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THE OMAHA DAILY 11EK: SATURDAY, DISCEMBEn 15, 1000.
Telephono 618-001.
money on Fine Scarfs. Storm Collar.s and Collarettes.
Very handsotno Hloctrlc Seal Storm
Collar, trimmed with 4 fox tails
I'rlco J5.00.
Ocnulno Ilrown Marten Collarettes 8
(ox tails, beautiful Atylcs, at $25.00,
1.15.00 and $40.00.
Pino Ileavcr Storm Collars nt $22.00.
Genuine Sablo Dyed Fox Scarfs, very
long and very fashionable, at $10.00.
Iloautlful Mink Scarfs at $10.00.
Cluitor Scarfs of fine marten at $10.00.
Elegant Natural Marten Muffs at $8.C0,
usually sold nt $10.00 and $12.00.
WO.MHN'H FASHlONAIHiK COATS.
Blnco tho passing of tho SHOUT COATS
from tho realm of fashion, wo havo
' constantly been HhowltiK thn new nnd
" up-to-datoetylis In Women's Half
W4 Close Our Store Saturdays at 0 P. M.
AOE.VTS POri FOSTER KID GLOVKS AAII StnCALI.'S PATTBRXS.
Thompson, Beldem &Co.
THE ONLY EXCLUSIVE DRY GOODS HOUSE IN OMAHA.
v. m. o. a. nuiLDina, con. iotii and douolai am.
MORE GOLD NOW THAN EVER
Production in United Statss in 1899 Exceeds
All Previous Years by $6,500,000.
PRINCIPAL GAIN IS MADE IN ALASKA
Only Country Which Slioun a I'nlllnir
Oft In Itn Yield (if the I'reelnua
Yclloiy Metal In Africa,
Dili- to liner War,
WASHINGTON. Dec. 14. Tho report of
tho director of tho mint on tho gold and
silver production during tbo calendar year
1899, shows ouly slight variation from the
approximate llgurca given out early In the
present yoar. Tho final figures aro $71,
053,400 for gold und $32,858,700 for silver
at Its avorago commercial valua during the
year. Tho gold product was tho greatest
In tho history of tho country, exceeding
tfiat of 180S by $6,590,100, and greater by
Jfi.06Q.G00 than tho estimated product of
1853, tho record year In tho working of
tho California placer mines. Tho ptlnclpal
gains In 1899 over 1SS8" were In Alaska
$2,934,700, due to the Cnpo Nomo district;
Colorado, $2,787,500. nnd Utah, $1,165,100.
Tho silver product of tho United Statos
111 1899 wan slightly greater than In 1SD8,
being G4,"70l,O0O ounces, ngalnst 54,138,003
ounces. The average prlco for silver dur
ing tho year on the London quotations was
60 cents nn ounce, as compared with 19
cents In 1893.
' By Mtaten hnil Territories.
The following aro the figures by states
nnd' territories for tho lhft9 production as
valued by tho director of tho mint:
Silver
Oold Commercial
Stale or Territory. Vnluc. Vnlue.
Alabama $ 4,300 $ 60
Alaska 5,459,600 Sl.WO
Arizona 2,564, 1VU 946,9)
California 15,0&7,8iX) 491, f)
Colorado 23,9S2,SW 13,597,740
Georgia 113,000 210
Idaho 1,SM.0U) 2.3I1.W1
Mnlno 3,600 300
Maryland &no 60
Michigan U'O C7,0j0
Missouri 100 6)
Montana 4,760,100 9,6.Yi,Oia
Nevada 2,21!V,1ifl tmS.WO
New Mexico 581,100 301,'JSO
North Carolina 31,500 .'8)
Oregon 1,409.500 NI.6.S0
South Carolina lfio.100 210
South Dakota C,4fi9,50O S7.36
Texan : 6.W) 3I2.1HM)
Vtnh 3,450,W) 4,2K,0SJ
Vermont 100
Virginia 7.100 00
Washington tW.loo IGIi.O)
Wyoming 29,200 240
Tolnls $ 71,033,400 $ 32,S58,700
Colli Production In Afrlcii I'll I In Off.
Tho world's production of gold In 1&99
was of tbo value of $306,081,900, an Incronss
of $19,156,300 over tho yield of i898. Tlio
principal gains were $6,590,400 In tlio United
States, $7,485,600 In Canada (mainly In
Klondike) nnd Australia $14,850,800. Tho
most import a lit loss was In Africa, which
foil about $7,000,000 below tho output of
1898 ns a result of tho war In tho Trans
vaal. The war brokoout In September nnd
mining operations In that field wero al
most suspended.
But for the Interruption In the Transvaal
the world's production for tho year would
doubtless havo boon $25,000,000 greater.
The Klondike output for 1S99 waa about
$16,000,000.
