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THK OMAHA DAILY REE: MONDAY, MARCH 26. 1P0G. PREPARE FOR ASSESSMENT Bf port of the Virions Railroad Companies Do the Tint of April. BOARD LIKELY TO SEE SOME NEW LIGHT alaatlwn of Terminal, Kltn ah Rlght-of-War anal Jngglery tf Main and Braarh Lines Reins Looke4 Into. i From a Staff Correspondent.) . LINCOLN. March 2S.-(Fpeclal.) April 13 la tha time flged Ity law when all rail roads dolnt business Jir the Mate must 111 wrtn'thw secretary of the State Hoard of Assessment the valuation of their prop erty as a basis for ascmcnt. Considerable interest la attnehed to the meeting Of the State Board of Assessment this year and It may be possible this board will establish another precedent In the matter of railroad assessment. For majiy year the rallroid agents who have preached to the niMnliers of the lioard and confused them with- figure and argument have Treated the erroneou sentiment throughout the Stat, and especially the weBiern portion of the state, that the value of the railroad terminals la scattered over the entlrt system of the railroads In Nebraska. Member of the State Board of Assess ment have begun to realize this Is not true and they have begun to realize the prople out In the atate know the alleged distribution la a delusion and a snare. The present Hoard of Assessment likely will be called to give a reason why the railroads can solct certain portion of their lines and call them main line and a few feet down the truck change the name to some other corporation' and thus get a low valuation placed on the long stretch of track and the main line, which la the main line only In name and not In fact and which I of short length? cornea In for the high valuation. This has been done alwaya since there ha liecn a State Hoard of Assessment. The board may also be called upon to take a stand on the width Of the .right-of-way of a railroad company, which now seems to vary according to the location of property rear the track. ; It Is asserted elevators and other buildings which should be assessed locally are lumped In as Icing on the right-of-way, and therefore come under the Jurisdiction of the state board for valuation. v Tho State Board of. Assessment this year la composed of the same member as last year. Governor Mickey. Treasurer Morten sen, Auditor Bcarle, Secretary of Stale Galuaha, andl-and Commissioner Eaton. Governor Mickey and Treasurer Mortensen have served on state assessments boards on three1 former occasions, but last year is the flrst timo the other three members had anything to do with the valuation of a railroad. Testimony In Tat laiei. Keglnning tomorrow or Tuesday, Attorney General Brown will take testimony In tho railroad tax suits Instituted by the Union Pacific and the Burlington to resist the collection of their 1906 taxes. The hearings will bo held In the senate chamber at the atate house. Just how many witnesses . will be examined at this sitting has not jet been decided upon, though all the mem bers of the Board or Assessment will tes tify. This hearing had been Bet to begin Friday, but owing to the funeral of Gen eral John M. Thayer It waa postponed. The testimony will be taken before Special Ex aminer i. ...n.ea K. IVnrsHll of Omaha. fi.iiUi- lo Hove Armory. , ';' A i' been received from Wilbur recent.', r. sV- 1tot of the National Guard C'i.i.uhy static ned here to raise mone;- ii.rt,jj.. creation pf. an armory In morting with rureess. It Is unlikely the Grand Army of the Republic will parttcl lte In the erection of this armory. The report atatea 12.(00 has .been promised by the business men and a, lot has been do nated. It is the hope of the young men to raise JJ.OTQ more, which will be sufficient to pay for the building. Reports from other towns. In tho statu are to the effect that much Interest is being created for the erection of armories and It will not be long until all the companies of the guard and all the Grand Army of the Republic posts will be housed In comfortable quarters. Harlan Will Brine Home Boa's Body. SEATTLE, Wash., March 25. (Special.) On one of the next steamers arriving from Valdei the body of Edward Harlan, son of N. V. Harlan. I'nlted States attorney for the. Third district of Alaska. Is ex isted to arrive. He was SI years old. J. J. Carander and F. N. Woodruff, mem bers of the Arctic brotherhood, have been notified and will make local arrangements. The remain will be smt to York, Neb., for burial. It Is exrected that Judgo Harlan Will acuompuny the body. LISt OL OBTI A TABTH OF' FLOOD Serrara Inable to Carry OB Water and Cellars Are Filled. LINCOLN, March X.-Followlng a fall of ruin estimated at over two inches In less than-an hour, Lincoln tonight Buf fered from a flood that did much minor Uumage. Storm sewer. . clogged by the remnants f4 the recent heavy snows, were unable to tarry off the water, which spread uver the curbing and into the basements of business buildings. lit the residence districts conditions were .worse. Cellars wore flooded by tilt score A TIIOIULK M.IKKK t offee Poison Ureed'a tarlety ot Ills. A California woman who didn't kt-jw for twenty years what kept her ill, write to tell how she won. back health by quitting coffee: j "I am M rars old," she says, "have used coffee all my life and for 3) year suffered from indigestion and insomnia. Life waa a burden and u drag to mc all tha time, and about once a year my ali ments got su.eh hold upon me thst I was regularly 'Dick In bed' for several weeks each time. "I waa reluctant to conclude that coff.'e as the cause of my trouble, but 1 am thankful that I found out the truth. "Then I determined to use PoKtum FojJ CofTee exclusively for a week at flrst for I doubted my ability to do without the old kind of coffee for any length of time. 1 made the Postum carefully, as directed and before the week expired had my re ward In a perceptible Increase In strength and spirits. "Seeing the good that my short experi ment had accomplished, 1 lesolved lu con tinue tha us of Poetum Food Coffee, cut ting out the pld kind of coffee entirely. This I did for nine months, finding, dally. Increased causo for gratification at ruy steadlly Improving health. My Indiges tion gradually left me, my sleep returned, 1 gained Si pounds in weight, my color and life became a blessing. "Then I though ! would try the old kind of coffee again, and did so for a few weeks. The punishment for deserting my good fried. Postum, was a return of my old troubles. "That taught me wisdom, and I am now uud shall be all my life hereafter using Pvatum Food Coft.