TT1E OMAHA DULY BEE: SUNDAY. ' APRTT, 1. 100G. o ANTI-PASS BILL DEADLOCK Benata 0,n 8e No Reason for Tackine; Emerjncj Clause on Measure. OTHLR AMENDMENTS ARE CONCURRED IN Haas Vate Dowa the Bill ta ReaMe trSrt ila far ( oaf rrtitcid Pmr oaea, aat Vate for Chaage la Legislative District. (From a Staff Correspondent.) DE8 MOINEfl. March 31. (Special. -Th senate today refused to concur In the house amendment to the anti-pass bill patting on a public office clause, but did concur In the amendment to Include federal office holders as prohibited from rid Ins; on passes. When the bill came over from the house with the amendments It was discovered that there was a defect and no record to show on the bill that the publication clause had been adopted by the house. The secre . tary was Instructed to. taae the bill back, and this was soon f remedied. Senator Hughe then secured unanimous consent to take up the bill at once. It soon de veloped that there was no opposition to Including federal office holders, but there was objection to the publication clause on the theory that It would not give the rail roads time to adjust matters. It was stated by Senator Jamison that the whole legislation was foolish and he was opposed to It. but especially, lie said, there should be no publication clause putting It 'into effect at once for the reason that federal mull, clerks would be traveling on free transportation contrary to the law, as It would be Impossible to make arrangements in the short time allowed unless the bill went Into effect July 4 on the constitutional date. Mailt Proceedings. The senate today passed the bill appro priating money for a state Inspection of private Keyluins where Insane are kept, the bill authorizing the secretary of state to accept legal service for corporations or ganised under the Iowa laws, but not maintaining an office In the stato; the bill appropriating S2,0rK for the salary of one person and creating a hall (or the preserva tion of old public documents, the bill to secure a free exercise of religious prefer ence to ell Inmates of state, county and city Institutes: the resolution for a conr stitutional amendment to permit of better drainage legislation, the bill permitting state and savings banks to extend their . charters, the bill repealing the law re quiring physicians to report deaths and births and requiring the assessors to make such reports, and the bill extending the jurisdiction of the superior court at Cedar Rapids. Refasea to Redlstrlct. The house today once took a negative position on a matter which has caused considerable discussion. This was In re gard to redisricting the state for members ' of congress. The Greene bill came up and was defeated. 23 to 60. An amendment was sought, placing Outhrie county In the Seventh and Story" In the Ninth district, but this failed. Mr. Greene explained taat . the bill equalises the population of the districts; that at present there Is a dis crepancy of more than 100.000 In district and that by his arrangement he makes better shaped districts without disturbing the position of a single member of con gress. He also pointed out that It Is ab solutely, an obligation of thia assembly to make a redlstrictlng of the state on the basis of the las? state census. lloase Proceedlaaa. . , Mr. Chassell Introduced a substitute for his family mileage bonk, in which he more clearly defines the use of these books and ; better safeguards them, and this was or dered engrossed. The Caldewood bill to punish for wear ing the Insignia of any secret society by a person not an actual member was de feated. The house started to recede from Its amendment to the anti-pass bill, but be came Involved In a parliamentary question, and finally mnde It a special order for next Monday at 2 p. m. rasa Military" Bill. The house this afternoon passed without amendment the military bill as it passed the senate, which reorganises the National Guard of Iowa and increases the annual appropriation from 170,000 to $82,000: v Redlstrlct State. In accordance with the provisions of the biennial election law the bouse today passed the bill redlstrictlng the representa tive district of the state so that each county will have at least one representa tive. According to the provisions of th bill there Will be 108 representatives In tha next house Instead of 100 as at pres ent. The counties of I., Dee Moines. Pottawattamie, Polk. Scott. Clinton. Wood bury. Dubuque and Linn will each have two representatives and all tha other ninety counties of the state will each have on representative. Waald B Attorney Geaeral. Major Charles Mackehsie, advocate gen eral of the rjrand Army of tha Republic, today filed his ftaper with th county au ditor a a candidate for attorney general of Iowa for the Polk county primaries. Boys Aaaaalt Teacher. CEDAR RAPIDS. Ia., March .