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THE OMAHA DAILY ,. TIIUHsnAY. MAKCH 20, 1903. Ttl. ?!. W Close Saturday m si ff - sv V y-W o 7 JThia is a season for trimmings, and renowDed artists Lave vieti with oath other to produce the most striking effects. As usuAl, f'an's ifvthe fotintnin head for such goods. -Tarlaian goods havO a "stylo, tone and elegance that places them above all others MY ore phowing-an immense line of the fashionable novelties and inyitp your inspection. Noticeable among the choice things, are appliques, in all black, white and charming combination of colors. Lace trimmings in real duchessc, Venice, Itenaissance, cluny, antique and Irish crochet. Itaud gallons, edgings and medallions. Handsome lace collars. All these and many others. ',. . ,Hce our netf cluny and antique laces, lately arrived. ' e have dress trimmings from 25c to $7.50 a yard. ... TkEIPSlRI.liEtEKI Y. M. C. A. Building. Corner Sixteenth and Douglas St trip and tallnit with Senator Millard about thlf matter and he' was aa much surprised aa the governor. 8cnator Millard aald It was too bad (or us Jo get Into tbla affair Just after e morning from the Hartley scan dal and advised one to go to Stopfer, make him promise tr put back all those coupons and secure his pledge to be straight dur ing the remainder of hlsferm."-'- Telle- t yiolt to Staffer. After telling .of his vIMt to (he office of Mr. Stuefer In company with William Nes blt and John- Fr Piper of Burt county, when he copied he entries on page 114 of the bond book" in the treasurer's office that were brought Into evidence last night, and explaining that the portion of the entry reading: "Except...a -bonus of $550 In coupons not detached,1 waa not on the book t that time, Mr. Sears tald that Mr. Stuefer appeared 'excited and angry part cf the time we ' were In his office" He then seated: v "On March 21, 1901, 1 again wrote to Oov ernor -Savage and suggested the wisdom of demanding gtyefer'a resignation. The gov ernor .answered --my letter, saying he had referred U to Attorney General Prout and would be ready for action as soon as the latter official made his answer. December 22, 1901, I once more wrote to the governor, Insisting on the necessity of some action." At this Juncture Attorney Vara Dusen took the witness In hand and began his cross examination." Ha. asked Sears why he had stated in his lotter to Governor Savage that "of the facts In the case as stated there can., be no doubt."., He Insisted that this statement was not warranted on the basis of the Information which Sear then had w4mi a direct and unjust reflection upon the integrity and honor of a distin guished And honorable citizen. ..': Sears replied that be adduced from his conversations with Stuefer and others and his investigation of the case the conclusion that Stuefer bad full and ample knowledge that., the Burt county bonds were to be Is sued, when they were to be Issued and the date of their sale, and consequently de cided thaV la ; not availing himself of the opportunity t buy these bonds or bid on thenV for the state he had been derelict is his duty-and imposed a' wrong on the atate. Van' Bunemrthen aBked.cara If it was not:- laci thalne aftihe apeclflo cia dltiona In Neligh'a contract was that .these bond weretq be JrW vered to-him at , (Hie First National' bank in Omaha. The. par pose was toounLerac4 the implication that the check or $70,006-' had been given by EtuaLar on this bank for. Kf.llgh'nuse la buy ing; these bonds. Van Dusen also brought outline point that the fact that Nellgh did buslpess wtlhthe FtreVNaUanal bank of West Point, of, which. Mr. Stuefer waa and la pVealdent, And that he bad -used a certi fied: check fop $1,000 on this bank In the purchase of these bonds, did not necessar ily Indicate any lrregularl.ty.' He said that a Mr. Btuefer Was then attending to hla duties aa treasurer of the state it was not at ajj probable that h' would have personal knowledge- of what checks were passing through his. bank out at West Point.. ' Sears was cross-examined by Van Dusen aa tfi hla reported demand on Governor Sav age, that be demand the resignation of Mr. Stuefer, and emphatically denied that be had made such a demand and stated that the t report grew, out of a garbled news paper story published In Lincoln. He ad mitted, however, having auggested to the governor the wisdom of such a course. Sears abruptly Interposed the statement that one when this matter waa .under dls aion Senator Dcltrtch had said, referring to Mr.StMefer,: ... ., "If I was governor he wouldn't stay In office twenty-tour hours," At 10 o'clock the committee adjourned until 7:S6 p. m. i Receive Ckerka July .4. . At the evening session W.A. Mover, who waa dlert of Burt county during the pend ing of this Bond deal, testified -that J. R. Sutherland, hail, told htm personally and the county commission- of which Moyer .was clerk that tb State Boerfl 'of Educational Lands and Funds had authorised him to atate that It would buy these bonds at SVi. Moyer. also lold of receiving-the two checks from Nelfgh July 4, 1901, In. payment of, the bonds. He further aald the county board fixed the rate of. Interest at 354 May L 190L ' , J. R.' Sutherland, editor of the Burt ILn. JLI arvd Blouses