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THE OMAHA DAILY ItEE: MONDAY, FEnRUARY 1, 1001. SENATE TO KEEP AT PANAMA Execudra Saniess Mar Ft Heli tha Present Wttki DtMOCRATS TO VOTE WITH REPUBLICANS t'rgeat Deeleacy Aaarearlatloa Dill ' Will Be Reported It lb Faaasaa aaestlea In Rldetraeked by tka Demaerat. WASHINGTON. Jan. 1.-Th senate this week will continue to discuss the Panama question. Speeches will be made Monday or Tuesday by Senator Fairbanks (rep.) and Senators Clarke dem. (Ark.), and Clay dm.), all In support of the treaty. There also trill be other speeches, but a tern porary cessation may b expected later in the week, as there la a disposition th the part of democratic politicians to postpone further discussion on the question until re sponse to resolutions of Inquiry shall be received from the executive. The democrats, however, have given as surance to the republican leaders that they will not seejt delay merely for toe purpose of postponing a vote on the treaty, which they will permit as soon as legitimate de bate ahall be exhausted. The present plan Is to continue the discussion In open ses sion, but If It becomes apparent that more can be accomplished by cloning; the doors, secutlv sessions will be ordered. It Is 'low certain the solid vote of the republican side .of the chamber for -the treaty will be augmented by. many democratic votes. The suggestion was made In the demo cratic caucus Saturday that the entire democratic rote should be pleda-ed In caae Assurance Is given of concessions to. Co lombia, but It was not acted upon. The urgent deficiency appropriation bill will be rrH during the week and will receive attention If the Panama; question Is side tracked to meet the demands of th demo crats tor delay to digest the new Infor mation they hope -to receive on the revolt. The canal question will-be kept to the front as much as .possible, even to the ex clusion of appropriation bills. - Haws on Diplomat! Bill, ' The house this week will pass the diplo matic and consular appropriation bill, which waa reported from the committee on foreign affairs last week. , Mr. Hill, chair man of the committee, will call it up at the first favorable opportunity. District of Columbia business Is the special order fo tomorrow, private claims bills for Tuesday and pension legislation for Friday. Consideration of tha diplomatic bill will afford opportunity for a further wide range of discussion of such topics as members may deslr to Introduce. The bill providing for the ratification of a treaty with the filoux tribe of Indians on tha Rosebud reservation, which reached the point of third reading Saturday, Is pending and Its consideration la a special continuing order so long as It does not In terfere with appropriation bills or private calendar bills. A number of bills of minor Importance have found their way to the house calen dar, some of which may be passed during the week, but such as threaten to partioN pate extended debate must wait until more Important legislation is out of the way LUIKHART IS LIKELY, TO DIE la Addition - to ' Fractarea Skall Case Is Complicated vrtta. Mealagltla. a NORFOLK Neb.. Jan. fWSpectal Tele-gram.)-0. A, tuikhart. Who waa Injured yesterday by being run down by a horse, la considerably worse tonight Hla skull was found to be fractured at the baa of the brain. Menlngitla has set In and. greatly adda to the danger of the case. There has been a succession of serious accident during the past twenty-four hours.' Oeorge Fink, an employe of the contractor for th new government build ing, fell from the second story of the Struc ture and fractured hla skull. While his injuries are serious they are not though! to be fatal. George Btaloap, a switchman li tha Northwestern yards, waa pinched between - two cars and received serious Injuries. William Banner waa seriously though not fatally Injured while engaged putting up Ice. . . Raosevelt Clab at Crete, CRETE, Neb., Jan. tt. (Special.) Despite tha Inclemency of tha weather a goodly number of local republicans met at the city hall last night for the purpose- of organis ing a Roosevelt club. C. I Aller was chosen chairman and R. D. Brown secre tary for th evening. In th election of officer for th new club Hon. H. M. Wells waa chosen president and I C. Dredla secretary. Th business of adopting a per manent organisation waa eostooned until the next meeting. Five hundred members Is th mark set by th new dub. Smallpox Cloae gekoola. SCOTT'S BLUFF, Neb., Jan. Jl (Special.) The schools of this place were voted closed until Monday, February t, by th school board. This Is . to guard against the ' epi demic of smallpox which is appearing In this valley. Four children attending school have been taken sick slae Christmas and on of them earn down suddenly this week A TURN Book Sell OVER 10,000,000 COPIES OF THE FAMOUS BOOK, "The Road ;.ilave been furnished the people, io miniature eoplea ;.'V; FREE ;".' Found in every package of Tostum Food Coffee and Grape Nuts. .