Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, March 08, 1906, Page 3, Image 3
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: THURSDAY. MARCH ?. 190fi. 3 V ., am., jmmt srfsssss!sBasj!waws . JwrnaMviiiniivna vmfr. ., i M McAibWn HsVfsge slarw m fee new "iounsuiue. "Alpape. Telnfi. cm'md cW pniUrah shape far bny and vwmt mes tier bsad 2 daired. McKibbtn HUf all Am staple Me hit th sine tut dri w. McKibbin Hat sB coW McKibbln Havre fat all taste mm) foe McKibbiM Ht m JT 7lo. i tht be b Ud m tK rU. THF STANDARD OF HAT VALVE S3.00 RESOLUTION IS APPROVED President kenm to Eeqnert far Information EemrdiDC Eailroad. and Trade. OTrO PROVISIONS MUST BE WADL Mr. RMwnrH 4--rtaaMr pT-eveatla rrrr(ti for (f-fesise-s If Pmmt ris Is Carrie Ost. f iVAFHIXGTO.V. March T. - President Roosevelt toxlav nt a meRna-e to ron trB announcing, hi signature to the Joint resolution recently parsed inetructtnir the Interstsu Comnnrcf commlsmnn to mukf examination into th subject of railroad discriminations and monopolies In eoai anci .nil. Hr says frankly that he sinned it with hesitation because 11 may achieve Utile or nothing. He Indie!, ton, that If the investigation promised by the rnlu- tion i conducted thoroughly It will result in giving Immunity from criminal prosecu tion to all person who are connected and sworn a wltnesae. In the opinion of the president the direc tion contained in the resolution will re main practically iiiojmratii-e union money lie provided to carry on the investigation and the commission tie authorized to take testimony undr it provisions. He sug gests, therefore, that congress give serious consideration to Just what it desire the Interstate Commerce commission to do, and that faU.uuo tie placed at the disposal of the commission to defray the expense of the proposed investigation. Mmwf f of rreaUraL The message in full follow: To the Senate and House of Representa tives: 1 'nave signed the Joint resolution instructing the Interstate Commerce com mission to make examination into the sub.twct of railroad discrimination and mo nopolies in coal und oil ana rrjKirt on the same lrom time to time. 1 haie signed it with hesitation, because In the form it wa paad it achieves very little and may ac complish nothing, and It Is highly unde.sir atiie that M resolution of this kind shall tie come lKr in such lorm a to give the ini pretwion of iliwnoeril : that i. of protend ing to do something which reall is not done. But after much hesitation 1 con cluded to sigr. the resolution, liecause Ha detect ' can he remedied hy legislation which Itiurehv ask for; and It must !e underMood that unlef this suhsequrnt legislation I granted the. present resolution must be mainly, and may be entirely. In operative. Jtefnre specifying what this legislation Is I wish u .call .attention to one or two pre liminary facta. In the tirst place, a part f the investigation required by the house f representative in the resolution adopted February lb. in, relating to the oil indus try, and a further tiart having to do with the anthracite coal Industry, iia been for ! some lime under consideration by tlie le pariment of Commerce and Labor. These invcstigaUoiift. 1 am informed, are ap peoaohiim completion.-and beiore ootigres ad.iourn 1 shall submit to you the pre liminary reports of thorn- Investigations. I'ntil tnese report are completed the In terstate Commerce commission could not ctirteswnr t wrrry oot-oo much of the reso lution of emigre., a rfrs tu the gTound tl.ua alreudy covered without running the rink of seeing tlx two Investigation con Hie! and therefore render each more or less negatory, ... Mai- rrev( Pre-wttw. In the acnd place. I call your attention to the fact that if an investigation of the iHture proposed in till Joint resolution 1 thoroughly and effectively conducted it will result In giving immunity irom crim inal proweeutioa to all persona who are railed, sworn and -constrained by compul sory process of law to testify a witnesses, though, of course. Immunity from prose cution is not given to those from whom statements or information merely in con tradiction to sworn testimony is obtained. This I not at all to say that all investiga tion should not be undertaken. Publicity can by itself often accomplish extraordi nary results for good, and the court of publir .tudgment may secure such results where the courts of law are powerless. There arc many cases where an investiga tion securing complete publicity about abuses and giving congress the material on which to proceed in tne enactment of Isw is