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    THE OMAHA DAILY 11E.E; FK1DAV, MAKOn 22, 1901.
Telephone 6fl,
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Straight Front
Corsets ...
Straight frout Corsets hnvo, come to stay, but
there are plenty of women who would rather change
their name than change the make of their corsets.
More women are wearing straight front every day
and women -who have worn it once will never go
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back to the old styles. We have all the good makes of straight
front, from La Vi'da (for which we 'are sole agents) to a special
cornet 'nf, SOe. There is no doubt about our being able to lit you
with "La Viilu." Prices from -i.fi0 to $8.00 each. At 1.00 each
we have all the leading makes in "straight front" cprsets; bias
gored, trimmed with lace and ribbon, made of batiste or coutille.
price 1.00 each.
WE C1.0SD SATimpAYS AT O I. SI.
AGENTS FOU KOSTEtl KID GLOVES AXD MnCAM9 PATTERNS,
Thompson, Beldem sXo.
V. M. C. A. nUILUISG, COIl. 10TII AND UOUGLiAS STS.
lots. It reached 34 on tho vote In caucus,
which was as follows;
Hose- Melkle
Hallot. wilier. John. Currle.
1 ".I 11 7
2 j 18 8
3 i U
4 ; ; 3.1 it s
h El II 8
(J 33 13 K
7 31 It 7
S 33 14 8
9 33 14 7
JO 33 II 7
U 83 II 8
12, M . . .14 . 8
13 " . . 33 13 8
II.. ,., , 33 It 8
is . . ... : is
1 K U 8
'.... -..a.'. 32 II 8
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11 ....). ... ... 33 13 8
ZS.. ;..33 W S
Atter tho twcnty-nln'th 'ballot un Inter
mission was taken for lunch. On recon
vening It was found that many members
had" either retired or gone to their hotnes,
making U nomination in their absenco Im
probable, bo a recess was taken to 8 o'clock
tomorrow nlnht.
I'oriniilntf lli'plv ( llniinn.
During tho evening tho no-called antls
held a meeting of theli wu. They had
received telegraphic mcsb.tgeH from Chair
man Uanna asking them to help the caucus
and break the deadlock and tonight they
formulated n reply to bo sent by wire, rcas
S'jrtlnf; their opposition to Thompson. Ilc
iddes tho names of tho nine walk-out men
tho namo of Uohwcr Is attached to this
pronunclamcnto,
I'tin I II I M M 0tlM lllll.
Tho fuslonlst3 were In caucus two hours
tonight In un endeavor to reach some con
clusion as to What action they would take
In regard to the bill Introduced at tho sug
gestion of Governor Dietrich which has
for Its object a 'largo reduction of tho salary
of tho clerk of tho'Bupremo court and by
a vote, which was far from unanimous, It
was decided to opposo tho hill, the agree
ment advanced In behalf of this action by
Hamilton and others being that, In posses
sion of such a lucrative olllce, Mr. Herdmau
would bo In a position to swell tho fusion
campaign fumtfln a matcrlnl manner.
Such nctlcn was opposed by Loomls and
TTaylor, tho latter contending that the, fuslou
party, which 'had always cried economy,
could not afford to vote ns n party In favor
.'of allowing a man a salary of $12,000 or
915,000. ills protests wcro.ot no avail, how
ever, and when "tho question of opposing the
bill was put It was carried and unless some
of the members bolt tho nctlon of tho
caucus tho fuslonlsts will volo as a unit
ugalust tho reduction of Clerk Hcrdman's
salary. ,
TWO MORE STAND BY CAUCUS
Tlioniimnii mill Hiitx-untor I Inch (ialu
Tun Vote on I lie Joint
lliill.it.
LINCOLN, March 21. (Special Telegram.)
No election resulted from today's . ballot
for United States senator, but Thompson
and Ilosowntor eaclt pushed ahead by, two
votes toward tho goal, Thompson's gain
camo in thu votes of Martin and Cain and
Ilosewatcr's in thoso of McCargar ami
Wilkinson. Tho antls tried to boost
Moiklcjohn and aten. nls falling hopes by
Bonding him Jr.ivenat and llrodcrick nnd
provalllng on Van Hosklrk to vote for him
again. Tho other changes wero of minor
Importance. It would hnvo taken sixty
four to elect, Thompson being still short
Blx of the required number. Totals:
Allen 53 Martin I
Hcrgo v 3 Moiklcjohn 23
Crounso I'Hosewutcr 31
Currlo STIuimpson, U. H... 6S
lllnshaw 7Thompson, W. II.. 14
Hitchcock 43
Voto In Detail.
The voto In detail was:
Allen Thompson, Currle.
222 JNon-Amtatin.
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Ileo, March 21, 1901.
Andrews Thompson, Iloscwnter.
Arn'Bttong Thorrlpson, Melklejohn.
Arcnds Thompson, Currle.
llnldrlge Thompson, Hosnwntcr.
Meaner Thompson, Melklejohn.
Ileekly Thompson, Iloscwnter.
Hect he Thompson, Melklejohn.
Herlet Thompson, Melklejohn.
llrodcrick Mnrtln, Melklejohn.
Drown Thomnson, Croiinse.
Hurcsh Thompson. llosowatcr.
Cain Thompson, Melklejohn.
Corneer, Thompson, llosewater.
CrlsBcy Thompson, Melklejohn.
Crounse Mnrtln, Currle.
Currle Thompson, Crounse.
KdKnr Thompson, Hose water.
Kvuns-M.irtln, Crounse.
Fowler Thompson, Melklejohn.
Krederlchs Thompson,. Currle.
Onllogly Thompson; Mclklcjolin. V
(lawne Thompson, Melklejohn.
Hall Thompson, llosownter. .,,
linrrls Thompson, Melklejohn. -
Harlan Thompson, ltosownter.
Hathorh-HlnshMW, Molklcjolin.
lllbbcrt-Thompson, Melklejohp.
llorton Thompson. MrdkleJohn.
Humphrey Thompson, Melklejohn.
