THE OMAHA DAILY UEE : FRIDAY , JAXl'ATCY 12 , 1000.
Dec Jan 11. 1900.
The last sale we had on wrappers nearly
closed us out of the small and medium sizes
but either we had too many large sizes or the
ladies who wear them did not know that we
keep their size , however , wo have some extra
good valuer in 44 and 46 size to close out at
75c each , they are the $1,00 , $1.25 and $1.50
kind.
All our handeomo Wool Wnl.its have been reduced In price.
Our great January Jacket and Stilt Pile Is still going on the ladles are reapjjig
a rich harvest of bargains
\Vc Clos2 Otu Store SntttrJnys nt n P. M.
Ac.nvrs ron KOSTIIII Kin < ; i.ovn i AM > Mervi.r.'s IMTTHIIXS.
TI1L ONLY EXCLUSIVE DRY GOODS HOUSE IN OMAHA.
Tf. M. C. A. IIL'IMJI.MJ , COIl. 10'IH A D DOUGLAS STS.
was then overcome , was It' " Inquired Mr.
Wright , with a touch of Irony.
' Yes , sir , It was , " replied Hess , "for the
reason that I found the svstcm to be satis
factory. "
Coninilnnlon fur liiHiirnncc.
Regarding the placing of flro Insurance on
the various school buildings , Mr. Hess said
that It was customary that each niembei-
should have the disposal of n certain amount.
The risks were distributed among n consid
erable number of companies , these In which
ho wns particularly Interested being rep
resented by Messrs. HntchlnEon and Kcn-
nnrd. He admitted that he had received n
commission from these agents for insuranrn
written for the board nnd snld hu considered
this prnctlct perfectly legitimate. The
amount allowed him , he said , was In the
neighborhood of 15 per cent of the premium.
Mr. HCEB then described his relations with
Mr. Chlnlquny , who was attempting to supply
the three new buildings with Venetian
blinds. "Chlnlqunv approached me when the
contract was about to be let , " said M" , Hess ,
"and Inquired whether 1 could Insure his
life. I responded that I was in that business
and ho promised to take out a policy , offer
ing mo { 20 as a guaranty of good faith. 1
accepted the money , but after thinking It
over returned the sum to him the next day.
I was afraid ho would consider me under
obligations to support him on the blind con-
tract.
Ilrnft Turn I'd Info Money.
"On the day following I received a draft
for J20 from Chlnlquay by mall nnd , being
Ignorant of his address , I Imvo not returned
It 1 did not cash the draft for ten da > s ,
but when I heard that ho had made affidavit
to my acceptance of $10 at his hands as a
bribe I deliberately made use of the monoy.
Ho can obtain credit for the $20 at any
time. "
Mr. Hess wns then excused nnd Frank A.
. ' 'cars , ono of the retired members of tin ?
bonrd , vvns summoned. Sears took the
stand and responded to the preliminary
question regarding his membership of the
board nnd of various committees. Mr.
Wright then entered upon a series of ques
tions nnd Mr. Sears appealed to the chair.
"Hnvo any specified charges been filed
against the Integrity of my conduct as a
member of the board ? " asked Sears.
"None , except the general resolution by
which wo uro authorized to Investigate al
leged bribery and corruption of members , "
responded Chairman Bnmara.
"Then I vylll retusp , to glve ; testimony , "
Bald-Sears , rising arid'making his way'to
the cloak room ,
"Do you refuse to assist this committee
In its efforts to reach tne trutdV" asked
Judge Duflle. .
"I won't answer any questions , " said Sears.
"Arc you unwilling to answer because you
may incriminate joursolf ? " Inquired Mr.
Wright.
The refractory witness , however , had
reached the haven of the cloak room.
i'uociii : > i.\ < ; s THE AFTIH.\OO\ .
Co u ( me tor Clilnlijiiay Chur oN Three
.HfiiilierH with llrllicr > .
AH the spectators leaned forwnrd In their
chairs and the Investigating committee unbent -
bent Its judlrnl aspect , Contractor Chnrlevs
Chlnlquay calmly charged three members of
the Board of Education , Wednesday after
noon , with accepting bribes ,
The contractor gave his testimony deliber
ately , refreshing his memory nt Intervals
from a note-book. His evidence was full of
detail nnd ho was nblo to give the dates ,
places und circumstances in the unlawful
transactions.
Ho described the pocket Intp which the
conspirator put the fee and Introduced other
mlnutnc that added to the sincerity of his
manner and made n visible impression.
Immediately following this sensational re-
cltnl there was n pause In the proceedings
and tbo attorneys conducting the investiga
tion hurriedly left the room. Their errand ,
ns It _ afterwards developed , was to file In-
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forra'a'tlons against Arthur SI. Cowle , George
II. IJp-ss and Frank A Srais , charging them
with bribery , ns la related clsowhero.
It IB aluo the committee's intention to
bring similar proceedings agajjst } G. G.
Jrcy , who was also Impllcited by Chlnlquny'a
testimony , nnd ho will probably be placed
finder arrest today.
The willingness with which Chlnlquay re-
vented his conspiracy with the boarj mem-
bora 1 ? accounted for by the fact that aftr
ho 1mil spent several hundred dollars In
bending the board to his wishes , the se
cret cbmpnct was broken when a moro fruit
ful opportunity appeared. The blinds far
the three now school buildings were pur
chased from Dodge & Co. of Chicago , wh'le
Cblnlquay'a tlmo and money hid been sp nt
In vain. In recognition of this Ingr/itltudo /
lie djnlt the members a return blow and
proved tbo star witness ot the Investigation ,
Cliliiliiun ; 'H H n rlntlonn.
