THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1000. Telephones G18 -654. Easter It is -not ing about your Easter Gloves bet ter selection, less waiting to be fit ted, all sizes and colors. Our new caster shades are made of soft, flex skins newest embroidery stitchings ible kid a most complete assortment of colors two of the best makes to choose from, genuine Foster with the new large hooks, and Tre ousse patent clasp fasteners. FOSTHR OI.OVKS Mack nml colors Jl no, $1 50 and $2.fi0 per pair. Misses' two-clasp khl gloves. In color -reds, green, brown, navy and tnn- J1.00 per pair. We Close Om Store Saturdays at 0 P. M. AOBHTil FOn roSTKIl KID OLOVKS AJfD MeCAI.I.'S PATTIflltNS. Thompson, Belden &Co. Tnt ONLY EXCLUSIVE DRY GOODS HOUSE IN OMAHA. T. M. O. A. UUILDINQ, COB. 10T1I AND DOUGLAS STS. sponsible; If sho was Insane, then she can not bo held for the crime. The theory of the stuto la tlul sho was promploJ by hatred and malice for Mrs. Morey and unless tho state proves thut fact they have no case. The question wns whether the Insane can be held responsible for their nets. He related how they had shown de fendant's condition from childhood and emphasUcd the testimony the expert wit nesses Kavo In regard to the condition of the defendant's mother shortly beforo tho birth of ilefcndunt, telling how the mother had attempted suicide and It was the suicidal and homicidal Impulse that tho de fendant had inherited. Tho girl's physical condition was explained and how sho had ioved Mr. Morcy.' She carried his picture and carried n lock of his hair In n loikct elbao o her heart. .Morey was her Idol, w.in her Ood and H was Morey who had caused her to fall and this caused' her to buy arsenic, not to poison Mrs. Morey, but to kill herself. Court adjourned before Attorney Hasan had finished his address to the Jury. ' Ho will be followed In the morning by '.Will Mutton for the slate,' Hatty and Stevens for defendant, leaving State's Attorney Mc creary to close. I.iimI of Hie WUiiomx-a. When court opened this morning .liidsc Aibim,s asked If tho counsel for the defense had mow witnesses and Attorney Ragan an nounced that tho defense would rest. Htate'B Attorney McCreary then began to call up a long list of Hastings' prominent business men' to testify as to tho sanity of Viola Horlockor for tho purpoao of re butting tho expert testimony offered by tho defendant as to her Insanity. A. C. Hull testified that ho had known tho defendant during tho last fifteen yeais and that most of tho time her conduct' was good. Ho lived closo neighbors to the Hor lockor family nnd It was his opinion that Viola Horlocker Is sane. On being cross examined he was asked If ho had ever had any experiences with, Insano people, and he replied that ho bad. not. Ho was Uien ex cused. ' 'NV tiy ' ; , ' The testimony of Oj H. Spicer, who wna ylcrk of Mho dhdrlcteourt far-four years and In' the drug business for several" years, was to tho effect that ho had known the defendant ten -year and .ho considered her sane, on or nbout the 10th day.oflast April. , JrtdRQ Gi H. Fleming had known the de fendant ni,iout .ten yc-arsi -Ho bfcamo ac quainted with her iwhen ho was county tientturcr and fho was then assisting In tho county Judge's office. It was his opinion that1 Uw defendant was sano all tho time ho had- known her. Counsel for the detente asked Jf Mr. Fleming ever studied tho con duct of an insano person. Ho replied that ho had. not. Snv Hit nt Sin-1 ill I'iiiii-IIoiih. Lloyd Alexander had known the defendant many years and had nttended social func tions where sho wns six months before tho crime was committed. Tho testimony of Fred Konnes was to the effect that for fifteen years he had known the defendant and for two years prior to last April ho had seen her nbout twlco a week In tho ofileo of Tlbbcts & Morey. Ho also testified ns to her sanity. O. C. Zliin had observed the defendant In Ills tftoro and on tho streets for several years and ho thought her sane at all times. drift Kvans had known the defendant twenty years. Had met her frequently In i business way and In singing circles. Ho bod- nlso seen defondnnt on the day of the poisoning about 2 o'clock In tho afternoon md it was his opinion that jjIio wna sano it that , time. Mr. Kvans had been In the Irug. business many years and had studied itcdlclne, but did not claim to be an expert pi Uncus on insanity. The testimony of Mrs. II. F. Ileall was to Jio effect thut Mile hail seeu defendant In Wiia With Eczema Fire Could Not Havo Boon Moro Painful. After spcntllnjx two years in' tak ing all kinds of uietliciiii'S that wuro ugKcstcrt for cczomn, but without avail, my mother was induced to tnku Hood's Snrsnparitln. Tho result win wonderfully gratifying. Her limbs bad beon terribly lacerated by tho dis ease, and there wore times when tiro could not have been more painful. Sho was, in fact, almost wild. Two bottles of Hood's Sarsanarllla pom plctoly cured her, and not a trace of ccietna was left." K. W. Dkckkh, Gardiner, N. Y. Ent Woll, Sloop Well. " Hood's Sarsaparilla has been n great blessing to me. I was weak, irritable, tired ami nervous; bnd no anpctito and was always sad and des pondent. One day 1 got hold of a ltttlo book about Hood's Sursaparilla. I looked it over and resolved to try u bottle. 1 was better beforo it was gone, so I kept on until 1 had taken live bottles. 