The world's production of silver in 1899
wiib $107,224,243 flno ounces, against $165,
295,572 fine ounces In 1895.
Mexico leads nnd Mexico and tho United
Stales produi'o two-thirds of tlio silver
yield of tho world. Tho world's Industrial
consumption of gold is estimated at $72,
658,500 and of ullver, $24,695,600.
The value of tho product of gold In the
world during tho calendar year 1899:
III ur Production liy fnniitlo.
Oolil Silver
lly Countries. Value. Vulue.
United Slutcs $ 71,053,400 $ 32,8:N,700
Mexico 8,600,000 33,367,300
Canada and Newfound
land 21,324.300 2,017,000
Afr I'll 73.227.100
Australasia 711.321,61 7,612.000
lt'JSSlft 22.167.10O M),9
Austria-Hungary 1.943.900 1.137.3W
ilormany 71,200 3,745,20.)
Norway liio.iuo
Sweden t 70,600 41.20)
Italy KVi.SMO 4S2.70O
Simla 2.000 1.471.SOO
Portugal 4,700 2.3U0
areece 795,600
Turkey ll,2w) S5,300
Servla 13,3'H) n.ooo
Franco 2711,000
Great Nritoln BS.SiM lll.iwo
Argentina 137,700 220,100
Bolivia. fiS.fiirt fl.5tw.4iw
Chill S93.600 2,852.800
Colombia l,KU9.6rt) 2,112.9)0
F.cuador 47,Wo 4,600
Hr.izll 2.U9.50O
Venezuela 1 .WO, 300
Oulana. 1 British) S.oio.Wrt
Gulnna (Dutch) 5S7,6fl
Guiana (r'runch) 1.6X8.7W
Peru (HS.onu 2,k:i.i,60o
UriiKiiny 34,40o
Central America 5SI,2i) ftM.sik)
Japan 790.8K) 9H100
China 5,67l,l'iO
Impaired
Digestion
' May not bo nil that Is meant by rfi'ipqula
now, nut It will bo If neglected.
Tlio uneasiness nfler eating, Ills of nerv
ous headache, sourness of the stomach, nnd
ilisagrecnblo belching may not bo very bad
now, but they will l (f tho stomach is
suffered to grow weuker.
Dyspepsia Is eucli a miserable dljonso
that the tendency to It should bo given
early attention. This Is completely over
come by
Hood's Smrsmpmrllla
wUlclistreuutUenstUc.nUoloilIiiestlvc system
Hee, Dec H, 1000.
fine, fashionable
FURS.
Our eniiro new stock of Fino Furs ar
rived yesterday Selling only genuine and
reliable goods. Wo guarantee to save you
Ilox Coats from 26 to 36 long, hand
Eomo styleg, at $12.00 to $15.00.
Handsomo Dress Skirts In flno black
cheviots and bcoutlful black taffeta
Hllk. Wo tatio great pains to Insure
a perfect fit.
Flno Petticoats In beautiful black mer
cerized goods, at $2.50, $3.50, $1.00 and
$1.50.
French Flannel Waists Wo have all our
pretty things In now. Wo would ad
vlso an early selection, as wo shall
not rocelvo any more new ones this
season.
Kl.EUANT FUIt COATS In astrakhan,
electric seal, both plain and fur
trimmed. We sell only tho reliable
kind.
Korea 1,439,000
Mast Indies (Dutch).... 117,600
Hast llldlen (HrltlBh). .. 42.5,100
India. (British) 8,517,M0
Totals .$35Si)0 sTo032 1 . 1 00
MEN TO HANDLE MAIL MATTER
President .0111l1111le a Bunch of Piml
imiMcrx, llrltton of lllonniliiKlon
'riieiii.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11. Tho president
today sent tho following nominations to the
senate:
Postmasters;
Texas Joshua Cook, Jr., Longvlow; J. W.
Hendlcy, Quunnh; J. M, Harrold, Manor;
A. O. Illackwcll, Lnporto.
California A. P. Morrill, Campbell; J. E.
Lovol.ind, Mcnlo Park; O. O. Taylor, Moun
talnvlcw, It. N. Hill, Oxnard; George L.
Margulro, Palo Alto.
Colorado Orlando Rogers, Independ
ence. Hawaii Arthur Waal, La Hnlna; C. II.
Bishop, Lthuo.
Illinois J. W. Ellis, Seneca; 11. C. Bogue,
Vermont; N. J. Knlpple, Bermuda; T. M.
Wlmmer, Cerro Gordo.
Indian Territory J. D. Jones, I.ohlgh; S.
W. Muytubby, Caddo; David Iledflold, Ard
moro. Iowa James Schroeder, Guttenburg; II.
T. Prieo, Mllford.
Kansas Henry Metz. Tonganoxlo.
Missouri J. H. Bryant, Burlington Junc
tion. Nebraska William T. Brltton, Burling
ton. Oklahoma J. A. Randolph, Waulcomln.
