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2 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. TUESDAY, DECEMPEK 0. 1902. minister snd the German charge d'affaires. If no satisfactory reply In received the gov rrnmenti have derided to take such nr" tires are ncceiwary to enforce their claims. Replying to supplementary question. Mr. Balfour tall-lie understood the com tnunlcatlon to Venezuela was neither lolnt Dor Identical. BERLIN', Dec. I. A atateroent will be made tomorrow orally by Chancellor von Buelow or read by Prudent Valestntm. The Bundesrath baa already been Informed tbat the foreign office In unwilling to dls cloae tbe text of Oerroany'a' ultimatum, aa ucb a itep would be against all precedent! and because It would also be discourteous to Veneula to publlah the text before giv ing tbat country an opportunity to reply. Neither la an Intimation given aa to what forcible action will follow on the ground that thla would be dlacloin mil itary aecreta. . PARIS. Dec. 8. 8everal newspapers here are urging the French government to end onitratlon agalnat Venezuela, pointing out ghe extent of French interest in that country. It la aald at the foreign office, however, that tbe government will adhere to Hi purpoie to hold alcof from the movement, aa the protocol aigned by France and Venexuela assures a satisfac tory aettlement of tbe French claim. DISCUSS IRRIGATION BILL Senate Committee CJIvea at Hearing to tbe Measure Sow Pending In that Body. WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. The senate com mittee on Immigration cava a hearing today on the bill restricting , Immigration now pending In the senate. Goodwin Brown, ' representing tbe New York State Lunacy commission, urged that tha bill be amended to as to provide for the deportation of aliens who become public charges within' two years. He aald that during the last ten years the foreign-born Insane cost the various states $50,000,000. Hs offered' an amendment carrying out his suggestion. ' Commissioner Sargent of the Immigration bureau aald the bead tax of $3 In the bill should be retained and It would serve to keep out many Immigrants.' Commissioner Williams of New York urged more strict regulations at Ellis Island, saying there wa a great deal of perjury, He also favored the sale of liquors at Immigrant atatlons. .The committee will . give another bear ing tomorrow. A Valuable Health Guide. Tbe. edition of 1903 of Hostetter's Illus trated Almanac Is now ready for free dis tribution at your druggist's. It contains praotical advice in regard to preaervlng your health, a large amount of Interesting and amuclng reading matter, both tor the young and old, and numerous testimonials aa to the efficacy of Hoatetter'a Stomach Bitters In cases of stomach, liver and kid- ney disorders. It will prove a valuable ad- dltlon to any household. Be sura to obtain copy. DEATH RECORD. Mrs. A. J. Kellar. HOT SPRINGS, S. D., Dec. 8. (Special.) Mrs. A. J. Kellar, wife of Colonel A. J. Kollar of this place, died. at her home here this morning after a few daya illness of pneumonia. Colonel Kellar Is well known throughout the state, and Mrs. Kellar waa atate regent of tbe Daughters of the Amer- lean Revolution soolety and an active worker In ' that organization, having at tended the national gathering at' Washing ton at the last two annual meetings. She waa alao an active club woman, aad waa vicepreaideat of th Shakespeare cltio of nn pic. une son,, is a mcmoer or me i taw nrm oi Mooay, lueiiar at Mooay at Deadweod. another ia upon tha editorial 'staff of the Chicago American, and an other la In the employ of the Mallory Com rqlsslon company at Sioux City. Colonel Kellar waa a . distinguished confederate colonel.1 A gloom- is cast over thla city by tbe death of Mrs. Kellar. Two Deaths at Hastings. HASTINGS, Neb.. Dec. 8. (Special Tele- grun.) Mrs. W. H. Payne . died at 12 o'clock tonight of apoplexy. Tbe deceased .was one of tbe oldest settlers of Hastings and has alwaya atood high in aoclety cir cles. A husband, two daughtera and one aon aurvlve her.' Word waa received here today of the death VI 1- I m. r. . I lum truing, nr. reeiu was one of Hastings' prominent young business men who bad a large number of frlenda In and around this city. The remains will be brought to Haatlngs tomorrow' for Inter ment. Boat of Pioneer Kdltor. WEST POINT, Neb., Dec. 8. (Special.) Raymond O'Sulllvan, aecond .aon of P. F. O'Sulllvan, the pioneer editor of th Elkhorn valley, waa Interred under Cathollo auspices In the church cemetery this morn- ing. Solemn requiem high mass waa cele- I brated by Very Rev. Joseph Rueslng, rec tor. Tbe deceaaed was It years of ags and a printer by trade. He contracted severe cold soma tlma ago, which