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THE OMAItA DAILY BDE: WEDNESDAY. MARCH 29, 1905.
Tel. 04.
Bee, March 28, 1005.
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price. ' .
AT 59c Ladles' frowns 0f muslin
high neck round yoke neatly finished
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Others at 50c In both high and low
neck.
At 75c of cambric, square yoke of
fine tucks hitch nerk, long sleeves
neatly finished with lace edging.
At 83c Of cambric, square yoke
and neck yoke' and sleeves trimmed
jrlth embroidery, tucks and hemstltch-'ng.
Other styles at 75c and STic--hJgh and
low neck effect with trimmings of em
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B. Nuform and Erect form . c orsets
both of which we recommend for style,
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They have, hose supporters front and
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ffiOMPS ON. TfcLD EN&fiQ
V. IX C A. BuiMlmr. Cormer Siztetntb and DougUs Street
eeutors. etc., to (rive surety bond and
to charge the iam to the estate.
H. It. 118, to prevent the marriage of
confirm.
H. R. 250, the salary bill.
At the afternoon session Sheldon moved
that the senate resolve Itself into commit
tee of tbe whole to discuss his telephone
bill. The motion was lost and the senate
resolved Itself into committee of the whole
to continue Its discussion of the appropria
tion bill. .
AH of the committee amendments here
tofore published; were adopted except these:
The committee recommendation that $9,500
be appropriated for the pay of employes of
the leaf and Dumb Institute at Omaha
was Increased to $11,000.
Appropriation for salaries at Hastings
asylum was Increased to $76,000. The com
mittee had cut this appropriation from this
amount.
Senator Cady attempted to get In an Item
for $3,6(iO for a new building at the Grand
Island Soldiers' Home, but his motion was
Inst,
Bresee wanted the senate to vote $16,000
to pay a bounty for wolf scalps and the
senate did It.
The committee appropriation of $S,oeo for
the Junior normals was Increased to $15,0d).
The appropriation of $35,000 recommended
by the committee for an admlnifltratlon
building, for the university was knocked
out.
The $3,000 appropriation to pay the State
Journal for printing unofficial court reports
was cut off.
The appropriation to pay for fixing plumb
ing in tn capltol was reinstated.
The appropriation of $3,000 for the main
tenance of the State Board of Irrigation
was reduced to $2,800.
Six hundred dollars waa appropriated to
pay on the monument to the memory of
Colonel Stotensberg in Arlington cemetery,
Washington.
A motion was made by Epperson to ap
propriate. $12,000 to buy 2,ono sets of Cob
bey a statutes to be sold by the state for
$6 a set and was lost.
The biennial election, bill, H. R. 235, was
recommended for passage by an overwhelm
ing vote and only one speech waa made,
that ot Saunders, who opposed It. Saun
ders said he could see no valid reason for
paasing such a. bill, as ita constitutionality
waa In question. He believed it was a bad
Idea to nominate the Judiciary at the. same
time other 'officers' wero ; nominated. He
displayed two lengthy" iSairma, each fully
five feet long, to ahow what would be the
length of the ballot.. Were. the bill to pass
very few electors could vote the ballot.
"You can vote It by putting' a single
cross In the circle at the top," said Olffln.
"You fellows vote by steam machines in
Omaha, anyhow." chimed in "Gllllgan." -
Mockett aald the bill stfould be thoroughly
dlseuased nd as. it waa late he moved
that It go over until tomorrow. The motion
waa lost and then the bill waa ordered
advanced.
Mockett made an unsuccessful attempt to
lump the Flahback telephone bill past the
committees and make It a special order
for tomorrow morning. The bill waa given
to the committees on miscellaneous cor
porations and Judiciary thla noon, and when
Mockett made his motion Olbson. chairman
of the former commi ttee, demanded a rea
aon for thus breaking a precedent. Mockett
explained that It was a most Important
bill and that the time being short before
adjournment It should be discussed.
"Important bill to whomt" demanded Gib
son. ,
Mockett answered, "To the people of Ne
braska," and then wanted It distinctly un
derstood that he did not Intend to reflect
upon the committees.
Thomas made a talk agalnat the motion
and during the discussion a move waa made
tp adjourn. Upon roll call the mptlon was
carried by a vote of 18 to 14.
HOITI.MS PROCEEDINGS OF HOUSE
laasnally JLarge Grlat of Bills Are
. Acted On.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, March 28. (Special.) The
house met at 8 a. m. lyid proceeded at
once to bills on third reading. These bills
were passed:
. H.: H. 292, by Burns of Lancaster Making
the offense for Jug sale of liquor where the
drink la delivered.
11 R 413, by, Anderson of Hamilton, as
chairman of the federal relations committee-Appropriating
$s,ooo for a silver serv
ice for the battleship Nebraska.
