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THE OMAHA DAILY JIT.Va "WEDNESDAY, MATtCTI 18, 1903. Tl. tii-t'A. We Clone 8aturday Never and nreltv at present In Press Skirts our styles are very handsome and new our fitting is per-fr-ct oome choice and elegant skirts at $15.00, 418.00 up to $30.00. 6HIRT WAISTS Most beautiful show Ing of all the new things Linen waists, with drawn work price $5.00. Black china silk walats, at $3.50. IMark Taffeta walBts, at $3.95. PETTICOATS Our new summer wash waists are now In pricea $1.00, Tiairiii?sElELEKi ftCfo Y. M.-'C. A. Building, Corner Sixteenth and Douglas St release from prison. Mr. Summers' testi mony was given with great deliberation and frequently after' long hesitation. The committee will meet again tomorrow morning, when tt expects to examine ex Reprenentatlve Oeorge Mead of Omaha and Former Governor Poynter, together with some documentary evidence. Poynter will be asked If he was ever offered $35,000 or any other sum for the pardon of the de faulting state treasurer. The documents are pagfa taken from the books of the Orleans bank that failed, having money on deposit from Bartley.. This money at the time the bank failed was represented as amounting to 120,210.50, secured partially by eight potea given by the Salt Lake company of Lancaster county to Bartley, signed by Joseph ' Burps, Ed Blgnell and n. R. t'.owdery, aggregating something over Ju.OOO. I'p to within a few daya of the lime the bank broke the deposits only showed $15,21006, but tbs figures "15" had been erased and. "20" written In their stead. The occasion for this was said to 'have been that the president of the bank, being pressed by the approaching visit of the state bank examiners, had to get his books In shape, and sent a "hurry-up" call to Bartley to turn over three notes, which were deposited as .cash. Frank A. Harrison, who at one time made a detailed publication-of It In the State Record, which he was then editing In Lin coln, has given the committee some In formation as to this rnattcr and will be again examined In secret session. Testimony of Summers. I The committee Intends to discontinue Introduction of testimony after Thurs day unless something startling develops. lr. Summers was examined br Represent atives Kennedy aad Nelson, the lawyers on the committee. Summers said he met Durtley two or tares days after his par don at 1 Thirteenth and Douglas streets, Omaha, at night. The meeting was at the suggestion of Summers. " He said he did nit talk with Bartley then or thereafter about atar fund emneixled or loaned.' ,"l wanted to see and, talk, jilth Mr. Bart ly that e-venlng with reference to certain etldence1fnl a'.case tha was, .then, and Is niwe'ridrhi '.before thfl court la which tie Rational1 governmept "1 Involved, I r-Jught'to :asce (-tain If there, waa any evi dlnce' In 'Bartley's possession on which In dictment c$ud be mads .out," said Bum- Proceeding, Summers said that Bartley never told him to whom he had loaned any state funds and that he had no personal knowledge of anyone to whom state funds had been loaned by Bartley. When Sum Xrs and Bartley met at Thirteenth and tfcugUu that , night Summers said Bartley asked to See Torn. Dennlson and that he (Summers) volunteered to find Dennlson. They went to Flynn A Stafford' saloon and finally met Dennlson, and Bartley, Summers says, went out and held a conver sation of which he was not cognizant as to details. Summers said he had never seen that famous cigar box or talked of It with Bartley or known anyone who had seen it. Pat a Pointed Question. At this lunctyre Kennedy Interposed this statement: i'M oiir - former r session, Mr. Bummers, Mjh Frank Harrison told us that you once told him that Bartley told you the names of certain parties to whom part of these tats funds had been loaned and that you, when the move waa on to secure Hartley's pardon, said that unless the pardon was (ranted there would be some names ex posed. Can you tell us about this and sqme of these names?" After considerable hesitation, Mr. Sum hifra said: "I cannot recall that conversa tion with Mr. Harrison." 'Would yoa be able to recall It If you lad had ItT" asked Kennedy. (. "I think I would." was the reply. Then Summers again stated that Bartley had never told him anything about these state funds; that he did not know the names of any persons or corporations to whom any of these funds bad been loaned ad knew of no one who did know this. ftelaon took ths witness In hand and fctked him it ha waa ever Bartley's at torney. Again Mr. Summers hesitated otn little time before answering and ten said: r 't was a deputy In the attorney gen rial's office during Bartley's first term and tip first year of bis second terra, and hs used to frequently consult me then." 'But were you ever retained by Bartley U nls attorney?" asked Nelson. 