THE OMAHA DAILY DEE: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13. 1004.
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Our Linen Pale has surpassed all records.
Wash Cloths
100 doten Bleached Wash Cloths, In this sale, lVfcc each. (
Towels Towels
Our 45a H. S. Huck Towela, In thla sal a, 2.c each.
Our 40c H. S. Huck Tor-sla, In thla tale, 2."o each.
Our 25c H. B. liuck Towela, In thla vale, 19o euch.
Our S5e Bleached Turkish Towela, In thla sale, 2Cc each.
Our 12V4c Bleached Turkish Towela, In thla aale, 81,c each.
Bleached Table Damask
Our 11.75 Bleached Table Damask, In th la aale, $1.10 per yard.
Our II. BO Bleached Table Damask, In thla aale, 11.00 per yard.
Our 11.00 Silver Bleached Table Damask, In thla sale, 76c per yard.
Our 75c Silver Bleached Table Damask, In this aale, 48c per yard. '
Crashes and Towel hi gs
Our 7c Bleached Crash, In thla aale, 3V4o per yard.
Our 7Hc Brown Linen Crash, In thla sale, J He per yard. i
Our 12Hc Brown Linen Craah, In thla aale, 10c per yard.
Our 15a Brown Linen Crash, In thla aale, 12c per yard. . .
Our 15c Bleached Linen Toweling, In thla Bale, 12c per yard.
Table Cloths
Our 12.25 Bleached Table Cloths, In thl a Bale, 11.69 each.
Our t4 00 Bleached Table Cloths, In thla Bale, S2.KS each.
Our $1.75 Bleached Table Clotha, In thla aale, $1.00 each.
Our $3 00 Bleached Table Cloths, In this sale, $2.28 each.
Our $3.50 Bleached Table Clotha, In this Bale, $2.75 each.
Our $8.00 Bleached Table Cloths, In thla aale, $4.28 each.
Our $1200 Bleached Table Clotha, In thla Bale, $8.PJ each.
Napkins Napkins
Our 11.75 Bleached Napkins, In thla sale, $1.00 a doaen.
Our $4.00 Bleached Napkins, In thla sale, $2.75 a dozen.
Our 16.00 Bleached Napkins, In thla aale, $4 38 a doaen.
Our $2.25 Blenched Napkins, In thla sale, $1.69 a doaen.
Our $3.00 Bleached Napkins, In thla aale, $2.00 a doten.
Our $10.00 Bleached Napkins, In thla Bale, $7.60 a doaen.
iY. M. C. A. Building. Corner
WANTS LAND FOR SETTLERS
FiTe;Mi!e Strip ii Sheridan Couitj Likely
to Be Thrown Open.
PALMER TOR POSTMASTER AT OMAHA
Senntor Millard Said to Have De
elded Ipon the Successor of
Joseph Crow, Who Will
De Named Soon.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12. (Special Tele
gram. ) Representative Klnkald aubmltted
a letter to Commissioner Jones today from
Judge W. H. "Westover of the district court
of Sherldnn county, Nebraska, urging the
opening to settlement of what la known
aa "Five Mile extension," a atrip of land
five mllee wide and ten miles long In the
north part of Sheridan county. Immedi
ately south of the Pine Ridge Indian reser
vation In South Dakota. This atrip of land
la wholly in Nebraska, while the Indian
reservation la entirely In South Dakota.
The ' atate of Nebraska has never ceded
Jurisdiction of thla atrip to the general gov
ernment. Thla atrip of land waa originally
withdrawn from public entry In order to
enable the Indian bureau to prevent the
Introduction of intoxicants Into the Pine
Ridge country. Danger from that source
has now passed, it la alleged, and thla
stretch of country, Indian Commissioner
Jonea believes, may aafely be returned to
the publto domain and he will so recom
mend. Makes Distinguished Gathering
Between meeting of the national demo
cratic committee and the International
arbitration convention Washington has
been the atorm center of Ingathering of
more prominent men than It has seen in a
long time. The conference on International
arbitration, suggested by Hon. John W.
Foster, brought together today probably
more men who are in the public eye than
have been brought together in a generation.
, It la hard to differentiate between those
who meet together today to push forward
a Scheme of International arbitration.
There waa Cardinal Gibbons of the Cath
olio church, and Woodrow Wilson, preal
dent of Princeton; Stuyvesant Flah, presl-
. dent of the Illinois Central railroad, and
Samuel, ' Hampers. president of the
American - Federation of Labor; Gov
ernor ' Durbln of Indiana and Judge
Gray of Delaware, Andrew Carnegie
and General Nelson A. Miles, and Dr.
Edward Everett Hale, together with a
hundred other men who have distinguished
themselves In business, aclence, education,
law and literature.
The senate committee on pensions today
ordered a favorable report on a bill to
Increase the pension of Beth H. Craig of
Council Bluffs, a veteran of both the Mex
ican and civil war, tu $20 per month.
Palmer for Postmaster.
A cloae friend of Senator Millard la au
thority for the report that the Omaha poet
inaaUrshlp contest has been settled and
that the appointment will go on the sen
ator's recommendation to Captain Henry
j E. Palmer.
; Postal Matters.
I Rural rarrlera appointed: Nebraska,
j Dunbar, regular, Charles D. O'ftourke;
Substitute. Fred Earley." Iowa, Greeley,
j regular, John Ocker; substitute, Albert
I Frentrfss. Harper'a Ferry, regular, John
I H. O'Neill; eubatltute, Henry O'Neill.
