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THR OMAIIA DAILY BEE: FRIDAY. .MARCH ' 4. 1P04.
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Tela. 1R-M.
WE CLOSE 8ATUR
Cherlty and -Tnl
.' fort are fhe,.only
' Investments
ttiiHti any
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YVe nro showing rt handsome line of new leather bags made
up In the latent shapes, which are practical as well ns convenient.
WiUfus i8 the favorite leather' this spriuir, the dull finish being
showra decided preference mer the glossy.
The Auto Rag, 12 Inches long, in black and brown walrus
leather, gilt trimmings, with twisted leather handles, ut 11.00,
and f 12.00 each.
The Auto Rag, 0 inches long, In black, brown and tan walrus
leather, silk lined, fitted with pure twisted leather handles, ?3.50,
6.Sa,-7.00 and fS.00' each. 1
A large Hue 'of black seal ami colored walrus bags from $1.00
up to f UJOl-ach. r
A beautiful line of New Crushed Leather Belts in all the
popular widths.
TlnlInlPSlRI,iELEIHI
;Y. M. CArBjLTilding. Corner Sixteenth and Douglas Sts.
tlons and commissariat stores eaatwrd,
there la great danger that In bringing
hack the empty cars the whole line may
be stopped. With the sidings now building
the authorltlea hope to be able to keep the
line ,, clear and to send eleven trains in
each 'direction' dafly. . .
Mall advices ,frbrr berta any tm army
reserves from the rural districts aeem to
he much. -noranxlou. to go to the front
than the- townsmen. Many of the latter
are preparing to ' present ' certificates of
Illness.
The government bank balance March 1
showed a decrease of only $4,000,000. The
gold, oh hand amounted to M86.ono,000.
This ndinV of I.BO0 Japanese at Bong
Chin. Tlaksln bp'y. Corvc, February 19, re
ported by Major General Tflug, chief of
maff bf Vifteroy Alxlif. Is believed here
to be the" erlgtn of the recent reports of a
Japanese landing at Poselet bay. and is
considered to be an attempt to outflank
the Russian advance from the Yalu river.
The Japanese, according to General PAng.
have gone to a point where the mountain
pass leads to tho headwaters of tho Yalu,
eighty,, mlleaxdlstant. Marching; In that
mountainous region lvdecjared by extorts
here fo be almost ImpouMMe. The aTiscnce
of .road. a,, t, Is added, wilj.. completely upset
the Japanese plans, the only good road
in Cbrea. leading through' Pltijr Yang; being
already In possession el thn Russians.' ' -
The naval organ, aays he. chief strate
gical mission' of the Russian fleet at Port
Arthur Is to prevent the" Japanese from
landing on the shores of the Gulf of Llao
Tung., thus protecting the right flank and
rear of the forces In Manchuria from the
Japanese army. k
" Land from Three Steamers.
VTDIt'OSTOrt. barest S.-The ' detaeV-
ment Of, 1,500 iapanese froops,-without ar
tillery, ,wWcb , arrived, jot Ron . Chin, Pigeon
bay, nortnwest coast of Corea; February
IS. landed 'frbnf throe-'steamers, escorted- by
three warships, at night and started im
mediately on a march to Mao Fur Chan,
South Manchuria, close to the Corean
korder.
USSraUl ONLY FORESTALLS
Rl'SIA.
vix-
Tsar's Forces
Ha4 Intended to Js
r
.. If0' ., . !' ;
(Copyright by New "fork Herald Co., 1904.)
SEOUL, March S.-(New York Herald Ca
blegram Special Telegram to The ' Bee.)
Regarding Rusela'a statement, to the for
eign power that JttphTi attacked Chemulpo
and Port Arthur before declaring war. It
Is certain that the Japanese government
can prove, If It so desires, that arrange
ments had been made between the Corean
gqyernment and Vlveroy Alexleft for 1,000
Countries' fo ie serif to "Seoul to protect the
Wiperlal palace. 1 '-
' 'The -presence- of ueh troops liere' would
have plated the eeaf of government, and
consequently all Corea entirely In the con-
: ffol of. Russia,-"It -would -have caused the
withdrawal of the Japaneae legation - In
stead of the Russian, legation from Seoul.
It grould likewise hay necessitated land
ing troops 200 mfles further south than
Chaulpo,.vunlsa It Could have cleared
the Yellpw sea of Russian warships. The
activity of Japan enabled It to reach Che
mulpo first and gave It a decided advan-
- tags at the very commencement of the
confllot, -At noon on the day following the
Chemulpo battle a large number of ships
were- hMi approaching Chemulpo. The
- Russian legation authorities greatly hoped
"and"xpeotd that . they were Russian
'.' transports' accompanied by a fleet, but,
unhappily "rfor them, they proved to be
, Japanese ' transports. - There Is absolutely
' Hot eaatom of doubt In Corea that the
? Russians made an earnest Undeavor to
ttbtaiat 'command of Seoul by trying to
hare the Cosaacks-'attack first
CHIT. WTLIl ERFhRCW KEITH LITY.
