THE OMAHA DAILY HEEi WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 'lVWS..
nOLDS AGAINST SETTLERS
Aiitnt Attorney General Decides Caw
InTolring Residents of Nebraska.
TERMINAL BRIDGE BILL FINALLY PASSES
tesjaest Med to rostolile Depart
a at to Establish a Branch Ofllee
at LIT atork Eirhinft
ta Booth Omaha.
(From Staff itorrespnndent.)
WASHINGTON, May 12. tSpecltl Tele
gramsIt is stated at the Interior "depart
ment that Atwlstant Attorney General
Van Devsnter It about to decide against the
aettlert on Indemnity school lands In' Ne
braska en aecount "of the failures of the
Board of Educational Lands and Buildings
refusing to accept the act recently patBed
by the legislature quieting the title of set
tlers. Senator Millard, who baa been Inter
ested In the case of A. H. Blair against
the State of Nebraska, Involving rights of
settlers to take in lieu lands In settlement
of their claims against the government, hat
asked the secretary of the Interior to posN
pone hi decision until he can make an
other trial to bring the members of the
Board of Educational Lands and the set
tlers together upon some basis satisfactory
to both parties In Interest.
Assistant rostmaster General Shallen
berger ha Informed Senator Millard that
the proposed staf route from O'Neill to
Francis, Neb., and ending at Bartlett has
been deemed Impracticable on the part ot
the department, but proposals hate been
sent out Inviting bids fat carrying malls on
a separate route from Bartlett to Francis
three times a week and by a schedule to
make proper conneetlon with the mall from
O'Neill to Francis. Proposals were alj
sent out today Inviting bids for carrying
the mail from Almerla by Moulton and Fer
guson to Brewster six times a week, in
cluding depositing ball in boxes along the
route. .
Terminal Bridge BUI Passe. '
The bill extending' the time watch the
Omaha Brlilge and Terminal company shall
bav to complete its bridge across the Mis
souri river - between Council Bluffs and
Omaha pasted the senate today, Senator
Millard : moving . to concur In the bouse,
amendments, which provide that the bridge
must be kept open tb too,', passengers and
vehicle travel. Senator Millard stated that
the Illinois Central railroad desired that
the bridge should be bunt for railway usage
only,' but a It was . Impossible to secure
this concession from those Interested la.
the development of East Omaha, the offi
cials of the terminal company were: com
pelled to accept the compromise and,' real
izing nothing better could be had, the sen
ator stated be had nothing else to do but
to accept the house amendment.
Senator Oamble's bill providing for th?
payment of 5 per cent of the net proceeds
of the sale et public lands within the pub
lic land states to the1 respective states was
under consideration today by the senate
committee on public lands. In view ot the
wide diversity ot Interest which the discus
sion brought out the bill was laid over un
til next week..
Branch Tostofflce for South Omaha.
Representative Meroer has requested the
Pottofflcs department to establish In the
exchange building at South Omaha a
branch station to .be known as station A.
This is the first branch station which South
Omaha has asked, and mall will be distrib
uted from that station to the occupants of
the Exchange building the same a la now
distributed from the . main efflce. . ,
Elective , July I, clerk hire for. the Blair
pottoftW will b Increased from $180 to
1420 per year.
Representative Hedge of the First Iowa
district returned from his congressional
convention today, where he was unani
mously renominated.
The nomination of Benjamin Johnson to
be consul at Celba, Honduras, wa sent to
the aenat today, Mr. Johnson Is a for
mer resident of Vanburen county, Iowa, and
baa bsea consul at Utllla, Honduras, for a
number of years, but as Vtllla is in the In
terior and Mr, Johpson has deeired a trans
fer to' a point -nearer the coast, Celba has
been given him. '
. Postal Matter.
Rural tree delivery service will be es
tablished on July ! as follows: In Iowa
Lake City, Calhoun county, two routes,
area covereed forty-eight square miles,
population served 925, carriers S. Oondlng
and James R. Jones; Maycard, ' Fayette
County, two routes, area thirty-eight square
miles, population 1,050,' carriers J. ,H.
Blethem and M. E. Blng; Murray, Clarke
county, two route, area fifty-two square
mil. 'population 8J, no carriers named;
Newbu'rg., Jasper 'county op route, - area
thirty-four aquare mllee, population . 450,
no carriers named; Rockwell City, Calhoun,
county. U ' route", area 129 square miles,
population t,43B,. no .carriers-nam4, '
J. F.(Jar,da hat been appointed postmst
tee at Vodnaae, Bonhomme count,. 8. D.,
;vle Frank Sedlacok.. resigned.
Tb. Comptroller of the currency' has au
thorite the Rad field. National bank, of
IRed field, 8. D . to ' begin business with
$25,000 capttaL ? ,.'
- The Iowa National bank ot . Dea Moines
hat been approved a reserve agent for the
First National bank of Charles City, la.'
Dr. J. B. Mansfield hat been tpponted
pension examining surgeon at Sao City,
Iowa. . 7 . . .
', Civil service examinations will be held
at Weheter City, Ja.f Mitchell. Yankton
Watertown, 8. D. on May IS for positions
f clerk and letter carriers In poetofflces In
too cltlet. . , . i
CROP AND WEATHER REPORT
'eetatloa Help Back ta Many See.
. tia by lafarorabla CH
" saatlc Conditions.