Oregon I). J. Wilcox, Lnkovlew; A. W.
Soveraupe. Tillamook) , .Oeorge. ninao'iB,
Prlncevlllo; F. G. Jowett. Suropter. '
South Dakota Fremont Younr, Fnulkton;
M. H. Itlcketts, Waverly; J. II. Schnde,
Lawrenccburg; B. W. Witt, Mossy Creek.
uinn 11. a. uoiiolt, Vernal.
Wyoming J. M. Klghtcr, Cambria.
MACARTHUR HAS HIS ORDERS
Secretary CiiIiIch Mini lo llriclii .Send-
IniC Homo Volunteer,! orr
Serving In Philippine.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14. The secrotorv of
wnr hns cabled Instructions to Major Gen
eral MacArthur nt Manila to begin the
work of returning tho volunteer troops from
tho Philippines In order to permit of their
dlschnrgo In this country by Juno 30 next.
This notion hns been taken In anticipation
of tho authorization by congress of the en
listment of regular regiments to replaco tho
recnllcd troops. -Plans for the organization
of tho proposed now regiments havo been
perfected nt tho War department nnd com
plete nrrnngemonts made for their epeedy
recruitment and equipment. Action In this
matter waits only tho approval of congress.
It Is hoped by tho secretary of war and
tho military authorities that tho bill for
tho reorganization of the nrmy now bo-
fore tho senate will boiorae a law before
congress takes a reccBS for tho holidays, on
December 31. Tho officials make no secret
of their great concern over tho existing
situation and sny that the failure of con
gress to take Immediate action for Its re
lief undoubtedly will result In comddera
blo embarrassment to tho government nnd
seriously retard tho execution of tho ad
ministration's policy for tho establishment
of nn efficient and Btnblo government In
iho archipelago.
to emu: a coi.n ii o.r. day
Tako Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund tho money If It falls to
cure. i:. W. Grcve'B algnnturn Is on each
box 25c.
SOME NORTH DAKOTA TOWNS
Cm Mil a Hnrcnii .Millie lnhlli l'lipuln
tlon of lMiieen Dclrrei-n i-'.OOO
mill an, 000.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 14. The population
of certain Incorporated places In North Da
kota havlnij n population of more than 2,000
but less than 25,000 Is as follows:
Blsmnrck 3,319 Grand Forks. ... 7.652
Dickinson 2,076 Jamestown 2.S53
Fargo 9,5M) Valley City 2.410
unuinn i.jts waui'cion -,.5
Tho population of certain Incorporated
places In Washington having n population
of more than 2,000 but less than 25,000 Is
ns follows:
Aberdeen 3.747 Olympin 4.0S2
Dullard l.fCSPnrt Anite ns. ... 2.321
Colfax 2,121 Port Towntiond. 3.443
Dayton 2.216 llunublio 2.060
Kvorutt 7,k3SJosTyn 2.7S6
Falrhavon 4.2JS Snohomish 2.101
lloiiulntn 'J.fiOii Vancouver 4,10
New Whatcom.. 0.R34 Wallu Walla. .. .10.492
iNorm latum:).. J, 1.11
Iti'ltrcst'iitiitl von HiioukIi.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14. Representative
llrosliiH of Pennsylvania today Introduced
a resolution for n constitutional nmend
ment, designed to permanently fix the
membership of the houso of repreRcntn
lives nt 357, the present number. The pro
posed amendment proposes that when a
new state Is admitted It shall havo ono
member, which shall bo In addition to
tho 357 until tho next reapportionment,
when It Khali return to that number.
Bureau of Criminal Ideatllleallon
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11. Senator Vest
of Mlstourl today Introduced a bill far tho
establishment In connection with tho De
partment of Justice u bureau for criminal
identification. Tho mensure is urged by the
pollro superintendents of the Unlt'.Ml Steles.
Ucemni o Cure, lny.
Your druggist will refund your inonoy If
rAZO OINTMENT falls to euro ringworm,
tetter, old ulcers and sores, pimples and
blnckheads on tho face and all aMo dli
SHIPPERS SCORE HEAVILY
House Restores Tax on Express Receipts,
Ecquinng Companies to Paj It.
RATE OF BEER TAXATION AGAIN DEBATED
Scnli Flpil by the Wnj nnd .llriinn
Coniiiilltee In .eepite1, lint Clmisr
l.linlllnur Nice of I'neknuc
In Itejretrd.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14. Tho house to
day adjourned without disposing of more
than half tho wnr revenue reduction bin.
General debate cloned at 2 o'clock, after
which tho bill was opened to amendments
under tho nvo-mlnuto rule. A determined
effort was mado to reduce attll further tho
tax on beer below tho committee rnto,pf
$1.60 n barrel, but the ways and means
committee overwhelmed tho apposition.
