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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 29, 1904)
Telephone 8H. "It matters not whit you rt thought to : be, but whit ' ; v jou are.'.' Remember we Invoice Jan. 1. This big stock of dress goos must be reduced before that time. Thursday will be a great Cjy in the dress goods department The prices for that day should appeal to every lady within reach of Thompson, Belden & Co.'s ftore. ' Read each item below carefully. Handsome Pon Suiting In the new blue ml, brown mis. osford and green mix. Thursday's apc1al price 29c a yard. New Camel's Hair Sulting-For the much. wanted lacket ault or long coat effect, 64 Inchea In tha new mixed color, regular . 11.60 quality. Thursday special price. 9o a yard. New Checked Suitings Pretty combina tlort of dark rich colors, 61 Inches regu lar $1.00 quality, Thursday's aperlal price 4 cents. Iridescent Suiting One of thla season's most beautiful fabrics, dark rich velvety ground with a pretty changeable or frosted effect, regular COO quality Thurs day's special price. Wo. Neck fors Special prices all this week on beautiful neck furs. Bable and Isabella fox, sable wolf, tnlhk, bleoded squirrel and beautiful marten scarfs the balance of our beautiful fox i special price sale. At the reduction In muffs are included In thla special price I prices which ' we are making we will dia ls Is. " I oontlnue alterations. L7H0NP5QN.fMlLDEN&f'iQ V. MCA. Bulldiaf Coraer.Slxte.nti. and Douglas Streets, unusual In field operations. This elaborate system has been seriously threatened by General Rennetikampft's raids southeast ward. There are many evidences that the Japa nese are- strengthening and fortifying their Una of communication toward Corea, which neoesaartly will absorb a considerable force. Tells mt Attaek. " ST. PETERSBURG, Deo. 28. A letter front a sailor on board tha Russian trans port Kamschetke. published bare today, de scribe an attack made by torpedo boats on the Kamachatlta preceding the' attack on the vessels of Admiral Rojeatvenaky'a squadron. It says tha torpedo boats cir cled around tha Kamsckalka from 7 to 10 o'clock at night, he thinks, firing 204 shot. The sailor said be thought sue of the tor pedo boats was, sunk. Tha admiralty ex plains that , the work progressing at the dock yards pf Sevastopol la for vessels of the Russian second Pacific squadron and not for ships of the Black sea fleet Dltca Will Be Neatral. THE HAGUE. .Deo. . In connection with tha rumors of a possible infringe ment of the neutrality of ports in the Dutch East Indies, It la officially pointed out that tha neutrality of Babang and other ports will be maintained. Two Dutch battleships, two cruisers and Ave smaller wahlpa are now In those waters, while two additional vessels are ready at Nleuwe Diep, Holland, to retnforoe them If oecea- MORE INTEREST IN DODGE CASE Mew Terk Deteottv . Sspposea ;,Kavr at Affair Is' rf Attaehed. ' '- NEW YORK, Deo. J8. The first offlolal move by District Attorney Jerome to un oover the eeasplracy and lawlessness which he believes' Ilea '"back of the long legal fight In ' the Dod re-Morse oasa was made today when he swore out an attach ment for Edward' J, Bracken, a detective. Bracken; It la alleged, was with Dodge In Mew Orleana and aooompanled him to Tetus. At tha time the divorce of Mrs. Clamence Dodge waa ' first ques tioned by her former husband, who alleged that he had never been properly served with paper In the proceeding, the legality of Mrs. Dodge's marriage to Charlea W. Morse was placed In queetlon by the oourta and tha tangle that resulted has never been straightened out. The promlnenoe of Moras In the business world and his great wealth brought tha case unusual attention and public Interest has been Increased recently by the reports that Dodge has made a confession to the district attorney impli cating other persona In a conspiracy to keep him away from this state, where he was wanted to answer a charge. that ha had committed perjury In awearlng that he waa not properly served with the divorce aers. Proceedings against proml.ient lawyers . before the bar association have eeo represented to be part of the district attorney's program. - i. The greet mystery of the affair haa teen the fact that Dodge, himself a poor man, was plentifully supplied with money while he fought extradition" from Texas. Bracken, It la claimed, waa with him much of tha time and Is believed to know where the funds came from. At the same time that the attachment for Bracken, waa Issued. It was given out that Judge Cowing, waa sit ting In. the court of general aesslons, al though all othei courts were closed, and ' that ha. waa on the bench In order that instant action might be taken If Indict ments were handed down today. Mr. and Mrs. Moras are In Europe, but have announced their Intention to return soon. Dodge, who Is at a hotel in thla city. Is In bad health and waa said today to te on the verge of a collapse. EXPLOSION KILLS FOUR MEN Fatal Aet-ldeat la law Mill Plaal at' Cke kalis, Wask. Oae Maa Fatally Hart. CHEHAtlS. Wash.,' Deo. $, Four men were killed' and one Injured today by an. explosion 'of four boilers at the- aawmlii plant of Walworth A Neville, at Walvllle, Waah., today. Tha explosion occurred Im mediately after the mill started for the afternoon run. ' The dead: R. C. HICKS. M years old; haa relatives in West Virginia. FRANK IXJWKLU St years old. of Wal vllle; came from Missouri. PRE8 l.t'I.ING. M year old. of Walvllle. ROT rCKES, IN years old; relatives at De catur, Mich. Injured: W. ' Buchanan, B years old; probebl) fatally. , - la Pweial Casaaee. WASHINGTON.