TITE OMAHA DAILY BEE : ' "FRIDAY , FEBlU'ATiY L1900. .
BEB SUGGESTION \YELLTAKEXi \
Attornej General Endorses Pl n of Calling
District Judgei.
V COURT IS AWAY BEHIND WITH ITS WORK
Al Prrornl Hntr of 1'roRrc * * It Will
He I'ltc lonrn Ilcforp Hip KocUvf
Id Ucnrcil MuttCupltol
UNCOLN , Fcb 1 fgpcMalThe ) iug-
Bastion tnado by The Hee relative to reln-
forring the supreme court by calling tinon
district judgch for assistance In reviewing
rapes has caused many Inquiries to b * made
concerning the volume of btiMncss now
availing cot.sldcrallon by lhai tribunal. At
the rale the eases arc no\v being dlipofed of
It nuld take the supreme court five years to
< lcar tie docket of the csaoa now pending
The court drcldcn on nn average of fifteen
ra f > s at each of the nineteen sittings held
( luring the year. This would mnkc u total of
? fi" casts per year , or 1,321 cases In five
years The number of cases file ! din Ins fti
month ilnays exceeds the number dlspof"d
of FO that tinletfl the court receives seme as-
Mstanco thcro Is no hope of ever cleaning in
thn docket. The Init printed supreme court
calendar showed that Iherc were 1 l" > 3 cas s
on flic. Since then the number has been In-
erased and probably will continue to Increase -
crease BO long as the present stale of affairs
exlfils , which makes II porslblo for n litigant
to postpone the final settlement of n case for
'rom two to live years by simply appealing
to the supreme court.
Itrrclton Siu > ( hN Apiirninl.
Concerning the plan suggested by The Hee
Atlorney General Smyth today said "While
I have not examined Ihe question with MI in
dent care to warrant mo In expressing nn
opinion I have a very well defined Impres
sion that a commlsblon composed of district
judges would have Just ns much authority
ns the old supreme court commission had
and thai , too , without any act of the legisla
ture A mere rule or order of the supremu
court would be sufficient. The old commis
sion had no power whatever to render a de
cision or make nn order Nothing which It
did had any force or effect until approved by
the court. The law creating the commis
sion had the effect of authorizing the auditor
to approve the vouchers of Ihe com-nlEMon
for Ihelr salaries , lo Issue warrants for Ihosc
ralarlcs and also of authorizing the treasurer
to pay the warrants , and it had no other ef
fect
' Of course , them Is no law making it the
duty of the district Judges to sit as members
of such a commission , and whatever Ihey did
In that respect would bo entirely voluntary
on their part It Is , Indeed , questionable
whether the legislature could Impose such a
duty upon the district Judges , but however
that may bo If the district Judges would con
sent to give a certain portion of their time
each jear to the work of the commission
and the supreme court saw fit to avail Itself
of their services I bee at this lime no reason
vihy two or three commissions could not be
formed out of the district Judges having pre
cisely the same power as Ihe old commission
and with Ihe ability to give quite as good
satisfaction as it gave without waiting for
action by the legislature "
OhjrctH lo PrclKlit Clnxilflcatlon.
The Marble and Granite Dealers' associa
tion of Nebraska , which was In session here
today , adopted resolutions protesting against
the classification of freight rates recently-
adopted by the railroads , which , It Is al
leged , increases the cost of transportation of
shipments to and from points in Nebraska
A committee , consisting of F n Klmball.
Lincoln , K. H Alderman. West I'oint ,
Charles Neidhart. Beatrice , A. Neitzeli ,
Falln City , and L F Palno o' Grand Island ,
presented their case to thc-secrcita'rics' of the
State Board of Transportation and requested
them to use all lawful means to prevent the
railroads from continuing the existing rates
In their complaint they assert that ship
ments formerly classified as fourth rate have
been changed to third rate and thoeo listed
under class D lo Hflh rate.
In the appended table the increase is
hewn on shipments from Lincoln to the
points named , the Bret and third columns
representing the rates per 100 pounds under
the old classification and the second and
fourth columns the rates for similar ship
ments under the newclassification. .
Fourth Third Fifth
clacs. cl.iFs. t > class.
Abbott JO OS JO 25
Alma 042 041 013 037
Alliance 067 (179 06.
Annl ? y 04t OBI 012 036
Ashland . . . . 012 on 005 010
ArapahOf0 45 055 013 040
Ilitrllnirton VnniTerx 1 finer.
The Burlington railroad has filed an an
swer to the complaint of John 0. Yclser
anklng for an order compelling It to place
n gate In the fence between the Burlington
and Union depots In Omaha The Burling
ton denies that It caused the fence to be
constructed and therefore protests against
the Issuance of the order asked for by
Yciscr.
The suit of John O Yelser to compel the
city clerk of Omaha to submit the initiative
and referendum to the vote of the people
baa. been appealed lo Ibe supreme court.
Chaplain Mailley , late of the First Ne
braska , will go lo York lomorrow to con
duct funeral services over the remains of
Frank S Glover , a young man who was
killed In the Philippines while in the serv-
vlce with the Nebraska regiment.
The George W. Uyon company of Omaha ,
A jowplry manufacturing establishment. (1,13 (
filed articles of Incorporation with the sec
retary of state The Incorporators , ira
George W. Kyon , Nolllo W. Ryon and Eliza
beth Hyon. The company is capitalized for
$10,000.
Auditor Cornell has issued a letler lo
county clerks railing their attention to the
necessity of assessing all property belong
ing to Insurance companies that may be
found in their Jurisdiction.