more useful than a criminal prose cution can possibly be. Bin It should not In provided for by law without a clear understanding that it may be an alterna tive Instead of an additional remedy that Is. that to carry -on the investigation may serve a a tmr to the successful prosecu tion of the oftenstis disclosed. The official bnrty directed by congress to make the in vestigation must, of course, carry out It direction and therein- the direction should nm be glveu without full appreciation of a t at it means. But ttie direction contained in the joint IHlartman is Coming ; to . jn He's now on Feather " Tour Nest to fcrnish lhs heroes of the people. xifi:g He'll give the people credit and when sick or out of work will require no payments of them. Vs. resolution which I have signed wilt renia'n aJmcmt inoperative until money I provided to carry out the Investigation in question and unless the comminsion in carrying them out I authorised to administer oatiiF and comjiel the attendance of witnesses. A the resolution now is the commission, which is very bury with it legitimate work and which lias no extra money at it diisai. would be able to make the Investigation only In the nicxt partial and uiisatistartcr) manner; and. moreover, it Is questionable whether it could, under this resolution, ad minister oath at aii or compel the attend ance of wttneie. If thlr po-r were uis puted by the parties investigated the im-e-ugation would lie held up for a year or two until the court passed upon it, in which case, during the period of waiting, the com mission could only Investigate to the extent ant! in the manner already prescribed tinder It orcanlc law so that the passage of the resolution mould have achieved u good result whatever. I accordingly recommend to congreK the aeriou consideration of Just what they wish the oummiBRior. to do and how far they wish it to go, having In view the possible compatibility of conducting an investiga tion like this and of also proceeding crim inally In s court of law; and. furthermore., thai a sufficient sum. say li.dOo. tie at once added to the current appropriation for the commission so a to enable them to do the i work indicated in a thorough and complete j manner; while at the ame time me power is explicitly cotiierred ujion them to admin- str oaths and compel the attendance of wiim-sse in making the investigation in question which covers work quite apart from their usual duties It seems unwise to require an investigation by a commission and then not to furnish either the full legal IKiwer or the money, both of which are ne-essary to render the investigation effec tiva. (Signed i THEODORE P.OOSEVELT, The W hite House. March 7. JARDINE AND THE AK-SAR-BEN Efforts a-f fakr f Boars to Reslga W 111 e Frastroteo by tbe Otkers. Tao week ago TV. 6. Jarfline resigned from the lmard of governor of A -Bar-Ben and the board refused to accept his resig nation, appointing a committee to wait on him and try to induce him to remain a member. At the meeting of the board Tuesday night the committee reported that not nil its members had talked with Mr. Jardme. Accordingly, nothing wa done with the resolution. "I must Insist on resigning." said Mr. Jardine to a reporter for The Bee. "Were 1 not so buFy 1 would gladly give my serv ioes. but I cannot for lack of time. have been on the board eleven jear now and deserve a rest." The committee" will promise Mr. Jardine a relief from onerous dutie if he will stay a-lth the board, but will assure him that the board need him for the counsel he can give. GIRL DRAWS THREE YEARS Eva WIIMasa. Colore, Coos to Peal- teattarv for Pfeklas; Maa's Pocket. Eva Williams, the colored girl convicted of picking the pocket of Julius Lund last rieormber. was sentenced to three years in the penitentiary "Wednesday afternoon by Judge Sutton. A motion for a new trial was overruled by the court. REAL. K STATE TUHOrERH- PEEPS filed for record March 7. 1W. as furnished by the J. FTed Kerr i:o., bonoed abstracters, loti iew Tork Life building: Pabst Brewing company to Mrs. Mag gie Buck, lot 13 and eH lot 12. block k. Boggs Hill ad - 4 1 Laura A. Turner to John E Maher and wife, lot & block . Brown 1-ark ad 426 T. C. Fleming and wife to Vnlon In vestment company, lot HI. Windsor Place ISO Loulsia L. Prawl and husband to Viola B. Frainher et al., part sub lot 12, lot 6. Capitol ad .85s Jennie A. Barrett and husband to Mor gan A. Tule et al lot h. block 7, Clifton Hill : 1 J. E. Johnston to Frank J Burkley. lot 13. block 1. Brennan Place 1.200 National Bank of Commerce to Ida C. Benedict, lots 14 and lb. block 7. Kilbv Place Wd Ida B Iiennett and husband to D. W. Merrow, lot SS. block I. Baker Plaos. S35 Minnie C. Timme to Peter C. Peter sen, lots 8 and t. block t. Ben nington l.Tno Edward P. Boyer et al. to Carrie P. Ryan, lot 4. block b. Lincoln Place 1 Juliu P. Terak to Ixiul Pwohofla. v lot IS. block 6. Kountae s Third ad I.ftW Stells M Starr and husband to Robert J. MrVTharter and wile, lot 1. bkick Q. Lowe s ad .. 