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Full of Snap and
Spring Newness
Tho whole tendency of the spring Is toward lighter and
softer dress goods, and mohairs are no exception to the rule.
In black, . well as colors, the new weaves are more brilliant,
more lustrous, soft and more clinging than ever before. New
designs in underlying checks, small dots, dainty tdiepherd'a
checks, wiih here and there a dash of some bright color, hair
lines, etc., ip all the new color combinations. A most magnifi
cent line awaits your inspection.
Handsome 60c Black Silk Finished Brilliantine Monday 49c a Yard
Not a largo quantity iu tho lot Just cloning out a few odd plpopa
lionutiful rich Mack. lllit wrlaht, a fine opportunity to pet material for a
new apring waist, separate skirt or full milt at u decided bargain 44 Inches
wide. Monday, as long as they last, 4!c a yard.
Extraordinary Value in the Silk Stock Monday
White China Silk a most beautiful fabric, more popular than ever this
reason for waists and full suits; plait, tucks and shirrs perfectly, on account
of Its soft clinging effect. I.imixIciM beautifully; .'10 Inches. Never sold for
. less than $1.23 a yard. Monday lSc a yard.
American All Silk I'ongeo the ideal spring fabric, for waists, children's
dresses. Indies' full costumes In natural pongee color only. Monday siieclul
price, HOc a yard.
Dainty Lawn Waists Choice New Styles in Ladies' Suits
New Walking Skirts
New and Dainty Waists beautifully made, from $1.00 to $7..V).
Handsome creation in Cloth nnd Silk Suits, from $2..(N) to ifTHi.OO.
.New and practical styles In Even Length Skirts, from $5.75 to $18.00.
TH0nP5ONBr:LDEN&f.0i
V, U.C A. Build!!?' Corner Sixteenth and Douglas Street.
taken security for the same and fixing every other street, under the proposition
me penalty ror violation tnereor. iecei- a)(j extend from D
tales ine iiung oi miuuuvu siuiiiik 'ow n-i
ual amount borrowed with chattel mort
ga Res when (mme are filed of record.
It. R. 291. by Casebeer of Gage Defining
n legal newnpaper for the publication of
legal and other official notices In the irta'e
of Nebraska; to prescribe the manner of
publishing legal notices required by law
relating to Judicial procedure, executions
of Judgments, foreclosures of mortgages
and liens and the administration of estates,
and to provide for proof of publication.
If. H. 22, by Burns of Lancaster To de
termine the place of sale and disposal of
anv malt vinous and spirituous liquors In
original packages In the mate of Nebraska,
tin J to provl ie a penalty fur the violation
thereof.
II. R. 283, by Jouvenat of Boone To
amend section 10870, chupter xllx of Cob
bey's StutllteS.
H. R. 294, by Lahners of Thayer (by re
quest) To amend sections 120 and 10J1 of
the code of civil procedure, compiled stat
utes. Relates to procedure against tenants
holding premises over time.,
H. R. 296, by Clarke of Douglas Pro
vides for terminal taxation of railway
property In Omaha, South Omaha and Lin
coln. 11. R. 29i, by McClay of Luncaster De
fining a legal newspaper for the publication
of legal and other official notices in the
mate of Nebraska.
H. R. 297. by Dodge of Douglas Joint
resolution to amend section 1 of article v
section 4 of article xl and section 7 of
article xl of the constitution of the state
of Nebraska. Relates to railways and
power to control their charges.
H. R. 298, by Windham of Cass (by re
quest) To provide for the Improvement of
the public highways of the state, providing
for the placing of certain duties concerning
th same under the supervision of the
Btate Board of Irrigation and that said
hoard for such purposes shall be styled
the State Board of Highway Commission
ers. H. R. 299. bv Windham of Cass (bv re
quest) For the Improvement of the public
highways or tne state oy matting provi
sions for the payment of such Improvement
Jointly, under certain conditions, by the
state, the county and by special assess
ment on fronting real estate.
H. R. 3(H), by Jones of Polk To prevent
free passenger transportation on public
railroads.
II. R. sni, by McClay; of Lancaster To
firohlbit the keeping, selling or giving away
ntoxlcatlng liquor ns a beverage within
four miles of any I'nlted States fort or
army post In the state of Nebraska, and to
provide a penalty for the violation of the
Drovis ons or this act.
H. R. 302, by Stetson of Saline Making
n appropriation for the payment of miscel
laneous Items of Indebtedness owing by
the stat of Nebraska. The doliciency claims
bill.
H. R. 303. bv Junkln of Gosper To pur
chase supplies for the senate and bouse
of representatives and to prepare the sen
ate chamber and representative hull for
eonven nr those bodies, ana to repeal sec'
tlon 1 of chupter xlvlll of the compiled stat
utes of the state of Nebraska for the year
1903. Provides for the expenditure of $3.)00
previous to the meeting of tho legislature
for this purpose.
