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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : TUESDAY. FEBlU'AllY ( J. 1000. Telephones 018-691 Dee. Kebruary * , 1000 , Now coiners are ready. Black dress goods call for as much ea.ro in choosing as do the colors maybe more , for a poor black is poor stuff indeed. Hoing nuro of the goods wo offer we show them in strong , hoynst daylight where buying is both f-afo and satisfying. AIJOUT THi : NEW ( HU\\l > lvn3 ar nadlncs lead them all silk , pllk-nnd-vvrol , tlio plain wenvc of cuu BO , nnd novel ones In dainty checked effects nnd tufts of plush and strip ; * of chenille all the now effects. NOVnt/TY ailENADIN'KS 7Cc to $300 si jtml Plain Grenadines , $1.00 to $250 a yard. THESK AUC A I'lIW OP 11113 NHW rOMtUS MOIIAIK AND WOOh CIinvON Hlch nnd boiiitlful choice designs , all new patterns $1.00 to $1110 n yard Abh-WOOh OAMUI/S HAlIt SUIT1NO A mo3t popular fabric of the newest styles 85c to $2 fid n yard . ALL-WOOL ZHIKLilNi : ri.OTH There uihly ndaplod f r llilor made costumes , and Hcpnrate skirls -S5c 'o SI tin a yard. 1'initOLA NOVii/TIES : A mont poputtr fabric of the nor novelties Jurt the thing for a neparaio skirt $1 "I to $2 ro a vard SI'KCIAti Mnny new things In linings to.h vv vru at the lining counter. Wo Close Otu Store Snttmlnys at 0 P. M. > AOH\TS : rou TOSTCH icin tJi.ovn * AMI MCCM/S PATTRUVS. Tftt ONLY EXCLUSIVE DRY GOODS HOUSE IN OMAHA , Y. U. O. A. IIUIIiUINU , COR. 1CTII AM ) DOUGLAS STS. of th ( . heliograph almost Impossible All the correspondents are well JOHN STUART lcjils Still ill llrillli. ( Copyright , J'KjO , by Pres * Publishing Coi > BI3HLIN , Pel ) n ( New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram ) Dr Lcyds is Htlll hern , having- postponed his trip to St Petersburg YcstenViy a dinnei party in Leyds" honor vvas attended by Regent Duke Albrccht of Mecklenburg Schwcrhi and his brother , Duke Frederick This same duke In president of the German Colonial society and according to tolegianis from Pails Is nld In an Interview with the Prench explorer - plorer , Merlal , to have expressed himself In favorof the British evacuation of Egypt , Internal settlement of the Egyptian and South African question and to have re gretted that Germany was unprepaied with an adequate navy , as otherwise things might hnvp taken another course. Ills hlghners Is also stated to have suggested Trench and Russian co-operation against England nnd said ho wan highly satisfied with the pres ent Russian advance in central Asia VlulUpilrMi of War Talk. LONDON , Fob C There was a multi plicity of war questions In the House of Commons today , but little Interest was taken In them , Mr. Wyndham , parliamentary un der secretary for the war olllce , said In an swer to a question that the government had no Information regarding the alleged shootIng - Ing of Irish prisoners by orders of Colonel Baden-Powell and General Loul Methuen. Answering another question , Mi. Wynd ham said the British artillery in South Africa was fully up to the continental stand ard Mr Balfour , the government leader , replying to William Redmond , Irish na tionalist , said the secretary of state for the colonr | , Mr Chamberlain , novel mode any such announcement ns the one referred to by Mi , Redmond , namely , that n triple alliance between Great Biltain , the United Stages and Germatty'ha'dtbecn arrived , at ' " ' Roply'lng "to aiiothc'r qiSestton of Red mond's , suggesting the formitlon of a vol unteer corps In Ireland to replace the troops withdrawn , Mr Balfour said ho recognized the patriotism of Mr. Redmond's constitu ents , but regarding this change the settled policy of the goveinment required further consideration. Thn debate pn the address In icply to the speech from the throne was then resumed by Sii1 William Vernon Harcourt. liberal , who declared the war wat , duo to a reversai of the policy laid down by the government In 1881 and 1895. Reviewing the negotia tions , Sir William said the great misfortune vvas that the men consulted In regard to the rltuatlon In South Africa were the authors of the mid and the "Helots of Park Lane" Hero Mr Chamberlain Interjected , "Does the rlgut honorable gentleimn mean that the persons to whom ho refers wcio con sulted by the colonial olllce and that no others wore consulted' " The liberal Btatcsinap parried the ques tion , Ilcfcrs to Iiiiut'Hoii'N liilliirnri' . Regarding the attacks on the South Afri can commission , of which he was n mem ber , Sir William Vernon Hareourt s ild the only' rcii.sou BO far as he was aware that the Investigation was not prnsucd fuithcr wan"lhat the committee would have io 10- nsseuiblo during the following scsblon of Parliament nnd the nuthoi of the raid 1ml suftyijlcnt Inlluencc limldo and outside the hou'sp to prevent the leappolntinent of thu committee Rop'jylng to a question In regaid to the ( leajjh notice published by the Standaid Sat urday , reading St'LACHLAN-On ( . 