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One can never Lave too manj pillows to brighten up their
home.
Stamped Pillow Top", .Wc epch.
Cords and Tassels. In all the brlpht "hades, 25c and 50c earn.
.fit lbson IMIlow Tops, all finished. 1.50 each.
.' t . Stamped Centers and Table Covers
Laundry Bags. 50c, 6.1c and $1.25 each.
Ilardanger Cloth. 48 Indies wide, $1.25 per yard
Full line of Linen Floss for working. . .
We Do Stamping. .
y.JlC A. Buildir. Cormtr Sbrtentk and Dougl. Street.
of the city tax department. Board of Pub
lic Works and Advisory board seems quite
certain.
ROITISB SENATE PROCEEDINGS
Number of Bills Passed and Rent Over
to House.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Feb. l.-8peclal.)-The sen
ate was busy on engrossed bills this morn
ing an", passed these measures: '
' S F. 107, transferrin I2.615 from the
penitentiary special labor fund to the gen
eral fund. .
8 F. I'M. allowing- county courts to dis
pense with administration of estates and
to enter decrees In certsln cases.
8 F. US, providing when a husband or
wife Is competent to testify for or against
each othet.
8. F. 113, to prevent the Illegal expendi
ture of public funds.
8. V. 113, to repeal the statute providing
for the appointment of county attorneys.
8 F. 106, to transfer $6,939.45 from the In
heritance tax fund to the general fund of
the state. ., .
8. F. 129, to provide for suspended sen
tences In cases of wife desertion.
8. F. 86. district clerk fee bill.
8. F. lift, providing for the payment of
road taxes In cash or labor.
A motion by Sheldon of Cass was adopted
to not consider H. R. 49, providing for
the establishment of a binding twine fac
tory at the state penitentiary until the ap
propriation bllla had all been considered.
An Invitation was read to the senate
requesting the presence of the members at
a grand rally and feast at the Auditorium
Friday night given by the Modern Wood
men. Upon motion of Epperson the .Invi
tation was referred to the committee on
fish and game.
8. F. 146 was reported for the general file.
The senate resolved Itself Into committee
of the whole, with Haller In the chair. 8.
F. 98, the Irrigation bill, by Qlffln, waa re
committed to the committee, after a
lengthy, debate.
Immediately after reconvening In the aft
ernoon the senate again went Into com
mittee of the whole, with Bresee In the
chair, to discuss bills on general file.
ft. F. 114, Sheldon's bill to elect deputy
county assessors, was Indefinitely post
poned. 8. F. 74, by Thomas, legalizing voting
machines, waa recommended for passage.
8. F. 22, by Tucker, providing that cities
of less than 5,000 should not be liable for
damage when a person Is Injured on a de
tective sidewalk unless a notice of condi
tion of walk-has been filed! with the city
authorities five days previous..
ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS OF HOISE
Much Work Dome la Committee of the
Whole.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Feb. 16.-(Speclal Telegram.)
The house went into committee of the
whola Immediately upon convening this
morning and took up bills on general file, of
which there were a large number.
H. R. 20, by Richardson of Madison, ap
propriating $35,000 for general repairs at the
Norfolk ' Insane asylum. Including the re
building, of the old wing, was favorably
acted on, despite the protest of Jones of
Polk, who wanted the bill to lay over until
the Investigation committee appointed under
his resolution yesterday reported.
H. R. 62, by Ernst of Johnson, provoked
much discussion, being an appropriation
bill. Tt provided $10,000 for an agricultural
pavilion at the State fair. McClay, Burns
and Burgess of Lancaster, Junkln of Gos
per, Luce of Harlan, Andersen of Douglas,
Cossell of Otoe,, Douglas of Rock and Ernst
poke for the bill, and Lee of Douglas and
Horton of Keya Paha against It. The op
ponents, took the position that the State
fair should be self-supporting.
Ernst said he was authorised to say the
. THINK IT OVER.
Something; Too Can gee lo Any
Restaurant r Cafe.
A phyatoian puta the query: Have you
never noticed In any largo restaurant at
lunch or dinner time the large number of
bearty, vigorous old men at the tables;
men whose ages run from 60 to W years;
many of them bald and all perhaps gray,
but none of them feeble or senile?
Perhaps the spectacle Is so common as to
have escaped your observation or comment,
but nevertheless it Is an object lesson which
cneana something.
It you will notice what these hearty old
fellows are eating you will observe that
they are not munching bran, crackers nor
gingerly picking their way through a menu
card of new' tangled health foods; on the
contrary they seem to prefer a juicy roast
of beef, a properly turned loin of mutton,
and, evea the deadly broiled lobster is tiot
altogether Ignored,
The point of all this Is that a vigorous
Old age depends upon good digestion and
felenty of wholesome food, and not upon
dieting and an endeavor to live upon bran
crackers.
There la a certain class of food cranks
who seem to believe that meat, coffee,
and many other good things are rank
poisons, but these cadaverous, sickly-looking
Individuals are a walking condemnation
of their own theories.
