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THE OMAHA DAILY Jl EE: Fit It) AY. FEBKUAHV 27. 100.1. fBd thre It Inserted a salsry of'$l,IM fof a knokkeeperl tbe Hasting asylum la given a fr-.ird assistant physician at a fil ar y of l2,nofl; i be university's salsry fund U Inrrensed from 1270,000 to 1300,000. The appropriation of I.VQOO for the experimental sUtlorr-ra strlrkn out.-- The salary of -the chaplain-if the 'Keftrney Refom acbool 1a reduced from $300 to $3oo per annum. At tba Oirla Industrial achool at Geneva tba appropriation of $1,00 for bookkeeper and for steward and $1,600 for matron are suicken out. At the Institute for the Deaf end Iiumb al Omaha, the matron's aalary of $1,6C0 la atrlcken ott and the aalariea of teachers and othera are raised from 128. WX. to $27,000. For the Institute for the FeeMe-Mlnied Youth at Doatrlca tha inn r vcuia'Aiuv offices of stewsi bjiW with en i the appropriate ard and physician are corn appropriation of $2,400 and Ion of $1,600 for natron la cut out. the appropriation of $1.(00 lor bookkeeper and etewsrd at the Institute tor tha mini at Nebraska City Is stricken oat and the appropriation for matron Is raised from $409 te $1,000, 'at 1 the appro pflatlon for toaehrrs reduced from $10,000 19 $9,000. Tha appropriation tor engineer o the Iriduetrlsl home at Mlltord Is re flt)cd frera $1,600 to $1,200, and the appro priation for farmer is reduced from $1,200 to $720. The appropriation for the assistant veterinarian la cut from $1,000 to $400. Tha appropriation .of $1,200 for clerk for the food commissioner Is rut out and an ap propriation for chomlst Is substituted at $1 J00. The appropriation of $200 for clerk to; the reporter for. the state library and $1,800 for a deputy libfarlau are cut out. There axe no salary appropriations mad to the Hospital for the Insane at Norfolk. ' To Settle Boendarles. Bears of Burt today Introduced H. R. 358, providing for the appointment of a com mission of three by the governor of the state at a salary of $10 a day for not to ex ceed twenty daya to act Jointly with simi lar commissions from South Dakota and Iowa In determining the boundary line be tween these states whero there are dis crepancies caused by the changing channel of the Missouri river. Bouth Dakota has al ready passed a bill providing for the ap pointment of lta commission, and the legis lature was apprised of this fact today. It la believed Iowa, though falling laat year lo appoint a commission, will do so at lta text legislature In. 1904. Bears wss the author of all three bills making thla provision for the three states samed. .before. 1 Apportlbnfae'nt Bill Appears. McAllister of Deuel today In the house In troduced Ills' , reapportionment bill which Was published In full exclusively by The Bee last Friday. No changea have been made In either senatorial or representative districts since the bill was glvej to the public by The Bee. - As was then pointed out, the bill Increases the number of representatives from Douglas county from nlna to thirteen and senators from three to four, giving the metropolitan county seventeen. Instead of twelve mem bers in the legislature. It combines a ainalf area, of tho western part of Doug laa with Baundera county In a new sens tfrlal district and givea It one member. .The. bill reduced the total number of senatorial districts from thirty to twenty eight, jand Increases , the number, of rep resentative districts from sixty-seven to seventy-four, - but leavea tha number of members the same as at present, 100 rep resentatives and thirty-three senators. .Lancaster gets six representatives, a gala .of two, but retains the same number. senatora, two. Countlea like Richardson, Which have but a email population and targe representation, are moat affected. Richardson has a population of 19,000, with three - members in tha house. The basis at representation intended by law la 10;' W0. Thus tinder the present law Richard son would acarcely be entitled to two. the new .bill gives Richardson only two nfemberi in 't'he ' bouse. The purport of the bill Is to equalise as nearly aa possible trtthout gerrymandering. Legislative Gossip. One of the bills recommended for passage by the committee on Judiciary waa H. R. HI, by .Rlggs , of .Douglas, amending the present law regulating the publication of liquor licenses. The present law provldea ' lhat thjma llceneea shall be punched In the newspaper of the largeat circulation, where aa the bill proposes that any paper in "cities of the metropolitan class" of 5,000 dally circulation and that in cities of the Brst clsss having a population of more than 40,000, and less than 100,000 Inhabitants any paper of 1,000 dally circulation ahall ba allowed to print these nottcea of liquor licenses,- . , The Mil ' Is being1 promoted In the Inter est .'of .'tnosa newspapers whose, limited circulations prevent them. from legitimately publishing these notices under the present law. Jt is held that it passed the btll wlll Inflict hardships upon the public, aa well as refutable saloon keepers, druggists and wholesale liquor dealera. The' purpose of the present law, which has withstood repeated attempts rat amend ment, .Is tef give the applicant for a liquor license and the public, the largest possible benefits for the least ' possible money by having notices published In the paper of largest circulation, requiring therefore but one fee from the applicant and one sub scription from the- Interested cltlsen. It furthermore restricts arbitrary Impositions for political purpoaes by boarda of fire and