TTT13 mi ATT A DA
Telephones 01 Dee , Jfln. 17. ilOO.
Thin January selling of Underwear owes
' ' ' ' 1 > lR P011 ! 11' * to lllc U'1"8"1 * ! goodness found
II' ' } I 'ft' '
/ i''J ' ' in ihuso garments. They are well made and
daintily trimmed , home made to all intents and purposes
arid women appreciate them and the economy that goes with
the buying.
Ladles' petticoats of Muslin , lace find em broidery trimmed , at 894.
. Olhur Btj'Its ' range In price from $1.00 $ to JO.OO.
A titco lllio of Indies' Corset Covers , Dra wcrs and Chemise , nt nil prices ,
Special in Ladies' Gowns.
, Ladles' downs of muslin and cambric , ncally trimmed with embroider } ' and lace at
69 < J reduced from SSc and $1.00.
, .Gowns . that have been selllni ; at $1.25 reduced to 7"ic each.
All Ollr Clowns that were $ t. 0 arid $1.75 reduced to $1.00 each ,
Gowns of Cambric and Nainsook , ijxccllint ( | iiallty , at $ l.no each reduced from
$2.00 , $2.25 and $2.r,0.
A few jnoro elaborately trimmed at $2.00 and $1.00 reduced from $8 , $4 and $7.50.
\Vo Close Om ritore Saturdays nt 0 P. M.
AGENTS P U FOSTHIt 1C 11) GI.OVIJS AMI McPAMAS I'ATTUUXS.
Tttt ONLY EXCLUSIVE DRY 0001)5 ) HOUSE IN OMAHA.
Y. SI. O. A. IIK1UII.W4 , COll. KITH A > D DOLdl.AS STS.
has naked to bo heard In furt'iernnce ' of
the resolution. No ! the muxl humble dl-
Izcn. " Raid Orosvenor , "would be placed
upon trial upon a mcru allegation. No on-3
him come upon his own responsibility to
afilrm the truth of the charges. "
Clurk of Missouri ironically commented
upon Slhley's speech , lleforo ho had known
of Sihloy's ' change of front he had written
an article urging him for the democratic
vlco providential nomination , lie- desired
now to withdraw the nomination ( laughter )
and to confer It upon Sulzer of N'ew York ,
w'ho had always been faithful to democratic
principles. ( Republican and democratic !
applause ) . .He recalled the time when Sib-
ley had told how ho had been ostracised
socially and commorclnlly because ho hail
supported silver nt 1C to 1. " \Ve hailed him
us a hero , " said Clark , "because he was the
only democrat north of the Potomac and
ocel of the Mississippi who stood true to the
democracy cf the Mississippi valley. Now
bo wins the applause of thooo who are hue-
tile to every principle of the democratic
faith. Ills place In this house is on the
oth-ar side of the political aisle. " ( lcm-
ccratlc applause. )
Clark read the Hepburn letter to Sec
retary Gage , branding It as a disgrace.
Whllo ho was describing the manner lu
which deiposlts had boon made 111 national
banks. Laccy of Iowa Interinpted him.
"What did Andrew Jacknon do about de
posits ? " ho Inquired.
"Ho took them away from a lot of thieves
like these , " retorted Clark , "and placed
thorn In the hands of honest men , ( Dem
ocratic applause. ) Now crack away again. "
"Ho put them In pet state banks , " said
bacey.
" 1 don't care about the state banks. In
stead of rebuking Hepburn for writing him
auoh a letter. Secretary Gage conferred upon
lilm the greatest favor ever conferred upon
n bank dlnccf banks were established. "
Slbley'rfcpllcd briefly. Ordinarily , ho said ,
lw Would be humiliated to have the vice
pIPHldcntlal nomination publicly withdrawn ,
but ho had already withdrawn In favor of
Sulzer. Ho was more concerned with the
statement that ho should take his scat on
the other side because he had changed his
position , i
" 1 claim equal honesty for both posi
tions. I believed In 189G that bimetallism
was sacred , but events have ao changed
conditions by the enormous production of
gold that the prlco level for which both the
gentleman from Missouri ( Clark ) and I were
striving Is raised. I believe , If the demo
cratic party Is victorious this fall. It will
not bo able to wrlto n ulngle line of finan
cial legislation In the next two years. 1
am striving to do something practical and
helpful. It the democratic party'Is'to live
It must have a policy. It .must do. some
thing besides carp and fault-find. 'If It.will
adopt a policy I will keep step 'with It'but
If It invites mo to a banquet of' carping
and fault-finding It will have to excuse
me " ( Loud republican applause. )
Hepburn of Iowa caustically arraigned
Sulzer for his alleged mlsstntemcnts In the
face of Secretary Gage'B report. He de
nounced him for alleging that Secretary
doge had admitted Violation of the law.
There ought not to be an Investigation of
the secretary of the treasury , hut there
ought to bo a public rebuke of a member
who distorted thu truth , who dlstoitcd the
facto and who slandered 'honored public
olIIctalH. ( Republican applause. )
Several amendments by Lcntz and others
to Increase the appropriation for rural free
delivery were voted down. An amendment
\vas adopted to appropriate $2.000 for de
fraying the expenses of the committee which
Investigated the claims of the Fourth Ar
kansas mounted Infantry.
, The bill was then passed without divi
sion.
sion.At
At Glti : p. in. the house adjourned until
1 o'clock tomorrow.
SUNATK I'ASSP.S IIAI.i : IIICSOI.l TIO.N.
AK | < K for Infiii-ninHon Iti-Kiinllim tin-
Sflauri' of AiiiiTlraii Flour.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 17. At the con
clusion of routine buMncfcs In the senate to
day the resolution of Inquiry Introduced by
Hoar of Massachusetts and amended by
Lodge of Massachusetts , calling for general
Infortiiailon regarding the conduct of HJJ
Insurrection In the Philippines , was laid bj-
faro tliu'senate.
Pfttlgrow of South Dakota said lip desired
' '
toi'ttddr'c 'ii the onlie. ( upon'thu resolution be
fore It'Was pRHScd.tolo favored the pa = BJgo
of thn resolution , believing that the Informa-
ttoh aAkod for was Entirely proper. Jin do-
clnrod that , ho had1 recvivorl Information
sliice the Intrrductlon of his rro-jluthns tint
aitRurcfl hliii of ( he facts ho had averted.
