Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, March 09, 1903, Page 2, Image 2
THE OMAHA IA IIjY BKti MONDAY, MAKCII 0, 1003. ONLY SOFT DRINKS ON SALE Er lifter Uo Liquor Mj Bo Soli in th . Capitol Bu'Jdirig. SENATE SURPRISES THE HOUSE t vae Hirk Wasv Espeeted to Kill ffco Anttlwrtt, at Did Hot Da a, aa4 it tfttai Law. (From a Btaff Correspondent.) WA8HINOTON. Mrch . (Special.) During, tha first session of the congress which hat jujt closed RepresentsUv Lsndl of Indiana offered an amendment to tba Immlgratloa bill, which prohibited ab solutely the aala ot whisky, wlno, beer or or other Intoxicating liquor In the capltol of the United Btates. Very much to the astonishment of everyone, there was not a dlssenilng rote whea the motion to adopt the amendment was put. The enactment of this clause upon a bill regulating; Immi gration waa looked upon aa a huge Joke, which would be promptly stricken from the measure when It reached the senate. It was absolutely not germane to the bill and the point of order if once raised would hare knocked It out quickly. But the en member from tba west who la generally on the alert to prevent the passage of any bill detrimental to the Interests ot the liquor men allowed the opportunity to slip by and neglected taret the point ot or der. He, like hit colleagues on the floor ot the bouse, laughed oyer th's good Joke and confidently expressed the belief that th senate would very promptly veto the ctloa of the house and kill tbla particular amendment. For twenty ' years the senate has con stantly strangled all attempts to deprive members of congress of the rlghtMo drink a bottle of beer or a glass of win with their meals., But' the senst has grown tired ot enacting tba ro'e ot censor upon legislation of this kind which affeata th bouse of representatives. If the amend ment had carried an appropriation its fate would hare been promptly sealed In the upper house ot congress, but as It stmply enacts Into law what haa long been a dead letter rule, the senate declaed to let th ' house have its way, and In consequence the last glass of . liquor to be mold la the capltol was that which was furnished to thirsty congressman Just before the res taurant closed on .Wednesday. From tbla , time th visitor to the eapltol who has no congressional friends having charge ot a committee room will be compelled to go outside to quench his thirst or else be satisfied with "soft drinks." But It need cot he assumed that members and senators themselves will go thirsty be cause of the closing of the capltol bar. No liquor has been sold In the senate res taurant for the past four years, but It Is probable, that nearly as much ha been consumed In th senate wing of th capltol very day during th past four year a ver waa drunk In th halcyon day when whisky waa served in cups and when the waiter called to the man behind the coun ter for "cold tea." For some time paat now It haa been the custom to supply each committee roam with half doien "bottles ot Hint, appollnarls or white rck wrter very morning. In those Innocent-looking bookcase behind th glass doors, covered with silk curtain, are always to be found bottle of choice whisky, with the neces sary glasses, bitter, lemon, sugar and other appliance for mixing toddle or cock talis. Borne, of the senators have expert ' tiarkener for ruesseagers. One 'of ' th most eotabl commute room in this re pact I presided over by a senator from one ot th prohibition state f New Eng land, nd those who hare sampled the product of the sideboard declare that the darkey who act In th double capacity of messenger and mixer cap beat th bar keeper en Mount Olympus in th concoc tion of various brand of nectar. Thirty or forty Bart, Because ot th ease with which thirst quenchers could be secured in the house restaurant, the commute room at that end of th capltol have not been well sup plied during th past few years, but the keeper of the restaurant will have no dif ficulty Id disposing of th stock of liquor on hand to member who hav committee room of tbelr own. and in th future there will be thirty or forty bar in th house wing where liquor can be obtained if on ha th password Instead ot a general public drinking place. In this connection a funny story I told of a grav old southern senator last Tues day night. Ha had been up very late and had "touched the harp lightly" a fow times and In consequence was somewhat sleepy. His clerk entered the committee room and ' waa astonished at th question propounded to him. "Who, you? ' asked the slightly fcbfoiged senator. "Why, Senator," was th reply, "1 am John P. Smith." 'That' 'markabl 'incidence. My secretary' nam' John P. Smith." eaater Lodge's Eaaaelatlon. It waa shortly before the noon hjur en Wednesday, the closing day of th Fifty seventh eongree. when . tw stylishly- dressed women and a gentleman accom panylng then rode down In the senate ele vator from tt senate reserved gallery, The women had the unmistakable air of Boston about them. They were literary to A COFFEE DRUNK. Held ob ta tba Tree. Bern people go on using coffee for a great many year without showing much effect of the drug, but as a rule it Is lowly doing it Ill-work and the tlm will com when stomach or nerve disease ot om kind will show Itself. An Interesting esse Is that of a man who drank eoffe for a great many yeara befor he felt the effect of It. He says further "Finally my health began t give way and I Drat noticed being dltiy-headed and began to hav spells ot heart trouble, rapid palpitation ot th heart and diuy, sick feel tag Ilk I was going to die. "My appetite hen an to tall and I had a aore, distressful pUn In my side. I noticed my memory , was not as good a It bad beea and that worried me some. "One day I .stepped out of my shop ta wait on a lady, v. hen all at one I became blind and staggered along like a drunken man until I ran against one of the shade trees, which I grasped or I would have fallen. Cold sweat stood out on me and I sunk down on th ground and It we a long tlm before I recovered myself again. The family