1 can now sleep woll, feel cheerful and can do all my work, Including plain sowing, and I can wnlk two or three miles a day. I am f)5 years old and now feel that ltfo is worth living." Mns. Kmma Smith, C8 K. Mitchell St.,' Oswego, X. Y Critical Porlorl of Llfo. I took Hood's Sarsaparilln during tho critical period of my Hie, and now, at tho ago of CO yoars, I am strong rvid healthy. It Is a great ineiiiciuo for tho blood. I lind Hood's to bo tho best." Mus. H. Pohhoy, i."-' Lansing Street, AUburn, N. V. You can buy Hood's Parenparilla of any druggist, llo suro to ask for Hood'n and do not accept any substitute, Bee, March 28, 1900. Gloves too early to be think THKKOrsSB OLOVF.S Illnck and colors $1.00, $1.50 and $2.00 per pair. Men'H kid gloves Kngllsh reds cour- volslcr cut $2.2." per pair. Gloves cleaned 10c per pair. tocial clrclea and at her own home, and had sung with her many tlmeo In the Mu sical Cultuio club, of which organization the defendant was president and dlrcctrem. Mrs. licall also thought tho defendant perfectly a a lie. Mrs. John A. Logan met defendant two yoais ago at tho Musical Culture club and said she was thcro almost every evening and during that time the defendant wa3 tho leading member of tho organization, and from her observations she thought the de fendant sane. I.Ioyd Lynn had known the defendant ten or twelvo years nnd often met 1ior In a business and In a social way. She always appeared wane to him. Defendant Looked 1'i-i-iilliu-. Miss Mury lilgclow met tho defendant fre quently ut her homo nnd qulto often nt tho musical club. Tho witness said the de fendant wan at tho last meeting of the musical club before this alleged crime. She also testified that tho defendant had looked vory peculiar whllo singing In tho Presby terian church choir the Sunday evening pre vlous to the crime. George E. Drown hnd known defendant about seventeen years and hnd plenty of op portiijiltlm to observe her movements. He had seen and talked to defendant tho morn ing after tho poisoning of Mrs. Morcy. Ho thought her sane. Ira Longaker mot defendant several times in a social way during tho last three years and she had always appeared sano to him. Mrs. Hull was a neighbor for several yearn to tho 1 lor lockers and during that tlmo she had plenty of opportunities to study Viola's conduct, at home, In social circles and at church. The witneta thought tho defendant perfectly sane. .v I-. Uameron had lived In Hosting nineteen years and had known defendant since tha't time. The opportunities offend him to study hep nature as to being sano or insano led him to believe her sane. F. C. Day had frequently met dofendant In Ills store nud it was his opinion that sho was sano. i ' t . s t C. 15. Hlgglnbotham testified that ho had known defendant eight or nlno years, meet ing her frequently. Ho saw her In tho middle of the afternoon on the day of tho poisoning In tho law oflleo of Tlbbcts & Morey. In conversing with her at that tlmo ho gave her a check for the firm nnd told her how to credit it Ho said that It was his opinion that defendant was sane. W. H. Dillon, proprietor of tho Bostwlck hotel, whero Miss Horlockcr bad taken her meals frequently up to tho tenth day of last April, had had opportunity to sec her often nnd it wns his opinion that sho was sane. Took Hit to Unarm. Tho testimony of Charles Adams was to tho effect that bo had lived hero ten years and had known defendant nearly all that time. Ho met her quite often In n business way and In a social way. Mr. Adams had frequently acted nu her escort to dancing parties and ho thought her perfectly sane, Dr. Howard Bald sho h.id often met the defendant at social functions and hnd met Iofendant the same day of tlm poisoning. She said It wns her opinion that tho de fendant was perfectly sane nnd sho had never known her to bo otuerwh?, On crops examination tho doctor said sho would not glvo tho opinion that defendant wns sano as her medical opinion, but Just from obscrvn Hon. Dr. Charles Artz had known defendant fivo years, during w"hich tlmo he had mot her nt her home, in his oilico in a profes sionnl way and nt .social functions. The last tlmo ho had wen her was May 10, 1899 and It was his opinion that defendant was sane, A. H. Cramer testified that he had known defendant about. twenty yearn, during which time ho frequently met her In various ways anil ho nlways considered her sane. The testimony of Sheriff John Simmering was to tho effect that he had known defend nnt but threo years and that ho had chargo of tho defendant last April when sho was arrestee on tho chargo of having attempted to poison Mrs. Charles A. Morey by sending her poisoned candy. It was liln opinion that tho defendant wag sane. WILL EDUCATE BY A DRAMA Tin-ill rlonl Co m pony Oi-Knnlr.nl to 1'ri'HiMit ii I'lii)- Drill lnr ivltli l.nliur I'riililrnm. CHICAGO, MnrchU According to Presi dent James OTontioll of the International Association of Machinists, who returned horo from Clevoland today. It Is the Intention of tho machlnlHts' union to begin a "campaign of education" ou tho subject of labor union ism. For this purpose a theatrical company has been organized which will present n melodrama dealing with labor problems. The play was written by General Organizer Stewart Held of the machinists' association, nnd It Is proposed to wcuro dates in all the principal manufacturing towns of the middle west. Any profits will be devoted to tho machinists' light. President O'Conncll, who has been superintending the machinists' strike In Cleveland, fa Id today that the strike there practically had been won, as eighteen firms had already signed the union ngroement. Ho expressed confidence that tho strike in Chicago would also be settled wfthln a week or tan days by tho granting of tho demands of tho machinists. No fur ther nttempts at arbitration, howover. Presi dent O'Connell said, would bo made. tlxcniiril Crliuinnl llrouulit lliu-1.