I MiitTes asoremeat el Troop north Is
1 a Observe Proclamation.
j t ' PARld. Muroh 8.Cederiee is not given
by the'Forelgn office to the reports that
$ China Is on the eve of Joining Japan In the
war. All the adWces received here Indl
i cate that China will observe Its proclama
I tloa of neutrality and that Chinese troops
Theater
Tickets Free
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Lilliputian Clothes
RorW "In4 a-irls matinee t Ir'keta
nth'
i purchases amounting to f- W.
u nsaier uoeieis good lor anybody
any (Jay with parch amounting ta
ff lr the equivalent In cash wlfl be
Sin - at ctilia eiaviug institute if
ealred. . , - . . . .
LOOK
AT -THE GREAT ARRAY OF NF1W
THINGS THAT AKK JlfiT BKING
ARRANGED. YOt 'LL MARVEL AT
-THE VALUES Or'lTfcHED-and thea
ter tickets free. .
Knee Pants Special
'A big eliipment of Knee Pant Just
. In-rall uare to 1 years the aame old
etrbng, good kinds in nsw brown or
gray inlstursi, stripes or checks.
Tii no VALfES FRIDAY gQg
"THE o VALUES FRIDAY gQg
And Theater Tickets Free.
Write for Catalogue. Thone' 1701.
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DAYS AT P. M.
Bee, March 4, 1H.
, Leather
Goods
sent north have Instructions to enforce Its
neutrality.
It Is authoritatively announced that
France has not been approached to cede
any Islands to Russia for use as coallrur
ststlons by the latter when it sends its
Raltlo sea fleet to -the far east. Bhould
Russia mak a request to this effect It
will be denied, as wich action would be
regarded as a breach of neutrality. To
show France's purpose to remain neutral it
Is pointed out that Russia has a coal depot
at Vlllefrancho, near Nice, but that Rus
sian ships will not be allowed to use that
station, as In time of peace.
H19SIA SHIPS REAR THE CANAL.
After Coaling They Wilt, proceed to
punish Port.
(Copyright by New York Herald Co., WOO
PORTSAID, March S. (New' York- Her
ald Cablegram Special Telegram to The
Bee.) The Osllabla and Ave destroyers
have arrived from the south. After coal
ing, it Is rumored that they will proceed
to Cadis. The destroyers, which put back
yesterday, proceeded to sea this morning.
The DlmltrlDonekol is still at Sues.
HI CIIAI SC1S REPORTED DEAD
Former Kins; of Corea Raid to Hare
Passed Array.
SEOUL. March 3. The .Russian forces at
Anju are compelling the Coreans to supply
them with rice, fodder and fuel. The Rus
sians are fortifying Antung heavily, with
the apparent Intention of prevejnttns; the
Japanese crossing the Yalu.
The commander of a British gunboat
bringing down residents of that nationality
from Song Chong reports . the death of
Prince HI Chal Bun, former king, and a
man- who has from time to time filled all
the high positions In the' kingdom!
Csar Afraid of Too Much Eeal.
NEW YORK, March 8. A decree has
been signed by the csar, says a Times
dispatch .from a Russian correspondent,
instructing M. Do Plehve, the minister of
the Interior, to adopt strict measure
against patriotic manifestation. It la held
tfcatrtnMto. 'Hemonatratlttfu r .'heTfJMtly
offi,lrupprcprlate becft-us"; Miey Cele
brate Imaginary victories' but that, they
also 'ar' likely to produce counter 'mani
festations. The attitude of the pupils of
the high Bthool for Women has caused the
government to close that establishment.
Want Jap Spies Betrayed.
VLADIVOSTOCK,' March 3--The police
have placarded the city Wfth notices, in
Chinese and Russian, calling on the Chi
nese to betray Japanere spies masquerad
ing. In Chinese clothing.
Martial' Law ait Seoul.
TOKIO, March. 3k-Oeneral Tnoye;" 'the
apaneee commander at Seoul, Corea,' with
the consent of the Corean government, has
Issued an order corresponding with the
proclamation of martial law.
LADIES' HANDKERCHIEF DRESSING
- BACK OR KIMONA. '
No. !" Never' h there been a season
when handkerchiefs played so Important
P4rt In women's dress. Ve' have' hand
kerchief blouhea and handkerchief lingerie
but it la in tne dressing sack that It shows
oft best. Almost every woman has-a few
of those . pretty, bright-colored Japanees
silk handkerchiefs, and with only six small
onea ahe Is able to fashion a garment that
Is equal to the most expensive Importations.
The figured silk handkerchiefs are not the
only kind that may be used. Many cotton
"bandanna" handkerchiefs have pretty de
signs und the colors are not hurt by fre
quent handling.
A charming ' reproduction would be of
bordered handkerehlefs, those having pclka
dotted border being especially pretty. The
pattern way lis 'made in either of two
ways having a plala front simply trimmed
with border, or having a bos-pleat In front
as. well aa back. It Is not-necessary to use
handkerihtefs any square wtl I do. A red
Chlua. silk sack, set together with cream
lace Insertion, or red raahmere Jolntd with
beading, ran with black velvet ribbon,
would be particularly pleasing. -tinea,
small, medium and larger
For the accommodation of The B- read
ers these patterns, wi.lch usually retail at
fiom IS to 60 emu, v 11 be furnished at a
nominal pr)oe, 10 cents, which covers all ex
pense. In order to g: a pattern enclose 10
cents; give number a ad name ef iattern,
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PIT .