doctor, who was called la, advtted me to quit cogs and try Postum Pood Coffee. I thought It would be a big uaartaklng to quit coffee, but when I got my cup of Postum It satls&ed my colls taste and from that day en I began to feel better. That waa three year ago aad J bav never used any ordinary eotte lace, but have stuck to Poatum. "When I quit code I walghed 14S pounds cny weight now is about 176. For a long while people kept talking to m about the chuege. I had been a wrinkled, rua-dowa old men, . but am now fleshy, my. ski smooth, good color, and wbea I walk I ..step out like a healthy man ought to. "I hoaeetly believe . poatum saved my life, fur I was simply feelug poisoned to death. Now I can eat acything I want and aaluttlly rujojr life." Name givea by I? wet vim Co., fcsUl Cretk, alien. their finger tlpa. and their speech, with It delightful modulation, bespoke a reel- ence In the Bar City district of the Hub. Said on woman to the other: "To my mind. Senator Lodge represent the best type of American statesmanship. It is well named the student In politics. He think well aad b apeoca thai I heard to- ay compare with that of th Junior sen tor from Msesachusetts upon the Philip pine question. HI enunciation 1 well- Ight perfect." Th gentleman who ac companied tba two women was from th south. He had th broad dialect of the people ot Tennesse and he was wedded to It traditions. Replying to th speech ot hi Boston worn a a friend ha swelled him self up with pride a be raid: "Whll Mr. Lodge' enunciation may be perfect, you must not forget th denunciation ot Mr. Carmack ot Tennessee," sad there was Hence In the car when it touched th bottom. Mere ray for ttaral Carrier. Ef?orU will be mad at the next session Of congress to Increase th salaries of rural free delivery carrier and already a move ment I on foot to crystallite action In r gard to that matter. While the carriers themselves are barred by reason of the rules of the PoetofP.ee department from actively Soliciting aid .to Increase their salaries, newspaper devoted to the rural free delivery service are being established all over the country and these paper pro pose to tindertake the work of securing n Increase In the salaries for these car Here. Th highest pay rural carrier now receive la $60 fr annum. Out of this amount lie must pay for hi wagon and harness and keep from one to four bersea. The average- trip Is about twenty one mile a day. It is stated that th life of a horse In this ' service over country road In all sorts of weather Is not mora than three year and that the price ot keeping a horse la many part of th coun try I 20 per month, or $240 a year. From statistic which hav been received regard ing the "keep" of a horse the lowest cost reported is $S a month. Th! leave the best paid carrier from $450 down to $S00 a year. Those receiving $400 or $500 have proportionately . less, and consequently many carriers, finding that they could not earn mora than' SO cent a day clear, have resigned, and It 'therefor become plain that td keep up the efficiency of the erv Ico It would eera'twt Justice to advance the salaries of this growing army of men who ar doing much 'to bring th country In touch wltn th city. - j : . Compared with ",CIy Carrier'. While it 1 tru th rural carrier may not hav as heavy work to perform as th city carrier, it Is aiso true that tbe pay Is disproportionate t the servic rendered. The city carrier ' receive . from $800 to $1,000, without the cost of keeping a team, and when the distance that : the rural car rier has to travel in contrast to the city carrier I considered there seems to be simple Justice back of the demands of the rural carrier for an lncreas ' In . salary In order that th service may bef kept at It present high standard of efficiency. There ar now 14,500 earners appointed in the United 3tate and, according to Su perintendent M&chen's report made In June, 1902. this number will be swelled to 40,000 within three years."' WW lo the beginnings of rural free delivery wer. purely experi mental, the service ha grown entirely out side th experimental stage. It ha be come one of th fixities of th government and the legislator of the future will bo called upon to enlarge th scop of th servle a It need become known to those who are directly beneCted th farmer aad th newspaper. WILL'- TRY .TO i REACH .'POLE Aaaerieaa Crew a to Carry Seat Bi. aeaitlea Wfclea Leave Nor way la Jaly. NKW YORK, March 8. On their way to Tromeoe, Norway, where th Zelgler Arctic steamship America ha been' tied up sine th return ot the Baldwln-Zetgler polar ex pedition, a year ago, Captain Edwin Coffin, with two officer and a crew of twelve men, arrived her today from New Bed ford and Boston. They will leave on Tues day on Kaiser Wllhelm der Orosse for Bre men. From there they will go to Hamburg and thenc to Tromsoa by steamer. Captain Coffin said today that this early start wa In order to "Americanize the America." 'You know th ship before had a Nor wegian captain and crew." he said. "Now very man on beard will be an American cltlsen aad there wjll be twenty-two ot u In th northern department ot the expe dition. Extensive preparations will hav to be made which will be for the best, along the Yankee way ot doing things. Mr. Fiala, who la to head th expedition, expect me to push America a tar north as possible and, .If we are at all favored, I hep to skim along through the icy lanes until we hav reached a point equal to that reached by th Due d'Abrusxl. W shall probably strike north In July for Frani Josef land, and from there the best way that opens np. After Mr. Fiala and the clenttat hav been carried a far north a wa csn tak them the pole-seeking ex pod ltl on will be landed and w shall seek winter quarter." SEEKS DUCATS AND WIFE yew York Htikaat Haa KleplatT Coaplo Arrested to Reeever Cash aad Geaae, PHILADELPHIA, March (.Mrs. Mary Zelmer, th wit of a wealthy hotel pro prietor of New York, and Renhold Ktn rlckt, with whom sh 1 said to have loped, were arrested by local detective today. The runaway