developed Into consumption. " Train Dispatcher Can a. M'COOK, Neb.. . Dec. 8. (Special Tele gram.) A ' telegram waa received 1 this morning announcing ' tbe death of Dis patcher L. E. Cann at 10 o'clock Sunday night at Salt Lake City, Utah, whertT he had gone tor hla health. The body will arrive here Wednesday for burial. The da- cessed was greatly esteemed here. ' L. O. Holland. .HASTINGS, Neb.. Dec. 8. (Special Tele ' gram.) The remains of L. O. Holland, who died at an early hour yesterday morning of .tuberculosis, were Interred' in Parkvle' ,cemetery at t o'clock thjs afternoon. The' funeral waa held from the Congregational church, Rov. Hunt officiating. Kearney Railroad Man. 1 KEARNEY, Neb., Dec. 8. (Special Tele gramsThomas L. Young, a popular con- ( due tor on the Kearney St Black Hills road and a resldent.af Kearney for the last Cf teen years, d'.ed last night from paralysis tt the hesLTt. ' He leavea n wife and aon. Silver that Is Silver Gorham Silver U guaranteed by its trade mark to be of sterling qual ity. The excellence of its workmanship is also guar anteed, but the beauty and fitness of its design tell their own story. AH rsspeaaibla jewelers kssplt I WINTER BEGINS IN EARNEST Cold Wart with 8dw Sweeps Orar the Entire Country. EVEN SOUTHERN STATES ARE NOT EXEMPT Alabama, M Isslaslppl, Teaaa an Okla homa Record I,ott Temperatures, with Maeh Know and Heavy Rain la Many Tarts. Temperatures. 8 Washington 28 Minneapolis 22 Chicago 11 8t. Louis .... Pes Moines New York , Hoston Milwaukee , .. n ..12 .. 0 .. 4 CHICAGO. Deo. 8. The cold wave that bore. down on tbla city yesterday reached It climaa at 8 and 8 o'clock today, with a temperature at -the aero mark. Today and tonight the. mercury will, according to the official forecast, remain near that point, with some relief promised tomorrow. Five fatalities- from causes directly at tributable to the- weather have been re ported to the authorities, and numerous cases of destitution Incident to the audden drop In temperature were afforded relief during the night and early today. Delay on the railroads, street railways and elevated roada Is general. Through trains from the east and west are reported from two to six hours late. The abortag of coal waa severely felt for the first time In many quarters, the suffering being not entirely confined to the poorer classes, but many people In more fortunate circum stances' suffered from Inability to secura coal at any price at some of the outlying coal yard a. .. , '. . . i CORRY, Pa., Dediv 8. The northwestern part of Pennsylvania. Is la the grasp of a bowling bllssard. "During tha night over a foot of snow fell and a fierce wind it drift ing It high In many places.' Trains on all roada In thla vicinity are delayed.' Cold In the South. LOUISVILLE, fir.. Deo., 8. Freezing temperature Overspread the country south of the Ohio river to a line touching North Alabama, Mississippi and north Texas, the thermometer In many places recording the poldest weather of the winter. Rainfalls In southern Texaa and much snow is re ported from varloua parts of Texas and Oklahoma. Fair aud colder weather la gen erally forecasted south. INDIANAPOLIS, Deo. 8. At "f o'clock this morning the thermometer showed 8 de grees above aero. The Indications are tor rising temperature. Six laches of Snow In Ohio. CLEVELAND, O., Dec. 8: More than alx Inchea of anow fell In' this section during the last tblrty-slx hours.' Early today the government thermometer registered 22 above. The Weather bureau predtcta that the temperature will fall to 10 above aero tonight. The severe weather haa caused the almost total suspension of navigation. A fierce gale la blowing on the lake. COLUMBUS, O., Dec. 8. Ohio was In the grasp of a cold wave thla morning and the mercury waa dropping, with Indications that It would go to sero in central Ohio. Severe Weather In Wisconsin. ' MILWAUKEE, Dec. ' 8: Reports from Wisconsin and upper Michigan show the weather to be very severe.' At Madison It waa 2 below tero. . .All the traina In the western and central parts of Wisconsin are from thirty to fifty minutes late. Reports at Oshkosh Indicate, tbat -stock In the surrounding country are suffering from, tha intense cold. Marinette says the weather is good fvr .the logging interests ana worv haa actively beurun in the. lumber regions. , - v" .jtt ' .. Very Cold In Michigan, . DETROIT, Mich., Dec. 8. Thla la ' the coldest day of the aeason here, and In Michigan. At 8 o'clock It waa It above zero In thla city, a drop of 10 degrees during the night. 