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TILB OMAHA DAILY 1JEE: SI' 2s DAY, DEO. EM BISK 1:0, 1901. SHAW WAITS THE LETTER Frttidot BoourtU'i Uaitid Hung Fall to AnlTe. ONE COMES FROM WILSON INSTEAD Srcretnrr of. AKrletilturc KstemlN Coimrnttiltitloim on Accession lit Trenmiry I'orllfulln Iimth CI ill in k nt WiinlilnKton. (rrom n Staff Correspondent.) DK3 MOINRS, Dec. 28. (Special Tele gram.) Governor Shaw's letter from Presi dent Roosevelt, which was mentioned In tho dispatch from tho president, failed to show up today." The governor spent a busy day at his office, nt work receiving callers .from among tho teachers, and this evening at tended a reunion of Iho atumitl of Cornell college, from which ho was graduated. In an Interview ho said- "I have always been a great admirer of Secretary Gage. I bcllovo that anyone would bo condemned by tho American peo ple who would announce a deviation-from his policy." Tho governor said ho regarded his speech on the financial question, delivered at Nor folk last April, as the complotest presenta tion of his views on finance. Fearing that ho had been misunderstood or misquoted, Governor Shaw tonight au thorized tho following concerning his al leged commitment to nny definite treasury administrative policy: have- spoken In tho highest and most complimentary terms of Secretary Gage's administration of the ofllco of secretary of the treasury. Further than that I have not spoken and shall not speak, nils state ment must bo given no other Interpretation than that I do not propose to discuss theso problems at this time." Ilrnrx fro in WIImiii. Governor Shaw this morning received a personal letter from Secretary James Wil son. This letter guvo him great pleasure. It was a personal letter and tho governor therefore would not divulgo any of Its contents, except to stato that Secretary Wilson expressed Joy nt tho prospect of having tho governor In tho cablnut and warmly congratulated him on the tender by tho president. Ho wrote nlso of tho cordial relations of tho cabinet members among themselves and with the president, nml of tho lovable qualities and worth of Iho president. Mr. Wilson gavo no ex pression whatever of doubt as to the wis dom of Shaw's going Into tho cabinet and plainly Indicated that ho has no fear of trouble to himself becauso of another Iowan's taking a portfolio. limn CI ilium nl WnliliiKon. It' Is pointed out that tho taking of Gov ernor Shaw Into tho cabinet may have n great Influenco on tho Iowa war claims w.hhih aro pending beforo tho Treasury de partment. Tho auditor of tho war claims department of tho treasury Is a natlvo of Iowa and tho assistant was appointed from Iowa. Governor Shaw hau recently pre sented to the Treasury department Iowa's claim for aavcral hundred thousand dol lars of back war claims. It Is said there Is nothing to bo done but to have these claims examined, audited and paid. (inventor .Shnw'n Wen I III. There Is much misunderstanding na to tho financial affairs of Governor Shaw. Whon ho. was elected governor ho had al ready accumulated considerable property "Wind was In a position to mako soma In' vestments at thut time. lie was Inter ested In a bank or two In his homo county arid had somo land. Slnco ho wns elected governor ho has Invested with others In a big rnnch In Woodbury county nnd In this ho and associates havo Invested JS3.000. Some litigation followed In regard to the title, but Shaw and his partners won. Ap plication has been made for a rehearing. lie becama an Investor with Lang Uros. of this city In rlco lnnd In Texas and they nave 4,000 acres of land near Deau mont. They wore offered 1100,000 for a portion of this oil land, but refused to sell. Oil has bcon found near tho land, but no prospecting has been .dono on their land. Their Investment wan $80,000. Governor Shaw also became Interested In a bank In Council DlufTs nnd Is nn officer In four banks nt present. Ho has-holdings In an Insurance company, which ho holped to or ganize hero, but theso are not large. A business associate of tho governor today estimated his wealth at about $250,000, but not more. It Is all tit such form that ho need not glvo It his personal attention. I'ohIIIuii on Ansel Currency. . Governor Shaw says ho positively refuses to bo Interviewed at present In respect to tho as9ot currency question or In respect to his. or Secrotnry Qago's administration of tho Trcnnury department. Ho says tho nearest ho camo to an expression of opin ion on the asset currency question was In a "speech delivered at Norfolk, Neb., last April, and which was published In the Hunkers' Journal of July, but .he would not Bay just what bis views woro. In-an address delivered beforo the North eastern Nobraika Bankers' association at Norfolk, Neb., on April 22, 1001, Governor Shaw said In respect to asset currency, or bank circulation boned on assots: I liavo been naked- to say nomothing on the Hubject of bank circulation based on usscts. This Is not an Issuo In polities, nor have wo nny legal provision therefor. 