-e exclusively and en joying tha benefits it brings me." Name glten by Poeiuoi Co., Battle tVeek, Mich. Head the lit is book, 'Thi Road W Well- mid In some rase the rush of water was so strong as to carry a way foundations. Street cafs were stalled, and two of the city pumping stations were fr a time out or rfimntiPN'on, due to water nwiing; the engine rooms. Water covered the flint floors of houses on bottom lands. Trains reaching the city from the ioiith were ordered not to fxowd hive mile an liour, water covering the track. Mead nrr In Jail. WKST POINT. Neb.. March 25. iSpeciiil Telegram.) Charley Mead. assistant cashier of the Beemer State bunk, waa ar rested last night and now lies In th county Jail on a chaiae of embezzling tin: sum of ts.3o the funds of the lmnk. e ra of Nebraska. GRAND ISLAM) John N. Kliliy. a mem ber of the Soldiers' Home, died at Stock well, Frontier county, Sunday. HIOATRICE Mr. Oliver F. Richards and Miss Jane Grlflln. both of this city, were united In marriage Saturday night, Judge Walker officiating. REATRK'E The new trunk line of the Home Telephone cnninnny between Be atrice and Blu Springs has been completed und was put In operation Saturday. BEATRICE The firm of Kolarts ft McCiilloch, who recently leased the Her oic! printing office, has dissolved partner ship. Mr. Roberts will continue the busi ness. t Ht'MHOLPT An epidemic of measles which liaj lieen prevailing for a couple of weeks still continues nun ha tod and Is Inter fering considerably with the attendance at the city schools. FREMONT The democrats bsve com pleted their city ticket by nominating ('. It. BchaefTer for councilman from the Third ward. But little Interest is being taken In the city election. UEATK1CE Camp No. :'70. Modern Woodmen of America, will hold a rally In this city on April 12. A number of camps from other towns In the county are expected to attend. The following officers were elected: Presi dent, W. J. Iliggliia; secretary. George Husoh; treasurer. J. A. Sniatlan; manager, lr. T. J. Choilette. All communications are to be addressed to the manager. BKATRK'K Yesterduy afternoon at 3 o'clock occurred the marriage of Mr. Frank Reedy and Miss Maude Williams, Judge Walker officiating. Thev have been residents of Beatrice for some' time. TABLE ROCK A large wolf was cn unlit In a trap on the farm of C. 11. 1-nno. a mile out of town, last night. It was turned loose to be captured by the trailing hound recently purchased and brought here lor that purpose. FREMONT A drizzling rain and fog bus prevailed here all dny today, which, while not welcome to churchgoers, was appre ciated by farmers. The roads are In bad condition and will probably be worse be fore they are better. BKATRICB The funeral of Asa F. Bailey wa held Sunday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock from tho Methodist PJpiscnpal church. The service were conducted by Rev. N. A. Mar tin and were largely attended by many of the pioneer friends of the deceased. Ml N PEN The M. I. 8. 8. club entertained a numler of their friends at the Humphrey house Friday evening. The parlors, threu In number, were beautifully decorated, com bined with the club colors. Luncheon was served and t lie evening was spent in all kinds of amusement. GRAND ISLAND At the local declama tory contest for the purpose of deciding upon the representative of the Grand Island rchools ill the district contest of the State High School association. Miss Ida Rour Won tlrst honors and will represent the local school In the Hasting contest two Weeks from last Friday. SCH I" YLER During the last week the ' county commissioners have had men at measuring ine span oi me riatre river bridge. They also took measui measure, i inents of the piling anil the number of spans that are worthless. They are going to have an estimate made a to the amount It will tuke to repair the bridge. Ml N DEN The women of the Library as sociation gave one of their first series of entertainments Friday evening for the bene. fit of tho public library mid it was a great success. The supper was the finest ever preod here for the public and the crowd was large. The proceeds were tSfi. They will continue with suppers and other en tertainments. WEST POINT-J. F. Losch, nominee for the school board on the citizens' ticket, and F. D. Bharrar, -nominee for councilman from the Second ward, have declined tho nominations. William I). Kggert ha been nominated for member of the school board and E. F. Kro,ue as councilman. The nominations materially strengthen tha ticket. BEATR1CE-H. W. Hill ot this city will soon commence the erection of a building 75x150 to be used aa a transfer house. It Is to be erected on South Second street and will be modern In every way. The building at present occupied by Mr. Hill ha been leased bv the Blue Valley Fruit company as a storage and commission house. TABLE ROCK The antl-llcense people of Tallin Rock are making great efforts to elect their ticket here this year. To this end they have secured Rev. Eugenlu F. St. John of Sallna, Kan., a temperance apomie, who will speak here on the subject at tho opera houaa Thursday, Friday and Satur day evening next, and Sunduy afternoon and evening. GRAND ISLAND Judge Paul and a Jury In the district court are engaged in listening to a good deal of expert and other testi mony In the case of Miss 'Alma Hansen against the city for 15.0U0 damages al leged to have been susialned by reason of a fall on a defective sidewalk. While walk ing along an old, decayed wooden walk In June. 1H4. on a dark night, accompanied by her