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o THE OMAHA DAILY MET,: SATURDAY, ,TAXUAT?YE5, 1901. Telephoned CIS-CO I. Saturday's Sale in Our Cloak Department Wo have Imri many spocial sal oh in cloakn, but never liavo wo bad snob an ininionso ek'iiriiig out (if lino fiannonts as in llio last few (la.vs. There aro still many groat bargains for Katnrday. About lifloon of our fine gonuino .Mar ton MuiTh, wbiob wore tbo best tiling in Omaba at ?8.5(), will bo closed out sit $5.50. Wo have Just (hrec Velvet-Jackets, rcfiulnrly hoUI at $22.00, J25.00 and $30.00 choice nt $10.00 each. , u Two Afltrakhan Kur Coats size, 38 rcRujnrly sold at $30.00 prlco $20.00. About six beautiful Electric Seal Coaletho finest made trimmed In mink, brown mnrtcn, Persian lamb nnd molro aatrakhnii $tr.00 and $60.00 Coals cholco for $30.0031 size only. All of our fine Separate Skirts In cloth and flno silks at special clearing out prices. ... Wo have a few very handsome Walking Suits. These will be closed out at about tho prico usually charged for. the skirt alone. Flno Tailor Made Suits new and stylish Roods al prices little moro than the ma terial would cost. Wo make all alterations fro of charge most stores charge two or three dollars for refitting. rKTTlCOATS All our Petticoats nro much reduced In price also Flannel Waists, children's Jnulicts and all ladles' Coats at ono-lialf regular price. WIJ Cl.tlSIJ SATLIUIAYS AT (I I. M. AOEHTfl POIl rOSTKtl KID GLOVES AJfD McCAM.'S FATTnilXI. Tiiompsoh, Beldeh &Co. THE ONLY EXCLUSIVE DRY GOODS HOUSE IN OMAHA. t. vl o. tA. BUiLnmo, con. iotu ajid douquas mtb. shown or. tho res'.-. ., as to place and length ot residence, nativity, etc. "It Is further established by the evi dence that n systematic effort was made In theso nnd other districts to count out tho republican legislative cundldatcs. The rrcthod pursued was thnt whenever the clerks keeping tho tally list did not ngreo, If It was n democrat, tho clerk who had tho less number of tallies would mark up enough to make an agreement with tho other. If It was a republican, the ono who had tho greater number would not tnlly until tho other had caught up. "There Is Indisputable evidence In tho record that In tho name, If not nil tho voting precincts of South Oranlin, tho 'end less chain' system wh used. This system was devised for tho purposo of evading tho Australian ballot law and facilitating tho purchase of votes and securing cvl denco that tho vote paid for had been cast. "It Is also In evidence that Hugh II. Mc intosh, ono of the fusion candidates for tho legislature, acted as clerk and kept tho official tally sheet In tho Fourth ward when the ballots were counted. This alone Is sufficient cvldenco to wnrrant tho re jection of this ward. C'luio-i DcllON Armiinrnt. "it Is Impossible' to bring any kind ot order out of this chaos ot fictitious regis tratlon, reckless disregard of tho registra tion laws, Illegal swearing In of voters. Illegal voting nnd fraudulent counting of ballots, on nccount of tho Impossibility of Hcparatlng tho legal from tho Illegal voted, "Wo eonend that tho contefantH wero duly clectd and aro entitled to their seats nnd would havo received certificates of election but for,.th3 gigantic frauds In Scuth Omaha'. It lies with this honorablo body to rcbuko tho perpetrators of theso frauds nnd by tho snmo net insuro tho Integrity of Its own membership. Wo, therefore, pre sent theso cases upon their merits alone. Wo appeal to no pnrty prejudice, wo seek to arouso no spirit of revenge, wo speak not to your passions, but to your Judgment. Wo ask" no favor, but that of your careful consideration of tho facts ns wo present them) .then. wo will rest content, abun dantly assured pt tho wisdom nnd Justice of t lid. decision you pronounce." Kd I Smith of Omaha made tho open ing statement of the caco for the contestees. Ho Insisted on nrgulng tho various points nnd Rucstlons Involved and was ecvorat times reminded by tho chnlrraan of the committees that ho was allowed to confine himself to facts only. IIo began by Insist ing that tho porcentago of gain in tho vote cast In South Omaha was not marvclously large. Ho argued that It that gain was Indicative- of fraud In South Omaha, a similar percentage of gain In Omaha was Indicative of fraud In that city also. Smith' .Niilvi DlML'Inlmrr. As to tho registration, ho said: "If the registration In South Omaha wns padded, tho wadding was not dono by our follows. I am not here to say that tho books wero padded hut If thoy wero tho fustonlsts are. not responsible." Ho dlsputod tho evidence concerning tho endless "chain Bjs'em" cf voting, hl:h was employed In tho South Omaha voting dls trlcts and contended that ho could pro- duco cvldenco which would show that cuch n system had novor been used. Again re ferring to the condition of the registration books ho said that the registrars wero not scholarly nun, which prolnb'y accounted for tho numerous errors that had been found, At tho conclusion of Mr. Smith's remarks tho largo trunk containing tho ballots cast was opened and In tho presenco of tho two committees, tho contestants and tho con Tentces, tho recount wns Dfgun. Each ballot was unfolded nnd the names wero read off by tho attorneys for tho opposing sides, each ono chocking tho othor ns ho read off tho vote. Tho ballots cast In tho Second dis May not be all that