'lirlttnmx day , shot in th6 rmirkot tuiu.ite , Harrlsmltli , Oruugo rie < > Stiiti- , South AfiiP.i , foi ipfliblng to light against liN country men , John Mc- ttL , jr . iiued 10. eldest son of John MXiLuehl'in of Wuduumtli ami otUio lito John MrLuchlun < " l.umbpth Tnn , bocretaiy of state for the colonlco , Joseph Chamberlain , said he had lecelvod a cable mesjagr from tbo governor of Natal to the effect that the report of the shooting of MeUichlan had appealed In the press , but had subsequently been cmmadlcted The govmnor added that he knew of no founda tion for the repoit , but was trying to ob tain Information in regnid to the mutter The government , Mr Chamberlain aSd d , had uskcd the British ambissidor nt Wash ington Loid Paunccfote , to icqiipst tlio Vnlted States government to inquire Into thn matter .u PiPtorla through the United States consul there Crltlrnl Humof tlio "VVur. .Mr Chnmbcilaln admitted that a. cillUal blugc of thu war had been joaclud and that the situation was undoubtedly furious , though , In1 added , ho did lot believe thn country was in dangci He icfuti'd to dlj- CUB8 the South African < ommltteo mid hrlolly summarized the negotiations with the Tiunsvanl , pointing out that tie 1 sius j botwccn the lloora and British ucre ie.il nnd great and Inherent In the difference Lo- twcnn the Bos" and British civilization. If the British prcpaiatlora for war were HuUlelenl , IIP continual It was wholly dim no the fact that the government was datci- miiu'il to do everything to ccctirc pence and o do nothing to endaUFci It j Mr Chambeil.Un fuithci declared that the Little Strokes Fell Great r 77ic giants of the forest nwsf yield at lust to the contwual blows of the ivoods- man. When the human blood has become clogged nnd impure / / little drops of Hood's SarsapatiUa , properly { .ikcn , wilt fell the oak of bad blood. vvr vas Just necessary and right Ho re gretted the p-oposcd amendment to the ad- dicss because , he said , It v onld thiow doubt upon the unltcdncas of t'no kingdom It would bo premature' , continued the colonial rccretary , to talk of tcms of settlement. "But , " ho asserted , "there will be no second end Majuba Never again shall the Boris erect In the/ heart of South Africa a citadel whence to proceed to disaffection nnd race anlmo'lly. Never again shall they be able I to endanger the paramountcy of Guat Brlt- ] I aln Never again shall they be nblo to treat i an Englishman as though ho belonged to au ! Infcrloi race " Mr Ch.tmberlaln asked the opposition whether .they believed In the proposition that the war was necessary and said that I the opposition proposed tooto fo1 the war | as "unjuct and unnecessary , " and then vote for IU vigorous prosecution. The war , the secretary asserted , could not be averted ex cept by the absolute surrender on the part of Ore-it Brtnln of nil to which It attached Importance. Believing the war Inevitable j how could they vote for an amendment that said the war was not unavoidable' A policy of that sort was said to unite the paity , but fin the eyes of Europe It throw doubt upon the union of the United King dom VilniHs "Wo have suffered checks , " said Mr. Chamberlain , "and have made mistakes. I am not anxious to dispute as to the blame ; let the government bear the brunt until the time comes when we can see where the blame Is to be apportioned between the system and those administering it. In the meantime blame us. "What la now urgent Is to redress those checks and to repair mistakes You say we I'ave sent too few troops , but we are pouting them Into South Africa In a few weeks we will have 200,000 men there. We will have as many mounted men ns there ave mounted Boers. > Our , Colonies are multi plying their offers/ e.v ery offer Is grate fully accepted and Lord Roberts has elected from among the colonials his guaid of honor " .Meanwhile the spirit of the nation Is unbicken. There Is no sacrifice which we are unwilling to make. There is no sac- ilfice wo aio unwilling to ask of the colonies , If wo think It necessary to success. I must go further than this nnd amlt that this war , under now , conditions , In a new country , with new arms , against a people whcse tenacity and courage are as admirable as the coinage and tenacity of oui own boldleis , has required a larger scheme thin any the government has yet been called upon lo meet. "One of the lessons of the war is the cnoi mous defensive power possessed by troops defending their own country. The second point is that when wo propose a scheme lo meet this craeigency we shall do so , not as a party , but ae a nation. No other nation has ever had a better right , hovvcvei , to bo proud of Its soldiers What other nation could transport BO manv tioops so gicat n distance so well9 Rcfenlng to statements regarding "na tional gloom , " Mr Clnmberlaln tiild " 1 do not accept the phrase I know of anxlotv nnd Irritation perhaps , but not of vacillation approaching fcai 01 gloom " The colonial societnry concluded with a glowing tribute to the manner In which th" colonies hive milled to the empire , sav ing " \Vc aio now finding the Infinite po tentialities ami lesourccs of the empire. We are advancing to the icallraUon of that great federation of our race which must inevitably make foi peace , llbetty and jus tice. " John Dillon said tint the nationalists , be- llrvlng the war to be an unjust and Inlqultoua war of aggression , tntlicly un provoked , weto unable to support an amend ment declailiiR that the vvnr should bo prose cuted with vUor Ho praised for the pub lication of General Sir William Butlci's dis patch , sayliiK' "It is gpneially bcllovcd that General