Johnsrnof Hnrhinlhompaon, Itosewater.
Jouvenat Illnshmv, Melklejohn.
Lane Thompson, Husewater.
Lowe Thompson, Hose water,
Mnrtln Thompson Crounse.
McCarthy lllnshaw. Crounse.
McCargar Thompson, Hosewutor.
McCoy Thompson, Itosewater.
Mend Thompson, Ilosewntor.
Mendenhall Martin, Melklejohn.
Mlskell Thompson, llosowatcr.
Mockett Thompson, llosewnter.
Mullen Thompson, Iloscwnter.
Newell Thompson. Currlo.
Oleson of Cuming lllnshaw, Crounse.
Olson of Phelps Thompson, Iloscwnter.
O'Neill Thompson, llosewater.
Owens Thompson. Currle.
Ilohvver lllnshaw, Crounse.
8nndu.ll Thompson. Melklejohn.
Scott Thompson, Currle.
Shellhorn Thompson. Hosewuter.
8mlthbergqr Thomnson, Melklejohn.
Spencer Thompson. Iloscwnter.
Steel Qrounsc, Melklejohn.
Stelnmeyer l hoiniison, llosowatcr.
SwanBon lllnshaw, Melklejohn.
Tefft Thompson, llosewater.
Trompen Thompson. Iloscwnter.
Tweed Thompson, Melklejohn.
Phi Thompson. Iloscwnter.
VanHosklrk -Thompson, Melklejohn.
Warner Thompson. ltoso)vatcr.
Wenzl Thompson. Currle.
Whltmore lllnshaw. Crounse.
Wilcox Thompson. Itosewater.
Wilkinson Thompson, Itosewater.
Young Thompson, Itosewater.
Mr. Speaker Thompson, llosewater.
Absent or not voting: Marshall, Lnfllu,
republicans: Beull, Hanks, Schlnstock, Wat
son, fuslonlsts.
SENATE FAVORS SETTLEMENT
fi I
UvcoiiiiiicihIn n lllll ProvlUlnir for I
Co'niiroiiilni of Mulls Aunliixt
HiiiiiIniiivii unit OthcrM.
LINCOLN, March 21. (Special.) Senator
McCargnr's bill authorizing" the settlement,
compromlso or dismissal of suits now pend
ing for moneys duo tho state upon official
bonds nnd from depository banks nnd their
bondsmen, which is admitted to be for th'j
purposo of compromising with tho Hartley
bondsmen and the Omaha National bank,
was the bone of contention In tho senato
this afternoon, some passionate speeches
being mndo on both sides of the moasure.
Tho bill vcstH tho power of settling with
these bondsmen In tho attornoy: general,
stato treasurer and auditor of public ac
counts, giving them power to use their
own discretion, the only proviso embodied
In tho bill being that tho defendants pay
the cobIS' which have accrued.
Senator O'Neill was- In favor of tho bill.
It would not only result In good In this
ense, hut It would ho a good permanent
law. "It has been found that tho law is
a good ono for counties'," snld tho Lan
caster senator, "nnd I bcllcvo It would ba
a good, law for the state. .Tho stato of
ficers In whom tho power of settlement
Is vested havo the Interests of the stato
at heart, and would ccrtninly settlo to thu
vory best advantago possible. Thoso cases
may continue pending for yenrs, with in
creased expenso each year, with no sure
thing of ever getting anything back. The
bondsmen aro dying oft and' as tho years
go by are becoming. Insolvent, lessening
tho state's chances of recovering day by
day. It costs thousands of dollars to keep
these cases In tho supremo court, a con
dition which could bo met by tho passage
of this bill. The stato should havo the
samo opportunity to compromise or settle
Its accounts that n prlvato individual has.
It is simply good business, and I firmly
bcllcvo would bo tho means of settling up
these cases which will never bo sottled
otherwise I think the bill Is a good one
and I shall vote for Its passage."
Yniinw Opiloftcn the lllll.
Senator Young' made a. speech in favor
of the postpouentent'ot the bill. "This Is
Wclous legislation," said Senator Young,
"and I shall oppose- It It I havo to do so
alone, for I bcllcvo It Is wrong In principle
and I am' not afraid to stand by my con
victions. This bill gives throo men tho
power to strlkb out an Indebtedness of over
600,000 by a' elnglo stroke of the pen.
Primarily thoVtjlll Is for the rollof of the
Hartley bondsmen and tho Omaha National
bank, and disguise .It as you may, you can
not claim it lfor any other purpose. Does
the demand for this bill como from the
people of Nebraska, or does It come from
tho Hartley bondsman. nd tho Omaha Na
tional bankj Why, fho passage of this bill
would bo tho political graveyard of tho
men In wnorif the power of settlement Is
vwted, I,ha;o all .'the confidence In these
otllcluls, but these, casei; may not be set
tled for two or ifoui years and we have
uo assurance: who' the men will bo who
might settle these, accounts. It leaves to
Jheni tho setuarnOntj of a vast amount of
money,, and uo juwtttjr how well they may
settle, they, will bo subjected to criticism
nnd charges, lia nmtlur how unjust these
charges might, ho. I want to predict here'
now that .If this bill. pa3aes, the state of
Nebrnokn will never get a cent out of these
bondsmen," r
UiiKKoin Uc(eiiilr th lllll.
Senator Itansom spoke In favor of he bill,
nlthough he took occasion to deny that tho
.Omaha National bank bondBnion, for whom
( tho Douglas senator la aflornoy, had any
iiHi-ii-m iu 1110 jiimBUKe ot ino Din, "The
defendants in these cnes are dying off and
the chances -of settling through the courts
are growing less every year," said the
speaker. "Something should bo doue before
It Is too late. Wo. havo spent years and
thousands of dollars In trying to collect
these amounts and nil without avail. The
gentleman from Stanton says these claims
are good nnd that we should reduce them
to Judgments, hut haven't we tried hnrd fcr
several years to collect them and our failure
to do so ought to bo hn Indication that
these claims arc doubtful. It Is simply
throwing good money nwny for bad. Thla
Is no political measure, but It Is a good
ono nnd I think it should pass."