8now fell In flurries throughout the night. Alpena reporta 12 above zero, and at Saiilt'Ste Marie It was Just zero. High winds, are blowing on Lake Huron. Middle- Island station re ports a forty-two-mile wind with heavy now. . Zero In .Kansas City. KANSAS CITY, Dec. 8. Today Is the coldest of tbe season In tbla part of the southwest, the temperature being close to tbe zero mark. At Kansaa City the Mis- . s a... .t,1. mr. and at 8 nVWk It ... in degraes above zero. Throaghout Kansas and tha territories much colder weather Is expected during the next twelve hours. Coldest, of Season at St. Louis'. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 8. A veritable - cold wave haa struck St. .Louis and vicinity. Yesterday waa the coldeat day of the sea aon, but today there Is a further drop In the temperature. At 7 a. m tbe Weather bureau record 'M w ebove sero. I lu" " tlo"r-1 Snow la Two feet Peep, JAMESTOWN. S.'T.-, Dee. 8An average of two feet of snow has fallen in Chauta qua county during the last twenty-four hours and it is still falling.; Weather In Iowa. DE3 MOINES. Dec. 8-The thermometer registered 6 degrees below zero at 7 o'clock this morning,- the "Coldest aince February 8, last. ST. PAUL, Dec. 8. The Weather bu reau report for this city gives 12 degrees below sero today as the lowest registered for tbe year. TOPEKA. Kan., Dee.' 8. Zero weather prevaila nearly all over Kanaaa tonight. The. severe cold haa not been accompanied by wind and not much suffering among stock baa resulted. The Kensas river ia full of cakea of boating Ice From tha western portion of tha stats comes stories of great scarcity of coal, aa In that portion of tbe atate whera coal ia hardest to obtain, the weather la mpst severe 8T. JOHNS, N. V.; Dee. 8. The bllxxard la still raging and live schooners have been driven ashore. All the crews escaped. Tbe captain of Albano, which reached here yei- terday, after experiencing hurricane weather In the Atlantic, expresses fears of losses to shipping; owing to the gales In mtdocean. Eeaema. ho .Cur. Ho Pay, Your druggist will refund your money II PAZO OINTMENT falls to,, cure lngwprm. tetter, old ulcers and sorea, pimples and blackheads' on tbe face, and all skin dis eases. SO cents. ' IOWA INSURANCE FIRM WINS Need hot Pay Policies an "Which Pre miums Are Owlna; at Peal a. WASHINGTON, Dec. $. Th United I Statea supreme court today rendered an opinion In th cas of the Iowa Life In surance Company agalnat Lulu T. Lewis. A policy waa Issued by tbe Iowa company upon the lit of Thomas M. Levis, a resi dent of Fort Worth, Tex., wbe gave notea for the payment of the following premium. This note had neither been paid nor re newed when Mr. Lewis died. Th company refused to pay the policy and . Mrs. Lewis took the cas into th courts and obtained judgment la aet favor from tha circuit court for northern Texaa, but tbat decision was reversed by today's opinion. MIXES MARKLE MEN (Continued from First Page.) company took out of the wagea coming to the men the bouse rent and coal bills due tbe company. The last witness of the day was Charles Holfoerty, another Markle employe, who waa evicted with twelve other men. He said each one of the evicted men was at one tlma or another on a grievance com mittee. Mr. Parker asked if Mr. Markle paid any attention to such committee and wltneca replied: "He always listened, but that's all tha further the matter ever went." BEMIS ASKSJTEN THOUSAND Mentions that Amonnt aa Remunera tion for Injuries front Accident. George P. Bern Is appeared before the city council. In general committee, yesterday afternoon to present a proposition to com promise a claim for damages by reason of personal Injuries. Mr. Bemls, as may be remembered, waa Injured by the falling of a large street sign or billboard which atood on Farnam street between Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets. The sign, It is aald, was the property of Harrison at Mor ton and stood upon the lot and notupon city property, but Mr. Bemls' claim against the city Is based upon the falluro to enforce the ordinance prohibiting such signs. Mr. Bemls described the accident Insofar aa he was able from hla own recollection pt what happened and information which he had received from othera. His left ankle, which waa most seriously Injured, Is still In a plsster cast, and he aald that for three months following the accident h waa compelled to alt with that leg sup ported and In the same .position. He Is still forced to use two crutches and says he baa been Informed by the doctors that he will never recover more than partial use of the Injured ankle. He mentioned $10,000 as the amount of damagea which he would consider reasonable in considera tion of his loss of business and the ex penses entailed by reason of his disability. The matter will be referred to City Attor ney Connell to report aa to the liability of Harrison & Morton and ofher legal fea tures of the case. Only