'Nevr," replied Summers, u Talked Aboat Pardon. (Summers then proceeded to say that hs was not Instrumental In procuring Bartley's pardon, although he had talked with Gov ernor Savage in the latter' office of tb advisability of pardoning 'Bartley. This ws after H. R. Goold had retired fro.'n ths republican state ticket as nomine for university regent and the republican state convention had taken action urging the recall of Bartley's parol and the return of the prisoner to tb state penitentiary le aald 8avage did not send for him, but that he went of bis own accord. . "What - argument did you us on this Guaranteed by The Gorbam Co. GORHAM Silver Polish Produces satin-like polish Contain! no deleteriotu ingredient All responsible - nackac at t p. m. tlee, March It, 190). Fine Suits, Dress Skirts, Walking Skirts and other ready-to-wear goods have we shown such a choice line of suits a we are showing . I prices irom f.ju.uu xo io.uu. $1.25. $1.50 and $1.76. HOUSE WRAPPERS In light and dark colors alt extra well made rut full and wide at $1.00, $1-50 and $1.75. ....... SPECIAL Silk Remnants not a targe i quantity but all go on sale Wednes- day morning, at ? o'clock, $1 00, 75c, eTiC ' qualities, In remnants pretty novelties, stripes, to., at 29o a yard. occasion with the governor?" asked Nel son. "I don't know that I made any argu ment at all," said th witness. Pressed for some statement as to what passed between him and Savage at this time, Summers, after a pause that was I quite noticeable, remarked, manifestly weighing each word: I think , the substance of my remarks to the governor wer that he had paroiea Bartley and by so doing pleased the lat- ter's friends and provoked bis enemies; then the state convention had directed mm to return Bartley to tne penitentiary; tnai It had been stated Bartley had been pa- roled under certain conditions and as gov- ernor he should have given Barney no tWne promised in which to make restltu- tion to the state, since any agreement made by the governor was binding on the late." Bummers concluded oy saying, in an- swer to questions tnai ne am not prepare tbe paper now known as me earney par- don, that he was not -laiming any priv- lieges oeiore mis commiiw m. torney ror uaruey ana mai oari.cy uoi bis client. Kenneay tnen ODservea inai in a iormcr hearing Tom Dennlson had said that at tne conierence ai r lycn m outuuru ioob ai lairmouiu uu iimana m u,uu utuumuu, " Barney engageu, luurm "vf , ". on tne scene, OUl soon vanmoeu. no wanted to know who this fourth person ,ng that appeal8 to the eupl.eme court, in was and Summera said It was R. W. John- cludlng wrlta o( roTi Bhall aH g0 up on son of the Dellone hotel, who camw over procedures, thereby securing unl- mereiy oecaue " " " ' .' Hartley wno waniea ia wur. ,., the night at that hostelry. H said the oartr broke ud after taking lunch at th Darty broke up after taking Hensbaw and reiterated that not a word as to those state funds passed between him and Bartley or between any of the others and Bartley to his knowledge. House Passe Elevator Bill. The house i-pent most of the morning on H R. 70. bv Ramsey of Gage, a bill to. give to the farmer th right o erect and oper- ate train elevators on railroad rights of I way. The measure originally provided tnat aside f-.om giving the rights of way andlthe sifting committee: Spurlock, chair sldetrackage facilities the-railroads should man; Good and Burgess of the First con- Dlace their full terminal and transfer fa- cllltles at the' disposal pt these' elevatbr I companies. In this" respect it went fur- ther than tbe Brady bill in the senate, which merely provided that in railroads I build a sidetrack after the fanners had erected their elevator at a cost of $3,000, Frtends ot the Bradv bill urged this meas ure In preference to the Ramsey bill, fear- lng that as the latter repealed part of the present law and demanded full terminal fa- cllltles, together with drastlo ooncesslons In the matter of condemnation proceedings, it would not stand a test ot tha constitu tion. The house railroad committee tried' to amend the Ramsey bill so as to cut out the provision relating to the terminals and transfers and require that no elevator be erected at less cost than $3,000, but thlv was defeated and an amendment by Rob- Sweezy ot Adams let his amendment to bin of Gag adopted, merely changing the section 89 come to a rote without discus bill In on respect, that tb elevator cost sion failed. Sweezy denied Douglas' asser not less than $2,000. tlon that this question had been settled and Tb bill In thl form was recommended j for passage. The Brady. bill Is now await- ing the Ramsey measure in the senate, wher it is the plan to take up and act on both measures together. Th chances seem to be In favor of the passage ot one ot the bills in som form, , Telephone Report Beady. Th committee appointed' the senate to Investigate the rates of:tlephone com- I panles and to discover reason for different rates in different towns will report to th senate tomorrow. The committee, after taking the testl-' mony of many witnesses, decided, so a member said, that ft was ut ot Ita scope to recommend a rate to be charged by a company. From tbe testl djony this mem ber said, the committee deoided it could not suggest a flat rate. The committee will recommend that I cities grant franchises to only on com pany, but with the granting, of the fran chise lt recommends that the city council reserve tbe right to regulate the rates to ba charged by tbe company. - At some length the report goes into ths testimony taken during the investigation. HOUSE PUTS IN A BUSY DAY Resolatloa for Slftlnsr Con.atttes U Passed by a Large Ma jority. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, March 17. (Special.) Op mo- tlon ot Gregg of; Wayne, the bouse this morning placed a ten-nilrfute limit on all speeches hereafter made. Pursuant to previous action th house went into commute of th whole to con slder as apeclal order H, R. 70, th Ram sey elevator bill, and H. R. 344, tb revenue bill. Douglas of Rock mad th motion to include H. R. 844 in th special order and thin moved that H. R. 144 be eonstd- ered before H. R. 70. Loomis of Dodga In- slsted that H. R. 70 was mad a special order last night by ths house and that th commute ot tb wbol was entirely with- out th power to reverse any action of th house. Thompson of Merrick, who was In th chair, sustained th point and H. R. 70 was then taken un .. The railroad committee offered an amend. ment striking from the bill th nrovtslon requiring railroad to glra these farmers elevator full terminal facilities and prompt and immediate transfer accommodations and requiring all such elevator to cost at least 13,000. Robblns of Gag county offered an amend - ment fixing th minimum cost of elevators at 12.000. Frlecds of the Ramsey bill favored th latter amendment. They contended the former amendment reptal4 th present law, which In many respect waa a good oe. ' ' . Bears of Burt wanted the bill passed on to the senate to be considered with the Brady bill of like character. Douglas of Rock championed the railroad comralttee'a amendment, explaining, however, that he ii not Influenced by the rallroada. Hogrrfe of TUchardsnn and Mangold of Douglas were with him. Wilson of Pawnee, Bweery of Adams, Rob- bini of Gage, Kennedy and Nelson of Douglas, Anderson of Kearney, Christy of Nemaha spoke for the bill as amended by Robblns. The Robblns amendment was adopted by a vote of 84 to 2, and the bill was then recommended for passage. The revenue bill was at this time taken up. An amendment by Rouse of Hall was adopted raising from 5 to 7 miiis the rate of general tax for all state purposes, the change occurring In section 141 "Iftlnsj Committee Fight. On convening' In the afternoon session Spurlock of Cass submitted a resolution for the appointment of a sifting committee of thirteen members, at least two from earn congressional district and that no bill be taken out of Its order after the fifty-fifth day Gregg of Wayne, who was opposed to the sifting committee, said: This is a fitting consummation of the career of this house. We are on our forty-eighth day. We have, with the sen ate, enacted nineteen laws. The records show our average time of adjourning has been 3:23 and we have not convened on time and now with no. Important bills passed we propose to turn over to thirteen men the real work of this session to place In their hands the legislation of this state Why did we not give them the reins at the outset?" The Spurlock resolution was carried by vote of "0 to 21. On motion of Hathorn of Red Willow tj,e house decided to proceed without In terruptlon with the revenue bill. When lt was a.aln taken up. The house then pasaea these bills H. R 27 by Loomis of Dodge, correcting mlnoP Hefects in city charters In cities of 5 000 t0 25,000 inhabitants H p, 32o. by Nelson of Douglas, the 0maha charter bill. The vote was 87 to 4 H R jg bv Burgess of Lancaster, en abng fraternal Insurance companies to add accjental and sick benefits to their jlat of policies. H R 274, by Warner of Lancaster, ex- curllng from the law library at the state untverBty any but law books and public aocuments and providing for the transfer . nnok on miscellaneous subjects to the nstor,cai an(i university libraries, H R 3J by Koetter of Douglas, remov ,Dg the mIt of 200 which school boards may expen(1 without contract or publics Uon u paaBed unanimously H n sna n MofMav of Lancsster. relm h,.i r.n.rl Virtnr Vlfnnaln In the sum f - -ttiary adjutant general under R.v... Tinvd. R ... b committee on claims, re nn ttia wnlf hnnntv law. with an emergency clause . V.,B roiir1 nrnvlil formlty in appeals H R 6J by wllBon of paWnee. to confer u authorlty upon the State Board of .'. ... ...,. .v.. XTrtklLU BUU i lb orvi ciai a liu uiano wuoi provisions In line with this to safeguard the public health against the spread of contagious and Infectious diseases, appro priating $10,000 for state health Inspectors' annual expenditures and emergency clause. Speaker Mockett ' then announced Mc- Alllster of Deuel to succeed Douglas of Rock as chairman of the Stuefer investlga- tlon committee. 