1.80(1 K x the way. . . Bw When a customer of Hart man's is removed through' death all payments cease and his dependent family are given the goods without another cent being paid. LAWYERS FOR TWO JUDGES Unable to &t Tocftber Tbeii it ComM to Saminc a Oandidate. SUGGEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE MEASURE frsipme la Ti lata rtsi Platte Secttnm mm Take All sf Cattle Oowatrr for the ts lla rsli District. (Prom a Staff Corresponded. ) LINCOLN. March 7. i Special. ) At a mass meeting of about H lswyers called by President Calkin of the Btate Bar asso ciation to discus the purkett federal Ju dicial district bill and to endorse a candi date for the prospective place, motion were passed endorsing the idea of dividing the state into two districts and each dis trict into three subdivisions. No candidate was endomed. though a resolution wa adopted calling upon the two Nebraska senators to allow the bar association to recommend a candidate when the bill be come a taw. A motion wa carried to have the Bnr kett bill creating the new dltrict amended so the new district would compose the fol lowing territory: AJotif the Platte rivet west to Hall county, then rorth to Howard and west to Howard, Valley. Loup, Blaine, Thurston, Grant and Box Butte counties. .mi iu me t j unuiis ii" . j in" im'in'ii j introouced by n. tn.. euinvan oi tsroaen Bi. Elmer E. Ttioma of Omaha was among Uie number who voted for ft. M. A. Hall was the other Omaha attorney pres ent, but he did not vote on tlie question. Should the amendment to the bill carry It would cut out of the Omaha district a con- stderable portion of tne rattle coutitry which is now a very valuable part of the state from the court standpoint and a large part of the country in which Irrigation 1 being done and 1 to be done. Bagan of Hastings oppoacd the bill as in troduced, as he wanted the state divided in six divisions and esse to be tried in the division In which they originated. He wanted the state to remain a one district, though he did not oppose the appointment of two Judges. Other lawyer from the west end of the state opjKiaed the estab lishment of the court at Lincoln. When the attorneys got mixed up with a doaen or more amendment Judge Field moved to vote on each proposition sep arately and then the work was finished in a short time. T. C. Munger. who I said to be Senator Burkett's choice for the place, was not present at the meeting, though the county wa well represented. Among the outside attorneys here were J. H. Ragan of Hast ing. Charles Sloan of Geneve. M. A. Hall and E. E. Thoma of Omaha, 6 D. Killen. Sam Rlnlker. A. H. Kidd of Beatrice. Judge Hamer, Judge Calkin and Attorney Iry den of Kearney. C. L. Richard of Hebron and others. salooa Msb 4s a a Appealed. The supreme court this afternoon sus pended the mandamus issued by Judge But ton of the Iiougla county district court ordering the Board of Fire and Police Com missioners to furnish to Elmer E. Thomas, attorney for the Civic Federation, a trans cript of the proceeding before the board in the matter of the protest filed by Mr. Thoma against 170 saloon keepers to pre vent them from securing license for the year 1WC. The case is set for hearing at the first sitting of the court in April. tkillrsberter Stork Coos I . While the democratic love feast held at the Lincoln hotel last night lias failed to create any stampede into the rauks of the unterrtfied it has created some discussion. One thing shown at the banquet was the fact that A. C. Shallenberger is the strong man In the democratic party for governor. After a speech by the Alms man a cum ber of democrats left the hall and expressed themselves as being in favor of him for the nomination. G. W. Berge, in the opin ion of many who expressed themselves, was too radical to suit, and he will have considerable opposition in his fight fur the nomination. Mr. Shallenberger' said last night he wbs not an "avowed" candidate for governor, but be intimated he would not reiust It were it offered to him. Aadrrsoa ot a Caadloate. Senator Charle Anderson of Crete had buainoss in Lincoln today