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TIIC ONLY EXCLUSIVE DRY GOODS HOUSE IN OMAHA.
v. si. c. a. building, con. iutii and douui.as sts.
tho courts to contest legally for their
claims. Carter hail read a petition from
tho "Law and Order league" of the Capo
Nome district, In which serious charges
wero mado -against thn United Slates army
officer In command of tho district charges
which Indicate thnt ho was -jierconslly In
terested In tho clnims located by tho bo
called nlleri.
Uawllns of Utnh asked If It were not n.
fact that this United Slates army ofllcer
had not dispersed at tho point of the bayonet
ft regularly organized miners' meeting In
tho Capo Nomo district.
Carter replied Ihnt he had been Informed
that Boldlors of the United States had dls- I
pcrsod a meeting of American citizens rilled
togethor to mako rules nnd regulations for
tho government of mining In tho district
and subsequently he said somo of theso men
had been taken to St, Michaels and' lodged
In Jail. - i
"That this action of tho United States
nrmy will bo subjected to a rigid Investi
gation there can be no'.doubt," said Carter,
"and tho Investigation'- must be searching
nnd thorough. .The fiiptH will out In time
nnd If guilt; exists. the Ullty man may -well
begin to tremble now."
SuliMtltutc for Amendment,
Carter offered a substitute for Huns
brough's amendment and delivered a h pooch
In Bitpport of It. The substitute follows:
"That nothing In thla act contained shall
bo construed as changing tho existing min
ing laws of tho United States; but in any
suit, action or proceeding hereafter com
menced Involving tho validity of an unpat
ented mining location on the public domain
any party alleging an Interest In the subject
matter tnay put tho competency of tho lo
cator In Issue and tho court shall dctcrmlno
whether the locator wns a citizen or had de
clared his Intention to become a citizen of
tho United States at tho Unio tho location
was made,."
Thin amendment, ho said, waa lair nud
Just. Tho opposition to It was not tho
miners lri Ice-bound Alaska who wero not
roprcsonted In this cnpltol, but was the band
of speculators wjib had rounded up all tho
claims they could get hold nt and wero rep
resented by u lobby hero In Washington.
"I nni for the American miner," ho de
clared, "and bcllevo ho should bo glvon the
preference In locatlqns over tho aliens who
do not even Intend to.bccomo citizens. That
Is all thero Is' to my, amendment."
Spooncr opposed tho amendment and de
clared that 'tho charges rnndo against an
army officer could havo nothing whatever to
do wlfh tho question nt issue.
As to tho nmondnicnt offered by Carter,
he said It would not only offect peoplo In
Alaska, but bocauso of its wording might
greatly Injuro tho American miners now op
erating in Canada. Tho proposition of tho
nmendmrnt was, In his opinion, abhorrent to
every fnlr-mtnded citizen. It wns retroac
tivq legislation nffoctlng tho rights of peo
plo throughout Alaska. It wns n proposed
change of existing law. ns tho supreme court
had held that only tho government of tho
United States could call Into question tho
citizenship of ft locator of n
mine. IIo pointed out that tho
BUlta now pending could bo easily
dismissed nnd ugnln Instituted, thus en
abling an Individual to call Into question
tho, cltUpnsflilp of amino locator. As Carter
admitted -that hla amendment would apply
to nil tho territories of the United States
"Mr. Spooner challenged Its right to bo put
upon a civil code bill for Alaska whoro, he
declared, It had no business. Ha maintained
that tho rights of thei original locators of
clalmM In tho Cape Nomo district ought to
bo determlnod, not by congress, but by tho
courts acting under tho law an It existed
when tho rights wero acquired.
Tlllmnn urged congress to tako no action
that might deter tho Finns from leaving
Russia and kcttllng In Alaska, thus afford
ing a good population for tho district. Tho
tilll wan then Inld aside and after a brief
cxccutlvo session tho senato at C p. ui.
adjourned.
CHARTING OF CUBAN WATERS
Attempt to llnml Over Survcjlnir to
Navy Defeated 'I'lie Nuvul
lllll.
WA8IIINOTON. April 1!). The liouso
spent practically tho entire day debating a
proposition in tho naval bill, designed to
turn over to tho navy the survey and chart
ing of tho waters of Cuba, Porto Hlco and
tho Philippines. Tho bill carried an appro
priation of 1100.000 for this purpose.
Cannon, chairman of tho appropriations
committee, led the light against It. arguing
that such surveying of theso waters as
should bo rnndo should bo performed by
the coast and geodotlo survey, which, ho
Bald, could do the work cheaper and better.
In tho end the house sustained his view,
adopting an nmendment offered by him to
appropriate only the regular $10,000 for
ocean surveys. The chairman of tho com
mittee of tho wholo., Pnyne, ovorruled the
point nf order, ngliinst tho appropriation
for tho new .unvnl academy, but an amend
ment, offered by Cannon, providing that be
fore tJio monoy npproprlatcd by tho bill
be expended; plans for tho wholo improve
ment -not. to., ccet to exceed $15,000,000, be
submitted nud approved by tho secretary
of the navyv
Moody o.- Massachusetts advocated tho
nmendment, which he said was designed to
creation rival of tho coast and geodetic sur-
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Dec, April 19, 1900,
Sun
Bonnets
Are you majcing a gar
don? Then you will need
a Sun Bonnet. It doesn't
pay to spend your timo
making a bonnet when i
they can bo bought so
cheap.
