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maker (nil msrhlnlsta It fjli one: Section 2. No prnti Khali be eligible to tt.old an office of romitil-oiifr or sieatn engineers or ssaistat cmmlwlntirr who Is not resident of the male and who haa not had lit lrast five yfnra of actual n partem . In operatlrg ateam engines and ateam boilers and who shall not have had actual and ei.ntlnuoua charge of h steam tdant for at least one year. neat preceding lila appointment, and shall hold nrat-riuVt lioense Issued by a board duly authorized In Ixane urh llreni-e. or who la directly or Indirectly Interested In the manufacture or sale of boilers or steam rnacmner r in natented article required to be used or that la In general use In th construction of ileum boilers or engines, or who Is not of good moral character and no person , duties of commissioner it assistant' com-1 mlealoner of steam englnerlng , who has j not talcen ana sunscrine.i an oiin no n.r.i th ..ma with the secretary of slate Hint : he will faithfully and Impartially perform the duties of his ofllce. The objectionable feature lc that the bill makes Ineligible thofe, meo who con- truet boilers and engines, who have or j do not run engines, to appointment as eoaimlsKloncr or ' assistant commlMloner. Joseph Scheldt, buslueRS agent of the Omaha boiler makers, and George Ochen beln, business agent of the Omaha ma chinists, were here today to proteat In be half of their crarts against this ' pro vision. "We claim," said Mr. Scheldt, "that the men who make engines and boilers are mors capable than any others to run an engine and therefore naturally qualified In a superior manner to act as inspector of boilers and engines. "It seems to me this ought to be ner fectly clear and plausible to any one. I can't Imagine why this docs not commend Itaetf to the author of this bill." Duck set for Charter Bill. Tha Omaha charter bill was not Intro duced today and It Is not exactly clear now whim' It Itll ho Introduced. It has. had 'a set' back; as several provlalons do not meet the unanimous approval of the mem tiers of the delegation and will have to be 'changed, In tome cases, radically so. It la the desire to have a bill that; will at least command united support from the 'delegation. Legislative Gossip. . . After the defeat of a resolution to give the newspaper men In the house copies of the compiled statutes, a member who voted for the resolution jokingly remarked to a reporter: ' ! "Why didn't you fellows know enough to get John N. Baldwin's aanctlon to the resolution, then It would have passed, tinder suspension of the rulea. If necessary." It was a striking coincidence that the Shelly bill to prevent and punish desecra tions of the American flag, so lndlsso lubly linked with the name of tha great emancipator, should hava passed the house pn the anniversary of Lincoln's birthday, an svant which the house observed In formal resolutions. Koetter of Douglas introduced a bill to day to prohibit auy saloon keeper from felling Intoxicating liquor to an habitual drunkard and compelling any violator of tha act to remunerate the wife and chil dren of such drunkard for any lack of support caused by the husband's and fath ers' Inebriation, Another bill by Koetter prohibits the use of - slot machines, policy wheels or any other gambling device in any place used for this purpose. , It therein amends sec tion 28 of chapter xxl of the criminal code Belden of Richardson preaented a bill today designed to Impose greater restric tions on the - proprietors of barber col lege and their students. It contemplates an annual lloenas fee of $500, to be paid ''August ! aach year; provides not less thaq a two years' course for every student, who - In addition -ta this must possess a certlfli cats from tha manager before ha can work t tha barber's trade. This one restriction i'U calculated td correct many abuses com plained of as arising from tha custom 'of flooding cities with so-called barbers whose knowladga and experience In the business consist of a few months' course in one Of thesa places. ' This has long been the aourca of much complaint by the trade, Major ... Buchanan, general passenger agant, of the Elkhorn road, appeared bat : fore tha house committee on agriculture today In tbo Interests of H. R. lit, by Jabxet of Washington, providing! for more expeditious methods of compiling and pub' ilshlng state statistics. Major Buchanan aald the railroads favored the bill as it would facilitate the work of their adver tlalng departments. Since the introduction of bills Into the legislature providing for the' killing of prairie dogs the" legislature has attracted attention outside of the state. -Today Gov rnor Mickey received a letter from I Hooslar who haa a remedy that he desires to ba tried In Nebraska that he guaran 1 tees will bring about the desired results Tha letter, dated "Cllfty, Ind.," follows: Tour honor, I hava a device for the ex termination, for tha destroying the neats. tha prairie dogs, guaranteed to do the work. If your state will remunerate, I Will send you tha device. I have atDlled for patent! . The 'device la this: attach rubber hoaa to steam engine ' insert the nossie in tha holes occupied by the dons Let steam on by prouer attachments: wll burn them out In a , few seconds. Will destroy badeersor anvlhlnar that lives in tha ground. Hy this means you can destroy tha dogs on tha prairie. Please give notice In aeane paper that will extend over tha state that la infested witn nogs. (Signed.) STEPHEN ALLIT. By unanimous vote the senate this aft rnoon adopted the joint resolution favor ing tha election of the United States sens tora by a direct vote of the people SENATE HASSH0RT SESSION Adjoarnatent for thai Day ta Give the Committees Time to Work. ' , (From a Staff Correspondent) LINCOLN. Feb. 12. (Special.) S. F. 141 aa act providing. for the. taxation of rail road terminal property -for municipal pur osea by the municipal authorities, 1 still bung by the revenae committee, to which It was referred. Brady