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THE OM.ATIA DAILY HEE: THURSDAY, DKCEM1J13R in, 1901. t;ook establishes (ho fuct that the official (j)mrta with which the flagship Brooklyn was supplied and upon whuh L'ommiiilorn Hclilcy wna compelled to icly f"r Informa tion showed coaling ut tape Cruz to ho neither feasible nor practicable, nnd the records clearly show that not until the 27th of. May, three days nfter leaving Clenfue Kos, when 'nptnln Clmrlrs S. Cotton visited tho flagship Urooklyn, illd Commodore, HCliloy receive (Uiy ilullnltc information concerning tho fenlhlllty or priirtlcahlllty of coullng his ships from 11 collier In clo nal ves channel, all of which fads have been wholly Ignored hy the mujorlty of the court In formulating Its said report of facts. 1Z. The m.ijorlty of the court In stntln,? In lt! report of facts that Commodore: Hohley received no positive Information from the scoutMilpn as to the presence of the enomy's licet In the harbor of San tiago utterly Ignores the overwhelming testimony In proof of the fact thnt Cap tuln C, D. Hlgsboo did actually report to Commodore Schley and to others that tho Hpanlsh licet wna not in the harbor of Santiago. 13. 'the opinion of the majority of the court and thy report of facts Is entirely silent on the subject of the proven mid admitted failure of Captains Wise and Jawull to communicate the Information they had received In reference to the pres ence of the .Spanish fleet In the harbor of Santiago to Commodore Schley. It. That tho report of facts submitted by the court stales. that tho condition of wind, sea and weather from noon on May 1'iJ-to June 1 were favorable for taking cool from a collier at sen off Santiago, when this statement has been directly controverted by tho evidence of tho wit nesses for the, government. Experts' Tit bleu Lf-rt Out. 15. Tho tables prepared by government exports and udmltted In evidence beroru the -court showing the coal supply of tho vessels of the Hying siiuadron, with refer ence to (heir chasing cupaelty, proceeding ut full speed with forced draught, huvo not even been adverted to li tho report of fuels. 16. There has not been tho slightest ref erence made by the mujorlty of the court to the orders of tho honorable secretary of the nuvy, offered and proved In evi dence forbidding tho hazarding of Amer ican ships against a shoro battery, and the court has decided against tho appli cant on tho seventh spcclllcntluu of tho precept without In the slightest degree re ferring to this Important evidence. , 17. The majority of tho court bus entirely fulled to give any opinion as to tho char acter of blockude of Santiago, ulthough the samo was Included In tho eighth upcclncatlon of tho precept and by specific direction the court wus obligated to give , un opinion thereupon, At Variance ultli Orders, 18. Th'n mnjorlty opinion of tho court, that Commodore Schley should have endeavored to capturu or destroy tho Spanish vessels ut anchor near the entrance of Santiago harbor on May 9 and 3", and that ho did not do his utmost with tho force under his command to capture or destroy Colon and other vessels of tho enemy on May 31, Is wholly at varlonco with the utueis tuiiuui nuii'ii oiiiiiimiimi e nuincj wtin ucuut; ouio.i- nuiiiuiKu, sum unirip no in attested by No. 8, dated May '.'I, lS'J', anil bent by Admiral Sampson to Commodore Hchley, restricting hi operations to the establishment and malntt nance of u block udo of the port of Santiago If tho enemy should bu found therein, and also said opinion Is uttirly and ubnlutcly at varl unco with the overwhelming weight of testimony which clearly established the . fact that tho affair of May 31 was pre determined upon and executed as a re connolsaunco uud not us u formal uttack upon the Spanish vessels nor upon tho land batteries ut tho entrance to the harbor of Bantlugo. Opinion In Anililtctionn. 19. The majority opinion of tho court lo ambiguous and Indeterminate. In that the court holds tho turn of Urooklyn to star board was made to avoid getting It into dangerous proximity to tho Spanish ves sels, without stating whether evasion of bitch datmerous proximity was duo to the personal fears of Commodore Schley or to a desire on his part to preserve tho ship Intuct and ready for further work In tho effort to win a victory from the enemy. 20. The majority of tho court has en tirely Ignored tho overwhelming 'estlmony submitted In tho case in arriving at tho opinion that Commodore Schley erred In commencing the engagement on Julv 3, with tho port battery, tho evidence In tho case clearly establlxliing tho fuct that in the execution of tho standing order to 'clone In and attack In harbor ontrace," It was possible lor Urooklyn, without turn ing uway from thu enemy, to open the engagement except with Its port battery, und the evidence also clearly established tho fuct that the turning of Urooklyn In the manner and 'direction in which it did turn did not ciiune it to lose either dis tance nor position with tho Spanish ves sels, tho contrary opinion of tho court upon this subject being arrived ut only by dis regarding all of the evidence offered in behalf of Commodore Schloy. I'roof Is Overwhelming:, 21. Tho majority opinion of the court is ambiguous and Indeterminate In that whllo stating that Brooklyn's turning caused T.exan to stop und "to back Its engines to avoid possible collision" said opinion does not stute whether tho danger or such collision, as apprehended by tho ninth specification of' tho precept, wuh real or Imaginary, whereas tho overwhelming weight ot testimony clearly established tho fuct that lit no tlmo was (hero danger of a collision between Urooklyn und Texas. 