Wo havo. all colors nnd styles to
suit all tnstca; your choice for 25c
each. Ladles' and children's size all
25c each.
Children's MUM Bonnets.
Wo havo a choice lot of children's
mull caps which are slightly tumbled
that are placed 6n the counter at 60c
each. These caps were formerly 11.50,
$1 75. $2.00 and J2.25. each. The lot
must 13 closed, out, If you would havo
tho choicest among them please re
mombor to come early,
vey In the Navy department. The navy
had sought many times to control It To
place a portion of the work under the con
trol of, tho military, he said, would be tho
first step in tho wrong direction nud should
be 'resisted to tho end.
Four ofMllliurlnm.
To yield would bo to Incur the first dan
ger of militarism so much drended. Ho
cited tho caso of tho naval observatory to
prove that there was not proper administra
tion of scientific work under naval officers.
Moody contraHted the coat cf the work at
tho (Ireenwlch and Harvard observotorlrs
with that at the naval observatory In Wash
ington. Tho work of the naval observa
tory wns, he snld, the laughing stock of tho
scientific world. Every man to bis own
trade.
Foss replied that It was not the purpose
of tho committee to abolish the coast and
geodetic survey, but simply to conflno It to
tho Jurisdiction given originally under the
rcvistod statutes. Ho contended that the
navy from the days of John Paul Jones had
always conducted tho ocean surveys and
called attention to recent naval surveys of
Guam and Porto Rico. Several smalf vessels
wero engaged In tho work In tho Philip
pines. Why should not tho ships on these
stations do tho work?
Corliss of Michigan Interrupted to say
that the navy for ten years had been dupli
cating the work of tho War department on
tho great lakes,
Foss said ho was not so much concerned
with tho great lakes as ho was with tho
waters of the Islands of the seas, where our
officers wero compelled to take out big
battleships and be responsible for their
safety. Was It fair to hold officers re
sponsible for ships sailing over seas charted
by civilians? Every foreign navy In the
world rnndo Its own surveys. A lively do
bat'o followed.
Nuvy Should- IIo Work.
Cummlngs of New York argued that the
proposed survey should be made by tho
liavy, not by a seml-polltlcal bureau llko
tho coast and geodetic survey. Io poked
fun nt tho superintendent of tho survey,
who, ho said, flow bis own flag whllo afloat.
Ho read a letter from a man now In tho
navy who had served twenty years at sea.
Tho letter described tho work as "pie." "No
body knows anything but me," It said. "I
am commanding oflleor. I wns only a boats
wain In tho navy."
Cannon concluded tho debate In favor of
tho amendment. Tho officers of tho navy
wero educated to fight, ho said, not to per
form civil duties. "In tho performance of j
civil duties." said he with great emphasis,
"they aro tho most incompetent and most
expensive."
In tho burst of applause that followed
this statement soracono cried out somothlng
about "Dowey."
"Oh, I am not talking politics," responded j
Cannon. "I am talking dollars and cents
and an efficient survey. I am a groat ad
rutror of Admiral Dewey and all the other
officers and men who served in tno spanisn
war. I lovo them so well that whon I seo
men trying to set them to work nt some
thing nt which they cannot nuslaln them
selves, I call a halt." (Laughter and ap
plause.) Cannon's amendment was Adopted .finally,
111 to 40.
Nuval Acrwlcmy Appropriation,
Tho chair then overruled tho point of
order pending against tho appropriation of
$350,000 for tho now navy academy at An
napolis.
Cannon thereupon moved an amendment to
limit thu total cost of tho proposed Im
provements at Annnpolls, Including tho
money already expended and appropriated
In this hill to $0,000,000, Including a reduc
tion In the coat of cadet barracks, which
wero to house 245 boys and as designed was
to cost $2,500,000 to $1,000,000. He said tho
eiitlro plan called for $12,000,000.
Aftor considerable debate m to the ex
travagance of tho proposed expenditures Mr.
Cannon offered a substitute for his original
amendment to appropriate $350,000 for tho
crdet barracks, providing that before any
of the money was expended plans should be
submitted and approved by tho secretary
of tho navy, which would keop the cost of
tho wholo Improvement within $6,000,000, In
cluding tho $1,200,000 alrcndy appropriated
ond the sum carried by the bill.
The substitute was agreed to, 76 to 41.
Without completing the bill the committee
rose.
Fitzgerald of Massachusetts offered In
open house a resolution to appropriate $50,000
for ft monument In Washington to tho "em
battled farmers," who resisted tho British
nt Concord In the first battle of the revolu- '
tlon 125 years ago today. It was referred
nnd nt 5:25 p. m, tho house adjourned.