- Deo. a. Special Tele. ' gram. Sidney Dodge Is appointed . post master at Marlon, Red Willow county. Neb., vloe W. R. White, resigned.. Rural routs No. 1 Is ordered established February 1 at Farltn. Oreen county,- la., serving $4t people and lot nouses.. Tklrtr Days fee a Klaa. MOBILBL A'a.: Deo. B James Robinson waa sent to Jell today for thirty days for aa assault. The offense for which he was euavicted was klaalng a young womin aaainst net will at Jtsyou la baieo during a frarvr See, Dm a, UOt. The Great Stock Reducing SaJe of Diress1 Goods - Children's Coats A food time to buy children'! coata; with tha cold weather and these special prices they will aell quickly. $3.00 coata reduced to $3.75." 16.00 coats reduced to $4.00. $.7S coats reduced to H7. 17.60 coata reduced to $$.09. $S50 coata reduoed to H 00. $9.00 coatsreduced to $.&. $11.00 coata reduced to 17.71. Hi 50 coaU reduced to 18.60. Women's Coats See the beautiful coats we are selling at tlO.00. They are 41 Inchea long and come In plain black, brown and castor shade. They are all made In the new styles and are regular Hi 00 values, special price thla week. 110.00. All other cloth coats at special prices. Salts All our new and desirable tailor made suits have been Included In this week's MAY BE COPLEY'S PROPERTY Vtgrs IrreiUd in Bt, Louis Hat Ifuoh Jewslrj and Fawn Tioktts. SAYS HE COMMITTED ROBBERY IN OMAHA Maa. with Several Names Says Geods , War PawaW ' KMwtts This City ' and ' St. (.oals aad arreadera Tlekete, " ...i .... , "i. ri ..: - . ; i. ST. LOUIS, Dec. (Special Telegram.) Charles Butler, alias Will Jones, alias Moore, a negro whom detective Iee KlUlam arrested after a battle, confesses to robbing various houses in Omaha, with a negro companion, and says " much of the booty was pawned enrouts to St. Louis, and the rest was planted here. He says he served as a heweeman In Omaha. Two gold watches, a sunburst, rings and pawn tickets have already been recovered. ' Butler says ha has forgotten the addresses of his victims,' ; . - ' ' 'J . .' ; In Butler, Chief Donahue says ths man who robbed the Copley Jewelry store may be arrested, as some of the goods men tioned were of the charatcer of those taken from the Omaha Jewelry store Just before Christmas. ' ' The police have the ' record ot having arrested' a' negro' ' named ' Charles Butler about a year ago. He waa turned over to the South Omaha police ,for a crime com mitted In that city, and the Omaha polios do not. know what became of him after that This Butler had a bad reputation aa an all-round thief and may be the mau In custody at St. Louis. BARS OUT .PROCESS (Continued from First Page.) lng at 10 o'clock, the former to show cause why the mandamus he issued against ths Stats Canvassing board should not be dis solved and the latter two to answer for contempt of court In hot obeying the order of the court Issusd at tha beginning of elec tion aulta, directing all courts and members of the bar to ceaae involving the election cases by proceedings In lower courts. Ths supreme court, after hearing argu ments on the Adams petition, announced that it would render a decision tomorrow at t p. m. BREAK IN COTTON MARKET Oenaua Baress'i Glnatas; Report Caaaea m Decline of SO to 88 Points es Board. .. ' NEW TORjK, Deo. tt.-The cotton market broke SO to Be points on ths census bureau's glnners' report, Indicating a crop In excess of the government's estimate, i -There-' was1 very heavy trading on the decline. The bears contended that ths glnners' re port probably forecasted a crop of nearly 13,000,000 bales. .. - t. ,-: Following the report he! prices which had shown weakness sines the opening, broke sharply, with January selling around I.H centa, March s.Sl cents and May M cents, or a nst decline of 22 and points and a break of practically td a bale In two weeks' time. The market was very active during the afternoon, with big short In terests covsrlng, while there was also heavy liquidation, and on every little bulge the bears seemed disposed to withdraw their buying orders and sell more cotton. Tha low figures reached In the stump are the lowest that cotton has reached In nearly three yeare. NEW ORLEANS, Deo. tt. With the reading of the glnners report on the. Cot ton exchange today cotton slumped 47 to 66 points, attended by extraordinary ax cltement. The re Dor t that, n ius in ,.i.. had been ginned, with eighty-two counties jrei io near rrom, came as a surprise, al though a bearish report was expected, and the market waa hammered with great en ergy. The report today showed. l.M,2se) mors balea already , gained this year than the total crop ot last year. ., After the first exoitement -the market grew duleter, though the decline was not arrested. January cotton went to .a, which Is a decline of about 4 cents In the last three months.. WASHINGTON. Deo. M. - The census bureau today Issued a report giving the quanUty of cotton ginned In 717 counties up to December 11 last to hv. t. n . b.614 running bales, which Is . ths equlv- stem oi uj commercial bales. The commercial bales reported to the mum period for 19ot amounted to 1.747, as. , Water raaslao at St. Joseph. ST. JOSEPH. Mo.. Doc. Js.-Owing to river.'.?!? Tk."' .V" U ,h,r "'"Ouri u or,n . hJ" c'ty, a water famine .t.,,ned.. T.h' lo" verteo the SSi?r-r.5,n V" "- j lowered the ml- -'J1" r,rfr nv Three hundred men ere working .on trenches to hrlna ths water lu reach of tha pumps. Water Is now being drawn from the reservoir. Letter Brides tall fe Karoos. NEW YORK Deo. M.