WASHINGTON. May IS. Th weather
bureau'a weekly summary f crop condl
lions la as follows:
From th upper Mississippi eastward to
ths New England and Middle Atlantic coast
atatea the week was decidedly cold and
unfavorable to growth, with light o heavy
frosts, causing much damage to fruit In
th northern portion of the middle Atlan
tic stats and In New England. . Tb
temperature conditions In th southern
states, Missouri valley and throughout th
Rocky Mountain districts were favorable.
Drouth continues In Florida and over por
tions ot th ast gulf and south Atlantic
atates and rata Is noted In th Ohio
valley.
Rains hav effected relief locally In the
middle and southern Rocky Mountain dis
tricts, but more is needed In those sec
tions. Tb greater part ot upper lake
regions and portions of th upper Missis
sippi, upper Missouri and Red river of the
North valleys ar suffering from xcemlv
tnolstur.
Owing to excessive rains llttl or no
oora haa yst been planted in Minnesota
tnd Wisconsin and planting has been da-
iScndnoho
Biliousness, sour stomach, constipa
tion and all liver His are curad by
locd'a PIllo
Th uoa-lrr luting cathartic. Price
go gem of all druggists er by tnaU et
O.L tfoe4 t CO Lttwall. Ma.
layed in South Dakota1 enl nlhhern town,
but generally throughout the central val
leys and middle Atlantic states thlt work
ha made rapid progress. Good stands are
generally reported In the Mississippi and
-Missouri valleys, but cutworm are Im
pairing the stands In the Ohio valley and
Tennessee. In Kansas, Oklahoma and
Texas the crop has , made rapid growth
and much has been laid by In Texas. The
past. week has not been unfavorable to
winter wheat and generally the crop has
made satisfactory progress, the least
favorable reports being" recetved from the
Ohio valley and mid lie .Atlantis states,
while a decided Improvement' It reported
from Nebraska. The drop has' made slow
growth In the Ohio valley and ulddfe At
lantic states, but ha advanced rapidly In
the lower Missouri valley. In the southern
portion of which It Is now headlag. .Lodg
ing Jf threatened In portions of Missouri.
The North Pacific ooatt region: has ex
perienced a '.week highly favorable to the
wheat '.crop, which It, much Unproved In
that section. ' The crop continue, lnj mod
erate condition Jn central and northern
California,1 but "it in poor ehape In the
southern part , of the tate; Spring wheat
In -the south Is making goot progress.
Owing to continued rain much ot the crop
it yet to be town, net mere than half the
Intended acreage having . been sown In
South Dakota. '
Oata hat-vest hat begun in South Caro
lina and the crop la ripening .In Texas,
while seeding continues In' the northern
dlttNct.- Tblt erop hat -made generally
eatlsfactoty progress In; the states of. the
ecntral valleys, but ha deteriorated la the
east gulf states, where -'It- la-'headihg low
and not forming well.' -V J ,; :'.;..
Very encouraging report respecting cot
ton are received frortt all part of the
cotton belt, with the exception" ot Florida
tnd portions of the central- districts, where
rain Is needed to. germinate' -. th-1. late
planted.
The frosts of the 10th were damaging to
fruit In the upper Ohio' 'valley, over the
northern portion of the middle ' Atlantic
ttatet and In New England-, .being .most
destructlve In New York, whe.ro .peachea
and apple 'probably-; .were '-extensively
Further Improvement In the condition of
meadowt It indicated in the ttatet of the
Missouri and upper Mississippi valleys, tne I
lake regions and New England, but less Buffalo has been ordered to be put In readl
fttorable reports ' are 'received from the nest tor immediate use as a food and sup
Ohio valley and 'middle Atlantic atatet. ' ply transport. In case tt should be decided
GRAPHIC STORY. OF TRACEDY
(Continued from First rage.)
disaster she heard .-loud r.pOrt and
upon fainted. When ahe regained" her
senses a few hours later the ,wa horribly
burned and. glancing around, taw 4wo mem-
bera ot the Dabrlel family., atlll. alive, but
they died before assistance ..could, reach
them. ' .-'.'..
Mme. Laurent, elthouah she lived tor some
time after being taken to the hoapltal and
was conscious while under the care of the
physicians, died without, being able to lm-
part any additional Information concerning
the catastrophe. . .. : , :."
The work of auccorlng tb refugee con
tinues Incesssntly. ( t-
When the cable, repair, ship, Bouler
Queertler, Captain Thleron, started on it
mission of mercy it had .to pass .through
clouds ot burning cinder at the risk of
catching nr tn order to reach, the, terror
stricken people ashore. But, at already an
nounced, ahe succeeded la bringing to thlt
port 456 people, mainly . former resldentt
of th village of L Precheur. .This was on
Saturday last. Blnce then th steamer, at
tb result ot oth.jr darlDg trips has suc
ceeded In bringing many other persons to
Fort de Franc. - On Sunday it rescued 93.1
persons and piloted th ' French cruiser
Suchet and th Danish -steamer Valkyrlen,
which took on board 1,500 persons.
The Pouyer-Queertier haa distributed to
the sufferers large quantities of biscuits,
milk, win and cheese.
