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THE OMAHA DAILY BEJE: THURSDAY, MA HO II. 1, 1000.
Telephones 618694.
Corsets
Enug to the figure, perfectly comfortable, white or black at
$1.25 each.
"La Vlila, ' mil we ilo nn Injustice to nnmo 11 last? It takes courage to selt the
best, for now-a-daya the "best" pays 1cm profit than tho corsets made to look
llko tbu best.
Makers of "Lu Vlda" keep cloo to fnshlon, anil lead In brlnr'ng cut ouch models
an help to boat effect In dress. (Just now tho straight, front lcadj) Piicea $2.7-5
to $8.00 each.
W Close Onv Store Saturdays nt 0 P. M.
AGENT FOn FOSTRIl ICID GLOVHR ASD McCALL'S PATTEN Nf.
Thompson, Beldeh &.Co.
tul only cxclusivl dry goods house in omaiia.
T. M. O. A..UUILni.0, COR. 10TII AND DOUQ1.AS 9Tf.
his seat could bo considered constructively
on thn republican. ldo.
Continuing, ho rafd that If It were estab
lished that' every foot of territory owned by
tho United Stutes wan on absoluto equality
thon he was opposed to tho whole policy of
expansion. If tho Inhabltnntn of the Philip
pines could compete with American produc
tion and American labor he was willing to
glvo ton archipelago to Agulnnldo. Sibley
concluded with ft cciithlng characterization
of his democratic critics.
Arminicnt hy Hepburn.
Hepburn of Ioullnna suli tho treaty by
which Porto Itlco and the Philippines bo
enmo ours could never havo been ratified
without dcmccrntlo aupport, yet they now
contended that theio Ih no power tindor tho
constitution by which American labor can
bo protected against Iho competition of
pauper "labor of 10.000.000 Asiatics.
Payno's umemknent was then agreed to
without division.
CummlngH of Now York threw tho house
Into a furoro of excitement. Ho described
how ho believed it to bo tho duty of every
man In a great crisis to rise nbovo party and
support tho government us 'ho had elono dur
ing tho .Spanish war.
"I liellovet now wo should follow tho lead
of tho president." said ho emphatically, "and
I will voto for this bill"
This statement electrified the house. Tho
republicans, without waiting for him to fin
ish his sentence, roso enmasso nnd checrod,
while tho domocrnts sat stunned and dazed.
Cummlngs Htood with arm upraised until
the republican upplauso ceased.
"I will voto for this hill," ho continued,
addressing tho republican side, "provided It
la amended In accordance with thn advlco
of tho president for nbsolute free trado with
Porto Hlco."
It was now thn turn of tho democrats to
cheer and for sovoral minutes they enndo
the rafters ring.
M pit it Im li .Minister li'lreneiit.
Tho excltomcnt and confusion Increased as
tho tlmo for voting drew near. Tho prlvato
gallery of tho president's household and tho
diplomatic gallery wero also well flllel. Duko
d'Arcos, tho Spanish minister, was among
those present.,, e.iU ,. , , k
YUiqtnfAtrcNtrtholnst conrnlitteo
amendment," tiychango', tho tttlo of tho bill
so u. to fc:;V'A&iactern,porarlIyralsng
rovel(ue fpthf(lslliud it ljorto Hlco and for
other purposos."
At 3 o'clock tho committee roso nnd
Speaker Henderson resumed tho chair. Mc
call of Massachusetts then, on behalf of tho
minority, offered m u substitute thn bill for
freo trndo with Porto Itlco originally Intro
duced by Payne. Tho roll call on It was fol
lowed with Intense interest. Five repub
licans voted with tho democrats and four
democrats with tho republicans.
Tho llvo republicans wero Heatwolo of Min
nesota, Llt,tlelleliL of Maine. Lorlnier of Illi
nois, MbCn'll of Massachusetts and Crum
packcr of Indiana. Tho four democrats wero
Davey of Louisiana, Moycr of Louisiana,
Biblcy of Pennsylvania, Devrlcs of California.
Tho substltuto was lost, 100 to 171. Tho
slzo of tho majority against tho substltutu
was a gratifying suhpHse to the republicans
nnd they applauded tho announcement vigor
ously, jitlcliardfioti, tho minority leader,
thon nfiC(l,to recommit tho bill to tho com
mltteo on ways and means, but it was lost,
162 to 172.
Porto It ten i. IIi-Iiiuh . Suit.
WASHINGTON, Fe. 2S, Suit was filed
today ln tho United Stntes court ot claims
by Ludwlg Duplnco of Porto Hlco to recover
Jti.fi.H, which ho has paid as customs duties
on goods Imported from tho United Slates.
Ho baton his right to recover on tho claim
that ho Is ii Itlzen of tho United Stntes
under tho treaty of peace with Spain and
tho constitution of tho United States. Tho
petition was tiled by John G. Carlisle and
John U. Chaney, ns counsel.
ALDRiCH STIRS UP ALLEN
rliriioUiiu llmentx MIkIiIImk Itefer
i'liiTM to II r ll li Allen un
lle' n I'lipulUt.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28. Notwithstanding
Ihn n r ronm i.tif fti-nlft litr ititi miniiln in vnin
on tho Hawaiian government bill at today's
pension, the final vote on the measure was
postponiMl until 4 o'clock tomorrow. Prac
tically no progress was. made on the bill to
day, although It wns under consideration
nearly four hours.
Aldrlch, chairman nf thu finance commit
tee, at the opening ot tho sessiou made an
explanation of tho work of tho confercs
op tho financial measure, his statement re
sulting lu nn unexpected and spirited do
bate. An amendment provided that national
banks, with u capital of $23,000. might bo
organized In towns of 3,000 Inhabitants. In
stead of 4.000.
An amendment also was mado to permit
banks, to Issue one-third nf their circulating
notes In denominations of $5, ngrced to bo
cause bunks In remote parts of tho country
needed a good deal of currency In small bills
lu order to iiccommodnto customers.
