THE OMAHA DAILY ttJSE : SUNDAY , FEB1UTAHY , 15)00. )
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Everybody that Comes to Bennett's
Expects to get a little better value for their money than at any other store in town and they are never disap
pointed , Our Crockery Comparison Table has proven to thousands ot visitors and regular customers that our prices are lower than any others in the city.
Bennett's
Crockery
Comparison
Table
IJnseincnt
Kiist Side.
See the Bpeelnl line of goods dis
play e < l In our Crockery Department ,
Six Cups , and Sauccra to match , per
set ,
45c , 55c and 60c
' .lSe'.l.0.1f.4cand 5c
! .lSe'.l.0. : .
v\
Opalescent Ware , \ery beautiful , to-
gcthcr with n special lot of Qf
/rnfc ) china pieces , your cholco * s\j
* | Stand Inmp , gold decora- < Qp
-3. tlons , complete , only J.OU
V/7V
> * Crystal Spoon Holders nnd
r Creamers
Four-pleco
n Bctn
" ft Each article sold Qo
* " Bcparnto OU
Ono-half gallon heavy Qr >
Crystal Pitcher OU
Crystal Celery Vase , extra Q/- >
heavy OL
Extra heavy Cryhlal Flower
y * Vase , very flno O ( _
j * * $ Extra heavy Crystal Bowl , Qf >
* tT5r one-halt gallon yU
X rlk
JJ4l'
fc S. Crystal Table Tumblers Qr >
* * ft very llnu , G for ? * -
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1"
Vi Thin blown engraved Table Tumblers ,
/ ( X nothing better nt nny O/Lr
" HT price fl for < Ci * ± U
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" * C3v rllnt Crystal Spoon and ty _
> ] ) Ollvo Tray < < -
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Furniture
and Carpet
Department
Third Kloor.
THE KIND THAT LASTS.
BUILT TO STAND Till : IIACKUT.
A great \arlely of Iron Beds , good
and strong , ? 2.75 , $3 25 and up.
C-plcco Parlor Suits , mahogany fin
ish the ono jour wife wants $19.8" .
Breakfast Tables , solid oak , drop
leaf , $2.18.
Kitchen Cabinet , holds everything ,
J325.
Solid oak Combination Bookcase anil
Desk , cligant designs , $12.50 , ? 13.S3
and up.
Wash Stands , with highly polished
French plate mirror , $5.f > 0.
Tin Mali Couch , full size , In leather ,
$1SGO.
Lidles' Dressers , clabornte style nnd
finish , easily \\oith ? 1S.OO our price
$11.75.
S-foot Extension Table , solid oak ,
? 1 r > 0 up.
Hall Trees , largo variety , solid oak ,
$7.r > 0 up.
Several odd pieces folding beds ,
china closets , chiffoniers nnd dressers
at prices that will make them go.
Carpets
Standard quality , nothing better at
any price.
Tapestry and Chenille Curtains ,
pair , $1.98.
Tloor Oil Cloth , good grade , per
yard , Toe.
China .Mattings , 12UC , luc and 20c
per jard.
Extra , quality Japanese Matting , 19c.
Wilton Vchct Carpet , new design ,
90c per jiiril.
Tapestry Brussels , per jurd , liOc.
Axmlnslcr Hugs , 12'fcxG ft. , $12.50.
Brussels Hugs , S1i\12'(4 ' ft , $13 50.
Ingrain Art Squares , $3 IS and up.
Ingrain Carpet , 25c , 2'ic , 34e nnd up.
Linoleums , excellent quality , 48c ,
55c and Cue per jaid.
Extra width In large variety.
Special lot of Lace Curtains , some
odd pairs at exceptionally loprices. .
Unparalleled
Values on
Second Floor
In these days of trusts
and high prices see the
inarvelouoly low prices wo
make Monday.
MANDOLINS , GUITARS ,
VIOLINS AT ONE-TH1HD
OFF LAST YEAR'S PRICES.
CARD TABLE round or square ,
folding legs Just the thing you've
been looking foi hardwood , hand
somely decorated nnd well finished
very con\orient to ha\e around our
( special pi Ice , $1.50.
CENTER TABLE worth more but
our prlco & 8c.
ANOTHER ONE 24\24 Inch top-
solid oak , \cry handsome cheap at
$1.18.
EVERY LADY needs n desk beau
tiful decorations , highly finished ,
bolld onk our special price , $5.93.
BETTER ONE Golden oak , finely
finished nothing like It at the prlco
an } n litre our price , $7.8" .
HIGH BACKED ROCKER made to
stand hard use , rodded arms , good nnd
strong , easily worth $2.50 , Bennett's
price , $1.38.