22. Tho testimony df Captain l 1-2. Cook, u witness' called by tho judge advocato in relerence to tho proximity of Urooklyn to Texus at tho tlmt) of Urooklyn a turning hus been Ignored and not even re ferred to In tho spcclllcutlon of tacts. 23. The majority of tho court has assumed that tho testimony of Lieutenant Com mander A. C. Hodgson, notwithstanding Its repeated contradiction In reference to tho alleged conversation regarding tho proximity of Texas nt tho tlmo of Urooklyn'n turning. Is true nnd has entirely Ignotvd tho teiitimony of Commodore Schley and Captain V. Ii. Cook to tho contrary, without oven referring to it in their state ment of pertinent facts. Nut JiiNtlfloil by Knots. 24. The mnjorlty opinion of tho court that Commodoro Schley's conduct In connection with tho events of tho Santiago campaign, prior to June i; 1S9X, was characterized by vacillation, dllatorluess und lark of enter prise, Is In no wlso Justified by tho evidence submitted In the caso nnd could only huvo been arrived nt by tho action of tho court in wholly Ignoring all of tho evidence of Commodoro Schley, all of tho evidence of witnesses summoned In his behalf and all that portion of tho ovldenco of witnesses called hy tho Judge advocate which was fuornhlo lo the said Commodore Schloy. 26. Tim mnjorlty opinion of tho court Is conclusive in that It is entirely silent upon a charge preferred by tho Judge nilvocnto during tliH course of tho publlo Investiga tion and claimed by him (o cnino within tho purview of thn first specification, to-wlt: That the said Commodoro Schley wnB dere lict in tho discharge of his duty and un mindful of tho regulations for tho govern ment of tho navy of the United States, In that ho did nit prescrlbo and promulgate anticipatory orders of buttle. Who AViin In ConiniMiid. 26. Thn majority of tho court has en tirely fulled to determine as to who was In command of tho American naval forces en gutted In tho buttle, of Santiago, the finding of which fact was absolutely necesonry In order to determine properly th tlrst speci fication of tho precept as to tho conduct of Commodoro Schley In connection with the events of tho Santiago campaign. 27. Tho majority of tho court has re jected thn wholo of thn testimony offered on behalf of thu applicant and hus not adverted to such testimony and has en tirely Ignored tho testimony of tho 'in. pllcnnt himself, who was on tho stand for many nours ami sunjiicteii to mo most searching examination, nml by so doing they huve perverted tho ends of Justlc". That If this testimony wns all false tbey should huvo ho announced uhd if all or any part of it was true tho said applicant wus entitled to the benefits of It, and by declining to consider or pass upon it thny huvo deprived him of his common law and constitutional rights. t he Abandoned .trKHiiiciit, 2S. That tho majority of the court hns found tho amdlcant utility unnn sneclflrn- lions which wore substantially abandoned hy tho Judge advocate, as will nppenr from tho ui'Kiiincnt in the caso. 29, That tho whole proceedings show that (ho majority of the court In tho opinion and rcort of facts rendered havo selected the testimony of a fow hnstilo witnesses nnd upon that testimony huvo bused the said opinion nnd report of facts, discarding f Salt Rheum f You may call it ccrcmn, tetter or milk crust. , not no matter what you call it, this skin "disease which comes In patches thnt burn. Itch, dlftcbsrco a watcrr matter, dry one acalo, owes its existence to the presence oi humors id tne system. It will contlntio to exist, anno;, and per haps agonlte, ns long as these hurnort remain. It Is always radically and permanently cured by HootPm SmrmaamriUs. which dispels all humors, and la pcsltlvelj tuuiQualled for all cutaneous eruntlous. all tho other testimony In the case with out mnklng the slightest reference to it, ns they u-re directed by the precept to do. 30. The applicant, besides tho reasons hi rein given, hopes to be able djrlng the further Investigation of this Inquiry to adduce other serious and Important reasons why thr majority opinion of tho court should not bo npproved. Applicant i I'l cpitreil. 31. The applicant Is prepared to show that the whole proceedings on the part of tho majority of tho court has lieen en tirely Irregular; that his rights have been prejudiced tttid Ignored; that his testimony In many more particulars than have been herein cited tins not been considered, nnd that the evidence Is absolutely lnsulllclent to sustain the opinion which has been ren dered by the mnjorlty of thn court; that a grave Injustice has been committed, which would become Irreparable and be Perpetuated unless this onlriloh of the ma jority of the coJrt Hhoutd be disapproved. Wherefore, Tho said applicant most re spectfully prnyi that approval or the opln'on of the majority of said court of Inquiry be withheld and that said opinion bo disapproved, and that ho muv be af forded the opportunity lo have tho testi mony or record of himself nnd his. wit nesses properly considered nnd passed upon, nnd that tho proceedings be remit ted to (lie court for that ptirpose; nnd that he be. given such other and further relief ns ho Is cr.tltied (o In' the premises. .xv.. a. scm.BV. Hear Admiral. V. 8. N. (Retired.) - isidor HAYNrcn, JAMKS PA 11 K 12 R, Counsel for tho Applicant. I'rotmt - on. Sampson Letter. Tho letter nuking permission . to nrguo Agnlnst the protest, of Admiral Sampson's attorneys Is as follows: ' Sir; 1. In regard, to tho reported ihton tlop of Hear Admiral W. .T. Sampson,- C S, N.