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THE OMAHA DAILY DEE: SATURDAY, FEIUtUAItY 2S, 1003.
d-ad. J. Bterlln.
Of rsfly II r
It In n necc.sary that
I f-flOLlIri Rtiuk nthra wli
fit around ,md draw !(. n from It.
f nffl.e It to any. that he -ran from the
toort old Puritan stork and had that an- i
. iry of vlrt-re. Intellect .- and energy
nhfrh AU't!naiileher .ractlally all of the
W-any H1I lI lie
itund and which
ilitory The "eht
r arlv. sett tot fr kw Kne-lnnrt unit m hlrh1
hss fcnja.-'lrfih rrhltape It all
that Amvrt owrs t the -I'Harlsn father f
lit a ilct)t that riifinttt he et linn led
letjt tiiat rHfinni le estimated, only't
a w- tiurrebite I ho. heritinji- of sterling
rhaAsntee kt4 urtytelltlna will which has
eieseemled to ti from th"m. As a young
Man f'r. Morton wan liberally educated.
lie mun" the mnst of his opportunities
ind
nd
added to ni natrral gifts the culture a
rcnnement which are the logical result of
a love for hooks ml an honest desire for
Improvement. .With such an education and
with all that could be dculred In the way
ff environment. It may seem strange that
Mr. Morton nhnulfl turn his fare toward
the far wpI. and yet we rind thnt when
tut 21! years, old. nn the very day of his
t eddlng,. he and hi Jojfhrul bride bade
adieu to old Detroit and took tip their long
J..urney toward the Missouri river. TrTy
vemed to tl. that Nebraska needed
tliem and thai 'Mere to be their life
work. Aft-r n vry short residence In
T ellevue the family home Was located In
Nehrarka t'lty, where now Is the hleri.rle
Aihor I-oOge, and there It remnlnod until
both wife and husband were gathered to
their eternal rest.
' Ift ImprtKl an State.
But It Is of lr. Morton's public life ard
the Irtipr he made-upon the state that
me daslre to Hpeeta11y -all attention at thU
timer As ban been swtrt before he fitte I
ty liihrlid truita and. by education for
the rliirtfls of 'leadership. For a time ho
wm eniraged' In- Jniirna.f'tu p'ttrsulut, but
s wi pasetonately fond of agriculture an I
I crutuiture, art! he never divorced himself
li om tbode 'interest, lie whs, a practical ;
.rnirr. . lie mdoe a rarriui stuuy 01 ine
auMjiM-i irom in sianonoiiii or a rse
th't
ilna-'
l.i RdKan, surrounded by the condition t
then existed In. the territory, and his oai
taking renrrh proved of great value, not
only to hlnwelf, bilt to all others Interested
along slnlilHr lines with whom he came In
(ontHi i, He whs .the kind of a limn who
mi'-ERru iiiiiikh iu oiiiicuii piiiuirm snn
t. gut-til It out by she.T foj-oe ot mental
oower; ' Thoxe were the nays when Ne
braska was trying to 'demonstrate lta ulti
mate rights to statehood, and it waa most
imunate that It had within Its bordcrj
auch men a Mr. Morton. As a member of
tho Territorial Board of Agriculture and of
tbe Territorial Horticultural society he dl I
much in developing the two fundamental
rexourcr'H of what l now our atate, and thj
efforts of lilmxelf and his compatriots along
these lines attracted settlers trom the east
and thus shortened the turrltorlal daya. Al
ways Hit ardent democrat. It la but natural
thtt hi abilities should have been early en
listed In behalf of hie party. At tlje age of
2i wo flnd that -President Buchanan ap
inlnted nlm secretary of the territory and
that a little later he became acting gov-
rnor through the resignation of Governor
KichaedHon. He was hIho twice a member
of the Nebraska territorial legislature.
Whatever, poult ton he .filled he brought to
' It a devotion to duty and an honesty of
'liurpoae which' compelled the respect of his
' iiolltloal opponents and greatly endeared
nlm to Ihnsa.wllh whom h was nolirtcM 1 1 v
eoui;iaini. ill low re whs ciecieu UVICKSIR
to ootigrens by a majority, on the face of
the "eturns. of 14 votes. A contest was In
H.luted, which was finally decided In favor
f his oppontnt. . Throughout the contest
he had the ardent support of tho leadera on
. the. democratic aide, one of whom said In
iriAkltiar tt him 'Lf Qnuqlra vv.tr vnilllll
irlenq Is ,ono of those, men who can make
hings happen."'- It Was a remark full of
tnennlTig. Those who knew Mr. Morton
best appreulnto-the .fact that he largely
controlled what we call "destiny," almpV
-. ... . I,. t.l' A . U
he times and thusahape his own affvtrs,
! nd Interests In harmony with the oneom
ng tide of eveptg. He was several times
the "candidate of his party for the office of
'irovernor, but" was defeated etmply becauas
.tl turtv.WMS honelAMMl v In thi mlnorltv.
.vtr. Morton greateat political honor came
ii'iii wiivii im TvnH n iijiii ir-ti n' i rial j vi
agriculture by ' President Cleveland. For
this position ho was especially fitted and he
drought to the office a wealth of practical
knowledge and a brllllant-y-of Intellect
'vhich made him one of the most popular
f the cahlne officers and added new lueter
'!' the fame of Nebraska. There were
i umerona ' Other position of honor and
rust wblch ht ai-ceptably filled, but which
mil nub fLiiciuin u tccau i iiiiv i.iiit;.