-The earl of Suf folk and hia bride, formerly Miss Daisy Letter, end Colonel Colin Campbell and his bride, who waa Mine Nancy Latter, sallad for Europe today on the steamer BalUo. Stop that Cough hy using Mao's Curs for Consumption. All druggist. 26o. . .TIE OM Alt A STATE TE1CHERS CET BUS! rirrt 0aral Statin of Aisacigtitn U Vary ! Wall Atttaisd. - SECTIINS MEET." MID ELECT OFFICERS Arteraaaa Saeat la brgaalsatln a.a Bvealagr Glvem Over t Aadresees I Weleosse, Rasaaaaaa Ma ale. Ths first general evening session of the thirty-ninth annual meeting of the Ne braska SUts Teachera' association served to comfortably fill the First Methodist church. The session was opened by In vocation by Rev. E. ComMe Smith, pastor: of the church. He was followed by an ad drees of welcome by City Attorney C. C. Wright, who was formerly Identified with the profeaalon of teaching. Mr. Wright re caOed his school days and took from ths, past some lessons that he said havs helped him through life. 1 "In these days of cynicism and pessimism, the one great bulwark ws may look to for the preservation of the republic la the teachers." said Mr. Wright. "And If ybu would Inoulcste In your pupils clvlo pa triotism and honesty, and all thoae things that go to make true men and women, you must have within yourselves thoae qualities that will Inspire confidence In your! teachings. Tou must be convinced that honesty la tha best policy and so on down the line." ' Mr. Wright was followed oy a response by W. L. Stephena, superintendent of the Lincoln schools. Mr. Stephens- referred In a humorous vein to ths little feeling of rivalry supposed to exist between the capi tal and the metropolis of the state. "We are here In Omaha, to lay aside the past differences and to assemble for the purpose of discussing subjects of Interest at least Indirectly to 278,000 school children of ths state." The speakar paid a trlbuts to the "spirit of the west," in that It produced a sturdy and Intelligent race of men and women, and closed with a few general .re marks of Interest to the teachera ; The Royal Hungarian orchestra rendered a pleasing program. The soothing- strains of the musicians seemed to strike a par ticularly sympathetic chord on the sen sitive nerves of the teachers. Ths orches tra waa Well received. Eleetloa of Soot Ion Officers. Yesterday, afternoon the various see-, tlons of the Teachers' association met at,' the- High school, listened to papera and elected officers. The officers .elected are as follows: Literature section: Miss Mary B. Thompson of Doane college, president; Miss Taylor of South Omaha, secretary. Latin section: " H. Gillespie of Doane col lege, president; Miss Mary Ross ot South Omaha, secretary. Mathematical section: Miss Edith Long of Lincoln, president; W. J. Hunting of North Platte, vice president; W. H. Wagoner of Hebron, secretary. Physical science section: . Prof. Herbert Brewnell of the State normal, president; Dr. H. A. Sentry, secretary, i History sec tion: M. Bracelen, - secretary treasurer; Miss Grace Abbott, Miss Kennedy, Mr. Aylesworth, E. B. Sluman and Prof. Cald well, advisory board. Child study section: Mrs. Harriett Moller. president; W. B. Hart, secretary and. treasurer; F. M. Smith and , M. Monday, executive commit tee. German section: T, M. Boiwell, presi dent; Pearl Bookefellow, secretary.. Bel enoe section: A. J. Mercer, president; 3. A. Loveland, secretary. :- ... , ' ' One of the large events In connection with the meeting of the state' teachers will be the reception to be given at the Auditorium this evening. .Among the or ganisations that 'will be represented will be the. Woman's club,. Young , Women's Christian association, Young Men's Chris tian association, Commercial club, LI brary association, eta. A committee from each organisation will constitute the re ception committee. Punch will be served at various tables and every effort la be ing made to make the event an enjoyable one for the visiting- teachers In particu lar. The program for this morning la: GENERAL SESSION Thursday, 9 a. m., First Methodist Church. Music Ths Hills of Tyrol ..Thummel Wagner Chorus. , "A Singular Lift .... Adrian M. Newens, Amesf la. "What la the Practical in Education? ".. ..B. L. D'Ooge, Ph. V., Ypailantl. Mich. Music Daddy Behreod Wagner Chorus. "Social Discontent; Some of Its Causes and Remedies".. Rev. M. P. Dowllng, President Crelghton University, Omaha Business session The program to be given at this evening's general aession at the Auditorium and to precede the reception, will be aa follows: Musto Pilgrim's Chorus .......Wagner Wagner chorus. "Bedrock In Anglo-Saxon Civilization" , General Z. T. Sweeney Muslo The Lost Chord l... Sullivan, Wagner chorus. . - LEGISLATION FOR THE SCHOOLS Eleetloa of Connty Saoorlateadeatg ky District Officers Is Advocated. A resolution favoring ths election of county school superintendents by ths school district officers in convention Instead of oy direct 'vote of ths .people, was adopted with emphatic unanimity by the county superintendents' ssotlon of the Stats Teach ers' association yesterday morning. The proposition waa volcsd by Charles Arnott, superintendent of Dodge oounty, and met with Instant apprqval, the only voice ralaed against It and that weakly-r-belonglng to a woman. Further, the resqlution deolared the proper time for the expiration of the county superintendent's term was on July 2 and not on January 1, when ths outgoing incumbent had no chancs to secure school work. , f'l am decidedly