-(Spe-clal.) While walking along the street here one of the teachers was attacked by four high school boy who took him Into an alley and shaved off his moustache. It Is yiaid that the boy had a grievance against th teacher because of the way he treated them at school and used this method to "get even" with him. The teacher 1 very Indignant over the affair. He says, how ever, that he will not prosecute the boys, but will have the matter taken up by th ' school board and attempt to have them ex pelled from school. Th boys ar members of some very prominent families and they will secure attorneys to fight the case and attempt to keep the boys In school. Mayor at I.ogaa Restarts. IXM3AN. Ia.. March tl. (Special.) Dr. I. C. Wood, mayor of Logan, has made his annual report of municipal finances, which show a balance on hand of II. 061. to, ap portioned among the various funds as fol lows: General fund. S270.66; water fund, ttttt.ffi; light fund, flin; sinking fund, UIO.SJ. Th outstanding Indebtedness amount to $4,697.7J at th present time. K.CM 40 having been paid off during the year Just passed. Thirty-eight cement eroaelnga have been put In during th past year and have been paid for. Co Coll Win Debate. CEDAR RAPID8, la.. March SI. -(Spa-rial. Coe college defeated Monmouth col leg her last evening In the moat hotly contested debate ever given from the col leg rostrum. Th question was: "lie solved. That party candidate for all office within the state be nominated by a direct vot of th people." Throughout th de bat each man threw himself Into th fig lit for all h wa worth and th debate was spirited and hard-fought from atart to fin ish. Co upheld the negative side of th question. Dies la Deatiat'a Chair. OSAGE. Ia.. Man a 11. -(Special.) Mrs. Antoa Williamson died at th dental office of Dr. Genung yesterday while under the influence of chloroform. One tooth had bean extracted and she partially revived, lata suddenly fU back dead. WGaUl IX CLUB AID CKARITT The program of the social science depart ment of the Woman's club Monday after noon will be In charge of the rlvlc Improve ment committee. Mrs. George Hoobler chair men. Mrs. E. B. Towle will speak of her work as probation officer, and thT will also be muic. An Informal reception will follow In honor of Mrs. Towle. formerly leader of the department, and Mrs. Frank Carmlchael, former secretary. The meet ing will convene at 1 o'clock. The club of the Fourth district of the Nebraska Federation of Women's Clubs will hold their annual convention at Aurora on April I and 4. Mrs. N. 8. Clark of Stromsburg. district vice president, has ar ranged the following program: April 1, p. m. Music: address of wel come, Mrs. A. E. Melxel; response; ad dress by Mrs. W. H. Bushnell. president of the Nebraska Federation; music; ''Civil Service," Mrs. C. P. Carscadden and Mrs. W. D. Mead; "Industrial Work." Mrs. Elizabeth iLangworthy; music. April 3. p. m. "Civics and Forestry." In charge of Mrs. W. A. Harrison of York, chairman of the civics and forestry com mittee of the Nebrsska Federation and member of the nstional committee; "Club Vork, Mrs. L. A. .Moore, vice president of the Nebraska Federation; music: "Civics," Mrs. W. A. Harrison; address on forestry by Mr, C. 8. Harrison, chair man of the Nebraska Forestry association; music. April 4, 1:30 a. m. Music; club reports; "Reciprocity." Mrs. A. Stevens; new busi ness; household economics; greetings. A meeting of the program committee of the Nebraska Federation of Women' Clubs has been called for April 10 at the Llndell hotel In Lincoln. Mr. A. A. Scott Is chair man. . The Woman' Christian Temperance union of Council Bluffs fias extended an Invitation to the women of Omaha to Join them In a memorial service to Susan B. Anthony, to be