police commissioners or any aet of individ uals Whose duty It shall be to make these contracts. The proposed law, It la held, would' entail needless expense and serious 'hardship upon all those Interested In the publication of these notlcea. - As' every effort to pass a similar bill In former legislature's has failed, It is not thought the present legislature will be caught In thla anare. Tha Douglas county delegation la push ing the bill, adopting the same tactlca used In the promotion of the Omaha water worka and city election bills, namely, arguing to other members that, the bill meets gen eral approval. In Omaha, where,, aa a mat ter of fact', there la very pronounced op position to the bill., ' '" ' The .house revenue committee will, not report on the revenue bin belora Monday At that time it will recommend It for pae sa'ge with a tew minor amendmenta. The CHILD WEAKNESS. You can worry for months about your weak child and not succeed in doing it a fraction of the good that comes f ronv little ..daily doses of Scott's Emulsionl ' ' ... The cure of child weakness is not the matter of a day but of steady common-sense- treat ment ' ! Children like Scott's Emul sion and thrive on. it . Perfectly harmless yet power ful for good. ' Seed la Free Baaqila, SCOTT ft OW HI, Caealsaaa aa ISerl 9t K. & I committee Is disposed to amend the bill so as to take from the county commission ers the power of , confirming the appoint ment of deputy assessors and leave the matter entirely with the assessor. It also seems to favor the present Hen respecting the time of making assessments -April and May, Instead of February and March, as the bill provides. The bill la now In the handa of the prlntera. SENATE HAS LIVELY SESSION Geta Into a Parliamentary Tanele Over fie . Supreme Coart Commission. ' " " ' " 1 ; - i .. : (From a' 8tafT Correspondent.! LINCOLN, Feb. 2 (Special,) The sen ate was up sgalnst parliamentary law and everything else that '.tended to. confuse It today. It all happened Over -the discus sion-of the amendment t'o 8. F. ltreoom jmeoded by the Judiciary, clmmlt'tee. Tho oriRlhaf ' bill provided that the . supreme court should reduce the number :of com missioners to six or less If the business of the' court'Justlfied It. The amendment rec ommended by the, Judiciary, committee pro vided that three commissioners sball be appointed 'for on year and six for two years. After being recommitted at th morning session the. bill, was reported back to the committee of the whole at the after noon session, with Its former recommenda tion. After much wrangling1" the commit tee of the whole recommended that -.the bill be amended that six commissioners sball serve one year and three shall erve .two years. , , The contention was started in the early part of the morning session when Ander son of Saline coved to recommit. Thla was voted down and O'Neill moved a cull of the house. Lieutenant Oovernor . McGil- ton held that thla required a vole,, after the seven members had seconded the mo tion ss. prescribed by the rules. Harrison objected, to the vote. The motion was car- rled and the attaches of the senator began to clear the gallery and floors of spectstors. During this Sheldon of .Case moved that the call be raised. O'Neill rose to a point of order 'and the chair held the point not well taken. The motion to raise the call of the house was put snd the chairman decided on a viva voce vote that the motion waa loet. After the announcement Howell of Doug las, whoso temper by this time was some what ruffled, angrily .demanded an. ay and no vote. The chair ruled him out of order. Howell appealed from the decision Of the chair. The chair was sustained, with only one vote recorded- against the decision. While under a call of the house a caucus was held and it was found the bill could not be carried with the emergency clauae. O'Neill then moved that It be recommitted. This was carried unanimously. At the afternoon session the ludiclarv committee returned "the bill telth its former ci-uuiuiuuuaiiona. - Howell rose to a point of order and said It waa the original bill that had been committed, and that the committee had reported back on the engrossed bill. The chair held the point not well taken. After mdVh dtecusslon Day got In the amendment .which finally carried, but not, nowever, unjtll Hall 'of Douglaa had ex pressed himself upon the action of the senate. He said: "The action of this senate Is a direct slap at the supreme court. In -the original bill we had a saving clause for the supreme court to reduce the number qf the ' commissioners. We aeked the court if lta 'members would - do-tnia. a-nd the' reply was, 'We vlll do our dutyv' une memner or tne court aald. 'If the people have no confidence In the court' It Is time to put others In our plaoea.' . YoM are acting arbitrarily," concluded UHMajaa ator from. .Douglas.!