Aljejn, of Nebraska, Interrupted that thero
was no such demand from his section of tho
country, and tho amendment was Blmply lu
lino with tho committee's policy to cater to
the desires of tho banks
A lively political colloquy occurred be
tween tho two senators, during which Aid
rich sad that as Allen had Just returned
'rom a populist confeicuco and a conferenco
wl(h' his cnudldato for president, ho denied
'tittle Strokes
Fell Great Oaks."
r 77ic giants of (lie forest must yield at
list tothe continual blo-TXs of the ivoods
than. When the hum.xn blood has become
dogged and impure the little drops of
flood's, SdrsAparillx, properly taken, ivilt
fell the oak of bad blood.
Bee, Feb. 28. 1900.
We carry a comploto lino of Dr. War
ner's bust proof corsets. Some in high
bust, long, short and medium waista,
At $1.25 the Jersey fitting corsot, fill
ed with bust proof steels, unlined, fits
he w'as presumably speaking with authority.
He also Intimated that Ilryan might' havo
chtthgifd his view.) on th. money question
blnco tho last report
This arousod the Nebraska senator, who
denied that. ha had been In conferonco with Ulnl 1,10 experience ot tno last uecaue con
Ilryah, and said tho-sncera ot the senator 'radlctixl these who asserted that our enst
(Alilrldlw directed at u man. who was In ! rr trade was not of Immense conseiiuenco.
every respect his equal wore unwarranted .Unit Look to Orient rir .MnrKcts.
and uncalled for. Allen said he wanted to ..jt )n tll0 orient," said he. "that we
enter hU protest against tha assumptlrn of lml8t oo) for markt.,H. Vo must enter Into
Aldrlih that ho .was a democrat, and he ex- !l(.tU!ll competition for tills trade and I be
plalned whcicln he differed from tho demo-. nevn tllnt t)y ,noU1I1K tho j'luilpplnoH our
cratlc policy. J trado In tho Orient will contlnuu to Incrooso
In response to a question from Woleotl. i mitl, aI1 surpHg pro(iucts for years to conio
Allen said: I will ilnd remunerative markets in tho cast."
"I do not want to bandy words with the Tlln Bn..,h ,,., unr,, , ,., v.
senator for tho benefit of the galleries. There
havo been somo boodllng republicans In our
narty (referring to Wolcotfs rcferenco to
tho middlo-of-thc-road populists), but like
St. Patrick did witii tno snnues, we swept
thorn at our recent conference Into
ocean." (Laughter.)
mm n -w r r- - . t-. t III TTfl ITIrt.
IU blUr rUUU AUULICnHMUN
InvrntlKiitlon liy n Sennti- Cumiiilttrr
Iteaultn in IleeoiuineiulntloiiH for
Neeileil I,iiih,
WASHINGTON. Fob. 28. The senate com-
mltteo on manufactures today submitted to
tho senate a report on the extensive investi-
gatlon it has conducted Into allegations tnat
many Importnnt articles of food and drink t0 tho eastern situation. We need not rely
nro adulterated eo as to bo cither a serious solely on treaty rights to sccuro tho open
dotrimcnt to tho public health or, where thn door, but can demand equal commercial op
ndultorant Is not Injurious to health, n fraud portunlty with other nations, and If neces
on tho purchaser. Accompanying tho report unry, with tho vantage ground wo have, as
Is n great mass ot testimony taken In tho bcrt Hint demand.
leading cities of tho country. Tho report l "Will tho I'nlted States throw away the
says tho Importance ot the Investigation golden opportunity by giving up the Philip
mado nnd tho legislation proposed cannot bo pines? I am ln favor of holding them nnd
too strongly emphasized. It adds: I I bcllove the southern farmers and inanu-
Tho udulterntlon of prepared or manufne- ' facturers will sustain mo In my position. I
tured foods Is very extensively practiced believe further that tho presenco of tho
nnd In many cases to tho great discredit of iTMitol States and of Its Hag, tho emblem
SSMrtatT "f S!he of human freedom, progress and civilization.
American manufacturers who nro engaged will carry to tho millions In tho Orient tin
In ndulterntlng food products do so In order numbered blessings, which In the coming
1, "L.V.Sl'H"" a.",1JiJ".iK,M",V years will bo for their betterment nnd
glad to get out of tho business of tidulterat- amelioration, and will conduce to tho por
ing. AVo would like to quit putting this pcttiity and glory of our freo Institutions
svurt;n ooiie-e w wowiu onwnimn
niit- svruna for whati they me. )Ut our com
pctltors get a trade, advantage, which wo
cannot surrender." - ' . .'
,lt Is thu jrurpos? ot this committee '-to
ndoptMhlH' uniform rulo:
To prohibit tho sale of deleterious nnd un
healthy food products and ns to those food
products which nro simply cheapened by
adulterant to compel tho marking of thoso
goods for what they are. Deloterlotm fond
products should bo prohibited and tho rest
thoroughly regulated.
There have been two general ways sug
gested as to the matter of regulation. First,
to put tho Important food products under
tho Internal revenue law, ns wn have In tho
case of butter, filled cheese and, nt the Inst
congress, flour. The pure Hour bill has nb
solutely prohibited tho sale of adulterated
Hour, which was found to be ln many cases
dangerous to public health, and has In
creased thn sale of American flour probably
i." per cent In other countries, If the rulo
established by this committee can bo car
ried out ii.t to our other food products wo
will not only protect tho consumer nnd the
honest manufacturer who Is willing to sell
his goods for what they are, but wo will
also establish a reputation for our food
products which will 'assist us to llnd a
rendy market for them In other countries.
The other plan to regulate tho food prod
ucts Is contained In senate, bill 212C, which
establishes u department under the secre
tary of iigrtciilturn nnd provides for tho es
tablishment of n hoard which shall tlx: the
standards for foods, drinks and fnr driiiis
bused on the American pharmacopeia. The sumed today by tho house committee on mil
?,t,rn,,,,T"rB,,!m':",t !' i "1 Itary affairs. Wither H. Stewart, publisher
all the small articles of food products that
are now adulterated and allow their sonhls.
tlcatlon or udiilterntlou for tho purpose of
cheapening und require n stnmp Upon each
of tho small packugeH offered for sale.