HI !,' ''' ' '. ' -
.Father, of Arbor Day.
; Ptisafbly his beat claim to fame lies In
l.i' in L,- iiim mv witB lie auuiui . VI ,.UIB
1'opular featl'-al, which we term , "Arbor
"iay. '"""Mr. Morton 'was atwnys a great
lover of trees. No one better appreciated
their value, both from a practical and ar-tlt-tlo
standpoint, or better understood their
ffect upon climatic conditions, ills viewed
with alarm the denuding of the forests In
-'timbered countries and conceived the Idea
Name time making the prairies of the west
'inore; Inhabitable by' concentrating the
thought nf the country for a single day
each year on .the subject of tree planting.
Accordingly, on the 4th day of January,
'172, before' a meeting of the State Board
of Agriculture of Nebraska, Mr. Morton
Introduced the resolution which created and
named; Arbor day. At that time Hon.
Robert W Furnas was governor of the
atate and he entered Into the spirit of the
resolution? by proclaiming the llith day of
April 6t that year as a day for general
tree planting. The custom has been kept
up ever since, has grown more and more
popular and haa been adopted by most of
the states of the union. No more fitting
monument will ever be reared to his mem
ory than the countless number of trees
Vhlrtt now stand aa testimonials of his
far-sighted beneficence.
Aa a citizen,, and here Is really the test
of true greatness, Mr. Morton waa rep
resentative of the highest type. He stood
fnall that waa best and truest In man-
n hOOd IDd MlnrtlAil m. dlsKonnraKlA ant Vim
. rnun of strong convictions and in
.prese'ntlrtg' his views cn questions of rtii-
. rent Interest, neither In private conversation
or In public debate, could command a logic
.which wag .almost Irresistible. His
thoughts were' clothed In a beautiful set
ting of words and' he was a past master
if foreeful phraseology. As a friend and
neighbor he commanded unbounded respect
and confidence, und those who knew nlm
' btst loved him most.
Qrat eervlee to State.
." To Nebraska his services have, been In
'valuable. . He came to , the territory at a
time When great men Were needed. Ne-
braska waa struggling to show whether or
not there wae sufhVlert merit In Its prairies
;to attract, tha serious attention of home
. builders. . Its resources were undeveloped
,' and practically unknown. Then came Mr.
. VI ..rf . KB & a ....... I r . !...!.. n
ii. w w Bininnv t,i nvuiuilllll. CT'IIII
the first he had an abiding faith In Ne
braaka's future. Hn aaw the richneas of
lta soli, the wealth of Its verdure, the
favorable climatic conditions and addressed
himself to the task of demonstrating to
others that here was a land of plenty.
Only 'waiting to give gracious returns to
the efforts of the husbandman. Others
caught his aeal. they appreciated the fruits
. of his labors, immigration set. In and Ne
braska emerged from the confines of the
"Great American Iesert" and became a
dervlns claimant for the honors of state
hood. Nor were his services confined to
home'.'.aloru.. A4" represeutatlve of the
state 'he Kve it prestige and fame all over
the country and also in foreign lands.
Thn influences of hia home life were pe
culiarly sweet and attractive. Between
husband and wife there waa the cloaeat
bond, of sympathy and union, and when
ah jaaed away, in 18X1. the blow fell upon
Mm with almost cruahlng force. However
h was especially blessed In h.s four sons'
al-of whom rw to man's estate and
profited by the Instructions of their parents
i n V their kineiited genius. In that they all
dtveloped Into men of affairs of marked
prominence. - , . .
Aimlghty one has gone out from among
I But ihfiuKli his lips are closed In the
sflofcce of death, his Influence lives on and
J1J ever be a source of inspiration te Ne
bf Aka a youth.
r t Trlbates at Neighbors.
?RapreaentaUv Cassell moved the ado'p
tiba of tha resolutions of respect. . He had
ba4 a neighbor of the deceased forty years
fr'ii .
tr LAST CHANCE
of opt Mlsitirnulshed
Mi-rtfaV .
If you do' I need theae for Immediate use uvvihem fr the tmn yu
.r'Wtll not Und iilch hirnlm fi -
4oc Golf Gloves', i. .-....' , 25c
uo Tarn O'Shantera 2SC
', 'Boys' Play Reefers, agea I to I
rare ;.-.'. 50c
Girls' Coats, email alsea only.
worth .up (o tS-tO. at..... 1.95
Boya Sulta and Overcoats at 23
BENSON THORNE,
snd (poke briefly of Mr. Morion at a friend
and neighbor and also at a pnblle Man.
Knon Mr. Morton for thlrt y years at a
neighbor and hp, too. dwelt for a few mln-
, ,,. x i hi. ,.,,.
utP "Pin-tbe deceased In. h.ls relations
with those who "knew Mm as s"frlend. He
u iihhj ll-J nrn nun as uiniu. sin
pal4 a glowing tribute ,to him llaewlse as a
statesman, logician, acholar and gentleman.
Representative McCtay of Lancaster was
ha. next speaker. He made an eloquent
appeal to .the sentiments of the audience
In eulogizing the man. to whom hs re'erred
aa "statesman, scholar, logician, gentle
man, the grandest Roman of thm all." J.
