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To immediately reduce our stock we will, beginning tomorrow, sell Pianos at the heretofore unheard of terms of
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Month. It is cheaper to Buy than Rent a Piano if you buy from us. Six Hundred Pianos to select from, including Steger,
Hardman, Mehlin, Emerson, McPhail, Schmoller & Mueller, and twenty-three other makes. "We guarantee a saving of at
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SEV LIGHT ON CANAL CHARGES
Mr. Lovering- Alleges They Were
Manufactured by Blackmailer!.
ATTEMPT TO HOLD UP CROMWELL
Xrw Vorfc ' World and Mr. Ralney
cnhlnsly Armla-ned for Tnelr
Part In Clreolatlna; Sean-daloa-i
Matter.
WASHINGTON". Feb. 11 That Represent
ative Ralney of Illinois bot from the New
York . Wbrld bis Information regarding the
Fanuu a .canul affaire, which formed the
uh,'wt of hla recent speech and that cx
convlcls Investigated the stories of fraud
at.ii ((irruption pertaining to the acquire
nv.ul of title by. the .United Stales to the
pi (perty, waa the charge made In the hiuse
of representatives by Mr. Lovering of Mas
sathufcclts., "Maybe." he said, "the World
i.l J not brlglnate all the scandalous atorlca
It pjlji:h(d, but ita columna were public,
and we io know thut the World did give
ce ll in c and circulation to them."
Mr. leveling declared that "the perpetra
tura of those false statements are known
ar.d tho story of their doings reveals a
chapter in the history of blackmailing that
Is rnie In the annals of crime. These gen
tlemen." he said, "sra known. Their names
art known; their aliases are known: thelr
huunu ore known and their plans are
ki.ovn.
'linn the gentleman object to stating
whi tlley arc?" Inquired Mr. Burleson of
Ttxas. - ; ..
Conaplrat vrs to Be Arrested.
Mr. 'Lovering protested that ho was labor
ing under 'great difficulty because of the
but ik of Mr.' ftainey from the chamber,
lie admitted that he did not notify the Illi
nois member that he was to speak on this
siii-J.et. "I wint'lo say," he said, "thut
llii nun have -been run down and brought
to bonis, and it turns out that many of
li t in ore ox-convti ts, and tluy stand a good
chant e tif ictumlng to the penitentiary."
lie .WjiA pressed by Mr. Bhacklcford of
Mlasouil for Information as to who these
convict were, but Mr.' Lovering would go
no further than to-state that before long
they would be produced In court. Their
names, he, said, had been brought before
the grund Juries both at Washington and
New VbiV and at the proper time would be
t'.iini known to th general public.
"How do you happen to 'be familiar with
thu secrets of the grand Juries?" Mr.
Brmckleford asked, but before he could
answer. Mr, Gaines of Tennessee Inquired
If he win not a warm personal friend of
William' Nelson Cromwell. Mr. Lovering
admitted that he was. Responding to ques
rchard & Wilhelm
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Cups and Saucers
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Complete Saturday . . .lie
Brass Extension Rods
94-ineli in diameter, 4 f-t
longi . complete with eiida
and brackets;-Saturday
' special; each . , 15u
Special in the Basement
Lindsay Gas Lights and Mantles
Inverted Uaa Lights, regular $1.00 val
- tie, takes all standard globes and nian-
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Mantlet to fit above, each
Lindsay Select Lights, the 50c kind.
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The regular 6C Lindsay Light that sella
the world over for $1, Saturday. .65
Mantles for Lindsay or WeJabach Lights,
double loop wire holder with magnesia
coating, Saturday, each
The ; Llndssy Gasco Inverted Light.
Brush Brass Finish, the best light
mads, sells regular for 11.76, Satur
day speclsl, each 81.25
131 1-1313 Farnam Strcot
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES
tions by Mr. Shackleford, the ' Massachu
setts member said he personally was not a
client of Mr. Cromwell, but that he was
a member of a corporation that had re
tained 'hla services, lie refused to say
how long Mr. Cromwell had been so em
ployed, merely stating that he wa not
putting himself In the position of being In
terrogated by a court of Justice.