PARIS IIEARS DREYFUS CASE
Court of Cassation Begins Consideration of
Appeal (or Bevhion.
DREYFUS DOES NOT APPEAR IN PERSON
M. Rnyer Makes an Exhaustive
Review of the Case and of the
Famous Documents A ftpear
Ing In the Case.
PARIS, March 8. The court of cassation
began at noon today the consideration of
the appeal of Alfred Dreyfus for a re
vision of his trial.
Counsellor Chambaraud presided. Though
the general Interest In the caae was not
as great as in previous years, yet the court
room was crowded by officers, soldiers,
laborers and others, and a number of
women, among whom were relatives of
Dreyfus. By their side was former Colonel
Plcquart. Dreyfus was not present, his
Interests being in the hands of .Lawyer
Mornard. The report of M. Boyer, reporter
of the court, which was read, presented the
two new facte upon which the minister of
Justice, M. Valle, recommended a revision
of the case. These were set forth as fol
lows: 1. The secret documents Include a letter
bearlna- the Initial "I." Now. bv an affi
davit of October 6, 190S, signed by M. Grib-
enn. Keeper or tne arcnives. It appears that
this document previously carried th letter
"P." For this letter was substituted a
"D," and thus the altered document was
presented to the court at Rennes.
2.
According to the minister of Justice
ther letter signed "Alexandrine." which
ano
aaent "A addressed to nsrent "H." rnn
talned some words In the handwriting of
the Inte Lieutenant Colonel Henry who
committed suirlde In prison, after having
confessed t6 committing a forgery In the
case. This letter relates to the organiza
tion of French raflronds. M. Orlbelln swore
during the Inquiry of the minister of war
that this letter wus false. It was true,
however, that the dnte of this document
was March 28. 1896. when Dreyfus was im
prisoned on Devil's island.
The existence of a traitor In the French
war office was revealed by an alleged for
eign diplomat, who acted without compen
sation. It Is now said that Lieutenant
Colonel Henry in 1897 caused a book of ex
penditures to be recopled. In order to re
move all trace of payments to" this diplo
mat, who, it has. developed, was an em
ploye of the Intelligence department.
It was claimed by those present In court
that If tho new facts were acknowledged
by the tribunal tfrfe Innocence of Dreyfus
would be established.
M. Boyer made an exhaustive review of
the case, declaring he could not. And any
proof to establish the existence of the docu
ment which was claimed to have been an
notated by the German emperor, whoi was
transmitted to one of nryfus" Judges at
Rennes. There was no doubt, he added.
of the transmission of the Alexandrine
letter with tha false date. Tho words In
Lieutenant Colonel Henry's handwriting
had an unfavorable effect upon the court
M. Boyer concluded by saying that the
martial
letters used against the accused were fal
sified prior to the proceedings of 1R99, but
he added that this had not yet been Judl
dally determined upon. Attorney General
Baudouln said that when he pegan- his con
si a oration of the Dreyfus case be was satis
fled that a Judicial error had not been com
mitted but as the Investigation proceeded
nut amazement increased.
One by one. the attorney general con
tlnued, all the charges vanished leaving
only accusations without Importance or
consistency.
When I examined the secret collection of
documents on the case and saw their miser
able character, valuable only because of
the myutery cleverly thrown about them. I
-ooncsKled 1 wu necessary for Justice to
have the last word and It la my conviction
that there is not one of us If in the army
and nor. an officer now in the army who
would not have succumbed had he been
under an accusation thus managed.
Fearing disturbances during the proceed
ings the government .stationed guards
among the spectators and In the corridors
leading to the court but their presence was
not necessary. The crowd was Interested
but there wore no demonstrations against
the favorable conclusions of the reporter
and attorney general
GIRL BTVDESTS THK CAl'SB OF RIOT
Not Consulted la Class Matter and
Trouble Follows.
ST.' PETERSBURG, Marc'u 8. The of
fended dignity of lfi7 girl tudehts eut of
1,000 who attended the unl.erslty extension
classes has resulted' Indirectly in closing
the university temporarily.
Over 800 girls Joined a' few days ago In
Issuing an address of loyalty. The remain
ing 107 young women who had not been
consulted protested. The resentment of
the 167 girls grew until there developed an
extravagant proposal to send a message of
congratulation to the mikado. It was
finally resolved not to attend further lec
tures. This action, .however, was Imme
diately -rescinded when It was discovered
that the resolutions did not emanate from
the entire student body.
In the meantime the recalcitrants had
aroused the sympathy of some, of the male
students of the university, who called a
meeting. This ended In factional disturb
ances and rough encounters, with the re
sult that the directors temporarily closed
the university on account of the disorder.