Cheaper Cooil Am im Icononr ? '"! Tkora .rnv V There no better roAde i . b ,, m Ar i f S turn irt.lrttna at A koK obu-auuir than nui venous ttiltik. You ttn l eipart l ha bar k) as aaofej Mlf- Iimki (or biuMlf in eb tfl atUns iu aa he voitid aT. if you s11 ua b3V on toe njarkeb for blca aiid (old Dtm to. beU.r. vbq yoa ooiuldrr Mi "-water duriIHi of a,. k.. Vi lt aud Hi you Vlil rvHto iui thr at r.aliy ouvatMir at tl.UO iaaa oUaot kud at kail laak ujk us tnr a eopy "f lb lubl tit booklet m Aitoy ' tms aud til CaarasMr.' While we urge mothers to buy $1.00 blouses, we also carry, "the beat (hlnga to bo had at 60o and 76c DEXSOX at THORNB't , 3lUUTi'an 5ajaal r 1315 Doealae St. p. . Writ (oeMalogue. It describes and illustrates tjo. pat tbLngs made la clothes (or boys, girls aad babiva. A Boy' U .J Leadership ;";t j ' aooboT. I. -s .Ly.. . . til . 1wm squoatloa 1 . f' V I March 'J5,' 190J. i l rv County Herald of Tekamah, then testified. He said he first mentioned the Burt county bond matter to Mr. Stuefer March 20 or 21, 1901, at Lincoln. He said Stuefer told him he would make a definite offer for the bonds If the board cave him authority and asked Sutherland to remain In the city a day or two pending action of the board. March 23, Sutherland said, ho was given the In structions and authority by the atate board to say to the Burt county board that the atate would take the bonds at 3H. payable any time after five yearn, at the option of Burt county, the bonds to run twenty yeara. Sutherland said the board's statement con tained s provision that if acceptable to the Burt county board the latter waa to mani fest its desire. Sutherland said he con veyed all of this message to the Burt county board. Moyer, who waa at the meeting, saya he could not recall Sutherland's aaylng any thing except that the board would give S for the bonds. Sutherland stated that the Burt county board paid little attention to his message; said he thought the board was opposed to selling the bonds to Mr. Stuefer. Sears brought out the point, however, that the chairman of the board. Franklin Ever ett, wrote two letters to Mr. Stuefer ask ing him what rate of Interest he would pay for the bonds and never received a reply to either letter. Sears submitted that thia did not Indicate any objections on the part of the board to sell these bonds to Stnefor, but rather threw the burden of indifference on the state treasurer, who failed to reply to the letters. Sutherland said hla address to the Burt county board was on April t, 1901, and that the rate was fixed on the bonds May 1. The lawyers, Sears and Van Dueen, waived argument of the case. The committee's findings are to be as a -verdict Mr. Stuefer has attended each session of the committee and taken a keen Interest. At the conclusion tonight he aaid," laugh ingly, he felt satisfied with the prospects before him. ...... . Sta-ne Primary Eleetloa 'iq' ."Governor Mickey',, today signed to;',R. i the Gilbert primary election WO:K . HT.AVeborg'g bill -calling-on cojrreg;.)f a ((institutional Hoendment forthe direct f lts6tlottbf ,pntte 6taeA-eiBtW'j 'H-.M$ ,132, b .Rousie of Hall, appropriate: loh State, .university, the agricultural exDe'rl' ment station fund and the Morrill fund, and 8 F, 447,-. by Sheldon lot Cass, com pelling counties to keep open roads lead ing from river bridges dividing counties to connect with the most accessible road The governor vetoed H. R. 46, by Frledrich of Cass, to- compel publication of notices of ;hool board meetings, at. which the question of changing school altes is to be acted on. The governor accompanied, bis veto with a long explanation, saying the amendment in the bill was not germane to that section to be changed. ... Pressure on dovtraor. Governor Mickey signed H. R. 236 at 2:45 this afternoon. He was waited on about noon by the Douglas county, delegation-in the legislature, in the Interest of the bill. He had been waited oq repeatedly for sev eral days past by this delegation, in fact, and others actively - engaged in politics from Omaha, urging him to algn the bill, while other representative cltlsens from republican and democratic parties ' had urged him to withhold his signature. Speaking of the bill, which la aald to be the weapon of 4he faction that pushed It through with, which it intends to club ita political enemlea, the governor aaid: - "I gave the measure, the most careful consideration and submitted it to the at torney general and waa advised by him and his assistant, Norrts Brown, that it waa all right from a constitutional standpoint. They Informed me -tha the old. law on which this bill was based, or 1a other words, which it amended, was: not sound, so I aigned the measure." "; - j v.- Ever since the bill reached the senate the political coterie that was behind It, notable among which Here certain discred ited Omaha politicians who- but recently cashed rn their assets, have been haunting the capital building . and the . governor's office in the interest of this measure.