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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: FRIDAY. MAKCII 17. 100."
TELEPHONE 94.
BEE. MARCH 11 1906.
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SPECIAL SALE OF
FINE KID GLOVES
FRIDAY MORNING.
Here is an opportunity that should bring every woman in
need of kid gloves to our store Friday morning. Every one
knows the makes W3 carry are from the most reliable manu
facturers and the gloves which we will sell are selected from our
own regular stock.
The colors are all eood-rliist what you will Trnnt for spring ntvtty browns.
mode, gray also black. Wfc will also Include In this sale a good lino of white
glove.
There are beautiful glare also a small line of black supdos Some Foster
lace. A good line of two and three-clasp and a few button gloves.
These glores are our regular f 1.50 and ?2.0O qualities. On sale Friday morn
Ing at 8 o'clock.
75c Per Pair
We cannot fit, guarantee or exchange these gloves when sold at this special
price,
V. LLC A. Build!. Cormer Sixteenth aod DougU. Street,
think the bill gives the commission too
much authority.
The'Cady bill was amended to have the
commission composed of the auditor, land
commissioner and treasurer, the first named
being substituted for the secretary of state.
The three secretaries provided for In tho
original bill were cut down to one, who
la to be referee to hear all complaints.
When the amendments are prepared the
bill will be reported back for general file.
decision of a county board opening a new
roaa or ananaoning a. roaa. tie
lor passage
ROITISE PROCEEDINGS OV SENATE
Vpper House Acta on a Large Number
of Bills.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINOOLN, March 16.-8peclal.)-The cry
of economy and of extravagance and over
burdentd taxpayers failed to frighten the
senate this morning Into Indorsing a bill
cutting down the number of district judges
from twenty-tight to twenty-two, and an
other measure to make the county clerk
the county assessor in counties of 20,000,
doing away with the county assessors In
these counties. This bill also provided for
the election of deputy assessors. On two
other occasions such a bin has been killed
by the senate and this morning the mem
bers were in no mood to rescind their
former ' action. Laverty's apportionment
bill took Washington and Burt counties
out of the Omaha district and was there
fore bitterly opposed by Gibson of Douglas,
who raised the proposition that Douglas
county probably would have a democratic
judiciary If the bill became a law. Wall,
Meserv and others fought the bill, while
Shreck led the fight for it. Both bills were
indefinitely postponed by the committee
of the whole.
After listening to the reports of standing
committees the senate resolved Itself into a
committee of the whole with Glffln of Daw
son In the. chair and passed on these meas
ures: 8. F. 266 Compelling the assessor to fur
nish a person assessed with a copy of his
assessment, which shall be sufficient notice
for htm to appear before the Board of
Equalization. Recommended for passage.
8. F. 195 A decedent bill by Tucker, went
the way of the Cady decedent bill lndetl
nltely postponed.
6. F. 154 Providing that when a person
commits perjury In order to secure a mar
riage license the party shall be Bent to the
penitentiary It convicted within six months,
recommended for passage,
d. r. a, t-rovming tor appeal rrom tne
ining a new
ecommended
S. F. loa Placlnar charitable institutions
under control of the State Board of Chari
ties. 'Recommended for passage.
8. ' F. 224 A proposed constitutional
amendment to enlarge the field for the in
vestment of the permanent school fund, was
recommended' '.or passage.
8. F. 215 Providing for the redemption of
real estate 'soltf for taxes, and 8. F. 214,
relating to the same subject, were both
recommended for passage. These bills were
recommended by Treasurer Henulngs of
Omaha.
8. F. 251 Making It compulsory for offi
cials to proceed to collect taxes under the
terms of the scavenger law instead of
leaving It optional with the offlcluls.
S.F. 147 Providing for the election of
deputy county assessors an making the
county clerk assessor In counties of 20,000,
was Indefinitely postponed.
8. F; 178 Providing what property Is ex
empt from taxation, was recommended for
pasasse. .
If the senate has Its way, according to
Its action this afternoon there will be no
more ball playing, no more fire crackers
and no more noise-making on Memorial day
and neither will there be any person hanged
in this state legally without the consent
of the governor. This latter because this
afternoon the senate reconsidered Its ac
tion in Indefinitely postponing 8. F. 140, by
Epperson, which provides that when a per
son has been -sentenced to death the gov
ner shall set the time of the execution.
This bill was killed two days ago at the
same time the bill by Jennings to abolish
capital punishment - was laid to rest.
Meiorve moved Its reconsideration and the
proposition carried. 8. F. 232, by Hughes,
providing for Memorial day observance,
was recommended for passage by a suspen
sion of the rules and will not therefore
go through the committee of the whole.
These bills were passed: ,
8. F. 187 For the relief of the Boyd
county settlers.