Messrs. Burkley, Hascall, Karr, Trostler and Zlmman were present at the meeting and but little business was taken up. City Engineer Rosewater reported that in the construction of the new market house It had been discovered tbat one wall of the building would come Immediately above the Capitol avenue water mains, aa they are now laid, and that to Insure the safety of the building It would be necessary to move the pipes. The moving of the pipes, he said, would cost $300 and the necessary repairs to the pavement $200. A resolution requesting the water company to move Its pipes on Capitol avenue from Thirteenth to Fifteenth street waa recom mended for adoption. Councilman Hoye'a ordinance to prohibit peddlers to sell any aort of wares, or merchandise on the streets within a certain described district, which includes all of the retail portion of the city, waa recom mended not to pass. Following .the committee meeting. the members met In special session and adopted ad appropriation ordinance for the payment of paving eatlmatea amounting In all to 8f.745.74. : - ' ''' ENDORSES POWER CANAL PLAfi North Omaha Improvement Society Adopts a Strong; Resolution ,. In Ira Favor. Andrew Rosewater won a signal victory for hla franchise ordinance last night in the North Omaha Improvement club, whose sentiment la abown In the unanimous adop tion of the following: Resolved. That It la the senses of this club that we heartily endorse the propo sition of Mr. Rosewater to furnish' tfheap power to the; city of Omaha: tnat we ie mand of our members of the city .council that the ordinance asked by Mr. Rosewater be passed, and an opportunity be given the people to endorse the franchise asked. mat we conuemn wiin evUB ranuumi the course of the members of the council who now oppose this enterprlae against the wish of the people and' the good of the city. And In pursuance of thla sentiment It waa voted that a committee ahould be ap pointed to call upon Councilmen Lobeck and Karr and demand to know tbelr posi tion In this matter and to push Mr. Rose water'a proposition. I. O. Barlgbt, W. F. Jonnson and Ernest Sweet were ap pointed aa the committee. In spite cf the sever weather there waa more than forty members of the club pres ent, among them being the representative men and most extensive taxpayers of that dlatrlct of the city. Councilman Haacall, who led the oppo sition to the ordinance from tbe first, was In attendance, but tbe disposition of the meeting was so manifestly In favor of Mr. Roaewater'a proposition as to make him feel 111 at ease and to cause him to remark as he took his departure that he "guessed he waa not wanted there.' Mr. Haacall was given an opportunity . .to speak and waa listened to wi.h patleqce although from time to time there was out spoken objection to some of his statements. The other . speakers of th evening. were W. T. Graham and W. F. Johnaon. Mr. Haacall, in tbe course of discussion with Mr. Rosewater, admitted; that some of the provisions of th su bat Hut . or dinance which be had, introduced had .been suggested by Mr. Nash of the . Electrlo Light company. Leave Hon Kxpoaed to Cold. At a lata hour Sunday night J. W. Selden. the drugglat at Fortieth and Cuming streets, notloed a horse tied before his place of business, tha animal being hitched to a badly wrecked cutter. A closer examina tion showed the horae to be covered with lather. Mr. Belilen covered It with a blanket and notified the police. . It - waa soon ascertained that the rig had been taken from Bett'a livery stable -on Capitol avenue. If is thought that the persons using the sleigh were intoxicated and did not realise tnat the animal could have lived but a short time tied in the bitter cold. New Lase of Ufa for an Iowa Postmaster. Postmaster R. II. RsndalL Dunlap, In., savs: I suffered from indigestion and re sulting evils for years. Finally I tried Kodul. I soon knew I bad found what I bad long looked for. I am better today than in years. Kodol gave me a new lease of life. Anyone can bave my af fidavit to tha truth of this suyment." Kodol digests your food. This enable tha system to assimilate supplies, strengthen ing every organ end restoring Ue<b. Kodol makes You Strong. Prepared only by E. C. DsWitt A Oo., Cblcwce. f SI. uvt w caiaia H tu as Sen. a LABOR WARS ARE BLESSINGS Archbishop Ireland . Bay. Strikes Show Development of Gouatrj. CIVIC FEDERATION CONVENES FRIENDLY Capitalists, Workmen, rolltlclaa and Clergymen ' I'nlto la Attempt to Solve Industrial Problems Row farina; World. NEW YORK, ' Dec. 8. The first annual meeting of the Industrial department of the National Civic federation waa begun here today. Senator Hanna called the session to order and made an address of welcpme, in which he aald: In extending welcome