"Tho blood of every soldier , " he sal I ,
"who has fallen since the war bgan I * on
the hands of the administration. Thu blool
of the sixty soldier boys of South Dakota
who Itiat their lives after being cnnscrlptol
Into an unwilling service only after their
terms bad expired , lies at the door of the
administration and there U no escape for It
rchnrgo tlmt the censorship of the preis and
the suppression of fuels are for the purpojo
VA Gentle Wind
i of Western
tyUs-itUf siverlef sjory io humanity . - - . . .
the. Announcement 'that ihc htatth-givci
illfietHhbrlnger ! , Hood's ' SjrsAFftiffA ,
lefts of the birth of .11 era of cpod tiedtft ,
/ / lktfie , one rctutilt spsdftc for1 the cur :
of. ntibloodf 5/offttt/i / and liver , '
of advancing the political ambitions of Mr.
McKlnley. "
If this action , said Pettlgrew , put the
administration In n hole , as was stntoj , it
was not his fault.
Pettlgrow reverted to 'the assertion that
the Requisition of the Philippines was
brought about by the act of God , but , ho
said , the only way ho could sec God's hand"
In the work was that God must have used
McKlnley ns n prophet or appeared to the
president In a vision. At the conclusion of
Pottlgrcw's speech the resolution of Hoar
was passed without division.
Vho resolution Introduced several days
ago by Hale of Maine , culling 6n the secre
tary of state for Information In possession
of the State department relating to the
seizure and detention of American Hour by
British authorities In Dclagoa bay , South
Africa , was laid before the senate. After It
had been modified Platl of Co incctlcut mada
a speech , In which he said ho did not bo-
Hcvo the passage of the resolution at this
time wise.
Uavls , chairman of the committee on for
eign relations , said that the resolution was
prematurely Introduced. He Indicated that
the subject of the resolution was now under
diplomatic negotiation. No conclusion to
that consideration has yet been reached.
Davis said It was a question whether some
of the assertions of the resolution were
true.
"It Is snld this tlour Is not contraband. "
he continued. "This may or may not bo
true , but II Is a question of fact to bo de
termined whether this flour is for use ot
an active hostile. "
Uavls said It did not become the senator
( Hale ) to Introduce such a resolution at this
time.
"Hut , " said Davis , "what strikes me as
most to bo crltlclEed in the resolution is
the concluding paragraph. U tu stated that
If the detention of the property Is persisted
In , 'such act will bq considered as without
warrant and offensive to tlic government
and people of the United States. " I venture
to say that no pronunclamonto upon so Im
portant a question was ever made by a
govcrnmont until the diplomatic negotiations
relating to it had been completeii. It la a
statement which Is made only on the verge
of hostilities. "
"That , " concluded Davis , "Is very serious
language. In Its present form It means a
serious difficulty. I think the resolution
would bettrr bo deferred. "
The resolution , as offered by Hale , was
materially amended , Halo himself accepting
the suggestions of senators thai certain ob
jectionable' features bo eliminated.
Pcttlgrow's resolution , calling for Information
mation from the secretary of war as to the
fiscal operations In Cuba , Introduced yes
terday , was passed without debate.
A bill relating to Cuban vessels reported
by the commerce committee wae called up
by IJorry of Arkansas and passed.
IIAM5 HttSOMlTlON Ts AllOI'THD.
.lloillllril HiMiiifNl for Information
About tlit > Flour Si'l/.iirt'N.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 17. The anat,3
adopted the modified Halo resolution relat
ing to the selzuro of Hour in Delagoa bay.
The resolution as It passed the senate reads :
"Whereas , It Is alleged that property of
citizens of the Unitexl States not contraband
cf war has been lately seized by military
authorities of Great Britain In and near
Deli-go. ! bay , South Africa , without good
reason for the same and contrary to the ac
cepted principled of International law ; and
"Whereas , It H alleged wild property Is
now unjustly detained by the military au
thorities of Great Britain In disregard of
the rights of the owners of the name ; there
fore ,
"Resolved , by the senate of the United
States , That- the priuldcnv Is hereby re
quested to send to the oenale , If In his opin
ion not Incompatible with the public interest ,
all Information in the possession of the State
department relating to said allexwl seizure
and detention , and'also to Inform the senate
what steps have been taken In requesting
the restoration of property taken and de
tained as aforesaid. "
At 2:10 : p. m. Teller took the Iloor to opeak
on the financial bill.
I'K.VSIO.VH KtHl AVHSTUIIX VKTHHAXS
Survivor * of tin" Civil \Vnr Iti-iiii-in-
! > ' < rr'l ' I'r ' 'In * ( lOVi'rninrnt.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 17. ( Special. ) The
following western pensions have been
granted :
l-mio of January 2 :
Nilirnsfkn : Original Phelps D. Stitrdo-
vuir. Straus , Jtf ; William C. Slirovo , Beat
rice } S. Additional John Larson , IloiUrege ,
t to { S. UelMiit * und Inereano-John W. ,
C'Nney. rmerldgo , J16 to 117. Original I
widow Judy A. Dennett. Struni ; , 18. |
Iowa : Original William llobortnon , Ox- I i
ford. J i Henry C. Woolsey. Atlantic. JS ; I
iMIi'li lliich. Alice , K Addltlomil-nanlol ]
H. ToombH. Vlnton , (4 to K Inercaro j i
Wlllluin Inj.'i'lc , Ottnmwa , (12 tu } ! 0 ; Oil- I
liert Mutt , llnwthorne. } ii to } S. Original
widows Martha Nr-ndley , Council Bluffs ,
Is ; Amanda M Kalr , Slgourney. IS ; Mary .
A. Jennings' ' , Olldden , ts ; special accrued , ;
January 1 , Harriet M. 13111s , Muiray. $12. I i
I'olnradii : Orlgln.i ! Bnt > lm < l.opez , Wai- I
FCnlmrK. W : William Ogden , Denver. J . In- I
rn'-iKi' William S. Carr , Denver , Jti to } S ; I
Walter BPh' : > any , Kovcland. $12 to'i \ .
Minors of Kdward Proctor. Meeker. > 20.