Sterling Morton had. be Mid, honored the
state of Nebraska aa had been given to few
i men to do. H was one of lta early plo
j neers and had contributed incalculably to
the progress and honor of hit adopted
state In every epoch of Its hlsttry. His
name and memcry lived In the affections
of all who knew him. His fame and popu
larity extended bcyorid the limits of his
own state and were national and even In
ternational. Representative Spurlock of Cass, whose
father In the early periods of Nebraska
political history was one of Morton's emi
nent opponents, but who later was his
friend, 'pltf the late statesman a cordial
and eloquent tribute. . He spoke especially
of the high moral character of Mr. Morton
and of his great work for he etate.
Representative Sears of Burt was tho
next speaker.
"No atate could hold such men' within Its
bordera without being the b-tter for their
presence and Influence," aald the ex-speaker.
"I flon t Know Or any lamliy mat reorlSKB
c,n b Prou,,e,' of lnn tne Morton family."
he contluurd. Aa to his works and In-
fluence In state and nation, Mr. Bears aald
, . o..,ii- u..,.. i.n . vn..Kj Imnresa
' Sterling Morton deft an honored impress
on ootn.
Speaker Mockett then reqtietted Senator
Aaron Wall, as a pioneer of Nebraska, to
speak on the resolution. ' .
"This Is a funeral occasion," said Sen
ator Vail. "It Is a funeral occasion for
the atate of Nebraska. The state bows in
humble hemage at the tomb of one whose
life was an Inspiration and whose memory
Is an honorable one to Nebraska.
"Mr. Speaker, on tbe white walls of the
history of this country will be written,
under the blue flag that he loved, the
name of him whom we honor today."
. Representative Loomls of Dodge In his
eulogy referred to the late Mr. Morton as
"always the most remarkable man In Ne
braska. The secret-of his great. auccesa
In life lay not only-In his vast intellect,
but In bis positive aggression on every
question. He knew no such word aa fall
or retreat and alwtvs put his whole being
Into everything be undertook." -
Mr. Loomls said In recalling the namea
of some of Mr. Morton's oldest assoclatea
of those living he thought first of Dr.
Oeorge L. Miller of Omaha and expressed
the wish that he waa present to apeak on
this occasion.
Mr. Loomls then moved, and Representa
tive Thompson of Merrick seconded, that
the house at thla time, in honor of the late
.i. Sterling Morton, adjourn. Tne motion
waa carried and the meeting ended at 1:25.
BRADY BILL BACK IN SENATE
Committee
ndnient Contains
Its Repealing
Joker In
Clanse,
(From a BtafT Correspondent.)
4 LINCOLN, Feb. ' J7.(6peclal.) Brady's
bill, S. F. 102, to compel railroad com
panies to rect and maintain a sidetrack
to elevators erected along tbe right-of-way,
baa come back from the railroad com
mittee, to which It waa referred. It came
back with the -Brady plan atlll In tbe bill.
Hut r'HR rrpeallri'g -clause 'that - would
no doubt 'receive all. thi 'support' of the
railroad influence to eeeure lta passage. -:
The bill, aa reported back; repeala aec
tlon 1, article t,' chapter lxxli, and section
4 ot the same, la as- follows: "Every rail
road corporation shall give to all persons
and asaoeiatlona reasonable and equal
terms for the transportation of any mer
chandise or other property of every kind
and description upon any railroad owned
or operated by such corporation within
thla atate, and every tallroad company or
corporation operating a - railroad in the
atate of Nebraska shall afford equal facili
ties to all persons . or associations who
may erect and operate or who are engaged
in operating grain elevators at any sta
tion of ita road, and shall provide side
tracks, switch - connections, tiara and all
facilities for erecting . and operating such
elevators, without favoritism' or discrimi
nation In any respect whatever;' provided,
however, that this act aball not apply to
any elevator hereafter to be constructed,
the cost of construction of which shall be
leaa than (1,000." ,
The clause repealing section 1, article
il, chapter lxxli, strikes out from It this:
"And at any point where Hs railroad ahall
connect with any other railroad, reasonable
and equal terms and facllitlea of Inter
change, and shall promptly forward mer
chandtse consigned or directed to be sent
6ver 'another road '.connecting with ita
road, according 'to the dlrectletia contained
thereon or accompanying the same."
- The members ot the railroad committee
are: - Wall, chairman; Fries, Brown, Cox.
Day, Dean, Meredith, Saunders and Um
stead. Brown, Saunders and L'mstoad were
not at the meeting when the new bill waa
adopted. Senator Wall a'aid the bill was
broader than the Brady bill and more along
tbe line of the Ramsey bill' introduced in
the houae. " Day aald be underatood the
bill waa the same aa the Ramsey bill. .
Senator Brady said be; had not studied
the amendment carefully but would make
a fight for his bill aaTaent to the com
mittee. .- -
Senate Rontlne.
The committee appointed some time ago
to Investigate the management of the labor
commissioner a omce tasked lor and waa
granted more time.
The night watchman and foreman were
allowed pay for seven daya a week.
S, F. 95, relating to objects Insurable;
waa passed.
H. R. 48, providing that school boards
shall pay the coat ot tbe 'fond of the treas
urer, waa passed.
Several bills ware plac jd on general file,
S. F. 63, providing for tbe establishment
of not more than five nor leaa than three
normal achoola. waa Indefinitely postponed
The committee of the -whole, with O'Neill
of Lancaster In (.Me chair, recommended
the passage of H. R. 40, relating to leas
ing, contracta.
At 12 o clock tbe aenate toor a recess
until 3 p. m. Upon reconvening took a re
SATURDAY
- - i .w
liirUV Woolen Drenes, t to 14
years, worth up to $4.00, at. ...1.03 i
Baby Shoea, worth 40c, at .:.25c.
