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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: JIOXDAY, JANUARY C. 1003. lion her for the r'- elx daye, but the j, in'. -a to whether Panther or Fort San Curios Bred the first hot has not yet been filled. A reliable persoa ssys: The foreign e.ement who are rn cloee tnnh ltn the t'lll ilth III a know that I'nrt "nr: Carlos hurt received crd re from Craci. thst If Panther ettempted to pan tin t rt, Ihf Irtil' i' wan i tire o 1.. liret with ixrwdrr to call attention. V hen on Jnnuary 16 p..nt ler entered t narrow rhnnnel InsM tbe bar f ur nltt from the fortreM, heading for the interior 11 in ttie, ttiD ion f.rrt a rnun-l of blank shot. Then seeing that the Intention of Panther wan to pass up the rhnnnel nnd force a nnpwnffe to main Vert M traralbo and the Veriesuelnn gun- J Inat Miranda, the fortress fired with shell nnd ImMntly I'nnther at 1.30O yards n r.werej with twelve guns, followed by hjn- j I rrrti" of shot It la reported that Panther carried a rel ' fiit,. aa the signal but a the fortress roeeeaaed no algnnl code and could m t Interpret the red flag aa a peace symbol, while belnir the color of a flute m ii.it . It rerarded the action of Panther as a p meditated aggression. Veaniifla Rvallert to Germany. CARACAS, Jan 15. With reference to 'he German claim that the fort at San Carlo tired at Tanther first and ao began the recent bombardment, the foreign minis ter aald: Panther on January 17 attacked the fort first, without provocation. The gun boat approached the fort and fired on It. We enn iruarnntee that the at tuck waa pre-niedlati-d and planned In Berlin. The proof of this assertion Is a rMter we received on tlip morning of January 6, from Curacoa end which Prraldent C'aatro retalna In his poeaetiplon, notifying ua that San Carlos would be attacked between January 17 and January 13; that Is to say before the ar rival of T'nlted State Minister Bowon at Washington. Another proof that the attack was pre M cilia I'd Is the circumstarlee that Oeneral Hello, who Is In command of the fortreea, received no notification as to the ob.lect of Panther In approaching the fortress, similar to the written ultimatum that the German? transmitted through the United States con sul to the Venesuelan representative at Puerto Cabrllo when Fort UbertaOor waa helled. The letter referred to above has been :ommunlcatod to certain legations. Compares Different Allies. Dr. Torres Cardenas, President Castro's ireretary, aald: Panther attacked first. We have proof of It, Germany may try to explain Its con duct by aanertlng that the fort fired on the vessels first, but we deny It. It waa r.ot the fortress, which Is immovable, that caller on the Oermans. No, it wss Panther, which was enforcing the blockade outside the bar, six miles rom the fortress, which one morning attacked the fort. Why should -ve attack? Have we tried, alnee Decem ber . to trouble the Germank, Kngllah or Italians, notwithstanding their aggressive 'lollcyT Our role was finished a fortnight ago. Mr. Bowen, the United States minis ter, represents our Interests and we were p. tlently awaiting the result of his mission v. hen this aad event occurred. To compare the conduct of England and Italy with f.l?rmanv'a system of enforcing the UJook nde, you will see that the latter alone has jterst In creating trouble. The Venesuelait war minister said: The report that we fired first on Panther Ik stupid. Venetuela being aware that the runs of the fortresa -were Inferior and of iiiorter range thr.n the German guns hud Named by the experlenco of the shelling o.' Puerto Cabello that If any one suffered It would be the fortress. LEAVE MISSIONARIES ALONE ratlotfal Liberal Party Bays Preach, era to Heathea fthoald Not Be Protected. LEXINGTON, Ky., Jan. 25. The first nn r ie.l congress of the national liberal party closed tonight. Following are the new officers: Presl fent, Dr. J, N. Wilson, Clncinutti; secre tary, Morris Sachs, Cincinnati; treasurer, V.organ Warmsley, Cleveland. A dispatch .was received stating that Judge Parriab B. Ladd, a noted freethinker, was dying at -Alameda, Cal., and a-tele-i r am wag sent to him. A platform adopted deplores war, op poses government: protection' to Imlaston i rlo. condemns the liquor tramo sua race 1 rejudlee,'. askg 'investigation by the girv- i nment that may lead to rendering strikes Impossible, advocates equal rights of sexes in cttlsvnship, a full liberty of speech and jress, favors the Initiative and teferendum in legislation and urges that all money be Issued by the government and that church n.1 state be kept separate. The resolutions Invite the co-operation of socialist and single taxers to co-operate, eppose the closing rf the St. Louis exposi tion on Sunday, denounce the Comstock tgency as means of intimidating free speech and condemn ecclesiastical en i roichmetits on public schools. PROPOSE QUARANTINE OF GULF toathera States to Meet aad Forma. s late Protective Measares Asxalast Plaarae. GALVESTON, Tex.. Jan. 25. A quaran tine conference of the health officers of the Oulf states will take place here tomor row for (he purpose of agreeing on s uni form system of quarantine regulations for ihe Oulf ports. : Woman Takes Roach oa Rata. Edith Silverman attempted tc leave