"R-,5 by Windham of Cass-Empow-f
rVf titles or Incorporated villages to es-
! its Perate their own netttln
ft " Y Copsey of Custer-To abol
ish slot machines, making violation of the
act a felony, punishable by not less than
ftent"arVmr three years in the pen-
H. R. 388. by Perry of Furnas Providing
1 .vIrPKyment" or Uxe" mad to the
auditor by counties shall not be ap
plied upon the account of such oounty for
any year later than one year prior to the
current year's tax.
R" y Andersen of Douglas Im
posing a fine of $o00 or a county jail sen
tence of six months for bribery or at
tempted bribery In the matter of city
council. contracting for paving materials.
H. R. 412 by McMullen of Cage To pro
vide for the sppolntment and the payment
of assistants for clerks of the district
criurt In counties having over 30,000 and
under 60,000 population.
H. R. 362, by Kyd of Gage Tn prohibit
pooling of elevator concerns and to pre
vent a division of profits as is done by the
Independent elevator concerns.
8. F. 123, by Thomas of Douglas To re
peal the law empowering county boards to
employ an attorney to prosecute and de
fend county cases at a compensation not
to exceed $1,000 per annum.
H. It. 13, by Dodge of Douglas To hold
registration on primary election days In
Omaha,
If. K. 282, by Hill or Hltchcock-To re
quire railroad companies to run at least
one train a day on branch lines.
S. F. 168, by Epperson of Clay To abolish
the state architect by repealing the law
by which that office was created.
8. F. 88, by Mockett of Lancaster Pro
viding that all bonds issued by a school
district for building or furnishing a school
shall contain on their face a clause that
the district Issuing such bonds shall have
the right to redeem such bonds within
five years.
8. F. 31, by Jackson of Gage Providing
for the laying out and raining taxes of
sewerage districts in cities of the second
class.
S. F. 22, by Tucker of Richardson To pro
vide for the laying of temporary walks in
cities of the neeond class. -
8. F. 13, by Laverty of Saunders To pre
vent Illegal expenditure of public funds
and to nullify contracts for the expendi
ture of public funds In contravention of a
statutory limitation where there are no
funds available, or in absence of a law.
H. F. 11, by Sheldon of Cans Regulating
fees of a Justice of the peace.'
S. F. 40, by Beghtol of Lancaster Ampli
fying the law for the protection of dumb
animals.
8. F. 40, by Beghtol of Lancaster Making
the law In regard to overloading and over
working teams apply to all animals.. -
S. F. 284. by Beghtol of Lancaster Mak
ing he county surveyors of Douglas and
Lancaster counties ex-officto county en
gineers to Inspect bridges.
r. r: tsi. rjy uould of Orceley Permitting
freeholders in townships and road districts
to vote a 25-mlll road levy.
a K rf t. .. Li.,..,. 1 1, . . n
playing of base ball and also horse racing
on Decoration day.
S. F. 162, by Gould of Greeley Fixing
minimum speed for stock trains at eight
een miles per hour, or fifteen, including
BtODS . . .
8. F. 165. by Harsh of Kearney To com
pel railroads to furnish equal shipping fa
cilities and cars to grain elevators and
Hther shippers.
S. F. 143, by Thomas of Douglas Extends
term of secretary of Omaha school board
to three years. .
These bills failed to pass: '
H. R.- 868, by Hoare or Platte Appro
priating $JD7.14 for the relief of the First
National bank at Columbus.
H. R. 291, by Casebeer of Gage-To define
a legal newspaper for the publication of
legal and .official notices, ......
8. F. 7. by Ulffln of Dawsoie-Provldlng
for publication of proceedings of the meet
ings of directors of irrigation districts.
This genteel settlement was made of
the State Journal claim of $2,500, against
which a fine waa alleged of $3,675:
The committee on accounts and expendi
tures met and having had under considera
tion the claim of the State Journal com
pany lor printing house rolls and also
senate file 1D8, the following proceedings
were had:
Mr. Stonebraker appeared for the State
Journal company and explained the condi
tions surrounding the printing of the bills
and delivery of the same. Motion waa
made that the claim be allowed as pre
sented. The motion waa unanimously car
ried Mr. Junktn, the chairman, asked it
he should make a written report of the
matter to the house and was Instructed to
make a verbal report, consequently no writ
ten report was made. The committee also
took under advisement or consideration
senate file 199 and Instructed the clerk to
present the same to the- attorney general
and ask for his opinion. There waa present
at this meeting: Junkln, chairman; Bacon,
Burns, Hand, Rohrer, Robblns and Davis.
The house adopted thla report submitted
by the committee.
of Platte county, of course, had much to do
with It meeting so little opposition In the
senste. On many previous occsslons st
tempts ha-e been made to enact such a law
as this, but never before has the bill got
past the committee. It was Zuelow's In
dividual popularity that pawed the bill this
time.
Senator Dlmery has a correction due him
and In Justice to the Seward county sna
tor It Is hoped that all of hie constituents
will rend this. Senator Dlmery voted for
the anti-pass bill Instead of ssftlnst It, as
stated In this column. Senator Williams
cast . the one vote which made the ma
Jorlty that killed the bill.