LADIES' SEWING ROCKER cane
sent , well made , easily worth $1.75
mnko your wife a present $1 23.
PICTURES FRAMED single frames
framed pictures and picture frames
all kinds , styles and prices.
WHITE ENAMEL rHAME glass
nnd mat , complete , 12c.
KAESTNER DOLLS for the little
ones make the children happy.
SEE OUR TOYS on second floor.
Bennett's
Grocery
Department
Master Prices of
tlu town.
Nn\cl Oranges , finest quality , per
fect fhuor , easily worth 20c per dozen ,
Bennett's prleo le each , 12c per do/en.
NOT MORE THAN 2 DOZEN TO ONE
CUSTOMER
NOW WATCH OUR NEIGHBORS
HAVE AN ORANGE SALE.
Bennett's Capitol Wheat , 2-lb pkg. Se
Bottle Assorted Pickles So
5-lb. jar Quince. Butter 2Sc
1-Ib. package Corn Starch 3'ie '
Pint bottle Catsup ! ) c
Broken like , per Hi Ic
California Prunes , per Ib , 5c
Imported Sardines lOc
Bottle Hoiso Radish So
Bottle Red Pepper Sauce fie
Worcestershire Sauce lOc
Bennett's Coffee
Always fresh , roisted e\ory day , from
12'c per Ib on up
Bennett's Cnpltol Coffee , none bet
ter nt any price , Ib pkg 2Sc
11. P. Japan , Gunpowder , Oolong
nnd English Breakfast Teas , from 3'c
O.I 111) )
IloiseMhoi1 Tobacco , tier 11) . . . . I2c
Star Tolmrco , per 11) ) . . 4Jc
Buttle Ax Tobacco , per Ib . . ! He
C1OAHS 25 In u box , Me , 75c and Mo
fiO 111 a bolt , fiOo , ! Wc and . $1.25
Pipes Ic eaeb and on uj )
Mixed Candy
Xc to 10o pel 11)
Chocolate ( . 'leams. pel Hi . liic
Jelly Hvan-t pel Ib l.'c
Lemon Uropx , pet Ib 12u
Finest Finppo Chociilutc Cioiim 40u
Usual price In other stores OOe
Country Butter
Guainnteed absolutely pure
1fic , liic , 20e , 2Jc and 2lc
Funcv ranncts' Butter-
In 5-lb lo$1 " 0
In 2-II > box . . Me
Bennett s Capitol Butter . . 25c
Tub Crenmoiy . . . . . 2sc
Jiennett s Gllt-Uilgo Ullttot
1-pound I'llnt . . . . . . SOo
2-pound jnr ( we
J-pound Jar 93c
Bennett's
Drug and
Prescription
Department
Puio Drugs , Prompt Sen Ice. All
the Medicines You Want When You
Want Them
BENNETT'S GUARANTEED PREPARATIONS
RATIONS-
MONEY BACK IF YOU WANT IT
We minufncturo our o\\u preparatlonb
nnd guarantee absolute purity ,
BENNETT'S CELERY COMPOUND ,
with Kolo , ono of the \ery best ner\e
tonics knoun. When you are tun
donn , tired out , when you do not n t
well nights , when you hn\e that tlrtd
feeling In the morning , then get n
bottle of Bcniiott's Celery Compound ,
regular $1 00 sl/e bottle , our price die
BENNETT'S COMPOUND EX
TRACT OP SARSAPARILLA , Lombln-
ed with Yellow Dock. Stllllnglna , Bur
dock , Iodide Potassium , etc. ono of
the purest , purifying nnd liulgoratln ;
b'ood ' tonics knovui , eradicates all illn-
tase , strengthens nnd builds up the
whole system laige size bottle. 51c.
BENNETT'S LIVER REGULATOR
an excellent preparation for all dis
eases arising fiom an unhealthy condi
tion of the Ihcr nnd btomnch Im
mediately cures sick and ncnous
headache , constipation and .sour stomach
ach regular $1.00 slzo bottle at Ben
nett's 59e.
BENNETT'S FIG LAXATIVE SYR
UP A mild and pleasant laxative ,
guaranteed to cure habitual constipa
tion , cleanses the system of nil Im
purities 50e size , price at Bennett's
20cBENNETT'S
BENNETT'S "NO CURE , NO PAY"
Cures corns In fho days or money
refunded prleo 18c.
BENNETT'S RHEUMATIC REM
EDY iellc\eH sciatica , lumbago , neur
algia , gout nnd all rheumatic troubles
regular dollar size , 59c.
BENNETT'S KIDNEY AND LIVER
CURE for Brlght's Disease , Jaundice ,
gravel , catarrh of the bladder and all
diseases caused by disordered kidneys
nnd Iher , endorsed by physicians , and
bold under a positive guarantee $1,00
slo bottle at Bennett's 59c.