AS VI. I M INVESTIGATION C OMMENCES
Former Members of State Hoard
Appear Before Committee.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Nob., Feb. 8.-(8peclal Tele
gram.) Tho Norfolk asylum Investigating
committee held its first meeting at the
state house this afternoon. It heard state
merits as to the expenditure of the last
legislature's $100,000 appropriation for the
rebuilding of the old wing from three mem
bers of the old board of public lands and
buildings. State Treasurer Mortensen,
former Attorney General Prout and Secre
tary of State Marsh and Slate Architect
Tyler. Former Land Commissioner Fol
tner, who was a member of this board,
with the others, will meet tho committee at
future sittings and the committee is mak
ing no disclosures of the investigation now.
Jt Is executive The committee consists of
Representatives Jones, Howe, und McAlls
ter. Jones wants to visit the Norfolk
asylum before concluding affairs and ln-
, r.rt Oin thrnA fnttuee The mflln nlieiitlnn
which the committee wants to settle Is, did
the state board have the right to build the
cottages when the law specified the re
building of the old wing.
street to Meridian ave
nue, a distance of nearly two miles. Tho
contract gives Mr. Heinz until May to
complete the system, but much of It will
be In operation early In March.
LOSES TWO LEGS AND IS JILTED
Young: Pole Sleeps In Straw Stack.
Believing; He Is Pursued.
COLUMBUS, Neb., Feb. 18,-John Matyea,
who slept In a straw stack about three
weeks ago with the thermometer twenty be
low zero, is still In St. Mary's hospital In
this city, but both his feet are resting In a
grave In the cemetery. Matyea was a Pol
ish farm band. A young girl living In
Nance county wanted John ' to make good
for some of his promises last harvest time.
John Imagined he was a desperado fleeing
from justice and he got as far as Sliver
Creek. Some of the girl's friends there
notified Sheriff Carrlg to come and got
him, but as the sheriff had no
warrant and no complaint had been filed
In this county, the sheriff did not want
him. Matyea, nevertheless, Imagined again
that he must flee, so he cut for the sand
hills and spent the night In a straw stack.
He was found next morning nearly frozen
fo death. After every effort had been made
to save the unfortunate man's feet, they
were amputated Wednesday. The girl says
she would hardly be satisfied now with a
man with both feet in the grave. It Is
thought no complaint will be filed.
BABY GIRL IS DIRKED TO DEATH
Parents l.enre Children Alone and
Return to Find Home In Asbes.
NORFOLK, Neb., Feb. 18.-(Speotal.)-Three-year-old
Amy Gardner was burned
to death In the home of her parents In
Holt county and the house was later
burned to tho ground while the parents,
Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Gardner, were In
Spencer. There were several other children
about tho place, the entire family having
been left at home drlng the absence of
their parents.
The manner In which the dead child be
came Involved in the flames 1b a mystery.
When discovered by her brothers and sis
ters her clothing was ablaze. This was
extinguished, however, before death came
and the child carried lpto the house of a
neighbor for' treatment. White the children
were gone the smoldering clothing of the
baby is thought to have started a new
blaze In the house and it had burned to
the ground when the family returned. The
people lost everything they owned except
ing the clothing they wore.
HEPBURN ASKS QUESTIONS
InTettigation of Affairs of Paiama Bail
road is Continued at Washington.
COMMISSIONERS PAID FOR MEETING
Vice President of Company Promises
to Present Statement Showing
Pamrnt ly Company ol
FedrrnI Employes.
Introduced by Senator Foraker. for the ex
tension of the pneumstic tube service. It
provides for an Increase of the appropria
tion available under this bill from fcXW.onn to
fino.nno, and limits the total expenditures.
Including existing contracts, to fl, 500.000. It
provides further that all contracts for serv
ice shall be bused on competitive bidding
and not exceeding terms of ten years. The
bill Increases the salaries of fifteen post
office Inspectors from I2.5oo to $3.nno an
flerce nd the loss will be heavier. Rani h
bcr of minor classes of employes.
F.lrrtrle Llsrhts for Colnmhna.
COLUMBUS, Neb.,' Feb. 18. (Special.)
After being without any street lights since
last August, the city council solved the
problem last evening, when n proposition
submitted by A. Heinz was accepted A
contract has been entered Into whereby
twenty-two new pattern are and seventy
five largo Incandescent street lights will be
furnished. The Incandescents are placed on
RAILROADS NOW FEAR FLOODS
Recover from Blockade of Snow and
Plan to Avert Xew Trouble.
COLUMBUS, Neb., Feb. 18. (Special.)