PRIZE LANDED FOR OMAIIA
(Continued from First Page.)
the custody of the marshal and the court
paroled the prisoner until this morning
Upon his appearance In court today one
of the counsel for the creditors asked that
Mr. Barber be discharged from custody, as
they did not wish to proceed further and
the court ordered his discharge.' Mr. Bar
ber, it is explained, will proceed with bank
ruptcy-'tnatters here and seek his discharge.
FIXEBAI, OF AX AMBASSADOR
Services In Memory of Senor Asplroa
Held at Washington.
WASHINGTON, March 2R.-The profound
regard cherished by the American govern
ment for the late Senor Don Manuel de
Azplros found suitable expression at a re
ligious service In his memory held at St.
Matthews church today, which was at
tended by the president and Mrs. Roose
velt, members of the cabinet, the entire
diplomatic corps, the supreme court, sen
I ators and members of congress and many
other officials and personal friends of the
deceased ambassador. The body at the
late envoy was carried on a caisson from
the embassy In I street to the otiurch, ac
companied by a military escort in command
of Major Edward Burt.
Borne on the shoulders of eight body
bearers the casket, wrapped In the Mex
ican flag, was taken to the foot of the
altar, followed by the members of the am
bassador'a family and ex-Secretary of State
and Mrs. John W. Foster. Fastened to the
top of the casket were the chapeau and
sword of the dead envoy.
The services were brief, the Rev. Father
Buckey officiating, and consisted of a
requiem mass and prayers for the dead.
At the close of the service the body was
removed to the caisson, followed by the
honorary pallbearers, who were Count
Casslnl, the Russian ambassador, dean of
the corps, and Baron Mayor des Planches,
i the Italian ambassador; Chief Justice Fuller
of the supreme court and Secretary of the
Treasury Shaw, the Costa Rlcan minister,
Mr. Calvo, and the minister from Denmark,
Mr. Brun. At Oak Hill cemetery brief
services" were held at the vault, where the
body will remain until taken to Mexico
for final Interment.
DEATH RECORD.
DOIXGS OK THE LEGISLATORS
Bresee Makes Successful Fight for
Junior Normal!,
LINCOLN, March 28. (Speclal.)-Senator
Bresee made the fight of his life today and
succeeded In turning two tricks which will
be of Interest to his constituents. One was
to secure an amendment to the appropria
tion bill allowing $15,000 to pay wolf bounty
claims and .the other waa to Increaae the
appropriation for the junior normals to $15,
000 from $8,000, as left by the committee.
There Is Joy in Platte county today,
doubtless, and Representative - Zuelow is
the cause of it, having succeeded In doing
what many of his predecessors have failed
in doing passing the bill which provides
that the state shall pay for the construction
of one bridge over 500 feet In length, where
needed. In each county In the state. The
bill went through the senate today, ' only
touching the high places as ft went along,
entirely going over the head of the sifting
committee and the commutes of the whole.
The bill Is particularly for the relief of
Platte county, which last year spent $23,000
in fixing up Its bridge across the Platte
river. The popularity of Benator Hughes
F.zra Metts.
FALLS CITY, Neb., March 28. (Special.)
Ezra E. Mettz died Sunday morning
very suddenly of apoplexy. He was
burled Tuesday afternoon with the solemn
rites of the Masonic lodge, of which he
was one of the most advanced and most
prominent members. Mr. Metts was 63
years old and had lived most of his life
In this county. He was In the mercantile
business In Arago and later In Falls City,
until the organization of the Richardson
County bank, when he took the position
of assistant cashier, which he has held
for the past twenty-three years. He
leaves a wife, one daughter and three
sons by a former marriage
Thomas II. Wlckex.
CHICAGO, March 28 Thomas H.
Wickes, vice president of the Pullman
Palace Car company, died suddenly today.
He was 68 years old and had been con
nected with the Pullman company for
thirty-five yearB.
To Prevent the ttrlp.
Laxative Bromo Quinine, the world wide
Cold and Grip remedy, removes the cause.
can for the full name and look for sign
turs of E. W. Grove. 25c.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
The people of the north Dart of the cltv
are taking a great Interest In the route
iu ue louowea oy me north ooulevard.
St. Joseph is to build an auditorium and
has sent plans to this city In hopes of se
curing bids from Omaha contractors.
Councilman Hoye wants an election held
i once to mi tne vacancy from the Sev
enth wurd caused by the death of Coun
cilman Dyball.
Word has been received that the company
which .has the contract is busy preparing
iiiuiiiuihii uBiiiittii repair plant lor tne
city of Omaha.
Building Inspecor Withnoll Insists that
the large amount of buildinir in th eltv
renders It Imperative that more help be
Puviueu ivr jjis omce.
Two runuway boys from Battle Creek,
Mich., are in the custody of the police,
They say they ran awav from home ha.
cause their aunt persisted in keeping them
vii cb uiei ui neaiin xoous.
Building Inspector Withnell has examined
the Auditorium as arranged for the per
formance of "Parsifal" and pronounced
it to be a model so fur as the safety of
inosa wno auena is concerned.