Bennett's
Stationery ,
Second Floor
21 Sheets 1'npcr nnd 21 En- K/-I
/
v elopes , In a box to match OC
Paper Penholders something new
with pen com -4
l > lete . . < 1C
PER DOZEN 9c.
Webster's School Dictionary ,
gcnd paper , \\oll bound
75 White Wove En-
v elopes for
120 Sheets Note
Paper . . . 10c
Bookkeeping
Blanks
Student's Note Books ,
He eich 2 for
tiOO-pago Pencil
Tablet
Ink Tablets ,
each
Leather bound Teachers'
Blblo
r ncy Sc-.illopcd Shelf Paper ,
C colors , per dozen
1,000 sheets White Tissue
Toilet Paper , roll . 5c
Valentines
Get ready for Valentino day. Cheap
valentines , dear valentines , comic val
entines and all kinds of valentines
Fancy Valentines a largo and varied
assortment to suit all tastes and prices.
Largo assortment of box novelties at
taking prices.
Very fine celluloid valentine novel
ties at l&e , dSc , 74c and up.
Fancy box novelties nt 5c , 7c , Sc , 9c ,
12c , lie and up.
Valentine Card Mounts , 3cIc , 5c up.
Valentine Cnids , Ic and 2c each.
Fancy Lace Valentines , 3c to 2lc.
Comic Valentines , 2 foi Ic 5c per
dozen.
Bennett's
Jewelry
Department
Hearts
to fil\c Away.
Solid gold Hearts , enameled Hlono set ,
fiiney enguned. vour tholro ot the
ngulnr 25e and 40c kind -A y
for IOC
Prlciw good for Monday only.
NO EXTRA CHARGE TOR
ENGRAVING.
Rolled gold plate , twist wile Beauty
Phi ! * , vvlll not tnrnlsh , C assorted '
styles on card , per card . . . 3c
Solid Gel man Silver Tea Spoons
warranted poi wet of A c > .
MX 4OC
Long laeket Alarm Clocks good tlmc-
keoppib complete with stop lever
tegular prlco $1 3i >
Bennetts price
Watches
Genuine and warranted
Waltham , llainpdon and
Hamilton movements.
CASES the best made guaranteed
long wear. Jas Ro t , gold lilted no
better cade nt any price Prices to
suit alt pocketbooks When you want
n \\alch you want the best.
Sco Bennett's Jewell } department \\o
can b.ivo you from 25 to 33 pel cent
on all high grade Watches
Repairing neatly nnd promptly fin
ished. Prices guaranteed to bo lower
than the lowest.
Bebt material bebt work best hcr-
v ice best place to come to Bennett's
Sent for a Cent Your name on a postal card will bring you our new Spring Catalogue , ready about March 15th.
15th and Capitol Ave. VV 1 r l Tl Tl t TT i , ( \ 15th and Capitol Ave.
WEALTH GOES TO HER PASTOR
Will of Harriet Ballou Admitted to Probate
by Judge Vinsonhaler.
EFFORT TO SHOW UNDUE INFLUENCE FAILS
Hnlloti'H Will I'm or * H ' *
MI-M.
Friuu-lK Illii > nc ) , Koniior 1'nMtiir
I'rotoMt
of mi Oiiiuliu Churoli
Mnilc 1 - bU'Mclilldrcii.
Hov. Francis Blayncy , formerly pastor of
the Second Presbyterian church of this city ,
bin for several years n resident o Abilene ,
Kan , Is richer by about $2,000 than ho waa
pnor to the- death of Mrs. Harriet Ballou.
Mrs. Ballou died nt her home In this city
several months ago and when her will was
opened It dlbclosej the name of Itev. Ultinoy
as the principal benellclary. Mrs. Ballou
wab a vvldott , having Hcveral stepchildren
Keliort Ballon , ono of the number , took tha
Initiative In tiling objections to the probat
ing of the will. The papers were tiled -with
Judge Vlnsonbaler In the county court HCV-
cral weeks ago nnd the case came up for
bearing Friday morning. It dragged tedi
ously along nnd at the cloto of the evi
dence1 yesterday Judge Vinsonhaler held that
the will was regular and It was admitted to
probate.
The Hallous , under the leadership of Uob-
cit , set forth that the document purporting
to be the lost will and testament of the dc-
ccabcd was not legally executed , that If she
attached hci signature to ll she did so
whllo under some undun Influence and the-
exercise of euch Influence waa charged up
DANGCKOUS TO
Operation * for I'llcx Dnn-
Itrroiix mill I iiiiri'cNNiirj .
