i HE OMAHA DAILY DEE: 'WEDNESDAY, MAMlf L'l, U(fl TrlepJiona Douglas 816. Our Annual March White Goods Sale. Y Now located In the new retail center, Howard and Sixteenth' Btret. Special Sale of India Linons.' All our India Linnn. to a yard. All riur lHe India tlnons, ft! a yard. All our JtV India Ltnnna, 14c a yard. AH our fic India Unons, lc a yard. , All our? India Iytnnns, Joe a yard.' All out ISo India Llhona, Tie a yard. ; Special Remnant Sale of Wash Goods in. Our Economy , , -.. Basement. . Wednesday 8 a. m., at c per jaid. We win'tios our rcmnact of wash mat tMlala.; Including ISo'. Printed Madras. . in and 15e ;Oltighams, Kc Voile Suitings, IS nnd 1c ''.Arnold's' Serge 'Me and HVfci rer? sales, etcT ail to ut one price, 6c per yard. Special Flannel; Opportunity our regular fino cp-pillt? of silk embroid ered CrearrW Flannels,'' J Inches wide, on .n1e WMtirtrtwy at' 85c per yard. Pre our. glt showing Jt beautiful Wash (foods rri' lU'O'noiny paaemi nt at following impulsr' htlces: , 1C, J3o,; iac, 18c, Aw, 5Pe w asc, b yafffi".' ' :.. : Dress ,Goo3i Special Wednes- vday. - v ..- j All.atri.! a)l wool, gootf -light and dark colors.' very useful for chlldren'a dresseA .irul ladles' light weight summer dresses, usual price-'V special price for Wednee. Jay tic a yard." Bargains in Ladies' Spring Gav ments, Economy Basement. M- spring suits, i-lon effects, reduced gt that Miv Oardeld told these defendants that ha was here to Investigate a violation of the Injunction Issued against them re training them from acting In violation of the law against restraint of trade T" asked Attorney Hynes. "1 do not" forget," repl'ed the attorney general. "I do nrtt care. It goes to ahow I hat these men were warned that criminal action might be taken. If they did not then eek the protection of the law, having be.-n warned, the fault is their own, the leppoiislhlilty Is theirs and the results fall iipcn thilr own heads." ii i :i;.l:ng his address Attorney Gen eral V '.ilil: "If on these propositions th'M runts escape; n trial Into the i '"I". . tharses It will be a calamity In . , i ncut and for these defend- :, . n-v them that they are Inno e i t ., .'' ate provd to be guilty. i ,. ! iiitr.phrey. alone of all these fc.ii ... . . .,i. of this land, have the go-lr.i'.-i. t ir .'ue.it Inn. and t leave it with ecu fid- r.rejo you. ' AUotii y Miller, who hud waived part of the U'.i o allotted for his argument to allow tho tiitot upy general to epeakmade a brief iftply lo .sonva qupatjona, akc,ijl by the at torney general, , t . Imniixdlael arter'lh conclusion of his argument Attorney General vMoofly left for Washington. " CATTLEMEN ON THE FENCE 'ha4rn' Man Thtaka 1'aele "am Hit Hera Sever Along Thla Oae Mae. TIhhdhs Powd, a prominent ranchman of northern Nebraska, Is a guest at the Mer chants. Mr. Dowd has been spending sev eral weeks at Excelsior Springs, Mo., In order to get rid of a bad attack of rheu matism. Ilia home is about sixty miles southeast of Chadron. "It Is not a usual thing for ranchmen to have the rheumatism," aald Mr. Dowd, "but during this winter tnere has been an epidemic of rheumatism In our vicinity and It caught jne to a alight extent. "Though I have not been home for sev eral weeks I learn the cattle have come through - the winter In good shape. We have abundant winter feed, and ao were prepared for the snow. My ranch adjoins the famous Hpade ranch. "The. cattlemen ,fel the government Is getting a ilttle severe with them in the fencing ' pTopouitton.', A' a matter of fact. Il la next t, impuestlilo to do much In the cattle business up there without fences. It la a condition that liaa existed for a great many ycirs. and the 'cattlemen have simply availed thmlvea of the existing order of affairs, bot mith any Intention to mouopullso public' lands, but to have them for graxlng pui-poaes. since they are use leas fur anything else, 'it is all a mistake to presume that, the. cattlemen are Inimical t the houiemeadera. We are glai to have them In th country and do all we can to inciiuragp them to pome .there aj-.d make lioiuea. We do buslocxa' with them In. buy ing such feed and produce aa (hey ral, and they In turn are a great help to ui." What Docs Stand For For Good Faith ' whji the public for quar ter cf a century. For Purity never yet questioned by pure food officials. For Finest Fkrvor resulting from u ot costli est and highest quality of material. . For the Best Cocoa and Chocolate mf.Ua aywbcra at any prlc. For Largest Sales of any superfine Chocolat Bonbon la the world. For Protection to Buyers , in guaranteed uniformity of highest excellence. TUltwmtf Htnifi M Frm. t TS Waher M. Lowisty Co OATOM. Special Sale of Embroidered Swisses. All our II Kfnbroldered Swisses, g a yd. All our sic Embroidered Hwlesea So a yd. All iir 75c Kmhroldcred Swles'-s, ipe a yd; All our Hfio lOinbroldci ed - Swisses, Sc a yd. All our &c Kmbroldered Swisses, c a. d. Special Sale of Persian Lawns. All our lRc Persian I.awns, lis? yd. All our 20c Persian Uni, lfte yd. All our J5c Persian Unn, 18c yd. ' All our Sfc Persian ta wna, 20c yd. All our tic Terslan Ltwni, 29c yd. 