thla world by the rough on rata route last even ing, but Is likely to make a failure of it, owing to the efforts of Police Surgeons Uahn and Mick. The woman lives at 10? North Twelfth street. She took the drug uoout 8:80 last evening, but no one was aware ot the fact until after 11 o'clock, when she fell over on the floor In an un conscious condition. The police were riotl- fltxl at once and the doctors worked over her until a late hour, when tftey announced there waa every Indication that she would T cover. Injured by Kalllaa Dsn Stairs. Oua Mattalaa, a Greek, who lives with viral brothers at MU Bt. Mary's avenue. started to go down Into the basement after t. bucket of coal last evening, lie stumblsJ In the daik stairway and fell to the bottom, severely bruising himself all over the body and cutting some usly gashes on his head, llu was taken to the Dullce station In the patrol wagon, where the police aurgeons ilresard his Injuries, whtcn are pronounced painful, but not dangerous. Stoosevelt Aids Starving; Flans. NEW YORK, Jan. 23 President Roose velt has contributed $100 to the Christian Herald famine fund for the relief of the mYvrliia neaauntrv of Finland. 400.0UO of whom are reported to be on the verge of starvation. COFFEE AQAIN. Aa Old Philadelphia Physician Telia . the Trata Aboat It. A physician ot Philadelphia of many years rrarlice. during which time he has carefully watched tho effects of coffee drinking upon bis patients, writes: ' "During my practloe la Philadelphia have had many aertoua cases of stomach kldnsy and liver disorders whleh I have traced to the use of coffee. "Last year fellow physician called my attention to the merits ot Postum In the place ot coffee. la many asvere cases of torpid liver, various kidney diseases, ote since then I have forblddea the use of cot ee and prescribed Postum. "In many cases the results were almost miraculous, aad In all there waa marked tm provement due solely to the use of Postum in ths place ot coffee. "If yow wish It I will furnish you the names of my patients so cured. ' Owing to the feeling that exists among ths medical fraternity against physicians V'ng the columns ot the paper to edver tithemaelves, I request that yoe withhold pir name, but yoit may refer any tavulries to. me." Nam given by Postum Co., Battle Crtk. ailub. OPPOSE LEASING OF LANDS Smaller Stockmen and Farmeri Beginning to Hare Their Baj. LEASIN6 MEASURE FAVORS BIG OWNERS Proposition to Extend aad Enlarge Provisions of Homestead Law Con sidered the Rest' Thins; for the Coaatry. Rl'SHVILLE, Neb., Jan. 25. (Special.) There seems a desire to agitate the other side of the lease law proposition and it Is growing dally. The small settlers of this part of Nebraska feel that they have been heavily handicapped by the tig stockmes who have maintained lobbies and delega tions at Washington, while the great ma jority of the people here have not been represented, In spite of the fact that the Inheritance given by Uncle Bam Is grad ually being taken away from them through the greed of the large stock growers. The settlers here begin to realize that some thing ought to be done for them and In order to express their sentiments they have circulated the following petition, which Is being extensively signed and will be forwarded to Washington: Whereas, An unsatisfactory condition of the public lands exists In Sheridan oountv, Nebraska, they being occupied and used by a small portion of our people, not to exceed 2 per cent; nnd, further, that any proposition of leaalng the same does not Iiermanently and satisfactorily settle the same; therefore, be it hesolved. That it Is the sentiment of 1 the undersigned, hsvlng a full knowledge of the situation, and that the greatest good may be done to the greatest number, that the provlslona.of the homestead law should be extended so that each person may be allowed to homestead 640 acres or more and that those who have heretofore made homestead entries may be allowed addi tional entries to mske up this amount, and that an act of this kind would All the grac ing regions with Dona fide settlers, who would acquire title and aolve the public lund question In Nebrasks. , From the above It will be seen what the situation Is here In regard to both the pub lic domain and what should be Cone tor the future of this country to give the great majority of the settlers a chance to re main here. It Is felt that It la Infinitely better to have a large number of prosper ous small settlers than to have this coun try gradually absorbed by the big cattle concerns, which means depopulating the country so as to mske It practically some half dozen big ranches. There Is a determination here to try and undo some of the mischief done at Wash ington by the delegations that have gone there entirely In the interests of the big stock corporations, and the proposal to ex tend the homestead law will go a long way to solving the difficulty. "herldan Count? of Same Mind. CRAWFORD, Neb., Jan. 25. (Special.) At a regularly called meeting of stockmen held here for the purpose of considering the advisability of leasing the public do main within the atate of Nebraska the fol lowing resolutions were unanimously adopted: Resolved. Thst we are opposed to any measure that favors the leasing of the public