8. F. 210 Authorising the treasurer to re
turn, to Lincoln county money paid to the
state in excess of what the county owed.
In the committee of the whole, with Wll
fcey in the' chair, these bills were acted
titfon:
8. F. 27 Allowing the governor to fill a
vacancy in the legislature during the ses
sion, without a special election; recom
mended for passage.
8. V. 241 The Omaha salary bill; recom
mended for passage.
8. F. 255, by Hughes Providing that it Is
necessary when a proportion Is aubmltted
to the voters to move the county seat to
first secure a petition of three-fourths of
the Voters, and If tho county seat has been
In th same town for ten years or more it
will require a petition of three-fourths of
the voters; ordered engrossed.
8. F. 25ft Allowing agricultural associa
tions to sell their grounds when it is de
sirable to remove the location, instead of
allowing the land to revert to the county;
ordered engrossed.
8. F. 1M Does swsy with road over
seers and makes the county commissioners
assume the duties; was indefinitely post
poned. 8. F. MO Reduces the width of roads;
was Indefinitely postponed.
8. F. 258 A proposed constitutional
amendment to allow towns and cities to
mke their own charters; was unanimously
recommended for passage.
8. F. 235 Provlomg how administrators
may renew mortgages on real estate when
it will be to the Interest of the estate;
8. F. 28 Provides for the abolishment of
township organization; ordered engrosser.
8. F. 278-Provldlng for the levy of a road
tax and how the money snail tie expenaea;
ordered engrossed.
The Lincoln charter bill as finally agreed
unon hv the Isnraster deleeatlon was ree
ommended for passage, the rules being rus-nenrieri
The Oould stock yards bill regulating the
unloading of stock was recommended for
passage.
Just before adjournment Sheldon moved
to reconsider the action of the senate In
killing 8. F. 109, a bill to tax mortgages and
the motion prevailed. The bill will now
come up for passage.
In all twenty-five or thirty bills were
rushed through the committee of the whole,
most of which were not discussed.
HOI SB PITS IN DAY ON CLAIMS
Result Is Only Trifling- Chance In
Asrsrreaate.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, March 16. (Special Telegram.)
One hundred members of the house of
representatives spent from about 10 a. m.
to 4 p. m. in consideration in committee
of the whole of the claims bill, whose
original total was about 40,000. After these
one hundred members got through amend
ing, debating and gesticulating, there was
just $250 difference in the orlgnol amount
and the amount of the bill as left by the
committee and ordered engrossed for a
third reading.
It was precisely this course through
which the salaries bill passed when It was
up for consideration in the house commit
tee of the whole.
The claim of $500 for personal injuries
to U. O. Sawyer was cut to $250. All the
other changes made by amendments were
restored and the claims left as they first
appeared when the bill was taken up.
At .the morning session this petition was
presented to the house: .
To the Honorable, the Members of the
Nebraska Legislation, Now In Session:
Whereas. Charges have been preferred
against Mr. R. E. Stewart, superintendent
of the Institution for the Deaf and Dumb
at Omaha, Neb., of gross Irregularities in
his official capacity, and violations of the
statutes governing said institution; and.
Whereas, Complaints have been made
of abuse and cruel treatment of the in
mates of said institution; therefore, we,
the undersigned citizens of Douglas county,
Nebraska, request your nonorame Dony
to take steps to secure a legislative in
vestigation of the charges, a copy of which
is hereto attacnea, ana maxe report ana
recommendations on the same.
The petition was signed by O. Cuscaden
and fifty-six other Omaha and Douglas
county citizens. It was referred to the
committee on other asylums.
Standing committee reports recommend
ing these bills for Indefinite postponement
were adopted:
H. R. 259. by Foster of Douglas Regulat
ing the sale of illuminating oil.
H. R. 109. bv Line of Jegerson To amend
the law relating to the letting of contracts
for the construction and repairing of
biid.es.
H. R. 159. by Marks of Fillmore To au
thorize county boards to buy material and
build bridges. ,
H. R. 299. bv Windham For the improve
ment of public highways.
H. R. 373, by Caasell of Otoe For the
regulation of sleeping car companies.
8. F. 228, by Good of Nemaha To amend
the law governing building and loan as
sociations.
H. R. 402, by Lanners or Tfeyer to pro
hibit the running of automobiles on streets
traversed by eitctrio cars.
H. R. 26. by Fltle of Douglas To provide
for a twelve-hour shift for South Omaha
firemen.
In committee or tne wnoie tnis morn
ing the claims bill, H. R..871, was taken
up. The claim of $500 to pay personal in
juries to U. G. Sawyer was stricken out.
Sawyer had been hurt while aiding in put
ting up a tank in the state capitol build
ing under Representative Burns as con
tractor. If the state did not pay the claim
Burns might have to. Burns earnestly sup
ported the claim against the state.