held Wednesday after noon, April 4, at 2:30 In the Woman' club rooms In the public library of Council Bluffs: Omaha women expecting to at tend will meet at the Toung Woman' Christian association room at 1:46 o'clock and go over In a body. Mrs. Richard J. Barker, who has been nominated by the Rhode Island Daughters of the American Revolution for president general of the national organisation. Is said to be a public spirited woman of mora than' common ability. For twenty year he ha been a member of the Tiverton public school board and for twelve year Its chairman. From the beginning of the woman' college at Brown university she has been a member of Its board of man agers. She Is vice president of the Rhode Island Institute of Instruction and a mem ber of Its special committee on legislation. She ha also had a prominent part In the work of the Vnlon hospital and other philanthropic organization at Fall River. The department of ethic and philosophy will hold Its last meeting and election of officers for th year Tuesday afternoon at 8:46 o'clock. The current topics department will hold its annual business meeting and election of officers for next year Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. W. H. Wilbur will be In charge of the program and Mrs. C. W. Hayes, Mr. Henry McDonald and Mrs. Meyer will be tba speaker. The meeting of the Omaha Circle of Mothers ha been postponed from April 4 to April 13. The State Board of Health of Massa chusetts has recently secured from th state legislature an appropriation of 35,000 4"or an Investigation of condition prevail ing In dangerous trade. Miss Berolzhelmer will be at the Pax ton hotel Thursday, Friday and Saturday with tha latest millinery for Easter. BARTEE GETS FIFTEEN YEARS Colored Man Wheal Sentenced to PeaU - teatlary Say Ha Has Witness "Vp Above." William Bartee, colored, who was con victed of the murder of Henry Brown, colored, February 4, was sentenced to fif teen years In the penitentiary yesterday afternoon by Judge Sutton. The Jury found him guilty of murder In th second degree and recommended leniency.' Befora sentence was passed Bartee mad a ahort statement to the oourt, declaring h had acted only In self-defense. Judg Sutton reminded him that five or six wit nesses had testified that h bad been th aggressor. "I'v got a witness up above," Bartee answered, "that will test that question In day to com." Judg Button said th recommendation of th Jury for leniency had caused him to shorten th sentence a least five year. A motion for a new trial was argued and overruled before Barte wa sentenced. Get a pretty bunch ot violets free Wednesday at Kem's millinery opening. To tka Pablia. OMAHA. March SI. 1901 A my reputa tion ha been assailed In a circular letter by the Good Government league and also In public press. . I, therefore, publish th following letter: To Whom It May Concern Mr. James Woleshensky baa been In th employ ot tha Smelting works for over twenty-five year, moat of that time he ha had charge of th silver furnace, through which passes the entire silver production of the work, amounting to about 110.000,000 per annum. W have learned through year of expert, ence that he has no superior for honesty and faithfulness. The writer Is proud to count him as a friend upon whose perfect loyalty and st song common sense he could always rely. If Mr. Woleshensky leaves th employ ment of the Smelting company. It will be of his own motion, and to the deep regret of hi employer. Tour truly, OUT C. BARTON. This letter was not obtained for the pur pose of publishing It. but has been In the possession of the undersigned for six year. JAMES (W.) WOLESHENSKY, Candidal for City Council First Ward. Taaktoa Oratora Consett, TANKTON. 8. D.. March 31. (Special.) The annual oratorical contest of Yankton college was held last evening to decide who should represent th Institution at the state oratorical contest In June at Huron. There were three contestants and the affair drew a large house. W. B. Buller was awarded first place with an oration on Abraham Lincoln. Mis Laura Kirley took second with "Peaea. the World's Goal." La. W. Robinson took third, his ration being ''A Higher Journalism." Plaaeer Ikeeti Hlsaaalf. LEAD. 8. D . March 31. (Special Tele gram.) At Silver City. In Pennington county, Charles Seip, one of the pioneers of tha Black Hills and ona of tha best known men to old-time residents, com mitted sulctfle by shooting himself through th head .with a revolver. Despondency due to lllnei la supposed to have been the cause. 