1 ahull., therefore, not attempt to defend It. I am wllllnir. however, to un on record us In favor of nn elastic currency, nnd If 1 believed there wan no other way to se curo an elastic currency, other than nssot currency, men i snouiu novocain hucii nu UHUO. I am .mindful of tho fact that it Is claimed tnai an elastic currency places mo control or me voiumo in mu nanus or mo nanxcrs who should control tno voiumo? I am willing tho railroads shall determlno tho number of cars to bo used, for they will build cars as long as there In n domand for them. The enrs or tn western mil roads are all employed when the crops ure being moved, but literally ncre-H of cars stand on sidetracks retired from circulation wlillo tho cropa nro growing. If cars could bo coniitructcd as cheaply us currency enn bo Issued they would bo burned In tho sprint; und rebuilt in tho fail. I'nullo I'rt)uillce n lliinuei nienieitt. Hut im I havo said, r do not bollovo It necessary to resort to assoW banking in order to tirovlilo nn elastic currency, recognize a public prcjudlcu nkln to fear ngalnst a currency based on assets, and iireluilloe. no lone as It cxlBts. constitutes un element of danger, even when tho thlnr Itseir. ngniust which me prcjumco lies, nmitnlnn no element of danger. I believe that a graduated tax on currency bused on government bonus woum resuu in cms' iieitv. Thut I may mako myself clear nor mlt au Illustration, but do not understand mo ns advocating, or so mucu na inumai inc i lie enrrectnesn of tho scale of tnxa tlon I suggest. I ntuko It only to bring out Huppqso banks. wero permitted to Issue a VOlumo or circiimuun riiuivuirui iu uiii" What Is tho use of telling tho rheumatic that be tests as l( bis Joints wero being dis located r n knows that his sufferings are very much like the tortures of the rack. What he wanli to know Is what will per manently cure his disease. That, according to thousands of 'grateful tcstlBionlals, Is HootFm Smrmmpmrlllm It corrects the acidity of the blood on which tfck Platan denendi. strengthens the stom ach, liver and kidneys, and builds up the Whole system. Try Hood's. fourth of their capital stock, at a tn.x of say one-fourth of 1 per cent; then permit nn increase ot one-nan us capital siock ai one-half of 1 per cent, then to Increase ngnln to three-fourths nt a relatively In creased rate and then to Increase ngaln to equal Its capital stock, a 10 per cent tax. I bellove this would Induce tho bnuks to carry n larger volume of government bonds. Thoy nro good assets, nnd especially for banks with large deposits. Then. Instead of selling these bonds to Increaso ItH cash Its ch-culntton In time of stringency they would bo kept on deposit In Washington nnd on call nn Increase of circulation would bo Issued, to bo retired when not needed. To .Secure Hlnnllclt)-. When a western bank now needs tnoro circulation, more cash, It rediscounts Its commercial paper and Is compelled to re deem It nt a given date, and pny n much higher rntc. Lot the banks be permitted to increaso their circulation when needed, to be retired as soon ns the demand for It censeH und keep ever present the Induce ment to retire It when not needed, and elasticity is secured. 1 repent, that currency based on assets contains, In my Judgment, no clement of danger, except popular prejudice. This will vanish as tho question Is discussed and ex plained by those who make n. study of It, Tho depositor would bo In no worse condi tion than now Whenever a bank falls th" assignee finds Its bankable commercial paper hypothecated. In other words, It has Increased Its circulation by sending Its assets to some other bank and borrowing circulation at n high rate of Interest, nnd It does this evn nftor It ceases to bo sol vent. It certainly would bo no worse tu allow a government Issuo after special ex nmlnntlon. ANOTHER CABINET RUMOR I3-Sctinlor J. .11. Carey of Wymuliiu .Mentioned for Interior Io IinrlniPiit Portfolio. CHEVI3NNK, Wyo., Dec, 28. (Special Telegram.) A' report U current hero that cx-Scnator J, M. Carey will bo tendered the Interior department portfolio In case the rumored retirement of Secretary Hitchcock takes place. Inquiries havo been received from tho east concerning Mr. Carey's hereabouts, In order that he may bo com municated with. As ho Is In New York tho exact stato of affairs cannot be ascertained, but his friends arc agog with Interest. ACTION TO REVOKE CHARTERS nil HoKlin AkiiIiikI Itnllronilx Siiii- ponctl o lie Clint ml I oil by .11 o run n Intercut!, COLUMBUS, O., Dec. 28. Suits In quo arranto wero brought lato this afternoon n the circuit court of Crawford and Logan Counties to revoke tho charters of tho Co- umbus, Hocking Valley & Toledo Railroad company, tho lluckeyo Coal and Hallway company and the Sunday Creek Coal com pany. Tho suits wero brought In tho names of tho prosecuting attornoys of Crawford and Logan counties. They were prepared by 'rank Monnctt, formerly attorney general nd now nttomeys for tho Anti-Trust league David Hugh and B. U. Flnley. Tho charters of tho companies are attacked on tho ground that they aro controlled and operated as ono In violation of the stato laws forbidding combinations In restraint f trade and consolidation of tho parallel lines of rnllroad. Tho properties aro all popularly supposed to bo controlled by the Morgan syndicate. For a first cause of action It Is claimed tho corrcratlona are operating In violation f the statute of March IS, 1882, forbidding the old of ono corporation by another through subscriptions to Its capital sidck, nnd prohibiting tho least or purchase of ono railway by a parallel line. It Is charged that tho Hocking Valley and Ohio Central ro virtually consolidated and