The aggregate claims Of the State Jour
nal company for printing were rejected.
The idea was to let the claim stand at
least until the present litigation for $S5,400
by the state against the Journal company
is settled.
The item of $922.48 for a burglar alarm
for the vault in the state treasurer's office
was cut to $500. Sheriff John Power's claim
of $2,075.80 for caring for state prisoners
was allowed to stand.
Mary M. Hoxle, matron of the Kearney
home under the last populist administra
tion, had a claim for $2,123.34 for services
in that position. Bcllly of Dodge moved
to cut out the claim and the motion was
lost.
A spirted discussion ensued over a com
mittee amendment to pay $1,500 to ex-State
Land Commissioner Follmer for Captain
Murphln in the Boyd county land case. The
Item was allowed.
Perry of Furnas stirred up another
spirited debate when he submitted an
amendment to allow the 8tate Journal's
claim, to Instruct the state auditor to issue
no warrant for payment until the present
litigation was settled and if the state won
then issue a warrant to apply on account.
The amendment carried.
The bill with these amendments was or
dered engrossed for third reading.
H. R. 801, by McClay of Lancaster, to pro-
BOVS-Shiris and Blousos-GIRLS
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OVER 800 DOZEJJ BOTS' AND GIRLS' SHIRTS AND BLOUSES JUST
UNPACKED AN&GO ON SALE TOMORROW.
BOYS' Bt.OlSKS.
Pretty new patterns of French Flan-
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net kiiu ..into 4i una ii . fi.uv
Imported Cheviots, Madras and
Madspollan Cords, in stripes, checks,
plain colors and white II. Ou
Fine Madras, Gingham and Percale
Blouses, 75c, &9o and 50o
BOYS' SHIRTS.
Boys' Dress and Negligee Shirts. In
Madras and Oxford cloths, prices
$1.00, 85c. 75o and 50c
Girls' and Misses' Bloasa Shirts.
In Mohair, Percales, Linen and Mads
pollan Cords, prices JJ.25, $160, 1.25
and $100
SPRING CATALOGUE NOW MAILING WRITE FOR IT.
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Mbit the sale of intoxicating liquor within
four miles of an army post, except that
Incorporated cities and villages shall be
exempt from the provisions of the bill, was
recommended for passage.
The house at 5:05 adjourned. 4
DOINGS OF THE LEGISLATORS
Senate Committee Makes Cats In
Salary Bill.
fFrom a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, March lfl. (Special.) The sen
ate finance' committee completed Its re-
. port on the house salary bill and will
return it to the senate tomorrow. The
committee slashed the deputy state officers
to conform to the statutes, reduced the
Peru normal school salary list from $.T5,Tno
to $.12,500, the Kearney school from $23,750
to $17,500, cut the superintendent of the
Institution for Feeble Minded Youth from
$2,500 to $2,000 a year and added a chaplain
at the Soldiers' Home at Grand Island at
a salary of $000 annually. The university
appropriation was not changed. The de
tailed changes from the house bill follow:
Chief clerk to the adjutant general re
duced from $1,200 to $1.00O, storekeeper from
$1,000 to $soo, deputy secretary of state from
H.SOO to $1,500, deputy land commissioner
from $1,800 to $1,700. draughtsman In land
commissioner's office Increased from $1,300
to $1,510, two bookkeepers In land commis
sioner's office reduced from $1,600 to $1,200,
bank examiners from $1,800 to $1,500 each,
Peru normal school reduced from $35,700
to $32,500, Kearney normal school reduced
from $23,750 to $17,500, pathologist at Lin
coln asylum from $1,500 to $1,200, superin
tendent Institution for Feeble Minded
Youth reduced from $2,500 to $2,000, Soldiers'
Home at Grand Island surgeon raised from
$1,000 to $1,200 and a chaplain added at a
salary of $500 a year.
The following report was made by Chair
man Gilllgan of the committee on reform
schools on the condition of the Girls' In
dustrial school:
We found this institution In a process of
undergoing a thorough Tenovating. Tho
building, as well aa all of the furniture,
kitchen utensils and everything else owned
by the state, had surelv been badly neg
lected for the past two yenrs.
We are pleased to state that the governor
nas seen nt to make a change at this insti
tution. We think his Judgment Is good In
placing women at the head of this Institu
tion, and we think it nroner and wise and
should be continued.
I nder tho Dresent condition. It is surelv
discouraging to the new superintendent,
who has taken charge of the institution
with a full understanding of the work she
has before her. For Instance, the building
Is In bad condition, floors bad, building
sinking so badly that the doors will not
open. There Is not a whole piece of furni
ture in the building; the kitchen utensils.
man of them worthless, and the general
appearance of the farm building and yards
snows great negllgeno or tne previous
management.