of Boone, one of the four fustonlsts, said today that. the hill should become a law. "If It doe not." he aald, "there will be a good chance for the fustonlsts to control the next legislature, for the people, when they understand the bill, are for It. f. believe that It should be amended to apply to every town and village In the state, however, - and I understand that Benator Hall, who Introduced the bill, will' not object to such amendment. I am for the bill because It Is Just and because tha railroads hava showed no proofs to aubstanttata their arguments that the taxa tion of terminals for municipal purposes -will take from the school tax and county tag over h state. John N. Baldwin couldn't do It and I believe no other man can. Until that 1 done I am for the bill." After' being In cession an hour this morn ing the senate adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. Thl was done In order r&,gt The Appearance of Antique Silver GORHAM Silver Polish Produces tho fine clean finish peculiar to old English plate to give the committees time to get up a large general file. The annate rules were amended so that committee meeting ran be announced twenty-four hours In advance of the meet ing hour. In order that those Interested In bills could appear before the committees. Standing committees reported as follows: 8. F. 68, providing for the payment of cer tain fines Ino the school fund. Indefinitely postponed; 8. F. 9, providing for a board of d recommended for raiaee: 8. F. 99, to prevent the mutilation of horses, recommended for passage; 8. F. 6o, relating tg mtr(t n(1 hTtn rec0mmcnded for pas- rage; 8. F. 139, for Issuance of bonds for IrrlKa'lon purposes, recommended for pas- .... a p 13c in retard to water rUhts . " regard 10 waier ngnis recommended for passage; S. F. 137, water rights. Irrigation,- recommended for pas sage;. S. F. 13l relating to the destruction of wild aalmals, favorable; H. R 16. sub stltnted for 8.' F., 23, providing for the division of counties Into districts; S. F. 64, relating to county treasurer's deposits, In definitely postponed. S. F. 114, providing for the calling of a constitutional convention, was passed by the senate. The committee on standing committees made the following announcement: "The committee on public .lands and buildings will meet 8 p. m. Friday, the 13th, st Llndcll hotel, to consider S. F. 124 and S. F. 143." The committee on agriculture will go to Ames, la., Friday evening to Inspect the agricultural college and experimental sta tion. Illlls on first Reading. 8. F. 1R0. by Hall of Douglas To provide or the. election of police mnglRtrates; to x ano oenne their ngnts, powers, autics nil salaries. 3. F. 1M, by Harrison of Hall Providing or general revision . of election , law. . B. F. 1R2. bv Alden I'rovMlnsr for the ap pointment of a unlrrn knhller linvlng served threo years a member of Board of He-Idlers' nd Bailors , to serve three years, and the ppolntment of one member annually thereafter. . S. F. 183. bv She don of r:ss Oianrfna- the fees- charged for registering and ex- mining applicants before Board of Phar macy, ;f, f ROUTINE HOUSE PROCEEDINGS Ilonse Conenrs In Senate Amend ments Cutting; Down Expense. ' v- ' (FVom a Btaft Correspondent.)'- 1 LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 12. (Spoclal) The house concurred In the senate's amend ment to H. R. 60, reducing the appropria tion for legislators' expenses from $48,000 to $28,000. It was shown by a report by the house deficiency committee that the reduction was warranted, as last session thousands of dollar were spent for fur nishings and decorations, which a are not required this year."" The house gave expression to Its policy of economy and retrenchment in the most positive and affective manner by voting down a resolution by Burges of Lancaster providing a statute book to each of the newspaper representatives In the house. The cost of tho five books would aggregate $25. A remark dropped by a member a few minutes later, exhibited the spirit In which and reason why many vote were cast against thl resolution. - He said: . This Is the first chance we have had of getting back" at those newspaper fellows, especially those two from Omaha who are continually poundlng.away at ua for being in with tha railroads." This resolution by Cropsey of Jefferson was adopted: , . WhareaS. This. th. 13th rlau nf Fahrmrv being the .anniversary of, tha birth , of Ahrnhnm TJncnln. .nrl i Whereas. His memory Is revered bv all people, his ability and-loyalty Acknowledged and admired; hit -unbounded love for hu manity ana oevoiion to principle, marks mm as an nonoraDie. example lor genera tions to come; therefore be it Resolved, That the flag of our country, for which he gave hla services and his life, be placd at full mast for today as a token of respect to the memory of the lamented savior of our country. in presenting tha resolution Mr. Cropsey made a, few appropriate remark and, was followed by McClay of Lancaster, who In the course of his speech said before the tension adjourned the, legislature would be asked to appropriate money for the erec tlon of a monument on the capltol ground "in thl city, named for and dedicated to the memory of Abraham Lincoln." .These bills were read the third time and passed: H. R. 88, by Shelly of Douglas, to prevent and punish the desecration ' of the federal flag; H. R, 166, by Klttel of Sherman, re pealing the wolf bounty law. In the committee of the whole Douglas of Rock, author of H. R. 18, providing a seal for county treasurers for the validation of land titles, made an argument In favor of the btlL urging Its purpose to ba an actual necessity for the collection of delinquent taxes. The commlUee recommenced .' the bill for passage. - . : This Is a hill against which there will be a strong fight when It Is placed on it pas sage. Bweezy of. Adam Is a leader of the opposition aide. - - H. R. 175, by Burges of Lancaster, known as the anti-printing trust bill, was recommended for passage. 