T11E OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY-- 12, 1907.
a person to go through the corridor In
saieiy wunout carrying a lantern, tin
' talk rhny also result in the canal lending
from the tate house to the street being
turned Into walk. 0 visitor to the cap
. Itoi may get to the building without hav
Inn to iwlm. In the ceurov of hta remark
' for thla reform, Dodge objected to ap-
, proprtatlng money to repair the walla of
the eaat wing-, but aaid It were better that
in, wing iau, wntcn, ne saiu, i wouiu
i not do for tome time,, and then construct
j In Ita place a modem wing to be the be
' ginning -of a 11,000,000 capltol. Mr. Dodge
' prefaced Ma remarks by the following
' resolution, which waa carried by rising vote
of 61 to 21, and referred to the committee
( on public lands and buMdlngs.
' Whereas, The repairs to the state house
have apparently not been kept up for
several years and Its present condition a
; regard paint, paper, varnish and carpenter
repairs is a a.sgruce lo any civmiwj
and
Whereas, A committee has been empow
' ered to Investigate the condition of the
. east end that Is said to be settling;
' Be It Resolved, That a committee be ap
, panted to examine Into the-necessary re-
pairs of the atate house, both interior and
. exterior; that said committee be empow
' ered to retain the services of a competent
' expert to estimate the amount necessary
to paint, paper, varnish and repair the tn-
terlor and exterior of the building so as to
give -It merely a presentable appearance;
also to obtain figures for gliding the dome
, and Investigate as to the beet method of
' abating the smoke nuisance from the en-
glne room, end that said committee re
i port to the house within ten days an es
, tlmate of the appropriation necessary to
! make the repairs aforesaid.
5 Be It further Resolved. That it Is the
sense of this body that It Is more necessary
to make the stste house In its present con
J dltlon presentable and clean than to recon
, struct the east wing and to postpone such
reconstruction until the same has fallen
down and a new building will he necessary.
; Be It further Resolved, That $100 or so
1 much thereof as may be necessary shall
be appropriated to obtain the services of a
) competent expert to aid In ascertaining the
; amount "necessary for the work above de
' scribed. .
Strikes a Popular Chord.
i In his speech Mr. Dodge said-, to enter
the state house In ita present condition
!waa to him humiliating. Its condition Is
.a dlKgraca and -an- outrage to a state as
.wealthy as Nebraska. Bhubert of Rlchard
ron moved to. amend the resolution to In
clude "the canals" . which lead to the
state house. Farley of Hamilton wanted
to Include tho ventilators and a system of
lighting. Hart of York wanted to Include
furniture for the governor's mansion, but J
Withdrew his amendment and later will
Introduce It as, a separate resolution.
.And then Mike Lee got the floor. And he
poured out all the pent tup eloquence of an
artistic aotiL He Complimented the Doug
las delegation that all the suggestions of
repairs to the state house had come from
Douglas county.' Two Tears ago, he said.
It was Douglas county that had asked that
the state house sewer system be repaired.
Ho complimented Lancaster county for its
modesty, though he predicted 'that this lat
ter delegation was going to swoop down on
ths treasury for Its state Institutions. And
then this eloquent gentleman from Douglas
drew a word picture of the state house as
It should be after It Is repaired. He
would have on the windows Inspiring paint
ings "such ss we sometimes i see in
dhurches." He would have on the walls
historical scenes drawn by artists of rec
ognised ability. ' "The Battle of York
town," "The Surrender of Cornwallls,"
'(Ths Battle of New Orleans," "The Charge
Up San Juan Hill" "pictures of Inspiration,
pictures "that will raise us above he lobby
to, thoughts of higher and better things."
Deafening applause almost drowned out
Ned , Brown's endorsement of the speech
and Cone's suggestion that above the
Speaker's stand should be painted a large
silver dollar hestde &. raid dollar alYtAn
times smaller. ';,.
Trst BooUs'ntCjOst; ri
. . Senator Randall; today introduced his Mil
tp make1 If mandatory upon the regents .of
the Bt,tViilvnHltJkd provide, i text books
ai coBUvis-siuiifulrB., i i tie -pm requires toe
regents, (ix purche..all , the, books needed
at ths-. university and. 4e , sell :tnein to the
students at actual cost. If, they; fall to do
this they may be fined In any sum between
1W and S&00 and the failure may be sum.
dent grounds for impeachment. He also
has a companion bill providing not only
that the regenta shall provide text books
at cos) to all students, but that needy stu
dents of good character shall be furnished
their test books free of cost In return
cither for personal scrvlco or. for a note
payable within five years.
81bley of Lincoln county Introduced a
bill providing; that a divorce decree shall
not become eff ettlvp until six months after
the' decree is entered on record.
From some anonymous source camo a
circular today ostensibly attacking the bill
permitting street railways to own suck In
interurbans, but Incorporated in which was
One Mother's Trials Little Ones
Treated at Dispensary for Three
v" Months Did Not Seem to Im
- prove Suffered Five Months.