ROOT TO TAKE A CUBAN TRIP
lie Will Mnhe n l'cmonnt Kxninlmi
tlon of I'ollllenl mill IniliiNlrlnl
ConilltloiiN.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28. Secretary Hoot
today announced his Intention of maklnz
a flying trip lo Cuba. He wishCM to make Tho olllcer who ai rested him worn tho uni
a persona! examination of present conditions, form of the Uniied States army and wos ln
both political and industrial, lu Iho Island. I ehargo of tho military forces. Stewart dc
Tho tlmo Is approaching for tho holding scribed tho interior of tho "pen" nlong tho
ot tho first elections lu Cuba, und as this
. ls ,n 'Uo r''eT "l
embryo nation, tho secretary desires to give
It tho closest attention. In Havana Gen
eral Wood, the military governor, Is beset
by many questions of tho gravest Import
ance requiring immediate nnswors nnd It
Is iho Intention of Secretary Root to savo
correspondence and by his personal presence
and advice enable these matters to be speed
ily disposed of. He will leavo hero Fri
day. I'l.AVI'OX lir.l'OHTS ON .MlI.Ml O,
lteliitloi.fi llctwceii l'.iltrd Stud's null
ll.e Itrpuhlle Are Cni'illnl,
WASHINGTON. Feb. 28. Powell Clayton,
United States ambassador to Mexico, who
Is In tho I'nlted States on a leave of absence,
called at tho Stato department today nnd
spent half an hour In cuinorsjtlon with
Secretary Hay, touching upon tho condition
In Mexico as affecting AmcrUan Interests.
Theso were reported by Mr, Clnyton to bo
In a thoroughly satisfactory condition an 1
It appears that tho relations between tho
United States and Mexico havo never been
on a better footing than at tho present time.
Vlllll NtlltlKtil'N of HllVIIIIII.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 Major John G.
Davis, surgeon United States volunteers and
chief sanitary otlloei' of- lUvaim, -Cub.i, his
forwarded to tho War 'department eom
statiuttCH lu resard to blahs, deaths, mar
riages nnd immigration. Theae htatlitl.es
cover the last toujysars 'a'ndcd Dcconihsr 31
last and show tha't.durlnB'tbnt decado there
woro 40.SOD births, 0,3'Jti mairlaKH and 101,,..
032 deaths, nn apparent cscr of Gl.liU
deaths over blrtjw. -Tho fleath rato was
heavieat during 1SSS, 1S37 and 1330, In tho
order named, Of tho total number ot deaths
during tho decado 5,113 wero- from yciu,w
fevqr and 50,519 from other causes. Of th.i
40.S09 blrtha during tha ten ytars covered
by tho" report 3I.49S vye'ro whites,
ncgrcs and 3,732 tnulattocs.
SIiik the Conan
and Work Off the Cold.
Laxatlvo Ilromo-Qulnlne Tablets cure a cold
In one day. No cure, no pay. Price "Sc.
PHILIPPINES, KEY TO ORIENT
With tha Islindi This Couatrj Can.' Demand
Equal Commercial Opportunitlei.
DEMOCRATIC SENATOR FOR FXPANSION
Mel.nurln of South iirollnn SiciiIn
Out for Crcnlpr Triule fur Sontli
rrn Jin ii tt fur I tir irit lllMiKreca
llli I'm I) C'oIIcumiicn.
WASHINGTON, fob. IS. Olio of the
features of the senate today wan iho speech
of Mcl.aurln of South Carolina on the Phil
ippine question. Ho Is tbu first democrat
In the senate to declare himself for expan
sion. Ho scorned what ho called tho "bug
bear of Imperialism, " with which eomo of
his colleagues wero trying lo frighten tho
people, delarcd the question was not ono
of politico, and maintained thu acquisition
of tho Philippines would be of Immense
advantage to this country, especially tho
south, by opening to the United States the
tn.do of the Orient.
McLuurlu raid tho Philippine question In
not a political question and strongly do-
I Imuiimi wio pusiiiuii mu uciiiocruiic sciiukhs
had taken In making tho Philippine question
j of expansion a political l-snue. Some of
.uu .cum m.-i.,ei.i m mo P.i wio s- '
panslonlats, but for whoco acts and mtasuroi
,h(; lUn!,,c,I1 tn,,C8 wu"l 'Ml , 1,a,vo ,e" ,,,ho
n?l'on 11 '?, ,od(1'' , -IoT-iii In dwelt partlr- ;
V V , , , uuciru ,
tho Islands fnr trado br'woen citizens and
,!5t ""tlves. Ho died Instances to provs
mxtion f 01lr trtuk.. ,,ralty t0 piirt ,', fci
mlHicni,.llir infnrmnl,n., i, fnnrn,i. h...i m. , "
i
tl0, , territorial cxnnnslon Tho efforts'
lm(, bec nm(,o n h(( owj stn(o ( I
.ti ... .i i ....i.n- .i !
. mm iiiiuMiiniiii uuu iiruusL' jiuuui: tfciuiiucui
against expansion. The frightful ghost of
lmperlallsm had been hold up before tab I
people of tho south to frighten them, but
lie believed it Is Impossible much longer
thus to mislead them.
"Our southern manufacturers," ho con
tinued, "have already reached out to the
markets of tho Orient and discovered their
ndvnntages. The southern fnrmer needs
BUcn markets for his rnw cotton to nuko
lts production remunerative. By the nc- I
qulsltlon of the Philippines wo hold tho key
and tho 6mhterclal supremacy 'of the nn-
tlon."
Spoouer Culls Allen llinvii.
When Mclaurin had concluded,- consid
eration .of the Hawaiian government bill was
lenumed. Allen made a general nttack on
the bill. Ho declared that the republican
party wos "actuated by a wild and unre
stricted dream of power," and was takeu lo
task by Spooner. who said that annexation
had been accomplished and was beyond re
view und he could not undcl stand how nny
senator could refuse, as Allen hnd refused,
to assist In tho betterment of any measure
Hint might bo brought boforo the senate.