The falturo of ointments , salves and pills
to permanently euro plica has led many to
hollovo the only cure to bo a surgical opera
tion.
tion.But
But surgical operations nio dangcious to
life , and , moreover , are often unsuccessful
nnd nt this time nro no longer used by the
best physicians nor recommended by them.
The safest and surest v\ny to euro any cnso
of plli'u , vvhcthvi Itching , bleeding or pro
truding , Is to HBO the Pyramid Pile Cure ,
lomposed of vegetable alls und adds , heal
ing and soothing to the Inllamcd parts , and
containing no opium or other narcotic
Dr. 'Williams , a prominent orlflclal t > ur-
geon , sayii * Mt Is the duty of every surgeon to
avoid nn operation If possible to euro In any
other way , and after many trials with the
Pyramid Plto Cure I unhesitatingly recom-
meiul It In prcferenco to nn operation.
"Tha harmless acids and oils contained In
It caiifcu the blood % easels to contract to a
natural condition and the tumors nro ab
sorbed and the euro Is made without pain ,
IncoiuonleiHo or detention from business
"i\n bleeding anil Itching pllea the Pyra
mid Is equally valuable "
lu some cubes u blnglo package of the
Pyramid bus cured long standing cases ; be
ing lu suppository form It la iih\ay ready
foi use , can bo curried In the pocket \\tien
traveling ; It la applied at night ami docs
not Interfere with ( ho dully occupation ,
The Pyramid Pile Cure Is not only the
Mfcst and snrit-t icmedy for plica , but la the
heat knonn and most popular from Maine
to California. Hwy phyblclun nnd drug
gist hioIt ! and wlmt It will do.
The Pyramid Pllo Cure can bo found at
all drug utorca at 50c for full sized treat
ment.
A little book on cuuao und euro of plica
mailed free by Hddrostlng the Pyramid lrus
Co , Marshall , Mich.
, WB l &L
to Rev. Blancy , whoso name Is mentioned
as beneficiary. The Ballou stepchildren
weio not entirely cut off by Mrs Bnllou , but
they did not receive such a share as they
had expected.
Rev. Blancy was In attendance at the
tiial. Ho has the general appearance of the
typical clergyman and throughout the or
deal ho remained calm and his evidence was
given In a strnlghfonvard manner. The
[ ilalntlffs In the protest failed to show that
Rov. Blaney had exercised Influence of any
kind over Mrs. Ballou and It appeared from ,
the general trend of the evidence that she
acted solely on hci own responsibility In
making the benuct , > t. It was shown that
Mrs. Ballou was a tireless church worker
and that yeara ago when Rev. Blaney ivas
stationed In Omaha she was a regular
wcrshlper at his church. He was at that
time well known among the local clergy.
The Ballou estate aggregates lews than
$3,000 , Including real and personal property.
Several doctors were examined as to the
ii'cntal condition of Mrs Ballou at the tlmo
she mndo her will , but nothing developed to
Indicate that she was of unsound mind or
that she listened to ndvlco or suggestions
from any one as to what disposition she
should make of her property.
" \lnrv A limit ( In * IliiililH.
The Dodil children continue to have their
names written upon the records In the dis
trict court. This litigation started n long
whllo ago In the form of habeas corpus In
stituted by Benjamin nnd Annlo Doild , the
parents , against the Nebraska Children's
Homo society From the beginning elite
Issues have arlseif from tlmo to time , until
now there nro a dozen or raoro complications
clustered about the main Issue At the ne\t
term of court , which begins Monday , Jninoa !
L Barnes and J I ) . Gordon , the keepers ot j
two of the contested children , will attempt j
to show Judge Kstello that they hnvo the
legal right to possession of them Contrary
Judgment was rendered by the late Judge
Scott seine tlmo ago , but motions will bo
argued to have such Judgment set aside.