Mr. Chlnlquay gnvo the details of his first
Tlslt to this city IIH thu agent of the Do.st-
vUck-Uurgcss Blind company of Ohio. He
desired to secure the contract of tmpplylt g
the tbreo new buildings with blinds , he
said , nnd nt cncc began the toalt of urging
his wares. The contract amounted to I'D
blinds nnd thu approximate cost was ubiut
$1,000. Chlnlquay said that ho first called
upon Frank A. Sears at the letter's place
of buslneea and Invited him to tnspo.'t a
Hample blind then In place at n local ho'el.
"Sears culled the next day , " continued Chln
lquny , "nnd I ahowed him the blind and
quoted him prices. Hears asked , then , If
there ) was anything In It for him. I told
him I'd give him $25 to help me get the
order and he promised to help me all he
could. Ho told me that Cowlc was the b-et
111 nn to see In worMng the deal through
nnd that 1 had bettn see him at once.
"Tho nex ( night I naw Sears on Twenty-
fourth street with hla wife I called him
to one nldo and asked him how tlilnja
looked. Ho snld that he was doing all ho
could nnd I took $10 out of my pocket and
pave It to him. He said 'You can depend
on mo.1 I told him I'd send him the balance
by mall , which I did. "
Mr. Chlnlquay then Inspected a cashier's
Tomtjhf
Just before retiring , II your liver h
aliireUli.out of tune and you feel dull.
bilious , constlpatud , take a elose elAnd
And you'll bo oil right In the morning.
check for $ ! " > , rnnde payable to Scars by
himself , nnd IdJ'lrttflcd It-fa'the paper which
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he had sent. The'dVaft had been paid In
the Chicago clearing house and was Intro
duced In evidence.
The Di'i-1 with lie-nil. '
The contractor then turned hli attention
'o Member Hcis , who had teatlfleJ In the
morning that Chlnlquay had ntttcmptcd to
brlbo him under cover of taking fiut an In
surance policy , Chlnlquay took his rnth
that the subject of Insurance had never been
rcfoncd to , but that Hcfls had accepted the
money purely In consideration of his favor
able nusplccs In the matter of the blind i
contrpct. ' . , , |
"Hecs called on mo on December 11 , " I
snld the wltnOM , consulting hla note
book , "and wanted to know what ho was
going to get out of It. I told him I'd give
him $40 to help me get thoorder. , Half
of that pmount I gave him In cash nnd the
rest I sent him by mall. " !
"Why did jou give him $10 when you onlv
allowed Sears $23 ? " Inquired Attorney
Wright.
"Because I thought ho wns the best hustler - I
lor , " remarked the contractor , with n
smik' .
"Did jon ever mention to Mr. Hess that
you would llko to take out llfo Insurance ? "
asked the attorney.
"No , " responded Chlnlquay , with em
phasis. "I never had any such Idea. "
The draft for $20 sent to Hess through
the mall was exhibited and Identified by
the witness. The contractor added that hu
had been Instructed by Hess to see Cowlo ,
as ho would be an Invaluable Instrument
In accomplishing hlc purpose.
SUJN II - "Klxcil" Irpy.
Chlnlquay next approached Member 0.
0. Irey In the latter' ' * * olllco In the New
York LlfeJ building. He offered Irey $23
after the board member had Inquired , like
his colleagues , as to the value placed on
his Influence. As a part payment the con
tractor says he gave Iroy $10 , which the
latter thrust hurriedly Into his' vest pocket
Just as J. F. Burgess , now president of
the board , entered the room.
"I will try and do all I can for you , "
Irey is reported to have said , with some
haste , "but " ending with the Inevitable
phrase "you had better see Cowlo. "
Chlulquay sent the other $15 after his
return to Chicago and the Indisputable evi
dence of the canceled rheck was Introduced
in this case , nleo.
After the repeated advice he had received ,
Cnlnlquay jBaya hotboughj , 4t vvpuld bo hla
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wisest course tolntervlew Co'wlo and ac
cordingly 'called nt his oIHce. The , witness
says ho presented the merits of his blind
to the chairman of fhe buildings and prop
erty committee and that after some discus
sion Cowle asked him point blank , "What
Is there In this for me ? "
"I told him that It would be worth $40 If
ho would help mo In the matter and ho an
swered with n sort of shrug , 'Well , that
Isn't very much , Is it ? ' I told him that it
was all that I could afford and ho said wo
had better wait nnd see If anything could
be done about It later. He asked me to
call nsaln and I left. "
Importune 1'oliit.
Mr. Chlnlquay then brought out nn im
portant point relative to the real value of
the blinds which had been sold to the school
board by Dodge & Co. for 15 cents per square
foot. He said that he had called nt the
ofllco of Dodge & Co. In Chicago nnd made
inquiry ns to prices. Mr. Dodge Is said to
hnvo quoted him a price of 9 cents n square
foot on hasswood blinds and telling him
that the same material vvns about to he put
Into the Omaha schools. The testimony was
valuable as snowing that a private price at
the lower rate mght | easily have been quoted I ,
to some member of the beard Contractor j
Chlnlquay vvns then excused. | i
F. K. Buckmlnster of Chicago , dealer In * ' '
blackboards , appeared briefly on the stand.
He said that he had secured the contract
for slate blackboards for the three new
buildings. "I came hero with reference to
necurlng the contract on November 10 , " said
Mr Buckmlnster , "and spoke to eevcral
board members regarding It. ' |
"Did jou make a proposition to purchase
the votes of any member ? " asked Attorney
Wright.
"I want to n k , " said Buckmlnster , turnIng -
Ing to the chnlr , "whether any charges of
bribery have been preferred against mo ? "
"No specific charges , " answered Chairman
Barnard.
"Then I will refuse to discuss tlio details
of my private business , " responded the con
tractor.
Judge Dufllo asked tbo witness whether
ho wished to put himself In the attitude of j i
concealing the truth. i ]
"That la not the reason , " responded j j
Buckmlnsler ; "I merely wish to know where
I stand. "
He was excused from the stand.
lllllh I'rlcMi for WUROII.