SI" William Butler considered that in cap" of wir no attempt should be made to protect Natal beyond the Tugola If so , the country Is entitled to know. " ill. Balfour No , It lo not Mi Dlllcn , continuing , said that the mili tary lopntntlon of England was Irreparably mined , that the Boors had established n claim to be free and no amount of brute fcice cculd cvci diminish their claim. DIM IK rt I.uili'sniltli. LOUREN5o MARQUIS , Pel ) B. Webster , the United SUUs assistant secretary oJ the Interior , accompanied by a party of fiiuuii , ui at the head laaqer of the Boers nt l.ady.mlth .nil Is closely Inspecting the I i.ini.i | nnd IH . lilonu mound the besieged I toi n Ti'o fleimou consul at Pretoria , HOT i p.lcim inn , l-i aicomjmnylng Mr. Davis an his tii : > to the liocr head laagci 'Ui'3'i and Ivriu ; < ! I'rotenl , CAPETOWN. 1 eh 5 President Steyn and I'rieldcnt Kiugcr have cammunlcated \ v.lth Klfld MaiMial Loid lloberts , the Drlt- Ifcli commandcr-ln-chlcf protesting against the destruction rfui'Ti houses and the dovastntlon of property. Lord UobcttB , lii irplylit , , de lined the rlter ea v.ero not sus tained , adding t'l.it wanton dsstrit-tion of | u'v.i > u j c n.i.ry to Hrltlth prani.c' Mure THIII-IM fnr South \frlen , LONDON. 1'eb j Tl War office an nounces U' it tlftceu trcr.vioits vlll be I Blurted between today and next Monday ' with J.OOO troops , Includlrg tinrourth cav ' alry bilgaJe , militia Lnttnllon nnd 3,000 yco. manry , with 2.S horat-B nnd \ \ gun * . Tluoc 1' tOO are not Included In the 180,000 duo to i lie In South Africa on , I'cbruary It. The , night ilivUl-n of 10,000 mer U stllfftvallabla tO Ufllll SI'01 > S Till ] UOlHill , and Worl.H IXT I lie Cold. Laxative Bromo-Qulnlno Tablets cine a cold In one day No cure , ho pay. Price , 23c. i DEMOCRATS HAVE THEIR DAY j Congressmen Denounoa tbo Philippines i Poli'cj of the Administration , OCCUPY THE TIM IN BOTH BRANCHES C'linnip ClnrK SIIJR He PHMIIS n\inn- | nloti li ) TiiUlnic llrldnli North \incrlciiii I'ONm-MMloiiN tilth Hi'iiiihllcniit , WASHINGTON , Pcb. 5. Democrats of the house tonUmied their nssaults on the Phll- Ipplnp policy of the administration during the general debate upon the diplomatic and consular 'appropriation bill today' . Two speeches were Inndo by democratic membcis of the ( foreign affairs committee , Ulnsinorc of Arkansas nnd Champ Clark of Mlssouil , opposing the retention of the Islands The speech of Mr. Clark , which lasted almost two hours , was n notable effort replete with epigrams nnd attracted much attention. No republican spoke In defense of the ndmlnls- tr.itloti policy today. Slbley of Pennsylvania who vvas elected as n democrat , but who made a speech last week defending expansion , vvns goaded today Into the announcement that the democrats ciuld consider his scat constructively on the republican side. lie fore the debate began an effort was made to pi s n bill looking to the appoint ment of au export commission to examine into the question of the pollution of the water supplier of cities , but It was defeated , S" to CC The Chicago members considered tint It was nlmcd especially at the Chicago dralmgo canal. Commenting upon General Otis' reasons for changing the language of the president's proclamation to the rillpinos , Dlnsmoro of Arkansas said "The biting , blistering sar casm of General Otis constitutes Insubordl- ' nation at the very least. ' ( I Dinomoro said ho wa not given to ndu- lotion , but he respected Agulnnldo OR ono who had the courage to fight for the liberty and Independence of his own people. In con clusion , Dlnsmoro said , speaking of the alleged puiposo of the administration to hold tbo Philippines "I believe , as fully ns I bellevo anything , that the moment this obligation Is Imposed upon us as It will bo unless the people at the polls prevent It , that minute will mark the beginning of the decadence and fall of the \iiiorlcan republic In this belief nil history bears me out " Claik of Missouri , a member of the for eign affairs committee , spoke next. In his chaiacteristlc way he laid down the follow ing propositions Se.\eii I'roixiilttoiiM l.nlil Uoviii. "A man Is not a traitor because ho Is opposed to doing those things which jeopardize ardize the life of the lepubllc. "An American Is not a pessimist because he Is unwilling to see his country adopt as n hettled policy the political principles of Alexander , Cae'snr nnd Napoleon , "In the hands of political jobbers the American flag , like the mantle of charity , will bo made to cover a multitude of wins. "I think more far more of the liberties of my children than of all the trade of all the earth "I would like to leave them both ilch and free , but of the two , I would lathci leave them free free to labor , free to work out their own destiny , free to sympathize , with and help all peoples struggling for liberty anywhere and eveiywhere "I would not give the life of one healthy , honest , moral , patriotic , ambitious , cour ageous , American white boy in exchange for all the rillpincs who novvllvo.or may live in the archipelago this side the great resur rection day. I'Dellcvlng firmly that the annexation of the Philippines , either bv force or with their conbent , will In the end pro e danger ous , perhaps ruinous to oar 'gfiveinment of the people , by the people and for the people , ' I am dead against It now and for all time " Notwithstanding President McKinley at Boston ten davs after the peace treaty was ratllled said the Philippine question was now with congress , that congiess vvas the conscience and judgment of the country , thq executive and not the legislative depait- inent of tbo goveinment wan determining the question Congress had fallen so low that It was now simply a register for the will of the executive department 1C we teak the riliplnos Into partnership , the knell of the American icpublic was Bounded. . "An a private citizen , " said he , "I wish the president long life and piospcilty. As a politician , I hope his death U set for high noon , March 1 , 1901 " ( Democratic ap plause ) Ho would sacilftco as much foi his coun try as any man , but William McKinley was not the countiy. 1'nii Over the Sulii Mr. Clark raked n laugh by bis refer ence to the ticaty made by General Bites upon behalf of the United States , with the sultan of Sulu Democrats nnd lepnbllcans , ho said , had joined in putting B II Ilob- erU out of the house because ho h id three wlvco lie asked the republicans to join with them In keeping out of the house a sultan with 300 wives "This distinguished republican olflclal , " said ho , "gets $150 a month and the keeper of his haiom $7. per me nth If this keeps on , the time v.lll < omo when no icpubllcan official will bo properly equipped v Ithout a harem nnd n l.ceper of a harem " ( Laughter and applause ) Mr , Clark Bald that ho was not opposed to expanslcn. Ho was today in favor of taking every foot of British possessions In North Amerlsn This utterance evoked democrat ) : applauso. Ho piedlcted that Oicat Britain spiending herself over the globa In her nttmpt to thioltlo the republic of South Africa was to take the flint gop | upon that dismal path that all nations had trod bcfoie "I believe It the beginning of the end of Great Britain , " nld he , "and I say God grant It " Clark spoke almost two hours Aftci he had concluded Mr. Slbley called down upon himself the wrath of the Missouri democrats by reading a letter fiom n "former demo- uiatlc member of the house from Missouri , who supported the Chicago platform. " en dorsing his speech of a feu days ngo Ho i\rcw \ a lound of applause from the republi cans by telling the democrats that hereafter they could consider his scat constructively on the republican side " Mr , Cochian of Mlssouil replied to Mr. Slbley In a warm flve-inlnute speech ( HlllTJ III Illll SlMMltl * . WASHINGTON , Fob r. Senator Cattery of Louisiana In a discussion of the Philippine question In the senate today broke now groun 1 by defining his.position as an mill- exparalonht. In i espouse to a question us to nl.nl. In the prcbcnt clicumstaiKcs , ha would do "I'll ' the rillpinos. ho slid with charactcilstlc 'fcnorgy "Turn them loose an noon as we can get rid of them Tbat would be better foi thorn and Infinitely bet ter frr UK " Cnffery s iirgiimtnt v.as mainly a discus sion of the constitutional question Ho muln- taluc 1 that the constitution extends abso- Intel/ over the Kltiplnot ) . nnd that they vveio entitled to all the right * and prlvl- leges of cltl/cnb of the I'lilU'd Statcb guar anteed by the constitution Ho dissented from the proposltl n that thU country should take over the Philip pine Islands aa proposed by Mr Bererldgc. Ho maintained that under the constitution the rillpinos weio citizens of the United SUUh , entirely , completely , abtolutely "They became so , " he declared "by the annexation of the Philippines by. the United States and by the fact that the Hug of this I government floats over the Islands , nnd the [ flag carrlci its citizenship wherever H I floats' TELLING THE CLARK STORY Ono of { he Senator' * Iliinnirin Illn Duties AVc'rr to Drink ttltli the < ' ! to > H. " WASHINGTON. Keb. 5. When the Senate committee on privileges and elections re- suracd Us Investigation of the election of Senator Clark of Montana Mr Campbell , at torney for the prosecution , produced the aflidavlt of Mr. Illll , which that gentleman had testified had been altered by himself nnd Mr. Campbell. Mr Campbell said ho had made no changes In the document. At this Juncture Attorney Poster of Senator Clark's side , nskod that Mr Campbell be compelled to' restore to Mr. Btckford the letter which hail been "stolen ' In Its trail's- mission. Ho referred to the letter from Plckford to J3cn Talk , which Hill had sild had been" taken .from him nnd opened by Campbell when he was taking It to Fnlk nnd , which Campbell had admitted that he had read , hut which he said Hill had opened Mr Campbell resented Mr. Foster's Intima tion that the letter had been stolen , onylng this was absolutely untrue , and adding that be would turn the letter over to the com mittee when culled for. Senator Chandler snld this would be satis factory. James Hyaii of Butte was the first wit ness. Ho knevy Jloproscntntlves Normoyle and Murray , that Nprmoylc had asked htm ( Hyan ) to see Claik for him nnd ascertain whether ho cotild not get some money for him ( Norcnoyle ) out of the contest , that I Mutiny liad told him that If ho coujd get a ruichasor for some Iris of his for $2,000 he would not come lo Washington to testify. Ho said he had gone to Helena In