coup! war caugnt In Washington and drought to Philadelphia and ar now locked up In the central police station for a hearing tomorrow, having been cbarged with a statutory offense. Bernard Zelmer learned ot bis wife elop- ment on last Thursday and located the pair In thla city, but before detective could serve warrant they had left. The detective traced them to Washington, where they were arrested today. Zelmer wa particularly anxloua to re- gala a bank account book representing $4, 000 on deposit in a New York bank in his wife's name, aa well aa. evral thousand dollar worth of diamond which th woman had taken with' her, Tbe bankbook wa found In a handbag carried by Mr. Zelmer, who was wearing costly gems. All tbe val uable were taken by the detective, tbe husband laying claim to all the property. FREEZE IM VILLAGE STREETS Haadrod of Peeale Perish ta Bitter Cold of Baaalao W later' toraaa, LONDON, March The 81. Petersburg correspondent ot the Dally Malt says ter rible storms hav beea raging luring the ptt week la th government of Samara and have caused hundred of deaths. Horso drawing sledge hav roturnad to village with the passenger trosea to death. Th village bell are rung nightly to en able traveler to find their wey to shelter, Many pereona hav beea frosea to death within the village while searching for th door of their own humeav CLEVELAND LAUDS BEECDER ( a-saassBSSSSas. ' Baji Famous Freacher Waa Highest Tjp of Hational Hen. PLEADS FOR FIT MEMORIAL TO DIVINE Jastlee Brewer Also Barak Words of TraUa aad Pastsr's Iseeeiior Oetllae Benesae (or Ha tleaal Meaaaneat. NEW YORK. March 8. A great masa meeting wa held In the Academy of Muale In Brooklyn tonight to raise fund for a memorial in honor ot Henry Ward Beecber, tbe founder of Plymouth church and for forty years It pastor. Many hundreds who were timed away from th door gath ered at an overflow meeting at Plymouth church. Mayor Seta Low presided and among the prominent persons who paid trlbut to th memory of the great preacher were former President Orover Cleveland, Justice D. J. Brewer of th United Btates supreme court. Rev. Newell Dwlgbt Hilll of Plymouth church and Rev. Frank W. Qunsaulua ot Chicago. Mayor Low introduced former President Cleveland, who said: I claim the tight to Join In these exer elBea for reasons peculiarly my own. I am here In obedlancs to an Impulse that will not be denied, and I am accredited to this assemblage by a condition of heart and by sn Inlluem which haa been strong within me for many years. It is now mnt-e thsn forty-nine years ago that I heard l:i Plymouth church a sermon Which has remained ireeh and bright in my mind during all the time that has since panned, in days of trial and troublous perplexity Its remembrance has been an unfailing comfort, and in every time of de pression and discouragement the lesson it taught has brought renewed hope and con fidence. 1 remember as If it were but yes terday the fervid eloquence ol the great preacher aa he captivated my youthful undemanding and pictured to my aroused imagination the entrance of two young men upon the world's Jostling activity, one laden like a benst of burden with avaricious pian and soruld expectations and the other with a light step and cheerful determina tion, seeking the way ot duty and useiui. ness and striving for the reward promised to those who love and serve God and labor for humanity. Seratoa Echoes Taraask Yeara. I have neve- for a moment lost the Im pression made upon me by the vivid con trast thrililngly painted In words tnat burned; neither have i ever failed to realise the meaning ot the truths taught by tne description given ot the ons's happy com pensation in life and the peace and solace ua death, and the other'a racking l.rp polntmentrt ip life and the despair of death. What this sermon has been to me In all these ' years 1 alone know. 1 Dresrnt lie recollection today as a personal credential ot my own, especially entitling me to rep resentation among thoee who meet to re call and memorialise the tame and useful ness, ot Henry Ward Beecher. i am not nere, however, alone to give voice td a grateful recollection, or solely to acknowledge the personal benefit and seirvlce 1 received from the teaching of tho illustrious Head. 1 have come to join tne kind of hero worship which Is but another name for a reverent recognition of that greatness which manuems itselt whan humble faith and trust in God Inspire sin cere and brave service In the cause of humanity s elevation and betterment. It has been wisely aula that hero worship win endure white man endures. let us ac cept this as a pleasant truth, upon the con dition that the man or pa rile worshiped and the manner of their worship are the essence of the matter. Let ue believe that there is no sadder symptom ot a genera tion's bad moral health than its lack of faith In Its great men and its loss ot rev erence for its heroes; but let this belief be coupled with the reservation that those called great shall be truly great and that the heroes challenging our reverence shall be truly heroic, measured by standxrds ad justed to the highest moral conditions of civilisation. BewcaeSj Complete Hero. 