'lrtU II 5 A7H VJ We belong to one of the greatest lW jf y, li. 7 Jj Furniture Buying Syndicates in the Jf ' t5r) fcf1 ,vMa World. This enables us to make low fL Jr brV Iff u Em the Past, Foesemit amid FiuiLw Store Us Latled! m m off ha Your welfare, comfort and convenience has been, is now and always will be safely guarded, No other store in this city or in any other city can or does offer its patrons more substantial benefits or accommodations. This is not a boast Iff but a fact fully explained and justified and our libera.! credit policy. j by our superior buying aLdva.ntak.gcs w Libera! re&ii Policy i em Graces everytning tnat is new and good, l ne central idea of our policy is, and always has been, to give our patrons the largest possible amount of value, coupled with the larg est amount of credit convenience and protection no other store can or will give as much. When You Need Anything Remember Your Credit Is Good J JfJaaffaMiC ii ... r I I'll Dressers (Exactly Like Cut.) Absolutely one of the nest values we have ever offered In low prlred Dressers. Made of SOIID OAK. with a very fine finish; has three Ihtkp drawers, the top one is Ql.'AR TKRED OAK and swell shaped: ilne FRENCH PLATK mirror, oblonif shaped; the standards ere rounded and carved; trimmings of m g HML.JU BRASS. A splen- R rai did barealn at the price wo offer-only Terms, $1 Cash and 50c Ter Week. v r iff Side Boards 9-.c.ARTS (Exactly Like Cut.) Made In quartered oak effect, have HEAVY CARVING, are beautiful Kpecimens of sklled workmanship, have UARGK BASES, two nn.Mll drawers, one for silver, and a larjte mwer orawer lor linen. Have bevel plate mirror. An extra value, at a er. and a 17 so Terms 91.75 Cash and 50c Per Week. (Exactly Like Cut.) Decidedly one of the best values we have ever offered in Go-Carts sldPR, back and dash are made of BEST SELECTED REED. It lias rubber-tired i wheels, foot brake, sateen parasnl with ruffle, ADJUST ABLE RECLINING BACK and foot, and IS EASIER TO an OPERATE than any o4her CVf elll Oo-Csrt. At our nrir nnv . r"V " mother can afford to buy one. Price Our Special Buffet (Exactly Like Cut.) Positively the areatest value ever 'of fered. Made of genuine Ul'ARTER SAWED OAK, rubbed and polished ' to a hia-h finish, have two top draw T"' ,"w" "haped, one small drawer. .i,n. miru niiii aiviaea ror sliver lower rommrtmpntH hat- ni Aaa Terms, $1 Cash and 50c Per Week 18 WITH 50 m Carpets, Rugsand Draperies You should see our very large and complete stocks in each of these departments. Ve have never shown more attractive goods or offered better values. LION BRUSSELS RUGS In very handsome designs color effects appropriate for any room cheap at the price we A (FA offer 15. Terms $1 cash and 50 cents per week. ALL-WOOL FILLED INGRAIN CARPET Extra good value O attractive deslgnsi price, per yard ..ZfjC CHINA MATTING Good quality and very cheap at, per At jard . ; laioC FRONTS ORNAMENTED f ANCY GRIL.I, WORK": hava KVonr-h plate mirror tops and piain nut artistic carvings. Price.. Terms, fl.50 Cash and 50c Per wee it. Pedestal Extension Table (Exactly Like Cut.) Undoubtedly one of the beat values In Ex tension Tables on the market made In BEAUTIFULLY FLAKED quartered oak effect, large, 42-inch square tops, with heavy rims, supnorted by HEAVY built on neatly de. fl f. Jill uln.l haaaa Wm nfTor M M w W the six-foot size , " Terms, 1.50 Cash and 50c Per Week. r We sell out of town on very easy terms. Write for information. I I g VaWs"l"?k Jl illf.aai asaafc.saala-lMa-gaaMi--- -.UaiaU.l.V ; ; - aalaas - Special Steel Ranges ttxactiy Lik Cut.) 1012 a FAQNAM STREETS. OMAHA. THE PEOPLE'S FURNITURE AND CARPET CO. (Established 1887.) and " -' . lj tniAi MED very nest, com pact ana servlce able 6-hnle size Is a bargain at..... Terms, $2.50 Cash and f 1.00 Per Week. iff - 6 1 I . CONDITION OF OMAHA'S TRADE Warm Weather Stimulates Eet&il Easiness in Country. BUILDERS HARDWARE SCORES ADyANCE Bull Hava Best of it la C'ettoa aad Jobbers Compelled to Advaace Soma Llaea Other Price I'hsigti. Advices from the country are to the ef