-. OTvAV OHNTF.lt, Knn.. Mnreh 'Jl.-tSpo-rial Telegram.) William I.ockett. who broke Jail nt tills place Inst September waM captured nt Hherninn, Tex., by Sheriff Net'd of this county. lie refused to re turn without requisition papers. Sheriff Need got the same and brought htm back lust nlsht. I.ockett nnd n man named lloxi. who was In Jail. here for the mur c'f of Sheriff Coleman of Washington county, escaped by cutting the bars of the Jail, lloxto U Htlll nt large. I.ockett Is n smooth criminal and r.ns tracked to Omaha, Kentucky and through the outh beforo CHPturcd. MACROS! RELATES.I11S STORY Appears Beforo Houis (Jomrnitteo on Foreign Affairs. THINKS BRITISH HAD AMERICAN CIPHER Stilton Code Hi- I Hi-it In Cnlilc for l.i-iM of AliNUiice nml Siijh the Dlnpiltl'll Wan Made Pull He In .Mitul. WASHINGTON, March 28. Charles E. Ma crum of Hast Liverpool, O., the American ex-consUl nt Pretoria, nppearcd before the bouto foreign affalra committee today and told of the alleged indignities he. suffered at tho hands of tho Dritlsh during his In cumbency. When ho gave out his statement here aomo weeks ngo declaring that his oin ctal mall had boon opened by llrltlsh offi cials Representative Wheeler of Kentucky introduced a resolution for an Investigation. It was subsequently arranged that the for eign a train committee should take the mat ter up on Its own motion without any dlrec Urn from tho house and Mr. Mac rum wns summoned to testify. There wcro many visitors In tho committee room when Chairman Hlti called the com-mlttt-o to order. Mr. Mncrum was asked by Chalrmnn Hilt to make uuch statement as ho saw lit icgnrdlng the opening of his mall by tho Dritlsh censor. In opening, Mr. Mn crum recalled the statement ho had tnado some tlmo ngo to the Associated Press. That statement, ho said, practically embodied all he had to say. Ho explained when he asked fcr a leave of absence lie desired to come homo for private business reasons nnd be cause ho desired to place beforo the United States government certain facts which ho deemed It essential should be known here. Ho understood, ho said, that tho llrltlsh had possession of our cablo cipher. He was not certain cf this, but ho had since had In formation which convinced him that his sus picions were correct. Ho also desired In formation ns to his course when the settle ment enmu nt tho end of the war. Further, he had n petition from somo American resl- lents in tho Transvaal asking that tho United States maintain absoluto neutrality which ho wi.nted to present to tho State de partment. Tho petition he read to tho com mittee. It wns signed by Gordon, the con sular agent nt Johannesburg. Asked as to when ho wns first satisfied that his mall was being tampered with he said, war was declared October 12. He did not receive nny mnll between that date and the second week in Wovembcr. Ordinarily ho had n box of mall every week. Did other people rccclvo wall during that period?" asked Mr. Williams of Mis sissippi. "Not that I know of," replied Mr. Mncrum. Pressed for specific information ns to how he got the Intimation that the British wcro opening and delaying his mcSl he replied that when his mall did not arrive he tele graphed our consul nt T.ourenzo Mnrquez, requesting him to Inquire of Capetown why It was being delayed I'roilm-CH Opt-ueil Kn v'1om-h. Tho consul nt Lourenzo Marquoz lepllcd that be also had received no mall. Mr. Macrum said the delay of his mall created a conviction in his mind that the lirltlsh authorities were responsible. The first actual evidence ho had wis the receipt of two opened letters. He produced tho en velopcs which ho enld contained those let tcrs. One was from n private citizen ad dressed to tho United States consul at Pre torla, nnd the other was to him by name, from Consul Stowo nt Capetown, Mr. William Aldcn Smith of Michigan in terrogated the witness sharply on tho ren sons for stating his belief that the Dritlsh authorities had possession of the State de partment's cipher. Mr. Macrum said ho could not affirm tbjt fact from actual knowledge, but there were certain facts which convinced him that bucIj was the cose. He explained that on No vember 6 ho had cabled the State depart ment In cipher asking for a leave of ab sence, mat message nan gone mrougn Durban. The next day November 7 he said ho hnd been Informed a newspaper nt Durban printed the fact that ho had asked for leavo of nbsence. 