George W. Ryan and a man named Mar
tin were arrested bv the noli m
piclon they were Implicated Tn the robbery
of Max Ullg's saloon at Holdrege. Ryan
lunii-BBcu 10 complicity in me anair, but
refused to Implicate Martin.
Those who have been Insisting on higher
BooroouirinB ui uurpuraie properly can nnd
some encouragement In the action of Kan
sas City authorities, who have boomed
this kind of asHttisments far beyond lia
ures ever attempted In this city.
The supreme court has reversed the de
cision of Judge Bartlett in the case wherein
IMI jLiuriiey . a. uoraon ror con
tempt for striking Attnrnv rt a ir.,,,
during un altercation In the court room at
a time when the court wus not present.
The regular monthly business session of
Prof. Cook's Bible class, held Tuesday even
ing at the residence of the Misses Alice and
uenruon i arey, rnirty-liftli and Francis
streets, was largely attended nnri H.i,in.j
Into a hard time social, with a fine
mciaii emu iiiuBicui program.
An Om&Ka; Boycott.
A small editor of a little paper In Omaha
supposed to be devoted to the interests of
retail grocers, has been urging them to
boycott Postum snd Grape Nuta upon the
falsa statement that our Chairman C. W.
Post Is President of the Postal Progress
League and the head of the movement to
secure a Parcels Post.
' Col. Albert A. Pope Is now snd has been
tor a few years past the President of that
League.
Mr, ' Post Is ths Inventor and promoter
of the Post Check Currency, devised to
give the public a convenient form of money
to send through the malls.
This plan provides for printing In the
future all $1.00. $2.00 and $5.00 bills with
blank spaces on ths face no that when it
la desired to send money safely by mail,
no tedious, expensive Journey to the post
ofrlr is required to buy an old fashioned
money order, but the farmer, workman,
or business man has but to take his $1.00,
a $2 60 or $5.00 from his pocet. writs upon
ths money the name and address of the
one It la to be sent to, and It Is thus turned
at once into a check safe to send through
the mall and can be collected only by the
esoS) or firm aamed on the bill.
' Thla will be a great convenience and
saving , to the people. The .. farmer can
safely send his cash to town for purchas
es. The workman pay bis bills by mall
without losing time to carry it and the
entire people accommodated thereby. But
the little trade paper aeeka to curry favor
with the grocers by Inflaming them against
Mr. Post on the ground that s "Parcela
Post" would give the people too much
convenience and they would send away
from the home grocer to buy their goods.
Remember Mr. Post IS NOT the pro
moter of Parcels post, so the criticism
does not apply, but mark the ugly and
envious, narrow spirit working to prevent
the people from the' advantage of any
aort of convenience that will allow them
to exercise their own Judgment In buying
supplies.
Bo this small person Seeks to arouse an
arrogant spirit In the retail grocers which
would say to customers; "We have you
now In a place where you must trade only
with us on our nwn terms and wa. will
fight sny reform -that gives ths "people a
needed convenience' . .
Be it said to the ersdlt of the grocers
4M a class that (hey denounce a, boycott
from any Bource and particularly this at
tempt to Interfere with the business of
this Company and punish through us, our
chairman.
We have information that five grocers
havs atopped selling Postum and Grape
Nuts In response to the appeals of the
trade paper referred to. If any reader
of this notice fails to secure either Postum
or Grape-Nuts on order, let him transfer
his. business to a first class retailer that
haa good old common sense enough to keep
artlclea the peoplo require and does not
undertake to force his customers Into in
convenient methods for fear they will
"trade somewhere else."
This Is something of a free country and
woe to the merchant who thinks he can
tie the hands or the people and chain
them against their will to him and him
alone. '
Mr. Post Is In a contest with the expresa
company trust trying to secure better
rates for the - people at large. If your
grocer offers the slightest opposition to
supplying our goods, change grocers, and
if the case becomes acute enough we will
have the goods delivered at you doors.
POSTUM CEREAL CO., Ltd.
WHY RUSSIA IS FIGHTING
Final Beply of Cur to Japan Made Publio
for First Time.
DEALS ONLY WITH COREAN AFFAIRS
Russians Promised to Recogulse
Japan's Preponderating; Interests
In Kingdom, bat is Silent
Mancaurlan Situation.
PARIS, March 28. The Associated Press
Is in a posit Idn to complete the dlplomatio
history of the Russo-Japanese relatione re
sulting In the war by giving to the world
the exact text of Russia's final reply to
Japan, dated February J, 1904, which has
never before been published. Baron Rosen
former Russian minister to Japan, did not
have an opportunity " of presenting the
note to Baron Kofnura, Japanese foreign
minister, as it Was not delivered to him
until February 7. the dsy sfter he had bef n
Informed of the rupture. Russia has
always claimed that the Japanese govern
ment, having deckled to break off negotla
tlons and begin hostilities, deliberately held
up the mossage at Toklo until M. Kurino,
former Japanese minister at St. Petersburg
could deliver the instructions sent him
February 6 to aever diplomatic relations
Japan, on the contrary, contended that the
contents of the reply having been sub
stanitully communicated by Foreign Minis
ter Lamsdorff to M. Kurino, and being un
acceptable on the main issue, It was use
less for Japan to. wait any longer.
