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TIIE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5. 1907. V.- . . - n Interview In The. He. Representative Clarke proved It false, br the un of figure and statistic cm Ml tn the state house. Thlesern of Jefferson county secured fay. orable action on his resolution knocking on tha proposed hlp subsidy now pending In congress. IT did It br nearly all tf tha iusJonlst voting, f r 4t after Mike Ie pad . iold them President tlwrilt In favo1 "ft of Bhlp ulsldy-and after h had told them the resolution vn merely a move to bolster up Congressman Hlnahaw, who went wrong1 on thla proposition and violated tha recom mendntlon of the laet legislature, which asked all the congressmen to tnd by the president. The vote wa p to SB and ," member failed to vote. Capld la the feaont floora. ?t Senator Randall of Madison haa Intro duced Into the. senate a bill which I aald to be directed against school ma'ama who fall vlctlma of Cupid In the middle of a term and desert their peats of duty. The ' r Mil pfeacrlbea the terme of contracta be tween achool district a and teachers, and t 1 then provide that neither can violate the terma of the agreement with Impunity. Aa Vt. a penalty for violation the teacher will have her certificate to teach taken away , from her. The measure alao fixe the mlrrf ' ' mum aalarlea to be paid teachera at from 130 to the loweat claaa to IM for the more experienced grades. Roath Omaha's Charter. l' Amendment to the South Omaha charter - were offered In the aenate today by Olbaon r.' of. Doug-la. . There are four Important change provided for In the bill. One acc tlon glvea the city council the right to use the 2tO,W recently voted for the cooetruc- tlon of eewera. After the contracta, were let It ws found the amount raised was not '' sufficient. The disbursing of the money ' " wm enjoined until the city had enough on hand to complete the work called for In tha t: propoalUon eubmltted to the votera. An . t other section raJaea the rate of Interest on Intersection bonda from I to per cent. The ,' city engineer la empowered by another one ' to change the gradea of atreete at the re . quest of property owners and Under dlreo "' tlon of the city council. A peculiar pro vision In one of the amendmenta llmlte the right of auffrage at municipal election to ( actual taxpayers of the prevloua yeara and cute out tax ahlrkera entirely frbm partici pation either in the election or In any ap pointive or elective office. Fare on lalernrban Mnea. McKesson of Lanoaeter oounty haa offered .a. bill which will enable Interurban railroads ' to charge a minimum fare f B cent. Thla will enable them to collect cent, where under the atate law, the distance traveled at I cent a mile would be lesa than 6 centa. Senator King of P61R propose In a bill Introduced Into the aenate to place all "Pe dal unlveralty funda In the hands of the atate treasurer, who I made ty the bill ex-offlclo treasurer of the unlveralty. . , .? . . mmt tmt' -r -- HOUTIKB , PROCBEDIKOS ( Or , HOl'SB ) r - ' , Aatl-Shrp Subsidy Meaaare Endorsed, Party Mn Belusr Isrnnred. ';v Irrrom a Staff Correspondent.) l1 LINCOLN, Feb. 4.-(Speclal.)-H. R."'lM, , .'. by .Knowle of podge, providing for the ' ' organisation of drainage dlatrtcta, which thA unmmittM recommended for naaaage. . wenj to .the general flla because Cohe of . Saundera objected to shooting It ahead and the motltn to sustain the committee report did not receive fifty-one vote. Thleaaen g; antl-ahlp aubaldy resolution . 'was adopted, with nearly all of the fusion-, ... lata. voting for It. In the committee of, the .' whole With . McMullen . of Oage In the . chair, the following recommendation ware made: ... ... , ' . M. R. SI, providing village may own telephone lines: for passage. H, R. , providing counties may own tel . ephone fines; for passage.4 H. R. 1). providing for the appointment of guardian; for passage. H. R. 152.. a new divorce law, wii In definitely postponed, as waa H. R. US. pro viding for Jbs, dlacilun W( ireolnct aaaeaeora. The . following' rpsoluUon by Haffernan ,wa adopted i ..... f '.'."'J ,,, ., ' Wheresi.' The Administration of the 'United Btatea law for-Insptrtlon' of cattle " And sheep at the shipping -iftatlon or re '. reiving station ha In many cases resulted . In long delays to the shipper, Inability' to reach the beat market and actual financial -1 loss of thousanda of dollars, and, Whereaa, Complaint and, appeala from ..''the Nebraska shippers for a more equlta . ble plan of Inspection have been received )' by this house; therefore.be It Resolved, That the senators and repre ., sentatlves In congreaa from Nebraska are hereby meirforlallsed to aecure such amend menta In the law or Its administration as win aecure inspection id the farmers' or shipper yards, and permission to shlD. j, after such Inspection,, for a period pf at i. least thirty days. J - Resolved, That the clerk, 'of the 4oui-e be Instructed 'to -transmit copies of this re . r olutlon to . our present-senator and repre- sentatlves, and to those who wll) betome enaiora (no, representative atier March ' 4 next. . . The fullowlng bllU were Introduced: 11. n. 2M-By Knowle of Dodge. To pro vvlde for the Incorporation, government, teg-' ' ulatlon, duties and powers of all cjties hav ing more than 6,000 and leaa than 16.000 In- habitant. . . . H. RTiS6 By Noyea or C. To pro vide for the use of the road drag on pub lic htehway. v. . . . . ..