-, by his counsel, to file, with your connrnt', n protcht- agnlnst your npprovnl of tlult portion or tho dissenting opinion of Admiral fleorgo Duwoy, V. S. N., to. the mnjorlty finding of n court of Inquiry, re cently held and before which l'was the np pllcuut, wherein tho -question of command ershlp of thu American naval forces during the battle of Huntlngn Is decided In favor of Commodore W. S. Schley, l S, X., nnd credit for tho victory won on thnt battle accorded to tho s,ild Commodore Schley, 1 hnvo the honor to most respectfully roquet art follows! . 2. That If such protest Is tiled with you by the said rear admiral, W. T. Sampson, r. 8. .. I may bo given an opixmunlty to present through my counsel oral nrgument itgulust such protest. Vory respectfully, W. S. HCHI.T2V, Hear Admiral IT. B. N., iltetlred. JSIDOH KAYNKH, JAMK8 1'ARK Kit, Counsel for (he Applicant Hefore Said Court of Inquiry. Call" Verdict ApiiiiIMiib:. Commenting on today's action, Mr. Hayner snld- The objections we hnvo (lied rest upon tho uround that Admiral Schley has been deprived of his rights ns guaranteed to him !) the law of tho land and tho con stitution of his country. Wo claim tint tho whole of tho evidence In favor of tho admiral, Including Idi own uud tho testi mony of all of his witnesses, has been re jected by tho mnjorlty of tho court and not even considered or passed upon. Such a method of proceedurc would not bo per muted to stand tor a moment iiuroro any tribunal governed by any principle of com mon law or common Justice. 'Iho admiral was on the stand for ubout four days and not il word that ho uttered nnd not a solemn assertion thnt ho rnudo under tho sanction of his outh hns been adverted to by the tnajorl'y ot tlio court, hucn n method of dlsnoslnu of n cuso Is unnrecc- dented In tho annuls of criminal lnw. The greatest malefactor in tlic land, under t lie constitution, Is entltlt-d to have his evidence considered and passed upon. V shall, therefore, avail ourselves of every remedy that wo huvo to impeach this uppuiiing verdict. I'rotty writing desks at $4.75. ?3.C0. $7.00, $3.00, $13.50 and nip. . OUCHAHD' & WIMIELM CAIU'ET CO. Ituslt to New (old Fields. HRATTL10. Wash.. Doc. 18. Dawson nd- vices of November 20 tell of a" "great stain- pedo that, is going on to aiuyo creek, in tho Stewart river district. 1'rospectors wanderlnif In the country late In the sum mer discovered evidence of several years' development on Mayo, but no ono around, the operators oviueimy unving gono out for tho winter. Cabins well 'stocked with provisions nnd toolf wcretfouiid. The news Blurted lUO Hiumucuu uuu uyw wiu creen is staked from end to' end, tho originators fulling to record' their claims, and will re turn to Hud that they Huvo no holdings In the district it is not Known in uawson how rich the pay dirt Is, tho solo reason for tho rush being tho mysterious develop mont. MORE COLD ANID MORE SNOW North 'Winds nnd Krlifld AVnven to Svfrrii Over Notimska Two More Uiiyo. WASHINGTON, Doc. 18. Forecast: For Nebraska Fair In eastern, snow and colder In western portion Thursday; cold wave by night In southwestern portion; Friday fair and cold; winds becoming northerly. For Iowa Fair, continued cold Thursday uud Friday; brisk west to north winds. For .Missouri Fair Thursday, preceded by unow In extromo southeast portion, colder In southweat portion; Friday fair, continued cold; winds becoming northerly. For South Dakota Portly cloudy, y con tinued cold Thursday! cold wavo In ex tromo western portion; Friday fair and cold; northerly winds. For Kansas Fair Thursday; much colder In southern portion; Friday fair and cold; northerly winds. For Wyoming and Colorado Fair Thurs day; much coldor In eastern portion; Fri day fair; northerly wlndB. For North Dakota Fair nnd continued cold Thursday; Friday cold; north to cast winds. For Montnnn Partly cloudy Thursday; Friday fair, not so cold In en9torn por tion; varlablo winds. For Illinois Fair Thuraday, except snow In oxtromo southern portion; Friday fair with continued low temperature; winds bo coming northerly nnd frosh. For Arkansas Fair Thursday, colder In northwest portion; Friday fair and coldor; winds becoming northerly. For Oltlnhoma and Indian Territory Fair, colder Thursdny; Friday folr and cold; nqrtherly winds. I.oenl Iteeord, OFFICE OF THE WBATHEIl ntinRAU. OMAHA, Deo. Ib.Otllclal record of torn- pcrutura una precipitation compared will) tho yorreapondlng day of tho last thra uai.; 1901. 1900. 1KX9 lWt Maximum temperature.... 4 51 33 3t Minimum tomporuiuro.... i, si jx Meun temperature 1 41 20 2S precipitation 29 . .00 .00 ltrcord of temperature and precipitation at Omaha for this day and slnco March 1, .901: Normal temperature 27 llnilelenev fur tho day Total excess slnco March 1 7tii Normal precipitation 03 inch Excess for tho day i& inch Total rainfall since March" 1 2J.07 Inrlmj Dellclency slnco March 1 0.7S Inches llellclency for cor. period, 1900... .01 Inch Dellclency for cor. period, ibua... 1. 