Notice of the girls' protest -having been
posted In the prefectory of the men's tech
nological Institute, the Ire - of a Jewish
student waa aroused and he tore the docu
ment down. A quarrel arose and the Jew
struck one of his opponents. Other Jews
Joined In to defend their colleague. The
stewards tried vainly to separate the com
batants, whereupon both sides turned upon
and fought the stewards. When the fight
ing was over the stewards resigned.
DIPHTHERIA ON TRAINING SHIP.
Honoasahcla, Will Not Be Able to Ball
Expected.
SAN JL'AN. P. R., March 1-The t'nited
States training ship Monongahela will not
be able to sail for Hampton Roads March
10, as expected. Two other rases of dlph
thrria were .discovered among the crew
yesterday.
. There are . now thirteen In the hospital
and many under observation. This may
result la distributing the apprentices of the
Monongahela among the warships In Car
ribean waters and the abandonment of the
Monongahela Indefinitely. The naval au
thorttlea Insist that the sickness was con
tracted at San Juan.
Tabloid . Philosophy.
Mad habits breed bad luck
Carries things with
poker player.
It's the fellow with I
pushed to the front.
high hand th
pull who Is often
You can generally sise up a man by th
things he doesn't do.
Th reformer never thinks It necessary t
practice on liluifcclf.
The people who look for trouble are gen
erally those who find fault.
Fresh people ought to be sat upon, but
it's different with fresh paint,
Singers shouldn't drink, and yet the tenor
often Indulges In a high bawl
A rich man's autograph always looks best
on the bottom of a check.
'Nelk-She never taker a man seriously
PalU-No. she's been divorced four ttm
I'l.l'adclphla Bulletin. '
A dentbt with good established practice
would like to share handsome suite in lie
Uiildlug; doctor preferred. Addrts . K a,
Bs.
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WOMAN CLUB AND CHARITY
The year book of the Nebraska Federa
tion of Women's Clubs for 1903-1004 Is out
this week and Is something of a departure
from the issues of the last few years. Its
cover of brown has for a centerpiece a sec
tion Of a shelf of bboks, In suggestion of
the library work. Above this Is the name
of the federation and at the foot of the
paffo the dates. The contehts, which Is
somewhat abbreviated. Includes the list of
officers of the'Oeneral Federation, bien
nial delegates, members and chairmen of
the various standing Committees and the
local committee of Reward, where the tenth
annual meeting Is to be held next fall, Oc
tober 11 to 18. The president's greeting, re
port of the corresponding secretary, sup
plementary report of the reciprocity bu
reau, notice, proposed amendments to the
constitution; the club directory and treas
urer's repert complete the book.
The federation now Includes Ut clubs,
with a membership' of 4.2B7 women, while
the announcement that twenty-two new
clubs have Joined the federation during the
last year Indicate the growing Influence
and popularity bf the club movement In
Nebraska.- Thirty of the clubs hold mem
berships In the General Federation and 110
clubs were represented at the last state
convention. The following Is the personnel
of the local board In Charge of the tenth
annual meeting to be held at Seward, Oc
tober 11-18: Entertainment, Mrs. Glen Tal
bot Babson; finance, Mrs. J. m. Btrayer;
meeting place and docnratlons. Miss Nellie
Davis; press, Mrs. E. E. Betier; railroads,
Mrs. R. P. Anderson; reception, Mrs. A. M.
V. Davis; ushers and pages,- Miss Grace
Btewart. .
Mrs. Isaac Lee H11U of Des Moines, pres
ident of the Iowa Congress of Mothers, In
a reoent brief report of that organization
says:
The year Just cJoRed. has been one of quiet
but substantial growth for the Iowa Con
cress of Mothers. The faddists Who Joined
us after the hla-h nr nnnuiip .niK.i.i.
asm which came with the convention of
,55 national organisation In Des Moines In
190 have largely fallen off, leaving a prac
tical, earnest working body In the mothers'
clubs of the state. Much good study has
j! """" r women unaccustomed
to
Over the at a t ..it i.u.. .
ffags have been presented, very many good
ed.Potu1r, have been hung and hun
dredsliterally hundreds of good art re-
-V. i . . "u s"o dookb, cnieny ex
S"' classics printed by the school book
publishers have been recommended and
placed In the homes of all claases of peo-
Much philanthropic work has been done.
To say nothing of the numbers of dlscour
Sffvir,ther Che,,rd and substantially
Sf.RSf .tly mothra' clubs made over and
distributed over 2.000 a-armenla to rta.riu
During
barrels
i from
ft . - - umuiuuicu io trie
flood sufferers. One blind and deaf child
was rescued from a hnm. ... "1,
fn-T.?med'caL t,e"'n nd placed In an
Institution where she will receive proper
.Hrt.SrVlmmUCt,on; j"xty fhl'lren and
ri.?r i5mllleJf ""elv! visit from Santa
i..?k .. 5ny t!pwr ar Harden seeds were
distributed and children encouraged to
beautify the -homes and dooryards
? members of the mothers' clubs try
to create sentiment against cla-arettes
nickel novels, slot machines, girl mes-
V? erlrv,?.dlvoo' chlId children
In police stat one, and iaJIs nini
children and badly rerned nomSaS te1
." rr? 1 work the Iowa Congress of
Mothers In 1904 Is, to secure the luvenHe
.SIY PrJH?n law. which will save
mf.1?!'"1" t0.in stAte nd mor r"ney
hJrtr"BUry than all our other laws to
geiner . , , v. ? , .