ALL" WERE?ERFECTLY
-CURED BY CUTICURA
"Mythree children had ersema for
five months.' 'A little sore would ap
lHiar on tire head and seemed wry itohy,
increasing day after day. The baby
bad had.lt about a week when the sec
ond boy took the disease and a few
Sums developed, then the third boy
took It. For the first three months I
took them to the N Dispensary, and
they told me that the children had ring
worm, bi- the did not seem to im
prove. Then I beard of the Cutlcura
lieiicdie, and I thought I would write
ou about my. case, and when I got
thjt Cuticura tioap aud t'uticura Oint
ment 1 bathed the children's head
with mi water ami Cutlcura Soap
Bd then applied the Cutlcura Oint
ment.' -In a few. weeks they had im
proved, and when their heads-were well
you could, see nothing of the sores. I
should t very glad to let other know
about the rret Cutlmira Remedies,
Mrs. Kate Keim, 613 West 2ttth St.,
hew York, K. Y ., Nov; 1, 5, and 7, lOOoV'
CUTICURAGROWSHAIR
j Removes Dandruff and 5oothes
; Itching:, Irritated Scalps.
r Warm shampoos with Cutlcura Boap,
and 4ight dressings with Cutloura, the
purest and iweeUsjt of emollients, stop -
railing uulr, romove
crusu, scales, and
dundruff. destroy
hair parasites,
soothe irritated,
Itching surfaces, I
stitnuiate the hair
follicles, loosen the
salp skin, supply
the roots with en- -ergy
and nourith
ninnt, and make the
hair trow urmn a
' jNreec, -wholesome, healthy scalp when all
elte fails, t or ail purposes of the toilet,
bath, and fiureery, Cutlcura ' boap,
and,Cvticura Ointment are priceless,
OMnDiets Eltsr sad lniral Tmimmi fa
Kveri hum. t( InUuu, (tiiMlru, aa4 Ailuiu run.
SW14 nc luiirur bup
(Vie j
( uiM-urm oitiiinoi tioc.)
Micur rW.iveui fVc i, turStw luna of rt.
W' I toil Fnis. J Ve iter ll of OU) to I' urn.
llrail 1M btia, au4
P'w4. ""3 Ihrougrimit lb xri4. Puller !nii a
iiM-a. twu . Hum Hruua., lt,u. Mm x,J
M. Cuuturs shwS we fens sad yh'j l nnm
ilKE BOYS 10
: ECZEMA OF HEAD
a slam at the recent McKlnley club banquet
In Omaha.
ROt THE rROrEEDUGI OF RATK
Twe nail read Bills, Covered by Com
mittee Measures, Killed.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LTOCOLN. Feb. 11. (Speclal.)-Two of
the railroad bills Introduced In the senste
early in the session weje killed this after
noon without, vote. Both cover a part of
the territory reached by the Joint commit
ter bills which have been prepared. They
are S.. F. 177, by Phillips, providing for a
reduction of passenger fare to 214 cent a
mile, and S. F. IT, also by Phillips, pro
viding a public record of passholders shall
be kept. The bills were indefinitely pout
poned on recommendation of the railroad
committee.
The following bills were placed on gen
eral file:
S. F". 104 By Patrick. Prescribing forms
for railroad tickets and providing tickets
shall be good until used.
8. F. IDs By Latts. To prevent the run
ning of passenger coacheie, front of bag
gage, mall or express cai.
8. F. b By McKesson. To provide for
the assessment of real estate mortgages as
an Interest In real estate.
8. F. 142 By Randall. Providing for a
wolf bounty by the state In such counties
as pay a county bounty.
II. R. 98 By the fish and game commit
tee. To prohibit the sale of game or fish
protected by law at any time during the
year.
8. F. 215 By Thomas. Providing commit,
sloners In Douglas county shall be nomi
nated and elected at large.
8. F. 224 By Phlllps. Permitting execu
tion to Issue covering debts contracted
fraudulently.
The senate killed 8. F. 170, by Boot, pro
viding saloon licenses shall become void
when the holder I convicted of crime in
district court.
The committee on revenue reported unfa
vorably on McKesson' bill to tax real es
tate mortgages as an Interest in the real
estate, but on motion of .McKesson .ft was
.placed on, general file. ... t.
The senate decided to devote half an
hour tomorrow .morning in honpn of the
njemory of Abraham Lincoln. ' Senator
handall Introduced a resolution providing
that . as it was Lincoln's birthday that
amount of time be set aside to be devoted
to listening to an address by Rev. Isaac
F. Boach of the First Methodist church of
Lincoln and music by Prof. Miller of the
Lincoln schools and the Oberlies Glee club.
The following bills passed the senate:
8. F. 41 By Ashton. A curative meas
ure amending the Inheritance tax law..
8. F. 62 By King. Requiring opmmon
carriers to keep a dally publlo record of
the names and addresses of all persons to
whom It delivers packages containing In
toxicating liquors. Saunders and Thomas
voted against It.
H. R.' 126 By Redmond. Appropriating
S3. 000 to run the Orthopedic hospital to
April l.
S. F. 98 By Thpmss of Douglas. Pro
viding election board In Joint election held
by, the- city county and school district
In Douglas county shall receive $6, ,of
which ont-thlrd'ls to be paid by each.
8. F. 93 By Thomas. Making It un
lawful to solicit money for a vote pr for
delivering votes.
j ' . r . 1 1 1 J i iiuiiius, 1 lie uum Dmtro
8. F. 1SS By Patrick. Permitting the
county attorney to endorse the names of
witnesses on Informations during the
progress of a trial.