The specie found- in the vatilts of the
bank of Martinique, at St. Pierre,
amounted ' to- 2.DO0.OO0 franos, -J ha been
brought safely here. ' The speote In
the
public treasury at .'ft, Pierre' III 0U burled
under a layer ot Irva aboat alt to eight
metres thick.
Th path Of the volcanic torrent which
awept over St. Plerr .is markeS out in a localities and neighborhoods a expedl
atrange manner. Th vicinity of the tlouslv as nosslbla and forward them to
shore where vessels anchored waa twept
by a whirlwind.' of .vqlcanic ' ga. which
tor .and shattered everything In Its
passage, but left few traces of cinders be-
bind. , on th ntner hand the tort enter
and adjoining part of. W Plertojir bur-J
led under a "thick layer of cinders," which
comumed everything beneath it.
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NEW YORK. -May j jS.-f The ''work ' of 1
loading the-Unlted' State tsaalr Dixie I
wna stores ior tn warr'aiqu wujrerer
proceeding as' rapUtly -MpoaiMo i Most
of the 820.000 allotted to th Quartermas-,
ter'a department waa spent, tor women's
and' chlld.'en'e. clothing .and fofr tents.l
Major iD.iL, Bralnard ot th subsistence
department hat expended. the. 875,000 glvenl
to his department for food supplies. Tbereh
wui over w y,u, i. coua-w-o. ...
wuh, .tv...
soup, -vporate4 milk, Jacon,. salt, tugar,
vlneaar. cam-and . DSDoer. , Anout. la.uw
wcrth of medicines - from th medical de
partment also will be taken.
The French- Chamber . of Commerce ot
thlt city hat raised 13,000,. which-Will b
tent direct to Martinique. .v .:,
Datch Warahlp'tb Us Aid.
thv. HAUit,. May u.-i n goyoramenv
ot the-Netherlanda ha ordered 'th-Dutch
warship Koalngla Regsatss to ., proceed
from . th Island of Curacoa, Dutch West
Indie, to th Island- of Martinique at full
speed In Order to assist the sufferers from
th Mount Pelee outbreak.
Both chambera of th atatea general have
passed resolution expressing sympathy
with Franc. . . . .
LONDON, May 18. Th munificent ap
propriation yesterday 4-h United State
congress for the sufferers by the Marti-
nlqu disaster; President Roosevelt i met-
sag recommending a vote et half a mil
lion dollar tor that purpoae; the action
of th United State government In dis
patching, war vessels and food uppHe to
Martinique, etc.,-were drawn, attention ..to
la th houss of commons today by John
Dillon, Irish nationalist, who asked the
government leader, A. J. Balfour, whether,
to view of the aetlon of the United Statea
and th faet that a British colony sut
tered so greatly. Great Britain intended
to adopt similar-relief .measures. He was
sure that a vote In this connection would
b carrici vnaelmeusly.
Mr. Balfour' reply waa not calculated to
aatlsfy publle opinion. He said th mat
ter had been under the consideration of
the cabinet, but h had no atatement to
mak.MT. Balfour had never heard of a
vote of such a character being suggested
In th oarllamht. '. Of coarse, evervbodv
felt the extraordinary gravity of the altu-
atloa and th tremendous suffering caused
by the appalling- calamity., Evsry assist-
anc that could be given locally by th
government Will he given.
Mr. Dillon gave notlo that b would
recur to th subject tomorrow. His sug
gestions were warmly approved by th
houss.
ROME, May 18 King Victor Emmanuel
haa contributed ii.000 lire to, the fund being
rxlstd .lor. lh.arftllerof .jBe auSrr from
th Martinique disaster.
HALF MILLION FOR CHARITY
Senate Addi Three Hundred Thousand Dol
lar to Martinique Fund.
WILL HASTEN SUPPLIES TO THE NEEDY
President lasae Appeal anal Appoints
a Committee to Receive and
Forward Contribution
from the Public.
WASHINGTON. May 18. An additional
appropriation of 8300,000 was made by the
senate today for the stricken people of the
French West Indies. In accordance with the
recommendation of the president that $500,
000 be appropriated.
The agricultural appropriation bill was
paused and Mr. Stewart of Nevada,' In sup
porting the rhlllpplne bill, warned the mi
nority that no political gain would accrue
to them from their attack on tho. army.
The American people, he said, bad always
tupported the army and always would. He
declared that for us now to take down the
American flag from the Philippines would
be a -national disgrace.
While discussing the proposed coinage of
the sliver dollar for the Philippines Mr.
Stewart declared that the silver question
In this country was dead, at least for the
present, on account of the large output of
gold. ;
Plana Are Comprehensive.
So comprehensively laid were the plans
of the War department yestsrday, even be
fore the passage of the joint resolution
providing for the Yellef of the volcano suf
ferers, that there wae really very little re
maining for the officials to do today.
The plans of the commissary department,
made after careful consideration ot the
news dispatches from the Antilles, contem
plate the supply of 40,000 rations for tour-
teen days
tj,, quartermaster's department is pur-
chasing clothing supplies for 40,000 people
,n(j tn, medical department It working In
i yruuu, iiuu iu 11. uuivuucb.
tn ne Navy department the carefully
planned relief measures were being car-
rled forward systematically and rapidly.
to send mors supplies than Dixie will
carry.. Action has not yet been taken
upon -Admiral Bradfcrd's suggestion that
water tender be sent to Martinique to re
lieve the pressing need for freeh water.