and he stopped long enough to say he was not a candidate for state treasurer. For some time ad mirers of Mr. Anderson have been talking of him for this office and It ha been freely predicted he would lie a candidate. "I appreciate what my friends have said." remarked Mr. Anderson, "but you will please tell them 1 am not a candidate." CsissBseretal t'lalt BastsH. TEKAMAH. Neb.. March 7 (Special.) The second annual Commercial club ban quet and smoker held here last night was the best attended, most enthusiastic and harmonious meeting that ha ever been held In this city. Secretary Adam gave a report of what the club ha done in the last year, which consisted of the following: The collection of the delinquent water tax. better road leading into Tekamah. favoring the electric light bond that the city might own its own plant, favoring the bonds for th building of an auditorium, also using it best ef forts to have the telephone company put In a farmers' line tributary to this place, and making the railroad company fix up the stock yards by putting electric lights around the same for the use of shipper, also to have them put electric lights around the depot. The following officer were re-elected for th ensuing year: B. F. Onffln. president; E. C. Houston, vice president; Robert W. Adama, secretary and treasurer; A. M. Anderson, trustee for three years. After the election a banquet was served Cover were laid for ninety-nine. Follow ing the banquet toast were responded to and short speeches were made by Judge H. H. Basler, Prof. N. C. Abbott, P. E. Tay lor. W. B. Newton, E. C. Houston, all of this city, and Thoma R. Ashley of De catur. A few person were present from Decatur, Lyons and Oakland. Pooalar Mloisier BnUit. PIERCE. Neb., March 7 Spectal ) Rev. George Taylor, pastor of the Congrega tional church here, ha resigned his charge, the resignation to take effect the laat Sun day in thia month. At a meeting of the members of the church, held recently, a vote wa taken on the resignation, result ing in two vole being cast to accept the resignation and eighteen vote for not ac cepting it. Six members present declined to vote. Mr. Taylor has been out of town Get Dr- Graves' Toolli Powder. Use it twicfc--day and you wvill hive white teeth, hard fums, dean mouth, pure breath, food digestion and food health. Just asJt your dentist aboct it. Dr Crms' Teeth Powder C. TH VALUE OF CHAHCOAJL Prw r-esl Km Bw t efnl It Is la frewe-r-rlaa; nealta am ateaaty. Nearly everybody knoas that charcoaj Is the safest and most efficient disinfectant and purifier in nature, but few realise Its value taken into the human rjslenx fur the same cleansing purpose Charcoal 1 a remedy that the mni you take of it the better; it is not a drug at all. but simply absorbs the gases and Im purities always present In the stomach and intestines and carries them out of th system. Charcoal sweeten the breath after smok ing, drinking or after eating onions and other odorous vegetables. Charcoal effectually clears and improve the complexion, it whitens the teeth snd further act as safe cathartic. tiii nH i naturaJ and eminently I Jt absorbs injurious gases which colleet : in the stomach and bowels; ft disinfect the mouth and throat from the poison of i catarrh. j All druggist aell charcoal In one form or j another, but probably the best charcoal and the most for the money Is Jn Stuart Charcoal Loenres: they ars composed of the finest powdered Willow charcoal, and other harmless antiseptics In tablet form or rather In the form of large, pleasant tasting Inxenges. the charcoal being mixed ; nation of 1". M. Bate a count v conimis With honey. I sinner and then the county board met and The dallv use of these Ins-nres will soon tell in a much Improved condition of the reneral health, better complexion, ss-eeter breath and rurer blood, and the beauty of It is, that no possible harm can result from their rnntlfiiwd use but on th Mifilnn great benefit. A Buffalo physician in spenklng of the bcneflis of chai 1 nys: 1 advtse Stutter's ' r., , . ,. . t Charcoal Losenges to all patients suffering , from gas in stomach and boa-els, and to clear the complexion and purify the breath, i mouth and throat: I also believe th. liver is greatly benefited by the dally use of them; they crt but 25 cents a box at drug stores, and although in some sense a patent preparation, yet 1 believe I get more and better charcoal In Stuart's Charcoal Losenges than in any of the ordinary char coal tablets." the last Jew days and consequently it can not tie learned whether he will