-, H. R. 2W-By Nay a.; On roada undor v township- organization ' to provide, for the use of - (he rmj drag on public hw.T's.ve. H. By Cone -of Blunder. To pro hibit unfair discrimination- -by ' persons, firms or corporations In buying and selling of rommoiltie -within hta atate, and to provide. -a entliy ttherefnr. ' H. R. iSHy Jones of Richardson, by re quest. Vuu'.ndljiK draiuage laws. H. R. iBy Re)cha of Lancaster, Pre scribing . term of contracts under which public school dUivkrts shall employ teach ers and provldliij.th .mean of enforcing th same. ' . H. R. tfiO Fy Klllen of Gage. Repealing tatutc declaring contract for sale of land v. rlThe Knock-ot Blow. Th blow which knocked oat Oorbett wa ' revelation, to the prize fighter. From the earliest ditrs of the ring U knoclc-ouV blow wan timed for the jaw, U Wmpla or the JujuUr vein. tiotnch punches wer thrown la to worry io4 Weary the figbtort but It tclontffic mta kad told one of th old fighter that the sect' TaJnartble-gnot ru tho region of th stomach, held have laughed at him (or an Igoorgnji-a. Dr. Pierce l bringing boetto the publi a parallel (act; that th4, sVusxk U the moat vulnerable organ out of Vie prfce ring a well it In It. We protectbur JtJi. thrc-au, feet and lung, bwt theSWhAWsw are utterly Indiffer ent to,' until dlscSflnds the tolar plexus and, knock ui out. Hate your itomafh a' If fit. "Uuldea MeJIcaL Discovery cure "weav, stomach, Indtgettlon, or dyspepsia, torpid llTcr, bad, thin and iu pur blood and other disease of tha or gans oi digestion end nutrition. The "Golden .Nodical Discovery has a specISs curative affect upon all mucous " surface and hence cures catarrh. BX mastor whera located or what tag It may have reachod. In Kasal Catarrh it I well to eleattae the passages with Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy fluid while using th Discovery a constitutional rem edy. Why the 'Golden Medical Disco ry, cures catarrhal diseases, as of the stomach, lowel, bladder and other pelvld organs will be plain to you tf you wlU read a booklet of extracts from the writ ings of eminent medical authorities,' en dorsing It Ingredients and explaining their curallv properties. Jt I mailed re on request- Address Dr. E.V. Pierce, Buffalo. N. Y, This booklet rives all tha Ingredients) entering Into Dr. Pierce's uittJlcltw from which It will beseeathet they oontatn not a drop of alcohol, pure, Ultle-reflued glycerine being used Instead. lit. pierce' great thousand-page lllus tratad Common be nee Medical Adria.iT wiil be ant free, paper-bound, for 81 o rent stamp, or cloth-bound tat U stamp Udxess Ur. PieroaM atova void unless In writing referring to contract between owner and arreht.- H. R. By gruld'r of Richardson. Providing 26 per rent of wagea not exempt for drhls - r-v If. R. 2 Br Oilman oe-incsster. Na tional Association of !ental aocletlea to be reorgnnlifd under Nebraska law aa a reputable dental d-purt moot college, II. R. aa Ht E. W. Iiiown of I.annater. Cuts out redemption statute, the proviso thut no reilomntlon from premium sal shall be allowed for leu than the amount of the decree. Interest and oosta and auo- eeouent taxes paid. H. R. W-Pv McMullen of Oaae. To appropriate lMi.onr out of the general fund for the construction of buildings and per manent Improvements on'tbe State uni versity farm. H. R. 2W5 By Whltham of Johnson, by rpouest. Providing a W poll tax for vot') s of the second cmfn and villages. M. R. 2rb Ry Oilman of Lancaster. To license Itlmrant vendors of proprietary medlclnea. noatruma. olntmenta and ap pliances for dlseasea. Injurlea and bodily t defects, and providing fees therefor, ami I providing for the punishment of violations thereof, and prescribing the duties of oflt- cera relative thereto. , ROtTIE PROC tEDnGH OF SEX ATK Reaate Paasee Bill Retsabars , the Behool Fnad. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. I. (Special.) The senate thl afternoon passed four -bill, among them one by Epperson of Clay, providing for a state levy to make up the deficiency 'in the school trust fund caused by the embestlement of Ex-State Treas urer Hartley. At the opening of the ses sion the secretary' desk waa flooded with letters and petition directed against S. F. No. 72. providing that patent medicine hall not be sold except by a registered pharmacist. . .The following bills were pasaed: R. f. W By Root of Caaa. Providing a new trial shall not be granted in a civil case on account of the smallnesa of dsm axes awarded where the verdict equal the actual pecuniary loss. 8. F. 131 By Hanna of Cherry. Making It a crime to bring stolen horse Into the atate or to sell them, and providing a pen alty of from one to ten yeara. In the peni tentiary. S. V. 1fly Hanna.' Making lb a crime to bring stolen cattle Into the state or dls- rose of them, and providing a penalty of rom one to ten years. 