Shoes worth 60c and 75c, at 35V
per' cent discount.
(515 Douglas Stree
ress te attend the J. 8terllng Morton me
morlsl exercises In the house. After the
exarclses the senate adjourned until 2
o'clock Monday afternoon.
S F. Ml, by Hall of Douglas To Walls-si-know
ledgments and oaths heretofore
takn and administered by commissioners
of deeds, and to declare ari emergency.
ROUTINE HOUSE PROCEEDINGS
Committee of the Whole Makee Fa
vorable Report oa llrldae ( s
atrnetlon BUI.
From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Feb. 27. - (8peclal.) The
house this morning In the committee of
the whole recommended for passage H. R.
102, the university approplratton bill, and
H. R. 112, the famoua bridge bill, which
has caused perhaps more discussion than I
any other measure before the hcuse. It
recommended that H. Rs. 214 and 225.
measures strengthening the pure-food lawa,
be made the special order for some time
next veek.
Over an hour was taken up at the fore
noon session In discussing the question ot
adjourning over until Mcndiy. It waa
finally voted that when tbe house adjourn
It be until Monday at 2:30 p. m.
At 2 o'clock the house took tip the reso
lution Introduced by Cassell of Otoe yes
terday In token of the memory of the late
J. Sterling Morton, whlcn waa. made the
special order. The members of the senate
Joined In the ceremonies. Lieutenant
Governor McOllton occupied a seat beside
Sppaker Mockett. Governor Mickey deliv
ered the principal address. There waa a
large delegation of friends and neighbors
of the late statesman present from Ne
braska City. The floors, lobbies and gal
lery were crowded.
The ceremonies began with the reading
of tho resolution, the adoption of which
was moved by Representative Cassell, who
delivered the first eulogy. Representative
Jones of Otoe was tbe first to second the
motion. Both of these gentlemen were old
friends and neighbors of Mr. Morten and
tholr brief remarks were warm with words
of personal friendship for the deceased
statesman.
WESTERN MATTERS" AT CAPITAL
(inlriea Card for President Received
liy Dakota Delegation In
Congress,
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 87. (Special Tele
gram.) Representative Burkett today rec
ommended D. C. West tor appointment aa
postmaster at Wyoming, Otoe county, vice
W. A. Battenberg, resigned.
The remains of Rufus Clark e little baby
were shipped to Lincoln today. Mrs. Clark,
while recovering from her serious Illness,
waa .'oo 111 to accompany the body ot her
child
Representative Martin today received a
card of Black Hills gold which ia to be
presented to President Roosevelt on behalf
6f the Black Hills Mining Men's associa
tion of South Dakota. The invitation, wblch
ia in old English type, invites the presi
dent to attend the annual meeting of the
American Mining congresa, to be held In
Dead wood and. Lead September 7 to 11. The
card, which la made of gold. Is 6x2 inchea
and la Incased in a handsome plush box
covered with leather. The delegation, how
ever, will not present thla Invitation until
the invitation from tho American Mining
congress haa . been received hero inviting
the president; to be present at tbe meeting
of tbe congress in September. The Invita
tion haa been prepared and haa gone to
the offlcera of the congress for their sig
nature. -. ,
Congresaman-eiect O. M.. HUchcoctf.. ac
companied by his. daughter, arrived. . .in
Washington this morning, to be present at
the closing of congress. He expects to go
to New York to spend Sunday, but will re
turn to the capital the following day.
Senator Dolltver teday entertained at
luncheon Horace Ranat of the Manchester
(Ia.) Press, W. Purcell of the Hampton
Chronicle, W. F. Parrott of the Waterloo
(Ia.) Recorder, Hon. J. W. Blythe ot Bur
lington, M. M. Lewis, vice president of the
Illinois Republic Press association, and
Senator Clark of Wyoming.
A most decided compliment waa paid to
day to Senator Dietrich when Senator
Lodge asked that the recent speech made
by tbe aenlor senator from Nebraska be
printed as a aenate document. It waa a
complimented as unexpected aa it was de
aerved. Mrs. Julian Richards or Waterloo, la.,
who wajs elected one of the vice presidents
general of the Daughters of the American
Revolution today, will give tX luncheon to
the Iowa delegation at the New Wlllard
tomorrow at 2 o'clock
The Judiciary committee of the house to
day took favorable action on the aenate
bill providlnc that the circuit court of
appeala ot the Eighth judicial circuit ahall
hold at least one term of court annually
In Denver or in Cheyenne on the first Mon
day In September In each year and at St.
Paul on the Brat Monday of May In each
year. The committee ordered that the bill
be reported at once and consideration had
at the hands of the house of representa
tives under any known rule that would se
cure recognition.
Repreaentatlve Shallepberger today Intro
duced a bill to lnrreaae the penaton of
Harvey W. Beck to $20 per month.
These rural free delivery carriers were
appointed today: Nebraska Deweeae. ' Ira
Titus, regular; Beryl Titus, substitute; De
wltt. Charles Barnes, Eugene F. Bailey,
Richard J. Tussey, G. M. Artist, regulars;
G. M. Artist, Cora A. Bailey. Date Tussey,
L. D. Faleman, substitutes; Norfolk, Jamea
R. Rouse, Floyd W. Freeiknd, Edward E.
Beels, regulars; Warren J. Rouse, Henry
A. . Freeland..' Perry Covert, substitutes.
Iowa Brooklyn, Charlea S. Stanley, regu
lar; Laurence Leyenberger, aubstltute;
BloomBeld, Roy Cramer, Cyrus S. Turner,
regulars; Ed Brewer, aubatltute. ' South
Dakota Lake Preston, Gilbert Johnaon,
regular; Claude Stearns, aubstltute; Spear
fish, Commodore P. Willis, regular; Elisa
beth Willis, substitute.