10 inches Iteport from Btntlona at 7 t. m. CONDITION OF THE W BATH Kit. isii I : 11 : sr o :' S a '. t . 3 : r . T. . . . n : : 3 : . i 4 .25 6 1 .02 20 42 .CM 0 0 ,W 21 40 .OS 2S 3SI ,frt 30 IM .00 4 -o .21 4 4 .00 12 It .18 fi 4 ,00 2 0 .00 2 0 .10 34 40 .00 -12 -4! T IS 5t .00 Omaha, clear Valontln.o snowing North Plutte. partly clou dy... nuron, ciouuy 'tUpId City, snowing ,., 'hoyenno, clear ult Lako City, clear .. Wllllston, partly cloudy lilcago, clear i. ......... St. Louis, snowing 3t. Paul, clear . Davenport, clear Kansas City, clear ..... lelena, partly cloudy. . HIsmnrcK, clear Galveston, cloudy ..it.. llelow zero. T indlcutes. truce of precipitation. Ii. A, WI3L.8H, Local Forecast Ottlclal. NOSES, NOT SKIES, ARE BLUE Cold Ware Heata.-rti Itself is Spits of Fait Preaitet. NOnTHWEST WIND FULL OF MORE SNOW Vomliiur deport Another .Set ere Mtorni a oil It ! Headed This Wuy Mel ry Stilt I'lnjui Zero I'm orlles. When the Omaha weather bureau locked up nt 10:30 last night three Inches of snow covered Iho ground nnd the prospect was for moro during tho night and today. Tho ternpernturo at (hat hour stood about 2 below. Tho wind had switched during tho afternoon from southeasterly to northwest erly. Yestetday was u winter day In Omaha. Tho first glance from tho bedroom window In the morning disclosed nn expanse of otiow and an air full nf fulling Makes. The latter continued until about 2:30 p. m., when tho sun asserted Itself, hut tho nlr continued cold and there was-enough of a crisp breeze to make cars tingle and noses turn tho radiant huo of nn active base burner. Thero wus not qulto the antici pated rise in tcmperaturo In Omnha, but lu North .IMatto and'Vnlcntlno they got all that was coming to them. Forecaster llrnndcnbtirg of the Denver atntlon culled for. a spoclal observation from Omaha at 3 p. m., which Is unusual' and which seemed to Indicate that conditions In tho moun tain region were such as to require special caution In making prognostications. M'IiiiIn In U'cxtern e liriinkn. In the western part of Nebraska there was at ono tmo high northwesterly winds, North l'litto reporting a maximum velocity of thirty-eight mllca on hour. Valentino mado no report of wind, but It was snowing thcro nt 7 p, m., with two-tenths of an Inch nlready on tho ground. At Hapld City also tho buautllul" wa8 depositing Itself gen erously on the Just nnd any unjust that thcrj may bo tip thore, eight-tenths of an inch hovlng fallen at observation tlmo, which was 7 p. m. At that point there wna un appreciable rise In temperature, a max imum for the day of 40' degrcos abovo hav ing been nttalned, Huron skies wero dark ened with some clouds nnd Its streets whitened with six-tenths of an Inch of snow. At WHllston It was also cloudy nnd tho fall of snow had nttalned the more dig nified depth of two and a half inches. HKmari'k Hears the llriint. nut Illsmarck was the place that bore the brunt of the remnant cold wavo, lis tern- 1 pcrattiro nt 7 p. m. being 12 below, with n j traco of snow. From tho cast some of the j reports wcro as follows: Dca Moines, four tenths of nn Inch, between 7 a. m. and 7 I in.: Detroit, llebt Hurries: Snult. Stn ' Mario, tho same. From tho south tho re- ports were: St. Inils, two Inches; Kan sas City, ono Inch. Cheyenne reported four- tenths of an Inch. Speaking in a general way, the samo con ditions prevailed last night that wero re ported Tuesday night, except that tho snow- fall had been heavier and thero liad been ti rlso In tcmperaturo In South Dakota and western Nebraska, ns, for Instance, nt Hapld City, which reported 2i degrees above at tho 7 o'clock reading, and North Platte, where tho mercury was even two degrees higher. Tho westerly winds attained a Velocity of thirty-eight miles In western ICanBas, forty-four miles nt Denver, forty tnlica nt Cheyenno and tho same-at Pueblo. WYOMING STORM AND WRECK Hlockiido mi Union I'nriflc. lint .NnovtHtorm U limited SOUtllCIINt, CKEYENNK, Wyo., Dec. 18. (Special Telegram.) Unless tho unexpected happens Iho blockade on tho Union Pacific will bo raised at 11 o'clock tonight. Tho west bound passenger trains of yesterday and last night, which have been tied up hero, wero sturtcd west tonight nnd nro now on tho sldlng3 nt Iluford, Otto, firanttc Can yon and Uorle, waiting for iho debris of tho Shcrmun wreck to ho cleared nway. Tho costbound passenger trains of last night and today, which havo been 'behind tho wreckage ot the fast mall train at Solon, and thoso that wero tied up at Laramie, also havo been started, and ns soon ns the last rail is laid around tbo Sherman wreck traflllc will bo resumed. Considerable delay was caused In reaching tho wreck of last night nt Solon by a freight train getting stuck In tho mow. No. 0, which left hero yestordny noon, was derailed at Ramsey, ucar Hanna, and owing to tho fact that tho steam derricks wero In uso another long delay was caused nt that point. Southeastern Wyoming was In the grnnp of another severe snow and windstorm from tho northwo3t this afternoon. Snow foil to a depth of over an Inch and wna quickly swept Into the railroad outs. At Sundance tho storm subsided nnd telegrams from points along the Union Pacific report fair weather with llttlo