-, At the conclusion of Hall's' epevch. nnoh motion of Harrison the- till was ordered re-engrossed and placed on third reading. '; noweirs B. F. lta, to conrpel mutual Insurance companies to 'pot up a, $100,000 bond before they -can employ' solicitors, was again up before the' commtt'tee of the whole, and after much debate" waa left in tha same place as ft 'held and nothing done with it. - - A notice was received from the house that memorial exercises In honor of J.' Sterling Morton would . be held In the bouse at 1 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Those senators who desired to "participate were Invited to be present. The report of the Torrena ' commission. which haa been in the hands of the Judi ciary committee, waa ordered sent to the Judiciary committee of tha bouse.' ;Thia waa done at the request qf the senate com mittee. ' - - - ij A few reports of standing committees recommending bills for general file were received. The senate adjourned at 4:20 o'clock.' Haw Bill..", B. F. I2S. bv Jannina-a nt rThivon-i'.. the relief, of J. H. Emmett for money er. roneously paid for rental nt ttiiblin i.nrf amounting to $lfr.!0. B. . -by Baundera of DoUghts Re pealing; tha law, relating to wrlttsn. con tracts between owners of land and brokers Or entS selling' same' shall be void 8. K. ttO. by Hall of Burt-To require the strengthening of bridges and culverts of the several counties of thla state,' and f . 1 " trowing or mem oy steam threshing machines and gasoline engine. HOUSE-MEMORIAL JO MORTON leaaloa to Be bvoled ' to -. nit Inn -of the; Originator ( , -Arbor Day. (From a Btaff Correspondent) LINCOLN. Feb. 16. (Special.) This resolution, waa Introduced thla morning by Cgssell of Otoe: ' s. ., Whereas. On tha 9nh dv nf i-m looo there passed to the unknown beyond one who was Identified with all the early his tory of Nebraska; one who was of in estimable value to the state as a champion ai-m inruuru; one wno was rar slgnted enough to realise the possibilities of the "new west" and to forecast meas- urea yet to nna fruition; one who attained national recognition aa a careful, ivmnu. tic student of public questions; one whose Independence, self-reliance, moral energy and absolute integrity challenegvd the ad- "'"uwii ui fvrry one unoiaaen py preju dice or partisanship; one whose adher ence to principle was stronger than polit rxueaiency : one wno Juslinea In bli conscience, was Immovable la his convic tions, being neither deceived by pretense nor misled by glamor; one who waa an orator of great power, a writer sure of at tention by virtue of vigor of though and orlcinallty of diction: one whose lnv of home and family and fidelity to friends waa laeai. Therefore, be It resolved. That we, the member of the house of representatives of the state of Nebraeka. tha aenat concur ring, pay tribute to the memory of J. fter Ilng Morton In recognition of his varied at tainments and the magnitude of his public service a pioneer, , territorial legislator territorial secretary, territorial governor and .member of the cabinet, and In com memoration of his private life, his superior lutellect, his integrity and courage, his loyalty as a cltlsen and his splendid ex ample of manllnea. Be It also resolved. That w especially pay tribute to hi memory as the author and originator of Arbor day, which In itself merits and warrants honorable feme. Be k also resolved. That copy of these resolution be recorded In the minute of this body, and that a ropy be sent to his sister ana ni sons at Arbor lage. Pharmacy Board Arraigned. This resolution waa Introduced thla morn ing: Whereas, The committee on medical so cieties and sundry lawa haa under con slderatlon Bouse roll 2B2. being a bill to regulate fees of the State Board of I'har macr: and t ' - Wheraaa. 8ald committee haa endeavored to ascertain the amount of fees collected by said board and paid by said board into the tale treasury at the end of each yaar, as required by the law governing the State Board of Pharmacy; and Where. The members of said committee have discovered lhat th Hiat Board of Tharmacy hvi for several years failed to mnk an urn ml repny and render nn ac count to the atate auditor as required by Jaw; therefor t Resolved, That unleea aiild 'hoard (Ilea Its report and render an account to the mate auditor within Ave days after the adoption of this resolution thnt proceedings hp com menced aiHlnat the members of said board for Impeachment on the ground of mal feasance and neglect of duty. A large number of bills were considered In the committee of the whole In the after noon and at 6 o'clock the house aijourned. ew Dllla. If. R. 3S5. by Jouvenat (bv request) Re quiring that service of prnoeaa In metro politan cities of the first-class shall be published In dally newspaper four consecu tive weeks. M. R. 3n. by Jouvenat (by request) Re quiring that notice of construction service In civil action be published In dally news papers In flrst-class and metrooolltan cities. H. R. 3t7. by Koeiier To 'regulate and requlrlna- the branding of nil articles and commodltHa made or manufactured in the penitentiary In the state of Nebraska. H. R. Sd by pars Authorizing the gov ernor of tne stale of Nebraska to appoint tnree commlsslorur to act lth a4lke com mission from the state of Bouth Dakota In agreeing upon a boundary line between tho siild states. ' H. R. 3.i9, by KantTa- Relating to fees' for the release of school lands. H. R. 3o, by Bears To regulate the prac tice of veterinary medicine, veterinary suf gery, or any branch thereof, including vet erinary dentistry, in the state of Nebraska. H. R. 3fil. by Caldwell To prevent minors from entering or frequenting places where Intoxlcatmg llquora are sold as a beverage. H. R. 3a. bv Iietrlck (by request) Re lating to the rules of admission to the Bol dlera' and Sailors' home. H. R. S3, by McAllister To amend sec tions 1, 2, 4 10. .16 and 20, chapter zcllla, article ill, Compiled Statutes, and to add section !a to said article, providing for the disposition -of moneys paid under protest and providing for the filing In the office of the secretary of the Irrigation district, of a copy of the tax receipt and affidavit. II. R. 34, by McAllister To amend sec tion 35, chapter xcllla, article 111. Complied