Senator Crounse was also in favor of the
low. It would put money In the coffers of
our treasury. "We should look nt it from
a business standpoint," snld Senator
Crounse. "Kvery effort has been mndo to
collect these moneys in tho courts, but they
aro delayed year after year, and In the
meantime tho statute of limitation Is nn
Inspiration for them to hang on as long as
possible. Hut wo hnvo no right to bring
tho Hartley bondsmen In this discussion,
for It Is a good general law, nnd I want it
understood that I am in favor of it."
Senators Hnrlan and Lyman wore for the
bill, whlto Senators Oleson nnd Owens made
speeches against it.
Tho voto upon Senator Young's motion to
postpone was lost by a vote of 1C to 10,
whereupon Senator O'Neill moved that the
committee recommend the bill for passage
und it was carried.
.t Itciltly lo Ailjiitirn.
Tho report of tho commttteo on adjourn
ment, which rtcommended Thursday, March
28, was submitted this morning, but n
motion to ndopt was lost, Senator Martin
Insisting thnt It take the regular courso and
bo laid over until tomorrow. The gentle
man from lllchardann thought It too Impor
tant a matter to bo rushed through.
The senato then resolved Itself Into n
commttteo ot the whole for tho considera
tion ot bills on tho sifting committee's
file, some of which brought out lively dis
cussions, while others were recommended
to pass without any discussion whatever.
Tho following were disposed of by tho com
mittee: Senato filo 203, n bill Introduced by Sen
ntor Meredith, which gives tho city au
thorities In tortus having a population ot
less than 5,000 Inhabitants the right to de
clare old and dilapidated buildings a nul
tianco nnd tear them down. Tho bill, after
some discussion, was recommended for in
dcflnlto postponement.
Senato tile 27.1, by Johnson, was recom
mended for passage. Tho hill changes the
length of tho term of town olllccrs from
ono to two years.
Another bill recommended for passage
was senate lllo l"f, by Llddell, which pro
vides for the admission of crippled and
diseased children into tho Home for the
Friendless In tho stato of Nebraska.
Tho bill introduced by Senator O'Neill
providing for tho appointment of n deputy
auditor of public accounts, for the Insur
ance department, wns Indefinitely post
poned. (tiiiilllleiitloiin fur Toiu'Iuts.
Sennto lllc 255, by Currlo of Custer,
which provides thnt tho graduates of any
collcgo or university, duly Incorporated,
who, In tho Judgment of tho superintendent
of public instruction, havo completed In
their respectlvo Institutions nn equivalent
of tho courses In the Stato university for
said degrees and of snld courses of training
prescribed by tho faculty of the university,
shall bo accredited as qualified teachers
within tho meaning of tho school law, and
shall havo equal privileges with graduates
from nil other educational Institutions
within tho state. Thu bill was recom
mended for passage.
A hill creating another municipal ap
pointive odlco for tho city of Omaha was
recommonded for passage this morning. It
is senate fllo 257, by Llddell, and provides
ns follows:
Section 1 It will lie tho duty of mayors
of metropolitan cities Immediately after this
net become. u mw to establish in sold
titles n ' tri-o employment ofltce" nnd to
nppolnt n lubor agent who will havo uhurgo
pf nnd perform the duties unsigned to him
In said ottlco
Sec. 2. When shell free employment office
fdmll hnvo been established und tho lanor
iigent appointed he shall under onth prom
ise to perform the duties of his otllcn faith
fully and honestly und the labor ngent so
appointed shall contlmto in olllco until tho
expiration of tho term of olllco of the
mayor appointing him or removed by tho
mayor or by resignation nnd shall receive
for his Hcrvlces not to exceed JlOO per
month.
Sec. : Tho labor ngent sdinll causa to be
posted In tiia front, of his orrico on n sign
board and !n n suitable pluco on tho outsldo
ot tho building where such olllco is located
the words, "l.'rco public employment ollce."
It shull tie (he, diitj of tho labor ngent to
receive nil applications for labor nnd of
those dctjlrliig employment add thoso desir
ing lo employ labor. Ho shnll record their
numes In a book kept for thnt purpose,
designating opposite tho numo of each np
pllcunt tho character of employment ami
tho iiddrcsK of such uppllcnnt. No compen
sation or fee shall, directly or Indirectly, ha
charged lo or received from any porson or
persons seeking employment or from uny
person or peiHons desiring to employ labor
through said olllce. Said Inhor ngent slmll
cause to Do posted weekly a list of nil ap
plications received by him and tho char
acter of employment desired by them nnd of
those desiring to employ labor nnd the class
tlu-reor, said list lo be in n conspicuous
place in his nfllcn subject to tho Inspection
of nil persons.
Bee. I Tho city council shall provlda suit
nblo room und money to furnish und equip
said olllco with furniture, books and sta
tionery. Sec. 5 Any lubor ngent who directly or In
directly recelvei nuy compensation in any
form from any person or persons whomso
ever In performing tho duties of his olllco
shall bo guilty of a misdemeanor and bo
lined In uny sum not exceeding $100 or Im
prisoned In tho county Jail not exceeding
three months.
See. 0 All labor ucencles or lubor lmrvntiu
or olilces organized to con'duct n business
ns dellned In sections 1, 2, :i nnd 4 of this net
must on mo isi nay or January pay into
tho city treasury $300 for a license and
shall glvo u bond of $10,000 to bo unproved
by the mayor nnd city council,
Senate file 05, by Edgar of Oago, an net
providing ponnltles for blackmail, extortion
nnd kindred felonies, was recommended to
pass,
Sonnte file 2C0, by Zlcgler, an act to au
thorize cities of tho first nnd second class
to establish and maintain n heating system,
was recommended for passage.
.MftliiK Com ml 1 1 io lli'iioi'lx.