Tbe Dea Molnea National bank of Dea
Moinea Is approved as reserve agent for
the First National of Traer. Ia. - -
A poetofflce waa today ordered established
at Ziegler, Hyde county. 8. D-, with Phil
lip Zlegler aa postmaster. ...
L. K. Peck of Franklin. Neb., waa today
appointed fourth assistant examiner In the
patent office at $1,200.
Andy Nelson Was appointed aubstltute
clerk In the Council Bluffs (la.) post omce.
C. L. Grye and O. H. Zaan, Jr., were ap
pointed aubatltute clerks and Charlea R.
Swinford. aubatltute-carrier at Dea Molnea.
Postmasters appointed: Nebraska John
F. Allen, Halglef, Dundy county, yleo A. C.
Welch, removed Iowa P. Berggren. Shel
dabl. Polk county.
These Iowa rural' free" delivery"- routes
Will be established April 1:- Keoaauqua,
Van Buren eonniy, one additional route;
area covered, 'twenty square miles: popu
lation served,- 490. Mount Hamlll, Lee
county, one-route; "area,, twenty-one aquare
miles: popuiatlon ' served. ' 433.- Riverside,
Washington county, one additional route;
area, twenty-two aquare' milea; 'papulation,
490. " t .
. : -. irtions PoaUoatar ttobbod.
BISBEE. Aris.j? Ken! TT.-Two masked
man. robbed tbe- poatofnee, at Turner, They
) held up th postmaster, Gcqrga Clark, at
'the pojnt-nf a revolver and ma1e. him give
over I1,m lr. easb. Deputy alieajfTa are now
on the trail of the robbers, who are thought
to be beading fur Mexico.
SENATE VOTES WAR MONEY i
Pauses Military Academy and Natal Appro
priation fillt with Amendments.
REFUSES TO CONSIDER TRUST MEASURE
Rlarkkara's Motloa to Take I l.lttle.
field' l;mllaev Carker Is sred
tlt Vte Down ay Ma. ;
" : ' Jorlty of Tea.
-WA8H!NGTONi Feb. 27. The senate to
day passed the Navai afad the Military
Academy appropriation bills. Mr. Black-
DVirn " mol,on 10 aK8 up ,ne LUll(la
"Hl - trust MTrlor, 28 to 38
Tflo. senate rrom I i to t i waa in
executive session. When the doors were
opened a number of bills were passed with
out objection. The Immigration bill was
considered and a 'number of amendments
made to meet vafloua views, but no vote
waa taken on objection of tbe New Eng
land aenatort, who feared it would exclude
French Canadian labor.
Hefones I nanlmnaa Consent.
At the opening session of the senate
today, Mr. Blackbnrn (Ky.)' announced that
he would object to all requests for unani
mous consent until the senate had an op
portunity to aay whether It would con
sider the Llttlefleld anti-trust bill.
The naval appropriation . bill waa taken
up and the following amendments were
agreed to. increasing the limit of cost
of constructing granite dry docks at Ports
mouth and Boston, from $1,110,000 each to
$1,150,000 and $1,223,000 respectively; ap
propriating $1,000,000 for the clothing and
small atorea fund, removing the restriction
put upon the secretary of the navy that the
four battleshtpa provided for ahall be of
the general type of Oregon and the two
armored cruisers shall be of the general
type of Brooklyn.
An amendment by Mr. Nelson (Minn.)
waa agreed to providing that retired offlcera
of the navy ordered to active duty shall
have the rank, pay and allowance of offlcera
of the active list ot like' leagth of service
and aa actively employed for three yeara
after retirement aball, when detached from
duty, retain the rank and highest retired
pay ot the rank they then hold, and pro
viding that the rank and pay of any offi
cer of tbe retired list ahall not be re
duced. "''.
An amendment waa also agreed to appro
priating $5,000 for the erection of a monu
ment In Arlington cemetery, Alabama, In
memory of Captain Charlea Vernon arid
ley of - the ' United States ' steamship
Olympta. ' ' '
Mr. Foraker offered an amendment, which
waa agreed to, providing for plana for the
erection of S monument at Vlcksburg mili
tary park to the memory of the gunboat
flotilla operating in western watera during
the civil war; The bill waa then passed.
On motion of Mr. Warren tbe military
academy appropriation bill 'waa taken up.
The amendment providing; for the appoint
ment ot a cadet from Porto Rico caused
some debate aa to whether or sot the com
missioner from Porto Rico should have tbe
authority to appoint the cadet.
Mr. .Foraker solved tho question by offer
ing an amendment inserting tha worda "to
be appointed by the president," which was
agreed to. : ' " -
Tne provision wis further amended so as
to provide that the cadet from Porto Rico
ahall be a native of that island. The bill
then passed.. ' ' '"''' '
. . KJlltary . BUI Fasaea. ,
At 1 tho. statehood bill was laid , before
the sedate1, bwtuwae not considered, 'the .
military appropriation bill being taken up'
Instead. . . . .