EXPERT"VIEWS ON ENVELOPES
In * I'NllKiitliiK Coiiinilltci.SrciinH Ht
ilriii'o on Ulrunl OiifiiliiK < > f
Con true lorn" I'miinxnlN ,
The Investigating committee appointed by
the Uoard of Education hab finally tecuHnl
the desired testimony relative to the open
ing of envelopes and will icsiimo Its slt-
tlngH probably on Tuesday morning Chair
man Barnard said that although no cull ban
as yet been issued nil the desired evidence
Is In hand. The committee piofcrs that thu
nature of the testimony to bo submitted
should not bo announced until It U formally
brought bcforu the boaid of Inquiry. It U
improbable that any experts In the employ
of tbo Postofllco department will take the
ptand , as they have no wish to attract public
notice Means have been adopted , however -
over , to secure their opinion * , und the testi
mony will bo equally as satisfactory
If the testimony indicates that the pro
posals to supply blackboards and other ma
terial wuro not tampered with while In the
custody of Secretary Glllan the Bitting on
Tuesday will probably bo the final one No
other Important matters remain to be heard ,
and the task of the committee will be com *
pleted with the hearing of n few minor wlt-
nrtwes. If the testimony reveals , on the
other hand , that the envelopes were opened
nnd reseated the hearing may bo prolonged
several days. It Is Secretary Glllan'n an
nounced wish In eiicb case that all persons
having thu handling of the envelopes elncR
they Ictt hU hands should render an ac
count
Tbo only Indication aa to the nature of tbc >
expert testimony may bo gleaned from thu
opinions of experts already expressed The
letters were submitted to officials at the
local postollico when evidence was being ac
cumulated by C. S. Hayward. The opinion
of the experts nt that time was that the
letters had been opened. The suspicion
which caused the Investigators to collect the
envelopes was Inspired by Detective Huck-
mlnster. Buckminster testified that Cowlc
had assured him that the Buckminster bid
on blackboards was the lowest. How he had
secured the Information before the bids wde
epened Cowlo refused to bay.
Ton-Cent ItcNtniiraiitH nofomloil.
OMAHA , Feb. 3 To the Editor of The
Bee : Business Agent Erlckson's story Is n
pretty story Indeed , and sure enough
ho has a card up his oleeve. Ho must hein
the pay of the restaurants charging a rate
for meals higher than the 10-cent ones , and
who are kicking because they are not pat-
ronlred to the same extent ns the 10-cent
houses. It cannot bo In the Interest of the
waiters , for the most of the 10-cent restau
rants employ union labor. Ills statement
that they cannot serve a clean and whole
some meal for n dime , the public who pat
ronize them and patronize them largely are
the best judges as to this , nnd those who
run them are best able to know whether or
not the business pays them. Without doubt
the profit of each meal must bo a very
small one , and were It not that they servo
so many , and me able to buy In large quan
tities , they could not exist. Buying In largo
quantities nt the lowest figures and feeding
so many hundreds every dav with the small
margin of profit from each enables them to
carry on business with success , and I know
they are well satisfied.
I know from my own knowledge and from
those who take their meals there regularly
that the food put on thc table Is most satin-
factory , Is wholesome and clean , and la well
served by smart , clover male and female
waiters. 1 can speak from experience of
Moore's , Houston's , Jim's nnd Klondike No.
2 that what 1 nnvo stated Is applicable to
them , and I have no doubt other 10-cent
restaurants nro run In a similar manner ,
otherwise they would be required to close
their doors
H has always been n matter of surprise to
me how such good food , with clean lable.
cloths , napkins and all the necessary tabl
requisites and the excellent service could
bo plven for the money , but It Is done and
demo well , and the purveyors nnd thcwo
served am well satisfied The lunch wag
ons stick to their corners , pay well for the
privilege , supply just ns good , clean food aa
the restaurants , supply a felt need and no
body is kicking , unless this Mr. Eilckson ,
who must bo well paid by thoao who would
cruah men who deserve well of the cltUcna
for supplying nil classes In the community
with a good , cheap meal , who In the major
ity of cases I fully bellevo cannot afford n
25 or 60-ccnt meal llko our friend Mr Erlck-
son. There can bo no harm In having food
Inspected by a health Inspector , but It would
bo well to begin nt thu top , or where the
supplies como from to go Into the hands of
families , hotels , restaurants and everywhere.
I hope this Mr. Erickson la not scheming for
a food trust P lt FOUGAN
"For n lame back and for pains In the
chest thcro la nothing equal to n plcco of
flaunel dampened with Chamberlain's Pain
Balm and bound on over the seat of pain , "
Bays Mr Ralph Jordon of Burke. N. V.
"Pain Balm la the best liniment I ever used.
flioorj mill llopo MHK | 11 Train.
Joe Davenport Cheery and N T Hope' en-
routes from Now Vork to San Frunclxeo
uncut Friday night In Omaha aa gue-stH of
the Mlllurcl. though their railroad tl < kets
did not allow stopover privilege's They
arrived In Omaha over the Burlington and.