Ralney should Apologise.
Further referring to Mr. Uainey, Mr.
Lovering said:
"This gentleman has been made a victim
or' he Is too willing to asperse such fair)
names as those of Charles P. Tafl, Douglas
Robinson, William Nelson Cromwell, Roger
Furnhant and several others." It was, he
said, "a shameless prostitution" of the
privilege of free speech which members en
Joyed on the floor of the house.
For this utterajice, Mr. Ioverlng was
promptly called to order by Mr. Lawrence
of Massachusetts, his colleague, who was
In the chair, and who admonished that he
should observe the rules In regard to the
Mr. Lovering protested that he had men
tioned no names except that of Mr, Ralney
ahd those which had been spoken of In
the house and In the public press.
Upon the suggestion of Mr. Gaines (Tenn.)
that Mr. Ralney had been sent for and that
the speech should proceed no further until
he arrived, Mr. Lovering yielded the floor
temporarily.
miser win Reply.
In a short time Mr. Ralney entered the
chamber and stated that his Baltimore en
gagement would prevent his remaining
throughout Mr. Ixiverlng's remarks, but he
later would make answer should he find
it necessary.
Continuing Mr. Lovering claimed that
the evidence was complete and sufficient
to "convict the blackmailers vho have
tried to work their game not only on the
gentleman I have named, but on both
political parties."
Last fall, he said, an effort was made
to aell the stories to the democratic cam
paign committees and that certain leaders
of that party took the matter tinder con
sideration, but that they were not used
because they could not be substantiated.
He charged that for nearly two years prior
to that time "these same men had been
pursuing Cromwell with the expectation
that he would pay them a large sum of
money, varying from $5,W0 to $3,000. They
thought he would pay tohave those stories
suppressed."
Mr. Lovering declared that those persons
were always met by Mr. Cromwell with an
Indignant refusal and the reply that they
might do what they pleased with their
stories', for they were nothing but lies,
fromnell Refuse to Par.
Those same people, he said, finding that
Mr. Cromwell was deeply Interested In Mr.
Taft'a campaign thought he would rather
pay something than have any publicity
at that moment. They said to - htm, Mr.
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Ioverlng asserted, "even though there be
no truth In this story, buy and bury H."
"It was at this time that," he said, "when
they failed In all their demands on Mr.
Cromwell, they took their nefaj-lous wares
to Mr. Mack, chairman of the democratic
National committee, and offered them for
sulo for campaign purposes. While they
were not accepted, he said members of tho
democratic party entered l'nto an agreement
with Mr. 'Ralney to exploit the subject on
the floor of the house. Tills he has at
tempted to do by offering a resolution of
Inquiry."
lie charged, however, that Mr. Ralney
"singularly enough" had taken no steps to
bring about any Investigation. "Has lu
fallen down?" he Inquired. "Has'ha failed
to secure his proofs? Have his Informants
forsaken him?"
(He said that "at,ter these professional
blackmailers had failed to extort money
from any of these sources they did In their
desperation cause them to be published and
they appeared in the New York World."
Denial by Mr. Ralney.
Rising in his place, Mr. Ralney declared
that he received no information from either
source. "I know nothing of the blackmail
ers," he asserted. "Neither have I received
any Information from the New York
World."
Mr. levering coolly replied that Mr.
Ralney would have full opportunity to an
swer him. Observing that Mr. Lovering
was reading his speech, Mr. Ralney In
quired: "Did the gentleman prepare the
manuacript. or did William Nelson Crom
well do so?"
"Kvery word I prepared myself, nor has
he ever seen a word of It," Mr. Lovering
replied with emphasis.
In the whole Panama transaction, Mr.
Lovering aald, there were no secrets, "ex
cept such as suspicious minds have con
jured tip or were Inspired to Imagine."
"If there were no secrets," Interjected
M,r. Hitchcock of Nebraska, "does the
gentleman Justify the refusal of William
Nelson Cromwell to answer questions put
to him by a senate committee?"