The railroads are beginning to recover from
the blockades and the first train from
Cedar Rapids and Albion in three days
reached hero last evening. ,The branches
are now open and trains mdvlng nearly on
schedule time. The railroad now fear the
trouble they anticipate when the Ice
Dreaas up. Tno i'nlon Pacific has 2.C00
pounds of dynamite stored In the freight
bouBe here to bo used In blasting the heavy
Ice In the Loup river. The ice is twelve
inches to three and even four feet thick in
places and Is covered with ten inches of
snow. This snow blanket will prevent the
Ice from breaking up when the thaw comes
A ton of dynamite has also been shipped to
Fullei ton. The Cedar river comes into the
Loup at that place and Is very near to
wnere tne railroad crosses the Cedar.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.-The Investiga
tion of the affairs of the Panama railroad
was continued today before the subcom
mittee of tht house committee on interstate
and foreign commerce. Vice President
Drake resumed his testimony. Chairman
Hepburn immediately took up the matter
of payments for attendance on the meet
ings of the board of directors and of the
executive committee of the company by
members of the Isthmian fJanal commission.
"How many meetings of either of those
boards have been attended by the directors
who are members of the Isthmian Canal
commission?"
"All of the meetings of the boards have
been attended by members of the commis
sion." "Have members of the commission on
each occasion re eived their fees for at
tendance?" "They have, sir."
This closed for the time this feature of
the Investigation.
Mr. Mann then Inquired regarding the
steamship connections of the company and
rates, both of steamship and railroad,
Panama Receives Money.
Speaking of the $250,000 paid to Colombia
each year, Mr. Drake said that ho under
stood It would be necessary to pay this
sum as long as the concession ran, which
would be until 1969. This money, he said,
Is now to be paid to Panama, It was Mr.
Drake's opinion that the railroad would
continue to do business and be an Important
factor when the canal Is constructed.
William Nelson Cromwell, general coun
sel for the Panama Railroad comany for
the last fifteen years, followed Mr. Drake.
He stated that he negotiated the transfer
of the stock of the company and Is now en
gaged In acquiring, under Instructions from
the secretary of war, the outsandlng stock
of the company for the government.
Mr. Cromwell bad bought thirty shares of
the stock for himself several' years ago.
"Have you transferred those shares to the
United States?" asked Mr. Townsend.
"Twenty-nine of them. I have retained
one share as a qualification as a director."
Mr. Cromwell stated that the Panama
Railroad company positively bad no con
nection whatever with the transcontinental
railways of this country.
Mr. Townsend Have any dividends been
declared by the company since members of
the canal company became members of the
board of directors?
"One. the 5 per cent dividend on February
1, 1906."
Government Rerelred Dividend.
Mr. Esch What was tho share of the
government dividend?
"The United States, received In cash on
February 1, this year, the sum of $334,935."
Mr. Townsend To whom was that paid?
"All of this sum was paid by check to the
secretary of war as a dividend on the stock
standing In his name, with the exception
of a dividend on ninety-four shares In the
name of Admiral Walker, chairman of the
canal commission, which dividend was paid
to him directly. The dividend on the other
remaining seven shares was paid directly
to the order of the seven gentlemen in
whose name they respectively stand."
Mr. Cromwell explained that he had pur
, chased for tho government 6,886 shares of
this stock. "Since then," he continued,
"the isthmian Canal commission has pur
chased 101 shares, making the present
ownership of the government 6,957 shares
and leaving outstanding 1,013 shares."
Mr. Townsend Tou Include In the seven
those shares held Individually by the mem
bers of the canal commission?
"Yes."
Grunsky Refused Fees.
An extract from the minutes of the
Isthmian Canal commission of its meeting
held October 11 last, explanatory of the
directors' fees taken from the Panama
Railroad company by members of the canal
commission, was laid before the bouse
committee on foreign and interstate com
merce, on the conclusion of Its hearing
today, by Chairman Hepburn, having been
received by him from Commissioners Har
rod and Grunsky In letters dated today.
The commissioners were also informed
by the chairman that In a recent con
ference with the president the matter of
attendance fees paid to ths directors ot
tending meetings, provided by the bylaws
of the Panama Railroad company, was
referred to, and that the president desired
the commission to be Informed that his
order fixing the compensation of the com
mlssloners was not Intended to prevent
the acceptance of such fee
No action In the matter was taken by
the committee.
The letter of Commissioner Grunsky en
closes a communication from him to Vice
President Drake of tho railroad company
of September 13 last, In which he returns
"unopened" an envelope containing his fee
for tho first meeting he attended. He
states that he did not refuse the envelope
at, the time It was handed him at the
close of the meeting becauie he did not
wish to embarrass bis associate on the
eoinmlssioii. He says he could not con
strue the attendance fee other than com
pensntinn and must decline to accept It.
Commissioner Grunsky stated today that
the words "the president," In the eommls
slon's rr.lnutea, referred to President Roose
velt. '
statement by Admiral Walker,
Regarding the question of ftea for at
CZAR CALLS COUNCIL
(Continued from First Page.)