Tho discussion of tho amendment contin
ued for two hours and a half.
EDITOR ON IDAHO TROUBLES
I'lihllahcr Who Wns Arrenleil Testl
11 en ltefore Hoiini- Coiiinill ten
on .Mllllnry Affair".
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S. The Investiga
tion ot tho course of tho United States mil
itary force's In connection with tho Coeur
d'Aleno (Idaho) mining troubles was .re-
' of a paper at Mullan, Idaho, a town near the
scenn ot tho rioting, testified nt considerable
length,
He said his paper had no ouiclal connec
tion with tho miners and ho had no part ln
tjio rlota nt tho tlmo of tho blowing up of
tho mill. Subsequently, however, ho was ar
retted without warrant at his olllco by Stato
Auditor llartlett Sinclair and an nrmy olllcer.
Mr. Sinclair stated to witness that ho was
accused of publishing seditious matter. A
special train took htm to Wallaco and after
a night in Jail ho was put In tho "bull pan,"
samo linos i. provtoua witnesses, no sain
ho was compelled by tho negro soldlcm to
do revolting work.
Stewart testified that when ho got sick
nnd refused to do tho work on account of
Illness the negro soldiers, used obsceno lan
guago nnd-o.Mhfi against him until tho cor
por.il of tVo guard mado thorn desist. Tho
gcncl.il treatment of tho men In tho "pen"
was revolting, ho said, to on American cit
izen. They wero frequently Insultod. Stow
art will continue his testimony When tho in
vestlgatlcn U resumed tomorrow.
At thn roquet of Representative Lentz
the following addiilonnl witnesses wero eub
pocmied: L. J. Slmpklus, Wardner; Charles
Francis, Montana; G'jorge Cornell, llurke.
At, tho request Of Representative. Dick tho
following Wfio suhposuard: J. J.. Coakley,
Wclber, Idaho; William Pipkin, Burke; A.
H. Campbell, Spokane; Hugh Fiance, Frod
Ilurbiidgo,, W. C. ripes and Roger S. Rog
ers, Wardner; Ilcary lLiwcs, . nllate, mi l
Coumtr Mjllult, Sp.uaau.
AMERICAN IN FOREIGN JAIL
Kdvtnnl Turner SieiuN Ten .Mouth
InuliiNoni'il In Mcileo nnd Die
llefole linie of 'Print.
WASHINGTON, Fob. 23. Information has
reorhed tho S..to deiirttiicnt of the uejtU
of Edward Turner, nn Ameiican eiiKiiK'ir,
vho has been Incarcerated In Jail at 0:1
aba, Mex., fir about tin xuoutlis on a
ehargo of nlmlnal not'llscnco In tomivllr-n
v.Uh tho wie;k of a tr.tlii on tho Iitir
Owvanlo lallro.id. Tiiriier's homo was In
KamiaB and' ho had r.nulnod ln i .i.iJii
probably six "xoi.'hs luforo tho utteutlon
of the. Atu'.ilean uutlioilt'.ru wv.s called to
tho caao. Aiatf.-ador Claton nt once
took steps to rcjidot assUtanco to the 1m
prleoned man.
Turner- cowpUIned of the unnecessary
j delay In trying him and was assure 1 tho
cure should have prompt attention, but afir
scvor.il months and before tho tlmo for tho tho heart while temporarily deranged from
trial arrived he died. Tho legal difficulties , extreme nervousness on February 27 at Ma
in Mexico, It -Is explained, aro slmlUr to nila, Llsuteqant Waugh was boru lu 'e-
thoso often experienced lu the United States,
r
wBflrii(he fcderiil government exercises no
direct supervision over crimes committed
in a particular state, but tha matter Is
left to tho officials of the Jurisdiction lu
wh left tie. crlmo rfray have been com
mltteikM .. cw-.-, .
Another engineer. Clark, also from Kan
sas, who was Imprisoned about the same
tliuo, as Turner, It Ig'.'snld,. on a somewhat
similar chnrge. la still olive and his case
le reported to bo progressing with u view
to n-prompt fttrtUenreirt!'
BROOKE TO SUCCEED MERRITT
He Will Cnuiniiiiiil .Military Deport
ment of tin- Hunt Merrill's Ho
llrcinciW Advunees (Mil.
Washington; Feb. :s. Major General
John It. Brooke, who has been In this city
since his recent detachment from duty as
governor general of Cuba, has been slated
for the command' of the military Department
of tho Kiut. with headquarters nt New York
City. The chango n that command will
not occur until Juno next, when .Major Clcn
oral Wesley Mcrrltt will retire, (leneral
llrookc was ofJorod his choice of the com
mauds of the, Department of the Lnke3 and
tho Department tf tho East nnd expressed
his proference for tho latter assignment.
General MerrlttVt .retirement will result
in tho promotion of llrlgadlcr General K.
S. Otis (major Bwioral United States vol
tmtccrr). commanding tho mllllnry forces
In the Philippines, u tho grado of major
Rt,ntraI ln the. regular ostubllMiment. It
...... nlao vn-n,1PV ,n , nf
brigadier generals of regulars, wl
1)p fllleil hy tho 0,,pi,ntmcllt of H0
hleh will
mo officer
who has rendered distinguished services in
tho Philippine campaign.
PROGRESS OF CLARK CASE
I iinurexMiiiiili ( illilil.flt SnyM Ilo (lillt
Hie SiM.iitor nueiniMo of It In
('niiipiilK'i. Mellioil-,
WASHINGTON, Fob. 28. Congressman
Campbell, principal counsel for the prosecu
tlon in the Chirk cuse. was on tho stand
during the greater part of the day. Ho
said ho had attended the preliminary con-
rence of friends of Clnrk, which resulted
tho anti-Daly campaign. He had not
hoard much of the talk, havliis cone to stcon
' 1Ie '""l 'K'vciv" tha'Xlark people no notice
when he had decided to discontinue his alio-
Blanco to rinrlf ninH N illd nnt liennmn nn.