'V cannot have t.he least misgiving1 con cerning the completeness of the hero whose name is on our Hps tonight, and whof-o memory is In our hearts. A hero' aims and purpose should be high and nooie; our hero devoted his life to teaching the life of God and pointing out to his tellow men the way ot ihelr soul'a salvation. He should be unselhsh, eelf-sacrltlclng - and generous; the self-sacrifice of our hero shone out constantly and brightly anJ his lite will be searched in va'n for a selfish, ungenerous act. He should be courage ously and aggressively a lover of his coun try snd a cnamplon of freedom; our hero In the days of his country's danger and trial challenged all comers In defense of our national safety and unity. He stood ilka a rock against doubters at home, and he confronted angry, threatening throngs abroad with a steady, unyielding courage which wrought triumphs for his country and foi its consecration to manhood and freedom not less important than those of an army with banners. He should be brave and patient under personal suffering and att'lcUon; out hero when afflictions came from heaven submissively continued to pralae God, and -when he felt the cruel stings ot man' Ingratitude and malice be serenely looked toward his heavenly Father's face and kept within the comfort ing light of a pure conscience. A hero should crown all hie high moral attributes with great and beneficent achievements; our hero led thousands upon thousands to I the way of eternal life; he surrounded re ligion with cheerful brightness, and laugh'. mat it grows best, not in tne aarxnesa or terror, but In the constant sunshine of God's unfailing love; he performed tne highest service to his country In a pirt of bsolutely pure patriotism and seir-ecrace- ment; his dally life and Influence were blessed benefactions to his countrymen far and near, and by no means the least of all he did he created Plymouth church -and kindled there a light of Christian faith and hope, whose unwavering and unwaning warmth and light have In every corner of our land dispelled the chill and gloom of doubt and tear. Memorial Mast Coatiaac Work. We desire to establish a memorial' to our nero. we Know that there Is no. need of duplicating a reminder that Henry. Ward Beecher haa lived and la no longer with us in the body. We know that neither monu ment nor memorial avails to the dead, and we know that nothing more than the monu ment our hero h&J himseir erected In the hearts of men U necessary to his remem brance. And yet, in loving homr to his name, we would erect a mumorlal through which the living will be quickened and strengthened In the emotions and senti ments so much part of his life and death. We would make our memorial an agency for the continuation of the mission which he undertook when he consecrated himself to the service of God and the elevation and lmnrovernent of his fellowmen. and bv tha iova he bore toward God and man we would nvoke his approval of our work. We seek to build a memorial which shall be a ahrine. surrounded and Dervaded bv nur hero's influence and spirit, Inspiring all who worship there to noble deeds. We would invite to his shrine from near and far those whose hearts nave tieen touched by his earnest tones, if haply they might hear again his words of love and comfort; and we would Invite those wlo have never known his mlnstratlon to come and, stand ing within the Influence of that sacred place, to feel Its gentle Influence leading to a better and more useful life. Our nero hsa himself declared In what manner his shrine should be approached: 'When 1 rail ana am Durife in Green wood let no man dare to stand over the turf and say, 'Here lies Henry Wol Beecher,' for God knows that 1 will not lie there. Look up. If you love me, and If you feel that 1 have helped you on your viv home; stand with your foot on my turf and looa up; lor i win noi urmr anyDoay wno does not speak with his mouth toward heaven." Haaaaalty Mast Be Aided. It would savor of hardihood. If we who knew Mr. lleeeher and his work and who now contemplate the building of a me morial to the spirit and Inspiration of his labors, should be content with a mere Idle token of remembrance. Assuredly If it is to typify his lofty Intents snd purposes, and if it I to memorialise his unsparing, constant usefulness and tils fidelity in In terpreting the mesaaaea of God, our me morial must be a center of work whuh shall redound to the glory of God and the good of humanity. It la also entirely manifest that we can build no memorial shrine to our hero which will attract his favr and the presence of his spirit without making Plymouth church a part of It. No place on eartn is ao per v'"i bv his spiritual Influence, and his love end affection for earthly things has no sbldlng place more sure than this. Plym outh church waa erected by and for him. During more than forty years, and even to the day of his death. It was an engrossing Subject Of his devoilon and th seen of hut anxious self-sarrincins labors and Joyful triumphs. Uvliig. his name and fame could never be separated from It, and dsad he has aancllned it. , It eur work ot building a ntaiuorlal to our 1 " hero la pmecule In the spirit tht chr ctrtaeJ his wirk on earth, and If w mingle with th love we have for hM swmorr. a serious nurrmse to emulate hi love for humsnltv, nur hero-woreh p will be inspiring and el'ivallng. If, invoicing nis approval and In his name, we extend his lir-work, we ehull not only exemplify sur mirriinn lor nm mil snnn iomh-, w slgns of God as 'hey were revealed to him; Sn1 tr at the hrine we ererl ntimantiy shall look tin inl shall cast off lis burden of sin and elftlriess snd uncharltablen'SJ we shnll know fast our hero is tnere, anq that through hl Intercessions our efforts have received a jiv.ne blessing. Beerheil Plata re'e Child. Mr. Justice Dvtd J. Brewer said: In the marvelous transforming years from 150 to l8n Henry Ward Beecher was a man of prodigious Influence. He may well b called II great preacher. He was nature's child, and In som re spect alwftvs a child. The overflowing na ture of the boy remained a perennial spring. In him pathos and humor were always at home. When some of his ministerial breth ren gently expostulated with him for what they thought too much levity In the pulptt he promptly rep led, "Ah, brethren, you, would forglv me If you knew how much I kept brick." He never placed his heart In a straight-Jacket or let it be ch'lled by th cold touch ot a business age. During the bitter hours of the civil war his voice rang out strongly, hopefully and triumphantly. He stood on Kngllsh plat forms and conquered Kngllsh prejudices. His country flag was not a. mere piece of cloth, worth so much a yard. He loved the stars and atrlpe. He was emphatically a preacher In politics. It wa fitting that when the flag, lowered at Fort Sumter bh April 13. 1W1, wss raised again on April 14. 