In favor of the directors of ths various school districts In a county coming together at stated times and se lecting ths county superintendent for merit alone,". said Superintendent Arnott. "There la no mors reason why politics should havs anything to do with this oftlcs than in the oase o( city superintendents, chosen by the schoo) , boards. Usuallv candidates for county .superintendents havs nothing In common with the politicians, but are forced to work bard along partisan lines during the campaign. It Is not a kind of effort that appeal to most ot them and I think they would prefer not to do It." "f Gives Ample tadepeadeaeo. "Would that give -the 'county superin tendent as much Independence aa ha now hast" asksd State Superintendent Fowler, who prestdsd. "It would give him enough," responded a chorus of voices. "Ths city superintendent usually haa all the independence he needs la bis work." Whereupon the resolution was adopted with enthusiasm and will bs reoommended to the legislative committee for drafting Into a law to be requeated from the legis lature. The county superintendents held their sessions In ths high school Wednesday after organising in the city hall Tuesday night and listening to an address from Bute Superintendent Fowler. Address ky Fowler. In part he said: -'i I believe the legislature of the state should wake wore liberal appropriations for tne support of the saate normal schoo a of Nebraska, whose students are taught and trained for the cUreot benefit ot ihe children of the state. A much larger per cent of the normal school graduates return Immediately to the swrvioe of.. the state than (be graduates of any other educatlunai institution. ' Besides tha receipts from several other fund, the I'niversity of Nebraska receives the benefit of a tax of i miU upon the dol DAILY BEEr": THURSDAY, lar of valuation of the grand ejwenement roll of the stale. The Htate Normal seJiooi at Peru enro.is one-third so atony sturtents as the university, and It receives no finan cial support from any other source than the direct appropriations of the leaiMature, but i believe a tax of ene-flth of a mill upon the-doUar of valuation of tne grand essrosment roll of the state would be suffi cient for the support of the State Normal school at Peru, or two-fifths of a mill for the support f the two staio normal echoois. The income from this tax would ensbie the Board of Education to keep the state normal st-hoois open during Juty and August, as they should, for during this time omy are thousands of teachers who enter the school room without professional training or prep aration for their work free to receive the benefit of the state's Investments at Peru and Kearney. From the standpoint of economy. If these institutions sre 10 remain closed during any .art of the year, it should not oe auring June, juiy or August. A more liberal policy toward the state normal schools would also enable their board of education to pay the profeeaois and Instructors engaged In the training of teachera, ' teaching teachera now to eacn, aalarira more In keeping with the services rendered. The Instructors at Peru not only rerive lower wages than are paid In otlvr state normal schools, but even lower wsjres than are paid for equivalent work In the high schools of Nebraska. Ths salaries at Peru range from W to $1,100, the average being lese than Sl.oiio. a year. Teachera of similar qualifications in the normal schools of nelshbortng slates receive from 21.4UO to ll.SUO for work that In many Instances Is not of aa high a grade as that of Peru.. State Hlark Skool Bill. The greater part of the morning was given up to the discussion ot a legislative bill drawn up by State Superintendent elect McBrlen for the establishment of state high schools. Superintendent Fowler had called attention to the fact that though the state provides free education up to and Including the eighth grade and In university training, only 444 out of ths 6,047 school districts of the stats havo high schools and only eighty-five of these have the full four years' course. ' Hs tuggestsd that soma way should be found to bridge the gap. The synopsis of Superintendent MoBrlen a bill, which was 1 referred to a committee " composed ot County Buperla tendents Crocker of Richardson. Waddell of Pawnee, Hyland of Stanton and Baker of Kearney and City Superintendents Thomas of Kearney, O'Connor of Norfolk and Graham of West Point, for dissection and report. Is as follows j State high echoois are to be provided through a atate high school board to be created and to be composed of the clian- cellor of the University ot Nebraska, the state inspector or accredited schools,, tne frinclpale of ths state normal schools and he atate superintendent of public Instruc tion. Any public graded achool which shall give instruction according to the terms of ths act and shall admit students of either sex from any part of the state without charre of tuition, after satisfactory examination, shall be entitled to be classi fied as a atate high school and reoelve fecunlary aid hereafter specified. To qual fy the schools must havs the regular course of study, embracing all the studies prescribed Dy tne state high school board, suitable buildings, substantial library and other apparatus necessary for doing efficient work, the school to be open at all times to Inspection and examinations by the state board. Inspections are to be made at least once a year and no money paid by the state until the work of the school has been approved by a majority of the board. Allhoua-h