di'clde to have a race meetlni : next summer Hawthorne nml Harlem will wulvo their dates MI as to give the South- side course an unobstructed ntretch of nt least twenty-live days and more If they want It. Ht-NiiltM on tin * lliiiniliiKT Triu'ltN. NI3W ORLEANS , Jan. C. Results : First race , ono mile , selling : Rotterdam won , Lexington I'lrnto second , Atalantus third. Time : 1:13. : Second race , six furlongs , handicap : King Red won. Kl Caney second , 'Prlnco ' ( if Veronla third. Tlmo : lIDJi. : Third race1 , one and one-quarter miles , celling : Our Nelllo won. Nailer second , Hatch Box third. Time : 2:111 : , . Fourth race , one mile- , Audubon handicap : Dr Vaughn won. Laureate second , Mole third. Tlmo : lll)4. : ! ) Fifth race , um > mile , selling : Yulmdnm won , Oolonol c'ussldy second , Kushllt-ldH third. Time : lg : | j. I'oiiltry Show CloNivi , ST. IXHJIS. Jan. fi. The sixth annual poultry and pet stock exhibition of the St. Ixiuls Fanciers' iiysoclntion , which opuned Monday In tlu > Coliseum , closed tonight. Sixteen hundred dollars In money and fix- trim silver cupx wore distributed among the successful birds , which came from almost every part of the country. Forfeit for ' rln'ttlfrrlfH Flirhl. UTR'A , N. Y. , Jan. ( J. As an evidence ot good faith the Ooncpeo Athletic club will 1 post u forfeit of J5.001) Wednesday for tilt 1 L'orli ) > tt-Jcffrlcs light In March. The club' * matchmaker , Jim Hurst , Is In New York trylnif to laud the big bout fnr this city , The local club offers a $ M,0 > ji ) purso. B. H. Weinber.q . . . ; , formerly cutter for the H-JC Tailors has opened a MERCHANT TAILORING ESTABLISHMENT with a line assortm ent oi goods at 312 South 16th Street whore ho will bo pleased tc see his old friends and cuslo mers aa well as many uo\\ ones. KELLEY , STIGER & CO. Our Great January Discount Sale Sale Extraordinary in Cloak Department 33i Per Cent Discount Ono-thlrd off * Regular Marked Prices on Ladies' Jackets , Persian Lamb Capes , Plush Capes , Astrakhan Capes , Golf Capes , Rainy Day Skirts , Golf Skirts , Tailor Suits , Separate Skirts 'I' ' l percent Ql percent 3 Discount 3 Discount. Fur Collarettes , Storm Collars , Stole Collarettes , Fur Boas , Children's Fur Sets , Muffs. /T > ' " 51 percent QQ1 percent * * 3 Discount.3 Discount. Shawls , Steamer Rugs. Silk Waists , Wrappers of Flannelette , French Flannel Waists Woolen Waists. 50 Per Cent Discount off. Just Half Price. Ladles Jackets broken line * pearly nl ) sizes In stock. Wo will take the discount , oft any garment , oven though previously reduced. 00 per cent off 50 per cent discount off marked prices. "Just Half Price" for all our Children's Jackets and all our Children's Long Coats. We Cuiitlmiu Our 13th Annual Linen Sale and If over cut prices npprnlnl to the people they nrn car- talnly bound to do so now. Kvery ynrtl of ROO | tins been cut and \ve Implicitly bellevo far boyoml competition. One rnso of 18-Inch Check Olass Toweling , regular price 1214C. now S ic. One cffio IS-lnch Scotch and Russian Washed Hollar Toweling , rcRUliir price lie. now lOHc yard. All our " 2o Huck Towels , now lEo each. All our 12'c and loc Huck Towels , now lOc each. All our 3S. I luck Towels , now 25c each. All our Webs Dew Dleachcd , hemstitched , llurk Tow els , worth 43o , now 2Sc each. All our verybi'st Rrado llRUred Homstltchoil Huok Tow els , that Fold at S5r , now t'Oo each. AllonrfiOc HlonehPd Irish Table I.lncn . T 1 1r 1 1 r > JUO1C MUCH , , ow-UK'vnrd. All our 95o Dleached Table Linen , CG Inches wide , now C9c yard. All our $1.10 Silver Illeachcd Table Linen , now "flc yd. Alt our $1.33 Silver Illeached Table hluon , 73 Inches wide , now liSe yard. All our Jl.f'O full bleached Dresden Table Linen , 73 Inchrn wide , now OSc yard. All our best Rrndo of 72-Inch llleached Table Linen , that sold up to $2.25 , now $1.2i ! yard. 2x2 yards Irlah Linen lUttern Cloths , regular prlco $2.C3 , now $2.00 each. 2x2Vi yards Irish Linen 1'attern Cloths , regular prlco $3.38 , now $2.60 each. 2.