father. Miss Hansen fell and sustained injuries, as alleged in the petition, which have not yet been quite overcome. FREMONT Th subscriptions for the new Young Men's Christian association building reached the 2ViM mark yester day noon. Special meetings In the Interest of the building were held this afternoon In the opera house and in the Congrega tional church, the latter exclusively tor the women. At the opera house addresses Were delivered by State Secretary Bailey and representatives of the diffeioul churches. Owing to th extremely bad weather the attendance was not large. WEST POINT The applications for lluunr license shows that a number of business change are In prospect. Messrs. Melnter und lckman will retire from the business und will be succeeded by Hans Nindel and Fred Ruedlger Co., respec tively. I'Tank Johnson has sold out to Joe Kase and Frank Cejda has Sold a half In terest In his business to Leonard Mnlchow and owns a half interest In the business of Fred Ruediger to. Melerg.trd lias lamghi out J. li. Kunts Co., and the. business of that aland will run In the nanu of H. Melergard ec IV Hl'MHOl.DT Word has finally been re ceived from the iiuiuholdt train of emi grants to Canada, which started from here nearly three weeks ago bound for the fuovlnce of Saskat -h. wan, and It Is earned that they reached their destination about the luth only after innumerable de lays canned largely by the severe storms and drifted snows. All got through In fairly good shape except Arthur and Wal ter l'nland. two well known young men of this city. In whose csr hre started lu somo manner, and before it was dis covered the smoke and fumes caused the suffocation of four head of horses. GRAND ISLAND-Yesterday was the lnt day for the tiling or fictitious tor the vuri ous offices to tie filled by the voters on Tuesday. Apul 3, and the result shows that there will he u content only as to water cutniiiierloiier. R. O. Walters, who was ap- pomiej to the ottlcv about Hx months ago, I and has made an excellent official, is a candidate for re-election, while Charles Marnier, also a capable and quite popular citizen, will contest. A third parly is out , by petition, without any caucus ktreugth. und is therefore not expected to druw over li votes. 11. A. Edwards, Henry Ross- j wick and C. H. Norrls have no opposition j for meiiiier of tho school board, and e'lir.s Birk, Albert Ettlng. John Bchwynn and George ltser huve no opposition for Hie I council. The death of Mr. Hooper, city clerk, creates a vacancy which will be filled i by appointment, there being not sufficient time for a legal election. I GRAND 1SLANI While Engineer Doug- , las and Fireman Monk eru bringing down ' two mail cars from North lialle on a j hurry order iheV gave a crew of Japanese J section men a si are which ill no doubt i mske the latter more careful in the future. About a bundled in Ilea up the line, on a I clear, straight lisek. in bioad da light, the , engineer and Ih email were bearing down at the ralic- of about seventy miles an hour. , Ahead a crew ot section men loomed up. In due time the whistle was sounded, but ' the section men remained on their hand- ! cur on the track. The danger warning was j given and still the section men did not ' hear. Just as the engine men bad become . convinced that a serious accident would, prolutd.r not lie avoided the Japanese sud- t do nly lheld li oncoming engine close lo lliein. the emergency brake applied, but j siill coming on at a terrific rate. The man- per In which the sons of the Mikado fell off , the handcar and rolled down the side of i the track afterwards had a very ludicrous j side. The englneiurji ducked for fear of j fl)tng pieces of the handcar or a stray f crowfear upon the same might go dashing tnrougn the can ainuows a lien ine collision i sine Fortunately lh car stuck neatly lu l n Pilot. I WEEK'S WORK IN CONGRESS Senate Still Has the Bailroad Eate Bill to Work Away On. NO END OF THE DLBATE IN SIGHT YET House Will Bn Itself l.nraelf rtlth Appropriations, ilth Two Dna for Special Orders. WASHINGTON. March iV The railroad rate bill will continue this week to absorb the attention of the senate. There are several senators who still expect to deliver prepared speeches on the subject, but none of them have indicated' tnelr readiness to proceed on Monday, so it is imporalhle to give the names ot prosper live oratory. Senator Tillman says, however, that he has no dot, bt that some one will be prepared to proceed when the Mil Is taken up. He ad mits there la a tendency In the debate to lag. but attributes It to the necessity for ! much preparation In discussing tire ojiics lioii. He still insists that as soon as It becomes evident that the debate Is ex hausted he will press the bill to a vote. Should there be an agreement upon the consular reorganization .hill Senator Lodge will probably call up the conference report during the week, and some debute on It Is probable. The Indian appropriation bl'l will be reported Tuesday cr Wednesday and Senator Clapp will take It up If there should be a lull In the debate on rates. A conference report on the bill for the settle ment of the affairs of the five civilized tribes is pending In the senate and may be debated at some length If there Is an oppor unlty. Appropriating money will be the chief occupation of the bouse of representatives this week. The legislative appropriation, which lind a rocky road with the rules of the house as an obstruction l ist week, is not finished by half. Mr. Littauer, in charge of the bill, estimates that it will require Tuesday, Wednesday and possibly Thursday to complete the measure. Mon day, under the ru'es. Is filstrict of Columbia day and n number of important measures locally arc on the calendar In that con nection. Of the features of the legislation which will cause comment. It is predicted that criticism of the bureau of corporations will be chief, in view of the recent decision In Chicago, which some member regard as a . curtailment of the usefulness of this bureau. The provision for the mints of the country always provokes discussion, and there are item relating to the postal service in the bill also liable to cause talk. War claim have the right of wny on Friday, by special agi cement. The post office appropriation bill I on the calendar and slated for consideration at the earliest possible moment. Of Interest outside of the floor proceed ings will be the meeting of the statehood conferences. Effort are being made to hrlng the ship subsidy bill within the horl son of legislative action, and Mr. l.ony ngo tin , f.,,.oH i. ,.,. i i r..