The "widowed, mother", problem that the
opposition to the JUInols club women's com
pulsory educational and child labor laws
held up as such' sn Insurmountable ob
stacle to-the success of those laws, turns
eut not to be so-much? of a problem after
all, now that the truth ot the situation his
been sifted out. So determined were the
olub. women that the ohlidren of the un
fortunate should have school advantages,
that they pledged themselves' to a scholar
ship system whereby all children of de
pendent mothers are paid the amount they
would earn durlng. the week and are kept
In school, the clubs raising the necesrary
money for the scholarship fund. It has de
veloped upon investigation that there are
but eight widowed mothers In Chicago who
are actually dependent upon the wages of
their children that is, the club women and
truant officers are able to find Hut eight,
and the search has occupied several
montns.
The Young Women's Christian asaocla-
tlon will preaent the last number of its
entertainment course Monday evening,
March 7, in the assembly room In the Pax-
ton block.
"The Christian Armor! will be the aiih.
Ject of Sunday afternoon's gospel meetlna.
and the. last of the series of talks on
Epheeiane will be given by Mrs. Bvars.
general secretary.
Beginning this evening. Miss Kate Mn-
Hugh will give a course of seven lecture
on "Fiction." These will be given Friday
evenings and only, a slight charge will be
made to members.
At 7 o'clock Tuesday evening the anrln
millinery class will open.
Another mother' meeting waa nlannal
for South Branch at th last meeting of
the extension committee, the date of th
meeting to be announced latej.
Mrs. Mary Klncery. president of th
Btoomfleld Woman's club, has snent tha
past week In the city.
About thirty members of the ntnihi
Woman's club attended the house warm
ing given yesterday afternoon by the house-
noia economics department of the Council
Hiurrs Woman's club In their new elub
rooms.
Bishops Make Addresses.
BbOOMmOTnN Til w.,.h sr.
bishops of the Methodist church "addrensed
'he closing aesnlon today of the Illinois
muiry ronrerence. Blxhop Charles
FOWler Of Iluiri!n IikiuuH lh X...-IH'.
mlsnlon movements I w rs,hu. ,.r
Baltimore prexldent of the woman's college;
fmnxeii or Chicago and Rev. S. K.
Taylor of New York City alao discussed the
illusion movement In Its various phase.
.Memorial to Jadae Ogdes,
The committee appointed to present reso
lutions touching the death of Judpe Ogden
will report to the district court Saturday
at 10 a. m. In court room No. 1. Members
Of the bar and friends of Judge Ogden
hare been Invited to be present.
Verdlet tor Plaintiff.
The Jury which has been hairing the
esse of John W. Towle sgalnst the Ameri
can Bridge company before Judgs RedU-k
In the district court, brought in a verdict
for th sum of tisoe for the plaintiff.
NOW It . THIS TUBE
To Visit Hot Rnrlns, Arkansas, Via
th Iron Moantala Stoat.
Th season at th Great National Health
and Pleaaur resort la now in full blast
Climate unsurpassed. Hot Springs Special
(are St. Louis daily at S:20 p. m., making
th run In less than twelve hour Thre
other fast trains daily. Handsome de
scriptive literature can be obtained free by
calling on or addressing T. F. Godfrey,
City Passenger and Ticket Agent. B. E.
Cor. !tth and Douglas St., Ontsha. Neb.
A Oaaranteed Cmtu lr Plica.
Itching, Blind. Bleeding or Protruding
Piles. - Yeur druggist will refund money If
PAZO UIN'TUENT falls to cut YOU I
six to fourteen days. 60e.
BamT Burns' f-ent window. Real Vienna
iL i" i"'"1" aunng tne year.
V ,n Dea Mo'"s twenty-one
..jL xuinimi ana oeoaing were sent lr
lowa mothnrn' clntta a A .1 1 ., , 1 1 . . .
dinner set only $30,
FRANKING ABUSES CHARGED
Mr. Etrriioa Produces Beteril Envelope!
Before Hcuta Committee.
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT REJECTS BIDS
Senate Committee on Military Fln
ishes Consideration of Army A p
proprlatlon Dill and Make
several Charges.
WASHINGTON, March t.-Charges that
the franking privilege of the members of
congress had been abused In the campaign
In favor of tho Dolllver-Hepburn bill,
granting police power to the atates over
original puckngea of Intoxicating liquors
shipped Into their bordors, was made Just
as th hearing before the house committee
on Judiciary was closing this afternoon by
Duncan B. Harrison, representing the
United States Brewers' association.