to you I also wish to extend congratulation. I am glad to be able to aay that our experience In the last year baa proved to. those who are charged with the; responsibilities of this work the fact tl.at the great mans of the American people are In wvmpathy with the organisa tion and Ita work. Thla great luuustrlal question has come to the' surface' ami Is demanding due and careful investigation by the people of the United States. No more important ques tion claims their attention than this one, which seeks to bring about a better re lationship between capital and labor. The object of this meeting today, and for the several days for which we are to meet, Is to dlacuss In every phase of this question, all matters of Interest which will tend to tha Improvement of the condi tions as affecting these two great factors, and which shall Interest to a larger extent the people of this country to Join with us In thla work. . Mayor Low made an address of welcome on behalf of the city. Labor- Preblrni Alwaya Present. Charles Francis Adams said In part: Sound and fruitful legislation cannot be Improvised. It" Is Idle to talk in language as empty as it Is grandolse of "curolng" and regulating potentates and powers of such large, and yet vague, character aa those that labor and capital are now con tinually bringing Into the field, by any pat ented method. A governmental regulation which ehall deal satisfactorily with them must rest upon a broad and well considered basis of experience, it Is equally futile to suppose that this labor content. In which we have been engaged, and whlcli we have experi enced the Inconvenient result for so many years, ia going to be settled In a day or an hour, or next year, or within, tha next ten years. It will continue with us during the re mainder of our lives and with our children alter us. We will slowly and tentatively approximate to satisfactory results. Under these circumstances If a solution, represented by a. proper legislative and ad ministrative macmnery, is ever 10 oe evolved it must be evolved from a source of i thereon, no less Judicial and well consid ered, than that series of great opinions from which the present constitution of the United Btates haa been slowly built upon and rounded out. Alfred . Moseley explained how be came to bring delegation of British worklngmen to America. When in South Africa be had found American engineers bad succeeded In mining operations where British en gineers failed and a later visit to the United ' States , had convinced htm that American business methods were in ad vance of those of the old country. One of, the reasons of this, he said, was the adoption by American manufacturers of piecework, ,aj)d another the encourage ment offered to brains and initiative. There ia not that close touch between the English manufacturer and his workmen that there Is here. Added to this Is the im proved machinery and the knack of getting more out Of it than they do on the other side. . ; " ; ' ,'Bvolut Ion Causes Strife. ,C At tbe afternoon session Archbishop Ire- J laud mada aa, address, in which be said: - h iNoi'greateci task today -could be given to a minister of Christ a gospel man 10 contribute In some way to establish a reign of Industrial peace. It la not sur prising ' that deputes and collisions are arising. Humanity Is entering another pe riod of development and all development, whether physical or moral, originates with a feeling of uneasiness and in a aentlment that new conditions have been brought about, and that the moment has come for a new adaptability. The conditions which confront us, far from being discouraging, are really Buch as to give nope ana com fort, such aa to bring us to- aeek out solu tions with all. the hopefulness of approxi mate victory. Among those present were John O. Mil- burn of Buffalo, Lewis Nixon, Bishop Pot ter, Cornelius N. Bliss, - Alfred Moseley. President . Eliot of Harvard. Archblshoo Ireland, Oscar S. Strauss, John J. McCook. Charles O. Bonaparte of Baltimore. James A. Chambera of Pittsburg, Theodore J. Shaffer,- Jamea Duncan, Daniel J.. Keefe. James O'Connell, Jamea M. Lynch. Henry White, John Mitchell, Charlea H. Taylor. Jr., president of the American Publishers' association; Fred Crowne, president of the National Founders' association: A. Bev erly Smith, United States LtthoaraDhlcal association; William Mahon, president Amalgamated Street Railway association; ex-8enator Thomas W. Palmer of Michi gan, John Oraham Brooks, Cambridge, and John A. Hobart, England. The Beat lira for Colds Is Dr. King's New Discovery for Consump tion. Sure, pleasant, sat and guaranteed to soon cure or no pay. 60c, $1.00.