Is meant by (lyiptptla now, dui it win no ir negiecicu. Tho uneasiness after eutlng, Uts of ncrv .mis headache, sourness of thu stomach, and .disagreeable belching may not bo very bad now, but they will bo If tho stomach Is uttered to grow weaker. Dyspepsia Is such a mlscrabln dlsenso that tho tendency to It should bo given early attention. This Is completely over como by HoescS'ss Ssia'ssspsarsfflca which strengthens the w hole discs 1 1 vc system CUT OUT THIS COUPON Trrsont nt Bee ofllce or mall coupon with ten cent nml Ret your cliolco of Photographic Art Studies. When ordering by mull add four cents for postage. AKT DEPARTMENT, Tfic Dec Puhllsliing Company OMAHA, NEll. Dec, January 4, 1901. trict of tho Second ward wero tho first ones counted. ltiliitlv. Stnti.MiiK .t Altered. At tonight's Ecsslon tho committee com ploted tho recount of all ballots cast In tho Fourth ward nnd In tho First and Second districts of the Second ward. Twenty-nlno ..uiB ami CTU ri.-jL-u.eu uy ul viKKltvl, hoard In tho Second district of the Second ward because they wero marked with lead - ..... ..-.-. ... . 1 - . 1 ... I ,.u,.l,. ,-, uimi umi v;ou.u-.. uy . Luiuiiuviuu. iuu iiuuiuuu ui uiuBu iini-ai cnnngeii mo ngures sotncwnai, mil um not materially alter tho rclatlvo standing of tho nominees. Thn recount nn fnr shown Ihn following gains: Itohwcr. republican. 12: Johnson, fusion, 10: Hunt, fusion, 13; Youncs. renubllcnn. 10: Llddell. fusion. 15: Schultz. republican. 10: Hansom, fusion. IS: Colson, republican, 10: Tho following shows tho recount by tho committees nnd tho ro- sult determined by tho election board: Fourth ward- Recount. Origlnnl. Ilohwcr 112 113 Johnson iro if. Hunt 204 Young Ill Llddell 202 Ul "fl Schultz 1011 110 - , Hansom MS 192 Colson 106 107 Second ward. First district Rnhwer 121, 120 Johnson 29 jjjj 128 2M Hunt v 2S9 YoUIlK 120 Llddell :.. 287 Schultz 120 Jji 122 Ransom 2&4 Colson ,120 Sectvnd ward. Second district I. Itoliwer ( ICS' ji Sjji 152 2SS l'- Johnson 4..l,.k)3 . Hunt 30S Young 1G0 Llddell 301 Schultz 155 Hansom .')! Colson 157 144 Upward of 100 ballots supposed to havo been marked by the "endless chain" system wero (submitted for tho examination of tho committees. Tho marking on theso was identical, Indicating that nil had been marked by ono person. Examination of braBka City; bookkeeper, Fred W. Miller, theso and other ballots alleged to havo been FallB City; recorder, J. J. Roberts, Lin illegally cast will bo resumed by the com- coin; ckrk. Miss Gertrude Dean, Lincoln; mlttecs at 9 a. m. tomorrow. I'ropuNOil Nr.v Dividing Mm-. It U cenernllv believed bv thn leclslntors 111 tho city that tho proposed now dividing Weston, liny Springs; deputy, Goorgo An nuo, separating the eastern from tho west- tncs' Omaha; Insurance deputy, II. A. Rah cm half of tho state, will, so far as the coclc- Lincoln; bond clerk, Earl Matthews, senatorial question Is concerned, havo to bo South Omaha; recorder, J. F. Fanning, nbundoocd. Very Jew members of tho legls- Clearwater; stenographers, Miss" N'elllo lature, with tho oxceptlon of a few from tho western counties, wero In favor ot recognlzlng such a line In tho selection of tho sonators. Edward Rosnwitter nnd Goorirn D. Mnlkle. John hold a conference of an hour's dura- tlon today and discussed tho time nnd eon. ditlons for n senatorial caucus, but no con- elusions were reached. It la tho intention of theso gentlemen to confer with tho other candidates before maklne any recommendn- Hons or suggestions relative to a republican caucii3. Sneaker Scars will not nnnounco tho nor- souncl of tho houso committees until Mon- day morning. Ho wns busy today prepar- Ing the list, but so far has made little commissioner of Public Lands nnd Build headway. Ings Georgo I). Follmer, Oak; deputy, H. With tho exception of committees and othors directly Interested In tho election coiiteHt case nearly all members of tho legislature havo departed for their homes and tho hotel lobbies tonight were prnctlc- ally deserted. . AIDS COLLECTION OF NOTES Intent of ,w Hill tliat U OfTcred liy the llnnkera' .hno Intlou. LINCOLN, Jan. 4. (Special,) Among the first bills that will 'bo Introduced In tho legislature next week will bo ono relating to negotlablo Instruments, which will be similar In text to n bill that has becomo a law In sixteen states. The measuro Is en dorscd bv tbo American Bankers' nssocla tlon and several of tho most prominent and Influential members of tho Stato Bankers' Assnelntlon of Nehrnaka. Thn nronosed bill ,niTnr,.nt in nniv n fw resnnrts from Iho existing stntutes relating to negotlablo In- strumonts. It ubollsr.es days of grace and makes tho endorser ot a nolo liable for its full amount. 'Bankers of Omaha aro espe- oiniw ininrosin.i in thn mpntnrn nn,i it u-tn bo through their efforts that It will como i.r..n thn ioiinii,rn "Tim nrlnolnnl obleet In siihmlttlne tho bill Is to obtain uniform legislation relating to iiecnllflhln limtrumrnts." snl.l a well known banker. "Tho changes are unlra- uorliint oveenllne so fur ns lt tcdinlral construction Is erncerned. Sixteen stutes, rumu ui wuin ill iuu mm buiiic hi iuu easi, navo auopi.-u mo law.