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THE- OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, FEimUAllY 14, 1903. which tht' stat Superintendent hall pro- 'j rid. "Thls Is the opening wedge for the school book trust," aald Senator Pemberton. '"If we allow the state superintendent to name the -course, -the next thing will be allowing hln to name the textbook." Anderson ot Saline opened the argument ot the opposition by offerleg this-anenj- tnent: ' P'lnc'11. that he was-fur this bill, for, a "Prorlded, that no change In tei .books r he admitted he did hot fully understand I required," T,h amendment was finally I the scope snd effect -of the measure tarried and the bill ordered engrossed. This '-afforded Wilson a good opening. The bill had a bitter opposition, which waa made." the more bitter because a rep resentative of a school bonk trust ' waa In the corridor of the senate xm' a recent date. During tne debate -Hheldon or lass, in answer to the argument advanced by -Har 1 rlson of Holt that the power of following , Morsman and Sweety argued for rcon the Instructions of the' state superintend- j slderatlon and Tooley, the Introducer Of thi ent was discretionary with the school ; board, said: "It that la the case' w, by Is this, provision In tno bill:' 'Provided, that school boards have the riant to Include other branches n the course of study .with" the advice and consent of the county super intendent t" -. Th"vote wss' soon after taken anct' the raraesdmen? carried."". .-. " The debate occupied most ot the after noon, but -It waa no more heated than the debate on the repealing ot the act provid ing for bountjf to be bald for. the killing of wild animals. Anderson, who Introduced the bill,- said on tie 'books of the auditor were 'nftpald ' claims " aggregating , I3J.000, and that. these claims' were Increasing at tba rate of 130 day. Brown of Keya Pah and Hasty of Tur ns 'lead In opposition 6 'repealing the f Pllla.oa. General File.. The followfrii bill were placed on gen eral flle: '' ' ' ' 8 P. 49. to 'provide tor school district in metropolitan cities paying for; cost of bond for treasurer. ' H. R. 12. providing tor making 'five-year .contract for purchase of text Books by school districts. ; ''..' H. R. 81, relating' to qualifications ot teachers.) . V . V H. R. ,,' relating to notice' of annual school tneetlrSR. teVr ' H. ft. 1H, "relating to printing report ot tatt--superintendent,' "'' " " . fI. R. 42, relating 'to "establishment of public school system. H.'R. 48,' providing for payment of bond of treasurers of school board by school district.' S. T. 15,' an act providing for compiling abstract of title bonds. ' 8. TV 81, providing for the publishing ot tatutei.' ' 8. F." S3, providing for the procedure 'against tenants holding on. "' S. 7?. IS. Crowding for appeals to su preme court.' 8. F. 88, defining child dependency, neg 'Idcfi' crtielty;' etc., and providing for pro tection. "These bill were Indefinitely postponed: H. R. 89, in act to increase fee charged ' for notary commissions. 8. PV 8J, providing for issuance ot tnar. rlage license. - 8. F. 18, relating to bridge contract let by county commissioner waa passed by thi enat. Lieutenant Gdverndr McOilton signed II. R. 8, appropriating 12,800 for Incidental -expense of the legislature.' ' '' ' Afternoon Session. , t , , . . Benat adjourned at 13 o'clock until 2 -o'clock. When tho aenate. was called to order at the latter hour a quorum wa not present. At 1:40 the senate got down, to ' work and agreed that when It adjourned for the week It be until 3 p. m. Monday; ..i Senate ; went Into a committee of the . whole t consider bill .on general Die, "with Howell of Douglas In the chair. " ' 8. 1F,' lit; an. net to provide for , the ' State superintendent making a uniform ", court ?f study for district schools, was ordered engrossed after It had been amebded' so that no change be made .in telt hooks. 8. F. 9, providing for the appointment ot a board ot pardona to consist of three memoer. on ot -whom shall be a prac- ticing attorney.-" After some discussion the bill waa allowed to retain its pla.ee on the general file and no action wa taken. I. F.i 181, to repeal act providing for bounty paid for i killing wild animals. O'Neill wanted to amend by attaching the emergency clause. This inspired Hasty to make a lengthy speech In favor of not re pealing the law but to Increase the bounty . paid, -.v .Brown, of Keya Paha made a lengthy peach In favor of not repealing the law. The; senate adjourned at 8:40 without - taking action, the oommittee voting to re port progreaa. , If g motion carried, this morning la fol lowed the . senate will meet at 9 o'clock ia the morning and adjourn at 10 until 2. o'clock .Monday afternoon. This wa done lb order that th senators could draw pay 1 ipr Saturday. - r c Bills on rirat Reading. ' . a n "184, by Marshall of Ot0e-T6 allow persons to take f.sh In the waters ot the Missouri river at all seaaona of