- For aale by Kubn & Co. FIRE AND POLICE COMMISSION Ung Executive Session and Short Opn Meeting; of the Board. For more than two hours last, night Messrs. Broatch, Wright, Spratlcn and Thomas remained in close secret session In the Inner chamber of the rooms at the city hall devoted to the us of the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners. When they finally did emerge to hold tbe public meeting the business was transacted In leas than twenty minutes. In the course of tho eecret session Clerk Klerstead was summoned to the Inner room with the applications for saloon licenses thus far filed with him and remained with th board aome time. Th discussion of the board waa at times quite animated and the voices of the members could be beard In tha outer room. At the close of tbe meeting the members stated that no ac tion had been taken upon any of th appli cations for saloon licenses. In the open meeting a complaint against Police Officer U. M. Egan waa . read, in which he la accused of drinking while on duty. A hearing of hi cas was set for next Monday evening. 'Charges were also preferred against Henry Wilson and Ed Walters, members of the fire department, who are accused of having engaged in a fight at engine house No. b. Their case was also set for hearing by the board for next Monday evening. A report from the chief of the fire de partment, announcing' that 7,000 feet of new fir hose had been received and I now at eogine. house No. 3, waa placed on file. . Anv application from Joseph II. Hengen to be reatored to th pension roll of tbe flr department was denied on th ground that the former board bad, on May 26, taken action striking Hengen from the pension roll for the reason, aa stated, tbat be had removed from the city and engaged In other employment. Robert Vanderford's application to be placed on the penstoa roll, by reason of 111 nsss, which Is attributed to exposure in the line of duty, was referred to tha city attorney for report aa to the responsibility of the city In the premises. When It was suggested by Ms. Wright that this claim ahould be referred aa stated. Mr. Broatch demurred with the remark that Mr. Wright waa aa capable of Judging the law on the question as the city attorney. The other members agreed with Mr. Wright that tbe city attorney was tbe proper authority in the matter and it was referred to him. The board adjourned ita meeting to Sat. urday evening, when expense bills will be passed upon. WAR ON THE CATTLE PLAGUE (Continued from First rage.) conferences with Secretary Hitchcock and the commissioner of the general land of fice along the lines of the bills Introduced. The bill repealing the commutation pro visions of the general law provldea that the act shall not affect any entry upon which lommutation proof ahall have been made or under which notice of presentation of such proof shall have been published at the date of approval. Aa to his bill repealing the desert land law, provision Is made that the repeal shall not affect any valid right which has been acquired under tbe law, but all bena fide clalma lawfully commenced before the approval of the act may be perfected upou due compliance with tbe law as It now stands. Routine of' Departments. . Robert H. Cassens has been appointed postmaster at Nesblt, Logan county, Neb., vice L. Bolkcom, resigned. Robert W. Sebln of Beatrice, Neb., ex Congressman John A. Plckler of Yankton. S. D., Jacob M. - Goodson of Dexter and Joseph T. Beem of Marengo, Ia., have all been admitted to practice before the In terior department. The postofflce at Hoyt, Adams county, Ia., baa been discontinued. The comptroller of the currency has ap proved the application of the following persons to organize the First National bank of Grafton, Ia., with a capital of 125,000; O. H. Christians, Charles Chris tlans, Charles F. Christians, Frank Nack and H. E. Huebner. The First National bank of Dps Moines, Ia., has been approved as reserve agent for tbe First National bank of Hill. Minn. James L. Foy of Fairfield, Neb., William P. Keogle. of Cedar Rapids, C. F. Dillon of Red Oak, George W. McLaran of Rochester, L. E. Elliott of Rowley, Ia., Bert E. Mower of Sioux Fa 's,' John K. Montague of Mad Ison, S. D., and Edward Hocke of Cheyenne, Wyo., have been appointed railway mail clerks, Contracts for carrying the mall In icreen wagona in Iowa cities were today awarded as follows: Cedar Rapids, J. L. Pospe- shlel, $2,100; Ottumwa, D. A. McReynolds 11,499; Council Blurs, Isaac Minnecb., $3,775; Oskaloosa, W. M. Cadwallader, $1,448. NAME OF CLARKS0N GOES IN Veteran Editor of Iowa la Nominated hy the President for' Pen sion Aarent. WASHINGTON, Dec' 8. The president today sent the following nominations to the senate: Albert B. Anderson, United States judge, district of Indiana; second secretary em bassy at Rome, Leonard M. Thomas of Pennsylvania; pension agent, Richard P. Clarkeon, at Dos Moines, Ia. Postmasters: Iowa Charles C. Pugh Adel; J. A. Weeks. Correctlonvllle; Charles E. Carmody, Mapleton; George Danforth, Hamburg. THOMPSON , IS NOW MINISTER Senate' Affirms Hla Appointment ' ns ,. American Representative to c-o-.vO . Braall. . , WASHINGTON, Dee. 8.