having some ) tlmo to spare , went ui > on thu
Union Puclllc brlcluo to gen the t'l litn
When the ) relumed to the < 1cK | > t It waa tu
learn that their train had horn eoim fifteen
minute- * und then they know Uicj wore
iMMitiriilMl from their overcoats , valises and
othe-r effects at least u twelve-hour run
They told their tales of unu to the hotel
clerk , -but as he Klanuil at their names on
the reslbter ho bade them bo C'heery iinU
have Hope
ON THE TRAIL OF TRUANTS
School Board Is Poking Children Into Line
with Long Stick ,
SECRETARY DOES PEF OFFICIAL'S ' LABOR
Cllliiii Cliril < - Out DudCN.M | UIKM | to
IIvNH nt Coniforluble Milnrj liy Old
Iloiiril I'lifli Di'llniiuclH VliiHt
Homier Auuoiinl ,
Secretary J. M. Glllan Is now carrying
out In addition to the uuual work of his of
fice the duties of truant olllccr , a position
which the old Uoard of education wished to
confer upon one of Its favoiltes at $100 pel
month. The state law which the secretary
Is endeavoring to enforce specifics that all
children between the ages of 8 and 11 yeaia
must attend school for at least twelve weeKn
In the year. The law haa the hearty ap
proval of the united labor of the city , which
will make an effort to co-opeiato with the
school board In carrying out Its piovlslons.
The labor unions arc particularly Interested
In pieventlng the employment of children In
largo ictall stores.
Communications have recently been sent
out from the secretary's ofllceto all the
pilvato nnd paiochlal schools In the city
asking for a copy of their roll books. Sim
ilar lists will bo obtained fiom the superin
tendent of school's olllcc and on March 1
Secretary Glllan expects to hnvo the name
of every child now attending hchool In the
city. Thceo lists will bo compared with the
school census taken each Juno under the
auspices of the committee on boundniles of
the Doard of Education A third list will
be prepared of names not nppearlng on the
attendance rolls nnd an Inquiry will be
sturti d as to the reason for their nonattendance
tendance at school.
fill III run NDH In School.
The total number of children now In at
tendance ut tbo public schools numbcis
slightly over 18,000 Of these l.\35r , appear
on the list recently compiled between the
ages of 8 and 11 years The sccrctniy la nut
nble as yet to foi m any Idea of the shortage
between the school census nnd the rolls of
the public , private nnd paiochlal : hoolH , but
thcro Is a general Impression tbat the dif
ference will piovo considerable The bocro-
tnry Is likewise undecided as to how ho will
proceed to enforce the attendance of ab
sentees Mo will send notifications to the
parents of delinquents , hut beyond that
point in uncertain at ) to his course
Af , the law only stipulates that children
shall attend school foi twelve weeks an
nually , thcro Is still tlmo to put In the re
quired period until late In March. Aa soon
as the limit Is exceeded , however , the tru
ants will face the noccralty of rendering an
account to the school authorities
LAWTON TRAIN LEAVES OGDEN
I nloii I'lii'lllc Spfclnl Train l
HoiniiliiM of llcnil ( iiMicinl IN
Nou inronif : to Oiniiliii ,
It la reported nt Union Pacific headquar
ters that the spcclul train hearing the hodUa
of General Law ton and othpr American olli-
ccri killed In the Philippines will arrive In
Omaha this morning between U and 10
oclork The train will pioceed east ovi-r
Northwestern Orders have been Issued
from the .joni-ral offices of the Northwes'srn
that n bpcclally uniformed crow of tiain-
men bo provided und that at all stations
where Hags are displayed they bv placed at
half mast.
Tha Union Pacific council , Hoyal Arcanum ,
evpccta to have n delegation of niemhers at
tbo union station when the train paescs
through , bearing a handsome collection of
floral offerings From the numerous In
quiries from prominent citizens received by
the newspaper nnd railroad otflces relative
to the tlmo of the arrival of the funeral
train it Is anticipated that there will bo a
large- number of people at the station to piy
theii respects to the memory of General
LdWton.
The train left Ogdcn , Utah , at 2 o'clock
yesterday niomlng over the Union Pacific
on n. special schedule ) and every effort will be
made to avoid delay ,
EVANS TALKS UN PENSIONS
Thorough \ Inlnii of i\lntliii ; LIMVN
IN CoiiNldcrvd UcNlnilile IJ
Him.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 3. Commissioner of
Pensions Hvnns was heard today by thu
house e'ommlttee on Invalid pensions relative
to pension legislation. In vlow of recent
hearings of Grand Army delegations and
others Interested In pensions the hearing
attracted more than usual Intelest Mr
Cvans expressed the belief that the tlmo
had come for n revision of the pension laws.
The two general laws had become compli
cated by so many decisions and construc
tions that be believed It to be essential to
have a general revision In order to get at
the roil meaning of the law nnd the desire *
of congicss toward the pensioners. Ho had
there foi e recommended n conimlHSlon to ro-
vlso the pension laws nnd ho believed such
n body could do Its work and repoit to con
gress by next December.
Mr HvaiiR was nsKcd as to charges that
had been made that borne special commls-
s lonerH who Investigated widows' claims
asked Insulting questions of these widows.