Chairman Crounso of tho sifting conimlt
tco reported tho following IiIIIb for passage
this morning:
n. II, H2. by Tefft-Kor the relief of slnto
treasurers who have paid out money for
gimrnnty bonds furnished by surety com
panies. S. R 20C, by Murtln-Itesolutlou relating
to tho. unexpended balance In tho hands of
tho otllcers of tlio Nebraska Stato llollef
Commission, created In 1803.
3. K. 297, by Johnson Mnklng tho county
board n lionrd of equalization, with the
right to revise assessments on all property,
S. R 2S0, by. Martln-rTo prevent county,
township, municipal und school oillcors
from contracting with or being Interested
In uny contract or contrnctH with the cor
poration of which they nro such ofllcers, or
to furnish any supplies or mnterlul for tho
use ofr or being interested In furnishing
uny such supplies or materials nnd to pro
vlda penalties for tho violation ot this net.
S. K. 3(11, by Harlan-Dellnlng thu duties
of the town board.
8. V. 2S9, by Young Joint resolution nnd
mcmorlnl Invoking congress to call a iui
tlonul convention for proposing amend
ments to tho constitution of tho United
Stntes.
S. V. 215, by Campbell An net for tho re
lief of Alexander II. Illnlr.
8. P 2il, by Young Congressional reap
portionment bill.
8. V. 70, by Van Hosklrk Senatorial und
representative reapportionment bill.
IIIIIh PiihnriI mill Killed.
l)y a voto of 19 to 1 tho senate today de
feated tho passage of sennto fllo 281, by
Senator Crounse, providing for tho sale of
tho governor's mansion and the furniture
contained therein, .
Another bill passed was senate lllo 203, by
Van HoBklrk, providing that consumers of
water In Irrigation canals accept tho mens
uromont of water at tho head gate of tho
canal.
House roll 231, McCarthy's waste bond
bill, which was discussed In the souato for
three days, dually being so amended ns
to bo Ineffective along the lines desired,
was defeated by a vote of 17 to (T. The
obfect of the bill wns to rcqulro a bond for
the payment of rent where foreclosure
cases nre appealed to tho supreme court,
Jun after tho sennte adjourned, at 3:30,
the republican members wiit into confer-
once on the reapportionment bills, which
the sifting committee placed on file todny.
HOUSE HAS A WARM SESSION
(Utriinli- n nil I In- Stuti I'll I r IIIIIh
I'lirnlnli Oci'iinloii fur Muuli
Ornlorj .
LINCOLN, March 21.-(Speclal.)-lleprc-scntntlvo
Lnno's bill to appropriate $35,000
for permanent state fair grounds nnd Sena
tor Trompcn's osteopathy bill brought out
a display of fireworks nt the morning and
afternoon sesMon of the house today. Tho
former was reconsidered for passage by tho
committee of the whole and tho latter was
put on tho general file, where it comes
next under the Jurisdiction of tho sifting
committee.
Tho appropriation provided by the state
fair bill Is for grounds and buildings, but
there Is no provision In It which prevents
nil or prnctlcully all of tho money being
spent for tho grounds. In tho discussion
It was atscrtcd that tho present fair site
with the buildings thereon could be pur
chased for $22,000. As amended tho bill
authorizes tho Hoard of Public Lands and
Dulldlngs to select tho site.
Tun IIIIIh PiisnciI.
Two bills wero passed during the morn
ing session, ono being Scuntor Currle'o
measure relating to reform schools, and
tho other by Sears, to authorlzo Stnto Hoard
of Purchase and Supplies to purchase sup
plies for state Institutions In yenrly lots.
After an extended discussion tho house
on motion of Tanner took Senntor Trom
pen's osteopathy bill out of tho hands of
the Judiciary committee und placed it on
tho general file. Codeo nnd Fowler fav
ored tho motion nnd were opposed by Hath
orn. This nctlon, places the bill where it
can be advanced by tho sifting committee.
Tho report of tho Joint committee on nd
Journmcnt was read nnd adopted.
In committee of tho wholo the house rec
ommended Senator McCargar's binder twine
bill for pnssago, with amendments. The
measure, requires u stamp on nil packages
of hinder twine.
Tin-U Irs Cut I If llrnuil lllll.
When the hotiso reconvened this nftcr
noon it resolved Into committee of tho
whole to consider sifted hills, tho first ono
taken up being Senator Vin Ilosklrk's cnt
tlo brand registration bill. Hnrton of
Keya Paha moved to recommend tho meas
ure for passage and, ns a substitute, Brown
of Kurnas moved lo strlku out tho llrst
twelvo sections, leaving only tho provision
for the repeal of tho existing cattle brand
commission law. Van Ilosklrk's measure,
as amended In the senate, would do awny
with tho present brand commission and
place tho registration of brands nnd mnrks
under tho direction of tho secretary of
state. The substitute motion introduced by
Urown wns for jho doublo purposo of re
pealing tho brand commission law and de
feating Vnn Ilosklrk's bill, but It was with
drawn before n vote was taken. After tho
adoption of an amendment to require the
secretary of stnto to pay all fees received
for tho registration of brands Into the stato
treasury, tho bill was recommended for
passage.
l-atlln's bill, relating to fees for county
treasurers, was recommended for passage
after a brief debate. The measure provides
that county treasurers shall he 'entitled to
fees for services on tho followlug basis:
On nil moneys collected for each fiscal year
under $6,000, 10 per cent; for all sums over
$0,000 and under $10,000, 4 per cent, and on
nil over $10,000, 2 per cent.
Stnl - I nlr lllll.
Tho bill by Lane to appropriate money
for permanent stnto fair grounds In Lin
coln nnd for repairs und construction of
buildings thereon, brought out a discussion
that continued Almost to the' time of -adjournment,
Iir Its' original form it called for
an appropriation of $50,000. Tho committee
on public lands nnd buildings cut the amount
down to $35,000 and recommended tho bill
for the gcncrnl flic for consideration In com
mitteo of tho whole.