'All our 6o Persian Lawn. 33c yd. ' Special Sale of Sheer - Linen Suitings. All our 1.2!i Sheer Handkerchief Linen, 88c a yd. All our $1 Bheer Handkerchief 'Linen, JBe a yd. All our "Be Sheer Handkerchief Linen, 59c a yd. AH our rtoe- Sheer ' Handkerchief. Linen, 3c a yd. All our (oc medium weight Linen suiting, .10c a yd. All our 0c medium weight Linen S.uiting, 39c a, yd. Cwwwwww eieeeeieeeeeeeeea from flu .W and tiH-OO to I7.W. New spring ahft box coats, short fitting eoaW- In covert I Ahd fancy mixtures, at 84.60, 14.89, H'J, 8& 00 and 87.50. Long loose awagger coat a. In coverta end fancy mixtures, at 1500 And 16. M. Great sale of ladtea' petticoats Thurs day. Watch for Wednesday's ad. Special Sale on Silkoline. M Inches wide, regular lJ'Jc quality, fine Howard Corner Sixteenth Street. WALLACE TALKS OF CANAL Former Ohdinuan of Commission Gives Opinion on Type of Aqueduct. PREFERS SEA LEVEL CONSTRUCTION Ad, lee' lu Maaner uf uperatlng Railroad la Alas Given by .Man Hh Once Headed Knterprlse. WASHlNUroN, March 30.-John t Wal lace, formerly chief engineer ot the Isth mian Canal commission, today testified be fore the senate committee concerning the type of canal to be constructed acroes the Isthmus of Panama. He was asked to state his views and prefaced hla examina tion with a general statement, which In part folllowa; Mr. Wallace, In advocating an arproxl. mately atrnlght, sea level canal' of atiiple Width and depth ,as the; best .type, urged that any other plan which pl.icca restric tions upon the probable. pormahency of the canal Itself, aa well as upon the speed and the size and number of vessels passing through it, must render the canal far lees valuable; that the only deterrent factors !n this connection are relative time and cost, and (hat in approaching tho discussion the question of how much money the American people supposedly are willing to Invest In the canal and how much time they are willing to wait for its proper ac complishment should be considered. He said that Judged by the capitalization and dividends now paid upon Ue a look of Uie Sues car.al, it la apparent that the, rates charged for transit through it are exces sive and that thus a. material saving would be offered commerce by the Panama route, saying: Assuming that the present tonnage through the Sues of. say, 10,tX),0e0 tons per year, would pass through the Panama canal, even at II a ton there would be an approximate Income of Jlu.OW.000, which is sufficient to Justify an expenditure of tMO.- The later figure he deemed ample to con struct the sea level canal. As to the ad ditional time Involved, Mr. Wallace pre dicted that upon a basis of "reasonable energy and the use of proper business methods of administration a sea level canul can be fully completed in ten. to, to be en tirely eafe, say, twelve years, and a lock cansl, even If only sixty feet above sea level, would require only three years lees." Favors a Contract. II reiterated tnat lncreaaed efficiency could be secured if the work were handled by a single contracting firm, unhampered by goernment methuda and with every j Incentive to early completion with possi bly utilisation of two shifts Instead of one shift of ten hours. Mr. Wallace contended If It was not too much to hope trat the committee will de cline to recommend anjr . farm of canal which la not capable to being In the future truuaformud into a sea level canal without undue Interference with the world's traffic, or undue additional, cost, that this fact alone ahould take the recommendations ot the minority of the board ot consulting engineers and the recommendations of the majority of the Isthmian canal commission be left out of really aertuua consideration. Mr. Wallace questioned whether con gress would feel Justified in Indorsing the construction of any dam of large dimen sions, retaining a head of water, say elghty-Bve feet, the fouunatlon of which does not extend to bedrock or to some equally Imperable and reliable strata. "Is It either safe or wise," he sskd, "to authorise the building of a dam one and one-half miles long to retain a head of water of eighty-five feet across an al luvial valley, similar lo the valley of the Chagnes at Clatun, in which exists al ready two subservlce gorges, one of which alone Is feet across and 24(1 feet deep, which haa evidently been refilled with a heterogeneous mass of gravel, sand, etc., brought down bv mountain streams." Keare Bis; lant. With this situation in view," he said, "it is greally to be feared that the dam at Oatun, proposed by a minority board of the consulting engineers and endorsed by a majority oflhe Isthmian canal com mission, might, after some years, be found Hntapabla of withstanding the strain up"n it." He pointed