Foreman I'otts , In the employ of the
board , testified that a wagon had been pur
chased for his ngo , through the agency of ,
the buildings nnd property committee , | '
which was entirely too small for his pur
pose. Ho had refused to accept It , ho said ,
and It vvns still nt the warchouso of the
Seaman Buggy company , | i
C. 0. Belden of Thompson , Boldcn & Co. , '
testified regarding the alleged exorbitant
price of the wagon recently purchased for
the drayage of supplies. He said that he
had occasion to price a similar wagon lor
lila personal ueo and had seen the vehicle
purclimcel by the board. The salesman had | t I
pointed It out to him as the one bought by 1
the- board for $176 and offered him ono ex
actly Elmllar for $157.50.
Secretary fllllan of the Board of Educa
tion then took the eland am ] read sections
of the records pertaining to the letting of
contracts and the purchase of the wagon ,
These extracts were transcribed to the rec
ords of the committee and adjournment was
had until this morning at 9 'So o'clock.
inl Church IlnllilliiK.
NHW YOUK Jnn 11Tho foftvseventh
annual report of the bonrd of trustees of the | i
Congregational Churf h Building society was
IsBiuxl today It states that the year of 1S99
was , with rue exception , the beet In the
history of the hocloty The rcce-lnts for
Ibiia were $ JI7,307 The disbursements were
$ lS3flI to nlnrty-llvo churches or houses of
vvorthlp and 51M30 to forty-one churches or
l > uronages
1
. Murderer' * Hrnteilcr In e'ointnimtcil.
UC STON. Jon. 11 Hy u unanimous vote- ' ,
the executive council todns commuted the
sentence oi I'dnnnl Hay Snow , the 13-jear-
old murdt-rtr from death b > electricity la
llfo ImprUonmrnt Snow recently pleaded
cullty to a charge of murdering Jamci T. i
Whlttemore lait September , I 1
tnilPl ? * PTIJtl III TUP P I PTO
LODGE AHER AIL THE I'ACIS '
Proposes to Extend Resolutions for Infonnv
tion Regarding Philippine War.
PETTIGREW MAKES A VIOLENT SPEECH
\iIiiilitlNtrnUoit ultli
llenion | < < llil | . for War CrlllelseN
Pi-pun Ceiixorililii What lie
Would Do If it riltnlno.
WASHINGTON , Jnn. 11. A spirited , nnd
nt times sensational , debate vvns preclp- I
Itatcd In the senate today on the Philippine I
question , the basis for the spcechmaklng
being a resolution of Inquiry oftorod several
dnvs ago by Pcttlgrow of South Dakota , to
which substitutes were proposed.
I'cttlgrow nttncked the administration's
policy In the Philippines nnd nlso made
some startling charges against those who
were supporting the administration. He de
clared ithnt n svstcmntlc effort was being
made to prevent accurate Information from
reaching the people ot the United States i
and that It was a political scheme to for
ward the candidacy of McKlnley for re
election.
The debate was terminated by a resump
tion of consideration of the currency bill
at 2 o'clock. Stewart of Nevada made nn
elaborate speech on the question of national
finances.
Befoto adjournment the senate , after pro
longed debate , passed the bill conferring
additional powers upon the director of the
census and n bill Increasing the limit of
cost of the Indianapolis public building.
At the cinclublon of morning routine
business the resolution offered by Pettlgrew
of South Daka'a several days HRO , together
with the substitute for It offered by Lodge
of Massachusetts , was laid before the senI I
ate. The object of both the resolution and I
the substitute was < o obtain from the
president , If not Incompatible with public
Interests , all Information In regard to the
Insurrection in the Philippines.
Ix3d ge suggested that both 1'cttlgrow's
resolution and his own substitute bo with
drawn and that the resolution offered by
Hear , with suitable amendments , be adopted
for both ,
Cull fur Information.
The resolution offered by Hoar wns swoop
ing lu Us call for Information relating to
the Philippine Insurrection , but Lodge said
his desire for all Information concerning
the Insurrection was so great that he pro
posed to offer an amendment extending its
provisions. It had been stated , ho said ,
that there was danger of an uprising In
Manila by the Filipinos , with the object of
murdering Americans and nil foreigners. It
had boon stated also that Filipinos had
threatened to throw bombs Into the funeral
procession of General Law ton. He wanted
Information upon these points as well as
upon others.
Ho wanted to know what Information the
government possessed as to repilsals placed
upon other tribes by Agulnaldo and the
Tapalos. I
Ho wanted especially to know how the
Filipinos had treated American and Spanish
prisoners , there being a wldo divergence
of Information upon that point. If the gov
ernment had information relating to the '
encouragement received by Agulnaldo nnd
the Insurgents from the United States nnd ,
what effect that encouragement had had
upon the course of the rebellion , he thought
the senate and the people were entitled to
U.
It was a matter , too , of common report
that the nnlNlrnperlollstlc Ieague had been
urging'ouV s'oldlerfl to oppose ( the wnn
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This work , Ledge 'thought , had had little
effect because of the Insignificance of the
persons engaged In It. Little attention had
been paid by the government to this treason
able action , "Because , said Ledge , "no
sensible man wants to convert a bore into
a martyr , even though the bore be malev
olent. "
Hour Atrreen with LOIKC.
Ledge thought there was no disposition In
any quarter to suppress Information ,
Hoar said ho was in general accord with
his colleague. Ho would be glad to have
the correspondence between the president
and the Peace commltsion nt Paris , but
at this time would not insist on that. Ho
wanted , however , the distinct rocommenela-
tlons of the president to the Philippine
commission.
Ledge suggested that tbo proposition of
Pettlgrew and his own substitute be laid
on tbo table and that Hoar's resolution , i
with his proposed amendment , bo adopted.