lands of thla state, especially the bill now pending before congress, known as senate file HfcKfl, which has been Intro duced by Senator Dietrich, and we demand that the public lands be retained for the benefit of actual homestead settlement. Resolved. Thst We favor. In olaea of the leasing of the public domain under any of the measures now before the public, that me nomesieaa law oe so amended as to now more than mi acres to be taken under , homestead, entrv. and that entrvmen hf only 100 acres In the seml-arld region here tofore taken be given the balance of such allotment. . Resolved. That a codv of this resolution be sen to the senators and members of congress of this state, and also to the mem- i bers of the legislature of this district. a. srniAHMAN, Chairman. OIL LANDS AREjALL FILED ON One Compaay .Takes All that Re mained la tho District Korth of Chadroa. CHADRON. Netk. ' Jan, 25. (Special.) The rush tor oil claims la this county sud denly came to a close yesterday, when the county clerk announced that the last avail able piece ot land In the county had been filed on. The Mlnnetonka Oil Mining company, composed of A. W. Relkman, Wayne T. Wilson', R. McNalr, W. 8. Olllam, JB. A. Weir, E. R. Erway, George Coffee and W. L. Oorton, brought the filings to a close yesterday by taking up everything rfeft. about 150 claims. This strip of land, wtjlch la known as the oil belt and whfch baa now 11 been filed on, comprises the north three tiers cf townships In this county and Is six townships la length, making the area 18x38 mile. This area represents all that baa hereto fore been ktrown as the Bad Lands of Ne braska, and which has been exi.ivated la the search for prehistoric relics until It Is veritable honeycomb. Every summer the eastern universities send their professors and geological stu dent here In the search ot curios and fos sils, which are found of all description la great quantities. It has been reported oa several occasion hat the fossil hunters bad discovered veins of coal, but the people here were not miners of coal, nor were they Interested In It dis covery. Blnce the otl excitement began and the people have become Interested In min ing these old exesvattons have been ex amined and small veins of an Inferior grade of bituminous coal have been discovered. They are, waiting to be developed, and It Is hoped that a better grade will be found at a greater depth. People who woks. up too late ar bow buying claims at several tlmea what It would have coat thorn to file. Several large transfers of deeded land have been made this week at fancy prices, the most notable ot which waa the purchase of Hud Mesd's ranch, a large tract of deeded land, to Nelson Vpton of Omaha., The Cbadron Telephone company let a contract today for twenty miles of line to be built Into the oil region, touching sev eral of the principal ranches and connect ing up the eompany which la now there boring for oil. Four men arrived In the city this morn ing In a apeclal car over the Elkhorn rail road and were drlvea to the oil belt In a carriage, but no one has been able to find out who they were. It la generally be lieved, however, that they ar newspaper correspondent from com of the big east ern papers. I Grala Dealer WAHOO, Neb.. Jan. at War. 25. (Special.) A grais war Is rsging la Wahoo at the pres ent time betweeo the so-called trust and a local dealer, aauch to the benefit of the farmer In thl vicinity. Cora, wheat, oata, etc., are nearly 6 cent a bushel higher In Wahoo thaa the surrounding owns. One farmer living near Swedeburg hauled a load of oat, containing 100 bushel, to Wahoo and aold It for I cent a buihel, or $3 more for the load thaa h could get at Swede burg. The farmer ar hauling their graia from eight to tea mile to tak advantage of ths high price. ' The elevator ar full aad ther la a great scramble for car. laiared hy a Runaway. HARVARD. Neb.. Jaa. 21. (Special.) Mr. M. J. Hunt of Buabnell, III., aged ft years, methur of S. R. Hunt of this city, was out driving with air, t. &. Hum yes- terday afternoon, when they were run Into by a runaway team coming from behind, belonging to Paul Johnson, nr. .Pi-mule was called to examine and dress the Injuries received and found that Mrs. M. J. Hunt had sustained a broken wrist on the right arm and a broken shoulder of the left, with other bruises of more or less seriousness, the full condition of which cannot at this time be told. Mrs. S. R. Hunt wss more or less braised, but Is thought not to have sustained serious Injury. TWO WOMEN CLAIM ONE MAN Alliance Salesman Aliened to Hare Harried Two Different Women oa One Trip. ALLIANCE, Neb., Jan. 25. (Special Tel egram.) A. B. 