out reasons for apprehension on thla point and aald his remarks on this subject applied, though in a leaser drgrec, to the series of dams and barrages holding back a head of fifty-five feet ot water, which It la proposed by tbe minor ity report to construct across the alluvial valley ot the Rio Orande. on the Pacific aid of the canal. If it la decided to build lock canal, Mr. Wallace said, then it la to be earnestly hoped only such form of luek runs I will be authorised a will be a1misille In connection with the construe u..u ot a 1 n in il Oaiitlnia, wff r ll U Ree. Mar. 20, 190. line of new designs, at Sc er yard. Ppeclal sale of ruffled Bwlsa curtaina at Ic a pair. Pjieclal sale of Nottingham lace curtaina at 89o a pair. 12.00 white lace curtains at Co a pair. 8.i0 net curtains, with real iltiny lace trimming, white or e'em, at 81.78 pair. 84.60 bohblnet curtains, ecru with lace In sertion and edge, at 81.9 pulr. Extension curtain rods, with ends and brackets complete, tc each. Third floor. Beautiful New Brilliantines. 'Highly esteemed as durable, rich. glissy fabrics, bearing a very near, resemblance to silk, with longer wearing qualities. M-tnch striped and mixed mohnlr brll liantlnea 50c a yard. 42-!nch plain and mixed mohair brll llantlne, new shadow checks, . In a wide range of popular colors, 75c a yard. 44-Inch brown and blue with white checks, very desirable, 1100 a yard. 48-lnrh blue and white and black and white dotted, beautiful texture, II 25 a yard. 61-Inch striped and mixed mohair, excel lent range of colors, fl.Bv a yard. New Gray Dress Goods. . Fashion decrees that this shall lie a tremendoua gray dress goods season. Months ago we anticipated thla and are showing an unequalled assortment of beautiful new weaves and shadea at each of the following prices: 75c, H.09, U.K. 81.60, 81.76, 82.00, 82.28. . Dressing Sacques 50c. The remaining sacques In our Economy Basement, worth three times this closing price, Wednesday 5(c each; sixes 84, 88, 40. 42. Our Customers Deposit Ac count Department. You buy your goods here In the usual way, and have them charged In the "un usual," yet convenient way. Ask u about II. positively known that the primary rock foundation exists at no greater depth than sea level, rather than at Oatun. There Is, l.e said, no urgency that to his mind would Justify the great risk of earth dams at Oatun or La Boca. The army engineers, he said, could most efficiently supervise the contractor and all the governmental functions. Including policing, and sanitation could easily be performed under the control and direction of the governor of the canal sone. Mr. Wallaco pointed out that in considering additional time required for the construc tion of a sea level cansl. the prompt and efficient utilisation of the Panama railroad Is a matter of great Importance. Aa to Railway Management. Mr. Wallace said there are two sugges tions which had been subjected to careful review because of criticisms passed on them. First, that tho railroad should be substituted for canal while the latter' Is being constructed. If ao, he said. It should be completely separated in management und control from any steamship line at either end, nnd the transfers from ship to ship should be at a flat rate per ton. regardless of classification! .except that UghT-'and bulify nVfi'ctes should be rated' at-a certain numberof cubic flrtet to ton. . This rate he centendbil,' should "riot exceed 12 per ton. and this reduced as buslpesa -Increases, t'nder such a system of administration, he urged, there Is no occasion Jor the Panama canal to retain a corporate existence, with officers In New Tork. for the road can be better con trolled by a single competent railway man ager on the Isthmus. This arrangement alone, he said, would save a large annual expenditure, which, he "asserted. Is now apparently wasted on the Panama railroud organization "aad would do away with the complexities which that organisation proposes, while at the same time the em barrassing questions arising from the al liance of steamship lines with the transit across the Isthmus could be separately considered on their mertt.s.' In closing, Mr. Wallace sold: It Is much easier to retain and regulate the movement of traflic along llnps to which It has been accustomed than it is to regain it after It. has been once diverted to new routes, and the committee ought not to overlook the completion of the Tehuantepeo route. whiHi t now being provided with every kind of facility for handling traffic from shin to cars and from cars to ship across that Isthmus, and which. It Is siiKgested, ought to be Im mediately provided at Panama. At the afternoon session Mr. Wallace discussed engineering questions. He con demned the Oatun dam project, proposed by the minority plana, and declared that the Culebra cut waa the greatest obstacle to the sea level canal. In reply to questions by Senator Morgan Mr. -Wallace went over the ground covered previously concerning his experiences on the lathmus with Chairman Pliontx, Hecre- tary Taft und Mr. Cromwell. He said Mr. Shonts had told him that the president had promised him (Mr. ghonta) domination over the other members of the commission. He thought members of the Walker com mission suspected Cromwell of being re sponsible for their dismissal. He closed with general testimony concerning nitra tions on the isthmus. Headaenca and Itearararla from Colds. Laxative Bromo Quinine, the Cold and Grip remedy, remove tl'e cause. Call for name nnd signature of K. W. Grove. &c. Haron olleae .detects Orator, limOX. 