To thla Pettlgrew objected He had , ho
snld , asked In his resolution for specific
Information , which he desired. Ho then
launched Into a rather sensational speech
containing many bitter attacks upon the
administration. The Information covered bq
the amended resolutions of the Massachusetts -
setts senators was not all that might be
called for. Senators , he snld , inl ht ask
for Information , concerning the dcsecrn'lon
of churches by the American soldiers In
the Philippines nnd as to many of the other
horrors that follow In the path of war. Il
was evident , ho said , that the object of I
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the administration wan to keep detailed Information -
formation from the people nnd It was quite ) |
as evident that the political success of the
president nnd of the republican party was
of greater concern to the Imperialists than
whether the Information asked should reach
the Filipinos ,
The objection to sending to the senate
Information because It would bo carried to
the Filipinos was ridiculous , since the Fil
ipinos already wera In possession of It.
The real reason for objecting to Its publica
tion was th t It was deemed not daslinble
that the American people should have It
"Tho trouble with the imperialists , " said
Pottlgrow , "Is that they have confounded
the Interests of the people of the United
States with the political desires and nm-
bltlons of their puny president and regarded
him and his success as more Important than
n rightful treatment of the Filipinos. "
I'rttluriMV WfintN Information ,
Pottlgrow eald ho wanted the Information
which ho was seeking , whether the piesl-
dent regarded the publication of It compat
ible with public Interests or not. And ho
wanted It whether the picsldent desired It
should or should not be known.
"If any amendment Is to be made ti the
resolution , " said he , "U ought to bo made
to nad that Information ought to bo trans
mitted to the senate , If not Incompatible
with the president's Interests ns a candidate
for re-election. The fact Is , this wlulo
bubinees Is hound up In the president's
desire again to bo a candidate of his patty
for president. "
Pottlgrow then devoted some tlmo to A
dissuasion of the censoring of dispatches
from the Philippines. Ho declared that Im
portant and significant facts had been
stricken from nens dispatches fro.u Manila
and from commciclal reports , because It
was regarded by the powers that bo as un
desirable that they should reach the Ameri
can people
"As nn kistunco of this work , " said ho ,
"tho Sulu treaty was mangle 1 and partly
suppressed until after the election In Ohio. "
Ho discussed at length the proclamation
issued by the president declaring that it j
was In Eucli bhape that Rencral Otis rcconi-
mended that It should be changed In order' '
not to provoke hostilities on the ; > art of j
the Filipinos. Suleequently , he bald , It was
altered materially and , as altered , was pub-
ItshcU to the Philippine natives As oils-
Inally drawn It was to his mind a flat dec
laration of war and when Agumnldo and
bis leaders came Into poseesslon of thcj
original they go regarded It j
'The whole wretched business , " declared
Pettlgrew vehemently , "was one of. con-
cealmcnt and duplicity , not only to deceive
the pcoplo of the United States , but the
Islanders themselves. "
Crltlelie * I'ren * C'rninrithli | ,
In substantiation ot his charge that dis
patches from the Philippines were censored
In the Interests of the administration Pettl
grew quoted from a letter written by Ilob-
crt M. Collins , Associated Press representa
tive at Manila. In this letter Collins re
lated the stibstnnco.of an Interview upon Ilia
subject of censoring'e'llspatches which he had
with General Otis. Pctllgrew read the state
ments of Collins , in which he had said It
was the evident desire oftha officials to
prevent certain Information from reaching
the people of the United States. When hi.
( Collins ) had filed a dispatch containing In
formation which he thought was proper to !
send to the United States he had been Informed - ,
formed by the cqnSor that ho had been In- i
structcd to cut out anything that might hurt ,
the administration. Subsequently when he
had desired to genii a story relating to the '
> iso of silver In the Philippines the censor '
had told him that his Instructions were to
allow nothing to paes him which would be
helpful to W. J. lirynn In the United States.
Upon this point Pcttlgrcw became particu
larly sarcastic and again adverted to what
ho termed the president's desire to sue- i
cecd himself as president , even though ci- '
sentlal Information had to be suppressed
to reach that end.
Pettlgrew assorted that the president himself - '
self really began the war In the Philippines
nnd was responsible for It.
IllaincN I'rvnlilcnt fur War.
"If , " snld he , ' 'the ' administration had had
a spark of honor In dealing with the Filipinos
pines It would have told General Merrill to
lay the whole truth of the Intentions ot the
government before Agulnaldo and hla nsso-
elates. "
Had this been done Pettlgrew believed that
half the trouble might Jiave been averted.
That wo had fired the first shot which hud
precipitated hostilities nobody denied. Even
after the fighting had begun , ho said , an
effort was made by Agulnaldo to secure a
suspension ot hostilities , but had been told
by General Otis that now the fighting had
been begun It must continue to the grim
end. i
"If , " said Pettlgrew , " 1 were a Filipino
I would light until I wns gray against the
unholy aggression of the United States. It
this country Is wrong , this country could
take no grander position before the nations
of the world than to admit that It was
wrong. Wo must decide whether we must
proceed In n course of rapacity and aggres
sion on the British principle or pursue a
course of justice and right. No nation long
can pursue such a course as the Imperialists
have marked out for us a course of wrong
nnd treachery to friends and hope to stand
well before the nations of the world. "
Pottlgrow wns cut off by the expiration ot
the morning hour. I
ALLEN GOES AFTER TILLIYIAN
IMtuhfork Senator ulth Cio-
Int Oter to Side of Trnntn
Tlllinan
WASHINGTON , Jnn. 11. During consid
eration of the census measure , conferring
additional authority upon the director of the
census , PettlgroxyCoffered an amendment
directing the director of the census to col
lect statistics In regard to the distribution
of wealth , In regard to the extent to which
machinery has displaced manual labor and
In regard to private and corporation Indebt
edness. The amendment was defeated.