The admiral Is anticipating the acceptance
Of the plan - and has accordingly tele-
ra nhiul Donaonnl an r A Mitrfrtllr t Vl 17
there-1':" irthoVe" nlace. mad. ready for
r " "-
The equipment bureau, of which he It
the head, has a small but excellent fleet
0f arge colliers, and the admiral has
suggested to Secretary Moody that these
thlp are. by virtue of their great carrying
capacity, excellently adapted to relief
work. . Each of the ships carries rrom
2.00 to '000 ton of 'uppllea.
inero is no ibck oi inuicauoDs vi
tpontaneout offerings from all parts of the
country. Today a telegram waa received
from the Ptttaburg Chamber of Commerce
asking the State department If private con
tributions would be received and how they
should be addressed. Similar messages
cams from other points.
The- department has as yet made no re
sponse. A meeting of the executive com
mittee of the Red Cross haa been called at
the State department and it is probable that
the suggestion will be made that private
contribution be turned- over to this agency.
An .original suggestion cams from a New
York commission house In the shape of a
letter proffering 1,000,000 pounds of rice
at cost price and duty free to the government.-
The owners explained that they were
able to make this offer by reason of the
fact that the rice Is still in bond.
President Issues Appeal to Public.
The following was Issued from the Whit
House this afternoon:
The nresldent has annotated a commit-
tee to receive funds for the relief of the
.ufrerers from the recent catastrophes In
men appointed from each city will be asked
. eollart and reoelva the fiinda frnm their
Hon. Cornelius N. Bliss, treasurer ot New
York committee, which committee will act
- central distributing point for the
00untry. The president direct all the post
masters throughout the country and re
auests the Presidents of all the national
Banks to act as agents for the collection of
contributions "and to forward the same at
vm-H LU ill I . n IBB Bl r W 1 III K
I The postmasters ar also directed to re
port to the postmtster general within ten
days any funds collected on this account,
l', i ne presiaeni appeals to me puono to
contribute generously for the ' relief ot
those upon whom this appalling calamity
baa fallen' and asks that the contributions
be sent In as speedily as possible. The
gentlemen designated on th several com
mlttees are. requested to act at once.
list ot Committee
Th( tollowlng ,re th, COmmitteea
, . Cornelius N. Bliss
treasurer; Mnrrls K. Jessup, John Claflln,
jacoo 11. iscnin. nmiam n. orwine
Boston Mogus
Hemenway, Dr. Henry
Frltcharda.
I'hlladelphla Charles Emory Smith,
Provost Charles C. Harrison, Jose
eph Q.
DarHngton, Clement A. Urlucom,
John H.
Con vers.
Haltlmore James A. uary.
W'ashlngton Charles C. Glover.
Plttsburg-A.. Q. Logan, H. C. Ftick.
Uuflalo-John. O. Mllburn. . Carlton
sprague. ,
INSIDE THE GROCERY.
Some Fact Made Known.
It it often thought that grocers really
have very little car regarding the food
value of. the articles they tell, but the real
facta are that grocery keepera of the right
sort i ar extremely particular at to what
they recommend.
One Of th fraternity relates a tale,
"The highest priced coffee Da te market
I Introduced to my customers 'and used
myself. I began to have bilious attacks
and after a llttl observation attributed
them directly to coffee. Every time I left
oft drinking It I got better, but I felt the
need ot a warm drink for breakfast.
Along In '66 a wholesale grocer urged
me to put In some Postum Food Coffee
In my store, which I did with considerable
misgiving, for, at that time, th now fa
mous Poatum was not so well known.
He urged me to try it myself, wmcn i did
and was disgusted with the flat, tasteless
beverage, so wa my wife. I remembered
th wholesale grocer said something about
following dlrectiona carefully, ao I took the
I " "l unto ul,la"1
Dt boiled It long enough
on,Jr thrM tr 'our minute, but It must b
boiled 15 minutes at least, so w tried It
again, with th result that we got a perfect
fdp of coffee, a delightful and healthful
beverage. I hav continued tb us qf
Postum In my home ever sine. W us
! U for breakfast, dinner and aupper.
My bilious attacks quU-kly left and I
am fre from than altogether. I began
to explain to my euaumere something of
h value ot Postum Clflea and now have
vary larg trade q ft." Nam given by
Postum Co., Battt Crek, Mich; : . ' .
i
RIPE OLD ACHE
Mr. and Mr. Adam LlT.ngood ot EUeraoo, Pa., who hvbn mtrrleJ G ijr DafTs Puf Malt
Whiskey has prolonged thtlr happy union many years beyond the-.. three S2re HnJ ten. -
MR. ADaM UVINQOOD, 90 years old. Elverson, Chester County, Ta. ,
DUFFY'S PURE MALT
IS THE TRUE ELIXIR OF
It has prolonged many thousand lives as
it has Mr. and Mrs. Llvlngood. and thera It
no other medicine In the world which will
keep the system In normal condition, pre
vent the decay of the tie-sues, strengthen
the heart action and enrich the blood like
Duffy's Pur. Malt Whiskey. It cures grip,
consumption, bronchitis, catarrh, asthma,
malaria, dyspepsia and Invigorates the
brain. It makes the old young; keep the
young strong. Do not fill your body full
of drugs and medicines which poison the
system. ' ."