\3 yards Irish Linen Pattern Cloths , regular prlco $4.00. now $3.00 each. Dinner Napkins to match nbovo Cloths , $2.sr dozen. Uood quality of pure Irish Linen Napkins , full bleached mill fS size , $1.15 do7.ru. All our $3.00 llleached Dinner Napkins , now $2.2 , " dozen. All our $3.5U Silver Illeachcd Napkins , now $2.f > r > dozen. All our $4.23 Full Illeached Dinner Napkins , now $2 S3 dozen. All our $1.30 and $1.73 Hlcachcd Dinner Napkins , now $3.50 ilo/cn. Linen Sheets , hemstitched , fllso SSxPO , regular price $3.25 , now $2.23 each. Ur r1 irtc Ono cnsn Inrsftl Mzo Grnehot Ural Sprcnil J3tU opi UilUSreunlnr prfi-o Jl.S.-i , now U5c each , One rnbe of extra heavy Crochet Hed Spre.uU ) , Mar seilles designs , regular price $1.45 , now $1.10 each. All our $3.50 Satin Marseilles Ile < l Spreads , now $2.47 each. All our $1.SO best grade Fringed Crochet Rotl Spreads , now $1.35 each. All our JH.75 best grade Satin Marseilles Fringed De < l Spreads , now $2.S7 euch. D I . - 1 4f 20 per cent discount on our entire * A * T / v r < DiailKetS clock of lUuimois. NotwItbstrindUig the marked advance In the price of wool wo Imvo decided to give u 20 per cent discount on Hlanketa. On all Cotlou lllankcts. on all Whlto lllankets , on nil H l Hlankots. on all dray lilankets , on all J'lald , Chock and Striped lllankets. ( Kvery blanket IB marked In plain figures and In no In stance has the prU-e been changed. 20 per cent discount on nil Cotton Comforts. 20 per cent discount on nil Down Comforts. 20 per cent discount on all our White Flannels , French Flannels , Stripe : ! , I'lnld and Scotch Flannels , Novelty Flan nels , Outing Flannels , Gray and Hod Flannels , Embroidered Flannels. Cor. Farnam 6c 15th Cor. Farnam & 15th Omaha Omaha. STIFF GIVES PRICE OF VOTES [ legislators' Ballots Part of the Consideration in Clark's Property Purchases. SELECTS MEMBERS NEEDING REJW CASH ItuviIntloiiK Hrforc United State's Senate Committee liy Speaker Stiff of Montana. Ii-irl liitiire if-0- UUU for One Vote. WASHINGTON , Jan. C. Henry C. Stiff , speaker of the Montana house of rcjprcsen- atlvcs , was the first witness in the. Clark case before the senate committee on privi leges and elections today. Representative Campbell of Montana questioned Mr. Stiff and his questions were directed toward showing that the embarrassed financial con dition of State Representative McLaughlln had boon taken advantage of by Senator lark to approach him to secure his vote and also that Mr. Stiff's own vote ami had been improperly solicited. Mr. Stiff stated that ho know Mr. McLaughltn was in dis tressed financial circumstances prior to the meeting of the legislature. He also stated that ho had himself been appro. s .led by W. M. Blckford , as a representative of Mr. Clark , and his support solicited for the latter. Thu questions bringing out this informa tion were all objected to by the defense , who insisted that iMr. Clark must be di rectly connected with all transactions with which it was sought to connect his name. The reply was that his connection would bo shown over Mr. Clark's signature. Itrul KNtntr I'rlfCM ( in Uii. The questioning of Stiff was then directed toward showing that Blckford had sought to secure Stiff's services to examine the tltlo ot property to be purchased by Clark from McLaugblln for $25,000 , a part of the consid eration on McLaughlln's part being , Blck ford specified , that McLaughlln should sup port Claris for the senate. Stiff testified as to the correctness of this outline and added that Blckford had told him that ho ( Stiff ) should have $500 for his individual services , when $50 would have been a good fee ; that his own vote was wanted for Clark and that ho should be put on Clark's list of attorneys for a number ot years. Blckford had in this connection exhibited a list of property to bo sold by McLaughlln , with prices to bo paid which were In excess of the value of the property , and this property was afterward conveyed to Clark. Stiff also stated that the agreement with McLaughlln provided that he was to bo cm- ployed by Clark for two years at $2,100 a year and that McLaughlln had slnco been employed in this connection. Ho also said that McLaughlln had voted for Clark. The witness stated that In another conver sation with Blckford , a week prior to the meeting of the legislature , the latter hael offered him $10,000 If ho would withdraw from the contest for the speakershlp and support Clark for the senatorshlp. Stiff also detailed a conversation