that their lock Interests nro Identical. For a Hccond causo of action the plaintiff Ites neotlon 4427 of tho Ohio" anti-trust law nnd chnrges that hp defendant com panies are In combination as shown by tholr having glveu Joint mortgagee. It Is also charged that they havo conspired to gether to limit tho production of coal while Increasing the price of ehlpmcnt and tho cost tq tho consumer. It Is charged that the railroads named uro In a combination In vlolntlon of tho laws as to frolght and passenger rates covering nil forms of traffic. Tho" companies aro charged with shutting off the supply of coal to manufac- urers and fixing a common standard for all their operations. For a third causo of action evasion of tax ation nnd falsely returned valuations aro chn'rged. It Is charged that tho blanks for filing the tnxablo proporty of tho Hooking Valley railway mailed to tho proper offi cers by tho auditor of state April 1, 1001, wero returned with, schedules showing prop erty suscoptlblo to taxation aggregating U, 690,009, "whereas tho company's taxablo property at tho tlmo was In reality $15,- C58.603.77. Mr. Monnctt refused to say by whom tho suits were Instigated. Ho denied a rumor that Mayor Tom Johnson of Clovclnnd was back of them, but paid that Johnson wan Interested In tho prosecutlou of tho cases. YOUNG MAN ADMITS GUILT Ilnrvpy Ilruce Implicate IlliiiHelf mill Companion In Murilrr. HUDSON, N. Y., Doc. 28. Ono of tho most sensational murder cases ever known In Now York state terminated today by a confession by Harvey Bruce, aged 21, In the form of a statement to his mother and aunt Tho statement Is witnessed by Mayor Charlos 8.' Harvey and County Treasurer Guorgo It. Macy, and tolls how tho murder of l'oter A. Hallenbeck, a wealthy furmer of Grcenport, was committed! on Christmas cvo by Ilruce and Willis, llurtnn and Fred Von Wormer, brothers, nged 20, 23 and 20, nephews of tho murdered man. Tho full purport of tho confession will not bo mndo public until Monday at tho cor oner's Inquest, but enough has been told to show that the prisoners, all of whom llvo In Klnderhook, eighteen miles 'rom tho Hallenbeck home, drove to tho scene of the crime, tied their horse nt Hallenbeck's barn, went to tho rear of tho house In the moonlight rapped on the door, and when the old man opened It shot him to death, firing thirteen shoto, eleven of which pen etrated tho body. Tho crime was witnessed by Hallenbeck's wife and old mother, the other members of tho family belug at Christmas uvo services 1cm than a mile distant. Until last fall tho Van Wormer family lived In n houso In Oreenport mortgaged to Hallonbock. Because he thought tha boys troublesome Hallenbeck foreclosed the mortgage and tho family was evicted. This wns tho basis of the 111 will held against Hallenbeck".. Tho mothor of the Van Wormers and frtonds tried hard by testimony beforo the coroner to establish an alibi for them. The officials had strong circumstantial evidence agalnat them. CARNEGIE TO ASSIST YALE lluraur Iln Will Give II One Million Ilnllum for IU Ilulld ' Iiik Funil. NEW YOriK, Dec. 28. ltumora are In circulation to the effect that Andrew: Car negie Is gottlng ready to give $1,000,000 to Increaso Yale's building endowment fund. President lladley of Yale, according to Now Haven, Conn., reports, declines to discuss, deny or alftrm the rumor. .Mr. Oarneglo also refuses ta mako any comment regarding either this rumor or his "alleged Intentions with regard to a magnificent gift to Columbia university. LONG SAYS INCREASE NAVY Reardl)ii of Oast Ho Dtolarti Larjs Maiiaa Kicaiir. CLAIMS GROWING COMMERCE DEMANDS IT Hull lentil t .Missouri in launched A in lil Kn t IiiiMiihMl' Demon tril lion M In Ciu'krelt Christ enn Ilic yew Vessel. NEWI'OHT NfiWS, fa., Dec. 28. Tho battleship Missouri was launched at the ship yards here today at 11:12 o'clock. Full 15,000 people Is estimated saw the big de fender sail. The launching passed oft with out a hitch und nono prettier or mora suc cessful were over accomplished here. Mis Marlon Cockrcll, daughter of Sonntor F. M. Cockrell of Missouri, was Bponsor for tho ship and she performed tho duty assigned her with tho traditional bottle nf cham pagne, using a bottlo of Missouri product for tho purpose. The number of distinguished guests gath ered around tho sponsor on tha christening plntform wns larger than ever seen hore. Among them woro Secretary Long, Secre tary Hitchcock, Hear Admiral Melville, U. S. N-, chief of bureau of steam engineering! Hear Admiral O'Neill, chief .of ordnance; Judgo Advocnto Lemly, V. S. N.; Lieutenant Governor J. A. Lee of Missouri, acting for Governor Dockeryj Governor Tiler of Vir ginia, C. II. Spencer of St. Louis, represent ing tho Ioulslana Purchase Exposition com pany; Congressman Hlxey, represent lng-"tho houso comraltteo on naval affairs; Senator Cockrcll nnd n number of army nnd navy officers. Mrs. Hoosevclt, wife of President Roose velt, came up from Old Point on the t'nltcd Stntes dispatch boat Dolphin, wli.i her guests, and vlowed tho launching from tho tcamcr deck. When tho big ship had glided oft tho ways into the water the crowd on tho guests' platform gavu thrco cheers for Miss Cockrcll, thrco for tho army and tho navy, threo for Secretary Long, then three for tho ahlp yard. After In specting tho various departments of tho plant tho guests repaired to tho