fect that the warm weather of the laat few days has stimulated trade, and the Job bers say It will be but a matter uf a f-w days until they will (eel the beiieticial ef fects of the activity, ttprtng clothing, hIuk-i and hardware are muvlng well at retail, and of course It is the lieigut of the sraaon for the liupiemi'nt dealers. .The maracla ar very nrni. Window glass has scored another advance, witu protpects that I lure will b sull another suon, some lines of hardware ar higher, and firmer figures are prevailing on dry goods lu some lumances. Trade. Is rt-purled as good. Some cum plaint'ha been made of collections, but on th average they have been fair. Another week has gun by without any changes in the price of shoes, which leads som Jobbers to reiterate tiieir prediction that the price has almost reached the top notch. Bum dealers hav carried over storks and are not buying freely. Tluir advance business for fall Is satisfactory, ana th fall styles are meeting with gen eral popularity. Leather is firm at present pricts. ana me general opinion is it will not be lower, if any change Is made, for som time. During th recent wet weather, local Jobber did a Urge trad in rubber aoods. Locks and builder' hardware av been advanced by the manufacturer 15 to !0 per cent, owing to the enormous demand for such material ull over the country. The Omaha Jobla-rs have not made the full ad vance because of stock on hand bouaht at lower prices, but they promise an advance before long. Galvanized Iron Is not very plentiful and there is bound to lie a short- unites the mills can turn nut a larger supply than at present. Prices Ul gal vanised iron are unchanged but very firm. Jobbers have been very busy lining orders. The poaltlon of sugar is unchanged from last week. Coffee is steady and un changed. New Orleans and eastern dealers have recently made large purchases of rice, advancing the market fic to "hC per pound, another advance being predicted for the near future. There is very little change to report in the lino of tomatoes or corn for imme diate delivery. Corn for future has been attracting quite a little attention, but not ninny of the canneis care to sell on the basia of prices recently established by one or two of tiie larger packers. It would appear, however, to many that the prices named are going to result In considerable good. It will head off many who are in clined to make a pack, us there Is abao lulely no money In the prices that hav been named. Indeed for most packers the price would mean loss. It goes without saying that the consumption of corn at the present tune Is enormous. latereat la Dried Fruit.'" Considerable- Interest has been centered In dried, fruits during the last week. It now seems to be well established that the coming crop of apricots will be consider ably less than last year, the crop of Ii6 having been an exceedingly heavy one. it la an unheard of thing for on heavy crop immediately to follow another. The heavy rains have had considerable Influence on the situation, th blossoms have failed to fertilise, and reports have it that the present crop will be perhaps not over a per cent of last year's crop. Telegraphic report from tha coast this week report a higher market on apricots ss well as on mutch nr mnra a..nA I on prune, with an exceedingly firm mar ket on raisins. The Mercantile companv, which took over the holdings of the Cali fornia Raisin Growers' angulation, has imaiiy closed out its holdings. Jobber cannot recall a season when the ruisln supply seemed to be In as perfect control as it Is at this time. With a scarcity of other lines of dried fruit on the Pacific coast. It would not be at all surprialng lo see an advance In raiains as soon as a spirited demand develops. The price has been marked up again 1c per pound on dried raisins during the last week. Supplies are exceedingly limited and all go out at full prices. An active demand for rice Is reported, with an advance of from c to 4c on many of the cheaper grades of Japans The supply in bIkIi t la very much less than it was a year ago. An advance of lc per pound could be mide In Japan without materially affecting the consump tion. lxw grades are very largely cleaned up to Porto Kico and Cuba, wbere a very large part of the low grade and broken rices co. California