-...- -a'--.". t ; Bafe to say you will read it from cover to cover before it's laid down. ,. ', ; Telephone Grocer for a package of GrapeNuts or Tostum, and the book Is yours. ,, . t " THERE 8 A after being In her clssrr? all day. As prac tically th whole school has been exposed It was thought th wiser plan to close the schools temporarily. Longer Hoars la f hope. HAVELOCK. Neb., Jan. IU (Speclal.) The shop employes were surprised to find the following bulletin on the bulletin board at fifteen minutes before quitting time Sat urday night: "Commencing Monday, February 1, all departments except the boiler shop, will work Hint hours per day, from 7 a. m. to 5 p. m." WEIGHTS FORJTHE SUBURBAN Waterboy Carries the Biff Load, with McChesaey, Oaly Oae Foaad Less. NEW YORK, Jan. a .-The weights for ths Suburban,, to be run June IS, 1904, are aa follows: - Wrt.f ..'.K'9 Frsnrseeo ...It Igniter .. Wft. ....lit ....ltd ....lie ....114 ....110 ....Utt ....lot ....If ....107 ....1TT ....in ....101 ....105 ....lot ,...1"4 ....1 ....101 ....lot Waterboy Mr.'haan Hermla Africander ........ Irian L4 Aoranr Guard ... Paribls Th Plrael Major lalnirHteld Onlile Mulm .... Short Hoa Charlas Eleooil .. 1H , Proper .....126 Kusnia Burrh.... .....lMj Buttons IMl Huh chanrsllor lll'Klvor PI rats .... 1 IS Injunction ....lit Huntar Rain ... 117 Nrltonlan 117'HltA Ball lit iOrrf Priar mlCaptaln Buckle . Ill Clauds Ounflrs Hurathourn Runnels lit Ronnlbert Lard ot the Vale .. Artful Panto! Mlieeft Whorier ...1U 1 Hamburg Balls , ...11 'Stamping Ground ...ill Raservatioa New York ' lot Arietoemcr ,..101 Mons. nmacalre Cltr Bank loo Flylns Tornado 109 Kslsht Errant t Orttrarnirg , M Jamaa Y S3 Raglln , M Chilton Rsllabl .......... Grand Opara Onatus , Pulsus South Trimble ,. ., Totihofaa .......... Palhl Jorkejr Club Orlf It Dirk Bernard Stalwart AMal HlDDorratea ...100 ...lne ...100 ... n tlOatrleb U tllllrrla Careless II Bob Mvrptif 17 Ruhr Rlna s John r M tiamoa rt Ortwslls M Colonial Olr ....... Mnnlnwon Cannon Ball nrmonda'l Itlght M Onldaalnt fc or.an Tide M 1 Joound H M Robin Hood at Maerrul Official weight! for the Brooklyn handi cap, to be run on Thursday, May 20, 1004, areas follows: - t Wit. I ' " Wet. 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Injunction Rad Knltht River Plrats Highball Orwf PrUr Clauds Captain Buckle Ronnlhert .111 -11 ....lit ....lit. ..'..114 ....111 ....111 .'...til ....111 ....111 ....111) ,...110 ....lot ....lot ....ion ....101 ....101 ....10 ....106 ....ton ....lot ....loo ....104 ....101 ....101 Hamburg Belle Broamatlck ... HOPE TO SETTLE DISPUTE Bdwara Haaloa, Maasijcer of Brook - lyaa, 11 Cout la laterest of - Katloaal LoasT, ' . ' ,' ' 8AN FRANCISCO. Jan. 1.-Edward Han-J"n- ma,1ftPp ofth Brooklyn national base hall team, has arrived her. - He Is Jlfu0.ruthS """'"o appointed to confer with th Paclflo coast people on the oues- Stlon ot aettllng differences ' between th Ig eastern organisations and the coast eague. James Hart of Chicago is also iere and the two ar awaiting the Coming of President Ben Johnson. Ihe third mem her of th oommlssion. It !s expected the conference will be held within th next Iwo. ?r.hrS? Th Indications ar Jlot!lL B,dI" wln mnl concessions and that the Paclflo organisation wilt enter Into the national agreement Tell This to Tear Wife. Eleotrlo Bitters cur female1 complaints surely and' safely; dispel headaches, beck aches, nervousness or no pay. JOc. For sale by Kuhn ft Co. LIVE THE LIFE OF PAGANS haswasMaa Minister Deaoaae th Wealthy of tklcaao frosa Hla PalpH Predleta City WIH Be Storm Ceater. CHICAGO, Jan. Sl.-Th Rev. Dr. James S. Stone, reeor of St. Jamta, Eplacopal church, 'the membership of which. Is largely mad up of wealthy persons, caused com ment when In th course of a sermon today he denounced th rich of Chicago. He aald in part: That trier are multitudes' In this city m rT,1' ,r.?i4 "Ortega man. I rL- r " """' 10 two cauana; lone the lernorance and weakness of many - -----mi.v, n it- tiuer ins irreiianon of our Induentlal and weM-to-do people" Ther are many exceptions, noble And praiseworthy, for which w thank Ood and take courage. But for the greater paxt the people of nnanclal and aoclal Influence In Chicago the people who could If they would do so much for the aalvatlon of tha city the people that are going to suffer the most In that terrible conflict between elasnes that Is threatening thl country, th near news of which seems snparent and the center of which will be this very olty. the end of which no man knows, these people who should be the first In Christian exam ple in every good, are living the lives of pagans; nice pagana If you will, but aa aumed pagana. OF THE ers to Wellville, .99 HE AS OX. Art NEED flELP WITH RURAL HAIL Poitmiitan in Famof Coannunitiis Ifty B Allows 0 o k Hire.' f PEE DELIVERY INVOLVES EX FINS geator Pea rose Propose Asneadaaeat to general Postoffic Appropla tloa Bill aa Will Press Its Passage. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON. Jan. II. (Speclal.)-The enormous growth of the rural fre delivery service In the last few years Is the sub ject of earnest consideration not only by th postmaster general and his assistants, but by the committees on postofflces and post roads of th two houses ot congress. There Is no stopping the extension of rural free delivery. It has come to stay. The farming communities of th United States demand the service and how-' to Conserve the Interests of those who are looked upon as the backbone of the country la th prob lem which confronts our legislators. Bsna tor Penrose -of Pennsylvania, chairman of the committee of postofflces and post roads, has Introduced an amendment to th gen eral statutes which ha intends to press with all his power when the general post fifflce appropriation bill comes up for con sideration In the senate. This amendment authortsles the postmaster general to desig nate postmasters at the Intersection of mall routes and the Intersections and ter mini of rural free delivery mall routes, as distributing or separating offices, and where such office I f the third or fourth class he may make a reasonable allowance to the postmaster for th necessary cost -of clerical Service ariaing from such duties. The necessity for this la apparent. Post masters at Intersecting mall routea, owing to the growth of the rural fre delivery service, are by the very nature ot things wholly unequipped to separate and dis tribute mails now going Into ths rural sec tions of 'the country. Tndor present condi tions they are not permitted to employ clerk hire unless paid out Of their own pockets,' and it Is for the purpose of com pensating postmasters for the additional work devolving upon them In the separating and distribution of rural mall to rural car riers that Senator Penrose proposes what seems to be a most necessary addition 'to th postal laws and regulations. Qalets Claim of laalaa. For years there has stalked through th corridors of th oapttol a bill for th relief of the Biaseton and Wahpeton bands of Dakota on Sioux . Indians. - Indian com mittees aa frequently as the bill appeared Would hit it with th mailed hand. Just a serenely, however, aa ths season for - the assembling of congress recurred th bill for the relief of, this particular band of Sioux Indiana would bob up In both houaes to he saturnine delight of th members ot the Indian committees. The bill waa be ing urged by a brotber-ln-law of former Senator FetUgrsw of South Pakota, one a .republican but afterwards a populist representative of that Stat in the ipper branch of congress. -For years an effort waa made to appropriate vast sums of money which it was alleged tb govern ment owed the Biaseton and Wahpeton band of Dakota or Sioux Indians teciusa they had been deprived of their annuities growing out of the War which on Of these bands precipitated agalnat the United States, In 18C2 Mid 18G3. Finally after per sistent effort th case waa sent to th court of claims for findings ot fact and th court of claims: but a short -time ago ren dered a decision which, pilts' "out of busi ness" those lotsrcrated tn -seeurlng Several million of dollar from th government The court states that It Goes not appear who, If any, were th Individual members ot thee particular bands of Indians . ar who remained loyal to th government of th United State or who were not directly or indirectly concerned In the depredations during 1801 and 1SG1 when attacks wcr mad on Fort Abercrombi when murders and depredation of every kind were com mitted. .-. 'Loyal" ladlaas Disloyal. Th court flinds that at times certain In dividual Indian capable of Identification were by verbal expression In council and otherwise, loyal, but who at other times aided, abetted, assisted, or encouraged th depredations and massacres referred to In the act of congress approved February 16, 1861' . Further the court goes on to say that a large majority, If not .all, the re spective member of th Sisseton and Wahpeton bands of the Sioux Indians were not loyal" to the government, of the United States and that with few exceptions, such exceptions being Incapable of designation as Individuals, all the responsible members of these two bands of Sioux Indians aided, abetted, assisted and encouraged th dep redations and massacrea to which ths act of February It, 1MH, refers; that th propor tion of such members. If there were any, who wer not fco concerned In tha said depredations, or some of them, does not ap pear, and it I Impossible from th evi dence to find such