still Insist on hi resignation being accepted or not. He ha leen pastor here for over five year j and through his efforts a fine church edi fice to erected costing in the neighbor hood of JK.IWO. He ha made many friend In and outside of the congregation, who sincerely wish that he should remain. (.agY (naif Basloosa. BEATRICE. Neb.. March 7 . i Special, t The County Board of Sujiervisors convened here yesterday afternoon and the first busi ness to lie disposed of was the matter of constructing a bridge on the line lietwcen Oage and Saline counties. Saline county was represented by Supervisor Iionovan, and after some discussion It wa agreed that Saline county hould construct the bridge, and that after the bills were suli mitted Gage county would pay half the cost of construction. Chairman Camptie!l ridtified the board that he had been served with a notice to appear before the federal court at Omaha In the case of J. H. Sparks against the county. County Attorney Killeti wa in structed to take such steps as are neces sary to protect the interests of Gage county. rrosoe-etlasl at rkrak City. NEBRASKA CITT, Neb.. March 7. 'Spe cial.) The business men of this city have contributed money for the rurpo of sink ing a well 2.0ii feet deep. The hole will lie bored near the Nebraska City Brick com pany's plant and it is the intention to sink a shaft deep enough to ascertain what minerals. If any, are Io" 'he" found under this city. The contributor's to the fund to defray the expense of the work agree to pay a specified sum each nionth until the well reaches a depth of 2.U0H feet. The power to bore the well will be derived from the brick company's bailers. The work will be under the direction of M. McClimens. manager of the brick company. Flskerssaa Released oa B. BEATRICE. Neh., March 7. (Special Tel egram John lden of Bigelow. Mo., ar rived Jn town today and secured the re lease ot hi uncle, John Toucam. who was recently lodged in the county jail on the charge of violating the game laws. Mr. Iden furnished the necessary bond and the two left for Missouri this afternoon. They will return to fight the case, which Is set for trial March 18. Baal boss feaBsre at Boa tripe. BEATRICE. Neb., March 7. (Special Tel egram.) Today F. E. Cook, -who has been in the wholesale and retail liquor business here for many years, disposed of his in I terest to George Boyer of Falls City, who will assume charge May 1. news of Nebraska. PLATTSMOITH Earl Wescott of this city ha been awarded th contract to put In a ;.ii-lirht dynamo in the state hospital in Hastings. PLATTSMOITH Will Jean and Mis Marie Iean were united m marriage last evening at the home of the former father, Charles Jean, southwest of Platismouth. YORK I'ndor the management of the P. E. O. the women of York will give a min strel show at the auditorium Thursday night. March . for the benefit of the pub lic library. TORK Rev. E. A. Sheldon, director of Field work of the Nebraska Historical society, will lecture in the Bt-ptist church on music, literature and religion of the Nebraska IncLans on March a. TEKAMAH At s regular meeting of the Sctio.il tK-ard held Muiuibi night tlie hoard re-elected Prof. N. C. Ablsitt principal for another year, it Is noi definitely known wtiather Mr. Abbott will accept or not. BEATRICE Journeymen Barliers' inter national I'nlon of America local No. 2" held a banquet at the Arcade restaurant last evening. Cover were laid for twenty and a very pleasant evening was the result. SCHVTLER Mr, Henry f'elter and Miss Mabel Gaibraith were married Wednesday evening at 7:Wi by Rev. C. A. Arnold. The wedding, which was at the home of the bride, waa aunjue and only inuinate friends were present. BEATRICE Mis Anna Lena Heppe.rlen 1 died yesterday morning at her Lome In ! South Beatnos after a prolonged limes of I tuliercuioHia. aged M years. She had re cently returneo irom a trip to Mexico fur ' the lieiit-tit of ber health. j FREMONT The Fremont hospital lias changed hands, the purc.tia.sers being Mia i toll ne Clark and Miss iMtrander. wno have boon conducing a private hospital on ' Broad street. They tiave tlie supfiort of tne ' physicians of the city in their venture. BCH Ui LER Sheepmen are taking ad-1 i v,a".u', il tlx- nice weatner and iiavnur their sheep sheared. Ttie MlmaTing niactiine ' ar located al Foida C'reHurnt farm lieeo yaros. woe re au m sneep ure belug taken to be sheared. About L.