'Chelf, for several years a local grocery salesman. Is wsnted by the authorities on the charge of bigamy. On January 1 Chelf was married at Wapella, 111., to Miss Bergle Herlald ot that place, returning here with hl3 bride on the 15th. It Is alleged that on his journey to Illinois he stopped at Grand Island and was mar ried to Miss Kate Ooldrlck of Lakeside, who crrlyed here yesterday. Matters be coming too warm for him lie departed last night for parts unknown. Chelf Is about 24 years of age, five feet In height, slender, smooth shaved, dsrk complexion, wears a dark suit and soft 'elt bat, Is a fluent talker and very nervous. There are some who think a mistake has been made. On the face of it the matter looks very grave. The Illinois Mrs. Chelf is prostrated. Her mother will be here tomorrow. MAN IS TAKEN FOR A WOLF Hooter Sees Something- Move and Cnta Loose with His Rifle. GIBBON, Neb.. Jan. 25. (Special Tele gram.) H. C. Doggett accidentally, shot Brunn Bassett at 11 o'clock this morning. Both wre out hunting a wolf, but neither knew the other was out. Bassett hid In a straw stack to watch for It. Doggett tracked the wolf to within forty rods of the stack, when, seeing the straw moving, he shot. The bullet was a 44 and struck Bassett above the right Llpple, passing across the breastbone between the bone and skin It lodged in the left side. Dr. Miller removed the ball, which had taken a piece of the shirt through with It. No serious results are anticipated. Both parties were badly scared. Gets Share la Blar Fortone. WEST POINT, Neb., Jan. 25. (Special.) For more than a quarter of a century the heirs of John Nicholas Emci lch, a wealthy German shipbuilder, who died In that coun try toward the close of the eighteenth cen tury, leaving an Immense fortune, have been laboring to obtain possession of the estate. Emerich was unmarried and left no will, but had two brothers, who survived him. T'ae claimants are the descendants ot these two brothers. Local .Interest at taches to this matter from the fact that Mrs. W. A. Artman of thla city Is one of the lineal heirs, recognized aa such, and will tn due time receive her share of this Im mense estate. There are. nearly 4F9 heirs residing in varloua parts of the union. The efforts to obtain a settlement have been tuceessful And the heirs will shortly re ceive their pro rata share. The estate la valued at over 1100,000,000. Team Goea Thronarh lee, FREMONT. Neb.. Jan. 25. (Special.) While David Jones, a farmer who Uvea on the big Island In the Platte river south west of this city, was crossing on tho. Ice yesterday afternoon the vehicle suddenly dropped through the Ice and he had con siderable difficulty la getting to shore. Jones Is a well known character In thla vicinity. OREGON TRAIN IS WRECKED Car Pile oa Navigation Lino end Two Men Are Reported Killed. PORTLAND, Jan. 25. The Atlantic ex press, which left here last nlglit at 8:15 over the Oregon Railway and Navigation was wrecked by a washout thl morning two miles 'east of Bingham Springs, in the Blue mountains. Engineer Beatty of La Grand aad Fire man Milllgan of La Grande were killed and several passengers were slightly 'injured. The heavy rain of the past forty-eight hours had melted the snow in the moun tains and all the river and stream war running torrent. At a point two mile east of Bingham Springs 150 feet of track waa washed out and the train raa into the washout In the darkness. The engine and tender turned completely over and the en glneer aad fireman were carried dowa with It. William Maxwell, a traveling man from Portland, was badly crushed about the breast.' He waa takea to the hospital at Pendleton and It la stated haa a chance of recovery. None of the other passengers waa Injured. JEWISH HOSPITAL GROWS Gnasrenhelm Brothers Glvo Kew Pa vilion to Dearer Consamp tlves Retreat. DENVER, Colo.. Jan. 25. The annual meeting of the Jewish Hospital association began today, presided over by Samuel Grab felder of Louisville, and with delegate present from every state In the union, It being held at the Jewish Hospital for Con sumptive, an Institutions founded aad sup ported by the association on a non-sectarian basis. The feature of the exercises wa 'he ded ication of the Guggenheim pavilion at the hospital, which was built by the Guggen heim brothers of New York at a cost ot $35,000 and presented to the association. Ia the three years the hospital haa 'joea In existence $225,000 has been contributed, almost all of which Is now expended. Thero are no fees connected with the treatment ot patlenta, poverty being a prerequisite to admission. SAYS OBSERVE M'KINLEY DAY ft uswnan-nua Caraatloa Leaarae lsaaes Haalfealo to 1 Coantry ggeitis that Memo rial Flower Be Worn. oaonmm m CINCINNATlLVan- 25. Th McKlnley Carnation leagTe has Issued a manifesto asking citizens, generally, to observe Mo Klnley's blrtbdsy next Thursday by wear ing a carnation. 'Owing to tV opposition to further I gal holidays this simple observance uf the nay without any Interference with business is all that th league contemplate. FIGHTING ' NEGROES KILL General Mele with Revolver End la Death of Blaek Womaa. BLOOM1NOTON. 