proportion. If such pro portion could be pointed out there could b ho proper distribution of th annuities to member who wer loyal, or who wer not so concerned In said depredations, and who would b entitled to auoh distribution. If such finding of a proportion could be made, the effect would be that distribution of such annuities would be mad to the loyal and disloyal alika, or not at all. Proteetlaa; th Timber Laaels. ' Just at, th present time congress is wrestling 'with ths proposition, ' How can th timber lands of th public domain b protected." Ten or fifteen years ago It waa decided to segregate from th land open for settlement vaat araaa In th tim bered region, which ahould be ieservd as national forest. Under this polloy a total of nearly tt.oan.OOO acres have been with drawn from settlement and placed In th' list of "forest reserve lands." In carrying out tb executive order creating these re serves It was found that many thousands of act within th confines of th areas so segregated wer th property of railroad corporations and Individuals and In con sequence It was found necessary to glv tho prlvat owners an opportunity t se lect other lands "In lieu of tho surren dered to the government." This so-callej 'lieu land law" ha been greatly abused.' Railroads have denuded their holdings of the original tlmbar and hav been selected "in lieu thereof some of th most valuable pin lands th gov ernment still owns. Up to th present tlms a,bout 1,000,000 acres hav besn "surrendered" and almost as many acre of valuable tim ber lands hav been transferred from the government as compensation therefor 80 great has the abuse become that congress I called upon to act promptly to prevent th further looting of th remaining pin land. aadell Glv Hla View. la reporting a bill for th correction of existing abuse Representative Mondell ot Wyoming, from th commit tee on public (and, says: "It Is vary clear that com paratively few actual settlers hav taken advaatag of th provisions of th lieu land law; that th principal beneficiaries hav been th owner of railroad and state school landa. It also appears from th table that there I at this time over T60. 000 acre of landa within th primary limits of railroad land grant, which ar avallabl aa basis for th aeieotloa of aa equal area of valuable timber land.; that there ar over fuG.OuO acre of such lands under con- tract for survey which will be available for the same purpose when surveyed In the nesr future. and that there are over 1,000.000 acres of such Isnds .which will un doubtedly be surveyed In the nesf future, making In all 141.230 acres of lands within the primary limits of railway land grants which are or will b In th Bear future available for lieu election, and for which an equal acreage of the most valuable timber landa of th nation may be and un doubtedly will be exchanged If the bill In queatlon doe not become a law. "In addition to this vsst acreage of lands within the primary limits of rsllwsy land grants which can he exchanged iot valu able timber lands there are undoubtedly Isrge areas In the forest reserves of In demnity railroad lands, as well as other large holdings, which can be exchange! for timbered lands. Some of these landa are now covered with forests, of which they ar being denuded rapidly as possible In order thst th denuded, or Cut-over, lands may be exchanged for other forest lands. Eiehasse for Timber L,aad. The Inclusion within forest reserve of so large an fare of railroad lands (In the neighborhood, of 1.500.000 acres within pri mary limits, and thousands of acres more of Indemnity lands) which could b used a bases for lieu selections. If such lands Were all ot them of a character Imperatively de manding their reservation for the conserva tion of water supply and th preservation of timber for future use as contemplated tt th spirit of the act authorising th creation of forest reserves, might perhaps be Justified and defended on the ground of wise public policy, sven though such ac tion resulted In the 'absorption of large tracts of th publlo domain In lieu selec tions. But large areas of. railroad and other lands in prlvat ownership have been Included In forest reserves which are neither generally timbered or of any con siderable value for water conservation, or for any other purpose contemplated by the forest reserve law, the Inclusion of which within reserves has given the owner -of such lands an opportunity to posse's them selves, by exchange, of some of the best tlmher lands of th nation. ' - "The committee agrees with the secre tary of the interior and the commissioner of the general land Office that the passage of th bill is In th Interests of publlo policy, and that It Is urgently demanded In' view of the present situation In order to prevent the absorption of millions of acres of publlo timber by Ileu-rlght