Houtli Dakota : Original CrlscHto Ho-
tnero , Whltewaoil. JS.
UlliloimilN nine nt WhiteH u r.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 17. President and (
Mrs. McKlnley entertained the members of j
the- diplomatic corps at a state dinner at I ]
the WMte hsu i < tonight. Covera were laid
i
for seventy-eight 'i > eTBflnB , nnd owing to I
the largo oqmpapy the Whip w ? set In the
main corridor. The home was appropriately
dworated for ibe occasion nnd the Marine I
band played.
1'iMixlon AiumijirlilHnii Mill.
WA8H1N.OTON. Jan. JTTho houeo comI I
mittec on' appropriations today agreed on
thr pension appropriation bill and reported
U Jy ( tie liuuse. It carries a total uf flit- '
215 ? 30. ( vaclly the amount esum tuj by
the pension office.
ALL AGREE TO OUST ROBERTS'
Congressional Committee Unanimous in
Opposition to Utah Congressman.
DIFFER ON THE METHOD OF PROCEDURE
Majority 1'nvor * : \ | | | Him from
Ills .sent , AVIillc .Illmirlt- Unlit *
l'roiir .Mrflmil IN to M'nt
anil Then IIMHim : ! ,
WASHINGTON' , Jan. 17. The special com-
nilttoo of the house of representatives to
investigate the caao of Urlgham 11. Hoberta
of Utah today reached a final conclusion.
On the polygamous Hiatus of Mr , Uoberts
the committee was unanimous and agreed
upon a formal statement of facts. On the
question of procedure to ho adopted the com-
ntitteo was divided.
The majority , iconElstlng of all the mem
bers , except Llttlellold of Maine and De Ar-
mend of Missouri , favored cxcluslrii af the
outset. Messrs. Minefield and IJe Armond
will mnlto a minority report favorable to
seating Hobcrts on his prtma faclo rights
and then expelling him.
The statement of facts found by the com-
inlttco Is as follows :
"Wo find that II. II. Roberts was elected
ns n representative to the Fifty-sixth con
gress from the mate of Utah r. d was at the
date of his election above the ago of 23
yearH ; that ho'had been for mo.'o than seven
years a natmallzed citizen of the United
States and was an Inhabitant of the state of
Utah.
"We further firm that about 1S7S ho mar
ried Iulsa Smith , his first and lawful wife ,
with whom ho has over since lived as such
and who , elnco their marriage , nan borne him
six children.
*
"About 1SR5 he married as hla plural wife
Cella Dibble , with whom ho has ever slic :
lived us such and who , slnco such marriage ,
i has borne him six children , of which the
j last were twins , born August 11 , 1837.
"That some years after his said marriage
to Cella Dlhhlo ho contracted another plural
marriage with .Margaret C. Shlpp , with
whom ho has ever since llvc < l In the habit
and repute of marriage.
"Your committee Is nnablo to fix' the ex
act date of this cnarrlage. It drcj liot ap
pear that ho held her out ns his wife before
January 1 , 1S87 , or that before that date she
held him out as her husband , or that before
that date they were reputed to be husband
and wife.
Km-lN Ccni-rally KIIIMVII.
"That these facts were generally Known
In Utah , publicly chaiged against him during
hla campaign for election aiul were not de
nied by him.
"That the testimony bearing on those
facts was taken In the presence of Mr. tlob-
erts and that ho fully cross-examined the
witnesses , but declined to place himself on
the witness stand. "
The culminating session of the committee
today follorcd many prolonged executive
sessions , which left no'cub ' * ni in thn nttl-
tudo of the several members , with thi- ex
ception of Mler.s of Indiana , who had been
out of the city. He returned today and It
was determined to bring the matter to n di
rect Issue. Accordingly , when the commit
tee met , McPherson of Iowa offered n resolu
tion for the exclusion of Roberts.
DeArmond Immediately proposed a substi
tute recognizing the constitutional rights of
Hoberts to take his seat on his credentials
and providing tof his expulsion. There was
no discussion beyond Informal remarks and
a vote was first taken on Do Armond's sub
stitute , Uttlolleld Joining him In the affirma
tive and the others voting In opposition.
Votr I ! ( o - for KxelilNlnn.
The vote WIIH then taken on McPherson's
motion to exclude , resulting as follows :
Yeas Taylor of Ohio , Froar , Morris and
MsPherson , republicans ; Lntiham and Mlers ,
democrats. Xays Llttlcfleld , republican ;
On Armond , democrat.
Chairman Taylor was authorized to pre
pare the majority report. It will bo ready
In a few days and the prospects nro that the
subject will be brought before the- house
early next week. Be Armond will submit the
views of the minority. IIo will Include the
exhaustive levlew of th ? law , covering
about seventy typewritten pages , prepared
by Minefield. The main palr.t of this Is that
the IIOUEO cannot add to the requirements
provided by the constitution for admission
to the house and that the only constitutional
remedy is to admit and Ihen expel on the
finding of fails.
Chairman Taylor says the report of the
committee- will be madci on Saturday and
thai the subject will bo taken up In the
house next Tuesday.
SHOWING UP THE BANK BOOKS
AoroiHit of Allonoil Clnrlv
IN liitroilt'ftl In Kvl-
lll-IIC-0.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 17. After n recess of
four days the senate committee on privi
leges and elections today resumed its In
vestigation of the charges of bribery In con
nection with the election of Hon. W , A.
Clurk to the senate from Montana. At the
outset Senator Faulkner stated in behalf of
Mr. Clark that the luttors written to him
during and Binco the session of the legisla
ture by Dr. Ector had been found In Butte
and were on their way to Washington.
The first witness today wns William J.
Cook , treasurer of the Thomas Cruse Sav
ings bank of Helena , who was cjuestloned
concerning the accounts of A. J. Davidson
and Hon. J. K. Toole with the hank. David
son's account was opened September 9 , ISSIS ,
and cluwd February 9 , 1809. Davidson was
considered a representative of .Mr. Clark In
tbo senatorial campaign and the effort was j
to show that the senator's money was being ! ,
used. Ccok said that from first to last $21- 1
SOO was dposlted In Mr. Davidson's name nnd |
that $13,000 of this amount came to the bank ! i
In the shape of n draft f re m the bank of i !