Mr. Harrison produced a number of en
velopes bearing the frank of Representative
Clayton of Alabama, a member of the com
mittee, and passed them around the com
mittee table for members to open. They
contained a speech of Mr. Clayton printed
In a section of the Congressional Record
and a number of other documents, which
were declared to be semi-official, one bear
ing a portrait of General Nelson A. Miles.
Mr. Clayton demanded to know how the
Other documents got Inside the envelope.
He declared that he had ordered sent to
E. C. Dinwiddle, the legislative superin
tendent of the Anti-flaloon league, these
speeches In his franked envelope sealed up.
"If these documents were Inserted after
ward." he declared, somewhat heatedly,)
"It was done wholly without any authority
and I say that If Mr. Dinwiddle did that he
did what he had no rlrht to do. and If It Is
a violation of the law I shall have him
prosecuted for It."
Representative Hepburn demanded of Mr.
Harrison a further explanation as to how
he got possesslo nof the envelopes. "This
looks," he said, "as If someone had been
tampering with the malls. I also under
stand," he continued, "that you have been
stating that I have been misusing my
franking privilege."
Mr. Harrison was quick to df-ny this ab
solutely. He said he never had made any
such statement.
Finish Military Dill.
The senate committee on military affairs
has finished consideration of the army ap
propriation bill. Among the change made
are the following: Military cable from Sitka
to Fort Llscom, Alaska, 1321,580; for shelter
of troops seiivng in Panama, $100,00. to be
Immediately avallable( this Is an appropria
tion to meet any future possible exigency
calling for troops); wagon road from Val
des to Fort Egbert, Alaska, 126,000; bridge
across the Spokane river near Fort Wright,
Wah., $90,000; hospital At Fort Riley, Kan.,
$50,000; hospital at 'Fort Snelllng, Minn.,
$15,000; hospital at Fort Totten, N. Y., $30,
000; hoetpital at Fort Sheridan, HI. $26,000.
The prolslon for a general hospital at
Washlngfon Is eliminated.
An appropriation of $10,00 is made for a
national rifle range at Fort Riley. The
bill recently reported to the senate pro
viding for $3,000 for medals of honor and
amending the medal of honor law, is In
corporated In the bill. The provisional
regiment In Porto Rico Is Increased by one
battalion. Double time In reckoning time
for retirement of officers Is allowed for
service In China, Cuba, the Philippines,
Guam and Panama.
Claim Against Railroads.
Committee ' reports at' the morning ses
sion and proposed-amendments to the by
laws at the afternoon session occupied to
day's meeting of the National Wholesale
Lumber Dealers' association. A resolution
was adopted to establish a transportation
bureau for the protection of It members
and for the collection of claims against
the railroads. The report of the committee
on railroads recommended this bureau as
the result of complaints of insufficient sup
ply of cars, delay In delivery of carlads,
excessive weights and overcharges,
neject Cement Rids.
The Interior department today rejected
all the bids submitted several day ago
for a supply of from 150,000 to 260,000 barrela
of oPrtland cement to the government for
the Salt River Irrigation project in Arixona,
The action la the rsult of the alleged ex
cessive prices submitted by the cement
manufacturers. ,
Shaw Notifies Banks.
Secretary Shaw has notified all special
national bank depositories, Including those
of New York City that they will be re
quired to pay, on account of the Panama
canal purchase, 30 per cent of their hold
ings of government funda on or before
March 25. The 20 per cent aggregates about
$30,000,000, leaving about $30,000,000 to be sup
plied from the treasury.
FOUGHT LION IN STEEL CAGE
Trainer Stare Lawrence's Life Saved
by a Policeman Shooting;
the Deast.
Penned In a steel cage battling for his life
with a ferocious lion, armed only with a
club, Trainer Steve Lawrence of the Oliver
street soo. St. Louis, was saved from
' death hv the killing of the beast by Patrol-
! man W. Etlin. who heard the Imprisoned
man's cries.
Attaches of the soo had failed to beat th
lion off with hot Iron rods.
Caesar, the lion, reached the soo five
week ago from Hamburg, being ahlpped
from Hagenbeck's animal headquartera,
where he had been brought front Africa In
the summer cargo. He Vaa a fine speci
men, standing about three and a half feet.
Ceaaar waa surly from the first. He re
sented Lawrence's entrance, and growled
savagely when struck with the Iron fork.
Not until Lawrence began to make him
move about did he show real ferocity. Then
he sprang at Lawrence, who dropped to the
floor of the cage.
Quickly regaining his feet, Lawrence
faced the animal, which did not spring at
him again, but began to flght, striking with
his fore paws, brushing aside the fork Law
rence attempted to use.
By this time Lawrence Had backed Into
a corner and the other employes at the soo
had been attracted to the cage by the
growls of the Infuriated animal.
They secured hot end sharpened bars
and attempted to drive the animal to an
other corner, so Lawrence could reach the
door. This aroused Ceaear and he began
wringing alternately at the bars and at
Lawrence, the latter defending himself as
best he could with the club.
With the increasing fierceness of the
lion's attacks even Lawrence, who Is said
to have been the coolest man in the house,
was becoming frightened, and someone ran
to the street seeking further help.
The officer ran Into the soo and quickly
put Caesar out of action with hi revolver.