1 At 4 o'clock the -house adjourned. New Bills. H. R. 303. by-. Gilbert To legalise and vnuuaie an proceeainga connected wltn til ordering ana maktnsr of anv locaJ Imnrovt ments heretofore made under the provisions of chapter xlla. Complied Statutes, being ii Ki-i uiL-urpuntunK clues 01 me metro politan class, and to authorize reassess ments for such improvements in caaes where prior assessments for said improve ments are irregular or void pr have been adjudged to be irregular or veld, or where such prior assessments were paid under protest and the . nioi)ey ald thereon haa been or shall be recovered back by suit at law. H. R. 804. by Weborg To provide for full width of public roads of sixty-six feet and to keep -them unmolested. II. R. 8u6. by Weborg To provide for the annexation of territory to cities and vil lages situated In two or more counties. II. R. , by Rlbble To amend an act to give an award for the discovery of coal, iron ore, gas and crude oil. and to provide an appropriation of j8.0iK) to pay tho award. H. R. Su7. by t'urrle To establish an ex perimental atatlon at or near Crawford, Neb., fixing the control and management of the same and making an appropriation of lis. 000 therefor. H. R. m. by Jvoetfer Making parties en gaged In the liquur tratttc liable for all om mages caused iy selling .Intoxicating liquors to any person who tiaa become an habitual drtnkard. ' H. H 8u9, by Koetter To amend section 2H, chaptir xxl, Compiled tit mutes of l'l, by Including slot machines, policy wheels, etc.. In the list of prohibited gambling de vices. H. R. 810. by Koetter To amend section 4, chapter 1, Complied Statutes, by requir ing a bond of not more than or- less than llio by the appellant In liquor license eaxes in fll(rlq eonrr, ' 1 H R. 811, by-JdcA.Ulter To provide for the abandonment 61 operations by Irrigation districts and for their disnrgnnizatloii. H. R. 812. by 8pur(ock-Relating to fees of countv Indues. ... H. R. SIS, b Hurgesa Providing for holi days to b known as Lincoln and Me Kin ley anniversaries and. Flag day, February 12, January .-3 una June 1. respe-caveiy. H. R. 814. by lielden To license and regn late barber schools or colleges, exacting an annual license fee of $o0 and compelling students to remain In the same for two years. before .augaglng In the, art or trado 01 Daruerirg. Lawyers Nate Hava the' Case. INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. It-Argument In the trial ot Dr. J. C. Alexander, charged wtth grave robbing, was continued today Mr. Bpaan began hta closing speech for the defense when court convened and was to be followed by Mr. Brown for the prose cutlon. If the attorneys finish their argu ments today the cat win go to the Jury this evening. Mr. Bpaaa. however, aald i 11 a might take tha whole day la discussing i&e case. THE OMAHA DAILY flEE; FRIDAY, FKBRUAKY 13, 1003. BAER AND BARROW ORATE Close Rival Casei fefo'S Antt.Tao.ite Goal Strike Commission. BARON MAKES OFFER WHICH IS ACCEPTED Tenders Five Per Cent Rise on Ilia Pictures, Which Miners' Attorney ays Are Fifty Per Cent Above Wanes Paid. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 1J. Before an audience that crowded every Inch' of the courtroom, George F. Baer delivered the dosing argument lor the cool operators today and Clarence S. Darrow began sum ming up for the men. Mr. Baer concluded by offering to pay contract miners by slid ing scale, their wages to fall vr rise with the market price of coal at New York. Mr. Darrow devoted his attention chiefly to. the wage statements' presented, which be cays could not be relied upon. Necessary to Combine Capital. President Baer said: In the development of the natural re sources of the earth It U necessary for men to combine their capital and their rnergy. Knllroada, steamship lines, great steel plants and workshops of every kind can only be created by a combination of capital. ' 1 he profits made In any large business) carried on by a firm, consisting of one family, or a very few yenions, are dis tributed nmona- these few. but a success fill business carried on In corporate form t distributes Its profits among the many, and therefore necessarily tends to 0 greater nisiriuution or weaitn. . " In general, no one denies the right of men to otRanlzo for nnv lawful purpose. but the right to organise and the power of the orKkiiizatiori when oraanized muat still be governed and controlled by the general law or the land under which our nnlvlitunl and property rtirhts are pro tected. We concede to organised labor the same rights that we claim for organized capital. Doth must keen wrthln the law. There cannot be one law for citizens and corporations and another for labor organi zations. The lawlessness In the coal regions was the direct result of mistaken theories as to the riKhts of mine workers. It will not do to say the leaders have not encouraged violence and crime. It Is true, no doubt, that they did not advise. They" may, at times, have counseled aealnst 4t. and ex pressed regrets for It; nevertheless, they are legally ai a morally responsible for the situation they created ana from which this violence ami crime necessarily resulted. The leaders intended "to eniorce their de mands by tho threatened destruction of the mines. They well knew that if the pumping ceased the mines would he de stroyed. They thought tha operators would yieia ramer man see tne -uij 01 the mines. J no operators Old no-, yield. Kverv at tempt to supply men to work the pumps was met by mobs, pickets and all the de vices that labor organizations commonly use to prevent men from working. With the cessation of mining for five months and the destruction, for the time being, of a number of collieries, the public Is now suffering for want of an adequate supply of tuoi, Aiuim mint iua result wouiu nave been had the efforts of the mine workers to drown out all our collieries been suc cessful. Inlforra Scale Impracticable. Many Rood men have fount fmii ith ,i for not makina an agreement with ih United Mine Workers of Amurloa. You will recall tnat the demand