ship yarn wharf, whero they boarded tho steamer Washington, going to Old Point. At tno Chamberlain hotel this nfternoon tho custo- muryipost launching banquet wns given, tho guests mentioned nbovo being on tho program as tho principal speakers. Five hundred guests sat down to tno Dun- quet. President C. lV Orcutt of tho New port News Ship Building company acted ns tcast master. Occupying scats of honor on either bUIo of Toastmastcr Orcutt wero Secretaries Long nnd Hitchcock, Senator Cockrell, Govornor Tyler, Lieutenant Gov ernor Leo of Missouri, Hear Admirals Mel ville. Cotton. O'Neill, Captains bemly and C. H. Spencor, first vice president of tho Loulslnna Purchaso Exposition company. A tcast to tho president was drunk stnnd llJE' It was responded to by Secretary mtcn- cock, who boro to tho gathering the groct-. Incs of President Hoosevclt and his regrets nt not being present. Secrotnry Hitchcock concluded with an expression of tho prldo he, as a Mlssourlau, felt In tho new battle-shlp-nnd paid an eloquent trlbuto to Presi dent Hoosevclt. ' Cheer' for Co'oWrell. Pipnjitnr Francis SI. o - ' Cockrell ns ho nroso to respond to tho toast "Missouri." Tho senator said Mis souri's rank In tho union entitled tho state t linvn a battle'shln named after It. It had taken n prominent part In every con troversy, civil and foreign, that lias taKen place slnco Its admission into tho union. . The senator nrouscd enthusiasm when, ho said that the state had sent 00.000 mou into tho union army and nearly ns many luto thn eonfederato army. In tho lato war with Spain Missouri furnished Its full quota and would havo furnished many moro had they been uccepted, sold the speaker, pro ceeding to pay n compliment to Missouri women, who, ho said, wero not second to tho far-famed F. F. Vs. Then tho senator thanked Secretary Long for giving so approprlnto n name to n battle ship and thanked Mr. Orcutt ror tno greai vessel his yard Is turning out. After Governor Tyler of Virginia had spoken Secretnry Long responded to the toast "Tho Navy." Ho said In part: r i li.tn.uU.I tu thn rlreulnr I JlllU UCt'll ,,nvn.otvv. ... signed by nuiny eminent citizens, my be loved frienu k. rj. nuiu at h t- u.... ... which they regret tha estimate of 100, WW.WW for tho inotenso or tho nuvy. Ino size ot tho nuvy, If there Is to bo iv navy nt all, Is n question llko tho turlff-of ad justment rather than of principle. Of course, It Is rather a taking thing to say as a matter or theory, as this circular wiys, that 1UU,WO.OOO ior tho navy means n tux of i5 on every family In Iho United States. And yet, on tho other hund, as a matter of practical fact, If that sum Is spent there- Is probably not a family In tho United States whose future Incomu could bo shown to bo IK less, und there aro a good many families whoso Income would bo 16 more, und still moro families whofla Incomes would bo many times (i less t It wero not spent. It l also ruther a taking thing to say that Wo.ow.ow could be butter spent for education or charity. Ami yot, on the other hund, lW,00o,W0 spent In tho employ ment of luuor is tho very best purposo lo which It could bo put. The greutest question of tho day Is as to tho distribution of wealth. V, hllo- few 1... nntnmnntt V MtlOtllll lit) WUUIU rivy iitt -"' -- the proceeus or tuxauun, j-m n i dui comiori to- ituuw ui tt ti. ..-.( ...... . 1 fluid on the community, all returns again v w ti.iA ihNi urn uhtill lint nnnronrlutcd lO II. It W,V--".V-J ....... for tho navy by tho present congress a mnall part win go ior mo iiuiuwm; ut . he. nreut bulk or It tor lubor In overy part of tliu union. . . , Somehow it just now imp cn mm, wim larger revenues than wo havo uvcr hud botore In tlmo of peace and therefore with " .ii,.. ,,.,,1 lA.llrei-t tiLvntlnn. thero 1h II1UIU UIIVVV . . . . ....... . -r inoro prosperity und more money In the nocKel or ino ciuzuu mmi uuiw. fetudents may Hpeculato over the economic cuuses, but this l the "demnltlon total." .t.t.ii.. in.nl.. tstnn onuht to rndiiee UI1UUU1MC-"IJ u - - - - - taxation wherever ho can. l)n the other hand. It is mirowu UIIU Kinu in mm in mu V. . .... .... ira.. l.ttaltw.sa L'ftnrl find If an u result his Income Is lurgo ho confers much more benefit by spending It than ho would by Hiding U. wnenuver mu liner .-... ..I .. r.tfitilrn tin MllntlM rp, ducti his receipts, but, as they uro now excessive, the great question seems to bo now he fhall get the proceeds buck nmong tho people. Another year 1m may not have ' ...-. l. uiinnn Tint tr I hi veiir having a surplus, ho spends $100,OW),00o for the navy let us rcmembar that, whllo It Is spent unuur mat imiuv, it muij us 1 said before, In tho employment ot thu people's labor and In tho purchaso ot the material they havo to bell, and tho people got rather moro out of It than the navy . r .l.n.. .. It nil HnnU nt'nlll UUea, Itll lilt-; ot a Menace to Pence. Nor Is It true, as suggested In the circu lar, that a greut navy noqeasarliy inflames the fighting spirit und leads to wur. If my recollection serves "me right, whllo Great Britain has haU troubles In Kgypt und Africa, elsewhere It has had no con tllct on sea for many years, und yet Its navy has been twice us lurgo as that of any other power. Tho recent Increaso In our navy did not Induce tho war with Spain, which, ns thtngt) were, tieems to havo beon Inevitable, On tho other hand, It