An amendment was agreed to amending
the general staff law providing that the
chief of artillery shall hereafter serve as j
an additional member of the general staff
and have tjje rank, pay and allowance of
brigadier general. Tha amendment further
provides that when tho next vacancy oc
curs in the office of colonel ot artillery . It
ahall not be Ailed and that hereafter the
number ot colonels of artillery ahall 'pot'
exceed thirteen. Tbe bill then passed.
Tbe conference report on the Alaskan ap
propriation bill waa agreed to.
Mr. Blackburn pressed the Llttlefleld
anti-trust bill and demanded a vote.
Mr. Quay aaked to be excluded trom
voting on the Llttlefleld bill because he
owned stock in corporatlona which he aald
be supposed would be treated as trusts.
Tbe aenate refused to take up tbe Llttle
fleld bill, 28 to 38, as follows:
Yeaa Baoon Bailey, Bate, Berry, Black
burn, Carmack, Clay, Culberson, Dubola,
Harris,' Heltf eld. Jones (Ark.), McComaa,
McEnery, McLauria (Miss.), Mallory. Mar-
Uln, Morgan, Nelson, Patterson. Pettus,
Rawlins, Slmmona, Taliaferro, Teller, Till
man, Turner, Wellington 28.
Naya Aldrlch, Alger, Bard, Beverldge,
Burnham, Burrowa, Clark (Wyo.), Cullom,
Deboe, Depew, Dietrich, Dillingham, Dol
ltver, Dryden, Falrbanka, Foraker, Foster
(Wash.), Fryet Galllnger, Gamble, Hanna,
Hanabrough, Hor, Kean, Kittredge, Lodge,
Millard, Mitchell, Perkins, Platte (Conn.),
NO JOKE
Bit W) Iba. of Solid Flesh.
If Mark Twain ahould write a story about
a person who weighed 90 pounds and In
creased her weight to 180 pounds (or
double) In one year by quitting coffee and
drinking Postum Coffee, every one who
read it would say: "There's a Joke behind
tbat somewhere."
There Is a well known lady In Coraop
olta. Pa., who actually made thla gain In
weight aa the direct result of leaving oft
coffee and taking up Postum Food Coffee.
It waa very earnest matter and far from
a Joke for her.. Her gain In general health
kept pace with tbe Increaae In weight.
She aays: ."For many yeara I suffered
with stomach derangement and violent and
oft-recurring headaches. It waa not an un
usual thing for our family of four to use
214 to S pounds of coffee a week. I waa
suspicious that my troubles were due to
coffee, but aa I did not like tea or cocoa or
chocolate there aeemed no palatable hot
drink for me to take at my meals.
"Then it waa I heard of Postum and
decided to try it. I waa Just convalescing
irom a aerioua illness, and waa very weak
and emaciated. I know It aounda like
what people wjuld call a 'flsh story.'
but I actually went from to pounda to 180
pounds weight In one year. All the sallow
ness disappeared from my skin and I now
carry my 40 yeara very lightly Indeed. My
change In health la ao great that many of
my friends make a Joke of it to thla day,
but my nerves are good and I am happy
and contented, ao can afford to laugh with
tnem.
"I Brat learned ot Postum from a family
In Indianapolis, where I saw the mother of
alx children emerge from Invalidism to
perfect health-on Postum after leaving off
conee. Boon after tbat another friend
made a remarkable recovery by dropping
coffee and using Postum and when I moved
here a neighbor shook off coffee and nerv
ous dyspepsia and built himself up oa tha
rouj arm, bo I heard ot one after an
other until I don't know how many I have
known .of who have recovered from dlaeaae
ot aoma aort by leaving off the drug coffee
ana using rottum rood Coffee.
"You are at liberty to use my name
Name given oy Postum Co., Battle Creek.
Mica.
riatt (N. T.). Troctor,, Quay, Simon,
Spooner, Stewart, Warren, Wetmore 38.
At 1:45, en motion of Senator Cullom, tha
senate went into executive session and
Senator Morgan continued his remark In
opposition to4he Panama canal treaty.
At 6:1S the doora were reopened and the
aenate passed the house bill allowing free
Importations of breeding animals; tbe sen
ate bills to ratify and confirm an agree
ment with the Roaebud Indiana In South
Dakota for the cession of certain lands;
providing for the government of the Island
of Guam; also a similar bill for the gov
ernment of Tutulla.
Mr. Falrbanka called up the Immigration
bill and aald be waa Instructed to move to
strike out section S, providing for an edu
cational test. The motion waa adopted.
On motion of Mr. Dryden (N. J.), the head,
tax waa reduced from $3 to $2. '
At 6:0 the aenate adjourned. '.':
st.
ADOPTS RIGOROUS
ROLES
Hoase I sea Extreme Meaaarea to Stop
Avowed) Democratic Fill
boater.
WASHINGTON, Feb, J7 The democrats
In the house today carried out their threata
to do everything In their power to block
legislation.
The reault waa another, stormy session,
prolonged from 11 this morning until 7 in
the evening. Roll call succeeded roll call,
and at every pause party passion mani
fested Itself in bitter and acrimonious de
nunciation. Two special rules were brought In to
expedite appropriation bills and continue
tbe legislation day of yesterday, In order
to reduce aa much as possible the mi
nority's power to obstruct legislation. Dur
ing the debate on the rule the democrats
voiced their condemnation of what they
dominated yesterday's outrageous net Ion ot
the chair. The republicans declared that
they were willing to assume responsibility
for what they had done and explained the
necessity of the draatlo rules proposed.
Mr. Dalsell said that unless this course
was pursued the democrats could consume
twenty-aeven legislative days on roll calls
on the senate amendments to the appro
priation bills.