Statutes, defining powers and duties of un der assistants and providing penalty for Interfering with headgate or taking water from natural stream. H. R. 3S5, bv Gilbert Appropriating the sum of $1,000 for bakery at the Institution for the Deaf and Dumb at Omaha. H. R. 3 by Gilbert Appropriating the sum of Ix.ouo for fire protection at the In stitute for the Deaf and Dumb at Omaha. II. R. 367. by Gilbert Hequlrlng .physi cian's prescription for sal of opium, co caine, laudanum and morphine, increasing the penalty. . H. R. 368. by MeLaln (by request) To suppress bucket shops and gambling In stocks bonds, . petroleum, cotton, grain, provisions or other produce, and to providj a punishment for the violation thereof. H. R. 3t, by Nelson of Dougla Author izing corporations to act as receiver as signee, guardian, curator, executor, admin istrator, surety, bondsman, trustee, agent and attorney-in-fact and defining their duties, privileges and powers. H. R. 870. by Kittell (by request) Joint resolution for constitutional amendment to elect senators by direct vote. -H. R. 371 by McAllister An act to re dlatrict the state of Nebreska into sena torial and representative districts. H. R. 372, by McAllister To amend sec tion 48, article II, chanter xcllla. Compiled Statutes, and to provide- for the sale and transfer of the right to the use of water. H. R. 373 bv lomlB Authorizing the Board of Public Lands and Buildings to purchase and control a site and to erect a monument thereon with proper Inscriptions fnr the state of Nebraska, at or near Fort Calhoun. In Washington county. Nebraska, commemorative of the place where Captain Meriwether Lewis of the Lewis and Clark's expedition landed; where the council be tween Lewis ana tiarn ana -inn inumna was held on August 4, 1S04 and where Fort Atuinunn waa afterward located, and ap propriating $6,000 to' defray the"- expense thereof. . 1 -.;''.." H. R. 374, oy Wilson TO proviae tor xne payment of the salaries of trie officers of the state government. " 8. F.- 31, by Pemberton (by request) Au thorising the preparation of an official tatute, making, ii aamiasioia in ifii, nd authorizing tne purcnase oi a supply thereof by the state. ' LIGHT ON .TELEPHONE COST Assistant General Manager Meany ;'JJU' lve -lglsla;trV 8oae il)vV- Firsrei. :rf. .: - 3 e .1 . - ' f if (From a Staff Correspondent) LINCOLN, Feb. 26-t-( Special Telegram.) The telephone Investigation committee to night concluded Its labora so far aa the taking of testimony is concerned. E." P. Steany, assistant general manager of the American Telegraph and Telephone com pany,' was on the stand and questions con cerning every detail of the telephone busi ness were asked him. He said the rate of ' maintenance as testified to by Judson of the Twin Cities was the lowest cost per phone or line that he had ever heard of. Howell tried to show by the wltneos that ccording to the " rate charged In New York, the largest exchange in the world, counting the cost by the size of the ex change, the rates In Omaha should be much lower. Mr. Mesny testified, however, that the rate In Omaha waa reasonable and In some Instances waa lower than was Justified. The witness was given the fig ures, aa Introduced by the officers of the Nebraska Telephone company and was asked if the figures Justified a 6 per cent dividend. The witness thought not and stated that' if the company failed to set aside' 10 per cent "for depreciation It waa not doing business on a business basis.' He said the flat rate waa in vogue In-the coun try, but admitted that the Bell people were endeavoring -to Introduce ' the measured service. ' t 'When asked about exchange of business between companlea, ' the witness stated It waa Just a question of one company reap ing the frulta of the other'a -work. ' Mr. Meany cited several Instances where the Independent-companies bad been compelled to ask for an Increase of rate after being established. He said the Independent com panlea could uae the lines of the Bell com pany by paying the rate aa charged othera. ALLEGED BRIBER INDICTED adlana Capitalist Charged with Corraptlng Dead Conn. . rllraan. FORT WAYNE, Ind., Feb. '2. The grand Jury today indicted Henry J. Miller, a stockholder In the Jenney Electrto Light and Power comprny, charging him with giving a bribe to Councilman Oeorge Hench, chairman of the committee on con tracts and franchises. Hench died last tall. ACCUSED SOLON EXONERATED Washington Iloaae Find Repreaeata- live Never Sollolted Bribe, a Charged. OLYMPIA, Wash., Feb. ?. The bouse committee appointed to investigate the conduct of Representative Louis Levy of Seattle today presented a report exoner ating Levy from the charge of soliciting bribe. The bouse adopted the report unani mously. HYMENEAL. t'olllrr-l Inter. KANSAS CITY. Feb. 26. (Special Tele gram.) Miss Josle tUmer of Stella, Neb and J. W. Collier of Gainesville, Tex., were quietly married today at the Southern hotel. Rev. T. R. Wilson officiating. Mr. Collier la a merchant of Gainesville, where they will reside. - , -. Baraard-Rense. PLATTS MOUTH, Neb., Feb. :. Special.) John W. Barnard- and Miss Goldle E. Rouse were married yesterday afternoon at the home of thj bride's parents. Rev. D. A, Youtiy officiating. TO ft BE A COLD IN 0!te DAY Take Laxative Bromo Quintan Tablet. Thla aignatureyg. 