- Ono cbjeetlon so far heard to tho pro- posed bill Is because of a provision rclat- ing io uie Hiiyinrni oi notes, uns provides that a I'oto mnda payable at a bank shall ln tho fsnmn as n elieek. iri thnt whrn It he. comes duo It must bo paid on domand with nn, mnnnv ll.n lnr l,nnnn. In hnvn nn ueposu, ii uoi neing necessary lor me onnit 0r ,n,,,onev70nn IT fore tho money IB paid. Governor Dietrich 1:sb a plan ot his own fnr kfOiiltlL' u cheek on holdnn lnpUlntlnn lor Keeping n cnecK on nomup legwiauon and to relieve tho pressuro for lobby work In connection with this session of the lawmtikerg. 'Will Cliri-Uiiuitc lllHlirvii) nien. "I think I huva a plan," says tho gov- einur, uy niut-u i iuu mon buiiib oi viu holdup buslncHfl, which has certainly dls- L-rnrecl Whmskn In imn! l.i.'lBtiitiircB ..i .,.- i . , . I , i .1' im, "I Intend to keep track of all tho bills that nro Introduced nnd read them care fully as they como from tho printer. In .thin way I believe I (fan form a pretty good Judgment upon their purposo nnd the mo- tlvo of tho Introducer. As n business man I bellovc that tho holdup bills havo ear marks that are quickly tecognlznblo nnd that I can soon spot the members who nro engaged In this occupation. Of course, 1 know that many bills of that kind nro smuggled In by misrepresentation by which Innocent members are persuaded to stand sponsor for them nnd sometimes get smirched In the scandal that 1b later pre ctpltuted. What I Intend to do Is this! Whenever I find n bill Introduced that Is manifestly a holdup proposition, designed to bleed some- interest or to stand In with the lobby I will send for the Introducer of tho mensuro nnd notify him that I Intend to veto It If it ever gels within my reach and this notification ought to bo enough of n hint for him to drop It without further use less expenditure of time nnd trouble. I would not hesltntc to veto any such legis lation and I want tho Interests that are subject to this sort of blackmail to know In ndvanco that I do not propose to bo n party to It. ' Tho people who havo been apprised of tho governor's Intention' with roference to the holdup bills nro waiting to nep whether his plan will produce the desired result. Spenlicr Ni-nr' .Mnuni'i'. Tho first few hours of tho legislative bcs slon havo shown that Speaker Scars Is a man of rcmarkablo self-control. Ho has presided over tho preliminary proceedings, of tho houso of representatives In a cool, deliberate way nnd has Impressed every member with his deslro to be fair toward all and prejudiced toward none. Mr. Sears Is unassuming In manner. Ho wastes no tlmo loitering In hotel lobbies, but immc dlntely after his work Is completed rotlro to his prlvnto rooms, where ho may bo found almost any time when the legislature Is not In session. A story Is being told here of Mr. Sears' first appearance In tho district court In Hurt county, where ho has served two terms as prosecutlr.g attorney. Soon after ho was elected n very Important ease In which tho county was Interested wns called for hear ing. Mr. Sears appeared for tho first time In his official capacity nnd on tho opposite aldo of tho enso wero sovcral well known Omaha lawyers. After a trial lasting sev eral days the Jury returned a verdict for tho county and then Mr. Scars received tho congratulations of the opposition attorneys and Judgo Keysor, before whom tho caso was tried. "I didn't think nt first thnt your county attorney would mnko much of n case, but )low at ovcr frc0 , admlt 1!U Mr gearg nas mucll naturu, nbim an nny lawyer In the state." said tho Judge friend PCTTIMP flMTfl TUETIP intlQ UEIIIWU UllIU int-ln JUDO ' onier mid AkslHlmilK I.fnruliitr "' nomine r "Worn, hi iiie Slutc IIoiini. LINCOLN, Jan. 4. (Special.) The ncwly- Installed stnto officials were at their desks this morning and with their deputies clerks and assistants, wero acquainting themselves with tho routlno of their of- iiccs. mo governor was Kept ousy re- nntftm. n a .. 1 .. I .1 1,1 ,n hi. LuiiKiaiuiuiiuiia uiin nua iiiitiuiu tu devote very much time to tho work of tho executive department. Ofllccscekcra wero numerous at tho state houso today, but tho various ofllclals did no moro with tholr requests than to placo them on file with the hundreds of similar documents. A complete list of the newlv-lnstalled stato omccrs, together with the names and postofflco address of tho employes, follows: Governor Charlos H. Dlitrlch, Hastings: Private secretary, 11. C. Lindsay, Pawneo City; chief clork, Robert J. Clancy, Omaha; recording clerk, Miss N'elllo Purcoll, Lln- coin; stenographer, Miss Lena Meyer, Ha'st- Inf-d. Tit .1 C O n r. rr 1 f T 1.. O I .... 1 ... .. 1 .1 Omaha. Lieutenant Governor Ezra P. Savage, Sargent; secretary, Miss Emma Miller, Sargent; messenger. Earl Perln, Lincoln. becretnry of State George W. Marsh, Falls City; deputy, Frank McCartney, No- stenographer, Miss Harriet Fletcher, Lln- coin. AUUtlor or I'UOIIc Accounts Charles copier. Lincoln; .miss Anna urissinger, Boll wood; bookkeeper, J. M. Gilchrist (tem- Prary). Treasurer William Stuefcr, West Point; "PPUty, L. O. Hellman, Norfolk; chief olcrk. Nathan Fodrea, Grand Island; clork, naumnn, West Point; stenographer. Mlss Mnry T. Watson, Oraud Island, Superintendent of Public Instruction W, K- wlor, nialr; doputy, J. L. McBrlon, rn" orchard; stenographer, Miss Jonnlo B- Adams, Ouperlor. Attorney General F. N Prout, Rcatrico; deputy, Norrls Brown, Kearney; assistant. W. G. Rose, Lincoln; stenographer. Miss Nannlo Canning, Beatrice. Lnton, tremont; chief clerk. Brad P. Cook, Lincoln; draughtsman, A. K. Gift, Lincoln (temporary); first bookkeeper, H. G. Meyers. Humphrey; second bookkeeper, F. J. Fltlo, South Omaha; assignment clerks, Miss Cora Garber. Red Cloud; Mrs. jennctto Rohlander, Lincoln; lenso contrac- tor- MHS JIass' KT0 uneom. QUAY GETS ANOTHER VOTE Amrrt TIiIn (ilvcx Him ihr Itrniilxltc .VuiuhcT to .IlilUc 1 1 1 m Hi-milor. WAYNESBORO, Pa.. Jan. 1. Benjamin F. Welty, ono of tho two republican rep resentatlvcs from Franklin county In tho Pennsylvania legislature, admlta that ho wU1 cast vol for Mr for Unl,od aUitea senator on January 15. Mr. Welty "'U ""t pariliipato In tUo caucus at Harris hurg on Tuesday, when Mr. Quay was tho unanimous cholco of tho 123 republicans Pfeicnt, and his name Is on tbo pledge 'B"-'.i ny iuo aiiu-iuay legiBiaiors. r. acknowledged that ho signed both Qi"Y and nntl-Quny pledges, but that he UUB urweii m uuiuo oy wio pituBo io support mo caucus nominee, wnicn no "'Kneci neiora receiving mo nominauon la uay icaucrs assort tnai mo accession 'r. Vtoiiy gives mem mo voies "ecessary to elect, thrco who wore not ftbl partlclpnlo In tho catlCUS being -"" ''' -" wuy. StiVIIM MrHMiKP H u li til 1 1 1 -!. JEFFERSON CITY. Mo.. Jan. 4,-Gov prno. , v. siinn.' me in thn via B01rl CBslaturo was submitted to both i10U8es ut noon today, Itt-fllHr llrmilMll Ion I'lllirrN. o MONTqOMEUY. Aln. Jan. ..-Governor 9Jll ?.dl' refused I'enldslflqn linprtrB nrretiitMi ui uuuo, .Mont.. onurKeu wun r.i 'h.nllVed aey'll0! Wotumrdcn. In this mute. In 1S91. Tho env ernor's grounds for refusal wero that tlu Indictment hud been lost or Htolen nnd t,ml u nf , court r(,cor,,, nn whluli n record of tho enso lml bf.en mudo had been turn from tho books Blnce tho escupo oi wi:iiam. T cnllftli tiitnr' .llortlnur Thn llrnt nf thn tu-niillnth rf.ntllrv mtfnt i .. n I... n...... 1... tl.n ItM....K..,..vl.. . ,.f Omaha will be held 111 the Flrxt PronDY terlan church Weilm-Kday fvenlug, Jatuiary 0. Dr. ThoiiuiH MiirMhall will spuik on "Tho Trlumih ot the Oospel In Foreign Lands." SLASHED TO DEATH BY FIEND Hundiome Nellie Morris of Hackney Oarved Like Eesf by Ex-Con vlct. JUGULAR LAID BARE, FINGERS CUT OFF Olrl'x Crlo llrlnw All nml llrr As- Millnnt, .Int-olt VrliintH'lt Cuiiulit, tfic PrnlinliHIty of Lj m-li-liiyr llrliiK (iretil. MARIETTA, O., Jan. 4. Ono of the most brutal ot crimes was committed this even ing at Hackney, Morgan county, by which .miss Noma MorrlH, aged VJ, nanusomo ana nccompllshcd, lost her life. Ah MIdb Morris was returning from tho postofllcc, by way of n path through the llcls, alio wan ac. -costcd by Walter A, Wclustock, aged IS yiois, who lived near her home. Ho In Biiltcd her and Bho Immediately started to run. Ha grabbed her nnd throw her to the ground. Shascrcdmcd nnd fought hard, finally getting to her feet. Welnstoclc drew a razor from his pocket nnd cut her across tho neck, severing the neck muscles and laying baro tho Jugular vein. Miss Morris grabbed tho razor with her hands and they wore cut Into plccex In her mad uttempt to pave herself from her assailant. Her lingers wero cut oft and her wrist badly cut, ns well as her entire right arm and left nrm badly disfigured. Her dress was torn from her In Hhrrds nnd when people arrived she was almost naked. She died from tho effects of her wounds ttbortly ufter tho assault. She wns tho daughter of Benjamin Morris, a business man of this city, nnd wns prominent In society In this city nnd Pnrknrsburg. Welnstoclc wbb grabbed by a crowd of men, who bound him with ropes, hand nnd fcot, nnd removed him to n building, where moro thnn 1,500 men wntched over him, A telephone mnssngo was sent to MuCon- nellsvlllc for otllccrs to como and got him. hut tho people wero getting ready to start for Marietta nt 10 o'clock tonight, with their mnn nnd place him In Jail. There Is talk of lynching him, nnd ns lato as 11 o'clock tonight tho, people of Hackney nr& nil up nnd a mob is being organized to hang Wclnstock. A treo has been selected and tho ropo Is in tho hnnus of pcoplo who will do what they sny. Wclnstock re cently returned from tho reformatory, where he served n term for attempting to 1(111 his father, Jacob Wclnstock, n rich farmer of Morgau county. Ho is a young man of powerful build. ANOTHER CASHIER MISSING (Mil Ktnploye nf Itny Comity Hunk IIiim Ktijnyt-il liitcxiiliitiiril Vni-ullon Since .'Mmiiliiy. KANSAS CITY. Mo., Jan. 4. A special to tho Star from Richmond, Mo., says: John W,. Shotwell, Jr., cnahlor of tho Ray County bank, Is mlsBlng and Ms accounts aro al leged to bo short. Talking to tho Associated Pross ovcr the long distance '.clephono from Richmond, A. M. Fowler, president of tho bank, admitted that Shotwoll had been missing since Mon day laot nnd that tho ttnto bank examiner, who arrived. In the city last night, la going over the books. What shortage In Shot well's accounts, If any, thoro might be could rot, Jjo .Bald, be knon until tho bank examiner bat) finished his work. Mr. Fow ler st&frd, howqvor, that the stockholders of tho dank bad held a mooting and sub- scrlbed, J21,0fQ 'to pover any shortago that might bo'fpund." He profssed to know nothing,' of tjro, 'missing caslilor's wherea bouts, l'resiucni i-owicr acciared tnat any shortage found would havo no effect on the standing of the bank, which Is open today as usual. Shotwell was about 33 years of ago and had been in tho employ ot thi bank for sev eral years. Tho Ray