specified In the proposed bill, the manner and amounts of money to bs apportioned have not been settled upon by the superintendents and this matter In 'he only part of the measure tnat nas caused muon controversy. tne draft provides sums ranainK from $100 in the case of one-year high schools to $1,0)0 a year lor the lull course schools, tne amounts being gauged by the number of nonresident pupils attending, $26 per pupil being the rate. Tha money received by the school must be used to Increase the efficiency of the school. The state high school board Is to have much discretionary power as to curriculum and teachers. Three high schools in any county may demand the aid and it may be extended to a fourth. Provision 1 made for the position of assistant examiner to be filled by the board, the salary to be not more than $3 a day. The members of the board shall serve without compensa tlon.v A state tax of one-third of a mill la called for and .the creation of the state high school fund. BIGGEST DANCE OF THE YEAR Street. Railway Employes' Ball at the Aadltortnan a Heeer Breaker la Slse. ' What Is probably the largest crowd that has danced In the Auditorium filled the great hall last evening and tested its floor capacity. The occasion ' was the eleventh annual ball of the Omaha A Council Bluffs Street railway's employes. When Olsen's orchestra struck up ths grand march the couples that fell In line graauauy encircled me enure noor spacs, while massed near the entrances was an Immense throng of waiting couples who did hot take part In the first number. All the boxes were filled and there were people In the galleries. . As the strains of ths "Rose Dreams' waits floated through ths hall, well dressed couples circled across the floor and a mo ment .later the hall was m kaleidoscope of color. Here and there a gown In thla ocean of drftlng . effects flashed- ' and gleamed with ornaments which added brilliancy to the coloring. In one end of the hall waa a booth with light refresh ments, while In the basement tables wers spread for suppen Several square dances added variety and two prompters were stationed. One at each end of tha hall. Frank Sheets was master of ceremonies. Bert Chambers was the floor manager and Fred Franc)s .acted aa hia assistant.. There was ths usual list of committees to look after the comfort of the guests, There were twenty-eight' numbers upon, ths pro gram an J they seemed to be thoroughly enjoyed by the dancers. CONDEMNS MINORITY STOCK Connect loot Coart Holds Railroad Caa ' Force Sale of Stocks la , Merger. . NEW HAVEN, Conn.. Deo. 2S -A decision of the state supreme court made public today Is considered 'of great Importance as bearing on . condemnation proceedings of minority stocks In consolidations and merg ers of railroads. The case in point Is that of tha New York. New Haven A Hartford Railroad against Charles H. Offleld of Chi cago, Involving - the' condemnation of the two remaining shares of tho New Haven A Derby railroad' stock held' by Offleld., The court upholds the right of the" plaintiff to obtain the 'wi shares by Soadem nation pro ceedlngs under a statute. The case will be appealed and It Is expected will eventually be carried to the . United, States . suorems court, rj .... (: . ... o; '. CHEYENNE INDIANS ' STARVING Wool Work, oat Caast'ot Ft no Ebb. lOynseat and Ratios Issae ' Is Stooped. ... :- v.--. ROSEBUD, Mont., Dec. St-The Northern Cheyenne Indiana ars In a pltlfu'ly desti tute condition. Commissioner Jones, on the advics of J. C. Clifford, Indian agent, ordered that no food be ' issued to the Indians except the very young, the sgtd and infirm, basing bis action on ths theory that thsy were self-sustaining. Ths Cheyennes ars willing workers, but ths government failed to give them work. Complaints ars coining that the starvfhg Indiana.. are raiding', and slaughtering the herds of cattle In lh vicinity of the reer. vatlon. C F, Jilaleo. an- Indian commis sioner, spsnt several weeks on ths reserva tion and has left, for Washington-to Uy before the secretary, of the. Interior the facts in-the mattev, : .,. -' . To Cave a v4 la Oae'Day 1 Taks Laxative Broato Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund The mime) if It fafls to cure. B. W. Groves' signature is on each boa. . y IECEMBETl- J, 11 - ' MITCHELL BEFORE ' JURY t i i . . i Oref-on Ssuatot Tolls What B Inowi sf AUsgsd Land Fmdf. HE IS NOT , SHOWN ANY rAVORS His ftoejooet for BvlSeaeo Agalaet nia tho Kaasoa of Sappei Aoeosers Is Kot Oraated ller saaaa Also TeatlSea. PORTLAND. Dec. 2S-Bent with his three score years and ten and leaning upon his law partner, ths white-haired senior sena tor from Oregon, John H. Mitchell, who for nearly a quarter of a century has repre sented his stats In ths federal congress, today went Into the federal grand Jury room to tell what he knew concerning frauds which the government believes havs been perpetrated upon It In the acquisition of Its publlo lands. Tired and careworn, he came from the Jury room at the noon hour only to return In the afternoon. Later, when the senator left the courthouse, apparently nervous and worried. It was stated that the Investiga tion, so far as Mr. Mitchell was concerned, had ended. What transpired In that cham ber Is unknown, further than that Mr. Mitchell went Into It with no more favor than would havs been extended the hum blest cltlien of his country. Neither his request' that he be confronted with any testimony that the government may have found to his detriment, nor that be be fur nished with the names of his