The annual meeting cf the Central Whist
nspoelatlon will bo ht'ld in this city Feb
ruary 9 and 10. Nebraska. Kansas , Iowa
and South Dakota are represented In the
asroclatlon Follow IIIK Is the program ar
ranged for the occasion-
Fridiy , 11 u -nmlnow 'c < > tln'l ' ; ,
2 J ) p mFirst play for the Hlcniirils :
ohillpngf trophy fnr I.MIIIH of Tour Only *
one team from eai'h i lub rllfilble
2.10 p m Flrct pla > of the- pair contest
for lhc\ Dos Molnes Ironhy. In whkh liny >
number of palm from anv club may enter
2.30 p m Women's KIIIIIP . . . .
* > ix m Second play for the Rlclmrds dials -
s p m . 'cconcl play for the Des Molnos
trophy ,
Saturday. 11 a -Huslnc * * nicotine.
2 TO P -Third and nnal play for the
TUohanls cli.illcnKe trophy
2 Jl p in Thlnl and llnal pluy for the
Des Mnlnrs trophy
2 JO p m Women s game
S p m Free-for-all pair contest under
the Mitchell prore < alve t\stcrn IMirn may t
tip arranged without rcsard to t lub mem-
tirrshlp
11 j > m Banquet Presentation of troph-
iff and prl en
The ofllcers of the n3vlatton are. J. J
Bhru Council Hlufff la . president W t'
lliirbach , DCS Molm-s la vi .e president.
O
Bcira tk
. \ \ 1't i > fe.o ix t'v la f re ir > a 1
I tr < i ii-tr
Tht rx IIH < > c mrt ' ff i > n i ! ) of H 1
nif bar's Hoik Kapld * In IA Uiirrir
irmha N i Ahvott l.tmoln J H GaH
Henl on la. . J Frank Martin. l\ nn < 'ttv
i Mo . Dr IVlward B Dorr DPS Molne . I
or tlir l < nhor Hnrrnti.
Depuly Labor Commissioner Kent this
morning fllwl with Governor Poyntcr a report -
port of the work done by the labor bureau
during the year Just rlo ed H shows that
positions were furnished to nearly f.O per
cent cf ail the applicants for work dur n ?
j the year. The repsit Includes the folioIn ?
; statements
Of fnr.nwork I
th * Hpplliants fnr fnr.-n am
MllsTled that ll arplkBtlons for help fllo.l
* IHV < born fllleJ t'lro tijli thf dor" rttnen ;
, ' 'Ith female dome ' < Ihe drmnfid has ov
cf f-do < l the "nipplj Lf aitent * nnd < lork < wo
, IIB.VP prmtlcalfv tin demand Although w
hHve fourvl < ii jloymom for many deserving
unemployed , still theoHloo would toe fir
more valuable If located In the center of
the juslnr rrt of the city As It Is. It I *
out of the way and adl > Interfiles v.lth
our olher vvorl ,
\Vc a-f badly In need tf n branch "in-
tdovment cIip ! ! In Omaha An nltlco thrr"
r nulil b - Invftlualilo 'n cllsMrlbutlnif the unemployed -
employed out over .he state at polnlH where
thry mlpM be needed
Quito a number of olher stales n m- have
ptnplovment ollro ! working under direr-
tlnn of thr labor bureaus nnd everyone of
them Is u crent suci.c c | n pverv Instatuf ,
however , thrv nro tainted In the congested
dlnrltts of the larger town"
' I In no o nor flaco In thr > world evopt Nr-
bra ka Is an c-mp'ovment olllce tucked awav
i In a Htito cnpltol nnil e pc'ctcd to meet the
I necdi of nn entire st.itr
I ' Hy IIMV.IIC branch otllces In all the prlnrN
' put towiiH of the Btnlo , ind 'h 'c oltlce * con-
' "tnntlv topnrtlni ; to this Innonii. We could
I kocp the I < II < labor cf the jitnto moving
i from 01 e i 'lit ' to nnolbor where most
) i nreiifd , thus changlnK tno Idle jerson from
. l-oln1 , ' n hunltn to Fndoty to an mtivo pro-
1 du < r and ccn. umcr and nltonllns the en -
plovrr liol , ) to pliinl and harvest hit crop
or do labor of nn < - kind where liel.i should
Kosl-uty ofllres in connection with system" !
of piiblV work are roinmon In Frnnto , cler-
rnanv and mo < t nuroppin countries' , also In
Auxtraiiii HIX ! Now Xoaland , and nro doing
much In rlddins thc'e countries of pauperIsm -
Ism and crime
i Nrrr.inidrp. .
The Stale Hoard of Health recently re
ceived Information thai two cases of tmall-
pox had been discovered at Libert } , tuche
miles from \Vymore. Secretary Ilalley of tlu1
boird said tonight that from the Investiga
tions that have been made It appears that
the eases are pnnllpox of a mc t pronounce 1
type , ir.ore malignant than those at Ne
braska City last winter Orders have ben
Issued to have the strictest quarantine reg
ulations enforced. As the cases arc not In a
settled community the danger of an
epidemic Is not great.
The State Marble Heilers' association to
night elcclcd I T Paine of Grand Island
and J N Koldow of York as Nebraska dele
gates to the national association , which
meets In Chicago during the present month.
All olllcers were re-elected.
Adjutant General Barr > tonight received a
message from Depot Quartermaster Long of
San Tranclsco announcing that the remains
of the Nebraska dead that arrived on the
I'ekin had been shipped to their destinations
They vUll arrhe In Nebraska the first of
next week
STINGER HITS ANOTHER MAN
JIovlp 5trps Ont of Imlantrlnl ehool
On the AVnrnntli far Gov
ernor Pointer.