made upon us was for a uniform waste scale, covering th whole anthracite Held. All of the operators wero ttsKeu 10 meet in convention with a view to adopting a uniform scale. The conditions of employment are not always the same, and. therefore, a uniform sraln applicable to the whole of the United States wouiu not oeaviat. In addition to the fact that the miners' union was controlled by a hostile interest, we object to it because we cannot delegate to the mlnerc or any other labor union the right to determine who shall be our em ployes. The laws of Pennsiyvanla, and the charter of the Philadelphia & Reading Coal and Iron company. In express terms, give to tne president ana airectora.tae power of appointing all such officers, ngnnt or em ployes as they may deem necessary, We have the right to emp.oy any honest man without discrimination as to religion, nationality or membership in labor organ isations. This Is a right we will not sur render. We do not object to our employes Joining labor unions. Rut we will not agree to turn over the management of our business to a labor organization because some or our employes belong to it. If Mr. Mitchell simply represented our employes and was. acting exclusively for them, there could be no objection to deal ing with him, but he represents an organi zation having for Its object some Utopian scheme of uniformity In waxes and condi tions in the mining of coal all over the United States; and, Instead, therefore, of considering only the questions at Issue be tween our employes and ourselves, he Is considering a general proposition which re lates to all the coal, miner in the L,nited mates. I'nlon a Monster Monopoly. We are not left to conjecture. The facts are before u. The United Mine Workers have created a monster monopoly. They did shut up the anthracite mines for more than five months. They taxed the bituminous miners and all laborers -over Whom org-anlxed labor Had control to up- port the strike. The owners or bituminous mines, some In self-defense, others In the hope of gain, contributed to the strike fund. With what result? The-price of both an thracite and bituminoua coal more than doubled. The supply was inadequate, the Diibllo was B-ufferlnK. not onlyfrom a high price, but from a scarcity of coal.- indus trial operations closed down and men were thrown out of employment. All over the land, except In districts that could be sup plied bv the Brest anthracite cos' compa nies, tho poor, the honest workmen and the well-to-do Buffered for want of fuel. The record shows that an honest effort was made to convince the. United Mine Workers that their demands were unjust. Who now will say, in the light of the testimony, that the demand for a uniform rate of wages extending all over the an thracite regions was reasonable. The dif ference In conditions between the anthra cite operator and the bituminous operators was clearly pointed out to these labor leaders. As to .wages: First The testimony clearly shows that the wages now paid are fair: that thev Compare most favorably with the general wages 01 ine country, ana trial men willing to work honestly and exert themselves do earn annually sums in excess of the aver age. Hecond The fact that there Is an excess of labor In the anthracite regions confirm our ineory tnat ine waves euro already high as compared with the general wage stale of the country, becsuua everyone know that labor is attracted to the place where wage are the highest. Effect ( Illsher Waajea. If the wages are aaaln iiivinnui than Instead of diminishing the existing excess of workmen It will be increased by new workmen coming to this field. Something has been said about the operators Import- ins luiciiimK, 1 never neara or it. The torelgneis come here because of the re ports made by the men already here t,t tha conditions, and they will continue to come so long as uch exceptional advantages are offered. The demand for an elght-bour day la only another form of Increasing the cost of pro duction. It must be apparent to everyone that restricting breaker operations to eight hours a day must necessarily limit the out put of the colliery, and to that xtent must not only decrease the wages payable to tha miners, but it will decrease the supply to the public and tend to increase the pries of coal. Makea a Proposition. . After reviewing the old sliding scale wage system, Mr. Baer preaented thla propo sition: That the rate of wages now paid muat be the minimum basis for the next three years; that from the 1st of November, 19'2. to the 1st of April, 19n3. employes other than contract miners shall be paid an ad ditional i per cent. That on and after April 1, ll"i, for each t cents in excess of $4 50 per ton on the average price realised for white ash coal In the harbor of New York, on all sizes above pea, wages shall be ad vanced I per cent, the wages to rise or fall for each 5 cents Increaae or decrease in prices, but they shall never fall during the. next three years below the present basis. The average price for each region to be ascertained by a competent accountant, to be appointed by Judge Gray, chairman ot the commission, or in case, tor any reason. Judge Gray cannot act then by one of the United States circuit Judges holding court In Philadelphia. The conn" noatlon of the accountant to be fixed by the Judge making tha appulntment. and to be pale by tha operators In propor tion to the tonnage at each mine; each operator to submit a full statement each month to said accountant, of all sales of white ash coal, and the prke realised therefrom, f o. b.. New Tork, with the right of the accountant to have access to lue books to verify th statement. 