8. F. ISO By Epperson of Clav. Pro viding for a levy of 4 mill to reimburse the educational trust fund for money lost by the Hartley defalcation. There waa no opposition to any of these bills. The. Judiciary committee reported on the following bill: S. F. 8 By Gibson. Th employers' lia bility law. Amended to Include only those employed In the more hasardou employ, ments on railroads. Placed on general file. a F 107 By Clarke of Adams. Provid ing district and county. Judges piay parol persons convicted -of Crime. Indefinitely postponed. 8. F. 108-By Clarke of Adams. Providing for the; abolition of capital punishment. Placed on general file. S. F. 15 By Thome of Dougla. Giving atreet railway companies power , to own and operate interurban' companies. Placed on general flle - . The judiciary committee recommended Clarke's bill or Indefinite postponement, and he made aflght to have both of them placed on general file, so they might be further discussed. He failed m the attempt to save the bill providing for the paroling of convict by. judge,' but succeeded In getting his capital punishment bill on gen eral file. Members - of the Judiciary com mittee said they were willing, after having made an adverse report, that It go On the general (lie, to permit of ft more extended discussion. Clarke' . motion to place It on the file, carried, with a number of adverse votes. On motion of Ba under of- Douglas the senate decided to send a delegate to the Interstate oil conference, to be held at Topeka. February 6. A letter from Gov ernor Hoch to Governor 8heldon with ref erence to the conference wa read. The meeting -I to be attended by . repreenta tlves of the middle west states to determine on legislation against the oil monopoly. Lieutenant' Governor Hopewelt appointed Senator Root' of Cas to repregerttthg sen ate. The lieutenant governor will go a a preaoaal representative of the governor.' ! The following bill were Introduced Into the. aenate: . 8. F. H-By Gibson of Douglas. Amend ing the Bouth Omaha charter. Providing the city may expend the $260,000 raised by Hsnd inane for sewers: ralalng the rate of Interest on Intersection bonds from to per cent; permitting th city engineer to cnange graaes oi sireeis i m i miuw u, the city council and property owners! pro viding that no one shall be eligible to vote at a municipal election except taxpayer, and that' no one ahail be eligible to any elective or appointive office who Is Indebted to the atate, county, city or achool dia trlci " a v 17-J.Rv McKesson of I,ancaater. Provldina- for the minimum charge of 6 centa for pHBsengera on rail roada owned mi nnoratorf aa interurban railroads. - 8. F. 2S By Randall or Maaiaon. its arrihlng terma of contracta under which public achool districts shall employ teach era, and providing the meana of-enforerng the aame. . ... - u: -'. S. F. 19 By Glover of Cuater. Designat ing the county surveyor. Instead or the county clerk, a the officer to' plat eouMy r8.d F. '150-By King of Pork. Creatiyig- the nmca of treasurer of the State unlveralty, to make the atate treasurer TOfflote irreaa-urer-of the 8ite university, and penning me auiies OI SUCH uraavspr, . . v.. ,., EATOR BtRNI WILL. NOT DEB4TC geads a LeaK Letter t Represeatetlv SprtageV, However. (From a Btafjt Correspondent) LINCOLN, Feb. 4. (Special.) Joe Burn failed to come up to the scratch and there wa no debate tonight on Christian Science between the senator -nd .eprBntatly Spring. The senator from Lancaster wrote a long answer to Mr. Springer, but htudldn't accept the challenge. What ef fect his answer will have 'upon th member of the lower body remain to be seen, but friend ar preparing to guard Burn from attack when Springer i follow: ee the . nwer. It Is The challenge Issued by th represent - live from the Fifty-fourth legislative dla- trlct requeating a Joint Tleuale between the gtntlenmn from the unorganised: terri tory mil mveelf on the Question of Chris tian Science, haa reached me through the columns of the preen. I wish to reiterate iters wnat I aald at the meeting referred to at the capltol laat weanesuay evening,, mm t am not a Chrlailan Scicntlat, nor do I know their Wednesday evening,, tnai t am not belief or creed. A I have never attended one of their meetlnga, I would hardly be expected to father their creed or defend their doctrine, hrr.ee. I could not enter Into a debate on the subject. What 1 did eay at that meeting wa that have a personal ami pleasant acquain tance with aome of the heat men and noblest women of thla city who do em brace that faith, and believe In It, aome of whom were to my certain knowledge crlp plea and Invalids for years, and who ar now well, and have been so apparently for a number of years. Among this number ni enterprtsea and who cannot be classed aa cither cranks or fools, but are regarded as upright and exemplary cltlaun and re spected bv those who know them- Inti mately. They seem to honestly believe in this faith, and I take It they have an un dlsnuted right to do so. .... 