Clark & Bro , of Butte and $ S.SOO on a tele- i i '
graphic order to trwnsfcr from thut bank.
He said the money was all checked out , but
he could not remember to whom any of the
checks were made payable.
In thi > case of Mr. Tcole- there was an ef
fort to connect his withdrawal frcm the sen-
atorlal contest with Mr. Clark's name , hut
Mr. Cook said he know nothing about poll-
tics.
tics.Mr
Mr\ Cook had no recolk-ctlon of any un
usual number of $1,000 hills In circulation
in Helena during the winter tl 189S-'J9 , when
the senatcrlal cintost was on. The deposit
slips Ip Mr. Toole's name showed deposits !
In currency amounting to $8,76r ) from No- '
vcmber 3. 1898 , to July 31 , 18U9. Mr. Davidson -
son had been In the commission business ,
but had made an assignment.
William A. Rector , who said ho was an
expert accountant , was thu next witness.
Ho testified that ho had secured rooms In
Helena , to bi > used during the senatorial <
contest , at the Instance of A. J. Steele , netting - 1
ting three rooms In the Power block , which ;
met Stee-lo's requirements ol a vault and a
number of entrances. These rooms the (
witness dfucrlbcd as a "trap" and said
they were used for con
benof thu legislature.
Ho stated that he had stxm several mem- <
In the room and hud heard Steele , ]
Davidson and other supporters of Clark 1
dtM-ues ways and means of securing votes. <
Ha hud seen n sum of money , which he
thought was $10.000 , paid to onn of Iho '
members. Referring In ei-oas-examlnatlon '
to his relations with Biecli- , the witness can-
tendnl that the lautr UUB no especial friend ,
of his.
"Tbo ouly sign of /rleudnhip I ever :
received , " he said , 'was that after be bad 1
'
Doiighl the grand Jury ho gave me $ : i6 to'
, watch them. "
| This assertion raised .1 laugh and also ft
| point of order which gave the commlttro
toihsiderahlo trouble. The committee , In
j ; onlor [ lo.kdi > the Investigation within reas-
j I enable , ocope , had decided not to enter Into
1 the grand Jury Investigation. The Informa
tion had been volunteered nnd Faulkner In-
sUtcd that If-It was to stand he should
httve opportunity ( o refute It. The commit
tee took the matter under advisement.
The wltiiena gave the amounts , which
were , according to his Information , paid to
the different members of the grand Jury.
During thp cfoss-examlnatlcn n sharp tilt
occurred between ox-Senators Edmunds nnd
Faulkner of counsel on the respective sides
of the controversy.
"Don't try to take care of the witness , "
raid the West Virginia ex-senator.
"I will take care of yotl. If yon don't keep
within the rules , " refponded Ihe Vermontcr.
Senator Chandler Interfered nt this point
and the Investigation proceeded ,
Ector said he was poalllvo that the mem-
bcr of Ihe li'ftlsl'aturo who wah paid for his
Vote In the presence of the witness hail put
Iho money in his pocket , He said this man
was ono of a number of republican member *
who \vcro not to vote Immediately for Clark ,
not until the "button was touched. "
Replying to Faulkner's efforts to show
Inconsistency between the statements made
today and those made In Montana , Ector explained -
plained by saying : '
" 1 have made no study of H because there
was no money m It for inc. "
"Aro you certain of that , " asked Mr.
Faulkner.
"Not a dollary , " was the reply.
The committee adjourned until Friday be
fore Ector concluded his testimony.
IMPORTANT POSTAL RULING
IlcNlrli'lliin mi Mulling Iiiilli'iiti'N | of
vjVrltliiK or Typewritten
Mutter.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 17. Instructions
have been Issued by the Pcstoifico department -
ment that facsimile copies of manuscript or
typewriting obtained by a mechanical
process In order to bo entitled to the third-
class rates of postage must bo prrflentcd
for mailing nt the pastolllco or depository
designated by the postmaster , and In a
minimum of twenly perfectly Identical
ccples separately , addressed. If these condi
tions arc not compiled with 11 rut class post
age will he required.
TO VOTE ON FINANCIAL BILL
.Hi-mite SitN TliHi-nitnj' , I'rlinmry 1.1 ,
us Ilio Date , lint Xo Hour
In .Ntinifil.
WASHINGTON , Jam 17. The Senate has
agreed to vote on the financial hill Thurs
day , February 15. No'hour wan set , how
ever.
SHNATOllS AI.TKH IIKI'lll.HV.S 1111,1 , .
Soy < -rn ! IlouNi * Nlciirnunii ( 'mini I'ro-
vlHloiiNrb lOntlrcly OinlUoil.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 17. Amendments
made yesterday by the senate commltt ate
to the house Nicaragua ! ! canal bill have
been printed and circulated in the sonat' ' ' .
The amendments prove to be more radical
than at first announced by the member. ) .
The language of the measure Is practically
changed throughout and several of the hcusa
provisions are entirely omitted. The most
Important , omlsstcns are the provisions
which arc mada In the house bill for the
abrogation of.the Claylon-Bulwer treaty
and for the- purchase of existing conces
sions from Nlcn'ragua and Costa Rlc.i , the
latter provision In the house measure car
rying anappropriation , of $ 'i,000,000.
The senate'bill , - alsc' removes many of
the limitations ef the , house bill ns to the
persons to ' Ire , ( employed In the proposed
work. The'pro'9lion ) for a commission to
act with ( he secretary of war Is eliminated.
The senat'e committee also makes specific
provision that the canal shall be of suf
ficient size to accommodate vessels o" the
largest tonnage nnd It Increases the appro
priation from $130,000,000 to $140,000,000.
i.vni.vx cinnrs Miirr M'ICIXMJV.
Talk Over tlif DcinlM ot vClioroloi-
nml Crt'i-lt Troll.tlcn.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 17. Two famous In
dian chiefs had a conference with the presi
dent today. They were T. M. Butfington.
principal chle'f of the Cherokecs , and Pleas
ant Porter , chief cf the Creeks. Neither of
them Is full-blooded Indians , however.
Chief Buffllngton Is six feet seven Inches
tall and before his election ns chief was a
Judge of the Indian court.
They were accompanied by Itcprcsentntlve
William B. Williams of Illinois nnd ex-
Judge Springer.