'Mr. Smith wns proceeding to Interrogate Mr. Macrum an to the character of the code used by him in this dispatch, especially as to whether ho had usjd what was known as tho Slater code, a common code purchasablo anywhere. Mr. Hltt thought It Improper to touch the matter of tho codes employed by tho government, but it was finally agreed that no harm could come from a direct reply as to whether tho Slater codo was used. "Tho mctsnge, " said Mr. Macrum, "was sent In tho Stnto department cipher of the Slater code." "And you claim tho substance of that ills patch was mado public?" asked Mr. Smith. "I do." . "Whero?" "In Natal," "Was it nn accurate publication?" "I do not know." Mr. Macrum said ho had nover seen tho publication. He had only been Informed that tho fact that he had asked leavo of absence had been printed. Ho afilrrned that no one knew of this fact savo himself, At this point Mr. Howard of Georgia Inter' posed to question tho utility of tho ex amination of Mr. Mncrum. "It looks to me," said he, "llko an effort to concoct a sensntlon out of nothing." Dut tho commltteo decided to proceed and In reply to somo questions from Mr. Durle son Mr. Macrum stated that ho had been granted leavo of absenco by Secretary Hay on November lo, Ollu-r CoiihiiIh Suffer. Ho rend to the committee a message from tho, cablo company saying a cipher cable sent by him to tho secretary of state on No vembor IB bad been held up by the military censor until December 2. Asked If other consuls had suffered any Inconvenience In the matter of , communicating with their home governments Mr. Macrum said they had. Tho lSelglan and Gorman consuls both told him that no cipher telegrams wero allowed to go through. "Did you report to the Stato depnrtmen that your mall had been opened?" asked Mr, Derry of Kentucky. "I did not." "Did you mentlou it upon your arrival In Washington?" "I did not." "Why?" "I would prefer not to answer that ques Hon." This reply raUwl a general laugh In the commltteo room. Mr. Adams of Pennsylvania then proceeded to cross-question Mr. Macrum rather vcrely upou the duty cf a consul to remain at his post during complications. Mr Macrum described an alleged meeting between President Steyn of the Orange Freo Stato nnd Consul Stowo of Capetown, at which ho wua present, In which bo sold Steyn was very anxious that Stowo should do something to settle the difficulty which was brewing. Ho said that President Steyn suggested an appeal to the president of the United States and Mr. Stowe had replied that he would bo glad If somo such thing could bo done. "And f havo reawon to believe that the question was submitted to the president of the United States," added Mr. Macrum, "and that ho returned an unfavorable roply." "What makes you say that?" Inquired Mr. HUt. "I was told so by Colonel Stowe." "Was that statement In writing?" "It was." "Have you the letter?" "No, It Is In the flies of tho Pretoria con sulate." , After further quettlonlng Mr. Macrum eatd ho might have a copy of the letter; he could not say positively. Subsequently he said ho thought he could produce It In a short time. Mr Macrum went over tho exchange ot telegrams with the Stato department rela tive to his leave, but a these wero In the cipher of the department the commltteo did not call for them. He stated that his reason for not making n report to the State depart ment on tho conditions In South Africa was that when ho called on Assistant Secretary Hill ho said to Mr. Hll that ho onderstood that ho had been relieved. Mr. Hill re sponded that this was true. Under such cir cumstances Mr. Macrum said he had no re port to make to tho department. He- en deavored, however, to seo the secretary of state, but was told that Mr. Hoy was out After hearing Mr. Macrum the committee went Into executive session. Chairman Hltt presonted a letter from Secretary Hay glv- Ing in detail the department's view of the subject and this wns subsequently made pub- , llo. The. commltteo took no nctlon nt. to , u"ll,"uu'i'' i Px "J e neirs of the om mnklng n report! and It wns stated by mem-1 cer fnd enlisted men of the regular army, hers that thero wns nothing to bo done be. ond taking the testimony. Secretary Hay's letter giving tho official view of the caso Is follows: Mecrelnry lln' l.otlrr. 'WASHINGTON, March 21, 1000 Hon. It. It. Hltt, Chairman Committee on Foreign AfTnlrt). House of Representatives Sir: in response to your Inquiries of this morning i nave tno nonor to repori mat up iu mm of the civil service. The amendment was dato Mr. Macrum, late consul of the United adopted. Stntes nt Pretoria, has mado no representa-1 Ash of Wisconsin, on behalf of the com tlona to this department In regard to the , mlttee. offered an nmendment to tedurn opening of his mall by the llrltlsh authorl- j ties. "Although without any Information ex cept tho allegations of Mr. Macrum, to which a roferonce was made In n resolution f tho houso of representatives mnklng cer- aln Inquiries of this department, I men loned tho matter to the Dritlsh nmbassador. who made Inquiry In ygard to It of Che llrltlsh government, and was lnforme.1 In return that tho llrltlsh government was not aware of nny such Incident having taken place, but if nnythlng of the sort hnd oc curred it woe contrary to the Instruction of that government. "I received no further Information In regard lo tho matter until the 21st of this month, when this government was Informed by a dispatch from Mr. J. O. Stowe, consul general of the United States nt Capetown, that: Two letters from this consulate, one to Pretoria and one to Lourenzo Marquez, wero opened by tho censor nt Durban. Upon nottco of this I called upon the high com missioner, who wired Durban, nnd n very satisfactory apology was returned.' "I Ma Is all . tho information possessnd by this department In regard to tho Inci dent." In rcferenco to certain allegations ns to our consuls in South Africa having been ap proached with suggestions of mediation, I havo tho honor to reply that In a dispatch of tho 3d of October, receive! at this depart ment .on the Cth of November, and tho only ono on our