1 nie right, it sterna, however, must t accorded to them by prescribed rules If we lake the member from Gerlng'a arguments aa a baala. He claaaea these Peoria with atormyns and criminal, and felt that hla poaiUoi) aa a number of the lealalature fave him the right to do bo. He. like he Jewa of old. who came to tbe young man to whom Christ haa restored sight, and waa looking for something to con demn the Savior for In restoring alght 1 to the Mind, demanded to know hour It waa doe; The young man anawered. Tl know not. but thla I do .-know: that once I wa blind and new I can see." . ... - Neither do I know how theae people are cured.1 but thla I do btuw: some were on orutchee and now walk. They were sick and In pain, aad now they seem well, and assure their friend they are welt, 1 take it they know. . . ' ". . .What 1 did say at that meeting wa to rebuk In my humble way the rellgtoaa bigot wlv waa unwilling to accord to theae people the light of religious liberty, who would throttle free - thought, w.10 would compel by law the belief In anv erw-o, ar drprive anyone, fOt the right to believe as - - " - - -v. - rrr-'- - ... ' ' , y en. The day of rellgloua persecution has gone forever, aa also the .lay of re ligious Intolerance. There will be no more Inquisition. It might be well, how ever, for the member from Oerlng. be fore he rrltlrleee others for their re lielous faith, to msae known his pecu liar belief that compels him during Prayer hy the chaplain of the house to leave his seat anil retire to the clonk room, muttering Imprecations at therrus tom that compels him to hear, (he hsp lain invoking the divine blessing upon members of that body. I certainly cannot umierstsnd him. He refer to the Kentucky blood In hi Veins but assure me the dsy of kill ing Is over. I do not so understand It, aa the frequent assassinations caused by th feuds In that state would hot lead an outsider to so regard It. While ad mlttlng that Kentucky he furnlshej i many great men and beautiful women, I have also to admit that It ha furnished a great number of the kicking, long-earel breed of animals, and the fact that some of these blood In have only a part of Kenturky their veins relieves even that tate of a great reeponeihlllty. Forry that I have no knowledge of thla doctrine to ennble me to meet In debate with the gentlemen, but think perhap there may b another open metlng on ome other occasion when the gentleman may feel called uopn to take a stand In denouncing some claas of good peopli that do not subscribe to hla vlewa. I shall, if present, take great pleasure In answering him and accord him the op portunity he seems to .hanker for. aa I hone I ahall never remain eilent without entering my feeble proteat against auch an asault on American liberty aa waa at tempted by the gentleman from Oerlng In repreaentatlve hall last Wedneaday evening. Friend of Secretary Gouldlng of the senate reaent the thlnga aald about him not attending to the order of the senato according to the ritual and have asked that the record on the matter referred to by the fake reform State Journal be published. The fake sheet Jumped on Gouldlng for not informing the state auditor he wa supposed to collect cer tain Information for the benefit of the State Railway commission. The record how Gouldlng attended to hi business properly, a the resolution wa referred to the railroad committee of the senate. Following 1 the resolution and It dis position: - Mr. Root offered the following resolu tion: Resolved. That the State Railway com mission and the state auditor! aecure from an the railways doing buames In the state of Nebraska n statement of all clasal ficatlon of freight and all schedules of freight rate In foro on their respective runaa on January i, wn, and that said Information be tabulated so as to conform as near as may be to the classification found In the maximum freight rate law, chapter 24, session laws of 1898, and that sum information De rurnlshed with all con venlent speed. Mr. President, I move the adoption of the resolution, which wa agreed to and referred to Committee on railroads. Dodge of Dougla ha recelved-a petition from Omaha knocking on the antl-Chrla. tlan Science bill. It 1 lgped by nearly everyone mentioned lii ,rWho' Who" and about a thousand more. The petition wa rolled and Is about a block In length. FORESTKESERVE LAW (Continued from First Page.) ing of land in Arlsona, from which they had cut the timber, for timbered land In the northwest, and In thl way Immense tract had com under the ownership of' a few' persona. No action wa taken on th Carter reso lution on which the speeches were baaed. PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOISH MeCamber Service Pensloa aad Om al bas Llshlhoaae Bill Pasaed. .WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-The houe passed a number of bills today, including th McCumber aervlc penalon bill, th omnibus lighthouse bill and the omnibus revenue cutter bill.. , The -omnibus ' lighthouse bill carries' a total appropriation of tl,56.SOO for the lighthouse establishment, and an additional urn of 1198.000 for additional lightkeepera. The house by a vote of 110 to H con curred in the aenate amendment to th urgent deficiency bill, loaning th James town exposition $1,000,000 and safeguarding the loan by a Hen on the gross receipt. Resolution were passed calling for an Investigation by th secretary of com merce and labor of cotton exchanges and th fluctuations in cotton price, giving a privileged statu to th bill codifying and consolidating th patent and copyright law, directing a report by the secretary of th Interior of the number of existing patent granted to officer and employe of th United State. Bill providing for th protection of gam In Alaska and authorising a refund of oer taln taxes collected under t he .war revenue act. of 1SS8 were alao passed. REPORT ON STOCK YARDS CASE Mis soar I Coaamlttee Recomaaeads BosS Welgrhanakter sad Redae . Iloa of Coranilssloa Charges. JEFFERSON CITT. Mo., ' Feb; 4.