The energetic manner In which the new
superintendent. Miss Lydla J. McMahon,
has taken hold of the work bids well for
the future of the Institution.
Tho teachers seem to be doing good work
In the Instruction of these girls. They take
kindly to the new order of things, and
there will surely be harmony between the
manngement and the instructors, which
will work to tho betterment of the Institu
tion.
Chairman Gilllgan of the committee on
reform schools made the following report
to the senate this afternoon on the con
dition of the industrial school at Kearney:
We found the Institution at Kearney In
much better condition than we had ex
pected. A wrong Impression has gone
abroad as regards this institution. Many
nink this is a second prison for boys, the
majority of whom are considered criminals.
It Is, In fact, a first-class Industrial school,
and every boy that Is sent to this Institu
tion who has any desire to Improve his
condition can do so, and when he leaves
the school, either by dismissal or parole,
can do so with a sufficient education and
enough knowledge of some trade to earn
for himself a good living for the balance
of his life.
We talked with some of the bovs at this
Institution and with one who left the
same day we did on parole, and they all
stated that they were glad thev had been
sent there, as they were compelled to ac
quire a knowledge o some trade and could
gain an education, the grades of which
were as hlKh as the ninth grade In oUr
public schools.
At this institution the superintendent, B.
D. Havward. and his assistant. H T.
Schaff, peem to be the right persons In the
right places, as well as the efficient corps
of Instructors.
RUSSIAN LIBERAL PROGRAM
Government to Be Given Chance to Bhow
Ita Beal Policy.
POLITICS TO BE OPENLY DISCUSSED
Strike Situation Improves, bnt Peas
ants In yountrr Districts Arc
I'neaay, Demanding New
Division of Land.
ST. PETERSBURG, March J& (8:38 p.
m.) The semstvos, doumas, etc., through
out Russia are taking advantage of the Im
perial ukase Issued simultaneously with the
rescrlptlon "conferring upon individuals
and Institutions" the right to freely petl
tion the emperor through the committee
of ministers on all questions affecting the
welfare of the empire, to demand repre
sentation upon the commission which
elaborating the rescript. The Importance
of the ukase, which was largely overlooked
at the time, has now become a powerful
weapon in the hands of Uie liberals, who
contend that it necessarily carries with it
a complete guarantee of freedom of speech
and assembly, without which the right to
petition on general questions would necea
sarlly be a farce, and also freedom of the
press for the discussion of such questions
They now propose. In order to force a lest
of the government's sincerity, to openly or
ganlze clubs for the purpose of debating
political questions. The Moscow and St
Petersburg semstvos have already voted
strong resolutions demanding represents
tlon on the rescript commission.
Advise Men to Go to Work.
The strike situation seems' everywhere
to bo improving. The social democrat
hero have advised the strikers, who are
without money snd confronted with
starvation, to return to work, and less
than 10,000 workmen are now out. On the
other hand, the prospects of agrarian dls.
turbances on a large Scale are becoming
decidedly more threatening and are caus
ing the deepest concern. Many landed pro
prietors .ire afraid to go back to their es
tates. The movement has not assumed a
political phase, but Is in the old form of a
demand for a redistribution of the land
Agitators are shrewdly spreading tho re
port that the emperor has decreed such a
division, telling the peasants that the pro
prietors do not want to submit, and thus
setting them against the landlords "In the
emperor's name." The agitation has now
spread to Simbirsk province, where the
peasants are making ready to begin a dlvt
slon of the land as soon as the snow melts,
The terrorists have formally notified the
government that they will cease their activ
ity for a month and await the result of
the rescript.
A story is current that a plot In the
aristocratic page corps have been un
earthed, incriminating papers being dlscov
ered on the person ofii student named
Verhofsky, son of the general of that name,
and another student. The authorities,
however, deny all knowledge of the plot.
JVhat 's the Difference
Headache and Neuralgia from Colds,
Laxative Bromo Quinine, the world wide
Cold and Grip remedy, removes the cause.
Call for the full name and look for slgna
ture of E. W. Grove. 25c.
SLAVS ARE IN FLIGHT
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PEABODY WINS HIS CONTEST
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returns by tho general assembly having
shown a plurality of 9,774 votes for him.
Two days later James H. Pcabody filed a
contest for the office, which he reluctantly
surrendered. On January 17 the general as
sembly In joint convention authorized a
committee of twenty-seven members (eight
een republicans and nine democrats), to
hear the evidence in the contest and re
port Its conclusions. Fourteen days each
were allowed the contestor and conteatee
for the Introduction of evidence and five
days additional were given the contestor
to Introduce evidence In rebuttal. The com
mittee consumed twelve days more in con
sidering the evidence and preparing its re
ports. These were submitted to the Joint
convention on March 3.