111., Jaa. 25 Mrs. Jo seph Brown, colored, wss killed tonight la a fight with revolver among negroca. It 1 said that other were wounded by the fusllade, which awoke all the people within four block. Th police hav mad several arrest. SIGNIFICANCE OF DEBATES EpCeodo la Relehatasr Regarded as One of Most Important la German Polities, BERLIN, Jsn. 15. The debates In tho Reichstag this week are universally re garded ar being the mosl Important parlia mentary episode since the late Prince BIs mack'a chancellorship. Emperor William's personality and tils political role were discussed with a plain ness never before heard. The socialist and radical position was that whn the em peror makes speeches of the highest po litical significance before the country, mem bers of the Reichstag have the right of re plying In the Reichstag. Chancellor von Buelow's snswer that Em peror William was entitled to self-defense when attacked Is received by the loyal press aa Inadequate. It Is remarked by such pa pers that no conservative member attempted to defend the sovereign sgsinst the frank criticisms on Thursday ot Herr Bebel, the socialist leader. These pspers Indulge for their part In some plain speaking, emphasizing the im possibility ot keeping Emperor William out of the debates so long as he assumes a po litical role, and Baying there Is also seri ous dange" to the monarchy from the an nual discussion of tho emperor's personality beforo the eountry. Loyalist circles manifest a feeling of dis appointment over the week's debates. through the Ineffectual attempt of Count von Bnlleatrem, as president of the house, to prevent a discussion ot the emperor's speeches, the count's disavowal by all the parties and the Una! analysis of Emperor William's political personality by Herr Be bel. The chancellor, without trying to support Count von Ballettrem's ruling, said a dis tinction must be made between the em peror's private and political speeches and took the position that with a monarch of fertile mind It would be a loss to the coun try If he did not speak his mind, and that Germany was Indebted for some of the best Impulses o the government to Emperor William's initiative. BOERS PRAISE CHAMBERLAIN Geaeral Delarey Declares Him Man to Set Things Right la Booth Africa. LONDON. Jan. 25. Mr. Chamberlain started oa Saturday on an Interesting wagon trek from Potchefstroom to Matc hing, accompanied by Mrs. Chamberlain, Dr. Arthur Lawley, Major General Baden Powell and others. Relays of mules had been arranged to enable the party to travel at about ten miles an hour. There was a picturesque scene ourslde Ventersdorp, thirty-one miles northwest of Potochefstroom. A commando of Boers met the party and escorted It Into the town. A bouquet of flowers wss presented to Mrs. Chamberlain. The colonial secretary was conducted to the house of the landrost and the commando of Boers drew up In a half circle outside. Soon after General Del arey arrived and was -cordially received ty Mr. Chamberlain, who Introduced him' to Mrs. Chamberlain. After the presentation of an address of welcome Mr. Chamberlain made a epecch to the Boers la which he congratulated them oa being the comrade of the great Delarey. He continued: I hope he Is my friend, and I hope you all are my friends. We fought a good battle ana there Is nothing to be ashamed of on either side. t On the conclusion, of Mr. Chamberlain's speech General : Delarey unexpectedly stepped forward -and addressed the Boers In Dutch, declaring his belief that the colonial secretary waa "the man to set thing right in South Africa." These speeches made an excellent Im pression. On proceeding on their Journey today General Delarey accompanied the party. vanderbilTshies AT :ail Appeal Aaralnst Sentence for Seorch lnT and Gets Pake to Testify. PARIS. Jan. 25. The appeal of W. K. Vanderbllt against the sentence of two days' :mprisonment for scorching on an automobile laat year came up for hearing yesterday. Mr. Vanderbllt was cummoned last No vember, but being In America did not ap pear and was sentenced In default. Hi counsel yesterday atated that Mr. Vander bllt never drove aa automobllJ himself aad In this Instance waa not even In ths vehicle. Thla contention was supported by an affidavit by the duke of Marlborough and the judge postponed further hearing to February IS. PRESIDENT GOES TO WAR Bolivia' Chief Kxeeatlve Imprisons Politicians aad Head Armed Force. RIO JANEIRO, Jan. 25. An official dis patch received from La Paz, Bolivia, con firm the report that President Pando was to leave La Pat for Acre today la com mand ot the seiond expeditionary force. He had Imprisoned the first vice presi dent. Colonel Velasco. who opposed the Acre concession, and delegates the duties ot the presidency to the second vie presi dent. Dr. Caprlles. MONTREAL NEEDS NO ALMS Archbishop Say City Should Bnlld It Own Library Without Car aerie's Aid. MONTREAL, Jan. 28. Archbishop Bruchest, who haa Just returned, was the preacher at the cathedral thl afternoon. In the course of his remark he referred to the offer ot a Carnegie library, saying he thought,' aa archbishop and a citizen of Montreal that when the city required a pub-, lio library it was rich enough and proud enough to provide one without reaortlng to the alms of a millionaire. STROMBOLI ERUPTS AGAIN Italian Voleaao Throw Lava . aad Stones Hla I'p la Air. ROME. Jaa. 25. After a brief spell of In activity, the volcano Stromboll Is agala la eruption. Great quantities of lava and atones are being thrown up to an Immense distance from the crater. The cone la capped with a thick cloud of amok. The eruption affords a magnificent spec tacle at night, the flame illuminating tho ky. CONSUL HELPS TO KILL TRUST Caar Give American Decoration (or Aid la Destroylaaj Cork Cemblao. ST. PETERSBURG, Jaa. 25. Mr. Hey decker, formerly Vailed SUtea consul here, baa received th order ot St. Ann of th third claa for assisting at. Witt la over throwing th cork trust, which waa detri- L mental to th voulka niourp-jly. MINERS TO RAISE BIG