loca tions. As pointed out In the commissioner's report, those seeking to make the change have no causa to complain of the pro visions of the bill, as th exchange Is not compulsory, and If it Is desired to us lands within reserves now timbered as a base for exchange th timber can be removed befor making th exchange. In which event a fair value cart be obtained by exchanging for nontlmbered lands, as contemplated by th bill." For Defease of Harbors. - When the navy appropriation bill was up for consideration last year there was a great deal of talk about submarine torpedo boats. Admiral Dewey testified that three or four of these! vessels In Manila bay would probably v demolished his fleet, and that he would hav hesitated io hav taken his vessels against an unseen danger. Bine then General Mile has reported -that Manila and Bubig bays ought to be forti fied and that at leaat SfiO.GOO.OOO will be. re quired to erect and equip proper coast de fense. The naval committee last year .declined to authorise any further, contracts for sub marine torpedo boat until those under eon tract had been completed and accepted by th navy department Today the submarine flotilla consist of seven boats, every on of which has filled contract requirement to th letter. la th naval maneuver Off th New England ooast last summer these lit tle sea terror sucoaadett In convincing th most skeptical officers of th ' navy that they ar th most effective means of coast defense ever devised by man. . The seven vessel alone could, according to th beat naval authorities, absolutely protect the harbor of New York and Boston against a hostile fleet So many changes have been made In the construction of vessels of this class that today nearly every civilised na tion ha adopted th type for coast de fense. Th reasons are, first, that the ex pense of construction and maintenance Is not a tithe of th cost of an affective fort, and, second, that no enemy entering a bar bor could, by any possible chance, aecure Information as to the location of a torpedo throwing device which tmlpht easily destroy a squadron of battleships ahd cruisers without exposing Its own location. Th Navy department ' has demonstrated beyond question that the submarine tor pedo boat is an effective and comparatively Inexpensive mean ot defense, and natur ally thl type of vessel' Is today In good reput In th navy. Of course the build era of fort and "battleship ar not en thusiastic, but It Is likely, that congress will authorise th purchasa of a consid erable number of the vessels, of which ther ar several tysei on th market PAVING OF THIRTY THIRD laaprovenieat Is I'rged by Hon Prop erty ewaers Who glga th : Petltloa. r Th petltloa for the paving of Thirty third street north of Cuming receive- sev eral additional signatures during th last week and there Is now little doubt 'that this will be one C the first street tovb Improved when th spring opens. A move Is on foot again to reduce the grade befor th pavement is laid by filling about two feet at the lowest point. Some owner of property ar withholding their signatures from th paving petition Until th street has bsen brought to a mor uniform grade. Since the street ear line wa opened on this street a number of fin houses hav been erected, and several ar going up during th winter montha Th old wooden sidewalks on the West side already hav been ordered replaced with atone or brick, and If the street Is baved tha transforms. tlon from th condition which existed. thr or tour years ago will be complete. Th petition which is being circulated calls for a thlrty-flve-foot pavement be tween curbs. .It is suggested that the side walks should be laid near th curb, which would add a atrip of seven feet of lawn to th front of th lot' AaaoaacemeBt of the Theaters. This evening at th Boyd th company headed by Ines Form a ft will return for another - short innnmtni. ' nrManHm "East Lynns." Th impression made by mi company last week was a good oae. th work of Mia Form an ahd John Dillon, th veteran comedian, being especially well received. The sterling old play Is given the most pretentious production seen In Omaha for many years. The engagement la for two night and a special matinee on Tuesday afternoon. Blanch Walsh will be at th Boyd on, Thursday and Friday evenings and a special matinee on Friday in her most powerful of sermons on modern topics, "Resurrection." a play based on Tolstoi's great story. Blauvelt America's famous soprano, will give a song recital ' at th Kountse" Me morial church tonight, and will meet with a- warm' reception from our mualo lovers who ar very anxloualy awaiting th treat la store for them. Her program ha been w?refully arranged. Reserved seat on sale 1SU Farnam street ' A Oaaraatoosl car fmw Piles, Itching, Blind. Bleeding or ProtruAlag Piles. Tour druggist will refund money It PAZO