1 Towards the end he suggested that the federal government should give an Island to the socialist where they could go and Invent socialistic schemes. The world would not bother them, he said, and the country would be relieved of some of Its congested population. ' In cloning, he said the operators, for the time being, surrendered not to the miners, bat to the commission. Darrow Attacks Baer. Mr. Darrow In opening made a compli mentary reference to tha patience of tha I commission, reviewed the strike and all the sufferings It entailed as a result, the operators' refusal to give the men more money, and aatd: . Then this afternoon the man more re sponsible than any other comes before this commission and says he will do exactly that which the men demanded nine months Defore and which they In their bllndnees, their Ignorance and their stupidity refused. Why did not Mr. Baer go to Mr. John Mitchell nine 'month ago aa he came to this commission today T They can do Just as they please about recognizing the union. If they do not rec ognise It, It is because they are blind and tnev want to bump up against It some more. It Is hero to slay ana the burden Is on them and not upon us. There Is neither tfte power nor the dis position In tnis court I take It to destroy the union. And If these agents of the Al mighty cannot see the union they had bet ter blunder along still a tew more years and possibly after a while they will know It la here and recognize It themselves. Passing to the wage statements, Mr. Dar row said the operators had been deceived by their own accountant, and that Mr. Baef had put the men' pay at least 80 or 40 or 60 pr c(mt t00 hlga . ... Z Then he added an offer: If at the enn of all this time and labor he le wllllna to alve us 6 or 10 per cent above the flguret, he says correctly repre sent our earnings, we will be glad to take It. From the beginning of thi strike until the end the operators have never given out a correct iigure or made a statement that would stand the light of dt.y for a single moment, when they talked to the public. I have had 'ft computation made covering the wages pnld by every company thRt ha filed schedules,-and In Mr. Baer's com pany only about a third of the men got over 84(0 In 1WL Only 2.4 per cent of all of the Headtnn a skilled workmen aet $900. a per cent get between $800 and $900 and M per cent of all the men wno appear as con tract miners get leesMhan $.1tH) a year. (iod knows that the conditions In this country and In the mining region are not so good that men will be content to sit down and earn $3u0 a year. Maet Free the Children. Passing on, Mr. Darrow .analyzed the statements of th6 other companies and said the figures were 10 to 15 per cent too high, but the wage paid by the Reading were the lowest of all. Turning to the mine laborers, he said, "more than forty out of every thousand were killed every year, to say nothing of tha maimed who were turned out under ,the beneficent laws of Pennsylvania to tha almshouses and highway and byway. These laborers last year got $333 each. Princely wages, and yet they were, told that all was peace and Joy and happiness In the anthracite region until Mr. Mitchell came." In discussing the child labor question Mr. Darrow said: If the work of this commission does not result in aettlns- rid of this disgraceful child labor in 1'enneylvanla, then I think the people may well say it has oeen a failure. This custom has grown up be cause there Is money in It, and the Indus tries or Pennsylvania are aepenaent on 11. The evidence shows that every one of these Industries Is run by the labor ot cnuaren. Is there any man so blind that lie does not know why the anthracite region la dotted with silk mills. They went there because the miner were there. Every mill in that region la ,a testimony to tne tact that wages are so Jow you sell your boys to be slaves Of the breaker and your girls to be slaves in the mills. i When these, railroad presidents were flnsllv rsllnfl tA book before the rjresldent of the United .attatea one of them shed tears because the mine workers allowed these boys to Join the organizations, be cause they thought this bred disobedience to law. The railroad presidents shed tears becauee the mine workers were spoiling the souls of these poor children, and yet he was willing to take the earnings of these same Infants that he and his family might be richer because of their toll. These babea know their friends. There la not one of these children, so Ignorant, not one of them so lost to natural Instincts that he does not know who loves hnn. There Is not one that would rot run from , railroad president to the open arms of John Mitchell, and they are right. I have no doubt ho loves children. Neither have any doubt that the wolf loves mutton. These men make a living out of these ch:i dren, and If they can do nothing else In this region, this Infamy should end. These little children get $165 a year. Another Mine to Resnme. WILKEHBARRE, Pa., Feb. 12 The Btan ton colliery, operated by the Lehigh and Wllkesbarre Coal company, which has been idle for the past year, will resume work on Monday. The mine was drowned during the flood in March. 1SU2. EAST L1KE$ AMERICAN GODS Korean Merchant Cornea .- ta Place Lara; Order far Idol In Hew Yarlc TACOMA, Wash., Feb. 12. H. U Krohns-kyn-of Seoul, Korea, arrived In Tacoma to day on his way to New York and Phil adelphia to contract for Idols to be used In tha temples of hi country and China. He 1 sent by wholesale firm and ba model with .him. He say a few years ago an American Arm aent a few Idol aa a gift to on of the sacred orders and a demand for them has resulted. .HYMENEAL. Holllster-MltchelL WOOD RIVER, Neb., Feb. It (Special Telegram.) A very pretty and one of tha most popular eyents ot the season took place laat evening at the home of Mr. and Mr. W. W. Mitchell, when their daughter, A una, was married to Fred M. Holllster. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Dressier of the Methodist Episcopal church of Wood River In the presence of about fifty .Invited guests. Mr. Holllster Is one of Wood River's most successful business men, being engaged in the hardware busi ness. The bride U the ' accomplished daughter ot Wood River's largest merchant. A fine supper wa served and the numerous costly presents given by their friend man ifested the high regard In which the young couple are held in this place. They once began housekeeping In the fine home which tha groom bad prepared. Phelan-Barker. CHICAGO, Feb. 12. (Special.) John Robert Phelan, division superintendent ot the Burlington road at Alliance, Neb., was married Wednesday to Mrs. Sophia Agnes Barker of thl city. The ceremony wa per formed by Rev. Charles M. Morton, pastor of the First Presbyterian church ot Oak Park. The bride was given away by her son, Clyde Barker. Mr. and Mrc. Phelan will go an a wedding Journey to New York Washington, Palm Beach, Fla., thence to Cuba, and return by way ot New Orleans, visiting principal cities ot the south, then to their future home in Alliance by way of St. Louis. The bride U one of the most popular women of the Oak Park section and the groom has been connected with the Burlington road for upward ot twenty years. Aealtted of Marker Chars. EAST BT. LOUIS. HI.. Feb. 12. John Paaauman.. who was arreated yesterday on tha charge of having killed his wife by shooting, was acquitted by the coroner's Jury today, which rendered a verdict of accidental shooting. It developed that fassoman accioentaliy aiscnargeu 111s n in Chester rifle while handling It. TO llstH A i nto I OSK OA Y Take Laxative Broino Oulslae Tablet. Tela signature jtrJ 0. every boa. WATER FOR SODTH DAKOTA Congressmen Urge Filling Old Lake Bdi from Artesian Flow, ADOS MONEY FOR THE INDIAN AGENCIES Congressman Rnrkett Makea Address la Baltimore and Walter I. Smith In Philadelphia at Lincoln Celebrations. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 11 (Special Telegram.) Representatives Burke and Martin today, in company with Colonel John H. King of South Dakota, called upon the director of the geological survey In re gard to Irrigation enterprises In South Dakota. They talked with the director in regard to the subject of putting down ar tesian wells between the Jim and Missouri rivers for the purpose of suppling ad ditional water to lake beds In tbnt part ot the state. It 1 claimed that portion ot the state ha grown regularly good crops, but that hot wind of the middle surame. often burn and destroy crops. It I believed that tha creation of large areas of water sur face will Increaao the humidity of that section, temper the hoi. winds and make the raising ot cereal crops much mora certain. Mr. Martin preaented the subject ot ar tesian well and reservoir construction west of the Missouri river In aid of national Irrigation. Two wells hava been ordered In that part of the state, one at Buffalo Gap In Custer county and one at Smlthvllle, on the Cheyenne river. There are also numer ous reservoir projects weg. of the Missouri river where Urge tracts ot land both publlo and private can be reclaimed. These are being urged by the South Dakota rep resentatives upon tho attention of the geological survey. Dr. Newell, chief of the survey, has 'stated that a surveying force will be placed in South Dakota In the early summer to investigate tho various enter prises proposed. There Is already $307,000 to the credit of the South Dakota Irrigation fund under the provisions of the national Irrigation act and It is thought that some Important public work of thl character may soon be inaugurated In the state. Restores Indian Agencies. - , The senate committee on Indian affair today completed consideration of the In dian appropriation bill. There wa a very determined fight made upon a number ot Indian agencies usually provided for on the part ot the subcommittee, but most of those sought to be atrlcken-from the bill were retained by the full committee and will re ceive favorable report to the senate. The provision of $1,000 tor an agent at Yank ton, 8. D., la stricken out by the full com mittee, but the agencies at Crow Creek, Lower Brule, 0. D and the Sao and Fox In Iowa, which the subcommittee ' decided against, were restored to their former tatus. The subcommittee wa aleo overruled in the matter of an appropriation of $25,000 tor the equipment and maintenance of an asy lum for Insane Indiana at Canton, 8. D., The subcommittee proposed the abandon ment of tha Indian inaane asylum at Can ton. Western Men In Demand. Representative Burkett of Lincoln left Washington thl afternoon for Baltimore, where he 1 to address the Unicn league club' of that city at a banquet tonight in honor of Lincoln's birthday. Repreentatlve Walter I. Smith of Coun cil Bluffs left Washington this morning to attend the annual banquet of the Lincoln club which takea place at the TJnlon League club at Philadelphia tonight. Mr. Smith la slated to tollver a brief "after dinner" talk upon the life and character of Abraham Lincoln in commemoration ot whose Ijlrth day the banquet ot tonight is being held. Nat Brown of Omaha 11 in wasniugiou, enronte home from New York. Routine ot Departments. Jacob Brader, Charles Jacobs, Alfred A. Crose and Herbert L. West were today appointed regular and Wtnnle M. Brader, A. C. Borders, Alonzo uoraers, iuoiubb Bryant, oubstltute rural letter carrier at Scranton, la. The Western National bank of the unitea States of New Yora was toaay npprueu as reserve agent for the Cltlxena" National bank of Davenport, and the Continental National of Chicago tor the Valley National of Do Moines, la. Two rural free delivery routes win oe established March 2-at Farmer, Hanon county, S. D., area, seventy-three quare miles; population, 776. A postofflce has been estaDUBneu at Marshall, Albany county, wyo., wun Thomas R. Bennett a postmaster. Iowa rostmasters appointed: J. in. u.. Wood, Drakesville, Davis county; Benjamin I. Gable, Jerome, Appanoose county; wn II am Kouba, Luzerne, Benton county; John Craven, Middle River, Madison county; Charles A. Cramblet, Mineral Ridge, Boone county. Bids to Bnpply Armor. Bids were opened today at the Navy de partment for supplying 5,666 tons of armor. The Carnegie and Bethlehem companies represented precisely frlmllar bids, the prices asked ranging from $400 to $420 a ton, making the total of each bid $2,332,640. The Bethlehem company alone bid for the upply of 1S2 ton of nut and