alleged ac cusers was granted. . Coas;resansaa Hermann Appeare. Congressman Blnger Hermann appeared shortly after 2 o'clock In the afternoon and went Into seclusion In the Inner office ot the district attorney after he had greeted a few acquaintances In the outer office and the hall. When called (o the Jury room he shook hands with those whom he knew in the corridor and patted Mr. Henri heartily on the back. When the session had closed for the day Mr. Hermann remained In the Inner room for some time conversing with Mr. Henri and Jurors. Ths time Of the Jury will be taken up by Mr. Hermann for the greater part of the forenoon tomorrow. Indicted Men Give Bond. Some of the men Indicted Tuesday after noon have appeared and will give the $4,000 bonds fixed by the court. . B. B. Ormsby of Salem was given five days in which to enter his plea and was allowed one day to secure ball. In the meantime he was released on his own recognisance. C. E. Loomls of Eugene rave his bond as required. Mayor W. H. Davis of Albany did not reach the city today, as expected. ' He will probably arrive In Portland tomorrow, when he will give bond. George Sorenson Is reported to have re turned tc Portland today, but haa not yet made his appearance. MOCKETT, ACER OR STEUFFER (Continued from First Page.) moment's notice of what it was tobe ap piled to. The talk of censuring the board of Burt county Is rldiouloua, and Is only made for the purpose, of throwing dust Since the first of what is called the Burt county bond matter was made public the friends of Mr. Stueffer have been busy in trying to make It appear, aa Ager infdrs, that a Burt county factional fight Is In volved,' as Mr. Mockett says, be lias, been told that the Burt county board should be censured,. Both are, putragepus statements. 4nestlom Really Involved. l;, Ths question Is not an inquiry Into tho Burt county factionalism, which we have not In Burt count: - whether the board made a good or bau -a.e of the bonds. The question -is an Inquiry Into Mr. Btueffer's conduct of his office as treasurer. If that office was conducted with Integrity, then his' bond was rightly paid for by the state. If he was furnishing the state's money for friends to buy the bonds he vhould have bought In the first Instance; If he was keep ing money that belonged to tho state In his own bank, on which Interest was not paid) If he was getting Interest privately In a manner that Indicated an Intention to keep such Interest sums then such payment v us wrongfully made. Thla was all shown against Mr. Stueffer as the only natural conclusion from his own testimony, a copy of which I have. There were nbout 100 members In ths houss of the Twenty-seventh session. Can Mr. Ager or Mr. Mockett find one of tnese memoers that will say that he would have helped use the state's money to pay for Mr. BtuefferW bond had Mr. Stueffer made known the (act that he was so going to use the funds of the state treasury T There were 100 member of thti last session, including Mr. Mockxtt. Is there ens of those members,' Including' Mr. Mockett. that will say that hs would have voted h $3,000 to Mr. Stueffer for the last year's bond had he, known that the treasury money hadf been' so used 7" Will' Mr. Ager say that .an appropriation of $J,000 should have been made to Mr. Stueffer to pay for his last year's bond If the state's funds had been used ss Is hers Indicated? These are the questions. Committee , Already Predicted. I say that the committee was partially made up of those prejudiced on this ques tion, it having probably been misled and wrongfully prejudiced. During- the hearing one of the members came to me and asked me what I expected to show, , I refused to talk to him on the evidence and told him that I would argue the evidence and the facta to the committee, and that I had never tried a case on. the street. In my opinion this committee was prejudiced ana biased because of what had been wrong fully told them, that It was a factional Burt county fight and spite was being wrong fully vented on Mr. Stueffer. In my opinion It did not know to what conclusions tlw testimony taksn lead on the question In volved. To Illustrate, I will ask each mem ber of that committee: 'Would you have reported favorably upon that bill if you had realised on one Item of admission alone that for ten months Mr. Stueffer had taken cashier's checks running to' himself person ally from ths First National bank of Omaha, and that ha had kept these for ten months without ' turning them ' Into the treasury, and than only turned them In on the day that, the Burt oounty bond matter had been taken up with Governor Savage, and that this manner of making money from the state's money was one which Mr. Stueffer's predecessor had used, and was known to ths office as a manner of graftT" Such as would, hold up your hand. I ven ture the opinion that no member tnat was In ths houss two years ago and voted for the allowanoe In queation could be re elected In hla county if ho had known of thess facts end his people knew that he knew and realised It .bef ere voting. The committee In question should have been named from both parties; It should have been such that from Its Inception tbs strongest members In .the house would wil lingly have served upon. .After ths evi dences hsd been received It should havs lis tened to argument of Its counsel; .It should than knowlnaly have made Its report. . which should have been noa7rngiy. acted upeu by I ths house. These wsrq all more or leas vio lated In the Instance referred to. StaesTer's Share la