The matter in a nutshell is that if the
stomach secretes the natural digestive
Juices In sufficient qualities any wholesome
food will be promptly digested; If the
stomach doos not do so, and certain foods
cause distress, one or two of Stuart's Dy.
pepsla Tablets after each meal will remove
all difficulty, because they supply just what
every weak stomach lacks, pepsin, hydro
chloric acid, diastase and nux.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets do not act
upon the bowels, and in fact are not strictly
a medicine, ua they act almost entirely
upon the food .eaten, digesting it thor.
oughly. and thus gives a much-needed rest
and giving an appetite for the'nsxt meal.
Of people who travel nine out of ten use
Btusfi Dyspepsia Tablets, knowing them
to be perfectly ssfe to use at any time and
also having found out by experience thai
they are a safeguard against Indigestion in
any form, and eating, as they have to, at
all hour and all klnde of food, the travel
ing pub'.lo for years have pinned their
faith to Stuart's Tablets.
All druggists sell them at CO rents for
full-slsed packages, and any druggist from
Main to California, if his opinion were
asked, will say that Stuart'a Dyspepsia
Tablets is the most popular and successful
remedy for any stomach trouble
State Board of Public Lands and Buildings
would give $5,000 toward this purpose if the
legislature gave $10,M. The bill, until
amended, called for $15,000.
Douglaa pointed out the appropriation
meant only I cent per capita. ,
The bill was recommended for passage.
H. R. 110, Junkln a anti-trust bill, was
amended so ss to have suits brought under
this act for its enforcement in the state
and not county courts. The bill has been
recommended for passage.
. R. 164, by McMullen of Gage, appro
priating ( $30,000 for the purchase by the
state of 6,000 sets of Cobbey's Annotated
Statutes, to be sold, on application, for
Is a art. brought forth the usual appropria
tion debate. McMullen spoke for the bill
Windham offered an amendment to cut the
number of statutes to 2,000 and the appro
nrlatlon to $12,000. Jackson of Antelope op-
Dosed the bill even if amended. Jones of
I Polk Voiced Jackson s plea not to set up
any man In the book or any other business
Jackson moved to report the bill for In
definite postponement. Voter of Cedar
spoke for the bill with the Windham
amendment. McClay of Lancaster spoke
against It. Jackson's motion prevailed, (0
to 14.
H. R. 175, by Howe of Nemaha, making
obligatory the present county fair law with
respect to the county board appropriations
was recommended for passage.
S. F. 8, by Beghtol of Lancaster, to make
' the county surveyor the county engineer
the battlements for a time, and progress
finally was reported on It.
"We need It and you know It and we
ought to have It," was the Impressive ar-
! gument used by Peabody of Nemaha this
afternoon in supporting H. R. 136 by Howe
of Nemaha, appropriating $32,000 for a
library at the Peru Btate Normal school.
Howe made a speech for his bill. Tucker
of Douglas supported it
McLeod of Stanton, In speaking for the
bill, said:
"I went to Peru prejudiced against lt,
but I had that prepudlce removed by a
closer knowledge of the place."
"I don't know why you should have gone
there prejudiced against the place when
i you got your wife from there," retorted
Peabody. The remark provoked a hearty
laugh.
The bill was recommended for passage.
H. R. 195, by Rouse of Hall, requiring
saloonkeepers to give guaranty bonds of
$5,000, was recommended for passage, but
Horton moved to except It from' the com
mittee's report and have the bill recom
mended for Indefinite postponement. The
speaker took the floor In defense of the
bill, calling Perry to the chair. In ex
plaining the bill the speaker said the pur
pose was to make bonds given by saloon
Keepers substantial and responsible bonds.
He added that the Idea was to make It
possible for a "widow who sues a saloon
keeper to be able to recover damages."
Horton's motion was lost, and the bill
reported for passage.
Burns moved to except H. R. 169, his bill
to allow university resents to condemn
land for university purposes, which had
been reported for Indefinite postponement
and recommended It for passage. MoClay
was allowed to speak for the bill under
suspension of the rules.
Burns' motion prevailed.
At 4:36 p. m. the house adjourned.
These bills were Introduced:
m!t'FmJ9SLrby EPPereon of Clay and Me
serve of Knux-To establish a State En
gineers' Examining board.
n".S . "yOlirigan of Holt-To amend
?" ?i !(Lr'.ula,5 ""L Purchase of supplies
and to create a Board of Control therefor.
iJ .i,bo?rd i." composed of the members
of the Board of Public Lands and Build
ings and Is authorised to purchase sup
plies In wholesale quantities. P
8- .' by cdy- by request To al
low the Btate board to grant certificates
to osteopaths when latter have diploma
from a school of osteopathy.