1 ' Tns speaker announced tnese memoers as gresslonal district; Morsman and Kennedy Second; Loomis and Roberts. Third; Smith and Cropsey, Fourth; Rouse and Junkln, Fifth; Davis and Douglas, Sixth. The house at 5:15 p. m. took a recess until 7:30. RaUc Assessors' Salaries. -he night session began at s7:30. in commuiee oi me wnoie me nouse conciuuea onslderatlon of the revenue bill, reaching the last section, 244, at 9:20. No vital change were made. Section 22, fixing the pay of local assessors, which bad been passed, was then taken up. An amendment by Nelson ot Douglas, fixing the Omaha assessors' salary at $2,400, Instead of $1,800 is originally provided, was adopted. A motion for the committee to arise was rost and an appeal by Douglas of Rock that exploited bis amendment. In the course ot hi remarks ho declared that the revenue bill as It stands will raise farm taxes 250 per cent, and pleaded that unless lt raised the taxes on railroads correspondingly lt was wrong. The house having adopted a ten-minute limit on speeches, after Sweezy had talked twelve minutes, Thompson of Merrlcfc protested on hi continuing, say- ,n; . . , square himself with hi constituents." Thompson said there was sdmethfng In the Caldwell amendment, but there was "no sense at all" in the Sweezy amendment. Kennedys of Douglas moved that Sweezy be given, unlimited time to set forth his views. The motion carried. Facetiously Douglas of Rock moved that an adjourn ment be taken for all save Sweezy and the newspaper men. ' At 10:20 a motion for ad journment carried, with the condition that. Sweezy be glvjn tbe floor in tho morning. SENATORS NOT TO BE HURRIED Howell and Saunders Meet with Op position to Their Prl- ' tnary Bill. (From, a Staff Correspondent) LINCOLN. March 17. (Special.) The at tempt of Howell and Saunders of Douglas to run rough shod over the senate this morning, carrying with them H. R. 236, tbe r . m nnr?i tmn icn IWCITOAIurn I " rt ..w.-wu I Rejected on Aeconnt ol "Coffee Heart" . Life Insurance companies have fully es tablished the fact that the use of coffee causel an organic derangement ot the heart, shortening the long beat and Imper iling life. For this reason habitual coffee arinaers are reiusea me insurance in many A we nown merchant or Y hit Creek. Tenn.. proprietor of a large store . "Thre years ago I was ex- mlned 'o' Ufa insurance, and to my sur- P'4 w" rejected, becau my heart action t times out of place 15 beats la 0. "' consulted several good doctors and w" Invariably aeked by them.'Do you drink rdent Plrlts. use tobacco, or drink coffer To th first I answered, 'Very little;' to the I cond. 'No;' to the last, 'Yes.' and they oui all aay 'Qqlt coffee.' "I determined to do this. I bad read about Postum Cereal Coffe and bought and used it, and I liked it as well as the best ot real coffee, and as a result of Its us In place of coffe I find myself without 1 a skip In my heart action and I ean get I insurance on my Ufa cheaper by 15 per I cent (notwithstanding the advance lq age) I than I could when I first comeneed using 1 Postum." Nam furnished by Postum Co. I Sattl. Crssk, Mich, Gilbert primary election law, met with op podtlon strong enough to defeat lt. As a consequence. Instead of getting whst th-y wsnted. the pssslng of the bill to a thir-.l reading without a discussion In the Com mittee of the whole, the two Douglas mem bers finally jumped at the chsnce offered by the opposition to make the bill a spe cial order for 2 o'clock tomorrow after noon. The Gilbert election bill provides thst before voters may take part In a primary they must make affidavit as to what psriy they supported at the preceding election. The judges may, if they desire, force the voter to tell how many of party candidates he voted for, or refuse to allow him a voice In the primary. The bill came from the committee with the recommendation thst lt be engrossed for a third reading. Before a vote waa taken on this Howell explained that an election would lo held In Omaha In a very short time and that It was the Intention of the friends of the measure to attempt to gpt lt through In time to become effective for the primary. .There was no Intention, he explained, to railroad the measure through. An emergency existed and the bill had to be hurried If it would help out Omaha. "The bill was passed by the house." ex plained Howell; 'it was unanimously re ported back for engrossment by the sen ate committee. It Is for tho correction of evils In the primary system, snd In order that the bill may benefit Oranha It Is neces sary that it be passed as soon as possible. At the last election a condition of affairs existed at the city clerk's office In Omaha that should not be repeated. The bill Is for the best Interest of the republican party." And then O'Neill of Lancaster got after the bill. "It Is an unfair method," said he, "to railroad a bill through without discussion. This measure Is so radical that I txpected tht committee to report It back for Indefinite postponement. As a matter ot fairness, if for no other reason, we should have a free discussion of this bill." Day of Nuckolls said the senate should be slow about advancing bills to a third reading. "I cannot vote for a bill in this shape," he said. Sloan of Fillmore thought lt would be objectionable whether the bill was en grossed or put at the head of the general nie. Harrison of Hall moved that the bill be placed at the head of the sifting commit tee's file. Lieutenant Governor McGUton announced that lt would take a two-thirds vote to