Matter. In the beginning of the bond deal Inquiry Governor Savage, wrote me that he consid ered great wrong had been dona The wrong wao to the slats treasury i hs never came to any other' conclusion that I know sf. Ths wrongdoer (If a wrong had been done) refused the suggestion that I made In all sincerity nhkf committee of Sena tor Mandcreont O. M. Lambertson 'and T. J. Mahohey Investigate his offlee: rhey cer tainly would havs been fair. The pecpTo of the state Would have been .satisfied with their retwrt, Mr. Stueffer refused to g Into Me party convention, far a renomlnaOon when but for the wrong- charged he would have been a candidate. . He (ilea a bill for $3,009, which he Is entitled to. If his office was conducted with Integrity.' The house agreee to Investigate on the statement of one supposed offence against his trust. Up tj such lime he refused to appear before the regular committee at all. Then all at onoe the committee Is named as hers indl cated; hs la ready with counsel. The claim. ant admits, as tho Inference 1 ran draw from his own testimony, over and beyond what waa originally charged as to facta, and also as to having received cashier's checks to himself each month for about ten months, which la an offence previously known to the office. The attorney chosen by tho committee, who happens to be the person who made the Statement that the Investigation was ordered on, . is refused leave to argue evidence. The committee reports tho last day reports can be mado, time is not given to present the matter to the house; the claimant and his friend are on the floor of the house soliciting votes, and there you are. Denies laslaaatloa. . Mr. Mockett Is mads to say: "He (my self) appeared to desire a committee that was opposed -to Mr. Stueffer." I deatre to ask where Is there a basis for such a state ment In my relation to the whole matter? I deny It absolutely. 1 first suggested that Mandersoh, Lambertson and Mahoney, or some auch men, 'Investigate the affairs of j Mr- Stueffer- Office. Then that Mr. Stuef fer appear before the claims committee then that the strongest and best commit' tee that could be named . be appointed Which of these suggestions Is unfair? ask for a more definite statement of my unfairness, Mr. Mockett? Mr. Ager? ' On my part, at least, friendship of the speaker as to this matter Was not worked or desired; but from some sourcs It cer tainly was worked, unless co-incidence ran riot as never before. In my opinion ths speaker in the first Instance Intended fulr- nem, perhapa always, but waa mlaled. In the light of these facts what Intervened? In my opinion the colonel will hardly claim the fact that I was elected as the commit- tee's attorney disproves,' his oonstant pres ence In . tha speaker's room mornings as previously charged. . . Is the treasury of Nebraska something to be played with? To be filched from? Is society. organised In order that it may the easier be plundered from? If so, it should be so generally understood, so aa to give all an- equal chance. In some Instances of the past, even the formalities of Gaston and Alphonoe have not obtained The people of the state, and especially of Lancaster county, owe themselves tho first principle of living, which Is said to be self preservation.' This matter aa I present it to the people of Nebraska Is not aimed at any individual, but la strictly a proceeding in rem. W. G. SEARS, . HYMENEAL ralme-Boyd. COLUMBUS, Neb., Dec. 28. (Bpeclal.) Miss Ethel Boyd, ' daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Boyd of this city, was married this evening at tha home of her parents to Mr. Alfred M. Palms of St. Edward. Rev. De . Wold, pastor of the Methodist church performed the ceremony, which was witnessed by a party of Invited friends of the parties. Mr. and Mrs. Palme will go to St. Edwards tomorrow, where they will at once begin housekeeping. , Murray-Hartlgan. HASTINGS, Neb., Deo. 38. (Special Tele gramj At the home ot the bride's parents, Mr., and Mrs. M. A. Hartlgan, their daugh ter. Mtsa Anne, was united Jn marriage to Mr. Alvln B. Murray, a local young bus! ness man, at 9 o'clock this morning. Rev. Lee Toung ot St. Mark's Episcopal church officiated. - Ths young ooupls departed for Jacksonville, 111., where they will visit a short time before returning to make thslr home In this city. Llptrap-Washburn. PAWNEE CITY, Neb., Dec. J8.-(Speclal.) On the afternoon of Christmas day, at the home of Mr and Mrs. F. E. Washburn of Sheridan precinct, occurred the marriage of their daughter, Miss Eva, to Elmer Lip trap of Whitewater Kan. . Only the imme diate relatives of the parties were present Mr. Llptrap la the teelgraph operator for the Rock Island at Whitewater. MeOaneTrtndle. KEARNEY, Neb., Deo. 28. (Bpeclal Tele gram.) At high noon today at the resi dence of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mra J. F. Trindle, 'occurred the wedding of their daughter, Clara Trindle, to John N. McCune of Red Cloud, 'Neb. Rev. Harper performed the ceremony. The young couple will reside In Red Cloud and left for that place today. - ' ' Todd-Stdmgt. " SEWARD, fcvu-. 'u.. (Special.) Mr. Davison Ft-Teddand Miss Eva Stump of MilfordVwers married. Tuesday at the Presbyterian .' roans by , Rev. George Wlthsnls. Both.. of the young; people are well an. favorably, known- . Mr. Todd Is associated with'-bla-lather in the stock business.