Fourteen republican members of the com
mittee signed a report submitted by Pea
body's counsel which found a majority of
2,280 for Peabody in the state by rejecting
the entire vote of 104 election precincts in
Denver and twenty-eight precincts in other
counties on the ground of fraud and con
spiracy on the part of the democrats. The
nine democratic committeemen presented a
report declaring that Peabody had failed
to prove his election and recommending
a dismissal of his contest. William II.
Griffith, chairman of the contest commit
tee, and three other republican members
reported that there was much fraud shown
in forty-eight precincts of Denver, but that
the allegations of fraud In the fifty-six
other precincts which Peabody had asked
to have thrown out had been disproved, and
recommending that the contest be dis
missed. Third Minority Report.
are most formidable, several switchbacks
and tunnels being pecessary to carry the
railway over teera.,4, ', ,.,,
Konropatkhti Was Surprised
ST. PETERSBURG, March 16. The news
from the front Is again very serious. Field
Marshal Oyama ls striking another blow
at the defeated Russian army. In spite
of the exhaustion of his forces after the
long twelve days' struggle for Mukden he
has been able to organize a fresh turning
movement in the hope of completing the
victory won under the walls of Mukden.
Tuesday's attack upon the Russian ad
vance line at the Fan river it .is now evi
dent was only a feint, while Japanese,
columns were being .worked around to get
In position to fall upon the Russian rear)
and yesterday the blow was struck, a dis
patch to the Associated Press from Ban
toupu bringing to St. Petersburg the first
word that a battle was In progress north
of Tie Pass. That General Kouropatktn
was taken by surprise Is a fair Inference
trom the manner in which Tuesday night
he abandoned the Fan river positions, leav
Ing so hurriedly that he was again obliged
to burn his stores to prevent them from
falling into the hands of the Japanese,
Evidently the Japanese struck In from the
west. The pass Is practically the gate where
the mountains and Llao river meet and
It commands the whole country north
ward. With the Japanese In behind the
Russian army at Tie Pass General Kouro
patkin's position 1b extremely critical. Once
the Japanese are across his rear in force
Kouropatktn would, have to cut his way
out or surrender.
With the evacuation of Tie Pass Wednes
day night the Russian army abandoned the
last stronghold in southern Manchuria and
definitely turned over the section to tho
Japanese for the campaign of 1906. At least
no other strategy is possible for Kouropat
kih in view of his scanty supplies of am
munition and stores, the shattered condl
tlon of his army, and the wide envelop
ing movements which the Japanese have
continued almost without a stop since the
Russian defeat at Mukden. Nothing has
been heard 0f the part which General
Kawamura's army Is taking In these oner
at Ions, but Generals Nogl and Nodiu, oper
ating in the low hills of Tie Pass gorge,
were themselves sufficient to turn tho shat
tered Russian army out of the fortifications
Senator Morton Alexander, one of the ' ,,,,, t, k ...... , ... , "
., ,,,.,. ... I which has been prepared with a view to
signers of the majority report, also pre
sented another report which recommended
that the election of governor be declared
null and void and that the lieutenant gov
ernor be declared governor. He subse
quently amended his report by striking out
the reference to the lieutenant governor
and It provided simply for declaring the
office of governor vacant. Being asked for
an opinion on this method of settling the
contest the supreme court pronounced it
illegal.
Arguments by attorneys for the contest
ants before the joint convention were con
cluded last Saturday and action In the con
test has since been deferred from duy to
day, while efforts were being made to unite
the republicans for Peabody. The joint
convention consisted of ninety-seven mem
bers and the republican majority on joint
ballot was thirty-five.' Twenty-two repub
licans, however, were opposed to seating
Peabody snd for the remainder of the bi
ennial term and they finally forced the for
mer governor to sgree to resign the office
to Lieutenant Governor McDonald within
twenty-four hours after being seated.
Pralrlo Dogs Frerse Ont.
PIEDMONT, 8. D.. March l.-(Speclal.)
From Elk Creek It is learned that prairie
dogs haVs greatly decreased in number this
winter on account of the cold. They are
said to have frozen. Since the recent cold
spell very few have been seen.
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being held by the army after it should have
been withdrawn from . Mukden. The Jap
anese evidently are doing their utmost to
accomplish the envelopment of the Rus
sian army, which all but succeeded at Muk
den, but General Kouropatktn, with the
railway for a line of retreat, probably will
be able to keep ahead of his pursuers.
A constant succession of delaying rear
guard encounters may be expected.
Military men here have but the haslest
Ideas as to where the next stand will be
made. Apparently there are no more forti
fied positions in readiness, and the retire
ment probably will not stop short of Klrln
or Kuanchcntxy, on the railway line, and
If the Japanese press the pursuit the Rus
sians may retire beyond and up the Sun
gari river, there to await new levies, the
mobilisation of which will begin immedi
ately in Russia. The evacuation of Tie Pass
Involves the loss of the coal mines in that
vicinity which, with the Fuahun and Yen
tal mines gone, is a severe blow. The rail
way shops st Tie Pass and more supplies
were sacrificed.