th year, and to repeal all laws and parts ot lawa inconsistent with the provisions hereof. B. r. 18t, by O Nell ot Lancaster a Joint .resolution relating to the unexpended bal ance in th hands of the atate relief com mission. .H, R. 8 To prevent and punlah the desecration of the flag of the United mates. DAY OF DEBATES IN THE HOUSE Motions t Recommit Twt Measnree i the Provocation for tne ' ' Oratory. (From a Staff Correspondent.) "LINCOLN.. Feb. 12 (Spsolal.) Th house took up th forenoon In discussing two motion to reconsider th action of th house of the prevloua day In accepting two rspert el the oommittee of th whole. Th first debet aroa over a motion b7 Wilson of Pawnee to have the acttoa reconsidered with reference to the recommendation for passage ot H. R. 5. by Tooley of Custer which, as waa shown by The Be this morning, contemplatea a reduction in the chpol apportionment of Douglaa and other populous countlss. The Douglas county men bad been, busy lu their effort to pre vent favorable action on thi bill, and man ifestly- their effort had availed to some eatent. . - Wilson said h and others did not fully appreciate th Contemplated effaat ot thi hill and that It waa not thoroughly constd- ' Enormous shipment ot boys' and girl' hats and cap Just received, all the desired nw shapes, on saj Saturday, marked for rapid selling. Caps at the, tie, 80c, Coo, TGe. East window tells a part of the atory. i ' ' -. - ' ' -. -." Heavf tkltsKBti of boya' clothing now on the road awake It Imperative that salts and overcoat bow aa table bo aold at onco. atarday wo osTer oaapproachod barsialaa la boys' elothlac . Ma- tcral, aorkaahJ mm atylo wtli bo toroodeated. A few sample bargains are shown ' 115 Douglas St.. ... . " - ered the previous day, for which ration the bill ought to be acaln considered. Route ot Hall then delivered a curtain lecture on attending to business. He ssld that while a member had right to sit In his seat asleep during the session, he ought not to auk for a reconsideration of thoao matter be missed while thus Indulging. He opposed.- reconsideration, not, he ex- which was readily taken advantage of In the retort, that, "although the gentleman from Hall waa a wide-awake member; be himself admitted be did not fully under? "stand the bill and therefore was offering good argument for reconsideration. bill, spoke against It. The roll call showed C0 for and 46 ..against the motion, which required two-thirds for passage, was lost. In the course of his remarks Sweeiy, who 1 a member of the Joint revenue commit tee, served notice On the house tbat he would withdraw from this committee If the house- did not quit considering and acting on Important matters while he was out at tending to his c.omnHte work, '-..-' mil la Pi act leally Killed. ' The other wrangle wa over the action on H. R. 74,- by Ten Eyck of Dougla, pro viding that instruments affecting real es tate are of no force until delivered to the reglater of deeds for record. Douglas of Rock made the motion to re consider the action of the house in ac cepting the vote ot the committee of the whole by which the bill waa recommended for passage. He thought as there were other bills ot like Import this one, which had been referred to the committee on miscellaneous subjects, ought really to go to the Judiciary committee. Tbla motion was carried. Route of Hall offered a motion that the report of the committee bo not concurred in and that the bill be recommended tor indefinite postponement. Ten Eyck, as Introducer of the bill, moved as a substitute motion", that H. R. 74 be referred to the JuJiclary committee. The speaker ruled this motion out of order on parliamentary grounds. ' : , Douglaa then moved. -to amend Rouse' motion by having the bill referred to the Judiciary committee, thus repeating the Ten Eyck motion, by seeking to evade the parliamentary obatacle. This 'motion; too, was ruled out of order and the vote waa taken on the motion of Rouse. It carried to indefinitely postpone the bill by 45 to 44. During the entire course ot both debates Rouse proved himself more than a match in parliamentary law for his lawyer col leagues. On convening in the' afternoon Kennedy of Douglas moved the suspension of tho rules, that the house go Into the, commit tee of the whole, placing Spurlock of Cass In the chair. The motion waa carried. There wa method in the motion. Spur lock, who is one ot the most forcible, and effective speakers, on the floor ot ' the house, waa in favor of two certain ' bills which the Douglas delegation desired to kill and his splendid arguments of the pre vious day made it plain to hla opponents that hi removal from the floor would be a wise expedient. Nearly the entire afternoon was con sumed in the discussion ot H. R. 112, by Dernier of Cass, authorising coun'.y com missioners to make annual contract for bridge building, buy material and employ help for the construction of these .bridges. It wa hi championship of thla measure and one other that Impelled the Douglas men to have Spurlock placed In the chair where' He' could not debate on the brll.