Mr. Lovering declared that Mr. Cromwell
answered every question that he was at
liberty to answer In faith to his clients,
but that since that time he had kept noth
ing back.
Mr. Cromwell, he said, did not profll
directly or indirectly for any part he took
In the matter beyond, his moderate fee.
looking hquare at Mr. Ralney, Mr. Lover
ing called on him "here and now" to pro
duce Ills' proofs.
Mr. Ralney promised that at the first
opportunity he would make a reply which
would meet the challenge.
In closing . Mr. Lovering said that f
Mr. Ralney did rot wish to produce tho
proofs the fair and manly thing for him
to do was to withdraw his charges, "anl
above all apologise to President Obaldia
of Panama." .
Mr. Olcott of New York also defended
Mr. Cromwell and those mentioned in Mr.
Rainey's speech and said that Mr. Ralney
had cast aspersions upon them for which
he should apologise.
i Gainra Aalta In realisation.
In a brief but fiery speech Mr. Gaines
of Tennessee declared that In order to get
at the ' bottom of the case the Ralney
resolution should be passed. "Get Mn
Crtmwell." he exclaimed, "to come beforv
the committee and clean his hands and ce.
Mr. Ralney or anyone else he wants to cal
ard bring them face to face"
iHjclarlng that Mr. Rainey's charget
should not be permitted to remain a part
of tho permanent records of congress Mr.
Kannon of Ohio defended President-elect
Taft and his brother, Charles P. Taft.
"for honesty and Integrity In public and
private life," he said, "no men In this na
tion stand higher than they."
"If." lie said, "Mr. Ralney would not ex
punge from the record his references to
these two men, the house should do so."
Through Mr. McCreary of Pennsylvania,
William 8. Hafvey, whom Mr. Ralney in
ferred to as a "financial buccaneer," en
tered a denial pf Mr. Rainey's charges. It
was In the form of a letter which the cltyk
was Instructed to read. He hacr not pro
ceeded far, however, when Mr. Booker of
Missouri objected to the further reading of
the letter, because, he said, "it Imputed a
falsehood to a member of the house."
After the parliamentary procedure in such
a case had been threshed out the chair held
that the use by Mr. Harvey of the worda
"falte statements" was unparliamentary
and directed that they be stricken from the
record. Mr. Fltigorald of New York then
objected to the reading of the letter at all
and on the vote being taken the house re
fused to hear It and adjourned.
rROC'KHDIXGS OF TUB HOI SB
General Debate on Indian BUI Cavers
Wide Ran ( Topics.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 12.-Tho charges of
corruption and fraud In connection with the
Panama canal purchase made by Repre
sentative Ralney recently were revive In
the house today, when Mr. Lpverlng of
Massachusetts entered a sweeping defense
of William Nelson Cromwell. William 11
Taft, Charles P. Taft and others whom Mr
Rainey named as having been Involved In
the transaction. Messrs. Olcott (N. Y.) and
Bannon (O.) added their voices In protest
against Mr. Rainey's statements. When
Mr. Lovering began the Illinois member
had gone to the station to take a train for
Baltimore, where be was ta deliver a Lin
coln addreta. but he was hastily called
back. Mr. Lovering In the meantime sus
pending hla remarks.
Mr. Rainey waa obliged to leave shortly
afterward to keep his eugagement, but be
announced that lie would make full reply.
The Indian appropriation bUl technically
Phone Ind. A1625
was under consideration and all the
speeches were made under license of gen
eral debate. A variety of other subjects
were discussed.
Mr. Sims (Tenn.) talked of the dangers
or carbon monoxide In Illuminating gas.
Mr. Russell (Mo.) took issue with the presl
dent. In vetoing the James river dam bill,
Mr. Broadhead (Pa.) made a plea for the
retention of marines as a branch of tho
military arm and Mr. Wlllett (N. Y.) made
a legal argument In which he held that the
United States was without the power of
authority to sue a newspaper for libel
About 600 pension bills were passed.