A further mobilisation has been deter
mined upon, Snd preparatory orders to
quartermasters, etc., sre slready being is
sued, but the extent of the mobilisation Is
not known.
I'alon Episcopal Services.
A union service of all the city parishes
of the Episcopal church was held at St.
Mathlas' church last evening. Very Rev.
G. A. Beecher of Trinity cathedral, and
Rev. T. J. Mackay of All Saints' delivered
the addresses of the evening. Both spoke
upon the propriety of the people of the
different churches being drawn closer to
gether In the great tank of saving souls,
and upon the great need of unity between
the different churches and the members of
the different churches. They dwelt on the
fact that It mattered not to what church
a man belongs b oaa tS a Christian just
the same.
THE question many a "five
dollar hat-man 'has asked
-fter trying a McKlbbiiT
The 'Difference' is worth saving
If you've been wearing a Five
Dollar hat, put on one of the fa
mous standard, fully guaranteed
the nexf time you're hat buying and
see if you can detect any difference
in any thing but the price.
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Live Dealer
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CASTRO WANTS TO FIGHT
(Continued from First Page.)
having been Inspired by the same animosity
leading to the action against the cable
company.
The Indications are that the meeting of
the council tomorrow may be accompanied
by some changes of views between the gov'
ernments at Washington and Paris.
Omaha Man on the Scene.
The news from Venezuela will have an
added Interest to Omaha people owing to
the fact a former Omaha man1 Is repre
senting the Associated Press nt Wlllem-
stad, the cable station from which all the
news from that section comes. Charles S.
Smith was sent there from New York when
the present trouble first became acute.
Mr. Smith Is a native of Albla, la., and
has been employed on papers In Des Molncs,
coming to The Omaha Bee from that place
He was employed on this paper for several
years and while here made many friends
by his gentlemanly demeanor. As a news
paper man he was active, clear headed and
thoroughly reliable, and is as likely as any
man to sift the truth out of the many
rumors floating through that disturbed sec
tlon.
RAISE MONEY FOR MONUMENT
Pleasant Entertainment Given at the
Congregational Church
Parlors.
Notwithstanding the rainy, sloppy night.
a fair audience braved the elements to
enjoy the entertainment given for the bene
fit of the Douglas County Union Veterans'
Monument fund at the First Congrega
tional church last night. The entertain
ment, which comprised a varied program
of vocal. Instrumental and orchestral
music, and recitations, was given under
the direction of Miss Edith Spencer and
was highly creditable to her managerial
ability as well as to the participants.
The program opened with a piano solo.
a waits from "Faust," by Walter I'm
stead. Miss Spencer followed with a reci
tation depicting tho voluble Mrs. Tubbs nt
a sewing spoirty. For nn encore she gave
an Imitation of the closing exercises of a
district school, showing the versatile char
acter of the entertainment In an amusing
and realistic manner. The Becker family
orchestra then gave a very pretty melody
of southern airs. The orchestra is com
posed of several members of the Becker
family, with the piano, trombone, cornet.
violin and flute as the instrumentation.
For an encore they gave an excellent rendi
tion of the "Star Spangled Banner." Miss
Spencer then followed with an amusing
sketch of "How Girls Study," and for an
encore recited a pathetic story of "Back
In the Old War Days." Miss Becker of
the Becker family orchestra then gave an
artistic violin solo, "Hearts and Flowers."
Mrs. Dale sang, very charmingly, "Were
I a Star" and "The Ring," and responded
with an equally pretty encore.
An attractive and well rendered number
was a little comic sketch, Dropping a
Hint," by Miss Spencer as Daisy Strenlow
and Mr. W. J. CDonnell as George Paxton
Mrs. Anna Yule, president of the Douglas
County Union Veterans' Monument assocla
tlon, read "A Tribute to the Common Sol
dier," In which she gave a history of the
proposed monument and of the struggles
for eight years that the association has
had In raising the fund for the monument.
The paper paid a touching tribute to the
sacrifices of the common soldier of the war.
Walter Umstead then gave another piano
solo, "A Concert Study," and the program
closed with a vocal solo, "God Bless the
Soldier," by Miss Spencer. Upon the con
elusion of her song, which was beautifully
given, Miss Spencer was made the reclpi
ent of a bouquet of carnations and roses.
The affair throughout was an enjoyable
success and the proceeds were very en
couraglng and will net a snug sum to the
monument fund.
FATE OF TREATY IN DOUBT
Probability that Senate Will ArJjourn
Without Taking Action.