- 'j opportunity to complete the pending con- sideratljn of the bill making n national system of Irrigation. ROAST FOR ELKINS Continued from First Page.) wa to show through the cross-examination that the power sought to be given wa unnecessary, dangerous and rilled with disaster to commerce. 1 will not quote frnn-i the examination, but if any person who "may read thi letter wauls to know what construction should be put upon It, let It be read a It appear in the report of your committee. The cross-examination is not brutal, nor did I ever say It we. brutal. It i, front beginning to end, how ever. Just such a cross-examination as an attorney for the railway companies would have conducted, and It wa unseemly for you to assume that attitude. A I aaid In my speeches, I cured nothing for your cross-examination, but I was Indignant be cause the chairman of a committee ap )ointed to investigate and iiear evidence becar.-.e the advocate of one side of tho very controversy It was his duty to settle and adjust. So much for the croaa-exam-Inatlon. Your second, third and fourth accusa tions present pure questions of fact. I said In my speeches that Kitting at your right hand "was the generul counsel, as I wan Informed, for all the railways of the country, employed for the specific pur pose of obstructing and defeating the measure that had been recommended by the president of the I'nlted States." Faulkner Hot .Near IClklna. The scene In your committee rou.u Is sharply stamped on my memory, and it Is Impossible that I can be mistaken about It. You sat at one end of a long table and I sat at the other. On the right U4o of the table (looking from your point of view) aat the following senators and In the following order: Cullom, Keen, For aker, Dolllver and Nrwland.i; on the left aide, Clapp, and a part of the time one other whose name I do not know. Sit ting squarely at yur right hand. Just a tilre behind you, sat a gentleman who, aa 1 was afterwards Informed, Is ex-Senator Faulkner. I Inquired what relation he bore lo th investigation, and I waa told that h was employed by the vo.ll Way companies to realst the proposed law, I do not know whether the other senators auw him or not. for their faces were turned toward me and therefore- awny from him, but I do know thai you saw him; f!:i. because lie was so clo:.e to you lliut you could not turn your head without seeing him: second, because you were In con versation with him u part or the-time; third, beeiiuae I saw him, with bis hand on yi.ur shoulder, pas to you question which yoj resd and then put to nie. There can be mi mistake about this,, for uiy Strength from tho Ocean s Storehouse WW Ml II IJPil" For the yfi.y'- Weak "fe-A Land The best known vitalizincr Forx is a scientifically prepared emul sion of Cod Liver Oil, in combina tion with Qyccrine, Guaiacol and the Hypophosphites of Lime and Soda. No other food substance u so rich in health-giving and disease-resisting energy, Ozomulslon Is NaturYs Food It fattens by feeding the impover ished nerve and blood cells. ' It stimulates digestion and over comes torpid Liver without the distress of so-called bilious dmt. There are two llm- 01 sad Hot. B ittleii the Formula 1 pnnttd in T Isugukgct ea cck. Ozomulsion Laboratories M Plus f I . Xcn Tora, ' senses were a alert Just then as human faculties i an be. You may believe that an Investigation carried out in this manner I In accordance with fairness and decency. 1 do not. You may continue In your belief If you like, but 1 shall continue In my denunciation. He careful to understand that I appre ciate the latitude of honest conviction. I have never said that a man could not conscientiously oppose the regulation which is sought to lie put upon the railways. I think you have men on your committee who are honestly upisised to It. My criti cism relntod entirely to the unseemly way In which you sougfit to destroy the state ment that was offered In support of the regulation. I rarely challenge any man's motive, and until now I have not chal lenged yours, for In everything I have said I have assumed that you faithfully repre sented the views with which you entered the senate. I am trvlng to convince the voters ot Iowa that men Willi environ ments such as yours ought not to hold public office for tlie obvious reason that corporations should not make the law, but should be regulated by the law. ot In Good Faith. 1' venture now upon the proof that your letter to me Is not In good faith, but Is Intended to aid the men who are opposing me for a nomination. First. I have been giving my view of your conduct at the time I appeared before your committee ever since 1 returned from Washington. It has been a part of prob ably fitly speeches that I have niade all over the slate of Iowa, and yet It seem not to have come to your notice or ex cited your Interest until now. Second. Your fidelity has been repeatedly questioned from places much higher than I occupy tor months past, and yet you have been dumb as an oyster. I lelleve I nin right in saying that the governor of your state Is a republican, wild It would be natural to expect that If he desired to communicate anything lo the senate, of which you are a member, he would select ynu as the medium, it appears, however, that about n month and a half ago, when your governor desired to protest against tlie tyrannous practices of the railroads In West Virginia he scut his complaint to Senator Tillman. Quote Press Correspondent. t)n the day following the publication of this letter from tlie governor of West Vir ginia to Senator Tillman a correspondent of the Chicago Daily Tribune, who Justly occupies a most honorable station In the newsimper world at Washington, wrote concerning ynu as follows: "This feeling was shown by the extra ordinary Interest which was manifested In tho senate today when Tillman read n letter from Governor Dawson of West Vir ginia, which wa a remarkable document because It wa In effect a repudiation of Senator Elkins and hi notorious devotion to -tlie Interests of the railroad. It Is not often that a governor publicly tales Issue with a senator of hi own state, but thi i exactly what Hie chief executive of West Virginia ha done, and his letter Is more than likely to be an Impelling riiure In the direction of an immediate and sweep ing Investigation of tlie relations between all eastern trunk line railroads." On February 10. 