with A B. Cook , former state auditor , who hai offered him $20.000 to vote for Clark. SiiKKi-NtN ! f-i < > , < M > 0 UN lllH I'rlrr. "I made no definite it-ply , " said Stiff "because I wanted to further Investlgati what was going on. I told him , " ho con tlnued , "that If Clark really wanted to so euro my vote ho could afford to pay raon than $20.000. and suggested $50,000 , saylni I did not want this to bo understood aa ui offer on my part. Cook said ho would nc < Clark and wo agreed to meet again tbo clay. I did not , however , BCO him again 01 this subject. " He also eald that as speaker In Beloctln ; a committee of Investigation Into the riarl matter hu had not known all the member selected were unfriendly to Clark. Replying further to questions conccrnlni his suggestion of $50.000 as the price Clarl should pay for bis vote , ho said "I believe I was perfectly justified in per cent per cent On our entire stock of Ladles' , Misses' and Children's On all our Ladies' I'nlon Suits. On all our Ml ses' I'nlon Suits. On all our Children's I'nlon Suits , On all our Ladles' Separate Garments. Vests and Pants. On all our Misses' Separate Garments. On all our Children's Separate Garments. 20 Per Cent Discount On all our Men's and Boys' Winter Under wear , Union Suits and Separate Garments. 20 Per Cent Discount On our Kutlre Slock of Ladles' , Mls es' and Children's Shoes , Leggings and Overshoes. Ladles' { " . " ' > Shoes now $1.SO Ladles' $2.00 Shoes now $2.00 Ladles' $ : ! .CO Shoes now $2.40 Ladles' . . $4.00 Shoes now $3.20 Misses' $ l.dfl Shoes now $1.20 Misses' ? 2.2"i Shoes now $1.SO Child's $1.20 Shoes now Otfc Child's $1.3.1 Shoes now $1.08 Boys' $1.85 Shoes now $1.JS Youths' $1.50 Shoes now $1.20 Our Annual Sale of New Embroideries. Our Aniui il Sale of New Muslin Underwear is now In progress and the values we arc offering are pronounced the lowest In price for new , up-to-date styles that have been shown this season. Special Agents Biiltcrick Patterns what I did. I considered that a mr-st out rageous crime was being perpetrated , and I was willing to act the part ot a detective. " Fred Whlteslde , Montana state senator from Oleathead county , testified that he had been Approached prior to and after the meet ing of the legislature In the Interest ot Clark's candidacy by John S. Nelll. John B. Wellcome and Charles W. Clark , a son of the senator. He had seen Wellcome by ap pointment at his room at a hotel In Helena and had also mot there others of Clark's friends. He had al o met Senator Clark , who told him that Wellcome had spoken favor ably of him ( Whlteside ) . The first Intima tion he had had that bin support of Clark would ho to his financial advantage camr from Neill. Afterwards Wellcome had told him that his vote anil support ot Clark would be worth $10,000. Ho hud co-operated with the supporters of Clark for the purpoie cf ex- I posing the corrupt methods which 'he was satisfied were being used to secure Clark'a election. Ho exhibited a list of the members of the legislature whom Wellcome and Sen ator Clark's sou had requested him to sec. They had told him they were willing to pay $10,000 for any democratic vote and more for the vote if J. T. Anderson of Meagher county. OTHER EVILS , SAYS ROBERTS PolymnnoiiH Coii ri'SNaum Says TC-II Tlioimaiiil Tliri-ati-nliiK tin- Coun try -\r < - ( IntNlilf of Utah. WASHINGTON , Jan. n. When thu Rob- erl3 committee resumed its sessions today Mr. Roberts went on with his argument be gun yesterday. Ho reviewed the action of the constitutional convention of Utah , urg ing that this carried out the requirement ! ) o' congress for the admission of Utah as a state , namely , that polygamous marriages should no longer be contracted. In particu lar , Roberts contended , there was no rei- | qiilrement by congress or In thr oonstltu- I tiocal convention that previously contracted ! matrimonial associations should be Inter rupted. In the course of his argument he said ho had observed that the women Involved In I this question of plural wives were quite generally received In circles of Gentile I women In Utah. Ho vehemently denounced what ho characterized as the sunsattonal crueado made against him and the effort tc i affect public feeling and said "the home" wa.4 In