FOR STARVING IN FAR INDIA
United Nlntes lla Found hlilp to
Carry Wheat and Other Sapppllrs
to Famine Huffrrers,
WASHINGTON, April 19. The Navy de
partment has secured a 5,000-ton steitmor to
carry tho wheat and other food supplies col
lected by charitable organisations in New
York to tho plague and famine sufferers
in India,
Secretary Iong was Informed by telegraph
tcday by Pay Dimeter Dsnnls that ho bad
found a suitable vessel, and he replied as
follows:
"Close option at thn lump sum of (40,000
If tho Christian Herald approves, subject to
inspection under the commandant of the
New York navy yard, with whom I will
communicate. Department trusts donors
will fill the vessel to its full capacity.
"LONG."
Tho last sentence was added becuusu tho
storeH colUcted at New York amounted to
only 3,500 tons and are not sufficient to
exhaust the capacity of the ship.
HIGHER GRADE FOR MILES
8enau Oommittei Euxeeiti Making Him
L'.enJnant Qeniral of tho Armj.
C0RBIN ALSO GOES UP ANOTHER PEG
III Hunk to li Incrcnncil to Mnjor
('enernl Despite (lie Objection .
of Sccre(nr)' Hoot to t lie
Move.
WASHINGTON, April ID. (Special Tele
gram.) Nelson A. Miles may shortly bo
promoted to the grade of lieutenant general
of the nrmy of tho. United States "and flLtho
samo timo 'Adjutant General Corbln may
bo mado n major general. Yesterday after
noon a subcommittee) of the senate military
committee on the nrmy appropriation bill
agreed to nn amendment which provides that
tho major general commanding the nrmy of
tho United States shall be entitled to the
grade, pay and emoluments of n lieutenant
general, and that upon hla retirement he
shall contlnuo to draw tho pay of an officer
cf tho jank of lleutefinnt general. It Is also
especially provided In the amendment that
the present senior major general command
ing the army shall .bo tho 'first officer to
enjoy theso benefits. In addition to this,
the subcommittee has provided that the
officer now acting as adjutant general shall
draw tho pay and allowances of a major gen
eral of tho nrmy, but It la evidently de
signed to reward General Corbln for his
services during tho war with Spain.
As scon as Secretary Hoot hoard of tho
action of the commltteo he hastened to tho
capltol and, proceeding to tho room of the
senato committee on military affairs, pro
tested vigorously against the amendment. Ho
Insisted that the propceed change Is uncon
stitutional and that tho committee is trying
to deprlvo the president of somo of bis pre
rogatives. Tho secretary seamed to bo far
moro concerned over tho promotion of Gen
eral Miles than over the elevation of Gen
eral Corbln, but tho commltteo Insisted that
It had not exceeded Its prerogatives and that,
on tho contrary, many precedents for tho
proposed action aro to bo found In tho stat
utes. Thp cases of Sheridan nnd Alnsworth
wero cited ns conspicuous precedents. That
Secretary lloot failed to Impress hie views
upon tho committee Is evidenced from tho
fact that after he retired tho 'full committee
unanimously decided to Indorse the recom
mendation of the subcommittee.
DeulliiK' with I it tl I tut Funds.
A report was received today from tho sec
retary of tho Interior on Representative Cur
tis' bill to segregate tho funds of tho Iowa
and Sac nnd Fox of Missouri Indians In
Kansas and 'Nebraska, favoring the bill with
somu modifications. The secretary says to
carry Into effect tho segregation of funds
proposed by tho .measure will requlro nn
appropriation of $218,000. He. statu? that
a portion of the tribes named reside In
Oklahoma and recommends that they bo
included In tho bill. Commissioner Jones, In
making his report on the bill, sayu that
there Is one feature proposed In the incus
uro which Is almost Impracticable to exo
cutev that Is to open an account with indi
vidual Indians. "If this system of accounts
should bq Inaugurated," says Mr, Jones,
"the Treasury department buildings would
not be largo enough to accommodato the
books,"
Personal Mention.
Congressman ' Durket appeared on tho
floor of the house today fresh from his Te
nomination at the hands of the First Ne
braska district republicans. Ho was warmly
congratulated by his colleagues. Mr. Dur
ket snld that conditions seem very favora
blo to republican success In Nebraska this
fall. So far as tho state ticket Is con- ;
cerncd ho stated that ho had hturd but very
llttlo, talk seeming to center on tho cholco
of delegates to the national convention and
the selection of national committeeman.
Mrs. Clara M. Fowler of Chicago, sister
of Mrs. 1). H. Mercer, passed through Wash
ington today enroute to Kuiope, where) sho
will spend several months.
Congressman Gnmblo of South Dakota has
left for home. He will be absent from tho
capital for soveral days.
Congressmen Gamble nnd Burke havo
rocommonded Alice L. Cooper for postmis
tress at Millard, Foulk county, S. I).
Nebraska postmasters appointed: John N,
Sturdevant at Stuart, Holt county, vlco J.
Harvey, removed.
Iowa Axel P. Sundnall at Boxholm,
Boono county; Irono M. Wilkinson at La-
crow, Leo county, and Peter ISormnnn at I
St. Joseph, Kossuth county.
Alfred Heath of Saratoga, Wyo., and An
thony M. Applegate of Sheridan, Wyo.-. -wero
today authorized to practlco beforo tho In
terior department.