The following bills were Introduced Jn
the senate M mday afternoon: ;
S. F. 2X5 By Holbrook of 1 Dodge.x Cre
ating a state fire commission and pro
viding for three deputy fire commissioners.
8. F. 2m-By Burns of Lancaster. Pro
viding a labor tax of $5 per capita on
voters collectible on failure to exercise
right of franchise, i ,
8. F. 287 By McKesson. To permit the
library board of any public library to con
tract with the city or village board of any
other city or village to furnish the use and
privileges of a library to the Inhabitants
of such city or village.
. B. F. 2RS-By Randall of Madison. Pro
vides for text books at cost to students of
University and for free text books to needy
students In return for personal service or
on live-year obligation.
8. F. 2S-By Randall of Madison, Pro
viding a- fine of "not less than $100 nor mora
than J6O0 for failure of state university re
gents to furnish text books at cost for
University students, such offense, also to
constitute a sufficient ground for impeach
ment. 8. F. J90 By Tbomss of Douglas. Making
salary of county clerk In counties of over
iO.OoO I1.5O0 per annum. v
8. F 291-By Thomas of Douglas. To pro
vide the terms of redemption from premium
sules after the expiration of the period for
making premium bids on such sales.
8. F. 32 By Thomas of Douglas. Re
lating to the evidence tending to perfect
the title of real estate.
8. F'. iS By Sibley of Lincoln. Providing
for a minimum capitalisation of $10,000 for
state banks. '
8. F. 194-Ry Sibley of Lincoln. Provid
ing that a divorce shall not go Into effect
until six months after It is entered.
8. F. 296-By Tirfrlck of Sarpy. Prohibits
the granting of license for sale of liquor
within three miles of a military post and
requiring thirty freeholders 4o sign liquor
license petitions, rearardlesa of numK i.
ward or village.
r). r . ;w-By Patrick of Sarpy. Pro
viding a penalty of from one vur h,.
Imprisonment, at discretion of Jury, for
" Huumonai penalty or desexlng,
at discretion of Jury, for forcible rape.
8. F. i91-By Ashton of Hall. Requiring
railroads to provide scales and furnish
weights of commodities transported by
rem In carload lots and to provide a pen
s'. F. S By .Suunrters of Douglas To
require county clerks to prepare a claim
register by commissioner year, and nra
scrtblng forms.
8. F. 9 By Saunders of Douglas. Re
quiring the county clerk to ken a war
rant book and prescribing the forms for
such books.
8. F. 300-By Root of Cass (by request).
Requiring county treasurer to take action
for forcible collection of taxes due frnn,
corporations February 1 after said taxes
ur-i iimsa ur-nmuni.
8. F. aui-Iiy- Joint railroad committee
The Joint railway commission Mil
A .F- -"v Phillips of Holt fby re
quest). Creating a state board of park com
missioners to be appointed by the governor
to control and manage all lands the state
iur paras ana experimental
forest reserve.
8 F. K3By Phillip of Holt, -providing
oi " "lalr,tV of the electors voting on
wild anltnul bountv act In anv county mav
carry such proposition.
ROVTIB PnOCEEDI G OP HOI St?
Resolattoa to Enforce Maslmnm
. Freight Rat Law Defeated.
(From a Staff Correspondent)
LINCOLN. Feb. lL-(8peclal.)-Th house
met at 2 o'clock .after un adjournment over
Saturday. In the committee of ths whole
the following action was taken:
Ro.1g-By J,,nnl"n of Clay. Antl
jliby bill;- wiis recommended for passitKe
H. R 14 By Quackenbush of Nemaha!
ror a Joint resolution to Instruct the attor
ney general lo enforce the maximum fr'Wht
rate law,' was killed. Uuuikrnhusn got a
roll call on the recommendation of the
commute and the recommendation' to In
definitely pustnop waa adopted by a strict
party vote, the republicans against the
ineusure and the fusiunists for It.
H. M.. IfcjA Joint resolution memorial to
congiess for an amendment Jar. woman
sum-use; Tor passage. Y
H. H. 1' lnu.'MiiltHy postponed. This
was the lull to Increase the pav of mem
bers of (he legislature to 110 a day.
The following bills were Introduced:
H. R. S04 By Leeder of Douglas (by re
quest). To create a board of Immigration,
industry and commerce to b composed of
the governor, attorney general and treas.
urer. and defining its duties.', ,
H. R. a By Joint committee on'rallrnads
Creating and defining the powers. . duties
and iualim-atlons of the State Railway
commission.
H. Fy Do ran of Garfield. "To create
." inmlislon for the state of Nebraska,
H. R.' Su.-Hy HenVrnan of Daketa. To
provide for the election of precinct Snd
township ussessora. and their coinpen,saton
and also for the appointment caused hereby'
H. R. SuS-Bw Hart of York. Providing
for the cmsolldatlon of school districts
H. R. By Lahners of Thayer. To fix
maximum charges for the transportation
of freight tm railroads at 10 per cent lea
than present rates.
H. R. Il-By Smith of Boene. Legalis
ing the Nebraska Corn Impn vers as
sociation; to define certain duties of said
association: to make an annual approoi In
tl.. o therefor of tl.). , . v
II. Ji. 311-By C.ne of Saunders. Provid
ing a system against lUFcriinlnafotf In fa
vor of or. against any shipper trarnportlag
ratlood freight over rallronds of this atate
H. K. ill By. Cone of Saunders. To a
ours mors safety In selling and banC'lng
gasoline, benslne and other high explosive
within this state. ,
H. K. 31-Hy Culdlce of Saline. To es
tHblisii a uniform course of s"tudy In the
first eight grades In the common schools
of the state o( Nebraska.