wind. Snowplows nro running ovor tho western end of tho No- braska division, also on tho Wyoming di vision, nnd the cntlro road Is open as far as snow la concerned. Freight trains havo been held back on tho sidings and It Is believed thnt trains can be moved forward nflcr midnight without any further trouble. OASPKIt, Wyo., Dec. 18. (Spoclal Tele gram.) Tho storm during tho past week has been general throughout the central portion ot tho state. Considerable snow- fell nt this point during that that tlmo, but rill tho mblstdro was needed. AVhlle tho mercury ono night got down to 20 degrees below, so far thero havo been no futalltlo In this portion of tho state and stock losses have been light. ItAWI.INS, Wyo., Dec. IS. (Special Tel- egrani.) Irving- Kcndle, sheep hcrdor, was brought In today. Ho had passed through the big storm nnd was so badly frozen that ho was out of hU head sovoral hours, "lenvlest Siiimv of Yenr, ST. JOSKPH Dec. 18. Tho heaviest snow of the year la falling In St. Joseph. Pre clpltatlon began last night nnd Is gradually becoming heavier. tim: iiY(iii:n ok oi.n Ann. Wo look upon tho aged with good reason n.i having u slender hold upon life, one that may bo loosened by u slight shock of Injury nr disease which. In tho young or middle-aged, would servo only as u stimulus to the reparative vital powers. i rus is a conservuuvo oeiini, ror u warns us to shield out loved ones, who huvo fought thu light, from all lulljences which might shorten their stay with us. Hut wo must not go too far In our solicitude, for Injury may bo inflicted nnd llfo short ened by coddling the old, almost ns surely ns by coddling tho young. Thn vltnl pro cesses In the aged uro slow, but they aro still existent, nml they mny bo kept active by gentle opposition and stimulation, Just ns they may bo Increased In childhood und youth by rough methodB. Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin nnd Herb Lnxatlvo Com pound Is a boon to tho agod and Intlrm and probably no nu'dlclne has accomplish ed mi mucn, or received as nrgn or as many Indorsements rrom men unci women whoso extreme ago gives them u seemingly slender hold upon life. Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin makes perfect digestion and nets gently upon tho bowels in an easy and plensunt manner. Tones up tho entire system and prolongs life, Your druggist sells It. W cent and $1.00 bottles. Ask him, ir he hasn't It wo will mull a sample free. Pepsin Syrup Co., Montlcello, ills. 1CIIRISTAAS ART: 1 ILLUSTRATED 1 :CIIRIST,US BEAUTY: HAN'nSOMKIt THAN KVKIt In Its liollility mttunllk't'iiOf. Tin1 Illustrated; Hoc next Siimliiy will bo far nml fiwn.v thu lii-st tut Hiipplonit'iit over put out by it "InllJ" newnpniu'r. Ksiu'clni droit litis been unitli to tfuotire only foaturos itcctillniiy rip proprlato to the day. "t the same time iivoldliif,' the hackneyed and conventional types of holiday .spe elitltlen. Till effort has lieen xtic cessCttl to the extent that The Hee Is nbje to announce a treat for Its readers both In, respect to the artist ie nnd literary merits of the next number of Its Sunday Issue. PIlOMINKN'r 'ntnonj: the many really meritorious pictures Tin: Jtei' lias published will be found the frontispiece, n beautiful reproduction' Of n splendid posed photograph ninth? especially for The itee by one of Its stall' artists. No liner bit of artistic photography was ever shown than this. Other Illustrations of this number and they are tunny wens made espe cially for It by stall artists. They Include iiletiijos of children In Ktoups lll)Jo ones with tholr.toys, their frames, jttud their work, lllus ti nt Ins perfectly the spirit of ChrlstiniiN''ntf It Is understood by the youiiK'folkv. l'eople who have no Christ mas, those whose neces sary toll must no on Just .the same, form one- of the Interesting groups. "Whence Itlnir ,thu Christmas Hells" Is Illustrated with handsome engravings of well known belfrys. And these are only n fow of the pictures that abound in the splen did .number pictures of persons and' pictures of places, but all of timely Interest nnd Importance In their relation to the day. J ATrHAMiY the literary fen- fures of the ;number nro tie voted lu the main to Christmas and topics allied to tho day. Prob ably the most Interesting of these will be thu article by .Mr. Thomas .1. Kelly ou Christmas Carols. Mr. Kelly has written In his most entertaining style and has fur nished a vast fund of .most Inter esting Information. An Illuminated headpiece and numerous text Il lustrations mnko this feature one of uncommon merit. Christmas bells are also treated by Mr. Kelly. Four, well known ministers of Nebraska and Iowa, each of a tlllTerenf denomination, have con tributed short sermons on the day, affording, excellent Religious pabu Hull as Sfell as Intelligent illsc'us sioiwljroin .the, doctrinal standpoint. Local leaders of the Salvation Army and Volunteers of America write of the work ,tlielr organiza tions do, giving some account of Cluistiuas among the poor. Other matters of more general Interest hnvu been treated by special writ ers, .soinu of them being Intended particularly for the children. Along with these Christinas fea tures Is the Carpenter letter, this time dealing with the city of Singapore, Its people and surround lugs. M. Carey Thomas, president of Jiryn Mnwr college, contributes an article on "College