KEA.RNEY , Neb. Feb 1 ( Special Tele
gram ) C W Hoxle turned over the affairs
of the Stale Industrial school to his successor
ser , J N. Campbell , this morning The
transacllon appeared lo be very pleasant lo
bolh There has been but one change so far ,
that of laundryman but more will be made
in a short time Mr Hoxie hss rented a
home here and will probably engage In busi
ness It is said he will go on the warpath
for Governor Poynter's scalp as a balm for
Ihe "sling of Ingralllude "
WOM\\ WHO ULOl'ED MCKTS DE VTII
Pntc of One of nn Iowa Connie AV'ho
Ilnii A n > Toccdipr.
FAIRBURY , Neb. Feb. 1. ( Special. )
Coroner Dodge and Counly Attorney Denncy
were summoned to Harbine by telephone
yesterday to look after the circumstances at
tending the death of a woman there In
vestigation Eptisfied the officials that the
woman died from natural causes. The man
who was with her when she came to the
village was arrested for unlawful cohabita
tion He gave bis name as J. Denning and
said ho was a physician , and had been treatIng -
Ing the woman , whose name be gave as Mrs
Bracham , for some Illness
Ho was brought before the county judge
this morning and pleaded guilty lo the of
fense charged and was fined $50. The
woman's mother was te'egraphed ' for and
came on from Jewell Junction , la , to which
place ebe took the remains for burial.
The doctor ie much older than the woman ,
who was good looking.
At the Inquest it developed that her right
name was Mrs. Nettle McConnell. Her
mother. Mrs Branham of Hawardcn , la , ar
rived nnd identified the body as that of her
daughter She swore that her daughter was
married several years ago to Charles McCon
nell. a brakeman on Ihe Northweslern rail
road and lived In Hawardcn , la. She ran
away from lhat place with the doclor about
two months ago The doctor swore his home
was In Essex county. New York , and they
traveled overland from Iowa here , stopping
at various placet He claimed he has large
properly Interests at that place.
DoliiS" nt Don inColIcKP -
CRETE. Neb . Feb 1 ( Special. ) Messrs.
Snow and MaUon and Misses Battey and
Porter of the class of 1900 are planning lo
teach nexl year.
Prof. Hamlll and his daughter have fin-
Uhcd their work in elocution at the college.
Saturday cveninn an cntcrainment of read
ings and Impersonations was given by them
In the Congregational church before a large
audience.
I-ist week was observed by the college
nnd tlie Congregational church as the week
of prayer. Prof. Jlllson led the Tuesday-
evening prayer meeting and Prof. Falrchlld
that of Wednesday evening. On Thursday-
general exercises took place , led by Rev.
R. S Oosood , Dr. Bullock and Dr Bross.
\\iiiniin the ( "IIIIHIof It Ml.
YORK. Neb , Fcb 1 ( Special ) Paul
Geyser of West Blue Is thankful for Ihe poor
marksmanship of Robcrl Clyde , a neighboring -
ing young farmei , who yesterday took HCV-
oral sbotn at him. Clyde Is now In Jail here.
j charged with fh otlng with intent to kill
i Ho blames Geyser for legal reparation from
his wife last fallbout once each month
slnco one or the other of th : two men has
been put under bond to keep the peace ,
i _
SJ Mil ) IlitliU Itoiiil HfHMtnl1 | > lr ,
FAWIUWY. Neb. Fcb 1 fSpeclaM Jay
( II McDowell was given a verdi-t against the
] Chicago. Hock Inland I'atifirailway for
5J.OOO damages In n train wreck near Lincoln
several years ago The defence was that as
the wreck wan caused by the negro , Davis ,
who was subsequently bent to the penl-
tcntlarv for the crime , the road was not re-
gponsiblo ThU U the second verdict against
the company growing out of the same wrecK.
VI milIIIMIIIO I > J SuiixtrnUr.
FAI11BUHY. Neb , Feb I ( Special ) F
I ) Garnscy was adjudged insane by the au-
thrrilles and will be bent to the hospital at
Lincoln Garnscy has been a sufferer from
the effects of a sunstroke received several
i yrara ago and lately his condition has be-
I come dangerous
Mrs Conrad Hiibcr was brought before the !
Insanity board today and an order was made
sending her to the hospital at Lincoln
l.cntff ( ronji'M Trln ! liniU ,
KBAUNBY. Neb. Fob 1 iSpeclal Tele
gram ) All of today was taken up In court
l-caring testimony in the Letter Stroa <
criminal assault canAll the testimony
It , In and ibe rrao was argued tonight >
each Eide for fort-five mluutce. Tomorrow ,
I r. o nmg ihe t > 1 IP anolh. ' nrmu.fni s
ea h side when hf * a ? wi I b given lo 'JP
Jury Ovtrio pco , IP pn kel the tou t
rtom thp pnMrc day Thoje who went to
h > ar unclean testimony were not dlsnp-
poin'cd.