1U06, the Chicago- Daily Tribune published an editorial upon the Incident mentioned in the preceding ex tracts, the first paragraph of which I quote, as follows: "It is something novel for a republican governor to appeal to the national senate through the medium of u democratic sena tor for relief for the people of his state when both of his own senator are repub licans. Governor Dawson nddressed the senate through Senator Tillman In regard to the railway und coal trust that hna West Virginia by the thronl, because he knew the relation of Messrs. Elkln and Scott to that trust Would cause them, if be sent bis letter to them, to feel moto like burning it than reading It to their fellow soldi. " Here Is an impeachment upon your in tegrity of more gravity than you can possi bly find in my speeches, and yet I have not heard of any letter written to either the governor of your own state or to the edi tors and publishers .of the Chicago Daily Tribune calling theni to account for their Indictment fur your failure to falthfullv represent tlie Interests ot tha peoplo of your state. , - From Other Konree. In the March number of McCIme's Mag-trine there Is an article by Ray Stannard Baker, who, as I have been told, was pres ent at many of your hearings, in which there is a much more graphic description of the way In which your examinations were managed than I could possibly com pose. He assigns ex-Senator Faulkner to his true place, and . among other things says: ., ."Th downright Hiah truth la that this senate committee is a railroad committee I mean the majority. And this Investiga tion. Therefore-,- hli bfOught out such rail road facts as Senator Elkln t railroad owner of West Virginia). Senator Keen (Pennsylvania railroad and other corpora tions!. Senator Aldrlch (Standard fill and railroads) and Senator Foraker (railroads) W-anted brought out ami no more. Several of the senators on the committee might have made an honest investigation If thev had not been In the minority, and If they had not been affected with the trembling palsy which attack politician who are called upon to uk uncomfortable questions of railroad men. These are hard thing to ay, but they must be said If ever thi country comes to a clear understanding of how it public opinion is manufactured and it laws are made." It seems to me that If you propose to ansail all the persons and papers and mag azines' that have admitted your loyalty to the railroads and questioned your fidelity to the people, fou should give some atten tion to the attack that come from points nearer Wsshlngton than Iowa. The truth I. senator, that vou have firmly established the reputation of stand ing ior ine railroad In the Cnited State. It I mint unfortunate that any senator should acquire such a reputation among the people of the country. It I in the highest degreo Important that the body of which you are a member hall enjoy the fullest public confidence. The gravest problems which confront us are those which relate to the regulation and re atriction of corporate power. Those prob lems will not be successfully solved by those whose, lives have been so moulded by corporate thought and corporate influ ence that they instinctively jurn to cor poration officer and managers for In formation and guidance. It is with pro found regret that I have condemned your course, but my regret disappears and an other feeling takes Its place when I ob serve that you are not only' persisting in an lndeleii8ible attitude, but are endeavor Ing lo reach over u thousand miles of soaee and advise the republican voters of Iowa how lo Heloei u governor. The burden la too heavy for you; you cannot lift it. The task is too great for you; you cannot uccompllsli It. Yours very truly, ALBERT S. CCMMIN8. SALCON FIGHT FATAL TO TWO Shot Ity Tons Marshal. Who Is ftrrlonsly Injnred by Friends ot Dead Men.' ACl'HAR. Colo.. ' March 26. Two men were killed In u tight which started In a Saloon here late lust night and two others were severely wounded. The dead: SAM I' EL VIGIL ANDRES MARTINEZ. The wounded: James Davis, town marshal. F. M. Vigil. Justice of the peace. Samuel Vigil and Martinez were killed by DuvIh, who nays he shot them lu self defense. A score of Mexicans attacked Davis ufter the shooting and he was badly cul about the head before he wan rescued. V. M. Vigil, fullur of Samuel Vigil, started cut with a shotgun, vowing to kill Davis, and was clubbed Into unconsciousness by Deputy Sheriff Shelby. FIRE DAMAGES MANUSCRIPTS Urlgluals of Many of Hnwthorne'a Works Either Rnlned or Destroyed. NEW YORK. March 3 A score of the original manuscript of famous works of Nathaniel Hawthorne were damaged by a fire which destroyed the home of his son, Jullau Hawthorne. In Yonkers today. Sev eral of the manuscripts were destroyed while others wers badly damaged by water. In addition lo. the manuscripts niany lettcrs, some bearing the autograph of the author of "Tlie Scarlet Letter," and others addressed to him from Intimate friends also suffered from the smoke and water. Among the manuscript which were damaged were those of "The Scarlet Letter." "The Blltheelale Romancea." "Tha Marble Faun," "Twice Told Tales" and "Septimus Felton." , A Wonder. K rr body who has tried Bucklen's Ar nival Salve fur cuts, burnt and wouuds ' ks It's a wonder, si vents. Guaranteed, j For sale by Shvruiau 4 McConuvU Drug MRS. C. W, HAMILTON IS DEAD One of the Fioueer Women of Omaha Succumbs to Paralysis. FUNERAL TO BE HELD TUESDAY Body Will Repose In Herelvlnac Aaalt at Prospect II 111 Cemetery I ntll Final Reatlnn Place Is Selected. Mary France Hamilton, widow of C. W. Hamilton, former president of the I'nlted State National bank, died yesterday morn ing at 4:?!) at the home of her sister, Mrs. T. B. Cuming. 