RUSH TO ARCTIC GOLD FIELDS
HanrtretlH Ilrnveil IllKur nf AVInter
Trip to Camp Noun (lolil Out
put for Tills .Season.
WASHINGTON, April 19. Deputy Consul
Adams reports to the Stato department from
Dawson City, February 28, that In splto of
danger nnd hardship no less than 700 people
loft for Capo Nomo during tho winter and
that thousands aro ready to leave as soon
as spring opens. The wlntor was the cold
est on record.
Tho gold output for this season is esti
mated at doublo that of a yenr ago, or from
$20,000,000 to $25,000,000, duo to Improved
methods of mining.
Tho chnraoter of tho buildings going up
In tho burnt districts show doubt In the
minds of property owners as to the condi
tions after the exodutt takes place to Capo
Nomo next summer, most of them being un
substantial. Great finds of copper uro re
ported from tho Tonana district, northeast
of Prlnco Wllllnmtown. Large masses of
puro copper aro scattered throughout the
district in accessible places.
M'KINLHY
IN
NI5W
,ii:iisi:v.
l'renlilt'iit mill Party Ilelnir Knter
tnliiril by Mm. llnltart,
WASHINGTON, April 10. The prcsl.
dentlal party, consisting of President nnd
Mrs. McKlnley, Mrs, Hobart and her son,
Garret A. Hobart, Dr. Rlxey, Secretaries
Cortelyou and Barnes and a couplo of serv
ants left this momlng over the Ponnsyl
vanla road for New Jersey. They occupied
a prlvato car attached to tho regular 10
o'clock train.
PATBRSON. N. J.. April 19. President
and Mrs, McKlnlcy, Mrs. Hobart, widow of
the lato vlco president, her son, Garret A.
Hobart, and the president's secretaries. Cor
telyou and Barnes, arrived hero nt 3:S0 this
afternoon. As tho train passed Park avenue
It slowed down and tho president appeared
on tbe platform nnd bowed repeatedly to
tho great crowd which hod assembled thero
and which cheered cnlhusltstlcilly. The
party nllghtcd from their cv at tho Broad
way station.
Mr. and Mro, McKlnlay nnd Mrs. Hobart
entered tho Hobart cnrrlJgo t ltd wore
driven to Carroll hall. Mr. Hobart's real
dence. The president and his wlfo will bo
tho guests of Mrs. Hobart until', Saturday
morning, when they will loavo for Now
York. Tomorrow nlfibt thy will probably
attend tho armory.
New Gavel tor Henderson,
WASHINGTON. April 19. Speaker Hen
derson was tbe recipient today of a unique
gavel from Admiral Hlchborn, chief of the
burenu of construction of the Navy depart
ment, It Is rnndo from tho ribs of the
cruiser Olympla, tho flagship of Admiral
Dewey, nnd Is unlike most gavels, It being
solid piece of wood without handle, but
with a groove In thejfiilrtdle for the speak
cr's grasp. As tho naval jblll is under con
siderate now tho speaker vfll make oppor
tune use of tho gnvclMlurlng this session.
ECUMENICAL N CONFERENCE
Delegates u IHk Mffcslduury Meeting
Arriving In New' Yok In I.nrKP
Number--Mniiy from Europe.
NBW YORK. April, lit. Delegates to the
Ecumenical cpoUrenca on foreign missions
which ,1s to be begun '. In thocjty Saturday
nfternoon next and last until '.May 1 are ar
riving 14 largo numbers. Ex-Presldont Har
rison, who Is to preside al' lhe ednferenco,
arrived at the Fifth Avenue hotel with Mrs,
Harrison today. '
Whllo tho'prlncipal rrieetlngs of the con
ference will not htl "until Monday in Car
Jicglc hall, perhaps, tho greatest popular In
terest Is. felt Jiit theimcetlng at that place
Saturday, night, ; Addesses will be made by
President MeKlpjie', cx-Pre3ldcnt Harrison
and Oo,venror RftcsevcU. The delegates will
be weliolued to the conference In Carnegie
hall on Saturday afternoon. This will be the
prellmltuiry opening session and General
Harrison will prpslde.
Following thl address there will ho nn
address of welcome by Rev. Dr. Judton
Smith, chairman of the' general committee,
to which responses will be made by promi
nent clergymen. , Thovo will bo followed by
a report of tho general committee.
Saturday nftcrncon President McKlnlcy
and pnrty will bo met in Jersey City by
Morris N. Jc&jup, Cornelius N. DUss and
Rev. .Dr. Arthur J. Drown. Tho president's
pnrty will bo cacortcd to the Hotel Manhat
tan, where the president will meet somo of
tho delegates.
Tho White Star line steamer Teutonic,
which arrived today .from Liverpool, had on
board a number of prominent clergymen,
who have como to attend the conference.
BOGUS BONDS BEING FLOATED
Over llM),()(l() Worth of I'riiinlnlrn t
Puper of Lcfivenivortli Conipnny
In Clreulnt Ion.