Previous to taking up the Indian bill brief
exercises commemorative of Lincoln's birth
day were held. The chaplain feelingly re
ferred to Lincoln's character and services.
Mr. Boutell (Il.) read the famous Gettys
burg address and Mr. Nye (Minn.) spoke
In eloquent terms of the martyred president.
At 6:20 p. m. the hquse adjourned.
HELPING TflEJAILROADS OUT
(Continued from- first Page.)
banking business in this slate ahall with
draw, or permit to be withdrawn either in
the form of dividends or otherwise, any part
of its capital. If losses have at any time
been sustained, equal to or exceeding un
divided profits on hand, no dividend shall
be made; and po dividend shall be made by
any bank transacting a banking buslnesa
under the laws of the state to an amount
greater than the net profits on hand, less
the losses and bad debts; provided, however,
that the capital stock may be Increased or
decreased, in the manner following: First,
the stockholders at any regular meeting
shall by a vote of those owning two-thirds
of tho capital stock, authorize the president
or cashier to notify the State Banking board
of the proposed reduction or increase of
tnpllal and a notice containing a statement
of the amount of such proposed reduction
or increase of capital shall be published fo.
four weeks in some newspaper published
and of general circulation in the county
where such bank Is located. But no deduc
tion shall he to an amount less than the
rapital required by this act. and there shall
be no reduction of capital or cancellation
of stock, until said reduction or cancellation
shall first be'approved by the. State Bank
ing board; provided, that no reduction of
capital or cancellation of stock shall be
made that will impair the security of tho
depositors, and no Increase shall be au
thorized by the State Banking board until
a statement shall have been filed with said
board, that the proposed Increase of capital
has been paid in, and said statement shall
be' sworn to by tho president or cashier.
Second, whenever any Corporation, partner
ship, fiim or individual transacting a bank
ing business in this state shall desire to go
Into voluntary liquidation, they shall first
obtain the written consent of the State
Banking board, who may. If they deem 'it
advisable, before granting such request,
order a special examination madn of the
affairs of such bank, for which the samu
fees may be collected as In -regular exam
ination. .
Section 27 Every stockholder In any bank
ing corporation transacting a hanking busi
ness In this state shall be liable to the
CP'ditnrs of such bank for an amount over
and above the share or shares of stock so
held, equal to the paid up value thereof,
for all liabilities accruing while such stock
Is owned or held by such shareholder, and
In cae any person holding any. stock In
any banking corporation shall sell, transfer
or dispose of such stock, knowing that such
1 bank is insolvent, he shall be deemed the
owner of sik-Ii stock, and liable thereon the
same as if such stock had not been s:ild,
transferred or dlspos. d of; and su 'h liability
may be enforced whenever such banking
corporation shall be adjudged Insolvent
without regard to the probability of the
assets of such Insolvent bank being suffi
cient to pay all of ita liabilities.
Hedoelng I diversity Fees.
No more fees will be charged at the
state university save the $3 matriculation
fee. If a bill now In preparation for In
troduction In the legislature becomes a
'aw. At the suggestion of parents who
have sent their children through the In
stitution the bill Is being drawn and It
will be ready for Introduction tome tlnio
during the coining week. It Is the belief
of the member who Intends to father til."
mcuKuro that every year it becoinci more
expensive for a Htudent to go through the
institution, and Inasmuch as many of the
students arc forced to pay their own way,
every charge should be cut off and the
school supported absolutely by the tax
payers. Should this bill become a law
It will necessitate the appropriation uf
$76,000 or more for the blennlum to off
bet the lis to the Institution and a bill
will bo prepared to take care of this.
An effort will be hiade to secure favor
able action on a bill to provide for the
taxation on foreign corporations whKh
will during the course of the blennlum
more than pay what the state will lose
by lopping off the fees at the university.