- They regard the governor's signing the bill as a distinct triumph for them. ' The suggestion that the b'U was framed and promoted for the specific purpose of enabling a set of politician to vent their spleen on those whom they hold respon sible for defeating them in a recent elec tion, despite certain questionable methods employed by this gang, probably needs no stronger proof than that contained in the statement of a member of the legislature from Douglas county to a correspondent for ,The Bee. It waa . .. . ;"We came doffn here, to get een with these fellows snd hav rinn, it Th. .never, had-It -stuck into them so .hard aa iny nave paa aunng mis session pf the legislature, and thia very H. R- 13 la ih orst.blow of all." -'' The member had been rne of the ardent aupportera of the late congressman from the Seeond district, as it happens all the republicana are who secured the enaction of thia law, and he referred to the defeat of Mercer aa one of -the acta for which certain persona were being punished by the passage of this bill. . . afesaaar Irosa Savage. Ezra P. Savage baa wired a Lincoln paper disclosing his whereaboute. which have been unknown generally in this city for several weeks. He sends the gratifying newa that he la in Tacoma, Wash., 'and will return to Nebraska when his business out west is concluded. This message, comlpg just after the Bartley investigation committee haa fin ished its work and tiled Its report, hss created a great deal af , Comment on the probable relation of Bartley and the "cigar box" to ex-Goveroor Savage; who, once boasted that one day he -would uaoover thia box, hich the committee decided did not exist. The chairman said today the committee had not and would tot disband fox the pres ent unless required 'to. So If Savage comes at f p. m. I rim mind's home at once he may rua sraurn the bogle man. SENATE ON THE REVENUE BILL All Proposed Amendments te the Measure Are Vofed Itnwa. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, March 25. (Special.) "When the stamp of approval Is placed on this bill It will be the greatest Judgment ever ren dered against tbe state of Nebraska and probably there will not be another one like It," said Wall of Sherman In pleading that the revenue bill be read section by section, and the reading of the bill at once began. That it will pass the senate as It earns from the revenue committee there Is little doubt. Every amendment that was offered today, however trivial, was promptly voted down and the reading continued, inter rupted occasionally by oratory following a proposed amendment. Hall and Howell made a fight to change the taxation of life and accident Insurance companies, and not withstanding a strong lobby has been at work many weeks on this same matter, they were unsuccessful. Considerable discussion wss Indulged in over the manner in which the bill should be read. It was the intention of the friends of the bill to first adopt the committee amendments and thus railroad tbe ' bill through. Howell, O'Neill, Wall, Coffey and others made such a fight on this that it Was decided to read It section by section with the amendments. ' At 4:20 o'clock, after eighty sections' of the bill had been read, the committee arose and reported progress. ' Senate Itontlne. 1 When the report of. standing committees was reached this morning Chairman Brown of the revenue committee reported the rev enue bill back to the stnate, with the recommendation that it be placed on gen eral file. - Harrison moved that the-rules - be sus pended and the bill be made a special order for 2 o'clock this afternoon. HoweU of Douglas stated he would like to have the bill go over oho day. Harrison's motion was adopted by the following vote: , Yeas, Alden, AnderBon, Beghtol, Brown, Cox, Day, Fries, Glffln, Hall of Burt, Harrl eon, Hastings, Hedge, Jennings, Norris, O'Neill, Pemberton, Reynolds, Saunders, Bheldon, Sloan, 4,'mstead, Wall, Warner, Ydung. Nays, Brady, - Coffey, Hall of Douglas, Howell, Meredith. . The senate amendments reduce tbe Plate tax levy from 7 to 5 mills; places foreign cars in the same classification as Pullman cars; strikes out the house amendments to the insurance clause, which provides that 2 per cent of the gross receipts on pre miums shall be in ltou of all other taxes on premiums; reduces the rate of interest to be paid in redeeming land told for taxes from 15 to 12 per cent. The other amend ments were merely clerical. Immediately after the senate convened this afternoon, on motion of Harrison it went into committee of the whole to dta cuss H. R. 344, the revenue bill. Anderson of Saline occupied the chair. Fries moved as a substitute to Warner's motion that the bill be read section by section; carried. The committee amendment was adopted changing dates when taxes upon personal property shall be a Hen to November Instead of October. An amendment waa carried increasing the salary of assessors in counties having 60,000 to 100,000 to $1,800 from $1,600. Sheldon moved to atrlke out word "credit" In list of peraonal property taxable; mo tion lost. - Howell moved to - amend, section -69 by putting accident Insurance ' under same, classification with, fire insurance companies organized In other states;' motion lost. Howell then moved to lower the per cent on gross amount of premiums for taxation: to 1 per' cent from 4 percent. Howell's motion was then voted on and lost. - ' ' ; Howell moved that committee arise and ask leave to ait again; motion lost. 4 -Sheldon moved to strike out