Hume ton. regular, Wylie F. Rouse; sub
stitute. Charlea Chestnut. Lawlrr, regu
I lars. Frank II. Sloan, Albert M. Russell;
substitutes. Miss Ora Sloan. Albert I.
Stoddard. Lowden, regulara. John F. Llllla,
W. M. Llllla; aubstltutea. Charles Relnklng,
Roy Henery. Miles, regular, Harry Slier;
substitute. George Sizer. New Hampton,
regular, William k. Knight; substitute,
bee, Jan. 12, 1904.
The Great Jan
uary Linen Sale
imiiWlR, ft
Sixteenth uid DougiajJj
Frank McCann. Olds, regular, J. C. Stana
bury; substitute, J. C. Adams. . Oltn, regu
lar, Galucla Freemen; substitute, Harvey
Freeman. Solon, regular, Charlea J. Shi
mon; eubatltute, Olln Horn. Watervllle,
regular, Joseph T. BJerke; substitute, El
bert Bjerke. Westchester, regular, WU
lard E. Leet; substitute, Anson G. Leet.
Rural routes ordered eetablished Febru
ary 15: Nebraska, Arcadia, Valley county,
one route; area, thirty-alx square miles;
population, 390. Iowa, Bassett, Chickasaw
county, one route; area covered, twenty-
three and a half square miles; population,
613.
Among the assay commission for 1901,
which will test the weight, fineness, etc..
of coins produced at the mints, are George
D. Perklna of the Sioux City Journal, C. C
Cole of the Cedar Rapids Republican, Judge
Smith McPheraon of Red Oak, la.; George
E. - Roberta, director of the mint. .
STOCKGROWERS MEET
(Continued from Firat Page.)
year resulted In the election of Senator
Warren of Wyoming aa president and
Jesae M. Smith of Utah and George Truee-
dell of Deer Park, Md., as vice presidents
It waa decided to hold the next meeting
one day before the National Live Stock
association convention and in the same
city. The convention was then declared
adjourned.
DEATH RECORD.
John Johnson.
6IOTJX FALLS, S. D., Jan. 12.-(Speclal.)
Information has reached the city of the
death at Seattle, Wash., of John Johnson
aged 75, who was a pioneer resident of
thla (Minnehaha) county. At the time of
hia death himself and wife were visiting a
daughter, who resldea In Seattle. The re
mains will be brought to thla county for
Interment. The funeral services will be
held at the 'Swedish Lutheran church in
Benton township.
C. O. Steele.
KORFOLK. Neb., Jan. ' 12. (Special.)
Word haa Just been received from Boston
that C. G. Steele, at one time principal
of the Norfolk High achool, and connected
with the American Beet Sugar company' at
thla place, la dead. . .
Marena S. Barclay.
NORFOLK. Neb., Jan. 12.-(Speclai.)-Marcua
S. Barclay, aged to, died in thla
city today. Old age la the cauae.
HYMENEAL.
Three Con plea Are Tied.
NEBRASKA CITT, Neb., Jan. 11 (Spe
cial.) The following marriage licenses were
issued In thla city yesterday: William A.
Flnke and Mary M. Lelsgee, both of Otoe
county; Harvey L. Pratt of Douglaa county
ana Mary M. Andrewa of thia county;
Charlea H. Kramer of Otoe county and
Amanda Thorenaelen, also of thla, county.
FIRE RECORD.
Odar Rapids Scorched.
NORFOLK, Neb.. Jan. 11-Fire destroyed
five bulldlnga at Cedar Rapids. Neb., in
cluding the poatofflce. There are a gro
cery store, ahoe shop, harneaa ahop and pool
nan in me list or Ioat, Loas, $6,000; In-
aurance, $1,000.
Colored Men Form a.
Clnb.
.'"' "'8ht lh Douglaa County Colored
" ituoaeveii ana wehster club was or
KHiuiea at a meeting held at 1710 North
1 wenty-fourth street. M. F. Singleton was
elected president; Kenton Bell, vice prenl
denl; George Wells Parker, secretary; Clar
ence W. Wlglngton, assistant secretary;
George N. Johnson, treasurer. No executive
committee has yet been named. Another
meeting or tne club will be called soon, al
which a time and place for regular meet
lug will be chosen.
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Engineer Koiewa'.er EeporU on the Gtr
baje Qneitioa at Length.
FIRE ENGINE CONTROVERSY GOES AHEAD
Mayer Vetoes Reaolailon Tallin- Mat
ter Oat of Hands of Advisory
Board a ad Council Over
rides Veto.
The report of City Engineer Rosewater
waa aubmltted to the council Inst night.
The recommemlatlona read is follows:
The city ought to establish Its right to.
or procure the necessary frontage at and
below Poppleton avenue by condemnation,
If necessary, and maintain the dump aa, a
proper public place for refuse disposal un
til better facilities can be developed or a
suitable contract under proper apeclfloa
tlona for ten or more years can be entered
Into for disposal by Incineration, as Is
done by a large number of the leading
cities, under private control, or until the
city can be permitted to provide for public
garbage collection and destruction without
direct cost to the property owner other
than general taxation. Thla method la
practiced almost exclusively abrond, and
a the Ideal from the point of health view.
The report briefly reviewed the present
altuation and a vaat amount of data col
lected during two yeara waa presented.
The proposed extension of the city garbage
company'a contract la regarded with dis
favor, and the average cost under munici
pal operation shown to be much lesa than
It has been coating the cltlaena of Omaha.