8. I)., March in.-8peclal.)-In the oratorical contest held here, Charles R. Miller waa the successful speaker, and will represent Huron college at the state ora- i torical contest to be held here In May. Mr. Miller's subject waa "Abrahuni Lin coln," and was pronounced by Judges aa well as the audience to be one of the finest orations ever delivered by a college student In this city. arrov Kaeaue from poisoning, caused by constipation, had Mrs. Toung. Clay City. N. T. Dr. King's New Life Pills cured her. ISe. For vale by Hherman McConnell Drug Co. Itallaas Klsht la Teaaessre. BRI8TOK T'tin.. March . Information from Marion, N. C, is to the effect that in a tight between a railroud foreman and Kalian laborers, ihe foreman In defending liimsedf clubbed seven of the men to dca'Ji with a crowbar. v When Medicines Fall . POSTUM 10 day may toWa your problem. "There' & Reuse.' EBBS?' MUTINY OF RUSSIAN SAILORS Unconfirmed Rumor that Drew t Sebactopol Hare Murdered Officers. REPORT THAT CITY IS IN FLAMES St. I'etersbara Papers tlare rtra aad Officials Way ory Is Wllboot Fonndn x tlon. ST. PETERSBURG, March Most Sen sational reports are , current tonight that the execution ot former lieutenant Schmidt, which has made a deep Impres sion throughout Russia, has been followed by an extensive mutiny of sailors at Sevas topol, the massacre of their officers and firing by the fortress tipon the city. The truth of the story Is doubted, thla being the "psychological moment" for the pl pe ranee Of ' such wild reports. No press dispatches confirming the story have been received, but If the story shall prove true the absence of newa might be accounted for by the Imposition of A censorship. The alleged news came In the form of two cypher telegrams to a prominent member of the social revolutionary party, such as the revolutionaries have sometimes been able to transmit .through accomplices In the telegraph offices when the public and even the government, has been- unable to communicate, .As translated .and displayed at' the offices of 'radical newspapers here the telegrams say 'briefly that the sailors, Infuriated by the refusal of Emperor Nich olas to pnrdou - Lieutenant Schmidt and their fellow sallbrs, 'rose In their bsrracks and seised and i Imprisoned the majority of their officers. . The dispatches add that the city of Sebastopnl la almost entirely In flames. It Is also sta'fed4 tluit, a student at the Technological Institute has received a sim ilar telegram. ' The Admiralty professes Ignorance as to the occurrence- of any such affair. The papers. In view of the menace of the new press law, which provides that they may be closed up for spreading false report af fecting the army or nftvy, are afraid to take chances by publishing the story to morrow. chnildt a llerw and a Martyr. Lieutenant Schmidt, leader of the naval revolt at Sebastopol In November last, who was tried by conrt-martlal and shot near Otchakoff fortress. South Russia, yesterday with three sailors sentenced to death for mutiny, la being made a hero and a martyr by the revolutionists. - The boys of the St. Petersburg gymnasium slruck today, in order to compel the offering up of prayers In school for the repose of the soul of tho lieutenant. The Huss print a detailed account of the execution, from which It appears that when Schmidt received the hews that the authorities had refused to commute the death penalty he wept for the three sailors. his companions, saying they were so young and honest, and he would prefer to die alone. Tho condemned men were taken to the small, deserted island of Borlzan and were shot at sunrise: Schmidt addressed his executioners, sixt) sailors of the erulferTeretz, saying: "I die for the Russian people and the fatherland, and many of you doubtless will hereafter share my death for the same cause.". -.' , Schmidt refuBedto. a,ccept the sacrament and nskf-d not to he blindfolded. He met his death with head, .up' jind eyes open; The firing squad was statfyued at a distance of fifty' paces. 