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FUR NEBRASKA'S NATAL DAY
Pirns Utje te Celebrate fiemi-Oentennla
of Territorial Organisation.
EVENT WILL BE LATTER PART OF MAY
Officials of This and Other States and
- Rations Are to lie Invited
to Participate In the
Festivities.
The program for the celebration of the
semi-centennial anniversary of the organi
sation of Nebraska as a territory was ar
ranged yesterday afternoon at the pot
poned meeting of the general committee
at the Nebraska National bank, and vari
ous committees were appointed and author
ised to carry on the advance work neces
sary, f
Sunday, May 29, the first day, will be
observed by commemorative religious ex
ercises In all the churches In Nebraska.
Monday afternoon, May 30, will be the date
of the grand military and civic parade.
Captain William Q. Doane, V. S. A., is to
have entire charge of the organization of
this pageant. The Fort Crook regulars, if
possible, and the local companies of the
National guard and the high school cadets
of Omaha and Council Bluffs will take
part, as also students of tho various acad
emies, commercial colleges, medical and
public schools, and the representatives of
various lodges and fraternities.
On the evening of Monday commem
orative exercises will be held In some pub
lic rlace yet to be named. An Invoca'.lon
and benediction rfy prominent churchmen
will be arranged for and an address by
some prominent orator. In the state out
side of Omaha will be held commemorative
exercises by the various lodges, fraterni
ties and grand army posts.
Tuesday will bu given over to commem
orative exercises In the schools of tho slate.
In Omaha It Is planned to devote both the
morning and the afternoon to historical
reminiscences. In the evening the anniver
sary hanquot Will bo held, with an excel
lent program of toasts by prominent mn
who, as far as possible, have been partici
pants in the development of th state. This
dinner and tie celebration.
Prepared by Sons of Omaha.
This program was prepared by the Sons
of Omaha, which forms the executive com
mittee in thlH work, Victor Caldwell being
president and Victor Rosewater chairman.
The report was accepted with very fritting
alterations by the general committee. In
vitations will be sent to the president and
official representatives of the national gov
ernment, to the present and past officials
Of the state governments and preaent offi
cials of neighboring states. AIbo In the list
will be Included principal representatives
of the state press throughout the country,
officers of principal .colleges and leading
educators, officers of historical societies,
municipal officers of NebruKka towns and
officers of various lodges and grand army
posts.
Rev. Luther M. Kuhns waa appointed
chairman of a committee, the member of
which are to be chosen by himself, which
will confer with bishops and leading min
isters of the churches In the state with ref
erence to the observances for Sunday, A
circular letter will be sent out.
Various prominent persons were sug
gested a orators, and the committee, of
which Edward Rosewater Is chairman, left
to work up this part of the program.
The Sons of Omaha were authorised to
secure the best public building for the
meetings and to arrange the details of the
gatherings. Ex-Governor Boyd was made
chairman of -a committee, he to name the
others, to communicate with Governor
Mickey In regard to a proclamation to the
people of the state. Victor Rosewuter was
named, with similar power as regards his
associates, to work through state and city
school superintendents and developing the
school part of th celebration. The moat
Important committee named waa the finan
cial, and for thla H. W. Yatea was named,
with, as associates, Luther Drake, John
Utt, E. Rosewater and C. T. Kountxe. The
next meeting will be called by Chairman
Dr. Miller whenever necessary.
NONUNION MAN IS STABBED
Messenster I Attacked by Dor
Strikers and Cnt In
the Face.
CHICAGO, March $. Edward Tenney,
one of the men employed by the Western
Union Telegraph company, In place of
striking messenger boya, waa attacked to
day by three young men, who knocked him
down and stabbed him. A watchman at
the Hamilton club went to Tenney's aid
and drove away the assailants.
Tenney was taken Into the Hamilton
club, whore his wounds were dressed. Ten
ney waa badly cut In the face.
KANSAS CITY, March 3. Policemen rode
on the wagons today with many of the
nonunion truck and baggage wagon drivers
who have taken the places of the strikers
and many of the strike breakers were
armed, while the strikers asserted they
were galn'ng recruits, the owners had an
increased number of vehicles in service.
CLOSING OUT
-ALL OUR
Buggies, Carriages
and Wagons
FREDRICKSON
Fifteenth and Capitol Ave.
Read our special "ad" every Sunday
Wednesday In The Bee.
LKUAL NOTICE.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF
the Supervising Architect. Washington,
D. C. February '&, 19u4. Sealed proposals
will be received at thla ulhce until I o'clock
p. m. oil the 14th day of April. 1U04, and
then opened, for the construction (escept
elevators, heating apparatus, electric wir
ing an couduilfcl of the I'. S. courthouse
oi'd postoihee building at Lincoln. Ne
brak. in HicoidaiKt with dm wings and
epeclncailons. copies of which may be had
at this titllee, ut at the office of the cus
todian at Lincoln. Nebraska, at the discre
tion of the supervising architect. James
Knox Tailor, eupervlslng i.f.