, SEEN IN HIS MOTHER'S GRAVE
(
I llendprunn HM'llcd O\rr A\lint ' ( ( in *
j I to lime lUcn nn Mtoinnlril
' 1 hef i i > f ti t ortiir *
YORK. Neb Keb 1 ( Special Telegram i
* The town of Hor.dorton l cxclt'd tver
! what cpetns to fciue been an attempt'd crave
robbeiy this morning at the Russian Men-
nonlto ccmeterv , iwo mll-i from llttider-
fon. John Heeler.'who wns kaullrg sralu
to town , pnMcd the gravcytird and untieing
some one dlEsInn w't't to Inquire who waste
to be burtcl. Ho found In a crave Trank
fjo-scn and \ . J Nl"kol , two well known
I ycudg men hero , etandlng tn the bcon -
talnlng tb ? remains of Krnnk Goo eti's
, mother , who bid been burled nine months
j I ngo
I ! Goosfn explained that the corpse was to
' be examined by tloctois at York. On re
turning frctn tovvti Ilrgler met anetlier
i fnrtaer. who said bo saw one of the boys
] Irave. rldinK a bicycle , nml the otfter carry-
.He a larpp Bask on his back , which ap
. peared bulky.
I All kinds of romrts err In rlmtlatlon.
I I i Goofcen now- claim * that they did not dis
inter the lofTln. The sheriff and ethers are
J at Henderson and Intend to sec It the remains
I
mains have been taken
'
'Ion Out of Tvrlvcolvct l > i'ni > < - .
FHEMONT. Nol , Fcb 1 ( Special. )
. About 150 men and b ys lock part In a wolf
( hunt acrcrj the river fr 11 hero In Saunders
county today The strip of country covered
was about five miles square Twelve wolves
were planed , but onlv two of them were I
killed , the lines being tro thin to hold the
ether ten The two killed were coyotes of I
good size. Prairie wolves are more plcnti- j
ful this year than usual.
I
CnooKiiliiHt Illnlr Uliinlxsotl. '
PLATTSMOl'TH. Neb. Fob 1 ( Special )
Police JudEf Archer considered the evi
dence agalnct Charles K Blair , the "mag-
i netlc healer" on the charge of undue Intl-
I macy with Miss Brown , which was filed by
! George W Brov.n. her father , of Red O.ik ,
i la , and decided It was not sufficient to hold
! him and he was released Blair has a wlfo * _
and three children at Kansat , City.
Kcnriir lloli-l Clmnuc" llnnd" .
KEAUNKV. Neb . Peb 1 ( Special Tcle-
Kiam ) The Mldwaj hotel will change
hands Krldaj morning James Casey retiring
ftom the business and the Midway Hotel
company taking charge The officers of
the company are A. P. Cole , Lawrence Keck
and O. V. Carnev C.isej look possession
of Ibe holcl one year ngo. He will return
to Omaha and engage in business
"VViimnii SUCH ! Ior Acrcitt * .
NEBRASKA C1TV , Teb 1 ( Special ) V
Emit was commenced in the district court
today by Mrt > Hannah R Dillon against John
C Watson and ,7chn V Morgan for an ac
counting of cerlaln fund ! , aggregaling ? ! , -
PSS 3S , consifting of renls and profits of
buildings which , she says , were collected by
the defendants as her agents.
I'nriuiT Ilrt-H-dor Ii Vo
WEST POINT , Neb. Fob 1. ( Special )
The trial of Hezeklih Brcssler of Wisner ,
an aged farmer charged with shooting his
tenant with intent to kill , resulted In an
acqvittal afler Ihe jury bad been out all
night. Dlotrlct court adjourned this morn-
Ing'until Mny 28.
Ciiil -uocosRful Iti-tlxnlK.
OSCnOLA , Neb , Fob 1 ( Special ) The
First Methodist Episcopal church here has
been holding revival services for the last
thlrly-one days The meetings have now
concluded and the revival pronounced a
success.
I'oi < nlVlppn to PlnttNiiiontli.
PLATTS.MOUTH , Neb , Peb 1. ( Special )
The Postal Telegraph-Cable company has
opened an office in this city with D C Mor
gan as operalor The line has been com-
pleled to Nebraska City
Creamer } lit OnKlnnd Sold.
OAKLAND. Neb , Teb 1 ( Special Tele
gram ) N Olander & Sons sold their cream
ery. Including five separator stations , to
Harding & . Co of Norfolk for ? 10,000 today
.1 nil Kin cut Aunlnxt VU--nr-llen.
In Justice Crawford's court Thur dav
Mrs Moran Sehutt was given a. judgment
of } 10 and costs against the Ak-Sir-Ben ,
the More bants' Express a"d Transfer com
pany and Walter S Jardlne fnr damaKps
sustained by a buggv on the night of the
Ak-Sar-Ben parade last fill Tlieehlcle ,
to which a noise was hitched was stand
ing on Sixteenth street between Burt and
Webster , when n largo float , svrnbollcal of
the "Barbor of Seville , ' in returning from
the parade bumped into It , reducing It to
fragments
nr > nii Cnnnnt lermor > .
NEW YORK. Feb 1 Governor Voorhpps
of New Jer ev. it is reported from Pater-
"on N J , i > osltl\p\ | refuses to Rive the
us of the armorv in that city for the
Brvan reception and meeting on the night
of February 3 The opera , house , the only-
other available hall I" engaged for that
night by n traveling 'heatrli ' il company
whl < h has a full grasp of fie situation and
refuses to iancel Its date without receiving
a sum the democ rats lo on as exorbitant
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
I'nlr I'rlilny nnil I'rolmliljnlnnlny ,
ivItU Variable AVInilM Over Iowa
nml Nclira.sUn.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1. Forecast for
Friday and Saturday
For Nebraska , Iowa , Missouri , South Da
kota nnd Kansas Fair Friday and probably
Saturday , variable winds
Ioc'ol Itrcoril.
oFFicn or THE wnATiinn nrnn.uT.