The engineer suggested that fire masonry
cesspools, connected with large sewers In
many parts of the city, be constructed
to solve the night aoll problem. The entire
matter waa referred to the committee on
fire, water and police.
Another Fire Engine Squib.
Still another round In the Interminable
fire engine controversy waa pulled off be
tween the mayor and council, his honor
aendlng In the following veto, which waa
properly put down and out by unanimous
vote:
I return herewith without mv annrovnl
document No. 96 passed by your honorable
body at your lust regular meeting, Janu
ary 6, 1904.
This document is a concurrent resolution.
directing the city clerk to advertise for bids ,
lor furnishing a tire engine and other tire
appartus for the use of the Are department
of the city of Omaha.
I veto this resolution for the following
reasons;
First It Is an attemnt In violation of the
charter to transfer from tho Advisory boird
to the city clerk the duty of advertising lor
bids for city supplies.
second it is an attemnt by the council in
violation of the tilaln provisions of the
charter to unurp the powers of the Advisory
uonra to reject Dids ror sucn supplies.
Third It Is an attempt by the council to
usurp the power and duty of the Advisory
noaru, in advance or accepting a tua or
making a contract, of determining who Is
the lowest and best bidder and what par
ticular article advertised for la the most
suitable or desirable..
Conceding It to be true as stated by As
sistant City Attorney Herdman, that under
tne cnarter tne autnority to determine me
necessity nf purchasing supplies and the
ordering of the purchase of tho same rests
upon the mayor and city council, It by no
means follows that the primary duty In ad
vance of the ultimate reviewing authority
does not reet with the Advisory board. The
provisions of the charter construed together
cieariv snow mat tne auty oi HuveruMms
for bids, receiving bids and making con
tracts for supplies is with tho Advisory
board, and that therefore the mayor and
council are empowered to reject or approve
anv such contracts.
Section W0 of the charter provides aa fol
lowa: "The Advisory board shall receive
bids for nil material and aupplles required
by the city upon reasonable advertisement
therefor, and shall sward contracts based
imon such hlds to the lowest reasonable
bidder, and shall pnsa upon all bllla there
for, aubject to the approval of the mayor
and council." - ..
Aa expressly stated by the charter,, the
Advisory board and not the council or city
clerk shall receive bids for all supplies re
quired bv the city, and it is the Advisory
hnnrd that Is e-nnowered to award con
tracts aubiect to the approval of the mayor
and council. The authority of the mnvor
and council la merely to approve or reject
such contract after it hns been awarded.
hove minted Is not. aa tntel
by Aaalatant City ttorney Herdman In his
opinion to tne city cierK. " tne oniy ornvm
lon In the charter relating to the authority
nt th Aitvlanrv hoard In such matters,"
but the following additional provision bears
on the authority or me Advisory mmm mm
nrnvMna that the Advisory board.
and not the city clerk, should advertise for
aunnlles:
"Section 101. The Advisory board of , pub
ii . mi... min nt the cltv nhnll In all
cases of receiving bids for public work, ma--.i-i
nr atir,rita nrtvertlse to receive ho
aamo up to an exact speelflo hour of a ape-
clfio dav, and Immediately inereaiier an
such blda shall be promptly and publicly
opened and read aloud."
It does not require the opinion from the
asalstant city attorney to the city clerk to
construe this luw. une orainary man
1,UV ..... . .... .- - .- . .
... .n.it.Pll Clin renil UllU uiiuciiaim
from section 101 that tne requirement in
nirnrhVA Tnr I1QS re?!" Oil fllH -1 v.
,n. ru.r.ilnir the bids. Thla provision
of the charter, If known to or considered by
the assistant city aiirny. ,
have worked a change In his opinion to the
ln Cserecognlted even by hl rnr" ,n
the resolution vetoed that the bids which
the city clerk Is ordered to advertise for
must be received oy inu j ..........
This being true, how can tne city ciera,
who la not authorised by the resolution or
bv law to receive hlds for supplies, legally
advertlae ror aucn niasi u "
cannot do so and It la equally flair, that
this resolution Is in direct conflict with the
nrovlslona of the charter ana ib nnniKmni
a bad 1 precedent which if hereafter followel
will result in disastrous mm.
ularity of the proceedings of the city and
the making or mnireni.
If the council a- " -
ny contract awarded by the Advisory
board for furnishing a nre w r ..
Are equipments. It has the right to reject
rwr-.ri ,,, It haa no right to resort to
illegal proceedings to carry out its purpose
1" force upon this. community a fire enrlne
which Is rTot up to the proper requ rement.
nrt whlca naa pruvcu .
cities. .
City Oarhnar Contra!.
A resolution wna adopted extending for
Ave yeara the lease of the City Garbage
rompanv for a atrip of Leavenworth street
221 fet long from the B. A M. tracks south
to the river. Councilman msck sain mo
ground la used for a atable and had no
connection with the city dumping ground.
The proposition of the garbage company
to give the city a "free" dump In consid
eration of a five-year extenalnn of Ita con
tract and the payment of $2,000 annually,
waa referred to the fire and pollc com-
"AtTts request the Board of Tubllc Works
waa authorised by reao'utlon to advertise
for blda for the construction of permanent
sldewalka during 1904.
Councilman Back attempted to have
passed a resolution setting aside $200 to pay
for the aerving of sidewalk notleea. but
later withdrew It upon the statement of
City Attorney Wright, who said that all
ordinances ordering sidewalks heretofore
pa
- - niai in view or a rece.ni uw
HOU O . -
.-i... n,irf nrciaion. J nie ocl-miuii
holds
that the material to be uaed muat be apecl
fled and that the customary phrase "brick,
stone or artificial stone" will not do.