Taaaed Gooda Firm. Binca adverse reports received concerning growing crops, sume of the California pack-era- hav been taking, anything they could find In standard and extra standard apri cot at atialaciory prices. In fact, soma very heavy sales have been made to canners cn the basis of last year's opening prices, and two days ago sume of tne California packers advanced prices from 10 to 16 cents per dozen, according to grade. Gallon goods nave been In unusually good demand and price are very firm, with a higher tend ency. From all over the eastern country there la a continuous demand or gallon berriee and small fruits, of which the supply Is quite limited. Gallon apple ar very firmly held with a good demand. It is learned on good authority that some of the Alaska puckers hav named prices on red Alaska fish for th pack of 10. These prices are from to 15 cents per dozen higher than the prices named by the Alaaka Packers' association last fall. It is also asserted that the entire stock of red Alaska available In first hands will not exceed cases, which I a mere bagatelle. Those who are closely watching thS ftltllnflnn K-av nnnvM.,.!.!.. V. . ..1 , , '.'u:iuij turner prices ar In view within the. next few weeks. Window ftlaas tioes Higher. Window glass has advanced another 10 per cent, and as the demand is heavy It ! believed that furthes advances will be made in tho near future. Plate glass Is steady but unchanged. Hales of both linea are large Turpentine is quoted at 77c, lead at th old prices, and Unseed oil at 3o for raw and tic for boiled. Trade has been very good in these lines. The drug business has been fairly satis factory during the week. There have been a few fluctuations, but none of very great importance. Manufacturers of codeine re duced their prices lie per ounce. Cuttl fish bone has advanced and is now held at from Ho to 2c. as to quality. Qulnlri is In moderate demand. No change in prlc. Opium la quiet, awaiting develop ments of the new crop. American saffron is very firm at from $160 to 1176. Lower prices are named for forward delivery as the new crop Is expected M arrive early next month. Powdered white arsenic con tinues firm in price owing to scarcity It is quoted In kegs at lWe. Needle antl- lTnfiy hner U 'uoted t from 14o to lc. Flax seed Is a trifle easier Ther .. ",pyonally large demand for ground oil cake for stock feeding purpose. t'"rt ole -'"- "old at from b fo lw per ton. Crude rubber is In a verv strong position and prices are turned up. pard. All manufactured rubber auuds ,hi probably be higher. No Chang, of T'! portance In e.Mntlal oils. Oil of cloves crnphor, bergamot, pennyroyal nd neul pemilnt are very Arm In price. Oil saaaa. fras Is also a trlfl higher. ea- Balla Wlaalaa; la Cattaa. Raw cotton advanced about lc per pound from the low point during th last ten day. A number of operator In the mar ket who hav been on th bear side during th entire crop season ar now buying for an advance. The result has been that certain line of well known staple good hav been marked up and th market for bleached and brown goods is firmer than wltloc'if'KK5" as"- furrnt buslnes advnJ.K obber ' only fair, but Ui f ofTir" " fa" llne largely i busies? .j l "'' "P to this time. Big alls .hirii r'. n "nlerwear, over- ?hinm-J..rl" dut'k ,lne aood" for fall c!ods uT..? d,n mrket for thesa fafactor'yf0"- c"n. ar. reported, Utile Damage by Floed. CEDAR RAPIDS, la.. March Sl.-tfp. cial.)-The flood which cam down tha Cedar river Thursday night began to recede yesterday, without having dona any great damage, for th cltiaen had been so thor oughly war, Ol that most of the merchan dise had been removed from the basement along th riverfront. Every basement on both side of tha river had considerable water In It and many of them wr flooded to a depth of many feet. Tha water was higher than It has been sine 18M. All member of Ak-gar-Ben lodge. No. 171, D. of II., are requested to attend a special meeting at their hall at 17th and Vinton. Sunday afternoon at S o'clock to mak arrangement for th funeral of our da parted slater, Mrs. Oliver. MRS. MINNIE EUJNGHl'BEN, Chief of Honor. MISS ANNIE KARSCH. Recorder. eaoaatresse Wanted For cloak alteration room. Apply Cloak Dept., Brar.dels aV Son. -a Hav Root print It- PIAJdONDS-rraiaer, 161 aad Dad