DOINGS OK THE LEGISLATORS
Lumbermen and Coal Dealers Explain
Holding- l'p of BUI.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Feb. 1. (Special.) The legis
lative committees of the Lumbermen's as
sociation and the Coal Dealers' association
have taken the responsibility of withhold
ing from the senate the bill they prepared
and requested Senator Fries to introduce
to require railroads to pay a demurrage to
shippers. Today these committees sent out
this resolution clearing Buna tor Fries of
the charge of holding the bill as a club
over the railroads to get them to come to
time. The resolution reada:
We. the undersigned representatives of
the Nebraska Lumber Dealers' association
and of the Coal Dealers' Association of
Iowa and Nebraska, having met the repre-
sen tat Ives of the car service associations
and agreed upon mutually satisfactory
rules governing the assessment and colter-
...... n'n'.c., uu unreiiy re
quest Senator M. L. Fries to withhold the
, - - -. ul.u,ic1) , , , 1,1 rjieu ay rep
resentative of our associations and placed'
... . ,, tHuvuuuiivu ueiure me
legislature of Nebraska. :
This Is signed by George W. Baldwin, T.
U. Whlffen and P. C. Cornell for the lum
ber dealers, and John T. Dorgan, R. K.
Brown. E. O. Halstead and George W.
Baldwin for the coal dealers.
A bill' was Introduced In the senate this
morning by Cady of Howard, by request,
which, If It becomes . a Jaw. will allow
osteopathlsts to secure a certificate from
the state medical board to practice their
profession In this state when they file with
the board a diploma, from som school of
osteopathy.
A bill affecting engineer was Introduced
In the senate this morning by Epperson
and Meserve. It provides for a state en
gineers' examining board to be composed
Of the governor, attorney general and
auditor, it shall be the duty or this board
to examine and grant lioenses to every per
son who operates a traction or stationary
engine. The board shall appoint a secre
tary who has had five years' practical ex
perience and who shall receive $6 for each
applicant he shall examine.
Lee of Douglas, one of the "wits" of the
house, provoked hearty laughter this morn
ing at the expense of the Lancaster dele
gation during the course of a debate on
the Ernst bill calling for an appropriation
of $10,000 for the establishment of a Uve
strak pavilion at the State Fair grounds.
All the Lancaster county members per
sistently fought for the bill and It became
a matter of acceptation among many of the
members that It was distinctly ',a Lincoln
affair. Leo was opposing the bllL
"J.t is interesting to see how these Lin
coln fellows are lighting for this bill," he
ssld. "You will notice, gentlemen, that
nothing Inspires the eloquence of a Lincoln
man like an appropriation."
The remark, which came spontaneously
from the Hps of the Irish statesman, struck
the house as being so apt that every mem
ber present, even those from Lincoln,
greeted It with laughter.
Proceeding In his argument against the
bill. Lee said In a facetious vein:
. "These Lincoln chaps always come to
this legislature every time they want any
thing. How different it Is in Omaha. L'p
there the people wanted a big publlo meet
ing place and what did they do, go to
the legislature with a request that the
state build ItT No, sir. The people them
selves, out of their own pockets, subscribed
funds and built the magnificent Auditorium.
And now, gentlemen (this to the Lancaster
county delegation), if you want to exhibit
your fine bulls, bring them up to Omaha
and we will let you show them in our
Auditorium."
"Colonel" McClsy of Lancaster is noth
ing If not methodical. In speech and action
he clings rigidly to discipline. He Is the
"flag champion of Lancaster." He Is a
veteran of the civil war and always found
In the forefront when It comes to anything
with a military .or patriotic sound to it.
Ills painful devotion to discipline has been
attributed to his service as a soldier. One
of the Idlosyncracles which has fixed Itself
so thoroughly upon the colonel Is a certain
little sentence with which he Invariably
prefaces his remarks on whatever subjecj
Is undea, discussion. It Is this:
"Mr; Speaker (or chairman, as the occa
sion may be), It scarcely seems necessary
for me to speak on this matter, but"
And on that "but" hangs the tale.
For a time at least the binding twine
factory project Is asleep. Sheldon of Cass
this morning In the senate moved to not
consider the bill passed by the house until
after It had acted on the appropriation
bills. The motion waa adopted without a
dissenting vote.
B. 8. Mickey, executive clerk to the gov
ernor, his father, wants it distinctly under
stood that he is not and never has been a
candidate for the position of state account
ant contemplated in a bill Introduced In
the house by Jackson of Antelope. The
governor In his annual message advocated
the c -eat Ion of such a position, and somo
of his critics at the time said hie son was
a candidate for the place.
"I have never thought of the thing, let
alone betr.g a candidate for the place,"
says Mr. Mickey.
At least five individuals in Lincoln have
managed to get themselves In a very un
favorable light before certain legislators
who make it a rule to keep their "weather
eye" out for the kind of work these men
are said to be pursuing. The "holdup"
lobbyist Is said to be a common thing with
all legislatures and because of these men
this legislature Is said to be no exception
to this rule. There may be more than five
of this class of lobbyists, who, as recognized
lobbyists who come here as ths official rep
resentatives of some corporation of public
Identity, are despised, but five at any rate
have been here so constantly and have
been watched so closely that by common
consent they have come to be classed as
the leaders of this variety of coachers.