II. R $14 By . Springer of Scott Bluff.
Providing for the Inspection of horses
about to be driven or shipped; creating the
sheriffs of the several counties Inspectors
of horses and prescribing their duties as
such.
M1MD IS DEFECTIVE
(Continued from First Page.)
them. As a result there were empty
benches In the court room all day.
MAV BAR PAPKBI
S FROM
MAILS
President "Would Deny Transmission
of Thaw Testimony.
WASHINGTON, Feb. lL-The following
was given out at the White House today:
"The president has communicated with
Postmaster General Cortelyou to know
whether It Is feasible to bar from the mail
the papers that give the full disgusting
particulars of the Thaw case. He does not
know whether tt is feasible, but if It is
he wishes It done."
Postmaster General Cortelyou declines to
discuss the matter or to indicate what if
any action will be taken by the department
The president's letter will be referred to
Assistant Attorney General Goodwin of the
Postofflce department for a legal opinion.
It is expected that the legal department
will pass on the matter.
President Roosevelt has received a num
ber of protests .from persons who think the
newspapers printing the full details of the
Thaw case should be prohibited transmis
sion through the malls. One of these wsa
a long telegraphic protest from a news
paper, the name of which, however, was
not given out at the White House. The
recent discussion of the question In Canada,
notably in the Canadian Parliament, and
the statement of the postmaster general
at Ottawa, that any newspaper publishing
such evidence as that given In the Thaw
case Thursday would be guilty of a misde
meanor under the Canadian law, was
brought to the attention of the president.
NEW YORK, Feb. 11. United States Dis
trict Attorney Stlmson of this city today
served notice upon the publishers of all
the principal newspapers of this city that
he intends to bring before the United States
grand Jury for criminal prosecution all
violations of the federal law against the
publication of obscene matter in reporting
ths Thaw trial.
Mr. Stlmson' notice read as follows:
Information has been brought to me
Indicating that some of the newspapers of
this city, under the guise of reports of the
pending Thaw trial, nave been senaing
through the United States malls, lewd.
lascivious and obscene matter In violation
of Section 3!WJ of the revised statutes. I
beg to advise you that the mere fact thm
such matter purports to be an account of a
Judicial proceeding furnishes no excuse for
a violation of the statute In question In
regard to the malls, and that I propose to
brins before the federal grand Jury of this
district for criminal prosecutions all such
violations that may occur.
BILLY BRILL ON WEATHER
He and Morlta Meyer Ararne Vltnes
of Omaha and St. Louis
Brands.
"Weather! Why, man, you can't Imagine
what real weather Is. You ought to come
down to St. Louis. We haven't' had It be
low 7 degree above sero all winter. That's
what I call fine weather."
Thus spoke William H. Brill, district
passenger agent of the, Illinois Central at
St. . Louis, as he burst In on a company of
old Omaha friends at Morlts Meyer's Mon
day morning, where weather was the toplo
of conversation. , .
"'"Yes-, but that 1sr't cold enough to frceie
the malaria germs," ' remarked Mr.- Meyer.
''Ah,' well, I can't say as 'to that," re
joined Mr. Brill, "but this I do know: Wo
have the right sort of weather In St.
Louis, for w get it direct from Dr. Irl R.
Hicks, and he certainly Isn't going to give
his own town, where he has lived for all
these years, the worst of the game. If
there's a man who know what real
weather Is it Is Dr. Hicks, and Dr. Hicks
Is a patriotic cltlsen. So I guess you'll
have to udmlt that when It comes to
weather we are somewhere in the run
ning." Mr. Brill told an Intimate friend confi
dentially that hs was, Joking Mr. Meyer;
that he thought Omaha had the world
beat on weather, but wouldn't want to say
so out loud.
Mr. Brill, who came to Omaha with the
Illinois Central and was passenger agent
here until a couple of years ago. Is up
from St. Louis on a business trip. He was
trapped by a group of friends Monday
morning, who vowed that if they could help
It he shouldn't transact any business until
he got back to St. Louis.
If you have anything (o trade advertise
It In the For Exchange column of The
Bee Want Ad page.
HOTEL CLERKUP FOR TRIAL
Vegas gtenback Will Answer to
fharg-e of Embesallns; Money
at the Mllard.
Vega Stenback, charged with embeszle
mnt, will be placed, ou trial Tuesday
morning before Judge Troup In the district
court. Stenback is tbe young man who,
after a few days' employment at the Mil
lard hotel, disappeared simultaneously with
about $157 of the Arm's money. This coin
cidence fastened suspicion on the young
man. and the officers looked up his new
address, which was found to be New York.
He was brought back on an invitation is
sued by the governor of the state himself
and commonly known as a requisition.