1204 SI. Mary's avenue. Mr. Hamilton' five children and her sister were at the bedside when the end came near the close of her fiOth year of life. The funeral services will be held at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning at St. John's Collegiate church. Twenty-sixth and Cali fornia streets. The burial will be private. Mrs. Hamilton's body will be placed tem porarily In the receiving vault at Prospect Hill cemetery until a plot has been selected. Mr. Hamilton went last spring lo Wi anno, on Cape Cod. where, In July, she sus tained a stroke of paralysis. She was able to return to Omaha September 13. from which time until death she wa confined to her sister' home. Just about the time he wa able to get around the house and had recovered from the stroke she was stricken a second time, which wa a week ago. Her condition wa at once pronounced critical. One of Pioneer Mothers. Mrs. Hamilton wa one of the pioneer mother of Omaha, and her life wu closely Identified with the early history of the city. Her chief virtues were known as those of a loving mother' ami devoted wife, caring more for her home than for anything else. During her later years she devoted much time to her grandchildren. So far as her home life would permit she added the grace of personality to the social life of the com munity In the days when Omaha was but a village. Mrs. Hamilton wa born on the Tie i nan plantation at Wheeling, IV. Va., April 30, 1ST,". She came to Omaha during 1857 to viit her lster, then wife of T. B. Cuming, territorial governor. June 6, IR-tS. she mnr rled C. W. Hamilton, who tiled November 19. 189U. The Hamilton flrst lived for six xyeais at "The Hill." at the southwest corner of Eighteenth and Dodge streets; then they moved to the southeast corner of Thirteenth and Dodge streets, and later lived for thirty years at the Hamilton place, north west corner of Twentieth and Leavenworth Btreets. When Frank Murphy. Mr. Hamil ton' brother, died about a year ago, Mr. Hamilton went to live with her sister at the Murphy residence, l-.tit St. Mary's ave nue. Mis. Hamilton's children all reside here. They are C. Will., Frank T.. Fred P.. Stella M. and Mae L. Hamilton. CRISIS COMING IN RUSSIA Continued from First Page.) thirty years as a republic a strong royalist faction atlll exist In the French army. "Nevertheless, at the preaent moment the reactionary party is weak and powerless. It lacks the public following -without, which it dare not . move. It Is easily conceivable, however, that the situation might suddenly change should an opportunity 'to strike come. Where Dsngrr Lies. "Should the parliament attempt to take the bull by the horn for the deposition of the emperor and the destruction of the whole fabric of government, the new regime might be overwhelmed with dis aster. A large element of the population, especially the .nasaes who had no share la the revolution and who reverence the em- Lperor aa a OOO-glven ruier. migni ue aroused to action Dy ine reactionaries ami the emperor, seeing tho revolutionaries on one side attempting to go to war In the face of what seemed to be a popular de mand for the restoration of the old regime, might I will not Bay he would yield to what he conceived the wish of his sub jects." "What would especially be deemed an act on the part of the Parliament threat ening such a catastrophe a demand for the convocation of a constituent assem bly?" was asked. "Certainly that would be equivalent to an attempt to refer the form of govern ment to the decision of the people. It would not be tolerated: It probably would result Instantly In a summons to the Preobrajenskl or other guard reglmenta to dlpcre the Parliament with bayonet. "However. It 1 not necessary to take a pessimistic view of the Parliament. No one can predict what Its attitude will be. "The charges that the government la In terfering with the elections are untrue. The present Indications are that the Par liament will be conservative and it might, instead of raising a clamor for the over throw of the government, set seriously to work to solve the great and pressing ques tions on which the future depends. Hitremlste Sot Yotluav. "The ubstention of the extreme elements from voting In the elections may effect Homewhet the national character of tho Parliament and Its authority to speak In the name of the whole people. But it la nov clear that the element that Is ab staining from voting Is purely revolution ary. It Is unwilling to advance gradually In the path of reforms, refuses all com promises and Is determined to overthrow everything, society as well aa government, and establish a reign of socialism. It was against this element that the government unfortunately waa forced to proceed en ergetically. The alternative was either that or abdication. Harsh measures were used and perhapa there waa much injustice, but the movement had to be stopped. No government while It continued to stand could fold lta arms complacently in the presence of a conspiracy against Its life, t'nhapplly the central government could not alwaya choose Its Instruments and was compelled practically to give a free band to the provincial military authorities, who often were reactionary. Doubtless It is truo they frequently abused the power conferred on them, but the government had 110 choice. When military Is called upon to cope with a situation in any country, civil laws, and rights are temporarily super aedud. The training of an officer Is against leniency. He Is given a task, and force la th only method he know. Perhaps It must be admitted that the killing of a score In time often saves the lives of thou- J B exstiva rono (yunkia CamCoUlDOtaCoy,CrCia3 Dm sands. The stories that from 7o.