FUND Propoja tj Invit $5,000,000 to la Used U Sefind Union. WILL NOT TIE CASH UP IN BANKS Seek to Keep Money Where It fan Re Realised Qnlcko and Still llr ealate for Asait .a nee of National Business, INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 25. President Mitchell said tonight he thought there was no doubt the United Mine Workers would be through all their convention work by Thursday and be ready for the conference wl'.h tho operators on Friday. I Members of the defense fund committee say the committee will report Id favor of a large fund. Suggestions to the committee recommend that a fund of from $2,000,000 to $5,000,000 be maintained. Numerous plans are suggested. The one which finds most favor Is to Invest the money In treasury bonds and other gllt edged securities, drawing good rates of In terest, which could be realized on at once In case of necessity. It Is the universal demand that a national defense fund be maintained, but the majority of the dele gate are opposed to any plan which takes the money out of circulation and ties It up In banks and other depositories which par no Interest. The greater number of tho delegates are tn favor of creating a state or district de.'ense fund. Many state now have them. Wishes to Safeguard Trade. J. C. Heenan of Linton, Ind., who Is a member of the commission appointed by Governor Durbia two years ago to codify the mining, aald tonight: I am unalterably opposed to any plan for creating and maintaining a defense fund which tie the money up where It is not earning anything. It Is bad for the coun try and bnd for the miners to have a large sum of money lying idle In the treasury. If we take $5,000,000 out of the treasury business interest:! will be effected to that extent. Several delegates talked along the same line and It Is thought several plana will be recomnended. The objection to the present plan, aside from the fact that it keeps many idle, Is that a great many of the locals ccmsSder It optional with them whether they pay th assessment or not, and doubtless a recommendation will be made that all such assessment be made mandatory. The powder question promises to bo one with which the convention will have to cope before Its sessions are ended. Much dissatisfaction 1 heard from every sec tion on the prices which the- miners have to pay for powder. The cost of powder to the miner now la $1.75 a keg; a miner will use one or two kegs a week and he must pay for It himself. The present price 1 considered too high. IMPROVES MARCONI SYSTEM German Scientist Announces Discov ery that Will Greatlr Simplify Wireless Telegraphy. BERLIN, Jsn. 25. Prof. Ferdinand Braun of Strasburg university whose application of Leyden Jar in propagating electric waves Is said to have enabled Marconi to telegraph without wires across the Atlan tic, announced before the Strasburg Sci entific society yesterday that be had dis covered ' a , method of producing electric energy of unlimited volume and projecting It Into space, in the form of electric waves, to any desired distance. Prof. Braun' new methal secure greater accuracy of transmission through a more perfect at tunement of the transmitting and recelv- 1 Ing Instruments. He thinks' he has sub- J stantially found a .method of transmitting exclusively to one point ot the compass, thus avoiding interference by other waves. The method. It is claimed, will work eco nomically and simply. BOSTON BANKT0 PAY DEBTS Defunct Central National Will Settle Sixty-Five Per Cent of Claim Today. BOSTON, Jan. 25. Central National bank creditors will receive check In payment of 65 por cent of their claim tomorrow. These claims, aggregating $1,856,000, have Just been received from Washington, bearing the approval of Controller Rldgeley. The chance are that the depositor will be paid In full. . BIG FOUR TRAIN IS PILED Open Switch Cnaae Wreck Near In dianapolis Ik Which Fire man I Maimed. INDIANAPOLIS, Jaa. 25. Big Four train NO. 86, the St. Louis and New York special, which left her shortly before 6 today, eight hours late, ran into a awltch at the belt .crossing and the engine and baggage car were derailed. The fireman received serious Injuries. DEATH REC0r"d. Brother of Senator Clark. LOS ANGELES. Cal., Jan. 25. Joseph K. Clark, brother of X'nitcd States Senator W. A. Clark, died today at the home of bis sister, Mrs. G. F. Miller, tn this city, agad 60. Mr. Clark, accompanied by hla wife, came to Lo Angeles last Thursday to at tend a family reunion In honor of the 89th birthday ot hla mother. On Friday after noon Mr. Clark was stricken wtth a brail affection and aank Into unconsciousness, from which b never rallied. Up to the time of the attack he was in hli usual health. Governor Udell's Sister. NEWBURO, N. Y., Jan. 25. Mis Ophelia Odell, the elder lister of Governor Benja min B. Odell, died todsy at the home of her father, from oedema ot the lungs, fol lowing the grip. Klnc Edward' Host. MILWAUKEE, Jaa. 25. John C. Epescer died tonight, aged 66. Mr. Spencer at on time held responsible positions wtth the Chicago t Alton and th Chicago, Milwau kee aV St. Patil railways. He waa also the first president ot the Milwaukee Merchants' and Manufacturers' association. Mr. Spen cer entertained the prince of Walea, now King Edward VIII. when th latter visited