-' After disfiguring the bill with half a doxen amendmenta tho .-.committee , oft,he whole recommended H. R. 112 for passages. A vain attempt waa" made to secure an adjournment until Monday. Then a num ber of members, by request, were excused from Saturday' session. Rouse asked to rA nn renord as ODDOied to excusing meui i bera, maintaining that It waa not honorable f0r members to absent themselves from their placea while the house waa In ses sion. - ' Without reaching bills on first reading In the order ot business, the house at 4:15 adjourned. ; PLAYS A CLAUDE 1ELN0TTE (Continued from First Page.) and obligingly laid away enormous selec tion at hi request. " '" Capley' return' proved Melsoer's undo Ing. The young man "wa" io have met him at the depot Thursday evening, but failed to do o. Instead he remained at the Ar cade hotel to avoid the scene he realized would follow. Before leaving home he klased his write' and gaily' walked .away, blithely whistling "Goodbye. Dolly Gray." The unraveling 'of the yarn wa but the Work of a few hoor. ending in the in carceration of Melsner, his "fall from the pedestal in the Cboley home, his denuncia tion by his nwly wedded wife.' . WPnat Hla "wil 'ay. Mr. Melsner aaya that she did- not wed for the wealth she believed her husband pcesessed, though. It did have an, alluring charm for her. "My parents knew that 1 waa married to him, as they thought him a capitalist, but. I pity htm It father ever gets his hands on him now," she Said, an hour after her husband was behind the bar.. "He promised m that the fortune would come to him when he was married. Tbat had a bearing on our courtship. Be sides, I 'was to inherit hla wealth when he died. I always had a fancy tor him, and aome for hla money but where la it? I ahall return to the home ot my parents ! t nfcnii aim Boolr and secure a senar , ,,n a. .o-.n aa noislhle from Huah. 1 ,hau never, never bear the name of Mels- ' cer. H Is to m now, like hi wealth- only a dream. He la a thing ot the past. i i WM tne victim of his allurements. Hugh ' b,a great things in store for me, the m.i0. ..ervthina. and I was to have j500 today to do my shopping with think I m having- that: amount to spend in , .nooning! But it's all a dream Melsner has four lstr and a brother, a mall carrier, residing in Toledo. He will be arraigned In the police court thi morning. . , . Publish yom legal notice In The Weekly Bee. Teelphon 138. . ' aoaaldored, thoi osteHoss j - ' atarday In west window. Benson & Thofne. rT.-awui,;?".1!,','!.',',1! STRIKE COMMISSION CLOSES Last Word is Sp:ken and Arbitrators Now Havs to Decida. DARROW - PRESENTS ELOQUENT PLEA Scorc-a Markle rraelly and Wonders at. Mar-vlnar tHne-rnt elf Repres sion Durlnjr l.onn Strnstale to '" tpllft National Life. PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 13 The coal strike commission, after being In continu ous sfsston for more than three months, closed Its optn hearings tcday. The. commission w ill meet In -secret In Washington ncx Thursday and begin the consideration of Its award, and ' it is ex torted, that by the end of the month the decision will be announced. The crowd that greeted Mr. Darrow when he 'resumed "his closing argument today was fully as great as that which listened to Mrj' User yesterday. He took up the entire time of both sessions, Ave apd one- half hours, lie touched upon almost every ni uuuri. -no iuucdcu upuu Buuuni ever I phase of the strike, and" when he closed i he' Wrs 'greeted with long applause, which Judge Grsy-did 'not suppress. - John Mitchell waa in court all day, but did not have anything to say to the com mission in parting. Blind Spirit 'of Operators. Mr. Darrow wasted no time in prelimi naries, and began hla speech as soon as tho session waa opened. Hefirst discussed th- cause of the trike, placing the responsi bility for tho coal famine on those who wero .tenponslblo for the strike. If the men struck without Juat reason, they were responsible, i But If' they were right and the operators hot broad-minded enough to see the Justice of tlfelr claims, then tho latter must take the- blame. : He believed' the strike, was due -to the "blind, autocratic, tturild -splr.it of the op erators." 