They clique together, so to speak; stop at
the same hotel, habitually visit the same
places and their handiwork Is discernible In
more ways than one. They are believed to
be at the bottom of more than one measure
pending before the legislature. But be It
ssld to the credit and honor of the ma
jority of this Jeglslature there Is an evi
dent, unmistakable feeling that proper
steps should be taken to rid the legislature,
once for all (by making an example or two),
of this pernicious breed of lobbyist.
MESSAGE TO THE SENATE
(Continued from First Page.)
name, but in fact independent and self
governing. I call attention to the urgent need of
prompt action on tnis matter. We now
have a great opportunity to secure peace
and stability In this Island without friction
or bloodshed by acting In accordance with
the cordial Invitation of the governmental
authorities themselves. It will be unfor
tunate from every standpoint If we fall to
grasp this opportunity. For such failure
will probably mean increasing revolutionary
violence In Santo Domingo and very pos
sibly embarrassing foreign complications In
addition. This protocol affords a practical
test of the efficiency of the United States
government in maintaining the Monroe doc
trine. THEODORE ROOSKVELT.
The White House, February 16. 1906.
PEABODY BEGINS REBUTTAL
Witnesses from Little Russia Testify
that the Ballots Were Chanced
After They Voted.
DENVER, Feb. 16. Former Governor
Peabody today began to introduce- testi
mony in rebuttal In his contest for the
office of governor, now held by Alva Adams.
Nme witnesses from precinct S, ward 16,
known as "Little Russia," testified that
they had voted the republican ticket,
though the ballot whose numbers corre
sponded with their names on the poll books
bi tho ballot box were democratic. Only
three of these witnesses had written their
ballots without assistance from the judges.
Two of the three identified (heir ballots
among those unchallenged by the experts.
They bore the heading "Republican," but
the numbers on them were different from
those entered in the poll books. The books
were In a confused state, and It waa shown
that in several cases different numbers ap
peared against the same name In the books.
Five witnesses from precinct 6, ward 12,
one of the finest resident districts, were ex
amined. The numbers on the ballots in this
precinct and in the poll books were also evi
dently carelessly kept, as in every case the
correct ballot was found by the witnesses
properly numbered, according to one poll
book, but incorrectly according to the
others.
By mutual consent two democratic bal
lots, both marked with the same number,
were put in evidence. The committee ad
journed until tomorrow afternoon.
SENSATION IN WEST VIRGINIA
Statement that Paid Whisky Lobby
Has Made a Deal with a
Legislative Combine,
t
CHARLESTON. W. Va., Feb. 16. An
other sensation was created in the West
Virginia legislature today, when a news
paper article alleging a coalition of demo
crats and recalcitrant republicans brought
about by paid whisky lobby was pre
sented to the senate. An unsuccessful ef
fort was made to send the story to Gov
ernor White to incorporate It in his spe
cial message to the senate, which was re
turned to him to supply omissions yester
day. The message was not returned to
the senate today as expected.
Headache and Neuralgia from Colds.
Laxative Bromo Quinine, the world wide
Cold and Orip remedy, removes the cause.
Csll for the full name and look for signa
ture of E. W. Grove. 26c.
Chief of Police is Suspended.
BAN FRANCISCO. Feb. W.-Aa a result
of the recent acamlala In the police depart
ment In connection with gambling In the
Chinese quarter Chief of Police Wlttman
nas bten suspenoa irom amy on charges
vi uuiy.
of incoiupoteuoy and neglect
HOUSE SENDS BILL BACK
Senate's Amendment of Agricultural Bill
Alleged to Be Improper.
IT ORIGINATES REVENUE LEGISLATION
Vote to Return, Measure with State
ment that It Infringes Privilege
( House is Nearly
Caanlmous.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The naval ap
propriation bill today further occupied the
attention of the house for a major portion
of the sessloa, but the debate was without
particular Incident and no material amend
ment waa adopted. Its consideration had
not been concluded. When adjournment was
taken.
Before taking up the naval bill the house
entered an emphatic protest against the ac
tion of the senate In amending the agricul
tural appropriation bill so as to Intercept
the drawback. feature of the Dlngley tariff
act affecting wheat By a vote of 361 to 6
the bill was sent back to the senate with
tho statement that Its amendment waa an
Infringement of the constitutional privilege
of the house to originate revenue legisla
tion. Both Mr. Payne of New York, the
majority leader, and Mr. Williams of Mis
sissippi, the minority leader, urged that ac
tion. Panama Bill Passed.