'Two, .of sailors were killed at' the hrsf 'yoHejjnj'one more at tho third: Si-hmld't did 4. fall until the. fourth volley. ' ' -V? PLAN; OF THAYER FUNERAL (Continued from First Page.) Republic. He had the degrees of A. B. and A. M. conferred upon him bv Brown university and U. 1 U. by the University of Nebraska. Tho lwselng of General Thayer murks an event of unusual Interest In the history of Nebmska. The oiganlzer and com mander of the first military force of this state, who successfully protected the frontier settlements from the Indian depre dations, then winning the confidence of the great commander, General Grant, on the battlefield, and returning the most prominent officer representing the' territory of Nebraska In the' War of the rebellion. His loyalty to his country was circum scribed by no -bounds and was equalled only by Ills mngnlllcent courage and ster ling Integrity. An ideal soldier, citizen and executive officer, he has left his imprint on -the pages of history Mint will have a beneficent Influence on succeeding genera tions. The flags at all state Institutions will be displayed at hair-staff on the dav of the funeral. March 23, and the armories of the Nebraska National Guard will bo draped In mourning for the next thirty duys as a testimony of respect to the memory of this gallant soldier and statesman. OLU (OMHIDKR ARK TO ATTF.M) Members of First Hrgliuent Will tin to Fnnrral. Captain C E. Burmelster has sent out notices to his old comrades of the First Regiment, Nebraska volunteer Infantry, of the civil war. residents of Omaha, to make arrangements to attend the funeral of Gen eral Thayer, organizer and Jlrst commander of that regiment. About fifteen members of the regiment are living in Omaha. The members of the regiment are asked to meet at the Burlington depot when the formal date of the funeral Is made known that all may proceed to Lincoln In a body. Arrangements are also being made to have all the aurvlving member of the reg iment now living in this state to attend the funeral ceremonies, i All memliera of the First regiment will be transported free to Lincoln and return, through the courtesy of General Manager Holdrege of the Burlington. The twin will leave-the Burling tun station at f:10 a. m. Friday, returning the same evening. All members of the old First Nebraska (IM to lxtw) living in Omaha Kre requested to send their names to Charles K. Burmelsler. sup erintendent of the money order department. Omuha fioatofflee. In order that, It muy be known Just how many intend-to go. FHIKMItf KOH UVKM H.U.F CKTIHY I)r Miller Paya TrIUate to Ills Old Aasoptate. j Among the oldest and best friends of ! General Thayer was Ilr. IJeoige 1.. Miller. I Omaha's pioneer. Of V. Miller the ven erable' soldier and statesman spoke In the most affectionate terms to a reporter for The Bee who called upon him at his Lin coln r'jsidenre on his Sotn birthday anni versary. On the death of his distinguished friend Dr. Miller' said: "I tirst met General Thayer nearly fifty two years ago at Council Bluffs. 1 found him a tine appearing young man of high mental attainments, pleasing address, me dium else, bright, clear eyes and black hair, and In every respect a gentleman. I induced him to locate In Omaha, and he built the first house in Omaha to be cov ered with clapboards for his family and In which to make his home, which was In striking contrast to tha eof too wood houses that most of us could then afford. lie at onca became a leader of men. Originally a whig, ! became aa ardent republican. The political Influences of this section were tbsn dominates by the democratic party, being tha close of the Pierce and beginning of tbs Buchanan administrations. He prs- empted that section of land mw known Scrofula Few are entirely free from It. It uiay develop so slowly as to eanse little If any disturbance during the whole period ot shildhood. It may then produce dyspepsia, catarrh, and marked tendency to consumption, before manifesting Itself In much eutaneou erup tion or glandular Swelling. It la best to be sure that yon are trait (red from It, and you ran rely on Hood's Sarsaparilla to rid yon of It radically and permanently. Xccept no substitute, hut insist on having Hood s. Liquid or tablet, loo Dose II. as Seymour park and owned It for many year. "He was possessed of the strong military Idea which was so notably developed In his later years. He was made colonel of the First Nebraska volunteer during the war and won his spurs at Shlloh. He re ceived his commission as colonel from Governor Alvin Saunders. He was gal lant and brave nnd at once won the con fidence of General Orant, who never de aerted him. He was elected to the senate with T. W. Tipton. I think. In 1. but was defeated for a second term. He was afterward appolhted by President Grant as governor of Wyoming and upon his re turn to Nebraska was elected governor of thla elate. In both his civil and military careers he was truly a great man. "Whlla In the Pnlted States senate he commanded a wide Influence and was a member of the military committee. He told me once he had matured a plan to establish a great military concern here at Omaha. Including an arsenal, and thus make Omaha the great