They told the president that their tribes
have appointed delegations to como to
Washlngtiti to assist the committees of
congress In agreeing upon the details of the
treaties now pending and which will sean be
submitted to congress by the Interior du-
partmcnl regarding the allotment of lands ,
titles to townsllcs nnd the dissolution of the
tribal governments.
.1U011C1CH AIDIXC KTHKftT CAR MI3.V.
Prom-n In a Hill Hoi | ill rlnu V < > stllmlr *
oil AVnMliliiKlon CIII-N.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 17. ( Special. ) Con
gressman Mercer line Introduced a bill to
compel street car companies operating llnea
In the District of Columbia to provide vesti
bules for the protection of employee from
the Inclemency of the winter weather. The
bill has been referred to the committee on
District of Columbia , of which Mercer Is n
member , and It Is expected the measure
will become a law.
XoiiilnntloiiH.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 17. The senate con
firmed 1 the following : A. F. Caldwcll , agent
fa" ' the Indians , Fort Hall agency , Idaho.
Postmasters : Iowa L. 15 , Bladlne , Mara-
1 ; George 8. Crandall , Schallcr ; W. II.
Dowdy ' , Corwlth ; C. L. Hartlngor , Aldcnj
W , D , Junklu. Ilqgk Knplclg ; F. A. Chrls-
tliinpcn ' , Lake. Mills ; B. F. Koablcs , Pella ;
0. ( Knudson. Jewell ; W. C. Marshall , Aure-
llit. ' C. II. Wlrkerrtham , West Branch.
Kansas H. S. Mueller , Sedgwick.
South Dakota D. E. Ward , Dell Haplds ;
F. W. Carr. Flandreau.
To li-i | < irl mi The UIIKIIK Tn-nly.
WASHINGTON , Jon. 17. The senate com-
millet on foreign relations today agreed to
report favorably the convention known an j
The Hague treaty , negotiated last year. The
treaty was not amended.
The committee also doted favorably on the
extradition treaties with I'eru and Argen
tine , alii the trealy to continue iho Mexi
can boundary commission. The reciprocity
treatli'3 were not considered.
OIKSolillcr IJlfN In Cul.n ,
WASHINGTON. Jan. 17. General Wood
at Havana has notified the War department
of the death at Quemados on the 13th Inst.
of Private Charles 0. Brumtleld , Company
D , Eighth infantry , of typhoid fever.
Haul HIT * Hnrlrlytunrn ( Ulli'iTH.
NEW YOHK. Jan. 17. Al t > hn forty-sev
enth annual pcwlon of ( lie American Boeldty I
of civil Ensjliii-pr * t' ' ay the follnwlnt ; ofll- 1 ,
ei-rs were r-lev-trtl : IM-csWont. Jubn Flndlev
Wnl'iwn ( "Mruco ; IrfiiMirer. JiMi ih SI. '
KIUIPII , New York City : iHrei tcr.f , 'f > nerv < i i
thn-c ) > ii" , .1. F. ii'li'iUTkp. ' New Y"rk : II. i
H. Sci inn n Now Y. rc ThomuK H. John-
con , I'lttnliivrr ; Jo0ih | Hajir.'cy , Jr. . St. '
l.imls ; 11. Ji. Ittpharrtaon. Nt-w Orlmna , and , t
A. Uulnlari , Hou t < m. J >
Itifiixito l > ny Tux. i '
PAUL'S VALLKY. I. 1' . Jan. 17.A flash I
lii'twiwi ii ( . merehaniK who iiuw ivfured
ID tmv < h , 1 wr ctnt tribal ix and ihli .
IndUiii | iut' | whfii t i' latter iitcm ; , ' i
trtlleti the tax tatndrrow. BCtms lnevlUtil '
Tnimer , hnnts say they w II nfu v to | u > i
thn lax and the nullctdei art- they will .
drive them from the territory unless they
comply with the law '
'
PIPll i1 nirti\ /'tit/ * i rfp iT i t
HUH ( ALR lllllAGO CANAL
,
State of Missnnr , Sacks to Enjoin Hlino i
and Chicago ,
DRAINAGE CANAL TRUSTEES LIFT GATES
Covcrnor Tinnier SlK" " I'nriunl 1'cr-
I ' lull ( HllrtiltN I.uic .No Tllllo ( o
Mart Wnlcr on tin \Viiy
to the ( inlf.
WASIUXOTON' , Jan. 17. The state of
MlPflourl , by Its attorney general , K. II.
Crow , made application in the supreme
' court today and asked leave to Illo a bill
praying tor an Injunction against the state
i of Illinois and the city of Chicago to re-
1 ' strain them from operating tae recently
! opened drainage canal , 'flip court took the
1 motion , but did not Indicate when action
1 would be taken.
' The principal ground of objection raised
by the bill of complaint filed by Mr. Crow
: s that the sewage from the canal will pollute
, the water of thu MUslfwIppI river. It Is
' set forth that there are several cities and
, towns on the Mississippi river below the
' mouth of the Illlncli river which derive
j their water for cooking and other purposes
from the Mlsslrolppl and that these waters
j "aru indispensable to life and health and
business of many thomunds of the Inhab
itants of the state. " It Is contended thai
Lake- Michigan Is the natural receptacle of
the drainage of Chicago , and that unless
diverted , It would find Its way into the lake
Instead ofthe Mississippi ilvcr.
Mr. Crow also represents that not only
will the current filth of l.fiOO.OOO people be
turned Into the Mississippi through the
canal , but also that which has accumulated
on the banks of the Chicago river for years
I past , amounting dally to about 1,500 tons of
1 "poisonous and noxious "
matters. If thin
; bo permitted , ho says , the waters of the
c Mississippi "will ct a certainty bo poisoned
I and polluted and rendered wlnlly unfit and
lunhcallhful for drinking and domestic uses ; "
also that It will render uselcfy the various
waterworks plants on the Mississippi hclnw
the entrance of the Illinois. On this ac
count It Is urged that the health an , I ilv s
of the people will be endangered and their
business Interests Irreparably injured. IIo
aeks for both a temporary and permanent
Injunction.
of ( In * Canal.