George Peterson will follow Stenback be
fore Judge Troup. Peterson was found to
have among his possessions certain tools
the reputation of which have been ruined
by the fact that they are particularly
adopted to picking locks, blowing safes and
kindred enterprises. The authorities be
lieved that Peterson had some sinister ob
ject In view and he was lodged In Jail. Ho
will be given an opportunity to clear the
suspicious circumstances arising 'from his
possession of the tools. " :
Charles Antrim, accused of grand larceny,
will be the next in order. He is charged
with being ths partner of a man named
Gallagher fn a drayage business.- Ths
business waa frowned upon by the authori
ties because the heads of ths firm Insisted,
it Is said, upon working at night and upon
removing goods from the Illinois Central
freight depot. Gallugher Is now retired and
living -for three years In the penitentiary
at Lincoln. '
Ask the waiter for I
Grape-Nuts
served dry with cream to pour
: over.
The hotel will serve it:
"TherV Re. ion"
i '
CONTROL OF CRAZING LAND
Fiblio Httrinc on Bnrtett AandmBt for
. ' Leaiine. Poblio Eacsi.
SHEEP MIN AGAINST THE PROPOSITION
President 'Roosevelt Writes Letter
Arraigning- Large Florkmasters
Cattlemen Tell of Vlolatlsa
Aatl-Fenelna; Law.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11. Government
policy in regard to the control of grazing
land In the public domain, ths Interests
of large and small cattle men, the sheep
men and the relation of stock men and
homesteader were considered today at a
public hearing before the senate commit
tee on agriculture.
The hearing was had on an amendment
by Senator Burkett of Nebraska to ths
agricultural appropriation bill . authoris
ing the secretary of agriculture to dis
trict the unreserved land and charge and
collect reasonable fee for grating. The
cattlemen were represented by member
of the American National Live Stock as
sociation, who favored the measure, while
the sheep men, represented by: members
of the National Wopl Growers' associa
tion, .opposed it. During the proceedings
a letter from President Roosevelt ad
dressed to Senator Warren was read. It
endorsed general control by the govern
ment of grating lands, but Insisted uppn
the protection of the homesteader and ar
raigned the sheep men severely.
Rivals Attack Each Other.
The "tattle men and sheep men criti
cized each other and defended their own
motives. The cattle men made no defence
of the charges that they had been vio
lators of the law and the sheep men as
serted that It was Jieces'iary for fencers
of public land to make their peace with
the government, , for '.'they would be con
victed If ever brought to trial." e
A. E. Rerisqules of the American Na
tional Live Stock association put lined the
position of the cattle men In-favor of
government control, and then called upon
Individual cattle men for statement. J.
M. Boardmari of Helena, Mont., asserted
that every cattle man had violated law
In regard to fencing. "Why, If you want
to get the list of violators. Just take the
membership of the cattle men's associa
tion,", he said,
"Including yourself?" asked Chairman
Pfoctor. '
'.'Yes, air, but I have taken my fences
down." replied Mr. Boardman. He added
that he had fallen into political disfavor
and qpuld no longer get favors.
Small Cattlemen Need Protection.
: T. ' W. Gray of Gunnison, Colo., spoke
on tbe leasing system in order to pro
tect small raisers of cattle in Colorado
against Utah sheep raisers bringing in
large, flocks that quickly reduce ranges
to a condition where cattle starve. ""We
have tp fight these 'sheep men or get
notning." he said. "Which do you do?"
asked Senator Long.
"Ask' the criminal courts of Colorado,"
replied Mr. Gray.
He described the high ranges In Colorado
as Ideal for the small cattle men.' ' "With
the sheep man barred?" suggested Senator
Dolllver.
.. The witness replied smilingly that "the
altitude Is too high for sheep." He Was
asked about the "unwritten law" govern
ing the amount of range land a bona fide
settler might use. He -said the only un
written law Inhls section -oncerncd" thej
humber of sheep that' might be brought In
from bthnr sections.
- "What Is the-1 limit?" asked ' Senator
Dollrver.- ; ' ' -' " " ' s
"Well," he replied "10,000 head drppped In'
bhce. 'But the sheep men did not take
that many away."
Colonel Lockhart of Colorado Springs,
Colo., and C. E. Ayer of Baggs, Wyo., spoks
briefly In favor of the amendment.
"I want to plead guilty for myself and
my neighbors," said C. W. Merchant of
Carlsbad, N. M who then admitted that :
cattle men in his section bad fenced tracts :
100 miles wide east and west and 300 miles j
north and south and that the fences had I
been up -twenty-five years. He told of a!
visit a fsw years ago from a special agent
of ths government, who made tbem destroy
their fences. He said that., the cattle men
lost 40 per cent of their stock and sold
the balance at reduced rates. The cattle
men, he said, then went to Santa Fs and !
had a, bill passed, permitting the fencing
of public- roads.-1 "As we could locate a
public road almost where we pleased, Jt was
not long before we had the. fences back,"
he said.
He favored government leasing of the
lands In order, to legalise the fencing and
he declared that the cattle men would not
object to homestead settlements within the
leased tracts.
Dr. J. M. Wilson of Douglas, Wyo., vies
president of the National Wool Growers'
association, suggested that .after the de
fense of homesteaders by the cattle men,
vjt might be well to look for wings on
these men."
"A trull of blood, of assassinations, . of
stock maimed and destroyed, has been left
across the country from California to Ne
braska as the result of differences and
difficulties of cattle men," said Robert
Taylor of Abbott, Neb., in pleading for tbe
Burkett amendment. ' ' ' j
Wants states to Control.
E. J. Bell of Albany county, Wyoming,
a cattle man, sheep man and farmer, said
ha was willing to have government control
if Wyoming men were permitted to say j
what the grazing fees should be in that
HUtllf.