-Th house comVnltt . 'which Investigated the Kansas City stock yard reported today. The report finds that during, the last six years the stock yard company apld 14,000 buahel of - corn and 16,000,000 pound of hay more than it bought. Th report as sert that th company mulcted the farm er and shipper out of money they paid j for thl, tt9i A bonded weighmaMer I recommended, who shall report to th tate. The. report also recommend a re duction In commission charge and th enactment of a law regulating weight and charge. To fare a Cold la Owe Day Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablet. .1 Druggist refund money If It fall to cure. I K. w. drove's signature I on each box. 26c. ; . Oil Price Advance-. , CLEVELAND. Feb. 4 Quotation on rOjBullne and naphtha were again advanced -cent a gallon by the Standard Oil com pany today. The new prtoea ar: Varnish i ..... . Uc,i- I Ised red crown gasoline. c , degree maker ana paintera.napina, lftc; dtdor gasoline remain unchanged at aiftC THK BEST TEACHER . Old SapeiUao SOU Sold the ralxa. For real practical reliability and some thing to swear by, experience plain pld experience 1 able to carry a big load yet without getting swaybackod. A lo. Dak. woman found aome thlnsrs reliable teacher. She write: "I think I have used almost every breakfast food manufactured, but npn equal Grape-Nut In my estimation. "I wa greatly bothered with weak stomach and Indigestion, with formation of gas eftsr eating, and tried many reme dies for It but did not find relief. "Then I decided I must diet and see If I could overcome th difficulty that way. My choice of fopd wa Grape-Nut ba. raua th doctor told me I could not digest atarchy food. It ha been a great benefit to me for I feel like a different person since I begun' to eat U. It ir wonderful to me how Btrpng my nerves have become. I advise everyone to try It,' for experience I th beat teacher.. ."If you have any stomach 'trouble caa't digest 'Tour food, use Orape-Nuts food (or breakfast at leaat, and you won't be able to praise It enough when Vu ee how different you feel." Name given by Poatum Co.. Battle Creek, Mich. Read th little book, "The Road to Wllvlll," In - -s-rv , reaacn." PR )BE FOR MISSOURI ROADS Interstate Commeros Commissioiirr Clark B tarts Essr.BC at XtBtai City. OIL CARRIERS MUT MEET CHARGES Railroad Are Charged with Haklac Excessive Rates Oil as Atehlaoa raplalaa ( Elevater Service. KANSAS CITT. Feb. I.-Edgar B. Clark, a member of th Interstate Commerce commission, began a heart ng In th federal building here today of eomplalnt of ship per against certain railroad. Th first case to be taken up I that of the Produc er' Pip Line company of Indian Territory gal net the Missouri Pacific, Tax A Pa cific. Houston. Texaai Cotton Belt, Mis souri, Kansas Teaaeallroad. The pip line company allege exoesaiv rate from Indian Territory . to - point In northern Texas. Th eoond caa I that of E. N. Wllholt of Springfield, Mo., who complain that th Missouri. Kansas aV Texs railroad charges an excessive rate on oil from Erie, Kan., to Joplin, Mo. The Mayer Coal com pany of Kaniaa City elan charge th Missouri, KansaaA Texas railroad with excessive switching charge In tha yard here. The fourth charge I that preferred by the city council of . Atchison, Kan., against the Missouri Paclfle, Chicago, Burl ington A Qulncy and th Atchison, Topeka A Santa Fe rntlroada, alleging discrtmtna; tlon In grain elevator service In favor of Leavenworth, Coffeyville and Kansas City. A many of the railway attorney and Important witnesses were unable to attend the pip line hearing these ' cases were continued. It probably will be taken up tomorrow. Oil Rate Case Takes I' p. Mr. Clark took up the hearing of charge preferred against the Mlesourt, Kansas A Texaa railway by E. M. 'yVIIholt of Spring field, Mo., an oil dealer. Mr. Wllholt said that h dealt In oil at Joplin and ' that the Missouri, Kan sis A Texas- railway -charged seventeen centa a hundred pound for moving refined oil from the refinery at Brie, - Kansna, . to Joplin, a distance of sixty-eight mile, and that th charge from Erie to St. Louis wa th ame amount, although that haul was 400 mile. ..... "At one time," he said, "the rate to Joplin waa only ten cent, but It waa raised." "If you ever - got a rate of ten centa," aid F. A. Leland of 6t. Loula, assistant general freight agent oi the railroad, "you owe the railroad money..