Balance tn City Funds.
Comptroller Lobeck submitted the fol
lowing statement of the condition of funds
January 11, 1904:
Warrants
Receipts, drawn. Balance.
212. 2 9 2g .162 99 $ H U)
8t.47l 77 $64,714 tt 1,756 96
S.491 27 4.66 7 1.624 4S
41 H4 8.8TO 92 1 92
16.43 81 15.421 e 1.531 55
1( 0M 42 104. MiS l 1,1k7 82
ti m 10 lS 946 26 3,9V! M
7.561 37 7.436 l 126 7S
ID 41 17 15.5 44 t. 75
K oq KJ 64 S'K 73 1 356 94
t.Sot 99 7.72 80 1,674 19
19,907 N 1,T23 184 S3
11 KB M 19 4K 1 5tt 73
41.140 7 6 121 2T a.)9 4o
4t.947 01 6.75J 23 44 194 78
30.115 U 18 55 11.3-J5 67
1.833 6 1.108 U 730 40
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General ...f
Bulking
Water rent
Judgment .
IJbrary ...
Fire
roltce
t. m'ng.
park
lighting ..
Health ....
Cl'ng and
sweeping
Cb'naj. gut
t'ng and
paving ...
Pav'g bond
Omaha, awr
Road
Mkt. place.
Hog .l5 ro I.JPJ M 22 '
Fire enalne
house h'd 4fi.27. 63 16."s7 10 S9.fl M
Fdlng bd. 200.M7 66 117.09 OS, M.TSS I
Totals ... 11.321. W 7S tl.tWl . $229,617 46
Funding bond Invested . In Judg
ment $111,326 68
Bargain Matinee at Boyd's.
At the matinee today Mr. Maurice Free
man, assisted by Mis Nadlne Wenaton
and a capable company, will present the
romantic drama "At Valley Forge." Any
aeat 25 centa.
RUSSIA GETS READY
(Continued from First Page.)
, 1 r-
Manchuria Is that It la contradictory, tho
minister Baying:
No treenty rlghta, can be of any real
good unless Russia recognizee China's
sovereignty In Manchuria. By this last
declaration Russia appears to do this, but
nt the same time ahe persistently refuses
Japan's demand for a formal recognition
thereof. That la the point on which such
a grave Issue hangs.
Russian Brigadier Goea to forea,
PORT ARTHUR, Jan. 12. Tt Is reported
here that owing to threatening news re
ceived from Corea the commander of the
Seventh Russian brigade haa gone to the
Yalu river to aelect temporary camps and
effect a concentration of troops.
Owing to the apprehensions of a daring
dash on the part of the Japanese at Port
Arthur, the authorities here have taken
extraordinary precautions tn and about tho
town apd along the whole line of the Man
churlan railway.
Rumors were circulated some time ago
that the Japanese intended to take advan
tage of the festivities Incident to the Rus
sian Christmas ana surprise the war ships
here. Consequently, a vigilant watch wna
kept night and day.
The whole Russian fleet Is nojv In fighting
trim.
Confirms Russian Report.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-The following
announcement haa keen posted at the State
department
The Ruaalan ambassador called yesterday
upon the secretary of atate and conveyed
to him the assurance of his government
that the Russian authorities would place
no obstac'.ea In the way of the full enjoy
ment by lh powers having treaties with
China of all the rlghta and privileged
granted by auch treaties In Manchuria.
Ruaalan Paper Denunciatory.
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 12.-The opening
of Mukden, Antung or Tatung Kon to for
eign trade. In accordance with the Amer
ican and Japanese commercial treaties,
with China, without the consent of Russia,
Is denounced editorially by the Svlet aa
being an open provocation of Ruasla.
Japan's reply is expected in two or three
days, according to reliable information re
celved here, and thero la good reaaon for
believing that the reply will be so worded
as to prevent an Immediate rupture, leav
ing both governments In a position to con
tinue negotiations looking to a pacific set
tlement.
Japan's Ships Earoote,
ROME, Jan. 12. According to news re
ceived here the Jupaneae cruisers Kasoga
and Nlastn, bought at Genoa from Argen
tine, have gone in the direction of Gibral
tar, followed closely by British, ships.
Call for Prices on Flour.
ATCHISON, Kaft., Jan. 12,-Millers here
have received communicatlonsfrom Japan
ese merchants asking for pricea on flour
and saying that flour In large quantities
may be wanted by Japan soon. The millers
have answered, refusing "to ship flour un
leas they are paid In United States money
and unless the insurance companies will
grant them war Insurance. '
Do Not Feavr War.
BERLIN. Jan. UrThe German foreign
office holds to the opinion that war In the
far east la highly imfyobable. Beyond thia
the official atatements do not go. Unoffl.
clal opinion regards the statements tele
graphed from the far east, of extreme ten
sion, aa part of a great diplomatic game
designed to make Russia believe that more
concessions must be made or Japan will
attack.
The German newspapers have no special
correspondents in the far east and rely for
news either on outside agencies or on off!
clal sources here. Since the official sources
consistently aver that war la wholly out
of the question not a single newspaper In
Germany, so far aa the correspondent has
Been, regarda war aa likely.
The German foreign office la well In
formed, especially from the Russian aide,
and It may be Inferred that the positive
official optimism here la derived from
knowledge that Ruasla will not permit war
to break out.