The Mann bill to provide a government
for the canal lone was passed without fur
ther discussion. The bill gives all the right
of government of the canal xone to the
president until tbe end of the next con
gress, but provides that the government
shall be so exercised as to protect the in
habitants in the free enjoyment of their
liberty, prosperity and religion. It abolishes
the Isthmian canal commission and places
the work of the construction of the canal
In the hands of the president and such per
sons as he may appoint and employ. It
does not undertake to determine whether
the canal shall be constructed aa a sea level
or lock level waterway.
It Is also provided that the persons ap
pointed by the president, both In the gov
ernment of tho canal sone and In charge of
tho. work of construction, shall make an
nual estimates In detail as far as possible
of the sums needed for the ensuing fiscal
year, and says that after June 10, 1906, no
money shall.be expended on the canal or
canal sone government except In accord
ance with appropriations hereinafter made,
thus doing away with the lump sum appro
priation carried by existing law. Frequent
reports to the president and to congress of
ths progress of the construction, as well as
the expenditures of money, are required.
The bill authorizes the president to re
tain the commission as a commission, or
Its individual members as consulting en
gineers If he shall so desire.
Authority to condemn 1,034 shares of stock
in the Panama railroad, now in the hands
of private owners, is carried In the bill
and the president Is authorised when com
plete control of the land n secured to
operate It through such persons as he may
select, in order that the road may be used
as far aa is necessary as a part of tho
construction work on the canal.
In the house today a bill was passed
making applicable to the Panama, canal
one all laws affecting imports and the
entry of persona,- into the United States
after which the naval appropriation bill
was taken up. It was brought out during
a discussion of the paragraph providing for
the purchase of torpedoes that the navy
had on hand at this time only a sufficient
number of torpedoes to permit of but one
hot to each torpedo boat.
Agricultural Bill Sent BacU.
The Payne resoluttbn sending the agricul
tural appropriation bill back to the senate
because it contained original legislation
effecting the revenues waa adopted on a
roll call, 261 to 5, . .
The bill to ratify and amend an agree-
ment with the Indians of tbe Shoshone or
Wind River reservation,' In Wyoming, was
passed, after eliminating the provision
granting a preferential privilege to Asmus
Bayaen to select 640 acres of mineral and
coal land within that reservation.
Rising to a qaestlon of privilege, Mr,
Payne (N. Y.) offered a resolution regard
ing the action of the senate in adopting an
amendment Interpreting the Dlngley act
with reference to drawbacks on wheat. The
resolution waa aa follows:
Resolved, That the amendment No. tog,
added by the senate to the house bill. H. R,
18, In the opinion of the house, con
travenes the first clause of the sev
enth section of the nrsi article of the consti
tution of the United States, and Is an In
fringement of the privileges of the house,
and that the said bill, with the amendments,
be respectfully returned to the senate with
a message communicating mis resolution.
The reading of the resolution waa greeted
with applause.
In explaining the senate's action Mr.
Payne said the amendment abolished the
drawback clause In the Dlngley bill on
wheat imported into the United States and
afterwards manufactured Into flour and ex
ported. He said he did not intend to dis
cuss the merits of the amendment, whether
it was wise or unwise. He was loudly ap
plauded by both republicans and democrats
when he asserted that the main question
was "whether that clause In the constitu
tion which declares that all bills tor raising
revenue snail originate in the house shall
be cherished by this house as one of Its
privlleses."
The question, he said, also was "whether
we will resent any infringement from any
source of that clause of the constitution."
Mr. Payne called attention to the fact
that the house unlformy had Insisted on
lta rights as guaranteed by the constitution
aud read a number of precedents in proof
of bis assertion.
Mr. Payne said that the right to originate
revenue legislation was a sacred one of
the house. He declared that "none could
be originated, none should be" and, be
added, "none will be originated In the other
body if the hoiue stands by Its right and
privileges guaranteed by the constitution."
Mr. Williams (Miss.), the minority leader,
alluded to the action of the senate "in en
gaging In a strenuous effort to prevent a
real or supposed attack by the executive,
a ucurpation, la the opinion of the senate,
upon its 'function and dignity' and said
It waa a peculiar Inappropriate time for
the senate to attempt 'to make a plain,
palpable, obvious and aggressive attack
upon the dignity of the house.' "
Except in connection with legislation af
fecting the revenue, Mr. Williams said, the
bouse stood as a body composed of a great
many house committees and that all it did
was to prepare legislation in some shape
or other and send it over to the senate, aa
waa done with the rate bill, "to be put
Into the shape that even a majority of the
house desired."
Mr. Williams charged the republicans
with being afraid to touch the Dlngley
law. Instead of making changes through
legislation be declared It was being done
by executive construction.'
Mr. Payne denied a statement by Bpald
Ing (N. D.) that there had been many vio
lations or infringements of the privileges
of the house by the senate in the matter
of revenue legislation. The resolution waa
adopted on a yea and nay vote, Ml to 6,
those voting against it being Messrs. Davis
and Volstead (Minn.), Adams (Wis.), Mas
shall (N. D.) and Jones (Wash), all re
publicans. Naval Bill Taken l'p.