(A sheep will be sheared. BEATRICE Word was received here yeaierday announcing the marriage of Mis Ida H Langaon. a former Beatrice real- : Oent. to Geor ge T- Rose, w hich occurred at Pacific Grove. Cal.. a few das ago. Tlie bride is a daughter of Mr. ana Mrs. Horac Lngdon of Liu city. NORFOLK lc harvesting by arc light j saved Norfolk from an lc shortage tur ; next summer. Electric wires were strung out over the Ice on ponds w Inch were liwi- lug and also into the ice house so that ; minimise forces of men were enabled, bv shifts, io work day snd night w nils tne lo lasted. BEATRICE Dr. C. J. Robertson, a vet- erlnary surgeon of thi city, returned yes- terday from Cnaa county, where he found about li"' head of cults on tne KujiatrKk ranch afflicted with the distemper. A mere are about Sti in the herd r' fry effort pos- slole will be ma os lo keep the diseaac from apreadlliE- FREasOVT The Boaro of ouiMtrvtaors met Tuesday and have put in moat of tneir time discussing ditches and roads. It was (Welded to secure a drsdging machine for use In cloajiing dilcbsa. several of which are nlluig up badly. One of the cun.ff ditches rilled so full that farmers were fureed to cut too banks lo avoid flooding Uitir iaiitta. Tn board aiau decided Uuu i1 f-'1 Telephone company sHfold furnish the county ith free irstruniTt as com- iw-nsatton fr iie of Ibe bridges tn carv it It is not likely tt.at thr com- patn will assent to tins plan SH ELTON Pntsjwct w are for the lntT"l amount ot building- to be erected in Sbelton the coming season of ar.v for many yeae Hecent.lv the Methodist church buiidlng war sold and in it pla'-e will tie built one of the most modern struc ture st a cost of not less, complete, thHn six thousand dollars, one memlwT of the cotig-egation to iy one-sixth of the cost if the structure. ALt'.R'.N-M I: Thompson, president of the Albion National Bank i a verj lck man lie wa attacked last Sunday wltn sotiH thmg of the paralvtic nature and since ha tieen growing gradually a orse He ha practically lost all use of hi limlm and hi friend entertatn grave lear hp to hi recovery . PCHUYLEH- Word wa received hen Tuesday evenmc timt John M F'herson. son of Mr. and Mm. Malcnim McPherson wa kiUtA(J fil Nim t Tu,.mlliy .rn,n i'anicuiar of the death have not tieen learned, hut the rjHrt stated that Mr. Hr-Ptie-mm a killed st the race track. Ml. Mi f'herson wa a joukry. BEATKTCE 1 Jist e-er.lnr a charivari tiartv vis ted the home of Mr. and Mr A. J. Jones, seven nine northwet of the clt. n" wme one accidentallv discharged shotgun near the house The load ;msod through the slue of the building and rei missed a sister of Mrs. .lone. -ho was In the room lit the time the gun wu dis charged. Al N S WOT! TH The county commissioner appointed Or. ri. P. M Knight or UotiR Pine to fill the va'-sncy. and he ha ac cepted The commissioner also appointed 1. 1. V.rri('k of the Alnsworth house a justice of the peace to fill the vacancy In Aitu-worth precinct. WAHOCe A large amount of real estate has chanced hand In Saunders county since Mar' h 1. protmbly the arrest est In the historv of the countv. The land sales run f""n 8Tn to Shic an acre Seventy deeds -eiTur-oeu anioui lea id HMJ . r'.. a sno n iiy u. rw.ord(.r ..prd, Thts reroro ha been for six day only. More iieople are changing farms, selling out and going wej I than ever before 1n history. , WARNER VI LLE Aleck Snyder. a i farmer living tie-wcen here and Madison, awoke this morning to find his house stanil ' it in the middle of a flowing river Thr stream had started during the night as the result of a flowing well which had broken loose. Mr. Snyder wa preparing I to build an addition to In house, hut now. i owing to the well in the cellar, he 1 nun ' tug m house out of Hie water. ' PROCEEDINGS OF WATER BOARD Mesjostraphlr (urt of What Trans pired at Its vr.sloa I.at Mailt. OMAHA. Neb., March 7. lmili At a meet ing of the Water Ixiard held at It office in the city hall on tin date the following member were present: Chairman Boyd. Congdon. Coad. Howell. Secretary Koenig and Attorney Wright Before the board convened a w hlsjiered conversation wa carried on between the members of the board and their attorney. The meeting was called to order and the following business transacted: A bill of Charle W. Pearsall for taking depositions amounting to X17B was read and ordered paid. Cm motion the board adjourned Mr. Congdon Charley, the hoard hns ad journed. The Reporter 1 not this a meeting of the Water board? The statute provide that all meetings of thr Water board shall be open to the public. Mr. Congdon 1 tell you the board I ad journed and we want to have a little pri vate meeting here, and we don't want you here. If