do this. Before the vote O'Neill objected. Ho said the bill was liable to come ba?k wl'.hln an hour If the motion was carried. He again asked the senate to give the members time to look Into the bill. O'Neill said make the bill a special order for Wednes day or Thursday. Saunders suggested that O'Neill knew of the bill and that he. had a week' to study It in. Harrison announced that he had known the bill for a month. Brady of Boone thought O'Neill s sug gestion was a good one. "The senate should be careful In asking that bills be engrossed without a discussion In the com mittee of the whole," he said. "The sen ate has a right to consider this bill." The vote was then taken on Harrison's motion to put H. R. 236 at the head of the general file prepared by. the sifting com mittee. Those in favor ot the motion were: Anderson, Brown, Day Fries. Glffln, Har rison, Hastings, Hedge, Howell, Jennings Marshall, Norris, fau,nders, Sheldon, Sloan, Umstead. Those opposed were: Beghtol, Brady, Coffey, Coxt Hall (of Burt). Mere dith, .O'Neill, Wall, Warner. Way, Voung. The motion was lost. The bill, by agreement, was then made a special order for tomorrow afternoon. Senate, pontine. . , 1 The'flrst tie vote the session occurred in. the senate this, morning. It was on the Indefinite postponement of S. F. 290 pro vldlng that quallashall not be killed be fore November 1, . 1905. After a lengthy debate the vote stood 14 to 14. Lieutenant Governor' McGUton cast the deciding vote and cast' it for the 'postponement ot the bill. 1 H. R. 123, the Northwestern security bill, supposed to be In the Interest of the rail road merger, was Indefinitely postponed. S. F. 294, authorizing corporations to act as receivers, etc.; general file. H. R. 113, providing' for filing Indictment or Information against corporations; gen eral file. S. F. 292, amending the constitution to provide for biennial elections: general file. The following bills were psssed: S. F. 304, providing for fees to be paid the treasurer for work done by land com missioner. S. F. 18, providing that compilers of ab stracts file bond and providing a penalty for violation. S. F. 223, providing for certificate of sat isfaction in case of foreclosures. S. F. 151. granting right of way for con struction of electric roads. S. F. 143, providing for tbe appointment of a state surveyor by the land commis sioner. S. F. 133, providing for the election of a tax commissioner in cities of from 10,000 to 25,000 Inhabitants. The senate took a recess until 2 o'clock. Afternoon Session. Through tha senate this afternoon Ne braska paid tribute to Ireland. On motion of Wall of Sherman' this resolution was unanimously adopted' Resolved. That the senate of the state of Nebraska hereby desiring to commemorate this the litn day or Marcn, a. d. imh, do hereby commend that policy of the present king of Great Britain, which has for Its fur pose the relief of the peasant class of reland, and we do hereby tender to the IrlHh people, wherever they are to be found, our .most profound .congratulations on the seeming bright prospects of the immediate dawning of a golden ra In the history 'of these unfortunate but noblo people. Senator Wall moved that a copy of tbe resolution be sent to King Edward and a copy be sent to the English vice consul, M. A. Hall, now a member ot the aenate. Eulogistic speeches on St. Patrick were delivered by Senators Wall, Brady, Hast ings, Coffey, Brown, Hasty, O'Neill and Hall of Douglas. After these exercises the senate went Into committee of the whole and mad the fol lowing disposition of bills: S. F. 57, providing that railroads shall upply suitable waiting rooms; ordered en grossed. S. F. 17, providing that the management of the School for the Deaf and Dumb at Omaha and tbe Institute for the Blind at Nebraska City be placed In a board of six members to be appointed by tbe governor, and changing names ot the Institutions; or- deerd engrossed. S. F. 22. providing for th regulation ot installment and investment companies; or dered engrossed. H. R. 13(, providing that county money deposited by county treasurers shall draw not less thsn t per cent interest. Many amendments wer offered and the bill was finally sent back to th judiciary com mittee. Tbe senate adjourned at 6:20 o'clock until t o'clock tomorrow. JURY FOR BLUEBEAR0 CASE Jada Will Call Special Panel t Probe Ksapp'i Marderan Career. HAMILTON. O., March 17. Judg Belden announced thia afternoon that a special grand Jury will be called on March 23 to Investigate tk. cas of Alfred A. Kcapp, th Ohio Bluebeard, SENATE WORK ENDS TODAY Cuban Treaty Expected to Go Through with Litt'e Debate. COAL AWARD IS NEARLY READY NOW t hief Jnstlre Heed of lovra la om. anted by I'renldent for frnt on Private Land t lalnia Bench. WASHINGTON, March 17. Most of the senators in the city loft the capltol tonight with the firm conviction that It would be possible to conclude the scuslon tomorrow. There are some senators who express the opinion that more than one day will be fo-ind necessary for the presentation of arguments for and againxt tho Cuban treaty. but a ennvass soon showed that only the iwo