bolt at a total of $32,800. Roosevelt is Invited. A committee representing the Society of the Army of Santiago de Cuba, consisting of Representative Chsrle Dick or Ohio, uen eral S. M. B. Young and General O. S. Hawkins, today extended to president Roosevelt an invitation to attend the first reunion of the society to be held In De troit on July 16 and 17 next. The presi dent expressed a desire to attend the reunion, but Indicated his probable In ability to be ptesent because ot other en gagements r.t that time. gigsbee Expresses Preference. Captain Charles D. Sigsbee, who ba been considered In connection with the command t the navy yard at Bremerton, Wash., ha expressed a preference for as signment to the command ot the League Island navy yard at Philadelphia, and It Is probable that his wlshea will be re. pected. Lanrh with the President. General William Booth, commander-in-chief of the Salvation Army, and hi son-in-law. Commander Booth-Tucker, in charge of the work ot tha army in the United States, took luncheon with Presi dent Roosevelt today. Invited to meet the president' guests were members of the cabinet, including Secretaries Hay, Root and Moody, Senator Hanna and some other men distinguished in publlo affairs. The president takes the llvllest Interest in the work of the Salvation Army, knowing personally of the result achieved by It, particularly In the large cities. He ex tended to General Booth a most cordial welcome and discussed with him for soma time tha work of the army both in this country and In England. Honalaatloaa for tha Army. The senate committee on military af fairs today agreed to favorably report the sine nominations (or brigadier geueral, which were made on the 10th Instant; and also about 150 other nominations ot minor rank la the army. The lUt include a large number ot name of offloera whose nominations have been held up because of confusion result ing over the date of transfer from the volunteer to the regular service. Those of thl clss whose aomlnation were acted upon today were designated by the war department because they are clearly free from the objections urged against other. There I (till, however, a long list of names suspended on account of the en tanglement. Admiral Devrey Has Cold. Admiral Dewey has been confined to his home tor the past week with a severe cold and cough, and by the advice of hi phy sician, Medical Inspector Dixon of the navy, has been compelled to cancel all hla engagements for the present. Indians Call on the President. A delegation ot distinguished Indian chiefs, headed by Chief Joseph of the Ne Perces, and Including Chiefs Ahlokat, Peyoptallkt and Andrew Whitman of the Colvllle reservation In Washington; Jess Kirk ot Oregon, and Andrew John, a Seneca ot New York, railed upon the president todsy. The Indians robed in gorgeous blanketa were introduced to the president by General Leonard Wood and Colonel H. L. Scott, both of whom campaigned against Chief Joseph In the west. The president gave his caller a cordial reception and delighted them Immensely by inviting them to attend the army and navy reception at the White house to night, as his guests. They accepted the Invitation. The Indian are In Washington looking after certain legislation pending before congresa in which they are In terested. . Confer with the President. Governor Odell of New York, and Rep resentative ' Llttauer, also of New York, had a long conference with the president today. At the conclusion of the Interview Governor Odell declined o discuss In any detail his conference with the president. Trior to the call of Governor Odell and Representative Llttauer, Senator Piatt had a conference with the president concern ing the New York situation. Assurances are glveu that the result of the con ference during the past two days meet the approval of the president, Benator Piatt and Governor Odell. Elklns BUI Reported. The report on the Elklns rebate bill by the house committeo on Interstate com merce was filed today by Mr. Mnon (111.). The report says: "Your committee believes that the legis lation proposed br the Elklns bill, to gether with the ' present interstate com merce law, covers about all the ways that can be devised to prevent discriminations in favor of one shipper as against another. or the building of one concern through the favoritism of railroad corporations." Porto Rlcans Best Shots. Tho best six shots with a carbine in the department of the East, as demonstrated at the recent practice, were singularly enough all members of the Porto Rlcan provisional regiment, beginning with Cap tain Charles H. Hamilton with a percentage ot 89.85, and including Lieutenant Terence Hamlll, Albert Zaldo, Sergaant .Henry C. Sloane. Sergeant Philip Lehman, Irvine McManu, first eergeant. The Jowest per centage being 77.86. . The. best shot with a regular army rifle also belonged to the Porto Rlcan regiment, being Captain Frank L. Graham, whose percentage wa 83.25. Wish President In Colnmbas. General Charles Dick of Ohio, president ot the Interstate National Quard associa tion, called on the president this after noon to Invite him to attend the annual convection of the association at Columbus, O. . The date ht left tor future determina tion because ot the desire . to insure the presence of the president. Until tha Itin erary of his western trip ta made , up the president said he could not say whether he would be able to be In Columbus about the time mentioned for the convention. Stanley la Formally Named. The president sent the following nomlna 'tlons to the senate today: .Commissioner to negotiate with the five civilized tribes ot Indians, William E, Stanley, Kansas. Promotions In the Navy Chief Engineer David Smith, retired, to be chief engineer on the retired list, with rank of admiral; Captain John 8. Bartlett, retired, to be rear admiral on the retired Hat. Also some minor promotions in the navy. Report Cash for Indians. The senate committee on Indian affair today concluded consideration of the In dian appropriation bill. The committee