(M to luo.imn person have been Imprisoned are exaggerated, and I believe It might he afely affirmed that the number will not exceed Si.enV' Position of the Jena. "And the Jew"" "Recent developments have undoubtedly prejudiced their, position. Tlie einpcroi wanted lo ee Justice done and the public ymiathtzed with their demand for equallty before the law, but unhappily the attitude of the Jew since the emperor' manifesto ha alienated much of the sympathy for them. It is undeniable that they have been guilty of excesses everywhere, that they were tin the firing line In the revolution and no lonifer contented themselves by asking for equality with the Russians, but Insisted on tlie complete downfall of xhe government. This reult provoked n hostile wentlmenl among the Russian people. Had the Jew concentrated less In the cities (a condition for which they were not re sionsible. It Is true) they might not Imve been so prompt. A It I the Russian masse who believe that they want to overthrow the emperor are easily Incited against them and reports of attempt to Inspire massacre during tlie Kasterthle unfortunately are true. Count Witte ha stood like a tone wH against this. His steadfast friendship for the Jew ha sub jected him to constant attack. HI enemlc have accused him of being a Jew, of being bought by the Jew, etc. When he dis covered the antl-Semttle agitation ho c.ime to the front and nipped It In the bud. and he I now Issuing dully telegraphic Instruc tions wherever there I tl slightest Indica tion of Jew baiting. The most important question, however, and the one on which the future of the country and It prosperity depends Is the adoption of some method for satisfying the land hunger of the peasants, who comprise SO per cent of Russia's Immense population. SOLONS WHO WILL BE MISSED (Continued from First Page.) llol has been "the proper- caper" on the part of those who know the relative value of good things to eat and good things to drink. Of late years, however, the "good things to drink" have been eliminated and nothing but still water and possibly an occasional bottle of "pop" or "ginger beet" can now be had In the confines of the sen ate and house restaurants. But the good liver who enjoy the strange, rare and un usual things, to say nothing of the good cooking of the usual things, are much In evidence. Just who of the Minnesota dele gation Introduced the annual moose dinner Is not recalled. When Congressman Eddy wa here, the man who Bald he wa not double-faced, becauae nobody would ever go around with a face like his if he had another, he gave the annual moose dinner for th Mlnrtesota delegation. A inoo dinner eem to be of late year associated with the Minnesota contingent lu congre?. Re that a It may. Congressman Halvor Steenerson, a "Swede man" from Crook ton, entertained bin colleagues of the Min nesota delegation, together with the two representatives from North Dakota, a con gressional friend here and there and several men serving papers in the northwest, at the annual moose dinner thi week, and one of the most delightful feasts Wa the result of Mr. Steeneraon's advisory cooking. The course before and after the roast of moose were subordinated to the delicious morsel, which was cooked to a turn by Warren Coffin, bonlface of the house restaurant. One of tha most celebrated epicures ever In the house of representatives or the sen ate was the lateCharle,N Gibson of Mary land. Coming- from tlie Eastern Shore, famous for Its canvaaback duck and dia mond back, terrapin, he took especial de light In entertaining his friends with these delicacies so palatable to the epicure and the gourmet. For year Mr. Gibson made It an annual custom to entertain twenty or more of hi associates and friends at a terrapin and canvasback dinner In the house of representatives restaurant. Salmon and Mushrooms. When Senator Dolph was In the senate from Oregon he and his colleagues In the house took pains to Import from the water of the Columbia river some of the finest salmon that could be procured, and when the fish arrived the capitol rooks were kept busy In preparing a fish dinner to which Invitations were, always eagerly sought. Tom Vpdegraff of Iowa often expressed the opinion that If the men of the southern army had only been properly aducated as to the value of mushrooms as an article of diet they could have held out against tha northern forces twice as long as they did. Mr. Vpdegraff has personal knowledge ot morethan a hundred edible varieties of tha fungus and It waa a frequent custom of hi to spend the morning In the field and tha woods and to bring hack great baskets of all sorts of odd-looking "champignons," which expeditions were invariably followed by mushroom luncheon. At flrst Mr. I. p degraff had difficulty In Inducing Ills col leagues to risk a test of his dishes, but after awhile he had difficulty In supplying the demands, so eager were those who had once tested the dishes for a second invita tion. Motion lu Place of Beef. The lute Representative Hatch of Mis souri was a farmer who believed that if the American people really knew , what real mutton la they would abandon beef lor sheep meat. "In the first place," said Mr. Hatch, "the breed is important and. In my Judgment, the' Southdown outranks any of them. Then for the perfection of mut ton the animal should be a wether and he should be t years old, for a sheep does not reach maturity until his fifth year. But the most Important consideration is the time between tlie shambles and the cook ing range. .Mutton should be hung for at least three weeks In a temperature Just above the f reeling point after It ha been slaughtered." And to demonstrate that ha knew Just what he was talking about, Mr. Hatch Just before the Christmas liolldas one year penned up two of his, finest weth ers. He had them killed during the first week lu January