2
4 Per Contlntcrcst
Begins first day of the month on all
deposits made On or before the loth.
put Your sav
ings TO WORK
$1 Starts a Savings Account.
Home Savings Bank Tree.
City Savings Bank
Established 1SS1.
16th and Douglas Streets.
MACIIItic.
5000 GRAPHOP.IO.IES
iHOrtAHA. A Qnnm,ArDCourxil 'Olurra tYam s
muMom Tnr SKu . tin Turn Mm t Cmnn Cmi i
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catch HovtnnsEHeNi: Bur boha rne
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GOVKHXMBVr NOTICE.
OFFIt'B CHIEF QUARTERMASTER
umnnn, reo., f enruary Z7, w. nenlert
proposals. In triplicate, subject to the usual
conditions, will te tecelved here until 10 a.
m., ceiiirnl ft.mlnrd t;me, March 'it, 1!X4,
for furnishing transportation, 'lraynne. an 1
for handling ntoios in Department of the
Missouri, during yr commencing July 1,
1004.- I'. S. reserves right to accept or re
ject uny or all projiosiils or any part
inereoi. information i.irnisnen on appli
cation. Envelopes containing proposals t
be marked "Proposals i'or Transport!! tlon
on llo-ite No. ," c.ddirssrd J. K. PAW-
YE 11, C. Q. M. M 1, 2, 3. 4, 26. 2SM
CHIEF QUARTERMASTER'S OFFICE.
Omaha. Neb., February 5, 1004 Seale 1
proposals, In triplicate, Hb1ct to the ustml
conditions, will be received here and by thi
quartermaster. Fort Niobrara, Neh., until
lit a. m., central standard time, March 7,
1(104, for providing nine additions to pre
sent troop water closets, for bathing pur
poses and for Installing tubs, showers, etc.,
therein at Fort Niobrara. Full Information
furnished on application to this office,
where plans and specifies tlnns may he eeen,
nr to the quartermaster. Fort Niobrara.
Proposals to be- -marked "Proposals for
Shower Baths." and addressed to J. E.
SAWYER, Chief Quartermaster.
F-8. 9. 10. 11-M4, BM
LEGAL NOTICE.
STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING.
The annual meeting of stockholders of
The Bee Publishing Company wll! be held
on Monday, -March 7th, iVH, at 4 o'clock
f. m., In The Bee building, corner Heven
eenth and Farnam streets. By order of
the president.
GEO. B. TZSCHUCK.
F23MAElZt
Secretary.
NOTICE FOR BIDS FOR STATE PRINT
ING. Bids will be received by the State Print
ing board at the office of the secretary of
slate at Lincoln, Nebraska, on or before
2:30 o'clock p. m. Monday. March 14. 1WI4,
for printing and binding 5,000 copies annunl
report of State Board of Agriculture. S.Oi'O
copies annual report of State Horticultural
society and 2.iO copies annual report of
Nebraska Dairymen's association, all of
said reports being for the year 1903.
Specifications for same can he found on
file In the office of the secretary of state.
All bids must be accompanied by a bond
equal in amount to the probable cost of
the work bid upon. The board reservea
the right to reject any and all hhla.
Lincoln, Nebraska. March 1. 10O4.
STATE PRINTING HOARD.
By LOU W. FRAZIER, Secretary to the
Board. Mch3dDt
AMUSEMENTS.
THE
flnssn-Jnn War
What the FINAL Outcome
Will He.
FREE LECTURE
BV-
LUTHER WARREN
OF aEW YORK CITY
AT
Germaiiia Hall
Sunday Night Mar. 6
liOYD'S v,'ooJw1"rd Burgess.
Tonight, Saturday Mat. and Night
MARY MANNCRINQ In
HARRIET'S HONEYMOON
Prices Matinee, ffic to 11.00; Night,
26c to 11.60.
Bun. Mat. & Night "Peck's Bad Boy,"
SEATS ON 8ALB TODAY FOR
K. C Uoodmln In "A Ullded Fool."
Mon. ft Tues. Next Special Mat. Tue.
Seats on sale tomorrow for BT.AU
VELT CONCERT, Wednesday NU
Telephone 1531.
Every Night. Matinees Thursday, Satur
day and Sunday.
1
Modern Vaudeville
John and Emma Ray, Matus sV Muistt,
Adelina Roattlna and Clara rilaveun. Jia.
H. Cullt-n, Carrie Scull, Coaklcy at Mc
lirtdfl and the Klnodrom. 1
PltlCES luc. ttac. 60c.
Krug- Theater
LAST TIME TONIGHT
WEBER & FIELDS
ALL STAH STOCK COMIA!N V
MO PERSONS MOSTLY PRETTY GIRLS.
Prices 6cc, II. SI to. 2. U bu and U
Sat. Mat. and Night "BID TRACKBD."
Elbert Hubbard.
(Fra Elbertus) will lecture at tt'
KOI NTT K MEMORIAL CHIRCII,
Friday Kvrnlng, March 4.
SUBJECT:
Roerort Ideals,",
Ticket on sal at th Uegeath SLatiea
ry company. I'rtc fo and SLOP.
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