Is moro than likely that It In tho beginning of 1&31 wu had oven na large a. nayy as wo havo now, certainly us lurge a ono us "now pro posed, thero would have been no war with Spain nnd that country would havo come to'termH. as IL was very near coming, with out bnttle. At that time, however, It wus tho general impression nmong rorclgu powers, nnd probably In Spuln, thut its mivi' would blow UH out of tha wntnr. All the foregoing deals with questions of expediency, which aro the only questions rnlscu in tne circuiur. juii wus is a ques- it.... .f tirtnplnli. nnd fhnt iirttml nln strangely enungh, the circular does nof touch. The signers. It seems to me, in utend nf rulslnir the nuestlon of haw tile- the navy should bo, should havo raised tha question or wnntner mcro snnu no any navy at all. This I do not propose to urgue, as until the world moves much further toward the millennium It Is hardly worth while to urgue It. In determining tho question of what shall bo tho size of our navy thero are a grent many things to be considered, somo of which 1 have referred to. For Instance, our world relations havo expanded vnBtly In tho last three years In territorial extent nnd vastly more In Inter national extent. It has not been un ex tension upon the continent, but upon the ocean Itself nnd the Ulanda of tho sen iu both hemispheres, Our commerce has greatly Increased In voiumo nnd area and our merchant murine Is likely to follow suit; ax ult land, so on ocean, oh you ex tend your conierco so you must expand your police force. If there Is to bo n navy nt nil. It should bo commonsurnto with nil theso extended relations nnd demands', "We are tho richest nation of tho world, with n larger income than nny other. If, then, tho size of our navy should correspond to our national nnd international size, nnd wo havo tho cash on hnnd, It would seem tho Hlmplest good business sense, the simplest good business cure of our own Interests, to increase tho navy, and, whether this shall cost 2l,OJO.J00 or JTB.OW.OriO or IIOO.WW.OM It Is not an extravagance to cut our garment according to our cloth, especially us last yeur thero was no appropriation for such an increase. It Is llko tho rich man grad ing his expenditures to his Income nnd thus making It serve the general welfare m well as his own. It Is like hnvlng police men enough Instead of having n number so limited thnt the roughs nro templed to riot Thero crrtnlnly Is a heap of comfort In feeling that If millions nro now spent for tho- navy the money Is In the till to spend. It Ih a case whero tho people can hnvo their cako and eat It, too; they enn havo their ships und they can have In their pockets the money paid for building them. 1 will not pursue tho tonic further, but united States nnvol vessels carrying our tlug Into the ports und harbors of tho world nre something moro than lighting machines. It mentis relations with those porta. It means nn awakening and lively respect for our country; It means recognition of tho outreach of our civilization, commerce nnd Inlluenco; It melius Just what would be meant If'n fine representative of New York or Boston, currying Its prestige, exploiting Its Interests, wro In every other city of tho union. C. H. Spencer responded to tho toast, "1903," saying: "It is my Impression that comparatively few pcoplo havo investigated and fully appreclato tho lmportanco ot tho acquisition of tho vnst territory known as tho Louisiana purchase. There Is no part of this or any other'country that can bo compared with ita growth and. develop ment during tho last 100 years, with the posslblo exception of the statoR lying ho twecu tho Allcghcnlea and tho Mississippi," Mr. Spencer was followed by Lieutenant Governor Leo of Missouri, who spoko to tho toast "Tho Sponsor." Tho speaker said ho would like to say for Mlas Cockrell what she would like to say for herself, In behalf of her state. Ho said tho pcoplo ot Missouri believe a great navy Is moro conducive to peace than provoca- tlvo of war. They bollovo the growth of our people and prpductlvcncso of our coun try demand that wo havo a great merchant marine and great foreign trade. POSTMASTERS IN NEBRASKA :divln llnrnnni nt I.ooinl. Mnuil Tay lor nt Strung. Ilermnn Sclinltr. nl KIlRore. (From n Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Dec. 28. (Special Tele gram.) Senator Dietrich today ' recom mended tho following postmasters: Edwin Darntim, nt Loomls, and Miss Maud M. Tay lor, at Strang, Senator Millard has recommended Her man Schultz for postmaster nt Kllgore, Cherry county; also tho establishment of a postoftlco twenty miles northwest of Bur- well, Garfield county. Miss Gertrude Dietrich, who Is visiting her fnthor during tho holidays, Is becoming a favorlto in social circles. Miss DIotrlch Is a guest of Mrs. Hanna tonight, and on January 3 will bo one of a party of young people whom Mrs, Hoosovelt hns Invited to the White House. Theso. Iowa, rural free delivery routoa havo beon, ordered established. February 1; Maquoketa, Jacksou county; additional service; area, 104 square miles; population, 2,795; E. W. Dcfraltes, J. L. Klngsley, Samuel Hussell and Hoscln Streets, car riers. Monmouth, Jackson county; fifty- one squaro miles; population, 1,025; John Heath and Isaac Norton, carriers. Stanton. Montgomery county; sixty squaro miles; population, 1.0C0; Louis Larson and