Tho committee, however, sustained two
signal defeats. In connection with tho
beer tax Mr. Payne offered an nmundment
In tho language of tho bill passed by tho
houso lust session designed to nbolUh tho
use of small beer packages one-sixteenth
and ono'Clghth barrels, but It was defeated
by 85 to 94, after charges that Its purpose
was to crush out tho small brewers. An
other defeat occurod In connection with the
amendment ofTcred by Henry C. Smith of
Michigan. The bill abolished tho one-cent
stamp tax on express receipts and tele
graph messages, but retained the tax on
railroad and steamship freight receipts.
Mr. Smith's amendment restored tlio tax
on express receipts nnd altered the form of
the section so as to compel tho company
Instead of tho shipper (o pay tho tax. The
amendment precipitated a lively debate In
tho course cf which Mr. Smith made a
personal allusion to a United States sena
tor, who Is connected with ono of tho ex
press companies. Mr. Pnyno vigorously
fought tho amendment, but It was carried.
123 to 106.
Text of tli Amendment.
The text of tho amendment Is as follows:
"Express nnd freight: It shall be tho
duty of every railroad or steambont com
pany, carrier, express company or corpora
tion, or person whoso occupation 1b to act
as such, to make within the first llftcen
days of each month a sworn statement to
tbo collector of Internal revenue In each
of their respective districts, stating the
number of shipments received for carriage
and transporutlon, whether In bulk or In
boxes, bales, packages, bundles, or not so
inclosed or Included, for which any charges
whatsoever has been made, and for which
such shipments received for cnrrlago and
transportation tho said railroad or steam
boat company, carrier, express company, or
corporation or person whose occupation It
Is to net as such, shall pay a tax of 1
cent on bundles or packages of nowspapors
when Inclosed In ono general bundle at tho
time of shipment."
Mr. Maddox of Georgia, the first spoaker
today, produced figures to show that the
$88,000,00 surplus which existed when Mr.
Harrison enmo Into office In 1889, was dissi
pated during the letter's terra and said that
a deficit confronted tho second Cleveland
administration when It resumed control In
1S93. Mr. Maddox warned the republicans
that under their policy thcro would be as
great n necessity for a standing war fund
as for a standing army of 100,000. IIo prided
himself on tho fact that ho waB ono of tho
men who .had consistently opposed the
Spanish war.
Mr. Otey of Virginia, In a characteristic
speech, made itn .npneat for a, further re
duction, of (he '''pppressljq taxj.on 'tobacco."
He said that 980,000,000 porEons used to
bacco; 400,000,000 used coffco; 450,000,000
used opium and 100,000,000 used tea. Exact
statistics on tho users of whisky, ho said.
he did not have. But It was beyond con
troversy that tobacco was the solace of
tho world.
Mr. Lewis of Georgia protected that tho
bill did not go far enough, and Mr. Sulzer
of New York denounced tho republicans for
not repealing tho wholo act, as they had
promised to repeal It as soon as tho war
was over. Ho was particularly Insistent In
demanding tho total repeal of tho addi
tional tax upon beer.
Dnlzell IWrniU Bill.
Mr. Gaines of Tennessee concluded tile
general debate for his Bide of tho house.
Mr. Dalzell of Pennsylvania 'closed for tho
republicans with a comprehensive Bpccch
of nn hour.
The war rovenuo act, ho said, was placed
upon tho statute books to meet war ex
penditures. It wns not limited by time,
becnuso war always brings with It a train
of extraordinary expenditures, which do
not terminate with the close of actual
hostilities. A cut of $40,000,000, he argued,
was the extreme limit consistent with
safety, and ho Bald that in making tho re
ductions the ways nnd means committee
had mado wIbo selections.
Those who sought tho total repeal of tho
war taxes, ho sold, seemed to forget tho
extraordinary expenses that might havo to
bo met In 1902. They mado no provision for
a river and harbor bill, for big armor plato
contracts, for subsidies for tho merchant
marine, If tho bill pending In the senate
should paen, for the construction of tha
Nicaragua cnnnl, nnd for tho possibility
that tho supremo court might dccldo that
the constitution followed thn (lag. In which
caso the United States would havo to re
fund nil duties collected In tho ports of
Potro Rico, Hawaii and the Philippines.
Better n surplus, ho said, than a deflolt.
In his opinion it wero better not to havo
gone boyond the $30,000,000 cut recom
mended by the secretnry of tho treasury.
Ho said tho $10,000,000 reduction on beer
had been mado ns a concession to members
on the floor, u would, ho said, bo unsafe
to reduce that tax another dollar.
Dehnte on Beer Tux.
General debuto was Closed nnd tho bill
was rend for amendmont under tho flve
mlnutc rule. As Boon as the boor section
had Leen reached n half dozen members
wero on the lloor demanding recognition.