file relating to this matter, Mr. Stowo reported as follows: 'Under tho dato of September 26 I re ceived from tho United Stntes consular agent at Uloemfonteln, O. F. S., a letter which reads as follows: "1 saw President Steyn this afternoon, by his request, nnd ho would like to havo you find out at once If your (my)- government will consent for you to act as arbitrator, and if you can nlso find out If tho 'high commissioner would also consent. Tho president nppears to think whatever Is done should be dono at once, and wishes to know if you can give him this information." I replied by wlro ns follows: I -will reply by wlro to your letter of tho 26th this afternoon' "After gWlnfc tho' nbovo request careful ccu&tderntlti1 I called 'upon the high com 'mlssloner"thej Wm'o dale, rind In the course, of conversation said: 'When i dined with' you tho other May you stated your govern ment wonld nover nonmt to arbitration by outside powers or representatives, nnd your publis'hed dispatches so state. Are you of tho same opinion?' nnd ho replied: 'What I might llko to do I cannot do now, as ray hands ro tied.' Then I told him in nub- stanco what r had been asked by tho presi dent of tho Orange Freo State and tho high commissioner said: 'Plcaso stato the fol lowing as your reply,' which ho dictated and which appears In tho following copy of my telegraphic dispatch to tho United Btateo consular agent nt Uloemfonteln, In tho words underlined, to which I add?l the first five words not underlined: Cannot ask government myself. Havo seen the party requested nnd though per sonally favorable to further negotiations thinks ho cannot move on the line propooed.' Relieving It a courtesy duo to United States Consul Macrum at Pretoria I sent tho following dispatch, same date: 'Was asked by tho Freo Slate to ask our government If it would consent for me to arbitrate nnd to seo tho hlgh commissioner, and rc pllod: 'Hero follows the above dispatch. Dis patches sent In code.' "I nlso deemed It right to nest Consul Macrum as above, not only tor tho reason that tho Ornngo Free Stnto l In his Juris diction, but for tho further reason that bo bad said In a communication to mo of the dato: 'Nothing can bo done hero for peace unless matters aro settled at your end. Over 1,000 men sent to border last night! It any thing Is dono It must bo quickly done; tho high commissioner should do something tor peace).' "It wan a question in my mind If I ought to tako any nctlon at all on tho request of the Orango Freo Stnto president, but tho high commissioner afterward said to mo that I had acted right and that he was grate ful at ray nctlon. "Ab you also inquired n regard to tho departuro of Mr. Macrum from his post at Pretoria I have the honor to Inform you that on tho 7tb of November Mr. Macrum telo cranhed requesting leave, 'Permission visit America. Absolutely Imperative, pri vate and official business. Atlebury, Amer ican, takes chargo. Cablo quickly.' To thlo I replied: 'Your presence at Tro torla Is of utmost Importanco to public In terests.' Ho then, on tho 11th of Novem ber, cabled: 'No reply. Department will ap prove leave on explanation. Imperative. Cablo Immediately.' "Tho next day ho cabled again: 'Cable re ceived. Everything qulot. Atlebury capable, experienced. My presence home absolutely necessary.' "On tho 18th he cabled once more: 'Three cables requesting leave unanswered. Sub stitute sufficient here, but not nt home. Please cable acquiescence quick. Ship Hail ing soon.' "In reply to this, on the 20th of November, I nnoworcd: 'Your presence at Pretoria Is Important to public Intercvsta.' "On the 1st of December Mr. Macrum once more cabled me: 'No reply. Depart ment will approvo leave on explanation, Im perative. Cable immediately.' "And again same date: 'If can't leavo without permission will forfeit pest If department don't approve on explanation, pleaso reply.' Mncrum In Itellevrd. "Upon thl, Inferring from these dis patches that Mr. Macrum was In a state of tal ml which would make his sorvlces In I Pretoria useless, I answered on the 2d of 1 December: 'You may como home. Put Atle bury temporarily In charge. Department will send a man from here.' "Soon after this I received several news paper arflcjes and letters' from responsible persons assorting that Atlebury, whom Ma crum wished to place temporarily In charge of tbo consulate, was a person of disputable character nnd a fugitive from justice, 1 therefore directed Mr. Hollls, consul at Lourenzo Marquez, to proceed at once to Pretoria and take temporary chargo of tho consulate until the arrival of Mr. A. S. Hay, Who had been appointed consul. I nm, sir, very truly, your obodient servant, "JOHN HAY." DEMOCRATS HARD TO PLEASE Crlllelp the (in vi-riiiuen t .Vow for SpciKllnir Too Murli JIiiiipj oil Trnimport. WASHINGTON, March 28. Consideration of tho army appropriation bill was resumed by the house today, When the para graph appropriating $150,000 for building military telegraph lints In Alaska was reached Moody of Massachusetts offered nn amendment, winch was adopted, requiring nat all commercial receipts over the lines bould bo accounted for and covered Into the treasury. '"Rcram of Massachusetts offered an who havo died In tho service since January 1. 