1X6. Mr. Beecher ehouldO.be selected to utter a triumphant note In these sym pathetic words: ,,, "For the people misled, for the multi tude drafted and driven into this cly.l war, let not a trace of animosity remain. The moment their willing hands drop the musket and they return to their alle giance, then stretch out your own honest right hand to greet mem. n-ii iu inn the old days of kindness. Our heart wait for their redemption. All the resources of a renovated nation shall be applied to re building their properlty and smooth down the fuirows of war." ... Again, note his constant hostility to all forma of oppression. To him the Declari tlon of Independence meant all that It said. He waa a. leader in the great trug gle In the republic between liberty and slavery.' He -stood with those who had good, but not conscience, for Bale. He read from the first the meaning ot the trreat civil war; not party supremacy, not sectional domination, but the transfu sion into the llfeblood of the nation th vivifying apirlt of Webster's prophetic words, r'Llberty and union, now and for ever, one and Inseparable." Deaoanoed Craelly Everywhere. - He denounced before Pan Francisco au diences cruelty to the Chinese. Were h now living, how would he thunder anath emas at the legislation of Christian Amer ica which authorises the arrest and de portation without trial of a Chinese la borer who doe not carry with him a cer tificate? The oppressed everywhere were his friends. He welcomed Kossuth. Plym outh pulpit was open to every noble soul coming with an appeal for struggling hu manity. And In all this he. was but following the leading ot hi heart. He believed In lib erty; nay, more, he loved It, not for him self alone, but for all the son and daugh ters of earth: Ho his theology. ' It was condensed in a single sentence, '"God 1 love." Although brought up under the old. New England theology, among .whose affirmations the certainty and place of endless punishment for unnumbered multitudes were conspic uous, and whlie perhaps he never wholly rejected its affirmations, his sermons bub bled over with Indications of a belief that the Almighty would prove to be mor merciful than the Puritan and the Pil grim were willing he should be. While he may have never called himself a unl vernallst among tha strictly orthodox, hi theology wa alwa.ys an object of suspi cion. They felt that he had too much confidence hi the boundless mercy ot the Infinite, but the doubt s to hi theology never emptied the principles. Tha brain may wander If the heart be true. In all age some heretio haa thrown hi arm around struggling - humanity and blessed It. The very cause of the sup posed weakness of Mr. Beecher' theology wa one source 'of hlr wondrous power. It is fitting, fipn, that on this anniver sary of his death we gather today to do homage to his gien,ory; fltllng that In thla City,-where his great work was. done, there be erected a memorial, which Khali speak his name to those who shall come after us. So, until 'struggling humanity no longer neeus me upiuiing cower ol love and sympathy, on Its appealing heart "vlll be seen In undlmmed letters the nam of Henry Ward Beecher. Pastor patltaes Scheme. Rev. Newell Dwlght Hillls, psator of Plymouth church, outlined th scope of the Beecber memorial movement, and th plan ot the comtnltto.- Haeald in part: .This memorial movement includes severs! different features. First to conuemn the whole or part of the block on which Plym outh church It situated as a little public Park, to be hnmed the Henry Ward Ueecher park. Many favor the removal of Mr.. Beecher s remains to this park. It Is also proposed to erect a Beecher memorial hall, to contain the Dulplt from which Mr. Beecher sold the slave girl, the pulpit from which Lyman Beecher preached his sermon on dueling the Sunday after the death of Alexander Hamilton and the sermon on "Temperance," which developed Into th Washington movement, with the manu scripts of Harriet Beecher 8 to we, Mr. Beecher's slater, together with the por traits, photographs, painting of Mr. Beecher and the enochs in his Hie. of which nearly KM exist; to overture some Abboy or Dargeni lor a series oi painungs portraying the great scene In the history ot American VHinounm. Two hundred and fifty thousand dollars win ne needed to carry out these plans. We hope there will be found In various parts of the country some men who will give IMi.OOo or l.i.iw or HO.OuO each, more wno win give aoioii eacn, imj men who will give tl.OOU each. l.'"K men who will a-lva lnl or $200 or $100 or V) each and thousands of others who will give small sums down to $1. We would also suggest that the great clubs In our clti.a. political club and coiu- merciai ciuos, sei apart a nignt lor the re view of Mr. Beeeher'a raret-r. hia lie-, work. The committee will gladly put these ciuus in iub various ciues in loucn with men who will present the members of tha ciuos wun tne lite ana work ot Beecher. SLUGGER DIES OF WORRY Alleateel Massaehasett Mnraerer g se es n ha to Nervoasaess Follow, lagf Fare Boat. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.; March 8. George L. O. Perry, tha negro lad indicted, for th Jack-lhe-Slugger," cases, died in th Cam bridge Jail today from nervous exhaustion Perry survived to attack of typhoid fever and death I announced te have resulted Indirectly from worry. . which prevented a complete phjslcal restoration from th weakened condition In which tba fever left him. Though be wa told on Friday that hi end wa near, It I not known that Perry made any formal statement and It is believed that he protested hia lnaocanc to tbe last. Sheriff Falrhalrn tonight refused to say anything regarding the prisoner' last hour beyond th remark that he considered th case dreed. TO CI MtC A t'Ul.D lit OMH BAV Take Laxative Bromo Oulnina Tablets ni, FLEEING FELON IS CAUGHT Sheriff Ftad Jailer' Slayer HldlaaT la Dessrtea Waaalsetoa M1IL ! OLTMPIA. Wash., March I. Chris Ben son, th murder of jailer Merrill, wa cap tured last night by Sheriff Mill and a poas a few miles from the elty. He waa In hiding in a deserted mill. H offered no reslstano to toeing handcuffed and waa brought to Olympla and lodged In jail. For tbe last week Benson bad put In most of hi time In the brush. He de Clares that general jallbreak had been planned and that he did sot Intend to kill 4 tie jailer. Cur a Coli in On Day, ttfU2 Dy . vLf ev. Xrmrt0 Um. 23 FUSIOMSTS ARE HOPEFUL Ex.Mct Divislona in Eepcblioan Eanka to Mak Them Winner in Lincoln. v LICENSE FEE CUTS MUCH OF A FIGURE Reaablleaa Are Nat Alarmed aad E feet to Carry tha City hy the I'saal Majority at Rloes tloaj Tiaaa. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, March . (Special.) The mu nlclpal campaign will begin to warm up In earnest after next Thursday night. At that tlm th democrat and populist will meet In Joint convention and nominate candi dates for city offices. Th fusionlst ex pect to tart In better organised than for years. They base their hope of winning on th question of high" or low aaloon 11 cesse, Every man who I placed upon th fusion ticket will be pledged to support a $1,6(MI license fee. On th stand they tak on thla proposition and on th fact that th republican party I divided on tha same proposition, the fusionlst hop to win. They also expect to draw rote from th Wlnnet wing of th republican party, and they expect the support ot th Muntolpal league. Tuesday evening tha democrat and tu slonlsts will meet in mas eonventlon, each under a dlffesent call, however, and se lect delegate to th convention to be held Thursday night. Tbe convention will b a ratification ot the caucuses. Among the name prominently mentioned that would be acceptable to both populist and democrat a a mayoralty candidate are' P. W. -Brown, democrat; George W, Berg, populist, nominet for congress at th list "lection; A. 8. TlbbeU, democrat; George Hlbner, stiver republican. Any ot (heaa men will d9 aay the fuslonlsts, and It only remains for tha caucua to aay hlch will be able to poll th most vote. For fxolsemen, three men are prominently men tioned. These are Jeff Henaley, secretary of the Central Labor union; Fred Shepherd, an attorney, and W. H. Smith, editor ot the 8tat Democrat. It la generally believed that the twv former will be tbe nominee Th fusionlst expect to place a candi date In every ward in the city for member ship in the city council and to nomine! a full elty- ticket. The republican, In tbe meantime, ar not Idl by any mean and apparently are not uneasy. The leader do not bellev th vote will bo materially lessened by de sertion because ot hard feelings engendered at tha primary. They maintain that the loon license will remain at $1,600 if tbelr candidate are elected. They ar not wor rying about tuslon success, for, aa on ot them' said, "Th saloon and th churches ar united on our candidates, so what more can we ask or do w noedf" STOPS PAYMErGN A CHECK Maker Ailegea that Ho Slari-ed It to Avoid Havlaa; His Throat Cat. HUMBOLDT, Neb., March (.(Special.) Considerable excitement was causedln this city yesterday afternoon among tne crowa of customers In th First National bank when a farmer stepped up to th teller's window and handed In a check for $104, ;bd soaker of the cheek, -who had accom panied him (n to. th building, . called to the cashier not to pay tha check for th reason that It had been obtained HDitr dutess, stating tbat the holder ot the pa per had threatened to take hia Ufa It the check wer not forthcoming and had en forced hi demand with a knife. Th3 man accused ot th offense wac at onco taken in ehargs by the officer on a charge ot drunkenness and locked up until a delink plan of prosecution has been srranged. The story as told by Dr. J. L. Gandy, who gave tbe check, I 'follows: For the past season one of tha doctor' farm near this city has been leased by Fred Kenter, a middle-aged farmer, r.nd the doctor, not being thoroughly satisfied with him as a tenant had arranged to have tha place oc oupled by another party for tha coming season. To this end be notified Kenter sev ral mintba ago to look elsewhere for a farm, but this th latter failed to do, and when tha first ot March cam wa still in possession of th Gandy farm. After vainly endeavoring to persuade tbe farmer to vacate, Gandy sought the aid of a local firm ot attorney and after much delay Kenter agred to vacate for tha sum ot $58, and to thla the owner agreed, th money to ha paid after possession had been given. Things seemed to be all satisfac tory until this afternoon, when the farmer, having vacated, came lnt town for his money. This was paid by the Attorneys and a receipt gtran. th farmer departing ap parently satisfied with hi bargain. Later, after having filled up on Ilq-tor, bo dropped into the office of th doctor and finding htm alon lemaaded $100 more, stating that he had been caused considerable trouble, and tb doctor, being a man of wealth, could easily afford to spare the amount. The latter protested that th proceeding were unusual, when tha farmer drew a danger ou looking knife and remarked that he meant business, and It th doctor did not It down and at anc writ him out check h would cut hi throat. Seeing that tha man was hart erasy and doubtless meant very word he said, the threatened man thought It best to adopt oonciliatory meaa urea and draw up and signed th check a directed, handing It over to tha farmer, in. tending to top payment by telephone. Kenter, however, feared something of thl kind and taking Gandy by th arm gave him to understand that he was to accom paoy him to the bank and sea that th check waa paid. Arriving at tba bank door the doctor again attempted to lude ths vigilant captor and notify tb bank pretl dent, but tb farmer balked hi design by mutteriag to him that he had better atay outslda tha railing, - However, there be ing several other parties In. tha room. Goody mad th fact known as atatsd abovo and not only saved his coin, but escaped Injury as well. Kenter, when drinking, is gen erally recognised as a dangerous character and It 1 claimed the assault was th sec ond on for tb day. ehool Chaacos Haads. BROKEN BOW, Neb., March . (Spe cial.) At a meeting held last night th Broken Bow Buaiaes college, which wa organised two years sgo by C. W. Roush, passed into tbe hand of a corporation com posed of tb buslnssa men of Broken Bow and vicinity. It is Incorporated tor $10, 000, fully paid np. Tb school will be un der th management of a board of aeven teacher. The trustees elected ar C. W. Roush, Alpha Morgan. Willi Caldwell, J. B. Adamson. H. Lomax, J. C. Bowea and H. B. Andrews. J. B. Adamson waa elected president of tbe board and H. Lomax, sec retary. The school now ha an enrollment of ltd students and ta splendidly equipped with furniture and apparatus. Johasoa Mortsjaca Bseora. TECL'MEEH, Neb., March .