you want to stay we will go some where else and hold our meeting. The Reporter I understand that this is a public board for the transaction of public business, and ft look very funny to me that you want to transact your business be hind closed doors. Mr. Congdon 1 told you the Water board Is adjourned. e . j ... Mr. Coad The Water hoard is adjourned. Mr. Boyd The Water board i adjourned. Mr. Congdon 1 tell you the Water board i adjourned. Are you going to get out? If you ain't, we will go somewhere else and hold our meeting Exit reporter. Total business tranaeted. paying a bill of C7B. Charged up to the taxpayer. l-l SXaowfaat -that Alleock are the cruris ana genuine porous plasters: all others are imltationa Kotlee to Laa Seekers. A large tract of valuable agricultural hind is to be thrown open for settlement on March 3D. 1!MK. This land has been in llti:n tion for twelve year and on January ' the Vnited States land office handed down an opinion wlilcli will open this land for settlement on March 20. The tract consists of about . acres of fine agricultural land in North Dakota, or about no homesteads. TI 1 is a very fine tract of land and is worth at the present time from to H.Kjn per homestead. Jt i valuable wheat land, with an im mense deposit of lignite coal underlying it. A sjiocial excursion for March Is being arranged to take a party of people up to see tlii land, and will he in charge of an agent ef the Illijol Central Railroad com pany. It i a chance of a lifetime to get a good quarter section of farm land and a coal mine for tne asking. In order to avoid a rush the facts are not made rubllr at thi imt, but full in formation can be had by applying at the Illinois Central city ticket office. 112 Far najn street, or addressing Sa.muel North, district passenger agent, Omaha. Neb. Croat Ladles' Rare Toalabt. The most exciting race ever pulled off at the Auditorium roller rink will tie th great free-for-all woman race tonight. There will he about eight or ten entries and the young women will go a mile. Sev eral of them are veritable whirlwind on akates and they are going after the prise with all their might. Great !H1BIH1 Never before in the history of our piano business Lave we been in a position to offer you such bargains as at the present time. We are ccmjeled to vacate our prerent location on April 1st and will offer our entire stock of 3(K) Pianos and Organs regardless of cost. A saving to purchasers from $100 to $200 during this Rale. Call and get our prices or write im mediately for catalogues and bargain list. During this sale we will sell Upright Pianos at the unheard-of terms of $6 cash and $3.00 per month, at prices ranging from $05 and up. Do Not Elfliss This Opportunity Here are a few of the name of the inBtruraenn: Steinway Sons, Hardm&n, Stecer & Bone, A. B. Chaae, Emerson, Voae, McPhail, Kurtiman and our celebrated Mueller Piano, aold from the maker to the user without he middleman's profit and fully guaranteed for twenty years. We ship piano even here and jiay freight charge both wajs if the instrument, after careful ex amination, is not entirely aaUhfactorr to the purchaser. i i i i ! ! i ! ' cpuMm i cn ' j 1 ' : j IGUIIiiULLLU OIj MULLLLU TIHUU bUliirm.I Manufsxturen, Wholesaler! and Retail Dealers. Closing Out the Entire Stock at H07 Harney St After April 1st, 1311-1313 Famara St. HAD CATARRH THIRTY YEARS. Congressman Meekison Givss Praise to Pe-ru-na For His Recovery. OONCKENSMAX MKKKISON PKAIKES II:IU'-XA. Hon. David Meekison. Napoleon, Ohio, ex-ineruber of ConpreKS. Fifty-flrtn PistrJct write: I : ' thnvli I have uwd several bottle f thereby from catarrh of the hejid. 1 ne it a .hort time lonper 1 will lie thirty years' tandin. Uavid MeokiMin. I L - ANOTHKK NE"SATIOVL t'l'IIE (Piintv, Mo., writes "1 have been In : after taking twelve bottles of jour Pernua I am cured." Jaroh L. Davis. If you do not derive prompt and sutisiaciory results, from the use or Peruna. write at once io Dr. Hurtnian, pitinp full statement of your cane, and he will be pleased to pive you his valuable advire pratis. Address Dr. Hartman, President of the Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, O. PREMIER TO HOLD PLACE Eussian Cabinet to Be Independent of Majority n Kational Assembly. WITTE CHANGES MIND REGARDING OFFICE Masr lBMrtaBt Matters of lealsls tloB Reserved to tsar la Nast iest o Graatiasr Powers to the People. 