The commlsslonci vigorously denied these
charges. He lead from the icgulntlons of
Commissioners Hlack and Tanner on thu
subject of Inquiries and his onn Instruc
tions to examiners to avoid any Indiscre
tions. In connection with a charge that Im
proper questions had been askeJ an aia 1
widow Mr. Cvans read the icport of the
examiner denying the charge ) and do Iailng
thcro was not n word of truth In It ,
The commissioner said It wat > Impossible
to frame any law without having had some
special cases artfe which might cause' dif
ficulty
Ho wrs nsKcd why the local medical
boards told pciihlonerH n favorable report
would bo made , and yet favorable action did
net follow at the bureau The commlBalriner
explulnc'd that the local boards are forbid
den under the mlcs from making known
theli findings Hut their members were hu
man , and naturally euuycd to some extent
by local feeling Moreover , ho said that tlm
law Itself caused dllUcuIty by requiring not
only the medical dlagncsln , but a general
estimate or conclusion and these did not
always agree.
Mr. Hvans upoko of the Intelligence and
ability of those in charge of this work As
to dclayu In appeal cases , ho uid about 1,000
wcrei p < UMcd on IUHI year and of these onh
about 300 icHiiltcd In a reversal of the orig
inal ruling Some of the delay hud been
caused by the wholesale appealing of COSCM
on prlntexl blanks Mi. Kvans expressed hH
personal advocacy of Jutt and liberal pen-
Hit IIH He remarked also that usually then
were ten mistakes against the government
to one ugdlliBt thu applicant , and thu latter
ud quick to call attention to the mistake
In his case-
There was absolutely no truth , the com.
mlBsloncr xatd. In the charge that Spanish
war claims were being held up , as ho had
given special Instructions to advance them
The hearing brought out much oilier de
tailed Information on the administration of
pcntlon affairs At Its conclusion the com
mittee unanimously adopted a vote of thanks
to tbo commissioner and In acknowledging
this Mr Kvans buld ho was "always glad to
have the sunlight shed upon the workings
of the pension ofllce. "
OPENING UP THE HEMP PORTS
Conoriil KohliiCiipturoN CoiiNldoriililo
Artlllorj mill l.iiruc ( liuiii-
tits of lloiiip.
WASHINGTON , Fob 3 Geneial Otis-
latest report of military operations In the
Philippines shows that rapid progrens Is be
ing mndo In opening up the hemp ports In
the Islands south of Luzon. Colonel Kobbe ,
In command of an expedition Into the Islands
of Samar and Leyte , adjoining Lu/on on the
southeast , reports the capture of three of
the most Important towns In the Islands and
of largo tin-unities of hemp nt these points
( icncral Otis' cablegram , received at the
War department today , i.s as follow * *
"MANILA , Feb. 3 Kobbo reports from
Cebu occupation by troops of Calbayoc , Cat-
balogan In Sumar nnd Tncloban , Leytc Op
position .it the.se three points , Insuigenlu
endeavored to burn Calbayoc and Catbnlo-
gan without success , except slight destruc
tion In last town when first put out by
troops from this point. Kobbo drove Inhiit-
gents under fieneral Lukbin into mountnfns ,
capturing large arsenal ami powder house ,
Lukban's baggage and money , all his ar
tillery ; Tucloban , Insurgent loss In killed ,
ten , no casualties , Kobbe captniod at all
polnta thirty pieces artillery , good many
rlllcs , stores and ammunition Laige qiiaiu
titlcH hemp at points sel/ed by Kobbe ,
thirty merchant vessels engaged In trans
porting same to Cebu and Manila. OTIS. "
\ nlinof Cntiliii ril Ser ( 'N.
WASHINGTON , Fob 3 The BCirclaiy of
the navy has transmitted to tbo Miprcnip
couit of the Dlutilct of Columbia a copy of
the icport of the board of nppialba ! and MII-
vey , whlcli was convened at Cavilo June 0 ,
189S , to place n value on the property cap
tured by Admiral Iowcy'n tleot In Manila
hay The estimated value of thrso captures
Is $3Jilll ( The largest Items In the utiito-
ment are "whip and boat equipment , l ll.fiCt ) ;
ordnance materials , $42,291 , and fuel , $20-
nG8. " The appialsiil was called fm ah ovl-
ilenco In the suit brought by Admiral Dewey
for the aw aid of prl o money
< .rillllN I'llHllllllHllTN ll > ll\l > .
WASHINGTON. Fob 3 The postmaster
gencial Laj directed that leave of UHCIUO |
bo given all po.stma tors who deulro to at
tend tl-e Missouri p stmusters' convention
at St Louis February 22
I had dyspepsia for years. No medicine
IF f > o pftectlwi ah Kodol Dyspepsia CHIP
It gave Immediate relief. Two bottlctt pro
duced marvelous results , " writes L II. War
ren , Albany , WlH. It dlgiBtb what you cat
and cannot fall to cure.