A Guaranteed Cnre tor riles.
Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding
Piles. Your druggist will refund money If
PAZO OINTMENT falls to cure you In
to 14 days. COc.
Dies aa Result of Accident.
LINCOLN, Jan. 13. (Special Telegram.)
Charles Grlver, the youth who was a eel
dentally shot a few days ago while out
hunting near Havelock. died at a late hour
tonight at the hospital. Owing to the
length of time which elapsed between the
Injury and receipt of aurglcal aid Httl
hope was entertained of his recovery from
the first.
Chicago Inspect t'hnrrhea.
CHICAOO. Jan. 12. The city building de
partment. beginning with the First Metho
dist church In the downtown district, today
lnsmuien a aearcning inspection or t;hl
cago cnurcnes to learn if they commv wit
the ordinances provided for the safeguard
ing or uie.
niNfeR HIT
A Gold Miner on the Coffee Unestlon
Many a rugged conatltutlon haa broken
down by the use of coffee:
"I and my sons are miners and have
been strong coffee drinkers. I will add
I followed mining for fifty years. Near'
threee years ago my son had palpitation of
the heart so bad that after a hard day'
work be would be almost unable to get hi
breath when lying down, and I waa
victim of constipation, headache and could
not aleep soundly.
"Bo I pulled up atakes one day and
started to eee a doctor and curiously
enough an old acquaintance I met on the
way ateered me off. We stopped and talked
and told each other all the news and
told him about our troubles. Ha said It
was coffee doing the work and that using
Poatum in place of coffee cured him of
a'-moat exactly the ailments I deaciibed.
"So instead of going to the doctor'
aent for some Poatum although I did not
have much faith In It, but to my great Joy
It turned out all right and after we quit
coffee completely we both began to get
well, kept It up and are now both of ua
strong, well men with none of the old
troubles. A miner is supposed to be able
to stand great hardships, but we could not
stand coffee. It was killing us. Anyone
fol'.wlng the directions on the package of
Postum will have a far better drink than
he can get from the best coffee.
"I think every coffee toper should know
Postum will cure him of his ailments, be.
aides It la auch a refreahing drink." Name
given by Poatum Co., Battle Creek. Mich.
Coffee hurte nearly all who drink It and
aoaks aoroe people very hard. There ia
aure way out of the trouble by qutttln
coffee and using Poatum.
And "there'a a reaaon.
Look In each package for a copy of the
famous little book, "The Road to Well
villa,
UMXISS TO LEGISLATURE
Governor of Iowa Del iters Tint Biennial
Mesuge tt Atcenbl it Perton.
PEAKS SEVERELY OF LATE AUDITOR
aks l.ealslat lire to Have Investlan-
tlon Made and to Hare All
State Officers on Salarlea
Rather Than Feea.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
DES MOINES, Jan. 12.Speclal.)-Gov-
ernor A. B. Cummins in hia llrst biennial
message to the Iowa legislature, delivered
in person by him to the Joint session this
forenoon, presented in forceful language
the Immediate needs of the state and be
ams almost sensational In his reference to
some matters of public Interest. Thla waa
especially true of hia strong language re
garding the mlamanagenmt of the Insurance
office under the last atate auditor and a
demand for legislation that will prevent
frauds In Insurance buslnesa, and In regard
to paroles, the Inebriate law, educational
nstltutions and a demand for a primary
election law. Governor Cummins appeared
before a olnt session of the legislature in
person ana delivered his addresa, reading
from manuscript. He had only flnlahed it
few houra before Its delivery, having
been delayed because of the fire In the
atate capltol last week. Ho BaM In part:
Governor Cummins In opening his mes
sage referred to the various reports of offi
cers and bureaus and commissioners which
are submitted with his message. He then
turned Immediately to the subject of Btate
nances and preaented briefly the recent
financial transactions of the state, with
estimate of the probublo receipts and ex
penditures for the remnlnder of the present
biennial period. He stated that the as
sessable value of all the taxnblo property
n the atate for 1903 was $037,937,386. and. aa
Is not probable It will be materially
changed In the coming two years, It Is not
difficult to discover what additional rev
enue an Increased rate of taxation will
leld. Hia recapitulation of the financial
tatement la aa followa:
Cash on hand December 31, 1903. .$1,198,754.58
Estimated recelnta to December 31
1904
2,800.300.00
Totnl $4.0!i9.054.68
unpaid balances, state Institu
tions 214.Cfl4.fi2
npald balances, ireneral 419.80S.30
i-sllmnted expenditures to De- i
csmber 31, 1901 2,628,210.00
Total ,
...$3,102,712.52
Balance December 31, 1D04 t 936.342.04
Carrying the computation through 1905,
assuming the same general cost of admin-
stratlon, and we have thla result:
Balance January 1. 1905 t 9M.342.P4
Recelpta for the year, estimated.. 2,900.300.00
Total '. $3,836,642.04
expenditures, omitting $130,000 for
general assemmy, una adding
$10,000 for cenaua on the Dlan
now authorised 1,408,210.00
$1,428,432.04
The conclusion la that after providing
for the atate government and lta lnatltu
tlona upon the basis now existing, mak-
ng no allowance for additions, betterments.
renewals or repairs, except as now ex
pressly authorized by statute, and upon
the hypothesis of a S-rnlll general levy. It
would be unwise to appropriate for pur-
ptsea not taken into asonnt In the fore
going table more than $1,430,000 to be raid
in 1904 and 1W6.
Wanta Intereat on Funda.