Young Man la MUstngr.
HUMBOLDT, Neb., Feb. 17.-(Speclal.)-Conslderable
interest Is felt here over the
apparent disappearance of Basil Stratton, a i tendance accepted by the Isthmian Canal
There' only on
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young man of this place, who, it Is reported
by relatives at Davenport, la., Btarttd from
mat place to this city on February 10, but
of whom no trace has since been discov
ered. Tho young man is about 2') years of
uge and, having somewhat of a roving dis
position, orten takes long trips, and his
folks fear that he may have attempted
something of this sort and In the severe
weather perished. His mother, Mrs. Mag
gie Stratton, is staying during the winter
with relatives In Oak, Neb., and writes to
friends in this city In an attempt to locate
the missing youth.
Organise Commercial Club.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Neb., Feb. 18.-(Spe-clal.)
The business men of Cedar Rapids
met last evening and organised a commer
cial club. C. C. Goodrich was elected pres
ident, V. J. Baum vice president and H. H.
Compton secretary and treasurer of the
club. The organisation starts out with
thirty enthusiastic charter members, made
up of enterprictng business and profes
sional men.
Will Unlld Auditorium.
FAIRMONT; Neb., Feb. 18.-(8peclal)
At its meeting last night the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows lodge voted to build
an auditorium In this city. Active opera
tions will commence as soon as weather
will permit. Some fs.ouO or $10,0H0 will be
expended. A building company s being
organised.
Greek Letter society Dates.
MOSTON, Feb. 1. Arrangement have
b.en completed for the sixty-fourth an mail
convention of tho Chi prt fruteriuty of the
I'nlted Htutes. to be held at the Hotel B ni
ril February IS, and '2! under Die atia-pli-e.-
of the New F.ngland Alumni associa
tion of tho fiatvruilv. Delegates are ex-
fri'ted to lie nrennit from colleges all over
he United Stales.
commissioners as directors of the Panama
rutlroud, Admiral Walker, chairman of the
commission, today said:
Every corporation pays attendance feea to
Its directors. When the members of the
commission were made directors of the rail
read company this matttr of fees was
id lien up. Some ot the commissioners
thought that they were entitled to tho
fees and others thought not. As chairman
of the committee 1 went to President Roose
velt and told him that under the presi
dent's order there was a difference among
the members of the Canal commission as to
whether they should accept attendance
fees. The president said that these fees
should be taken as a matter of course and
that the matter was too small to talk
about.
One day a New York man met me. told
me he owned 100 shares of the stock and
wanted to know If 1 wanted to buy thein.
I consulted Secretary 'fa ft and he said that
we had better buy It, and I told him that
we should pay for It at par. Secretary
Taft agreed to thin, favoring our purchase
of the stock. I arranged for the purchase,
the atock was turned over to me and the
treasurer of the commission. Admiral
Kenney paid the llO.Ouo for It. I gave six
of the shares to the other members of the
commission (that Is one to each) and I
bud nintty-four left in my name as chair
man. Then I bought an additional odd
share. All this stuck Is hen! In tru.1t I r
the United States. All of these shares be
long to the government and no member of
the commlsiTun holds any of the stock per
sonally or to bis own profit In any way.
The first dividend was recently declared
und the checks thereunder urrlved for the
commissioner, who were here in the el'y.
Secretory Tuft stild to endorse them to )im
as secretary of war und that he would en
riorro them over to ihe secretary of the
treasury. This has bten done. 'That is all
there Is of It.
posroKHo: uiu. in hkpohtk.d
mate Committee Amends It to Pro
vide fur I'uenmatlF Tuba service.
WASHINGTON. Feb. l8.-Th postofflce
appropriation bill was reported to the sin
ale today. Tbe principal amendment of
the bill as passed by the bouse wua that
quiem masses are being celebrated- and
before many shrines priests are ceaselessly
charting prayers for the repose of the soul
of murdered Grand Duke Serglus. His
remains still rest In the Choudoff monas
tery, whither they were removed yester
day. The bier Is covered with flowers and
surrounded by burning tapers. Two monks
remain constantly at the foot of the coffin,
reciting prayers for the dead.
The widowed Grand Duchess Elizibeth
Is prostrated. She keeps to her apartments
In the little palace and whs not able even
to attend the requiem mass. Touching
messages have been received by the grand
duchess from Kniperor Nicholaa and her
sister, the empress.
Troops are patrolllrg Inside the Kremlin,
the entv'nncts of which continue to be
tlosed to the public.
The crime, while actually not unantici
pated. In view of the repeated threats, has
nevertheless created a profound Impression
In the ancient capital.
All the shops ure closed and the news
papers appeared with mourning borders.
Some students have ben roughly handled
In the streets.