After tho bill was rend in tho committee
of the wholo this afternoon McCarthy moved
to nmond by striking out tho. figures $35,000
nnd inserting therein tho tlguro $1. He
spoke as follows in support of his motion:
"I want to be consistent In tho considera
tion and discussion of this bill. Two yenrs
ago wo passe a law permanently locating
tho stnto fair at tho capital city. It .was
passed with tho distinct understanding that
the city of Lincoln would furnish fair
grounds free of cost to the state and to this
end a promlso was inserted In tho bill
which said that a sum of not to exceed $1
should bo pnld by the slnto for tho ground..
This appears In tho session laws of 1809
nnd In exact language is: 'Tho state fair
shall bo held annually nt or near the city
of Lincoln, In Lancaster county, under tho
direction and suporvlslon of tho Stato Hoard
of Agriculture, and tho Stnto Hoard of Pub
lic Lands nnd Dulldlngs Is hereby authorized
nnd directed to select a alto for the same
within n radius of threo miles of the present
stato cnpttol building, and to purchase, a
suitable tract of land for such a site, pro
vided, however, thnt said Hoard of Public
Lands nnd Buildings, after selecting thi
site, shall pay not to exceed tho sum of $1
for a clear and sufTlclent title therefor.'
This bill now tinder consideration Is for tho
purposo of enrrying out more definitely tho
provisions ot tho law which I hnvo Just
quoted, In support of my contention that
the people ot Lincoln nssured that legisla
ture of 1899 that they would furnish tho
grounds for tho fair, I will read a letter
from Mr. W. A. Prlnco of Orand Island, wha
was a member of the Icglslaturo that year."
After reading the letter, which wns us
Indicated by tho speaker, McCarthy con
tinued: "Now wo can carry out tho pro
visions of that net by appropriating $1 nnd
I hopo for this reason that my amendment
will carry."
I.iiiii'iinIit ('iiiint)'M .Htnml,
Representative Lano of Lancaster replied
to tho remarks of tho representative from
Dixon county. Ho said that as a member
of the last Icglslaturo from this county
two years ago ho understood protty clearly
what nctlon tho Lancaster county delega
tion took in tho consideration of tho bill.
Ho denied that ho had over proposed or
heard proposed any offor on tho part of
tho Lincoln delegation to purchnso the
ground for the state. Ho said ho had not
taken the time to wrlto or communicate,
with members of the Inst legislature, but
ho did have one letter from ono ex-mom-ber,
which he read. Tho letter was signed
by Ensterllng of Kearney and In brief as
serted that tho writer had not heard any
proposition by tho people of Lincoln to
buy tho grounds. Arguing In favor of his
bill Mr. Lano pointed out tho advantages
of Lincoln for a stnto fair sito and as
serted that tho folr could be made a suc
cess only In or near this city.
Crockett of Knox fnvored tho bill bo
causo it provided means for making the
stnto fair a success, Hlbbert took a slmllap
position,
Whltmore spokn at some length on the
measure. He said that if thn peoplo ot
Lincoln had made n pledge to buy tho
grounds they should be held by it, but ho
Insisted that no proof had been submitted
which showed conclusively that such a
pledge had been made. He challenged any
body to prove the asseitlon In this regard.
In conclusion ho said that to permit tho
fair to bo hold tho appropriation would
be lfoccssary.
Andrews favored tho bill and In tho courso
ot a brief speech said that tho appropria
tion asked for was less than the valuo.ot
tho property, but ho said tho amount would
bo sufllclcbt, because many of the part
owners ot the land which the b)ll related to
would donate their Interest to the state.
Messrs. Mendenhall, Morton. Mockett and
Hall also favored the bill, but opposed the
amendment offered by McCarthy
After two hours' debate a rising vote was
taken on the McCnrlhy amendment, result
ing In lis defeat by 37 to 17.
.Taylor of .Custer then moved to amend
the bill to nuthorlze the Hoard ot Public
Lands nnd Iltllldlngs to determine on a lo
cation within a radius of threo miles ot
Lincoln, not to exceed lCrt acres, or $76 per
aero In purchase price, ' This .imcndmeut
carried.
The committee nroso at 5:30 and reported
in favor ot the passage of tho stato fair
bill.
On motion of Loomis tho houso reconsid
ered tho nctlon taken In tho morning on
Currie'a reform school bill. An error In
tho advancement ot tho bill wns discovered
nnd to prevent nny possible legal complica
tion It will bo considered tomorrow In com
mlttee of thOyWholo nnd afterwards placed
on passage.
.Slflliiir Commit tee' llrport.
The sitting committee recommended the
advancement of the following bills nnd the
report was adopted.
It. It. 477, by Lane To .provide appropria
tions for current expenses of the stnto gov
ernment. II. It. 47S, by Wilcox To provldo appro
priations for mlHOcllutlcotis items ot Indebt
ed ness.
II. H. 437, by Lowe To provide npproprl
ntlonn for miscellaneous Items of Indebted
ness.
II. II. 115. by Marshall To make It tho
duty of county treasurcrH in counties not
under township orgunizntlon to furnish it
list of nil personal tuxes due snld county
to tho blinks In each county except banks
In county scuts.
II. It. lift I, by lluwxby To tax legacies,
gifts und Inheritances in certain cases.
Other bills advanced are house rolls 220,
105, 54, 293, 207, 248, 4G0, 322, 29, 213,
137, 470, 255 and sennto fllo 331.
BILL TO GOVERN BLACKMAIL
Nriin ItiTomiiU'iiilx the I'llunr Menk
II ii' nn Till I'oliit for
I'iisniiki.