The governor alao recommends that Btate
depositories be requ'ted to ray Interest
on etate funds in . their hands, as the
average monthly balance in li e aei oe.'tor'.es
selected by .the treasurer during' the last
year haa ben more than $1.(00,000. "
In part he says on other eubjects:.-
I call medal intention tn that nor nt
iiib Muunur a report relating to insurance.
I Waa formerly nt tho nnlnlnn thnr an In.
dependent Insurance department should. ii
created, but I have changed my mind, and
x now u.ueve mat tne wiser course IB to
leave the work where it Is. tlvlno- tn Mk
auditor authority to employ a force suffi
cient to transact the business In an efficient
way.- i concur in the recommendations of
the auditor that he should have authority
to employ nt a yearly salary an examiner
and actuary, with auch clerical aaalatance
aa may ue necessary.
Fraudulent Insurance.
I concur alao in the recorhmendntlnn that
an effort be made to define what a contract
for life Insurance la. In these dnvi llfn tn.
aurance takes on ao many phasea and the
iiiKmuiiy oi managera is bo great that
everv kind nf inrifmnltv nn.l I m .
fair and unfair, honest and fraudulent. Is
offered to the people aa life insurance. I
believe that a stniutorv dennltlnn ran ha
nevisea oroaa enougn to emhrace everv
legitimate contract and that would fari'l-
tate the work of the auditor In exclurilinr
i-uiiirni'in wnicn euner irauament oi
which belong to some other field of enter
prise.
I Concur most hpsrtllV In thn romtnman
datlona relatlna tn reinsurance nr onnanii
datlon. It Is highly necessary for tho nrn.
tectlon of the policy holders that the state
shall determine the condltiona under which
one company snail ne ansorbed by another.
i lion my own nenair i earnestly urge
upon you an amennment io tne law which
anau provide irmt all reea paid by Insur
ance companies for examination, or for any
other Service rendered under the dlrect'oh
of the atate. shall he paid Into the state
treasury, and that whatever compensation
la allowed to those who perform the work
snau do paia ny me state.
Mulcting Insurance Companies.
I am led to comment on this auhlect with
unusual empnanis, largely on account of
some matters which occurred durlnv th
lour years ill wnicn r ranK t MerrlMtn uu
auditor of Btate. Toward the close of hi
laat term It was charged by various foreign
insurance companies that he, together with
inn insurance examiner, tir. Max Ueehler
had made, or pretended to make, a large
number of examinations which were with.
out the authority of the executive council
and for which fees and disbursements were
exacten grossly in excess or ralr compensa
nun una rejmuursemeni lor tne examina
tlona mado and expenses Incurred. The
record of the executive council did not dis
close any autnority ror auch exam nations
When Mr. Merriam'a attention was called
to tne matter ne said mat the members o
the executive council had given him ora
authority', and hia recollection in this r
apect waa verified by lettera from former
members. Aa governor of the state I then
made an examination or his otllce for th
purpose of ascertaining what companlea
nad Keen examinen ano wnat rees and nls
luraementa naa neen cnarged. 1 at once
dleovered that the hooka of the auditor
office did not show that examinations had
been made or what had been charged for
them, or Indeed anything with respect to
the aubject. Tne only papers tnat could
be found relating to the examinations un
der consideration were some repnrta of ex
amlnatlnns. In this situation the auditor
waa asked, under the advice of the attorney
general, to complete hia dooks in thla re
sDect. ao that we might know what ha
been done and what money had been col
lected. The term expired and Mr. Merrlam
left the ornce without complying with thl
request. The present auditor. Mr. B. F.
Carro'l. was requested by the executlv
council to correspond with the Insurance
companies that had been doing buslnesa In
Iowa and to dleeover If possible by whom
and when examinations naa oeen made,
and what had been charged for them
H nrenarrd blanka for thla purpose, and
now have the result of the Investigation
I summarise it aa roiiowa:
Rxaminatlona made ta few In lowai
Charged for examination $23,267.03
Demand aa In veatlgatlon.
No man should be Judged without a hear
Ing and these men have had no hearing. It
may he that they can explain what the
have done ao that all adverse criticism will
be unwarranted. I think It la your duty to
give them an opportunity to do ao. Upon
the face of the paper that I have and upon
the information tnat l nave received, it
peare that many of these examination
were not In good faith. Were without value,
and that the farce waa enacted for no other
purpose than to collect money that had not
been earned. It s earn a that from th ex
parte inquiry that we have been enabled to
make, tnai nearly a i me inajrance com-
i mtnie naia wnat wu aemanaea or innin
tTlinply because they knew that the auditor
held a power which he could exercise tu
their Inturv. It la due to theae men aa well
aa to the reputation of the commonwealth
that these matter be Investigated by
committee having authority to ascertain
f the whole tiuth, and If It be found that the
power of the state of Iowa haa been used
unworthy oincers t coerce payments
or which no honest service was rendered
recommend the reimbursement of the
ma so unlnstly exacted.
To make my recommendations complete
pon the matter of feea being nm.le payable
rectly to the treasury, I sugsest tnat tne
w relating to the Pharmacy commission.
he bank examiners, the oil lnnNctrs. thn
tntal board, the vetertrary Poard and all
ther boards, commissions and otllcers with
hlch the contrary practice preval.a should
be changed so as to require payment of fees
aa above Indicated-
Edneatlonal Institution.