SENATOR MORGAN MAKES SERIOUS CHARGE
He Alleaes 'that ' Convention Was
Kesotlated ' In- Interest of rn
York Syndicate that Is
Seeking; Concessions.
WASHINGTON. March R-Senator Mor
gan occupied practically the entire time in
the discussion of the Santo Domingo treaty
In executive session of the senate today. He
made a sensational speech In which he
charged that William Nelson Cromwell of
New York, who was prominently connected
with the s;ile of the Panama canal prop
erty to the United States, was the prime
mover In a scheme to Influence the United
States In the financial affairs of the Do
minican government. He asserted that
Mr. Cromwell was actuated by a desire to
frustrate a plan of a Mr. and Mrs. Reader
natives of Alabama, who are operating un
der the nnme of the Reader syndicate, to get
certain concessions from the Dominican
government and to promote the Interests
of a syndicate he represented,' which. It Is
alleged, holds a mass of claims against
Latin American republics. Including a large
part of tho debts against the Dominican
government.
The alleged disclosures were debated sll
day and the senate Is divided ss to whether
Senator Morgan made a case. The demo
crats Insist that he did, while the leaders
among the republicans declare that the
charges are made up of a mass of matter
which contained no conclusive evidence that
Mr. Cromwell used any undue Influence.
The speeches were made behind closed
doors. Senator Morgan held his audience
to the conclusion of his remarks. The ten
tative program of the senate continues to
be adjournment without date on Saturday
without permitting the Dominican treaty
to come to a vote. It Is probable that it
will be recommitted.
Teller Resolution Friday.
Despite the fct thnt there are not
enough votes for the ratification of the
Santo Domingo treaty, there was a general
return today of republican members who
have been absent. Senators Lodge and
Klttredge, who have been away for a
few days, were In their seats today, and
Senator Doillver Is within reach of a yote,
should he be called for. After the reading
of the Journal today Mr. Teller asked If
there were objections to consideration of
his resolution of Inquiry concerning Santo
Domlngan affairs. Mr. Cullum, who had
arisen to move an executive session, said
that an opportunity would be given tomor
row for the consideration of the resolution.
'I know that," said Mr. Teller, "but If
we'ro called to vote on the treaty this
week we would have to act without the
Information."
Well, I do not believe the information
we would get Is worth much, anyway,"
said Mr. Cullom. Mr. Teller said he did
not want the resolution to lose its place.
and It was agreed that he might call It up
tomorrow.
The senate then went Into executive ses
sion.
In the executive session today the New-
lands resolution was agreed to calling upon
the president, if not incompatible with the
public interests, to send to the senate cer-
aln Information In regard to Dominican
affairs.
The senate at 5:37 p. m. adjourned until
12 o'clock tomorrow.
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make a personal Investigation of the af
fair. George Compton, a trifle older and
larger than Charles, fought the teacher
when she went to punish him. Hi "only
notlceablo hurt Is an abrasion on hls bark,
where a lump with which he has been
troubled was made to bleed.
Miss Wheatley says she applied the pun
ishment for disorderly conduct-, on the
street, for truancy and for lying about tho
reason for remaining away from school.
Thursday afternoon Mrs. Compton went
to the office of Justice of the l'eaco Foster
and swore out a complaint against Miss
Wheatley on a charge of assault and bat
tery. When the case gets to a Vial It will
la used to get a ruling on the law touch
ing the power of a teacher In punishing
pupils for Infractions of the rules.
In the present rules for the government
of the schools thcro Is nothing whatever
relating to tho subject. Superintendent
Davidson la Of the opinion that there may
have been a circular on the subject years
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NEW HOME FOR THE HORSELESS
Fireproof Garage to Be Erected on
Fa mam West of Twentieth
Street.
Plans are now being prepared by Archi
tect Kimball for a large fireproof automo
bile garage fcr the Powell Automobile
company. The now garage will be erected
on the north side of Furnam street, be
tween Twentieth and Twenty-first streets,
and will be ready for occupancy May 1.
The building will be 60x132 and designed to
house 1U0 automobiles. In addition to the
garage department there will be a sales
room, machine shop and office. Messrs.
Powell and Kimball have Just returned
from an eastern trip looking over garageb
In that part of the country.
R. R. Kimball, who has been spending
the winter in Florida, Is expected home
soon. He will erect a garage a few door3
from the new Powell place. Mr. Kimball
has been attending the various eastern
utomoblle. shows and the Ormond-Daytona
races. - ,
WOMAN PAYS BACK COUNTY
Was Assisted During- Winter and
Felt Obliged to Slake
Compensation.
County Treasurer Fink on Thursday re
ceived from Tom O'Connor of the county
tore a payment which is said to be the
first of the kind in the history of the
county. It was a payment of money mads
by Mary Hitchcock, amounting to $3.80, for
groceries and coal received from the . inty
gent during the cold weather of the win
ter. It was explained by the woman that
she had recently got possession of some
money and she wanted to pay to the county
the value of the fuel and provisions she
had received in her time of need.