C. O. Nelson, carriers. The poBtofllccs at Fulton, Htirstvllle nnd Canton, Jackson county, aro to bo supplied by rural carrier. Blddlck and Walling, Montgomery county, aro to be discontinued. Postmasters appointed: Iowa Viola Center, Audubon county, W. S. Weavor. South Dukota Saint Herbort, Edmund county, Ferdinand Bachman. Tho condition of the Dca Moines national banks at tho closo of business December 10 shows: Loans nnd discounts, $6,162,445; gold coin, $181,347; lawful money roserve, $719,278; Individual deposits, $2,640,688; average reserve held. 20.67. Tho City National bank of Lincoln was today approved as a reserve agon,t. for the First Nntlonal of Croto, Neb. TO PAY MILITARY HONORS Wnr Deimrlnicnt ArruiiKe for llw Vart In Funeral of Neiiiitor Seivell. WASHINGTON, Dec. 28. Tho War do partment has made arrangements to pay tho usual military honors to tho memory of tho lato Senator W. J. Sewell of Now Jersey in recognition ot his cervices as a major general of volunteers durlnir thn wnr of tho robelllon and the Spanish war. In structions were sent today to General Brooke, commanding the Department ot tho East, to provide an escort at the funeral of tho statesman and soldier, which will take place from St. Paul's church In Cam don, N. J., next Tuesday at 12 o'clock. Governor Voorhees of Now Jersey, as coniraandor-ln-cklof of tho stato National Guard, issued an order today announcing the death of United States Senator William J. Sowell, division commander of tho Na- tlonal Guard of Now Jorsey. By arrange mont with Adjutant General Corbln the War department will send four companle of artillery to attnnd tho funeml ns purt of tho military escort. Tho governor's order details Genoral So well's distinguished record In tho union army. CARNEGIE MODIFIES OFFER .11 nk ex Pronoaltlon on Wblnli 1'renU lent Itooiievelt Mny Hiino Some Action, WASHINGTON, Dec. 28. President Roosevelt has -received Information from Andrew Cnrncgio that Is oxpectod to enable him to submit to congress a form ot gift of $10,000,000 to the United State for higher education. This offer will not bo In bonds of the United States Steel corporation, as formerly proposed, but will be In n form cxpocted to bo gonerally satisfactory. Tho gift Is likely to bo In cash or In securities drawing annual Interest. VETERANS ARE EXCEPTED President Amends Civil Service I.nvr - to Admit Soldier na Cnrrlera. WASHINGTON, Doc. 28. The president, at the instance of votoran associations, has amended the civil service rules applicable to the rural freo deUvery service so as to oxcopt from the operation of tho age limit veterans of the civil and Spanish-American wars who file applications for appointment as carriers. OBJECTS TO THE PROTOCOL Arfeitlns Now Deolino to 8abut Ques tlti ts Kins; Edward, TROUBLE WITH CHILE IS REOPENED Minion Deiilon'olrntlons Occur, Pre. numbly nn Itcsiill of PIkuIuk Pence .1leuure, Which I So t'tipopiilnr. WASHINGTON, Dee. 2S. Odlclal advices received In diplomatic circles here Indi cate that the Chlle-Argentlno lino contro versy Is again opcucd. According to these ndvlces tho peace protocol referring tho whole subject to arbitration was signed at Santiago three days ago. But tho action of tho Argentine minister lu placing his slgnaturo to tho document seems to have caused resentment at Buenos Ayres, both nmong the prominent dfllctnls and the peo ple. Accordingly the Argentine minister In foKned the Chilean Foreign ofllco that ho was uunblo to concur In all the terms agreed on heretofore and signed. Iu par ticular ho specified two points on which tho Argentine government refused to sub scribe. First, tho withdrawal of police from tho Ultima Kspernnza province, nnd, second, tho submission' to King ICdwnrd'of England. Tho formal refusal of Argentine to sign haB not yet been submitted, but the Informal statement of tho minister to tho Chilean foreign olllco Is regarded as a serious interruption If not a termination of tho proposed settlement. Hlot Over Protocol. Tho riotous dcmon.iratlons which oc curred In the streets of Buenos Ayres last night nro thought to have resulted from the signing ot Ihlo protocol nnd to havo been oxpresslvo of popular disapproval of tho settlement with Chile. The popular senti ment In Argentine Is very warlike, and this leads to tho belief In well-posted quarters that President Hoca will not succeed In any policy which contemplates an ad justment with Chile. Tho Chilean chorgo d'affaires, Mr. In fante, said today: I note that a published statement to tho clTect that Argentine looked upon tho recent protocol uh an evidence of her verv paclllc tendencies. In that It yielded what sho regarded ns her unquestionable rlghtM in tho Ultima Ksperunza district. As a matter of fact, tho 1'ltlma Kspcranza dis trict has been lu undisputed possession of Chllo for somo time, Our police were thero and so when It enmo to a question of nrrunglng a status quo, pending a final settlement, nn understanding was reached that the Jurisdiction of Chile should bo maintained In I'ltimn Knpcruuzn territory. In theso circumstances It Is dllllcult to neo how Argentine hns yielded nny unquestion able right, lor If thero Iwih been any yield ing In the Interests of continued peace It has been through the conslderntcness of Chile. TWO CEREMONIES PERFORMED Mnrrlimc of fiennlor Depeiv Altemleit by I.nrKe .Number of Noted One!. NICE, Dec. 