Louisiana senstors desired to be heard at length at this time and they would not now say as much as they would have said If the committee on foreign relations had not agreed to recommend that the treaty bo submitted to congress for Its approval. This submission will be In the shape of a Joint resolution at the next regular ses sion, and as this can be discussed In open session all those who oppose the treaty consider that that time would be more opportune for argument thnn the present. Senator Foster of Louls!ana was among thoso who expressed the opinion that it might be possible to reach a final vote to morrow It Is the general opinion that the treaty will be ratified by a safe majority, t'oal Award Almost It emir. Commissioner Carroll D. Wright, recorder of the coal strike commission, paid today that the vork of the commission was nesrly concluded and that the report will be plsced In the hands cf tho printer lu a few daj-s. t'oartOlartial Arqnlts. The court-martial which tried Ensign Wortman at Pensacola on charges growing out of the explosion of the eight-Inch gun on the battleship Massachusetts, by which nine men lost their lives, found tho accused not guilty. (eblnrt Holds Short Session The cabinet meeting today lasted loss than an hour and It was stated that little business of Importance was dlecusBcd. Committee Is Evenly Divided. The senate committee on the Judiciary today considered the nomination of W. M. Byrne to .be district attorney. District of Delaware, but failed to agree. Of the eight senators present, four were favorable to confirmation and four opposed. This was construed as Justifying an adverse report. Squadron Leaves San Joan. The Navy department was advised today that tne Caribbean squadron had sailed from San Juan for Puerto Cor.ez, Hon duras, in pursuance of the orders ot tbe department. The dispatch of the squadron was in response to the request of Consul Wilt at Celba, who reported revolutionists had captured Cetba aud that It would bo advisable to send a warship to protect American interests. Bar to Pension la Removed. The Interior department has decided that the bar to allowance ot pension to soldiers who had previously served in the confed erate ormy is removed by section 1 of the joint resolution of July 1, 1902, relating to the pensionable ita t us ot such soldiers, and It is held to be unnecessary for such claimants to file a new application for pen sion subsequent to July 1, 1902. Land Court Jadaies Xanied. . The president today sent the followirg nominations to the senate: Judges of the court of private land claims Chief justice, Joseph P. Reed, Iowa; associate Justices, Henry C. Stluss, Kansas; William M. Mur ray, Tennessee; Wilbur F. Stone, Colorado; Frank I. Osborne, North Carolina. Land Verdict Reversed. In the case of J. L. Morrow and others against the state of Oregon and tho War ner Valley Stock company, involving some thousands of acres of ths swamp land selec tion near Lake View, Ore., tbe secretary of the Interior has reversed the decision of the commissioner of the general land office and directed the submission for ap proval of a new swamp land list embrac ing such of the lands In controversy as properly passed to the state. This de cision rejects all claims adverse to the state excepting that of the heirs of Amos Boyd and any other existldg pre-emption claim which has been perfected before the decision is carried Into effect. Italian Score Point. The Italian government has turned the tables on the Treasury department here, somewhat to the annoyance ot a number of American citizens. For some time the health authorities at New York have been excluding all Immigrants wto show the least sign of eye trouble thr.t mlht be contagious. .They held ' trachoma," which Is a species of grjiuulated eyelids common In southern countries to be contagious and excluded many Immigrants, especially Italians. Notice now has been received that the Italian government has prevented a num ber of naturalized Americans from taking ship to return to America, its medical of ficers having discovered a few cases of "trachoma" among them. The Itilian of ficials take the position that if the dis ease Is contagious, as certified by the United States officials, they cannot risk its spread to the other passengers on the ship. The matter hss been reported to Wasblngton and a lively correspondence 1 In progress. Day's Appointment Approved. The appointment of William A. Day to be assistant attorney to the attorney gen eral was confirmed today by the senate. Major Waller Promoted. Major L. T. Waller, who wss with the first relief prty to onter Pekin and after wards made tho march across Samar In the Philippines, which rsulteu In a court martial, has been promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel. Wood to Sail for Naples. General Wood wll leave here on Thurs day of next week for Naples. He will be accompanied by Colonel II. L. Scott, Sev enth cavalry, and Lieutenant F. R. McCoy, Tenth cavalry. It is expected the party will arrive In Manila about th middle ot 1 At Banquets and dtantr Mm pUulng jualtty aad abaulut purity of Great Western Champagne