Allen of Nebraska , proposed an amendment '
providing for the collection of statistics re
lating to trusts and that , too , was defeated
by a viva vocc vptc. '
Allen demartdoi ] { tb.o yeas and nays nnd
wanted to know , of'Carter of Montana If he
proposed , to fleby this Information to the
people. Carter/epled | that the amendment
was simply a proposition that a $3 a day
enurnerator , or a JGOO dork should determine
what Institutions , In an official document ,
arc criminal. He held that these institu
tions were entitled to their day In court. '
"If these Institutions are trusts , " he
said , "If they are In violation of law , they
are entitled to be heard before the laws of
the country shall bo applied to them. "
Allen declared that the effort to pre
vent the gathering of Information regarding
trusts was a scheme to sidetrack him. ,
"There Is some hidden power , It seems , "
he said , " In congress respecting this mat
ter. " |
A sharp and amuslnu colloquy took place
between Allen and Tlllman of South Care
lina. The latter criticised the amendment |
and Allen charged that Tlllmnn had gone |
over to the side of the trusts.
In emphatically denying this Tlllman
likened Allen to n dog in a southern opos-
btim hunt who followed the trail to a tree
and then "reared up it. " The tree was cut
down and no 'possum was found. The hunt
ers went homo In disgust , declaring that
the dogs "had been chasing a 'hunt' ( spec
tre ) . "
"That , " said Tlllman , "Is what my friend
from Nebraska Is doing. "
Allen replied with some heat , declaring
that Tlllman would Hnd difficulty in ex
plaining his position to the people of his
state.
Ho said there was a disposition among
senators to say :
"Tho public be damned , " nnd ho had no
Idea there was any Intention to gather In
formation regarding trusts.
The bill wns passed without further ob
jection.
iinirri.Nn or UHNMTS sri'invisoii.s.
To Ili > Held In AVaNlilimton , January
I. ! Omaha > ot In It.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 11. Thu director of
the ccnsius will call n meeting of twenty- j
three supervisors to bo hold In Woflhlngton .
'
January 24 , for conference with himself nnd
other ccneim ofllclals. The supervisors of
all cities of over 100,000 Inhabitants , ac
cording to the last census , will be present ,
with the exception of those from San Fran-
clfco , Omaha and Denver , '
They will consider and elaborate a plan
to group enumerators' districts and place
them under the supervision of assistant su
pervisors , technically Knows as special
agents ,
IM.VSIO > S I.-OK wuvrnax VITIJIIA.N < > .
Sarvlinrw of Hie- Civil War Itemeia-
liered by the ( Jov eminent.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 11 ( Special. ) The
following pensions hnvo been granted ,
Issue of Doe-ember 22 mid U : ,
lown : OilKlnnl Alfred H Oniy , Atlnntle , ,
SS , Vlettn W Allbct Waterloo , $3 ; Ara
Ileecher , Casey , $10 ; Itobert Lcudle , '
Otrunto , $8 , Andrew J. Ferguson , Monroe , ;
$10 Original widows ( Special accrued ,
December 29) ) Alwltie J llmiskneeht , Ilur- '
HiiKton JS , Mary Juno Montgomery , \Vnu-
ken , $12 , iilza : Heath. New Hamilton , 112
Increase ) Andiew J Longerneam , Me-
chnnlcsvllle , JS to $10 , James Heed , Un
ion , IS to $12 , IMnare ! J Hentlej , Hoone , $8
to $ S.
I'ettlurevv Free Home Hill Ileported.
WASHINGTON , Jan 11. The senate com
mittee on Indian affairs today authorized a
fa ; or a bio report upon Senator Pettlgrefc'fi
bill for free homes on lands ceded by the
Indiunti
A favorable report was also made up n
Senator Shoup's bill to ratify the agreement
with the Fort Hall Indians for the cession
of a portion of their lands.
of Hit * Lavilon Fund ,
WASHINGTON. Jan. 11. Adjutant Gen
eral Corbln has received altogether $72,090
for the Law ton fund , fj03 being received
todaj.
To e'nre C olil In One * lla > ,
I-ixathi' Brome Quinine Tablets All
druggUm refund thu mono ) If it fall to cure
E. W Grove's signature U on each box , 25c.
CASH FOR SENATORIAL TOGA
Thirty Thousand Dollars in Bills Exhibited
Before Investigating Committee.
CLARK'S ' GUILT BECOMES MOKE APPARENT
lcci > I.n 111 Plan to Tntjj. I lie Mnnlniin
NtiN , Who IN Clmrueil with
'lirrlmnltiu III * Soul Con-
v I no 111 if TeMlmony.
WASHINGTON' . Jan. 11. More progress
was made In the senntorlnl election Investl-
gntlcci case of Senator Clnrk of Montana
tlian on any previous day of the sittings
of the senate committee on privileges and
elections In this case. Whltcsldo concluded
his testimony and three other witnesses ,
State Treasurer Collins , State Senator W.
A. Clark of MadUon county , a namesake
but not n relative of the senator , Fied W.
Cowan , a railroad conductor rcstdlnK at
Mlssoula , the home of Speaker Stiff of the
Montana house of representatives , were
Ijcnrd.
Cell -as' statement related entirely to the
depositing of the $30.000 In $10,000 bills
turned over to the legislative investigating
committee by Whltcsldo , and by that com-
mlttco deposited with the treasurer. Col
lins exhibited this money and the exhibition
attracted n large attendance of outsiders In
the committee1 rocoi.
Senator Clark's namesake detailed the
particulars of his ncrr , ta ice of J10.000 from
Wellcome , said to be one of Clark's man
agers , on the understanding that he was to
vote for Clark for the senate. The wit
ness said ho had only accepted the money
for the purpose of exposing the proceed
ing.
ing.Cowan's
Cowan's connection with the proceedings
were conllned to a visit to Helena at the
request of a Mr. Hlckford , cue of Senator
Claik's friends , with the liopo Unit hu could
Inllucncc the vote of Speaker Stiff. He
said that Ulckford had told him thai Clark
would pay Still $15,000 to refrain from voting
ing , but that the preposition was withdrawn
and was never presented by him to Stiff.