Text of the Reply.
The text of the proposition follows:
1. A mutual engagement to respect the
...ruunito ana territorial integrity o
Corea.
U. An engagement on the part of Russia
not to impede the commercial or Industrial
undertakings Of Japan in Corea nor oppose
i'iwui vm lur Buieguaraing sucn inter
esta.
S. Recognition hv Russia sif Ji n a n ' nr.
ponderatlng interests In Corea and Its right
to ofler auvlce and assistance tending to
the improvement of the administration of
Corea.
4. A mutual obligation not tn un nu
part of Corea n territory for strategic pur
poses nor undertake on the coasts of Corea
tn miiiiary worxs Which menace free
navigation of the CVtrean tttralttt
6. Recognition by Russia of Japan's right
oi-uu iiuoiJH io vorea in accordance with
the preceding articles for the suppression
of Insurrections and disorders calculated
to create international complications.
6. An engagement by Russia to respect
the rights and privileges acquired by Japan
as well as other powers In Manchuria
through treatlea with China, Japan to rec
ognize Manchuria and littoral aa beyond
Its sphere of Interest.
7. A mutual agreement not to Impede
the Junction of the Corean and Eastern
China railroads when they have reached
tut jam river.
8. That this agreement annnlnnf ah n-A.
vlous agreements between Rnuii
tfnpan 1 canceling uorea.
. ine neeirauinty, ir possible, of creat
Ing a neutral zone in Corea.
As to Manchuria.
A careful comparison of the above and
preceding exchanges,, all of which hereto
fore have been printed, fully confirms the
fact that Russia from the first to the last
Insisted that It was inconsistent with its
dignity to lncludp in a special treaty with
Japan an obligation to respect the terrl
torial integrity of'Chlna In Manchuria, re
iterating Instructions sent to Baron Rosen,
wnicn were accompanied by a note of ex
planatlon to Japan. '
The note said" that Russia's position in
Manchuria concerned first China, and then
all the other powers having commercial In
terests there, snd' again pointing out the
declarations already made by Russia to
foreign cabinets 'of, its Intention, so long
as tne occupation of Manchuria continued
to recognise tho sovereignty of China and
the binding fo?c6 ,'of the treaties con
tracted by the powers With the Peking
government.
With the exception of a rearrangement
and some slight verbal changes, the first
five articles are Identical with those of
Russia's original reply of October 3, 1903.
Concessions ; by Russia.
Russia made three concessions In the
final note, as follows:
First The withdrawal nf th nrnvldnn
in the Russian not cf January t, 1904, de
clining to recognise the settlement rights
in Manchuria acnuired under treutiea with
China, a point on which Japan laid great
stress. These rights, Russia cle.Jmed, were
acquired by Japan under cover of treaties
negouaiea Dy ine I'niuxi estates.
Second Recedenee from insistence on the
proposition for a neutral zone In northern
.oiea, oui again putting forward its de
sirability. Third Acceptance of the stlnulatinn in
article 111 of Japan's original propositions
regaraing ine juncture or tne corean and
Manchuriun railroads.
Russia refused! .
First To include In the treaty an obliga
tion to respect the territorial integrity of
AUHiicnui la.
Second To withdraw the Inhibition
against using Corean territory for strategic
purposes.
The note. It is claimed, proves conclu
sively that Russia hoped to prolong ths
negotiations.
WYOMING IRRIGATION WORK
Immense I'nd-ertaklngs Nott Bring;
Pushed in the' Platte
Valley.
C. G. Coutant, state historian of Wyo
ming, is in the city calling at the railroad
offices and renewing former acquaintances.
Mr. Coutant has lived In Wyoming many
years and Is thoroughly conversant with
the conditions of that state, lie is en
thusiastic over what he believes the future
has in store for his home state.. Talking
along this line, Mr. Coutant sold:
"I attended a meeting of the government
engineers at Cheyenne on Monday, when
the north side canal project wus discussed.
The bids for this work have been advertised
and the contract will soon be let. Chief
Government Engineer John E. Field, who
haa charge of the Pathfinder dam work,
said the north aide canal would be opened
to the farmers of Converse and Laramie
counties within one year from the date the
contract is let. There will be 800 men at
work on this canal this summer.