county bank Is the oldest In tho state. Its onicors are: A. M. Fowler, president; J. E Benito, vlco president; J E. Shotwell, Jr., cashier, and J. L- Seymour, assistant cashier. SAID TO HAVE LEFT COUNTRY AVMiii'hh Dcppnilt-il on by I'i-iimpi-iiI Ion to Coiivlt-t I'!t-(!rrrniir Tnylor of Ooclit'l'N .11 11 rtlr i- .IHnnIiik, FRANKFORT, Ky., Jan. 4. Tho January term of tho Franklin county court, nt which tho cases of ex-Governor Taylor nnd others charged with complicity In tho murder of William Goobel will bo called, will convouo on Monday. Thcro Is little probability that any of tho cases will bo tried nt this term, howover, and chief Interest will bo ns to whether any additional Indictments In con nection with tho nssaeslnntlon aro returned. Robert Nonks, upon who&o testimony, cor roborated by Culton nnd Wharton Golden mainly, ex-Secretary of Stnto Caleb Pow ers ws convicted nnd given a llfo sentence, la siif posed to have left tho country. IIo Is under bond to appear as a witness next week, and his bondsmen nro searching for him In vurloua parts of tho United States and Canada. N'oaks la alleged to havo mado a statement when ho left Kentucky mlm.lt- ting .perjury on hla part, but his friends deny this. On tho snmo day the court ot appeals will reorganize with Judgo Orcar (republican) 01. tho" bench, nnd n decision In tho Powers case Is expected some tlmo this month. BAKER THROWS UP HIS HANDS Kniinnn Niwinlor wltliilriuvn from I'finrlit for Itpiionilnntlon llrforc t-inlill'iin C'inii-iiM. TOJPEKA, Knn., Jan. 4. Senator Luclen Baker formally withdrew from tho rnco for ro-ol'ctlou today nnd will leavo tho Held to J. R. Burton. A landslide toward Bur ton wns started thla rooming, when two strong Baker men enrao over to thu Ilur- ton camp. Senator Baker Issued n statement to night, thanking his friends for tholr work In his behalf. IIo went to his homo In Leavenworth and next wcok will go to Washington to servo out tho remainder of his term. A t:aucuB nf republican members of tho Icglslatum will ho held Monday. ROCKWELL FINDS LOST SON Mllllniinlrr'N llt-lr Ih Woi-UIiik .nr In .Ifickxnii villi It pm( a 11 runt nml Won't (lull. JACKSONVILLE, Fin., Jan, 4. William P. Rockwoll, tho 15-year-old boy who ran away from hla home In Taunton, Mass., and for whom a systematic search has been made by his millionaire grandfather, Charles II. Swan of Now York, was found hero today working In a restaurant. IIo arrived several days ago on the schooner Dudley nnd says ho will not return. FIRE LOSSES ARE ENORMOUS Innciriiiii'P CoiuiuiiiIpn lilt Mnril Dnr- Inn the Yrar AVIilcli linn .Jiixt C'loneil, Nr.W YORK, Jan. 4. The JournnI nf Commerce prints the following: Fire un dcrwrltcra suffered torrlbly during 1000. The aggregate riro loss of the United States and Canada during the year just closed, as (iQinplled from carefully kept records, was SI 03,352 ,210. Tho total losses for 189? wcrn J110.S50.500, and tor 1800, 1130,773,200. SECRETARIES TO TAKE IT UP C'hliin'ft Imlrmnlly 1'rnvr Too Knotty 11 I'rolilrm for .AIIiiImIci-ii to Iniioki Of, WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. Tho Stato de portment Is making 11 utrong effort to so-- euro .nn understanding nmong tho powers to serve ns a tnHis ror tnc nujournmeni 01 tho question of Indemnity to bo paid by tho Chinese government. It appears thnt Mr. Conger'B reports thnt It Is hopeless to ex pect tho foreign ministers at Pckln to reach nn agreement on this Important sub ject, nnd If the problem Is to bo solved nt nil It must bo removed from tho Joint council nnd bo drnlt with directly by diplo matic exchange, ns was successfully at tempted In tho case of tho preceding seri ous dlfferenco between tho ministers. Therefore, tho Stnto department Is In correspondence with othor foreign ofllcea respecting this subject, though tho nego tiations havo not proceeded to 11 pont where It can be said that n successful ter mination Is In Bight. Tho principal diffi culty In tho way Is believed tp be the enormous Indemnities demanded by somo of tho powers. The rfforta of tho ChlncBo government to secure better terms, so fnr ns thoy tend to protract tho negotiations, also nro ex pected to have tho result of adding con siderably to tho sum total which must bo paid In tho end. ThlB Is bcenuso tho ex penses of maintaining the foreign military establishment!! In China probably will he usRosscd ngalnst tho Chinese government, and tho cost of keeping foreign troops li Peklu nt this senson of tho year, nnd In n country where every necessity of life has to bo transported from n distance, will mnko the bill very heavy. 