Mr. Campbell , attotney for memorialists In
cnse of Senator Clark of Montana , began re
direct examination of Witness Whltesldo
before the senate committee on privileges
and elections today by asking him concern *
Ing a libel suit which had been brought
against him ( the witness ) by Dr. Cole , a
member of the Capitol commlsbion. Witness
said the null had been decided in his favor.
He said also , when asked to explain lib
Inability to specify exact times , that he had
an average of halt a dozen conversations a
clay with Wellcome and Charley Clark , Sen
ator Clark's managers , during the entire Unit
of Ills association with them In connection
with the senatorial contest. He said further
that the rcaeon he had been able to give ,
hero names not mentioned In his testimony
In Montana was that he did not , on either
occasion , have before him the memoranda
which ho had here.
Mr. Whlteslde said that , he had been n.
supporter of Mr. Clark until the senatorial
election of 1S93 , when , becoming convinced
that Mr. Clark was using money to secure
icpubllcan votes for himself , he withdrew.
Ho had no' , however , become Identified then
with the Only faction , and as late as 1898
had antagonized the policy of the Daly
managers on the question of fusion.
Identify ! lllllN.
At this point Mr. Whlteslde was with
drawn temporarily in order to allow State
Treasurer T. E. Collins of Montana to tes
tify. Ho had In his possession the $30,000
turned over to the state by Senators White-
side , Clark of Madison , Myers and McCarr.
He Identified and described each of the en
velopes containing the money , and , holding
the big bills up so as to get the benefit of
the full light , exhibited them to the mem
bers of the committee , while he described
them In detail. He said the money had
been turned over to him by the legislative
Investigating committee. Mr. Collins turned
the envelopes over to the committee , and ,
laying the exposed bills on the table in
front of him , continued his testimony , which
was for only a brief period. Mr. Whltosldc
was then recalled and Identified the various
envelopes as having been given to him to
hold for himself and Messrs. Claik of Madi
son county , iMyers and McCarr.
Faulkner in his re-cross-etamlnatlon raadt
a test of Whltesldes' capacity to identify
hills held at K distance of ten or twelve feet ,
the witness having testified to having seen
money given to Clark at this distance. He
named three bills out of four. Whltesldes
was finally excused nt 11-35 o'clock , but wo
expected to remain In attendance.
< -tH Ten KI.IKIO lllllN.
State Senator W. A. Clark of Madison
county was next called. He said ho wab a
democrat and that ho had gone to Helena
more favorably Inclined to Clark than to any
other candidate , but that he had changed
his opinion after ho had Investigated the
methods of his namesake. He testified that
ho had received $10,000 In $1,000 bills from
United States Senator Clark's manager ,
Wellcome , on January , 1897 , and that the
money was given him on the express condi
tion that bo was to vote for Clark as long as
his vote was wanted. Ho detailed the pre
liminary talk with Wellcome , saying Well
come said to him'
"Wo want you with us and wo want you
hard , " adding , "we are going to get thu
votes necessary to elect our man and If we
don't ' get them one way wo will got them
another. "
" 1 asked Wellcome what there wan In It , "
the witness continued , "and he replied ,
'There's $10,000 for you , provided jou com
ply with the condition , ' the condition being
that I vote for Clark as long as required. "
Wellcorao had told the witness that he
would put the money in Whltesldes' hands
for him , but Claik testified ho icplled that
that was not satisfactory ; that ho did not
doubt Wellcomo's word , but that he "must
ueo the monoy. "
Wellcomo had then told him that big bills
wore Bcarcc , hut that "tho old man" would
arrive from Butte that nlpht and lin would
bring plenty of cash with him. Accordingly
the money $10,000 In $1,000 bills was
given to him by Wellcome that night. After
counting It ho had placed It In nil envelope ,
marked the envelope and handed It to White-
sides for safc-kocplng
Ho said thu when Wellcomo gave him the
money ho lad | called him over Into n corner
of his room and holding the bills up had said
that ho had n IIno engraving ho vvo-itcd to
show him.
Attorney Frsler. representing United
Btates Senator Clark. crona-oxumlned Stnto
Senator Clark at the afternoon session. The
wltneos blated that ho had IIrat met Mai CUR
Daly about ten days before the legislature
adjourned In 1899. Ho said ho had received
$5,250 from Daly for representing him ns
his counsel In one transaction. He also
said that before the meeting of the leglsla-
turo in January last , hu had not held a high
opinion of Fred Whltcslde , believing that
hi.s conduct in the stoto capltol location mat
ter had not been exemplary. For this rea
son he had declined to Join Whlkhldo and
Campbell In their scheme to expose the al
leged bribery proceedings In the connection
with a United States ecnator , until Mr.
Whltrslda's record should bo cleared up
Ho had , however , accepted the explanation
madp by Campbell and hud then agreed to
meet Mr. Wellcome He declared In ie-
sponsu to an Inquiry that ho did not belong
to the Daly faction "never before nor blnce
the meeting of the legislature. "
Trent ) nllli Portugal.
WASHINGTON Jan 11 S.-icclal Pleni
potentiary Kabson ( or the I nlted HtatCB and
Senbor Duarte for Portugal , today signed
a protocol , Intended to make operative the-
reciprocity arrangement entered Into lost
spring between the two countries. The treaty
will not bo proclaimed , however , until the
protocol has been ratified at Lisbon.
BOUTWELL PLEADS FOR LABOR
Pornicr ( imrrnor < if
Talk * \Kiiliitt
licntxlnii Oraten.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 11 About 600 per
sons attended an nntl-lmperlillst meeting j !
held In Masonic hall hero tonight. The I
weather was wet nnd disagreeable. The ,
speakers were ex-Senator J. II. Henderson
of Missouri , ex-Governor Houtvvell of Massachusetts - j
sachusetts and Representative Lenta of
Ohio.
Mr. Henderson asserted that the Filipinos
arc proved by the testimony of Admiral
Dewey nnd others to be capable of self-
government nnd that our whole history was
antagonistic to the subjugation of the lib-
crtlcs of a people. Ho appealed to Amer
ican manhood to acknowledge our error nnd
right the wrong done the Filipinos.