OINTMENT fall U cur. yu la I t 1 day, toe. CHURCH CAUSE OF TROUBLE Iflipty Mown nl fitin Up Feeing Aaonf Cstkolio in Pbilipp'ngs, NtW. STAR PLAYS FOR WASHINGT0 Ryo Olrea No Reasea fop Dlayla Departare aael III Aetloa Rxc.lt as Cariosity at national Capital. WASHINGTON, Jan. SI. Captain D. C. Shanks, governor of the provlnc of Cavlte, In the Philippines, In his annual report to th War department, dated October 16, 1908, say: The new Agllpay movement has made considerable headway In the provlnc and tho development of thl new church rarty ha brought with It a certain bitterness of feeling between the adherents of the new church and those of the Hnmau Cathollo faith. Thla feeling ha shown Itself In the management of municipal affairs, when the majority of the municipal council, ac tuated by religious differences, hae Bought to Impose restrictions upon the church ot opposl to faith. New Star with Dw Koren. Th concert of th Washington Symphony orchestra, conducted by, Reginald D Koven, at Chase's theater thla evening, was attended by many person of not In the diplomatic, political find social world of th national capital. A new star. Mis Maria von Unschuld, court pianist to th queen of Roumania, who ha corqe to this country under the Immediate patronage of th Austrian ambassador and his wife. Baron and Baronena Hentefmuller, made her first appearance. Reyes Gives No Ressss, General Rafael Reyes, th Colombian envoy who came her In th Interest of the reintegration of Panama, In a letter from New oTrk to Dr. Thomag Herran, the Co lombian charge d'aftairs, announced that h had decided to postpone his departure for Colombia, but gave no reason for his action, nor any Indication to when b expected to leav for home. Dlao at White House. Secretary and Mrs. Root spent their last evening ot official life In Washington in dining with the president and Mrs, Roose velt at tha White Hous tonight Later in th evening Governor Taft, who to morrow will take the office to be vacated by Secretary Root, called at the Whit Hous. WILLING VICTIMS AT PENDER Offer' Themselves a Mairlmoftial Sac rifices to Norfolk Leap Year Clab. ' s NORFOLK, Neb., Jan. It- (Special.) The rushing season for the young women of the Norfolk Leap Tear club has begun. Two young men of Pender, Neb., hav of fered themselves as candidates for matri mony and have been rejected because of seeming forwardness upon their part. A clever letter from the Pender men told of their desire, as follows: PENDER, Neb.. Jan. J7.-Norfolk Leap Tear Club: Denrly Beloved Seeing an Item In Th Omaha Dairy Be to the effect that the young ladles of Norfolk have organised a leap year club, we hasten to extend con gratulations and wish you succees In every way. The object of our wrltina Is to In. rform yoti of -our admiration for your pluck ana rroaern metnoae or securing a help meet tnrourh life. W sre-nf the opinion that you will be successful id your excel lent undertaking and hereby hasten to sub mit our namea as candidate for matri mony. Write and let us know how you ar nroenerlng and what our prospects are. 1 ours wunoui a sirugeie. " . JAMES -KELLER. ; .' . . FRANK M QUIRE. NEBRASKA MAN KILLS SELF W. A. Bllven of Dakota City Throw - Himself fader Trala at Albaqaerqae. ALBUQUERQUE,' N. M., Jan. .-(Special Telegram. V W. A. Bllven, a farmer of Dakota county', Nebraska, committed sul ride her today by -throwing himself in front of a switch engine In the Santa F yard. Th deed waa committed befor 100 people, who were on th sidewalks. . As the engin moved down th yards Bllven sprang to th middle of the track, stood for an Instant a If hesitating, then threw himself fac downward on th track. Th engine and on car passed over tb man, cutting oft his head and on foot and kill ing hlra Instantly. . t Bllven came to Albuquerque last Thurs day, registering from Sioux City, Neb. He was suffering from stomach trouble and excessive nervousness. A cashier's check on the First National bank of this city was found on him, together with some report showing him to be a Maaon In good standing In th Dakota City (Neb.), lodge. Lodge Elect Officer. PAPILLIOK, Neb.. Jan. tt (8peelal.)