Although Secretary of Agriculture Wil
son and Chief Forester Plnchot were pres
ent, Mr. Bell pointed. put that it was a
mistake to put 400.OiXi.000 acres in ths hands
of one man to fix the price to be paid for
grazing. "It Is too great a test of one
nan's honesty," he said.
After a number of other cattle men were
heard Dr. J. M. Wilson of Douglas, as the
spokesman for the National Wool Growers'
association, of which Senator Warren is
president, opposed the amendment. Mr.
Wilson said that to turn loose an army of
special agents to enforce the proposed law
would be to Invite corruption.
Letter from President,
The president's letter to Senator Warren
follows:
THE WHITE HOl'SK. WASHINGTON,
D. C.i Feb. 11, 1907. My Dear Senator War
ren: In accordance with our recent con
versation 1 am very glad to send you this
statement of my position regarding govern
ment control of, the range. 1 am fully in
accord wtiliaynur view that the local con
trol of the range should be In the hands of
western men familiar with stock raising
and 1 believe in full local participation
in the management of the range. Of
course, you must not divide the responsi
bility to a point where ou n hold no
one responsible, but oo-operatlon between
the siockmeu and the government's officers
is absolutely essential.
The g rasing tea should be small, espe
cially so at first. I am anxious that the
government should get a net revenue from
graslng oil the public range, but only
enough to pay for administration and im
provement and any surplus might well go
to the slates and territories in which tns
fees are collected.
As soon as a bill for range control Is
passed it goes without ssylng that such
control should not be taken hurriedly, but
gradually, as grazing districts can be or
ganised. There is one prime essential In
this policy of range control the home
steader must be protected in his rights to
create a boine for his family and be must
have whatever range rights are necessary
for that Ei.rpose.
It U s, fui at present to fence the
publlo domain. All fences unlawfully main
tained will have to he taken down. I nless
congress takes action to legalise resson
alile and, necessary fencing through gov
ernment control of the range, there will be
a very serious loss to stockmen throughout
thu west, whose business In very many
cases cannot be conducted without fencing,
and thla loss will often fall hardest on the
small man. -
1 cannot consent to a clause continuing
for a year, or for any length of time, thn
present Illegal fencing. .
The utmost I will consent lo, so faf as '
my power extends in the matter of legis-.
la'.lon, is to continue such fences ss lit
my Judgment-It is right and proper for me1
to continue. My first care is for the home
steader and the smftll stuck man. The op
position we have to our proposal now comes
primarily from the big men who grass
wandering flocks of sheep snd who do not
promote the real settlement of the country.
These men are the men whose Interests
are diametrically hostile to those of the
homemakera, who wish to eat out and
destroy the country where he desires
permanently to live, and who, when they
have thus ruined the land of the home
steader and small stock man, move else
where to repeat the process of devastation.
Many of the sheep men who are perma
nent dwellers sympathise with our move
ment, others, unfortunately, sympathize
with their nomadlo brothers, the ultimate
result of whose actions Is to destroy the
country.
It must be distinctly understood that the
opposition to the proposed measure for
government control Is opposition aimed at
the Interests of ths homemaker, of the
homesteader, of the small stock man, of
the large stock man who desires that the
country shall become better and not worse,
and that it Is In the interests only of
those who think that by continuing the
present system they will be able to monop
olize an Improper portion of the public
domain and who are quite Indifferent as
to whether in the long run they destroy It.
Sincerely yours.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
R1NKA1D CARRIES HIS POINT
(Continued from First Page.)
action, I will gladly looksafter the matter
to the best-of my ability. -
Thompson Likes Mexico.
The American ambassador to Mexico, Hon.
D. E. Thompson, is In Washington. Mr.
Thompson explained that he had not come
home on any state business, but to attend
to some private concerns in Nebraska. He
Will meet Mrs. Thompson In New York thla
week and they will sail for Cuba . about
Saturday, to be guests of Governor Magoon
for a week or ten days before returning to
the City of Mexico.
"It is a fine country, the Mexican repub
lic," said Ambassador Thompson, "and 1
have come, during my year's residence
there, to like It greatly. The- people are
as hospitable and kind as any in the
world, and the educated class are not sur
passed anywhere in the graces and refine
ments of life. I do not apprehend that
"the election of a successor to President
Diaz will cause the least amount of political
disturbance, for the country ha pro
gressed far beyond the stage where revo
lutions are feasible. The City of Mexico
Is becoming a most beautiful place and the
tide of Improvement keeps at flood."
Dakota Postmaster Kamed.
The following postmasters, recommended
by Messrs. Burke and .Martin of South
Dakota,' were sent to the senate today by
the president: Lenox, Elmer I. Gllmore,
reappointment; Montrose, John W. Walsh,
reappointment; Oacoma, J. N. . Fulford,
new; Sclby, Fred K. Griffith, reappoint
ment; Volga, Ola A. Stumley', reappoint
ment; Alexandria, John H. Dobson, reap
pointment; Bowdie. Evan J. Edwards, re
appointment;. Kimball, John B. Long, new.
Elliott Nomination Held I p.
The Judiciary committee of the senate to
day considered the reappointment of J. D.