Ux-Governor Houtwcll of Massachusetts
passed by the moral consideration Incident
to any comprehensive treatment of the
Philippine war nnd addressed himself to the i '
question * ! of business nnd labor , In which i I
this country , ho snld , was much concerned. I 1
Shall the laboring nnd producing classes '
of Amerlcn , ho nskcd , be subjected to n i
direct nnd never-ending competition with i I
the under-paid nnd half-clad lab rors of i
Asia , or shall the republic of America bo ' I
transferred Into n colonial empire , with like !
consequences to the laboring clncses ? The
only question of Importance before the coun
try was that of republic or empire.
In November , 1900 , ho continued , the fu
ture of the nation will bo decided , when thr
laborers will have an opportunity to put |
an end to the scheme of establishing u
colonial empire to bo followed by the degra- |
datlon of the laboring population through
competition with the laborers of the eist
nnd the products of the cheap labor of the
cast.
cast.The
The ex-governor concluded ns follows :
"Our conclusion , from whatever quarter
wo approach the subject , must nlwa.vs bo '
the same. This Is our demand : Allow
Cuba , allow Puerto Hlco , allow the Phil
ippine Inlands to set up government ! ) for
themselves , free from nnj dictation by us.
"This Is n policy ot Justice , a policy of
peace. This policy ends the war In the ,
Philippines , it ends the sacrifice of the i
youth of Amerlcn ; It puts far away tha
I perils to which the laboring population aru
I now exposed , U guarantees to us the per-
j ' petunl friendship of three newborn repub-
lies and it relieves us from the suspicion
that we are to co-operate with England
In an attempt to subjugate the weaker states
! of the world to the domination cf the Anglo-
! Saxon race. "
iirno.vic pi.ACit n AT nto JAMHIIO.
Mi rite on Ceiieral Wyinnn Heei-lvON
Olllelnl .Notlee of n Cane.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 11. The bubonic
plngue hat1 mndc Its nppearance at Hlo
Janeiro , as Is shown by the following ca
blegram iccMv'cd hero totlcjlit by Surgeon
General Wjman of I he Marine hospital service
ice-
RIO JANniKO , Jan 11. There hrm been
one death from plague at Hlo Janeiro. This
dlagtioslH confirmed by li.ichterloloslcnl ux-
nmlmitlon Acting Assistant Surgeon Car
son haj arrived , rnroute to Sontos.
HAVBLni'UG.
Acting1 Asslbtnnt SurKoon.
Some weeks ngo cases of the plague went
said to exist nt Santos , and it would not
be surprising to the official * here It later
developments show that the case nt Hlo
Janeiro Is traceable to Santos.
It was from Santos that the ship Taylor ,
with the cargo of coffee , arrived at New
York some , time ago and was refused per
mission to land. Prompt measures will be
taken bj' Che marine hospital service to pre
vent the Introduction of the disease into the
ports of the United States by means of any
vessels that may leave the Diazillan ports.
> ll > lll Ollleer e'ommltH Snlelile.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 11. The following
cablegram was received at the Navy depart
ment tdday from Admiral Schley , command
ing the South Atlantic station :
"MONTEVIDEO , Jan. 11. To the Secre
tary of the Navy : Lieutenant Commander
F. K. Green committed suicide Wednesday
evening. Arrangements have been made for
burial ashore. A-bcaid Is ordered to ex-
! amlno the circumstances and report. "
The officer's friends at the department are
at a loss to account for the suicide. His
record was excellent and he had no known
bad habits.
JANES VILLE , Wls. , Jan. 11. Lieutenant
Commander Green , who It Is reported , com
mitted suicide nt Montevideo , was a reel-
dent of this city. Secretary Long today In
formed Mrs. Green of her husband's sud
den death and conveyed to her his deepest
sjmpathy.
AN to eirent I.nkCH AVnr VNHCH. | .
WASHINGTON , Jan. 11. The house com
mittee on foreign affairs organlrcd today
nnd agreed to report the resolutions of Itep-
lescntativc Aldcn Smith of Michigan , In
quiring of the secretary ot state as to the
status of the agreement between the United
States and Great Drltatn , said to prohibit
the building , arming or maintaining of moro
than n. Mnglc war vessel on the great lakes ,
micli Information to Include all data boating
upon the subject now In tin. possession of
the department.
The committee also talked over the reso
lution Inquiring of the secretary of state
as to whether ho had news that American
dtlxens wcro denied rights In HiiFsla. A
conclusion was not reached , but the resolu
tions were favorably reported In n modified
form later. Some progress nlso was made
on the diplomatic nnd consulnr appropria
tion bill.
ItnlierfH Committee Trylnu1 to Airrn * .
WASHINGTON , Jon. 11. The lloborts In
vestigating committee held n protracted ox-
rcuttvn session today In hope of rc-aclilns
n conclusion , hut so many legal questions
wcro dlscuised that n vote was not taken ,
Another meeting will bo held at 10 30 to
morrow morning. A member of the com
mittee la authority for the statctncnt that
delay is duo mainly to a desire * to Bi-curo
unanimity and avoid , If pobslble , two re
ports. The dlrfennccti relatn to the man
ner of oxcludlng Ilobcrtb
Will Cull | Unue'N AIIH < T ,
WASHINGTON. Jan. 11 lleprcscntatlvo
Sulzcr of Now York announced today that
he would call up In the house tomorrow the
answer of Sec-rotary Gage to his resolution
calling for Information respecting the do-
IIOSH of government funds in national banks
lie condemned the course of the Treasury
department , but mild ho could not say nt
thin time what action he would ask the houiio
to take on the secretary'B response.