-Conflrmatlon8 by the senate: James K. Smith, member or the Philip pine commission and secretary of public instruction, William R. Merriam. director of the census; Albert B. Anderson, United Btates judge, District of Indiana; Andrew R. Collier, pension agent Louisville, Ky. MinlBter of the i nlted Btates A. S. Hardy, to Spain; Charles P. Rryan, to Switzerland; Leslie Combs, to Guatemala and Honduras; John B. Jackson, to Oreece, Roumanla and Servia; William B. Bnrsby, to Bolivia; David E. Thompson, to Brazil. Ambassadors Charlemagne Tower, to Germany; Robert S. McCormlck, to Russia; Bellamy Storer, to Auatrla-Hungary. Secretary of Legation-Peter A. Jay, third secretary at Paris; R. 8. R. Hltt, second secretary at Berlin; H. Percival Dodge, secretary at Berlin. Consul Generals Edwsrd B. Bragg, at Hong Kong; Alfred A. Wlnslow, Guatemala City; William A. Rublee, Havana, Cuba. Consuls J. B. Richardson, at Utilla, Hon duras; Albert R. Morawetc, at Negates; William A. McKelllp. at Magdeburg, Ger many; Jamea C. McNally, at Liege, Bel glum; K. S. Hotchktss. Brock ville, Ont.; F, D. Hale, at Coa' :ouk, Quebec. - The funniest fun Is Ping Pong. Tables are 30 cent an hour. Bee Building par lors, 214 South Seventeenth street. ELECTION, AT STOCK YARDS L'nion Company Electa Directors and the Board Re-Elects Old . Officers. At the meeting of tbe stockholders of the Omaha Stock Yarda company at the Ex Chang building at South Omaha yesterday the following directora were elected: W. A, Paxton, John A. McShaue, J. A. Crelghton, Samuel McRoberts. P. A. Valentine, B. F, Smith of Boston. F. H. Davis, C. F. Man- deraon and T. B. McPberson. At 2 o'clock the directors met in the office of tbe company at the exchange building and re-elected the old officers as follows W. A. Paxton, ar., president; P. A. Valen tine, vice prealdent; W. J. C. Kenyon, gen eral maneger; J. C. Sharp, secretary and treasurer. General Manager Kenyon gave out the reappointment of Jamea L. Paxton to be general superintendent. Recreation and good exercise in Ping Pone. Tablea are 30 cents an hour. Be Building Parlors, 214 South 17th street. Attempted Holdup Kails. Tk null), who lives at 1613 Chicago street. has reported to the police what he believes to nave ueen an aiiemin 10 num mm up Sunday night. Mr. Gulll had been to hla place of buHlneta and was returning home Just before midnight. He nad almost reacnea nis nuune wiirn no num.-., standing close In a doorway. The man stepped suddenly out as Gulll approached na limit maae a uuu i uwu The man followed a few atepa ana men re tired. TM police nave rounuea uy wvtm suspicious persons. f? 5H L3 3 COMPANY'S EXTRACT OF BEEF kifTti ceaumt BODY NOW RESTS IN MAINE Friendi of Late Speaker May View Casket Esrly Today. SIMPLE FUNERAL FIXED FOR AFTERNOON Service Win lie Brief, hut Many Dls- tlnaulahed Men Will Pay llent Trlbute'hy Attending Last Rites to Dead. PORTLAND, Me.. Dee. 8. In th Tarlsh house of the Unitarian church tonight lies the body of Thomas Bracken Reed. To morrow his friends, who Include every man, woman and child In Portland, will be per mitted to gax for the last time upon the face which. them was ever full bf Ufa and jollity, fend In the afternoon will as semble distinguished statesmen from Wash ington, prcminent men from New York, governors from the New England states and the most noted resldenta from the Pine Tree state to honor him. A passage will be read from the Bible and a prayer will be said, and after the benediction the body will be placed In the tomb at Evergreen cemetery.. The funeral party arrived from' Wash- Ington shortly after nan. A committee of arrangements was In waiting. Mrs. Reed an 1 her daughter were escorted to a hotel, while the body, which rested In a plain black casket, was borne to a hearse and conveyed to the first Parish bouse. The committee decided that In View of the large number of delegations and distin guished persons who had signified their, in tention of being present, it .would be Im possible to throw open the church to the general public. Mra. Reed's permission waa therefore secured to having tbe body lie in atate, and. the church will be open from 11 to 2, .and after that wtll.be closed to those not holding tickets. The pallbearers selected from the Cum. berland ' club are: John 8ymond, John Small, George Seeders, George Clarence Hafe. William Bradley. George E. Bird, R. Williams and W. R. Wood. ' Tbe