It appears to be confirmed that the grand
duke, when killed, was on his way to the
governor general's palace on Tverskal,
where he resided while governor general,
for the purpose of taking a bath. The
grand duke was a great lover of Russian
baths, those be had arranged in the palace
being most sumptuous. Vice Governor
Sabouroff. who was preceding the grand
duke from the Nicholas palace, noticed a
crowd In Red square, turned back toward
the grand duke to proceed through a side
street, but It was already too late. The
explosion occurred as he reached the Krem
lin Bate.
While the assassin was dressed as a
peasant. It Is evident that he belongs to a
higher class. His papers were all forged
and there Is no clue yet to his Identity.
Policeman Lonltieff, who was near the
Nlkolsky gate and who seized the assassin,
says that as soon as the grand duke's car
riage drove Into the senate square the
murderer moved out and with unerring
aim hurled the bomb directly Into the
carriage window. A blinding flash and a
terrible explosion followed, the force of
which reduced the vehicle to splinters.
The air was absolutely filled with a red
haze, blood being spattered to a distance
of 300 feet. The maddened, wounded horses
dashed1 forward, dragging tho coachman,
Andrew, a man of gigantic stature, but they
soon fell in their tracks. An officer who
witnessed the tragedy frm c.ie barracks
directed some soldiers to bring a stretcher.
The officer covered the remains, of which
only a leg and portion of the body were
Intact, with the overcoat of one of the
men.
Memorial Service at Moscow.
A memorial service today at the Alexleff
church of the Tschu monastery was at
tended by Grand Duchesses Elizabeth and
Maria and Grand Dukes Constantlne and
Dimltrl. all the high civil and military of
ficials representatives of tbe municipality
and semstvos and of different rlusses of
society nnd the foreign consu's.
The body of Grand Duke Serglus lien In
an oak coffin with silver eagles at Its head
and foot. It stands on a silver bier among
a mass of growing palms. There are two
wreaths on the casket, one from Grand
Duchess Elizabeth and tho other from the
late grand duke's suite.
The coffin Is IiHlf covered by a grand
ducal pall of Bold embroidered with bor
ders of ermine and the grand duke's decora
tions nre arranged on either side of the
casket In order of precedence.
Prayers nre to be sold thrice dally by the
clergy and there will be day and night
watches for the dead by generals and offi
cials of tho first, second, third and fourth
ranks and a number of personal friends,
while two officers of the Moscow garrison
will stand us sentinels at tbe head and foot
of the bier. Detachments of soldiers will
maintain a continuous guurd outside the
monastery.
An extraordinary session of the municipal
council ha.s passed a resolution requesting
the minister of the Interior to present the
condolences of the city to the emperor and
also send a message of sympathy to the
Grand Duchess Elizabeth.
Railroad Telecrupliers Strike.
MOSCOW, Feb. J8. The telegraph oper
ators of the Moscow-Hiusan railroads have
struck, demanding a minimum wage of 20
and an eight-hour dHy Instead of twelve.
The telegraph operators of the Mosoow
Wlnduu road have also walked out, neces
sitating a suspension of tho train service.
At Voronezh the telegraph operators and
other employes of tho Southwestern rail
road and 3,000 njen employed in the rail
road workshops have struck for an In
crease of wages and shorter hours.
American Professor Assassinated,
NEW YORK, Feb. 18. The world to
morrow will print the following cable dated
Moscow, via Vienna : '
"American named MacLeanland, a popu
lar professor and English lecturer at the
Commercial academy In Moscow, was shot
dead today by an academy student, Blsow,
for political reasons. Bisow Immediately
committed suicide."
Prince Henry to Represent Germany,
BERLIN, Feb. 18.-Emperor William has
Issued an order to Prince Henry of Prussia
to proceed to St. Petersburg to represent
htm at the funeral or orana Dune Bergius.
Grand Duke Ernst Ludwlg of Hesse will
ulso attend the obsequies.
DEXMSOS MOTION'S MONDAY
It Behearing is Denied Thomas Will Be
quest Immediate Action.
BOTH SIDES TO GET AN INNING
Nebraska and Missouri Senators I nlte
Forces In Replacing; Approprla
tlon for Indian Supply Depots
and tarry Point.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.-8peclal Tele
gram.) Elmer E. Thomas of Omaha is In
the city for the purpose of moving the su
preme cour to Issue an Immediate man
date In the case of Dennison against Chris
tian. A motion for a hearing in this case,
which was signed by Smyth & Smith and
W. J. Council, was submitted to several
Justices of the supreme court by the clerk.
It Is not the practice of the court to sub
mit a motion for a rehearing to the court
direct, but the motion is submitted to sev
eral Justices Independent of their sitting en
banc and this motion will be disposed of
In all probability on Monday. If the re
hearing Is denied Mr. Thomas will then
make his motion to have the mandate of
the court Issued at once. Should the ordi
nary procedure of the court be decided
upon the mandate would not issue until
thirty days from the time In which the
decision was handed down, which would
give until March 1. But Mr. Thomas is
quite anxious to secure Mr. Dennison and
have him turned over to the marshal for
the northern district of Iowa, and he will
leave no stone unturned to bring about
the mission which brought him here.