1898, two months' extra pay. Tho amend ment went out on n point of order. Mahon of Pennsylvania moved to strike out from tho provision empowering the sec retary of war to employ nnd assign the clerks nnd messengers (158 In mumber) In his department tho words "employ nnd." Tho purpose was to prevent the secretary rom employing clerks from without tho palo tho appropriation for travel allowance to enlisted men on discharge from 13,000.000 to $2,000,000 nnd provide for the commutn tlon of mileage nt the rate of 4 cents a mile. Ash said that (Uncharge mlleago wns now computed under an old statute, passed In 1812, by which, for Instance, a colonel would be allowed $2,308 to travel from San Fran cisco to Washington, whereas his railroad faro would be but $77. Marsh made a point or order against tho nmendment, which was sustained. Speaking to a pro forma nmendment Drlggs of New York called attention to a newspaper article describing the luxurious fittings of tho transport Sumner, which ho said was remodeled nt nn enormous cost. Drlggs said the enormity of tho extrava- ganco In fitting tho ship wns beyond cre dence. A $7,000 silver service had been placed In It, he said, with cut glass tumblers which cost 75 cents n piece. Tho palatial furnishings or the Sumner were such as could be .found nowhere except on a millionaire's yacht. Ho contrasted the con dition of this yacht with those employed by tho government when the soldlcrB were being sent out to fight their country's battles during the Spanish war. Drlggs said he intended to Introduce a resolution to Investigate tho extravagance In fitting up tho Sumner. Hull snld the other side wns occupying a strange position. During tho wnr their complaint was that the transports were not good enough. Now the complaint was th'it our soldiers wero to be treated too well. Hull eulogized our transport system, which ho said was tho best In the world. If thero was reckless extrnvaganco In fitting out the transports Hull said thin Information could bo obtained nt the War department. But he predicted it the information was called for it would be found thnt while tho troopships had been fitted up splendidly there had been no recklessness In the ex penditures.' Drlggs said his only desire was to crltl else unjustifiable extravagance. Cannon (Ills.) contributed to the debate n eulogy of tho quartermaster general of tho nrmy, who he was convinced would not bo guilty of undue extravagance, Lentz offered an amendment providing that no part of tho money appropriated for the pay of tho army should bo paid to tho son of any member of congress who bad se cured his appointment since tbo destruction of tho battleship Maine, It was ruled out on a point of order. Recurring to tho newspaper nrtlclo read by Drlggs Wheeler of Kentucky delivered an appeal against extravagance. If it wns unpatriotic to protest against that be said ho was witling to take tbo responsibility of being unpatriotic. Cochran also inveighed ngalnst profligacy In expenditures. Without completing consideration of tho bill the conference reports on tho urgent deficiency and pension appropriation bill were agreed to and the house adjourned. VOTE TO BE TAKEN TUESDAY Hrnstr Will Act ou I'orto Jtlco Tnrlff and Gorenniieiitnl Meaanres on thnt Day. WASHINGTON, March 28. Tbo senato today agreed to vote on tho Porto Hlco gov ernmental and tariff bill Tuesday after noon at 4 o'clock. An lmportnnt utterance was mado later In tho day on the bill by Davis of Minnesota, who advocated froo trade 'between tho United States and Porto Rico. His speech was comparatively brief, but his reasoning was so closo and cogent thnt ho crowded Into small space an Immense amount of woll-dlgested information and caroful thought. HIb principal proposition was that the necessary money to be raised by taxa Hon should not be raised by a duty levied upon Porto Mean products, but by an In ternal revenue tax levied on rum nnd tobacco produced ou the Island. This syi tern, In his opinion, would bettor suit tho people of the United States and thoso of Porto Rico than tho proposed tariff and would be Just, equitable and constitutional. Tho amendment offered by Carter to the Alaska civil code bill allowing mining for gold undor tho waters of Capo Nome under certain restrictions, -was ngreed to, but no further progress was made with the mcun uro. Nelson resigned from tn committee on Indian affairs and was succeeded by Hard of California. Consideration of tho Porto Rlcp hill waa resumed, tho pending question being upon the freo silver coinage amendment offered by 'Morgan. Tho amendment was defeated 15 to 33. Davis waB recognized for a speech. "I am so desirous of an early vote upon this bill," said Davis, "that I havo thought It better to address tho senate this after noon much more "briefly than I otherwise would have done. This will cause mo to omit somo discussion of constitutional que Hons and many other matters auxiliary aud collateral to tho main subject." While bo deemed tho question very Im portant ho regarded It ns entirely non partisan and felt that It ought to be so con Bldercd. His remarks, be Bald, would be directed to the bouse bill which bad become a part of tbo senate measure. He enld that It could not he denied that from tho tlmo tbo mcasuro was reported to the houso until today there had beou a rising tldo of pro test against It and that protest had cul minated in righteous Indlgnntlon. It had come from cvory part of the country and from people In ovory walk of llfo nnd It was based upon the principle that Porto Rico, In nil tho circumstances, should have freo trndo with the United States. Upon the question presented, be