28. The niarrlago ot Senator Chauncty M. Depow to Miss May Palmer was celebrated at tho Amerlcun church horo today, following tho ceremony of tho Cath olic marriage servlco at Notro Dame. Tho wedding party first attended n low mass at Notro Darac, celebrated by Father Crepaux, formerly an officer In the French army. Shortly before noon tho party procccdod to tho American church, which was crowded to. excess and beautifully decorated, Hev. Dr. idamaon officiated, A guard of honor of ten blucjnekcts from tho United States cruiser Albany stood nt tho cntrancn of tho church. After tho coremony the wedding breakfast was served nt tho villa of tho Couutcss do Seras. Tho wedding was quite unostentatious and tho servlco at tho American church was very simple. By spe cial request tho vocal music consisted of ono nong, "Oh Fair, Oh Sweet and Holy," rendered by Miss Tucker. Thero wero no bridesmaids, Only those olllclally con nected with the wedding attended tho cere mony at tho Catholic church. Tho party then drove to tho American church, whero the principal American and English resi dents had assembled. Outside was an nwn Ing decorated with American and English flags, Officers from tho United States squadron occupied tho second and third pews. Tho wedding march from "Lohen grin" was played us the couple walked up tho aisle. They are almost tho 3nmo holght. The bride, a tall, slender brunette, was nt- tlrcd In a simple gown of Ivory satin trimmed with ornngo blossoms, Seuator Dopew, who was radiantly hnppy, woro a white flower ut hlB buttonhole. Among the Americans present In tho Amerlcun church wero United Stntes Con sul Horold S. VanBuren nnd Mrs. Vnn Buren, Baroness do Ilobecourt nnd Major Brevoort, Tho halla and corridors of tho villa of tho Countess do Sers, who is Sena tor Depow's cousin, wero gorgeously banked with flowers. The gueats at the wedding breakfast woro Senator Depew's two nieces, the Baroness do Bresson and Miss liegeman, Mrs. Pal mer, Mrs. McClellan, widow of General George II. McClellan, Vlcomte and Vlcom tcss do Bresson, Consul VnnBurcn nnd Mrs, VauBuren, the Hev. Dr. Adatnson nnd Mrs. Adnmsou, Captain Joseph E. Crulg of tho Albany, commanding the American squad ron at Villa France, Commander Nathan E Nile of tho gunboat Nashville, sovoral other olllccrs and tho witnesses of tho mar riage. Senator nnd Mrs. Depcw will soil for New York on St. Louis January 14. Brilliant suushlno flooded the church In which tho ceremony was performed, Sen ator Depow, nccompanlod by .Mrs. Palmer nnd Countess do Seers, whoso wish It was that tho marriage bo celebrated at Nice, reached tho church first. All tho relatives wore seated In the front pews. Tho brido and bridegroom gavo tho responses In a low tono. The groom, when ho placed tho ring on tho brldo's finger, affectionately retained tho hand for a moment. Tho sorvlco lasted perhaps a quarter of an hour. This was afterward remarked to Senator Depcw, who punnlngly referred to tho "happy dispatch." Tho bridal party loft tho church to tho 'strains of Meudolssohn's wedding march. MAKES A VIGOROUS DENIAL Co nl m n n limit Sclieeiier l'nter Pro text AKitlnut .Murder Charged AxnliiKt 1 1 1 . GHAAFE REINET, Capo Colony, Dec. 28. Commandant Scheepcrs, who Is probably tho ruostcd bated of all the prlronera now In tho hands of tho British and whoso trial was' recently suspended owing to his physical collapse, testlflod In his own behalf today. Ho mude n vigorous dofenso and denied eIx of tho seven murders with which ho Is charged. Ho declared that In the seventh rase tho man killed wsb a native spy who had been regularly tried and cqn vlcted. Scheepcrs admitted having whlppod natives who had been found guilty of con veying Information to tho enemy, so-called unnrmed native scouts being, In his opin ion, simply spice. He said ho had them whipped frequently and he Justified their being shot. He declared that tho looting and burn ing of government buildings were reprls. Hospe Prefers to Sell Cheap Rather Than Invoice. Such goods ns ore still on hnnd which nre covered by tho Insurnuco ad justment, For Instance, over 100 pianos now ou their lloors, one-half ot which still have tho flro sale reduction laga attached to them, Thin Includes ihe best pianos the world produrott, such ns Knabes, Krnnlch & Backs, Kim balls, Hnllet & Davis, MrPlmlls, Melville (iarks, Hospcs, Whltneys, Hlnzcfl, Burtons, nnd ninny other well known makes. Some In mahogany, onk, burl walnut, rosewood nnd oilier fancy woods, ' Grand pianos, upright pianos nnd squro pianos, Pianos that cost $1,000.00, $900.00, $800.00, $700,00, $600.00, $.'.00.00, $100.00, $30rf.OO and less, nt ridiculous prices. Just think of buying n fine, now, up-to-date, fully war ranted piano for $127.00, another for $14S,00, still better ono for $lfi7 00, a higher grade for $187.00, $198.00, $208.00. Tho highest grade pianos for $227.00. $2IS.0o. $287.00 to $327.00 to $39.".00. Just sec the new high stan dard made grand pianos' for $390.00. This breaks competition. How can . we do it' Tho fact la tho llbernl nllowancn mado by tho insuranco Un derwriters' after our recent fire enables tis to sell pianos nt prices the fac tories cannot produce them, for, nnd wo propose to cloho them out cheap rather than Inventory them, for we believe a dollar Iu tho bank Ih better than $2.00 In stock. Wo don't nsk you to pny nil rash. Will accept a small payment down and n Iltllo overy month. This makes a savings depository for you, and you have ho use of It while paying for It. Wo Include a lino stool and scarf, and warrant tho Instrument for from flvo to ten jears. 