'They believed the lisue was who' should be' the masters, theutperators or the men. "I say oeither .ahould be the master of the other," he declared with considera ble emphasis. . ' Mr. Darrow proceeded at some length to verify his assertion and quoted from the testimony of the late Arlo Pardee, a coal operate r, before i congressional Investiga tion twenty yenrs ago, showing the alleged "blind spirit" of the operators a score of year back, whin they refused to treat with the organization of the men. The same spirit, he said, existed today. He briefly referrec to the aplrlt shown by John Markle in evicting thirteen person for alleged criminal acts, and thoa took up Mr. Baer'a sliding scale proposition made yesterday. He said If Mr. Baer believed be made a nice, fair proposition-he fropoeei) to. show him he did nothing ot the kind. With the assistance of the miners' ex pert statistician, Mr. Darrow, found the 1 rer cent raise on 6 cents suggested by Mr. Baer would give the operators an Increase of 3Vs per cent in profits and the miners only 14 on the $4.60 basis. Cause of the Strike. Reverting to the cause of the strlki he quoted from the replies 'of the op erator laBt springt when they refused to treat with the organization. He said the labor leaders hesitated to call a strike be cause they knew it meant distress., and suffering. He wanted the "captain of industry" to know that It wa better for the men to treat with them than have to . go to the "patty feudal tyrants" 'who are , vnder them In authority for the purpose ot. getting Justice. "It would be better," be continued, "fpr the 'industry and 'the country to'.'kdva-tha heads of the coal companies and the repre sentatives of the men ' meet face to face rather than have the Individual workers go to the -under-boss. - If the bos doe not like what the miner aaya he throw tho latter out." Then be read the communication from Mr. Mitchell before the strike, asking for arbi tration, and declared "arbitration ia the only means by which Industrial peace can be maintained. Every appeal and every prayer of the men wa contemptuously re jected by the operators. No human- being could have done more than the organiza tion of tho miners to prevent the civil strife tbat wa .thrust upon the people of the country. - . - Bporned . with Contempt. ' t .', . . "They spurned all our request with con tempt. 'We will not treat with, you, but will post notices on our work,, which nail be your contract tor the coming year,' they said. They forced the strike that .they might demonstrate to the men and to the generatlona to. come that the owner of capital are the master of the workmen. They tried to crush the union which waa the first ray of hope anti inspiration that had entered the miners' dark Uvea." But t tats late day, arter montha of strife on the part of the men to meet their master, (he operator - come in with a proposition." Mr. Baer,- Mr. Darrow continued, feared hie own 'combination more than' he feared the miner' union, because hi combination wa rich and the miner poor. The people aid not believe in such an absolute owner ship pf the richness of the carta as that which the anthracite coal combination pos sessed:. The time will come when the operators combination win be destroyed," he went on, "not by the miners' union, but by the people, who will take possession of the riches under the ground and relieve them elve of the tyranny of these men. "So long a th law ot th country do not prevent Industrial ware and o long as the masters of capital want to fight, so long will the worklngmen of the country light." . Wonder Miner Wero Not Violent Later on he again took up the question of violence and said it waa a wonder, after the operators had insolently and cruelly rejected the requests ot the men, that there waa not more violence among a population reduced to a condition bordering on starva tion He paid a tribute to the foreigners, whom he said were warm-hearted, emotional sympathetic, religious people. It - came with poor grace, he thought, for the oper ator to say that the Poles and Slavs whose labor they had taken tor years, could not -speak English aad therefore were not a responsible party with whom they could make a contract He spoke of the strict adherence ot the operator to the dead letter of the law which l)e contraated with the moral law of humanity. Then be went on "Conflicts between capital and labor will continue until tbeae captains of Industry respect their fellow men. It is Idle, ,futll and uselesa to talk of curing it In any other way. Next he took up the. thirteen evictions on the Markle property and in strong Ian guage pictured the eviction of the . sick wV and blind centenarian mother "You may roll together all the cruelty and violence committed In the anthracit region," be exclrtmed, "and you cannot equal the fiendish cruelty of John Markle when he turned: these helpless people Into the street, simply to-aatlafy- hi hellish hat. Brigadier General Gobua cam in for ever criticism for hi famous "shoot to kill" order Turning to the boycott, Mr. Darrow said there waa one illustrious' example at least la the Vultcd Stale of the boycott and that wa -la. the American revolution. There was not one specific art that was barged . to th mine workers, but waa charged to .the loyalist", whom they tench their children. to love and venerate. "You and I may sit here and Judge men by the dead, letter, of the law.. W may say that this act Is fight aad that act I wrong, but up there sit the living Qed and He Judge the: act of men by another standard than our. Let roe say there la the legal side and the moral side. The