0 0n every bog. OBJECT TQ SEATING SHOOT Ministers' Association . of Salt. Lake Tiles Protest with Senate - SAYS THAT VIE IS A P0LYGAKIST Charge Is giVorn' To and Declares that the ftenator-Etrct fro-s the State of Vtah Has ' riafat Wife. - WASHINGTON, '' Feb. . Senator Bur rows, Chalrrhan of the aenate committee on privileges and' elections, today presented to the senate a protest signed by Rev. J. L. LeIIlch on the ("ase of Senator-wlect Reed Bmoot of Utah,-Urging that Mr. Braoot ahall not be permitted tb take his seat in tho aenate! ' 1 Mr. Letllch (a lb charge of Methodist missions In Utah and resides in Salt Lake City. He Is In Washington aa the repre sentative of the Ministers' association of Salt Lake. His statement la sworn to. Mr. Lelllch declares , that Smoot la a polygamist and now baa a plural wife, al though be deems It inexpedient to give the maiden name of the 'woman at this time. His charge on this point Is aa follows: ' That the Raid Reed Bmoot Is a polygamist and that since the admission of Utah Into the union of states he. although then and there having a- legal -wife; married a plural v If e In the state of Utah, In violation of the laws and contracts hereinbefore de scribed, and Since such plural or polyga mous marriage, the said Reed Bmoot has Jived and cohabited with both his legal wife and his plural wife In the state of I' ten and elsewhere, as occasion offered, and that the only record of such -plural marriage Is the aecret record made and kept by the authorities of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, which secret record Is In the exclusive custody and control of the first presidency and the quorum of the twelve apoetlee of the aald church, of which the said Reed Bmoot la one, and Is beyond the control or power of the protestapts. , . . Asks For Papers. ' Your ' trotestant respectfully asks that the senate of the .United States, or Its ap propriate committee, comoel the first presi dency and the Quorum of the twelve apostles and the said Reed Bmoot to pro duce such secret record for the considera tion of the senate. Your protestsnt says that he Is advised by counsel that It is In expedient at this time to give further par ticulars concerning such plural marriage and Its results, or the place in which It wss solemnized, or the maiden name of the plural wife. - Mr. Lelllch also asserts that "President Joseph Smith, the president of the Mormon church, Is living in open polygamy' and has a child born to him by his 'plural wife aa late aa 1898." : '.--. And also that "President Lorenzo Snow lived and' died In the-practice of polygamy and polygamous : Cohabitation,' and that bis plnral wife, Minnie Jensen Snow, bore him a child as late aa the winter of 1896-97." - Soon after the aenate met today Mr. Hale (Me.) reported the naval appropriation bill and gave notice that' lie would call it up tomorrow. ' A hill was passed authorising the Commercial club of Topeka, Kan., to construct a dam across the Kansas river within the countlea of "Shawnee and Wabaunsee, Kansas. Consideration ' of tne 'atindry "civil JMII then was : resumed. The aenat reconsid ered Its amendment providing for tha con struction of att' office building and agreed to - tha same. -,,.Tba; amendment waa agneed to- directing- th 5 superintendent of' - tba capltot to present estimate - for costs for a separate office-building for tha senate. An -.amendment - by Mr. " Fairbanks, ap- propTlatlng 42.Ms.0Oe. or the purchase of- a slta for-thai postdate la. New York City, waa tfUftv Jet' r-i'.-! ..,' .. 'Ko Capital FJnlargeaaeat. ' The amendment! of the'commlttse on an. prdprtatjons striking but the prevision for the extension of the capltol waaagreed to. An amendment also was agreed to In creasing the appropriation for the expenses of the Alaskan boundary commission to $100,000. - v-r i.' ' Mr. Hale (Me.) ' referred to the amend ment providing' for an International com mission to fix the parity of gold and stiver, and called attention to the practice which be aald the senate deprecates of appoint ing on these commissions members of the aenate. -'..-Mr. Tillman (S. C.) offered an amendment providing that no senator, or members shall be appointed to any such commission. The debate waa proceeding when, at 1, the State hood bill waa laid before the senate, and Mrr Quay (Pa.) asked that a vote be taken on It either today or tomorrow. Mr.' Bev erldg'e (Ind.) objected. Consideration- of the sundry civil bill was then resumed. 'Mr. Tillman's amendment waa declared out of order on ah objection by Mr. McComas (Md.). ' ' Mr. Hansbrough (N. D.) offered an amendment prohibiting tba sale of Intoxi cating llquora In the capltol. It went over on a point, of order by Mr. .Allison (la.). An amendment waa agreed to appropri ating $25,000 to enable the commissioner of labor to furnish statistics relating to mar rlagea and divorcee In tha aeveral atatea and terrltoriea since January 1, 188T. The bill was then passed,' and Mr. Cullom moved an exoeutlve aeeslon. , Mr. Blackburn (Ky.) announced that In accordance with Instructions nnanlmously given htm by the democratic caucus he de sired the Llttlefleld anti-trust bill taken up. The -chair held that the only way In which this tout 4 be dene would be by a vote of the senate. The aenate then went Into executive ses sion, and Mr. Morgan (Ala.) resumed bis speech In -opposition to the Panama canal treaty. After Senator Morgan bad been speak ing about three-quarters of an hour,, the absence of a quorum -waa sug gsstsd-.