Mr. O'Connor has been county agent for
six years snd this Is the first case of the
kind that he can recall, nor can any of
the old-timers around the court Uou re
member another such casa
WHIP AT THE MASON SCHOOL
Mother Complains that Her Boys
Have Been Punished
Excessively,
A case of alleged excessive corporal pun
ishment has been brought to the attention
f Superintendent of Schools Davidson for
Investigation. . Miss Emma Wheatley, prin
cipal of the Mason school, had occasion to
punish four children of a Mrs. Compton,
residing In the rear of $30 South Twenty
second street. In applying the punishment
the principal used a small riding whip.
Ten strokes were upplled, Miss Wheatley
says.
Charles Compton, aged 13, Is the boy
who was most seriously marked. He was
brought to the office of President Millard
of the humane society Thursday morning
by Officer Wooldrldge, assigned to humane
work. There his bruises were shown to
Mr. Millard and Superintendent Davidson.
Both men Inquired closety Into the case
and the superintendent said he would
INTERESTING LETTER
WRITTEN BYA N0TABLEW0MAN
Ohio Clnb Rnnquet.
The Ohio association met Thursday night
In the Karhach block and completed ar
rangements for the annual banquet, which
Is to be held March 24, at the Millard ho
tel. It was announced that Judge Sears,
H. K. Palmer and Miss CO. Tennunt Clary
woum oe me speaaers lor Tne occasion.
The banquet will begin at 8:30 and tho so
cial period an hour earlier. A large dele
gation will be present from Council Bluffs
Hml Smith Omnhn. Those Cfllllnir nn .1. T-t.
Harrett, 1507 Karnam street, by next J
Wprlnnnrlnv will tri,ivA a V.n il on vL-lrh Iha f 4
name of the county they represent. All
Ohio people In Nebraska and Iowa ars In
vited to come and brlnir their families.
HALF DOLLAR
NECKWEAR
We will make a- dis
play of the finest Una I
of Hair uoiiar iseca
wenr on
Saturday, March 18th,
that has ever been
seen In Omaha.
Not old patterns and
styles, but the very
newest shades and
shapes in spring ef
fects, i ome in su
see them. '
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WI7 fARNAM STRC.LT B jH
AMI SEM EM'S,
r fjvri'S wooawara & uurgess,
"- - Managers.
Mrs. Sarah Kallogg- of Denver, Color
Bearer of tne Woman's Belief Corps,
Bends Thanks to Mrs. Plnkham.
Afrj.Jart
The following
letter was written
by Mrs. Kellogg,
of 1621 Lincoln
Ave.. Denver,
Jolo.,to Mrs. Pink
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wss troubled with a
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reading of the value of Lvdia B. Pink barn's
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" The Compound continued to build up my
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When women are troubled with Irreg
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Remember that it is Lvdia E. Pinkham'a
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TOMGIIT, avrt'RDAY Sat. Mat.
AMERICA'S OREATKST SINGER
GRACE VAN STUDDIF0RD
In the original Gorgeous Comic Opera
production,
RED FEATHER
T. i "... . t.- I I r' I. Th
New York presentation In Its entirety. H
PRINCIPALS. BALLET, CHURL' J. tt
and Specially Increased urcnestru.
Return Pate Snndny Mailt Only,
Frank L. Perley's Big Musical Success
THE: tilKI, AVI) THE UAMJlT.
Long Run; in Chicago.
NEXT MONDAY
AND ALL NEXT WEEK.
SEAT SALE TODAY.
KLAW & ERLANCER'S
MOTHER GOOSE
350 in Production.
M:A M
PHONO 404.
Friday, March 17, is
Elks' Night
AM. TIIK "REST PKOPI.E OS KARTII"
W ILL, ATTIC N U. ft.'ll W ill Celebrate.
PRICES-lOc. 25c, Wc.
Roller SkaJirvs
AT TUI
Auditori urn
Every Afternoon and Evening Except Sun
day. Admission 10 cents.
KRUG THEATER
Prices. 15c, 2&e, too, Ttc.
TOKIGHT AT Hiln . ;
MR. BARNEY OILNIORE In
KIDNAPPED IN NEW YORK
Killed with Thrilling Sensations and
Teeming with Pathos, Comedy and Humor.
Sun. THE RAYS in "DOWN THE PIKE."
Calumet Coffee House
DAINTY AND SATISFYING MKAI.8
AND LUNCHK8 QUICKLY SKUVED
AMIDST PLKAKANT SUKHOUNU
I.(iS FROM A KITCHEN AS CLUAi
AS YOUK MOTIIEU S.
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