Duffy's Pure ' Malt Whiskey Is the only
whiskey recognized by the government
as a medicine. This is a guarantee. It la
absolutely pure, and contains no fusel oil.
It Is prescribed by. over 7,000 doctors and
used exclusively In over 8.000 hospitals.
It is the only reliable and. absolutely pure
r.tlmjlant and tonic. It has saved the lives
Cleveland Myron T. Herrlck, Samuel
Mather. 1
Cincinnati Jacob M. Schmidt, Brlggs S.
Cunningham.
Chicago J. J. Mitchell, Marvin Hughltt,
Marshall Field,. Graeme Stewart.
Mllwaukee-rF7 G. Blgelow, Charlea F.
Ptlster, Fred Fabst.
Minneapolis Thomas Lowry, J. J,
Shevelln.
St. Paul Kenneth Clark, Theodore Schur
melr. Detroit Don M.' Dickinson.
St. Louis Charles Parsons, Adolphus
Busch, Robert S. Bookings.
Louisville Thomas Bullitt.
Atlanta Robert J. Lowry.
Kansas City W. B. Clark, Charles Camp
bell, i
Omaha John C. Wharton, Victor B.
Caldwell.
Denver D. H. Moffatt.
Conference Report Adopted.
Mr. Cullom presented the conference re
port on the Cuban diplomatic and consular
bill. He explained that the house con
ferees bad agreed to the amendment mak
ing the salary of the minister to the repub
lic of Cuba 812,000 a year, but that they
would not agree to the amendment provid
ing 82,000 a year for the minister's house
rent or for that making provision for an
additional consul. The senate conferees
therefore had yielded at to thote two
amendments. The report was agreed to.
Mr. Hoar Inquired what title was given to
the Cuban government In the bill.
"The republic oCuha,", replied Mr. Cul
lom. '. '."' ",'
' "And is the",imeHcan flag to be taken
down from the Island?" Inquired Mr. Hoar.
"I suppose so,' of' Course," responded Mr.
Cullom. -' ' .
"I thought w had been told," facetiously
remarked the Massachusetts senator; that
when the American flag once had been
raised over territory It alwaya would 'stay
put.
DEATH LIST EXPANDS
(Continued from First Page.)
road, and the upfortunat one were car
ried to them.
Despite the fact that the rain came pour
ing down all morning, thousands went to
Sheraden today, the acene of th dlaaster.
The Sheraden yarda II between two) hills.
Lined upon these hills were thousands
watching the crewt ot the wreck traint at
work. Passenger trains are gliding by
he wreck quickly alnce the newt of the
gat main became known tn th city. - Two
flatcar 11 on the siding covered with
clothing picked up during the night. The
majority ot this is chsrred rags.
It It a common eight in Sheraden this
morning to tee people with heada and hands
bandaged on the porches,' in the streets
and at the wreck. Many wer burned
whose names hav not appeared, and while
they are not seriously hurt they are suffer
ing more or lest pain. .
Regarding the big main beneath the burn
ing wreckage It It feared that the Intent
heat from the "fir will get down to th
pipea it the Ore It not toon extinguished.
If the concussion baa. not caused -any
breaks It la feared that the Intente beat
might, and this Is th reason that the
officials are tealous In their efforts to get
the flames subdued. The freight in the
debrla la a complete loa.
Opinions aa to Cans.
Superintendent McCarthy ot tb Pan-
handl Railroad company waa asked thlt
morning regarding hit theory tor th cause
of the explosion- .He replied. that aa yet
be had not decided what caused the ex
plosion. Ths people about the place seem
to think that the leaking naphtha caught
Ore from a swltcf lamp or the Ore box of
one ot the engine. They hold that the
naphtha need not come In direct contact
with a light, but that tumea rising from It
would catch from a light even it It , wa
high above where tb naphtha flowed. In
stead ot burning upward the ignited fumes
would follow th column down to the bate
of tupply ot the running naphtha aad then
th combustion would become complete.
Mr. McCarthy tald he would Investigate
ths matter thoroughly and would announce
hia finding and decision In a few day.
The officials of the Panhandle road fear
a wore explosion than the one which
wrought so much damage yesterday. A
danger line haa been established 600 yards
on all sides of the burning wreckage and
th railroad police are keeping the curious
crowd back.
A few feet below, the. burning wreckage
the big thlrty-tlx-lnch main of the Phila
delphia company, wbtrh' comet from the gas
fields In the southwestern portion of the
state, and which tuppiim th McKoct Rock
and lower Allegheny district with natural
gat. Ilea.
It la feared that tb concussion wat to
great yasteiday that soms ot th Joints, or
ven th pip Itself, might hav been dam
aged, and If aueh'Ia tb case th gaa which
la under pressure will aooa fore it way
through aad another terrific explosion will
follow.
About twenty ears are piled up between
th Sheraden station and Cork'a rua In th
Sheraden yards! This Is still a mass of
flam. In this there are all klada of msr
chandlse. Little headway Is being made to
extinguish th fir, owing to th fact that
tb entire wreckage I saturated with
naphtha and.aerosen and then trash vol
urn. of flam on4lnu tq shoot cut from
various portion el the smouldering ruin.
Mr. Llvlngood is 81 years and his wife
I 84. They are both hale and hearty and
feel vigorous as a couple SO years ot age.
Reading, Pa.. Feb. 15th, 190J.