Elliott as United States district attorney
for South Dakota, In which Senator Kltt
redge, member of the committee, Is playing
no small part. The appointment of Elliott
was at Senator' Gamble's suggestion- and
he Is" also a friend 'of the president, but
Elliott haa.ecn for Gamble In his fight
for renomlnatlon-and may in view of con
ditions, lose out should Senator Klttredga
Invoke sinatorial' courtesy to accomplish
his defeat. Senator Gamble today asked
for another week In which to present ad
dltlonal' reasons why Mr. Elliott, who It
Is understood has made a splendid record,
should be confirmed.
Miliar Matters at Capital.
Representatives-elect Parker and Hall,
who will succeed Messrs'. Martin and Burke
of South Dakota, are expected to arrive
In Washington this week.
Representative Kennedy has reoclved
word from the pension "bureau of the al
lowance of the following pensions': Andrew
J. Ma nicy. Omaha, 110; Ralph L. Shepherd,
Omaha, 112; Charles H. polsom, Blair, 110.
F. M. Stewart, wife and, daughter of Buf
falo, S. D., arrived In Washington tonight.
Mr. Stewart comes to Washington to at
tend hearings being given by the senate
committee on agriculture on Several graz
ing bills. -
Rural free delivery carriers appointed:
Iowa: Oilman, route 2, Harry Hulin, car
rier, Frank Hocum, substitute; Knoxville,
route t, Charles E. Stone, carrier, Howard
B. Stone, substitute; Ladora, route 2, Wai
ter F,. Wagner, carried Charles E. Schooley,
substitute; Schhsweg, route X Robert
Naeve, carrier, Louis Naeve, substitute.
South Dakota; Esmond, route 1, ' William
F. Schofield, carrier, Henry A, Montgom
ery, substitute; Fairfax, route 1, Carl Golla
day, carrier, Louis M. Woodward, substi
tute; Hetland, route 1, Goorgi L.. Barber,
carrier. Earl Dutcher, substitute; Tyndall,
route 4, Gilbert Neafus, carrier, Ethel
Neafus, substitute.
Rural route No. S has been ordered es
tablished March 1 at Tabor, Bonhomme
county, 8. D., serving &S0 people and ninety
five families.
James H. Price has been appointed post
master at Silver City, Pennington county,
8. D., vice H. L. Pitts, resigned.
R. B. Schneider of Fremont arrived In the
city yesterday. Mr. Schneider, while not
talking politics, said tonight that Mr. Fair
banks had many friends In Nebraska. He
believed that Mr. Roosevelt meant whst
he said when he announced that he was
wholly out of consideration.
Piles Cared In H to 14 Days.
Paso Ointment will tur any casee of
Itching, Blind, Bleeding, or Protuding plies.
At all druggists CO cents,
FIRE RECORD.
Northwestern Ronndhonse.
Ht'RON, 8. D., Feb. 11. (Special.) Word
has been received -here of the destruction
by Are of the Northwestern railroad round
house at Gettysburg, together with engines
No. af8 and 3S5. . Both of - these loco
motives had recently undergone a thorough
overhauling and tbelr loss Is a very sertou
matter, as the Immense volume of freight
now being handled on the Dakota Central
division of the Northwestern system ex
ceeds anything ever before known In Its
history. The origin of the fire Is unknown.
One of the engines had been placed in the
A Skin of Beauty is a o forever.
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Crosm er Megloel Beautlner.
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PHONE 9S.
Tuesday Events at
U1V JL-sv lAJllglll W.
New Skirts, New Waists.
New Suits
Every express brings new mod
els in snita, skirts and waists.
Our grand display is very attrac
tive and well worth a long Jour
ney to see.
Special Sale of Mohair.
Waists
Plain and fancy mohairs, wool ba
tistes and nun's-velling In white,
black, light and navy blue, tans
and grays; tucked and pleated
effects the season's latest reg
ular $3.50 values, to sell quirk
Tuesday, ....$1.03
Basement Section
Elaborate showing ef new spring
ginghams, zephyrs, percales, chal-
lis and fine white goods. An air
of novelty and newness pervades
the entire basement. Bright crisp
wash goods, iresh frorfi the great
fashion centers the choicest col
lection In Omaha. Worthy goods,
fair prices, courteous salespeople.
You are invited to see these new
goods.
New ginghams and sephyrs and
chambrays, gWc, 1()S 12 He
25c and 35c fancy white madras,
per yard 15
12 and 15c fine white cambrics
and muslins 8 and 10
Lace curtain sale at Og, $1.25
ltva
stnll only a short time before the fire oc
curred. During the last week fifteen new
firemen and seven engineer have been
added to the forces of this division. Some
of the men were transferred from other
divisions.
DEATH RECORD.
James Riley.
The death of James Riley, aged 60, a
wealthy farmer of Dawson, occurred at 1
a. m. Monday at St. Joseph's hospital after
nn extended Illness from cancer. He was
married and is survived by two brothers
and two nephews. Dr. B. M. Riley and
Dan Riley of Omaha. The body was taken
Monday morning to Dawson for Interment.
Mr. Riley had a large estate, which la ti.
Lvlded among his surviving relatives, but
ne aiBtriDutea at least 110,000 during his
Iiretlme by private charities.
Anthon t'erllnsr.
HASTINGS, Neb., Feb. 11. (Special.)