-A local lodge of th Knights of Pythias has been organised at Gretna, with a large membership. Knight from Springfield, Papllllon, Elrawood. Ashland. Loulsvlll, Klkhrhni and Millard wer present, Includ ing Grand Chancellor Philips of Laurel, Nab., and Grand Msstcr at Arm Pavls ot Ionlsvllle.' Following are the officers elected: CP.. A. O. Burbank: V. C. C. H. Connor; prelate. Dr. Little; M. of W., John Hughe: M. of A.. Charles fosburg; K. of R. and 8., John Zimmerman; M. of F., G. Helnori: M. of E.. Patsy McDonald; I. O., Louis Weeth; O. G., George Cockerlll! past chancellors. A, Q. Burbank, Henry Vlck and C. 8. Weeth. Th local Plattdeutsche Vereln of Gretna this week elected th following officers' for tha ensuing year I President, George Helnen: vice president, Claus Ehlers; treas urer, V. 8. Raker; financial secretary, Ernest ' Knoll; ' recording secretary, Claus Ehlers; keeper of seals, C. H. Treckel; flnanc committee, Claua Blevers. J. H. Vlck and Louis Weeth. Thl society Is 'In a very prosperous condition, th report of th treasurer showing a balance In th treasury of $630.91. . February 4. i and ( promise to be day of great moment for the Masons of Papllllon and surrounding lodges. Grand Custodlsn French of Kearney will hold a school of thre dare" duration, where th members will receive Instruction lit the work con nected with th Masonic lodge. It will be arranged to hold three sessions a day, with a night session. Wayae Reaiabllcasjs Oraaals. WATNE. Tfeb., .Jan. 11. (Special Tele gram.) A republican olub with an enroll ment of lift member wa organised her last night, comprising many of th busi ness men of the city, and It Is expected that a membership of mor than tne will be secured In a short time. Judgs E. Hunter was elected president; A. pavls, vie presi dent; D. C. Main, treasurer; E. A. Lund berg, secretary, and C. M. Craven. W. It McNeal, Dr. J. J. Williams. F, M. Gregg and A. A. Welch members of th sxecutlv committee. After' adopting a constitution snd rule a resolution was passed that ths club should maintain Its exlstepce and the Cnrarya Retmenter tbe FuD fftae gx&tivo Hromo (guinea CrCoM la Owe Day, CeL2ty oa rrvery r&xr box. zu officers hold their positions until th elec tion of President Roosevelt. Th president of ths club wa Instructed to appoint a committee ot five or more. Including th chairman grid secretary of the county com mittee and secretary of th club for th purpose of organising auxiliary club at Carroll, Wlnsld. lioakin, Bholes and Al-toona. Platte Parmer' lastltate. COLUMBUS, Neb., Jan. tl.M8pec1al.)-A two day' meeting of the Platte County Farmers' Institute was, concluded her last evening, the session being held at th Maennerchor hall. Prominent among those who took part In the program were D. F. Ashburn of Gibbon. C. M. Lewelllng of Beaver City, C. H. Barnard of Table Rock, H. P. Miller of Ohio and others. Th sub ject, "Alfalfa Culture," which was treated by Mr. Lewelllng, waa well received and ha practically demonstrated that this crop Is peculiarly adapted to Nebraska soil., Mr. Ashburn delivered a good talk on th se lection and growing of seed corn, and h gave many valuable suggestions along this line. On the .whole the meeting wsa a success In every particular; wss well at tended end an unusual interest taken by all. Th merchants of the city contributed larger In tho way ot valuable prises, and William Newman took th first sweep stsk prls oh all varieties of corn ex hibited, also first, on white corn. Louis Natienberg took first on yellow corn and third on sweepstakes; Henry Rlckert sec ond on whit corn; John Lachnlt second On yellow: Bargemann Bros, third on yellow. Some of the exhibit VIII be sent to th Bt Louis fair. Rob Parmer's Wagon. COLUMBUS. Neb.. Jan. Sl.-tfipediil.)-Laat evening about o'clock as Ed Ilnhn, a farmer living across the rlvsr In Butler county, was just starting out ot town in a light spring- wagon a couple of men ran up behind his rig and grabbed up all the par cels and packages they could carry Mr. Hahn tied his tig ns quickly as possible and gnve chase, but they had too much start Th police wera quickly notified and be lieve they have a clew which will lead to the robbers, Th merchant ar very In' dlgnant and will spar no pains to Inves tigate th matter. Child Falls Into Hot Water. HUMBOLDT Neb., Jan. tl.-(Speclal.)-Th t-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tupa met with a serious and possibly fatal accident yesterday.- Th father had been butchering a hog, and a boiler filled with scalding hot water had been taken from th stove and placed on th floor. The little fellow backed up against it falling backward Into the open vessel. Th flesh was burned so badly that fear ar enter tained he will not recover. Th body was burned to a blister front the knees to the waist and the physician says it will tako several days to determine th result Hitler Loses aa Arm. CREIOHTON, Neb.. Jan. ll.-(Speclal.)- An accident occurred three miles and a half east of her yesterday by which Rufus Rush lost an arm. While .out hunting rab bits Mr. Rush stumbled and In fulling th content of the gun wer discharged, en terlng his arm below the elbow. Th arm was so badly shattered that amputation was necessary. Mr. Rush 1 resting easily at this writing. Boslaess Chaa mi Crelghtoa. CRKIGHTON, Neb., Jan. 11. (Bpeclal.) Samuel Galley, one of th pioneer business men of this place, yesterday disposed of hi stock of general merchandise to 8, J, O. Irwin. Mr. Galley has been In actlv business for th last twenty-four years. Mr. Irwin will still continue his business at. Custer, 8. P., but will mak Creighton his future home. Bast Waats Ilea Fralt. NORFOLK. Nb., Jan. H.