Mr. Clark's Interest during the session of the loglslatute , but that he had paid his own expenses. I "What did you do In Helena ? " asked Mr. Burney. "I drank whisky principally , " vvas the reply. " 1 helped Ml , Clark by having a gcod time vlth thu boys. " Several other witnesses testified. MACRUiVl IS SIILL A MYSTERY to iMe SriTiMnrj lln > , Dri for III * Ohio Home lo Mnj a Work. WASHINGTON , Feb. 0. Mi Macrum has come and gone and the rca&on for his leav ing Pretoria when duty seemed to demand his presence nt that capital remains as deep a mystery ns ever and must SD remain , piob- ably for another week. The foi mer con sul's appearance was awaited at the State department with Interest Just before noon Representative Taylor , of whoie congres sional district Macrum is a rceldcut , called at the department and spent some time In conference with Assistant Secretary Hill and was followed about 3 30 o'clock by Mr. JIacrum , v > ho came alone. Secretary Hay , who had had an exhausting day , had gone , so the ex-consul was obliged to pay his re- epects to Dr. Hill His stay vvas short , about twenty minutes , pcihnps , and he left Dr. Hill much In the dark. Nor did It develop vvhether or not Mr. Macrum was the bearer of any message from Kruger. He did not mention the sub ject to Dr. Hill. Ho said he was tired , \pry tired. He had. been five weeks on the sea and road traveling constantly , and begged for time in which to prepare himself to report He said nothing as to bis rcasona for rppearlng < ft Washington , but asked that he 'ba ' permitted to go to his home In East Liverpool0 , for a few days to at tend to some mailers of business which were pressing and to reel. At 7 30 Lonlfeht he left here for his homo in Ohio. n , , IGNORANUE AT THE WAR OFFICE ! MII > V < > tliliiR tx KIIO\TH There Ilc- ! ? urillii7 IIllllrr'M ItrcroNslnn' the Tuuelu. LONDON , Keb 5 The correspondent of the Asooclated Prcfos learns from official sources that absolutely no confirmation has been received by the War office of the icport that General Bullci has re-crossed the Tugela river and Is marching on Ladysmlth. On the contrary , according to the infoi ma- lion of the War office , at the present mo ment theic Is every Indication that things are quiet at the front and that no Immediate movement is anticipated Regarding the dispatches from Ladysmlth saying that Buller guns have been heard there , It Is surmised that some practice may have been going on with the now bat teries which have Just reached the front. DISPATCH CREATES ACTIVITY It u mm- that l.nruc r < irce of Iiifaiitr ] IN tlxiliC to Seize Nor- MtlNllOllt. CAPCTOWN , Pcb r. , A ulspatch from Nnauwpoort bays There Is great activity hero and on the Ilcnsberg-Hanovcr road , due to the dispatch of an overwhelming force of infantry to seize Norvalspont Tbo cavaliy , having completed the ic- connalssance , Is being retired to recoup losses. The Bbers'at Colesbufg are virtually surrounded. i'i IIMC IN v uotirri ; > G MOUII. niNereitlt Wnr Olllee Storj It HUH Ao \e H of rnrnnril Movement. LONDON , reb.'B ' The War office state- nienl that it has iccelved no conilrmatlon of the report that General Duller has le- erosfced the Tugela river has failed to shake public belief that operations of tremendous Importance are proceeding at the Tugola and It Is thought that cltu ! < r the denial was piompted by a dcolre to keep the military movements as secret as > possible until soiio- th'Hfc ' Is nccompllbhed , or that General Bui- , lei Is keeping the homo ofllclals In the clnik pciuHng reaults. It Is obviously dif ficult to extract the truth from the conflict- Ins statements shrouding General Duller'g movement , but most of the commentatois agiee that the aggregate of the Items tends ( to confirm the belief that movements of Im- po'tanco nro In progress j It is true that the correspondents at Gen- eial Bullar's headquarters convoy the 1mi prwfclon that his main farce Is still south of the TiiBola , hut It Is easily conceivable Hint the dispatches nro BO censored. j : 448 p m \ jspe-ial dispatch from t Durban , Nofnl , dated today , says "There Is 1 no definite news fion Genoial Duller , but 1 It is reported that thoio was heavy fighting I yesterday" | i Feasibly , though dated Saturday and Sunday - > day , thu dispatches weie in reality written I prior to the movements leportcd to have commenced Krlday This has already hap pened an various occasions , dispatches being detained by the censor and redatcd when actually relea.scd. Whatever may be the actual situation there bcenib no doubt that General Dullcr's prep arations for a fresh attempt to relieve Lady- Bmlth wrro completed Thuihday or Friday , and though the sliul was pobslbly dcfened fium the date first selected It will not belong long before It Is definitely known that Gen eral Build's fonet arc again fighting their way to\\.ud LuclyMinllh Those , however , who expect General Bullor to reach the be leaguered tq\vn tonight seem to have forgotten - ton the procure of ( he Doers The bent in formed people , while sanguine , fully realize that a British victory can only bo achieved at a heavy ccat Supreme Court Adjourn * . WASHINOTdN , Fob , 5 The United States supreme court tcday took an adjourn * meiit until the 26th lust. | P tT t t Tt I 'PIT IM fPTTf I I\ CANAL