section 66. This provide that every person, company or corporation engaged in the business of buying and selling grain for profit shall be held to be a grain broker and shall at the time required by this act, determine under oath the average amount of capital in vested in such business, exclusive of real estate or other tangible property, assessed separately, for the preceding year, and taxes shall be charged upon such average capital the same as on other property. For the purpose of determining the average capital of such grain broker tbe county as sessor and deputy assessor shall have the right to inspect all books of account and the check nooks of such grain broker and shall determine and fix the amount of such capital by such Inspection. The motion was lost. After eighty sections had been read Har alson moved that a recess be taken until 7:45 o'clock. Howell moved aa a aubatltute that an adjournment be taken until 9 o'clock tomorrow. The substitute motion was-lost and Harrison's -carried. f The following bills were passed: S. F. 180, providing that a police magis trate be elected at the next general election in November, 1903. S. F. 74, providing for signing of bonds for officials by surety companies. S. F- 169, providing Jor the formation of new school districts. - . H. R..271, providing -that the South Omaha school .board shall consist of five members and providing for the salary of, the mem bers. : 8. F. 279, increasing the oil test to 112 degrees. S. F. 105, providing for the filing of semi annual statements by fire insurance com panies. S. F. 172, providing for the formation of cemetery associations... . . . S. F. 214, providing for order of attach ment. S. F. 247, for the distribution of bodies of unidentified dead to medical colleges. The senate' went. Into committee of the whole, with Brown of Keys Paha in the chair, and made the following report: 8. F. 80, providing for the election of a prosecuting attorney for each Judicial dis trict; Indefinitely postponed. i 8.. F. 230, for strengthening bridges aad to regulate the crossing of them by steam engtnea; ordered engrossed. i . ' - - . Kisbt . Session la. Lively. -' , The senate resumed- the discussion of the revenue bill tonight and adjourned at 10 o'clock, after having read 100 sections. Many amendments were offered, but none were adopted, save those offered by the senate revenue committee. Tbe greatest dlacussion waa on Howell's amendment to section 85, providing that the right-of-way of railroads should be COMPANY'5 EXTRACT of Beef MU(&TJlJStlLS.fathtlUM 100 feet wide. In the conrse of Ma remarks in favor of the amendment, Howell sail he understood that the bill was id be ' railroaded" through the senate without amendments, w hether lust or important. This called for a reply from Hastings, who said that he was tired of such talk of railroading bills through, and he added "The first bill that I know of having been railroaded through waa S. F. 1, by the gen tlemsn from Douglas." O'Neill deplored the fact that senator should show any feeling, and while he was against tbe Howell amendment, he urged the right of any senator to offer amend ments and have them considered. Chairman Brown of the revenue com mittee spoke for the committee and said it had done the best it could "for tbe state, the people and the corporations." Howell then got the floor, and after say Ing that he charged no senator with dis honesty and that he. deplored personalities. he told how he had ,tried to "do his duty as a representative of Douglaa county. He told how, on many occasions, he had Im portuned senators in behalf of his con stltuents, and then aald it waa ill-fitting that he should be charged with bad faith. He then told of the small amount of taxes paid in Omaha by the railroads and of the protection they received at the bands of the police and fire departments maintained by the city. He called attention to th fact that the city taxes paid on tbe Bur llngton station were not sufficient te pay the lone policeman who atood -in front of the atatlon, and whoso "salary was paid by the city. He did pot desire to do In justice to any man or' corporation, he said but the city of Omaha did demand Justice from the railroads. Coffey made a talk In favor of amend ments and against the spirit of the Hast ings speech. " . Hastings explained Tiat he was not against the' offering of amendments, but he was against senators making iniputa lions against the majority." Pemberton said "the senate had no' time to listen to" those amendments offered and he did not propose to have the bill talked to death. - - . . - Brady made a speech In favor of the Howell amendments and a free discussion The amendment. waa lost. ' Howell next offered an amendment pro viding that when the railroads made their return of property to the State Board of Equalization, that they return with the list tbe value of the Items. This was also lost Coffey offered the Loomls amendment that was killed In the house. This went the way of the Howell amendment. Then it was that Howell moved to have the bill recommended for a third reading, and tbe committee arise. This brought forth a howl from all portions of the senate cham ber and the motion was voted down. After a few more sections were read, on motion of O'Neill the'commlttee arose and the senate adjourned to resume the discus sion tomorrow. BUSY WITH APPROPRIATIONS House In Committee of the Whole Disposes of Many Sections of Bill. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, March ,l 25. (Special.) The house, by a vote of 65 to 18, defeated H. R. 338, by Weborg. The bill provided for the extension of boundaries of all cities, vil lages, school districts and other municipal corporations bordering upon navigable streams which constitute state boundaries, for Judicial, police and revenue purposes. The object of the. bill waa to provide for taxing territory on. railroad bridges, such aa at Omaha,, fir achopl. purposes, on which such tax Is not now collected.- The meas ure was . characterized' an "antt-rallroad" bill. Weborg,' who made a hard fight tor it, conceded this. jOf the nine Douglas county members JCeKoedjr and Kelson sup ported the bill. M i S. F. 304 was passed. It is a bill by Warner of Dakota, "Introduced at the re quest of the governor, providing for - the payment of fees to the commissioner of public lands and buildings,- correcting the defeot in the former bill of this nature that was vetoed because of unconstitution ality. ,-. . , t . . Oonsldaration of ' the current expense' bill then was resumed in committee of the whole. . After a prolonged debate a committee amendment was adopted ap propriating $30,000 'for a hospital at the Mllford Soldiers' tome. Herron of Antelope moved to reconsider the vote by which - an amendment waS adopted yesterday, adding' $20,000 to the Grand Island Soldiers' home budget for a hospital and the motion carried, and this amendment was stricken out. As was brought out in the debate there are three hospitals at Grand Island and none at the Mllford home. ,- - At the afternoon session Loomls of Dodge, the fusion leader, delivered to the house a message from William J. Bryan, thank ing the majority for yielding to motion to dispense with last night's session that the minority members might avail themselves of an invitation to spend the evening with Mr. Bryan. Mr. Loomls also expressed the appreciation of himself and minority col leagues. , Loomls then offered a resolution of con dolence to Jones of Otoe on the death .of a sister. The resolution was adopted by a rising vote. t , Consideration of the current expense bill was then ' resumed. ' An smendmevt by Sweety was adopted, cutting the appropria tion for "maintenance-for the biennlum" for thn penitentiary from $S7,600 to $50,000. An amendment by Wilson was adopted to strike out the clause requiring the warded to deposit all moneys earned by convicts with the state treasurer. ' On motion of Ten Eyck ' the' Nations! Guard appropriation was raised from $9,600 to $.33,250. The provisions ef H. R. 418 were incorporated Into this bill. " It carried an appropriation of $5,000 for llghtlngand water supply at the blind asylum. The ap propriation for repairs on the fish commis sion car-was- raised from $200 to $1,500. Tbe labor fund in the "earn department was raised from $1,000 to $2,000. The State His torical society's appropriation was cut from $10,000 to $8,000. The State beard's expense fund was increased from $200 te $500 and the emergency fund .was decreased from $4,00 to $2,000. The total amount of the appropriation for . Tthe Norfolk . Insane asylum, $47,900, was added, to the bill. Tbe appropriation for law journals, under mis cellanebus'iteme, was raised from $20,000 to $30,000. An amendment adopted by Dong las Increasing the fund' for complied statutes from $1,000 to $4,500. The sum of $16,000 was tacked on . by Warner for farmer institutes, to be expended under the State Board of Regents. The reapportion mept of school lands gets $15,000 instead of $1,500. ; At 5:10 the house took a recess nntll 7:30. Good of Nemaha secured the adoption of an amendment restoring the State Histor ical society's fund to $10,000. Tbe actipn of the committee of the whole In reducing the penitentiary maintenance fund to $ol), 600 was reversed and the amount restorsd to $87,500. Five thousand dollars was ap propriated for a power house and water plant at the Mllford Soldiers' home. The fire protection fund for this home waa eut to $2,560. Tbe $7,000 far- walks on the eap. Itol grounds was strloken eut.. One thou sand dollars waa Included for an ammuni tion warehouse for the state.' The bill then waa recommended for passage, as wss also Hi R. 212, appropriating $15,000 for atate fair ground improvements .! The house at ;J0 adjoursei HOWD TIMBER ESTIMATOR President Appoints Wyoming Man Profitable Snmmer Place, to PAYNE WILL WEtD OUT POSTAL SERVANTS Chiefs at Divisions and ( lerks Alike Are to Go, Althonah ( faanee Is Provided for Th m Id neslarn. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON. March 26. (Special Tele gram.) Secretary Hitchcock today ap pointed Thomas T. Howd of Sheridan, Wyo., to be an estlmater of timber In ceded lands of tbe Chippewa Indians in Minnesota. This position pays $8 a day and there is said to be work enough ahead tq keep the estimating corps busy all the summer. Senator Warren called at the Treasury da partment today to urge the acting assist ant secretary to designate several naUonal banks In his state as depositories of gov ernment funds. He waa Informed that It will be the policy of the Treasury depart ment not to recognlie any additional banks to hold government funds till after pay ments are made growing out of the pur chase of the Panama Canal company rights as provided by treaty and the payment of $10,000,000 to the Colombian government for right-of-way. It is provided in tbe treaty that $40,000,000 shall be paid to the Panama Canal company and $10,000,000 to the Colombian government.. In view of these heavy payments the government does not at this time deem it advisable to sanc tion additional banks unless circumstances warrant their recognition. - Hentlne ef Departments. These rural letter carriers were ap pointed today: Nebraaka, Irvington, Harry O. Knight, regular Fred A. Knight, eub atitute; Superior, Lorenxo R. King, reg ular. H. H. King, substitute. Iowa, Correctlonvllle, Nellie F. Bailey, regular; George A. Bailey, Jr., substitute. Promise City, Charles W. Heckthorn, regular; George Heckthorn, substitute. Tabor, Al bert A. Tlmson, regular; Jay C. Timson, substitute. Shenandoah, Samuel F. Hall, regular; Mrs. Catherine. Hall, substitute. Wapello, Dwight Tustlson, regular; Frank Tustlson, substitute. South Dakota, Elk ton, John A. Lynch, Amos J. Frltts, reg ular; Peter J. Lynch, Edith L. Fritts, sub stitutes. William A. Barker has been appointed postmaster at Glen, Jerauld county, S. D., vice H. A. Frlch, resigned. The First National bank of Col man, 8. D , has been authorized to begin business, with a capital of $25,000. Station No. 6 of Dubuque (la.) postofflce will be established July 1 next, at TM-- teenth and Main streets. Weed Oat Postal Servants. It was learned at the Postofflce depart ment today that while the resignation of Qeorge W. Beavers as chief of the salary and allowance division was voluntary, it is the forerunner of a number of other resignations. A condition of affairs s said to have grown up, which has becon" Intolerable and that -there is to be a general weeding out of chiefs of divisions and their clerks. The postmaster general and his first assistant are said to be in entire ac cord on the matter, but that the opportu nity will be given the parties concerned to submit their resignation. Mast Set Forth Cartage Contracts. The Interstate Commerce commission to day, entered an order requiring, commoa carriers ,to, publish in their. rate, sheets what,, if any.,, cartage or other kind of terminal service .they provide' The order says rebates from tariff rates, or advan tages to shippers or consignees ' which change the aggregate charge are plainly affected by free cartage, not included in the ordinary service unless, such allowance is specified in the published schedules. Army Officers to Inspect Militia. . Secretary Root has decided to detail reg ular army officers to Inspect the militia, as a preliminary step to the Issue of Krag Jorgenson rifles in exchange lot the Spring fields, with which they ere now armed. He has telographed the adjutants of all tbe states and territories asking them to name dates for Inspection. Trade with China Grows. - There was a gain of $10,572,995 in Chi nese exports to the United States last year, according to a special report td the State department from the United States consul general at Shanghai. The total trade was $27,189,283 gold. Many Diplomats Honor Fair. The attendance of diplomats at the dedi catory ceremonies of the World's fair - will be larger than upon any similar occasion. Out of thirty-six embassies and legations at Washington, twenty-five have signified to the State department that they will be repreaented. So far only three declinations have been received, while eight have not yet responded. Tells Salvador te Settle Bill. The State department has taken measures to collect tve award assessed against Sal vador In the case of "El Trlunfo," an American corporation, amounting to about THE WHOLE FAniLY Denents y Pare Food. It has . happened in a great many cases that one member of a family has begun the use of the scientific food Grape-Nuts, and some of the other members have takeu up the food, and while enjoying its dell- clous flavor have been cured of various ail ments and diseases which had sprung from the use of improper food. A lady of St. Paul, Minn., gives an instance of this. She says: "Our year and a halt old baby has been changed by Grape-Nuts from an ill-nourished child, suffering constantly from colds and general weakness; to a fit subject for a baby food picture. "Whea we, began to give her Grape-Nuts and milk wa stopped all other fooda and the Improvement was so rapid that we could note the change from week to week. Baby was made well and strong. "But when I auggested it to my hus band, who had chronic dyspepsia terribly, he said, 'I have dieted, enough. A man may aa well die aa to live on health foods.' But I persisted, and one morning I aerved Grape-Nuts and cream to him. When he tasted it he wss most agreeably surprised. For the first time in months his stomach and food agreed with each other, snd since that time he has improved, until he is a staunch advocate of this delicious food. "From our family the use of Grape-Nuts spread to our friends, and one In particu lar was very delicate and always