- .The ten cent rate under which you- shipped that oil wa an error made- lh quoting .by some clerk. A 17 cent rate to St Louis I made the Kansas producer so they may compete with the Standard. Oil company which supplied 8t. Loula from It Whiting, Ind., refinerie. All railroad rate are not. determined on the mileage baarl." ' Commissioner Clark- heard the argument and allowed the parties ten days In which to (lie briefs. "' TestlmoAy Takes at Wlshlla, WICHITA. Kh., Feb. 4.Tklng Of tetl- . . .... r- . Ti lnl...t,t. rtnm mony oetore v,. . mere commissioner, waa begun her today tn the case of D. W. Durham of St. Joseph,) Mo., against the Illinois Central railroad. A violation of th Ibhg and ahort haul clause 1 charged.'" ', '' Following th DurHarn case Commissioner Prouty will take up the charge of a local dry good company that Kansas railroads make discriminating ' rates - from certain manufacturing point in Texa to Wichita and other Jobbing point. ' In the hearing Of the Durham ease way bill of two carlQB.ni.45f machinery ahlpped from ; Lockland, Kf-.f-'io" Fredonla, Ka., Were submitted. ' Qe'neraT Manager Cameron of the Illinois Central took the witness tand and ' gave figure relative to rate between the two points,, which he said were Influenced by- the water traffic between LoulBvllle, : Ky, and 1 East St. Loula. On thla , testimony th case waa Itibmlttel without brief. ' In the Johnaton-Larlrqer wholesale dry good company case-It waa shown the rat from Texas point on cotton goods was tl.lt when the case were filed and that it has alnoe been reduced to 96 cent by the Santa Fe and Rock Island. In another case by th am company' It was shown by the plaintiff, that the rate from New fork to East St. Loula waa lower -on knit goods than' from East St. Louis to Wichita, the first being 64 cents and the latter 98 cents. O. P.rTaylor, president of the Johnston Larimer company, answering a quesllon asked tor Commissioner Prouty, said his oompany could handle Texa goods If a 60-eent rate could be had.- ' Part of the testimony of ' the Howard Mills company of this city against the raljroade on a differential 'grain and wheat rate to California point was heard, and at tt;o suggestion of California representa tives ' th heating wa postponed until April IT, at Portland, Ore. Tha casee of th Kansas Farmer'', Merchants' and Shippers' club agalnat variou road, al leging discrimination In grain rates,' were continued to March IS, at Topeka, Kan. The commission will meet at South Mo Alester February 7 to Investigate the al leged combination of .railroads and coal operators. ' The commission then ad journed. Hearts Beg! a In Mnakeicee. MUSKOOEK. I. T., Feb. 4. Interstate Commerce Commissioners Clements and Harlan began a hearing here today of charges filed by the Muskogee Commer cial club and th Muskogee tariff bureau that the Missouri, Kansas A Texas rail road has discriminated against Muskogee In freight rates, especially In regard to flat cotton, whloh has beep shipped to South McAlester to be compressed, thus forcing the local compress to close down. Gen eral Freight Agent Orosecloee ef 8t. Loula and other offlclala of the railroads ar among those summoned to appear. DEATH RECORD. Mrs. Perry Williams. Many Omaha friend of Mr. and Mrs. Perry William will be shocked to learn of the death of Mr. Williams, which occurred la Council Bluff Monday morning, th re sult of an attack of pneumonia. Mr. Wil liams formerly lived in Omaha, and, with hi wife, ha been a frequent visitor here, although sines their marriage they bay resided In Cheyenne, where he haa ranoh In Interests. Mrs. Williams, with tbelr three little daughters, had com to Coun cil Bluff to spend th winter, and she wa ill only a few day. Bh was formerly Miss Edith Jenk of Cheyenne and a niece of Luke Voorheea of that city. Mr. Wil liams, with their little daughter and hla brother. Dwlgbt William of Omaha, will accompany tha body Monday evening to Cheyenne for burial. Rev, Seysnonr A. Baker. KANSAS CITY, Feb. 4. Rev. Seymour A. Baker, one of the founder of th re publican party, a pro-slavery agitator and a Presbyterian minister and editor of not. died at hi bom hr today t pneumonia, aged 1 yeara He wa bora in Arlington, Vt., and wa on of the oldest minister la as and point of aervlc in th United Btatts. General S. B. Hollahlra. . WASHINGTON, Feb. 4--Urlgadier Gen eral Samuel Beckley Hollablrd. retired, one ef the oldest and boat known United Stale army officer In . the country and former qusrierraaaier gtoyrei. oisa IB ml Cil yesterday after a brief Illness. In his eigh tieth year. II will be burled la the Sol dier' Home cemetery Tuesday. - Lady Oreafrlt. OTTAWA. Feb. 4. Lady Orenfelt, eldest daughter of Lord and Lady Orey, died at the government house this morning. Bh had been suffering from typhoid fever, but wa aald to be recovering, when she had a relapse. INSANITY THAW'S DEFENSE (Continued from First Page.) To thl last remark Thaw replied: "Pearle. I have probably saved your life." Mr. Garvan'a outline of the state' testi mony told- how White went to the roof garden to see the Initial production of a summer mimical comedy and then related In simple language the Incident of the kill ing. "The people claim," he concluded, "that It was a cruel, deliberate, malicious, premedi tated taking of a human life. After