Incidentally there Is a growing senti
ment' In the legislature to give the uni
versity only the 1 mill levy and not ap
propriate one cent out of the general fund
for new buildings or maintenance of tho
school. This sentiment took practical
ahape in the house yesterday when tho
bill was kijled which appropriated li.OOJ
for the distribution of a cure for hog
cholera. The objection to the appropria
tion was that tho money was to be taken
from the general fund Instead of out of
the 1 mill levy. The strange part of thti
performance was the fact that while the
bill wasa Intended to benefit the farmers
It was killed by the farmer members.
SENATE DOES HONOR TO LINCOLN
LIKIe Business Beyond Ealoslrs f
' Martyr President.
(From a Staff Cerrespondent.) '
LINCOLN. Feb. li-Speclal.-8peechea
commemorating the life and deeds of Abra
ham Lincoln were delivered In the senate
today lieore that body adjourned to honor
the memory of the emancipator. After a
brief business session a motion made by
Senator Kit chum to adjourn for this reason
was announced and pending adjournment
addresses were made by Senators Ransom,
Wiltse of Cedar, Majors of Nemaha, Tib
bets of Adams and Kink of Polk.
Senator Ransom referred to the war piesi-
Soppily
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uent as the pilot of the nation through one
of the bitterest struggles that ever came to
a nation. He characterized Lincoln as out.
of -the world' revered characters.
Washington and Lincoln were mentioned
together by Senator Wlltse as the gift of
the month of February to the world. He
spoke of the good the dissemination of pa
triotism will do and traced the progress of
the spirit of liberty through the ages until
by the aid of Abraljam Lincoln it was en
abled to stand most firmly rooted In Ameri
can soil. '
A bit of Nemaha history was brought to
mind by the address of Senator Majors,
who was one of the Nebraska volunteers
when Lincoln called for troops. As a boy
he was privileged to hear IJncoln's call for
men and he went under the leadership of
General Thayer.-
Senator Tlbbets spoke of Lincoln as hon
est and humble. Just and upright and pos
sessing the quality of mercy. While at the
time there were conflicting views aa to hla
policies, history has proved his greatness.
He was the great commoner. He came
from the people, lived with them and died
for them.
Senator King called attention to ttie fact
that Nebraska was the first state admitted
to the union after the civil war In whose
constitution there was the provision the
rlgt.t of franchise should not be abridged
by teason of race or color or .previous con
dition of servitude. He referred to this as
the result of the life of Lincoln. Lincoln
Is the Ideal for the youth of the nation.
He has done more for the country than any
other citizen.
Senator Miller's bill for a school of citi
zenship at the state university was recom
mended to pass by the senate committee of
tho whole this morning. It had been put
over from a previous date because some
of the members were not satisfied with the
form of the measure and thought there was
very llttlo use In the legislature passing
a resolution of request uton the regents
when the board was doing practically what
the leginlaturo was asking It to do, already.
tVnator Miller explained the bill and said
that the regents were satisfied to have the
matter carried out as the bill staled and
ho could see no objection to It In Its present
form. It was merely that the university
should set apart a department for Instruc
tion along lines of citizenship.
Senator Tlbbets proposed an amendment
that the measure be changed to request the
regents to act "whenever they deemed It
advisable," and, In this form the bill was
agreed to.
S. V. 120, by Miller, amending the divorce
law jh that It shall require two years' resi
dence to securo a dlvorco for any cause
aj-Utng outside the state and one year's
residence for a cause In tun state except
on certain statutory grounds was recjm
mended for passage. A bill by King of
Polk enacting the divorce measure adopted
hy the national divorce congress was post
poned because it was thought to b too far
reaching. The Miller bill provides for per
sonal service on defendants with greater
restrictions than exist at prasent. A similar-measure
haa been . recommended for
passage by the Judiciary committee of the'
house.