Till? FRUITS.
or Coffee DrliiUliiir.
"Tho fruits or results. In my case, of
coffco drinking, wero sallow complexion,
almost total loss of nppotlto, an well ns
sleeplessness and sluggish circulation.
"I wun also very bilious and constipated
most of tho. tlmo for eight years, nnd bn
enmo bo nervous that I was unnblo to do
any mental labor and was fast npproach
Ing a condition where there would havo
been no help for me.
"I am convinced that If I had continued
UBlng coffee much longer tho result would
have been a total mental nnd physical
wreck.
"I sometimes think tho all-wise provl
donee looks aftor us In trouble, at any rate
when I was In dlspnlr a friend urged me
to give up coffee entirely and itso Posturo,
giving the reasons why. It wns hard for
mo to bollovo that so common a bevcrngo
as coftco was the cause of my trouble, but
I made tho change, and from tho first
trial experienced a benefit nnd Improve
ment. My complexion has Improved, tin
norvousnees gone, as well as the bilious
trouble and sleeplessness, nnd I am com
pletely cured of sluggish circulation. In
fact I am well, and tho return to health
has been directly traced to loaving off
coffee nnd using Postum Food Coffee. I
recommend Postum to all coffco wrecks'
without a single reservation." James D.
Kimball, !ehnttn Street, Northampton,
Ma SB,
Mr Payne, chairman of the ways and means
committee, from the committee, offered nn
amendment to make tho tax $1.60 a barrel
flat, Instead of a discount of 20' per cent,
as orlglnnlly drawn.
Mr. Nowlands of Nevnda offered an
amendment to reduce tho tax to $1.20 a
barrel. Ho urged that the tax on beer
could be reduced and the tnxos on tho ac
cumulated wealth of tho country, for the
first tlmo placed under contribution, could
be retained.
Mr. Pnyne opposed Iho Ncwlands' amend
ment, which, ho sold, would mako n re
duction of $26,000,000 on beer, or n total
reduction of $56,000,000. Such a reduction,
he said, would necessarily create n deficit.
Mr. Ncwlands' amendment was lost, 60 to
127.
Mr. Barthold offered nn amendment rank
ing thn rato $1,50.
Mr. Allen of Mississippi mndo a short and
witty Bpcech, closing, he said, his "gnat
legislative career." Ho referred Ironically
to the need of keeping up Inxntton nnd
spending moro mobey. He raised n laugh
by describing a walk in tho fashionable
quarters of Washington and finding the
palatial residences occupied by brewers.
He opposed any further reduction of tho
beer tax.
Mr. Barthold nnd Mr. Fitzgerald of Mass
achusetts spoko In favor of tho amendment,
which wns defeated, 60 to 139.
Mr. Sulzer of New York charged that the
republicans had obtained a large campaign
fund from the brewers upon a pledge to
repeal tho $1 additional upon beer. They
had been false to tholr promise and he pre
dicted thht tho (brokers would rcpudlato
them at the next election.
Tho Pnyno amendment fixing tho tax nt
$1.60 a barrel was then adopted without
division.
Mr. Stewart of New York offered nn
nmendmcnt providing that unless the beer
sold was wade exclusively of malt and hops,
so pronounced by treasury Inspectors, tbo
tnx upon It should bo $2 a barrel and ac
cepted nn amendment by Mr. lawney of
Mlnncsotn to Include bnrlcy In the Ingred
lentB of pure beer. Tho whole amendment
wns then defeated, 3 to 4.
Mr. Corliss of Michigan offered nn amend
ment to rcqulro the cancellation of stamps
by perforation, which wns adopted, 123 to
23. Its stated purpc3o Is to prevent fraud.
8Ue of Beer VnrknitM.
Mr. Payne then offered ns nn amendment
the bill paased by tho houso nt tho Inst
session llxlng tho size of brer packnges.
Ho said It abolished one-sixth nnd one
eighth barrels. Tho nmendmcnt wns
vigorously opposod by Mr Fletcher of Mln
neeotn, who dechred that It was a com
promise by which tho big brewers agreed
to ncccpt tho reduction to $1.60 bnrrel
provldod this nmendmcnt wns placed In tho
bill. Tho nmendmcnt, ho Fald, would crush
out tho small browors.