said, thero was an Infinite variety of opinion. After explaining briefly nn amendment ho bad offered earlier In tho day Davis main tained that a tariff could not be levied as between Porto Rico nnd the United States, although It was perfectly competent for congress to provldo for tho collection of In ternal revenue taxes on the Island. Aini-mlnim t to llir 1I1II. WASHINGTON, March 28. Senators Davis and Nelson Introduced amendments to the Porto Rico bill today. Senator Davis' amendment Is a modification of his previous amendment and provides for a diitv on tobacco and rum when brought Into J the Unltel States from Porto Rico. Senator HYPNOTISM Don't Forget My Lecture on Hypnotism This Evening. THURSDAY, MARCH 29, Creigliton Hall - 8:30 O'clock I Intend to tench you In that one levture Just what Hypnotism Is, and show yon how It Is applied. 1 will tench ou How to Hypnotize Don't suppose that this Is to bo a funny show or nnythlng of that kind. I am not here to ainuso you. JPrice of Admission, - $1 and to each person attending this lecturo I glvo free choice of one of the fol lowing four book-prcralums, to-wlt: l'ltr.iiii Ms i'iii'.ii, 1 Course, of Instruction In Personal Magnetism $2 00 2 Course of Instruction In Mind Heading . $2 00 3 Course of Instruction in Absent Ilenllng $2.00 i Journal of Suggestive Therapeutics $300 i;t'.it.i.vri:i:. If nnyono Is dissatisfied with Lecturo or Premium, nnd does not think he has received his money's worth, I will, upon demand nt the Paxtoii Hotel, refund his dollar. (Signed) Sydney Flower, LL. D. Nelson's amendment is a substitute for sec tion 0 of tho bill nnd Is ns follows "Section !). That on nnd after the passage of this act all articles lmnorted Into the United States from Porto Rico and nil arti cles Imported Into Porto Rico from the United States shall bo exempt from duty, provided, however, that articles of Porto Rlcan manufacture coming into tho United States shall, before 'being withdrnwn for consumption or sate, bo subject to tho pay ment of a tax equnl to the Internal revenuo tax Imposed In the United States upon the like articles of domestic manufacture; such tax to bo paid by Internal revenue stamp, or stamps to bo purchased and provided by the commissioner of Internal revenue, nnd to be procured from tho collector of Internal rev enue at, or most convenient to, the port of entry of said nrtlclcs in the United Stntes and to bo affixed undor such regulations as tho commissioner of internal revenue, with tho npproval of tho secretary of tho treas ury, shall prescribe." POSTMASTERS FOR NEBRASKA I'renldrnt Mciidn NomliinlluiiM lo Sen ate for Viirloiin 1'cilernl OUIlMTd. WASHINGTON, March 28. Tho president today scut tho following nominations to the senato: Postmasters Nebrnskn: G. W. Randall, Nowman Grove; William Roycr, Seward; Bernard Mounich, Hooper. Texas: C. P. Zlegcnbnls, Uastrop; J. I. Carter, Arling ton. Colorado: J. L. Moore-head, Uoulder. California: Km ma Hapgood, Marysvllle; J. W. Harvey, Monrovia. Vnr For promotion In the volunteer army of tho United States: Socond Lieutenant 13. Mclntyre, Thlrty-sovcnth Infantry, to hi first lieutenant. Navy To be a captain: Commander II. W. Lyon, To bo nontenant commanders: Lieutenants J. M. Orchard, J. N. Jordan and Augustus F. Fletcher. To be an as sistant paymaster: Christian J. Peoples of California. iNcitr.Asn ii.v wmows' pknsion.s. lunar- Co in ml Her Kiivorx 3lorc Aid In OIIIcitk' lti-IlctB. WASHINGTON, ilarch 28. Tho houso commltteo on pensions today recommended an Incrcaso to $40 a mouth In tho pension of tho widow of Colonel Kgbert, killed in tho Phllippineo; J10 to tho widow of Colonel Haskell, Who died from wounds received In Cuba; J35 to tbo widow of Colonel J. J. Van Horn, who died during the Spanish war; J30 to tho widow of Captain C. W. Howell, killed In Cuba; J3S to tho -widow of Com mnndar Horace Blme'r of tho navy, and J30 to tho widow of Commodore C. C. Hadger of tho navy. Representative Levy of Now York today Introduced n bill to transfer troop ships and trniisports to tho Navy department, tho botv- Ico to bo conducted by a bureau or transports of tho Navv dennrtment. tho vessels to bo manned and officered from the navy and the bureau to bn under the direction or a naval officer not ibolow tho rank of commander. Senator Foraker today Introduced a bill Increasing to tho extent of 23 per cent tho salaries of oil mialo employes of the gov ernment printing office, where tho salaries aro now less thnn J I ier day. ' Kleberg of Teotas today Introduced a bill to prevent the organization of trusts and monopolies and tho granting of charters to the same, and Fitzgerald of MnssachunottH pnwentcd a mensuro providing that clergy men of nny denomination shall bo admitted to army posts at any tlmo when de-sired by officers or enlisted men. I'F.XHIONS FOR WI'.STIUIN VIITI'.HANS. Survivor of Hie Civil Wnr Ilnnetn lierrd li- tlir- iovr rnini-iil. WASHINGTON, March 28. (Spoclal.) Tho following western pensions havo been granted: Iniio of March 12: Nebraska: Increase William A. Free man. Fremont. Jfi to iS. Reissue Robert Dew, Tccumseh, J10, Iowa: Additional James P. Johnson, Norwuy. $8 to 112. Restoration nnd reissue Sooclal nccrued, March 14 (spcclul act), Andrew S. Kvans, deceased, Searsboro, J33. Increnso Dominie W. Lair, MnrHhnlltown, 18 to 12; John Staffetibeal, Hartwlck, JO to J8; Nels Paulsen, Davenport, if to $12; George V. Illckson, Calamus, J8 to Jin. Reissue Fred 