DUFFY MALT WHISKEY CO.,
Rochester, N. Y.t
Gentlemen I tske great pleasure in writ.
Ing to you telling the benefit I am deriving
from the use of LiufTy's Pure Malt Whiskey.
I have been taking It in email quantities
every morning and evening for a number
of years. I am 81 years old and In excel
lent health, good appetite and am doing
II my own farm work. I know your
NO FUSEL OIL.
BANKERS DISCUSS BUSINESS
Noted linanoiers Attend the Convention
and Talk on Important Topics.
BRANCH BANKING . IS CONSIDERED
Horace 'White Adrocatea the System,
While Henry W. Yates ot Omaha
gpeaka tn Opposition
to It.
KANSAS CITY, May 13. Bankers assocl
atlona of Kansaa and Missouri and Okla
homa and Indian Territory met In Joint
convention here today and with many east
ern financiers of not present, listened to
addresses on varloue topics. Five hundred
delegates attended the different sessions,
which will be continued tomorrow. The
different associations held separate meet
ings In the forenoon, gathering tn Joint
tension In . the afternoon and closing the
day with a reception at Convention hall.
At the morning meeting of the Missouri
association Gordon Jonea of St. Joseph,
president ot the state association, delivered
his annual address, .during which h said
that there was cause for felicitation In
the fact that a fixed and certain standard
Of value for a basis ot trading had been
established. Mr. Jones eald that in order
to remove the last vestige of doubt further
legislative measures were contemplated.
He was glad that coupled with this pur
pose an effort wa being made to give the
country an entirely new system of banking.
Expansion Idea Popular.
The expansion Idea," said President
Jones, "has found favor In the minds of
many able financiers, and the promoters of
progressive banking are urging the passage
of law giving the banking business mora
extended privileges."
Mr. Jones spoke in favor of an elastic
currency and also dwelt on the advantages
that would be gained by this part of the
country, financially and otherwise, through
irrigation of the arid lands of the west.
Thomas B. Paton of New York, editor of
th Banking Law Journal, delivered an
address before the Mlssouriaba on "The
Evolution of Banking Law."
Mr. Paton spoke on the laws which gov
ern the business dealings of bankers. He
tho wed that the formation ot th law gov
erning bills, notes, checks and the deal
ings of bankers Is th result of a peculiar
process. . It consists of a body of rule
which hav been built up piecemeal by
Judicial dectalona founded on " custom, It
hat grown out of tb disputes of men. The
procese originated in England and has con
tinued in the various ' atatea since the
American revolution. ' ; ;
Conflict of State Lswi, .'.' . ;
Mr. Paton pointed out many Instances of
conflict of atate lawa and showed, as the
result of the present condition of the law,
made up to largely of Independent and an
tagonistic state rules, that great losses are
caueed to the mercantile and banking. com
munity and that commercial transactlona he
ten the atatea are hampered.
Of late yeara the condition of the law
governing' bills, notes and checks when
used in Interstate deals has been improved
y th enactment of th uniform negotiable
strument law, which, up to date has been
enacted In seventeen of the status and
territories, besides the District of Colum
bia. The Improvement and unification of
th lawa upon other matters, not covered
by the national instrument, which enter
Into ths Interstate dealings of bankers and
merchant mutt be hoped for In the course
ot time, when all the atate legislators act
In tinlform accord, and when all the Judges
come to think alike.
In the afternoon all the sessions met In
Joint session in the Grand opera bouse
This session was taken up with a discussion.
of th topic, "Branch Banking." . Horaea
White, editor of the New York Evening
Post, who waa the first speaker, took a
ttand la favor of branch banka. He said
in part:
Advantages of Branch Banklnar.
There la a wide diversity of opinion In
this country as to the advisability of
branch banking and this diversity exluts
largely among bankers themselves. The
doctrinaires, the college professors, the
economists, ar generally In favor of
hrmncli bankina. They are not. however.
so far as I know, In favor of forcing that
system upon the national bankers against
their will. fatriotMsm 1 not concernau in
Brewed from carefully selected
leave the brewery
whiskey Is giving -me renewed strength j&W-& -'' te'llS'&h JS
and prolonging my life. I feel as well to- - foYV 1&&JWJ
days as ten years ago and I feel as if I ;MW Y? 'tffl
will yet pass the century mark. I, would- .T-W? f wprv'V'Vr1
earnestly recommend It to all old people. . ViV2 rt 'fF'
It wa recommended to me and has proven 5p,'.,-if WiCr Jv:H''4''-''(f'.
a Neeelng. My wife is 84 years old' and i fKri.?4t'''M uy, 'tik. '
never falls to take a done of this Whiskey W t,-f ..' : ''i'Hl'lhM.
on retiring. Bhe Is also In perfect health. - KViX'A " . I'; '- . .. r '"-'i r
ADAM LIVINOOOD. .''. '" fti .. , -.J
MRS. ADAM LIVINOOOD, tl years old
WHISKEY
LIFE.' .' .. ..
of millions if V en pie- the 'last fifty years
.who.-hav. used'it a their Only medicine.
Beware'.ot Imitations and ' so-called malt
whiskeys. These Imitations and substi
tutes ace cheap preparations which are
.gotten up for tho dealer's profit and may
contain, dansrerpus Ingredients which will
rulnthe system. Buy Duffy's Malt Whts
key and you caa depend on Its purity, and
health-giving quality, '
'All druggfrts- and grocers, or direct,
8100 a bottle. ' See that the trademark,
"The" Chemist's Head," Is on the label.