LEAVENWORTH. Knn.. Anrll in Tho
nfflrnr nf thn l.natti,nwn.t)i T.lirht nnrl Ifoat- '
Ing company have Information of a fraudu
lent lssuo of 140. bonds for $1,000 each, now
In circulation and, offered for salo In Chi
cago. They arc- not, positive as to who Is
back of tho schemo to sell the bonds, al
though the nnmp of a Chicago man Is fur
nished who Is alleged to havo sold $25,0C0
of thew to his mother-in-law.
A copy of one of tho fraudulent bonds was
sent hero by a Chicago attorney. It was
n fair copy of tho Issue of tho Leavenworth
Light and Heating company bonds of 1837
and boro the name of tho company:
"Leavenworth Light, Heat and Power com
pany." Tho name of D. Hcnnlng, president
of tho Leavenworth Light and Heating com
pany, v.nB used as president of the company
on the fraudulent bond and In' addition that
of E. Hcnningf'seci'e'ta'ry; Hcnnlng Is ubt
secretary of the compnny Issuing tho genuine
bonds, nnd It Is said that both his namo
and his father's aro 'forged to tho fraudulent
bonds.
A genuine series of bonds to the amount
of $200,000 wns Issued by the Leavenworth
Light and Heating company In 1SU7 ami I
theso fraudulent ones give the date of lsju; I
ns 1899, and are. to bear 6 per cent luternst.
Two of the coupons wero torn off the fraudu
lent bond, giving- tbq Impression that two
semi-annual payments of Interest had al
ready taken placa 011 them.
FOR CARRYING SOLDIERS
Itnllrnnds AVII1 Seek to Tlecover Vast
Snins of 'Money for Transportation
of VolunlriTK anil' IteicalnrH.
,;QHICAGO;,v'ApLl19. General counsel pf
several western laud grant railroads met
hero today and decided upon the course of
bringing 'suit against the United Stateo
govornment for the recovery of the vast
amounts of money which the ronds claim
aro Justly duo them for tho transportation of
troops within tho la3t two years. They enmo
to tho conclusion aftor a number of con
ferences that the carrying companies wero
entitled to regular first cla-n rates from
tho soldiers, notwithstanding tho comp
troller of tho treosury's ruling that the
government should settle for the hauling
of tho troops upon a party rate basis.
The general counrel will recommund to
the executive officers of thn ronds that suit
bo instituted against the government with
as llttlo delay as possible. The executive
officers have been nnxlously awaiting tho
suggestions of tho counsel and It Is re
garded ns certain that they will act upon
tho recommendations. On Instituting suit
tho court of clalmo will bo ignored, tho
counsel deciding fbnt tho first actlvo steps
should bo taken Into tho United States cir
cuit court.
Tho roads represented at today's confer
ence wero tho Rock Island, the Northwest
ern, tho Iltirllngton, tho Santa Fe, tho St.
Paul nnd Illinois Central,
VANDALIA CASE DECIDED
Master In Chancery Ilcnurm Judg
ment Auuliist the Slate Sonic
9:1,000,000 Were Involved.
INDIANAPOLIS, April 10-Noble C. But
ler, special master In chancery, before whom
the Vandalla case, Involving 13,000,000, has
been on trial for months, today gave a de
cision against tho stnte.
Tho suit was brought by tbo attornoy gen
eral on behalf of the stato three years ago.
Under a special charter tho Evansvllle &
Terro Hnuto road was compelled to turn over
a pcrcentago of its Incomo after a certain
period, which expired In 1867, to tho school
fund of the state. No action was taken till
tho passage of a bill In 1895 by the legisla
ture authorizing suit to be brought to ro
covcr, Thu amount claimed was $3,000,000.
Tho books of the company for the period
between 1816 and 1EG7 havo boon the testi
mony adduced by experts, tho stato claiming
tbo road bought bonds of other roads with
IU surplus and made Improvements to cheat
tho section of tho charter calling for tho
school fund shnro. Tho etato announced to
day that the caso -would bo taken at once
to tho supremo court. Somo of tbo best
talent of tbo country has been engaged In
the suit.
MAY DECLINE TO ANSWER
Important Hnllnu hy Federal Jnriuo
IteKiirillnir Wltneiiu Testifying
llFforc Notaries Public,
ST. LOUIS, April 19, Judge Adams of
the United States circuit court mado an Im
portant ruling today relative to testimony
in depositions beforo notaries public.
He held that a witness could not bo com
pelled to testify In such proceedings unlcsB
the legal Issues had already been formulated,
Whero a suit Is merely pending nnd tho
evidence has not been admitted to the court
a witness wltnout being In contempt could
refuse to answer any question propounded.
Heretofore 'a notary publlo has exercised
tho powers of a Judge, in that he could cite
a witness for contempt for refusing to Hnswer
questions which ho held to be relevant and
competent.
Judge Ada.nB' decision, it Is staled, Is
distinctly opposed to that recently rendered
by Judge Lacombe of the United StatM cir
cuit court of New York. Ho differed with
Judgo Lacombe on rriany material points and
cited decislonB of tho supreme court to sup
port his ruling,
To Cure n Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Brotno Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund tbe money It It fall to cur.
E. W. Grove's signature Is on each box. 25a
PISTOLS CAME INTO FLAY
Exciting Incident Attsndi Bapnblicun Con
vention in AUltm.