2rniiiiiy Will Dciiiiinil .Most. It Is bcllovcd that tho bill of Germany will bo by far tho largest and It Is a slgnlllcant fact that tho German govern ment has nllowcd Its offlccrH on ncrvlco In China fivefold their regular salaries, n rato of pay hitherto unknown In mllltnry history. Tho Chinese, however, ro ex ported to pay for this. The attitude ot Russia In Manchuria has given rise to considerable apprehension here. As Indicated In recent news dis patches, n series of. regulations has been promulgated by tho Russian government for tho administration of affairs In Manchuria, which would seem to tho oirtclnls here to warrant an apprehension that a permanent occupation of that territory, with Its popu lation of twenty millions, Is In contempla tion. It Is believed that somo representa tions cither havo been or will bo mado on tho subject to tho powers. When tho RusBlnn government announced its lnteu tlon to withdraw tta troops from Pekln It also oolomnly declared "that as soon ns lasting order shall have been established In Manchuria nnd indispensable measures taken for the protection of railroad con struction, which, according to agreement, China nBsurcd, Russia will not fall to with draw Its troops from thrco territories of tho neighboring empire, provided tho ac tion of tho ijowqrs does not place any ob stacle In tho way of bucIi a measure." Tho contention of tho Russian repre sentatives hero Is thnt tho conditions laid down In this plcdgo havo not yet been realized nnd they Insist that thcro Is nothing In tho published regulations which would wnrrant tlio assumption that Russia Is not acting In perfect good faith In this matter. To clear up any doubt that many remain on this point, however, It la prob able that nn explicit omdal declaration from Russia will bo Invited on this point. PRAISE FOR TWO AMERICANS Brltlnli MIii'lHlcr ItrcoKnlira Service During Iho SIi-rc of IVUlu ' liPKntlon. WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. The British am bassador has communicated to tho secre tary of stato a dispatch recently received by. him for the marquis of Lapsdawne. com mentlng tho gallant conduct of certain Americans who distinguished themselves Inst summer during tho 'attacks on tho lo gatlon quarter in Pekln. The text of tho dlspntch follows: . My. Lord: With reference lo my nrcced inc dlspatcli nf this day's date, 1 have lo Inform you that Sir C. MneOonnld hn-i uroiiBiu 10 tny nouco tlio conduct or ccr tnln KPnllemon who nnrtlnnlnrli iiutln gulshed themselves during the attack on the legation quarter and who gnvn valuable nnslHtnnto both to him jwrsonally nnd to im- ut'iciinu 111 Kt-n'TMI. Sir Claude inenllnnH the nnmr nt 11 v. F. D. Gnmowell of tlio Amenean Methn.llxf mission and Mr. Herbert Squires, s,ecretui; u: 1110 united ninien icgniion, III) states that Rmv. I-'. 11. n.nnnwpll cur rlod out the entire defences of tho Ilrltl.ih icgutlnu and Hint these dcfpiiKes have ex cited the admiration of thd onieers nf vnrl ous nationalities who havo Blnce inspected im-ni. Ah 11 trlhiitn In thrlr rnnllpnrn 1m mpn tloiiB that notwithstanding n rotiHtnnt rain of rifle llro during the live weekn of tho slecn not 11 Blncle woman nr 1 1 1 1 I In tin. legation suffered. He nd(N that n deep debt 01 grutitudo is owen to nun iy nil tlio tic slpced. Mr. Herbert Squires acted In the capacity of Kir Claude's chief of stnff .-if tor the death ot unptnin 'iroiuw ot tit itoyni mnrinen. Sir Cluudp shvh that his enrllcr scrvlie in tho United Stutca nrniy wero of great uso In .tho defentjo nnd that he cannot apeak too iiiriny 01 urn zt'ai mm uiiniiy. Tho hnrrlendea on the Tnrtnr wall were designed nnd carried out by him nnd under Sir Clniido's crderB ho drew tho plan for tne entry or 1110 troops wnicn waH conveyed to General Oiissleo by u. inewyenger let down trnm inn Willi. I refiuest that you will brlncr tho nnmM or ineso two grniicmon to tne invoratno notice or tne rnneu Mtnted government nnd exnrcsH thu unnrcclntloii felt bv her malt-sty's covernment of tholr nrnlm-nt Herviccs. i nm, etc., j-,a.bluv is is. ARRANGE NO DETAILS YET SihiiiImIi Lenntlnn I'rolmlilp Sep 11 1 nf PKiit hit Iiiiin irllh Hip O'lllllPNP, PEKIN, Jan. 4. Tho foreign ministers meet almost dally, but nothing has been decided yet regarding the dlai.usHlon of details of tho demands ot tho Joint note with tho Chlneso plenipotentiaries. If la probable that tho first meeting bctwoin tho ministers and Chlneso envoys will bo held at tho Spanish legation. Colonel Tulloch, with a forcp of Baluchls a detachment of Australians and n com pany of Jnpaneso, Is about to start on u punitive expedition to Kno LI Ylng.-frnm which plnco tihotfl were fired at a patrol the blhclala sending Insulting messages to tho allies, on December 15. Tho sending of tho expedition Is looked upon ns the correct thing, despite tho ncceptanco 0 tho Jolut note by tho Chlueoc. Sir Erneat Satow, tho British minister, Is convalescent and hopes to resumo IiIb dutle In a short time, THINK THE RUMOR IS A FAKE (aPl'iiiiuiM Kimiiv .ollilnu of AIIpkci KIIHiik of Count Von WnlilPrfiPi'. BERLIN. Jan. 4. With reforonce to the report that Count von Waldcrseo has boon killed by an officer ot tho allied troops, it la scml-olllclally declared that a rumor t that olfect has been current for a wee p.vst, but tho government bus no cor roborntlon of It. Count von Wnlderaeo re viewed the British soldiers January 1. BRITISH MAY APPLY FORCE CIllllPKP Frm-fiil of P llP'lllloil o I'erHoiiN t'lmrm-d si 1 1 la .11 11 ril pr ime ClirlNlliiiiN. SHANGHAI, Jan, 4. -The French Intend to bond a forco overland from Tonquln t Chon Tu should tho Chinese court go there "It Is reported on tho best authority, says tho Chinese newspaper Chung Wei Jlh Pao, "thnt a foreign power, probably tho British, will resort to force, first sell ing Chu Kan, unless the persons guilty of the masBnoro of Christians nt Chile Now nro beheaded." It Is connldcred possible that Sir Ernest Mason Satow, British minister to China, Is moving In the Chuo Now affairs. Among the banknotes which tho Chinese presented to the consuls as Indemnity for missionaries killed at Clio Ling wero. ." otcs