Snpply Depots Win Ont,
The fear of the Commercial club that the
Indian supply depot for Omaha will be
cut out of the Indian appropriation bill Is
groundless. The subcommittee of the In
dian affairs committee of the senate cut
out from the house bill provisions for the
continuance of supply depots at Omaha and
St. Louis. But hardly bad this action
become known to the senators from Ne
braska and Missouri when they bore down
upon the subcommittee nnd had the ap
propriation for the depots restored and
the full committee" has adopted the sub
committee's report. It Is Just possible that
the Iowa senators may decide to take a
little filer at Omaha in view of Senator
Millard's antagonism to the bill granting a
charter to certain Council Bluffs Individ
uals to erect a bridge across the Missouri
river between Council Bluffs and Omaha.
It Is thought, however, that Senator Mil
lard will be able to take care of the Item
nPDroprlatlng $10,000 for the Indian supply
depot without compromise on his fight on
the bridge bill.
Tp Xante Sammla' Kncccssor.
It Is expected that the Iowa delegation
representing the north half of that state
including the two senators will meet next
week to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of J. U. Snmmis, collector for
the northern district. Mr. Sammls' resig
nation whs received Thursday and was
made public today.
Lot Thomas, the outgoing member from
the Sioux City district. Insists that he
should have the right to name Sammls'
successor, notwithstanding that his term of
office clires within two weeks. Thomas has
a candidate In the person of Archie Smith
of Storm Iake, who, according to Senator
Allison, "is a very nice man," but Mr.
Hubbard, congressman-elect from tho Elev
enth Iowa district and successor of Lot
Thomas, Is on his way to Washington to
take a hand In the selection of Sammls'
successor. Whether Hubbard has a candi
date or not does not. appear, but It Is
hurdly conceivable that he and Thomas
could agree upon a candidate In view of
the bitter fight waged between thera.
Thomns was about the senate today hold
ing up Senators Dolllver and Allison with
a view possibly of pledging them to his
candidate and to secure an early meeting
of the delegation with the view of filling
the vacancy before Thomas passes out Into
private life.
Representative Hlnshuw today recom
mended the appointment of Charles Mc
Coy for postmaster at Helvey. Jefferson
county, vice Joseph Nelson, resigned. Also
Miss Ellen Crawford for postmaster at
Harrison, Butler county.
Pension for Hero Thompson.
8enator Warren's bill giving a pension,
to Allen Thompson of Cheyenne of J30 per
month, passed the scnato today. Thompson
and his brother, who were volunteers dur
ing the civil war, were called upon to per
form heroic service at the battle of Fair
Oaks, Va. They were sent out In advance
as scouts for the purpose of drawing the
enemy's fire so that the union forces
might locate their presence. Their bravery
won them congressional medals. This bill
is remarknblo In the fact that It was only
Introduced two weeks ago and today was
passed by the senate. Mr. Thomas, who Is
well known In Cheyenne, Is In precarious
health.
W. C. Hlrons of Pierce, Neb., secretary
of the Nebraska Federation of Commercial
Clubs, has sent to Senator Millard a re
monstrance from Nebraska merchants
against any bill providing for a parcels
post. The remonstrance is signed by Uad
Ing merchant! of Important Nebraska
towns. They hold that such legislation
would work hardships upon merchants of
the country and would ulso be unconsti
tutional. Senator Millard made especial in
quiry to ascertain the status of these bills
und found that there was little likelihood
of their being reported at this session.
Our Factory Removal
Crowdod our waivroonis with ust'd nnd mpw plnno. wlilcli fill the nlsb's
to nn tinooiiiforttible ilojrrw, ami with sovfrnl mrlonds of new plnno"
now on the wny, we nre compelled to unload nlout 7." Instrument" lw
fore March 1st.
Now is the Time to Buy a Sat
isfactory Bargain.
Over .V used upriRht pianos, part of which look like new. ko in the
bargain room this week. First comers will hnve n splendid selection
$152
$155
$164
$185
$188
Here nre n few:
Arion. vilnut
ense, now. . ,
Slujrer, mahogany
case, now
flickering, ebony
case, now
Sterling, fine tone,
uow
$116
$138
$142
$148
KrlM', onk case,
now
Knieraon, ebony
case, now
Krbe, onk,
large size, now . . .
Hrailford. fancy,
walnut, now
Mueller, oak, leautlfni
tone, now
I vera & I'oiid, Vose & Sons, Sieger, Ktnerson nnd many others at
geutiiue reductions. Terms, flo cash nnd $r.00 per moutth.