OMAHA , Fob 1 Omaha record of tcm-
por.cuiru uml precipitation , compared with
the con expanding day of tlie last three
lear"
1MO 1SV > 1SDS. 1507
Miiximum temperature . 3S 1613 27
Minimum temperature . 7 M S
Averasro temperature . 2.J S . " , Is
Precipitation . . M T .00 00
i i Hetonl of tempcraluro and precipitation
I I at Omaha , for this day nnd since March
2. isw
I v
j Nfun.il for the day ; . 11
] i l Nce s for the day . . . . 3
i ' Accumulated c > Mfs blntc Ma-ch 1. . ( Ml
Nornuil rainfall for the day 02 Inch
Dellilency for the day 02 Inch
Toml .UnfaII since March 1 2 > > llinchei I
DPtlclency slnto March 1 1 si Inches
Detlcler y for cor period 1'9 > I JO inches i
Ucllclenry for cor period 1SM7 10 Winches ;
Ilcnnrt from ntnlloni , fit S p , in ,
m t
6TATIONB AND STATE I
" j I
Oy WEATHEB. |
j
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OituliJ. c'car ' I Slj i > ,
North P'.atu > partly cloudy . . I 40 | „ . ' !
I Halt Lakc\ clear I * * 4S , ' .00
" ' " -
Cheyenne , c-loudv " ' ,
Hap'ld c'lty. purtly cloudy. .ft ) i
Huron , clear J 3C . .W.w
Wflllfiton. clear .w
t'-hlVaKoi'Vioiid'y . . . ; . . . . . . . . ] WJ 1' ' .0) '
ft Lou'e. partly cloudy iS | M T
t-t Paul , iltwr . . . , j li. 111 T ,
Davenport , wl " l 1 I '
! Helena , partly iloudy 10 ! .10
City , ecwr . . 10 ! * .0) .
partly cloudy HI 31 . ( . )
Hit narck , cinar ' . Kl 5 * T
UnhostoJi. clear ) > ! 591 .U )
Holow zero
T Indlaitu * trace of precipitation
U'CIt'S A. WKI.SH
Local Forecast Ollioial
vt ( 'llicr.tcrk 'l'oiln > ,
HOYD "Heart cf Maryland. " S 30 and
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1 ORPHEUM Vaudeville. S CO.
'BULLERATJT ' ' AGAIN
( Continued from First Page )
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strongest defense the government has yet
j put forward as to what has been done and Is
j being done
| j PUBLIC RAILS AT MINISTRY
i ( nlilnot Imlnlco * Iti HlcUorlnc Wltcn
j It slmniii lie t iiltnl t.lol.o
the I'lipnlnr
j I
j i LONDON Fcb 1-2-0 p m-In the
al-sencc1 of exciting war news the natln ami
the newspapers have had lime to discover
the utter lack of rclatleti existing between
iho feeling of Ihe people nnd Ihe lemper of
Mis government as dcmonsttatcd In Parliament
i
ment , where. Instead of relieving the grave
. anxiety of the country by the declaration of
j ' measures It Is propose ! to take In behalf of
the national safety , the ministers continue
to demon trate their Inability to grasp the
situation by baatlng Ihe air with recrimina
tions , self-nccusilory defense and bicker tigs
ns lo Ihe degree of responsibility attachable
to Iho respective deparlmcnts of the govern
ment The disgust , almost despair , noticea
ble on all tides. Is voiced by the ultra-
ministerial organ , the Globe , which savs
"Thp heart of the empire seems paralyred.
while Its cxiremllles are In full vigor Thus ]
far only rfnc slalcsman in th < > front rank
has struck the right note and lhat Is Lord
Jtosebery "
S letter appears today from a Hanoverian
otlicr , of the
formerly Twenty-second Ger
I man Infantry , but now among the military
advisers of the Bocns , which says that nearly
i 10,000 trained European soldiers. Including
quite 300 officers , are among the Boers. Ue-
fcrrlng to the military situation at Lady-
smilh the officer says "Owing to the
strength of our position on a circle of
heights like Sedan , we cannot bo brushed
aside except by a relief column outnumber-
Ing us two to one "
Owing to the discovery that cotton khaki
In In&ufficient protection for troops sleeping
'on the South African plains Ihe government
Is htart'ng ' to reclothc the forces In Ihe field
with woolen khaki anl has ordered 95.000
suits In Glasgow alone.
ALARMED OVER GOAL SUPPLY
llpn\j Shipment * \hritnil Attract
AltcutUili in Urcnt
Hrltnln.
LONDON , Fcb. 1 The announcement lhat
n firm of Cardiff coal shippers has con
tracted to supply foreign agents with 400.-
000 tons of gleam coal for shipment abroad
has oc-cafcloncd genuine uneasiness The
deslinalion of the fuel Is not mentioned ,
hut as coal at present Is exceptionally
s'arco In Germany , Franco and Russia , it
i.i probably going to one of thefc counlrict ,
Franco Is already replacing its home de
ficiency by buying In the United States , but
the American ehipments are Intended solely
for railroad locomotives and will not bo
used In the navy. The vital Interest which
the question has for Great Britain will be
understood when It Is realized that Natal
is depending on Wales for coal for the
numerous transports that have gone to Dur
ban , because the colonial coal fields have
been closed by the war. It Is pointed out
that it would be a good move on the part
of the Boers to drain the full resources of
Great Britain in this manner , and in the
event of sudden demands the British navy
wculd bo perilously crippled by the lees
of so much coal Some of the newspapers
ndvocale the government placing an embargo
barge on such transactions In time of war
IRISH MEMBERS CHEER BOERS
Mnti-nirnl that Ilurfjhern' Mllltnr >
Ability In AclinUQ | < l l > jI.ord
" \VolneIcr 12 > ok'niApplause. .