HlllrH lor tinTliurNfoiiN. .
A consignment of forty-Ilvo rltUw was re
ceived nt the Thurston Hllle-i urmorv yes
terday from the adjutant K < ncralH ilopuii-
menl lit Lincoln The gunH will i-iiiiln the
TtiurHton Itllles drill Kuril In a patlHfuitniy
manner Thev are of the old HprnKil''ld !
ii.illeni 15 ( iilllHT. and arc * inudi lrx de-
Hlruhlo than the Krag-JorKi'iiHi np ulihli iho
companv doHlicd to Kcctm from the fcdi nil
authorities In hollc ItliiK the iihe of the
nrinh from thn glnte authorities Home 10-
luc'luntc U.IH met will ) on tin part of
ofllilalh Thi authorltluH vvlHli the Thui-
stons to tiller tbo Hiiito inlllt'a ax HOOII ah
provision cull bit made and felt homi 1111
eatliH'BH I Ht the loan of the rltlcn would remove
move- Hit iirlncltml Indiuiiiu'in to thai alien <
lion The company ban HO fur made no
( xiirenHlon of UH lnt ( nlloiiH onn way or thr
other but nn nearly us < an tin known nl > ou >
onn-half of tbo drill team Is dlHjKmcd to
join the Htato euurd
llrror In : . .H'iilloii.
In an Item publb < be < I Fobiuury 1 It v\a
atattd tliut KatluVilthartlngcr i-nutod a
hoiiKo at HOT : Cans htrtt-t to kieji an ap
pointment ul h a friend whom fohu bud
met at her father H restaurant The
iiJfldi'iitu at that Iruutlon explain that the
location iiublLslusI waa erroneous and 1'iat
( ho liuldunt occurred further down the
itroet
FREE-FOR-ALL ICE HARVEST
Judge Dickinson Dissolves Temporary Injunction -
junction Against Eeseivoir
QUESTION OF RIVER OWNERSHIP INVOLVED
Court Holds Hint n\ci liotM HUM a
Itlulit to Cut ! < , mill If Onnci-
Mlilp IN UlNpuloil It Should II.-
boltloil hj Snll for DIIIIIIIKON.
Judge Dickinson of the equity court has
denied a peipctiml Injunction as prayc-l for
by McCoy nnd Olmslead against tbo Hcs. r-
volr Ice company , the object ot the plaintiffs
being to prevent the defendants finin cut
ting lee within certain bounds of the Mis
souri In the vicinity of the water works
pun.plng station
This decision means substantially that the
Mlbbourl ke harven IH a fire-pltcu-ln for
every ono who desires to engage In the bus
iness. The plaintiffs tiled a petition a few
days ago Invhlih they het forth that Ilohort
Hlllott had "staked oft" an Ice claim on the
liver and that ho subsequently bold H to
the plulntlltfs When the ilvcr frocat the
pel-it In controveiHy the Kcseivolr Ice com
pany undertook to harvest a crop , so the
plaintiffs alleged Judge Dickinson giailted
n tempoiaiy restraining order , since which
t'me ' the defendant company has kept uwny
fiom the disputed ice. MeanwhileMcC'ny
nnd Olmstcad had a largo force of men at
work night and day The case cumo
up for heiring on IIH merlin ycHtcrdny
aftnnoon and at the comJiiBlon ludgo
Dickinson announced that ho would illf-tilte
the temporary order and that both punna
might pioceed to cut as much Ice an thivlr
working capacity and the fio/en terrltoiy
will permit
Judge Dickinson said that If elthoi paity
bclluved H owned Iho Icn as It KtandH tin-
Imivcxtcd they .should bring action In t'lfl
district court to retovei clnmagiw for uliai
ever amount of Ice IH taken from the eon
tested fluid Such union would establish
the ownorBhlp , the question being whether
the "Bluklng" of an Ice claim constitutes
ownership , 01 whether the Ice belongs to
the owner or letfeos of the abutting river
ft ant land
As matleiH now stand both paitlen will
cut Ice. and It Is expected that damuge > HUH
will follow Ono of the plaintiffs h.ilil The
fun has Ju t now uinimmued " it was
agreed In court , however , that thcro l to bo
no Interference among the luborcis ou cither
Hide-
The Most Refreshing
Morning : Laxative
The one pnlntnbl rcliable rem
edy for iititi tstii > ii , ink Aeail-
at/it and iviifttpation.
Actingpcntl ) on all the excrutorv
orKans , it cxpclb vvaMe inntter.s ,
tfmoves gouty ni.d Hhciimatn
fioiioits from the blood and keeps
the btoniachfDid bowelb clean and
healthy , jef , and ti oo ,
* a Effervescent"