danger. "If necetsary , " he exclaimed , "I could call attention to 10,000 evils which threater the country without going to the state ol | Utah. " In closing Roberts Bald that the patriotIsm - Ism of the Mormon church toward the country could not bo questioned , When ii fund was raised for the survivors of tbr battleship Maine , the Mormon church had contributed ono-llfth of the cntlro amount When the country's authority in the Philip pines was questioned , "Utah guna , handled by Utah men , " had been in tliu forcfronl of the fray. Schroedcr the Gcntllo representative ftalcd that no further point would be made on Roberts' naturalization papers , as It wat desired to exclude him from congress specifically and solely on the ground ol hiii being a polygamlst. After the arguments closed members ol the committee attached some Importance tf u question asked by Chairman Taylor u : Roberta , relative to the lattcr's being ameii' able while in the District of Columbia U the Kdmumls actU Is understood tha special attention may be given by thu com mlttce to this feature. At 12:30 : the arguments on both flldui were closed and the commlttco wont Inti executive session. At the executive session it was decide' ' to close thu hearings uud the testimony , un lefs ex-Secretary Carlisle desired ) to b heard further. The committee then ad journcd until 10 a. m. next Wednesday There was no vote or ether action on tni > final disposition of the case. Clllii | \ \ III \ \ViiNliliiKton. . WASHINGTON. Jan. C peMal Ttlu gram i-Agent Clupp of Pine Hldgt. S D baa been authorized to utit aabiDtlLou o business pertaining to his agency. It Is be lieved that Major Clapp desires to discuss affairs at Pine Rldgo prior to relinquishing the post In the spring. MAY INVOLVE UNITED STATES CoiniilloatloiiN l.lUcly to . \ rl.iiOut of French Xavnl Di-inoiiNtratioiiN at .Si-nto Domingo. WASHINGTON , Jan. fi. The United States government has at this moment no concern in the attempt of the French government to settle a long-standing claim against the gov ernment of Santo Domingo by naval demon stration. What our future attitude may be vlll depend entirely upon developments. It Is not positively known that In the iresont Instance turpitude Is Involved , but rom the statement of facts set out In the irees dispatches the case appears to bear a trong rcsemblanco to others which have preceded It and which , In our estimation , instilled the action of foreign governments n adopting summary measures to collect heir money. This particular case Is Mid to have been lending about three years and It Is under stood that President Hereaux had finally ar ranged to settle It , but the agreement was llsregnrded by Jlmincii , his successor and ho present occupant of the presidential ot- Ice of Santo Domingo. There IB a possibility that the United States may ultimately become Involved In his affair through what Is known as the San Dominican syndicate , controlled by New Tork capitalists. This concern has a conces sion from thu San Dominican government ) > which , In return for defraying the Interest on the public debt and otherwise assisting he government financially , it IH entitled to collect nil of the custonm revenues of the sland. The present administration In Santo Do mingo Is believed to bo tn low In funds that it could scarcely pay the $60,000 demanded > y the French government In settlement of ho pending claim. If , In this case , the French naval commanders should undertake .o sel/.o the customs revenues an Interesting luestlan might arise. It should be stated , liowever , that so far the State department Is not Informed that Jlmlnez has iccoguized is still In force the concussion hold by the Now York syndicate coming from the lute 1'rosldcnt Hereaux. ( HiJiTt to Vaccination Orilor. HURON , 3. D. , Jan. C. ( Special. ) The order by the State Board of Health requir ing all school children to bo vaccinated before - fore allowed to enter school following thn holiday vacation has been quite generally compiled with here , but not without some complaint. Ono parent has served notl-n upon the board to the effect that If his child Is not readmitted to school , suit for dam ages will follow. Ho further proposes to go before the supreme court and ask for a writ of mandamus to compel the board to again admit bin child regardless of the order ol the Board of Health. TinIliHt I'onuli Mi-illi'lnr. "Ono bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Reim- edy cured mo of a chronic cough after all other remedies had failed , " says C. II. Dena of Colon , Mich. "I cannot speak too highly of It. " If troubled with u cold or la grippe give this remedy a trial and you are certain to bo moro than pleased with the reoulc lUiiuly for AllKi-lcl , HURON , S. D. , Jan. C.