When the Item appropriating $150,000,000
for the purchase and manufacture of re
serve guns for ships was reached, a lively
discussion ensued over the subject of gov
srnmental manufacture of guns, an amend
ment by Mr. Hill (C'onu.) to eliminate the
authorisation that the government manu
facture the gurvs being rewnsible for the
controversy. In supporting the amendment
Mr. 8lbley (Pa.) declared that government
manufacture of guns tended In the direction
of socialism. He thought it well to go
lowly. In that direction so that society
might have a chance to adapt Itself "to
the marvelous changee pending."
Mr. Hull (la.) said If the amendment wna
adopted It would close the gun shops In
Washington. The amendment was opposed
by Messsr. Talbott and Mudd (Md.) and
W. W. Kitchen (N. C.) It was defeated.
An unsuccessful attempt was made by
Mr. Fltsgerald (N. T.) to strike out the
appropriation of $300,000 for coaling stations.
Mr. Baker (N. T.) declared that the propo
sition for coaling stations had Its inception
"in going out and looking for trouble."
Such stations, ho Contended, stimulated
the desire for war, and war stimulated the
business of the Cnrnegles, the Krupps, the
Armstrongs, Msxlms and others.
On a point of order the provision for a
survey and estimate of eowts for a channel
Into Welles harbor, Midway islands, was
stricken out.
The naval bill waa laid aside and several
minor bllla were passed.
At 8-06 p. m. the house adjourned until U
o'clock tomorrow.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE
Debate on Admission of Swayne's
Statement.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16. Aside from two
hours spent in routine business the senate
today gave Its entire attention to the
Swayne impeachment trial. Two hour and
a half of the time given to that case was
pent behind closed doors considering the
admissibility of a statement made by Judge
Swayne before a committee of the bouse
of representatives. ,
The point was argued at length by a
number of lawyers of the senate. It in
volved construction of the statute of 1862,
which provides that a statement made by
a witness called before a congressional com
mittee cannot be used against him In a
criminal proceeding In a court. Senators
favoring the admissibility of the statement
as a rule contended that the Impeachment
proceedings are not criminal In eharacter
and that the senate sitting for the trial of
Judge -Swayne Is not a court In the sense(
in which that word Is used In the statute.
Mr. Bailey presented this view at length.
Mr. Spooner, who agreed with him as to
the admissibility of the statement, took
Issue with him on the points mentioned, but
based his plea on the fact that Judge
Swayne had appeared voluntarily before
the house committee, arguing that in doing
so he removed himself from the protection
of the law. On the other hsnd, Messrs.
Foraker and McCumber contended that the
statute is so brosd In scope as to apply to
witnesses. They said Its purpose was to
protect witnesses against the sense of fear
In giving testrrJony before congressional
committees.
Mr. Bacon, who had previously voted
against the admissibility of the Swayne
statement, today spoke in support of Its
acceptance, saying that an examination of
the statutes had convinced him, of his error
on the previous occasion. M. Clarke of
Arkansas was speaking when the senate
took a recess until .11 o'clock tomorrow,
with the 'ntentlon of proceeding with the
case Immediately on convening.
Only two witnesses were examined today
and when they were excused the house
members announced that they would close
their case with the testimony of one more
witness, who has not arrived in the city.
Meanwhile the case of the respondent will
be presented as soon as the legal point in
controversy is settled.
LOCAL PRINCE BRANCH RUNS
Haa No. Advice from Parent House
and Continues Doing a
Light Business.
The local branch of the E. H. Prince
Commission company, which is reported
to have failed In Chicago is still receiving
the grain market quotations In the
Board of Trade building and is without
information as to the condition of the
house. Telegrams have been sent to Chi
cago, but as yet no answer has been re
ceived and the management of the local
branch haa only - the press dispatches to
rely on. It is hoped, however (as these
say the trades have been transferred to
another house), the customers have been
protected. It Is estimated In the building
only about $2,000 loss will follow a complete
failure. The bouse enjoyed a good busi
ness, but at the present time had no large
trades on In Omaha. The loss will be di
vided among a number of speculaters.
The Prince company has forty-eight
houses In the country. In Nebraska it
was not very largely represented and had
no branch at Lincoln.
RENEW FICnT ON SHAME
Russian! Lead in Offense on Positions of
Japanese in the Forth.
ISLANDERS TELL OF THE ENGAGEMENTS
Maarharlau Headquarters- Reports
Repulse of Japanese Infantry
Retreat of Cavalry and Fir
ing Vpon One Villus.
TOKIO, Feb.' 16. The following dispatch
was received today from the headquarters
of the Japanese armies in Manchuria:
In the direction f the Shakhe river our
artillery, February 14, bombarded Chlen
sunmupaotsu and set ftre to that village.
The enemy's Rrtlllerv In the neighborhood
of Ban Chengtsu mountain replied.
During the night of February 14 a section,
of the enemy's Infantry attacked Waitao
mountain and a dnwn February 15 a bat
talion attacked Waitao mountain, but the
Russians were entirely repulsed.