Mr. Barney nnd Mr. Davidson of Wiscon
sin and Mr. Greene of Pennysylvanln, also
opposed tho nmendment. Mr. Pnyno denied
thnt the amendment was In the Interest of
tho largo brewers. Tho amendment waB
defeated, 85 to 94,
Mr. Newlands offered nn amendment pro
viding that every person, corporation or
firm engaged In manufacturing, whoso gross
receipts exceeds $500,000, phall pay an x
clso tax one-tenth of 1 per cont on such
receipts abovo $600,000 and thnt such per
sons, corporations, etc., chall mako truo and
accurate returns annually to tho commis
sioner of Internal revenue, ns In tho caso
of refiners uf sugar nnd i.otroleum. Tho
purpose of tho tax, Mr. Nowlands said, was
to mako tho great trusts and combinations
pay n portion of 'the wnr revenue. It was
lost', 90 to 119, 7 . ,
Mr, Kitchen of, North Carolina, offered
an nmendmenttolroduco tnx on manu
(a,clure'i)( tobacco Ijjjd, "snuff from ,12 to 6
cents a pound,'' tho tax fiefbre ' the war
rSvonuo act 'wcnt'lhto effect; lost, 79 to 106.
?
I'lpreMU Comiiiiiilrn Must Pay, Too.
Mr. II. C. Stnltii of Michigan, offered an
amondment to roqulro a tax of 1 cent upon
express receipts, with a provision designed
to compel the express companies to pay
tho tax. Mr. Smith charged that express
and telegraph companies had been un
patriotic in refusing to bear tholr share
of tho war taxes by compelling their cus
tomers to pay tho tax. lie mado n direct
roforenco to p. senator of tho United States,
who Is connected with ono of the express
companies, and declared that when tho law
was passed thnt senator had advised the
company not to pav tho tax.
Mr. Tayno replied thnt the express com
panies had found that they could not pay
the enormous tnx and live. Ho expressed
rcgrot that Mr. Smith had seen lit to mako
a personal attack upon a senator of tho
Unltod States.
Mr. Smith's amendment wns then agreed
to, 123 to 106.
Without completing the bill tho house
at 5:25 p. 111., adjourned.
SENATE DEBASES TREATY
Mntlre Day In UevoleU to
unsnliiK lla -I'auiieefole
Agreement.
DIn-
WASHINGTON, Doc. 10. Throughout
iiearly tho entire day tho sonate was In
secret session discussing tho Hay-Pnunce-fote
treaty. No business of Importance was
transacted In tho brief open session, except
the adoption of tho house resolution pro
viding for n holiday recess to extend from
Friday, December 21, to Thursday, January
3. "n.
Pending a motion by Mr, Lodge that tho
senate proceed to thfl consideration of ex
ecutive business u brief contention was
precipitated over the Montana senator case.
Mr. Jones ot Arkansas nnnounccd that ho
had been directed by the committee on
contingent expenses of nn investigation of
the claims of William A. Clarl; and Martin
Maglnuls to a scat In the sennto under
appointment of tbo governor of Montana,
that tho matter be referred to tho com
mittee on privileges and olnctlons, as It
had not como from a standing committee.
Mr. Chandler, tho chairman of that com
mittee, Immediately reported it back to
tho senate and asked for Its adoption. This
wns objected to on technical grounds, but
tho resolution flu.illy was referred to the
commltteo on contingent expenHes. The
senate then, nt 12:50 p. ra.. went Into
executive session upon tho Hay-Pauncefoe
treaty, nnd at 4:50 p. 111. adjourned until
tomorrow,
Xo liny Set for Vote on Trenty.
Aftor reporting to tho senate In execu
tlvo eetslon todny thn now amendments to
the Hny-Pnuncefoto treaty as mado by the
committee on foreign relations. Senator
t.odgo made nn effort to havo n day set for
the taking of n vote upon tht treaty. Ho
suggested next Thursday ns the generally
acceptnbla time, but Senator Mason first
mado objection nnd when ho withdrew It
Senator Money suggested that Senator Mor
gan had given notice that he would nsk
tint the vote upon tho trenty uliotild bo
postponed until u voto cnuld bo secured upon
tho Nlcnragua canal bill.
Smator Morgan, however, stited that he
was not disposed to make that contention
any longer becaaso be did not wish In do
anything which would lead Great Britain
to think that this country desires to take
a threatening position.
Senntor Butler then suggested the fixing
of a tlmo for a vote.
Senator Lodge suld' that In view of the
position taken hu would Impress upon the
attention of the senato early nnd lato un
til the vole could bo had nnd later do
cllnid to mo'vo nn adjournment from today
to Monday because of jlho refusal to al
low a day to bo named for a vote. ,
t'lilhi-rnon Want Hepburn BUI Panned
Aside from theso Incidents and the re
porting of the new amendments suggested
by tho committee on foreign relations the
proceedings of today consisted wholly of
specchranklng, tho speakers being Senators
Culberson, Spooner, Lindsay, McCumbtr and
Klklns.
Senator Culberson spoko for the adoption
of tactics slmllnr to those outlined by the
Money resolution, which provides for the
nbrogatlon of tho Ciayton-Bulwer trenty
by diplomatic methods. He said ho wns
opposed lo proceeding by piecemeal to get
rid of a compact so objectionable to Ameri
can Ideas ns tho Clayton-Dulwcr treaty
Is. He thought it entirely competent for
this country to pass tho Hepburn cnnnl bill
nnd proceed with the canal regardless of
all treaties either in force or pending.