TRtATi IS StllLIiO Important Document Signed by Secretary Hiy and lord Pauncofote. UNITED STATES GAINS EVERY POINT .No Itctnrn OH or ( M ! ( iron ! ItiHnIn for COIKTHHIOIIN MlttlC III ( InltrOC - llUMlt MCMNnltl * l * < Sent IO the hunnte. WASHINGTON , Teh 5. The Hny-Paunco- fete troily , amendatory of the Clayton- Ilulwcr treaty relative to the construction of the Nlcaraguan canal , was signed nt the State department today by Secretary Hay for the United States nnd Lord Pauncefoto for Great Britain. Though the consumma tion of the treaty occupied some time , owing to the necessity of comparing the two drafts , there was little formality nbont the ( ceremony , nnd n convention that Is expected to bo , for the United States at least , of the most far-reaching Importance and value , came Into being without any theatrical sur- loundlngs. There were present beside Secretary liny and Lord Pauncefoto only Mr. Bromley , honorary attache of thu British embassy and prospective son-ln-lnw of Loid Pounce- fete , Sidney Smith , chief of the diplomatic bureau , nnd William Ovvjnn , the faithful nnd discreet messenger to the Department of Stale , who placed the bcals upon thl < > eonvenilon , ns he has upon nearly every treaty of importance to which the Unlled States has been n party for the last thirty y cars. The first thing In order was to compare the ttvo drafts of the treaty cnictiilly , to Insure their Identity , which work was poi- formed by Messrs Smith nnd Uromley. Then the signing took place , Secretary Hay attaching his signature tlrst to the copy of the treaty which is to be retained by the United States government after the final exchange of ratification The seals were attached anil then there were congratula tions and the ceremony wat , over. Messrs Smith and Bromley retired and Secretary Hay and Lord Pauncefoto had a long pri vate chat. TriiiiNiiiltteil to the Semite. Mr Smith carried the freshly signed treaty to the White House , where the let ter of transmlttal was Mgned by the presi dent , so that the treaty could be dispatched at once to the United States senate for rati fication. The letter of transmlttal was purely fornnl , simply commending the treaty to the senate without entering upon any argument to demonstrate its great value. Secretary Hey declined to make public the text of the treaty or even to make any statement as to ita details , holding that courtesy to the senate obliged him to re main sllont until the benate itself removed the sen ! of confidence from the convention. So that nil that is now known of this con vention Is that it amende the Clay ton-Btil- vver treaty of 1830 In such manner that Great Diltaln yields to the United States the right to construct the Nlcaraguan canal , or a canal at any ethel point on the Isthmus , without British participation. Most of the other features In the Clayton-Bulwer treaty I nre retained. This is notably true of ar- I tlclo v , which guarantees the absolute neu- j ' traltty of any canal and the eacurlty of the ' capital Invested. It is undeibtood that the United States continues upon itself this ob ligation to maintain the neutralization of the canal , which shall be forever open and free It is also believed that the treaty looks to an International undertaking on . this point. Because the requirements of International courtesy would not otherwise bo observed , It Is expected that the senate will not make the convention public before [ I tomonovv at the earliest , and on this point I there has been some understanding between Secretary Hay and the British government. This treatv was arranged between Secre > j I tary Hay and Lord Pauncefote , who are the principals , and who manifested that fact by signing the treaty. Pcealbly the fact tbat the flist news of the success of the attempt to reach an agi cement on this Im- poitant subject came from London , vvas the ground for the belief In some quarteis that the negotiations weie all conducted there. I niler N < > OblljiiilloiiN to IlllKliuill. \s scon ao the treaty Is ratified and the ratifications haVe been exchanged the United States will be nt liberty to proceed at once with the construction of nn Isthmian canal unfettered by any obligations toward Great Britain , save that of allowing to British citizens , as to the cltbcns of mhei na tions , the use of the canal on the same terms with American cltlrens Possibly this might have been done- without today's treaty , for the question as to whether 01 not the Clayton-Bulwer treaty Is still alive has been a subject of controversy for manv years nnd many able minds have taken op posite sides. But the present admlnlhtra- tlon Is convinced that the Clayton-Bulwer treaty is still In force and It felt Itself bound by the moot sacred obligations to live up to the ticaty as long as it stood unchanged , and , desiring to amend It , re sorted to the only honoiablo means In Its judgment J to lenllzo Its dcslies , hence , the treaty I signed today. Thcro Is absolutely no quid pie quo of fered i to Great Britain In this treaty In re turn | for the valuable concession to the United States. Whatever loturn the United States may cheese to make for this con cession Is a thing of the futuie. LONDON rcb. 5 The Westminster Gn- inlto this afternoon alone comments on the Nicaragua j agreement It welcomes