boycott li an ancient weaAonY ft ts'reapeotabltr when the operator use It, but not respectable when we use It." . . "" Then he psused., almost breathless, be fore passing on to draw a distinction be tween the criminal "anl tne legitimate boy cott. A minute later he was calmly discussing the sociological aepect of the "scab." I "A a class," ha saW.pVthls body of men, a In thi case, have always keen ready to ' take the benefits-that flow from organized labor, though aever willing to light to obtain them. 1 ; i T "A a rule the ncab1 has no abiding place on the -face of the earth ' He la a wander ing tramp, reads t be used by anybody who will pay the price to use him, and when Ui strike ,1b oyer, the operatqrs let I him wajk home again, or lft the union send - , - , . . . , , , , , v, - hlm .... thf p,Uan' t00 Xh men who Jn thla great struggle, wlsel7 or unwisely, .are against the laboring man, and it cannot be ,but that he will be de spised, . mjqtrusted, bated- and reviled by all men who love liberty .and. who lov their fellow .men, and who have the point of view ot the organised laboring man." Regarding the demand for an "eight-hour day. Me said:' " a! . "Thla I not a demand to shirk work, as I often clalmod- to. ha-the case. It is a demand tcr tho right - ot the Individual to have a better,' a fuller, completer life; nd thi, like everything else, depend on your point, or view, : inere is oniy one standpoint from whlfih you have a right to approach this question, and that la what will make the best man, the best American, help to bulid trp a nation -where there will be no more strikes' and no more violence. -Other gentlemen may. measure It In dollar and cents. I shall; hot." Ho compared the -miner' life with that of a professional' man;' who gets a chance to better his cobditlon. "There is nothing high and ennobling and great in digging coal,' he aald. ."The miner want a chance to develop- the best tbat 1 In himself. It Is no answer to aay, -'If tou give him a shorter day he trill not use it wisely.' Such an argument 1 catoely worth a reply." ..'.Arraign New' Jersey,. - After pleading for the weighing of coal wherever possible,' Mr, Darrow discussed the merits of the union. "I am not willing; to admit for a single moment," he said, ''that anything can be gained fof manhood1; for righteousness, for tho good "of all, bgofng Into some petty legislature and asking to merge the In dividual flesh and blood man into a cor poration created by' he state. Why, we were told in the argument that the state of New Jersey, of all the places' on earth the' state of New Jersey, had 'introduced a law to compel labor organizations to In corporate. New" Jersey has been busy with the Incorporation business. New Jersey has Issued -its bogus .charter and sent thera broadcast over, the United States, it charter which have been simply letter of marque and reprisal for every pirate that -sail the high s6 of commerce to cap ture what he can yet, until New Jersey hat become a stench and a cywora in tne mind of "all people who('beUeve In fair dealing knd justlce between man and man." Prpceedlng uV paid V tribute to the or ganization wrJldb?. had welded 141000 .men, who spoke twenty different languages, or all degreejj trintCl'lgence, of all degree t moral cnaracter, into one nomogeuoue maas. - Then,' In' concrasion, be aia; This cobtest . one of the most Im portant that Hate- marked the' progress of human liberty since' the world began, one force pointing ode 'way, another tho other. Every advantage that the human race has won has been at the fearful cost. Every contest r.u' bcetf Won by struggle. Some man must die that other may liver It ha come tq these poor miner to bear the cross for themselves, but that the human rate may be lifted up to a "higher and broader plane than it ha ever known be fore."" ".' ' ' Then he sat down and the pent up feel- ngs of the crowd broke forth in tumultuous applause. Judge Gray waited smilingly for alienee and then dismissed the sitting with a sort of -benediction. "It 1' due to counsel, and to those who represented "Botht ides," he said, "that I should say that " we leave you, or rather you leave-u with a-feeling" In onr heart of regret ;tht -the long esIon .U about to be broken up. . it speak wen tor coun sel on both aides that no unpleasant epi sode has occurred; nothing that should mar the situation in which reasonable men and citizen of a great country find them selves mutually endeavoring to arrive at Just conclusions and a Juat verdict in a great controversy. "The work la now Our and I know that w have your best wishes that we may have a safe and a righteous deliverance." Mlaaonrl Educator Reslarn. ST IXlt'IS: Feb. 13 John Henry Mo- Cracken, president of WestmlnBter college. Fulton, Mo., has reslgnea to accept tne position of asalatant to bis father, -who -Is chancellor at the 1'nlversity of New York City. His resignation, which waa accepted under protest, will take -effect at the end of the