-(8pectal.)-From a telegram received In Norfolk It Is vldent that th egg .famine Is growing serious In ah esst. "Send 100 case of eggs by express," said the message received by a local coal storage slant from Lowell, Mas. A oarload of th hen fruit had been sent only th diy befor. Th 100 oases cost XS for express alone. i Steal Valaabt Valise. NORFOLK. Neb., Jan. IlA(8pcll.) Grip thieve ar becoming again actlv in northern Nebraaka. An English portman teau, belonging to Mrs. C R. Allen of Ha warden, la.,, waa taken from th union depot. A the bag contained souvenir and other articles of high value, police search ing wss kept up all night, but without avail. . aalllvaa Challeoges Isoa. NORFOLK. Nsb. Jan. Il.-8pecla1.)-Tommy Sullivan ot Norfolk has Issued a challenge for a go with Ole Olson, th Terrible Swed," of. (Jhloago, who la How at Wiener, Neb. Tommy has a tight sched uled at Leed, 8. D., for February with Kid Bennett of Denver and one on Feb ruary is with Dago Mlkon. DOCTORS PRESCRIBE r,M!Y0i'S PAW-PAW Dr. Tho. C. Carter, aa Eaalaeat Wash. lagtea Physlelaa, Gives Me a. yea I'avr-I'aw a , Btroaaj Professloaal Eadorsemeat. J have used and am now using Munyon's Paw-Paw, and find it a moat effectlvs pep sin tonic. I successfully prescribe it in eases of severe nervousness, InUlgestloS and stomach trouble. Profenaor Munyon Is to be congratulated In utilizing the fruit of the Paw-Paw tree, the digestive qualities of which, I believe, is second to no known production in th fruit or vegetable kingdom. TH08. C, CARTER. M. D.. m C. Bt., N. W. "I want every tired woman, after a hard day's work or aa afternoon's shopping, to take a tablespoon ful of Paw-Paw and see how quickly It will refresh and Invigorate her. "I urge upon bralnworker particularly tha use of Paw-Paw. It will linmedlatrjy give ton and energy to th whol nervous System. "It tn toiler woo reels th need of a stimulant will atep Into the nearest drug atore and ask for Paw-Paw he will have no further ua for whiskey, beer or other stimulants." Bold by sll druggists. I.srga bottles tl. Paw-Paw Laxative Pills. 26 cents a bottle. SSO . $50 All Goitres Can Be Cured. It affords me great pleasure to announce to those suffering from Uoitre that I caa positively cure them. I use the German treatment, which has never bean known to fall. I will give fifty dollars tt anyone I fall to cure. You can be cured at home. Consultation free. It you have Ooltre writ nut tor particulars. 1. W. JJCNNur, M. P., Boa 11 Bailna, Kan. T4th ANNUAL STATEMENT t CYndnMl.t Aetna Lif Insurance Company, hAutfoud, conn. MORQAN Q. BULKGLEY. president. THE LEADING INSURANCE COMPANY IN Nl W ENGLAND, AND THE LARGEST IN THE WORLD WRITING LIFE, ACCIDENT, LIABILITY AND HEALTH INSURANCE. Assets, Jan. 1, 1904 . $oft,f35,179.0l Premium receipt In 1!03, 1 1,733,254.87 Interest receipt in 1003, 2.825.620.69 Total receipts in 1903, . 14 588,874.56 Payments to Policy hold era In 1003 6,362,153.05 Legal Resarve on Poli cies, and all claim, . 60,287,077.10 Special Unserve In addi tion to Reserve above riven, ...... 2.186,188.00 Life insurance Issued nd revived In 1003. . 43,087,131.00 Lite Insurance in force Jan. j, iuo4. . . . 225,763.843.00 Accldont Inturunoe in force Jan. 1, 19o4, . 208,617,238.00 Quarantee Fund In ex cess of Requirement byCompany'g stand rd, 5,681,913.91 Guarantee Fund In ex cess ot Legal Require tnenta, ...... 7,837,944.15 Paid Pel'cy holders since organization, $138,946,127.01. Great Gains in Business During 1903 lacrcatt In Aitett,- . . . . $4,6l,tJ128 Incrtaie la Ertest Guarantee Fand 181,412.1 Increase In tenlnm Income, . I.5.-S 2.4 Increase In Total Income, . . U42.074.47 Increase In Life Insurance Issued, 2,597, 22. 10 Increase la Life Insaraoce In .Force, . .... . . . 12, 002, Sis. 00 Increase In AccMent Insurance in Force, . . . . . . 9,07.0J4.00 JOHN DALE, Gen' I Agent,. New York Life Bid;. OMAHA, NEB. New York Boston and The East Six trains a day from Omaha over the North-Western Line, the only double-track railway from the Missouri River to Chicago,connecs at that point with all ' lirtesyM'of all . points East. These fast trains on the North-Western Line are most conveniently equip ped for the safety and comfort of patrons. Buffet smoking and library cars. Superb a la carte dlntr.g car service. Drawing-room and privafe compart ment sleeping cars, free reclining chair cars and standard day coaches. 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KILUG THEATER 15255075c -. TONIGHT AT 1:15- Ut tht Old Cross Roads -' A BIG HIT. Bargain Matlne WEDNESDAY. Beat Beats, toe. Thursday Nlgbt "King of Detectlvea" Sirloin of Beef with York- arw tU S atA W aaatafsa SB aS IfMM 'Ve' At HIE CALUMET i TUESDAY I