Tiv virtue of mv office 1 have been, dur-
ng the past two yeara a member of the
oard ot regents or me aiaie umverrny
.,f th i,l nf truxteea of the Iowa
State College of Agriculture and Mechanic
rls. I have taltiituny nnrmi'iru in w
una tamiuar wun nw mcc -
tltutloiis. and 1 believe i Know ineir
needs. ,
With respect to tne lowa eomr ."ni
.h.w.i 1 )... anch Intimate knowledge.
nd therefore submit the report of Its board
llhout comment, save to txpiess mi u-
ef that Its financial affaits nave ueen
onestly anil wisely managed, and the
school conducted by a master mind.
With respect to the Btate univerny anu
the lowa Btate College of Agriculture and
Mechanic Arts, I know that the appropria
tions made for them have been expended
with a painstaking economy and a atren
uous effort to make them cover wants
hlch they will not cover, me nae u
hlch I have rarely Been. 1 have advised
both these boards to lay berore you me
needs of their respective Institutions wlth-
ut regard to the probability or your urui.
able to supply them all at this time, i
have no sympathy, nor inoeeu loierum-r,
for tho attitude aometlmea assumed of ap
pearing before you and asking somethliig
and fearing lest too much should be axked.
have Bald to them, and l now repeat u
mi that thean Inst It UtlOlia belong to the
tat'n of lowa and these boards are simply
rustees to manage them aa best they may;
nd It la their duty to report to you mtir
xaet condition Biul all their needs, and It
ia for you to supply them If you can.
1 sneak now or my own Kiiowiruge. ve
might as well face the unpleasant fact.
that, witn respect 10 suppon, equipment,
ml bulldtngn. we are behind tne times, ami
these respects we compart' unfavorably
with the estates that would be naturally
chosen for comparison. We may well be
proud of the instructional fore at both
these Institutions. It Is svipern. and Its
strength and loyalty keep both tne unlver-
Ity and tne college in tne troni, noiwim-
tandlng tne mengernem or compensation.
he Inndeauacy of numbers, and the in
completeness of equipment. We can well
boast also, of the student bodies, for in
everything which makes up the promise of
upenor mar.noou ana womannoon, tney
re not surpassed. It Is, however, true that
both of them must have more support or
hev will fall behind In the race, and both
of them muat have more buildings or we
cannot hope tn educate and train our boys
and girls at nome.
I refer now more especially io me ouiid
nas. The State university needs impera
tively, and needs now. a science hall, an
enalneerlnK hall, an auditorium, a library
i law building, an additional medical milki
ng, a detention hospital and a gymnasium.
The Iowa State college needs, and needs
budly, a central heating plant, a hall of
ngrlculture, a library, a domestic sclenca
building, an auditorium, a gymnasium, a
dairy building and a dairy farm. If we in
tend to carry on successfully the magnlrl
cent work that is fairly begun at Iowa
City and at Ames and to give our bovs and
glrla an opportunity equal to that afforded
elsewhere, we mast have these buildings
and tiey must be equipped.
Punishment for Crimes, Etc
A detailed statement of sll pardons and
suspension of sentences, otherwise Known
as oaroles. is submitted herewith, aa re
quired by law. During the two years of
my term I have released upon absolute
mirdon alx prisoners, not Including the
seven conditional pardons issued upon the
recommendation of the twenty-ninth gen
eral assembly. I have, In the same time,
released from penitentiaries, lalls ana in
dustrial schools 143 prisoners upon suspen
sion of sentences. Of the paroled prlaonera
have returned nineteen to imprisonment
for violation of the terms of parole, of
which fourteen had been paroled by my
predecessors; of the remaining 137 It glvea
me pleasure to say that substantially all
of them are living uprightly, and give
promise of enduring reformation.
or paroled prisoners i nave restorea
slxtv-ela-ht to complete eltlxenshlu upon
showing of worthiness. 1 have not done
this, however. In any case save one or two
exceptional Instances, until the period for
which sentence waa Imposed had passed,
and generally not until a considerable time
thereafter.
- The Inebriate Lavr.
Thi. r. nort nf the Board of Control con-
i.rnlnr I ha niierntlon of the law for the
care and confinement of inebrlatea, passed
by the twenty-ninth general assembly,
merits your most serious cinsiiemiitni.
Being cnarged with dutiea in ttie enfoice
ment of the statute, 1 have given to it and
to Its reaulte most careful thought ar,d In
vestigation. I believe mat me gen-rai
inncipie or me mw cnouni on irio,ru,
or lta Influence upon men given u i.a'olta
of Intemperance, but who fear the I.vrr.lia-
tlon of connnement; nut j say wunom
hesitation that If It cannot be amended it
should he repfaled. The plan of sending
inebrlatea to Insane hospitals is bad, not
only for Inebriates, but for the Insane.
This Io the uranlmous opinion of the
board of control, of all the superintendents
of the hospitals, and I have Been enough
of lta lll-effecta to lend me Into an earnest
appeal to provide tome other place or de
tention. I believe, further, that the minimum term
of confinement ahould be one year. To me
It is ahaurd to declare that any person who
la In auch condition aa to warrant his with
drawal from the community on the ground
of inebriety can be cured in thirty days.
I believe, runner, mat wnen pnysicany
able inebriates In confinement ahould b
given an opportunity to work and be re
quired to do bo. It la clear that wherever
they are confined they should oe so
guarded, either by walls or attendants,
that they cannot eacape.
Primary Election Law.