LONDON , Fcb. 1 In Ihe House of Com
mons loday the government parried most of
the questions in regard to'the ' war in South
Africa. Mr. Wyndham , the parliamentary
under secretary of etate for war , maintained
that the Information furnished by the in-
lelligence department was generally accurate
and that Information in regard to the forces
remaining in the United Kingdom would be
included In the statement which the govern
ment would make shortly Relative to the
speech by General Lord Wolseley , the com-
mander-in-chlef , explaining the British re
verses In South Africa , Wyndham said Gen
eral Wolseley merely intends to convey the
Impression that the military qualities shown
by the Boers were of a higher order than
had been anticipated At this remark the
Irish members cheered. Asked if he had
any war news to communicate to the house ,
Mr. Balfour , the government leader and
first lord of the treasury , replied in the
negative
MAFEKING IS DOING WELL
'oTirll IlciinrlH I'orrlnn Out
the TrcnchoH Toward I3ncni ? "
Hit ; UIIIIN.
BULIUVAYO. Saturday. Jan 20 A message -
sago from Colonel Plumer , who was at Gab-
cronei with the Mafeklng "lief force , says
he has received a message from Colonel
Badon-Povvell , dated Mafeklng , January 17 ,
saying
"All well during the last fortnight. Have
been pushing out thp trenches toward the
enemy's big suns , and January 16 their
nlncty-four-pounder and high \oloity
Krupp evacuated their positions and retired
cablward of Ihe lown , whence they aie ca
pable of little damage Have thus pushed
the enemy on three sides well out of rifle
shot Have opened a new- grazing ground
for catlle The enemy still has Iwo slrong
positions on the east bide which we hope to
shift with dynamite "
WHY GEN. BUTLER CAME HOME
Cniiiniand of IlrltlMi Porcrs
HP < n u Id > ot Atrrce
with Mllnrr.
LONDON , Feb 1 In the House of LorJs
today Ihe secretary cf state for war , the
marquis cf Lansdpwne , said ho desired to
formally announce that Lieutenant General
Sir William Kranels Butler resigned com
mand of the British forces in South Africa
because of n poll'lcal divergence of opinion
with Sir Alfred Milncr. the British high
commlbsloner and the governor cf Cape
Colony , which was 20 high that he concluded
Irs command rf the forces In South Afr.ca
would become a source of embarrassment to
the high commission
\ \ jninTnUin Won < lnatr' llrlfcndn.
LONDON. Teh 2 The Dally Telegraph
publishes the following dispatch from
Spearman a cump , dated January 30 Colonel
Wynne hab taken command of General Wood-
gate's brigade Colonel Mllrs has been ap
polnled chief of General Buller's staff. The
Boers are still constructing defensive works
opposite Potgietcrsdrlft A strong cavalry
icconnalfbance proceeded to the westward
In the vicinity of Hongersbprult.
Mr * . .louliiTl Ilir ( eurrnl' * ( ooK.
LONDON , Feb 2 The Capolown corre
spondent cf the Dally Coronlcle. telegraph
ing January 2t MJS General Jouberfs ,
wife accompanies him everywhere and It.-1
slats on personally providing for bis table. I
( iniHiil Hnj ui I.oarrnrn > tnr < | iir < .
LOUHENZO MARQrKZ. Feb 1. AdclJ J
bert S Hay. the new United States consul
at Pretoria , arrived here today on his way
to the Transvaal
"l nn In Nrw llniniiohlri * . I
rvjNi'onU N H I'ob I-W J Br > 4n
arrived here this evening and retuved a.
rn. irir we vome I w > ih < v r iH n'v ' e
' < a I tnin > ,1 t > t < -u ve c irlv trKrnl v
'i IP 1i t Tvaq l'ort mouth w lire he n i-
, ! - , .c < i n larpe number of people an 1 aw ik
en d much rnthu li i > ir The < econci wa at
iM in , heater where he pok a f w nonls
to a crowd which Kreeted him t the st-itlon
NO MILEAGE FOR ROBERTS
'llntmr Coiiimlltrr Itcjrctn fh > I'olrK-
mnlM' I'lnlni lloimp ( n TnUr
It t n > rxt.
\SHINGTON , Feb. 1 The hou e com
mittee on mllcago today rejected the claim
of Ilrlgham II Roberts of flih for mileage
In connection with his contest for a seat In
' the house Roberts nut In n claim for
mileage fnm Salt t ike City to Washington
2 507 miles and return , at the usual rate of
20 cenu a inllo each way , making n total of
$1,035 SO Roberts was not present today
and It was understcd he had gone to Chicago
cage Cooper of Texas moved that Hob"rU
wns entitle ! to mileage , but on tic vote.
2 to 2 , this motion failed. Chairman Uarham
will report this action , which , he wvs , is
equivalent to a tejecllon of the claim by the
committee As a result of suggestions In
the commltlee Uarham will confer with th"
speaker concerning the recognition of nnv
member who may seek to % ? cure for Roberts
the JJ.noo usually allowed In contested
eases. This however. Is not the committee
action , but Is duo to a deilrc to afford op
portunity to bring the matter before the
house
GROSS POPULATION OF CUBA
DctnlU lj I'rin InrrR MIIMV Ilic Tofnt
of I'eiuile It
WASHINGTON , Feb. 1 The details bv
picvlnces of the preliminary count of the
grofs population of Cuba have been an
nounced by General J P. Sanger , in charge
of the census-taking , as follows-
Plnar del Rio 173,052 , Havana , 421,811 :
Matanzas. 202.462 , Santa Clara , 356,537 ,
Puerto Principe , SS.237 , Santiago , 327,716.