. -- '
irienuiy to i.-mric until ne tieenme dlssat-
,s"e(i wan nis campsign mcinoiis. ite cm-
pmmcniiy uenieu lien inn s statement tnat
ho (Campbell) had opened tho nickford
letter hearing upon the prosecution of
Whiteside, but confessed that he had nil
vised Hill to ilpcn'lt, saying that ho felt
It to bo so Important to Whiteside to pro
tect him from an 'unjust prouecution that
ho would havo advised this course oven If
be had been familiar with the penal stat-
utes, which ho was not.
nuwnv to tin: xava', co.mmitthi:.
Itec oiuiiieiiiM Three Acw llnttlf nlil
IllNleiul of, Twelve (illl.lioi.ln.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28. Secretary Long
made a statement to tho houso naval com-
mlttco today, on tha general needs ot tho
navy nnd tho desirability of not building
new ships in tho government yards. As
to new ships, ljp held to his recommenda
tion at the time congress met, namely.
thrco armored crulfcrs of .about l3sO0J
ions oacJi, with ,t,h henvlrct armor and
moat powerful prdnnnqe; twelve gunboats of
about UOO tons each,; three, protected crula-
ers ot nbout S.fiop tons each. As to build-
Ing wax en'P?( n nayy yards, Mr. Long1
said they cost mjipli ,m,oro- than thoso built
.Hnder.ljftntract tani took twice, as, long to,
build them. '
A'amlral"Daw'ej' tnlggestcd to the crim'mlt'too
that It lcayb 6'ff tho tw'elvo gunboats and
glvo thrco new bnttles'hlps Instead. Ho said
the battlp3hfpB Would be morn serviceable,
as General Otis had Just pilrchased fourteen
guuboaba and ha'd turned llieni, pver to tho
iiavy. 5'Thcy were! lu very falr'eondltlon'and
the admiral said that from his experience
ho thought they Wore Just thrf vessels necdel
for service In tho Philippines. He also took
strong ground ltr fnvor of sheathing war
ships.
Tho admiral stated that
If the cruiser
Charleston, -which wns lost on a reaf lu
the Philippines, had been sheathed It was
his opinion that It might have bcon saved.
AtiltllK ON
'OHKin.V TIIKATV.
Semite t'nuiiiillli'e Will lleport I'nvor-
nl.lj- on the Agreement.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 28. The senate
commlttiK) on foreign' relations today agreed
to report favorably t'ho treaty .between the
United States nnd Great Drltaln prescrib
ing conditions for the regulation of estates
of American citizens who dlo in Great Drlt
aln and of llrltltfh subjects who dlo In the
United States. Tho Hoy-Paunccfoto treaty
was not considered.
WelKht of .Mil II .Mutter. ,
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2S. Second Assist
ant Postmaster General Shallenberger to
day submitted to tho postmaster general
u report showing n result of tho special
weighing ot mall throughout tho United
States In 74,081 postofTlces from October 3
to November 6, 1899. Tho 175 flrst-claos
postolllcca havo been separately tabulated
ln the report. This Is tho first special
weighing of mulls since ten yearn ugo, when
under tho direction of Postmuster General
Wanamaker weighing was done for seven
days. Tho figures obtained nt that time
have been found to be misleading. Tho
mail matter originating lu tho United States
during tho time of weighing amounted to
151,132,403 pounds nnd It Is estimated that
upon this baslH tho total amount of mall
mntter carried during a year is l,C63,(lB0,(iOS
pounds. Revenue" Is derived from 40.G7 per
cent of this, whllo C9.43 yields no revenue.
Of tho total COO per cent was first-class,
23.19 eecoiid-clnss, 2.09 second-claws free,
9.32 third and fourth-class, fi.ll govern
ment freo and C1.20 equipment. It was
found that during tho thlrty-flvo days New
York City furnished by far tho largest
amount of mall, lfl, 140,372 pounds, and Chi
cago tho nuxt largest quantity, 9,078,207
pounds. Boston follows, with 4,t)53,o32;
Philadelphia, 3,801,361; St. Louis, 3,110,279,
and Washington, D. C, 3,211,211 pounds.
NoiiiliiiitloiiM l.y I'rexlilcnt.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23. Tho president
today sent tho following nominations to tho
senate:
rostniastors Missouri: Charles A. Saw
ytr, Jackson'. California: H. A. Plimpton,
Pcrrls. Kansas, 3. II. Smith, Downs.
Army Major R. M. O'Reilly, surgeon, to
bo deputy surgoan general, with rank of
lluitonnnt colonel; Captain William J.
Wakeman, assistant surgeon, to bo surgeon,
with rank of major; Second Lieutenant C
11. Whipple, Jr., First artillery, to bo second
lieutenant of Infantry.
I'lnuiie n( Coxiiiunl,
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2S. Tho surgeon
general of tho marine hospital service has
boon Informed that' tho bubonic plaguo has
aj.pcared on tho Island of Cozumel, off the
coast of Yucatan. It was brought there from
Brazil. Quarantine oHlcere In .Mexico, ln
tha gulf states nnd In Cuba and Porto Rico
have been directed to observe strict quaran
tine.
Nel.riixUiiii llend.
WASHINGTON. Peb. 28 General Otis
has iiported to the War department tha'
Second Lieutenant John 11. Waugh of the
Thirty-ninth Infantiy idiot himself through
braska In 1376.
ANOTHER OF THE GANG SLAIN
Lonnie Logan, Allu Currj, Hook Creek
Train Hobber, is Shot.
HE IS RUN DOWN NEAR KANSAS CITY
riftli nf the Units f Si Meet
Denlli Since I nlou I'liolfle llnlil
I Brother Killed In
W) inn I n K.