the . announcement , but enya It Is sui prised Great , Biltaln docs not get compensation for j "relinquishing Its undoubted rights. " The paper realises that Lord Salisbury anay have good reascoa for assenting to this , but | hopes Great Britain's friendly action "will count In the oeltloment of'the Alaskan : dispute" | ' While the publication of the dispatch ; from Washington regarding the annulling of th Clayton-Bulwer Nicaragua canal ; treaty and substituting for It tlm Hay- : Pauucofote ] treatv caused considerable sui- prlse , It wan fully canhrmoti at the foreign office , whole It Is Raid the \sHoclntcd Press Waublngton dispatch In coiroct in every par ticular. The appaient celerity in icjchl-ig an agreement Is explained by the fact that the whole matter was practically nettled ' between Secietary Hay and Arnbabsadir I Pauncefoto In 1&98 About n fortnight ago I In consequence of the attitude of tlio senate - ; ate Mr Phoate , the United S'nttH ambas- sidor heio , iccelved tnutiuctlons to prtsj the conclusion of the negotiations The , British cihlnet confideod ! tlip matter mil received the Dominion of Cinadn winctlot to grant the I'nltcd States' request The attitude of the- cabinet consisted In the b lief that the Olnyton-Hnlwcr trentj wit made when the conditions governing the un- tloni were so utterly different that It wa * now out of date nnd Impracticable Uellev- Ing the present n most Inopportune time for bargaining nnd haggling , the British ministers decided to give the1 United States a free hand FOR GOVERNMENT OF ISLANDS I'rpirtttril In tinonnt < - Mlth Miijorlt * ntu ! Mliuirlt ) 1 1 i-jio i In. WASHINGTON. Pcb S Soon after llu > senate convened today Senator Kornker of Ohio chairman of the committee on Paclllc Islands and Porlo Hleo , reported A bill providing n form of government for Porto Hleo. Onlllnger of New Hampshire presented [ n statement of the \lows of himself nnd Perkins of California , dissenting In part from the majority report. The following bills wore passed To create n new division of the cMstern judicial district of Tennessee and change the limes an 1 places of district courts of the northern district of Texas , authorizing the Dubuque K. Wisconsin Bridge company to construe n bridge across the Mississippi river a Dllbtlqtie , la INITIAL MEETING I ? HELD : Wulj Oi-Kiinlrcil llriitilillnin Nn- tloniil CoiiKroiNloiiiit CoinnitlU-o I21l'ftl ItH OfllOtTH. WASHINGTON , Pcb 5 The newlj or- ganlred republican national congrcssiona committee held Its Initial meeting today fjr the selection of ofllccrs and adoption o general plans Koprescntatlve Bab-ock o Wisconsin was elected chairman for the third time , with RepresentativeSlurmai of New Tbrk as vice chairman , Hoprescnta- tlvo Ovei street of Indiana , sccretaiy , am W B. Thompson treasurer Mi Babcock was empowered to name the executive com mlttcp , which was given nuthorltv to cany on the work In the absence of the full com mittee Kor purposes of general conference however , the full committee will assemble once n month during the session of con gress. A resolution vvas adopted requesting thu cirly conventions be held lil-thc various dis tricts In order that the national committee may learn the nominees HAGUE TREATY IS RATIFIED AVlthoiit OhjfCtlon or Illvlnlon tin ienntiApproMH the 1'eaec (0111- liaul In lj\eeutl\e ScxMlon. WASHINGTON , Feb. 5 The senate In executive session ratified the- Hague peace tieaty , also the extiadltlon treaty with the Arggntlnc Republic. Both were adopted wilhoat objcctlou 01 division AMriuuv.M/i : TIII : IIYW.YIIVN nn. liniitfeN Pintle IM IIoiiNe Coninilttee. ! 'i i-shli'iit to Name .lud cn. WASHINGTON , Peb G. Several changes In the Hawaiian bill were made by the house committee on territories today and In this form a print of the bill as revised vvas 01- dered , preparatory to reporting It tomorrow or next day. The more Important changes today were those giving to the president " the appointment of "judges of the supreme court and allowing appeals to the United States secretary of the Interior In cases in- volvjng ( ho conveyance of public lands The original hill gave the appointment of judges. jo , the governor anil the prop iaty of thp clmnge was questioned by members of the'Hawaiian ' commission on the gibund that the effect would be to Import ofllpo- holders from the United States. Other changes previously agieed on and Incorpo- rated In the final draft are those doing away with all property qualification for voters , and making each branch of the Ha waiian legislature the judge of Its own elections , instead of vesting this judgment in the supreme touit In the main the changes are Bald to be toward Americanizing the measure by mak ing the proposed form of government con form to the practices In this country. MIII,10\.S KOH I'l nilTO IllCO. I'reNldent of the Inland 'IVllN llouie Coiiinil ttee. AVhut IN Needed , WASHINGTON , Pcb u Senor Lucas Amadeo , a Puerto Rlcan , advised the house Insular committee today that a loan of about $10,000,000 and the creation of stable con ditions were neceojnry to bring Pueito Rico out of ita present deep depression Some opposition developed In the com mittee to a redemption of Puerto Rlcan coins at CO cents on the dollar and their re- coinage. 