Total. 1 572.S45
vcunn ON \IMMUMMII\TIO-V ; HIM.
Illume C'oinniHffo I'm or * SI , 7 HI470
for Diplomatic s.cr\lrc.
WASHINGTON. Fcb 1 The diplomatic
and consular appropria'lon bill was finnllr
agreed on by the house committee on for
eign affairs today It carries a total of
$1.740.476 , as against $1.711,513 last year
and $ lgt5S4S estimated by the State de
partment
The $ ti,000 heretofore required for United
States' participation In the trlparllle gov
ernment of Samoa is dropped , owing to the
partition of the Islands The $3,000 for re
ports of the Interiontlncnlal railway project
also is omllted , as the work has bcea wcund
upAt
At the meeting of the committee today
William Aldcn Smith of Michigan brought
forward a propoFitlon to provide for a dip
lomatic representative to the Transvaal In
place of the limited consular rcpresenla'lin
now provided. The suggestion was dis
cussed , but Mr Smith did not submit a for
mal motion and the proposl ijn did not ( ake
form In the bill as reported.
I'lilillu l > pl t Mntenipnt.
WASHINGTON , Fcb 1 The monthly-
statement of the public debt shows that at
the close of business January 31. 1900 , the
debt , less cash In thf treasury , amounted
to $1,123,616,227 a decrease as compared
with last month of $ S,663.7SO This dccrsa *
is accounted for by a corresponding Increase
in the amount cf cash on hand.
riillllililno t'omnilHNlnn Itpport.
WASHINGTON , Fcb. 1 The members of
the Philippine commission , Messrs. Schur-
man , Worcester. Denby and Admiral Devvey.
with Secretary McArthur. called at the
White House late this afteiuoon and handed
their report to the president H Is expected
the report will be sent to congress within
r day or tv o
IllMliop Ilnrnt Hoodies Olfls.
WASHINGTON. Feb 1 Bishop John F.
Hurst , the chancellor of the American uni
versity , today was the recipient of three
gifts from philanthropic citizens of Illinois ,
iggregating 31,000 , to te devoted to the
Illinois College of Languages or. the plan oJ
the American university.
OhJrrtN to Cut III .Snlnrj.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1. A letter from
Governor Murphy of Arizona urging that
congress should not cut the governor's salary
from $3,500 to $2,600 , as has been done , has
been forwarded to the house by Secretary-
Hitchcock
ronllrm Giin innlu ns Consul.
WASHINGTON , Feb 1 The senate to
day confirmed Edwin N Gunsaulus of Ohio
to be consul of the United States at Per-
nambuco , Brazil
ASK SAFETY FOR MISSIONS
rorclRii I'mirrn In Clilnn. Inrlnillnu
the Vinerlonii. lonil : so e to
rnrrlKii Olllcc.
PARIS , Feb 1 A dispatch from Pekin
cays
The report of the death of Emperor Kwang
Su is not confirmed The dispatch adds that
the safety of foreigners Is not threatened ,
but tint an English missionary h.-ving been
mti'dpred In the province of Shan Tung the
British. American. French. Italian and Ger
man ministers have addressed a note to the
foreign office asking that measures be tak n
bv the Chinese authorities for the safety of
missionaries
NATIVES IN SAMOA QUIET
Chief * \d l" < Their rolloirer * to He
Priiocnlilo nml Ohoy
the lmv.
LONDON. Feb. 1 Advices from Apia ,
Samoa , under date of January 24 , say lhat
all is quiet in Samoa and Iho natives are
moro settled than at any time since the
disturbance between the native factions At
a recent meeting of the Mataafans , at
which Malletoa was present , Mataafa made
an addrces , In which he counseled Implicit
obedience to the law.
I'orli'PrrU - In Ilerlln.
BERLIN. Feb 1 Mr Porter of Indian
apolis , law partner of General Benjacnln
Harrison , recenlly arrived here with his
family and will speed the rcmslnder of the
winter in Berlin.
Ifiltimliin ( oiiiiiilHxIon nt Mnimnnn.
MANAGUA. Nicaragua , Feb. 1 ( Via Gal-
vestcn ) The Isthmian Canal commission
ras arrived All the members arc In good
health.
HYMENEAL ,
At the Sour Tenth Street MethoJIst Kpls-
coiul church on W-lnesday evening , Cyrus
F Gulnes anci Mlsa Grace M. Mettnlf > vcre
matrled. the pastor Rev C Owen LirrUon ,
officli-ling Mr and Mrs Galnes wilt make
their hrtro at Klkhorn. Neb
f
llallol for WliHi-'x
SAl'RAMKNTO * 'al Fb -At 1 the re-
tiubllcan senatorial auiu tonlfrhl the lln > t
ballot re'ultpd Uarncn t Burns , O Orant
% Hard IS Prott u Hulla 3. Bdrnham. 2 ,
IMtterroii J The raiiciih adjoi.rni-d al 0.30.
lifter takin" nix billets There n. 8 no ,
rholre the U t ballot Htdndlnt ; IJurm1. 31 ,
Hard IS. Scott. 7 Orant IS. scattering. 10
I'lii-ll' ' * ' foiiilltlon rrlllrnl.