KANSAS CITY Kpb 28. While making
a dash to escape today. I.onnle Logau, known
also an Lou Curry, one of the six men who
on June 2 last robbed a Union Pacllle train
of $31,000 In cash near Hock Creek, Vyo
was shot nnd killed by detectives who had
tracked him from Crlpplo Creek, Colo.
Logan was visiting tho homo ot his aunt
nnd cousin, .Mrs. Hob Leo and Miss Lizzie
i.ee, nnu nan ueen nieio a with, mi
mnkce tho fifth member of the gang who
has been killed. tlsh Liberal association, n post he had held
Thomas Sayers, assistant superintendent I for twenty jears, and aUo tho honorary
of the Pinkerton office nt San Francisco, dl- i presidency of the Midlothian Liberal asso
covered Logan at Cripple Creek two weeks elation, which he had held since lis fnrma
ngo, but lost him and finally trnced him to i tlon. He firmly declined lo reconsider his
Kansas City, where he appears to have naltjnatlon and declined to meet a delega
arrtvctl Fobrunry IS. tlon that called on him to urge him to do so.
Yesterday Logan was located at the Loe Sir Henry Campbell-Ilannerman was
homo and early this morning three local eleclrd to succeed hlni as president of tho
detectives and three Plnkertons, Including ' Scottish' Liberal nssticlatlun. It u umler
Sayors, surrounded tho houso nnd called on stood that Lord Kosebery's retirement Is
him to surrender. Instead Logan darted due to Scotch dlsapiiroval of his war policy
out of a rear door, pl3tol In hand. As ho
reached tho gate and turned to fire,
volley from tho detectives caused him to j
wuvci. no ran jnu jams ocross me roan
nnd Into n cnmlleld before ho fell. When
the detectives reached him he wns dying, a
bullet wound through his head, and his
revolver still clutched In his hand. Logan's
body was placed In a wagon and brought to
tho morgue In Kansas City.
All lint One of Hie (iiinur Killed.
There wero alx men In the Hock Creek
robbery Lonnlo Logan, his two brothers,
Harvey and Hob; Dob Lee. their cousin, and
two others. They mado their escape to the
Rig Horn country In Wyoming, nfter killing
Sheriff Hnzcn, one of a p03se pursuing them
About a month ago Hob I.ee and Harvey
Logan wero killed lu thut country after n
fierce light und two of tho others are said
to havo since been killed. Harvey Logan
Is known to have visited Dodsuu last fall.
Hob Logan Is still at large. Howards
of $1,000 by the government and $2,000 by
tho railroad anil rxprcra companies wero
offered for each of the robbers.
Lonnie, who was killed today, was well
drctscd and apparently prosperous. Tho
Logans and Lee wero brought up near
Dodson, where their relatives are re
spected. Tho Logans were Nebraska men, their
homo being at Chadron, where several mem
bers of tho family still rcnldo. Those who
llvo In Chadron nt present aro highly re
spectable people.
STATUE TO LINCOLN'S MOTHER
'Movement I'uilliereil nt n M eel loir nt
the Olllee 'of (inventor Mount
of Inillnnn.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., Feb. 28. Steps to
erect a monument over tho gravo of Nanev
Hanks Lincoln, the mother of Abraham
Lincoln, near Lincoln City, Spencer county,
were taken today nt a cnecting of the Nancy
Hanks Lincoln Memorial association In tho
governor's ofllco nt the state house,
Tho mqvemciit vysis. begun about two years
ago. wlicn Governor, Mo.mit rc,cflvjnl from
President McKlnley a letter that had been
bent to tho' 'nresldcnt by someone who had
traveled through Indiana and had seen the,
Brave of President Lincoln's mother. Tho
governor took the matter up nnd tho men
wlo nro now members of the commission ns-
sombled and declfied to tnko somo action
toward erecting a monument,
u wns reported at the meeting today that
nothing had been heard from Hobort Lln-
com- a pon 01 iTcsmeni i.incoin, wno is in
Chicago, although a letter hud been writ-
ten to him by tho commission, informing him
' ult commissiim si iiiuiiB.
Today tho commission determined to ask
Governor Mount to communicate with Mr.
Lincoln, with a view to seeing whether ho
was willing to aid financially In tho work.
Tho coir.imlssJon also determined to nsk Gov
ernor Mount to appoint u committee from
thq members nf tho commission to tnko
definite, action In regard to tho erection of a
monument.
The cotmnlttco will tnko no final action un
til tho governor hoars finm Mr. Lincoln, or
Is satisfied that Lincoln will not contribute
to tho monument fund. If Mr. Lincoln docs
not comply with tho appeal of tho commis
sion the commission will vislt.tho gravo and
dotermlno on a iplan by which to raise tho
necessary funds for tho purchase of a mon
ument, DEATH RECORD.
Kuiieriil of (li'iirge Thoinim,
OSCEOLA, Neb., Feb. 28. (Special.)
Tho fuuoral of Georgo Perry1 Thomas was
hold hero today from tho Methodist Epis
copal church. It was under tho nusplccs
of tho Modern Woodmen of America, which
society tho deceased had Joined only nbout
a week ago, ho having paid nbout $10, and
his little daughter, nil that is left of bis
family, will recelvo $2,000. Tho beautiful
burial service of tho Modern Woodmen was
rendered at tho grave. .Mr. Thomas had
only been sick a few hourB, ho having had
a stroke of apoplexy In the morning nnd
dying the name afternoon. He was 42 years
old.
Civil Wnr Veleriin,
PLATTS.MOUTH, Neb.. Feb. 28. (Spe
cial.) Andrew Karne3, 71 years of age,
died Tuesday of pneumonia. Tho funeral
services wero conducted by Row Asa Sleoth
In tho Mothodlst Episcopal church Wednes
day and tho body was laid to rest by tha
Grand Army of tho Republic, making the
third old soldier burled by It recently
here. Deceased wan a native of West Vir
ginia, was a member of tho First No
braska regiment during the civil war, nnd
has mado thin county his homo since, 1Sj5.
Ho had married his third wife, but was
making his homo with his son, Robert
Karnes, who was burlo.l last Saturday.