military headquar ters for the west. Of course. Ms defeat for the senate necessitated an abandon ment of this cherished p.an. "General Thayer and I have been com panions nil these long years. I esteemed and loved him and ask that I may stand near his grave when he. my loved friend of over fifty years, Is laid awny." STORY OF THE STOCK BOOR (Continued from First Page.) OH company stock were made out to the trustees of the Standard Oil trust. The wit ness later admitted that the Standard OH trust and the Standard Oil company of Now Jersey were the same. Stock certificate No. 34 showed that one share of stock had been Issued to C. M. Pratt of Brooklyn, and Mr. Adnins ad mitted that Mr. Pratt was In Home way connected with the Standard OH company. One sharn of stock was also Issued to H. M. Tllford, In 1S31. one to the witness in 1892, bot the latter waa transferred to Silas M. Payne, who. the witness admitted, was connected with the Standard Oil company. It was proved by the reading of the stock certificates that the Standard Oil company of New Jersey, in 19fO. held as much stock of the old concern as M. M. VanBuren of Ardsley-on-the-Hudsolt holds In the Waters Pierce company at the present day. The exact number of shares held by Mr. Van Buren is 2,747, while the total number shares of stock of the company is t.Ono. These shares were first acquired by the trusteea of the Standard Oil trust June 22. 18S2, when the capital stock of the Waters Pierce company was Increased from $100,000 to $4i),000, and constituted a majority In terest. Van Buren holds Shares.- . When the old Waters-Pierce company waa dissolved, In June, 1CM, the same 2,747 shares wcre transferred to M. M. Van Buren. Mr. Hadley endeavored to show that these shares are still held by "Van Buren for the Standard Oil company. Ho asked Mr. Adams whether the dividends declared .on thoso shares were not divided proportionately among officers and stock holders of the Standard OH company, par ticularly H. M. Tllford. Adams pleaded Ignorance of what became of the money after paying dividends had been made. There was then Introduced a letter writ ten by M. M. Van Buren to Adams dlre.-i Ing that dividends on the former's stoc. In the Waters-Pierce Oil company should be puid by check Into the Seaboard Na tional bank of New Tork. This letter was dated Ardsley-on-the-Hudson, N. Y.. July 1, 1904, afid was stamped as received by Mr. Adams In St. Louis the same day. Mr. Hadley nsked whether the witness cuufd explain the synchronous posting and receiving of the communication. He replied that he thought It was due to u mistake In the stump. A veccipt for $99.fWt In dividends that had been paid to II. Clay Pierce on his stock In the Waters-Pierce company was. then shown to Mr. Adums. with the request that he tell, if he could, what part of the sum had gone to the Standard Oil company as Its pro rata of earnings on stock in the I lesser concern. Mr. Adams denied any j knowledge of what Mr. Pierce did with the money paid to him. Mr. Adams was then excused. Vice President A. M. flnlay of the Waters-Pierce Oil company was called to the stand. After being sworn Mr. Flnlay was excused without having been ques tioned and the hearing adjourned to 10 o'rlcck tomorrow. INDIANAPOLIS'. March M.-The Indlun apolis News says It la announced that the business of the Republic Oil company has been turned over to the Standard Oil com pany. F. R. Burnett. Indianapolis, manager of the Republic Oil company, when shown the story published In the Indlunapolis News, said today: "I know nothing of any change whatever. Any Information regarding uuy change In the affairs of the Repuhilc Oil company should come from Cleveland. I know absolutely nothing about It." The publication was based upon Infor mation received by telephone from a source not given. TORNADO IN MISSISSIPPI Storm Covers Nl&teen Miles of Terri tory, but Itrtalla Are still I .a cilia a. HATTlKBHl'RG. Miss., March aw. A tor nado passed over southern Mississippi last I night. Whether there has been loss of ! life is not known. The news was brought I here by Oeorge Kennedy, who reached here from New Augusta, Miss. From his at i count the tornado originated at a point between Beaumont, on the Mobile, Jackson tc Kansas City railroad, and Brooklyn, on the Gulf & Khip Island road, twenty miles south ot this city, sod sped across the j country a diriam-e of sixteen miles. Its path was a uuartef of a mil wide. It pttssed through the Ne wman Lumber com pany's iract No. 111. tearing down femes, uprooting and destroying all of the timber In its path. Mr. Kennedy could give no information as to probable loss of life, but he was cer tain the storm had swept through the country described. BROOKLYN, Miss., March 3". There has been no storm In this vicinity recently and no loss of life. Complete (ottoa Statistics. WASHINGTON. Msrch SO -A bulletin Is. sued today by the census bureau shows th complete crop