"The Pathfinder dam, now being con
structed by the Kllpatrlck Bros. A Col
lins company. Is a piece of work, ths Im
mensity, of which few people realise. The
water held by this dam will supply the
North Side csnal, which will furnish mois
ture for 30,000 of the IMO.OOO acres of land
to be reclaimed by ths government. Just
think for a moment of these dimensions,
which are the actual figures: The dsm,
when completed, will be eighty feet thick
at the base, tapering off to ten reet st
the top, the wall being 210 reet high. At
the base the width will be nlnety-rour reet,
while the top will be 180 reet across rrom
bank to bank. This Immense dam will
hold back a large natural reservoir of
water, averaging four miles In width snd
extending ror twenty-five miles up ths
Platte. Ths dam la being built fifty miles
up the Platte from Casper. About 160
miles below the dam will be constructed
another dam, to be known aa the 'dis
tributer,' from whloh the water will be
distributed into the various csnals and
laterals.
"When you stop to think thst this lm.
menss dam will aerve as a hugs faucet
for 100 square miles of water you will
begin to appreciate the magnitude of the
undertaking. '
"The fifty miles or csnsl I 'have referred
to will run to the Nebraska atate line.
With these canals 'and the proposed rail
road exteuslona In .'Wyoming, I can see a
new er dawning for my stete."
DISriUtHiCD rOR LIFE
With torturing humors, to thought thou
sands until cured by . CuUcura.
AT THE PLAY NOUSES.
9haan flhae" at the Krss.
Here Is another play that can never
get old. seemingly. WhyT because It Is
one of the few that really has the heart
Interest. It Is never a hysterical affair. Its
pathos is deep and tender, but It Is ths
sacred sentiment of genuine humanity that
Is appealed to, while Its humor Is the
wholesome kind that grows out of the
natural action of the story. One easily
weeps with poor Larry ronovan, turned
out by his father, as he sings over the
grsve of his mother, but. how soon the
tears are wiped away as Red John begins
his fooling with the villains and lures
them to their destruction. And the tool
ery Is not overdone, not ir we are to be
lieve Lever and others who know . Pat
and Larry at home. The play has served
Joe Murphy many a long season, but It
will also be a good play after Murphy Is
but a blessed memory, arrd there are
those of us who have grown from boyhood
to manhood, and since first we tasted of
his wit will wish him a long life to con
tlnue his successful work ot making peo
ple laugh thYough their tears. The com
pany asslstlrtg Mr. Murphy Is a good one,
and the fine old play was never better
put on than before the audience that filled
the Krug last night. It will be repeated
at a matinee this afternoon and again
this evenlns.
AMATEUR MINT IS CHECKED
Effort of Iowa School Teacher to
leans Currency Results in
Failure. '
Cnptsin John Webb has returned rrom
Clarissa, la., where he has been Invest!'
gating a peculiar counterfeiting case, re
suiting In the alleged counterfeiter, Del
bert J. Davidson, being bound over to the
United States courts of the Iowa district
in $000.
Davidson was at one time a school
teacher, but occasionally suffers mentnl
relapses. In the counterfeiting case with
which he stands charged he procured a
number or stereotype cuts resembling the
figures used on t'nlted States treasury
notes and silver certificates. Thrse he
bought at different times from various
points, Milwaukee, Des Moines and else
where, and had them mailed to him at
different postoffices In the northern part
Of Iowa, near the Minnesota line. He or
dered these cuta some time in September
and October of last year, and. getting
them all together, took them to a printer
a few weeks ago at Mil ford, la., and had
some 200 bills printed In imitation or $5
silver certificates. He pretended to the
printer that they were, to be used for a
business college. The counterfeits were
very crude affairs, though printed In col
ored Inks not wholly unlike the genuine
silver certificate.
The bills were printed on a fair quality
or bond paper, and at first glance might
be mistaken for genuine money. The
printer became a little suspicious of the
bills, and aa Davidson was somewhat dila
tory about calling for them, consulted an
attorney of Milford about them. The at
torney cautioned the printer against de
livering the counterfeits to Davidson, as
they were clearly counterfeits In the mean
ing of the law, and he would be held re
sponsible for their production. The
printer promptly destroyed all but one of
the bills and turned that over to the
United States authorities with the infor
mation or their origin.
Davidson was nrrested on March 22 by
the county officers and taken to Clarissa
for a preliminary hearing before United
States Commissioner J. A. Rogers. He
was bound over to the . May term or the
federal cbUrts at Sioux City. In default
or bail he was lodged In the Fort Dodge
Jail. Davidson admits the ownership or
the cuts and told where he had pur
chased them. He sought to Implicate two
other young men at Harris, la., In the
matter, but It was round that they were
wholly guiltless or any complicity In the
matter, and they were promptly released
rrom arrest.
MAINE SUNK BY HIS BOMB
Oetsler Eoueaa Says He Made Machine
Which Destroyed American Vessel,
INTENDED FOR A SPANISH WARSHIP
Maa Who Was to Attach Bomb to
Craft Made a Mistake and
Atachrd it to the
Maine.
NEW TORK. March 3.-That the battle
ship Maine through an error waa destroyed j
uy a oomo ot nis manufacture was the
statement made by Gessler Rosseau In the
Tombs prison today. Rosseau was con
victed yesterday of having sent explosives
to the Cunard line pier, this city, In May,
1903. lis made the following statement to
day. For several yesrs while the Cuban pa
triots were struggling against Weyler I
watched the contest with deep Interest and
sympathy. I decided to go to Jackson
ville and do what 1 could to assist the rev
olutionists. I started from St. Louis,
where I hail been living during the early
part of 1897.