S. F. 159. by Miller, prohibiting any per
son belonging to a high school fraternity
or soliciting membership In such societies
was rocamm'-nd. d for passage. The bill
provides that the privileges of the school
shall be denied to members of such organ
izations and makes It a mlademeanor to
enter school grounds to solicit pientuership.
ln discussing S. P. ZS. by Fuller of
Seward county, compelling county assessors
of the state to meet once a year and dis
cuss methods of taxation, the sentiment of
the members on the question of retaining
county assessors was brought out. Some
of the democrats are In favor of doing
away with them and Ollls of Valley has a
measure that will bring this about In the
smaller counties. Howell of Douglas thought
the county assessors were good officers.
Myers of Hock also thought they were
good enough to know their business with
out It being necessary to go to the expense
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He thought they would return home anc
do Just what they had been In the habit of
doing before.
Gammll) of Frontier defended the western
assessor and said he knew his business as
well as his brethren from the eastern par
of tho state. Brown and Miller of Lan
caster were Inclined to drfei.d the county
assessor. It was brought out his duty Is
nothing more or less than to arrive at the
actual value of property, and this, in con
junction with the desire of doing away with
the office entirely, led the senate to post
pone the bill.
Adjournment was taken until Monday aft
ernoon, the house having already adjourned
until this time. The senate is still two leg
islative days behind the house.
First reading bills:
S. F. 23, by OeorRo W. Wlltse of Cedar
Fine of $100 for sale of liquor on primary
day.
S. F. :81. by E. P. Brown of Lancaster
To empower the county attorney In counties
having more than Sn.ooo and loss than 125.0C0
popi'le.tion to appoint a detective or deter
lives for the public uce, to fix their cmp n
sfallon und to repeal all acts inconsistent
herewith.
S. r. 25. by E. E. Howc'l (by request)
SuprAne court bnlllffs shall receive same
Ires as sheriffs for serving processes and
shall turn over money to etate treasurer
and receive salary of $1,200 a year.
tIMOLX MKMORltL SERVICES
Governor and Members of I.eaUlatnre
the I. nests,
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Feb. 12.-(8peclal.)-With
members of the legislature as special guests
of honor and Governor A. C. Bhal'enberger
as presiding officer, the 100th anniversary of
the birth of Abraham Lincoln was ob
served at St. Paul s church tonight. The
exercises were under the direction of the
Grand Army of tho Republic and the Uni
versity of Nebraska.
The church was decorated with pictures
of the martyred president. American, flags
and flowers, and notwithstanding the ban
quet of the Young Men s Republican club,
every seat In the Immense building was
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' The exercises opened with the singing of
"America". by a special 6holr and ti e audi
ence, then the Invocation by Itcv. Luther
P. Ludden,
Judge Lee 8. Estelle of Omaha delivered
the principal address of the evening, telling
of the life end character of Abraham Lin
coln, drawing from the character Inspira
tion for the young men and women of to
day. He went Into details In discussing
the early struggles or the martyred presi
dent, the hardships he endured, the ob
stacles he overcame and tho final triumph
of honesty. Intelligence and hard work.
Other speakers were F. M. Hall of Lin
coln, E. P. Brown of Arbor, a member of
the senate; Itoscoe C. Ozman of Lincoln,
and Hon. Jesse B. Strode, who delivered
the Gettysburg address. Judge Strode was
a member of the army led by Lincoln.
One of the very Interesting features of
the evening was the stereoptlcon views of
Lincoln and scenes connected with his life
and career. These views were shown by
Prof. H. Caldwell of the State university.
A collection was taken for the Lincoln
monument.
During the day special exercises were
held in all of the schools in the city.
Jl'DGK SEARS ASKS A REHEARtXG
Want Legislate re to Reopen Stenfer
Investigation.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
i LINCOLN, Feb. 12.-(Speclal.) Judge
Willis G. Sears of. the Pouglas county
district bench, has memoralized members
of the legislature to expunge from legisla
tlve records of 1903, the findings of tho
committee which Investigated the official
acts of 'William Stelfer, former state treasurer.-
In the place of the present records,
Mr. 8ears asks thst the true facts ln the
case be recorded.
Girls' coats, ages 6 to K years, all $7.90
values si $a. Garments formerly costing up
to $30, to close, at $10. Benson Thorns
Co.
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