sick. One day our physician, Dr. Ball, aald to her, Go home and make it your business te eat Grape-Nuta. Eat it morning, noon and night.' She followed tbe doctor's order literally and frequently made Grape-Nuts Into puddings and other dishes. The results have been a surprising gain In flesh and she Is now entirely free of sll Illness, nervousness and is rapidly getting strong again." Name furnished by Postum Co.. Battle Creek, Mich. There are - scientific reasons why this food is as valuable to one. member of the family as to another. ' It Is perfect fotsJ athletea. yet at lb same . time IS pre dicated and no stomach la so weak It will not rail k te food. $584,Qnfl. the secretary accorded the Sal vadoreans full opportunity to present tea sons why the Judgment should not be paid but after patiently considering report offered has Just Informed the Salvadorean government that It tnnnnt reopen the case without showing gross disrespect for the arbitrators, and It sees no reason why the money shoald not be paid. . Ktavy.Kot Appeal Conrt. Acting ' Secretary of the Navy Darling has decided not io approve the death aen tence passed on Juan de la Crus Peres, a native of Guam, Who was convicted of mur derlng a fellow native many months ago. The aentence was passed by a native court under the old Spanish Jurisdiction, but with the adveat of the Americans appeals to a higher court in the Philippines, and finally to the court of cassation at Madrid, were cut off, Vtader the circumstances, Mr. Darling does not believe the Navy de partment should pass final Judgment on a capital charge and the case wilt be al lowed, to remain in statu quo until congress acts. Peealdent to Start Printers' Talk. Joseph M. Johnson and William Garrett. president and secretary respectively of Co lumbia Tvooarranhlcal union Nn. 1. rallnl on the president today and requested him to otien 'their Convention tMi-h I In ment here on August 1. The president promised that if he Is in Washington at that time to comply With their request. Indian Contracts Nearly Dne. Arrangements have been completed to open bids and let contracts for supplies for the Indian service at Chicago on April 21 and at New' York on May 26. General Wood Is Relieved. Secretary Root today Issued an order re lleving General Leonard Wood from further duty in connection with the government of Cuba, General Wood having completed his report of tbe military occupation of the Island. The secretary praises General Wood for the efficient manner in which he con ducted the affaire of the Island and thanks him in- the name of the president. Attempt te Hide t'apltol Steps, Three men, In an automobile, attempted to ride up the steps at the east front of the capltoi today. They reached the second landing, sixteen steps from the street, when the chain of the vehicle broke and it ran back.' Tbe man who acted as chaffeur gave the' name1 of J. D. Hurlburt and said he was from Detroit. His companions did not give their names, but one of them said he was a commissioner of Hartford, Conn. The chaffeur was arrested but later released on $10 collateral. Cable Is to Be Vsed. Senor Oueaada. fha (7uhn mlnl,l,r hn notinea j'residont Palma that Secretary Hav will consent to tha use nf thn rohln to expedite the exchange of ratifications of ine treaty it u soau De adopted by the Cuban senate as amended and notification reaches here by March 31, that the docu ments are placed in-tbe mail for transmis sion ny mat. time. , , Will Not Vlelt Germany. The Navv dpnnrtmonf tnrtiiv mmta mihlln a statement to the effect that the North Atlantic squadron would not visit Germany this summer, as has been suggested in some quarters. When the summer maneuvers were projeciea me principal feature framed by the general b6ard was a long distance cruise In fleet fnrtnatlnn Tha hnai-A alontaA the stretoh of water between the Chesa peake capes and the Azores for the run and it was SUaseated that If h ahlna ar rived at the Azores in good condition and wim sufficient coal supply the voyage might be continued as far as Lisbon. However, it wss Anally decided to limit the voyage io ine Azores. . ... When the reoort waa known Damn Rtirn berg,' the Germa 'snlnIeter called at the White House, and', extended to the presi dent an lnvKat)oh from Emperor William to hkve' the float visit Germany. Now on account 1 the change of plan the president has been -obliged to 'decline the emperor's cordis) invitation. .ot(:, behalf of the fleet, Convevlna the information fnr tha h.n.m of other European nations which might be interested in une ' fleet movement. . The in or i n Atlantic squadron will not touch at any point on -the mainland of Europe. " .Wyoming; Man Is Named. ' Frank Bond, now assistant of irrigation In . the Department of Agricul ture, nas neen appointed chief of the draft ing division of the general land office, with the consent of the secretary of agriculture. Mr. Bond aerved in the office of tbe surveyor general of Wyoming for some years, and besides being an expert draughtsman, he is a specialist:" in Irrigation matters and well known as an orthnologlst. He Is president of the Wyoming Audubon society. Revision of Civil Service Rnlea. Under a revision of the civil service rules to take effect April 15, announced