'FT. PETERSBl'RG. March 7. Although yesterday's manifesto" a"nd ukases referring to the national assembly leave considerable vagueness regarding the exact status of the Parliament under the new political scheme of the government the vagueness perhaps being Intentional and' intended for future definition according to the develop ment of events It is made clear that Russia has nut been granted a written const It u- t - tuiiiet, b hi nir urmun r? e- ' ,em' r1 oull Independent of the ma Jority in Parliament. Tlie hope expressed after the manifesto of October 30, that the cabinet would be responsible to the national assembly, after the Brltian system, has not tieen realised. Even interpellations of the ministers are restricted to alleged viola tion of the law and the apparent causes of events. The government believe it will control the new Parliament and proposes to fight further concessions to th radical parties. That it expects to succeed is evident by the fact that Premier Witte has definitely changed his plans and will not retire on the opening of the national assembly. He had frequently declared that his task would lie confined to tiding over the government until the representative of the people were convoked, but having accomplished thi task, the revolutionary storm having some what abated and conditions being altered, he has decided to continue at the head of the government. will Help Forelga Uu. Hi decision i expected to aid in the negotiation of the new foreign loan, of which the treasury stands in Urgent need. Another subject removed from the con sideration of Parliament, which was omitted from last night's dispatch on ihe subject, is the expropriation of private land, the compensation for which 1 o question which vliaJly afect the interest of the rich landed proprietor and the court, and which might even be Inter preted to affect crown lands which Parlia ment might desire to appropriate for ttie benefit of the people. The newspaper comment on the scheme Removal CI API o. mi in i cn niAPin nnninArUf eT it I'ertina and 1 feel greiitly benefited I fee encouraged to lielieve that if fully able to eradicate the dine.e of Mr. Jacob L. Davis, Galena. Si one bad health for thirty-Kpven years, and ffv rt-fleets their political complexion. The romya considers ti to be the realisation of a grand reform, while the Rush and radical organs accept It as a limitation of the autocracy, but bitterly criticise it narrcw limit and restrictions. The Rusk demands an ixplanr'km of the oath of fidelity to the autocrat which mem ber of Parliament will have t 4ake. The list of elector of the -oity of St. Petersburg i completed and shows that there are 14S.1W vtites. Am EbbYmjtIbuk asoctoi. uses gentle means, such as Electric Bit ters, In curing dangerous diseases, llks BUllousneas, Dyspepsia, etc trie For sals by Sherman &. Mc.Cormufl Drug Co- FORECAST OF THE WEATHER Fair Today Tomorrow la e- fcrasksw Iowa. sooto Dakota al Kansas. WASHINGTON, March 7. Forecast of the weather for Thursday and Friday: For Nebraska. Iowa, South Dakota and Missouri Fair Thursday and Friday. For Colorado and Wyoming Fair Thurs day and Friday. For Montana Fair In southern, rain and colder in northern portion Thursday; Fri day, fair. Loral Record. OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BTREAf. OMAHA, March 7. Official record of tem perature and precipitation, compared with the corresponding day of th' last throe ears. llsit. IM mm. im. Maximum temperature M Ws M 4 ' Minimum tcmiierature 111 W. SB A Mean temiierature 4- R7 44 41 ITecipitation ' .01 .06 .v Temperature and precipitation depe-cture from the normal at Omaha since '.aarcli 1, and comparison with the last two -ears. Normal temiierature SI Excess for tlie day . . it j Total excess since March 1. lMra . 'M I Normal precipitation .In Inch .IK Inch .2 inch OT inch .T- inch Iicficicncy for the dHV ..... Total precipitation since Mavch 1. Deficiency since March 1 Deficiency for cnr. period VH leficiency for cor. period 1WH ..... Reports froas statins s mt T P. M. Station and Btate of Weather. Bismarck, c.sr Cheyenne clear t'lncimo. cioudy Davenport, cloudy .... Ietivrr, clear Havre, pt cloudy ..... Helena, cloudy Huron, cloudy Kansas City, clear ... North Platte, clear ima ha. clear Rapid City, clear ..... St. Ijouir, clear St. Paul, clear Salt Lake City, cluar. Valentine, clear Wlllision. pt. cloudy Temp. Maxi- Rain- um. tall f.1 .Ml 62 .( 4U T .On I .(HI 70 .iw WI .Ml di . 41. .11(1 n ' .(Hi M .Ml 44 1 .Ml 44 T 42 .IH ill .nil 12 .(Kl Mi ... 4k ... 3h ... 4 ... M ... 2 ... ... 4" ... C ... i2 ... Wi ... M .... 4a ... 4 ... 4fi ... C T indicates trace of precipitation. L. A. WELSH. Local Forecaster. Sale of loin rx ri?5f i