LINCOLN, March 21. (Special.) Sennto
fllo 95, ti bill Introduced by Senntor 15dgar
of Ongo county, tho object of which Is to
prevent blackmail and extortion, was con
sidered In committee, of tho wliole today
nnd recommended for passage. It has been
a practice in many counties for interested
parties to enjoin tho payment of cotihly
wnrrants for brldgo work and other pur.
poses, with tho solo object In view of
"holding up" the holder of tho warrant, the
cases nlwnys being dismissed upon tho pay
ment by the parties thus enjoined of cer
tain sums of money which Is demanded by
the party who enjoins. Such work has been
carried on successfully for years In many
'counties, tho brldgo companies and other
victims taking tho altornutlve of putting
up tho nmounts demanded of them rnther
thnn havo their warrants 'held up ponding
tho Injunction proceedings, nhd while tho
bill has been mndo broad enough to cover
other clnt.scs of extortion and blackmail,
It wns for thin particular brand of "holdup"
thnt It wns introduced. The provisions of
the bill aro as follows:
Section 1. Any person or persons who
shall unjoin, udvl.se or seek to prevent' tho
payment of nny bill or account legally and
lawfully made, for services actually un-ilcn-d.
work performed or material fur
nished to the Htatf or Nebrnska, or to nny
county, township, district, town, city or
wnrd, or other municipal or Ptate or county
division in tho stnte of Nebraska, the same
having been contntcted for by the lawfully
constituted authorities of such Mate,
county, township, district, town, city or
ward, with tho Intention of exacting or ex
torting money or other vnhinble considera
tion from the owner of such bill or uccount
on tho protnlsu of withdrawing, or actual
withdrawn! of snld Injunction or other pro
ceedings In estoppel of said bill or nccount,
shall bo deemed guilty of blackmail und ex
tortion iiinl upon conviction thereof hi, nil
bo confined In tho penitentiary not more
than three years nor less than one vcurtcr
ench nnd every offense.
Sec. 2. Any person gi persons who hnll
directly or Indirectly, under threntn of ex
posure for crimes., lnisdouieunors. tmlUcro-.
Hour or scapdnls, futic.le1 or-real,- extort or
demand money or other valuable considera
tion, or who shnll cuuse orciidvlso the same
to be done, from nny citizen or resident of
Ncbrufcku, shall be deemed guilty of lilack
inull. nnd upon conviction thereof shnll In;
eonllned In the penitentiary for not moru
than llfteen years nor less than llvo vears
for ench any every offense.
See. 3. Any person or persons who Mmll
by threatu, Intimidation, coercion, extor
tion, Injunction, conspiracy, deception or
HUbterfuge, obtain, or seek to obtnlu, mot'i v
or oilier valuable consideration, or elmll
cause tho sume to bo dona directly or in
directly, from nny citizen or resident of
this Htute, or compel them to perform uny
net not consistent with common luw or
equity, or who shall hv such threats,
coercion, Intimidation, extortion, injunc
tion, conspiracy, deception or subterfuge,
induce nny citizen or resident of thu stnte
of Nebraska to surrender anything of vnlue
or relinquish nny light guaranteed by tho
laws of Ne.bniHkn, In consideration of the
withdrawn! of suid threats, coercion, In
tlmldutlon, extortion, Injunction, conspiracy,
deception or subterfuge, shall bo deemed
guilty of hlnckmull, nnd upon conviction
thereof shall bo eonllned In tho penitentiary
for not niori! tliun three years nor less than
cno year for ench und evpry offense.
Sec. 4. Any person or persons who shnll
enjoin or seek to enjoin ibo luyful Issuing
of bonds of whatever nature In thla state,
tho payment of Urn snme upon muturlty,
or tho payment of Interest accrued or ni
crnlng upon tho same, for tho purpose ns
disclosed, of extorting or demanding munoy
or other Miluablo consideration, shall bo
deemed guilty of blackmail and upon con
viction thereof shnll bo eonllned in tho
penitentiary for not moru than three years
nor less than ono year.
WHAT TO DO WITH STAMPS
Internal ItiMeiiiic Commlnxloiter'M In
Ntriii'lliuiH fur lliivlnur (lie Win
'rni StlcUem Iteileemeil.
WASHINGTON, Slarch 21. The commls
Floner of Internal revenue has Issued a cir
cular rolativo to tho redemption of docu
mentary nud proprietary stamps. It says
that "unused documentary and proprietary
stamps, Issued under tho provisions of the
war revenuo act, for which tho owners huvc
no use, may bo redeemed, but in nil cases
thera will bo deducted the percentage, If
any, allowed to tho purchaser. Application
for tho redemption ot such stamps should
bo madu to tho collector of Internal revenue
from whom the samo were purchased, who
will supply the applicant with form 3S and
necessary Instructions relative to tho prep
aration ot his claim.
"Claims for tho redemption of ndhesivo
documentary and proprietory stamps, It
putchased from a collector, must contain
his certificate as to tho date and amount ot
purchase, If purchased from a dealer in
Btcnips such dcnler's certiorate as to the
date of sale to claimant and tho certificate
ot tho collector as to date of snlo to tho
dealer must he furnished. Stamps that are
not in tho same condition as when IssucJ
will not bo redeemed unless their condi
tion is sn'tlsfuctorily accounted for,
"Documentary and proprietory stamps
ban bo redeemed only when presented In
quantities of $2 or more face value, and no
blnlm for tho redemption of or allowance
for such etamps can be allowed unlens pre
sented within two yenrs after the purchase
ot said stamps trom this government.
"All claims for the redemption of stamps
Imprinted on checks, drafts ond other In
struments must bo entered on record nnd
forwarded by tho collector ,of tbo district
n which tho order for tho Imprinting ot
the stamps was purchased. If the claimant
icsJdus In n district other than that In
which said order wos purchased his claim
should bo prepared aud deposited with the
collector ot tho district In which ho re
sides." Directions aro then given with referonce
to tho forwarding of stamps for redomptlpn
nnd othor details.
Motor Cur .In inn tho TruoU,
INDIANAPOLIS, lnd March 21.-A car
on tho Anderson & Indianapolis Interurban
line, bound for this cltj-. Jumped tho'trnck
ut Summltvlllo this morning, while running
at u, high rate of speed, 8lx of the fifty
passengers nnd Motormnn Trueblood wore
badly Injured
To Cure n Tulil In One l)n-.
Take Laxativo Hrnmo.Qulnlno Tablets. 25c,
Wheels' Whcols! Wheels' how they go!