prov ing that fact to you, we will aak you to find the defendant guilty of th crime of murder In the first degree." All Witnesses Exelnded. Just at adjournment this afternoon Mr. Jerome made an Ineffectual effort to have the defense disclose the names of those who ar to be called a Its first witnesses. It waa reported that the prisoner' wife may be among the first to give testimony for th defense. Even after testifying she will be denied the privilege of the court room, for the ruling by Juatlc Fltsgerald. upon consent of counsel, wa tn exclude witnesses both before and after testifying. It being argued by Mr. Jerome that many may be recalled from time to time. The etate. having put the case so simply up to the defense to prove It justification, bear out th theory that Mr. Jerome Is avlng hi real effort for the rebuttal. David N. Carvalho, a handwriting expert, wa In court today, sitting beside the pris oner. It i said he wilt be called to identify certain letter alleged to have been written by Stanford White and now In the hand of the defense. The Proa Mntnal's Fine Showing;. In view of the adverse condition ob taining during the last year the fifty-ninth annual report of the Penn Mutual Life Insurance company I a remarkable ex hibit. The business of the year wa the greatest In the history of this Philadelphia Institution, and shows that the public ha confidence In proper methods of life Insur ance administration. The report shows that It Issued during the year 26,48 policies for 167,22,662, of new, paid for Insurance, making a total of 16l,6Si policies in force January 1, 1907, guarantee ing $396,319,622 of paid for Insurance pro tection on the books of the company. Thla exhibit places the Penn Mutual tn the front rank of American life Insuranoe. To protect this immense amount of Insurance liability th company carries a reserve of $71,219,631. This reserve liability Is cal culated on the highest standards of se curity and exceeds the requirements of the law In this regard. The total premium in come during the year waa $16,405,643, a gain over the previous year of $1,203,301. - A comparison of the report with the rec ord of 1905 will show gulna In every de partment of the company's work, and it Is nt,restlng to note that, while the amount ... . . .M,i . j at risk haa been greatly added to. the actual mortality of the year was less than in the preceding year, the death losses paid in 1908 having amounted to the aum of $3,6440, while In 1906 they were $6,000 greater In amount. The actual mortality experience of 1908 was only (7 per cent of the expected. The surviving members of the company have, therefore, derived from this source a large saving, due to careful election of risk by th medloal depart ment. ' The other factor which go to make up the aurplua from which the' dividend are derlvedj" namely. Interest and saving from the margin for expenses, also show considerable gains. Th income from In terest, rent, etc., during the year amounted to $4,181,908, an Increase over th previous year of more than $656,000. A comparison of the item of expense wrth those of 19ui how that the ratio of expenae to Inoom wa considerably lass. The expenses were well within the premium loading, or mar gin, for that purpose, and the officer by economy and th prevention of waste have effected a substantial aavlng from . thl fund for the aurplua account of th policy holder. Th Penn Mutual has always enjoyed a reputation of being a large dividend paying company, and Its record In this regard In th past year Is In keeping with its prsvlous practice, the company having apportioned dividends during 1908 In the sum of $2,191,717. The assets of the company amount to $83. 718,1161, an . Increase of more than $7,000,000 over the figures of 1906; and the liabilities are shown to be $77,774,901, of which the reserve held for the protection of all mem ber constitutes almost the entire sum. Pile Cared In A to 14 nay. Paso Ointment will, cur any la see of Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protudlng piles. At all drugglsts-60 cents. DIAMONDS Frenser, 16th and Dodge. Madam Ichimias Ilelake 111. KANSAS CITT. Feb. 4-Madame Sehu-mann-Heinke, the contralto, who was to have given a concert here tonight. Is In disposed, the result of a cold, and today canceled her engagements In the west, cov ering the next week, and started for New Jersey. . Aliened Swindler Arrested, CHICAGO, Feb. 4.-E. W. Ernmon I undar arrest charged with swindling a num ber of people through the sales of mining stock. The arrest was made at the Instance of Police Sergeant Bunner of San Fran. Cisco, who alleges that Qmmons represented himself Joint owner of a mine at Bisk- on's r. PERFECT T00SI1 Povdor Cleanses tuid beautifies th) oath and purines the breath. Used by people of refinement ox over a quarter of a century. Convenient for tourists. MSAHtP BV LAWK UEMBTVatr eVsTCKOB VMTOS OOsCVAsTa, 07 STorta irta St, Omasa, EIoglwioo Mkom th Skin Sun aitsf Wind HHfoi . . Price lOc-AI All Dealer. 