main body of the church will be re served for Governor Hill, stall and council, 'Governor Crane of Massachusetta, Collector George H. Lyman of Boston, tbe Cumber Hand club, the Cumberland bar, Loyal Le gion, Grand .Army and. members of tbe city government. ' None' of the Immediate family will be In the body of .the church, but will occupy seats In the Parish bouse, tbe broad doors of which lead directly Into the larger edifice. During, the funeral services the city bells will toll sixty-three strokes, the age of the deceased, and all public business Will be suspended. Pots an End to Hair Pulling. In the basement of the Cambridge hotel at Thirteenth street and Capitol avenue, about 11:30 last night, Doc Hyde and Fan nie Branneth created such a disturbance that' they were locked tip at the request of the proprietor of tho house for being drunk and disorderly. When the patrol wagon ar rived Doc and Fanny were engaged In pulling each other s hair. It required the united efforts of two policemen to land Fannie, who Is an extremely small but de termined person, In the lockup. CURES A COLD IN ONE DAY CURES GRIP IN TWO DAYS this BiairATtraa COT ArrSAB ON EVERY BOX OF THE GENUINE, A SKIN OF BEAUTY IS A JOY FOREVER "R. 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ALL QROCERf AND DRUQOIiTS Do You Know That every drop o '- water used In tht '.' roanufactur of Blu Wtt.bon Beer I iron : our own Artealan well, that's one reason whj we can guarantee I the purest beer made Jt' lust the beer the home and ianiu It a Pot brewed in ' a hurry, but la per- XvcMif, . fermented, 4id aged before fr'Avfng the brew- iry.'- It will not - anak you bilious vr ive .you a headache. Brewing Co. OMAHA Mass at aT ' an A 5. Teiepnoneuou '! ii'i. i. " Mil iniaoilm .in. . 1 AD 1 1. I IF. WHILE WE WARN We AlsoCoriifort and Cheer ...... Paine's Celery Compound Is in Infallible Cure for All viFormof RHEUMATISM Althongh wu'armfsil korj1th the prln plea of dissolution In our frame which continue to operste from our birth to our death, we are under obligation to Heaven and our ov onea to keep ourselves freo from disease, tend suffering, wnue aeam must come to every human being, pain may be .avoided, and our daya made happy and long, If we keep the blood and phya Ical structure lu proper condition. At this time, while we warn the thou sands of rheumatic sufferers of the folly and danger of allowing rheumatism to run unchecked at this sesson.-of the yesr. w can comfort them with the happy assur ance that Paine's Celery Compound perma nently cures th .terrible vdiseaae. This wondrous medicine haa won the hearty In dorsation of medical men, end. ita virtues are lauded by tens of thousands rescued from agony and death. Mr. Chaa. W. Lucker, Mount Pleasant, S. C, who ban ished his rheumatism by us of Palne'a Celery Compound, writes thus: "It Is now going on two months since I have taken.. Palne'a t Celery Compound for rheumatism.' No other, medicine I think, could ever hav done me so much goods. I have not had iua,- ,Uck, of It since. Previous to taking the Compound. I tried everything, and had two of the best doctors In Charleston, but 'they only gave me some relief for a few days. Two bottles of Paine'a Celery Compound com pletely cured me." Direction book and 45 dyed aamples free. DIAMOND DYES, Burlington, Vt. The house it made bright and cozy with DIAMOND DYES Pillow and Table Covers, Curtalne, Portleree, Afghan, Tidies, and chair coverings, may be dyed beau If u I and artlatlo colors. v A3 A SPECIFIC IN CASES 09 I ANAEMIA, OOUJS, LA GRIPPE, SLOW CONVALESCENCE, STOMACH TROUBLES, TYPHOID mntt MALARIAL FEVERS. C rra Tn., 30 N. William St., N. Y. AMIBEME.NTS. BOYD'S ! Woodward & Burgess, Managers. . Wednesday matinee'' Xnd, iio'ht , The Barnum of Them All. "A THOROUGHBRED TRAMP" Prices,' Mat.; JSC 'and 'tOc--lVlgnV.'1 2&v60o and 7oc.'"' " ' 'J- ' ' ' ' BSnuassaaBnauuuuuaswUsMB.MnJSSMnnum SATURDAY MATINEE AND NIGHT Charlea Hoyt's Last and Best Farce Comedy "A, Stranger ia New York" Prices iMati, 25c and 60c; .night) 25o,- 60c, 75c and 11.00. . . , , BOYD'S IMPORTANT ANUlCLMEM G0RD0N-SHAY GRAND OPERA CO Grand Opera la Knarllah. THURSDAY FAUST FRIDAY MATINEE- ILTR0VAT0RE FRIDAY NIGHT- CARMEN .. With America's Leading Prima Donna HOSE: CECILIA SHAY. ' ' - Company Includes Achilla Albert!. 1 John Dunsmure, Heltn Noldi. Jos. Stevens, Jos. JT r iler it ka and others. Company numbers JU L.tUilt!. I'rlcca Mat., 26c, 60c.' 75c, $1. Night 25c, 60c, 75c, 11, $1.60. Beau on sale. , BOYD'S ?C TONIGHT EDWARD P.. -IN ELLIOTT II A HUM. Ten Charactera Three Acta, tion Course. - Assocla- . ft ORgiaHTON 'leiepnon mjr. s : r Matinees Wednesday, But., f?U9. J: 15. Every Night, fcOB. ' ,. 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