Senator Spooner combated the nrgu
mcntrt of Mr. Culberson. He sold he fa
vored tho canal and believed the United
Stales should havo the right to fortify
and defend It, but could not ncccpt tho
view thnt wo should proceed In that great
work In total disregard of tho agreement
of 1850. Great Britain, In; said, Is n
friendly power nnd ho would not consent
to any ruthleAi proceedings, hut he
would go at Iho work of propnrlng for the
construction In a way which would receive
tho support of tho people. Ho was, there
fore, an ndvocato of the pending negoti
ations. Great Britain on threo different
occasions had rpproached this country to
sccuro tho abrogation of tho Clayton
Bulwor trcat, but upon each occasion the
United Stntcs had declined tho overture.
True, tho proposition had been ncted upon
by the Stnto department without consult
ing congress, but nt any rate tho Incidents
nt least Indicated the English nttltudo
upon tho question of nbrogatlon.
I.liiilsny Oioen Amendment.
Senator Lindsay spoko for tho ratifica
tion of the treaty without further amend
ment. Ho said thnt ho had even opposed
the commltteo's amendment ndoptcd yes
terday, becuuso to his mind tho amend
men Is n concession to Great Britain, which
It Is unnecessary to make. "It concedes,''
he said, "that without the amendment
Great Brltnln would hnvo the right to pass
ships through the cannl In time of wnr, and
I am not willing to have the United States
take that position. I think tho treaty
would havo been stronger without the
nmendmcnt."
Mr. Lindsay also nnnounccd bin willing
ness to treat with Great Brtlnlu for the
total abrogation of the Ciayton-llulwel
treaty.
Senator McCumbor also favored ratifica
tion of tho treaty without amendment.
Senator Elklns repented the views ex
pressed by him yesterday for absolutely In
dependent nctlon In tho construction of
tho cannl nnd In thn operations of the
United .Stntes In Central Amfttlcn.
WILL NOT DISTURB ST0RER
Sit (iuiiiKe of lliiliter-i to Spain I'on
ti'iapliiti'il .mv While Treutlen
Are I'roKrenNlnu.
WASHINGTON, Dec. II. Nothing Is
known hero ot any intention on the part of
tho president to mako Buch a chnngo In tho
personnel of tho United Stntcs legation
nt Madrid as would bo Involved In tho np
polntment of Volney W. Foster of Illinois
to bo minister In plnco of Bellamy Storor.
It Is said that Mr. Foster was one of tho
original aspirants for the Spanish mission
when Mr. Storer was appointed and It Is
not known that he has renewed his efforts
to secure tho plnco since the president
acted. So far as Mr. Storer Is concerned
It Is stated positively that nothing but his
own determination would cnuso him to bo
relieved. IIo Is now engaged In tho fabrica
tion of u number of treaties between the
United States and Spnln lo take tho placo
Of the: convrntlolw nbrogated by tho Span-Ish-Aincrlcnn
war. Tho tnsk has been ono
of grent delicacy nnd difficulty, but Mr.
Storer has progressed remarkably well nnd
It Is sold that tho present would be a very
Inopportune moment to Interrupt tho work.
ALLEN OFFERS SUBSIDY BILL
Xehrnnka .Senator PropoNi'M Bounty
Tor All AKrleultiire 1'roilueln
KxuorteU.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11. Senator Allen of
Nebraska today proposed u substitute for
tbc pending ship subsidy bill providing for
"tho protection of agricultural stnplo3 and
American ships In the foreign trade by au
thorizing tho payment ot bounties on ox
ports of agricultural products of tho United
States."
Tho substitute provides for a bounty of
10 cents n bushel on wheat, 50 cents a bar
rel 011 wheat flour, 10 cents n bushel nn
rye, 60 cents n barrel on ryo flour, 6 cents
n bushel on corn. 7 cents per cental on
ground corn, 1 cent n pound on cotton, 2
cents a pound on hops and 2 cents n pound
on tobacco.
It nlso directs the president to arrange for
tho nbrogatlon of nil treatleH In contraven
tion with tho proposed legislation.
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TuTor of 104,000.
WILL INCREASE THE PRESENT MEMBERSHIP
Chairman HopKInn lult 011 111
llntlo of Utis.unii, lull III Bill I
.Not Popular uitli the
.Member.
WASHINGTON, Dec. II. (Special Tele
gram.) IteprcKcntatlvo Crumpacker of In
diana, nnd n member of the census com
mittee which will hao chnrgo of the ap
portionment bill, thinks his commlttre will
report In fnvor of a bill introduced by Mr.