'OB UU THE BENNETT (JOMPANY I . AX9 iU aVSTAtt EXU()S)TL Ly mil IK ill iTiUiT?TTTiti This interesting store has become, very popular, .increasing numbers know personally, that the great price saving here on fashionable merchandise is valua ble enough to tempt one to an effort to se cure it Every reduction as promised. Linen Specials for - Tuesday Surplus stock of sliver bleached Scotch Satin Damask, two yards wide, heavy and durable, regu lar C5c quality. Tuesday's price, per yard 50 Surplus stock ot Imported fancy Damask, fast colors, pretty pat terns, regular 75c quality. Tues day's price, per yard 45ti Surplus stock large Blze Devon shire Huck Towels, hemmed ready for use, regular 12 He quality, Tuesday's price, each. g, Surplus stock fine sneer India Lloon, 32 Inches wide, regular 12 He quality, Tuesday's price, per yard 9 Surplus stock fine combed yarn dimity, beautiful checks and hair line stripes, regular 12 He qual ity, Tuesday's price, pr yard, only ,-..8 Children's Outing Skirts Extra heavy outing In pink and blue, daintily trimmed, sold up to 36c, your choice Tuesday at 'a 19 Ladies' Winter Underwear The celebrated Merodo Winter Vnderwer, Bhlrts, Vests and Union Nulta. .Beautiful hand flnlxhed wool garments 75. each, regular price $1.00 you. Cel., and mad fraudulent sale of the tuck. Senate Passes Pensloa Bill. WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-The house today passed the senate service pension bill by a vote of 19G to 20. The bill provides that veterana having reached th age of 82 ahall received $12 per month; 70 year, $16, and 75 year, $20. Woman Darns to Death. CHICAGO, Feb. 4. -Mr. A. Haskell, said to be a wealthy widow of Michigan City, Ind., waa burned to death early today In a Are which partially destroyed a two-story frame building on Dunning street, of whlcn she was the owner. Mrs. Haskell wa asleep when the Hi broke out. . Low Fare for Mlssonrl, JKFFERSON CI.TY, Mo., Feb. 4.-Th house today, by a vote of 92 to 1, passed the bill reducing passenger rates to t cent a mile on all main line railroads in Mis souri and S cent a mile on independent lines less than forty miles In length. It Is considered practically certain that tho bill will pas the aenate. , , - ';- -1 ;i : , r ,' 1 j. A 8kln of Beauty' n. ?o Fprevar T. Felix Ooursud's Orlontal Or am or Magioal Boautlflor Betaores Til ML rlnpiM 10th PatlhM FrtckiM, Moll I11L ui fckll u4 bkla DiMwta Slif mum vctv cm I oa bcMitf. an Us I BM (UlKttOS. 0 hat no4 um We of 67 Tn It mo harmltis i Ut'olt lobaturtN ts fr.'prrly Bds SceeplaseouMtr tilt Of lulUD tmm. Dr. L. A Burr Mid U I U.'.r of tin baut n (s tWoti "Ai you Udlei will m tktv I rotiiaintnl fliinid'i Cms' si Ui lat hurorul of ll tlx fkio proprion." Ffr sals I'T all drutOTt Mil mntf Ooodt lStir In th B..ta liuiM, Cauia sad Eiuop FttD.T.HCPI!H3. Prc tl Grrat iw Vtsi. lew Tort FULL SUIT 5 EXTRA TROUSERS For THE PRICK OF SUIT Alont) . T'S Nlcoll's way of keeping a large force of Tailors and Cutters busy during February. ' It's Nlcoll's way of clearing up the surplua stock at the end of a busy season's trade. TAILOR WILLIAM JCRREMS' SONS 09-11 So 15 tli St. SMALL RUSSIAN STEAK WITH POTATO PAN CAKES m CALUMET TUESDAY DINNER tMMfPM'iriiiiiiTriF'"jT msMSBq looiS! :AT: Maim seoinni GO00.ICE WELL LIGHTED 110 CHARGE Take Hanscom Park Line (East Olde) Car to Hickory IBIS Extra Fur Specials for. Tuesday . 300 neck pieces in every new style shown this scaaon, in natural mind and blended squirrel, brook Blink and all desirable furs, that sold from $2. SO up to 1 7.60,, all half price. Tuesday 12.60 furs for . . 31,25 I7.R0 furs for 3.75 Ladies' 75c Outing Gown,. ;39k In fancy pink and blue stripes, braid trimming, yoke effects, good length .and fuil fashioned, never sold less than 75c, all Tuesday .... . . .39 All Children's Coats Just Half Price One lot of 200 coats in all colors, and mixtures, that sold up to $6.60, elegant school 'coats, your choice Tuesday 31,08 All ladies' and children's Golf Gloves and Mittens, wool and mercerised, 2Ac and 83c values at 10 Ladies', Minxes' and Children's Kid and Mocha Mitten and Gloves, silk mitten, wool golf gloves, caahmere glove, and mittens, BOc and 75c values, choice, per pair 35, YOU CAN RENT A TYPEWRITER, ANV MAKE rXK $2.50 Jim PER MONTH". FOX TYPEWRITER & SUPPLY CO., 1822 Karnam St.. Omaha. Tel. Doug. 8874. ' Q AMl'SKMElfTS. t TnaWr"VaiiHMsn1 BOYD'S w';.'"' Mb Tonight, Wed. Mat. aad Wight James K. Hackett Tha Walls of Jericho Friday. Saturday Matinee and Night Amelia Bingham in Tn X.IZ.AO BOOH. Starting Monday, rb. 11 Bntlr Week Mat. Wd. aaS Saturday. -Klaw Brian! Colo- ' gal Pxoduotloa f The Prince of India 600 MOPt 00 at Bale Thursday, ' Prices tOc to It. 00. i BUR.W00D 522? rBorziaiOBAX. mat. todat Lost 24 Hours Mat Thur., Next week: Sat. ,. . ..,:' Broth Offloer. Every Night. Matinees Thursday, Batur - day and Sunday. MODERN VAUDEVILLE Lucille Mulhall and Her Bench Brtys rout tokens Mile. Dsirtai Tolll fs Boyd Johnny Johns) O. K. Oalderai Thre Baju lag ail tensile, and th Xlnodron. - . v Price 10c, J5c, BOc. . - tf RUG THEATER W 1 lgo.at4w50n.7S Tonight Matin Wsdnesday HOWAjtO XAXXj in THE MILLIONAIRE DETECTIVE iThurs A mVOOU TOB OOX.B. LYRIC-THEATER TONIGHT AND BALANCE OP WEEK. Mats. Tuesday, Thursday n..t' H-l.. and Saturday. Prices KMTn UTCV St si.d c. Mat. 16c. . ItUMI MIUJ iatinn T Patrm Street