Women of the Present and Kuttire," a notable addition to the series of special articles for women that has been running In The Hee. All the regular departments of the paper have been looked after with umisunl wire, so that It can ho easily pro nounced excellent. p UOI'USKLY IlIustrateiMn all its departments the Christmas number of Thu Illustrated Heo Is one you cannot afford to miss, it will consist of sixteen pages of handsomely printed pictures and texts, with u specially drawn and beautifully .illuminated cover lu colors. :0UT ON SUNDAY: WESTERN PACKING STATISTICS .Marketing; f lloux Continues l.urwr, ivlli 1'iiorinoiiN Totnln In Comparison, CINCINNATI, Dec. 18. (Special Tolo gram.) Tho Prlco Current says; The mar keting of hogs Is still lurge, but thero nro somo Indications of decreasing tendency. Tho total wostorn packing Is 7:'5,000, ugalnat 785,000 tho preceding week nnd 075,000 Inst year. Slnco November 1 thu total Is 4,605, 000, compared with 3,705,000 n year ago. Prominent places comparo as follows: 1901. ism. Chicago ,. l,W)3,fIO 1,233,000 KnnwuH f'ltv r.ft", i tin ii: OMAHA 3&:,.(m St. Joseph SiS.duO 230.001) Ht. I.ollls 2S0.0OO 27S.OOO Indianapolis 2S0,0o) 213 (H Milwaukco l'ti.Ooo 1,71,000 i.'luclnnutl m.ooc) n&.CiOu Ottumwa 100,00") mm Sioux City lJO.Oio lio.fKK) St. Paul 135,000 ovooo Cedar ltuplds M.OoO 70,000 Ctllnou I'mlses .Murcoiil. NEW VOHK, Dec. 18,-At his laboratory at West Orange, N. J.. Thomas A. Udlson authorized the following statement con cerning Marconi's feat In receiving wire less telegraphy communication from Kng iund; "Slnco Marconi has stated over his own slgnnturo that ho has received tho signals from ICngland I bellove and I think n.. will carry tt to u commercial success, it is a greut ucuievemeui unu no is u great experimenter." To L'mo Void in imiu liny. take Laxative Promo Qulnlno Tablets. All druggists refund the money it It falls' to cure. K. W. Grove's signature Is on each box. 25c. I ILLUSTRATED BEE j ORDER IT TODAY EEEE j HANNA IS MADE CHAIRMAN Ohio luttimia at Jtti of Capital and Labor Committee. SAMUEL G0MPERS IS HIS ASSISTANT (leiifinl Committee OrKnuIxe nnd Is mici Mute mont of it Work Clevelnnit Xot Vet Itrml) lo Aeeept. NUW YORK, Dec. IS. Tho general com mltteu which was chosen by tho confer enco called to consider plans for healing tho difference between Iho capitalistic nml labor Interests of tho country organized today, elected olllcors and !.sued a general statement ot Ha tnlaslon. Senator Marcus A. Hanna was chosen Its chairman, with Samuel Dompcrs first ico chairman. It retains Its connection with tho N'ntlouaf Civic Toleration and becomes tho Industrial department ot thnt organization. Tho fttutcmcnt which was Issued ex pressed u determination to strive for Indus trial pence, to aid In establishing rightful relations between those who toll nnd their employers, to confer hud udvlso with em ployers and employed when in conflict, to encourage agreements under which labor shall be performed nnd to argua disputes when both sides to tho dlsputo hIiiiII nsk for bucIi mediation. A determination to avoid discussion of obstruct Industrial problems was avowed. t.'liiilriniin Mnnim' Sliiteiiieiit. Among (hoso of the general committee In nttendnucn wero Oscnr Strnuss, Char!ci M, Schwnb, S. R. Callaway, Charles A. Moore, Cornelius .W Illlss, I. owls Nixon, J. J. Mc Cook, It. M. Kaslcy, Samuel (lompors, John Mitchell, Frank Sargent nnd Jumcs Dun- cun. It was announced that n committee on plan nnd scopo upon which Senator Honun, Archbishop lrelnnd lllshop Potter and Messrs. (Jumpers, Nixon, Mitchell, Cul- lawny, Sargent, llllss, Schwab and Strain's had been named would present a prelim inary report during the day, but all In formation ns to tho nature of tho report was withheld pending Its consideration. Hcforo tho meeting wns opened today Chairman Strauss mado n brief statement for publication. "I cannot tell you any thing nbout tho plan for putting into prnc tlce tho peaceful projects of this confer ence," ho until. "Wo nro nt work on It and in duo tlmo It will bo mado public. I bo Hove ovcry man named on tho committee will servo. All of tho labor leaders huvo accepted and In this epoch-making union of labor and cnpltnl no man con deny his services to n project tlmt menus such n great good to his country. Tho approval of tho labor leaders means the co-operation of moro than 2,000,000 organized work ers. As wo progress In this work it be comes moro npparent thnt tho chief causo of trouble In tho past hns arisen from mis understandings. Never wcro truer words spoken thnn by John Mitchell yesterday, when ho who has Been moro strikes than any man of his ngo In tho country said that thero never was a strlko which' could not havo been averted If tho opposing Interests hnd tlrst met and fnlrly considered their respcctlvo rights." hint nt Ofllcrra. Tho full list ot onicors elected le: Chair man, Scnntor Mark Hanna; vice chairman, Samuel Combers nnd Oscnr S. Strauss; treasurer, Charles A. Mooroj secretary, Ralph M. Easley; commltteo on by-lnws, Oscar S. Strauss, S. R. Callaway, James It. Kckels, John J. McCook, Samuel Oom pers nnd Harry HI to. Tho commltteo on by-laws will report n sot of by-laws to tho oxecutlvo commltteo at a meeting to bo held nbout tho lam week In Jnnuary, tho dnto to ho llxed by tho chairman. PRINCETON, N. J.. Dec. 18. Kormor