and a month later lie gave a series of small dinners to friends In the house restaurant, at which there were served mutton broth, curried mutton, roust saddle of mutton, roust leg of mutton, bulled leg of mutton with caper sauce, and. iu fact, mutton in every atyle, and there was not a man who waa fortunate enough to participate in one of those dinners who AUDITORIUM WONDERFUL The Celebrated - "Educated V-lofGe - Tlirw Matlne-es. Tuesday and Wednesday, 1:30. Si and 4:00, KvrnlngH, N:1S. Admission .V. No lleaerved Heats. BENEFIT HUMANE SOCIETY. KPKCIAL Monday Kvi-nlug- fcp4i-ial MuaU1 by H' i'liurtli .Music Club, 75 Vokw. lien Mauley, Conductor, Holoist; Mrs. Stanley. Koprano; .Mr. Cuaradon, Violinist. Tuewday d Vrd11nMy Afternoon Mul the High Htbool Hand. W'fdiuNMlny evening tho High School Cklet will hint. Tliketa bear Inn date of Tuesday and Wedneaday I'l'lU'H AHKI H MAIL will be good for the Monday evening;, or any or I'f MNrJ irrfrin-ancea. didn,'t express regret because be bad failed to eal another slice. John Allen of Mississippi Occasionally en tertained 111 friend Willi a dinner of "'possum and sweet 'later." together w ii li a plentiful supply, of vornhread. Every year some member from Virginia sect r( s from the home plantation a few "Smith, field" bain cut from rsaorhuck liuwgs which have been fed. not fattened, for no cue ever saw one of those animals fat, on the mast In the woods of the old Dominion. Those bain have a flavor of chestnut and acorn which give them a piquant delicacy of flavor never found In any other member or the porcine tribe. Roast spareribs from southern plantations are constantly served to their guests by member who have plan tations or farm In the aoullmm states, but the most regular and persistent dis penser of good thing edible in Harfy Lib. bey, who represented Hi Norfolk district In tlie house for several yeurs. About Janu ary 15 of each yeai the express wagon drive to the capitol and depoits fifty gal lons of the finest, plumpest oyster from the celebrated beds of Lynn Haven bay which were shucked the night before and shipped on the boat to the men of the press gallery. Mr. Llbboy hasn't missed tills treat for twenty year and there I one day in every winter when every newspaper re porter, con esHudent and telegraph oper ator In the capitol has a surfeit of VU glnln bivalves. DEATHRECORD. Funeral of Kdnurd Hoover. GRAND ISLAND. Neb.. March IT-.-iSps. clal.i The funeral of l-'dward Hooper, city clerk, wa held today from the residence, under the auspice of (he Maeonlc fra ternity. It wns largely attended, despite the unpleasant weather. Mr. Hooper ha been In fxior health for twrntv years and recently went to Chicago for an operation. He withstood the operation nicely and was thought to be upon the rapid road to re covery when 11 sinking spell ret in and In a few hour he had parsed away. He leave a wife and five children. He had bem a resident of Grand Island for forty years and had played a large part in li development. During hi lifetime he hns occupied the position of mayor, council man, city treasurer, city clerk, member of the school board, commissioner nud representative In the legislature. Almon S. Dunham. ONAWA. la.. March 25. (8eclal.r- Al mon S. Dunham, one ot the pioneers of Onawa and Monona county, died last night at the home of hi daughter, Mr. G. W. McMillan, aged nearly 78 years. Mr. Dun ham came to Onawa in 1S58 and haa lived here continuously since. For many year he was engar i In business as a grocer. Authorities Too Late. TKCL'MSEH. Neb.. March 25. (Special Telegram.) Sheriff H. t Miner received a telephone message from the authorities at Seward today', uuklnk aa 4.0 the where about of George E. Porter, a young man, who Is charged with securing money under false pretense In Seward county. It Is asserted by the police there that he worked an advertising dodge In the villages of the county. Porter and his wife were in Tecumseli two or three days and departed on a late train north lai night, announc ing that they Intended going to Omaha. It Is said they got no further than Lincoln, however. DIAMONDS Frener. 15th and Dodge. 1j K us easier to cur than endure those dreadful sick or nervous headaches. It's sll In knowing how." 1 ' " "i In Just a few minutes, without any other effects, but Just to cure the pain Dr. Miles' Anti-Pain Pills will relieve you of your suffering. If It's any pain, anywhere, or from any cause, Just take one of Dr, Mile.' Anti Ptvin Pills and In a very few minutes you will have no further thought about either pain or pill, and can go about your business or pleasure, free from suffering or distress. "For years spells of nervous headache would lay me up for two or three days st a time. I have no more such days. I take one Dr. Miles' Anti-Pain Pills, and In ID minutes It Is usually all gone." MRS. RUTH RECORD, Claxemont. N. H. If you are not satisfied with first box, your druggist will return your money. 2D doses, 25 cents. Never aold in bulk. AMUSEMENT. BQYD"nTu7;::ndM'r- Tonight Matinee Wdnesday THE LION AND THE MOUSE Prices-Nights, 23c to 2.n0; matinee, 25c to $1.80. Com. Thursday Saturday Matlne MR. E. S. WILLARO Thurs., "David Oarrlrk" and "The Man Who Was;" Frld., Sat. Mat., The Professor's Love Story;" Bat. night, "The Middleman." Price Nights, 25c to 12.00; mat., 25c to t-'. rjiivuiAAfl Nlghls-8un. Mat. loo-Mo UrWGOfl Thurs.. Bat UUI IIUUU Mst. ioc. o. TUB wnonwAHi) arrocic to. TONIGHT-HAL. WEEK My Friend from India PROFESSIONAL MAT. TOMORROW Next week. "Sowing the Wind." Mouvenir night, April 2. south per formance. Photo of Miss Lang. ft CNCIOHTON Fhojie Douglas Every Night-Matinee Thur.. 8at Sun. MODERN VAUDEVILLE. Valerie Rergere c Co., Chas. R. Sweet. Madame Emery's Dog. Paul Klelst, Hernia Gavlord. the Great L Pages. Be. t at Rertha Grant and tlie Kinudrome. Prices It-, 25c, Doc. K R U C -.Prices lie, 2uc, Stoc. uc.- Tonlght, s:15 Mat. Wednesday The (quaint Comedy Drama, DORA TII0RNE A Substantial Success A Play True to Nature. Thure- 'The Holy City." Monday. Tuesday ud VrlnrsUy Arabian American