'Hie big sale made an nwful holo In our organ stock. Still there are a few Kimball organs, n few Imperial organs, somo Hospe organs and several others, which aro still further reduced, $18.00, $27.00, $30.00, $12.00, $,3.00, $63.00; It will surprlso you what $3.00 or $1.00 down nnd $3.00 or so a month will buy In this line. Shop nil around, get nil tho necessary Information needed In acquiring jlano or organ buying qualifications, rind you will conclude by limiting your selection of us. All the Miis ical Instruments at If ospe's nre slated to be sold beforo Invoicing, nt dlscounla which will move them, nud you'll have to hurry to take advantngo of thin great offer. Wo sell guitars for $1.2." up. violins for $3.f0 up, mandolins for $R."7r, up, banjos for $0.2.' up, nccordeons for $1.75, flutes nt one-third off, piccolos from $2.23 up, clarionets one-third off, hand Instruments nt 2." to 40 per cent off Strings tor all Instruments from Gc up. Music stands, trimmings, drums, bass violins nil cut from 20 to 40 per cent. Heglna music boxes, $15.00 up. Music boxos as cheap as 2."c. Music rolls, 50c up. Tho great piano player, the Apollo, sold on easy payments. Don't delay. Mull orders receive prompt attention. Don't Wait Until Hospe Invoices the Art Stock Get Your fine frames and Pictures While the Cut Prices Last. You can decorate your walls from slblo Over three thousand out of a pon sold, and If wo had not been pro tccted ceded by the underwriters wo the public Is tho gainer. Every would prlco water No wonder, when every painting, lug, plutlnotypc, In fact, nil tho AH tho flno gold Florentine hard wood frames nnd tho metal Our frames to order are made nt terns lo select frwn; then, finest Call beforo Inventory and take A. HOSPE, 1513 and 1515 Douglas Street. A IH "The Dixie Flyer" A Solid Vestibuled Train via nos a From St.,LouiH to Jacksonville, Flu., via Cairo, Nashville, lIMltlHUUOgU, IjUUKUUL 1UUUI1UUU, UUUIU, lUitCUU Scenic Route to the South Tourist Tickets now on wale ut greatly reduced rates. Stopovers allowed enroute. .For rates, hotel accommodations and particulars call at CITY TICKET OFFICE 1402 FARNAM STREET Or nddresB W. H. HRILL, Omaha, als In connection with 'Uowet's proclama tion. Schecpera alleged that ho always fed and treated prisoners as well as ho was able. WILL NOT HASTEN THE SALE Denmark ('oiiiikcIh Delllierntloii In Triiimfrr of the Went linlliiii InIiiiiiIn, COI'RNHAOK.V, Dec. 28. Tho agitation against tho snlo of tho Danish West Indies has. placed tho government In nn embar rassing position. Thero Is considerable dif ference ot opinion as to how far public son tlment ngalust tho sale Is genulno nnd how for It is tho work of speculator and pro moters. At nny ruto It has Impressed tho foreign minister to tho extent of his being determined to request Secrntury Ila'y to nllow for an urangomont for a plobiuclte. This matter will bo settled through Co penhagen and not through the Danish min ister, C. Ilrun, at Washington. It Is generally declared In well-informed circles hero that the' Islanders favor the sale. Hut tho chief argument advanced by tho large majority is thut there should bo a plebiscite llko that of HC7. Tho fact that tho Danish goernment ts reopening tho negotiations Indicates that there Is considerable doubt In the minds of the au thorities as to how accurately thoy havo gauged tho uatlonal sentiment. In tho meanwhllo those who nro opposed to the sale aro formulating numerous plans for realizing on tho troplcol asset so long neg lected. A company 'lius JuBt been formed for Improving the economic status of the islands In the event thut they aro not told. " Yule llefeiilH Cliieln'iiull, CINCINNATI, bee. 2$.-The Vale buHket ball team defeated the Cincinnati univer sity flvo st tho urmory hvi tonight, 57 to 9. this store nt one-half regular prices, tot of ten thousand pictures have been by tho smoko loss adjustment eon- havo recorded a big loss, As It Is, mado Is a surprise to tho customer, color, carbon, photograph, engrav- plcturos, are sold at less than cost. frames, tho gold photograph frainte, tho frames go at r.stonlshlngly low prices. grent reductions. Over a thousand pat- stock found anywhere, east or west, ndvnntogo of this opportunity. WINTER FLORIDA Central R. R. :1 ;i)rsirict Passenger Agent, Nebraska. (llllce tloiirN, S ii. in In I I'. n Siimliiyx, from f n, in. In ." p. in. McGREW(A!?ei3) SPculALKST. I)theui( iw.ii ikuiuviii ui .utm OnIyc 2(1 Yvura' IJiiierleuuc, 15 Yeura lu Oninlin. VARICOCELEcw,f,ou,t,ue??.ntK,,.a,l 10 day' syphilis, rwn mwffrsu?-. tigmi oi thu disease dlsuftpcar at once. UVhH 20,01)0 SSSWiSi Vt und ull unnatural weaknesses of man, titrlcturo, Gleet, Kidney and liladder eases, Hydrocele, cured permanently, line (iiinrunlneil, Coumilliiilou I'm, CHARGES LOW. Iriauriuiit oy mull. K u, liox 1C Ofllco over 21o H. 14th street, between r'ar. nam and Douglua Sta OMAHA. NKIJ. Howell' will knock n cold a cough, or a win ter sore throal Into the middle ol Anti-Kawf next week. It's good for cold soros. Don't allow tiny ono to sell you liny othoi kind. Thore's nono so good as Antl-Kawf, !5u a bottlo. wmmmmmmr t