It was sgreed on both sides that the
present situation aounded the death knelt
ot practically everything except the ap
propriation bills. The friends ot the omni
bus public building bill who yesterday
were threatening to defeat the rulea if
they wore not modified to. Include their
measure were placated by a promise which.
It was underatood waa given, that their
bill would be covered by a special rule to
be brought in later.
' Even with the apeclal rulea In opera
tion work waa a tedloua and laborious
process, an eight-hour session and thir
teen roll calls being necessary to get tha
agricultural, sundry civil, military academy
and postoffice appropriation bills Into con
ference and to adopt the conference report
on the Indian appropriation bill.
All overtures to tbe democrata have been
fruitless and there Is every Indication they
will continue their present tactlca to the
end ot the aeaslon.
Boon after the alttlng opened Mr. Flem
ing (Ga.), rising to a question of the high
est privilege, moved the following resolu
tion: Whereas, It appears from tbe Congrea
alonal Record of February 6, 1903, that by
actual count and announcement by the
speaker pro tempore, a quorum waa not
present when the resolutions were voted
unon declaring that Jamea J. Butler waa
not elected, and that George B. .Wagoner
waa amy elected a representative in tne
Fifty-seventh congress from the Twelfth
Missouri district; and that the point ot no
quorum was duly raised upon the vole, on
each of said resolutions, and that the same
in. each Instance was "overruled by- the
speaker, pro .tempore,, in . violation of., the
constitution, the rule of the house and
the practice of all parliamentary bodies. .
Kesoivea. That- tne announoement oy tne
speaker pro tempore, tbat aald resolution
were adonted. was. In fact, untrue, and
tnat tne said jamea J. uuuor is sun en
titled to hia seat In this house, and that
the said Oeorge C. Wagoner Is not entitled
to the same.
Mr. Payne, the majority leader, was
recognised despite the protests of Mr.
Fleming that be could not be taken off the
floor, and he moved to lay the resolution
on the table. The democrata forced a roll
call on the motion. The motion prevailed,
161 to 107.
The following rulea were then presented
and after much debate adopted:
Resolved. That Immediately upon the
adoption of this rule and any time there
after during the remainder of this session.
it shall be in order to take from the speak
er's table any general appropriation bill
returned with senate amendments and such
amendments, having been read, the ques
tion shall be at once taken, witnout aeoate
or intervening motion, on the following
question:
will the house disagree to said amend
ments en bloc and ask a conference with
the senate? And If this motion shall be
rierMeri in the affirmative the aneaker shall
at once appaint tne- conrereea wimoui me
Intervention or any motion, ii me nouoe
hull decide aald motion In the negative.
tho effect or said vote anau ne to agree to
the aald amendments.
The second rule, which is designed to
continue tbe legislative day ot yesterday
until March 4, la as follows:
Resolved. That for the remainder of this
rantnn the motion to take a recess shall
be a privileged motion and take precedence
of the motion to aojourn.
Under the operation of these rules the
business of the house was then resumed
and tour money bills sent to conference.
URGES CONGRESS TO ACT
(Continued from Flret Page.)
urged the association to make their organ
ization a thoroughly national one.
riasne Caasrs Cooateraatloa.
Consular advices received at the State
department from Lopax atate that great
consternation haa been cauaed by the ap
pearance of the plague at that place.
Roosevelt Baek la Capital.
President Roosevelt and his party arrived
here In their special train from New York
over the Pennsylvania railway at 7:20
o'clock this morning. The trip waa without
Incident worthy of note.
The president alighted from bla ear aa
Boon aa the train had pulled Into the sta
tlon, and after shaking bands with the engl
neor and fireman of the locomotive, entered
hia carriage, which waa in waiting.
Accompanied by Captain Cowlea ha was
driven directly to the White House. Hs
expressed himself aa greatly pleased with
the meeting in Carnegie hall last night
referring to It aa a great and Inspiring
assemblage.
BARROWS IS TO BE SURVEYOR
Nauo
of Omaha Mas Beat ts
lesslt by the Presi
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the
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27. The president
today sent the following nominations to
tha senate:
Collector of Customs John C. Cline, tor
the district of Los Angeles. CaU
Surveyors of Customs George L. God
frey, port of Dea Moinea, Ia.; Benjamin H
Barrows, port ot umaba.
Postmasters:
Kansas John . H, Nichols, Kiowa; F. V
Peteraon, Norton.
Missouri Fred C. Baaao, Brunswick
William A. ..Vllry, Elsbury;. William T
Elliott. Houston: Frederick B. Ranch,
Morebuuas. . ........ ,
CZAR AIDS STARVING FINNS
Interest in United fiutea Probably Btin Up
His Majesty,
PUBLIC WORKS TO BE CONSTRUCTED
-
Bask Is Aatharlsra "with Capital of
Right Itandred Thoatsaad Dollars
to Levan Moaey te tfca n'eas
at Farmers.
St. rUTBRSBrna. -Jib. 'JT.-ThV g'ar
haa personally tnlervesed In behalf ot the
famlne-ptrtcken FlbJis and haa ordered that
extensive relief Works be Started Vlthout
delay.. T
Besides the immediate construction : of
the proposed Idensalml-Kayana railway,
which will coat f?00,000..'he haa sanctioned
the expenditure of tJOO.Offh on the Uleaborg
Tornea line, voted by Ule aenate but hith
erto unapproved: the raising of 1 $2,000,000
loan for other railroad Wonstruction, the es
tablishment ot a bank with a capital of
SSOO.OOO, which sum Is'to be used In making
loans to peaaabt farmers, and haa approved
an appropriation of '1140,000 tor public
works, principally the drainage of swamp.