8. Whltine. Des Moines, J17. Reissue and increase John Fltzglbbnn. Hlotix City, J to $12. Original widows, i-le. Rachel Hleklcj, Hamilton, J8; (special uc erued, Murch II). Klvlra K. Pnlne, Mn renco, J8; Jnnn K. HvatiH, Hearsboro, J8. South Dakota: Increase Julius O. Ter rlll, Hrldgewator, J10 to J12. IlViium Still Not Confirmed. WASHINGTON, March 28. Tbo (Benato today failed to confirm tho nomination of W. D. Ilynum ns general nppralser of tho port of New York, bccniiHo of tho absence of n quorum. The nomination was dobatcd nt somo length ond was attacked by Sena tors Jones of Arknnsns, Herry nnd Money, whllo Senators Fairbanks and Spooner spoko In Rynum's behair. Tno opponents or con 1 flrmatlon based their opposition on tho 1 cround that Ilynum Is not a democrat, al- 1 though nominated as such and that ha had worked against Rryan, A vote was called for nnd tho democrats refrained from vot ing, thus breaking the quorum and forcing an adjournment. To IJl'iid I'neiiiiwitlo Tuhr Nervier, WASHINGTON, March 28. Tho question of oxtendlng the pneumatic tube sorvlco to a number of poetoffices throughout the toun try was considered at a special meeting of tho house committee ou postofflces today anil an agreement was reached to Insert J726,00'J AMI SUM IIVI'S. CRCICHTM i 'iMiiioii mat. to.mijht Miin. K A'l'll It V.V O.STKIUI IN A CO. In "The Kdltor " KMI'IHK t'OMKIIV I'OIIIl. I.KIIOV und OI.AVI'ON. Hl.NSON nnd WAI.I.AflJ. l-r.Altl.K S1.HTIHI.S I. III.AKi: mid 1. Allium. TUT. (illlMT A.MIlllll AX IIIIICIIAPII. ixt lll Ainiitfin- Mhhv l-'rltluy NlKlil. Mnreh 110. Ill Souvenir .VI nil hit Sntiirdiiy, .llnr. 111. I'M no tailored l'lintourm uro of lifiiiillful Knlliryn OBtrriintii nlvrn fri-p (o i-vcry liuly unit Ki-iitli-niuii atleiidliiK. AMATEURS Wishing to Appear AT Till': ORPHEUM Friday Night, March 30, Cnl! nt Hox Oflleo at once. Try your ability. It may lead to fanm nnd fortune. BOYD'S Woodwnrd & Hurgops, Mgiw. Tel. 1919. FIUIIAY NKillT SATI IIDAV 31 T. JAMES O'NEILL in "THE MUSKETEERS." sat. Nipnt "MONTE CRISTO" PmCKS-Jl.M. Jl.fW. 75c. DOc. 15c. Mnti-ncc-$1.0O. 75c, Wo, 25e. VIN MA 111 AN I MarhiniW'liie World l'inioiis Tonic lint'TOII.V OlMMO.NSl ''.Mils digestion and nsklmllatioii, re moves fatigue nud Improves tile appe tite." "Sustains life 'or n long period nnd nourishes without nny other food or dilnk." All Druggists. Refuse Substitutes. In the postoftlco appropriation bill for tliu development and extension of this service. This Is u consldcrnblo IncrcoHo over previous appropriations, which havo been sufficient only for experimental service in a few cities. Moinlii-rx of Nuvy I'n.r.-y Hoard. WASHINGTON, March 28.-Sccretary Long today completed thn personnel of tho navy policy bourd by appointing as members Captain Roblcy I). ICvntin, at prehent at tached to the lighthoiisu board; Captain Henry C, Taylor, commanding the Vermont, Captnln Charles K. Clnrk, commander of tho Lcnguo Island navy ynrd; Captain French H. Chadwlck, now on waiting orders, nnd Colonel Gcorgo C. Re'ld, nt marlno head quarters hero. (Tho other members of tho board aro Admiral De,wry, president; Rear Admiral A. S. Crownlnshlcld of tho naviga tion bureau; Captnln Charles 1). SJgsbeo, chief Intelligence officer; Captain Charles II, Stockton, president of tho War college, and Captain Asa Walker, assistant chief of the War college, and tho assistant chief In telligence officer. l'ri-ni-li CrofiH lli-i-i-i-nxlnn. WASHINGTON, March 28. Consul Atiwcll at Roubalx has reported to the Stato de partment upon tho condition uf tho wheut nnd winter ryo crops In Franco, showing that this yoar's acreage of wheat sown amounted to lC.8G9,r09 acres, uu against 17,097,937 acres lust year. Tho production Is estimated to ho over 311,000,900 hushuls this year, as compared to 308,000,000 in JS99. The acreage of winter ryo sown Is ubout 3,fi00,000 acres, a little less than tho amount last year, nud present pronpects Indicate a production of nbout Cl.OOO.OOO hushel.1, against iifarly 70.000,000 hushelM last season, ( j ! .In i ii ii I'ri-fi-iK to Kiiiliy .In pniii-Hr. WASHINGTON, March 28 Consul Gen eral Ooowey at Yokohama had tranwnlttcd to tho Stato department n copy of his reply to Inquiries from Americans as to oppor tunities for employment til Japan. He rec ommends that Americans shall not como to that country seeking employment, as each year finds an increasing number of young Japanese, who havo been educated abroad, coming homo and the natural policy in official circles Is to dlHjhargo foreigners as fast as their places can ho filled by tho re turning natlvcu. Ilrnr Admiral lln- llrllri-n, WASHINGTON' March 28.Rear Admiral Benjamin F. Day has voluntarily applied for retirement from tho uctlve list of tho navy and his Tiamo will bo placed on tho retired list today. Ho has not been to sea slnco February. 1S9G, and was thoroforn compelled to tako the noxt vacant command afloat, for which he was Incapacitated by falling down .nn elevator shaft oovoral months ngo. Sll- for ONUiilooan llnlfillnu. WASHINGTON. March 28 Tho secretary of tho treasury has accepted the proposi tion of thn qwuers of a tract 5f land on tho northeast, dornor of North Market and Avenue A, Oskaloosa, la., for U site for a public building. Tho prlca was $6, COO. Soldier' Dintli In Culm. WASHINGTON, March 28. General Wood at Havana hns notified tbo War department of the death on the 25 th Instant at IMnir del Rio, from meningitis, of William Tlm mlns, First Infantry,