Before taking a train for the south I got
together Mie material for the construction
of two exploding machines of tremendous
power, so arranged that thev could be
wound up and left In a selected place with
the certainty that thev would go off with
terrible destruction within a few hours.
At New Orleans I rented a room and put
the boxes together, after which I went on
to Jacksonville. There I became ac
quainted with a partv of Cuban leaders
'hO were planning a filibustering expedi
tion. They had engaged the I'rstrover. a
small vessel, to take them to Cuba, along
with a number of American and European
adventurers who were anxious to strike a
blow for Cuban freedom.
Several leaders of the partv are men
now well known, and I will not mention
their names, although I have among my
papers a list of them all.
1 suggested to them that thev use mv ma
chines to destroy Spanish warships in the
harbor of Havana and In other ports on
the coast of the Island. They readily
seised upon the Idea, and when the De
stroyer sailed with the filibusters thev took
my two machines with them. It wus mV
intention to go along with the party, so as
to direct the work of sinking the Spanish
ships, but they dissuaded me. urging that I
could be of greater use in Jacksonville pre
paring other machines if the first proved
successful.
It was planned to have some members
of the revolutionary party to Join the
Spanish navy, so as to get the machines
aboard. If that failed it was decided to
rasten one of the boxes to the hull of a
ship tinder the water line, for I had con
structed my machine so they could be
exploded under the water.
That was late In the fall or 1897. The
next spring the Maine was destroyed.
Only one or the men In the secret or
the machines ever returned to America. I
saw him some time after the war with
Spam had begun.
He told me he had nothlna- to do with
the boxes after reaching Cuba, but had
been told a mistake had been made.
The man who had been Intrusted with
the task ot destroying a Spanish vessel
attempted to fasten a box during the
night to one of Alfonso's warships and
blundered Into blowing up the Maine.
. I was told thnt the man. Immediately
after learning of the error he had made,
committed suicide.
Rosseau said he had attempted to blow
up the statue of Frederick the Great In
Washington because he did not wish to
see the statue or a king In America. He
added that ne was not an anarchist or a
nihilist and that he had made no effort
to supply exploding machines to the Russians.
West. Arthur Wskely. Iuls Doup and
George Mead of Omaha, A. U Reardsley
of Ploux City and Arthur . Heirs "f
Plattsmouth. Interment was st IVospect
Hill.
GAS LIGHT FOR THE STREETS
Vice President rinhauich Mhj llnva
Offer to Make on file
Hetnrn.
The return of Vice President ClabsugH
ot the Omaha Gas company from the east
the latter part ot the week Is swalted
with consldersblo Interest st the city hall,
where It Is stated one ior the objects of
Mr. Clabaugh's trip was to ascertain if
the United Gas Improvement company of
Philadelphia, which controls the Omaha
company, will consent to a plan or fur
nlshlng the city with ga for street light
ing purposes so that the municipality can
do its own gas lighting. Mr. Clabaugh Is
said to f.ivor this plnrt as a solution to
the difficulties surrounding a new contract
at $28 per lamp per year Instead of $.10.
which Is the price now paid under the con
tract expiring December BL . As proposed,
gas would be offered' to the city for $1 per
1.000 cubic feet for street lighting purposes),
or 85 cents less than the ordinary commer
cial rate. The city would theft he given an
opportunity to see. how cheaply It. could d
the business and the vexations opposition
and political wirk necessary to.wcurlne;
new contracts oft favorable terms every
few years would be removed.
Coat
Sliirt
it adapted to 'sny figure, and goes
on and comes oil like s coal.
Extensive variety of colored
fabrics colors fait.
fi.fo "d more
CLUITT, PEABODY a. CO.',
Maker ft'luettsnd Arriw Collar.
NEW IMPROVEMENT CLUB BORN
Sherman Avenue Residents Organise
to Promote Interests of that
Section.
The Fifth Ward Sherman Avenue Im
provement club Is the name formally
adopted by the new Improvement club or
ganized at McKlnley hall, comer of Corby
streets snd Sherman avenue, last night.
The purpose of the club Is to further civic
improvements in that section of the city.
The meeting was well attended by repre
sentative citizens and taxpayers of that
district. Among tho more prominent citi
zens participating In the meeting was R.
W. Richardson, the well known advocate
of good roads and urban Improvement.
The club was formally organized by the
election of the following officers: D. C
Bryant, president; Joseph Redmond, vice
president; E. R. Woods, secretary, and
George H.' Bassett, treasurer. Dr. Bryant
at once entered upon his duties as presi
dent, and after some discussion named the
following permanent committees:
Boulevard George Shenherd. Goormi tt
Bassett. R. W. Richardson.
On Paving Locust Street A. Scott, Joseph
Redmond, H. R. Woods, T. L. Lowrie, John
Rowe.