Bertd for free ' medical booklet containing
'symptom and-treatment of diseases and
many 'convincing testimonials.
FREE TWO- game counters suitable for
-euchre, wilst, etc.., which are a. novelty,
sent free to anyone on receipt of four
rent to' Cover postage. DUFFY MALT
WHISKEY CU, Rochester, N. Y. -
promoting it. Some people
think that
patriotism 1s concerned Iri apposing
apposing it and
tnat prancn banks,-:ir permitted to - exiot,
.will deBtroy American liberty., Such jer
soTis 'do' rlgrit to oppose It.1 Those who
rrmtted o exlnt,
think' that .lt-wouldi be, on the) whole,' a
wise-policy tor the .country- agree that
thay'have nfT special claim upon the public
attention, and I,"-for 'one; do riot believe
that .branch banking will ever be adopted
by. congress , until, the majority of bankers
acquiesce In It.
Any plflff for onfalfilhg a' rear'rredlt c'ur
reucy, , -credit based upon t be assets Qf the
bank, muPt be. referred to the traditions,
habits and experience of 'the' American
paople The ' smallest "change consistent
with the end to lie accompllnhed will b
the one most likely to succeed.
The advantages of branch banking are
briefly these: Other things being equal,
two banks Joined, together are stronger
man one, ana inree are stronger tnan two.
For this reason tho Dubllc has more eon.
fidence In th -union of hanks than the
same number pr, banKs. taken separately.
Branch "lixllklng would, therefore, Improve
the- credit of thi- batiks so allied and in.
ornase their depoBlts.
Branch bnnklna would reduce the .
pence -of banks-and accrue to the custom
ers In the form-of lower .rates of Inter
est It would, tend to uniform . Interest
rate-. It has the advantage of extending
to small -places the security assured bv
the strength of the parent Institution: It
affords facilities for communicating knowl
edge of the .relative needs of butdneas In
me mnercni localities, uranch banking Is
boundV to pomeg you can't stop it.
. Yates Oppose Branch Banka.
Henry W. Yatet of Omaha, president of
the Nebraska National bank, spoko In op
position to branch'1 banks, saying In part: .
.lYe-.flfe all conscious -f the) weaknesses
whiiJj fliymU In our. Ranking system, and
we are deHlrlous oC TiuVing them removed
and the system strehglhened and Improved
In, any manner hat good Judgment and
wise experience will dictate. But it does
not follow from this that we should con
clude that our banking system Is so utterly
bad that tho only remedy for the situutlon
is Its entire -extinguishment and the crea
tion In Its place of another system. This
is what I believe would result from the
passage -of a law which would establish
among us the mpnurcMlcal British and con
tinental syrtema of ' large central banks
with -numerous' branches.
Two features of the bill reported by the
banking and currency committee of the
house ireedom from capital and from taxa
tion would seem to settle the question
against the Independent banks. The sys
tem as proposed would destroy them.
Judgotl by the actual work performed
and service, rendered,, the conclusion -was
inevitable that the American system of
banking, notwithstanding Its admitted im
perfections its' short comings and its weak
nesses, which In time may all be remedied.
Is superior jo any system of banking in the
world. -
This so-called reform In hanking Is pro
posed and urged by vsM-meanlng men, but
men who In almost every case will be found
to be guided solely by their environments
and, not by any experience- obtained along
the lines ct .tilts et,renui)u- life to which
Is due the existence of our American bank-
IHK pjniil. r- -.
' -The- passage C tho- tending Wll.rby- de
stroying , the... harmoqlyus j-platlons which
pow exist ' in our baftkfng world 'and by
threatening the--existence of our present
organized barilw, would- hoi only b dis
astrous. , to. . the banjos concerned, .but ,. it
would, be -a. national calamity, '-
GRAND" LOPQES IN . SESSION
I'alted ' workmen and ' Degree of
, Honor Maaa Forces at .Mitchell .., .
' r'. Booth Vakotat, v -..
m ' i , :-.-. -:
.' MITCHELL. S. I)., May 13. (Special Tel
egram,) I h,ls uior.nlrut .the grand lodges of
the. Ancient Order ot United Workmen and
the 'Degree of Ifonor were opened In thlt
city. Abofif' 300 delegates and visitors ar
rived" here : yesterday 'and today and were
met at the trains ty the State band and re
ceptfon Committees. ' " -
Last night 'a' teceptloa waa held for the
visitor and 'the address of welcome wat
made by' Major Silsby. ' Responses ' were
made by the supreme and auperlor officers.
Refreshments were served at the close.
The election, of officers will take place to
morrow arid" there Is" little rivalry for
places. The Indication are that Fred" B.
8mlfh, the present grand master Workman,
will be re-elected, 'at' will alto Grand
Recorder Lavln. ' '
' Report bf grand 'Officers 'were made In
both lodges this rrtornlng and the sessloss
are In full swing. ' This evening students Of
Dakota university .wlir entertain the dele
gates with a drama.
I.afe Yoona to Talk la Dakota.