-The roll call, however, sufficed to bring In the necessary number, and business proceeded. rMovca'for Open Session. Senator McCumber (N. D.) moved for, an open session, hut bis motion was' voted down It to 40.' His object in making tba motion was. to try to secure consideration of ths adoption of the report of the con ference committee on the Indian appropria tion bill, which the aenate accepted yes terday. The senator aald be had been ab sent when the report waa agreed to, and that as It appeared that the aenate amend ment for an industrial acbool at Wahpetoo, N. D., bad beiea struck out he wanted tbe aenate to reopen the subject and give bim n opportunity to be heard. During the session he two or three times repeated his motion, and, failing each time to get a majority, gave formal notice of a motion to reconsider the vote by thlch tbe conference report was agreed. to. which will have the effect of boldiug the papers in the senate until tbe vote Is tsken. Senator Blackburn (Ky.) during tbe ex ecutive aesslon said hereafter he would ob ject, to any unaulmoua agreements to vote on measures until he could be assured that g vote could be railed on a motion to con alder tbe anti-trust bill. Senator Hale '.Me.) responded by ssylng that he did not iblnk that position could be maintained, but Senator Blackburn as sured blm that it would be. Senator Hoar (Mass.) spoke of bla de sire to bring up the conference report en the bill for the protection of tbe president, and, after encountering aome opposition, at last moved to go Into executive session for the purpose of presenting tha report. The motion prevailed IS 'to 20. Senator Morgan ceased hlr speech la op position to the tresty almost aa hour be fore the opening ef tha doors. Ue waa not well, and was excused ou that ac count. At 6:45, .when the doors were reopened. Mr. Hoar (Mass.) presented the conference report on the bill lo protect the president, which went over until tomorrow. The senate, at 6 :.'.", adjourned. FAIL TO SAVEBUTLER'S SEAT Democrats Waste Honrs of Ob trartlTe Tardea, hat Are finally Beaten. WASHINGTON. Feb. 2. Amid scenes which recalled tbe memorable and excltlne- dsys of the flfty-flrst congress, James J. Butler of Missouri wss unseated today by the house and George C. II. Wagoner was aeated In his place. Tho democrats had decided at their cau cus thla morning that If this esse was railed up they would prosecute a filibuster from now until Msrch 4, regardless of con sequences upon legislation, and (hey began the fight aa soon aa the gavel fell at noon. Roll call followed, and It took over three, houra to approve the Journal of yesterday's proceedings. Then, when tha decks were cleared, the, rase waa called. A spirited debate of two hours followed, and finally, after repeated, roll calls, the case was brought to a vote.' The democrats then attempted to block things by leaving the hall, but enough ab sentees finally were brought In to make up the necersary quorum. The closing chapter waa dramatic. Mr. Dalaell (Penn.). who waa in the chair, re fused to recognize a demand for dlvlBlon, , and Mr. Richardson (Tenn.), the minority leader, stood In his place, and' denounced his' course in unmeasured terms amid the Jeers of the republican aide. The handful of democrats present were overridden roughshod, and Mr. Wagoner waa seated. The republican leadera in deciding to force this ease to a vote did ao with a per fect realization of the embarrassments which would follow if the democrats car ried out their filibuster threats and have arranged a program to reduce the minority's obstructive power to a minimum, as far aa the appropriation bills are concerned. This Is to be accomplished by a special rule which baa been tentatively prepared by which all the preliminary parliamentary steps for getting appropriation bills with senate amendmenta Into conference can be cut oft. But later this afternoon republic ans Interested In the. public building bill threatened to vote against the rule unless It made provision for that bill. . . " This disturbing factor In the situation was not. straightened oit . tonight. The republican program also Includes a proposition to continue tha legislative day of today- until noon, March 4, in orJer to obviate tha long and tedious work of ap proving tha Journal against filibustering tactlca. A recess waa taken tonight until 11 to morrow morning, and g rule haa been pre pared Which hereafter will- give a motion to recess precedence over a motion to ad journ. Unler the operation of .these draa tlo measuree It la believed that, none of the. appropriation bills, or other necesssry measures, will be Jeopardised, but the pres ent situation, undoubtedly aounda the death knoll of many minor measures. In many cases of asthma. PI bo's Cure for Consumption gives relief that la almost equal to a cure. . IV.'. ' , .- CROWDS HEAR ROOSEVELT (Continued from First Page.) and1 'sDirltual -needs of their rough back wooda congregations. -But tf we ara to sua- ceea, tne spirit in wmcn we ao our wont muet be the same aa the spirit In which they did theirs. Tmm nn . Hrav forward and fnnaht their wiy upward, to success, because their sense 01 duty waa in tneir neans. it was not With them something; to be considered as a mere adjunct to their theology, stand ing separate and apart from their dally life. ' They had It with them on week days as well as- Sundays. They did not divorce the spiritual from the aeculan Well, If we are to succeed as a nation we must have the same spirit in us. We must be absolutely practical, of course, and must face facte ss they are. The pioneer preach ers of Methodism could not have held their own for a fortnight If they bad not shown an intense practicality of spirit. If they had not possessed the broadest and deepest sympatny lor, ana unaersianaing 01, ineir fellow men. But In addition to the hard, nractli-nl commonsense