There has been much discussion in Iowa
during tho past two years respecting a
primary election law, ana 1 ueurve tnai
public opinion haa gradually ripened ao
that there la now a great preponderance
of sentiment In favor of some regulation
that will Insure common decency ana rair
nesa In the nomination of candidates for
office. There Is practically no fraud, dis
honesty or even unfairness In the conduct
of general elections, but the manner in
which caucuses, party primaries and other
proceedings leading up to nominations are
held and the practlcea which attend them
In many' part of the state have become
Intolerable with clean, fair-minded people.
While I recognize that there are wide
dlfferencea of opinion concerning the acope
as well na the detail of such a law, I ven
ture to express the opinion that It ahould
have the following features:
First It ahould Include all' municipal,
county, atate and congressional offices rilled
by the voters.
Second The primary election for all po
litical parties should be held at the same
plane and time. ..... , .
Third It Miould Include a system of reg
istration, where registration la now re
quired at general elections, and where reg
istration Is not required at general elec
tlona It should Include an adequate plan
for identifying the votera.
Fourth It ahould provide aever penal
ties for fraud, Intimidation and bribery.
The capltol commlaslon haa submitted
to me a report, which Is now laid before
vou, showing with great precision what It
has done and the reasons which have In
fluenced it In adopting Its plans nnd making
Its expenditures, and In creating the obli
gations which It ahowa.
I have kept closely in touch with the
commission and, while It may add nothing
to your confidence In the discretion of the
eminent gentlemen whn compos the body
It gives me, pleasure tn say that 1 have
heartily approved of all that haa been done.
It ia not surprising that when the com
mission cam to critically examine a build
ing which, ha stood without ultant!al
repair since Ita foundation wa laid, thirty
years ago. It found many things to be done
which had escaped the observation of the
preliminary commission, and that It discov
ered that the cost of the work was largely
In excess of the estimate.
General Recommendations.
It was with the advice of the executive
council that the location of the warehouse
Just north of the capltol and the character
of Its construction wre determined. The
commission acted wisely, In my opinion,
when It combined the work relating to
heating, ventilating, electrical equipment
and elevators. Involving sn obligation In
excess of the sum which could be legally
drawn during the year 193.
In regard to the census of 1906 the gov
ernor recommends that the statute be ao
amended and that such an appropriation
be made aa will enable the proper oflicera
to Issue a census report adequats In Ita
acope and complete In Ita detail. In modern
time the collection of Informratlon, and
the gathering of etatlstlca In the form of
a rensua report haa not only become a well
recognised function of the government, but
a necessity for the guidance of society.
Always . Remembsr tba run I
jaxatlve romo ruli
Cm CoU ha One Day, Grlpki 3
Days
8M
frOi. 234
The census to be taken next year should
be a complete compendium of all the
knowledge that the most modern View , . I
demands of auch a work. , I
In regard to good roads the governor
declatea his belief that the elate should
adopt a permanent plan and work upoar 1
It so that what Is done one jear will not I
lx lost the next. The roads to be Improve,!
should be. first surveyed to sscertaln the
grade, easiest method of drainage, the
character of the aoll, and all other con
ditions which are essential to be known,
the plan of Improvement should then be
made. So much of the work ahould be
done by the atate. and If committed to the
engineering departments of the university
and the agriculture college, It could be
done without great expense. When the
plan for an accounting Is complete It
should be preaented to the board of
supervlsora and if found satisfactory,
adopted.
In reaard to public documenta and print
ing ifnd binding the governor recommends
practlcaMy that the entire matter be placed
n the hands or the executive council ana
i thorough system be adopted.
Reaardlna- the bureau of labor statistics
the governor states that Its report Is one
of the most Interesting as well ns Instruct
ive submitted to the legislature. No better
work haa ever been done In thla depart
ment, and the governor commenda to the
legislature tho recommendations of the
commissioner.
nnshnell Haa Another Stroke.
COT,rMmS. O.. Jan. 12. Kx-Oovernor
Bushnell suffered a second stroke of apo
plexy Just before 10 o'clock today. It Is
still on and the result la uncertain.
Cures Chicago Senatorial
Representative of
HON. 'kITT OOULD Of CHICAGO
Here is the Proof Read
What He Says:
Hon. Kltt Gonld, Chicago, Repre
sentative of the 3d Senatorial. District,
and for four veara the attorney for tho
State Board of Pharmacy of lilinola, Bays;
"I havo been a great sufferer from ca- .
tarrh of the stomach, dyspepsia and lndl
'gestlon, which completely upset my ner
vous system. Munyon's Paw Paw has
driven out these dlairesslng allmenta and
haa restored all my old time energy and
vim. It la a marveloua remedy.",
The Honorable Snmorl W. I.ane, of
Augusta, Me., la a national figure of auch
prominence that he needs no Introduction
at our hands. He say:
"I am pleaaed to state that I have been
using Munyon's Paw Paw for two montha
with the greatest benefit. I have been a
sufferer for forty yeara from malaria and '
dyspepsia ana lor tne cure or me latter 1
consider Paw Paw aosnlutely unequalled."
If you have catarrh, try It.
If you have dyspepsia, try It.
If you are nervous, try it.
If you are cwrn.dent, try It.' " ,'
If you are ana t,a down, try It.
Cast afay all tonics, all medicines and '
aU a:irr..ilants u-it let Munyon'a Paw Paw
mi.ke ; ou wall. It will lift you into the ,
h'.si. altitude of hope and hold you there.
;.t will give exhilaration 'vlihout Intoxi
cation. Sold by all druggists. Large bottle, $1.00.
Paw Paw laxative Pills, 26o a bottle.
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