8IQUX FALLS, ,8,. Do May .13. (Special
Telegram.) ilon. Late Young, editor of th
Dea MoIacs .(Iowa) Capital,, today notified
W. C.Porter. of ,thls city, president of the
South Dakota League of Republican club,
that he had accepted lhe Invitation of the
league to address' tb republican state con
vention and the convention of Republican
League, club to be held In Sioux Falls
June t.. . , . , . . v
barky and hope never permitted to
until properly aged.
BRIM
H HKJ) nv
White Ribbon Remedy
coffee nil hum imilrni'i knunleuac.
White Ribbon hemeily will cure or de
stroy the rtiw-aacs ipdtiu tor ak-ohoilo
stimulants, utinhir too patient is a ion
Iirnied Inebriate, "a tipplr,'' social
drinker or drunkard. lmv6iuti for ai.y
one - tu have au appetite tor aii'iuiuna
liquors aftet using uil Jtlbbuu lU'tiii-uy.
buUur.rs b lut-mlKli ui w. c. 1. L,
Mrs. Moore, Press Huportntf lulent of the
Woman s ChrietlMB inhtKiantt uniuit,
Ventura, Cal., writes: "1 havu ivstvd Whu
lttobon Remedy on i ery vbtitluute drunk
ards, and the cures have been many, la
many tusts th Hninedy was given secretly.
1 cheertully recommend and endorse Into
Klbbon Keintay. Members of our union ale
delighted to find a practical and economi
cal treatment to aid? us in -our temperaiiL
work."
Mrs. M. A. Cowan, of the Woman'
Christian Tempt-raiic I ulon, stales. "I
know of so many ieoplo redeemed
from the curse - of drink by the us
of White Ribbon Remedy that 1 "a.rnently
request you to give, it a trial.' Druggists
or by mail, $1. 'ItIhI package free by writ
ing or railing on Mrs. A. M. Townsend (for
years secretary of the Woman Christian
Temperance union), 21S Tremont St., bos
ton, Mass. Sold In Omaha by
SCHAE-FER'S SMS!
Phone 747, S. W. Cor. 16th and Chicago.
Goods delivered FREK to py part t oily.
Basputy Vtaas
Food laapeotar.
n. L. RMUCGIOTTI, D. V. S.
CTTT VTmCRTH ARIA N .
frfrlo and Infirm T. aeth and
' TT'-iiMTrm
ta,
Good enough
for anybody!
All Havana Fillc
TLORODORA' BANDS are
of same value as Lags from
'star: 'horse shoe:
'spearhead: "stanqard navy:
"OLD PEACH & HONEY,
and C: T,:Tobaceo.
AMIUKMKVIS,
BOYD'S X2
The Last Show of the Regular Season.
THURSDAY ANTJ FRIDAY- NIOHTS.
Another '"Burgomaster. The ' Musical
"''' V Comedy Success."
WHEN REUBEN C0MES.T0T0WN
.. A Strperl) Company ot Fifty People. , ,
-. 4: .. Prloen 26o. to li ,
Coming Sunday Matinee; May 25,
"for All Bummer,"'-- tv
THE FERRIS STOCK CO.
. OpeBlng bill "In Ml&sourL" .
Price: ' Mats., any teat, 10c. Night, 10a,
ISo and t6c. . ' '.
Remember the pat, of the Great
OTTO FL0T0 SHOWS
-The most amusing aggregation of Arilmal
Actors ever artismsed lu a tented arei a.
More novel reatures man an utner sunuu
shows combined. - -
Including the world' most roarvelont t-le-
phanta, llorsra, Ponies, Dogs, MoiiKays,
Cats, Goats, ale.
Free street pared over a snll long;
each inornlasT at 10 o'clock.
Three 0ay Ooly, Bejinninf MflV
Two Ptrforintntti Dally. lilA I 11
Itala-'or: thine.'. -
' ADMISSION, loo A.D
Grouada Klahteeath and sJuaarla at.
lUacc'$Trocadcrp:ON'
i, k a s i a. a. a A . 1 1 4 Ra SHfC.
Entlr Week Including SatiMay fcvenlng,
"AMEIllCAi4 mntl.MQL'EHS."
Beautiful ehorlsters, great 1 wo shows
dully. Eve. prices, 10-20-p,'. Bmoke If you
Ike Sunday mat., nuiiciu.
Knttr change of progrBin Bunday mt,
night. May . the Kraal hit of the aeason.
Rosenthal s Monster lnettt; professional .
nd amateur acts galore; itusenthal in an
iiurtia.
-HOTEL
"TVf"
Wm EMPIRE
1
Broadway
and 63d St.
N Y. City.
J
jauansl
Klrrnrout ,.'."'' Modsi
Moderate Hales t lisclaslv
Estoasiva Mhrarr'r . ' Aceoaelkl
Orchestral Concert Every Kvaning.
AH tars I'aa (be Kinpira.
Bend for deHcrintfVa'nooklef.
W. JUiiNSOM gii.'WV. Praprteter.
THE MILLARD
13th aud Iioaalassu,
FIKBT CLa'
e a i uidina,.
l. I irv l K."r a
.
. LUNCH LON
I'M TO 2 I'. M.
SUNDAY t ao P. M. WNNER
is a special Millard feature.
i. K. MARKtli SON, Props.
C. II. Peeplas, Manager.
A- U. Caveuyorl. i iiiiclfcal CfcraV . ,
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