I.OCKPOKT , 111. . Jon. 17. The beartrap
dam separating the drainage canal from the
Decplalnes river was lowered by the. .sani
tary district trustees , with the consent of
the canal commissioners and Governor Tan
ner , at 11:10 : o'clock today and 200,000 cubic
feet of water per minute rushed with a
roar Into the ntaplalncs river rn Its way
to the Clulf of Mexico.
The opening of the dralnngo canal today
was the culmination of an nil-night vl ll
by the Board of Trustees and canal com
missioners at Jollut , which resulted in the
securing of the necessary permission from
Governor Tanner. A special train carried
the trustees and commissioners from Chicago
cage to Jollet at 2 o'clock this morning.
After fruitless efforts to reach Governor
Tanner nt Springfield by telegraph , com
munication was secured by telephone and
a conference was held with the governor.
At 10:30 : o'clock this morning he tolephone-1
permission to lower the dam at Lockport.
The trustees and commissioners crowded to
gether on the top of the south abutment and
about 200 spectators gained other points of
vantage. Colonel Isaac L. Taylor , president
of the canal coramlealoncrs , said :
"This Is the completion of one of the
greatest engineering feats of modern times.
We have Xound , after a careful Investigation
by one of the best engineers of the coun
try , that the sanitary commission has com
piled fully with the lawr of 1S39 and Gov
ernor Tanner has granted permission to
open this canal. I take this occasion testate
state that this is but the commencement
of a greater work which will connect the
shipping of the great lakes of the north with
the Mississippi river and the Gulf of Mex
ico.
"Under permission granted by Governor
Tanner of the state of Illinois I hereby
authorize you to lower the dam. "
LISTENED TO BY STOCKMEN
AtlilrrnNCN on ToplfH III ( < TOHIIK to
( ho Trmliat the Kort Worth
Convention.
FORT WORTH. Tex. , Jan. 17. The second
day's session of the National Live Stock
association began at 10 o'clock this morn-
Ing. The session was devoted to the Intro
duction of resolutions , reports of commllte < > : i
and various addresses ns follows :
"Live Stock , a Business Proposition , " by
D. W. Smith of Illinois.
"Ltvo Stock Securities , " A. E. Derlcqles
cf Colorado.
"Ilelatlnmj of the Packing House to Live
Stock Industry , " by Philip Armour , read
by T. F. B. Sotham , president of the Ameri
can Hereford association.
"Our Broadening Markets for Meat Prod
ucts , " John F. Hobbs of Now York.
"Tho Railroad and the Stockmen , " by T.
W , Tcmllnson of Illinois.
"Live Stock Exchanges , " by W. H. Thomp
son , of Illinois.
"Necessity for Rellablo Statistics in the
Live Stock Industry , " by L , G. Powers of
Wiw.'hlnfeton.
The Idaho delegation , ninety-one strong ,
will cast a solid vote against any leasing
plan that may come up In the convention.
The leasing system ] , feeding In transit rates
nnd terminal charges are subjects that will
bring forth hot debates during the conven
tion.
tion.A
A resolution relative to the bill now-
pending before congress regulating the leas
ing of the public domain was the subject
of much discussion at the afternoon ses
sion , Representatives from Idaho , Wyo
ming , Colorado , Utah and Arizona ex
changed their views with regard to the j
bill , hut no action wan taken at today's j.
Bcoslon. The ( | Uestlcn will come up again I
tomorrow and It la believed the sentiment I
of the convention is stropg enough to adopt' '
a resolution favoring the measure. j |
A resolution cndoialng house bill No. '
398 ! ! ( Wadsworth bill ) , providing for the
reorganization and Improvement of Iho
United Statett weather bureau , wue ununl-
IlimiBly ' purged.
The day's program wns concluded by a
grand street parade given by the .Mystic 1
Knights of Bovlnn.
NO ILLINOIS EXTRA SESSION
Tun IKIHofiiNi'N Iti-qlli-Hl of Clili-ll ten
Sliiinifni'tiii'tTH' AHNIM > | IIIIII In Hi
< Mir < - Ili-ilui'llnn iif Tuti-x ,
SPRINOKIKI.U. IllJan. . 17. Oovornor
Tanner today refused to call a special sen- !
Elon of the legislature to enact a relief
law , which It was claimed wa niade nee-
cstary by the recent decision of the Illinois
Buprrnie court decJarlng unconstitutional
the limitation clause of the new revcnuo
law. The refiiFoI waa made to a largo
di-lt-gallon of ChlcaKo manufacturers und
bislrtess : men. members of the manufac-
(
Hirers' n foclatlon , who argued that taxes
under the deelelou would he jncriiascd from
20 to SO per cent In Cook county. Governor ,
Tanner sad | ho did not see hla way clear to ,
tUi calling of an extra icsslon. I
Governor Tanner * ald that it wnuld be i
Imi'Obilbli un nri mini if demormuojijiu : - i
MUon to obtn'n tl'o ' nei-essary two-thirdu (
majority to i > u s tinrcqu red Ifgtilaiica i
with an emcreetnjlauec und for thm rcu- J
son the relief could act be obtained during
the present year nnd the next regular Ken-
Aral assembly could take up the matter , linn
fftvlnp A large and needless oxpcncc to thtf
ittntix
OLD GRIEVANCES OF INDIANS
Clilct mill 1 It-nil .Moil ( if Itlni'Kfcrt
\iitlon llolil M Council AllcKf
They AVrrc D.-friluiliMl ;
. ST. PAUL. Jan. 17.-A llutte. Mont. . p < -
elal to the ; Pioneer Press sy : The chief
and bend ' : nen of the UlncRfeet Indian tifltlrn
I held a council on the reservation a tew days
! ago , a report of which has Jimt been brought
j in , to consider a series of old grievances
against the government , growing out of the
alleged frauiln and misrepresentations In va
rious treaties anil the violation on the part
of the government if the treaty of IS-IR , by
which over 20.000.000 ncre of land were
tiikon from the Indians In 1S7I without com
pensation. The Indians have rotalno.1 C'hr.ti-
cellor Charles O'Donncll if Untie to proto-
culo thilr claim.