needed by each of us In life, we must have a lift toward lofty things or we shall be loet, individually and collectively as a nation, in- the century oDenlng the Dlay of the infinitely far-reaching forces and tendencies which go to make up our social system bids fair to be even nercer in lis activity man in the century which haa Juet closed. If dur ing this century. tne men or nign ana nne moral sense show themselves weaklings; If thev dare not ao down into the hurly- burly where- the men of might contend for the mastery: then as aurely as the sun rises and sets all our great material progress, alt the multiplication of the physical agencies which tend for our comfort and enjoyment will go for naught and our civilization will become a brutal sham and mockery, tf we are Vo advance in broad humanity. In kirdlinese.. In the spirit of nrotherhood. exactly as we advance In our conquest over, the hidden forces of nature, It must be by developing strength in virtue and virtue in sirengwi, uy urruuiu aiiu training men who shall be both good and strong, both gentle and valiant men who scorn wrongdoing and who at the adme time have both the courage and the strength to strive mightily for the right. Weeley said he did not Intend to leave all the eood tunes, to the service of the devil. He accomplished so much for man kind becsuse he also refused to leave the stronger, manlier qualities to be availed of only In the Interest of evil. The church he founoea nas Deen a cnurcn xor me poor u 11 as tne ricn ana nas Known no distinc tion of persons. 1 come nere lonigm 10 greet you ana 10 pay my tribute to your past because you have deserved Well of mankind, becauee you have striven with strength and courage IO Drills -lic-navi ilia j,a j niicu icm:o aim Justice shall obtain among the peoples, of the earth. A Wise Man shows his superiority is not wise, by what he leaves unsaid. Uneeda Biscuit show their supe riority over common soda; crackers in a. paper ban, by what is in them and what is not. The baker puts all kinds of goodness in Uneeda Dlscultthc: In-er-seal Package identified by the famous red and white trade mark design keeps all kinds of badness out of ' NATIONAL RED HOT COUNTY SEAT FIGHT Bcnesteel and Fairfax Both Want to Be Capital f Gregory County. ELECTION FOR BONDS STARTS USUAL ROW Old-Time Method of Anchoring Loca tion by Bnlldlng rartHoase De feated. by Hawaii? Old nan ' ' , of Vetlng Indian. . . f UONfcSTEftL, S. D.. Feb. 2. ( Special.) ,! Gregory county. Pouth Dakota, waa organ lied about four ears ago with Fairfax aa the counjy seat. Recently, on account of the prospects tor tbe opening of that part of Rosebud Indian reservation within lta borders, a new town named Boneateel has ..sprung lntd existence ss a rival of the county aeat, which Is situated about aeven miles southeast of Bonesteel. Fairfax peo ple, aa a last resort to hold ths county seat, succeeded In having the county commis sioners call an election tor tbe purpose of Issuing bonds to build a courthouse. A ma jority vote of tbe county la necessary to carry the question. .Tuesday was election day. and each town vied with the other tja getting out tba voters all over the county, and when tha results was determined It wss found that Bonesteel bad won out and bad. -defeated the bond proposition by a majority of 6( votea. Indian and Other Votea. Tha election was settled, but the fun had Just commenced. Fairfax alleged that Bonesteel had drawn upon the Indian res ervation for votes. They alleged their Klok-As-'He-Jumps, Bucks-As-He-Bltes snd Chief Red Horse, and the aed warrior, Milk, and their cohorts had voted not once. but twice, yea, three times, and that in or der .to show thelf kindliness of heart to ward Boneateel had caused their squaws to fold tbelf blankets buck style, and vote agatnat the bonds.- One exuberant Fairfax partisan aald thathe counted one squaw voting four times. These allegations are denied by the Bonesteeleans; they say that tbe Indian haa a right to tote; that he's a citizen of the great state of South Da kota, and has been for these many moons, and that when a question such aa bond ing him, his ponies, squaws, dogs, oxen and asses arises, tbe Indian nas a right to de clare himself and vote his convictions; said Bonesteeleans also allege that In a tight 'fight like yesterday's, you can't tell a squaw from a buek; that In tbe trial of Colonel Forsyth for killing aquaws at the battle, pf .Wounded Knee, It waa clearly demonstrated that In a fight not even a skilled plainsman could distinguish between a buck or a squaw, owing to a similarity of dress. So if any squaws voted In Bone ateel they are guilty of dressing In men's or bucks' clothes for the purpose or de laying and hindering Fairfax In securing 16,000 worth of bonds for courthouse pur poses. ' ' Cornea Into Conrt. " Tbe trouble did not end here. The Fair fax people, through W. R. Day, ex-deputy sheriff of . tha county, - made complaint against Henry Abouretxke, and tbe sheriff cam In Wednesday night, about 1 o'clock and arrested Abouretxke, hurried him off to' Fairfax, locked. blhVth a room In a hotel and early in the morning a preliminary hearing was had, Ahoufstzke bound over, and when the: Bonesteel' attorneys, W. B. Backus, arrived -hi, haste-, Lantlng for ths lost Bonesteellte,. tttaqovered that only a bqnd of. $300 Wonld -seoure Abouretzke'a release. This, bond Via promptly furnished and 'Abotrretike returned home. A grand reception .awaited him, and be s 'now-the hero of the hour. ' ' ''. Trouble did not end here. Teh more war rants are out ' for