Tribune I'oreii.iui I mler (ireelcy.
LEXINGTON. Ky., Feb. 28. -George
Young Johnston, one of tho most noted
printers lu the country, died here tonight
ln his Slth year Ho was nt ono tlmo fore-
man nf tho Now York TriDuno under llora.o
Greeley. In 1858 Johnston became foreman
ef the Courier of Ixiulsvllle, under ll.ilde
nian. and worketl tinder George D. I'rcnU-s
on the Journal, later.
I'liriner South Dnkoln lun.
llfNTSVIU.K. cla.. Too. 2S.- William
S. WvlU, capitalist and property owner, a
director of the Farmers' nnd Merchant
National bank, mutineer of the Union in
estmrnt company and other Institutions
died today of pneumonia. Ho came here
from South Dakota eight years ago.
Pioneer elrnKnn.
OI.'lUNO. Neb., Pen. 28. (Special 1 Judge
William J. Hlchnrdsou died quite suddenly
yesterday evening. Judgo Richardson was
ono or tno original settlers in tins coiiiny
"it has held numerous responsible ollUes
R0SEBERY OUT FOR A TIME
Scotch l)lsiiiirM nl of lllx War I'olle)'
('iiiiieN Ills ltetlrenie.il from
Tmo OrKiiiil.n t Iiiiim.
i.omion, jiarcli 1. Lord Hosebery yes
torday teslanod the nrceldencv of tho Scot
and It Is believed that his resignation
a , means hln nlwolute retirement, for the time
being at least, from politics
TWO SHOTS AT THE PRESIDENT
Yt'iii'iieliiii Add ii l.lllle i:ehciiient
lo the Cm nil ii I Sut on
the 1II1N.
CARACAS. Venezuela, Feb. 28. -During the
earnlv.il procession yesterday a Venezuelan
fired two shots at President Clprlano Castro,
without effect. The president was after-
'ofd acclnlmed by the populace. The city
quiet.
General Clprlano Castro be?ame oresldcnf
of Venezuel,? In October last, as a result of
Hie, successful revolution against President
Andr.Kle, who fled trom the republic, but
Custrn wart not recognized ns president by
I ho United States until November 20, 1S!W.
Castro Js nbout 2(1 years old, Is well educated
and Js accredited with being possessed ot
ampin means. He has been a strong sup
porter of tho liberal party.
icMii:itoit
viivrs ins si'i.nr.v
Slluliti Aotor Who I'lnied HeltellloiiH
llui'UoiniiNli'r lu Ills I'ln.v.
HKHLIN, Feb. 28. -Today Kmperor Wil
liam, in token of his appreciation of their
services In connection with the llrst perform
ance last night of "Tho Iron Tooth" at tho
Hoyal theater, gave the Order of the Crown
to IJerr Kcbsler. the stage manager, and
created for and conferred upon Herr Mal
kowsky and Frauleln Poppe, two nt the
principal performers, the rank of royal court
actors.
In tho case of Herr Molcnnr, however, his
majesty .made a notable exception, entirely
omitting him from the list of favors, al
though everyone admits that Molcnar Im
personated the rebellious Herlln burgomaster
In masterly style.
(ililllfct In Iteeoi erlllK.
(Copyright, 193'). by Press Publishing Co.)
PARIS, Feb. 28. (New York World Cable
gramSpecial Telegram.) General tho
Marquis do Gnlllfet. minister of war. Is im
proving. Ho has pnsse-1 tho dangerous stage
1u His attack of pleurisy and will probably be
out of . bed In n few days. General do (lalll
fct's recovery Js honiewhnt icmarknble con
sidering his ago nnd physical disability, ln
tho Franco-Prussian war at Sedan he was
horribly wounded nnd since then has worn
a Bilvor plate as n covering for part of his
abdomen. General do Gall Kefs recovery is
welcomed by all classes nnd particularly by
thn nrmy. Ho Is recognized as the leading
authority on cavalry maneuvers.
Hitler AuiiIokI llrltlNli.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 2S. The news
papers hero outdo the rest nf the conti
nental preFH In bewailing General Cronje's
defeat and In virulently abusing Great
Britain. They deelaro that tho Transvaal
has fullv demonstrated Its right to com
pleto political Independence, with an out
let to tho sea.
They spggest.that tljo best help for tho
Hoern would bo to create n diversion
against Great Britain olsewhero and main
tain It and that It Is tho duty of Europe to
lutcrvene nnd "end tho most Infamous of
nil tho wars England has ever waged for
predatory purposes."
XevtHiniiier Worli In Cormiiiiy.
BERLIN, Feb. 28. Tho difficulties en
countered In Germany by newspaper corre
spondents In collecting nows are Illustrated
by tho proceedings lu tho trial of threo
municipal officials of Charlottcnburg, ehnrgod
with furnlbhlng Information to nn editor re
garding certain matters thut had como offi
cially to their knowledge. The outcome of
tho trial, which ended today, was thu Im
position of Bovero sentences upon all the
nccused. ,
Mnrlli. .Mnile Premier.
VICTORIA. 11. C, Feb. 2S. Joseph 11.
Martin has been named by tho governor ns
the premier of nrltlsh Columbia, nnd will
probably announce his cabinet In tho legis
lature today. Thero will he a general elec
tion Immediately, probably on federal party
lines.
Will TllLe LiiiIviIk'n Ilntly Home,
BERLIN, Feb. 28 Tho body ot Prlnco
Ludwlg von Lowensteln, who wns killed
during an engagement between tho American
troops and thn Filipinos beforo Caloocan,
Inst March, has been exhumed and will be
brought from tho Philippines for final In
terment In tho principal church at Wert
hclm. Hit I Time In I'rleU Null.
l'lTTSMMUl. Feb. St. An order was
made In common ideas court late this uft
ernooil giving all tho defendants except
threo In tho suit entered by H. C. Frlck
ugnlnst the Carnegie Steel company, lim
ited, for an adjournment of his Interest In
tlin concern, llfte'on days more to file their
nnswef. Tho exception nro Henry Phlpps,
Jr., II. M. eurry und F. T. F. Lovejoy.