The Finns attribute the tsar a action to
the steps taken In America to relieve the
distress in Finland, and to Ambassador Mc
cormick's Inquiries on the subject. It la
believed the proposed relief works will em
ploy tbe majority of tha able-bodied and
that conaequently the voluntary commit
tees' responsibilities will be lightened and
the necessities of the people will be satis-
fled without outside aid, which the Finns
gratefully accepted," although they have
never eolleited It.
Louts Klopsch of New Tork says he will
begin a tour ot the famine dlsfrlct Shortly.
He adds that he fcas alread forwarded
$30,000 ot the American contributions to the
relief committees and that hewlll deliver
an additional $20,000 at Helalngfors Imme
diately. Mr. Klopsch also says ttfs Amer
ican fund totals $80,000 and he expects
$20,000 more.
Prof. Abram V. W. Jackson of Columbia
college, New York, haa arrived here.
A Goaraatee4 Cairo tor Plica.
Itching, blind, bleeding and protruding
piles. No cure, no pay.. All druggists are
authorised by the manufacturers ef Faso
Ointment- to refund the money where it
falls to cure any case of plies, no matter of
how long standing. Cares ordinary casea In
six days;- worst cases la fourteen days. One
application gives ease and rest. Relieves
Itching Instantly1. This is a new discovery
and It is the only pile remedy sold on a pos
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TRIES MURDER IN SLEEP
(Continued from First Page.)
drooped toward tbe nose and his nostrils
were dilated and he breathed hard. Hia
whole body became rigid, and then Knapp
waa reaCy to tell how he killed people.
"I alwaya kill trom behind," be said
from between his closed teeth. "I, get
them In front of tne. Then I clutch them
by the throat, placing my knee on the back
and bend them over. They struggle, but
not long. They look Into my. face, but I
don't mind that."
The offlcera believe that . Knapp Tha
"strangled" from the east to Kansas City.
Knapp today received. letter front wife
No. 4 in Iadianapeiis and was. visibly af
fected. He gild jb told his present wife
all about hlik crifaes -soon after they -were
married --and 'that aha' replied: .-"It don't
make any difference- to me what, yoa Jiave
, - - -.
Every possible effort Is being made to
find the body of Hannah Ooddard KnaPP
so as to establish her death and the facts
for an indictment. Meantime, It Is tinder-
stood, three Indictments will be returned
so as to make sure of a trial on some one
case In the near future, fit la conceded
tbat Knapp will never be tried on more
than one charge. .
First Evldcaee of Harder.
INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. 27. The first evl
dence that Albert Knapp killed his sec
ond and third wives as well as bis first Is
contained In a statement made by Charles
Jones, who waa a prisoner In the Marion
county Jail and the Michigan City pent
tentlary with Knapp and who waa Induced
by A. A. Womack, the aherlff of Marion
county, to try to get a confession, from
Knapp. Womack has a typewritten state
ment mads by Jones. The only reference
of Jones to Knapp's flret wife la thla
"Knapp told me he killed his first wife to
get his second and bis second to get his
third." 1 '
" Knapp's first wife waa Emma Stubba of
Terre Haute. He married her In tbe '80a
and ahe haa since disappeared. The police
have been unable to learn her whereabouts,
but It haa been supposed that she was
somewhere In West Virginia. '
' Jones says In the statement that Knapp
told him he had killed -the Gebhardt child
in West Indlanapolla In July, 189$. Jones
said Knapp told htm about the killing of
hia second wife. He took her to the Lib
erty street bridge in Cincinnati and threw
her off the bridge into tbe canal, after
choking her. Then be said he went down
to where she wss. As ahe waa not dead, he
finished tbe Job by strangling her. -After
be bad killed her be went back to town and
reported that hia wife was missing. The
police did not find ber until the next day.
Reoaoo for KIHlsg Wsatas,
.Another reason Knapp gave for killing
bis second wife waa that ane had accuaed
him of killing Mary Elkhart. She aald shs
was going to expose him. He told Jones he
killed Mary Elkhart for 75 cents and that
his wife had accused him of It. Knapp also
told Jones of killing a girl In a lumber yard
In Cincinnati.
Knapp, according to Jones, also said that
there were other Crimea tbat could be
charged to him that would break his neck
two or three times.
Womack aaya that thla statement of
Jonea was made to him and Warden Harley
of the Michigan City prlaon at Michigan
City In 1894.
One of tbe peculiar things about Kaapp's
atatement la that It waa never made pub
lic and no attempt waa made to arrest him
on any charge when be waa released from
the penitentiary a year ago.
There la much criticism of the varloua
officials who' knew of the confession for
not making it public or aeelng to It that
Knapp waa rearreated. According to the
atatement of A. A. Womack, who was then
aherlff of Marlon county, the confession
waa made la the preaence of himself.
Warden Harley, the chaplain and the sten
ographer who took It down In shorthand.
He told of the confession to Frank Mo
Kay, then Judge of the criminal court, and
Charlea Wllale. then prosecutor. Womack
aald he wanted the Judge and the prose
cutor te Induce Governor Mount to pardon
Knapp ao that he could be tried for the
Qebbafdt murder, but they refuaed. fearing
Knapp might not atand by hia confession
that they might fail to convict him and he
would then be free.
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