that had been raised to 15 and 10 notes raised to 100. GENERAL BATCHELDER DEAD (inner UniirlrnniMlof (Ji-ni-rnl of Hip Army I'nuirn Ami)' In Witfilih'iHton. WASHINGTON, Jon. 4. General Batchel- cr, former quartermaster general of tho rmy, died hero this afternoon at 2.5 'clock. General Batcheldcr bus been In dcllcnto health for Bcvcrnl yearn, but his Illness did not nssume 11 critical phvse until Just before tho holidays, when he suffered from nn nt- aek of angina pectoris. Interment will be made at Arlington cemetery on Monday, nfter hcrvlces In All Souls' '.'nltnrlnn church. General Ilatchelder nerved with distinc tion during tho-iwar and was awarded n medal of honor for "most distinguished gallantry for action ngalnst Mosby'B guer rillas." Ho lecclved tho brevet rankH of major, eutennut colonel and colonel, United States rmy, and of major, lieutenant colonel, colonel nnd brigadier general nf volunteers, ho litter brevet being awarded on March 3, 1803, for "faithful nnd meritorious sery- ces during tho war." In IS'jO ho wns promoted to brigadier gen- fal In tho regular army and entered upon his duties ns quartermaster general of tho army. IIo retired In 1S93. General Dutch- lder saw considerable service In tho quar termaster's department on tho Pacific coaat. olng duty ns chief quartermaster nt Port- and, Ore., nnd depot quartermaster ut San Francisco. To Cnrp Cold In Onp Day. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund Iho money If It falls to euro. E. W. Grove's signature Is on each box. 2oc. M'n'nt CoiiniiI to Settle. WASHINGTON, Jnn. M. The auditing ofllcers of tho treasury havo been engaged for somo tlmo in an effort to secure from United Statca Consul Rndcllffc II. Ford nt Yarmouth, N. S., a satisfactory explana tion of certain disbursements mado by him on account of tho relief ot distressed Amcrl enn sailors, but so far without result. The offlco baa been Investigated by tho nearest consul gcncrnl and unless some accounting Is rendered for tho Items referred lo tho caso will bo reported to tho Stnto depart- mnt us ono requiring drastic action. Consul Ford Is n natlvo ot Maine. N'civ I2lrn:lllnllp OrfpiiMPM. WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. Tho senate com mittee on foreign relations today agreed o report favorably tho reciprocity treaties with Nicaragua, British Guiana and Ecua dor, and nlso a supplementary extradition treaty with Great Britain, making the ob taining of money under fatso pretenses, tho obstruction ot railroad trains nnd tho procuring 'of aboitlons extraditable offenses. I.opnl Hntp of Tli rep Cent 11 Mill. ST. PAUL, Jnn. 4. Tho Northern Pacific and tho Great Northern railroads this after noon nnnounred that tho local passenger latcs In Montann and Idaho would on Feb ruary, 1 bo reduced from 4 to 3 cents per mile, making a uniform rate of 3 centa per mllo ovcr tho entire' "mileage df 'both sys tems. No DniniiKP to Oriuiui Crop. LOS ANGELES. Jan. I. Ronorts from San Ilernardlno. ltedlntiils. IllverHlde nnd other content of tho ornnge-growlng Indus try in southern t.'aiitornia imucuti' mat tne recent cold snap Indicted 1 radically 110 damage on the orange crop. The tempera ture got below tho freezing point In many localities and Ice was formed in oxnojnd ilncCH In nil directions, but munv orcluild- stB were warned nml nreciiulloiis wera tnlten agnliiBt freezing. The cold unap Is believed to bo ut an end rnd tho Weather liurenu predicts 1rencr.1l rains, which will bo of great Penclll. (IIIc-IiiIm Xot ItPiuly lo Tulle SEW YORK. Jnn. ). Olllclats of tho Amerlrun Sugar Rellnlng company nnd of Atliucklo Urns, refused today to confirm or dny dlHpatehcH from Chicago to tho effect that 111" war neiwpen me iwo corporations is about to be ended. At tho oUIccm of Arbuckle Urns, no one wns willing to talk concerning the report. An olllclal of iho Amerlcnn Sunnr Rellnlng compnny paid the company would give notification an to tho transaction nnu 1110 jijoiiu wmim un in-fm-mpil nt n urnner time whether the war hud been flett'ed or not. lOi'r.pniiit Xo Unri', Xo I'ny, Itching, blind, bleeding or protruding piles. Your druggist will refund your money If PAZO OINTMENT falls to cure you. CO cents. AVnniPii to I'lnlprliilii .llii. I'nliiipr. KANSAS CITY. Jan. I, Tho Athenaeum today completed arrangements for tho re ception ot" Mra Potter Palmer of Chlcugo, who Ih to become tho guest of the iibsocIii tlon In KnnnH City on January 17 nnd 18, At Hint tlmo thcro will be held here 11 convention of club women for tho nnvcnleen Htntex comprising mo l.ouiimum purriittHO, cnlloil by Jlrs. Edwin Hnrrls-'on of St. Lonla, president of Die Icdoratlnn of tlio Mis bourl eluha. Tho convention will select n Mile for the erection of n memorial mark ing tlio cominu ai. i.ouis inir: .Airs, i-aimcr has been nsktsl to nddreH tho uaMierliig. When Commence Taking GRIP Gets You, Orangeine immediately relieves the depressed feeling, compels nerves, stomach and liver to act normally opens the pores, brings a night of restful sleep makes Von feci all tight in the morning. Full directions for grip, headache, colds, nervousness and many other ills in every package. Orangolm is sold by drorslnti asnorallr In 23 und 60c packages. A trial paclitujs will bo sent to any nddreal for 2o stamp. ORANQEINC CHEMICAL CO., Cbluio, III. THE CARE OF THE HAIR thoul-1 tof Intfffdt torvfr wc-mn. HCriy of Drtic(,itciii ht reitofd t 111 nturl o.or, r made any hd dftlred. The Imperial Hair Regenerator 1 li tbnckiiolnlcrd BTANDAI'.I) IIAIU (.'OUJIlINirotlViOKt-, It U ra.'llr nv. Sllrd, nioki-n tlmlinlr o!t anil (jluny, I biolulrlj Imnnlc-ii. Hainplit nf hMrrol, ornl trnf. CrreiPonilruco cnrulili-nllMl. laMrltl Cfcen.Mti.C3.,22 W.211 M..he w Bold by dniEClats and nalrdirBseri. Dr.fiCay9s LungBaim cures every hind of couith, In KrTppo, bronchitis tore throat, croup, whooplnu couch, etc. Nnvf r deruncfH tboKtomuch. At DrUKKlsto, lO&&o. Loo H'olJUcticss Tablets amsuhceesfullr ued monthlvbv over 10.000 ladli a. Price. 