of cotton for 1906, Including llntera and counting round bales as bait bales, to be 10.e97.013 bales, compared with U WT.Sl'l bales f0( IP and 10,016.7:1 bales fwr 1U The Successful Man saves his money. Have you be- , gun to save yours. Our facilities are arranged for your conven ience. Deposits may be made at any time, and may be with drawn at any time. All deposits draw 4 interest. Oldest and Strongest Savings Bank in Nebraska. Depositors 7,200, Deposits $755,000. CITY SAVINGS BANK IBlh and Douglas St. SENATE PASSES PENSION BILL Measure Carries Two Million Dollars Mora Than Last Tear. FORTIFICATIONS BILL IS AMENDED All Appropriations for Forts In the rhlllpplae lain aits Are strleltea Oat. WAWHINUTOM, Msrch . In less than twenty minutes the senate today voted away tlto.dno.onn of the public funds. The sum Is carried by the pension appropriation bill, which brief document was made tho subject of littl discussion. The railroad rate bill waa laid aside for the day and the major portion of the time was devoted to the consideration of the fortifications appropriation bill. In thn. connection the question of the necessity foi sea coast fortifications in the Philippines was discussed at considerable length with the result that all provisions for such forti fications In these possessions was eliminated from the bill. The consideration of the measure was not concluded. There was also a brief discussion of the power of a conference committee so to amend the bill providing for the punishment of the premature divulgence of government secrets as to make the Inhibition extend to senators and members of the house of representatives, but the subject was left undisposed of for the time. When the senate convened today Mr. Over man presented an amendment to the rail road rate bill providing that In cases of review of the findings of the Interstate Commerce commission by the courts "no writ of Injunction or intelocutory order shall be granted by any district or circuit court without first giving live days notice to the adverse party, nor until petition and answer are filed and hearing thereon had." The fortification appropriation bill was then taken up for consideration. . Fortifications Bill Asaeaded. Mr. Teller moved an amendment striking out the provision for the fortification of the Philippines and Meflwre. '-Allison and Lodge declared tlicir wMlingiier to support soer. a motion. .- : , The bill for the -reorganisation of the consular service was sent to conference. While the. motion of Mr. Teller was pend ing Mr Clark, (W-jo) presented the con ference report on the bill providing pun ishment for the premature publication of secret information of the goernment, ex plaining that the conference committee had included members of congress In the list of officials against whom the prohibition Is made operative, notwithstanding they were omitted from the bill as It pass-1 both houses. After a lengthy dlscusalun the matter went over until tomorrow, and considera tion of the fortifications bill was resumed. Mr. Newiands spoke In support of the pro posal to eliminate the Philippine Islands from the present plana for fortifications. After further debate, the Teller atnenl ment was accepted 23 to 23, and on motion of Mr. Clay the appropriations applying only to seacoaHt defenses In the Hawaiian islands were reduced to I.'!,'), to corre spond with the" estimate for those Islands. Pensloa BUI Is Passed. The pension appropriation bill was taken up and so amended as to dispense with tha requirement that pension applicants show continued disability. Mr. McCumber said the bill carried an increase over the amount carried last year ot about 12,000,000 due to the additions tin account of the Hpanish war and the old age disability order. Me isald that last year l.Mi private pension lbllls were en acted into law. They Increased the ap propriation about zn,V0. He added that the old uge pension amendment merely makes effective the executive order. The bill then passed. Bills were passed authorising the pay rnent ot 14,350 to Custer county, Montana, In aid of the construction of a bridge I serosa the Tongue river, and authorising I the leasing of lands in La Plata county. Name. Address. . . If reu ltl t. tMI epv ol lbs mention. in nU .Av.rtlMm.nt. wrl. year p.m. .nd Idi-e- ta th. .t. ' off tl.lt up .nd m.11 t Battle rffk anltartam Co.. ltd.. lpt. H Hatttle- (r.fk. Mlea. .. . I T ol f Ht.B r 1 could cosTlnoe you In this of h. u. u Tnu ot our KREB n.w boo. ?Vh. b.?tli rrk Id..." you -mid rUs.'-I.lu.bl. b-l Joy hnv it ' be w.ll strong wKkeal wk in. drut. or wdicin..' - All It to.t. you. how..r. It the erlss f t.inp . It sbtolut.ly (re.. It th. usiniB.nt or rot.nilos of your os ., tiltu ud In. too wealth tbM '..r to y iu-l. worth pott.l, -n IM on. tod.)