(Special.) During tb month of February twelv farm mortgages, amounting to $5ft,&50, were filed with th county clerk of Johnson county, wbll twenty-four elmllar mort ages, amountlag to $41,424.10, wer re eased. During th same tlm six twa and city mortgage, amounting to $2,775, were (led, while four such mortg igea,' mount ing to $2.11715. were satisfied. That month sixty-eight chattel mortgages. mounting to $IJ,P1.7R, were placed on record, while forty-two chattel mortgage amounting to $17,437.92, were released. FARMERS TAKING INTEREST Lars; Attendaaeo at the Dawsoa Coaaty Aaaaal Farmers' lastitote. LEXINGTON. Neb., March . (Special.) Th Dawson County Fanners' Institute held It annual cession la Darr A Qulnby's hall In thl city Friday and Saturday. There waa a much better attendance than last year, showing that tb Interact In these meeting I growing. Th sessions were presided over by the president, L. A. Haw kins of Lexington, County Superintendent Claude Smith being the secretary. Mr. Bertha D. Law of Minnesota, who ha at tained a national 'reputation a a lecturer on domestic matter, wa present and de livered two lecture which wer tilled with Interesting and valuable Information. Other leading speaker were Hon. M. F. Greeley of South Dakota, who ably discussed tha subjects ot alfalfa raising, feidlng sheep, growing potatoes and landed home. Prof. A, L. Haecker of the State untversLy had the ubject of "Developing Frm Dairies." Dr. Peter of Lincoln, "Diseases of Farm Animate." "Breeding and Selecting Seed Corn and Dairy Herd" wer bly bandied by D. P. Ashbura. Th following officers wer elected tor th enaalng year, all of whom ar successful and practical farmers: President, Rev, 8. P. Toder; vie president, L A. Hawkins; secretary, J. W. Rosen- crantx; treasurer, T. B. Lants. Frewioat Wsnasa Wlas Case. FREMONT. Neb., March $. (Special.) Th decision In tb Follansbeo will casa at Hartvllle, Ho., giving Mrs. Kate Fol lansbeo ot this city her dower interest In the estate of. Edwin Follansbeo, who died there In December last, leaving a will disinheriting his wife and children. Is very catlsfaotory to her friends her. There was no question in the minds of Fremont people about hsr being FolIansbeVa widow, and it waa no surprise to them that the alleged South Carolina wife failed to put la an appearance. The amount of the Fol lansbeo estate Is still a mystery, known only to Henry Roseman, the farm hand who was solo legatee, Ths only property her la a small tract of land south of tha city, worth perhaps $800. - Tha will undoubt, edly be taken to the Missouri suprefh court by Roseman, and It will be soma time before Mrs. Follansbe and her son and daughter rooelvo what is coming to them. ImaroveBneat oa Elkhora. CHADRON, Neb.. March 8. (Special.) Since the Chlcajro ft Northwestern railway has assumed the management of the Elk- horn a great many Improvements have taken place. A new seventy-foot turntsble haa replaced the old on her and several others have passed through to bo placed at other points along tha line. Thla would lndlcsta that larger engines would be need on this division. A new Ice hobse of largo dimension I nearing completion and will bo filled next week. The company has si re ady a large lea house here, which has been filled this winter. A gang of 500 Japanese, a part of whom aro already here, will be employed III summer In ballasting and surfacing th roadbed, and eleven new coal chute ar being constructed at va rious point on th division and fitted with gasoline n8lns and cable hoists, , Sfaa aad Stock atlsslaa:, HUMBOLDT. Nab., March 8. (Special.) Charlea Spycber, a farmer who baa beea living for several yeara near this place, haa disappeared from home, It la claimed, leaving his financial affairs in had shape and hi creditors may decide to cause him somo trouble if they can but locate him. Ha wa a renter, but during th last sea son engaged extensively In stock rslslng and to assist him In carrying It on bor rowed money from a local bank and liom other parties, giving a security chattel mortgages on his stock. Slnoe hi de parture only a small part of the stock can be located and soma of his creditor aro holding the sack for amounta varying from $100 to $500. Roato Mot Drssritt, HUMBOLDT,- Neb., March 8. (8pecial.) After a couple of weeks wer spent In dynamiting th ice and dragging the water ot th Namaha for the body ot Jesse Root, who was supposed to hav been drowned near th hom of hi sister several miles east of thla cjty, while attempting to dip water from the stream, newa comes that th man has been seen over In th east part of th county. From what can be learned be placed hia cap near the edge of the Ice and then disappeared for the pur- pose, ao ho stated, of finding out whether tho folks would look for him. His ctlon ha been Mverely criticised by friends nd neighbors who . underwent such a scare. Weleoaao Await Preacher. HUMBOLDT, Neb.. March 8. (Special.) Extensive preparation hav been mad for the welcoming of delegate from this and adjoining atatee to tho Platta river conference of tho United Evangelical church, which convene Monday at Ver don and will last through tha antlr week. Bishop Heil of Allentown, Pa., will pre side over th conference and aeveral min ister of high standing from different part ot th country wilt be In attendance. Takea Saddealy HI. rmT.r