Viaduct George Marks. Te t,. Hamilton.
Charles Johnson, Dr. W. M. Dorward, Dr.
vv. . HOIjDk.
Beautifying Streets Dr. D. C ftrvnnr.
Charles Sanders, George L. Fisher and
tnree women residents or the districts, yet
to be appointed by the chairman.
Fire Engine House A. Scott, J. Houska,
Brlce Crawford.
Considerable discussion was Indulged In
regarding tho proposed east and west boule
vard system and a determined and con
certed effort will be made to secure an ex
tension of the system into Sherman avenue
territory. A viaduct over the railway
tracks at locust street Is one of the points
that will be strongly urged, and also the
extension of the boulevard along Cut-Oft
lake.
After some further discussion on various
mprovement topics the club adjourned
until next Wednesday evening, a motion
previously prevailing that .the club shall
meet every Wednesday evening for the
future.
FUNERAL OF JUDGE LARIMER
Many Old Friends Attend the Ob
sequies of the Dead Jurist at
St. Mathlas Church.
Rev. Philip Davidson, rector of St. Ma
thlas' Episcopal church, read the regular
Episcopal burial service over the remains
of Judge Adam V. Larimer yesterday after
noon In the presence of a representative
gathering of Omaha, and Council Bluffs citi
zens, whose names' nre' closely identified I
with the early history of the two towns
Dr. George L. Miller, one of the pall
bearers, remarked before the service to a
friend: "I first knew the judge fifty years
ago last uctorjer. He then was 26 years
of age."
The altar was covered with roses, car
nations and Hies. The following oldtlme
rrlends or the jurist were selected as hon
orary pallbearers: Dr. George L. Miller,
Colonel J. N. Cornish, Judge Woolworth,
Judge Wakely, J. Williams and Dr. Al
bert Fensch or Omaha, and John L.. Bald
win, J. J. Brown and Judge Reed or Coun
cil Bluffs. The active pallbearers were:
R. B. Howell, Arthur C. Smith, J. W.
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FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
Ilarsraln Matinee 23c and ROe -
THE AL 6 FIELD'S A..NSTRELS
81 XDAY MOW DAY
HENRY W. SAVAGI2 OFFERS
RAYMOND HITCHCOCK
In the Comic Opera Triumph,
THE YANKEE CONSUL
Prion ISt
Every Night Matinees Thursday, Saturds)
and Sunday, -
MODERN VAUDEVILLE
Lydla Yeamans-Tlttis, Cole & Johnson,
Jack Nor worth, Hayes & Healy, Loulbe
Dresser, Drake's Sheep and Dogs, . The
Great Fowlers nnd the Kinodrome.
PRICES-lOc. 25C. 60C. I ' ' '
KRUG THEATER
Prices. 16e. Zfio. 60c,' 76o.
Mi-( KT MATI1:E TODAY, 23. C KBITS
. . TONIGHT, :15, , .
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GRAND MUSICAL FESTIVAL
AT
THE
AUDITORIUM
MARVIN HART GETS DECISfON
Johnson Makes a Poor Showing: in
spite of His Alleged
Cleverness.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 28 -Marvin
Hart was awarded the decision nvr .laok
Johnson In a twenty-round contest tonight
that went the limit, but he was far from
demonstrating that he is qualified to meet
Jim Jeffries. Hart was as badly punished s
man mi neen seen in tn ring in a long
time, but he waa game to the core and kent
boring Into the big colored man all through
the fight. Johnson's much vaunted clever
ness -did not count for much. While he
was sble to hit Hart freauently his blows
did not seem to damage the white man
rrom Kentucky.
Referee Gregglns said he gave the de
cision to Hart' beoatie all through the
fight Hart did all the forcing and leading.
AJv y , Remembr tba Pall Jam
II axwtive Hromo Qmnino
Gbtm CoM in One Dy, Ctyfa 2 Days
vary
hot, 33
APRIL 3D TO 9TH, INCLUSIVE.
And
His
Including the following went soh
Ists: MUS. PARTU1I KSK, Mil.
KUVL. Mil. lUITTMANN, Mil..
ltOW'lHlN and Mil. WILLIAMS, r
and asHlHted by the
OMAHA FESTIVAL CHORUS.
The grandest season, of popular
and cIhhkIciiI music ever presented
to the piopl of Omaha, Including
I A It K I K A L, OHATOKIO and
CHORAL WORK and lunes fa
mous "WAR ANI PEACE" pro
grain; also a concert dance nlglit.
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POPULAR PRICES
Reserved Seats will lie 35 Cents and 50 Cents and General Admis
sion 25 Of'nU.
Book Tickets are now mi sale at the Auditorium nnd screnil other
places about the elty. These tickets are inniKfeiatde and entitle the
liearer to reserved scut without extra charge. Sure money by getting
a txMik of ten tickets at once. . ,
Reserved Seats will go on sale ut the Auditorium on Kiidiy morning,
March 31, at 10 oYlix-k. . . .