recommended a number of changes, and It amendments add $1,488,185 to the aggre gate of the bill as passed by the house, making a grand total of $10,434,213. The most Important Item of Increase la $1,200, 000 to pay awards to loyal Creek Indians whose properly was destroyed during the war of the rebellion. The unsold lands of the Indian reservation at Fort Hall, Idaho, which are within five mites of the town, of Pocatello, are made aubjoct to aettlement and sale under the terms provided for the sale of the lands outside of tha Hve-mlle limit. Provision is made for the arbitrary al lotment of the lands of 'the Uintah and White River Utes in Utah if they do not agree on an allotment prior to June 1. The time for opening the unalloted lands ot thl reservation la extended to Ortoher 1, 1904. Grazing lands for the Indian I limited to 2&0.000 acre, all loulh ot Straw berry river. The act withholding from entry the gil- onlte and asphalt lands ot the Uncotnpah- gre reservation In Utah Is reported and the entry of these lands under the mineral lands laws is allowed. Authority la given to institute negotiations with the Utes of DON'T GIVE UP. Discouraged Citizens Will Find Comfort in tha Experience cf an Omaha Man. Profit by the experience of other. It may save your lite. ' The experience of friend' and neighbors. The testimony of Omaha people. Will bring reviewed encouragement. Here I a case in point. Mr. David Gorham of 401 North 11th street ay: "You are welcome to my name a an lndorser ot Doan'i Kidney PHI. I had kidney complaint for about three year and tried doctor and medicine but nothing seemed to do me much good. Backache, headache and dizziness bothered me con stantly vhen I procured Doan Kidney Pill at Kuhn ft Co,, drug tore I wss so weak I could not do anything. Their use brought me relief In a short time. Any ot my neighbor can vouch for the great good Doan Kidney Pill did me." For sale by all dealer, price SO cents. Foster-Mllburn Co. BuKalo, N. Y., ole agent for, the United States. Remember tb name Doan' and take no ubstitut. y axative promo Quinine CumtColdlnOmDay.CrtpwZ Dayt a avery Colorado for the Mens Verd Innds, con- tainin the clilT dweller ruins. The con tinuation of the tribal government of th Seminole nation Is limited to Narch 4. lfi"6. The court of claims Is given Jurisdiction over the claims of the confederate bands of Utes of Colorado and Utabv Will 1 ae Statehood as Rider. The friend of the statehood bill Um1.iv final lv liot'lfln A In have tho omnibus Mil reported as a rider to the poaoffio arp- oroDrlatlon bill. It Is expected mat iitv action will be taken tomorrow. Xo Senator In Delaware. ballot fiir'l'nlted Slates senntor todn wa without result. LOOK. OUT FOR The rolJ-vrave flag means zero weathef , icy, moisture-laden wind. and the bceinninir of winter ia earnest. To' Catarra sitflerers there j tinthlncr rlieerlntr in these climatic chances,' 'for with the "til 1 j A i ... return 01 com wcaiuci, ait tue disa greeable t yinptoms of r Catarrh appear: blinding headaches, dizziness, a tuffy feel ing about the nose thnt makes brcatdin difficult, chest pains, and, as the distie progresses, a discharge of nattseatinir nut ter from the throat and nose thnt keeps one continually hawking and Spittih. Catarrh "is a most disgasting disease, the foul mucous secretion that ar constant! v dropping bnck into the storhach, contami nate and poisou the blood and is distribuuvl throughout the body, and.it then become a deep-seated, tystetnic, persfctent disaase i.bat must be treated through the blood; for it is beyond the teach of f prays, washes, powders or externul treatment of any kind. S, S. 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The announcement made at our Ir.st recital ; Willi ba , Vutther - ex plained. C. M. B. A. hall la on tha same fiYor with our fl4.no Hayer Parlor and unyona who interested In Piano PlAysra can . hava ' personal attention ,ln septrat qoms. Vcurs truly, PIANO PLAYERC0 Arlington Dlk 1511--.613 Doige St., Over Morton' Haidware r end .Hardy' 89c Store.- -. ' ' . :: . TROQRAM,,. vr-;,. 1CECILIAN iMAINU FLATCl RECITAL At C. M. B. A. Hall, Satnrday even-- log; Febrnary 14: 1. .Midsummer fJIghfa Dream. ... ...i... Mendelssohn 2. La Chasso Infernal,. Galon Brlllante Rolling 8. Kammenol-Ostrow .Rubinstein i. Hungarian llhapaodle,, No. 2i Usit 6. Florodora Tell Me, Pretty Maiden Htuart C. Iive Old Sweet Song..,..Molloy 7. Valse Bleue Margin t. Tannhauser Evening Htarr 1 Song ;i Wagner 9. TVInuuietude Dreyschock 10. The lst Hope GotUchalk 11. Light Cavalry Overture Suppe 12. Two 8tep (special) ;. ttouaa, 1 1 '.i ; Good Homedtoads are becoming scarce. Do you want one? 2.0 of them In the ROSEBUD, South Da kota, soon to open. 2.000 more li) Okala home. This bill paaaed last week. Join my Homestead Club and become posted. Send 10 cents for circular' and terms. C. J. t 0KR, 1608 Howard St., Omahn. PROGS' LEGS, with Tartar - Sauci TODAY AT TJUES CALUMET COFFEE HOUSE AND " LADIES' CAFE. 1411 DOUGLAS STREET. . OMAHA'S LEADING RESTAURANT. AMlSKMKlTTa. BOYD'sr.Marr" Sunday Matinee and Jflght The, Qreatest of all Colored tilngers, BLACK PATTI And her big compajiy-, of Troubadores, cumbering W peoyle. Prices Mat. 26c. toe. Night. 28c, Wo, 76c FOUR FKRFORMANCE8 STAB.TINO Xiil'itBtJAr. .iviJAJtr . WiLLiAM GILLETTE In Sherlock Holmes." positively no free Unt. Prices-Mat. Co to W W. Night, 26o to COO. 'J'ulephone 1531. Matlneea Thurs., Sal., dun., Kvery Night 8:1S Tonight Vaudvlfle All-Star Aggregation, THE ORPHEl'M SHOW. Direction Martin Hetk. Mclntyre and Heath. Nat Wills.' Nick. Dong and ldaline Cotton, Miaiionette Kokin, Rawson and June, Me'ani Trio and Julius M. Tannsn. Regular Prices 10c 26c. 60c. NOTIC E! ANNUAL ENTERTAINMENT AND MASQUERADE BALL Omaha Lodge No. 29, R P. O. at Ak-6ar-JJen Den. MONDAY, FEB, 23 TUB SOCIAL EVENT OF THE SEASON. Admission to dancing floor, tl 60: admis sion t spectators' gallery, tl Tickets for ale at heetoa atoOlna'a and lAUoa'a Ciug s lores. OMffl ;t 1 i) t tl f tt V B I, U II f UJ V.'fV 4