tonCK. Nab.. March I. (SDeotal.) Mrs. Martha 6mith, aa aged woman living In Clear Creek precinct, five mile north west ot town, was takea violently ill and fell yesterday afternoon in F. M. Linn s tnt market, and It was for some time thought h wa dying. Remedies wer administered and ah wa abi last nueni to ba removed to her home. Loetaro hy Chaaoellor Aaarews. GREELEY, Neb., March 8. (Special.) Chancellor Andrew of th Stat university gave th fifth number In th Epworth league lecture eours last night, hi sub ject being "Problem for Greater America." Tho lecture was thoroughly ujoyod. Plaro for Tecaaaseh Haa, TECUMSEH, Neb., March I. (Special.) r-Wardea Beemer of tho state penitentiary tendered B. L. Fletcher of this city a posi tion guard at tbat Institution na Mr. r m . . I - . - . Fletcher ecepteo. tie bow si wun iu his new position. gar Wheat $ Daaated. BEATRICE. Neb., March 8. (Special.) wartners aav that the fall wheat crop in thla section has been damaged consider ably by the cold, wet weather of ta last week. Mar Betid Raw Depot. BEATRICE. !. March 8. (Special) It 1 reported her that th Burlington in- .sresu tends to erect a new depot at this place the coming spring. The report Is neither confirmed nor denied by the BurllngtoS officials In this City. I F.ailorse l)r. Wells. HUMBOLDT. Neb.. March 8. (Special.' At last week' meeting of the Count" Medical association resolutions wert adopted endorsing Dr. Wells ot Fall Cits for appointment slate food Inspector. GOULD MAKING RECo"rO TIME Misses tho Retslar Trala aad Specta; I Mdo la to Over. ' take It. saasBSBSassaa) SAVANNAH, Oa., March 8. Georg J Gould, who reached Jacksonville, Fla., thli afternoon too late to. catch th train tot New York, secured a special train, tin fastest that th Atlantic Coast line couli supply. It moved out of Jacksonville pre pared to make record time and overtaM tho train which Mr. Gould had missed. In actual running time, according to the of ficial figures, tha 173 miles between Jack sonville and Savannah were covered IB 158 minutes. Engines were shifted at Sa vannah and the train started northward. With Mr. Gould were his wife and chil dren and about twenty others. They ex pect to catch th regular train at Weldon N. O. A Well Kiowa Merehaat lajared. Mr. H. H. Hartman of Edenville. Frank lin county. Pa., had the misfortune to fali about eight feet Into his cellar and Injured hi back to such an extent that he wat unnble to attend to his store duties. He was fortunate that It was no worse, at many have lost their lives through falls Ilka this. After trying several preparations without obtaining any perceptible relief, ha gave Chamberlain' Pain Balm a trial and It relieved the pain and soreness at onco and oon effected a permanent cure. FIRE RECORD. . i Takoa Fire Slays Five. DAWSON, March 8. Five people 'wer burned to death In tho Aurora roadhouso on Hunker creek last Thursday. Neighbors were unable to enter on account of the amok. --, - What Shall We Have for Dessert? This question arises la tho family every day. Let na answer it to-day. Try a delicious and healthful dessert, i re pared in two mintites. No boiling! no baking! add boiling water and set to eooL Flavors: Lemon, Orange, Rasp berry atnd Strawberry. Get a packago at your grocer to-dayy io eta. We five written contracts to cure Diseases and Disor ders of Men, or re fund money paid. Many cases taken $5.00 per month. VJLmCDSELEr HYOnOCELE cars is I Sara without cutties. Mia or of tlm. Lenal ru. rants to curs you or mooer refund. CYDHfl ur " Polwa toor a I r atlLiiX ouahlr clsansoo' from th watem. fiooa vrjr alia sad trmpmra dlaapiMiara completely and torsrr. No ' rRBAJCINO OUT" of tho dla Msa os ths skis or (- Treatment eeotalDa n dansrmia drasa or Injurious medicln. V.-rU Efl from BxcsisM or VICTIMS TO ifcfiJV, itlCll MKRVOl'8 DICRIUTT OK KX HllKrui.M uiAxriNtl WEAKNKliH. with EARLY DECAY la YO"NO and MIDULB AGED, lack ot vim, Tlsor and stranirth. with oraaaa Impaired and weak. Cures suarentoed. TPIftTMtE with a nw hom treat- dlliiUsWiaC nnt. No pain, aa dctouUoa from bu.ln.aa. - I HIM AH Y, yflilnor Bladdw Trohls. Ws rack. Burning Urlna, Frijuncy of t'rliiatlns. trim High Colored, or with milky Mdlmmt ao atandlns. Consaltatloa Free. Treatment by Mail. Call or address. Cor. I4tta Dooslaa. DR. SEALES &SEALES, Doha, Neb. DR. aVScCRGVV SPECIALIST Treats all forms of DISEASES AND DISORDERS OF MEN ONLY 17 Year Experience, 17 Year In Omaha. His remarkable suc- (cbi baa nrver been equaled aTiu every day brines many flatter- I anu eve orts of tl he has a ins reports of th good he is doing, or the relief he baa given. HotS p rings Trsatsnsnt for Syphilis And all Blood Poisons. NO "BREAKING OUT" on tb skin or face and all external signs of the disease disappear at one. ELQQO DISEASE V-iritfrk: OYER 30,000 ourdecbX.Uerof vitality, unnatural discharges, Btrlctur, Gleet, Kidney and Bladder Diseases, Hy drocele. QUICK CURES LOW CHARGES. . Treatment bv mall. P. O. Box 7i6. Offlc over 215 B. 14th street, between Karnam and Douglas street, um aha, nku. Mama. W -g NC3yaT SbNI saioircttra Es n H NervuuaiieM.aireauiuofaiius, fcw L VJ fliii.tuuiiiuool. drama. Iirt. r- A J Married uir.D and mm Intenuln to marry .uould l oiix; aaionmiins r.". .mall weaa par'. hii w.r reattun., . Sherman at MoConoatl Drug Co., Omaha. AMISKHIC.NTS. BOYD'Si Wood... Tonight Only, A Gambler's Daughter Prices 2&-60-7&C. Tuesday, Wed. Mat. and Nlght-MR8. HKL'NE, In the Powerful Drama UNORNA Prices-Mat. 26a to 11.00; night, tie to . Thursday Night Only rtHBATOHB And bis Celebrated Band. HTOR Va- Telephone 1ML Matlaee Tkarsdar, latarday aaa sa tis y, ltlB, Kvery Klaat, S1.V HIGH CLASS VAUDEVILLE Murphy and Nichols. Nelson's f'oni!'iei. Morrlssey and Rich.- Mason. Keeler A Co.. McCue snd alilii. Kronmi s ttliws i.tiii kees Trio, the Kino'lromt. Prices 10c, 2&u tuc. Firtl Csngregtiisnal Church MONDAY, M AUCH Ota. AT ttllS P. M. HARP. THIS UHtCAT HlseiAN PIANIST. Admission Reserved seats 75e and 11.00. General Admission, loc. Seats 00 bow 111 A. iiuv Co. n la-w- a J ' w WawJua,VAJ