scholastic year. C'haSee on Inspection Tonr. WILMINGTON. N. C, Feb. 13,-MaJor General Adna R Chaffee, command- Ins- the DeDertment ot h-ast. today In spected Fort Caldwell. The general will leave tooignt ror .ivasmngion. . BOBBY BURNS SAYS: The Honest Man Tho' E'en Sao Poor I Kins O' Men for A That." The honeat man is honest with himself, with the body God gave him. He la care ful to chooae the amusement and food which moat nearly bring about th reauita which he wishes to obtain. Ot all these proper food Is the most Important. He recognizes the need of a "strong mind and ound body" and 'seek a form of suiten- anc which will not move the machinery ot the human System out of line. Trimming logs -is a bumble occupation and the man who follows this laborious calling truly earns his living. A workman In tbe pine forest of North Carolina writes' I used to drink about nln cupful of coffee a day and I got so I bad headaches ao bad I had to give up work. ' My heart would flutter and some times it seemed to stop beating. While I was sick a friend advised me to quit cof fee and use Poelum Food Coffee. So got some and by tbe very next day I felt better.' - "In one week I was back to work trim ming logs, which Is very hard work. I base been well aloes and atlck to Poatum. I had a friend here In the camp who acted like he had consumption. He was weak and 111. I persuaded him to give up cot fee and use Poatum. ' He began to im prove ateadlly, until now ha I well again and what w thought wa consumption I all gone. He wpuld not use Postum at Drat, said it did not tast good, but I mad some for him and made It right, and now his imaginary consumption is all gona. I thank you for reatoriag my health." Name given fcy Poetum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. PROTOCOLS ARE SIGNED Allied Powers Agree Mto Method of Veneanelao SeU'ement. BLOCKADE IS TO BE RAISED AT ONCE Representatives of Power and im pfre Named by Roosevelt ftettle All bnt Preferential Treatment. WASHINGTON, Feb. 13. Mr. Bowen to night signed with each of the three proto cols providing tor the Immediate raising of the Venezuelan blockade and for the ref erence of the luestlon of preferential treat ment to The Hague arbitration tribunal. At 11:30 Herbert Dering, first secretary of the British embassy, announced that the British protocol had Just been signed and that the signatures ot the Italian and Ger man protocols would follow In the order named. The British protocol was in Englleh, the Italian in Italian, and the German In Ger man and English. Protocol Slned In Duplicate. Mr. Bowen signed In duplicate for Ven ezuela, Sir Michael Herbert for Great Brit ain, Signor Mayor Des - Planches for Italy and Baron Von Sternberg for Germany. Immediately after th algnlng of the last protocol cable were dispatched to London, Berlin and Rome announcing the fact. It ta expected that the commanders of the blockading flce will receive ordere within the next twenty-four hour to with draw their vessels. The proctocols also provide for the return of all Venezuelan vessels, war and mer chant, which have been captured by the allied fleet. - Great Britain, Germany and Italy received advance payments of 5,500 each. Great Britain receiving its payment on the Big' nature and Germany and Italy within thirty and sixty days from date. Germany, in addition, will receive five monthly pay ments until the amount paid It In ad vance aggregates $340,000. As a guaranty for the satisfaction ot their claims Mr. Bowen pledges the allies a share with the other creditor nations In 30 per cent ot the- custom receipt of the two ports of La Guayra and Puerto Cabello. This percentage will be set aside beginning March 1 and retained In tbe Venezuelan treasury until The Hague tribunal decides whether it will be dis tributed without preference- between the claimant nations, or whether Great Brit ain, Germany and Italy ahall receive prefer ential payments. - ' Italy gains Immediate payment of Its first-class claims without further adjudica tion as soon as the Joint commission at Caracas has passed on the remainder of its claims. In round figures the adjudicated Italian claims amount to $r60,000, from which will be subtracted tbe $27,500 to be paid sixty days from the signature of ths protocol. The Italian ambassador also has secured for bis government the insertion of an agreement that Venezuela will Insert In Its treaty with Italy the favored nation clauie possessed by the other nation. - Great Britain did not change It protocol, since 1' was approved by '.be London For eign " some daya ago. It i jilpulated that the claim of the creditor nations shall be adjudicated by J6Int commission, to consist in each in stance of a Venezuelan, a representative of the claimant power and In case- of a disagreement an umpire, te be named by thoi.ipreeldent' of the United State. - 6 , , The protocols. Jn providing for reference ot the question- of preferential treatment to The Harue do not state in detail