thl country la 1859. Saa Domingo to Settle Claim. BAN DOMINGO, Jaa. 25. At th request of President Vstques, Ur. Powell had two hours' Interview with him today with the result that tt la possible that th pending American clatma will be lettled shortly. TO CI MK A COLD l HIE DAT Take Laxative Promo Qulma Tablet. Alt druggist rsfucd th money It It tali la cur. & W. Grove signature la on sack box. 2. Tost Sot to Coaeb Kavr. ANNAPOLIS, Md., Jan. 25 Secretary Halseyof the Navy Aihletlc association today said there was no trutn in trie report that V. O. Yost of the University of Michi gan had been selected to coach Beat yenr's levt bull team. TELEPHONE GIRLS MUST GO Substituting- Mechanical Device for the Srrert Singers at Central. The aulomalio telephone- without "hello" girls, without slot machines and without party lines is about to be Installed In Chicago, according to tho announcement of the Illinois Telephone and Telegraph company. Gangs of the company's em ployes are at work wiring down town bulldlrgis for the 'phones and it Is ex pected that tho work will bo completed shortly. President A. G. Wheeler say that 10,0f0 automatic "eecret ervlce" In struments will bo In operation by May 1. While the company has been rapidly ex tending It tunnel for the reception of the telephone trunk lines, reports the Chicago Tribune, it has been transforming the building at m Fifth avenue Into an ex change. Here are tier after tier of curiou wired contrivance crowded together Ilk book racks In a library. It la th domala from which the central girl has been dis lodged. In a tew day each df the five floors of the building will be turned Into one vast automatlo switchboard aud thea the service will be ready for operation. For several months the company haa beea successfully operating a private serv ice of several doxen telephones connecting the main office at 74 La Salle street with the west side factory of the Automatlo Telephone company and with the different section of the subway. The principle of the device. Is more mechanical than elec trical and la aald by It owner to be so simple that no electrician or even skilled mechanlca have been employed to Install it and keep It In order. According to the company's schedule of charges for Its automatlo service th cost of telephoning In Chicago will be reduced one-half. Five cent will be the standard price a call tor all Instruments, but th contract will provldo that th maximum charge for office telephone will be $$5 a year and $50 for a residence Instrument. The meter system will control the service and the subscriber will pay only for the calls he makes. For example, a aubacrlber will be charged 5 centa a call on his office Instrument till the bill amount to $85 and then all additional calls during the year will be free. The subscriber can have any number of telephones in his house or office, but will not be required to pay a cent for them If he does not use them. He ran go away to the country In the sum mer or to Europe for a year and the tele phone will await his return without run ning up a bill. This Is the way the device works: You find the number you wlBh to call say, 672 and you take down the receiver and turn a ratchet to the three numerals successively. Then you press a button, and presently you will get 'phone 672. As the ratchet desig nates the numbers an automatic arrange ment in the central switchboard turns on the number required Just as the cogs work In opening a safe. If 'phone 672 is busy a buzzing like the ordinary "busy signal" Is heard, and the meter ot the calling 'phone doe not register. The automatic telephonea will be .In stalled aa rapidly as possible In all drug storea and other public places where the slot payment instruments now hold sway. But there will be no slot machine, an! 5 cents a call for all messages In the city will be the. charge. Each person making a call will pay the druggist and he will make a profit ot all receipts beyond tho $85 a year he pays for the 'phone. To prove that the automatic telephone I an unqualified aucceaa, the officer of tho company say that a soore of cities of more than, 25,000 population. In this country are now using the, device. At the factory at Van Buren and Morgan street It waa stated that work was being rushed night and day on switchboards contracted for by a dozen cities in the Mississippi valley and that only 'a few days ago an order wa re ceived from Germany tor additional equip ment. The company claim to have In ttalled the cervlce In the kaiser's Imperial postal department throughout the empire. There will be no party lines In the auto matic service. Every Instrument, thnurh I ttavlnff hut tKO a Vftll-. will hn a main lln 'phone like that for which the subscriber today pays about twice aa much. THEY C0ULDfTTF00L TERRY Bald)-, the Landlord, Unfolds Talo of a Dg to Admlrlaar Boarder. "That dog looka as If hs might know something," said the new traveling man, who had Just paid his bill at the Howland house and was starting to catch hla train, relatea the New York Sun. He referred to Terry, the Scotch-Irish terrier, who had come in with a piece ot Ik Edwards' dog' ear. "Know something ?" said Baldy, th landlord. "I only wish you'd mentioned It last night and I'd have had time between thea and now to tell you