-Special. ( ) Ar rangcmcntfl are being made for a big dem onutratlon hern on the evening of January 11 at which tlmo ox-Oovernor John I' . Alt geld of Illinois will deliver the openlni speech of the democratic campaign 1n till part of the utatc. An effort will bo mad to bring people from neighboring townn. Thu modern and moet effective euro fo constipation and all liver troubles the fa mous little pllla known as DoU'ltt's LIU ! Karly Risers. \iiirrli'iin ( urn for I'rcncli UOMIM. | I'lTTSHfHil l'i . Jan C Lie tin Muri- ' nu' ' < 'ii'-f criKlnecr of the I'nrlLjona t Mtili'i ' rranenn rutiruud of Franc-- , who is 1 ttus lOualrv on a. tour ot irisptUlon , piuv& an order with the Tressed Steel Car com pany of this city today for t 0 steel gondola cars of a. spoclal design. This order marks the llrst Introduction of American ste. 1 ars on the Kuropean continent and may lie jonslilcreil a now epoch of railway eciuln- ment In the old world. FORECAST OF THE WEATHER Siimlny and .Monday Variable WlndH In \e- WASHINGTON , Jan. C. Forecast for Sunday and Monday : For Nohraslta , Colorado and Wyoming Fair Sunday and Monday ; variable w'l'nds ! For North Dakota Fair and cooler Suu- iluy ; fair Monday ; northwesterly -winds. For South Dakota Fair Sunday and Monday ; west to northwest winds. For Iowa Partly cloudy Sunday ; fair Monday ; south to southwest winds. For Missouri Light showers Sunday ; Fair Monday ; variable winds. For Kansas Threatening Sunday ; prob ably fair Monday ; variable winds. Ioi-iil lli-Roril. OFFICE OF TI1H WHATIIBR mmEAU. OMAHA , J.-in. fi. Omaha record of tem . perature and pn.'cliiltatlon roinparcd wlh the corrcspontlliiB day of the laat three j fiirb ' 1000. 1SK ) . MS. 1S97 Maximum temperature. K 2 K 3i Minimum temperature. a i i : n 10 iVvrrago U'lnpuraturo. . . to IB 3- ; : Precipitation T T .00 .ifl Itfcord of temperature and prerlpll.itlon at Omaha for this day and slnco March 1 , Normal for the day ] g KxroHH for the day yi Ae-fumulated OXCCHS Klne-e ; i.Mareli 1. . 'iiil Normal rainfall for the day oil Hit n Dfllcloncy for thu day ai UK n Total rainfall Hluco .Mnrch 1 , lSM.23.flij In. In s Dcilclcni'y tdwo Manh 1 4.ii ; IIK-IH Di'llrlency for ror. jiorlod , IMiS 'j.si Inches Ui-lk'loney fur cor. jn-rlod , Ib'J7..10.M Im-lioH T Indicates truer , of preilpitatlnn. M CMI'S A. WI3LSII , Local ForecaHt Olllelal. CONSUMPTION. The genus Of consumption are every where. You may breathe them in with lac air , elrml : them with water , cat them with your foexl. They are not dangerous if you me in per fect health hut if you have a slight cold , or coujjli , or if you have inher ited \vc--ik lungs , or if you are weak mid run-down gen erally look out ! _ Once consump tion gets u strong footholel it is al most impossible to dislodge it. The time lo cure it is ut the beginning or before it Marls. If you ure run-down build yourself up. Make every tissue so strong and well that con sumption germs cannot find n foothold , 3'ill your body with rich , red blood- build up strong , healthy flesh put your digestive system in perfect order. Don't drag along half dead. You may he well ns will as not. The following letter from Mrs. Jennie Dingman , of Van nurcn , Kalkask.i Co. , Mich. , will tell you how to do it. She says ; " Before I took Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery I was hardly able to dp my work at all ; hud pain in my left eide nnd back , and had lieadache all the time. I tried your medicine and it helped me. Last spring I had a bad cough ; got so bad I had to be in l > cd all the time. My husband thought I had consumption. We thought we would try Dr. Picrct-'s Golden Medical Discovery and before I had taken one bottle the cough stupi d and I have ciuca had uo signs of. iU rctuxuuut. "