NBW HAVKN Conn Fch 1 The con
dition of lion Kdvvard J PhPlps PX-
minister to Kn Und. WBF unchanstd thin
mornlnR Thp atlendlnc uliyiilcian 5ay
the pneumon'a has dlcappea'-pd entirely
and tnat no denser la untlvipaicd from
7 The Offer We Make
You in Our
Cloak Department
for friday and Saturday is Unprecedented , Unequaled -
equaled and Unknown in the Cloak Business.
i As you sill know , this is not a Cloak
rlnipnl of a few dozen Jsu'kels , but si
stock of fully $76.000 worth of the finest
garments manufactured. That is why this
offer is unprecedented. Your choice of any
ladies' coat in this department , either in velour -
lour plush or cloth , in any style f ° 7 Ef\
that is made , for only . A ± J\J
The lining alone costs more.
Second choice 500 Jackets , in bolide. * ,
kerseys and caterpillars , in
plain black and colors , only. . .
The linings alone cost more
350 Jackets , black , kersey and beaver ,
high storm collars there is no lining at
Capes Aiso Meet the Butclier's Ax ,
Ladies1 Plush Capes , percaline lined and interlined and
trimmed with thibet all around : also ladies' boucle 1
Capes , 80 inches long , worth $ t > .00 , for only . !
Ladies' iiectrli. : Seal and Aslrakhan Ca pes th-it sold for $50 00 , now only J22 50.
Suits Also Get the Ax.
We havp exactly 300 Ladles' Sullh They go in two lots
IT'i Man-tailored Salts , worth up tn S2 00 , for only $1000.
123 Suits , in colors and Black , worth up to $1500. for $6.9S.
Ludies' Dress Skirts Meet a Like Fate.
Ono lot of blup gray and brown mixtures , all sizes , percallno lined and Inlcrllnod.
worth $500. for $2 is
One table of plaldp stripes and plain color skirts , at Jl 9S.
15 dozen ladles' Underskirts In pretty effei Is 25c
Ladles new spring I'nderskirtp In an elegant varie'v of patterns and materials.
Wo have the new merrprlred skirt in five stvles and nine different colors at J2 75
Thev come with pleated and rilflpd pffo t and aie veiv stvllsb and very pretty.
IT. ladies silk t n lersk r = all In o-i'c lei wor'h $7 o for J2 48
2no bildren s Ja ke s ages 4 to 12 for $1 'is
1 table ladles Silk Ualsts worth $7 00 for f o
To Readers of The Bee.
Beautiful Pictures for
A Spirited THE
Battle Picture
THE DEfENSE OF CHAMPIGNY A FARMING GROUP
Which -nas awarded the prlzp medal in the harvest lield pee for this Hist
In tlio I'arls Snlon. Cost , r,0.000. time a balloon in the .skj.
This line pictureIn U oolois ro-
pieduces line for line and eolor for This Famous Painting ,
coXi % every doiull of the original.
owned by the Mettopolitan Att Mu
Famous Oil Painting seum of New York , ippp dncod in
Is 2'Jv'iO inches and it > flt to ndorn color and effect , is I21i\0 ; ? Inches , is
the ait gallery of a Vanderbllt. handsome ami beautiful.
You pan have either or both of ill e e famous paintings for Ktc each and
3 consecutive coupons cut fioin this a dveitieement in The Daily Uee.
Thes-p beautiful pictures havp never bpen sold for le s than 5100 each.
The Hee has puichaied several thousand as a special subscription feattnc ,
thus making the price very low for Bee readers only.
THE BALLOON By Julien Dupre.
The subject tieats of a gioup of peasants in the harvest-field. Tlie peas
ants have spent the morning raking and blacking hay. the sun is at ltn zenith ,
not a breath of air is stirring , > ou can almost hear tlie bees as thcj buzz fioni
tiovver to llovver , and away off In tlie distance is seen a balloon llnating ma-
ji' tically in the cle.ir , blue sUy. i\Uletitly the ' .iliagers aie holding their
country fair , and a billoon ascension is one of the f P.I tines. The group con
sistiii" of the peasant anil Ills family arc in tlie pi < tmcs < | iu > costume of the
eoiitm.v. They have all stopped woik and stand with theli uiKcs In their
hands gazing'intently at the distant balbon. Wonder , awe and admiration
aie blended in their e.xpiesslvc fjue , and levcaled in their attitudes. The
subject has boon treated with tho-e soft , mellow lints which its aitist knovv-t
> o well how to paint , and iccalK to the mind many just such Incidents in our
childhood life. It Is justly popular , both on account of its aitistic quality aurt
deep human Intrust with which it has been clothed.
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' 4The Defense of . 'THE
BALLOON"
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CORNING. la Feb -Special ( ) S B
Norton , a pioneer , died at the age of bl
yesterday. A eon Is Charles c Norton
ca&hltr of the First National bank The
funeral will occur Friday Rev. T. 1)
Uwlng will officiate
" ICx > ( 'niierrmiinii II. fi. TroM.
ST LOUIS. Fcb. 1 Former Congrcsrraan
R Graham Frobt died this afternoon at the
rwsldcnce of hla father , fleneral D M. Frost
He had been 111 more than a year with
llrigbl'B dlsrase.
furillnnl-Vlrar .Inrohlnl.
RO.VR. Feb 1. Cardinal-Vlcar I ) M j
Jacobin ! formerly papal nuncio at Lisbon. IB j
dead HP was 63 years of a so ci.d received >
the rel hat In 183S.
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