Ill'le a Dee wheel nnd be In the swim.
PRESIDENT'S TRIP WEST
McKlnlej to Paw Ihrough Nebmiki,
Wyoming' nnd Colorado.
MERCER CALLS AT THE WHITE HOUSE
I Informed Army Appointment" from
'Mil Stnte Are hi llniul" ' Adju
tant Ceiiernl, Who "Will Select
llent Nun- In (he l'lclcl.
WASHINGTON, March 21. (Special Tele
gram.) President McKluley hns about com
pleted the general plan of his trip to the
Pacific coast, although tho details bavo not
ull been worked out. Tho president will go
b tho southern route to California, stop
ping In Louisiana and Tcxns. Krom Cali
fornia he will como east in all probability
by- tho Southern Pacific, stopping In t'tnh,
wlirre ho will be tho guest of General
Welles and Senntor Kenrns. From there
tho president will Journey through Wyo
ming, Colorado and Nebraska nnd will stop
nt convenient points, which arc still under
consideration. Ho will go north from Chi
cago to Duluth and will tnko one of the
paasengpr steamers from the "Zenith City
of .tho Unsnltcd Seas," ns Proctor Knott
called Duluth. to Buffalo, whoro the chief
exccutvo wjll Inspect tho Pannmcrlcan
exposition,, much after the same manner as
ho Inspected, the Trnnsmlsslsslppl exposi
tion In 1S98. It had been the president's
desire personally to open the Buffalo ex
position, hut the launching of the Ohio
from tho Union Iron works at San Francisco
early In .May makes it Impossible for him
lo bo present, nt the .opening, nnd ho therc
toro postpones his visit to tho Pannmerl
can exposition until his return from Cali
fornia. Mercer a nil Party Upturn.
Congressman .Mercer, Mrs, Mercer and
tho baby returned Inst night from their
trip to Cuba, whither they went, together
with members of the river nnd hnrbor com
mittee of tho house, on n tour of inspec
tion ot the southern coast of Florida and
Cuba. Mercer was at tho White Houso
this morning on matters councctid with
army appointments, nnd after his Interview
with tho president ho said that ho could
not Indicate who would receive the appoint
ments from Ncbraskn, that the matter wns
In the hands of tho ndjutant gcncrnl, who
would make the best possible seloctlon of
the Nebrnskuns now in the field. When
asked It It wus his Intention to return to
Nebraska Mr. Mercer snld thnt ho had not
made up his mind, thnt tho senatorial sit
uation held .out no Inducements to him.
Upon tho Cuban situation he said that the
Spaniards and other property owners wero
seeking annexation to tho United States
and that ho believed the ultimate outcome
would be a hnppy solution of the pending
dilllcultles between tho island and the
United States. He snld that the Cuban pop
ulation led by Juan Gomez was trying to
hnvo it republic established, one thnt will
I'cknnwlcilgo no Intervention from tho
United States.
"ThlR class of peoplo Is after olilces," ho
said, "nnd if the United States would ns
Buro tho people that they would be taken
care of the protests now being nude against
Senator Plntt's amendment would soon be
forgotten."
Dentil of Alfred V. Gnimelt.
Alfred W. Gannett, who had many friends
In Omaha, his son Herbert being at present
t resident of thnt city, died at his homo
un Dcsalcs slrcet, this city, Wednesday
night, and will be burled Saturday In Mns
eachusotts,. Mrs. Gannett Is it sister pf
Mrs, Flemon Drake and Mrs. Oeorco
Hdag'htnd '6f Oinjiha, whom she visited last
summer. Mr. Gannett was many years con
nected with the Treasury department In
this city and was held In high esteem by
his superiors nnd associates,
liitermitliiiinl Money Orders.
The poatofllceB at Ilelvldero and Have
lock, Neb.; Arlington, Karlham and Mount
Vernon, la. nnd Pnrkston, S. I)., will be
come International money order offices
April 1.
Knriuel nt liiillmi School,
Chnrles L. Gtrssner of Pierre, S. D.. ha
been appointed farmer nt tho Indian school
nt that place.
NcliriiNl.ii IVmkIoii i:iiniluer.
F.dwln C. Wlggenhorn of Nebraska, clerk
nt $1,200 In the pension olllce, has been pro
moted to speclnl examiner nt $1,300,
loiwi I'.iNtmiiNlerfi,
Thoso .Iowa postmasters havo been ap
pointed: Homer, Hamilton county, J. O.
Waters; Hands. Calhoun county. Hnrtlett
''Richards; Sinclair, Duller county, Frank
Wolater.
It ii ml Drill cry ill lliiiiiliiriint.
Rural free delivery will bo established
April 1 at lloudurnnt, Polk county, Is.
Tho route is llfty-five miles long, contain
ing a population of 1,505. J. K. Itensiid and
C. M. Comcgys nro appointed carriers.
Army Hiitlou SntUfnctory.
WASHINGTON, March 2). Tho War do
partment hns received a number of com
mendatory communications from command
ing officers In tho Philippines regarding tho
rations of the nrmy there. A suggestion
rondo that tho ullowanco of sugnr be In
creased has been already acted upon by
tho commissary dopartmcnt, and this Is
n)out the only elmngo recommended.
Wanker
& Brown,
The Foremost Tailoring House of America
We Are the
Originators....
And hayo been for FORTY YEARS
tho leaders of tailoring nt popular
prices, Our goods are marked whon
first placed on salo at so slight an
odvancn on cost as only a houso can
afford that sells exclusively for cosh
In, every Instance, Our profits oro
merely n broker's commission,
SUITS MMV,: SI35:
f:i cry 1 nine Guaranteed All Wool.
OMAHA BRANCH STORE,
122 South 15th St.
Near Corner of Douglas Street.
RENOVATOR Invigorates and renovates ln
hriitem; purines and enriches the blood; cure
tns worst dyspepsia, constipation, headache
liver and kidneys, ittonndtl ntdruvglnts. Fro
Radvlco. sample und book.
Dr. II. J. Kay, .Sarutoua, N.Y.