Anthon Uerllng -of 'the firm of t'erllng
Brothers, one' of tho best known business
men of the city,, died as the result of an
attack of appendicitis.,,. Ho submitted to
an operation, Tuesday. The funeral will be
conducted from the Catholic ichurch at 11
o'clock tomorrow. All the- grocery stores
of the city will be closed for two hours.
He was a pioneer settler of Adams county.
Spanish Admirals.
MADRID, Feb. ll.-The deaths are an
nouced at Cartagan of Vice Admiral
Martinez Illescas.
To Cure a Cold In One Day
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets.
Druggists refund money If It fall to cur.
B. W. Grove's slgnnture is on each box. 25c.
Give Old Winter the Slip.
Hot Springs, Arkansas, owned by U.
8. government, curative waters, fine winter
climate, greatest health and pleasure re
sort, 200 hotels. Write Bureau of Informa
tion for book.
DIAMONDS Frenser, 15th . and Dodge.
Xew rrni.fr on Trial.
NEWPORT NEWS. Va Feb. 11. The
cruiser Bt. Louis left Hampton Roads today
on its final acceplanco trial at sea and will
return Thursday.
Dr. Lyon's
PERFECT'
Tooth Powder
Cleanses and beautifies ths
teeth and purifies the breath.
Used by people of refinement
br over a quarter of a century.
Convenient for tourists.
PflCPARED IV
AS OLl and WKLL-TKIED ItEMKl.
FOR OVER 8IXTT TEARS
cms. wnuori bootbubto rrmov
baa been used lor ever SIXTY TEAKS b
JslLLJONS of MOTHERS for their CHIL.
tREN WHILE TEETHING. WITH FER.
FKCT SUCCJlUS. IT SOOTHES the CHILD.
feoFTENS the QUMS.' ALLAYS all PAIN,
CURES WIND COLIC, and la ths best
remedy for DIARRHOEA. Sold by Drug
gists In every part of tbe world. Be sure
and ask for
MRS. WINS LOWS SOOTHING SYRUP
LAW ST CMSTXY
uromoB moi ooscrAjrr,
S07 sTcrtk lTta S? Owtte,
All The Delicacies
Of the Season
AT
JShe CALUMET
AMI SEME (ITS.
Lyric - Theater
No Performance Monday Night
Z ttJTf&SZ Ruth Grey
DOUGLAS
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In the Wash Goods and
White Goods Section
Plain white English nainsook, 86,
Inches wide, made of floe combed
yarn, very soft and fine, suitable
for underclothing, well worth
16c yard Tuesday price, pen
rard io
A mixed lot of wash goods in col
ored Swisses, lawns, dimities,
mulls and organdlea. Including
some 36c values, all on one table
, Tuesday, at, yard 15
600 yards linen finish white ma
dras walstlng, in new dainty
figures, S5c value; Tuesday's
price, yard , !),
450 yarda imported white dotted
Swisses, worth almost double, our
price for Tuesday's sale, per
yard 25t
75 Coats in Black and
Colors
Loose and halt fitting styles, in
light, medium and dark checks
and mixtures, that sold at $12.50
and $16.00 your choice Tues
day, at .$4.05
lc to $1 Valentines -
Our great assortment covers a
wide range of prices and selec
tions and from the magnificent
ones at $1.00 down to the comic
post cards at lc. We may have
Just the one you want.
See our window on Howard St -
HE MAKES THE
DEAF TO HEAR
ltcmarkable Hcenes at the Her Grand
Hotel, in the Office of Mr. Geo.
P. Way, Inventor of the Way
Ear Drum.
A representa
tive of the Bee
called on Mr.
Way yesterday
at the II r
irand Hotel
and found hi in
bully engaged
In examining
and advising
with a large
number of deaf
persons'- who
had called , to
consult him..
No one who
bus not ' seen
Mr. Way at his
work can, form
any idea of the
wonderful man
1Tf .
11
ner in which the Way Ear Drums restore
the hearing of the deaf.' ' '
Mr. Way, whose home office Is In tbe
Majestic Bldg., Detroit, Mich.,, does not
claim to cure every case of deafness. In
all cases he tells his patients plainly Just
what can be done for them.
Nr. Way will be in Omaha, at
the Her Grand Hotel all this
week until Feb. 16th, inclusive.
All who are deaf should be sure
to call en him. . ;
Take tbe elevator and the attendant will
show you to Mr. Way's parlor.
AMl'SEMENTS.
Tonight and All Week-Curtain at I p. I
m. Mats. Wed. and Saturday Klaw
Erlanger's Colossal Production of I
The Prince
of India
(00-
PEOPLE
-400
COMPANION DRAMA TO BEN HUR
Prices, 60c to 12.00.
Neit Sun., Hon., Tues. Mat Sunday
THE ROYAL CHEF.
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MODERN VAUDEVILLE
SPECIAL LINCOLN'S
BIRTHDAY MATINEE TODAY
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Price
AUDITORIUM
BIG WRESTLIXQ MATCH
Tuesday KIght, February 12
OOCAR W A 15 EM
W. A. DIMMER
Reserved seaU, toe, 7So and II 00. General
Admission, abo. LADIES 'KE1.
Beat sal begins Monday morning at the.
Auditorium at Is o'clock.
KRUG ZSa
TONIOHT, 1:18 M ATI NEB WED.
The Great Melodramatto Bensaliust,
WHEN THE WORLD SLEEPS
ThuTS Uueen of the Highbinders.