Speaking for the Indians It. J. Hamilton.
a full-blooded Ulackfcct. a graduate of Cat-
lisle , Mid that in 1S55 the grivcrnment oil-
tered Into a treaty with the Illackfcet. Klat-
heads. Plcgans , ( Jrosventre , . Teton , Asslnli
tooltip , Hlver Crows. Illoods , Sittueo and Yank-
ton Sioux , by which the Indians were
! a ninety-nine year grant to all the territory
In Montana lying north and west , of the
' Yellowslouo river. Nineteen years later ,
without the consent < f ilio Indians , congnes
tool ; from the Indians about 7.000,000 acres
a'.id contlned. them to their present narrow
' rcscrvatlc.il.
It IB uleo alleged thut In ( subsequent treat
ies , by which their territory was encroached
upon and their rights made Inore limited , the
government commlsslc n , with the aid of for-
i nipt Interpreters , made misrepresentations
[ I ' to them and defrauded them and they are
now going to sctk redress In the while
' man'ti court. The litnd out of which they
claim they were defrauded and far which
I hey now wont compensation comprises
i nearly third of the entire area rf the state
of Montana.
MINE WUI\EHS , IN CONVENTION
Ui-unrlN nf OIlU-i-i-N SIKMV Inr o In-
i-n-iiNii In lloinlu'ruliln Klniiiit'on
In ( iouil Mi HIM- .
INDIANAPOLIS , Jan. IT. The third day'i
session of the United Mlno Workers of
America convened today with John Mitchell ,
president. In the chair. There were fully
7uO delegates present. Chairman 1 * . .1.
Keenan of'the credentials committee- sub
mitted his report. Fahcy of the committee
read the report. Illinois made the luwt
showing , with 35,000 members. Secretary
W. 1) . Uyan of the state organization Is
n'0-i treasurer of hU organization , which j
now has $112,000 card on hand. During 1S-.19
he raised over $300COO and more than $250.-
000 was raised by Illinois in 1SDS.
The credentials committee's report was
acted upon and all delegated who were not
seated were ordered lo report to the com
mittee for a settlement of differences.
The election of olllccrs was postponed nnd
tbo report of the c-mmlttee on rules and
order of business read and accepted.
President Mitchell announced the routine
committees and read his annual report.
Secretary Treasurer Pearce's report
showed that 387 local unions were organized
In 1S39 and ninety reorganlz d. There were
91,019 paldup mcmbershlro In the national
organization. The receipts of the order
during thu year were , with the balance on
hand January 1 , 1S99 , $ lllt.fe7 ) ( ! , while ex
penses were $72,277.32 , leaving a cash bal
ance of $39,378.32. The balance a year ago
was $22,204.10. During 1899 large sum
were expended for organizing nnd In taking
euro of strikes and the cash showing Is
not ns good as the membership Increases ,
QUESTION OF BINDING TWINE
liniiloinont DcnlorN" Convention AnkN
to lluvo Done \Vlint Uiiiernl
OtlH In DoliiK.
KANSAS CITY , Mo. , Jan. 17. Close to I
300 delegates attended the first session toT I
day cf the annual convention of the Western - I
ern Implement nnd Vehicle Dealers' asso
ciation. Nine states In the west nnd south
west wore represented. The convention
will remain lu session for two or three days.
The question of binding twlna supply Is
one of the big issues before the convention
and nearly all of today's session was taken i
up with a debate of this matter. D. W.
Blatne of Pratt , Kan. , wan a leader of the
faction which maintained that the hemp
ports of the Philippines are being kept
closed in the Intercut of the binding twine
tru/it.
The result of the debate was the adoption
of a lusolutlon calling upon the government
lo Immediately open the hemp ports of the
Philippines.
Another resolution was adopted calling
upon congress to appoint nn Investigating
commlttro to ascertain why and In whoso
Interest the hemp ports have been closed so
long.
A few minutes after these resolutions
had been adopted there was read to the
convention a letter from Congressman Ches
ter I. Long of Kansas , now In Washington ,
stating that the War department had today
received from General Otis a cablegram
stating that a commission would Icnvo Ma
nila tonlghl lo open the hemp port of
Luzon.
Every Now Year brings a delugeof cal
endars , both commercial nitd artistic. Some
are frankly commercial , and others go lethe
the opposite extreme n great deal of or
namental design and very little calendar.
Wo have received a copy of Swift's Home
Calendar for 1900 , which Is unnucatlonalily
one of the most beautiful of the eml-of-the-
century calendars.
The calendar Id In the form of a screen ,
Its exact flze being 10x2iu ! Inches. In each
of the four circular panels Is an Ideal head ,
typical of ono of the seasons , from p.il'-'ings '
by Percy Mnran , the great water colnrlst.
Thn pictures have- all the effect of the or-
Iglnal water-colors , and as there Is no ad
vertising on the front , the calendar Is both
ornamental ( and useful ,
Coplco of Swift's Homo Calendar may bo
obtained ( by pending 10 ccnlB In stamps to
Swift , and Company , Union Stock Yards ,
Chicago. j
Dniiuliler of Anilri-tv .loliliNon III ,
GUEENVILLE , Tenn. , Jan. 17 Mrs. M.
J. PattcrFon , Ihe only child of President An
druw < Johnson , Is crlllciilly 111 at her home
hero and Is not expected to live , fihc U over
80 yeau of ago.
DoiioiiiiroH hcnmitlonnl .loiirnnllxm.
ALBANY , N. Y. . Jnn. 17. The principal
mlilresi' before the Slate Kur aHNocliitlon nt
Itx inidtlnj.lust nlKlit was by JuRlliu Brown
of the rnltt-d States "iipri'irie court iii"n | ] . .
ilir "Liberty of thr Press. " In which b * .
Hcvi'fely denounced nhut lie trrincd renvu(1 (
ilonal Journalism.
r.lt-ofrln l.liioiiian ICHIoil ,
ST. LOUIS , Jan. I" . Charlt'i" nnujilii-rlv.
llntmuii , wan killed and Kilwnrd JJInn and
William Ifnlrfr were sr-rlmiHly liiluu-.l . l .
day while removing n wlro whl < li h-nl
( rnficrl an olertrle Hirht wire Duimhrr y
was klllt-d outright , nnd It wns Hiimt ) ime ;
lutfure i' < other two wcro rcvlvtd I hi-y
will recover
For Dyspepsia.