tl method of procedure by which the case Is to be laid before the tribunal. This will be done In a second set of protocol, the preparation of which will begin at once. It la provided, however, that not Venez uela alone, but all the other creditor na tions, shall be permitted to appear before the tribunal In opposition to tbe allies' de mand for preferential payment. Upon the signing of the protocols to night congratulation were e-changed by the four negotiators. Mr. Bowen then dispatched a brief cable message to Pres ident Castro, informing him of the signa ture of the protocols providing for th-' immediate raising of the blockade. ' TO CDHK A roiT IS OSK OAT Take LaiatWe Bromo Qulnln Tablet. Thla Ignature fj utrgr D b ELRINS BILL PASSES (Continued from First Page.) and many member of the house were pres ent, while the lde of the chamber were lined with employe. The gallerle were filled, many visitor standing in th aisle and corridor. The attraction was General William Booth of. the Salvation Army, who delivered the prayer at the opening of tho session. He made ao earnest prayer and quite extended, occupying alx mlnutea. In the galleries was his chief assistant and son-in-law, Boom- Tucker. Many other member oi tne salva tion Army vere preaent. Mr. Stewart reported tbe Indian appro priation bill. The resolution ot Mr. Morgan caning tor the correspondence ot naval officers regard ing the. military occupation of the Bays of Panama and Colon wa agreed to. An act wa passed refunding certain taxes paid by the Anheuser-Busch Brewing asso ciation. The statehood bill wa then taken up, but Mr. Quay yielded the floor for the consid eration ot the District ot Columbia appro priation bill. The bill was passed ana consideration oi the statehood bill was resumed. Mr. De pew (N. Y.) yielded to Mr. Dietrich (Neb.) who, under the latitude of debate, said be "would submit some observations re garding some affair In the Philippines. He spok briefly. Mr. Depew, resuming hi remark begun on Wednesday, referring to tbe anti-poly gamy provision, said ltwould be seen "the fine Italian hand of tbe Mormon apoeue" had been at work In the preparation ot the measure, and that the concentrated In fluence ot the Mormon hierarchy could be seen In -the determined effort to prevent an amendment which would completely exclude polygamy. . Mr. Rawlins declared all legislation dl .retted at Mormonlam waa futile, unless there wss a public sentiment to sustain it. The question was rot aa to the inadequacy of the provisions against polygatry, but a to th exercise ot political power. Persecution was '.he seed of th Mormon church, and It did not do any good. to arraign the entire people and brand every Mormon aa a clave, a most unjust accu sation. "To do that," he said, "you solidify those who would aid you in bringing about th very conditions you seek ber." . The best possible school for th cor rection of ths evil wa to emauolpate the Mormon and leave them free to work out their own deatlnlea. -. Mr. Dubois (Idaho) did not think th ret erence ta polygamy were serious, but he would advocate the inclusion of th Idaho constitutional provision relating to aeloc. tions as an amendment and require Art- tona and New Msilco to subscribe to It before being admitted. Vnder the test ca'h of tbat ronstltutloa, he said, Idaho disfranchised every member ot the Mormon church, who for years had been withou. a vo'e. At 8:30 th senate went Into executive session and it 8:40 adjourned. COLD WAVE STALLS TRAINS Nevada Knatlne I'oablo to Make gleam at Forty. Two Bolow Zero. SALT LAKE CITY, Vtah, Teb. II. Bit terly cold weather prevails over Nevada, northern t'tah, southern Idaho and west ern Wyoming. Wells, Nevada, reports a tempersture of 43 degrees below zero Isst night and 13 degrees below wss recorded at Wlnnemuroa. A number of freight trains are stalled on sidings across the Nevada dewert, the cold being so extreme that It wa Im possible for the engine crew to keep up sufficient tUam. Much loss to livestock I fesrrd In Wy. omlng Where conditions' before the cold wave were unfavoiable. It was two above zero In Salt Lake last night, the coldest of the winter, and the temperature mod erated but little during the day. TRAINS DELAYED BY STORM Heavy . Stock Losses Anticipated In Case Weather Contlnnes Cold. CHEYENNE, Wyo., Feb. 13. (Speclsl Telegram.) Trains are again moving on tho Wyoming division, although all are late owing to the drifting snow which fill the cut In spite of the effort of the big ro tariea. The weather Is bitter cold through out the state and heavy stock losses are feared. Stock wa left In poor condition by the storms of December and January and In the event ot further storms and con tinued cold weather the losses will be the worst the state has experienced In many wlntr. " FLOODS STOP-WATER SUPPLY Pearl River - Submerges Pomplas Plnnt and Leaves Jaehaoa Dry. JACKSON, Mis., Feb. 13. Pearl river continue to rls. The water ha spread over tho Rankin