commend it to those vki pr(r th bt. while lu uotUrftt. pric u ohlr s tunhw recom- GOLD HEDAL puailloa of 14- PLEASANT VALLEY WINE CO., Sale Makers, Bkelmt, N. I sole or an wyrmw w ---- i I Soar June. . Oeneral Wood will take command of the Department of Mindanao until he Is advanced to the command of the di vision of the Philippines. ' Colored Mas (ommlavloneil. Lieutenant David fl. Gilmer, a colored soldier of this city, hss been commissioned by the president a STond lieutenant In th Philippine scouts. The president recently promised Senator Prltrhard of North Car olina that Lieutenant C.llmer sh 'iild have the first varam-y In 'he Ihlllppltie scouts, rilmlry'n Post linn" 1'lre. No actlen was taken by the seiv.it- today upon -the nomination of William Pllmlcy to be' aaslstniit treasurer uf the Vnlted State at New York. Senator Alrtikh will visit the Treasury depar;ment tomorrow to look over the papers whlrh he understands have been received there and if they nre ol such a nature s.i to warrant consideration by the finance committee, a meeting will be called for that purpose. to ci itK a t'OLii ::. t.r. day Take Laxative llronio Quinine Tabl.-t. All drugglns refund tho money If It ffls to cure. - E. W. .Grove's signature '--u each box 2C DEATHREC0RD. WIM S. Cole.' BEATRICE. Neb., Varrh 17. (Sperlnl. ) Will S. Colo, a wc'l known resident of this rlty, died yesterday morning nt the homo of his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Col, after a lingering Illness of tuberculosis. Deeessed was born at JrfTerson Rarracks, Mo., April 28. 1S64. His early life was spent In Iowa, and In 1S7S be located In Beatrice, coming here with his parents. He was a Jeweler by trade and was en gaged In busluess In this city for many years and later nt Cortland, this county. In September, W9, he was married to Miss Jessie Bailey of Sterling, Neb. In 19ni he was compelled to retire from business on account of 111 health and engaged in out door pursuits nt Sterling until the follow ing year, when he went to South McAl lister, I. T. He also visited Texas, Arizona and Mexico In pursuit of health, but not finding relief be went to Sulphur Springs, Ark. Ho remained thero until about a month ago, when he returned to Beatrice, since which time he began to sink rapidly, death relieving him of his suffering yester day morning at 1 o'clock. He leaves no family except his wife. The funeral was held this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock under the auspices of the Elks' lodge and the Ma sonic fraternity, of which deceased was a member. Mrs, t'linrlottn Cnmmlnan. OSCEOLA. Neb., March 17. (Special.) Word has Just been received here of tho death of Mrs. Charlotte Cummlngs at the Soldiers' home at Grand Island, and the funeral will be held here under the aus pices of the Grand Army of the Republic and Woman's Relief corps. Mrs. Cummlngs, with her husband, was among the earliest settlers in Polk county. Her late husband waa the first postmaster of Arcade beforo the name was changed to Shelby. He was a charter member of the first post here and served in Company L. Second Iowa cavalry. Mrs. Cummlngs was more than 80 ears old, r.nd was a pensioner on ac count of the service of her husband, and will be laid to rest beside tbe body of her husband In Osceola cemetery. Veteran of Three Wars. HOT SPRINGS, S. D., March 17. (Spe cial.) W. James Cannon, who was a cousin of Congressman Cannon of Illinois, who came here several days ago from Custer for treatment for dropsy, died at the hospital Saturday.- He was a remarkable man, 00 years old, was a soldier under Sam Hous ton in the Texas' revolution, later a soldier under Oeaerat Taylor in tbe Mexican war and still later was a soldier In the war of the rebellion from the start to the fin ish; was wounded three tlm-s. He had a Houston" medal tor gallantry in the Texas war and splendid recommendation from officers of the Mexican and civil wars. Frederick Fernlnand Hirsch. YUTAN, Neb., March 17. (Special.) Frledrlch FerJInand Hirsch died at 0 o'clock yesterday morning. He was born in Saxony sixty-nine years ago and has been a resident of Yutan for twelve years. He died of heart trouble, after an Illness of several weeks. He leaves a wife and twelve children, one of them In Germany, some In Colorado, one In California and others in Nebraska and Iowa, all except one married and with large families. Sev eral of the children will be present at tho funeral Wednesday afternoon from the Ger man Lutheran church. Old Settler of Cass. PLATTSMOL'TH, Neb., March 17. (Spe cial.) George D. Amlck, 72 yea? of age, died at his home, a few mile southwest ot this city, last Dlght. He pre-empted the farm, where he has since resided, in 1856. He leaves three grown children. v. runkenness IS A DISEASE! "Will-Power" will Not Cure) It. rtrlnk la tbe greatest curse of mankind. Many s feuns rain ot gn-stest irorol hi (mind tbn dlabonoml rrava ot a druoksrd Instead uf tn honorable place In society. i'bxl'lnna bare long rerog-nltod that con tinued Indiilpenc In alcoholic atltnulania -aunt th atnaiai-h and dlgeatlre organa to beooin dineaaod. In th vast majority ot