ENOVATQH
RIPAN'S TAnULES is nn effective cure
for the Ilia which nriglnato In a had stom
ach. io for tc. At all druselota.
Big Sale
of Shirts DUC
Saturday stiff front $1.00
shirts and soft shirts with
two collars, at half price
50 cents.
(continental
Glothing(S
W. D. OORNBR 10(h AND DODOLAJ.
If tr iltiso ;ou tell othars 4tra don't tell ui.
Dr. jVlcGRE W
OiUco open coiitlmioiialy from S a, u.
io it it. in. Siiiulnya troni
h a. in. lo C u. iu.
Or. Mcorew at ace 13.)
Till MOST SDCCliSSlCtL
SPECIALIST
III (lie Iri'llllitt'iil ui un iiiiuia of UI.
eniei und HUurilvra u( .Hen Only, ltd
Ifitra' exiierlence, 1,1 jenra In Omaha.
VAHiUUJtLc ANu tiYUKUUtLc
A lit'l lilaiivlu cum inuuiuulim .n ii'dh tlutn
10 days.wituout cuttlnjf, pain or loss ut ttm.
u, lurt -m4cw ... .to man - ua.i
OIWUIUIIL without paiu nr htudruncu
Horn uj.wmj. A uurftci ana peiinunuut
inn' uuuiHiiiied.
VDtJll IQ and ull Uluod Dlse.isus cure. I
OirniLlO by a treatment which Is fur
L.u.u u... .aclory und successful than "Hot
springs' ircutmunt. and at less thun half
'the cost. All breaking oui und signs ut the
disease, dlsoppcur ut oucu. A vuiu that is
guaranteed tor life.
nCD On nfin . cured of nervous
UVtH ZUUUU debility, less of vltullty
a I, a .UAMlUUlJ; bnshIul.iQ. Gleet nnd ull
ur.uuturat discharge.
Lurrii (iiiiiriiulced. Coiiaiillatlun Kree.
CHARGES tOW
Medlclr.es ciii everywhoie free from
ga;c I' u. Uox "Vti. Ulllcu over 21f South
l('.n street, butwecn Karnnro mil Uouglna
trevU. OMAHA. NKH
MEN
NO CURE, NO PAY.
If you )iavi mmll. vtrnk ornni,
Jrmt iiQwi'l' or vM'til-HiInc draim,
our vncuiim Ortffin Duvt'lopfr will
rrtoi y un w Ithout ilruRS or
lcitlicllyi 73.000 In unci Imtona
failure i notonprrtuinnit noO o. P fiaml wrltefor
fn pfrtl(Milar. mM ufaI-M In plain HivHnpc,
LOCAL APPLIANCE: CO., 172 Thorp 01k,, Indlmipolii, Ind.
MUKYQN'S
Nearly everybody eemsln be takinR Prof, Motu
yoti'i old 4 urn thner a cold appears. It
relieve (he head, none, thruvt and Iuiiki to quickly
that a cold need no longer It a forerunner of srippe,
diphtheria or pneumonia. A vial of the Cold Cura
Ii like a life Inturame policy. Kvery one of hl
remedlei in ai urr. Moitly jc, viol. Guide to
Health free. Munvnn. New VmV nnd Philadelphia.
iiu.hto.vs imiai.di: rniKs ctt.mtit.
Dr. Kay s Uticuro cures all
UriCUVG femuln dlsenscs. .it dru.
W VI 1 g KlstSf , nU,trnted book:
and advicu f rno. Dr.H. J. Ka. Saratoga, N. V.
AMUSUMK.VI'S.
ORIItaNTR
MATS. WEDNESDAY, SAT., SUN.
IDAI.KMS CO'l'TllX mill AH.'IC !....
.1. K. .1IUHHAV mill CI..WIA J.A.M".
i.iiti.i: j-i.sii;.
(.i;oik;i: h. WoOil,
II.V llll.TO.V 1111,1.,
,'OST mill (.'LINTON.
IIIIOTIIKKK IIAIIII.
Tonight
8:20
"i'rices Nuver C"hunnlnK;Evc'nln: 10c, 2.c,
BOc. Matinees: weuuesuny nun nuiurauy,
10c, 25c, Hunduy, luc. Mu, reserved ticuta, Wc.
BOYD'S
Woodward & Hursoss,
t Slur). Tel. J 1)1 1).
TOMtJUT AMI SATI'ltDA V,
.11 n 1 1 n r it Silt unlit jr.
Llebler Ai Co.'h Iminciiso I'lodiutlon of
H Hull Cnlno's I'owcrful I'luy,
"THE CHRISTIAN"
Tho end of tho cmitury'H most remarkable
dramatic triumph, UvenliiK pricosi loc, BOc,
76c, $1,00, tlM Mutlnce jirlces- SZc, Wo, 7r,
1.W.
Hunduy Nlnht Only. Mnrch 21
' mi WAY HOW HAM."
I'ricen; 25c, Mc, 7.V, Jl,(a). 10.
fitfiitfi Now on Hate,
Association Entertainment Course,
Boyd's Theater,
Thursday, March 28th, 8:15 P, M.
A Great Kecturo by One of Amcilcn's Most
Noted lA'cHjrftM'
Prot. J. B. DeMotte
Subject! l'ython Kkk, or Tho American Hoy.
Beats on salo at tho Y. M. ('. A. Dulhllns,
Saturday, March 23rd, at 8 a. m.
Miaco's Trocadtro I T-Sir
MATIXr.H TODAY lllo, 2lli;.
Kntlro Week, Including Saturday KvcnliiL-.
m in.it v.
Famous i-rencn beau lies uur flsmmrs
IntroduclriK the Hcnsiitlonul dancer, THn
OIIU, IK ltlCU. KvenlnK prices; lor, 20c. Vic.
U..w.ts If .,11 Ml.. Mfltlt,.,,. n. ....... ....
noon, Isext wcclt, Vanity Kwlr Uurlebuuetn.
COLD
CURE
afft..t ft