Turnpike one mile west of Jackson, and many place are over flowed. The water work plant Is submerged and drays and wagon are supplying water to residents. BUDA PEST, Feb. 13. A terrific hurri cane visited this town today and did enor mous damage. The roof wa blown oft St. Elisabeth' church, Ave statue of saint around th church were thrown to the ground and other work of art were shattered. All tbe bridges are .Impassable. ROBBED IN BROAD DAYLIGHT Dei Moines Maa l.oeea Two llandred a aad Fifty Dollar at St. . , Joseph Depot. ST. J08EPH, Mo., Feb. 13. (Special Tele gram.) C N. Brodie, a wealthy ateckmaa living at De Molnea, wa robbed In broad daylight thi forenoon of 1260 In cash while r. ailing for a train at th Chicago Great Western depot. Brodie had been to Dekalb, Mo., en a visit and . was returning heme. The money was all ha had with him. . Brodie was standing on the platform when a man approached and passed the time of day. While he wa talking to Brodie the stranger relieved him of th money. Th matter wa reported to the police. BRIDE SWALLOWS LAUDANUM TLottor Says Sho reared Insanity aad Asks to Bo Bnrled la Wed- dlnr Gown. ,'" . . BLOOMINGTON 111., Feb. 18. Mr Charle Johnson, wife ot a prominent mer chant of Lexington, came to tht city last night and swallowed laudanum. Her body wa found today. ' 8he left a pathetic letter, explaining that he feared Insanity. She wa a recent bride, formerly residing In Rockford,' 111., where her parent reside. She requested that she be burled In her wedding gown and left explicit direction concerning the disposition of her property. A Guaranteed t art tor Fllea. Itching, blind, bleeding and protruding pllu. No cure, no pay.. All drugglt are authorized by the manufacturer ot Pazo Ointment to refund the money where it fall to cur any case of pile, no matter of how lonn standing. Cure ordinary cases In ix dava: worst case In fourteen day. On application give ease and rest. Relieve Itching instantly. Thi Is a new flisoovery and It I the only pile remedy sold on a pos itive auarantee: no cure, no pay. Price we. Omaha Maa la Charao. CHEYENNE. Wyo., Feb, 18. (Special Telegram.) F. H. Htbblt ha arrived here from Omaha and will be temporarily in charge ot the office of the master mechanic for tbe Wyoming division of tbe Cnlon Pa cific. He will alsoassume the dull or as alstant Master Mechanlo Jones. Th re tiring official, lexander Stewart, waa given a banquet at Laramie laat night by official of th Wyoming division. ABSOLUTE SECURITY. Genuine Carter's Little LivepPills. Must Bear tlgnatuPs) f See Po4Haall Wrasyor Pilrw. Tory esaall mm aa oaaw MtaktMiafSn FOI lUBAtlL ret unimf. roiuuoutiut. ni TOaM LIYU. HI CCKlTIf ATIOI. rOI ULLIW IHIM. roiTNceeMruuioi VMtrm sou b"yt TSaMw .. CUfl l SICK UCAOACHl. mi rv-r" rt'rtl MELAIICIIOLIf la a Perilous Dlscai and Oi that Leads to Insanity. Palno's Colory Compound lias Saved Thousands of .'klan ctiolists From the Grave. Melancholia I a grave disease! t has a tendency to Induce sulcidi and lcmlrlde; In many case It leads to .dread Insanity. The first Important symptom of ordlnnry melancholia la slerplcuucss. Anothrr symptom of the greatest iuiportai.ee is a dull psln In the back ot the neik. extend ing to th back of the head. Then we se t other symptoms, such as depression ot spirits, slow mental and mnaculcr move ments, retsrded speech, turrlfylng halluci nations, aversion to food and a l,sregar.l of life. Every case of melanchol Is di rectly tracrable to a weakness or collapse of the nerrniM system. The nerve Tranches of the aympsthetic system, the spinal col umn and brain, are not f.olng their-work, and the blood Is thin, sluggish or, I upuro. 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FlNfsra rout-nerved by nesdlework catch every stain and look h pcletsly dirty". Hand Sapollo remove not only th dirt, but alto ths loosener. Injured cuticle, and nttont tbe i.-gefw to thtJr nmturml bemuty. ALL GROCERS AND DRUGGISTS AMt'SrCXESTS. BOYD'S! WA""- Tomorrow Matluee and Night-' ueOreateat' of all Colored Ulnget . BLACK PATH And her big company of "' ronbadores, numbering u poopl. fries Mat. Oe. 6oe. Night. Sc, SOo, li. FOUR PER FORM ANCKH, HTATITINCI THUKflDAY. FKBRIT 1 ! f Iff, WILLIAM GILLETTE IE n Bherlocli Holm." 1'oattl' ely no free 1st. . . - ' flic Mat Be to Si W. Nign , J to p ea. Beats on oaio hudu r. Talenhono--IMl. Hatlneoa Ttaurs., Mat., 6 in 2:11 L- XJI.K Itt Tn . vht Vaunevlfl All-Btar Aft atton, THE OHPHKl'M t' direction Martin U , Mclntyr and iisatti. Nat ., Nick Lone- and Idallne Cotton, iliiji onutte MfnkTn, Kawson and Johe, M am l no sj.j Julius M. Tannan. '- ' ' Itesjular ir'riL'ea loo. c. yv. NO T I C;B1 ANNUAL ENTERTAINMENT V AND . . MASQUER ADE BALL Omaha Lods No. S. B. P. 7. E., St Ak-Bar-ben Uon, -t - MONDAY, FEB, 23 THE SOCIAL, EVENT Or . Tf B iKABON. Admission to dancing Moo . .l.r J d."'; Ion to spectators' aailery, ll Tickets for hi. at rtoatoB- MctrinB.' and tWllou a Oxuf tore. ATI- A 0"SISJMI ' L.W4JtWAJ