55? Ily mail, tl.CH. beuU cnts tot ' Mtnpm sou parucwais. uo., Woodwatd htm., Uttrolt, llcb. told In Omali hv Kuhn & Cc IS A Doutlaa. TIIK ICIM.'DOM OF IM'.AC'I bv Arthur Trevnlynn. Tho finest sacred sniiK published Threatens to rival In pop ularity "The Lost Chord," or "The- Holy rity'r Is published In tlm f'hrlHtmiiH num. her of the J. W I'epprr I'lann Music Ala'i- "''vlee, lOe, Sold li- ull nunsilfiilers. I Keep Still! Keep silent ns the Sphinx. If you've secured one of the bargains dont say a word about it for day or two, be cause we want first to serve the customers who have al ready caught onto our hint of yesterday; they are still crowding the store buying the $25. overcoats which arc marked at $18,00. CONT8NENTAL CLOTHIWC CO. n. n. cou.mch lriin ami doiuilas. II we pleaie joutfll others tl mo don't tell us. NERVITA PILLS Restore Vitality, Lost Vigor and Manhood Cora Ini potency. Night Emllon, Loss of Mem. ory, nil wasting diseases. all i olTectsof Mdf.nbuse or 60 PILLS CTS. I excess nnd iudlnctotion. A uorve tonto nnd l.blood bulldor. Urlngs t in tilnU- irlow to nnlo cbeolii and lejtoros the .lire or voiilli. Hy mall !BOa nnr box. (J txixes for S'J.OO, with our bankable uatirnuteo to c Jre or reiurra tuo money rmiu. fcwi tor circular und cpyof onr ban La bio (-uatatrio bond. NervitaTalilet 0 r.. (YELLOW LADEI.) lliii.i&uiaiw iv.3uii0 Positively pnornntood euro for Loss of Power, Varlcocolfl, Undovoloped or rllmmkeu Organs, I'sresu, iocomotor Atnxin, Korvoim rrosiwi. tlon, Hysteria, Fiti, Insanity. Vurnlynl nnd 1 1)0 Kesult9 of Kxccsilvo Uroof Tobacco, Opium or Liquor. By mall in plain packHK". 1.00 n box, O for $5.00 with our bnnkablo jrur antes bond to cure in UO clays os refund money paid. Add rem NERVITA MEDICAL CO. Clinton & Jackson Sts., CHICAGO, ILl For sale by K11I111 & Co., 15th and Poutjlan St., Omiiha, Neb.; Geo. S. Duvla, Council Bluffs, low.!. Dr. McGREW Olllt'f mini emit liiuounl)' from H 11. tu. In 1) p. in. Suiidn) from S 11. 111. " charges low . (Dr. McQrew nt an M.) THIS .HOST bUCCHSSKl-Ii SPEC8ALIST In the t rout incut of nil forum ot 1)1 S. HANKS A XI J lllSDUUUItS OK .Mll. OM,V, -(I j i-iirn' ciin-rli'iioi-, 1.1 yciu-a In Oniahii. VARICOCELE AND HYDROCELE a i'Uh.mam:.t cm :tr. ui aiian ii:i:ii IN I.HSS TIIA.V 10 1)AVS without elit 1 1 11 x, pain or Ionn of .time. 'Ihr UMCKKhT anil MOST WTIMIAI, C'Ultn tl'.nl linn el Inii illfieuvct-eil. CHAIlUr.S LOW. CVDUII IC In all Btufjea nnd coiulltluni OirnlLlO cured and every irnco of the Ulst-atfo la thorouchly eliminated from tbo blood. No "HJtKAKINO OUT on tho nkln or fnco or any externnl nppeniances of tho dlscoBe whatever. A trcutmont thnt Is more succosnrul und far more outlsfaqtory than Iho "Mot Sprlncs" treatment und nt lean than IlAI.r TIIK COST. A euro that Ir irunr'antced to bo permanent for life. UlEAIMCCO of youni; and mlddle-aKcd WLhNriuOO men. l.oss ok MAMlooi). Nlsht I.osECB. Nervous Debility, Loss of Ilraln nnd Nerve I'owor. KorKOtfulnefn, llashtulncsji, Stricture. Gonorrhoea. Olcet. ovi;h uo.onn casks eimi?i. RECTAL DISEASES traattnent for dls- eases of iho rectum has cured where nil others h.id failed. KlHBUre, Ulcers, Tiles and nil chronic Olsenren of tho rectum. 1m medlato relief nnd a permanent euro H mado without cuttltur or pain. Tho cure is quick und complete. CL'itr.s c;iiAitAvri:i3i). CHARGES LOW. Couiiiltiitliin free. Tronnnenl liy mull. Medicines sent ovcrywhoro froo from saw or brcakuiic, ready for use. Oinco liourn: 8 u, ui. to 9 p, m. humlnys 8 n. m. to n p m. 1'. O. llox 768. OIllou over 215 Bouth 14th Ht., botween l-'arnum and Uouslna Sta.. OMAHA. NKU. ASll).1lJlU.S'r. WAI.IIO.V TIIH CJHMAT, If ATIIHY.V OSTIJIUIAN, In "The Widow." ,ii;.mi: wivmoiti: .t ", In "Aunt Jorusha's City Visit." JtII.ll S I'. WITMAHIC. CMI.AMIO. iiattii: 111:1,1.1. I, Vl)l .t MiMini.i, uuiivi'i s, Tonight I 8:15 110c, Vic and Wc. In "A Modern niilaten." TIIK TWO Kl.XCiS. Tlio KlXOniUllli: A" -ew iiletui-vs, KlTKIItN OSTHItMAV SOI VK.MIt .UATIMIi: SATl IIIIAV. rrssTJC Woodward Iluruess, BOYD'S MKrt- Tel. 1019 TOII.W UiliO-TOMCillT Hi IT.. Mr. Walker Whiteside. .Until"-!' Toiluj "llenil mid Snord," Tonlulil 'llunilel." NOTH- Hntween the second, nnd third nets Ml Julia Hulph will lecll.. ltudyiird KIiiIIub'h famouH war poem, "llllv AD- sknt1.minim:i) iiKoriAit.; HvenlnR prb-es-c. J(x-. ,Dc. l.im. Mntlneii prices-2.'e. w. Hiin lay. Monday, Tiu-gday, Matinee f)uiday, A Tllll' TO l.'OONTOWN." .i,.r.u -.. .Ml,-. 7Be ' AlalliiecjiricesAer(')e. MfACO'S TROCADERO"' 1,11x1 I'l-rforinaiK'i-M tniliiy MnlliK'i- nml r.vi-nlnir. INDIAN 31 Villi. XS III Ill.r.SIII i: ( O, I'Hlfl'S Mtitliifri, inc. -Pet I'.vriilnu Hie, yoc nml :iOc. Sninlie If ii 1 1 U .MINT Wi:i:iv Miner mill Vim Untie 111I1111 lliulesiliiern. t ohiiihton