Prcsldeut Cleveland wns nsked today whether ho had accepted membership on 'tho labor commltteo nppolntcd In New York yesterday. Mr. Cleveland said: "I have not yet ncccptcd It. I am not pre pared lo mako a statement nt tho present tlnlo.'v, PASSES THE HOUSE (Continued from First Page.) tho Cubans Independence." (Republican upplause). Mr. htpburn said thnt when gentlemen on tho other aide shouted for liberty for tho Filipinos ho would like to know by what authority they mado their demands? "I spoko tor tho people of the United States," Interposed Mr. Shafroth, "thoso "ho lovo tho Declaration of Independence." (Democratic npplauso). Mercer Participates, "I do not bellove you could find n 'prom inent Filipino on tho islands," Interjected Mr. Mercer or Nebraska, who Iiob recently returned irom tho islands, "who desires Independence. They dcslro only n pro tectorate." "I caro not what tho Filipinos want," re sponded Mr. Shafroth, "I nm only concerned a b'ott t what tho American people want." Mr. McCall of Massachusetts, n member of tbo wnyn and menna committee, who op posed tho Porto Rlcan bill In tho Inst con gress, opposed tho pending measure In n vigorous speech. Referring to tho Porto Rico decision hy tho supremo court, Mr. McCall said: "Four of tho flvo Justices who upheld the law wero of tho opinion that tho fifth Jus tlco In deciding with them assumed a posi tion Inconsistent with that taken by tho samo Justlco lp another derision pro mulgated by him on tho samo day. Ono Justlco said that tho two positions woro Ir reconcilable. If his positions woro Irro ooncllablo who shall say which ono was right nnd which wrong? .MoCnll AIIiii-Kn thr Poll,.,-. "It may thoreforo fairly bo said that upon theso (luestlons, which Involve our power to mako tho people of tho Philippines more chnttelR, without u country, to confer upon thorn a bastard, common-law citizenship and cynically to force upon them a cruel commercial Isolation, tho court stands with four nnd a half Justices rnuged on ono sldo and four and a half on tho other." So far as tho pending measuro In concerned, Mr. McCall said ho disbelieved bo profoundly In thu administration's Phlllpplno policy that ho could not support It. What havo wo seen In tho last threo years? ho asked. Wo hnvo witnessed tlio farce of four or flvo cstlmablo American gentlemen sitting ns u Icglslutlvn body over 10,000,000 people, whoso language, customs, etc., wo wero entirely Ignorant of four years ago. Wo havo witnessed the epectnelo of an Amer ican army of 7O.CO0 men engaged In con quering a people struggling for Indopcnd enco. Wo hnvo seen our highest court, nppurently forgetful thnt this nation was established as n protest against the power of ntte people to tax permanently another people, declaring congress exempt from the constitutional limitation upon tho great central power of tnxntlon, and thus open Ing tho way for autocratic government and for tim exploitation of subject peoples. liicoiiNlNtent Midi ,liiHlee, We seen our permanent standing army multiplied moro thnn threu-fold nnd tho expenses of our military establishments approach that of the most nrmy-rldden na tions of IJurope. We hnvo seen ourselves tuko a position highly inconsistent with Justice, with tho Monroe doctrine, when demanding that the governments of the overcrowd'-d eastern continent shall keep their hands oft thlH hemisphere, wo our selves, with hundreds of millions of un tilled ui'MH and vast untouched forests, t lxc nt one stroke u thousand Inlands In ( the other hemisphere. If four ears ngo a writer if burlesque opera hnd put thei things In n play ho would have stood apart and alone In his prolesslon as the consum mate creator of Impossible situations. I n n uuu in feil l'liliioiiN I'olle.i. I believe now. n 1 have always believed, when our citntnisMnncrs set their hnnd to the treaty annexing the Philippines they Inaugurated ns fatuous a policy as any upon which a greut nation embarked. It wns a policy which has been followed hy tho destruction, by us of tens of thousands of Intiociiit brown men who had never done us any harm and who were lured by our owl gloi'lo'ix history to light for their freedom and their homes. It huh ii policy, too, a a result of which thousands upon thousands nf the soldiers of American mothers will sleep their hist sleep upon the banks of the Hlo Grande and tho PuOlg. I know It Is said that tt will glvo us commerce Our trado with those Islands appears today to have reached tho mag nificent proportions of Iho trade of a corner grocery, but If It should promise lo bring lo this country alt the wealth of the Indies I believe our national honor, the preserva tion In their Integrity of republican Institti Hons, our peace and safety, every dlct.ito of Intertst nnd Justice demand that we shall now so shape our steps that wo may return again to tlio Uod ot our futhcrs, ('nils It Coliiiilnll'.ui. After a few remarks by Mr. Greene of Pennsylvania in opposition to tho bill, Mr. McClellan of New York closed tho debate for his side. The acquisition of tho Phlllpplno Islands, Ho snld, wns the most costly plunge ever mado by n reckless gambler at tho Mnnto Carlo of International politics. Ho ndded: Vnllr Inultflrmtlntl for oinlliirklllL' t Ii In country upon 'h policy of colonialism, was that it would open new mar kets for American products. And now, despite jour solemn promises, you promlro by this hill to (lose tho markets or tno riniippincn to tin? peopie oi un united Stuteu. As long ns you keep up tho burs of protection uud forbid the Filipinos to trade with lis. Just so long will they remain our enemies. If they cannot sell to us, they will not buy front, us, und If thOy cannot trade with us, their sjmpr. tides will follow their Interests. If you tear down the barbarous restrictions of u protective tariff between different parts of our territory, you will not only open markets for American products, but by permitting the Filipinos to prosper you will begin the work of paclllratlon and of lifting thuni for self-government. 