Ileinove Kiiihlrnift of .MuiirnliiK,
FRANKFORT. Ky.. Feb. SS.--Fnknn,wn
persons last nlirht stripped ihe stato
. apitol luiildlnc or the emblems of mourn
ing with will' h the front of the bulldlni
was draped "ii a. ount of Hie dentil of the
late ilrmm rati' govern... O-iobii. The
sodllrrM wero on o j' durlng the night.
" u '.to i l oelirn.v ff'io .r in hai'fc'c, will
t.! I t "ii t of nqniry today
Acts gently on the
Kidneys, Liver
and Bowels
r,EANSES THE YSTEM
rl EFFECTUALLY
overcomes ' r:!..
H4BlTUAlCONST'PAT,OM
' 1 UA!- PERMANENTiY.
Bit? THE GENUINE - MAN'f o oy
gUl?RNlAf!GfSYRVP(2.
tCi WUHAll tmucwfetsttt tot tHCjjIIlK
Now first-class lino botwcpti Omaha nnd
Chicago, over new rood recently built
through Council Bluffs, Deelson and Rock
well City to Tarn. lown. to connection with
the Central's western line through Fcrt
Dodge. Webster City. Waterloo, Independ
ence, Dubuque, Freeport und ltockford to
Chicago,
LEAVES
OAIAHA
7.
P. M.
DAILY
A fast wido-ve3tIbuled trnln mnklne prin
cipal stops only ami with new equipment
throughout, eoiiMlstliiK of llbrnry-buffet-(jmokir.K
ear, Pullman sleeping car, free re
clining chair car, dlnlne enr
CHICAGO EXPRESS
LEAVES
OMAHA
A. M.
CX. SUN.
A fast vestlbulnd train doing more or less
local work. Included In Its equipment Is a
through sleeping car between Omaha and
Chicago. Dining cur xorvlco enroute.
In Addition n Fort Dmluc l.oeill
Trill ll I.ei.vi'N Coui. ell III it n n nt 'I.HO
I. in. dull) eeeil Sunilii).
Through trains from New Union Station,
10th St., Omaha. Tickets and reservation at
CITY Tlt'Kll'l' OI'I'MCi:, I 1012 I'll run in
Street, lor Mill Street.
I'huno ir.
LA GRIPPE
Are you chilly, then feverish? Your
lungs wire, i ..ugh hard, hendin he,
limbs uche, luilu lu ciieift or "soro nil
over" ?
Take care! These are La Grippe's
warnings!
La llrlpiip-lhe (treat "gra vo-dlggcr '
annually genres more vhtlnm than nil
the wars of tie Lift lie. ndo hue de
stroyed! Hevnre' The vorv . Ir tPeins with
millions of La Grippe germs, all eager
to i.ounee upon you'
But. Ui Grippe and Its l nraslng
syuu.tums ore nil Kly bnnl-heil by
Dr. Kay's Lung Balm
This Is certain, for
Horo'a Irrofutoblo Proof:
Rev. 11. N. Harvey, Peeksliurg, Ind,
who wns modulator of tho Baptist
convention for over 20 years, writes.
"A severe attack nf La eiiii.pe Shut
tered my wlfe'u entire sstem. Her
nerves drew Into small knots nnd her
Intense sufferings made sleep Impossi
ble. Eight good phvMlilans failed to
help her. Flnallj, she took Dr. Kny'H
Lung Balm, with the r.-ult thut she
now siccus like a child We ore
nmasicd and more than delighted and
her ene Is how known fur and near "
REFUSM Hl'IISTITl'TKS Heme
dies ".lust !( Good" n Dr. Iviij'h
Lunu' Balm are not made or sold by
anyone uiivwhcrr! For alo by (Irilg
t'lsls or from ui. at liie and 2T.e Ad
dress us for f'eo ndvlie, simiplo nnd
book.
lilt. II. .1. KAY .Mi:i)K L -'.,
SiiratoKii Sl.rhm'lt, N. V.
AMI SIl.MllNTS.
noon's
Wnndwiird A: IlurgesJ
Mgrs. Tel. 1919.
TONKIIIT ONI.V; .
STI' Vlti'-ltOHMON. i
In thn new eomedv
"tii.i vr.it eioi.ns Mini." .
A supcib assisting c.nt in. ludlpn Henrv
(Adonis) DIXey Jerr.. I., wis, hloteiKu
Hoekwc-ll ami J Ii or v W'.in.r
Prli ea $1.50, $1 00, 7J. . 0". . i .
Woodward A- nureess,
Tel JTO,
Next A'lrnillon
Tiiesduy Miillnee nnd Mulit. Mn roll 11,
SOUSA
And his famous band- list nppcurntice be
fore depart in for Europe.
Blumho Dulllehl, Bcrlha Ilin.iUlti
Blunclie Dulllehl, soloist. Bertlili Bu k
lln, Vlolln't. 1
A I lil'iiint progninime.
m:v mm s MAitcnr.s.
l'ri.oH $I.W). $100. V,i . r-Je. 2'..;
.Mutlnei -$1, "fit, fide, 23. . Kelts nil Bale
Sal urd y
CncicHTon
Tonight
U. I c
i eieniion. i.-.::i. 1
SMI Mt) MIS und SI.OCI.M.
Owe hit; tiavebnif company, including
.1 is. 11. HAIIIIOWS mid I I).
i;iNA IIASSI'.T'l' M MISIIAIili nnd i o.
Ml, 1,11. lilllll
Aril hit irnlui'l Terriers.
1,11,1,11: vi:sti:iin.
II N-iKN mid Mil, SON.
ItOIXillS mid l,M M 11 Vllllti:,
( I. It Iv nnd li AM)).
I.v nlnu- 't'f CTk Mi .M.itlnc lOi 20o.
NKXT Hid A.MATF.l'R SUOW
fkiuav night, mauch 2.
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