enwa, (hpr fore. habitual dninkenueKa la a pbjak-al dla eaae, snd no amount of uicntal resolve or 'fultb cur" will cur H. "OMINE" WIM. posiTTVEf.V AND rrtt MANKNTl.Y t't'RB TUB UK INK HABIT. W guarant this and will refund th iuoni-y should tb rrmrdy fall. Hut It m-rer dors fall! "OBBINE" la tontrlcsn, oriorlpaa slid color laa, and ran be givn without the patient's knowledge la t-a, coffe, water or milk, it tona op th dlaeased stomach snd gltes a hearty appetite aud good dlpeatlon. Muihera of the W. C. T. IT., rlnnrrmen, phy. stelani and public men all over the land eidum thla wonderful remedy. Bav. Tho. O. Eaatoa, D.D., A2T K. Capitol Rt., Waabington, It. C. writes: "I rin nafely af. Arm, from enaes under my. personal observation, that ORRIME Is s marvloiia and permanent remedy for chronic Inehrlatea." fl per bo i, boiea for fY Rem rely sealed ; poaipald. Sealed booklet mailed free on re queat. Addreas OHKINB . CO., Pope Building, Washington, D. C. Sold and rerouimrnd'd by ihrrmis A MrCunnrll 11 rum Co., Kith and Uod( SI... Omaha. mum t L-jl ti F i'M ALE BEAN k,ir .contain Ergot, Ttwr. fcuurrujrai. Bui a tlugt lahura: K'ttjieiu niuat M.ai in.iijt iv&M'a rflitavfld la a irv i uu al 6htrui0 MwCuuiieU Xru Co., Omaha, mtifiniTrTnYr ;.-v'. ' v '- efVj - -V Z 'J-'- - J,:rTAr-j.rj.sev--a Schmollsr & Muellers . Special Offer in Pianos Anyone thinking of purchasing a Tlano should not fall to write or call on us nt onre. This Is tho third week of our Rroat Ocarina; Sale, and Judging from the way the instru ments are going tho bargains cannot laft much longer. Our special se lected slock of STE1NWAY SilNfl. STEC.ER & SONS. VOSE, EMERSON, 8TECK. A. II. CHASE. HARPMAN and 17 other high grade makes Is quoted at pricea never befnrc known in the history of piano selling. no low wo mention a few rare bargains we have others: One J. P. Halo Vpright One V. W. Kimball QQ One Weber Piano good ClQQ condition vl4LO Beautiful Oak Vpright vlSlii One Chlckerlng Vpright thoroughly overhauled in our own IttK factory jtUw Tho above special targalns are sold on Bchmoller & Mueller's easy pay ment plan, viz., ONLY $1 PER WEEK Remember we are Piano Manufac turers and will save the purchaser the middleman's profit. Write for catalogues, prices and bargain list, or pay us a visit of Inspection. !00 New Pianos For Rent , 4, l5 Per Month. . Old Pianos thoroughly overhauled In our own factory and Expert Tuning Promptly attended to. Schmollcr& Mueller Piano Manufacturers, Wholesale and Retail Dealers, 1313 Farnam M., 'Phone 11)25. iowa nnAxcH. 602 Broadway, Council Bluffs. 'Phone 31S. OIL KINGS Vigorously Object . to Wilson Amendment. An Intense feeling has been aroused by .their attempt to interfere with legisla tion and sensational developments are ex peoted, while only a few share in the im mense profit of these great corporations. The afflicted of the ertlre world may be sharers In the great benefits bestowed by Dr. Burkharf Vegetable Compound. 8,756,000 persons who have taken this wonderful treatment last year testify to its great merits. It cures blood, stomach, heart, kidney and female aliments, rheuma tism, catarrh and constipation. 25 cents. All druggists. CURED BV WHITE RIBBON REMEDY No taste. No odor. Can be niven In glut's of water, tea, or coffee without patient s knowledge. White Klbbon Remedy will cure or de stroy the diseased uppctUe for alcolioliu stimulants, whether the patient is a con flrmd Inebriate, a "tippler," social ilrinker or drunkard. Impossible for unyoiix lo have an uppcUte foi alcoholic liquors utter UNlity White Ribbon Remedy. I nil or sell hj- Member, nf W. ;. T. I'. Mrs. Moore, press superintendent ot tlx' Woman's Christian Temperance union uf Ventura. Calilorula, writes: "1 have tested White ittubon Remedy on very obeiinut drunkard, and the cure have been many, in many cases the lemeiiy wun given secretly. I cheerfully recommend and en dorse White Klhbon ReineUv. Almiiiets r.i our union are delighted to llnd an econnml cal treatment to uid us in our temperance "uiruggists or bv mall. Jl. Trial packnge free by writing Mrs. A. M. Towasenrt tlor years secretary of a Woman's Christian Tmperan e unlnni. 118 Tremout st., Boston. Mass. Sold In Oniuha by SCHAEFER'S CUT PRICE ORUQ 8TOS3 'Phone 747. h. W. Cor J6th and Chicago. Oaods delivered k R&h; to any part of city. MISKMKT!. BOYD'?ir MATINEE TOPA Y Tf N1 HIT. MARGUERITA SYLVA Omaha's Favorite Prima Donna In tho Musical Comedy Huccess THE STROLLERS Prices Mat., Jac to ll.Ui; Nlcht. 2i to H.60. Four I'er'orninrice. Ktnftlng TH I'ltSDA Y MlillT The Best cf the Geo. W. ICili rer's Musical Comedies 75 People In Cast. B M.1.1-1-H H-Al.l.i:l " Prices Mat., 25c lo Jl.Ou; Night, 25c u (ISO. CNRlOHTOM Telephone 1531. Matinees Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, Mi; fcivery Night, 8:15. HIGH GLASS VAUDEVILLE Bunnell Brothers. Ltfttte' Ollson, W. C Vields, Joe Maxwell Ac Co., K.smcralila. Anderson and W'ullaee and th Klnudi oniw. PRICK8-10O. iM 60c. Tor (food cooking l-rf hlark from Bov4 I. ra KCW ruuurut-b BKST la Om rremst iM conrwoua aamca. Uiiia KKk Claisc. Jic Ur4a uns l nopa. a iitk. at SLm luUiiu ur' t fft..V.a