We also have a beautiful selected stock of new Steinwnv, Steger &
Sons, Knierson, Mueller. Hardman. McrUail, Heed & Souh, "(loo. Stock,
A. B. t'hnse. aud twenty other makes acknowledged lo be the best the
market c fiord".
If jon are a good Judge of piano values our bargains will satisfy you.
If you are not familiar with piano values our ONK PHICK PLAN
will fully protect you. A carload of new piauos for rent-!f;i per month.
chmoller S Mueller,
Dealers and Manufacturers.
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OPIFY JEWELER
JT JLJU Jt lf3LLL3 WRTCHE3-?
Have you had your Diamonds examined
lately? Arc they safe? II not, take them
to Copley. He will examine them without
charge.
DO IT NOW BEFORE THEY ARE LOST.
Want Indlcto-.rnts Quashed.
rnirAfiO Feb. 18. Counsel for President
Albert CJ Wheeler of the Illinois Tunnel
i 1' former City Clerk William Loef-
fler. Ail"tant City Clerk Edward H-rhorn
former Alderman Edward J. Novak and
JamwHlMln. appeared before Judge , Tut.
lilll fnriav ann rnuvM ...... ......
rhsrglng "irregulnrttles In connection with
tho tunnel company'" ordinance be quashod.
Arguments on iho -notion to jumJ w re
continued until March Z by Judge Tuthlll.
American Hons Second.
MKLBOURNR. Victoria. Feb. 18. A . F.
ruffyTthe American runner, made his flrsl
r,,earknene In Australian fth.c. here to-
day, but nniKnen ...
which he competed. In the loo vartts
rham.l.n-"hlp riuffy was defeated on the
tone by Mue'ler of Hendlgo. Time 10
Vil ?nd Morgan of Melbourne, with five
fW 'V ..'.. .. i . ., American, who started
variii
"w. ;,..ii.',..hi. h..,rii.
at Hi-rHtcn. in me rv--u.. -
rap. Time. "H wecons.
Brains
Repaired
on
GRAPE-NUTS
Ten Dy Trial Show.
THERE'S A REASON
LABOR TO MEET AT DENVER
Proposition to Have 111,000 I'nlon Men
Visit Legislature Day Contest
Is Decided.
DENVER. Colo., Feb. 18. Arrangement
lire being mudo for the aascmbllng of 15,000
members of organized labor at the capltol
on March 2, when the legislature Is to act
upon the report of the committee which has
been hearing the gubernatorial contest.
The Denver Building Trades council ha
taken the Initiative and has naked other
organizations to join In the movement. Tho
labor leader denlre only a peaceful demon
stration and will take precautions to pre
vent any violence or disorder.
The resolution on the subject adopted by
the Building Trades council say:
Resolved, That we recommend to nil af
filiated orgHnlzRtlohs of this council that
March i. lftA. be declared a holiday and
every worklngman in Denver be requested
to attend the joint sessions of the asHemblv
when the vote I taken that we mav fusten
In our memory the names of the Individuals
who prove recreant to duly and honor.
I'nlona affiliated with the Buildings
Trades council have a membership of T.OX)
mechanics and the Trades Assembly repre
sents probably 10,00) additional workmen.
It has been suggested also to run special
trains from Pueblo. Colorado Spring. Boul
der and other cltier In order to swell the
throng at the capitol March 2.
The content committee held n brief sea.
ton today, at which testimony in rebuttal
for e-Oovernor Peabody was heard. The
criminal court record of arrena und con
victions for election frauds In the Novem
ber election was made a part of the con
test proceeding.
Seven election judgea testified t hut Il
literate weie assisted to vote without tak
ing oath that they required analHtunce, un
provided by law.
Adjournment wan taken unill Hunduy
evening, when the time allowed by the
lull ful tjldig evidence will expire.
KUROKl MAY BE AGGRESSIVE
RuBBiaDg Are Increasingly Aotive on Front
of Japanese General's Forces.
CHINESE SAY KOUROPATKIN WILL LEAVE
Islanders Do Sot Bellere Heport as
' Enemy Seems tv Be Concen
trating and Shells
Orama'i Center.
TOKIO, Feb. 18. (10 a. m.) According
to reports from the Shakhe river, the Rus
sians are showing increased activity on
both flanks and are extending and strength
ening their right. They also seem to be
concentrating a heavy force on their left
in front of General Kurokl. Fushun is
the base of the late operations and it Is
estimated that the Russians there number
six divisions. The Impression exists that
General Kurokl Is preparing to assume
the aggressive. The weather I still un
favorable, but the excessive cold will soon
be over.
Chinese reports are to the effect that
Oeneral Kournpatkln la preparing to aban
don the Bhakhe river line and retire north
west are discredited here.