In the direction of Chltaltiu In the morn
ing of February 15 fH of tlio enemy's
cavalry advanced Into Bantalta from Skeng
tsalmen, three miles northwest of Chitaltsu.
Another force of cavalry advanced south
along the right bank of the Hun river
February 14 and passed the night in the
neighborhood of Chenchlawatsu, placing
outposts In the vicinity of Kavehangtiu.
Bofore the arrival of our detachment dis
patched to dislodge the enemy his force
began to retreat north. Our detachment
quickly pursued him toward Helyukon, in
flicting somn damage. The enemy's ar
tillery, taking up a position In the neigh
borhood of wanchlnwopeng, covered his
retreat. The enemy's strength wss about
ten squadrons of cavalry and artillery.
Japanese I'se Siege (Inn,
MUKDEN, Wednesday, February 15. The
Japanese fired Tuesday and are firing today
on Poutiloft hill with eight-Inch guns, car
rying 250-pound projectiles, indicating that
they are siege guns used at Port Arthur
and the first to be mounted In position be
fore the Russian lines below Mukden. A
new situation, therefore, confronts the Rus
sian center and the general situation ap
pears to have been rendered more uncer
tain and complicated .by the battle of Ban
depas and the arrival of open weather, in
dicating an early spring.
At some parts of the lines there Is
unusual familiarity. Russian and Japanese
officers In parties entertain each other. At
Sinchlnpu the Japanese cheer the Russian
band.
Noncombnttants from Port Arthur.
CHE FOO, Feb. 16. A steamer with 117
noncombatonta arrived here today . from
Port Arthur. Very few noncombatanta
now remain at that place. Convalescent
soldiers numbering 2,500, will begin arriving
at Che Foo February 20. The local Rus
sians are Indignant, claiming that they
are unable to care for the healthy, let
alone Invalids. The Japanese say they lack
means of transport to take the invalids
to Shanghai.
Chinese aad Russians Fight.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 16.-A telegram
from Saehetun reports that a fatal affray
has occurred between the Ruselans and
Chinese at a village forty miles northwest
of Saehetun, where a party of Russians
went on a foraging expedition. The vil
lagers seized the Chinese Interpreter with
the Russians and a fight ensued, during
which a Chinaman was killed. The vil
lagers killed the Interpreter and fled.
General Grlppinburg, recently com
mander of the second army in Manchuria,
arrived here at midnight.
Danes Will Watch Russians.
COPENHAGEN, Feb. 16-Two Danish
torpedo boats are waiting at GJedesby to
escort the Russian Third Paclflo squadron
through Danish waters.
FTdle
Funds
May find temporary
employment and
bear 4 interest if
deposited with the
City Savings
Bank
H
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RECEIVER FOR E. H. PRINCE
Creditors o4 Commission Merchant
Allege that He Made Prefer
ential Payments.
CHICAGO, Feb. l.-Credltors of Earl H.
Prince, the Chicago commission merchant
who transferred his open "trades on the
Board of Trade yesterday, today filed an
Involuntary petition In bankruptcy to have
Prince declared bankrupt. William H.
Beebe was appointed receiver of the as
sets of the concern by Judge Kohlsaat in
the United States district court. It la
charged in the petition that Prince made
preferential payments to many of his cred
Itora, thereby Jeopardising the claims of
the petitioning creditors, who appealed to
the court for protection. Receiver BeebeV
bond was fixed at $20,000.
AMERICAN LEAGUE MEETING
Directors Dlseuss the Proposed
Series' of dames (or World's
Championship.
NEW YORK. Feb. 16. The represent
atives of the American league discussed
the agreement and rules covering the pro
posed world's championship series be
tween the winning teams of the two majo
leagues at their meeting today. '
No opposition to the changes suggested
by President Pulllam of the National
league developed.
The change In ownership of the Washing
ton club and the transfer of the fran
chise were approved.
The National league's playing schedule
was favorably dlxcussed.
Both the National and American lee sue
representatives met tonight and a confer
ence waa held on the proposed amendments
to the national agreement proposed by the
American association. No action was
taken, the matter being left for action by
the national committee.
Rules and regulations for the world
championship series were agreed upon by
the National league. The American league
men considered the rules and regulations
for the world's champlonahlp series rati
fied by the National league. It is under
stood these rules will be approved and
that a world's series Is assured. The Na
tional league adjourned, but the American
league will meet again tomorrow.
Anierleaa gkater Wlas.
TORONTO. Feb. IB Morris Wood, the
American champion skater, defeated Fred
J. Robson. the Canadian chamolon. in a
series of races, 2JU yards, half-mile and
mile. Wood won all three events easily.
The time for the 2M yards was 0:21, half
mile 1:7 and mile I. Id.
Lumber Associations Merge.