prominent' citizens of Bonesteel, and thirty" are out for Indians, and the sheriff of thla county will be a busy man for daya to coma- Suck-As-He-Bltes la on a aplon kop on tha classlo banks of Ponca creek; he dreams of the day when Fairfax will be no longer the count seat, but that the county capltol will be near bis claim and enhance the value of his property of. every kind. When he's awake he holds bis old repeater close to his side, for he knows the sheriff Is after him. Klck-As-He-Jumps pacea the floor of hla tepea, expecting each minute that the cold, clammy band of the sheriff will slap him oh the back, and a voice, "You are my pris oner," fill his American ear. Waiting for the Attack. Bocesteel ls fortified. No more citizens will be stolen from its Incorporated pre cinct. Committees have been appointed to watch for Falrfaxltea and keep them under surveillance while la Bonesteel. An ar ray of legal talent haa been engaged to the. legal battle. - Hon. Edwin M. fitartcher, county Judge;. Theodore Landmann, state's attorney, and J. H. Valletta, all. of Fairfax, will-, atand up for their town. Bonesteel pins lta faith on W. B. Backua, Charles Melner, ex-ststs attorney, and French eV Ontls of Yankton. When the next circuit court meets there will be a time that Is a time, .and no one, at the present writing, seems to know Just wbat will be tbe out come. It Is conceded that Fairfax will lose the county seat In a short time, and that the same will be located many miles west of Its present location. An .extra aupply of bonds baa been ordered aent to Boneateel, and when all Its citizens and Indians have been arrested and the aupply ia exhausted they will order more. Change la Yardmasf era. RAWLINS. Wyo., Feh. 18. (Special.) H. K. Van Heusen, formerly division superln- over the main who he says and what ' " ' if - - BISCUIT C6MPANY lendent on the Oregon Short Line at Pocs tello, has been placed In charge of the local yards. Mr. Van Heuwn was a con ductor here many years ago and went to the Oregon Short Line, where ho served as trainmaster for a number of years be fore being appointed superintendent. His wife's folks reside here and Mrs. Van Heusen desired . to be near them, hrnce the change. ' ' MILLIONS BURN UP (Continued from First Tags.) .In the studio of an artist friend on the .fourth floor. Awakening suddenly, he wss blinded and suffocated by tho smoke. Out side .in the great sir shaft the flames were shooting up. How -he mado his way ha does not know, but by some Instinct be found the stairway leading to th rnof I'pon reaching the roof be foil over some thing and was stunned. When he returned to consciousness the flames were shooting through tbe roof. He crawled to the edge, but the Bremen In the street did not notice blm. He shouted him self hoarse He took his cuff snd wrote on it: "I am 00 roof, nearly doad from gas. Jones." He threw It to the ground and a reporter picked it up and located tho figure of a man standing outlined in tbe sparks. Jones crept along the edge of tha rear of the building and there waited for the firemen, who placed a ladder across the alley from the telephone exchange. Jonea was carried down and taken to a hospital. A Ullli Mtlrk lo I'nsta. The eight girls In the telephone exchange building across the alley from the burning '. Pike bullfllng wire badly frightened as tho clouds of smoke rolled about the building. The exchange rooms are on the top floor of a six-story ' building. For two hours they plucklly stuck to their posts. When the flames were blazing on their windows they were ordered out by the firemen. Later, however, they returned to "their calls." and when the large day force of girls came on duty they fearlessly went to the sixth floor for duty, although the Are rared.ail around them. The Pike theater building was totally de stroyed by Are in 1886 and it narrowly es. caped total destruction on March 30, 1902, when' there waa a Sunday matinee in progress, but no lives were lost In any of the fires. . The scenery and costumes used by the Pike Stock company during the season which closed last Saturday night, valued at $10,000, were stored In the opera bouse. . The loss of the Henrietta Crosman com. pany, which bad been at the Pike . thrh week, Is over double of that of the Tike Stock company. The Season Oood building adjoining, a six-story structure, was ocoupled by the . Baltimore Ohio Southwestern railway on the first floor and numerous other tenants. Including Ricbter as Phillips, wholesale Jewelers. The loss to Rlchter & Phillips is large. The American Book company will lose a quarter of a million on their publishing house, stock and' machinery. - The plates of the eclectic system of school books were all stored in this building, which wss well equipped with presses and electric appli ances. Robert Clark A Co. place their loss at $350,000, Including $175,000 In plates' of law books and other works. ''.' 1' -- Among the ( principal lostrr' are: P!ka building, 1475,000; insurance, "$180,000. Sea son Good building, $125,000; Harrison build ing, $125,000; Fos.llck building. $125,000; Duhme brothers. Jewelers, $75,000; Riohter Y Phillips, Jewelers, $50,000; Strauss' whole, sale cigar store,-$75,000. In all there are 400 dtfferstjt. totefa, ' Moat of these In the Pike building were Wlfbaut'lasurance.''1'" HOW. IT'S BACKED. Undoubted Reliability Is Expressed In Omaha Indorsement. What you want la home indotsement. The backing of people you know. Omaha proof for Omaha people. - ' That's what follows here. 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