today, the classified Service la extended to all positions which are subjected to classifica tion under the civil service act. The classified service hereafter will embrace all persons who are pot mere laborers or workmen or are not subject to confirmation by the senates " The numhpr rf ntrinm ac cepted from examination have been reduced omitting a large number of private secre taries and Confidential rlarka althnu.h privets secretaries are allowed to all heads oi Departments, (snipping commissioners, various superintendents, engineers, exam iners and miscellaneous positions also have been made subject to examination. Tem porary appointmenta will be restricted both in number and duration. Cuban War Vessels Ready. . The bureau of navigation la r... distribute the West Indian medals awarded to men of Wllmlnsrton. Gloucester, rtninhin and Topeka, which participated In engage ments at various points in Cuba durlnr tha Spanish war. Applicants should forward discharges re ceived Since 'Julr 4. 1898. and nk annii. cation through their commanding officers. Commission to Arrange Rifle Prises. Secretary Root today conferred with Bird W. Spencer, Inspector general of rifle prac tice of the New Jersey National guard, and Colonel E. J. Dlmmlck and Major James E. Belt, also representing tbe National guard, in relation to'the disposition of the appro priation for prises for target practice. Secretary Root decided to place the matter in the hands of a commission of twenty one, to be composed of two army officers and nineteen officers of the National guard from various states, with Colonel Hall of the adjutant general's office as chairman. It is intended to have a competition at Sea Girt, N. J., during the first week in September, to be participated in by the army, navy, marine corps and National guard. It, is said that thirty atates will be repreaented,. The commission also will take into consideration tbe subject of sending a team to England to participate In a match. Bridge Workers Make No Troable. PITTSBURG. Pa.. March 25.-A11 Is quiet today at South Thirty-fourth street, where many cars of structural iron for the Wabash bridge have been lying fnr several days past. No strikers are visible, save their pickets, who have adopted military rules snd are now en guard two hours and off four hours. It was reported that an effort will be made to remove the cars to day snd that tiununlon men wrra to be on tha scene, but they did not reach there this morning. Will Entertain Admiral Schley. SAN FRANCISCO. March 25.-Admiral Schley has finally consented to accept sev eral informal dinners and luncheons In this city. Vll-lo and Mare island will be visited by the admiral and party, and on Haturday night they will start on the re turn east by way of Portland, Seattle and Salt Lake. SPRING TIREDNESS Is Caused by Unhealthy Action of the Liver and Kidneys, As slsterf by Starved Blood and a Poor Circulation. Paiue's Celeir Compound Nourishes the Life Stream and Strengthens Every Organ of the Body, The great virtues of Palne's Celery Com pound sre abundantly manifested In tho spring. It Is a medicine corapntitide'i specially to brace the nerves, to susmltt heart action, to cleanse the blond and keep the stomach, liver and kidneys in vigorous health. In the springtime the effects of the win ter's work, the worries of business, house hold cares and the severe changes of tem perature sll conduce to weakened snd In flamed aervea, insomnia, poverty of the a t& I - - - Elijah Bowman, A Great Fruit Grower of Michigan. blood, deranged digestion, liver and kidneys In bad condition; 1n thousands of cases rheumatism and neuralgia commence their horrible tortures. Palne's Celery Com pound, used three or four times a day for the next four weeks, will furnish the proper and needed elements of life for the growth and repair of the whole body. It will quickly make new nerve fiber, nerve force. pure, rich blood, will bestow sound health and long years of life. Mr. Elijah Bowman of Caledonia, Mich., says: "When I think of the misery and agony I endured formerly, and being entirely cured by Palne's Celery Compound, I feel Indeed thankful for the discovery of this wonder ful medicine. I take a little of the medi cine every spring. It brightens a person up and drives all the laziness out of the system, snd makes ona feel cheerful and bright" HAND FOR TOILET AND BATTf. It makes the toilet something: to be en joyed. It removes all stains and roughness, prevents prickly heat and chafing, and leaves the skin white, soft, healthy. In tbe bath it brings a glow and exhilaration which no common soap can equal, Imparting the vigor and life sensation of a mild Turkish bath. All Gkocers and Druggists. AMI'S EM ENTS. RESERVED SEATS FOR THE Ak-Sar-Bcn Musical Festival AT THE DEN , "MAY 7, , ft A!HI IO. I On Sale Monday, March 30 at H. J. Penfold Co.'eltOS Famam Street. SEASON TICKETS $3.50 for the six concerts. , The Chicago Symphony Orchestra and a Chorus of 15u voices three nights and two matinees My 7, 8, s. Full Metropolitan Opera Hoaae Orchestra of New Terk. J. S. Duas, Conductor; . NORDICA AND DE RESZICE . . One Evening May a.-. J BOYD'GI TIl'anatra." The Distinguished t'.nuH.H i.t.al - flRS. 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