FACTIONAL FIGHT CAUJE OF THE ROW
Harmony "I'romlneil In ' Drniorrnt la
Convention In New York I'nin ca
tions' at Nashville Irinil In
Other Htnten.
MONTGOMERY, Ala., April 19. The re
publican convention which met licrc today
reulted in the predicted split nnd two del
egations will be sent to the national con
vention. There were stormy scenes nt the
capltol prior to the meeting of the conven
tion And tho result was the serious wound
ing of Gaston Scott, a young white man, by
Frank L. Morngnc of Gadsden, who bad
been choseti sergcant-nt-arms of the con
vention by the executive committee.
Tho spilt In the convention was shown
to bo Inevitable Inst night when the spcolal
committee! nppolt.teil under the provisions
of tha Washington agreement having failed
to select a chairman the state committed
pnBsed resolutions to proceed with the mak
ing up of a temporary roll call of' the con
vention and tho selection of temporary offi
cers by a vote of 17 to 10.
When tbld resolution was passed Chair
man Vaughn, tho trader of one faction,
left the room with his followers. The re
maining members of the) commltteo pro
ccwled with their work, naming M. D.
Wlckcrshnm of Mobile for temporary chalr
iran, nnd Frank L. Morngne (ft Gadsden for
sergcant-at-nrms. Chairman. Vaughn and
his' friends, however, had possession of tho
hall and would admit none of their oppo
nents. When Morngnc demanded admit
tance) he became Involved In a. quarrel with
Gaston Scott, a doorkeeper, as a result of
which Moragnc fired three) iholn nt Scott.
The combatants wero at close range nnd,
Scott received the first bullet In 'his hand
ns he was attempting to knock away- tho
pistol. Tho second shot entered Scott's left
breast Just above tho heart and he felt to
the ftoo.r The third shot went wild. It Is
thought Scott will recover.
A brother of Scott followed Moragno to
wards tho governdr's office ntjd when Scott
reached the governor's door he drew his
pistol and fired two shots at random down
tho corridor. Scott attempted to enter the
governor's offices but was stopped and his
weapon taken away from him. Morngno
was placed In Jail.
Governor Johnston, when ho learned of
tho shooting, ordered the state house closed
against both tactions. On being expelled
from the capltol, tho nntl-Vnughn or Ring
tarn faction organize with M. D. Wicker
sham of Mobile nh chairman. The creden
tials commltteo reported 289 delegates pres
ent out of a total of 332,
Julian H. Dlnghnm was elected chairman
of the stato executive commltteo. W. D.
Wlckorehnm, District Attorney A. N. John
ston, colorod, of Mobile. I). N. Coopor. United
States marshal, of Marlon, and J. C. Lcft
wlch, coiorcd, receiver of public moneys, of
Montgomery, were selected as delegates from
the state-at-largo to the national convention.
A number of speeches Were made, all praising
tho McKlnlcy administration.
Tho Vaughn followers organized by se
lecting Congressman Aldrlch chairman. Dis
trict Attorney Vaughn was re-elected state
chairman. B. W. Walker, W. M. Buckley,
N. W. Alexander, colored, and G. W. Ixivo
Joy, coiorcd, wero elected delegates to the
national convention.
The platform Indorses President McKln
ley's administration,, commends" congress for
patalng. tho currency act .and, tho. president
for' his 'Icndcavprs to slap the war in South
Africa1' and for "aid extended to tho people
of Porto Rico." Tho matter of putting
out a state ticket was referred to tho Btnto
executive committee. Tho convention then
ndjourncd.
A I J O U II N M B NT OV12II T I L U TODAY.
Battle Iloyal Between Uopnbllonns In
TeuneaNec Helnyed hy Contests.
NASHVILLE, April 19. The state na
tional ropubllcan convention met hero todny,
perfected a temporary organization with
Congressman Henry Gibson In the chair,
listened to some oratory and now stands ad
journed to 10 o'clock tomorrow' morning.
Tho commltteo on credentials is flooded
with contests and the delay Is on Its ac
count. It Is predicted that when this report
Is submitted tho expected storm will break.
Thcro Is a feeling among tho Evans fac-
tlon that tho Brownlow wing, which con
trols tho credentials committee by a vote of
7 to 3, will seat all of tho Brownlow dele
gates In sight. This will .bring a minority
report from tho Evans members and probably
a bolt nnd two sets of delegates to the na
tional convention, as well as a doublo re
publican stato ticket. Tonight there hnvo
been rumors of ft compromise nnd even that
tho Evans people havo decided to accept
defeat, but they are vague; The Evans lead
ers, declare their determination to fight to
tho end and tho. split will como when the
Brownlow credentials commltteo reports.
. Tho sessions of tbe convention today. nod
tonight were brief. At midnight tho cre
dentials commltteo was still at work, but
declined to glvo any Indication of what bad
been done. The convention will meet at 30
o'clock tomorrow morning.
Nevada HepuhlleaiiM.