'Nomination * IM the Prexlilent. WASHINGTON , Feb. 5 The president to- iay ! sent the following nominations to the senate Interior Thad A Thompson of Austin , Tex. , to be supervisor of the census Tor the Tenth district of Texas , Joseph O Smith of Cortcz , Cole , to bo agent for the Indians of the Southern Ute iigtncy In Colorado. Navy Commander J P Merry , to be cap tain ; Lieutenant W P. Kullam , to be lieu tenant commander ; lieutenant ( Junior grade ) , II. H Caldwell , to bo a lloutcmnt , Lleu- ten.int Commander U R Harris , to bo a commander , .Medical Inspector Wllllroi G Palrwoll , to be a medical director. Surgeon D N Bertolctte , to be a medical Inspector , Pay Inspector D. A Smith , to bo a pay director Ciilian Interim ! I W \SIHNGTON , l"pb C. The Wai depart ment gave out today nn Itemized statement of iccolptH In the department of Internal revenue for the lo'and of Cuba during the flvo months ended November 30 , 1899 The chief Items arc as follows Inheritance and conveying tax , U'O.IUS , corporation lav , $3S,90fi , tax on railroad freight and passengers , $120 337 The total Internal revenue receipts for the flvu months ended November 30. 18')9 ) , were $1GU,2ll CroivdHr f"nnIIrined ax I'oxlmaxter , WASHINGTON. Kob 0. The senate to day confirmed the nomination cf J. H Crovvdei of Gordon , Neb. , for postmaster at that place. To I'oreitloKO on n IIre er > , . CHICAUO , KPto 5 A dPirPH of foio Jostire II vvas entered today in tlip caup of John M < Niiltn iipl\cr uf thu National bank of llllliolH , ujfnlnst llio American Crowing < Jin- jians * cialmB unalnst the Brewing compiny uniuum tu ? 000ooo Obesity. Corpulency. The efficiency of "APENTA" The Best Natural Aperient Water , in removing fat and corpulency , is proven by experience , FOR REPORTS by Profepsor Mcbreicb , Berln ( , Bogofalowsky , Moscow , Professor Althaub , London , and American Authorities , Address , United Agency Co , 5th Ave. , cor. 4zd St , New York , Sole Agents of THE APOLLINARIS CO. , Ld. , London. A Be Advised by Residents of Omatia Let Uiter Strangers Severely t Alone , Do not leave Omalm to look for proof Head the teMlmonv which iiptfeurs In v < ut dally papers.Rlvpn b } Onnlm's bwl cltl/ens Hero Is one out of scores Mr 1 ! L Howe of 2(121 ( Bristol itreet who has clnrge of the trninmltter between riii cngo , St Louis nnd California In the West ern Union Telegraph Co 's olllre says lip fore 1 procured Dimn s Kidney PI1H IK Ktilin R Co n drug store , uiri'rr of 1Mb niul Douglas streets. 1 tried cvon\l well-known proprlelai > medic-lues iu irnntoed to br miio cures for any form of kidney trouble , bin i best iliej only guui mn tcmpoiai'V u I i irinalty 1 give up Honrihlug for , a trine h but ns ny baflf ached and then- was ton frequent action of the Kldliev secretions n stiu 1 , HIP If Doan s Kidney 1'lllu lerforim I half what thev piomlscd they niUht l i > me. ovei ( he illtncult.v The treatm nt Inn nppirentlv cured me for up to date I 1m not noticed n symptom of a jpqinciur Dean's Kllnov Pills ir < - Hold hv all tleil ers Prlre 30 lonls pi r | \ Sent bv mall on irrelpl of prlro l'o. < tPi Mllbmii Cn Huflalo N \ sole agents for tlip I Itimeinbn the nnmo Dnan s nnd laU iio suhstltutp Xcnv short line between Imihii nnd Min neapolis nnd St Paul vli he Illinois IVn- ti il n R from Om.ili i io Ton Dinig < ami the Mluneapi.lls . & St Loul > R It from Port Dodge to Mlmu ipolls and St Paul P. M. DAILf Minneapolis 730 .1 ni ft Paul S ( X ) .1 in A fast vestibule nUhi U nn. carrying thioush Pul'maii sleeping cai ml coaches LEAVES A.M. OMAHA EX. sUV. Ai lives .Mlnuo ipullK 7 00 p in St Paul 7 30 ] > m , A fast day rnln cam Ing through parlor cai and coucho" Indilltliin ii Tort Doil .oral 'I'mIil I.eiiACN Oilmen Illiillf nt IHO t > . in , ilnllj e t'epl Siiniln-vi Thioughittalns from New Union Station , 10th * St. Omaha. Tickets and icsjiaUlou at CITTlClvirr OPJ'It U , 1 HKJ I'liriiniu titut. for I Mil Slieet. The wet slushy strepts , ihP sudden chaniTPs In the weather and tbo bicllll burdened .ilr tniUi Knbru- uiy n iPirlblc limn for 1'itoitmonl i' ' That tiulit fci'llnir .u TOMS eheit pain In liingF , lioirscnosM ami div , licit throat all wain of Pneutnonlii But. PNEUMONIA CAN HH CURED by Lung Balm . ipiau ) ° o thn jiocitli u Donotratliig piopeitlos of Dr Kav s LuiiK Balm lout ovpry nilnuti * Pnoiimonl i- . gpim that haunts the lungs j HERE'S PROOF- \ Rev R D Robertson. Palls-ndo , Nebr , writes "A voifng lady ( a neighbor ) whofo told was In the Ilrst stagis of Pniumonlu wan hel'ieil nt ONCE by Di Kuy B Lung Bilm and Is now up and out doors. It should be kept on hand to meet the lirs nymptoms of n cold REFUSE SUBSTITUTES-lteiMCKllr-s " .lust a Good' MS Dr K iy' Lunj ? Balm .110 NOT in idi * 01 so'd ' bj .Miyoni' aliyvvlien' A1 innsl 'Nts or from usfor Hi and i en Is AddlcsH us foi Kiee cal Advise' , Sample and JSyok DR. B. J. KAY MEDICAL CO , , Saratoga Springs , N.Y. Don't fzlllolpy J5 < ? i * > t when aulfcrlntf from any had } aonilHIon of ilia Stomach 7 OP LSvur , J itn , nl ( Iniffi'tornr. 4- CHUSSin unU III "OnABPlNO AN OPl'OK'nJNITV. " 'iMitn * . ii u Ait'n : , JJox .iml MunUijy dun * PHXMv IVTtN\i ) .1 , \ \ . I.V'D\ ! VVIII/ION MMI , , il.VIDi : 'I'llUtnO , MSTCIIS ( .Ilirt'lS. I'rleeHeer tJlinntslMK IS * * "Mli K irxciviil M-ntN a."e HIM ! 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