1 1ll 1 7.1-1 1 CIllMI'N IH'tllltl'. The debate wns closed by Mr. Datzcll of Pennsylvnnln In n speech of un hour. Ho drew n parullel between the government of tho iAUlrilana territory Immediately after Its acquisition nnd the government of the Philippines to show that the latter was less nrbllrary ami despotic than the former. Ho commended to thoso on the other sldo who woro zenous of the rights of the "llt tlo brown man" Ir. the Philippines the pro tection ot tho rlghtB of tho black men In tho south. "ThU measure purports to bo n revenue bill." Interrupted Mr. McDermott of New Jersey, "can ho cite nny net which imposed u duly upon goods from ono territory or stnto to another?" "Certainly," replied Mr. Dalzell, "If tho gentleman will exnmlno history ho will find that duties wero levied for a long tlmo on goods from tho territory of Louisiana and also of Florida." (Republican applnuse, followed by laughter ns Mr. Mann of Illi nois called out to Mr. McDermott, "Oo 'way back nnd sit down.") Admit (he .Minority. "I mean nn oct of congress," persisted Mr. McDermott. "Ho cannot cito mo to nuy net of congress, because there Is none." Mr. Dalzell declined to bo Interrupted further. Mr. Dalzell taunted tho other side with their Inability to present anything ns n sub stitute for tho. pending bill. Ho snld they deslr'od to' mako their' protest ns ineffectual us possible. ' In conclusion he declared thnt to turn the Islands over to the Filipinos would bo to make them tho prey of somo buccaneor country; to put them up nt auction would bo dishonor. ."V. rather Indulge- tho belief and hope," said ho, "that traveling along our traditional historic lines, we shall go forward to the Chrlstlanlzatlon and civiliza tion of these islands ot tho sea until wo shall establish thcro tho principles of civil and religious liberty." (Republican ap plause.) ltloliiirdNon'N l'lnnl Effort. Mr. Richardson, tho minority leader, moved to recommit tho bill with the follow ing Instructions: To report a 'bill 'reducing tho tariff laws nnd Internal rovenuo Inws now In forco lu other portions of tho United States to u icvenuo basis, and to apply tlio sumo to all portions of thu United States, including the Philippine islands, to. bu In effect until order hns been restored thero und tho Fil ipinos permitted, with tho ntd of the United States, to establish u stable nod In dependent government. Tho motion to recommit wna lost 122 to 152. It wns a strict party yoto so far nB tho republicans wero concorned, but thero wero ll.reo votes against tho motion from tho democratic sldo cast by Messrs. Mrous sard. Davey nnd Robertson, all of Louisiana, Mr, Meyer of I oulslann was paired against tho motion with Mr. Fotcr, democrat of Illinois. Tho bill was then passed 103 to 128. The throe democrats from Louisiana who voted against tho motion to recommit voted for tho bill, and flvo republicans McCall of Massachusetts, Llttlefleld of Maine, Heat wole, Eddy nnd Slovens, all of Minnesota voted with tho democrats, ngnlnat it. At 4:40 tho house adjourned. INTRODUCES ANARCHIST BILL liny SiibinllB .Measure Which Ilm-Itodli-M All l'rlm-lpiil I'olnts lli-nl-Iuk vlth tho Subject. WASHINGTON, Dec. IS. Chairman Ray of the houso commltteo on Judiciary today introduced un nntl-unarchiat mpnaure, which probably will bo tho basis of legis lation on thnt subject In tho house. Tho measuro is very elaborato und brings to gether features pf tho muny preparations mado for dealing with tho subject. It pro vides tho death penalty for assaults on the president or other oxecutlvo olllcers. It Irf mndo a felony to udvlso or teach tho overthrow ot tho government or any Inter feron) with government olllcers. The death penalty olso la provided for conspira cies In this country lending to tho killing of a foreign king, emperor, president or other ruler. Ruga for Christmas, 1.G0, $2.75, 3.G0, $3.75, $5.00 nnd up. ORCHARD & WILHKL.M CARPET CO. Clmrli-N fitiilil-s Is llldli'li-d, NEW YORK, Dee. 18,-Chnrlea Stokes, who wos arrested for having In his pos session $2,0eo worth of postugo stamps, al leged to huvo been stolen from tin' Chicago postofllce, was Indicted today II was com mitted to Jail In default of $5,0W bull. DeWITPS Witch Hazel SALVE A well known cure for Piles ThJssalvc cannot be equalled whercvei uSooUilngnnri henllng antiseptic appli cation Is nodded. Itqiiftkly cures sores, cuts, burns and ftcaltl.s without leuvlnn a scar. Tor piles, eczema anri all skin diseases It Is considered Infallible. Beware of Counterfeits Unsorupuloim parson may oiler you wo rthl ens I m 1 ta 1 1 o n s. Take o n 1 y tb e or iginal Di'.Wirr's Witch Hazki.Salve Prepared by E. C. 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