CARSON, Nov., April 19. The republi
can stato convention today cloctcd six dele
gates to tbo national convention. The plat
form adopted Indorses tljo administration
of President McKlnley, falors tho construc
tion of the- Nicaragua canal, the large use
of both gold and (silver as monoy, tho 'flec
tion of United States sonators by popular
vote, tho suppreFslon of trusts, tho pas?ago
of nmendment to tho foderal constitution,
prohibiting lotteries, prlzo flghU and bull
bolting and tho development or aria states.
Tho following delegates to tho national
convention wero elected: Mllo C. McMillan,
B L. Flanlgnn, J. P. Woodbury, Oscar O.
Smith, W. W. Williams and R. L, Fulton
Tho naming of a national committeeman
was loft to tho state central committer); also
placo and data of the etato convention to
nominate a state ticket.
Harmony Ainnim Democrat.
NEW YORK, April 19. All signs point
to a harmonious meeting of the democratic
stato convention In this city tomorrow.
Former Senators Hill and Murphy aro com
ing to the city today nnd will be In con
sultation with John F- Carroll, tho repre
sentative of Richard Croker, and James H.
Sbevlln and Senator McCarren, the repro
sentatlves of Hugh McLaughlin of Brpok
lyn. Mr, McLaughlin's health Is very poor
and ho will not be a delegate to the nan
tlonal convention. Tho leaders have tacitly
agreed to bold one of the state conventions
this year In New York City and the other
n one of tho interior cities, Albany pre-
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voicb ok r,x-(iovi:iiNoit hoiks.
In Letter of Heurcln lonn Politician
DrKCn l'ricnK of Philippine.
NBW YORK, April 19. At the Jefferson
day banquet of .the Democratic club,
Brooklyn, Inst nlgbl, a letter from ex
Governor Boles of Iowa was read, as follows-
"I am sorry It Is ImposBlblo for mo to at
tend tbo Jefferson banquet. Thownr with
Spain wns n reaffirmation of tho prlnciplo
underlying our own form of government
that found expression In n loyal declaration
by n united peoplo that Cuba should nf
rlcbt be free. No nation on earth ever
championed n nobler cause,
"Tha end came. Tho grip of a tyrant had
boon broken. Spain was at our feel, Cuba,
Porto Rico and the Philippines nt our dis
posal. It needed but n simple demand from
us -to mako them forever- free-. But here we
halted. A word, that would havd made the
name of America Immortal was never
spoken. -
"Orced .took the place of charity and
usurped thn throne of Justice. We wanted
nn excuso for exploiting tho Philippines
nnd made a -voluntary donation of $20,000,
000 of gold to Spain to find it. What fol
lowed? 1 wish kto God wo could blot from
tho annals of our rnce this page of Ameri
can history a It mut bo written, and go
shamefaced, as It will, through all the ages
to come.
"The truth Is wo have simply changed
places with Spain nnd snatched from her
palsied hand the sword she could no longor
wield and turned It agnlnst n race sh6 had
becomo powerless further to oppress.
"Look nt tho llttlo Island of Porto Rico
that welcomed us as deliverers from an op
pressor's hand. What do we find? A people
denied the most valunblo privileges they
enjoyed under n despotism that furnished
our only excuso for war a race of vassals
without n right we are bound to respect
foreigners. In fact, who cannot enter our
gates without paying tribute on the products
of tholr toll or tako unencumbered from our
hands that which their needs requlro yet
our subjects In name, ovor- whom tho
American flag Is to float forever, o bo
ruled ns our lordly w.lll may determine,'.'
Named (or ComtreSm.
VINCBNNES, Ind., April 19. Tha Sec
ond district republican convention today
nominated Poter R. WadBworth of Washing
ton for congress. Georgo Marlin Cook, ed
itor of tho Vlnconnes Capital, was chosen
prruldentlal elector, ond Job Freeman and
A. H. Davis wore named for delegates to the
national convention.
Resolutions Indorsing tho Porto Rlcan tar
iff bill, favoring a modification of the. pen
sion laws and commending the stand taken
by President McKlnley In the Philippines
were adopted,
LONDON. O., April 19. Thomas B. Kylo
was nominated for congress at noon by tbe
Seventh district republican convention) Con
gressman Walter Weaver withdrawing on
tho 351st ballot. Delegate to tho Philadel
phia convention wero selected nnd Instructed
for McKnley.
FOSTORIA, O., April 19. Tho republican
congressional convention of tho Thirteenth
district today nominated D. W. Locko of
Bucyrus. Delegates to Philadelphia wero
chosen and were Instructed for McKlnley.
NEW YORK, April 19. At White rialns
today tho republicans of tho Sixteenth con
gressional district elected Mayor Losllo
Sutherland of Yorkers and William H, Ten
Ejck of New York delegates to tho repub
lican national convention. The) delegates
arc not instructed.
RICHMOND, Va., April 19. Francis S.
Lasslter of Petersburg was today named for
congress from tho Fourth district to fill tho
unexpired term of Hon. Sidney Peppos, de
ceased. Ilryan Not III.
ST.' LOUIS, April 1?. Tho following dis
patch was received this afternoon from Aus
tin, Tex.:
""To tho Editor of tho Post-Dispatch: You
may stato for mo that the stories that I
am in' Ill-health aro untrue. I have novcr
felt better In my life. I speak tonight at
tJiH. university auditorium nnd next Saturday
at Yearglns Grove, this county, and on next
Tuesday nt Wichita, Kan.