- ..''Harvey-Davis. SEWARD, Neb., Deo,.2. (Special.) The wedding of Miss Ruth Davis to Mr. George Albert . Harvey, will occur on Thursday, December 29, at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and, Mrs.. A. Y. Davis, at $ o'clock, - Rev. George. Wlthsnls of the First Prasbyterjan church will officiate.' t ' Melaoa" Okerar. - ' At the. home of the bride's parents. 90s South Twentyjseventh street, In this city, by Rev. J.. W. Conicy, D. D., on the even ing ot December iff. Albert W. Nelson and Miss Elisabeth Oberg, both of Omaha, ware married. r - v . , ( FIRE RECOrit). . Caady Fwetory . Barns. Blproc, FALtS, S- P., Doc. 2X.-(Sjc!al Telegram,) The stock, and building of the Fenn Broa,' Wholesale Candy Manufactur ing company. r this pity waa this evening practically destroyed by Are, which re suited from .an., explosion In 'the starch room. . The stock was valued, at $26,000 and was , insured . for $19,(00. The building was insured, for $3,000,. which will about cover tha loss upon it This makes the second wholesals candy factory to be destroyed by fire in this city within a few weeks, the other being the plant of the Anthony Candy company. , , Baslaess Hastes at Goehaer. SEWARD. Neb.. Dec. 28.-(Bpeclal.) The hotel at Goehner, Seward county, waa burned on Monday night. The bul'dlnf was the property of W. Q. Dickinson of Seward and had but recently been repaint, d and papered 'A drug store next to the hotel HUSs Vil'iSLOV'S . '! SOOTKIa SYRUP ass ease assd br KlUtoas of o for their tUiidrsa wLils Tmisjos for ever rtf 1 Tears, t muuM ibs skiul, ashrn sua ruM. au-rs U iui etuM wind vuUa, aud IS. lite .Lt VcuifraTaor e rrt' wkaTV-riva cmts A nernt I I . , I I IS-, f was also consumed by' the flanwo. Owing to the high wind the Sre had good headway. Dasaago at Nebraska CHr. NEBRASKA CITY, Neb..' Dec 28.-9p elaL) The home of Henry Moyer, corner Sixth avenue and Tenth street, waa dam aged about $200 this afternoon by fire Which' was rsuaed by a defective Chimney. The property Is owntd by II. Cave. Tho loss la covered by Insurance. CeaJ Com saay' Power Plant, ROCK SPRINGS. Wyo.. Deo. -(Special Te gram The buildings, compressors and boilers of the Union Paclflo Coal company's power plant here were destroyed by fire to night. Loss, $10,000. The fire was caused by an over-heated boiler. Blaao la Iowa Town. E8THERV1I.LE, la.. Dec. .-Flre de stroyed tho Coon block and several other buildings adjoining, Ths loss Is estimated at $100,000. THE VALUE OF CHARCOAL. Few People Know Hos I'sefal It fe la Preaervloa Health and Beaaty. Nearly everybody knows that charcoal Is the safest snd most efficient disinfectant end purifier In nature, but few realise Its vslue when taken Into the human system for the same cleansing purpose. Charcoal Is a remedy that the more you take of It the better; It Is not a drug at all. but simply absorbs ths gosoe and Impuii tles always present In the stomach and Intestines and carries them out ot ' the system. Charcoal sweetens the breath after smok- Mng. drinking or after eating onions and otner oaorous vegeiaoies. - Charcoal effectually clears and Improves the complexion, it whitens ths tes'h and further acts as a natural and' eminently safe cathartic. It absorbs tha Injurious gases which col lect In ths stomach and bowels; It disin fects the mouth and throat from the poison or -rather In tha form of large, pleasant of catarrh. All drogglets sell charcoal In ons form ot another, but probably the best charcoal wnu mui mr mv money is in Biuart S Charcoal Losenges; they ars composed of the finest powdered Willow charcoal, and other harmless antiseptics In tablet form, ' tasting losenges, the charcoal being mixed with honey. w..s wow v . icw ivHiigm wiu eoon tell In a much Improved condition of tho general health, better complexion, sweeter bieath and purer blood, and the beauty of It Is, that no possible harm can result from their continued use, but on the contrary, great benefit, A Buffalo physician In speaking of the benefits of charcoal, aava- - "r ..t. Stuart's Charcoal Losenges to all patients suffering from gas In stomach and bowels,' and to clear ths complexion and purify the Dream, mouth and throat; I also believe the liver Is greatly benefited by the daily use of them; they cost but twenty-five centa a box at drug stores, snd although In soms sense a patent preparation, yet I believe I get more and better charcoal la Stuart's Charcoal Losenges than In any of ths ordinary charcoal tablets.' HOLIDAY LOW RATES W . To accomodate holi day travel a rate of one fare plus 50 cents for the round trip has . been placed in effect . by the UNION PACIFIC Dates of sale, Decern-r bet 24, 25, 26, 31 and January 1 and 2, with final return limit January 4. Inquire of CITY TICKET OFFICE ; 1324 Farnam St. Phone 30 HAVE YOU EVER TRIED that 'Dainty Woman's Friend HAND SAPOLIO, for toilet and bath? It is a delicate prep aration of the purest ingredients, a luxury but also a necessity to every man, woman, and child who desires the beauty of per- ect cleanliness. AMUSEMENTS. THE - - , ERNEST GAMBLE Recital Party First M. E. Church JANUARY 9 AT I P, M. MR. EHSEIT GAMBLE, The Eminent Basso, .. MISS VFWJf I. PAGE), Vlolinlste, . ' . " MR. EDWIN SHOIERT, Pianist. Tickets, with reserved seata. flo, al Hospe's Music Store. TUmUHT AMI kKluAt ARTHUR DUNN In ths Musical Extravsgansa, , THE RUNAWAYS Saturday Matlnee-NIght B. HANFORD CHARLES Matinee.... Night UON CAESAB DE HTCZAN uniiiu,u fllOWB 44. MODERN VAUDEVILLE MATINEE, AW TODAY E 25' children, act. :.' TONIGHT. 1.08 Prices, 10c, tic. 60c. 15-25-53 753 TOKIGHT AT S)il THE RURAL CLASSIC THE HILLS OF CALIFORNIA , . , . I, ' i i H - . gun.. M son snd Mason, In "Frits) tag Bulls asciai tuelluee Munue.