Burleigh of Maine, nnd that the house will
pass It. It fixes the membership of the
house nt 187, an Increnso of thirty over
the present membership, and puts the
basis of membership nt 194,000. By Bur
leigh's plnn i;o state will luso In mem
bership. Thin Is what makes It popular,
for It leaves Kansas, Nebraska, Maine nnd
Vlrgluln as at present represented,
Chairman Hopkins wants the house mem
bership to remain at Its present figure, 357,
and todny Introduced a hill to that effect,
placing tho basis of representation nt 208,
000, While (here Is n sentiment In the
houso ngnlnst a very Inrge Increase In
membership thero is 11 Mill stronger senti
ment opposed to forcing n losss of repre
sentation upon any stntc. Tho committee
may act tomorrow.
Conttvssmen Gamble and Burke con
ferred with Wnr department officials to-
tiny respecting Impending Improvements
nt Fort Meade, S. D. It will not bo pos
slblo to allow the amount additional to the
$50,000 promised for tho purpose. Con
tractu have been nwnrded for two build
ings, to cost $42,000. With the remainder
a third building will bo constructed at an
cxpenso thnt was originally contcmplnted.
Secretary Hoot ban submitted n draft of
tho proposed net under which the slate of
Wyoming will bo granted lieu lands of equal
nrea to any ceded to tbo government by
tho Btnte for military rcscrvntlon or other
purposes. A request was made by the War
department to tho governor of Wyoming
thnt ho recemmend to the stnto leglHlaturo
to cede certain stnto Innds to the govern
ment for the establishment ot Fort Me
Kenzln military reservation. Governor
Hlchards responded thnt he would recom
mend such legislative nctlon, but that the
stnto would expect to receive from tho gen
eral government lnndc In exchnngu of equal
area.
Anton Jurlch of Lend City, S. 1)., Is n
cnndldnatc for a lieutenancy In the nrmy.
Ho la endorsed by Congressmen Gamble
nnd Burko nnd will secure nn appointment
when the ponding nrmy hill becomes law.
W. P. Ct.rmer hns been recommended for
postmaster nt Tnlrntt, Clark county, S. I).
Captain Chittenden, United Stntcs en
gineer ntntloned at Sioux Falls, S, D ,
Is hero to oppcur before thn cominltteo on
appropriations concerning legislation
respecting Yollowstono National Patk.
Tho First Nationnl bank of Chlcngo wrs
today approved as reserve agent for tho
First National bnnk of Plaltnmouth, Neb.
Also tho Philadelphia National tiank for the
Citizens' Nntlonnl bank of Cednr Hap
Ids, In.
W. C. Sevcrln was today appointed post
master at Iiallam, Loucaster county, Neb.,
vlco C. H. Iluhaak, resigned. Also Fred
Hobson nt Indianapolis, Mahaska county,
In., nnd J. J. Brogan nt Placid, Dubuque
county. In.
i The secretary,, of, Inferj'of' Induy rec
ommended n deficiency of $109 to 'be paid
W. W. Alt for making the resurvcy of
Grant and Hooker countleB, in Nebraska,
Tho amount originally npproprintco for
this work was exhausted and n balance of
$409 was left, which Secretary Hitchcock
now recommends be taken care of In the
general defclency bill,
Thoro Is a growing belief that the rivers
and harbors committee of tho house will
cut out nil appropriations for tbo Mis
souri river. "We won't atnnd this up our
wny," snld Sonnlor Kyle of South Dakota.
"If the houso folia to clvo Nebraska and
South Dakota duo consideration fo fur ns
tho Missouri river Is concerned, nn effort
will bo made to retaliate, by knocking out
the appropriation for tho Mississippi river.
Peoplo along the MIsRiurl havo just as
strong claims on tho government In the
wny of protection from encroachment of
water ns peoplo olong tho Mississippi, nnd
one upproprlatlon will not stand without
tho other."
Secretary Melklojohn expects to leave for
Nebraska next Monday to personally direct
his cnmralgn for Bcnntorshlp.
t.'ahlnet .Iut TiiIUm,
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14. Thn cablnot
held a brief session today, all the members
being presont except Attorney General
r,l,Bn.llknBlf dlATbfcrffft. Whlcll If nOt CUCVtf tU
CHUG CO.. 1VTII AND FAHNAM.
. , n. . M . - . . . t. lSMtllHl
Grinds. A number of subjects wero dis
cussed, but nothing of public Interest trans
pired. Denth Seiileueew ('unlimited.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14. Private Benja
min Slnnley and Thomas Fenstcr of Com
pany G., Forty-eighth oluntrer infantry,
stationed In the Philippines, wero convicted
recently by court-mnrtlnl of criminal
assault nnd desertion and each was sen
tenced to be hanged. Tho president liaB
commuted tho sentence in each case to dis
honorable dlschnrgo, forfeiture of nil pay
and allowance!! nnd ronllnetnrnt nt hnrd
labor nt Leavenworth prison for twenty
years. (
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