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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. . '
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atarday
In west window.
Benson & Thofne.
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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.
Palne's Celery Compound Is t!e grent
rescuer and life builder for even melan
cholic victim. . As a nerve food ttila mar
velous Compound quickly Impart nourish
ment and life to the weak and famished
nervrs. after which cornel a new vitality
a feeling that life Is precious aj. l, worth
living. The stomach, liver and kidneys
a.e toned, digestion becomes pi-rfcct, a
natural appetite Is bestowed and t .eet, re
frrehlng sleep conduces to a. vigorous
health. I n', riarv .-r... ..... . ..i v.
- - - . . . - w . J . . 1 ,1,14 .
saved more melancholic and sen ous . suf
ferers man an otner combined egcncrs.
Do not trest the symptoms of tut '.anchnlla.
Ith Indifference. Rriln tnriav ' with
Palne's Celery Compound and svoid ihe per
ils that drag to Insanity and tbe a-ava.
DIAMOND DYES
will rnlr any kind of cloth, Tba
hiiMliand suit and overcoat cm ha
tnn.lt to fnk like ni w. Th color
will Ut until the gmids r worn
out. IMroctlon boo and T dyed
samples free. ,
DIAMOND 1YE, Iturllngle . Vt.
tti,oU MEDICAL BOOK J'bCC
Ot) MARRIAGE GUIDE f II LL
200 PACCO-42 PICTURES.
Lev. Carni sat Msrrtaan .
In r-laln ta rut.ge.thla
won-lrrfnl t, . t j:u , 11
ttio-l Ihim on want
to aoo at k IhoulU
know o( ci rrled life,
love, eom -il'. diar
rinse.ehlMb -li.. I. irpv
and utihi i wedded
life. lUc wbicb.
fcupll maTtr t; Ruin
osiesrU to. I -Hitxtnlns
kt B'srttuic emu
lure flecay. - aet n ir Tri
or t. arrvu e. blood
tnlw. ruit a If you
are carried m should
k nn the ner . told I n
litis book. 1 not mar
ried roe ong : to know
before a.arr You
need IMs he . Learn
private!
MEDICAL
ADVISER
By Tne
MASTtR
SPECIALIST
sorrel tratb of tnrr1ae- Don't a 0. weak
dowa lo roar ehud-eo. Oet this !( while
-. U free and reed It. Know yours elf lni. ranee
et tnl-rT. keowledre brln Dealt and hap
in. ) rosea, 4$ Illustration. I -wary site,
r.tttea bv tbe farl.l famous Matter socialist.
"Tbe BMMt wonderral and ttrivm elentiao
i".1lcel book of the a. M ' T
fbtlMfrwIssittteTsssw.ttsvtslTteaMt St Tltr tl isst
wiaroiftfn I. iSsrtTrTE.
tie aibaaaora BM. Deal. C. Mil Wla
r- 1
vveaK erves
People cannot help worrying Then
their arms at weak. Thl lee. g of
la scoot, aalinraa aad nbiwn is
the fearful condition which oftCJ fre
cedes inanity. Tbe power to w it or
study diminishes sad dmooailec sj de
ptinti the siid sight snd day.
If yom are sufrerins; tbe tortt ro bf
Itervotui DcMlity, there Is nokr iwlag
bow soon you may decline to som rthina
more horrible. Bui yoa sea git well
The youth lul i-oth. bunyaory and
happliieascan be restored by the use of
Thev have cured thousands, aad we
have so much confidence la then that
we giv aa iron clad guarantee r-ith a
Sent anywhere la Wain paekss ll'OO
per boa, boxes for fft OO, Bac t In
For aale by Knhn ft- Co . Oroa us,
Irtilo re lru oior. Houth o Ian.
La via Drug Cow Council Sluff. La.
HAND
SAPOLIG
FOR TOILET AND B -TM .'.
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 '
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