"WILLIAM J. BRYAN."
Illinois Iteptihllt'lin Convention,
PEORIA, III-. April 19. Tho republican
county convention convened ut 11 o'clock.
A bitter light Is on between local factions
brought about by the candidacy of County
PAmmlttffninn nptinlrW fnr stntn finnntor
against tho present Incumbent, James Put
' nam. Both sides claim to bo for Senator
Cullom anil tno convention win so instruct.
Judge Lovctt wns agreed upon as temporary
chairman and an adjournment taken.
Ilepubl leans In New .lerney.
TRENTON, N. J., April 19. At the meet
ing of tho republican stato convention today
delegates to the national convention were
elected. Tho convention, after endorsing
tho McKlnlcy administration, ndjourne.1.
Molded 11 Neicrn Dance,
Early Friday morning the police raided n
'razor dance" In full swing in the saloon
at tho southeast comer of Eleventh nnd
Capltol avenue. About eighty negroes
were rounded up, of whom one-fourth wero
women,, .These dunces are held every
Thurstluy night nnd uro nlwnys marked by
some disorder. Tho crowds In utlendance
have bocomo so Immoral of Into thut n
raid was necesrary.
99
WASHINGTON AND LAFAYETTE
llnrtholill'N Maine, Preoented to !cw
York hy t'hnrlen II, House. I 11
velled u llli rillliiK t'eremonli'K.
NEW YORK, April in. -il.inliolilt k Matue
of Washington and tjtf.ivrtte, the gift of
Charles Broadway ltnus to 1I10 ii!.v, w,n
unveiled with fUtln; (ei.-inonlcn tml.iy In
Lafayette Squnro In the presence of '.note
than 3,000 people.
General Horatio . King made the pre
sentation speech, ''resident tlugKcnhelniiT
nccepted tho stntuo In behalf of the city.
Edmond Bruwncrt, Km-Kti consul gcuelhl In
Now York, who repriu.'Mt mI- Jules C.uiibon,
the French ambassador to the Wnltc-1 Sl.ites
at the coremonM. 1111 lo a short iulj"ts,
nt the conclusion of w.ilch he pulle-I ,1 cr.id,
which loeeened the Ame-lcm Hag that cov
ered tbo stutuo.
DooniNility for (Juerrlllnx.
MANILA, April 19,-Tho military conunlH
slon which tried three KlllplnoH t l.eul
lnmlm for guerrilla warfare bun found all
throe guilty nnd (.cntpiiced two of thftin to
life Imprisonment and one lo- thirty years'
imprisonment. Major Oenoinl Qtls Iiiih ap
proved the HndlngH, but Iiiih induced tlio
sentences to fifteen yenrs. Two .l,iuiroiie,
convicted of murder, havo been sentenced
to bo7iiinged nt OdonnoU.
StoeU l'.('linii- Seats ('nine llluli.
NEW YORK. April 19.-A xtock rxchitng
sent wns sold today for Jll.tViO. .Tills It ft
now record price. '
Tin: HK.virv maiikkt.
INSI'RT ' M EN Til placed on record Thurs
day. April 19. 1900:
Warranty Deed.
K. F. Penvor and wife to John" Ilitll.
lot 7, blork t. West Lawn : t 125
W. A. Jcffi-lt-H tmd wife to S. C. Miller,
lot .', block 1. Okuhnmu park l.WM
W. tl. and wife to IV H. Amnion,
e SI feet of w 68 oet of s 117'i feet
lot 11. Barker's allotment 4.H)
jr. C Ford to Poter Peter.ion, lot 20,
block 9. Omithu. View 1,W)
John Hansen and wlfo to II. C.
Johnson, n's lot 17. block :t, J'lnln
vlow nd - BSO
Michigan Mutual Life Insurance coni
pnny to J. W, (Ircer, 11 SO ncrns of w
19.315 acres of.wVj so S-lit-13. . ..- LOV)
game to E. M. Gnniett, h i.3 lu-rc nf
w to.30 acres of wVi e S and 11 10
acres of w 21. Cs acres of nw 110 17-10-13
,.,.... 1,100
Samo to M. B. Greer, n'lj of Vi of s'4
or w 8-iotis -. i 1,000
G. T. Crnmlull .to Alfred CsrnUlu ,,?f
IW feel of w 5Sy. feet-)f)t f,..blo!elt, s..
10, McCornilck's add. -.,., - ..' lw
Unit (Halm Heeds.
Globe Savings bunk to Ttiindolph Siv-'
Iiich bank, hH lot 9, McCiinllllsh
Place .' f. 1
M. A. I,eo to snme1 same 1
G. W. Ames ntnl wltc to E. F. Sc.ivor,
lot 7, block I, West Inwn 1
Total amount of transfers J S.62?
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Two performances only, Monday nnd
Tuesday, April 2J und 21,
Prlccs-ftt.OO. $1 SO, J1.00 nnd DOc
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No free llst-110 tickets reserved Jiy tele
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