5 p. m.1 The Russians shelled portions
of Field Marshal Oyama's center and left
on Thursday, February 1G. On Friday the
Russian cavalry, retreating from a recent
attack upon Field Marshal Oyama's left,
halted at Lluchlengfang.
6 p. m. The Foreign office pronounces
as unfounded the St. Petersburg report
that Japan baa unofficially informed Russia
of the terms of peace It would be willing
to accept.
Movements of Chinese Troops.
MT'KDEN. Feb. 18. Rumors of suspicious
movements by General Ma. military gov
ernor of the province of China and Chinese
troops In neutral territory are causing ap
prehension lent they are co-operating with
the Japanese and Chinese bandits who are
reported to be advancing toward the Rus
sian communications. Two companies of
frontier guards, who were sent to Investi
gate mysterious signals seen at night at
the railway station of Qoudthou pas, en
countered elsTht squadrons of Japanese cav
alry and were obliged to retire with heavy
loss.
The Chinese are distributing among the
soldiers fictitious press dispatches, giving
Imaginary details concerning the strikes in
Russia.
MUKDEN, Feb. 18. Large bodies of Jap
anese cavalry are reported to be moving
toward Ooudzohou pas from Mongolia.
Japs Bay Seventy-Seven locomotive.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. lS.-Mitsul & Co.,
New York agent of the Japanese govern
ment, today placed with a local firm an
order for seventy-seven locomotives, the
largest purchaso ever made here by a for
eign government. The estimated cost of
the locomotive Is tl,orx,0O0. The terms of
tho contract require that the locomotive
shall bo built as soon possible and de
livered In lot of twelve. They will be
shipped by rail to the Pacific coast, where
they will be placed aboard steamships aud
Fcnt direct to Coreu.
has been snowbound- for nearly fifty hours.
No trains have arrived or departed on the
New York Central and no through mails
have been received. Six trains are stalled
near Theresa,
MRS. CHADW1CK HAS A PLANT
Statement Printed at Cleveland that
Financier Has Million Dollars
Hidden Amy, r-
CLEVBLAND, O., Feb. IR Tbe Leader
tomorrow will print the following: One
million dollars Is the amount believed ti
be securely hidden by Mrs. Cassia L. Chad
wlcls. Collector of diatoms Iach has so mi
nutely traced the operations of this woman
during the last four years that he Is In n,
position to know that the Item saved from
her many financial transactions is $l,00u,0f0
In cold cash. In addition to this sum, tho
woman haa Just as safely placed 1150,0(0
worth of Jewelry.
Her arrest nipped plans at a time when
they were about to bloom. A delay of a
few days more would certainly have placed
Mrs. Chadwlck. her son, Emil Hoover, and
her husband, Dr. Leroy S. Chadwlck, lit
Brussels, and Mrs. Chadwlck's fortune
would then have been $2,000,000.
It was her desire to make Juat ono morn
deal with 1500,000 as the stake. Tbe action
of United States Attorney John J. Sullivan
In causing her arrest when he did was the
checkmate which
' "'" MO lit"
feat." Strange as It may seen, tho men
from whom she wished to get this lant
1500.000 were the most severe In the criti
cism of the action of the I'nlted States at
torney, which they at the time character
ized In bitter language an hasty and ill
advised. Among the federal authorities the belief
is strong that Mrs. Chadwlck was aang'ulne
of carrying to success her deep-laid plans,
up to the time ahe made her sensational
flight from the Holland house In New York
city. She never wavered from her pur
pose or carrying them out until that time,
Knowing i he publicity which the suit
teroert xsewton, of Brookline. Maxs
precipitated. Had she been successful
eluding the secret service men detailed
watcn her and the newsrmner men
thronged the hotel where she was stopping
she would have made hor escape to Brus
sels In as direct a way as might be. There
she would have settled down to enjoy the
proceeds of her meteoric career among
bankers and money lenders.
EASTERN TRAINS DELAYED
f'talcesvo Kxprra "lulled In er York
Inun Drift Kear Eden
t cuter.
JAMESTOWN, N. Y.. Feb. lg.-The Chi
cago exprear, which left Buffalo on the Erie
railroad ot p. m. yriterduy, was Hulled
In lmmene snowdrift near Eklen Center
about an hour later, uud up to 9 o'clock
today, and had not moved despite the ef
forts of four locomotives to force It throuh
the drift. Four hundred mn were en
gaged In un effort to open up the road be
tween Kden Center and this city. The pua
atngtrs were being well cared for. A tele
phone wa IriPtMlled In the train.
Later the train was releaaed nnd It pro
ceeded. COP.RV, Ta., Feb. IS.-The grtt lorm of
lust night and today has fffr iiially blnrlied
II through trabiH on the rallroudii. Local
train are running at apuHmodic Interval.
OllDKNSbt'llU, N. Y., l . b. Id. Tbls city
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by IIih pyramid Drug Co., Marshall, Miaa.,
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