BURLINGTON. 11 Feb. 16--The South
ern Iowa Lumbermen's association and the
Northern Missouri and Southern Iowa Lum
bermen's association Were combined today
under the name of the Boutheastprn Iowa
Lumbermen's association. The following
officers were elected: President, B. H.
Wright, Keots, Is.; vice president, A. J.
Reaney. Columbus Junction, la.; oretary
tre&aurer, C, M. Purler, Ukaluu
RUSSIAN WOHKMH AGAIN ACT
Hefase to Resume Places I'ntll Men
I'nder Arrest Are Released.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 16. The em
ployes of the Putlloft Iron works appeared
at the works today, but instead of resum
ing their tasks demanded aa a condition of
going to work the release of their com
rades who are under arrest. Similar action
Was taken by the men of the Neva works.
Upon other grounds the workmen again
went out at the Franco-Russian works, the
Russo-Amerlcan Rubber works, the St.
Petersburg Car works and the Nicholas
railroad shops. Considerable mystery sur
rounds the recrudescence of the strike
movement, It being rumored that Father
Gopon Is again directing operations through
his lieutenants.
LODZ, Feb. 16. The manufacturers at a
meeting this evening resolved to telegraph
full details of the situation to the minister
of finance.
Twenty-five factories, among them some
of the largest in Lodz, paid off their men
today and closed indefinitely.
The men dismissed numbered 40,000. Some
other mills which previously had closed re
fused to pay the strikers, who demanded
money claimed to be due them.
At one mill which thus refused yesterday
the strikers spent the entire night around
the office.
The city la quiet this evening.
S. E. Cor. 16th & Douglas Sts.
MISSOURI PACIFIC IS ALONE
No Local Road Has Yet "Met Its
Latest Redaction of Rates
oa Grain.
Whatever the other lines are doing. 'if
anything, -to meet the corn and oats mica
announced Wednesday by the Missouri Pa
cific to points In Arkannis, Louisiana and
the south, the snme has not yet been given
out. It Is stated by one railroad man that
the St. Louis & Sun Francisco Announced
a rate of 12 cents per hundred on corn and
oats from Kansas City to Texarkana and
Shreveport, and that some of the lines
south of Kansas City would cut the Kansas
City rate t cents under, the Omaha rale,
no matter what ths latter might-be. In
this connection the Missouri Pacific peoplo
said they have reduced the differential over
Kansas City S cents, which would benefit
the Omaha grain market and place tho
Omaha and Kansas City rates to the terri
tory mentioned on the same basis.
A Burlington man snld: "I understand
the matter Is under consideration by this
company, but nothing has aa yet been announced."
MAN TAKEN FROM OFFICERS
Mexican Accused of Criminal Assault
Probably Hanged by Mob at
Dale, Texas.
HOUSTON. Tex., Feb. 16.-A mob near
Dale, Caldwell county, took an unknown
one-eyed Mexican from a constable and
deputies tonight and spirited him away
Into the woods. It Is presumed that the
Mexican has been hnngt-d. The officers
offered resistance and emptied their pis
tols. It is not known whether they hit any
one or not. The Mexican assaulted Mrs.
Myers, wife of a farmer living between
Dale and Lockhart this afternoon.
STHAMEK PARISIAN FOUNDERS
Report that Vessel ginks in the Sea
Near Liverpool.
MONTREAL, Feb. 16. H. and A. Allan,
agents of the Allan line steamers, today
made a statement to the effect that tho
steamship Parisian had foundered at sea,
noar Liverpool. They say the Parlslun
sailed from Movllle, 180 miles west of
Liverpool, at 2 o'clock, February 10, and
la not due to arrive at Halifax until Sat
urday, February 18.
Betrothal of Grand Duke.
COB una, Feb. 16,-The betrothal la an
nounced of the duke of Saxe-Coburg to
the Princess Victoria, eldest daughter of
Duke Frederick of Schleswlg-Holsteln-Bon-derburg-Olucksburg.
The princess Is a
niece of the German empress, while the
bridegroom-elect is a nephew of King Ed
ward of England. -
SUMMERS FOR THE DEFENSE
Former I'nlted States Attorney Ap
pears for Bootleggers la
- Federal Court.
The entire afternoon waa spent yesterday
In securing a jury to try the saloon con
spiracy cases In the United Btates district
court. The cases to be tried are those of
Sherman Ennls and Ed Lulkhart The at
torneys for the defense are W. S. Sum
mers and John Lindsay, while the govern
ment will be represented by United States
District Attorney Baxter and Assistant DIs
trlot Attorney Rush.
This will be the- last of the cases tried
by the present term of court. The case
will go to trial ti.'.z morning at 9 o'clock,
and from the number of witnesses sum
moned It looks as If It will occupy the re
maining days of the week. Among the wit
nesses for ths government Is the famous
Father Schell.
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Gold Shipment to Cuba.
wv.w YORK. Feb. 14. The National City
bank shipped 12.000,000 In gold certificates
A PnKa tnrtiiv us one of the final install.
menta of the Speyer loan to the Cuban government.
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