at least one-half ot what that dog knowa! Can't wait over a train and hear aome of it, can your The new traveling man said he couldn't. "Well," said Baldy th landlord, "you've got plenty ot time to bear me tell you that one of the smart things about that dog ia the way be goes to the meat market and buy things. Take liver, for Instance. Whenever I want a pound of liver I give Terry a quarter and tell him to go over to Bill Osborne's butcher shop and get It. He'd get a pound of anything else, of course, but lust tske liver for an Instance. BUI know what he wants, weighs him out the liver, give him 10 centa change, and back Terry cornea with the goods. And h alwayi wait for the change, you bet, and" 'But why don't you give him just the 15 cents, so he won't hav to bother with waiting for the change?" Interrupted th new traveling man. 'Well," replied Baldy; the landlord, "I tried that once and Terry dropped a nickel ot it out ot hi mouth, and he'd never go after meat agala with more thaa on piece of money, so I have to let him take a quar ter. One day Bill Osborne tried to put off on blm a 10 cent plec with a hoi la It, but Terry waan't doing errand Just for hi health, and he wouldn't stir a step out ot the shop until he got a good dim. "They used to try all sorts of 'ways over there to fool blm. At last Osborne thought he'd try blm oa the short chsnge trick, and one day gave blm a nickel Instead of a dime for change. They had beea fooling with Terry so much that he bad lost all patience, so when be found that they thought he wa such a chump as to stand for the flim-flam gam, what do you think he did?" "Took the butcher by the aeck, I 'pose, aid the new traveling man. "No, no!" exclaimed Baldy, th landlord. '.'He ain't any of your common, very-day biting dogs! What Terry did wa thla, H walked light out of the chop, hunted up Will Wood, the deputy sheriff, took him by the coat and led him to th butcher hop and atratght up to th man who had thought hs could fllm-fiam him out cf hi rlgbt change. Yes. sir, he did, a much as to ssy, 'Here! I went to arrest this fellow!' "Well, th butcher knew what bo meant and they don't try any of their Joke oa Terry over ther any mora. Terry got hi right change, aad hi marched bom with hi meat aad hi dim, and with aa air about him that aald as plain as word that butchera get up pretty early la the mora Icfi, but they'd hav to get up a food deal earlier If they wanted to root him! Yes. lr, nd " But the new traveling man said he guessed his trsin was coming, and he hur ried away. Moat Accomplished Strntealst. "My boy, the way to succeed Is slaays to do right. Henry Clsy snld he would rather be right than president."' "Waa h president?" "No; but he wa right." "He tried to be president, didn't he?" "Yea but he wa not elected." "Then he most have been both right nnd left." Kansas Olty Journal. Popular Thtnar to gny. The sermon wa exceptionally long, and the minister had Just reached the seventh division of bis subject. "And now, dear brethren," he exclaimed, "what shall I say merer "Amen," suggested the thoughtless man who had Just waked up. Chicago Tost. A NEW. Fast Local Train .VIA- Illinois Central RAILWAY. Effective January 18th. 'l903. Leaves Omaha , - 10:45 A. M. Leaves Council Bluffs 11:05 A.M. ARRIVES LOGAN 11:69 A. M. WOODBINE........ .12:18 V. M. DUNLAP 12:30 P. M. DOW CITY 12:43 P. M. ARION 12:47 P. M. DENISON i. .1:00 P. M. WALL LAKE ROCKWELL CITY. FT. DODGE... WATERLOO ...1:40 P. M. ...1:28 P. M. ...8:20 P. M. ...6:50 V. M. ..10:20 P. M. ...7:00 A. M. DUBUQUE CHICAGO. . , Makes all Intermediate stops between Omaha and Chicago. Tickets, 1402 Farnam Street. W. H. BRILL. Dist. Pass. AgU 111. Cent. R. R., Omaha. LEAVE OMAHA TO-DAY ON THE UNION PACIFIC AND YOU CAM BEACH ' 8 AN FRANCISCO OB ' PORTLAND . AS BOON AS THOSE WHO STARTED YESTERDAY ON ANY OTHER LINE What is tho use of wasting' your time n ro'ito and your money on extra meala when it COSTS NO MORE to travel in the finest train's on a per fectly ballasted track over a direct route? ' i ' Thro through fa at train . DAILY to California and Oregon. Ticket Office, 1124 Farnam St y 'Phon 16 Union Station 10th aad Marcy. 'Phone 629. ' EH 1 i eMI C3 1 ft ft a f VNIITVI BEANS qmexiyeoTa I im SemoeM.iireiuiuof lue, kl7a a, VI faliln uinnooL drain, lon.ct. If Bbw at M Married men urn men Intending to nutrrjr noulit take s bui; uonln(ni rntailn iail tuk Hri and loit oowor reuurad. tl.UJM Bherman A IlcConnsU Drug Co., Omaha. AMI SEME. ITS. BOYD'S! WOOdrana..e?.UrM' TONIGHT LAST TIME, BEN HENDRICKS In th Bwedluh Comedy, "Ole Olson." Prlc-86c, 60c, 7Bc. TUESDAY NIQHT ONLY. "HAPPY HOOLIGAN." Price 36c, 60c, TE-c. WED. MATINEE AND NIOHT Sullivan, Mack and Moale Trumbull li. TUB IRISH PAWSBBOKHBS." Price: Mat-Xo. 60c. NIht-2Cc. 60o. T6o. Crelghton-Orphaum Telephone 1531 Matlneea Tnura., Sat., Bun., 1:16 Every Night :15. HIGH CLASS VAUDEVILLE Cole snd Johnson, C'llvette, Columbian Trio, Jaa. H. Cullen, Purcell and lUynard. Jjorothy Walter and too K.inodrome. prices l'JC, 2&0, 6uo. 0OTKLI. The MILLARD lath aud Doaalas M OMAHA. Omaha Leading Hotel B IPKI IAL FKATIME. LUNCHEON, FIFTY CENTS U u t 2 p. m. SUNDAY. 6JU p. in. LINKER. TSs Ateadltv Increaaln business baa necessi tated an enlaremcDt of this cats, douLiUivg IU lurwer vaieuy. ,,.0.6