Horsford's ' Acid Phosphate 'I
Taken after meals prcventa ncldlty and
diEttesB of the stomach , headache , and
the offensive Uclchtnf ; of wind. "
Gcnuuii be u m HemroBi/J on wrapier [ ,
. . . . . i , T-TJ irtmnrrr" ' * ' * " f"nrn i * " -
'STOP ' PUT AND CALL SELLING
.VIiHi.lntol.v PrnnllTlTfil < " rhlonu. "
llonril nt Trmli AtToril * l.lvrll-
liomt in HOD
CHICAGO. Jan. l7.--TrnilliiK la "puts *
and "calls" on the Hoard of Trade wiU
finally and nbrolutoly prohibited by Iho dl
lectors of thp l-oard today nd the rule t
' I that effect pflMPil yesterday by tlin illrootort
was reail from the Rnllcry by Secretary
Stoiii' . At n meeting of the directors Ihf
so-called privilege trading was defined ai
dlnhonorablo conduct.
It ! said that the action of the dirrctori
not only prohibit * the pawing of inonej
around the lloor In payment for privileges ,
but makes It a violation of the rules to
operate In puts and calls In the regular
market In any way. Traders. It Is an Id ,
will not be allowed to cither put or call
wheat or any ether article by meaim pi
privileged Id the course of I ho regular HOB-
slon , M Is now largely the custom.
! i ' Privilege trading Is Mid to afford a lUcll-
hood to about 300 brokora on the bo.ml anil
! It la said that artlve agitation toward mak-
! Itifi trading In imts nnrt calls legal wmil'
- bo the result , the agitation taking the form
i ' of attempts nt leglslntlon.
i | ( LIGHTENING UP WAfT TAXES
! | Stamp * on TrlCKrntii * mill H\i > i-en
j
I llfcrliitM tin * l-'lrwt'iu ' lie
TnUcn 11IV.
NEW VqnK. Jan. 17. A special to the
Times from Washington sftyri : In view > f
the excess of revenue over expenditures ami
I the probability that recelptH will be larger
next year than now , and thai the trenaury
\
' will not need' the money for" current ex
penses , the attention of the ways and meant
committee lins been dlrcctiM to the mib-
Ject of the Internal revenue , with the UKi
of amending the law If reduction Is fnvorel.
Several propositions hrtVc been tncotol ,
| among tllonl tolng the demand of tile brow - .
i
ers to have the beer tux out In hair. ThlM
suggestion has been taken under fnsld-
e'ratlon by a mibrommltlcp consisting of
Messrp. Payne , Steel and llarzoll. and It Is
understood to be their Aplnlon that If any
of the taxes nro soon * dispensed with the first
to bo taken off will be those on express ro-
cclptB and telegraph messages , both of which
are added to the cost of parrying.
AMERICAN IN SPANISH ARMY
IVrlloM < i > n llmtlirrflii - llcinu
lloiinicil UN Demi for Tlili-lj--
FlviYi'itrx. .
UUlOMSnEnn , Pa. . Jan. 17. Alexander
Savage , who disappeared from his home hero
.
ihlrty-tlvc years ago and hau long been
mourned as dead , has turned up alive and
well. Ills brother Is In receipt of n letter
fiom him announcing that ho Is nil oITIrer of
high islanding In the Spanish nrmy and re-
sides' at Madrid. Savage say ho han ac
quired a large fortune. Five years after
Savage's disappearance ho wrote to hla
relatives from China , stating that he had
gene to the Orient to seek his fortune.
Thirty years have elapsed slnco that letter
was written.
FIRE RECORD.
Ii\olllntr HOIINI * nt I'ali'lnirj- .
FAIUBUHY. Neb. , Jan. 17. ( Special. )
Last night .1 small dwelling house , owned
by .Hiram Ashpaugli , caught lire from a de
fective | flue and was entirely destroyed. Tha
loss Is about $300 , nearly covered by In
surance.
Advniii'o AVniiOH of Ml in : I'M.
PLATTSIU'HC ! , N. Y. . J.iui. 17.-Th ( >
American Sled and Wire company has ad
vanced the wages of Its c-mtiloycK In the
Iron mines nt Crown 1'olnt , KSKOX county ,
N. Y. , 10 per rent , to take offci-t nt once.
Two and ime-haH' per cout will bo retained
by the comiia'ny and dep'oslteil as a benetlt
fund.
Anotlifr Ailrniiui ; In .Sivooior .
MINNEAPOLIS. Jsui. 17. Northwestern
biooni miinufneturern. after a conference ,
have decWed to a'.lvnnco ' prices fiom 2S to
11 GO contH per dozen. Thin IH tinsect'tH ' ad-
T vance In three months. Broom corn is $200
In , ton and tin1 trust may push .t hltflicr. An-
other , factor Is the s.arclty of miiplo for
brrom luiivdlrs. whkh ihavi > nxlvnnced frojn
$10 lo J17 per 1,000.
Genuine
Little Liver Pills.
Must Boar Signature of
See PacSlmllaVrnppcr Below.
V rr nmnll nnd as c
Vj toke on ni'ur.
' FOR HEADACHE.
CARTER'S
FOR DIZZINESS.
FOR BILIOUSNESS.
FOR TORPID LIVER.
FOR CONSTIPATION.
FOR SALLOW SKIN.
FOR THE COMPLEXION
CURE SICK HEARACHE.
ir : u ,
TOMI.in M 15.
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31t in : Miiitunrrii.
IVIIHT ; : : TIIIO.
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The Talented Cumuli Hlufjx Hoys.
Prices ni'ViT-rliiiiiiiliiB Kviinlinj. He-
nerved ncats. 15iami & "r. ffllU'TJ' . Me
MiUlnri'M , YVi-il niln ! v Hiitnrilily unil fluii"
day : any HCII' ' , V i ; clillilriMi , ! ic : ; wallury , H'o
Next WeekWIIIUnis' unil Walki-r'H IHJ
Curnpany of t.u AIIHIH. | _
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MI'J
Mathews
and Bulger
in "BY THE SAD SEA WAVES , "
nifuric - < "ill' 'ly FIKCC H of itnsfumof
J'ltlt'KH II ' ' "ii . { > , J.u w
NKM ATTJfA' TU > N - | 11,1 - , | , | , |
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