- tor ue .boro cwiponi, and w. will forw.rd tha hook proinpi'y. You do sot obllss'e you-e" in hy .n.v.rlns this sdv.rtlMni.nt. You r n.llli.r r"lr to bur .nithlsf nor Is promle. anything. All ak la that yos l.ad the book rartul. Ii uii. ho yeu no ll. In vour horn, without diiiulblng your datly routine tn an ) a n. hUIIul llt-tha 111. that haa r..iored thouaanda to health at tha famou. Batlla Creak Saoii.rlum. n la now woiili' that nlae-t.mna ot all IIwhi ara .auad by Improper .'. Van .at dlaear-a: and you al baltn. It la all In tha ttiolca ot food.. "Tna a.ttl ( rael Ideal" will tall yon how Ij rhooaa r'snt M a. t sat d kP too haallk. If tha health- la aorth k.tng. tka book la worth atng for today. Addrae. Tka battle reek Sawllarlas Co., Lta Dept. II ltt. Battle t'roek, Mich. For fifty year. staple remedy of superior merit. Absolutely harmless. oo Colorado, for experiments In .rubber pro duction. - . ' At 5:06 the senate went Into executive session nnd at J:2" adjourned. SPIRIT OK K ONOMY 1 HOltl-'. I.tma Debate Over ( banae In Halarlra of Minor Employes. WASHINGTON, March M.-The house t -ilay did business with a mocroscope In otic. hand and the bill making appropriation for the salaries of Its officer and employed In the other. The result wAs that althougii five nnd one-half hours were spent In read ing the legislative appropriation hill for amendinenl, less than twenty-five pages of the measure were completed. The spirit of economy in little things waa all absorbing Points of order were made and many of" them were fatal to proposed Increase In Un salaried of officers. Janitors, doorkeeperi-. , messengers and Inborcrs. A point of order which made the salary of the engineer of the house $72"' a year Instead of $S20. as pro posed, caused a constitutional debate of nore than an hour on the point as tn whether the house could do as it saw fit in the matter of fixing the salaries of 1: employes. The conclusion seemed to be tluu it could, and that It prescribed Its own ac tion by its rules. However, these rules prohibit Increasing a salary without pro vision of law. The final round for the day was a debate as to whether the house could ' get as good packing boxes as the senate dlil ' for Its members, and Anally a move wa made to eliminate packing boxes entirely' from the perquisites of members, which failed. CAPPER LOOKS FOR EW ROAII Makes Showing to Colorado at Seath ern and Is Favorably Received. CASPER. Wyo.. March 3D. 8pecla. The committee apiwlnted by the Caspt j Commercial club, composed of Hon.' Patrick Sullivan and George F. Slilphen, to confer with the Denver Chamber of Commerce ami,, the officials ot the Colorado & Southern railroad, concerning the building of that., company's line from Orln Junction, to Casper, reported most favorably at the last . meeting ot the local organisation. Thfs committee visited the Chamber- of. Com merce In Denver and also Vice President . Parker of th ab. ova mentioned road,.,., week, and were listened to wt. mucn .Ui,-, , terest. The railroad officials expressed suriA prise when shown the figures ot tha volume, , of business done In Casper, as did also the. members of the Chamber of Commerce. . The Colorado & Southern has surveyor in , this territory at present who are ascertain-.; Ing the most feasible route to the Salt Creek oil fields Just north of Casper by ex tending the line from Its present termlnuj at Orln Junction. The railroad officials promised the Casper commute that th .. purveyors now in the field would b sent here and would go over the rout recom mended. It is the Intention of this road to build from Orln Junction to Sheridan ., and take in the Salt Cyeek nil dlsUtat. ., Two Overcome by LORAIN. O.. March 30.-William Tells row of Cleveland snd Raymond Westly of this city were overcome by gas In the office of the J. M. Basore livery last night ami when found early today Tellsrow was dead. Westley Is In a dying condition at a hos pital. . . - AMIKKMKST. B0TD-W;;.r:.rl!- THIS AFTERNOON- -TONIGHT The Ginger Bread Man Big and Brilliant All-Star Cast. Augmented Orchestra. FRIDAV-SATCRDAT PARslFAI. ASH KUI,lH GRAND OPERA COMPAXIKI. 13o PEOPLE ORCHESTRA So Friday, "La Boheme." eat. Mat. "FauBt.'' Bat. Night, "Valkyre." Prices, c. 1, U.oo. $iuu, U-G0. . Mon.. Tnes., Wod. Mat. and Night, March 26. 27 and J Ths Suocess r; of th Century THE LIO AMI THE MOIHb;-Prices-Evenings, &c to U; Mat., X4 to 11.60. Nights Sun. Mat 100-1M urs., aai. mo. THE WOODWARD STOCK CO. Tonight and All We.li, The Military Drama, THE SECOND IN CGMMAKQ Next Week Mv Friend from India; - SOL'VKNIR NIGHT, APRIL t CREIOHTON Phone Dougla 484. Tonight and Saturday Matin and Night MODERN VAUDEVILLE. Th Eight Allisoh. Sidney Dean ft Co.. Five Vernon. Wynn Wlnslow. Armstrong A Holly. William 1'iavU & Co.. Bsrr at Evans, and the Klnodrom. PRICES Me, 24c snd aoc. K R U C -Prices ISo, 26c, iuc. 75c.- Matinee Today. k- Tonight, The Thrilling Mlodrainatlo , Sonsttlon, '. DANGERS OF WCRKIKS GIRLS Thursday "Msn's Enemy." TABLE d'HOTE IID1Y DlSSER SSa at : ' THE ROCKHWAY RESTAURANT Doaglae C III 1 t .1 aj sr )