Hull lleKlNlerliiir > > } ' CnrrliTN.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 11. The plan of hav
ing mall registered by carriers when col
lected will ho put In practical operation
January 15 In sixty cities. Among the
cities chobcn are St. Loulx. Denver and
Portland , Ore. The service will bo Inaug
urated elHuwhcro when considered beneficial ,
upon application of the local otflcluls.
( icui'i'iil ( jrrH ) liunrov lim ,
WASHINGTON. Jan 1 ! Major K C.
Carter , General Grcely's physician , rcportod
thin morning that his condition Is slightly
Improved. Dr Carter stated that while
General Greely cannot bo aald to he Im
proving rapidly , ho Is progressing toward
recovery with encouraging tieadlness.
I'ri'Hcnl Di'Mr )
WASHINGTON. Jon 11 Treasurer Hob-
crts and Arjmtant Secretary Allen presented
Admiral Dewey the beautiful volumcu re
cently prepared containing the names of the
contributors to the Dowry home , together
i with n history of the efforts to rfllso the
money for the home. The presentation wns
madont the admiral's homo nnd was without
ceremony. The ndmlrnl expressed his grail-
tuelo for the present T
" "
GRIEF CAUSES His" DEATH
AVIllliuii MtiftNOit , rotmtlor of Oild ! "ol-
limn * Annul * } InNurnncr , Ir-
IMINIMI UN I'rt'Nlilrnl , Dies.
DES MOINHS , Jnn 11 William Musson.
lone of the lending1 Odd Fellows of lown ,
died Instantly of heart failure this afternoon -
noon nt his home He had been prominent
In loenl politic * nnd wns the founder of
HIP Iowa Odd rollers' numlUy Insurance.
Yesterday the annual election of the so
ciety was hold nnd ho wns deposed ns
president , there having been factional
troubles In the organization for ft long
time. Grief , as n result of MS failure to
secure a re-election Is given as the cause
of his death.
I'riinuitrr of Kit" * en Hull" n j N.
NCW Y011K. Jan. 11. JohnQulncy Adams
Hojt , formerlj ono ot the most , prominent
business men In New York nnd Chicago nnd
ono of the original promoters of the prca-
out elevated railway system of this city , H
dead , aged C.3 yearn. Ho went to Rhleafio
In 1SCC , went Into business and soon be-
inmo piomlnunt In politics. Hi > vvns u
staunch republican nnd nn intimate friend
nt that time of General Grant , John A.
Logan , Stephen A. Dougluss nnd other ptotu-
Imenl men.
.Noriuuu I ) . K5 'r .
CHNTH CITY. Neb. , Jnn. 11. ( Special
Telegram. ) Norman D. Keyes , nn old resi
dent. died this evening of pneumonia after
n weeks' lllnew. Mr. Keyes was n promi
nent Knights of. Py thins , having been n loji-
resentatlvo to several swalotifi of thi > grim 1
lodge. Hewna also commander-elect of the
Grand Army of the He-public post of this
city.
\Vliliiw f I'Viriiirr lo ! friior.
MAHYSVILLE , Mo. , Jan. 11. Mis. Mar
tha Moorchouse. aged fi2 > cars , widow of
Albert P. Moorchouse , former governor ot
Missouri. Is dead here , after n long Ill
ness. Governor Moorehouso committed nul-
cldo at his homo here In 1S91.
1'romliKMit Colormlo llnxiin.
DKNVRR , Jan. 11 Thomas Llnlon , one
of the most prominent Masons In the United
States , died today. He was born In Eng
land in 1S2S. He had bctn tylcr of th
Masonic grand lodge of Colorado Bine *
1S73.
HIM. P. 11. Miller.
YOHK , Neb. , Jnn. U. ( Special. ) Rev F.
II Miller of the Gorman Lutheran church
died here yesterday afternoon. Ho vvns nn
old settler hero and n member of the Grand
Aimy of the Republic post of this city.
.John S. I
DES MOINI3S , la. , Jnn. It , ( Special Tel
egram. ) John S. Uonbrlght , n prominent
UCH Moinra business man , eliod nt his homo
Thursday evening. Hc > locate-d hero In ISC I.
Kitlllr So'rurlil < 'N AVfllUoil.
LONDON , Jnn 11 On the street today
Kutllr see'UiIllcs worn weak ovvltiR to u
rumor from Paris that General iHulier had
met with nnotUer defeat.
n sample package of Madnme Yale's Skin
Food.
Food.Mme , Yale's Health Remedies
Trust Wo
Price. Sull
Mme. Yale's Frultcura ( for Fe
male Weakness ) $1.00 , i3
Mme Yule's Ulooil Tonlo ( Puri
fying the Ulood ) 1.00 .73
Mme. Yule's Antiseptic . . . . . . 1.00 .75
Mine Yale's DIgebtlvd Tablets
( for Indigestion , etc. , small
size ) . . . .10 M
Jlme Yale's Comploxlon Tablets
( large , nlze ) . . . . . . L"0 " " '
Mine. Yale's Complexion Tablets
( small size ) . < . . . . .50 .19
lime. Yalo's Fertilizer Tablets
( bmall Hlze ) 00 .40
Mme. Yale's Natural Bcautifiers
Mine. Yale's Complexion Crenm
( for sottenlne and running the
Skin ) . 1.00 .73
MmiYule's Hand Whltcner
( makes the hands Kofi , deli
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Mmo. Yule's Kllxlr of Ueatlty
( Skin Tonic ) 1.00 .73
Jlmo Yale's Mnglcal Secret ( for
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Jlmo. Yule's Great Scott ( small ) 1.00 .75
Mme Yuli > 'H .luck Hose Leaves
( Liquid Houge ) 1,00 .73
3Ime. Yule's Jack Host } Hilda
( Lip Salve- ) 1.00 .73
Mme. Yule's Fnto Enamel white
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Mme. Ynlo's Lily Skin Whltener 1.00 .75
Mmo. Yiili-'s Complexion Ilrush. i.OU < .75
Mme. VIB'H , La ripckla ( for
Freckles ) 1.00 .7u
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